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November 2013

溶: to dissolve

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

溶 róng

adjective
: to dissolve; soluble

Kun Reading

とく toku

Godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal); to mix (water with flour)

とかす tokasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to melt/dissolve

とける tokeru

Ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to melt; thaw; fuse; dissolve

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よう you

 

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容: to hold; appearance

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容 róng

adjective | verb
: to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance

Kun Reading

かたち katachi

noun
: form; shape; figure
: visage

いれる ireru

ichidan verb
: to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. a tattoo)
: to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire
: to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy); to take (advice); to listen to; to pay attention to
: to include
: to pay (one’s rent)
: to cast (a vote);
: to make (tea, coffee)
: to turn on (a switch)
: to send (a fax); to call

かんばせ kanbase

noun
: face; honor; dignity

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よう you

noun
: form; shape; figure
: visage

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難: difficult | disaster

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難[难] nán

adjective
: difficult; problem; not good

難[难] nàn

noun
: disaster; distress; to scold

Kun Reading

かたい katai

auxiliary adjective
: difficult; hard

にくい nikui

auxiliary adjective
: difficult; hard

むずかしい muzukashii

adjective
: difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
: fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
: gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
: (Archaism) dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable
: (Archaism) unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

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なんnan

noun
: difficulty; hardships; defect

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革: hide; to reform

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革 gé

radical 157
: animal hide (as in cowhide)
: to reform; to remove; expel (from office)

Kun Reading

かわ kawa

noun
: leather

つくりかわ tsukurikawa

noun
: leather; tanned animal hide

あらたまる aratamaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be renewed
: to stand on ceremony; to be formal
: to take a turn for the worse

あらためる aratameru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to change; to alter; to revise; to replace;
: to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve;
: to do properly; to do formally

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かくkaku

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常: often

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常 cháng

adverb
: often; as a rule

Kun Reading

つね tsune

Noun | No-adjective
: usual state of things

つねに tsuneni

adverb
: always; constantly

とこ toko

adverb
: ever; endless

ただ tada

No-adjective
: ordinary; common; usual
: free of charge
: unaffected; as is; safe; (Adverb) only; merely; just; simply
: but; however; nevertheless

とわ towa

Na-adjective | Noun | No-adjective
: eternity; perpetuity

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しょう shou

 

じょう jou

 

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