Japanese

たんご
Meaning: word; vocabulary
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

単
語

Example sentences

Write down new words in a notebook.
辞書で単語の意味を調べる。
I look up the meaning of words in the dictionary.
この二つの単語には微妙な違いがある。
There is a subtle difference between these two words.
この学習法は、単語を覚えるのに非常に効果的だ。
This study method is very effective for memorizing words.
この単語の意味が分らない。
I don't understand the meaning of this word.
この辞書には一万語以上の単語が収録されている。
This dictionary contains more than ten thousand words.
新しい単語をおぼえるのは大変だ。
Learning new words is hard.
この二つの単語は意味が似ていて紛らわしい。
These two words have similar meanings and are confusing.
この単語の初出は江戸時代の文献です。
The first appearance of this word is in literature from the Edo period.

Usage Notes

Refers to a single linguistic unit that has meaning and grammatical function.

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