數 [数] shù
noun
: number; figure; several
數 [数] shǔ
verb
: to enumerate; to count
: to criticize (i.e. enumerate shortcomings)
數 [数] shuò
: frequently; repeatedly
Kun Reading
数 | かず kazu
noun
: number; amount
数 | かぞえ kazoe
noun
: old manner of reckoning one’s age, newborns being considered a year old, with everyone adding one year to their age at New Year’s
数 | しばしば shibashiba
adverb
: often; again and again; frequently
数える | かぞえる kazoeru
ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to count; to enumerate
On Reading
数 | すう suu
prefix
: several; a number of;
: (noun) number; numeral; figure;
: destiny; fate;
: law
離 [离] lí
verb | preposition
: to leave; to part from; to be away from
: (in giving distances) from
: without (something); independent of
: one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing fire; ☲
Kun Reading
離す | はなす hanasu
godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
離れ | はなれ hanare
prefix
: detached (dwelling, room)
離れ | ばなれ banare
godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: separation from; loss of interest in; independence of; distancing (of oneself) from; disillusionment with; alienation from (something)
離れる | はなれる hanareru
ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to be separated; to be apart; to be distant
: to leave; to go away
: to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up
: to lose connection with; to drift away from
離しょう | りしょう rishou
noun
: syneresis [contraction of two vowels into a diphthong. Syneresis (chemistry), extraction or expulsion of a liquid from a gel]
On Reading
離 | り ri
noun
: li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
斥 chì
: to blame
: to reprove; to reprimand
: to expel; to oust
: to reconnoiter; (of territory) to expand
: saline marsh
Kun Reading
斥く | しりぞく shirizoku
godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to step back; to move back
: to leave (the presence of a superior); to withdraw; to retreat; to concede
: to resign; to retire; to quit
斥ける | しりぞける shirizokeru
ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
On Reading
セキ seki
穿 chuān
verb
: to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through
: to dress; to wear; to put on; to don
: to thread
Kun Reading
穿く | 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
穿つ | うがつ ugatsu
godan verb with tsu ending | transitive verb
: to drill; to bore; to pierce; to put on; to wear; to be true to (nature); to hit (the mark)
穿る | ほじる hojiru OR ほじくる hojikuru
godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to dig up; to peck at; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.)
: to pry into; to examine; to dredge up
On Reading
せん sen
肯 kěn
adjective | auxilary verb
: to agree; to consent
: to be ready (to do something)
: willing
Kun Reading
背く | うなずく OR うなづく unazuku
godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to nod; to bow one’s head in assent
背ずる | がえんずる gaenzuru
zuru verb | transitive verb
: to consent; to allow; to accept
諾う | うべなう ubenau
godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to agree; to assent; to consent; to obey; to conform
On Reading
こう kou
背 bēi
verb
: to be burdened
: to carry on the back or shoulder
背 bèi
noun | verb
: back; the back of a body or object
: to turn one’s back; to betray
: to hide something from
: to learn by heart; to recite from memory
: unlucky (slang)
: hard of hearing
揹 [背] bēi
: (variant) carry on one’s back
Kun Reading
背 | せ se
noun
: back; spine
: reverse; rear side
: height
: ridge (of a mountain)
背 | せい sei
noun
: height; stature
背 | そむく somuku
godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
背ける | そむける somukeru
ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to turn one’s face away; to avert one’s eyes
背なか | せなか senaka
noun
: back (of body)
背のび | せのび senobi
noun | suru verb
: standing on tiptoe and stretching one’s back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself
: overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one’s ability; pushing to the limit
背びれ | せびれ sebire
noun
: dorsal fin
背ぼね | せぼね sebone
noun | no-adjective
: spine; backbone; spinal column
On Reading
ハイ hai
上 shàng
verb
: on top; upon; above; upper; previous
: first (of multiple parts)
: to climb; to get onto; to go up
: to attend (class or university)
上 shǎng
: 上聲[声] falling and rising tone; third tone in modern Mandarin
Kun Reading
上 | うえ ue
noun | no-adjective | adverbial noun | noun suffix
: above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter)
: top; summit
: surface; on
: before; previous
: superiority; one’s superior (i.e. one’s elder)
: on top of that; besides; what’s more
: upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after)
: matters concerning…; as concerns …
: since (i.e. “for that reason”)
: (Noun suffix) (Honorific or respectful language) suffix indicating higher social standing
: (Archaism) place of one’s superior (i.e. the throne)
: (Archaism) emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo
: (Archaism) noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)
上 | かみ kami
noun
