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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition


see styles
shuài
    shuai4
shuai
 tsukasa
    つかさ
(bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
(See 大宰府) director of the Dazaifu; (given name) Tsukasa


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dài
    dai4
tai
 tai
    たらし
band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; CL:條|条[tiao2]; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise
(out-dated kanji) (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) obi; kimono sash; (out-dated kanji) (1) obi; kimono sash; (2) paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.
A girdle, belt, bandage, tape, appendage; connect; implicate; take along.

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yǐn
    yin3
yin
 hiki
    ひき
to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch something; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
(surname) Hiki
To stretch, draw, lead, bring in or on.

see styles
zhěn
    zhen3
chen
 makura
    まくら
(bound form) pillow; to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4])
(n,n-suf) (1) pillow; bolster; (n,n-suf) (2) introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in; (female given name) Makura
pillow


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qiān
    qian1
ch`ien
    chien
 ken
to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in
To haul, drag, influence, implicate.

see styles
shuài
    shuai4
shuai
 ritsu
    りつ
to lead; to command; rash; hasty; frank; straightforward; generally; usually
(n,n-suf) rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
A net with handle; to pursue, follow after; lead on; suddenly; generally.

出づ

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 izu
    いづ
(v2d-s,vi) (1) (archaism) to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out; (2) (archaism) to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out; (3) (archaism) to move forward; (4) (archaism) to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach; (5) (archaism) to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display; (6) (archaism) to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out; (7) (archaism) to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform; (8) (archaism) to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised; (9) (archaism) to sell; (10) (archaism) to exceed; to go over; (11) (archaism) to stick out; to protrude; (12) (archaism) to break out; to occur; to start; to originate; (13) (archaism) to be produced; (14) (archaism) to come from; to be derived from; (15) (archaism) to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid; (16) (archaism) to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get; (17) (archaism) to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave; (18) (archaism) to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain; (19) (archaism) to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed; (20) (archaism) to graduate

出る

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 izuru
    いずる
(v1,vi) (1) (ant: 入る・はいる・1) to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out; (v1,vi) (2) to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out; (v1,vi) (3) to move forward; (v1,vi) (4) to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach; (v1,vi) (5) to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display; (v1,vi) (6) to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out; (v1,vi) (7) to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform; (v1,vi) (8) to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised; (v1,vi) (9) to sell; (v1,vi) (10) to exceed; to go over; (v1,vi) (11) to stick out; to protrude; (v1,vi) (12) to break out; to occur; to start; to originate; (v1,vi) (13) to be produced; (v1,vi) (14) to come from; to be derived from; (v1,vi) (15) to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid; (v1,vi) (16) to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get; (v1,vi) (17) to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave; (v1,vi) (18) to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain; (v1,vi) (19) to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed; (v1,vi) (20) to graduate; (v1,vi) (21) (vulgar) to ejaculate; to cum; (place-name) Izuru

大乘

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dà shèng
    da4 sheng4
ta sheng
 oonori
    おおのり
Mahayana, the Great Vehicle; Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond; also pr. [Da4 cheng2]
(surname) Oonori
Mahāyāna; also called 上乘; 妙乘; 勝乘; 無上乘; 無上上乘; 不惡乘; 無等乘, 無等等乘; 摩訶衍 The great yāna, wain, or conveyance, or the greater vehicle in comparison with the 小乘 Hīnayāna. It indicates universalism, or Salvation for all, for all are Buddha and will attain bodhi. It is the form of Buddhism prevalent in Tibet, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, and in other places in the Far East. It is also called Northern Buddhism. It is interpreted as 大教 the greater teaching as compared with 小教 the smaller, or inferior. Hīnayāna, which is undoubtedly nearer to the original teaching of the Buddha, is unfairly described as an endeavour to seek nirvana through an ash-covered body, an extinguished intellect, and solitariness; its followers are sravakas and pratyekabuddhas (i.e. those who are striving for their own deliverance through ascetic works). Mahāyāna, on the other hand, is described as seeking to find and extend all knowledge, and, in certain schools, to lead all to Buddhahood. It has a conception of an Eternal Buddha, or Buddhahood as Eternal (Adi-Buddha), but its especial doctrines are, inter alia, (a) the bodhisattvas 菩薩 , i.e. beings who deny themselves final Nirvana until, according to their vows, they have first saved all the living; (b) salvation by faith in, or invocation of the Buddhas or bodhisattvas; (c) Paradise as a nirvana of bliss in the company of Buddhas, bodhisattvas, saints, and believers. Hīnayāna is sometimes described as 自利 self-benefiting, and Mahāyāna as 自利利他 self-benefit for the benefit of others, unlimited altruism and pity being the theory of Mahāyāna. There is a further division into one-yana and three-yanas: the trīyāna may be śrāvaka, pratyeka-buddha, and bodhisattva, represented by a goat, deer, or bullock cart; the one-yāna is that represented by the Lotus School as the one doctrine of the Buddha, which had been variously taught by him according to the capacity of his hearers, v. 方便. Though Mahāyāna tendencies are seen in later forms of the older Buddhism, the foundation of Mahāyāna has been attributed to Nāgārjuna 龍樹. "The characteristics of this system are an excess of transcendental speculation tending to abstract nihilism, and the substitution of fanciful degrees of meditation and contemplation (v. Samādhi and Dhyāna) in place of the practical asceticism of the Hīnayāna school."[Eitel 68-9.] Two of its foundation books are the 起信論and the 妙法蓮華經 but a larnge numberof Mahāyāna sutras are ascribed to the Buddha。.

