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32 exact word matches found in search 'しょう'
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Most common form:
noun
1. chapter; section
2. medal
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noun, noun (suffix)
prize; award
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1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. quotient  (see also: ; mathematics)
2. dealing; dealer; store
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Most common form:
noun
phenomenon
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'na' adjective, noun (suffix)
illness
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noun
commander; general; leader
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1
noun
1. surname; family name
2. hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)  (see also: ; this meaning is restricted to reading せい)
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to carry on back or shoulder
2. to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something)
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noun
1. proof (e.g. of love, of innocence); evidence; testimony; vindication (of innocence)
noun (suffix)
2. license; membership card; permit  (this meaning is restricted to reading しょう)
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. smallness; small item
2. short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)  (see also: 小の月)
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385 words found beginning with 'しょう'
3
Most common form: 小学校
noun
primary school; elementary school; grade school
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noun
soy sauce; shoyu  (しょゆ, しょゆう are dial.)
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Most common form: 小説
novel; (short) story
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Most common form: 少々
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
just a minute; small quantity
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Most common form: 少年
noun
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
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Most common form: 少女
noun
1. little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
2. female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading しょうじょ)
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Most common form: 紹介
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
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1
Most common form: 商品
noun
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
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Most common form: 将来
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
future (usually near); prospects
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Most common form: 生じる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to produce; to yield; to cause  (see also: 生ずる)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
2. to result from; to arise; to be generated  (see also: 生ずる)
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2 words found containing 'しょう' in any position
noun
agility; nimbleness
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expression
how are things with you?; how are you doing?; how are you getting along?; how have you been?; how are you?
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11 partial word matches found in search 'しょう'
particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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1
Most common form:
numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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Most common form:
noun
poem; verse of poetry
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Most common form:
prefix
various; many; several
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
city
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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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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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Most common form:
noun
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
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