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street, ward, town, counter for guns, tools, even number, 4th calendar sign
丁
ひのと
チョウ, テイ, チン, トウ, チ
Compounds:
丁目 ちょうめ
庖丁 ほうちょう
district of a town, city block (of irregular size)
kitchen knife, carving knife
(n)
(n)
both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (eg, in a train), two
両
てる, ふたつ
リョウ
Compounds:
両者 りょうしゃ
両替 りょうがえ
両方 りょうほう
両面 りょうめん
両立 りょうりつ
pair, the two, both persons, both things
change, money exchange
both sides, both parties
both sides, two sides
(n)
(n, vs)
(n)
(n)
compatibility, coexistence, standing together
(n, vs)
round, full, month, perfection, -ship, pills, make round
丸
まる, まる.める, まる.い
ガン
Compounds:
丸味 まるみ
丸める まるめる
日の丸 ひのまる
roundness, rotundity
(n)
to make round, to round off, to roll up, to curl up, to seduce, to cajole, to explain away
outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle), the Japanese flag
(Ichidan verb, vt)
(n)
beforehand, previous, myself, I
予
あらかじ.め
ヨ, シャ
Compounds:
猶予 ゆうよ
予感 よかん
予期 よき
予告 よこく
予算 よさん
postponement, deferment, extension (of time)
presentiment, premonition
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
expectation, assume will happen, forecast
(n, vs)
advance notice, previous note, preliminary announcement
estimate, budget
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
contend, dispute, argue
争
あらそ.う, いか.でか
ソウ
Compounds:
競争 きょうそう
戦争 せんそう
争い あらそい
争う あらそう
争議 そうぎ
competition, contest, to compete
war
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
dispute, strife, quarrel, dissension, conflict, rivalry, contest
(n)
to compete, to contest, to contend, to quarrel, to argue, to dispute, to be at variance, to oppose, (usu. in negative form)
to deny (eg evidence) (v5s, intransitive verb)
dispute, quarrel, strike
(n)
mingle, mixing, association, coming and going
交
まじ.わる, まじ.える, ま.じる, まじ.る, ま.ざる, ま.ぜる, -か.う, か.わす, かわ.す, こもごも
コウ
Compounds:
外交 がいこう
交わる まじわる
交換 こうかん
交響曲 こうきょうきょく
交互 こうご
diplomacy
(n)
to cross, to intersect, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join
(v5r, intransitive verb)
exchange, interchange, switching, reciprocity, barter, substitution, replacement, clearing (of checks, cheques)
symphony
(n)
mutual, reciprocal, alternate
other, another, the others
他
ほか
(n, adj-no)
(n, vs)
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タ
Compounds:
他 ほか
他殺 たさつ
他方 たほう
他人 あだびと
other (esp. places and things), the rest
a murder
(adj-no, n, n-adv)
(n)
another side, different direction, (on) the other hand
(adv, n)
another person, unrelated person, outsider, stranger
(n)
adhere, attach, refer to, append
付
つ.ける, -つ.ける, -づ.ける, つ.け, つ.け-, -つ.け, -づ.け, -づけ, つ.く, -づ.く, つ.き, -つ.き, -つき, -づ.き, -づき
フ
Compounds:
近付く ちかづく
近付ける ちかづける
跡片付け あとかたづけ
交付 こうふ
受付ける うけつける
to approach, to get near, to get acquainted with, to get closer
(v5k)
to bring near, to put close, to let come near, to associate with
tidying up, cleaning, clearing away, putting in order
delivering, furnishing (with copies)
(Ichidan verb, vt)
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
to be accepted, to receive (an application)
(Ichidan verb, vt)
orders, ancient laws, command, decree
令
レイ
Compounds:
法令 ほうれい
命令 めいれい
年令 ねんれい
laws and ordinances, acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
(n)
order, command, decree, directive, (software) instruction
age, years
(n, vs)
(n)
go-between, relationship
仲
なか
チュウ
Compounds:
仲断 ちゅうだん
仲 なか
仲介 ちゅうかい
仲間 なかま
仲裁 ちゅうさい
interruption, suspension, break
relation, relationship
(n, vs)
(n)
agency, intermediation
(n, vs)
company, fellow, colleague, associate, comrade, mate, group, circle of friends, partner
arbitration, intercession, mediation
(n)
(n, vs)
transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
伝
つた.わる, つた.える, つた.う, つだ.う, -づた.い, つて
デン, テン
Compounds:
遺伝 いでん
手伝い てつだい
手伝う てつだう
宣伝 せんでん
伝う つたう
heredity, inherent
(adj-na, n, vs)
helper, assistant, help
(n)
to help, to assist, to take part in
(v5s, vt)
propaganda, publicity, advertisement, advertising
to go along, to walk along, to follow
(n, vs)
(v5s)
rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some
位
くらい, ぐらい
イ
Compounds:
各位 かくい
学位 がくい
順位 じゅんい
単位 たんい
地位 ちい
everyone, ladies and gentlemen, attention media representatives (eg heading on a press release)
(university) degree
(n)
order, rank, precedence
(n)
unit, denomination, credit (in school)
(social) position, status
example, custom, usage, precedent
例
たと.える
レイ
Compounds:
(n)
(n)
(n)
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恒例 こうれい
実例 じつれい
条例 じょうれい
先例 せんれい
前例 ぜんれい
established practice, established practise, custom
example, illustration, precedent
regulations, rules, laws, acts, ordinance
precedent
(n)
precedent
(n)
(n)
(n)
(n)
person in charge, connection, duty, concern oneself
係
かか.る, かかり, -がかり, かか.わる
ケイ
Compounds:
関係 かんけい
無関係 むかんけい
係り かかり
relation, connection
unrelated
(n, vs)
(adj-na, n, adj-no)
official, duty, person in charge
(n)
faith, truth, fidelity, trust
信
シン
Compounds:
確信 かくしん
自信 じしん
受信 じゅしん
信じる しんじる
信ずる しんずる
conviction, belief, confidence
self-confidence
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
reception (eg radio), receipt
(n, vs)
to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in
(Ichidan verb, vt)
to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in
(Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs), vt)
godown, warehouse, storehouse, cellar, treasury
倉
くら
ソウ
Compounds:
倉庫 そうこ
storehouse, warehouse, godown
(n)
double, twice, times, fold
倍
バイ
Compounds:
倍 ばい
倍増 ばいぞう
倍率 ばいりつ
twice, double, times, -fold
double
(n, suffix)
(n, vs)
magnification, leverage, amplification, scaling factor, scale factor
(n)
climate, season, weather
候
そうろう
コウ
Compounds:
気候 きこう
候補 こうほ
天候 てんこう
立候補 りっこうほ
徴候 ちょうこう
climate
(n)
candidate, contender, prospect, pick, choice, list, candidacy, candidature, nomination
weather
(n)
(n)
announcing candidacy
(n, vs)
sign, indication, omen, symptom
(n)
halt, stopping
停
と.める, と.まる
テイ
Compounds:
調停 ちょうてい
停学 ていがく
停止 ていし
停車 ていしゃ
停滞 ていたい
arbitration, conciliation, mediation
suspension from school
(n, vs)
(n)
suspension, interruption, stoppage, ban, standstill, halt, hang-up, deadlock, stalemate, abeyance
stopping (eg train)
(n, vs)
stagnation, tie-up, congestion, retention, accumulation, falling into arrears
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
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healthy, health, strength, persistence
健
すこ.やか
ケン
Compounds:
穏健 おんけん
健やか すこやか
健康 けんこう
健全 けんぜん
保健 ほけん
quiet, dependable, uniform, (politically) moderate
vigorous, healthy, sound
health, sound, wholesome
(adj-na, n)
(adj-na, n)
(adj-na, n)
health, soundness, wholesome
(adj-na, n)
health preservation, hygiene, sanitation
(n)
side, lean, oppose, regret
側
かわ, がわ, そば
ソク
Compounds:
縁側 えんがわ
側面 そくめん
内側 うちがわ
片側 かたがわ
側 わき
veranda, porch, balcony, open corridor
side, flank, sidelight, lateral
inside, interior, inner part
one side
(n)
(n)
(n)
(n)
side, aside, armpit, back-burner
(n)
hundred million, 10**8
億
オク
Compounds:
億 おく
10^8, 100,000,000, hundred million
(numeric)
portent, 10**12, trillion, sign, omen, symptoms
兆
きざ.す, きざ.し
チョウ
Compounds:
兆 ちょう
sign, omen, indication, portent, 10^12, 1,000,000,000,000, trillion (American), (obs) billion (British)
(numeric)
newborn babe, child, young of animals
児
こ, -こ, -っこ
ジ, ニ, ゲイ
Compounds:
育児 いくじ
児こ
児童 じどう
女の児 おんなのコ
小児科 しょうにか
childcare, nursing, upbringing
(n, vs)
child, young (animal), young woman, young geisha, offshoot, interest, new shares, bird egg, (after a noun or -masu stem) -er (often of
young women) (n, n-suf, n-suf)
children, juvenile
girl
(n)
(n)
pediatrics
(n)
whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
全
まった.く, すべ.て
ゼン
Compounds:
安全 あんぜん
完全 かんぜん
健全 けんぜん
全員 ぜんいん
全集 ぜんしゅう
safety, security
(adj-na, n)
perfection, completeness
(adj-na, n)
health, soundness, wholesome
(adj-na, n)
all members (unanimity), all hands, the whole crew, everyone, everybody
complete works
(n)
public, prince, official, governmental
公
おおやけ
コウ, ク
Compounds:
(n-adv, n)
