Japanese–English dictionary

王妃

A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch. [from 14th c.] · ōhi

王子

The (male) ruler or head of a principality. [from 14th c.] · ōji

王室

Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family. · ōshitsu

王家

A series of rulers or dynasts from one family. · ōke

王座

The position of champion, or winner. · ōza

王手

(chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. [from 14th c.] · ōte

王朝

A series of rulers or dynasts from one family. · ōchō

王様

A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation. · ōsama

王笏

An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power. · ōshaku

王者

Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest. · ōja

王記

One of the various books called Kings in the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

玖馬

A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean. Capital and largest city: Havana. · kyūba

玩具

(vulgar, informal) A penis, notably with a sexual or erotic connotation. · omocha

玻璃

(usually, uncountable) An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added). · hari

珈琲

(countable) A serving of this beverage. · kōhī

珈琲色の

Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.

珊瑚でできた

Made of coral.

珊瑚色

(countable) A somewhat yellowish orange-pink color; the color of red coral (Corallium rubrum) of the Mediterranean Sea, commonly used as an ornament or gem. · sangoiro

珊瑚色の

Having the orange-pink color of coral.

珊瑚製の

Made of coral.

珍しい

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

珍味

Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement. · chinmi

珍奇

A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest. [from 17th c.] · chinki

珍紛漢紛

Speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless. · chinpunkanpun

珍重

To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care. · chinchō

珠玉

Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect. · shugyoku

珪素

(chemistry, uncountable) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855. · keiso

班

A small group of people forming part of a larger organization, often an outlawed one. [from 20th c.] · han

現

contemporary · utsutsu

現す

(transitive) To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden. · arawasu

現る

(transitive) To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear. · arawaru

現れる

(intransitive) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible. · arawareru

現世の

Relating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven; terrestrial.

現代

Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient. · gendai

現代では

At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.]

現代においては

At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.]

現代化

The process of modernizing. · gendaika

現代的

Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’). · gendaiteki

現像液

A liquid used in the chemical processing of traditional photos. · genzōeki

現在

At this moment; right now. · genzai

現地

(group theory, of a property of a finite group) Detectable from the behavior of the normalizers of the nontrivial p-subgroups. · genchi

現場

The location of an event that attracts attention. · genba

現場不在証明

(legal) The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed. · genbafuzaishōmei

現存

existing; having life or being, current; occurring now · genzon

現存在

(philosophy) Being; especially the nature of being; existence, presence, hereness, suchness, essence · gensonzai

現実

Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact. [from 14th c.] · genjitsu

現実主義

A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary. · genjitsushugi

現実主義者

One who acts in a practical or straightforward manner; one who is pragmatic; one who values practicality or pragmatism. · genjitsushugisha

現実味

A commodity; see realty. · genjitsumi

現実性

A commodity; see realty. · genjitsusei

現実的

Expressed or represented as being accurate, practicable, or not idealistic. · genjitsuteki

現状

The state of things; the way things are, as opposed to the way they could be; the existing state of affairs. · genjō

現行

Existing or occurring at the moment. · genkō

現金自動預払機

(banking) Initialism of automated teller machine or automatic teller machine. · genkinjidōazukebaraiki

球

A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. · kyuu

球体

A spherical body; a sphere, especially one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star · kyuutai

球根

The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a shortened stem and many fleshy scale leaves, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown. · kyuukon

理不尽

Not rational; unfounded, nonsensical or wrong-headed. · rifujin

理事長

A person presiding over a meeting. · rijichō

理学療法

(British, Commonwealth, Irish) Therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage, ultrasound, heat, and exercise. · rigakuryōhō

理屈っぽい

Prone to argue or dispute. · rikutsuppoi

理性

(uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition. · risei

理想

A perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc., or a standard of excellence to aim at. · risō

理想主義

The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life. · risōshugi

理想郷

A world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony. · risōkyō

理由

An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation. · riyuu

理神論

(philosophy) A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines. · rishinron

理致

(uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition. · richi

理解

(transitive) To be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect. · rikai

理解が早い

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

理解された

Having been comprehended.

理解する

(transitive, philosophy) To maintain (a belief, a position) subject to a given philosophical definition of knowledge; to hold a justified true belief.

理解できないほど

(figurative) Impossible to grasp the extent of, or to fully know or understand.

理解できる

Able to be comprehended.

