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日本ニッポン国コク（にっぽんこく、にほんこく）、または日本（にっぽん、にほん）は、東アジアヒガシアジアに位置イチする日本列島レットウ（北海道ホッカイドウ・本州ホンシュウ・四国シコク・九州キュウシュウの主要シュヨウ四ヨン島トウおよびそれに付随フズイする島々シマジマ）及びオヨビ、南西諸島ナンセイショトウ・小笠原諸島オガサワラショトウなどの諸ショ島嶼トウショから成るナル島国シマグニである[1]。日本語ニホンゴが事実ジジツ上ジョウの公用コウヨウ語ゴとして使用シヨウされている。首都シュトは事実上東京トウキョウ都トとされている。

日本【にほん、にっぽん】
  • n. Japan
国【くに】
  • n. country; state
  • n. region
  • n. national government; central government
  • n. home (i.e. hometown, home country)
  • n.; arch. province (of Japan)
  • n.; arch. land; earth
日本国【にほんこく、にっぽんこく】
  • n. Japan
こい【こい、っこい】
  • suffix; adj. rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
に
  • part. at (place, time); in; on; during
  • part. to (direction, state); toward; into
  • part. for (purpose)
  • part. because of (reason); for; with
  • part. by; from
  • part. as (i.e. in the role of)
  • part. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  • part. and; in addition to
  • part.; arch. if; although
または
  • conj.; us. kana or; either ... or ...
は
  • part. indicates sentence topic
  • part. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  • part. adds emphasis
は【はあ、はー、は、はぁ、はあっ、はーッ、ハーッ】
  • interj. yes; indeed; well
  • interj. ha!
  • interj. what?; huh?
  • interj. sigh
東アジア【ひがしアジア】
  • n.; nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' East Asia
位置【いち】
  • n.; suru place; situation; position; location
する
  • suru verb - included; us. kana to do; to carry out; to perform
  • suru verb - included; us. kana to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
  • suru verb - included; us. kana to serve as; to act as; to work as
  • suru verb - included; us. kana to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
  • suru verb - included; us. kana to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
  • suru verb - included; us. kana to decide on; to choose
  • suru verb - included; vi.; us. kana to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
  • suru verb - included; vi.; us. kana to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
  • suru verb - included; vi.; us. kana to be worth; to cost
  • suru verb - included; vi.; us. kana to pass (of time); to elapse
  • suru verb - included; vt.; us. kana to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
  • suru verb - included; vt.; us. kana to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
  • suru verb - included; vt.; us. kana to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
  • suru verb - included; vt.; us. kana to feel A about B
  • suffix; suru verb - included; us. kana verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
  • auxv.; suru verb - included; us. kana creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
  • auxv.; suru verb - included; us. kana to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
する【する、スる】
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending; vt.; us. kana to pickpocket; to steal
列島【れっとう】
  • n. archipelago; chain of islands
日本列島【にほんれっとう、にっぽんれっとう】
  • n. the Japanese islands
北海道【ほっかいどう】
  • n. Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
本州【ほんしゅう】
  • n. Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
四国【しこく】
  • n. Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
九州【きゅうしゅう】
  • n. Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
の
  • part. indicates possessive
  • part. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  • part. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  • part. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion
  • part.; fem. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  • part. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
主要【しゅよう】
  • adjn..; n. chief; main; principal; major
四【し、よん、よ】
  • num. four; 4
四【スー】
  • num. four
島【しま】
  • n. island
  • n.; us. kana one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
島【とう】
  • suffix Island
  • sufn.; n. insula; island; islet
それ
  • pron.; us. kana that; it
  • pron.; us. kana then; that point (in time); that time
  • pron.; arch. there
  • pron.; arch. you
それ【それ、それっ】
  • interj. there!; look!
  • interj. go on!; right!; here goes!
