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ぶん
めい

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ぶん
めい

bunmei

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. civilization; civilisation; culture

    EXAMPLE
    文明(ぶんめい)進歩(しんぽ)がとても(はや)い。
    The progress of civilization is very rapid.
  2. Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

Full entry for 文明

こん
げん

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こん
げん

kongen

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. root; source; origin; foundation; base; principle

Full entry for 根本

ほとん

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ほとん

hotondo

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
  1. mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

Full entry for 殆ど

せき

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せき

kiseki

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の-adj.
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の-adj.
  1. miracle; wonder; marvel

Full entry for 奇跡

ちゅう
とう

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ちゅう
とう

chuutou

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  1. Middle East

Full entry for 中東

退
すい
たい

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退
すい
たい

suitai

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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. decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

Full entry for 衰退

じん
ぶん

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じん
ぶん

jinbun

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  1. humanity; civilization; civilisation; culture

Full entry for 人文

黄昏
たそがれ

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黄昏
たそがれ

tasogare

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. dusk; twilight

  2. twilight years

  3. melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism

Full entry for 黄昏

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