Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese. Florence Sakade
kosui, lake
湖岸 kogan, shore of a lake
湖畔 kohan, border of a lake
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KŌ; mu(ku), to turn toward, to be suited for; mu(kau), to face, to head for; mu(kō), the opposite side, beyond
向こう mukō, opposite
向こう側 mukōgawa, opposite side
方向 hōkō, direction, course
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KŌ; saiwa(i), blessings, good luck, happiness, fortune; sachi, happiness, luck; shiawa(se), happiness, good fortune
不幸 fukō, unhappiness, misfortune
幸福 kōfuku, happiness
幸運 kōun, good fortune
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KŌ; minato, harbor
港町 minatomachi, port town
入港 nyūkō, entry into port
空港 kūkō, airport
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GŌ, number, issue (of a magazine)
番号 bangō, number
記号 kigō, symbol
信号 shingō, signal, code
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KON, root (math.), perseverance; ne, root
根気 konki, patience, perseverance
大根 daikon, giant white radish
根本 konpon, basis
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SAI; matsu(ri), festival; matsu(ru), to deify, to worship as a god, to offer prayers for the sake of
村祭り muramatsuri, village festival
祭日 saijitsu, national holiday
文化祭 bunkasai, cultural festival
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sara, plate, dish, bowl
皿洗い sara-arai, dishwashing
皿洗い機 sara-araiki, dishwasher
灰皿 haizara, ashtray
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SHI, JI, work; tsuka(eru), to serve
仕事 shigoto, work
給仕 kyūji, office boy, waiter
仕方 shikata, way of doing
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SHI, death; shi(nu), to die
死体 shitai, corpse
死傷者 shishōsha, dead and injured, casualties
必死 hisshi, certain death, desperation
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SHI; tsuka(u), to use
使い tsukai, errand, messenger
使命 shimei, mission, errand
使用 shiyō, use
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SHI; haji(maru), to begin (v.i.); haji(meru), to begin (v.t.)
開始 kaishi, commencement, start
始末 shimatsu, circumstances, the particulars; management
始業 shigyō, beginning of work or class
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SHI; yubi, finger; sa(su), to point at, to indicate
親指 oyayubi, thumb
指輪 yubiwa, ring
指揮者 shikisha, conductor, commander
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SHI; ha, tooth
虫歯 mushiba, decayed tooth
歯医者 ha-isha, dentist
歯車 haguruma, gear, cogwheel
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SHI, poetry, poem
詩人 shijin, poet
詩集 shishū, anthology of poetry
叙事詩 jojishi, epic poem
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JI, SHI; tsugi, next; tsu(gu), to rank next to
次第 shidai, order, reason, as soon as
次官 jikan, vice-minister
目次 mokuji, table of contents
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JI; koto, thing, action, affair, fact
仕事 shigoto, work
用事 yōji, business
大事 daiji, great matter, serious affair, importance
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JI; mo(chi), durability; mo(tsu), to have, to hold
気持 kimochi, feeling
持参 jisan, bringing
支持 shiji, support
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SHIKI, ceremony, form, model; ~shiki, ~-style (suffix for “style”, “type”)
式場 shikijō, ceremonial hall
卒業式 sotsugyō-shiki, graduation ceremony, commencement
旧式 kyūshiki, old-style
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