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101 partial word matches found in search '小説は存在の唯一の理由は小説が人生を表現しようと真剣に試みる点にある。'
し ょ う せ つ 0
novel; (short) story
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し ょ う 1
noun, noun (prefix)
1. smallness; small item
2. short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)  (see also: 小の月)
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prefix
1. small; little; slight  (see also: 小皿)
2. slightly less than; just about  (see also: 小半日, 弱)
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さ 0
prefix
narrow; thin
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prefix
small; little  (see also: さざ波)
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prefix
1. small; narrow  (see also: 小川)
2. familiar prefix  (see also: 小野)
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suffix
small; little; dear (figurative sense)  (regional dialect: Ryuukyuu-ben)
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せ つ 1 せ つ 0
Most common form: せつ
noun, noun (suffix)
1. theory; doctrine
noun
2. opinion; view
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は
particle
1. topic marker particle  (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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は
は 1
Most common form: 歯
noun
tooth
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は
は 0
Most common form: 葉
noun
leaf
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は
は 1
Most common form: 派
noun, noun (suffix)
clique; faction; school
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は
は 1
Most common form: 刃
noun
1. edge (of a knife or sword)
2. prong (of an electrical plug)
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は
は 1 は 0
Most common form: はあ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; indeed; well
2. ha!
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そ ん ざ い 0
existence; being
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ざ い 1
noun
1. country; countryside
2. outskirts; suburbs
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の
particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: 乃; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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の
の 1
Most common form: 野
noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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ゆ い い つ 1
only; sole; unique
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た だ 1
Most common form: ただ
1. ordinary; common; usual  (often written with kana only)
2. free of charge  (only 只; often written with kana only)
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い ち 2
numeric, prefix
1. one  (see also: ワン; １ can also be read ワン. 壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
2. best
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ひ と 1
prefix
1. one  (see also: 一; esp. ひと)
numeric
2. one  (when counting aloud, usu. ひ or ひい)
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numeric
one  (originally from Chinese 'yī')
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most  (archaic)
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ひ と つ 2
Most common form: 一つ
numeric
1. one
noun
2. for one thing  (often used in itemized lists)
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り ゆ う 0
noun
reason; pretext; motive
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noun
1. reason; principle; logic
2. general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)  (see also: 事; Buddhist term)
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noun
reason; truth; way of things; justice  (see also: 道理)
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よ し 1
noun
1. reason; significance; cause
2. piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...  (this meaning is restricted to form 由)
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が
particle
1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
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が
noun
moth
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じ ん せ い 1
noun
(human) life (i.e. conception to death)
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ひ と 0
noun
1. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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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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じ ん 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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suffix
person
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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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せ い 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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き 1
noun, prefix
pure; undiluted; raw; crude
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prefix
vital; virile; lively  (archaic)
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う ぶ 1
Most common form: 初
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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を
を 0
particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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お も て 3
noun
1. surface  (opposite: 裏)
2. face (i.e. the visible side of an object)
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ひ ょ う げ ん 3
1. expression; presentation
2. representation; notation  (mathematics)
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ひ ょ う 0
noun, noun (suffix)
table (e.g. Table 1); chart; list
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う つ つ 0 う つ つ 3
noun
reality; consciousness
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げ ん 1
prefix
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
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し
particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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し よ う 0
trial; experimental use
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し
し 1
Most common form: 四
numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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し よ う 0
Most common form: 使用
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
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し
し 1
Most common form: 死
noun, noun (suffix)
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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し よ う 0
Most common form: 仕様
noun
1. way; method; means; resource; remedy
2. (technical) specification
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し
し 0
Most common form: 詩
noun
poem; verse of poetry
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し よ う 0 し よ う 1
Most common form: 枝葉
1. leaves and branches; foliage
2. unimportant details; inessentials; side issues  (see also: 枝葉末節; esp. しよう)
