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2 exact word matches found in search 'おかん'
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noun
chill; shakes; ague
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noun
mother  (おかん is Kansai dialect; polite (teineigo) language)
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2 words found beginning with 'おかん'
noun
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
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Most common form: お勘定
(same as above)
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24 partial word matches found in search 'おかん'
Most common form:
prefix
honorific/polite/humble prefix  (see also: ; usu. before a term with an kun-yomi reading, おん is more formal; honorific; polite (teineigo) language; humble; often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
oh! (expression of slight surprise)
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noun
1. hill; height; knoll; rising ground
2. bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game  (mahjong term; often written with kana only)
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noun
1. cord; strap; thong
2. string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
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particle
1. indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)  (was written as 歟, used at sentence-end)
2. or; whether or not  (after each alternative)
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noun
coffin; casket
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noun
1. kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)
2. kan (obs. unit of currency)
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noun, noun (suffix)
warship
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noun
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
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ding; chime (sound of a bell or a small gong)  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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noun
mosquito
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noun
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
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noun, noun (suffix)
pipe; tube
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noun, noun (suffix)
passable; acceptable; tolerable; fair
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. lesson
2. section (in an organization); division; department
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noun
can; tin
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noun
1. addition; increase
2. Canada  (see also: 加奈陀; abbreviation)
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noun, suffix
1. interval; period of time
2. among; between; inter-
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. department; section; faculty; school; arm
2. course (of study); branch of study; specialization
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. look; appearance
2. spectacle; sight
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noun
rack; mount; stand
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Most common form: んと
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; yeah; uh huh  (see also: うん)
2. huh?; what?
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particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: ; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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Most common form:
noun (prefix)
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
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