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Kanji Usefulness Level 2 1-100 Vocab

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ひ と り ご と 0 ひ と り ご と 4
Most common form: ひとりごと
noun
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
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げ ん ご 1
noun
language  (linguistics terminology)
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む ご ん 0
noun
silence
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こ と ば 3
noun
1. language; dialect  (see also: 言語)
2. word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark  (see also: 単語)
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い う 0
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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た づ な 0
bridle; reins
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せ ん し ゅ 1
noun
player (in game); team member
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て 1
noun
1. hand; arm  (see also: お手:おて; occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2. forepaw; foreleg  (see also: お手:おて; colloquialism)
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は で 2
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy; ostentatious
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じ ょ う ず 3
1. skill; skillful; dexterity  (opposite: 下手)
noun
2. flattery
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し ぜ ん 0
noun
1. nature
2. natural; spontaneous
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じ ぶ ん 0
1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
2. I; me
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み ず か ら 1
noun
1. oneself
2. for one's self; personally
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か ん じ ゃ 0
noun
(a) patient
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い し ゃ 0
noun
(medical) doctor; physician  (see also: お医者さん; pol. お医者さん; sensitive)
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わ か も の 0
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
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こ と が ら 0 こ と が ら 4
Most common form: 事がら
noun
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
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し ご と 0
1. work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task
2. work  (physics terminology)
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し そ う 0
noun
thought; idea; ideology
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お も う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe  (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
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え 1
noun
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)  (archaic)
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か い し ゃ 0
noun
1. company; corporation
2. workplace
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こ が い し ゃ 2
noun
subsidiary (company)
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あ う 1
Most common form: あう
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to meet; to encounter; to see  (逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos, 遭う may have an undesirable nuance)
2. to have an accident; to have a bad experience  (esp. 遭う when in kanji; often written with kana only)
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や ち ん 1
noun
rent
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か ぞ く 1
family; members of a family
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ぶ ん け 0
branch family
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い え で 0
running away from home; leaving home
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も く て き 0
noun
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
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ま と 0
noun
mark; target
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し か た 0
noun
way; method; means; resource; course
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ほ う ほ う 0
noun
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
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い っ ぽ う 3
noun
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
conjunction
2. on the one hand; on the other hand  (see also: 他方)
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ゆ う が た 0
Most common form: 夕がた
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
evening; dusk  (see also: 明け方)
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じ し ん 0
noun
earthquake
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ち ず 1
noun
map
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こ こ ち 0
noun
1. feeling; sensation; mood
suffix
2. sensation of doing (usu. after -masu stem of verb)  (read as ごこち)
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め ん ぼ く 0
noun
1. face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity; credit
2. appearance; look
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め だ つ 2
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be conspicuous; to stand out
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ま の あ た り 3 ま の あ た り 0
expression, adverb
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
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ま じ め 0
diligent; serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
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ば し ょ 0
noun
1. place; location; spot; position
2. room; space
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こ う じ ょ う 3
noun
factory; plant; mill; workshop
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し ろ 2
noun
1. substitution
2. material
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じ だ い 0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), noun
1. period; epoch; era; age
2. the times; those days
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こ う た い 0
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.); taking turns
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よ よ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
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か わ り 0
Most common form: 代り
1. substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing
2. stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor
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し り つ 1
private (establishment)  (see also: 市立; わたくしりつ spoken to avoid confusion with 市立)
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わ た し 0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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た つ 1
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stand; to rise; to stand up  (this meaning is restricted to form 立つ, たつ)
2. to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position)  (this meaning is restricted to form 立つ, たつ)
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せ い り つ 0
noun
1. coming into existence; arrangements; establishment; conclusion; completion
2. to come into existence; to be true; to hold (i.e. hold true)
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り っ ぱ 0 り っ ぱ 3
1. splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
2. praiseworthy; creditable; worthy
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こ ん り ゅ う 0
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
