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もと

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もと

moto

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JLPT N2
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N2
JLPT N3
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N3
Genki Ch. 2
Appears in chapter 2 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 2
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. origin; source

  2. base; basis; foundation; root

    EXAMPLE
    事件(じけん)(もと)をさぐる。
    To search for the root cause of an incident.
  3. cause

  4. ingredient; material

  5. (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location

  6. original cost (or capital, principal, etc.)

  7. (plant) root; (tree) trunk

Full entry for 元

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ki

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  1. group

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    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. (free) radical

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    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  3. counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)

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Full entry for 基

ひょう

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ひょう

hyouka

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
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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. 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

きた
ちょう
せん

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きた
ちょう
せん

kitachousen

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  1. North Korea

Full entry for 北朝鮮

しゅう
にゅう

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income; receipts; revenue — 収入
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しゅう
にゅう

shuunyuu

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. income; receipts; revenue

    EXAMPLE
    税金(ぜいきん)収入(しゅうにゅう)(もと)づく。
    Taxation is based on income.

Full entry for 収入

ぜい
きん

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tax; duty — 税金
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ぜい
きん

zeikin

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
JLPT N3
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N3
Genki Ch. 15
Appears in chapter 15 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 15
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. tax; duty

    EXAMPLE
    税金(ぜいきん)収入(しゅうにゅう)(もと)づく。
    Taxation is based on income.

Full entry for 税金

オリジナル

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オリジナル

orijinaru

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

  2. unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive; one-of-a-kind; custom

Full entry for オリジナル

しん

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しん

shinwa

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JLPT N2
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. myth; legend

Full entry for 神話

しん
たく

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しん
たく

shintaku

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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. trust; entrusting

Full entry for 信託

しゅ
けん

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しゅ
けん

shuken

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Noun (common)
  1. sovereignty; supremacy; dominion

Full entry for 主権

かん
かつ

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かん
かつ

kankatsu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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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. jurisdiction; control

Full entry for 管轄

ちん
じゅつ

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ちん
じゅつ

chinjutsu

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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. statement; declaration

Full entry for 陳述

かく

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かく

chikaku

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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. perception; sensation; awareness

Full entry for 知覚

えん

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えん

chien

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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
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. delay; latency

Full entry for 遅延

じつ

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じつ

jitsuwa

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

Full entry for 実話

綿
めん
みつ

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綿
めん
みつ

menmitsu

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough

Full entry for 綿密

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okizari

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

Full entry for 置き去り

しゅう
とう

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しゅう
とう

shuutou

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous

Full entry for 周到

にゅう
ねん

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にゅう
ねん

nyuunen

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. careful; elaborate; scrupulous

Full entry for 入念

じん
せい
かん

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じん
せい
かん

jinseikan

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. view of life

Full entry for 人生観

じん

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じん

kojinsa

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. individual differences; personal equation

Full entry for 個人差

こん

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こん

kon

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; persistence

  2. radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily)

  3. root

  4. indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)

Full entry for 根

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