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平: flat; even; peaceful

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平 píng

adjective
: flat; level; equal
: to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); to even
: calm; peaceful

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平 | ひら hira

noun
: something broad and flat; palm of the hand
: common; ordinary
: (Abbreviation) low-ranking employee; freshman; novice; private

平ら | たいら taira

na-adjective | noun
: flatness; level; smooth; calm; plain; sitting tailor fashion

平し | ならし narashi

noun
: average; leveling; levelling

平す | ならす narasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to make even; to make smooth; to make level
: to average

平に | ひらに hirani

noun
: earnestly; humbly

平たい | ひらたい hiratai

adjective
: flat; even; level; simple
: plain (speech, etc.); simple

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へい hei

びょう byou

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January 28, 2015
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識: to know | to remember

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識 [识] shí


: to know; knowledge

識 [识] zhì


: (bookish) to remember; to record; to write a footnote; a mark or sign

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識る | しる shiru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to know; to understand; to be acquainted with; to feel

識す | しるす shirusu

godan verb with su ending
: to write down; to note; to jot down
: to remember

常識に欠ける | じょうしきにかける joushiki ni kakeru
: to lack in common sense

常識を覆す | じょうしきをくつがえす joushiki o kutsugaesu
: to defy conventional wisdom

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識 | しき shiki

noun
: (Buddhist term) acquaintanceship
: vijnana (consciousness)
: (after a signature) written by…

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November 28, 2014
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必: must

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必 zhēng

noun | verb
: journey; trip; expedition
: to go on long campaign; to attack

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必ず | かならず kanarazu

adverb
: always; without exception
: necessarily
: certainly; without fail; positively; invariably

必ずや | かならずや kanarazuya

adverb
: certainly; surely; definitely

必ずしも | かならずしも kanarazushimo

adverb
: (not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) all; (not) entirely

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必 | ひつ hitsu

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September 2, 2014
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臣: minister

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臣 chén

radical 131
: minister; statesman; official; state official or subject in dynastic China
: “Your Servant”, form of address used when speaking to a ruler
: to submit oneself to the rule of or acknowledge allegiance to; to serve a ruler as his subject

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臣 | おみ omi

noun
: (Archaism) retainer; attendant;
: Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight)

臣 | やつこ yatsuko

noun
: (Archaism) slave
: retainer; servant
: captive
: (Derogatory) varlet
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) I; me

臣 | やつこらま yotsukorama

noun
: retainer; servant

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臣 | しん shin

noun
: (Archaism) retainer; attendant
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) I (used by a servant when speaking to his master); me

じん jin

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August 20, 2014
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禺: ancient area | monkey | accidental

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禺 yú


: ancient area; district

禺 yù


: legendary monkey of ancient China

偶 ǒu

verb | adjective
: archaic variant 禺
: accidental; image; pair; mate

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偶 | たま tama

no-adjective | na-adjective | noun
: occasional; rare (Usually written using kana alone)

偶 | たまたま tamatama

adverb
: casually; unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance

偶に | たまに tamani

adverb | suffix
: occasionally; once in a while (Usually written using kana alone)

偶の | たまの tamano

pre-noun adjectival
: occasional; rare (Usually written using kana alone)

偶さか | たまさか tamasaka

adverb
: occasionally

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ぐう guu

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August 18, 2014
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信: letter; to trust; sincerity

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信 xìn

noun | adjective
: letter; mail
: to trust; to believe; to profess faith in
: sincerity; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random

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信じる OR 信ずる |
しんじる shinjiru OR しんずる shinzuru

ichidan verb | zuru verb | transitive verb
: to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

誠 OR 実 | まこと makoto

adverb | noun
: truth; reality;
: sincerity; honesty; integrity; fidelity;
: (Archaism) that’s right (used when recalling forgotten information, suddenly changing the subject, etc.)

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信 | しん shin

adverb | noun
: honesty; fidelity
: trust; reliance
: (religious) faith
: (Counter) counter for received messages

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August 13, 2014
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mother

母 | 媽: mother

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母 mǔ

noun
: mother
: female

毋 wú [勿 wù]

radical 80

媽 [妈] mā

noun
: mother

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母 | はは haha

noun
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) mother
> 母上 | ははうえ hahaue: mother (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

母ちゃん | かあちゃん kaachan

noun
: mum; mom
> お母ちゃん | おかあちゃん: mum; mom

母さん | かあさん kaasan

noun
: mother
> 御母 | おかあ okaa: mother
> 御母さん | おかあさん okaasan: mother (honorific; polite language)
> 御母様 | おかあさま okaa sama: mother (honorific; polite language)
> 御祖母ちゃん | おばあちゃん obaachan: granny; grandma; female senior-citizen

毋部 [勿れ | なかれ nakare]

noun
: Radical 80 meaning “mother” or “do not”

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ぼ bo

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June 26, 2014
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走: to walk; run

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走 zǒu

verb | radical 156
: to walk; go on foot
: run
: to die (euph.); leave

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走り | はしり hashiri

Noun
: the first (harvest, catch) of the season or year

走る | はしる hashiru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to run
: to travel (movement of vehicles)
: to hurry to
: to retreat (from battle); to take flight
: to run away from home
: to elope
: to tend heavily toward

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そう sou

Suffix
: run; race

しゅ shu

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April 25, 2014
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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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April 22, 2014
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