Kanji Dictionary

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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殺生 setšou (1)killing, destruction of life, (adj-na) (2)barbarous, callous, brutal, cruel suru

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生死 seiši (1)life and death/(P) leda1

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淡白 tanpaku (1)light (color, colour, taste), simple, plain, (2)frank, candid, ingenuous, indifferent 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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鼠 nezumi (1)mouse, rat, (2)dark gray, dark grey, slate (color, colour); (3)mouse, rat, (4)dark gray, dark grey, slate (color, colour) doubutsu

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一口 hitokuči (1)mouthful, bite, sip, draft, draught, (2)one word mix

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

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

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三線 sanšin (1)Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen; (2)shamisen 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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命令 meirei (1)order, command, decree, directive, (2)(comp) (software) instruction, statement suru

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

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活用 kacujou (1)practical use, application, (2)(ling) conjugation, declension, inflection suru

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姫 hime (1)princess, young lady of noble birth, (n-suf,n) (2)girl, (pref) (3)small & lovely 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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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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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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一連 ičiren (1)series, chain, sequence, (n) (2)two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper), (3)verse, stanza mix

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

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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 komuši (1)small insect, midge, (2)vermicule doubutsu

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

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羽音 haoto (1)sound of flapping wings (of a bird)/ (2)buzz/hum (of an insect) leda1

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口語 kougo (1)spoken language, (2)literary style based on (modern) spoken language bunpou

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真っ直ぐ massugu (1)straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect, (2)straightforward, honest, frank mix

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代 širo (1)substitution, (2)material, (3)price, (4)margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something, (5)(arch) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; ~19.83 m.sq.); (6)cha mix

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代 jo (1)substitution, (2)material, (3)price, (4)margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something, (5)(arch) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; ~19.83 m.sq.); (6)cha mix

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外伝 gaiden (1)supplementary biography, (2)anecdote, side story, spin-off mix

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遊泳 juuei (1)swimming, bathing, (2)conduct of life suru

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通話 cuuwa (1)telephone call, talking, calling, (ctr) (2)counter for telephone calls suru

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品 šina (1)thing, article, goods, (2)dignity, class, quality, (n) (3)(uk) flirtatiousness, coquetry mix

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果たす hatasu (1)to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out, to fulfill, to fulfil, to realize, to execute, to perform, to do, (suf,v5s) (2)to do ... completely, to do ... entirely godan, verb, vtrans

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問う tou (1)to ask/to question/to inquire/ (2)to charge (i.e. with a crime)/to accuse/ (3)to care (about)/ (4)without regard to (with negative verb)/(P) godan, leda1, verb, vtrans

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関わる kakawaru (1)to be affected, to be influenced, (2)to be concerned with, to have to do with, (3)to stick to (opinions) godan, verb, vintrans

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欠ける kakeru (1)to be chipped/to be damaged/to be broken/ (2)to be lacking/to be missing/ (3)to be insufficient/to be short/to be deficient/to be negligent toward/ (4)(of the moon) to wane/to go into eclipse/(P) ichidan, verb, vintrans

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足りる tariru (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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曲がる magaru (1)to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist, (2)to turn, (3)to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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分かれる wakareru (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 umidasu (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 madžiwaru (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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治す naosu (1)to cure, to heal, (2)to fix, to correct, to repair, (aux-v) (3)to do over again (after -masu base of verb), (4)to replace, to put back as it was, (5)to convert (into a different state), to tra godan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans

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切る kiru (1)to cut (usu. to cut through)/ (2)to sever (connections, ties)/ (3)to turn off (i.e. the light)/ (4)to terminate (i.e. a conversation)/to hang up (the phone)/to disconnect/ (5)to punch (a ticket)/t godan, jlpt5, leda1, verb, vtrans

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切れる kireru (1)to cut well/to be sharp/ (2)to break (off)/to snap/to wear out/ (3)to be injured/ (4)to burst/to collapse/ (5)to be disconnected/to be out of/to expire/to sever (connections) with/ (6)to be shrewd ichidan, jlpt3, leda1, verb, vintrans

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下る kudaru (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 micukeru (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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画く kaku (1)to draw, to paint, to sketch, (2)to depict, to describe; (3)to draw, to paint, to sketch godan, verb, vtrans

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治める osameru (1)to govern, to manage, (2)to subdue ichidan, verb, vtrans

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生える haeru (1)to grow, to spring up, (2)to cut (teeth) ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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

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見直す minaosu (1)to look again, (2)to get a better opinion of godan, verb

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見上げる miageru (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 ikasu (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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誤る ajamaru (1)to make a mistake, to err, (2)to mislead, to misguide godan, verb, vintrans

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間に合わせる maniawaseru (1)to make do, to manage (with something), to make shift, (2)to (make) get done on time ichidan, jlpt3, verb

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計る hakaru (1)to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate), (2)to conjecture, to infer, to surmise godan, verb, vtrans

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交える madžieru (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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図る hakaru (1)to plot/to attempt/to plan/to devise/to design/ (2)to take in/to deceive/ (3)to aim for/to have something in mind/ (4)to refer A to B/(P) godan, leda1, verb, vtrans

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注ぐ sosogu (1)to pour (into), to fill, (2)to sprinkle on from above, to shed (e.g. tears), (3)to concentrate one's spirit or strength on, (v5g,vi) (4)to fall onto (of rain, snow); (uk) (usu. written as kana godan, verb, vtrans

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守る mamoru (1)to protect/to guard/to defend/ (2)to keep (i.e. a promise)/to abide (by the rules)/to observe/to obey/to follow/(P) godan, jlpt3, leda1, verb, vtrans

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届く todoku (1)to reach, to arrive, to get through, to get at, (2)to be attentive, to pay attention, (3)to be delivered, to carry (e.g. sound) godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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代える kaeru (1)to replace, (2)to exchange, to interchange, (3)to substitute ichidan, jlpt3, leda1, verb, vtrans

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返る kaeru (1)to return, to come back, to go back, (2)to turn over, (suf,v5r) (3)(after the -masu stem of a verb) (to become) extremely, (to become) completely godan, verb, vintrans

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上る noboru (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 agaru (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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立ち上がる tačiagaru (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 orosu (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

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談ずる danzuru (1)to talk, to discuss, to debate, (2)to negotiate vtrans

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回る mawaru (1)to turn/to revolve/ (2)to visit several places/ (3)to function well/ (4)to pass a certain time/(P) godan, verb, vintrans

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回す mawasu (1)to turn/to rotate/to gyrate/ (2)to circulate/to send around/ (3)to surround/ (4)to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers)/(suf,v5s) (5)(after the -masu stem of a verb) ... around (i.e. to ch godan, leda1, verb, vtrans

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使う cukau (1)to use (a thing, method, etc.)/to make use of/to put to use/ (2)to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.)/to employ/to handle/to manage/to manipulate/ (3)to use (time, money, etc.)/to spend/to consu godan, jlpt5, leda1, verb, vtrans

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介する kaisuru (1)to use as an intermediary, to mediate, to assist, (2)to worry, to mind, to care suru, vtrans

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真っ暗 makkura (1)total darkness, pitch dark, (2)bleak future, poor prospects mix

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あい昧 aimai (1)vague, ambiguous, unclear, (2)(math) (comp) fuzzy mix

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色々 iroiro (1)various, (2)(arch) various colors (colours) mix

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可視化 kašika (1)visualization (data, results, etc.), visualisation, (2)making something visible (that was previously unseen) suru

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書き方 kakikata (1)way of writing, manner of writing, (2)penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks), calligraphy, (3)format (e.g. of a report), (4)stroke order of a character mix