See ま in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"間",
"ま"
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"た"
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"間",
"ま"
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"絶",
"た"
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"間",
"ま"
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"かい"
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[
"間",
"ま"
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{
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"roman": "kaima miru",
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"垣",
"かい"
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[
"間",
"ま"
],
[
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"み"
]
],
"word": "垣間見る"
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"roman": "ko no ma",
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"こ"
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"間",
"ま"
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],
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"かぶ"
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[
"間",
"ま"
]
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"ま"
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"ま"
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"ま"
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"いわ"
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"間",
"ま"
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"はざ"
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"間",
"ま"
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"roman": "ma ga nukeru",
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"間",
"ま"
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[
"抜",
"ぬ"
]
],
"word": "間が抜ける"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"roman": "manuke",
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[
"間",
"ま"
],
[
"抜",
"ぬ"
]
],
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"roman": "kyōma",
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[
"京",
"きょう"
],
[
"間",
"ま"
]
],
"word": "京間"
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[
"中",
"ちゅう"
],
[
"京",
"きょう"
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[
"間",
"ま"
]
],
"word": "中京間"
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"団",
"だん"
],
[
"地",
"ち"
],
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"間",
"ま"
]
],
"word": "団地間"
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"word": "田舎間"
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"え"
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[
"戸",
"ど"
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"ま"
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],
"word": "江戸間"
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"roman": "honma",
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"本",
"ほん"
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"ま"
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],
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"roman": "shioma",
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"間",
"ま"
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"roman": "tsuyu no ma",
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"つゆ"
],
[
"間",
"ま"
]
],
"word": "露の間"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"roman": "ma ga ī",
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"間",
"ま"
]
],
"word": "間がいい"
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"roman": "ma ga warui",
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"間",
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[
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"わる"
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],
"word": "間が悪い"
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"roman": "akazu no ma",
"ruby": [
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"開",
"あ"
],
[
"間",
"ま"
]
],
"word": "開かずの間"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"roman": "madōi",
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"間",
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"遠",
"どお"
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{
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[
"生",
"い"
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[
"間",
"ま"
]
],
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{
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"roman": "hashirama",
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[
"柱",
"はしら"
],
[
"間",
"ま"
]
],
"word": "柱間"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"roman": "fushi no ma",
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[
"節",
"ふし"
],
[
"間",
"ま"
]
],
"word": "節の間"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"roman": "namima",
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[
"波",
"なみ"
],
[
"間",
"ま"
]
],
"word": "波間"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"roman": "magiri",
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"間",
"ま"
],
[
"切",
"ぎ"
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],
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"roman": "magiru",
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[
"間",
"ま"
],
[
"切",
"ぎ"
]
],
"word": "間切る"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"roman": "ma ga motenai",
"ruby": [
[
"間",
"ま"
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[
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],
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}
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}
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"the space between two (physical) things"
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"ま"
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"一",
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[
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{
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"真",
"ま"
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{
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"真",
"ま"
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"が"
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{
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"真",
"ま"
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[
"鴨",
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{
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{
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"word": "槙"
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{
"roman": "makita",
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"真",
"ま"
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[
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"きた"
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{
"roman": "magiwa",
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"真",
"ま"
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[
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{
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"ま"
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[
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"くら"
]
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{
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"真",
"ま"
],
[
"暗",
"くら"
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[
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"やみ"
]
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{
"roman": "makuro",
"word": "真黒"
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{
"roman": "makkuro",
"word": "真っ黒"
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{
"roman": "makkuroi",
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"真",
"ま"
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{
"roman": "makuwauri",
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"真",
"ま"
],
[
"桑",
"くわ"
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[
"瓜",
"うり"
]
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{
"roman": "magoi",
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"真",
"ま"
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[
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"ごい"
]
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{
"roman": "makkō",
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"真",
"ま"
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[
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"こう"
]
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{
"roman": "magokoro",
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"真",
"ま"
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[
"心",
"ごころ"
]
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{
"roman": "makomo",
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"真",
"ま"
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[
"菰",
"こも"
]
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"word": "真菰"
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{
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"真",
"ま"
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[
"最",
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[
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{
"roman": "masakari",
"word": "真盛り"
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{
"roman": "massakari",
"word": "真っ盛り"
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{
"roman": "masao",
"word": "真青"
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{
"roman": "massao",
"word": "真っ青"
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{
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"真",
"ま"
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[
"逆",
"さか"
]
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{
"roman": "masakasama",
"word": "真逆様"
