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Noun
1. document; writing; letter; papers; notes; records; archives
Noun
2. document addressed to someoneOnly applies to もんじょ, paleography term
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文書 【もんじょ】文書 【ぶんじょ】
Notes
ぶんじょ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. hard; solid; toughesp. 固い and 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone
  • たまご
  • かた硬く
  • ゆでて
  • ください
Boil the eggs hard.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
  • この
  • ふた
  • かた固くて
  • 取れない
This lid is too tight for me to open.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved)
  • その
  • きかい機械
  • ほねぐ骨組み
  • かた堅く
  • なければならない
The frame of the machine should be rigid.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. safe; steady; honest; steadfast
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. obstinate; stubborn
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
6. bookish; formal; stuffyAntonym: 砕けた
  • かた固い
  • こと
  • 言う
You don't have to be so formal.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
7. solid (shape or stones)Go (game), Only applies to 堅い
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固い 【かたい】堅い 【かたい】緊い 【かたい】
Notes
緊い: Irregular kanji usage.
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to make a short visit
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
4. to grow old; to grow high (number, etc.)See also 年が寄る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
5. to grow (wrinkly)in the form of しわが寄る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
6. to lean against; to recline onalso written as 倚る, 凭る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
7. to push one's opponent while holding their beltSumo
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
8. to decide on a price and come to a deal
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
9. to be swayed by (a person); to yield toArchaic
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Noun
1. character (esp. kanji); letter; written text
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2. handwriting; penmanship
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3. the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")See also ほの字, as 〜の字
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Noun
1. habit (usu. a bad one); tendency
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2. peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism; quirkOnly applies to くせ, Only applies to クセ
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3. crease; wrinkle; curl; kinkOnly applies to くせ, Only applies to クセ
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癖 【へき】クセ
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Noun
1. desire; wish; hope
  • わたし私の
  • ねが願い
  • パリ
  • べんきょう勉強
  • する
  • こと
  • です
My wish is to study painting in Paris.
Noun
2. request; entreaty; plea; appeal
  • しちょう市長
  • わたし私達
  • ねが願い
  • ききい聞き入れて
  • くれた
The mayor granted our request.
Noun
3. prayer
  • わたし私の
  • ねが願い
  • かなえられた
My prayers were answered.
Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
4. (written) applicationoft. 願 when used as a suffix
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願 【ねがい】
Notes
願: Irregular okurigana usage.
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Noun
1. author (usu. of a particular book); writer
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Noun
1. visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); expression of sympathySee also お見舞い
  • あなた
  • びょうき病気
  • 知っていたら
  • びょういん病院
  • みま見舞い
  • 行った
  • だろう
If I had known about your illness, I would have visited you in the hospital.
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2. letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter; gift (in token of one's sympathy)See also 見舞い状, See also 見舞い品
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見舞 【みまい】
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Noun
1. continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); next installment; sequel
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2. flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story)
Noun, used as a suffix
3. succession (of); sequence; series; spell; stretch; streak; run
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Noun, Counter
1. step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps
  • かれ
  • かいだん
  • いちど一度に
  • さん
  • だん
  • ずつ
  • かけあがった
He jumped up the steps three at a time.
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2. shelf; layer; tier
Noun
3. grade; level; class
Noun, Counter
4. dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.); rank
Noun
5. paragraph; passage
Noun, Counter
6. column (of print)
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7. act (in kabuki, joruri, etc.); section; scene
Noun
8. row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table)
Noun
9. stage (in a process); phase; occasion; time; moment; situation
Noun
10. matter; occasionFormal or literary term, as ...の段
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11. degree; extentas ...どころの段ではない, ...という段じゃない, etc.
Counter
12. counter for breaks in written language or speech
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Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
1. to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.)
  • いもの鋳物
  • かながた金型
  • から
  • すっぽり
  • とれた
The casting came cleanly out of its mold.
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
2. to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to come out (of a stain); to come off (e.g. of dust); to be removed (e.g. of wrinkles)
  • しびれ
  • とれる
  • まで
  • しょくじ食事
  • しないで
  • ください
Don't eat till the numbness wears off.
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
3. to be harvested; to be picked; to be produced; to be caught (of fish); to be obtained; to be extracted
  • オリーブ
  • から
  • あぶら
  • 取れます
Oil is extracted from olives.
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
4. to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as); to be understood (as); to be read (as)
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
5. to be attained (of balance, harmony, etc.); to be achieved
  • ちょっと
  • やす休めて
  • きも気持ち
  • やわ和らげれば
  • かた
  • ストレス
  • きんちょう緊張
  • かん
  • とれる
If you stop and relax, this will relieve the tension and stress in your shoulders.
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb
6. to be able to get; to be able to obtain; to be able to secure; to be able to win; to be able to catchSee also 取る, potential form of 取る
  • やっと
  • めんきょ免許
  • 取れました
I got a driver's license at last.
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Noun
1. sentence
Noun
2. composition; text; writings
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3. the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; literatureSee also
  • ぶん
  • まさ勝る
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Noun
4. statementComputing
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1. to wring (towel, rag); to squeezeesp. 絞る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
2. to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milkesp. 搾る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
3. to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
4. to extort; to exploit
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
5. to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebukeSee also 油を絞る, often passive voice
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
6. to drill into; to train
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
7. to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
8. to gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
9. to stop down (lens)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
10. to turn down (e.g. radio)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
11. to bend (bow); to draw
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
12. to hold down; to constrict; to immobilizeSumo
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
13. to squeezeGo (game), Usually written using kana alone, See also しぼり
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搾る 【しぼる】
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Noun
1. English writing; English sentence; English text
  • ぼく
  • がくせい学生
  • ころ
  • にっき日記
  • えいぶん英文
  • つけていた
  • もの
I used to keep a diary in English when I was a student.
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2. English literature; English litAbbreviation, See also 英文学
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Noun
1. creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright; dramatist
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Noun
1. writer; authoroften in self-reference
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. registered mail; registered post; registration (of mail)Abbreviation, See also 書留郵便
  • この
  • てがみ手紙
  • ふんしつ紛失
  • する
  • いけない
  • から
  • かきとめ書留
  • する
  • よい
You had better get this letter registered for fear it should be lost.
Noun
2. (putting on) record; writing down; noting down; registry
  • きみ君の
  • あたら新しい
  • でんわ電話
  • ばんごう番号
  • てちょう手帳
  • かきとめ
  • させて
  • くれ
Let me put down your new phone number in my notebook.
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書き留め 【かきとめ】書留め 【かきとめ】
Notes
書き留め: Irregular okurigana usage. 書留め: Irregular okurigana usage.
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); original work; (creative) writing
  • この
  • がか画家
  • うつく美しい
  • かいが絵画
  • そうさく創作
  • する
This artist creates beautiful paintings.
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
2. fabrication; fiction; invention
  • それ
  • かのじょ彼女の
  • そうさく創作
  • だろう
I think she made up that story.
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. writing; authoring
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