Made by Mario Hayashi
By Mario Hayashi
Feedback・アンケート

Japanese DictionaryYour picture dictionary

188,000+ words4,000+ example sentences4,000+ words with picturesKanji and kana
Showing results for search: 文
Page 1 of 1

文
ぶん

Show answer
Suspend
sentence — 文
Bun: Photo by Pixabay on Pexels

文
ぶん

bun

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N4
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N4
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. sentence

    EXAMPLE
    この文(ぶん)は変(へん)だ。
    This is a strange sentence.

  2. composition; text; writings

  3. the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; literature

    Related:武

  4. statement

Full entry for 文

紋
もん

Show answer
Suspend

紋
もん

mon

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

  1. (family) crest; coat of arms

  2. pattern; figure

Full entry for 紋

文
ふみ

Show answer
Suspend

文
ふみ

fumi

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

  1. letter; writings

Full entry for 文

文
もん

Show answer
Suspend

文
もん

mon

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

  1. mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870)

  2. 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes)

  3. letter; character; sentence

  4. scripture; incantation

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:経文,呪文

Full entry for 文

綾
あや

Show answer
Suspend

綾
あや

aya

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

  1. figure; design

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

  2. twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes

  3. style (of writing); figure (of speech)

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

  4. design; plot; plan

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

  5. minor market fluctuation; technical correction

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

  6. cat's cradle

    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:綾取り

  7. lease rod (in a loom)

    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:綾竹

Full entry for 綾

文
章
ぶん
しょう

Show answer
Suspend
writing; composition; essay; article; prose; (writing) style — 文章
Bunshou: Photo by Pixabay on Pexels

文
章
ぶん
しょう

bunshou

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
Appears in the "Kumadex Introductory Japanese Vocab" eBook
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook

  1. writing; composition; essay; article; prose; (writing) style

    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)の文章(ぶんしょう)はとても主観(しゅかん)的(てき)だ。
    His writing is very subjective.

  2. sentence

    EXAMPLE
    この文章(ぶんしょう)は正(ただ)しいでしょうか？
    Is this sentence correct?
    Related:文

Full entry for 文章

一
文
銭
いち
もん
せん

Show answer
Suspend

一
文
銭
いち
もん
せん

ichimonsen

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

  1. one-mon coin

    Related:文

Full entry for 一文銭

ネット

Show answer
Suspend

ネット

netto

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N2
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N2
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. network

  2. Internet

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    EXAMPLE
    今日(きょう)はネットが重(おも)いなあ。
    The Internet is so slow today.
    Related:インターネット

  3. net (hair, netball, etc.)

  4. net (price, weight, etc.); nett

Full entry for ネット

無
い
な

Show answer
Suspend

無
い
な

nai

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

  1. nonexistent; not being (there)

    Adj.
    Adjective (keiyoushi)
    Adj.
    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only

  2. unowned; not had; unpossessed

    Adj.
    Adjective (keiyoushi)
    Adj.

  3. unique

    Adj.
    Adjective (keiyoushi)
    Adj.
    Related:またとない

  4. not; impossible; won't happen

    Adj.
    Adjective (keiyoushi)
    Adj.

  5. not

    Auxiliary adj.
    Auxiliary adjective
    Auxiliary adj.
    Related:ない

  6. to not be; to have not

    Auxiliary adj.
    Auxiliary adjective
    Auxiliary adj.

Full entry for 無い

ネットワーク

Show answer
Suspend

ネットワーク

nettowaaku

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N2
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N2
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. network

Full entry for ネットワーク

テスト

Show answer
Suspend

テスト

tesuto

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N4
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N4
Genki Ch. 5
Appears in chapter 5 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 5
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. examination; quiz; test

  2. test; tryout; trial

Full entry for テスト

不
明
ふ
めい

Show answer
Suspend

不
明
ふ
めい

fumei

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N2
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
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

Show answer
Suspend

前
後
ぜん
ご

zengo

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N2
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
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

打
つ
う

Show answer
Suspend
to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound — 打つ
Utsu: Photo by Pixabay on Pexels

打
つ
う

utsu

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N3
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N3
Godan verb w/ つ ending
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending
Godan verb w/ つ ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb

  1. to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound

  2. to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)

  3. to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)

  4. to move; to impress; to touch

  5. to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject

  6. to type; to send; to transmit

    EXAMPLE
    君(きみ)はタイプライターを打(う)つことができるか。
    Are you able to type on a typewriter?

  7. to insert; to write in; to mark

Full entry for 打つ

曖
昧
あい
まい

Show answer
Suspend

曖
昧
あい
まい

aimai

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N1
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N1
JLPT N3
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
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

動
詞
どう
し

Show answer
Suspend

動
詞
どう
し

doushi

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.

  1. verb

Full entry for 動詞

俳
句
はい
く

Show answer
Suspend

俳
句
はい
く

haiku

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

  1. haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

Full entry for 俳句

掲
示
けい
じ

Show answer
Suspend

掲
示
けい
じ

keiji

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
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. notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard

Full entry for 掲示

主
語
しゅ
ご

Show answer
Suspend

主
語
しゅ
ご

shugo

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.

  1. subject

Full entry for 主語

訳
す
やく

Show answer
Suspend

訳
す
やく

yakusu

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N2
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N2
Godan verb w/ す ending
Godan verb with 'su' ending
Godan verb w/ す ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb

  1. to translate; to interpret

    EXAMPLE
    この文(ぶん)を訳(やく)すことができない。
    I'm unable to translate this sentence.
    Related:訳する

Full entry for 訳す

ピリオド

Show answer
Suspend

ピリオド

piriodo

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

  1. period; dot character

  2. period (era, amount of time)

  3. period

Full entry for ピリオド

疑
問
符
ぎ
もん
ふ

Show answer
Suspend

疑
問
符
ぎ
もん
ふ

gimonfu

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

  1. question mark

Full entry for 疑問符

コンマ

Show answer
Suspend

コンマ

konma

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

  1. comma

  2. decimal point; radix point

    Related:小数点

Full entry for コンマ

ピリ

Show answer
Suspend

ピリ

piri

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

  1. period; full stop

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:ピリオド

  2. piri; Korean double reed instrument

Full entry for ピリ

３
０
０

Show answer
Suspend

３
０
０

sanbyaku

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

  1. 300; three hundred

    Numeric
    Numeric
    Numeric

  2. 300 mon; trifling amount; two-bit item

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Related:文

  3. shyster

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:三百代言

Full entry for ３００

では
無
い
な

Show answer
Suspend

では
無
い
な

dehanai

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
Expr.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Expr.
Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only

  1. is not; am not; are not

Full entry for では無い

何
度
なん
ど

Show answer
Suspend

何
度
なん
ど

nando

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

  1. how many times

    Adv. noun
    Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
    Adv. noun

  2. how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

Full entry for 何度

ネイティブスピーカー

Show answer
Suspend

ネイティブスピーカー

neiteibusupiikaa

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

  1. native speaker

Full entry for ネイティブスピーカー

コーパス

Show answer
Suspend

コーパス

koopasu

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

  1. corpus; corpora

Full entry for コーパス

Page 1 of 1