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緊: tense; tight

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緊 [紧] jǐn

adjective
: nervous; keyed up; to be excited; intense; tense; strained
: in short supply; scarce
: tight; taut; firm; secure

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緊い | かたい katai

adjective
: irregular kanji usage
: hard; solid; tough
: stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
: strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved)
: safe; steady; honest; steadfast
: obstinate; stubborn
: bookish; formal; stuffy

緊と | ひしと hishito

adverb
: (Usually written using kana alone) tightly; firmly; fast
: sharply; keenly

緊まる | しまる shimaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be shut; to close; to be closed
: to be locked
: to tighten; to be tightened
: to become sober; to become tense

緊める | しめる shimeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to be shut; to close; to be closed
: to be locked
: to tighten; to be tightened
: to become sober; to become tense

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きん kin

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萬: ten thousand

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萬 [万] wàn

numeral
: ten thousand; a great number

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萬: archaic kanji

万 | よろず yorozu

numeric
: 10,000; ten thousand
: myriad
: (Adverbial noun) everything; all
: (Archaism) various

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万 | まん man

numeric
: 10,000; ten thousand
: myriad

万 | ばん ban

adverb | prefix
: many; all

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進: to enter

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進 [进] jìn

verb
: to enter; to come (or go) into
: to advance; to make progress
: to receive or admit
: to eat or drink
: to submit or present
: (used after a verb) into, in; to score a goal

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進み | すすみ susumi

noun
: progress

進む | すすむ susumu

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to advance; to go forward
: to precede; to go ahead (of)
: to make progress; to improve
: to deepen; to heighten
: to do of one’s own free will

進ぶ | すさぶ susabu

godan verb with bu ending | intransitive verb
: to grow wild; to rage; to become rough

進める | すすめる susumeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to advance; to promote; to hasten

進ずる OR 進ぜる | しんずる shinzuru OR しんぜる shinzeru

zuru verb | transitive verb
: to offer; to present

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しん shin

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禮: gift; manners

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禮 [礼] lǐ

noun
: gift; rite; ceremony; social custom
: propriety; manners; etiquette; courtesy

Kun Reading

禮 | ゆたか yutaka

na-adjective
– used for names –

礼 | れい rei

noun
: thanking; expression of gratitude

お礼 | おれい orei

noun
: thanking; expression of gratitude

礼やか | いややか iyayaka

na-adjective
: polite; respectful; reverent

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れい rei

らい rai

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曲: bent | tune

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曲 qū


: crooked; bent; twisted
: wrong; false

曲 qǔ

measure word
: tune; song

Kun Reading

曲 | くせ kuse

noun
: (Usually written using kana alone) long segment of a noh play forming its musical highlight; (Noun prefix) wrong; improper; indecent

曲 | くま kuma

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: corner; nook; recess
: a shadow; a shade

曲 | まが maga

noun
: wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster

曲る | まがる magaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to bend; to curve; to warp; to wind; to twist
: to turn
: to be awry; to be askew; to be crooked

曲げ | まがり magari

noun
: curvature; warp; bend

曲がった | まがった magatta

noun
: bent; curved; warped; winded; twisted
: awry; askew; crooked

曲げ | まげ mage

noun
: flexure; bending

曲げ | まげる mageru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to bend; to crook; to lean; to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle)

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曲 | きょく kyoku

noun | noun suffix
: tune; piece of music

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著 [zhuo2] : to use; to apply

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著 [着] zhuó

verb
: to wear (clothes) [Cantonese only] : to contact; to use; to apply

著 zhù

adjective | verb
: to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding

著 [着] zhe

particle
: a verb-suffix: continuing to, to be in process of doing; aspect particle indicating action in progress

著 [着] zháo

verb
: to be ignited; to touch; to feel; to be affected by; to burn; verb ending: to succeed in…

著 [着] zhāo

noun
: (chess) move; trick; to suffer from; all right!; (dialect) to add

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着 | ぎ gi

noun | noun suffix
: clothes; outfit; uniform

著る OR 着る | きる kiru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on
: to bear (guilt, etc.)

