Japanese–English dictionary

生存者

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

生年月日

The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth. · seinengappi

生徒

Someone who is being educated. · seito

生得権

Something a person is entitled to due to the circumstances of their birth, such as an inheritance or citizenship. · seitokuken

生息地

A place in which a person lives. · seisokuchi

生態

(biology) The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other. · seitai

生態学

(biology) The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other. · seitaigaku

生態的地位

(ecology) A function within an ecological system to which an organism is especially suited. · seitaitekichii

生態系

A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit. · seitaikei

生憎

Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event. · ainiku

生成

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

生日

The anniversary of the day on which something is created. · seijitsu

生暖かい

(temperature) Between warm and cool. · namaatatakai

生格

Of a grammatical case: in an inflected language (such as Greek or Latin), expressing that a thing denoted by a word is related to a thing denoted by another word as its origin or possessor; and in an uninflected language (such as English), expressing origin or possession; possessive. · seikaku

生殖

(transitive) To beget or conceive (offsprings). · seishoku

生殖器

(by extension) Any sex organs, whether external or internal; body parts responsible for sexual reproduction or sexual stimulation. · seishokuki

生活

(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. · seikatsu

生活様式

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

生涯

Extending for the entire duration of life. · shōgai

生物

(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). · seibutsu

生物-

life · seibutsu

生物圏

The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life. · seibutsuken

生物多様性

(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region. · seibutsutayōsei

生物学

The study of all life or living matter. · seibutsugaku

生物学の

Of or relating to biology.

生物学者

A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology. · seibutsugakusha

生物工学

The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications. · seibutsukōgaku

生物災害

A biological hazard; a source of risk due to some biological factor such as bacteria or human waste.

生理

The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates. · seiri

生理学

A branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved. · seirigaku

生産

To make things, usually on a large scale, with tools and either physical labor or machinery. · seisan

生産性

The state of being productive, fertile, or efficient. · seisansei

生産的

Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile. · seisanteki

生産者

A person or company that manufactures. · seisansha

生産速度

The relative speed of change or progress. [from 18th c.]

生計

A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income). [from 14th c.] · seikei

生贄

A human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing (see sense 1.3), offered to a deity. · ikenie

生長

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

産む

To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position. · umu

産んで仕舞う

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

産婆

(obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician. · sanba

産業

(countable, business, economics) Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole. Trade. · sangyō

産科医

(medicine) A physician who specializes in childbirth. · sankai

産科学

The practice and science of being a midwife. · sankagaku

甥

A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew). · oi

甦らせる

To cause (a person or animal) to recover from a faint; to cause (a person or animal) to return to a state of consciousness.

甦る

To cause (a person or animal) to recover from a faint; to cause (a person or animal) to return to a state of consciousness. · yomigaeru

用いる

(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case · mochiiru

用務員

(Scotland, Hong Kong) A caretaker or custodian; someone who maintains a school building specifically and may serve other administrative roles (the term caretaker is also used in Hong Kong, particularly in ESF and independent British schools). · yōmuin

用役

(economics) The practice of providing assistance as economic activity. · yōeki

用心

Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good. · yōjin

用心棒

A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone. · yōjinbō

用心深い

Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent · yōjinbukai

用意

To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge). · yōi

用意の出来た

Prepared for immediate action or use.

用水路

An artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another. · yōsuiro

用法

The established custom of using language; the ways and contexts in which spoken and written words are used, especially by a certain group of people or in a certain region. [from 14th c.] · yōhō

用紙

A blank document or template to be filled in by the user. · yōshi

用語

(uncountable) A sublanguage: the slang of a particular community or jargon of a particular specialist field. · yōgo

用語集

A list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of knowledge, with their definitions; a list of glosses (explanatory annotations). · yōgoshuu

用途

A function; a purpose for which something may be employed. · yōto

用量

A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time. · yōryō

田

(countable) A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown. [from 20th c.] · ta

田んぼ

(countable) A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown. [from 20th c.] · tanbo

田園

From or in the countryside, connected with it, or typical of it. · den'en

田地

Land that is suitable for farming and agricultural production. · denchi

田村

A city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

田舎

From or in the countryside, connected with it, or typical of it. · inaka

田舎者

(Australia, NZ, slang, derogatory stereotype) An unsophisticated person from a working class background. · inakamono

甲

The calcareous, oval-shaped internal shell of a cuttlefish (order Sepiida), originally used in powdered form as an antacid and for absorbing moisture or polishing objects, and now chiefly as a dietary supplement for cage birds. · kō

