The Kanji
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Readings & Meanings
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打 |
うつ:だ
strick;
hit; to beat |
舌打ち
shita
uchi - click one's tongue, smacking lips
抜打ち nuki uchi -
a sudden assault; be surprised by...; to draw a
katana and strike with the same stroke
打ち上げる uchi ageru -
to launch, shoot up (a rocket, space shuttle or
fireworks) |
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美 |
うつくしい beautiful:び beauty |
賛美 san bi -
praise
讃美歌 san bi ka -
a hymn, praise song
美人 bi jin - a
beautiful woman
美術 bi jutsu -
art, fine arts |
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器 |
うつわ:き
vessel;
tool |
火炎放射器
ka
en hou sha ki - a flame thrower
楽器 gakki - a
musical instument
消化器 shou ka ki -
a fire extinguisher
炊飯器 sui han ki -
a rice cooker |
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腕 |
うで:わん
arm;
talent; ability |
腕 ude - an
arm
両腕 ryou ude -
both arms
腕相撲 ude zumou -
arm wrestling (arm Sumo) |
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産 |
うぶ:さん
childbearing;
product; fortune:うむ
to give
birth; to produce |
お土産
o
mi yage - a souvenir, present from a trip
for someone
国産 koku san -
a national product
破産 ha san -
bankrupt
不動産 fu dou san -
real estate |
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馬 |
うま:ば:ま
horse |
馬 uma - horse
河馬 ka ba - a
hippo; hippopotamus
縞馬 shima uma -
a zebra
流鏑馬 yabu same -
archery from horseback
馬鹿 baka -
foolish, an idoit, stupid |
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埋 |
うまる to be buried; to be
filled up:まい:うめる
to
bury; to fill up |
埋まる
umaru
- to be buried
穴埋め ana ume -
to fill in the blanks (of a form...) |
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敬 |
うやまう:けい
respect |
尊敬 son kei -
repect, honor,esteem
敬語 kei go -
honorific language, terms of respect |
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裏 |
うら:り
reverse
side; back; opposite |
裏技 ura waza -
an underhanded trick; using secret knowledge
裏口 ura guchi -
back door
手裏剣 shu ri ken -
a throwing star (ninja!)
裏切る ura giru -
to betray |
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占 |
うらなう to divine:せん:うらない
divination:しめる to occupy; to hold (a
seat) |
独占 doku sen -
a monopoly
占領地 sen ryou chi -
occupied territory (by an army) |
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得 |
うる:とく:える
acquire;
gain |
心得 kokoro e -
information, knowledge
得る eru - to
get; to gain |
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絵 |
え:かい picture |
油絵 abura e -
oil painting
浮世絵 uki yo e -
Ukiyoe, everyday life in Edo period
絵本 e hon - a
picture book (children) |
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回 |
え:かい a turn :まわる:まわす
to turn |
一回 ikkai -
once, one time
今回 kon kai -
this time, now
回し mawashi -
Sumo's lioncloth
回復 kai fuku -
recovering, recovery |
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泳 |
えい:およぐ
swim |
遠泳 en ei -
long-distance swimming
水泳 sui ei -
swimming
寒中水泳 kan chuu sui ei -
swimming in dead of winter |
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栄 |
えい:さかえる:はえ:はえる
flourish;
glory |
栄光 ei kou -
glory
栄養 ei you -
nutrition |
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永 |
えい:ながい
eternal |
永遠 ei en -
forever, eternity
永続 ei zoku -
permanence, persistent |
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鋭 |
えい:するどい
sharp |
鋭い surudoi -
sharp
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役 |
えき war:やく office; duty; role;
service |
悪役 aku yaku -
the bad guy part, role of the villian
毒見役 doku mi yaku -
a taster for posion
役に立つ yaku ni tatsu -
be useful; be helpful |
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液 |
えき - liquid |
毒液 doku eki -
venom (from a snake...)
血液型 ketsu eki gata -
blood type |
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枝 |
えだ:し
a
branch (of a tree) |
枯れ枝
kare
eda - a dead branch
爪楊枝 tsuma you ji -
toothpick
枝垂れ柳 shi dare yanagi -
a Weeping Willow |
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越 |
えつ:こえる
to go
over; to exceed:こす
to
cross; to exceed; to move to |
引越し
hikkoshi
- moving, changing residence
追い越し oi koshi -
passing |
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笑 |
えむ:わらう:しょう
to
laugh; to smile |
可笑しい
okashii
- funny, strange, amusing
笑顔 e gao - a
smiling face |
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選 |
えらぶ:せん
to
choose |
選ぶ erabu - to
choose, select
選挙 sen kyo -
elections (very noisy!) |
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園 |
えん:その
garden |
公園 kou en -
park
幼稚園 you chi en -
kindergarten |
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遠 |
えん:おん:とおい
far |
永遠 ei en -
forever, eternity
耳が遠い mimi ga tooi -
poor hearing
望遠鏡 bou en kyou -
telescope
遠足 en soku -
trip; hike; picnic |
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塩 |
えん:しお
salt |
食塩 shoku en -
table salt
塩水 shio mizu -
salt water |
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演 |
えん to act;; to perform
a play |
演歌 enka - Enka
(style of Japanese music)
開演 kai en -
curtain opening (start of a play) |
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延 |
えん:のびる
to be
postponed; to be extended:のばす to postpone; to
extend:のべ
total |
延ばす
nobasu
- to lengthen; to stretch; to grow a beard
延期 en ki - to
postpone |
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煙 |
えん:けむる:けむり:けむい
smoke |
禁煙 kin en - NO
SMOKING!
煙い kemui -
smokey\ |
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緒
|
しょ:ちょ beginning (lineage);
お cord, string (of a
musical instrument) |
一緒 issho -
together
内緒 nai sho -
secret, private
内緒話 nai sho banashi -
a secret talk |
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