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Most useful words for each reading of every Jōyō kanji

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Kanji Usefulness Level 5 401-500 Level-Appropriate Vocab

This collection contains 153 words.
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せ い じ つ 0
sincere; honest; faithful
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ま こ と 0
Most common form: 真
adverb, noun
1. truth; reality
2. sincerity; honesty; integrity; fidelity
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え ん じ ょ う 0
1. blazing up
2. destruction of a large building by fire
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ほ の お 0 ほ の お 1
noun
1. flame; blaze
2. flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
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い す 0
noun
1. chair; stool
2. post; office; position
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か ん よ う 0
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity
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い っ せ い 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
simultaneous; all at once
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ほ 1
Most common form: 穗
noun
1. ear (of plant); head (of plant)
2. point; tip
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か ね る 2
Most common form: かねる
suffix, ichidan verb
1. to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do  (see also: 兼ねない; often written with kana only)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
2. to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features
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け ん よ う 0
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
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き が ね 0
hesitance; diffidence; feeling constraint; fear of troubling someone; having scruples about doing something
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し い く 0
breeding; raising; rearing
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か う 1
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to keep (a pet or other animal); to raise; to have; to own; to feed
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そ く し ん 0
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
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う な が す 0 う な が す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to urge; to press; to prompt; to suggest; to demand; to stimulate; to quicken; to incite; to invite (attention to)
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し き さ い 0
noun
colour; color; hue; tints
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い ろ ど る 3
Most common form: 色取る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to colour; to color; to paint
2. to apply make-up
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お ん だ ん 0
warm; mild; temperate; warmth
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あ た た か い 4
warm; mild; genial  (暖かい, 暖い usu. refer to air temperature)
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ふ う ぞ く 1
noun
1. manners; customs
2. sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
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ぼ う ち ょ う 0
hearing; listening; attendance; auditing
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か ん じ ん 0
essential; fundamental; crucial; vital; main
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き も 1
Most common form: キモ
noun
1. liver; innards
2. courage; spirit; pluck; guts
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た は た 1
noun
fields (of rice and other crops)
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は た け 2
noun
1. field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation
noun, suffix
2. field (of specialization); sphere; area  (ばたけ when suf; this meaning is restricted to reading はたけ)
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む ぎ ば た け 3
noun
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
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み ね 0
noun
1. peak; summit; ridge; top
2. back of a blade
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れ い ほ う 0
noun
sacred mountain
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れ ん ぽ う 0
noun
mountain range
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お ん 1
Most common form: おん
noun
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
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ほ こ り 0 ほ こ り 3
noun
pride; boast
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こ だ い 0
exaggeration; hyperbole
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あ み 2
noun
1. net; netting
2. web
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じ ゅ う た い 0
Most common form: じゅうたい
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
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し ぶ い 2
1. astringent; bitter; puckery; rough; harsh; tart
2. austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); refined; quiet (and simple); sober; sombre; subdued; tasteful (in a quiet way); understated
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た ま し い 1
noun
soul; spirit
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こ ん た ん 1 こ ん た ん 0 こ ん た ん 3
1. ulterior motive; plot; scheme
noun
2. complicated circumstances; intricacies
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ま け じ だ ま し い 4
noun
unyielding spirit; indomitable spirit
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ぼ く じ ょ う 0
noun
1. farm (livestock); ranch (US); station (Aus, NZ)
2. pasture land; meadow; grazing land
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こ う そ 1
koso appeal (initial appeal to a higher court)
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ひ か え る 3 ひ か え る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to be temperate in; to refrain; to abstain; to hold back; to restrain oneself from excessive ...
2. to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number)
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ふ ん そ う 0
dispute; trouble; strife
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ま ぎ ら わ し い 5
confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous; easily mixed up (e.g. similar words)
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い ま し め 0 い ま し め 4
noun
1. caution; admonition; warning; lesson
2. prohibition; ban; commandment; precept  (also written as 禁め)
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け い か い 0
1. vigilance; precaution; watch; lookout; alertness
2. to be vigilant; to be cautious; to guard (against)
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ぼ っ し ゅ う 0
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
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ち ん ぼ つ 0
1. sinking; foundering; going down; submersion
2. getting dead drunk  (colloquialism)
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き そ ん 0
existing
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こ か ん せ つ 2
noun
hip joint; coxa
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ま た 2
noun
1. crotch; crutch; groin; thigh
2. fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
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お び や か す 4
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to intimidate; to scare  (see also: 脅かす:おどかす)
2. to jeopardize; to endanger; to imperil
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お ど し 0
noun
threat
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せ い ふ く 0
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
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く つ が え す 3 く つ が え す 4
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to overturn; to capsize; to upset
2. to overthrow (government etc.)
