Jisho

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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. painful; difficult; tough; hard
  • くる苦しい
  • やめろ
It's so painful. Stop it!
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. distressing; (psychologically) difficult; stressful; awkward (e.g. position)
  • かれ
  • かこ過去
  • くる苦しい
  • せいかつ生活
  • もくそう黙想
  • した
He meditated on his past life of suffering.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation); needy; struggling
  • かれ彼の
  • かぞく家族
  • かなり
  • せいかつ生活
  • くる苦しい
His family is rather badly off.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.); lame (e.g. excuse); forced (e.g. smile); far-fetched
Suffix, I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. hard to do; unpleasantSee also 寝苦しい ねぐるしい, See also 見苦しい みぐるしい, after -masu stem of verb; often ぐるしい
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Noun
1. ring; circle; loop
  • われわれ我々
  • かぞく家族
  • なか
  • そだ育った
We grew up within our family circle.
Noun
2. hoopSee also フープ
Noun
3. wheel
Noun
4. circle (e.g. of friends)
Noun
5. planetary ringAstronomy
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環 【わ】
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Noun
1. circleSee also ○ まる
    ジョン
  • キャシー
  • きょうみ興味
  • せいかく性格
  • ちが違う
  • その
  • ふたり二人
  • いっしょ一緒に
  • させよう
  • とする
  • まる
  • あな
  • かくくぎ角釘
  • 打つ
  • ような
  • もの
John and Cathy have different tastes and different characters. Trying to get them together is like putting a square peg in a round hole.
Noun, Noun, used as a prefix
2. entirety; whole; full; complete
  • われわれ我々
  • まる
  • いっかげつ一ヶ月
  • かん
  • ブロードウェー
  • しゅつえん出演
  • よてい予定
  • です
We're booked for the whole month on Broadway.
Noun
3. money; dough; moolaSlang
Noun
4. enclosure inside a castle's wallsesp. 丸
Noun
5. soft-shelled turtleKansai dialect, See also スッポン
Suffix
6. suffix for ship names; suffix for names of people (esp. infants); suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc.; suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.See also 麻呂, esp. 丸
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円 【まる】マル
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to let fly; to make fly; to send flying; to blow off (e.g. in the wind); to launch; to fire; to hurl; to shoot
  • わたし私たち
  • その
  • とり
  • 飛ばした
We let the bird fly.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
2. to skip over; to leave out; to omit; to drop (e.g. a stitch); to fast-forward
  • その
  • はいゆう俳優
  • せりふ
  • ぎょう
  • とばした
The actor missed a line.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
3. to run fast; to drive fast; to gallop
  • しあい試合
  • はじ始まれば
  • かれ
  • 初め
  • から
  • とばして
  • いく
  • だろう
  • 、ルチアーノ
  • かんたん簡単に
  • たた叩きのめされて
  • しまう
  • だろう
When the bell rings, he'll start strong and Luciano will lose quickly.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
4. to spray; to splash; to spatter
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
5. to say without reservation; to call out (e.g. a jeer); to rattle off (e.g. a joke)
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
6. to spread (e.g. a rumour); to circulate; to send out (a message); to issue (e.g. an appeal)
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
7. to transfer (to a less important post); to send away (e.g. to a provincial branch); to demote
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
8. to dispatch quickly (e.g. a reporter)
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
9. to get rid of; to burn off (alcohol)
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
10. to attack (e.g. with a leg manoeuvre)
Auxiliary verb, Godan verb with 'su' ending
11. to do vigorously; to do roughly; to do energetically
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to circulate; to go around; to be passed around; to become known
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down
  • この
  • うた
  • 10
  • せいき世紀
  • から
  • きょう今日
  • まで
  • つた伝わった
  • もの
This song comes down to us from the tenth century.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to come
  • おちゃお茶
  • ちゅうごく中国
  • から
  • つた伝わった
Tea was introduced from China.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
4. to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to be felt; to come across
  • あなた
  • ぎろん議論
  • 良く
  • あいて相手
  • つた伝わった
Your argument came across well.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
5. to travel (of sound, electricity, etc.); to propagate; to be conducted; to be transmitted
  • ひかり
  • おと
  • より
  • はるかに
  • はや早く
  • つた伝わる
Light travels much faster than sound.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
6. to go along; to move alongSee also 伝う
  • なみだ
  • ほお
  • つた伝わり
  • 落ちた
Tears rolled down his cheeks.
