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虎: tiger

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虍 hū

radical 141
: stripes of a tiger
: “tiger” radical in Chinese characters

虎 hǔ

noun
: tiger

Kun Reading

虎 | とら tora

noun
: tiger (Panthera tigris)
: (Colloquialism) drunk person

虎冠 | とらかんむり torakanmuri

noun
: kanji “tiger” radical

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虍部 | コ ko


: Radical 141 meaning “tiger” is 1 of 29 Kangxi radicals

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February 24, 2016
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草: grass

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艸 [艹] cǎo

noun | radical 140
: grass

草 cǎo

noun | radical 140
: grass; straw
: manuscript; draft (of a document)
: careless; rough

肏 cào

variant of 草
expletive
: to fuck (vulgar)

Kun Reading

草 | くさ kusa

noun
: grass; weed; herb; thatch
: (Archaism) ninja
: not genuine; substandard

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草 | そう sou

noun
: (Abbreviation) draft; rough copy
: cursive script; “grass” kanji

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February 22, 2016
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非: non-; not; wrong; un-

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非 fēi

verb | adverb | radical 175
: to not be; not; wrong; incorrect
: non-; un-; in-
: to reproach or blame
: (colloquial) to insist on; simply must
: abbr. for 非洲, Africa

Kun Reading

非ず | あらず arazu

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: (Archaism) it is not so
: no; never mind

非と | ひと hito

noun | suru verb
: condemning; denouncing

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非 | ひ hi

noun
: fault; error; mistake
: going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable
: (Prefix) un-; non-; an-

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December 30, 2015
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几: table

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几 jī

noun | radical 16
: small table

幾 [几] jǐ

numeral | question word
: a few; several
: how much; how many

幾 [几] jī

adverb
: almost

Kun Reading

几 | おしまずき oshimazuki

noun
: (Archaism) armrest
: desk; table

幾 | いく iku

noun | prefix
: some; several
: many
: how many? how much

幾ら | いくら ikura

adverb | noun
: how much?; how many?

幾つ | いくつ ikutsu

adverb
: how many?
: how old?

幾 | ほとほと hotohoto

adverb
: quite (usu. negative connotation); utterly; really

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几 | き ki

noun
: (Archaism) armrest
: desk; table

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December 9, 2015
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象: elephant

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象 xiàng

noun
: elephant
: image; shape; form; appearance
: to imitate

Kun Reading

象る | かたどる katadoru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to pattern after; to imitate
: to symbolize

象さん | ぞうさん zousan

noun
: elephant

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象 | ぞう zou

noun
: elephant

象 | しょう shou

noun
: phenomenon

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December 4, 2015
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業: profession; business; trade

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業 [业] yè

noun
: line of business; industry
: occupation; job; employment
: school studies
: enterprise; property
: (Buddhism) karma; deed
: to engage in; already

Kun Reading

業 | わざ waza

noun
: deed; act; work; performance

業わい | なりわい nariwai

noun
: occupation; livelihood; calling

On Reading

業 | ごう gou

noun | Buddhist term
: karma (i.e. actions committed in a former life)

業 | ぎょう gyou

noun
: work; business;
: study

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October 19, 2015
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