The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
荒 |
あらい:こう
violent;
rude; wild:あれる
become
rough |
荒い arai -
wild, rough
荒れ地 are chi -
desert, wasteland |
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洗 |
あらう:せん
wash |
お手洗い
o
te arai - toliet, bathroom
洗い熊 arai guma -
racoon (lit. washing bear) usually
written in katakana
洗濯 sen taku -
washing; laundry
洗脳 sen nou -
brain washing |
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争 |
あらそう to struggle, quarrel:そう:あらそい
quarrel;
dispute |
競争 kyou sou -
competition, contest
戦争 sen sou -
war
南北戦争 nan boku sen sou
- the US Civil War |
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改 |
あらためる to change; reform:あらたまる
to be
reformed:かい
reform |
改革 kai kaku -
reform; reformation; innovation
経済改革 kei zai kai kaku
- economic reform
改訂 kai tei -
revision |
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表 |
あらわす to show; to indicate:ひょう list; table;
schedule:おもて
the
outside; surface |
座席表
za
seki hyou - seating chart
時間表 ji kan hyou -
time table
代表 dai hyou -
representative
発表 happyou -
announcement |
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現 |
あらわす:げん
actual;
appear |
表現 hyou gen -
expression
愛の表現 ai no hyou gen -
an expression of love
現金 gen kin -
cash, ready money
現在 gen zai -
now, present days, current
現場 gen ba -
the actual spot, scene of the crime |
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著 |
あらわす author; to write a
book:ちょ:いちじるしい
remarkable;
conspicuous |
著者 cho sha -
author
著しい ichijirushii -
remarkable |
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在 |
ある:ざい
to
exist; country; suburbs |
存在 son zai -
existence
滞在 tai zai -
stay, sojourn |
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暗 |
あん:くらい
dark |
真っ暗
makkura
- total darkness
暗闇 kura yami -
darkness, the dark
暗記 an ki -
memorization, to learn by heart |
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委 |
い commit; to entrust
with |
委員 i in -
committee member
任せる makaseru -
to entrust, leave ~ to |
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衣 |
い:ころも
clothes
garments |
浴衣 yukata - a
yukata; summer kimono
衣服 i fuku -
clothes |
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囲 |
い:かこむ:かこう
enclose;
surround |
雰囲気
fun
i ki - an atmosphere
囲炉裏 irori - a
fireplace, hearth |
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位 |
い:くらい
rank;
position; about (approximately) |
一位 ichi i -
first place
どの位 dono kurai -
about how much; how far
位置 i chi -
place, location, point |
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胃 |
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易 |
い:えき:やさしい:やすい
easy |
使い易い
tsukai
yasui - easy to use
分かり易い wakari yasui -
easy to understand |
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移 |
い:うつる
to
transfer, to infect, to move :うつす to remove; to infect |
移民 i min -
immigration, immigrant
移住 i juu -
migrate, migration |
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依 |
い:え depend on |
依る yoru -
depends on, to depend on
状況に依る jyou kyou ni
yoru - depends on the situation
依願 i gan - a
request |
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偉 |
い:えらい
great,
remarkable |
偉い erai -
great, important
偉大 i dai -
greatness |
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違 |
い:ちがう:ちがえる
differ;
wrong |
間違い
ma
chigai - a mistake
~に違いない ~ni chigai nai - I
am sure of ~
違反 i han -
violation , infrigement |
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怒 |
いかる:ど:おこる
get
angry |
怒る okoru - get
angry
怒声 do sei - a
roar |
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息 |
いき:そく
breath |
安息 an soku -
rest, repose
ため息 tame iki -
a sigh
息子 musuko - a
son (irregular reading) |
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域 |
いき boundary |
地域 chi iki - a
region, area
地域時刻 chi iki ji koku -
local time |
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勢 |
いきおい:せい
power |
勢力 sei ryoku -
influence, power, might
勢い込む ikioi komu -
to go heart and soul into... |
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幾 |
いく:き
how
many; some |
幾つ ikutsu -
how much?, how many?
幾多 iku ta -
many, a number of |
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育 |
いく:そだつ:そだてる
to
bring up; to educate; to grow |
教育 kyou iku -
education
生涯教育 shou gai kyou
iku - education for life
体育 tai iku - P.E.;
gymnastics
体育館 tai iku kan -
a gym |
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戦 |
いくさ:せん:たたかう
war |
雪合戦
yuki
gassen - snow ball fight
冷戦 rei sen -
the Cold War
戦場 sen jyou -
a battlefield
作戦 saku sen -
tactics, stategy |
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池 |
いけ:ち
pond |
電池 den chi - a
battery
池 ike - a
pond |
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勇 |
いさむ:ゆう
brave |
勇気 yuu ki -
bravery
勇者 yuu sha - a
brave man, hero |
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石 |
いし:せき:しゃく:こく
stone |
隕石 in seki - a
meteorite
化石 ka seki - a
fossil
磁石 ji shaku -
magnet
宝石 hou seki -
gem, jewel
石鹸 sekken -
soap
一石二鳥 isseki ni chou -
killing 2 birds with one stone |
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泉 |
いずみ:せん
spring |
温泉 on sen -
hot spring, onsen
泉水 sen sui - a
fountain |
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