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由: reason; from

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由 yóu

preposition
: to follow
: from
: it is for…to
: reason; cause; because of; due to
: to
: to leave it (to somebody)
: by (introduces passive verb)

Kun Reading

由 | よし yoshi

noun
: reason; significance; cause

由る OR 因る | よる yoru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to be due to; to be caused by
: to depend on; to turn on
: to be based on; to come from

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ユ yu、 ユウ yuu、 ユイ yui

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如: as if, like

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如 rú

verb | preposition | conjunction
: as; as if
: if; supposing
: such as, like

Kun Reading

如 | ごと goto

adverbial noun
: like; similar to; same as

如く | しく shiku

godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: (Archaism) to match; to equal
: to catch up with; to overtake

如し | ごとし gotoshi

noun | suffix
: like; as if; the same as

如き | ごとき gotoki

noun | suffix
: like; similar to; same as

如く | ごとく gotoku

adverb
: like; similar to; same as

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如 | にょ nyou

noun | buddhist term
: tathata (the ultimate nature of all things)

ジョ jo

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理: reason, logic; manage

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理 lǐ

adjective | verb
: texture; grain (of wood)
: inner essence; intrinsic order
: reason; logic; truth; science
: natural science (esp. physics)
: to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up

Kun Reading

理 | ことわり kotowari

noun
: reason; truth; way of things; justice

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理 | り ri

noun
: reason; principle; logic
: (Buddhist term) general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)
: (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos

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講: to speak

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講 [讲] jiǎng

verb
: to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize
: to be particular about; conscientious about
: as far as something is concerned
: speech; lecture

Kun Reading

講ずる OR 講じる | こうずる kouzuru OR こうじる koujiru

zuru verb | ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to take measures; to work out a plan
: to lecture; to read aloud
: to confer

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講 | こう kou

noun | noun suffix
: (Buddhist) lecture meeting
: religious association
: mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)

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餘: surplus; excess

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餘 [余] yú

adjective
: variant of 餘
: remainder; extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division
: (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number)
: residue (math.)
: after
: I; me

余 yú

adjective
: I; me
: variant of 餘, surplus

Kun Reading

餘り OR 余り | あまり amari

na-adjective | adverb | no-adjective | noun | noun suffix
: (Usually written using kana alone) remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant
: (Adverb) not very (with negative sentence); not much
: surplus; excess; fullness; too much
: (Adverb) overjoyed; overwhelmed
: (Noun suffix) more than; over

余る | あまる amaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

余す | あます amasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to save; to leave over; to spare

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余 | よ yo

noun | noun suffix
: over; more than
: (Archaism) formal or oratory first person pronoun; I

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果: fruit; result

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果 guǒ

noun
: fruit
: result; resolute
: indeed; if really

Kun Reading

果て | はて hate

noun
: the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result

果 | はたて hatate

noun
: end; limit; extremity

果たす | はたす hatasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill; to fulfil; to realize; to execute; to perform; to do
: () to do … completely; to do … entirely

果てる | はてる hateru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to end; to be finished; to be exhausted; to die; to perish
: (Suffix) indicates an extreme has been reached

果てし| はてし hateshi

noun
: end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate

果ては | はては hateha

noun
: in the end; on top of that

果物 | くだもの kudamono

noun
: fruit

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果 | か ka

noun
: (Buddhist term) phala (attained state, result)
: (Buddhist term) enlightenment (as the fruits of one’s Buddhist practice)
: fruit; (Counter) counter for pieces of fruit

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天: sky, day

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天 tiān

noun | measure word
: day; sky; heaven

Kun Reading

天 | あま ama

noun
: sky

天 | あめ ame

noun
: sky

天つ | あまつ amatsu

noun or verb acting prenominally
: heavenly; imperial

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天 | てん ten

noun
: sky
: heaven
: (Buddhist term) svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth)
: (Buddhist term) deva (divine being of Buddhism)

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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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覺: to feel; conscious | sleep

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覺 [觉] jué


: to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware; conscious

覺 [觉] jiào

noun
: sleep; nap

Kun Reading

覚 | さとり satori

noun
: a mythical being that can read minds

覚り | さとり satori

noun
: comprehension; understanding
: (Buddhist term) enlightenment; satori

覚え | おぼえ oboe

noun
: memory; sense; experience

覚る | さとる satoru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to understand; to comprehend; to realize; to perceive; to sense; to discern
: to attain enlightenment

覚ます | さます samasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to awaken
: to disabuse
: to sober up

覚める | さめる sameru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to wake; to wake up
: to become sober; to sober up; to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia)
: to come to one’s senses; to be disillusioned

覚える | おぼえる oboeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to memorize; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
: to learn; to pick up; to acquire
: to feel
: to think; to regard

覚えず | おぼえず oboezu

adverb
: unconsciously; unknowingly; without thinking

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かく kaku

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走: to walk; run

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走 zǒu

verb | radical 156
: to walk; go on foot
: run
: to die (euph.); leave

Kun Reading

走り | はしり hashiri

Noun
: the first (harvest, catch) of the season or year

走る | はしる hashiru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to run
: to travel (movement of vehicles)
: to hurry to
: to retreat (from battle); to take flight
: to run away from home
: to elope
: to tend heavily toward

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そう sou

Suffix
: run; race

しゅ shu

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