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ぶ ん か 1
noun
1. culture; civilization; civilisation
2. Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
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ぶ ん 1
noun
1. sentence
2. composition; text; writings
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ふ み 1
noun
letter; writings
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も ん 1
noun
1. one-thousandth of a kan (obsolete unit of currency)
2. 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes)
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ぶ ん か の ひ 1
noun
Culture Day Holiday (Nov 3)
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noun
1. figure; design  (often written with kana only)
2. twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes
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suffix
action of making something; -ification  (see also: 化する)
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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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ひ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. day; days  (this meaning is restricted to form 日)
2. sun; sunshine; sunlight
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に ち 1
noun
1. Sunday  (see also: 日曜; abbreviation)
suffix
2. day (of the month)  (also んち or ち)
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noun (suffix)
1. day of month
2. counter for days
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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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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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さ き だ ち 0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
before
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た ち 2
Most common form: たち
noun
1. departure; setting off; start
2. being used up; being consumed; being burnt out
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ち
ち 0
Most common form: 血
noun
blood; consanguinity
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ち
Most common form: 地
noun, noun (suffix)
1. earth; ground; land; soil
2. place
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せ い ふ 1
noun
government; administration
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ま つ り ご と 0
noun
rule; government
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ふ 1
noun
1. (metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto)
2. the centre or seat (of) (center)
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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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か が く 1
noun
science
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. department; section; faculty; school; arm
2. course (of study); branch of study; specialization
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と が 1
noun
1. error; mistake; fault  (often written with kana only)
2. sin; wrongdoing; offense  (often written with kana only)
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し な 0
Most common form: 品
noun
1. article; item; thing; goods; stock  (esp. 品)
2. quality
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が く 1 が く 0
suffix
1. -ology; -ics; study of ...
noun
2. learning; scholarship; erudition; knowledge
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げ い じ ゅ つ 0 げ い じ ゅ つ 1
noun
(fine) art; the arts
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げ い 1
Most common form: 藝
noun
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
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じ ゅ つ 2 じ ゅ つ 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. art; technique
2. means; way
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す べ 1 す べ 2
Most common form: すべ
noun
way; method; means  (often written with kana only)
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は ば 0
noun
1. width; breadth
2. freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude
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は ば ひ ろ い 4
extensive; wide; broad
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は ば ひ ろ 0
wide width (e.g. cloth)
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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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ひ ろ い 2
spacious; vast; wide
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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
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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ふ ん 1
noun
1. minute
2. fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
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ぶ ん や 1
noun
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
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ぶ ん 1
noun, noun (suffix), prefix
1. part; segment; share; ration  (see also: 分の)
2. rate
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numeric
1. one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun); 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale)
noun
2. one-quarter of a ryou (obsolete unit of currency)
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の 1
noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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particle
1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
2. from (originator); by
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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 ら 2
emptiness; vacuum; blank
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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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か ら 2
Most common form: 殻
noun
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
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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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ら
Most common form: 等
suffix
1. and others; and the like; and followers; et al.; pluralizing suffix  (often written with kana only)
2. or so  (see also: あちら, いくら; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; often written with kana only)
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は っ て ん 0
1. development; growth; advancement; unfurling
2. expansion; extension; enlargement
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. departure; departing (from ...); departing (at time ...)  (see also: 着)
2. sending; sent (by ...); sent (at ...)
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suffix
exhibition; exhibit  (see also: 展示; abbreviation)
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こ う け ん 0
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
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こ う 3
noun
tribute
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し
particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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し
し 1
Most common form: 四
numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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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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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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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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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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を
を 0
particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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せ ん 1
Most common form: せん
noun, noun (suffix)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
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え ら び 0
noun (suffix)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)  (see also: 嫁選び)
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び
び 1
Most common form: 美
noun, noun (suffix)
beauty
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ぶ ん か こ う ろ う し ゃ 6
noun
person who has made outstanding cultural contributions
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こ う ろ う 0
noun
meritorious deed; services
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こ う 1
noun
1. merit; success; meritorious deed
2. achievement; accumulated experience
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こ う ろ う し ゃ 3
noun
person who has rendered distinguished service
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い た わ り 0
Most common form: いたわり
1. sympathy; consideration; carefulness; attention  (often written with kana only)
noun
2. service; labor; labour; trouble; meritorious deed  (archaic)
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い さ お 0
noun
distinguished service; meritorious service
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ろ う 1
noun
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work; effort; striving
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も の 2
Most common form: もの
noun
person  (rarely used without a qualifier)
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noun, suffix
someone of that nature; someone doing that work
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け っ て い 0
decision; determination
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け つ 1
noun
decision; vote  (see also: 決を取る)
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certainly; truly  (archaic; often written with kana only)
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noun, noun (suffix), 'no' adjective
stripe; bar; streak  (also formerly written as 島 and 嶋)
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し ま 2
Most common form: 島
noun
1. island
2. territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf  (often written with kana only)
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auxiliary verb
1. used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)  (see also: ませ; polite (teineigo) language)
2. used to indicate respect for those affected by the action  (archaic; humble)
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noun
trout; sea trout  (often written with kana only)
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ま
ま 1
Most common form: まあ
1. just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now  (when urging or consoling)
2. tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat
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ま す 2
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
to increase; to grow
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ま す 2 ま す 0
Most common form: 升
noun
1. measuring container; measure
2. box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
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ま
ま 0
Most common form: 間
noun
space; room; time; pause
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ま
ま 0 ま 1
Most common form: 魔
noun
1. demon; devil; evil spirit; evil influence
noun (suffix)
2. someone who (habitually) performs some (negative) act  (see also: 覗き魔)
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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
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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