Kanji Dictionary

天神 tenjin (1)heavenly god/heavenly gods/ (2)spirit of Sugawara no Michizane/ (3)Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit)/ (4)(col) pit of a dried plum/dried plum/ (5)(abbr) tenjin hairstyle/ (6)prosti leda1

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子分 kobun (1)henchman, follower, (2)(arch) adopted child mix

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高熱 kounetsu (1)high fever, (2)pyro- mix

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穴 ana (1)hole, (2)deficit, shortage, missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.), (3)vacancy, opening, (4)flaw, (5)profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others, (6)upset victory (with a lar jlpt3

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正直 shoujiki (1)honesty, integrity, frankness, (adv) (2)honestly, frankly mix

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横に yokoni (1)horizontally, flat, (2)across, crossways, crosswise, sideways, abreast mix

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乗馬 jouba (1)horse riding/(n) (2)riding horse/saddle horse/(P) leda1, sport, suru

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家事 kaji (1)housework, domestic chores, (2)family affairs, household matters mix

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氷水 koorimizu (1)ice water/ (2)shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup) leda1

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氷柱 hyouchuu (1)icicle/ (2)ice pillar leda1

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不死 fushi (1)immortality, eternal life, (2)undeath, undead mix

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内裏 dairi (1)imperial palace, (2)(abbr) festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress mix

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上達 joutatsu (1)improvement, advance, progress, (2)communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank suru

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反映 han'ei (1)influence, (vs) (2)to apply, to implement, (n) (3)reflection suru

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有力 yuuryoku (1)influential, prominent, (2)strong, likely, plausible, potent mix

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案内 annai (1)information/guidance/leading/(vs) (2)to guide/to show (around)/to conduct/(P) leda1

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内 uchi (1)inside/within/ (2)while/ (3)among/amongst/between/(pn,adj-no) (4)we (referring to one's in-group, i.e. company, etc.)/our/ (5)my spouse/(n) (6)(arch) imperial palace grounds/ (7)(arch) emperor/( adj, jlpt4, leda1

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足りない tarinai (1)insufficient/not enough/lacking/ (2)dim-witted/slow/one brick short of a full load adj

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内科 naika (1)internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures, (2)department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.) byouki

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発行 hakkou (1)issue (publications), publishing, (2)raising an event (software) suru

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河童 kappa (1)kappa (mythical water-dwelling creatures) kami

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殺生 sesshou (1)killing, destruction of life, (adj-na) (2)barbarous, callous, brutal, cruel suru

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狂言 kyougen (1)kyogen (farce played during a noh cycle), play, drama, (2)make-believe, ruse, trick mix

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笑い warai (1)laugh/laughter/ (2)smile/ (3)sneer/(P) jlpt3

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聞き覚え kikioboe (1)learning by ear, (2)memory of having heard something before gakkou

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最低 saitei (1)least, lowest, worst, (2)nasty, disgusting, horrible, yuck! jlpt3

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課 ka (1)lesson/ (2)section (in an organization)/division/department/(ctr) (3)counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)/(P) leda1

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生死 seishi (1)life and death/(P) leda1

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限り kagiri (1)limit, limits, bounds, (2)degree, extent, scope, (3)as far as possible, as much as possible, to the best of one's ability, (4)unless (after neg. verb), (5)the end, the last mix

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酒屋 sakaya (1)liquor store/wine shop/bottle shop/ (2)sake dealer/liquor-store owner/brewer/(P) leda1, mise

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胆 kimo (1)liver, innards, (2)courage, spirit, pluck, guts mix

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錠 jou (1)lock, padlock, (n,n-suf,ctr) (2)tablet, lozenge, pill mix

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長蛇 chouda (1)long snake, (2)long line (of people, etc.) mix

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労働 roudou (1)manual labor, manual labour, toil, work, (2)(abbr) Labour Party shigoto, suru

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印 shirushi (1)mark, (2)symbol, (3)evidence jlpt3, mix

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験 shirushi (1)mark, (2)symbol, (3)evidence; mix

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目当て meate (1)mark, guide, landmark, (2)purpose, aim, goal, intention, end, (3)sight (on a firearm) mix

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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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会合 kaigou (1)meeting, assembly, (2)(chem) association, (3)(astronomical) conjunction suru

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会 kai (1)meeting, assembly, party, (2)association, club jlpt3

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金貸し kanekashi (1)moneylending, (n) (2)moneylender suru

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

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転々 tenten (1)moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly, (2)rolling about suru

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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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当たり前 atarimae (1)natural, reasonable, obvious, (2)usual, common, ordinary jlpt3

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天然 tennen (1)nature, spontaneity, (2)(abbr) natural airhead mix

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必要(な) hitsuyou(na) (1)necessary/needed/essential/indispensable/(n) (2)necessity/need/requirement/(P) adj, leda1

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付近 fukin (1)neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, environs, (2)(obsc) approaching mix

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中性 chuusei (1)neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.), indifference, (2)sexlessness, androgyny, androgyne, neuter, (3)(ling) neuter gender 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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新規 shinki (1)new, fresh, (2)new customer, (3)new rules or regulations mix

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

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消息 shousoku; shousoko (1)news (from somebody), letter, contact, (2)(somebody's) whereabouts, (somebody's) movements; (n) (3)news (from somebody), letter, contact, (4)(somebody's) whereabouts, (somebody's) movements mix

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便り tayori (1)news, tidings, information, correspondence, letter; (2)news from ... mix

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次期 jiki (1)next term/next period/ (2)next version/next release/(P) adj, leda1

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次 tsugi (1)next/following/subsequent/ (2)stage/station/(P) adj, jlpt5, leda1

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全然 zenzen (1)not at all (with neg. verb), (2)wholly, entirely, completely mix

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手帳 techou (1)notebook, memo pad, (2)(abbr) certificate, (3)(abbr) identification card 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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号 gou (1)number/edition/make/model/issue/part of that group/ (2)sobriquet/pen-name/(P) leda1, math

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数値 suuchi (1)numerical value, numerics, (2)reading (on a meter, etc.) mix

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

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他方 tahou (1)one (esp. of two)/the other/one way/the other way/one direction/the other direction/one side/the other side/one party/the other party/(conj) (2)on the other hand/(P) adj, leda1

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一部 ichibu (1)one part, one portion, one section, some, (2)one copy (e.g. of a document) mix

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一回り hitomawari (1)one turn, one round, (2)(a) size, (vs) (3)to go around, to make a circuit, to take a turn mix

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一両 ichiryou (1)one vehicle, (2)one ryou (an old coin) mix

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肉筆 nikuhitsu (1)one's own handwriting, autograph, (2)as written with a brush mix

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自他 jita (1)oneself and others/ (2)transitive and intransitive/(P) leda1

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向こう mukou (1)opposite side/other side/opposite direction/ (2)over there/that way/far away/beyond/ (3)the other party/the other person/ (4)future (starting now)/(P) jlpt3, leda1

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命令 meirei (1)order, command, decree, directive, (2)(comp) (software) instruction, statement suru

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日の丸 hinomaru (1)outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle)/ (2)(abbr) the Japanese flag/(P) leda1

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私用 shiyou (1)personal use, (2)private business suru

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生理 seiri (1)physiology, (2)menstruation, one's period, menses hito

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体位 taii (1)physique, physical standard, (n) (2)posture, sexual position ai

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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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情け nasake (1)pity, sympathy, compassion, (2)affection mix

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位 kurai (1)place, rank, (2)decimal place, (3)counter for ghosts; (4)throne, crown, (nobleman's) seat, (5)government position, court rank, (6)social standing, rank, class, echelon, rung, (n) (7)grade (o counter

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交番 kouban (1)police box/(n,adj-f) (2)alternation/alternating (e.g. current)/(P) jlpt5, leda1, suru

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細々 hosoboso (1)poor (living), (2)barely continuing, just scraping along, (adj-f) (3)very narrow mix

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活用 katsuyou (1)practical use, application, (2)(ling) conjugation, declension, inflection suru

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校正 kousei (1)proofreading, correction of press, (2)calibration suru

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守り mamori (1)protection/defense/defence/ (2)providence/ (3)(abbr) amulet/charm/talisman/(P) leda1

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風呂屋 furoya (1)public bathhouse, (2)(sens) bathhouse proprietor mix

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

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依頼 irai (1)request, commission, dispatch, despatch, (2)dependence, trust suru

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戻り modori (1)return/reaction/recovery/ (2)(comp) return (from a procedure)/(P) jlpt3

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進路 shinro (1)route, course, (2)career, university choices, course (of future life)

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決まり kimari (1)rule, regulation, (2)settlement, conclusion, end, agreement, arrangement, (3)habit, custom, habitual way, (4)countenance in front of another person, face, (5)(arch) love relationship between a jlpt3

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声明 seimei (1)sabdavidya (ancient Indian linguistic and grammatical studies), (2)(Buddh) chanting of Buddhist hymns (usu. in Sanskrit or Chinese); declaration, statement, proclamation suru

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工夫 kufuu (1)scheme, device, scheming, devising, figuring out, coming up with, solving ingeniously, (2)dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation); (sens) labourer, laborer, blue-collar suru

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上映 jouei (1)screening (a movie), showing, (vs) (2)to screen a movie mix

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判 han (1)seal, stamp, monogram signature, (2)judgment, judgement, (n,n-suf) (3)size (of paper or books) jlpt3

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内緒 naisho (1)secrecy, confidentiality, privacy, secret, (2)one's circumstances (esp. fiscal) mix

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一連 ichiren (1)series, chain, sequence, (n) (2)two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper), (3)verse, stanza mix