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1 exact word match found in search '赤貧洗うが如し'
expression
extremely indigent; extremely poor; in dire poverty; as poor as a church mouse
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20 partial word matches found in search '赤貧洗うが如し'
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noun
1. red; crimson; scarlet
2. red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
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extreme poverty
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Most common form: ひん
noun
poverty; becoming poor; living in poverty
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to wash
2. to investigate
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3
noun
1. primness; prim person  (see also: お澄まし; this meaning is restricted to form 澄まし, 清まし, 清し, 洗)
2. clear soup  (see also: すまし汁; abbreviation)
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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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noun
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
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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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Most common form: 若し
auxiliary verb
like; as if; the same as  (see also: 如き)
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noun
tathata (the ultimate nature of all things)  (see also: 真如; Buddhist term)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
like; similar to; same as  (see also: 如し)
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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noun
poem; verse of poetry
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1
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noun, noun (suffix)
city
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1
Most common form:
noun (suffix), noun
history
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Most common form:
noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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Most common form:
noun
official; civil service
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