Kanji Dictionary

一体いったい (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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外来がいらい (1)(abbr) external origin, imported, (2)outpatient mix

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角形かくけい (1)(N)-cornered polygon, incl. triangle, (2)Japanese rectangular envelope (opening on the short dimension; numbered 0-8, A3, A4, each with different sizes); mix

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行方ゆくえ (1)(one's) whereabouts, (2)course, direction mix

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

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出来るできる (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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何れいずれ (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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両手りょうて (1)(with) both hands, (2)approvingly mix

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百万ひゃくまん (1)1,000,000, one million, million, (2)many mix

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引きこもりひきこもり (1)a shut-in, a stay-at-home, people who withdraw from society (e.g. retire to the country), (2)social withdrawal, shunning other people mix

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動画どうが (1)animation, motion picture, moving image, video, (2)in-betweening (in anime) suru

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上りのぼり (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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自動じどう (1)automatic, self-motion, (2)(ling) (abbr) intransitive verb jlpt3, mix

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白黒しろくろ (1)black and white, monochrome, (exp,vs) (2)good and evil, right and wrong, guilt and innocence iro

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黒星くろぼし (1)black spot/black dot/bull's-eye/ (2)failure mark (sumo)/(P) leda1

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

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取組とりくみ (1)bout (in sports, etc.)/match/ (2)effort/initiative/dealing with/grappling with/wrestling with leda1

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

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文明ぶんめい (1)civilization, civilisation, culture, (2)Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20) mix

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

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

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

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顔色かおいろ; がんしょく (1)complexion, one's colour, one's color, (2)countenance, expression, one's face; (3)complexion, one's colour, one's color, (4)countenance, expression, one's face mix

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国字こくじ (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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赤字あかじ (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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方向ほうこう (1)direction/orientation/bearing/way/ (2)course (e.g. of action)/(P) leda1, math

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水切りみずきり (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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電線でんせん (1)electric line, electric cable, power cable, (2)telephone line, telegraph wire uchi

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気品きひん (1)elegance/refinement/grace/dignity/ (2)aroma leda1

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

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

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前後ぜんご (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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うま味うまみ (1)good flavor (flavour), good taste, deliciousness, (2)umami (fifth category of taste, corresponding to the flavour of glutamates), (3)skill, (4)profit mix

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

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半人前はんにんまえ (1)half share, (2)half a man mix

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頭かしら (1)head/ (2)top/ (3)hair (on one's head)/ (4)top structural component of a kanji/(P) leda1

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聞き手ききて (1)hearer, listener, audience, (2)interviewer, questioner mix

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手伝いてつだい (1)helper, assistant, (2)help jlpt3

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子分こぶん (1)henchman, follower, (2)(arch) adopted child mix

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正直しょうじき (1)honesty, integrity, frankness, (adv) (2)honestly, frankly mix

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乗馬じょうば (1)horse riding/(n) (2)riding horse/saddle horse/(P) leda1, sport, suru

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家事かじ (1)housework, domestic chores, (2)family affairs, household matters mix

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

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内科ないか (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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目当てめあて (1)mark, guide, landmark, (2)purpose, aim, goal, intention, end, (3)sight (on a firearm) mix

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石こく (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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肉食にくしょく (1)meat eating/eating of meat/meat diet/(adj-f) (2)carnivorous/(P) leda1, suru

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会合かいごう (1)meeting, assembly, (2)(chem) association, (3)(astronomical) conjunction suru

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会かい (1)meeting, assembly, party, (2)association, club jlpt3

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一口ひとくち (1)mouthful, bite, sip, draft, draught, (2)one word mix

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当たり前あたりまえ (1)natural, reasonable, obvious, (2)usual, common, ordinary jlpt3

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

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新たあらた (1)new, fresh, novel, (adv) (2)newly, freshly, re- mix

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

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号ごう (1)number/edition/make/model/issue/part of that group/ (2)sobriquet/pen-name/(P) leda1, math

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三線さんしん (1)Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen; (2)shamisen mix

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他方たほう (1)one (esp. of two)/the other/one way/the other way/one direction/the other direction/one side/the other side/one party/the other party/(conj) (2)on the other hand/(P) adj, leda1

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一回りひとまわり (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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一両いちりょう (1)one vehicle, (2)one ryou (an old coin) mix

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自他じた (1)oneself and others/ (2)transitive and intransitive/(P) leda1

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向こうむこう (1)opposite side/other side/opposite direction/ (2)over there/that way/far away/beyond/ (3)the other party/the other person/ (4)future (starting now)/(P) jlpt3, leda1

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日の丸ひのまる (1)outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle)/ (2)(abbr) the Japanese flag/(P) leda1

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私用しよう (1)personal use, (2)private business suru

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生理せいり (1)physiology, (2)menstruation, one's period, menses hito

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