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Associative Compound 会意

封: to seal; to grant

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封 feng1

verb | measure word
: to seal
: to grant; to bestow a title
: measure word for sealed objects, esp. letters
: Chinese surname

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封じる | ふうじる fuujiru OR ほうじる houjiru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to seal (letter)
: to prevent; to forbid; to block

封ずる | ふうずる fuuzuru OR ほうずる houzuru

zuru verb | transitive verb
: to seal (letter)
: to prevent; to forbid; to block

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封 | ふう fuu

noun
: seal

ほう hou

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內: inside

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內 [内] nèi

noun
: inside; inner; internal; within; interior

Kun Reading

内 | うち uchi

noun | no-adjective
: inside; within
: while
: among; amongst; between
: () we (referring to one’s in-group, i.e. company, etc.); our
: my spouse
: (Archaism) imperial palace grounds
: (Archaism) emperor; () (Kansai dialect) I (primarily used by women and children); me

内 | ない nai

suffix
: inside; within

だい dai

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内 | ほう hou

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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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打: to beat; to strike

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打 dǎ

verb | preposition | measure word
: to beat; to strike; to hit; to shoot; to break
: to type
: to mix up
: to build
: to fight
: to fetch
: to tie up
: to make; to issue
: to calculate
: to play (a game)
: since; from

打 dá


: dozen (loanword)

Kun Reading

打 | うつ utsu

godan verb with tsu ending | transitive verb
: to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound
: to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
: to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
: to move; to impress; to touch
: to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject
: to type; to send; to transmit
: to insert; to write in; to mark
: to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare
: to till (soil)
: to sprinkle; to throw; to cast
: to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.)
: to pay (a deposit, etc.)
: to visit (on a pilgrimage)
: to line (a coat)
: to bind (a criminal)

打 | ぶつ butsu

godan verb with tsu ending | transitive verb
: (usually written using kana only) to hit (a person); to strike; to beat

打 | ダース daasu

ateji (phonetic) | noun
: (usually written using kana only) dozen (eng: doz)
: (sports) hitting a ball; batting; stroke

打 | うち uchi

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だ da

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採: to collect; to pick

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採 [采] cǎi

verb
: to collect; to cull; to pick; to pluck; to select; to choose; to gather
: bright colors

Kun Reading

採る | とる toru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to adopt (measure, proposal)
: to pick (e.g. fruit); to catch (e.g. insects); to take (e.g. a sample)
: to assume (attitude)
: to take on (i.e. hire); to engage

採れる | とれる toreru

ichidan verb
: to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be mined
: to be able to collect; to be able to mine

採り入れる | とりいれる toriireru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to harvest; to reap
: to take in; to gather in
: to adopt

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[採] 采 | さい sai OR さえ sae

noun
: dice; die
: baton (of command)

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骨: bone

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骨 gǔ

radical 188
: bone

Kun Reading

骨 | ほね hone

noun
: bone
: frame
: outline; core
: backbone; spirit; fortitude
: () laborious; troublesome; difficult

骨つぼ | こつつぼ kotsutsubo

noun
: funerary urn

骨つぼ | ほねばる honebaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: funerary urn

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骨 | こつ kotsu

noun
: (usually written using kana only) knack; skill; trick; secret; know-how; the ropes; hang

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