しか
Japanese
Etymology 1
Particle
しか (rōmaji shika)
- nothing but, only (with negative verb)
- 頑張るしかない。
- Ganbaru shika nai.
- All we can do is keep on trying our best.
- (literally, “There is nothing but trying our best.”)
- クオリティが高すぎて本物にしか見えない。
- Kuoriti ga takasugite honmono ni shika mienai.
- The quality is so high that it looks just like the real thing.
- (literally, “The quality is so high that I can't see it as anything except the real thing.”)
- 曖昧にしか語らなかった
- aimai ni shika kataranakatta
- only spoke vaguely
- (literally, “did not speak except vaguely”)
- 頑張るしかない。
Usage notes
- しか (shika) is always used with a negative verb; as such, another interpretation could be "except for".
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of しか – see the following entry at 爾. |
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(This term, しか, is a hiragana spelling of 爾.) |
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