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ひと

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man; person — 人
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ひと

hito

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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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  1. man; person

    EXAMPLE
    あの(ひと)(だれ)
    Who is that person?
  2. human being; mankind; people

    EXAMPLE
    (ひと)それぞれ。
    There's all kinds of people.
  3. human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species

    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only
  4. character; personality

    EXAMPLE
    (かれ)(あじ)のある(ひと)だ。
    He is quite a character.
  5. man of talent; true man

  6. another person; other people; others

    EXAMPLE
    (ひと)悪口(わるぐち)()うな。
    Don't speak ill of others.
  7. adult

Full entry for 人

にん

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counter for people — 人
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にん

nin

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Genki Ch. 4
Appears in chapter 4 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 4
Counter
Counter
Counter
Counter
How to count various items in Japanese
Counter
  1. counter for people

Full entry for 人

じん

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jin

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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
Suffix
Suffix
Suffix
  1. -ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite)

  2. -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...

  3. man; person; people

    EXAMPLE
    日本人](にほんじん)です。
    I'm Japanese (person).

Full entry for 人

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person — 人
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to

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Suffix
Suffix
  1. person

Full entry for 人

にん
げん

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human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind — 人間
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にん
げん

ningen

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind

    EXAMPLE
    (おれ)人間(にんげん)だ。
    I'm a human.
  2. character (of a person)

    EXAMPLE
    あの(ひと)は,人間(にんげん)ができている
    That person has good character (mature, kind, well-balanced)

Full entry for 人間

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にん

ninki

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
JLPT N4
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N4
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. popularity; public favor

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    EXAMPLE
    (かれ)人気(にんき)()ちている。
    His popularity is falling.
  2. condition (e.g. market); tone; character; nature

Full entry for 人気

おっと

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husband — 夫
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おっと

otto

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 7
Appears in chapter 7 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 7
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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  1. husband

    EXAMPLE
    (おっと)はいい(ひと)よ。
    My husband is a good man.

Full entry for 夫

にん

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another person; other people; others — 他人
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にん

tanin

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. another person; other people; others

    EXAMPLE
    他人(たにん)(たよ)るな。
    Don't rely on others.
  2. unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)

  3. outsider; stranger

Full entry for 他人

たち
ひと

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たち
ひと

hitotachi

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. people

Full entry for 人たち

にん
ずう

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ずう

ninzuu

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. the number of people

  2. many people; a large number of people

  3. (counted as an) adult

Full entry for 人数

じん
かく

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かく

jinkaku

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. personality; character; individuality; personhood

Full entry for 人格

なん
にん

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にん

nannin

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. how many people; a number of people

    EXAMPLE
    (なん)(にん)ですか。
    How many people?

Full entry for 何人

じん

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friend; acquaintance — 知人
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じん

chijin

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. friend; acquaintance

Full entry for 知人

りん
じん

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りん
じん

rinjin

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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. neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood

Full entry for 隣人

しき
じん

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しき
じん

chishikijin

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. intellectual

Full entry for 知識人

あく
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あく
にん

akunin

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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. bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

Full entry for 悪人

びん
ぼう
にん

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びん
ぼう
にん

binbounin

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent

Full entry for 貧乏人

だかり
ひと

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だかり
ひと

hitodakari

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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. crowd; throng

Full entry for 人だかり

使
よう
にん

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employee; servant — 使用人
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使
よう
にん

shiyounin

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. employee; servant

Full entry for 使用人

すけ

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すけ

suketto

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. helper; supporter; second; backer

  2. foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)

Full entry for 助っ人

だしにん

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だしにん

sashidashinin

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. sender

Full entry for 差出人

けが
にん

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wounded person; injured person — けが人
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けが
にん

keganin

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. wounded person; injured person

Full entry for けが人

もう
じん

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もう
じん

moujin

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. blind person

Full entry for 盲人

おんな
ひと

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woman — 女の人
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おんな
ひと

onnanohito

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Expr.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Expr.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. woman

    EXAMPLE
    あの(おんな)(ひと)(だれ)ですか。
    Who's that woman?

Full entry for 女の人

おとこ
ひと

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man — 男の人
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おとこ
ひと

otokonohito

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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
Expr.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Expr.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. man

    EXAMPLE
    戸口(とぐち)(おとこ)(ひと)がいる。
    There is a man at the door.

