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1 exact word match found in search 'くさび'
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Most common form:
noun
1. wedge; chock; linchpin; lynchpin  (often written with kana only)
2. tie; bond  (often written with kana only)
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8 words found beginning with 'くさび'
noun
slender sunfish (Ranzania laevis); oblong sunfish  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: くさびを刺す
expression, 'su' godan verb
to make sure of
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(same as above)
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Most common form: 楔形
wedge-shape
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expression, 'mu' godan verb
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
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Most common form: 楔を打ち込む
(same as above)
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noun
cuneiform (writing)
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Most common form: 楔石
noun
1. keystone  (see also: 要石)
2. sphene  (see also: チタン石)
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10 partial word matches found in search 'くさび'
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numeric
nine  (玖 is used in legal documents)
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noun
ward; district; section
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noun
1. grass; weed; herb; thatch
2. ninja  (archaic)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
2. phrase  (linguistics terminology)
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suffix
1. -ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition)
particle
2. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates assertion
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. difference; variation
noun
2. difference  (mathematics)
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noun
1. patina; antique look
2. elegant simplicity
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Most common form: サビ
noun
1. hook (high point of a song)
2. (at a sushi shop) wasabi  (see also: 山葵; abbreviation; this meaning is restricted to reading さび)
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Most common form: 錆び
noun
rust
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
beauty
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