Kanaate #42 answers (November 2, 2026)
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4-kana answer: いんぜい
Meaning
A royalty paid to a creator or rights holder when a work, such as a book or a piece of music, is sold or used.
Example sentences
本がたくさん売れて、作者に印税が支払われました。
Hon ga takusan urete, sakusha ni inzei ga shiharawaremashita.
Many copies of the book sold, and royalties were paid to the author.
作曲家は、自分の曲の印税について説明しました。
Sakkyokuka wa, jibun no kyoku no inzei ni tsuite setsumei shimashita.
The composer explained the royalties for their music.
Note
印税 is a payment connected to the sale or use of a creative work, not a fixed salary. The way it is calculated can depend on the agreement.
Related words
- 著作権
- 作者
- 報酬
About the shape of this word
- 4 hiragana.
- The kana "い" 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): ぜ. Use the ゛ key to type them.
5-kana answer: うおいちば
Meaning
Uoichiba is a market where fish and other seafood are bought and sold.
Example sentences
魚市場には、朝早くからたくさんの魚が並びます。
Uoichiba ni wa, asa hayaku kara takusan no sakana ga narabimasu.
Many kinds of fish are laid out at the fish market early in the morning.
見学で魚市場を訪れ、魚の種類を学びました。
Kengaku de uoichiba o otozure, sakana no shurui o manabimashita.
I visited a fish market on a tour and learned about different kinds of fish.
Note
Uoichiba is a place where seafood is traded, while a sakanaya is a shop that sells fish. In this word, ichiba means a marketplace.
Related words
- 市場
- 魚屋
- 水産物
About the shape of this word
- 5 hiragana.
- No kana is repeated.
- It contains kana with a dakuten (voicing mark): ば. Use the ゛ key to type them.
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