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ki

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. spirit; mind; heart

  2. nature; disposition

  3. motivation; intention

  4. mood; feelings

Full entry for 気

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tree; shrub; bush — 木
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ki

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JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 22
Appears in chapter 22 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 22
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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  1. tree; shrub; bush

    EXAMPLE
    (おお)きい()
    Big tree
  2. wood; timber

Full entry for 木

さけ

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alcohol; sake — 酒
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さけ

sake

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. alcohol; sake

Full entry for 酒

おに

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oni

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  1. ogre; demon; oni

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. spirit of a deceased person

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  3. ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  4. it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  5. Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  6. very; extremely; super-

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix
    Slang
    Slang
    Slang

Full entry for 鬼

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ki

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

Full entry for 黄

ねぎ

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Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion — ねぎ
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ねぎ

negi

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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
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Food
Food term
Food
  1. Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion

    EXAMPLE
    ねぎがない!
    There's no spring onion!

Full entry for ねぎ

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ki

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

    EXAMPLE
    きつね
    [kitsune] Fox

Full entry for き

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ki

Counter
Counter
Counter
  1. counter for horsemen

Full entry for 騎

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ki

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Obscure
Obscure term
Obscure
  1. way; method

Full entry for 揆

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ki

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)

Full entry for 柵

きば

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kiba

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. tusk; fang

Full entry for 牙

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ki

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Prefix
Prefix
Prefix
  1. pure; undiluted; raw; crude

Full entry for 生

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ki

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

  2. Nihon-shoki

Full entry for 紀

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ki

Prefix
Prefix
Prefix
  1. dilute

  2. rare

Full entry for 希

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ki

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Noun (common)
  1. 6th in rank; sixth sign of the Chinese calendar

Full entry for 己

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ki

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Noun (common)
  1. 10th in rank; tenth sign of the Chinese calendar

Full entry for 癸

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ki

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. Chinese "winnowing basket" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Full entry for 箕

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ki

  1. mourning; mourning period

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. anniversary of one's death

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

Full entry for 忌

たく

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taku

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

Full entry for 柝

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ki

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. danger

  2. Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Full entry for 危

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ki

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. rut; wheel track

  2. distance between two wheels; gauge

Full entry for 軌

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ki

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. season

  2. seasonal word or phrase (in haiku)

  3. year

Full entry for 季

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ki

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. strange; unconventional; eccentric; novel

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
  2. odd; odd number

Full entry for 奇

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ki

  1. your

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix
    Honorific/respectful lang.
    Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
    Honorific/respectful lang.
  2. indicates high rank or status

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix
  3. indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix

Full entry for 貴

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ki

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. account; history; chronicle; annals; record

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
  2. Records of Ancient Matters

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for 記

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ki

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. device; instrument

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
  2. vessel; container

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
  3. ability; capacity; calibre; caliber

Full entry for 器

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  1. chance; opportunity

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. machine

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
  3. aircraft

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
  4. counter for aircraft

    Counter
    Counter
    Counter
  5. counter for remaining lives (in video games)

    Counter
    Counter
    Counter

Full entry for 機

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ki

Counter
How to count various items in Japanese
Counter
  1. group

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. (free) radical

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  3. counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)

    Counter
    Counter
    Counter

Full entry for 基

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  1. period; time

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
  2. opportunity; chance; occasion

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  3. age

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
  4. term (e.g. in office)

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
  5. session (e.g. of parliament)

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
  6. stage (e.g. of a disease)

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
  7. season (e.g. of a TV series)

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

Full entry for 期

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hiragana representing mora [gi]. It is the き [ki] gojūon (五十音) with a dakuten (濁点) diacritic. — ぎ
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gi

  1. hiragana representing mora [gi]. It is the き [ki] gojūon (五十音) with a dakuten (濁点) diacritic.

    EXAMPLE
    ぎん
    [gin] Silver

Full entry for ぎ

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iki

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  1. living; being alive

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. freshness; liveliness; vitality

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  3. situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  4. stet; leave as-is (proofreading)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only
  5. damned

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix

Full entry for 生き

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

だい

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loveable; very likeable; like very much — 大好き
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だい

daisuki

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
  1. loveable; very likeable; like very much

Full entry for 大好き

はたら

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work; labour — 働き
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はたら

hataraki

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. work; labour

  2. achievement; performance; ability; talent

  3. salary; income; earnings

  4. action; activity; workings; function; operation; movement; motion

  5. conjugation; inflection

Full entry for 働き

おどろ

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surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement — 驚き
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おどろ

odoroki

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

Full entry for 驚き

かた

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ikikata

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. way of life; how to live

Full entry for 生き方

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tsukiai

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

Full entry for 付き合い

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hikiage

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. pulling up; drawing up; salvage; re-flotation

  2. raising; increase; upward revision

  3. repatriation; evacuation

Full entry for 引き上げ

もの

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living thing; living creature; animal; life — 生き物
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もの

ikimono

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. living thing; living creature; animal; life

    EXAMPLE
    火星(かせい)()(もの)はいるの?
    Is there life on Mars?

Full entry for 生き物

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drawer — 引き出し
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hikidashi

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. drawer

    EXAMPLE
    ()()しのカギをかけ(わす)れた。
    I forgot to lock the drawer.
  2. withdrawal (of money from an account)

  3. variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

Full entry for 引き出し

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hikiuke

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. undertaking; underwriting; acceptance

Full entry for 引き受け

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hikisage

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. reduction; cut

Full entry for 引き下げ

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aki

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. space; room; gap; emptiness

  2. vacancy; opening; empty seat

  3. free time; time to spare

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  4. disuse; unused thing

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

Full entry for 空き

まね

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maneki

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. invitation

Full entry for 招き

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tsuki

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. thrust; stab; lunge; pass (in fencing)

  2. tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo)

  3. tsuki; thrust to the chest

Full entry for 突き

やき
にく

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にく

yakiniku

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue

  2. roasted meat; grill

Full entry for 焼肉

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tsukiau

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Common
JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Godan verb w/ う ending
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Godan verb w/ う ending
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
  1. to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with

    EXAMPLE
    トムと()()うつもり?
    Are you going to go out with Tom?
  2. to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone; to compromise

Full entry for 付き合う

なげ

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nageki

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. grief; lamentation

Full entry for 嘆き

のこ

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ikinokoru

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Godan verb w/ る ending
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Godan verb w/ る ending
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
  1. to survive

Full entry for 生き残る

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hikishime

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. tightening

Full entry for 引き締め

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