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Common N5
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    language;dialect
    See also: 言語 (げんご)
    「言葉の一面は、伝達しようとする意志である」と彼は言う。
    "One aspect of language is an intent to communicate," he says.
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    word;phrase;expression;term
    言葉が出てこなかった。
    Words failed me.
  3. 3
    English · JMdict
    speech;(manner of) speaking;(use of) language
    乱暴な言葉を使ってはいけない。
    Don't be rough in speech.
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#25,981
Common
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    indicates possessive
    orig. written 乃 or 之
    私のウェブページに来て私のことをもっと知ってください。
    Visit my webpage and find out more about me.
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    nominalizes verbs and adjectives
    時が経つのにつれて、フットボールの試合をより安全な競技にするために規則が付け加えられていったのです。
    As time went on, rules were added to the game to make it safer.
  3. 3
    English · JMdict
    substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
    See also: 蛾 (が)
    100人近くの人がいたが、ほとんど会ったことのない人たちだった。
    There were almost 100 people, few of whom I had seen before.
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この本は言葉のあやに富んだ本だ。
This book is full of figures of speech.
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