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あい

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love; affection; care — 愛
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あい

ai

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. love; affection; care

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
  2. attachment; craving; desire

Full entry for 愛

まな

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まな

mana

Prefix
Prefix
Prefix
  1. beloved; dear

Full entry for 愛

する
あい

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to love — 愛する
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する
あい

aisuru

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する verb - special
Suru verb - special class
する verb - special
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to love

Full entry for 愛する

あい
こく

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あい
こく

aikoku

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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. love of (one's) country; patriotism

Full entry for 愛国

あい
ちゃく

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ちゃく

aichaku

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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. attachment (esp. to things); love; affection

Full entry for 愛着

あい

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あい

aisu

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Godan verb w/ す ending
Godan verb with 'su' ending
Godan verb w/ す ending
す verb
Su verb - precursor to the modern suru
す verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to love

Full entry for 愛す

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de

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
  1. at; in

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
    EXAMPLE
    都庁前(とちょうまえ)()っている。
    I'm standing in front of the city hall.
  2. at; when

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
    EXAMPLE
    1時(いちじ)()こう。
    Let's go at 1 o' clock.
  3. by; with

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
    EXAMPLE
    (くるま)()こう。
    Let's go by car.
  4. and then; so

    Conjunction
    Conjunction
    Conjunction
    EXAMPLE
    風邪(かぜ)気味(ぎみ)()けれません。
    I have a cold, so I can't go.
  5. and; then

    Aux.
    Auxiliary
    Aux.
  6. let me tell you; don't you know

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
    Kansai-ben
    Kansai-ben
    Kansai-ben

Full entry for で

なんて

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なんて

nante

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Particle
Particle
Particle
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
  1. things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

Full entry for なんて

じゅう
よう

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

Full entry for 重要

ゆう

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freedom; liberty — 自由
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ゆう

jiyuu

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Genki Ch. 22
Appears in chapter 22 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 22
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
  1. freedom; liberty

Full entry for 自由

ひと
びと

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びと

hitobito

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. people; men and women

  2. each person; everybody

Full entry for 人々

うご

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movement; move; motion — 動き
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うご

ugoki

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. movement; move; motion

  2. trend; development; change; fluctuation

Full entry for 動き

おや

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parent; parents; mother and father — 親
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おや

oya

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Genki Ch. 16
Appears in chapter 16 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 16
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. parent; parents; mother and father

  2. dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker

  3. founder; inventor

  4. (pet) owner

  5. key; parent (organization); main

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  6. ancestor; forefather

Full entry for 親

せい
めい

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めい

seimei

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. life; existence

  2. (one's) working life; career

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
  3. life force; lifeblood; soul; essence

Full entry for 生命

まり
はじ

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origin; beginning — 始まり
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まり
はじ

hajimari

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. origin; beginning

Full entry for 始まり

かた

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かた

kataru

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Godan verb w/ る ending
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Godan verb w/ る ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate

  2. to recite; to chant

  3. to indicate; to show

Full entry for 語る

しゅ

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しゅ

shushi

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect

  2. goal; intent; object; aim; point

    EXAMPLE
    あなたの主旨(しゅし)はわかった。
    I see your point.

Full entry for 趣旨

せき

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せき

kiseki

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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. miracle; wonder; marvel

Full entry for 奇跡

てん
ごく

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てん
ごく

tengoku

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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. paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

Full entry for 天国

よく
ぼう

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よく
ぼう

yokubou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. desire; appetite; lust

Full entry for 欲望

ちょう
じょ

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eldest daughter; first-born daughter — 長女
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ちょう
じょ

choujo

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. eldest daughter; first-born daughter

Full entry for 長女

かがや

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brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter — 輝き
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かがや

kagayaki

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

Full entry for 輝き

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muimi

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

Full entry for 無意味

ロマン

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ロマン

roman

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale

  2. (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; great undertaking; epic adventure

  3. (full-length) novel

  4. romance; love affair

Full entry for ロマン

しっ

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しっ

shitto

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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
  1. jealousy; envy

    EXAMPLE
    (あい)嫉妬(しっと)はつきもの。
    There's no love without jealousy.

Full entry for 嫉妬

しん
じょう

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sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart — 心情
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しん
じょう

shinjou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

Full entry for 心情

けん

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けん

kenji

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. public prosecutor

Full entry for 検事

りん
じん

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りん
じん

rinjin

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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. neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood

Full entry for 隣人

ぞく

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ぞく

zoku

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  1. layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; man of the world; the world

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. local manners; modern customs

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  3. common; popular

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  4. vulgar; low

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.

Full entry for 俗

りき
りょう

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りき
りょう

rikiryou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. ability; capacity; capability; talent

  2. physical strength

Full entry for 力量

かい

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かい

fukakai

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

Full entry for 不可解

げき

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opera — 歌劇
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げき

kageki

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. opera

Full entry for 歌劇

ロマンス

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ロマンス

romansu

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. romance; love story

  2. love affair; romantic relationship

  3. romance

Full entry for ロマンス

じっ
さい

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じっ
さい

jissaiwa

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Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
  1. in fact; actually; to tell the truth

Full entry for 実際は

とうと

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とうと

toutoi

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Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
  1. precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

Full entry for 尊い

にん

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にん

hinin

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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. contraception

Full entry for 避妊

ノスタルジック

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ノスタルジック

nosutarujikku

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

Full entry for ノスタルジック

メロドラマ

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メロドラマ

merodorama

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. melodrama; soap opera

Full entry for メロドラマ

どう

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どう

douiu

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pre-noun adj. (rentaishi)
pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
pre-noun adj. (rentaishi)
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
  1. somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

Full entry for どう言う

すい
しょう
せつ

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すい
しょう
せつ

suirishousetsu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

Full entry for 推理小説

なが
あいだ

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あいだ

nagaiaida

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Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)
  1. long time; long interval; for quite some time

Full entry for 長い間

ユニコーン

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ユニコーン

yunikoon

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. unicorn

Full entry for ユニコーン

ファーストレディー

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ファーストレディー

fuaasutoredeii

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. first lady

Full entry for ファーストレディー

ナルシシスト

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ナルシシスト

narushishisuto

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. narcissist

Full entry for ナルシシスト

マリ

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マリ

mari

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. Mali

Full entry for マリ

まじ

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まじ

maji

  1. serious; not joking; straight

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
  2. cannot; should not; will not; must not

    Aux. verb
    Auxiliary verb
    Aux. verb

Full entry for まじ

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