Japanese–English dictionary

カトマンズ

The capital city of Nepal. · katomanzu

カトラリー

(chiefly, UK) Eating or serving utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons. · katorarī

カトリーヌ

A en given name. · katorīnu

カトリシズム

The faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church. · katorishizumu

カトリック

Of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from e.g. the Orthodox church. · katorikku

カトリック教会

The Catholic Church, which consists of 24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome. · katorikkukyōkai

カナキン

(textiles) A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern. · kanakin

カナダ

A country in North America. Capital: Ottawa. Largest city: Toronto. · kanada

カナダの

Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people. · kanadano

かなり

Large in amount. · kanari

カナリア

(countable, uncountable) A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands. · kanaria

カナリア色

A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour. · kanariairo

カナリヤ

(countable, uncountable) A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands. · kanariya

カニ

(uncountable) The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat. · kani

カニステル

The fruit of this tree, having a musky odour. · kanisuteru

カニバリズム

The act of eating another of one's own species. · kanibarizumu

ガニメデ

(astronomy) A moon of Jupiter. · ganimede

ガニュメーデース

(Greek god) A Trojan boy who was abducted (either by Zeus or Eos), and ultimately became immortal in order to be Zeus' cupbearer. · ganyumēdēsu

カニングペーパー

(usually, in the plural) A collection of quotes or references for use in speaking, for assembling a written document, or as an aid to a project of some sort; a crib sheet. · kaningupēpā

かに座

(zodiac constellations) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab. · kaniza

カヌー

(watercraft) A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends. · kanū

カヌー競技

A water sport involving travelling or racing in canoes or kayaks. · kanūkyōgi

ガネーシャ

(Hinduism) A Hindu god of intellect, wisdom, gates, and beginnings, son of Parvati and Shiva. · ganēsha

カノジョ

A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young. · kanojo

カノン

(chiefly, _, fandom, uncountable) Those sources, especially including literary works, which are considered part of the main continuity regarding a given fictional universe; (metonymically) these sources' content. · kanon

カノン的な

Present in a canon, religious or otherwise.

カバ

A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae. · kaba

カバー

A padded or knit covering for any item (often an electronic device such as a laptop computer). · kabā

かはづ

Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop. · kahazu

カバディ

A South Asian team sport in which players must hold their breath while making raids into the opposing team's half of the field. · kabadi

カバラ

(Judaism) A body of mystical Jewish teachings based on an esoteric reading of the Hebrew scriptures. · kabara

ガビアル

A crocodilian of species Gavialis gangeticus, of the family Gavialidae. · gabiaru

かびる

Covered with mould. · kabiru

カフ

The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist. · kafu

カブール

The capital and largest city of Afghanistan. · kabūru

カフェ

A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises. · kafe

カフェイン

An alkaloid, C8H10N4O2, found naturally in tea and coffee plants, which acts as a mild stimulant on the central nervous system. [from 1830] · kafein

カフェインレス

(informal) A decaffeinated coffee, tea, or soft drink. · kafeinresu

カフェテリア

(chiefly, US, Canada) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat. · kafeteria

カフェモカ

(countable) A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof. · kafemoka

カフェラッテ

(figurative, informal, attributive) Affluent leftism. · kaferatte

カフェラテ

(figurative, informal, attributive) Affluent leftism. · kaferate

カフカース

(geopolitics) A geopolitical region in Eastern Europe and Western Asia, deriving its name from the aforementioned mountains. · kafukāsu

カフカース人

A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus.

ガブガブ飲む

To drink or eat quickly, voraciously, or to excess; to gulp down; to swallow greedily, continually, or with gusto.

カブカンラン

(now, North America) The edible root of this plant · kabukanran

カフカ的

Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity.

