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17 exact word matches found in search 'せん'
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numeric
1,000; thousand  (阡 and 仟 are used in legal documents)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. line; stripe; stria
2. line (e.g. telephone line); wire
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noun, noun (suffix)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
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Most common form:
noun
stopper; cork; stopcock
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1. former; previous; old
noun
2. first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
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noun
1. hundredth of a yen
2. coin made of non-precious materials  (see also: )
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noun
hermit; wizard
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suffix
1. war; battle
2. match; competition
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noun, noun (suffix)
gland
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noun, noun (suffix)
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection  (see also: ; sometimes confused with 選)
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245 words found beginning with 'せん'
1
Most common form: 先月
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
last month
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Most common form: 先輩
noun
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer  (see also: 後輩)
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Most common form: 先生
noun
1. teacher; master; doctor  (honorific)
suffix
2. with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific  (honorific)
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Most common form: 選挙
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Most common form: 戦争
war
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Most common form: 選手
noun
player (in game); team member
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0
Most common form: 先日
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
the other day; a few days ago
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0
Most common form: 選択
selection; choice; option
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0
Most common form: 専攻
major subject; special study
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Most common form: 洗濯
washing; laundry
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9 words found containing 'せん' in any position
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Most common form: 三味線
noun
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
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noun
spiral; helicoid; helix
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Most common form: 超螺旋
noun
superhelix; supercoil  (medicine, etc. term)
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noun
moist rice cracker; rice cracker covered in a soy-based sauce
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expression
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
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expression
in this case, it does not apply; this case is an exception  (see also: この限りでない:このかぎりでない, 限り:かぎり)
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expression
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...  (see also: 訳ではない:わけではない; often written with kana only)
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expression
I can't find the words to thank you; I can never thank you enough
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expression
nothing but; none other than  (see also: 他ならない; polite (teineigo) language)
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