Japanese–English dictionary

中心地

A place, especially a building or complex, set aside for some specified function or activity. · chuushinchi

中心業務地区

The central area of a city in which there is a concentration of retail and business activities. · chuushingyōmuchiku

中心部

(chiefly, US, Canada) The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center. · chuushinbu

中性

(grammar) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words. · chuusei

中性の

(grammar) Having a form which is not masculine nor feminine; or having a form which is not of common gender.

中性子

(particle) A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks. · chuuseishi

中性微子

An elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect. · chuuseibishi

中性的な

(grammar) Having a form which is not masculine nor feminine; or having a form which is not of common gender.

中抜き

A line marking the boundary of an object figure. · nakanuki

中指

The finger between the forefinger and the ring finger. · nakayubi

中断

An interruption, break, pause or absence. · chuudan

中有

(Tibetan, _, Buddhism) The state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation. · chuuu

中枢

(certain Commonwealth countries) An electoral district, especially for a national legislature. · chuusuu

中止

(computing) The function used to abort a process. · chuushi

中毒

A habit or practice that damages, jeopardizes or shortens one's life but when ceased causes trauma. · chuudoku

中毒性

Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming. · chuudokusei

中毒者

A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug. · chuudokusha

中産階級

(Marxism) The capitalist class. · chuusankaikyuu

中空

(of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside. · chuukuu

中立

(uncountable) Awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity. · chuuritsu

中立の

(now, uncommon) Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor another.

中立的な

(now, uncommon) Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor another.

中絶

An induced abortion. · chuuzetsu

中華まん

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

中華人民共和国

(historical) The Republic of China prior to 1949, and sometimes after that time, particularly up through the early 1970's or so (when the People's Republic of China assumed the United Nations seat allocated to China). · chuukajinminkyōwakoku

中華街

A district of a city or town (in a country other than China) in which there is a large concentration of Chinese residents and businesses. · chuukagai

中華鍋

(cookware) A large, round-bottomed cooking pan used in East Asian cooking. · chuukanabe

中蘊

(Tibetan, _, Buddhism) The state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation. · chuuun

中身

(usually, in the plural) That which is contained. · nakami

中途半端

Not complete; not finished. · chuutohanpa

中野

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Nerima, Toshima, Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Suginami special wards.

中間

Half of the way between two points · chuukan

中間テスト

(education) A midterm school exam (i.e., halfway through the term). · chuukantesuto

中間数

(statistics) A number separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample, population, or probability distribution. The median of a finite list of numbers can be found by arranging all the observations from lowest value to highest value and picking the middle one (e.g., the median of {3, 3, 5, 9, 11} is 5). If there is an even number of observations, then there is no single middle value; the median is then usually defined to be the mean of the two middle values. [from 19th c.]

中間試験

(education) A midterm school exam (i.e., halfway through the term). · chuukanshiken

中陰

(Tibetan, _, Buddhism) The state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation. · chuuin

中隊

(military) A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion. · chuutai

中黒

(typography) The punctuation mark ⟨·⟩. · nakaguro

串に刺す

To impale on a skewer.

串刺しにする

To impale on a skewer.

串焼き

(British) A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab. · kushiyaki

丸

(geometry) A two-dimensional geometric region, the set of points bounded by a circle. · maru

丸い

In the shape of, or moving in a circle. · marui

丸ごと

To the full or entire extent. · marugoto

丸で

In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually. · marude

丸め

In bookbinding, the shaping of the folded and sewed sheets into a convex form at the back. · marume

丸める

(ergative) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over. · marumeru

丸め込む

(transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something. · marumekomu

丸太

The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches. · maruta

丸木

The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches. · maruki

丸木舟

(nautical) A canoe made from a hollowed-out log. · marukibune

丸石

A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land. · maruishi

丸花蜂

Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus. · maruhanabachi

丸薬

(broadly) A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication. · gan'yaku

丸鑿

A chisel with a curved blade for cutting or scooping channels, grooves, or holes in wood, stone, etc. · marunomi

丹

A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion. · tan

丹朱

A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion. · tanshu

丹砂

A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion. · tansha

丹色

A bright red colour tinted with orange. · niiro

主

(Christianity) God the Father; the Godhead. · shu

主人

One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially. · shujin

主人公

(informal, intransitive) To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist). · shujinkō

主体性

(philosophy, uncountable) The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision. · shutaisei

主体的

Acting on one's own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules. · shutaiteki

主催者

A person or organization responsible for running an event. · shusaisha

主婦

(plural "housewives") The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household. · shufu

主張

(Scots law, in higher courts) To call a case before itself for decision. · shuchō

主役

(acting) An actor in a leading role. · shuyaku

主意

An image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory. [from 16th c.] · shui

主戦論

(uncountable) Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism, especially with regards to foreign policy. · shusenron

主教

(Christianity) An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory. · shukyō

主旨

A statement summarizing the important points of a text. · shushi

主流

Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of population, market, scientific community, etc. · shuryuu

主演

(acting) An actor in a leading role. · shuen

主管

(management) A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities. · shukan

主義

A rule used to choose among solutions to a problem. · shugi

主要

(slang, dated) used as an expression of approval, satisfaction, or delight. · shuyō

主要部

(linguistics) A morpheme that determines the category of a compound or the word that determines the syntactic type of the phrase of which it is a member. · shuyōbu

主観性

(singulare tantum) The state of being subjective. · shukansei

主観的

Formed, as in opinions, based upon a person's feelings or intuition, rather than upon observation or purely logical reasoning; coming more from within the observer than from observations of the external environment. · shukanteki

主観的な

Formed, as in opinions, based upon a person's feelings or intuition, rather than upon observation or purely logical reasoning; coming more from within the observer than from observations of the external environment.

