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October 2016

無: not; lack; -less

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

無 [无] wú

adjective
: not to have
: no; none; not; negative
: to lack
: un-; -less

Kun Reading

無い | ない nai

adjective
: (Usually written using kana alone) nonexistent; not being (there)
: unpossessed; unowned; not had
: unique
: indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; (Auxiliary adjective) (after the ren’youkei form of an adjective) not …
: (after the -te form of a verb) to not be…; to have not …

無し | なし nashi

noun | noun suffix
: without

無き | なき naki

noun or verb acting prenominally | suffix
: -less (often used after one word to modify another, e.g. soulless body); lacking; non-existing

無げ | なげ nage

na-adjective
: appearing as if something doesn’t exist; casual; offhand

On Reading

無 | ぶ bu

prefix
: un-; non-
: bad …; poor …

無 | む mu

noun
: nothing; naught; nought; nil; zero
: (Prefix) un-; non-

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救: to save

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救 jiù

verb
: to save; to assist; to rescue

Kun Reading

救い | すくい sukui

noun | no-adjective
: help; aid; relief; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace; providence

救う | すくう sukuu

godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to rescue from; to help out of; to save

救ける OR 助ける | たすける tasukeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to help; to save; to rescue; to give relief to; to spare (life); to reinforce; to promote; to abet

On Reading

キュウ kyuu

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球: ball

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球 qíu

noun
: ball; sphere; globe
: ball game; match

Kun Reading

球 | たま tama

noun
: ball; sphere; globe; orb
: bead (of sweat, dew); drop; droplet
: ball (in sports)
: pile (of noodles)
: bullet
: bulb (i.e. a light bulb)
: lens (of glasses)
: bead (of an abacus)
: (Slang) balls (i.e. a testicle)
: gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl
: female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
: (Derogatory) person (when commenting on their nature); character
: item, funds or person used as part of a plot; () egg
: coin
: precious; beautiful; excellent

On Reading

球 | きゅう kyuu

noun
: (Mathematical term) sphere; () counter for balls (in baseball)

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求: to seek; to beg

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求 qíu

verb
: to seek; to look for
: to request; to demand; to beseech; to plead

Kun Reading

求む | もとむ motomu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to want; to seek; to request

求め | もとめ motome

noun
: request; appeal; claim; demand
: purchase

求める | もとめる motomeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to want; to wish for
: to request; to demand
: to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job)
: (Polite language) to purchase; to buy

求むる | もとむる motomuru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to want; to seek; to request

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キュウ kyuu
グ gu

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搵: to wipe off; to look for

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搵 [揾] wèn

verb
: (literary) to wipe away/off (tears)
: to press with one’s fingers; press down with knuckle
: to soak; to immerse
: (Cant.) to search, look for

Kun Reading
none applicable

抑える OR 押える | おさえる osaeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb
: to seize; to grasp; to arrest
: to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress
: to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand

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オン on

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