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睡: to sleep

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睡 suì

verb
: to sleep; to lie down

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睡い | ねむい nemui

adjective
: sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

睡る | ねむる nemuru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to sleep (not necessarily lying down)
: to die
: (Archaism) to close one’s eyes

睡らす | ねむらす nemurasu

godan verb with su ending | intransitive verb
: to put to sleep
: (Colloquialism) to kill

睡らせる | ねむらせる nemuraseru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to put to sleep
: (Colloquialism) to kill

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すい sui

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病: sickness

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病 bìng

noun | adjective | verb
: sickness; ailment; illness; disease
: to fall ill; defect

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病む | やむ yamu

godan verb with mu ending
: to fall ill; to be ill

病 | やまい yamai

noun
: illness; disease

病める | やめる yameru

expression | noun or verb acting prenominally
: sick; ill; ailing
: (Archaism) to hurt; to ache

病 | いたずき itazuki OR いたつき itatsuki

noun
: (Archaism) pain; trouble
: illness

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びょう byou

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忍: to bear; to endure

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忍 rèn

adjective
: to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself

Kun Reading

忍 | しのぶ shinobu

noun
: (Usually written using kana alone) Davallia mariesii (species of fern)
: Lepisorus thunbergiana (species of fern)
: color of clothing layers under one’s overcoat (light green on blue)
: (Abbreviation) ancient women’s hairstyle
: (Abbreviation) clothing patterned using the fern Davallia mariesii

忍ぶ | しのぶ shinobu

godan verb with bu ending | transitive verb
: to conceal oneself; to hide
: to endure

忍び | しのび shinobi

noun
: stealth
: (Abbreviation) travelling incognito (traveling)
: (Abbreviation) ninjutsu
: (Abbreviation) ninja
: sneak theft; sneak thief
: tolerance

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忍 | にん nin

noun
: endurance; forbearance; patience; self-restraint

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停: to stop

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停 tíng

adjective | verb
: to stop; to halt; suspend; delay
: suitable
: to park (a car)

Kun Reading

停まる OR 止まる | とまる tomaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to stop (moving); to come to a stop
: to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended
: to alight; to perch on

停める OR 止める | とめる tomeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to stop (something or someone); to turn off
: to fix into place
: to park; to leave somewhere for a time

停まる OR 止まる | とどまる todomaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place);
: to be limited to; to be confined to

停める OR 留める | とどめる todomeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to cease; to put an end to
: to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to limit
: to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

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てい tei

ちょう chou

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弁: conical cap

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弁 biàn


: conical cap worn during Zhou dynasty

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弁え | わきまえ wakimae

noun
: sense; discretion; knowledge

弁える | わきまえる wakimaeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to know (right from wrong); to discern; to discriminate; to understand; to bear in mind

弁じる | べんじる benjiru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to speak; to talk; to argue; to manage; to dispose of; to carry through; to distinguish; to discriminate

弁ずる | べんずる benzuru

zuru verb
: to manage; to dispose of; to carry through; to distinguish; to discriminate

弁えのない | わきまえのない wakimaenonai

adjective
: indiscreet; undiscerning

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弁 | べん ben

noun
: speech; talk; tongue; eloquence
: (Noun suffix) dialect; accent
: petal
: valve
: Oversight Department (division of the daijokan responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices)

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開: to open; to start

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開 [开] kāi

adjective | verb
: to open; to start; to turn on
: to boil
: to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
: to operate (vehicle)

Kun Reading

開く | あく aku

godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to open (e.g. doors)
: to open (e.g. business)
: to be empty
: to be vacant; to be available; to be free
: to be open (e.g. neckline)
: to have been opened (of one’s eyes, mouth)
: to come to an end
: () to open (one’s eyes, mouth)
: () to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)

開き | ひらき hiraki

noun
: opening; gap
: (Suffix) dried and opened fish

開く | ひらく hiraku

godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: to open (e.g. a bank-account, festival)
: () to spread out; to open up (flower bud, umbrella, etc.); to widen (gap, distance, width)
: to hold; to give (party, conference)

開ける | あける akeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package)
: to open (for business)
: to empty; to clear out; to make space; to make room
: () to dawn; to grow light
: to end

開ける | ひらける hirakeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to become opened up; to improve; to get better;
: to develop; to progress; to become civilized (civilised); to be up-to-date;
: to be enlightened; to be sensible

開かる | はだかる hidakaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to be separated; to be exposed; to be wide open
: to stand with one’s limbs apart (blocking the way)

開ける | はだける hidakeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
:(Usually written using kana alone) to open; to bare; to expose
: to stretch

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かい kai

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差: to differ | differ | to send

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差 chà

adjective | verb
: to differ; to fall short; to owe; lacking; wrong; inferior

差 chā

noun
: differ; difference (arithmetics), discrepancy; error; to err; to make a mistake

差 chāi

adjective | verb
: to send; to commission; official; mission

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差す | さす sasu

godan verb with su ending | intransitive verb
: to shine
: to be visible
: to be tinged with
: to rise (of water levels); to flow in
: to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
: () to hold up (an umbrella, etc.); to put up; to raise
: to extend one’s arm straight ahead (in dance)
: to insert; to put in
: to wear (a sword) in one’s belt; to wear at one’s side; to carry under one’s arm
: to insert one’s arm under an opponent’s arm (in sumo)
: to pole (a boat)
: to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks)
: to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to color; to dye
: to light (a fire); to burn
: to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten
: () to stop in the midst of; to leave undone

差し | さし sashi

expression
: between (e.g. two people); face to face

差しで | さしで sashide

expression
: face to face; between two persons

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差 | さ sa

noun | noun suffix
: difference; variation

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忘: to forget

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忘 wàng

adjective | verb
: to forget; to overlook; to neglect

Kun Reading

忘る | わする wasuru

godan verb with ru ending
: (archaism) to lose something

忘れる | わすれる wasureru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

忘れられる | わすれられる wasurerareru

ichidan verb
: to slip into obscurity; to be forgotten

忘れかける | わすれかける wasurekakeru

ichidan verb
: to start forgetting

忘れっぽい | わすれっぽい wasureppoi

adjective
: forgetful

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ぼう bou

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正: true; upright | first month of the lunar year

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正 zhèng

adjective | adverb
: just (right); true; truly
: straight; upright
: correct; positive
: greater than zero; principle
: in the midst of (doing something)

正 zhēng


: first month of the lunar year

Kun Reading

正 | まさ masa

noun | na-adjective
: exact; precise

正に | まさに masani

adverb
: (Usually written using kana alone) exactly; surely; certainly
: just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
: duly; naturally

正す | ただす tadasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to correct; to reform; to amend; to redress;
: to adjust; to straighten;
: to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of;
: to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question

正しい | ただしい tadashii

adjective
: right; just; correct; righteous; honest; truthful; proper; straightforward; perfect

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正 | せい sei

noun | no-adjective
: (logical) true; regular
: 10^40
: (Abbreviation) original
: (Mathematical term) positive; greater than zero

正 | しょう shou

noun
: greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior
: director (highest of the four administrative positions of the ritsuryo period); chief
: (Prefix) (before a number) exactly; precisely

正 | じょう jou

noun
: greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior

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