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Kanji 1-100 Flashcards

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火

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火 【カ】 Tuesday, fire (second of the five elements)

火 【ひ】 fire, flame, blaze

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光

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光栄 【コウエイ】 honour, honor, glory, privilege

光 【ひかり】 light, illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow, happiness, hope, influence, power, vision, eyesight

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炎

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炎 【エン】 -itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)

炎 【ほのお】 flame, blaze, flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger), passion

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何

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何 【なに】 what, you-know-what, that thing, whatsit, whachamacallit, what’s-his-name, what’s-her-name, penis, (one’s) thing, dick, (not) at all, (not) in the slightest, what?, huh?, hey!, come on!, oh, no (it’s fine), why (it’s nothing), oh (certainly not)

何 【なん】 what, how many, many, a lot of, several, a few, some

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風

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風 【フウ】 method, manner, way, style, appearance, air, tendency, wind (one of the five elements)

風 【かぜ】 wind, breeze, draught, draft, manner, behaviour, behavior, cold, influenza

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闇

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闇 【やみ】 darkness, the dark, bewilderment, despair, hopelessness, hidden place, secrecy, oblivion, black market, shady trading, underhand transactions, illegal channels

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地

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地 【チ】earth, ground, land, soil, place, territory, bottom (of a package, book, etc.), earth (one of the five elements)

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愛

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愛 【アイ】 love, affection, care, attachment, craving, desire, agape, Ireland

愛 【まな】 beloved, dear
愛しい 【いとしい】 lovely, dear, beloved, darling, dearest, pitiable, pitiful

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水

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水 【スイ】 Wednesday, shaved ice (served with flavored syrup), water (fifth of the five elements)

水 【みず】 water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water), fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid, flood, floodwaters, water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout, break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

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死

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死 【シ】 death, decease, (an) out, death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

死ぬ 【しぬ】 to die, to pass away, to lose spirit, to lose vigor, to look dead, to cease, to stop

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神

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神 【シン】 spirit, psyche, god, deity, divinity, kami

神 【かみ】 god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami, incredible, fantastic, amazing, Emperor (of Japan), thunder

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山

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山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, Mt., Mount

山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild

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月

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月 【ゲツ】 Monday

月 【つき】 Moon, month, moonlight, (a) moon, natural satellite

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夢

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夢 【ゆめ】 dream
夢にも 【ゆめにも】 (not) in the slightest, (not) at all

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心

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心 【シン】 heart, mind, spirit, vitality, inner strength, bottom of one’s heart, core (of one’s character), nature, centre, center, core, heart, heart (organ), friend

心 【こころ】 mind, heart, spirit, the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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金

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金 【キン】 gold (metal), gold (color), gold (medal), first place (prize), something of great value, something golden (e.g. silence), money, gold coin, sum (of money), Friday, karat (measure of purity of gold), carat, testicles

金 【かね】 money, metal

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王

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王 【オウ】king, ruler, sovereign, monarch, tycoon, magnate, champion, master, king (of the senior player)

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小

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小 【ショウ】 smallness, small item, elementary school, smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name), inferior, younger (of two people with the same name), junior

小さい 【ちいさい】 small, little, tiny, slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small, low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice), unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial, young, juvenile

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姫

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姫 【ひめ】 young lady of noble birth, princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.), girl, small, cute, lesser (in names of species), prostitute

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木

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木 【モク】 Thursday, wood (first of the five elements)

木 【き】 tree, shrub, bush, wood, timber

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人

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人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with …, man, person, people
人 【ニン】 counter for people

人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one

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中

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中 【チュウ】 medium, average, middle, moderation, middle school, China, volume two (of three), during (a certain time when one did or is doing something), under (construction, etc.), while, in, out of, of the

中 【なか】 inside, interior, among, within, middle, center, centre, during, while, middle, midst, amid, interval, gap, mean, average, second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes), middle, medium grade, medium quality, red-light district

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行

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行 【コウ】 going, travelling, traveling, journey, trip, act, action, bank, counter for banks, counter for groups or parties of people

行く 【いく】 to go, to move (in a direction or towards a specific location), to head (towards), to be transported (towards), to reach, to proceed, to take place, to pass through, to come and go, to walk, to die, to pass away, to do (in a specific way), to stream, to flow, to continue, to have an orgasm, to come, to cum, to trip, to get high, to have a drug-induced hallucination

