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Words — 220 found

Noun
1. letter; note; mailFormal or literary term
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2. book; writingsFormal or literary term
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3. literary arts; learning; scholarshipPoetical term
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書 【ふみ】
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1. at; in; onindicates place or time
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2. to; toward; into; forindicates direction
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3. to; for; in order toindicates purpose
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4. because of; for; with; by; due toindicates reason or cause
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5. marks the target of an action; marks the recipient of an actione.g. 友達~伝える
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6. marks the outcome of a change; marks the result of an actionas in 大人~なる
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7. as (i.e. in the role of; e.g. as a teacher, as a gift); for (as in "in return for"); on (i.e. on the occasion of); from (e.g. the perspective of)See also として
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8. by; fromindicates place of departure or origin of action
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9. per; in; for; a (as in "once a month")
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10. with; tomarks the thing being compared to, or taken as a basis
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11. concerning; regarding; on (as in "knowledgeable on"); in; for (as in "suitable for"); as for; aboutindicates relation or domain
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12. indicates manner of action; indicates a stateSee also ずに, See also 一足飛びに, e.g. ず~, 仰向け~, 一足飛び~
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13. by; with; using; viaSee also , indicates means of action
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14. marks the item of a decision; marks the thing being decided onas ~する (or ~決める)
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15. forms a honorific verbSee also ご覧になる, See also お見えになる, after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb; as(お/ご)...~なる
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16. indicates that an action is happening intensively; emphaticizes an actionafter the -masu stem of a verb, followed by the same verb
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17. and; in addition toas ...に...(に)etc.
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18. I did ..., but; while it is true that ...; though there may be ...as する~はするが, where する is any repeated verb; indicates concession
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19. indicates respect toward the subject of the sentenceHonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language, See also には, as ~は, or ~も; e.g. 皆様~は
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20. at; inFormal or literary term, See also , indicates location of action
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21. I can't ..., even if I wanted toas する~できない or しよう~もできない, where する is any repeated verb; e.g. 泣く~泣けない or 泣こう~も泣けない
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22. although there should be ...; even though one would expect ...as ...(よう/う)~
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23. when; if; on (e.g. reflection)See also 思うに, See also 要するに, mostly limited to set phrases in modern Japanese
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24. although; despite; even though; and yetSee also のに, dated or dialectal
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25. because; as; since; soArchaic
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Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Suru verb
1. feeling refreshed; feeling relievedOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
  • ほんの
  • ひとねい一寝入り
  • したら
  • さっぱり
  • した
Just a spot of shut-eye has already refreshed my mind.
Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Suru verb
2. neat; tidy; clean
  • かのじょ彼女
  • さっぱり
  • した
  • ふくそう服装
  • している
She is neatly dressed.
Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Suru verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
3. frank; open-hearted; plain; simple
  • あなた
  • おばあさん
  • きしょう気性
  • さっぱり
  • した
  • いい
  • かた
  • です
Your grandmother is a charming lady.
Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle
4. completely; entirely
Adverb (fukushi)
5. not in the least (with neg. verb); not at all
  • あなた
  • さっぱり
  • りかい理解
  • できない
I can never make you out.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
6. nothing at all; completely useless; hopeless; awful
  • わたし
  • この
  • こと
  • には
  • さっぱり
I'm a total stranger to things of this kind.
Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Suru verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
7. (of food) light; refreshing; not greasy
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1. indicates a questionat sentence end
  • すうふん数分
  • んをさ時間をさいて
  • くれません
  • たす助けて
  • いただき
  • たい
  • のです
Can you spare me a few minutes? I need your help.
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2. indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect questionat the end of a subordinate clause
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3. or; whether or not; either ... or ...as ...か...(か)
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4. some- (e.g. something, someone)See also 何か, after an interrogative
  • なぜ
  • おこ怒った
  • まった全く
  • はっきり
  • している
Why he got angry is quite clear.
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5. hmm; huh; I wonder (if, why, etc.); it might (be); maybe; perhaps it's (because of); could it be (that)indicates uncertainty, conjecture, doubt, etc.
