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意
味
い
み

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meaning; significance; sense — 意味
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意
味
い
み

imi

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 12
Appears in chapter 12 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 12
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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
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  1. meaning; significance; sense

    EXAMPLE
    これどういう意味(いみ)？
    What's the meaning of this?

Full entry for 意味

ある
意
味
では
い
み

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ある
意
味
では
い
み

aruimidewa

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  1. in a sense; in some way; to an extent

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ある
意
味
で
い
み

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ある
意
味
で
い
み

aruimide

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Expr.
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Expr.

  1. in a sense; in some way; to an extent

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意
味
するもの
い
み

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意
味
するもの
い
み

imisurumono

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Noun (common)
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Expr.

  1. meaning; connotation; denotation

    Related:意味

Full entry for 意味するもの

受
け
う

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受
け
う

uke

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

  1. popularity; favour; favor; reception

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

  2. defense; defence; reputation

  3. agreement

  4. receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)

Full entry for 受け

全
然
ぜん
ぜん

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全
然
ぜん
ぜん

zenzen

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb

  1. (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

  2. wholly; entirely; completely; totally

    EXAMPLE
    私(わたし)はそのことを全然(ぜんぜん)知(し)らなかった。
    I was entirely ignorant of the matter.

  3. extremely; very

    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism

Full entry for 全然

不
明
ふ
めい

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不
明
ふ
めい

fumei

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2

  1. unclear; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    この文(ぶん)の意味(いみ)は不明(ふめい)だ。
    The meaning of this sentence is obscure.

  2. unknown; unidentified

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
    EXAMPLE
    事故(じこ)の原因(げんいん)は不明(ふめい)だ。
    The cause of the accident is unknown.

  3. ignorance; lack of wisdom; lack of insight

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

Full entry for 不明

前
後
ぜん
ご

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前
後
ぜん
ご

zengo

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
JLPT N3
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N3

  1. front and rear; front and back; before and behind; back and forth

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    腕(うで)を前後(ぜんご)に振(ふ)りなさい。
    Swing your arm back and forth.

  2. before and after

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

  3. around; about; approximately

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

  4. order; context

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

  5. consequences

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

  6. just when; around the time of

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

  7. inversion; reversion; getting out of order

    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

Full entry for 前後

術
じゅつ

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術
じゅつ

jutsu

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

  1. art; technique

  2. means; way

  3. trick; trap; plot; stratagem

  4. magic

Full entry for 術

伝
える
つた

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to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath — 伝える
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伝
える
つた

tsutaeru

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JLPT N3
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N3
JLPT N4
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N4
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb

  1. to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath

Full entry for 伝える

骨
ほね

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bone — 骨
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骨
ほね

hone

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

  1. bone

    EXAMPLE
    骨(ほね)が喉(のど)にささった。
    The bone caught in my throat.

  2. frame

  3. outline; core

  4. backbone; spirit; fortitude

    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)はなかなか骨(ほね)っぽい男(おとこ)だ。
    He is a man of spirit.

  5. laborious; troublesome; difficult

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    EXAMPLE
    この問題(もんだい)は理解(りかい)するのが骨(ほね)だ。
    It is difficult for me to understand this question.

Full entry for 骨

倫
理
りん
り

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倫
理
りん
り

rinri

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

  1. ethics; morals

Full entry for 倫理

調
べる
しら

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to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search — 調べる
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調
べる
しら

shiraberu

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb

  1. to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search

Full entry for 調べる

国
債
こく
さい

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国
債
こく
さい

kokusai

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Noun (common)

  1. national debt; national securities; government bonds; government securities

Full entry for 国債

記
号
き
ごう

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記
号
き
ごう

kigou

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.

  1. symbol; code; sign; notation

    EXAMPLE
    この記号(きごう)の意味(いみ)が理解(りかい)できない。
    I can't understand this sign's meaning.

Full entry for 記号

示
唆
し
さ

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示
唆
し
さ

shisa

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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. suggestion; hint; implication

Full entry for 示唆

失
う
うしな

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失
う
うしな

ushinau

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Godan verb w/ う ending
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Godan verb w/ う ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb

  1. to lose

  2. to miss (a change, opportunity)

  3. to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of

  4. to concede (goals, points, etc.)

Full entry for 失う

曖
昧
あい
まい

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曖
昧
あい
まい

aimai

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. vague; ambiguous; unclear

    EXAMPLE
    この文(ぶん)の意味(いみ)は曖昧(あいまい)だ。
    The meaning of this sentence is ambiguous.

