るつぼ【坩堝】 - rutsubo | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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Example Sentences

合衆がっしゅう国こくは長ながい間あいだ「るつぼ」として知しられているが、それは国民こくみんのほとんどが移民いみんの子孫しそんだからである。

gasshūkokuwa nagai aida"rutsubo"to shite shirarete iruga sorewa kokuminno hotondoga iminno shisondakaradearu.

The United States has long been known as a "melting pot" because most of its people are descended from immigrants.

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Usually Written in Kana

Written Form

Gikun (Meaning-based Reading)

Other Forms

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

るつぼじゃない

rutsubojanai

The negative form

1. Not a crucible.; Not in a crucible.

Noun

#1730130

るつぼだった

rutsubodatta

The past form

1. Was a crucible.

Noun

#701073

るつぼで

rutsubode

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. In a crucible; While in a crucible

Noun

#262742

るつぼの

rutsubono

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Crucible's; Of a crucible

Noun

#283299

るつぼじゃありません

rutsubojārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not a crucible.; It's not true.

Noun

#1730130

るつぼじゃないです

rutsubojanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not a crucible.; It isn't a crucible.

Noun

#1730130

るつぼでした

rutsubodeshita

The polite past form

1. Was a crucible.

Noun

#765310

るつぼです

rutsubodesu

The polite form

1. Crucible; Pot

Noun

#333268

るつぼでわありません

rutsubodewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Is not a crucible.; Is not a melting pot.

Noun

#1730130

Common 6 items

るつぼじゃなかった

rutsubojanakatta

The past negative form

1. Was not a crucible.; Wasn't a crucible.

Noun

#1730130

るつぼだろう

rutsubodarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably a crucible.

Noun

#1730130

るつぼじゃありませんでした

rutsubojārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a crucible.; Was not a pot.

Noun

#1730130

るつぼじゃなかったです

rutsubojanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't a crucible.; Wasn't a pot.

Noun

#1730130

るつぼでしょう

rutsubodeshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably a crucible.

Noun

#1730130

るつぼでわありませんでした

rutsubodewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a crucible.; Was not a melting pot.

Noun

#1730130

Advanced 3 items

るつぼだったら

rutsubodattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If [it] were a crucible; If [it] were like a crucible

Noun

#1730130

るつぼであれば

rutsubodeareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If [it] were a crucible; If [it] were like a crucible

Noun

#1000567

るつぼなら

rutsubonara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when a crucible; When there is a crucible

Noun

#930896

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