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公営 こうえい
公園 こうえん
公演 こうえん
公開 こうかい
公害 こうがい
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public management
(public) park
(n)
(n)
public performance, sumo exhibition in a foreign country
open to the public
(n, vs)
(n, vs, adj-no)
pollution, public nuisance, contamination
(n)
together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with
共
とも, とも.に, -ども
キョウ
Compounds:
何共 なんとも
共に ともに
共稼ぎ ともかせぎ
共感 きょうかん
共産主義 きょうさんしゅぎ
nothing (with neg. verb), quite, not a bit
(adv)
sharing with, participate in, both, alike, together, along with, with, including
working together, (husband and wife) earning a living together
sympathy, empathy, response
(adv, vs)
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
communism, collectivism
(n)
soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics
兵
つわもの
ヘイ, ヒョウ
Compounds:
核兵器 かくへいき
徴兵 ちょうへい
兵器 へいき
兵士 へいし
兵隊 へいたい
nuclear weapons
(n)
conscription, recruitment, enlistment
arms, weapons, ordinance
soldier
(n, vs)
(n)
(n)
soldier, sailor
(n)
tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture
具
そな.える, つぶさ.に
グ
Compounds:
雨具 あまぐ
家具 かぐ
絵具 えのぐ
玩具 がんぐ
器具 きぐ
rain gear
furniture
(n)
(n)
colors, colours, paints
toy
utensil
(n)
(n)
(n)
code, ceremony, law, rule
典
テン, デン
Compounds:
古典 こてん
典型 てんけい
典型的 てんけいてき
ことば典 ことばてん
百科辞典 ひゃっかじてん
old book, classics, classic
(n)
type, pattern, archetypal
(n, adj-no)
typical, prototypical, representative, stereotypical, model, ideal
dictionary
(adj-na)
(n)
encyclopedia (encyclopaedia)
(n)
inside, within, between, among, house, home
内
うち
ナイ, ダイ
Compounds:
案内 あんない
以内 いない
屋内 おくない
家内 やうち
境内 けいだい
information, guidance, leading, to guide, to show (around), to conduct
within, inside of, less than
(n, n-suf)
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
(n)
(my) wife, inside the home, one's family
compound, grounds
cool, cold (beer, person), chill
冷
(n)
(n)
つめ.たい, ひ.える, ひ.や, ひ.ややか, ひ.やす, ひ.やかす, さ.める, さ.ます
レイ
(n, vs)
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Compounds:
寒冷 かんれい
冷える ひえる
冷え込む ひえこむ
冷たい つべたい
冷める さめる
cold, coldness, chilliness
(adj-na, n)
to grow cold, to get chilly, to cool down
to get colder, to get chilled
(Ichidan verb, intransitive verb)
(v5m, intransitive verb)
cold (to the touch), chilly, icy, freezing, coldhearted, unfeeling
(adj)
to become cool, to come down (fever), to cool down (interest), to abate, to subside, to dampen
(Ichidan verb, intransitive verb)
sword, saber, knife
刀
かたな, そり
トウ
Compounds:
刀 とう
(single-edged) sword, katana, dagger, knife, scalpel
(n)
file, row, rank, tier, column
列
レツ, レ
Compounds:
系列 けいれつ
行列 ぎょうれつ
整列 せいれつ
直列 ちょくれつ
陳列 ちんれつ
series, sequence, system, order of succession, keiretsu (conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings)
line, procession, matrix
(n, vs, n)
standing in a row, forming a line, alignment
series (eg electrical), serial
exhibition, display, show
(n, vs)
(n, adj-f)
(n, vs)
first time, beginning
初
はじ.め, はじ.めて, はつ, はつ-, うい-, -そ.める, -ぞ.め
ショ
Compounds:
最初 さいしょ
初 はつ
初夏 はつなつ
初期 しょき
初級 しょきゅう
beginning, outset, first, onset
first, new
(adj-no, n-adv, n-t)
(n, adj-no, n-suf)
early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
early (days), initial stage, (computer) initial
elementary level
(n)
(n, adj-no)
(n)
profit, advantage, benefit
利
き.く
リ
Compounds:
営利 えいり
金利 きんり
権利 けんり
勝利 しょうり
不利 ふり
money-making, commercialized, commercialised
interest rates
(n)
(n)
right, privilege
(n)
victory, triumph, conquest, success, win
(n, vs)
disadvantage, handicap, unfavorable, unfavourable, drawback
printing, print
刷
す.る, -ず.り, -ずり, は.く
サツ
Compounds:
印刷 いんさつ
printing
(n, vs)
vice-, duplicate, copy
副
フク
Compounds:
副作用 ふくさよう
副 とりわけ
reaction, secondary effect, side effect
especially, above all
(adv, n)
(n)
(adj-na, n)
(n)
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achievement, merits, success, honor, credit
功
いさお
コウ, ク
Compounds:
功夫 くふう
成功 せいこう
device, scheme, devising, scheming, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
success, hit
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada
加
くわ.える, くわ.わる
カ
Compounds:
加える くわえる
加わる くわわる
加害者 かがいしゃ
加減 かげん
加工 かこう
to append, to sum up, to add (up), to include, to increase, to inflict
to join in, to accede to, to increase, to gain in (influence)
assailant
(Ichidan verb, vt)
(v5r, intransitive verb)
(n)
addition and subtraction, allowance for, degree, extent, measure, condition, state of health, seasoning, flavor, flavour,
moderation, adjustment, influence (of the weather), chance (n, adj-na)
manufacturing, processing, treatment, machining
(n, vs)
help, rescue, assist
助
たす.ける, たす.かる, す.ける, すけ
ジョ
Compounds:
援助 えんじょ
救助 きゅうじょ
助かる たすかる
助教授 じょきょうじゅ
助詞 じょし
assistance, aid, support
relief, aid, rescue
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
to be saved, to be rescued, to survive, to be helpful
assistant professor
particle, postposition
(v5r, intransitive verb)
(n)
(n)
toil, diligent, as much as possible
努
つと.める
ド
Compounds:
努力 どりょく
great effort, exertion, endeavour, endeavor, effort
(n, vs)
labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble
労
ろう.する, いたわ.る, いた.ずき, ねぎら, つか.れる, ねぎら.う
ロウ
Compounds:
ご苦労様 ごくろうさま
過労 かろう
勤労 きんろう
苦労 くろう
疲労 ひろう
thank you very much for your ..., I appreciate your efforts
overwork, strain
(n)
labor, labour, exertion, diligent service
troubles, hardships
fatigue, weariness
(n, vs)
(adj-na, n, vs)
(n, vs)
courage, cheer up, be in high spirits, bravery, heroism
勇
いさ.む
ユウ
Compounds:
勇ましい いさましい
勇敢 ゆうかん
勇気 ゆうき
brave, valiant, gallant, courageous
brave, heroic, gallant
(adj)
(adj-na)
courage, bravery, valour, valor, nerve, boldness
victory, win, prevail, excel
勝
か.つ, -が.ち, まさ.る, すぐ.れる, かつ
ショウ
Compounds:
決勝 けっしょう
decision of a contest, finals (in sports)
(n)
(n)
(exp, adj-na)
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勝手 かって
勝敗 しょうはい
勝負 しょうぶ
勝利 しょうり
one's own convenience, one's way, convenience or ease of use, knowledge of how to use, circumstances, situation (eg
financial), environment, kitchen, arbitrary (adj-na, n)
victory or defeat, issue (of battle)
(n)
victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout
victory, triumph, conquest, success, win
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
wrap, pack up, cover, conceal
包
つつ.む, くる.む
ホウ
Compounds:
包み つつみ
包囲 ほうい
包装 ほうそう
包む つつむ
小包み こづつみ
bundle, package, parcel, bale
(n)
siege, encirclement, envelopment
packing, wrapping
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
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
(v5m, vt, v5m)
parcel, package
(n)
change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
化
ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する
カ, ケ
Compounds:
御化け おばけ
あっ化 あっか
化ける ばける
化学 ばけがく
化石 かせき
goblin, apparition, monster, ghost
(n)
(suffer) deterioration, growing worse, aggravation, degeneration, corruption
(n, vs)
to appear in disguise, to take the form of, to change for the worse, to corrupt
chemistry, chemical (company)
(Ichidan verb, intransitive verb)
(n)
fossil, petrifaction, fossilization, fossilisation
(n, vs)
graduate, soldier, private, die
卒
そっ.する, お.える, お.わる, ついに, にわか
ソツ, シュツ
Compounds:
卒業 そつぎょう
卒先 そっせん
卒直 そっちょく
graduation, completion (eg of a course), outgrowing something, moving on
taking the initiative
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
frankness, candour, candor, openheartedness
(adj-na, n)
co-, cooperation
協
キョウ
Compounds:
協議 きょうぎ
妥協 だきょう
農協 のうきょう
協同 きょうどう
conference, consultation, discussion, negotiation
compromise, giving in
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
agricultural cooperative
(n)
doing together (as equals), sharing, common (land, etc.), joint (statement, etc.), cooperation, co-operation,
collaboration, association (n, vs)
simple, one, single, merely
単
ひとえ
タン
Compounds:
単なる たんなる
単に たんに
単位 たんい
単一 たんいつ
単語 たんご
mere, simple, sheer
(adj-pn)
simply, merely, only, solely
(adv, n)
unit, denomination, credit (in school)
(n)
single, simple, sole, individual, unitary
(adj-na, n)
word, vocabulary, (usually) single-character word
(n)
