単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kana words#232 most used

まま1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

remaining (in a state)

IN A SENTENCE

I'm still the same person I used to be.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Don't hang up, but hold on please.

from Tatoeba

MEANINGS

1

as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged)

noun · adverb

TANGOYA ASKS

2

with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as

noun · adverb

3

as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to

noun

4

sic

noun

DETAILS

Kindかな語, kana words

Frequency#232 most used

Writtenまま only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium