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硬: hard; obstinate

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硬 yìng

adjective | adverb
: hard; stiff; firm; strong; obstinate; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person)

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硬い | かたい katai

adjective
: hard; solid; tough
: stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
: strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved)
: safe; steady; honest; steadfast
: obstinate; stubborn
: bookish; formal; stuffy

硬さ | かたさ katasa

noun
: firmness; hardness; stiffness; honesty

硬 | こたえる kotaeru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to respond; to live up to; to reward
: to take its toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain

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硬 | こう kou

noun
: hardness

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February 6, 2015
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應: should; must | to respond

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應 [应] yīng

verb | preposition | adverb
: should; ought to; must; (legal) shall
: to agree (to do something)

應 [应] yìng


: to respond; to answer
: to comply with; to deal or cope with

Kun Reading

応え | いらえ irae

noun
: response; reply; answer; solution

応え | こたえ kotae

noun
: response; reply; answer; solution

応える | こたえる kotaeru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to respond; to live up to; to reward
: to take its toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain

応じる | おうじる oujiru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

応ずる | おうずる ouzuru

zuru verb | intransitive verb
: to answer; to respond; to meet
: to satisfy; to accept

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応 | おう ou

noun
: agreement; affirmative
: (Interjection) aye; yes; OK; okay; yeah; all right

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February 5, 2015
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萍: duckweed

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萍 píng


: duckweed (or water lens, are flowering aquatic plants which float on or just beneath the surface of still or slow-moving bodies of fresh water and wetlands)

Kun Reading

萍 | うきくさ ukikusa

noun
: floating weed
: (Usually written using kana alone) greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza); (No-adjective) precarious; unstable

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none applicable

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February 4, 2015
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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

Kun Reading

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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February 2, 2015
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平: flat; even; peaceful

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平 píng

adjective
: flat; level; equal
: to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); to even
: calm; peaceful

Kun Reading

平 | ひら hira

noun
: something broad and flat; palm of the hand
: common; ordinary
: (Abbreviation) low-ranking employee; freshman; novice; private

平ら | たいら taira

na-adjective | noun
: flatness; level; smooth; calm; plain; sitting tailor fashion

平し | ならし narashi

noun
: average; leveling; levelling

平す | ならす narasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to make even; to make smooth; to make level
: to average

平に | ひらに hirani

noun
: earnestly; humbly

平たい | ひらたい hiratai

adjective
: flat; even; level; simple
: plain (speech, etc.); simple

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へい hei

びょう byou

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January 28, 2015
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