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Words — 1626 found

Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
1. to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine)​呑む refers to swallowing whole or gulping down
  • この
  • くすり薬
  • を
  • の飲ま
  • なければ
  • 行けません
  • か
  • 。
Must I take this medicine?
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
2. to smoke (tobacco)​
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
3. to swallow up; to engulf​usu. in the passive
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
4. to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down; to hold back; to swallow (one's tears); to catch (one's breath)​
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
5. to accept (a demand, conditions, etc.); to agree to​
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
6. to make light of (someone); to think nothing of; to overwhelm; to overawe​
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
7. to carry (a concealed dagger, etc.); to conceal (up one's sleeve, etc.)​
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呑む 【のむ】
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Noun
1. shadow; silhouette; figure; shape​
  • その
  • しょうじょ少女
  • は
  • じぶん自分
  • の
  • かげ影
  • に
  • おびえていた
  • 。
The girl was afraid of her own shadow.
Noun
2. reflection; image​
  • 水たまり
  • に
  • うつ映った
  • かげ影
  • が
  • み見えた
  • 。
Reflections could be seen in the puddles.
Noun
3. ominous sign​
Noun
4. light (stars, moon)​
Noun
5. trace; shadow (of one's former self)​
Noun
6. behind; background; other side​See also 陰 かげ, non-standard; usu. written as 陰
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景 【かげ】
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Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun
1. unmarried; single​
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Noun
1. sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana​
    「
  • かたな刀
  • の
  • とうてき投擲
  • の
  • れんしゅう練習
  • ?」「
  • すっぽぬすっぽ抜けた
  • だけ
  • です
  • 」
"Practising sword throwing?" "It just slipped out of my hands."
Noun
2. scalpel​Only applies to とう
Noun
3. chisel; burin; graver​Only applies to とう, See also 彫刻刀 ちょうこくとう
Noun
4. knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)​Only applies to とう, See also 刀銭
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刀 【とう】
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to return (something); to restore; to put back​See also 帰す かえす
  • おかねお金
  • は
  • あした明日
  • かえ返す
  • よ
  • 。
I'll give you back the money tomorrow.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
2. to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn​
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
3. to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate​
  • おまえお前
  • は
  • おん恩
  • を
  • あだ仇
  • で
  • かえ返した
  • な
  • 。
You bit the hand that fed you.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
4. to respond (with); to retort; to reply; to say back​
Suffix, Godan verb with 'su' ending
5. to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back)​after the -masu stem of a verb
Suffix, Godan verb with 'su' ending
6. to do ... again; to do ... repeatedly​after the -masu stem of a verb
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反す 【かえす】
Notes
反す: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to return; to come home; to go home; to go back​
  • こいびと恋人
  • よ
  • 、
  • われ我
  • に
  • かえ帰れ
  • 。
Lover, come back to me.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)​
    11
  • じ時
  • を
  • す過ぎる
  • と
  • 、
  • お
  • きゃく客
  • たち
  • は
  • 三々五々
  • かえ帰り
  • はじ始めた
  • 。
After 11 o'clock the guests began to leave by twos and threes.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to get home; to get to home plate​Baseball
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還る 【かえる】
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)​
  • カーテン
  • が
  • ゆっくり
  • ひ引かれた
  • 。
The curtains were drawn slowly.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
2. to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)​See also 注意を引く, also written as 惹く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
3. to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in​
  • あんな
  • ほん本
  • みたら
  • フツーの
  • おんな女
  • は
  • ひ引く
  • もん
  • な
  • !
Obviously a normal woman would lose interest if she saw a book like that!
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
4. to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)​
  • あなた
  • の
  • ひ引いた
  • カード
  • は
  • あか赤
  • の
  • マーク
  • です
  • ね
  • 。
The card you drew was a red, wasn't it?
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
5. to draw (a line, plan, etc.)​See also 図面を引く
    A
  • から
  • B
  • まで
  • せん線
  • を
  • ひき
  • なさい
  • 。
Draw a line from A to B.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
6. to catch (a cold)​See also 風邪を引く
  • わる悪い
  • かぜ風邪
  • を
  • ひいていて
  • 、
  • さらにわるさらに悪いことに
  • は
  • 、
  • ゆき雪
  • が
  • ふ降って
  • きました
  • 。
I had a bad cold, and to make matters worse, it began snowing.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
7. to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)​usu. written as 弾く
  • かのじょ彼女
  • は
  • グランドピアノ
  • で
  • その
  • きょく曲
  • を
  • ひ引いた
  • 。
She played that tune on her grand piano.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
8. to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to check​See also 辞書を引く
  • その
  • たんご単語
  • を
  • じしょ辞書
  • で
  • ひいて
  • ごらん
  • 。
Look up the word in your dictionary.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
9. to haul; to pull (vehicles)​esp. 牽く
  • わたし私
  • は
  • うま馬
  • が
  • にぐるま荷車
  • を
  • ひ引いている
  • の
  • を
  • み見た
  • 。
I saw a horse pulling a cart.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
10. to subtract; to deduct​
    10
  • から
  • 2
  • を
  • ひ引く
  • と
  • 、8
  • のこ残る
  • 。
Two from ten leaves eight.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
11. to recede; to ebb; to fade​
  • は腫れ
  • が
  • ひ引く
  • まで
  • なんにち何日
  • くらい
  • かかります
  • か
  • 。
How many days will it take until the swelling goes down?
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
12. to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)​
  • その
  • さっか作家
  • は
  • ギリシャ
  • の
  • おうけ王家
  • の
  • けっとう血統
  • を
  • ひ引いていた
  • 。
The writer was descended from the Greek royal family.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
13. to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)​
  • できるだけ
  • えいご英語
  • から
  • れい例
  • を
  • ひこう
  • 。
Insofar as possible, our examples will be drawn from English.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
14. to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)​
  • かいてい海底
  • ケーブル
  • が
  • りょうこく両国
  • の
  • あいだ間
  • に
  • ひ引かれた
  • 。
A submarine cable was laid between the two countries.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
15. to hold (e.g. a note)​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
16. to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