引逗

see styles
yǐn dòu
    yin3 dou4
yin tou
to tantalize; to lead on; to tease

招く

see styles
 maneku
    まねく
(transitive verb) (1) to invite; to ask; (transitive verb) (2) to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to; (transitive verb) (3) to call in; to send for; to summon; (transitive verb) (4) to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in

歩む

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 ayumu
    あゆむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to walk; to go on foot; (v5m,vi) (2) to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to lead (a life); to experience; (v5m,vi) (3) to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.); to embark (on the road to ...)

漂泊

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piāo bó
    piao1 bo2
p`iao po
    piao po
 hyouhaku / hyohaku
    ひょうはく
(of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor; (fig.) to roam; to lead a wandering existence
(n,vs,vi) (1) roaming; drifting about; wandering; (n,vs,vi) (2) drifting (with the current, on the tide, etc.)

立つ

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 tatsu
    たつ
(v5t,vi) (1) to stand (up); to rise; to get to one's feet; to stand on end (e.g. of hairs); to stick up; (v5t,vi) (2) to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); (v5t,vi) (3) to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to take up (a position, post, etc.); to position oneself; (v5t,vi) (4) to leave (to do something); (v5t,vi) (5) (oft. written as 発つ) to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start; (v5t,vi) (6) to get stuck (into; of an arrow, thorn etc.); to pierce; (v5t,vi) (7) to develop (of a haze, waves, etc.); to form (of steam, bubbles, etc.); to appear (of a rainbow, clouds, etc.); to rise (of smoke, waves, etc.); to begin to blow (of a wind, breeze, etc.); (v5t,vi) (8) to spread (of a rumour, reputation, etc.); to be become widely known; (v5t,vi) (9) to stand (for election); to run; (v5t,vi) (10) (also written as 起つ) to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself; (v5t,vi) (11) (colloquialism) (also written as 勃つ) to have an erection; to become erect (e.g. of nipples); (v5t,vi) (12) to be established (of a policy, plan, objective, etc.); to be formed; (v5t,vi) (13) to be valid (of an argument, logic, etc.); to hold up; to hold water; to stand up (e.g. of evidence); to be logical; to be reasonable; (v5t,vi) (14) to be sustained (of a living, business, etc.); to be maintained; to survive; to be preserved (of one's reputation, honour, etc.); to be saved; (v5t,vi) (15) to start (of a season); to begin; (v5t,vi) (16) to be held (of a market); (v5t,vi) (17) to shut (of a door, shoji, etc.); to be shut; to be closed; (v5t,vi) (18) to be (the result of a division)

続く

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 tsuzuku
    つづく
(v5k,vi) (1) to continue; to last; to go on; (v5k,vi) (2) to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; (v5k,vi) (3) to occur again and again; (v5k,vi) (4) to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin; (v5k,vi) (5) to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to; (v5k,vi) (6) to hold out; to keep; to last

送る

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 okuru
    おくる
(transitive verb) (1) to send; to dispatch; to forward; to transmit; to ship; to remit; (transitive verb) (2) to see (someone) off; to escort; to accompany; to take; (transitive verb) (3) to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to bury; (transitive verb) (4) to spend (time); to pass; to lead (a life); to live; (transitive verb) (5) to pass (on, along); to advance (a runner); (transitive verb) (6) (See 送り仮名) to affix (okurigana)

