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The majority of words you will find in this dictionary will be listed in black type. Black words aren't found in the "frequently used words" list and are usually less common. |
烏羽玉 うばたま ubatama noun, の adjective jet black; pitch dark | ||||
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Words that appear in red are found in the "frequently used words" list. The brighter the red, the higher in the list that word appears. In other words, the redder a word is, the more common that word is likely to be. Darker red words are less commonly used, but still more common than black words. Some entries with multiple writings or readings of a word will have some versions of the word in red, and some in black. Only the red versions are found in the "frequently used words" list. |
赤い あかい akai い adjective red 灼熱 しゃくねつ shakunetsu noun, の adjective red hot; scorching heat; incandescence 紅 くれない、べに kurenai, beni noun deep red; crimson
| Words that appear in blue are commonly used foreign loan words (gairaigo) that don't appear in the "frequently used words" list.
| ブルー buruu な adjective, noun blue | ||
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ローマ字 ローマじ roomaji noun transliteration of Japanese in "Roman" or Latin letters; romanization; romanisation; romaji |