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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. reading (a book)
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読書 【とくしょ】
Notes
とくしょ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. town; city; municipal; urban
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Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
1. tower; steeple; spire
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2. stupa; pagoda; dagobaAbbreviation, See also 卒塔婆, See also 塔婆, original meaning
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. voting; ballot; poll; vote
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. old person; elderly person; senior citizenSensitive
  • めがみ目が見えない
  • かんごふ看護婦
  • としよ年寄り
  • せわ世話をする
  • こと
  • いっしん一身
  • ささ捧げた
The blind nurse devoted herself to caring for the elderly.
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2. trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement paySumo
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3. senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
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4. important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
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5. ToshiyoriA toshiyori (年寄) is a sumo elder of the Japan Sumo Associ... Read more
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年寄 【としより】年より 【としより】
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Noun
1. tiger (Panthera tigris)
  • まんいち万一
  • とら
  • おり
  • から
  • 出て
  • きたら
  • どうしますか
If a tiger should come out of the cage, what would you do?
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2. drunkard; drunk; sotColloquial
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トラ
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. mountain climbing; ascending a mountain; ascentAntonym: 下山
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1. sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana
  • かたな
  • とうてき投擲
  • れんしゅう練習
  • ?」「
  • すっぽぬすっぽ抜けた
  • だけ
  • です
"Practising sword throwing?" "It just slipped out of my hands."
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2. scalpelOnly applies to とう
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3. chisel; burin; graverOnly applies to とう, See also 彫刻刀 ちょうこくとう
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4. knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)Only applies to とう, See also 刀銭
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刀 【とう】
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1. to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch
  • おさらお皿
  • 取った
  • もの
  • ぜんぶ全部
  • 食べ
  • なさい
You'd better eat everything that's on your plate.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
2. to pass; to hand; to give
  • しお
  • とって
  • いただけます
Could you pass me the salt, please?
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
3. to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation)
  • かれ
  • すうがく数学
  • まんてん満点
  • 取った
He got full marks in mathematics.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
4. to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose
  • ろうじん老人
  • ごうまんごう慢な
  • たいど態度
  • とった
The old man assumed an impudent attitude.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
5. to remove; to get rid of; to take off
  • にく
  • から
  • あぶらみ脂身
  • 取り
  • なさい
Trim the fat off the meat.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
6. to take away; to steal; to rob
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
7. to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)See also 摂る
  • すいぶん水分
  • たくさん
  • 取って
  • ください
You should drink a lot of liquid.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
8. to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
9. to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside
  • かれ
  • しごと仕事
  • じぶん自分
  • じかん時間
  • すべ全て
  • 取られている
Business absorbs all his time.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
10. to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep
  • ざせき座席
  • とって
  • おいて
  • ください
Please save my place.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
11. to take (e.g. a joke); to interpret; to understand; to make out; to grasp
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
12. to record; to take down
  • せんせい先生
  • ノート
  • 取る
  • こと
  • たいせつ大切さ
  • きょうちょう強調
  • した
The teacher stressed the importance of taking notes.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
13. to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper); to take; to buy; to get
  • どんな
  • ざっし雑誌
  • とっています
What magazines do you subscribe to?
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
14. to order; to have delivered
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
15. to charge; to fine; to take (tax)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
16. to take (e.g. a wife); to take on (e.g. an apprentice); to adopt; to accept
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
17. to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play
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Noun
1. bird
  • 肥えた
  • にわとり
  • たまご
  • 産まない
Fat hens lay few eggs.
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2. bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultrySee also
  • とり
  • りょうりにん料理人
  • ほどよく
  • 焼いた
The fowls were well roasted by the cook.
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鶏 【とり】禽 【とり】トリ
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Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. sometimes; occasionally; at times; from time to time; now and then; once in a while; at intervals
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun
2. seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
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時時 【ときどき】時どき 【ときどき】
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Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to fly; to soaresp. 飛ぶ
  • ひこうき飛行機
  • やま
  • うえ
  • 飛んだ
The plane flew over the mountain.
Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hopesp. 跳ぶ
  • きみ
  • どのくらい
  • たか高く
  • 跳べます
How high can you jump?
Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to spatter; to scatter; to splash; to fly (e.g. of sparks)
Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb
4. to hurry; to rush
  • かのじょ彼女
  • 良い
  • 知らせ
  • 持って
  • がっこう学校
  • から
  • いえ
  • とんで
  • かえ帰った
  • あの
  • あき
  • こと
  • かんが考えた
  • かのじょ彼女
  • リレー
  • チーム
  • せんしゅ選手
  • えら選ばれた
  • だった
She thought of the fine autumn day when she had rushed home from school with the good news; she was chosen to be on the relay team.
Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb
5. to flee; to run off; to escape
Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb
6. to disappear; to vanish; to fade; to thin out
Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb
7. to break off; to come off; to fall off; to blow (of a fuse)
  • ヒューズ
  • 飛んだ
A fuse has blown.
Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb
8. to be sent out (of an order); to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.)
  • しゅしょう首相
  • じゅうびょう重病
  • という
  • うわさ
  • 飛んでいる
Word is passing that the Prime Minister is seriously ill.
Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb
9. to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.)
Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb
10. to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.); to skip; to jump (e.g. of a conversation)
  • かれ
  • はなし
  • いろいろな
  • ところ
  • 飛ぶ
He frequently jumps from one topic to another while he is talking.
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跳ぶ 【とぶ】翔ぶ 【とぶ】
Notes
翔ぶ: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to stop (moving); to come to a stop
  • そして
  • でんしゃ電車
  • キーッ
  • という
  • おとをた音を立てて
  • 止まった
Then, the train screeched to a halt.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended
  • じゅうぶん十分な
  • じょうほう情報
  • うけと受け取る
  • ことができなかった
  • という
  • りゆう理由
  • いちぶ一部
  • には
  • あって
  • 、ハーパー
  • びょうしゃ描写
  • ふかんぜん不完全な
  • もの
  • とどまっている
Partly because he could not receive enough information, Harper's description remains imperfect.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to alight; to perch on
  • あの
  • えだ
  • すう
  • とり
  • とまっている
Some birds are sitting on the branch of that tree.
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留まる 【とまる】停まる 【とまる】駐まる 【とまる】止る 【とまる】留る 【とまる】
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Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun
1. next (to); adjoining; adjacent
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
2. house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour; next-door neighbor
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隣り 【となり】鄰 【となり】
Notes
隣り: Irregular okurigana usage. 鄰: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1. to take (a photograph)Only applies to 撮る
  • これ
  • わたし私の
  • いもうと
  • 撮った
  • しゃしん写真
  • です
This is a picture of my sister.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
2. to record (audio or video); to film; to shootesp. 録る
  • この
  • ばんぐみ番組
  • ビデオ
  • 録って
  • おいて
Will you record this program on video for me?
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録る 【とる】
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. very; awfully; exceedinglyUsually written using kana alone, とっても is more emphatic
  • これ
  • とても
  • おもしろ
  • そう
  • ひろし
  • 言います
"This looks pretty interesting," Hiroshi says.
Adverb (fukushi)
2. (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)Usually written using kana alone, before a negative form
  • この
  • あめ
  • なか
  • がいしゅつ外出
  • する
  • こと
  • とても
  • できない
  • こと
  • です
Going out in this rain is out of the question.
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迚も 【とっても】
Notes
迚も: Rarely-used kanji form. 迚も: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun, Adverb (fukushi), Suffix
1. place; spot; scene; sitealso pronounced どころ when a suffix
  • さあ
  • いま
  • 汲み
  • なさい
  • そして
  • えんかい宴会
  • せわやく世話役
  • ところ
  • 持っていき
  • なさい
Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.
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2. addressUsually written using kana alone
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3. district; area; localityUsually written using kana alone
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4. one's houseUsually written using kana alone
  • そのうちに
  • あなた
  • ところ
  • じゃま邪魔
  • して
  • いい
  • ですか
  • 」「
  • どうぞ
  • どうぞ
"Do you mind if I call on you sometime?" "No, not at all."
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5. point; aspect; side; facetUsually written using kana alone, See also いいとこ
  • おどろ驚かない
  • ところ
  • みる
  • 知ってた
Seeing that you're not surprised, I think you must have known.
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6. passage (in text); partUsually written using kana alone
Noun, Suffix
7. space; roomUsually written using kana alone
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8. thing; matterUsually written using kana alone
  • おじ
  • みおく見送り
  • えき
  • 行ってきた
  • ところ
I have been to the station to see my uncle off.
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9. whereupon; as a resultUsually written using kana alone, after the plain past form of a verb
  • あっ
  • いけない
  • わす忘れる
  • ところ
  • だった
Oh, no! I almost forgot!
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10. about to; on the verge ofUsually written using kana alone, after present form of a verb
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11. was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doingUsually written using kana alone, after past form of a verb
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12. approximately; around; aboutUsually written using kana alone, after a quantity + が
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処 【ところ】所 【とこ】
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. far; distant; far away; a long way off; in the distance
  • かれ彼の
  • いえ
  • ここ
  • から
  • とお遠くない
His house is not far from here.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. distant (past); remote (in time); remote; far-removed (in time)
  • きみ君の
  • ゆめ
  • じつげん実現
  • する
  • とお遠くない
  • だろう
It won't be long before your dream comes true.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone)
  • かれ
  • かのじょ彼女
  • とお遠い
  • しんせき親戚
He is a distant relation of hers.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.); not similar; way off
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. hard (of hearing)as 耳が遠い
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
6. nearsightedas 目が遠い
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Noun
1. the East; the Orient; (East) AsiaSee also 西洋
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2. JapanDated term, used in China
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