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し
し 1
Most common form: 市
noun, noun (suffix)
city
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し
し 1
Most common form: 史
noun (suffix), noun
history
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し よ う 0
1. personal use  (see also: 公用)
2. private business
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し
Most common form: 誌
noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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し
し 1
Most common form: 仕
noun
official; civil service
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よ う 1
noun (suffix), noun
1. appearing ...; looking ...  (see also: 様だ; usu. after the -masu stem of a verb; often written with kana only)
2. way to ...; method of ...ing  (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
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よ
よ 1
particle
1. indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.  (at sentence-end)
2. used when calling out to someone  (after a noun)
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auxiliary verb
1. (I) will; (I) shall  (on non-五段 stem, e.g. 食べる→食べよう, indicates intention)
auxiliary verb
2. let's  (on non-五段 stem, indicates suggestion or invitation)
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よ う と 1
Most common form: 用途
noun
use; usefulness; utility; service; purpose
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よ う 1
Most common form: 用
noun, noun (suffix)
1. task; business
2. use; duty; service
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よ う 1
Most common form: 陽
noun
1. yang (i.e. the positive)  (opposite: 陰)
2. the open (i.e. a visible place)  (see also: 陽に)
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よ う 1
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get drunk; to become intoxicated
2. to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated
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う
auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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う
Most common form: ウ
noun
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
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と
particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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と
と 0
Most common form: 門
noun
1. door (esp. Japanese-style)  (see also: 扉)
2. shutter; window shutter
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と
と 1
Most common form: 途
noun
way
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と
Most common form: 斗
noun
1. to (measure of volume, approx. 18 litres)  (obsolete term)
2. square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)  (see also: 枡形)
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し ん け ん 0
1. seriousness; earnestness
2. real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon)
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prefix
beloved; dear
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し ん 1
1. truth; reality; genuineness
2. seriousness
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prefix
1. just; right; due (east)  (see also: 真上)
2. pure; genuine; true  (see also: 真っ白)
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ま こ と 0
adverb, noun
1. truth; reality
2. sincerity; honesty; integrity; fidelity
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け ん 0 け ん 3
Most common form: けん
noun
1. sword (originally esp. a doubled-edged sword); sabre; saber; blade
2. bayonet  (this meaning is restricted to reading けん)
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に
particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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に
に 1
Most common form: 二
numeric
two  (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud. 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
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に
に 1
Most common form: 荷
noun
1. load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods
2. burden; responsibility
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に
に 1
Most common form: 丹
noun
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
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こ こ ろ み 4 こ こ ろ み 4 こ こ ろ み 3
noun
1. attempt; trial; experiment
2. endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture; initiative
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こ こ ろ み る 4
Most common form: 心見る
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
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み る 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to examine (medically)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to look after (often medically); to take care of
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み
suffix
1. -ness (nominalizing suffix, esp. of sensory or subjective adjectives)  (see also: 甘み; also written with the ateji 味)
2. nominalizing suffix indicating location  (see also: 深み)
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み
み 0
Most common form: 三
numeric
1. three  (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2. tri-
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み る 1
Most common form: 見る
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
2. to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge  (see also: 診る)
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み
み 0
Most common form: 身
noun
1. body
2. oneself
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み
Most common form: 子
noun
1. fruit; nut
2. seed
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み
Most common form: 巳
noun
sixth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Serpent, 9am-11am, south-southeast, April)
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て ん 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. spot; mark
2. point; dot
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noun
1. dot; point; mark  (often written with kana only)
2. tip; gratuity  (often written with kana only; regional dialect: Kansai-ben; this meaning is restricted to reading ぽち)
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ち ょ ぼ 1
noun
1. dot; point; mark  (often written with kana only)
2. gidayuu musicians (in kabuki)  (see also: 義太夫; often written with kana only)
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あ る 1
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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a certain ...; some ...; one ...  (often written with kana only)
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あ
あ 1
Most common form: ア
interjection (kandoushi)
1. Ah!; Oh!; expression of surprise, recollection, etc.
2. Hey!; used to get someone's attention
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