た

Reading

Kana: た

Romaji: ta

Kana

Romaji

Definitions

1

indicate past completed or action

Note: だ after certain verb forms

See also: だ

2

indicates light imperative

See also: だ

Example Sentences

私(わたし)も。

➥So do I.

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私(わたし)もだわ。

➥So do I.

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下(した)を見(み)ろ。

➥See below.

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私(わたし)は男(おとこ)だ。

➥I am a man.

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私(わたし)は走(はし)る。

➥I do run.

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頭(あたま)が重(おも)い。

➥I feel heavy in the head.

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だ

Reading

Kana: だ

Romaji: da

Kana

Romaji

Definitions

1

be; is

Note: plain copula

See also: であるです

2

indicates past or completed action

Note: た after certain verb forms

See also: た

3

indicates light imperative

See also: た

Example Sentences

嫌(いや)だ！

➥No!

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嘘(うそ)だろ？

➥No kidding!?

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体(からだ)に悪(わる)い。

➥It's not healthy for you.

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残念(ざんねん)だ！

➥What a pity!

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完璧(かんぺき)だ！

➥Perfect!

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鼻声(はなごえ)だね。

➥You are talking through the nose.

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他

Reading

Kana: た

Romaji: ta

Kana

Romaji

Definition

1

other (esp. people and abstract matters)

Kanji

他

Readings: タ、ほか

Meanings: other, another, the others

Example Sentences

他(た)に何(なに)か。

➥Anything else?

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他人(たにん)より身内(みうち)。

➥Blood is thicker than water.

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他(た)に道(みち)はない。

➥No other way.

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他(た)にご用(よう)は。

➥Did you want anything else?

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他人(たにん)に頼(たよ)るな。

➥Don't rely on others.

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他山(たざん)の石(いし)とする。

➥The fault of another is a good teacher.

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多

Reading

Kana: た

Romaji: ta

Kana

Romaji

Definition

1

multi-

Kanji

多

Readings: タ、おお.い、まさ.に、まさ.る

Meanings: many, frequent, much

Example Sentences

多芸(たげい)は無芸(むげい)。

➥Jack of all trades and master of none.

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彼(かれ)は多趣味(たしゅみ)だ。

➥He has a lot of hobbies.

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乗組員(のりくみいん)が多(おお)い。

➥The crew is large.

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好事(こうじ)魔(ま)多(おお)し。

➥Happy events tend to be accompanied by problems.

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反対(はんたい)投票(とうひょう)多数(たすう)。

➥The noes have it.

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口数(くちかず)が多(おお)いぞ。

➥You talk too much.

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打

Reading

Kana: だ

Romaji: da

Kana

Romaji

Definition

1

hitting a ball; batting; stroke

(Sports term)

Kanji

打

Readings: ダ、ダアス、う.つ、う.ち-、ぶ.つ

Meanings: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen

Example Sentences

政府(せいふ)打倒(だとう)。

➥Down with the Government!

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彼(かれ)は打率(だりつ)が高(たか)い。

➥He has a high batting average.

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打(う)つ手(て)がないね。

➥I'm all out of tricks.

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不意打(ふいう)ちを食(く)う。

➥I was thrown off guard.

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彼(かれ)は打(う)ち解(と)けた。

➥He has come out of his shell.

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雨(あめ)が窓(まど)を打(う)った。

➥The rain whipped against the window.

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駄

Reading

Kana: だ

Romaji: da

Kana

Romaji

Definitions

1

poor; low-grade; trivial; insignificant; worthless

See also: 駄文

2

load; pack; horse load

See also: 一駄

3

packhorse

Kanji

駄

Readings: ダ、タ

Meanings: burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse

Example Sentences

もうだめだ。

➥It's all over.

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いや駄目(だめ)です。

➥No, you may not.

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望(のぞ)んでも無駄(むだ)だ。

➥It is not good wishing.

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絶対(ぜったい)にダメだ。

➥Over my dead body.

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無駄足(むだあし)だったよ。

➥It was a wild goose chase.

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待(ま)ってもむだだ。

➥There's no point in waiting.

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誰

Readings

Kana: だれ、たれ、た

Romaji: dare, tare, ta

Kana

Romaji

Definition

1

who

Kanji

誰

Readings: スイ、だれ、たれ、た

Meanings: who, someone, somebody

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)は誰(だれ)？

➥Who is he?

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誰(だれ)かいる？

➥Is anybody here?

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あの人(ひと)誰(だれ)？

➥Who is that man?

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誰(だれ)かしら。

➥I wonder who.

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これ誰(だれ)の？

➥Whose is this?

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誰(だれ)に送(おく)るの？

➥Who are they for?

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田

Reading

Kana: た

Romaji: ta

Kana

Romaji

Definition

1

rice field

Kanji

田

Readings: デン、た

Meanings: rice field, rice paddy

Example Sentences

田舎(いなか)が好(す)きかね。

➥Do you like the country?

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僕(ぼく)は田舎(いなか)で育(そだ)った。

➥I grew up in the country.

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彼(かれ)らは田舎(いなか)に行(い)った。

➥They went down to the country.

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この田舎者(いなかもの)めが。

➥You clown you.

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彼等(かれら)は田舎(いなか)へ行(い)った。

➥They went down to the country.

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田舎(いなか)は春(はる)がきれいだ。

➥The countryside is beautiful in the spring.

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兌

Reading

Kana: だ

Romaji: da

Kana

Romaji

Definition

1

dui (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: swamp, west)

Kanji

兌

Readings: ダ、エイ、エツ、タイ、よろこ.ぶ

Meaning: exchange

咫

尺

Readings

Kana: あた、た

Romaji: ata, ta

Kana

Romaji

Definition

1

distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm)

Note: archaism

Kanji

咫

Readings: シ、た

Meanings: short, span

尺

Reading: シャク

Meanings: shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule