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2 exact word matches found in search 'やぶ'
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noun
1. thicket; bush; grove; scrub  (this meaning is restricted to reading やぶ)
2. (medical) quack  (see also: 藪医者; abbreviation; often written with kana only)
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noun
1. rural female shaman
2. unlearned Zen practitioner  (see also: )
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9 words found beginning with 'やぶ'
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Most common form: 破る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to tear; to break; to destroy
2. to break through (opponent's defense etc.); to breach
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Most common form: 破り
noun, noun (suffix)
getting away from; escaping; defying
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Most common form: ヤブ医者
noun
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack  (see also: 野巫)
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Most common form: 豹脚蚊
noun
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
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Most common form: 藪蛇
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
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Most common form: 藪から棒
expression, noun
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
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unexpectedly; out of the blue
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expression
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony (derived from the Akutagawa Ryuunosuke story "In A Grove")
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noun
thicket  (rare)
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1 word found containing 'やぶ' in any position
Most common form: かや葺き屋根
noun
thatched roof
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