Japanese–English dictionary

娯楽

(uncountable) Entertainment. · goraku

娶る

(intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. [from 14th c.] · metoru

娼婦

A female prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients. · shōfu

娼家

A house of prostitution. · shōka

娼館

A house of prostitution. · shōkan

婆羅門

A learned person of refined taste and mild manners. · baramon

婉曲法

(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another one that is more offensive, blunt or vulgar. · enkyokuhō

婉曲表現

(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another one that is more offensive, blunt or vulgar. · enkyokuhyōgen

婚外

Occurring outside marriage. · kongai

婚姻

(often, _, specifically) The union of two people of opposite sex, to the exclusion of all others. · kon'in

婚礼

A marriage ceremony; a ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage. · konrei

婚約

One who is betrothed, i.e. a fiancé or fiancée. · kon'yaku

婚約者

A man who is engaged to be married; the man to whom one is engaged; an intended. · kon'yakusha

婦人

A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority. · fujin

婦警

(police) A female police officer. · fukei

婿

A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married. · muko

媒介変数

A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation, or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc. · baikaihensuu

媒体

(usually, with a definite article; often treated as, _, uncountable) The journalists and other professionals who comprise the mass communication industry. · baitai

媒酌

An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage. · baishaku

媒酌人

Someone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people. · baishakunin

媚態

(countable) An act constituting such behaviour; an affectation of amorous interest or enticement, especially of a woman directed towards a man. · bitai

媚薬

Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect. · biyaku

嫁

A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married. · yome

嫁ぐ

(intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. [from 14th c.] · totsugu

嫁菜

Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers. · yomena

嫉妬

Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). [from 13th c.] · shitto

嫉妬深い

Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging. · shittobukai

嫌

(idiomatic) Absolutely not; under no circumstances. [from 18th c.] · iya

嫌い

An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty. · kirai

嫌う

(transitive) To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like. [from 16th c.] · kirau

嫌がらせ

An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion. · iyagarase

嫌らしい

Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful. · iyarashii

嫌厭

A strong aversion; an intense dislike. · ken'en

嫌味を言う

(intransitive) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention. · iyamioiu

嫌悪

(uncountable) The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred [from ca. 1350–1470] · ken'o

嫌悪感

(uncountable) Often followed by against, between, for, or to: a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance, normally towards a person and less often towards a thing, often without any conscious reasoning; aversion, distaste, hostility; (countable) an instance of this. · ken'okan

嫌悪者

One who hates.

嫌気

An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty. · iyaki

嫌気がさす

To cause an intense dislike for something. · iyakegasasu

嫌気性

Without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism. · kenkisei

嫌疑

The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong. · kengi

嫦娥

(Chinese mythology) The Chinese goddess of the moon. · jōga

嬉しい

Noticeably happy and optimistic. · ureshii

嬉しがる

Greatly pleased. · ureshigaru

嬉遊曲

(music) composition that has several short movements, a style that composers started to use in the 18th century. · kiyuukyoku

嬌態

(countable) An act constituting such behaviour; an affectation of amorous interest or enticement, especially of a woman directed towards a man. · kyōtai

嬰

(music) Raised by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note). · ei

嬰児

A recently born baby. · eiji

子

(with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter. · ko

子ネコ

(by extension) An adult cat; also (often, childish) , sometimes in the form Kitty: a pet name for a cat of any age. · koneko

子会社

A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company. · kogaisha

子供

(with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter. · kodomo

子供じみた

Immature in thought or behaviour. · kodomojimita

子供っぽい

Immature in thought or behaviour. · kodomoppoi

子供のいない

Not having any children.

子供向き

Suitable for or expected of a child.

子兎

(informal, childish) A rabbit, especially a juvenile one.

子午線

(also, geography) In full terrestrial meridian: a great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles (the terrestrial North Pole and South Pole); also, half of such a circle extending from pole to pole, all points of which have the same longitude. [from 14th c.] · shigosen

子孫

One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations. · shison

子守

(ambitransitive) To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money. · komori

子守歌

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

子守熊

A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia. · komoriguma

子守蜘蛛

(dated) A species of wolf spider, Lycosa tarantula, native to southern Europe, the mildly poisonous bite of which was once thought to cause an extreme urge to dance (tarantism). [from mid 16th c.] · komorigumo

子宮

(anatomy) In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus. [from 8th c.] · shikyuu

子宮摘出術

(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all of or part of the uterus.

子宮頸部

(now, specifically) The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina. · shikyuukeibu

子役

(theater) An actor playing a child's role. · koyaku

子房

(anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone. · shibō

子爵

A member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl. · shishaku

子犬

A dog with a youthful appearance, or any dog. · koinu

子猫

A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months). · koneko

子種

One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations. · kodane

子羊

A young sheep. · kohitsuji

子豚

A young pig. · kobuta

子音

(phonetics) A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel. · shiin

子音字

A letter representing the sound of a consonant.

