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Kanji Usefulness Level 3 1-100 Vocab

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つ ご う 0 つ ご う 1
adverb, noun
1. circumstances; condition; convenience
2. to arrange; to manage
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が っ ぺ い 0
combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; merger; coalition; fusion; annexation; affiliation; incorporation
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か っ せ ん 0
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
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あ う 1
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet
2. to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct
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ば あ い 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
case; situation
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ぜ ん ぶ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
all; entire; whole; altogether
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ひ が ん 0 ひ が ん 2
noun
1. equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held)
2. Buddhist services during the equinoctial week  (see also: 彼岸会; abbreviation)
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か れ ら 1
they (usually male); them
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け い だ い 1
noun
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
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な い よ う 0
noun
subject; contents; matter; substance; detail; import
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う ち が わ 0
inside; interior; inner part  (opposite: 外側)
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Most common form: 子
noun
1. fruit; nut
2. seed
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じ じ つ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
fact; truth; reality
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じ っ さ い 0
1. practicality; practical
2. reality; actuality; actual conditions
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み の る 2
Most common form: みのる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to bear fruit; to ripen
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あ た り 1
Most common form: あたり
noun
1. hit
2. success
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ほ ん と う 0
1. truth; reality; actuality; fact
2. proper; right; correct; official
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て あ て 1
Most common form: 手当て
1. salary; pay; compensation; allowance (e.g. housing allowance); benefit; bonus  (esp. 手当)
2. medical care; treatment  (esp. 手当て)
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い く さ 3 い く さ 0
noun
1. war; battle; campaign; fight
2. troops; forces  (archaic)
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せ ん そ う 0
war
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た た か い 0
noun
battle; fight; struggle; conflict
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し ょ う ぶ ん 0
noun
nature; disposition
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じ ょ せ い 0
1. woman; female
2. feminine gender  (linguistics terminology; this meaning is restricted to reading じょせい)
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こ ん じ ょ う 1
will-power; guts; temper; nature; spirit
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は ん た い 0
Most common form: はんたい
1. opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissension
2. reverse; opposite; vice versa; contrast
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い っ つ い 0
pair; couple
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か か わ る 3 か か わ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be affected; to be influenced
2. to be concerned with; to have to do with
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か ん け い 0
1. relation; relationship; connection
2. participation; involvement; concern
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せ き 1
Most common form: せき
noun, noun (suffix)
1. barrier; gate  (this meaning is restricted to reading せき)
noun
2. seki (in go); mutual life  (usu. セキ)
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お お ぜ き 1
noun
ōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)  (sumo term)
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か ん じ ょ う 0
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
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よ て い 0
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation; estimate
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か ん じ ょ う 3
1. calculation; computation; counting; reckoning; count
2. bill; check; account; payment (of a bill); settlement (of an account)
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さ だ め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to decide; to establish; to determine
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ま つ り ご と 0
noun
rule; government
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せ い じ 0
noun
politics; government
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ひ ど り 0
Most common form: 日どり
noun
fixed date; appointed day
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し ゅ ざ い 0
1. news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media)
2. interview  (see also: 取材相手)
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と る 1
Most common form: とる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose
2. to steal  (see also: 盗る)
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と り ひ き 2
transactions; dealings; business
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と う ど り 0 と う ど り 4
noun
1. (bank) president
2. greenroom manager (in a theater)
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き ん じ ょ 1
neighbourhood; neighborhood
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と こ ろ 3 と こ ろ 0
noun, suffix
1. place; spot; scene; site  (also pronounced どころ when a suffix)
2. address  (often written with kana only)
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げ ん ざ い 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
now; current; present; present time; as of
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あ ら わ す 3
Most common form: 表す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to represent; to signify; to stand for  (esp. 表す, 表わす)
2. to reveal; to show; to display  (esp. 現す, 現わす)
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も っ と も 3
most; extremely
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さ い ご 1
1. last; end; conclusion; latest; most recent
expression
2. no sooner than; right after (often having negative consequences)  (after -tara form or -ta form followed by "ga")
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も よ り 0
nearest; neighbouring; neighboring; nearby
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け し ょ う 2
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
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ば け る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to turn oneself into; to transform oneself into
2. to disguise oneself as
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し み ん 1
noun
1. citizen; citizenry; public
2. city inhabitant; townspeople
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た み 1
noun
nation; people
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す も う 0
noun
