まく (幕)
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1. curtain; bunting​

    その
    とき
    まく幕
    は
    あき
    かけていた
    。
    The curtain was rising then.

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2. act (in play)​

    この
    げき劇
    は
    さん三
    まく幕
    からなる
    。
    This play has three acts.

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ま 巻く
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Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
1. to wind; to coil; to roll; to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)​
2. to envelope; to shroud​usu. 巻かれる
3. to outflank; to skirt​
4. to link (verse)​See also 付合 つけあい
Godan verb with ku ending, intransitive verb
5. to move ahead (three hours, etc.); to move up​
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捲く 【まく】
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ま 撒く
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Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
1. to scatter; to sprinkle; to strew​Usually written using kana alone
2. to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.)​Usually written using kana alone
3. to give the slip; to throw off; to shake off; to lose​Usually written using kana alone
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ま 蒔く
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Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
1. to sow; to plant; to seed​
2. to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)​See also 蒔絵
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播く 【まく】
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まく 膜
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1. membrane; film​
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まくら 枕
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1. pillow; bolster​
2. introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in​
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まくぎ 幕切れ
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1. fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act​
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まく 捲る
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Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1. to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves)​Usually written using kana alone
Auxiliary verb, Godan verb with ru ending
2. to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to do with reckless abandon​Usually written using kana alone

    はんかく半角カタカナ
    を
    インターネット
    じょう上
    の
    いろ色んな
    ところ所
    で
    つか使えば
    、
    いつか
    ひんしゅくをか顰蹙をかい
    まくる
    こと事
    になる
    よ
    。
    If you go around the Internet, using half-width katakana in various places, eventually you're going to end up pissing off a lot of people.

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
3. to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind​Slang, Usually written using kana alone



Maku was the word that came to my mind first, but let's begin with vowels, as iku begins with one:


あく 悪 (aku)
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1. evil; wickedness​Antonym: 善
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あ 開く
Common word JLPT N5 Wanikani level 12
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Godan verb with ku ending, intransitive verb
1. to open (e.g. doors)​esp. 開く

    ぐいとお押すとドアはあ開いた。The door yielded to a strong push.

2. to open (e.g. business, etc.)​esp. 開く
3. to be empty​esp. 空く

    いちるい1塁があいていたのでだしゃ打者をある歩かせた。With first base open, he walked the batter.

4. to be vacant; to be available; to be free​esp. 空く
5. to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.)​esp. 明く
6. to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)​esp. 明く
7. to come to an end​esp. 明く
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
8. to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.)​esp. 明く
Godan verb with ku ending, intransitive verb
9. to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)​See also 穴が開く

    そのかわせい皮製のうわぎ上着のりょうひじ両肘ぶぶん部分がすりへ擦り減ってあな穴があ空いた。The leather jacket has worn out at the elbows.

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空く 【あく】、明く 【あく】
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あく 灰汁
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1. lye​Usually written using kana alone
2. harsh taste; astringency​Usually written using kana alone

    4.にえた煮え立たせるすんぜん寸前でよわび弱火にして、もういちどもう一度あく灰汁をとりのぞ取り除きます。4. Just before bringing it to the boil, set to a low flame and remove the scum again.

3. scum (formed when cooking some foods)​Usually written using kana alone
4. (excessive) strength of will​Usually written using kana alone, also written incorrectly as 悪
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アク
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あく: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading).
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あ 飽く
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Godan verb with ku ending, intransitive verb
1. to tire of; to lose interest in​Archaism, See also 飽きる
2. to be satisfied; to enjoy​
3. to do adequately​after the -masu stem of a verb
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厭く 【あく】、倦く 【あく】


no eku, as I expected there wouldn't be, so I know some of my japanese after all, will be better.


(う (u)) 浮く (uku)
Common word JLPT N2 Wanikani level 30
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Godan verb with ku ending, intransitive verb
1. to float​

    それからかのじょ彼女はあおむけにう浮いていた。Then she was floating on her back.

