Japanese–English dictionary

嘆き

A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail. · nageki

嘆く

(intransitive) To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like. · nageku

嘆息

A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing. · tansoku

嘆願

An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty. · tangan

嘆願する

(ambitransitive, copulative) To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.

嘔吐

(intransitive) To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke. · ōto

嘗める

(transitive) To sample the flavor of something orally. · nameru

嘘

An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood. · uso

嘘つき

A person who frequently lies; someone who tells a lie. · usotsuki

嘘をつく

(intransitive) To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive. · usootsuku

嘘を吐く

(intransitive) To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive. · usootsuku

嘲う

(transitive) To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise. · azawarau

嘲り

Mockery; the act of mocking. · azakeri

嘲る

(transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn. · azakeru

嘲笑

(transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn. · chōshō

嘲笑う

(transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn. · azawarau

嘴

A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc. · kuchibashi

嘴黒阿比

(US, Canada) Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry. · hashiguroabi

噂

(uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially about someone not present. · uwasa

噎せる

(intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict). · museru

噛み切る

(transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth. · kamikiru

噛み殺す

(transitive) To keep in, hold back, or repress (something). · kamikorosu

噛む

(transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth. · kamu

器具

A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices. · kigu

器械

A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices. · kikai

器楽曲

(music) A composition written or performed without lyrics or singing, using a lead instrument to replace vocals. · kigakukyoku

器用

Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands. · kiyō

器系

(physiology) A set of body organs having a particular function.

噴き出す

(intransitive) To gush forth in a jet or stream · fukidasu

噴く

(intransitive) To gush forth in a jet or stream · fuku

噴出

(intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser). · funshutsu

噴出口

A tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or discharged.

噴射

A stream or discharge of liquid, typically with some degree of force. · funsha

噴火

A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano. · funka

噴火口

(geology) The basin-like opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up. [from 1610s] · funkakō

噴進弾

A long vehicle or craft propelled by a rocket engine; a missile or rocket-propelled spacecraft. [from 20th c.] · funshindan

噴霧器

An instrument for reducing a liquid to spray or vapor for disinfecting, cooling, medical use or perfume spraying. · funmuki

嚙む

(transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth. · kamu

嚢

(zoology) A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases. · fukuro

嚢状組織

(zoology) A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.

嚥下

(transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. [from 11th c.] · enge

嚼む

(transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth. · kamu

囀り

A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect. · saezuri

囀る

(intransitive) To make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets; to chitter; to twitter. · saezuru

囁き

The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords. · sasayaki

囂しい

(of a person, thing, event, etc.) Noisy. · kashimashii

囉音

(medicine, now, chiefly, in plural) An abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound, made by one or both lungs and heard with a stethoscope, caused by the popping open of airways collapsed by fluid or exudate, or sometimes by pulmonary edema. · raon

囊胞

A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ. · nōhō

囚人

(legal) A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body. · shuujin

四

(countable) The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof. · shi

四つ

A numerical value equal to 4; the number after three and before five; two plus two. This many dots (••••) · yottsu

四つ子

One of a group of four, particularly one of four babies born from the same mother during the same birth. · yotsugo

四つ組

A sequence of four elements.

四人組

(China, historical, politics) A radical political faction composed of four Communist Party of China officials that came to prominence during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. · yoningumi

四倍

Being four times as long, as big or as many of something. · yonbai

四元数

(mathematics) A type of four-dimensional hypercomplex number consisting of a real part and three imaginary parts (real multiples of distinct, independent square roots of −1 denoted by i, j and k); commonly used in vector mathematics and as an alternative to matrix algebra in calculating the rotation of three-dimensional objects. · shigensuu

四分

(transitive) To divide into quarters; to divide by four. · shibun

四分の一

(historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. [from 14th c.]

四分割

(transitive) To divide into quarters; to divide by four.

四分音符

(music) A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time. · shibuonpu

四十

The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XL and in Arabic numerals as 40. · yonjuu

四十年代

The decade of the 1840s, 1940s, etc.

四十雀

Parus minor, a small bird of the tit family Paridae · shijuukara

四半

(historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. [from 14th c.] · shihan

四半分

(historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. [from 14th c.] · shihanbun

四半期

(historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. [from 14th c.] · shihanki

四半期毎

Once every quarter year (three months).

四国

The fourth-largest of Japan's islands. · shikoku

四川

A province in central China. Capital: Chengdu. · shisen

四度

(music) A musical interval which spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, for example C to F (C D E F). · yondo

四強

A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final. · yonkyō

四捨五入

(mathematics, transitive, intransitive) To change (a number) to an approximation having fewer significant digits. · shishagonyuu

四散

(collective) The dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE). · shisan

四旬節

(Christianity) A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures. · shijunsetsu

四月

The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May. · shigatsu

四月馬鹿

The first day in April, when tricks and practical jokes are traditionally played · shigatsubaka

四球

(baseball) An award of first base to a batter following four balls being thrown by the pitcher; known in the rules as a "base on balls". · shikyuu

四番

The ordinal form of the number four.

