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江: river

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江 jiāng

noun
: river

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江 | え e

noun
: inlet; bay

江に | えに eni OR 縁 | えん en

noun
: fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)
: relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection
: family ties; affinity

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江 | こう kou


: (Archaism) large river (esp. the Yangtze)
: Lake Biwa

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除: to eliminate; except; divide

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除 chú

adjective | verb | preposition
: to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out
: to divide
: except; not including

Kun Reading

除け | よけ yoke

noun | noun suffix
: protection; repellent

除く | のぞく nozoku

godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: to remove; to exclude; to except

除ける | のける nokeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to remove; to take away; to dislodge; to put something out of the way

除ける | よける yokeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to avoid (physical contact with)
: (Ichidan verb) to ward off; to avert

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ジョ jo
ジ ji

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餘: surplus; excess

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餘 [余] yú

adjective
: variant of 餘
: remainder; extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division
: (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number)
: residue (math.)
: after
: I; me

余 yú

adjective
: I; me
: variant of 餘, surplus

Kun Reading

餘り OR 余り | あまり amari

na-adjective | adverb | no-adjective | noun | noun suffix
: (Usually written using kana alone) remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant
: (Adverb) not very (with negative sentence); not much
: surplus; excess; fullness; too much
: (Adverb) overjoyed; overwhelmed
: (Noun suffix) more than; over

余る | あまる amaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

余す | あます amasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to save; to leave over; to spare

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余 | よ yo

noun | noun suffix
: over; more than
: (Archaism) formal or oratory first person pronoun; I

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伴: companion

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伴 bàn


: companion, comrade, partner; accompany

Kun Reading

伴 | とも tomo

noun | suru verb
: companion; follower; attendant; retinue

伴う | ともなう tomonau

godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to accompany; to bring with; to be accompanied by; to be involved in; to be consequent upon

伴い | ともない tomonai

godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: companion; accompaniment

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ハン han
バン ban

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佯: to feign; to pretend

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佯 yáng

verb
: to feign; to pretend

Kun Reading
none applicable

偽る OR 詐る | いつわる

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to lie; to cheat; to falsify; to deceive; to pretend

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よう OR ヨウ you

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面: face | flour; noodles

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面 miàn

noun | measure word | suffix | radical 176
: face
: side; surface; aspect; top
: measure word for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

麵 [面] miàn

noun
: flour; noodles

Kun Reading

面 | つら tsura

noun
: face (often derog. or vulg.); mug
: surface;
: (Archaism) surrounding area
: (Archaism) cheek; cheeks

面 | づら zura

noun suffix
: looking like a …; acting as if a ….

面 | おも omo

conjunction
: face
: surface

面 | おもて omote

conjunction
: face;
: surface
: mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)

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面 | めん men

noun
: face;
: mask; face guard
: (Martial arts term) (in kendo) striking the head
: surface (esp. a geometrical surface)
: page; () aspect; facet; side
: chamfer
: (Counter) counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game

麪 OR 麺 | めん men

noun
: noodles

ベン ben

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