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99 partial word matches found in search '少年が３人入ってきた。私は最も年上と思われる少年に話しかけた。'
し ょ う ね ん 0
noun
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
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prefix
small; little; few
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と し 2
noun
1. year
2. age; years
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ね ん 1
noun
1. year (e.g. AD)
2. counter for years
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counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system)  (archaic)
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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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さ ん 0
Most common form: 三
numeric
1. three  (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2. tri-
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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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suffix, counter
counter for soakings (of fabric in a dye)  (archaic)
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い り 0
Most common form: 入り
noun, noun (suffix)
1. entering
2. setting (of the sun)
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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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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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て き 3
noun
1. opponent; rival; adversary
2. menace; danger; threat; enemy
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Most common form: 的
-like; typical
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き
き 0
Most common form: 気
noun
1. spirit; mind; heart  (see also: 気を逸らす)
2. nature; disposition  (see also: 気が小さい)
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き た 0 き た 2
noun
1. north
2. the North; northern territories
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き
き 1
Most common form: 黄
yellow
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き
き 1
Most common form: 記
noun, noun (suffix)
1. account; history; chronicle; annals; record  (also written 紀)
noun
2. Records of Ancient Matters  (see also: 古事記; abbreviation)
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き
き 1
Most common form: 期
noun, noun (suffix)
1. period; time
2. age  (geology, etc. term)
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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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わ た し 0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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noun
I; me  (archaic; regional dialect: Kantou-ben)
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あ た し 0
I; me  (female term or language; often written with kana only)
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あ っ し 0
I (mainly used by working men); myself
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わ て 0
pronoun
1. I; me  (archaic; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
2. you (used toward people of equal or lower status)  (this meaning is restricted to reading わい)
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noun
private affairs; personal matter  (see also: 公)
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わ ら わ 1
I; me  (archaic; humble; female term or language)
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I; me (used by elderly males)  (often written with kana only)
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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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も っ と も 3
most; extremely
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1. the most; the extreme
2. prime; conspicuous  (see also: 最たる)
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も
particle
1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence)  (as ＡもＢも)
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も
も 0
Most common form: 藻
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
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と し う え 0
older; senior
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う え 0 う え 2
noun, 'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
1. above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter)
2. top; summit
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noun, prefix
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
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じ ょ う 1
noun (suffix)
1. from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); in the field of; being of the type of
2. aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; on; above
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か み 1
noun
1. upper reaches (of a river); upper stream  (opposite: 下)
2. top; upper part; upper half (of the body)
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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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お も わ れ る 4
to seem; to appear
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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 れ る 0
Most common form: 割れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to break; to be smashed
2. to split; to crack; to fissure; to be torn
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わ
Most common form: 和
noun
1. sum  (mathematics)
2. harmony; peace
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わ れ 1
Most common form: 我
1. I; me
2. oneself  (this meaning is restricted to reading われ, わ)
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わ
わ 0
Most common form: 把
counter
counter for bundles
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Most common form: られる
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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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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は な し 3
Most common form: 話し
noun
1. talk; speech; chat; story; conversation
2. discussions; negotiation; argument
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counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
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は な し 3
noun
1. talk; speech; chat; story; conversation
2. discussions; negotiation; argument
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particle
only; nothing but  (used with neg. verb)
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し
particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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し か 1 し か 2
noun
historian
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し か 1 し か 2
noun
market price; current price
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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 か け 0
Most common form: 仕掛け
noun
1. device; contrivance; mechanism; gadget
2. trick; trap; calculated manipulation; gambit
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し
し 0
Most common form: 詩
noun
poem; verse of poetry
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し か 1
Most common form: 詩歌
Japanese (and Chinese) poetry
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し か 0 し か 2
Most common form: 鹿
noun
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon)
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し
し 1
Most common form: 市
noun, noun (suffix)
city
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し か 1 し か 2 し か 0
Most common form: 歯科
noun
dentistry
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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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か
particle
1. indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)  (was written as 歟, used at sentence-end)
2. or; whether or not  (after each alternative)
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か
か 0
Most common form: 蚊
noun
mosquito
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か
か 1
Most common form: 可
noun, noun (suffix)
passable; acceptable; tolerable; fair
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か
か 1
Most common form: 課
noun, noun (suffix)
1. lesson
2. section (in an organization); division; department
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か
か 1
Most common form: 加
noun
1. addition; increase
2. Canada  (see also: 加奈陀; abbreviation)
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betting; gambling; a gamble  (see also: 賭する; 賭けする should be 賭けをする or 賭する(とする))
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か け 2 か け 0
Most common form: 掛け
noun
1. credit  (see also: 掛け売り, 掛け買い; abbreviation)
2. money owed on an account; bill
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か
Most common form: 科
noun, noun (suffix)
1. department; section; faculty; school; arm
2. course (of study); branch of study; specialization
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か
Most common form: 架
noun
rack; mount; stand
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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 た 0
noun
1. column; beam; girder; crossbeam; spar; yard
2. digit; decade; order of magnitude
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け
Most common form: 家
suffix
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
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