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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
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bǎn
    ban3
pan
 ban
    ばん
board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); CL:塊|块[kuai4]; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious
(1) board; plank; (2) sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); pane; slab; (3) (See 俎板・1) cutting board; chopping board; (4) (abbreviation) (usu. as 板さん) (See 板前・1,板場・いたば・2) chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; (5) stage (i.e. at a theatre); (personal name) Ban
A board; a board struck for calling e. g. to meals.


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nán
    nan2
nan
variant of 楠[nan2]
See:

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    xi1
hsi
 shaku
    たく
to separate; to divide; to analyze
(irregular kanji usage) wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
To divide, separate, differentiate, explain.

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méi
    mei2
mei
 mai
    まい
classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4]); classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc; (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai"); (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy
(counter) (1) counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); (counter) (2) counter for portions of gyōza or soba; (counter) (3) {sumo} counter for ranks; (counter) (4) {sumo} counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; (counter) (5) counter for fields or rice paddies; (counter) (6) counter for palanquin bearers; (surname, female given name) Mai

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guǒ
    guo3
kuo
 minoru
    みのる
fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really
(1) {Buddh} (See 因・2) phala (attained state, result); (2) {Buddh} (See 悟り・2) enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); (3) (See 果物) fruit; (counter) (4) counter for pieces of fruit; (male given name) Minoru
phala, 頗羅 fruit; offspring; result, consequence, effect; reward, retribution; it contrasts with cause, i. e. 因果 cause and effect. The effect by causing a further effect becomes also a cause.

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 masuzaki
    ますざき
(1) measuring container; measure; (2) box (seating at a theatre, etc.); (3) square on a grid; cell of a grid; (surname) Masuzaki

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 kururu
    くるる
(1) (See 枢・くるる・1) cavities in the frame of a door used as part of a pivot hinge; (2) (archaism) door; (female given name) Kururu

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    ku1
k`u
    ku
 ku
(of plants) withered; (of wells, rivers, etc) dried up; (bound form) dull; boring; (bound form) residue of pressed oilseeds
Wither, decay.

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tái
    tai2
t`ai
    tai
old variant of 檯|台[tai2]

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xiāo
    xiao1
hsiao
(archaic) hollow of a tree; (literary) empty; hollow

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tuó
    tuo2
t`o
    to
 kaji
    かじ
main beam of roof
(surname) Kaji

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    yi2
i
(literary) (botany) (a species of linden whose timber was used to make coffins in ancient times)

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bǐng
    bing3
ping
 fukumasu
    ふくます
handle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem; something that affords an advantage to an opponent; classifier for knives or blades
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip; (personal name) Fukumasu
A handle; authority, power.

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    fu1
fu
calyx of flower

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tuò
    tuo4
t`o
    to
 taku
    たく
    ki
    き
watchman's rattle
wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

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zuò
    zuo4
tso
 nara
    なら
oak; Quercus serrata
(kana only) oak (esp. Quercus serrata); Distylium racemosum (evergreen tree of the winter-hazel genus); (personal name) Nara


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nán
    nan2
nan
variant of 楠[nan2]
See:

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zhā
    zha1
cha
variant of 楂[zha1]

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dàn
    dan4
tan
a kind of wooden desk without legs

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jiǎn
    jian3
chien
card; note; letter; old variant of 揀|拣[jian3]

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    ke1
k`o
    ko
 ko
    こ
(literary) branch; stem; stalk; (literary) ax handle
(obscure) handle of an axe; handle of a hatchet; (surname) Ko
Axe-handle; agent; translit. k, v. 呵, 迦, 哥, etc.

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nài
    nai4
nai
 na
Chinese pear-leaved crab-apple
Berries of the nyctanthes or musk. āmra, a mango.

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    bi4
pi
weapon handle of bamboo strips

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chái
    chai2
ch`ai
    chai
 murasaki
    むらさき
firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person)
brushwood; firewood; (surname) Murasaki
Fuel, firewood, brushwood.; See under Ten Strokes.


