〜ばかり
N4bakari
nothing but; only; all
Formation
Noun + ばかり
Chinese meanings
净是;只
Chinese formation
名词+ばかり
Chinese usage
表示某范围内几乎全是同类事物。
Chinese notes
常含有某物过多的语感;〜たばかり是另一种用法。
Examples
- 弟は肉ばかり食べて、野菜を食べない。My little brother eats nothing but meat and won't touch vegetables.弟弟光吃肉,不吃蔬菜。
- このクラスは女の子ばかりだ。This class is all girls.这个班全是女生。
- 最近は雨の日ばかりで、洗濯ができない。It's been nothing but rainy days lately, so I can't do the laundry.最近净是下雨天,没法洗衣服。
Notes
Often implies there is too much of one thing. 〜てばかりいる (N3) and 〜たばかり ('just did') are separate points.
#limitation#criticism
Related N4 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('bakari');
{
"id": "bakari",
"pattern": "〜ばかり",
"romaji": "bakari",
"level": "N4",
"meaning": "nothing but; only; all",
"formation": "Noun + ばかり",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "弟は肉ばかり食べて、野菜を食べない。",
"furigana": "{弟|おとうと}は{肉|にく}ばかり{食|た}べて、{野菜|やさい}を{食|た}べない。",
"en": "My little brother eats nothing but meat and won't touch vegetables."
},
{
"ja": "このクラスは女の子ばかりだ。",
"furigana": "このクラスは{女|おんな}の{子|こ}ばかりだ。",
"en": "This class is all girls."
},
{
"ja": "最近は雨の日ばかりで、洗濯ができない。",
"furigana": "{最近|さいきん}は{雨|あめ}の{日|ひ}ばかりで、{洗濯|せんたく}ができない。",
"en": "It's been nothing but rainy days lately, so I can't do the laundry."
}
],
"tags": [
"limitation",
"criticism"
],
"notes": "Often implies there is too much of one thing. 〜てばかりいる (N3) and 〜たばかり ('just did') are separate points.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "db6a92e4eb37d8116225fe4b17ebd00942f8b6a35a79310085bc879d7e8636d4",
"meanings": [
"净是",
"只"
],
"formation": "名词+ばかり",
"explanation": "表示某范围内几乎全是同类事物。",
"notes": "常含有某物过多的语感;〜たばかり是另一种用法。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "弟は肉ばかり食べて、野菜を食べない。",
"zh": "弟弟光吃肉,不吃蔬菜。"
},
{
"ja": "このクラスは女の子ばかりだ。",
"zh": "这个班全是女生。"
},
{
"ja": "最近は雨の日ばかりで、洗濯ができない。",
"zh": "最近净是下雨天,没法洗衣服。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n4.json#bakari",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "9fafe1963f9d5143c69afe909324ba936a87fc7cb62f92b82a345d8d2b61f8c0"
}
}