Assorted 1

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#1

Meaning

address to; as if

Components

Example words
あてさき

destination, address

あて

addressee name

てる

to address to

#2

Meaning

collection, category

Components

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vocabulary

りょく

vocabulary size

lexicon, glossary

#3

Meaning

gloom, depression

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ゆううつ

depression, melancholy

うつびょう

depression (illness)

うっぷん

pent-up anger

#4

Meaning

glossy, charming

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つややか

glossy, lustrous

ようえん

bewitching, voluptuous

いろつや

luster; charm

#5

Meaning

roof tile

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かわら

tiled roof

かい

collapse, downfall

れん

brick

#6

Meaning

skeleton, remains

Components

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がい

remains, corpse

がいこつ

skeleton

けいがい

mere shell, framework

#7

Meaning

Korea (South)

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Example words
かんこく

South Korea

にっかん

Japan-Korea

かんりゅう

Korean pop-culture wave

#8

Meaning

destroy, damage

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そん

damage, defamation

めいそん

defamation, libel

praise and censure

#9

Meaning

cloth, towel

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きん

dishcloth

きん

hood, headscarf

きんちゃく

drawstring pouch

#10

Meaning

cave, den

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どうくつ

cave, cavern

そうくつ

den, hideout

せっくつ

rock cave, grotto

#11

Meaning

think, practice; consider

Components

Example words
けい

practice, training

こっけい

comical, funny

けい

practice uniform

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