Japanese–English dictionary

部

(countable) An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation. · bu

部下

(countable) One who is subordinate. · buka

部分

A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device. · bubun

部分的

To a partial degree or extent, incompletely. · bubunteki

部分的に

In part, or to some degree, but not completely.

部分集合

(set theory, of a set S) A set A such that every element of A is also an element of S. · bubunshuugō

部外者

One who is not part of a community or organization. · bugaisha

部屋

A room or set of rooms, particularly: · heya

部屋っ子

Someone living in the same house.

部族

A socially cohesive group of people within a society. · buzoku

部署

A place where one stands or stays or is assigned to stand or stay. · busho

部落民

(India) A member of the lowest and most discriminated caste in traditional Indian society. · burakumin

部門

A location of an organization with several locations. · bumon

部門の

Of or pertaining to a department.

部隊

(military) A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions. · butai

郫

(historical) A county of Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

郭

An administrative division of an area. · kuruwa

郵便受け

A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose. · yuubin'uke

郵便番号

(UK, Irish) A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail. · yuubinbangō

郵便配達人

A person who delivers messages. · yuubinhaitatsunin

郵便配達員

An employee of the post office who delivers mail (post) to, and collects it from, a residence or business, or from public mailboxes. · yuubinhaitatsuin

郵便集配人

(North America) Someone who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes. · yuubinshuuhainin

郷

(archaic, now, chiefly, _, in, _, placenames) A group of houses standing together in the country; a hamlet; a village. · kyō

郷愁

The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away. · kyōshuu

都合のよい

Of a helpful disposition. · tsugōnoii

都市

Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government). · toshi

都市封鎖

The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic. · toshifuusa

都道府県

The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions. · todōfuken

鄙薄

(uncountable) Contempt or disdain.

鄧

A common surname from Chinese, sometimes romanised as Teng, notably borne by Chinese politician Deng Xiaoping.

酋長

(historical) A tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies. · shuuchō

配る

(transitive, figuratively) To distribute or deliver something. · kubaru

配下

(countable) One who is subordinate. · haika

配偶者

One's exclusive romantic partner. · haiguusha

配偶者の有無

One of several discrete options describing a person's relationship with a significant other, such as single, married, divorced, widowed, civil union, domestic partnership, etc.

配分

An act of distributing or state of being distributed. · haibun

配列

(programming) Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices. · hairetsu

配布

(transitive) To deliver or pass out. · haifu

配当

(finance) A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually). · haitō

配当金

(finance) A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually). · haitōkin

配管

The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps, and other fixtures of a water, gas, or sewage system in a house or other building. · haikan

配管工

One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage. · haikankō

配管業

The trade or occupation of a plumber.

配給

An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use. · haikyuu

配給する

(transitive) To portion out (especially during a shortage of supply); to limit access to.

配置

To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to. · haichi

配送

(transitive) To supply to retail outlets. · haisō

配達

The act of conveying something. · haitatsu

配電盤

(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient. · haidenban

酒

(organic compound, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH). · sake

酒場

To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe. · sakaba

酒好き

Agent noun of drink; someone or something that drinks. · sakezuki

酒飲み

One who abuses alcohol. · sakenomi

酔い

Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages. · yoi

酔いを醒ます

(often with, _, up) To make or become sober.

酔っぱらった

Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.

酔っ払い

Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages. · yopparai

酔っ払う

(intransitive) To intoxicate oneself with alcohol. (This entry is a translation hub.) · yopparau

酢

(uncountable) A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid. · su

酢漬け

(often, in the plural) Any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish. · suzuke

酩酊

A state of being drunk. · meitei

酪

(uncountable) A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk. · raku

酪農

A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese. · rakunō

酵母

An often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines. · kōbo

酷い

Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless. · hidoi

酷使

(transitive) To ride a horse too hard. · kokushi

酷評

(transitive, chiefly, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, colloquial) To criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage. [from c. 1950s (Australia, New Zealand)] · kokuhyō

酸

Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar. · san

酸い

Sour; like vinegar. · sui

酸い葉

Any of various plants with acidic leaves of the genus Rumex, especially

酸っぱい

Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar. · suppai

酸化

The combination of a substance with oxygen. · sanka

酸化反応

(chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.

酸化物

(chemistry) A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element. · sankabutsu

酸度

The quality or state of being acid. · sando

酸性

Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic. · sansei

酸性度

The quality or state of being acid. · sanseido

酸欠

(ecology, pathology) A condition in which a body tissue or an environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia. · sanketsu

酸素を送り込む

(transitive) To treat or infuse with oxygen.