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た ち ば 3 た ち ば 1
noun
standpoint; position; situation
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た て も の 2 た て も の 3
noun
building
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ど う ぶ つ 0
noun
animal
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に も つ 1
noun
1. luggage; baggage; package  (see also: 御荷物)
2. burden  (see also: 足まとい)
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ぶ っ し つ 0
noun
1. material; substance
2. matter  (physics terminology)
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く だ も の 2
noun
fruit
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さ な だ 0
noun
plait; braid
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す い で ん 0
noun
(water-filled) paddy field
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た 1
noun
rice field
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い な か 0
1. rural area; countryside; the sticks  (sensitive)
2. hometown
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か ら だ 0
Most common form: 身体
1. body  (see also: 身体; からだ is a gikun reading of 身体)
noun
2. torso; trunk
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い っ た い 0
1. ...the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ...in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ...on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")  (before an interrogative, forms an emphatic question)
noun
2. one object; one body; unity
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て い さ い 0
noun
1. (outward) appearance
2. (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; style
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う ご き 3
noun
1. movement; move; motion
2. trend; development; change; fluctuation
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じ ん じ ゃ 1
noun
Shinto shrine
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や し ろ 1
noun
shrine (usually Shinto)
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し る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise
2. to notice; to feel
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ち し き 1
noun
knowledge; information
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り ょ う り 1
1. cooking; cookery; cuisine
2. dealing with something; handling; administration; management  (nuance of doing it easily)
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お な じ 0
noun or verb acting prenominally, noun
1. same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike
2. (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case
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ど う じ 0 ど う じ 1
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together  (see also: 同時に)
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ま ご こ ろ 2
noun
sincerity; devotion
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し ん ぱ い 0
1. worry; concern; anxiety
2. care; help; aid; assistance
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よ う じ ん 1
care; precaution; guarding; caution
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こ こ ろ 3 こ こ ろ 2
noun
1. mind; heart; spirit
2. the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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し ゅ っ ぱ つ 0
departure
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は っ け ん 0
discovery; detection; finding
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は つ お ん 0
pronunciation
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ほ っ そ く 0
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
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つ く る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct  (造る usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc. 創る usu. for creating)
2. to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
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さ く ひ ん 0
noun
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
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さ ぎ ょ う 1
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
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さ っ か 0
noun
author; writer; novelist; artist
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て づ く り 2
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
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あ ら た 1
new; fresh; novel
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あ た ら し い 4
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
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に い づ ま 0
noun
new wife
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せ い き 1
noun
century; era
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せ か い 1
noun
1. the world; society; the universe
2. sphere; circle; world
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よ の な か 2
expression, noun
society; the world; the times
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は っ と 1 は っ と 0
noun
law; ban; prohibition; ordinance
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こ ん ど 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. this time; now
2. next time; another time; shortly; soon
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し た く 0
Most common form: したく
preparation; arrangements
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た び た び 0
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently  (often written with kana only)
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あ き ら か 2
obvious; evident; clear; plain
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せ つ め い 0
explanation; exposition
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み ょ う じ ょ う 0
noun
1. morning star; Venus  (see also: 金星)
2. preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)
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よ あ け 3
noun
dawn; daybreak
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あ か る い 0 あ か る い 3
1. bright; colourful
2. cheerful
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あ し た 3
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. tomorrow
2. near future  (this meaning is restricted to reading あす)
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ち か ら づ よ い 5
1. powerful; strong; forceful; vigorous
2. reassuring; encouraging
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ど り ょ く 1
great effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; effort
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り き が く 2 り き が く 0
noun
mechanics; dynamics
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い み 1
meaning; significance
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よ う い 1
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
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も ち い る 3 も ち い る 0
Most common form: もちいる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
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ほ っ す 0
noun
high priest
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し ゅ よ う 0
chief; main; principal; major
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ぼ う ず 1
noun
1. Buddhist priest; bonze
2. close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head
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じ ぬ し 0
noun
