Japanese–English dictionary

色白

Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond and red hair. · irojiro

色素

(biology) Any color in plant or animal cells. · shikiso

色素沈着

The darkening of an area of skin or nails, caused by increased melanin. · shikisochinchaku

色褪せる

(intransitive) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color. · iroaseru

色調

A color, or shade of color; tint; dye. · shikichō

色鮮やか

(dated) Festive, bright, or colourful. · iroazayaka

艶めかしい

Attractive, alluring, tempting. · namamekashii

艶やか

Having a smooth, silk-like, reflective (shiny) surface. · tsuyayaka

芋

A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot. · imo

芋スナイパー

(video games, derogatory) A person who stays in one spot during a first-person shooting game, to guard an item etc.

芋る

(intransitive, sports, video games) To stay in an advantageous location. · imoru

芋虫

The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm. · imomushi

芝刈り機

A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions. · shibakariki

芝居

(countable) A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue · shibai

芝生

(uncountable) A lawn. · shibafu

芥子

The tomalley of a crab, which resembles the condiment. · karashi

芥子色

Dark yellow colour, the colour of mustard. · karashiiro

芯

The center or inner part of a space or area. · shin

花

A place name in the United States, which could be from the given name or surname: · hana

花びら

(botany) One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored. · hanabira

花冠

(botany) The outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals, when it is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl (the calyx); it usually comprises the petal, which may be fused. · kakan

花園

A garden where flowers are grown for decorative purposes. · hanazono

花婿

A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married. · hanamuko

花嫁

A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married. · hanayome

花嫁介添人

A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party. · hanayomekaizoenin

花屋

A person who sells flowers. · hanaya

花崗岩

(rock) A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown. · kakōgan

花序

(botany) A group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. · kajo

花弁

(botany) One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored. · kaben

花形

An exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity. · hanagata

花托

(botany) The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus. · kataku

花束

A bunch of cut flowers. · hanataba

花柱

(botany) The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower. · kachuu

花火

A device using gunpowder and other chemicals which, when lit, emits a combination of coloured flames, sparks, whistles or bangs, and sometimes made to rocket high into the sky before exploding, used for entertainment or celebration. · hanabi

花瓶

An upright open container used mainly for displaying fresh, dried, or artificial flowers. · kabin

花粉

A fine, granular substance produced in flowers. · kafun

花糸

(botany) The stalk of a flower stamen, supporting the anther. · kashi

花薄荷

The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food. · hanahakka

花蜂

(informal, proscribed) Any stinging flying insect, especially a wasp. · hanabachi

花蜜

(botany) The sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds. [from 17th c.] · kamitsu

花被片

(botany) Any component of the perianth (outermost whorls of flower parts, not involved in reproduction), especially when the components are not distinguished into sepals and petals. · kahihen

花輪

An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor. · hanawa

花金

(college) A Friday afternoon beer party. · hanakin

芳しい

Fragrant or spicy. · kanbashii

芳名

Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing. · hōmei

芳香

A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one. · hōkō

芳香族の

(organic chemistry) Derived from benzene.

芳香療法

(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health. · hōkōryōhō

芸人

A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, etc. · geinin

芸名

A fictitious name (more literally, a false name), as those used by writers and movie stars. · geimei

芸妓

A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy. · geigi

芸子

A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy. · geiko

芸者

A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy. · geisha

芸術作品

A painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art. · geijutsusakuhin

芸香

Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines. · unkō

芽

A newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded. · me

芽月

(historical) The seventh month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the vernal equinox (March 21 or 22) and ending on April 19 or 20.

芽生え

(figurative) The origin or earliest version of an idea or project. · mebae

芽立ち

A new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts. · medachi

芽花野菜

A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.

苔

Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division Musci). · koke

苔植物門

A type of bryophyte with a leafy stem or leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage and a lack of stomata on the sporophyte stage of the life cycle.

苗圃

(horticulture) A place where young shrubs, trees, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting, or (more generally) made available for public sale, a garden centre; also (obsolete) a plantation of young trees. · byōho

苗字

The portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members of the family, or otherwise derived from their names in some fashion; distinguished from that person's given name(s). · myōji

苛む

(transitive) To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.) · sainamu

苛め

A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege. [from late 17th c.] · ijime

苛めっ子

A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege. [from late 17th c.] · ijimekko

苛める

(transitive) To intimidate (someone) as a bully. · ijimeru

苛立ち

A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action. · iradachi

若々しい

Young; not fully developed. · wakawakashii

若々しさ

(uncountable) The quality or state of being young. · wakawakashisa

若い

(figuratively, incomparable) Young, as a child. · wakai

若いおんどり

A young male chicken.

