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

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出汁 daši (1)(uk) dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp) mix

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出し daši (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 cuini (1)(uk) finally, at last, (2)(with neg) in the end jlpt3, mix

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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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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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百万 hjakuman (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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果たして hatašite (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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紅葉 momidži (1)autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour), (2)leaves turning red, red leaves; (3)autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour), (n) (4)(Japanese) maple (Acer jap suru

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紅葉 koujou (1)autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour), (2)leaves turning red, red leaves; (3)autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour), (n) (4)(Japanese) maple (Acer jap suru

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終始 šuuši (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 širokuro (1)black and white, monochrome, (exp,vs) (2)good and evil, right and wrong, guilt and innocence iro

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黒星 kuroboši (1)black spot/black dot/bull's-eye/ (2)failure mark (sumo)/(P) leda1

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

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

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回り mawari (1)circumference, perimeter, edge, (2)surroundings, locality, neighborhood, (3)rotation, circulation jlpt3

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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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生地 kidži (1)cloth, material, texture, (2)one's true character, (3)unglazed pottery, (4)uncooked dough, batter; birthplace mix

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生地 seiči (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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国字 kokudži (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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暁 akacuki (1)dawn, daybreak, (2)event (i.e. shizen

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死亡 šibou (1)death, mortality, (vs) (2)to die, to pass away jlpt3

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

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二重 nidžuu; 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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焼き物 jakimono (1)earthenware, pottery, porcelain, china, (2)flame-broiled food (esp. fish), (3)tempered blade mix

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

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

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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; meišo (1)famous place, (2)name of a part (of an instrument, etc.), (3)name and address; (4)famous place mix

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歯切れ hagire (1)feel when biting, (2)manner of enunciation mix

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心地 kokoči (1)feeling, sensation, mood, (suf) (2)sensation of doing (usu. after -masu stem of verb); padding, lining, foundation mix

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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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生鮭 namadžake (1)fresh salmon, unsalted salmon, (2)raw salmon 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 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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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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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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上達 džoutacu (1)improvement, advance, progress, (2)communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank suru

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有力 juurjoku (1)influential, prominent, (2)strong, likely, plausible, potent mix

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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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生死 seiši (1)life and death/(P) leda1