それに
  • conj.; us. kana besides; in addition; also; moreover
付随【ふずい】
  • n.; suru being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
島々【しまじま】
  • n. islands
及び【および】
  • conj. and; as well as
南西諸島【なんせいしょとう】
  • n. Nansei Islands; Ryukyu Islands; chain of islands extending from southwestern Kyushu to northern Taiwan
など
  • part.; us. kana et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
  • part.; us. kana or something
  • part.; us. kana the likes of
  • part.; us. kana for example; for instance; for one
諸【しょ】
  • pref. various; many; several
諸【もろもろ】
  • n. all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
諸【もろ、モロ】
  • pref.; us. kana both
  • pref.; us. kana many; various; all
  • pref.; us. kana together
島嶼【とうしょ】
  • n. islands
から
  • part. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
  • part. from (originator); by
  • part. because; since
  • part. out of (constituent, part)
  • part. through (e.g. window, vestibule)
  • part. after; since
  • part. expresses sympathy or warning
成る【なる】
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending; vi.; us. kana to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending; vi.; us. kana to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending; vi.; us. kana to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending; vi.; us. kana to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending; vi.; us. kana to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending; vi.; us. kana to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending; vi.; us. kana to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending; vi.; us. kana to play (the part of); to act as
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending; vi.; us. kana to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending; vi. to be promoted
  • auxv.; Godan verb with 'ru' ending; sonkeigo; us. kana to do ...
から成る【からなる】
  • phrase; us. kana consists of; comprises; is made up of
島国【しまぐに、とうごく】
  • n. island country
だ
  • cop. be; is
  • auxv. did; (have) done
  • auxv. please; do
ある
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb); vi.; us. kana to be; to exist; to live
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb); vi.; us. kana to have
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb); vi.; us. kana to be located
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb); vi.; us. kana to be equipped with
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb); vi.; us. kana to happen; to come about
ある
  • pren.; us. kana a certain ...; some ...
である
  • cop.; Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb); formal or literary term be; is
日本語【にほんご、にっぽんご】
  • n. Japanese (language)
が
  • part. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  • part. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
  • conj. but; however; still; and
  • conj. regardless of; whether (or not)
事実【じじつ】
  • adv.; n. fact; truth; reality
上【うえ】
  • n.; nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; adv.; sufn. above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter)
  • n. top; summit; head (e.g. of a staircase)
  • n. surface
  • n.; nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; adv. before; previous
  • n.; nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' superiority; one's superior; one's elder
  • n.; adv. on top of that; besides; what's more; not only ... but
  • n.; adv. upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after)
  • n.; adv. matters concerning ...; as concerns ...
  • n.; adv. since (i.e. "for that reason")
  • sufn.; sonkeigo honorable; venerable
  • sufn.; arch. place of one's superior (e.g. the throne)
  • sufn.; arch. emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo
  • sufn.; arch. noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)
上【うわ】
  • n.; pref. upper; upward; outer; surface; top
上【かみ】
  • n. upper reaches (of a river); upper stream
  • n. top; upper part; upper half (of the body)
  • n. long ago
  • n. beginning; first
  • n.; sonkeigo person of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
  • n. government; imperial court
  • n. imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto); capital region (i.e. Kansai); region (or direction of) the imperial palace
  • n. head (of a table)
  • n.; sonkeigo wife; mistress (of a restaurant)
上【じょう】
  • sufn. from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); in the field of; being of the type of
  • sufn. aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; on; above
  • n. first volume (e.g. book)
  • n.; pref. superior quality; best; top; high class
  • n.; pref. going up
  • n.; pref. governmental; imperial
  • n.; pref. presenting; showing
  • pref. ana-
事実上【じじつじょう】
  • n.; nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; adv. as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
公用【こうよう】
  • n. official business; government business; public business; company duties
  • n.; nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' public use; government use
語【ご】
  • n.; sufn.; cnt. word
  • n.; sufn. language
  • n. speech
語【かたり】
  • n. talk; recital
  • n. narration
  • n. topic
公用語【こうようご】
  • n. official language
として
  • phrase as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
  • phrase apart from... (used to change the topic)
  • phrase even (e.g. "not even a single person")
  • phrase thinking that...; trying to...
使用【しよう】
  • n.; suru use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
れる【れる、られる】
  • auxv.; v1. indicates passive voice (incl. the "suffering passive")
  • auxv.; v1. indicates the potential form
  • auxv.; v1. indicates spontaneous occurrence
  • auxv.; v1.; sonkeigo used as an honorific for others' actions
される
  • v1.; us. kana to be done (to someone)
  • v1.; us. kana; sonkeigo to do; to be doing
て【って、て】
  • part. you said; he said; she said; they said
  • part. if ... then
  • part. do you seriously think that
  • part. I already told you; you should know by now that; of course
  • part. the said ...; said ...
