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CNY2024-GreenWoodDragon

龍: dragon

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龍 [龙] lóng

radical 212
: “dragon” radical in Chinese characters

noun
: dragon; imperial; symbol of emperor; (Chinese surname)

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竜 (龍) | たつ tatsu

noun
: dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon)​
: naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology​
: promoted rook​ (shogi)

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竜 | リュウ ryuu or リョウ ryou or ロウ rou

 

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虎: tiger 2022

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虍 hū

radical 141
: stripes of a tiger
: “tiger” radical in Chinese characters
see Tiger

虎 hǔ

noun
: tiger

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虎 | とら tora

noun
: tiger (Panthera tigris)
: (Colloquialism) drunk person

虎冠 | とらかんむり torakanmuri

noun
: kanji “tiger” radical

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虍部 | コ ko

: Radical 141 meaning “tiger” is 1 of 29 Kangxi radicals

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鼠: mouse

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鼠 shǔ

noun | radical 208
: rat; mouse

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鼠 | ねずみ nezumi
noun
: mouse; rat
: dark gray; slate (color)
: Muroidea is a large superfamily of rodents. It includes hamsters, gerbils, true mice and rats, and many other relatives.


鼠 | ねず nezu

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=ソ so

=ショ sho

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豬: pig

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豬 [猪] zhū

noun
: hog; pig; swine

豚 tún
: suckling pig

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猪 | い i
noun
: hog (esp. a wild boar, but also including the domesticated pig)​

猪 | いのしし inoshishi
: wild boar

豚 (tún) | ぶた buta
noun
: pig
: pork
: fatso; fatty​ (Derogatory)

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猪 | チョ cho

豚 | トン ton

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撫: comfort; pacify

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撫 [抚] fǔ


: to comfort; to console
: to stroke; to caress; to pat
: to pacify
: an old term for province or provincial governor

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撫でる | なでる naderu

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to brush gently; to stroke; to caress

撫する | ぶする busuru

suru verb – special class | transitive verb
: to stroke; to caress

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ブ bu、 フ fu

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俯: to look down

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俯 fǔ

verb
: to look down; to stoop

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俯す | ふす fusu

su verb [precursor to the modern suru]
: to lower (one’s head, gaze, etc.)

俯せ OR うつ伏せ | うつぶせ utsubuse

noun | no-adjective
: lying on one’s face; upside-down

俯く | うつむく utsumuku

godan verb with ku ending
: to hang one’s head in shame; to look downward; to cast one’s eyes down

俯す | うつぶす utsubusu

godan verb with su ending
: to lie with one’s face on the ground;
: (Archaism) to lower (one’s head, gaze, etc.)

俯け | うつむけ utsumuke

noun
: lying face down; upside down; prone

俯せる | うつぶせる utsubuseru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to lie face-down

伏せる | ふせる fuseru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
:to lay something upside down; to turn something over; to cover; to lay (pipes); to lay (an ambush); to hid

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フ fu

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