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August 2016

清: clear; pure

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

清 qīng

adjective | verb
: clear; distinct; quiet
: just and honest; pure
: to settle or clear up; to clean up or purge
: Qing or Ch’ing dynasty of Imperial China (1644-1911)

Kun Reading

清い | きよい kiyoi

adjective
: clear; pure; noble

清め | きよめ kiyome

noun
: purification

清める OR 浄める | きよめる kiyomeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise

清ら | きよら kiyora OR けうら keura

noun | na-adjective
: elegant beauty; dazzling beauty

清 OR 明 | さや saya

adverb
: (Archaism) clearly; brightly
: cleanly; purely

清か | さやか sayaka

na-adjective
: clear; fresh; bright

清む OR 澄む | すむ samu

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to clear (e.g. weather); to become transparent

清ます | すます sumasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim; to put on airs

On Reading

清 | しん shin

adverb
: Qing (dynasty of China, 1616-1912); Ch’ing

セイ sei
ショウ shou
シン shin

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改: to change

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改 gǎi

verb
: to change; to alter; to transform; to correct; to remodel

Kun Reading

改む | あらたむ aratamu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to revise; to change

改め | あらため aratame

suffix
: former (e.g. name); previous; changed

改まる | あらたまる aratamaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be renewed
: to stand on ceremony; to be formal
: to take a turn for the worse

改まる | あらたまる aratamaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be renewed

改める | あらためる aratameru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to change; to alter; to revise; to replace
: to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve
: to examine; to check; to inspect
: to do properly; to do formally

改改まった | あらたまった aratamatta

noun or verb acting prenominally
: ceremonious; formal

改ざん | かいざん kaizan

noun | suru verb
: alteration; falsification; faking

On Reading

改 | かい kai

noun suffix
: revision

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圓: circle; complete

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圓 [圆] yuán

noun | adjective
: circle; round; circular; spherical
: (of the moon) full
: unit of Chinese currency (Yuan)
: tactful; to justify

Kun Reading

圓 | まる maru

noun | out-dated kanji
: circle

円 OR 丸 | まる maru

noun
: circle

円い OR 丸い | まるい marui

adjective
: round; circular; spherical
: harmonious; calm

円み | まるみ marumi

noun
: roundness; rotundity

円ら | つぶら tsubura

na-adjective | noun
: round and cute (esp. eyes); rotund

円か | まどか madoka

na-adjective | noun
: round; tranquil

On Reading

圓 | えん en

noun | out-dated kanji
: Yen; money
: circle

円 | えん en

noun
: Yen; money
: circle

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俚: rustic; vulgar

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俚 lǐ


: rustic; vulgar; unrefined; unpolished; mean
: abbr. for 俚语, slang
: old name for the 黎 ethnic group

Kun Reading
none applicable

卑しい OR 賤しい | いやしい iyashii

adjective
: lowborn; humble; lowly
: vulgar; coarse; crude; mean; base; vile
: shabby
: greedy; gluttonous; avaricious

On Reading

リ ri

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埋: to bury | to blame

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埋 mái

verb
: to bury; secrete; conceal

埋 mán

verb
: to blame

Kun Reading

埋まる | うまる umaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be buried; to be surrounded; to overflow; to be filled

埋める | うめる umeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to bury (e.g. in the ground)
: to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to fill (a seat, a vacant position)
: to plug gaps; to stop a gap
: to make amends; to cover up for something
: to put cold water in a bath
: to cover; to scatter something over

埋まる | うずまる uzumaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be buried; to be surrounded; to overflow; to be filled

埋める | うずめる uzumeru

ichidan verb
: to cover; to bury (e.g. one’s face in hands); to submerge
: to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack; to cram; to fill up

埋もれる | うもれる umoreru OR うずもれる uzumoreru

ichidan verb
: to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

埋かる | いかる ikaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display
: to be buried

埋ける | いける ikeru

ichidan verb
: to bury something in the ground
: to cover coals with ash; to bank a fire

On Reading

マイ mai

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理: reason, logic; manage

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理 lǐ

adjective | verb
: texture; grain (of wood)
: inner essence; intrinsic order
: reason; logic; truth; science
: natural science (esp. physics)
: to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up

Kun Reading

理 | ことわり kotowari

noun
: reason; truth; way of things; justice

On Reading

理 | り ri

noun
: reason; principle; logic
: (Buddhist term) general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)
: (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos

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