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来
らい

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next (year, spring, etc.); coming — 来
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来
らい

rai

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  1. next (year, spring, etc.); coming

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix

  2. since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix

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来
る
く

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来
る
く

kuru

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Kuru verb - special class
Kuru verb - special class
Kuru verb - special class
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb

  1. to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive

  2. to come back; to do ... and come back

    Aux. verb
    Auxiliary verb
    Aux. verb
    Related:行って来る

  3. to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")

    Related:と来たら

Full entry for 来る

やって
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る
く

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やって
来
る
く

yattekuru

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Expr.
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Expr.
Kuru verb - special class
Kuru verb - special class
Kuru verb - special class
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only

  1. to come along; to come around; to turn up

  2. to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

Full entry for やって来る

行
ってきます
い

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行
ってきます
い

ittekimasu

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JLPT N5
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Expr.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Expr.
Polite lang.
Polite (teineigo) language
Polite lang.

  1. I'm off; see you later

    EXAMPLE
    明日(あした)はトルコに行(い)って来(き)ます。
    I'm off to Turkey tomorrow.
    Related:行って来る

Full entry for 行ってきます

できるだけ
早
く
はや

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できるだけ
早
く
はや

dekirudakehayaku

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Expr.

  1. as soon as possible

Full entry for できるだけ早く

行
ったり
来
たり
い
き

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ったり
来
たり
い
き

ittarikitari

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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Expr.
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する

  1. going to and fro; back and forth

Full entry for 行ったり来たり

と

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と

to

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Particle
Particle
Particle

  1. with

  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

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さ

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さ

sa

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  1. -ness

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix

  2. indicates assertion

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle

  3. come; come now

    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Related:さあ

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さん

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さん

san

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Suffix
Suffix

  1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san

    Honorific/respectful lang.
    Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
    Honorific/respectful lang.
    Familiar lang.
    Familiar language
    Familiar lang.
    Related:様

  2. politeness marker

    Polite lang.
    Polite (teineigo) language
    Polite lang.

Full entry for さん

中
ちゅう

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中
ちゅう

chuu

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Genki Ch. 4
Appears in chapter 4 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 4

  1. medium; average; middle

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix
    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix

  2. moderation

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

  3. middle school

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:中一,中学校

  4. China

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:中国

  5. volume two (of three)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:中巻

  6. during (a certain time when one did or is doing something); under (construction, etc.); while

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
    Related:話し中

  7. in; out of; of the

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
    Related:中

Full entry for 中

たら

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たら

tara

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Particle
Particle
Particle

  1. indicates supposition; if ... then; when; after

    Conjunction
    Conjunction
    Conjunction

  2. (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

Full entry for たら

数
すう

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すう

suu

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  1. several; a number of

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix

  2. quantity; amount

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

  3. counting; figures; numbers

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

  4. number; numeral; figure

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

  5. grammatical number

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

  6. destiny; fate; course of events; trend

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

Full entry for 数

のに

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のに

noni

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Particle
Particle

  1. although; despite; even though; and yet

  2. whereas; while

  3. if only; I wish

  4. in order to

Full entry for のに

中
国
ちゅう
ごく

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China — 中国
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中
国
ちゅう
ごく

chuugoku

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Common
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 1
Appears in chapter 1 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 1
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. China

    EXAMPLE
    中国(ちゅうごく)から来(き)ました。
    I'm from China.
    Related:中華人民共和国

  2. Chūgoku region of western Honshu (incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi prefectures)

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:中国地方

  3. central part of a country; main region

  4. province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

Full entry for 中国

メール

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email — メール
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メール

meeru

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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  1. email

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    EXAMPLE
    今朝(けさ)トムからメールが来(き)ました。
    I received an email from Tom this morning.
    Related:電子メール

  2. mail (usu. in compound words); post

    Related:郵便

  3. message (sent over a chat application); (SMS) text

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism

  4. male

    Related:男性,雄

Full entry for メール

最
初
さい
しょ

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beginning; outset; first; onset — 最初
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最
初
さい
しょ

saisho

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JLPT N4
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の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)
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  1. beginning; outset; first; onset

    EXAMPLE
    最初(さいしょ)から始(はじ)めよう。
    Let's begin at the beginning.

