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:すけ
- 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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