Japanese–English dictionary

羊膜

(anatomy) The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended. · yōmaku

羊蹄

Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash. · gishigishi

羊飼い

(countable) A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock. · hitsujikai

美

(uncountable) The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness. · bi

美しい

Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive. [from 1520s] · utsukushii

美人

An attractive woman. · bijin

美化

(transitive) To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of. · bika

美味

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

美味い

Having a particularly pleasant taste. · umai

美味しい

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

美女

An attractive woman. · bijo

美学

The study or philosophy of beauty. · bigaku

美容体操

(in the plural) Physical exercises with the participation of a multitude of muscles and often minimal equipment (thus, usually bodyweight exercises); strength training aspects and cardio aspects are both involved, and stamina is often a focus. · biyōtaisō

美容師

A person who advises people (normally women) on cosmetics and other beauty treatments; a beautician. · biyōshi

美少女

A sexually attractive girl or young woman. [from 20th c.] · bishōjo

美徳

(countable) An attribute of a personality (a "personality trait") which predisposes a person to behaviors resulting in human goodness; an admirable quality. · bitoku

美濃

A city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. · mino

美的

Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance. · biteki

美術館

A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value. · bijutsukan

美酒

(by extension) Any delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice. [from 16th c.] · bishu

美食学

The study of the relationship between food and culture. · bishokugaku

美食家

A connoisseur in eating and drinking; someone who takes their food seriously. · bishokuka

美食術

The study of the relationship between food and culture.

美馬

A city in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.

羚羊

Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed. · reiyō

群

Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company. [from 13th c.] · gun

群れ

A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business. · mure

群れる

(transitive, obsolete) To flock to; to crowd. · mureru

群体

(biology) A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association. · guntai

群島

(collective, geography) A group of islands. · guntō

群衆

(now, usually, pejorative) A crowd, a mass of people or things; a rabble. [from 15th c.] · gunshuu

群集事故

A wild, headlong running away or scamper of a number of animals, usually caused by fright.

群青

(tincture) A blue colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines. · gunjō

群青色

A brilliant dark blue or slightly purplish colour like that of the pigment. · gunjōiro

群青色の

Of a brilliant dark blue or slightly purplish color like that of the pigment (noun sense 1).

羨ましい

Arousing or likely to arouse envy. · urayamashii

羨む

(transitive) To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions. [from 14th c.] · urayamu

義

Used to form names of a tendency of action, behaviour, condition, opinion, or state belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology, or principle or lack thereof. · gi

義侠心

Courteous behaviour, especially that of men towards women. · gikyōshin

義兄弟

An unrelated male considered to share a brother-like relationship established by a ceremonial sharing of blood in some cultures. · gikyōdai

義勇兵

(military) One who enters into military service voluntarily (but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers), as opposed to a conscript. · giyuuhei

義務

The scope of someone's responsibility. · gimu

義務がある

(intransitive) To be required; to be necessary.

義務付ける

(transitive) To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means. · gimuzukeru

義務的

Required; obligatory; mandatory. · gimuteki

義和団

(historical) A Chinese anti-imperial and xenophobic rebel of the early 1900s. · giwadan

義憤

A self-righteous anger or disgust. · gifun

義歯

An artificial replacement of one or more teeth. · gishi

義理の姉妹

The daughter of one's stepparent by a previous relationship.

義者

one who subscribes to a particular theological doctrine or religious denomination;

義肢

(medicine) An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external. · gishi

羽

A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display. · hane

羽太

Any of various large food and game fishes of the subfamily Epinephelinae, especially the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, which inhabit warm seas. · hata

羽根

(countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.] · hane

羽根つき

(countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.] · hanetsuki

羽根板

The use of a paddle to propel a boat; a session of paddling.

羽毛

(countable) The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin. · umō

羽毛布団

(British, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada) A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English. · umōbuton

羽球

(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English. · ukyuu

羽衣甘藍

An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) · hagoromokanran

羽軸

The main axis of a feather. · ujiku

習

A surname.

習う

To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something. · narau

習慣

Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving. · shuukan

習熟

Ability, skill, competence. · shuujuku

習熟度

Ability, skill, competence. · shuujukudo

翔る

(intransitive) To fly high with little effort, like a bird. · kakeru

翠玉

Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone. · suigyoku

翰林院

A society of learned people united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science. [First attested in the early 17th century.] · kanrin'in

翻す

(transitive) To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds. · hirugaesu

翻字

(linguistics, translation studies) The act or product of transliterating, of representing letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script. · honji

翻訳

(slang) An unofficial translation of the dialogue or text of a media product (such as a manga, television programme, or video game) from one language to another which is done by fans rather than by its producer. · hon'yaku

翻訳する

(transitive) To express spoken words or written text in a different (often clearer or simpler) way in the same language; to paraphrase, to rephrase, to restate.