Dr., command, esteem, win acclaim, Ph.D., exposition, fair
博
ハク, バク
Compounds:
博愛 はくあい
博士 はくし
charity, benevolence, philanthropy, (love for) humanity
doctorate, PhD, Dr (as a title), expert, learned person
(n)
(n, n-suf, n)
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博物館 はくぶつかん
博覧会 はくらんかい
museum
(n)
fair, exhibition, exposition
(n)
stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, India
印
しるし, -じるし, しる.す
イン
Compounds:
印鑑 いんかん
印刷 いんさつ
印紙 いんし
印象 いんしょう
調印 ちょういん
stamp, seal
printing
(n)
(n, vs)
(revenue) stamp
impression
(n)
(n, vs)
signature, signing, sealing
(n, vs)
meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
原
はら
ゲン
Compounds:
原っぱ はらっぱ
原因 げんいん
原稿 げんこう
原稿用紙 げんこうようし
原告 げんこく
open field, empty lot, plain
cause, origin, source
manuscript, copy
(n)
(n, vs)
(n)
Japanese writing paper
plaintiff, accuser, prosecutor
(n)
(n)
nonplussed, three, going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love
参
まい.る, まい-, まじわる, みつ
サン, シン
Compounds:
御参り おまいり
降参 こうさん
参る まいる
参加 さんか
参議院 さんぎいん
worship, shrine visit
giving in to
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
to go, to come, to call, to be defeated, to collapse, to die, to be annoyed, to be nonplussed, to be madly in love, to visit
(shrine, grave)
(v5r)
participation
(n, vs)
House of Councillors
(n)
anti-
反
そ.る, そ.らす, かえ.す, かえ.る, -かえ.る
ハン, ホン, タン, ホ
Compounds:
反する はんする
反応 はんのう
反感 はんかん
反響 はんきょう
反撃 はんげき
to be inconsistent with, to oppose, to contradict, to transgress, to rebel
reaction, response
(n, vs)
antipathy, revolt, animosity
(n)
echo, reverberation, repercussion, reaction, influence
counterattack, counteroffensive, counterblow
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
take, fetch, take up
取
と.る, と.り, と.り-, とり, -ど.り
シュ
Compounds:
引取る ひきとる
横取り よこどり
採取 さいしゅ
搾取 さくしゅ
取り扱う とりあつかう
to take charge of, to take over, to retire to a private place
usurpation, snatching, seizure
picking, collecting, harvesting
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
exploitation, squeezing, sweating
(n, vs)
to treat, to handle, to deal in
(v5s, vt)
accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive
受
う.ける, -う.け, う.かる
ジュ
Compounds:
感受性 かんじゅせい
sensitivity
(n)
(v5r, vt)
(suru verb - special class)
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受かる うかる
受けつぐ うけつぐ
受け止める うけとめる
受け持つ うけもつ
to pass (examination)
(v5r, intransitive verb)
to inherit, to succeed, to take over
(v5g, vt)
to catch, to stop the blow, to react to, to take
to take (be in) charge of
(Ichidan verb, vt)
(v5t, vt)
history, chronicle
史
シ
Compounds:
史上 しじょう
歴史 れきし
歴史的 れきしてき
historical
history
(adj-no, n-adv, n-t)
(n)
historic, historical, traditional
(adj-na)
nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call
号
さけ.ぶ, よびな
ゴウ
Compounds:
記号 きごう
元号 げんごう
号 ごう
信号 しんごう
年号 ねんごう
symbol, code, sign
era name
(n, adj-no)
(n)
number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group, sobriquet, pen-name
traffic lights, signal, semaphore
name of an era, year number
(n, n-suf)
(n, vs)
(n)
director, official, govt office, rule, administer
司
つかさど.る
シ
Compounds:
司会 しかい
司法 しほう
上司 じょうし
chairmanship, leading a meeting
administration of justice
(n, vs)
(n)
superior authorities, boss
(n)
each, every, either
各
おのおの
カク
Compounds:
各位 かくい
各自 かくじ
各 おのおの
everyone, ladies and gentlemen, attention media representatives (eg heading on a press release)
individual, each
(n)
(n-adv, n-t)
each, every, either, respectively, severally
(n-t)
yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
向
む.く, む.い, -む.き, む.ける, -む.け, む.かう, む.かい, む.こう, む.こう-, むこ, むか.い
コウ
Compounds:
あお向け あおむけ
傾向 けいこう
後向き うしろむき
向き むき
向こう むこう
face up
(n)
tendency, trend, inclination
(n, vs)
back facing, turning one's back to
(n)
direction, orientation, aspect, situation, exposure, suitability, tendency
(adj-na, n, n-suf)
opposite side, other side, opposite direction, over there, that way, far away, beyond, the other party, the other person,
future (starting now) (n)
old boy, name-suffix
君
きみ, -ぎみ
クン
Compounds:
諸君 しょくん
Gentlemen!, Ladies!
revelation, tell, inform, announce
(n)
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つ.げる
コク
Compounds:
警告 けいこく
原告 げんこく
広告 こうこく
告げる つげる
告訴 こくそ
warning, advice
(n, vs)
plaintiff, accuser, prosecutor
advertisement
to inform
(n)
(n, vs)
(Ichidan verb, vt)
accusation, complaint
(n, vs)
circumference, circuit, lap
周
まわ.り
シュウ
Compounds:
周 ぐるり
周囲 しゅうい
周期 しゅうき
周辺 しゅうへん
surroundings
(n)
surroundings, environs, circumference
cycle, period
(n)
(n)
circumference, outskirts, environs, around, in the area of, in the vicinity of, (computer) peripheral
fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
命
いのち
メイ, ミョウ
Compounds:
一生けん命 いっしょうけんめい
運命 うんめい
革命 かくめい
使命 しめい
寿命 じゅみょう
fate
very hard, with utmost effort, with all one's might, for dear life
(n)
revolution, 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in onmyou-dou)
mission, errand, message
life span
(n)
(n)
harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
和
やわ.らぐ, やわ.らげる, なご.む, なご.やか
ワ, オ, カ
Compounds:
英和 えいわ
緩和 かんわ
講和 こうわ
昭和 しょうわ
中和 ちゅうわ
English-Japanese (eg dictionary)
relief, mitigation
(n)
(n, vs)
peace, conclude peace
(n, vs)
Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
(n)
neutralize, neutralise, counteract
(adj-na, n, vs)
chant, recite, call upon, yell
唱
とな.える
ショウ
Compounds:
合唱 がっしょう
首唱 しゅしょう
chorus, singing in a chorus
advocacy, promotion
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
商
あきな.う
ショウ
Compounds:
商業 しょうぎょう
商社 しょうしゃ
商談 しょうだん
商店 しょうてん
商売 しょうばい
commerce, trade, business
trading company, firm
(n)
(n)
business discussion, negotiation
shop, business firm
(n, vs)
(n)
trade, business, commerce, transaction, occupation
rejoice, take pleasure in
喜
よろこ.ぶ, よろこ.ばす
キ
(n, vs)
(n)
(adj-na, n-adv, n)
(n)
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Compounds:
喜劇 きげき
大喜び おおよろこび
喜ばす よろこばす
comedy, funny show
great joy
(n)
(adj-na, n)
to delight, to give pleasure
(v5s)
utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set
器
うつわ
キ
Compounds:
核兵器 かくへいき
楽器 がっき
器 うつわ
器官 きかん
器具 きぐ
nuclear weapons
musical instrument
(n)
(n)
bowl, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
organ (of body), instrument
utensil
(n)
(n)
(n)
surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep
囲
かこ.む, かこ.う, かこ.い
イ
Compounds:
囲い かこい
囲う かこう
囲む かこむ
囲碁 いご
周囲 しゅうい
enclosure, paling, storage
to enclose
(n)
(v5s, vt)
to surround, to encircle
(v5m, vt)
Go (board game of capturing territory)
(n)
surroundings, environs, circumference
(n)
harden, set, clot, curdle
固
かた.める, かた.まる, かた.まり, かた.い
コ
Compounds:
頑固 がんこ
固まる かたまる
固形 こけい
固体 こたい
固定 こてい
stubbornness, obstinacy
(adj-na, n)
to harden, to solidify, to become firm, to become certain
solid (body)
(v5r, intransitive verb)
(n)
solid (body), solid matter, solid-state
fixation, fixing (eg salary, capital)
(n, adj-no)
(n, vs)
park, garden, yard, farm
園
その
エン
Compounds:
園芸 えんげい
学園 がくえん
公園 こうえん
植物園 しょくぶつえん
庭園 ていえん
horticulture, gardening
academy, campus
(public) park
(n)
(n)
(n)
botanical garden
garden, park
(n)
(n)
slope, incline, hill
坂
さか
ハン
Compounds:
mould, type, model
型
かた, -がた
ケイ
Compounds:
型 がた
model, type (eg of machine, goods, etc.), type, style, pattern, mold (mould), template, model, kata (standard form of a
movement, posture, etc) (n)
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体型 たいけい
典型 てんけい
典型的 てんけいてき
模型 もけい
figure (body)
(n)
type, pattern, archetypal
(n, adj-no)
typical, prototypical, representative, stereotypical, model, ideal
model, dummy, maquette
(adj-na)
(n)
salt
塩
しお
エン
Compounds:
塩分 えんぶん
塩 えん
塩水 えんすい
塩辛い しおからい
salt
salt, salt content
(n)
salt water, brine
(n)
(n)
salty (taste)
(adj)
gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)
士
シ
Compounds:
修士 しゅうし
紳士 しんし
代議士 だいぎし
同士 どうし
博士 はくし
Masters degree program (programme)
gentleman
(n)
(n)
parliamentarian, member of a congress
fellow, companion, comrade, mutual
(n)
(n)
doctorate, PhD, Dr (as a title), expert, learned person
(n, n-suf, n)
unusual, change, strange
変
か.わる, か.わり, か.える
ヘン
Compounds:
急変 きゅうへん
相変らず あいかわらず
大変 たいへん
不変 ふへん
変 へん
