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しん

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しん

shin

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  1. honesty; sincerity; fidelity

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. trust; reliance; confidence

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  3. (religious) faith; devotion

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  4. counter for received messages

    Counter
    Counter
    Counter

Full entry for 信

じる
しん

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じる
しん

shinjiru

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

    EXAMPLE
    (しん)じて。
    Believe me.

Full entry for 信じる

めい
しん

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めい
しん

meishin

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. superstition; superstitious belief

Full entry for 迷信

ぶん

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myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself — 自分
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ぶん

jibun

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Genki Ch. 17
Appears in chapter 17 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 17
Pronoun
Pronoun
Pronoun
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Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
  1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself

    EXAMPLE
    自分(じぶん)(しん)じて。
    Believe in yourself.
  2. I; me

    EXAMPLE
    どうしてか自分(じぶん)でも()からない
    Even I don't know why
  3. you

    Kansai-ben
    Kansai-ben
    Kansai-ben

Full entry for 自分

しゅう
きょう

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religion; religious affiliation; belief; faith; creed — 宗教
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しゅう
きょう

shuukyou

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. religion; religious affiliation; belief; faith; creed

    EXAMPLE
    宗教(しゅうきょう)(しん)じない(ひと)もいます。
    Some people don't believe in any religion.

Full entry for 宗教

メーカー

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メーカー

meekaa

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker

  2. maker; device for making things

  3. person who creates things

Full entry for メーカー

こう
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じょう

koujou

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JLPT N2
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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. elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

Full entry for 向上

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ですから

desukara

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Conjunction
Conjunction
Conjunction
Polite lang.
Polite (teineigo) language
Polite lang.
  1. so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why; for that reason

    EXAMPLE
    ですから(しん)じることです。
    Therefore you've got to believe.

Full entry for ですから

かた

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かた

kataru

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Godan verb w/ る ending
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Godan verb w/ る ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate

  2. to recite; to chant

  3. to indicate; to show

Full entry for 語る

しん

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しん

shinka

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
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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. evolution; progress

    EXAMPLE
    絶滅(ぜつめつ)進化(しんか)一部(いちぶ)である。
    Extinction is a part of evolution.

Full entry for 進化

かみ
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God; god — 神様
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かみ
さま

kamisama

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Genki Ch. 20
Appears in chapter 20 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 20
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. God; god

    Honorific/respectful lang.
    Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
    Honorific/respectful lang.
  2. ace; king; superior person; god (amongst men)

Full entry for 神様

うん
めい

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うん
めい

unmei

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. fate; destiny; lot

    EXAMPLE
    運命(うんめい)って(しん)じる?
    Do you believe in destiny?

Full entry for 運命

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ほう

mahou

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. magic; witchcraft; sorcery

Full entry for 魔法

れい

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れい

rei

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

Full entry for 霊

しょう
にん

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にん

shounin

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. witness

Full entry for 証人

バン

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バン

ban

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. bun

  2. van (caravan)

  3. bang

  4. ban (esp. of a player from an online game)

    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 バン

じゅん

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じゅん

jun

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  1. innocent; chaste; naive

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    たる-adj.
    'taru' adjective
    たる-adj.
    と-adj.
    Adverb taking the 'to' particle
    と-adj.
  2. pure; unmixed; genuine; unalloyed

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix

Full entry for 純

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deshi

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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. pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person; teacher's student-helper

Full entry for 弟子

ユニーク

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ユニーク

yuniiku

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
  1. unique; individual; original; unusual

Full entry for ユニーク

ちょっ
かん

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ちょっ
かん

chokkan

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
JLPT N2
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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
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy

    EXAMPLE
    直感(ちょっかん)です。
    It's instinct.

Full entry for 直感

こう
てい

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てい

koutei

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

Full entry for 皇帝

ナウ

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ナウ

nau

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  1. "in"; trendy; now

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
  2. currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
    Internet slang
    Internet slang
    Internet slang

Full entry for ナウ

はん
こう

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はん
こう

hankou

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. crime; criminal act; offence; offense

Full entry for 犯行

ペア

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ペア

pea

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N2
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. pair

  2. pair-oared boat

  3. pear

Full entry for ペア

でも
なか

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でも
なか

nakademo

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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
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Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
  1. among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

Full entry for 中でも

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shigo

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

Full entry for 死後

へび

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snake — 蛇
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へび

hebi

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Animal
Browse words for animals
Animal
  1. snake

  2. serpent; large snake

Full entry for 蛇

ゆう
れい

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ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom — 幽霊
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ゆう
れい

yuurei

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

Full entry for 幽霊

もう

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もう

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

かい
じゅう

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monster — 怪獣
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かい
じゅう

kaijuu

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. monster

Full entry for 怪獣

かん

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pessimism; disappointment — 悲観
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かん

hikan

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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. pessimism; disappointment

Full entry for 悲観

めい

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めい

jimei

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な-adj.
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な-adj.
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial

Full entry for 自明

あゆ

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to walk; to go on foot — 歩む
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あゆ

ayumu

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JLPT N1
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Godan verb w/ む ending
Godan verb with 'mu' ending
Godan verb w/ む ending
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
  1. to walk; to go on foot

  2. to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to lead (a life); to experience

  3. to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.); to embark (on the road to ...)

Full entry for 歩む

ぼん

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ぼん

bon

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. tray

  2. family; household

  3. O-Bon; Bon Festival; Lantern Festival; Festival of the Dead

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for 盆

せん
じん

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じん

senjin

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

Full entry for 先人

さい
だん

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altar — 祭壇
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さい
だん

saidan

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. altar

Full entry for 祭壇

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saha

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
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の-adj.
  1. left wing

Full entry for 左派

ほう
おう

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おう

houou

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. Pope

  2. Buddha

Full entry for 法王

サンタクロース

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サンタクロース

santakuroosu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. Santa Claus

Full entry for サンタクロース

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aho

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
Kansai-ben
Kansai-ben
Kansai-ben
  1. fool; idiot; simpleton

Full entry for 阿呆

アスリート

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アスリート

asuriito

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. athlete

Full entry for アスリート

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obake

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. goblin; monster; demon

  2. ghost; apparition

  3. something that's unusually large

Full entry for お化け

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もの

bakemono

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter

Full entry for 化け物

ゆう
どく

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ゆう
どく

yuudoku

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な-adj.
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な-adj.
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. poisonous; toxic

Full entry for 有毒

エデン

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エデン

eden

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. Eden

Full entry for エデン

ねん
りん

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ねん
りん

nenrin

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. annual tree ring; growth ring

  2. experience in life

Full entry for 年輪

たい
ひら

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たい
ひら

hiratai

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Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
  1. flat; even; level; simple

  2. plain (speech, etc.); simple

Full entry for 平たい

じん
りき
しゃ

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りき
しゃ

jinrikisha

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. rickshaw; jinrikisha

Full entry for 人力車

しょう
ちょう
てき

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ちょう
てき

shouchouteki

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
  1. symbolic

Full entry for 象徴的

スイマー

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スイマー

suimaa

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. swimmer

Full entry for スイマー

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