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88 partial word matches found in search '少数民族や女性の雇用促進政策とはいっても、建前にすぎず、現状はマイノリティーが職に就けるチャンスなどほとんどない。'
し ょ う す う 3
minority; few
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prefix
small; little; few
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し ょ う す う み ん ぞ く 5
minority peoples
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か ず 1
noun
number; amount
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す う 1 す う 0
prefix
1. several; a number of
noun, noun (suffix)
2. quantity; amount
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often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly  (see also: 度々; often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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み ん ぞ く 1
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
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た み 1
noun
nation; people
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ぞ く 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. tribe; clan; band
2. (taxonomical) tribe
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や か ら 0 や か ら 3
Most common form: 輩
noun
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
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や
particle
1. such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and
2. the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as  (see also: や否や; after the dictionary form of a verb)
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や
や 1
Most common form: 箭
noun
1. arrow
2. wedge; chock
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や
Most common form: 輻
noun
spoke  (see also: スポーク)
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じ ょ せ い 0
1. woman; female
2. feminine gender  (linguistics terminology; this meaning is restricted to reading じょせい)
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お ん な 1 お ん な 0
noun, noun (prefix)
1. female; woman; female sex  (see also: 男; can be blunt when used alone)
noun
2. female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. woman; girl; daughter
2. Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 二十八宿, 玄武; astronomy, etc. term)
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め 1
Most common form: 雌
noun (prefix), noun (suffix), noun
1. female; woman  (see also: 雄)
noun
2. wife  (archaic)
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せ い 1
noun
1. nature (of a person)
2. sex
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さ が 1
noun
1. one's nature; one's destiny
2. custom; tradition; habit
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し ょ う 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. nature (of a person or thing)
2. that which does not change according to external influences  (Buddhist term)
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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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こ よ う 0
employment (long term); hire
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や と い 2
Most common form: 雇い
noun
employee; employment
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よ う 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. task; business
2. use; duty; service
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そ く し ん 0
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
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せ い さ く 0
noun
political measures; policy
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ま つ り ご と 0
noun
rule; government
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さ く 2 さ く 1
Most common form: さく
noun, noun (suffix)
plan; policy
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noun
1. whip; lash; scourge
2. stick; cane; rod; pointer
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と
particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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particle
indicates word or phrase being defined
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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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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 い 0
noun
ash; ashes
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; that is correct  (polite (teineigo) language)
2. understood; I see; OK; okay
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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 い 0
noun
lung
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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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い
particle
strengthens a question, assertion, etc.  (see also: かい, ぞい, だい, わい; familiar language)
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い
い 0
Most common form: 胃
noun
1. stomach
2. Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 胃宿, 白虎; astronomy, etc. term)
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い
Most common form: 井
noun
well
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い
い 1
Most common form: 医
noun, noun (suffix)
medicine; the healing art; healing; curing; doctor
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い っ て 1
Most common form: 一手
noun
move (in game); method; single-handed; monopoly
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い
Most common form: 偉
greatness
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い
Most common form: 位
counter
1. rank; place (e.g. first place)
2. decimal place
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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 も 1
particle
1. even if; even though  (also でも, っても)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. wow  (see also: さても; abbreviation)
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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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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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た て ま え 0
noun
1. face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)  (opposite: 本音; this meaning is restricted to form 建て前, 建前, 立て前, 立前)
2. ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house  (this meaning is restricted to form 建て前, 建前)
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noun, noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
contract; commitment
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noun
leader of a fearless tribe  (archaic)
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ま え 1
noun
1. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
2. before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
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noun (prefix)
1. the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"); previous; one-time; former
2. pre- (e.g. "premodern")  (before the name of an era)
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ahead; before; ago
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さ き 0
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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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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noun, noun (suffix)
1. past; after
2. too (much); over- (e.g. eating)  (often written with kana only)
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す
Most common form: っす
auxiliary
be; is  (see also: です; semi-polite copula; abbreviation)
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す
す 1
Most common form: 酢
noun
vinegar
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す
す 1 す 0
Most common form: 巣
noun
1. nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
2. den
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す ぎ 0
Most common form: スギ
noun
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
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す
す 1
Most common form: 素
1. plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel
prefix
2. mere; poor  (before a noun; derogatory)
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ぎ
ぎ 1
Most common form: 義
1. morality; righteousness; justice; honour (honor)
2. meaning
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ぎ
ぎ 1
Most common form: 儀
noun
1. ceremony
2. matter; affair
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ぎ
ぎ 1
Most common form: 疑
noun
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
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ず
auxiliary verb, suffix
not doing  (see also: ぬ; after the -nai stem of a verb)
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ず
Most common form: ズ
noun (suffix)
1. s (pluralizing suffix); es  (colloquialism; originally from eng)
2. 's (possessive suffix); s'; es'  (colloquialism; originally from eng)
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ず
ず 0
Most common form: 図
noun, noun (suffix)
1. drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph
2. sight; scene
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げ ん じ ょ う 0
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
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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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じ ょ う 1 じ ょ う 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. shape; state  (see also: 帯状)
2. letter; correspondence  (see also: 招待状)
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さ ま 2
Most common form: 方
suffix
1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.  (after a person's name (or position, etc.); honorific)
2. makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)  (see also: お粗末さまでした; usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-; polite (teineigo) language)
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し ょ く 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. job; work; employment; occupation; position
2. duties
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noun
agency (government department between a ministry and a bureau under the ritsuryo system)  (see also: 律令制)
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