Meanings
Readings
Common Words
妻 only
wife
Word usually written using kana alone
garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings
Word usually written using kana alone
accompaniment; side (remark)
tool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device
means
furniture
condition; state
health; state (of health)
way; manner
circumstance; luck
face; dignity; decency; propriety
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to furnish with; to equip with; to provide; to install
to prepare for; to make preparations for; to make provision for
to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with; to be equipped with
to be born with; to have since birth
Common noun
tool; means
Common noun
ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.)
Counter
counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
toy
(person or thing treated as a) plaything
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be equipped with
to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be gifted with
to be among; to be one of
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
The ancient craftsman placed a magical eye on each tool laid out on his workbench so that they could observe and learn from his techniques.
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