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単語の意味がわからなければ、辞書で調べなさい。

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単語 意味 わからなければ 辞書 調べ なさい

English Translation

If you don't know the meaning of a word, look it up in a dictionary.

Furigana

単語(たんご)意味(いみ)がわからなければ、辞書(じしょ)調(しら)べなさい。

Romanji

Tango no imi ga wakaranakereba, jisho de shirabe nasai.

Words

単語 (たんご)
word; vocabulary; (usually) single-character word
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
意味 (いみ)
meaning; significance
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
分かる (わかる)
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out
辞書 (じしょ)
dictionary; lexicon; letter of resignation
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
調べる (しらべる)
to examine; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search
為さる (なさる)
to do

Kanji

Readings: タン、 ひとえ
Meanings: simple, one, single, merely
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
Reading: 
Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
Readings: ミ、 あじ、 あじ.わう
Meanings: flavor, taste
Readings: ジ、 や.める、 いな.む
Meanings: resign, word, term, expression
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
調
Readings: チョウ、 しら.べる、 しら.べ、 ととの.う、 ととの.える
Meanings: tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate