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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原発 genpatsu (1)(abbr) nuclear power plant, nuclear power generation, (adj-no,n,vs) (2)primary (e.g. primary immunodeficiency syndrome) denki

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印す shirusu (1)(arch) to leave (a mark, trace, etc.), to print, to stamp, (2)to show a sign (i.e. an omen) godan, verb, vtrans

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産 san (1)(giving) birth, childbirth, delivery, confinement, (n,n-suf) (2)native of, product of, (3)assets, property, fortune mix

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お願い onegai (1)(hon) request, wish, (int) (2)(abbr) please suru

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角形 kakukei (1)(N)-cornered polygon, incl. triangle, (2)Japanese rectangular envelope (opening on the short dimension; numbered 0-8, A3, A4, each with different sizes); mix

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別に betsuni (1)(not) particularly, nothing, (2)separately, apart jlpt3

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実 mi (1)(obsc) pit (of a fruit), stone, (2)core, (3)tongue (piece of wood used to connect two boards), (4)clitoris; (5)truth, reality; (6)truth, reality, (7)sincerity, honesty, fidelity, (8)content mix

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

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実力 jitsuryoku (1)(real) ability, true strength, merit, efficiency, competency, (2)arms, force jlpt3, mix

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目茶苦茶 mechakucha (1)(uk) absurd, unreasonable, nonsensical, preposterous, incoherent, (2)extreme, senseless, reckless, wanton, (3)disorder, confusion, mess, wreck mix

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お菜 osai (1)(uk) accompaniment for rice dishes, side dish ryouri

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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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辺り atari (1)(uk) on the bank of, by the side of (e.g. a river, pond), (2)(in the) neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, nearby jlpt3

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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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成る naru (1)(uk) to become, to get, to grow, to be, to reach, to attain, (2)to result in, to prove to be, (3)to consist of, to be composed of, (4)to succeed, to be complete, (5)to change into, to be excha godan, verb, vintrans

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開ける hadakeru (1)(uk) to open, to bare, to expose, (2)to stretch ichidan, verb, vintrans, vtrans

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不味い mazui (1)(uk) unappetising, unappetizing, unpleasant (taste, appearance, situation), (2)unskillful, unskilful, bungling, clumsy, (3)ugly, homely, plain, unattractive, (4)awkward, untimely, inopportune, adj

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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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両手 ryoute (1)(with) both hands, (2)approvingly 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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成人 seijin (1)adult, (vs) (2)to grow up, to mature, (3)to come of age jlpt3

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目指し mezashi (1)aim, goal, purpose, (2)look, eyes, expression of eyes mix

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動画 douga (1)animation, motion picture, moving image, video, (2)in-betweening (in anime) suru

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約 yaku (1)approximately/about/(n) (2)promise/ (3)shortening/reduction/simplification/ (4)(ling) contraction (in phonetics)/(P) mix

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果たして hatashite (1)as was expected, just as one thought, sure enough, as a result, (2)really? (in questions), ever? 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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自動 jidou (1)automatic, self-motion, (2)(ling) (abbr) intransitive verb jlpt3, mix

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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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初春 shoshun (1)beginning of spring, (2)first month of the lunar calendar, New Year; (3)beginning of spring, (4)first month of the lunar calendar, New Year toki

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改善 kaizen (1)betterment, improvement, (2)(uk) kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement) 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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海底 kaitei (1)bottom of the ocean, (adj-f) (2)undersea, submarine mix

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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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歯止め hadome (1)brake, skid, pawl, (2)restraint, curtailment, self-imposed limit, check suru

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息 iki (1)breath/breathing/ (2)tone/mood/(P); (n) (3)breath/breathing/ (4)tone/mood; (n) (5)(hum) son hito

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特色 tokushoku (1)characteristic, feature, idiosyncrasy, personal colour, (2)spot color (in printing) mix

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桜 sakura (1)cherry tree, cherry blossom, (2)decoy, fake buyer, shill, (3)hired applauder, (4)(col) horse meat shokubutsu

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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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閉門 heimon (1)closing of a gate, (2)(Edo-period) house confinement suru

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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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寒気 kanki (1)cold, coldness, cold air; (2)chill, the shivers, shivering fit, (3)cold, coldness, cold air mix

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成立 seiritsu (1)coming into existence, arrangements, establishment, conclusion, completion, (vs) (2)to come into existence, to be true, to hold (i.e. hold true) mix

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共通 kyoutsuu (1)commonness, community, (n-suf) (2)-wide jlpt3, suru

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完成 kansei (1)complete, completion, (2)perfection, accomplishment jlpt3, suru

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顔色 kaoiro; ganshoku (1)complexion, one's colour, one's color, (2)countenance, expression, one's face; (3)complexion, one's colour, one's color, (4)countenance, expression, one's face mix

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告白 kokuhaku (1)confession, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, (2)profession of love, (3)confession of sins (e.g. the confessional) ai

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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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例 rei (1)custom, practice, habit, usual, (2)instance, example, case, illustration, usage, (3)precedent; (4)custom, practice, habit, usual, (5)said, aforementioned, (6)instance, example, case, illustra mix

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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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軽油 keiyu (1)diesel oil, gas oil, (2)light oil 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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不自由 fujiyuu (1)discomfort, inconvenience, (2)poverty, want, destitution, (3)disability, impairment (physical, mental, etc.) jlpt3

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二重 nijuu; futae (1)double, two-fold, two layers, duplex, (pref) (2)diplo-, dipl; (3)double, two-fold, two layers, duplex, (pref) (4)diplo-, dipl mix

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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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運転士 untenshi (1)driver, train driver, train engineer, motorman, taxi driver, (2)mate, (ship's) officer mix

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元老 genrou (1)elder statesman, doyen, old-timer, authority, (2)Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor) mix

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電気屋 denkiya (1)electric appliance store, (2)(obs) electrician mise

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電線 densen (1)electric line, electric cable, power cable, (2)telephone line, telegraph wire uchi

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電波 denpa (1)electro-magnetic wave, radio wave, (n,adj-na) (2)(sl) nonsense mix

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

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使役 shieki (1)employing, using, setting to work, enslavement, (n) (2)(ling) causative (verb, etc.) suru

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登場 toujou (1)entry (on stage)/appearance (on screen)/ (2)entrance/introduction (into a market)/(P) suru

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確立 kakuritsu (1)establishment, settlement, (vs) (2)to establish, to settle suru

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永久 eikyuu (1)eternity, perpetuity, immortality, (2)Eikyuu era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3); (3)eternity, perpetuity, immortality; (4)eternity, perpetuity, immortality toki

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有無 umu (1)existence or nonexistence, presence or absence, (2)consent or refusal, yes or no, (3)(comp) flag indicator, presence or absence marker; (n) (4)existence or nonexistence, presence or absence, (2 mix

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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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牧場 bokujou (1)farm (livestock), ranch (US), station (Aus, NZ), (2)pasture land, meadow, grazing land mix