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めし

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cooked rice — 飯
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めし

meshi

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Common
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Male term/lang.
Male term or language
Male term/lang.
  1. cooked rice

  2. meal; food

  3. one's living; livelihood

Full entry for 飯

まんま

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まんま

manma

JLPT N1
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N1
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Children's lang.
Children's language
Children's lang.
  1. cooked rice

Full entry for 飯

はん

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cooked rice — ご飯
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はん

gohan

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Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 4
Appears in chapter 4 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 4
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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Food
Food term
Food
  1. cooked rice

    EXAMPLE
    美味(おい)しいご(はん)
    Tasty rice
  2. meal

    EXAMPLE
    友達(ともだち)(ゆう)(はん)()べに()く。
    I am going to eat an evening meal with a friend.

Full entry for ご飯

あさ
はん

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breakfast — 朝ご飯
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あさ
はん

asagohan

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Common
JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
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 (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. breakfast

Full entry for 朝ご飯

ひる
はん

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lunch; midday meal — 昼ご飯
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ひる
はん

hirugohan

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Common
JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
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 (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. lunch; midday meal

Full entry for 昼ご飯

まんま

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まんま

omanma

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

  2. meal

Full entry for 御飯

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task — 出来る
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dekiru

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Common
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
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
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  1. to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task

    EXAMPLE
    あなたにはそれが出来(でき)るはずです。
    You should be able to do it
  2. to be ready; to be completed

    EXAMPLE
    やった!出来(でき)た!
    Woop! I completed it!
  3. to be made; to be built

  4. to be good at; to be permitted (to do)

    EXAMPLE
    数学(すうがく)出来(でき)るようになるための方法(ほうほう)
    Ways to become good at maths
  5. to become intimate; to take up (with somebody)

  6. to grow; to be raised

    EXAMPLE
    今年(ことし)(こめ)がよく出来(でき)
    The rice grew well this year
  7. to become pregnant

    EXAMPLE
    (あか)ちゃんができた
    I have become pregnant

Full entry for 出来る

つく

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to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct — 作る
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つく

tsukuru

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Common
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Godan verb w/ る ending
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Godan verb w/ る ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
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  1. to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct

    EXAMPLE
    (たな)(つく)るつもりなの?
    Are you going to make a shelf?
  2. to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)

    EXAMPLE
    (はん)(つく)
    To prepare food
  3. to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train

    EXAMPLE
    この場所(ばしょ)野菜(やさい)(つく)るのに使(つか)っていいですか。
    Can I use this area to raise vegetables?
  4. to till

  5. to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write

  6. to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose

    EXAMPLE
    (かれ)にとって()()(つく)るのは簡単(かんたん)だ。
    It's easy for him to compose a good poem.
  7. to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found

Full entry for 作る

さん
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father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada — お父さん
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さん
とう

otousan

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Common
Genki Ch. 1
Appears in chapter 1 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 1
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  1. father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Honorific/respectful lang.
    Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
    Honorific/respectful lang.
    EXAMPLE
    (とう)さんによろしく。
    Say hello to your father for me.
  2. husband

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Honorific/respectful lang.
    Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
    Honorific/respectful lang.
  3. you; he; him

    Pronoun
    Pronoun
    Pronoun
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    EXAMPLE
    (ばん)(はん)ですよ、お(とう)さん。
    Dinner is ready, Father.

Full entry for お父さん

ばん

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evening; night — 晩
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ばん

ban

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  1. evening; night

    Adv. noun
    Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
    Adv. noun
    Noun (temporal)
    Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
    Noun (temporal)
  2. dinner; evening meal

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
  3. counter for nights

    Counter
    Counter
    Counter

Full entry for 晩

しる

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しる

shiru

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. juice; sap

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
  2. soup; broth

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
  3. (dipping) sauce

Full entry for 汁

しる

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miso soup — 味噌汁
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しる

misoshiru

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Common
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Food
Food term
Food
  1. miso soup

Full entry for 味噌汁

いっ
そう

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そう

issou

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Common
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. clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

Full entry for 一掃

ぜん

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small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs) — 膳
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ぜん

zen

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  1. small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. meal; food; serving

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  3. counter for bowlfuls of rice

    Counter
    Counter
    Counter
  4. counter for pairs of chopsticks

    Counter
    Counter
    Counter

Full entry for 膳

どこ

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どこ

nedoko

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom

Full entry for 寝床

ブラウン
かん

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ブラウン
かん

buraunkan

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Common
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube

Full entry for ブラウン管

おお

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おお

oomori

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. large serving; large portion

Full entry for 大盛り

きゅ
うり

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cucumber (Cucumis sativus) — 胡瓜
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きゅ
うり

kyuuri

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Common
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
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Food
Food term
Food
  1. cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

    EXAMPLE
    かっぱ()きの材料(ざいりょう)は、キュウリ、(しお)とご(はん)です。
    The ingredients for cucumber rolls are cucumber, salt and rice.

Full entry for 胡瓜

しょく
へん

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kanji "food" radical at left — 食偏
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しょく
へん

shokuhen

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Radical
Kanji radicals
Radical
  1. kanji "food" radical at left

Full entry for 食偏

メッシー
くん

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メッシー
くん

messhiikun

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Slang
Slang
Slang
  1. man used by a woman to pay for her meals

Full entry for メッシー君

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ってのは

ttenoha

Expr.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Expr.
  1. means; is; as for

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