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Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
1. circumference; outskirts; environs; around; in the area of; in the vicinity of
  • ほっきょくけん北極圏
  • とは
  • ほっきょく北極
  • しゅうへん周辺
  • ちいき地域
  • こと
  • である
The Arctic is the area round the North Pole.
Noun
2. (computer) peripheralComputing
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Noun
1. (social) standing; status; position; rank
  • かれ
  • みぶん身分
  • たか高い
  • ひと
  • です
He is a man of high social status.
Noun
2. identity; birth; origin
  • しはいにん支配人
  • ドア
  • ひら開いて
  • みぶん身分
  • なの名乗った
The manager opened the door and identified himself.
Noun
3. one's circumstances; one's means
  • みぶん身分
  • そうおう相応に
  • 暮らせ
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
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Noun
1. base; basis; foundation; footing; infrastructure
Noun
2. bedrockGeology
Noun
3. platformComputing
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
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Noun
1. context (of a passage); line of thought
  • ことば言葉
  • いみ意味
  • ぶんみゃく文脈
  • によって
  • 変わり
  • うる
The meaning of words can change according to their context.
Noun
2. context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to go around; to make a circle around
  • われわれ我々
  • たいよう太陽
  • めぐ巡る
  • すべての
  • わくせい惑星
  • たんけん探検
  • する
  • だろう
We will explore every planet that goes around the sun.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to surround; to circle; to enclose
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return; to repeat; to circulate (of blood, money, etc.)
  • はる
  • また
  • めぐって
  • きた
Spring has come around.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
4. to travel around; to make a tour of
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
5. to concern (a matter); to surroundUsually written using kana alone, See also をめぐって
  • こっかい国会
  • うご動き
  • この
  • もんだい問題
  • めぐる
  • よやとう与野党
  • あいだ
  • せいじてき政治的
  • つなひ綱引き
  • となった
Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.
Other forms
回る 【めぐる】廻る 【めぐる】繞る 【めぐる】
Notes
回る: Rarely-used kanji form. 廻る: Rarely-used kanji form. 繞る: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. (common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; circulation; currency; validity (e.g. of a ticket)
Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to apply; to be valid; to pass (for); to do well; to get by
  • かれ
  • としのわり年の割に
  • わか若く
  • 見える
  • ので
  • だいがくせい大学生
  • として
  • つうよう通用
  • します
He looks so young for his age that he passes for a college student.
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
3. going in and out; entrance and exitSee also 通用口
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Noun
1. matter; thing; affair; circumstance
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Noun
1. state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
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状勢 【じょうせい】
Notes
状勢: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. background; scenery; backdrop; setting
Noun
2. background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; context
Noun
3. backing; support (from behind the scenes)
  • かれ
  • けいざいてき経済的
  • はいけい背景
  • しっかり
  • している
His economical backing is secure.
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to drift; to float
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood)
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
4. to wander; to walk around aimlessly
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
5. to be unsteady; to be unstableArchaic
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
6. to falter; to flinch; to winceArchaic
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
7. to live in unreliable circumstancesArchaic
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Noun
1. one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. management; dealing with; settlement; cleaning up; disposal
  • かれ
  • ごご午後
  • いっぱい
  • つか使って
  • さくねん昨年
  • ほうれん草
  • しまつ始末
  • した
He's spent all afternoon rooting up last year's spinach plants.
Noun
2. course of events; circumstances; particulars
Noun
3. end result (usu. bad); outcome
  • せかい世界
  • から
  • はしか麻疹
  • ゆしゅつこく輸出国
  • いやみ嫌味
  • ほんね本音
  • とれる
  • こと
  • いわれている
  • しまつ始末
Ending up with being called a "measles exporting country" by the rest of the world, something that you could take as insult or truth.
Noun, Suru verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Transitive verb
4. economizing; economising; frugality; being thrifty
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仕末 【しまつ】
Notes
仕末: Irregular kanji usage.
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. throwing in; inserting; depositing (e.g. a ballot)
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
2. investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); injection; infusion
  • てき
  • しん
  • へいりょく兵力
  • とうにゅう投入
  • した
The enemy flung fresh troops into the battle.
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
3. launching (a product into the market); introduction
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
4. submitting (a job to a computer); issuing (a command)Computing
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to dance (orig. a whirling dance)See also 踊る
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl; to fly; to circle; to wheel
  • ヒラヒラと
  • さくら
  • はな
  • 舞っている
  • もう
  • はなみ花見
  • きせつ季節
  • 終わり
It looks like cherry blossom-viewing season is at an end. You can see the petals fluttering down.
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