Kanji Dictionary

一体 ittai (1)...the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"), ...in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"), ...on earth (e.g. "who on earth?"), (n) (2)one object, one body, unity, (3)one form, one style, (4)one Buddhist jlpt3

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外来 gairai (1)(abbr) external origin, imported, (2)outpatient mix

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行方 yukue (1)(one's) whereabouts, (2)course, direction mix

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出し dashi (1)(uk) dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp), (2)pretext, excuse, pretense (pretence), dupe, front man ryouri

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出来る dekiru (1)(uk) to be able (in a position) to do, to be up to the task, (2)to be ready, to be completed, (3)to be made, to be built, (4)to be good at, to be permitted (to do), (5)to become intimate, to t ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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何れ izure (1)(uk) where, which, who, (2)anyway, anyhow, at any rate, sooner or later, eventually, at some future date or time; (adv,pn,adj-no) (3)(uk) where, which, who, (4)anyway, anyhow, at any rate, soon mix

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百万 hyakuman (1)1,000,000, one million, million, (2)many mix

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上り nobori (1)ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb, (2)up-train (e.g. going to Tokyo), (n,adj-no) (3)northward (towards Tokyo) jlpt3

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白黒 shirokuro (1)black and white, monochrome, (exp,vs) (2)good and evil, right and wrong, guilt and innocence iro

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行き iki (1)bound for ..., (n) (2)going (to) jlpt3

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回り mawari (1)circumference, perimeter, edge, (2)surroundings, locality, neighborhood, (3)rotation, circulation jlpt3

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文明 bunmei (1)civilization, civilisation, culture, (2)Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20) mix

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生地 kiji (1)cloth, material, texture, (2)one's true character, (3)unglazed pottery, (4)uncooked dough, batter; birthplace mix

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生地 seichi (1)cloth, material, texture, (2)one's true character, (3)unglazed pottery, (4)uncooked dough, batter; birthplace mix

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手がかり tegakari (1)clue, key, trail, scent, track, contact, (2)handhold, on hand mix

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国字 kokuji (1)country's official writing system, native script, (2)kana, (3)kanji that originated in Japan (as opposed to China) bunpou

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赤字 akaji (1)deficit, (being in or going into) the red, (2)red text, red letters, (3)corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red mix

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水切り mizukiri (1)drainer, strainer, colander, (2)cutwater, forefoot, flashing, throating, (3)(playing) ducks and drakes, stone skipping, skipping rocks, (4)snipping the stem of a cut flower without raising it o suru

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目玉 medama (1)eyeball, (2)(abbr) special feature, centerpiece, showpiece, drawcard, (3)special program, loss leader hito, leda1

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心地 kokochi (1)feeling, sensation, mood, (suf) (2)sensation of doing (usu. after -masu stem of verb); padding, lining, foundation mix

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前後 zengo (1)front and rear, front and back, before and behind, (2)before and after, (3)order, context, (4)consequences, (n,vs) (5)inversion, reversion, getting out of order, (6)co-occurring, (n-suf,n) (7 mix

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道しるべ michishirube (1)guidepost, signpost, guide, (2)(col) tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica) mix

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半人前 hanninmae (1)half share, (2)half a man mix

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聞き手 kikite (1)hearer, listener, audience, (2)interviewer, questioner mix

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子分 kobun (1)henchman, follower, (2)(arch) adopted child mix

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内 uchi (1)inside/within/ (2)while/ (3)among/amongst/between/(pn,adj-no) (4)we (referring to one's in-group, i.e. company, etc.)/our/ (5)my spouse/(n) (6)(arch) imperial palace grounds/ (7)(arch) emperor/( adj, jlpt4, leda1

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足りない tarinai (1)insufficient/not enough/lacking/ (2)dim-witted/slow/one brick short of a full load adj

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内科 naika (1)internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures, (2)department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.) byouki

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目当て meate (1)mark, guide, landmark, (2)purpose, aim, goal, intention, end, (3)sight (on a firearm) mix

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石 koku (1)measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.)/ (2)measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)/(P) leda1

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肉食 nikushoku (1)meat eating/eating of meat/meat diet/(adj-f) (2)carnivorous/(P) leda1, suru

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会 kai (1)meeting, assembly, party, (2)association, club jlpt3

