Tuttle Compact Japanese Dictionary, 2nd Edition. Samuel E. Martin

      kikoku n 帰国 returning to one’s country (Japan): ~ shimásu 帰国します returns from abroad

      kikoku-shíjo n 帰国子女 returnees

      kikú v 聞く = kikimásu 聞きます (listens, hears; obeys; asks)

      kikú v 聴く = kikimásu 聴きます (listens to music, etc.)

      kikú v 訊く・聞く = kikimásu 訊[聞]きます (asks)

      kikú v 効く = kikimásu 効きます (takes effect, is effective, works)

      kikú n キク・菊 chrysanthemum

      ki-kúrage n 木くらげ・キクラゲ・木耳 tree-ears (an edible fungus)

      kikyū n 気球 balloon: netsu-kikyū 熱気球 hot-air balloon

      kimae ga íi adj 気前がいい generous

      kimagure n 気まぐれ fickle, easy to change one’s mood

      kimari 1. n 決まり rule; settlement, arrangement; order; regulatio n 2. v 決まり → kimarimásu 決まります [INFINITIVE]

      kimari ga warúi adj きまりが悪い is/feels embarrassed

      kimarimásu, kimaru v 決まります, 決まる is settled, is arranged

      kimásu, kiru v 着ます, 着る wears

      kimásu, kúru v 来ます, 来る comes

      kimé n きめ[木目・肌理] 1. grain, texture 2. smooth (human skin) 3. care: kime-komakai きめ細かい, kime-komayaka (na) きめ細やか (な) meticulous, attentiveness (attentive), tender (= komayaka (na) こま[細・濃]やか(な))

      kimemásu, kimeru v 決めます, 決める settles, arranges, decides

      kimi n 君・きみ you [familiar]

      kimi n 黄身 yolk (of egg)

      kimí n 気味 feeling, sensation: kimí ga warúi 気味 が悪い nervous, apprehensive, weird (feeling)

      kimídori (iro) n 黄緑(色) yellowish green (color)

      Kimigayo n 君が代 national anthem of Japan

      kimijika n 気短 short-tempered person (= tanki 短気)

      kimó n きも[肝・胆] 1. liver 2. guts, courage, pluck: kimo-dameshi 肝試し test of courage: kimo-ga-futoi 肝[胆]が太い brave, gritty

      kimochi n 気持ち feeling, sensation: kimochi ga íi 気持ちがいい it feels good, is comfortable; kimochi ga warúi 気持ちが悪い is uncomfortable, is feeling bad/unwell

      ki-mono n 着物 clothes; a (Japanese) kimono

      ki-músume n 生娘 virgin (female), green girl

      ki-muzukashíi n 気難しい fussy, difficult (person)

      kímyō (na) adj 奇妙(な) strange, peculiar

      kín n 金 gold: kin-ka 金貨 gold coin

      -kin suffix 金 money: shikin 資金 fund, capital: shikí-kin 敷金 security deposit (for rental): shakkín 借金 debt

      kínai n 機内 on a plane: kinai-shoku 機内食 airplane meal: kínai wa kinen desu 機内は禁煙で す Smoking on the airplane is prohibited.

      kinai v 着ない = kimasén 着ません (not wear)

      kínako n きな粉[黄な粉] soybean meal/flour: kinako-mochi きな粉餅 rice cake powdered with soybean

      kinben (na) adj 勤勉(な) industrious, hardworking, diligent

      kinchō n 緊張 strain, tension: kinchō shite imásu 緊張しています is tense

      kinen n 記念 commemoration; kinen-kítte 記念切 手 commemorative stamp

      kinen-hin n 記念品 souvenir

      kin’en n 禁煙 smoking prohibited, no smoking: kin’én-sha 禁煙車 no(n)-smoking car

      kinénbi n 記念日 anniversary

      kingaku n 金額 amount (of money)

      kingan (no) adj 近眼(の) near-sighted, shortsighted, myopic

      kíngyo n 金魚 goldfish: kingyo-bachi 金魚鉢 bowl for goldfish(es)

      kiníine n キニーネ quinine

      ki-nikúi v 着にくい uncomfortable (to wear)

      kin-iro (no) adj 金色(の) gold (color), golden

      kin-jimásu, kin-jiru v 禁じます, 禁じる forbids, prohibits

      kínjo n 近所 neighborhood, vicinity

      kinkán n キンカン・金柑 kumquat

      kinki-chihō n 近畿地方 the Kinki area of Japan (Osaka, Hyōgo, Kyōto, Shiga, Nara prefectures)

      kínko n 金庫 safe (strongbox), (small) cash box

      kinkyū n [BOOKISH] 緊急 urgency, emergency; kinkyū na 緊急な urgent, critical

      kinmákie n [BOOKISH] 金蒔絵 gold lacquer

      kínmu n 勤務 duty, service, work: ~ shimásu 勤務 します works, is on duty

      kinmú-saki n 勤務先 place of work/employment

      kínniku n 筋肉 muscle: kinniku-tsū 筋肉痛 muscular pain, myalgia

      kinō´ n, adv きのう・昨日 yesterday

      kínō n 機能 function

      ki-no-dókú na adj 気の毒な pitiful, pitiable

      kíno káge n 木の陰 shade of trees (= ko-kage 木陰)

      kíno kawá n 木の皮 bark (of tree)

      kínoko n キノコ・茸 mushroom

      kí-no-me n 木の芽 1. tree sprout 2. pepper sprout

      kí-no-mi n 木の実 nuts, tree produce (nuts, fruits, berries)

      kinō´ no ban n きのう[昨日]の晩 last night

      kinpaku shimásu (suru) adv 緊迫します(する) tense

      kinpatsu (no) adj 金髪(の) blond

      kinpira n キンピラ・きんぴら・金平 fried burdock root and carrot strips served cold

      Kinrō-kánsha no hí n 勤労感謝の日 Labor Thanksgiving Day (23 November)

      kínryoku n 筋力 muscle (power)

      kinshi n 禁止 prohibition, ban: ~ shimásu 禁止し ます prohibits, bans

      kinshi n 近視 = kingan 近眼 (nearsighted)

      kintámá n 金玉 testicle(s) [INFORMAL]

      kínu n 絹 silk

      Kin’yō´(bi) n 金曜(日) Friday

      kinyū n 記入: ~ shimásu 記入します fills in

      kin’yū n 金融 finance: kin’yū-shíjō 金融市場 the money market

      kínzoku n 金属 metal

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