The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
望 |
のぞむ:ぼう:もう
- hope,
desire, to expect |
願望 gan bou -
desire, wish, aspiration
失望 shitsu bou -
disappointment, despair
ハッブル望遠鏡
habburu
bou en kyou - the Hubble telescope |
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葉 |
は:よう
leaf,
leaves |
合い言葉
ai
kotoba - password
押し葉 oshi ba - a
pressed leaf
葉書 ha gaki -
post card |
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破 |
は:やぶる:やぶれる
- to
tear, break |
読破 doku ha -
read through a book, finish a book
島破り shima yaburi -
escape from exile on an island |
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敗 |
はい:やぶれる
- be
defeated |
失敗 shippai -
mistake, blunder
連戦連敗 ren sen ren pai -
succession of defeats |
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倍 |
ばい - times X, double |
二倍 ni bai -
twice, double x2
倍増 bai zou -
double |
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量 |
はかる:りょう
-
quantity |
雨量 u ryou -
rainfall, amound of rain
記憶容量 ki oku you ryou -
memory capacity
~量 ryou -
amount, quantity (of something) |
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麦 |
ばく:むぎ - wheat |
小麦 ko mugi -
wheat
蕎麦 so ba -
soba, buckwheat noodles
麦茶 mugi cha -
barley tea |
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爆 |
ばく - to explode |
原爆 gen baku -
atomic bomb
爆弾 baku dan -
bomb
爆発 baku hatsu -
explosion |
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箱 |
はこ - box |
ごみ箱
gomi
bako - garbage box, trash can
主の箱 shu no hako -
the Ark of the Lord
巣箱 su bako -
nest, hive (bees) |
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畑 |
はた:はたけ
- a
field |
畑地 hata chi -
farmland
野菜畑 yasai batake -
vegetable garden |
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肌 |
はだ - skin |
鳥肌 tori hada -
goose bumps, get goose pimples
肌寒い hada samui -
chilly |
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法 |
はっ:ほう:ほっ
- law |
憲法 ken pou -
constitution
忍法 nin pou -
the ninja arts
無法者 mu hou sha -
an outlaw |
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鼻 |
はな:び
- nose |
鼻が高い
hana
ga takai - to be proud
鼻血 hana ji -
nose bleed |
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放 |
はなす:ほう:はなつ:はなれる
- let
go, separate |
解放 kai hou -
liberation, release
追放 tsui hou -
exile, banishment
放射性 hou sha sei -
radioactive
火炎放射器 ka en hou sha ki
- flame thrower
生放送 nama hou sou -
live broadcast |
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幅 |
はば:ふく
- width |
増幅器
zou
fuku ki - amplifier
幅跳び haba tobi -
the long jump |
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林 |
はやし:りん
-
woods, forest |
林間 rin kan -
in the forest
林檎 rin go -
apple (kanji not used)
林道 rin dou -
nature path, trail through the woods |
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腹 |
はら:ふく
-
belly, stomach |
空腹 kuu fuku -
hunger, empty stomach
復笑い fuku warai -
a Japanese game like 'pin the tail on the donkey' |
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払 |
はらう:ふつ
- to
pay, to clear away |
支払い
shi
harai - payment
酔っ払い yopparai -
drunkard |
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判 |
はん:ばん - judge |
小判 ko ban -
Koban, old Japanese coin
裁判 sai ban -
judgement, trial
評判 hyou ban -
reputation, fame |
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版 |
はん - print, publishing |
英語版
ei
go ban - English edition
吹き替え版 fuki kae ban
- dubbed version (videos...) |
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般 |
はん - to sort, generally |
一般的
ippan
teki - generally, typically
全般的 zen pan teki -
universally |
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販 |
はん - to sell |
自動販売機
ji
dou han bai ki - vending machine
通信販売 tsuu shin han
bai - mail order |
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番 |
ばん - order, turn, watch |
一番 ichi ban -
#1, the best, favorite
交番 kou ban -
police box
夜番 yo ban -
night watch |
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晩 |
ばん - evening |
一昨晩
issaku
ban - night before last
一晩中 hito ban chuu -
all night, over night |
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非 |
ひ - not, not good |
是非 ze hi -
certainly, of course
非金属 hi kin zoku -
non-metal
非常に hi jou ni -
extremely, very |
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匹 |
ひき - counter for small
animals :ひつ
-
equal, comparable |
一匹 ippiki -
one animal
馬匹 ba hitsu -
horses |
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筆 |
ひつ:ふで
-
brush, writing |
悪筆 aku hitsu -
poor handwriting
万年筆 man nen hitsu -
fountain pen |
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兵 |
ひょう:へい - a soldier |
伏兵 fuku hei -
soldiers in an ambush
兵営 hei ei -
barracks |
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秒 |
びょう - a second |
数秒 suu byou -
a few seconds
秒読み byou yomi -
countdown |
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貧 |
ひん:びん:まずしい
- poor,
poverty |
貧乏 bin bou -
poverty, poor
貧血 hin ketsu -
anemia |
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