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Words — 16 found

Noun
1. kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun​
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掛け言葉 【かけことば】、懸詞 【かけことば】、掛け詞 【かけことば】、懸け詞 【かけことば】
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Noun
1. shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player​Usually written using kana alone
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尻取 【しりとり】
Notes
尻取: Irregular okurigana usage.
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Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
1. to dress stylishly​
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
2. to joke; to play on words​
Notes
洒落る: Ateji (phonetic) reading.
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Noun
1. sophistry; sophism​
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詭辯 【きべん】、奇弁 【きべん】、危弁 【きべん】
Notes
詭辯: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage. 奇弁: Rarely-used kanji form. 危弁: Rarely-used kanji form.
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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. word game; wordplay; playing with words​
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ごろあ 語呂合わせ
Noun
1. wordplay; play on words; pun; rhyming game​
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ゴロ合わせ 【ごろあわせ】、語路合わせ 【ごろあわせ】
Notes
語路合わせ: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. thing; matter​Usually written using kana alone
Noun
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis​Usually written using kana alone
Noun
3. circumstances; situation; state of affairs​Usually written using kana alone
Noun
4. work; business; affair​Usually written using kana alone
Noun
5. after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to​Usually written using kana alone
Noun, used as a suffix
6. nominalizing suffix​Usually written using kana alone, See also 事 ごと
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • いあ居空き
  • として
  • し知られ
  • 、
  • にっちゅう日中
  • でも
  • いえ家
  • に
  • しのびこ忍び込んで
  • きちょうひん貴重品
  • を
  • ぬす盗む
  • こと
  • で
  • ひょうばん評判
  • となっていた
  • 。
He was known as a burglar of houses where occupants are present and had a reputation for sneaking in and stealing valuables even during the day.
Noun, used as a suffix
7. pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...​Usually written using kana alone, See also 事 ごと
Noun
8. alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or​Usually written using kana alone, as AことB (A = alias, B = real name)
Noun
9. necessity; need​Usually written using kana alone, as 〜ことはない
Noun
10. you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...​Usually written using kana alone, as 〜ことだ
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縡 【こと】
Notes
縡: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
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Noun
1. chee fah; chiffa; gambling game in which players buy a lined paper with 36 words on it and try and guess the word the dealer has chosen​Usually written using kana alone, Historical term, From Chinese “zìhuá”
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字華 【チーハー】、字華 【チーパー】、一八 【チーハ】、一八 【チーハー】、一八 【チーパー】
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Noun
1. sound (of a sentence); euphony​
Noun
2. wordplay; play on words; pun; rhyming game​Abbreviation, See also 語呂合わせ
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語路 【ごろ】
Notes
語路: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. (spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines​Usually written using kana alone
  • やくしゃ役者
  • は
  • せりふ台詞
  • を
  • あんき暗記
  • し
  • なければならない
  • 。
An actor has to memorize his lines.
Noun
2. comment; remark; phrase; words​Usually written using kana alone
  • それ
  • は
  • こっち
  • の
  • セリフ
  • です
  • よ
  • 。
That's what I want to say.
Noun
3. stock phrase; set phrase; cliché; platitude​Usually written using kana alone
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科白 【せりふ】、台詞 【だいし】、セリフ
Notes
せりふ: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading). せりふ: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading). 科白: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. playing with words; frivolous speech; flippant remarks; glib talk; verbosity​Rare term
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哢言 【ろうげん】
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Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
1. to bite​
  • つめ爪
  • を
  • か噛む
  • の
  • は
  • よし
  • なさい
  • 。
Don't bite your nails.
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
2. to chew; to gnaw; to masticate​
  • か噛む
  • と
  • いた痛い
  • ですか
  • 。
Does it hurt when you chew?
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
3. to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to stutter; to stammer​
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
4. to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)​
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
5. to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.); to mesh; to fit together​
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
6. to be involved in​See also 一枚噛む
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
7. to convince; to persuade​Archaic, used by Edo period prostitutes
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咬む 【かむ】、嚙む 【かむ】、嚼む 【かむ】
Notes
嚙む: Rarely-used kanji form. 嚼む: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. actions and words (of an actor); one's lines​See also 台詞
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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag)​Usually written using kana alone, See also 壁にかける
  • コート
  • を
  • ハンガー
  • に
  • か掛けて
  • おきなさい
  • 。
Put your coat on a hanger.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2. to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to cover; to lay; to spread​Usually written using kana alone
  • ウエートレス
  • は
  • テーブル
  • の
  • うえ上
  • に
  • しろ白い
  • テーブルクロス
  • を
  • かけた
  • 。
The waitress spread a white cloth over the table.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
3. to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.)​Usually written using kana alone, See also 眼鏡を掛ける
  • その
  • ふじん婦人
  • は
  • しんじゅ真珠
  • の
  • ネックレス
  • を
  • かけていた
  • 。
The lady wore a necklace of pearls.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
4. to make (a call)​Usually written using kana alone, See also 電話を掛ける
    10
  • えん円
  • で
  • でんわ電話
  • が
  • かけられます
  • か
  • 。
Can I make a phone call for ten yen?
