| 小 | [しょう, shou] (n, n-pref) (1) smallness; small item; (2) (See 小の月) short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); (3) (abbr) (See 小学校) elementary school; (4) younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name); (5) (arch) unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m) #659 [Add to Longdo] |
| 石(P);斛 | [こく, koku] (n) (1) measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.); (2) measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters); (P) #928 [Add to Longdo] |
| 里 | [り, ri] (n) (1) ri (old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles); (2) (See 郷里制, 国郡里制) neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); (3) (See 条里制) unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m); (P) #1,164 [Add to Longdo] |
| にかけて | [nikakete] (exp) (1) till; to; over (a period); through (e.g. Monday through Thursday); about (approx. time or place); on; (2) concerning (an area of expertise); (3) to swear by (one's sword, God, etc.); (P) #1,340 [Add to Longdo] |
| 程 | [ほど, hodo] (n-adv, n) (1) degree; extent; bounds; limit; (prt) (2) (uk) indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit; (P) #2,732 [Add to Longdo] |
| 斗 | [とます, tomasu] (n) (1) (obs) to (measure of volume, approx. 18 litres); (2) (See 枡形) square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); (3) (See 二十八宿) Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (P) #2,785 [Add to Longdo] |
| 一貫 | [いっかん, ikkan] (n, vs) (1) consistency; coherence; integration; (2) one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); (3) one piece of sushi; (P) #3,011 [Add to Longdo] |
| 舎 | [しゃ, sha] (n-suf) (1) hut; house; (n) (2) (arch) (in the ancient Chinese army) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km); (P) #3,733 [Add to Longdo] |
| 弓 | [ゆみ(P);ゆ, yumi (P); yu] (n) (1) bow (and arrow); (2) unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); (3) unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet) #5,586 [Add to Longdo] |
| エル | [eru] (n) ell (unit of length, approx. 45 inches) #5,665 [Add to Longdo] |
| 貫 | [ぬき, nuki] (n) (1) kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); (2) kan (obs. unit of currency); (ctr) (3) pieces of sushi; (P) #6,588 [Add to Longdo] |
| 刻(P);剋 | [こく, koku] (n) (1) archaic period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (刻 only) carving; engraving; cutting; mincing; (3) (剋 only) victory; (4) strictness; cruelty; (P) #8,175 [Add to Longdo] |
| 更 | [こう, kou] (n) (See 五更) one-fifth of the night (approx. 2 hours) #8,782 [Add to Longdo] |
| 壮 | [そう, sou] (n, adj-na) (1) vibrancy; strength; bravery; manliness; (2) (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30) #9,928 [Add to Longdo] |
| 寸 | [すん, sun] (n) sun (approx. 3.03 cm) #12,122 [Add to Longdo] |
| 升 | [しょう, shou] (n) sho (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres) #12,446 [Add to Longdo] |
| 小春 | [こはる, koharu] (n) (See 小春日和) 10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall #18,724 [Add to Longdo] |
| すい賓;蕤賓(oK) | [すいひん, suihin] (n) (1) (See 十二律, 鳧鐘) (in China) 7th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G sharp); (2) fifth lunar month [Add to Longdo] |
| クシャーナ朝 | [クシャーナちょう, kusha-na chou] (n) Kushan dynasty (of India, approx. 60-375 CE) [Add to Longdo] |
| クシャン朝 | [クシャンちょう, kushan chou] (n) Kushan dynasty (of India, approx. 60-375 CE) [Add to Longdo] |
| グプタ | [guputa] (n) (also written as 笈多) Gupta (dynasty of India, approx. 320-600 CE) [Add to Longdo] |
