比 bǐ
radical 81 | verb | preposition
: (particle used for comparison and “-er than”); to compare; to contrast; to set side by side
: to gesture (with hands)
: ratio
: Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時
比 bì
: to associate with; to be near
Kun Reading
比 | たぐい tagui
irregular okurigana usage | noun
: kind; sort; type
: equal; match; peer
比 | ころおい kurooi
noun
: time; period; days
比べ | くらべ kurabe
noun | noun suffix
: contest; comparison; competition
比べる | くらべる kuraberu
ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to compare; to make a comparison
: to compete; to vie
比える | よそえる yosoeru
ichidan verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to compare; to liken
: to use as a pretext
比 | ひする hisuru
suru verb – special class
: to compare
On Reading
比 | ひ hi
noun | noun suffix
: ratio; proportion
: match; equal
: explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
: (Abbreviation) Philippines
短 duǎn
measure word
: short (opposite of long); brief
: lack
: weak point; fault
Kun Reading
短 | みじか mijika
prefix | suffix
: short; brief
短い | みじかい mijikai
adjective
: short
短め | みじかめ mijikame
noun
: rather short; somewhat short
短すぎる | みじかすぎる mijikasugiru
ichidan verb
: to be too short
On Reading
短 | たん tan
noun
: fault; defect; weak point
: minor (music)
條 [条] tiáo
measure word
: strip; item
: article; clause (of law or treaty)
: measure word for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers, fishes, some animals)
: note
Kun Reading
条 | すじ suji
noun
: muscle; tendon; sinew
: vein; artery
: fiber; string
: line; stripe; streak
: reason; logic
: plot; storyline
: lineage; descent
: school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
: aptitude; talent
: source (of information, etc.); circle; channel
: well-informed person (in a transaction)
: logical move (in go, shogi)
: ninth vertical line (shogi)
: seam on a helmet
: (Abbreviation) gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)
: (Archaism) social position; status; on (a river, road, etc.); along
: counter for long thin things
: (Archaism) (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
条 | くだり kudari
noun
: passage; paragraph
On Reading
條 | じょう jou
used in given names
条 | じょう jou
noun
: article (in document); provision
: stripe; streak; line
樣 [样] yàng
measure word
: manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape
Kun Reading
様 | さま sama
noun | suffix
: (Polite language) Mr, Mrs or Ms
: used (gen. in fixed expressions) to make words more polite
: manner; kind; appearance
様 | ざま zama
noun
: mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight
: (Suffix) way; manner
様だ | ようだ youda
auxilliary
: (Usually written using kana alone) (usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be
: like; similar to
: in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
: indicates hope, wish, request or mild command
On Reading
様 | よう you
noun | noun suffix
: (Usually written using kana alone) (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb) appearing …; looking …
: (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb) way to …; method of …ing
: (usu. after a noun) form; style; design
: (usu. after a noun) like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)
懷 [怀] huái
adjective
: bosom; heart; mind
: to think of; to harbor in one’s mind
: to conceive (a child)
Kun Reading
懷 | ふところ futokoro
noun
: (out-dated kanji) bosom; bust
: (breast) pocket; purse; handbag
懐 | ふところ futokoro
noun
: bosom; bust
: (breast) pocket; purse; handbag
懐う | おもう omou
godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: to think; to consider; to believe
: to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
: to judge; to assess; to regard
: to imagine; to suppose; to dream
: to expect; to look forward to
: to feel; to desire; to want
: to recall; to remember
懐く | いだく idaku
godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to embrace; to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby); to hug
懐く | なつく natsuku
godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: (usually written using kana alone) to become emotionally attached
懐かし | なつかし natsukashi OR なつかしい natsukashii
no-adjective
: dear; desired; missed
懐ける | なつける natsukeru
ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to win over; to win another’s heart
懐こい | なつこい natsukoi
adjective
: amiable; affable; likable
懐しい | ゆかしい yukashii
adjective
: admirable; charming; refined
: nostalgic
: (Usually written using kana alone) curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
懐かしむ | なつかしむ natsukashimu
godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
On Reading
かい kai