著す | あらわす arawasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to write; to publish

着く | つく tsuku

godan verb with ku ending
: to arrive at; to reach
: to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

著する | ちゃくする chakusuru

suru verb – special class | intransitive verb
: to arrive; to reach
: to adhere
: to insist on
: to put on; to wear

着く | はく haku

godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (or wear) footwear
: to affix a sword to one’s hip
: to affix a bowstring to a bow

著しい | いちじるしい ichijirushi

adjective
: striking; remarkable; considerable (used for good, bad, and neutral observations)

着せる | きせる kiseru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to put clothes on (someone)
: to plate; to gild; to veneer
: to accuse (of some crime); to give (a bad name)

着ける | つける tsukeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment)
: to furnish (a house with)
: to wear; to put on
: to keep a diary; to make an entry
: to appraise; to set (a price)
: to bring alongside
: to place (under guard or doctor)
: to follow; to shadow
: to load; to give (courage to)
: to keep (an eye on)
: to establish (relations or understanding)
: to turn on (light)

着こむ | きこむ kikomu

godan verb with mu ending
: to wear extra clothes
: to dress formally

着つけ | きつけ kitsuke

noun
: dressing; fitting; helping someone get dressed
: outer garment (in kabuki)

着れる | きれる kireru

ichidan verb
: to be able to wear; to fit into

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著 | ちょ cho

noun
: work; book
: (Suffix) (a book) by
: obvious; striking

着 | ちゃく chaku

counter
: counter for suits of clothing
: (Suffix) arriving at …

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著 [zhao1]: (chess) move

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著 [着] zhāo

noun
: (chess) move; trick; to suffer from; all right!; (dialect) to add

著 [着] zhuó

verb
: to wear (clothes) [Cantonese only] : to contact; to use; to apply

著 zhù

adjective | verb
: to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding

著 [着] zhe

particle
: a verb-suffix: continuing to, to be in process of doing; aspect particle indicating action in progress

著 [着] zháo

verb
: to be ignited; to touch; to feel; to be affected by; to burn; verb ending: to succeed in…

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着 | ぎ gi

noun | noun suffix
: clothes; outfit; uniform

著る OR 着る | きる kiru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on
: to bear (guilt, etc.)

著す | あらわす arawasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to write; to publish

着く | つく tsuku

godan verb with ku ending
: to arrive at; to reach
: to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

著する | ちゃくする chakusuru

suru verb – special class | intransitive verb
: to arrive; to reach
: to adhere
: to insist on
: to put on; to wear

着く | はく haku

godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (or wear) footwear
: to affix a sword to one’s hip
: to affix a bowstring to a bow

著しい | いちじるしい ichijirushi

adjective
: striking; remarkable; considerable (used for good, bad, and neutral observations)

着せる | きせる kiseru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to put clothes on (someone)
: to plate; to gild; to veneer
: to accuse (of some crime); to give (a bad name)

着ける | つける tsukeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment)
: to furnish (a house with)
: to wear; to put on
: to keep a diary; to make an entry
: to appraise; to set (a price)
: to bring alongside
: to place (under guard or doctor)
: to follow; to shadow
: to load; to give (courage to)
: to keep (an eye on)
: to establish (relations or understanding)
: to turn on (light)

着こむ | きこむ kikomu

godan verb with mu ending
: to wear extra clothes
: to dress formally

着つけ | きつけ kitsuke

noun
: dressing; fitting; helping someone get dressed
: outer garment (in kabuki)

着れる | きれる kireru

ichidan verb
: to be able to wear; to fit into

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著 | ちょ cho

noun
: work; book
: (Suffix) (a book) by
: obvious; striking

着 | ちゃく chaku

counter
: counter for suits of clothing
: (Suffix) arriving at …

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