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May 2015

邊: side | suffix of a noun of locality

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邊 [边] biān

noun | adverb | measure word
: side; edge; margin
: border; boundary; region
: simultaneously

邊 [边] bian


: suffix of a noun of locality

Kun Reading

辺 | へ he OR べ be

noun | suffix
: (Archaism) surrounding area
: shore (of the sea); suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.

辺り | あたり atari OR ほとり hotori

zuru verb | transitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) on the bank of; by the side of (e.g. a river, pond)
: (in the) neighborhood; vicinity; nearby

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邊 | へん hen

family or surname
: Hen

辺 | え e

suffix
: suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.

辺 | へん hen

noun
: area; vicinity
: side (of triangle, rectangle, etc.)
: circumstances

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May 6, 2015
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肯: to agree; willing

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肯 kěn

adjective | auxilary verb
: to agree; to consent
: to be ready (to do something)
: willing

Kun Reading

背く | うなずく OR うなづく unazuku

godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to nod; to bow one’s head in assent

背ずる | がえんずる gaenzuru

zuru verb | transitive verb
: to consent; to allow; to accept

諾う | うべなう ubenau

godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to agree; to assent; to consent; to obey; to conform

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こう kou

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May 5, 2015
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背: to be burdened | back

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背 bēi

verb
: to be burdened
: to carry on the back or shoulder

背 bèi

noun | verb
: back; the back of a body or object
: to turn one’s back; to betray
: to hide something from
: to learn by heart; to recite from memory
: unlucky (slang)
: hard of hearing

揹 [背] bēi


: (variant) carry on one’s back

Kun Reading

背 | せ se

noun
: back; spine
: reverse; rear side
: height
: ridge (of a mountain)

背 | せい sei

noun
: height; stature

背 | そむく somuku

godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe

背ける | そむける somukeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to turn one’s face away; to avert one’s eyes

背なか | せなか senaka

noun
: back (of body)

背のび | せのび senobi

noun | suru verb
: standing on tiptoe and stretching one’s back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself
: overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one’s ability; pushing to the limit

背びれ | せびれ sebire

noun
: dorsal fin

背ぼね | せぼね sebone

noun | no-adjective
: spine; backbone; spinal column

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ハイ hai

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May 4, 2015
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Chinese Radicals

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Kangxi Radicals

Chinese characters can be decomposed into components called radicals or 部首 bu4shou3 (section header). The most commonly accepted table of radicals for traditional Chinese characters consists of 214 entries. These 214 radicals were popularized back in the reign of Qing emperor Kangxi, who commissioned what is now known as the Kangxi Zidian 康熙字典, a character Chinese dictionary listing over 47,000 entries (the standard during the 18th and 19th centuries).

Tables with fewer or greater number of radicals have been devised for simplified characters. Being able to recognize the common radicals helps in the learning and recognition of new characters (and most of all, the meaning of the word). Some, but not all radical, are complete characters in their own right. Some radicals have more than one form. Finally, simplified characters have resulted in additional variants. The stroke count refer to the main form of the radical only.
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May 1, 2015
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