Jisho

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Words — 302 found

Noun
1. language; dialect​See also 言語
    「
  • ことば言葉
  • の
  • いちめん一面
  • は
  • 、
  • でんたつ伝達
  • しようとする
  • いし意志
  • である
  • 」
  • と
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • い言う
  • 。
"One aspect of language is an intent to communicate," he says.
Noun
2. word; phrase; expression; term​
  • ことば言葉
  • が
  • で出て
  • こなかった
  • 。
Words failed me.
Noun
3. speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language​
  • らんぼう乱暴な
  • ことば言葉
  • を
  • つか使って
  • は
  • いけない
  • 。
Don't be rough in speech.
Noun
4. words; remark; statement; comment​
Noun
5. learning to speak; language acquisition​
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Other forms
詞 【ことば】、辞 【ことば】、言葉 【けとば】
Notes
詞: Rarely-used kanji form. 辞: Rarely-used kanji form. けとば: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
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Noun
1. colour; color; hue; tint; tinge; shade​
  • その
  • いろ色
  • は
  • かのじょ彼女の
  • かみのけ髪の毛
  • と
  • よく
  • あ合った
  • 。
The color went beautifully with her hair.
Noun
2. complexion; skin colour; skin color​
Noun
3. look (on one's face); expression​
  • まんぞく満足
  • の
  • いろ色
  • が
  • かれ彼の
  • かお顔
  • に
  • う浮かんだ
  • 。
A look of contentment appeared on his face.
Noun
4. appearance; air; feeling​
Noun
5. personality; character​
Noun
6. tone (of one's voice, etc.); tune; sound; ring​
Noun
7. love; lust; sensuality; love affair​See also 色仕掛け
Noun
8. lover; paramour​
Noun
9. beauty; sexiness; physical appeal​
Noun
10. kind; type; variety​also written 種
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Noun
1. facial expression; countenance​
Noun
2. look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)​
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Noun
1. thanks; gratitude​See also お礼
Noun
2. manners; etiquette​
Noun, Counter
3. bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing​
Noun
4. reward; gift​
Noun
5. ceremony; ritual​
Noun
6. key money​Abbreviation, See also 礼金
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Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
1. section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph​
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • その
  • く句
  • の
  • もじどお文字どおりの
  • いみ意味
  • を
  • せつめい説明
  • した
  • 。
He explained the literal meaning of the phrase.
Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
2. phrase​Linguistics
  • この
  • く句
  • で
  • は
  • ぜんちし前置詞
  • を
  • しょうりゃく省略
  • できる
  • 。
You can omit the preposition in this phrase.
Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
3. verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)​
Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
4. haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.​
Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
5. maxim; saying; idiom; expression​
Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
6. clause (e.g. in a database query language)​Computing
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Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
1. way; style; fashion; method; system; form; type​
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • じこ事故
  • で
  • その
  • しき式
  • に
  • しゅっせき出席
  • できなかった
  • 。
An accident prohibited his attending the ceremony.
Noun
2. ceremony; rite; ritual; celebration​
  • しゃちょう社長
  • の
  • あいさつ挨拶
  • が
  • なが長くて
  • しき式
  • の
  • こうはん後半
  • が
  • おせお押せ押せ
  • になって
  • しまった
  • 。
The company president's welcome was so long that we were squeezed for time in the second half of the ceremony.
Noun
3. wedding (ceremony)​
Noun
4. equation; formula; expression​
  • しき式
  • に
  • よぶん余分
  • の
  • へんすう変数
  • を
  • くわ加えた
  • ことによって
  • 、
  • この
  • じっけんけっか実験結果
  • は
  • ふめいりょう不明瞭な
  • もの
  • になっている
  • 。
The result of this experiment is obscured by the extra variables added in the formula.
Noun
5. enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō legal codes)​Historical term, See also 律令
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6. Expression​
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Pronoun
1. what​
  • いま今
  • の
  • アナウンス
  • は
  • なに何
  • だった
  • のです
  • か
  • 。
What did the announcement just say?
