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hot water — 湯
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yu

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. hot water

  2. hot bath; hot spring

  3. molten iron

Full entry for 湯

ゆみ

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bow (weapon) — 弓
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ゆみ

yumi

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. bow (weapon)

  2. archery

  3. bow (for a violin, etc.)

Full entry for 弓

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yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata) — 柚子
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yuzu

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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. yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)

    EXAMPLE
    レモンは柚子(ゆず)ほどの(かお)りはありません。
    Lemon doesn't have as much aroma as yuzu.

Full entry for 柚子

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

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

    EXAMPLE
    ゆび
    [yubi] Finger

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nariyuki

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. course (of events); development; progress; outcome; result

  2. market order; order without limit

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for 成り行き

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ureyuki

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. sales; demand

    EXAMPLE
    ()()きはものすごく活発(かっぱつ)だ。
    Sales are amazingly active.

Full entry for 売れ行き

じゅん
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じゅん
かつ

junkatsuyu

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Noun (common)
  1. lubricating oil; lubricant; lube

Full entry for 潤滑油

りかご

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りかご

yurikago

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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Written w/ kanji only
  1. cradle

Full entry for 揺りかご

みず

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water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water) — 水
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みず

mizu

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
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Genki Ch. 3
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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Food
Food term
Food
  1. water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)

    EXAMPLE
    おいしいお(みず)
    Tasty water
  2. fluid; liquid

  3. flood; floodwaters

    EXAMPLE
    (はし)大水(おおみず)(なが)された。
    The bridge was carried away by the flood.
  4. water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

  5. break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

Full entry for 水

つつ

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つつ

tsutsu

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Particle
Particle
  1. while

  2. even though; despite

Full entry for つつ

ねん

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fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year — 年度
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ねん

nendo

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix
  1. fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year

  2. academic year; school year

  3. product year

Full entry for 年度

すえ

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すえ

sue

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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.
  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

こう
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こう
りつ

kouritsu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. efficiency

Full entry for 効率

ぜん

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ぜん

zengo

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
  1. front and rear; front and back; before and behind; back and forth

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    (うで)前後(ぜんご)()りなさい。
    Swing your arm back and forth.
  2. before and after

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  3. around; about; approximately

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
  4. order; context

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  5. consequences

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  6. just when; around the time of

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  7. inversion; reversion; getting out of order

    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

Full entry for 前後

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mori

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. babysitting; babysitter

  2. protecting; keeping; keeper

Full entry for 守り

じょう

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じょう

jouge

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down

  2. going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  3. going and coming back

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  4. upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people

  5. first and second volumes

Full entry for 上下

スムーズ

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スムーズ

sumuuzu

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JLPT N2
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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
  1. smooth

Full entry for スムーズ

めん

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めん

jimen

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. ground; earth's surface

Full entry for 地面

だい

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だい

daichi

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JLPT N2
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land

    EXAMPLE
    地震(じしん)大地(だいち)()すった。
    The earthquake shook the ground.

Full entry for 大地

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ヨルダン

yorudan

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

Full entry for ヨルダン

こう
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high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; tall — 高層
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こう
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kousou

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の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; tall

  2. high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)

Full entry for 高層

りょく

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りょく

iryoku

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. power; might; authority; influence

Full entry for 威力

なた

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なた

kanata

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  1. beyond; across; the other side; the distance

Full entry for 彼方

よう

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よう

biyoushi

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist

Full entry for 美容師

もり

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もり

komori

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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. nursemaid; nanny; babysitter

  2. child-minding; babysitting

Full entry for 子守

たか
だい

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たか
だい

takadai

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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. elevation; high ground

Full entry for 高台

よく
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bathtub — 浴槽
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よく
そう

yokusou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. bathtub

Full entry for 浴槽

ボイラー

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ボイラー

boiraa

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. boiler

Full entry for ボイラー

れい

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れい

reika

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer

    EXAMPLE
    どうやら今度(こんど)もまた冷夏(れいか)になるようだ。
    It seems that it will also be a cool summer this year.

Full entry for 冷夏

ラブソング

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ラブソング

rabusongu

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. love song

Full entry for ラブソング

かん

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kettle — 薬缶
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かん

yakan

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
  1. kettle

    EXAMPLE
    薬缶(やかん)のお()()いている。
    The kettle is boiling.

Full entry for 薬缶

きょう
そう
りょく

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competitiveness; competitive edge; competitive power — 競争力
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きょう
そう
りょく

kyousouryoku

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. competitiveness; competitive edge; competitive power

Full entry for 競争力

ごと

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ごと

gotoni

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Suffix
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Written w/ kanji only
  1. one by one; each; every; at intervals of

Full entry for 毎に

ラビ

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ラビ

rabi

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. rabbi

Full entry for ラビ

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