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94 partial word matches found in search '彼の母親は彼が小さいときに亡くなったので、お祖母さんが彼を育てた。'
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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あ の 1
Most common form: あの
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)  (see also: 何の, 此の, 其の, 彼; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: あれ
noun
1. that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly)  (see also: 何れ, 此れ, 其れ; often written with kana only)
2. that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors)
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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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は は お や 0
Most common form: ははおや
mother
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は は 2
noun
mother  (see also: 父; かか was used by children; humble)
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お や 2
noun
1. parent; parents
2. dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.)  (see also: 子)
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noun
1. intimacy; closeness; friendliness
2. close relative
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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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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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ち い さ い 3
small; little; tiny
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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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noun
baby; infant  (archaic)
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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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さ
suffix
1. -ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition)
particle
2. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates assertion
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noun, noun (suffix)
debt; loan
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さ い 1
Most common form: 歳
suffix
1. -years-old
2. ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius
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さ い 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
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さ
Most common form: 差
noun, noun (suffix)
1. difference; variation
noun
2. difference  (mathematics)
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さ い 1
noun
difference; disparity; gap
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Most common form: 再
prefix
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
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Most common form: サイ
noun
rhinoceros
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Most common form: 最
1. the most; the extreme
2. prime; conspicuous  (see also: 最たる)
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greatly; really
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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 と 1
Most common form: 糸
noun, noun (suffix)
thread; yarn; string
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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 と 1
intention; aim; design
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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
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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と
particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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noun
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
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と き 2
Most common form: 時
noun
1. time; hour; moment  (刻 signifies a time of day, 秋 signifies an important time)
noun, adverb
2. occasion; case
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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 き に 2
conjunction
1. by the way; incidentally
2. sometimes; occasionally; on occasion
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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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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
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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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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く
く 1 く 0
Most common form: ９
numeric
nine  (玖 is used in legal documents)
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く
く 1
Most common form: 区
noun
ward; district; section
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く
く 1
Most common form: 句
noun, noun (suffix)
1. section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
2. phrase  (linguistics terminology)
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な
particle
1. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis
2. (used with masu stem verb) command  (from なさい; abbreviation)
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な
な 0
Most common form: 名
noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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Most common form: な
particle
1. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis
2. (used with masu stem verb) command  (from なさい; abbreviation)
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な
な 1
Most common form: 菜
noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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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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expression
(usu. sentence end) indicates emotion, admiration, emphasis, etc.  (see also: わ; abbr of ...ていたの)
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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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の で 0
particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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で
particle
1. indicates location of action; at; in  (にて is the formal literary form)
2. indicates time of action
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で
で 0 で 1
Most common form: 出
noun, noun (suffix)
1. coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the sun or moon)
2. attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on
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お
Most common form: 御
prefix
honorific/polite/humble prefix  (see also: 御; usu. before a term with an kun-yomi reading, おん is more formal; honorific; polite (teineigo) language; humble; often written with kana only)
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お
interjection (kandoushi)
oh! (expression of slight surprise)
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お
お 1
Most common form: 緒
noun
1. cord; strap; thong
2. string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
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そ ぼ 1
grandmother  (see also: 婆)
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そ 1
noun
ancestor; forefather; progenitor
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お や 2
Most common form: 親
noun
1. parent; parents
2. dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.)  (see also: 子)
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ば あ さ ん 1
noun
1. grandmother  (see also: お祖母さん; usu. 祖母さん; often written with kana only)
2. old woman; female senior citizen  (see also: お婆さん; 婆さん; often written with kana only)
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か あ さ ん 1
noun
1. mother  (see also: お母さん)
2. wife (used when speaking to or about one's own wife)  (colloquialism)
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suffix
1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san  (see also: 様; after a person's name (or position, etc.); honorific; familiar language)
2. makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)  (see also: ご苦労さん; usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-; polite (teineigo) language)
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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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さ ん 1
Most common form: 酸
noun
1. acid
2. sourness; sour taste
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さ ん 1
Most common form: 賛
noun
1. praise; tribute
2. inscription (on a painting)
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さ ん が 1
noun
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
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さ ん が 1
Most common form: 参賀
congratulatory palace visit
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ん
Most common form: んと
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; yeah; uh huh  (see also: うん)
2. huh?; what?
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ん
Most common form: の
particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: 乃; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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ん
Most common form: ン
noun (prefix)
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
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を
を 0
particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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そ だ て 3
noun
bringing up; raising
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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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