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January 2014

成: to succeed; complete; become

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning
 

成 chéng

adjective | verb | measure word
: to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; OK!

Kun Reading

なす nasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
:(Usually written using kana alone) to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain;
: to result in; to prove to be
: to consist of; to be composed of
: to succeed; to be complete
: to change into; to be exchanged for
: to play a role
: to be promoted (shogi); to do …

なる naru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to build up; to establish
: to form; to become (a state)
: to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in
: to change into
: to do; to perform
: (Archaism) to intend to; to attempt; to try
: (Archaism) to have a child

なり nari

Noun
: being promoted (shogi)

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せい sei

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地: earth; soil | -ly

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地 dì

noun
: earth; soil; ground; place

地 de

noun
: -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

Kun Reading

地 | つち tsuchi
OR つし tsushi

noun
: earth; soil; dirt
: the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land
: low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)
: (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in On’youdou)

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地 | ち chi

noun | noun suffix
: earth; ground; land; soil
: place
: territory
: bottom (of a package, book, etc.)
: earth (one of the five elements)

地 | じ ji

noun
: (Abbreviation) ground; land; earth; soil
: the region in question; the local area
: skin
: texture; fabric; material; weave
: base; background
: one’s true nature
: narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story)
: real life; actuality
: (in the game of go) captured territory
: noh chorus
: (in Japanese dance) accompaniment music
: (in Japanese music) basic phrase (usu. repetitive)
: base part (of multiple shamisens)

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至: to reach; most; until

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至 zhì

verb | conjunction | preposition | radical 133
: to reach; to arrive at; most; to; until

Kun Reading

至る | いたる itaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to arrive at (a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain
: to lead to (a place); to get to
: (Archaism) to come; to arrive; to result in

至り | いたり itari

noun
: utmost limit; extremity; result

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至 | し shi

prefix
: to …

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房: house; room

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房 fáng

noun
: house; room; brand of an extended family; measure word for family members

Kun Reading

ふさ fusa

noun
: tuft; tassel;
: bunch (of grapes, etc.);
: section (of an orange, etc.)

へや heya

noun
: room

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ぼう bou

noun
: chamber; room;
: home of a monk; monk;
: Chinese “room” constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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方: direction; square

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方 fāng

adjective | radical 70
: square
: direction
: locality
: upright; honest

Kun Reading

方 | え e

suffix
: rough indicator of location, direction, time

方 | へ he (OR e)

noun
: shore (of the sea)
: suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time,

方 | かた kata

noun
: direction; way
: (Honorific) person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of
: (Noun suffix) care of…
: person in charge of…
: side (e.g. “on my mother’s side”)

お方 | おかた okata: this lady or gentleman

方 | がた gata

suffix
: honorific pluralizing suffix (used only for people)
: around (the time that, etc.); about

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方 | ほうhou

noun
: direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
: side (of an argument, etc.); one’s part
: type; category
: field (of study)
: indicates one side of a comparison
: way; method; manner; means
: length (of each side of a square)

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