Results, か #adv

ka

particle:

  • yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? - used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)
  • or; whether or not - after each alternative
  • some- (e.g. something, someone) - after an interrogative 何か
  • hmm; huh - indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles とか

prefix:

  • very - emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective か弱い

suffix:

  • -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y - suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word 定か

adverb:

  • in that way - archaism

Partial results:

かならずkanarazu

adverb:

  • always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably

あのanoutaha必ずkanarazuヒットHITTOするsuruyo That song's bound to be a hit.

かならずしもkanarazushimo

adverb:

  • not always; not necessarily; not all; not entirely - used with neg. verb

o金持ちkanemochiha必ずしもkanarazushimo幸福koufukuとはtohaかぎらないkagiranai The rich are not always happy.

かたがたkatagata

noun:

  • they (of people); gentlemen (of the ...) - honorific language
  • you (usu. plural) - honorific language

adverb:

  • various

貴社kishano社員shainno方々katagataniお会いoaiできdekiとてもtotemoうれしくureshiku思いましたomoimashita It was a great pleasure for me to meet many associates of your company.

あちこちachikochiあちらこちらachirakochiraあっちこっちatchikotchiかなたこなたkanatakonataあなたこなたanatakonataobs.アチコチACHIKOCHI Inflection

adverb / pronoun:

  • here and there; all around; everywhere; throughout; all over

~する noun:

  • to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up あちこち・あちらこちら・あっちこっち・アチコチ

あちこちachikochideそれsorewo捜したsagashita I have looked for it up and down.

かなりkanari Inflection

~の noun / adjectival noun / adverb:

  • considerably; fairly; quite

マイルMAIRUhaかなりkanarino距離kyorida Four miles is a good distance.

かんむりkanmuriかんkanかむりkamuriかんぶりkanburi Inflection

noun:

  • traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers 衣冠束帯
  • crown; diadem; coronet
  • top kanji radical かんむり
  • first verse of a haikai, etc. かむり 俳諧

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

  • best; peerless; first かん

noun:

  • name; title; named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc. かんむり

先生senseiha生徒seitono作ったtsukuttahananokanmuriwoかぶったkabutta The teacher put on a crown of flowers which was made by her pupils.

李下rikanikanmuriwo正さtadasazu Avoiding the appearance of evil.

ここkokonikanmurigaあるaru There's a crown here.

かくべつkakubetsuかくべちkakubechiobs. Inflection

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

  • particular; special; exceptional; especial

adverb:

  • particularly; especially; exceptionally

暑いatsuihino生ビールnamabiirunoajihaまたmata格別kakubetsuda Draft beer tastes especially good on a hot day.

あれこれarekoreかれこれkarekoreひしhishi

adverb / pronoun:

  • this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

adverb:

  • around; about; round about; roughly; nearly; almost かれこれ

もうmouかれこれkarekore10jiですdesu It is almost ten o'clock.

かえってkaette

adverb:

  • on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

高望みtakanozomiwoするsurutoかえってkaettesonwoするsuru You may go farther and fare worse.

かねてkanete

adverb / ~の noun:

  • previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
かわるがわるkawarugawaru

adverb:

  • alternately; by turns

二人haかわるがわるkawarugawaru試みたkokoromita The two tried one after the other.

かつてkatsuteかってkatte

adverb / ~の noun:

  • once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-
  • never yet; never before; first time; still not happened - used with neg. verb

一般にippanni日本人nipponjinha自分jibunたちtachigaかつてkatsuteよりyori暮らし向きkurashimukigaよくyokuなったnattato考えているkangaeteiru The Japanese at large consider themselves better off than they used to be.

かつkatsu

adverb / conjunction:

  • yet; moreover; and

kareha作家sakkaでもありdemoariかつkatsuまたmata政治家seijikaでもあるdemoaru He is a writer and a statesman.

かろうじてkaroujite

adverb:

  • barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

われわれwarewarehaかろうじてkaroujite事故jikowo免れたmanukareta We narrowly missed the accident.

かりにkarini

adverb:

  • supposing; even if; granting that; for argument's sake
  • temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

あなたanatagaもしmoshi仮にkarini一万ドルDORUwo持っていたらmotteitaraどうしますかdoushimasuka What would you do if you had, say, ten thousand dollars?

かずおおくkazuooku

expression / adverb / ~の noun:

  • in great numbers

人生jinseiにはniha数多くkazuookuno不可解なfukakainaことkotoga起こるokoru There are many mysteries in life.

かくだんkakudan Inflection

adjectival noun / adverb / noun:

  • special; exceptional; remarkable

両者ryoushanomaにはniha格段kakudanno違いchigaigaあるaru There is a marked difference between them.

がやがやgayagayaガヤガヤGAYAGAYAかやかやkayakayaobs.カヤカヤKAYAKAYAobs. Inflection

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

  • noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • loudly (laughing) かやかや・カヤカヤ - onomatopoeia - archaism
からりkarari

~と adverb / adverb:

  • with a clatter - onomatopoeia
  • with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.) - onomatopoeia
  • bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather) - onomatopoeia
  • nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.) - onomatopoeia
  • cheerfully; frankly; open-heartedly - onomatopoeia
  • completely (forget, change, etc.); totally - onomatopoeia
かっこkakko Inflection

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

  • firm; unshakeable; resolute
カサカサKASAKASAかさかさkasakasa Inflection

~の noun / adjectival noun / ~する noun / adverb / ~と adverb:

  • dry and rough; desiccated - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • rustling - onomatopoeia
カチカチKACHIKACHIコチコチKOCHIKOCHIカチコチKACHIKOCHIかちかちkachikachiこちこちkochikochiかちこちkachikochi Inflection

~と adverb / adverb:

  • ticktock - onomatopoeia
  • chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; clicking; clacking; clattering - onomatopoeia

~の noun / adjectival noun:

  • dry and hard; (frozen) stiff - onomatopoeia
  • hidebound; die-hard; stubborn; obstinate; bigoted - onomatopoeia
  • scared stiff; tense; nervous; frightened - onomatopoeia
カッとKAttoかっとkatto Inflection

adverb / ~する noun:

  • flaring up; burning hotly; suddenly becoming bright - onomatopoeia
  • flying into a rage; losing one's cool - onomatopoeia
  • opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth) - onomatopoeia
  • acting resolutely - onomatopoeia - archaism
かるがるkarugaruかろがろkarogaroobs. Inflection

~と adverb / adverb / ~する noun:

  • lightly; easily; carelessly
かんさんkansan Inflection

~と adverb / adjectival noun / noun:

  • deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; still; hushed; empty

adjectival noun / noun:

  • inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; flat; off-season; quiet; dull
  • idle; free; unoccupied

市場shijouha今日kyouha閑散kansanとしていたtoshiteita The market was quiet today.

Kanji

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