Japanese–English dictionary

鷹

A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle. · taka

鷹派

(politics) An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions. [from 1962] · takaha

鷹狩り

The sport of hunting by using trained birds of prey, especially falcons and hawks. · takagari

鷺

Any long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae. · sagi

鸕

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).

鸚哥

Any of various species of small parrot primarily of tropical regions. [from 16th c.] · inko

鸚鵡

A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot. [from 1610s] · ōmu

鸚鵡貝

A nautilus of species Nautilus pompilius. · ōmugai

鸛

A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the order Ciconiiformes and its family Ciconiidae. · kōnotori

鹿

(countable) A ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla, such as the musk deer or mouse deer. · shika

鹿威し

An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. [from 1530s] · shishiodoshi

鹿肉

The meat of a deer, typically one that had lived in its own natural habitat. · shikaniku

麀

A female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope (less commonly a goat, as nanny is also used).

麒麟

A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, making them the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones. · kirin

麗々しい

Intended to attract notice. · reireishii

麝香

A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes. · jakō

麦粒腫

(disease) A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid. · bakuryuushu

麦芽

Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise. · bakuga

麦酒

(uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor. · bakushu

麸

The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain. · fusuma

麺

(usually, in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients. · men

麺類

(usually, in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients. · menrui

麻

A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia. · asa

麻将

A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits. · mājan

麻布

(uncountable) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber. · asanuno

麻痺

(pathology) The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs. · mahi

麻痺する

(transitive) To afflict with paralysis.

麻薬

A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine. · mayaku

麻酔

(medicine, American spelling, Canadian spelling) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain. · masui

麻酔をかける

(transitive) To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs. · masuiokakeru

麻酔薬

(American spelling, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious. · masuiyaku

麻雀

A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits. · mājan

黄土

(geology) Any sediment, dominated by silt, of eolian (wind-blown) origin. · ōdo

黄土色

A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour. · ōdoiro

黄土色の

Having a yellow-orange colour.

黄斑

(anatomy) An oval yellow spot near the center of the retina of the human eye, histologically defined as having two or more layers of ganglion cells, responsible for detailed central vision. · ōhan

黄昏

The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period. · tasogare

黄泉

Hell. · yomi

黄疸

(pathology) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine. [from early 14th c.] · ōdan

黄色

The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems. · kiiro

黄色い

The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems. · kiiroi

黄色人種

(anthropology, dated) A member of the racial classification of humanity composed of peoples native to North Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific Oceania, the Americas, and parts of Central Asia and South Asia (and sometimes eastern Fennoscandia) – as well as their descendants in other parts of the world. · ōshokujinshu

黄花の九輪桜

A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.

黄身

The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young. · kimi

黄道

(astronomy) The plane in which this great circle lies. · kōdō

黄道帯

(astronomy) The ecliptic: the belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year. · kōdōtai

黄金

☉ (alchemy) · ōgon

黄金世界

A world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony. · ōgonsekai

黄金色

Having the colour of gold. · koganeiro

黄金術

(uncountable) The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China; and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry. · ōgonjutsu

黄銅

(countable, uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications. · ōdō

黄鶏

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

黄麻布

(US) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc. · ōmafu

黍

Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world. · kibi

黎明

The beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight. · reimei

黐の木

Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas. · mochinoki

黒い

(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless. · kuroi

黒んぼ

(offensive, slang, dated) A black person. · kuronbo

黒人

(countable, chess) The person playing with the black set of pieces. · kokujin

黒子

A naevus, a pigmented, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy spot on the skin. · hokuro

黒手党

A crime syndicate.

黒曜石

(mineral) A type of naturally occurring black glass produced by volcanoes. · kokuyōseki

黒板

Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, circuit board, message board (on the Internet), bulletin board, etc. · kokuban

黒板拭き

(North America, Philippines) An object used to erase something written either by chalk on a chalkboard, by a marker on a whiteboard, or by some other erasable implement; a chalkboard eraser, whiteboard eraser, etc. · kokubanfuki

黒板消し

(North America, Philippines) An object used to erase something written either by chalk on a chalkboard, by a marker on a whiteboard, or by some other erasable implement; a chalkboard eraser, whiteboard eraser, etc. · kokubankeshi

黒歌鳥

A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere. · kurōtadori

黒死病

(disease, historical) A pandemic outbreak of bubonic plague throughout Europe and most of Asia in the 14th century that killed nearly half the population of Europe and Asia. · kokushibyō

黒沢

A surname from Japanese.

