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表層形
シャフト
名詞

シャフト

Shafuto · しゃふと — shaft (e.g. machinery), axle; shaft (of a golf club); mine shaft, pit

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シャフト in rōmaji: shafuto.

名詞 普通名詞 一般 *
📝 シャフト-shaft 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年8月13日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
シャフト
見出し語 (Lemma)
シャフト-shaft
読み (Reading)
シャフト
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)
シャフト
読み・基本形
シャフト
表記・基本形
シャフト
見出し語の読み
シャフト
💡 English Meaning

シャフト means “shaft (e.g. machinery), axle; shaft (of a golf club); mine shaft, pit” — full definition & examples →

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シャフト
Lemma: シャフト-shaft
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The surface form (シャフト) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (シャフト-shaft) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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