My words

換える

かえる

to replace to exchange, to interchange to substitute

帰る

かえる

to leave to get home, to get to home plate to return to go home to come home to go back

抱える

かかえる

to hold or carry under or in the arms to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.) to employ, to engage, to hire

輝く

かがやく

to shine, to glitter, to sparkle

掛かる

かかる

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money) to hang to come into view, to arrive to come under (a contract, a tax) to start (engines, motors) to attend, to deal with, to handle to have started to, to be on the verge of to overlap (e.g. information in a manual), to cover to (come) at to be fastened to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.) to be caught in to get a call to depend on

限る

かぎる

to restrict, to limit, to confine to be restricted to, to be limited to, to be confined to

書く

かく

to write, to compose, to pen to draw, to paint

隠す

かくす

to hide, to conceal

囲む

かこむ かごむ

to surround, to encircle, to enclose, to fence, to wall in to besiege, to lay siege to to play (go, shogi, etc.)

飾る

かざる

to decorate, to ornament, to adorn

貸す

かす

to lend, to loan to rent out, to hire out

片付く

かたづく

to be put in order, to be put to rights to be disposed of, to be solved to be finished to be married (off)

固まる

かたまる

to harden, to solidify to become firm, to become certain to gather (together), to assemble, to huddle together

語る

かたる

to talk about, to speak of, to tell, to narrate to recite, to chant to indicate, to show

勝つ

かつ

to win, to gain victory

悲しむ

かなしむ

to be sad, to mourn for, to regret

変わる

かわる

to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary to move to to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual

曇る

くぐもる くもる

to get cloudy, to cloud over, to become overcast to cloud up, to fog up, to mist up, to become dim to be gloomy, to be clouded (expression), to be downcast to look slightly downward (of a noh mask; indicating sadness, grief, etc.)

悔やむ

くやむ

to mourn, to lament to be sorry, to regret, to repent

暮らす

くらす

to live, to get along to spend (time)

比べる

くらべる

to compare, to make a comparison to compete, to vie

繰り返す

くりかえす

to repeat, to do something over again

来る

くる きたる

next (e.g. "next April"), forthcoming, coming to come, to arrive, to be due to

狂う

くるう

to go mad to get out of order, to go amiss

苦しむ

くるしむ

to suffer, to groan, to be worried

包む

くるむ つつむ

to wrap up, to tuck in, to pack, to do up, to cover with, to dress in to conceal, to hide, to be engulfed in, to be enveloped by

暮れる

くれる

to get dark to end, to come to an end, to close, to run out to be sunk (e.g. in despair), to be lost

加える

くわえる

to add, to add up, to sum up, to append, to annex to increase, to gather (e.g. speed), to pick up to include, to count in, to let join to inflict (damage), to deal, to give

咥える

くわえる

to hold in ones mouth

加わる

くわわる

to be added to, to be appended to join in (e.g. a group of friends), to participate to increase (e.g. heat), to gain in (e.g. influence), to grow, to gather (speed) to be applied (e.g. heat, pressure), to be exerted