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講: to speak

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講 [讲] jiǎng

verb
: to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize
: to be particular about; conscientious about
: as far as something is concerned
: speech; lecture

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講ずる OR 講じる | こうずる kouzuru OR こうじる koujiru

zuru verb | ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to take measures; to work out a plan
: to lecture; to read aloud
: to confer

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講 | こう kou

noun | noun suffix
: (Buddhist) lecture meeting
: religious association
: mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)

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November 18, 2015
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溝: ditch; drain

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溝 [沟] gōu

noun
: ditch, drain; gutter; groove; gully; ravine

Kun Reading

溝 | みぞ mizo

noun
: ditch; drain; gutter; groove; trench

溝 | どぶ dobu

noun
: ditch; drain; gutter; groove; trench

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溝 | こう kou

noun
: 10^32; hundred nonillion (American)
: (Obsolete term) hundred quintillion (British)

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November 16, 2015
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構: frame; to construct

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構 [构] gòu


: to construct; to form; to make up; to compose
: frame, building, structure
: literary composition
: paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)

Kun Reading

構 | かじ kaji

noun
: paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)

構 OR 構え | かまえ kamae

noun
: kanji enclosure type radical (must enclose at least two sides of the kanji)
: posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; style; stance

構う | かまう kamau

godan verb with u ending
: to mind; to care about; to be concerned about
: to care for; to look after
: to prepare for
: to interfere with; to meddle in
: to tease

構える | かまえる kamaeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to set up (e.g. a building)
: to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal); to prepare to use something (e.g. a camera)
: to plan; to scheme
: to fabricate in order to deceive
: to stiffen; to become formal

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コウ kou

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November 13, 2015
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發: to dispatch; issue

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發 [发] fā

adjective | verb | measure word
: to send out, dispatch, emit
: to show (one’s feeling)
: to issue
: to develop
: measure word for gunshots (rounds)

Kun Reading

発つ | たつ tatsu

godan verb with tu ending | intransitive verb
: to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

On Reading

発 | はつ hatsu

noun | noun suffix
: departure; departing (from …); departing (at time …)
: sending; sent (by …); sent (at …)
: (Abbreviation) engine; (Counter) counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.; counter for bullets, bombs, etc.; counter for blows (punches)

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November 9, 2015
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