The Japanese dictionary for learners.

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Examples:

初心者 しょしんしゃ

  1. beginner

初心者向け しょしんしゃむけ

  1. (intended) for beginners; aimed at beginners; beginner-friendly

初心者マーク しょしんしゃマーク

  1. V-shaped green and yellow symbol that newly qualified drivers in Japan must display on their cars; beginner symbol; novice driver mark
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A free dictionary built on open data (JMdict, KANJIDIC2, Tatoeba). Try a word like 食べる, a kanji like 水, or find a kanji by its parts in the radical search. New to kana, kanji or JLPT? Read the glossary, or see fudami and its data sources.