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ふ く め ん 0
1. mask; veil; disguise
noun or verb acting prenominally, noun
2. anonymous; unmarked; incognito
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て ん ぷ く 0
Most common form: 顛覆
1. capsizing; overturn; turning over; upset
2. overthrow (e.g. a government)
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お お う 0 お お う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
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ぐ ん 1
noun
1. district; county  (this meaning is restricted to reading ぐん)
2. district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)  (see also: 国郡里制)
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お か 0
noun
1. hill; height; knoll; rising ground  (this meaning is restricted to form 丘, 岡, 壟)
2. bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game  (mahjong term; often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to form 丘, 陸符)
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さ き ゅ う 0
noun
sand dune; sand hill
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か さ く 0
noun
1. good piece of work
2. honourable mention (honorable)  (abbreviation)
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お じ 0
noun
uncle  (see also: 叔母・おば; 伯父 or 叔父 respectively can mean older or younger than one's parent)
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い た く 0
consign (goods (for sale) to a firm); entrust (person with something); commit
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あ い し ゅ う 0
noun
pathos; sorrow; grief
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あ わ れ 1
noun
1. pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos
2. pitiable; pitiful; pathetic; miserable
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こ え る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to grow fat; to gain weight; to put on weight
2. to grow fertile  (of soil)
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ひ り ょ う 1
noun
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser
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こ え 2
noun
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
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し も ご え 0
noun
manure; night soil
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ろ う ど く 0
reading aloud; recitation  (see also: 音読)
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ほ が ら か 2
bright; cheerful; melodious
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つ つ し む 3
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to be careful; to be discreet  (usu. 慎む)
2. to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to abstain  (usu. 慎む)
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し ん ち ょ う 0
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate  (opposite: 軽率)
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ゆ う ゆ う 3 ゆ う ゆ う 0
quiet; calm; leisurely; easy
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ま ゆ 1
Most common form: まゆ
noun
eyebrow; eyebrows
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み け ん 0
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
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し ょ う び 1
noun
emergency; urgency; imminence
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き ょ ひ 1
denial; veto; rejection; refusal
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こ ば む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to refuse; to reject; to decline
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が い ね ん 1
noun
general idea; concept; notion
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か え り み る 4
Most common form: 顧る
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to look back (e.g. over shoulder or at the past); to turn around
2. to reflect on the past; to reconsider; to review
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こ き ゃ く 0
customer; client; patron
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く さ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose; to turn sour (e.g. milk)
2. to corrode; to weather; to crumble
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ち ん ぷ 1
stale; hackneyed; cliched
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あ い さ つ 1
1. greeting; greetings; salutation; salute; polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from somebody
2. polite set phrase used to express apology, sympathy, congratulations, etc.
