Kanji Dictionary

石 koku (1)measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.)/ (2)measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)/(P) leda1

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肉食 nikushoku (1)meat eating/eating of meat/meat diet/(adj-f) (2)carnivorous/(P) leda1, suru

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一口 hitokuchi (1)mouthful, bite, sip, draft, draught, (2)one word mix

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風物 fuubutsu (1)natural features, scenery, (2)things particular to a certain region or season, characteristic scenery and customs, scenes and manners mix

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新人 shinjin (1)new face/newcomer/ (2)modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)/(P) adj, leda1

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新た arata (1)new, fresh, novel, (adv) (2)newly, freshly, re- mix

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番 ban (1)number (in a series), (2)(one's) turn, (3)watch, guard, lookout, (4)bout, match (sumo) jlpt3

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三線 sanshin (1)Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen; (2)shamisen mix

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さいの目 sainome (1)pip (spot on a die), (2)small cube (esp. of food), die, dice mix

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中毒 chuudoku (1)poisoning, (n-suf) (2)addiction byouki, suru

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手入れ teire (1)repairs, maintenance, tending, trimming, grooming, (2)crackdown, (police) raid suru

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影 kage (1)shadow, silhouette, (2)reflection, image, (3)presence, sign, (4)light (stars, moon) mix

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大小 daishou (1)sizes (various), large and small, (2)daisho (matched pair of long and short swords), (3)large and small drums, (4)long months and short months mix

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上手く umaku (1)skilfully, skillfully, well, aptly, cleverly, (2)successfully, smoothly, (3)deliciously mix

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美味い umai (1)skillful, clever, expert, wise, successful, (2)delicious, appetizing, appetising, (3)fortunate, splendid, promising adj, jlpt3

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上手い umai (1)skillful, clever, expert, wise, successful, (2)delicious, appetizing, appetising, (3)fortunate, splendid, promising adj

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小虫 komushi (1)small insect, midge, (2)vermicule doubutsu

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口語 kougo (1)spoken language, (2)literary style based on (modern) spoken language bunpou

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駅伝 ekiden (1)stagecoach, post horse, (2)(abbr) long-distance relay race mix

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外伝 gaiden (1)supplementary biography, (2)anecdote, side story, spin-off mix

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急に kyuuni (1)swiftly, rapidly, (2)suddenly, abruptly, immediately jlpt3, mix

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年頭 nentou (1)the oldest person/ (2)beginning of the year/(P) leda1

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近づく chikaduku (1)to approach, to draw near, to get close, (2)to get acquainted with, to get closer to, to get to know godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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足りる tariru (1)to be sufficient/to be enough/ (2)to be worth doing/to be worthy/ (3)to be sufficient/to answer/to do/(P) ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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生み出す umidasu (1)to create, to bring forth, to produce, (2)to invent, to think up and bring into being, (3)to give birth to, to bear godan, verb, vtrans

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切る kiru (1)to cut (usu. to cut through)/ (2)to sever (connections, ties)/ (3)to turn off (i.e. the light)/ (4)to terminate (i.e. a conversation)/to hang up (the phone)/to disconnect/ (5)to punch (a ticket)/t godan, jlpt5, leda1, verb, vtrans

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切れる kireru (1)to cut well/to be sharp/ (2)to break (off)/to snap/to wear out/ (3)to be injured/ (4)to burst/to collapse/ (5)to be disconnected/to be out of/to expire/to sever (connections) with/ (6)to be shrewd ichidan, jlpt3, leda1, verb, vintrans

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下る kudaru (1)to descend, to go down, to come down, (2)to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.), (3)to pass (of time), (4)to surrender, to capitulate, (5)(often in neg. form) to be less than, to be i godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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願う negau (1)to desire, to wish, to hope, (2)to beg, to request, to implore, to pray, (aux-v) (3)to have something done for oneself godan, verb, vtrans

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見つける mitsukeru (1)to discover, to find (e.g. an error in a book), to come across, to detect, to spot, (2)to locate, to find (e.g. something missing), to find fault, (3)to be used to seeing, to be familiar with ichidan, jlpt3, jlpt4, verb, vtrans

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生える haeru (1)to grow, to spring up, (2)to cut (teeth) ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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手にする tenisuru (1)to hold (in one's hand), to take (into one's hand), (2)to own, to obtain suru

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見上げる miageru (1)to look up at, to raise one's eyes, (2)to look up to, to admire, to respect ichidan, verb, vtrans

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生かす ikasu (1)to make (the best) use of, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc), (2)to let live, to keep alive, (3)to revive, to resuscitate godan, verb, vintrans, vtrans

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動かす ugokasu (1)to move, to shift, to operate, to set in motion, to mobilize, to mobilise, (2)to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence, (3)to deny, to change godan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans

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指す sasu (1)to point, (2)to nominate, to select someone, to specify some person, (3)to identify, to indicate, to point out godan, verb, vtrans

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響く hibiku (1)to resound, to be heard far away, (2)to reverberate, to shake, to vibrate, (3)to come (home), to remain (with someone), (4)to have an effect, to make an impression godan, verb, vintrans

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上る noboru (1)to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised, (2)to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in, (3)to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade, (4)to get out (of water), t godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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上がる agaru (1)to rise/to go up/to come up/to ascend/to be raised/ (2)to enter (esp. from outdoors)/to come in/to go in/ (3)to enter (a school)/to advance to the next grade/ (4)to get out (of water)/to come asho godan, verb, vintrans

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売れる ureru (1)to sell (well), (2)to be well known, to be popular, to be famous ichidan, verb, vintrans

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下ろす orosu (1)to take down (e.g. flag), to launch (e.g. boat), to drop, to lower (e.g. ladder), to let (a person) off, to unload, to discharge, (2)to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle), to let (a person) of godan, verb, vtrans

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色々 iroiro (1)various, (2)(arch) various colors (colours) mix

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書き方 kakikata (1)way of writing, manner of writing, (2)penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks), calligraphy, (3)format (e.g. of a report), (4)stroke order of a character mix

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白星 shiroboshi (1)white circle/white star/ (2)victory mark (sumo)/(P) leda1

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風車 kazaguruma (1)windmill/pinwheel/ (2)leather flower/Clematis patens leda1

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木馬 mokuba (1)wooden horse/rocking horse/ (2)vaulting horse/horse used in gymnastics/ (3)the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet) leda1

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一気 ikki (abbr) drink! (said repeatedly as a party cheer)mix

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学食 gakushoku (abbr) school cafeteriagakkou

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小悪魔 koakuma (col) rogue, devil, impmix

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金玉 kintama (col) testiclesmix

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電車 densha (electric) trainjlpt5, leda1, ryokou

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金山 kinzan (gold) mine; (gold) minemix