Kanaate #21 answers (October 12, 2026)
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4-kana answer: えんばん
Meaning
円盤 means a flat, round object, such as a disk or a plate-shaped piece.
Example sentences
円盤の形をした板を、机の上でゆっくり回しました。
Enban no katachi o shita ita o, tsukue no ue de yukkuri mawashimashita.
I slowly spun a round, disk-shaped board on the desk.
図書室で、円盤に記録された音楽を聞きました。
Toshoshitsu de, enban ni kiroku sareta ongaku o kikimashita.
I listened to music recorded on a disc in the library.
Note
円盤 describes a flat, round shape. In the sport 円盤投げ, the object thrown is also called an 円盤.
Related words
- 円形
- 円盤投げ
- ディスク
About the shape of this word
- 4 hiragana.
- The kana "ん" appear more than once. Repeated kana are colored once for each time they appear in the answer.
- It contains kana with a dakuten (voicing mark): ば. Use the ゛ key to type them.
5-kana answer: びよういん
Meaning
A salon where people go to have their hair cut or styled. Customers can discuss the style they want with a hairdresser.
Example sentences
美容院で髪を短く切ってもらいました。
Biyōin de kami o mijikaku kitte moraimashita.
I had my hair cut short at a beauty salon.
母は予約した美容院に、午後から出かけました。
Haha wa yoyaku shita biyōin ni, gogo kara dekakemashita.
My mother went to the salon she had booked in the afternoon.
Note
Biyōin and biyōshitsu are both common words for a hair salon. The services available can differ from one salon to another.
Related words
- 美容室
- 理容室
- 髪型
About the shape of this word
- 5 hiragana.
- No kana is repeated.
- It contains kana with a dakuten (voicing mark): び. Use the ゛ key to type them.
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