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January 2015

丙: third

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

丙 bǐng

noun
: fish tail
: the third of the ten “heavenly stem” 十天干; third in order
: letter “C” or roman “III” in list “A, B, C”, or “I, II, III” etc; propyl

Kun Reading

丙 | ひのえ hinoe

noun
: 3rd in rank; third sign of the Chinese calendar

On Reading

丙 | へい hei

noun
: 3rd in rank; third sign of the Chinese calendar

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內: inside

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning, Music

 

內 [内] nèi

noun
: inside; inner; internal; within; interior

Kun Reading

内 | うち uchi

noun | no-adjective
: inside; within
: while
: among; amongst; between
: () we (referring to one’s in-group, i.e. company, etc.); our
: my spouse
: (Archaism) imperial palace grounds
: (Archaism) emperor; () (Kansai dialect) I (primarily used by women and children); me

内 | ない nai

suffix
: inside; within

だい dai

On Reading

内 | ほう hou

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年: year

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning
 

年 nián

noun | measure word
: year

Kun Reading

年 | とし toshi

adverbial noun | noun
: year
: (Noun) many years
: age
: past one’s prime; old age

年 | とせ tose

counter
: counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system)

On Reading

年 | ねん nen

noun
: year (e.g. AD)
: (Counter) counter for years

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