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角: angle | role

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角 jiǎo

noun | measure word | radical 148
: angle; corner
: horn; horn-shaped
: unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan

角 jué


: role (theater)
: to compete
: ancient three legged wine vessel
: third note of pentatonic scale

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角 | かど kado

noun
: corner (e.g. desk, pavement)
: edge

角 | つの tsuno

noun
: horn

角 | すみ sumi

noun | noun suffix
: corner; nook; recess
: (Noun) (Obscure term) downstage right (on a noh stage)

角す | かくす kakusu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to compare (e.g. in a competition)

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角 | かく kaku

noun | noun suffix
: angle
: square (or cube)
: bishop (shogi)
: third degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale)
: Chinese “horn” constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
: jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

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燈: lamp; light

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燈 [灯] dēng

noun
: lamp; light; lantern

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灯 | ひ hi

noun
: light; lamp; torch

灯 | あかし akashi

noun
: light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp

灯 OR 明かり | あかり akari

noun
: lamp; light

灯 | ともし tomoshi

noun
: light; lamp
: baiting deer with a lighted torch

灯 | ともしび tomoshibi

noun
: light; lamp; torch

灯す OR 燈す | ともす tomosu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to light; to turn on

灯る | ともる tomoru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to burn; to be lighted; to be lit

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灯 [燈] | とう tou

noun
: light; lamp;
: counter for electric lights

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登: to rise, mount

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登 dēng

verb
: to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount
: to publish or record
: to enter (e.g. in a register)
: to press down with the foot; to step or tread on
: to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect)
: to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)

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登る OR 上る | のぼる noboru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to ascend; to go up; to climb
: to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise
: to go to (the capital)
: to be promoted
: to add up to
: to advance (in price)
: to swim up (a river); to sail up
: to come up (on the agenda)

登り OR 上り | のぼり nobori

noun
: ascent; climbing; ascending (path); climb
: northward (towards Tokyo)

上がる | あがる agaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised
: to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in
: to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade
: to get out (of water); to come ashore
: to increase
: to improve; to make progress
: to be promoted; to advance
: to be made (of profit, etc.)
: to occur (esp. of a favorable result)
: to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)
: to be finished; to be done; to be over
: (of rain) to stop; to lift
: to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die
: to win (in a card game, etc.)
: to be spoken loudly
: to get stage fright
: to be offered (to the gods, etc.)
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) to go; to visit
: (Honorific or respectful language) to eat; to drink
: to be listed (as a candidate)
: to serve (in one’s master’s home)
: (in Kyoto) to go north; () (after the -masu stem of a verb) indicates completion

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トウ tou、 ト to、 ドウ dou、 ショウ shou、 チョウ chou

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試: test; try

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試 [试] shì

verb
: style, system, type
: form; pattern
: formula, rule

Kun Reading

試し | ためし tameshi

noun
: trial; test

試す | ためす tamesu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to attempt; to test; to try out

試み | こころみ kokoromi

noun
: trial; experiment

試みる | こころみる kokoromiru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to try; to test

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シ shi

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休: rest; stop

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休 xīu


: rest
: to stop doing something for a period of time; to cease
: (imperative) don’t

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休み | やすみ yasumi

noun
: rest; recess; respite
: vacation; holiday; absence; suspension
: dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

休む | やすむ yasumu

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to be absent; to take a day off
: to rest; to have a break
: to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire
: to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business

休め | やすめ yasume

interjection
: (Stand) at ease!

休まる | やすまる yasumaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

休める | やすめる yasumeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to rest; to suspend; to give relief

休らい | やすらい yasurai

noun
: resting; relaxing
: hesitating; loitering

休らう | やすらう yasurau

godan verb with u ending
: to rest; to relax

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キュウ kyuu

休す OR 休する | きゅうす kyuusu OR きゅうする kyuusuru

godan verb with su ending | intransitive verb
: to come to an end
: to rest

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讓: allow; yield; concede

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讓 [让] ràng

adjective | verb
: to allow; to yield; to permit
: to let somebody do something; to have somebody do something
: to make somebody (feel sad etc)
: to concede

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譲る | ゆずる yuzuru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to turn over; to assign; to hand over; to transmit; to convey; to sell; to dispose of
: to yield; to surrender; to concede

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ジョウ jou

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化: change, reform; -ize | flower

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化 huà

adjective | verb | suffix
: to change into; to make into
: -ization; to … -ize
: to transform

化 huā


: variant of – flower

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化す | かす kasu OR けす kesu

godan verb with su ending | intransitive verb
: to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

化け | ばけ bake

noun | no-adjective
: transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself
: artificial fly (for fishing)

化ける | ばける bakeru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to appear in disguise; to take the form of
: to change for the worse; to corrupt

化する | かする kasuru

suru verb – special class | suffix
: to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

化かす | ばかす bakasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude

化ける | ふける fukeru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to age; to grow old

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化 | か ka

suffix
: action of making something; -ification

ケ ke

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接: receive; continue; catch; connect

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接 jiē

adjective | verb
: to receive
: to answer (the phone)
: to meet or welcome somebody
: to connect
: to catch
: to join
: to extend
: to take one’s turn on duty
: to take over for somebody

Kun Reading

接ぐ | つぐ tsugu

godan verb with gu ending | transitive verb
: to join
: to piece together
: to set (bones)
: to graft (trees)

接ぐ | はぐ hagu

godan verb with gu ending | transitive verb
: to join (cloth, wood, etc.)

接する | せっする sessuru

godan verb with gu ending | transitive verb
: to come in contact with; to touch; to connect (with); to border on; to adjoin; to be adjacent; to be close
: to attend (to);
: to receive (visitors)
: to receive (news); to get; to hear
: to encounter; to come across
: to be tangent to
: to make touch; to bring into contact with; to bring adjacent to; to bring close; to connect

接ぐ | つぐ tsugu

godan verb with gu ending | transitive verb
: to join

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セツ setsu
ショウ shou

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貸: to lend; pardon

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貸 [贷] dài

noun | verb
: to lend on interest; to borrow
: a loan
: leniency
: to make excuses; to pardon; to forgive

Kun Reading

貸し | かし kashi

noun
: loan; lending
: favor; debt; obligation
: creditor; method of lending; credit side

貸す | かす kasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to lend; to loan
: to rent out; to hire out

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タイ tai

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伐: to cut down; subjugate

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伐 fá

verb
: to cut down; to fell
: to dispatch an expedition against
: to attack; to boast

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伐つ | うつ utsu

godan verb with tu ending
: to strike; to attack; to punish

伐る | きる kiru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to cut down (e.g. trees)

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バツ batsu
ハツ hatsu
カ ka
ボチ bochi

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