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金: gold

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金 jīn

noun | radical 167
: generic term for metals
: money
: 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)

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かね kane

noun
: money; metal

こがね kogane

noun | no-adjective
: gold

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きん kin

noun | noun suffix
: gold; golden (color); metaphor for (most) valuable; gold (medal, cup)
: money (written before an amount)
: (Abbreviation) Friday
: metal (fourth of the five elements)
: Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE)
: (Abbreviation) gold general (shogi)
: (Abbreviation) (Colloquialism) testicles; () karat; carat

きん kon

noun
: gold; money

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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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明: bright; clear

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明 míng

adjective
: bright; light; brilliant; clear

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さや saya

adverb
: (Archaism) clearly; brightly
: cleanly; purely

OR さやか sayaka
: clear; fresh; bright

みん min

noun
: Ming (dynasty of China, 1368-1644)

あき aki

noun
: space; room; emptiness; gap
: opening; vacancy; empty seat
: free time; time to spare
: disuse; unused thing

あく aku

Godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to open (e.g. doors)
: to open (e.g. business)
: to be empty;
: to be vacant; to be available; to be free
: to be open (e.g. neckline)
: to have been opened (of one’s eyes, mouth)
: to come to an end;
: to open (one’s eyes, mouth)
: to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)

あかる akaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to become bright; to become clear

あける akeru

Ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package)
: to open (for business)
: to empty; to clear out; to make space; to make room
: to dawn; to grow light
: to end

あけ ake

Temporal noun | No-adjective
: dawn; daybreak
: end; soon after something has ended
: beginning (of a new year, month)

あかり akari

noun
: light; illumination; glow; gleam
: lamp; light

あかし akashi

noun
: light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp

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めい mei

noun
:brightness
: clarity; acumen
: power of vision

みょう myou

noun
: (buddhist term) vidya (wisdom)
: mantra; (Prefix) the coming (4th of July)

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常: often

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常 cháng

adverb
: often; as a rule

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つね tsune

Noun | No-adjective
: usual state of things

つねに tsuneni

adverb
: always; constantly

とこ toko

adverb
: ever; endless

ただ tada

No-adjective
: ordinary; common; usual
: free of charge
: unaffected; as is; safe; (Adverb) only; merely; just; simply
: but; however; nevertheless

とわ towa

Na-adjective | Noun | No-adjective
: eternity; perpetuity

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しょう shou

 

じょう jou

 

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