: upper reaches (of a river); upper stream
: top; upper part; upper half (of the body)
: long ago
: beginning; first
: (Honorific or respectful language) person of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
: government; imperial court
: imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto); capital region (i.e. Kansai); region (or direction of) the imperial palace
: head (of a table)
: (Honorific or respectful language) wife; mistress (of a restaurant)
上 | うわ uwa
noun | prefix
: upper; upward; outer; surface; top
上げ | あげ age
noun | noun suffix
: rise in price; making a tuck
上り | のぼり nobori
noun
: ascent; climbing; ascending (path); climb
: up-train (e.g. going to Tokyo)
: () northward (towards Tokyo)
上る | のぼる noboru
godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to ascend; to go up; to climb
: to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise
: to go to (the capital)
: to be promoted
: to add up to
: to advance (in price)
: to swim up (a river); to sail up
: to come up (on the agenda)
上がる | あがる agaru
godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised
: to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in
: to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade
: to get out (of water); to come ashore
: to increase
: to improve; to make progress
: to be promoted; to advance
: to be made (of profit)
: to occur (esp. of a favorable result)
: to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)
: to be finished; to be done; to be over
: (of rain) to stop; to lift
: to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die
: to win (in a card game)
: to be spoken loudly
: to get stage fright
: to be offered (to the gods)
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) to go; to visit
: (Honorific or respectful language) to eat; to drink
: to be listed (as a candidate)
: to serve (in one’s master’s home)
: (in Kyoto) to go north; (after the -masu stem of a verb) indicates completion
上げる | あげる ageru
ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to raise; to elevate
: to do up (one’s hair)
: to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.)
: to land (a boat)
: to show someone (into a room)
: to send someone (away)
: to enrol (one’s child in school); to enroll
: to increase (price, quality, status, etc.)
: to make (a loud sound); to raise (one’s voice)
: to earn (something desirable)
: to praise
: to give (an example, etc.); to cite
: to summon up (all of one’s energy, etc.)
: (Polite language) to give
: to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
: to bear (a child)
: to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding); () (of the tide) to come in
: to vomit
: (Usually written using kana alone) (Polite language) to do for (the sake of someone else); () to complete …
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) to humbly do …
上がり | あがり agari
noun | suffix
: ascent; rise; slope
: freshly-drawn green tea (esp. in sushi shops)
: advance income; crop yield
: death; spinning; completion; stop; finish
: after (rain); ex (official)
: (end) results (e.g. of crafts like painting, pottery, etc.); how something comes out
上で | うえで uete
expression
: upon; after
上は | うえは uewa
conjunction
: now that; since
On Reading
上 | じょう jou
noun suffix
: from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); in the field of; being of the type of
: aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; on; above
: first volume (e.g. book)
: superior quality; best; top; high class
: going up
: governmental; imperial
: presenting; showing
: (Prefix) ana- (medical, biol.)
下 xià
verb | measure word
: down; downwards; below; lower
: later; next (week etc); second (of two parts)
: to decline; to go down; bring down
: to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
: measure word to show the frequency of an action
: inferior
Kun Reading
下 | した shita
noun
: below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
: bottom
: beneath; underneath
: just after; right after
: inferiority; one’s inferior (i.e. one’s junior)
: trade-in
: preliminary; preparatory
下 | もと moto
adverb
: under (esp. influence or guidance)
下 | しも shimo
noun
: lower reaches (of a river)
: bottom; lower part
: lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces; urine; menses
: end; far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan)
: (No-adjective) dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.)
下り | くだり kudari
noun | noun suffix
: down-train (going away from Tokyo)
: down-slope; downward going
下さい | ください kudasai
expression
: (Usually written using kana alone) (Honorific or respectful language) please give me
: (after te-form of a verb or a noun prefixed with o- or go-) please do for me
下げる | さげる sageru
ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to hang; to lower; to move back; to wear; to dismiss; to grant
On Reading
下 | か ka
suffix
: under (being in said condition or environment)
下 | げ ge
noun
: lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority
: second volume (of two); third volume (of three)