Spirit & society

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#1

Meaning

god, spirit; mind

Components

Example words
じんじゃ

Shinto shrine

かみさま

god (honorific)

#2

Meaning

true, real; pure

Components

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なか

dead center, right in the middle

しゃしん

photograph

しんじつ

truth, reality

#3

Meaning

deep

Components

Example words
ふか

deep

しん

late at night, midnight

すいしん

water depth

#4

Meaning

to say, to state (humble)

Components

Example words
もう

to say (humble)

もう

to apply, to sign up

もう

offer, proposal

#5

Meaning

festival; to worship

Components

Example words
まつ

festival

さいじつ

national holiday, feast day

ぶんさい

cultural festival

#6

Meaning

courtesy, manners; thanks, a bow

Components

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しつれい

rudeness; excuse me

れい

thanks, token of gratitude

#7

Meaning

generation; world; age

Components

Example words
かい

the world

care, looking after

いっせい

first generation

なか

society, the world

#8

Meaning

all, whole; complete

Components

Example words
ぜん

all, the whole

あんぜん

safety

ぜんこく

the whole country

すべ

all, everything

#9

Meaning

tribe, clan, family

Components

Example words
ぞく

family

みんぞく

ethnic group, people

すいぞくかん

aquarium

#10

Meaning

other, another

Components

Example words
そのほか

the rest, others

にん

other people, stranger

こく

foreign country

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