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JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

風邪かぜ

kaze

a cold

Example sentences

  1. ただの風邪かぜでしょう。

    You probably just have a cold.

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  2. 風邪かぜですね。

    It’s just a cold.

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  3. 軽かるい風邪かぜです。

    It’s only a slight cold.

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Kanji in 風邪

  • 風wind; airOnフウ・フKunかぜ・かざ-
  • 邪wicked; injusticeOnジャKunよこしま

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