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84 partial word matches found in search '著者たちはごく少数の種の雌も歌うと非常に明確に述べている。'
ち ょ し ゃ 1
noun
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
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Most common form: ちょ
noun
1. work; book
suffix
2. (a book) by
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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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suffix
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)  (often written with kana only)
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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 ち 0 た ち 3
noun
long sword
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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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た ち 2
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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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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ご く 1
1. quite; very  (often written with kana only)
numeric
2. 10^48; quindecillion
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ご
ご 1
Most common form: ５
numeric
five  (伍 is used in legal documents)
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ご
Most common form: 御
prefix
1. honorific/polite/humble prefix  (see also: 御; usu. before a term with an on-yomi reading; honorific; polite (teineigo) language; humble; often written with kana only)
suffix
2. honorific suffix  (after a noun indicating a person; honorific)
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ご
ご 1 ご 0
Most common form: 語
noun, noun (suffix)
1. language
2. word
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ご
ご 1
Most common form: 棋
noun
go (board game of capturing territory)
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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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し ょ う す う 3
minority; few
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prefix
small; little; few
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か ず 1
noun
number; amount
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す う 1 す う 0
prefix
1. several; a number of
noun, noun (suffix)
2. quantity; amount
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often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly  (see also: 度々; often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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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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た ね 1
noun
1. seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kind; variety; quality; tone
2. material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject; theme; (news) copy
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し ゅ 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. kind; variety
2. (biological) species
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. cause; seed; origin  (oft. ぐさ in compounds)
noun
2. variety; kind
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め 1
noun (prefix), noun (suffix), noun
1. female; woman  (see also: 雄)
noun
2. wife  (archaic)
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め す 2
Most common form: めす
female (animal)  (see also: 雄; often written with kana only)
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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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う た う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1. to sing
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem  (esp. 歌う, 詠う)
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う た 2
noun
1. song  (唄 is primarily used for shamisen songs; this meaning is restricted to form 歌, 唄)
2. classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka)  (see also: 短歌; this meaning is restricted to form 歌)
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う
auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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う
Most common form: ウ
noun
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
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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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ひ じ ょ う 0
1. emergency
2. extraordinary; unusual
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ひ じ ょ う に 0
very; extremely; exceedingly  (see also: 非常)
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ひ 1
noun
1. fault; error; mistake
2. going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable
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つ ね に 1
always; constantly
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つ ね 1
usual state of things
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prefix
constant; unchanging; eternal
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た だ 1
Most common form: ただ
1. ordinary; common; usual  (often written with kana only)
2. free of charge  (only 只; often written with kana only)
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と わ 0
Most common form: 永久
1. eternity; perpetuity; immortality  (とわ tends to be more abstract)
2. Eikyuu era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
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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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め い か く 0
clear; precise; definite; distinct
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み ん 1
noun
Ming (dynasty of China, 1368-1644)
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め い 1
noun
1. brightness
2. clarity; acumen
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み ょ う 1
noun
1. vidya (wisdom)  (Buddhist term)
2. mantra  (see also: 真言)
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Most common form: 清
1. clearly; brightly  (archaic)
2. cleanly; purely
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certain; definite  (see also: 確たる証拠)
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た し か 1
Most common form: 確か
1. sure; certain; positive; definite
2. reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact
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べ
べ 1
Most common form: べえ
auxiliary
1. word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation  (see also: 可い; regional dialect: Kantou-ben, Touhoku-ben)
suffix
2. familiar suffix used after a personal name
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ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
indicates continuing action or state (e.g. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)  (from ..て or で plus いる; colloquialism)
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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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い る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (of animate objects); to exist  (see also: 在る; often written with kana only)
2. to stay  (often written with kana only)
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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 る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to need; to want  (often written with kana only)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in  (see also: 入る, 気に入る, 立ち入る; mainly used in fixed expressions and compound verbs)
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い る 1
Most common form: 煎る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to parch; to fry; to fire; to broil; to roast; to boil down (in oil)
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い る 1
Most common form: 鋳る
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to cast; to mint; to coin
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い る 1
Most common form: 射る
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
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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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