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燈: lamp; light

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燈 [灯] dēng

noun
: lamp; light; lantern

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灯 | ひ hi

noun
: light; lamp; torch

灯 | あかし akashi

noun
: light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp

灯 OR 明かり | あかり akari

noun
: lamp; light

灯 | ともし tomoshi

noun
: light; lamp
: baiting deer with a lighted torch

灯 | ともしび tomoshibi

noun
: light; lamp; torch

灯す OR 燈す | ともす tomosu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to light; to turn on

灯る | ともる tomoru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to burn; to be lighted; to be lit

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灯 [燈] | とう tou

noun
: light; lamp;
: counter for electric lights

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June 7, 2016
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試: test; try

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試 [试] shì

verb
: style, system, type
: form; pattern
: formula, rule

Kun Reading

試し | ためし tameshi

noun
: trial; test

試す | ためす tamesu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to attempt; to test; to try out

試み | こころみ kokoromi

noun
: trial; experiment

試みる | こころみる kokoromiru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to try; to test

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シ shi

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June 3, 2016
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體: body

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體 [体] tǐ

noun
: body
: form; style
: system
: substance
: to experience
: aspect (linguistics)

Kun Reading

体 | からだ karada

noun | no-adjective
: body
: health

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体 | たい tai

noun | noun suffix
: body; physique; posture
: shape; form; style
: substance; identity; reality
: (Mathematical term) field; (Counter) counter for humanoid forms (e.g. dolls, statues, corpses, etc.)

体 | てい tei

noun
: appearance; air; condition; state; form

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May 26, 2016
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類: class; group; category

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類 [类] lèi

measure word
: kind; type; class; category
: similar; like; to resemble

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類 | たぐい tagui

noun
: kind; sort; type
: equal; match; peer

類える | たぐえる tagueru

ichidan verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) (Obscure term) to compare; to liken
: to make (someone) accompany

類する | るいする ruisuru

suru verb – special class
: to be similar to

類する | たぐいする tagui suru

suru verb – special class | intransitive verb
: to be equal to; to be as good as; to be a match for; to rival

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類 | るい rui

noun | noun suffix
: kind; sort; class; family; genus

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May 24, 2016
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讓: allow; yield; concede

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讓 [让] ràng

adjective | verb
: to allow; to yield; to permit
: to let somebody do something; to have somebody do something
: to make somebody (feel sad etc)
: to concede

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譲る | ゆずる yuzuru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to turn over; to assign; to hand over; to transmit; to convey; to sell; to dispose of
: to yield; to surrender; to concede

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ジョウ jou

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May 23, 2016
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華: flowery; illustrious; Chinese

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華 [华] huá


: magnificent; splendid; flowery
: illustrious
: abbr. for China

華 [华] huà


: Mt Hua 华山 in Shaanxi

華 [华] huā


: old variant of 花 flower

Kun Reading

華 | はな hana

noun
: flower; blossom; bloom; petal
: blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); cherry blossom
: ikebana
: (Abbreviation) Japanese playing cards
: beauty
: (the) best

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カ ka
ケ ke

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May 18, 2016
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貸: to lend; pardon

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貸 [贷] dài

noun | verb
: to lend on interest; to borrow
: a loan
: leniency
: to make excuses; to pardon; to forgive

Kun Reading

貸し | かし kashi

noun
: loan; lending
: favor; debt; obligation
: creditor; method of lending; credit side

貸す | かす kasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to lend; to loan
: to rent out; to hire out

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タイ tai

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May 9, 2016
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備: to prepare; to provide

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備 [备] bèi

verb
: to prepare; get ready
: to provide or equip

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備え | そなえ sonae

noun
: preparation; provision; guarding

備える | そなえる sonaeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to furnish; to provide for; to equip; to install
: to have ready; to prepare for
: to possess; to have; to be endowed with; to be armed with

備わる | そなわる sonawaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be furnished with; to be endowed with: to be among; to be one of; to be possessed of

備に | つぶさに tsubusani

adverb
: in detail; with great care; completely; again and again

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ビ bi

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April 27, 2016
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預: prepare; in advance

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預 [预] yù

adverb
: to prepare
: to advance; in advance; beforehand

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預け | あずけ azuke

noun
: custody; keeping

預り | あずかり azukari

noun
: under custody; under supervision
: undecided match; draw; tie

預かる | あずかる azukaru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to look after; to take care of; to keep; to hold on to; to keep in custody
: to take charge of; to be entrusted with; to receive on deposit
: to reserve (judgment); to leave undecided

預ける | あずける azukeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to give into custody; to leave (a child) in the care of; to entrust; to deposit
: to lean on; to put one’s weight on

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ヨ yo

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April 25, 2016
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