Japanese–English dictionary

這う

(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground. · hau

通う

(transitive) To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; also, to regularly go to (an event or place). [from 17th c.] · kayō

通じる

(intransitive) To express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means; to have intercourse, to exchange information. [from 16th c.] · tsuujiru

通す

(to a crowd) Make way! Clear a path! · toosu

通り

A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town. · doori

通り抜け

(now, _, rare, _, except in certain set phrases) A passage; a way through. · toorinuke

通り過ぎる

(transitive) To allow to go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard. · toorisugiru

通信

(uncountable) The concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities. · tsuushin

通信員

A journalist who sends reports back to a newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location. · tsuushin'in

通勤

(intransitive, US, UK, Canada) To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa. · tsuukin

通告

(transitive) To give (someone) notice (of some event). [from mid-15th c.] · tsuukoku

通夜

A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects. · tsuya

通学鞄

A bag or case with one or two shoulder straps, especially used to carry books etc. · tsuugakukaban

通常

Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual. · tsuujō

通知

(transitive) To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.). · tsuuchi

通称

(taxonomy) Relating to or designating the name of a species; specific as opposed to generic. · tsuushō

通行料

A fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, etc. · tsuukōryō

通行料金

A fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, etc. · tsuukōryōkin

通行証

A document granting permission to pass or to go and come; a passport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission · tsuukōshō

通訳

To decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether to continue researching the topic, follow through, act in opposition, or further the understanding through sharing an interpretation. · tsuuyaku

通訳者

(music, theater) A performer who presents a piece of art in a distinct style, particularly so as to make older works relevant to their audience. · tsuuyakusha

通話

(chiefly, British, informal) A telephone call. · tsuuwa

通貨

Money or other items used to facilitate transactions. · tsuuka

通貨収縮

(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages. · tsuukashuushuku

通路

A clear path/passage through rows of seating. · tsuuro

通過

The official approval of a bill or act by a parliament. [from 17th c.] · tsuuka

通過点

Any mapped reference point on a route that can be easily identified. · tsuukaten

通風

The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh. · tsuufuu

逞しい

(usually, of a man) Large, well-built, and muscular. · takumashii

速い

Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid. [from 14th c.] · hayai

速さ

The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion. · hayasa

速力

(mathematics, physics) The rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time. · sokuryoku

速度

The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion. · sokudo

速度を保つ

To set the speed in a race.

速度計

An instrument located within the dashboard of a vehicle that measures and indicates the current speed of the vehicle. · sokudokei

速歩

(chiefly, of horses) A gait of a four-legged animal between walk and canter, a diagonal gait (in which diagonally opposite pairs of legs move together). · hayaashi

造幣局

A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence. · zōheikyoku

造物主

(religion) A god who created the Universe; God. · zōbutsushu

造船所

A place where ships are repaired or outfitted. · zōsenjo

造船設備

A place where ships are built and repaired.

逢い引き

A prearranged meeting or assignation, now especially between lovers to meet at a specific place and time. · aibiki

逢い引きする

(intransitive) To keep a tryst, to meet at an agreed place and time.

逢引

A romantic meeting or outing with a lover or potential lover, or the person so met. · aibiki

連れ立つ

(intransitive, obsolete) To associate in a company; to keep company. · tsuredatsu

連合

A group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance. · rengō

連帯

A bond of unity or agreement between individuals, united around a common goal or against a common enemy, such as the unifying principle that defines the labor movement; mutual support within a group. · rentai

連弾

(military) A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them. · rendan

連想

Following or accompanying; concomitant. · rensō

連接

The act of joining, or condition of being joined. · rensetsu

連接棍

A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.

連接棍棒

A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.

連携

(accounting) The interrelation and congruence of the flow of data between financial statements of an entity, especially between the income statement and balance sheet. · renkei

連濁

(linguistics) In the Japanese language, a phenomenon which governs the voicing of the initial consonant of the non-initial portion of a compound or prefixed word. An example is 時々 (ときどき, tokidoki), where the second, iterative element "-toki" becomes "-doki" and 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami) where the word 紙 (かみ, kami; paper) becomes "gami". · rendaku

連盟

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

連立

A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage. · renritsu

連結

(countable) A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession. · renketsu

連絡

An established communications or transportation link. · renraku

連絡する

(transitive) To establish communication with (something or someone).

連絡をとる

(intransitive) To express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means; to have intercourse, to exchange information. [from 16th c.] · renrakuotoru

連絡先

Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication. · renrakusaki

連絡網

A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them. · renrakumō

連続

A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. · renzoku

連語

(linguistics, translation studies) A sequence of words or terms that co-occur more often than would be expected by chance (i.e., the statistically significant placement of particular words in a language), often representing an established name for, or idiomatic way of conveying, a particular semantic concept. · rengo

連邦

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

連邦主義

A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority. · renpōshugi

連邦捜査局

(US, police) Initialism of Federal Bureau of Investigation. · renpōsōsakyoku

連邦議会議事堂

The building in Washington, D.C., in which both houses of the Congress of the United States meet.

