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賤: cheap; lowly

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賤 [贱] jiàn

adjective
: inexpensive; lowly; cheap
: worthless
: be humble
: be unresponsive

Kun Reading

賤 | しず shizu

noun
: (Archaism) lowly person; lowliness
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) I (used by male entertainers)

賤しい OR 卑しい | いやしい iyashii

adjective
: lowborn; humble; lowly
: vulgar; coarse; crude; mean; base; vile
: shabby
: greedy; gluttonous; avaricious

賤しむ | いやしむ iyashimu

adjective
: to despise; to disdain; to scorn

On Reading

賤 | せん sen

noun
: (Archaism) lowly person; lowliness

ゼン zen

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陪: to accompany

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陪 péi

verb
: to accompany; to keep somebody company; to assist; old variant of 赔

Kun Reading
none applicable

従う OR 随う OR 順う | したがう shitagau

godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to abide (by the rules); to obey; to follow; to accompany

On Reading

バイ bai


: obeisance, follow, accompany, attend on

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部: part; division

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部 bù

measure word
: ministry; department
: section; part; division
: troops; board
: measure word for works of literature, films, machines etc

Kun Reading

部 | べ be

noun
: hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)

On Reading

部 | ぶ bu

noun | noun suffix
: department (in an organization); division; bureau
: club
: part; component; element
: category
: (Counter) counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

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倍: -fold; times

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倍 bèi

noun | measure word
: (two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double
: to increase or multiply

Kun Reading
none applicable

On Reading

倍 | ばい bai

noun
: twice; double
: (Suffix) times; -fold

倍する | ばいする bai suru

suru verb – special class | intransitive verb
: to double
: to increase

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