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八
はち

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eight — 八
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八
はち

hachi

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Common
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
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Number
Browse numbers
Number

  1. eight

    EXAMPLE
    夜(よる)の八(はち)時(じ)です。
    It's eight o'clock at night.

Full entry for 八

嫌
いや

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disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant — 嫌
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嫌
いや

iya

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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  1. disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)はなんて嫌(いや)なやつだ。
    What a detestable guy he is!

Full entry for 嫌

野
の

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plain; field — 野
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野
の

no

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  1. plain; field

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

  2. hidden (structural) member

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

  3. wild

    Noun, as prefix
    Noun, used as a prefix
    Noun, as prefix
    Related:野ウサギ

  4. lacking a political post

    Noun, as prefix
    Noun, used as a prefix
    Noun, as prefix

Full entry for 野

矢
や

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矢
や

ya

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

  1. arrow

  2. wedge; chock

Full entry for 矢

夜
や

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counter for nights — 夜
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夜
や

ya

Counter
Counter
Counter

  1. counter for nights

Full entry for 夜

や

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

ya

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

    EXAMPLE
    やま
    [yama] Mountain
    Related:ひらがな,五十音

Full entry for や

冶
や

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冶
や

ya

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. melting

Full entry for 冶

輻
や

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輻
や

ya

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

  1. spoke

    Related:スポーク

Full entry for 輻

屋
や

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屋
や

ya

  1. (something) shop

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
    Related:パン屋

  2. somebody who sells (something) or works as (something)

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
    Related:殺し屋

  3. somebody with a (certain) personality trait

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
    Related:照れ屋

  4. house

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

  5. roof

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

Full entry for 屋

冷
や
汗
ひ
あせ

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や
汗
ひ
あせ

hiyaase

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

  1. cold sweat

Full entry for 冷や汗

嫌
や
いや

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嫌
や
いや

iyaya

Interjection (kandoushi)
Interjection (kandoushi)
Interjection (kandoushi)
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
Kansai-ben
Kansai-ben
Kansai-ben

  1. no; quit it; no way

    Related:嫌,や

Full entry for 嫌や

役
人
やく
にん

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人
やく
にん

yakunin

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

  1. government official

Full entry for 役人

易
い
やす

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い
やす

yasui

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Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.

  1. easy

  2. likely to ...; have a tendency to ...

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only

  3. easy to ...

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only

Full entry for 易い

焼
く
や

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to burn — 焼く
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焼
く
や

yaku

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Godan verb w/ く ending
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Godan verb w/ く ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb

  1. to burn

  2. to roast; to broil; to grill; to bake; to toast; to barbecue

    EXAMPLE
    パンを焼(や)くためのオーブンはキッチンにある。
    There is an oven to bake bread in the kitchen.

  3. to heat; to heat up

  4. to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake; to fire; to burn

  5. to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn

    Related:灼く

  6. to print (a photo); to burn (an optical disc)

  7. to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy

    Related:妬く

Full entry for 焼く

焼
肉
やき
にく

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焼
肉
やき
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

辞
める
や

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辞
める
や

yameru

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb

  1. to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

    EXAMPLE
    仕事(しごと)を辞(や)めるつもりですか。
    Are you going to quit your job?

Full entry for 辞める

焼
きそば
や

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yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat — 焼きそば
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焼
きそば
や

yakisoba

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Food
Food term
Food

  1. yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat

Full entry for 焼きそば

痩
せる
や

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痩
せる
や

yaseru

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JLPT N4
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Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb

  1. to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to slim

    EXAMPLE
    痩(や)せるためには、何(なに)かスポーツをしたほうがよい。
    In order to lose weight you had better take up some sport.

  2. to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

Full entry for 痩せる

安
上
がり
やす
あ

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上
がり
やす
あ

yasuagari

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.