  • part. says that ...
  • part. I hear that ...
  • part. as for the term ...
  • part. as for ...
て
  • aux. indicates continuing action
いる
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending; vi.; us. kana to be needed; to be wanted
いる
  • v1.; vi.; us. kana to be (of animate objects); to exist
  • v1.; vi.; us. kana to stay
  • v1.; auxv.; us. kana to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
いる
  • v1.; vi.; us. kana; arch. to calm down
首都【しゅと】
  • n.; nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' capital city; metropolis
東京【とうきょう、とうけい】
  • n. Tokyo
都【みやこ】
  • n. capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government
  • n. capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light)
  • n. location of the Imperial Palace
都【と】
  • n. Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; metropolitan prefecture
  • cnt. counter for cities and towns
  • n. capital
東京都【とうきょうと】
  • n. Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
と
  • part.; conj. if; when
  • part.; conj. and
  • part. with
  • part. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
  • n.; abbr. promoted pawn
  • part. indicates a question
とさ
  • phrase; coll. apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
とする
  • phrase; suru verb - included to try to ...; to be about to do ...
  • phrase; suru verb - included to decide to ...
  • phrase; suru verb - included to take as; to treat as; to regard as
  • phrase; suru verb - included to use for
  • phrase; suru verb - included to suppose that (such) is the case; to assume
  • phrase; suru verb - included to decide that; to think that
  • phrase; suru verb - included to make into; to change into
  • phrase; suru verb - included to feel (e.g. after sound symbolism or psychological experience word); to look; to feel like
  • phrase; suru verb - included to intend; to have the intention
とされる
  • phrase; v1. ... is considered to ...

国号コクゴウ
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「日本ニッポン」という漢字カンジによる国号の表記ヒョウキは、日本列島レットウが中国チュウゴク大陸タイリクから見ミて東ヒガシの果てハテ、つまり「日の本ヒノモト（ひのもと）」に位置イチすることに由来ユライするのではないかとされる[2]。近代キンダイの二つフタツの憲法ケンポウの表題ヒョウダイは、「日本国ニッポンコク憲法」および「大日本帝国ダイニッポンテイコク憲法」であるが、国号を「日本国コク」または「日本」と直接チョクセツかつ明確メイカクに規定キテイした法令ホウレイは存在ソンザイしない。[疑問ギモン点テン – ノート]ただし、日本工業規格ニホンコウギョウキカク (Japanese Industrial Standard) では日本国、英語エイゴ表記をJapanと規定。更にサラニ、国際コクサイ規格キカク (ISO) では3文字モジ略号リャクゴウをJPN、2文字略号をJPと規定している。また、日本国外務省ガイムショウから発給ハッキュウされる旅券リョケンの表紙ヒョウシには「日本国」の表記と十ジュウ六ロク一重表ヒョウ菊キク[3]を提示テイジしている。
(From Wikipedia: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC )

国号【こくごう】
  • n. name of a country
日本【にほん、にっぽん】
  • n. Japan
という【という、とゆう】
  • phrase; us. kana called; named; that says; that
  • phrase; us. kana as many as; as much as
  • phrase; us. kana all ...; every single ...
漢字【かんじ】
  • n. kanji; Chinese character
による
  • phrase; Godan verb with 'ru' ending; us. kana by means of; due to; because of; according to
の
  • part. indicates possessive
  • part. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  • part. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  • part. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion
  • part.; fem. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  • part. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
表記【ひょうき】
  • n.; suru expression in writing; written representation; notation; transcription; orthography
  • n.; suru writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
は
  • part. indicates sentence topic
  • part. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  • part. adds emphasis
は【はあ、はー、は、はぁ、はあっ、はーッ、ハーッ】
  • interj. yes; indeed; well
  • interj. ha!
  • interj. what?; huh?
