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Noun
1. salt; common salt; table salt; sodium chloride​
  • この
  • スープ
  • は
  • しお塩
  • が
  • すこ少し
  • た足りない
  • 。
This soup wants a bit of salt.
Noun
2. hardship; toil; trouble​
Noun
3. saltiness​Food, cooking
Noun, used as a prefix
4. cold; unwelcoming; indifferent​Colloquial
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. white​
    2
  • ひき匹
  • いぬ犬
  • を
  • か飼っている
  • が
  • 、
  • いっぴき1匹
  • は
  • しろ白
  • で
  • もう
  • いっぴき1匹
  • は
  • くろ黒
  • だ
  • 。
I have two dogs. One is white and the other black.
Noun
2. innocence; innocent person​
Noun
3. blank space​
Noun
4. white stone​Go (game)
Noun
5. white dragon tile​Mahjong, See also 白 はく
Noun
6. skewered grilled pig intestine​Food, cooking
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Noun
1. (hard) candy; toffee​Food, cooking
Noun
2. rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.​Food, cooking
Noun
3. amber; yellowish-brown​Abbreviation, See also 飴色
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Noun
1. miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans​Food, cooking
Noun
2. innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso​
Noun
3. key point; main point; good part (of something)​Usually written using kana alone, usu. as ミソ
  • この
  • でんしじしょ電子辞書
  • は
  • けいたい携帯
  • しやすい
  • ところ
  • が
  • みそ味噌
  • です
  • 。
The good thing about this electronic dictionary is that it's easy to carry.
Noun
4. weakling; weak person​Derogatory, See also 泣き味噌, See also 弱味噌
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
5. try​Usually written using kana alone, Slang, Jocular, humorous term, See also 見る, imperative; after the -te form of a verb; pun on 見ろ
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Noun
1. cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; ox; calf​
  • ちち父
  • は
  • ぼくじょう牧場
  • を
  • も持っていて
  • うし牛
  • や
  • うま馬
  • を
  • しいく飼育
  • している
  • 。
My father has a ranch and breeds cattle and horses.
Noun
2. beef​Food, cooking, See also 牛肉, usu. ぎゅう
  • にほん日本
  • の
  • うし牛
  • は
  • こうはんい広範囲に
  • しもふ霜降り
  • が
  • ある
  • 。
In Japan beef has a high degree of marbled fat.
Noun
3. Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)​Astronomy, Only applies to ぎゅう, See also 二十八宿, See also 玄武 げんぶ
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牛 【ぎゅう】、ウシ
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Noun
1. pan; pot; saucepan​
Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
2. stew; hot pot​Food, cooking, Abbreviation, See also 鍋料理
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Noun
1. legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; pea​
  • の飲む
  • ぶん分だけ
  • まめ豆
  • を
  • ロースト
  • して
  • 、
  • ミル
  • で
  • ひ挽く
  • んです
  • 。
We roast just enough beans for the amount we're going to drink, and grind them in the coffee mill.
Noun
2. soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy​See also 大豆
Noun
3. female genitalia (esp. the clitoris)​Colloquial
Noun
4. kidney​Food, cooking, Colloquial, Usually written using kana alone
Prefix
5. small; miniature; baby; midget; small-scale​
Prefix
6. child​
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7. Bean​Bean is a common name for large plant seeds of several ge... Read more
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荳 【まめ】、菽 【まめ】、マメ
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Noun
1. string; cord​Usually written using kana alone
  • なに何か
  • を
  • きろく記録
  • する
  • ために
  • 、
  • かれ彼ら
  • は
  • ラマ
  • か
  • アルパカ
  • の
  • けいと毛糸
  • で
  • できた
  • 、
  • むすびめ結び目
  • の
  • ついた
  • ひも
  • を
  • つか使った
  • 。
To record something, they used knotted cords made of the wool of the llama or alpaca.
Noun
2. leash​Usually written using kana alone
Noun
3. man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; pimp​Usually written using kana alone, Colloquial, esp. ヒモ
Noun
4. restrictions; conditions​Usually written using kana alone
Noun
5. mantle (shellfish, etc.)​Usually written using kana alone
Noun
6. small intestine (beef, pork); oviduct meat (chicken)​Food, cooking, Usually written using kana alone
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Other forms
ヒモ
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Noun
1. mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice​Food, cooking, See also 糯
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Noun
1. buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)​Usually written using kana alone
Noun
2. soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles​Food, cooking, Usually written using kana alone, Abbreviation, Only applies to そば, See also 蕎麦切り
    長野
  • に
  • いる
  • ゆうじん友人
  • を
  • ほうもん訪問
  • した
  • さい際
  • 、
  • おいしい
  • そば
  • を
  • ごちそう
  • になった
  • 。
When I visited my friend in Nagano, I was treated to delicious soba.
