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界: boundary; domain

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界 jiè


: boundary; scope; extent
: circles; group; domain
: kingdom (taxonomy)

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界 | さかい sakai

noun
: border; boundary
: area; region; spot; space; environment
: psychological state; mental state

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界 | かい kai

noun
: (biological) kingdom
: erathem (rock layer corresponding to the era in which it was deposited)
: partition of land
: (Suffix) the world of (some category)

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才: talent | a moment ago

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才 cái

noun | adverb
: ability; talent
: somebody of a certain type; a capable individual
: only; only then
: just now

纔 [才] cái


: a moment ago; just now
: (preceded by a clause of condition or reason) not until
: (followed by a numerical clause) only

Kun Reading

纔 | ひたた hitata

adverb
: just a tiny bit

纔か | わずか wazuka

na-adjective | adverb | noun
: only; merely; (a) little; small quantity

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才 | さい sai

suffix
: -years-old
: ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius

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牛: Ox

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牛 niú

noun | mammal | animal | radical 93
: ox, cow, bull
: (slang) awesome
: (Chinese surname)

Kun Reading

牛 | うし ushi

noun
: cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; ox; calf;
: (usu. ぎゅう) beef
: {astronomy} Chinese “Ox” constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
: (surname) Niu

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牛 | ぎゅう gyuu

noun

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然: right; like this

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然 ràn


: correct; right
: so; thus; like this; -ly

Kun Reading

然 | さ sa

adverb
: so; like that; in that way

然々 | ささ sasa

adverb
: such and such

然 | しか shika

interjection
: (Archaism) like that; as such
: yeah; uh-huh

然う | そう sou

adverb
: (Usually written using kana alone) in that way (concerning the actions of the listener or concerning the ideas expressed or understood by the listener; with a neg. sentence, implies that something isn’t as much as one might think); thus; such; (Interjection) so (used to express agreement with something said)
: so? (used to express some doubt with something said)

然も | さも samo

adverb
: (Usually written using kana alone) really; extremely
: (Archaism) in that way

然る | さる saru

pre-noun adjectival
: a particular; a certain
: that kind of; such a

然し | しかし shikashi

conjunction
: however; but

然も | しかも shikamo

conjunction
: moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

然うして | そうして soushite

conjunction
: and; and then; thus; and now

然れば | しかれば shikareba

conjunction
: (Usually written using kana alone) (Archaism) that being the case; therefore; so
: well then, moving on to another topic…
: (expressing surprise) …on earth?; (Interjection) that’s right

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ゼン zen

ネン nen

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每: each; every

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每 měi

preposition | adverb
: to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside
: to stop; (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

Kun Reading

毎 | ごと goto

adverbial noun | noun suffix
: each respectively

毎に | ごとに gotoni

expression | suffix
: one by one; each; every; at intervals of

每 | つね tsune

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毎 | まい mai

prefix
: every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each

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住: to dwell; to stop

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住 zhù

verb
: to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside
: to stop; (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

Kun Reading

住む | すむ sumu

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

住い OR 住居 | すまい sumai

noun | suru verb
: dwelling; house; residence; address

住まう | すまう sumau

godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to live; to reside; to inhabit

住す | じゅうす juusu

godan verb with su ending | intransitive verb
: to live; to reside; to inhabit

住みつく | すみつく sumitsuku

godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to settle (in a place); to settle down

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住 | じゅう juu

noun
: dwelling; living

すみ sumi

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往: to go; previous

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往 wǎng

verb | preposition
: to go (in a direction); to; towards
: (of a train) bound for
: past; previous, formerly

Kun Reading

往き | いき iki OR ゆき yuki

noun suffix
: bound for …
: going (to)

往く | いく iku OR ゆく yuku

行く | いく iku OR ゆく yuku
(out-dated kanji) godan verb – iku/yuku special class | intransitive verb
: to go
: to proceed; to take place
: (Auxiliary verb) to continue

往ぬ | いぬ inu

godan verb with nu ending
: (Archaism) to go
: to pass (of time)
: to die
: to go bad; to rot
: (Kansai dialect) to go home

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オウ ou

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失: to lose

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失 shī

adjective
: to lose, to miss, to fail

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失せる | うせる useru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to disappear; to vanish

失せろ | うせろ usero

noun
: beat it!; get out of my sight!

失う | うしなう ushinau

noun
: to lose; to part with

失くす | なくす nakusu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to lose something
: to get rid of

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しつ shitsu

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