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4 exact word matches found in search 'あ'
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Most common form:
interjection (kandoushi)
1. Ah!; Oh!; expression of surprise, recollection, etc.
2. Hey!; used to get someone's attention
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1. I; me
2. oneself  (this meaning is restricted to reading われ, わ)
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prefix
1. sub-
2. -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite
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noun
1. muteness; speech impairment
2. mute; deaf-mute  (sensitive; this meaning is restricted to reading おし, おうし)
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1030 words found beginning with 'あ'
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'na' adjective, adverb, 'no' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
1. remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant  (often written with kana only)
2. not very (with negative sentence); not much  (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to raise; to elevate  (see also: 手を挙げる)
2. to do up (one's hair)  (see also: 髪を上げる)
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that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)  (see also: 何の・どの, 此の, 其の, 彼・あれ; often written with kana only)
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0
Most common form: あっち
1. that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener); over there; yonder  (see also: 何方, 此方, 其方; often written with kana only)
2. that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener); that
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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)
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expression
Thank you very much  (often written with kana only)
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1. you (referring to someone of equal or lower status)  (貴女 refers only to females and 貴男 refers only to males; often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
2. dear (what a wife calls a husband)
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3
Most common form: 集める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to collect; to assemble; to gather
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0
Most common form: 安全
1. safety  (opposite: 危険)
2. security
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0
pronoun
1. there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where  (see also: どこ, ここ, そこ; place physically distant from both speaker and listener; often written with kana only)
noun
2. genitals; private parts; nether regions  (colloquialism; often written with kana only; CODE euph MISSING!; this meaning is restricted to reading あそこ, あすこ, アソコ)
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1968 words found containing 'あ' in any position
0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to raise; to elevate  (see also: 手を挙げる)
2. to do up (one's hair)  (see also: 髪を上げる)
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0
Most common form: あっち
1. that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener); over there; yonder  (see also: 何方, 此方, 其方; often written with kana only)
2. that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener); that
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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)
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2
Most common form: お母さん
noun
mother  (see also: 母さん; honorific)
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expression
is not; am not; are not  (ます form of ではない; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 唐揚げ
deep-fried food  (food term)
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noun
1. that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly)  (see also: 何れ, 此れ, 其れ; often written with kana only)
2. that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors)
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expression
see you later (used in casual correspondence and conversation); goodbye; sincerely  (abbreviation)
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Most common form: おバーさん
noun
1. grandmother  (see also: 祖母さん; usu. お祖母さん; often written with kana only)
2. old woman; female senior citizen  (see also: 婆さん; usu. お婆さん; often written with kana only)
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pronoun
1. there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where  (see also: どこ, ここ, そこ; place physically distant from both speaker and listener; often written with kana only)
noun
2. genitals; private parts; nether regions  (colloquialism; often written with kana only; CODE euph MISSING!; this meaning is restricted to reading あそこ, あすこ, アソコ)
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