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{
"roman": "massakasama",
"word": "真っ逆様"
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{
"roman": "massaki",
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"真",
"ま"
],
[
"先",
"さき"
]
],
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{
"roman": "masago",
"ruby": [
[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"砂",
"さご"
]
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{
"roman": "mashikaku",
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"真",
"ま"
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[
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"し"
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[
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"かく"
]
],
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{
"roman": "masshigura",
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]
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{
"roman": "mashita",
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"真",
"ま"
],
[
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"した"
]
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{
"roman": "mashimizu",
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"真",
"ま"
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[
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"しみず"
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{
"roman": "mashōjiki",
"word": "真正直"
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"roman": "masshōjiki",
"word": "真っ正直"
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{
"roman": "mashōmen",
"word": "真正面"
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"roman": "masshōmen",
"word": "真っ正面"
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{
"roman": "mashiro",
"word": "真白"
},
{
"roman": "masshiro",
"word": "真っ白"
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{
"roman": "mashiroi",
"word": "真白い"
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{
"roman": "masshiroi",
"word": "真っ白い"
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{
"roman": "massugu",
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"真",
"ま"
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"す"
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{
"roman": "madai",
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"真",
"ま"
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[
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"だい"
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{
"roman": "madake",
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"真",
"ま"
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[
"竹",
"だけ"
]
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{
"roman": "mattadanaka",
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[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"只",
"ただ"
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[
"中",
"なか"
]
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{
"roman": "matsuchi",
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[
"真",
"ま"
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[
"土",
"つち"
]
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{
"roman": "matomo",
"ruby": [
[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"艫",
"とも"
]
],
"word": "真艫"
},
{
"roman": "matomo",
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"真",
"ま"
],
[
"面",
"とも"
]
],
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},
{
"roman": "mana",
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"真",
"ま"
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[
"名",
"な"
]
],
"word": "真名"
},
{
"roman": "mana",
"ruby": [
[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"魚",
"な"
]
],
"word": "真魚"
},
{
"roman": "manaka",
"word": "真中"
},
{
"roman": "mannaka",
"word": "真ん中"
},
{
"roman": "manatsu",
"ruby": [
[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"夏",
"なつ"
]
],
"word": "真夏"
},
{
"roman": "manishi",
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[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"西",
"にし"
]
],
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},
{
"roman": "maningen",
"ruby": [
[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"人",
"にん"
],
[
"間",
"げん"
]
],
"word": "真人間"
},
{
"roman": "mane",
"ruby": [
[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"似",
"ね"
]
],
"word": "真似"
},
{
"roman": "maneru",
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[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"似",
"ね"
]
],
"word": "真似る"
},
{
"roman": "mahadaka",
"word": "真裸"
},
{
"roman": "mappadaka",
"word": "真っ裸"
},
{
"roman": "mahira",
"word": "真平"
},
{
"roman": "mappira",
"word": "真っ平"
},
{
"roman": "mahiru",
"ruby": [
[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"昼",
"ひる"
]
],
"word": "真昼"
},
{
"roman": "mahigashi",
"ruby": [
[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"東",
"ひがし"
]
],
"word": "真東"
},
{
"roman": "mafutatsu",
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[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"二",
"ふた"
]
],
"word": "真二つ"
},
{
"roman": "mafuyu",
"ruby": [
[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"冬",
"ふゆ"
]
],
"word": "真冬"
},
{
"roman": "maho",
"ruby": [
[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"帆",
"ほ"
]
],
"word": "真帆"
},
{
"roman": "manmae",
"ruby": [
[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"前",
"まえ"
]
],
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},
{
"word": "真ん丸"
},
{
"roman": "manmaru",
"word": "真ん円"
},
{
"word": "真ん丸い"
},
{
"roman": "manmarui",
"word": "真ん円い"
},
{
"roman": "mamizu",
"ruby": [
[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"水",
"みず"
]
],
"word": "真水"
},
{
"roman": "maminami",
"ruby": [
[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"南",
"みなみ"
]
],
"word": "真南"
},
{
"word": "真向かい"
},
{
"roman": "mamukai",
"word": "真向い"
},
{
"roman": "mamuki",
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[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"向",
"む"
]
],
"word": "真向き"
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{
"roman": "mamono",
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[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"物",
"もの"
]
],
"word": "真物"
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{
"roman": "mayo",
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[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"夜",
"よ"
]
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"word": "真夜"
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{
"roman": "mayoko",
"ruby": [
[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"横",
"よこ"
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],
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{
"roman": "mayonaka",
"ruby": [
[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"夜",
"よ"
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[
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"なか"
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],
"word": "真夜中"
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{
"roman": "mawata",
"ruby": [
[
"真",
"ま"
],
[
"綿",
"わた"
]
],
"word": "真綿"
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"name": "C.E."
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"args": {},
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"ま"
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"心",
"ごころ"
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"references": []
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"roman": "mashiro",
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"ま"
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"text": "真白",
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"english": "directly above",
"roman": "maue",
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"真",
"ま"
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"うえ"
]
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"text": "真上",
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"certainly",
"certainly"
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"exactly",
"exactly"
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[
"precisely",
"precisely"
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"directly",
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"date": "date unknown",
"references": []
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{
"english": "true bamboo",
"roman": "matake",
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"真",
"ま"
],
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"竹",
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],
"text": "真竹",
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"main"
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[
"animal",
"animal"
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[
"plant",
"plant"
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[
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"representative"
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[
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"type"
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"references": []
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"Japanese terms with usage examples"
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"ruby": [
[
"真",
"ま"
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[
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"くま"
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"野",
"の"
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"text": "真熊野",
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"redirects": [
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}
],
"word": "ま"
}
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