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斥: to blame; to reprove

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斥 chì


: to blame
: to reprove; to reprimand
: to expel; to oust
: to reconnoiter; (of territory) to expand
: saline marsh

Kun Reading

斥く | しりぞく shirizoku

godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to step back; to move back
: to leave (the presence of a superior); to withdraw; to retreat; to concede
: to resign; to retire; to quit

斥ける | しりぞける shirizokeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

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セキ seki

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遠: far | to distance oneself from

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遠 [远] yuǎn

adjective
: far; distant; remote
: (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)

遠 [远] yuàn

verb
: to distance oneself from (classical)

Kun Reading

遠 | とお too

no-adjective
: distant

遠い | とおい tooi

adjective
: far; distant

遠く | とおくtooku

no-adjective | adverbial noun | noun
: far away; distant; at a distance; distant place; by far

遠め | とおめ toome

noun | na-adjective
: distant; far

遠のく | とおのく toonoku

no-adjective
: to become distant; to recede

遠ざかる | とおざかる toozakaru

no-adjective
: to go far off

遠まわし | とおまわし toomawashi

noun | na-adjective
: indirect (roundabout) expression

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エン en

オン on
おち ochi

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猿: ape

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猿 yuán

noun
: ape

Kun Reading

猿 | さる saru

noun
: monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primateUsually written using kana alone, See also ニホンザル
: sly person (Derogatory)
: idiot; hick (Derogatory)
: sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
: clasp used to control the height of a pot-hookSee also 自在鉤
: bathhouse prostitute (Archaism)
: Monkey

猿 | ましら mashira

noun
: monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate

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エン en

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穿: to pierce; to don; to thread

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穿 chuān

verb
: to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through
: to dress; to wear; to put on; to don
: to thread

Kun Reading

穿く | はく haku

godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (or wear) footwear
: to affix a sword to one’s hip
: to affix a bowstring to a bow

穿つ | うがつ ugatsu

godan verb with tsu ending | transitive verb
: to drill; to bore; to pierce; to put on; to wear; to be true to (nature); to hit (the mark)

穿る | ほじる hojiru OR ほじくる hojikuru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to dig up; to peck at; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.)
: to pry into; to examine; to dredge up

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せん sen

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邊: side | suffix of a noun of locality

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邊 [边] biān

noun | adverb | measure word
: side; edge; margin
: border; boundary; region
: simultaneously

邊 [边] bian


: suffix of a noun of locality

Kun Reading

辺 | へ he OR べ be

noun | suffix
: (Archaism) surrounding area
: shore (of the sea); suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.

辺り | あたり atari OR ほとり hotori

zuru verb | transitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) on the bank of; by the side of (e.g. a river, pond)
: (in the) neighborhood; vicinity; nearby

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邊 | へん hen

family or surname
: Hen

辺 | え e

suffix
: suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.

辺 | へん hen

noun
: area; vicinity
: side (of triangle, rectangle, etc.)
: circumstances

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