主語

(grammar) The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the passive voice the subject is the target of the action. · shugo

主音

(music) The first note or tone of a musical scale. · shuon

主題

The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc. · shudai

丼

A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items. · donburi

久しい

In a permanent manner; lastingly. · hisashii

乗

A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): x^n, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x \times x \times \cdots \times x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent. · jō

乗せる

(transitive) To lay, spread, or apply (something) over or across (something else); to overspread. · noseru

乗せること

A lift given to someone in another person's vehicle.

乗っ取り

An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking. · nottori

乗っ取る

To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat). · nottoru

乗り切る

(nautical) To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage. · norikiru

乗り場

A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon. · noriba

乗り手

(generally) Someone who rides a horse or (later) a bicycle, motorcycle etc. [from 14th c.] · norite

乗り換え

(countable) A transfer between vehicles. · norikae

乗り換える

(intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.) · norikaeru

乗り物

A means of transporting, especially a vehicle. · norimono

乗り組ませる

(transitive) To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex).

乗り越える

(transitive) To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome. · norikoeru

乗り込む

(transitive) To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance. · norikomu

乗る

On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car. [from ca. 1350—1470] · noru

乗合バス

(dated) A bus (vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads). · noriaibasu

乗合自動車

(automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads. · noriaijidōsha

乗客

(countable) A paying passenger, especially in a taxi. · jōkyaku

乗換え

(genetics) The result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis. · norikae

乗換駅

(rail transport, countable) A connection between two or more lines, services or modes of transport; a station at which such a connection can be made. · norikaeeki

乗法

(countable, arithmetic) A calculation involving multiplication. · jōhō

乗用車

(US, Canada, Philippines, AU, NZ) A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. · jōyōsha

乗組

A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft. · norikumi

乗船

The act of people getting aboard a ship aircraft, train, bus, etc.; embarkation. · jōsen

乗馬隊

(collective) A procession of riders, vehicles, ships, etc. · jōbatai

乙女

(sometimes, offensive, see usage note) A woman, especially a young and often attractive woman. · otome

乙女座

(zodiac constellations) : A constellation in the zodiac, imagined in the shape of a maiden, that contains the bright binary star Spica. · otomeza

九

A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten. · kyuu

九つ

A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten. · kokonotsu

九十

The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90. · kyuujuu

九十年代

The decade of the 1890s, 1990s, etc.

九州

The third-largest of Japan's islands and the southwesternmost of its four main islands. · kyuushuu

九度

(music) The compound interval between any tone and the tone represented on the ninth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and two of the octave above; the octave of the second, consisting of 13 or 14 semitones (called minor and major ninth).

九月

The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox. · kugatsu

九番目

The ordinal form of the number nine.

九龍

A region, peninsula, and urban area of Hong Kong.

乞丐

(mostly, pejorative) A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves. · kotsugai

乞食

A person who begs. · kojiki

乱す

(transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids. · midasu

乱交

A gathering of people to engage in group sex. · rankō

乱交パーティー

A gathering of people to engage in group sex. · rankōpātī

乱流

(uncountable) Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest. · ranryuu

乱費

To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate. · ranpi

乱闘

A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved. · rantō

乱雑

(of a place, situation, person, etc) In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly. · ranzatsu

乳

(uncountable, by extension) A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, or soy beans. · chichi

乳を搾る

(transitive) To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).

乳児

A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention. · nyuuji

乳児期

The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking). · nyuujiki

乳房

(anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males. · chibusa

乳房切除術

The surgical procedure to remove all or part of a breast and sometimes nearby tissues. · nyuubōsetsujojutsu

乳押さえ

An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts. [from 1920s] · chichiosae

乳母

A child's nurse. · uba

乳母車

(US, Canada, Australia) A seat or chair on wheels, pushed by somebody walking behind it, typically used for transporting babies and young children. · ubaguruma

乳汁

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

乳液

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

乳清

The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese. · nyuusei

乳糖

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

乳糜

A digestive fluid containing fatty droplets, found in the small intestine. · nyuubi

乳製品

(uncountable) (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk. · nyuuseihin

乳酪

A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). · nyuuraku

乳鉢

(countable) A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle. · nyuubachi

乳離れさせる

(transitive) To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.

乳頭

(anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. [from 16th c.] · nyuutō