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to die; to pass away — 死ぬ
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shinu

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Godan verb w/ ぬ ending
Godan verb with 'nu' ending
Godan verb w/ ぬ ending
Irregular ぬ verb
Irregular nu verb
Irregular ぬ verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
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  1. to die; to pass away

    EXAMPLE
    (わたし)()ぬのでしょうか。
    Am I going to die?
  2. to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead

  3. to cease; to stop

Full entry for 死ぬ

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mushi

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. no outs

Full entry for 無死

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da

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  1. be; is

    Copula
    Copula
    Copula
  2. did; (have) done

    Aux. verb
    Auxiliary verb
    Aux. verb
  3. please; do

    Aux. verb
    Auxiliary verb
    Aux. verb

Full entry for だ

だい

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dai

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  1. large; big; great; huge; vast; major; important; serious; severe

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix
    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. great; prominent; eminent; distinguished

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix
  3. -sized; as big as; the size of

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
  4. university

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
  5. large (e.g. serving size); large option

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  6. long month (i.e. having 31 days)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for 大

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white — 白
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しろ

shiro

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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Colour
Dicover words to describe colours
Colour
  1. white

    EXAMPLE
    (わたし)(いぬ)(しろ)い。
    My dog is white.
  2. innocence; innocent person

    EXAMPLE
    (かれ)(しろ)
    He's innocent
  3. blank space

  4. white go stone

  5. white dragon tile

  6. skewered grilled pig intestine

Full entry for 白

おとず

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otozure

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Noun (common)
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

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han

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  1. anti-

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix
  2. antithesis

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  3. fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for 反

おそ

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osore

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

Full entry for 恐れ

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to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet — 合う
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au

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Godan verb w/ う ending
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Godan verb w/ う ending
  1. to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet

    Intransitive verb
    Intransitive verb
    Intransitive verb
  2. to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct

    Intransitive verb
    Intransitive verb
    Intransitive verb
    EXAMPLE
    シートを自分(じぶん)()うように調整(ちょうせい)してください。
    Please adjust the seat to fit you.
  3. to be profitable; to be equitable

    Intransitive verb
    Intransitive verb
    Intransitive verb
  4. to do ... to each other; to do ... together

    Aux. verb
    Auxiliary verb
    Aux. verb

Full entry for 合う

にかけて

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にかけて

nikakete

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Expr.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Expr.
  1. till; to; over (a period); through (e.g. Monday through Thursday); about (approx. time or place); on

  2. concerning (an area of expertise)

  3. swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

Full entry for にかけて

かい
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ほう

kaihou

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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. release; unleashing; liberation; emancipation; setting free

  2. deallocation (of computer memory)

Full entry for 解放

リアル

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リアル

riaru

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JLPT N1
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  1. real; realistic; true to life

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    EXAMPLE
    あのときはリアルに()ぬかと(おも)った。
    At that time, I thought that I was going to die for real.
  2. serious; non-joking; earnest

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
  3. realtime blog

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
  4. real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

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

Full entry for リアル

しゅつ
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しゅつ
げん

shutsugen

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
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. appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

Full entry for 出現

にく
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the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique — 肉体
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にく
たい

nikutai

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

Full entry for 肉体

ぜん
ねん

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zennen

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Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)
  1. the preceding year; the previous year; last year

Full entry for 前年

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midashi

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JLPT N2
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. heading; headline; title; caption

  2. index

  3. headword

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for 見出し

げき

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げき

higeki

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JLPT N2
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play

    EXAMPLE
    悲劇(ひげき)突然(とつぜん)()こった。
    The tragedy happened suddenly.
  2. tragedy; calamity; disaster

Full entry for 悲劇

すい
てい

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てい

suitei

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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
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. presumption; assumption

  2. estimation

Full entry for 推定

ちょく
めん

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めん

chokumen

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  1. confrontation

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. to face; to confront; to encounter

    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 直面

ほう

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ほう

tahou

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  1. one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party

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

    Conjunction
    Conjunction
    Conjunction

Full entry for 他方

がん

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cancer — 癌
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がん

gan

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
  1. cancer

Full entry for 癌

おや

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おや

oyaji

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. one's father; old man; one's boss

Full entry for 親父

せい
じん

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じん

seijin

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup

  2. becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

    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 成人

じょ
おう

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queen — 女王
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じょ
おう

joou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. queen

  2. female champion

Full entry for 女王

ねむ

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ねむ

nemuri

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JLPT N3
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. sleep; sleeping

    EXAMPLE
    (すこ)(ねむ)りたい。
    I want to sleep a bit.
  2. inactivity

  3. death

Full entry for 眠り

せん
じょう

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せん
じょう

senjou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. battlefield; battleground

Full entry for 戦場

げき

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blow; shock; strike; damage — 打撃
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げき

dageki

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. blow; shock; strike; damage

  2. batting

Full entry for 打撃

じょ

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majo

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

Full entry for 魔女

ヒロイン

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ヒロイン

hiroin

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JLPT N2
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. heroine

Full entry for ヒロイン

のう

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のう

kunou

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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. (mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

Full entry for 苦悩

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yorudan

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. Jordan

Full entry for ヨルダン

はい

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lung — 肺
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はい

hai

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. lung

Full entry for 肺

くう
はく

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くう
はく

kuuhaku

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. blank space (in documents)

  2. vacuum; blank; void

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.

Full entry for 空白

ごう
もん

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もん

goumon

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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. torture

Full entry for 拷問

きょう
りゅう

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りゅう

kyouryuu

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. dinosaur

Full entry for 恐竜

ゆい
ごん

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ごん

yuigon

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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. will; testament; last request

Full entry for 遺言

ぼう

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mubou

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

Full entry for 無謀

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ukibori

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. relief; embossed carving

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  2. bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief

Full entry for 浮き彫り

きん
ぎょ

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goldfish — 金魚
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きん
ぎょ

kingyo

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. goldfish

Full entry for 金魚

けっ
かく

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かく

kekkaku

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. tuberculosis; tubercule

Full entry for 結核

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lion — 獅子
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shishi

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. lion

  2. left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine

Full entry for 獅子

うく
あや

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あや

ayauku

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Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
  1. barely; narrowly

  2. almost; nearly

Full entry for 危うく

るい

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るい

rui

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. base; bag; sack

  2. fortress; stronghold

Full entry for 塁

よう

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よう

youchi

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. infancy

  2. childish; infantile; immature; primitive

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

Full entry for 幼稚

びん
ぼう
にん

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ぼう
にん

binbounin

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent

Full entry for 貧乏人

ぜっ
ちょう

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ちょう

zetchou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. top (of a mountain); summit

  2. peak; height; zenith; climax

Full entry for 絶頂

ろう

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ろう

rouba

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. old woman

Full entry for 老婆

さん
らん

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sanran

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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. egg-laying; spawning

Full entry for 産卵

らか
やす

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やす

yasuraka

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful

Full entry for 安らか

ろう
ねん

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rounen

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

Full entry for 老年

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