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picture; drawing; painting; sketch — 絵
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e

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 15
Appears in chapter 15 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 15
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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Appears in the "Kumadex Introductory Japanese Vocab" eBook
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  1. picture; drawing; painting; sketch

    EXAMPLE
    ()()
    To draw a picture
  2. image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

Full entry for 絵

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en

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JLPT N1
JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)

  2. relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection

  3. family ties; affinity

  4. opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship)

  5. pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes)

  6. narrow open-air veranda

Full entry for 縁

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esa

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. (animal) feed; fodder; pet food

  2. bait; lure; enticement

Full entry for 餌

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Noun (common)
  1. inlet; bay

Full entry for 江

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hiragana representing mora [e]. It is a monograph and gojūon (五十音). — え
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e

  1. hiragana representing mora [e]. It is a monograph and gojūon (五十音).

    EXAMPLE
    [e] Picture

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e

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. handle; grip

  2. stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)

Full entry for 柄

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Suffix
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Counter
Counter
  1. -fold; -ply

Full entry for 重

ごん

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ごん

gon

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. gen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: mountain, northeast)

Full entry for 艮

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e

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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  1. wisdom; enlightenment

  2. prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom

Full entry for 恵

かんが
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way of thinking — 考え方
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かんが
かた

kangaekata

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. way of thinking

Full entry for 考え方

おとろ

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otoroe

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. weakening; emaciation; decline

Full entry for 衰え

えめ
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ひか

hikaeme

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing; unassuming; well-behaved; low-key; temperate; in small quantities

Full entry for 控えめ

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torie

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

Full entry for 取り柄

ける
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ける
そな

sonaetsukeru

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install

Full entry for 備え付ける

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable — 良い
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yoi

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Genki Ch. 3
Appears in chapter 3 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 3
Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
  1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

  2. sufficient; enough; ready; prepared

Full entry for 良い

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eru

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to get; to earn; to acquire; to procure; to gain; to secure; to attain; to obtain; to win

  2. to understand; to comprehend

  3. to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

  4. to be able to ..., can ...

    Aux. verb
    Auxiliary verb
    Aux. verb

Full entry for 得る

エネルギー

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エネルギー

enerugii

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. energy

    EXAMPLE
    (ねつ)はエネルギーの(いっ)(しゅ)である。
    Heat is a form of energy.
  2. energy; strength; power; stamina; get-up-and-go

  3. energy source; energy resource

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    EXAMPLE
    エネルギー資源(しげん)不足(ふそく)してきた。
    Energy resources are running short.
  4. food energy; calories

Full entry for エネルギー

コミュニケーション

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コミュニケーション

komyunikeeshon

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JLPT N2
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. communication

    EXAMPLE
    言葉(ことば)はコミュニケーションのひとつの手段(しゅだん)である。
    Language is a means of communication.

Full entry for コミュニケーション

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to draw; to paint; to sketch — 描く
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えが

egaku

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Godan verb w/ く ending
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Godan verb w/ く ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to draw; to paint; to sketch

  2. to depict; to describe

  3. to picture in one's mind; to imagine

  4. to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)

Full entry for 描く

やむを
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やむを
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yamuwoenai

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Expr.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
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Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
  1. cannot be helped; unavoidable

Full entry for やむを得ない

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emi

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. smile

Full entry for 笑み

レーダー

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レーダー

reedaa

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. radar

Full entry for レーダー

アトリエ

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アトリエ

atorie

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. atelier; studio; workshop

Full entry for アトリエ

エコロジー

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エコロジー

ekorojii

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JLPT N2
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. ecology

Full entry for エコロジー

しえ

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しえ

sashie

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. illustration (e.g. book); picture

Full entry for 挿絵

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enogu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. paint; coloring materials; colours

Full entry for 絵の具

プレイボーイ

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プレイボーイ

pureibooi

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. playboy

Full entry for プレイボーイ

えん
きん
ほう

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perspective — 遠近法
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えん
きん
ほう

enkinhou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. perspective

Full entry for 遠近法

あり
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あり
ない

arienai

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
  1. impossible; unlikely; improbable

    EXAMPLE
    彼女(かのじょ)は、あり()ない。
    She's impossible.

