Japanese–English dictionary

新羅

An ancient kingdom in modern Korea, one of the Three Kingdoms, existing from 57 BCE to 935 CE; at its maximum covering all of modern South Korea and most of modern North Korea. · shiragi

新聞

(countable, metonym) The news organization that produces such a publication. · shinbun

新聞売店

An open stall, often on a street, where newspapers and magazines are on sale to the public. · shinbunbaiten

新聞紙

(uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed. · shinbunshi

新聞配達

A boy who delivers newspapers to houses on a paper round. · shinbunhaitatsu

新興

Becoming prominent; emergent; rising. · shinkō

新郎

A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married. · shinrō

新陳代謝

(physiology) The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life. · shinchintaisha

新鮮

(of food) Not dried, frozen, or spoiled. · shinsen

新鮮な

(of food) Not dried, frozen, or spoiled.

方

(shipping) Abbreviation of care of, used to identify an intermediary who is responsible for transferring a piece of mail between the postal system and the final addressee. · hō

方位

(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that supports another part or reduces friction. · hōi

方位磁石

A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north). · hōijishaku

方位磁針

A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north). · hōijishin

方位角

An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object. · hōikaku

方便

(informal) A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential. · hōben

方向

(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that supports another part or reduces friction. · hōkō

方向指示器

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, automotive ) A turn signal; each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made to left or right, or a lane change etc. · hōkōshijiki

方向舵

(aeronautics) A control surface on the vertical stabilizer of a fixed-wing aircraft or an autogyro. On some craft, the entire vertical stabilizer comprises the rudder. The rudder is controlled by foot-operated control pedals. · hōkōda

方尖柱

(architecture) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. [from mid 16th c.] · hōsenchuu

方式

(countable) A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process). · hōshiki

方法

An instrument or condition to achieve a result. [late 14th c.] · hōhō

方法論

(originally, sciences) The study of methods used in a field. · hōhōron

方程式

(mathematics) An assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign; in mathematical problems, equations describe various essential aspects of the problem, each of which contributes to the resolution of the problem in part. · hōteishiki

方解石

(mineral) A very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, found as limestone, chalk and marble. · hōkaiseki

方言

A language or language variety; specifically, a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context etc. · hōgen

方針

A course taken. · hōshin

施し

Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food. · hodokoshi

施し物

Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food. · hodokoshimono

施策

A principle of behaviour, conduct which an entity (government, organization, etc.) applies or seeks to follow, especially as formally expressed by an authoritative body. [from 15th c.] · shisaku

施設

The state of being established, founded, etc.; fixed state. · shisetsu

旅

To travel, to make a trip or voyage. · tabi

旅人

One who travels, especially to distant lands. · tabibito

旅券

An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued. · ryoken

旅団

(military) Military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service. · ryodan

旅客

One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew. · ryokaku

旅客機

A passenger-carrying aircraft, especially one of a fleet operated by an airline. · ryokakuki

旅心

A strong impulse or longing to travel. · tabigokoro

旅程

A route or proposed route of a journey. · ryotei

旅行

A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc. · ryokō

旅行する

(intransitive) To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.

旅行添乗員

A person who looks after and guides tourists.

旅行者

Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business. [from 1770s] · ryokōsha

旅行鞄

A suitcase. · ryokōkaban

旅館

An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain. [from 17th c.] · ryokan

旅鼠

A small arctic and subarctic rodent of the tribes Lemmini, Dicrostonychini and Lagurini. · tabinezumi

旋律

A sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase. · senritsu

旋律の美しい

Having a pleasant melody or sound; tuneful.

旋律的な

Having a pleasant melody or sound; tuneful.

旋毛曲がり

Obstinately in the wrong; stubborn; intractable. · tsumujimagari

旋盤

(tools, metalworking, woodworking) A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool. · senban

旋盤工

A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe. · senbankō

旋風

A windstorm of limited extent, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. · senpuu

旗

(computer science) A variable or memory location that stores a Boolean true-or-false, yes-or-no value, typically either recording the fact that a certain event has occurred or requesting that a certain optional action take place. · hata

旗印

(by extension, figurative) A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement. · hatajirushi

旗幟

(internet slang, ACG) An indication that a certain outcome or event is going to happen, deduced not logically or causally, but as a pattern in a piece of media. Chiefly used in video games and adjacent media, especially visual novels, it is typically described as being raised or set by the plot or words of a character. · kishi

旗竿

A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown. · hatazao

旗艦

(nautical, military) The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag. · kikan

既に

Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously. · sudeni

既存

Still in existence; not having disappeared. · kison

既往歴

(countable, medicine) A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family. · kiōreki

既視感

Loosely or humorously, anything one has done before or is being repeated. · kishikan

日

Of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture. · hi

日々

quotidianly, every day · hibi

日に焼ける

(transitive) To burn or tan (someone's skin) by the sun; to allow (a part of one's body) to become sunburnt.

日の入

The light and heat which are received from the sun; sunshine or sunlight.

