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弟: younger brother | 悌: to do one’s duty as a younger brother

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弟 dì


: younger brother; junior male
: I (modest word in letter)

悌 [variant: 弟] tì


: to do one’s duty as a younger brother

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弟 | おと oto

noun
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) younger brother

弟 | おとうと otouto

noun
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) younger brother

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弟 | てい tei

noun
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) younger brother
: (Archaism) pupil; apprentice

弟 | だい dai

悌 | てい tei

noun
: respect for one’s elders
: harmony among siblings

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注 | 註: to pour; to concentrate; stake | to register; note

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注 zhù

verb
: to inject; to pour into
: to concentrate; to pay attention
: stake (gambling)
: measure word for sums of money
: variant of 註

註 [注] zhù

verb | noun
: to register; to annotate; note; comment

Kun Reading

注す | さす sasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks)
: to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour; to dye
: to light (a fire); to burn

注ぐ | つぐ tsugu

godan verb with gu ending | transitive verb
: (usu. written as kana when referring to a solid) to pour (into a vessel); to fill; to dish out food or drink

注 | そそぐ sosogu

godan verb with gu ending
: to pour (into); to fill
: to sprinkle on from above; to shed (e.g. tears)
: to concentrate one’s spirit or strength on
: to fall onto (of rain, snow)

註する | ちゅうする chuusuru

suru verb – special class | transitive verb
: (Archaism) to annotate
: to write down

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註 OR 注 | ちゅう chuu

noun | suru verb
: annotation; explanatory note; comment

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為: because of | to be

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為 wèi

preposition
: because of; for; to

為 wéi

verb | preposition
: to take something as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)

Kun Reading

為 | ため tame

noun
: good; advantage; benefit; welfare
: sake; purpose; objective; aim
: consequence; result; effect
: affecting; regarding; concerning

為に | 為に tameni

conjunction
: (usually kana only) for; for the sake of; to one’s advantage; in favor of; on behalf of
: because of; as a result of

為る | する suru OR なる naru

suru verb – irregular | godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: する suru – (Usually written using kana alone) to do
: to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
: to serve as; to act as; to work as
: to wear (clothes, a facial expression)
: to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
: to decide on; to choose; () to be sensed (of a smell, noise)
: to be (in a state, condition)
: to be worth; to cost
: to pass (of time); to elapse
: () verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech “vs”)
: () creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with “o” or “go”)
: to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

為せる | させる saseru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to make (someone) do
: to allow (someone) to

為す | なす nasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to build up; to establish
: to form; to become (a state)
: to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in
: to change into
: to do; to perform

為さる | なさる nasaru

godan verb – aru special class | transitive verb
: to do

為り | なり nari

noun
: being promoted (shogi)

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為 | し shi

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後: back | 后: queen

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後 [后] hòu

noun
: back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later

后 hòu

noun
: empress; queen

Kun Reading

後 | あと ato

noun | no-adjective
: behind; rear
: after; later
: after one’s death
: remainder; the rest
: descendant; successor; heir
: (Archaism) past; previous; (Adverbial noun) more (i.e. five more minutes)

後で | あとで atode

adverb
: afterwards

後 | のち nochi

noun | no-adjective
: later; afterwards; since
: future
: after one’s death
: (Archaism) descendant

後 | しり shiri

noun
: buttocks; behind; rump; bottom
: undersurface; bottom
: last place; end
: consequence

後ろ | うしろ ushiro

noun
: back; behind; rear

後れ | おくれ okure

noun
: delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

后 | きさき kisaki

noun
: empress; queen

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後 | ご go

suffix
: after

こう kou

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還: to return | still

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還 [还] huán

verb
: to return; to pay back

還 [还] hái

noun | adverb
: still; yet; even more; in addition; also; else
: fairly; passably (good)
: as early as

Kun Reading

還す | かえす kaesu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

還り | かえり kaeri

noun
: return; coming back

還る | かえる kaeru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

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かん kan

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足: foot | excessive

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足 zú

adjective | radical 157
: foot
: sufficient; ample

足 jù

: excessive

Kun Reading

あし ashi

Noun
: foot
: leg
: gait
: pace
: bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji
: means of transportation

たす tasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: counter for pairs (of socks, shoes, etc.)

