Japanese–English dictionary

ケレース

(Roman god) The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter. · kerēsu

ケレス

(astronomy) An asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, the innermost dwarf planet; officially called (1) Ceres. · keresu

けれど

(conjunctive) Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that. · keredo

けれども

(conjunctive) Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that. · keredomo

ケロ

(onomatopoeia) The vocal sound made by a frog or toad. · kero

ケロケロ

The call of a frog or toad. · kerokero

ゲロゲロ鳴く

(intransitive, of a frog, toad, raven, or various other birds or animals) To make its vocal sound. · gerogeronaku

ケロシン

A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas. · keroshin

げんごがく

The systematic and scholarly study of language. · gengogaku

ケンソル

(Ancient Rome, historical) One of the two magistrates who originally administered the census of citizens, and by Classical times (between the 8th century B.C.E. and the 6th century C.E.) was a high judge of public behaviour and morality. · kensoru

ケンタウルス

(astronomy, also, capitalised) An icy planetoid that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune. · kentaurusu

ケンタウルス座

(constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky (and autumn of the southern sky) with the outline of a centaur. It includes the stars Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus and Toliman), Proxima Centauri, and Hadar. · kentaurusuza

ケンタウルス族

(astronomy, also, capitalised) An icy planetoid that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune.

ケンタウロス

(Greek mythology) A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse. · kentaurosu

ゲント

The capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium. · gento

けんもほろろ

Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly. · kenmohororo

コ・パイ

A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft. · ko・pai

コ・パイロット

A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft. · ko・pairotto

コ・メディカル

A person trained to medically stabilize people through various interventions for victims of trauma or medical events outside of a hospital setting and prepare them for transport to a medical facility. · ko・medikaru

コーカサス

(geopolitics) A geopolitical region in Eastern Europe and Western Asia, deriving its name from the aforementioned mountains. · kōkasasu

コーカス

A grouping of all the members of a legislature from the same party. · kōkasu

コーク

The principal city of County Cork, Ireland. · kōku

コークス

(uncountable) Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel. · kōkusu

コークスクリュー

An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm. · kōkusukuryū

ゴーグル

Protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face. · gōguru

ゴーゴリ

A Russian and Ukrainian surname. · gōgori

コーシャ

(Judaism) Fit for use or consumption, in accordance with Jewish law (especially relating to food). · kōsha

コース

(education) A learning programme · kōsu

コースター

A small, flat or tray-like object on which a bottle, cup, glass, mug, etc., is placed to protect a table surface from drink spills, heat, or water condensation. · kōsutā

ゴースト

A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death. · gōsuto

ゴーストライター

A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity. · gōsutoraitā

コーダ

(music) A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation. · kōda

コーダー

(computing) A programmer (computer programmer). · kōdā

コーチ

A city in Kerala, in southwestern India. · kōchi

コーディネーター

One who, or that which, coordinates. · kōdinētā

コーディリア

(astronomy) A moon of Uranus · kōdiria

コーティング

(countable) A covering of material, such as paint. · kōtingu

コーデュロイ

A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs. · kōdeyuroi

コート

(countable, clothing) An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. · kōto

コードスイッチング

(linguistics) The phenomenon or practice of alternating between two or more languages or language varieties. · kōdosuitchingu

コートレット

A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib. · kōtoretto

ゴート人

A member of the East Germanic people known for their invasion of the western Roman Empire and subsequent founding of successor states in Italy and Spain during Late Antiquity.

ゴート語

An extinct Germanic language, once spoken by the Goths. · gōtogo

コーナー

An intersection of two streets; any of the four outer points off the street at that intersection. · kōnā

コーパス

(specifically, linguistics) Such a collection in form of an electronic database used for linguistic analyses. · kōpasu

コーヒー

(uncountable) A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water. · kōhī

コーヒーの木

A tropical plant of the genus Coffea. · kōhīnoki

コーヒーメーカー

Any of several different types of kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee. · kōhīmēkā

コーヒー色

A pale brown color, like that of milk coffee.

コーヒー色の

Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.

コーヒー豆

(uncountable) A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water. · kōhīmame

コーヤンブットゥール

A large city and district of Tamil Nadu, India. · kōyanbuttūru

コーラ

A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water. · kōra

コーラス

A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song. · kōrasu

コーリャン

A cereal, Sorghum genus and species, the grains of which are cultivated to make flour and feed cattle. Almost all cultivated ones as well as some wild ones belong to the species Sorghum bicolor (syn. Sorghum vulgare). · kōryan

ゴール

(sports) A line marking the end of a race. · gōru

ゴールウェイ

A city in County Galway, Ireland. · gōruwei

ゴールウェイ州

A city in County Galway, Ireland.

ゴールキーパー

(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal. · gōrukīpā

コールスロー

A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw). · kōrusurō

ゴールのネット

(basketball) A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball. · gōrunonetto

ゴールを決める

(Gaelic football, Australian rules football) To score a goal. · gōruokimeru

コール天

A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs. · kōruten

ゴール得点

(basketball) The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.

