ワンマン

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
  • (Tokyo) ワ​ンマン [wáꜜǹmàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɰᵝã̠mːã̠ɴ]

Adjective

ワンマン • (wanman) -na (adnominal ワンマンな (wanman na na), adverbial ワンマンに (wanman ni ni))

  1. dictatorial, autocratic, domineering: ignoring the opinions of others and enforcing one's own desires
    ワンマンな店(てん)長(ちょう)
    wanman na tenchō
    a dictatorial shop manager

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

ワンマン • (wanman) 

  1. “one man”, driver-only operation, often applied to a train or bus with a driver but no conductor
  2. a dictator, an autocrat
  3. (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(けい)営(えい) (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
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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