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川: river

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川 [巛] chuān

radical 47
: river; creek
: plain; an area of level country

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川 | かわ kawa

noun
: river; stream
: (Suffix) the …. river (suffix used with the names of rivers) e.g. 荒川 Arakawa: “Raging River” in Tokyo

がわ gawa

suffix
: the …. river (suffix used with the names of rivers)

巛 | まがりかわ magarikawa OR まがりがわ magarigawa

noun
: kanji “curving river” radical (variant of radical 47)

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せん sen

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May 8, 2014
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故: ancient

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故 gù

noun | adjective | verb | conjunction | adverb
: ancient, former; old
: to die, dead
: cause, intentional
: therefore; hence

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故 | ふる furu

noun
: used item; secondhand item
: (Noun prefix) old; used; previous

故い | ふるい furui

adjective
: old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article

故 | もと moto

noun | No-adjective | Adverbial noun | Noun prefix
: former; ex-

故 | ゆえ yue

noun | Adverbial noun
: reason; cause; circumstances

故に | ゆえに yueni

conjunction
: therefore; consequently

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故 | こ ko

prefix
: the late (deceased)

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May 7, 2014
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免: to excuse from

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免 miǎn

verb
: to excuse from; exempt
: to escape; evade ; spare

絻 [免] wèn

: (old) mourning clothes

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免れる | まぬかれる manukareru OR まぬがれる manugareru

Ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to escape from; to be rescued from; to avoid; to evade; to avert; to elude; to be exempted; to be relieved from pain; to get rid of

免じる | めんじる menjiru

Ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to dismiss; to exempt

免ずる | めんずる menzuru

Zuru verb – (alternative form of -jiru verbs) | transitive verb
: to dismiss; to exempt

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免 | めん men

noun
: dismissal

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May 5, 2014
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早: early

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早 zǎo

adjective | adverb | idiomatic expression
: be early
: long ago
: Good morning!

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早 | はや haya

noun
: already; now; by this time

早 | はよ hayo

noun | adverb
: early

早い | はやい hayai

adjective
: fast; quick; hasty; brisk
: early (in the day, etc.); premature
: (too) soon; not yet; (too) early
: easy; simple; quick

早く | はやく hayaku

adverb | common expression
: early; soon
: quickly; swiftly; rapidly; fast
: quickly! (move it)

早さ | はやさ hayasa

noun
: speed; velocity; quickness; rapidity
: earliness

早め | はやめ hayame

noun
: early
: fast

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そう sou

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May 2, 2014
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但: but

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但 dàn

conjunction | adverb
: but; yet; however
: only; merely; still

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但 OR 只 | ただ tada

No-adjective
: (Usually written using kana alone) ordinary; common; usual
: free of charge
: unaffected; as is; safe; (Adverb) only; merely; just; simply
: but; however; nevertheless

但し | ただし tadashi

Conjunction
: but; however; provided that

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タン tan

だん dan

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May 1, 2014
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起: to rise

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起 qǐ

adjective | verb | measure word
: to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear
: to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter)
: verb suffix, to start; (before place or time) starting from
: measure word for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
: measure word for groups: batch, group

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起つ | たつ tatsu

Godan verb with tu ending | intransitive verb
: to rise up; to initiate (political) action

起り | おこり okori

Noun
: source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis

起る | おこる okoru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to occur; to happen

起す | おこす okosu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to raise; to cause; to wake someone

起きる | おきる okiru

Ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to get up; to rise
: to wake up
: to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

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き ki

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April 28, 2014
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走: to walk; run

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走 zǒu

verb | radical 156
: to walk; go on foot
: run
: to die (euph.); leave

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走り | はしり hashiri

Noun
: the first (harvest, catch) of the season or year

走る | はしる hashiru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to run
: to travel (movement of vehicles)
: to hurry to
: to retreat (from battle); to take flight
: to run away from home
: to elope
: to tend heavily toward

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そう sou

Suffix
: run; race

しゅ shu

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April 25, 2014
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