部
Components
MY AVERAGE MASTERY
(for words visible)
105 partial word matches found in search '現代科学で何かが重要かを特定することは判断の問題であり、自分が正しいと知ることはできないのだということも言っておかねばならない。'
げ ん だ い 1
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
nowadays; modern era; modern times; present-day
(click the word for examples and links)
う つ つ 0 う つ つ 3
noun
reality; consciousness
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
げ ん 1
prefix
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(click the word for examples and links)
げ ん だ い か が く 5
noun
present-day science; modern science
(click the word for examples and links)
だ い 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. charge; cost; price
2. generation; age; reign  (see also: 台・だい)
(click the word to view an additional 7 meanings, examples and links)
し ろ 2
noun
1. substitution
2. material
(click the word to view an additional 3 meanings, examples and links)
よ 1 よ 0
Most common form: 世
noun
world; society; age; generation
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
か が く 1
noun
science
(click the word for examples and links)
noun, noun (suffix)
1. department; section; faculty; school; arm
2. course (of study); branch of study; specialization
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
と が 1
noun
1. error; mistake; fault  (often written with kana only)
2. sin; wrongdoing; offense  (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
し な 0
Most common form: 品
noun
1. article; item; thing; goods; stock  (esp. 品)
2. quality
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 3 forms, examples and links)
が く 1 が く 0
suffix
1. -ology; -ics; study of ...
noun
2. learning; scholarship; erudition; knowledge
(click the word for examples and links)
で
particle
1. indicates location of action; at; in  (にて is the formal literary form)
2. indicates time of action
(click the word to view an additional 4 meanings, examples and links)
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
(click the word to view an additional 5 meanings and 1 form, examples and links)
な に か 1 な に か 0
expression
something
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
な に 1
1. what
prefix
2. how many  (see also: 何か月; followed by a counter; this meaning is restricted to reading なん)
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, 4 meanings and 3 forms, examples and links)
か
particle
1. indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)  (was written as 歟, used at sentence-end)
2. or; whether or not  (after each alternative)
(click the word to view an additional 5 meanings, examples and links)
か
か 0
Most common form: 蚊
noun
mosquito
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
か
か 1
Most common form: 可
noun, noun (suffix)
passable; acceptable; tolerable; fair
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
か
か 1
Most common form: 課
noun, noun (suffix)
1. lesson
2. section (in an organization); division; department
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 1 form, examples and links)
か
か 1
Most common form: 加
noun
1. addition; increase
2. Canada  (see also: 加奈陀; abbreviation)
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
か
Most common form: 科
noun, noun (suffix)
1. department; section; faculty; school; arm
2. course (of study); branch of study; specialization
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 1 form, examples and links)
か
Most common form: 架
noun
rack; mount; stand
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
が
particle
1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
が
noun
moth
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
じ ゅ う よ う 0
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
(click the word for examples and links)
suffix, counter
-fold; -ply  (see also: 重; counter for layers in the hito-futa-mi counting system)
(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. multi-tiered food box; stacked boxes  (see also: 重箱; abbreviation)
noun (prefix)
2. heavy
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings, examples and links)
お も 1
Most common form: 主
1. chief; main; principal; important  (see also: 主な, 主に)
2. main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)  (see also: 重あど; usu. written as オモ; abbreviation)
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
か な め 0
noun
1. pivot
2. vital point; cornerstone; keystone
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
よ う 1
noun
1. cornerstone; main point; keystone
2. requirement; need
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
を
を 0
particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
(click the word to view an additional 4 meanings, examples and links)
と く て い 0
1. specific; particular; designated; special
2. to specify; to identify; to pinpoint
(click the word for examples and links)
certainly; truly  (archaic; often written with kana only)
(click the word for examples and links)
1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 15 meanings and 1 form, examples and links)
す
Most common form: っす
auxiliary
be; is  (see also: です; semi-polite copula; abbreviation)
(click the word for examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to pick someone's pocket  (see also: 掏摸; often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
す
す 1
Most common form: 酢
noun
vinegar
(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
す
す 1 す 0
Most common form: 巣
noun
1. nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
2. den
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings and 2 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: 擦る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass)
2. to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
す る 1
Most common form: 刷る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to print
2. to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
す
す 1
Most common form: 素
1. plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel
prefix
2. mere; poor  (before a noun; derogatory)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 1 form, examples and links)
こ と 2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 6 meanings and 2 forms, examples and links)
particle
1. particle indicating a command  (particle always used at sentence-end)
2. particle indicating mild enthusiasm  (often as ことね; female term or language)
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings, examples and links)
こ
Most common form: 子
noun, noun (suffix)
1. child
2. young (animal)  (see also: 仔)
(click the word to view an additional 7 meanings and 3 forms, examples and links)
こ
こ 1
Most common form: 個
counter
1. counter for articles
2. counter for military units  (usu. 個)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 3 forms, examples and links)
こ と 1
Most common form: 琴
noun
1. koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
2. stringed instrument  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading こと)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 3 forms, examples and links)
こ
Most common form: っこ
suffix
1. doing; in such a state  (see also: 慣れっこ, ぺちゃんこ; abbreviation)
2. doing together; contest; match  (see also: 睨めっこ)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
こ
こ 1
Most common form: 弧
noun
arc
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
と
particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
(click the word to view an additional 4 meanings, examples and links)
particle
indicates word or phrase being defined
(click the word for examples and links)
と
と 0
Most common form: 門
noun
1. door (esp. Japanese-style)  (see also: 扉)
2. shutter; window shutter
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings and 2 forms, examples and links)
と
と 1
Most common form: 途
noun
way
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 1 form, examples and links)
は
particle
1. topic marker particle  (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
は
は 1
Most common form: 歯
noun
tooth
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
は
は 0
Most common form: 葉
noun
leaf
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
は
は 1
Most common form: 派
noun, noun (suffix)
clique; faction; school
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
は
は 1
Most common form: 刃
noun
1. edge (of a knife or sword)
2. prong (of an electrical plug)
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
は
は 1 は 0
Most common form: はあ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; indeed; well
2. ha!
