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Yojijukugo 四字熟語

即: promptly

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即 jí

verb | adverb
: promptly, quickly, immediately, at once
: namely; that is; i.e.
: at present
: even if
: prompted (by the occasion)
: to approach; to come into contact; to draw near
: to assume (office)

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即く OR 就く | つく tsuku

godan verb with ku ending
: to ascend (the throne); to accede

即ける | つける tsukeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to install (a king, emperor, etc.)

即ち | すなわち sunawachi

adverb | conjunction
: that is; namely; i.e.

即する | そくする sokusuru

suru verb – special class | intransitive verb
: to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on

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即 | そく soku

adverb
: instantly; immediately; at once
: (Interjection) that is (to say); namely

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險: dangerous

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險[险] xiǎn


: danger; dangerous
: rugged; narrow pass

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険 | さが saga

taru-adjective | adverb
: precipitous

険しい | けわしい kewashii

adjective
: precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; impregnable; steep
: grim; severe; stern

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険 | けん ken

noun | na-adjective
: steepness; steep place
: harsh (look); sharp (tongue)

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危: danger

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危 wēi


: danger; to endanger
: be lofty; high

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危ない | あぶない abunai OR 危うい | あやうい ayaui

adjective
: dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious
: in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk
: uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful
: close (i.e. a close call); narrow
: (Interjection – あぶない abunai) look out!; watch out!

危うく | あやうく ayauku

adverb
: barely; narrowly
: almost; nearly

危なく | あぶなく abunaku

adverb
: nearly; almost; on the point of (doing)

危ぶむ | あやぶむ ayabumu

godan verb with mu ending
: to fear; to have misgivings; to be doubtful; to mistrust

危める | あやめる ayameru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to wound; to murder

危ながる | あぶながる abunagaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be afraid of; to feel uneasy about; to shrink from

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危 | き ki

noun
: danger
: Chinese “rooftop” constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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剛: hard; just

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剛 [刚] gāng

adverb
: hard; firm; strong; rigid
: just; barely; exactly

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none applicable

強い | つよい tsuyoi

adjective
: strong; powerful; mighty; potent
: resistant; resilient; durable

強い | こわい kowai

adjective
: tough; stiff; hard
: inflexible; obstinate; stubborn

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剛 | ごう gou

noun
: strong; hard; manly

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踐: to trample

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踐 [践] jiàn

adjective
: to tread; to walk on; to trample
: to fulfill (a promise)

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践む OR 踏む | ふむ fumu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to step on; to tread on
: to experience; to undergo
: to estimate; to value; to appraise
: to rhyme
: (Archaism) to inherit (the throne, etc.)
: to follow (rules, morals, principles, etc.)

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セン sen

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賤: cheap; lowly

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賤 [贱] jiàn

adjective
: inexpensive; lowly; cheap
: worthless
: be humble
: be unresponsive

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賤 | しず shizu

noun
: (Archaism) lowly person; lowliness
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) I (used by male entertainers)

賤しい OR 卑しい | いやしい iyashii

adjective
: lowborn; humble; lowly
: vulgar; coarse; crude; mean; base; vile
: shabby
: greedy; gluttonous; avaricious

賤しむ | いやしむ iyashimu

adjective
: to despise; to disdain; to scorn

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賤 | せん sen

noun
: (Archaism) lowly person; lowliness

ゼン zen

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