Full entry for あり得ない

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he

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Particle
Particle
  1. to; towards; for

Full entry for へ

だい

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だい

dai

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  1. large; big; great; huge; vast; major; important; serious; severe

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix
    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. great; prominent; eminent; distinguished

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix
  3. -sized; as big as; the size of

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
  4. university

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
  5. large (e.g. serving size); large option

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  6. long month (i.e. having 31 days)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for 大

だい

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period; epoch; era; age — 時代
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だい

jidai

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JLPT N4
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Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. period; epoch; era; age

    EXAMPLE
    現代(げんだい)原子力(げんしりょく)時代(じだい)だ。
    We live in the atomic age.
  2. the times; those days

    EXAMPLE
    (かれ)方法(ほうほう)時代遅(じだいおく)れだ。
    He's behind the times in his methods.

Full entry for 時代

とお

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avenue; street; way; road — 通り
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とお

toori

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
JLPT N4
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Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. avenue; street; way; road

    EXAMPLE
    (とお)りを(ある)いた。
    We walked along the street.
  2. coming and going; street traffic

  3. flow (of water, air, etc.)

  4. transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

  5. fame; reputation; popularity

  6. the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said)

  7. understanding; comprehension

Full entry for 通り

たか

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quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money — 高
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たか

taka

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix
  1. quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

Full entry for 高

とも

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とも

tomo

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  1. certainly; of course; to be sure; surely

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
  2. even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; although

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
  3. without even; without so much as

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
  4. at the (least, earliest, etc.)

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
  5. also (called); also as

    Expr.
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Expr.
  6. well

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle

Full entry for とも

せつ

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せつ

shisetsu

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. institution; establishment; facility

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  2. home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for 施設

にん
しき

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にん
しき

ninshiki

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JLPT N2
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition; cognizance; cognisance

Full entry for 認識

うご

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movement; move; motion — 動き
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うご

ugoki

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. movement; move; motion

  2. trend; development; change; fluctuation

Full entry for 動き

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good; advantage; benefit; welfare — 為
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ため

tame

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
  1. good; advantage; benefit; welfare

  2. sake; purpose; objective; aim

  3. consequence; result; effect

  4. affecting; regarding; concerning

Full entry for 為

せん
りゃく

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りゃく

senryaku

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. strategy; tactics

Full entry for 戦略

しょう

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しょう

soshou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. litigation; lawsuit

Full entry for 訴訟

かべ

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かべ

kabe

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. wall; partition

  2. barrier; obstacle

Full entry for 壁

てき

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opponent; rival; adversary — 敵
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てき

teki

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. opponent; rival; adversary

    EXAMPLE
    (てき)(ちか)づけない。
    He does not let the opponent come near him.
  2. menace; danger; threat; enemy

    EXAMPLE
    (かれ)(てき)(まわ)すな。
    Don't make an enemy of him.

Full entry for 敵

さく
じょ

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さく
じょ

sakujo

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JLPT N3
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out

Full entry for 削除

ぼう

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death; mortality — 死亡
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ぼう

shibou

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JLPT N2
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  1. death; mortality

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  2. to die; to pass away

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する

Full entry for 死亡

よう

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よう

moyou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. pattern; figure; design

  2. state; condition

  3. conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems

  4. model; pattern; example

  5. indicates that something seems likely (e.g. rain or storm)

  6. framework (in go); territorial framework; moyo

Full entry for 模様

げき

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げき

geki

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. drama; play

  2. powerful drug

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for 劇

はん
とし

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はん
とし

hantoshi

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Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)
  1. half a year; six months

Full entry for 半年

でん

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gene — 遺伝子
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でん

idenshi

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  1. gene

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. genetic

    Prenominal noun/verb
    Noun or verb acting prenominally
    Prenominal noun/verb
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.

Full entry for 遺伝子

バブル

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bubble — バブル
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バブル

baburu

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Common
JLPT N1
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N1
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. bubble

    EXAMPLE
    バブルが跡形(あとかた)もなく()()った。
    The bubble vanished into thin air.
  2. bubble economy

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for バブル

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