Full entry for 男の人

すう
にん

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すう
にん

suunin

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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. several people; a few people

Full entry for 数人

なん
にん

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なん
にん

nanninka

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Expr.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
  1. some people; a few people; several people

Full entry for 何人か

西
せい
よう
じん

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西
せい
よう
じん

seiyoujin

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. Western people

Full entry for 西洋人

アジア
じん

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アジア
じん

ajiajin

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. Asian

Full entry for アジア人

こく
さい
じん

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こく
さい
じん

kokusaijin

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. internationally-minded person; cosmopolitan; cosmopolite; citizen of the world

  2. international celebrity

Full entry for 国際人

しゃ
かい
じん

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かい
じん

shakaijin

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. working adult; full-fledged member of society

Full entry for 社会人

さん
にん

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sannin

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

Full entry for 三人

こく
じん

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じん

kokujin

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. indigenous person; inhabitant of a country

  2. local; native

  3. local lords and samurai

  4. daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)

Full entry for 国人

ひと

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ひと

hitokko

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. person; man

Full entry for 人っ子

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ga

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  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
  3. but; however; still; and

    Conjunction
    Conjunction
    Conjunction
  4. regardless of; whether (or not)

    Conjunction
    Conjunction
    Conjunction

Full entry for が

なん

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なん

nan

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Genki Ch. 1
Appears in chapter 1 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 1
  1. what

    Pronoun
    Pronoun
    Pronoun
  2. how many

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix

Full entry for 何

せい

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nature (of a person) — 性
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せい

sei

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  1. nature (of a person)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. sex

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  3. gender

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  4. -ty; -ity; -ness; -cy

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix

Full entry for 性

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ki

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. spirit; mind; heart

  2. nature; disposition

  3. motivation; intention

  4. mood; feelings

Full entry for 気

かれ

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he; him — 彼
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かれ

kare

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 12
Appears in chapter 12 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 12
  1. he; him

    Pronoun
    Pronoun
    Pronoun
    EXAMPLE
    (かれ)(だれ)
    Who's he?
  2. boyfriend

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    彼氏(かれし)はいますか?
    Do you have a boyfriend?

Full entry for 彼

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three — 三
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さん

san

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
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Number
Browse numbers
Number
  1. three

    Numeric
    Numeric
    Numeric
    EXAMPLE
    (さん)週間(しゅうかん)()った。
    Three weeks went by.
  2. tri-

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix
    EXAMPLE
    三角形(さんかっけい)
    Triangle

Full entry for 三

くん

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くん

kun

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Suffix
Suffix
  1. Mr (junior); master; boy

Full entry for 君

じょう

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じょう

ijou

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JLPT N4
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Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)
  1. not less than; ... and more; ... and upwards

    EXAMPLE
    それ以上(いじょう)()っている。
    He has more than that.
  2. beyond ... (e.g. one's means); further (e.g. nothing further to say); more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that)

  3. above-mentioned; foregoing

  4. since ...; seeing that ...

  5. this is all; that is the end; the end

Full entry for 以上

おお

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おお

ooku

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  1. many; much; plenty; a lot

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  2. majority (of); greater part (of)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  3. mostly; mainly; chiefly; usually; often

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb

Full entry for 多く

かん

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かん

kan

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Genki Ch. 4
Appears in chapter 4 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 4
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. interval; period of time

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
  2. among; between; inter-

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
  3. good opportunity; chance

  4. estrangement; discord; alienation

  5. spy; secret agent

Full entry for 間

する
たい

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する
たい

nitaisuru

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Expr.
  1. regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

Full entry for に対する

かん
きょう

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environment; circumstance — 環境
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かん
きょう

kankyou

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Genki Ch. 21
Appears in chapter 21 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 21
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. environment; circumstance

    EXAMPLE
    環境(かんきょう)(まも)りましょう
    Let's protect our environment

Full entry for 環境

じっ
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じっ
さい

jissai

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の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. practicality; practical

  2. reality; actuality; actual conditions

    EXAMPLE
    実際(じっさい)()こった。
    It happened, really (in reality).
  3. bhutakoti (limit of reality)

Full entry for 実際

ちょう

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ちょう

chou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. head; chief; leader; elder

  2. merit; strong point

  3. superiority

  4. major

Full entry for 長

ひょう

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ひょう

hyouka

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JLPT N2
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
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. valuation; appraisal; evaluation; assessment; estimation; rating; judging

    EXAMPLE
    うわさだけに(もと)づいて(ひと)評価(ひょうか)をしてはならない。
    You must not base your estimation of a person on rumor alone.
  2. appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement; rating highly; praising

Full entry for 評価

ちゅう
しん

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center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance — 中心
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ちゅう
しん

chuushin

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N3
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N3
  1. center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  2. -centered; -centred; -focused; -oriented; centered on; focused on

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix

Full entry for 中心

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