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Most useful words for each reading of every Jōyō kanji

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Kanji Usefulness Level 5 501-600 Level-Appropriate Vocab

This collection contains 149 words.
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と く し ゅ 0 と く し ゅ 1
special; particular; peculiar; unique  (opposite: 一般, 普遍)
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こ と さ ら 0
Most common form: ことさら
1. intentionally; deliberately  (often written with kana only)
2. especially; particularly  (often written with kana only)
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か ん わ 0
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation; softening
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ゆ る や か 2
1. loose; slack
2. gentle; easy; slow
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も ん 1
noun
(family) crest; coat of arms
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に る 0 に る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe  (see also: 茹でる)
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ほ う こ う 0
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
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か ん ば し い 4
1. sweet; fragrant; aromatic  (see also: 香ばしい)
2. good (e.g. reputation, rumor); favorable  (esp. neg. for unsavory, etc.)
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ざ ん し 0
tragic death; violent death
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ひ さ ん 0
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
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み じ め 1
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
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し い た げ る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
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ざ ん ぎ ゃ く 0
cruelty; brutality
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の ど 1
Most common form: のど
noun
1. throat  (often written with kana only)
2. singing voice
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し ゅ し 1
Most common form: 主旨
noun
1. meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
2. goal; intent; object; aim; point  (this meaning is restricted to form 趣旨)
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む ね 2 む ね 1
Most common form: 宗
noun
1. center (centre); pillar; principle
2. purport; gist; drift; meaning  (this meaning is restricted to form 旨)
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こ ら す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack; to elaborate
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ぎ ょ う こ 0
coagulation; freezing; solidification
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け ん な い 1
noun
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)  (see also: 圏外)
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ふ く 0 ふ く 2
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to wipe; to dry
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ぬ ぐ う 2 ぬ ぐ う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to wipe
2. to get rid of; to eliminate (e.g. one's shame); to remove (e.g. an impression); to erase
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し ょ う が い 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
one's lifetime (i.e. one's existence until death); one's career
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か た い 0
Most common form: 硬い
1. hard; solid; tough  (esp. 固い amp 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone)
2. stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
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け ん じ つ 0
steady; sound; reliable; solid
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り ん り 1
ethics; morals
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ど た ん ば 0
noun
1. last moment; eleventh hour
2. platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
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だ ん 1
Most common form: だん
noun
1. platform; podium; rostrum
2. mandala  (archaic)
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ご ふ く 0
noun
1. cloth (for Japanese clothes); textile; drapery; dry goods; piece goods
2. silk fabrics  (see also: 太物)
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ひ ま 0
1. spare time; free time; leisure
noun
2. time (e.g. time it takes to do something)  (this meaning is restricted to reading ひま, ヒマ)
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き ゅ う か 0
noun
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
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へ ん ぼ う 0
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
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よ う さ い 0
noun
fort; stronghold; fortification
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へ い そ く 0
closure; blockage
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ふ さ ぐ 0
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to stop up; to close up; to block (up); to plug up; to shut up; to cover (ears, eyes, etc.); to close (eyes, mouth)  (see also: 塞がる)
2. to stand in the way; to obstruct
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ふ ん か 0
eruption
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ろ う ば 1
noun
old woman
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さ ん が く 0 さ ん が く 1
mountains
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た け 2
noun, suffix
1. peak
2. mountain
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い っ し ゅ う 0
1. kicking
2. rejecting; curtly refusing
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け る 1
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to kick  (orig. ichidan verb)
2. to refuse; to reject
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け ん ば ん 0
noun
keyboard (e.g. piano, computer)
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か ぎ 2
noun
1. key
2. lock  (see also: 錠)
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は い ぜ ん 0
setting a place; setting the table
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し ゃ く ど 1
