Kanji Dictionary

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

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

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出来るできる (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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何れいずれ (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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百万ひゃくまん (1)1,000,000, one million, million, (2)many mix

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上りのぼり (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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白黒しろくろ (1)black and white, monochrome, (exp,vs) (2)good and evil, right and wrong, guilt and innocence iro

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

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文明ぶんめい (1)civilization, civilisation, culture, (2)Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20) mix

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

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

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国字こくじ (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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赤字あかじ (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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軽油けいゆ (1)diesel oil, gas oil, (2)light oil mix

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電気屋でんきや (1)electric appliance store, (2)(obs) electrician mise

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

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意い (1)feelings, thoughts, (2)meaning mix

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前後ぜんご (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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道しるべみちしるべ (1)guidepost, signpost, guide, (2)(col) tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica) mix

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半人前はんにんまえ (1)half share, (2)half a man mix

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聞き手ききて (1)hearer, listener, audience, (2)interviewer, questioner mix

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子分こぶん (1)henchman, follower, (2)(arch) adopted child mix

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

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殺生せっしょう (1)killing, destruction of life, (adj-na) (2)barbarous, callous, brutal, cruel suru

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

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石こく (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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肉食にくしょく (1)meat eating/eating of meat/meat diet/(adj-f) (2)carnivorous/(P) leda1, suru

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会かい (1)meeting, assembly, party, (2)association, club jlpt3

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一口ひとくち (1)mouthful, bite, sip, draft, draught, (2)one word mix

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

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新たあらた (1)new, fresh, novel, (adv) (2)newly, freshly, re- mix

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私用しよう (1)personal use, (2)private business suru

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

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校正こうせい (1)proofreading, correction of press, (2)calibration suru

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記録きろく (1)record, minutes, document, (2)a record (e.g. in sports), results, score, (vs) (3)to record, to document, (4)to set a record (e.g. in sports), to show a result, to reach a value jlpt3

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

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工夫くふう (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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大小だいしょう (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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上手くうまく (1)skilfully, skillfully, well, aptly, cleverly, (2)successfully, smoothly, (3)deliciously mix

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

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小虫こむし (1)small insect, midge, (2)vermicule doubutsu

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口語こうご (1)spoken language, (2)literary style based on (modern) spoken language bunpou

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足りるたりる (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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分かれるわかれる (1)to branch/to fork/to diverge/ (2)to separate/to split/to divide/ (3)to disperse/to scatter/(P) ichidan, jlpt3, vintrans

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生み出すうみだす (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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交わるまじわる (1)to cross, to intersect, to join, to meet, (2)to associate with, to mingle with, to consort with, (3)to have a sexual relationship, to copulate godan, verb, vintrans

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下るくだる (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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見つけるみつける (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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生えるはえる (1)to grow, to spring up, (2)to cut (teeth) ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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

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見上げるみあげる (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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生かすいかす (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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交えるまじえる (1)to mix, to combine, (2)to exchange (words, fire, etc.), (3)to cross (e.g. swords), to join together ichidan, verb, vtrans

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上るのぼる (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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上がるあがる (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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撃つうつ (1)to shoot (at), (2)to attack, to defeat, to destroy, to avenge godan, verb

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立ち上がるたちあがる (1)to stand up, to get up, (2)to rise, (3)to recover, (4)to take action, to start, (5)to make the initial charge (in sumo), (6)(comp) to start up, to boot up godan, verb, vintrans

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下ろすおろす (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