Components

Example details

 
かれ
さけくさ
酒臭
いき
ながら
かえ
ってきた

He came home with his breath reeking of alcohol.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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4
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
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1
Most common form: いき
noun
1. breath; breathing
2. tone; mood  (see also: 息が合う)
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1
Most common form: はく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to vomit; to throw up; to spit up
2. to emit; to send forth; to breathe out
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particle
1. while; during; as  (often written with kana only)
2. while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding  (see also: 我ながら; often written with kana only)
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to return; to come back
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Kanji
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
シュ   さけ    さか- sake   
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スイ   みず water   
sake flask   とり sign of the bird   
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西
セイ   サイ   にし west   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
シュウ   くさ foul-smelling   にお to smell (bad)   
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ジ   シ   みずか self   
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ソク   いき breath   
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シン   こころ heart   
ト   は to spit, vomit   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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キ   かえ to return   かえ to send back, give back   
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トウ   かたな sword   
broom   
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yo; yell
cover; covered   
キン   turban; cloth
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