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Yojijukugo 四字熟語

旁: side, near

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旁 páng

noun
: beside; one side; other; side
: self
: the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic

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旁 | つくり tsukuri

noun
: right half of a character when the left half is its radical

旁 | かたがた katagata

adverb | conjunction
: incidentally; at the same time

旁 | かたわら katawara

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

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ボウ bou、 ホウ hou

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稱: to weigh | steelyard | to suit

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稱 [称] chēng

verb
: to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise

稱 [称] chèng

noun
: steelyard
: variant of 秤 cheng4: steelyard; Roman balance

稱 [称] chèn

noun | verb
: to fit; balanced; suitable

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称める OR 褒める | ほめる homeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to praise; to admire; to speak well

称す | しょうす shousu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to take the name of; to call oneself
: to pretend; to feign; to purport

称える | たたえる tataeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to extol; to give praise

称える | となえる tonaeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to assume the name of

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称 | しょう shou

noun
: name
: reputation

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枷: cangue

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枷 jiā

noun
: cangue OR cha (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in China)
[a device that was used for public humiliation and corporal punishment in China and some other parts of East Asia and Southeast Asia until the early years of the twentieth century. It was also occasionally used for or during torture]

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枷 | かせ kase

noun
: shackles; fetters; irons; handcuffs; restraint; constraint
: bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship; binding relationships; encumbrance

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カ ka

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加: to add

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加 jiā

verb
: to add; plus
: (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to something or somebody previously mentioned)
: to apply (restrictions etc) to (somebody)
: to give (support, consideration etc) to (something)
: abbr. for Canada 加拿大

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加える | くわえる kawaeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to append; to sum up; to add (up); to include; to increase; to inflict

加わる | くわわる kuwawaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be added to; to be appended
: to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate
: to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence); to grow; to gather (speed)
: to be subject to (e.g. pressure)

加えて | くわえて kuwaete

conjunction
: additionally; in addition; moreover; at the same time

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加 | か ka

noun
: addition; increase
: (Abbreviation) Canada

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習: practice

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習 [习] xí


: to practice
: to study
: habit

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習う | ならう narau

godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn; to study; to get training in

習い | ならい narai

noun
: as is habit; the way life normally is

習わす | ならわす narawasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to make (someone) learn

習わし | ならわし narawashi

noun | no-adjective
: customary practice; habit; traditional event

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シュウ shuu、 ジュ juu

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羽: feather

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羽 yǔ

radical
: feather; plume; wings
: 5th note in pentatonic scale

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羽 | わ wa OR ば ba OR ぱ pa

counter
: counter for birds and rabbits

羽 | は ha

羽 | はね hane

noun
: feather; plume; wing
: blade (fan, propeller, etc.)

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羽 | う u


: fifth degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale)

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婚: marriage

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婚 hūn


: to marry; to take a wife
: marriage; wedding

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婚 | よばい yobai

noun | suru verb
: ancient practice of creeping at night into a woman’s bedroom (lit: night crawling); stealing into a girl’s bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit

縁組 | えんぐみ engumi

noun | suru verb
: betrothal; wedding; marriage; alliance

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コン kon

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昏: dusk

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婚 hūn

adjective
: muddle-headed
: dusk; twilight; nightfall
: to faint; to lose consciousness
: old variant of 昬 [昏]

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昏い | くらい kurai

adjective
: (Usually written using kana alone) dark; gloomy
: dark (in color); dull
: depressed; dispirited
: sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past)
: unclear; unfamiliar; unknown

暮れ | くれ kure

temporal noun
: sunset; sundown; nightfall; dusk
: end; close
: year-end; end of the year

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コン kon

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結: knot | to bear fruit

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結 [结] jié

noun | verb
: knot; sturdy; bond
: to tie; to bind
: to check out (of a hotel)

結 [结] jiē

verb
: to bear fruit; to produce
: firm; solid

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結う | ゆう yuu OR いう iu

godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix

結び | むすび musubi

noun
: ending; conclusion; union

結ぶ | むすぶ musubu

godan verb with bu ending | transitive verb
: to tie; to bind; to link
: to bear (fruit)
: to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to conclude
: to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
: to unite (with); to ally; to join hands

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ケツ ketsu
ケチ kechi

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同: same; together

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同 tóng

adjective | preposition | adverb
: like; same; similar; alike
: together; with

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同じ | おなじ onaji

noun or verb acting prenominally | noun
: same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike
: (Adverb) (usu. part of a ‘nara’ conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case

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同 | どう dou

prefix
: the same; the said; ibid

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