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45 exact word matches found in search 'こう'
1. in this way (used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker); thus; such  (see also: 然う, ああ, 如何; often written with kana only)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. uh... (interjection used as a verbal pause)  (often written with kana only)
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noun, noun (suffix)
marquis; lord; daimyo
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Most common form:
noun
1. carapace; shell
2. 1st in rank; grade A
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manuscript; version; draft
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noun
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
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noun
steel
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noun
1. deep red; crimson
2. rouge; lipstick  (this meaning is restricted to reading べに)
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Godan verb with `u' ending (special class), transitive verb
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
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suffix
1. high school  (see also: 高等学校; abbreviation)
prefix
2. high-  (see also: 高レベル)
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noun
1. good luck; fortune; happiness
2. harvest; yield  (see also: 海の幸, 山の幸; this meaning is restricted to reading さち)
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566 words found beginning with 'こう'
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Most common form: 工場
noun
factory; plant; mill; workshop
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Most common form: 高校
noun
senior high school; high school  (see also: 高等学校; abbreviation)
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Most common form: 広告
advertisement
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Most common form: 公園
noun
(public) park
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Most common form: 紅茶
noun
black tea
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Most common form: 交通
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
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Most common form: 校長
noun
principal; headmaster
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Most common form: 行動
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
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Most common form: 後輩
noun
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student  (see also: 先輩)
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Most common form: 攻撃
1. attack; strike; offensive  (see also: 守備)
2. criticism; censure; denunciation; condemnation
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9 words found containing 'こう' in any position
noun
leading a school life
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Most common form: 軟膏
noun
ointment; salve
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expression
(not) in any way; in no way; at all  (see also: どうにも; more emphatic than どうにも; often written with kana only)
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expression
1. terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it  (see also: どうもこうも; usu. in response to a どう question)
2. without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
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Most common form: 御免こうむりたい
expression
I'm good, thanks; I'll stay out of this one  (see also: 御免被る:ごめんこうむる)
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(same as above)
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expression
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
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expression, 'u' godan verb
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
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Most common form: 如何こう言う
(same as above)
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