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To find any kanji, first try to identify the components it is made up of. Once you have identified any component, search for it in any of three ways:

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Example: look up 漢

Notice that 漢 is made of several components: 氵艹口夫
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43 partial word matches found in search '私は先生に英語で手紙を書いてもらいたかった。'

pronoun, 'no' adjective

1. I; me

noun, 'no' adjective

2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)

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noun

I; me (archaic; regional dialect: Kantou-ben)

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pronoun, 'no' adjective

I; me (female term or language; often written with kana only)

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pronoun, 'no' adjective

I (mainly used by working men); myself

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pronoun

1. I; me (archaic; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)

2. you (used toward people of equal or lower status) (this meaning is restricted to reading わい)

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noun

private affairs; personal matter (see also: 公)

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pronoun, 'no' adjective

I; me (archaic; humble; female term or language)

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pronoun, 'no' adjective

I; me (used by elderly males) (often written with kana only)

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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

Most common form: 歯

noun

tooth

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は

Most common form: 葉

noun

leaf

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は

Most common form: 派

noun, noun (suffix)

clique; faction; school

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は

Most common form: 刃

noun

1. edge (of a knife or sword)

2. prong (of an electrical plug)

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は

Most common form: はあ

interjection (kandoushi)

1. yes; indeed; well

2. ha!

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noun

1. teacher; master; doctor (honorific)

suffix

2. with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific (honorific)

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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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'no' adjective, noun

1. former; previous; old

noun

2. first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move

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noun

boy (honorific; originally from Chinese 'xiānshēng')

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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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noun

boiled and half-dried bonito (see also: 生り節; often written with kana only; abbreviation)

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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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noun, prefix

pure; undiluted; raw; crude

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prefix

vital; virile; lively (archaic)

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Most common form: 初

'na' adjective, noun, 'no' adjective

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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に

particle

1. at (place, time); in; on; during

2. to (direction, state); toward; into

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に

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

Most common form: 荷

noun

1. load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods

2. burden; responsibility

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に

Most common form: 丹

noun

red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion

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noun, 'no' adjective

English (language)

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noun

calyx; corolla (botany term)

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noun, noun (prefix), noun (suffix)

Britain; British (see also: 英吉利, 英国; abbreviation)

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noun, noun (suffix)

1. language

2. word

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noun

1. talk; recital

2. narration

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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

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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noun

1. hand; arm (see also: お手:おて; occ. pronounced た when a prefix)

2. forepaw; foreleg (see also: お手:おて; colloquialism)

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noun, 'no' adjective

letter

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noun

paper

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suffix, counter

newspaper (see also: 新聞紙; abbreviation)

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を

particle

1. indicates direct object of action

2. indicates subject of causative expression

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noun, noun (suffix)

1. document; book

noun

2. penmanship; handwriting; calligraphy (esp. Chinese)

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Most common form: 文

noun

letter; writings

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