sudden turn, sudden change, (suddenly occurring) accident
as ever, as usual, the same
(n, vs)
(adv, n)
very, greatly, immense, enormous, great, serious, grave, dreadful, terrible, difficult, hard, major incident, disaster
(adv, adj-
na, n)
eternal, everlasting, unchangeable, immutable, immovable, constant, permanent, indestructible
(adj-na, n, adj-no)
strange, odd, peculiar, weird, curious, queer, eccentric, funny, suspicious, fishy, unexpected, change, incident, disturbance,
disaster, accident, flat (music) (adj-na, n, n-pref)
husband, man
夫
おっと, そ.れ
フ, フウ, ブ
Compounds:
功夫 くふう
大丈夫 だいじょうぶ
夫 おっと
夫妻 ふさい
夫人 はしかし
device, scheme, devising, scheming, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
husband
safe, all right, OK
(adj-na, adv, n)
(n)
man and wife, married couple
(n)
wife, Mrs, madam, wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.), consort of the emperor
center, middle
央
オウ
Compounds:
中央 ちゅうおう
centre, central, center, middle
(n)
lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
失
うしな.う, う.せる
シツ
Compounds:
過失 かしつ
見失う みうしなう
失格 しっかく
失業 しつぎょう
error, blunder, accident, fault, defect
to lose sight of, to miss
(n)
(v5s, vt)
disqualification, elimination, incapacity (legal)
unemployment
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
(n, n, n)
(n, vs)
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rudeness, saying good-bye, acting impolitely, stealing, impoliteness, disrespect, impertinence
committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard
委
ゆだ.ねる
イ
Compounds:
委員 いいん
委員会 いいんかい
委任 いにん
委しい くわしい
committee member
(n)
committee meeting, committee
charge, trust
(n)
(n, vs)
knowing very well, detailed, full, accurate
(adj)
seasons
季
キ
Compounds:
季語 きご
季節 きせつ
四季 しき
冬季 とうき
雨季 うき
seasonal word (in haiku)
season
(n)
(n)
four seasons
(n)
(season of) winter
rainy season
(n-adv, n-t)
(n)
grandchild, descendants
孫
まご
ソン
Compounds:
子孫 しそん
孫 まご
descendants, posterity, offspring
grandchild
(n)
(n)
guard, protect, defend, obey
守
まも.る, まも.り, もり, -もり, かみ
シュ, ス
Compounds:
御守 おまもり
見守る みまもる
厳守 げんしゅ
守衛 しゅえい
守備 しゅび
charm, amulet
(n)
to watch over, to watch attentively
strict observance
security guard, doorkeeper
defense, defence
(v5r, vt)
(n, vs)
(n)
(n, vs)
perfect, completion, end
完
カン
Compounds:
完成 かんせい
完全 かんぜん
完了 かんりょう
不完全 ふかんぜん
完壁 かんべき
complete, completion, perfection, accomplishment
perfection, completeness
completion, conclusion, perfective (form, aspect)
imperfect, incomplete, faulty, defective
perfect, complete, flawless
(adj-na)
bureaucrat, the government
官
カン
Compounds:
官庁 かんちょう
官邸 かんてい
官僚 かんりょう
器官 きかん
警官 けいかん
government office, authorities
official residence
(n)
bureaucrat, bureaucracy
organ (of body), instrument
policeman
(n)
determine, fix, establish, decide
(n, vs)
(adj-na, n)
(n)
(n)
(n)
(n, vs, n)
(adj-na, n)
(adj-na, interjection (kandoushi), n, vs)
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さだ.める, さだ.まる, さだ.か
テイ, ジョウ
Compounds:
安定 あんてい
案の定 あんのじょう
一定 いちじょう
仮定 かてい
確定 かくてい
stability, equilibrium
(adj-na, n, vs)
just as one thought, as usual
(adv, exp)
fixed, settled, constant, definite, uniform, regularized, regularised, defined, standardized
assumption, supposition, hypothesis
decision, settlement, definition
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
reality, truth
実
み, みの.る, まこと, まことに, みの, みち.る
ジツ, シツ
Compounds:
忠実 ちゅうじつ
果実 かじつ
確実 かくじつ
現実 げんじつ
口実 こうじつ
faithful, loyal, devoted, hardworking, painstaking, diligent, healthy, fit
fruit, nut, berry
(n)
certainty, reliability, soundness
reality
(adj-na, n)
(n)
excuse, pretext
(n)
guest, visitor, customer, client
客
キャク, カク
Compounds:
観客 かんきゃく
客 きゃく
客観 かくかん
客観的 きゃっかんてき
客室 きゃくしつ
audience, spectator(s)
guest, customer
(n)
(n)
object (as opposed to subject)
objective
(n, adj-no)
(adj-na)
drawing room, guest room
(n)
Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess
宮
みや
キュウ, グウ, ク, クウ
Compounds:
harm, injury
害
ガイ
Compounds:
加害者 かがいしゃ
害 がい
害虫 がいちゅう
公害 こうがい
災害 さいがい
assailant
(n)
injury, harm, evil influence, damage
(n)
harmful insect, noxious insect
(n)
pollution, public nuisance, contamination
calamity, disaster, misfortune
(n)
(n)
inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling
宿
やど, やど.る, やど.す
シュク
Compounds:
下宿 げしゅく
合宿 がっしゅく
宿 やど
宿屋 やどや
宿題 しゅくだい
boarding, lodging, boarding house
inn, lodging
inn
(n)
(n)
homework
(n)
guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand
察
サツ
Compounds:
(n, vs)
lodging together, training camp, boarding house
(n, vs)
(adj-na, adj-na, adj-na)
(n, adj-no, vs)
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観察 かんさつ
警察 けいさつ
検察 けんさつ
察する さっする
視察 しさつ
observation, survey
police
(n, vs)
(n)
examination, prosecutor
(n, vs)
to guess, to sense, to presume, to judge, to sympathize with, to sympathise with
inspection, observation
(n, vs)
Buddhist temple
寺
てら
ジ
Compounds:
寺 てら
寺院 じいん
temple (Buddhist)
temple
(n)
(n)
vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
対
あいて, こた.える, そろ.い, つれあ.い, なら.ぶ, むか.う
タイ, ツイ
Compounds:
応対 おうたい
絶対 ぜったい
相対的 そうたいてき
対応 たいおう
対決 たいけつ
receiving, dealing with
(n, vs)
absoluteness, absolute, unconditional, unmistakable
relative
(n, adj-no)
(adj-na)
interaction, correspondence, coping with, dealing with, support
confrontation, showdown
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment
局
つぼね
キョク
Compounds:
局 きょく
結局 けっきょく
支局 しきょく
政局 せいきょく
当局 とうきょく
channel (ie TV or radio), station, department, affair, situation
after all, eventually
branch office
(n-adv, n)
(n)
political situation
(n)
authorities, this office
(n)
boulder, rock, cliff
岩
いわ
ガン
Compounds:
beach
岸
きし
ガン
Compounds:
沿岸 えんがん
海岸 かいがん
岸 きし
岸辺 きしべ
河岸 かし
coast, shore
(n)
coast, beach
bank, coast, shore
(n)
(n)
bank (of a river)
(n)
river bank, riverside, fish market
(n)
island
島
しま
トウ
Compounds:
半島 はんとう
列島 れっとう
peninsula
(n)
archipelago, chain of islands
(n)
(n, n-suf)
(suru verb - special class)
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state, province
州
す
シュウ, ス
Compounds:
nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den
巣
す, す.くう
ソウ
Compounds:
distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance
差
さ.す, さ.し
サ
Compounds:
格差 かくさ
誤差 ごさ
差さ
差し引き さしひき
差し掛かる さしかかる
qualitative difference, disparity
(n)
measurement error, calculation error
difference, variation
(n)
(n, n-suf)
deduction, subtraction, balance, ebb and flow, rise and fall
to come near to, to approach
(n)
(v5r)
hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal
希
まれ
キ, ケ
Compounds:
希 まれ
rare, seldom
(adj-na)
seat, mat, occasion, place
席
むしろ
セキ
Compounds:
客席 きゃくせき
欠席 けっせき
座席 ざせき
出席 しゅっせき
席 せき
guest seating
(n)
absence, non-attendance
seat
seat
(n, vs)
(n)
attendance, presence
(n, vs)
(n)
sash, belt, obi, zone, region
帯
お.びる, おび
タイ
Compounds:
一帯 いったい
温帯 おんたい
携帯 ケータイ
所帯 しょたい
地帯 ちたい
region, zone, whole place
temperate zone
something carried (in the hand), handheld, mobile telephone, cell phone
household, home, family, housekeeping
area, zone
(n)
notebook, account book, album
帳
(n)
(n)
とばり
チョウ
Compounds:
通帳 つうちょう
passbook, bankbook
(n)
(n)
(n, vs, n)
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even, flat, peace
平
たい.ら, -だいら, ひら, ひらヘイ, ビョウ, ヒョウ
Compounds:
公平 こうへい
水平 すいへい
水平線 すいへいせん
地平線 ちへいせん
不公平 ふこうへい
fairness, impartial, justice
level, horizontality
(adj-na, n)
(adj-na, adj-no)
horizon (related to sea or lakes)
horizon (related to land)
(n)
(n)
unfairness, injustice, partiality
(adj-na, n)
happiness, blessing, fortune
幸
さいわ.い, さち, しあわ.せ
コウ
Compounds:
幸い さいわい
幸福 こうふく
不幸 ふこう
happiness, blessedness
(adj-na, adv, n)
happiness, blessedness
(adj-na, n)
unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accident, death
(adj-na, n)
bottom, sole, depth, bottom price, base, kind, sort
底
そこ
テイ
Compounds:
海底 かいてい
底 そこ
徹底 てってい
到底 とうてい
bottom of the ocean
bottom, sole
(n)
(n)
thoroughness, completeness
(cannot) possibly
(n, vs)
(adv)
borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse
府
フ
Compounds:
政府 せいふ
府庁 ふちょう
府立 ふりつ
government, administration
prefectural office
(n)
(n)
managed by an urban prefecture
(adj-no, n)
warehouse, storehouse
