ばかり

Japanese

Particle

ばかり (romaji bakari)

1. just (recently completed action) – 〜たばかり

   食べたばかりだ。

   たべたばかりだ。

   Tabeta bakari da.

   I just ate.

2. full of – Noun＋ばかり

   東京は人ばかりだ。

   とうきょうはひとばかりだ。

   Tōkyō wa hito bakari da.

   Tokyo is just full of people.

3. only, always – 〜てばかり

   彼は食べてばかり居る。

   かれはたべてばかりいる。

   Kare wa tabete bakari iru.

   He's always eating.

Usage notes

Used in various senses, similarly to English just – just did something, just full of, just sitting there. Senses are distinguished grammatically, as per forms above. Kanji form 許り is less commonly used.

Synonyms

• ばかし
• ばっか (informal, speech)