Japanese–English dictionary

カルボナーラ

(by extension) A spaghetti dish made using such a sauce. · karubonāra

カルマ

(Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth. · karuma

カルロス

A en given name, equivalent to English Charles,Carl,Karl. · karurosu

カレ

A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship. · kare

カレー

A city in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France. · karē

ガレージ

A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items. · garēji

ガレー船

(nautical, historical) A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually a rowed warship used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era. · garēsen

ガレオン船

A large, three masted, square rigged sailing ship with at least two decks. · gareonsen

カレシ

A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship. · kareshi

カレドニヤ

A place named after the Latin name of Scotland. · karedoniya

カレンダー

Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years. · karendā

カローン

(Greek mythology) The ferryman of Hades, who rowed the shades of the dead across the river Styx. · karōn

ガロッシュ

(British) A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow. · garosshu

カロン

(astronomy) The largest of the five moons of Pluto. · karon

かわいがる

To look upon fondly; to prefer. · kawaigaru

かわいげ

(chiefly, in the context of Japanese culture) The quality of being kawaii; cuteness. · kawaige

かわいさ

(chiefly, in the context of Japanese culture) The quality of being kawaii; cuteness. · kawaisa

かわいそう

Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos. · kawaisō

カワウソ

An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae. · kawauso

カワカマス

Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius. · kawakamasu

ガン

The capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium. · gan

カンガルー

A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia. [from 18th c.] · kangarū

カンカン

(dances) A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France. · kankan

カンカン帽

(headwear) A straw hat, very stiff, with a flat brim and crown. · kankanbō

ガンジス

A river in India and Bangladesh, sacred within Hinduism. · ganjisu

ガンジス川

A river in India and Bangladesh, sacred within Hinduism. · ganjisugawa

カンダハル

A city, the capital of the province of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. · kandaharu

カンタベリー

A local government district with borough status of Kent, England, the City of Canterbury, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the city itself. · kantaberī

ガンダルフ

A en given name known in history, and in the books of Tolkien, but not usually bestowed on children. · gandarufu

ガンディー

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement, and proponent of nonviolence. · gandī

カンデラ

In the International System of Units, the base unit of luminous intensity; the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 1012 hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian. Symbol: cd · kandera

カント

A surname from German. · kanto

カントリー

Ellipsis of country music. [from 20th c.] · kantorī

カントン

A populous province of China, located on the southern coast. Capital: Guangzhou. · kanton

カンナダ語

The Dravidian language that is the official language of the state of Karnataka, India. · kannadago

カンニング

An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity. · kanningu

カンヌ

A city in Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southeastern France. · kannu

カンノーロ

(mostly, in the plural) A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert. · kannōro

カンパ

A gathering of money for charitable or other purposes, as by passing a contribution box for donations. · kanpa

カンバス

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

カンバセーション

Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking. [from 16th c.] · kanbasēshon

がんばれ

Used to wish fortune on someone or as encouragement; a benediction or valediction. · ganbare

カンフル

(organic compound) A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy, also known as laurel camphor or common/ordinary camphor. · kanfuru

カンペ

A sheet of paper (or a digital analogue thereof) containing notes used to assist (with or without permission) on a test; especially, such a sheet used secretly and improperly. · kanpe

カンベラ

The capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory. · kanbera

カンボジア

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Capital: Phnom Penh. Former name: Kampuchea. · kanbojia

カンボジア人

(countable) a person from Cambodia or of Cambodian descent

カンボディア

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Capital: Phnom Penh. Former name: Kampuchea. · kanbodia

ガンマ

The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ). · ganma

ガンマン

A criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer. · ganman

カン語

One of the major varieties of Chinese, spoken in Jiangxi province.

か否か

Introduces a disjunctive adverbial clause qualifying the main clause (with correlative or). · kainaka

ガ島

A volcanic island in the Pacific, part of the Solomon Islands.

