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さむらい 侍
Common word JLPT N1 Wanikani level 44 Play audio Links
Noun
1. warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai​Historical term
    『
  • うぐいす
  • さむらい侍
    • 』
  • にんげんあい人間愛
  • と
  • ユーモア
  • あふ溢れる
  • さむらい侍
  • ものがたり物語
    • 。
"The Nightingale Samurai" is a samurai tale full of humanity and humour.
Noun
2. man in attendance (on a person of high standing); retainer​Archaic, Only applies to さぶらい
Other forms
士 【さむらい】、侍 【さぶらい】
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こふん 古墳
Common word Wanikani level 50 Play audio Links
Noun
1. ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus​Historical term
2. Kofun (hist. u)​
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3. Kofun​Kofun (古墳, from Sino-Japanese "ancient grave") are megali... Read more
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だいみょう 大名
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Noun
1. daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)​Historical term, See also 小名
Place
2. Daimyou​
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3. Daimyo​"Daimio" redirects here. For the skipper butterfly genus,... Read more
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おおくらしょう 大蔵省
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Noun
1. Ministry of Finance (1869-2001)​See also 財務省
Noun
2. Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryō system)​Historical term, See also 律令制
Organization
3. (former) Ministry of Finance​
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4. Ministry of the Treasury​The Ministry of the Treasury was a division of the eighth... Read more
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しょうぐん 将軍
Common word Wanikani level 36 Play audio Links
Noun
1. general​
Noun
2. shogun​Abbreviation, Historical term, See also 征夷大将軍
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3. General officer​A general officer is an officer of high military rank, us... Read more
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ぎんざ 銀座
Common word Wanikani level 18 Play audio Links
Noun
1. Ginza (district in Tokyo)​
  • ニューヨーク
  • の
  • ご五
  • ばん番
  • がい街
  • は
  • ぎんざ銀座
  • と
  • ひかく比較
  • される
    • 。
New York's Fifth Avenue is comparable to Ginza.
Noun, used as a suffix
2. busy shopping district; bustling location​See also 台風銀座
Noun
3. silver mint (Edo period)​Historical term
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4. Ginza​is a district of Chūō, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and ... Read more
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ざ 座
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Noun
1. seat; place​
  • ついに
  • かのじょ彼女
  • は
  • けんりょく権力の
  • ざ座
  • を
  • てにい手に入れた
    • 。
Finally she attained a position of power.
Noun
2. position; status​
  • これ
  • は
  • しょうわ昭和
  • ざ座
  • から
  • ぶたいちゅうけい舞台中継
  • です
    • 。
This is a direct broadcast from the Showa theater.
Noun
3. gathering; party; company; atmosphere (of a gathering)​
Noun
4. stand; pedestal; platform​
Noun
5. trade guild​Historical term
Suffix
6. attaches to the names of constellations​
Suffix
7. attaches to the names of theatres, cinemas and theatrical troupes​
Suffix, Counter
8. counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs​See also 里神楽
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9. Za (guilds)​The za were one of the primary types of trade guilds in f... Read more
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しょうわ 昭和
Common word Wanikani level 37 Play audio Links
Noun
1. Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)​Historical term
  • しょうわ昭和
    • １０
  • ねん年
  • は
  • せいれき西暦
    • １９３５
  • ねん年
  • です
    • 。
The 10th year of Showa is 1935 in the Western calendar.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
2. reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned; quaint; old-school​Colloquial
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3. Shōwa period​The Shōwa period (昭和時代, Shōwa jidai, literally "period of... Read more
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たいこく 大国
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Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
1. large country; major nation; great power​
Noun
2. province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)​Historical term
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3. Power in international relations​Power in International Relations is defined in several di... Read more
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きし 騎士
Common word Wanikani level 48 Play audio Links
Noun
1. (medieval) knight​Historical term
Noun
2. samurai on horseback​Historical term
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3. Knight​A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighth... Read more
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めいじ 明治
Common word Wanikani level 16 Play audio Links
Noun
1. Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)​Historical term
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2. Meiji period​The Meiji period, known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese e... Read more
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はくい 白衣
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Noun
1. white clothes; white robe​
Noun
2. white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.)​Only applies to はくい
  • かんごふ看護婦
  • は
  • はくい白衣
  • を
  • き着ている
    • 。
The nurse is dressed in white.
