Japanese

Particle

だけ ‎(romaji dake)

1. 丈: only, limit

   ローマ字 (じ)だけの辞書 (じしょ)。

   Rōmaji dake no jisho.

   A rōmaji-only dictionary.

   寝 (ね)たいだけ寝 (ね)ていい。

   Netai dake nete ii.

   You can sleep as much as you want.

   • ぼくは　けっして　ママッコじゃ　ないんだ！　ただ　あまえんぼうな　だけさ。

     Boku wa kesshite mamakko ja nai n da! Tada amaenbō na dake sa.

     I'm definitely not a mama's boy! Just a bit spoiled.

Usage notes

• The kanji spelling 丈 is rarely used.