キー

The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets. · kī

キーウィ

A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand. · kīwi

キーキー

(onomatopoeia) Used to represent the sound of the cry of an ape or monkey. · kīkī

ギーク

(colloquial, by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers. · gīku

ギーザ

A city on the west bank of the Nile river, Egypt, famous for its ancient monuments including the Great Sphinx of Giza and the Great Pyramid of Giza. · gīza

キーストーン

(architecture) The top stone of an arch. · kīsutōn

キーチェーン

An ornamental piece holding such a chain or ring. · kīchēn

キーパー

(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal. · kīpā

キープ

The unit of currency in Laos, divided into 100 att, symbol ₭, abbreviation LAK. · kīpu

キーボード

(computing, etc.) A set of keys laid out in a grid-like pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer etc. · kībōdo

キーホルダー

An ornamental piece holding such a chain or ring. · kīhorudā

キーリング

A ring, normally of metal or plastic, for holding keys together. · kīringu

キール

(nautical) A type of flat-bottomed boat. · kīru

キーワード

(cryptography) Any word#Noun used as the key to a code. · kīwādo

ギア

(countable, automotive, cycling) A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter. · gia

ギアボックス

That part of a car's transmission containing the train of gears, and to which the gear lever is connected. · giabokkusu

キアンティ

A Tuscan red wine. · kianti

キオスク

A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc. · kiosuku

ギガバイト

(computing, formal) One billion (109, or 1,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000 megabytes. · gigabaito

ギグ

Originally (music) , a performing engagement by a musician or musical group; (by extension, film, television, theater) a job or role for a performer. · gigu

キケロ

The Roman statesman and orator Mārcus Tullius Cicerō (106–43 BC). · kikero

ぎごちない

Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing. · gigochinai

キジ

(countable) A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food. · kiji

キス

A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting. · kisu

キスイガメ

(countable) Any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae found throughout the world. · kisuigame

キスマーク

(originally, US, slang) A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking. [from 1934] · kisumāku

キセノン

The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology. · kisenon

ギター

(musical instrument) A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick). · gitā

キタイ

(archaic) China, specifically medieval northern China as reached by the overland Silk Road to Xi'an or Beijing, not known at the time to be related to southern China as reached by the maritime routes to Guangzhou. · kitai

キダチハッカ

Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings. · kidachihakka

きたない

(of a place, situation, person, etc) In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly. · kitanai

ギタリスト

Someone who plays a guitar. · gitarisuto

きちんとした

Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities. · kichintoshita

きつい

Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience. · kitsui

きっかけ

Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion. · kikkake

キック

(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg. · kikku

キックオフ

(football, American football) The opening kick of each half of a game of football. · kikkuofu

キックベースボール

(sports, uncountable) A sport similar to baseball, where a ball similar to a soccer ball, is pitched at a kicker, and is kicked rather than hit. · kikkubēsubōru

キックボール

(sports, uncountable) A sport similar to baseball, where a ball similar to a soccer ball, is pitched at a kicker, and is kicked rather than hit. · kikkubōru

キックボクシング

(martial arts) A hybrid martial art derived from Muay Thai, karate, and especially boxing during the 1960s to 1970s; more generally, any stand-up combat sport that combines kicks and punches. · kikkubokushingu

キッシュ

A pie made primarily of egg and cream, perhaps mixed with chopped meat or vegetables, in a pastry crust. · kisshu

キッシンジャー

A surname. · kisshinjā

キッチュ

Art, decorative objects, and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar. · kitchu

キッチュな

Having the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar. · kitchuna

キッチンシンク

A basin used for holding water for washing. · kitchinshinku

キツツキ

Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood. · kitsutsuki

きっと

Emphatically yes; certainly; definitely. · kitto

キツネ

(in particular) The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur. · kitsune

キツネザル

Any of the genus Lemur, represented by the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta). · kitsunezaru

キッパ

(Judaism, headwear) The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews. · kippa

キッパー

(Judaism, headwear) The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews. · kippā

きっぱり

(idiomatic) Conclusively, finally, permanently. · kippari

ギトギトする

To make slick. · gitogitosuru

ギトギトな

Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances. · gitogitona

ギニー

(British, historical) A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings. · ginī

キニーネ

(pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid with the chemical formula C20H24N2O2, originally derived from cinchona bark (from plants of the genus Cinchona), used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water, which presents as a bitter colourless powder; also, a drug containing quinine or a chemical compound derived from it. [from early 19th c.] · kinīne

ギニア

(historical) The coastal region of West Africa between Morocco and the Congo, particularly the north shore of the Gulf of Guinea. · ginia

キニク主義

(countable) A scornfully pessimistic comment or act.