鉛粉

see styles
 namarifun
    なまりふん
(rare) fine lead powder used for writing on lacquerware

頭條


头条

see styles
tóu tiáo
    tou2 tiao2
t`ou t`iao
    tou tiao
lead story (on the news)

五七桐

see styles
 goshichinokiri
    ごしちのきり
paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)

付合う

see styles
 tsukiau
    つきあう
(v5u,vi) (1) to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with; (2) to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone; to compromise

取付く

see styles
 toritsuku
    とりつく
    tottsuku
    とっつく
(v5k,vi) (1) to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to; (2) to grapple; (3) to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake; (4) to take hold of; to possess; to haunt; (5) to obtain a clue; to get a lead; (irregular okurigana usage) (v5k,vi) (1) to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to; (2) to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake; (3) to take hold of; to possess; to haunt; (4) to approach (a person); to deal with (someone)

四念處


四念处

see styles
sì niàn chù
    si4 nian4 chu4
ssu nien ch`u
    ssu nien chu
 shinenjo
Four objects on which memory or the thought should dwell— the impurity of the body, that all sensations lead to suffering, that mind is impermanent, and that there is no such thing as an ego. There are other categories for thought or meditation.; (四念處觀); 四念住 smṛtyupasthāna. The fourfold stage of mindfulness, thought, or meditation that follows the 五停心觀 five-fold procedure for quieting the mind. This fourfold method, or objectivity of thought, is for stimulating the mind in ethical wisdom. It consists of contemplating (1) 身 the body as impure and utterly filthy; (2) 受 sensation, or consciousness, as always resulting in suffering; (3) 心 mind as impermanent, merely one sensation after another; (4) 法 things in general as being dependent and without a nature of their own. The four negate the ideas of permanence, joy, personality, and purity 常, 樂, 我, and 淨, i. e. the four 顚倒, but v. 四德. They are further subdivided into 別 and 總 particular and general, termed 別相念處 and 總相念處, and there are further subdivisions.

引張る

see styles
 hipparu
    ひっぱる
(transitive verb) (1) to pull; to draw; to pull tight; (2) to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch; (3) to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); (4) to drag; to haul; to tow; (5) to lead (e.g. one's followers); (6) to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police); (7) to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join; (8) to delay; to prolong; (9) to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word); (10) to quote; to cite; to reference; (11) (baseb) to pull the ball; (12) to wear; to put on

手懸り

see styles
 tegakari
    てがかり
(1) clue; lead; key; trail; scent; track; contact; (2) handhold; on hand

手掛り

see styles
 tegakari
    てがかり
(1) clue; lead; key; trail; scent; track; contact; (2) handhold; on hand

つき合う

see styles
 tsukiau
    つきあう
(v5u,vi) (1) to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with; (2) to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone; to compromise

五七の桐

see styles
 goshichinokiri
    ごしちのきり
paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)

付き合う

see styles
 tsukiau
    つきあう
(v5u,vi) (1) to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with; (2) to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone; to compromise

取りつく

see styles
 toritsuku
    とりつく
(v5k,vi) (1) to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to; (2) to grapple; (3) to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake; (4) to take hold of; to possess; to haunt; (5) to obtain a clue; to get a lead

取り付く

see styles
 toritsuku
    とりつく
(v5k,vi) (1) to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to; (2) to grapple; (3) to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake; (4) to take hold of; to possess; to haunt; (5) to obtain a clue; to get a lead

守りきる

see styles
 mamorikiru
    まもりきる
(transitive verb) to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

守り切る

see styles
 mamorikiru
    まもりきる
(transitive verb) to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

引っぱる

see styles
 hipparu
    ひっぱる
(transitive verb) (1) to pull; to draw; to pull tight; (2) to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch; (3) to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); (4) to drag; to haul; to tow; (5) to lead (e.g. one's followers); (6) to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police); (7) to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join; (8) to delay; to prolong; (9) to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word); (10) to quote; to cite; to reference; (11) (baseb) to pull the ball; (12) to wear; to put on

引っ張る

see styles
 hipparu
    ひっぱる
(transitive verb) (1) to pull; to draw; to pull tight; (2) to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch; (3) to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); (4) to drag; to haul; to tow; (5) to lead (e.g. one's followers); (6) to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police); (7) to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join; (8) to delay; to prolong; (9) to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word); (10) to quote; to cite; to reference; (11) (baseb) to pull the ball; (12) to wear; to put on

