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單: single

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單 [单] dān

adjective | adverb
: bill; list; form
: single; only; sole
: odd number

單 [单] shàn

proper noun
: (Chinese surname)

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単 | ひとえ hitoe

noun | no-adjective
: one layer; single; one-fold

単に | たんに tanni

adverb
: one layer; single; one-fold

単なる | たんなる tannaru

pre-noun adjectival
: mere; simple; sheer

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単 | たん tan

prefix
: single; simple
: (Noun) (Abbreviation) singles (in tennis)
: (Abbreviation) winning system (as in horse racing)

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論: to discuss | the Analects

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論 [论] lùn

verb | preposition
: opinion; view
: theory; doctrine; discourse
: to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider
: per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)

論 [论] lún

noun
: abbr. for 論語 [论语], The Analects (of Confucius)

Kun Reading

論う | あげつらう agetsurau

godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to discuss
: to find fault with; to criticize

論じる OR 論ずる | ろんじる ronjiru OR ろんずる ronzuru

ichidan verb | transitive verb | zuru verb
: to argue; to discuss; to debate

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論 | ろん ron

noun
: argument; discussion; dispute; controversy; discourse; debate
: theory; doctrine
: essay; treatise; comment

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江: river

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江 jiāng

noun
: river

Kun Reading

江 | え e

noun
: inlet; bay

江に | えに eni OR 縁 | えん en

noun
: fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)
: relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection
: family ties; affinity

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江 | こう kou


: (Archaism) large river (esp. the Yangtze)
: Lake Biwa

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而: and; and yet; but

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而 ér

conjunction | adverb | radical 126
: and; as well as; and so
: but (not); yet (not)
: (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)

Kun Reading

而も | しかも shikamo

conjunction
: moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

而して | そして soshite OR しかして shikashite

conjunction
: and; and then; thus; and now

而るを | しかるを shikaruo

conjunction
: even so; though that may be

然して | そして soshite

conjunction
: and; and then; thus; and now

然れども | しかれども shikaredomo

conjunction
: nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so

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ジ ji
ニ ni

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先: first; former

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先 xiān

adverb
: first
: former, previous

Kun Reading

先 | さき saki

noun | no-adjective | noun suffix | prefix
: previous; prior; former; some time ago; preceding
: point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle
: head (of a line); front
: ahead; the other side
: the future; hereafter
: destination
: the other party

先に | さきに sakini

adverb | noun
: before; earlier than; ahead; beyond; away; previously; recently

先んじる | さきんじる sakinjiru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

先 | まず mazu

adverb
: (Usually written using kana alone) first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now
: hardly (with neg. verb)

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先 | せん sen

no-adjective | noun
: former; previous; old
: first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move

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因: cause

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因 yīn

verb
: cause; because; reason

Kun Reading

因 | よすが yosuga

noun
: something to rely on; aid; clue; way; means
: someone to rely on; relative
: reminder; memento

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

因む | ちなむ chinamu

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to be associated (with); to be connected (with)

因みに | ちなみに chinamini

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

因って | よって yotte

conjunction
: (Usually written using kana alone) therefore; consequently; accordingly; because of

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因 | いん in

noun
: cause; factor
: (Buddhist term) hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions)
: the basis of one’s argument (in hetuvidya)

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wood

木: tree; wood

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木 mù

noun | radical 75
: tree; wood, lumber
: coffin
: simple; numb
: one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音 ba1yin made of eight different materials (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹)

Kun Reading

き ki

noun
: tree; wood; timber

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ぼく boku

noun

もく moku

noun
: (Abbreviation) Thursday;
: wood (first of the five elements)

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