landlord; landowner
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お も に 1
mainly; primarily
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ゆ う ず う 0
1. lending (money); finance
2. adaptability; versatility; flexibility; accommodation
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ふ つ う 0
1. general; ordinary; usual
2. normally; generally; usually
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つ や 1
noun
all-night vigil over a body; wake  (see also: 御通夜)
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と お る 1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of
2. to run (between); to operate (between); to connect  (of public transport)
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noun (suffix)
1. in accordance with; following
2. roughly; about
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か よ う 0
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between
2. to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent
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ふ み 1
noun
letter; writings
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ぶ ん か 1
noun
1. culture; civilization; civilisation
2. Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
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ち ゅ う も ん 0
order; request
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も じ 1
noun
1. letter (of alphabet); character
2. literal
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や ね 1
noun
roof
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お く じ ょ う 0
noun
rooftop  (see also: 屋上庭園)
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へ や 2
noun
1. room; chamber
2. apartment; flat; pad
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ご う 1
noun
karma (i.e. actions committed in a former life)  (see also: 果報; Buddhist term)
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し わ ざ 0
noun
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
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い じ 1
maintenance; preservation; improvement
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も つ 1
1. to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
2. to possess; to have; to own
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み ち 0
Most common form: 路
noun
1. road; street; way; path; course; route; lane
2. distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways")
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ど う ろ 1
noun
road; highway
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し ん と う 1
noun
Shinto; Shintoism
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な か み 2
contents; interior; substance; filling; (sword) blade
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ふ あ ん 0
anxiety; uneasiness; insecurity; suspense
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ぶ き み 0 ぶ き み 1
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
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く ち 0
noun
1. mouth
2. opening; hole; gap; orifice
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じ ん こ う 0
noun
1. population
2. common talk
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く ち ょ う 0
noun
tone (e.g. of voice, etc.); (verbal) expression
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で ぐ ち 1
noun
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; leak; vent  (see also: 入り口)
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た し ょ う 0
1. more or less; somewhat; a little; a few; some
noun
2. amount; quantity
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お お い 1 お お い 2
many; numerous
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ぶ ん や 1
noun
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
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の 1
noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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さ ん こ う 0
reference; consultation  (see also: 参考にする)
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か ん が え 3
noun
1. thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept
2. idea; notion; imagination
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か い し 0
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
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あ け る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock  (this meaning is restricted to form 開ける)
2. to open (for business, etc.)  (this meaning is restricted to form 開ける)
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ひ ら く 2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack
2. to bloom; to unfold; to spread out
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き ょ う し つ 0
noun
1. classroom
2. department; laboratory
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お そ わ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be taught (by); to learn from
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お し え 0
noun
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
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こ の え 0
noun
Imperial Guards
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さ い き ん 0
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
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ち か い 2
near; close; short (distance)
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み ぢ か 0
near oneself; close to one; familiar
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と ん や 0
noun
wholesale store
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も ん だ い 0
noun
1. question (e.g. on a test); problem
2. problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
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と う 0 と う 1
Godan verb with `u' ending (special class), transitive verb
1. to ask; to inquire
2. to charge (e.g. with a crime); to accuse
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し ょ う ご 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
noon; mid-day
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せ い し き 0
due form; official; formality
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た だ し い 3
1. right; correct
2. proper; righteous; just; honest; truthful; lawful
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ま っ か 3
1. bright red; deep red; flushed (of face)
2. downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
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し ゃ し ん 0
noun
1. photograph; photo; picture; snapshot; snap
2. movie  (see also: 活動写真)
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ま ん な か 0
noun
middle; centre; center; mid-way
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あ じ 0
1. flavor; flavour; taste
2. charm; style
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ぶ じ 0
safety; peace; quietness  (see also: 無事に)
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む り 1
1. unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
2. impossible
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だ い な し 0
Most common form: 台なし
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
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す く な い 3
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
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し ょ う ね ん 0
noun
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
