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Social, work, health, food Flashcards

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習慣

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しゅうかん

custom (tradition), habit

習: associated with skills, learning, traits, 慣: associated with customs, commons, traditions

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疑う

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うたがう

doubt, suspect, distrust

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出張

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しゅっちょう

business trip

away on business: 出張中

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従業

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じゅうぎょう

employment

従: subordinate, loeer, lesser, 業: work, act, study

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従業員

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じゅうぎょういん

worker, employee

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員

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いん

member (of a group, human)

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募集

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ぼしゅう

recruiting, taking applications

募: associated with recruiting, extracting, raising, 集: collect

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記事

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きじ

article, report, news story

記: record, account, history, 事: thing, matter

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記

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き

record, account, history

primitives: say + snake, a winding speech

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記者

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きしゃ

reporter

記: report, 者: person, someone doing that work

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途中

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とちゅう

midway, in the middle of, on the way, en route

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時代

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じだい

period, age, era, the time of …

時: time, 代: era, agent, proxy, representing something

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供給

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きょうきゅう

supply, provision

供: provide, supply, also follower, 給: associated with provide someyhing, e.g. payment

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悩む

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なやむ

worry, trouble, problem

Noun: なやみ, primitives: state of mind + owl + villain

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違法

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いほう

illegal, unlawful

違: different!, deviating, un-, 法: law

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母

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はは

mother

formal: お母さん (おかあさん)

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和食

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わしょく

Japanese-style meal

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に似て

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ににて

similar to (a family member)

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似合う

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にあう

well-matched, becoming

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兄

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あに

older brother (informal)

formal: お兄さん

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兄弟

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きょうだい

siblings (all genders), brothers

rarely: 兄弟姉妹 (けいてい), literally brothers and sisters

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弟

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おとうと

younger brother

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姉

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あね

older sister

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妹

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いもうと

younger sister

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父

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ちち

father

formal: お父さん (おとうさん)

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姉妹

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しまい

sisters

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両親

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りょうしん

literally “both parents”, parents

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親

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おや

a parent

signifies whose parent in a sentence

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学校

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がっこう

school

学, learn + 校, school (the act of schooling?)

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休む

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やすむ

rest, be absent, lie down

primitives: a person under a tree (taking a rest)

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飲酒

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いんしゅ

drinking alcohol

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禁じる

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きんじる

prohibit

Primitives: grove + altar

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売る

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うる

sell

Primitives: Gentleman/samurai + crown + human legs

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酒

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さけ

alcohol

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腰

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こし

lower back

Primitives: “Part of the body” + “need”: You need your lower back to so anything

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説明

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せつめい

explanation, exposition

説: theory, opinion, view, 明: clearly, purely, associated with clarify, clearing things up

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通い

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かよい

commuting, coming and going, attending (e.g. school)

通: associated with communication, transfer

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成績

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せいせき

(school) grade, results, record

成: form, become, mould, mature, 績: –

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卒業

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そつぎょう

graduation, completion, moving on

卒: graduation, death (of a noble, etc), 業: work, act, study

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国際

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こくさい

international

国: national country, 際: on the verge, edge, time

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健康

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けんこう

health, sound (as in good), wholesome

健: associated with (good) health, 康: for the sound kou, must be simething good, though, because numerous eras use this kanji

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関係

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かんけい

relationship, relation, effect

関: relation, affiliation, 係: be concerned with, clerk, charge

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研究

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けんきゅう

research, study

研: almost always in conjunction with 究, but can be associated with polishing, learning, 究: associated with peak performance, mastering something, something extreme

