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光
ひかり

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光
ひかり

hikari

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. light

    EXAMPLE
    月(つき)の光(ひかり)が弱(よわ)い。
    The light from the moon is weak.

  2. illumination; ray; beam; gleam; glow

    EXAMPLE
    光(ひかり)の輝(かがや)きが強(つよ)かった。
    The glow of the light was intense.

  3. happiness; hope

  4. influence; power

  5. vision; eyesight

Full entry for 光

光
線
こう
せん

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線
こう
せん

kousen

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  1. beam; light ray

Full entry for 光線

線
せん

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line; stripe; stria — 線
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線
せん

sen

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Noun, as suffix

  1. line; stripe; stria

  2. line (e.g. telephone line); wire

  3. ray (e.g. X-ray); beam

    Related:Ｘ線

  4. line (e.g. of a railroad); track; route; lane

  5. outline; contours; form

  6. level

  7. division

Full entry for 線

兆
ちょう

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兆
ちょう

chou

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Browse numbers
Number

  1. 10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion

    Numeric
    Numeric
    Numeric
    EXAMPLE
    一兆(いっちょう)は１トリリオンです
    "I-cchou" is 1 trillion

  2. sign; omen; indication; portent

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    暗(くら)い雲(くも)は雨(あめ)の前兆(ぜんちょう)だ。
    Dark clouds are a sign of rain.
    Related:兆し

Full entry for 兆

刺
激
し
げき

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刺
激
し
げき

shigeki

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JLPT N2
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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. stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation; excitement; thrill

Full entry for 刺激

速
度
そく
ど

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度
そく
ど

sokudo

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Noun (common)

  1. speed; velocity; pace; rate

    EXAMPLE
    飛行機(ひこうき)は速度(そくど)を増(ま)した。
    The plane increased speed.

  2. velocity

Full entry for 速度

朝
日
あさ
ひ

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朝
日
あさ
ひ

asahi

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  1. morning sun

    Related:夕日

Full entry for 朝日

鏡
かがみ

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mirror; looking-glass — 鏡
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鏡
かがみ

kagami

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JLPT N5
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. mirror; looking-glass

    EXAMPLE
    鏡(かがみ)はどこですか。
    Where's the mirror?

  2. barrel head

  3. page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.

  4. mirror-shaped mochi

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:鏡餅

Full entry for 鏡

透
明
とう
めい

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明
とう
めい

toumei

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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.
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  1. transparent; clear

Full entry for 透明

闇
やみ

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闇
やみ

yami

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. darkness; the dark

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    EXAMPLE
    深(ふか)い闇(やみ)だった。
    It was a deep darkness.

  2. bewilderment; despair; hopelessness

  3. hidden place; secrecy; oblivion

  4. black market; shady trading; underhand transactions; illegal channels

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

Full entry for 闇

敏
感
びん
かん

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敏
感
びん
かん

binkan

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な-adj.
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Noun (common)

  1. sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

Full entry for 敏感

降
る
ふ

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to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down — 降る
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降
る
ふ

furu

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JLPT N5
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Godan verb w/ る ending
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Godan verb w/ る ending
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb

  1. to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down

  2. to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.); to come; to arrive

Full entry for 降る

隙
間
すき
ま

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隙
間
すき
ま

sukima

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Noun (common)

  1. crevice; crack; gap; opening; clearance

  2. spare moment; interval; break; pause; spare time

  3. chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness; carelessness

Full entry for 隙間

咲
く
さ

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to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open — 咲く
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咲
く
さ

saku

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Godan verb w/ く ending
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Godan verb w/ く ending
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb

  1. to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open

Full entry for 咲く

隙
すき

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隙
すき

suki

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Noun (common)

  1. gap; space

  2. break; interlude; interval

  3. chink (in one's armor, armour); chance; opportunity; weak spot

  4. breach (of a relationship between people)

Full entry for 隙

ダイヤ

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ダイヤ

daiya

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Noun (common)

  1. diamond

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:ダイヤモンド

  2. (railway) schedule; timetable

  3. diagram

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:ダイアグラム

Full entry for ダイヤ

夕
日
ゆう
ひ

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evening sun; setting sun — 夕日
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夕
日
ゆう
ひ

yuuhi

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Noun (common)

  1. evening sun; setting sun

    Related:朝日

Full entry for 夕日

色
合
い
いろ
あ

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合
い
いろ
あ

iroai

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  1. colouring; shade (of colour); hue; tone; tinge; tint

  2. flavour; nuance; feel; sense; look

Full entry for 色合い

波
長
は
ちょう

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波
長
は
ちょう

hachou

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Noun (common)

  1. wavelength

Full entry for 波長

彗
星
すい
せい

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彗
星
すい
せい

suisei

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Noun (common)

  1. comet

    Related:ほうき星

Full entry for 彗星

方
角
ほう
がく

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方
角
ほう
がく

hougaku

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  1. direction; way

  2. point of the compass; cardinal direction; bearing

    Related:方位

  3. method; means; approach

Full entry for 方角

灯
台
とう
だい

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lighthouse — 灯台
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灯
台
とう
だい

toudai

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Noun (common)

  1. lighthouse

  2. old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it

Full entry for 灯台

きらきら

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きらきら

kirakira

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Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
と-adj.
Adverb taking the 'to' particle
と-adj.
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
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Onomatopoeic

  1. glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

    EXAMPLE
    星(ほし)が空(そら)できらきら光(ひか)っていた。
    The stars were twinkling in the sky.

Full entry for きらきら

落
雷
らく
らい

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落
雷
らく
らい

rakurai

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  1. lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning

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

  2. to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning

    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 落雷

ファイバー

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ファイバー

fuaibaa

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  1. fiber; fibre

Full entry for ファイバー

イズム

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イズム

izumu

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  1. ism

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    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)

  2. -ism

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix

Full entry for イズム

プリズム

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プリズム

purizumu

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Noun (common)
の-adj.
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の-adj.

  1. prism

Full entry for プリズム

秒
速
びょう
そく

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秒
速
びょう
そく

byousoku

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Noun (common)

  1. per second

    EXAMPLE
    光(ひかり)は秒速(びょうそく)１８６０００マイルで進(すす)む。
    Light travels at a velocity of 186,000 miles per second.

Full entry for 秒速

人
工
的
じん
こう
てき

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人
工
的
じん
こう
てき

jinkouteki

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な-adj.

  1. artificial; unnatural

Full entry for 人工的

クロッキー

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クロッキー

kurokkii

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. sketch; rough draft

Full entry for クロッキー

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