Japanese–English dictionary

じめじめ

Cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms. · jimejime

じゃ

(colloquial) Goodbye. · ja

じゃ、また

(colloquial) Goodbye. · ja、mata

ジャー

A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes. · jā

ジャーキー

Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun. · jākī

ジャーク

(weightlifting) A lift in which the weight is taken with a quick motion from shoulder height to a position above the head with arms fully extended and held there for a brief time. · jāku

ジャーゴン

(uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject. · jāgon

シャーシ

The base frame of a motor vehicle. · shāshi

ジャージー

An island, a crown dependency of the United Kingdom; the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel between France and England. · jājī

ジャーティ

Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies or similar found historically in other cultures. · jāti

シャーデンフロイデ

Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune. · shādenfuroide

ジャーナリスト

One whose occupation is journalism, originally only writing in the printed press. · jānarisuto

ジャーナリズム

The aggregating, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles for widespread distribution, typically in electronic publications, broadcast news media, or printed newspapers or periodicals, for the purpose of informing the audience, relying on a style of writing characteristic for this purpose, consisting of direct presentation of facts or events and (depending on type) either with or without analysis or interpretation. · jānarizumu

ジャービル

A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily Gerbillinae, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe. · jābiru

シャープ

(music) Raised by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note). · shāpu

シャーベット

A dessert of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product such as milk added; a sorbet with dairy ingredients. · shābetto

シャーマン

A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds; sometimes also a healer. · shāman

シャーリーン

A en given name; most used in the U.S. in the 1940s. · shārīn

シャーローム

(Judaism) A traditional Jewish greeting or farewell. · shārōmu

シャーロット

A en given name. · shārotto

じゃあ

Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. · jaa

シャイア

(chiefly, historical) An administrative area or district between about the 5th to the 11th century, subdivided into hundreds or wapentakes and jointly governed by an ealdorman and a sheriff; also, a present-day area corresponding to such a historical district; a county; especially (England) , a county having a name ending in -shire. · shaia

シャイターン

(Islam) Iblis, Satan. · shaitān

シャイフ

The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe. · shaifu

ジャイプル

The state capital of Rajasthan, India. · jaipuru

ジャイロスコープ

An apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer, used to help keep aircraft and ships steady. · jairosukōpu

シャイン

A surname. · shain

ジャヴァ

(computer language) An object-oriented, garbage-collected computer programming language. · java

シャオパオ

Any of various types of steamed bread or bun used in Chinese cuisine · shaopao

ジャガー

A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca. · jagā

じゃがいも

A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber. · jagaimo

しゃがむ

(intransitive) To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear. · shagamu

ジャガリー

A traditional dark-brown unrefined sugar made from palm tree sap which is used throughout South and Southeast Asia; (by extension) other types of unrefined sugar. · jagarī

ジャカルタ

A province and capital city of Indonesia. · jakaruta

しゃがれる

(of a voice) Hoarse and rough-sounding; throaty. · shagareru

ジャグ

A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top. · jagu

ジャグジー

A hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body. · jagujī

ジャクソン

The capital city of Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Hinds County. · jakuson

ジャグリング

To manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner. Juggling may also include assorted other circus skills such as the diabolo, devil sticks, hat, and cigar box manipulation as well. · jaguringu

シャクル

(linguistics) Diacritics marking short vowels in Arabic script. · shakuru

シャザム！

(neologism, uncommon, transitive) To identify the artist or the name of a song using the Shazam application. · shazamu！

シャシ

The base frame of a motor vehicle. · shashi

シャシー

The base frame of a motor vehicle. · shashī

シャシリク

A form of shish kebab, originally made of marinated lamb meat. · shashiriku

ジャズ

(music genre) A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation. · jazu

ジャスティフィケーション

(typography, uncountable) The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification). · jasutifikēshon

ジャスティン

A en given name. · jasutin

ジャスト

Exactly, precisely, perfectly. · jasuto

ジャスミン

Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers. · jasumin

シャツ

(clothing) An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms. · shatsu

ジャッガリー

A traditional dark-brown unrefined sugar made from palm tree sap which is used throughout South and Southeast Asia; (by extension) other types of unrefined sugar. · jaggarī