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遠慮

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えんりょう

reserved, thoughtfulness, discretion, refrain from

遠: distant, 慮: consider, thought

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断る

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ことわる

refuse, reject, turn down

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演説

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えんぜつ

speech, address

演: associated with directing, performing, acting, 説: theory, opinion

c.f. 講演, lecture

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世話

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せわ

aid, assistance, help, look after

世: world, epoch, generation, 話: story, talk, conversation

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食事

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しょくじ

meal, eat, diet

食: foot, meal, 事: thing, matter

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合格

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ごうかく

success, pass (e.g. an exam), eligibility

合: associated with agreeing, rationalising, 格: status, case, character

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諦める

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あきらめる

give up, resign oneself

諦め also means acceptance

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被告

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ひこく

defendant, the accused

被: the target of something, a person (-ee, neutral), harm, injury, 告: note, complaint, acknowledgement

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罪

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つみ

crime, sin, fault

Primitives: might be “eye” + “error, wrong”

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認める

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みとめる

allow, deem, recognize, accept, in law: admit

Primitives: “say” + ??? + “heart”

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がっかり

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がっかり

disappointed, feeling let down, emotionally drained

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社会

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しゃかい

society, community, the public, the world

社: company, society, 会: party, meeting, association, club

Note thaf swappinfe the kanji gives you 会社, かいしゃ, a company.

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伝統

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でんとう

tradition, convention

伝: associated with relaying of things, communication, legend, tradition, 統: associated with control, unity, unification, statistics

57
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伝統的

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でんとうてき

traditional, conventional

58
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菓子

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かし

sweet, confectionary, pastry, snack

菓: pastry, sweet, fruit, primitives: “flower” + “fruit”, 子: child, seed

59
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和菓子

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わがし

Japanese sweets

和: Japanese, also harmony, peace, 菓子: pastry, sweets, confectionary

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餅

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もち

mochi (Japanese rice cake)

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和食

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わしょく

Japanese food

和: Japanese (also harmonh, peace), 食: food, meal

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同僚

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どうりょう

colleague, associate, co-worker

同: same, 僚: associated with consorts, co-working. Note the primitives “person” + “dormitory”.

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伝説

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でんせつ

legend, folklore

伝: go-between (connecting two states), associated with communication, transfer, 説: theory, opinion, view

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判断

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はんだん

judgement, decision, conclusion

判: seal, stamp (makes sense: you put an official seal on a decision), 断: decision, judgment, resolution

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神経

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しんけい

nerve, sensitivity

神: god, spirit, thunder; occasionally associated with mental and neurological concepts, 経: length, extent; also associated with management, economics,

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鼻

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はな

nose

primitives: “nostrils” + “brains” + “hands”

story: In Egypt, the brain was temoved through the nostrils by pincers.

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働く

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はたらく

work; function, labour, act, do

primitives: “person” + motion, change, move (“heavy” + “power”)

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食料

A

しょくりょう

food (groceries)

食: food, meal, 料: material, fee

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魔女

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まじょ

witch

魔: evil, demon; negative connotation, 女: woman

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鬼

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おに

oni; demon, evil spirit, ghost, rarely super-

primitives: “drop” + “brains” + “human legs” + “elbow”

story: a dramatically altered brain runs around with a distorted elbow. perfect oni.

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悪魔

A

あくま

(the) Devil, demon, Satan, evil spirit

悪: bad, evil, wicked, 魔: evil, demon

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河童

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かっぱ

cucumber; more rarely kappa (water spirit), excellent swimmer

河: river, denominator for river (“the river Rhein”); discard, stream, 童: child

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魔法

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まほう

magic, witchcraft, sorcery

魔: demon, evil spirit, 法: method, law, act

74
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魔法使い

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まほうつかい

wizard; wictch, magician, sorcerer

魔法: witchcraft, magic, 使い: use

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制服

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せいふく

uniform (clothing, apparel)

制: control, system, regulation, 服: clothing (especially western); mourning?

