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科
か

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department; section; faculty; school; arm — 科
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科
か

ka

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix

  1. department; section; faculty; school; arm

  2. course (of study); branch of study; specialization

  3. (taxonomical) family

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課
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課
か

ka

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  1. lesson

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix

  2. section (in an organization); division; department

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix

  3. counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

    Counter
    Counter
    Counter

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可
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可
か

ka

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. acceptable; satisfactory; allowed; permitted

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix

  2. approval; being in favour; (a) vote in favour; aye

  3. Pass (grade); Fair; C; D

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加
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加
か

ka

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. addition; increase

  2. Canada

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:加奈陀

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鹿
しか

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deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid — 鹿
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鹿
しか

shika

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Animal
Browse words for animals
Animal

  1. deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

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蚊
か

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mosquito — 蚊
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蚊
か

ka

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Genki Ch. 21
Appears in chapter 21 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 21
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. mosquito

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か

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

ka

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

    EXAMPLE
    かい
    [kai] Shell
    Related:ひらがな,五十音

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戈
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戈
か

ka

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. ge (ancient Chinese dagger-axe)

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架
か

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架
か

ka

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. rack; mount; stand

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化
か

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化
か

ka

Suffix
Suffix
Suffix

  1. action of making something; -ification

    Related:化する

Full entry for 化

下
か

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下
か

ka

Suffix
Suffix
Suffix
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.

  1. under (being in said condition or environment)

Full entry for 下

佳
か

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佳
か

ka

な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. beautiful; good; excellent

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禍
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禍
か

ka

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix

  1. disaster; calamity; misfortune

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荷
か

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荷
か

ka

Suffix
Suffix
Suffix
Counter
Counter
Counter

  1. counter for loads (that can be carried on one's shoulders)

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価
か

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価
か

ka

Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix
Counter
Counter
Counter

  1. valence; valency

    Related:原子価,イオン価

Full entry for 価

日
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日
か

ka

  1. day of month

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix

  2. counter for days

    Counter
    Counter
    Counter

Full entry for 日

夏
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夏
か

ka

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty

Full entry for 夏

家
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家
か

ka

Suffix
Suffix
Suffix

  1. -ist; -er

    Related:政治家

Full entry for 家

火
か

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火
か

ka

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. Tuesday

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:火曜

  2. fire (second of the five elements)

    Related:五行

Full entry for 火

香
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香
か

ka

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume

    Related:花の香

Full entry for 香

華
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華
か

ka

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. flashiness; showiness; brilliance; splendor

  2. bloom; flowers

Full entry for 華

寡
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寡
か

ka

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. minority; small numbers

  2. unmarried person; widow; widower

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過
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過
か

ka

Prefix
Prefix
Prefix

  1. surplus-; excess-; over-

  2. per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)

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箇
か

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箇
か

ka

Counter
Counter
Counter

  1. counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi

Full entry for 箇

果
か

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果
か

ka

  1. phala (attained state, result)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Related:因

  2. enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Related:悟り

  3. fruit

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Related:果物

  4. counter for pieces of fruit

    Counter
    Counter
    Counter

Full entry for 果

が

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hiragana representing mora [ga]. It is the か [ka] gojūon (五十音) with a dakuten (濁点) diacritic. — が
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が

ga

  1. hiragana representing mora [ga]. It is the か [ka] gojūon (五十音) with a dakuten (濁点) diacritic.

    EXAMPLE
    が
    [ga] Moth
    Related:ひらがな

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誰
か
だれ

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誰
か
だれ

dareka

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Pronoun
Pronoun
Pronoun

  1. someone; somebody

Full entry for 誰か

何故
か
なぜ

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何故
か
なぜ

nazeka

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only

  1. somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

Full entry for 何故か

乗
り
換
え
の
か

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transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; connection — 乗り換え
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乗
り
換
え
の
か

norikae

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Genki Ch. 10
Appears in chapter 10 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 10
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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. transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; connection

    EXAMPLE
    新宿(しんじゅく)で乗(の)り換(か)えなさい。
    Change trains at Shinjuku.

  2. switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; conversion

  3. switching (stock)

  4. chromosomal crossover; crossing over

    Related:交差

Full entry for 乗り換え

愚
か
おろ

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愚
か
おろ

oroka

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. foolish; stupid

Full entry for 愚か

手
がかり
て

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手
がかり
て

tegakari

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JLPT N1
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. clue; lead; key; trail; scent; track

  2. handhold; hold

    EXAMPLE
    ここの下(くだ)りも手掛(てが)かりがないので危険(きけん)だ。
    The downclimb here is also dangerous as there are no handholds.

Full entry for 手がかり

遥
か
はる

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遥
か
はる

haruka

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only

  1. far; far away; distant; remote; far off

    EXAMPLE
    遥(はる)か遠(とお)くに住(す)んでいます。
    I live too far away.