Pronoun
2. you-know-what; that thing​
Pronoun
3. whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name​
Noun
4. penis; (one's) thing; dick​Colloquial, Usually written using kana alone, esp. ナニ
    「
  • や
  • 、
  • それほど
  • でも
  • 。
  • せいぜい
  • 、
  • おお大き
  • さ
  • くら比べたり
  • 、
  • わいだんわい談
  • する
  • くらい
  • だ
  • し
  • 」「
  • おお大き
  • さ
  • って
  • なに何
  • の
  • ?」「
  • ナニ
  • の
  • 」
"No, not so much. At most comparing sizes, telling dirty stories." "Sizes of what?" "Of 'that'."
Adverb (fukushi)
5. (not) at all; (not) in the slightest​with neg. sentence
6. what?; huh?​indicates surprise
  • なに
  • よ
  • !
  • でき出来ない
  • の
  • ?
  • この
  • どきょう度胸
  • なし
  • !
  • こしぬ腰抜けッ
  • !
What? You can't do it? You coward! Chicken!
7. hey!; come on!​indicates anger or irritability
8. oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)​used to dismiss someone's worries, concerns, etc.
Other forms
ナニ
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1. to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)​
    2.
  • だいこん大根
  • は
  • ひょうしぎ拍子木
  • に
  • き切る
  • 。
2. Cut the daikon into long sticks.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
2. to sever (connections, ties)​See also 縁を切る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
3. to turn off (e.g. the light)​
  • エアコン
  • を
  • き切って
  • も
  • かまいません
  • か
  • 。
Do you mind if I turn off the AC?
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
4. to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect​See also 電話を切る
    「スミス
  • さん
  • を
  • おねがお願い
  • したい
  • のです
  • が
  • 」「
  • そのまま
  • き切らず
  • に
  • まお待ち
  • ください
  • 」
"May I speak to Mr Smith?" "Will you hold the line?"
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
5. to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
6. to open (something sealed)​
  • いったん
  • ふう封
  • を
  • き切る
  • と
  • その
  • テープ
  • は
  • へんぴん返品
  • できません
  • 。
Once you break the seal, you can't return the tape.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
7. to start​
  • てんしょく転職
  • も
  • ひっこ引っ越し
  • も
  • して
  • 、
  • しんきいってん心機一転
  • 、
  • あら新たな
  • スタート
  • を
  • き切った
  • 。
I quit my job and moved so I could start off with a clean slate.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
8. to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
9. to reduce; to decrease; to discount​See also 値切る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
10. to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
11. to cross; to traverse​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
12. to criticize sharply​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
13. to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
14. to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)​See also ハンドルを切る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
15. to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut​
  • トランプ
  • を
  • よく
  • き切って
  • ください
  • 。
Please shuffle the cards carefully.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
16. to shuffle (cards)​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
17. to discard a tile​Mahjong
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
18. to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expel; to excommunicate​
    ハリー
  • は
  • なんとか
  • その
  • かわ川
  • を
  • およ泳ぎ
  • きった
  • 。
Harry managed to swim across the river.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
19. to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
20. to trump​See also 切り札
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
21. to cut (the connection between two groups)​Go (game), See also キリ, sometimes キる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
22. to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone)​also written as 鑽る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
23. to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)​
Suffix, Godan verb with 'ru' ending
24. to do completely; to finish doing​See also 使い切る, after the -masu stem of a verb
Suffix, Godan verb with 'ru' ending
25. to be completely ...; to be totally ...; to be terribly ...​See also 疲れ切る, after the -masu stem of a verb
Suffix, Godan verb with 'ru' ending
26. to do clearly; to do decisively; to do firmly​See also 言い切る, after the -masu stem of a verb
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. cool; refreshing​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. clear (e.g. eyes); bright​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. clear; distinct​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. composed (facial expression); unruffled; unconcerned​See also 涼しい顔 すずしいかお
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. pure; upright; innocent​Archaic
