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踴: leap

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踴 [踊] yǒng


: leap; jump

Kun Reading

踊り | おどり odori

noun
: dance

踊る | おどる odoru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

踊らす | おどらす odorasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to manipulate
: to let one dance

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ヨウ you

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湧: to bubble up

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湧 [涌] yǒng

verb
: to bubble up; to rush forth; well up; rise

涌 yǒng


variant of 湧

涌 chōng


: (used in place names)

Kun Reading

湧く OR 涌き | わく waku

godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to spring out; to surge
: to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.)
: to feel emotions form (joy, bravery, etc.)
: to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

湧き OR 涌く | わき waki

noun
: welling (up); gushing forth (of water); springing out; surging
: appearing (esp. suddenly)
: frothing of water (due to an advancing school of fish)

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ユウ yuu
ヨウ you
ユ yu

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勇: brave

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勇 yǒng


: brave, courage, fierce

Kun Reading

勇む | いさむ isamu

godan verb with mu ending
: to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up

勇ましい | いさましい isamashii

adjective
: brave; valiant; gallant; courageous
: stirring; vigorous; rousing

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勇 | ゆう yuu

noun
: bravery; courage; heroism

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燈: lamp; light

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燈 [灯] dēng

noun
: lamp; light; lantern

Kun Reading

灯 | ひ hi

noun
: light; lamp; torch

灯 | あかし akashi

noun
: light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp

灯 OR 明かり | あかり akari

noun
: lamp; light

灯 | ともし tomoshi

noun
: light; lamp
: baiting deer with a lighted torch

灯 | ともしび tomoshibi

noun
: light; lamp; torch

灯す OR 燈す | ともす tomosu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to light; to turn on

灯る | ともる tomoru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to burn; to be lighted; to be lit

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灯 [燈] | とう tou

noun
: light; lamp;
: counter for electric lights

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試: test; try

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試 [试] shì

verb
: style, system, type
: form; pattern
: formula, rule

Kun Reading

試し | ためし tameshi

noun
: trial; test

試す | ためす tamesu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to attempt; to test; to try out

試み | こころみ kokoromi

noun
: trial; experiment

試みる | こころみる kokoromiru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to try; to test

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シ shi

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熄: to extinguish

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熄 xī

verb
: to extinguish; to put out (fire); to quash
: to quench; to stop burning
: to go out (of fire, lamp etc)
: to come to an end; to wither away; to die out

Kun Reading
none applicable

消える | きえる kieru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to go out; to vanish; to disappear

止む | やむ yamu

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to cease; to stop; to be over

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ソク soku

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