若いめんどり

A young hen, especially one less than a year old. [from 14th c.]

若い人たち

(countable) A young man; a male adolescent or young adult.

若さ

(uncountable) The quality or state of being young. · wakasa

若しや

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

若僧

(Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner. · nyakusō

若年

(countable) A young person. · jakunen

若木

A young tree, larger than a seedling. · wakagi

若緑

A green color, like that of mint. · wakamidori

若者

A boy or young man. · wakamono

若虫

(entomology) The larva of certain insects. · wakamushi

若返り

The process of rendering young again. · wakagaeri

若返る

To render young again. · wakagaeru

苦しい

Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance. · kurushii

苦しみ

The condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress. · kurushimi

苦しむ

(intransitive) To suffer pain. · kurushimu

苦しめる

(transitive) To cause to suffer pain. · kurushimeru

苦力

An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers. · kūrī

苦土素

The chemical element with an atomic number of 12. It is a light, easily flammable, silvery-white alkaline earth metal.

苦境

(figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle. · kukyō

苦役

Exhausting, menial, and tedious work. · kueki

苦情調査官

An appointed official whose duty is to investigate complaints, generally on behalf of individuals such as consumers or taxpayers, against institutions such as companies and government departments. · kujōchōsakan

苦手

Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence. · nigate

苦汁

The saline substance added to soy milk to coagulate it as a primary step in the production of tofu. · nigari

苦痛

Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress. · kutsuu

苦蓬

The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood. [from 1350–1470]

苦行

(transitive) To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on. [from 15th c.] · kugyō

苦行僧

(Hinduism, more, _, loosely) An ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic.

苧環

Any plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped flowers with spurs on each petal. · odamaki

英

A combining form relating to the English or British people, culture, or livestock. · ei

英々語

(chiefly, US) The British English language. · eieigo

英国

(historical) Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic. · eikoku

英国人

(in the plural) The people of England, e.g., Englishmen and Englishwomen. · eikokujin

英数

Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9. · eisuu

英数字

Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9. · eisuuji

英英語

(chiefly, US) The British English language. · eieigo

英語

English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England. · eigo

英貨

The currency of the United Kingdom, based on the pound sterling. · eika

英雄

(informal, intransitive) To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist). · eiyuu

英雄主義

The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities. · eiyuushugi

苹果

A tree of the genus Malus; especially Malus domestica which is cultivated for its edible fruit; the apple tree. [from 15th c.] · hyōka

苺

The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria. · ichigo

苺味の

Containing or having the flavor of strawberries.

苺色

A dark pinkish red color, like that of the fruit; strawberry red.

苺色の

Of a color similar to the color of strawberry-flavoured products.

茂み

(horticulture) A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category. · shigemi

茄子

(North America, AU, NZ, Philippines) The plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine. · nasu

茉莉

Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers. · matsuri

茉莉花

Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers. · matsurika

茎

A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather. · kuki

茜

A dye made from the plant. · akane

茜色

A deep reddish colour, like that of the dye. · akaneiro

茜色の

Of a deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye.

茨

(botany) A modified branch that is hard and sharp like a spike. · ibara

茴香

A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor. · uikyō

茶

(uncountable) The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant; (countable) a variety of such leaves. · cha

茶化す

(transitive) To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language. · chakasu

茶坊主

One who flatters. · chabōzu

茶室

A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food. · chashitsu

茶屋

A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food. · chaya

茶店

A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food. · saten

茶房

A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food. · sabō

茶目

(often, humorous) A mischievous child. [from 17th c.] · chame

茶碗

A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items. · chawan

茶色

(countable, and, uncountable) A colour like that of chocolate or coffee. · chairo

茶色い

Having a brown colour. · chairoi

茶褐色

A light brown to brownish orange colour. · chakasshoku

茸

(mycology) Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular. · kinoko

茹でる

Cooked in boiling water. · yuderu

草

(Internet slang, text messaging) Lots of laughs. (occasionally used) · kusa

草をはむ

(ambitransitive) To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture)

草刈り

A person who cuts grass. · kusakari

草原

An area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation. · sōgen

草取りをする

(transitive) To remove unwanted vegetation from a cultivated area (especially grass).

草地

A field or pasture; a piece of land covered or cultivated with grass, usually intended to be mown for hay. · kusachi

草市

An open area in a town housing a public market. · kusaichi

草書

(countable) A cursive character, letter or font. · sōsho

草木

(botany) An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree. · kusaki