noun
linear measure; scale
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ば ち 2
Most common form: バチ
noun
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
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ば っ き ん 0
noun
fine; penalty
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し ょ ば つ 1 し ょ ば つ 0
punishment
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も れ る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to leak out; to escape; to come through; to shine through; to filter out
2. to find expression; to give vent
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し ゅ に く 0
noun
thick red ink (used for signature seals); red ink pad; vermillion ink; cinnabar ink
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て ん ら ん か い 3
noun
exhibition
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ひ ょ う は く 0
blanching; bleaching
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た だ よ う 3
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to drift; to float
2. to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air
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か じ ゅ う 0
noun
fruit juice
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し る 1
Most common form: 液
noun, noun (suffix)
1. juice; sap
2. soup; broth
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せ き ぜ ん 0
1. lonely; desolate
2. forlornness; desolation  (this meaning is restricted to reading じゃくねん)
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せ い じ ゃ く 0
silence; stillness; quietness
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さ び し い 3
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
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な げ く 2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to sigh; to lament; to grieve
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た ん が ん 0
entreaty; appeal; petition
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ぜ ん 1 ぜ ん 0
Most common form: ぜん
noun
1. dhyana (profound meditation)  (Buddhist term)
2. Zen (Buddhism)  (see also: 禅宗; abbreviation)
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せ い じ ょ う 0 せ い じ ょ う 3
pure; clean; purity
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こ く じ 0
resemblance; resemble
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は も の 1
noun
edged tool; cutlery
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ま ん が 0
noun
cartoon; comic; comic strip
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き り 0
Most common form: きり
noun
1. fog; mist  (see also: 靄, 霞)
2. spray
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の う む 1
noun
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
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あ さ ぎ り 2
noun
morning fog; morning mist  (see also: 夕霧)
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ざ ん し ょ 1
noun
late summer heat; lingering summer heat  (see also: 立秋; refers to heat following 立秋, approx. Aug. 8)
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あ つ い 2
hot (weather, etc.); warm  (opposite: 寒い)
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た な 0
Most common form: たな
noun
1. shelf; shelves; ledge; rack
2. trellis
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ほ ん だ な 1
noun
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
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そ で 0
noun
1. sleeve
2. wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
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り ょ う し ゅ う 0
noun
leader; chief; boss
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そ う だ い 0
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
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げ じ ゅ ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
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し ゅ ん 1
1. season (e.g. fruit, fish)
2. in vogue; popular; fresh; up to date
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き ぼ り 0
noun
wood carving; woodcraft
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ち ょ う こ く 0
carving; engraving; sculpture
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ほ る 1
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to chisel
2. to tattoo  (this meaning is restricted to reading ほる)
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じ ゅ よ う 0
noun
demand; request
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く さ り 0 く さ り 3
noun
chain; chains
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つ ぶ す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to smash; to crush
2. to shut down
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か い よ う 0
noun
ulcer  (medicine, etc. term)
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そ う じ ゅ う 0
1. steering; piloting; flying; control; operation; handling
2. management; handling; control; manipulation
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た て 1
Most common form: たて
noun
1. the vertical; height
2. front-to-back; length
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き ょ う こ う 0
panic; scare; consternation
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あ わ て る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic
2. to be in a hurry; to rush  (usu. 慌てて)
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お ん と う 0
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
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お だ や か 2
calm; gentle; quiet
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わ く 2
noun, noun (suffix)
1. frame; framework
2. border; box
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な ぞ 0
noun
1. riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery
2. enigmatic; mysterious
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め い よ 1
honor; honour; credit; prestige
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ほ ま れ 0 ほ ま れ 3
noun
honour; honor
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い つ わ 0
anecdote
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こ ま 1 こ ま 0
Most common form: こま
noun
1. piece (in shogi, chess, etc.)
