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起: to rise

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起 qǐ

adjective | verb | measure word
: to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear
: to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter)
: verb suffix, to start; (before place or time) starting from
: measure word for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
: measure word for groups: batch, group

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起つ | たつ tatsu

Godan verb with tu ending | intransitive verb
: to rise up; to initiate (political) action

起り | おこり okori

Noun
: source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis

起る | おこる okoru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to occur; to happen

起す | おこす okosu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to raise; to cause; to wake someone

起きる | おきる okiru

Ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to get up; to rise
: to wake up
: to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

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き ki

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站: station; to stand

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站 zhàn

noun | verb | measure word
: (taxi/bus) stand – station; to stand
: to halt; to stop
: branch of a company or organization
: website

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立つ | たつ tatsu

Godan verb with tsu ending | intransitive verb
: to stand; to rise; to stand up
: to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position)
: to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

佇む OR 彳む | たたずむ tatazumu

Godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

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たん tan

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戰: to fight; war

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戰 [战] zhàn


: to fight; fight; war; battle

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戦 | いくさ ikusa

noun
: war; battle; campaign; fight
: (Archaism) troops; forces

戦ぐ | そよぐ soyogu

Godan verb with gu ending | intransitive verb
: to rustle; to stir; to flutter

戦い | たたかい tatakai

noun
: battle; fight; struggle; conflict

戦う | たたかう tatakau

Godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to fight; to battle; to combat; to struggle against; to wage war; to engage in contest

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戦 | せん sen

suffix
: war; battle
: match; competition

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占: to divine | to take possession of | occupy by force; usurp

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占 zhān

adjective | verb
: to observe; to divine

占 zhàn

adjective | verb
: to take possession of; to occupy; to take up

佔 [占] zhàn

adjective | verb
: occupy by force, usurp; possess

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うら ura

Noun
: fortune-telling; divination

うらない uranai

Noun
: fortune-telling; divination

うらなう uranau

Godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to tell someone’s fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine

しむ shimu

Godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to occupy; to hold; to command; to account for

しめる shimeru

Ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to comprise (some part of the whole); to account for; to make up (of)
: to hold; to occupy

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せん sen

しめ shime

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座: seat

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座 zuò

measure word
: seat; base; stand; measure word for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects

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坐り OR 座り | すわり suwari

noun
: sitting
: stability

坐る OR 座る | すわる suwaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to sit; to squat
: to assume (a position)
: to hold steady; to hold still

坐する OR 座する | ざする zasuru

Suru verb – special class | intransitive verb
: to sit; to squat
: to be implicated

座す | ざす zasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to sit; to squat
: to be implicated

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座 | ざ za

noun
: seat; place; position
: status
: gathering; group
: stand; pedestal; platform
: (historical) trade guild;
: (Suffix) attaches to the names of theaters, theatrical troupes, and constellations
: counter for theaters, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs

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到: to; arrive

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到 dào

verb | measure word
: to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive at
: verb complement denoting successful completion of an action

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到る | いたる itaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain
: to lead to (a place); to get to
: (Archaism) to come; to arrive; to result in

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とう tou

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回: to return | to curve

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回 huí

verb | measure word
: to return to; from; time; occurrence
: Hui ethnic Chinese Muslim

迴 [回] huí

verb
: to curve; to return; to revolve; zigzag

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回る | みる miru

Ichidan verb
: to go around

回す | まわす mawasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to turn; to rotate; to gyrate
: to circulate; to send around
: to surround
: to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers. ie. recycling)
: (after the -masu stem of a verb) … around (i.e. to chase someone around)
: to dial (e.g. telephone number)
: to invest
: to gang-rape

回る | まわる mawaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to turn; to revolve
: to visit several places
: to function well
: to pass a certain time

回る | めぐる meguru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to go around
: to return
: to surround
: to concern (usu. of disputes)

回る | もとおる motooru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to wander around

回し | まわし mawashi

noun | noun suffix
: sumo wrestler’s loincloth

回り | まわり mawari

noun | noun suffix
: circumference; perimeter; edge
: surroundings; locality; neighborhood
: rotation; circulation

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回 | かい kai

Counter
: counter for occurrences
: counter for games, rounds, etc.; counter for innings (baseball)

え e

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從: to follow | lax | second cousin

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從 [从] cóng

preposition | adverb
: to follow
: from
: passing through; past
: to comply with; to obey
: to join; to engage in

從 [从] cōng

preposition
: lax; yielding; unhurried

從 [从] zòng

preposition
: second cousin

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從う OR 従う | したがう shitagau

Godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to abide (by the rules); to obey; to follow; to accompany

従って | したがって shitagatte

Conjunction
: therefore; consequently; accordingly

従える | したがえる shitagaeru

Ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to be accompanied by
: to subdue

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従 | じゅ ju

noun
: lesser (of equal court ranks); lower; junior

従 | じゅう juu

Noun | No-adjective
: subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental

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機: machine

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機 [机] jī

noun
: machine
: crucial point; opportunity
: be quick-witted

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機 | はた hata

noun
: loom

机 | つくえ tsukue

noun
: desk

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機 | き ki

noun
: chance; opportunity;
: machine;
: aircraft;
: (Counter) counter for aircraft;
: counter for remaining lives (in video games)

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