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胡: reckless | alley | beard

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胡 hú

noun | adverb
: non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; Tartars; Mongols
: reckless; outrageous; foolish
: what? why?
: to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和)

衚 [胡] hú

noun
: lane; alley

鬍 [胡] hú

noun
: beard; mustache; whiskers

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none applicable

髯 | ひげ hige

noun
: mustache; beard; whiskers
: extremely short pulse appearing on an electrical signal

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胡 | こ ko

noun
: barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China

ゴ go

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靜: quiet; calm

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靜 [静] jìng

adjective
: still; calm; quiet
: unmoving; motionless

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静か | しずか shizuka

na-adjective
: quiet; peaceful

静けさ | しずけさ shizukesa

noun
: stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

静まる | しずまる shizumaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to quieten down; to calm down; to subside; to die down; to abate; to be suppressed

静かに | しずかに shizukani

adverb | expression
: calmly; quietly; gently; peacefully
: be quiet!

静める | しずめる shizumeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to appease; to suppress; to calm

静ひつ | せいひつ seihitsu

na-adjective | noun
: peacefulness; tranquility

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セイ sei
ジョウ jou

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淨: clean

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淨 [挣] jìng

adverb
: clean; pure
: completely; only
: net (income, exports etc)
: (Chinese opera) painted face male role

Kun Reading

浄い | きよい kiyoi

adjective
: clear; pure; noble
: Manchu Dynasty

浄め | きよめ kiyome

noun
: purification

浄める | きよめる kiyomeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise

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ジョウ jou
セイ sei

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箏: zither; kite

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箏 [筝] zhēng

noun
: guzheng or long zither; long zither with 13 to 16 strings, developed from guqin 古琴 during Tang and Song times
: stringed musical instrument
: Japanese koto
: kite

Kun Reading

箏 OR 琴 | こと koto

noun
: koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
: (Archaism) stringed instrument
: zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng

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箏 | そう sou

noun
: koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
: zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng

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