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GOLD

金: gold

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金 jīn

noun | radical 167
: generic term for metals
: money
: one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音 ba1yin made of eight different materials (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹)

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かね kane

noun
: money; metal

こがね kogane

noun | no-adjective
: gold

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きん kin

noun | noun suffix
: gold; golden (color); metaphor for (most) valuable; gold (medal, cup)
: money (written before an amount)
: (Abbreviation) Friday
: metal (fourth of the five elements)
: Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE)
: (Abbreviation) gold general (shogi)
: (Abbreviation) (Colloquialism) testicles; () karat; carat

きん kon

noun
: gold; money

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March 7, 2014
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至: to reach; most; until

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至 zhì

verb | conjunction | preposition | radical 133
: to reach; to arrive at; most; to; until

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至る | いたる itaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to arrive at (a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain
: to lead to (a place); to get to
: (Archaism) to come; to arrive; to result in

至り | いたり itari

noun
: utmost limit; extremity; result

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至 | し shi

prefix
: to …

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January 14, 2014
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家: home; family

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家 jiā

noun | measure word | suffix
: home; house; family; specialist

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家 | や ya

suffix
: (something) shop
: somebody who sells (something) or works as (something)
: somebody with a (certain) personality trait
: (Noun) house
: roof

家 | ち chi OR うち uchi

Noun | No-adjective
: house; home (one’s own)
: (one’s) family; (one’s) household

家 | んち nchi

Suffix | Expression
: ‘s house; ‘s home

家 | いえ ie

noun
: house; residence; dwelling
: family; household
: lineage; family name

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家 | け ke

suffix
: house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

家 | か ka

suffix
: -ist (used after a noun indicating someone’s occupation, pursuits, disposition, etc.); -er

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December 31, 2013
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念: to study

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念 niàn

verb
: to read; to study (a degree course); to read aloud
: to miss (someone); idea; remembrance
: twenty (banker’s anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20)

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おもう omou

Godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to think; to consider; to believe
: to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
: to judge; to assess; to regard
: to imagine; to suppose; to dream
: to expect; to look forward to
: to feel; to desire; to want
: to recall; to remember

ねんじる nenjiru

Ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to have in mind; to be anxious about; to pray silently

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ねん nen

noun
: sense; idea; thought; feeling;
: desire; concern;
: attention; care

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December 17, 2013
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今: now

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今 jīn


: today; present; now; modern

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いま ima

noun
: now; the present time; soon; (one) more

Synonym:
現在 | げんざい genzai: now

いまに imani

adverb
: before long; even now

いまに imaya

adverb
: before long; even now

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こん kon

prefix
: the current…; this; today’s

きん kin

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December 16, 2013
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