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Words — 422 found

ものがたり 物語
Common word JLPT N3 Wanikani level 11 Play audio Links
Noun
1. story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend​
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物語り 【ものがたり】
Notes
物語り: Irregular okurigana usage.
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しょうせつ 小説
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Noun
1. novel; story; (work of) fiction​
    トム
  • は
  • しょうせつ小説
  • を
  • よ読んでいる
    • 。
Tom is reading a novel.
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かい 階
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Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
1. storey; story; floor​
  • それ
  • は
  • もうひともう一つ
  • した下
  • の
  • かい階
  • です
  • よ
    • 。
That's one level down.
Noun
2. stairs​See also 階 きざはし
  • わたし私の
  • へや部屋
  • は
    • ４
  • かい階
  • に
  • あります
    • 。
My apartment is on the fourth floor.
Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
3. stage (in chronostratigraphy)​
Counter
4. counter for storeys and floors of a building​
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はなし お話
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Noun
1. story; tale​
  • し知っている
  • こと
  • しか
  • お話し
  • できません
    • 。
I can only tell you what I know.
Noun
2. talk; discussion​Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
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お話し 【おはなし】、御話 【おはなし】、御話し 【おはなし】
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かたぐさ 語り草
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Noun
1. story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend​
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語り種 【かたりぐさ】、語りぐさ 【かたりぐさ】
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ストーリー
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Noun
1. story; tale; legend​
Noun
2. plot; storyline​
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ストーリ
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いつわ 逸話
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Noun
1. anecdote; story; episode​
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きじ 記事
Common word JLPT N3 Wanikani level 9 Links
Noun
1. article; news story; report; account​
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2. Article (publishing)​
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でんき 伝記
Common word JLPT N2 Wanikani level 11 Links
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. biography; life story​
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どうわ 童話
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Noun
1. children's story; fairy tale​
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2. Fairy tale​A fairy tale (pronounced /ˈfeəriˌteɪl/) is a type of shor... Read more
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こうだん 講談
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Noun
1. storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story​
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いわ 曰く
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Noun
1. pretext; history; past; story​
    ふふ・・・
  • いわく
  • が
  • ある
  • の
  • さ
    • 、
  • あそこ
  • には
    • 。
He-heh... there's a tale behind that, for that place.
Adverb (fukushi)
2. according to ...; ... says​
  • けんじん賢人
  • いわく
    • 、
  • じんせい人生
  • は
  • しつぼう失望
  • の
  • れんぞく連続
  • である
    • 。
Some wise man has said life consists of one disappointment after another.
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じょうだん 冗談
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Noun
1. joke; jest; funny story​
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戯談 【じょうだん】、串戯 【じょうだん】、串戲 【じょうだん】、戯談 【ぎだん】、戯談 【げだん】
Notes
ぎだん: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. げだん: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
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らくごか 落語家
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Noun
1. rakugo story teller; comic story teller​
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たん 譚
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Suffix, Noun
1. story; tale​See also 英雄譚 えいゆうたん
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かたく 語り句
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Noun
1. story; tale​
Noun
2. unaccompanied part of the Heike Monogatari chanting​See also 平曲
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かいだん 怪談
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Noun
1. ghost story; tale of the supernatural​
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ほらばなし ホラ話
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Noun
1. tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story; bullshit​
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ほら話 【ほらばなし】、法螺話 【ほらばなし】
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はなし 話
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Noun
1. talk; speech; chat; conversation​Only applies to 話, Only applies to 話し
  • ひと人
  • の
  • はなし話
  • に
  • 水を差さないで
  • くれ
    • 。
Don't throw a wet blanket over our conversation.
Noun
2. topic; subject​
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • ふゆかい不愉快な
  • はなし話
  • を
    • ２
  • じかん時間
  • も
  • した
    • 。
He dwelt on an unpleasant subject for two hours.
Noun
3. discussions; negotiation; argument​Only applies to 話, Only applies to 話し
    ３
  • じかん時間
  • ぎろん議論
  • した
  • が
    • 、
  • われわれ我々
  • は
  • はなし話
  • が
  • まとまらなかった
    • 。
After three hours of discussion we got nowhere.
Noun
4. rumor; talk; hearsay​
  • きび厳しい
  • ふゆ冬
  • になる
  • という
  • はなし話
  • です
    • 。
They say we are going to have a severe winter.
Noun
5. tale; story; fable​
  • わたし私
  • は
    • アンソニー
  • きょう卿
  • の
  • すばらしい
  • はなし話
  • に
  • むちゅう夢中
  • になっていました
    • 。
I was lost in Sir Anthony's wonderful story.
Noun
6. circumstances; particulars​
  • はなし話
  • を
  • き聞かせて
  • くれ
    • 。
I want a full report though.
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話し 【はなし】、咄 【はなし】、噺 【はなし】
Notes
話し: Irregular okurigana usage. 咄: Rarely-used kanji form. 噺: Rarely-used kanji form.
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いっぺん 一篇
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Noun
1. piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story​
Other forms
一編 【いっぺん】
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Kanji — 4 found

5.001635709352623
3 strokes. JLPT N2. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5.
久
long time, old story
Kun: ひさ.しい
On: キュウ、 ク
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6.987750354403693
14 strokes. JLPT N2. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6.
層
stratum, social class, layer, story, floor
On: ソウ
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100.0
18 strokes.
闒
upper-story door or window
Kun: むら
On: トウ、 ロウ
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100.0
14 strokes.
猹
wild animal mentioned in short story by Lu Xun
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Sentences — 520 found

  • jreibun/642/1
    • じょうもんじだい縄文時代
      • の
    • ひとびと人々
      • の生活を
    • いま今
      • に伝える遺跡が世界遺産に登録された。
    The ruins, which reveal the story of people’s lives in the Jōmon period, are registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. — Jreibun
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Names — 6 found

オーじょう 【Ｏ嬢】
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1. Histoire d'O; The Story of O​
ストーリィ
Unclassified name
1. Story​
トイストーリーツー 【トイストーリー２】
Unclassified name
1. Toy Story 2 (film)​
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