某 (ぼう) — certain, a particular

某ぼう certain

Frequency #1563 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. 1 character noun pronoun prefix

bou

ぼう

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. ぼう[1] atamadaka 頭高

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Meanings

certain
a particular

Explained in simple Japanese

名前(なまえ)をはっきり言(い)わないときにつかうことば。

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Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

ぼう某 so-and-so

Remember 某

Meanings

Explained in simple Japanese

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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