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第

- on: ダイ, テイ
- meaning: No., residence
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 次第に しだいに gradually (progress into a state); in sequence, in order, in turn 第一歩 だいいっぽ first step 第三者 だいさんしゃ third person, outsider, disinterested person 第一人者 だいいちにんしゃ leading person 第二次世界大戦 だいにじせかいたいせん World War II 第一線 だいいっせん the front (of a battlefield), forefront 第一声 だいいっせい first tone, first speech 第三国 だいさんごく a third country 次第 しだい dependent upon; as soon as, immediately (upon); circumstances; order, precedence, program, programme, agenda 第一義 だいいちぎ first principle, original or greatest import
氏

- kun: うじ, -うじ
- on: シ
- meaning: family name, surname, clan
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 氏 うじ family name, lineage, birth 氏名 しめい full name, identity 同氏 どうし the said person, he, she, same person 両氏 りょうし both persons 源氏 げんじ Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family 氏族 しぞく clan, family 氏子 うじこ shrine parishioner 彼氏 かれし boyfriend 氏 し Mr; clan; he, him; Mr; counter for people 氏神 うじがみ Shinto god, patron god
宮

- kun: みや
- on: キュウ, グウ, ク, クウ
- meaning: Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 宮城 きゅうじょう Imperial Palace 宮内庁 くないちょう Imperial Household Agency 神宮 じんぐう Shinto shrine 宮殿 きゅうでん palace 子宮 しきゅう womb, uterus 宮中 きゅうちゅう imperial court 東宮 とうぐう crown prince 王宮 おうきゅう royal palace 宮廷 きゅうてい imperial court, royal court 二宮 にぐう the Two Ise Shrines
結

- kun: むす.ぶ, ゆ.う, ゆ.わえる
- on: ケツ, ケチ
- meaning: tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 結果 けっか result, consequence 結局 けっきょく after all, eventually 結婚 けっこん marriage 結論 けつろん conclusion 結ぶ むすぶ to tie, to bind, to link; to bear (fruit) 結成 けっせい formation 終結 しゅうけつ end, close 凍結 とうけつ freeze (e.g. program) 結び むすび ending, conclusion, union 締結 ていけつ conclusion, execution (of a contract), entering (into treaty)
案

- kun: つくえ
- on: アン
- meaning: plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, bill, worry
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 法案 ほうあん bill (law) 提案 ていあん proposal, proposition, suggestion 廃案 はいあん rejected bill (project) 懸案 けんあん pending question, pending problem 原案 げんあん original plan, original bill, motion, draft, draught 案内 あんない information, guidance, leading; to guide, to show (around), to conduct 草案 そうあん draft, draught 案件 あんけん matter in question, subject 試案 しあん tentative 立案 りつあん draft, draught, (rough) design
整

- kun: ととの.える, ととの.う
- on: セイ
- meaning: organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music)
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 調整 ちょうせい regulation, adjustment, tuning, modification, alteration 整備 せいび maintenance, servicing, outfitting 整った ととのった well-ordered, in good order, well-featured, well-regulated 整理 せいり sorting, arrangement, organization, putting in order, adjustment, regulation, liquidation 整合 せいごう adjustment, coordination, integration, conformity 不整脈 ふせいみゃく irregular pulse, arrhythmia 整形外科 せいけいげか orthopaedic surgery, plastic surgery 整う ととのう to be prepared, to be in order, to be put in order, to be arranged 整形 せいけい orthopedics, plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.) 整然 せいぜん orderly, regular, systematic, well-organized, well-organised, trim, tidy, accurate
挙

- kun: あ.げる, あ.がる, こぞ.る
- on: キョ
- meaning: raise, plan, project, behavior, actions
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 挙げる あげる to raise, to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry; to show someone (into a room); (uk) to summon (for geishas, etc.); to send someone (away); to enrol (one's child in school) (enroll); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice); to earn (something desirable); to praise; to give (an example, etc.), to cite; to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.); to arrest; to nominate; to give; to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.); to bear (a child); to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding); (of the tide) to come in; to vomit; (after the -te form of a verb) to do for (the sake of someone else); (after the -masu stem of a verb) to complete; used after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility 選挙 せんきょ election 総選挙 そうせんきょ general election (of the lower house) 小選挙区 しょうせんきょく small electoral district, single-member constituency 一挙 いっきょ one effort, one action 選挙戦 せんきょせん election campaign 挙がる あがる to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised; to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in; to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water), to come ashore; to increase; to improve, to make progress; to be promoted, to advance; to be made (of profit, etc.); to occur (esp. of a favourable result); to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.); to be finished, to be done, to be over; (of rain) to stop, to lift; to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die; to win (in a card game, etc.); to be arrested; to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to be deep fried; to be spoken loudly; to get stage fright; to be offered (to the gods, etc.); to go, to visit; to eat, to drink; to be listed (as a candidate); to serve (in one's master's home); (in Kyoto) to go north; (after the -masu stem of a verb) indicates completion 選挙運動 せんきょうんどう participation in election campaign 快挙 かいきょ brilliant achievement 選挙権 せんきょけん suffrage
統

- kun: す.べる, ほび.る
- on: トウ
- meaning: overall, relationship, ruling, governing
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 大統領 だいとうりょう president, chief executive 統一 とういつ unity, consolidation, uniformity, unification, compatible 伝統 でんとう tradition, convention 統合 とうごう integration, unification, synthesis; integrated, built-in 統計 とうけい statistics 統治 とうち, とうじ rule, reign, government, governing 伝統的 でんとうてき traditional, conventional 統制 とうせい regulation, control 系統 けいとう system, family line, geological formation, lineage, ancestry 総統 そうとう supreme ruler, generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); fuhrer, fuehrer
保

- kun: たも.つ
- on: ホ, ホウ
- meaning: protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 保する ほする, ほうする to guarantee 安保 あんぽ US-Japan Security Treaty, safety, security 保護 ほご care, protection, shelter, safeguard, guardianship, favor, favour, patronage 安全保障 あんぜんほしょう security guarantee (e.g. military security, network security, etc.) 確保 かくほ guarantee, maintain, ensure, insure, secure, reservation 保険 ほけん insurance, guarantee 保守 ほしゅ maintenance, conservation 保全 ほぜん preservation, integrity, conservation, maintenance 保証 ほしょう guarantee, security, assurance, pledge, warranty 担保 たんぽ security, collateral (e.g. mortgage)
基

- kun: もと, もとい
- on: キ
- meaning: fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 基本 きほん foundation, basis, standard 基準 きじゅん standard, basis, criterion, norm, reference, datum 基金 ききん fund, foundation 基礎 きそ foundation, basis 基地 きち base 基盤 きばん foundation, basis, base, footing 基本的 きほんてき fundamental, standard, basic 基調 きちょう basis, keynote 基幹 きかん mainstay, nucleus, key 基軸 きじく key, yardstick, criterion, standard