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ざんす【座んす】

zansu

Definition

Copula

  1. (Rare) To be; to exist

Etymology

Used especially in the Shitamachi region of Tokyo. Derived from the form ざます【座ます】 zamasu still used by women in the Yamanote region. Cognate to the standard Japanese form (で)ございます【(で)御座います】 (de) gozaimasu "to be".

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Kanji座んす
Kanaざんす
Romanizationzansu

意味:ございます【御座います】、でございます【で御座います】、である、です

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ざんす【座んす】 : zansu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 24, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1263/zansu/.