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けいこうとう
蛍光灯
がチカチカしてる。
あたら
新
しいのと
こうかん
交換
しないと。
This fluorescent lamp is starting to flicker. We'll have to replace it.
Conjugations and inflections
  交換しない is the plain negative form of 'suru' verb 交換   ALL INFLECTIONS
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Words
け い こ う と う 0
Most common form: 螢光灯
noun
1. fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light
2. person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
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チ カ チ カ 1
1. flickering; flashing on and off; twinkling; glittering  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. glaringly (bright); painfully (bright)  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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informal contraction of している
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あ た ら し い 4
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
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こ う か ん 0
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution; replacement; clearing (of checks, cheques)
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Kanji
蛍
ケイ   ほたる firefly   
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虫
チュウ   むし insect   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丶
dot   
中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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丨
stick   
龸
classroom
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⺌
small
冖
cover; covered   
光
コウ   ひかり light, sunshine   ひかる to shine, twinkle   
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小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
兀
one pair of legs
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儿
legs
灯
トウ   ひ lamp   
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丁
チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
火
カ   fire   ひ    ほ-    
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丷
eight
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
新
シン   あたらしい    あらた    にい- new   
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亲
stand in the tree
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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斤
キン   axe
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丅
カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだる to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
⺁
cliff
交
コウ   mix; mixed   まぜる to mix, stir   まざる    まじる to be mixed together   まじえる to mix, intersperse   まじわる to intersect   かう to take turns   かわす to exchange   
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六
ロク   むっつ six   むつ    むい    む    
父
フ   ちち father   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
乂
crossed swords
換
カン   かえる to replace, to substitute   
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奐
カン brilliant, clear, bright   
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⺈
corner
⺳
net
扌
hand
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