せ

Reading

Kana: せ

Romaji: se

Kana

Romaji

Definition

1

so; really; seeming

(Kansai-ben)

See also: そう

Example Sentences

任(まか)せて！

➥Trust me!

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手(て)を離(はな)せ！

➥Get your hands off!

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お幸(しあわ)せに！

➥I hope you'll be happy forever.

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任(まか)せろよ。

➥Leave it to me.

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火(ひ)を消(け)せ。

➥Put out the fire.

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任(まか)せるよ。

➥I trust you.

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ぜ

Readings

Kana: ぜ、ぞ

Romaji: ze, zo

Kana

Romaji

Definition

1

(sentence end) adds force; indicates command

Note: male term or language

Example Sentences

本当(ほんとう)？なぜ？

➥Do you? Why?

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しかしなぜ。

➥But why?

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風(かぜ)が和(やわ)らいだ。

➥The wind has abated.

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風(かぜ)が凪(な)いだ。

➥The wind has fallen.

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風(かぜ)は南(みなみ)へ吹(ふ)く。

➥The wind blows south.

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風(かぜ)が静(しず)まった。

➥The wind has died down.

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狭

Reading

Kana: せ

Romaji: se

Kana

Romaji

Definition

1

narrowness; being cramped; being almost full

Note: usu. as 〜も狭に

See also: 狭に

Kanji

狭

Readings: キョウ、コウ、せま.い、せば.める、せば.まる、さ

Meanings: cramped, narrow, contract, tight

Example Sentences

狭(せま)き門(もん)より入(はい)れ。

➥Enter by the narrow gate.

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両者(りょうしゃ)の溝(みぞ)が狭(せば)まった。

➥The gap between them has narrowed.

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私(わたし)の家(いえ)は庭(にわ)がせまい。

➥My house has a small yard.

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世間(せけん)は狭(せま)いですね。

➥It is a small world!

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この部屋(へや)は狭苦(せまくる)しい。

➥This room is cramped.

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なんて狭(せま)い階段(かいだん)なんだ。

➥What narrow stairs!

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瀬

湍

Reading

Kana: せ

Romaji: se

Kana

Romaji

Definitions

1

shallows; shoal

See also: 淵

2

rapids; current; torrent

3

position; place

See also: 立つ瀬

4

chance; opportunity

Kanji

瀬

Readings: ライ、せ

Meanings: rapids, current, torrent, shallows, shoal

湍

Readings: タン、はや.い、はやせ

Meaning: rapids

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)は死(し)の瀬戸際(せとぎわ)にいた。

➥He was at the gate of death.

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その店(みせ)は瀬戸物(せともの)を使(つか)っている。

➥The store carries earthenware.

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のるかそるかの瀬戸際(せとぎわ)まできた。

➥The situation has come to the point where we either sink or swim.

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それでは私(わたし)の立(た)つ瀬(せ)がない。

➥That would leave me in a fix.

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身(み)を捨(す)ててこそ浮(う)かぶ瀬(せ)もあれ。

➥Risk all and gain all.

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負(ふ)うた子(こ)に教(おし)えられて浅瀬(あさせ)を渡(わた)る。

➥A child on your back may guide you across a ford.

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畝

Reading

Kana: せ

Romaji: se

Kana

Romaji

Definition

1

se (Japanese unit of area equal to 30 tsubo, ~99.174 m.sq.)

Note: obsolete term

See also: 畝 (reading ほ)

Kanji

畝

Readings: ボウ、ホ、モ、ム、せ、うね

Meanings: furrow, thirty tsubo, ridge, rib

Example Sentences

濃霧(のうむ)に加(くわ)えてうねりも高(たか)かった。

➥In addition to a thick fog, there was a heavy swell.

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川(かわ)はうねるように平野(へいや)を流(なが)れている。

➥The river meanders across the plain.

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是

Reading

Kana: ぜ

Romaji: ze

Kana

Romaji

Definition

1

righteousness; justice; right

Kanji

是

Readings: ゼ、シ、これ、この、ここ

Meanings: just so, this, right, justice

Example Sentences

是非(ぜひ)どうぞ。

➥By all means.

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それが是非(ぜひ)欲(ほ)しい。

➥I do want it.

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ぜひお願(ねが)いします。

➥By all means.

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是非(ぜひ)彼(かれ)に会(あ)いたい。

➥I want to see him at all costs.

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ぜひ来(き)てください。

➥Do come by all means.

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ぜひやってみなさい。

➥Try by all means.

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諾

Readings

Kana: お、う、せ

Romaji: o, u, se

Kana

Romaji

Definition

1

yes; all right; OK; okay

Note: archaism

Kanji

諾

Reading: ダク

Meanings: consent, assent, agreement

Example Sentences

無言(むごん)は承諾(しょうだく)。

➥Who is silent is held to consent.

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承諾(しょうだく)するのが一番(いちばん)だ。

➥You had best agree.

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彼(かれ)はすでに承諾(しょうだく)していた。

➥He has already said yes.

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沈黙(ちんもく)は承諾(しょうだく)の印(しるし)。

➥Silence gives consent.

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私(わたし)は行(い)くことを承諾(しょうだく)した。

➥I consented to go.

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私(わたし)は彼女(かのじょ)の招待(しょうたい)を受諾(じゅだく)した。

➥I accepted her invitation.

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背

脊

Reading

Kana: せ

Romaji: se

Kana

Romaji

Definitions

1

back; spine

2

reverse; rear side

3

height

4

ridge (of a mountain)

Kanji

背

Readings: ハイ、せ、せい、そむ.く、そむ.ける

Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

脊

Readings: セキ、せ、せい

Meanings: stature, height

Example Sentences

鯔(いな)背(せ)だね。

➥He's looking good.

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私(わたし)は背(せ)が高(たか)い。

➥I am tall.

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背中(せなか)を蹴(け)られた。

➥I was kicked in the back.

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僕(ぼく)は猫背(ねこぜ)だ。

➥I am round shouldered.

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彼(かれ)は背(せ)を曲(ま)げた。

➥He bent his back.

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父(ちち)は背(せ)が高(たか)いです。

➥My father is tall.

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