手がかり

see styles
 tegakari
    てがかり
(1) clue; lead; key; trail; scent; track; contact; (2) handhold; on hand

手懸かり

see styles
 tegakari
    てがかり
(1) clue; lead; key; trail; scent; track; contact; (2) handhold; on hand

手掛かり

see styles
 tegakari
    てがかり
(1) clue; lead; key; trail; scent; track; contact; (2) handhold; on hand

六種巧方便


六种巧方便

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liù zhǒng qiǎo fāng biàn
    liu4 zhong3 qiao3 fang1 bian4
liu chung ch`iao fang pien
    liu chung chiao fang pien
 roku shu gyō hōben
The six able devices of Bodhisattvas: (1) preaching deep truths in simple form to lead on people gladly to believe; (2) promising them every good way of realizing their desires, of wealth, etc.; (3) showing a threatening aspect to the disobedient to induce reform; (4) rebuking and punishing them with a like object; (5) granting wealth to induce grateful offerings and almsgiving; (6) descending from heaven, leaving home, attaining bodhi, and leading all to joy and purity. 菩薩地持經 8.

Variations:
出ず
出づ

see styles
 izu(出zu); izu(出zu)
    いず(出ず); いづ(出づ)
(v2d-s,vi) (1) (archaism) to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out; (v2d-s,vi) (2) (archaism) to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out; (v2d-s,vi) (3) (archaism) to move forward; (v2d-s,vi) (4) (archaism) to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach; (v2d-s,vi) (5) (archaism) to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display; (v2d-s,vi) (6) (archaism) to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out; (v2d-s,vi) (7) (archaism) to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform; (v2d-s,vi) (8) (archaism) to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised; (v2d-s,vi) (9) (archaism) to sell; (v2d-s,vi) (10) (archaism) to exceed; to go over; (v2d-s,vi) (11) (archaism) to stick out; to protrude; (v2d-s,vi) (12) (archaism) to break out; to occur; to start; to originate; (v2d-s,vi) (13) (archaism) to be produced; (v2d-s,vi) (14) (archaism) to come from; to be derived from; (v2d-s,vi) (15) (archaism) to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid; (v2d-s,vi) (16) (archaism) to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get; (v2d-s,vi) (17) (archaism) to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave; (v2d-s,vi) (18) (archaism) to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain; (v2d-s,vi) (19) (archaism) to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed; (v2d-s,vi) (20) (archaism) to graduate

尻尾を掴む

see styles
 shippootsukamu
    しっぽをつかむ
(exp,v5m) (1) (idiom) to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to have evidence; to get a lead; (2) to grab by the tail

しっぽを掴む

see styles
 shippootsukamu
    しっぽをつかむ
(exp,v5m) (1) (idiom) to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to have evidence; to get a lead; (2) to grab by the tail

シャワー効果

see styles
 shawaakouka / shawakoka
    シャワーこうか
(See 噴水効果) shower effect (theory that placing high-selling items on the upper floors of a department store will lead to increased sales in the lower floors)

尻尾をつかむ

see styles
 shippootsukamu
    しっぽをつかむ
(exp,v5m) (1) (idiom) to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to have evidence; to get a lead; (2) to grab by the tail

Variations:
振り(P)

see styles
 furi
    ふり
(n,ctr) (1) swing; shake; wave; swinging; (2) (kana only) appearance; behaviour; (3) (kana only) (oft. after a noun+の or verb in the dictionary form) (See 振りをする) pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) (kana only) going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction; (5) move (dance); postures; (6) (kana only) (oft. as フリ) (See 前振り・2) lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; (7) unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment; (suf,ctr) (8) counter for swords, blades, etc.; (9) (archaism) not wearing underwear or pants

Variations:
五七桐
五七の桐

see styles
 goshichinokiri
    ごしちのきり
paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)

人無遠慮,必有近憂


人无远虑,必有近忧

see styles
rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu
    ren2 wu2 yuan3 lu:4 , bi4 you3 jin4 you1
jen wu yüan lü , pi yu chin yu
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).; Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.