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一口 hitokuchi (1)mouthful, bite, sip, draft, draught, (2)one word mix

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当たり前 atarimae (1)natural, reasonable, obvious, (2)usual, common, ordinary jlpt3

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新人 shinjin (1)new face/newcomer/ (2)modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)/(P) adj, leda1

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新た arata (1)new, fresh, novel, (adv) (2)newly, freshly, re- mix

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番 ban (1)number (in a series), (2)(one's) turn, (3)watch, guard, lookout, (4)bout, match (sumo) jlpt3

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一回り hitomawari (1)one turn, one round, (2)(a) size, (vs) (3)to go around, to make a circuit, to take a turn mix

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生理 seiri (1)physiology, (2)menstruation, one's period, menses hito

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さいの目 sainome (1)pip (spot on a die), (2)small cube (esp. of food), die, dice mix

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交番 kouban (1)police box/(n,adj-f) (2)alternation/alternating (e.g. current)/(P) jlpt5, leda1, suru

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校正 kousei (1)proofreading, correction of press, (2)calibration suru

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手入れ teire (1)repairs, maintenance, tending, trimming, grooming, (2)crackdown, (police) raid suru

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大小 daishou (1)sizes (various), large and small, (2)daisho (matched pair of long and short swords), (3)large and small drums, (4)long months and short months mix

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上手く umaku (1)skilfully, skillfully, well, aptly, cleverly, (2)successfully, smoothly, (3)deliciously mix

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上手い umai (1)skillful, clever, expert, wise, successful, (2)delicious, appetizing, appetising, (3)fortunate, splendid, promising adj

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小虫 komushi (1)small insect, midge, (2)vermicule doubutsu

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立体 rittai (1)solid body/three-dimensional object/ (2)(abbr) multi-storey car park/(P) adj, leda1

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羽音 haoto (1)sound of flapping wings (of a bird)/ (2)buzz/hum (of an insect) leda1

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口語 kougo (1)spoken language, (2)literary style based on (modern) spoken language bunpou

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通話 tsuuwa (1)telephone call, talking, calling, (ctr) (2)counter for telephone calls suru

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近づく chikaduku (1)to approach, to draw near, to get close, (2)to get acquainted with, to get closer to, to get to know godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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足りる tariru (1)to be sufficient/to be enough/ (2)to be worth doing/to be worthy/ (3)to be sufficient/to answer/to do/(P) ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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分かれる wakareru (1)to branch/to fork/to diverge/ (2)to separate/to split/to divide/ (3)to disperse/to scatter/(P) ichidan, jlpt3, vintrans

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生み出す umidasu (1)to create, to bring forth, to produce, (2)to invent, to think up and bring into being, (3)to give birth to, to bear godan, verb, vtrans

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交わる majiwaru (1)to cross, to intersect, to join, to meet, (2)to associate with, to mingle with, to consort with, (3)to have a sexual relationship, to copulate godan, verb, vintrans

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切る kiru (1)to cut (usu. to cut through)/ (2)to sever (connections, ties)/ (3)to turn off (i.e. the light)/ (4)to terminate (i.e. a conversation)/to hang up (the phone)/to disconnect/ (5)to punch (a ticket)/t godan, jlpt5, leda1, verb, vtrans

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切れる kireru (1)to cut well/to be sharp/ (2)to break (off)/to snap/to wear out/ (3)to be injured/ (4)to burst/to collapse/ (5)to be disconnected/to be out of/to expire/to sever (connections) with/ (6)to be shrewd ichidan, jlpt3, leda1, verb, vintrans

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下る kudaru (1)to descend, to go down, to come down, (2)to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.), (3)to pass (of time), (4)to surrender, to capitulate, (5)(often in neg. form) to be less than, to be i godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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見つける mitsukeru (1)to discover, to find (e.g. an error in a book), to come across, to detect, to spot, (2)to locate, to find (e.g. something missing), to find fault, (3)to be used to seeing, to be familiar with ichidan, jlpt3, jlpt4, verb, vtrans

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画く kaku (1)to draw, to paint, to sketch, (2)to depict, to describe; (3)to draw, to paint, to sketch godan, verb, vtrans

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生える haeru (1)to grow, to spring up, (2)to cut (teeth) ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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手にする tenisuru (1)to hold (in one's hand), to take (into one's hand), (2)to own, to obtain suru