地雷 jirai
jirai
Noun
1. land mine
karewa jiraino ueo unten shite kareno jiipuwa bakuretsu shita.
He drove over a land mine and his jeep blew up.
Noun
2. topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; taboo topic; trigger
Colloquial
Noun
3. something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap; pitfall
Colloquial
Word Pronunciation
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Example Sentences
karewa jiraino ueo unten shite kareno jiipuwa bakuretsu shita.
He drove over a land mine and his jeep blew up.
Characters
18 Variants Available
Essential 9 items
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jiraide
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. With landmines; By landmine
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Common 6 items
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jiraijārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't a landmine.; It wasn't a failure.
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jiraijanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't a landmine.; Wasn't a failure.
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jiraideshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably a mine.; Probably dangerous.
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jiraidewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not a landmine.; Was not problematic.
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Advanced 3 items
jiraidattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it were a landmine; If it's a landmine
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jiraideareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it's a landmine; When it's a landmine
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jirainara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it's a landmine; When it's a landmine
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