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furigana: くらい
romaji: kurai
Meaning: dark, sombre
Level: JLPT N5
Writing
| Kanji | Meaning | Onyomi | Kunyomi | JLPT |
| 暗 | dark | AN | kura(i) | 5 |
| い | hiragana i | 5 |
Grammar: i-adjective
| Form | Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | JLPT |
| plain form | 暗い | くらい | kurai | 5 |
| past | 暗かった | くらかった | kurakatta | – |
| negation | 暗くない | くらくない | kurakunai | – |
| past negation | 暗くなかった | くらくなかった | kurakunakatta | – |
| sa form | 暗さ | くらさ | kurasa | – |
| sou form | 暗そう | くらそう | kurasou | – |
Examples
| Kanji | この部屋は暗いです。 |
| Furigana | このへやはくらいです。 |
| Romaji | kono heya wa kurai desu. |
| English | This is a dark room. |
Vocabulary
Synonym
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| – |
Opposite
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| 明るい | あかるい | akarui | bright | 5 |
Related words
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
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furigana: つよい
romaji: tsuyoi
Meaning: strong
Level: JLPT N5
Writing
| Kanji | Meaning | Onyomi | Kunyomi | JLPT |
| 強 | white | HAKU | shiro(i) | 5 |
| い | hiragana i | 5 |
Grammar: i-adjective
| Form | Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | JLPT |
| plain form | 強い | つよい | tsuyoi | 5 |
| past | 強かった | つよかった | tsuyokatta | – |
| negation | 強くない | つよくない | tsuyokunai | – |
| past negation | 強くなかった | つよくなかった | tsuyokunakatta | – |
| sa form | 強さ | つよさ | tsuyosa | – |
| sou form | 強そう | つよそう | tsuyosou | – |
Examples
| Kanji | この風は強いです。 |
| Furigana | このかぜはつよいです。 |
| Romaji | kono kaze wa tsuyoi desu. |
| English | This wind is strong. |
Vocabulary
Synonym
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| – |
Opposite
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| 弱い | よわい | yowai | weak | 4 |
Related words
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
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Furigana: かいしゃ
Romaji: kaisha
Meaning: company, enterprise
Level: JLPT N5
Word Type: noun
Writing
| Kanji | Meaning | Onyomi | Kunyomi | JLPT |
| 会 | to meet, society | KAI, E | a(u) | 5 |
| 社 | shinto shrine, society | SHA | yashiro | 5 |
Examples
| Kanji | 私は日本の会社で勤めています。 |
| Furigana | わたしはにほんのかいしゃでつとめています。 |
| Romaji | watashi wa nihonno kaisha de tsutomete imasu. |
| English | I am working for a Japanese company. |
Vocabulary
Synonym
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| – |
Opposite
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| – |
Related words
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| 勤める | つとめる | tsutomeru | to work for someone | 5 |
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