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|ye |
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|エイ |
|エイ |
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|ei, e'i |
|ei, e'i |
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|e, ē |
|e, ē |
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|Cluster also applies to syllables ending in the "e" sound |
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|ええ |
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|エエ |
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|ee |
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|e, ē, ê, eh |
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|オ |
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|''au, aw'' |
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|おう |
|おう |
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|オウ |
|オウ |
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|ou, o'u |
|ou, o'u |
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|o, ō |
|o, ō |
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|Cluster also applies to syllables ending in the "o" sound |
|Cluster also applies to syllables ending in the "o" sound |
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|o, ō, ô, oh |
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|か |
|か |
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|ku |
|ku |
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|k |
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|グ |
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|gu |
|gu |
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|g |
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|shi |
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|sh, si |
|''sh, si, sy'' |
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|su |
|su |
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|s |
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|ジ |
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|ji |
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|zhi, zi |
|''j'', zhi, zi |
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|zu |
|zu |
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|z |
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|ジャ |
|ジャ |
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|ja |
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|zha, zya |
|''jya, zha, zya'' |
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|ジュ |
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|ju |
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|zhu, zyu |
|''jyu, zhu, zyu'' |
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|ジョ |
|ジョ |
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|jo |
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|zho, zyo |
|''jyo, zho, zyo'' |
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|chi |
|chi |
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|ch, ti |
|''ch, ti'' |
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|tsu |
|tsu |
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|ts, tu |
|''ts, tu'' |
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|to |
|to |
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|t |
|''t'' |
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|チャ |
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|cha |
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|tya |
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|チュ |
|チュ |
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|chu |
|chu |
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|tyu |
|''tyu'' |
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|チョ |
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|cho |
|cho |
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|tyo |
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|ヂ |
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|dji |
|dji |
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|di, ji |
|''di, ji'' |
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|dzu |
|dzu |
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|du |
|''du, zu'' |
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|do |
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|dja |
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|dya, ja |
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|dyu, ju |
|''dyu, ju, jyu'' |
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|ヂョ |
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|djo |
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|dyo, jo |
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|ハ |
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|ha, (wa) |
|ha, (wa) |
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|h |
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|Latinized/ pronounced wa as a particle. |
|Latinized/ pronounced wa as a particle. |
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|フ |
|フ |
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|fu |
|fu |
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|ブ |
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|bu |
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|b |
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|ラ |
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|ra |
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|la |
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|リ |
|リ |
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|ri |
|ri |
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|li |
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|ru |
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|l, lu, r |
|''l, lu, r'' |
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|レ |
|レ |
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|re |
|re |
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|le |
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|ロ |
|ロ |
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|ro |
|ro |
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|lo |
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|リャ |
|リャ |
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|rya |
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|lya |
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|リュ |
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|ryu |
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|lyu |
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|ryo |
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|lyo |
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|n, n' |
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|m |
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== See also == |
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* [[Japanese native names]] (for names written with Kanji) |
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=== Regular readings === |
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{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |
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|+Regular given name readings |
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|一 |
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|ichi, kazu |
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|3/ third |
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|2/ second |
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|go |
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|5/ fifth |
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|介 |
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|help, aid |
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|四 |
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|4/ fourth |
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|Feminine |
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|daughter |
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|平 |
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|Masculine |
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|calm, gentle |
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|prince, boy |
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|next, other, second |
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|羊 |
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| -mi/ -e/ -yo |
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|Feminine |
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|beautiful, pretty |
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| -rou |
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|Masculine |
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|son |
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|上 |
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|ue, kami |
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|above, higher, over |
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|hill |
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|naka |
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|middle, inside |
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|moto |
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|near |
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|内 |
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|uchi |
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|inside, between |
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|前 |
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|mae |
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|front |
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|匕 |
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|kita |
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|north |
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|saka |
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|slope |
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|土 |
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|塚 |
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|tsuka/ dzuka |
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|mound |
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|山 |
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|iwa |
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|rock |
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|oka |
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|hill |
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|山 |
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|saki/ zaki |
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|cape, edge |
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|shima/ jima |
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|island |
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|川 |
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|kawa/ gawa |
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|river |
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|木 |
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|木 |
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|ki |
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|tree |
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|本 |
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|moto |
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|near |
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|木 |
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|村 |
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|mura |
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|village |
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|木 |
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|杉 |
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|sugi |
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|cedar |
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|木 |
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|林 |
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|hayashi/ bayashi |
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|woods |
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|木 |
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|板 |
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|ita |
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|board |
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|木 |
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|松 |
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|matsu |
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|pine |
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|木 |
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|森 |
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|mori |
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|forest |
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|木 |
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|横 |
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|yoko |
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|side |
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|木 |
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|橋 |
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|hashi/ bashi |
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|bridge |
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|水 |
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|mizu |
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|water |
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|池 |
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|ike |
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|pond |
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|水 |
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|沢 |
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|sawa/ zawa |
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|swamp, creek |
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|水 |
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|浅 |
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|asa |
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|shallow |
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|水 |
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|沼 |
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|numa |
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|marsh, lake |
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|水 |
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|澤 |
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|sawa/ zawa |
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|swamp, creek |
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|田 |
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|田 |
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|ta/ da |
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|paddy, field |
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|田 |
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|畑 |
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|hata/ bata |
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|field, crop |
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|石 |
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|石 |
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|ishi |
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|stone |
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|竹 |
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|竹 |
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|take |
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|bamboo |
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|米 |
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|米 |
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|yone |
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|rice |
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|襾 |
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|西 |
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|nishi |
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|west |
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|谷 |
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|谷 |
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|tani |
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|valley |
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|里 |
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|野 |
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|no |
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|plain |
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|黑 |
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|黒 |
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|kuro |
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|black |
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== See also == |
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<nowiki>https://www.sljfaq.org/afaq/names-for-people.html</nowiki> |
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[[Category:Incomplete]] |
[[Category:Incomplete]] |
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[[Category:Guides]] |
[[Category:Guides]] |