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shì
    shi4
shih
old variant of 柿[shi4]
See:


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guǎi
    guai3
kuai
variant of 枴|拐[guai3]

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chá
    cha2
ch`a
    cha
 sa
    さ
Japanese variant of 查
(surname) Sa


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liǔ
    liu3
liu
old variant of 柳[liu3]
See:

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 togasaki
    とがさき
(kana only) southern Japanese hemlock (species of conifer native to Japan, Tsuga sieboldii); (surname) Togasaki

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    li4
li
 tochisaki
    とちさき
archaic variant of 櫪|枥, oak; type of tree in ancient books; stable (for horses)
(kana only) Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata); (surname) Tochisaki

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róng
    rong2
jung
 yon
    よん
Japanese variant of 榮|荣[rong2]
(1) honor; honour; glory; (2) (archaism) prosperity; (given name) Yon

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yǒng
    yong3
yung
(archaic) a kind of tree whose timber was used to make ceremonial tablets 笏[hu4]


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kān
    kan1
k`an
    kan
 shiori
    しおり
old variant of 刊[kan1]; to peel with a knife; to carve; to amend
(1) (kana only) bookmark; (2) (kana only) guidebook; (female given name) Shiori


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bǎi
    bai3
pai
 kaya
    かや
variant of 柏[bai3]
(surname, female given name) Kaya


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    fa2
fa
variant of 筏[fa2]
See:

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kǎo
    kao3
k`ao
    kao
 taku
    たく
chinquapin (Castanopsis fargesii and other spp.), genus of evergreen trees
(archaism) (See 楮) paper mulberry

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    he2
ho
 sane
    さね
pit; stone; nucleus; nuclear; to examine; to check; to verify
(1) stone (of a fruit); pit; pip; (2) core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; heart; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (See 核兵器) nuclear weapons; (4) {physics} (See 原子核) nucleus (of an atom); (5) {biol} (See 細胞核) nucleus (of a cell); (6) {met} (See 凝結核) condensation nucleus; (7) {astron} (planetary) core; (8) {chem} ring (in a cyclic compound); (9) {math} kernel; core; (10) nucleus (of a cultured pearl); (surname) Sane
kernel

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gēn
    gen1
ken
 nemawari
    ねまわり
root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; CL:條|条[tiao2]; radical (chemistry)
(1) root (of a plant); (2) root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); (3) root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis; (4) one's true nature; (5) (fishing) reef; (personal name) Nemawari
mūla, a root, basis, origin; but when meaning an organ of sense, indriyam, a 'power', 'faculty of sense, sense, organ of sense'. M.W. A root, or source; that which is capable of producing or growing, as the eye is able to produce knowledge, as faith is able to bring forth good works, as human nature is able to produce good or evil karma. v. 五根 and 二十二根.

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jié
    jie2
chieh
(emperor of Xia dynasty); cruel

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héng
    heng2
heng
 keta
    けた
pole plate; purlin (cross-beam in roof); ridge-pole
(1) column; beam; girder; crossbeam; spar; yard; (2) digit; decade; order of magnitude; (surname) Keta

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kuàng
    kuang4
k`uang
    kuang
 kamachi
    かまち
frame (e.g. door frame); casing; fig. framework; template; to circle (i.e. draw a circle around something); to frame; to restrict; Taiwan pr. [kuang1]
(kana only) door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity

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zhuō
    zhuo1
cho
table; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc


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sāng
    sang1
sang
old variant of 桑[sang1]
See:

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    ju2
chü
variant of 橘[ju2]

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 hoko
    ほこ
(1) long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike; (2) weapon; arms; (3) grip of a bow

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zǎn
    zan3
tsan
old variant of 拶[zan3]

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yīng
    ying1
ying
 chieri
    ちえり
Japanese variant of 櫻|樱[ying1]
(1) cherry tree; cherry blossom; (2) decoy; fake buyer; shill; (3) hired applauder; (4) (colloquialism) horse meat; (female given name) Chieri

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 yanagi
    やなぎ
(1) measuring container; measure; (2) box (seating at a theatre, etc.); (3) square on a grid; cell of a grid; (surname) Yanagi

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zhàn
    zhan4
chan
 kakehashi
    かけはし
Japanese variant of 棧|栈[zhan4]
(1) frame (i.e. of a sliding door); (2) crosspiece; bar; (3) (See 猿・4) sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); (4) rung (of a ladder); (surname) Kakehashi


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bēi
    bei1
pei
variant of 杯[bei1]
See:

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tǒng
    tong3
t`ung
    tung
 touzu / tozu
    とうず
bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
bucket; pail; tub; (personal name) Touzu
A tub, bucket, barrel.


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liǔ
    liu3
liu
old variant of 柳[liu3]
See:

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    di4
ti
squeeze out of; extract

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    zi3
tzu
 shin
    しん
Chinese catalpa (Catalpa ovata), a tree that serves as a symbol of one's hometown and whose wood is used to make various items; (bound form) printing blocks
(1) (あずさ, アズサ only) (kana only) (See 夜糞峰榛) Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); (2) (あずさ, アズサ only) (See キササゲ) yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); (3) (あずさ, アズサ only) (See 赤芽柏・1) Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); (4) printing block; (5) (あずさ only) (abbreviation) (See 梓弓) catalpa bow; (6) (あずさ only) (abbreviation) (See 梓巫女) catalpa medium; (surname) Shin


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zhī
    zhi1
chih
 kuchinashi
    くちなし
gardenia; cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); same as 梔子|栀子[zhi1 zi5]
(kana only) wax tree (species of sumac, Rhus succedanea); (kana only) Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia; (surname) Kuchinashi

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gěng
    geng3
keng
 kyō
branch; stem; stalk; CL:根[gen1]; to block; to hinder; (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc); prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc)
illness

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 yashi
    やし
(kana only) nagi (species of conifer, Nageia nagi); (surname) Yashi


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tiáo
    tiao2
t`iao
    tiao
 jouji / joji
    じょうじ
strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
(personal name) Jōji
A length (of anything); a law, order.

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shāo
    shao1
shao
 masato
    まさと
tip of branch
treetop; tip of a branch; (personal name) Masato
branch

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sōng
    song1
sung
old variant of 松[song1]

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suō
    suo1
so
 hi
    ひ
(textiles) shuttle
shuttle (of a loom)

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chān
    chan1
ch`an
    chan
length (of a tree or beam); long

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fàn
    fan4
fan
 bon
    ぼん
abbr. for 梵教[Fan4 jiao4] Brahmanism; abbr. for Sanskrit 梵語|梵语[Fan4 yu3] or 梵文[Fan4 wen2]; abbr. for 梵蒂岡|梵蒂冈[Fan4 di4 gang1], the Vatican
(1) Brahman (ultimate reality of the universe in Hinduism); Brahma; (2) Brahma (Hindu creator god); (3) (abbreviation) (See 梵語) Sanskrit; (given name) Bon
Brahman (from roots bṛh, vṛh, connected with bṛṃh, "religious devotion," "prayer," "a sacred text," or mantra, "the mystic syllable om"; "sacred learning," "the religious life," "the Supreme Being regarded as impersonal," "the Absolute," "the priestly or sacerdotal class," etc. M.W. Translit.

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    li2
li
old variant of 梨[li2]

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bīng
    bing1
ping
variant of 檳|槟[bing1]

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 fumoto
    ふもと
(irregular kanji usage) (kana only) foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base; (place-name) Fumoto

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    li2
li
variant of 梨[li2], pear


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    qi2
ch`i
    chi
 go
    ご
variant of 棋[qi2]
go (board game of capturing territory)

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pái
    pai2
p`ai
    pai
raft; shield; stern of junk

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bàng
    bang4
pang
 bou / bo
    ぼう
stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race
(1) pole; rod; stick; baton; (2) line; dash; (expression) (3) (net-sl) (See 棒読み・1) spoken monotonously; (surname) Bou
A stick, cudgel.


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dòng
    dong4
tung
 mune
    むね
classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old)
(1) (often むな as a prefix) ridge (of roof); (2) (See 刀背) back of a sword; (suf,ctr) (3) counter for buildings, apartments, etc.; (surname, female given name) Mune

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léng
    leng2
leng
 ryō
square beam; variant of 稜|棱[leng2]
A corner, a shaped edge, trimmed timber, corner-like; intractable, uncertain.