たる taru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worthy of

たし tashi

noun
: top up (e.g. a little bit to remedy an insufficiency)

足りる | たりる tariru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to be sufficient; to be enough
: to be worth doing; to be worthy
: to be sufficient; to answer; to do

足らず | たらず tarazu

noun suffix
: just under; a little less than; just short of

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そく soku

suffix | counter
: counter for pairs (of socks, shoes, etc.)

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回: to return | to curve

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回 huí

verb | measure word
: to return to; from; time; occurrence
: Hui ethnic Chinese Muslim

迴 [回] huí

verb
: to curve; to return; to revolve; zigzag

Kun Reading

回る | みる miru

Ichidan verb
: to go around

回す | まわす mawasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to turn; to rotate; to gyrate
: to circulate; to send around
: to surround
: to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers. ie. recycling)
: (after the -masu stem of a verb) … around (i.e. to chase someone around)
: to dial (e.g. telephone number)
: to invest
: to gang-rape

回る | まわる mawaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to turn; to revolve
: to visit several places
: to function well
: to pass a certain time

回る | めぐる meguru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to go around
: to return
: to surround
: to concern (usu. of disputes)

回る | もとおる motooru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to wander around

回し | まわし mawashi

noun | noun suffix
: sumo wrestler’s loincloth

回り | まわり mawari

noun | noun suffix
: circumference; perimeter; edge
: surroundings; locality; neighborhood
: rotation; circulation

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回 | かい kai

Counter
: counter for occurrences
: counter for games, rounds, etc.; counter for innings (baseball)

え e

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行: to go | profession

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行 xíng

adjective | idiomatic expression | radical 144
: to go; to walk
: to do; to perform; capable; competent; effective
: all right; OK!

行 háng

measure word | radical
: a row; series
: profession; business firm

Kun Reading

行き | いき iki OR ゆき yuki

noun
: bound for …
: (Noun) going (to)

行く | いく iku OR ゆく yuku

Godan verb – iku/yuku special class | intransitive verb
: to go
: to proceed; to take place
: (Auxiliary verb) to continue

行なう | おこなう okonau

Godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

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行 | こう kou

noun
: going; traveling
: type of classical Chinese verse (usu. an epic)
: (Archaism) district (of similar merchants); guild; () bank

行 | ぎょう gyou

noun
: line (i.e. of text); row; verse
: (Buddhist term) carya (austerities)
: (Buddhist term) samskara (formations)
: (Abbreviation) running script (a semi-cursive style of kanji)

あん an

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幾: a few | almost

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幾 [几] jǐ

numeral | question word
: a few; several
: how much; how many

幾 [几] jī

adverb
: almost
: small table

Kun Reading

幾 | いく iku

noun | prefix
: some; several
: many
: how many? how much

幾ら | いくら ikura

adverb | noun
: how much?; how many?

幾つ | いくつ ikutsu

adverb
: how many?
: how old?

幾 | ほとほと hotohoto

adverb
: quite (usu. negative connotation); utterly; really

几 | おしまずき oshimazuki

noun
: (Archaism) armrest
: desk; table

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幾 | き ki

几 | き ki

noun
: (Archaism) armrest
: desk; table

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幺: small; tiny | 么: particle

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幺 [么] yāo

radical 52
: tiny; small
: one (esp for spelling out numbers)
: youngest

麼 [么]

particle
má: exclamatory final particle
ma: interrogative final particle
me: suffix, used for questioning: what?
mo: tiny; insignificant

Kun Reading

糸頭 | いとがしら itogashira

noun
: top component of the kanji “thread” radical. the component 幺 as in the left of 幻

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none applicable

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