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陸りく - riku
land
Definitions
| Japanese > English |
| 陸 |
| 1. adj. (from 1595) flat, not steep |
| 2. adj. (from roughly 1600) straightforward, uncomplicated, straight, correct |
| 3. adj. (from roughly 1600) q, mostly used in negative expressions correct, right, complete, sufficient, satisfactory, proper |
| ろくでもない人物、ろくに休みも取れない - a person who isn't right, a good-for-nothing / can't even fully take a break |
| 4. adj. (from late 1600s) peaceful, tranquil, serene q, said of one's surroundings |
| 5. adj. (from 1700) even-tempered, easygoing, relaxed |
| 6. n. (from 1595) flatness |
| 7. n. (from roughly 1600) straightforwardness, uncomplicatedness, straightness, correctness |
| 8. n. (from roughly 1600) q, mostly used in negative expressions correctness, rightness, completeness, sufficientness, satisfactoriness, properness |
| 9. n. (from late 1600s) peacefulness, tranquility, serenity q, said of one's surroundings |
| 10. n. (from 1700) an even temper, easygoingness, relaxedness |
| 11. n. (legal) the number six, 6 (q, used only in legal documents, otherwise 六) |
| 12. n. Usage: Legal uses arose due to the relative ease with which certain number kanji can be fraudulently altered to look like other number kanji. For instance, 一 could be modified to look l |
| 13. n. (from mid-1400s) land q, as opposed to sea or other bodies of water |
| (synonyms, ja, 陸地, おか, くにが, くぬが, くが, tr1=rikuchi, tr2=oka, tr3=kuniga, tr4=kunuga, tr5=kuga) |
Pronunciation
riku
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