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まい

Reading

Kana: まい
Romaji: mai
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Romaji

Definitions

aux
1

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.)

2

don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to

3

must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

Example Sentences

(もも)(あま)い。
➥Peaches taste sweet.
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(やまい)()から。
➥Care killed a cat.
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もう()うまい。
➥I'll say no more.
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(あま)いなあ。
➥He's a pushover.
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料理(りょうり)うまいね。
➥You are a good cook, aren't you?
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()はただ(かわ)(いち)(まい)
➥Beauty is but skin deep.
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マイ

Reading

Kana: マイ
Romaji: mai
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Definition

1

my; one's own; personal; privately owned

See also: マイホーム

Example Sentences

(かれ)は5マイル(はし)った。
➥He ran five miles.
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(みち)(なん)マイルも(つづ)く。
➥The road continues for many miles.
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(かれ)は1マイル(およ)げない。
➥He cannot swim a mile.
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(かれ)は1マイル(およ)げる。
➥He can swim a mile.
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マイクは(はい)っている。
➥The microphone is live.
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(わたし)(やく)1マイル(ある)いた。
➥I walked about a mile.
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Kana: まい
Romaji: mai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

dancing; dance

Kanji

Readings: ブ、 ま.う、 -ま.う、 まい
Meanings: dance, flit, circle, wheel

Example Sentences

(かれ)見舞(みま)った。
➥I inquired after him.
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台風(たいふう)()った。
➥The typhoon is gone.
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(かれ)舞台(ぶたい)()った。
➥He acted on the stage.
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(あきら)めてしまえ。
➥Give it up.
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()ってしまえ!
➥Get along with you!
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(かれ)舞台(ぶたい)(えん)じた。
➥He acted on the stage.
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Reading

Kana: まい
Romaji: mai
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Romaji

Definition

1

reward; present; gift; offering to the gods

Note: archaism

Kanji

Readings: ヘイ、 ぬさ
Meanings: cash, bad habit, humble prefix, gift, Shinto offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper

Example Sentences

紙幣(しへい)合計(ごうけい)50(まい)になる。
➥The bill amounts to fifty dollars.
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(わたし)は10ドル紙幣(しへい)をなくした。
➥I lost a ten-dollar note.
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この10ドル紙幣(しへい)をくずしてくれませんか。
➥Could you give me some change for this ten dollar bill?
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5ポンド紙幣(しへい)をお()ちですか。
➥Do you have a five-pound note?
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貨幣(かへい)銀行(ぎんこう)制度(せいど)(つう)じて流通(りゅうつう)する。
➥Money circulates through the banking system.
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サリーは20ドル紙幣(しへい)を5ドル紙幣(しへい)両替(りょうがえ)した。
➥Sally exchanged a twenty-dollar bill for five-dollar bills.
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麻衣

Readings

Kana: あさごろも、まい
Romaji: asagoromo, mai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

linen robe

Kanji

Readings: マ、 マア、 あさ
Meanings: hemp, flax, numb
Readings: イ、 エ、 ころも、 きぬ、 -ぎ
Meanings: garment, clothes, dressing

Reading

Kana: まい
Romaji: mai
Kana
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Definition

ctr
1

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)

Kanji

Readings: マイ、 バイ
Meanings: sheet of..., counter for flat thin objects or sheets

Example Sentences

(かれ)()枚目(まいめ)だ。
➥He is a handsome man.
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()はただ(かわ)(いち)(まい)
➥Beauty is but skin deep.
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(かみ)(いち)(まい)(くだ)さい。
➥Give me a piece of paper.
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(かれ)三枚目(さんまいめ)だ。
➥He's a comedian.
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二枚舌(にまいじた)使(つか)うな。
➥Keep not two tongues in one mouth.
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(なん)(まい)()りですか。
➥How many exposures would you like?
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Reading

Kana: まい
Romaji: mai
Kana
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Definition

1

every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each

Kanji

Readings: マイ、 ごと、 -ごと.に
Meaning: every

Example Sentences

毎年(まいとし)()きます。
➥I go every year.
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毎週(まいしゅう)()りに()く。
➥Every week he goes fishing.
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(はは)毎日(まいにち)洗濯(せんたく)する。
➥Mother washes every day.
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毎晩(まいばん)電話(でんわ)するよ。
➥I will give you a ring every night.
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毎年(まいとし)小麦(こむぎ)豊作(ほうさく)だ。
➥The wheat crop bears a good harvest every year.
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(ちち)毎朝(まいあさ)散歩(さんぽ)する。
➥My father takes a walk every morning.
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