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賞: to bestow; reward

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賞 [觉] jué

verb
: to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior)
: to appreciate (beauty)

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賞 | ほめる homeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to praise; to admire; to speak well

賞する | しょうする hyousuru

suru verb – special class | transitive verb
: comprehension; understanding
: (Buddhist term) enlightenment; satori

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賞 | しょう shou

noun
: prize; award

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覺: to feel; conscious | sleep

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覺 [觉] jué


: to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware; conscious

覺 [觉] jiào

noun
: sleep; nap

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覚 | さとり satori

noun
: a mythical being that can read minds

覚り | さとり satori

noun
: comprehension; understanding
: (Buddhist term) enlightenment; satori

覚え | おぼえ oboe

noun
: memory; sense; experience

覚る | さとる satoru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to understand; to comprehend; to realize; to perceive; to sense; to discern
: to attain enlightenment

覚ます | さます samasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to awaken
: to disabuse
: to sober up

覚める | さめる sameru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to wake; to wake up
: to become sober; to sober up; to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia)
: to come to one’s senses; to be disillusioned

覚える | おぼえる oboeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to memorize; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
: to learn; to pick up; to acquire
: to feel
: to think; to regard

覚えず | おぼえず oboezu

adverb
: unconsciously; unknowingly; without thinking

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かく kaku

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煙: smoke; cigarettes

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煙 [烟] yān


: smoke, soot; opium; tobacco; cigarettes
: mist; vapor

Kun Reading

煙 OR 烟 | けぶ kebu OR けむ kemu OR けぶり keburi OR けむり kemuri

noun
: smoke; fumes

煙い OR 烟い | けぶい kebui OR けむい kemui

adjective
: smoky

煙る OR 烟る | けぶる keburu OR けむる kemuru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to smoke (e.g. fire)
: to be hazy

煙がる OR 烟がる | けぶがる kebugaru OR けむがる kemugaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be sensitive to smoke; to be uncomfortable because of smoke

煙たい OR 烟たい | けむたい kemutai

adjective
: smoky
: awkward; ill at ease

烟たがる | けぶたがる kebutagaru OR けむたがる kemutagaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be sensitive to smoke
: to dislike the company of (someone); to consider (someone) a burden or nuisance

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えん en

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親: relatives | parents-in-law

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親 [亲] qīn

adjective | verb
: relatives; parents; intimate

親 [亲] qìng

noun
: parents-in-law of one’s offspring

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親 | おや oya

noun
: parent; parents
: dealer (in cards)
: founder
: (pet) owner

親しい | 親しい shitashii

adjective
: intimate; close (e.g. friend)

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親 | しん shin

noun
: intimacy; closeness; friendliness
: close relative
: (Noun prefix) pro- (e.g. pro-American, pro-Japanese, etc.)

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辛: bitter

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辛 xīn

noun | radical 160
: bitter; (of taste) hot or pungent
: hard; laborious; suffering
: eighth in order; eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; letter “H” or roman “VIII” in list “A, B, C”, or “I, II, III” etc; octa

Kun Reading

辛 | かのと kanoto

noun
: 8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar

辛い | からい karai

adjective
: spicy; hot
: salty;
: tough (on someone); adverse; harsh

辛い | つらい tsurai

adjective
: painful; bitter; heart-breaking

辛み | からみ karami

noun
: salty (hot, sharp) taste

辛め | からめ karame

adjective
: hottish; salty; somewhat hot; kind of salty; on the dry side
: strict; harsh

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辛 | しん shin

noun
: 8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar

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幸 | 倖: fortunate | trusted

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幸 xìng


: fortunate; lucky

倖 [幸] xìng


: trusted; intimate; (of the emperor) to visit

Kun Reading

幸 | さち sachi

noun
: good luck; fortune; happiness
: harvest; yield

幸い | さいわい saiwai

na-adjective | noun
: happiness; blessedness; luck; fortune; felicity
: (Adverb) luckily; fortunately

幸せ | しあわせ shiawase

na-adjective | noun
: happiness; good fortune; luck; blessingy

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幸 | こう kou

noun
: good luck; fortune; happiness

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