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日
本
語
に
ほん
ご

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日
本
語
に
ほん
ご

nihongo

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. Japanese (language)

    Related:国語

Full entry for 日本語

文
字
も
じ

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字
も
じ

moji

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

  1. letter (of alphabet); character

    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)はこの文字(もじ)が書(か)けますか。
    Can he write this character?

  2. writing

Full entry for 文字

総
合
そう
ごう

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総
合
そう
ごう

sougou

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  1. synthesis; coordination; putting together; integration; composite

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

  2. comprehensive

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

Full entry for 総合

話
す
はな

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to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat — 話す
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話
す
はな

hanasu

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Godan verb w/ す ending
Godan verb with 'su' ending
Godan verb w/ す ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
Appears in the "Kumadex Introductory Japanese Vocab" eBook
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook

  1. to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat

    EXAMPLE
    話(はな)す時間(じかん)ある？
    Do you have time to talk?

  2. to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss

    EXAMPLE
    トムには話(はな)すつもり？
    Are you going to tell Tom?

  3. to speak (a language)

    EXAMPLE
    日本語(にほんご)を話(はな)せる人(ひと)いますか？
    Does anyone here speak Japanese?

Full entry for 話す

申
請
しん
せい

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申
請
しん
せい

shinsei

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JLPT N1
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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. application; request; petition

    EXAMPLE
    この申請(しんせい)書(しょ)にご記入(きにゅう)ください。
    Please fill in this application form.

Full entry for 申請

朝
鮮
ちょう
せん

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朝
鮮
ちょう
せん

chousen

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. Korea

Full entry for 朝鮮

発
想
は
っそう

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idea; conception; way of thinking — 発想
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発
想
は
っそう

hassou

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
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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. idea; conception; way of thinking

    EXAMPLE
    発想(はっそう)を切(き)り換(か)えよう
    Let's change our way of thinking
    Related:思いつき,着想

  2. expression

    EXAMPLE
    英語(えいご)で発想(はっそう)した言葉(ことば)をそのまま日本語(にほんご)にするのは気(き)をつけてください
    Please be careful of using English expressions directly in Japanese

Full entry for 発想

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

体
系
たい
けい

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system; organization; organisation; architecture — 体系
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体
系
たい
けい

taikei

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

  1. system; organization; organisation; architecture

Full entry for 体系

辛
い
つら

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painful; bitter; heart-breaking; difficult (emotionally) — 辛い
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辛
い
つら

tsurai

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Genki Ch. 13
Appears in chapter 13 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 13
Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only

  1. painful; bitter; heart-breaking; difficult (emotionally)

  2. tough; difficult; hard (usu. of situations)

    Related:辛い

  3. cruel; harsh; cold

Full entry for 辛い

ニュアンス

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ニュアンス

nyuansu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. nuance

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コル

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コル

koru

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. col

Full entry for コル

比
喩
ひ
ゆ

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喩
ひ
ゆ

hiyu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

Full entry for 比喩

敬
語
けい
ご

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敬
語
けい
ご

keigo

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Genki Ch. 19
Appears in chapter 19 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 19
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language

Full entry for 敬語

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

母
音
ぼ
いん

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母
音
ぼ
いん

boin

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. vowel

    Related:子音

Full entry for 母音

スチュワーデス

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スチュワーデス

suchuwaadesu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. stewardess; (female) flight attendant

Full entry for スチュワーデス

テックス

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テックス

tekkusu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. soft fiberboard; soft fibreboard

  2. cloth; fabric; material

  3. tex; unit of linear mass density of fibres

Full entry for テックス

和
語
わ
ご

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和
語
わ
ご

wago

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

  1. Japanese language

    Related:日本語

  2. native Japanese words (as opposed to Chinese-derived words and other foreign loanwords)

Full entry for 和語

国
人
こく
じん

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国
人
こく
じん

kokujin

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. indigenous person; inhabitant of a country

  2. local; native

  3. local lords and samurai

  4. daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)

    Related:ざいこくしゅう

Full entry for 国人

総
合
的
そう
ごう
てき

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総
合
的
そう
ごう
てき

sougouteki

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な-adj.
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な-adj.

  1. comprehensive; composite; all-embracing

    Related:総合

Full entry for 総合的

どう
言
う
い

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どう
言
う
い

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

    Related:どんな

Full entry for どう言う

母
国
語
ぼ
こく
ご

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母
国
語
ぼ
こく
ご

bokokugo

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JLPT N1
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. language of one's country; mother tongue; native language

Full entry for 母国語

ウィキ

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ウィキ

uiki

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. Wiki

Full entry for ウィキ

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