Full entry for 最初

以
外
い
がい

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以
外
い
がい

igai

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun

  1. with the exception of; excepting

    EXAMPLE
    ジム以外(いがい)全員(ぜんいん)が来(き)た。
    With the exception of Jim, everybody came.

Full entry for 以外

結
局
けっ
きょく

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結
局
けっ
きょく

kekkyoku

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3

  1. after all; in the end; ultimately; eventually

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)は結局(けっきょく)失敗(しっぱい)した。
    He failed after all.

  2. conclusion; end

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    EXAMPLE
    結局(けっきょく)我々(われわれ)は妥協(だきょう)した。
    In the end we reached a compromise.
    Related:結局のところ

  3. end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Related:終局

Full entry for 結局

観
かん

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look; appearance — 観
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観
かん

kan

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Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix

  1. look; appearance

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

  2. spectacle; sight

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

  3. observation meditation

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

  4. outlook on ...; view of ...

Full entry for 観

明
日
あ
した

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明
日
あ
した

ashita

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
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
Genki Ch. 3
Appears in chapter 3 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 3
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)

  1. tomorrow

Full entry for 明日

外
国
がい
こく

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foreign country — 外国
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外
国
がい
こく

gaikoku

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 11
Appears in chapter 11 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 11
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
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  1. foreign country

    EXAMPLE
    外国(がいこく)へ行(い)ったことがありますか？
    Have you ever been to a foreign country?

Full entry for 外国

夏
なつ

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summer — 夏
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夏
なつ

natsu

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 8
Appears in chapter 8 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 8
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. summer

    EXAMPLE
    夏(なつ)が来(き)た。
    Summer has come.

Full entry for 夏

先
ほど
さき

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先
ほど
さき

sakihodo

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)

  1. a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

Full entry for 先ほど

バス

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bus — バス
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バス

basu

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 5
Appears in chapter 5 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 5
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. bus

Full entry for バス

警
察
けい
さつ

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police — 警察
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警
察
けい
さつ

keisatsu

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Genki Ch. 21
Appears in chapter 21 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 21
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.

  1. police

  2. police officer

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:警察官

  3. police station

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:警察署

Full entry for 警察

どうも

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どうも

doumo

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 2
Appears in chapter 2 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 2

  1. thank you; thanks

    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:どうも有難う

  2. much (thanks); very (sorry); quite (regret)

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb

  3. quite; really; mostly

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb

  4. somehow

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb

Full entry for どうも

応
援
おう
えん

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aid; assistance; help; reinforcement; rooting; barracking; support; cheering — 応援
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応
援
おう
えん

ouen

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
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. aid; assistance; help; reinforcement; rooting; barracking; support; cheering

    EXAMPLE
    どっちのチームを応援(おうえん)しているの？
    Which team are you rooting for?

Full entry for 応援

役
やく

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役
やく

yaku

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

  1. role; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service

  2. position (of responsibility); post; office

  3. part (in a play, film, etc.); role; character

  4. scoring combination (in mahjong, card games, etc.); meld; hand; yaku

Full entry for 役

電
車
でん
しゃ

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train; electric train — 電車
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電
車
でん
しゃ

densha

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Genki Ch. 6
Appears in chapter 6 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 6
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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  1. train; electric train

    EXAMPLE
    電車(でんしゃ)で行(い)こう。
    Let's go by train.

Full entry for 電車

春
はる

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spring; springtime — 春
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春
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
Appears in chapter 10 of the Genki textbook
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
    春(はる)が来(き)た。
    Spring has come.

