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亂: confusion; chaos; revolt

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亂 [乱] luàn

adjective
: in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind
: disorder; upheaval; riot
: illicit sexual relations
: to throw into disorder; to mix up
: indiscriminate; random; arbitrary

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乱す | みだす midasu

godan verb su ending | transitive verb
: to throw out of order; to disarrange; to disturb

乱れ | みだれ midare

noun
: disorder; disturbance; unrest

乱れる | みだれる midareru

noun
: to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be disarrayed; to be disheveled
: to be discomposed; to be upset; to get confused; to be disturbed
: to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

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乱 | らん ran

counter
: revolt; rebellion; war

ロン ron

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February 4, 2016
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活: live; exist

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活 huó

noun | adjective | verb
: to live; alive
: survive; living
: work; workmanship

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活き | いき iki

noun
: living; being alive
: freshness; liveliness; vitality
: situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains contains two or more gaps (in go)
: (Usually written using kana alone) stet; (Prefix) damned

活きる | いきる ikiru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to live; to exist
: to make a living; to subsist
: to be in effect; to be in use; to function
: to come to life; to be enlivened
: to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

活かす | いかす ikasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to make (the best) use of; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc)
: to let live; to keep alive;
: to revive; to resuscitate

活かる | いかる ikaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display
: to be buried

活ける | いける ikeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to arrange (flowers); to plant

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活 | かつ katsu

noun
: living; life
: judo art of resuscitation

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February 2, 2016
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記: to record; to remember

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記 [纪] jì

adjective | verb
: to record; to note
: to remember
: mark; sign
: measure word for blows, kicks, shots

Kun Reading

記す | しるす shirusu OR きす kisu

godan verb with su ending
: to write down; to note; to jot down
: to remember

記する | きする kisuru

suru verb – special class | transitive verb
: to write down; to note
: to remember

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記 | き ki

noun | noun suffix
: account; history; chronicle; annals; record
: (Noun) (Abbreviation) Records of Ancient Matters

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January 26, 2016
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整: orderly; whole

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整 zhěng

adjective | verb | adverb
: orderly; in order; tidy, neat
: whole; complete; entire; exactly; in good order
: to repair; to mend; to renovate
: (coll.) to fix somebody
: to give somebody a hard time; to mess with somebody

Kun Reading

整う | ととのう totonou

godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be arranged

整え | ととのえ totonoe

noun
: preparation; arrangement; execution

整える | ととのえる totonoeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to put in order; to arrange; to adjust
: to get ready; to prepare
: to raise money

整った | ととのった totonotta

noun | verb acting prenominally
: well-ordered; in good order; well-featured; well-regulated

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セイ sei

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January 14, 2016
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緋: dark red

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緋 fēi


: dark red; purple silk

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緋 OR 朱 | あけ ake

noun
: scarlet; red
: blood

緋 OR 赤 | あか aka

adjective | (outdated kanji 緋)
: red; crimson; scarlet
: red-containing color (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
: Red (i.e. communist)
: red light
: red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

緋い OR 赤い | あかい akai

adjective | (outdated kanji 緋)
: red
: Red (i.e. communist)

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緋 | ひ hi

noun
: scarlet; red
: blood

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January 5, 2016
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敢: to dare

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敢 gǎn

adjective | verb | auxiliary verb
: to dare
: daring; bold
: (polite) may I venture

Kun Reading

敢て | あえて aete

adverb
: dare (to do something); venture (often overcoming reluctance, or in the face of probable failure); take upon oneself; challenge; presume; (there is no) need to; (don’t) go as far as; definitely (not)

敢ない | あえない aenai

adjective/span>
: tragic

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カン kan

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December 23, 2015
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腫: to swell; swelling; swollen

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腫 [肿] zhǒng

adjective | verb
: to swell; swelling; swollen

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腫れ | はれ hare

noun
: swelling

腫れる | はれる hareru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen

腫らす | はらす harasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to cause to swell; to inflame

腫物 | しゅもつ haremono
: tumor; swelling

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腫 | しゅ shu

noun suffix
: tumor

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November 23, 2015
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重: heavy | to repeat

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重 zhòng

adjective
: heavy
: serious
: to attach importance to

重 chóng

adverb
: to repeat; repetition; again
: re-; classifier: layer

Kun Reading

重 | え e

suffix
: -fold; -ply

重 | おも omo

na-adjective | noun
: chief; main; principal; important
: (Abbreviation) main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

重い | おもい omoi

adjective
: heavy; weighty; massive
: heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy
: slow; sluggish; lumbering; ponderous; clumsy
: important; serious; grave
: serious; severe; critical
: solid; established; dignified; sensible

重き | おもき omoki

noun
: importance; emphasis; stress

重さ | おもさ omosa

noun
: weight

重し | おもし omoshi

noun
: (Abbreviation) stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers)
: weight (as used in balances)

重め | おもめ omome

na-adjective | noun
: slightly heavy; a little heavy

重み | おもみ omomi

noun
: importance; weight; dignity; emphasis

重る | おもる omoru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to get heavy; to grow serious

重ねる | かさねる kasaneru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to pile up; to put something on another; to heap up; to add; to repeat

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重 | じゅう juu

prefix
: greater degree; heavy; serious

チョウ chou

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November 19, 2015
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