〜だけ

dake

only; just

Formation

Noun + だけ / Verb-dict + だけ

Chinese meanings

只；仅仅

Chinese formation

名词／动词辞书形＋だけ

Chinese usage

限定数量、范围或动作，表示只有这些。

Chinese notes

语气通常中性；しか〜ない常突出数量不足。

Examples

Furigana

財さい布ふに100円えんだけあります。
I only have 100 yen in my wallet.
钱包里只有一百日元。
朝あさはコーヒーだけ飲のみます。
In the morning I only have coffee.
早上我只喝咖啡。
日にち曜よう日びだけ休やすみです。
Sunday is my only day off.
我只有星期天休息。

Notes

Neutral in tone. Compare しか〜ない (N4), which stresses that the amount is small.

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('dake');

{
  "id": "dake",
  "pattern": "〜だけ",
  "romaji": "dake",
  "level": "N5",
  "meaning": "only; just",
  "formation": "Noun + だけ / Verb-dict + だけ",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "財布に100円だけあります。",
      "furigana": "{財布|さいふ}に100{円|えん}だけあります。",
      "en": "I only have 100 yen in my wallet."
    },
    {
      "ja": "朝はコーヒーだけ飲みます。",
      "furigana": "{朝|あさ}はコーヒーだけ{飲|の}みます。",
      "en": "In the morning I only have coffee."
    },
    {
      "ja": "日曜日だけ休みです。",
      "furigana": "{日曜日|にちようび}だけ{休|やす}みです。",
      "en": "Sunday is my only day off."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "limitation"
  ],
  "notes": "Neutral in tone. Compare しか〜ない (N4), which stresses that the amount is small.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "ced8384b6b356f08d557173060f6713731e68f4b97a4ca8c1ac487260dea91a7",
    "meanings": [
      "只",
      "仅仅"
    ],
    "formation": "名词／动词辞书形＋だけ",
    "explanation": "限定数量、范围或动作，表示只有这些。",
    "notes": "语气通常中性；しか〜ない常突出数量不足。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "財布に100円だけあります。",
        "zh": "钱包里只有一百日元。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "朝はコーヒーだけ飲みます。",
        "zh": "早上我只喝咖啡。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "日曜日だけ休みです。",
        "zh": "我只有星期天休息。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n5.json#dake",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "611546dd2af02a3a25f31add183f4126b8d2121395c13293c1d50d47480faf1f"
  }
}