Variations:
守りきる
守り切る

see styles
 mamorikiru
    まもりきる
(transitive verb) to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

Variations:
過ごす(P)
過す

see styles
 sugosu
    すごす
(transitive verb) (1) to spend (time); to pass; to lead (a life); to live; (transitive verb) (2) to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to carry too far; to carry to excess; (transitive verb) (3) (dated) to take care of; to support; (suf,v5s) (4) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See 寝過ごす) to overdo; to do too much; (suf,v5s) (5) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See 見過ごす) to ... without acting on it; to ... without getting involved

Variations:
引く(P)
曳く
牽く

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 hiku
    ひく
(transitive verb) (1) to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse); (transitive verb) (2) (also written as 惹く) (See 注意を引く) to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); (transitive verb) (3) to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in; (transitive verb) (4) to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.); (transitive verb) (5) (See 図面を引く) to draw (a line, plan, etc.); (transitive verb) (6) (See 風邪を引く) to catch (a cold); (transitive verb) (7) (usu. written as 弾く) to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument); (transitive verb) (8) (See 辞書を引く) to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to check; (transitive verb) (9) (esp. 牽く) to haul; to pull (vehicles); (transitive verb) (10) to subtract; to deduct; (transitive verb) (11) to recede; to ebb; to fade; (transitive verb) (12) to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic); (transitive verb) (13) to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence); (transitive verb) (14) to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water); (transitive verb) (15) to hold (e.g. a note); (transitive verb) (16) to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor); (v5k,vi) (17) (also written as 退く) to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreat; (v5k,vi) (18) (also written as 退く) to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling); (v5k,vi) (19) (also written as 退く) to resign; to retire; to quit; (v5k,vi) (20) (colloquialism) to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour); to be turned off; to recoil (in disgust, etc.); to cringe

Variations:
振り(P)
風(rK)

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 furi(p); furi(sk)
    ふり(P); フリ(sk)
(n,ctr) (1) swing; shake; sweep; wave; wag; (2) (kana only) appearance; behaviour; behavior; (3) (kana only) (See ふりをする) pretence; pretense; (false) show; pretending; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) (kana only) (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction; (5) postures (of a dance); (6) (kana only) (usu. written as フリ in comedy contexts) (See 前振り・2) lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); setup; (7) unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment; (counter) (8) counter for swords, blades, etc.

Variations:
取り付く
取りつく
取付く

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 toritsuku
    とりつく
(v5k,vi) (1) to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to; (v5k,vi) (2) to grapple; (v5k,vi) (3) to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake; (v5k,vi) (4) (also written as 取り憑く) to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt; (v5k,vi) (5) to obtain a clue; to get a lead

Variations:
付き合う(P)
付合う
つき合う

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 tsukiau
    つきあう
(v5u,vi) (1) to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with; (v5u,vi) (2) to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone; to compromise

Variations:
引っ張る(P)
引っぱる
引張る

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 hipparu
    ひっぱる
(transitive verb) (1) to pull; to draw; to pull tight; (transitive verb) (2) to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch; (transitive verb) (3) to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); (transitive verb) (4) to drag; to haul; to tow; (transitive verb) (5) to lead (e.g. one's followers); (transitive verb) (6) to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police); (transitive verb) (7) to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join; (transitive verb) (8) to delay; to prolong; (transitive verb) (9) to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word); (transitive verb) (10) to quote; to cite; to reference; (transitive verb) (11) {baseb} to pull the ball; (transitive verb) (12) to wear; to put on

Variations:
尻尾を掴む
尻尾をつかむ
しっぽを掴む

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 shippootsukamu
    しっぽをつかむ
(exp,v5m) (1) (idiom) to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to have evidence; to get a lead; (exp,v5m) (2) to grab by the tail

Variations:
尻尾を掴む
尻尾をつかむ
しっぽを掴む(sK)

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 shippootsukamu
    しっぽをつかむ
(exp,v5m) (idiom) to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone; to grab by the tail

Variations:
引っ張る(P)
引っぱる(sK)
引張る(sK)

see styles
 hipparu
    ひっぱる
(transitive verb) (1) to pull; to draw; to pull tight; (transitive verb) (2) to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch; (transitive verb) (3) to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); (transitive verb) (4) to drag; to haul; to tow; (transitive verb) (5) to lead (e.g. one's followers); (transitive verb) (6) to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police); (transitive verb) (7) to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join; (transitive verb) (8) to delay; to prolong; (transitive verb) (9) to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word); (transitive verb) (10) to quote; to cite; to reference; (transitive verb) (11) {baseb} to pull the ball; (transitive verb) (12) to wear; to put on

Variations:
付き合う(P)
つき合う(sK)
付きあう(sK)
付合う(sK)

see styles
 tsukiau
    つきあう
(v5u,vi) (1) to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with; (v5u,vi) (2) to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone; to compromise

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 57 results for "Lead On" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

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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