子飼い

A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person (a protector or mentor). · kogai

子馬

A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old. · kōma

子鹿

A young deer. · kojika

孔

A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening. · ana

孔夫子

An influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 B.C.E. – 479 B.C.E.; personal name Kong Qiu (孔丘). · kōfuushi

孔子

An influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 B.C.E. – 479 B.C.E.; personal name Kong Qiu (孔丘). · kōshi

孕ませる

(transitive) To cause to become pregnant.

孕む

(ambitransitive) To have a child; to become pregnant (with). · haramu

字

(chiefly, _, historical) An alias used instead of one's given name by peers and subordinates as a symbol of adulthood and respect in China and sometimes more broadly other East Asian cultures. · aza

字体

In digital typesetting, a set of glyphs in a single style, representing one or more alphabets or writing systems, or the computer code representing it. · jitai

字典

A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information. [ca. 1480] · jiten

字幕

(cinematography, television) Textual versions of the dialogue in films (and similar media such as television or video games), usually displayed at the bottom of the screen. · jimaku

字引

A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information. [ca. 1480] · jibiki

字形

In digital typesetting, a set of glyphs in a single style, representing one or more alphabets or writing systems, or the computer code representing it. · jikei

字書

A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information. [ca. 1480] · jisho

字素

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

字訳

(transitive) To represent letters or words in the characters of another writing system. · jiyaku

存じ上げる

(transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that. · zonjiageru

存在

(now, usually, literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive. · sonzai

存在する

(intransitive, stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality

存在論

(uncountable, philosophy) The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being. · sonzairon

存続

An amount of time or a particular time interval. · sonzoku

孝行する

(comparable) Respectful of the duties and attitudes of sons or daughters toward their parents.

孟子

Chinese philosopher, follower of Confucius (?372 - 289 B.C.E., or 385 - 303/302 B.C.E.) · mōshi

季刊

A periodical publication that appears four times per year. · kikan

季刊誌

A periodical publication that appears four times per year. · kikanshi

季節

(North America, Australia, broadcasting) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each. · kisetsu

孤児

A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died. · koji

孤児院

A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans. · kojiin

孤独

Aloneness; the state of being alone, solitary, or by oneself. · kodoku

孤立

Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little regard for others opinions or prejudices; provincial. · koritsu

孤立した

Not much visited or frequented; remote from society

孤立行

(typography) A single line of type that ends a paragraph but is separated from it by being carried over to the next page or column.

学び舎

(North America) An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution. · manabiya

学ぶ

To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something. · manabu

学会

A society of learned people united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science. [First attested in the early 17th century.] · gakkai

学位

(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.] · gakui

学位記

A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study. · gakuiki

学位論文

A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree in the US and a non-doctoral degree in the UK; a thesis. · gakuironbun

学問

Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization. [from late 16th century] · gakumon

学園

An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school. [First attested in the mid 16th century.] · gakuen

学士

Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree. · gakushi

学寮

(chiefly, UK) A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc. · gakuryō

学年

(education) The annual period during which a student attends school, college or university. · gakunen

学徒

(now, chiefly, US) A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic. [from 17th c.] · gakuto

学期

Half of a school year (US) or academic year such as autumn or spring semester. · gakki

学期末テスト

(North America, Philippines) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.

学期末試験

(North America, Philippines) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.

学校

(North America) An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution. · gakkō

学派

(considered collectively) The followers of a particular doctrine; a particular way of thinking or particular doctrine; a school of thought. · gakuha

学生

A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice. [First attested in the late 16th century.] · gakusei

学生寮

(Australia) A residential hall associated with a university, possibly having its own tutors. · gakuseiryō

学生鞄

A bag or case with one or two shoulder straps, especially used to carry books etc. · gakuseikaban

学科

A specialized division of a university. · gakka

学童

(dated, _, except in, _, UK) A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher. · gakudō

学級

(education, countable, and, uncountable) A group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher. · gakkyuu

学習

(uncountable) An act in which something is learned. · gakushuu

学習用

(education) A self-paced learning exercise; a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed or convenience. · gakushuuyō

学習者

One who is learning; one receiving instruction. · gakushuusha

学者

A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice. [First attested in the late 16th century.] · gakusha

学者ぶった

Tending to show off one’s knowledge, often in a tiresome manner.

学芸員

A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo. · gakugeiin

学説

(countable, and, uncountable) The body of teachings of an ideology, most often a religion, or of an ideological or religious leader, organization, group, or text. · gakusetsu

学識

Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something. [from 14th c.] · gakushiki

学識者

A learned person; a bookman.

学費

(North American, Philippines) A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a private school, boarding school, university, or college). · gakuhi

学部

(chiefly, US) An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates. · gakubu

学院

An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school. [First attested in the mid 16th century.] · gakuin

学食

(chiefly, US, Canada) A dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above), provided, or brought in from elsewhere. · gakushoku

孫

A child of someone's child. · mago

孫娘

The daughter of someone's child. · magomusume

孫息子

A son of one's child. · magomusuko

孫陀利難陀

(Buddhism) The half-sister of Gautama Buddha.

孫陀羅難陀

(Buddhism) The half-brother of Gautama Buddha.