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とき

Reading

Kana: とき
Romaji: toki
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

Example Sentences

夜(よる)の八(はち)時(じ)です。
➥It's eight o'clock at night.
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真理(しんり)は時(とき)の娘(むすめ)。
➥Truth is time's daughter.
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午後(ごご)二(に)時(じ)です。
➥It's two o'clock in the afternoon.
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朝(あさ)の八(はち)時(じ)です。
➥It's eight o'clock in the morning.
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時(とき)早(はや)く過(す)ぎる。
➥Time flies.
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夕方(ゆうがた)の五(ご)時(じ)です。
➥At five in the evening.
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伽

Reading

Kana: とぎ
Romaji: togi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer

Kanji

伽
Readings: カ、 ガ、 キャ、 ギャ、 とぎ
Meanings: nursing, attending, entertainer

研ぎ

Reading

Kana: とぎ
Romaji: togi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

polish; grinding; sharpening

Kanji

研
Readings: ケン、 と.ぐ
Meanings: polish, study of, sharpen

Example Sentence

ここにいるといやでも感覚(かんかく)は研(と)ぎ澄(す)まされる。
➥I can't help but feel that when I come here, all my senses are sharper than usual.
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斎

Reading

Kana: とき
Romaji: toki
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

meals exchanged by parishioners and priests

Kanji

斎
Readings: サイ、 とき、 つつし.む、 ものいみ、 い.む、 いわ.う、 いつ.く
Meanings: purification, Buddhist food, room, worship, avoid, alike

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)は書斎(しょさい)にいる。
➥He is in his library.
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私(わたし)の書斎(しょさい)は２階(かい)にある。
➥My study is upstairs.
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彼(かれ)は書斎(しょさい)に引(ひ)きこもった。
➥He closeted himself in his study.
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この書斎(しょさい)は客間(きゃくま)兼用(けんよう)だ。
➥I also use this study for receiving guests.
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この書斎(しょさい)は私(わたし)の父(ちち)のです。
➥This study is my father's study.
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書斎(しょさい)の隣(となり)に控(ひか)えの間(ま)がある。
➥There is an anteroom adjoining the library.
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時

Reading

Kana: どき
Romaji: doki
Kana
Romaji

Definition

n-suf
1

time for -; time of -; - time; (suitable) time to -

See also: 食事時

Kanji

時
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour

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７時(じ)にね。
➥See you at 7.
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何(なん)時(じ)ですか。
➥What time do you have?
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今(いま)７時(じ)です。
➥It is seven now.
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何(なん)時(じ)ごろ。
➥About what time?
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７時(じ)前(まえ)にね。
➥See you a little before 7.
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７時(じ)近(ちか)くだ。
➥It is close to seven o'clock.
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時

刻、 秋

Reading

Kana: とき
Romaji: toki
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

time; hour; moment

Note: 刻 signifies a time of day; 秋 signifies an important time
2

occasion; case

Note: Only 時
3

chance; opportunity; season

Note: Only 時
4

the times; the age; the day

Note: Only 時
5

tense

(Linguistics terminology)
Note: Only 時

Kanji

時
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
刻
Readings: コク、 きざ.む、 きざ.み
Meanings: engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving
秋
Readings: シュウ、 あき、 とき
Meaning: autumn

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７時(じ)にね。
➥See you at 7.
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何(なん)時(じ)ですか。
➥What time do you have?
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今(いま)７時(じ)です。
➥It is seven now.
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何(なん)時(じ)ごろ。
➥About what time?
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７時(じ)前(まえ)にね。
➥See you a little before 7.
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７時(じ)近(ちか)くだ。
➥It is close to seven o'clock.
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都議

Reading

Kana: とぎ
Romaji: togi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

Metropolitan assemblyman

Kanji

都
Readings: ト、 ツ、 みやこ
Meanings: metropolis, capital
議
Reading: ギ
Meanings: deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration

土器

Readings

Kana: どき、かわらけ
Romaji: doki, kawarake
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

earthenware

2

unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware

Kanji

土
Readings: ド、 ト、 つち
Meanings: soil, earth, ground, Turkey
器
Readings: キ、 うつわ
Meanings: utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set

怒気

Reading

Kana: どき
Romaji: doki
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

anger; wrath

Kanji

怒
Readings: ド、 ヌ、 いか.る、 おこ.る
Meanings: angry, be offended
気
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

Example Sentence

彼(かれ)は怒気(どき)を顔(かお)に表(あらわ)した。
➥He looked black with anger.
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鴇

朱鷺、 桃花鳥

Readings

Kana: とき、しゅろ、つき、トキ
Romaji: toki, shuro, tsuki, toki
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon); crested ibis

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

鴇
Readings: ホウ、 とき、 のがん
Meanings: wild goose, madam of a brothel, crested ibis
朱
Readings: シュ、 あけ
Meanings: vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody
鷺
Readings: ロ、 さぎ
Meaning: heron
桃
Readings: トウ、 もも
Meaning: peach
花
Readings: カ、 ケ、 はな
Meaning: flower
鳥
Readings: チョウ、 とり
Meanings: bird, chicken

鬨

鯨波

Reading

Kana: とき
Romaji: toki
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

battle cry; war cry

Note: also written as 時
See also: 鬨の声

Kanji

鬨
Readings: コウ、 グ、 とき
Meanings: fight, war cry
鯨
Readings: ゲイ、 くじら
Meaning: whale
波
Readings: ハ、 なみ
Meanings: waves, billows, Poland