只 (Tada) is a Japanese adjectival noun meaning “ordinary, common, usual, free of charge”.
Meanings
- adjectival noun, nounordinary; common; usual
- adjectival noun, nounfree of chargeonly 只
- adjectival noun, noununaffected; as is; safeusu. as ただでは...
- adverbonly; merely; just; simply
- conjunctionbut; however; neverthelessesp. 但
Examples
かれは空威張りしてる、ただの香具師です。
He's just a bluffing charlatan.
美はただ皮一枚。
Beauty is but skin deep.
彼女はただ一笑に付した。
She just laughed the matter off.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).