カフタン

A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean. · kafutan

カプチーノ

(uncountable) An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk that has been steamed and/or frothed is added; (countable) a cup of this beverage. · kapuchīno

カブハボタン

(now, North America) The edible root of this plant · kabuhabotan

かぶり

(headwear, monarchy) A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem. · kaburi

ガブリエル

A en given name. · gaburieru

カブリオレ

An automobile with a retractable top. · kaburiore

かぶる

(transitive) To put on clothing; to dress (oneself) in an article of personal attire. · kaburu

カペラ

(star) A bright double star in the constellation Auriga; Alpha (α) Aurigae. · kapera

カベルネ

Cabernet Sauvignon · kaberune

カポエイラ

(uncountable) A martial art developed in Brazil, involving complex acrobatic maneuvers and flowing movements. · kapoeira

カボチャ

The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant. · kabocha

カマス

Any large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena that have elongated bodies, a projecting lower jaw, displaying prominent fang-shaped teeth, and are aggressive predators. · kamasu

カマラ

A en given name. · kamara

カマンベール

A soft, creamy cheese from France made from cow's milk. · kamanbēru

カマンベールチーズ

A soft, creamy cheese from France made from cow's milk. · kamanbēruchīzu

カマ川

A major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga.

ガミガミ叱る

(transitive) To chide or scold vehemently.

カミガヤツリ

(usually, uncountable) A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed. · kamigayatsuri

カミングアウトししまった

(LGBT) Openly acknowledging that one is LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc). · kaminguautoshishimatta

カムアウトししまった

(LGBT) Openly acknowledging that one is LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc). · kamuautoshishimatta

カムコーダー

A camera recorder: a portable electronic device for recording images and audio on to a storage device, hence functioning as a camera and a recorder in a single unit. · kamukōdā

カムバック

A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance. · kamubakku

カムリ語

(uncountable) The Welsh language. [from 10th c.]

カメ

Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly, North America) or the order Testudines (chiefly, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, India) , whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators. · kame

カメオ出演

A single very brief appearance, especially by a prominent celebrity in a movie or song. · kameoshutsuen

カメラ

(photography) A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs. · kamera

カメラマン

Somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera. · kameraman

カメルーン

A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Cameroon. Capital: Yaoundé. It also claims Ambazonia. · kamerūn

カメレオン

A small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue. · kamereon

カメレオン座

(constellation) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, imagined to resemble a chameleon, which lies south of the constellations Carina and Musca. · kamereonza

カモ

An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet. · kamo

カモシカ

A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra. · kamoshika

かもしれない

(as a pro-sentence) Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement). · kamoshirenai

カモッラ

A secret crime organization from Naples, Italy, equivalent to the Mafia of Sicily. · kamorra

カモノハシ

A semiaquatic monotreme from eastern Australia with a bill resembling that of a duck, that has a mole-like body, a tail resembling that of a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and flat webbed feet (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). · kamonohashi

カモメ

A seabird of the genus Larus or of the subfamily Larinae. · kamome

かも知れない

(modal auxiliary verb, defective) Expressing a present possibility; possibly. [from 13th c.] · kamoshirenai

ガヤガヤしゃべる

To make a noise like a duck. · gayagayashaberu

カヤック

A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck. · kayakku

かゆみ

A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area. · kayumi

から

By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that. · kara

カラー

The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric. · karā

カラーの

Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray. · karāno

カラヴァッジオ

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610), an Italian painter known for the dramatism of his style and subjects. · karavajjio

カラヴァッジョ

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610), an Italian painter known for the dramatism of his style and subjects. · karavajjo

カラオケ

(uncountable) A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music. · karaoke

からかう

Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation. · karakau

カラカス

The capital city of Venezuela. · karakasu

ガラガラ

A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container. [from 16th c.] · garagara

ガラガラヘビ

Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail. · garagarahebi

ガラガラ蛇

Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail.

がらくた

Small ornaments and other miscellaneous display items of little value. · garakuta

からくり

A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device. · karakuri

カラクン

(countable) A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck, especially the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo, now domesticated). · karakun

カラクン鳥

(countable) A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck, especially the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo, now domesticated).

からし

The leaves of the mustard plant, used as a salad. · karashi

ガラス

(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). · garasu

カラスムギ

(uncountable) Widely cultivated cereal grass, typically Avena sativa. · karasumugi

ガラス屋

One who glazes; a craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc. · garasuya

ガラス工

One who glazes; a craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc.

