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VocabJLPT N5

only

SuffixParticle

Definitions

1. only
2. nothing but

This is a formal or literary particle meaning "only" or "just," equivalent to だけ in everyday speech. It is commonly found in written Japanese, formal documents, or literature rather than casual conversation.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Wait, there's only one way?

Sentence 2

Time just keeps flowing — it never stops.

Sentence 3

Time only moves forward; it never comes back.

Sentence 4

All we can do now is believe.

Sentence 5

"Look at results only," he said coldly.