庫
くら
コ, ク
Compounds:
金庫 かねぐら
車庫 しゃこ
倉庫 そうこ
文庫 ぶんこ
冷蔵庫 れいぞうこ
safe, vault, treasury, provider of funds
garage, car shed, carport
storehouse, warehouse, godown
(n)
library, book collection, paperback book
refrigerator
(n)
(n)
(n)
(n)
courtyard, garden, yard
庭
にわ
テイ
Compounds:
家庭 かてい
校庭 こうてい
市庭 いちば
中庭 なかにわ
庭 にわ
home, family, household
schoolyard, campus
(n)
(n)
(town) market, (the) marketplace
garden
(n)
courtyard, quadrangle, middle court
(n)
ease, peace
康
コウ
Compounds:
健康 けんこう
health, sound, wholesome
(adj-na, n)
(n)
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style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
式
シキ
Compounds:
株式 かぶしき
儀式 ぎしき
旧式 きゅうしき
形式 けいしき
形式的 けいしきてき
stock (company)
(n)
ceremony, rite, ritual, service
old type, old style
(n)
(adj-na, adj-no)
form, formality, format, appearance, mode, math expression
formal
(n)
(adj-na)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
弓
ゆみ
キュウ
Compounds:
弓 ゆみ
bow (and arrow)
(n)
hit, right, appropriate, himself
当
あ.たる, あ.たり, あ.てる, あ.て, まさ.に, まさ.にべし
トウ
Compounds:
該当 がいとう
割当てる わりあてる
見当 けんとう
心当たり こころあたり
正当 せいとう
corresponding, answering to, coming under, applying to
(n, vs)
to assign, to allot, to allocate, to divide among, to distribute, to prorate
aim, mark, estimate, guess, approximation, direction
(Ichidan verb, vt)
(n)
having some knowledge of, happening to know
(n)
just, justifiable, right, due, proper, equitable, reasonable, legitimate, legal, lawful
shape, form, style
形
かた, -がた, かたち, なり
ケイ, ギョウ
Compounds:
形見 かたみ
形式 けいしき
形式的 けいしきてき
形成 けいせい
形容詞 けいようし
memento, souvenir
(n)
form, formality, format, appearance, mode, math expression
formal
(n)
(adj-na)
formation, molding, taking form
(n, vs)
(true) adjective, i-adjective
(n)
duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
役
ヤク, エキ
Compounds:
区役所 くやくしょ
現役 げんえき
市役所 しやくしょ
主役 しゅやく
重役 おもやく
ward office, council (regional)
active duty, active service
(n)
(n)
municipal office, council, city hall
leading part, leading actor (actress)
(n)
(n)
director, high executive, (person with) heavy responsibilities
(n)
diameter, path, method
径
みち, こみち, さしわたし, ただちに
ケイ
Compounds:
径 みち
半径 はんけい
road, street, way, method
radius
(n)
(n)
junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people
徒
いたずら, あだ
ト
(adj-na, n)
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Compounds:
生徒 せいと
徒歩 とほ
pupil
(n)
walking, going on foot
(n)
gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit
得
え.る, う.る
トク
Compounds:
獲得 かくとく
取得 しゅとく
拾得 しゅうとく
所得 しょとく
心得 こころえ
acquisition, possession
acquisition
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
picking up, finding
income, earnings
(n, vs)
(n)
knowledge, information
(n)
invariably, certain, inevitable
必
かなら.ず
ヒツ
Compounds:
必ず かならず
必ずしも かならずしも
必修 ひっしゅう
必須 ひっす
必然 ひつぜん
necessarily, certainly, without fail, positively, invariably
(adv)
(not) always, (not) necessarily, (not) all, (not) entirely
required (subject)
indispensable, required
inevitable, necessary
(adv)
(n)
(adj-na, n)
(n)
wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention
念
ネン
Compounds:
概念 がいねん
観念 かんねん
記念 きねん
記念日 きねんび
懸念 けねん
general idea, concept, notion
(n)
idea, notion, conception, sense (eg of duty), resignation, preparedness, acceptance
commemoration, memory
(n, vs)
holiday, anniversary, memorial day
worry, fear, anxiety, concern
(n)
(n, vs)
breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)
息
いき
ソク
Compounds:
休息 きゅうそく
消息 しょうそく
息 おき
息 そく
息切れ いきぎれ
rest, relief, relaxation
breath, breathing, tone, mood
son, penis
(n, vs)
news, letter, circumstances
(n)
(n)
(n)
shortness of breath
(n, vs)
jail cell, grieve, sad, deplore, regret
悲
かな.しい, かな.しむ
ヒ
Compounds:
慈悲 じひ
悲観 ひかん
悲劇 ひげき
悲惨 ひさん
悲鳴 ひめい
compassion, benevolence, charity, mercy
pessimism, disappointment
tragedy, disaster
(n)
disastrous, tragic, miserable, wretched, pitiful
shriek, scream
(n, vs)
concept, think, idea, thought
想
(n)
(n, vs)
おも.う
ソウ, ソ
Compounds:
回想 かいそう
reflection, reminiscence
(n, vs)
(adj-na)
(n, vs)
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空想 くうそう
幻想 げんそう
構想 こうそう
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impressions, thoughts
(n, vs)
daydream, fantasy, fancy, vision
illusions
(n, vs)
(n)
plan, plot, idea, conception
(n, vs)
love, affection, favourite
愛
いと.しい
アイ
Compounds:
愛 あい
愛しい いとしい
愛する あいする
愛情 あいじょう
愛読 あいどく
love, affection
(n, n-suf)
lovely, dear, beloved, darling
to love
(adj)
(suru verb - special class, vt)
love, affection
(n)
reading with pleasure
(n, vs)
emotion, feeling, sensation
感
カン
Compounds:
感じ かんじ
感じる かんじる
感覚 かんかく
感激 かんげき
感謝 かんしゃ
feeling, sense, impression
(n)
to feel, to sense, to experience
sense, sensation
(Ichidan verb, intransitive verb)
(n, vs)
deep emotion, impression, inspiration
thanks, gratitude
(n, vs)
(adj-na, n, vs)
turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
成
な.る, な.す, -な.す
セイ, ジョウ
Compounds:
完成 かんせい
既成 きせい
形成 けいせい
結成 けっせい
構成 こうせい
complete, completion, perfection, accomplishment
established, completed, existing
formation, molding, taking form
formation
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
organization, organisation, configuration, composition
war, battle, match
戦
いくさ, たたか.う, おのの.く, そよぐ, わなな.く
セン
Compounds:
策戦 さくせん
終戦 しゅうせん
戦災 せんさい
戦死 せんし
戦車 せんしゃ
military or naval operations, tactics, strategy
end of war, cessation of hostilities
war damage
death in action
(n)
(n, vs)
tank (military vehicle)
(n)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
戸
と
コ
Compounds:
井戸 いど
雨戸 あまど
戸籍 こせき
戸棚 とだな
戸締り とじまり
water well
(n)
sliding storm door
(n)
census, family register
(n)
cupboard, locker, closet, wardrobe
closing up, fastening the doors
genius, years old, cubic shaku
才
サイ
Compounds:
才能 さいのう
(n, vs)
(n, adj-no)
talent, ability
(n)
(n)
(n)
(n)
(n)
(n, vs)
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才 さい
秀才 しゅうさい
人才 じんさい
天才 てんさい
-years-old, ability, gift, talent, aptitude, genius
prodigy
(suffix)
(n)
man of talent, capable person
genius, prodigy, natural gift
(n)
(n)
strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
打
う.つ, う.ち-, ぶ.つ
ダ, ダアス
Compounds:
打上げる うちあげる
打つ うつ
打撃 だげき
打破 だは
打撲 だぼく
to launch, to shoot up, (of waves) dash, to wash up (ashore), to finish, to close
to hit (something inanimate), to strike, to beat (on something), to type, to tap (eg a key)
blow, shock, strike, damage, batting (baseball)
break-down, defeat, abolish
(Ichidan verb, vt)
(v5t)
(n)
(n, vs)
blow, hit (on the body), beating
(n, vs)
throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
投
な.げる, -な.げ
トウ
Compounds:
投げる なげる
投じる とうじる
投影 とうえい
投資 とうし
投書 とうしょ
to throw, to cast away, to face defeat, to give up
to throw, to cast, to invest
projection
investment
(Ichidan verb, vt)
(Ichidan verb, intransitive verb)
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution
(n, vs)
fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit
折
お.る, おり, お.り, -お.り, お.れる
セツ
Compounds:
屈折 くっせつ
骨折 こっせつ
折 おり
折り返し おりかえし
折り返す おりかえす
bending, indentation, refraction, inflection
bone fracture
chance, suitable time
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
(n-adv, n-t)
by return, (call or write back) without delay, lapel, cuffs, flap, chorus, refrain, repetition, aliasing (in imaging),
shuttle service, back-to-back, BTB (adv, n, adj-no)
to turn up, to fold back, to loopback (a signal, a message)
(v5s, vt)
pick up, gather, find, go on foot, ten
拾
ひろ.う
シュウ, ジュウ
Compounds:
収拾 しゅうしゅう
拾う ひろう
拾得 しゅうとく
control, settling, coping
to pick up, to find, to gather
picking up, finding
(n, vs)
(v5s, vt)
(n, vs)
finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
指
ゆび, さ.す, -さ.し
シ
Compounds:
指 ゆび
指す さす
指揮 しき
指示 しじ
指し図 さしず
finger
(n)
to point, to nominate, to select someone, to specify some person, to identify, to indicate, to point out
command, direction
(n, vs)
indication, instruction, designation, directions
instruction, mandate, directions
raise, plan, project, behavior, actions
挙
あ.げる, あ.がる, こぞ.る
キョ
Compounds:
選挙 せんきょ
election
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
(v5s, vt)
