Special kanji words derived from other words
Enough examples and new to me (Apr 2022)
碑
Stone monument (石文)
- 碑の銘文 - monumental inscription
- (人)をしのんで碑を建てる - erect a monument to someone's memory
- 偲ぶ - to reminisce
- 昔日を偲ぶ
- 母の面影を偲ぶ
- think of [remember] one's (dead) mother
- 面影 - image, face resemblance
- その子の面影は亡き父親を偲ばせた
- He reminded me of his dead father.
彩る
色取る
- 空は夕日で赤く彩られていた
- The sky was tinged with red by the setting sun.
- 通りは造花や提灯で華やかに彩られている
- The streets are bright [brightly decorated] with artificial flowers and paper lanterns.
承る
受け賜る
- 〔謹んで聞く〕hear ⇒きく(聞く)
- ご意見を承りたい
- I'd like to hear your opinion.
- 早急にご返事を承りたい
- Please give me 「your answer as soon as possible [a prompt reply].
- ご趣旨は承りました
- I understand your viewpoint [opinion]./I understand what you mean.
- 〔伝え聞く〕
- 承ればお子さんがご病気だそうで
- I hear that your child is sick.
- 〔謹んで受ける,承知する〕
- ご依頼の件,承りました
- We will certainly comply with your request.
- ご用命を承ります
- May I help you?/What can I do for you?
- 確かに承りました
- Certainly [Very good], sir [ma'am].
- 披露宴のご相談はこの部屋で承ります
- Reservations for wedding banquets are taken in this room.
賜る
- これは宮中から賜った杯だ
- This cup was an Imperial gift.
- 受賞者は陛下に拝謁を賜った
- The prizewinners were granted an audience with the Emperor.
陥る
落ち入る. Another form suggested by IME: 陷る.
- 〔よくない状態になる〕
- 危篤に陥る
- fall into critical condition
- 昏睡状態に陥る
- 事態は回復不能の状態に陥った
- Things have lapsed into an irreparable state.
- 苦境に陥っている
- 〔計略などにかかる〕
- わなに陥る
-「fall into [be caught in/〔まんまと〕 walk into] a trap
- 誘惑に陥る
- 〔攻め落とされる〕fall ((to, into))
- ついに町は敵の手に陥った
- The town 「was finally captured by the enemy [finally fell to the enemy].
陥れる
落とし入れる
- 〔計略などで危険・困難に追い込む〕entrap
- 彼らはその男を苦境に陥れた
- They plunged the man into a difficult situation.
- 〔攻め取る〕capture
- ついに城を陥れた
- Finally they took the fortress.
Written in other forms
偏る
片寄る
- 〔一部分だけに集まる〕
- 聴衆は部屋の横の方に片寄って座っていた
- The audience had clustered on one side of the room.
- Incline towards / partialism
- 〔一方に傾く〕lean, incline ((toward(s)))
- 彼の意見は左に片寄っている
- His opinions lean [are slanted/incline] toward the left.
- 食事が片寄らないようにしなさい
- Try to eat well-balanced meals.
- 〔不公平である〕be partial;〔偏見がある〕be prejudiced
- 片寄らない
- 〔公正な〕fair/unbiased/〔偏見のない〕unprejudiced
- 彼の意見は片寄っている
- He is prejudiced./His view is one-sided.
- 部下の扱い方が片寄るのはよくない
- You must 「not be partial [play favorites] when dealing with your subordinates.
Written in Kana
軛
頸木
- 牛にくびきをつける
- put a yoke on oxen/yoke oxen
- 〔自由を束縛するもの〕bondage
- 頸 appears to be used for neck in anatomy. Also, uterine cervix.
希う
乞い願う
こいねがう【▲希う・▲庶▲幾う】
- strongly desire; earnestly wish ((for))
- こいねがわくは人々に平安を与えたまえ
- We pray that there may be peace among humankind.
薪
焚き木
- 暖炉にたきぎを足す
- put more wood on the fire/add more wood to the fire
- 薪能 a torchlight performance of Noh (given outdoors in the evening)
- 薪 firewood
Less interesting ones
塊
固まり
試みる
心見る
快い
心良い
栞
枝折り
厩
馬屋 Horse barn
諡
贈り名 a posthumous title
礫
小石. Probably more common to be 礫.