だけ (dake)

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Meaning

  1. only
  2. just
  3. merely
  4. simply
  5. no more than
  6. nothing but

All JLPT 5 grammar : 丈（だけ, dake）, only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone, [Particle]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
10分だけ付き合おう。I can spare you just 10 minutes.
そちら様のお電話番号をいただけますか。May I please have your telephone number?
考えたんだけど、やっぱりこういうのはよくないから、今日を限りに別れよう。I’ve thought about it, and what we’re doing is just not right, so let’s break up after today.
ほお紅や口紅を差すだけで表情や笑顔がどんどん変わってくるんです。Expressions and smiles change like that just from applying rouge and lipstick.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
分bunpart, segment, share
番号bangounumber
電話denwatelephone call, phone
限りkagirilimit; limits; bounds; degree; extent; scope
考えkangaethinking, thought, view
今日konnichithis day, these days, recently
別れwakareparting, separation
笑顔egaosmiling face
表hyoutable, chart, list
表情hyoujoufacial expression
差sadifference, variation
どんどんdondonrapidly, continuously
変henstrange, odd, peculiar
口kuchimouth, opening, hole

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
付フつ.ける, -つ.ける, -づ.けるadhere, attach, append
合ゴウ,ガッ,カッあ.う, -あ.う, あ.いfit, suit
電デンelectricity
話ワはな.す, はなしtale, talk
番バンつが.いturn, number in a series
号ゴウさけ.ぶ, よびなnumber, nickname
様ヨウ,ショウさま, さんmanner, situation
今コン,キンいまnow
日ニチ,ジツひ, -び, -かday, sun, Japan, counter for days
別ベツわか.れる, わ.けるseparate
考コウかんが.える, かんが.えconsider, think over
限ゲンかぎ.る, かぎ.り, -かぎ.りlimit, restrict
口コウ,クくちmouth
顔ガンかおface, expression
変ヘンか.わる, か.わり, か.えるchange, strange
表ヒョウおもて, -おもて, あらわ.すsurface, chart
情ジョウ,セイなさ.けfeelings, emotion
差サさ.す, さ.しdistinction, difference
笑ショウわら.う, え.むlaugh

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