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Wilber Pan 潘玮柏

量: to measure | capacity

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量 liáng

verb
: to measure

量 liàng

suffix
: capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate
: abbr. for 量词, classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word

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量る OR 計る | はかる hakaru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to measure; to weigh; to survey; to time (sound, gauge, estimate)
: to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

量り | はかり hakari

noun
: measurements; weighing

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量 | りょう ryou

noun | noun suffic
: quantity; amount; volume; portion (of food)

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通: to pass through; common

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通 tōng

adjective | verb | measure word
: to go through; to know well
: common; universal
: (suffix) expert
: to connect; to communicate
: open
: to clear
: measure word for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

通 tòng

measure word
: measure word for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

Kun Reading

通い | かよい kayoi

noun
: coming and going; commuting

通う | かよう kayou

godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to go back and forth; to ply between
: to commute; to attend (school, church, etc.)

通し | とおし tooshi

noun
: direct; right through; straight
: appetizer
: (Abbreviation) performance of an entire play

通す | とおす toosu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to let pass; to overlook; to continue; to keep; to make way for; to persist in

通り | とおり toori

adverbial noun | noun
: avenue; street; way; road
: coming and going; street traffic
: flow (of water, air, etc.)
: transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
: fame; reputation; popularity
: the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said)
: understanding; comprehension
: (Counter) counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types

通る | とおる tooru

noun
: to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of
: to run (between); to operate (between); to connect
: to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in
: to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through
: to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout
: to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far
: to be passed on (e.g. of a customer’s order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed
: to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted
: to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for
: to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense
: to get across (e.g. of one’s point); to be understood
: to be straight (e.g. wood grain)
: (Archaism) to be well-informed; to be wise; () to do … completely; to do … thoroughly

通り | どおり doori

noun suffix
: in accordance with …; following …
: roughly; about
: .. Street; .. Avenue

通し | どおし dooshi

noun suffix
: throughout…; all through…

通じ | つうじ tsuuji

noun
: understanding
: bowel movement; evacuation

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通 | つう tsuu

na-adjective | noun
: connoisseur; authority;
: (Counter) counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

ツ tsu

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華: flowery; illustrious; Chinese

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華 [华] huá


: magnificent; splendid; flowery
: illustrious
: abbr. for China

華 [华] huà


: Mt Hua 华山 in Shaanxi

華 [华] huā


: old variant of 花 flower

Kun Reading

華 | はな hana

noun
: flower; blossom; bloom; petal
: blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); cherry blossom
: ikebana
: (Abbreviation) Japanese playing cards
: beauty
: (the) best

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カ ka
ケ ke

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專: special; expert

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專 [专] chuán

verb
: for a particular person, occasion, purpose
: focused on one thing
: special; expert
: particular (to something)
: concentrated; specialized

Kun Reading

専ら | もっぱら moppara OR もはら mohara

adverb
: wholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly; fixedly

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専 | せん sen

noun
: having a fetish for …; specializing in …; majoring in …Abbreviation, Slang, See also 専門
: first; foremost; number one priority
: doing as one pleases; acting selfishly
: fired brick (archaic)

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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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次: next; time

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次 cì

measure word
: next in sequence
: second; the second (day, time etc); secondary
: vice-; sub-; infra-
: inferior quality; substandard
: order; sequence
: hypo- (chemistry)
: measure word for enumerated events: time

Kun Reading

次 | つぎ tsugi

noun | no-adjective
: next; following; subsequent
: stage; station

次に | つぎに tsugini

conjunction
: next; then; after that

次ぐ | つぐ tsugu

godan verb with gu ending | intransitive verb
: to rank next to; to come after

次いで | ついで tsuide

adverb | conjunction
: next; secondly; subsequently

次なる | つぎなる tsuginaru

noun
: next; the next

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次 | じ ji

prefix
: next
: hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence)
: (Counter) order; sequence; time; times

し shi

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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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放: to release

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放 fàng

verb
: to release; to free; to let go
: to put; to place; to let out
: to set off (fireworks); to fire (a weapon)

Kun Reading

放く | こく koku

godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to let loose (e.g. a fart)
: (Usually written using kana alone) (Vulgar expression or word) to utter (e.g. a lie)

放る | ひる hiru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to expel (from the body)

放る | ほる horu OR ほうる houru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to let go; to abandon; to leave undone
: to throw; to toss; to fling

放す | はなす hanasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to release; to let go; to free; to set free; to let loose; to turn loose
: to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

放つ | はなつ hanatsu

godan verb with tu ending | transitive verb
: to fire (e.g. an arrow); to hit (e.g. baseball); to break wind
: to free; to release
: to give off (e.g. a scent); to emit (e.g. light)

放 | はなし hanashi OR ぱなし banashi

noun suffix
: keep …-ing (negative nuance, with the state being improper, unpleasant, etc.); have been …-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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ほう hou

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