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に ほ ん 2
noun
Japan
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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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noun
Japanese writing; Japanese text
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ほ ん 1
noun
1. book; volume; script  (see also: ご本・ごほん)
prefix
2. this; present
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ほ ん ぶ ん 1
noun
text (of document); body (of letter)
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も と 1
noun
1. origin; source  (usu. 元)
2. base; basis; foundation; root  (esp. 基)
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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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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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ぶ ん み ゃ く 0
noun
context  (linguistics terminology)
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み ゃ く 2
Most common form: 脉
noun
1. pulse
2. vein
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な か 1
noun
1. inside; in
2. among; within
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suffix
1. through; throughout; in the course of
2. all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
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ち ゅ う 1
noun, prefix, suffix
1. medium; average; middle  (see also: 並)
noun
2. moderation
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expression, adverb
among; while
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noun
red dragon tile  (see also: 紅中; mahjong term; abbreviation)
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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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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 は 1
conjunction, interjection (kandoushi)
then; well; so; well then  (see also: それでは)
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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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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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と う ぜ ん 0
natural; as a matter of course; justified; deserved; reasonable
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と う 1
prefix
this (business organisation or place)
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suffix
-like  (often as 〜然とする)
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さ 1
so; like that; in that way  (archaic)
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Most common form: 爾
interjection (kandoushi)
1. like that; as such  (archaic)
2. yeah; uh-huh
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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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び し ょ う 0
smile
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び 1
1. minuteness
numeric
2. one millionth
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ほ ほ え み 0
noun
smile
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noun
LOL; haha  (see also: 笑い; abbreviation; slang)
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え み 1
Most common form: えみ
noun
smile
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み
suffix
1. -ness (nominalizing suffix, esp. of sensory or subjective adjectives)  (see also: 甘み; also written with the ateji 味)
2. nominalizing suffix indicating location  (see also: 深み)
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み
み 0
Most common form: 三
numeric
1. three  (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2. tri-
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み
み 0
Most common form: 身
noun
1. body
2. oneself
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み
Most common form: 子
noun
1. fruit; nut
2. seed
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み
Most common form: 巳
noun
sixth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Serpent, 9am-11am, south-southeast, April)
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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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が い こ く じ ん 4
noun
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese  (see also: 内国人)
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そ と 1
noun
1. outside; exterior
2. open air
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が い こ く 0
foreign country
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suffix
outside of; not covered by  (opposite: 内)
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ほ か 0
Most common form: 他
1. other (place, thing, person); the rest
2. outside; beyond  (esp. 外; often written with kana only)
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よ そ 2 よ そ 1
1. another place; somewhere else; strange parts  (see also: 他所; often written with kana only)
noun
2. outside (one's family or group); those people  (often written with kana only; opposite: 内)
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く に 0
noun
1. country; state
2. region
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こ く じ ん 0
noun
1. indigenous person; inhabitant of a country
2. local; native  (this meaning is restricted to reading くにびと)
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Most common form: 国民
noun
people of a country  (see also: 国民:こくみん; archaic)
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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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あ い だ 0
noun
1. space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch
noun, adverb
2. period of time (during, while); duration; interval
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Most common form: かん
noun, suffix
1. interval; period of time
2. among; between; inter-
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ま 0
noun
space; room; time; pause
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け ん 1
noun
1. 1.818 m (6 shaku)
2. counter used to number the gaps between pillars
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prefix
un-; non-; negative prefix
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ぶ き み 0 ぶ き み 1
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
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prefix
1. un-; non-
2. bad ...; poor ...
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き 0
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 み 2
noun
1. sensation; feeling  (see also: いい気味)
2. tendency; propensity  (see also: 気味; this meaning is restricted to reading きみ)
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noun (suffix)
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...  (see also: 気味)
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け 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling
noun (prefix)
2. somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
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suffix
-like nature; -like disposition; -ish temperament
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noun
market sentiment (stock market); market tone
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suffix
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of  (often written with kana only)
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あ じ 0
1. flavor; flavour; taste
2. charm; style
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noun
1. (sense of) taste
suffix, counter
2. counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
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あ じ な 0
smart; clever; witty; strange  (see also: 味, 味のある)
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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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な
な 1
Most common form: 菜
noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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わ ら い 0
noun
1. laugh; laughter  (see also: 笑う)
2. smile  (see also: 笑う)
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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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expression
1. as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
2. apart from... (used to change the topic)
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と し 2
Most common form: 年
noun
1. year
2. age; years
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と し 1
Most common form: 都市
town; city; municipal; urban
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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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お お く 1
many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly
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た 1
noun, prefix
multi-
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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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こ ん ら ん 0
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
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ら ん 1
noun
revolt; rebellion; war
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を
を 0
particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, noun (prefix)
1. raw; uncooked; fresh
2. natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed
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noun, noun (suffix)
area of thick growth (of trees, grass, etc.)  (see also: 芝生)
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う み 0
Most common form: うみ
noun
production; bringing into the world; (physical) birth
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noun
boiled and half-dried bonito  (see also: 生り節; often written with kana only; abbreviation)
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せ い 1
noun
1. life; living
noun, noun (suffix)
2. I; me; myself  (male term or language; humble; this meaning is restricted to reading せい)
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き 1
noun, prefix
pure; undiluted; raw; crude
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prefix
vital; virile; lively  (archaic)
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う ぶ 1
Most common form: 初
1. innocent; naive; unsophisticated; inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears  (esp. 初, 初心; often written with kana only)
noun (prefix)
2. birth-  (産, 生)
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ま た 0
adverb, conjunction, prefix
again; and; also; still (doing something)  (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 た 2
Most common form: 股
noun
1. crotch; crutch; groin; thigh
2. fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
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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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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 く 1
Most common form: あく
noun
evil; wickedness  (opposite: 善)
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あ く ひ ょ う 0
noun
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
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わ る 1
noun
bad thing; bad person
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ひ ょ う 0
Most common form: ひょう
noun, noun (suffix)
criticism; commentary; a council  (abbreviation)
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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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た か い 2
1. high; tall  (opposite: 低い; this meaning is restricted to form 高い)
2. expensive
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こ う 1
suffix
1. high school  (see also: 高等学校; abbreviation)
prefix
2. high-  (see also: 高レベル)
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た か 2
noun, noun (suffix)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money  (usu. だか when n-suf)
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