Japanese–English dictionary

高速バス

(British, Australia) A long-distance, or privately hired, bus. · kōsokubasu

高速道路

(US, regional) A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated. · kōsokudōro

高遠

Idealistic, implying over-optimism. · kōen

高邁

(chiefly, poetic, archaic) Of a person: dignified, majestic, noble. · kōmai

高雅

Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners. · kōga

高飛車

Overbearing, dictatorial or authoritarian. · takabisha

高麗

(historical) An ancient kingdom in modern Korea, one of the Three Kingdoms, existing from 37 BCE to 668 CE; at its maximum covering all of North Korea, the northern part of South Korea, parts of Manchuria in northeast China, and parts of Primorsky Krai in Russia. · kōrai

高齢

(uncountable) The state of being old; the latter part of life. · kōrei

髪

(uncountable) The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body. · kami

髪の分け目

(US) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.

髪の房

A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet.

髪の毛

(uncountable) The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body. · kaminoke

髪型

The style in which someone's hair has been cut and arranged. · kamigata

髭剃り

A tool or machine for shaving; an electric razor. · higesori

髷

A roll of hair worn at the back of the head. · mage

鬘

(obsolete) A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig, worn by both sexes. · katsura

鬚

Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck. · hige

鬢長

A longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh. · binnaga

鬣

Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion. · tategami

鬱病

Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature. · utsubyō

鬻人

An itinerant seller of small goods.

鬻女

An itinerant seller of small goods.

鬼

An evil spirit resident in or working for Hell; a devil. [from 10th c.] · oni

鬼ごっこ

(slang) A person's name. · onigokko

鬼事

(slang) A person's name.

鬼女

An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag. · kijo

鬼婆

(pejorative) An ugly old woman. · onibaba

鬼嫁

(specifically, derogatory) A censorious, nagging, and quarrelsome woman; a scold, a shrew. · oniyome

鬼子

(European folklore, also, figurative) In pre-modern European folklore: an infant of a magical creature that was secretly exchanged for a human infant. In British, Irish and Scandinavian mythology the exchanged infants were thought to be those of fairies, sprites or trolls; in other places, they were ascribed to demons, devils, or witches. · onigo

鬼神

(now, chiefly, historical) A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity. [from 10th c.] · kishin

鬼籍

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

鬼遊び

(slang) A person's name. · oniasobi

魂

(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. · tamashii

魂魄

(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. · konpaku

魅了する

(transitive) To put into a trance.

魅力

The act of enchanting or the feeling of being enchanted. · miryoku

魅力的

Having interesting qualities; captivating; attractive. · miryokuteki

魅惑

(transitive) To entice; to attract. · miwaku

魅惑的な女

A beautiful, charming and irresistible woman.

魅惑的な女性

A beautiful, charming and irresistible woman.

魔境

(slang, derogatory, idiomatic) A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil. · makyō

魔女

A woman, especially an attractive one, skilled at using magic; an alluring witch. · majo

魔女の集まり

A formal group or assembly of witches.

魔女団

A formal group or assembly of witches.

魔導書

(occult) A book of instructions in the use of alchemy or magic, especially one containing spells for summoning demons. · madōsho

魔性の女

An alluring woman who seduces or exploits men.

魔法

Something that enchants; a magical spell. · mahō

魔法使い

One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner. · mahōtsukai

魔法師

A spellcaster, conjurer, wizard, sorcerer or soothsayer who specializes in enchantments.

魔法瓶

A bottle, flask or similar vessel having a vacuum between its inner and outer silvered walls; designed to maintain the temperature of its contents · mahōbin

魔男

Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.

魔界

(in many religions, uncountable) A place of torment where some or all sinners are believed to go after death and evil spirits are believed to be. · makai

魔羅

(Buddhism) The Buddhist demon who tempts people away from enlightenment · mara

魔術

The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them. [from 14th c.] · majutsu

魔術師

One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner. · majutsushi

魚

(archaic, or, loosely) Any animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water. · sakana

魚の

Of, from, or similar to fish.

魚介類

Fish, shellfish, seaweed, and other edible aquatic life. · gyokairui

魚卵

Eggs of fish. · gyoran

魚屋

(British) A person who sells fish. · sakanaya

魚群

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales. · gyogun

魚肉

(uncountable) The flesh of the fish used as food. · gyoniku

魚釣りをする

(intransitive) To try to catch fish with a hook and line.

