Japanese–English dictionary

離婚

(legal, sometimes, pejorative) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person. · rikon

離婚した女

A divorced person.

離婚した男

A divorced person.

離散

(collective) The dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE). · risan

離縁

(legal) An agreement legalizing such an arrangement. · rien

離角

(astronomy) Any of various angular distances. · rikaku

離陸

A launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an aircraft, rocket, bird, high-jumper etc. · ririku

難しい

Hard, not easy, requiring much effort. · muzukashii

難しさ

The state of being difficult, or hard to do. · muzukashisa

難儀

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

難問

Anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of. · nanmon

難局

(often, in the plural) A difficult position. · nankyoku

難攻不落

Impossible to defeat, destroy, or kill; too powerful to be defeated or overcome. · nankōfuraku

難攻不落の

(figuratively) Too strong to be defeated or overcome; invincible.

難民

(attributive, also, figurative) A person seeking refuge (as for shelter or protection), especially in a foreign country, out of fear or prospect of political, religious persecution, war, natural disaster, etc. [from 1680s] · nanmin

難聴

The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear. · nanchō

難行

A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act. · nangyō

難行苦行

A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act. · nangyōkugyō

難解

Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure. [from mid 16th c.] · nankai

難詰

(transitive) To chide or scold vehemently. · nankitsu

難読化する

(computing) To alter code while preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent.

難題

Anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of. · nandai

雨

(meteorology) Condensed water falling from a cloud. · ame

雨が降る

(impersonal, meteorology) To have rain fall from the sky. · amegafuru

雨の多い

Pouring with rain; wet; showery · amenoooi

雨下

(figuratively) An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air. · uka

雨下する

(impersonal, meteorology) To have rain fall from the sky.

雨垂れ

A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky. · amadare

雨戸

(usually, in the plural) Protective panels, usually wooden, placed over windows to block out the light. · amado

雨樋

A channel through which water is discharged, especially from the gutters of a roof. · amadoi

雨水

Water (for a house, etc.) sourced from rain which has not joined a spring, stream or river, pond, lake or sea. · amamizu

雨滴

A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky. · uteki

雨燕

A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight. · amatsubame

雨粒

A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky. · amatsubu

雨衣

A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain.

雨量

(meteorology) The amount of rain that falls on a single occasion · uryō

雨降り

Pouring with rain; wet; showery · amefuri

雨雲

(meteorology) A mid-level cloud, generally formless and dark grey in color, associated with precipitation. Abbreviated Ns. · amagumo

雪

(uncountable) The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer. · yuki

雪が降る

(intransitive, impersonal) Preceded by the dummy subject it: to have snow (noun sense 1) fall from the atmosphere.

雪だるま

A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow that sticks to it and increases its diameter. · yukidaruma

雪だるま式

(intransitive) To rapidly grow out of proportion or control, from an initially smaller state. · yukidarumashiki

雪つぶて

A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow that sticks to it and increases its diameter. · yukitsubute

雪の結晶

A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry. · yukinokesshō

雪合戦

(intransitive) To play at throwing snowballs. · yukigassen

雪片

A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry. · seppen

雪玉

A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow that sticks to it and increases its diameter. · yukidama

雪花

A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry. · yukibana

雪花石膏

A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally. · sekkasekkō

雪解け

The melting of ice, snow, or other frozen or congealed matter; the transformation of ice or the like into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost · yukidoke

雪達磨

A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth). · yukidaruma

雫

(also, figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid. · shizuku

雰囲気

The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body. · fun'iki

雲

A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air. · kumo

雲呑

A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables. · wantan

雲母

(mineral) Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. · unmo

雲脂

scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp; Pityriasis capitis · fuke

雲雀

Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. · hibari

雲霞

A group or swarm, especially suspended above the ground or flying. · unka

零

The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero. · rei

零す

(transitive) To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour. · kobosu

零れる

(transitive) To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour. · koboreru

零点

(racquet sports, billiards) Zero, no score. · reiten

雷

A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth. · kaminari

雷が鳴る

(intransitive) To make a noise like thunder. · kaminariganaru

雷光

A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth. · raikō

雷神鳥

(mythology) A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.

雷管

A device used to detonate an explosive device etc. · raikan

雷雨

A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow. · raiu

雷鳥

(countable) Any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere; specifically, the red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) native to heather moorland on the British Isles. [from 1530s] · raichō

雷鳴

A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc. · raimei

雹が降る

(impersonal) To have hailstones fall from the sky.

電

and electrical. · inazuma

電位

(physics) The work (energy) required to move a reference particle from a reference location to a specified location in the presence of a force field, for example to bring a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a specified point against an electric field. · den'i

電信

(chiefly, _, historical) The electrical device gradually developed in the early 19th century to transmit messages (telegrams) using Morse code; the entire system used to transmit its messages including overhead lines and transoceanic cables. · denshin

電力

Energy made available for consumption or consumed in the form of electricity or electric power; electricity. · denryoku

電動

Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical. · dendō

電動シェーバー

A tool or machine for shaving; an electric razor.

電動髭剃り

A tool or machine for shaving; an electric razor.

