さえ (sae)

Meaning

  1. even
  2. if only
  3. if just
  4. as long as

All JLPT 3 grammar : さえ(さえ, sae), even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed, [Particle]

Abbreviation

Example

日本語意味
だが、レーガン政権と最高裁判所に潰される前でさえ、OSHAは茶番であった。Even before Reagan and the Supreme Court stifled it, OSHA was a farce.
主体・客体さえ訳せればあとはそこまで難しくないです。If you can translate the subject and object then after that it isn’t so difficult.
食べすぎさえしなければ、必ず痩せると思います。I think that as long as I don’t overeat, I will certainly lose weight.
泥棒は、間違いなくここにいるはずよ。きっと、どこかに根城があるから、そこを見つけさえすればいいの。The thief has to be in here. I’m sure somewhere around is his stronghold so if we can just find that we’ve got him.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
裁判saibantrial, judgement
最高saikouhighest, supreme
maefront, ahead, previous
tokoroplace, spot, scene
主体shutaimain constituent; core; nucleus; subject
wakereason, cause, meaning
kyakuguest, visitor
必ずkanarazualways, without exception
痩せるyaseruto become thin, to slim
boupole, rod, stick
違いchigaidifference, discrepancy
doromud, dirt
間違いmachigaimistake, error, blunder
neroot, source, origin
shirocastle
泥棒dorobouthief, burglar, robber, theft
どこdokowhere
いいiigood
ここkokohere

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
コウたか.い, たか, -だかtall, high, expensive
ゼンまえ, -まえin front, before
チャ,サtea
バンつが.いturn, number in a series
ハン,バンわか.るjudgement, seal
ケン,ゴンおもり, かり, はか.るauthority, power
サイ,シュもっと.も, つまutmost, extreme
セイ,ショウまつりごと, まんpolitics, government
ショところ, -ところ, どころplace, extent
シュ,ス,シュウぬし, おも, あるじlord, chief
タイ,テイからだ, かたちbody, object
キャク,カクguest, visitor
ナンかた.い, -がた.い, むずか.しいdifficult, trouble
ショク,ジキく.う, く.らう, た.べるeat, food
おも.う, おもえら.く, おぼ.すthink
ヒツかなら.ずinevitable, certain
カン,ケンあいだ, ま, あいinterval, space
ケンみ.る, み.える, み.せるsee, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
ちが.う, ちが.い, ちが.えるdifference, differ

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