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
5. to spend (time, money); to expend; to use​Usually written using kana alone, See also 時間を掛ける
  • スーツ
  • に
  • そんなに
  • おかねお金
  • を
  • かける
  • には
  • ためらい
  • が
  • ある
  • 。
I hesitate to pay so much for a suit.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
6. to pour (liquid) onto; to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto; to splash; to throw (e.g. water) onto​Usually written using kana alone, See also 塩をかける
  • コック
  • さん
  • は
  • すこ少しも
  • かけていない
  • 。
The cook hasn't put any on it.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
7. to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.); to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.); to put on (a DVD, song, etc.); to use (a device, implement, etc.)​Usually written using kana alone
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
8. to cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.); to burden (someone); to impose​Usually written using kana alone, See also 迷惑を掛ける
  • たいへん大変
  • ごめいわくご迷惑
  • を
  • おかけ
  • して
  • もうしわけ申し訳ありません
  • 。
I am sorry to trouble you so much.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
9. to multiply (arithmetic operation)​Mathematics, Usually written using kana alone
    4
  • か掛ける
  • 2
  • は
  • 8
  • だ
  • 。
Four multiplied by two is eight.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
10. to secure (e.g. lock)​Usually written using kana alone, See also 鍵を掛ける
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
11. to take a seat; to sit; to rest (something on something else); to support (something on something else)​Usually written using kana alone, See also 腰を掛ける
  • どうぞ
  • おかけ
  • くだ下さい
  • 。
Please have a seat.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
12. to bind​Usually written using kana alone, also as 繋ける
  • その
  • はこ箱
  • に
  • かざ飾り
  • の
  • テープ
  • を
  • かけて
  • ください
  • 。
Do up the box with decorative tape.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
13. to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble​Usually written using kana alone, See also 賭ける かける
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
14. to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on​Usually written using kana alone
  • あいつ
  • に
  • まほう魔法
  • を
  • かけて
  • カエル
  • に
  • してやろう
  • 。
I'll bewitch him into a frog!
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
15. to hold (a play, festival, etc.)​Usually written using kana alone
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
16. to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.)​Usually written using kana alone
  • だれも
  • が
  • その
  • しゅうじん囚人
  • に
  • なさ情け
  • を
  • かけた
  • 。
Everybody showed sympathy toward the prisoner.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
17. to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.)​Usually written using kana alone, See also 裁判に掛ける
  • その
  • もんだい問題
  • は
  • いいんかい委員会
  • に
  • かけられている
  • 。
The question is before the committee.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
18. to increase further​Usually written using kana alone
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
19. to catch (in a trap, etc.)​Usually written using kana alone
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
20. to set atop​Usually written using kana alone
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
21. to erect (a makeshift building)​Usually written using kana alone
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
22. to apply (insurance)​Usually written using kana alone, See also 保険を掛ける
  • その
  • かもつ貨物
  • には
  • あらゆる
  • きけん危険
  • にたいに対する
  • ほけん保険
  • が
  • か掛けられた
  • 。
The freight was insured against all risks.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
23. to pun (on a word); to use (a word) as a pivot word; to play on words​Usually written using kana alone, See also 掛詞
Suffix, Ichidan verb
24. to be partway doing ...; to begin (but not complete) ...; to be about to ...​Usually written using kana alone, See also 話し掛ける, See also 治りかける, after -masu stem of verb
Suffix, Ichidan verb
25. to address (someone); to direct (something, to someone); to do (something, to someone)​Usually written using kana alone, See also 話し掛ける, after -masu stem of verb; indicates an action is being directed to someone
  • しかし
  • 、
  • のうえんしゅ農園主
  • は
  • かれ彼
  • に
  • ほほえ微笑み
  • かけました
  • 。
But the farmer smiled at him.
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懸ける 【かける】
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Kanji — 1 found

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17 strokes.
謅
play with words, quip, talk nonsense
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