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切: cut | definitely not

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切 qiē

verb
: to cut; to slice, to mince; to carve
: tangent in geometry

切 qiè


: definitely; absolutely (not)
: (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right
: Tut!
: to grind
: close to
: eager
: to correspond to
: see also 反切 fan3 qie4

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切り | きり kiri

noun
: end; finish; stop
: bounds; limits
: delivery date (of a futures contract)
: finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in joruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville)
: () counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat)
: (Particle) (Usually written using kana alone) only; just
: (Usually written using kana alone) since
: (Usually written using kana alone) remaining (in a particular state)

切る | きる kiru

suffix | godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to cut (usu. to cut through)
: to sever (connections, ties)
: to turn off (i.e. the light)
: to terminate (i.e. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect
: to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)
: to open (something sealed)
: to start
: to set (a limit)
: to reduce; to decrease; to discount
: to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry (or drain)
: to cross
: to do (something noticeable)
: to turn (a vehicle)
: to cut (the ball)
: to shuffle (cards)
: to trump
: (in Go) to isolate (an opponent’s stone)
: () (after the -masu stem of a verb) to finish; to complete

切れ | きれ kire

noun
: piece; slice; strip; scrap
: cloth
: sharpness
: (Counter) counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

切れ | ぎれ gire

noun suffix
: completely using up …; running out of …; exhausting …

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切 | せつ setsu

na-adjective | noun
: eager; earnest; ardent; kind; keen; acute

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子: child; 1st terrestrial branch

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子 zi

noun suffix

子 zǐ

noun | radical 39
: son; offspring; child; seed; egg
: small thing
: 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
: Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位

Kun Reading

子 | こ ko

noun | noun suffix
: child
: young (animal)
: young woman; young geisha
: offshoot
: interest
: (Abbreviation) new shares
: (Archaism) bird egg; (Noun suffix) (after a noun or -masu stem) -er (often of young women)

子 | ね ne

noun | noun suffix
: first sign of Chinese zodiac (The Rat, 11pm-1am, north, November)

子 OR 実 | み mi

noun
: fruit; nut
: seed
: (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.
: content; substance

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子 | し shi

noun
: child (esp. a boy)
: viscount
: (Honorific or respectful language) master (founder of a school of thought, esp. Confucius)
: philosophy (branch of Chinese literature); non-Confucian Hundred Schools of Thought writings
: (Archaism) you (of one’s equals); (Noun suffix) -er (i.e. a man who spends all his time doing…)

子 OR 主 | す su

suffix
: honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name

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号 | 號: sign; number | cry

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號 [号] hào

verb | measure word
: ordinal number; day of a month
: mark; sign
: business establishment
: size
: ship suffix
: horn (wind instrument)
: bugle call
: assumed name
: to take a pulse
: classifier used to indicate number of people

號 [号] háo


: roar; cry; to cry out

Kun Reading

号する | ごうする kousuru

suru verb – special class
: to name; to take a second name or alias
: to announce; to boast; to declare

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号 OR 號 | ごう kou

noun | noun suffix
: number; edition; make; model; issue; part of that group
: sobriquet; pen-name

ゴウ gou

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鬥 | 斗: to fight | peck

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鬥 [斗] dòu

radical 191
: to fight; to struggle
: to condemn; to censure; to contend
: to put together; coming together

斗 dǒu

radical 68
: dry measure for grain equal to ten 升 or one-tenth of a 石
: decaliter; peck; cup or dipper shaped object
: old variant of 陡; abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星

鬦 [斗] dòu

radical 68 | radical 191
: variant 鬥 | 鬭 dou4
: Japanese variant 鬥 | 鬪 dou4

Kun Reading

鬥構え | とうがまえ tougamae

radical 191
: kanji “fighting” radical

闘う OR 戦う | たたかう tatakau

godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to fight; to battle; to combat; to struggle against; to wage war; to engage in contest

闘い | たたかい tatakai

noun
: battle; fight; struggle; conflict

闘わす | たたかわす tatakawasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to compete; to vie; to contend
2: to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to set against
3: to debate; to argue

斗 | ます masu

noun
: measuring container; measure
: box (seating at a theater, etc.)
: square on a grid; cell of a grid
: square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)

斗 | とます tomasu

noun
: kanji radical 68 at right

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トウ tou

noun

斗 | と to


: (Obsolete term) to (measure of volume, approx. 18 liters)
: square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
: Chinese “Dipper” constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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陸: land | six

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陸 [陆] lù


: land; shore; continent

陸 [陆] liù

numeral
: six (banker’s anti-fraud numeral)

Kun Reading

陸 | おか oka

noun
: land; shore

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陸 | りく riku

noun
: land; shore

陸 | ろく roku

na-adjective
: good; satisfactory; worthy; decent

陸 | ろく roku

numeric
: six (used in legal documents)

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據: according to; to occupy, seize

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據 [据] jù

preposition
: according to
: to act in accordance with
: to depend on
: to seize; to occupy

據 [据] jū

Kun Reading

拠る | よる yoru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to be due to; to be caused by
: to depend on; to turn on
: to be based on; to come from

拠 | よりどころ yoridokoro

noun
: grounds; foundation; authority; support; something upon which to rely

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キョ kyo
コ ko

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虎: tiger

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虍 hū

radical 141
: stripes of a tiger
: “tiger” radical in Chinese characters

虎 hǔ

noun
: tiger

Kun Reading

虎 | とら tora

noun
: tiger (Panthera tigris)
: (Colloquialism) drunk person

虎冠 | とらかんむり torakanmuri

noun
: kanji “tiger” radical

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虍部 | コ ko


: Radical 141 meaning “tiger” is 1 of 29 Kangxi radicals

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草: grass

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艸 [艹] cǎo

noun | radical 140
: grass

草 cǎo

noun | radical 140
: grass; straw
: manuscript; draft (of a document)
: careless; rough

肏 cào

variant of 草
expletive
: to fuck (vulgar)

Kun Reading

草 | くさ kusa

noun
: grass; weed; herb; thatch
: (Archaism) ninja
: not genuine; substandard

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草 | そう sou

noun
: (Abbreviation) draft; rough copy
: cursive script; “grass” kanji

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