黒泥土

Slimy mud, sludge. · kokudeido

黒澤

A surname from Japanese.

黒猩々

(broadly) A member of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which was formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee. · kuroshōjō

黒玉

The colour of jet coal, deep grey. · kokugyoku

黒脚病

(uncountable, agriculture, veterinary medicine) A fatal cattle disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium Clostridium chauvoei; symptomatic anthrax. [from 18th c.]

黒色

(tincture) A black colour on a coat of arms. · kuroiro

黒色の

(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.

黒色腫

(oncology, disease) A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin. · kokushokushu

黒表

(legal, computing) A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned, disallowed or blocked. · kokuhyō

黒鉛

An allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely, that is used as a dry lubricant, in "lead" pencils, and as a moderator in some nuclear reactors. · kokuen

黒髭

The archetypal pirate, who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries. · kurohige

黒魔術師

A person who practices or performs necromancy.

黒麦

The grass Secale cereale from which the grain is obtained. [from 14th c.] · kuromugi

黙々

Not having the power of speech; dumb. [from 15th c.] · mokumoku

黙る

To refrain from speaking; to say nothing. (This entry is a translation hub.) · damaru

黙想

A devotional exercise of, or leading to, contemplation. · mokusō

黙示

A revealing, especially a prophecy of, or the unfolding of, supernatural events. [from 14th c.] · mokushi

黙示録

(biblical) The final book of the New Testament of the Bible. · mokushiroku

黙認

A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction. · mokunin

黴

(plant disease) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances. · kabi

黴臭い

Having an odour or taste of mould; also (generally) , having a stale or unfresh odour or taste. · kabikusai

黴菌

A contagious illness, or a pathogen causing it. · baikin

鼎

An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid. · kanae

鼓

(percussion instrument) A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone. · tsuzumi

鼓手

(musician) One who plays the drums. · koshu

鼓腸

The state of having gas, often smelly, trapped (and when released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart. · kochō

鼓膜

(anatomy) A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus. · komaku

鼓舞

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

鼠

Any small rodent of the genus Mus. · nezumi

鼠取り

(countable) A device for capturing or killing mice and other rodents. · nezumitori

鼠色

Of a colour between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness. · nezumiiro

鼠落とし

A device (trap) used to catch rats.

鼠蹊

The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region. · sokei

鼠蹊部

The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region. · sokeibu

鼬

A least weasel (Mustela nivalis). · itachi

鼬鼠

A least weasel (Mustela nivalis). · itachi

鼻

(geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland. · hana

鼻であしらわれた

(transitive) To slight, ignore or behave coldly toward someone.

鼻の穴

Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages. · hananoana

鼻孔

Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages. · bikō

鼻拭き

A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands. · hanafuki

鼻歌

A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed. · hanauta

鼻水

A condition of discharge of mucus from the nose, often a symptom of the common cold. · hanamizu

鼻糞

(US, Canada, Philippines, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril. · hanakuso

鼻紙

A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief. · hanagami

鼻綱

A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them. · hanazuna

鼻血

Haemorrhage from the nose (usually, blood flow exiting the nostrils that originates from the nasal cavity). · hanaji

鼻面

The protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws. · hanazura

鼾

The act of snoring, and the noise produced. · ibiki

鼾をかく

(ambitransitive) To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate. · ibikiokaku

鼾を立てる

(ambitransitive) To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.

鼾声

The act of snoring, and the noise produced. · kansei

齦

(often, in the plural) The flesh around the teeth.

齧る

(ambitransitive) To bite something persistently, especially something tough. · kajiru

齧歯動物

A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing. · gesshidōbutsu

齧歯類

A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing. · gesshirui

龍

In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath. · ryuu

龍涎香

A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes. · ryuuzenkō

龍舌蘭

Any plant in the large, variable genus Agave: succulent plants, commonly armed with formidable prickles; they flower at maturity after several years, and generally die thereafter; large species, such as the maguey or century plant, (Agave americana), produce gigantic inflorescences. Several are of economic importance as sources of fibre such as sisal, and alcoholic beverages such as tequila. · ryuuzetsuran

𩺊

A saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus). · ara