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44 partial word matches found in search 'そんな雑誌を読むくらいなら、昼寝をするほうがましだよ。'
noun
xun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: wind, southeast)
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such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of  (see also: あんな, こんな, どんな)
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Most common form: ソン
'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
loss; disadvantage
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noun
ancestor; forefather; progenitor
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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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particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: ; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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noun (prefix)
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
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Most common form: そんな
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of  (see also: あんな, こんな, どんな)
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particle
1. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis
2. (used with masu stem verb) command  (from なさい; abbreviation)
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noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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noun
journal; magazine; periodical
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1. rough; crude; sloppy; messy
noun (prefix), 'no' adjective, noun
2. miscellaneous
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noun
miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
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noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to read
2. to count  (see also: さばを読む; now mostly used in idioms)
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)  (often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. unh (sound of physical exertion); oof  (archaic)
2. wow; whoa
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Most common form: 向く
1. to face
2. to turn toward
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Most common form: 無垢
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suffix, particle
1. approximately; about; around; or so  (also written as 位)
2. to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least
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expression, auxiliary
rather than (do ...)  (usu. after verb)
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numeric
nine  (玖 is used in legal documents)
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1. dark; gloomy
2. dark (in colour); dull
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noun
ward; district; section
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noun
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown; depository; treasury; elevator
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
2. phrase  (linguistics terminology)
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noun
saddle
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adverb, suffix
1. throne; crown; (nobleman's) seat  (orig. from 座居, meaning "seat")
2. government position; court rank  (see also: 位階)
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suffix
1. and others; and the like; and followers; et al.; pluralizing suffix  (often written with kana only)
2. or so  (see also: あちら, いくら; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; often written with kana only)
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prefix
1. next (year, etc.)
suffix
2. since (last month, etc.)
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particle
strengthens a question, assertion, etc.  (see also: かい, ぞい, だい, わい; familiar language)
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3
Most common form: いいえ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. no; nay  (often written with kana only)
2. well; er; why  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. stomach
2. Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 胃宿, 白虎; astronomy, etc. term)
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noun
well
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noun, noun (suffix)
medicine; the healing art; healing; curing; doctor
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greatness
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counter
1. rank; place (e.g. first place)
2. decimal place
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auxiliary
1. if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that  (hypothetical form of the copula だ, from なり and sometimes classed as a particle)
2. as for; on the topic of  (this meaning is restricted to reading なら)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. noon; midday  (see also: 御昼)
2. daytime  (this meaning is restricted to form 昼, 晝)
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nap (afternoon); siesta
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noun
sleep
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Nidan verb (lower class) with `nu' ending (archaic), intransitive verb
to lie down; to go to bed; to go to sleep  (see also: 寝る; archaic)
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1 word found matching 'そんな雑誌を読むくらいなら、昼寝をするほうがましだよ。' when conjugated
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'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
loss; disadvantage
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