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錘: hammer

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錘 [锤] chuí

noun
: hammer
: to hammer into shape
: weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance)

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錘 | いわ iwa

noun
: weight (of a fishing net)

錘 | つみ tsumi OR つむ tsumu

noun
: spindle

錘 | おもり omori

noun
: weight
: sinker (fishing)

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錘 | すい sui

suffix | counter
: counter for spindles

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幫: to help

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幫 [帮] bāng

verb | measure word
: to help; to assist; to support
: for somebody (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker)
: side (of pail, boat etc); outer layer
: group; gang; clique; party; secret society

Kun Reading

助ける | たすける tasukeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to help; to save; to rescue; to give relief to; to spare (life)
: to reinforce; to promote; to abet

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幇 | ほう hou

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內: inside

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內 [内] nèi

noun
: inside; inner; internal; within; interior

Kun Reading

内 | うち uchi

noun | no-adjective
: inside; within
: while
: among; amongst; between
: () we (referring to one’s in-group, i.e. company, etc.); our
: my spouse
: (Archaism) imperial palace grounds
: (Archaism) emperor; () (Kansai dialect) I (primarily used by women and children); me

内 | ない nai

suffix
: inside; within

だい dai

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内 | ほう hou

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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

Kun Reading

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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認: to recognize; to admit

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認 [认] rèn

verb
: to recognize; to admit

Kun Reading

認 | みとめ mitome

noun
: approval; final seal (of approval); acceptance

認 | みとめる mitomeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to recognize; to appreciate
: to observe; to notice
: to admit; to approve

認 | したためる shitatameru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to write up

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にん nin

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採: to collect; to pick

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採 [采] cǎi

verb
: to collect; to cull; to pick; to pluck; to select; to choose; to gather
: bright colors

Kun Reading

採る | とる toru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to adopt (measure, proposal)
: to pick (e.g. fruit); to catch (e.g. insects); to take (e.g. a sample)
: to assume (attitude)
: to take on (i.e. hire); to engage

採れる | とれる toreru

ichidan verb
: to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be mined
: to be able to collect; to be able to mine

採り入れる | とりいれる toriireru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to harvest; to reap
: to take in; to gather in
: to adopt

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[採] 采 | さい sai OR さえ sae

noun
: dice; die
: baton (of command)

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過: to cross; to pass

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過 [过] guò

verb
: (experienced action marker) to cross; to pass (time); to go over
: to celebrate (a holiday)
: to live; to get along
: excessively; too-

Kun Reading

過ぎ | すぎ sugi

noun | noun suffix
: past; after
: too (much); over (e.g. eating)

過ぎる | すぎる sugiru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond
: to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse
: to have expired; to have ended; to be over
: to exceed; to surpass; to be above
: to be no more than …
: () (often used after adjective stems or the -masu stems of verbs) to be excessive; to be too much; to be too …

過す | すごす sugosu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to pass (time); to spend
: to overdo (esp. of one’s alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol)
: (Archaism) to take care of; to support; () to overdo; to do too much
: to … without acting on it

過る | よぎる yogiru

godan verb with ru ending
: (usually written in kana only) to go by; to cross; to pass by; to float across

過つ | あやまち ayamachi

noun
: fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

過つ | あやまつ ayamatsu

godan verb with tu ending | intransitive verb
: to err

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過 | か ka

prefix
: surplus- (attaches to start of Sino-Japanese words); excess-; over-
: per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)

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