Full entry for 遥か

大
晦
日
おお
みそ
か

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晦
日
おお
みそ
か

oomisoka

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)

  1. New Year's Eve; December 31

    EXAMPLE
    大晦日(おおみそか)には何(なに)か特別(とくべつ)にするの？
    Are you doing anything special for New Year's Eve?

Full entry for 大晦日

駆
け
引
き
か
ひ

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駆
け
引
き
か
ひ

kakehiki

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. bargaining; haggling

  2. tactics; strategy

Full entry for 駆け引き

書
き
換
える
か
か

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書
き
換
える
か
か

kakikaeru

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Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb

  1. to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer

Full entry for 書き換える

掛
け
算
か
ざん

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掛
け
算
か
ざん

kakezan

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. multiplication

Full entry for 掛け算

何
か
なに

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何
か
なに

nanika

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 8
Appears in chapter 8 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 8
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb

  1. something; some; any

    EXAMPLE
    何(なに)か飲(の)む？
    Want to drink something?

  2. somehow; for some reason

    EXAMPLE
    何(なん)かあったかい。
    It's somehow warm.

  3. (is there) something (you want, etc.)

Full entry for 何か

何
人
か
なん
にん

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何
人
か
なん
にん

nanninka

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Expr.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb

  1. some people; a few people; several people

Full entry for 何人か

見
せ
掛
け
み
か

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見
せ
掛
け
み
か

misekake

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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. seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock

Full entry for 見せ掛け

力
ちから

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force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy — 力
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力
ちから

chikara

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy

    EXAMPLE
    力(ちから)強(ず)よい
    Powerful (strong)

  2. capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty

    EXAMPLE
    これは私(わたし)の力(ちから)では無理(むり)です。
    This is beyond my ability.

  3. stress; emphasis

    EXAMPLE
    そこに力(ちから)入(い)れて!
    Add emphasis there!

Full entry for 力

管
理
かん
り

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管
理
かん
り

kanri

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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. control; management (e.g. of a business)

Full entry for 管理

計
画
けい
かく

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plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme — 計画
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計
画
けい
かく

keikaku

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
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. plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

Full entry for 計画

彼
ら
かれ

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彼
ら
かれ

karera

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Pronoun
Pronoun
Pronoun

  1. they; them

    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)らは勝(か)った。
    They won.

Full entry for 彼ら

頭
あたま

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頭
あたま

atama

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Genki Ch. 7
Appears in chapter 7 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 7
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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Body
Browse words to describe the body
Body

  1. head

    EXAMPLE
    頭(あたま)痛(いた)い。
    I've got a headache.

  2. hair (on one's head)

  3. mind; brains; intellect

    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)は頭(あたま)が切(き)れる。
    He has a sharp mind.

  4. leader; chief; boss; captain

    EXAMPLE
    まるで頭(あたま)のような話(はな)し方(かた)をする。
    You talk as if you were the boss.

  5. top; tip

    EXAMPLE
    うちの会社(かいしゃ)は頭(あたま)でっかちだ。
    Our company is too top-heavy.

  6. beginning; start

    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)はとても若(わか)くして頭(あたま)がはげ始(はじ)めた。
    He started going bald quite young.

  7. head; person

    Related:頭数

Full entry for 頭

高
たか

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

機
関
き
かん

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engine — 機関
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機
関
き
かん

kikan

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. engine

  2. agency; organisation; organization; institution; organ; body

  3. system; facility; facilities

Full entry for 機関

書
く
か

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to write; to compose; to pen — 書く
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書
く
か

kaku

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JLPT N5
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Godan verb w/ く ending
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Godan verb w/ く ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
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  1. to write; to compose; to pen

    EXAMPLE
    何(なに)か書(か)くものが必要(ひつよう)だ。
    I need something to write with.

  2. to draw; to paint

    EXAMPLE
    グラフを書(か)いた
    I drew a graph
    Related:描く

Full entry for 書く

解
決
かい
けつ

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settlement; solution; resolution — 解決
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解
決
かい
けつ

kaiketsu

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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. settlement; solution; resolution

Full entry for 解決

株
かぶ

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株
かぶ

kabu

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. stock; share

    Counter
    Counter
    Counter
    EXAMPLE
    株価(かぶか)が下(さ)がった。
    Stock prices dropped.

  2. stump

  3. root; rootstock; plant; stalk

    Counter
    Counter
    Counter

  4. strain (of bacteria, etc.)

    Counter
    Counter
    Counter

  5. tradeable rank; goodwill

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix

  6. one's forte

    Related:お株

Full entry for 株

課
題
か
だい

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課
題
か
だい

kadai

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. subject; theme; issue; matter

    EXAMPLE
    課題(かだい)を変(か)えてみたらどうだろう。
    Suppose we change the subject.

  2. homework; assignment

    EXAMPLE
    明日(あした)の課題(かだい)は何(なん)ですか。
    What's the assignment for tomorrow?

  3. task; challenge; problem; question

    EXAMPLE
    ついに課題(かだい)を終(お)わらせた。
    Finally I finished my task.

Full entry for 課題

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