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小
こ

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小
こ

ko

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  1. small; little; slight

    Related:小皿

  2. slightly less than; just about

    Related:小半日

  3. somewhat; somehow

    Related:こざっぱり

  4. minor; petty

    Related:小役人

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狭
さ

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狭
さ

sa

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  1. narrow; thin

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小
ぐゎー

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小
ぐゎー

guゎ-

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Ryuukyuu-ben
Ryuukyuu-ben
Ryuukyuu-ben

  1. small; little; dear

Full entry for 小

細
ささ

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細
ささ

sasa

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  1. small; little

    Related:さざ波

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小
お

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小
お

o

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  1. small; narrow

    Related:小川

  2. familiar prefix

    Related:小野

  3. slightly; a bit

    Related:小暗い

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小
さな
ちい

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small; little; tiny — 小さな
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小
さな
ちい

chiisana

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JLPT N4
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pre-noun adj. (rentaishi)
pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
pre-noun adj. (rentaishi)

  1. small; little; tiny

    Related:大きな

Full entry for 小さな

小
さい
ちい

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small; little; tiny — 小さい
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小
さい
ちい

chiisai

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 5
Appears in chapter 5 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 5
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Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
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  1. small; little; tiny

    EXAMPLE
    かわいい、小(ちい)さい犬(いぬ)!
    Cute, little dog!

  2. slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small

    EXAMPLE
    小(ちい)さい問題(もんだい)
    Small problem

  3. low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

    EXAMPLE
    小(ちい)さい声(こえ)
    Small voice

  4. unimportant; petty; insignificant; trifling; trivial

  5. young; juvenile

    EXAMPLE
    小(ちい)さい頃(ころ)、名前(なまえ)が気(き)に入(い)らなかった。
    I didn't like my name when I was young.

Full entry for 小さい

小
冊
子
しょう
さっ
し

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冊
子
しょう
さっ
し

shousasshi

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Noun (common)

  1. booklet; pamphlet

Full entry for 小冊子

子
猫
こ
ねこ

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子
猫
こ
ねこ

koneko

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Noun (common)

  1. kitten

  2. small cat

Full entry for 子猫

小
さい
頃
ちい
ころ

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さい
頃
ちい
ころ

chiisaikoro

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  1. as a child; when one was a child

Full entry for 小さい頃

大
だい

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大
だい

dai

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  1. large; big; great; huge; vast; major; important; serious; severe

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix
    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)

  2. great; prominent; eminent; distinguished

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix

  3. -sized; as big as; the size of

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix

  4. university

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:大学

  5. large (e.g. serving size); large option

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

  6. long month (i.e. having 31 days)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:大の月

Full entry for 大

及
び
およ

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び
およ

oyobi

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  1. and; as well as

Full entry for 及び

部
屋
へ
や

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room; chamber — 部屋
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部
屋
へ
や

heya

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 5
Appears in chapter 5 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 5
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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Home
Browse words to describe the home
Home

  1. room; chamber

    EXAMPLE
    小(ちい)さな部屋(へや)ね。
    It's a small room.

  2. apartment; flat; pad

    EXAMPLE
    私(わたし)は部屋(へや)探(さが)しに忙(いそが)しい。
    I'm busy looking for an apartment.

  3. stable

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:相撲部屋

Full entry for 部屋

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

Full entry for 番

比
べ
くら

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比
べ
くら

kurabe

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Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix
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Written w/ kanji only

  1. contest; comparison; competition

Full entry for 比べ

魚
さかな

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fish — 魚
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魚
さかな

sakana

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Noun (common)
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Animal
Browse words for animals
Animal

  1. fish

    EXAMPLE
    小(ちい)さいお魚(さかな)
    A little fish

Full entry for 魚

既
存
き
そん

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既
存
き
そん

kison

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の-adj.
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の-adj.

  1. existing

Full entry for 既存

制
約
せい
やく

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約
せい
やく

seiyaku

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Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
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Noun/participle taking aux. verb する

  1. limitation; restriction; condition; constraints

Full entry for 制約

キーボード

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キーボード

kiiboodo

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Noun (common)

  1. keyboard

Full entry for キーボード

角
度
かく
ど

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角
度
かく
ど

kakudo

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
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の-adj.

  1. angle

    EXAMPLE
    それでは角度(かくど)が小(ちい)さすぎる。
    The angle would be too narrow.

