ばかり(だ)

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Meaning

  1. only
  2. merely
  3. nothing but

All JLPT 2 grammar : 許り（だ）（ばかり（だ）, bakari (da)）, only; merely; nothing but; no more than, [Particle]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
どの学校であっても、体操着は、スパッツやハーフパンツばかりだ。In schools everywhere sports-wear is all spats and shorts.
ただ見守るばかりだった。He could do nothing but watch.
ええ、このところ野宿ばかりだったものだから、久しぶりにゆっくり出来ました。ありがとう。Yes, thanks. Recently I’ve been roughing it so I was able to get a proper sleep for the first time in a while.
来週から中間テストだ。一夜漬けじゃ、太刀打ちできない問題ばかりだぞ。今日から始めろよ。Midterm exams start next week. Just cramming the night before won’t get you ready. There’ll be a lot of tough questions. You should start studying today.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
学gakulearning, scholarship
体操taisougymnastics, physical exercises
学校gakkouschool
守るmamoruto protect, to guard
野noplain, field
宿yadoinn, lodging
だからdakaraso, therefore
久しぶりhisashiburiit’;s been a while
ゆっくりyukkurislowly, at ease
中間chuukanmiddle, midway, center
刀katanasword, katana
今日konnichithis day, these days, recently
始めhajimebeginning, start
一ichione
問題mondaiquestion, problem
来週raishuunext week
夜yoruevening, night
テストtesutotest

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
学ガクまな.ぶstudy, learning, science
校コウ,キョウexam, school, printing, proof, correction
着チャク,ジャクき.る, -ぎ, き.せるarrive, wear
体タイ,テイからだ, かたちbody, object
見ケンみ.る, み.える, み.せるsee, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
守シュ,スまも.る, まも.り, もりguard, protect, obey
来ライ,タイく.る, きた.る, きた.すcome, due, next, cause, become
出シュツ,スイで.る, -で, だ.すexit, leave, go out, come out, put out
野ヤ,ショの, の-plains, field
宿シュクやど, やど.る, やど.すinn, lodging, dwell
中チュウなか, うち, あた.るin, inside, middle, center
間カン,ケンあいだ, ま, あいinterval, space
今コン,キンいまnow
日ニチ,ジツひ, -び, -かday, sun, Japan, counter for days
題ダイtopic, subject
問モンと.う, と.い, とんquestion, ask
始シはじ.める, -はじ.める, はじ.まるbegin, commence
週シュウweek
夜ヤよ, よるnight, evening
打ダ,ダースう.つ, う.ち-, ぶ.つstrike, hit, knock
太タイ,タふと.い, ふと.るplump, thick

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