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52 partial word matches found in search '言葉は人々が他人と意思伝達をする手段である。'
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noun
1. language; dialect  (see also: 言語)
2. word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark  (see also: 単語)
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noun
word; remark; statement
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noun
leaf
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suffix, counter
1. counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.
2. counter for boats  (archaic)
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particle
1. topic marker particle  (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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noun
tooth
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noun
leaf
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noun, noun (suffix)
clique; faction; school
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noun
1. edge (of a knife or sword)
2. prong (of an electrical plug)
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Most common form: はあ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; indeed; well
2. ha!
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noun
1. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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Most common form: 人人
each person; people; men and women; everybody
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1. counter for people
noun
2. person  (usu. in compound words; this meaning is restricted to reading にん)
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suffix
1. -ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.
2. -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field)
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suffix
person
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unclassified
kanji repetition mark  (see also: 同の字点)
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particle
1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
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noun
moth
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noun
1. another person; other people; others  (see also: )
2. unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)  (this meaning is restricted to reading たにん)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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1. other (place, thing, person); the rest
2. outside; beyond  (esp. 外; often written with kana only)
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particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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noun
1. door (esp. Japanese-style)  (see also: )
2. shutter; window shutter
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noun
way
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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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noun
intention; purpose
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noun
1. feelings; thoughts
2. meaning
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transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay; propagation; conduction
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noun
intermediary; influence; good offices; connections; someone to trust; go-between; pull
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noun
1. legend; tradition
2. biography; life
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noun
friend  (see also: 友達; colloquialism; abbreviation; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: たち
suffix
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)  (often written with kana only)
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: っす
auxiliary
be; is  (see also: です; semi-polite copula; abbreviation)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to pick someone's pocket  (see also: 掏摸; often written with kana only)
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noun
vinegar
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noun
1. nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
2. den
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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.)
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Most common form: 刷る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to print
2. to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
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1. plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel
prefix
2. mere; poor  (before a noun; derogatory)
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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
means; way; measure
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noun
1. step; stair; (flight of) steps; (row of) stitches; columns (of print)
noun, counter
2. grade; rank; level
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noun
1. variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; for haori: at least 7.27 m in length; for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length
2. 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres)
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particle
1. indicates location of action; at; in  (にて is the formal literary form)
2. indicates time of action
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be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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auxiliary
to be  (see also: である; abbreviation; archaic)
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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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irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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a certain ...; some ...; one ...  (often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. Ah!; Oh!; expression of surprise, recollection, etc.
2. Hey!; used to get someone's attention
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