Japanese–English dictionary

ライン

A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. · rain

ラインストーン

An artificial diamond, strass. · rainsutōn

ライン川

A major river in western Europe, which flows through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France and the Netherlands, before emptying into the North Sea. · raingawa

ラウ

A surname from Chinese. · rau

ラウドスピーカー

An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound. · raudosupīkā

ラウンジ

(British) The living room or sitting room of a house. · raunji

ラウンドアバウト

(chiefly, UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island. · raundoabauto

ラオ

Of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the Lao people or their Kra-Dai Lao language. · rao

ラオス

Of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the Lao people or their Kra-Dai Lao language. · raosu

ラオスの

Of, from, or pertaining to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Laotian people or the Laotian language. · raosuno

ラオス人

(countable) A Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia. · raosujin

ラオス語

(uncountable) The official language of Laos that is closely related to Thai. · raosugo

ラオの

Of, from, or pertaining to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Laotian people or the Laotian language. · raono

ラオ語

(uncountable) The official language of Laos that is closely related to Thai. · raogo

ラグ

A stave of a cask, drum, etc.; especially (engineering) one of the narrow boards or staves forming the covering of a cylindrical object, such as a boiler, or the cylinder of a carding machine or steam engine. · ragu

ラグーン

A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar. · ragūn

ラクシュミ

The Hindu goddess of wealth, the consort of Vishnu and married to Rāma (in her incarnation as Sita) and Krishna (as Radha and Rukmini). · rakushumi

ラクダ

A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus. · rakuda

ラグタイム

(ambitransitive, uncommon) To perform this style of music. · ragutaimu

ラクトース

(carbohydrate) The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C12H22O11, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds. · rakutōsu

ラクナウ

A city, district, and division, the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India. · rakunau

ラグナロク

(Norse mythology) A series of future events culminating in a battle, fought between the Æsir and einherjar on one side, and the forces of Surtr, Loki, and Loki's children on the other, in which all of creation is burned down and almost all life is extinguished. · ragunaroku

ラグビー

A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past the opponent's territory or by kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar. · ragubī

ラクロス

(sports) A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by scoring more goals within the allotted time. · rakurosu

ラケット

The use of a paddle to propel a boat; a session of paddling. · raketto

ラケル

(biblical character) Younger daughter of Laban, sister to Leah, and second wife of Jacob. · rakeru

ラゴス

The largest city and former capital of Nigeria, in Lagos State. · ragosu

ラサ

The capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. · rasa

ラザーニャ

An Italian baked dish comprising layers of such pasta with various ingredients (usually a meat ragù (chiefly Bolognese), a fish ragù or a vegetarian/vegetable ragù with bechamel sauce). · razānya

ラザニア

A flat sheet of pasta. · razania

ラザニエ

A flat sheet of pasta. · razanie

らしい

(figuratively, postpositive) Related to; suggestive of; bordering on. · rashii

ラジウム

The chemical element (symbol Ra) with an atomic number of 88. It is a soft, shiny and silvery radioactive alkaline earth metal. · rajiumu

ラジエーター

(automotive, mechanical) A device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air, through metal fins. · rajiētā

ラジオ

(countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound. · rajio

ラシャ

A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc. · rasha

ラジャー

(radio, _, telecommunications, procedure word) Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood) · rajā

ラズベリー

The plant Rubus idaeus. · razuberī

ラダ

A make of car, produced by the Soviet/Russian automotive manufacturer AvtoVAZ; the car's name for the internal Soviet/Russian market is Zhiguli (Жигули́). · rada

ラチチュード

(geography, astronomy, countable) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point. · rachichūdo

ラッカー

A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect. · rakkā

ラッキー

(of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune. · rakkī

ラッコ

An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae. · rakko

ラッダイト

(historical) Any of a group of early-19th-century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood. · raddaito

ラッチ

A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side. · ratchi

ラッツ

A coin or bill of either currency. · rattsu

ラッド

A surname transferred from the nickname. · raddo

ラッパ

(brass instrument) A simple brass instrument consisting of a horn with no valves, playing only pitches in its harmonic series · rappa

ラッパー

(music) A performer of rap music, or someone who raps in any form of music. · rappā

ラッパズイセン

(countable) A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the national flower of Wales. · rappazuisen

ラップトップ

(computing) A laptop computer. · rapputoppu

ラッフル

(zoology) The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur. · raffuru

ラテ

(figurative, informal, attributive) Affluent leftism. · rate

ラディウム

The chemical element (symbol Ra) with an atomic number of 88. It is a soft, shiny and silvery radioactive alkaline earth metal. · radiumu

ラティス

A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis. · ratisu

ラディッシュ

A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root. · radisshu

ラテックス

The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber. · ratekkusu

ラテン

Of or from Latin America or of Latin American culture. · raten

ラテンアメリカ

Of or from Latin America or of Latin American culture. · raten'amerika

ラテンアメリカ人

A native or inhabitant of Latin America, or of such descent.

ラテン系

Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire. · ratenkei

ラテン語

(uncountable) The language of the ancient Romans, other Latins and of the Roman Catholic church, especially Classical Latin. · ratengo

ラトヴィア

A country in northeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Latvia. · ratovia

ラトヴィア人

(countable) A person from Latvia or of Latvian descent.

ラトヴィア語

Of, from, or pertaining to Latvia, the Latvian people or the Latvian language.

ラトビア

A country in northeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Latvia. · ratobia

ラトビア人

(countable) A person from Latvia or of Latvian descent.

