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August 2015

伴: companion

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

伴 bàn


: companion, comrade, partner; accompany

Kun Reading

伴 | とも tomo

noun | suru verb
: companion; follower; attendant; retinue

伴う | ともなう tomonau

godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to accompany; to bring with; to be accompanied by; to be involved in; to be consequent upon

伴い | ともない tomonai

godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: companion; accompaniment

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ハン han
バン ban

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佯: to feign; to pretend

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佯 yáng

verb
: to feign; to pretend

Kun Reading
none applicable

偽る OR 詐る | いつわる

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to lie; to cheat; to falsify; to deceive; to pretend

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よう OR ヨウ you

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面: face | flour; noodles

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

 

面 miàn

noun | measure word | suffix | radical 176
: face
: side; surface; aspect; top
: measure word for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

麵 [面] miàn

noun
: flour; noodles

Kun Reading

面 | つら tsura

noun
: face (often derog. or vulg.); mug
: surface;
: (Archaism) surrounding area
: (Archaism) cheek; cheeks

面 | づら zura

noun suffix
: looking like a …; acting as if a ….

面 | おも omo

conjunction
: face
: surface

面 | おもて omote

conjunction
: face;
: surface
: mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)

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面 | めん men

noun
: face;
: mask; face guard
: (Martial arts term) (in kendo) striking the head
: surface (esp. a geometrical surface)
: page; () aspect; facet; side
: chamfer
: (Counter) counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game

麪 OR 麺 | めん men

noun
: noodles

ベン ben

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而: and; and yet; but

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而 ér

conjunction | adverb | radical 126
: and; as well as; and so
: but (not); yet (not)
: (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)

Kun Reading

而も | しかも shikamo

conjunction
: moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

而して | そして soshite OR しかして shikashite

conjunction
: and; and then; thus; and now

而るを | しかるを shikaruo

conjunction
: even so; though that may be

然して | そして soshite

conjunction
: and; and then; thus; and now

然れども | しかれども shikaredomo

conjunction
: nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so

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ジ ji
ニ ni

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持: support; hold

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

持 chí

verb
: to hold; to grasp
: to support; to maintain; to sustain
: to persevere; to manage
: to run (i.e. administer); to control

Kun Reading

持ち | もち mochi

noun | noun suffix
: hold; charge; keep possession; in charge
: wear; durability; life; draw
: (Suffix) usage

持つ | もつ motsu

godan verb with tu ending
: to hold; to carry
: to possess

持てる | もてる moteru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)
: to be well liked; to be popular; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
: to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.); to last
: (Pre-noun adjectival) possessed
: possessing riches; having wealth

持する | じする jisuru

suru verb – special class
: to hold; to maintain

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ジ ji

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