ワンマン
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Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from English one man,[1][2] as used in phrases like one-man show. Listed incorrectly in some sources[3] as wasei eigo, likely due to the divergence in meaning. Used in compounds, many of which point towards the original borrowed meaning of simply one man.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ワンマン • (wanman) -na (adnominal ワンマンな (wanman na), adverbial ワンマンに (wanman ni))
- dictatorial, autocratic, domineering: ignoring the opinions of others and enforcing one's own desires
- ワンマンな店長
- wanman na tenchō
- a dictatorial shop manager
- ワンマンな店長
Inflection
Inflection of ワンマン
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | ワンマンだろ | wanman daro | |
| Continuative (連用形) | ワンマンで | wanman de | |
| Terminal (終止形) | ワンマンだ | wanman da | |
| Attributive (連体形) | ワンマンな | wanman na | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | ワンマンなら | wanman nara | |
| Imperative (命令形) | ワンマンであれ | wanman de are | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Informal negative | ワンマンではない ワンマンじゃない |
wanman de wa nai wanman ja nai | |
| Informal past | ワンマンだった | wanman datta | |
| Informal negative past | ワンマンではなかった ワンマンじゃなかった |
wanman de wa nakatta wanman ja nakatta | |
| Formal | ワンマンです | wanman desu | |
| Formal negative | ワンマンではありません ワンマンじゃありません |
wanman de wa arimasen wanman ja arimasen | |
| Formal past | ワンマンでした | wanman deshita | |
| Formal negative past | ワンマンではありませんでした ワンマンじゃありませんでした |
wanman de wa arimasen deshita wanman ja arimasen deshita | |
| Conjunctive | ワンマンで | wanman de | |
| Conditional | ワンマンなら（ば） | wanman nara (ba) | |
| Provisional | ワンマンだったら | wanman dattara | |
| Volitional | ワンマンだろう | wanman darō | |
| Adverbial | ワンマンに | wanman ni | |
| Degree | ワンマンさ | wanmansa | |
Noun
- “one man”, driver-only operation, often applied to a train or bus with a driver but no conductor
- a dictator, an autocrat
- (music) live performance exclusively featuring one performer (band, group, etc.)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- ワンマンカー (wanman kā): a bus, streetcar, or train with only a driver and no conductor
- ワンマン経営 (wanman keiei): domineering or autocratic management
- ワンマンコントロール (wanman kontorōru): one-man control, as of equipment or machinery
- ワンマンショー (wanman shō): a one-man show
- ワンマンチーム (wanman chīmu): (baseball) a team that relies entirely on its pitcher
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.