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坐: to sit

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坐 zuò

verb
: to sit; to travel by; to bear fruit

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坐り OR 座り | すわり suwari

noun
: sitting
: stability

坐る OR 座る | すわる suwaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to sit; to squat
: to assume (a position)
: to hold steady; to hold still

坐する OR 座する | ざする zasuru

Suru verb – special class | intransitive verb
: to sit; to squat
: to be implicated

座す | ざす zasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to sit; to squat
: to be implicated

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座 | ざ za

noun
: seat; place; position
: status
: gathering; group
: stand; pedestal; platform
: (historical) trade guild;
: (Suffix) attaches to the names of theaters, theatrical troupes, and constellations
: counter for theaters, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs

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April 10, 2014
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到: to; arrive

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到 dào

verb | measure word
: to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive at
: verb complement denoting successful completion of an action

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到る | いたる itaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain
: to lead to (a place); to get to
: (Archaism) to come; to arrive; to result in

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とう tou

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April 9, 2014
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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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April 8, 2014
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飛: to fly

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飛 fēi

verb | radical 183
: to fly

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飛ぶ | とぶ tobu

Godan verb with bu ending | intransitive verb
: to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop
: to fly; to soar

飛ばす | とばす tobasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to fly; to fire; to hurl; to launch
: to skip over; to omit; to drop (e.g. stitch)
: to run or drive fast; to gallop
: to spread a rumor; to tell a story
: to remove; to get rid of; to transfer
: to attack; to jeer at

飛び | とび tobi

noun
: flying; leaping; flight; leap
: (when reading a number aloud) naught; zero; oh
: flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)

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飛 | ひ hi

noun
: rook (shogi) > 飛車 | ひしゃ hisha

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March 25, 2014
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交: to hand over; to deliver; to pay

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交 jiāo

verb
: to hand over; to deliver; to pay

Kun Reading

かう kau

Godan verb with u ending
: to take turns; to mingle together

かわす kawasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments)
: to intersect; to cross; to interlace
: … with one another; … to each other

まじる majiru OR まざる mazaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest; to join

まじわる majiwaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to cross; to intersect; to join; to meet
: to associate with; to mingle with; to consort with
: to have a sexual relationship; to copulate

まぜる mazeru

Ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to mix; to stir; to blend

まじり majiri

Noun
: mixed; mingled

交々 | こもごも komogomo

adverb
: alternately; in succession

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こう kou
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January 24, 2014
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盛: to hold; to contain | flourishing; vigorous

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盛 chéng

verb
: to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil

盛 shèng

verb
: flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively

Kun Reading

もる moru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to serve
: to fill up
: to prescribe

もり mori

Noun
: serving (of food); helping
: (Abbreviation) soba served in a shallow steaming basket

さかり sakari

Noun | suffix
: peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); height (e.g. of summer)
: prime (of one’s life); one’s best days
: rutting; being in heat

さかん sakan

na-adjective
: popular
: prosperous
: enthusiastic
: energetic; vigorous

さかる sakaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to prosper; to flourish
: to copulate (animals)

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せい sei
じょう jou

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January 21, 2014
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