  2. New Year

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

  4. adolescence; puberty

  5. sexuality

Full entry for 春

副
ふく

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副
ふく

fuku

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

  1. assistant; associate; vice-; sub-; deputy; substitute; auxiliary; supplementary; additional; collateral

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix

  2. duplicate; copy

  3. adverb

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:副詞

Full entry for 副

次
第
し
だい

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次
第
し
だい

shidai

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  1. depending on

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix

  2. as soon as; immediately (upon)

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix

  3. in accordance with

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix

  4. order; program; programme; precedence

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

  5. circumstances; course of events; reason

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

Full entry for 次第

冬
ふゆ

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winter — 冬
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冬
ふゆ

fuyu

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 8
Appears in chapter 8 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 8
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. winter

    EXAMPLE
    寒(さむ)い冬(ふゆ)が来(き)た。
    Cold winter came on.

Full entry for 冬

自
信
じ
しん

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自
信
じ
しん

jishin

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
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. self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)は勝(か)てると自信満々(じしんまんまん)だ。
    If he wins he will gain self-confidence.

Full entry for 自信

毎
年
まい
とし

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毎
年
まい
とし

maitoshi

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JLPT N4
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N4
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)

  1. every year; yearly; annually

Full entry for 毎年

こんなに

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こんなに

konnani

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Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb

  1. so; like this; in this way

    Related:こんな

Full entry for こんなに

先
週
せん
しゅう

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先
週
せん
しゅう

senshuu

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JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
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Genki Ch. 4
Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)

  1. last week; the week before

Full entry for 先週

郵
便
ゆう
びん

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郵
便
ゆう
びん

yuubin

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

  1. mail service; postal service; mail; post

  2. mail; postal matter; postal items

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:郵便物

Full entry for 郵便

何故
なぜ

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why; how — 何故
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何故
なぜ

naze

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Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
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  1. why; how

    EXAMPLE
    何故(なぜ)そう思(おも)うの？
    Why do you think so?

Full entry for 何故

自
治
体
じ
ち
たい

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自
治
体
じ
ち
たい

jichitai

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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. municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body

Full entry for 自治体

関
西
かん
さい

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Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures — 関西
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関
西
かん
さい

kansai

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

  1. Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures

  2. Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

Full entry for 関西

ショー

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ショー

shoo

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

  1. show

Full entry for ショー

昼
ひる

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noon; midday — 昼
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昼
ひる

hiru

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Common
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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Time
Dicover words to describe time
Time

  1. noon; midday

    EXAMPLE
    郵便(ゆうびん)は昼前(ひるまえ)に来(き)ます。
    The mail will arrive before noon.
    Related:御昼

  2. daytime

    EXAMPLE
    太陽(たいよう)は昼(ひる)に輝(かがや)き、月(つき)は夜(よる)に輝(かがや)く。
    The sun shines in the daytime and the moon at night.
    Related:御昼

  3. lunch

    EXAMPLE
    お昼(ひる)にしよう。
    Let's have lunch.
    Related:御昼

Full entry for 昼

票
ひょう

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票
ひょう

hyou

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

  1. vote; ballot

    Counter
    Counter
    Counter

  2. label; ticket; tag; stub

Full entry for 票

うん

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うん

un

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Genki Ch. 8
Appears in chapter 8 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 8
Interjection (kandoushi)
Interjection (kandoushi)
Interjection (kandoushi)

  1. yes; yeah; uh huh

  2. hum; hmmm; well; erm

  3. oof

Full entry for うん

又
また

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又
また

mata

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JLPT N2
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N2
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 20
Appears in chapter 20 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 20
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only

  1. again; once more; once again; another time; some other time

Full entry for 又

順
じゅん

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順
じゅん

jun

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  1. order; turn; sorting

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

  2. obedient; docile; submissive; meek

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

Full entry for 順

ううん

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ううん

uun

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Genki Ch. 8
Appears in chapter 8 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 8
Interjection (kandoushi)
Interjection (kandoushi)
Interjection (kandoushi)

  1. um; er; well

    Related:うん

  2. nuh-uh; no

  3. oof

    Related:うん

Full entry for ううん

徐
々
に
じょ
じょ

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徐
々
に
じょ
じょ

jojoni

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Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb

  1. gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

Full entry for 徐々に

大
半
たい
はん

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半
たい
はん

taihan

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2

  1. majority; more than half; most (of)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.

  2. mostly; largely; mainly; predominately; nearly

    Adv. noun
    Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
    Adv. noun

Full entry for 大半

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