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がい
こく

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foreign country — 外国
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がい
こく

gaikoku

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 11
Appears in chapter 11 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 11
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
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  1. foreign country

    EXAMPLE
    外国(がいこく)()ったことがありますか?
    Have you ever been to a foreign country?

Full entry for 外国

がい
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foreign language — 外国語
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がい
こく

gaikokugo

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Genki Ch. 13
Appears in chapter 13 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 13
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. foreign language

Full entry for 外国語

じょう

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じょう

shijou

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  1. market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange

  2. (street) market

Full entry for 市場

なあ

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なあ

naa

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Interjection (kandoushi)
Interjection (kandoushi)
Interjection (kandoushi)
Familiar lang.
Familiar language
Familiar lang.
  1. hey; say; look

Full entry for なあ

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kai

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Noun (common)
  1. buying; shopping

  2. buyer

  3. purchase

Full entry for 買い

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shiru

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Godan verb w/ る ending
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Godan verb w/ る ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise

    EXAMPLE
    トムには()権利(けんり)がある。
    Tom has a right to know.
  2. to notice; to feel

  3. to understand; to comprehend; to grasp

  4. to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure)

  5. to experience; to go through; to learn

  6. to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know

  7. to concern

Full entry for 知る

アニメ

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アニメ

anime

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N4
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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Abbr.
Abbreviation
Abbr.
  1. animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime

    EXAMPLE
    そのアニメは外国(がいこく)でも放送(ほうそう)されています。
    The animation is on the air even in other countries.

Full entry for アニメ

しょ

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various; many; several — 諸
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しょ

sho

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Prefix
  1. various; many; several

Full entry for 諸

けん

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けん

haken

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. dispatch; despatch; deployment

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  2. temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for 派遣

ひっ

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hissu

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の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

Full entry for 必須

つう

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つう

tsuuji

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Noun (common)
  1. bowel movement; evacuation

  2. understanding

Full entry for 通じ

なが
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ねん

naganen

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Adv. noun
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)
  1. long time; many years

Full entry for 長年

こく

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こく

kokugo

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. national language

  2. Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan)

  3. native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

Full entry for 国語

ほう

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ほう

fuhou

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

  2. unreasonable; outrageous; unjust; unwarranted

Full entry for 不法

しゅう
とく

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とく

shuutoku

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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. learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

Full entry for 習得

こく
さん

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さん

kokusan

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JLPT N1
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の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country

Full entry for 国産

とく
てん

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てん

tokuten

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Noun (common)
  1. privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk; amenity

Full entry for 特典

カルチャー

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カルチャー

karuchaa

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. culture

Full entry for カルチャー

たん
かん

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かん

tankikan

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. short term; short time

Full entry for 短期間

はん

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はん

han

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. seal; stamp; monogram signature

  2. judgment; judgement

  3. size (of paper or books)

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix

Full entry for 判

じょう
りく

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りく

jouriku

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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. landing; disembarkation; landfall

Full entry for 上陸

すき

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すき

sukima

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JLPT N2
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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

トランス

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トランス

toransu

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  1. (power) transformer

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
  2. trance

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  3. trans

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix

Full entry for トランス

この

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この

konomu

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Godan verb w/ む ending
Godan verb with 'mu' ending
Godan verb w/ む ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to like; to prefer

Full entry for 好む

まく

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まく

jimaku

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. subtitles; captioning

Full entry for 字幕

いっ
かく

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corner; section; point; part — 一角
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いっ
かく

ikkaku

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. corner; section; point; part

  2. one horn

  3. narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only

Full entry for 一角

りゅう
にゅう

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りゅう
にゅう

ryuunyuu

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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. afflux; influx

Full entry for 流入

れる

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れる

nareru

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JLPT N4
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Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
  1. to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with

    Intransitive verb
    Intransitive verb
    Intransitive verb
  2. to become skilled in; to become experienced at

    Intransitive verb
    Intransitive verb
    Intransitive verb
  3. to become tame; to become domesticated

    Intransitive verb
    Intransitive verb
    Intransitive verb
  4. to get used to doing

    Aux. verb
    Auxiliary verb
    Aux. verb

Full entry for 慣れる

きゅう

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きゅう

kyuushi

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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
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. pause; cessation; rest

Full entry for 休止

めん
ぜい

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tax exemption; duty exemption — 免税
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めん
ぜい

menzei

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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. tax exemption; duty exemption

Full entry for 免税

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kika

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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. naturalization; naturalisation

Full entry for 帰化

使
せつ

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使
せつ

shisetsu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission

Full entry for 使節

もん

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もん

monko

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. door

Full entry for 門戸

ラング

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ラング

rangu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. language

  2. lung

Full entry for ラング

カルチャーショック

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カルチャーショック

karuchaashokku

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. culture shock

Full entry for カルチャーショック

こく
じん

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こく
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

だい
ぶん

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ぶん

daibubun

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. most part; greater part; majority

Full entry for 大部分

たって

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たって

tatte

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Particle
Particle
  1. even if; even though

  2. however; no matter how

Full entry for たって

まって

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まって

kimatte

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Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
  1. always; without fail; invariably; usually; regularly

Full entry for 決まって

くに

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くに

totsukuni

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. foreign country

  2. province outside Kinai

Full entry for 外つ国

スラング

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スラング

surangu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. slang

Full entry for スラング

バッファ

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バッファ

baffua

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. buffer

Full entry for バッファ

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