Speech & words
Tap an example word to hear it pronounced.
What the component colors mean
Blue - the main radical the kanji is filed under in dictionaries.
Green - a component that hints at the meaning.
Orange - a component that hints at the reading (sound).
Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
audience (with royalty)
having an audience (humble)
private audience
self-restraint, penance
Happy New Year (formal)
to be reverent, to refrain
modesty, humility
humbleness, modesty
humbling oneself, deference
fraud, swindle
defrauding, swindling
misrepresentation
lawsuit, litigation
dispute, litigation
litigation costs
imperial rescript
imperial edict
imperial command
medical examination
diagnosis
percussion (medical); sounding out
oath, vow
oath, pledge
to swear, to vow
certified copy
copying, transcription
copy of family register
musical score
genealogy, lineage
chronological record
Practice
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