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zhuō
    zhuo1
cho
 sao
    さお
variant of 桌[zhuo1]
(1) rod; pole; (2) neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; (3) beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); (4) single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); (5) (slang) penis; (counter) (6) counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan); (surname) Sao
pole


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wǎn
    wan3
wan
 wan
    わん
variant of 碗[wan3]
(1) (See 碗・1) bowl (wooden); (counter) (2) counter for bowls of food or drink
bowl

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chóu
    chou2
ch`ou
    chou
species of tree resistant to cold weather


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chéng
    cheng2
ch`eng
    cheng
old variant of 乘[cheng2]
See:

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zhuī
    zhui1
chui
 shiina / shina
    しいな
(bound form) vertebra
(kana only) any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin; (female given name) Shiina
A hammer, especially for a gong, etc.; idem 槌.


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dìng
    ding4
ting
variant of 碇[ding4]
See:

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jiǎn
    jian3
chien
 kenzaki
    けんざき
Japanese variant of 檢|检
(surname) Kenzaki

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guī
    gui1
kuei
nonstandard simplified variant of 槼|规[gui1]

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 tabu
    たぶ
(kana only) Machilus thunbergii (species of laurel); (surname) Tabu

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wēi
    wei1
wei
the pivots, at the top and bottom of a Chinese door, on which the door turns


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zōng
    zong1
tsung
variant of 棕[zong1]


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jiān
    jian1
chien
(wooden) box; cup; old variant of 緘|缄[jian1]; letter

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shèn
    shen4
shen
 sawaragi
    さわらぎ
variant of 葚[shen4]
(kana only) sawara cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera); (surname) Sawaragi


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jiān
    jian1
chien
variant of 箋|笺[jian1]

椿

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chūn
    chun1
ch`un
    chun
 tsubakizaki
    つばきざき
Chinese toon (Toona sinensis); tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima); (literary metaphor) father
(kana only) common camellia; Camellia japonica; (surname) Tsubakizaki

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    la4
la
(archaic) species of tree mentioned in ancient texts

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běn
    ben3
pen
old variant of 本[ben3]

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xiē
    xie1
hsieh
 setsu
    せつ
wedge; to hammer in (variant of 揳[xie1])
(1) (kana only) wedge; chock; linchpin; lynchpin; (2) (kana only) tie; bond; (female given name) Setsu

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jiàn
    jian4
chien
material (such as rocks, earth, bamboo etc) used to hastily repair a dike; (literary) door bar (vertical bar used to prevent the horizontal movement of a door bolt)

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chǔ
    chu3
ch`u
    chu
 chiyu
    ちゆ
distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old)
(1) (archaism) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); (2) switch (cane used for flogging); (archaism) switch (flogging implement made from a branch); (place-name) Chu (name of several ancient Chinese states); Ch'u
Brambles, spinous; painful, grievous; to flog; clear up; the Chu state.

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liàn
    lian4
lien
 sendan
    せんだん
    ouchi / ochi
    おうち
Melia japonica
(1) (kana only) chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); (2) Indian sandalwood (Santalum album); (1) (archaism) chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); (2) light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May

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lèng
    leng4
leng
variant of 愣[leng4]


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xuàn
    xuan4
hsüan
(wooden) shoe last; variant of 楦[xuan4]

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kǎi
    kai3
k`ai
    kai
 nori
    のり
model; pattern; regular script (calligraphic style)
(1) (See 楷書・かいしょ) regular script (of Chinese characters); square style; block style; standard style; (2) Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis); (female given name) Nori

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huáng
    huang2
huang
variant of 艎[huang2]

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yuè
    yue4
yüeh
 raku
    らく
Japanese variant of 樂|乐[yue4]
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) comfort; ease; relief; (at) peace; relaxation; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) easy; simple; without trouble; without hardships; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) (economically) comfortable; (4) (abbreviation) (See 楽焼き) raku pottery; (5) {Buddh} (ant: 苦・2) sukha (happiness); (surname, female given name) Raku

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 bandou / bando
    ばんどう
(1) teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids; (2) basin of water with two handles on either side used for washing one's face or hands; (surname) Bandou

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shén
    shen2
shen
 tachibana
    たちばな
(Japanese kokuji) sakaki (Cleyera japonica), evergreen tree used in Shinto to decorate sacred spaces
(1) sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); (2) evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine); (personal name) Tachibana

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Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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