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Common
Pitch accent
Heiban (平板型)
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    word usually written using kana alone that;the
    something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener
    Every day I waited for her at the bookstore after school.
  2. 2
    word usually written using kana alone part (as in "part two")
    preceding a number
  3. 3
    um ...;er ...;uh ...
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Common
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    the (four) limbs;arms and legs
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Common
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    earth;ground;the solid earth;the (vast) land
    The earth was felt to tremble.
  2. 2
    JMnedict
    Daichi
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Common N3
Pitch accent
Heiban (平板型)
Odaka (尾高型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    word usually written using kana alone extent;degree;measure
    I wish I could play the piano as well as Susie.
  2. 2
    JMdict
    word usually written using kana alone limit;bounds
    Some 20 issues have been agreed on.
  3. 3
    JMdict
    word usually written using kana alone (span of) time
    "When did Mr Ogawa arrive?" "Ten minutes ago."
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Common N1
Pitch accent
Odaka (尾高型)
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    darkness;the dark
    Darkness is the absence of light.
  2. 2
    bewilderment;despair;hopelessness
  3. 3
    hidden place;secrecy;oblivion
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Inflections of 乙

Plain
Polite
Form
Affirmative
Negative
Affirmative
Negative
Basics
Dictionary form — present & future
乙だ
おつだ
ではない
おつではない
です
おつです
ではありません
おつではありません
Completed — 'did, was'
乙だった
おつだった
ではなかった
おつではなかった
でした
おつでした
ではありませんでした
おつではありませんでした
Connector — 'and…', requests
おつ
ではなくて
おつではなくて
でありまして
おつでありまして
Volition & command
'Let's' / intention
乙だろう
おつだろう
でしょう
おつでしょう
Blunt command — 'do it!'
であれ
おつであれ
Conditionals
'If' condition (~eba)
なら
おつなら
'When / if' (~tara)
乙だったら
おつだったら
ではなかったら
おつではなかったら
でしたら
おつでしたら
ではありませんでしたら
おつではありませんでしたら
List actions among others (~tari)
乙だったり
おつだったり

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Common N1
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Heiban (平板型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    (the) second (party, rank, etc.);B (grade);the latter
    See also: 鎧 (よろい)
    One man's gain is another man's loss.
  2. 2
    JMdict
    stylish;chic;smart;witty;tasty
    Her kimono and obi combination is smart, isn't it?
  3. 3
    JMdict
    strange;quaint;queer
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Common N3
Pitch accent
Heiban (平板型)
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    another place;some other place;somewhere else;outside
    He decided to seek information elsewhere.
  2. 2
    another (person or thing);other;different;something else;someone else;the rest;et al.
    The earth is different from the other planets in that it has water.
  3. 3
    word usually written using kana alone beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.);outside
    esp. 外
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外 【ほか】
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Common N5
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    sky;the air;the heavens
    An eagle is flying in the sky.
  2. 2
    JMdict
    weather
  3. 3
    JMdict
    far-off place;distant place
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虚 【そら】 (word containing out-dated kanji or kanji usage)
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Common N5
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    behind;rear
    One of the girls was left behind.
  2. 2
    JMdict
    after;later
    After rain comes fair weather.
  3. 3
    JMdict
    remainder;the rest
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Common
Pitch accent
Heiban (平板型)
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    the public;the street (e.g. "word on the street")
    People are talking about this Internet phenomenon.
  2. 2
    street;district;quarters
  3. 3
    location (e.g. of a battle);scene (e.g. of carnage)
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岐 【ちまた】 (word containing out-dated kanji or kanji usage) · 衢 【ちまた】 (word containing out-dated kanji or kanji usage)
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Common N3
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Odaka (尾高型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    time;hour;moment
    刻 signifies a time of day; 秋 signifies an important time
    His voice broke when he was twelve.
  2. 2
    JMdict
    occasion;case
    You cannot be too careful when you drive a car.
  3. 3
    JMdict
    chance;opportunity;season
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刻 【とき】 · 秋 【とき】
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Common N1
Pitch accent
じゃ Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    a little less than;a little under;slightly fewer than
    Antonym: 強 (きょう)
    When participants were sought at the end of June all, about 500, seats were reserved in under a week.
  2. 2
    JMdict
    weakness;the weak;low (setting)
    Antonym: 強 (きょう)
  3. 3
    JMdict
    -lower (seismic intensity)
    after a number on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale; e.g. 5弱
    Antonym: 強 (きょう)
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Common N3
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    the vertical;height
    To calculate the capacity, multiply the length by the width by the depth.
  2. 2
    front-to-back;length
    Put the tables end to end.
  3. 3
    north-to-south
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竪 【たて】 · 経 【たて】
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Common N3
Pitch accent
じょ Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning
  1. 1
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    from the standpoint of;from the viewpoint of;with respect to;in terms of;as a matter of;in view of;so far as ... is concerned
    He gave up the plan for economic reasons.
  2. 2
    JMdict
    on;above;on top of;aboard (a ship or vehicle)
    The blue lines on the map correspond to rivers.
  3. 3
    JMdict
    the best;top;first class;first grade
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Common N4
Pitch accent
Heiban (平板型)
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    the old days;the past;former times;a long time ago
    This place used to be a field.
  2. 2
    the past ten years;the past decade
    used as a unit of time
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Common N5
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Odaka (尾高型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    river;stream
    This river is three times longer than that one.
  2. 2
    JMdict
    River;the ... river
    suffix used with the names of rivers
    Which is longer, the Shinano River or the Agano River?
  3. 3
    JMnedict
    Kawa
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河 【かわ】
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Inflections of 俗

Plain
Polite
Form
Affirmative
Negative
Affirmative
Negative
Basics
Dictionary form — present & future
俗だ
ぞくだ
ではない
ぞくではない
です
ぞくです
ではありません
ぞくではありません
Completed — 'did, was'
俗だった
ぞくだった
ではなかった
ぞくではなかった
でした
ぞくでした
ではありませんでした
ぞくではありませんでした
Connector — 'and…', requests
ぞく
ではなくて
ぞくではなくて
でありまして
ぞくでありまして
Volition & command
'Let's' / intention
俗だろう
ぞくだろう
でしょう
ぞくでしょう
Blunt command — 'do it!'
であれ
ぞくであれ
Conditionals
'If' condition (~eba)
なら
ぞくなら
'When / if' (~tara)
俗だったら
ぞくだったら
ではなかったら
ぞくではなかったら
でしたら
ぞくでしたら
ではありませんでしたら
ぞくではありませんでしたら
List actions among others (~tari)
俗だったり
ぞくだったり

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Common
Pitch accent
Heiban (平板型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk);laity;man of the world;the world
    We're what they colloquially call a single mother family. I haven't seen my father's face.
  2. 2
    JMdict
    local manners;modern customs
  3. 3
    JMdict
    common;popular
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Grammar codex

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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