1. sumo wrestling  (sumo term)
2. wrestler; rikishi  (see also: 相撲取り; sumo term; abbreviation)
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そ う だ ん 0
consultation; discussion
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し ゅ し ょ う 0
noun
Prime Minister; Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); Premier
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あ い て 3
noun
1. companion; partner; company
2. other party; addressee
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け ん ぽ う 1
constitution
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ま っ た く 0 ま っ た く 4
1. really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
2. indeed
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す べ て 1
Most common form: すべて
1. everything; all; the whole  (often written with kana only)
2. entirely; completely; wholly; all  (often written with kana only)
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じ ょ う ほ う 0
noun
1. information; news; intelligence; advices
2. information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
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む こ う 0 む こ う 2
noun
1. opposite side; other side; opposite direction
2. over there; that way; far away; beyond
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ほ う こ う 0
noun
1. direction; orientation; bearing; way
2. course (e.g. of action)
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ひ な た 0
noun
sunny place; in the sun
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た い ら 0
flatness; level; smooth; calm; plain; sitting tailor fashion
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へ い き ん 0
1. average; mean
2. balance; equilibrium
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び ょ う ど う 0
equality; impartiality; evenness
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ひ ら が な 3 ひ ら が な 4
Most common form: ひら仮名
noun
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)  (see also: 片仮名; often written with kana only)
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じ ょ う じ ゅ 1
noun, 'suru' verb, noun (suffix)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
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な り た つ 3 な り た つ 0
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of
2. to be practical (logical, feasible, viable); to be concluded; to hold true
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せ い ち ょ う 0
growth; grow to adulthood
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へ る 1
Most common form: 歴る
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to pass; to elapse; to go by
2. to pass through; to go through
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Most common form: たつ
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to pass; to lapse
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い き さ つ 0
noun
1. details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances; how it started; how things got this way  (this meaning is restricted to reading いきさつ, けいい)
2. longitude and latitude  (this meaning is restricted to reading けいい)
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け い ざ い 1
economics; business; finance; economy
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し ゃ き ょ う 0
hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra
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し ん ら い 0
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
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つ ら 2
noun
1. face; mug  (see also: 顔; often derog. or vulg.)
2. surface
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ば め ん 0 ば め ん 1
scene; setting (e.g. of novel); situation
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お も し ろ い 4
1. interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
2. amusing; funny; comical
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お も て 3
noun
1. face
2. surface
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つ れ 0
companion; company
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れ ん ら く 0
1. to contact; to get in touch  (see also: ご連絡)
noun
2. contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message  (see also: ご連絡)
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つ ら な る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to extend; to stretch out; to stand in a row
2. to attend; to participate in
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ま つ ば ら 2
noun
pine grove
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げ ん い ん 0
cause; origin; source
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の は ら 1
noun
field
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noun
dry river bed; river beach
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か お 0
noun
1. face; visage
2. look; expression; countenance
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が ん め ん 0
face (of person)
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え が お 1
smiling face; smile
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き か い 2 き か い 0
noun
chance; opportunity
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は た 2
noun
loom  (see also: 織機)
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つ ぎ つ ぎ 2
in succession; one by one
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じ か い 1 じ か い 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
next time (occasion)
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し だ い 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. dependent upon
2. as soon as; immediately (upon)  (often after the -masu stem of a verb)
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つ ぐ 0
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to rank next to; to come after
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か ぞ え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to count; to enumerate
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す う じ 0
noun
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character  (mathematics)
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に ん ず う 0
noun
1. the number of people
2. many people; a large number of people
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す き 2
Most common form: 数奇
noun
refined taste; elegant pursuits  (see also: 好き)
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か ず 1
noun
number; amount
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び じ ん 1 び じ ん 0
noun
beautiful woman
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う つ く し い 4
beautiful; lovely
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ま わ す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to turn; to rotate; to gyrate
2. to circulate; to send around
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こ ん か い 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
now; this time; lately
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え こ う 1
Buddhist memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul
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お も て 3
noun
1. surface  (opposite: 裏)
2. face (i.e. the visible side of an object)
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だ い ひ ょ う 0
representative; representation; delegation; type; example; model
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は っ ぴ ょ う 0
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known; breaking (news story); expressing (one's opinion); releasing; unveiling
