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たね

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たね

tane

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kind; variety; quality; tone

    EXAMPLE
    彼女(かのじょ)はある(たね)天才(てんさい)です。
    She is a kind of genius.
  2. material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject; theme; (news) copy

    EXAMPLE
    そんなことをすれば(わら)いものの(たね)なるよ。
    If you do that, you're going to subject yourself to ridicule.
  3. ingredient; leaven (bread); main ingredient of a sushi

  4. cause; source

    EXAMPLE
    それが(かれ)苦労(くろう)(たね)だった。
    That was the source of his troubles.
  5. trick; secret; magician's trick; inside story

  6. paternal blood; lineage

  7. 10-point card (in hanafuda); tane; animal card

    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only

Full entry for 種

しゅ

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しゅ

shu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix
  1. kind; variety

  2. (biological) species

  3. (logical) species

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for 種

くさ

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くさ

kusa

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. cause; seed; origin

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
  2. variety; kind

  3. counter for varieties

    Counter
    Counter
    Counter

Full entry for 種

てき

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てき

shiteki

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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. pointing out; identification

Full entry for 指摘

いろ

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colour; hue; tint; tinge; shade — 色
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いろ

iro

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Genki Ch. 9
Appears in chapter 9 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 9
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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Appears in the "Kumadex Introductory Japanese Vocab" eBook
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Colour
Dicover words to describe colours
Colour
  1. colour; hue; tint; tinge; shade

    EXAMPLE
    どんな(いろ)()き?
    What color do you like?
  2. complexion; skin colour

    EXAMPLE
    顔色(かおいろ)いいね。
    You have a nice complexion.
  3. look (on one's face); expression

  4. appearance; air; feeling

  5. personality; character

  6. tone (of one's voice, etc.); tune; sound; ring

    EXAMPLE
    バイオリンの音色(ねいろ)はとても(うつく)しい。
    The sound of the violin is very sweet.
  7. love; lust; sensuality; love affair

Full entry for 色

どう

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movement; transfer; migration; removal; travel — 移動
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どう

idou

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
  1. movement; transfer; migration; removal; travel

    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
  2. mobile; moving; traveling; travelling; roving

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

Full entry for 移動

エネルギー

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エネルギー

enerugii

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

    EXAMPLE
    (ねつ)はエネルギーの(いっ)(しゅ)である。
    Heat is a form of energy.
  2. energy; strength; power; stamina; get-up-and-go

  3. energy source; energy resource

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    EXAMPLE
    エネルギー資源(しげん)不足(ふそく)してきた。
    Energy resources are running short.
  4. food energy; calories

Full entry for エネルギー

おとず

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おとず

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

のう
みん

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farmer; peasant — 農民
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のう
みん

noumin

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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. farmer; peasant

Full entry for 農民

しゅ
りゅう

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しゅ
りゅう

shuryuu

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. mainstream; commonplace

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  2. main course (of a river); main stream

Full entry for 主流

こん
ごう

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こん
ごう

kongou

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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. mixing; mixture; meld

  2. miscegenation

Full entry for 混合

ねん
しょう

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ねん
しょう

nenshou

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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. burning; combustion

Full entry for 燃焼

せい
とう

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せい
とう

seitou

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. legitimate; orthodox; traditional

Full entry for 正統

じつ

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fruit; nut; berry — 果実
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じつ

kajitsu

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Food
Food term
Food
  1. fruit; nut; berry

  2. fruits; profit

Full entry for 果実

こく
もつ

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grain; cereal; corn — 穀物
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こく
もつ

kokumotsu

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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. grain; cereal; corn

Full entry for 穀物

ふん

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eruption; volcanic eruption — 噴火
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ふん

funka

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JLPT N1
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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. eruption; volcanic eruption

Full entry for 噴火

ちょう

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ちょう

hachou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. wavelength

Full entry for 波長

たい
ぼく

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large tree — 大木
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たい
ぼく

taiboku

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. large tree

Full entry for 大木

レパートリー

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レパートリー

repaatorii

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. repertoire; repertory

Full entry for レパートリー

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

ゆう
じゅう
だん

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ゆう
じゅう
だん

yuujuufudan

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
Yojijukugo
Yojijukugo
Yojijukugo
  1. indecisiveness; shilly-shally; irresolution; vacillation; indecision

Full entry for 優柔不断

モンキー

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モンキー

monkii

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. monkey

Full entry for モンキー

ねた

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ねた

neta

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JLPT N1
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. material (for a story, article, etc.); information; news item

  2. joke; jest; (comedy) routine; made-up story

    EXAMPLE
    それは内輪(うちわ)ネタだ。
    It's an inside joke.
  3. proof; evidence

  4. (magician's) trick; secret

  5. ingredients

  6. (Internet) meme

    Slang
    Slang
    Slang

Full entry for ねた

エネ

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エネ

ene

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

Full entry for エネ

ベット

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ベット

betto

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. bet

  2. vet

Full entry for ベット

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