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October 2015

業: profession; business; trade

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

 

業 [业] yè

noun
: line of business; industry
: occupation; job; employment
: school studies
: enterprise; property
: (Buddhism) karma; deed
: to engage in; already

Kun Reading

業 | わざ waza

noun
: deed; act; work; performance

業わい | なりわい nariwai

noun
: occupation; livelihood; calling

On Reading

業 | ごう gou

noun | Buddhist term
: karma (i.e. actions committed in a former life)

業 | ぎょう gyou

noun
: work; business;
: study

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商: commerce; merchant; quotient

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

商 shāng

noun
: commerce, business, trade
: merchant; dealer
: to consult
: quotient
: 2nd note in pentatonic scale
: the Shang dynasty, 16th to 11th century BC

Kun Reading

商い | あきない akinai

noun
: trade; business; trading; dealing

商う | あきなう akinau

godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell

On Reading

商 | しょう shou

noun | noun suffix
: (Mathematical term) quotient
: dealing; dealer; store
: second degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale)
: Shang (dynasty of China)

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糊: muddled; scorched | paste | congee

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糊 hú


: muddled; paste; scorched

䊀 [糊] hú


: (variant of 糊) paste; to paste, sticky; glutinous, to stick

餬 [糊] hú


: congee; porridge; making a living

餬 [糊] hù


: paste; cream

Kun Reading

糊 | のり nori

noun
: paste; glue; starch

糊する | のりする nori suru

suru verb – special class | intransitive verb
: to paste; to stick something with paste
: to earn a living

餬 | かゆ kayu

noun
: rice broth

On Reading

コ ko
ゴ go

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胡: reckless | alley | beard

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

胡 hú

noun | adverb
: non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; Tartars; Mongols
: reckless; outrageous; foolish
: what? why?
: to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和)

衚 [胡] hú

noun
: lane; alley

鬍 [胡] hú

noun
: beard; mustache; whiskers

Kun Reading
none applicable

髯 | ひげ hige

noun
: mustache; beard; whiskers
: extremely short pulse appearing on an electrical signal

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胡 | こ ko

noun
: barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China

ゴ go

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