kanji "large village" radical at right (radical 163)
successor (e.g. organization); new existence after rebirth
one's elders or superiors
each; (arch.) you (plural)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
counter for generations; epoch
length; measure; short length
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
form; method; system; formula
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
space between two nodes (on bamboo, etc.)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
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participation; taking part; consultant; councillor; adviser
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
ceremony for the repose of a soul; ceremony to pray for the long life of the emperor, empress, crown prince, etc.
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
spell; curse; incantation
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)