  2. fuzzy

Full entry for 曖昧

普
遍
ふ
へん

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普
遍
ふ
へん

fuhen

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の-adj.
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の-adj.
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. universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent

Full entry for 普遍

フレーズ

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フレーズ

fureezu

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

  1. phrase

  2. strawberry

Full entry for フレーズ

題
名
だい
めい

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題
名
だい
めい

daimei

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

  1. title; caption; heading

Full entry for 題名

文
脈
ぶん
みゃく

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文
脈
ぶん
みゃく

bunmyaku

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

  1. context

Full entry for 文脈

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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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. artist

Full entry for 芸術家

モンスター

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モンスター

monsutaa

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  1. monster; monstrosity

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

  2. giant; influential figure; colossus

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

  3. monsterlike; over-demanding; bullying; overbearing; bossy

    Prenominal noun/verb
    Noun or verb acting prenominally
    Prenominal noun/verb

Full entry for モンスター

解
読
かい
どく

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解
読
かい
どく

kaidoku

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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. deciphering; decoding

Full entry for 解読

反
抗
はん
こう

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反
抗
はん
こう

hankou

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JLPT N1
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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

  1. opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

    EXAMPLE
    沈黙(ちんもく)はしばしば反抗(はんこう)を意味(いみ)する。
    Silence often implies resistance.

Full entry for 反抗

アメリカ
合
衆
国
がっ
しゅう
こく

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United States of America — アメリカ合衆国
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アメリカ
合
衆
国
がっ
しゅう
こく

amerikagasshuukoku

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

  1. United States of America

Full entry for アメリカ合衆国

段
落
だん
らく

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段
落
だん
らく

danraku

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

  1. paragraph

    EXAMPLE
    この段落(だんらく)の意味(いみ)分(わ)かる？
    Can you understand the meaning of this paragraph?

  2. end; stopping place; conclusion

Full entry for 段落

憎
しみ
にく

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憎
しみ
にく

nikushimi

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

  1. hatred

Full entry for 憎しみ

波
長
は
ちょう

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波
長
は
ちょう

hachou

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

  1. wavelength

Full entry for 波長

荒
廃
こう
はい

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荒
廃
こう
はい

kouhai

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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. ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay

Full entry for 荒廃

対
称
たい
しょう

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対
称
たい
しょう

taishou

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

  1. symmetry

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

  2. second person

Full entry for 対称

織
り
お

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weave; weaving; woven item — 織り
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織
り
お

ori

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

  1. weave; weaving; woven item

Full entry for 織り

ウェイト

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ウェイト

ueito

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. weight; body weight

  2. importance; weight; emphasis; priority

Full entry for ウェイト

ノース

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ノース

noosu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. north

  2. Norse

Full entry for ノース

ベビーシッター

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ベビーシッター

bebiishittaa

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

  1. baby-sitter; babysitter

Full entry for ベビーシッター

分
数
ぶん
すう

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分
数
ぶん
すう

bunsuu

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

  1. fraction

Full entry for 分数

聴
聞
ちょう
もん

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聴
聞
ちょう
もん

choumon

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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. listening; hearing

Full entry for 聴聞

ウエスタン

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ウエスタン

uesutan

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. Western

Full entry for ウエスタン

普
遍
的
ふ
へん
てき

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普
遍
的
ふ
へん
てき

fuhenteki

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

  1. universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous

Full entry for 普遍的

生
涯
教
育
しょう
がい
きょう
いく

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生
涯
教
育
しょう
がい
きょう
いく

shougaikyouiku

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. lifelong education; continuing education; further education

Full entry for 生涯教育

倫
理
学
りん
り
がく

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倫
理
学
りん
り
がく

rinrigaku

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. ethics; moral philosophy

Full entry for 倫理学

基
本
的
き
ほん
てき

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基
本
的
き
ほん
てき

kihonteki

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

  1. fundamental; basic

Full entry for 基本的

お
馴
染
み
な
じ

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お
馴
染
み
な
じ

onajimi

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の-adj.
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の-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Polite lang.
Polite (teineigo) language
Polite lang.
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only

  1. familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by

    Related:馴染み

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絶
対
的
ぜっ
たい
てき

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絶
対
的
ぜっ
たい
てき

zettaiteki

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

  1. absolute

Full entry for 絶対的

二
重
に
じゅう

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重
に
じゅう

nijuu

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Common

  1. double; two-fold; two layers; duplex

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

  2. diplo-; dipl-

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix

  3. double-edged eyelid; double eyelid; creased eyelid

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:二重まぶた

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ソレイユ

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ソレイユ

soreiyu

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

  1. sun

  2. sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

    Related:向日葵

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リソース

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リソース

risoosu

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

  1. resource

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あばよ

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あばよ

abayo

Interjection (kandoushi)
Interjection (kandoushi)
Interjection (kandoushi)
Colloquialism
Colloquialism
Colloquialism

  1. see you then; bye; ciao

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コンピュータウイルス

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コンピュータウイルス

konpyuutauirusu

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

  1. computer virus

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