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Associative Compound 会意

比: to compare | to associate with

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比 bǐ

radical 81 | verb | preposition
: (particle used for comparison and “-er than”); to compare; to contrast; to set side by side
: to gesture (with hands)
: ratio
: Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時

比 bì


: to associate with; to be near

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比 | たぐい tagui

irregular okurigana usage | noun
: kind; sort; type
: equal; match; peer

比 | ころおい kurooi

noun
: time; period; days

比べ | くらべ kurabe

noun | noun suffix
: contest; comparison; competition

比べる | くらべる kuraberu

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to compare; to make a comparison
: to compete; to vie

比える | よそえる yosoeru

ichidan verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to compare; to liken
: to use as a pretext

比 | ひする hisuru

suru verb – special class
: to compare

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比 | ひ hi

noun | noun suffix
: ratio; proportion
: match; equal
: explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
: (Abbreviation) Philippines

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次: next; time

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次 cì

measure word
: next in sequence
: second; the second (day, time etc); secondary
: vice-; sub-; infra-
: inferior quality; substandard
: order; sequence
: hypo- (chemistry)
: measure word for enumerated events: time

Kun Reading

次 | つぎ tsugi

noun | no-adjective
: next; following; subsequent
: stage; station

次に | つぎに tsugini

conjunction
: next; then; after that

次ぐ | つぐ tsugu

godan verb with gu ending | intransitive verb
: to rank next to; to come after

次いで | ついで tsuide

adverb | conjunction
: next; secondly; subsequently

次なる | つぎなる tsuginaru

noun
: next; the next

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次 | じ ji

prefix
: next
: hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence)
: (Counter) order; sequence; time; times

し shi

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帶: belt; to wear; to lead

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帶 [带] dài

verb
: band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire
: area; zone; region
: to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have)
: to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise

Kun Reading

帯 | おび obi

noun
: obi; kimono sash
: paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.

帯く | はく haku

godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (or wear) footwear
: to affix a sword to one’s hip
: to affix a bowstring to a bow

帯びる | おびる obiru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry
: to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on
: to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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帯 | たい tai

noun suffix
: band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)

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睡: to sleep

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睡 suì

verb
: to sleep; to lie down

Kun Reading

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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垂: to droop; suspend

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垂 chuí

verb
: to droop; to hang (down); suspend; dangle; bend down
: hand down; bequeath
: nearly; almost
: to approach

Kun Reading

垂 | しで shide

noun
: zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
: hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)

垂れ | たれ tare

noun
: hanging; something hanging (i.e. a flap, lappet, etc.)
: (Usually written using kana alone) sauce for dipping, etc. made from soy sauce, mirin, vinegar and dashi
: (in kendo) loin guard
: kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; (Noun suffix) (Derogatory) -ass (used after a noun or na-adjective indicating someone’s nature); -head

垂れ | しだれ shidare

noun or verb acting prenominally
: weeping form (e.g. tree)

垂らす | たらす tarasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to dribble; to spill
: to suspend; to hang down; to slouch; to dangle

垂れる | たれる tareru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to hang; to droop; to dangle; to sag; to lower; to pull down
: to leave behind (at death); to give; to confer
: to drip; to ooze; to trickle; to drop

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すい sui

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