Kanaate #29 answers (October 20, 2026)
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4-kana answer: そうとう
Meaning
相当 can mean corresponding to or matching something, and it can also mean considerable when describing an amount or degree.
Example sentences
予想より相当な時間がかかり、帰りが遅くなりました。
Yosō yori sōtō na jikan ga kakari, kaeri ga osoku narimashita.
It took considerably longer than expected, so I got home late.
努力に相当する評価をもらえて、ほっとしました。
Doryoku ni sōtō suru hyōka o moraete, hotto shimashita.
I was relieved to receive recognition that matched my effort.
Note
努力に相当する means “matching the effort,” while 相当な時間 means “a considerable amount of time.” The meaning depends on the phrase that follows 相当.
Related words
- 見合う
- 釣り合う
- かなり
About the shape of this word
- 4 hiragana.
- The kana "う" appear more than once. Repeated kana are colored once for each time they appear in the answer.
- No dakuten, handakuten or small kana: every letter is a plain kana.
5-kana answer: しゅうとめ
Meaning
A person's mother-in-law: the mother of their spouse. In Japanese, it is written with the character 姑.
Example sentences
姑と一緒に、近所の公園を散歩しました。
Shūtome to issho ni, kinjo no kōen o sanpo shimashita.
I took a walk in the neighborhood park with my mother-in-law.
彼女は姑から、野菜の煮方を教わりました。
Kanojo wa shūtome kara, yasai no nikata o osowarimashita.
She learned how to cook vegetables from her mother-in-law.
Note
Shūtome refers to a spouse's mother. The word for a spouse's father is shūto, and gibo is another term that may be used for a mother-in-law.
Related words
- 舅
- 義母
- 家族
About the shape of this word
- 5 hiragana.
- No kana is repeated.
- It contains small kana: ゅ. Use the 小 (small) key to type them.
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