2. horse; foal  (archaic)
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お し む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to be frugal; to be sparing
2. to value; to hold dear
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せ き は い 0
regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
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そ ち 1
measure; measures; step
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け っ し ょ う 0
1. crystal; crystallization; crystallisation
2. fruits (of labor, union, etc.)  (see also: 愛の結晶)
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せ っ し ゅ 1
noun, 'suru' verb, transitive verb
1. intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion
2. absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); assimilation
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ひ ょ う し 3
noun
1. (musical) time; tempo; beat; rhythm
2. the moment; the instance; chance  (esp. 〜した拍子に)
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は く し ゅ 1
clapping hands; applause  (see also: 拍手)
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け い こ 1
practice; practising; training; study
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い し ず え 0 い し ず え 3
noun
foundation stone; cornerstone
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き そ 1 き そ 2
foundation; basis
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そ う な ん 0
disaster; shipwreck; accident; being stranded
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し ゃ し ょ う 0
noun
(train) conductor
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な べ 1
noun
1. saucepan; pot
noun, noun (suffix)
2. stew; hot pot  (food term)
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ゆ み 2
noun
1. bow (and arrow)  (ゆ is usu. a prefix)
2. archery
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き ゅ う ど う 1
noun
(Japanese) archery
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こ く ふ く 0
conquest (problem, disease, handicap, etc. e.g. poverty, illness); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
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す え る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to place (in position); to fix; to set (e.g. table); to lay (foundation)
2. to install; to seat (someone)  (see also: 上座に据える)
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だ い た ん 3
bold; daring; audacious
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ち ょ う や く 0
jump; leap; skip; bound
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な わ と び 3 な わ と び 4
noun
1. skipping rope; jump rope
2. skipping; rope-jumping
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は ね る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to jump; to leap; to prance; to spring up; to bound; to hop
2. to break up; to close; to come to an end
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し ば る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to tie; to bind
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そ く ば く 0
1. restraint; restriction; fetters; yoke; shackles
2. binding; confinement with rope  (orig. meaning)
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ち ん ざ 1
enshrinement
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し ず ま る 3
Most common form: 静まる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to quieten down; to calm down; to subside; to die down; to abate; to be suppressed
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ぎ ょ ら い 0
noun
torpedo
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か み な り 3 か み な り 4 か み な り 0
noun
1. lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
2. god of thunder; god of lightning  (this meaning is restricted to reading かみなり)
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う ら み 3
noun
1. resentment; grudge; malice; bitterness
2. matter for regret; regret  (esp. 憾み)
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つ う こ ん 0
1. regretful; sorrowful; bitter
2. contrition
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け ん し ょ う 0
honouring (publicly); honoring; making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known
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は ん し ょ く 0
breed; multiply; increase; propagation
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ふ え る 2
Most common form: 増える
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to increase; to multiply
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わ き み ず 0
noun
spring; welling of water
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わ く 0
Most common form: わく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to spring out; to surge
2. to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.)
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し ょ う ぎ 0
noun
shogi; Japanese chess; xianqi
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き し 1 き し 2
noun
shogi player; go player
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ぎ こ う 0
noun
technique; finesse
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た く み 0
skill; cleverness
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み ず び た し 3
noun
flooded out; submersion
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し ん す い 0
inundation; submersion; flood
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ひ た す 0 ひ た す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to soak; to dip; to drench
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も も 0
Most common form: もも
noun
peach (Prunus persica)
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へ だ た り 0 へ だ た り 4
noun
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
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か ん か く 0
noun
space; interval; SPC
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き ゅ う ご は ん 3
noun
relief squad; rescue party
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は な は だ 0
Most common form: はなはだ
very; greatly; exceedingly  (often written with kana only)
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じ ん だ い 0
very great; enormous; serious
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に ん し ん 0
conception; pregnancy
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ふ く し 2 ふ く し 0
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
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け も の 0
noun
beast; brute; animal
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し っ か ん 0
disease; ailment; illness
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じ ゅ く 1
noun
coaching school; cramming school; juku
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か た 2
noun
lagoon
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ひ が た 0
noun
tidal flat; tideland
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