  • interj. sigh
列島【れっとう】
  • n. archipelago; chain of islands
日本列島【にほんれっとう、にっぽんれっとう】
  • n. the Japanese islands
が
  • part. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  • part. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
  • conj. but; however; still; and
  • conj. regardless of; whether (or not)
中国【ちゅうごく、ちゅうこく】
  • n. China
  • n.; abbr. Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
  • n. central part of a country; main region
  • n. province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
大陸【たいりく】
  • n.; nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' continent
  • n. continental Asia (esp. mainland China)
  • n. continental Europe
中国大陸【ちゅうごくたいりく】
  • n. mainland China
から
  • part. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
  • part. from (originator); by
  • part. because; since
  • part. out of (constituent, part)
  • part. through (e.g. window, vestibule)
  • part. after; since
  • part. expresses sympathy or warning
見る【みる】
  • v1.; vt. to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
  • v1.; vt. to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
  • v1.; vt. to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
  • v1.; vt. to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
  • auxv.; v1.; us. kana to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
  • auxv.; v1.; us. kana to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
て【って、て】
  • part. you said; he said; she said; they said
  • part. if ... then
  • part. do you seriously think that
  • part. I already told you; you should know by now that; of course
  • part. the said ...; said ...
  • part. says that ...
  • part. I hear that ...
  • part. as for the term ...
  • part. as for ...
て
  • aux. indicates continuing action
東【あずま、あづま】
  • n.; arch. eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); eastern provinces
  • n.; arch. east
  • n.; abbr. wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither
  • n. my spouse
東【ひがし、ひむかし、ひんがし】
  • n. east
東【トン】
  • n. east wind tile
  • n. winning hand with a pung (or kong) of east wind tiles
果て【はて】
  • n. the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
つまり
  • adv.; us. kana that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means
  • adv.; us. kana in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically
  • n.; us. kana clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage
  • n.; us. kana shrinkage
  • n.; us. kana end; conclusion
  • n.; us. kana; arch. dead end; corner
  • n.; us. kana; arch. distress; being at the end of one's rope
日の本【ひのもと】
  • n.; arch. Japan
ひる【ひる、ヒル】
  • n.; us. kana leech
ひる
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending; vt.; us. kana to expel (from the body); to excrete; to defecate; to give birth
に
  • part. at (place, time); in; on; during
  • part. to (direction, state); toward; into
  • part. for (purpose)
  • part. because of (reason); for; with
  • part. by; from
  • part. as (i.e. in the role of)
  • part. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  • part. and; in addition to
  • part.; arch. if; although
位置【いち】
  • n.; suru place; situation; position; location
する
  • suru verb - included; us. kana to do; to carry out; to perform
  • suru verb - included; us. kana to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
  • suru verb - included; us. kana to serve as; to act as; to work as
  • suru verb - included; us. kana to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
  • suru verb - included; us. kana to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
  • suru verb - included; us. kana to decide on; to choose
  • suru verb - included; vi.; us. kana to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
  • suru verb - included; vi.; us. kana to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
  • suru verb - included; vi.; us. kana to be worth; to cost
  • suru verb - included; vi.; us. kana to pass (of time); to elapse
  • suru verb - included; vt.; us. kana to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
  • suru verb - included; vt.; us. kana to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
  • suru verb - included; vt.; us. kana to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
  • suru verb - included; vt.; us. kana to feel A about B
  • suffix; suru verb - included; us. kana verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
  • auxv.; suru verb - included; us. kana creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
  • auxv.; suru verb - included; us. kana to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
する【する、スる】
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending; vt.; us. kana to pickpocket; to steal
こと【こと、こん】
  • n.; us. kana thing; matter
  • n.; us. kana incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  • n.; us. kana circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  • n.; us. kana work; business; affair
  • n.; us. kana after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
  • sufn.; us. kana nominalizing suffix
  • sufn.; us. kana pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
  • n.; us. kana alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
  • n.; us. kana necessity; need
  • n.; us. kana you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
こと
  • part. particle indicating a command
  • part.; fem. particle indicating mild enthusiasm
  • part. particle indicating a gentle interrogative
  • part. particle used to soften a judgment or conclusion
由来【ゆらい】
  • n.; suru origin; source; history; derivation
  • adv. originally; from the start; by nature
だ
  • cop. be; is
  • auxv. did; (have) done
  • auxv. please; do
ので【ので、んで】
  • part. that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
のだ【のだ、んだ】
  • phrase the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
では
  • conj.; interj. then; well; so; well then
  • phrase; arch. if not ...; unless ...
