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邊: side | suffix of a noun of locality

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邊 [边] biān

noun | adverb | measure word
: side; edge; margin
: border; boundary; region
: simultaneously

邊 [边] bian


: suffix of a noun of locality

Kun Reading

辺 | へ he OR べ be

noun | suffix
: (Archaism) surrounding area
: shore (of the sea); suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.

辺り | あたり atari OR ほとり hotori

zuru verb | transitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) on the bank of; by the side of (e.g. a river, pond)
: (in the) neighborhood; vicinity; nearby

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邊 | へん hen

family or surname
: Hen

辺 | え e

suffix
: suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.

辺 | へん hen

noun
: area; vicinity
: side (of triangle, rectangle, etc.)
: circumstances

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肯: to agree; willing

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肯 kěn

adjective | auxilary verb
: to agree; to consent
: to be ready (to do something)
: willing

Kun Reading

背く | うなずく OR うなづく unazuku

godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to nod; to bow one’s head in assent

背ずる | がえんずる gaenzuru

zuru verb | transitive verb
: to consent; to allow; to accept

諾う | うべなう ubenau

godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to agree; to assent; to consent; to obey; to conform

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こう kou

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背: to be burdened | back

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背 bēi

verb
: to be burdened
: to carry on the back or shoulder

背 bèi

noun | verb
: back; the back of a body or object
: to turn one’s back; to betray
: to hide something from
: to learn by heart; to recite from memory
: unlucky (slang)
: hard of hearing

揹 [背] bēi


: (variant) carry on one’s back

Kun Reading

背 | せ se

noun
: back; spine
: reverse; rear side
: height
: ridge (of a mountain)

背 | せい sei

noun
: height; stature

背 | そむく somuku

godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe

背ける | そむける somukeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to turn one’s face away; to avert one’s eyes

背なか | せなか senaka

noun
: back (of body)

背のび | せのび senobi

noun | suru verb
: standing on tiptoe and stretching one’s back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself
: overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one’s ability; pushing to the limit

背びれ | せびれ sebire

noun
: dorsal fin

背ぼね | せぼね sebone

noun | no-adjective
: spine; backbone; spinal column

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ハイ hai

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穴: cave

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穴 xué

noun | radical 116
: cave; den; lair; cavity
: hole
: acupuncture point

Kun Reading

穴 | あな ana

noun | noun suffix
: hole
: deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.)
: vacancy; opening
: flaw
: profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others
: upset victory (with a large payoff)
: (Slang) pit (of a theater)
: (Archaism) hiding place
: (Archaism) underbelly (of society, etc.)

穴あけ | あなあけ anaake

noun | noun prefix
: drilling

穴あけ | あなぐら anagura

noun
: cellar; cave; hole in the ground

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穴 | けつ ketsu

noun
: (Colloquialism) ass; arse; buttocks
: (Colloquialism) rear; end
: acupuncture point

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石: stone | dry measure for grain

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石 shí

noun | radical 112
: stone; rock
: stone inscription
: one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音 (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹)

石 dàn


: dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗; ten pecks
: one hundred liters

Kun Reading

石 | いし ishi

noun
: stone
: gem; jewel

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石 | こく koku


: measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.)
: measure of a Japanese-style boat’s loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

せき seki

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左: left

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左 zuǒ

noun
: left; the Left (politics); east
: unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing
: opposite; improper

Kun Reading

左 | ひだり hidari

noun | no-adjective
: left; left hand side

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左 | さ sa

noun | no-adjective
: left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following

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