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神: spirit; god

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神 shén

noun | adjective
: deity; soul; spirit
: unusual; mysterious
: lively; expressive; expression
: look
: (slang) awesome; amazing
: God; abbr. for 神舟

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神 | かみ kami

noun
: god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami

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神 | しん shin OR じん jin

noun
: spirit; psyche
: god; deity; divinity; kami

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圓: circle; complete

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圓 [圆] yuán

noun | adjective
: circle; round; circular; spherical
: (of the moon) full
: unit of Chinese currency (Yuan)
: tactful; to justify

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圓 | まる maru

noun | out-dated kanji
: circle

円 OR 丸 | まる maru

noun
: circle

円い OR 丸い | まるい marui

adjective
: round; circular; spherical
: harmonious; calm

円み | まるみ marumi

noun
: roundness; rotundity

円ら | つぶら tsubura

na-adjective | noun
: round and cute (esp. eyes); rotund

円か | まどか madoka

na-adjective | noun
: round; tranquil

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圓 | えん en

noun | out-dated kanji
: Yen; money
: circle

円 | えん en

noun
: Yen; money
: circle

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背: to be burdened | back

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背 bēi

verb
: to be burdened
: to carry on the back or shoulder

背 bèi

noun | verb
: back; the back of a body or object
: to turn one’s back; to betray
: to hide something from
: to learn by heart; to recite from memory
: unlucky (slang)
: hard of hearing

揹 [背] bēi


: (variant) carry on one’s back

Kun Reading

背 | せ se

noun
: back; spine
: reverse; rear side
: height
: ridge (of a mountain)

背 | せい sei

noun
: height; stature

背 | そむく somuku

godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe

背ける | そむける somukeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to turn one’s face away; to avert one’s eyes

背なか | せなか senaka

noun
: back (of body)

背のび | せのび senobi

noun | suru verb
: standing on tiptoe and stretching one’s back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself
: overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one’s ability; pushing to the limit

背びれ | せびれ sebire

noun
: dorsal fin

背ぼね | せぼね sebone

noun | no-adjective
: spine; backbone; spinal column

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ハイ hai

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釘: nail; to pursue closely | to join

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釘 dīng

noun | verb
: nail; spike
: to pursue closely; to keep at somebody (to do something)

釘 dìng

verb
: to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points; to nail; to pin; to staple; to sew on

Kun Reading

釘 | くぎ kugi

noun
: nail (i.e. small metal spike)

釘づけ | くぎづけ kugizuke

adverb
: with a clang; with a bang; with a crash

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てい tei

ちょう chou

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腋: armpit; axil

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腋 yè

noun
: support by the arm; to help; to promote; at the side

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腋 | わき waki

noun
: armpit; under one’s arm; side; flank
: beside; close to; near; by
: aside; to the side; away; out of the way
: off-track; off-topic
: deuteragonist; supporting role
: (Abbreviation) second verse (in a linked series of poems)

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えき eki

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