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Common N3
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    party (political)
    She has consented to take the leadership of the party.
  2. 2
    JMdict
    person who is fond of;fan of
    She's die-hard coffee drinker.
  3. 3
    JMnedict
    Tou
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Common
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    historical term Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907);T'ang dynasty
  2. 2
    JMdict
    archaic China;foreign country
  3. 3
    JMnedict
    Tou
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Common N3
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    tower;steeple;spire
    I see the tower from my house.
  2. 2
    JMdict
    abbreviation stupa;pagoda;dagoba
    original meaning
  3. 3
    JMnedict
    Tou
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Common
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle);counter for insects in a collection;counter for helmets, masks, etc.
    The deer was running by itself.
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Inflections of 問う

Plain
Polite
Form
Affirmative
Negative
Affirmative
Negative
Basics
Dictionary form — present & future
問う
とう
わない
わない
います
います
いません
いません
Completed — 'did, was'
問う
とう
わなかった
わなかった
いました
いました
いませんでした
いませんでした
Connector — 'and…', requests
問う
とう
わなくて
わなくて
いまして
いまして
いませんで
いませんで
Bare stem — builds other forms
Volition & command
'Let's' / intention
おう
おう
問うまい
とうまい
いましょう
いましょう
いませんまい
いませんまい
Blunt command — 'do it!'
問う
とう
いなさい
いなさい
いなさるな
いなさるな
Voice & causation
Ability — 'can do'
える
える
えない
えない
えます
えます
えません
えません
Done to the subject — 'is …-ed'
われる
われる
われない
われない
われます
われます
われません
われません
Make / let someone do
わせる
わせる
わせない
わせない
わせます
わせます
わせません
わせません
Made to do (unwillingly)
わせられる
わせられる
わせられない
わせられない
わせられます
わせられます
わせられません
わせられません
Conditionals
'If' condition (~eba)
えば
えば
わなければ
わなければ
いますなら
いますなら
いませんなら
いませんなら
'When / if' (~tara)
問うたら
とうたら
わなかったら
わなかったら
いましたら
いましたら
いませんでしたら
いませんでしたら
List actions among others (~tari)
問うたり
とうたり
わなかったり
わなかったり
いましたり
いましたり
いませんでしたり
いませんでしたり

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Common N1
Pitch accent
Heiban (平板型)
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    to ask;to inquire
    Ask if he wants another drink.
  2. 2
    to blame (someone) for;to accuse of;to pursue (question of responsibility);to charge with
    This man was charged with theft.
  3. 3
    to care about;to regard as important
    used in neg. form
    I don't care about your race, age, or religion.
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Other forms
訪う 【とう】
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N1
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    large building;building with a long roof
  2. 2
    JMdict
    counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
  3. 3
    JMnedict
    Tou
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N1
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    class;order;rank
  2. 2
    et cetera;etc.;and the like
    See also: 等 (など)
  3. 3
    equal;iso-
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Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Heiban (平板型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    baseball pitching ability
  2. 2
    JMdict
    sports counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.)
  3. 3
    JMdict
    fishing counter for casts (of a line)
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Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    this;our;the ... in question;the said ...
    See also: 当の (とうの)
    Please enjoy your stay at this hotel.
  2. 2
    JMdict
    right;justice;fairness
  3. 3
    JMdict
    abbreviation checking account
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Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Heiban (平板型)
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    Island
    in place names
    Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena.
  2. 2
    insula;island;islet
    sometimes read しま
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Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    dated term, word usually written using kana alone quickly;swiftly;expeditiously
  2. 2
    dated term, word usually written using kana alone a long time ago
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Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    flower stalk;peduncle
  2. 2
    KANJIDIC2
    seed pod
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Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Heiban (平板型)
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    rare term lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
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Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    pipe;tube
    See also: 筒 (つつ)
  2. 2
    counter for injection ampoules
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Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    eastern;east
  2. 2
    JMdict
    abbreviation Tokyo
  3. 3
    JMnedict
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Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Heiban (平板型)
Meaning English · JMnedict
  1. 1
    Tou
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Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Heiban (平板型)
Meaning English · JMnedict
  1. 1
    Tou
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Hiragana

ひらがな

The rounded, flowing kana. Hiragana writes native Japanese words, grammar endings, and anything without (or alongside) kanji — it's the first script you learn. Each character stands for one syllable.

Example

ねこ — cat