カラチ

The largest city in Pakistan situated along the Arabian Sea, as well as the provincial capital of Sindh Province. · karachi

カラハリ砂漠

large desert in Southern Africa

カラフ

A bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving water, wine, or other beverages. · karafu

カラブリア州

A peninsula and administrative region of southern Italy.

カラフル

Possessing prominent and varied colors. · karafuru

カラマリ

(cooking) Squid as food, especially cooked in the form of calamari rings. · karamari

カラム

A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text. · karamu

カラメル

(countable) A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection. · karameru

ガリア

(chiefly, historic) A historical region of Western Europe referring to areas occupied by Celts during Roman times, roughly corresponding to modern France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzerland, and parts of Northern Italy (Lombardy), the Netherlands, and Germany west of the Rhine. · garia

カリウム

A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element (symbol K) with an atomic number of 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983. The symbol is derived from the Latin kalium. · kariumu

カリオペー

(Greek god) The Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry; the mother of Orpheus with Apollo. · kariopē

カリカチュア

Having the characteristics of a caricature, grotesque. · karikachua

ガリシア

A former kingdom and autonomous community in northwestern Spain. · garishia

ガリツィア

former kingdom and geographical area in Central Europe, now divided between Poland and Ukraine. · garitsia

カリフ

The holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of Muhammad. · karifu

カリブー

Any of several North American subspecies Rangifer tarandus of the reindeer. · karibū

カリフォルニア人

A native or resident of the state of California in the United States of America.

カリフォルニア州

The most populous state of the United States. Capital: Sacramento. Largest city: Los Angeles.

カリフォルニア州人

A native or resident of the state of California in the United States of America.

カリブ海地域

A continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea, consisting of those countries located in the sea and in bordering areas of South America and Central America.

カリュプソー

(Greek god) A sea nymph who entertained Odysseus on her island, Ogygia, for seven years. · karyupusō

カリヨン

(musical instrument) A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries. · kariyon

ガリレオ

Galileo Galilei (1564–1642), an Italian thinker and key figure in the scientific revolution who improved the telescope, made astronomical observations, and put forward the basic principle of relativity in physics. · garireo

ガリレヤ

A mountainous geographic region in northern Israel. · garireya

がり勉

(slang, sometimes, _, derogatory) A person who is intellectual but generally introverted. · gariben

がり勉する

(intransitive, slang, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) To study with effort or determination.

カル

A en given name, equivalent to English Charles. · karu

カルカッタ

Former name of Kolkata: the capital and largest city of West Bengal, India. · karukatta

カルガリー

The largest city in Alberta, Canada. · karugarī

ガルガンチュワの

(obsolete) Of the giant Gargantua or his appetite. · garuganchuwano

カルシウム

The chemical element (Symbol Ca), with an atomic number 20. It is a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks. · karushiumu

ガルダ

A large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Garuda is the son of Vinata. · garuda

カルタゴ

(historical) An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia. [16th cent.] · karutago

カルダモン

An herb, native to India (Elettaria cardamomum. · karudamon

カルツォーネ

A baked Italian turnover made of pizza dough and stuffed with tomato, cheese and other toppings. · karutsōne

カルテ

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

カルテット

(musician) A group of four musicians who perform classical music together. · karutetto

カルデラ

(vulcanology) A large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano. · karudera

カルテル

(economics) A group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market. · karuteru

カルト

(chiefly, derogatory) A group, sect or movement following an unorthodox religious or philosophical system of beliefs, especially one in which members remove and exclude themselves from greater society, including family members not part of the cult, and show extreme devotion to a charismatic leader. · karuto

カルナータカ

A state in southern India. Capital: Bangalore. · karunātaka

カルナータカ州

A state in southern India. Capital: Bangalore.

カルパス

(Judaism) A traditional ritual dish eaten at Passover, consisting of a vegetable (typically celery or parsley) dipped in salt water or other liquid. · karupasu