ゴーレム

(mythology) A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic. · gōremu

コーン

Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays. · kōn

コーンウォール語

The Celtic language of Cornwall, related to Welsh and Breton. · kōnwōrugo

コーングリッツ

(Western Hemisphere) Coarsely ground hominy which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the Southern United States. · kōngurittsu

コーンフレーク

A breakfast cereal made from toasted flakes of maize. · kōnfurēku

コーンロウ

(chiefly, in plural) One of a set of rows of tightly braided hair close to the scalp, forming a hairstyle, of African origin. · kōnrō

ゴア

A state in western India. Capital: Panaji. · goa

コアラ

A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia. · koara

ゴア州

A state in western India. Capital: Panaji.

コイ

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

こいつ

(informal, term of address) Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man. · koitsu

コイル

(electronics) A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow. · koiru

コイン

(money) A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle. · koin

コインランドリー

A place that has facilities for washing and drying clothes that the public may pay to use. · koinrandorī

こう

(manner) In this way or manner. · kō

こうえんどうろ

(dated) A path, carriage-way, or road through a park or a landscaped right of way. · kōendōro

コヴェントリー

A cathedral city and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands, in central England, historically in Warwickshire. · koventorī

こうして

(manner) In this way or manner. · kōshite

コウノトリ

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

コオロギ

An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs. · koorogi

コカ

The dried leaf of one of these plants, the South American shrub (Erythroxylum coca), widely cultivated in Andean countries, which is the source of cocaine and used as aphrodisiac in the past. · koka

コカイン

(uncountable, organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant. · kokain

コカトリス

(mythology) A legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics. · kokatorisu

コキュ

A man married to an unfaithful wife, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact. · kokyu

コキュー

A man married to an unfaithful wife, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact. · kokyū

こき下ろす

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

ゴク

The sound of swallowing, sometimes indicating fear. · goku

コクタン

(countable) A tree that yields such wood. · kokutan

コクタン材

(countable) A tree that yields such wood.

ゴクリ

A person who bears the traits or has the characteristics of Gollum in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. · gokuri

コケ

Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division Musci). · koke

コケット

A woman who flirts or plays with people's affections. · koketto

ここ

(location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there. · koko

ココア

(countable) A serving of this drink. · kokoa

ココア色

Of a light to medium brown colour, like that of cocoa powder.

ここから

(archaic) From here, from this place, away. · kokokara

ここで

(location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there. · kokode

ココナッツ

A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed. · kokonattsu

ここに

(location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there. · kokoni

ここへ

(location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there. · kokohe

コサージュ

A small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a woman's dress. · kosāju

コサイン

(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side adjacent to an acute angle to the length of the hypotenuse. Symbol: cos · kosain

コサック

A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire and constituted a military caste, particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine. · kosakku

こざっぱり

Arranged neatly and in order. · kozappari

ごさらぎ

A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida. · gosaragi

こじ

A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died. · koji

ゴシック

(typography, USA) Of a sans serif typeface using straight, even-width lines, also known as grotesque or lineal. · goshikku

ゴジラ

A fictional Japanese monster (kaiju) from a series of science-fiction films. · gojira

こじ開ける

To move with a lever; to force up or open; to prise or pry. · kojiakeru

ゴス

(uncountable) A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes. · gosu

こずかい

An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose. · kozukai

コスプレ

(uncountable) The art or practice of costuming oneself as a (usually fictional) character. · kosupure

コスモス

(countable) The universe regarded as a system with harmony and order. · kosumosu

コスモノート

An astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one. · kosumonōto

コスモポリタニズム

The idea that all of humanity belongs to a single moral community. · kosumoporitanizumu

コスモポリタン

A cocktail containing vodka, triple sec, lime juice and cranberry juice. · kosumoporitan

コゼー

A padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or egg. · kozē

こだま

A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer. · kodama

コダラ

A marine fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the North Atlantic, important as a food fish. · kodara

ごちそう

A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature. · gochisō

コチニール

(uncountable) A vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects. · kochinīru

コチニールカイガラムシ

(countable) A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia). · kochinīrukaigaramushi

ごちゃごちゃにする

(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent. · gochagochanisuru

ごちゃごちゃ言う

(ambitransitive) Often followed by on: to speak or write (something) at length without any clear aim or point; to ramble.

ごちゃにする

(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent. · gochanisuru

ごちゃ混ぜ

Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity. · gochamaze

ごちゃ混ぜにする

(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.

コチョウゲンボウ

A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia. · kochōgenbō

こちらへ

(location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there. · kochirahe

コック

The head cook of a restaurant or other establishment. · kokku

コックピット

The compartment in an aircraft or spacecraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled. [from 20th c.] · kokkupitto

こっけい

Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny. · kokkei

ごっこ

A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime. · gokko

ゴッドファーザー

(Christianity) A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child. · goddofāzā

コットン

Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth. · kotton

コップ

(countable) A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material. · koppu

コップ座

(constellation) A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a cup. It lies between the constellations Virgo and Hydra. · koppuza

こて

A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them. · kote

コテージ

A seasonal home of any size or stature, a recreational home or a home in a remote location. · kotēji

コディアック

A town in Alaska: see Wikipedia:Kodiak, Alaska · kodiakku

コデイン

(pharmaceutical drug) An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc. · kodein

こと

(philosophy) Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives form, and becomes substance. · koto

ことわざ

A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase. · kotowaza

コナン

A en given name. · konan

コニャック

A city and commune of Charente department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France; famous for cognac brandy. · konyakku

コネ

People with whom one is acquainted who can offer help and influence. · kone