Japanese–English dictionary

キャビア

Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy. · kyabia

キャビン

A private room on a ship. · kyabin

キャビンアテンダント

A member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers. · kyabin'atendanto

キャプション

A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc. · kyapushon

キャプテン

One of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official. · kyaputen

キャブレター

(US, Canada) A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition. [from 1890s] · kyaburetā

キャベツ

(by extension) Any of various cultivars of the species Brassica oleracea. · kyabetsu

ギヤマン

A gemstone made from this mineral. · giyaman

キャメロン

A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic. · kyameron

キャラクター

(countable) A being involved in the action of a story; a persona. · kyarakutā

キャラバン

A convoy or procession of travellers, their cargo and vehicles, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert. · kyaraban

キャラメル

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

キャラメル色

A yellow-brown color, like that of caramel.

ギャラリー

An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of important objects, especially works of art. · gyararī

キャリア

One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously and/or over a long period of time. · kyaria

キャリッジ

A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power. · kyarijji

キャリブレーション

(technology) The act of calibrating something. · kyariburēshon

ギャレー

(nautical) The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose. · gyarē

キャレル

(by extension) A cubicle or partitioned space for reading or studying, often in a library. · kyareru

ギャロップ

The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously. · gyaroppu

キャロル

A ballad or song of joy. · kyaroru

きゃんきゃん

(intransitive) Of a small dog, to bark. · kyankyan

ギャング

A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose. · gyangu

ギャングスター

A member of a criminal or street gang. · gyangusutā

キャンセル

(transitive) To invalidate or annul something. · kyanseru

キャンデー

(countable, chiefly, North America, Philippines) A piece of confectionery of this kind. · kyandē

キャンティ

A Tuscan red wine. · kyanti

ぎゃんなき

An often childish display or fit of bad temper. · gyannaki

キャンパス

The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures. · kyanpasu

ギャンビット

(chess) An opening in chess in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage. · gyanbitto

キャンピング

(uncountable) The recreational or educational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation. · kyanpingu

キャンプ

(uncountable) The recreational or educational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation. · kyanpu

キャンプサイト

A place where one or more tents may be pitched for an overnight stay in an outdoor area. · kyanpusaito

キャンプする

(intransitive, obsolete) To fight; contend in battle or in any kind of contest; to strive with others in doing anything; compete. · kyanpusuru

キャンプファイヤー

A fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to provide light and heat, to drive away bugs, and as a focal point for sitting around in the evening and talking, telling stories, and singing. · kyanpufaiyā

ギャンブラー

One who plays at a game of chance, who gambles. · gyanburā

キャンプ場

An area where tents are pitched. · kyanpujō

キャンペーン

A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal. · kyanpēn

キャンベラ

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

キュート

Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior. · kyūto

キューバ

A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean. Capital and largest city: Havana. · kyūba

キューピッド

(Roman god) The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a putto (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros. · kyūpiddo

キューポラ

(architecture) A dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome. · kyūpora

キューロス

An ancient king of Persia, Cyrus the Great. · kyūrosu

キュウリ

(vegetable) The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh. · kyuuri

キュクロープス

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology. · kyukurōpusu

キュクロプス

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology. · kyukuropusu

ギュッとする

A hug or other affectionate grasp. · gyuttosuru

ギュメ

Either of the punctuation marks « or » (or ‹ or ›), used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language, such as “ and ”. · gyume

キュリー

3.7×1010 decays per second, as a unit of radioactivity. Symbol Ci. · kyurī

ギョーザ

(chiefly, US) Specifically, a food composed of a dough wrapper around a filling. · gyōza

ギヨーム

A en given name popular since the Norman Conquest. · giyōmu

キラー

Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure. · kirā

ギラード

A surname transferred from the given name. · girādo

キラキラ

To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam. · kirakira

ぎりぎり

Of a value, or having a characteristic that is of a value, that is close to being unacceptable or leading to exclusion from a group or category. · girigiri

ギリシア

A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Hellenic Republic. Capital and largest city: Athens. · girishia

ギリシア人

(countable) A person from Greece or of Greek descent. · girishajin

ギリシア語

The language spoken by people of Greece, particularly, depending on context, Ancient Greek or Modern Greek. · girishago

ギリシャ

A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Hellenic Republic. Capital and largest city: Athens. · girisha

ギリシャ人

(countable) A person from Greece or of Greek descent. · girishajin

ギリシャ語

The language spoken by people of Greece, particularly, depending on context, Ancient Greek or Modern Greek. · girishago

キリスト

(Christianity) A title given to Jesus of Nazareth, seen as the fulfiller of the messianic prophecy. · kirisuto

キリスト教

(not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians. · kirisutokyō

キリスト教世界

The Christian world; Christ's Church on Earth. [from 14th c.]

キリスト教徒

(obsolete, England) A European, especially though not necessarily of the Christian religion. · kirisutokyōto

キリマンジャロ

A volcano in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa at 5,895 meters (19,321 feet). · kirimanjaro

きりもみ

(aviation) A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing, and rolling in a spinning motion. · kirimomi

ギリュウモドキ

A plant in the family Ericaceae. · giryuumodoki

キリル

A en given name; best known for a ninth century missionary to the Slavs. · kiriru

キリン

A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, making them the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones. · kirin

ギルガメッシュ

A semi-legendary king of Uruk, who is the hero of the Babylonian poem Epic of Gilgamesh. · girugamesshu

キルシュ

(often capitalized) A clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser. · kirushu

キルシュヴァッサー

(often capitalized) A clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser. · kirushuvassā

ギルダー

The current currency unit in the islands of the Caribbean Netherlands, divided into 100 cents. · girudā

ギルド

A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages, established to oversee and protect their specific commercial interests and to provide mutual aid. · girudo

