N5
右みぎ
銀行は右にあります。
The bank is on the right.
銀行は右にあります。
The bank is on the right.
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"reading": "みぎ",
"surface": "右"
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"reading": "ぎんこうはみぎにあります。",
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"ruby": [
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{
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{
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"reading": "みぎ"
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}Koto is a free Japanese word-of-the-day API with readings, meanings, example sentences, furigana, ruby HTML, and review prompts for displays, bots, language-learning tools, TRMNL screens, and quiet daily study rituals.