Noun
3. Chinese-style wheat noodles​Food, cooking, Usually written using kana alone, Only applies to そば
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Other forms
蕎麦 【そばむぎ】、蕎麦 【そまむぎ】
Notes
そば: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading). そばむぎ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. そまむぎ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
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Noun
1. dancing; dance​See also 踊る
Noun
2. iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character)​Abbreviation, See also 踊り字
Noun
3. Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance​Abbreviation, See also 盆踊り
Noun
4. eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving​Food, cooking, Abbreviation, See also 踊り食い, occ. written 躍り
Noun
5. soft spot (in the skull of an infant); fontanelle; fontanel​See also ひよめき
Noun
6. live shrimp (as a sushi dish)​Food, cooking
Noun
7. doubling of loan interest upon bill renewal if failed to repay (Edo period); double interest​Historical term, See also 歩 ぶ, from 踊り歩
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Noun
1. thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee​Food, cooking
Noun
2. breakfast (in Zen temples)​Only applies to しゅく
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3. Congee​Congee or conjee (from Tamil kañji, the English form may ... Read more
Other forms
粥 【しゅく】、粥 【かい】
Notes
かい: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb
1. to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack​
  • せんしゅう先週
  • 、
  • わたし私達
  • は
  • ぶとうかい舞踏会
  • を
  • ひら開きました
  • 。
We gave a ball last week.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb
2. to bloom; to unfold; to spread out​
  • にわ庭
  • の
  • バラ
  • の
  • き木
  • の
  • つぼみ
  • が
  • すこ少しずつ
  • ひら開き
  • はじ始める
  • 。
Little by little, the buds on the rosebush in my garden begin to open.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb
3. to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb
4. to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
5. to hold (meeting, party, etc.); to give; to open​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
6. to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
7. to open (ports, borders, etc.)​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
8. to open (an account)​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
9. to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop​See also 拓く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
10. to open (a file, etc.)​Computing
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
11. to extract (root); to reduce (equation)​Mathematics
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
12. to cut open (fish)​Food, cooking, as 魚を開く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
13. to change (kanji into hiragana)​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
14. to flare (e.g. skirt)​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
15. to slacken (into a poor posture)​Sports, as 体が開く, 肩が開く, etc.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
16. to extend​Go (game), Usually written using kana alone, See also ヒラキ, usu. ヒラく
Other forms
ヒラく
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to let pass; to allow through; to let through; to make way (for)​
  • その
  • こ子
  • は
  • どうしても
  • じぶん自分
  • の
  • わがまま
  • を
  • とお通そう
  • としている
  • 。
The boy will have his own way.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
2. to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to let permeate (e.g. water through a fabric); to permit through; to let through (e.g. air); to run through (e.g. a pipe); to penetrate; to let in​
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
3. to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to thread (e.g. a needle); to put through​
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
4. to connect (e.g. two places); to open (a route, path, etc.); to link (e.g. by a road); to establish (a connection between); to join; to extend up to (somewhere)​
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
5. to pass (a student, applicant, etc.); to admit (e.g. a student); to let through; to let in​
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
6. to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in; to guide in; to admit (someone)​
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
7. to present logically; to make (e.g. one's argument) convincing; to be consistent (in one's reasoning); to stick to (e.g. one's principles)​See also 筋を通す
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
8. to go through (e.g. a middleman); to put as an intermediary; to mediate via (somebody); to do via (something)​as 通して...する
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
9. to pass (a law); to put through (e.g. a motion); to make way (for)​
  • さんぎいん参議院
  • は
  • どんな
  • かいせいあん改正案
  • も
  • とお通さなくても
  • かま構わない
  • ようです
  • 。
The Upper House seems bent on defeating any reform bills.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
10. to listen through (a door, wall, etc.); to look through (e.g. a window)​also written 透す
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
11. to heat thorougly (of food); to cook properly; to warm well; to heat evenly​Food, cooking, as 火(熱)を~
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
12. to dip into (e.g. a sauce); to pass through (e.g. a broth); to put through (e.g. boiling water)​Food, cooking
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
13. to make (someone) approve (e.g. a plan); to force agreement; to push through (a proposal, idea, will, etc.); to have one's way​
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
14. to continue (in a state); to persist in (doing); to keep doing; to remain (in a state)​also as で~
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
15. to do through the lens of; to view from the angle of; to do from the perspective of​usu. as 通して...する
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
16. to do to the entirety of; to cover all of; to span the whole​See also 目を通す
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
17. to do from beginning to end without a break; to finish in one session; to do all at once; to do in one go​as 通して...する
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
18. to relay (a message, an order, etc.); to convey (an intention, meaning, etc.); to send through; to pass on (e.g. information); to make heard (e.g. one's voice)​
Suffix, Godan verb with 'su' ending
19. to do ... to the end; to do ... continuously; to carry through ...; to complete ...​See also やり通す, after the -masu stem of a verb
Other forms
徹す 【とおす】、透す 【とおす】
Notes
徹す: Rarely-used kanji form. 透す: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. cherry tree; cherry blossom; sakura​
  • まんかい満開
  • を
  • チョイ
  • す過ぎた
  • かん感
  • は
  • ありました
  • が
  • 、
  • それ
  • でも
  • 、
  • うつく美しい
  • さくら桜
  • を
  • まんきつ満喫
  • して
  • きました
  • 。
They seem a little past their peak, but even so we enjoyed the beautiful cherry blossoms.
