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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関係ない kankeinai (1)(col) have nothing to do with (something)/have no connection with (something)/ mix

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交流 kouryuu (1)(cultural) exchange, interchange, interaction, (inter-) mingling, (social, etc.) networking, intercourse, (2)alternating current, AC suru

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

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球 tama (1)(math) sphere, (suf,ctr) (2)counter for balls (in baseball); (3)ball, sphere, globe, orb, (4)bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, (5)ball (in sports), (6)pile (of noodles, etc.), (7)bu 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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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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絶対 zettai (1)absolutely, unconditionally, (adj-no) (2)absolute, unconditional, unmistakable, (n) (3)absoluteness jlpt3

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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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一杯 ippai (1)amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. a cupful, spoonful, etc.), a drink (i.e. an alcoholic beverage), (2)full, (3)one squid, octopus, crab, etc., one boat, (adv,adj-no,adj-na) (4)(uk) ful jlpt3

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

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論 ron (1)argument, discussion, dispute, controversy, discourse, debate, (2)theory, doctrine, (3)essay, treatise, comment 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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相当 soutou (1)befitting, becoming, worthy of, proportionate, in keeping with, suitable, (2)considerable, substantial, (vs) (3)to be worthy of, to be proportionate to, (4)to correspond to (in meaning, functio 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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板 ita (1)board, plank, (2)sheet (of metal), plate (of glass), pane, slab, (3)(abbr) cutting board, chopping board, (4)(abbr) stage (i.e. at a theatre) 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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呼吸 kokyuu (1)breath, respiration, (2)knack, trick, secret (of doing something) suru

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呼び出し yobidashi (1)call, summons, (n) (2)sumo usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc., (3)(abbr) telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached, (4)(arch) box-shaped a suru

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

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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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相手 aite (1)companion, partner, company, (2)other party, addressee, (3)opponent (sports, etc.) jlpt3

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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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交差 kousa (1)crossing, intersection, (2)(genetic) crossing over suru

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不備 fubi (1)defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy, (n) (2)Yours in haste mix

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方面 houmen (1)direction, district, area, (2)field (e.g. of study) ryokou

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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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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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短絡 tanraku (1)electric short-circuit, (2)drawing a hasty inference between two events, jumping to a quick conclusion, dealing with matters quickly and carelessly suru

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設定 settei (1)establishment, creation, (2)(comp) options or preference settings (in computer software), configuration, assignment, setup suru

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言い訳 iiwake (1)excuse, (2)explanation suru

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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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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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意 i (1)feelings, thoughts, (2)meaning mix

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一流 ichiryuu (1)first-class, top grade, foremost, top-notch, leading, (2)characteristic, peculiar, unique, (n) (3)school (e.g. of a performance art), (4)one flag, one banner, one streamer mix

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一流の ichiryuu no (1)first-class, top grade, foremost, top-notch, leading, (2)characteristic, peculiar, unique, (n) (3)school (e.g. of a performance art), (4)one flag, one banner, one streamer mix

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開花 kaika (1)flowers budding, blooming, flowering, (2)showing results, becoming popular, blooming suru

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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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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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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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手伝い tetsudai (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 shoujiki (1)honesty, integrity, frankness, (adv) (2)honestly, frankly mix