比 bǐ
radical 81 | verb | preposition
: (particle used for comparison and “-er than”); to compare; to contrast; to set side by side
: to gesture (with hands)
: ratio
: Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時
比 bì
: to associate with; to be near
Kun Reading
比 | たぐい tagui
irregular okurigana usage | noun
: kind; sort; type
: equal; match; peer
比 | ころおい kurooi
noun
: time; period; days
比べ | くらべ kurabe
noun | noun suffix
: contest; comparison; competition
比べる | くらべる kuraberu
ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to compare; to make a comparison
: to compete; to vie
比える | よそえる yosoeru
ichidan verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to compare; to liken
: to use as a pretext
比 | ひする hisuru
suru verb – special class
: to compare
On Reading
比 | ひ hi
noun | noun suffix
: ratio; proportion
: match; equal
: explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
: (Abbreviation) Philippines
短 duǎn
measure word
: short (opposite of long); brief
: lack
: weak point; fault
Kun Reading
短 | みじか mijika
prefix | suffix
: short; brief
短い | みじかい mijikai
adjective
: short
短め | みじかめ mijikame
noun
: rather short; somewhat short
短すぎる | みじかすぎる mijikasugiru
ichidan verb
: to be too short
On Reading
短 | たん tan
noun
: fault; defect; weak point
: minor (music)
次 cì
measure word
: next in sequence
: second; the second (day, time etc); secondary
: vice-; sub-; infra-
: inferior quality; substandard
: order; sequence
: hypo- (chemistry)
: measure word for enumerated events: time
Kun Reading
次 | つぎ tsugi
noun | no-adjective
: next; following; subsequent
: stage; station
次に | つぎに tsugini
conjunction
: next; then; after that
次ぐ | つぐ tsugu
godan verb with gu ending | intransitive verb
: to rank next to; to come after
次いで | ついで tsuide
adverb | conjunction
: next; secondly; subsequently
次なる | つぎなる tsuginaru
noun
: next; the next
On Reading
次 | じ ji
prefix
: next
: hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence)
: (Counter) order; sequence; time; times
し shi
條 [条] tiáo
measure word
: strip; item
: article; clause (of law or treaty)
: measure word for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers, fishes, some animals)
: note
Kun Reading
条 | すじ suji
noun
: muscle; tendon; sinew
: vein; artery
: fiber; string
: line; stripe; streak
: reason; logic
: plot; storyline
: lineage; descent
: school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
: aptitude; talent
: source (of information, etc.); circle; channel
: well-informed person (in a transaction)
: logical move (in go, shogi)
: ninth vertical line (shogi)
: seam on a helmet
: (Abbreviation) gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)
: (Archaism) social position; status; on (a river, road, etc.); along
: counter for long thin things
: (Archaism) (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
条 | くだり kudari
noun
: passage; paragraph
On Reading
條 | じょう jou
used in given names
条 | じょう jou
noun
: article (in document); provision
: stripe; streak; line
樣 [样] yàng
measure word
: manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape
Kun Reading
様 | さま sama
noun | suffix
: (Polite language) Mr, Mrs or Ms
: used (gen. in fixed expressions) to make words more polite
: manner; kind; appearance
様 | ざま zama
noun
: mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight
: (Suffix) way; manner
様だ | ようだ youda
auxilliary
: (Usually written using kana alone) (usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be
: like; similar to
: in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
: indicates hope, wish, request or mild command
On Reading
様 | よう you
noun | noun suffix
: (Usually written using kana alone) (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb) appearing …; looking …
: (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb) way to …; method of …ing
: (usu. after a noun) form; style; design
: (usu. after a noun) like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)
詠 [咏] yǒng
verb
: to sing
Kun Reading
詠む | よむ yomu
godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to compose (e.g. a Japanese poem); to write
: to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant
詠う | うたう utau
godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to sing
: to sing (one’s praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
詠じる | えいじる eijiru
ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to sing
詠ずる | えいずる eizuru
zuru verb | transitive verb
: to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to sing eijiru
On Reading
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