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28 partial word matches found in search '蟹は甲羅に似せて穴を掘る。'
か に 0
Most common form: かに
noun
crab  (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
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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こ う 1
noun
1. carapace; shell
2. 1st in rank; grade A
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こ う ら 0 こ う ら 3
noun
1. shell; carapace
2. person's back
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き の え 0
noun
first sign of the Chinese calendar  (see also: 十干)
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か ん 0 か ん 1
noun
treble range (in Japanese music); high note
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よ ろ い 0
Most common form: 鎧
noun
armor; armour
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か ぶ と 1
noun
helmet (of armor, armour); headpiece
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ら 1
noun
1. lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
2. Latin (language)  (see also: 羅甸語; abbreviation; this meaning is restricted to reading ら)
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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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suffix
takes after (either of one's parents)
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せ
so; really; seeming  (see also: そう; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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せ
せ 0
Most common form: 背
noun
1. height; stature
2. back; spine  (this meaning is restricted to reading せ)
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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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あ な 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. hole  (see also: 穴が開く; also read めど for this sense)
2. deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.)
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け つ 0
Most common form: ケツ
noun
1. rump; ass; arse; buttocks  (colloquialism)
2. rear; end  (colloquialism)
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を
を 0
particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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ほ る 1
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to dig; to excavate; to hollow
2. to delve into
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1 word found matching '蟹は甲羅に似せて穴を掘る。' when conjugated
expression
to each their own; different strokes for different folks; cut your coat to suit your cloth; a crab digs a hole like its own shell  (idiomatic expression)
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