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女

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女 【ジョ】 woman, girl, daughter

女 【おんな】 female, woman, female sex, female lover, girlfriend, mistress, (someone’s) woman

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雨

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雨 【あめ】 rain, rainy day, rainy weather, the November suit (in hanafuda)

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父

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父母 【フボ】 father and mother, parents

父 【ちち】 father

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十

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十 【ジュウ】 ten, 10, ten years of age, book containing a collection of poems

十 【じゅう】 ten, 10, ten years of age, book containing a collection of poems

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口

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口 【ク】 mouth, speech, counter for people or implements

口 【くち】 mouth, opening, hole, gap, orifice, mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece, gate, door, entrance, exit, speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip), taste, palate, mouth (to feed), opening (i.e. vacancy), available position, invitation, summons, kind, sort, type, opening (i.e. beginning), counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), stove burners, and swords

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一

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一 【イチ】 one, 1, best, first, foremost, beginning, start, a (single), one (of many), ace, bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

一つ 【ひとつ】 one, for one thing, only, (not) even, just (e.g. “just try it”), some kind of, one type of

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私

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私 【シ】 private affairs, personal matter

私 【わたし】 I, me, personal (affairs, etc.), private, selfishness, partiality, secrecy, confidentiality

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新

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新 【シン】 new, neo-, newness, novelty, Gregorian calendar

新しい 【あたらしい】 new, novel, fresh, recent, latest, up-to-date, modern

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見

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見 【ケン】 view (of life, etc.), outlook

見る 【みる】 to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe, to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge, to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on, to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.), to try …, to have a go at …, to give … a try, to see (that) …, to find (that) …

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子

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子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing…)

子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one’s) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
子 【こう】 child, interest

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空

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空 【クウ】 empty air, sky, shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon), emptiness, air force, fruitlessness, meaninglessness, void (one of the five elements), empty (e.g. set)

空 【そら】 sky, the air, the heavens, weather, far-off place, distant place, state of mind, feeling, (from) memory, (by) heart, falsehood, lie, somehow, vaguely, fake

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元

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元 【ゲン】 unknown (e.g. in an equation), element (of a set), yuan (monetary unit of China), New Taiwan dollar, Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368), Yüan dynasty, Mongol dynasty

元 【もと】 origin, source, base, basis, foundation, root, cause, ingredient, material, base, mix, stock, (someone’s) side, (someone’s) location, original cost (or capital, principal, etc.), (plant) root, (tree) trunk, first section of a waka, counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry), handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.), grip
元 【もと】 former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before

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出

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出 【シュツ】 coming out, emerging, being born into (a certain family), being a native of (a particular place)

出る 【でる】 to leave, to exit, to go out, to come out, to get out, to leave (on a journey), to depart, to start out, to set out, to move forward, to come to, to get to, to lead to, to reach, to appear, to come out, to emerge, to surface, to come forth, to turn up, to be found, to be detected, to be discovered, to be exposed, to show, to be exhibited, to be on display, to appear (in print), to be published, to be announced, to be issued, to be listed, to come out, to attend, to participate, to take part, to enter (an event), to play in, to perform, to be stated, to be expressed, to come up, to be brought up, to be raised, to sell, to exceed, to go over, to stick out, to protrude, to break out, to occur, to start, to originate, to be produced, to come from, to be derived from, to be given, to get, to receive, to be offered, to be provided, to be presented, to be submitted, to be handed in, to be turned in, to be paid, to answer (phone, door, etc.), to get, to assume (an attitude), to act, to behave, to pick up (speed, etc.), to gain, to flow (e.g. tears), to run, to bleed, to graduate, to ejaculate, to cum

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二

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二 【ニ】 two, 2

二 【に】 two, 2
二つ 【ふたつ】 two

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母

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母 【はは】 mother

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今

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今 【いま】 now, the present time, just now, soon, immediately, another, more

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時

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時 【ジ】 hour, o’clock, (specified) time, when …, during …

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三

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三 【サン】 three, 3

三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
三 【さん】 three, 3

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四

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四 【シ】 four, 4

四 【し / よん】 four, 4

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五

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五 【ゴ】 five, 5

五 【ご】 five, 5

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六

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六 【ロク】 six, 6

六 【ろく】 six, 6

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七

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七 【シチ】 seven

七 【しち / なな】 seven

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八

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八 【ハチ】 eight, 8

八 【はち】 eight, 8

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九

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九 【キュウ】 nine, 9

九 【きゅう】 nine, 9

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百

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百 【ヒャク】 hundred, 100

百 【もも】 hundred, 100, (a great) many

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千

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千 【セン】 1,000, thousand

千 【せん】 1,000, thousand

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上

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上 【うえ】 above, over, up, top, summit, upper part, head (e.g. of a staircase), surface, on (top of)

