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Frequency: 1742
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

cap
headgear

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ボウ
モウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ずきん
おお.う

Common Words

うし
Noun
Freq #3655
1

hat; cap

Examples
この帽子は1000円なら安い。
This hat is cheap at 1000 yen.
Noun suffix
Noun
Freq #20676
1

hat; cap

麦藁帽子
麦わらぼうし
麦稈帽子
ぎわらぼうし
Noun
Freq #32385
1

straw hat

Examples
私はこの古い麦藁帽子にとても愛着がある。
I am very much attached to this old straw hat.
帽子をとる
ぼうしをとる
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #34705
1

to take off one's hat

つぼう
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #35467
1

removing one's hat

Examples
あなたの優れた御判断には脱帽です。
I bow to your superior judgement.
2

admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to

ぼし
Noun
Freq #41910
1

Historical term

eboshi; black-lacquered headgear made of silk, cloth or paper, originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan

ーぼう
Noun
Freq #43710
1

beret

ニットぼう
Noun
Freq #44819
1

knitted hat; woollen hat

いぼう
Noun
Freq #47667
1

regulation cap; school cap

んかくぼうし
Noun
Freq #48919
1

three-cornered hat; tricorne

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