| グプタ朝 | [グプタちょう, guputa chou] (n) Gupta dynasty (of India, approx. 320-600 CE) [Add to Longdo] |
| グレーン;ゲレイン;ゲレーン | [gure-n ; gerein ; gere-n] (n) grain (1-7000 of a pound, approx. 64.80 mg) [Add to Longdo] |
| ゴール朝;グール朝 | [ゴールちょう(ゴール朝);グールちょう(グール朝), go-ru chou ( go-ru asa ); gu-ru chou ( gu-ru asa )] (n) Ghurid Dynasty (of south Asia, approx. 1148-1215 CE) [Add to Longdo] |
| シュンガ | [shunga] (n) Shunga (dynasty of India, approx. 180-68 BCE); Sunga [Add to Longdo] |
| チョーラ朝 | [チョーラちょう, cho-ra chou] (n) Chola Dynasty (of India, approx. 848-1279 CE) [Add to Longdo] |
| ピクル | [pikuru] (n) picul (Asian unit of weight, approx. 60 kg) [Add to Longdo] |
| マウリヤ朝 | [マウリヤちょう, mauriya chou] (n) Maurya Dynasty (of India, approx. 317-186 BCE) [Add to Longdo] |
| メートル馬力 | [メートルばりき, me-toru bariki] (n) (PS is from Ger. Pferdestärke) metric horsepower (approx. 735W); PS [Add to Longdo] |
| 安土桃山時代 | [あづちももやまじだい, aduchimomoyamajidai] (n) Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600 CE) [Add to Longdo] |
| 夷則 | [いそく, isoku] (n) (1) (See 十二律, 鸞鏡) (in China) 9th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A sharp); (2) seventh lunar month [Add to Longdo] |
| 一尺 | [いっしゃく, isshaku] (n) approx. 30 cm [Add to Longdo] |
| 一寸 | [いっすん, issun] (n) (1) (See 寸) one sun (approx. 3.03 cm); (2) a little bit (of time, distance, etc.) [Add to Longdo] |
| 一斗 | [いっと, itto] (n) 1 "to" (unit of volume, approx. 18 litres) [Add to Longdo] |
| 壱越 | [いちこつ, ichikotsu] (n) (See 黄鐘・こうしょう, 十二律) (in Japan) 1st note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. D) [Add to Longdo] |
| 雨水 | [あまみず(P);うすい, amamizu (P); usui] (n) (1) rain water; (2) (See 二十四節気) "rain water" solar term (approx. Feb 19); (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 応鐘 | [おうしょう, oushou] (n) (1) (See 十二律, 上無) (in China) 12th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C sharp); (2) tenth month of the lunar calendar [Add to Longdo] |
| 黄金比 | [おうごんひ, ougonhi] (n) golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887) [Add to Longdo] |
| 黄鐘 | [こうしょう, koushou] (n) (See 十二律, 林鐘) (in Japan) 8th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A) [Add to Longdo] |
| 黄鐘 | [こうしょう, koushou] (n) (1) (See 壱越, 十二律) (in China) 1st note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. D); (2) eleventh lunar month [Add to Longdo] |
| 乙夜 | [いつや;おつや, itsuya ; otsuya] (n) (arch) second division of the night (approx. 9 pm to 11 pm) [Add to Longdo] |
| 下無 | [しもむ, shimomu] (n) (See 姑洗, 十二律) (in Japan) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp) [Add to Longdo] |
| 寒露 | [かんろ, kanro] (n) (1) late-autumn or early-winter dew; (2) (See 二十四節気) "cold dew" solar term (approx. Oct. 8) [Add to Longdo] |
| 貫目 | [かんめ, kanme] (n) unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg [Add to Longdo] |
| 貴霜 | [きそう, kisou] (n) (See クシャン朝) Kushan (dynasty of India, approx. 60-375 CE) [Add to Longdo] |
| 貴霜朝 | [きそうちょう, kisouchou] (n) (See クシャン朝) Kushan dynasty (of India, approx. 60-375 CE) [Add to Longdo] |
| 享保尺 | [きょうほうじゃく, kyouhoujaku] (n) (arch) Kyouhou shaku (approx. 30.36 cm) [Add to Longdo] |
| 曲尺;矩尺 | [かねじゃく;きょくしゃく(曲尺), kanejaku ; kyokushaku ( kyoku shaku )] (n) (1) carpenter's square (for checking angles); (2) common shaku (unit of distance; approx. 30.3 cm) [Add to Longdo] |
| 九つ時 | [ここのつどき, kokonotsudoki] (n) (arch) (approx.) 12 o'clock (am or pm); noon; midnight [Add to Longdo] |
| 啓蟄 | [けいちつ, keichitsu] (n) "awakening of insects" solar term (approx. Mar. 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground) [Add to Longdo] |