Japanese–English dictionary

散弾

(uncountable) Small metal balls, or other hard objects of various shapes, used as ammunition, especially in shotgun shells or artillery shells. · sandan

散弾銃

(firearms) A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge. · sandanjuu

散文

Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry. · sanbun

散文的な

Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.

散歩

A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble; a saunter. · sanpo

散水口

A round nozzle for a sprinkling can or hose.

散発的

Rare and scattered in occurrence. · sanpatsuteki

散策

A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise. [from c. 1900] · sansaku

散蓮華

A spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessert spoon, characterised by having a round bowl rather than the usual oval bowl of other types of spoon. · chirirenge

散髪

The act of cutting of the hair, often done professionally by a barber, hair stylist, or beautician. · sanpatsu

敬う

To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence. · uyamau

敬愛

To love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection. · keiai

敬礼

An utterance or gesture expressing greeting or honor towards someone, (now especially) a formal, non-verbal gesture made with the arms or hands in any of various specific positions. [from 15th c.] · keirei

敬虔

Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly. · keiken

敬語

A term of respect; respectful language. · keigo

数

(countable) An abstract entity used to describe quantity. · kazu

数えきれないほどの

So many as to be incapable of being counted.

数えられる

Capable of being counted; having a quantity.

数える

To determine the amount of. · kazoeru

数え切れない

(of a number) Too large to be counted to. · kazoekirenai

数人

Consisting of a number more than one (especially, more than two) but not very many. [from 17th c.] · suunin

数個

Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual. · suuko

数値

(relational) Of or pertaining to numbers. · suuchi

数列

(mathematics) An ordered list of objects, typically indexed with natural numbers. · suuretsu

数字

(mathematics) A distinct symbol representing a natural number in a positional number system. · suuji

数学者

An expert on mathematics; someone who studies mathematics. · suugakusha

数式

(mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols. · suushiki

数独

(games) A type of pencil puzzle played on a square grid, requiring each of the columns, each of the rows, and each of the subregions (called "boxes" or "regions") to contain the lowest whole numbers up to the dimension of the puzzle, usually 1 to 9, once each. The subregions are rectangular or square except in variants. · suudoku

数珠

A string of beads used by members of various religions to count prayers, chants, or devotions. · juzu

数詞

(countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc. · suushi

数量

The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English). · suuryō

整える

(transitive) To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement. · totonoeru

整った

Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable. · totonotta

整備工場

(chiefly, Commonwealth, dated, in, _, US) A place where cars are serviced and repaired. · seibikōjō

整数

(arithmetic) A number that is not a fraction; an element of the infinite and numerable set {..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}. · seisuu

整理

(transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat. · seiri

整頓

(transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat. · seiton

敵

An opponent or rival. · teki

敵う

(transitive) To equal or exceed in achievement. · kanau

敵前逃亡

The act of deserting. · tekizentōbō

敵国

A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation. · tekikoku

敵対

A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy. · tekitai

敵対的

Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure. · tekitaiteki

敵対者

An opponent or rival. · tekitaisha

敵役

(authorship) The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama. · katakiyaku

敵意

Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike. · tekii

敷く

(British) To cover something with paving slabs. · shiku

敷石

A flat, rectangular piece of rock or stone used for paving or roofing. · shikiishi

敷衍

(intransitive) To speak or write at length or in detail. · fuen

敷金

A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit · shikikin

斃れる

(intransitive, formal, euphemistic) To die, especially in battle or by disease. · taoreru

文

The 54th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an. · fumi

文体論

(linguistics) The study of literary style, and how it changes within different contexts. · buntairon

文具

Writing materials, envelopes, office materials. · bungu

文化

Pertaining to culture. · bunka

文化的

Pertaining to culture. · bunkateki

文句

(legal) In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based. · monku

文句する

(intransitive) To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.

文字

(countable) A written or printed symbol, or letter. · moji

文字コード

(computing) The way in which symbols are mapped onto bytes, e.g. in the rendering of a particular font, or in the mapping from keyboard input into visual text. · mojikōdo

文字さし

Anything that points or is used for pointing.

文字上の

(uncommon) Consisting of, or expressed by, letters (of an alphabet); using literation.

文字列

(countable, programming) An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity. · mojiretsu

文字素

(Unicode) A sequence of one or more code points that are processed and displayed as a single graphical unit of a writing system.

文字綴り

(countable) A specific spelling of a word.

文字通り

Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic. · mojidoori

文学

The body of all written works. · bungaku

文庫

An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users. · bunko

文房具

Writing materials, envelopes, office materials. · bunbōgu

文明

An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political, or technical development. · bunmei

文明化

The act or process of civilizing or becoming civilized.

