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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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隨: to follow

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隨 [随] suí

adjective | preposition | adverb
: to follow; to comply with; to listen to
: varying according to…
: to allow
: subsequently, then

Kun Reading

隨う (outdated) OR 従う | したがう shitagau

godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to abide (by the rules); to obey; to follow; to accompany

On Reading

ズイ zui

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輪: wheel; revolve

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輪 [轮] lún

noun
: wheel; disk; ring; steamship
: to take turns; to rotate; by turn
: revolve; recur
: measure word for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn

Kun Reading

輪 | わ wa

noun
: ring; circle; loop
: hoop
: wheel
: circle (e.g. of friends)

On Reading

輪 | りん rin

counter
: counter for wheels and flowers

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論: to discuss | the Analects

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論 [论] lùn

verb | preposition
: opinion; view
: theory; doctrine; discourse
: to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider
: per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)

論 [论] lún

noun
: abbr. for 論語 [论语], The Analects (of Confucius)

Kun Reading

論う | あげつらう agetsurau

godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to discuss
: to find fault with; to criticize

論じる OR 論ずる | ろんじる ronjiru OR ろんずる ronzuru

ichidan verb | transitive verb | zuru verb
: to argue; to discuss; to debate

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論 | ろん ron

noun
: argument; discussion; dispute; controversy; discourse; debate
: theory; doctrine
: essay; treatise; comment

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