  1. cheap; economical

    Related:安い

Full entry for 安上がり

子
役
こ
やく

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子
役
こ
やく

koyaku

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

  1. dramatic role for child; child actor

Full entry for 子役

すき
焼
き
や

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sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan — すき焼き
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すき
焼
き
や

sukiyaki

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Food
Food term
Food

  1. sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan

    EXAMPLE
    すき焼(や)きはどんな材料(ざいりょう)を使(つか)うのですか。
    What ingredients do you need for sukiyaki?

Full entry for すき焼き

焼
き
芋
や
いも

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き
芋
や
いも

yakiimo

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

  1. roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato

Full entry for 焼き芋

パン
屋
や

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bakery; baker; pastry shop — パン屋
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パン
屋
や

pan'ya

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

  1. bakery; baker; pastry shop

Full entry for パン屋

靴
屋
くつ
や

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shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker — 靴屋
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靴
屋
くつ
や

kutsuya

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

  1. shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker

Full entry for 靴屋

どら
焼
き
や

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dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste — どら焼き
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どら
焼
き
や

dorayaki

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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Food term
Food

  1. dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste

    EXAMPLE
    おいしいどら焼(や)き！
    Tasty dorayaki!
    Related:餡こ

Full entry for どら焼き

矢
跡
や
あと

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矢
跡
や
あと

yaato

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Obscure
Obscure term
Obscure

  1. wedge marks in stone (usu. remaining from stone-splitting, now used for visual effect)

    Related:矢

Full entry for 矢跡

やった

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やった

yatta

Expr.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Expr.
Kansai-ben
Kansai-ben
Kansai-ben

  1. was; were

    Related:や

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やや

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やや

yaya

Interjection (kandoushi)
Interjection (kandoushi)
Interjection (kandoushi)

  1. oh!; oh my!; dear me!

  2. not a chance; not likely; no way; no

    Kansai-ben
    Kansai-ben
    Kansai-ben
    Related:やだ

  3. oh no; yuck; eew

    Kansai-ben
    Kansai-ben
    Kansai-ben
    Related:やだ

Full entry for やや

言
う
い

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to say; to utter; to declare — 言う
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言
う
い

iu

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JLPT N5
Godan verb w/ う ending
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Godan verb w/ う ending
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  1. to say; to utter; to declare

    EXAMPLE
    何(なに)を言(い)うべきか分(わ)からない。
    I'm at a loss for what to say.

  2. to name; to call

    EXAMPLE
    パチンコ屋(や)はどうしてパーラーと言(い)うのですか？
    Why is a pachinko shop called a "parlour"?

  3. to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

Full entry for 言う

対
応
たい
おう

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対
応
たい
おう

taiou

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JLPT N2
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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. correspondence (to); equivalence

  2. suitability; coordination; matching; being appropriate (for)

  3. dealing with; coping with; handling; response; reception; reaction

  4. compatibility (with technology, software, etc.); capability; support (for)

Full entry for 対応

一
方
いっ
ぽう

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one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party — 一方
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一
方
いっ
ぽう

ippou

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  1. one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    もう一方(いっぽう)は駄目(だめ)です。
    The other one is no good.

  2. on the one hand; on the other hand

    Conjunction
    Conjunction
    Conjunction
    Related:他方

  3. whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn

    Conjunction
    Conjunction
    Conjunction

  4. just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ing; only

    Adv. noun
    Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
    Adv. noun
    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix

Full entry for 一方

資
料
し
りょう

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materials; data; document — 資料
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資
料
し
りょう

shiryou

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JLPT N5
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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. materials; data; document

    EXAMPLE
    この資料(しりょう)が信頼(しんらい)できるかどうか疑(うたが)わしい。
    It is questionable whether this data can be relied on.

Full entry for 資料

プロ

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プロ

puro

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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. professional

    EXAMPLE
    君(きみ)の歌(うた)はプロ顔負(かおま)けだ。
    Your singing puts professional singers to shame.

Full entry for プロ

発
売
はつ
ばい

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sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product) — 発売
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発
売
はつ
ばい

hatsubai

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JLPT N2
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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. sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)

    EXAMPLE
    コンサートチケットは当所(とうしょ)で発売(はつばい)中(ちゅう)です。
    Concert tickets are on sale at this office.