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す こ し 2
adverb, noun
1. small quantity; little; few; something
2. little while
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か い が い 1
foreign; abroad; overseas
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う み 1
noun
sea; ocean; waters
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こ ぎ っ て 2
noun
cheque; check
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た い せ つ 0
1. important; necessary; indispensable
2. beloved; precious; dear; cherished; valuable
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い っ さ い 1
noun, 'no' adjective, noun (suffix)
1. all; everything; the whole; lock, stock, and barrel
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
2. absolutely not (with negative); without exception; entirely not
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き る 1
suffix, 'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
2. to sever (connections, ties)  (see also: 縁を切る)
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う ら ぎ る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
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ふ み き り 0
Most common form: 踏切り
noun
1. railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing; level crossing
2. starting line; scratch
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き っ ぷ 0
noun
ticket
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お も い 0
1. heavy; weighty; massive  (opposite: 軽い)
2. heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy
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じ ゅ う よ う 0
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
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き ち ょ う 0
precious; valuable
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suffix, counter
-fold; -ply  (see also: 重; counter for layers in the hito-futa-mi counting system)
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か さ ね る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to pile up; to put something on top of another; to stack up
2. to repeat many times over; to go through something repeatedly
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し ゅ う ち ゅ う 0
concentration; convergence; centralization; integration; gathering together
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あ つ め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to collect; to assemble; to gather
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つ ど う 2
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
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か い い ん 0
noun
member; the membership
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こ う え ん 0
noun
(public) park
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お お や け 0
public; open; formal; official; governmental
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え い が 1 え い が 0
movie; film
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け い か く 0
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
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か っ き て き 0
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
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し ぬ 0
godan verb, irregular nu verb, intransitive verb
1. to die; to pass away  (sensitive)
2. to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead
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あ ん ぜ ん 0
1. safety  (opposite: 危険)
2. security
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や す い 2
Most common form: やすい
1. cheap; inexpensive
2. calm; peaceful; quiet  (this meaning is restricted to form 安い)
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し た し い 3
intimate; close (e.g. friend)
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り ょ う し ん 1
noun
parents; both parents
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お や じ 0 お や じ 1
noun
one's father; old man; one's boss
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し い る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to force; to compel; to coerce
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べ ん き ょ う 0
1. study
2. diligence
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ご う と う 0
noun
1. robber; mugger
2. robbery; burglary
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つ よ い 2
1. strong; powerful; mighty; potent
2. resistant; resilient; durable  (... に強い)
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む り じ い 0 む り じ い 3
compulsion; insistence; pressure; extortion
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し よ う 0
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
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つ か う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate  (see also: 人使い)
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あ さ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
morning
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ち ょ う し ょ く 0
noun
breakfast
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け さ 1
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
this morning
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き ゅ う じ 1
1. waiting on a table; serving (at dinner)
noun
2. waiter; waitress; waitperson; server; cabin boy; bellboy; page; pageboy
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つ か え る 3 つ か え る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to serve; to work for; to attend
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じ ょ う き ょ う 0
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
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け い ひ ん 0 け い ひ ん 1
noun
Tokyo and Yokohama
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あ し 2
noun
1. foot  (esp. 足)
2. leg  (esp. 脚,肢)
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ふ そ く 0
insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth  (opposite: 満足)
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ま ん ぞ く 1
1. satisfaction; contentment; complacency  (see also: 不満, 不満足)
2. sufficient; enough; adequate; proper  (opposite: 不足)
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た り る 0 た り る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be sufficient; to be enough  (see also: 取るに足りない; in the form verb に足りる)
2. to be worth doing; to be worthy
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し ゅ っ ぴ ん 0
exhibit; display; putting something up for sale
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て じ な 1
noun
sleight of hand; conjuring trick; magic; juggling
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し な も の 0
noun
goods; article; thing
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つ く 1
Most common form: つく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to arrive at; to reach
2. to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)  (see also: 席に着く)
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と う ち ゃ く 0
arrival
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ち ゃ っ こ う 0
start of (construction) work
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し ゅ う ち ゃ く 0
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
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き る 0 き る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on
2. to bear (guilt, etc.)
