Japanese–English dictionary

剣道

A Japanese martial art using "swords" of split bamboo. · kendō

剣闘士

(Ancient Rome) A person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal. · kentōshi

剥ぎ取る

To strip the skin off; to skin. · hagitoru

剥ぐ

To strip the skin off; to skin. · hagu

剥製

The art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state. · hakusei

剥製術

The art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state. · hakuseijutsu

剪断

(physics) To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions. · sendan

副

Having partial status or privileges. · fuku

副操縦士

A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft. · fukusōjuushi

副次的

Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc. · fukujiteki

副王

One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch. · fukuō

副花冠

(botany) A ring or set of appendages of adaxial tissue arising from the corolla or the outer edge of the stamens, present in some plants (Narcissus, Passiflora, etc.); a paraperigonium or paracorolla.

副鼻腔

(anatomy, zootomy) A pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities (the paranasal sinus). · fukubikō

剰余

(mathematics) The amount left over after subtracting the divisor as many times as possible from the dividend without producing a negative result. If n (dividend) and d (divisor) are integers, then n can always be expressed in the form n = dq + r, where q (quotient) and r (remainder) are also integers and 0 ≤ r < d. · jōyo

剰余金

Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government. · jōyokin

割り切る

Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for. · warikiru

割り切れない

(arithmetic) Incapable of being divided by a specific integer without leaving a remainder. · warikirenai

割り切れる

(arithmetic) Of an integer, that, when divided by another integer, results in another integer still, thus leaving no remainder. · warikireru

割り引く

(rare) To deduct from an account, debt, charge, etc. · waribiku

割り当て

A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal. · wariate

割り当てる

(transitive) To take up position in order to operate (something). · wariateru

割り算

(music) A florid instrumental variation of a melody in the 17th and 18th centuries, originally conceived as the dividing of each of a succession of long notes into several short ones. · warizan

割り込み

(computing, electronics) An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition. · warikomi

割り込む

(transitive, North American) To swerve in front of (another car) while driving. · warikomu

割る

(intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack. · waru

割れた

Non-functional; not functioning properly.

割れる

(intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack. · wareru

割れ目

A physical space that opens up in something or between two things. · wareme

割合

(countable) A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number. · wariai

割引

A reduction in price. · waribiki

割当

A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal. · wariate

割烹

(countable, uncountable) A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin. · kappō

割礼

The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum. · katsurei

割礼を行なう

(military, nautical, slang) To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun that protrudes from the end of the barrel as a result of the liner slowly stretching from prolonged fire.

割線

(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec · kassen

創り出す

To make#Verb or produce#Verb from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape, function, etc. · tsukuridasu

創る

(obsolete) To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make. · tsukuru

創世期

The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being. · sōseiki

創世記

(religion, book of the bible) The first book in the Hebrew Bible. · sōseiki

創作

To make#Verb or produce#Verb from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape, function, etc. · sōsaku

創作物

(countable) Something created such as an invention or artwork. · sōsakubutsu

創作者

(social media) Ellipsis of content creator, someone who regularly produces and publishes content on social media, especially of a monetizable nature. · sōsakusha

創発

The arising of emergent structure in complex systems. · sōhatsu

創立

The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect. · sōritsu

創立者

One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.). · sōritsusha

創設者

One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.). · sōsetsusha

創造

To make#Verb or produce#Verb from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape, function, etc. · sōzō

創造主

(religion) A god who created the Universe; God. · sōzōshu

創造力

The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product. · sōzōryoku

創造性

The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product. · sōzōsei

創造者

(social media) Ellipsis of content creator, someone who regularly produces and publishes content on social media, especially of a monetizable nature. · sōzōsha

剽窃

(uncountable) Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing. · hyōsetsu

剽軽

Pleasantly humorous; jocular. · hyōkin

劃

(golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system. · kaku

劇

(countable) A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue · geki

劇作家

A writer and creator of theatrical plays. · gekisakka

劇場

(countable) A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on. · gekijō

劇的

Striking in appearance or effect. · gekiteki

劈開

The act of cleaving or the state of being cleft. [from 19th c.] · hekikai

劉

A surname from Chinese.

力

Physical force or strength. · chikara

力む

(intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself. · rikimu

力士

(countable, colloquial) A rikishi (sumo wrestler). · rikishi

力天使

A particular manifestation of moral excellence in a person. [from 13th c.]

力学

(physics) The branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass · rikigaku

力説

(uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written). · rikisetsu

力車

A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.

力量

(figuratively) Capacity or compass of mind. · rikiryō

功利主義

(philosophy) The theory that action should be directed toward achieving the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people" (hedonistic universalism), or one of various related theories. · kōrishugi

功利的な

(ethics) Pertaining to utilitarianism.

加える

(transitive) To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate. · kuwaeru

加わる

(transitive) To come into the company of. · kuwawaru

加入

A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined. · kanyuu

加入者

A person who subscribes to a publication or a service. · kanyuusha

加入電信

A network of teletypes. · kanyuudenshin

加加速度

(physics, engineering) The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.

