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noun
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donkey hide gelatin, ejiao, high quality gelatin made in China from donkey hides
noun
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the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
Other readings:
ア行【アぎょう】
、阿行【あぎょう】[1]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun
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open-mouthed form (statue with open mouth, symbolizing the "a" half of "aum")(Buddhist term)
noun
1.
Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae)(usually kana)
2.
red rockfish, red scorpionfish(food term, Kantou-ben (dialect))
Other readings:
あこうだい《阿候鯛》
、あこうだい《あこう鯛》
、アコウダイ
na-adjective, noun
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greed, cruelty, insistent, insistence(usually kana)
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あこぎ《阿漕》
noun
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Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii), Akoya pearl oyster(usually kana)
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アコヤガイ
noun
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first Sanskrit alphabet letter (in esoteric Buddhism symbolizes the source of all things)
noun
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Ajase complex (feelings of guilt towards one's mother)
noun
1.
high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils), high priest(honorific language, Buddhist term)(abbr. of 阿闍梨耶, from the Sanskrit "ācārya")
2.
3.
monk who conducts religious services(Buddhist term)
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阿闍梨【あざり】
noun
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Akshobhya (one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas)
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阿閦如来【あしゅくにょらい】
noun
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Akshobhya (the immovable buddha)(Buddhist term)
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阿閦仏【あしゅくぶつ】
noun
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Asura, demigod, anti-god, titan, demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology(Buddhist term)
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阿修羅【あすら】
noun
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arbor, arbour, bower, summer house, square gazebo
Other readings:
四阿【あずまや】
、あずま屋【あずまや】
noun
1.
a number so great it can never be counted to(Buddhist term)
numeric
2.
10^56 (or 10^64)
noun
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large warship of the Muromachi and early Edo periods
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阿武船【あたけぶね】
adjective
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seductive, sensual, coquettish(usually kana)
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あだっぽい《阿娜っぽい》
Godan-ku verb
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to be bewitching, to look coquettish, to behave in an alluring manner, to behave in a seductive manner(usually kana)
See also:婀娜っぽい (あだっぽい)
Other readings:
あだめく《阿娜めく》
、あだめく《徒めく》
noun
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umbrella tree (Pandanus odorifer), fragrant screw pine, kewda(usually kana)
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アダン
noun
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anuttara samyak sambodhi (supreme perfect enlightenment)(Buddhist term)
na-adjective, noun
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bitch(usually kana)
Other readings:
あばずれ《阿婆擦》[1]
、あばずれ《あば擦れ》
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun
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coquette, flirt, vamp, minx, tease
Other readings:
あば擦れ女【あばずれおんな】
、阿婆擦れ女【あばずれおんな】[1]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun
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agonizing cries, pandemonium, two of Buddhism's hells(yojijukugo)
noun
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Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells)(Buddhist term)
noun
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abhidharma, texts that contain detailed reworkings of the Buddhist sutras(Buddhist term)
noun
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Afghanistan(usually kana)
Other readings:
アフガニスタン《阿富汗斯坦》[1]
、アフガニスタン《阿富汗斯》[1]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun, auxillary suru verb
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ingratiation, sycophancy(yojijukugo)
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阿附迎合【あふげいごう】
noun
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African American
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阿弗利加系亜米利加人【アフリカけいアメリカじん】[1]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun
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African wild ass (Equus africanus)(usually kana)
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アフリカのろば《アフリカ野驢馬》
、アフリカノロバ
noun
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Chinese cork oak (Quercus variabilis)(usually kana)
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あべまき《阿部槙》[1]
、アベマキ
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun
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opium(usually kana)
Other readings:
あへん《鴉片》
、あへん《亜片》[1]
、アヘン
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
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あほづら《阿呆面》
、アホづら
noun
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albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)(usually kana)
Other readings:
あほうどり《あほう鳥》
、あほうどり《阿呆鳥》
、あほうどり《阿房鳥》
、しんてんおう《信天翁》
、アホウドリ
expression
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fools use people to pick up things lying at their own feet, stupidity of using people for small things(idiom )
expression
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only a fool with no manners asks for another helping more than once, only fools are gluttons(idiom )
noun, auxillary suru verb
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stripping a samurai of clothes and swords and exiling him naked (Edo period punishment)
expression, interjection
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adjective
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ridiculous, stupid, foolish, absurd, laughable(usually kana)
Other readings:
あほくさい《阿呆臭い》
、あほうくさい《阿呆臭い》
noun
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mock Buddhist sutra, type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events, ahodarakyō(pun on あほだら and 陀羅尼経)
See also:あほだら
Other readings:
阿呆陀羅経【あほだらきょう】
expression
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Other readings:
アホに付ける薬なし【アホにつけるくすりなし】
、阿呆に付ける薬なし【あほうにつけるくすりなし】
、阿呆に付ける薬無し【あほうにつけるくすりなし】
expression
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あほの一つ覚え【あほのひとつおぼえ】
、あほうの一つ覚え【あほうのひとつおぼえ】
、阿房の一つ覚え【あほうのひとつおぼえ】
noun
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idiot, bastard, fuck-wit(usually kana, derogatory, Kansai-ben (dialect))
Other readings:
あほやろう《阿呆野郎》
、あほやろう《阿呆やろう》
noun
1.
fool, oaf, airhead(usually kana, Kansai-ben (dialect))
2.
type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events(abbreviation)(only relevant for あほだら)
See also:あほだら経
Other readings:
あほだら《阿呆陀羅》
noun
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ghostleg lottery, ladder lottery, lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner(usually kana)
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アミダクジ
noun
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Amitabha triad, image of Amitabha Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta(Buddhist term)
expression, Godan-ru verb
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あみだにかぶる《あみだに被る》
、あみだにかぶる《阿弥陀に被る》
noun, auxillary suru verb
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excessive flattery, adulation(yojijukugo)
noun, no-adjective
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flattery, adulation, sycophancy(yojijukugo)
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阿諛弁佞【あゆべんねい】
noun
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alaya-vijnana (store consciousness, consciousness forming the base of all human existence)(Buddhist term)
noun
1.
Thai basil (Ocimum basilicum), common basil
2.
tree whose branches are said to split into seven pieces upon falling(Buddhist term)
noun
1.
2.
soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:お亀蕎麦
Other readings:
おかめ《阿亀》
noun
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cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)(usually kana)
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オカメインコ
noun
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soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.(usually kana)
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おかめそば《阿亀蕎麦》
noun
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chrysalis of a swallowtail butterfly (esp. of species Atrophaneura alcinous)(colloquialism)
See also:麝香揚羽 (じゃこうあげは)
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螠虫【おきくむし】
noun
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Okuni kabuki, progenitor of modern kabuki, developed by Izumo Taisha shrine maiden Izumo no Okuni and popularized in Kyoto (early Edo period)
noun
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homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks), plain woman(derogatory)
See also:お多福面
Other readings:
阿多福【おたふく】
、於多福【おたふく】
noun
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mumps, epidemic parotitis(medical term)
Other readings:
阿多福風邪【おたふくかぜ】
、お多福風邪【おたふくかぜ】
noun
1.
large broad bean
2.
(boiled and sweetened) broad bean
Other readings:
お多福豆【おたふくまめ】
noun
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humorous mask of a homely woman's face (characterized by a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks)
Other readings:
阿多福面【おたふくめん】
expression
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you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; we're all fools, so let's dance(from the first line of a song sung during the Awa Odori festival)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
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to flatter, to play up to, to fawn on, to pander to, to cater to(usually kana)
Other readings:
おもねる《阿ねる》[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage