straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
front; frontage; facade; main
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)