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings, examples and links)
は ん だ ん 1 は ん だ ん 3
1. judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion; adjudication
2. divination
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
は ん 1
noun
1. seal; stamp; monogram signature  (this meaning is restricted to reading はん)
2. judgment; judgement  (this meaning is restricted to reading はん)
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 1 meaning, examples and links)
だ ん 1
Most common form: だん
noun
decision; judgment; resolution
(click the word for examples and links)
の
particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: 乃; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
(click the word to view an additional 4 meanings and 2 forms, examples and links)
の
の 1
Most common form: 野
noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings and 2 forms, examples and links)
も ん だ い 0
noun
1. question (e.g. on a test); problem
2. problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
(click the word to view an additional 3 meanings, examples and links)
Most common form: もん
suffix, counter
counter for questions
(click the word for examples and links)
と い 1
Most common form: とい
noun
question; query
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
だ い 1
Most common form: だい
noun
1. title; subject; theme; topic
2. problem (on a test); question
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
auxiliary
to be  (see also: である; abbreviation; archaic)
(click the word for examples and links)
あ り 0
noun
ant  (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
あ
あ 1
Most common form: ア
interjection (kandoushi)
1. Ah!; Oh!; expression of surprise, recollection, etc.
2. Hey!; used to get someone's attention
(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
1. existing (at the present moment)  (see also: 在る; often written with kana only)
2. alright; acceptable; passable  (colloquialism; often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 2 forms, examples and links)
り
Most common form: 理
noun
1. reason; principle; logic
2. general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)  (see also: 事; Buddhist term)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 1 form, examples and links)
り
り 1
Most common form: 里
noun
1. Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles
2. neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes)  (see also: 郷里制, 国郡里制)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 1 form, examples and links)
り
り 1
Most common form: 利
noun
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
じ ぶ ん 0
1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
2. I; me
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
prefix
1. self-
2. from ...  (see also: 至; this meaning is restricted to reading じ)
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 1 meaning, examples and links)
ふ ん 1
noun
1. minute
2. fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
ぶ ん 1
noun, noun (suffix), prefix
1. part; segment; share; ration  (see also: 分の)
2. rate
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings, useful expressions, examples and links)
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)
(click the word to view an additional 3 meanings, examples and links)
た だ し い 3
1. right; correct
2. proper; righteous; just; honest; truthful; lawful
(click the word for examples and links)
せ い 1
Most common form: せい
1. (logical) true; regular
numeric
2. 10^40; ten thousand undecillion
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings, examples and links)
ま さ 1
exact; precise  (see also: 正に; archaic)
(click the word for examples and links)
noun, noun (prefix)
1. greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior  (see also: 従)
2. director (highest of the four administrative positions of the ritsuryo period); chief  (see also: 長官; this meaning is restricted to reading しょう)
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 1 meaning, examples and links)
し
particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
(click the word for examples and links)
し い 1
interjection (kandoushi)
1. shh! (used to silence someone); sh!  (see also: しっ)
2. shoo! (used to drive off an approaching animal, etc.)  (see also: しっ)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
し
し 1
Most common form: 四
numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
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)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 1 form, examples and links)
し
し 0
Most common form: 詩
noun
poem; verse of poetry
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
し
し 1
Most common form: 市
noun, noun (suffix)
city
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
し
し 1
Most common form: 史
noun (suffix), noun
history
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
し
Most common form: 誌
noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
し
し 1
Most common form: 仕
noun
official; civil service
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
greatly; really
(click the word for examples and links)
い
particle
strengthens a question, assertion, etc.  (see also: かい, ぞい, だい, わい; familiar language)
(click the word for examples and links)
い と 1
Most common form: 糸
noun, noun (suffix)
thread; yarn; string
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, useful expressions, examples and links)
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)
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
い と 1
intention; aim; design
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
い
Most common form: 井
noun
well
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
い
い 1
Most common form: 医
noun, noun (suffix)
medicine; the healing art; healing; curing; doctor
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
い
Most common form: 偉
greatness
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
い
Most common form: 位
counter
1. rank; place (e.g. first place)
2. decimal place
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 1 form, examples and links)
ち 1
noun
1. wisdom
2. jnana (higher knowledge)  (Buddhist term)
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
げ ん 2
noun
word; remark; statement
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
Google Japan ⇗ +英語 Google Japan ⇗ +読み方 Google Japan ⇗ コトバンク ⇗
Kanshudo is your AI Japanese tutor, and your constant companion on the road to mastery of the Japanese language. To get started learning Japanese, just follow the study recommendations on your Dashboard. You can use Quick search (accessible using the icon at the top of every page) to look up any Japanese word, kanji or grammar point, as well as to find anything on Kanshudo quickly. For an overview, take the tour.
Search results include information from a variety of sources, including Kanshudo (kanji mnemonics, kanji readings, kanji components, vocab and name frequency data, grammar points, examples), JMdict (vocabulary), Tatoeba (examples), Enamdict (names), KanjiVG (kanji animations and stroke order), and Joy o' Kanji (kanji and radical synopses). Translations provided by Google's Neural Machine Translation engine. For more information see credits.
×