翻訳家

A human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces. · hon'yakuka

翻訳者

A human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces. · hon'yakusha

翼

(aviation) Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air. · tsubasa

翼果

The winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple. · yokka

老いる

(intransitive) To grow aged; to become old or older; to show marks of age. · oiru

老人

(informal, chiefly, North America, sometimes, mildly, derogatory) An old person, usually a male, typically a cranky old man. · rōjin

老兵

A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service. · rōhei

老化

The process of becoming older or more mature. · rōka

老子

(Chinese history) An honorific title for the legendary Taoist philosopher Li Er, who supposedly lived in the 6th and 5th centuries BC and (Chinese mythology) has subsequently been worshipped as a Taoist god. · rōshi

老年

The latter part of life, when one is an older adult; especially, the years from age 65 onward. · rōnen

老眼の

Unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects; presbyopic.

老練な船乗り

A sailor accustomed to the sea.

老齢

(uncountable) The state of being old; the latter part of life. · rōrei

考え

An image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory. [from 16th c.] · kangae

考える

Able to be imagined; conceivable. · kangaeru

考え方

(figuratively) Way of thinking. · kangaekata

考古学

The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains. · kōkogaku

考古学者

Someone who studies or practises archaeology. · kōkogakusha

考慮

(intransitive) To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate. · kōryo

考慮する

To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.

考査

(education) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester. · kōsa

耄碌

Decline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility. · mōroku

者

A person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy. · mono

耐える

(transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something. · taeru

耐え忍ぶ

(transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something. · taeshinobu

耐久性

The ability to last a long time by virtue of the power to resist stress or force. · taikyuusei

耕す

To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting or as a method of weed control between growing crop plants. · tagayasu

耕作

To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting or as a method of weed control between growing crop plants. · kōsaku

耕地

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

耳

the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub · mimi

耳が不自由

Unable (or partially able) to hear.

耳に残る

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

耳の聞こえない

Unable (or partially able) to hear.

耳介

(anatomy, zoology) The visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal. · jikai

耳障り

Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding. · mimizawari

耳飾り

A piece of jewelry worn on the ear. · mimikazari

耳鳴り

(otolaryngology, pathology) The experience of auditory sensations, such as a ringing or pulsating sound, occurring in the absence of any external stimulus. · miminari

耶蘇

(historical, religion) One of a variety of persons or entities in western Manichaeism, of whom some correspond closely to the Christian conception of Jesus of Nazareth. · yaso

聖

A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name. · sei

聖人ぶる

A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show.

聖人録

A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.

聖体布

(ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.

聖像

(religion, especially, Eastern Christianity) A type of religious painting portraying a saint or scene from Scripture, often done on wooden panels. · seizō

聖刻

An element (individual sign or glyph) of a hieroglyphic writing system.

聖句

The foundational text of a given religion, or a text considered especially holy. · seiku

聖地

(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) That part of the Middle East, consisting mostly of Israel and Palestine, in which most Biblical events are set. · seichi

聖域

The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar. · seiiki

聖堂

(architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory. · seidō

聖大パスハ

A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on the first Sunday (and Monday) following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, ranging in most of Western Christianity (such as Protestantism and Roman Catholicism) from March 22 to April 25, and in Eastern Christianity (such as the Coptic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church) from April 4 to May 8.

聖書

The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible. · seisho

聖杯

(Arthurian mythology) An artifact in Arthurian mythology, being the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper and in which some of his blood was caught during the crucifixion. · seihai

聖歌

A hymn of praise or loyalty. · seika

聖歌隊

(architecture) Uncommon form of quire (“one quarter of a cruciform church, or the architectural area of a church used by the choir, often near the apse”). · seikatai

聖職者

Body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for religious service. · seishokusha

聖誕祭

(originally, Christianity) A festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan, and secular customs, which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 (Christmas Day) in most places. · seitansai

聖誕節

(originally, Christianity) A festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan, and secular customs, which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 (Christmas Day) in most places.

聖賢

A very wise person or spiritual teacher; someone of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher. · seiken

聖遺物

(religion) A part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration. · seiibutsu

聞き取り

(countable, uncountable) An activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down. · kikitori

聞き手

Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast. · kikite

聞く

(transitive, intransitive) To request (information, or an answer to a question). · kiku

聞こえ

A characteristic of a person, group or company etc., style, manner of dress, how one is or wishes to be perceived by others. · kikoe

聞こえる

Able to be heard. · kikoeru

聡明

Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent. · sōmei

聯盟

Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members. · renmei

聯邦

Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members. · renpō

聳える

To rise, especially rapidly or unusually high. · sobieru

聴力

An act of hearing; being heard. · chōryoku

聴取

The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry. · chōshu

聴取者

Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast. · chōshusha

聴聞会

(uncountable) A proceeding at which discussions are heard. · chōmonkai

聴衆

A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc. [from 15th c.] · chōshuu

聴覚

An act of hearing; being heard. · chōkaku

聴覚障害者

Unable (or partially able) to hear. · chōkakushōgaisha

聴診器

(medicine) A medical instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body. · chōshinki

職

The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid. · shoku

職を与える

(transitive) To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job, or a home for an animal for adoption, etc.