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：2026/01/04
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Particle
Japanese Meaning
対象となる要素を特に際立たせ、強調する、限定的に示す役割を持つ助詞
Easy Japanese Meaning
まえのことばをとくにつよくするために、うしろにつけてつかう。それがだいじだといいきるきもちをあらわす。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
正是；才是（强调某对象） / 用于强调、突出某部分 / 恰恰；偏偏（表强调）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
表示強調，凸顯某成分為焦點（「正是／才是」）。 / 用於對比或糾正，帶強烈肯定語氣。 / 在「〜ばこそ」構式中，表示「正因為⋯⋯」。
Korean Meaning
앞말을 강하게 강조해 ‘바로 ~야말로’의 뜻을 나타냄 / 대비적으로 ‘다른 것이 아니라 바로 ~’임을 드러냄 / ～ばこそ: ‘바로 ~이기에’(이유를 강하게 강조)
Vietnamese Meaning
chính, đúng là (nhấn mạnh) / mới là (nhấn trọng tâm) / nhấn mạnh chủ đề/đối tượng
Tagalog Meaning
Partikulong nagbibigay-diin sa salita o parirala / Kaakibat na ‘mismo’ o ‘talaga’ upang itampok ang paksa / Nagmamarka ng tuon o kontrast sa pahayag
Sense（1）
emphatic particle used for emphasis: it is ... that
Sense（2）
used in set phrases when returning a greeting or apology to someone
（ romanization ）
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This is exactly my cat.
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