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こ ど く 0
isolation; loneliness; solitude
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ば い き ゃ く 0
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
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と う ぞ く 0
noun
thief; robber
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し し ょ う 1 し し ょ う 2
noun, suffix
1. master; teacher
noun
2. coach who owns his stable  (sumo term)
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く や し い 4
vexing; annoying; frustrating; regrettable; mortifying
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こ う か い 1
regret; repentance; remorse
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く い 1
noun
regret; repentance
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じ ご く 0 じ ご く 3
noun
hell
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と ど こ お る 0 と ど こ お る 5
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to pile up (work etc)
2. to stagnate
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た い ざ い 0
stay; sojourn
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た い ぐ う 0
1. treatment; reception
2. remuneration; salary; payment; compensation package
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あ わ い 0
light; faint; pale; fleeting
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た ん す い 0
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)  (see also: 鹹水)
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こ う に ゅ う 0
purchase; buy
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あ わ せ て 2
Most common form: あわせて
expression, adverb
1. in all; in total; collectively  (esp. 合わせて, 合せて)
expression, conjunction
2. in addition; besides; at the same time  (esp. 併せて)
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へ い よ う 0
using together (jointly); used at the same time
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す う は い 0
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
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い い だ く だ く 1
quite willingly; readily; with acquiescence  (see also: 唯々諾々として; yojijukugo)
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ゆ い い つ 1
only; sole; unique
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す い ち ょ く 0
1. vertical
2. perpendicular
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ぎ ふ 0
noun
Gifu (city)
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き ろ 1
noun
forked road; crossroads
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は い ゆ う 0
actor; actress; player; performer  (see also: 役者)
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な な め 1
1. slanting; tilted; sloping; diagonal; oblique  (see also: 斜)
2. unusual; slanted (view of the world); bad (mood)
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け い し ゃ 0
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip; tilt; lean
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お じ ょ う さ ん 2
noun
1. daughter  (see also: 嬢さん; honorific)
2. young lady  (see also: 嬢さん)
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け っ か ん 0
noun
1. defect; fault; deficiency; deformity
2. shortage; gap
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お ち い る 3 お ち い る 0
Most common form: 落ち入る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to fall into (e.g. a hole)
2. to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.)
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つ ぐ な い 0
noun
recompense; indemnity; atonement
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だ い し ょ う 0
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
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か ん し ょ う 0
appreciation (e.g. of art); aesthetic sense
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か ん が み る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to heed; to take into account; to bear in mind; to learn from; to take warning from; in view of; in the light of
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か ん こ く 0
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
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す す め 0
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement  (see also: お勧め)
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ほ う む る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to consign to oblivion; to shelve
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そ う ぎ 1
noun
funeral service
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こ が す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
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し ょ う て ん 1
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
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あ せ り 3
noun
impatience
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ふ く ら む 0
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
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ぼ う だ い 0
1. huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; multitudinous
2. swelling; expansion  (this meaning is restricted to form 膨大)
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ほ う て い 0
courtroom
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む ら さ き 2
noun
1. purple; violet
2. Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell)  (often written with kana only)
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し が い せ ん 0
noun
ultra-violet rays
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め い が ら 0
noun
1. brand; make; description
2. trading name of stocks and securities
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か ま 1
noun
1. sickle
2. sickle-and-chain (weapon)  (see also: 鎖鎌; abbreviation)
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さ い き ん 0
noun
bacillus; bacterium; germ
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か ぎ ょ う 1
noun
trade; business; commerce; occupation
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か せ ぐ 2
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to earn income; to labor; to labour
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ゆ ず る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to turn over; to assign; to hand over; to transmit; to convey; to sell; to dispose of
2. to yield; to surrender; to concede
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も う れ つ 0
violent; vehement; raging; stout; intense; spirited; stormy
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み す い 0
noun, noun (suffix), 'no' adjective
attempt (e.g. at crime)  (see also: 既遂)
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と げ る 0 と げ る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out
2. to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
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お か す 2 お か す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to brave; to risk; to face; to venture
2. to harm; to afflict; to affect  (of a disease, chemical, etc.)
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ぼ う け ん 0
risk; venture; adventure
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た い 1
Most common form: タイ
noun
Thailand  (often written with kana only)
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さ よ く 1
left-wing (politics)  (opposite: 右翼)
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つ ば さ 0
Most common form: つばさ
noun
1. wing
2. Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 二十八宿, 朱雀; astronomy, etc. term; this meaning is restricted to reading よく)
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せ い さ ん 0
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
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ち つ じ ょ 2 ち つ じ ょ 1
noun
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
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と び ら 0
noun
1. door; gate; opening
2. title page
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も ん ぴ 1
noun
door(s) of a gate
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ぜ ひ 1
adverb, noun
1. certainly; without fail  (often written with kana only)
2. right and wrong; pros and cons
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す ん ぽ う 0
noun
1. measurement; size; extent; dimension
2. plan; intention; arrangement; schedule
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う ん ち ん 1
noun
1. (passenger) fare
2. freight rates; shipping expenses
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て い さ つ 0
scout out; reconnaissance
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せ い ち ょ う 0
clear; serene
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す む 1
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to clear (e.g. weather); to become transparent
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