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石: stone | dry measure for grain

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石 shí

noun | radical 112
: stone; rock
: stone inscription
: one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音 (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹)

石 dàn


: dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗; ten pecks
: one hundred liters

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石 | いし ishi

noun
: stone
: gem; jewel

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石 | こく koku


: measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.)
: measure of a Japanese-style boat’s loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

せき seki

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上: on top

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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

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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.)

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比: to compare | to associate with

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比 bǐ

radical 81 | verb | preposition
: (particle used for comparison and “-er than”); to compare; to contrast; to set side by side
: to gesture (with hands)
: ratio
: Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時

比 bì


: to associate with; to be near

Kun Reading

比 | たぐい tagui

irregular okurigana usage | noun
: kind; sort; type
: equal; match; peer

比 | ころおい kurooi

noun
: time; period; days

比べ | くらべ kurabe

noun | noun suffix
: contest; comparison; competition

比べる | くらべる kuraberu

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to compare; to make a comparison
: to compete; to vie

比える | よそえる yosoeru

ichidan verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to compare; to liken
: to use as a pretext

比 | ひする hisuru

suru verb – special class
: to compare

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比 | ひ hi

noun | noun suffix
: ratio; proportion
: match; equal
: explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
: (Abbreviation) Philippines

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親: relatives | parents-in-law

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親 [亲] qīn

adjective | verb
: relatives; parents; intimate

親 [亲] qìng

noun
: parents-in-law of one’s offspring

Kun Reading

親 | おや oya

noun
: parent; parents
: dealer (in cards)
: founder
: (pet) owner

親しい | 親しい shitashii

adjective
: intimate; close (e.g. friend)

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親 | しん shin

noun
: intimacy; closeness; friendliness
: close relative
: (Noun prefix) pro- (e.g. pro-American, pro-Japanese, etc.)

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幸 | 倖: fortunate | trusted

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幸 xìng


: fortunate; lucky

倖 [幸] xìng


: trusted; intimate; (of the emperor) to visit

Kun Reading

幸 | さち sachi

noun
: good luck; fortune; happiness
: harvest; yield

幸い | さいわい saiwai

na-adjective | noun
: happiness; blessedness; luck; fortune; felicity
: (Adverb) luckily; fortunately

幸せ | しあわせ shiawase

na-adjective | noun
: happiness; good fortune; luck; blessingy

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幸 | こう kou

noun
: good luck; fortune; happiness

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應: should; must | to respond

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應 [应] yīng

verb | preposition | adverb
: should; ought to; must; (legal) shall
: to agree (to do something)

應 [应] yìng


: to respond; to answer
: to comply with; to deal or cope with

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応え | いらえ irae

noun
: response; reply; answer; solution

応え | こたえ kotae

noun
: response; reply; answer; solution

応える | こたえる kotaeru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to respond; to live up to; to reward
: to take its toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain

応じる | おうじる oujiru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

応ずる | おうずる ouzuru

zuru verb | intransitive verb
: to answer; to respond; to meet
: to satisfy; to accept

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応 | おう ou

noun
: agreement; affirmative
: (Interjection) aye; yes; OK; okay; yeah; all right

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