See ああ on Wiktionary
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"roman": "kō",
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"word": "こう"
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{
"english": "in that way",
"roman": "sō",
"translation": "in that way",
"word": "そう"
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{
"english": "in which way",
"roman": "dō",
"translation": "in which way",
"word": "どう"
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{
"roman": "kore",
"word": "これ"
},
{
"english": "sore",
"translation": "sore",
"word": "それ"
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{
"english": "are",
"translation": "are",
"word": "あれ"
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"roman": "dore",
"word": "どれ"
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{
"roman": "korera",
"word": "これら"
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{
"roman": "sorera",
"word": "それら"
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{
"roman": "arera",
"word": "あれら"
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{
"word": "—"
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{
"roman": "kono",
"word": "この"
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{
"roman": "sono",
"word": "その"
},
{
"roman": "ano",
"word": "あの"
},
{
"roman": "dono",
"word": "どの"
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{
"roman": "konna",
"word": "こんな"
},
{
"roman": "sonna",
"word": "そんな"
},
{
"roman": "anna",
"word": "あんな"
},
{
"roman": "donna",
"word": "どんな"
},
{
"roman": "koko",
"word": "ここ"
},
{
"roman": "soko",
"word": "そこ"
},
{
"roman": "asoko",
"word": "あそこ*"
},
{
"roman": "doko",
"word": "どこ"
},
{
"roman": "kokkara",
"word": "こっから"
},
{
"roman": "sokkara",
"word": "そっから"
},
{
"roman": "dokkara",
"word": "どっから"
},
{
"roman": "kochira",
"word": "こちら"
},
{
"roman": "sochira",
"word": "そちら"
},
{
"roman": "achira",
"word": "あちら"
},
{
"roman": "dochira",
"word": "どちら"
},
{
"roman": "konata",
"word": "こなた"
},
{
"english": "sonata",
"translation": "sonata",
"word": "そなた"
},
{
"roman": "anata",
"word": "あなた"
},
{
"roman": "donata",
"word": "どなた"
},
{
"roman": "koitsu",
"word": "こいつ"
},
{
"roman": "soitsu",
"word": "そいつ"
},
{
"roman": "aitsu",
"word": "あいつ"
},
{
"roman": "doitsu",
"word": "どいつ"
},
{
"roman": "kō",
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"こ"
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],
"word": "斯う"
},
{
"roman": "sō",
"ruby": [
[
"然",
"そ"
]
],
"word": "然う"
},
{
"roman": "ā",
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"如彼",
"ああ"
]
],
"word": "如彼"
},
{
"roman": "dō",
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],
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},
{
"roman": "kore kurai",
"word": "これくらい"
},
{
"english": "sore kurai",
"translation": "sore kurai",
"word": "それくらい"
},
{
"roman": "are kurai",
"word": "あれくらい"
},
{
"roman": "dore kurai",
"word": "どれくらい"
},
{
"roman": "kore dake",
"word": "これだけ"
},
{
"english": "sore dake",
"translation": "sore dake",
"word": "それだけ"
},
{
"roman": "are dake",
"word": "あれだけ"
},
{
"roman": "dore dake",
"word": "どれだけ"
},
{
"roman": "kore hodo",
"word": "これほど"
},
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"word": "それほど"
},
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"word": "あれほど"
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"translation": "yeah",
"word": "ええ"
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"english": "Yeah, precisely.",
"roman": "Ā, sono tōri da.",
"text": "ああ、そのとおりだ。",
"translation": "Yeah, precisely.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
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"yeah"
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],
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"ipa": "[a̠ː]"
},
{
"other": "ああ"
},
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"note": "Kyōto",
"other": "[áꜜà]"
},
{
"note": "Kyōto",
"other": "[áá]"
}
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"い"
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"い"
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"english": "in this way",
"roman": "kō",
"translation": "in this way",
"word": "こう"
},
{
"english": "in that way",
"roman": "sō",
"translation": "in that way",
"word": "そう"
},
{
"english": "in which way",
"roman": "dō",
"translation": "in which way",
"word": "どう"
},
{
"roman": "kore",
"word": "これ"
},
{
"english": "sore",
"translation": "sore",
"word": "それ"
},
{
"english": "are",
"translation": "are",
"word": "あれ"
},
{
"roman": "dore",
"word": "どれ"
},
{
"roman": "korera",
"word": "これら"
},
{
"roman": "sorera",
"word": "それら"
},
{
"roman": "arera",
"word": "あれら"
},
{
"word": "—"
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{
"roman": "kono",
"word": "この"
},
{
"roman": "sono",
"word": "その"
},
{
"roman": "ano",
"word": "あの"
},
{
"roman": "dono",
"word": "どの"
},
{
"roman": "konna",
"word": "こんな"
},
{
"roman": "sonna",
"word": "そんな"
},
{
"roman": "anna",
"word": "あんな"
},
{
"roman": "donna",
"word": "どんな"
},
{
"roman": "koko",
"word": "ここ"
},
{
"roman": "soko",
"word": "そこ"
},
{
"roman": "asoko",
"word": "あそこ*"
},
{
"roman": "doko",
"word": "どこ"
},
{
"roman": "kokkara",
"word": "こっから"
},
{
"roman": "sokkara",
"word": "そっから"
},
{
"roman": "dokkara",
"word": "どっから"
},
{
"roman": "kochira",
"word": "こちら"
},
{
"roman": "sochira",
"word": "そちら"
},
{
"roman": "achira",
"word": "あちら"
},
{
"roman": "dochira",
"word": "どちら"
},
{
"roman": "konata",
"word": "こなた"
},
{
"english": "sonata",
"translation": "sonata",
"word": "そなた"
},
{
"roman": "anata",
"word": "あなた"
},
{
"roman": "donata",
"word": "どなた"
},
{
"roman": "koitsu",
"word": "こいつ"
},
{
"roman": "soitsu",
"word": "そいつ"
},
{
"roman": "aitsu",
"word": "あいつ"
},
{
"roman": "doitsu",
"word": "どいつ"
},
{
"roman": "kō",
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"こ"
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],
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{
"roman": "sō",
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"そ"
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],
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},
{
"roman": "ā",
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"如彼",
"ああ"
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{
"roman": "dō",
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},
{
"roman": "kore kurai",
"word": "これくらい"
},
{
"english": "sore kurai",
"translation": "sore kurai",
"word": "それくらい"
},
{
"roman": "are kurai",
"word": "あれくらい"
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{
"roman": "dore kurai",
"word": "どれくらい"
},
{
"roman": "kore dake",
"word": "これだけ"
},
{
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"translation": "sore dake",
"word": "それだけ"
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{
"roman": "are dake",
"word": "あれだけ"
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"roman": "dore dake",
"word": "どれだけ"
},
{
"roman": "kore hodo",
"word": "これほど"
},
{
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"translation": "sore hodo",
"word": "それほど"
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{
"roman": "are hodo",
"word": "あれほど"
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"word": "どれほど"
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"that",
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}
]
}
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},
{
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},
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"tags": [
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"ah"
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"attention",
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},
{
"other": "ああ"
},
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"note": "Kyōto",
"other": "[áꜜà]"
},
{
"note": "Kyōto",
"other": "[áá]"
}
],
"word": "ああ"
}
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