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Level 1 Jukugo (Part 4)

1 – 暁鴉 – gyoua – crow cawing in the morning

2 – 澆季 – gyouki – a decadent age

3 – 僥倖 – gyoukou – good fortune

4 – 驍将 – gyoushou – veteran general

5 – 行跡 – gyouseki – behaviour

6 – 蟯虫 – gyouchuu – threadworm

7 – 漁撈 – gyorou – fishing

8 – 伎癢 – giyou – itching to show off one’s abilities

9 – 伎倆 – giryou – ability

10 – 箜篌 – kugo – a Chinese harp

11 – 公廨 – kugai (also kuge or koukai) – government office

12 – 瞿然 – kuzen – looking on with surprise

13 – 崛起 – kukki – rising abruptly

14 – 掘鑿 – kussaku – excavation

15 – 屈撓 – kuttou – bending

16 – 狗屠 – kuto – a dog butcher

17 – 佝僂 – kuru – hunchback

18 – 佝僂病 – kurubyou – rickets

19 – 訓戒 – kunkai – a warning

20 – 訓詁 – kunko – interpretation

21 – 葷菜 – kunsai – a pungent vegetable (e.g. onion, garlic, leek)

22 – 君子 – kunshi – a gentleman

23 – 葷辛 – kunshin – a a pungent vegetable (e.g. onion, garlic, leek)

24 – 薫蒸 – kunjyou – fumigation

25 – 燻製 – kunsei – smoked

26 – 醺然 – kunzen – appearing drunk and cheerful

27 – 偶語 – guugo – conversation

28 – 偶数 – guusuu – even number

29 – 颶風 – gufuu – tornado, hurricane, typhoon

30 – 愚蒙 – gumou – foolish

31 – 桂冠 – keikan – crown of laurel

32 – 勁悍 – keikan – strong and fierce

33 – 謦咳 – keigai – laughing and speaking at the same time

34 – 渓壑 – keigaku – ravine, chasm, insatiable desire

35 – 谿壑 – keigaku – ravine, chasm, insatiable desire

35 – 炯眼 – keigan – keen eyes

36 – 敬虔 – keiken – pious, devout

37 – 閨閤 – keikou – sleeping quarters (of a woman)

38 – 傾瀉 – keisha – decanting

39 – 閨秀 – keishuu – accomplished lady

40 – 奎宿 – keishuku – Chinese ‘legs’ constellation

Chinese legs constellation image from “Illustrated Buddhist Statues” (1886), Tosa Hidenobu

41 – 谿水 – keisui – mountain water

Oirase Mountain Stream – Towada, Aomori. Photo – Daderot

42 – 窩主買い – keizukai – pedigree buying, fencing stolen goods

43 – 谿声 – keisei – sound of a valley stream

44 – 炯然 – keizen – shine, radiant

45 – 煢然 – keizen – alone

46 – 惸然 – keizen – alone

47 – 珪素 – keiso – silicon

48 – 硅素 – keiso – silicon

49 – 軽躁 – keisou – thoughtless

50 – 勁草 – keisou – wind-resistant blade of grass; resistant idea (metaphorically)​

51 – 啓蟄 – keichitsu – ‘awakening of insects’

52 – 軽佻 – keichou – careless

53 – 勁敵 – keiteki – formidable foe

54 – 啓迪 – keiteki – enlightenment, guide

55 – 繋縛 – keibaku – restraint, binding

56 – 閨閥 – keibatsu – clan

57 – 警蹕 – keihitsu – heralding

58 – 閨房 – keibou – marital bedroom

59 – 閨門 – keimon – bedroom entrance

60 – 刑戮 – keiriku – punishment

61 – 経綸 – keirin – state policy

62 – 痙攣 – keiren – convulsion, cramp

63 – 懈怠 – kedai – laziness

64 – 結跏 – kekka – lotus position

It is common for monks and buddhas to be depicted sitting in the lotus position. This statue is at Sengakuji Temple, Tokyo, Japan. Photo – Daderot

65 – 闕下 – kekka – in front of the Emperor

66 – 蹶起 – kekki – rising to action

67 – 譎詐 – kessa – falsehood

68 – 結紮 – kessatsu – a ligature

69 – 闕失 – kesshitsu – deficiency

70 – 傑出 – kesshutsu – outstanding

71 – 闕所 – kessho – gap, hole, punishment involving exile and expropriation (Edo period)

72 – 血漿 – kesshou – blood plasma

73 – 血痰 – kettan – bloody phlegm

74 – 闕字 – ketsuji – omitted character

75 – 楔状 – ketsujyou – wedge-shaped

76 – 孑然 – ketsuzen – alone

77 – 蹶然 – ketsuzen – with a spring

78 – 闕文 – ketsubun – a piece of writing with a missing part

79 – 訣別 – ketsubetsu – a farewell, parting

80 – 華鬘 – keman – Buddhist decoration engraved with various motifs, often made from gilt copper (e.g. for adorning the inner shrine of a temple)

Hanging garland (keman) with lotus flowers, Japan, 1650-1750, hammered, pierced, and gilded bronze – Victoria and Albert Museum – London, England. Photo – Daderot

81 – 狷介 – kenkai – self-centered

82 – 喧喧 – kenken – noisily

83 – 拳拳 – kenken – reverently

84 – 眷顧 – kenko – favour

85 – 乾坤 – kenkon – heaven and earth

86 – 喧囂 – kengou – uproar

87 – 研鑽 – kensan – diligent study

88 – 腱鞘 – kenshou – sheath of tendon

89 – 欠伸 – kesshin- yawning

90 – 譴責 – kenseki – a rebuke

91 – 眷属 – kenzoku – one’s family, retainers

92 – 健啖 – kentan – gluttony

93 – 軒輊 – kenchi – high and low, disparity

94 – 涓滴 – kenteki – constant dripping

95 – 健闘 – kentou – fighting bravely

96 – 嶮難 – kennan – steep

97 – 倦憊 – kenpai – extreme fatigue

98 – 甄別 – kenbetsu – distinction

99 – 慳吝 – kenrin – greedy and stingy

100 – 黔黎 – keirei – peasantry

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