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All Japanese words, A–Z

クズリ
A solitary, fierce mammal of the Mustelidae family, Gulo gulo. · kuzuri
くそ
(mildly, vulgar) Expressing anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment. · kuso
ください
(often, with yes) Used as an affirmative to an offer. · kudasai
くだらない
Insignificant or trivial enough to be ignored. · kudaranai
クチナシ
Any of various tropical evergreen small trees or shrubs, of the genus Gardenia, having glossy leaves and white flowers. · kuchinashi
くちびる
(countable) Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth. · kuchibiru
ぐちゃぐちゃ
(of a place, situation, person, etc) In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly. · guchagucha
クチュリエ
A person who designs haute couture (high fashion). · kuchurie
クッキー
(Internet) A packet of information sent by a server to a World Wide Web browser and then returned by the browser each time it accesses that server, used to maintain state between otherwise stateless HTTP transactions, for example, to identify the user. · kukkī
クッキング
(uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat. · kukkingu
クッション
A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support. · kusshon
くつろがせる
(transitive) To make something loose. · kutsurogaseru
くつろぐ
(idiomatic) To make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home. · kutsurogu
くっ付く
(intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united. · kuttsuku
くどい
Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details. · kudoi
くどくどしい
Containing or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · kudokudoshii
くどくど言う
(derogatory, usually with on) To repeatedly mention a subject, especially so as to nag or complain.
くどさ
Long-windedness, tiresome length, excess of words. · kudosa
クピードー
(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. · kupīdō
クピド
(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. · kupido
くぼむ
(of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside. · kubomu
クマネズミ
(zoology) A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus. · kumanezumi
グミ
A sugary, gelatinous material used to make candies. · gumi
クミン
The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae. · kumin
クミンの実
Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cookery.
クメール
Of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language. · kumēru
クメール語
A member of an ethnolinguistic group that constitutes most of the population of Cambodia. · kumērugo
クモ
Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey. · kumo
クモ形類
Any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders, mites, and scorpions, of the class Arachnida. · kumogatarui
グヤーシュ
A stew of beef or veal and vegetables, flavoured with paprika. · guyāshu
くよくよ
(of a person, predicative, _, only) Angry, distressed, or unhappy. · kuyokuyo
グラーグ
(historical) Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s). · gurāgu
クラーケン
(Norse mythology) A colossal sea monster that attacks ships and sailors, often portrayed as a giant octopus or squid. · kurāken
グラート
A type of Soviet artillery multiple rocket launcher, or a rocket fired by this. · gurāto
くらい
(formal, somewhat, dated) For example; for instance. (Compare such as.) · kurai
クライアント
A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services. · kuraianto
クラヴサン
(musical instruments) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. The harpsichord originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music. · kuravusan
クラウド
(cloud computing, with "the") The Internet, regarded as an abstract amorphous omnipresent space for processing and storage, the focus of cloud computing. · kuraudo
クラウドコンピューティング
(informal, computing) Computing services provided over the Internet (or the “cloud”), whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices on demand. · kuraudokonpyūtingu
クラウン
(headwear, monarchy) A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem. · kuraun
グラウンド
(British) A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner. · guraundo
グラグ
(historical) Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s). · guragu
クラクション
The horn in a motor vehicle. · kurakushon
クラクフ
A city on the Vistula River, the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland and the former capital (until 1596) of Poland as a whole. · kurakufu
グラグラ
Not held firmly in position, physically unstable. · guragura
ぐらぐら動かす
(transitive) To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.
クラゲ
An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance. · kurage
グラジオラス
Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola. · gurajiorasu
クラシック
An artistic work of lasting worth, such as a film or song; a work of enduring excellence. · kurashikku
クラス
(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes. · kurasu
グラスゴー
A major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland. · gurasugō
グラストンベリー
A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5039). · gurasutonberī
クラスプ
(countable) A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together, such as a fastener or a holder. · kurasupu
クラスメート
A student who is in the same class at school. · kurasumēto
クラスメイト
A student who is in the same class at school. · kurasumeito
グラタン
The top crust of a dish, consisting of breadcrumbs or grated cheese heated under a grill; the dish itself. · guratan
クラック
(collective) A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo. · kurakku
クラッシュ
An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident. · kurasshu
クラッシュする
(intransitive) To collide with something destructively; to fall or come down violently. · kurasshusuru
クラッチ
A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car. [from 19th c.] · kuratchi
グラッパ
(uncountable) An Italian grape-based spirit of between 80 and 100 proof, made from the distillation of pomace. · gurappa
グラディエイター
(Ancient Rome) A person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal. · guradieitā
グラナダ
A city in Andalusia, Spain. · guranada
グラノーラ
A breakfast and snack food consisting of loose, crispy pellets made of nuts, rolled oats, honey and other natural ingredients. · guranōra
クラブ
(countable) An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation. · kurabu
グラフィック
The graphic arts. · gurafikku
グラフィティ
(chiefly, uncountable) Drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization. · gurafiti
クラミジア
(uncountable) Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis. · kuramijia
グラム
A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g. · guramu
クラリオン
(brass instrument, historical, or, poetic) A medieval brass instrument chiefly used as a battle signal; related to the trumpet, it had a narrow, straight pipe and a high-pitched, piercing sound. · kurarion
クラリネット
(woodwind instrument) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high). · kurarinetto
クラレット
(chiefly, UK) A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere. · kuraretto
クラン
A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain. · kuran
グランド
(British) A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner. · gurando
グランドする
(UK, transitive) To connect electrically to the earth. · gurandosuru
クランベリー
(countable) The edible red berry of that shrub. · kuranberī
クリー
An aboriginal nation of North America. · kurī
クリーク
A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal. · kurīku
グリース
(by extension) Any oily or fatty matter. · gurīsu
クリーム
Cream-coloured; having a yellowish white colour. · kurīmu
クリーム状にする
(transitive) To turn a yellowish white color; to give something the color of cream.