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あ ら わ す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to represent; to signify; to stand for  (esp. 表す, 表わす)
2. to reveal; to show; to display  (esp. 現す, 現わす)
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う た ご え 0
noun
singing voice; (sound of) singing
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お ん せ い 1
noun
voice; (the concept of) sound
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こ え 1
noun
voice
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こ わ い ろ 0
noun
1. tone of voice  (see also: 口調)
2. mimicry; imitative voice
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で ん ぽ う 0
noun
telegram
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む く い る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to reward; to recompense; to repay  (see also: 報う)
2. to retaliate; to get revenge  (see also: 一矢を報いる)
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か な め 0
noun
1. pivot
2. vital point; cornerstone; keystone
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ひ つ よ う 0
1. necessary; needed; essential; indispensable  (必用 can imply has to be used rather than is just needed)
noun
2. necessity; need; requirement
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い る 0
Most common form: いる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to need; to want  (often written with kana only)
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い っ ぺ ん 0
complete change; about-face
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た い へ ん 0
1. very; greatly
2. immense; enormous; great
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か わ る 0
Most common form: 変る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
2. to move to
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か ん ぬ し 1
noun
1. Shinto priest  (Shinto term; sensitive)
2. chief Shinto priest (of a shrine)  (Shinto term; sensitive)
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せ い し ん 1
noun
mind; soul; heart; spirit; intention
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か み さ ま 1
noun
God
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し る す 2 し る す 0
1. to write down; to note; to jot down  (see also: 記する)
2. to remember  (usu. as 心に記す, etc.)
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な ご む 2
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be softened; to calm down
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へ い わ 0
peace; harmony
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お し ょ う 1
noun
1. preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism)  (honorific; this meaning is restricted to reading おしょう)
2. preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism)  (honorific; this meaning is restricted to reading かしょう)
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や わ ら ぐ 3
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to soften; to calm down; to be mitigated
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や ま と 0
noun
1. Yamato; ancient province corresponding to modern-day Nara Prefecture
2. (ancient) Japan
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ね び き 0
price reduction; discount
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い ん た い 0
retire
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ひ っ こ す 3
Most common form: 引越す
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
to move (house); to change residence
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わ り び き 0
Most common form: 割引き
noun, suffix, 'no' adjective
discount; reduction; rebate; (after a number) tenths discounted; tenths reduced
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ち り ょ う 0
medical treatment; cure
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お さ ま る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be at peace; to clamp down; to lessen (storm, terror, anger)
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な お る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be cured; to get well; to be healed  (esp. 治る)
2. to get mended; to be repaired; to be fixed  (esp. 直る)
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け っ て い 0
decision; determination
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か い け つ 0
settlement; solution; resolution
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き め る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix
2. to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
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ふ と い 2
1. fat; thick
2. deep (of a voice)
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た い よ う 1
noun
sun; solar
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ま る た 0
noun
log
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み こ み 0
noun
1. hope; promise; possibility; chance; probability; likelihood
2. expectation; anticipation; forecast; estimate
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ひ と ご み 0
Most common form: 人込
noun
crowd of people
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う け る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to receive; to get
2. to catch (e.g. a ball)
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じ ゅ け ん 0
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
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う け つ け 0
Most common form: 受付け
noun
1. reception (desk); information desk  (esp. 受付)
2. receipt; acceptance  (see also: 受け付ける)
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と く 1
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo; to unbind; to unpack
2. to unsew; to unstitch
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い ち ば 1
noun
1. (town) market
2. (the) marketplace
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さ い ご 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
one's last moment; one's time of death
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き か ん 2 き か ん 1
noun
period; term; interval
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ど う よ う 0
identical; equal to; same (kind); like; similarity
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せ い か つ 0
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
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か っ ぱ つ 0
vigor; vigour; active; lively
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か し ら も じ 4
noun
1. initials; initialism
2. first letter of a word
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せ ん と う 0
noun
head; lead; vanguard; first
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ず つ う 0
noun
headache
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お ん ど 1
noun
1. leading a group of people; someone who leads others into a song by singing the leading notes  (see also: 音頭を取る)
2. workmen's songs; marching songs
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あ た ま 3
noun
1. head
2. hair (on one's head)
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ふ で が し ら 0
1. brush tip
2. first on a list
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ば ん ぐ み 0 ば ん ぐ み 4 ば ん ぐ み 3
noun
program (e.g. TV); programme
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そ し き 1
1. organization; organisation
2. structure; construction
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く み あ い 0
noun
association; union; guild
