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甫: to begin; just, barely; only

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甫 fǔ

: to begin; just, barely; only

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はじめて hajimete

Adverb | No-adjective
: for the first time
: (Adverb) only after … is it …; only when … do you …

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ほ ho

February 4, 2014

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用: to use; employ; to eat/drink

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用 yòng

verb | preposition | radical 101
: to use; employ; to eat/drink

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用いる | もちいる mochiiru

Ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to use; to make use of; to utilize

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よう you

noun | noun suffix
: task; business
: use; duty; service
: call of nature; excretion

February 3, 2014

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馬: horse

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馬 [马] mǎ

noun | radical 187
: horse

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馬 | うま uma

noun
: horse
: promoted bishop (shogi)

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ば ba

ま ma

January 31, 2014

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戶: household; door

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戶 [户] hù

measure word | radical 63
: household; door; family

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戸 | と to

noun
: door (esp. Japanese-style)
: (Archaism) entrance (to a home)

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こ ko

counter
: counter for houses

January 2, 2014

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易: easy; to change

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易 yì

adjective
: easy; amiable; to change

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やすい yasui

adjective
easy

やさしい yasashii

adjective
easy; plain; simple

[優しい | やさしい yasashii: tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable; suave]

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えき eki

noun
divination; fortune-telling

い i

noun
easiness

December 6, 2013

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勿: must not; don’t

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勿 wù

adverb
: must not; don’t!

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まな mana

noun | Archaic
must not; may not

なかれ nakare

particle
must not; do not

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よう you

December 5, 2013

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酉: wine vessel

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酉 yǒu

noun | radical 164
: wine vessel
: 10th earthly branch: 5-7pm
: 8th solar month (8th September-7th October)
: year of the Rooster

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とり tori

noun
: tenth sign of Chinese zodiac
(The Bird, 5pm-7pm, west, August)

日読みの酉 | ひよみのとり hyominotori

noun
: kanji “bird of the zodiac” radical 164

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ゆう yuu

November 13, 2013

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文: language; culture; pattern

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文 wén

noun | radical 67
: pattern
: language; literature
: culture; civil

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ふみ fumi

noun
: letter; writings

あや aya

Noun
: figure; design

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もん mon

noun
: 2.4cm (unit to measure shoe sizes)

ぶん bun

noun
: sentence; text

November 11, 2013

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帽: hat

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帽 mào

noun
: hat; cap

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ぼう bou

noun
: hat; cap

November 1, 2013

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巾: towel

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巾 jīn

noun | Radical 50
: towel; cloth

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巾 | はば haba

noun
: width; breadth
: freedom (of thought); latitude
: gap; difference (in price); range (of voice)

巾 | べき beki

noun | Math term
: a power

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巾 | きん kin

noun
: napkin; cloth

October 30, 2013

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甫 fǔ

はじめて hajimete

ほ ho

用 yòng

用いる | もちいる mochiiru

よう you

馬 [马] mǎ

馬 | うま uma

ば ba

ま ma

戶 [户] hù

戸 | と to

こ ko

易 yì

やすい yasui

やさしい yasashii

えき eki

い i

勿 wù

まな mana

なかれ nakare

よう you

酉 yǒu

とり tori

日読みの酉 | ひよみのとり hyominotori

ゆう yuu

文 wén

ふみ fumi

あや aya

もん mon

ぶん bun

帽 mào

ぼう bou

巾 jīn

巾 | はば haba

巾 | べき beki

巾 | きん kin

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