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in the end, finally, after all, at last
(n-adv, n-t)
reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search
改
あらた.める, あらた.まる
カイ
Compounds:
改めて あらためて
改革 かいかく
改札 かいさつ
改正 かいせい
改善 かいぜん
another time, again, over again, anew, formally
reform, reformation, innovation
examination of tickets
(adv)
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
revision, amendment, alteration
(n, vs)
betterment, improvement, incremental and continuous improvement
(n, vs)
set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
放
はな.す, -っぱな.し, はな.つ, はな.れる, こ.く, ほう.る
ホウ
Compounds:
解放 かいほう
開放 かいほう
釈放 しゃくほう
追放 ついほう
放す はなす
release, unleashing, liberation, emancipation, deallocation (of computer memory), setting free
open, throw open, liberalization, liberalisation
release, liberation, acquittal
exile, banishment
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
to separate, to set free, to turn loose
(v5s, vt)
salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim
救
すく.う
キュウ
Compounds:
救い すくい
救う すくう
救援 きゅうえん
救急車 きゅうきゅうしゃ
救済 きゅうさい
help, aid, relief, salvation
(n)
to rescue from, to help out of, to save
relief, rescue, reinforcement
ambulance
(v5s, vt)
(n, vs)
(n)
relief, aid, rescue, salvation, help
(n, vs)
failure, defeat, reversal
敗
やぶ.れる
ハイ
Compounds:
失敗 しっぱい
勝敗 しょうはい
敗る やぶる
敗戦 はいせん
敗北 はいぼく
failure, mistake, blunder
(n, adj-no, vs)
victory or defeat, issue (of battle)
(n)
to tear, to violate, to defeat, to smash, to destroy
defeat, losing a war
(v5r, vt)
(n, vs)
defeat (as a verb it means 'to be defeated')
(n, vs)
scatter, disperse, spend, squander
散
ち.る, ち.らす, -ち.らす, ち.らかす, ち.らかる, ばら
サン
Compounds:
解散 かいさん
散らかる ちらかる
散らし チラシ
散らす ちらす
散らばる ちらばる
breakup, dissolution
(n, vs)
to be in disorder, to lie scattered around
scattering, leaflets
(n)
to scatter, to disperse, to distribute
to be scattered about
number, strength, fate, law, figures
数
(v5s, vt)
(v5r, intransitive verb)
かず, かぞ.える, しばしば, せ.める, わずらわ.しい
スウ, ス, サク, ソク, シュ
Compounds:
過半数 かはんすう
画数 かくすう
majority
stroke count
(n)
(n)
(v5r, intransitive verb)
(n, vs)
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回数 かいすう
回数券 かいすうけん
奇数 きすう
number of times, frequency, count
book of tickets
odd number
(n)
(n)
(n)
organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music)
整
ととの.える, ととの.う
セイ
Compounds:
整備 せいび
整理 せいり
整列 せいれつ
調整 ちょうせい
maintenance, servicing, outfitting
(n, vs)
sorting, arrangement, organization, putting in order, adjustment, regulation, liquidation
standing in a row, forming a line, alignment
(n, vs)
regulation, adjustment, tuning, modification, alteration
national flag, banner, standard
旗
はた
キ
Compounds:
旗 はた
国旗 こっき
flag
(n)
national flag
(n)
once upon a time, antiquity, old times
昔
むかし
セキ, シャク
Compounds:
一昔 ひとむかし
昔 むかし
昔話 むかしばなし
ages, long time, decade, the past ten years
olden days, former
(adj-no, n-adv, n-t)
folklore, legend
(n)
star, spot, dot, mark
星
ほし, -ぼし
セイ, ショウ
Compounds:
衛星 えいせい
火星 かせい
星 ほし
星座 せいざ
satellite
(n)
Mars (planet)
star
(n)
(n)
constellation
(n)
yesterday, previous
昨
サク
Compounds:
昨年 さくねん
昨晩 さくばん
昨夜 さくや
一昨日 おととい
一昨年 おととし
last year
last night
(n-adv, n-t)
(n-adv, n-t)
evening, last night
(n-adv, n-t)
day before yesterday
year before last
(n-adv, n-t)
(n-adv, n-t)
shining, bright
昭
ショウ
Compounds:
昭和 しょうわ
Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
(n)
scenery, view
景
ケイ
Compounds:
景気 けいき
condition, state, business (condition)
(n)
(n)
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
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景色 けしき
光景 こうけい
背景 はいけい
不景気 ふけいき
scenery, scene, landscape
scene, spectacle
(n)
(n)
background, scenery, setting, circumstance
(n)
business recession, hard times, depression, gloom, sullenness, cheerlessness
(adj-na, n)
clear up
晴
は.れる, は.れ, は.れ-, -ば.れ, は.らす
セイ
Compounds:
快晴 かいせい
見晴らし みはらし
晴天 せいてん
素晴しい すんばらしい
good weather
view
(n)
(n)
fine weather
(n)
wonderful, splendid, magnificent
(adj)
bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
曲
ま.がる, ま.げる
キョク
Compounds:
歌謡曲 かようきょく
戯曲 ぎきょく
曲 きょく
曲り角 まがりかど
曲る まがる
popular song
play, drama
(n)
(n)
tune, piece of music
(n, n-suf)
street corner, road turn, bend in the road, turning point
(n)
to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist, to turn, to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
utmost, most, extreme
最
もっと.も, つま
サイ, シュ
Compounds:
最も もっとも
最悪 さいあく
最期 さいご
最強 さいきょう
最近 さいきん
most, extremely
the worst
(adv)
(adj-na, n)
one's last moment, one's time of death
strongest
(n-adv, n)
(n)
latest, most recent, nowadays
(adj-no, n-adv, n-t)
ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect
望
のぞ.む, もち
ボウ, モウ
Compounds:
冀望 きぼう
失望 しつぼう
絶望 ぜつぼう
待ち望む まちのぞむ
待望 たいぼう
hope, wish, aspiration
(n, vs)
disappointment, despair
despair, hopelessness
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
to look anxiously for, to wait eagerly for
expectant waiting, long-awaited
(v5m, vt)
(n, vs, adj-no)
period, time, date, term
期
キ, ゴ
Compounds:
延期 えんき
過渡期 かとき
学期 がっき
期間 きかん
期限 きげん
postponement, adjournment
transition period
school term, semester
period, term
(n, vs)
(n)
(n)
(n)
term, period, time frame, time limit, deadline, cutoff (date)
(n)
un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac
未
いま.だ, ま.だ, ひつじ
ミ, ビ
Compounds:
未開 みかい
savage land, backward region, uncivilized, uncivilised
(adj-na, n, adj-no)
(v5r, intransitive verb)
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未熟 みじゅく
未遂 みすい
未然 みぜん
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unmarried
(adj-no, n)
inexperience, unripeness, raw, unskilled, immature, inexperienced
attempt (at crime)
(adj-na, n)
(n, n-suf)
before it happens, previously
(n)
end, close, tip, powder, posterity
末
すえ
マツ, バツ
Compounds:
期末 きまつ
結末 けつまつ
月末 つきずえ
跡始末 あとしまつ
歳末 さいまつ
end of term
(n)
end, conclusion
(n)
end of the month
(n-adv, n-t)
settlement (of affairs), remedial measures, cleaning up afterwards
year end
(n, vs)
(n)
tag, paper money, counter for bonds, placard, bid
札
ふだ
サツ
Compounds:
改札 かいさつ
札 ふだ
入札 にゅうさつ
名札 なふだ
落札 らくさつ
examination of tickets
(n, vs)
token, label, ticket, card, charm, talisman
bid, bidding
(n)
(n, vs)
name plate, name tag
(n)
having one's bid accepted (eg for contract)
(n, vs)
lumber, log, timber, wood, talent
材
ザイ
Compounds:
材木 ざいもく
材料 ざいりょう
取材 しゅざい
素材 そざい
木材 もくざい
lumber, timber
(n)
ingredients, material
(n)
collecting data (eg for a newspaper article), covering an event
raw materials, subject matter
lumber, timber, wood
(n, vs)
(n)
(n)
bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control
束
たば, たば.ねる, つか, つか.ねる
ソク
Compounds:
花束 はなたば
拘束 こうそく
束 たば
束縛 そくばく
約束 やくそく
bunch of flowers, bouquet
restriction, restraint
bundle, bunch, sheaf, coil
(n)
(n, vs)
(n)
restraint, shackles, restriction, confinement, binding
(n, vs)
arrangement, promise, appointment, pact, engagement, convention, rule
(n, vs)
pine tree
松
まつ
ショウ
Compounds:
松 まつ
pine tree, highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
(n)
plank, board, plate, stage
板
いた
ハン, バン
Compounds:
看板 かんばん
黒板 こくばん
板 いた
sign, signboard, doorplate, poster, billboard, appearance, figurehead, policy, attraction, closing time
blackboard
(n)
(n)
board, plank, sheet (of metal), plate (of glass), pane, slab, cutting board, chopping board, stage (ie at a theatre)
(n)
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甲板 こうはん
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woodcut, woodblock print, art print
(ship) deck
(n)
(n)
fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed
果
は.たす, はた.す, -は.たす, は.てる, -は.てる, は.て
カ
Compounds:
果たす はたす
果てし無い はてしない
果実 かじつ
果物 かぶつ
逆効果 ぎゃっこうか
to accomplish, to fulfill, to carry out, to achieve
endless, boundless, everlasting
fruit, nut, berry
fruit
(v5s)
(adj)
(n)
(n)
backfire, counterproductive, opposite effect
(n)
pillar, post, cylinder, support
柱
はしら
チュウ
Compounds:
柱 はしら
電柱 でんちゅう
pillar, post, support, prop, mainstay, counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
telephone pole, telegraph pole, lightpole
(n, suffix, counter)
(n)
flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor
栄
さか.える, は.え, -ば.え, は.える, え
エイ, ヨウ
Compounds:
栄える さかえる
栄光 えいこう
繁栄 はんえい
to prosper, to flourish
glory
(Ichidan verb, intransitive verb)
(n)
prospering, prosperity, thriving, flourishing
(n, vs)
root, radical, head (pimple)
根
ね, -ね
コン
Compounds:
屋根 やね
垣根 かきね
根ね
根回し ねまわし
根気 こんき
roof
(n)
hedge
root
(n)
(n)
making necessary arrangements
(n, vs)
patience, perseverance, persistence, tenacity, energy
(n)
plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, bill, worry
案
つくえ
アン
Compounds:
案の定 あんのじょう
案外 あんがい
案内 あんない
提案 ていあん
答案 とうあん
just as one thought, as usual
unexpectedly
(adv, exp)
(adj-na, n-adv)
information, guidance, leading, to guide, to show (around), to conduct
proposal, proposition, suggestion
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
examination paper, examination script
(n)
plum
梅
うめ
バイ
Compounds:
梅雨入り つゆいり
梅 ウメ
梅干 うめぼし
梅雨明け つゆあけ
entering the rainy season, beginning of the rainy season
(n, vs)
plum, Japanese apricot, prunus mume, lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
dried plum
(n)
the end of the rainy season
(n, vs)
(n)
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contraption, fetter, machine, instrument
械
かせ
カイ
Compounds:
器械 きかい
machine, mechanism, instrument, appliance, apparatus
(n)
plant
植
う.える, う.わる
ショク
Compounds:
移植 いしょく
植える うえる
植物 しょくぶつ
植物園 しょくぶつえん
植民地 しょくみんち
transplanting, porting, implantation, engrafting
to plant, to grow
(n, vs)
(Ichidan verb, vt)
plant, vegetation
(n)
botanical garden
colony, colonial
(n)
(n, adj-no)
poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48
極
きわ.める, きわ.まる, きわ.まり, きわ.み, き.める, -ぎ.め, き.まる
キョク, ゴク
Compounds:
窮極 きゅうきょく
極 ごく
極楽 ごくらく
極限 きょくげん
極端 きょくたん
ultimate, extreme, final, eventual
quite, very, octillion, 10^48
(n, adj-no)
(adv, n)
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land), paradise
utmost limits, limit
(n)
extreme, extremity
(adj-na, n)
(n)
Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
様
さま, さん
ヨウ, ショウ
Compounds:
ご苦労様 ごくろうさま
一様 いちよう
奥様 おくさま
皆様 みなさま
神様 かみさま
thank you very much for your ..., I appreciate your efforts
uniformity, evenness, similarity, equality, impartiality
wife, your wife, his wife, married lady, madam
everyone
God
(exp, adj-na)
(adj-na, n)
(n)
(n)
(n)
signpost, seal, mark, stamp, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, target
標
しるべ, しるし
ヒョウ
Compounds:
標語 ひょうご
標識 ひょうしき
標準 ひょうじゅん
標本 ひょうほん
目標 もくひょう
motto, slogan, catchword
sign, mark, flag
(n)
(n)
standard, level, norm
(n)
example, specimen, sample
mark, objective, target
(n)
(n)
sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof
横
よこ
オウ
Compounds:
横 よこ
横たわる よこたわる
横顔 よこがお
横綱 よこづな
横取り よこどり
horizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down, side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth, side (of a box, etc.),
beside, aside, next to, unconnected (n)
to lie down, to stretch out
(v5r, intransitive verb)
face in profile, profile, face seen from the side
yokozuna (sumo grand champion)
usurpation, snatching, seizure
bridge
(n)
(n, vs)
(n)
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はし
キョウ
Compounds:
橋 はし
桟橋 さんばし
鉄橋 てっきょう
陸橋 りっきょう
架け橋 かけはし
bridge
(n)
wharf, bridge, jetty, pier
(n)
railway bridge, iron bridge
(n)
overland bridge, viaduct, overhead bridge, overpass
bridge building, cross-linking
(n)
(n, vs)
mechanism, opportunity, occasion, machine, airplane
機
はた
キ
Compounds:
危機 きき
機会 きかい
機関 きかん
機関車 きかんしゃ
機構 きこう
crisis
(n)
chance, opportunity
(n)
mechanism, facility, engine, agency, organisation, institution, organ
locomotive, engine
(n)
mechanism, organization, organisation
(n)
lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)
欠
か.ける, か.く
ケツ, ケン
Compounds:
欠陥 けっかん
欠席 けっせき
欠点 けってん
欠如 けつじょ
欠乏 けつぼう
defect, fault, deficiency
(n)
absence, non-attendance
faults, defect, weakness
(n, vs)
(n)
lack, privation, deficiency
want, shortage, famine
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
next, order, sequence
次
つ.ぐ, つぎ
ジ, シ
Compounds:
月次 げつじ
次いで ついで
次ぐ つぐ
次回 じかい
次元 じげん
every month, trite, common
(adj-na, n, adj-na, n)
next, secondly, subsequently
to rank next to, to come after
next time (occasion)
(adv, conjunction)
(v5g, intransitive verb)
(n-adv, n-t)
dimension, perspective, point of reference, level (of something)
tooth, cog
歯
よわい, は, よわ.い, よわい.する
シ
Compounds:
歯は
歯ブラシ はブラシ
歯医者 はいしゃ
歯科 しか
歯止め はどめ
tooth
(n)
toothbrush
dentist
dentistry
(n)
(n)
(n)
brake
(n, vs)
curriculum, continuation, passage of time
歴
レキ, レッキ
Compounds:
学歴 がくれき
歴る へる
経歴 けいれき
履歴 りれき
履歴書 りれきしょ
academic background
(n)
to pass, to elapse, to experience
personal history, career
(Ichidan verb, vt)
(n, vs)
personal history, background, career, log
(n)
personal history, curriculum vitae, resume
(n)
(n)
(n)
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remainder, leftover, balance
残
のこ.る, のこ.す, そこな.う, のこ.り
ザン, サン
Compounds:
残り のこり
残業 ざんぎょう
残高 ざんだか
残酷 ざんこく
残暑 ざんしょ
remnant, residue, remaining, left-over
overtime (work)
(bank) balance, remainder
cruelty, harshness
(n, adj-no)
(n, vs)
(n)
(adj-na, n)
lingering summer heat
(n)
kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
殺
ころ.す, -ごろ.し, そ.ぐ
サツ, サイ, セツ
Compounds:
暗殺 あんさつ
虐殺 ぎゃくさつ
殺す ころす
殺人 さつじん
殺到 さっとう
assassination
(n, vs)
atrocity, massive killing
to kill
(n, vs)
(v5s, vt)
murder
(n)
rush, flood
(n, vs)
poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury, spite
毒
ドク
Compounds:
気の毒 きのどく
消毒 しょうどく
中毒 ちゅうどく
毒 どく
毒薬 どくやく
pitiful, (a) pity
(adj-na, n)
disinfection, sterilization, sterilisation
poisoning, addiction
poison, toxicant
poison
(n, vs)
(n, vs, n-suf)
(n)
(n)
fur, hair, feather, down
毛
け
モウ
Compounds:
髪の毛 かみのけ
不毛 ふもう
毛け
毛糸 けいと
毛皮 もうひ
hair (head)
(n)
sterile, barren, unproductive, sour
hair, fur
(adj-na, n, adj-no)
(n)
knitting wool
(n)
fur, skin, pelt
(n)
family name, surname, clan
氏
うじ, -うじ
シ
Compounds:
氏名 しめい
full name, identity
(n)
icicle, ice, hail, freeze, congeal
氷
こおり, ひ, こお.る
ヒョウ
Compounds:
氷山 ひょうざん
氷る こおる
iceberg
(n)
to freeze, to be frozen over, to congeal
request, want, wish for, require, demand
求
もと.める
キュウ, グ
Compounds:
求人 きゅうじん
offer of job (situation)
(n, vs)
(v5r, intransitive verb)
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請求 せいきゅう
追求 ついきゅう
要求 ようきゅう
欲求 よっきゅう
claim, demand, charge, application, request, billing (for a service)
(n, vs)
pursuing (goal), pursuit, seeking, search, to pursue (eg goal), to seek
demand, firm request, requisition
desire
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
決
き.める, -ぎ.め, き.まる, さ.く
ケツ
Compounds:
可決 かけつ
解決 かいけつ
議決 ぎけつ
決して けして
決める きめる
approval, adoption (eg motion, bill), passage
settlement, solution, resolution
resolution, decision, vote
never, by no means
to decide
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
(adv)
(Ichidan verb, vt)
vapor, steam
汽
キ
Compounds:
汽車 きしゃ
汽船 きせん
汽笛 きてき
train (steam)
(n)
steamship, steamboat, steamer
steam whistle
(n)
(n)
oil, fat
油
あぶら
ユ, ユウ
Compounds:
原油 げんゆ
石油 せきゆ
灯油 とうゆ
油 あぶら
油絵 あぶらえ
crude oil
(n)
oil, petroleum, kerosene
lamp oil, kerosene
oil
(n)
(n)
(n)
oil painting
(n)
reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
治
おさ.める, おさ.まる, なお.る, なお.す
ジ, チ
Compounds:
治まる おさまる
治める おさめる
治安 ちあん
治療 ちりょう
自治 じち
to be at peace, to clamp down, to lessen (storm, terror, anger)
to govern, to manage, to subdue
public order
(Ichidan verb, vt)
(n)
medical treatment, cure
self-government, autonomy
(n, vs)
(n)
method, law, rule, principle, model, system
法
のり
ホウ, ハッ, ホッ, フラン
Compounds:
違法 いほう
憲法 けんぽう
合法 ごうほう
司法 しほう
寸法 すんぽう
illegal, illegality, unlawfulness
constitution
(adj-na, n)
(n)
legal, lawful, legality
administration of justice
(adj-na, n)
(n)
measurement, size, extent, dimension
(n)
waves, billows, Poland
波
なみ
ハ
Compounds:
寒波 かんぱ
電波 でんぱ
cold wave
(n)
electro-magnetic wave, radio wave, nonsense
(n, n, adj-na)
(v5r, intransitive verb)
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波瀾 はらん
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wavelength
(n)
troubles, ups and downs, stormy, uproarious (ie relationship)
(n)
cry, weep, moan
泣
な.く
キュウ
Compounds:
泣き声 なきごえ
cry, crying voice