  • interj. bye then
ない
  • adj.; us. kana nonexistent; not being (there)
  • adj. unowned; not had; unpossessed
  • adj. unique
  • adj. not; impossible; won't happen
  • auxadj. not
  • auxadj. to not be; to have not
ない
  • suffix not
  • suffix; adj. emphatic suffix
ではない
  • phrase; adj.; us. kana is not; am not; are not
か
  • part. indicates a question
  • part. or; whether or not
  • part. some- (e.g. something, someone)
  • part. hmm; huh
  • pref. very
  • suffix -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y
  • adv.; arch. in that way
ではないか
  • phrase; us. kana isn't it?
  • phrase; us. kana let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...; shouldn't we ...
はないか【はないか、ハナイカ】
  • n.; us. kana paintpot cuttlefish (Metasepia tullbergi)
ないか
  • phrase won't; hasn't; isn't; doesn't
  • phrase won't you
と
  • part.; conj. if; when
  • part.; conj. and
  • part. with
  • part. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
  • n.; abbr. promoted pawn
  • part. indicates a question
とさ
  • phrase; coll. apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
とする
  • phrase; suru verb - included to try to ...; to be about to do ...
  • phrase; suru verb - included to decide to ...
  • phrase; suru verb - included to take as; to treat as; to regard as
  • phrase; suru verb - included to use for
  • phrase; suru verb - included to suppose that (such) is the case; to assume
  • phrase; suru verb - included to decide that; to think that
  • phrase; suru verb - included to make into; to change into
  • phrase; suru verb - included to feel (e.g. after sound symbolism or psychological experience word); to look; to feel like
  • phrase; suru verb - included to intend; to have the intention
れる【れる、られる】
  • auxv.; v1. indicates passive voice (incl. the "suffering passive")
  • auxv.; v1. indicates the potential form
  • auxv.; v1. indicates spontaneous occurrence
  • auxv.; v1.; sonkeigo used as an honorific for others' actions
とされる
  • phrase; v1. ... is considered to ...
される
  • v1.; us. kana to be done (to someone)
  • v1.; us. kana; sonkeigo to do; to be doing
近代【きんだい】
  • n. present day; modern times; recent times
  • n.; historical term early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
二つ【ふたつ】
  • num. two
憲法【けんぽう、けんぼう】
  • n. constitution
  • n. rules; regulation
表題【ひょうだい】
  • n. title; index; heading; headline; caption
日本国【にほんこく、にっぽんこく】
  • n. Japan
日本国憲法【にほんこくけんぽう】
  • n. constitution of Japan; Japanese constitution
大日本帝国【だいにっぽんていこく】
  • n.; historical term Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
大日本帝国憲法【だいにっぽんていこくけんぽう】
  • n. Constitution of the Empire of Japan; Meiji Constitution
ある
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb); vi.; us. kana to be; to exist; to live
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb); vi.; us. kana to have
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb); vi.; us. kana to be located
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb); vi.; us. kana to be equipped with
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb); vi.; us. kana to happen; to come about
ある
  • pren.; us. kana a certain ...; some ...
である
  • cop.; Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb); formal or literary term be; is
を
  • part. indicates direct object of action
  • part. indicates subject of causative expression
  • part. indicates an area traversed
  • part. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  • part. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  • part. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
国【くに】
  • n. country; state
  • n. region
  • n. national government; central government
  • n. home (i.e. hometown, home country)
  • n.; arch. province (of Japan)
  • n.; arch. land; earth
または
  • conj.; us. kana or; either ... or ...
直接【ちょくせつ】
  • adjn..; n.; nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; adv. direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
かつ
  • conj.; adv.; us. kana and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
明確【めいかく】
  • adjn.. clear; precise; definite; distinct
規定【きてい】
  • n.; nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; suru stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
た
  • auxv. did; (have) done
  • auxv. (please) do
法令【ほうれい】
  • n.; nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
存在【そんざい】
  • n.; suru; nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' existence; being
疑問【ぎもん】
  • n. doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
点【ちょぼ、チョボ】
  • n.; us. kana dot; point; mark
  • n.; us. kana gidayū musicians (in kabuki)
点【てん】
  • n. dot; spot; point; speck; mark
  • n. mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; score; points
  • n. point (in a game); score; goal; run
  • n. point (in geometry)
  • n. point; aspect; matter; detail; part; respect; way; viewpoint
  • n. (punctuation) mark (e.g. comma, period, decimal point); dot
  • n. "dot" stroke (in a Chinese character)
  • cnt. counter for points, marks, goals, etc.
  • cnt. counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.
