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借: lend; borrow

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借 jiè

verb
: to lend; to borrow
: by means of
: to take (an opportunity)

藉 [借] jiè

verb | noun
: sleeping mat
: to placate
: variant of 借

藉 jí


: to insult; to walk all over (somebody)

Kun Reading

借り | かり kari

noun
: borrowing; debt; loan

借る | かる karu

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: (Kansai dialect) to borrow; to have a loan
: to rent; to hire

借りる | かりる kariru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to borrow; to have a loan
: to rent; to hire

藉す OR 貸す | かす kasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to lend; to loan
: to rent out; to hire out

On Reading

借 | シャク shaku

藉 | セキ seki、 ジャク jaku

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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

Kun Reading

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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吳: name of warring state; surname

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吳 [吴] wú

noun
: (Chinese surname)
: area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai
: name of states in Southern China at different historical periods

Kun Reading

呉れる | くれる kureru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to give; to let one have; to do for one; to be given

呉りゃる | くりゃる kuryaru

auxiliary verb | godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to receive from another

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ゴ go

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保: to protect

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保 bǎo

verb
: to defend; to protect
: to keep
: to guarantee; to ensure
: Bulgaria; Bulgarian; abbr. for 保加利亚

Kun Reading

保つ | たもつ tamotsu

godan verb with tu ending | transitive verb
: to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to support; to sustain; to last; to endure
: to keep well (Food term)
: to wear well; to be durable

On Reading

ホ ho、ホウ hou

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