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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

Full entry for 役

役
に
立
つ
やく
た

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to be helpful; to be useful — 役に立つ
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役
に
立
つ
やく
た

yakunitatsu

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
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Godan verb w/ つ ending
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending
Godan verb w/ つ ending

  1. to be helpful; to be useful

    EXAMPLE
    役(やく)に立(た)ちたい。
    I want to be useful.

Full entry for 役に立つ

役
に
立
たない
やく
た

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に
立
たない
やく
た

yakunitatanai

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Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.

  1. of no avail; useless

    Related:役に立つ

Full entry for 役に立たない

技
術
ぎ
じゅつ

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technology; engineering — 技術
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技
術
ぎ
じゅつ

gijutsu

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

  1. technology; engineering

    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)の仕事(しごと)は技術(ぎじゅつ)に関(かん)する。
    His work is in engineering.

  2. technique; skill

    EXAMPLE
    誰(だれ)もが彼(かれ)の技術(ぎじゅつ)を認(みと)めた。
    Everyone recognized his skill.

  3. art; craft

    EXAMPLE
    我々(われわれ)は技術(ぎじゅつ)を後世(こうせい)に伝(つた)えなければならない。
    We must hand down our craft to posterity.

Full entry for 技術

重
要
じゅう
よう

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要
じゅう
よう

juuyou

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JLPT N3
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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. important; momentous; essential; principal; major

    EXAMPLE
    量(りょう)より質(しつ)が重要(じゅうよう)だ。
    Quality is more important than quantity.

Full entry for 重要

パソコン

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personal computer — パソコン
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パソコン

pasokon

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

    EXAMPLE
    パソコンはとても役(やく)に立(た)つ。
    Personal computers are very useful.

Full entry for パソコン

ガイド

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ガイド

gaido

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. guide; tour guide; conductor; guiding; leading

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する

  2. guidebook

Full entry for ガイド

同
一
どう
いつ

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同
一
どう
いつ

douitsu

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JLPT N1
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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.

  1. identical; same; one and the same; equal

  2. fair; equal treatment; without discrimination

Full entry for 同一

冒
頭
ぼう
とう

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冒
頭
ぼう
とう

boutou

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Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.

  1. beginning; start; outset

Full entry for 冒頭

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)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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

スムーズ

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スムーズ

sumuuzu

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.

  1. smooth

Full entry for スムーズ

義
務
教
育
ぎ
む
きょう
いく

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務
教
育
ぎ
む
きょう
いく

gimukyouiku

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Noun (common)

  1. compulsory education

Full entry for 義務教育

語
彙
ご
い

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彙
ご
い

goi

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Noun (common)

  1. vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

Full entry for 語彙

妖
精
よう
せい

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妖
精
よう
せい

yousei

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

  1. fairy; sprite; elf

Full entry for 妖精

小
道
具
こ
どう
ぐ

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道
具
こ
どう
ぐ

kodougu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. small tool; gadget

  2. (stage) properties; prop

  3. prop master

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:小道具方

Full entry for 小道具

プッシュ

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プッシュ

pusshu

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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. push

Full entry for プッシュ

折
りたたみ
お

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折
りたたみ
お

oritatami

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Prenominal noun/verb
Noun or verb acting prenominally
Prenominal noun/verb
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.

  1. folding; collapsible; telescopic

Full entry for 折りたたみ

輪
ゴム
わ

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輪
ゴム
わ

wagomu

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Noun (common)

  1. rubber band

Full entry for 輪ゴム

行
人
偏
ぎょう
にん
べん

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kanji "going man" radical (radical 60) — 行人偏
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行
人
偏
ぎょう
にん
べん

gyouninben

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Radical
Kanji radicals
Radical

  1. kanji "going man" radical (radical 60)

Full entry for 行人偏

方
法
論
ほう
ほう
ろん

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法
論
ほう
ほう
ろん

houhouron

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. methodology

Full entry for 方法論

門前清自摸和
メンゼンチンツモホー

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門前清自摸和
メンゼンチンツモホー

menzenchintsumohoo

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (meld); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles

    Related:門前清,役

Full entry for 門前清自摸和

レット

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レット

retto

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

  1. let

Full entry for レット

ハムレット

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ハムレット

hamuretto

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. hamlet

Full entry for ハムレット

アノラック

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アノラック

anorakku

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. anorak

Full entry for アノラック

ずに

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ずに

zuni

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  1. without doing

    Related:ないで

Full entry for ずに

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