Jiten beta

indicates possessive ; nominalizes verbs and adjectives ; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases ; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion ; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis ; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

き

x27 | Rank #1,038

did; (have) done

声(こえ)

x15 | Rank #171

voice ; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot ; voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will ; sound ; sense (of something's arrival); feeling ; voice; voiced sound

工(たくみ)

x2 | Rank #7,829

craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter ; craft; craftsmanship; skill; dexterity; design ; plot; scheme; artifice; trick

事(こと)

x3 | Rank #91

thing; matter ; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis ; circumstances; situation; state of affairs ; work; business; affair ; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to ; nominalizing suffix ; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ... ; alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or ; necessity; need ; you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...

音(おと)

x9 | Rank #204

sound; noise ; (musical) note ; fame

糸(いと)

x1 | Rank #2,362

thread; yarn; string

ご

x33 | Rank #1,804

go (board game)

そ

x34 | Rank #314

altar of sacrifice

べ

x4 | Rank #10,487

surrounding area ; shore (of the sea) ; suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.

み

x12 | Rank #1,872

sea; ocean; waters

こ

x45 | Rank #2,579

sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)

な

x109 | Rank #17

don't ; do ; hey; listen; look; say ; now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know ; wow; ooh ; right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think?

ら

x39 | Rank #1,161

lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk

私(わたし)

x35 | Rank #21

I; me

が

x47 | Rank #4

indicates the subject of a sentence ; indicates possession ; but; however; (and) yet; though; although; while ; and ; used after an introductory remark or explanation ; regardless of ...; whether ... (or not); no matter ... ; indicates a desire or hope ; softens a statement ; indicates doubt ; indicates scorn

紅(くれない)

x30 | Rank #3,006

deep red; crimson ; rouge; lipstick

羽(はね)

x30 | Rank #3,751

feather; plume; down ; wing ; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.) ; shuttlecock (in badminton) ; shuttlecock (in hanetsuki) ; arrow feathers

ち

x42 | Rank #613

blood ; blood; ancestry; lineage; stock ; (the) blood; feelings; passions

ん

x62 | Rank #22

yes; yeah; uh huh ; huh?; what? ; not ; 's; of; belonging to ; at (place, time); in; on; during

と

x51 | Rank #6

if; when ; and ; with ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; promoted pawn ; indicates a question

い

x110 | Rank #134

strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

て

x79 | Rank #20

you said; he said; she said; they said ; even if ; do you seriously think that ; I already told you; you should know by now that; of course ; the said ...; said ... ; says that ... ; I hear that ... ; as for the term ... ; as for ...

も

x36 | Rank #7

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence) ; both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) ; even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than ; even if; even though; although; in spite of ; further; more; again; another; the other

誰(だれ)

x6 | Rank #147

who

に

x61 | Rank #5

at (place, time); in; on; during ; to (direction, state); toward; into ; for (purpose) ; because of (reason); for; with ; by; from ; as (i.e. in the role of) ; per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month") ; and; in addition to ; if; although

見(み)る

x6 | Rank #87

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe ; to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge ; to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on ; to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.) ; to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try ; to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...

レ

x50 | Rank #781

re (2nd note of a major scale in movable-do solfège); ray ; D (note in the fixed-do system)

ね

x26 | Rank #14

right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think? ; hey; say; listen; look; come on ; you know; you see; I must say; I should think ; will you?; please ; so, ...; well, ...; you see, ...; you understand? ; I'm not sure if ...; I have my doubts about whether ...

気(き)

x3 | Rank #105

spirit; mind; heart ; nature; disposition ; intention; mind; will; motivation ; mood; feelings ; consciousness ; care; attention; consideration; worry ; interest ; (the) air; atmosphere ; ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood ; fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste

す

x43 | Rank #341

to be ; to do

る

x47 | Rank #616

exile (second most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

わ

x12 | Rank #52

indicates emotion or admiration ; indicates emphasis ; I; me ; wah! ; boo!

た

x85 | Rank #144

did; (have) done ; (please) do

間(あいだ)

x8 | Rank #395

space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch ; period of time (during, while); duration; interval ; between (two parties or things) ; among (a group) ; relations (between); relationship ; midpoint; average; halfway; middle ground ; due to; because of

達(だち)

x6 | Rank #7,562

friend

でも

x1 | Rank #39

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well ; even ; however; no matter how; even if; even though ; ... or something ; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... ; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only ; for lack of anything better to do

純(じゅん)

x22 | Rank #5,805

innocent; chaste; naive ; pure; unmixed; genuine; unalloyed

花(はな)

x32 | Rank #719

flower; blossom; bloom; petal ; cherry blossom ; beauty ; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms) ; ikebana ; hanafuda ; (the) best ; glorious; lovely

一(いち)

x50 | Rank #10,392

one; 1 ; best ; first; foremost ; beginning; start ; a (single); one (of many) ; ace ; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

綾(あや)

x1 | Rank #7,645

figure; design ; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes ; style (of writing); figure (of speech) ; design; plot; plan ; minor market fluctuation; technical correction ; cat's cradle ; lease rod (in a loom)

だ

x34 | Rank #8

be; is

か

x47 | Rank #9

indicates a question ; or; whether or not ; some- (e.g. something, someone) ; hmm; huh ; very ; -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y ; in that way

