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しお

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salt (i.e. sodium chloride); common salt; table salt — 塩
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しお

shio

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Common
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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Food
Food term
Food
  1. salt (i.e. sodium chloride); common salt; table salt

    EXAMPLE
    手数(てかず)ですが(しお)(まわ)していただけませんか。
    May I trouble you to pass me the salt?
  2. salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.)

  3. hardship; toil; trouble

  4. saltiness

Full entry for 塩

すこ

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small quantity; little; few; something — 少し
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すこ

sukoshi

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JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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  1. small quantity; little; few; something

    EXAMPLE
    (すこ)しお(しお)()らない
    (This is) lacking a little bit of salt
  2. little while

    EXAMPLE
    もう(すこ)しいてはいかがですか。
    Why don't you stay a little while?
  3. short distance

Full entry for 少し

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よう

you

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  1. business; task; errand; engagement

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. use; purpose

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  3. for the use of ...; used for ...; made for ...

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
  4. call of nature; excretion

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

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どうぞ

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どうぞ

douzo

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JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
  1. please; kindly; I beg of you

  2. by all means; feel free; you are welcome

  3. here you are

Full entry for どうぞ

ぶっ
しつ

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ぶっ
しつ

busshitsu

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. material; substance

  2. matter

Full entry for 物質

じょう

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じょう

kajou

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
  1. excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

Full entry for 過剰

ゆう
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ゆう
よう

yuuyou

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. useful; helpful

Full entry for 有用

けっ
しょう

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けっ
しょう

kesshou

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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. crystal; crystallization; crystallisation

  2. fruits (of labor, union, etc.)

Full entry for 結晶

かい
すい

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かい
すい

kaisui

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. seawater; saltwater

Full entry for 海水

ちょう
だい

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ちょう
だい

choudai

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  1. receiving; reception; getting; being given

    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
    Humble lang.
    Humble (kenjougo) language
    Humble lang.
  2. eating; drinking; having

    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
    Humble lang.
    Humble (kenjougo) language
    Humble lang.
  3. please; please do for me

    Expr.
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Expr.
    Familiar lang.
    Familiar language
    Familiar lang.
    Female term/lang.
    Female term or language
    Female term/lang.
    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only

Full entry for 頂戴

わい
そう

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わい
そう

kawaisou

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JLPT N3
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N3
な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
  1. poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

Full entry for 可哀想

だっ
すい

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だっ
すい

dassui

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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. evaporation; dehydration; desiccation

Full entry for 脱水

きゅ
うり

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cucumber (Cucumis sativus) — 胡瓜
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きゅ
うり

kyuuri

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
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Food
Food term
Food
  1. cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

    EXAMPLE
    かっぱ()きの材料(ざいりょう)は、キュウリ、(しお)とご(はん)です。
    The ingredients for cucumber rolls are cucumber, salt and rice.

Full entry for 胡瓜

せい
さい

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せい
さい

seisai

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. brilliance; luster; lustre; colorfulness; colourfulness

  2. vividness; life

Full entry for 精彩

かた

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weight — 目方
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かた

mekata

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. weight

Full entry for 目方

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