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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

定てい義ぎ

teigi

to define

Example sentences

  1. 定義ていぎするのが難むずかしい語ごもある。

    Some words are hard to define.

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  2. この語ごを明確めいかくに定義ていぎできますか。

    Can you clearly define this word?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 辞書じしょは単語たんごを定義ていぎするものである。

    A dictionary defines words.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 定義

  • 定determine; fixOnテイ・ジョウKunさだめる・さだまる・さだか
  • 義righteousness; justiceOnギ

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