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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

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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

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乍: at first

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乍 zhà (zuò)


: suddenly; at first; the first time

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乍ら | ながら nagara

particle
: while; during; as

乍らも | ながらも nagaramo

particle
: though; although; notwithstanding

乍らに | ながらに nagarani

conjunction
: while; during; performed in this condition

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さく saku
さ sa

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