🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

斑点

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hanten

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Speck/spɛk/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"テーブルに斑点があった。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small spot or mark, especially one that is insignificant or minor.

    "There was a speck of dust on the table that caught my eye."
  2. 2

    A small amount of something, often used in a figurative sense.

    "He only had a speck of doubt about the plan."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'speck' originates from Middle Dutch 'speck', meaning 'a small spot or stain'. It has evolved through Old English and Middle English, retaining its meaning related to smallness and insignificance over centuries.

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