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November 2013

異: different; strange

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

異 [异] yì

noun
: different; strange; separate

Kun Reading

け ke

Na-adjective
: unusual; extraordinary

こと koto

Noun | No-adjective
: difference (from one another); different thing; other; (Na-adjective) unusual; extraordinary

ことなる kotonaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to differ; to vary; to disagree

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い i

noun
: difference (of opinion)

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舊: old

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

舊 [旧] jìu

(形) adjective
: old; opposite: new; former; worn

Kun Reading

旧 | ふる furu

noun
: used item; secondhand; old; used

旧 | もと moto

Noun | No-adjective
: former; ex-

旧 | ふるい furui

adjective
: old (not person); aged; ancient; stale; obsolete

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旧 | きゅう kyuu

noun
: ex-; former; old

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