きれい

(intransitive) To make things clean in general. · kirei

キロ

(international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. · kiro

キロ-

(computing, deprecated) . · kiro-

キロカロリー

A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories (small calories), used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal. · kirokarorī

キログラム

In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg · kiroguramu

ギロチン

(historical, also, figuratively) A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine. · girochin

ギロピタ

A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce. · giropita

キロヘルツ

A unit of frequency equal to one thousand cycles per second; one thousand hertz · kiroherutsu

キロメートル

(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 103 metres. Symbol: km · kiromētoru

きわどい

Sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky. [from 19th c.] · kiwadoi

キング

A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement. · kingu

キングストン

The capital and largest city of Jamaica; it is also the capital of its eponymous parish. · kingusuton

キンセンカ

Any plant of the genus Calendula, with yellow or orange flowers, often called marigolds. · kinsenka

ギンバイカ

An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa. · ginbaika

キンバリー

A en given name, popular in the 1960s and the 1970s. · kinbarī

キンポウゲ

Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot. · kinpōge

グーグー

(by extension) The rumbling sound made by a human's hungry stomach. · gūgū

グーグル

(computing, trademark) Google Search, a search engine operated by the company of the same name; the most popular search engine and most-visited website worldwide. · gūguru

グーゴル

The number 10^{100}, or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sexdecilliard (long scale). [from 1920.] · gūgoru

グーズベリー

A fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant. · gūzuberī

グーフィー

A Disney character: a slow-witted anthropomorphic dog with a goofy laugh. · gūfī

クーポン

A piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services. · kūpon

グーラーシュ

A stew of beef or veal and vegetables, flavoured with paprika. · gūrāshu

クーラーボックス

A box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool. [from 19th c.] · kūrābokkusu

クール

(colloquial, North America, Australia) Excellent, exciting, remarkable. · kūru

クーロン

A region, peninsula, and urban area of Hong Kong. · kūron

クアール

A comune of the Aosta Valley autonomous region, Italy. · kuāru

グアヴァ

Its yellowish tropical fruit, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies. · guava

グアダルキビール川

A river in southern Spain.

クアッガ

A southern-African subspecies of plains zebra, Equus quagga quagga, which went extinct in 1883. The upper parts of the animal were reddish brown, becoming paler behind and beneath, while the face, neck, and fore part of the body were marked by dark stripes. · kuagga

グアディアナ川

A major river in Spain and Portugal.

グアテマラ

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Guatemala, a Central American country. · guatemara

グアノ

Dung from a sea bird or from a bat. · guano

グアバ

Its yellowish tropical fruit, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies. · guaba

グアム

An unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Territory of Guam. · guamu

グアンタナモ

A city in Cuba. · guantanamo

クイーン

A female monarch. · kuīn

クイーンズランド

A state of Australia, located in the northeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1859 to 1901. Capital: Brisbane. · kuīnzurando

クィア

(broadly) Pertaining to sexual or gender behaviour or identity which does not conform to conventional heterosexual or cisgender norms, assumptions etc. [from 20th c.] · kuia

クィディッチ

A fictional ball game played between two teams of seven players riding flying broomsticks, using four balls and six elevated ring-shaped goals. · kuiditchi

グィネヴィア

(Arthurian mythology) The wife of King Arthur. · guinevia

クインテット

(music) A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians) · kuintetto

ぐうたら

Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion. · guutara

クエーカー教徒

A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their pacifist views.

クエーサー

(galaxy) An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and (putatively) the most distant objects in the universe. · kuēsā

クエスト

A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission. · kuesuto

クェッ クェッ

The sound made by a duck. · kue kue

クエリ

(computing, databases) A set of instructions passed to a database. · kueri

グエン

A Vietnamese surname. · guen

クォーク

(particle) In the Standard Model, one of a number of elementary subatomic particles having fractional electric charge that forms matter. They are theorized not to exist in isolation, but only in combinations in hadrons such as neutrons and protons or in quark–gluon plasmas. · kuōku

クォークチーズ

A soft, creamy, unripened cheese made from cow's milk, originating from and eaten throughout central, northern, eastern, and southeastern Europe, as well as the Low Countries. · kuōkuchīzu

クォータ

A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal. · kuōta

クォーターバック

(American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play. · kuōtābakku

クォーツ

(mineral) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO2. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment. · kuōtsu

クォート

A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S. · kuōto

ググる

To search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine. · guguru

くさ

(uncountable) A lawn. · kusa

クサイ

The 14th letter of Classical and Modern Greek. The 15th in Ancient and Old Greek. · kusai

グザヴィエ

Any of various notable people with this name as given name or surname, especially Saint Francis Xavier, a Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552). · guzavie

クサリヘビ

A venomous snake in the family Viperidae. · kusarihebi

くし

A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place. · kushi

くしゃくしゃ

(transitive) To make wrinkled, particularly fabric. · kushakusha

くしゃみ

An act of sneezing. · kushami

グジャラート

A state in western India. Capital: Gandhinagar. Largest city: Ahmedabad. · gujarāto

グジャラート州

A state in western India. Capital: Gandhinagar. Largest city: Ahmedabad.

グジャラート語

The Indic language spoken in the state of Gujarat, India · gujarātogo

グジャラティ語

The Indic language spoken in the state of Gujarat, India

クジラ

Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises. · kujira

クズ

Used to express that something is exceedingly bad, awful, or terrible. · kuzu

クスィー

The 14th letter of Classical and Modern Greek. The 15th in Ancient and Old Greek. · kusuī

クスクス

A pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina. · kusukusu

くすくす笑い

A quiet laugh.

くすくす笑う

To laugh gently in a playful, nervous, or affected manner. · kusukusuwarau

くすぐったい

Sensitive or susceptible to being tickled. · kusuguttai