2. to become merry; to be cheerful​See also 浮かぬ顔
3. to become loose; to become unsteady​
4. to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you); to feel out of place​Colloquialism

    わかもの若者ばかりのそのコンサートかいじょう会場でおじさんのわたしはすっかりまわりからう浮いていた。Being at the concert hall full of young kids made an old duffer like me feel out of tune.

5. to be frivolous; to be uncertain​
6. to have (time, money, etc.) left over; to be saved (e.g. money)​
7. to have no basis; to be unreliable​
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う 受く
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Nidan verb (lower class) with ku ending (archaic), Transitive verb
1. to receive; to get; to be given​Archaism, See also 受ける
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享く 【うく】、承く 【うく】、請く 【うく】
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and oko:


お 置く
Common word JLPT N5 Wanikani level 22
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Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
1. to put; to place​

    それをテーブルのうえ上にお置きなさい。Lay it on the table.

2. to leave (behind)​

    あいにくわたし私はカメラをいえ家においてきた。As it happens, I have left the camera at home.

3. to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up​
4. to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ​
5. to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.)​
6. to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool​
7. to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house​
8. to separate spatially or temporally​
Godan verb with ku ending, Auxiliary verb
9. to do something in advance​Usually written using kana alone, after the -te form of a verb

    かのじょ彼女はいつもじぶん自分のへや部屋をきれいしておく。She always keeps her room clean.

10. to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state​Usually written using kana alone, after the -te form of a verb
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おく 億
Common word JLPT N4 Wanikani level 13
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1. 10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million​
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おく 奥
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1. inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart); recesses; heart​
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奧 【おく】
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奧: Out-dated kanji.
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お 措く
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Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
1. to stop (doing something); to cease; to put aside​
2. to leave as is; to leave alone​
3. to exclude; to except​See also を措いて をおいて
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擱く 【おく】
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オク
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1. auction (esp. an online auction)​Abbreviation, See also オークション
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おくもの 贈り物
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1. present; gift​
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贈りもの 【おくりもの】、贈物 【おくりもの】
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おく 奥さん
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1. wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam​Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)
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おく 送る
Common word JLPT N4 Wanikani level 9
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Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1. to send (a thing); to dispatch; to despatch; to transmit​

    わたしはてがみ手紙でがんしょ願書をおく送るようき決めた。I wrote off for an application form.

2. to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person)​

    いえ家までくるま車でおくお送りしてもいいですよ。It is no inconvenience to drive you home.

3. to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury​
4. to spend (time); to live one's life​
5. to pass (down the line)​
6. to affix okurigana​See also 送り仮名
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おくじょう 屋上
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1. rooftop​See also 屋上庭園 おくじょうていえん
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おく 遅れる
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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue​See also 遅刻
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後れる 【おくれる】
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おく 贈る
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Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1. to give (as a gift); to present​
2. to confer; to bestow; to award​

    しちょう市長はかれ彼にし市のかぎ鍵をおく贈った。The mayor presented him with the key to the city.

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おくがい 屋外
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1. outdoors; alfresco​
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おく 遅れ
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1. delay; lag; postponement; falling behind​
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後れ 【おくれ】
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おくびょう 臆病
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1. cowardly; timid; easily frightened​
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憶病 【おくびょう】、おく病 【おくびょう】
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おくゆ 奥行き
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1. depth; length​
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2. Okuyuki​
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奥行 【おくゆき】
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おくがな 送り仮名
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1. kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word; declensional kana ending​
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送りがな 【おくりがな】
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おくない 屋内
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1. indoor (court, pool, etc.)​
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おくこ 送り込む
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1. to send in​
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送りこむ 【おくりこむ】
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おくさま 奥様
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1. wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam​Polite (teineigo)
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奥さま 【おくさま】
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おくびょうもの 臆病者
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1. coward​
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and let's compare it all to iko, as it's given in jisho:


い 行く
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Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class, intransitive verb
1. to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach​See also 来る くる

    おかあお母さん、およ泳ぎにい行ってもいい。Can I go swimming, Mother?

2. to proceed; to take place​See also 旨く行く, い sometimes omitted in auxiliary use

    わたし私達はそれをわざわ禍とせずさいぜんをつ最善を尽くしてがんば頑張っていかなくてはならない。We'll have to try and make the best of it.

