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氏: clan name

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氏 shì

noun | radical 83
: clan name; family; maiden name

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氏 | うじ uji

noun
: family name; lineage; birth

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氏 | し shi

suffix
: (Honorific or respectful language) Mr; (Noun) clan
: (Honorific or respectful language) he; him; (Counter) (Honorific or respectful language) counter for people

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忍: to bear; to endure

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忍 rèn

adjective
: to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself

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忍 | しのぶ shinobu

noun
: (Usually written using kana alone) Davallia mariesii (species of fern)
: Lepisorus thunbergiana (species of fern)
: color of clothing layers under one’s overcoat (light green on blue)
: (Abbreviation) ancient women’s hairstyle
: (Abbreviation) clothing patterned using the fern Davallia mariesii

忍ぶ | しのぶ shinobu

godan verb with bu ending | transitive verb
: to conceal oneself; to hide
: to endure

忍び | しのび shinobi

noun
: stealth
: (Abbreviation) travelling incognito (traveling)
: (Abbreviation) ninjutsu
: (Abbreviation) ninja
: sneak theft; sneak thief
: tolerance

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忍 | にん nin

noun
: endurance; forbearance; patience; self-restraint

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菜: vegetable

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菜 cài

noun
: vegetables; course or dish in a Chinese meal; cuisine

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菜 | な na

noun
: greens; vegetables
: rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

お菜 | おさい osai OR おかず okazu

noun
: (kana only) accompaniment for rice dishes; side dish
: food for thought (esp. in the context of conversation, or material for assisting arousal during masturbation)

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菜 | さい sai

noun
: side dish

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採: to collect; to pick

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採 [采] cǎi

verb
: to collect; to cull; to pick; to pluck; to select; to choose; to gather
: bright colors

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採る | とる toru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to adopt (measure, proposal)
: to pick (e.g. fruit); to catch (e.g. insects); to take (e.g. a sample)
: to assume (attitude)
: to take on (i.e. hire); to engage

採れる | とれる toreru

ichidan verb
: to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be mined
: to be able to collect; to be able to mine

採り入れる | とりいれる toriireru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to harvest; to reap
: to take in; to gather in
: to adopt

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[採] 采 | さい sai OR さえ sae

noun
: dice; die
: baton (of command)

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自: self; from

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自 zì

radical 132 | preposition
: self; oneself; from; since; private

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自ら | みずから mizukara

adverbial noun | noun
: for one’s self; personally

自ずから | おのずから onozukara

adverb
: naturally; as a matter of course

自と | おのずと onozuto

adverb
: naturally

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自 | じ ji

prefix
: self-
: from …

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包: to wrap; to include; package

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包 bāo

verb | measure word | radical 20
: to wrap; to cover
: to hold; to include
: to take charge of; to contract (to or for)
: package; wrapper; container; bag; bundle; packet
: to hold or embrace

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包む | くるむ kurumu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in

包まる | くるまる kurumaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

包める | くるめる kurumeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to lump together; to include; to sum up; to quibble

包む | つつむ tsutsumu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
: (Godan verb with mu ending) to conceal; to hide; to be engulfed in; to be enveloped by

包む | つつみ tsutsumi

noun
: bundle; package; parcel; bale

包みなく | つつみなく tsutsuminaku

adverb
: without concealment; without reserve; frankly

包みかくす | つつみかくす tsutsumikakusu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

包みなおす | つつみなおす tsutsuminaosu

godan verb with su ending
: to re-wrap

包み構え | つつみがまえ tsutsumigamae

noun
: kanji “wrapping” radical 20

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ほう hou

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臣: minister

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臣 chén

radical 131
: minister; statesman; official; state official or subject in dynastic China
: “Your Servant”, form of address used when speaking to a ruler
: to submit oneself to the rule of or acknowledge allegiance to; to serve a ruler as his subject

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臣 | おみ omi

noun
: (Archaism) retainer; attendant;
: Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight)

臣 | やつこ yatsuko

noun
: (Archaism) slave
: retainer; servant
: captive
: (Derogatory) varlet
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) I; me

臣 | やつこらま yotsukorama

noun
: retainer; servant

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臣 | しん shin

noun
: (Archaism) retainer; attendant
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) I (used by a servant when speaking to his master); me

じん jin

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困: to trap | sleepy

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困 kùn

verb | adjective
: to trap; to surround
: hard-pressed; stranded; destitute

睏 [困] kùn

adjective
: sleepy; tired

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困 | こまる komaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; to be embarrassed; to be stumped

困 | こうじる koujiru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to be associated (with); to be connected (with)

困 | こうずる kouzuru

zuru verb | intransitive verb
: to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered
: (Archaism) to become exhausted

困 | こまらせる komaraseru

ichidan verb
: to trouble with questions; to embarrass; to put out; to put on the spot; to inconvenience

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こん kon

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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