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俚: rustic; vulgar

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俚 lǐ


: rustic; vulgar; unrefined; unpolished; mean
: abbr. for 俚语, slang
: old name for the 黎 ethnic group

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none applicable

卑しい OR 賤しい | いやしい iyashii

adjective
: lowborn; humble; lowly
: vulgar; coarse; crude; mean; base; vile
: shabby
: greedy; gluttonous; avaricious

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リ ri

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埋: to bury | to blame

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埋 mái

verb
: to bury; secrete; conceal

埋 mán

verb
: to blame

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埋まる | うまる umaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be buried; to be surrounded; to overflow; to be filled

埋める | うめる umeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to bury (e.g. in the ground)
: to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to fill (a seat, a vacant position)
: to plug gaps; to stop a gap
: to make amends; to cover up for something
: to put cold water in a bath
: to cover; to scatter something over

埋まる | うずまる uzumaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be buried; to be surrounded; to overflow; to be filled

埋める | うずめる uzumeru

ichidan verb
: to cover; to bury (e.g. one’s face in hands); to submerge
: to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack; to cram; to fill up

埋もれる | うもれる umoreru OR うずもれる uzumoreru

ichidan verb
: to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

埋かる | いかる ikaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display
: to be buried

埋ける | いける ikeru

ichidan verb
: to bury something in the ground
: to cover coals with ash; to bank a fire

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マイ mai

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理: reason, logic; manage

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理 lǐ

adjective | verb
: texture; grain (of wood)
: inner essence; intrinsic order
: reason; logic; truth; science
: natural science (esp. physics)
: to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up

Kun Reading

理 | ことわり kotowari

noun
: reason; truth; way of things; justice

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理 | り ri

noun
: reason; principle; logic
: (Buddhist term) general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)
: (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos

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涼: cool; cold

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涼 [凉] liáng

adjective
: cool; cold
: the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421)

涼 [凉] liàng

verb
: to let something cool down OR become cool

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涼む | すずむ suzumu

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy evening cool

涼み | すずみ suzumi

noun
: cooling oneself; enjoying the cool air

涼しい | すずしい suzushii

adjective
: cool; refreshing
: clear (e.g. eyes); bright
: clear; distinct
: composed (facial expression); unruffled; unconcerned
: (Archaism) pure; upright; innocent

涼しさ | すずしさ suzushisa

noun
: coolness

涼やか | すずやか suzuyaka

na-adjective
: refreshing; clear

凉 | すず suzu


: Suzu (female given name)

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リョウ ryou

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俗: vulgar; common

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俗 sú

adjective
: custom; convention
: popular; common
: coarse; unrefined; vulgar
: secular

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慣わし OR 習わし | ならわし narawashi

noun | no-adjective
: customary practice; habit; traditional event

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俗 | ぞく zoku

noun
: layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; man of the world; the world
: local manners; modern customs;
: common; popular
: vulgar; low

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