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Common N1
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Heiban (平板型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    if;when
    This shampoo comes with a nice hair brush.
  2. 2
    JMdict
    and
    The sum of 12, 24, 7 and 11 is 54.
  3. 3
    JMdict
    with
    He was the sort of man you could get along with.
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Common N3
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    archaic without doing ...
    after a -nai stem
    See also: ないで
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Common
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Heiban (平板型)
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    if ... then;when
    The more I studied psychology, the more interesting it seemed to me.
  2. 2
    and
    often ...も...ば...も...
  3. 3
    why don't you ...?
    sentence final
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Common N5
Pitch accent
Heiban (平板型)
Odaka (尾高型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    above;over;up
    The plane flew over the mountain.
  2. 2
    JMdict
    top;summit;upper part;head (e.g. of a staircase)
    Can you reach to the top of the bookshelf?
  3. 3
    JMdict
    surface;on (top of)
    There is a book on the desk.
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Common
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    word usually written using kana alone while (one is at it);when;on the occasion of;at the same time (as);on one's way (to);by the way;incidentally;in passing
    Can you buy one for me as well?
Other forms
序に 【ついでに】 (rarely used kanji form)
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Common N1
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    word usually written using kana alone when;at what time;how soon
    When will you go on a journey?
  2. 2
    word usually written using kana alone, dated term normal times;ordinary days
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Common
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    word usually written using kana alone and yet;though;when;in spite of
    That's big talk for an upstart like you.
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Common
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    if;when;after
    also ~だら
    If that man makes one more mistake, I'll fire him.
  2. 2
    colloquial when it comes to ...;as for ...;that ...
    indicates light scorn, annoyance, surprise, etc. about a topic
    My father doesn't let me go out alone at night.
  3. 3
    colloquial why don't you ...;why not ...;how about ...;what about ...
    at sentence end
    Why don't you ask Mr White?
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Common
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    on the occasion of;at the time of;when;during
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Common N3
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Odaka (尾高型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    ball;sphere;globe;orb
    You throw a good ball nowadays, Keiichi.
  2. 2
    JMdict
    bead (of sweat, dew, etc.);drop;droplet
    There were beads of sweat on his forehead.
  3. 3
    JMdict
    ball (in sports);pitch (e.g. in baseball)
    esp. 球
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Other forms
球 【たま】 · 珠 【たま】 · 弾 【たま】 · 璧 【たま】 (search-only kanji form)
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Common
Pitch accent
Odaka (尾高型)
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    ridge (in field);row of raised earth when planting crops
  2. 2
    JMdict
    rib (cloth, mountains, sea);cord (e.g. corduroy)
  3. 3
    JMnedict
    Une
Other forms
畦 【うね】
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Common N3
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    muscle;tendon;sinew
    The action of the story takes place on an island.
  2. 2
    JMdict
    vein;artery
  3. 3
    JMdict
    fiber;fibre;string
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Other forms
条 【すじ】
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Common N1
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    word usually written using kana alone that is to say;that is;in other words;I mean;that (this, it) means
    That is, she is a poor dancer.
  2. 2
    word usually written using kana alone in short;in brief;to sum up;ultimately;in the end;in the long run;when all is said and done;what it all comes down to;when you get right down to it;basically
  3. 3
    word usually written using kana alone clogging;obstruction;stuffing;(degree of) blockage
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Other forms
詰り 【つまり】
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Common N1
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning English · JMdict
  1. 1
    word usually written using kana alone exactly;just;precisely;really;truly;surely;certainly;without doubt
    Desktop publishing lets you produce books quickly and cheaply. It's like killing two birds with one stone.
  2. 2
    word usually written using kana alone right (when);just (as)
    I was about to leave when you telephoned.
  3. 3
    word usually written using kana alone just (about to);on the point of;on the verge of;on the brink of
    also written as 将に
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Inflections of 前後

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

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Common N2
Pitch accent
Atamadaka (頭高型)
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    front and rear;front and back;before and behind;back and forth
    He shook his head back and forth.
  2. 2
    JMdict
    before and after
  3. 3
    JMdict
    around;about;approximately
    after a quantity, age, time, etc.
    Japan's ODA largely consists of concessionary yen credit repayable in 30 years, carrying an interest rate of 2% or so.
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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