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垂: to droop; suspend

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垂 chuí

verb
: to droop; to hang (down); suspend; dangle; bend down
: hand down; bequeath
: nearly; almost
: to approach

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垂 | しで shide

noun
: zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
: hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)

垂れ | たれ tare

noun
: hanging; something hanging (i.e. a flap, lappet, etc.)
: (Usually written using kana alone) sauce for dipping, etc. made from soy sauce, mirin, vinegar and dashi
: (in kendo) loin guard
: kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; (Noun suffix) (Derogatory) -ass (used after a noun or na-adjective indicating someone’s nature); -head

垂れ | しだれ shidare

noun or verb acting prenominally
: weeping form (e.g. tree)

垂らす | たらす tarasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to dribble; to spill
: to suspend; to hang down; to slouch; to dangle

垂れる | たれる tareru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to hang; to droop; to dangle; to sag; to lower; to pull down
: to leave behind (at death); to give; to confer
: to drip; to ooze; to trickle; to drop

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すい sui

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幫: to help

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幫 [帮] bāng

verb | measure word
: to help; to assist; to support
: for somebody (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker)
: side (of pail, boat etc); outer layer
: group; gang; clique; party; secret society

Kun Reading

助ける | たすける tasukeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to help; to save; to rescue; to give relief to; to spare (life)
: to reinforce; to promote; to abet

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幇 | ほう hou

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封: to seal; to grant

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封 feng1

verb | measure word
: to seal
: to grant; to bestow a title
: measure word for sealed objects, esp. letters
: Chinese surname

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封じる | ふうじる fuujiru OR ほうじる houjiru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to seal (letter)
: to prevent; to forbid; to block

封ずる | ふうずる fuuzuru OR ほうずる houzuru

zuru verb | transitive verb
: to seal (letter)
: to prevent; to forbid; to block

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封 | ふう fuu

noun
: seal

ほう hou

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病: sickness

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病 bìng

noun | adjective | verb
: sickness; ailment; illness; disease
: to fall ill; defect

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病む | やむ yamu

godan verb with mu ending
: to fall ill; to be ill

病 | やまい yamai

noun
: illness; disease

病める | やめる yameru

expression | noun or verb acting prenominally
: sick; ill; ailing
: (Archaism) to hurt; to ache

病 | いたずき itazuki OR いたつき itatsuki

noun
: (Archaism) pain; trouble
: illness

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びょう byou

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柄: authority; handle

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柄 bǐng

noun
: handle or shaft (of an axe etc); lever; knob
: (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem
: something that affords an advantage to an opponent
: measure word for knives or blades
: authority

Kun Reading

柄 | え e

noun
: handle; grip
: stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)

柄 | がら gara

noun | noun suffix
: pattern; design
: body build; figure; physique
: essential qualities; character; nature
: (Noun suffix) appropriate to; fitting of; suitable for

柄 | から kara

noun
: shaft (of an arrow)
: handle

柄 | つか tsuka

noun | noun suffix
: hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handgrip

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へい hei

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丙: third

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丙 bǐng

noun
: fish tail
: the third of the ten “heavenly stem” 十天干; third in order
: letter “C” or roman “III” in list “A, B, C”, or “I, II, III” etc; propyl

Kun Reading

丙 | ひのえ hinoe

noun
: 3rd in rank; third sign of the Chinese calendar

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丙 | へい hei

noun
: 3rd in rank; third sign of the Chinese calendar

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內: inside

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內 [内] nèi

noun
: inside; inner; internal; within; interior

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内 | うち uchi

noun | no-adjective
: inside; within
: while
: among; amongst; between
: () we (referring to one’s in-group, i.e. company, etc.); our
: my spouse
: (Archaism) imperial palace grounds
: (Archaism) emperor; () (Kansai dialect) I (primarily used by women and children); me

内 | ない nai

suffix
: inside; within

だい dai

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内 | ほう hou

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