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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
  • 飲ま
  • なければ
  • 行けません
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 engulfusu. 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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1. shadow; silhouette; figure; shape
  • その
  • しょうじょ少女
  • じぶん自分
  • かげ
  • おびえていた
The girl was afraid of her own shadow.
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2. reflection; image
  • 水たまり
  • うつ映った
  • かげ
  • 見えた
Reflections could be seen in the puddles.
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3. ominous sign
Noun
4. light (stars, moon)
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5. trace; shadow (of one's former self)
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6. behind; background; other sideSee 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. single; unmarried
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1. sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana
  • かたな
  • とうてき投擲
  • 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."
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2. scalpelOnly applies to とう
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3. chisel; burin; graverOnly applies to とう, See also 彫刻刀 ちょうこくとう
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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 backSee also 帰す かえす, esp. 返す
  • おかねお金
  • あした明日
  • かえ返す
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 reciprocateesp. 返す
  • おまえお前
  • おん
  • あだ
  • かえ返した
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
Auxiliary verb, Godan verb with 'su' ending
5. to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back)after the -masu stem of a verb
Auxiliary verb, Godan verb with 'su' ending
6. to do again; to do repeatedlyafter the -masu stem of a verb
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反す 【かえす】
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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
  • われ
  • 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
  • 過ぎる
  • きゃく
  • たち
  • 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 plateBaseball
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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
  • ゆっくり
  • 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
  • みたら
  • フツーの
  • おんな
  • 引く
  • もん
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
  • 引いた
  • カード
  • あか
  • マーク
  • です
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
  • から
  • まで
  • せん
  • 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
  • ひいていて
  • さらにわるさらに悪いことに
  • ゆき
  • 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
  • グランドピアノ
  • その
  • きょく
  • 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 checkSee also 辞書を引く
  • その
  • たんご単語
  • じしょ辞書
  • 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
  • うま
  • にぐるま荷車
  • 引いている
  • 見た
I saw a horse pulling a cart.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
10. to subtract; to deduct
    10
  • から
  • 引く
  • 、8
  • のこ残る
Two from ten leaves eight.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
11. to recede; to ebb; to fade
  • 腫れ
  • 引く
  • まで
  • なんにち何日
  • くらい
  • かかります
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
  • ギリシャ
  • おうけ王家
  • けっとう血統
  • 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
  • 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
  • りょうこく両国
  • あいだ
  • 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 retreatalso 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 quitalso 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 cringeColloquial
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曳く 【ひく】牽く 【ひく】
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1. back
  • くび
  • たいよう太陽
  • あつ暑く
  • 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
  • ぜっけい絶景
  • して
  • 立った
They stood against the picturesque scenery.
Noun
3. height; stature
    トム
  • ジャック
  • おな同じくらい
Tom is as tall as Jack.
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4. ridge (of a mountain)
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脊 【せ】
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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)
  • しゅうじん囚人
  • ろうごく牢獄
  • から
  • 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
  • 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 postureas 腰が〜 or 体が〜
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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 lowerAntonym: 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
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6. below; south ofas ~下ル or ~下; in the Kyoto address system
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下る 【さがる】
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 cardsHanafuda, See also 出来役
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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
  • さい
  • いじょう以上
  • こども子供
  • がっこう学校
  • 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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1. return; coming back
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還り 【かえり】
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1. opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface; reverse sideAntonym: 表 おもて
  • くつ
  • うら
  • ガム
  • こびりつい
  • ちゃった
There's gum stuck to the bottom of my shoe.
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2. rear; back; behind
  • いえ
  • うら
  • ひろ広い
  • にわ
  • あった
There was a large garden behind the house.
Noun
3. lining; inside
  • ふこう不幸
  • うら
  • には
  • さいわ幸い
  • あり
Every cloud has a silver lining.
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4. in the shadows; behind the scenes; offstage; behind (someone's) back
  • うら
  • から
  • てをまわ手を回して
  • くれる
He can pull strings for you.
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5. more (to something than meets the eye); hidden side (e.g. of one's personality); unknown circumstances; different side
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6. proofSee also 裏付け
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7. opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.); contrarySee also 裏をかく
Noun
8. inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
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9. bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning)Baseball, Antonym: 表 おもて
  • いま
  • なんかい何回
  • うら
  • ですか
This is the bottom of what inning?
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Noun, Suru verb
1. reserve; constraint; restraint; modesty; diffidence; hesitation; holding back; discretion; tact; thoughtfulness
Noun, Suru verb
2. declining; refraining
Noun, Suru verb
3. forethought; foresightorig. 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
  • ほんらい本来
  • おや
  • かんが考え
  • にたいに対して
  • はんぱつ反発
  • する
  • もの
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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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.
behind, back, later
On: コウ
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5.292428483152194
16 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
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.
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.
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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