クリーム色
A yellowish white color; the color of cream. · kurīmuiro
クリーム色にする
(transitive) To turn a yellowish white color; to give something the color of cream.
クリーム色の
Cream-coloured; having a yellowish white colour.
クリーン
(weightlifting) The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders. · kurīn
グリーンピース
An international, direct-action environmental organization. · gurīnpīsu
グリーンランド
A large self-governing dependent territory of Denmark, in North America. · gurīnrando
クリー語
The Algonquian language or dialect continuum spoken by this people.
クリエイター
(social media) Ellipsis of content creator, someone who regularly produces and publishes content on social media, especially of a monetizable nature. · kurieitā
クリオール
(linguistics) A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language. · kuriōru
クリケット
A variant of the game of darts. See Cricket (darts). · kuriketto
クリケット選手
A person who plays cricket.
クリスタル
(countable) A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass. · kurisutaru
クリスチャン
(not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians. · kurisuchan
クリスティーナ
A en given name. · kurisutīna
クリスマス
(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. · kurisumasu
クリック
(GUI) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software. · kurikku
グリッター
A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork. · gurittā
グリッド
A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle. · guriddo
クリッパー
(nautical) Any of several forms of very fast sailing ships having a long, low hull and a sharply raked stem. · kurippā
クリップスプリンガー
A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat (Oreotragus oreotragus). · kurippusupuringā
クリップボード
(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications. · kurippubōdo
クリティカルシンキング
The application of logical principles, rigorous standards of evidence, and careful reasoning to the analysis and discussion of claims, beliefs, and issues. · kuritikarushinkingu
クリトリス
(anatomy) A sensitive elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and other mammals. [from 17th c.] · kuritorisu
クリニック
A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients. · kurinikku
グリフォン
A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle. · gurifon
クリプトナイト
(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable. · kuriputonaito
クリプトン
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere. · kuriputon
クリフハンガー
(narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense. · kurifuhangā
グリム
A surname from German. · gurimu
クリムゾン
A deep, slightly bluish red. · kurimuzon
グリモワール
(occult) A book of instructions in the use of alchemy or magic, especially one containing spells for summoning demons. · gurimowāru
グリル
A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium. · guriru
クリンカー
Slag or ash produced by intense heat in a furnace, kiln or boiler that forms a hard residue upon cooling. [from 18th c.] · kurinkā
グリンゴ
(slang, often, pejorative) A white person from an English-speaking country, particularly the United States. · guringo
クリンゴンじん
(countable) A member of an alien warrior race in the Star Trek universe with distinctive forehead ridges and a culture based on the strict observance of honor, loyalty, and combat. · kuringonjin
クリンゴン人
(countable) A member of an alien warrior race in the Star Trek universe with distinctive forehead ridges and a culture based on the strict observance of honor, loyalty, and combat.
クリンゴン語
An artificial language created by Marc Okrand for the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. · kuringongo
クリ材
(uncountable) Wood of a chestnut tree.
グル
In Indian traditions: a spiritual teacher who transmits knowledge to a shishya. [from 17th c.] · guru
クルー
A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft. · kurū
グルーヴ
(music) A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm. · gurūvu
クルーザー
(nautical, in the days of sail) A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships. · kurūzā
クルーズ
A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure. · kurūzu
グルコース
(carbohydrate) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism. · gurukōsu
グルジア
A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe. Official name: Georgia. Capital: Tbilisi. · gurujia
グルジア語
The language of Georgia, a country in Eastern Europe and Western Asia. · gurujiago
クルスク
A city in Kursk Oblast, the administrative centre of Kursky Raion and Kursk Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia, first mentioned in 1032, scene in 1943 of the largest battle in human history. · kurusuku
クルディスタン
A cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds, encompassing parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. · kurudisutan
グルテン
(cooking, biochemistry) The major protein in cereal grains, especially wheat; responsible for the elasticity in dough and the structure in baked bread. [from 19th c.] · guruten
クルド
Of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family. · kurudo
クルド語
Family of Indo-Iranian languages of Kurdistan (in the Mesopotamia region, from the Zagros of mid-western Iran to the eastern extension of the chain of the Taurus Mountains). · kurudogo
グルノーブル
A commune in the French Alps in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. · gurunōburu
グルペット
(by extension, cycle racing) A large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton in a race. · gurupetto
クルマバソウ
An aromatic perennial plant, formerly used as a strewing herb, Galium odoratum (formerly Asperula odorata), with small white flowers. · kurumabasō
クルミ
A hardwood tree of the genus Juglans. · kurumi
クルミの木
A hardwood tree of the genus Juglans.
クルミ材
Wood of the walnut tree.
くるみ色
Dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.
くるみ色の
Having a dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.
グルメ
A connoisseur in eating and drinking; someone who takes their food seriously. · gurume
くる病
(pathology) A disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D, causing soft or weak bones. · kurubyō
グレース
(countable) A en given name. · gurēsu
クレーター
(astronomy) A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object. [from 1831] · kurētā
グレーテル
A fictional character in the German fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. · gurēteru
グレーハウンド
A lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing. · gurēhaundo
グレービー
(Southern US) A pale sauce prepared from a roux with meat fat; a type of béchamel sauce. · gurēbī
クレープ
A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface. · kurēpu
クレーン
A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes. · kurēn
グレイハウンド
A lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing. · gureihaundo

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