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intransitive verb

付: hand over

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付 fù

verb
: to pay; to hand over to
: give, deliver, pay
: entrust
: measure word for pairs or sets of things

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付 | づけ zuke

noun suffix
: dated (e.g. a letter); date of effect (e.g. a rule change)

付き | つき tsuki

noun | noun suffix
: furnished with; including
: attached to
: impression; appearance
: (Usually written using kana alone) luck
: sociality; under; assistant (e.g. to a manager)
: soup base

付け | つけ tsuke

noun
: fixed
: bill; bill of sale
: tab (for later payment); credit

付く | つく tsuku

godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling
: to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye
: to bear (fruit, interest, etc.)
: to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
: to take root
: to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with
: to side with; to belong to
: to possess; to haunt
: to be lit; to be lighted
: to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided
: to be given (of a name, price, etc.)
: to be sensed; to be perceived
: to be lucky
: (after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words) to become (a state, condition, etc.)

付ける | つける tsukeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment)
: to furnish (a house with)
: to wear; to put on
: to keep a diary; to make an entry
: to appraise; to set (a price)
: to bring alongside
: to place (under guard or doctor)
: to follow; to shadow
: to load; to give (courage to)
: to keep (an eye on)
: to establish (relations or understanding)
: to turn on (light)

付く | づく zuku

suffix | godan verb with ku ending
: to become (a state, condition, etc.)

付す | ふす fusu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to affix; to append; to attach
: to entrust; to refer; to handle (as such)
: to follow (the leader)
: to submit (a document, etc.)

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フ fu

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昂: to lift; to raise

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昂 áng


: to lift; to raise
: to raise one’s head; proud, bold
: high; high spirits; soaring
: expensive

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昂り OR 高ぶり | たかぶり takaburi

noun
: excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
: pride; haughtiness; arrogance

昂る OR 高ぶる | たかぶる takaburu

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be highly strung; to be proud; to be haughty
: to get excited; to get worked up

昂じる OR 高じる OR 昂ずる OR 高ずる | こうじる koujiru OR こうずる kouzuru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb | zuru verb
: to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop

高い | たかい takai

adjective
: high; tall
: expensive

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コウ kou、 ゴウ gou

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去: to go; leave

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去 qù

verb | adverb
: to go; to go to (a place)
: to leave; to depart
: (of a time etc) last
: just passed
: to send
: to remove; to get rid of; to reduce
: to be apart from in space or time
: to die (euphemism)
: to play (a part)
: (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do something
: (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
: (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)

Kun Reading

去る | さる saru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to leave; to go away
: to pass; to elapse
: to be distant
: to send away; to drive off; to divorce
: (after a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb) … completely
: (Pre-noun adjectival) last … (e.g. “last April”)

去ぬ | いぬ inu

godan verb with nu ending
: (Archaism) to go
: to pass (of time)
: to die
: to go bad; to rot
: (Kansai dialect) to go home

去なす | いなす inasu

godan verb with nu ending
: to parry; to sidestep; to let go; to chase away

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キョ kyo、 コ ko

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替: to substitute

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替 tì

preposition
: to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace
: for; on behalf of
: to stand in for

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替え | かえ kae

noun
: change; alteration; substitute; spare; proxy
: rate of exchange

替り OR 替わり OR 代わり | かわり kawari

noun | no-adjective
: substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing
: stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor
: compensation; exchange; return
: second helping; another cup; seconds
: (Abbreviation) upcoming program

替る OR 替わる | かわる kawaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to succeed; to relieve; to replace
: to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent
: to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch

替り | がわり gawari

noun
: substitute for …

替える OR 換える | かえる kaeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to replace
: to exchange; to interchange
: to substitute

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タイ tai

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由: reason; from

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由 yóu

preposition
: to follow
: from
: it is for…to
: reason; cause; because of; due to
: to
: to leave it (to somebody)
: by (introduces passive verb)

Kun Reading

由 | よし yoshi

noun
: reason; significance; cause

由る OR 因る | よる yoru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to be due to; to be caused by
: to depend on; to turn on
: to be based on; to come from

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ユ yu、 ユウ yuu、 ユイ yui

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向: towards

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向 xiàng

preposition | adverb
: towards
: to face; to turn towards
: direction
: to support; to side with
: shortly before; formerly
: always; all along

嚮 [向] xiàng

preposition
: to tend toward; to guide
: variant of 向

Kun Reading

向き | むき muki

na-adjective | noun | noun suffix
: direction; orientation; aspect; situation; exposure; suitability; tendency

向く | むく muku

godan verb with ku ending
: to face
: to turn toward
: to be suited to; to be fit for

向け | むけ muke

noun suffix
: intended for …; oriented towards …; aimed at …

向い | むかい mukai

no-adjective | noun
: facing; opposite; across the street; other side

向う | むかう mukau

godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to face
: to go towards

向ける | むける mukeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to turn towards; to point

向こう | むこう mukou

noun
: opposite side; other side; opposite direction
: over there; that way; far away; beyond
: the other party; the other person
: future (starting now)

向ける | むける mukeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to turn towards; to point

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コウ kou

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誤: mistake; err

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誤 [误] wù

adjective | adverb
: mistake; error
: to miss
: to harm
: to delay
: to neglect
: mistakenly

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誤り | あやまり ayamari

noun
: error; mistake; slip; bug

誤る | あやまる ayamaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to make a mistake; to err
: to mislead; to misguide

誤ち | あやまち ayamachi

noun
: fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

誤つ | あやまつ ayamatsu

godan verb with tu ending | intransitive verb
: to err

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ゴ go

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呆: dull; stupid; foolish

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呆 dāi

adjective | verb
: foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay

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呆け | ぼけ boke

noun | suffix
: (Usually written using kana alone) idiot; fool; touched in the head (from); out of it (from); space case
: funny man (of a comedy duo); (in comedy) silly or stupid line
: Alzheimer’s (impol)

呆ける | ぼける bokeru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to grow senile; to be childish with age
: to be mentally slow; to be befuddled

呆れる | あきれる akireru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted

呆ける | ほうける boukeru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to grow senile; to be childish with age
: to be mentally slow; to be befuddled
: to become engrossed (in something)

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ホウ hou

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決: to decide

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決 [决] jué

adverb
: to decide; to determine; to judge
: to execute (somebody)
: (of a dam etc) to breach or burst
: definitely; certainly

Kun Reading

決め | きめ kime

noun | noun suffix
: agreement; rule

決め | ぎめ gime

noun | noun suffix
: contracted regular payment, e.g. monthly, weekly, etc.; by the (month, week, etc.)

決り | きまり kimari

noun | no-adjective
: rule; regulation
: settlement; conclusion; end; agreement; arrangement
: habit; custom; habitual way
: countenance in front of another person; face
: (Archaism) love relationship between a customer and a prostitute

決る | きまる kimaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be decided; to be settled
: to look good in (clothes)

決す | けっす kessu

godan verb with su ending
: to decide; to determine

決める | きめる kimeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one’s mind; to resolve; to set one’s heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix
: to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
: to persist in doing; to go through with
: to always do; to have made a habit of
: to take for granted; to assume
: to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines
: to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing
: (Martial arts term) to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)

決して | けして keshite

adverb
: never; by no means; decidedly; indisputably

決る | しゃくる shakuru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to dig out; to gouge out; to hollow out
: to scoop; to ladle; to bail
: to jerk (one’s chin)

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決 | けつ ketsu

noun
: decision; vote

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