People & behavior

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#1

Meaning

depend on, rely on

Components

Example words
らい

request; reliance

ぞん

dependence

ぜん

still, as before

#2

Meaning

great, admirable

Components

Example words
だい

great, grand

じん

great person

えら

great, admirable

#3

Meaning

mediate; care for; shellfish

Components

Example words
しょうかい

introduction

かい

nursing care

ちゅうかい

mediation, agency

#4

Meaning

ceremony, etiquette, affair

Components

Example words
しき

ceremony, ritual

れい

manners, courtesy

ぎょう

manners, behavior

#5

Meaning

look up; revere; state

Components

Example words
ぎょうてん

looking up to heaven; astonishment

しんこう

religious faith

あお

to look up; to respect

#6

Meaning

lean, incline, tend

Components

Example words
けいこう

tendency, trend

けいしゃ

slope, incline

かたむ

to lean, to tilt

#7

Meaning

ask, inquire, visit (humble)

Components

Example words
こう

inquiring after (someone)

うかが

to ask/visit (humble)

うかが

inquiry (polite)

#8

Meaning

invade, encroach

Components

Example words
しんにゅう

intrusion, invasion

しんりゃく

aggression, invasion

おか

to invade, to violate

#9

Meaning

Buddhist monk, priest

Components

Example words
そうりょ

Buddhist monk

こうそう

high priest

そう

Buddhist nun

#10

Meaning

customs; worldly, vulgar

Components

Example words
ふうぞく

customs, manners

ぞく

slang, colloquialism

ぞく

worldly affairs

Practice

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