Noun
3. commoner without rank (in ancient China)​Historical term, Only applies to はくい, Only applies to はくえ
Noun
4. layperson​Only applies to びゃくえ, Only applies to はくえ, Only applies to しろきぬ, Only applies to しろぎぬ, Antonym: 緇衣 しえ
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5. White coat​A white coat or laboratory coat (often abbreviated to lab... Read more
Other forms
白衣 【びゃくえ】、白衣 【びゃくい】、白衣 【はくえ】、白衣 【しろきぬ】、白衣 【しろぎぬ】
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しゅう 周
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Counter
1. counter for laps or circuits​
Noun
2. perimeter​Mathematics
Noun
3. Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty​Historical term
  • その
  • えいせい衛星
  • は
  • ちきゅう地球の
  • きどう軌道
  • を
    • １０
  • しゅう周
  • した
    • 。
The satellite made 10 orbits of the earth.
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4. Zhou Dynasty​The Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC) was a Chinese dynasty that... Read more
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えど 江戸
Common word Wanikani level 29 Play audio Show 1 collocation Links
Noun
1. Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo​Historical term
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2. Edo​, also romanized as Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of ... Read more
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さこく 鎖国
Common word Wanikani level 52 Links
Noun, Suru verb
1. national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners)​See also 開国
Noun
2. sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate​Historical term
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3. Sakoku​was the foreign relations policy of Japan under which no ... Read more
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タレント
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Noun
1. (TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; radio personality​From English “talent”
Noun
2. talent; skill​
Noun
3. talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)​Historical term, See also タラント
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4. Tarento​is a Japanese rendering of the English word "talent" and ... Read more
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えどじだい 江戸時代
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Noun
1. Edo period (1603-1868)​Historical term
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2. Edo period​The Edo Period, or Tokugawa period, is a division of the ... Read more
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きん 金
Common word JLPT N3 Wanikani level 5 Play audio Show 16 collocations Links
Noun
1. gold (metal)​
  • かがや輝く
  • もの
  • すべて
  • が
  • きん金
  • とはかぎとは限らない
    • 。
All that glitters is not gold.
Noun
2. gold (color)​See also 金色
  • きねんひ記念碑
  • の
  • いちばん一番
  • うえ上
  • で
    • 禎子
  • が
  • あたま頭
  • の
  • うえ上
  • に
  • きん金
  • の
  • つる鶴
  • を
  • かざしている
    • 。
On top of the statue, Sadako is holding a golden crane over her head.
Noun
3. gold (medal); first place (prize)​
  • にほん日本
  • シンクロ
  • かい界
  • の
  • ひがん悲願
  • である
  • きん金
  • には
    • 、
  • あといっぽあと一歩
  • で
  • とど届かなかった
    • 。
The 'gold' yearned for by the Japanese synchronized swimming world was not quite reached.
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
4. something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence)​
Noun
5. money; gold coin​
Noun
6. sum (of money)​written before an amount of money
Noun
7. Friday​Abbreviation, See also 金曜
  • わたし私
  • は
    • 、
  • げつ月
    • ・
  • すい水
    • ・
  • きん金
  • と
  • いちにち一日
  • おきに
  • しごと仕事
  • を
  • します
    • 。
I work every other day: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Noun, Counter
8. karat (measure of purity of gold); carat​
Noun
9. metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing)​See also 五行
Noun
10. Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234); Chin dynasty; Jurchen dynasty​Historical term
Noun
11. gold general​Shogi, Abbreviation, See also 金将
Noun
12. testicles​Abbreviation, Colloquial, See also 金玉
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なんぼくせんそう 南北戦争
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Noun
1. American Civil War (1861-1865)​Historical term
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2. American Civil War​The American Civil War (1861–1865), often referred to as ... Read more
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さんぎょうかくめい 産業革命
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Noun
1. Industrial Revolution​Historical term
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2. Industrial Revolution​The Industrial Revolution was a period from 1750 to 1850 ... Read more
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