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November 2014

亭: pavilion; erect

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

 

亭 tíng

noun
: pavilion; booth; kiosk
: erect

Kun Reading
none applicable

四阿 OR 東屋 | あずまや azumaya

noun
: arbor; bower; summer house; square gazebo

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亭 | ちん chin

noun
: arbor; bower; pavilion

亭 | てい tei

noun
: : arbor; bower; pavilion;
: (Suffix) suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers

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停: to stop

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

 

停 tíng

adjective | verb
: to stop; to halt; suspend; delay
: suitable
: to park (a car)

Kun Reading

停まる OR 止まる | とまる tomaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to stop (moving); to come to a stop
: to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended
: to alight; to perch on

停める OR 止める | とめる tomeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to stop (something or someone); to turn off
: to fix into place
: to park; to leave somewhere for a time

停まる OR 止まる | とどまる todomaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place);
: to be limited to; to be confined to

停める OR 留める | とどめる todomeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to cease; to put an end to
: to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to limit
: to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

On Reading

てい tei

ちょう chou

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釘: nail; to pursue closely | to join

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釘 dīng

noun | verb
: nail; spike
: to pursue closely; to keep at somebody (to do something)

釘 dìng

verb
: to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points; to nail; to pin; to staple; to sew on

Kun Reading

釘 | くぎ kugi

noun
: nail (i.e. small metal spike)

釘づけ | くぎづけ kugizuke

adverb
: with a clang; with a bang; with a crash

On Reading

てい tei

ちょう chou

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