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の
Particle, See 乃, occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之
1. indicates possessive
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
See が・1
3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
often ん
4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion
Female term or language
5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
テスト
Takes suru
1. examination, quiz, test
2. test, tryout, trial
3. rehearsal (in filming)
次の月曜に私達は英語のテストを受ける。
は
Particle, pronounced わ in modern Japanese
1. topic marker particle
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis
ある, 有る, 在る
Conjugated: ないで
Godan verb, Intransitive, See 居る・いる・1, Usually in kana, usu. of inanimate objects
1. to be, to exist, to live
2. to have
3. to be located
4. to be equipped with
5. to happen, to come about
悪いけどほかに用事があるの。
ないで
Conjunction, Auxiliary, See ない・1
1. without doing ...
used in sentence-final position as an indirect prohibition
2. don't
なぐ, 凪ぐ
Conjugated: ないで
Godan verb, Intransitive, Usually in kana
to become calm, to die down
風が凪いだ。
薙ぐ, なぐ
Conjugated: ないで
Godan verb, Transitive
to mow down, to scythe down, to knock someone off their feet
小, しょう
Noun, used as a prefix
1. smallness, small item
See 小の月
2. short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)
See 小学校, Abbreviation
3. elementary school
4. younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name)
Archaism
5. unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
大か、小か。
正, しょう, じょう
Noun, used as a prefix, See 従・じゅ
1. greater (of equal court ranks), upper, senior
Only しょう, See 長官・かみ
2. director (highest of the four administrative positions of the ritsuryo period), chief
Prefix, before a number
3. exactly, precisely
省, しょう
Noun, used as a suffix
1. ministry, department
2. province (of China)
Noun, used as a prefix, See 省スペース
3. saving, conserving
その省は内政問題の行政をつかさどる。
勝, しょう
1. win, victory
2. beautiful scenery, scenic spot
Suffix, Counter, Antonym: 敗・2
3. counter for wins
章, しょう
1. chapter, section
Noun, used as a suffix
2. medal, badge, insignia
教科書の各章に約１２もの練習問題がついている。
証, 証し, あかし, しょう
1. proof, evidence, sign, testimony, vindication
Only しょう, Noun, used as a suffix
2. certificate, license, membership card
Only あかし, Takes suru
3. to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
Buddhist term
4. enlightenment
5. symptoms (in Chinese medicine), patient's condition
しかし、あなた方は私たちの証を受け入れません。
商, しょう
Noun, used as a suffix, See 積・1, Mathematics term
1. quotient
2. dealing, dealer, store
See 五音
3. second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
See 殷
4. Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE), Yin dynasty
祥, しょう
1. omen (usu. good), (auspicious) sign
See 小祥, See 大祥
2. first two anniversaries of a person's death
背負う, 脊負う, せおう, しょう
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to carry on one's back
2. to be burdened with, to take responsibility for
3. to have (something) in the background, to be in front (of something)
Only しょう, Intransitive, See しょってる, in the form しょってる
4. to be conceited, to think highly of oneself
彼女は背中にリュックサックを背おっている。
声, しょう
See 六境, Buddhist term
1. voice, sound
See 四声, See 声点, Linguistics terminology, also read せい
2. tone (of Chinese character), tone mark
3. stress (in pronunciation), intonation, accent
あなたの声を聞いて嬉しい。
性, しょう
Noun, used as a suffix
1. nature (of a person or thing)
Buddhist term
2. that which does not change according to external influences
習い性となる。
妾, しょう
See 妾・めかけ
1. mistress, kept woman, concubine
Pronoun, See 妾・わらわ, Archaism, Humble, Female term or language
2. I, me