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差: to differ | differ | to send

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差 chà

adjective | verb
: to differ; to fall short; to owe; lacking; wrong; inferior

差 chā

noun
: differ; difference (arithmetics), discrepancy; error; to err; to make a mistake

差 chāi

adjective | verb
: to send; to commission; official; mission

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差す | さす sasu

godan verb with su ending | intransitive verb
: to shine
: to be visible
: to be tinged with
: to rise (of water levels); to flow in
: to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
: () to hold up (an umbrella, etc.); to put up; to raise
: to extend one’s arm straight ahead (in dance)
: to insert; to put in
: to wear (a sword) in one’s belt; to wear at one’s side; to carry under one’s arm
: to insert one’s arm under an opponent’s arm (in sumo)
: to pole (a boat)
: to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks)
: to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to color; to dye
: to light (a fire); to burn
: to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten
: () to stop in the midst of; to leave undone

差し | さし sashi

expression
: between (e.g. two people); face to face

差しで | さしで sashide

expression
: face to face; between two persons

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差 | さ sa

noun | noun suffix
: difference; variation

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望: full moon; to hope

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望 wàng

verb
: full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
: to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards

Kun Reading

望 | もち mochi

noun
: full moon
: 15th day of the lunar month

望み | のぞみ nozomi

noun
: wish; desire; hope
: prospect; expectation; (one’s) hopes

望 | のぞむ nozomu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to desire
: to wish for; to expect
: to see; to command (a view of)

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望 | ぼう bou

noun
: full moon
: 15th day of the lunar month

もう mou

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忘: to forget

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忘 wàng

adjective | verb
: to forget; to overlook; to neglect

Kun Reading

忘る | わする wasuru

godan verb with ru ending
: (archaism) to lose something

忘れる | わすれる wasureru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

忘れられる | わすれられる wasurerareru

ichidan verb
: to slip into obscurity; to be forgotten

忘れかける | わすれかける wasurekakeru

ichidan verb
: to start forgetting

忘れっぽい | わすれっぽい wasureppoi

adjective
: forgetful

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ぼう bou

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拒: to resist; to repel

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拒 jù

verb
: to resist; to repet; to refuse

Kun Reading

拒む | こばむ kobamu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to refuse; to reject; to decline

拒ぐ | ふせぐ fusegu

godan verb with gu ending | transitive verb
: to defend (against); to protect; to prevent

拒ぎ | ふせぎ fusegi

noun
: defense; protecting; preventing

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きょ kyo

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距: distance; bird’s spur

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距 jù

preposition
: at a distance of; distance; to be apart; bird’s spur

Kun Reading

距 | けづめ kezume

noun
: fetlock (horse, etc.); spur (chicken, etc.); cockspur; dewclaw (dog, etc.)

距たる | へだたる hedataru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be distant

距てる | へだてる hedateru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to be shut out; to separate; to isolate

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距 | きょ kyo

noun
: tubular nectary; spur (botanical term)

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