Japanese Dictionary

Words

26 words found
  • 藪, 薮
    Kana Reading
    やぶ, ヤブ
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
      Meaning
      thicket; bush; grove; scrub
      Example sentence
      藪をつついてヘビを出す。 It's not good to wake a sleeping snake.
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      (medical) quack
      Example sentence
      彼は彼らに見られないようにやぶに隠れた。 He hid in the bushes so that they would not see him.
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  • 嗾ける
    Kana Reading
    けしかける
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      Ichidan verb, transitive verb
      Meaning
      to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
      Example sentence
      彼らは彼をけしかけてその悪事を働かせた。 They incited him to commit the crime.
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  • ほくそ笑む, 北叟笑む
    Kana Reading
    ほくそえむ
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      Godan verb with `mu' ending, intransitive verb
      Meaning
      to chuckle; to snicker
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Kanji

9 kanji found
  • 薮

    16 strokes

    thicket, bush, underbrush, grove

    On'Yomi: ソウ

    Kun'Yomi: やぶ

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  • 叟

    10 strokes

    old person

    On'Yomi: ソウ, シュウ

    Kun'Yomi: おきな

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  • 嗾

    14 strokes

    sic'em, egg on, instigate

    On'Yomi: ゾク, ソク, ソウ

    Kun'Yomi: けしか.ける, そそのか.す

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