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腋: armpit; axil

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腋 yè

noun
: support by the arm; to help; to promote; at the side

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腋 | わき waki

noun
: armpit; under one’s arm; side; flank
: beside; close to; near; by
: aside; to the side; away; out of the way
: off-track; off-topic
: deuteragonist; supporting role
: (Abbreviation) second verse (in a linked series of poems)

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えき eki

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掖: support with the arm | tuck in

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掖 yè

noun
: support by the arm; to help; to promote; at the side

掖 yē

noun
: to tuck (into a pocket); to hide; to conceal

Kun Reading

掖 | わき waki

noun
: armpit; under one’s arm; side; flank
: beside; close to; near; by
: aside; to the side; away; out of the way
: off-track; off-topic
: deuteragonist; supporting role
: (Abbreviation) second verse (in a linked series of poems)

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えき eki

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必: must

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必 zhēng

noun | verb
: journey; trip; expedition
: to go on long campaign; to attack

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必ず | かならず kanarazu

adverb
: always; without exception
: necessarily
: certainly; without fail; positively; invariably

必ずや | かならずや kanarazuya

adverb
: certainly; surely; definitely

必ずしも | かならずしも kanarazushimo

adverb
: (not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) all; (not) entirely

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必 | ひつ hitsu

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證 | 証: proof | admonish

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證 [证] zhèng

noun
: proof; to prove
: to demonstrate; to confirm
: certificate

証 [证] zhèng


: to admonish

Kun Reading

証 | あかし akashi

noun
: proof; evidence; testimony
: (Suru verb) to testify (usu. Christian religious context)

証 | しるし shirushi

noun | irregular okurigana usage
: mark; sign
: symbol; emblem
: badge; crest; flag
: evidence; proof
: (Usually written using kana alone) token (of gratitude, affection, etc.)

証す | あかす akasu

godan verb with su ending
: to prove; to verify

証す | しょうす shousu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to prove; to verify
: to guarantee; to promise

証する | しょうする shousuru

suru verb – special class | transitive verb
: to prove; to verify
: to guarantee; to promise

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しょう shou

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萬: ten thousand

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萬 [万] wàn

numeral
: ten thousand; a great number

Kun Reading
萬: archaic kanji

万 | よろず yorozu

numeric
: 10,000; ten thousand
: myriad
: (Adverbial noun) everything; all
: (Archaism) various

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万 | まん man

numeric
: 10,000; ten thousand
: myriad

万 | ばん ban

adverb | prefix
: many; all

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禺: ancient area | monkey | accidental

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禺 yú


: ancient area; district

禺 yù


: legendary monkey of ancient China

偶 ǒu

verb | adjective
: archaic variant 禺
: accidental; image; pair; mate

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偶 | たま tama

no-adjective | na-adjective | noun
: occasional; rare (Usually written using kana alone)

偶 | たまたま tamatama

adverb
: casually; unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance

偶に | たまに tamani

adverb | suffix
: occasionally; once in a while (Usually written using kana alone)

偶の | たまの tamano

pre-noun adjectival
: occasional; rare (Usually written using kana alone)

偶さか | たまさか tamasaka

adverb
: occasionally

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ぐう guu

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困: to trap | sleepy

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困 kùn

verb | adjective
: to trap; to surround
: hard-pressed; stranded; destitute

睏 [困] kùn

adjective
: sleepy; tired

Kun Reading

困 | こまる komaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; to be embarrassed; to be stumped

困 | こうじる koujiru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to be associated (with); to be connected (with)

困 | こうずる kouzuru

zuru verb | intransitive verb
: to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered
: (Archaism) to become exhausted

困 | こまらせる komaraseru

ichidan verb
: to trouble with questions; to embarrass; to put out; to put on the spot; to inconvenience

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こん kon

noun
: cause; factor
: (Buddhist term) hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions)
: the basis of one’s argument (in hetuvidya)

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因: cause

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因 yīn

verb
: cause; because; reason

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因 | よすが yosuga

noun
: something to rely on; aid; clue; way; means
: someone to rely on; relative
: reminder; memento

因る | よる yoru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to be due to; to be caused by
: to depend on; to turn on
: to be based on; to come from

因む | ちなむ chinamu

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to be associated (with); to be connected (with)

因みに | ちなみに chinamini

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

因って | よって yotte

conjunction
: (Usually written using kana alone) therefore; consequently; accordingly; because of

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因 | いん in

noun
: cause; factor
: (Buddhist term) hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions)
: the basis of one’s argument (in hetuvidya)

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