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ふね

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ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; seaplane — 船
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ふね

fune

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; seaplane

Full entry for 船

せん
いん

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せん
いん

sen'in

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

Full entry for 船員

しょう
ひん

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ひん

shouhin

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

    EXAMPLE
    商品(しょうひん)(ふね)輸送(ゆそう)された。
    The goods were transported by ship.

Full entry for 商品

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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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

とお

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far away; distant; at a distance; distant place; by far — 遠く
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とお

tooku

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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 (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. far away; distant; at a distance; distant place; by far

Full entry for 遠く

そこ

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そこ

soko

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. bottom; sole

    EXAMPLE
    (そこ)()ってくれ。
    Grab the bottom.

Full entry for 底

みなと

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harbour; harbor; port — 港
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みなと

minato

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. harbour; harbor; port

    EXAMPLE
    (ふね)(みなと)()いた。
    The ships reached port.

Full entry for 港

じょ
じょ

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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

おき

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おき

oki

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. open sea

  2. Okinawa

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for 沖

そう

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そう

yusou

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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. transport; transportation

    EXAMPLE
    商品(しょうひん)(ふね)輸送(ゆそう)された。
    The goods were transported by ship.

Full entry for 輸送

なか

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なか

mannaka

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JLPT N4
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

Full entry for 真ん中

ランド

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ランド

rando

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. land

Full entry for ランド

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hikiage

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. pulling up; drawing up; salvage; re-flotation

  2. raising; increase; upward revision

  3. repatriation; evacuation

Full entry for 引き上げ

とう
せい

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とう
せい

tousei

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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. regulation; control

Full entry for 統制

たい
へい
よう

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へい
よう

taiheiyou

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. Pacific Ocean

Full entry for 太平洋

かい
じょう

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かい
じょう

kaijou

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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. on the sea; surface of the sea

Full entry for 海上

ばく

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desert — 砂漠
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ばく

sabaku

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

    EXAMPLE
    夕闇(ゆうやみ)砂漠(さばく)をつつんだ。
    Dusk fell over the desert.

Full entry for 砂漠

おう
だん

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crossing; traversing — 横断
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おう
だん

oudan

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JLPT N2
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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. crossing; traversing

  2. traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west)

  3. cutting horizontally

Full entry for 横断

わた

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to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse — 渡す
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わた

watasu

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Godan verb w/ す ending
Godan verb with 'su' ending
Godan verb w/ す ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse

Full entry for 渡す

えら

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great; excellent; admirable; remarkable; distinguished; important; celebrated; famous; eminent — 偉い
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えら

erai

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N4
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  1. great; excellent; admirable; remarkable; distinguished; important; celebrated; famous; eminent

    Adj.
    Adjective (keiyoushi)
    Adj.
  2. very troublesome; awful; terrible

    Adj.
    Adjective (keiyoushi)
    Adj.
    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only
  3. tiring; tough

    Adj.
    Adjective (keiyoushi)
    Adj.
    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only
  4. very; extremely

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only
    Kansai-ben
    Kansai-ben
    Kansai-ben

Full entry for 偉い

たん
かん

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たん
かん

tanjikan

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Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)
  1. short time

Full entry for 短時間

しん

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route; course; path — 進路
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しん

shinro

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JLPT N3
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. route; course; path

    EXAMPLE
    (ふね)進路(しんろ)()えた。
    The ship changed its course.
  2. one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

Full entry for 進路

わん

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bay; gulf; inlet — 湾
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わん

wan

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix
  1. bay; gulf; inlet

Full entry for 湾

沿
えん
がん

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coast; shore; littoral — 沿岸
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沿
えん
がん

engan

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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. coast; shore; littoral

Full entry for 沿岸

じま

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じま

kojima

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. small island; islet

Full entry for 小島

ハーフ

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ハーフ

haafu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. half

  2. biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage

Full entry for ハーフ

もっ

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もっ

mokka

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Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)
  1. at present; now

Full entry for 目下

さき

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さき

saki

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland

Full entry for 崎

ちょう
りゅう

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ちょう
りゅう

chouryuu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. tide; tidal current

  2. tendency; drift; trend

Full entry for 潮流

レーダー

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レーダー

reedaa

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. radar

Full entry for レーダー

ムーン

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ムーン

muun

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. moon

Full entry for ムーン

ほっ
ぽう

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ほっ
ぽう

hoppou

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. the north; northward; northern direction

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  2. northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district

Full entry for 北方

かい
きょう

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かい
きょう

kaikyou

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait

Full entry for 海峡

こん
せき

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こん
せき

konseki

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

Full entry for 痕跡

ドック

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ドック

dokku

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. dock

  2. thorough physical examination

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for ドック

ちん
ぼつ

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ちん
ぼつ

chinbotsu

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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. sinking; foundering; going down; submersion

  2. getting dead drunk

    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
  3. having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties

    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
  4. staying in one place for a long time

    Slang
    Slang
    Slang

Full entry for 沈没

クイーン

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クイーン

kuiin

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

Full entry for クイーン

すい

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すい

suiro

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. waterway; canal; channel; watercourse; aqueduct

  2. swimming pool lane

Full entry for 水路

にゅう
こう

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にゅう
こう

nyuukou

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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. entry into port; arriving in harbor

Full entry for 入港

ひょう
りゅう

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ひょう
りゅう

hyouryuu

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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. drifting; drift; being adrift

Full entry for 漂流

ぼつ

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ぼつ

botsu

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  1. death

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
  2. rejection (of a manuscript, etc.)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
  3. lacking; without

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix

Full entry for 没

こう
こう

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こう
こう

koukou

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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. cruise; navigation; sailing

Full entry for 航行

せき
どう

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どう

sekidou

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

Full entry for 赤道

ねずみ

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mouse; rat — 鼠
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ねずみ

nezumi

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Animal
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Animal
  1. mouse; rat

    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only
  2. dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

Full entry for 鼠

ざい
もく

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lumber; timber — 材木
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ざい
もく

zaimoku

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. lumber; timber

Full entry for 材木

タンカー

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タンカー

tankaa

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. tanker

Full entry for タンカー

ゅっこう

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ゅっこう

shukkou

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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. departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail

Full entry for 出港

みょう
ちょう

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みょう
ちょう

myouchou

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Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)
  1. tomorrow morning

Full entry for 明朝

しん
ばん

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ばん

rashinban

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. compass

Full entry for 羅針盤

がん
ぺき

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quay; wharf; jetty — 岸壁
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がん
ぺき

ganpeki

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. quay; wharf; jetty

  2. steep cliff; cliff wall

Full entry for 岸壁

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