甲斐性

The ability and means required to accomplish some task. · kaishō

甲板

Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop. · kanpan

甲殻類

Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice, traditionally excluding hexapods. · kōkakurui

甲羅

A hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal. · kōra

甲虫

Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest. · kōchuu

甲高い

High-pitched and piercing. · kandakai

申し上げる

(intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply. · mōshiageru

申し入れる

(transitive, intransitive) To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit · mōshiireru

申し立て

An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts. · mōshitate

申し立て人

One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner. · mōshitatenin

申し訳

An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry). · mōshiwake

申し訳ない

Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing. · mōshiwakenai

申し込み

A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar. · mōshikomi

申し込み者

One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner. · mōshikomisha

申し込む

(intransitive) To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" or "at" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position). · mōshikomu

申す

To have a specific name. · mōsu

申命記

The fifth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fifth book in the Torah. · shinmeiki

申請

A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar. · shinsei

申請人

One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner. · shinseinin

男

A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc. · otoko

男たらし

A woman who seduces. · otokotarashi

男の中の男

(by extension) A dominant, assertive, protective, oftentimes successful, leadership-type man or male. [from 1990s] · otokononakanootoko

男の人

A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc. · otokonohito

男の子

A male child. [from 15th c.] · otokonoko

男やもめ

A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · otokoyamome

男らしい

Having the characteristics of a man. · otokorashii

男らしさ

The degree or property of being masculine or manly; manliness.

男女両用

Not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender. [from 1960s]

男女兼用

Not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender. [from 1960s] · danjoken'yō

男妾

(somewhat, dated) An illicit lover, either male or female. · danshō

男娼

A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment; a prostitute. · danshō

男嫌い

One who hates or is averse to men. · otokogirai

男子

A young man. · danshi

男子児童

A boy attending school.

男子学生

A boy attending school. · danshigakusei

男子生徒

A boy attending school. · danshiseito

男性

Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.] · dansei

男性的

Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female. · danseiteki

男爵

A baron of beef, a cut made up of a double sirloin. · danshaku

男生

A boy attending school.

男生徒

A boy attending school. · danseito

男色者

A man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.

男誑し

A woman who flirts or plays with people's affections. · otokotarashi

町

(chiefly, US, Canada) The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center. · machi

町外れ

The area surrounding a city or town; suburb. · machihazure

町家

A house in an urban setting. · machiya

画

(golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system. · kaku

画く

(intransitive) To practise the art of painting pictures. · egaku

画一な

Unvarying; all the same.

画一性

(uncountable) The quality or state of having the same characteristics or form as other things, and lacking variety; (countable) an instance of this.

画像

A likeness of a person. · gazō

画像掲示板

(Internet) A type of message board that revolves around the posting of images, with optional associated text, often characterized by the near lack of moderation and by the freedom to discuss any topic. · gazōkeijiban

画報

A newspaper or magazine with many pictures, or section thereof. · gahō

画室

An artist’s or photographer’s workshop or the room in which an artist works. · gashitsu

画家

An artist who paints pictures. · gaka

画布

A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint. · gafu

画廊

A room, a group of rooms, or other space where works of art are placed on display, possibly for sale. · garō

画期的出来事

(idiomatic) An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc.

画架

An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas. · gaka

画素

One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory. · gaso

画素数

(computing) The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed. · gasosuu

画面

The informational viewing area of electronic devices, where output is displayed. · gamen

界

(mathematics) A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values. · kai

畏れ

(uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat. · osore

畏れる

(transitive) To venerate; to feel awe towards. · osoreru

畑

A wide, open space that is used to grow crops or to hold farm animals, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge or other barrier. · hatake

畑地

Land that is suitable for farming and agricultural production. · hatachi

畑鼠

Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini. · hatanezumi

留まる

(transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate. · tomaru

留める

(ambitransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner. · todomeru

留め金

(countable) A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together, such as a fastener or a holder. · tomegane

留主

Specifically, away from home or one's usual place. · rusu

留保

(transitive) To keep back; to retain. · ryuuho

留意

(transitive, archaic) To take notice of, pay attention to. [from 16th c.] · ryuui

畜殺場

A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc. [Early 19th century.] · chikusatsujō

畜牛

(pejorative, figuratively) People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny. · chikugyuu

畜生

An expression of dismay, disgust, anger, surprise etc. · chikushō

畝

A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop. · une

畢生の大作

The best, most popular, or most renowned achievement of an author or artist, representing their major life effort.

略

(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, using omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @. [Late 16th century.] · ryaku