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下

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下 【した】 below, down, under, younger (e.g. daughter), bottom, beneath, underneath, just after, right after, inferiority, one’s inferior (i.e. one’s junior), trade-in, preliminary, preparatory

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赤

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赤 【あか】 red

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青

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青 【あお】 blue

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白

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白 【ハク】 white, striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus), (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.), one’s lines, white dragon tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles, Belgium, white person, Caucasian

白 【しろ】 white, innocence,

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車

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車 【くるま】 car, automobile, vehicle

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力

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力 【ちから】 force, strength, might, vigour, vigor, energy, capability, ability, proficiency, capacity, faculty, efficacy, effect, effort, endeavours, endeavors, exertions, power, authority, influence, good offices, agency, support, help, aid, assistance, stress, emphasis, means, resources

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目

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目 【モク】 order, item (of a budget revision, etc.), counter for go pieces, counter for surrounded positions

目 【め】 eye, eyeball, eyesight, sight, vision, look, stare, gaze, glance, notice,

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犬

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犬 【いぬ】 dog

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日

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日 【ニチ】 day (of the month), counter for days, Japan
Eg.: 一日【イチニチ】 - one day

日 【ひ】 day, days, sun, sunshine, sunlight, (the) day, daytime, daylight, date, deadline, (past) days, time (e.g. of one’s childhood), case (esp. unfortunate), event

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本

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本 【ホン】 book, volume, script, this, present, current, … in question, … at issue, main, head, principal, real, genuine, regular, proper, counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls

本 -> Kun: 元 【もと】 origin, source, base, basis, foundation, root, cause, ingredient, material, base, mix, stock, (someone’s) side, (someone’s) location, original cost (or capital, principal, etc.), (plant) root, (tree) trunk, first section of a waka, counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry), handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.), grip

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大

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大 【ダイ】 large, big, great, huge, vast, major, important, serious, severe, great, prominent, eminent, distinguished, -sized, as big as, the size of, university, large (e.g. serving size), large option, long month (i.e. having 31 days)

大きい 【おおきい】 big, large, great, loud, extensive, spacious, important, decisive, valuable, older, grown up

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入

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入園 【ニュウ. エン】 enrollment in kindergarten, enrolment in nursery school, entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.

入る 【いる】 to enter, to go in, to get in, to come in, to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to go down, to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.), to achieve, to reach (e.g. a climax), to do fully, to do intently, to do sincerely, to do deeply, to feel keenly, to (reach a state) completely

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回

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回 【カイ】 counter for occurrences, a time, an instance, inning (baseball), round, game, episode, chapter, instalment, Hui (people), Islam

回る 【まわる】 to turn, to revolve, to visit several places, to function well, to pass a certain time, to go or come around (to another place, point of view), to go via, to stop at, to earn interest

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自

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自 【ジ】 self-, from …, this … (in contrast to some other …), aforementioned

自ら 【みずから】 oneself, oneself, for oneself, personally, in person

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耳

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耳 【みみ】 ear, hearing, ear (for music, etc.), edge, crust, heel (of bread or cheese), selvedge (of woven fabric), selvage, ear (of a pot, jug, etc.), handle

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花

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花 【はな】 flower, blossom, bloom, petal, cherry blossom, beauty, blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms),

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魚

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魚 【さかな】 fish

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鳥

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鳥 【とり】 bird, bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry

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丸

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一丸 【イチガン】 one lump, one body, one group

丸 【まる】 circle, entirety, whole, full, complete, money, dough, moola, enclosure inside a castle’s walls, soft-shelled turtle, 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.

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力

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力 【リョク】 strength, power, proficiency, ability

力 【ちから】 force, strength, might, vigour, vigor, energy, capability, ability,

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刀

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刀剣 【トウケン】 sword, dagger, knife, bayonet

刀 【かたな】 sword (esp. Japanese single-edged), katana

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明

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明 【メイ】 brightness, discernment, insight, an eye (for), eyesight, vision,

明かり 【あかり】 light, illumination, glow, gleam, lamp, light
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