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July 2015

部: part; section

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

部 bù

measure word
: ministry; department
: section; part; division
: troops; board
: measure word for works of literature, films, machines etc

Kun Reading

部 | べ be

noun
: hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)

On Reading

部 | ぶ bu

noun | noun suffix
: department (in an organization); division; bureau
: club
: part; component; element
: category
: (Counter) counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

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界: boundary; domain

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

 

界 jiè


: boundary; scope; extent
: circles; group; domain
: kingdom (taxonomy)

Kun Reading

界 | さかい sakai

noun
: border; boundary
: area; region; spot; space; environment
: psychological state; mental state

On Reading

界 | かい kai

noun
: (biological) kingdom
: erathem (rock layer corresponding to the era in which it was deposited)
: partition of land
: (Suffix) the world of (some category)

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課: lesson; course

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課 [课] kè

noun | measure word
: lesson
: subject; course; class
: to levy; tax
: form of divination

Kun Reading

課す | かす kasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to levy; to charge; to assess; to impose; to assign

課する | かする kasuru

suru verb – special class | transitive verb
: to levy; to charge; to assess; to impose; to assign

On Reading

課 | か ka

noun | noun suffix
: lesson
: section (in an organization); division; department;
: (Counter) counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

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果: fruit; result

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果 guǒ

noun
: fruit
: result; resolute
: indeed; if really

Kun Reading

果て | はて hate

noun
: the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result

果 | はたて hatate

noun
: end; limit; extremity

果たす | はたす hatasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill; to fulfil; to realize; to execute; to perform; to do
: () to do … completely; to do … entirely

果てる | はてる hateru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to end; to be finished; to be exhausted; to die; to perish
: (Suffix) indicates an extreme has been reached

果てし| はてし hateshi

noun
: end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate

果ては | はては hateha

noun
: in the end; on top of that

果物 | くだもの kudamono

noun
: fruit

On Reading

果 | か ka

noun
: (Buddhist term) phala (attained state, result)
: (Buddhist term) enlightenment (as the fruits of one’s Buddhist practice)
: fruit; (Counter) counter for pieces of fruit

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才: talent | a moment ago

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

 

才 cái

noun | adverb
: ability; talent
: somebody of a certain type; a capable individual
: only; only then
: just now

纔 [才] cái


: a moment ago; just now
: (preceded by a clause of condition or reason) not until
: (followed by a numerical clause) only

Kun Reading

纔 | ひたた hitata

adverb
: just a tiny bit

纔か | わずか wazuka

na-adjective | adverb | noun
: only; merely; (a) little; small quantity

On Reading

才 | さい sai

suffix
: -years-old
: ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius

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