The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
忙 |
いそがしい:ぼう
busy |
忙しい
isogashii
- busy
多忙 ta bou -
busy |
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板 |
いた:はん:ばん
board (wood);
plate |
看板 kan ban -
sign, billboard
板挟み ita basami -
a dilemma, caught between a rock and a hard place |
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痛 |
いたい:つう:いたむ
pain |
片腹痛い
kata
hara itai - absurd, ridiculous, laughable
痛み止め itami dome -
a painkiller |
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抱 |
いだく:ほう:だく:かかえる
hug;
hold |
抱擁 hou you -
hug, embrace
辛抱 shin bou -
patience, to put up with...
抱腹絶倒 hou fuku zettou -
convulsed with laughter, split one's sides
laughing |
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頂 |
いただき:ちょう:いただく
summit;
receive |
頂上 chou jou -
peak, summit (of a mountain)
頂戴 chou dai -
please, give me...
頂く itadaku -
receive (something) |
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市 |
いち market:し city |
大阪市
oosaka
shi - Osaka City
姉妹都市 shimai toshi -
sister cities
市場 ichi ba -
market, marketplace |
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糸 |
いと:し
thread |
糸 ito -
thread, yarn, string
釣り糸 tsuri ito -
fishing line |
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営 |
いとなむ:えい
manage;
barracks |
兵営 hei ei -
barracks
営業 ei gyou -
business, management
営業中 ei gyou chuu -
in business |
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否 |
いな:ひ
no;
denial |
賛否 san pi -
pros and cons, approval and disapproval
不定的 fu tei teki -
negative, contradictory |
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命 |
いのち life:めい:みょう
order |
一生懸命
isshou
ken mei - with utmost effort, with all one's
might
運命 un mei -
fate,destiny
革命 kaku mei -
revolution
使命 shi mei - a
mission
寿命 ju myou - a
life span |
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祈 |
いのる:き
to pray |
祈り inori - a
prayer
主の祈り shu no inori -
the Lord's Prayer |
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要 |
いる:よう
require;
necessary |
重要 juu you -
important, momentous, major
必要 hitsu you -
necessary
要求 you kyuu -
demands, request |
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居 |
いる:きょ
reside |
紙芝居
kami
shi bai - a picture play, telling a story
with pictures
人形芝居 nin gyou shi bai
- a puppet show
居間 i ma - a
living room |
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岩 |
いわ:がん
rock;
crag |
溶岩 you gen -
volcanic lava
岩手県 iwate ken -
Iwate prefecture
岩登り iwa nobori -
rock climbing |
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祝 |
いわう:しゅく:しゅう
celebrate |
祝い iwai -
celebration, congratulations
祝祭日 shuku sai jitsu -
a festival day
祝福 shuku fuku -
a blessing |
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引 |
いん:ひく:ひける
draw;
pull |
割引 wari biki -
a discount, reduction
綱引き tsuna hiki -
tug-of-war
引き出し hiki dashi -
a drawer (from a desk)
引越し hikkoshi -
to move
引用 in you - a
quotation, citation |
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印 |
いん:しるし
sign;
mark |
印象づける
in
shou zukeru - to impress someone
印象的 in shou teki -
impressive
印度人 in do jin -
a person from India |
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因 |
いん:よる
cause |
原因 gen in -
cause, source
因って yotte -
because of, accordingly |
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羽 |
う:は:はね feather, wing |
羽 hane - a
feather
羽 wa - a
counter for birds
一羽 ichi wa -
one (bird) |
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宇 |
う universe, eaves,
house |
宇宙 u chuu -
the universe, space
宇宙人 u chuu jin -
an alien
宇宙飛行士 u chuu hi kou
shi - an astronaut
宇宙旅行 u chuu ryo kou -
Space travel |
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初 |
うい:しょ:はつ first、はじめ beginning |
最初 sai sho -
first, from the beginning, onset
初場所 hatsu basho -
New Year's Sumo tournament |
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植 |
うえる:うわる:しょく
to
plant; to set up |
田植え
ta
ue - rice planting
植物 shoku butsu -
plants,vegetation
植民地 shoku min chi -
a colony |
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伺 |
うかがう:し to ask; to visit; to
hear |
伺う ukagau - to
visit, to ask, inquire (honorific) |
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浮 |
うかぶ to float; to come to
mind:ふ:うく
to
float, to be left over |
浮く uku - to
float
浮世絵 uki yo e -
Ukiyoe (pictures of everyday life in the Edo
Period) |
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受 |
うかる to receive:じゅ:うけ
popularity;
receptacle |
授受 ju ju -
give and receive
受ける ukeru - to
be received, become popular, to catch on
受験 ju ken -
taking a test
受け身 ukemi - the
passive (grammar) |
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承 |
うけたまわる:しょう
to
hear; to agree to |
承知 shou chi -
know, say yes, consent
承認 shou nin -
recognition, acknowledgement |
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失 |
うしなう:しつ
to lose; slip |
失業 shitsu gyou -
unemployment
失敗 shippai -
failure, mistake
失望 shitsu bou -
disappointment
失礼 shitsu rei -
rude, impolite, excuse me |
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薄 |
うすい:はく
thin;
light; weak; pale |
薄々 usu usu -
dimly, slightly
薄荷 hakka -
peppermint |
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疑 |
うたがう to doubt; suspect:ぎ:うたがい
doubt;
suspicion |
懐疑 kai gi -
doubt, skepticism
疑う utagau - to
doubt |
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内 |
うち:ない:だい
inside |
案内 an nai -
information, guidance
県内 ken nai -
within a prefecture
内緒 nai sho -
secret, confidential, privacy |
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