電卓

A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; sometimes, an electronic one specifically. · dentaku

電圧

(physics, engineering) Voltage. · den'atsu

電報

A message transmitted by telegraph. · denpō

電子

(particle) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity. · denshi

電子デバイス

(in the plural) Devices which require the flow of electrons through conductors and semiconductors in order to perform their function; devices that operate on electrical power (battery or outlet) · denshidebaisu

電子工学

(physics) The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles or by converting the flow of charged particles to or from other forms of energy. · denshikōgaku

電子手帳

(computing) A hand-held micro-computer that will perform specific tasks; can be used as an electronic diary, alarm clock, recorder of memos and notes, a portable database etc. · denshitechō

電子機器

(in the plural) Devices which require the flow of electrons through conductors and semiconductors in order to perform their function; devices that operate on electrical power (battery or outlet) · denshikiki

電子計算機

A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media. [from 20th c.] · denshikeisanki

電対

One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.

電工

A tradesperson who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment. · denkō

電撃戦

A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support. · dengekisen

電極

The terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit. · denkyoku

電気

(physics) The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena. [from 18th c.] · denki

電気容量

(physics, uncountable) The property of an electric circuit or its element that permits it to store charge, defined as the ratio of stored charge to potential over that element or circuit (Q/V); SI unit: farad (F). · denkiyōryō

電気工

A tradesperson who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment. · denkikō

電気技師

A tradesperson who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment. · denkigishi

電気椅子刑

Deliberate execution by electric shock, usually involving an electric chair.

電気的

Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.

電気的録音録画物

A physical object containing an audiovisual work, such as a videotape or DVD.

電気自動車

(rare, countable) An electric car, locomotive, train etc. · denkijidōsha

電気髭剃り

A tool or machine for shaving; an electric razor.

電池

A small group of people forming part of a larger organization, often an outlawed one. [from 20th c.] · denchi

電波

(physics) electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength between about .5 centimeters and 30,000 meters; used for the broadcasting of radio and television signals. · denpa

電波探知機

(uncountable) A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces. · denpatanchiki

電流

The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current. · denryuu

電源

A source of power such as the mains or a generator. · dengen

電灯

A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb. · dentō

電番

Abbreviation of telephone number. · denban

電磁

Relating to electromagnetism. · denji

電磁気

Relating to electromagnetism. · denjiki

電磁気学

A unified fundamental force that combines the aspects of electricity and magnetism and is one of the four fundamental forces. (technically it can be unified with weak nuclear to form electroweak) Its gauge boson is the photon. · denjikigaku

電算

A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media. [from 20th c.] · densoro

電線

An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated. · densen

電纜

An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated. · denran

電脳

A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media. [from 20th c.] · dennō

電荷

(electromagnetism, chemistry, physics, countable, uncountable) An electric charge. · denka

電視

(uncountable) Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television. · denshi

電話

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

電話をかける

(ambitransitive) To contact by telephone. · denwaokakeru

電話会社

(informal) A telephone company (historically); a telecommunications company, a telecom. · denwagaisha

電車

(rail transport) A multiple unit train powered by electricity, abbreviated EMU. · densha

電鈴

A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer inside the building. · denrei

需要

The desire to purchase goods and services. · juyō

震う

(intransitive) To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro. · furuu

震え

The act of shivering. · furue

震える

To shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarily; to tremble. · furueru

震え音

(phonetics) A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation: for example, Spanish ⟨rr⟩, /r/. · furueon

震わせる

(intransitive) To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro. · furuwaseru

震盪

(uncountable, _, in, _, Commonwealth, countable, _) An injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a violent blow, followed by loss of function. · shintō

震顫

(medicine) A rhythmic, uncontrollable shaking of all or part of the body due to partial muscle contractions. · shinsen

霊

(religion, folklore) The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death. · rei

霊園

A tract of land in which the dead are buried. · reien

霊媒

(countable, plural mediums or (rare, nonstandard) media) Someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world. · reibai

霊安室

A building or room where dead bodies are kept before their proper burial or cremation, (now) particularly in legal and law enforcement contexts. · reianshitsu

霊安所

A building or room where dead bodies are kept before their proper burial or cremation, (now) particularly in legal and law enforcement contexts.

霊廟

A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs. · reibyō

霊性

Concern for that which is unseen and intangible, as opposed to physical or mundane. · reisei

霊感

The act or process of an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity. · reikan

霊柩車

A carriage or vehicle specially adapted or used for transporting a dead person to the place of funeral or to the grave. · reikyuusha

霊気

(figurative, with about, of) A distinctive atmosphere or quality surrounding or associated with something or someone. [from 1859] · reiki

霊長類

(zoology) A mammal of the order Primates, including apes (which include humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos. · reichōrui

霊験

An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin. · reigen

霍乱

(medicine) Heat stroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays. · kakuran

霙

(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Northeast US) Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow. · mizore

霜

A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing. · shimo

霜月

(historical) The third month of the French Republican Calendar, from November 21, 22 or 23 to December 20, 21 or 22. · shimotsuki

霜焼

An itchy purple red inflammation of the skin, especially of the hands, feet and ears, occurring when capillaries below the skin are damaged by exposure to cold weather (but do not freeze, which would lead to frostbite instead). · shimoyake

霜焼け

An itchy purple red inflammation of the skin, especially of the hands, feet and ears, occurring when capillaries below the skin are damaged by exposure to cold weather (but do not freeze, which would lead to frostbite instead). · shimoyake

霜解け

The melting of ice, snow, or other frozen or congealed matter; the transformation of ice or the like into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost · shimodoke

霞

Thick or obscured with haze. · kasumi