Japanese–English dictionary

口蓋

(anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. [from 14th c.] · kōgai

口語

(linguistics) Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal. · kōgo

口語体

(linguistics) Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal. · kōgotai

口語表現

A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression. · kōgohyōgen

口論

(countable) A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal). · kōron

口走る

To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out. · kuchibashiru

口輪

A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout. · kuchiwa

口達者な

(of a person or a manner of speaking) Fluent or having a ready flow of speech.

口頭

(relational) Relating to the mouth. · kōtō

口風琴

A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note.

口髭

A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip. · kuchihige

古い

Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old. · furui

古代

Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old. · kodai

古代ローマ人

(historical) A person native to ancient Rome or its Empire.

古代人

The people of classical antiquity, especially such writers and philosophers. · kodaijin

古典

An artistic work of lasting worth, such as a film or song; a work of enduring excellence. · koten

古典的

Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined · kotenteki

古墳

(archaeology) A mound of earth, especially one placed over a prehistoric tomb; a barrow. · kofun

古臭い

Of an object, outdated or no longer in vogue. · furukusai

古風

old-fashioned, out of date · kofuu

句

A short written or spoken expression. · ku

句切り

(authorship) A short pause in a play, screenplay, or teleplay, for dramatic or comedic effect. · kugiri

句点

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) The punctuation mark "." (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation). · kuten

句読法

An act of punctuating. · kutōhō

句読点

A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods). · kutōten

叩き

An object, such as a cloth or a purpose-made soft and puffy pad or mitt, used for dusting surfaces etc. · hataki

叩きのめす

(transitive, slang) To obliterate, to defeat decisively. · tatakinomesu

叩く

(transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event. · tataku

叩頭

The act of kowtowing. · kōtō

叩頭く

(historical) To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground. · nukazuku

只

Only, simply, merely. · tada

叫び

A cry or shout. · sakebi

叫び声

The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals. · sakebigoe

叫ぶ

To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact. · sakebu

召し上がる

To ingest; to be ingested. · meshiagaru

召し使い

A servant, especially a domestic servant. · meshitsukai

召使い

One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave. · meshitsukai

召喚

(law) A writ requiring someone to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony (a subpoena ad testificandum) or to produce evidence (subpoena duces tecum), in default of which the person may be punished. · shōkan

召喚する

(transitive) To ask someone to come; to send for.

召喚状

(law) A writ requiring someone to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony (a subpoena ad testificandum) or to produce evidence (subpoena duces tecum), in default of which the person may be punished. · shōkanjō

召集する

(transitive) To call people together; to convene; to convoke.

可

Permitted, authorized. [from 16th c.] · ka

可分

(uncountable) The state of being divisible. The state capable of being divided. · kabun

可動

(biology) Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement. · kadō

可及的速やかに

As soon as is possible; at one's earliest convenience; at the earliest possible time. · kakyuutekisumiyakani

可変

Able to vary or be varied. · kahen

可愛い

Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable. · kawaii

可愛い気

(chiefly, in the context of Japanese culture) The quality of being kawaii; cuteness.

可愛がる

(transitive) To touch or stroke lovingly. · kawaigaru

可愛さ

(chiefly, in the context of Japanese culture) The quality of being kawaii; cuteness.

可撓性

The quality of being flexible, whether physically or metaphorically. · katōsei

可決

(transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just. · kaketsu

可燃

Capable of burning. · kanen

可燃性

Capable of burning. · kanensei

可燃性の

Capable of burning.

可燃物

A material that is capable of burning. · kanenbutsu

可用性

(chiefly, uncountable) The quality of being available. · kayōsei

可笑しい

Entertaining. · okashii

可聴

The quality of being heard or understood; the degree to which a thing is audible. · kachō

可能

(comparable) Capable of being done or achieved; feasible. · kanō

可能性

(countable) The probability of something happening. · kanōsei

可視

(countable) The degree to which things may be seen. · kashi

可視化

(of a system or organization) Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption. · kashika

台

An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs. · dai

台下

(countable) Used in connection with His or Your to address the leader of some religious traditions, notably the pope. · daika

台北

The capital city of and a special municipality of Taiwan, located in the northern part of the island of Taiwan. [from late 19th c.] · taipei

台地

A relatively flat region of elevated terrain, particularly in reference to surrounding terrain. · daichi

台座

(architecture) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp. · daiza

台本

(theatre) The script of a musical or opera. · daihon

台湾

Of or pertaining to Taiwan or its people, culture, language/s, etc. · taiwan

台湾人

(in the plural, chiefly, collective) People from Taiwan. · taiwanjin

台湾語

The variant of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan, the native language of the Hoklo. · taiwango

台無し

(transitive) To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage. · dainashi

台詞

A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text. · serifu

台車

(by extension, rail transport, also, attributively) One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle. · daisha

台風

(in particular) A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane except for its geographical region, typically resulting in wind speeds of 64 knots (119 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia and Australia. · taifuu

台風の目

A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a hook, pin, rope, shaft, etc.; for example, at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss, through a crank, at the end of a rope, or through a millstone. · taifuunome

叱

Demanding silence. · shi

叱する

(transitive, informal) To induce someone or something to leave.

