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はる

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spring; springtime — 春
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はる

haru

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 10
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Genki Ch. 10
Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)
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Time
Dicover words to describe time
Time
  1. spring; springtime

    EXAMPLE
    (はる)()た。
    Spring has come.
  2. New Year

  3. prime (of one's life, etc.)

  4. adolescence; puberty

  5. sexuality

Full entry for 春

とし

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year — 年
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とし

toshi

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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  1. year

    EXAMPLE
    よいお(とし)を。
    Happy New Year!
  2. age; years

    EXAMPLE
    いい(とし)してみっともない
    You ought to know better at your age
  3. past one's prime; old age

    EXAMPLE
    (かれ)(とし)のせいで(よわ)くなった。
    He's become frail in his old age.

Full entry for 年

とし

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kotoshi

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 10
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Genki Ch. 10
Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)
  1. this year

Full entry for 今年

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jiki

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. time; season; period; phase; stage

Full entry for 時期

せつ

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season; time of year — 季節
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せつ

kisetsu

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 10
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Genki Ch. 10
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. season; time of year

Full entry for 季節

おとず

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おとず

otozure

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. visit; call

  2. arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; coming; appearance

  3. news; tidings; word

Full entry for 訪れ

せつ

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せつ

setsu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. occasion; time

  2. section (of a literary work); paragraph; verse; stanza; passage

  3. season; term; holiday

  4. principle; integrity

  5. node (of a plant stem)

  6. clause

  7. (taxonomical) section

Full entry for 節

かな

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かな

kana

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Particle
Particle
Particle
  1. I wonder

  2. should I?; is it?

  3. I wish that; I hope that

Full entry for かな

田舎
いなか

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rural area; countryside; the sticks — 田舎
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田舎
いなか

inaka

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. rural area; countryside; the sticks

    EXAMPLE
    田舎(いなか)(はる)がきれいだ。
    The countryside is beautiful in the spring.
  2. hometown

Full entry for 田舎

たい
しょう

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たい
しょう

taishou

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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. contrast; antithesis; comparison

Full entry for 対照

もなく

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もなく

mamonaku

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
  1. soon; shortly; before long; in a short time; in a little while

    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only
    EXAMPLE
    ()もなく日没(にちぼつ)だ。
    The sun will soon set.
  2. having no time to ...; with no time to ...

Full entry for 間もなく

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shiki

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. the four seasons

Full entry for 四季

ぜっ
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ぜっ
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zekkou

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. best; ideal; perfect

Full entry for 絶好

きざ

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きざ

kizashi

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. signs; omen; symptoms

    EXAMPLE
    まだ()にみえる(はる)(きざ)しはなかった。
    There were still no visual signs of spring.

Full entry for 兆し

さき

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さき

sakigake

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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. pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; forerunner; harbinger; herald

  2. leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)

Full entry for 先駆け

げっ
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moonlight; moonbeam — 月光
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げっ
こう

gekkou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. moonlight; moonbeam

Full entry for 月光

あけぼの

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あけぼの

akebono

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. dawn; daybreak; beginning

Full entry for 曙

える

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to plant; to grow; to raise — 植える
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える

ueru

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to plant; to grow; to raise

  2. to insert; to transplant; to implant; to set (type)

  3. to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent)

  4. to instill (idea, value, etc.); to inculcate

Full entry for 植える

しん

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しん

shinme

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. sprout; bud; shoot

Full entry for 新芽

やま

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やま

noyama

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. hills and fields; hill and dale

Full entry for 野山

クロッカス

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クロッカス

kurokkasu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. crocus

Full entry for クロッカス

ニューモデル

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ニューモデル

nyuumoderu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. new model

Full entry for ニューモデル

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