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chengyu 成語

銘: engrave; unforgettably

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銘 [铭] míng


: to engrave; inscribe; inscribed motto
: unforgettably

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銘じる | めいじる meijiru

ichidan verb
: to stamp; to engrave; to inscribe

銘する OR 銘ずる | めいする meisuru OR めいずる meizuru

suru verb – special class | transitive verb
: to stamp; to engrave; to inscribe

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銘 | めい mei

noun
: inscription

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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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商: commerce; merchant; quotient

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商 shāng

noun
: commerce, business, trade
: merchant; dealer
: to consult
: quotient
: 2nd note in pentatonic scale
: the Shang dynasty, 16th to 11th century BC

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商い | あきない akinai

noun
: trade; business; trading; dealing

商う | あきなう akinau

godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell

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商 | しょう shou

noun | noun suffix
: (Mathematical term) quotient
: dealing; dealer; store
: second degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale)
: Shang (dynasty of China)

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糊: muddled; scorched | paste | congee

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糊 hú


: muddled; paste; scorched

䊀 [糊] hú


: (variant of 糊) paste; to paste, sticky; glutinous, to stick

餬 [糊] hú


: congee; porridge; making a living

餬 [糊] hù


: paste; cream

Kun Reading

糊 | のり nori

noun
: paste; glue; starch

糊する | のりする nori suru

suru verb – special class | intransitive verb
: to paste; to stick something with paste
: to earn a living

餬 | かゆ kayu

noun
: rice broth

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コ ko
ゴ go

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胡: reckless | alley | beard

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胡 hú

noun | adverb
: non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; Tartars; Mongols
: reckless; outrageous; foolish
: what? why?
: to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和)

衚 [胡] hú

noun
: lane; alley

鬍 [胡] hú

noun
: beard; mustache; whiskers

Kun Reading
none applicable

髯 | ひげ hige

noun
: mustache; beard; whiskers
: extremely short pulse appearing on an electrical signal

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胡 | こ ko

noun
: barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China

ゴ go

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淨: clean

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淨 [挣] jìng

adverb
: clean; pure
: completely; only
: net (income, exports etc)
: (Chinese opera) painted face male role

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浄い | きよい kiyoi

adjective
: clear; pure; noble
: Manchu Dynasty

浄め | きよめ kiyome

noun
: purification

浄める | きよめる kiyomeru

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

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ジョウ jou
セイ sei

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箏: zither; kite

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箏 [筝] zhēng

noun
: guzheng or long zither; long zither with 13 to 16 strings, developed from guqin 古琴 during Tang and Song times
: stringed musical instrument
: Japanese koto
: kite

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箏 OR 琴 | こと koto

noun
: koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
: (Archaism) stringed instrument
: zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng

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箏 | そう sou

noun
: koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
: zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng

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