魚雷

(military) A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon. [from 1805] · gyorai

魚類

(archaic, or, loosely) Any animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water. · gyorui

魯国

A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. Official name: Russian Federation. Capital and largest city: Moscow. It borders the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. Part of the Soviet Union from 1917 through 1991. · rokoku

魯西亜

A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. Official name: Russian Federation. Capital and largest city: Moscow. It borders the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. Part of the Soviet Union from 1917 through 1991. · roshia

鮑

(North America, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. [mid 19th c.] · awabi

鮓

(proscribed) Raw fish, especially as a Japanese dish. · sushi

鮟鱇

Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey. · ankō

鮨

(proscribed) Raw fish, especially as a Japanese dish. · sushi

鮪

Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae. · maguro

鮫皮

A type of leather or skin with a rough surface. · samegawa

鮭

A salmon species, Oncorhynchus keta. · sake

鮮やか

(of perception) Clear, detailed, or powerful. · azayaka

鮮明

Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid. · senmei

鮮烈

(of perception) Clear, detailed, or powerful. · senretsu

鯉

Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae; specifically the common carp, Cyprinus carpio. · koi

鯔

A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes), especially the genus Mullus (red mullets or goatfish). · bora

鯖

Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled, · saba

鯨

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

鯰

The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe. · namazu

鰊

A species of the herring family native to north Pacific Ocean from Yellow Sea to Baja California; Clupea pallasii. · nishin

鰐

Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials. · wani

鰐梨

The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree. · waninashi

鰒

Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened. · awabi

鰓

(zootomy) A breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals. · era

鰭

(ichthyology, zootomy) One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver. · hire

鰹

Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda that are related to and resemble the tuna, but smaller. [from 16th c.] · katsuo

鰹鳥

Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula in the gannet family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid. · katsuodori

鰻

Any freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes. · unagi

鱏

Any of the superorder Batoidea of marine fish with flat bodies, large wing-like fins, and whip-like tails. · ei

鱒

Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once. · masu

鱓

Any of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae. · utsubo

鱗

Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal, particularly a fish or reptile. · uroko

鱗を落とす

(transitive) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.

鱗を除く

(transitive) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.

鱗屑

Hair follicles and dead skin shed from mammals. · rinsetsu

鱚

in family Sciaenidae, Menticirrhus americanus (Carolina whiting, king whiting, southern kingcroaker, and southern kingfish) found along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States. · kisu

鱝

Any of the superorder Batoidea of marine fish with flat bodies, large wing-like fins, and whip-like tails. · ei

鱠

A historical Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat. · namasu

鳥

(informal) Snowbird (retiree who moves to a warmer climate). · tori

鳥もつ

(usually, in the plural) The edible viscera of a bird.

鳥狩り

A hunter of wildfowl.

鳥籠

(countable) A cage to keep pet or zoological specimen birds in. · torikago

鳥糞石

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

鳥類

(informal) Snowbird (retiree who moves to a warmer climate). · chōrui

鳩

(countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae. · hato

鳩座

(constellation) A small winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dove. · hatoza

鳳凰

(Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) A phoenix found in Asian mythologies, which reigns over all other birds, often of female sex and frequently found paired with the Chinese dragon. · hōō

鳳梨

(uncountable) The flesh of a pineapple fruit used as a food item. · hōri

鳴き鳥

A bird having a melodious song or call. · nakidori

鳴く

(intransitive) To make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets; to chitter; to twitter. · naku

鳴らし物

A device used to produce music.

鳴らす

(transitive) To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound. · narasu

鳴り物

A device used to produce music. · narimono

鳴り物入り

(countable, uncountable) A show of ceremony or celebration. · narimonoiri

鳴り響く

To praise or spread the fame of (someone or something) with the voice or the sound of musical instruments; to celebrate, to extol; also, to declare (someone) to be a certain thing. · narihibiku

鳴る

(transitive) To cause to produce a sound. · naru

鳴門

A city in Tokushima Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan. · naruto

鳴音

(amplification) The high-pitched howling noise heard when there is a loop between a microphone and a speaker.

鳶

A species of kite, Milvus migrans, widely distributed throughout the Old World. · tobi

鴉片

(uncountable) A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine. · ahen

鴎

A medium-sized gull, Larus canus. · kamome

鴨

An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet. · kamo

鴨の羽色

(countable, uncountable) A dark, somewhat bluish-green colour; a dark cyan.

鴨嘴

A semiaquatic monotreme from eastern Australia with a bill resembling that of a duck, that has a mole-like body, a tail resembling that of a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and flat webbed feet (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). · kamonohashi

鴨居

(architectural element) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above. · kamoi

鴯鶓

A large flightless bird native to Australia, Dromaius novaehollandiae. [from 18th c.]

鵜

Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo). · u

鵟

Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail. · nosuri

鵠

Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage. · kugui

鵥

Any of various other birds of similar appearance and behaviour.

鵰

Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.

鵲

A well-known black-and-white corvid species, Pica pica, of Eurasian distribution. · kasasagi

鶇

A species of thrush, Turdus eunomus, which breeds eastwards from central Siberia. · tsugumi

鶉

Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae. · uzura

鶏

(uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food. · niwatori

鶏冠

A fleshy red crest of a rooster · tosaka

鶏卵

(specifically, countable) The edible egg (sense 1.1) of a domestic fowl such as a duck, goose, or, especially, a chicken; (uncountable) the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food. · keiran

鶏小屋

Synonym of hencoop. · niwatorigoya

鶏眼

A type of callus, usually on the feet or hands. · keigan

鶏肉

(uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food. · toriniku

鶏頭

An annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata), having showy red clusters of flowers · keitō

鶚

A bird of prey of genus Pandion that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions. · misago

鶴

Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight. · tsuru

鶴嘴

A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge. · tsuruhashi

鶿

Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).

鷀

Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).

鷲

Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision. · washi