四番目

The ordinal form of the number four.

四肢

A hand or foot. [from early 15th c.] · shishi

四角い

Shaped like a square (the polygon). · shikakui

四角形

(geometry) A polygon with four sides. · shikakukei

四輪車

(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. · yonrinsha

四辺形

Having four sides. · shihenkei

四重

Being four times as long, as big or as many of something. · shijuu

四重唱

(musician) A group of four musicians who perform classical music together. · shijuushō

四重奏

(musician) A group of four musicians who perform classical music together. · shijuusō

回

An installment of a drama told in parts, as in a TV series. · kai

回し者

(espionage) A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage). · mawashimono

回る

(transitive) To travel around along a curved path. · mawaru

回収

The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost. · kaishuu

回帰

Return or reversion to a certain state. · kaiki

回帰線

(geography) Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°26′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics. · kaikisen

回廊

A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that surround a quadrangle; especially: · kairō

回廊地帯

A restricted tract of land that allows passage between two places. · kairōchitai

回復

(by extension) Resilience or cheerfulness. · kaifuku

回復する

(transitive) To restore the honour, worth, or reputation of oneself or something.

回想

A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by the organism. · kaisō

回想録

A biography; a book describing the experiences of a subject from personal knowledge of the subject or from sources with personal knowledge of the subject. · kaisōroku

回戦

(sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match. · kaisen

回教

A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an. · kaikyō

回教徒

A person who is a follower and believer of Islam. · kaikyōto

回文

A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics. · kaibun

回族

An ethnic group of China, distinguished by their practice of Islam, who speak Mandarin (or Dungan in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Russia). · kaizoku

回答

(legal) A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints. · kaitō

回路

(electricity) Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function. · kairo

回転

Rotation: the turning of an object around an axis, one complete turn of an object during rotation. · kaiten

回転する

(transitive) To travel around along a curved path.

回送

(transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party. · kaisō

回遊

Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas. · kaiyuu

回避

(obsolete) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent. · kaihi

回顧

Consideration of past times. · kaiko

回顧録

A biography; a book describing the experiences of a subject from personal knowledge of the subject or from sources with personal knowledge of the subject. · kaikoroku

因子

(obsolete) A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization. · inshi

因数

(causal analysis) Influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence. · insuu

団

A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose. · dan

団体

A group of people having a common purpose or opinion; a mass. [from 16th c.] · dantai

団子

A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun. · dango

団子虫

(US) Any of very many terrestrial crustaceans, of the family Armadillidiidae, a subgroup of the woodlice, that can roll themselves up into a protective ball. · dangomushi

団栗

(nautical) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head. · donguri

団結

Of a group: closely connected or linked, as by a common bond, culture, or identity. · danketsu

囮

A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger. · otori

囮捜査

(law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to engage in criminal activity in order to catch a criminal. · otorisōsa

困った

Confused or puzzled. · komatta

困らす

(transitive) Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; to exercise.

困らせる

(transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash. · komaraseru

困惑

The state or quality of being perplexed. · konwaku

困難

Hard, not easy, requiring much effort. · konnan

囲い

An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one. · kakoi

囲い込み

(countable) An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers. · kakoikomi

囲む

(transitive) To enclose or surround. · kakomu

囲炉裏

(countable, British) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire). · irori

囲碁

(board game) A strategic board game, originally from China and today also popular in Japan and Korea, in which two players (black and white) attempt to control the largest area of the board with their counters. · igo

図

A graph or chart. · zu

図々しい

Making unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding what is appropriate or right. · zuuzuushii

図形素

(Unicode) A sequence of one or more code points that are processed and displayed as a single graphical unit of a writing system.

図星

A shot which hits the centre of a target. · zuboshi

図書館

An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users. · toshokan

図書館員

One who cares for the publications, files etc. in a library, whether staff or volunteer. · toshokan'in

図画

A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper. · zuga

図表

A systematic non-narrative presentation of data. · zuhyō

図解

A graph or chart. · zukai

図録

A bound collection of tables, illustrations, etc. on any given subject. · zuroku

固い

Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring. · katai

固く結ぶ

(figuratively) To make permanent.

固まり

An amorphous, compact mass. · katamari

固める

To make stronger or more solid. · katameru

固体

(of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps. · kotai

固執

The property of being persistent. · koshitsu

固執する

(intransitive) To continue to exist.