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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *和* | 和* | *和
(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]) / (math.) sum / to make peace / (sports) to draw; to tie / (bound form) harmonious / (bound form) Japan; Japanese
HSK 1
book / notebook / Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi" / CL: / edition
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *省* | 省* | *省
to save; to economize; to be frugal / to omit; to delete; to leave out / province / provincial capital / a ministry (of the Japanese government)
HSK 2
caricature / cartoon / Japanese manga
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *签* | 签* | *签
Japanese variant of 籤|签
HSK 5
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  *入* | 入* | *入
to enter; to go into / to join; to become a member of / (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时) / abbr. for 入聲|入声 / (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese "iri")
HSK 6
tram; streetcar / trolleybus / electric car / e-bike / (in the context of Japan) electric train
HSK 6
Japanese language
HSK 6
prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
HSK 6
Parliament (UK) / Congress (US) / Diet (Japan) / Legislative Yuan (Taiwan)
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *枚* | 枚* | *枚
classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个) / classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc / (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese "mai") / (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy
HSK 7-9
Japanese tea ceremony / sado
HSK 7-9
see 和田地區|和田地区 / Wada (Japanese surname and place name)
(Internet slang) uploader (person who uploads a video or other content to the Internet) / pronounced [a4 pu5 zhu3] / (loanword from Japanese うp, "upunushi")
Ōno (Japanese surname and place name)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *日* | 日* | *日
abbr. for 日本, Japan
(slang) masochist (from Japanese ドM, "doemu")
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *林* | 林* | *林
surname Lin / Japanese surname Hayashi
(ACG) Japan (from the anime "Code Geass", in which Japan was renamed Area 11)
Kimura (Japanese surname)
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  *梅* | 梅* | *梅
plum / plum flower / Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
Toyota or Toyoda (name) / Toyota, Japanese car make
oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata or Prunus yedoensis), prized for its blossom / also known as sakura (Japanese) or Yoshino cherry
Honshū, the main island of Japan
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  *原* | 原* | *原
surname Yuan / (Japanese surname) Hara
Fujita (Japanese surname)
Furano, Hokkaidō, Japan
Ōnishi (Japanese surname)
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  *荘* | 荘* | *荘
Japanese variant of 莊|庄
Kasukabe, city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
(Japanese) high school girl’s uniform
Akihito, personal name of the Heisei 平成 emperor of Japan (1933-), reigned 1989-2019
New Armies (modernized Qing armies, trained and equipped according to Western standards, founded after Japan's victory in the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895)
Sansui, Japanese company
mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan) / Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization)
Ultraman, Japanese science fiction superhero
Japanese pirates (in 16th and 17th century)
Japan (old) / East Asian countries
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *槐* | 槐* | *槐
Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica) / Japanese pagoda tree
Japan
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *観* | 観* | *観
Japanese variant of 觀|观
to resist Japan (esp. during WW2) / anti-Japanese (esp. wartime activities)
Canon (Japanese company)
war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *坪* | 坪* | *坪
a plain / ping, unit of area equal to approx. 3.3058 square meters (used in Japan and Taiwan)
(orthographic borrowing from Japanese 民宿 "minshuku") property rented via Airbnb or similar platform; guesthouse; bed-and-breakfast; homestay; pension
Nissan, Japanese car make / also transliterated 尼桑
see 中山市 / Nakayama (Japanese surname) / see 孫中山|孙中山
Ricoh, Japanese imaging and electronics company
voice actor (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 声優 "seiyū")
Japanese rose (Rosa multiflora)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *萌* | 萌* | *萌
(bound form) to sprout; to bud / (coll.) cute; adorable (orthographic borrowing from Japanese え "moe", affection for an anime or manga character) / (literary) common people (variant of )
Kojima (Japanese surname and place name)
black dragon / unexpected mistake or mishap / own goal (soccer) / oolong (tea) / (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon
breeze / (Tw) Japanese-style (cooking etc)
Epson, Japanese electronics company
monogatari / epic narrative (Japanese literary form)
Accord (Honda brand Japanese car model)
Omron Corporation (Japanese electronics company)
Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name, a surname etc / Daiwa, a Japanese place name, business name etc
Honda (Japanese name)
Tokyo, capital of Japan / Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period)
Kiyomizu temple in east Kyōto 京都, Japan
Daihatsu, Japanese car company
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *貉* | 貉* | *貉
raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also pr. [hao2]
iron panel / hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan)
Gundam, Japanese animation franchise / (Tw) Gouda (cheese)
Fukushima (Japanese surname and place name)
Kaneko (Japanese surname)
millet / (ACG) collectible merch (loanword from "goods", via Japanese "guzzu")
Olympus, Japanese manufacturer of cameras and optical instruments
to invade China (referring to 19th century imperialist powers and Japan)
warrant officer / petty officer / noncommissioned officer (NCO) / Japanese military officer
island nation (sometimes refers specifically to Japan)
Northeast China / Manchuria / lit. east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关 / Kantō region of Japan
Kobe, city in Japan
US-Japan
(orig.) tents forming the offices of a commanding officer / administration of a military government / (medieval Japan) "bakufu", administration of the shogun
Heavenly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇 / emperor / emperor of Japan
Seiko, Japanese watch and electronics company
China-Japan
Fukuoka, capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan / Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Sanyō, Japanese electronics company
green tea powder (Japanese: matcha)
Japanese banana (Musa basjoo)
Kansai region, Japan / Guanxi or Kuanhsi town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan
Japan-US
rough gentian / Japanese gentian (Gentiana scabra)
rank / class / (Japanese martial arts and board games) dan
China, Japan and Korea
division of China during earliest dynasties / fig. ancient China / Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands
Miyazaki (Japanese surname and place name)
Aoki (Japanese surname)
Japan-China
Suzuki (Japanese surname)
Japanese style
Nagasaki, Japan
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *荻* | 荻* | *荻
Anaphalis yedoensis (pearly everlasting reed) / used in Japanese names with phonetic value Ogi
Japan and Korea
dimension (loanword, from Japanese)

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