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伽: phonetic for ga

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伽 jiā


: traditionally used as phonetic for gha
: transcription of sanskrit ‘gha’ in buddhist texts (‘samgha’, etc.)
: (nursing; attending; entertainer) (Jap.)
: tample; in Chinese this character is not used alone

Kun Reading

伽 | とぎ togi

noun
: nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer

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カ ka
ガ ga
キャkya
ギャ gya

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加: to add

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加 jiā

verb
: to add; plus
: (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to something or somebody previously mentioned)
: to apply (restrictions etc) to (somebody)
: to give (support, consideration etc) to (something)
: abbr. for Canada 加拿大

Kun Reading

加える | くわえる kawaeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to append; to sum up; to add (up); to include; to increase; to inflict

加わる | くわわる kuwawaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be added to; to be appended
: to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate
: to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence); to grow; to gather (speed)
: to be subject to (e.g. pressure)

加えて | くわえて kuwaete

conjunction
: additionally; in addition; moreover; at the same time

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加 | か ka

noun
: addition; increase
: (Abbreviation) Canada

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習: practice

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習 [习] xí


: to practice
: to study
: habit

Kun Reading

習う | ならう narau

godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn; to study; to get training in

習い | ならい narai

noun
: as is habit; the way life normally is

習わす | ならわす narawasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to make (someone) learn

習わし | ならわし narawashi

noun | no-adjective
: customary practice; habit; traditional event

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シュウ shuu、 ジュ juu

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羽: feather

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羽 yǔ

radical
: feather; plume; wings
: 5th note in pentatonic scale

Kun Reading

羽 | わ wa OR ば ba OR ぱ pa

counter
: counter for birds and rabbits

羽 | は ha

羽 | はね hane

noun
: feather; plume; wing
: blade (fan, propeller, etc.)

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羽 | う u


: fifth degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale)

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婚: marriage

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婚 hūn


: to marry; to take a wife
: marriage; wedding

Kun Reading

婚 | よばい yobai

noun | suru verb
: ancient practice of creeping at night into a woman’s bedroom (lit: night crawling); stealing into a girl’s bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit

縁組 | えんぐみ engumi

noun | suru verb
: betrothal; wedding; marriage; alliance

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コン kon

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昏: dusk

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婚 hūn

adjective
: muddle-headed
: dusk; twilight; nightfall
: to faint; to lose consciousness
: old variant of 昬 [昏]

Kun Reading

昏い | くらい kurai

adjective
: (Usually written using kana alone) dark; gloomy
: dark (in color); dull
: depressed; dispirited
: sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past)
: unclear; unfamiliar; unknown

暮れ | くれ kure

temporal noun
: sunset; sundown; nightfall; dusk
: end; close
: year-end; end of the year

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コン kon

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