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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角形 kakukei (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 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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両手 ryoute (1)(with) both hands, (2)approvingly mix

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

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引きこもり hikikomori (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 douga (1)animation, motion picture, moving image, video, (2)in-betweening (in anime) suru

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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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自動 jidou (1)automatic, self-motion, (2)(ling) (abbr) intransitive verb jlpt3, mix

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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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黒星 kuroboshi (1)black spot/black dot/bull's-eye/ (2)failure mark (sumo)/(P) leda1

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

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

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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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顔色 kaoiro; ganshoku (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 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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方向 houkou (1)direction/orientation/bearing/way/ (2)course (e.g. of action)/(P) leda1, math

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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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電線 densen (1)electric line, electric cable, power cable, (2)telephone line, telegraph wire uchi

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気品 kihin (1)elegance/refinement/grace/dignity/ (2)aroma leda1

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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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うま味 umami (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 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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頭 kashira (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 kikite (1)hearer, listener, audience, (2)interviewer, questioner mix

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手伝い tetsudai (1)helper, assistant, (2)help jlpt3

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

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正直 shoujiki (1)honesty, integrity, frankness, (adv) (2)honestly, frankly mix

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乗馬 jouba (1)horse riding/(n) (2)riding horse/saddle horse/(P) leda1, sport, suru

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家事 kaji (1)housework, domestic chores, (2)family affairs, household matters 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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会合 kaigou (1)meeting, assembly, (2)(chem) association, (3)(astronomical) conjunction 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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号 gou (1)number/edition/make/model/issue/part of that group/ (2)sobriquet/pen-name/(P) leda1, math

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三線 sanshin (1)Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen; (2)shamisen mix

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他方 tahou (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 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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一両 ichiryou (1)one vehicle, (2)one ryou (an old coin) mix

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

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向こう mukou (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 hinomaru (1)outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle)/ (2)(abbr) the Japanese flag/(P) leda1

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私用 shiyou (1)personal use, (2)private business suru

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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