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65 partial word matches found in search 'そのアメリカ人の男の子は片言の日本語を話した。'
1. that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the  (see also: 何の, 此の, 其れ, 彼の; often written with kana only)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. um...; er...; uh...
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; plantation  (see also: りんご園; えん usually when a suffix)
2. place; location  (see also: 学びの園)
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noun
ancestor; forefather; progenitor
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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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noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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0
noun
1. America  (often written with kana only)
2. United States of America  (often written with kana only)
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prefix
American  (see also: アメリカ; slang)
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1
interjection (kandoushi)
1. Ah!; Oh!; expression of surprise, recollection, etc.
2. Hey!; used to get someone's attention
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Most common form: メリー
noun or verb acting prenominally
merry
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counter
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
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0
noun
1. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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0
suffix
1. -ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.
2. -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field)
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1. counter for people
noun
2. person  (usu. in compound words; this meaning is restricted to reading にん)
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suffix
person
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3
noun, noun (prefix)
1. man; male  (see also: )
noun
2. fellow; guy; chap; bloke
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3
expression, noun
boy; male child; baby boy
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Most common form: 男の子
noun
man; boy  (see also: 女の子; archaic)
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0
noun, noun (suffix), counter
son
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1
noun
man; boy  (see also: 女の子; archaic)
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Most common form:
noun (prefix), noun (suffix), noun
1. male; man  (see also: )
noun
2. husband  (archaic)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. child
2. young (animal)  (see also: )
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noun
1. child (esp. a boy)
2. viscount  (see also: 子爵)
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noun
1. fruit; nut
2. seed
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0
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suffix
honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name  (archaic; honorific)
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noun
first sign of Chinese zodiac (The Rat, 11pm-1am, north, November)
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noun
1. child  (obscure term)
noun, noun (suffix)
2. interest  (obscure term)
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particle
1. topic marker particle  (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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noun
tooth
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0
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noun
leaf
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1
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noun, noun (suffix)
clique; faction; school
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noun
1. edge (of a knife or sword)
2. prong (of an electrical plug)
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1 0
Most common form: はあ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; indeed; well
2. ha!
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0
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering  (see also: 片言, ぺらぺら)
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1
suffix
flake; whisp
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noun
1. brief remark; few words  (see also: 片言)
2. one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
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2
prefix
1. one (of a pair)
2. incomplete; imperfect; fragmentary
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1
suffix
piece; chip; flake  (see also: 一片)
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1
Most common form: ビラ
noun
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster; placard  (often written with kana only)
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2
noun
word; remark; statement
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2
noun
Japan
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1
noun
1. Sunday  (see also: 日曜; abbreviation)
suffix
2. day (of the month)  (also んち or ち)
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0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. day; days  (this meaning is restricted to form 日)
2. sun; sunshine; sunlight
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0
1. Japanese (language)  (see also: 国語)
noun
2. Japanese as a second language  (esp. as a school or university subject; this meaning is restricted to reading にほんご)
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noun (suffix)
1. day of month
2. counter for days
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1
noun
1. book; volume; script  (see also: ご本・ごほん)
prefix
2. this; present
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noun
1. origin; source  (usu. 元)
2. base; basis; foundation; root  (esp. 基)
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1 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. language
2. word
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0
noun
1. talk; recital
2. narration
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0
particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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3
Most common form: 話し
noun
1. talk; speech; chat; story; conversation
2. discussions; negotiation; argument
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counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
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3
noun
1. talk; speech; chat; story; conversation
2. discussions; negotiation; argument
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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noun
1. tongue
2. tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
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0
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noun
1. below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
2. bottom
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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0
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noun
poem; verse of poetry
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1
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noun, noun (suffix)
city
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noun (suffix), noun
history
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Most common form:
noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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noun
official; civil service
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auxiliary verb
1. indicate past completed or action  (see also: ; だ after certain verb forms)
2. indicates light imperative  (see also: )
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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noun, prefix
multi-
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1 word found matching 'そのアメリカ人の男の子は片言の日本語を話した。' when conjugated
Most common form: その
1. that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the  (see also: 何の, 此の, 其れ, 彼の; often written with kana only)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. um...; er...; uh...
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