点【ぽち、ぽつ】
  • n.; us. kana dot; point; mark
  • n.; us. kana tip; gratuity
  • suffix; us. kana a little; paltry; piddling; mere
疑問点【ぎもんてん】
  • n. point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
ノート
  • n.; abbr. notebook; copy-book; exercise book
  • n.; suru note; noting down
  • n. (musical) note
  • n.; abbr. laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
ただし
  • conj.; us. kana but; however; provided that
日本工業規格【にほんこうぎょうきかく】
  • n. Japan Industrial Standards; JIS
英語【えいご】
  • n. English (language)
更に【さらに】
  • adv.; conj.; us. kana furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
国際【こくさい】
  • nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; n. international
  • n.; obsolete diplomatic intercourse
規格【きかく】
  • n. standard; norm
国際規格【こくさいきかく】
  • n. international standard
文字【もじ、もんじ】
  • n. letter (of alphabet); character
  • n. writing
略号【りゃくごう】
  • n. code; mark; symbol
して
  • n. doer; performer
  • n.; us. kana protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; leading part; main character
  • n. speculator (in trading)
して
  • part. by (indicating means of action); as (a group, etc.)
  • part. indicates patient of a causative expression
  • part. acts as a connective
  • part. adds emphasis
  • conj. and then
いる
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending; vi.; us. kana to be needed; to be wanted
いる
  • v1.; vi.; us. kana to be (of animate objects); to exist
  • v1.; vi.; us. kana to stay
  • v1.; auxv.; us. kana to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
いる
  • v1.; vi.; us. kana; arch. to calm down
また
  • adv.; us. kana again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
  • adv.; us. kana also; too; as well; likewise
  • adv.; us. kana on the other hand; while
  • conj.; us. kana and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore
  • conj.; us. kana or; otherwise
  • adv.; us. kana really; how; (what, why) on earth
  • pref. indirect
外務省【がいむしょう】
  • n. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
発給【はっきゅう】
  • n.; suru issuance (e.g. of a passport); issuing
旅券【りょけん】
  • n. passport
表紙【ひょうし】
  • n. cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding
  • n.; suru appearing on the cover of a magazine
には
  • phrase; part. to; for; on; in; at
  • phrase; part. in order to; for
  • phrase; part. as for; regarding
  • phrase; part. while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but)
十【じゅう、とお、と】
  • num. ten; 10
  • n. ten years of age
  • n.; arch. book containing a collection of poems
十【シー】
  • num. ten
六【ろく、む、むう】
  • num. six; 6
六【リュー、リィウ、リウ】
  • num. six
十六【じゅうろく】
  • num. 16; sixteen
一【いち】
  • num.; pref. one; 1
  • nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; suffix best
  • nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' first; foremost
  • n. beginning; start
  • prefn. a (single); one (of many)
  • n. ace (playing card)
  • n. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
一【ひとつ】
  • num. one
  • n. for one thing
  • n. only
  • n. (not) even
  • n.; adv. just (e.g. "just try it")
  • nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' some kind of; one type of
一【イー】
  • num. one
一【いっち】
  • adv. most; best
一【ひと、ひ、ひい】
  • pref. one
  • num. one
一【いつ】
  • num. one
  • n. same (mind, path, etc.)
重【おも】
  • adjn..; n. chief; main; principal; important
  • adjn..; n.; abbr. main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
重【え】
  • suffix; cnt. -fold; -ply
重【じゅう】
  • n.; abbr. jūbako; multi-tiered food box
  • prefn. heavy
  • prefn. serious; extreme
  • suffix; cnt. -fold; -ply
一重【ひとえ】
  • n.; nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' one layer; single layer
  • n.; nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' monopetalous
  • n.; abbr. unlined kimono
  • n.; abbr. single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold; upper eyelid with no fold
表【おもて】
  • n. surface
  • n. face (i.e. the visible side of an object)
  • n. front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin
  • n. outside; exterior
  • n. appearance
  • n. public
  • n. first half (of an inning); top (of an inning)
  • n. cover (for tatami mats, etc.)
  • n. foreground
  • n.; abbr. Omotesenke school of tea ceremony
表【ひょう】
  • n.; sufn. table; chart; list
  • n. memorial to an emperor
菊【きく、キク】
  • n. chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
提示【ていじ】
  • n.; suru presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation