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city — 市
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shi

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Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix
  1. city

Full entry for 市

いち

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ichi

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  1. market; fair

Full entry for 市

やく
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しょ

shiyakusho

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. municipal office; council; city hall

    EXAMPLE
    あれが市役所(しやくしょ)だろう。
    That must be the city hall.

Full entry for 市役所

ちが

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difference; distinction; discrepancy — 違い
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ちが

chigai

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Genki Ch. 17
Appears in chapter 17 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 17
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. difference; distinction; discrepancy

  2. mistake; error

Full entry for 違い

ちゅう
しん

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center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance — 中心
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ちゅう
しん

chuushin

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
  1. center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  2. -centered; -centred; -focused; -oriented; centered on; focused on

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix

Full entry for 中心

せつ

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shisetsu

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. institution; establishment; facility

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  2. home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for 施設

ちゅう
おう

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おう

chuuou

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. centre; center; middle; heart

    EXAMPLE
    (えき)()中央(ちゅうおう)にある。
    The station is in the center of the city.
  2. metropolis; capital city; central government

Full entry for 中央

ざい
せい

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せい

zaisei

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JLPT N1
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. public finance

  2. financial affairs; financial situation

Full entry for 財政

くら

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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

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shibu

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

Full entry for 支部

さい
げん

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げん

saigen

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JLPT N1
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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. reappearance; reemergence; return; revival

    EXAMPLE
    さいたま()再現(さいげん)してみた。
    Saitama city is seeing a return.
  2. reproduction; reenactment; recreation

Full entry for 再現

なん

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なん

nanbu

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  1. southern part; the south (of a region)

Full entry for 南部

しゅ
どう

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どう

shudou

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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. leadership; initiative; spearhead

Full entry for 主導

ほく

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ほく

hokubu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. northern part; the north (of a region)

Full entry for 北部

らく

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らく

goraku

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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. pleasure; amusement

    EXAMPLE
    大都市(だいとし)には(おお)くの娯楽(ごらく)があります。
    Big cities have lots of amusements.

Full entry for 娯楽

きょく
とう

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きょく
とう

kyokutou

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

Full entry for 極東

とう

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とう

toubu

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  1. eastern part; the east (of a region)

Full entry for 東部

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chika

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Noun (common)
  1. the price of land

Full entry for 地価

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roji

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  1. alley; alleyway; lane

  2. bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; outdoors (non-greenhouse cultivation of crops)

  3. teahouse garden

  4. path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

Full entry for 路地

ばい
ぞう

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ぞう

baizou

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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
  1. double

Full entry for 倍増

はと

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hato

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Noun (common)
  1. pigeon; dove

Full entry for 鳩

へい
おん

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おん

heion

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な-adj.
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な-adj.
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

Full entry for 平穏

めい

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maze; labyrinth — 迷路
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めい

meiro

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. maze; labyrinth

  2. inner ear

Full entry for 迷路

こん
きゅう

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きゅう

konkyuu

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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. poverty; need; destitution

  2. having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

Full entry for 困窮

けつ

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けつ

yuketsu

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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. blood transfusion

Full entry for 輸血

こん

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navy blue; deep blue — 紺
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こん

kon

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
Colour
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Colour
  1. navy blue; deep blue

Full entry for 紺

ふる

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ふる

furugi

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JLPT N3
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. old clothes; secondhand clothing

Full entry for 古着

けん

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kengo

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. solid; strong; firm

Full entry for 堅固

しゅう
あく

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あく

shuuaku

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な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful

Full entry for 醜悪

のう
こん

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こん

noukon

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Noun (common)
  1. dark blue

Full entry for 濃紺

がく
たい

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band; orchestra — 楽隊
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がく
たい

gakutai

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. band; orchestra

Full entry for 楽隊

ゆう

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ゆう

yuuho

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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. walk; promenade

Full entry for 遊歩

しゅ
どう
けん

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どう
けん

shudouken

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Noun (common)
  1. hegemony; leadership; initiative

Full entry for 主導権

いた
ところ

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ところ

itarutokoro

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JLPT N1
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
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Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
  1. everywhere; all over; throughout

Full entry for 至る所

スラム

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スラム

suramu

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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. slam

  2. slum

  3. thrum

Full entry for スラム

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haa

Interjection (kandoushi)
Interjection (kandoushi)
Interjection (kandoushi)
  1. yes; indeed; well

  2. ha!

  3. what?; huh?

  4. sigh

Full entry for はあ

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