Japanese Dictionary

Words

482 words found
  • 上着, 上衣, 表着
    JLPT 5
    Kana Reading
    うわぎ, じょうい
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
      Meaning
      coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
      Example sentence
      娘は私の上衣の袖にすがりついて、私を行かせまいとした。 My daughter held on to my coat sleeve and would not let me go.
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  • 表
    JLPT 4
    Kana Reading
    おもて
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
      Meaning
      surface
      Example sentence
      表に出ようか。 Shall we take this outside?
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      face (i.e. the visible side of an object)
      Example sentence
      ものにはたいてい表と裏がある。 With most things there's both what you see and what's behind it.
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin
      Example sentence
      労働争議によって失われた日数が反対ページの表に示されている。 The number of days lost through industrial dispute is shown in the table on the facing page.
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      outside; exterior
      Example sentence
      表に出てはいけません、ひどく雨が降っているよ。 Don't go outside, it's raining hard.
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      appearance
      Example sentence
      表か裏か。 Heads or tails?
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      public
      Example sentence
      表が出たら僕の勝ち、裏が出たら君の勝ち。 Heads I win, tails you win.
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      first half (of an innings); top (of an inning)
      Example sentence
      彼女は新鮮な空気を一息吸いに表へ出た。 She went outside to get a breath of fresh air.
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      cover (for tatami mats, etc.)
      Example sentence
      内面の欠点は必ず表に現れる。 An inner defect never fails to express itself outwardly.
    • Parts of speech
      computer terminology
      Meaning
      foreground
      Example sentence
      天気がよければ、パーティーは、おもてでやります。 The party will be held outdoors, weather permitting.
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  • 発表
    JLPT 3
    Kana Reading
    はっぴょう
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
      Meaning
      announcement; publication
      Example sentence
      一般投票による「ピープルズ・チョイス賞」が今年も発表され、メル・ギブソンとジュリア・ロバーツが最も人気のある映画男優と女優に選ばれた。 The "People's Choice" award, by public polling, was announced again this year and Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts were selected as the most popular male, and female, film actors.
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Kanji

5 kanji found
  • 表 JLPT 3

    8 strokes

    surface, table, chart, diagram

    On'Yomi: ヒョウ

    Kun'Yomi: おもて, -おもて, あらわ.す, あらわ.れる, あら.わす

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  • 裱

    13 strokes

    to mount maps or scrolls, to paste

    On'Yomi: ヒョウ

    Kun'Yomi: ひれ

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  • 褾

    16 strokes

    On'Yomi: ヒョウ

    Kun'Yomi: そでくち

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