A Japanese and English dictionary.
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- A ア
- The first letter of the Japanese syllabary as arranged according to the Go-jū-on; also the first of the five vowels. It has the sound of a in father.
- †A ア
- pron. I; me.
- †A ア
- (cont. of aze) n. A dike or narrow path between rice-fields.
- †A ア
- Exclam. in replying to a question: yes.
- †A ア
- Exclam. of pain or admiration.
- Aa アア
- Exclam. of pain, grief, praise or admiration: ah; alas; oh:
- aa kanashii kana,
- alas, how sad!
- aa nasake nai,
- oh, how cruel!
- aa ureshii ya,
- how delightful!
- Syn. ana, are, ara, aware.
- Aa アア
- adv. In that way; in that manner; so:
- — suru,
- doing so;
- — iu tōri ni,
- in that way;
- — shite iru to hito ni togamerareru,
- if you do so people will blame you.
- †Aashiya-koshiya アアシヤコシヤ
- Exclam. expressing the sound of laughter.
- Aba アバ
- n. The weight or stone used to sink a net in fishing:
- — ga hanaruru.
- Aba アバ
- interj. (com. coll. used in speaking to children) Good bye.
- Aba-aba or Abayo, id.
- Abai,-au アバフ
- t.v. To shield; protect; to screen from danger.
- Syn. kabau.
- Abai-ai,-au アバヒアフ
- (coll. for ubaiau) t.v. To seize or take by violence from one another.
- Abake,-ru アバケル
- i.v. To be broken open, as a grave; to be divulged, made public, as a secret.
- Abaki,-ku アバク
- t.v. To break open; to divulge, make public, as a secret:
- tsuka wo —,
- to open a grave or mound;
- hara wo —
- to cut open the abdomen;
- kōzui ga dote wo abakita,
- the inundation has broken open the dike;
- inji wo —,
- to divulge a secret.
- Syn. hiraku.
- †Abame,-ru アバメル
- t.v. To despise, contemn:
- Abameraru,
- to be despised.
- Syn. Itashimeru, anadoru.
- Abara アバラ
- n. The side of the chest:
- — ni,
- not close together; scattered.
- Abarabone アバラボネ
- n. A rib.
- Abaraya アバラヤ 敗宅
- n. A house dilapidated and in ruins.
- Abare,-ru アバレル
- i.v. To act in a wild, violent, unruly or turbulent manner; to be disorderly; riotous:
- sake ni yotte abareru,
- to be drunk and violent;
- uma ga —,
- the horse is refractory.
- Syn. rambō suru, aremawaru.
- Abaremono アバレモノ
- n. A riotous, unruly or disorderly person.
- Abari,-ru アバル
- i.v. To be waste; to be in a neglected, deserted or ruined condition.
- Abari アバリ
- (ami and hari) n. A bamboo needle used in making nets.
- Abata アバタ 痘斑
- n. Pock-marks.
- Syn. hōsō no ato, janko, imo.
- †Abatashi,-su アバタス
- t.v. To bring to light; to expose.
- Abatazura アバタヅラ
- n. A pock-marked face.
- Syn. imo-gao, jankozura.
- †Abekere アベケレ
- (ari and bekere) i.q. aru de arō, I think there are.
- Abekobe ni アベコベニ
- adv. In a contrary, opposite or reversed manner; inside out; upside down; vice versâ:
- hashi wo — motsu,
- to hold the chopsticks upside down;
- kimono wo — kiru,
- to wear the coat inside out.
- Syn. achi-kochi, sakasama, ura-ue.
- Abi アビ
- n. A species of wild duck.
- Abi,-ru アビル 浴
- t.v. To bathe: to wash the body; to pour or spill over:
- mizu wo —,
- to bathe with cold water;
- yu-abi wo suru,
- to wash one's self in hot water;
- mizu-abi ni yuku,
- to go in bathing.
- Syn. mokuyoku suru, yoku suru.
- Abijigoku アビヂゴク
- n. The lowest of the eight hells of the Buddhists.
- Abiki アビキ
- (ami and hiki) n. Drawing the net or seine.