ジャッカル

Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf. · jakkaru

ジャッキ

A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre. [from 17th c.] · jakki

ジャック

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan. · jakku

しゃっくり

A case of the hiccups; the condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus. · shakkuri

ジャッグル

To manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner. Juggling may also include assorted other circus skills such as the diabolo, devil sticks, hat, and cigar box manipulation as well. · jagguru

シャッター

A shutter (for a window or door) consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together and attached to a roller at the top. · shattā

シャットアウト

(sports) A game that ends with the losing side being held scoreless. · shattoauto

シャットダウン

(ergative) To turn off or stop. · shattodaun

シャッフル

The act of mixing cards or mah-jong tiles so as to randomize them. · shaffuru

シャドーイング

The situation where a person repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones). · shadōingu

シャドウイング

The situation where a person repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones). · shadōingu

シャトル

A transport service (such as a bus or train) that goes back and forth between two or more places. · shatoru

ジャニ系

(gay slang) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair.

ジャバ

(computer language) An object-oriented, garbage-collected computer programming language. · jaba

ジャバウォッキー

A nonsensical poem that appears in Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll. · jabawokkī

ジャバスクリプト

(computer language) A scripting programming language most commonly used to add interactive features to webpages. · jabasukuriputo

ジャパニーズ

(countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person living in or originating from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry. · japanīzu

シャヒード

One who willingly accepts being put to death or willingly accepts challenging and exposing iniquity done to oneself for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after red martyrdom. · shahīdo

シャビエル

Any of various notable people with this name as given name or surname, especially Saint Francis Xavier, a Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552). · shabieru

しゃぶる

(transitive, slang, vulgar) To perform fellatio. [from 20th c.] · shaburu

ジャベリン

A metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event. · jaberin

シャベル

A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots. · shaberu

シャペロン

(biochemistry) A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions. · shaperon

シャボテン

(botany) Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate. · shaboten

ジャポニック語族

A language family spoken in Japan, consisting of Japanese proper and the Ryukyuan languages.

シャボン

(countable, uncountable, informal, by extension, mineral) Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning. · shabon

ジャマイカ

An island and country in the Caribbean. · jamaika

しゃみ

(intransitive, medical sign) To expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose. · shami

シャム

(historical) Former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia. · shamu

シャムロック

The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from a clover-like plant, commonly used as a symbol of Ireland. · shamurokku

シャモア

A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra. · shamoa

しゃもじ

A kitchen utensil shaped like a paddle and used for mixing, beating etc. · shamoji

シャリーア

(Islam) A body of religious law forming a part of the Islamic tradition based on the scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and hadith. · sharīa

シャルル

A en given name. · sharuru

シャルロット

A dessert consisting of sponge cake filled with fruit, and cream or custard. · sharurotto

シャレード

game · sharēdo

シャローム

(Judaism) A traditional Jewish greeting or farewell. · sharōmu

ジャロピー

(US, dated) An old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile. · jaropī

シャロン

(astronomy) The largest of the five moons of Pluto. · sharon

ジャワ

An island in the Indonesian Archipelago, Indonesia. · jawa

シャワー

An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself. · shawā

シャワーを浴びる

To bathe using a shower. · shawāoabiru

シャワー室

A very small room used for a shower or a toilet. · shawāshitsu

シャワルマ

A Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of these. · shawaruma

ジャワ島

An island in the Indonesian Archipelago, Indonesia.

ジャン

A surname from Chinese. · jan

ジャンク

(nautical) A Chinese sailing vessel. · janku

シャンクした

(golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe. · shankushita

ジャンクション

(countable) A junction in which traffic may merge to enter or diverge to exit a limited-access highway to access a surface street, without crossing traffic on the main highway. · jankushon

ジャンクメール

(post) Any mail or letters that are not welcome or solicited and typically sent in bulk; especially mail of a commercial nature such as advertising circulars and form letters. · jankumēru

ジャングル

A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals; a tropical rainforest. · janguru

シャンツァイ

(US) The stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking. · shantsai

シャンティ

(Hinduism) Peace, tranquility. · shanti

シャンデリア

A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling. · shanderia

ジャンパー

(chiefly, British, Australian, New Zealand) A woollen sweater or pullover. · janpā

シャンパーニュ

. · shanpānyu

シャンハイ

A major port city and direct-administered municipality of China, the largest urban area in China. · shanhai

ジャンバラヤ

Any of various of rice-based dishes common in Louisiana Cajun or Creole cooking; most often with shrimp, oysters, chicken or ham. · janbaraya

シャンパン

(countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise. · shanpan

シャンパン・グラス

A glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne. · shanpan・gurasu

シャンパン色

(countable) A very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.

