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蟲: worms; insects

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蟲 [虫] chóng

noun | radical 142
: lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
: person with a particular undesirable characteristic

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虫 | むし mushi

noun
: insect; bug; cricket; moth; worm

虫けら | むしけら mushikera
: worm; insect

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チュウ chuu
キ ki

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傳: transmit; summon | biography

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傳 [传] chuán

verb
: to pass on; to spread; to transmit
: to infect; to transfer; to circulate
: to conduct (electricity)

傳 [传] zhuán

noun
: biography; historical narrative; commentaries
: relay station

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伝 | つて tsute

noun
: intermediary; influence; good offices; connections; someone to trust; go-between; pull

伝う | つたう tsutau

godan verb with u ending
: to go along; to walk along; to follow

伝え | つたえ tsutae

noun
: legend; tradition

伝える | つたえる tsutaeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath

伝わる | つたわる tsutawaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

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伝 | でん den

noun
: legend; tradition
: biography; life
: method; way
: horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan

テン ten

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專: special; expert

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專 [专] chuán

verb
: for a particular person, occasion, purpose
: focused on one thing
: special; expert
: particular (to something)
: concentrated; specialized

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専ら | もっぱら moppara OR もはら mohara

adverb
: wholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly; fixedly

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専 | せん sen

noun
: having a fetish for …; specializing in …; majoring in …Abbreviation, Slang, See also 専門
: first; foremost; number one priority
: doing as one pleases; acting selfishly
: fired brick (archaic)

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種: seed; race | to plant

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種 [种] zhǒng

measure word
: seed
: species
: kind; type
: race; breed
: measure word for types, kinds, sorts

種 [种] zhòng

verb
: to plant; to grow, to sow
: to cultivate

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種 | たね tane

noun
: seed; pip; kind; variety; quality; tone
: material; matter; subject; theme; (news) copy; leaven (bread)
: cause; source; trick; secret; inside story

種 | くさ kusa

noun | noun suffix
: cause; seed; origin (oft. ぐさ gusa in compounds)
: variety; kind
: counter for varieties

種まき | たねまき tanemaki

noun | suru verb
: sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds

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種 | しゅ shu

noun | noun suffix
: kind; variety
: (biological) species
: (Abbreviation) (logical) species

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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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暫: temporarily

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暫 [暂] zàn


: temporarily
: 蹔 [暂] zan4: to scurry; variant

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暫し | しばし shibashi

adverb
: for a short while; for a brief period

暫く | しばらく shibaraku

adverb | no-adjective
: (Usually written using kana alone) little while; short while; moment; instant
: a while; quite a time; (Interjection) it’s been a long time

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ザン zan

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名: name; famous

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名 míng

noun | verb | measure word
: name; noun (part of speech)
: place (e.g. among winners)
: famous; measure word for people

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名 | な na

noun
: name; given name
: title
: fame; renown; reputation
: pretext; pretense; justification; appearance

名のる | なのる nanoru

godan vern with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to call oneself (name, label, etc.); to give one’s name (as); to impersonate or claim (to be someone)

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名 | めい mei

counter
: (Honorific or respectful language) counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); (Noun) first name
: (Prefix) famous; great
: (Suffix) name

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業: profession; business; trade

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業 [业] yè

noun
: line of business; industry
: occupation; job; employment
: school studies
: enterprise; property
: (Buddhism) karma; deed
: to engage in; already

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業 | わざ waza

noun
: deed; act; work; performance

業わい | なりわい nariwai

noun
: occupation; livelihood; calling

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業 | ごう gou

noun | Buddhist term
: karma (i.e. actions committed in a former life)

業 | ぎょう gyou

noun
: work; business;
: study

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靜: quiet; calm

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靜 [静] jìng

adjective
: still; calm; quiet
: unmoving; motionless

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静か | しずか shizuka

na-adjective
: quiet; peaceful

静けさ | しずけさ shizukesa

noun
: stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

静まる | しずまる shizumaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to quieten down; to calm down; to subside; to die down; to abate; to be suppressed

静かに | しずかに shizukani

adverb | expression
: calmly; quietly; gently; peacefully
: be quiet!

静める | しずめる shizumeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to appease; to suppress; to calm

静ひつ | せいひつ seihitsu

na-adjective | noun
: peacefulness; tranquility

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セイ sei
ジョウ jou

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