The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
期 |
き:ご
term expect |
延期 en ki - to postpone, postponement
学期 gakki - a (school) term, semester
同期 dou ki - same class, entered (work, school)
at the same time |
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希 |
き rare, aspire, desire |
希望 ki bou - wish, desire, hope
希望者 ki bou sha - person wishing to do
something (join something...) |
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季 |
き season (of the year) |
四季 shi ki - the 4 seasons
季節 ki setsu - the seasons, season
季節的 ki setsu teki - seasonal |
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喜 |
き:よろこぶ
joy, happy |
大喜び
oo
yorokobi - great
joy
喜び歌う yorokobi utau - joyfully singing |
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機 |
き:はた
machine, occation |
機械 ki kai - a machine
乾燥機 kan sou ki - a dryer, drying machine
危機 ki ki - crisis
自動販売機 ji dou han bai
ki - a vending
machine (drinks...)
扇風機 sen puu ki - an electric fan |
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規 |
き rule, regulation, compass |
規格 ki kaku - norm, standard
規則 ki soku - rule, regulations |
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寄 |
き:よる
to approach, to drop in, to
gather :よせる contribute, to draw up a chair |
年寄り
toshi
yori - the aged,
old people
言い寄る ii yoru - to court, to make a pass |
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机 |
き:つくえ
desk |
机 tsukue - desk
机上の空論 ki jou no kuu
ron - amchair
theory; academic gossip, empty theory |
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議 |
ぎ discuss, debate |
会議 kai gi - a meeting, conference
不思議 fu shi gi - strange, mysterious
議会 gi kai - Diet, congress, parliament |
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技 |
ぎ:わざ
skill |
裏技 ura waza - underhanded trick, secret trick
特技 toku gi - a special skill
技術 gi jutsu - technology, technique, art |
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消 |
きえる:しょう:けす
extinguish, put out, spend |
解消 kai shou - to cancel, cancellation
消える kieru - to vanish
消しゴム keshi gomu - an eraser |
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利 |
きく:り
advantage, profit |
権利 ken ri - right, privilege
勝利 shou ri - victory, win,triumph
便利 ben ri - convenient, handy, useful |
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効 |
きく:こう
effect, efficancy |
効果 kou ka - effectiveness, result
効果的 kou ka teki - effective, successful |
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兆 |
きざし:ちょう:きざす
trillion (US) billion (Eng)
sign, symptom |
兆し kizashi - a sign, omen
前兆 zen chou - omen, premonition |
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刻 |
きざむ:こく
engrave, carve, to cut fine |
深刻 shin koku - serious
遅刻 chi koku - lateness, to be late |
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築 |
きずく
to build :ちく
constuct(tion) |
改築 kai chiku - reconstruction
建築 ken chiku - construction
修築 shuu chiku - renovation, resoration, repair |
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競 |
きそう:きょう:けい:せる
compete (in a race...) |
競泳 kyou ei - swimming race
競技 kyou gi - a match, game
競争 kyou sou - competition |
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喫 |
きつ inhale, drink |
受動喫煙
ju
dou kitsu en -
passive smoke
喫茶店 kissaten - coffee house, coffee shop |
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詰 |
きつ:to call to account つめる:つまる:つむ
to cram, to put close to, to
shorten |
缶詰 kan zume - canned food, canning
すし詰め sushi zume - packed in like sushi (sardines) |
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決 |
きまる:けつ
to be decided :きめる
decide |
解決 kai ketsu - solution, settlement
決議 ketsu gi - vote, decide
雨天決行 u ten kekkou - even in case of rain, will proceed
(not cancelled) |
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君 |
きみ
you (familiar) :くん
ruler, added to names of boys |
諸君 sho kun - Ladies & Gentlemen!
君 kimi - you (to girls - be careful can be
consided a little rude) |
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客 |
きゃく:かく
guest, customer |
観光客
kan
kou kyaku - a
tourist
お客様 o kyaku sama - customer, honored customer |
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逆 |
ぎゃく:さからう:さか
reverse, opposite |
逆さま
saka
sama - up-side
down
逆効果 gyaku kou ka - back fire, opposite of what was
hoped for
逆説 gyaku setsu - paradox |
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級 |
きゅう
grade |
一級 ikkyuu - 1st class, 1st grade
高級 kou kyuu - high class (expensive)
上級 jou kyuu - advanced level, upper class
武士階級 bu shi kai kyuu - the warrior class |
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球 |
きゅう:たま
ball |
卓球 takkyuu - ping pong, table tennis
地球 chi kyuu - the Earth |
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求 |
きゅう:もとめる
seek |
探求 tan kyuu - a quest, pursuit
要求 you kyuu - to demand, request
求愛 kyuu ai - courting
求職 kyuu shoku - searching for a job, job-hunting |
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泣 |
きゅう:なく
cry |
感泣 kan kyuu - to be moved to tears
泣き笑い naki warai - a tearful smile, smile through
one's tears |
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救 |
きゅう:すくう
save, rescue |
救急車
kyuu
kyuu sha - an
ambulance
救世主 kyuu sei shu - Messiah, Savior
救命 kyuu mei - life saving |
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