ジャンプ

(mathematics) A discontinuity in the graph of a function, where the function is continuous in a punctured interval of the discontinuity. · janpu

シャンプー

An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo. · shanpū

シャンペン

(countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise. · shanpen

ジャンボリー

(scouting) A large rally of Scouts or Guides. · janborī

ジャンル

A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks. · janru

ジュークボックス

A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, with push-buttons to make selections. [from 1939] · jūkubokkusu

ジューコフ

A transliteration of the Russian surname Жу́ков (Žúkov). · jūkofu

ジューサー

A manual or electrical device used for rendering the juice of fruits or vegetables. · jūsā

シューシュー

(countable) The sound of water boiling on a hot surface. · shūshū

ジュース

(tennis, table tennis, volleyball) A tied game where either player can win by scoring two consecutive points. · jūsu

シューベルト

A surname from German. · shūberuto

ジュール

A en given name. · jūru

じゅうさん

The cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen: ten and three. · juusan

しゅうどういん

A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.] · shuudōin

じゅうに

The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII. · juuni

ジュエリー

Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones. · juerī

シュテム

(skiing) To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn. · shutemu

シュトゥットガルト

An unincorporated community in Phillips County, Kansas, located in the north of the state off U.S. Route 36 7.6 mi west-northwest of Phillipsburg and 6.6 mi east-southeast of Prairie View. · shututtogaruto

シュトラースブルク

The capital city of Bas-Rhin department, France; the capital city of the region of Grand Est; located in the historic region of Alsace, near the border with Germany and at various historical points a part of Germany. · shutorāsuburuku

シュトラウス

A surname from German. · shutorausu

シュトルーデル

(countable, and, uncountable) A pastry made from multiple thin layers of dough rolled up and filled with fruit, etc. · shutorūderu

シュトロンフ

(comics, fictional character) A blue pixie with a white stocking cap, from the media franchise The Smurfs. · shutoronfu

シュナップス

(uncountable) A type of distilled alcoholic beverage (liquor), often with a herbal or fruit flavoring, typically drunk neat as an apéritif or digestif. · shunappusu

シュニッツェル

(by extension) A Germanic dish of breaded and deep-fried meat cutlet. · shunittseru

ジュヌヴィエーヴ

A en given name. · junuviēvu

ジュノー

The capital city of Alaska, United States. · junō

シュノーケリング

The act of swimming using a snorkel. · shunōkeringu

シュノーケル

(underwater diving) A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater. · shunōkeru

ジュピター

(Roman god) The King of the Gods, also called Jove. Equivalent to the Greek Zeus, Jupiter was one of the children of Saturn. As supreme god of the Roman pantheon, Jupiter was the god of thunder, lightning, and storms, and appropriately called the god of light and sky. · jupitā

しゅみ

An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time. · shumi

シュミーズ

A short nightdress, or similar piece of lingerie. · shumīzu

シュメール人

A person of Sumer. · shumērujin

シュメール語

(linguistics) The ancient language spoken in Sumer, a language isolate. · shumērugo

ジュラ紀

(geology, paleontology) The period from 201.3±0.2 to 145 million years ago, after the Triassic and before the Cretaceous; the geologic systems of this period. · juraki

シュリーブポート

A city, the parish seat of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. · shurībupōto

ジュリア

A en given name. · juria

シュルーズベリー

A civil parish with a town council which includes the town in Shropshire, which partly replaced Shrewsbury and Atcham District when it was abolished in 2009. · shurūzuberī

シュルレアリスム

(art) An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious. · shururearisumu