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刀: knife

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刀 dāo

noun | measure word | radical 18
: knife; blade; single-edged sword
: cutlass
: measure word for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
: (slang) dollar (loanword)

Kun Reading

刀 | かたな katana

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: (single-edged) sword; katana
: (Archaism) dagger; knife

On Reading

刀 | とう tou

noun
: (single-edged) sword; katana
: (Archaism) dagger; knife
: (Archaism) scalpel

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打: to beat; to strike

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打 dǎ

verb | preposition | measure word
: to beat; to strike; to hit; to shoot; to break
: to type
: to mix up
: to build
: to fight
: to fetch
: to tie up
: to make; to issue
: to calculate
: to play (a game)
: since; from

打 dá


: dozen (loanword)

Kun Reading

打 | うつ utsu

godan verb with tsu ending | transitive verb
: to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound
: to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
: to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
: to move; to impress; to touch
: to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject
: to type; to send; to transmit
: to insert; to write in; to mark
: to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare
: to till (soil)
: to sprinkle; to throw; to cast
: to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.)
: to pay (a deposit, etc.)
: to visit (on a pilgrimage)
: to line (a coat)
: to bind (a criminal)

打 | ぶつ butsu

godan verb with tsu ending | transitive verb
: (usually written using kana only) to hit (a person); to strike; to beat

打 | ダース daasu

ateji (phonetic) | noun
: (usually written using kana only) dozen (eng: doz)
: (sports) hitting a ball; batting; stroke

打 | うち uchi

On Reading

だ da

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亭: pavilion; erect

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亭 tíng

noun
: pavilion; booth; kiosk
: erect

Kun Reading
none applicable

四阿 OR 東屋 | あずまや azumaya

noun
: arbor; bower; summer house; square gazebo

On Reading

亭 | ちん chin

noun
: arbor; bower; pavilion

亭 | てい tei

noun
: : arbor; bower; pavilion;
: (Suffix) suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers

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