只: only; merely

只 zhǐ

adverb | measure word
: only; merely; just; but

隻 [只] zhī

adverb | measure word
: measure word for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

祇 [只] zhǐ

adverb
: but, only

只 zhǐ

: grain that has begun to ripen; variant of 衹 qi2

Kun Reading

只 | ただ tada

no-adjective
: (Usually written using kana alone) ordinary; common; usual
: free of charge
: unaffected; as is; safe; (Adverb) only; merely; just; simply
: but; however; nevertheless

只好 zhi3hao3: without any better option; to have to; to be forced to

只有 zhi3you3: only

只要 zhi3yao4: if only; so long as

只是 zhi3shi4: merely; simply; only; but

只得 zhi3de2: to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to

不只 bu4zhi3: not only; not merely

隻 [只] zhi1: measure word for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

隻[只]身 zhi1shen1: alone; by oneself

船隻 [船只] chuan2zhi1: ship; boat; vessel

牛隻[只] niu2zhi1: cow; cattle

祇 [只] zhi3: but, only

祇不過 [只不过] zhi3 bu4guo4: it’s just that…

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom | proverb
只今 | しこん shikon: just now
OR
只今 | ただいま tadaima
: (Usually written using kana alone) Here I am; I’m home!
: presently; right away; right now; just now
OR
只今帰りました | ただいまかえりました tadaima kaerimashita
Here I am; I’m home!

祇園 | ぎおん Gion: entertainment district in Kyoto
祇園祭 | ぎおんまつり Gion matsuri
: Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)

只々 | ただただ tadatada: absolutely; only

片言隻句 | へんげんせっく hengen sekku OR へんげんせきく hengen sekiku
; (yoji) few words; single phrase

片言隻語 | へんげんせきご hengensekigo
: (yoji) (not even) a few words

只より高いものは無い | ただよりたかいものはない tadayori takai mono wa nai
: Nothing costs as much as what is given to us. (proverb) nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there’s no such thing as a free lunch

転んでも只では起きない | ころんでもただではおきない koron demo tada de wa okinai
: All’s grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit

Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
隻字不提 [只字不提] zhi1 zi4 bu4 ti2
: not to mention; to say not one word; fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic); to censor

隻雞斗酒 [只鸡斗酒] zhi1 ji1 dou3 jiu3
: lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine; fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests

形單影隻 [形单影只] xing2 dan1 ying3 zhi1
: lonely soul; solitary

腳踏兩隻船 [脚踏两只船] jiao3 ta4 liang3 zhi1 chuan2
: to have a foot in both camps; to have a bet each way; to be having an affair

睜隻眼閉隻眼 [睁只眼闭只眼] zheng1 zhi1 yan3 bi4 zhi1 yan3
: to turn a blind eye

不怕不識貨，只怕貨比貨 [不怕不识货，只怕货比货] bu4 pa4 bu4 shi2 huo4 , zhi3 pa4 huo4 bi3 huo4
: lit. don’t worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb); fig. goods’ (or person’s) true value can only be determined through comparison

不怕官，只怕管 bu4 pa4 guan1 , zhi3 pa4 guan3
: lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb); fig. to be obliged to comply with people in authority

只知其一，不知其二 zhi3 zhi1 qi2 yi1 , bu4 zhi1 qi2 er4
: to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information

只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 [只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针] zhi3 yao4 gong1 fu5 shen1 , tie3 chu3 mo2 cheng2 zhen1
: If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle; fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently

只見樹木， 不見森林 [只见树木，不见森林] zhi3 jian4 shu4mu4, bu4 jian4 sen1lin2
: only see the trees, but not see the forest (from Mao Zedong, On contradictions 毛泽东, 矛盾论); to concentrate on minutiae at the expense of the big picture

天下無難事，只怕有心人 [天下无难事，只怕有心人] tian1 xia4 wu2 nan2 shi4 , zhi3 pa4 you3 xin1 ren2
: lit. nothing is difficult on this earth, if your mind is set

萬事俱備，只欠東風 [万事俱备，只欠东风] wan4 shi4 ju4 bei4 , zhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1
: lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind; fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item