部
Components

Example details

 
いろいろな
せつ
説
はあるものの、
きょうりゅう
恐竜
がなぜ
とつぜん
突然
ぜつめつ
絶滅
してしまった
のかはまだ
なぞ
謎
のままである。
There are many theories about the sudden extinction of the dinosaurs, but the real cause still remains anyone's guess.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
い ろ い ろ 0
1. various  (often written with kana only)
2. various colors (colours)  (archaic)
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
せ つ 1 せ つ 0
Most common form: せつ
noun, noun (suffix)
1. theory; doctrine
noun
2. opinion; view
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
あ る 1
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 3 meanings and 2 forms, examples and links)
particle
but; although
(click the word for examples and links)
き ょ う り ゅ う 0
noun
dinosaur
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
な ぜ 1
why; how  (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
と つ ぜ ん 0
abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once
(click the word for examples and links)
ぜ つ め つ 0
destruction; extinction
(click the word for examples and links)
ま だ 1
1. as yet; hitherto; only; still  (often written with kana only)
2. not yet (with negative verb)  (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings and 2 forms, examples and links)
な ぞ 0
noun
1. riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery
2. enigmatic; mysterious
(click the word for useful expressions, examples and links)
ま ま 2
particle
1. as it is; as one likes; because; as  (often written with kana only)
2. condition; state  (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
で あ る 3
be; is  (see also: だ, であります; formal or literary copula)
(click the word for examples and links)
Kanji
説
セツ   ゼイ   とく to explain, persuade   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
兑
eight elder brothers
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
丷
eight
兄
ケイ   キョウ   elder brother; brother   あに elder brother   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
儿
legs
言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
恐
キョウ   おそれる to fear, be afraid of   おそろしい terrible, dreadful   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
凡
ハン   ボン    simple, mediocre   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
几
キ    table   
丶
dot   
工
コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
心
シン   こころ heart   
竜
リュウ   たつ dragon   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
电
electricity
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
乚
second   おつ    
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
突
トツ   つく to poke   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
穴
ケツ   あな hole   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
宀
roof   
大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
然
ゼン   ネン    resemble   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
犬
ケン   いぬ dog   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
⺼
ニク body part   
灬
fire
絶
ゼツ   たえる to die out   たやす to eradicate   たつ to sever, to cut off   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
糸
シ   いと thread   
色
ショク   シキ   いろ color   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
巴
ともえ comma shape, shape of magatama   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
己
コ   キ   おのれ self   
⺈
corner
滅
メツ   ほろぼす to destroy   ほろびる to be destroyed   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
氵
スイ   みず water   
烕
fire dog
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
火
カ   fire   ひ    ほ-    
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
戌
いぬ dog; sign of the dog   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
戊
number 5, 5th   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
戈
tasseled spear
謎
なぞ riddle   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
迷
メイ   perplexed   まよう to be perplexed   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
米
ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
丨
stick   
⻌
move
Flashcards
Please LOG IN for free flashcards
More info on this sentence: Google Japan ⇗ Sentence translate
Problem with this example? Question or comment? Please CONTACT US.
Kanshudo is your AI Japanese tutor, and your constant companion on the road to mastery of the Japanese language. To get started learning Japanese, just follow the study recommendations on your Dashboard. You can use Quick search (accessible using the icon at the top of every page) to look up any Japanese word, kanji or grammar point, as well as to find anything on Kanshudo quickly. For an overview, take the tour.
Search results include information from a variety of sources, including Kanshudo (kanji mnemonics, kanji readings, kanji components, vocab and name frequency data, grammar points, examples), JMdict (vocabulary), Tatoeba (examples), Enamdict (names), KanjiVG (kanji animations and stroke order), and Joy o' Kanji (kanji and radical synopses). Translations provided by Google's Neural Machine Translation engine. For more information see credits.
×