まんま
Meanings
Noun
Adverb
1. as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged) (Usually kana)
2. with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (Usually kana, after a past-tense verb describing a state)
Noun
3. as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to (Usually kana, as 〜に)
Other readings
Pitch accent
まんま
Examples219
町 は 昔の まま だった。
The town was exactly the same as before.
物価 は 現状 の まま 続く だろう。
Prices will continue as they are.
窓 を 開けた まま 寝る な。
Don't sleep with the windows open.
彼 は 会議 中 ずっと 黙った まま だった。
He kept silent during the meeting.
足 の 向く まま に 歩いた。
We let our legs do the leading.
彼ら は 友達 の まま だった。
They remained friends.