Vocab Info

N1 Noun, No-adjective

(かく)pit (of a fruit), stone, core, nucleus, nuclear, nuclear weaponry

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      stone (of a fruit), pit, pip

    2. Noun

      2.

      core (of an organization, team, etc.), nucleus, heart

    3. Noun, No-adjective

      3.

      nuclear weapons

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    4. Noun

      4.

      nucleus (of an atom)

      Physics,

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    5. Noun

      5.

      nucleus (of a cell)

      Biology,

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    6. Noun

      6.

      condensation nucleus

      Meteorology,

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    7. Noun

      7.

      (planetary) core

      Astronomy
    8. Noun

      8.

      ring (in a cyclic compound)

      Chemistry
    9. Noun

      9.

      kernel, core

      Mathematics
    10. Noun

      10.

      nucleus (of a cultured pearl)

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      細胞(さいぼう)(かく)は、(かく)(えき)染色(せんしょく)(しつ)(じん)からなる。

      The nucleus of a cell consists of nucleoplasm, chromatin, and nucleolus. {pit (of a fruit), stone, core, nucleus, nuclear, nuclear weaponry}

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      果実(かじつ)(かく)は、種子(しゅし)保護(ほご)する(かた)部分(ぶぶん)である。

      The pit of a fruit is the hard part that protects the seed. {pit (of a fruit), stone, core, nucleus, nuclear, nuclear weaponry}

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      (かく)原子(げんし)中心(ちゅうしん)をなし、陽子(ようし)中性子(ちゅうせいし)からなります。

      The nucleus forms the center of an atom, and consists of protons and neutrons. {pit (of a fruit), stone, core, nucleus, nuclear, nuclear weaponry}

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      唯一(ゆいいつ)被爆(ひばく)(こく)である日本(にほん)は、(かく)廃絶(はいぜつ)世界(せかい)(うった)(つづ)けてきた。

      Japan, being the only country that has ever been bombed with nuclear weaponry, has continued to appeal to the world for the abolition of nuclear arms. {pit (of a fruit), stone, core, nucleus, nuclear, nuclear weaponry}

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      真珠(しんじゅ)養殖(ようしょく)するには、(もと)となる(かい)(かく)()れる必要(ひつよう)があるのだとか…。

      Apparently, in order to cultivate pearls, it is necessary to insert a nucleus into the base shell... {pit (of a fruit), stone, core, nucleus, nuclear, nuclear weaponry}

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