Jisho

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Words — 426 found

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. old person; elderly person; senior citizenSensitive
  • めがみ目が見えない
  • かんごふ看護婦
  • としよ年寄り
  • せわ世話をする
  • こと
  • いっしん一身
  • ささ捧げた
The blind nurse devoted herself to caring for the elderly.
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2. trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement paySumo
Noun
3. senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
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4. important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
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5. ToshiyoriA toshiyori (年寄) is a sumo elder of the Japan Sumo Associ... Read more
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年寄 【としより】年より 【としより】
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Noun
1. sumo (wrestling)
Noun
2. sumo wrestler; rikishiAbbreviation, See also 相撲取り
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3. Sumois a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler atte... Read more
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相撲 【すまい】角力 【すもう】角力 【すまい】
Notes
すまい: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. 角力: Rarely-used kanji form. すまい: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. 角力: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. place; location; spot; position
Noun
2. room; space
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3. basho; wrestling tournamentSumo
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to break; to destroy; to demolish
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
2. to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
3. to break (a bill, etc.)
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毀す 【こわす】
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Godan verb with 'mu' ending
1. to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms)
Godan verb with 'mu' ending
2. to put together; to construct; to assemble; to produce (e.g. TV program)
Godan verb with 'mu' ending
3. to braid; to plait
Godan verb with 'mu' ending
4. to grapple; to wrestle
Godan verb with 'mu' ending
5. to unite; to join; to link up; to form an alliance
Godan verb with 'mu' ending
6. to set (e.g. type)
Godan verb with 'mu' ending
7. to issue (e.g. money order)
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. pitiful; unfortunate; poor; miserable; wretched
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2. unpardonable; regrettable
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Noun
1. gun
  • がっしゅうこく合衆国
  • おく
  • 1600
  • まん
  • ちょう
  • てっぽう鉄砲
  • るい
  • みんかん民間の
  • ある
  • いう
In the U.S., as many as 216 million firearms are said to be in private hands.
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2. wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practiceSumo
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3. puffer fishColloquial, See also 河豚
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鉄炮 【てっぽう】
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to smash; to crush; to flatten
  • かれ
  • わたし私の
  • ぼうし帽子
  • ぺちゃんこ
  • つぶした
He squashed my hat flat.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
2. to shut down; to put out of business; to force (a company) to close up shop
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
3. to wreck; to break; to block; to thwart
  • かれ
  • へいぜん平然と
  • とりひき取引
  • つぶしました
He sank the deal without batting an eyelash.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
4. to butcher; to slaughter; to kill (livestock, for food)
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
5. to kill (time); to while away (the time); to use up (one's time)
  • かのじょ彼女
  • みせ
  • みてまわ見てまわって
  • いちじかん1時間
  • つぶした
She killed an hour looking around the stores.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
6. to waste (e.g. talents)
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous; incoherentUsually written using kana alone
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2. extreme; senseless; reckless; wantonUsually written using kana alone
  • オラ
  • 気分が良く
  • なったで
  • でも
  • おとうさん
  • めちゃくちゃ滅茶苦茶
  • おこ怒られちまう
  • おも思う
I feel a lot better now, but I know Dad's going to be real upset.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
3. disorderly; chaotic; confused; messyUsually written using kana alone
  • その
  • じしん地震
  • なに何もかも
  • めちゃくちゃ
  • した
The earthquake smashed everything.
Adverb (fukushi)
4. incredibly; really; so; superUsually written using kana alone
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目茶苦茶 【めちゃくちゃ】
Notes
滅茶苦茶: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 目茶苦茶: Ateji (phonetic) reading.
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
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悲酸 【ひさん】
Notes
悲酸: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Counter
1. counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins)
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2. counter for portions of gyōza or soba
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3. counter for ranksSumo
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4. counter for wrestlers of a particular rankSumo
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5. counter for fields or rice paddies
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6. counter for palanquin bearers
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Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to be matched against
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
  • そろそろ
  • ほんき本気
  • しごと仕事
  • とりく取り組む
  • ころ
It is time you get down to work.
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取組む 【とりくむ】
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. faint; dim; weak; slight; vague; indistinct; hazyUsually written using kana alone
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
2. poor; wretched; meagre; meager; scantyUsually written using kana alone
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幽か 【かすか】
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
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亡ぼす 【ほろぼす】滅す 【ほろぼす】
Notes
滅す: Irregular okurigana usage.
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Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
1. to get twisted; to get crooked; to get warpedUsually written using kana alone
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
2. to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become perverse; to become contraryUsually written using kana alone
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
3. to become troubled; to become complicated; to become strainedUsually written using kana alone
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捻れる 【ねじれる】拗れる 【ねじれる】捻じれる 【ねじれる】捩じれる 【ねじれる】
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Noun, Suru verb
1. call; summons; paging; curtain callSee also 呼び出す よびだす
  • よびだ呼び出し
  • おねがお願いします
I'd like to page someone.
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2. call; invocationComputing
Noun
3. usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.Sumo
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4. telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reachedAbbreviation, See also 呼び出し電話
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5. box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)Archaic, See also 陸湯
Noun
6. high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period)Archaic
Noun
7. unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)Archaic
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8. YobidashiThe yobidashi (呼出 or 呼び出し) (announcer or beckoner) calls ... Read more
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呼出し 【よびだし】呼出 【よびだし】
Notes
呼出: Irregular okurigana usage.
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
1. sprain; twist; wrench
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2. SprainA sprain (possibly from Middle French espraindre, to sque... Read more
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Noun
1. effort; initiative; dealing with; grappling with; wrestling with
  • しゃちょう社長
  • しゃいん社員
  • しゅたいてき主体的な
  • とりく取り組み
  • うなが促した
The president urged employees to act on their initiative.
Noun
2. bout (in sports, etc.); matchoft. 取組 when in ref. to sumo
Place
3. Torikumi
Other forms
取組 【とりくみ】取組み 【とりくみ】取り組 【とりくみ】とり組み 【とりくみ】
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Kanji — 9 found

7.287266911417252
9 strokes. JLPT N2. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4.
shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shameful
Kun: あさ.い
On: セン
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8.50859656137545
11 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
wretched, disaster, cruelty, harsh
On: サン ザン
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9.695031078477701
18 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
healing, cure, quench (thirst), wreak
On:
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100.0
23 strokes.
wren
On: ショウ
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Names — 11 found

レックしょう 【レック礁】
Place
1. Wreck Reefs
ヴレーデ
Unclassified name
1. Wrede
リークがわ 【リーク川】
Place
1. Wreek (river)
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