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應: should; must | to respond

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應 [应] yīng

verb | preposition | adverb
: should; ought to; must; (legal) shall
: to agree (to do something)

應 [应] yìng


: to respond; to answer
: to comply with; to deal or cope with

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応え | いらえ irae

noun
: response; reply; answer; solution

応え | こたえ kotae

noun
: response; reply; answer; solution

応える | こたえる kotaeru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to respond; to live up to; to reward
: to take its toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain

応じる | おうじる oujiru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

応ずる | おうずる ouzuru

zuru verb | intransitive verb
: to answer; to respond; to meet
: to satisfy; to accept

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応 | おう ou

noun
: agreement; affirmative
: (Interjection) aye; yes; OK; okay; yeah; all right

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February 5, 2015
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萍: duckweed

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萍 píng


: duckweed (or water lens, are flowering aquatic plants which float on or just beneath the surface of still or slow-moving bodies of fresh water and wetlands)

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萍 | うきくさ ukikusa

noun
: floating weed
: (Usually written using kana alone) greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza); (No-adjective) precarious; unstable

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February 4, 2015
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評: to discuss; to criticize

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評 [评] píng

verb
: to discuss; to comment
: to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal); to appraise

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評す | ひょうす hyousu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

評する | ひょうする hyousuru

suru verb – special class | transitive verb
: to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

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評 | ひょう hyou

noun | noun suffix | abbreviation
: criticism; commentary; a council

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February 2, 2015
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平: flat; even; peaceful

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平 píng

adjective
: flat; level; equal
: to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); to even
: calm; peaceful

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平 | ひら hira

noun
: something broad and flat; palm of the hand
: common; ordinary
: (Abbreviation) low-ranking employee; freshman; novice; private

平ら | たいら taira

na-adjective | noun
: flatness; level; smooth; calm; plain; sitting tailor fashion

平し | ならし narashi

noun
: average; leveling; levelling

平す | ならす narasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to make even; to make smooth; to make level
: to average

平に | ひらに hirani

noun
: earnestly; humbly

平たい | ひらたい hiratai

adjective
: flat; even; level; simple
: plain (speech, etc.); simple

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へい hei

びょう byou

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January 28, 2015
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帶: belt; to wear; to lead

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帶 [带] dài

verb
: band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire
: area; zone; region
: to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have)
: to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise

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帯 | おび obi

noun
: obi; kimono sash
: paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.

帯く | はく haku

godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (or wear) footwear
: to affix a sword to one’s hip
: to affix a bowstring to a bow

帯びる | おびる obiru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry
: to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on
: to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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帯 | たい tai

noun suffix
: band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)

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January 22, 2015
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睡: to sleep

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睡 suì

verb
: to sleep; to lie down

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睡い | ねむい nemui

adjective
: sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

睡る | ねむる nemuru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to sleep (not necessarily lying down)
: to die
: (Archaism) to close one’s eyes

睡らす | ねむらす nemurasu

godan verb with su ending | intransitive verb
: to put to sleep
: (Colloquialism) to kill

睡らせる | ねむらせる nemuraseru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to put to sleep
: (Colloquialism) to kill

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すい sui

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January 21, 2015
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