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November 2014

識: to know | to remember

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識 [识] shí


: to know; knowledge

識 [识] zhì


: (bookish) to remember; to record; to write a footnote; a mark or sign

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識る | しる shiru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to know; to understand; to be acquainted with; to feel

識す | しるす shirusu

godan verb with su ending
: to write down; to note; to jot down
: to remember

常識に欠ける | じょうしきにかける joushiki ni kakeru
: to lack in common sense

常識を覆す | じょうしきをくつがえす joushiki o kutsugaesu
: to defy conventional wisdom

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識 | しき shiki

noun
: (Buddhist term) acquaintanceship
: vijnana (consciousness)
: (after a signature) written by…

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認: to recognize; to admit

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認 [认] rèn

verb
: to recognize; to admit

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認 | みとめ mitome

noun
: approval; final seal (of approval); acceptance

認 | みとめる mitomeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to recognize; to appreciate
: to observe; to notice
: to admit; to approve

認 | したためる shitatameru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to write up

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にん nin

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忍: to bear; to endure

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忍 rèn

adjective
: to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself

Kun Reading

忍 | しのぶ shinobu

noun
: (Usually written using kana alone) Davallia mariesii (species of fern)
: Lepisorus thunbergiana (species of fern)
: color of clothing layers under one’s overcoat (light green on blue)
: (Abbreviation) ancient women’s hairstyle
: (Abbreviation) clothing patterned using the fern Davallia mariesii

忍ぶ | しのぶ shinobu

godan verb with bu ending | transitive verb
: to conceal oneself; to hide
: to endure

忍び | しのび shinobi

noun
: stealth
: (Abbreviation) travelling incognito (traveling)
: (Abbreviation) ninjutsu
: (Abbreviation) ninja
: sneak theft; sneak thief
: tolerance

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忍 | にん nin

noun
: endurance; forbearance; patience; self-restraint

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刀: knife

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刀 dāo

noun | measure word | radical 18
: knife; blade; single-edged sword
: cutlass
: measure word for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
: (slang) dollar (loanword)

Kun Reading

刀 | かたな katana

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: (single-edged) sword; katana
: (Archaism) dagger; knife

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刀 | とう tou

noun
: (single-edged) sword; katana
: (Archaism) dagger; knife
: (Archaism) scalpel

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打: to beat; to strike

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打 dǎ

verb | preposition | measure word
: to beat; to strike; to hit; to shoot; to break
: to type
: to mix up
: to build
: to fight
: to fetch
: to tie up
: to make; to issue
: to calculate
: to play (a game)
: since; from

打 dá


: dozen (loanword)

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打 | うつ utsu

godan verb with tsu ending | transitive verb
: to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound
: to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
: to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
: to move; to impress; to touch
: to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject
: to type; to send; to transmit
: to insert; to write in; to mark
: to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare
: to till (soil)
: to sprinkle; to throw; to cast
: to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.)
: to pay (a deposit, etc.)
: to visit (on a pilgrimage)
: to line (a coat)
: to bind (a criminal)

打 | ぶつ butsu

godan verb with tsu ending | transitive verb
: (usually written using kana only) to hit (a person); to strike; to beat

打 | ダース daasu

ateji (phonetic) | noun
: (usually written using kana only) dozen (eng: doz)
: (sports) hitting a ball; batting; stroke

打 | うち uchi

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