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由来
[ゆらい]
yurai
noun, suru verb, adverb
English Meanings:
noun, suru verb
- origin; source; history; derivation
adverb
- originally; from the start; by nature
種分化
[しゅぶんか]
shubunka
noun, suru verb
English Meanings:
noun, suru verb
- speciation
スパイク
supaiku
noun, suru verb
English Meanings:
noun
- spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; cleat
- spiked shoes; spikes; cleats; boots (soccer, rugby, etc.)
noun, suru verb
- injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
- spike (volleyball)
する
suru
suru verb (irregular), intransitive verb, transitive verb, suffix, auxiliary verb
Alternate Written Forms:
為る
[する]
suru
Outdated Kanji
English Meanings:
suru verb (irregular)
- to do; to carry out; to perform
- to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
- to serve as; to act as; to work as
- to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
- to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as (as 〜にする,〜とする)
- to decide on; to choose (as 〜にする)
suru verb (irregular), intransitive verb
- to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) (as 〜がする)
- to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
- to be worth; to cost
- to pass (of time); to elapse
suru verb (irregular), transitive verb
- to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B (as AをBにする)
- to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B (as AをBにする)
- to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B (as AをBにする)
- to feel A about B (as AをBにする)
suffix, suru verb (irregular)
- verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
auxiliary verb, suru verb (irregular)
- creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
- to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to (as 〜うとする,〜ようとする)
育つ
[そだつ]
sodatsu
godan verb, intransitive verb
English Meanings:
godan verb, intransitive verb
- to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
円熟
[えんじゅく]
enjuku
noun, suru verb
English Meanings:
noun, suru verb
- ripeness; mellowness; maturity; perfection
加齢
[かれい]
karei
noun, suru verb
English Meanings:
noun, suru verb
- aging; ageing; adding to one's years
開花
[かいか]
kaika
noun, suru verb
English Meanings:
noun, suru verb
- flowers budding; blooming; flowering
- showing results; becoming popular; blooming
完熟
[かんじゅく]
kanjuku
noun, suru verb, no adjective
English Meanings:
noun, suru verb, no adjective
- full ripeness; full maturity
古びる
[ふるびる]
furubiru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
English Meanings:
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- to look old; to get old
向上
[こうじょう]
koujou
noun, suru verb
English Meanings:
noun, suru verb
- elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
高まる
[たかまる]
takamaru
godan verb, intransitive verb
English Meanings:
godan verb, intransitive verb
- to rise; to swell; to be promoted
実る
[みのる]
minoru
godan verb, intransitive verb
Alternate Written Forms:
English Meanings:
godan verb, intransitive verb
- to bear fruit; to ripen
熟す
[じゅくす]
jukusu
godan verb, su verb - precursor to the modern suru, intransitive verb
English Meanings:
godan verb, su verb - precursor to the modern suru, intransitive verb
- to ripen; to mature
- to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act)
- to be in common use; to come to sound natural
- to become skilled
熟する
[じゅくする]
jukusuru
suru verb (special class), intransitive verb
English Meanings:
suru verb (special class), intransitive verb
- to ripen; to mature
- to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act)
- to be in common use; to come to sound natural
- to become skilled
熟れる
[うれる]
ureru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
English Meanings:
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
熟成
[じゅくせい]
jukusei
noun, suru verb
English Meanings:
noun, suru verb
- maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
上達
[じょうたつ]
joutatsu
noun, suru verb
English Meanings:
noun, suru verb
- improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress
- communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
伸びる
[のびる]
nobiru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Alternate Written Forms:
延びる
[のびる]
nobiru
English Meanings:
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.)
- to straighten out; to be flattened; to become smooth
- to spread (of paint, cream, etc.)
- to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
- to lose elasticity; to become slack; to become soggy (e.g. noodles)
- to make progress; to develop; to expand; to increase; to improve
- to be exhausted; to be groggy; to pass out; to collapse
- to be prolonged (meeting, life span, etc.); to be extended (e.g. deadline); to lengthen (e.g. of the days)
- to be postponed; to be delayed; to be put off
進化
[しんか]
shinka
noun, suru verb
English Meanings:
noun, suru verb
- evolution; progress