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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

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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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連: to connect; continuously; including; company

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連 [连] lián

adjective | conjunction | preposition | adverb
: to link; to join; to connect
: continuously; in succession
: including
: (used with 也, 都 etc) even
: company (military);

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連れ | つれ tsure

noun | suru verb
: companion; company

連れる | つれる tsureru

ichidan verb
: to lead; to take (a person)

連るむ | つるむ tsurumu

noun | suru verb
: to go with (a companion); to hang out with

連れて | つれて tsurete

conjunction | expression
: as; in proportion to

連なる | つらなる tsuranaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to extend; to stretch out; to stand in a row

連ねる | つらねる tsuraneru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to line up; to put in a row
: to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to join (e.g. a list)
: to link; to put together; to string together (e.g. compliments); to enumerate
: to take along with; to bring with

連なり | つらなり tsuranari

noun
: series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)

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連 | れん ren

noun
: ream (of paper)
: stanza; verse
: (taxonomical) tribe; party; company; group
: (Abbreviation) quinella; quiniela

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每: each; every

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每 měi

preposition | adverb
: to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside
: to stop; (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

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毎 | ごと goto

adverbial noun | noun suffix
: each respectively

毎に | ごとに gotoni

expression | suffix
: one by one; each; every; at intervals of

每 | つね tsune

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毎 | まい mai

prefix
: every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each

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往: to go; previous

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往 wǎng

verb | preposition
: to go (in a direction); to; towards
: (of a train) bound for
: past; previous, formerly

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往き | いき iki OR ゆき yuki

noun suffix
: bound for …
: going (to)

往く | いく iku OR ゆく yuku

行く | いく iku OR ゆく yuku
(out-dated kanji) godan verb – iku/yuku special class | intransitive verb
: to go
: to proceed; to take place
: (Auxiliary verb) to continue

往ぬ | いぬ inu

godan verb with nu ending
: (Archaism) to go
: to pass (of time)
: to die
: to go bad; to rot
: (Kansai dialect) to go home

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オウ ou

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離: to depart from; from

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離 [离] lí

verb | preposition
: to leave; to part from; to be away from
: (in giving distances) from
: without (something); independent of
: one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing fire; ☲

Kun Reading

離す | はなす hanasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

離れ | はなれ hanare

prefix
: detached (dwelling, room)

離れ | ばなれ banare

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: separation from; loss of interest in; independence of; distancing (of oneself) from; disillusionment with; alienation from (something)

離れる | はなれる hanareru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to be separated; to be apart; to be distant
: to leave; to go away
: to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up
: to lose connection with; to drift away from

離しょう | りしょう rishou

noun
: syneresis [contraction of two vowels into a diphthong. Syneresis (chemistry), extraction or expulsion of a liquid from a gel]

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離 | り ri

noun
: li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)

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比: to compare | to associate with

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比 bǐ

radical 81 | verb | preposition
: (particle used for comparison and “-er than”); to compare; to contrast; to set side by side
: to gesture (with hands)
: ratio
: Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時

比 bì


: to associate with; to be near

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比 | たぐい tagui

irregular okurigana usage | noun
: kind; sort; type
: equal; match; peer

比 | ころおい kurooi

noun
: time; period; days

比べ | くらべ kurabe

noun | noun suffix
: contest; comparison; competition

比べる | くらべる kuraberu

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to compare; to make a comparison
: to compete; to vie

比える | よそえる yosoeru

ichidan verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to compare; to liken
: to use as a pretext

比 | ひする hisuru

suru verb – special class
: to compare

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比 | ひ hi

noun | noun suffix
: ratio; proportion
: match; equal
: explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
: (Abbreviation) Philippines

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當: to serve as; accept | suitable

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當 [当] dāng

verb | preposition
: to be; to act as
: manage; withstand
: when; during
: ought; should
: match equally; equal; same
: obstruct
: just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at

噹 [当] dāng

onomatopoeia
: dong; ding dong (bell)

當 [当] dàng

adjective | verb
: at or in the very same…
: suitable; adequate; fitting; proper
: to replace; to regard as; to think
: to pawn
: (coll.) to fail (a student)

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当て | あて ate

noun
: aim; object; purpose; end
: expectations; prospects; hopes
: something that can be relied upon
: (Noun suffix) pad; guard
: blow; strike

当り | あたり atari

noun
: hit
: success
: guess; prediction
: affability; friendliness
: sensation; touch
: bruise (on fruit)
: situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move (in the game of go)
: bite (of a fish on a hook); strike
: (Suffix) per; each

当り | とうの touno

pre-noun adjectival
: the … in question

当る | あたる ataru

godan verb with ru | intransitive verb
: to be hit; to strike
: to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed
: to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to
: to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
: to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win
: to be successful; to go well; to be a hit
: to face; to confront
: to lie (in the direction of)
: to undertake; to be assigned
: to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted
: to be called upon (by the teacher)
: to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at
: to be unnecessary
: (in baseball) to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak
: (in fishing) to feel a bite
: (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil
: () to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison)
: to shave

当てる | あてる ateru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to hit
: to expose
: to apply (e.g. patch)
: to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class)
: to guess (an answer)
: to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)

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当 | とう tou

prefix
: this (business organization or place)

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應: should; must | to respond

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應 [应] yīng

verb | preposition | adverb
: should; ought to; must; (legal) shall
: to agree (to do something)

應 [应] yìng


: to respond; to answer
: to comply with; to deal or cope with

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応え | いらえ irae

noun
: response; reply; answer; solution

応え | こたえ kotae

noun
: response; reply; answer; solution

応える | こたえる kotaeru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to respond; to live up to; to reward
: to take its toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain

応じる | おうじる oujiru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

応ずる | おうずる ouzuru

zuru verb | intransitive verb
: to answer; to respond; to meet
: to satisfy; to accept

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応 | おう ou

noun
: agreement; affirmative
: (Interjection) aye; yes; OK; okay; yeah; all right

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打: to beat; to strike

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打 dǎ

verb | preposition | measure word
: to beat; to strike; to hit; to shoot; to break
: to type
: to mix up
: to build
: to fight
: to fetch
: to tie up
: to make; to issue
: to calculate
: to play (a game)
: since; from

打 dá


: dozen (loanword)

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打 | うつ utsu

godan verb with tsu ending | transitive verb
: to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound
: to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
: to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
: to move; to impress; to touch
: to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject
: to type; to send; to transmit
: to insert; to write in; to mark
: to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare
: to till (soil)
: to sprinkle; to throw; to cast
: to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.)
: to pay (a deposit, etc.)
: to visit (on a pilgrimage)
: to line (a coat)
: to bind (a criminal)

打 | ぶつ butsu

godan verb with tsu ending | transitive verb
: (usually written using kana only) to hit (a person); to strike; to beat

打 | ダース daasu

ateji (phonetic) | noun
: (usually written using kana only) dozen (eng: doz)
: (sports) hitting a ball; batting; stroke

打 | うち uchi

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だ da

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