The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
州 |
しゅう:す
- a state (US's states) |
欧州 ou shuu - Europe (used in newspapers)
九州 kyuu shuu - the most southern of the 4 major
Japanese islands
フロリダ州 furorida shuu - the state of Florida |
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拾 |
しゅう:じゅう:ひろう
- pick up |
収拾
shuu
shuu - settling,
coping
命拾い inochi biroi - barely escaping a dangerous
situation |
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周 |
しゅう:まわり
- around an area |
周波数
shuu
ha suu - frequency
(of radio waves)
周り mawari - surroundings, things (or people)
around |
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船 |
しゅう:ふね:ふな
- a small boat |
宇宙船
u
chuu sen - space
ship
客船 kyaku sen - a passenger ship
黒船 kuro fune - the black ship; foreign ships in
the Edo period |
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柔 |
じゅう:にゅう:やわらかい
- soft (to the touch) |
柔道 juu dou - Judo
優柔不断 yuu juu fu dan - indecisiveness |
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宿 |
しゅく:やど:やどる:やどす
- to stay, lodge, an inn |
宿命 shuku mei - fate, destiny
宿直 shuku choku - night watch, night gaurd |
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述 |
じゅつ:のべる
- to speak, to state |
申し述べる
moushi
noberu - to say,
to state
口述 kou jutsu - verbal statement |
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術 |
じゅつ
- an art |
技術 gi jutsu - technology, a technique, skill
読唇術 doku shin jutsu - lip reading
忍術 nin jutsu - the art of the Ninja, stealth
& combat |
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順 |
じゅん
- order,a turn, obey |
従順 juu jun - obedience
順調 jun chou - favorable, smoothness, smoothly |
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準 |
じゅん
- standard, a rule, semi~ |
水準 sui jun - water level
準備中 jun bi chuu - in preparation, not open yet (business) |
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純 |
じゅん
- pure, purity |
単純 tan jun - simplicity
単純に言えば
tan
jun ni ieba - to
put it simply, simply put... |
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所 |
しょ:ところ
- place, area |
水洗便所
sui
sen ben jo - flush
toilet
住所 juu sho - address (home)
台所 dai dokoro - kitchen |
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処 |
しょ - deal with, to manage |
処理 sho ri - managment
処分 sho bun - disposal, punishment |
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署 |
しょ - government office |
消防署
shou
bou sho - fire
station
税務署 zei mu sho - tax office |
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諸 |
しょ - many |
諸君 sho kun - Ladies and Gentlemen!
諸国 sho koku - various countries |
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助 |
じょ:たすける:たすかる
- to help |
救助 kyuu jo - aid, help, relief
助言 jo gen - advice, suggestion |
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章 |
しょう
- chapter (in a book) |
序章 jo shou - preface
第一章 dai isshou - the first chapter |
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焼 |
しょう:やく:やける
- to burn |
日焼け
hi
yake - sun burn
夕焼け yuu yake - sun set
焼き鳥 yaki tori - grilled chicken |
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象 |
しょう:ぞう
- image, elephant |
印象 in shou - an impression
印象派 in shou ha - the impressionists |
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照 |
しょう:てる:てらす:てれる
- illuminate |
照明 shou mei - illumination
対照 tai shou - contrast |
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賞 |
しょう
- prize, award |
ノーベル賞
no-beru
shou - the Nobel
Prize
賞品 shou hin - prize, trophy |
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招 |
しょう:まねく
- to invite |
招き猫
maneki
neko - cat that
invites customers
招待 shou tai - invitation |
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性 |
しょう:せい
- nature, gender |
可能性
ka
nou sei -
possibility, likelihood
感性 kan sei - sensitivity, sense
特性 toku sei - characteristic |
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将 |
しょう
- general officer |
将棋 shou gi - Japanese chess (game)
将軍 shou gun - Shogun, general
将来 shou rai - the future |
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装 |
しょう:そう:dress, decoration よそおう
- to dress, to adorn |
変装 hen sou - disguise, masquerade
舗装 ho sou - pavement, surface of road |
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召 |
しょう:めす
- to summon |
召し上がる
meshi
agaru - to eat (polite)
召し使い meshi tsukai - a servant |
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床 |
しょう:とこ:bed ゆか - floor |
寝床 ne doko - bed
万年床 man nen doko - a bed long left unmade |
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姓 |
しょう:せい
- surname, family name |
旧姓 kyuu sei - former name, maiden name
同姓 dou sei - same name |
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昇 |
しょう:のぼる
- ascend, to rise, to go up |
昇格 shou kaku - raise of status
昇給 shou kyuu - raise of salary |
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紹 |
しょう
- introduce |
紹介 shou kai - introduce, introduction
自己紹介 ji ko shou kai - self-introduction |
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