のみ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
而已 (archaic)
(archaic)
(archaic)

⟨no2mi2 → */nəmɨ//nomi/

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.[1]

Possibly a compound of (no, case particle) +‎ (mi, body).[1]

Particle

のみ • (nomi

  1. only, limited to
    Synonyms: しか (shika), だけ (dake)
Derived terms
  • のみか (nomi ka)
  • のみならず (nomi narazu)
  • (おと)にのみ (oto ni nomi)
  • (かく)のみ (kakunomi)
  • ()のみ (sanomi)
  • ()れのみ (sorenomi)

Adverb

のみ • (nomi

  1. alone
  2. merely
Idioms

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of のみ – see the following entry.
H
[noun] flea (parasitic insect)
Alternative spelling
ノミ
(This term, のみ (nomi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as のみ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as のみ.

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of のみ – see the following entry.
H
[noun] chisel used for wood
(This term, のみ (nomi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as のみ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as のみ.

Etymology 4

    Alternative spellings
    飲み
    吞み

    Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) [nòmíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[2]
    • IPA(key): [no̞mʲi]

    Noun

    のみ • (nomiのみ (nomi)?

    1. drinking

    Verb

    のみ • (nomiのみ (nomi)?

    1. stem or continuative form of のむ (nomu) [godan]

    Etymology 5

      Alternative spellings


      𦀌
      衣𦀌
      船筎

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [no̞mʲi]

      Noun

      のみ • (nomiのみ (nomi)?

      1. (obsolete) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

      References

      1. 1.0 1.1 のみ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
      2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN