Kanji Dictionary

形式 keišiki (1)form (as opposed to substance), formality, (2)method, system, style, (3)format, mode, appearance, form (something takes), (4)math expression math

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必死 hitši (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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毛皮 kegawa (1)fur, skin, pelt, (2)kanji mix

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うま味 umami (1)good flavor (flavour), good taste, deliciousness, (2)umami (fifth category of taste, corresponding to the flavour of glutamates), (3)skill, (4)profit mix

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幸 sači (1)good luck, fortune, happiness, (2)harvest, yield mix

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

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偉い erai (1)great, excellent, admirable, remarkable, distinguished, important, celebrated, famous, eminent, (2)(uk) awful, terrible adj

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道しるべ mičiširube (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 kašira (1)head/ (2)top/ (3)hair (on one's head)/ (4)top structural component of a kanji/(P) leda1

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首席 šuseki (1)head/chief/ (2)top student/head of the class/ (3)top seat/first desk (in orchestra)/(P) adj, leda1

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

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天神 tendžin (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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手伝い tecudai (1)helper, assistant, (2)help jlpt3

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

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

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

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

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家事 kadži (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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不死 fuši (1)immortality, eternal life, (2)undeath, undead mix

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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 juurjoku (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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食材 šokuzai (1)ingredient, (2)foodstuff ryouri

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内 uči (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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灯り akari (1)lamp, light denki

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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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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 seiši (1)life and death/(P) leda1

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灯台 toudai (1)lighthouse, (2)old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it mix

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

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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 širuši (1)mark, (2)symbol, (3)evidence jlpt3, mix

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験 širuši (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 nikušoku (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 kanekaši (1)moneylending, (n) (2)moneylender suru

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一口 hitokuči (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 fuubucu (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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必要(な) hicujou(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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新人 šindžin (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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消息 šousoku; šousoko (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 tajori (1)news, tidings, information, correspondence, letter; (2)news from ... mix

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次 cugi (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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帯 obi (1)obi (kimono sash), (2)paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band (e.g. conduction, valence), belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.) fuku

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三線 sanšin (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 ičibu (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 ičirjou (1)one vehicle, (2)one ryou (an old coin) mix

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自他 džita (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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私用 šijou (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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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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中毒 čuudoku (1)poisoning, (n-suf) (2)addiction byouki, suru

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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 kacujou (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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梅雨 cuju (1)rainy season, (2)rain during the rainy season; jlpt3, tenki

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割 wari (1)rate/ratio/proportion/percentage/ (2)profit/ (3)assignment/ (4)10%/unit of ten percent/ (5)sumo match/schedule of sumo matches/(n-suf) (6)diluted with (of drinks)/mixed with/(P) jlpt3

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

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

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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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陰影 in'ei (1)shadow, gloom, (2)shading, hatch, hatching emo

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

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格好 kakkou (1)shape, form, posture, appearance, manner, (2)suitability, moderateness (in price) jlpt4

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兆 čou (1)sign, omen, indication, portent, (num) (2)10^12, 1,000,000,000,000, trillion (American), (obs) billion (British) mix

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