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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疑 |
ぎ:うたがう
doubt |
容疑者
you
gi sha - a suspect (person)
疑問 gi mon - a
question, doubt, problem
疑問文 gi mon bun -
interrogative sentence |
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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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岸 |
きし:がん
(sea)
shore |
海岸 kai gan -
coast, beach
川岸 kawa gishi -
river bank |
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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 |
きょう:たま
ball |
卓球 takkyuu -
ping pong, table tennis
地球 chi kyuu -
the Earth |
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求 |
きょう: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 |
きょう: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 |
きょう: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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