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suru verb – special class

產: to give birth; produce; property

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產 [铭] chǎn

noun
: to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; bring forth
: product; resource
: estate; property

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産 | うぶ ubu

noun | na-adjective | no-adjective
: innocent; naive; unsophisticated; inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears
: (Noun prefix) birth-

産む | うむ umu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to give birth; to deliver; to produce

産み | うみ umi

noun
: production; bringing into the world; (physical) birth

産す | むす musu

godan verb with su ending | intransitive verb
: to grow (of moss, etc.)

産す | さんす sansu

godan verb with su ending | intransitive verb | transitive verb
: to bear (a child); to be born
: to produce; to yield; to be produced; to be yielded

産する | さんする sansuru

suru verb – special class, | intransitive verb | transitive verb
: to bear (a child); to be born
: to produce; to yield; to be produced; to be yielded

産れる | うまれる umareru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to be born

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産 | さん san

noun
: (giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
: native of; product of
: assets; property; fortune

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銘: engrave; unforgettably

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銘 [铭] míng


: to engrave; inscribe; inscribed motto
: unforgettably

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銘じる | めいじる meijiru

ichidan verb
: to stamp; to engrave; to inscribe

銘する OR 銘ずる | めいする meisuru OR めいずる meizuru

suru verb – special class | transitive verb
: to stamp; to engrave; to inscribe

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銘 | めい mei

noun
: inscription

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糊: muddled; scorched | paste | congee

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糊 hú


: muddled; paste; scorched

䊀 [糊] hú


: (variant of 糊) paste; to paste, sticky; glutinous, to stick

餬 [糊] hú


: congee; porridge; making a living

餬 [糊] hù


: paste; cream

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糊 | のり nori

noun
: paste; glue; starch

糊する | のりする nori suru

suru verb – special class | intransitive verb
: to paste; to stick something with paste
: to earn a living

餬 | かゆ kayu

noun
: rice broth

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コ ko
ゴ go

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持: support; hold

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持 chí

verb
: to hold; to grasp
: to support; to maintain; to sustain
: to persevere; to manage
: to run (i.e. administer); to control

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持ち | もち mochi

noun | noun suffix
: hold; charge; keep possession; in charge
: wear; durability; life; draw
: (Suffix) usage

持つ | もつ motsu

godan verb with tu ending
: to hold; to carry
: to possess

持てる | もてる moteru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)
: to be well liked; to be popular; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
: to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.); to last
: (Pre-noun adjectival) possessed
: possessing riches; having wealth

持する | じする jisuru

suru verb – special class
: to hold; to maintain

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ジ ji

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課: lesson; course

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課 [课] kè

noun | measure word
: lesson
: subject; course; class
: to levy; tax
: form of divination

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課す | かす kasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to levy; to charge; to assess; to impose; to assign

課する | かする kasuru

suru verb – special class | transitive verb
: to levy; to charge; to assess; to impose; to assign

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課 | か ka

noun | noun suffix
: lesson
: section (in an organization); division; department;
: (Counter) counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

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比: to compare | to associate with

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比 bǐ

radical 81 | verb | preposition
: (particle used for comparison and “-er than”); to compare; to contrast; to set side by side
: to gesture (with hands)
: ratio
: Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時

比 bì


: to associate with; to be near

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比 | たぐい tagui

irregular okurigana usage | noun
: kind; sort; type
: equal; match; peer

比 | ころおい kurooi

noun
: time; period; days

比べ | くらべ kurabe

noun | noun suffix
: contest; comparison; competition

比べる | くらべる kuraberu

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to compare; to make a comparison
: to compete; to vie

比える | よそえる yosoeru

ichidan verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to compare; to liken
: to use as a pretext

比 | ひする hisuru

suru verb – special class
: to compare

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比 | ひ hi

noun | noun suffix
: ratio; proportion
: match; equal
: explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
: (Abbreviation) Philippines

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賞: to bestow; reward

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賞 [觉] jué

verb
: to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior)
: to appreciate (beauty)

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賞 | ほめる homeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to praise; to admire; to speak well

賞する | しょうする hyousuru

suru verb – special class | transitive verb
: comprehension; understanding
: (Buddhist term) enlightenment; satori

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賞 | しょう shou

noun
: prize; award

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評: to discuss; to criticize

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評 [评] píng

verb
: to discuss; to comment
: to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal); to appraise

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評す | ひょうす hyousu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

評する | ひょうする hyousuru

suru verb – special class | transitive verb
: to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

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評 | ひょう hyou

noun | noun suffix | abbreviation
: criticism; commentary; a council

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刻: quarter of an hour; to carve

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刻 kè

measure word
: quarter of an hour; moment
: to engrave or carve; to cut
: oppressive; stingy; sarcastic
: measure word for short time intervals

Kun Reading

刻 | きざ kiza

noun
: scratch

刻み | きざみ kizami

noun
: shredded tobacco; notch; nick

刻む | きざむ kizamu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash
: to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch
: to tick away (time); to record the passing moments
: to etch (into one’s mind); to remember distinctly
: (Archaism) to have tattooed
: (Archaism) to torment

刻する | こくする kokusuru

suru verb – special class | transitive verb
: (Archaism) to carve; to engrave
: to publish; to author

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刻 | こく koku

noun
: archaic period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)
: carving; engraving; cutting; mincing
: strictness; cruelty

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征: invade; journey | to recruit | 4th note in a pentatonic scale

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征 zhēng

noun | verb
: journey; trip; expedition
: to go on long campaign; to attack

徵 [征] zhēng

noun | verb
: to invite; to recruit
: to levy (taxes)
: to draft (troops)
: phenomenon; symptom
: characteristic sign (used as proof); evidence

徵 [征] zhǐ


: 4th note in pentatonic scale 五音, roughly sol

Kun Reading

征く | ゆく yuku

godan verb with ku ending
: to conquer; to subjugate

徴 | しるし shirushi

noun
: sign; indication; omen

徴す | しるす shirusu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to show a sign (i.e. an omen)

徴する | ちょうする chousuru

suru verb – special class | transitive verb
: to collect
: to solicit; to seek
: to look for evidence; to check; to compare
: to summon

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せい sei

徴 | ち chi

noun
: fourth degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale)

ちょう chou

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