す

x19 | Rank #69,105

sandbank; sandbar

き

x21 | Rank #62,328

yellow

を

x59 | Rank #3

indicates direct object of action ; indicates subject of causative expression ; indicates an area traversed ; indicates time (period) over which action takes place ; indicates point of departure or separation of action ; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

諦(たい)

x4 | Rank #38,402

satya; truth

め

x17 | Rank #5,450

sprout; shoot; bud ; germinal disk (in an egg)

か

x5 | Rank #27,328

beautiful; good; excellent

ろ

x6 | Rank #1,310

Russia

顕(けん)

x1 | Rank #45,870

exposure; clarity ; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings

誌(し)

x3 | Rank #45,336

magazine; journal

謀(はかりごと)

x4 | Rank #30,695

plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick

会(え)

x2 | Rank #35,025

gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)

く

x39 | Rank #508

section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph ; phrase ; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry) ; haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc. ; maxim; saying; idiom; expression ; clause (e.g. in a database query language)

う

x34 | Rank #68,764

cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)

ま

x32 | Rank #1,348

time; pause ; space ; room

う

x55 | Rank #150

yes; all right; OK; okay

り

x27 | Rank #1,388

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

悲(ひ)

x1 | Rank #29,563

karuna (compassion)

足(あし)

x4 | Rank #448

foot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.) ; leg ; gait ; pace ; lower radical of a kanji ; means of transportation; (one's) ride ; money; coin

出(で)

x6 | Rank #6,529

coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the Sun or the Moon) ; attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on ; start; beginning ; origins; background; person (or item) originating from ...; graduate of ...; native of ...; member of ... (lineage) ; architectural member that projects outward ; highest point of the stern of a ship ; amount (comprising something); amount of time or effort required to do something

惟(おもいみ)る

x1 | Rank #87,708

to reflect carefully

が

x46 | Rank #7,170

moth

え

x26 | Rank #88

eh?; what?; oh? ; yes; that's correct ; strengthens a question, assertion, etc. ; hey

子(こ)

x11 | Rank #238

child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person ; (one's) child; offspring ; young woman ; young (animal) ; offshoot ; interest ; new share ; player who is not a dealer ; young geisha; young prostitute ; bird egg

巡(じゅん)

x1 | Rank #29,639

counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.

力(ちから)

x2 | Rank #184

force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy ; capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty ; efficacy; effect ; effort; endeavours; endeavors; exertions ; power; authority; influence; good offices; agency ; support; help; aid; assistance ; stress; emphasis ; means; resources

ゆ

x8 | Rank #2,318

bow (weapon) ; archery ; bow (for a violin, etc.)

し

x10 | Rank #4,783

Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa) ; yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata) ; Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus) ; printing block ; catalpa bow ; catalpa medium

や

x4 | Rank #1,196

disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant ; unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome ; no!; quit it!; stop!

大(おお)

x10 | Rank #25,344

large; big; great; major; important; serious; heavy; loud ; older; senior ; final; ultimate ; rough; broad; general

丈(たけ)

x2 | Rank #8,299

height; stature ; length (esp. of clothing) ; all (one has); everything ; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)

夫(おっと)

x2 | Rank #1,613

husband

守(もり)

x3 | Rank #3,975

babysitting; babysitter ; protecting; keeping; keeper

最(さい)

x2 | Rank #24,998

the most; the extreme ; prime; conspicuous

初(はつ)

x2 | Rank #2,538

first; new

好(よしみ)

x4 | Rank #13,372

friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy

本(もと)

x6 | Rank #675

origin; source; beginning ; basis; base; foundation; root ; cause ; (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock ; (one's) side ; capital; principal; cost price ; root (of a plant); (tree) trunk ; part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand) ; first three lines of a waka ; counter for plants or trees

当(とう)

x5 | Rank #21,130

this; our; the ... in question; the said ... ; right; justice; fairness ; checking account

友(とも)

x5 | Rank #2,871

friend; companion; comrade; pal ; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement; accessory

壁(かべ)

x5 | Rank #936

wall; partition ; barrier; obstacle; hindrance; difficulty ; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

越(えつ)

x4 | Rank #15,902

Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE) ; Guangdong Province (China); Canton; Kwangtung ; Vietnam

響(ひびき)

x1 | Rank #6,853

echo; reverberation ; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise ; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound; emotion or feeling inspired by something heard or read

い

x9 | Rank #11,406

greatness; excellence; magnificence

む

x4 | Rank #5,214

probably ; will; intend to ; would like to have done (for me)

今(いま)

x8 | Rank #63

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately ; another; more

日(ひ)

x6 | Rank #251

day; days ; sun; sunshine; sunlight ; (the) day; daytime; daylight ; date; deadline ; (past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood) ; case (esp. unfortunate); event

裏(うち)

x1 | Rank #1,109

inside; within ; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of ; among; amongst; (out) of; between ; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) ; within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts ; we; our company; our organization ; one's home; one's family ; my spouse; my husband; my wife ; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife ; I; me

切(せつ)

x4 | Rank #21,942

eager; earnest; ardent; kind; keen; acute ; OFF (on switch)

明(みょう)

x10 | Rank #3,593

vidya (wisdom) ; mantra ; the coming (July 4, etc.)

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