Other forms
凉しい 【すずしい】
Notes
凉しい: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to get cloudy; to cloud over; to become overcast​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to cloud up; to fog up; to mist up; to become dim​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression); to be downcast​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
4. to look slightly downward (of a noh mask; indicating sadness, grief, etc.)​See also 照る てる, from 面曇る
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Noun
1. honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language​Linguistics
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. bitter (taste)​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. sour (expression, look); bitter; displeased; unpleasant​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. bitter (e.g. experience); painful; distressing; hard; trying​
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Noun
1. thanks; gratitude​Polite (teineigo) language
Noun
2. manners; etiquette​Polite (teineigo) language
Noun
3. bow​Polite (teineigo) language
Noun
4. reward; gift​Polite (teineigo) language
Noun
5. ceremony; ritual​Polite (teineigo) language
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御礼 【おれい】、御礼 【おんれい】
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. expression; representation; description​
    「
  • しおどき潮時
  • というもの
  • が
  • ある
  • 」
  • という
  • ひょうげん表現
  • は
  • じつ実は
  • シェイクスピア
  • の
  • 「ジュリアス・シーザー」
  • に
  • ある
  • ひょうげん表現
  • である
  • 。
"There is a tide" is, in fact, from a passage in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
Noun
2. representation (of a group)​Mathematics
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Noun
1. complaint; grumbling; objection​
  • そんな
  • こと
  • は
  • きみ君
  • が
  • もんく文句
  • を
  • い言う
  • りゆう理由
  • には
  • ならない
  • よ
  • 。
That doesn't give you grounds for complaining.
Noun
2. phrase; words; expression​
  • その
  • もんく文句
  • は
  • 、
  • ひと人
  • を
  • ぶじょく侮辱
  • する
  • ため
  • の
  • もの
  • だ
  • 。
The phrase is meant to insult people.
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Noun
1. visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); expression of sympathy​See also お見舞い
  • あなた
  • が
  • びょうき病気
  • だ
  • と
  • し知っていたら
  • 、
  • びょういん病院
  • へ
  • みま見舞い
  • に
  • い行った
  • だろう
  • 。
If I had known about your illness, I would have visited you in the hospital.
Noun
2. letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter; gift (in token of one's sympathy)​See also 見舞い状, See also 見舞い品
Other forms
見舞 【みまい】
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Noun
1. embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication​
Other forms
表れ 【あらわれ】、現われ 【あらわれ】、表われ 【あらわれ】、顕れ 【あらわれ】
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Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly​
Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
2. indeed​
    「
  • かのじょ彼女
  • は
  • きれい
  • だ
  • ね
  • 」「
  • まったく
  • だ
  • 」
"She is lovely." "So she is."
3. good grief​Usually written using kana alone, See also まったくもう
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Noun
1. shade; shadow​
  • あの
  • き木
  • の
  • かげ陰
  • に
  • 腰をおろしましょう
  • 。
Let's sit down in the shade of that tree.
Noun
2. behind (something); other side; back​
  • カーテン
  • の
  • かげ陰
  • に
  • かくれ隠れている
  • の
  • は
  • だれ誰
  • ?
Who is hiding behind the curtain?
Noun
3. the background; behind the scenes; behind someone's back​
  • かげ陰
  • で
  • たにん他人
  • の
  • わるぐち悪口
  • を
  • い言う
  • べき
  • でない
  • 。
You should not speak ill of others behind their backs.
Noun
4. gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.); darkness​
Other forms
蔭 【かげ】、翳 【かげ】
Notes
翳: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. thank you (for the meal just served); I receive (this meal)​Usually written using kana alone, See also 頂く いただく
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Kanji — 11 found

1.094834793355385
6 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3.
式
style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
On: シキ
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2.9486387263276512
18 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2.
顔
face, expression
Kun: かお
On: ガン
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3.68143651630257
13 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4.
辞
resign, word, term, expression
On: ジ
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5.141216240776417
12 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
項
paragraph, nape of neck, clause, item, term (expression)
Kun: うなじ
On: コウ
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