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Words — 30 found

Adverb (fukushi)
1. exactly; just; precisely; really; truly; surely; certainly; without doubtUsually written using kana alone
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  • ほん
  • つく作れば
  • やす安い
  • はや早い
  • まさに
  • いっきょりょうとく一挙両得
Desktop publishing lets you produce books quickly and cheaply. It's like killing two birds with one stone.
Adverb (fukushi)
2. right (when); just (as)Usually written using kana alone
  • あなた
  • でんわ電話
  • 鳴った
  • とき
  • まさに
  • 出かけよう
  • とする
  • ところ
  • だった
I was about to leave when you telephoned.
Adverb (fukushi)
3. just (about to); on the point of; on the verge of; on the brink ofUsually written using kana alone, also written as 将に
Adverb (fukushi)
4. really (ought to); certainly (should); naturallyUsually written using kana alone, as まさに...べき; also written as 当に
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Noun
1. (Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to harm; to hurt; to injure; to wreck
  • かれ
  • きげん機嫌
  • そこねている
He is in an angry mood.
Ichidan verb, Auxiliary verb
2. to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
  • きみ
  • 会い
  • そこ損ねて
  • じだんだをふ地団駄を踏んだ
I was chagrined at missing you.
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. bad; wrong; naughtyUsually written using kana alone
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2. must not (do, be); should not; ought not toUsually written using kana alone, after the -te form of a verb or adjective
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3. useless; no good; badUsually written using kana alone
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4. hopeless; beyond hopeUsually written using kana alone
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5. unfortunate; a shame; a pityUsually written using kana alone, used to express sympathy
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6. unable to drink (alcohol)Usually written using kana alone
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7. so as not to ...; so that ... (won't); in case ...; for fear that ...; lest ...Usually written using kana alone, as ...(すると|しては)いけない(から|ので)
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. absolutely (ought to); by all meansUsually written using kana alone, usu. used with べし or べき
Adverb (fukushi)
2. all; entirelyUsually written using kana alone, non-standard usage
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須く 【すべからく】
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Noun
1. the way (something) ought to be
Noun
2. (present) state (of); how things are
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在り方 【ありかた】
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1. not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes)Usually written using kana alone
  • それ
  • いかん
  • わい
That's not good.
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2. bad; not goodUsually written using kana alone
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3. hopeless; beyond hopeUsually written using kana alone, See also いけない
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4. must not (do, be); should not; ought not toUsually written using kana alone, See also いけない, after the -te form of a verb or adjective
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
1. sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
  • そんな
  • けいかく計画
  • しっぱい失敗
  • する
  • にきに決まっている
Such a plan is bound to fail.
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Auxiliary
1. should; must; ought toUsually written using kana alone, after the dictionary form of a verb
  • あなた
  • には
  • まず
  • さいしょ最初
  • たず尋ねる
  • べき
  • だった
  • でしょうか
Should I have asked you first?
Notes
可き: Rarely-used kanji form.
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1. should do; ought to doUsually written using kana alone, See also するべき
  • わたし
  • なに
  • すべき
  • わからない
I don't know what to do.
Notes
す可き: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. cannot help (feeling); unbearably; awfully; irresistiblyas ...てならない
  • 気になって
  • ならない
  • おれ
  • おも思わず
  • めのまえ目の前
  • がくせい学生
  • 聞いて
  • しまった
It was on my mind so much that I unthinkingly asked the pupil in front of me.
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2. must not ...; should not ...as ...てはならない
  • ここ
  • 煙草を吸って
  • なりません
You are not to smoke here.
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3. must ...; have to ...; ought to ...as ...なくてはならない, ...なければならない, ...ねばならない, etc.
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4. cannot; unable to
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5. notDated term, as ...ではならない
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1. having to be; must be; should be; ought to beSee also である, See also なければならない
  • なに何よりもまず
  • けんこう健康
  • でなければならない
Above all, we must be healthy.
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でなければいけないでなければならぬ
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1. should do; ought to do
  • としよ年寄り
  • には
  • しんせつ親切
  • するべき
We should be kind to the aged.
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1. should do; ought to do; must doSee also べし
  • この
  • ほうりつ法律
  • にほん日本
  • において
  • ゆうこう有効
  • すべし
This law shall have effect in Japan.
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Auxiliary, 'ku' adjective (archaic)
1. must; should; ought toFormal or literary term, Usually written using kana alone, See also べき
  • かく
  • かいいん会員
  • かいひ会費
  • はら払う
  • べし
Each member has to pay a membership fee.
Auxiliary adjective, 'ku' adjective (archaic)
2. will (surely); be bound to; mustFormal or literary term, Usually written using kana alone
Auxiliary, 'ku' adjective (archaic)
3. will (do); shallFormal or literary term, Usually written using kana alone, indicates volition
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可し: Rarely-used kanji form.
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1. ought to (verb); should (verb)See also ねばならない, after neg. verb stem
  • その
  • こと
  • すぐに
  • なに何か
  • てをう手を打た
  • ねばなるまい
Something must be done about it in no time.
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なければなるまい
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1. oof; ough; ulp
  • ウッ
  • うそ嘘をついている
  • みす見透かされて
  • こた答え
  • こま困った
Uh-oh. He knew I was lying - saw right through me. I didn't know what to say.
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Auxiliary
1. ought to have been; was ... right?equivalent to ただろう
Auxiliary
2. to do for (inferiors)Kansai dialect, from てやろう
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1. ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged toSee also ねばならない
  • これらの
  • せいひん製品
  • あら新た
  • なる
  • はんろ販路
  • かいたく開拓
  • せねばならない
We have to find a new market for these products.
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せねばならぬ
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Noun
1. idealistic argument; perfectionist ideas; impracticable ideas; reasoning over how things ought to be
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Kanji — 2 found

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12 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
ought, by all means, necessarily
On: シュ
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81.81818181818183
12 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji.
notch of an arrow, ought, must, should be, expected
Kun: はず やはず
On: カツ
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Names — 198 found

おうが 【応賀】
Given name, gender not specified
1. Ouga
おうが 【王賀】
Family or surname
1. Ouga
おうが 【皇牙】
Family or surname
1. Ouga (Sumo shikona)
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