17. to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreat​also written as 退く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
18. to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)​also written as 退く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
19. to resign; to retire; to quit​also written as 退く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
20. to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour); to be turned off; to recoil (in disgust, etc.); to cringe​Colloquial
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
21. to draw back; to pull back; to retreat​Go (game), See also ヒキ
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曳く 【ひく】、牽く 【ひく】
Notes
曳く: Rarely-used kanji form. 牽く: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. back​
  • くび首
  • や
  • せ背
  • に
  • たいよう太陽
  • が
  • あつ暑く
  • て照りつけた
  • 。
The sun beat down on our necks and backs.
Noun
2. reverse; rear side; back (e.g. of a chair); spine (of a book)​
  • かれ彼ら
  • は
  • ぜっけい絶景
  • を
  • せ背
  • に
  • して
  • た立った
  • 。
They stood against the picturesque scenery.
Noun
3. height; stature​
    トム
  • は
  • ジャック
  • と
  • せ背
  • が
  • おな同じくらい
  • だ
  • 。
Tom is as tall as Jack.
Noun
4. ridge (of a mountain)​
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脊 【せ】
Notes
脊: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
1. to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse); to take cover​
  • しゅうじん囚人
  • が
  • ろうごく牢獄
  • から
  • に逃げた
  • 。
A convict has escaped from prison.
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
2. to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away​
  • げんじつ現実
  • から
  • に逃げる
  • ことはできない
  • 。
You can't escape from reality.
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
3. to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win)​
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
4. to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor)​
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
5. to fail to hold an ideal posture​as 腰が〜 or 体が〜
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遁げる 【にげる】
Notes
遁げる: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower​Antonym: 上がる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to hang; to dangle​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
4. to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
5. to get closer to the present day​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
6. to play a sagari; to extend downwards​Go (game), Usually written using kana alone, See also サガリ, usu. サガる
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下る 【さがる】、サガる
Notes
下る: Irregular okurigana usage.
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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration)​
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2. to lower; to reduce; to bring down​
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
3. to demote; to move back; to pull back​
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
4. to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar)​
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
5. to keep on playing after one has formed a scoring combination with captured cards​Hanafuda, See also 出来役
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Noun
1. return; coming back​
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還り 【かえり】
Notes
還り: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between​
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent​
    6
  • さい歳
  • いじょう以上
  • の
  • こども子供
  • は
  • がっこう学校
  • に
  • かよ通わ
  • なければならない
  • 。
Children of six and above should attend school.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)​See also 血が通う, See also 心が通う
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
4. to resemble​
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Noun
1. opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface; reverse side​Antonym: 表 おもて
  • くつ靴
  • の
  • うら裏
  • に
  • ガム
  • が
  • こびりつい
  • ちゃった
  • 。
There's gum stuck to the bottom of my shoe.
Noun
2. rear; back; behind​
  • いえ家
  • の
  • うら
  • に
  • ひろ広い
  • にわ庭
  • が
  • あった
  • 。
There was a large garden behind the house.
Noun
3. lining; inside​
  • ふこう不幸
  • の
  • うら裏
  • には
  • さいわ幸い
  • あり
  • 。
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Noun
4. in the shadows; behind the scenes; offstage; behind (someone's) back​
  • うら裏
  • から
  • てをまわ手を回して
  • くれる
  • よ
  • 。
He can pull strings for you.
Noun
5. more (to something than meets the eye); hidden side (e.g. of one's personality); unknown circumstances; different side​
Noun
6. proof​See also 裏付け
Noun
7. opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.); contrary​See also 裏をかく
Noun
8. inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.)​
Noun
9. bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning)​Baseball, Antonym: 表 おもて
  • いま今
  • 、
  • なんかい何回
  • の
  • うら裏
  • ですか
  • 。
This is the bottom of what inning?
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
1. reserve; constraint; restraint; modesty; diffidence; hesitation; holding back; discretion; tact; thoughtfulness​
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
2. declining; refraining​
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
3. forethought; foresight​orig. meaning
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. opposition; rebellion; revolt; resistance; backlash; refusal​
  • わかもの若者
  • たち達
  • は
  • ほんらい本来
  • 、
  • おや親
  • の
  • かんが考え
  • にたいに対して
  • はんぱつ反発
  • する
  • もの
  • だ
  • 。
It is quite natural for young people to rebel against their parents.
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. rebounding; recoiling; repulsion​
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
3. rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery​
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4. Repulsion​Repulsion is a 1965 British psychological horror film dir... Read more
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反撥 【はんぱつ】
Notes
反撥: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Kanji — 30 found

0.151212242375777
9 strokes. JLPT N5. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2.
後
behind, back, later
On: ゴ、 コウ
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5.292428483152194
16 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
還
send back, return
Kun: かえ.る
On: カン
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5.577405401475773
7 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
却
instead, on the contrary, rather, step back, withdraw, retreat
On: キャク
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5.815855475991422
11 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
控
withdraw, draw in, hold back, refrain from, be moderate
On: コウ
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Names — 67 found

バクニン
Place
1. Bac Ninh; Bac-ninh (Vietnam)​
バクボわん 【バクボ湾】
Place
1. Bac Bo (Tonkin) Gulf​
バクリュウ
Place
1. Bac lieu (Vietnam)​
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