Assorted 4

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#1

Meaning

purification; study room

Components

Example words
しょさい

study, library

さいじょう

funeral hall

けっさい

ritual purification

#2

Meaning

peerage, court rank

Components

Example words
しゃく

peerage, title

こうしゃく

duke, prince

だんしゃく

baron

#3

Meaning

prisoner, capture

Components

Example words
しゅうじん

prisoner, convict

けいしゅう

death-row convict

しゅうじんふく

prison uniform

#4

Meaning

smell, stink

Components

Example words
あくしゅう

stench, bad smell

しゅう

stink, offensive odor

しゅう

odorless

#5

Meaning

fill, allot, sufficient

Components

Example words
じゅうじつ

fullness, completeness

じゅうでん

charging (battery)

じゅう

replenishment, supplement

#6

Meaning

quasi-, associate; ratify

Components

Example words
じゅんきょうじゅ

associate professor

じゅん

ratification

じゅんしょう

brigadier general

#7

Meaning

die for a cause, martyrdom

Components

Example words
じゅんしょく

death in the line of duty

じゅん

following one to the grave

じゅんきょう

martyrdom

#8

Meaning

sho (unit ~1.8L); measuring box

Components

Example words
いっしょう

one sho (~1.8 liters)

ます

measure, quantity

ますざけ

sake in a wooden box

#9

Meaning

even, uniform, all together

Components

Example words
いっせい

simultaneous, all at once

せいしょう

singing in unison

きんせい

symmetry, uniformity

#10

Meaning

rotate, turn, return

Components

Example words
せんかい

revolution, turning

せんりつ

melody

しゅうせん

mediation, good offices

#11

Meaning

tread, carry out, practice

Components

Example words
じっせん

practice, implementation

じっせんてき

practical

せん

accession to the throne

Practice

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