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く む 1
1. to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms)
2. to put together; to construct; to assemble; to produce (e.g. TV program)
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わ く ぐ み 0 わ く ぐ み 4
noun
frame; framework
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め ざ す 2
Most common form: 目ざす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to aim at; to have an eye on
2. to go toward; to head for
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し ど う 0
1. leadership; guidance; coaching
2. shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
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ゆ び 2
noun
finger; toe; digit
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さ す 1
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to point
2. to nominate; to select someone; to specify some person
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せ っ と く 0
persuasion
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え ん ぜ つ 0
speech; address
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ゆ う ぜ い 0
election tour; election campaign; stumping
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と く 1
Most common form: とく
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
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は 0
noun
leaf
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こ う よ う 0
1. autumn colours; fall colors; leaves changing color (colour)
2. leaves turning red; red leaves  (this meaning is restricted to reading こうよう; this meaning is restricted to form 紅葉)
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な が れ 3
noun
1. stream; current; flow
2. course of events
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こ う り ゅ う 0
1. (cultural) exchange; interchange; interaction; (inter-) mingling; (social, etc.) networking; intercourse
2. alternating current; AC
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る ふ 1
circulation; dissemination
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て ん ね ん 0
1. nature; spontaneity  (opposite: 人工)
2. natural airhead  (see also: 天然ボケ; abbreviation; colloquialism)
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は じ め て 2
1. for the first time  (see also: 始める)
2. only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...  (after the -te form of a verb)
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さ い し ょ 0
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
beginning; outset; first; onset
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は つ 2
'no' adjective, noun (prefix), noun
first; new
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う い じ ん 0
noun
first campaign; one's first battle
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あ り し ひ 1
Most common form: ありし日
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. days of yore; the olden days
2. during one's lifetime
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し ら べ 3 し ら べ 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. investigation; inspection; examination
2. tune; note; melody
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ち ょ う さ 1
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
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と と の う 3
Most common form: 整う
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be ready; to be prepared; to be arranged
2. to be in order; to be put in order; to be well-ordered; to be well-proportioned; to be harmonious
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ほ ほ え む 3
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to smile
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び し ょ う 0
smile
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わ ら う 0
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to laugh
2. to smile
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か い ぎ 1 か い ぎ 3
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress
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な お す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cure; to heal  (usu. 治す)
2. to fix; to correct; to repair  (usu. 直す)
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ち ょ く せ つ 0
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), 'no' adjective
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand  (see also: 間接)
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ち ょ っ け い 0
noun
diameter
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し ょ う じ き 2
1. honesty; integrity; frankness
2. honestly; frankly
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た だ ち に 1
at once; immediately; directly; in person; automatically
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お っ と 0
noun
husband  (see also: 良人)
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ふ う ふ 0 ふ う ふ 1
noun
1. married couple; spouses; husband and wife; couple; pair
noun (prefix)
2. his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)  (see also: 夫婦茶碗; this meaning is restricted to reading めおと)
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だ い じ ょ う ぶ 3
1. safe; all right; alright; OK; okay; sure
2. certainly; surely; undoubtedly
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ふ じ ん 0
noun
1. wife; Mrs; madam  (honorific; this meaning is restricted to reading ふじん, はしかし)
2. wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.)  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading ふじん)
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え ら ぶ 2
'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
to choose; to select
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ご ん げ 1
noun
1. incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar  (see also: 実化; Buddhist term)
2. embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
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け ん り 1
noun
right; privilege
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り よ う 0
use; utilization; utilisation; application
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き く 0
Most common form: 効く
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be effective; to show effect  (see also: 薬が効く)
2. to do its work; to carry out its function well  (see also: 目が利く)
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せ い ど 1
system; institution; organization; organisation
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て つ づ き 2
procedure; (legal) process; formalities
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れ ん ぞ く 0
serial; consecutive; continuity; occurring in succession; continuing
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ぞ っ こ う 0
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
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じ し ゃ く 1
1. magnet
2. compass
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せ き ゆ 0
noun
oil; petroleum; kerosene
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せ っ け ん 0
Most common form: 石けん
noun
soap
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い し 2
noun
1. stone
2. gem; jewel
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し ょ う じ ん 1
1. concentration; diligence; devotion
2. asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment  (see also: 六波羅蜜)
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し ん が く 0
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