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べ っ そ う 3
noun
holiday house; villa
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わ か れ 3
noun
parting; separation; farewell; (lateral) branch; fork; offshoot; division; section
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と く べ つ 0
special
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お と 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. sound; noise; report
2. note  (music term)
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か ん の ん 0
noun
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
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ほ ん ね 0
noun
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks  (opposite: 建前)
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お ん が く 1
noun
music; musical movement
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ふ く い ん 0
1. good news
2. gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
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が ん ね ん 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
first year (of a specific reign)
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げ ん き 1
1. lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited
2. healthy; well; fit; in good health
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じ も と 0 じ も と 3
noun
1. home area; home town
2. local
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と く に 1
particularly; especially
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と っ き ゅ う 0
noun
1. limited express (train, faster than an express)  (see also: 特別急行; abbreviation)
2. great hurry
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か ざ ぐ る ま 1 か ざ ぐ る ま 0
noun
1. pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy)  (this meaning is restricted to reading かざぐるま)
2. windmill
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た い ふ う 3
noun
typhoon; hurricane
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せ ん ぷ う き 3
Most common form: 扇風器
noun
electric fan
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ふ ろ 2 ふ ろ 1
noun
1. bath; bathtub  (see also: お風呂)
2. bathroom; bathhouse
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か ぜ 0
noun
1. wind; breeze; draught; draft
noun, noun (prefix)
2. manner; behaviour; behavior  (see also: 風)
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か ぜ 1 か ぜ 0
noun
common cold; cold; influenza; flu; ague
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よ な か 3
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
midnight; dead of night
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こ ん や 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
this evening; tonight
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よ る 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
evening; night
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す く 0
Most common form: すく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty
2. to be hungry  (see also: お腹が空く)
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く う き 1
noun
1. air; atmosphere
2. mood; situation  (see also: 空気を読む)
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か ら 2
Most common form: から
emptiness; vacuum; blank
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そ ら 1
noun
1. sky; the air; the heavens
2. weather
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あ き 0
Most common form: あき
noun
1. space; room; emptiness; gap
2. opening; vacancy; empty seat
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あ お ぞ ら 3
noun
blue sky
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あ き ま 0
vacancy; room for rent or lease
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う む 1
noun
1. existence or nonexistence; presence or absence  (see also: 有り無し)
2. consent or refusal; yes or no
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あ り さ ま 2 あ り さ ま 0
noun
state; condition; circumstances; the way things are or should be; truth
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え ん ぎ 0
noun
1. omen; sign of luck
2. origin; causation  (see also: 因果関係)
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き げ ん 1
origin; beginning; rise
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お こ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to occur; to happen
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う ん ど う 0
1. exercise; physical training; work-out
2. appeal; campaign; drive; crusade; movement; lobbying
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は こ ぶ 0 は こ ぶ 3
'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to carry; to transport; to move; to convey
2. to come; to go  (see also: 足を運ぶ; usu. as お運びになる, お運び下さる, etc.; honorific)
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ら く 1
'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
1. comfort; ease
noun
2. raku pottery  (see also: 楽焼き; abbreviation)
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が っ き 0
musical instrument
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ら っ か ん 0
optimism
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た の し い 3
enjoyable; fun
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か ぐ ら 1
noun
ancient Shinto music and dancing
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と く し ょ く 0
noun
1. characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; personal colour
2. spot color (in printing)
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け し き 1
scenery; scene; landscape
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い ろ 2
noun
1. colour; color
2. complexion
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ひ が え り 0 ひ が え り 4
Most common form: ひがえり
day trip
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き こ く 0
return to one's country
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か え り 3
noun
return; coming back
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あ る く 2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to walk
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ほ ど う 0
noun
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
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さ ん ぽ 0
walk; stroll
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ぶ あ い 0
noun
rate; ratio; commission; percentage; poundage
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ふ 0
noun
pawn  (see also: 歩兵; shogi term; abbreviation)
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あ ゆ む 2
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to walk; to go on foot
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ぞ う お 1
hatred
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あ く ま 1
noun
1. devil; demon; fiend
2. Satan; the Devil  (see also: サタン; in Christianity and Judaism)
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あ っ か 0
Most common form: あっ化
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
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わ る い 2
1. bad; poor; inferior
2. evil; sinful
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せ び ろ 0
noun
business suit  (perhaps from "civil clothes" or "Savile Row")
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こ う こ く 0
advertisement
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ひ ろ い 2
spacious; vast; wide
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て ん い ん 0
shop assistant; employee; clerk; salesperson
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み せ 2
noun
store; shop; establishment; restaurant  (orig. an abbr. of 店棚, 見世棚)
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ま ち 2
noun
1. town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
2. street; road
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し ち ょ う そ ん 2
noun
cities, towns and villages; municipalities
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す む 1
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide  (see also: 棲む)
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じ ゅ う し ょ 1
noun
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
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す ま い 0
Most common form: 住い
dwelling; house; residence; address
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う る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to sell
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は つ ば い 0
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
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こ う り 0
retail
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き た い 0
expectation; anticipation; hope
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ま つ 1
'tsu' godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1. to wait  (this meaning is restricted to form 待つ)
2. to await; to look forward to; to anticipate
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こ だ い 1
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
ancient times
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ふ る い 0
old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article
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な ご や 1
noun
Nagoya (city)
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