井 - i | eevy Japanese Dictionary

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

井いの中なかの蛙かわず、大海たいかいを知しらず。

ino nakano kaeru taikaio shirazu.

He that stays in the valley shall never get over the hill.

Characters

Written Form

井 kanji, 4 strokes well

Reading

い hiragana, 2 strokes
i

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

井いじゃない

ijanai

The negative form

1. Not a well.; Not a well (as in, not being a well).

Noun

#193413

井いだった

idatta

The past form

1. Was a well.

Noun

#184555

井いで

ide

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

1. With a well; At a well

Noun

#20863

井いの

ino

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Of a well; Well's

Noun

#10110

井いじゃありません

ijārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not a well.; It is not the case.

Noun

#658190

井いじゃないです

ijanaidesu

The polite negative form

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

Noun

#930896

井いでした

ideshita

The polite past form

1. It was a well.

Noun

#150306

井いです

idesu

The polite form

1. Is.; Are.

Noun

#24194

井いではありません

idewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Is not a well.; Is not a well-being.

Noun

#707991

Common 6 items

井いじゃなかった

ijanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't a well.; Wasn't a hole.

Noun

#445820

井いだろう

idarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably… well; Likely… well

Noun

#321705

井いじゃありませんでした

ijārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a well.; Was not a well (figuratively).

Noun

#1000567

井いじゃなかったです

ijanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't a well.; Wasn't good.

Noun

#1173588

井いでしょう

ideshō

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

1. Probably; Likely

Noun

#480395

井いではありませんでした

idewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a well.; Was not a well (figuratively).

Noun

#891582

Advanced 3 items

井いだったら

idattara

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

1. If/when the well…; If/when there was a well…

Noun

#385320

井いであれば

ideareba

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

1. If it is a well; If [it] were a well

Noun

#626896

井いなら

inara

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

1. If/when a well

Noun

#194449

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