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Honorific/respectful lang.
Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
Honorific/respectful lang.
  1. honorific/polite/humble prefix

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix
    Polite lang.
    Polite (teineigo) language
    Polite lang.
    Humble lang.
    Humble (kenjougo) language
    Humble lang.
    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only
  2. honorific suffix

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
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Number
Browse numbers
Number
  1. five

    EXAMPLE
    リンゴ五個(ごこ)
    Five apples

Full entry for 五

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language — 語
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix
  1. language

  2. word

    Counter
    Counter
    Counter

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. go; board game of capturing territory

Full entry for 碁

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after — 後
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go

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Suffix
Suffix
  1. after

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hiragana representing mora [go]. It is the こ [ko] gojūon (五十音) with a dakuten (濁点) diacritic. — ご
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go

  1. hiragana representing mora [go]. It is the こ [ko] gojūon (五十音) with a dakuten (濁点) diacritic.

    EXAMPLE
    ごご
    [gogo] Afternoon

Full entry for ご

豆汁

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豆汁

go

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. go; soy beans soaked and mashed to a creamy paste (ingredient of tofu and soy milk)

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go

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Noun, as prefix
Noun, used as a prefix
Noun, as prefix
  1. mistake; error

Full entry for 誤

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  1. company; group; class

    Counter
    Counter
    Counter
  2. troop; rank; file

Full entry for 伍

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Noun (common)
  1. Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze

  2. Wu; Southern Wu; kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era (902 CE-937 CE)

  3. Wu; Eastern Wu; Sun Wu; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era (222 CE-280 CE)

  4. Wu; kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era (11th C-473 BCE)

Full entry for 呉

はん

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cooked rice — ご飯
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はん

gohan

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 4
Appears in chapter 4 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 4
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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Food
Food term
Food
  1. cooked rice

    EXAMPLE
    美味(おい)しいご(はん)
    Tasty rice
  2. meal

    EXAMPLE
    友達(ともだち)(ゆう)(はん)()べに()く。
    I am going to eat an evening meal with a friend.

Full entry for ご飯

あさ
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breakfast — 朝ご飯
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あさ
はん

asagohan

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JLPT N3
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N3
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 3
Appears in chapter 3 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 3
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. breakfast

Full entry for 朝ご飯

しゅ
じん

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your husband; her husband — ご主人
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しゅ
じん

goshujin

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 7
Appears in chapter 7 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 7
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Honorific/respectful lang.
Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
Honorific/respectful lang.
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  1. your husband; her husband

    EXAMPLE
    主人(しゅじん)によろしくお(つた)(くだ)さい。
    Please give my best regards to your husband.

Full entry for ご主人

ひる
はん

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lunch; midday meal — 昼ご飯
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ひる
はん

hirugohan

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 3
Appears in chapter 3 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 3
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. lunch; midday meal

Full entry for 昼ご飯

れん
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れん
らく

gorenraku

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  1. to contact; to get in touch

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Honorific/respectful lang.
    Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
    Honorific/respectful lang.
  2. contacting; getting in touch; communication; (your) call; (your) message

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

Full entry for ご連絡

ほう

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ほう

gohoubi

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. reward; prize

Full entry for ご褒美

ごう

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ごう

tsugou

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JLPT N4
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  1. circumstances; condition; convenience

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    都合(つごう)()いときに。
    At your convenience.
  2. to arrange; to manage

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  3. to lend money; to raise money

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  4. in all; in total; all told

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb

Full entry for 都合

こく

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こく

kokugo

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. national language

  2. Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan)

  3. native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

Full entry for 国語

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goshi

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Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix
  1. across; over; beyond; through; crossing

  2. throughout (a period of time); for

Full entry for 越し

おう
ごん

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gold (Au) — 黄金
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おう
ごん

ougon

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. gold (Au)

  2. golden; prosperous; excellent; superb

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  3. money (esp. ōban coin); cash

Full entry for 黄金

じょ
げん

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advice; suggestion — 助言
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じょ
げん

jogen

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JLPT N1
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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. advice; suggestion

    EXAMPLE
    助言(じょげん)感謝(かんしゃ)します。
    I appreciate your advice.

