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#116
Common
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    -ness
    nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition
    And then I breathe a sigh from melancholy in being unable to do anything about it.
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    indicates assertion
    sentence end, mainly masc.
    Do your best and don't worry.
  3. 3
    English · JMdict
    come;come now
    See also: さあ
    But, I have to take my mother.
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Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing);the following
  2. 2
    English · JMnedict
    Sa
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Pitch accent
しゃ
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    one hundred-millionth
  2. 2
    English · JMnedict
    Sha
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#1,866
Common N3
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    difference;variation
    His horse won by three lengths.
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    mathematics difference
  3. 3
    English · KANJIDIC2
    distinction;difference;variation;discrepancy;margin;balance
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#4,810
Common N1
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    arrow
    I hit the mark with the arrow.
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    wedge;chock
  3. 3
    English · JMnedict
    Ya
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#46,607
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · KANJIDIC2
    investigate
  2. 2
    English · JMnedict
    Sa
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#59,674
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    archaic so;like that;in that way
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#101,970
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · KANJIDIC2
    sedge
  2. 2
    English · JMnedict
    Sa
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#199,335
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    narrow;thin
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Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMnedict
    Sa
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Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMnedict
    Sa
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Pitch accent
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  1. 1
    English · JMnedict
    Sa
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#2,389

Inflections of 左右

Plain
Polite
Form
Affirmative
Negative
Affirmative
Negative
Basics
Dictionary form — present & future
左右する
さゆうする
左右しない
さゆうしない
左右します
さゆうします
左右しません
さゆうしません
Completed — 'did, was'
左右した
さゆうした
左右しなかった
さゆうしなかった
左右しました
さゆうしました
左右しませんでした
さゆうしませんでした
Connector — 'and…', requests
左右して
さゆうして
左右しなくて
さゆうしなくて
左右しまして
さゆうしまして
左右しませんで
さゆうしませんで
Bare stem — builds other forms
左右
さゆう
Volition & command
'Let's' / intention
左右しよう
さゆうしよう
左右するまい
さゆうするまい
左右しましょう
さゆうしましょう
左右しますまい
さゆうしますまい
Blunt command — 'do it!'
左右しろ
さゆうしろ
左右する
さゆうする
左右しなさい
さゆうしなさい
左右しなさるな
さゆうしなさるな
Voice & causation
Ability — 'can do'
左右できる
さゆうできる
左右できない
さゆうできない
左右できます
さゆうできます
左右できません
さゆうできません
Done to the subject — 'is …-ed'
左右される
さゆうされる
左右されない
さゆうされない
左右されます
さゆうされます
左右されません
さゆうされません
Make / let someone do
左右させる
さゆうさせる
左右させない
さゆうさせない
左右させます
さゆうさせます
左右させません
さゆうさせません
Made to do (unwillingly)
左右させられる
さゆうさせられる
左右させられない
さゆうさせられない
左右させられます
さゆうさせられます
左右させられません
さゆうさせられません
Conditionals
'If' condition (~eba)
左右すれば
さゆうすれば
左右しなければ
さゆうしなければ
左右しますなら
さゆうしますなら
左右しませんなら
さゆうしませんなら
'When / if' (~tara)
左右したら
さゆうしたら
左右しなかったら
さゆうしなかったら
左右しましたら
さゆうしましたら
左右しませんでしたら
さゆうしませんでしたら
List actions among others (~tari)
左右したり
さゆうしたり
左右しなかったり
さゆうしなかったり
左右しましたり
さゆうしましたり
左右しませんでしたり
さゆうしませんでしたり

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Common N3
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    left and right;right and left
    He gave an angry shake of his head.
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    (asserting) control;influence;domination
    Success often depends on one's temperament.
  3. 3
    English · JMdict
    one's attendants;people accompanying one
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Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    archaic, polite (teineigo) language to be
    auxiliary used in place of ある after で or に when forming a copula
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    archaic, polite (teineigo) language to do
    auxiliary used in place of ます
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#28
Common N1
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language, familiar language Mr;Mrs;Miss;Ms;-san
    after a person's name (or position, etc.)
    See also: 様 (ざま)
    Keep the change, driver.
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    polite (teineigo) language politeness marker
    usu. after a noun or sometimes na-adjective
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#12,882
Common
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    good luck;fortune;happiness
    Look, today was 'sea harvest' so let's go forage for edible plants tomorrow!
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    harvest;yield
  3. 3
    English · JMnedict
    Sachi
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#234
Common N4
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    end;conclusion
    I can assure you that honesty pays in the long run.
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    last;final;latest;most recent
    The last part of the legend was added later.
  3. 3
    English · JMdict
    no sooner than;once;right after (often having negative consequences)
    after -tara form, or -ta form followed by "ga"
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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