Full entry for 角度

悪
魔
あく
ま

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devil; demon; fiend — 悪魔
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悪
魔
あく
ま

akuma

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Noun (common)

  1. devil; demon; fiend

  2. Satan; the Devil

    Related:サタン

  3. Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

Full entry for 悪魔

敷
地
しき
ち

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敷
地
しき
ち

shikichi

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  1. site; plot; lot; grounds

Full entry for 敷地

王
国
おう
こく

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kingdom; monarchy — 王国
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王
国
おう
こく

oukoku

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  1. kingdom; monarchy

Full entry for 王国

スタンド

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スタンド

sutando

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Noun (common)

  1. stands; bleachers

  2. stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter)

  3. stand (e.g. inkstand)

  4. desk lamp; floor lamp; standard lamp

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:電気スタンド

  5. station (e.g. gas station)

    Related:ガソリンスタンド

Full entry for スタンド

菌
きん

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菌
きん

kin

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Noun (common)

  1. fungus

    Related:菌類

  2. germ; bacterium; bacillus

    Related:細菌

Full entry for 菌

花
粉
か
ふん

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pollen — 花粉
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花
粉
か
ふん

kafun

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Noun (common)

  1. pollen

Full entry for 花粉

亀
かめ

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tortoise; turtle — 亀
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亀
かめ

kame

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Noun (common)

  1. tortoise; turtle

  2. heavy drinker

  3. turtle crest; turtle mon

Full entry for 亀

放
射
ほう
しゃ

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放
射
ほう
しゃ

housha

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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. radiation; emission

Full entry for 放射

放
射
線
ほう
しゃ
せん

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放
射
線
ほう
しゃ
せん

houshasen

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Noun (common)

  1. radiation

Full entry for 放射線

活
字
かつ
じ

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printing type; movable type — 活字
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活
字
かつ
じ

katsuji

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. printing type; movable type

  2. printed text; print

    EXAMPLE
    小(ちい)さい活字(かつじ)がかすんで見(み)えます。
    Small print looks dim.

Full entry for 活字

人
体
じん
たい

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human body — 人体
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人
体
じん
たい

jintai

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. human body

Full entry for 人体

ステレオ

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ステレオ

sutereo

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Noun (common)

  1. stereo

Full entry for ステレオ

笛
ふえ

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flute; fife; pipe; recorder; flageolet; shakuhachi; clarinet — 笛
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笛
ふえ

fue

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. flute; fife; pipe; recorder; flageolet; shakuhachi; clarinet

  2. whistle

Full entry for 笛

粒
子
りゅう
し

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粒
子
りゅう
し

ryuushi

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Noun (common)

  1. particle; grain

Full entry for 粒子

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yotto

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Noun (common)

  1. yacht (esp. a sailing boat with one mast); sailing boat; sailboat

Full entry for ヨット

力
強
い
ちから
づよ

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力
強
い
ちから
づよ

chikarazuyoi

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Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.

  1. powerful; strong; forceful; vigorous

  2. reassuring; encouraging

Full entry for 力強い

休
止
きゅう
し

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休
止
きゅう
し

kyuushi

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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. pause; cessation; rest

Full entry for 休止

束
たば

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bundle; bunch; sheaf — 束
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束
たば

taba

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix
Counter
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  1. bundle; bunch; sheaf

Full entry for 束

冊
子
さっ
し

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冊
子
さっ
し

sasshi

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Noun (common)

  1. book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook

Full entry for 冊子

山
村
さん
そん

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村
さん
そん

sanson

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Noun (common)

  1. mountain village

Full entry for 山村

沼
ぬま

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沼
ぬま

numa

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. marsh; swamp; wetland; bog; pond

  2. being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)

    Slang
    Slang
    Slang

Full entry for 沼

雛
ひよこ

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young bird; chick — 雛
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雛
ひよこ

hiyoko

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

  1. young bird; chick

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

  2. hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

  3. green; wet behind the ears; juvenile

Full entry for 雛

幼
稚
よう
ち

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幼
稚
よう
ち

youchi

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. infancy

  2. childish; infantile; immature; primitive

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.

Full entry for 幼稚

ホップ

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ホップ

hoppu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. hop

  2. hops (Humulus lupulus)

Full entry for ホップ

校
庭
こう
てい

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schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus — 校庭
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校
庭
こう
てい

koutei

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

  1. schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus

Full entry for 校庭

頑
丈
がん
じょう

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頑
丈
がん
じょう

ganjou

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

    EXAMPLE
    このベッドは頑丈(がんじょう)そうです。
    This bed looks solid.

Full entry for 頑丈

文
房
具
ぶん
ぼう
ぐ

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stationery — 文房具
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文
房
具
ぶん
ぼう
ぐ

bunbougu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. stationery

Full entry for 文房具

無
害
む
がい

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無
害
む
がい

mugai

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な-adj.
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な-adj.
の-adj.
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の-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. harmless

Full entry for 無害

菜
園
さい
えん

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菜
園
さい
えん

saien

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Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. vegetable garden

Full entry for 菜園

広
々
ひろ
びろ

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広
々
ひろ
びろ

hirobiro

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Common
JLPT N2
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N2
と-adj.
Adverb taking the 'to' particle
と-adj.
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.

  1. extensive; spacious

    Related:広々とした

Full entry for 広々

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