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Yojijukugo 四字熟語

借: lend; borrow

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借 jiè

verb
: to lend; to borrow
: by means of
: to take (an opportunity)

藉 [借] jiè

verb | noun
: sleeping mat
: to placate
: variant of 借

藉 jí


: to insult; to walk all over (somebody)

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借り | かり kari

noun
: borrowing; debt; loan

借る | かる karu

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: (Kansai dialect) to borrow; to have a loan
: to rent; to hire

借りる | かりる kariru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to borrow; to have a loan
: to rent; to hire

藉す OR 貸す | かす kasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to lend; to loan
: to rent out; to hire out

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借 | シャク shaku

藉 | セキ seki、 ジャク jaku

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向: towards

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向 xiàng

preposition | adverb
: towards
: to face; to turn towards
: direction
: to support; to side with
: shortly before; formerly
: always; all along

嚮 [向] xiàng

preposition
: to tend toward; to guide
: variant of 向

Kun Reading

向き | むき muki

na-adjective | noun | noun suffix
: direction; orientation; aspect; situation; exposure; suitability; tendency

向く | むく muku

godan verb with ku ending
: to face
: to turn toward
: to be suited to; to be fit for

向け | むけ muke

noun suffix
: intended for …; oriented towards …; aimed at …

向い | むかい mukai

no-adjective | noun
: facing; opposite; across the street; other side

向う | むかう mukau

godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to face
: to go towards

向ける | むける mukeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to turn towards; to point

向こう | むこう mukou

noun
: opposite side; other side; opposite direction
: over there; that way; far away; beyond
: the other party; the other person
: future (starting now)

向ける | むける mukeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to turn towards; to point

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コウ kou

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誤: mistake; err

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誤 [误] wù

adjective | adverb
: mistake; error
: to miss
: to harm
: to delay
: to neglect
: mistakenly

Kun Reading

誤り | あやまり ayamari

noun
: error; mistake; slip; bug

誤る | あやまる ayamaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to make a mistake; to err
: to mislead; to misguide

誤ち | あやまち ayamachi

noun
: fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

誤つ | あやまつ ayamatsu

godan verb with tu ending | intransitive verb
: to err

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ゴ go

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吳: name of warring state; surname

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吳 [吴] wú

noun
: (Chinese surname)
: area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai
: name of states in Southern China at different historical periods

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呉れる | くれる kureru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to give; to let one have; to do for one; to be given

呉りゃる | くりゃる kuryaru

auxiliary verb | godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to receive from another

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ゴ go

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保: to protect

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保 bǎo

verb
: to defend; to protect
: to keep
: to guarantee; to ensure
: Bulgaria; Bulgarian; abbr. for 保加利亚

Kun Reading

保つ | たもつ tamotsu

godan verb with tu ending | transitive verb
: to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to support; to sustain; to last; to endure
: to keep well (Food term)
: to wear well; to be durable

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ホ ho、ホウ hou

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呆: dull; stupid; foolish

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呆 dāi

adjective | verb
: foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay

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呆け | ぼけ boke

noun | suffix
: (Usually written using kana alone) idiot; fool; touched in the head (from); out of it (from); space case
: funny man (of a comedy duo); (in comedy) silly or stupid line
: Alzheimer’s (impol)

呆ける | ぼける bokeru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to grow senile; to be childish with age
: to be mentally slow; to be befuddled

呆れる | あきれる akireru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted

呆ける | ほうける boukeru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to grow senile; to be childish with age
: to be mentally slow; to be befuddled
: to become engrossed (in something)

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ホウ hou

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性: nature; sex

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性 xìng

noun | suffix
: nature; character
: property
: quality; attribute
: sexuality; sex; gender
: suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence

Kun Reading

性 | さが saga

noun
: one’s nature; one’s destiny
: custom; tradition; habit

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性 | せい sei

noun
: nature (of a person)
: sex
: gender
: (Suffix) -ty; -ity; -ness; -cy

性 | しょう shou

noun | noun suffix
: nature (of a person or thing)
: (Buddhist term) that which does not change according to external influences

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決: to decide

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決 [决] jué

adverb
: to decide; to determine; to judge
: to execute (somebody)
: (of a dam etc) to breach or burst
: definitely; certainly

Kun Reading

決め | きめ kime

noun | noun suffix
: agreement; rule

決め | ぎめ gime

noun | noun suffix
: contracted regular payment, e.g. monthly, weekly, etc.; by the (month, week, etc.)

決り | きまり kimari

noun | no-adjective
: rule; regulation
: settlement; conclusion; end; agreement; arrangement
: habit; custom; habitual way
: countenance in front of another person; face
: (Archaism) love relationship between a customer and a prostitute

決る | きまる kimaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be decided; to be settled
: to look good in (clothes)

決す | けっす kessu

godan verb with su ending
: to decide; to determine

決める | きめる kimeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one’s mind; to resolve; to set one’s heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix
: to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
: to persist in doing; to go through with
: to always do; to have made a habit of
: to take for granted; to assume
: to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines
: to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing
: (Martial arts term) to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)

決して | けして keshite

adverb
: never; by no means; decidedly; indisputably

決る | しゃくる shakuru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to dig out; to gouge out; to hollow out
: to scoop; to ladle; to bail
: to jerk (one’s chin)

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決 | けつ ketsu

noun
: decision; vote

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如: as if, like

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如 rú

verb | preposition | conjunction
: as; as if
: if; supposing
: such as, like

Kun Reading

如 | ごと goto

adverbial noun
: like; similar to; same as

如く | しく shiku

godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: (Archaism) to match; to equal
: to catch up with; to overtake

如し | ごとし gotoshi

noun | suffix
: like; as if; the same as

如き | ごとき gotoki

noun | suffix
: like; similar to; same as

如く | ごとく gotoku

adverb
: like; similar to; same as

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如 | にょ nyou

noun | buddhist term
: tathata (the ultimate nature of all things)

ジョ jo

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傍: near

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傍 bàng

noun
: near; approaching
: to depend on
: (slang) to have an intimate relationship with somebody

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傍 OR 側 | そば soba

noun
: near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides; while

傍 | はた hata

noun
: near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides; while;
: third person

傍ら | かたわら katawara

no-adjective | adverbial noun
: side; edge; beside; besides; nearby;
: (Adverbial noun) while (doing)

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ボウ bou、 ホウ hou

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