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Where does “ばかり” come from?

ばかり (Japanese) comes from Japanese 計り, from Japanese 計る — to weigh, to measure, to estimate; to conjecture,...

ばかり (Japanese): just; full of; only, always

Definitions

  1. just; full of; only, always

Ancestry of “ばかり”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese計りmeasurement; weight, size, etc
2Japanese計るto weigh, to measure, to estimate; to conjecture,...

Words derived from “ばかり”

  • ばかりか
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