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す す む 0
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to advance; to go forward
2. to precede; to go ahead (of)
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て つ だ い 3
noun
1. helper; assistant
2. help
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で ん と う 0
tradition; convention
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つ た わ る 0 つ た わ る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
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さ ん か 0
participation
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く わ え る 0 く わ え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to add; to add up; to sum up; to append; to annex
2. to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to pick up
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お お だ す か り 3
great help
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え ん じ ょ 1
assistance; aid; support
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す け だ ち 0
assistance (in a fight); seconds (in a fight); backing, support
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た す け る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to save; to rescue
2. to help; to assist
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て ん 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. spot; mark
2. point; dot
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さ ん ぎ ょ う 0
1. industry
noun
2. livelihood; occupation  (archaic)
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う む 0
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs)
2. to produce; to yield; to give rise to; to deliver
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つ と め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in)  (usu. 勤める)
2. to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of)  (usu. 務める)
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じ む 1
business; office work; administration
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じ け ん 1
noun
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal
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じ ゅ み ょ う 0
noun
life span
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せ い め い 1
noun
life; existence
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い の ち 1
noun
1. life; life force  (see also: 生命; sometimes written as 生命)
2. lifetime; lifespan
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ら っ か 0
fall; drop; come down
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つ い ら く 0
falling; crashing
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お と す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind
2. to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape
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き づ く 2
Most common form: 気づく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize; to realise
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ふ き ん 2 ふ き ん 1
Most common form: 附近
noun, noun (suffix)
1. neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; environs
2. approaching  (obscure term)
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て ん ぷ 1
attachment (e.g. email); appendix (e.g. of a report, document, etc); annex; appendage; annexure
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つ き あ い 3 つ き あ い 0
noun
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
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ひ づ け 0
date; dating
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え る 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to get; to earn; to acquire; to procure; to gain; to secure; to attain; to obtain; to win  (獲る esp. refers to catching wild game, etc.)
2. to understand; to comprehend
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と く い 2 と く い 0
1. triumph; prosperity
2. pride
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こ の む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to like; to prefer
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か っ こ う 0
Most common form: カッコ
noun
1. shape; form; figure; posture; pose
2. appearance
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だ い す き 1
loveable; very likeable; like very much
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い は ん 0
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement; contravention  (see also: 違犯)
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ち が い 0
noun, noun (suffix)
difference; discrepancy
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せ っ し ょ う 1
1. killing; destruction of life
2. barbarous; callous; brutal; cruel
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じ さ つ 0
suicide
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そ う さ い 0
1. offsetting each other; plus and minus equal zero; counterbalancing
noun
2. set-off; setoff  (law, etc. term)
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こ ろ す 0 こ ろ す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to kill
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お く 0
Most common form: おく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to put; to place
2. to leave (behind)
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い ち 1
place; situation; position; location
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も の お き 3 も の お き 4 も の お き 0
noun
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
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ち ゅ う が え り 3
somersault; looping-the-loop
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へ ん じ 0
reply; answer; response
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か え す 1
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to return (something); to restore; to put back  (see also: 帰す; esp. 返す)
2. to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn
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ぎ ろ ん 1
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
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き わ だ つ 3
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
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ま ど ぎ わ 0
noun
(at the) window
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さ い げ つ 1
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
time; years
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せ い ぼ 0
noun
1. year-end gift  (see also: お歳暮)
2. end of the year; year end
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ば ん ざ い 3 ば ん ざ い 0
interjection (kandoushi), noun
1. crying "banzai" (or raising one's hands in the banzai gesture)
2. something worthy of celebration
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そ る 1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to warp; to be warped; to curve; to be curved; to be arched; to bend; to be bent
2. to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
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や ま が た 0
mountain-shape; chevron; cone
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け い し き 0
noun
1. form (as opposed to substance); formality  (see also: 形式張る)
2. method; system; style
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に ん ぎ ょ う 0
noun
doll; puppet; figure
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か た ち 0
noun
1. form; shape; figure  (this meaning is restricted to form 形, 容)
2. visage
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