キヌア

A goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds. · kinua

キヌゲネズミ

In particular, a rodent of the species Mesocricetus auratus (the golden hamster) or of a species of the genera Cricetiscus and Phodopus (the dwarf hamsters), often kept as a pet or used in scientific research. · kinugenezumi

キノコ

A fungus producing such fruiting bodies. · kinoko

ギビバイト

(computing) Strictly, 230 (10243, or 1,073,741,824) bytes or 210 (1024) mebibytes, as opposed to a gigabyte. · gibibaito

ギブス

A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones. · gibusu

キブツ

A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations. · kibutsu

ギフト

Something given to another voluntarily, without charge. · gifuto

きプリアヌス

(Christianity) Saint Cyprian, a 3rd-century bishop of Carthage, theologian, martyr, and saint · kipurianusu

キプロス

An island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia. Official name: Republic of Cyprus. Capital: Nicosia. · kipurosu

キマイラ

(Greek mythology) A supposed fire-breathing monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or snake, killed by the hero Bellerophon. · kimaira

きみ

Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner). · kimi

キム

A en given name. · kimu

キムチ

A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation. · kimuchi

ギムレット

A cocktail, usually made with gin and lime juice. · gimuretto

キメラ

(Greek mythology) A supposed fire-breathing monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or snake, killed by the hero Bellerophon. · kimera

キメる

(intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance. · kimeru

きもい

Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful. · kimoi

ぎゃー

(onomatopoeia) Expressing annoyance, dismay, embarrassment or frustration. · gyā

キャーと叫ぶ

(intransitive, also, figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.

ギャグ

A joke or other mischievous prank. · gyagu

ギャグマン

An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes. · gyaguman

キャサリン

A en given name. · kyasarin

キャスター

(automotive) The angle of the axis around which a car's front wheels rotate when the steering wheel is turned, with a vertical axis being defined as zero caster. · kyasutā

キャスリング

(chess) A move in which the king moves two squares towards a rook, and the rook moves to the other side of the king; the action of the verb to castle. · kyasuringu

キャセロール

(countable) A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served. · kyaserōru

キャソック

An item of clerical clothing: a long, sheath-like, close-fitting, ankle-length robe worn by clergy members of some Christian denominations. [from 17th c.] · kyasokku

キャタピラ

A vehicle with a caterpillar track; a crawler. · kyatapira

キャッシュ

(computing) A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium. · kyasshu

キャッチー

(of a tune or phrase) Instantly appealing and memorable. · kyatchī

キャッチフレーズ

A repeated expression, often originating in popular culture. · kyatchifurēzu

キャッチャー

(baseball) The player who squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher. · kyatchā

キャットウォーク

(fashion) A narrow elevated stage on which models parade. · kyattowōku

キャットファイト

(slang) A fight or bickering, especially between women. · kyattofaito

キャップ

A protective cover or seal. · kyappu

キャディ

(by extension, golf, also, attributively) A person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice. · kyadi

キャデラック

A brand of luxury automobile (founded as an independent but since 1909 a marque of General Motors). · kyaderakku

キャパシタ

(electronics) An electronic component capable of storing electrical energy in an electric field; especially one consisting of two conductors separated by a dielectric. · kyapashita

ギャバジン

(uncountable, countable) A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side. · gyabajin

キャバレー

Live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub; the genre of music associated with this form of entertainment, especially in early 20th century Europe. · kyabarē