ラトビア語

(uncountable) The official language of Latvia; Lettish. · ratobiago

ラドン

The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas. · radon

ラバ

The generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. · raba

ラバーカップ

A device that is used to remove blockages from the drain of a basin or tub, by suction. · rabākappu

ラビ

A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions. · rabi

ラビオリ

Small square parcels of pasta filled with meat, cheese, spinach etc. · rabiori

ラブ

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

ラフティング

The sport of guiding a raft while descending a river, especially through rapids known as white water rafting. · rafutingu

ラフト

A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform. · rafuto

ラブバード

Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other. · rabubādo

ラブラドール

(chiefly, historical) A geographic region, including the mainland portion of Newfoundland and Labrador and neighbouring regions of what is now the province of Quebec. · raburadōru

ラベル

An adhesive label or decal. · raberu

ラベンダー

Any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family. · rabendā

ラボ

A room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis. · rabo

ラホール

The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river. · rahōru

ラボラトリー

A place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured. · raboratorī

ラマ

A Moravian ghost town in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador. [From 1871] · rama

ラマダーン

(Islam) The holy ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims fast between the break of dawn until sunset; they also refrain from drinking liquids, smoking and having sexual relations. · ramadān

ラマダン

(Islam) The holy ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims fast between the break of dawn until sunset; they also refrain from drinking liquids, smoking and having sexual relations. · ramadan

ラミー

A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong. · ramī

ラミアー

(Greek mythology) A monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent. · ramiā

ラミネート

Material formed of thin sheets glued together. [from 1939] · raminēto

ラム

A young sheep. · ramu

ラムセス

Name of several pharaohs of 19th and 20th dynasty of Ancient Egypt, 13th to 10th century BC. · ramusesu

ラムダ

The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet. · ramuda

ラム酒

(uncountable) A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses. · ramushu

ララバイ

A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep. · rarabai

ラルフ

A en given name. · rarufu

ラレド

A city in north Tamaulipas, Mexico. · raredo

られる

(auxiliary) Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice. · rareru

ラン

An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel. · ran

ランウエー

A narrow walkway (often on a platform) extending from a stage on which people walk, especially one used by models during fashion shows. · ran'uē

ランキング

One’s relative placement in a list. · rankingu

ランク

The level of one's position in a class-based society. · ranku

ランサムウェア

(computer security) Malware that holds the data of a computer user for ransom, usually requiring or claiming to require payment to restore access. · ransamuwea

ランジェリー

Underwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or designed to be seductive. · ranjerī

ランシング

The capital city of Michigan, United States, in Ingham County. · ranshingu

ランス

A city in Champagne, Marne department, Grand Est, France. · ransu

ランスロット

(Arthurian legend) One of the Knights of the Round Table, a lover of Guinevere. · ransurotto

ランダー

A spacecraft, particularly a probe, designed to set down on the surface of another celestial body. · randā

ランダム

(computing) Pseudorandom; mimicking the result of random selection. · randamu

ランタン

(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol La) with an atomic number of 57: a soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes slowly when exposed to air. · rantan

ランチ

A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day. · ranchi

ランド

The currency of South Africa, divided into 100 cents. · rando

ランドスケープ

A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features. · randosukēpu

ランドマーク

A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance. · randomāku

ランドリー

A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing. · randorī

ランナー

(baseball, softball) A player who is on base and is thus trying to advance to the next base. · rannā

ランニングマシン

A piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place. · ranningumashin

ランプ

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

ランプシェード

A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions to avoid glare in the eyes. · ranpushēdo

ランプのかさ

A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions to avoid glare in the eyes. · ranpunokasa

り

(added to certain adjectives and adverbs, now especially short ones) More; used to form the comparative. · ri

リーグ

(sports) An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship. · rīgu

リーダー

(typography, mathematics) A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues. · rīdā

リーダーシップ

The capacity of someone to lead others. · rīdāshippu

リーチ

(boxing) The distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow. · rīchi

リーディング

The process of interpreting written language. · rīdingu

リード

A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog. · rīdo

リードする

(countable) Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in an incomplete game. · rīdosuru

リール

The capital of Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region, France. · rīru

リアリズム

A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary. · riarizumu

リヴァイアサン

(Bible, mythological creature) A vast sea monster of tremendous strength, either imaginary or real, described as the most dangerous and powerful creature in the ocean. · rivaiasan

リウマチ

(pathology) Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability. · riumachi

リウマチ学

(medicine) The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints. · riumachigaku

リエージュ

The largest city and provincial capital of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium · riēju

リエゾン

A tryst; a romantic meeting. · riezon

リガ

The capital city of Latvia. · riga

リキッド

(physical chemistry) A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid. · rikiddo

リキュール

A flavored alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol. · rikyūru

リグ

The special apparatus used for drilling wells. · rigu

リクター

A surname from German. · rikutā

リコーダー

(musical instrument) A musical instrument of the woodwind family; a type of fipple flute, a simple internal duct flute. · rikōdā

リコッタ

A soft Italian unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese. · rikotta

リコリス

(countable) A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota. · rikorisu

リコリス菓子

Licorice in confectionery form.

リサ

A en given name. · risa

リサイクル

(transitive) To break down and reuse component materials. · risaikuru

リサイタル

A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist. · risaitaru

リシ

A South Asian en given name. · rishi

リシン

(amino acid) An amino acid, C6H14N2O2, in L- or D-forms. · rishin

リス

Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae. · risu

リスク

The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss. [from 16th c.] · risuku