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表層形
オブラート
名詞

オブラート

Oburaato · おぶらーと — paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)

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オブラート in rōmaji: oburaato.

名詞 普通名詞 一般 *
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Updated: 2026年8月12日
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表層形 (Surface)
オブラート
見出し語 (Lemma)
オブラート-oblaat
読み (Reading)
オブラート
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
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表記 (Orthography)
オブラート
読み・基本形
オブラート
表記・基本形
オブラート
見出し語の読み
オブラート
💡 English Meaning

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Lemma: オブラート-oblaat
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The surface form (オブラート) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (オブラート-oblaat) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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