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2 exact word matches found in search 'ら'
Most common form:
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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noun
1. lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
2. Latin (language)  (see also: 羅甸語; abbreviation; this meaning is restricted to reading ら)
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125 words found beginning with 'ら'
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Most common form:
'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
1. comfort; ease
noun
2. raku pottery  (see also: 楽焼き; abbreviation)
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Most common form: 来年
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
next year
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Most common form: 来月
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
next month
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Most common form: ラーメン
noun
ramen; Chinese-style noodles  (often written with kana only; originally from Chinese 'lamian')
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Most common form:
prefix
1. next (year, etc.)
suffix
2. since (last month, etc.)
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Most common form: 来週
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
next week
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auxiliary adjective
1. seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...
2. -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...  (after a noun, adverb or adjective stem)
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. column of text (e.g. in a newspaper)
2. field (in a form, web page, etc.)
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Most common form: 来日
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
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auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
1. indicates passive voice (incl. the "suffering passive")  (see also: 未然形, 迷惑の受身; れる for 五段 verbs, られる for 一段. Follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs)
2. indicates the potential form  (see also: ら抜き言葉; no imperative form. Infrequently used in modern Japanese, e.g. 歩ける is favoured over 歩かれる)
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2622 words found containing 'ら' in any position
particle
1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
2. from (originator); by
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noun
1. this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker); this direction  (see also: 何方, 其方, 彼方; often written with kana only)
2. here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is)
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1. which way; which direction; where  (see also: 此方, 其方, 彼方; どちら is polite; often written with kana only)
2. which one (esp. of two alternatives)
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adverb, noun
1. how much?; how many?  (often written with kana only)
2. even; even if
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to receive; to take; to accept  (often written with kana only)
auxiliary verb, 'u' godan verb
2. to get somebody to do something  (follows a verb in "-te" form; often written with kana only)
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obvious; evident; clear; plain
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Most common form: あっち
1. that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener); over there; yonder  (see also: 何方, 此方, 其方; often written with kana only)
2. that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener); that
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noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
after this  (often written with kana only)
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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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adverb, conjunction
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more  (often written with kana only)
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