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漫: unrestrained

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漫 màn


: free; unrestrained; to inundate

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漫ろ | そぞろ sazoro

Na-adjective
: restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted
: (Adverb) (of an emotional or psychological state) for some reason

漫ろに | そぞろに sozoroni

adverb
: (Usually written using kana alone) in spite of oneself; somehow; without knowing why; vaguely

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まん man

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快: rapid; pleasant

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快 kuài

adjective | adverb
: rapid; quick; speed
: rate; soon
: almost; to make haste
: clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plain-spoken
: gratified; pleased; pleasant

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快い | こころよい kokoroyoi

adjective
: pleasant; agreeable

快く | こころよく kokoroyoku

adverb
: comfortably; cheerfully; willingly; gladly

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快 | かい kai

noun
: pleasure; delight; enjoyment

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把: to hold | handle

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把 bǎ

preposition | measure word
: to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of; handle
: particle marking the following noun as a direct object
: measure word for objects with handle (knives, spoons, teapots) or that you grasp (chairs, handfuls of rice, bunches of flowers)

把 bà

noun
: handle

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把 | わ wa OR ば ba OR ぱ pa

counter
: counter for bundles

把 | たば taba

noun | noun suffix | counter
: bundle; bunch; sheaf

把む | つかむ tsukamu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one’s hands on; to clutch
: to understand; to grasp; to comprehend

把 | でる deru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to go out; to exit; to leave;
: to appear; to come forth; to be published;
: to answer (the phone or door)

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は ha

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出: to go out

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出 chū

adjective | verb
: to go out; to come out; to occur
: to produce; to go beyond
: to rise; to put forth; to happen
: measure word for dramas, plays, operas

齣 [出] chū

measure word
: measure word for plays or chapters of classical novels

Kun Reading

出 | で de

noun | noun suffix
: coming out; going out; outflow; rising (of the sun or moon)
: attending (work); appearing (on stage); one’s turn to go on
: start; beginning
: origins; background; person (or item) originating from …; graduate of …; native of …; member of … (lineage)
: architectural member that projects outward
: highest point of the stern of a ship
: (Usually written using kana alone) amount (comprising something); amount of time or effort required to do something

出 | だし dashi

noun
: (Usually written using kana alone) dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
: pretext; excuse; pretense; dupe; front man

出す | だす dasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to take out; to get out
: to put out; to reveal; to show
: to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in
: to publish; to make public
: to send (e.g. letter)
: to produce (a sound); to start (fire)
: to serve
: (Food term)(Suffix) to begin

出る | でる deru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to go out; to exit; to leave;
: to appear; to come forth; to be published;
: to answer (the phone or door)

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出 | しゅつ shutsu

noun
: coming out; emerging
: being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)

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father

父 | 爸: father

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父 fù

radical 88
: father

爸 bà


: father

Kun Reading

父 | ちち chichi

noun
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) father
> 父上 | ちちうえ chichiue: father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

父 | ちゃん chan

noun
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) father
> 父ちゃん | とうちゃん touchan: dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop

父さん | とうさん tousan

noun
: father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
> 御父 OR お父 | おとう otou: (honorific or respectful language) (familiar language) (abbreviation) daddy; father; husband
> お父さん | おとうさん otousan: father (polite language)

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ふ fu

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Brothers

哥 | 兄: elder brother

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哥 gē


: elder brother

兄 xiōng


: elder brother

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哥 | うた uta

noun

兄 | あに ani

noun
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) older brother

兄い | あにい anii

noun
: (Colloquialism) (Familiar language) elder brother; one’s senior
: dashing young man; gallant young lad

兄 | にい nii

noun suffix
: (Familiar language) used after the name of someone who is an older brother figure; (Noun) used with various honorifics to mean (older) brother

兄さま | にいさま nii sama

noun
: (Honorific or respectful language) older brother

兄ちゃん | にいさん ni-chan OR 兄さん | あにさん ani-san

noun
: (Honorific or respectful language) older brother; elder brother;
: brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship);
: (vocative) young man; buddy; fella; laddie

御兄さん | おにいさん oniisan
: older brother; elder brother
: (vocative) young man; buddy; fella; laddie

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哥 | か ka

noun

兄 | けい kei

noun | noun suffix
: elder brother
: (Familiar language) (Male term or language) pronoun or suffix used in reference to an older brother figure; Mister; Mr

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