Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Common noun
idiot; moron; fool
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
stupid; foolish; dull; absurd; ridiculous
Common noun; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
trivial; insignificant; disappointing
Common noun; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
malfunctioning; defective; losing sensation
Slang; Common noun; Noun, used as a prefix
incredibly; unusually; exceptionally
Slang; Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Usu. in compounds
fervent enthusiast; nut; person singularly obsessed with something
Abbreviation; Common noun
Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
vast; huge; immense; enormous; colossal
Common noun
malva nut (Scaphium affine)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine; foolish
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
From imperative form of 無し
must not; do not
lace; lacing braid
chenille yarn
tinsel
pipe cleaner; fibre, paper, etc. twisted between a pair of wires
Moscow (Russia)
Formal or literary term; 'taru' adjective
lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; forlorn
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
You must not expose the giant flower to direct sun_light, or its _large petals will burn.
As a primitive, you might see this being used to mean graveyard.
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