加奈陀

A country in North America. Capital: Ottawa. Largest city: Toronto. · kanada

加害者

Someone who attacks or assails another violently, or criminally. · kagaisha

加州

The most populous state of the United States. Capital: Sacramento. Largest city: Los Angeles. · kashuu

加工品

An object made or shaped by human hand or labor. · kakōhin

加強

(transitive) To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.

加東

A city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

加法

(uncountable, arithmetic) The arithmetic operation of adding. · kahō

加熱

(transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up"). · kanetsu

加熱器

A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building. · kanetsuki

加盟

A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined. · kamei

加算器

Someone who or something which performs arithmetic addition; a machine for adding numbers. · kasanki

加護

(uncountable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin. · kago

加賀

A city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. · kaga

加速

(transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of. · kasoku

加速する

(transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

劣る

Of low rank, standard or quality. · otoru

劣位

The quality or state of being inferior. · retsui

劣後

(formal) Following in order or in time. · retsugo

助

(US, colloquial, slang, sometimes, dated) A woman or girl. · suke

助け

(uncountable) Help; assistance; succor, relief. · tasuke

助けて

A cry of distress or an urgent request for assistance. · tasukete

助ける

(transitive) To provide assistance to (someone or something). · tasukeru

助け平

A lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery. · sukebe

助動詞の

(grammar) Relating to an auxiliary verb.

助手

(countable) Something which helps; a material source of help. · joshu

助産婦

(obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician. · josanpu

助産師

(medicine) A person, especially a man, who delivers a baby (in childbirth). · josanshi

助祭

(Catholicism, Lutheranism, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Church of the East) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work. · josai

助言

(uncountable) An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful. · jogen

助詞

A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something. [from 14th c.] · joshi

助辞

(grammar) A part of speech that has no inherent lexical definition but must be associated with another word to impart meaning, often a grammatical category: for example, the English word to in a full infinitive phrase (to eat) or O in a vocative phrase (O Canada), or as a discourse marker (mmm). · joji

努める

To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently. · tsutomeru

努力

The work involved in performing an activity; exertion. · doryoku

努力する

(intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously. [from 16th c.]

劫罰

Eternal damnation. · gōbatsu

励ます

(ambitransitive) To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts. · hagemasu

励起

(transitive, physics) To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level. · reiki

労る

(transitive) To comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, etc. · itawaru

労働

(uncountable) Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour. · rōdō

労働人口

All the workers employed by a specific organization or state, or on a specific project. · rōdōjinkō

労働力

The collective group of people who are available for employment, whether currently employed or unemployed (though sometimes only those unemployed people who are seeking work are included). · rōdōryoku

労働者

One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor. · rōdōsha

労働観

The value that one ought to work hard at one's job or duties.

労力

Effort expended on a particular task. · rōryoku

効果

(sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument. · kōka

効率

The extent to which a resource is used for the intended purpose. · kōritsu

効率性

The extent to which a resource is used for the intended purpose. · kōritsusei

効用

(uncountable, followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit. · kōyō

勃興

(countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin. · bokkō

勃起

(coarse, slang) An erect penis. [from mid-20th c.] · bokki

勅令

A proclamation of law or other authoritative command. · chokurei

勅語

(historical, _, law) A clarification of a point of law by a monarch issued upon formal consultation by a lower magistrate. · chokugo

勇ましい

Brave, valiant, courteous, especially with regard to male attitudes towards women. · isamashii

勇壮

The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities. · yuusō

勇婦

A female hero. · yuufu

勇敢

Courageous, daring. · yuukan

勇敢な

Brave, valiant, courteous, especially with regard to male attitudes towards women.

勇敢に

In a valiant manner; showing bravery.

勇気

(usually, uncountable) Being brave, courageousness. · yuuki

勇気付ける

To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit. · yuukizukeru

勇決

The state or quality of being decisive. · yuuketsu

勇者

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

勇魚

Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises. · isana

勉める

In a diligent manner, with appropriate effort, carefully. · tsutomeru

勉強

To come to know; to become informed of; to find out. · benkyō

勉強する

(academic, transitive) To take a course or courses on a subject.

動かす

(transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another · ugokasu

動かなくなる

(dated, transitive) To bring to a halt; to stymie; to puzzle.

動き

(uncountable) A state of progression from one place to another. · ugoki

動きやすさ

The ability to move; capacity for movement. [from 15th c.]

動き回る

(intransitive) To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself. · ugokimawaru

動く

(intransitive) To have a function. · ugoku

動乱

The act of disturbing, being disturbed. · dōran

動作

(mathematics) A way in which each element of some algebraic structure transforms some other structure or set, in a way which respects the structure of the first. Formally, this may be seen as a morphism from the first structure into some structure of endomorphisms of the second; for example, a group action of a group G on a set S can be seen as a group homomorphism from G into the set of bijections on S (which form a group under function composition), while a module M over a ring R can be defined as an abelian group together with a ring homomorphism from R into the ring of group endomorphisms of M (which is also called the action of R on M). · dōsa