理論

(sciences) A coherent statement or set of ideas that explains observed facts or phenomena and correctly predicts new facts or phenomena not previously observed, or which sets out the laws and principles of something known or observed; a hypothesis confirmed by observation, experiment etc. [from 17th c.] · riron

理論上

in theory though not necessarily in reality. · rironjō

理論的

Concerned with theories or hypotheses rather than with practical matters. · rironteki

理髪

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

理髪師

A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers. · rihatsushi

理髪店

(countable) The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut. · rihatsuten

琥珀

A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for jewellery, decoration and later dissolved as a binder in varnishes. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight. [from 15th c.] · kohaku

琥珀色

A yellow-orange colour. · kohakuiro

琴

(musical instrument) Any of several traditional Chinese musical instruments, most commonly the seven-stringed instrument more specifically called the guqin. · koto

琺瑯

An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects. · hōrō

琺瑯質

The hard covering on the exposed part of a tooth. · hōrōshitsu

瑕疵

A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden. · kashi

瑜伽

Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind. · yuga

瑞典

A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Sweden. · suwēden

瑞西

A country in Western Europe and Central Europe. Official name: Swiss Confederation. Capital: Bern (de facto). · suisu

瑟

(musical instrument) A type of ancient Chinese plucked zither. · shitsu

環

(astronomy) A formation of various pieces of material orbiting around a planet or young star. · kan

環境

(uncountable, music) A type of modern music that creates a relaxing and peaceful atmosphere. · kankyō

環境に優しい

Causing lesser, little, or no harm to the environment. · kankyōniyasashii

環境保護主義者

One who advocates for the protection of the environment and biosphere from misuse from human activity through such measures as ecosystem protection, waste reduction and pollution prevention. · kankyōhogoshugisha

環式

(chemistry, of a compound) Having chains of atoms arranged in a ring.

環椎

(anatomy) The uppermost vertebra of the cervical spine in the neck in humans and some other animals. · kantsui

環状交差点

(chiefly, UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island. · kanjōkōsaten

環礁

A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. · kanshō

璽

A facsimile of an impression of such stamp that is a mark or symbol of an office or organisation. · ji

瓜二つ

(simile, of two things) Very similar; a couple made for each other. · urifutatsu

瓢箪

The bottle gourd (calabash vine, Lagenaria siceraria), believed to have originated in Africa, which is grown for its fruit that are used as a vegetable and to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this plant. · hyōtan

瓦

(obsolete) A ridge tile, A tile for the ridge of a roof. · kawara

瓦礫

The broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry. · gareki

瓶の首

The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.

甘い

Of food, drink, etc, containing or covered with a large amount of sugar. · amai

甘い考え

(idiomatic, psychology) The formation of beliefs based on an outcome that aligns with one's desires or hopes, while disregarding evidence, rationality, or reality.

甘い香りのする

Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance.

甘さ

The condition of being sweet (all senses).

甘ったるい

Excessively sweet. · amattarui

甘やかす

(transitive) To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture. · amayakasu

甘党

(idiomatic, only in singular) A liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets. · amatō

甘口

(wine) Retaining a portion of sugar. · amakuchi

甘味料

A food additive that replicates the sweetness of sugar but is not sugar. · kanmiryō

甘噛み

To lightly bite (a person or animal, or part of their body), especially in a loving or playful manner; to nip. · amagami

甘木

(countable) A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.

甘草

(countable) A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota. · kanzō

甘藍

(uncountable, vegetable) The leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable. · kanran

甘露

(Hinduism) The water of life; the drink of the Hindu gods. · kanro

生

Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can. · nama

生-

life · nama

生々しい

Explicit, vivid, descriptive, often in relation to depictions of sex or violence. · namanamashii

生える

(transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants. · haeru

生え変わる

(intransitive) To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one. · haekawaru

生きる

Having life; living; not dead. · ikiru

生き抜く

(intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive. · ikinuku

生き方

A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group. · ikikata

生き残り

One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience. · ikinokori

生き残る

(intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive. · ikinokoru

生き物

(science) Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and which derive energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (further distinguishing them from plants). · ikimono

生き物の

Of or relating to animals.

生き薬

(alchemy) A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life.

生く薬

(alchemy) A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life.

生け垣

A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden. · ikegaki

生じる

(transitive) To allow to go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard. · shōjiru

生ぬるい

(temperature) Between warm and cool. · namanurui

生まれたばかりの

Recently born.

生まれる

To come into existence through birth. · umareru

生まれ変わり

Reincarnation; new birth subsequent to one's first. · umarekawari

生み出す

(transitive) To bring into being; give rise to. · umidasu

生む

To cause; to produce; to bring forth. · umu

生れながら

Inborn; existing or having existed since birth. · umarenagara

生んで仕舞う

(England, vulgar, dialectal) To conceive a child, especially recklessly.

生命

(uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living. · seimei

生命力

The capacity to live and develop. · seimeiryoku

生噛じり

A superficial or shallow knowledge of a subject. · namakajiri

生地

A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked. · kiji

生姜味

(of hair or fur) Of a reddish-brown color.

生姜色

(of hair or fur) Of a reddish-brown color.

生娘

A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or (uncommonly) an animal that has never mated. · kimusume

生存

The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life. · seizon