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5 exact word matches found in search 'しんけん'
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Most common form: 真剣
1. seriousness; earnestness
2. real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon)
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noun
parental authority
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noun
divine right (e.g. of kings)
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noun
new banknote
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noun
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
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2 words found beginning with 'しんけん'
noun
serious relationship (esp. one with the prospect of marriage)
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noun
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands  (see also: 白刃取り:しらはどり)
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24 partial word matches found in search 'しんけん'
particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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Most common form:
numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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Most common form:
adverb, noun
1. honesty; fidelity
2. trust; reliance
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Most common form:
noun
poem; verse of poetry
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Most common form:
noun (prefix), noun, noun (suffix)
1. new; neo-
noun
2. Gregorian calendar  (see also: 新暦; abbreviation)
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
city
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noun
1. wick; marrow; staple (for stapler); (pencil) lead; stuffing; pith
2. core; heart; centre; center  (see also: )
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Most common form:
noun (suffix), noun
history
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Most common form:
noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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Most common form:
noun
official; civil service
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Most common form:
1. truth; reality; genuineness
2. seriousness
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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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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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Most common form:
noun
1. hair
2. fur; wool
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Most common form:
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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Most common form:
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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Most common form:
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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