日の入り

(figuratively) The final period of the life of a person or thing. · hinoiri

日の出

The light and heat which are received from the sun; sunshine or sunlight. · hinode

日の本

A country and archipelago of East Asia. Capital and largest city: Tokyo. · hinomoto

日中

Involving both China and Japan, for example the First Sino-Japanese War, or Sino-Japanese vocabulary · nitchuu

日付

The addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (especially the day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, executed, or made. · hizuke

日傘

A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun. · higasa

日光

A city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. · nikkō

日出

A city in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. · nisshutsu

日刊新聞

A newspaper or comic strip etc. that is published every day. · nikkanshinbun

日刊紙

A newspaper or comic strip etc. that is published every day. · nikkanshi

日和る

Taking advantage of situations to advance one's own interests without regard for moral principles. · hiyoru

日和見主義

(Marxism) The political line of Communist Party members who zealously support the Party, but whose trait is that they yield to the mood of the moment, they are unable to resist what is fashionable, leading to the sacrifice of the permanent and essential interests of the Party to the momentary and minor interests. · hiyorimishugi

日和見主義者

Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.

日報

A newspaper or comic strip etc. that is published every day. · nippō

日天

A en given name used in India. · nitten

日射病

(medicine) Heat stroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays. · nisshabyō

日常

Not formal or ceremonious. · nichijō

日時計

A device measuring the time of day by the position of a shadow cast by a pole or plate (gnomon) upon an engraved series of marks. · hidokei

日暮

The close of the day; the coming of night. · higure

日暮れ

During nightfall. · higure

日曜

Abbreviation of Sunday. · nichiyō

日曜日

The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday. · nichiyōbi

日曜版

(informal) A newspaper published on Sunday. · nichiyōban

日本

A country and archipelago of East Asia. Capital and largest city: Tokyo. · nihon

日本‐琉球語族

A language family spoken in Japan, consisting of Japanese proper and the Ryukyuan languages.

日本における漢字

Any individual Chinese character as used in the Japanese language.

日本の

Of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture.

日本人

(countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person living in or originating from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry. · nihonjin

日本刀

(weaponry) A type of Japanese longsword, having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja. · nihontō

日本語

A language that is primarily spoken in East Asia and is the official language of Japan. · nihongo

日本語族

A language family spoken in Japan, consisting of Japanese proper and the Ryukyuan languages. · nihongozoku

日本酒

An alcoholic beverage made from fermenting various forms of rice, usually with an ABV similar to grape wine. · nihonshu

日没

(figuratively) The final period of the life of a person or thing. · nichibotsu

日焼け

A burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays. · hiyake

日焼けする

(transitive, intransitive) To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.

日焼け止め剤

A topical substance formulated to protect the skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation by absorbing, reflecting or scattering ultraviolet rays.

日琉語族

A language family spoken in Japan, consisting of Japanese proper and the Ryukyuan languages. · nichiryuugozoku

日用

(of clothing or utensils) Designed for informal or everyday use. · nichiyō

日程

A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur. [from 19th c.] · nittei

日給

A wage calculated in relation to a unit of time. · nikkyuu

日誌

(nautical) A book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage. · nisshi

日課

Happening every day; daily. [from 15th c.] · nikka

日野

A city in Tokyo prefecture, Japan.

日陰

A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object. · hikage

日食

Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object. · nisshoku

旦那

A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse. · danna

旦那様

A respectful term of address to an adult male (often older), especially if his name or proper title is unknown. · dannasama

旧

former · kyuu

旧名

The original last name of a person, usually a woman, who has changed their last name upon marriage. · kyuumei

旧姓

The original last name of a person, usually a woman, who has changed their last name upon marriage. · kyuusei

旧弊

Of an object, outdated or no longer in vogue. · kyuuhei

旧来

at some time in the past · kyuurai

旨い

(colloquial, figurative) Pleasing to a person's taste; pleasing to the eyes or mind. · umai

旨味

Salty and/or spicy, but not sweet. · umami

早い

At a time before expected; sooner than usual. · hayai

早く散る

Fleeting, fading quickly, transient.

早口でわけのわからないことを言う

(transitive) To utter rapidly or indistinctly; to gabble.

早期

Having begun to occur; in its early stages. · sōki

早歩き

A quick pace, faster than a walk. · hayaaruki

早熟

The state of being precocious. · sōjuku

旬

(North America, Australia, broadcasting) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each. · shun

旭

A city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. · asahi

旱魃

A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell. · kanbatsu

昆布

Any of several large brown algae seaweeds (order Laminariales). · konbu

昆虫

An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton. · konchuu

昆虫学者

A scientist who studies insects. · konchuugakusha

昇る

(intransitive) To rise or increase in price, cost, or value. · noboru

昇進

An advancement in rank or position. · shōshin

昇降機

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, puristic, _, elsewhere) Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building. · shōkōki

昇降舵

(aeronautics) A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine. · shōkōda

明かり

A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb. · akari

明かり取り

A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any. · akaritori

明くる

Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order. · akuru

明け方

(uncountable) The time when the sun rises. · akegata

明け渡す

(transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)] · akewatasu

明らか

(rare) Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently. · akiraka

明らかな

Explicit and obvious.

明らかに

In an explicit manner.

明らかになる

(intransitive) To become known; to escape from secrecy. [from 18th c.] · akirakaninaru

明るい

Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant. · akarui

明察

(figuratively) Of acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptive. · meisatsu

明快さ

The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.

明敏

(obsolete) Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect. · meibin

明日

On the day after the present day. · ashita