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奇跡

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きせき

miracle, wonder, marvel

奇: strange, unconventional, 跡: remains, tracks, scars; associated with what remains

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信じる

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しんじる

believe in

primitives: “person” + “say”

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誇り

A

ほこり

pride, boast

primitives: “say” + “exaggerate, overstate”

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誇りに思う

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ほこりにおもう

be proud (of soomeone, sth)

誇り: pride, 思う: think

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不滅

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ふめつ

immortal

不: un-, non-, 滅: associated with destruction, downfall, ruination, collaps. a favourite: 滅菌、めっきん: sterilisation

primitives of 滅: “water” + “parade” (the enclosure) + “a dying fire” (itself composed of fire and an upper limit, a lid) -> story: a flood (a “parade of water”) rushes to extinguish a fire

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大統領

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だいとうりょう

president, chief executive

大: large, great, big, 統: associated with control, unity, statistics, unification, regulation, 領: collar, territory of a country; associated with local rule and the extent of crown estates and seas

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首相

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しゅしょう

Prime Minister, Chancellor

首: head, neck, brain, top, 相: look, appearance, together: associated with correlation and synchronising

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首

A

くび

neck; head, top, brain

primitives: “horns” + “nose”

story: cut off a head in Japanese is cut off a neck. For the kanji, picture a hunting trophy, e.g. the head a stag with it’s big antlers and pronounced nose, hung in a room, cut off by its neck.

fun fact: 首になる, literally becoming a neck, means having one’s head chopped off, i.e. being fired

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性格

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せいかく

character, nature, personality, disposition

性: mainly associated with the biological sex of a person, genitals, but more broadly with the characteristics of the person; made up of “heart” + “living”

格: associated with character, shape, status

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論文

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ろんぶん

paper; article, essay

論: discussion, 文: sentence, text

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料理

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りょうり

cooking, cuisine

料: material, ingredieng, 理: reason, principle, logic

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料理人

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りょうりにん

cook

料理: cooking, 人: person

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料理法

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りょうりほう

recipe (for food)

料理: cooking, 法: method, law

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退院

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たいいん

discharge from / leaving the hospital

退: associated with leaving, withdrawing, retiring from something, 院: graduate school, temple

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女王

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じょおう

queen

女: woman, 王: king, ruler

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王女

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おうじょ

princess

王: king, ruler, 女: woman

92
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国王

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こくおう

king

国: country, 王: king, ruler

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王子

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おいじ

prince

王: king, ruler, 子: child

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妖精

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ようせい

fairy 🧚, sprite

妖: associated with minor spirits snd sorcery, both good and bad, magical, also mysterious, chatming or charmed, suspicious, 精: spirit; energy

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勇者

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ゆうしゃ

hero (superhero, storytelling), brave man

勇: courage, bravery, 者: person, someone doing the work

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墓

A

はか

tombstone, graveside

primitives: “flowers” + “sun” + “mound of soil” (kanji for “big” det on top of soil”

97
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墓地

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ぼち

cemetery

墓: graveside, tombstone, 地: place, land

synonyms:
墓園、ぼえん
墓苑、ぼえん
墓場、はかば
墓所、ぼしょ

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汗

A

あせ

sweat

primitives: “water” + “dry” (clothesline)

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自撮り

A

じとり

selfie

自: self, 撮り: frame, exposure, take (of a photograph)

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都会

A

とかい

city

都: metropolitan; municipal, 会: meeting, association

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都市

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とし

city

都: metropolitan; municipal, 市: city

Note that 市 is the monicker of a city, such as a 千葉市、ちばし, whereas 県、けん is the prefecture.

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町

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まち

town, also borough of a city

cf. 市、し: city; cities are bigger and their subunits can have the monicker 町.

103
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ぬいぐるみ

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stuffed animal

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混乱

A

こんらん

confusion, disorder, mayhem, chaos

混: associated with mixing, confusion, 乱: war, rebellion, revolt; riot, generally associated with turbulence, disturbance, disorder, primitibes: “tongue” + “hook”

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後悔

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こうかい

regret

後: after, later, 悔: associated with regret, repentence, vexation

106
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寂しい

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さびしい

lonely, lonesome: desolate

primitives: “house” + “uncle” (above 上 + small 小 + “or again”, &)

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学位

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がくい

(university, academic) degree

学: laerning, knowledge, 位: place, amount, level; rank

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