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蟲: worms; insects

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蟲 [虫] chóng

noun | radical 142
: lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
: person with a particular undesirable characteristic

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虫 | むし mushi

noun
: insect; bug; cricket; moth; worm

虫けら | むしけら mushikera
: worm; insect

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チュウ chuu
キ ki

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專: special; expert

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專 [专] chuán

verb
: for a particular person, occasion, purpose
: focused on one thing
: special; expert
: particular (to something)
: concentrated; specialized

Kun Reading

専ら | もっぱら moppara OR もはら mohara

adverb
: wholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly; fixedly

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専 | せん sen

noun
: having a fetish for …; specializing in …; majoring in …Abbreviation, Slang, See also 専門
: first; foremost; number one priority
: doing as one pleases; acting selfishly
: fired brick (archaic)

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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

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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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名: name; famous

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名 míng

noun | verb | measure word
: name; noun (part of speech)
: place (e.g. among winners)
: famous; measure word for people

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名 | な na

noun
: name; given name
: title
: fame; renown; reputation
: pretext; pretense; justification; appearance

名のる | なのる nanoru

godan vern with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to call oneself (name, label, etc.); to give one’s name (as); to impersonate or claim (to be someone)

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名 | めい mei

counter
: (Honorific or respectful language) counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); (Noun) first name
: (Prefix) famous; great
: (Suffix) name

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爭: to dispute

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爭 [争] zhēng

verb
: to dispute; to argue or debate
: to strive for; to vie for
: deficient or lacking (dialect)
: how or what (literary)

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争う | あらそう arasou

godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to compete; to contest; to contend
: to quarrel; to argue; to dispute; to be at variance; to oppose
: (usu. in negative form) to deny (e.g. evidence)

争う | あらがう aragau

godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

争い | あらそい arasoi

noun
: dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry; contest

争で | いかで ikade

adverb
: how

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ソウ sou

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只: only; merely

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只 zhǐ

adverb | measure word
: only; merely; just; but

隻 [只] zhī

adverb | measure word
: measure word for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

祇 [只] zhǐ

adverb
: but, only

只 zhǐ


: grain that has begun to ripen; variant of 衹 qi2

Kun Reading

只 | ただ tada

no-adjective
: (Usually written using kana alone) ordinary; common; usual
: free of charge
: unaffected; as is; safe; (Adverb) only; merely; just; simply
: but; however; nevertheless

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只 | シ shi

隻 | せき seki

counter
: counter for ships

祇 | ギ gi
キ ki
シ shi

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連: to connect; continuously; including; company

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連 [连] lián

adjective | conjunction | preposition | adverb
: to link; to join; to connect
: continuously; in succession
: including
: (used with 也, 都 etc) even
: company (military);

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連れ | つれ tsure

noun | suru verb
: companion; company

連れる | つれる tsureru

ichidan verb
: to lead; to take (a person)

連るむ | つるむ tsurumu

noun | suru verb
: to go with (a companion); to hang out with

連れて | つれて tsurete

conjunction | expression
: as; in proportion to

連なる | つらなる tsuranaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to extend; to stretch out; to stand in a row

連ねる | つらねる tsuraneru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to line up; to put in a row
: to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to join (e.g. a list)
: to link; to put together; to string together (e.g. compliments); to enumerate
: to take along with; to bring with

連なり | つらなり tsuranari

noun
: series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)

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連 | れん ren

noun
: ream (of paper)
: stanza; verse
: (taxonomical) tribe; party; company; group
: (Abbreviation) quinella; quiniela

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果: fruit; result

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果 guǒ

noun
: fruit
: result; resolute
: indeed; if really

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果て | はて hate

noun
: the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result

果 | はたて hatate

noun
: end; limit; extremity

果たす | はたす hatasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill; to fulfil; to realize; to execute; to perform; to do
: () to do … completely; to do … entirely

果てる | はてる hateru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to end; to be finished; to be exhausted; to die; to perish
: (Suffix) indicates an extreme has been reached

果てし| はてし hateshi

noun
: end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate

果ては | はては hateha

noun
: in the end; on top of that

果物 | くだもの kudamono

noun
: fruit

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果 | か ka

noun
: (Buddhist term) phala (attained state, result)
: (Buddhist term) enlightenment (as the fruits of one’s Buddhist practice)
: fruit; (Counter) counter for pieces of fruit

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