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清: clear; pure

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清 qīng

adjective | verb
: clear; distinct; quiet
: just and honest; pure
: to settle or clear up; to clean up or purge
: Qing or Ch’ing dynasty of Imperial China (1644-1911)

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清い | きよい kiyoi

adjective
: clear; pure; noble

清め | きよめ kiyome

noun
: purification

清める OR 浄める | きよめる kiyomeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise

清ら | きよら kiyora OR けうら keura

noun | na-adjective
: elegant beauty; dazzling beauty

清 OR 明 | さや saya

adverb
: (Archaism) clearly; brightly
: cleanly; purely

清か | さやか sayaka

na-adjective
: clear; fresh; bright

清む OR 澄む | すむ samu

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to clear (e.g. weather); to become transparent

清ます | すます sumasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim; to put on airs

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清 | しん shin

adverb
: Qing (dynasty of China, 1616-1912); Ch’ing

セイ sei
ショウ shou
シン shin

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August 15, 2016
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改: to change

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改 gǎi

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

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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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August 12, 2016
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圓: circle; complete

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圓 [圆] yuán

noun | adjective
: circle; round; circular; spherical
: (of the moon) full
: unit of Chinese currency (Yuan)
: tactful; to justify

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圓 | まる maru

noun | out-dated kanji
: circle

円 OR 丸 | まる maru

noun
: circle

円い OR 丸い | まるい marui

adjective
: round; circular; spherical
: harmonious; calm

円み | まるみ marumi

noun
: roundness; rotundity

円ら | つぶら tsubura

na-adjective | noun
: round and cute (esp. eyes); rotund

円か | まどか madoka

na-adjective | noun
: round; tranquil

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圓 | えん en

noun | out-dated kanji
: Yen; money
: circle

円 | えん en

noun
: Yen; money
: circle

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August 11, 2016
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理: reason, logic; manage

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理 lǐ

adjective | verb
: texture; grain (of wood)
: inner essence; intrinsic order
: reason; logic; truth; science
: natural science (esp. physics)
: to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up

Kun Reading

理 | ことわり kotowari

noun
: reason; truth; way of things; justice

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理 | り ri

noun
: reason; principle; logic
: (Buddhist term) general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)
: (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos

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August 4, 2016
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涼: cool; cold

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涼 [凉] liáng

adjective
: cool; cold
: the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421)

涼 [凉] liàng

verb
: to let something cool down OR become cool

Kun Reading

涼む | すずむ suzumu

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy evening cool

涼み | すずみ suzumi

noun
: cooling oneself; enjoying the cool air

涼しい | すずしい suzushii

adjective
: cool; refreshing
: clear (e.g. eyes); bright
: clear; distinct
: composed (facial expression); unruffled; unconcerned
: (Archaism) pure; upright; innocent

涼しさ | すずしさ suzushisa

noun
: coolness

涼やか | すずやか suzuyaka

na-adjective
: refreshing; clear

凉 | すず suzu


: Suzu (female given name)

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リョウ ryou

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August 3, 2016
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死: to die; inflexible

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死 sǐ

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

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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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July 29, 2016
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俗: vulgar; common

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俗 sú

adjective
: custom; convention
: popular; common
: coarse; unrefined; vulgar
: secular

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none applicable

慣わし OR 習わし | ならわし narawashi

noun | no-adjective
: customary practice; habit; traditional event

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俗 | ぞく zoku

noun
: layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; man of the world; the world
: local manners; modern customs;
: common; popular
: vulgar; low

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July 27, 2016
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風: wind

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風 [风] fēng

noun | radical 182
: wind
: news
: style; custom; manner

Kun Reading

風 | かぜ kaze

noun
: wind; breeze

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風 | ふう fuu

na-adjective | noun | noun suffix
: method; manner; way; style
: appearance; air
: tendency
: folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
: wind (one of the five elements)

風 | ふり furi

noun | counter
: swing; shake; wave; swinging;
: (Usually written using kana alone) appearance; behavior;
: (Usually written using kana alone) pretense; show;
: (Usually written using kana alone) lacking a reservation or introduction (at a restaurant, etc.)
: postures (of a dance)
: unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman’s garment; () counter for swords, blades, etc.

フ fu

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July 21, 2016
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外: outside; external

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外 wài

noun
: outside
: in addition
: foreign; external

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外 | そと soto

noun
: outside; exterior
: open air
: other place

外 | ほか hoka

noun | no-adjective | adverbial noun
: other (esp. places and things); the rest

外 | よそ yoso

noun
: another place; somewhere else; strange parts
: outside (one’s family or group); those people
: unrelated matter

外す | はずす hazusu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to unfasten; to undo
: to remove; to take off; to deinstall
: to leave; to step out; to slip away
: to miss (a target)

外に | ほかに hokani

adverb
: in addition; besides

外れ | はずれ hazure

noun | suffix
: end; verge; extremity; tip; outskirts

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外 | がい gai

noun suffix
: outside of; not covered by

ゲ ge

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July 19, 2016
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