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1 exact word match found in search 'けん玉'
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noun
Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
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1 word found containing 'けん玉' in any position
Most common form: 石鹸玉
noun
1. soap ball
2. soap bubble  (see also: シャボン玉; occ. read しゃぼんだま)
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14 partial word matches found in search 'けん玉'
Most common form: っけ
particle
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
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noun, noun (suffix)
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
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noun
1. hair
2. fur; wool
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conjunction
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
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noun (suffix), noun
1. right (to do something)
noun, noun (suffix)
2. authority; power
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noun
1. prefecture (of Japan)
2. county (of China)
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noun
1. sword (originally esp. a doubled-edged sword); sabre; saber; blade
2. bayonet  (this meaning is restricted to reading けん)
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noun, counter
matter; case; item; affair; subject
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Most common form:
suffix
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
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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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Most common form:
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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noun
1. ball; sphere; globe; orb
2. bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
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noun
1. precious stone (esp. jade)  (also formerly read as ごく)
2. egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping)  (food term)
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