Noun
2. light pink​Abbreviation, See also 桜色
Noun
3. fake buyer; paid audience; shill; seat filler​Usually written using kana alone, usu. サクラ; also written as 偽客
Noun
4. hired applauder​Usually written using kana alone
Noun
5. horse meat​See also 桜肉, See also 桜鍋, usu. in compounds
Other forms
サクラ
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Noun
1. ball; sphere; globe; orb​
Noun
2. bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet​
  • かれ彼の
  • ひたい額
  • には
  • たま玉
  • の
  • ような
  • あせ汗
  • が
  • う浮かんでいた
  • 。
There were beads of sweat on his forehead.
Noun
3. ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball)​esp. 球
Noun
4. pile (of noodles, etc.)​
Noun
5. bullet​esp. 弾
  • たま弾
  • が
  • かれ彼の
  • ほお頬
  • を
  • かすめた
  • 。
The bullet grazed his cheek.
Noun
6. bulb (i.e. a light bulb)​esp. 球
Noun
7. lens (of glasses, etc.)​
Noun
8. bead (of an abacus)​esp. 玉, 珠
Noun
9. ball (i.e. a testicle)​Slang, Abbreviation, See also 金玉 きんたま, esp. 玉
Noun
10. gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl​esp. 玉, 珠; also written as 璧
  • かんなん艱難
  • なんじ汝
  • を
  • たま玉
  • に
  • す
  • 。
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
Noun
11. female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)​
Noun
12. person (when commenting on their nature); character​Derogatory
  • こいつ
  • が
  • そんな
  • たま玉
  • じゃない
  • こと
  • なんて
  • とうのむかしとうの昔
  • に
  • わ解っていた
  • から
  • さ
  • 。
That's because, you see, I've known he isn't that sort of person from a long time back.
Noun
13. item, funds or person used as part of a plot​
Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
14. egg​Only applies to 玉, See also 玉子
Noun, used as a suffix, Counter
15. okonomiyaki​Food, cooking, Only applies to 玉, See also お好み焼き
Noun, used as a suffix
16. coin​usu. だま
  • ニッケル
  • は
  • 5
  • セント
  • たま玉
  • です
  • 。
A nickel is a five-cent coin.
Noun, used as a suffix
17. precious; beautiful; excellent​
Other forms
球 【たま】、珠 【たま】、弾 【たま】
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Noun
1. seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kernel; stone (e.g. of a peach)​
  • ま蒔かぬ
  • たね種
  • は
  • は生えない
  • 。
You must sow before you can reap.
Noun
2. progeny; offspring; issue; breed​
Noun
3. paternal blood; lineage​See also 胤
Noun
4. sperm; semen; seed​
Noun
5. cause; source; seed; origin​
  • そんな
  • こと
  • を
  • すれば
  • 笑いもの
  • の
  • たね種
  • なる
  • よ
  • 。
If you do that, you're going to subject yourself to ridicule.
Noun
6. material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject (of discussion); theme; (news) copy; source (of a story)​
Noun
7. ingredient; main ingredient (of a piece of sushi); leaven​Food, cooking
Noun
8. mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.); secret; trickery​
Noun
9. 10-point card; tane; animal card​Hanafuda, Usually written using kana alone, oft. as タネ
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バター
Noun
1. butter​
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Noun
1. udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles​Food, cooking, Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
饂飩 【うんどん】
Notes
饂飩: Rarely-used kanji form. うんどん: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. 饂飩: Rarely-used kanji form.
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ケーキ
Noun
1. cake​Food, cooking
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