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厚: thick

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厚 hòu

adjective
: thick; deep or profound; substantial
: kind; generous
: rich or strong in flavor
: to favor; to stress

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厚 | あつ atsu

suffix
: thickness

厚い | あつい atsui

adjective
: thick; deep; heavy
: kind; cordial; hospitable; warm; faithful
: abundant

厚さ | あつさ atsusa

noun
: thickness

厚み | あつみ atsumi

noun
: thickness; profound

厚め | あつめ atsume

no-adjective
: thick (esp. paper, cloth)

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コウ kou

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險: dangerous

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險[险] xiǎn


: danger; dangerous
: rugged; narrow pass

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険 | さが saga

taru-adjective | adverb
: precipitous

険しい | けわしい kewashii

adjective
: precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; impregnable; steep
: grim; severe; stern

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険 | けん ken

noun | na-adjective
: steepness; steep place
: harsh (look); sharp (tongue)

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危: danger

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危 wēi


: danger; to endanger
: be lofty; high

Kun Reading

危ない | あぶない abunai OR 危うい | あやうい ayaui

adjective
: dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious
: in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk
: uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful
: close (i.e. a close call); narrow
: (Interjection – あぶない abunai) look out!; watch out!

危うく | あやうく ayauku

adverb
: barely; narrowly
: almost; nearly

危なく | あぶなく abunaku

adverb
: nearly; almost; on the point of (doing)

危ぶむ | あやぶむ ayabumu

godan verb with mu ending
: to fear; to have misgivings; to be doubtful; to mistrust

危める | あやめる ayameru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to wound; to murder

危ながる | あぶながる abunagaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be afraid of; to feel uneasy about; to shrink from

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危 | き ki

noun
: danger
: Chinese “rooftop” constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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剛: hard; just

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剛 [刚] gāng

adverb
: hard; firm; strong; rigid
: just; barely; exactly

Kun Reading
none applicable

強い | つよい tsuyoi

adjective
: strong; powerful; mighty; potent
: resistant; resilient; durable

強い | こわい kowai

adjective
: tough; stiff; hard
: inflexible; obstinate; stubborn

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剛 | ごう gou

noun
: strong; hard; manly

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賤: cheap; lowly

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賤 [贱] jiàn

adjective
: inexpensive; lowly; cheap
: worthless
: be humble
: be unresponsive

Kun Reading

賤 | しず shizu

noun
: (Archaism) lowly person; lowliness
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) I (used by male entertainers)

賤しい OR 卑しい | いやしい iyashii

adjective
: lowborn; humble; lowly
: vulgar; coarse; crude; mean; base; vile
: shabby
: greedy; gluttonous; avaricious

賤しむ | いやしむ iyashimu

adjective
: to despise; to disdain; to scorn

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賤 | せん sen

noun
: (Archaism) lowly person; lowliness

ゼン zen

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部: part; division

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部 bù

measure word
: ministry; department
: section; part; division
: troops; board
: measure word for works of literature, films, machines etc

Kun Reading

部 | べ be

noun
: hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)

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部 | ぶ bu

noun | noun suffix
: department (in an organization); division; bureau
: club
: part; component; element
: category
: (Counter) counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

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倍: -fold; times

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倍 bèi

noun | measure word
: (two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double
: to increase or multiply

Kun Reading
none applicable

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倍 | ばい bai

noun
: twice; double
: (Suffix) times; -fold

倍する | ばいする bai suru

suru verb – special class | intransitive verb
: to double
: to increase

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