3. to pass through; to come and go​

    これらのきそく規則はずっとまも守られてきたし、これからもいつもまも守られていくだろう。These rules have been and always will be observed.

4. to walk​
5. to die; to pass away​Only applies to 逝く
6. to do (in a specific way)​
7. to stream; to flow​
Auxiliary verb
8. to continue​
Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class, intransitive verb
9. to have an orgasm; to come; to cum​Usually written using kana alone
10. to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination​Usually written using kana alone, Slang
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行く 【ゆく】、逝く 【いく】、逝く 【ゆく】、往く 【いく】、往く 【ゆく】
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往く: Out-dated kanji. 往く: Out-dated kanji.
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いく 幾
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1. some; several​in the form 幾+ctr+か

    しろ白いガラスに、いく幾いろ色かのいろ色ガラスがはい入り、かわいらしいいんしょう印象にしあ仕上がりました。To the white glass, I added glass of various colours, producing a pretty feel.

2. many​in the form 幾+ctr+も

    いくそう層ものおろしぎょうしゃ卸業者のそんざい存在がとくしょく特色であるにほん日本のりゅうつうきこう流通機構は、ふくざつ複雑でコストもかかる。 The Japanese distribution system, characterized by layers of wholesale, is complex and costly.

3. how many?; how much?​
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いく 畏懼
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1. reverence; awe; fear​
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いく 生
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1. vital; virile; lively​Archaism
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い 生く
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Nidan verb (upper class) with ku ending (archaic), Yodan verb with ku ending (archaic), intransitive verb
1. to live; to exist​Archaism, See also 生きる
Nidan verb (lower class) with ku ending (archaic), Transitive verb
2. to bring to life​Archaism, See also 生ける
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活く 【いく】
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いく 幾つ
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1. how many?​Usually written using kana alone

    いいえ、おもちゃがいくつあるかじゃなくて、かぎ鍵がいくつあるかなのよ。No, not how many toys, how many keys?

2. how old?​

    あなたのおとうお父さんはおいくつですか。How old is your father?

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いく 幾ら
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1. how much?; how many?​Usually written using kana alone
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2. even; even if​
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いくじ 育児
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1. childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing​
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いくぶん 幾分
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1. somewhat; to some extent; to some degree​

    このもんだい問題はわたし私にとってはいくぶん幾分むずか難しい。This problem is difficult for me to some degree.

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2. some; part; portion​

    そのケーキはいくぶん幾分レモンのあじ味がした。There was some taste of lemon in the cake.

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いくせい 育成
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1. rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion​
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育生 【いくせい】
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いくた 幾多
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1. many; numerous​
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いくさ 戦
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1. war; battle; campaign; fight​
2. troops; forces​Archaism
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軍 【いくさ】、兵 【いくさ】
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いくど 幾度
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1. (how) many times; (how) often​
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幾度 【いくたび】、幾たび 【いくたび】
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いく 幾つか
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1. (a) few; some; several​Usually written using kana alone
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いく 幾らか
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1. some; (a) little​Usually written using kana alone

    かのじょ彼女はひじょう非常のばあい場合にそな備えていくらかちょきん貯金した。She put by some money for a rainy day.

2. somewhat; to some extent; in part​

    クリスマスがちか近づくにつれてけいき景気はいくらかかいふく回復した。With the approach of Christmas, business improved somewhat.

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いくにん 幾人
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1. number of people​
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幾人 【いくたり】、いく人 【いくにん】、いく人 【いくたり】
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いく 幾らでも
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1. as many as one likes; as much as one likes; any amount​Usually written using kana alone
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いくど 幾度となく
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1. on countless occasions; many a time​
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いくばん 幾晩も
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1. (for) several nights​

    かれ彼はほし星をみあ見上げて、いくばん幾晩もいくばん幾晩もす過ごした。Many nights did he spend, looking up at the stars.

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いく 幾つも
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1. many; much; plenty​Usually written using kana alone
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2. hardly​Usually written using kana alone, in neg. sentence
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