また

また

See also: まだ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
又 亦 復 (literary) 也 (literary, uncommon)

From Old Japanese, ultimately from Proto-Japonic *mata.[1] First cited to the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[2]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) また [màtá] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ま​た [máꜜtà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ta̠]

Adverb

また • (mata) 

1. again, as well

   またやったか？

   Mata yatta ka?

   They did it again?

   また連(れん)絡(らく)します。

   Mata renraku shimasu.

   I will contact you again.

See also

• (not to be confused with) まだ (mada)

Conjunction

また • (mata) 

1. and, also

Derived terms

• またまた (matamata)

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana, as また.

References

1. Alexander Vovin (2020) A Descriptive and Comparative Grammar of Western Old Japanese (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 5 Japan; 16)‎, volume 1, Revised, Updated and Enlarged Second Edition edition, →ISBN, pages 1009-1012, →ISBN
2. “又・亦・復”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of また – see the following entry.

【股】S [noun] (anatomy) crotch, the space between the thighs [noun] fork in a tree, river, and so on Alternative spellings 胯, 叉, 俣

(This term, また, is an alternative spelling of the above term. For a list of all kanji read as また, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as また.)