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至: to reach; most; until

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至 zhì

verb | conjunction | preposition | radical 133
: to reach; to arrive at; most; to; until

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至る | いたる itaru

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

至り | いたり itari

noun
: utmost limit; extremity; result

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至 | し shi

prefix
: to …

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方: direction; square

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方 fāng

adjective | radical 70
: square
: direction
: locality
: upright; honest

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方 | え e

suffix
: rough indicator of location, direction, time

方 | へ he (OR e)

noun
: shore (of the sea)
: suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time,

方 | かた kata

noun
: direction; way
: (Honorific) person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of
: (Noun suffix) care of…
: person in charge of…
: side (e.g. “on my mother’s side”)

お方 | おかた okata: this lady or gentleman

方 | がた gata

suffix
: honorific pluralizing suffix (used only for people)
: around (the time that, etc.); about

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方 | ほうhou

noun
: direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
: side (of an argument, etc.); one’s part
: type; category
: field (of study)
: indicates one side of a comparison
: way; method; manner; means
: length (of each side of a square)

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溶: to dissolve

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溶 róng

adjective
: to dissolve; soluble

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とく toku

Godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal); to mix (water with flour)

とかす tokasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to melt/dissolve

とける tokeru

Ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to melt; thaw; fuse; dissolve

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よう you

 

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革: hide; to reform

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革 gé

radical 157
: animal hide (as in cowhide)
: to reform; to remove; expel (from office)

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かわ kawa

noun
: leather

つくりかわ tsukurikawa

noun
: leather; tanned animal hide

あらたまる aratamaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be renewed
: to stand on ceremony; to be formal
: to take a turn for the worse

あらためる aratameru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to change; to alter; to revise; to replace;
: to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve;
: to do properly; to do formally

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かくkaku

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酉: wine vessel

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酉 yǒu

noun | radical 164
: wine vessel
: 10th earthly branch: 5-7pm
: 8th solar month (8th September-7th October)
: year of the Rooster

Kun Reading

とり tori

noun
: tenth sign of Chinese zodiac
(The Bird, 5pm-7pm, west, August)

日読みの酉 | ひよみのとり hyominotori

noun
: kanji “bird of the zodiac” radical 164

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ゆう yuu

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