場合 (ばあい) — case, situation
場合
case
Frequency #31
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 2
2 characters
和語 wago
和語 (wago) — Native Japanese compound: all kanji use kun'yomi (native Japanese) readings. noun
baai
ばあい
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
ばあい[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- case
- situation
Explained in simple Japanese
- なにかが おきた、その ときや ようす。
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Usage examples
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「日本らしい」と感じるものにも、外から学んだことと、ここで変えたことが重なっている場合があります。
"Nihonrashii" to kanjiru mono ni mo, soto kara manan da koto to, koko de kaeta koto ga kasanatte iru baai ga arimasu.
Even things that feel "distinctively Japanese" sometimes combine what was learned from abroad with changes made here.
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