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Japanese cameras, cars, and hi-fi equipment are used widely abroad, and few modern industries can manage without advanced electronic equipment developed in Japan.
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nippon
noun
  1. Japan
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
jidousha
noun
  1. car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
haifaisouchi
noun
  1. hi-fi equipment
souchi
noun, suru verb
  1. equipment; device; installation; apparatus
noun
  1. stage setting
nado
particle
  1. et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
  2. or something (after an approximate quote or vague suggestion)
  3. the likes of (lessening the significance or value of the previous word)
  4. for example; for instance; for one
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kaigai
noun, no adjective
  1. foreign; abroad; overseas
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
hiroi

Adverbial Form

hiroku
i adjective
  1. spacious; vast; wide
tsukau

Passive Plain te-form

tsukawarete
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
  2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
  3. to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
  4. to use (language); to speak
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
shi
particle, conjunction
  1. and; besides; moreover; what's more; not only ... but also
  2. because; since (usu. indicates one of several reasons)
  3. the thing is; for one thing (at sentence end; gives reason for an unstated but deducible conclusion)
nippon
noun
  1. Japan
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
kaihatsu
noun, no adjective, suru verb
  1. development; exploitation
suru

Passive Plain Past Indicative Form

sareta
suru verb (irregular)
  1. to do; to carry out; to perform
  2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
  3. to serve as; to act as; to work as
  4. to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
  5. to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as (as 〜にする,〜とする)
  6. to decide on; to choose (as 〜にする)
suru verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) (as 〜がする)
  2. to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
  3. to be worth; to cost
  4. to pass (of time); to elapse
suru verb (irregular), transitive verb
  1. to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B (as AをBにする)
  2. to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B (as AをBにする)
  3. to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B (as AをBにする)
  4. to feel A about B (as AをBにする)
suffix, suru verb (irregular)
  1. verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
auxiliary verb, suru verb (irregular)
  1. creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
  2. to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to (as 〜うとする,〜ようとする)
sentan
noun
  1. pointed end; tip; point; cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.); apex (of a curve)
  2. forefront; vanguard; spearhead; leading edge
denshi
noun
  1. electron
noun or verb acting prenominally
  1. electronic
nashi
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. without
noun
  1. unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
yatteiku

Potential Plain Present Indicative Form

yatteikeru
godan verb (iku/yuku), intransitive verb
  1. to live; to make a living; to get on with
yaru

te-form

yatte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study
  2. to send; to dispatch; to despatch
  3. to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
  4. to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer
  5. to make (a vehicle) go faster
  6. to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise
  7. to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke
  8. to hold (a performance); to perform; to show
  9. to ease (one's mind)
  10. to harm; to injure; to kill
  11. to have sex with
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to live; to get by; to get along
suffix, godan verb
  1. to do ... completely (after the -masu stem of a verb, often in the negative)
  2. to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance (after the -masu stem of a verb)
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance) (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to make active efforts to ... (after the -te form of a verb)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iku

Potential Plain Present Indicative Form

ikeru
godan verb (iku/yuku), auxiliary verb
  1. to continue (after the -te form of a verb)
senshinkoku
noun
  1. advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
senshin
no adjective, noun
  1. advanced; developed
noun
  1. seniority; senior; superior; elder
kuni
noun
  1. country; state
  2. region
  3. national government; central government
  4. home (i.e. hometown, home country)
  5. province (of Japan)
  6. land; earth
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
hotondonai
expression, i adjective (negative)
  1. hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
hotondo
noun, adverb
  1. mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost
nai
i adjective (negative)
  1. nonexistent; not being (there)
  2. unowned; not had; unpossessed
  3. unique
  4. not; impossible; won't happen (as ...ことがない, etc.; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility)
auxiliary adjective
  1. not (after the ren'youkei form of an adjective)
  2. to not be; to have not (after the -te form of a verb)
hodoni
expression
  1. the more ... the more ...; as
  2. while; during
conjunction, particle
  1. because; since
hodo
noun, adverb
  1. extent; degree; measure
noun
  1. limit; bounds
  2. (span of) time
  3. (a) distance
  4. the state of; the status of; the condition of (as 〜のほど)
particle
  1. about; around; approximately; or so
  2. as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ...
  3. the more ... the more ... (oft. as 〜ば...ほど)
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
naru

te-form

natte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
  2. to result in; to prove to be
  3. to consist of; to be composed of
  4. to succeed; to be complete
  5. to change into; to be exchanged for
  6. to play a role
  7. to be promoted
godan verb
  1. to do ... (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

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