Kanji Dictionary

一体 ittai (1)...the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"), ...in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"), ...on earth (e.g. "who on earth?"), (n) (2)one object, one body, unity, (3)one form, one style, (4)one Buddhist jlpt3

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外来 gairai (1)(abbr) external origin, imported, (2)outpatient mix

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行方 yukue (1)(one's) whereabouts, (2)course, direction mix

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出し dashi (1)(uk) dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp), (2)pretext, excuse, pretense (pretence), dupe, front man ryouri

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終に tsuini (1)(uk) finally, at last, (2)(with neg) in the end jlpt3, mix

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出来る dekiru (1)(uk) to be able (in a position) to do, to be up to the task, (2)to be ready, to be completed, (3)to be made, to be built, (4)to be good at, to be permitted (to do), (5)to become intimate, to t ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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何れ izure (1)(uk) where, which, who, (2)anyway, anyhow, at any rate, sooner or later, eventually, at some future date or time; (adv,pn,adj-no) (3)(uk) where, which, who, (4)anyway, anyhow, at any rate, soon mix

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百万 hyakuman (1)1,000,000, one million, million, (2)many mix

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引きこもり hikikomori (1)a shut-in, a stay-at-home, people who withdraw from society (e.g. retire to the country), (2)social withdrawal, shunning other people mix

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上り nobori (1)ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb, (2)up-train (e.g. going to Tokyo), (n,adj-no) (3)northward (towards Tokyo) jlpt3

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子守 komori (1)babysitter/nursemaid/ (2)babysitting/(P) leda1, suru

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終始 shuushi (1)beginning and end/from beginning to end/doing a thing from beginning to end/(adv) (2)consistently/the whole time/(P) leda1, suru

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白黒 shirokuro (1)black and white, monochrome, (exp,vs) (2)good and evil, right and wrong, guilt and innocence iro

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黒星 kuroboshi (1)black spot/black dot/bull's-eye/ (2)failure mark (sumo)/(P) leda1

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身体 shintai (1)body/ (2)health/(P) adj, leda1

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行き iki (1)bound for ..., (n) (2)going (to) jlpt3

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取組 torikumi (1)bout (in sports, etc.)/match/ (2)effort/initiative/dealing with/grappling with/wrestling with leda1

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回り mawari (1)circumference, perimeter, edge, (2)surroundings, locality, neighborhood, (3)rotation, circulation jlpt3

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都合 tsugou (1)circumstances/condition/convenience/(vs) (2)to arrange/to manage/(P) jlpt4, leda1

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文明 bunmei (1)civilization, civilisation, culture, (2)Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20) mix

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生地 kiji (1)cloth, material, texture, (2)one's true character, (3)unglazed pottery, (4)uncooked dough, batter; birthplace mix

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生地 seichi (1)cloth, material, texture, (2)one's true character, (3)unglazed pottery, (4)uncooked dough, batter; birthplace mix

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手がかり tegakari (1)clue, key, trail, scent, track, contact, (2)handhold, on hand mix

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国字 kokuji (1)country's official writing system, native script, (2)kana, (3)kanji that originated in Japan (as opposed to China) bunpou

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他界 takai (1)death/the next world/(vs) (2)to pass away/to die leda1

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赤字 akaji (1)deficit, (being in or going into) the red, (2)red text, red letters, (3)corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red mix

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次第 shidai (1)dependent upon, (2)as soon as, immediately (upon), (n) (3)circumstances, (4)order, precedence, program, programme, agenda mix

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次元 jigen (1)dimension, (2)perspective, point of reference, level (of something) math

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方向 houkou (1)direction/orientation/bearing/way/ (2)course (e.g. of action)/(P) leda1, math

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水切り mizukiri (1)drainer, strainer, colander, (2)cutwater, forefoot, flashing, throating, (3)(playing) ducks and drakes, stone skipping, skipping rocks, (4)snipping the stem of a cut flower without raising it o suru

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気品 kihin (1)elegance/refinement/grace/dignity/ (2)aroma leda1

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目玉 medama (1)eyeball, (2)(abbr) special feature, centerpiece, showpiece, drawcard, (3)special program, loss leader hito, leda1

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名所 nadokoro; meisho (1)famous place, (2)name of a part (of an instrument, etc.), (3)name and address; (4)famous place mix

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心地 kokochi (1)feeling, sensation, mood, (suf) (2)sensation of doing (usu. after -masu stem of verb); padding, lining, foundation mix

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必死 hisshi (1)frantic/desperate/ (2)inevitable death/ (3)brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) (shogi)/(P) adj, leda1

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前後 zengo (1)front and rear, front and back, before and behind, (2)before and after, (3)order, context, (4)consequences, (n,vs) (5)inversion, reversion, getting out of order, (6)co-occurring, (n-suf,n) (7 mix

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次第に shidaini (1)gradually (progress into a state), (2)in sequence, in order, in turn mix

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道しるべ michishirube (1)guidepost, signpost, guide, (2)(col) tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica) mix

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半人前 hanninmae (1)half share, (2)half a man mix

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頭 kashira (1)head/ (2)top/ (3)hair (on one's head)/ (4)top structural component of a kanji/(P) leda1

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聞き手 kikite (1)hearer, listener, audience, (2)interviewer, questioner mix

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

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

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

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

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

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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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組 kumi (1)set (of items)/ (2)group (of people)/class (of students)/company (esp. construction)/family (i.e. mafia)/team/ (3)typesetting/composition/(P) leda1

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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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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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細かい komakai (1)small/ (2)fine/minute/ (3)minor/trivial/ (4)sensitive/attentive/(P) adj, jlpt3, jlpt4, leda1

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立体 rittai (1)solid body/three-dimensional object/ (2)(abbr) multi-storey car park/(P) adj, leda1