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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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示: to show

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示 shì

verb | noun | radical 113
: to show; to reveal
: manifest; demonstrate

Kun Reading

示し | しめし shimeshi

noun
: discipline; revelation

示す | しめす shimesu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to denote; to show; to point out; to indicate; to exemplify

示偏 | しめすへん shimesuhen

noun
: kanji “show” radical at left

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し shi

じ ji

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礻: cult

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礻 shì

radical 113
: cult

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none applicable

示偏 | しめすへん shimesuhen

noun
: kanji “show” radical at left

示す | しめす shimesu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to denote; to show; to point out; to indicate; to exemplify

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none applicable

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mother

母 | 媽: mother

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母 mǔ

noun
: mother
: female

毋 wú [ wù]

radical 80

媽 [妈] mā

noun
: mother

Kun Reading

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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father

父 | 爸: father

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父 fù

radical 88
: father

爸 bà


: father

Kun Reading

父 | ちち chichi

noun
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) father
> 父上 | ちちうえ chichiue: father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

父 | ちゃん chan

noun
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) father
> 父ちゃん | とうちゃん touchan: dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop

父さん | とうさん tousan

noun
: father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
> 御父 OR お父 | おとう otou: (honorific or respectful language) (familiar language) (abbreviation) daddy; father; husband
> お父さん | おとうさん otousan: father (polite language)

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ふ fu

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豆: bean

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豆 [荳] dòu

radical 151
: bean; pea
: sacrificial vessel

Kun Reading

豆 OR 荳 | まめ mame

noun
: legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, such as beans, peas, pulses, etc.); beans; peas
: soya bean (soybean); soy (Glycine max)
: (Colloquialism) female genitalia (esp. the clitoris)
: (Colloquialism) blister; corn
: (Food term) (Colloquialism) kidney; (Noun prefix) miniature; tiny
: child

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とう tou

ず zu


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裏: inside; village

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裏 [里] [裡] lǐ

noun | radical 166
里: li (Chinese mile); 500 meters (modern)
里: home; hometown; village; neighborhood; administrative
裏: lining; interior; inside; internal

Kun Reading

裏 | うら ura

noun
: bottom (or another side that is hidden from view); undersurface; opposite side; reverse side
: rear; back; behind (the house)
: lining; inside
: out of sight; behind the scenes
: proof
: opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.)
: inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
: bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning)

里 | さと sato

noun
: village; hamlet
: countryside; country
: home (of one’s parents, etc.); hometown
: one’s origins; one’s upbringing; one’s past

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里 | り ri

noun
: ri (old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles)
: neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes)
: unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)

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