Full entry for 助言

しゅ

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しゅ

shugo

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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. subject

Full entry for 主語

えい
たん

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English word — 英単語
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えい
たん

eitango

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. English word

Full entry for 英単語

えい

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guard; convoy; escort — 護衛
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えい

goei

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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. guard; convoy; escort

Full entry for 護衛

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goji

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum

Full entry for 誤字

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shigo

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. dead language; extinct language

  2. obsolete word; word that has become passé

Full entry for 死語

がい
こく

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foreign language — 外国語
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がい
こく

gaikokugo

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Genki Ch. 13
Appears in chapter 13 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 13
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. foreign language

Full entry for 外国語

そつ
ぎょう

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そつ
ぎょう

sotsugyougo

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Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)
  1. after graduation

Full entry for 卒業後

ねん

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ねん

nengo

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Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)
  1. years later

Full entry for 年後

こく

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こく

bokokugo

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JLPT N1
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. language of one's country; mother tongue; native language

Full entry for 母国語

じゅう

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じゅう

juugo

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Numeric
Numeric
  1. 15; fifteen

Full entry for 十五

きょう
つう

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きょう
つう

kyoutsuugo

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. common language; lingua franca

  2. standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)

Full entry for 共通語

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gojuu

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Numeric
Numeric
  1. fifty; 50

Full entry for 50

こく
さい
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さい
れん
ごう

kokusairengou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. United Nations

Full entry for 国際連合

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gogo

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. Wu Chinese (language)

Full entry for 呉語

じる

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じる

gojiru

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. gojiru; miso soup with ground soybeans

Full entry for 呉汁

えつ

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えつ

goetsu

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. Wu and Yue (two rival states in ancient China)

Full entry for 呉越

アンゴラ

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アンゴラ

angora

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. Angola

  2. angora

Full entry for アンゴラ

ると
わぬ
おや

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わぬ
おや

gonikorutooyanoshinimeniawanu

Expr.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Expr.
Proverb
Proverb
Proverb
  1. if you get too absorbed when playing go, you will miss your parent's deathbed

Full entry for 碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬ

おん

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おん

goon

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. go-on; Wu reading; on reading of a kanji based on 5th and 6th century Chinese

Full entry for 呉音

さん
ごく

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sangoku

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. three countries

  2. Japan, China and India; Japan, Korea and China; all the world

  3. Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE)

  4. Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE)

Full entry for 三国

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de

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  1. at; in

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
    EXAMPLE
    都庁前(とちょうまえ)()っている。
    I'm standing in front of the city hall.
  2. at; when

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
    EXAMPLE
    1時(いちじ)()こう。
    Let's go at 1 o' clock.
  3. by; with

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
    EXAMPLE
    (くるま)()こう。
    Let's go by car.
  4. and then; so

    Conjunction
    Conjunction
    Conjunction
    EXAMPLE
    風邪(かぜ)気味(ぎみ)()けれません。
    I have a cold, so I can't go.
  5. and; then

    Aux.
    Auxiliary
    Aux.
  6. let me tell you; don't you know

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
    Kansai-ben
    Kansai-ben
    Kansai-ben

Full entry for で

かん

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time — 時間
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かん

jikan

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JLPT N5
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Genki Ch. 14
Appears in chapter 14 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 14
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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  1. time

    EXAMPLE
    時間(じかん)ある?
    Do you have any free time?
  2. hour

    EXAMPLE
    時間(じかん)()った。
    We waited three hours.
  3. period; class; lesson

    EXAMPLE
    ()時間(じかん)()ですか。
    Is it fifth period?

Full entry for 時間

かい

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meeting; assembly; party; gathering; conference; athletic meet — 会
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かい

kai

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix
  1. meeting; assembly; party; gathering; conference; athletic meet

  2. society; association; club

Full entry for 会

はなし

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talk; speech; chat; conversation — 話
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はなし

hanashi

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Genki Ch. 19
Appears in chapter 19 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 19
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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  1. talk; speech; chat; conversation

    EXAMPLE
    (はな)(つづ)けて。
    Keep talking.
  2. topic; subject

    EXAMPLE
    (はなし)をそらすなよ。
    Don't change the subject.
  3. discussions; negotiation; argument

  4. rumor; talk; hearsay

    EXAMPLE
    近所(きんじょ)(はなし)によると、(かれ)大金持(おおがねも)ちらしい
    According to neighbourhood rumours, he's super rich
  5. tale; story; fable

    EXAMPLE
    昔話(むかしばなし)
    Old tale (fable)
  6. circumstances; particulars

Full entry for 話

リンク

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リンク

rinku

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. link; directory entry

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

Full entry for リンク

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o

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Prefix
Prefix
Prefix
Honorific/respectful lang.
Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
Honorific/respectful lang.
Polite lang.
Polite (teineigo) language
Polite lang.
Humble lang.
Humble (kenjougo) language
Humble lang.
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
  1. honorific/polite/humble prefix

Full entry for 御

さま

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さま

sama

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  1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
    Honorific/respectful lang.
    Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
    Honorific/respectful lang.
  2. makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
    Polite lang.
    Polite (teineigo) language
    Polite lang.
  3. state; situation; appearance; manner

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

Full entry for 様

もく
てき

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もく
てき

mokuteki

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

Full entry for 目的

はん
だん

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だん

handan

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N2
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion; adjudication

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    EXAMPLE
    (かれ)判断(はんだん)正確(せいかく)だ。
    He is accurate in his judgement.
  2. divination

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

Full entry for 判断

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