連鎖

A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. · rensa

連隊

(military) A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units. [from 16th c.] · rentai

連音

(phonology) Any of a wide variety of phonological processes that occur at morpheme or word boundaries, such as the fusion of sounds across word boundaries and the alteration of sounds due to neighboring sounds or due to the grammatical function of adjacent words. · ren'on

逮捕

(legal) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc. · taiho

週刊

A publication that is published once a week. · shuukan

週日

Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is: · shuujitsu

週末

The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday. · shuumatsu

進む

(intransitive) To move forwards; to approach. [from 16th c.] · susumu

進化主義

(countable) Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms. · shinkashugi

進呈

To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally. [from 14th c.] · shintei

進展

The act of gaining; acquisition. · shinten

進歩

A forward move; improvement or progression. · shinpo

進法

(mathematics) The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as ten for decimal. · shinhō

進物

Something given to another voluntarily, without charge. · shinmotsu

進級

An advancement in rank or position. · shinkyuu

進行

Movement onwards, forwards, or towards a specific objective or direction; advance. [from 16th c.] · shinkō

進行方向

Forward and/or backward, relative to some defined direction. · shinkōhōkō

逸話

An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis. · itsuwa

遁走曲

(music) A contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in a number of voices, each voice introduced in turn by playing the melody. · tonsōkyoku

遂行

The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment. · suikō

遅い

After a deadline has passed, past a designated time. · osoi

遅さ

The quality or state of being slow.

遅らせる

To put off until a later time; to defer. · okuraseru

遅れ

A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity. · okure

遅れた

Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.

遅ればせながら

Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened. · okurebasenagara

遅れる

(colloquial) To have one’s menstrual discharge late, implying successful nidation suspected. · okureru

遅刻

After a deadline has passed, past a designated time. · chikoku

遅延

A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity. · chien

遅慢

The quality or state of being slow.

遅滞

The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally. · chitai

遅滞させる

To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.

遊び

(uncountable) Entertainment. · asobi

遊び人

A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities. · asobinin

遊び場

(outdoors) A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides). [1780] · asobiba

遊び物

A device used to produce music.

遊び興じる

(ambitransitive, reflexive, dated) To amuse oneself divertingly or playfully; in particular, to cavort or gambol.

遊び道具

Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. [from 16th c.] · asobidōgu

遊ぶ

(dated, informal) To be unyielding; to hold out. · asobu

遊女屋

A house of prostitution. · yuujoya

遊戯

A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime. · yuugi

遊戯的

liking play, prone to play frequently, such as a child or kitten; rather sportive. · yuugiteki

遊撃

(now, _, rare) A non-official war carried out by small independent groups; a guerrilla war. · yuugeki

遊撃手

(baseball) The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman. · yuugekishu

遊牧民

(anthropology) A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home. · yuubokumin

遊糸

A fine film made up of cobwebs, seen floating in the air or caught on bushes, etc. · yuushi

運

Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence. · un

運のよい

Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky, propitious. · unnoii

運の良い

(of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune. · unnoii

運ぶ

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

運動

(countable, uncountable) Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness. · undō

運動エネルギー

(physics) The energy possessed by an object because of its motion, equal (nonrelativistically) to one half the mass of the body times the square of its speed. · undōenerugī

運動選手

(US, Canada) A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson. · undōsenshu

運動量

The impetus behind all motion and all activity. · undōryō

運動靴

(US, Atlantic Canada, Australia, New Zealand) An athletic shoe with a soft, rubber sole. A trainer. · undōgutsu

運勢

Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence. · unsei

運命

Destiny, especially terrible. · unmei

運命の人

Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection.

運搬する

(obsolete) To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.

運河

An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation. · unga

運良く

By good chance; fortunately, successfully. · un'yoku

運賃

(countable) Money paid for a transport ticket. · unchin

運転

In control of a vehicle; driving. · unten

運転手

A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine). · untenshu

運転者

A person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car, truck, bus, train, forklift, etc. · untensha

運送

(operations) The process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services and related information from their point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of satisfying customer requirements. · unsō

運送会社

A company that transports goods. · unsōgaisha

遍く

In a categorical manner. · amaneku

遍在

The ability to be, or the characteristic of being, at all places at the same time (usually only attributed to God). · henzai

過ぎ

(degree) To an excessive degree, more than enough indicates that the degree of a quality is more than what is needed or wanted. · sugi

過ぎる

(intransitive, of time) To pass or move by. · sugiru

過ごす

To consume, to use up (time). · sugosu

過ち

An error. · ayamachi

過保護

excessively protective, wanting to give too much protection (especially to children) · kahogo

過剰

An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] · kajō

過剰反応

A reaction that is excessive. · kajōhannō

過剰反応する

To react too much or too intensely.

過剰摂取

An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug. · kajōsesshu

過労

Excessive work. · karō

過去

(This entry is a translation hub.) · kako

過去帳

A listing of people who have died during a specific period of time. · kakochō

過去形

(grammar) The past tense. · kakokei

過去時制

(grammar) The past tense. · kakojisei