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た

Reading

Kana: た
Romaji: ta
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

aux-v
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
aux-v
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

n-adv
noun
adj-no
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

noun
pref
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

noun
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

pref
1

poor; low-grade; trivial; insignificant; worthless

See also: 駄文
n-suf
ctr
2

load; pack; horse load

See also: 一駄
noun
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

pn
adj-no
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

noun
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

noun
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

noun
n-suf
ctr
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