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1 exact word match found in search '綺'
noun
thin twilled silk fabric  (archaic)
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12 words found beginning with '綺'
1
Most common form: きれい
1. pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair  (often written with kana only)
2. clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat  (often written with kana only)
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1
noun
fine clothes
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3
Most common form: きらびやか
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent  (often written with kana only)
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2
noun
glittering stars
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expression
there is no rose without a thorn; every rose has its thorn  (proverb)
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Most common form: 弄う
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to touch; to finger; to play with  (see also: いじる; in Western Japanese dialects; often written with kana only)
2. to tease; to make fun of  (archaic)
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Most common form: 奇麗ごと
noun
1. whitewashing; glossing over; lip service  (often written with kana only)
2. deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches  (original meaning)
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Most common form: 綺麗所
noun
1. geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl
2. dressed-up beautiful woman
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Most common form: きれい好き
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
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Most common form: 奇麗さっぱり
1. once and for all; completely  (often written with kana only)
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22 words found containing '綺' in any position
1
Most common form: きれい
1. pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair  (often written with kana only)
2. clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat  (often written with kana only)
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3
Most common form: きらびやか
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: キレイかった
expression
was pretty; was beautiful; was clean  (see also: 綺麗; irregular past tense conjugation of 綺麗; often written with kana only; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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Most common form: 奇麗ごと
noun
1. whitewashing; glossing over; lip service  (often written with kana only)
2. deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches  (original meaning)
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Most common form: 綺麗所
noun
1. geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl
2. dressed-up beautiful woman
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2
neat; trim; tidy; pretty  (see also: 奇麗)
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Most common form: きれい好き
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
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expression
the moon is beautiful, isn't it?  (supposedly coined by Natsume Sōseki as an indirect translation of the English "I love you")
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Most common form: 奇麗さっぱり
1. once and for all; completely  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: きら星の如く
expression
like glittering stars
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