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tool; means — 具
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gu

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  1. tool; means

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  3. counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

    Counter
    Counter
    Counter

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hiragana representing mora [gu]. It is the く [ku] gojūon (五十音) with a dakuten (濁点) diacritic. — ぐ
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gu

  1. hiragana representing mora [gu]. It is the く [ku] gojūon (五十音) with a dakuten (濁点) diacritic.

    EXAMPLE
    ぐん
    [gun] Army

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ふせ

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ふせ

fusegu

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Godan verb w/ ぐ ending
Godan verb with 'gu' ending
Godan verb w/ ぐ ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to defend against; to protect against

  2. to prevent; to avert; to avoid

    EXAMPLE
    これが()こるのを(ふせ)努力(どりょく)をすべきだった。
    I should've tried to prevent this from happening.

Full entry for 防ぐ

いそ

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to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner — 急ぐ
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いそ

isogu

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Godan verb w/ ぐ ending
Godan verb with 'gu' ending
Godan verb w/ ぐ ending
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

    EXAMPLE
    (いそ)必要(ひつよう)はないよ。
    You don't have to hurry.

Full entry for 急ぐ

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to swim — 泳ぐ
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およ

oyogu

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Godan verb w/ ぐ ending
Godan verb with 'gu' ending
Godan verb w/ ぐ ending
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
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  1. to swim

    EXAMPLE
    (かれ)(およ)ぐのが()きです。
    He likes to swim.

Full entry for 泳ぐ

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tsugu

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
JLPT N2
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Godan verb w/ ぐ ending
Godan verb with 'gu' ending
Godan verb w/ ぐ ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow

  2. to patch (clothes); to mend; to repair

  3. to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with; to feed with; to follow up with (e.g. remarks); to gather (one's breath)

Full entry for 継ぐ

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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

寿

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sushinogu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. ingredients for sushi

Full entry for 寿司の具

だい

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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

どう

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shidou

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. guidance; leadership; instruction; direction; coaching

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  2. shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)

Full entry for 指導

けい

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horse racing — 競馬
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けい

keiba

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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. horse racing

Full entry for 競馬

ノウハウ

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nouhau

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. know-how

Full entry for ノウハウ

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

きゅう
ぞう

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kyuuzou

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
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. rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion

Full entry for 急増

ヨルダン

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yorudan

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. Jordan

Full entry for ヨルダン

しょう

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fushouji

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. scandal; deplorable event

Full entry for 不祥事

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the throne; the crown — 王位
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おう

oui

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. the throne; the crown

Full entry for 王位

ハウ

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hau

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. how

Full entry for ハウ

える
むか

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to meet; to greet — 出迎える
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える
むか

demukaeru

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JLPT N3
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Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to meet; to greet

Full entry for 出迎える

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nijuu

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Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
  1. twenty; 20

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ダスト

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dasuto

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. dust

Full entry for ダスト

チューリッヒ

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chuurihhi

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. Zürich (Switzerland); Zurich

Full entry for チューリッヒ

ザック

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ザック

zakku

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. rucksack; sack

Full entry for ザック

ノウ

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nou

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. know; knowing; understanding

Full entry for ノウ

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