A round shape. Something circular. Example: 「輪になって座る」 (to sit in a circle), 「輪ゴム」 (rubber band).
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N2, N5若いわかい
young. Having few years.
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N3若者わかもの
A young person. Example: 「若者に人気の店」 (a shop popular with young people).
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N3, N5分かるわかる
understand. For meaning or content to enter one's mind.
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N3分かれるわかれる
For one thing to become two or more. Example: 「道が二つに分かれる」 (the road splits into two), 「意見が分かれる」 (opinions differ). 「分かれる」 is used when something splits on its own, while 「分ける」 is used when a person divides it: compare 「道が二つに分かれる」 with 「道を二つに分ける」. Note: when it means parting with a person, it is written 「別れる」.
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N2, N3分けるわける
To make one thing into two or more. Example: 「ケーキを半分に分ける」 (to divide a cake in half). Also used to mean distinguishing something, as in 「勝ち負けを分ける」 (to decide the outcome of a match). 「分ける」 is used when a person divides something, while 「分かれる」 is used when it splits on its own: compare 「道を二つに分ける」 with 「道が二つに分かれる」.
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N2, N5忘れるわすれる
forget. For something one remembered to leave one's mind. The antonym is 「覚える」 (to remember).
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N3話題わだい
topic. The subject matter of a conversation. Example: 「話題を変える」 (to change the topic). Also used broadly to mean something that is a hot topic in society, as in 「話題の映画」 (a movie that's the talk of the town).
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N5私わたし
I. A word referring to the person speaking.
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N2, N5渡すわたす
hand over. To move something from oneself to the other person.
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N2, N5渡るわたる
cross. To move from this side to the other side, such as of a road or river.
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N3割引わりびき
discount. Making something cheaper than its set price. Example: 「学生割引」 (student discount).
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N2, N3割るわる
To apply force to something to break it and divide it into pieces. Example: 「皿を割る」 (to break a plate). Also used to mean dividing a number equally, as in 「6を2で割る」 (to divide 6 by 2), or to mean falling below a standard, as in 「1万円を割る」 (to fall below 10,000 yen). 「割る」 is used when a person breaks something, while 「割れる」 is used when it breaks on its own: compare 「皿を割る」 with 「皿が割れる」.
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N4, N5悪いわるい
bad. Not being good. The antonym is 「良い」 (good).
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N3悪口わるくち
Words that speak badly of a person or thing. Example: 「悪口を言う」 (to badmouth someone). Also read as 「わるぐち」.
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N1, N2, N4割れるわれる
For a hard object to be broken and separated by force. Example: 「ガラスが割れる」 (glass shatters).
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