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只: free

free; only; ordinary
5 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

On
シ
Kun
ただ

Practically always read ただ; the on-reading シ is nearly unused. Many writers use kana ただ instead.

Key words

只ただfree of charge; ordinary
只今ただいまright now; just now
只者ただものordinary person
真っ只中まっただなかright in the middle
只管ひたすらsingle-mindedly

Example sentences

Right now the shop is full.

Right in the middle of the festival, it suddenly began to rain.

I could tell right away that the old man was no ordinary person.

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