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6. shouldn't we ...?; why don't we ...?; what about ...?; how about ...?; let's ...; may I ...?; could you ...?indicates invitation, suggestion, or polite request; after a negative or volitional
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7. some (amount); roughly; about; circa; more or less; or soSee also 何人か, indicates a rough amount
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8. won't you ...?; why don't you ...?; couldn't you (e.g. have done differently)?; shouldn't you ...?indicates indirect command or critique; usu. after a negative
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9. why should ...?; why would ...?; would I (really) ...?; who could have (guessed, foreseen, etc.) ...?; how could ...?; how should ...?indicates irony or rhetorical question
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10. OK?; (you) understand?; got it?; really?; right?; didn't (I, you, etc.) ...?used to confirm or emphasize information
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11. oh; wow; how (incredible, strongly, badly, etc.)indicates surprise or strong emotion
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12. come to think of ...; ... you say?; ah; now that (you, it, etc.) ...indicates (sudden) realization or recollection
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13. verySee also か弱い, emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective
Suffix
14. -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -ySee also 定か, suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an uninflectable word
Adverb (fukushi)
15. in that wayArchaic
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1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
    アンデルセン
  • いぬ
  • こわ恐がった
Andersen was afraid of dogs, too.
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2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence)as AもBも
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3. even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer thanused for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.
    40%
  • せいと生徒
  • だいがく大学
  • しんがく進学
  • する
No less than 40 percent of students go on to university.
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4. even if; even though; although; in spite ofoften as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.
Adverb (fukushi)
5. further; more; again; another; the otherColloquial, See also もう
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1. hey; youat sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, warning, etc.
    1000
  • えん
  • かそこら
  • 買えます
You can buy it for a thousand yen or so.
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2. heyafter a noun; used when calling out to someone
  • こいびと恋人
  • われ
  • かえ帰れ
Lover, come back to me.
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3. hey; hold onin mid-sentence; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention
4. yo; hey
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1. right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think?at sentence end; used as a request for confirmation or agreement
2. hey; say; listen; look; come on
  • お願い
Oh, have a heart.
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3. you know; you see; I must say; I should thinkat sentence end; used to express one's thoughts or feelings
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4. will you?; pleaseat sentence end; used to make an informal request
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5. so, ...; well, ...; you see, ...; you understand?at the end of a non-final clause; used to draw the listener's attention to something
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6. I'm not sure if ...; I have my doubts about whether ...at sentence end after the question marker か
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7. Ne (kana)ね, in hiragana, or ネ in katakana, is one of the Japanese ... Read more
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ねーねえねぇ
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1. don'tOnly applies to な, prohibitive; used with dictionary form of verb
  • ほんまつ本末
  • てんとう転倒
  • する
Don't put the cart before the horse.
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2. doAbbreviation, Only applies to な, See also なさい, imperative; used with -masu stem of verb
  • あっち
  • 行き
  • ぼうや
Out of my way, boy.
3. hey; listen; look; sayused to get someone's attention or press one's point
  • 、トム、
  • 悩みごと
  • んか
  • わす忘れ
  • ちゃって
Hey, Tom, forget about your worries.
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4. now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you knowwhen seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end
  • わたし
  • ぎゅうにゅう牛乳
  • 飲み
  • たい
I want to drink milk.
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5. wow; oohused to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end
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6. right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think?Kansai dialect, used as a request for confirmation or agreement; used at sentence end
  • いい
Ah, this hot water's good!
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なあなーなぁ
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Suffix
1. -nessnominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition
  • そして
  • どうすることもできどうすることも出来ない
  • ものう物憂
  • ふっと
  • ためいきため息をつく
And then I breathe a sigh from melancholy in being unable to do anything about it.
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2. indicates assertionat sentence end; mainly masculine
  • ベスト
  • つくしたら
  • あと
  • くよくよ
  • かんが考えない
  • こと
Do your best and don't worry.
3. come (on); come now; come along; hereSee also さあ, used to urge or encourage others
  • でも
  • はは
  • 連れて
  • 行かなくては
  • いけない
  • んだ
But, I have to take my mother.
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4. er; um; well; now; you see ...
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5. indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust; indicates retortafter an interrogative, esp. as の~; at sentence end
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6. indicates hearsay or rumorSee also とさ, as(と/って)~; at sentence end
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7. hey; yorough way of calling out to someone
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8. used as a stand-in for various particles to mimic dialectal speechused by non-speakers of a dialect
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9. partial equivalent of the "ni" and "he" particles in standard JapaneseTouhoku dialect, See also , See also , See also , See also
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1. indicates emotion or admirationFemale term or language, at sentence end
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2. indicates emphasisKansai dialect, at sentence end
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3. I; meTsugaru dialect
4. wah!
5. boo!
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Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Suru verb
1. refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (a weight) off one's shoulderOnomatopoeic or mimetic word, See also さっぱり
  • いっぱい一杯
  • コーヒー
  • 飲んだら
  • あたま
  • すっきり
  • した
A cup of coffee cleared my head.
Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Suru verb
2. shapely; neatly; refinedly
  • コート
  • さが探してます
  • せがひく背が低い
  • ので
  • たけ
  • みじか短め
  • なるべく
  • すっきり
  • した
  • デザイン
  • もの
I'm looking for a coat. I'm short so the length should be on the short side, and as refined a design as possible.
Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Suru verb
3. cleanly; without trouble
  • うっとうしい
  • ばいうき梅雨期
  • すっきり
  • しない
  • はなし
  • きょうしゅく恐縮
  • です
  • すこ少し
  • あいだ
  • おつきあお付き合い
  • ください
I'm ashamed to tell such a muddled story in this dreary, rainy season, but please bear with me for a while.
Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Suru verb
4. clearly; plainly; distinctlySee also はっきり
Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Suru verb
5. completely; thoroughlySee also すっかり
  • それから
  • すっきり
  • きれい
  • して
  • くれ
Then clean it really well.
Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Suru verb
6. not at all (with negative sentence); not even slightlySee also さっぱり
  • まさか
  • オレ
  • ごねず
  • すっきり
  • 起きる
  • おも思っていなかった
  • ちが違いない
Certainly she wouldn't have dreamt that I would get up promptly without grumbling.
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スッキリ
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentenceLaw
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
2. declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
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言渡す 【いいわたす】
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Noun
1. first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence)
  • かしらもじ頭文字
  • NTT
  • なに
  • あらわ表しています
What do the initials NTT stand for?
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2. initials (of one's name)
  • あなた
  • たしか
  • ・・・
  • えーと
  • えーと
  • ・・・
  • 」「
  • かしらもじ頭文字
  • から
  • まちが間違っとる
  • わい
  • !!」
"Let's see, you're ... er, um ... M-" "You're wrong from the first letter!!"
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. hesitation; delaying; dawdling
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3. suspended sentenceLaw, Abbreviation, See also 執行猶予
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猶与 【ゆうよ】
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猶与: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1. to declare; to assert; to state definitively
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
2. to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all; to finish one's sentence
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Noun
1. whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
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1. indicates the subject of a sentence
  • あの
  • おと
  • かんえごと考え事
  • できない
  • かのじょ彼女
  • タイプライター
  • 見つめ
  • 言った
"I can't think with that noise," she said, staring at the typewriter.
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2. indicates possessionliterary in modern Japanese; usu. written as ヶ in place names
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3. but; however; (and) yet; though; although; while
  • 言うまでもない
  • こと
  • ローマ
  • いちにち1日
  • にして
  • 成らず
It goes without saying that Rome was not built in a day.
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4. and
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5. used after an introductory remark or explanation
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6. regardless of ...; whether ... (or not); no matter ...after the volitional or -まい form of a verb
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7. indicates a desire or hope
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8. softens a statementat sentence end
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9. indicates doubtat sentence end
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10. indicates scornafter a noun at the end of an interjection
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11. partial equivalent of the "no" particle (in Tosa dialect, a.o.)See also , See also , See also , dialectal
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to make a decision; to draw a conclusion
  • もんだい問題
  • だれ
  • けってい決定
  • くだ下す
  • いう
  • こと
The question is who will make the decision.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
2. to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to pass a sentence; to give an order
  • これらの
  • ぎろん議論
  • もんだい問題
  • になっている
  • ひょうけつ評決
  • 、1994
  • ねん
  • ランダー
  • さいばん裁判
  • くだ下された
  • ものである
The verdict at issue in these discussions is the one brought in the Lander's trial in 1994.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
3. to let go down; to lower
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
4. to do oneself; to do by oneselfSee also 手を下す
  • くだ下し
  • よう
  • 無い
There's nothing to be done about it.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
5. to beat; to defeat
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
6. to have loose bowels; to have diarrhea
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
7. to pass (in stool); to discharge from the body
Suffix, Godan verb with 'su' ending
8. to do in one go; to do to the end without stoppingafter -masu stem of verb
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降す 【くだす】
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.)
  • あまり
  • なが長い
  • じかん時間
  • はだ
  • たいよう太陽
  • さらして
  • いけない
Don't expose your skin to the sun for too long.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
2. to bleach; to refine
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
3. to rinse (vegetables); to soak
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
4. to doxx; to dox; to make someone's private information public without permissionColloquial
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
5. to sentence (someone) to public humiliationHistorical term, See also 晒し
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曝す 【さらす】
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