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Associative Compound 会意

貫: to pass together; string of 1000 cash

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貫 [贯] guàn


: to pierce through; to pass through; to be stringed together
: string of 1000 cash

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貫 | ぬき nuki

noun
: crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam

貫く | つらぬく tsuranuku

godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: to go through; to pierce; to penetrate
: to persist; to stick to

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貫 | かん kan

noun
: kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)
: kan (obs. unit of currency)
: (Counter) pieces of sushi

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即: promptly

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即 jí

verb | adverb
: promptly, quickly, immediately, at once
: namely; that is; i.e.
: at present
: even if
: prompted (by the occasion)
: to approach; to come into contact; to draw near
: to assume (office)

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即く OR 就く | つく tsuku

godan verb with ku ending
: to ascend (the throne); to accede

即ける | つける tsukeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to install (a king, emperor, etc.)

即ち | すなわち sunawachi

adverb | conjunction
: that is; namely; i.e.

即する | そくする sokusuru

suru verb – special class | intransitive verb
: to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on

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即 | そく soku

adverb
: instantly; immediately; at once
: (Interjection) that is (to say); namely

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剛: hard; just

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剛 [刚] gāng

adverb
: hard; firm; strong; rigid
: just; barely; exactly

Kun Reading
none applicable

強い | つよい tsuyoi

adjective
: strong; powerful; mighty; potent
: resistant; resilient; durable

強い | こわい kowai

adjective
: tough; stiff; hard
: inflexible; obstinate; stubborn

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剛 | ごう gou

noun
: strong; hard; manly

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安: peaceful, quiet

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安 ān


: content; calm; still; quiet
: safe; secure
: in good health
: to find a place for; to install
: to fix; to fit
: to bring (a charge against somebody)
: to pacify
: to harbor (good intentions)
: security; safety
: peace
: ampere

Kun Reading

安 | やす yasu

prefix | suffix
: cheap
: (Prefix) rash; thoughtless; careless; indiscreet; frivolous

安い | やすい yasui

adjective
: cheap; inexpensive
: calm; peaceful; quiet

安く | やすく yasuku

adverb
: inexpensively

安んじる | やすんじる yasunjiru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to be contented; to be at ease

安 | やす yasu

prefix | suffix
: cheap

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アン an

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改: to change

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改 gǎi

verb
: to change; to alter; to transform; to correct; to remodel

Kun Reading

改む | あらたむ aratamu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to revise; to change

改め | あらため aratame

suffix
: former (e.g. name); previous; changed

改まる | あらたまる aratamaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be renewed
: to stand on ceremony; to be formal
: to take a turn for the worse

改まる | あらたまる aratamaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be renewed

改める | あらためる aratameru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to change; to alter; to revise; to replace
: to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve
: to examine; to check; to inspect
: to do properly; to do formally

改改まった | あらたまった aratamatta

noun or verb acting prenominally
: ceremonious; formal

改ざん | かいざん kaizan

noun | suru verb
: alteration; falsification; faking

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改 | かい kai

noun suffix
: revision

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埋: to bury | to blame

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埋 mái

verb
: to bury; secrete; conceal

埋 mán

verb
: to blame

Kun Reading

埋まる | うまる umaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be buried; to be surrounded; to overflow; to be filled

埋める | うめる umeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to bury (e.g. in the ground)
: to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to fill (a seat, a vacant position)
: to plug gaps; to stop a gap
: to make amends; to cover up for something
: to put cold water in a bath
: to cover; to scatter something over

埋まる | うずまる uzumaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be buried; to be surrounded; to overflow; to be filled

埋める | うずめる uzumeru

ichidan verb
: to cover; to bury (e.g. one’s face in hands); to submerge
: to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack; to cram; to fill up

埋もれる | うもれる umoreru OR うずもれる uzumoreru

ichidan verb
: to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

埋かる | いかる ikaru

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

埋ける | いける ikeru

ichidan verb
: to bury something in the ground
: to cover coals with ash; to bank a fire

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マイ mai

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死: to die; inflexible

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死 sǐ

adjective | verb
: to die; impassable; uncrossable
: inflexible; rigid
: extremely; damned

Kun Reading

死ぬ | しぬ shinu

godan verb with nu ending | intransitive verb
: to die

死に | しに shini

noun
: dying; death
: (Noun prefix) dead; useless
: (Prefix) damned

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死 | し shi

noun | noun suffix
: death; decease
: (Archaism) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)

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