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故: ancient

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故 gù

noun | adjective | verb | conjunction | adverb
: ancient, former; old
: to die, dead
: cause, intentional
: therefore; hence

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故 | ふる furu

noun
: used item; secondhand item
: (Noun prefix) old; used; previous

故い | ふるい furui

adjective
: old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article

故 | もと moto

noun | No-adjective | Adverbial noun | Noun prefix
: former; ex-

故 | ゆえ yue

noun | Adverbial noun
: reason; cause; circumstances

故に | ゆえに yueni

conjunction
: therefore; consequently

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故 | こ ko

prefix
: the late (deceased)

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May 7, 2014
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足: foot | excessive

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足 zú

adjective | radical 157
: foot
: sufficient; ample

足 jù

: excessive

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あし ashi

Noun
: foot
: leg
: gait
: pace
: bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji
: means of transportation

たす tasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: counter for pairs (of socks, shoes, etc.)

たる taru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worthy of

たし tashi

noun
: top up (e.g. a little bit to remedy an insufficiency)

足りる | たりる tariru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to be sufficient; to be enough
: to be worth doing; to be worthy
: to be sufficient; to answer; to do

足らず | たらず tarazu

noun suffix
: just under; a little less than; just short of

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そく soku

suffix | counter
: counter for pairs (of socks, shoes, etc.)

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April 24, 2014
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止: to stop

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止 zhǐ

adjective | radical 77
: to stop; halt; prohibit
: until; only
: (toe/foot bottom)

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止む | やむ yamu

Godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to cease; to stop; to be over

止す | よす yosu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to cease; to abolish; to resign; to give up

止す | さす sasu

Suffix | Godan verb with su ending
: to stop in the midst of; to leave undone

止め | とめ tome

noun | suffix
: (a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke)
: remaining (e.g. poste-restante)

止め | どめ dome

suffix
: (something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)

止し | よし yoshi

noun
: quitting; ceasing; giving up

止め | とどめ todome

noun
: finishing blow; clincher

止る | やまる yamaru OR とまる tomaru OR とどまる todomaru

Godan verb with ru ending; intransitive verb
: to stop (moving); to come to a stop
: to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended
: to alight; to perch on

止める | やめる yameru OR とめる tomeru OR とどめる todomeru

Ichidan verb; transitive verb
: to stop (something or someone); to turn off
: to concentrate on; to pay attention to
: to remember; to bear in mind
: to fix into place
: to park; to leave somewhere for a time

止まり tomari

noun
: stop; stoppage; end

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し shi

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April 23, 2014
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回: to return | to curve

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回 huí

verb | measure word
: to return to; from; time; occurrence
: Hui ethnic Chinese Muslim

迴 [回] huí

verb
: to curve; to return; to revolve; zigzag

Kun Reading

回る | みる miru

Ichidan verb
: to go around

回す | まわす mawasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to turn; to rotate; to gyrate
: to circulate; to send around
: to surround
: to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers. ie. recycling)
: (after the -masu stem of a verb) … around (i.e. to chase someone around)
: to dial (e.g. telephone number)
: to invest
: to gang-rape

回る | まわる mawaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to turn; to revolve
: to visit several places
: to function well
: to pass a certain time

回る | めぐる meguru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to go around
: to return
: to surround
: to concern (usu. of disputes)

回る | もとおる motooru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to wander around

回し | まわし mawashi

noun | noun suffix
: sumo wrestler’s loincloth

回り | まわり mawari

noun | noun suffix
: circumference; perimeter; edge
: surroundings; locality; neighborhood
: rotation; circulation

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回 | かい kai

Counter
: counter for occurrences
: counter for games, rounds, etc.; counter for innings (baseball)

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April 8, 2014
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所: place

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所 suǒ

adverb | measure word
: place; location; numeracy adjunct; which? what?

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とこ toko OR ところ tokoro

noun | suffix
: place; spot; scene; site
: address
: district; area; locality
: one’s house
: point
: part
: space; room
: (Usually written using kana alone) whereupon; as a result
: (after present form of a verb) about to; on the verge of

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しょ sho

suffix | counter
: counter for places

じょ jo

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February 25, 2014
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地: earth; soil | -ly

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地 dì

noun
: earth; soil; ground; place

地 de

noun
: -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

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地 | つち tsuchi
OR つし tsushi

noun
: earth; soil; dirt
: the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land
: low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)
: (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in On’youdou)

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地 | ち chi

noun | noun suffix
: earth; ground; land; soil
: place
: territory
: bottom (of a package, book, etc.)
: earth (one of the five elements)

地 | じ ji

noun
: (Abbreviation) ground; land; earth; soil
: the region in question; the local area
: skin
: texture; fabric; material; weave
: base; background
: one’s true nature
: narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story)
: real life; actuality
: (in the game of go) captured territory
: noh chorus
: (in Japanese dance) accompaniment music
: (in Japanese music) basic phrase (usu. repetitive)
: base part (of multiple shamisens)

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January 16, 2014
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家: home; family

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家 jiā

noun | measure word | suffix
: home; house; family; specialist

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家 | や ya

suffix
: (something) shop
: somebody who sells (something) or works as (something)
: somebody with a (certain) personality trait
: (Noun) house
: roof

家 | ち chi OR うち uchi

Noun | No-adjective
: house; home (one’s own)
: (one’s) family; (one’s) household

家 | んち nchi

Suffix | Expression
: ‘s house; ‘s home

家 | いえ ie

noun
: house; residence; dwelling
: family; household
: lineage; family name

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家 | け ke

suffix
: house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

家 | か ka

suffix
: -ist (used after a noun indicating someone’s occupation, pursuits, disposition, etc.); -er

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December 31, 2013
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