文書

An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support. · bunsho

文書の保管所

A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.

文書業務

(uncountable) Routine work involving written documents.

文月

The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following June and preceding August. · fumizuki

文様

A design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements. [from 16th c.] · mon'yō

文民

(Christianity) A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian. [from 15th c.] · bunmin

文法

(computing, countable) The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language. · bunpō

文法違反

(grammar) An error in the use of language.

文献

The body of all written works. · bunken

文献学

(philosophy, rare) Love and study of learning and literature, broadly speaking. · bunkengaku

文献目録

A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.

文盲

(uncountable) The inability to read and write. · monmō

文章

(countable) A writing; a written document. · bunshō

文脈

(linguistics) The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning. · bunmyaku

文語の

Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books.

文身

An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle. · bunshin

文通

(intransitive, constructed with with) To exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time. · buntsuu

文鎮

(computing, _, slang, figurative) An electronic device, especially a heavy box-shaped one, that has become non-functional or obsolete. · bunchin

斉唱

(music, acoustics) Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves). [from 15th c.] · seishō

斉奏

(music, acoustics) Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves). [from 15th c.]

斉射

(military) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley. · seisha

斎む

(transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from. · imu

斑

A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape. · mura

斑点

A tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt. · hanten

料理

(ambitransitive) To prepare food for eating by heating it, often combining with other ingredients. · ryōri

料理の本

A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.

料理人

The head cook of a restaurant or other establishment. · ryōrinin

料理屋

An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter. · ryōriya

料理店

(informal) A restaurant or café; a place to purchase and eat food. · ryōriten

料金

A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; an invoice. · ryōkin

斜め

Sideways; obliquely. · naname

斜方形

(geometry) A parallelogram having all sides of equal length. [from 16th c.] · shahōkei

斜線

(originally, _, US, typography) The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩. · shasen

斜視

The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus. · shashi

斜辺

(geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle. · shahen

斜面

Slope, the angle at which something is set. · shamen

斤

A (unit of) weight used in China which is metricated in Mainland China as exactly 0.5 kg, and approximately 0.6 kg for other places. · kin

斧

An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle. · ono

斬撃

A swift, broad cutting stroke, especially one made with an edged weapon or whip. · zangeki

斬新

The state of being new or novel; newness. · zanshin

斬首

(transitive) To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head. · zanshu

断り

The act of refusing. · kotowari

断る

(transitive) To disallow; to proscribe. · kotowaru

断固

Decided; resolute, possessing much determination; dogged. · danko

断固とした

Determined; unyielding.

断層

The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced. · dansō

断層撮影装置

A device which uses radiation (ultrasound, X-ray, etc.) to generate images of tissue or surfaces for diagnostic purposes.

断崖

A very steep cliff. · dangai

断念

(transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)] · dannen

断片

A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part. · danpen

断種

(uncountable) A procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing. · danshu

断罪

(transitive) To judicially announce a verdict upon a finding of guilt; To sentence · danzai

断腸

Overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment. · danchō

断頭台

(historical, also, figuratively) A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine. · dantōdai

断食する

(transitive, sciences) To cause (a person or animal) to abstain, especially from eating.

新

new · shin

新しい

Recently made, or created. · atarashii

新しもの好きの

(usually derogatory, disapproving, or humorous) New and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement.

新人

One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival. · shinjin

新入り

One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival. · shin'iri

新入生

(US, Canada, Philippines) a person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US, grade 9 for Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body · shinnyuusei

新兵

One who is drafted (into a military service, etc). · shinpei

新参

One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival. · shinzan

新参者

One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival. · shinzanmono

新嘉坡

An island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965). Official name: Republic of Singapore. · shingapōru

新型

Original, especially in an interesting way; new and striking; not of the typical or ordinary type. · shingata

新奇

Original, especially in an interesting way; new and striking; not of the typical or ordinary type. · shinki

新婚

The period of time immediately following a marriage. · shinkon

新婚夫婦

A recently married person. · shinkonfuufu

新婚旅行

A trip taken by a newly married couple during this period. · shinkonryokō

新婦

A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married. · shinpu

新字体

The simplified form of Japanese kanji used after 1947. · shinjitai

新宿

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by the (clockwise from north) Toshima, Bunkyō, Chiyoda, Minato, Shibuya, and Nakano special wards; it is also the location of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office.

新星

(astronomy) Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star. · shinsei

新生

Recently born. · shinsei

新生児

A recently born baby. · shinseiji

新生物

(pathology, oncology) An abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue in animals or plants. · shinseibutsu

新石器時代

Of or relating to the New Stone Age. · shinsekkijidai

新築祝い

(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home. · shinchikuiwai