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December 2013

家: home; family

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning, Music

 

家 jiā

noun | measure word | suffix
: home; house; family; specialist

Kun Reading

家 | や ya

suffix
: (something) shop
: somebody who sells (something) or works as (something)
: somebody with a (certain) personality trait
: (Noun) house
: roof

家 | ち chi OR うち uchi

Noun | No-adjective
: house; home (one’s own)
: (one’s) family; (one’s) household

家 | んち nchi

Suffix | Expression
: ‘s house; ‘s home

家 | いえ ie

noun
: house; residence; dwelling
: family; household
: lineage; family name

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家 | け ke

suffix
: house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

家 | か ka

suffix
: -ist (used after a noun indicating someone’s occupation, pursuits, disposition, etc.); -er

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喝: to drink | to shout

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

喝 hē

verb
: to drink; My goodness!

飲 yǐn: to drink

喝 hè

verb
: to shout

Kun Reading
none applicable
“drinking” verb のむ nomu:

飲む | のむ nomu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to drink; to gulp; to swallow
: to smoke (tobacco)
: to engulf; to overwhelm
: to keep down; to suppress
: to accept (e.g. demand, condition)
: to make light of; to conceal

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かつ katsu

interjection | noun
: exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen)
: (Noun) scolding or threatening with a shout

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慢: slow(ly)

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

慢 màn

adjective
: slow(ly), leisurely; sluggish

遲鈍[迟钝] chi2dun4: dim-witted; stupid

Kun Reading

慢じる | まんじる manjiru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: (Archaism) to be conceited

遅い | おそい osoi
adjective
: slow
: late (e.g. “late at night”)
: too late
: (Archaism) dull; stupid

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まん man

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