叱る

(of a person) To criticise harshly; to reprove. · shikaru

叱責

(of a person) To criticise harshly; to reprove. · shisseki

史家

A writer of history. · shika

右

(geography) Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's right when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the south bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥴ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the right side of the river. · migi

右回り

In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock. · migimawari

右旋糖

The naturally occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule. · usentō

右派

(politics) Of political ideologies: typically supporting tradition, social order and property rights, especially conservative, traditionalist, and/or reactionary politics. · uha

右翼

(politics) Pertaining to the political right; conservative. · uyoku

右舷

The righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Used to unambiguously refer to directions according to the sides of the vessel, rather than those of a crew member or object. · ugen

叶える

(ditransitive) To give (bestow upon or confer, particularly in answer to prayer or request). · kanaeru

号

(education) A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) [from 14th c.] · gō

号笛

A device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device. [from 1879] · gōteki

司令

One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization. · shirei

司令官

One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization. · shireikan

司令部

The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters. · shireibu

司会

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

司教

(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. · shikyō

司教の職

The status or term of office of a pontiff or pontifex.

司書

The keeper, manager of a library. · shisho

司法

Of or relating to the court system or the judicial branch of government. · shihō

司祭

A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple. · shisai

吃

(Japanese, _, mahjong) A call for forming a run of three consecutive tiles of the same suit using a discarded tile. · chī

吃る

(transitive) To utter with a stammer, or with timid hesitancy. · domoru

各

All of a countable group (considered individually), without exception. · kaku

各々

All of a countable group (considered individually), without exception. · onoono

合

(astronomy) The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth. · gō

合う

In good shape; physically well. · au

合わさる

Resulting from the addition of several sources, parts, elements, aspects, etc. united together. · awasaru

合わせる

Able to be combined. · awaseru

合わない

(intransitive) To overlap (with), as in a schedule.

合体

The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture; combination; synthesis. · gattai

合作

(uncountable) The act of collaborating. · gassaku

合作者

A person who cooperates traitorously with an enemy.

合併

Able to be combined. · gappei

合併集合

(countable, set theory) The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets. · gappeishuugō

合唱

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

合唱団

A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together. · gasshōdan

合唱隊

A group of singers performing together; a choir; specifically, such a group singing together in a musical, an opera, etc., as distinct from the soloists; an ensemble. · gasshōtai

合図

A specific gesture or motion used to communicate by those with speaking or hearing difficulties; now specifically, a linguistic unit in sign language equivalent to word in spoken languages. · aizu

合奏

(countable) A musical performance, usually public, in which several performers or instruments take part. · gassō

合字

(countable, typography) A character that visually combines multiple letters, such as æ, œ, ß or ij; also logotype. Sometimes called a typographic ligature. · gōji

合意

(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct. · gōi

合成

(mathematics) Applying a function to the result of another. · gōsei

合板

(countable) A specific grade or type of this construction material. · gōhan

合格

(transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just. · gōkaku

合法

(legal) Conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society. · gōhō

合法化

The process of making something legal, the process to legalize, decriminalization. · gōhōka

合流

(intransitive) To come together; to meet. · gōryuu

合流点

The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river. · gōryuuten

合理的

Logically sound; not self-contradictory or otherwise absurd. · gōriteki

合羽

A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain. · kappa

合衆国

(in the plural) The collection of individual states of the United States of America. · gasshuukoku

合計

A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole. · gōkei

合計する

(intransitive, followed by to) To total or evaluate.

合金

A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal. · gōkin

吉祥天

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

吊るす

To hang freely; underhang. · tsurusu

同い年

One who is the same age as another. · onaidoshi

同じ

The same in all respects that matter practically; interchangeable, fungible, or (even sometimes) identical for practical purposes. · onaji

同じこと

Something similar, something of the identical type.

同じひと

Something similar, something of the identical type.

同じもの

Something similar, something of the identical type.

同じような

Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.

同じる

(intransitive) To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people. · dōjiru

同一

(not comparable) Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable. · dōitsu

同一性

The difference or character that marks off an individual or collective from the rest of the same kind; selfhood; the sense of who something or someone or oneself is, or the recurring characteristics that enable the recognition of such an individual or group by others or themselves. · dōitsusei

同人

A circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose. · dōjin

同伴

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

同伴者

A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies · dōhansha

同位体

(nuclear physics) Any of two or more forms of an element where the atoms have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons within their nuclei. Thus, isotopes have the same atomic number but a different mass number. · dōitai

同僚

Joined with another or others and having lower status. · dōryō