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家
いえ

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house; residence; dwelling — 家
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家
いえ

ie

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

  1. house; residence; dwelling

    EXAMPLE
    家(いえ)はどこ？
    Where's your house?

  2. family; household

    EXAMPLE
    私(わたし)の家(いえ)は大(だい)家族(かぞく)だ。
    My family is a large one.

  3. lineage; family name

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家
うち

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house — 家
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家
うち

uchi

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Written w/ kanji only
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Written w/ kanji only
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Home
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Home

  1. house

  2. one's house; one's home; one's family; one's household

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    EXAMPLE
    家(うち)でテレビ見(て)いました。
    I was watching TV at home.
    Related:内

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家
け

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家
け

ke

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Suffix

  1. house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

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ん
家
ち

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ん
家
ち

nchi

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Suffix
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Colloquialism
Colloquialism
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Written w/ kanji only

  1. 's house; 's home

Full entry for ん家

屋
や

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屋
や

ya

  1. (something) shop

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
    Related:パン屋

  2. somebody who sells (something) or works as (something)

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
    Related:殺し屋

  3. somebody with a (certain) personality trait

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
    Related:照れ屋

  4. house

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

  5. roof

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

Full entry for 屋

家
か

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家
か

ka

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Suffix

  1. -ist; -er

    Related:政治家

Full entry for 家

屋
根
や
ね

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roof — 屋根
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屋
根
や
ね

yane

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. roof

    EXAMPLE
    その家(いえ)の屋根(やね)は赤(あか)い。
    The roof of the house is red.

Full entry for 屋根

芸
術
家
げい
じゅつ
か

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artist — 芸術家
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芸
術
家
げい
じゅつ
か

geijutsuka

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. artist

Full entry for 芸術家

政
治
家
せい
じ
か

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治
家
せい
じ
か

seijika

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. politician; statesman

    EXAMPLE
    トムは政治(せいじ)家(か)です。
    Tom is a politician.

Full entry for 政治家

史
家
し
か

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家
し
か

shika

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Noun (common)

  1. historian

Full entry for 史家

建
築
家
けん
ちく
か

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architect — 建築家
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建
築
家
けん
ちく
か

kenchikuka

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JLPT N2
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. architect

    EXAMPLE
    トムは建築(けんちく)家(か)になった。
    Tom became an architect.

Full entry for 建築家

楽
天
家
らく
てん
か

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optimist; easy-going person — 楽天家
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楽
天
家
らく
てん
か

rakutenka

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. optimist; easy-going person

Full entry for 楽天家

企
業
家
き
ぎょう
か

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industrialist; entrepreneur — 企業家
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企
業
家
き
ぎょう
か

kigyouka

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. industrialist; entrepreneur

Full entry for 企業家

活
動
家
かつ
どう
か

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activist — 活動家
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活
動
家
かつ
どう
か

katsudouka

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. activist

Full entry for 活動家

写
真
家
しゃ
しん
か

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真
家
しゃ
しん
か

shashinka

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Noun (common)

  1. photographer

Full entry for 写真家

評
論
家
ひょう
ろん
か

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論
家
ひょう
ろん
か

hyouronka

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Noun (common)

  1. critic; reviewer; commentator

Full entry for 評論家

実
業
家
じつ
ぎょう
か

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業
家
じつ
ぎょう
か

jitsugyouka

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JLPT N1
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. businessman; industrialist

    EXAMPLE
    その実業(じつぎょう)家(か)は今朝(けさ)テレビにでた。
    The businessman appeared on television this morning.

Full entry for 実業家

専
門
家
せん
もん
か

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専
門
家
せん
もん
か

senmonka

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Noun (common)

  1. specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

Full entry for 専門家

作
曲
家
さっ
きょく
か

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曲
家
さっ
きょく
か

sakkyokuka

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Noun (common)

  1. composer

Full entry for 作曲家

小
説
家
しょう
せつ
か

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説
家
しょう
せつ
か

shousetsuka

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. novelist; fiction writer

Full entry for 小説家

落
語
家
らく
ご
か

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語
家
らく
ご
か

rakugoka

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  1. rakugo story teller; comic story teller

Full entry for 落語家

漫
画
家
まん
が
か

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画
家
まん
が
か

mangaka

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

  1. cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka

    EXAMPLE
    私(わたし)は漫画(まんが)家(か)です。
    I'm a cartoonist.

