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December 2015

非: non-; not; wrong; un-

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非 fēi

verb | adverb | radical 175
: to not be; not; wrong; incorrect
: non-; un-; in-
: to reproach or blame
: (colloquial) to insist on; simply must
: abbr. for 非洲, Africa

Kun Reading

非ず | あらず arazu

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: (Archaism) it is not so
: no; never mind

非と | ひと hito

noun | suru verb
: condemning; denouncing

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非 | ひ hi

noun
: fault; error; mistake
: going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable
: (Prefix) un-; non-; an-

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並: side by side | to combine | also

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並 [并] bìng

conjunction | adverb
: and; furthermore; also; moreover
: together with; side by side; (not) at all; simultaneously; both
: to combine; to join; to merge

併 [并] bìng

verb
: to combine; to amalgamate

竝 [并] bìng


: to combine, annex
: also, what’s more

Kun Reading

並 | なみ nami

noun | noun suffix
: average; medium; common; ordinary
: line; row of (e.g. houses)
: mid-grade
: same level; equal; each (e.g. month); set of (e.g. teeth)

並び | ならび narabi

noun/span>
: line; row; rank; list

並ぶ | ならぶ narabu

godan verb with bu ending | intransitive verb/span>
: to line up; to stand in a line
: to rival; to match; to equal

並べる | ならべる naraberu

ichidan verb | transitive verb/span>
: to line up; to set up;
: to enumerate; to itemize

並て | なべて nabete

adverb/span>
: in general; generally; usually

並めて | なめて namete

adverb/span>
: all

並びに | ならびに narabini

conjunction/span>
: and (also); both … and; as well as

併せる | あわせる awaseru

ichidan verb | transitive verb/span>
: to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
: to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up
: to face; to be opposite (someone)
: to compare; to check with
: to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
: to place together; to connect; to overlap
: to mix; to combine
: to put blade to blade; to fight

併さる | あわさる awasaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb/span>
: to get together; to unite

併し OR 然し | しかし shikashi

conjunction/span>
: however; but

併も | しかも shikamo

conjunction/span>
: moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

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ヘイ hei
ホウ hou

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敢: to dare

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敢 gǎn

adjective | verb | auxiliary verb
: to dare
: daring; bold
: (polite) may I venture

Kun Reading

敢て | あえて aete

adverb
: dare (to do something); venture (often overcoming reluctance, or in the face of probable failure); take upon oneself; challenge; presume; (there is no) need to; (don’t) go as far as; definitely (not)

敢ない | あえない aenai

adjective/span>
: tragic

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カン kan

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越: to exceed; to pass over

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越 yuè

adverb
: to exceed; to climb over; to surpass
: the more… the more
: generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
: abbr. for Vietnam 越南

Kun Reading

越す | こす kosu

godan verb with su ending
: to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across
: to go over (e.g. with audience)
: to pass time (e.g. a winter)
: to surpass; to be better than; to exceed
: to move house
: (Honorific or respectful language) to go; to come

越し | ごし goshi

noun suffix/span>
: across; over; beyond

越える | こえる koeru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of)
: to exceed

越す | こす kosu

godan verb with su ending
: to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across

越す | こす kosu

godan verb with su ending
: to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across

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エツ etsu
オツ otsu

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運: to move; fate

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運 [运] yùn

verb
: to move; to transport
: to use; to apply
: fortune; luck; fate

Kun Reading

運び | はこび hakobi

noun | noun suffix
: progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

運ぶ | はこぶ hakobu

godan verb with bu ending
: to carry; to transport; to move; to convey
: (Honorific or respectful language) to come; to go
: to wield (a tool, etc.); to use; () to go (well, etc.); to proceed; to progress

運び | はこび hakobi

noun | noun suffix
: progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

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運 | うん un

noun
: fortune; luck

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