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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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才: talent | a moment ago

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才 cái

noun | adverb
: ability; talent
: somebody of a certain type; a capable individual
: only; only then
: just now

纔 [才] cái


: a moment ago; just now
: (preceded by a clause of condition or reason) not until
: (followed by a numerical clause) only

Kun Reading

纔 | ひたた hitata

adverb
: just a tiny bit

纔か | わずか wazuka

na-adjective | adverb | noun
: only; merely; (a) little; small quantity

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才 | さい sai

suffix
: -years-old
: ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius

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許: to permit; to promise

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許[许] xǔ

noun | adjective | verb
: to allow; to permit
: to promise; betroth
: to praise
: somewhat; perhaps

Kun Reading

許 | もと moto

adverb
: under (esp. influence or guidance)

許 | ばかし bakashi OR ばかり bakari OR ばっか bakka

particle
: (Usually written using kana alone) (Colloquialism) approximately; about
: only; nothing but
: (after the -ta form of a verb) just (finished, etc.)

許 | ゆるし yurushi

noun
: pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

許 | ゆるす yurusu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to permit; to allow; to approve
: to exempt (from fine); to excuse (from); to pardon; to forgive; to release; to let off
: to confide in
: to give up; to yield

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キョ kyo

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牛: Ox

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牛 niú

noun | mammal | animal | radical 93
: ox, cow, bull
: (slang) awesome
: (Chinese surname)

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牛 | うし ushi

noun
: cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; ox; calf;
: (usu. ぎゅう) beef
: {astronomy} Chinese “Ox” constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
: (surname) Niu

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牛 | ぎゅう gyuu

noun

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燃: to burn; to spark off

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燃 ràn


: to burn; to ignite; to light
: fig. to spark off (hopes); to start (debate); to raise (hopes)

Kun Reading

燃す | もす mosu OR もやす moyasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to burn

燃える | もえる moeru

ichidan verb; intransitive verb
: to burn; to get fired up

燃えつく | もえつく moetsuku

godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to catch fire; to ignite

燃えさかる | もえさかる moesakaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to blaze; to burn brightly

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ネン nen

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然: right; like this

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然 ràn


: correct; right
: so; thus; like this; -ly

Kun Reading

然 | さ sa

adverb
: so; like that; in that way

然々 | ささ sasa

adverb
: such and such

然 | しか shika

interjection
: (Archaism) like that; as such
: yeah; uh-huh

然う | そう sou

adverb
: (Usually written using kana alone) in that way (concerning the actions of the listener or concerning the ideas expressed or understood by the listener; with a neg. sentence, implies that something isn’t as much as one might think); thus; such; (Interjection) so (used to express agreement with something said)
: so? (used to express some doubt with something said)

然も | さも samo

adverb
: (Usually written using kana alone) really; extremely
: (Archaism) in that way

然る | さる saru

pre-noun adjectival
: a particular; a certain
: that kind of; such a

然し | しかし shikashi

conjunction
: however; but

然も | しかも shikamo

conjunction
: moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

然うして | そうして soushite

conjunction
: and; and then; thus; and now

然れば | しかれば shikareba

conjunction
: (Usually written using kana alone) (Archaism) that being the case; therefore; so
: well then, moving on to another topic…
: (expressing surprise) …on earth?; (Interjection) that’s right

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ゼン zen

ネン nen

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往: to go; previous

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往 wǎng

verb | preposition
: to go (in a direction); to; towards
: (of a train) bound for
: past; previous, formerly

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往き | いき iki OR ゆき yuki

noun suffix
: bound for …
: going (to)

往く | いく iku OR ゆく yuku

行く | いく iku OR ゆく yuku
(out-dated kanji) godan verb – iku/yuku special class | intransitive verb
: to go
: to proceed; to take place
: (Auxiliary verb) to continue

往ぬ | いぬ inu

godan verb with nu ending
: (Archaism) to go
: to pass (of time)
: to die
: to go bad; to rot
: (Kansai dialect) to go home

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オウ ou

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