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rusu

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Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N4
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N4
Genki Ch. 21
Appears in chapter 21 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 21
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. absence; being away from home

    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.
    EXAMPLE
    留守(るす)かな?
    (I wonder if they're) away from home?
  2. house-sitting; house-sitter

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  3. being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

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はは

haha

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Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 7
Appears in chapter 7 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 7
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Humble lang.
Humble (kenjougo) language
Humble lang.
  1. mother

    EXAMPLE
    (はは)留守(るす)です。
    My mother isn't at home.

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せっ
かく

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せっ
かく

sekkaku

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Common
JLPT N3
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N3
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
  1. with trouble; at great pains

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  3. kind; generous

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    EXAMPLE
    折角(せっかく)()てくれたのに留守(るす)をしていてごめんね。
    I'm sorry that I wasn't home when you so kindly dropped by.
  4. specially; especially; expressly

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb

Full entry for 折角

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