(しょう;じょう) (n,n-pref) (1) (See 従・じゅ) greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior; (2) (しょう only) (See 長官・かみ) director (highest of the four administrative positions of the ritsuryo period); chief; (pref) (3) (しょう only) (before a number) exactly; precisely [EDICT]
(せい) (n,adj-no) (1) (logical) true; regular; (2) 10^40; (3) (abbr) (See 正本・せいほん) original; (4) {math} (See 負・ふ) positive; greater than zero; (P) [EDICT]
(まさ) (n,adj-na) (arch) (See 正に) exact; precise [EDICT]
(zhēng, ㄓㄥ) Chinese 1st month of year [CE-DICT]
(zhèng, ㄓㄥˋ) just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; positive; greater than zero; principle [CE-DICT]
() (prt) (1) (as …たり…たり, after the ren'youkei forms of multiple verbs) -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (2) (used adverbially) doing such things as...; (3) (as …たり…たり at sentence-end, after the ren'youkei forms of a repeated verb) expresses a command; (aux-v) (4) (たり only) (arch) (from とあり) (See たる) (after a noun) to be; (5) (たり only) (arch) (from 〜てあり, after the ren'youkei form of a verb) indicates completion or continuation of an action; (P) [EDICT]
() (prt) (1) (fam) marks wh-question (what, where, who); (2) (chn) strengthens one's judgment or conclusion; (P) [EDICT]
() (exp) if it's the case; (P) [EDICT]
() (prt) even [EDICT]
() (suf,prt) and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not; (P) [EDICT]
() (exp) (1) (See でしょう) seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope; (2) don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; (P) [EDICT]
