羽 yǔ
radical
: feather; plume; wings
: 5th note in pentatonic scale
Kun Reading
羽 | わ wa OR ば ba OR ぱ pa
counter
: counter for birds and rabbits
羽 | は ha
羽 | はね hane
noun
: feather; plume; wing
: blade (fan, propeller, etc.)
On Reading
羽 | う u
: fifth degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale)
婚 hūn
: to marry; to take a wife
: marriage; wedding
Kun Reading
婚 | よばい yobai
noun | suru verb
: ancient practice of creeping at night into a woman’s bedroom (lit: night crawling); stealing into a girl’s bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
縁組 | えんぐみ engumi
noun | suru verb
: betrothal; wedding; marriage; alliance
On Reading
コン kon
婚 hūn
adjective
: muddle-headed
: dusk; twilight; nightfall
: to faint; to lose consciousness
: old variant of 昬 [昏]
Kun Reading
昏い | くらい kurai
adjective
: (Usually written using kana alone) dark; gloomy
: dark (in color); dull
: depressed; dispirited
: sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past)
: unclear; unfamiliar; unknown
暮れ | くれ kure
temporal noun
: sunset; sundown; nightfall; dusk
: end; close
: year-end; end of the year
On Reading
コン kon
揭 jiē
verb
: to take the lid off; to expose; to unmask
: raise, lift up
Kun Reading
掲げる | かかげる kakageru
ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to publish; to print; to carry (an article)
: to put up; to hang out; to hoist; to fly (a sail); to float (a flag); to tout
: to set forth (provision)
On Reading
ケイ kei
結 [结] jié
noun | verb
: knot; sturdy; bond
: to tie; to bind
: to check out (of a hotel)
結 [结] jiē
verb
: to bear fruit; to produce
: firm; solid
Kun Reading
結う | ゆう yuu OR いう iu
godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix
結び | むすび musubi
noun
: ending; conclusion; union
結ぶ | むすぶ musubu
godan verb with bu ending | transitive verb
: to tie; to bind; to link
: to bear (fruit)
: to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to conclude
: to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
: to unite (with); to ally; to join hands
On Reading
ケツ ketsu
ケチ kechi
The Pantone color of the year for 2017: Greenery Pantone 15-0343.
“Greenery, a refreshing and revitalizing shade, symbolizes new beginnings. It is a fresh and zesty yellow-green shade that evokes the first days of spring when nature’s greens revive, restore and renew,” said Leatrice Eiseman, the executive director of the Pantone Color Institute.
The hue is invigorating, fortifying and brings the great outdoors in. This life-affirming shade speaks of life (rebirth, regrowth and reinvention), vitality and our need to be part of our environment and the world. It is minimalistic and neutral in nature, yet lasting by choice.
選 [选] xuǎn
verb
: to choose; to pick; to select; to elect
: election
Kun Reading
選る | よる yoru OR える eru
godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to choose; to select
選ぶ | えらぶ erabu
godan verb with bu ending | transitive verb
: to choose; to select
選り | より yori
noun
: selecting; choosing
選る | すぐる suguru
godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to choose; to select
On Reading
選 | せん sen
noun | noun suffix
: selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