Full entry for 漫画家

大
家
族
だい
か
ぞく

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家
族
だい
か
ぞく

daikazoku

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. large family

  2. extended family

Full entry for 大家族

宮
家
みや
け

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家
みや
け

miyake

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. house of a prince of the blood

    Related:家

Full entry for 宮家

も

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も

mo

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  1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle

  2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence)

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle

  3. even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle

  4. even if; even though; although; in spite of

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle

  5. further; more; again; another; the other

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:もう

Full entry for も

経
済
けい
ざい

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economy; economics — 経済
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経
済
けい
ざい

keizai

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 2
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Genki Ch. 2
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. economy; economics

    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)は経済(けいざい)の専門(せんもん)家(か)だ。
    He is an expert in economics.

  2. finance; (one's) finances; financial circumstances

    EXAMPLE
    私(わたし)の将来(しょうらい)は会社(かいしゃ)の経済(けいざい)状態(じょうたい)と密接(みっせつ)に関係(かんけい)している。
    My future is closely bound up with the finances of my firm.

Full entry for 経済

事
業
じ
ぎょう

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project; enterprise; business; industry; operations; venture; service — 事業
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事
業
じ
ぎょう

jigyou

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JLPT N1
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. project; enterprise; business; industry; operations; venture; service

    EXAMPLE
    事業(じぎょう)に失敗(しっぱい)した。
    He failed in business.

  2. act; deed; conduct

    Related:仕業

Full entry for 事業

人
々
ひと
びと

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人
々
ひと
びと

hitobito

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Noun (common)

  1. people; men and women

  2. each person; everybody

Full entry for 人々

型
かた

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model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.) — 型
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型
かた

kata

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.)

  2. type; style; pattern

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
    Related:朝型

  3. mold (mould); template; model

  4. kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

  5. form (i.e. customary procedure)

  6. size (i.e. clothing, shoes)

  7. inch (in diagonal display size)

Full entry for 型

ネット

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ネット

netto

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

  1. network

  2. Internet

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    EXAMPLE
    今日(きょう)はネットが重(おも)いなあ。
    The Internet is so slow today.
    Related:インターネット

  3. net (hair, netball, etc.)

  4. net (price, weight, etc.); nett

Full entry for ネット

専
門
せん
もん

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門
せん
もん

senmon

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

  1. speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

    EXAMPLE
    君(きみ)の専門(せんもん)は何(なに)？
    What's your specialty?

Full entry for 専門

行
動
こう
どう

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action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation — 行動
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行
動
こう
どう

koudou

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

  1. action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)は行動(こうどう)が慎重(しんちょう)だ。
    He is deliberate in his action.

Full entry for 行動

購
入
こう
にゅう

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purchase; buy — 購入
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購
入
こう
にゅう

kounyuu

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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. purchase; buy

    EXAMPLE
    本(ほん)を購入(こうにゅう)したい。
    I want to buy a book.

Full entry for 購入

風
ふう

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風
ふう

fuu

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Genki Ch. 12
Appears in chapter 12 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 12
な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix

  1. method; manner; way; style

  2. appearance; air

  3. tendency

  4. folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

    Related:六義

  5. wind (one of the five elements)

    Related:五大

Full entry for 風

七
しち

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seven — 七
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七
しち

shichi

七
なな
nana
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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
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Number
Browse numbers
Number

  1. seven

    Numeric
    Numeric
    Numeric
    EXAMPLE
    私(わたし)は七(しち)時(じ)に家(いえ)を出(で)た。
    I left home at seven.

  2. hepta-

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix
    EXAMPLE
    七角形(ななかっけい)
    Heptagon

Full entry for 七

近
く
ちか

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近
く
ちか

chikaku

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5

  1. near; neighbourhood; vicinity

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    Adv. noun
    Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
    Adv. noun
    Related:近い

  2. nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to

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

  3. shortly; soon

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb

Full entry for 近く

資
料
し
りょう

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materials; data; document — 資料
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資
料
し
りょう

shiryou

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

  1. materials; data; document

    EXAMPLE
    この資料(しりょう)が信頼(しんらい)できるかどうか疑(うたが)わしい。
    It is questionable whether this data can be relied on.

Full entry for 資料

練
習
れん
しゅう

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout — 練習
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練
習
れん
しゅう

renshuu

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Genki Ch. 11
Appears in chapter 11 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 11
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
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  1. practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)は毎日(まいにち)家(うち)で練習(れんしゅう)した。
    He practised every day at home.

