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1 exact word match found in search '半夏生'
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noun
1. Chinese lizard's tail (Saururus chinensis)
2. 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day
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12 partial word matches found in search '半夏生'
1
noun, noun (prefix)
1. half; semi-
noun, noun (suffix)
2. half-past
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noun
1. crow dipper (Pinellia tuber)  (see also: カラスビシャク; often written with kana only)
2. 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day  (see also: 半夏生; abbreviation)
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2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
summer
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1
noun
Xia (dynasty of China; perhaps mythological)
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1
noun
summer (on the lunisolar calendar: 16th day of the 4th month to the 15th day of the 7th month)  (Buddhist term)
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'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, noun (prefix)
1. raw; uncooked; fresh
2. natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed
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noun, noun (suffix)
area of thick growth (of trees, grass, etc.)  (see also: 芝生)
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noun
boiled and half-dried bonito  (see also: 生り節; often written with kana only; abbreviation)
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1
noun
1. life; living
noun, noun (suffix)
2. I; me; myself  (male term or language; humble; this meaning is restricted to reading せい)
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1
noun, prefix
pure; undiluted; raw; crude
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prefix
vital; virile; lively  (archaic)
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Most common form:
1. innocent; naive; unsophisticated; inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears  (esp. 初, 初心; often written with kana only)
noun (prefix)
2. birth-  (産, 生)
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