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借: lend; borrow

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借 jiè

verb
: to lend; to borrow
: by means of
: to take (an opportunity)

藉 [借] jiè

verb | noun
: sleeping mat
: to placate
: variant of 借

藉 jí


: to insult; to walk all over (somebody)

Kun Reading

借り | かり kari

noun
: borrowing; debt; loan

借る | かる karu

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: (Kansai dialect) to borrow; to have a loan
: to rent; to hire

借りる | かりる kariru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to borrow; to have a loan
: to rent; to hire

藉す OR 貸す | かす kasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to lend; to loan
: to rent out; to hire out

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借 | シャク shaku

藉 | セキ seki、 ジャク jaku

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向: towards

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向 xiàng

preposition | adverb
: towards
: to face; to turn towards
: direction
: to support; to side with
: shortly before; formerly
: always; all along

嚮 [向] xiàng

preposition
: to tend toward; to guide
: variant of 向

Kun Reading

向き | むき muki

na-adjective | noun | noun suffix
: direction; orientation; aspect; situation; exposure; suitability; tendency

向く | むく muku

godan verb with ku ending
: to face
: to turn toward
: to be suited to; to be fit for

向け | むけ muke

noun suffix
: intended for …; oriented towards …; aimed at …

向い | むかい mukai

no-adjective | noun
: facing; opposite; across the street; other side

向う | むかう mukau

godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to face
: to go towards

向ける | むける mukeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to turn towards; to point

向こう | むこう mukou

noun
: opposite side; other side; opposite direction
: over there; that way; far away; beyond
: the other party; the other person
: future (starting now)

向ける | むける mukeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to turn towards; to point

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コウ kou

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決: to decide

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決 [决] jué

adverb
: to decide; to determine; to judge
: to execute (somebody)
: (of a dam etc) to breach or burst
: definitely; certainly

Kun Reading

決め | きめ kime

noun | noun suffix
: agreement; rule

決め | ぎめ gime

noun | noun suffix
: contracted regular payment, e.g. monthly, weekly, etc.; by the (month, week, etc.)

決り | きまり kimari

noun | no-adjective
: rule; regulation
: settlement; conclusion; end; agreement; arrangement
: habit; custom; habitual way
: countenance in front of another person; face
: (Archaism) love relationship between a customer and a prostitute

決る | きまる kimaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be decided; to be settled
: to look good in (clothes)

決す | けっす kessu

godan verb with su ending
: to decide; to determine

決める | きめる kimeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one’s mind; to resolve; to set one’s heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix
: to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
: to persist in doing; to go through with
: to always do; to have made a habit of
: to take for granted; to assume
: to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines
: to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing
: (Martial arts term) to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)

決して | けして keshite

adverb
: never; by no means; decidedly; indisputably

決る | しゃくる shakuru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to dig out; to gouge out; to hollow out
: to scoop; to ladle; to bail
: to jerk (one’s chin)

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決 | けつ ketsu

noun
: decision; vote

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如: as if, like

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如 rú

verb | preposition | conjunction
: as; as if
: if; supposing
: such as, like

Kun Reading

如 | ごと goto

adverbial noun
: like; similar to; same as

如く | しく shiku

godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: (Archaism) to match; to equal
: to catch up with; to overtake

如し | ごとし gotoshi

noun | suffix
: like; as if; the same as

如き | ごとき gotoki

noun | suffix
: like; similar to; same as

如く | ごとく gotoku

adverb
: like; similar to; same as

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如 | にょ nyou

noun | buddhist term
: tathata (the ultimate nature of all things)

ジョ jo

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加: to add

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加 jiā

verb
: to add; plus
: (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to something or somebody previously mentioned)
: to apply (restrictions etc) to (somebody)
: to give (support, consideration etc) to (something)
: abbr. for Canada 加拿大

Kun Reading

加える | くわえる kawaeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to append; to sum up; to add (up); to include; to increase; to inflict

加わる | くわわる kuwawaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be added to; to be appended
: to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate
: to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence); to grow; to gather (speed)
: to be subject to (e.g. pressure)

加えて | くわえて kuwaete

conjunction
: additionally; in addition; moreover; at the same time

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加 | か ka

noun
: addition; increase
: (Abbreviation) Canada

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婚: marriage

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婚 hūn


: to marry; to take a wife
: marriage; wedding

Kun Reading

婚 | よばい yobai

noun | suru verb
: ancient practice of creeping at night into a woman’s bedroom (lit: night crawling); stealing into a girl’s bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit

縁組 | えんぐみ engumi

noun | suru verb
: betrothal; wedding; marriage; alliance

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コン kon

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昏: dusk

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婚 hūn

adjective
: muddle-headed
: dusk; twilight; nightfall
: to faint; to lose consciousness
: old variant of 昬 [昏]

Kun Reading

昏い | くらい kurai

adjective
: (Usually written using kana alone) dark; gloomy
: dark (in color); dull
: depressed; dispirited
: sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past)
: unclear; unfamiliar; unknown

暮れ | くれ kure

temporal noun
: sunset; sundown; nightfall; dusk
: end; close
: year-end; end of the year

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コン kon

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結: knot | to bear fruit

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結 [结] jié

noun | verb
: knot; sturdy; bond
: to tie; to bind
: to check out (of a hotel)

結 [结] jiē

verb
: to bear fruit; to produce
: firm; solid

Kun Reading

結う | ゆう yuu OR いう iu

godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix

結び | むすび musubi

noun
: ending; conclusion; union

結ぶ | むすぶ musubu

godan verb with bu ending | transitive verb
: to tie; to bind; to link
: to bear (fruit)
: to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to conclude
: to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
: to unite (with); to ally; to join hands

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ケツ ketsu
ケチ kechi

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同: same; together

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同 tóng

adjective | preposition | adverb
: like; same; similar; alike
: together; with

Kun Reading

同じ | おなじ onaji

noun or verb acting prenominally | noun
: same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike
: (Adverb) (usu. part of a ‘nara’ conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case

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同 | どう dou

prefix
: the same; the said; ibid

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