酸葉

Rumex acetosa, a taxonomic species within the family Polygonaceae, garden sorrel, native in much of Europe. · suiba

醗酵

(biochemistry) Any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide · hakkō

醜

The condition of being ugly. · shuu

醜い

to irreversibly damage the shape or structure of something, negatively affecting its appearance or functionality without completely destroying it. · minikui

醸成

(transitive) To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate. · jōsei

醸造

(intransitive) To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer. · jōzō

醸造所

A building where beer is produced. · jōzōsho

釈放

(civil, _, legal, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent. [First attested in the early 17th century.] · shakuhō

釈義

A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text. · shakugi

釈義学

A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text. · shakugigaku

釉薬

(ceramics) The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. · uwagusuri

里

The Chinese mile, a traditional unit of distance equal to 1500 chis or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters). · ri

里心

The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away. · satogokoro

里程標

A stone milepost (or by extension in other materials), one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median. · riteihyō

里芋

Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato. · satoimo

重

many · juu

重い

(of a physical object) Having great weight. · omoi

重い足取りで歩く

(intransitive) To walk wearily with heavy, slow steps.

重き

(uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written). · omoki

重さ

(physics) A measure of the inertia of a mass of matter, one of four fundamental properties of matter. SI unit of mass: kilogram. · omosa

重さを計る

(transitive) To determine the weight of an object.

重たい

(of a physical object) Having great weight. · omotai

重なる

To occupy exactly the same space. · kasanaru

重ね

A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation. · kasane

重み

(statistics) A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation. · omomi

重り

(fishing) A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink. · omori

重んじる

To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence. · omonjiru

重んずる

To have respect for. · omonzuru

重力

(physics) The fundamental force of attraction that exists between all matter in the universe, caused by the curvature of spacetime caused by matter. It is the weakest of the four fundamental interactions, and possesses a gauge boson known as the graviton. · juuryoku

重力子

(particle) A hypothetical gauge boson that regulates the gravitational force. It would have a spin of 2 and zero rest mass. · juuryokushi

重商主義

(historical, economics) The theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade, in the manner that a merchant would operate a shop. Typically this model presupposes protectionism. · juushōshugi

重圧

A contrasting force or impulse of any kind. · juuatsu

重大

(of a topic) Serious, somber. · juudai

重婚

The state of having two (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously. · juukon

重宝

(transitive, of a person or thing) To consider to be precious; to value highly. · chōhō

重水素

(uncountable, isotope) An isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron in each atom - 21H. · juusuiso

重点

Special attention or prominence given to something. · juuten

重罪

(law, criminology, US, historical, _, in, _) A serious criminal offense, which, under United States federal law, is punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one year or by the death penalty in the most serious offenses. · juuzai

重苦しい

Melancholic, gloomy, dreary, dismal; grim. · omokurushii

重荷

(by extension) Any oppressive thing or person; a burden. · omoni

重装備

(slang) Armed. · juusōbi

重要

Being very important, or key to something. · juuyō

重要性

The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note. · juuyōsei

重視

To regard something as valuable; to prize. · juushi

重視する

To take notice of; to regard as worthy of special consideration; to heed.

重量

(physics) A measure of the inertia of a mass of matter, one of four fundamental properties of matter. SI unit of mass: kilogram. · juuryō

重陽子

(isotope) the nucleus of deuterium, consisting of a proton and a neutron · juuyōshi

野

A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country. · no

野ウサギ

(uncountable) The meat from this animal. · nōsagi

野人

(cryptozoology) An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas. · yajin

野兎

(uncountable) The meat from this animal. · yato

野党

(astronomy) The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth. · yatō

野原

A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country. · nohara

野外劇

An elaborate public display, especially a parade in historical or traditional costume. · yagaigeki

野心的

(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction. · yashinteki

野性

The state or quality of being wild. · yasei

野望

(countable) Someone or something wished for. · yabō

野次る

(intransitive) To shout extended boos derisively. · yajiru

野次馬

(figuratively, colloquial) An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence. [from 20th c.] · yajiuma

野牛

A large, wild bovid of the genus Bison. · yagyuu

野獣

(often, _, collective) All non-human animals seen as a group. · yajuu

野球

The ball used to play the sport of baseball. · yakyuu

野球ボール

The ball used to play the sport of baseball.

野生

Of an animal, wild but descended from domestic or captive ancestors; thus, in the wild, although not necessarily of the wild type. · yasei

野生の

Untamed; not domesticated.

野生動物

Any (nonhuman) animal living in a natural, undomesticated state. · yaseidōbutsu

野菜

A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense. · yasai

野菜〜

Of or relating to vegetables. · yasai

野菜の

Of or relating to vegetables.

野菜畑

(Britain, Ireland, Appalachia, NYC) The grounds at the front or back of a house. · yasaibatake

野蛮

Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior. · yaban