Full entry for 練習

近
い
ちか

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近
い
ちか

chikai

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JLPT N4
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N4
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 13
Appears in chapter 13 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 13
Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
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  1. near; close; short (distance)

    EXAMPLE
    頂上(ちょうじょう)は近(ちか)い。
    The peak is close.

  2. close (in time); soon

    EXAMPLE
    近(ちか)いうちに話(はな)そう。
    Let's talk soon.

  3. close (relationship); friendly; intimate

    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)は社長(しゃちょう)に近(ちか)い存在(そんざい)だ。
    He is close to the CEO.

  4. closely related

    EXAMPLE
    近(ちか)い親戚(しんせき)
    Close relatives

  5. similar; almost the same; close to; nearly

    EXAMPLE
    黒(くろ)に近(ちか)い灰色(はいいろ)
    Grey that is close to black

Full entry for 近い

作
り
つく

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making; producing; manufacturing; building; construction; make; structure — 作り
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作
り
つく

tsukuri

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  1. making; producing; manufacturing; building; construction; make; structure

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

  2. appearance (attire, make-up, etc.)

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

  3. build; physique

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

  4. sashimi

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Related:御作り

  5. forced (smile, etc.)

    Noun, as prefix
    Noun, used as a prefix
    Noun, as prefix

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大
きい
おお

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big; large; great — 大きい
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大
きい
おお

ookii

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JLPT N4
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N4
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 5
Appears in chapter 5 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 5
Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
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  1. big; large; great

    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)は手(て)が大(おお)きい。
    He has big hands.

  2. loud

    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)は声(こえ)が大(おお)きい。
    He has a loud voice.

  3. extensive; spacious

    EXAMPLE
    大(おお)きい部屋(へや)
    A big room

  4. important; decisive; valuable

    EXAMPLE
    大(おお)きいチャンス
    Big (decisive) chance

  5. older; grown up

    EXAMPLE
    大(おお)きくなったな!
    You've grown up!

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広
告
こう
こく

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advertisement; advertising — 広告
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広
告
こう
こく

koukoku

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JLPT N3
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N3
Genki Ch. 13
Appears in chapter 13 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 13
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. advertisement; advertising

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

  2. announcement; notice

    EXAMPLE
    いなくなった犬(いぬ)を新聞(しんぶん)広告(こうこく)によってみつけた。
    I found my lost dog by means of a notice in the paper.

Full entry for 広告

買
い
か

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買
い
か

kai

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

  1. buying; shopping

  2. buyer

  3. purchase

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末
すえ

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末
すえ

sue

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

  1. end; tip; top

  2. end (of the year, month, etc.); close

  3. youngest child

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    Related:末っ子

  4. descendants; offspring; posterity

  5. future

  6. (finally) after; (at last) after; at the end of

    Adv. noun
    Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
    Adv. noun

  7. trifles; trivialities

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

Full entry for 末

維
持
い
じ

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維
持
い
じ

iji

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JLPT N1
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N1
JLPT N2
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
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. maintenance; preservation; improvement

    EXAMPLE
    その家(いえ)の維持(いじ)にはずいぶんとお金(かね)がかかる。
    The maintenance of the house costs a lot.

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父
ちち

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父
ちち

chichi

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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
Genki Ch. 7
Appears in chapter 7 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 7
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Humble lang.
Humble (kenjougo) language
Humble lang.

  1. father

    EXAMPLE
    父(ちち)は不在(ふざい)です。
    Father is away from home.
    Related:母

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番
ばん

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番
ばん

ban

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  1. number (in a series)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix

  2. (one's) turn

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

  3. watch; guard; lookout

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

  4. rank; standing; position

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

  5. bout; match

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix

  6. pieces (in a collection)

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

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役
やく

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役
やく

yaku

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

  1. role; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service

  2. position (of responsibility); post; office

  3. part (in a play, film, etc.); role; character

  4. scoring combination (in mahjong, card games, etc.); meld; hand; yaku

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資
産
し
さん

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資
産
し
さん

shisan

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

  1. property; fortune; means; assets

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旧
きゅう

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旧
きゅう

kyuu

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  1. old; former; ex-

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix

  2. the old; old things; old customs

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

  3. old times; bygone days

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

  4. Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:旧暦

Full entry for 旧

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