Jisho

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Words — 11 found

Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
可成り 【かなり】
Notes
可也: Rarely-used kanji form. 可成り: Rarely-used kanji form.
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ときかね 時は金なり
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. time is money​Proverb
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Auxiliary verb, Irregular ru verb, plain form ends with -ri, Copula
1. to be​Usually written using kana alone, Archaic, equiv. of 〜だ、〜である
  • し死
  • は
  • ばんにん万人
  • に
  • きた来る
  • べき
  • もの
  • 、
  • すべて
  • ひと人
  • は
  • し死すべき
  • もの
  • なり
  • 。
Death is certain to all, all shall die.
Auxiliary verb, Irregular ru verb, plain form ends with -ri
2. to be (at a location)​Usually written using kana alone, Archaic, See also なる, meaning 〜にある、〜にいる; usu. なる
Noun, Suffix
3. sum of money​indicates exact sum on a receipt, envelope, etc.
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じじつしょうせつき 事実は小説より奇なり
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. truth is stranger than fiction​Proverb, from the English saying
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事実は小説より奇也 【じじつはしょうせつよりきなり】
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Noun
1. chunky mochi made with half-polished rice, stuffed with red bean paste​See also 餅 もち, See also 餡
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ぶんひと 文は人なり
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1. the style is the man; the style is the man himself​Proverb, from a quote by Georges-Louis Leclerc
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よわものなんじなおんな 弱き者よ汝の名は女なり
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. frailty, thy name is woman​Proverb
Other forms
弱き者よ汝の名は女也 【よわきものよなんじのなはおんななり】
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Noun
1. the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)​
Other forms
ヤ行 【やぎょう】、也行 【やぎょう】、夜行 【やぎょう】
Notes
也行: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Rarely-used kanji form. 夜行: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Rarely-used kanji form.
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あくほうほう 悪法もまた法なり
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1. a law is a law, however undesirable it may be​Proverb, from a quote from Socrates
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悪法も又法なり 【あくほうもまたほうなり】
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ぬすびととみわこ 盗人を捕らえて見れば我が子なり
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1. the doting parent's purse is plundered; the thief caught turns out to be one's own son​Proverb
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していしゅ 知らぬは亭主ばかりなり
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1. the husband is always the last to know; everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband​Idiomatic expression
Other forms
知らぬは亭主許り也 【しらぬはていしゅばかりなり】
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Kanji — 1 found

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3 strokes. JLPT N1. Jinmeiyō kanji.
也
to be (classical)
Kun: なり、 か、 また
On: ヤ、 エ
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