Full entry for 発売

末
すえ

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末
すえ

sue

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

  1. end; tip; top

  2. end (of the year, month, etc.); close

  3. youngest child

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    Related:末っ子

  4. descendants; offspring; posterity

  5. future

  6. (finally) after; (at last) after; at the end of

    Adv. noun
    Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
    Adv. noun

  7. trifles; trivialities

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

Full entry for 末

雇
用
こ
よう

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employment (long term); hire — 雇用
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雇
用
こ
よう

koyou

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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. employment (long term); hire

Full entry for 雇用

皆
様
みな
さま

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皆
様
みな
さま

minasama

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Honorific/respectful lang.
Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
Honorific/respectful lang.

  1. everyone

Full entry for 皆様

副
ふく

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副
ふく

fuku

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

  1. assistant; associate; vice-; sub-; deputy; substitute; auxiliary; supplementary; additional; collateral

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix

  2. duplicate; copy

  3. adverb

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:副詞

Full entry for 副

派
遣
は
けん

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派
遣
は
けん

haken

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

  1. dispatch; despatch; deployment

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

  2. temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:派遣社員,派遣労働者

Full entry for 派遣

不
動
産
ふ
どう
さん

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real estate — 不動産
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不
動
産
ふ
どう
さん

fudousan

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. real estate

Full entry for 不動産

外
交
がい
こう

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diplomacy — 外交
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外
交
がい
こう

gaikou

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. diplomacy

  2. selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

Full entry for 外交

一
切
いっ
さい

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切
いっ
さい

issai

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2

  1. all; everything; entirety; the whole

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

  2. absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; without exception

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb

Full entry for 一切

郵
便
ゆう
びん

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便
ゆう
びん

yuubin

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

  1. mail service; postal service; mail; post

  2. mail; postal matter; postal items

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:郵便物

Full entry for 郵便

留
学
りゅう
がく

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学
りゅう
がく

ryuugaku

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

Full entry for 留学

苦
労
く
ろう

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労
く
ろう

kurou

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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. trouble; hardship; difficulty; labour; toil; pains

    EXAMPLE
    ご苦労(くろう)様(さま)でした。
    Thank you for your trouble.

  2. anxiety; worry; concern; cares

Full entry for 苦労

見
直
し
み
なお

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直
し
み
なお

minaoshi

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Noun (common)
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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. review; reconsideration; revision

Full entry for 見直し

左
右
さ
ゆう

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右
さ
ゆう

sayuu

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. left and right; right and left

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    EXAMPLE
    左右(さゆう)を見(み)てから道(みち)を渡(わた)ろう。
    Let's look left and right before crossing the road.

  2. (asserting) control; influence; domination

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

  3. one's attendants; people accompanying one

  4. (serving at somebody's) side

  5. equivocation

Full entry for 左右

厚
生
こう
せい

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生
こう
せい

kousei

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

  1. welfare; public welfare; social welfare

  2. (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:厚生省

Full entry for 厚生

開
く
ひら

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開
く
ひら

hiraku

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
JLPT N4
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N4
Godan verb w/ く ending
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Godan verb w/ く ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb

  1. to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack

    Intransitive verb
    Intransitive verb
    Intransitive verb
    EXAMPLE
    ピザ屋(や)さんを開(ひら)くつもりなんだ。
    I'm going to open a pizzeria.

  2. to bloom; to unfold; to spread out

    Intransitive verb
    Intransitive verb
    Intransitive verb

  3. to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)

    Intransitive verb
    Intransitive verb
    Intransitive verb

  4. to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

    Intransitive verb
    Intransitive verb
    Intransitive verb

  5. to hold (meeting, party, etc.); to give; to open

  6. to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start

  7. to open (ports, borders, etc.)

Full entry for 開く

既
存
き
そん

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存
き
そん

kison

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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. existing

Full entry for 既存

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