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辛: bitter

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辛 xīn

noun | radical 160
: bitter; (of taste) hot or pungent
: hard; laborious; suffering
: eighth in order; eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; letter “H” or roman “VIII” in list “A, B, C”, or “I, II, III” etc; octa

Kun Reading

辛 | かのと kanoto

noun
: 8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar

辛い | からい karai

adjective
: spicy; hot
: salty;
: tough (on someone); adverse; harsh

辛い | つらい tsurai

adjective
: painful; bitter; heart-breaking

辛み | からみ karami

noun
: salty (hot, sharp) taste

辛め | からめ karame

adjective
: hottish; salty; somewhat hot; kind of salty; on the dry side
: strict; harsh

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辛 | しん shin

noun
: 8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar

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氏: clan name

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氏 shì

noun | radical 83
: clan name; family; maiden name

Kun Reading

氏 | うじ uji

noun
: family name; lineage; birth

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氏 | し shi

suffix
: (Honorific or respectful language) Mr; (Noun) clan
: (Honorific or respectful language) he; him; (Counter) (Honorific or respectful language) counter for people

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刀: knife

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刀 dāo

noun | measure word | radical 18
: knife; blade; single-edged sword
: cutlass
: measure word for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
: (slang) dollar (loanword)

Kun Reading

刀 | かたな katana

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: (single-edged) sword; katana
: (Archaism) dagger; knife

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刀 | とう tou

noun
: (single-edged) sword; katana
: (Archaism) dagger; knife
: (Archaism) scalpel

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自: self; from

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自 zì

radical 132 | preposition
: self; oneself; from; since; private

Kun Reading

自ら | みずから mizukara

adverbial noun | noun
: for one’s self; personally

自ずから | おのずから onozukara

adverb
: naturally; as a matter of course

自と | おのずと onozuto

adverb
: naturally

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自 | じ ji

prefix
: self-
: from …

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骨: bone

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骨 gǔ

radical 188
: bone

Kun Reading

骨 | ほね hone

noun
: bone
: frame
: outline; core
: backbone; spirit; fortitude
: () laborious; troublesome; difficult

骨つぼ | こつつぼ kotsutsubo

noun
: funerary urn

骨つぼ | ほねばる honebaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: funerary urn

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骨 | こつ kotsu

noun
: (usually written using kana only) knack; skill; trick; secret; know-how; the ropes; hang

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包: to wrap; to include; package

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包 bāo

verb | measure word | radical 20
: to wrap; to cover
: to hold; to include
: to take charge of; to contract (to or for)
: package; wrapper; container; bag; bundle; packet
: to hold or embrace

Kun Reading

包む | くるむ kurumu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in

包まる | くるまる kurumaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

包める | くるめる kurumeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to lump together; to include; to sum up; to quibble

包む | つつむ tsutsumu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
: (Godan verb with mu ending) to conceal; to hide; to be engulfed in; to be enveloped by

包む | つつみ tsutsumi

noun
: bundle; package; parcel; bale

包みなく | つつみなく tsutsuminaku

adverb
: without concealment; without reserve; frankly

包みかくす | つつみかくす tsutsumikakusu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

包みなおす | つつみなおす tsutsuminaosu

godan verb with su ending
: to re-wrap

包み構え | つつみがまえ tsutsumigamae

noun
: kanji “wrapping” radical 20

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ほう hou

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