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震: to shake

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震 zhèn

noun
: to shake; to vibrate; to jolt; to quake; to tremor
: excited; shocked
: one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing thunder; ☳

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震い | ふるい furui

noun
: shaking; ague; trembling; shivering

震う | ふるう furuu

godan verb with u ending
: to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

震え | ふるえ furue

noun
: shivering; trembling

震れる | ふれる fureru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to swing; to shake; to wave
: to veer; to deflect; to lean towards

震える | ふるえる furueru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

震わす | ふるわす furuwasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

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震 | しん shin

noun
: zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)

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April 5, 2016
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霽: sky clearing up

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霽 [霁] jì


: sky clearing up

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霽れ OR 晴れ | はれ hare

noun
: clear weather
: (No-adjective) public; formal
: cleared of suspicion

霽らす OR 晴らす| はらす harasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to dispel; to clear away; to refresh (oneself)

霽れる OR 晴れる | はれる hareru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining
: to refresh (e.g. spirits)
: to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion)
: to be dispelled; to be banished

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セイ sei
サイ sai

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April 1, 2016
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雪: snow

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雪 xǔe

noun
: snow; snowfall
: to have the appearance of snow; pure
: to wipe away, off or out
: to clean

Kun Reading

雪 | ゆき yuki

noun
: snow

雪ぐ OR 濯ぐ | すすぐ susugu OR そそぐ sosogu OR ゆすぐ yusugu

godan verb with gu ending | transitive verb
: to rinse; to wash out
: to have one’s revenge; to wipe out a disgrace

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セツ setsu

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March 25, 2016
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凡: ordinary; common; all

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凡 fán

conjunction
: ordinary; commonplace; mundane
: temporal
: of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels)
: every; all; whatever
: altogether
: gist; outline
: note of Chinese musical scale

Kun Reading

凡て OR 全て | すべて subete

no-adjective | adverbial noun | noun
: all; the whole; entirely; in general; wholly; overall

凡そ | およそ oyoso

adverb | noun
: about; roughly; as a rule; approximately

凡 | おおよそ ooyoso

adverb | noun
: about; roughly; as a rule; approximately

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凡 | ぼん bon OR はん han

na-adjective | noun
: mediocrity

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March 21, 2016
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恐: fear

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恐 kǒng

verb | adjective
: afraid; frightened; to fear; apprehensive

Kun Reading

恐 | こわ kowa

interjection
: frightening; terrifying

恐っ | こわっ kowa-

interjection
: scary!

恐 | かしく kashiku OR かしこ kashiko

expression
: yours sincerely (used to sign off on letters); respectfully yours

恐い | こわい kowai

adjective
: scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful;
: (I’m) afraid

恐がり | こわがり kowagari

noun
: coward; timid person

恐がる | こわがる kowagaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be afraid of; to fear; to dread; to be nervous (about); to be shy (of)

恐れ | おそれ osore

noun
: fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness

恐らく | おそらく osoraku

adverb
: perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

恐れる | おそれる osoreru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to fear; to be afraid of

恐ろしい | おそろしい osoroshii

adjective
: 1: terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening; frightened;
2: surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing

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キョウ kyou

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March 18, 2016
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布 | 佈: cotton cloth | to announce

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布 bù

noun | verb
: cotton cloth, textiles, linen
: to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known

佈 [布] bù

verb
: to announce; to spread

Kun Reading

布 | ぬの nuno

noun
: cloth

布く OR 敷く | しく shiku

godan verb with ku ending
: to spread out; to lay out
: to take a position
: to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

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布 OR 幅 | の no

noun | noun suffix | counter
: unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm)

布 | ふ fu

noun
: cloth
: bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

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March 16, 2016
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