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shi

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Common
Particle
Particle
Particle
Conjunction
Conjunction
Conjunction
  1. and; besides; moreover; what's more; not only ... but also

  2. because; since

  3. the thing is; for one thing

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Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss — 氏
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shi

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Common
Suffix
Suffix
Suffix
Honorific/respectful lang.
Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
Honorific/respectful lang.
  1. Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss

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city — 市
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shi

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix
  1. city

Full entry for 市

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four — 四
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shi

よん
yon
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Common
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
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Number
Browse numbers
Number
  1. four

    EXAMPLE
    ()()(ばい)(よん)
    Double two and you have four.

Full entry for 四

しょく

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しょく

shoku

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Common
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. food; foodstuff

  2. eating; appetite

  3. meal

    Counter
    Counter
    Counter

Full entry for 食

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shi

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Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix
Counter
Counter
Counter
Abbr.
Abbreviation
Abbr.
  1. magazine

Full entry for 誌

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shi

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Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. history

Full entry for 史

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shi

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JLPT N1
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. poem; verse of poetry

Full entry for 詩

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newspaper — 紙
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shi

Suffix
Suffix
Suffix
Counter
Counter
Counter
Abbr.
Abbreviation
Abbr.
  1. newspaper

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honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status — 姉
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shi

Suffix
Suffix
Suffix
Honorific/respectful lang.
Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
Honorific/respectful lang.
  1. honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status

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tooth — 歯
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shi

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. tooth

  2. age; years

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hiragana representing mora [si]. It is a monograph and gojūon (五十音). — し
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shi

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

    EXAMPLE
    しお
    [shio] Salt

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しかばね

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corpse — 屍
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しかばね

shikabane

しかばね
shikabane
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Radical
Kanji radicals
Radical
  1. corpse

  2. kanji "corpse" radical

Full entry for 屍

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shi

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. calling card

Full entry for 刺

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shi

Prefix
Prefix
Prefix
  1. to ...

Full entry for 至

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shi

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. succession; successor

Full entry for 嗣

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shi

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. official; civil service

Full entry for 仕

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shi

Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Obscure
Obscure term
Obscure
  1. 10^24; septillion

Full entry for 秭

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shi

Counter
Counter
Counter
  1. counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)

Full entry for 枝

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shi

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. private affairs; personal matter

Full entry for 私

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shi

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. four-horse carriage; team of four horses

Full entry for 駟

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shi

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. zhi (large bowl-shaped ancient Chinese cup with two handles)

Full entry for 巵

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shi

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. Chinese "Turtle Beak" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Full entry for 觜

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shi

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. posthumous name; posthumous title

Full entry for 諡

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shi

  1. thread

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. 0.0001; one ten-thousandth

    Numeric
    Numeric
    Numeric

Full entry for 糸

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shi

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial

Full entry for 試

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shi

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Suffix
Suffix
  1. viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...

Full entry for 視

羊蹄
ぎしぎし

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ぎしぎし

gishigishi

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
  1. Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)

Full entry for 羊蹄

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shi

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. funds; capital

  2. material; basis

  3. character; qualities; disposition

Full entry for 資

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shi

JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. words; writing; lyrics

  2. ci (form of Chinese poetry)

  3. independent word

Full entry for 詞

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shi

  1. man (esp. one who is well-respected)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. samurai

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  3. person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

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

Full entry for 士

使

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shi

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. messenger

  2. police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
  3. klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

Full entry for 使

あずさ

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あずさ

azusa

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa)

    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only
  2. yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata)

  3. Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus)

  4. printing block

  5. catalpa bow

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
  6. catalpa medium

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for 梓

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hiragana representing mora [ji]. It is the し [si] gojūon (五十音) with a dakuten (濁点) diacritic. — じ
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ji

  1. hiragana representing mora [ji]. It is the し [si] gojūon (五十音) with a dakuten (濁点) diacritic.

    EXAMPLE
    じいさん
    [jiisan] Grandfather

Full entry for じ

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
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N4
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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

すこ

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small quantity; little; few; something — 少し
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すこ

sukoshi

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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  1. small quantity; little; few; something

    EXAMPLE
    (すこ)しお(しお)()らない
    (This is) lacking a little bit of salt
  2. little while

    EXAMPLE
    もう(すこ)しいてはいかがですか。
    Why don't you stay a little while?
  3. short distance

Full entry for 少し

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dashi

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)

    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only
  2. pretext; excuse; pretense (pretence); dupe; front man

Full entry for 出し

かえ

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kurikaeshi

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  1. repetition; repeat; reiteration; iteration; refrain; cycle

    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.
  2. repeatedly

    Adv. noun
    Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
    Adv. noun

Full entry for 繰り返し

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push; pushing — 押し
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oshi

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  1. push; pushing

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. weight; pressure

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  3. authority; forcefulness; boldness; audacity; persistence

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  4. to forcibly ...; to strongly ...

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix

Full entry for 押し

もう
わけ

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わけ

moushiwake

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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. apology; excuse

Full entry for 申し訳

もう

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moushikomi

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal; overture; challenge

Full entry for 申し込み

はな

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discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference — 話し合い
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はな

hanashiai

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Common
JLPT N3
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N3
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. discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

    EXAMPLE
    (はな)()いはちょっと中断(ちゅうだん)した。
    There was a brief break in the discussion.

Full entry for 話し合い

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midashi

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Common
JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. heading; headline; title; caption

  2. index

  3. headword

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for 見出し

げる
もう

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to say; to tell; to state; to express; to offer; to extend (greetings, congratulations, etc.) — 申し上げる
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げる
もう

moushiageru

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Common
Humble lang.
Humble (kenjougo) language
Humble lang.
  1. to say; to tell; to state; to express; to offer; to extend (greetings, congratulations, etc.)

    Ichidan verb
    Ichidan verb
    Ichidan verb
    Transitive verb
    Transitive verb
    Transitive verb
  2. to do

    Aux. verb
    Auxiliary verb
    Aux. verb

Full entry for 申し上げる

した
たい

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した
たい

taishita

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
pre-noun adj. (rentaishi)
pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
pre-noun adj. (rentaishi)
  1. considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

    EXAMPLE
    あれは(たい)した()だ。
    That's a great poem.

Full entry for 大した

もう

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moushide

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Common
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. proposal; request; claim; report; notice; offer

Full entry for 申し出

もよお

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moyooshi

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening; holding (a meeting)

Full entry for 催し

もう

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moushitate

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation

Full entry for 申し立て

もう

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moushiire

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request

Full entry for 申し入れ

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kashidashi

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Common
JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
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. lending; loaning

Full entry for 貸し出し

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