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114 partial word matches found in search '少子化と人口の老齢化を見越して業務内容を大幅に変更したあの会社は先見の明があったわけだ。'
prefix
small; little; few
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し ょ う し 1
noun
low birth rate
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declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. child
2. young (animal)  (see also: 仔)
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し 1
noun
1. child (esp. a boy)
2. viscount  (see also: 子爵)
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noun
1. fruit; nut
2. seed
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す 0
Most common form: 主
suffix
honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name  (archaic; honorific)
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noun
first sign of Chinese zodiac (The Rat, 11pm-1am, north, November)
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noun
1. child  (obscure term)
noun, noun (suffix)
2. interest  (obscure term)
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suffix
action of making something; -ification  (see also: 化する)
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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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じ ん こ う 0
noun
1. population
2. common talk
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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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く ち 0
noun
1. mouth
2. opening; hole; gap; orifice
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こ う 1
suffix, counter
1. counter for people or implements  (usu. こう)
noun
2. mouth; speech  (Buddhist term; this meaning is restricted to reading く)
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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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ろ う れ い 0
advanced age; senility
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ろ う 1
noun
old age; age; old people; the old; the aged
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れ い 1
noun
instar
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Most common form: 歯
noun
(one's) age
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を
を 0
particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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noun (suffix), noun
looking; viewing
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け ん 1
noun
view (of life, etc.); outlook
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み こ し 0
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
1. anticipation; expectation
noun
2. looking over (e.g. a fence)
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noun (suffix)
1. across; over; beyond; through; crossing
2. throughout (a period of time); for
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し
particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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し て 0 し て 2
noun
1. doer; performer
2. protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; leading part; main character  (often written with kana only)
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particle
1. by (indicating means of action); as (a group, etc.)  (see also: からして, として, にして, 為る)
2. indicates patient of a causative expression  (as 〜をして in modern Japanese)
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し
し 1
Most common form: 四
numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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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
し 0
Most common form: 詩
noun
poem; verse of poetry
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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
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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て
auxiliary
indicates continuing action  (see also: で; で after certain verb forms)
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て
て 1
Most common form: 手
noun
1. hand; arm  (see also: お手; occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2. forepaw; foreleg  (see also: お手; colloquialism)
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て
Most common form: って
particle
1. casual quoting particle  (see also: と; abbr. for と, というのは and other similar combinations)
2. indicates supposition; if ... then
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ぎ ょ う む 1
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task; action; function; (business) operations; operational
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わ ざ 2
noun
deed; act; work; performance
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ご う 1
noun
karma (i.e. actions committed in a former life)  (see also: 果報; Buddhist term)
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ぎ ょ う 1
noun, suffix
1. work; business; company; agency
2. study
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な い よ う 0
noun
subject; contents; matter; substance; detail; import
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Most common form: ない
suffix
inside; within  (opposite: 外)
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う ち 0 う ち 1
Most common form: うち
1. inside; within
2. while  (see also: ないうちに; also 裡; often written with kana only)
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か た ち 0
Most common form: 形
noun
1. form; shape; figure  (this meaning is restricted to form 形, 容)
2. visage
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か ん ば せ 0
Most common form: 顔
noun
1. countenance; visage  (archaic)
2. face; honor (honour); dignity
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お お は ば 0
1. big; large; drastic; substantial  (opposite: 小幅)
noun
2. full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)  (see also: 小幅, 中幅)
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prefix
1. the large part of
2. big; large; great
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prefix
big; large  (see also: 大)
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prefix
1. great; grand; large  (archaic)
2. greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior  (see also: 従; also written as 正)
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お お い 1
prefix
1. greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior  (see also: 従; also written as 正; archaic)
2. a great deal; very much  (see also: 大いなる, 大いに)
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は ば 0
noun
1. width; breadth
2. freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude
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noun, noun (suffix), counter
unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm)  (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system)
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ふ く 2
noun
1. scroll
suffix, counter
2. counter for scrolls  (also ぶく, ぷく)
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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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へ ん 1
1. strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; queer; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy
2. unexpected
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へ ん こ う 0
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
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さ ら 1
1. new; unused  (often written with kana only; regional dialect: Kansai-ben; this meaning is restricted to reading さら)
prefix
2. new
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noun, noun (suffix)
growing late; latening
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こ う 1
noun
one-fifth of the night (approx. 2 hours)  (see also: 五更)
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こ も ご も 1
Most common form: こもごも
alternately; in succession  (often written with kana only)
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し た 1
Most common form: 舌
noun
1. tongue
2. tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
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し た 0
Most common form: 下
noun
1. below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
2. bottom
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た
auxiliary verb
1. indicate past completed or action  (see also: だ; だ after certain verb forms)
2. indicates light imperative  (see also: だ)
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た
た 1
Most common form: 他
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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た
た 1
Most common form: 多
noun, prefix
multi-
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あ の 1
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)  (see also: 何の・どの, 此の, 其の, 彼・あれ; often written with kana only)
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あ の 0
interjection (kandoushi)
say; well; errr ...
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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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か い し ゃ 0
noun
1. company; corporation
2. workplace
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え 1
noun
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)  (archaic)
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か い 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. meeting; assembly; party
2. association; club
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や し ろ 1
noun
shrine (usually Shinto)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. company; association; society  (see also: 会社; abbreviation)
2. regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour)
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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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さ き 0
Most common form: 前
noun, 'no' adjective, noun (suffix), prefix
1. previous; prior; former; first; earlier; some time ago; preceding
2. point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle
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せ ん 1
1. former; previous; old
noun
2. first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
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せ ん け ん 0
foresight; anticipation
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せ ん け ん の め い 6
noun
foresight; anticipation  (see also: 先見, 明:めい)
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み ん 1
noun
Ming (dynasty of China, 1368-1644)
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め い 1
noun
1. brightness
2. clarity; acumen
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み ょ う 1
noun
1. vidya (wisdom)  (Buddhist term)
2. mantra  (see also: 真言)
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Most common form: 清
1. clearly; brightly  (archaic)
2. cleanly; purely
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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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あ っ 1
Ah! Oh!
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た わ け 3 た わ け 0
noun
1. tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense  (see also: 戯ける; often written with kana only)
2. fool; idiot  (see also: 戯け者; often written with kana only)
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わ け 1
noun
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation  (often written with kana only)
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わ
particle
1. indicates emotion or admiration  (at sentence end; female term or language)
2. indicates emphasis  (at sentence end; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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わ
わ 1
Most common form: 輪
noun
1. ring; circle; loop
2. hoop  (see also: フープ)
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わ
わ 0
Most common form: 羽
counter
counter for birds and rabbits
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わ け 2
noun, noun (suffix)
1. sharing; division
2. draw; tie
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わ
Most common form: 和
noun
1. sum  (mathematics)
2. harmony; peace
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わ
わ 0
Most common form: 把
counter
counter for bundles
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け
Most common form: っけ
particle
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
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け
け 0
Most common form: 毛
noun
1. hair
2. fur; wool
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け
Most common form: 家
suffix
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
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だ
だ 0
copula
1. be; is  (see also: である, です; plain copula)
auxiliary verb
2. indicates past or completed action  (see also: た; た after certain verb forms)
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