(n, vs)
swim
泳
およ.ぐ
エイ
Compounds:
水泳 すいえい
swimming
(n, vs)
lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
活
い.きる, い.かす, い.ける
カツ
Compounds:
活気 かっき
活字 かつじ
活動 かつどう
活溌 かっぱつ
活躍 かつやく
energy, liveliness
printing type
(n)
(n)
action, activity
(n, vs)
vigor, vigour, active, lively
(adj-na, n)
activity (esp. energetic), great efforts, conspicuous service, to flourish, to participate actively, to play an active role
current, a sink, flow, forfeit
流
なが.れる, なが.れ, なが.す, -なが.す
リュウ, ル
Compounds:
一流 いちりゅう
下流 かりゅう
海流 かいりゅう
交流 こうりゅう
三流 さんりゅう
first-class, top grade, school (of art), foremost, top-notch, unique
downstream, lower reaches of a river, lower classes
ocean current
(n)
intercourse, (cultural) exchange, intermingling, alternating current
3rd rate
(n)
shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shameful
浅
あさ.い
セン
Compounds:
浅い あさい
shallow, superficial
(adj)
bathe, be favored with, bask in
浴
あ.びる, あ.びせる
ヨク
Compounds:
海水浴 かいすいよく
日光浴 にっこうよく
入浴 にゅうよく
浴びせる あびせる
浴びる あびる
sea bathing, seawater bath
sunbathing
bathe, bathing
to pour on
(n)
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
(Ichidan verb, vt)
to bathe, to bask in the sun, to shower
extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
消
き.える, け.す
ショウ
(n)
(n)
(Ichidan verb, vt)
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
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Compounds:
解消 かいしょう
取消す とりけす
消える きえる
消しゴム けしゴム
消す けす
cancellation, liquidation, resolution, reduction (eg of stress)
to cancel, to revoke
(n, vs)
(v5s, vt)
to go out, to vanish, to disappear
eraser, India rubber
(Ichidan verb, intransitive verb)
(n)
to erase, to delete, to cross out, to turn off power, to extinguish, to put out, to bump off
deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen
深
ふか.い, -ぶか.い, ふか.まる, ふか.める, みシン
Compounds:
深ける ふける
深い ふかい
深まる ふかまる
深味 ふかみ
深める ふかめる
to get late, to advance, to wear on
deep, profound, thick, close
(Ichidan verb, intransitive verb)
(adj)
to deepen, to heighten, to intensify
depth, deep place
(v5r, intransitive verb)
(n)
to deepen, to heighten, to intensify
(Ichidan verb, vt)
pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynasty
清
きよ.い, きよ.まる, きよ.める
セイ, ショウ, シン
Compounds:
清む すむ
清らか きよらか
清潔 せいけつ
清算 せいさん
清掃 せいそう
to clear (eg weather), to become transparent
clean, pure, chaste
clean
(v5m, intransitive verb)
(adj-na, n)
(adj-na, n)
liquidation, settlement
cleaning
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
warm
温
あたた.か, あたた.かい, あたた.まる, あたた.める, ぬく
オン
Compounds:
温室 おんしつ
温泉 おんせん
温帯 おんたい
温暖 おんだん
温度 おんど
greenhouse, hothouse, conservatory, glasshouse
spa, hot spring, onsen
temperate zone
warmth
(n)
(n)
(adj-na, n)
temperature
(n)
harbor
港
みなと
コウ
Compounds:
空港 くうこう
airport
(n)
lake
湖
みずうみ
コ
Compounds:
湖 みずうみ
lake
(n)
hot water, bath, hot spring
湯
ゆ
トウ
Compounds:
銭湯 せんとう
湯ゆ
湯気 ゆげ
hot water
bath-house, public bath
(n)
steam, vapour, vapor
(n)
(n)
(n)
(v5s, vt)
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boiling water
(n)
full, enough, pride, satisfy
満
み.ちる, み.つ, み.たす
マン, バン
Compounds:
円満 えんまん
肥満 ひまん
不満 ふまん
満員 まんいん
満月 まんげつ
perfection, harmony, peace, smoothness, completeness, satisfaction, integrity
corpulence, fatness, obesity
dissatisfaction, displeasure, discontent, complaints, unhappiness, disgruntled
(adj-na, n)
full house, no vacancy, sold out, standing room only, full (of people), crowded
full moon
(adj-na, n)
(n, vs)
(n)
(n)
fishing, fishery
漁
あさ.る
ギョ, リョウ
Compounds:
漁業 ぎょぎょう
漁師 りょうし
漁船 ぎょせん
漁村 ぎょそん
fishing (industry)
fisherman
(n)
(n)
fishing boat
(n)
fishing village
(n)
lamp, a light, light, counter for lights
灯
ひ, ほ-, ともしび, とも.す, あかり
トウ
Compounds:
灯台 とうだい
灯油 とうゆ
灯かり あかり
lighthouse
(n)
lamp oil, kerosene
(n)
light, brightness, glow, gleam, light, lights, lamp, lamplight
(n)
charcoal, coal
炭
すみ
タン
Compounds:
石炭 せきたん
炭 すみ
炭酸 たんさん
coal
charcoal
(n)
(n)
carbonic acid
(n)
spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point
点
つ.ける, つ.く, た.てる, さ.す, とぼ.す, とも.す, ぼち
テン
Compounds:
句読点 くとうてん
欠点 けってん
原点 げんてん
減点 げんてん
採点 さいてん
punctuation mark(s)
faults, defect, weakness
(n)
(n)
origin (coordinates), starting point
subtract, give a demerit
(n)
(n, vs)
marking, grading, looking over
(n, vs)
nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
無
な.い
ム, ブ
Compounds:
果てし無い はてしない
間も無く まもなく
虚無 きょむ
仕方が無い しかたがない
台無し だいなし
endless, boundless, everlasting
(adj)
soon, before long, in a short time, (after verb) lacking time to ..., without time to ...
nihility, nothingness
(adv)
(n)
it can't be helped, it's inevitable, it's no use, can't stand it, being impatient, being annoyed
mess, spoiled, spoilt, (come to) nothing
(adj-na, n)
(exp, adj)
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sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
然
しか, しか.り, しか.し, さ
ゼン, ネン
Compounds:
依然 いぜん
偶然 ぐうぜん
公然 こうぜん
自然 しぜん
自然科学 しぜんかがく
still, as yet, as it has been
(`taru' adjective, adverb taking the `to' particle, adv)
(by) chance, unexpectedly, suddenly, accident, fortuity
open (eg secret), public, official, overt
nature, spontaneity, naturally, spontaneously
natural science
(adj-na, adj-no, n-adv, n)
(adj-no, `taru' adjective, adverb taking the `to' particle)
(adj-na, n, adv, adverb taking the `to' particle)
(n)
bake, burning
焼
や.く, や.き, や.き-, -や.き, や.ける
ショウ
Compounds:
焼そば やきそば
焼酎 しょうちゅう
燃焼 ねんしょう
夕焼け ゆうやけ
日焼 ひやけ
fried soba
(n)
shochu (Japanese liquor similar to vodka)
burning, combustion
sunset
(n)
(n, vs)
(n)
sunburn, suntan
(n, vs)
illuminate, shine, compare, bashful
照
て.る, て.らす, て.れる
ショウ
Compounds:
参照 さんしょう
照らす てらす
照る てる
照会 しょうかい
照明 しょうめい
reference, bibliographical reference, consultation, browsing (eg when selecting a file to upload on a computer)
to shine on, to illuminate
to shine
(n, vs)
(v5s, vt)
(v5r, intransitive verb)
inquiry, enquiry, query, reference
illumination
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
heat, temperature, fever, mania, passion
熱
あつ.い
ネツ
Compounds:
解熱 げねつ
光熱費 こうねつひ
高熱 こうねつ
情熱 じょうねつ
熱 ねつ
alleviation of fever
(n, vs)
cost of fuel and light
high fever, pyro-
(n)
(n, prefix)
passion, enthusiasm, zeal
fever, temperature
(adj-na, n)
(n, n-suf)
breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture
牧
まき
ボク
Compounds:
牧畜 ぼくちく
牧場 まきば
stock-farming
(n)
farm (livestock), ranch (US), station (Aus, NZ), pasture land, meadow, grazing land
(n)
jewel, ball
玉
たま, たま-, -だま
ギョク
Compounds:
玉 たま
御年玉 おとしだま
目玉 めだま
玉子 たまご
目玉商品 めだましょうひん
ball, sphere, coin, jewel, pearl, testicles, staple (for a stapler), person (when commenting on their nature), character
New Year's gift
(n)
eyeball, loss leader, drawcard
(n)
eggs, egg, spawn, roe, cooked (usually boiled) hen egg, (an expert) in the making
king, rule, magnate
(n, n, n)
bargain goods, eye-catching goods, featured product, loss leader
(n)
(n, n-suf, n, n)
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オウ, -ノウ
Compounds:
王国 おうこく
王子 おうじ
王者 おうじゃ
王女 おうじょ
王さま おうさま
kingdom, monarchy
prince
(n)
(n)
king, monarch, ruler
princess
king
(n)
(n)
(n)
ball, sphere
球
たま
キュウ
Compounds:
球 たま
地球 ちきゅう
電球 でんきゅう
野球 やきゅう
globe, sphere, ball
the earth
(n)
(n, adj-no)
light bulb
baseball
(n)
(n)
wherefore, a reason
由
よし, よ.る
ユ, ユウ, ユイ
Compounds:
経由 けいゆ
自由 じゆう
不自由 ふじゆう
由 よし
由緒 ゆいしょ
go by the way, via
(n, vs)
freedom, liberty, as it pleases you
(exp, adj-na, n)
discomfort, inconvenience, poverty, want, destitution, disability
reason, significance, cause
(adj-na, n)
(n)
history, pedigree, lineage
(n)
have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac
申
もう.す, もう.し-, さる
シン
Compounds:
申込む もうしこむ
申し出る もうしでる
申しあげる もうしあげる
申し訳 もうしわけ
申す もうす
to apply for, to make an application, to propose (marriage), to challenge, to request (an interview), to book
(v5m, vt)
to report to, to tell, to suggest, to submit, to request, to make an offer, to come forward with information
verb, vt)
to say, to tell, to state, to do for
apology, excuse
to be called, to say
(Ichidan verb, vt, auxiliary verb)
(n)
(v5s, vt)
farm, field, garden, one's specialty, (kokuji)
畑
はた, はたけ, -ばたけ
Compounds:
turn, number in a series
番
つが.い
バン
Compounds:
一番 いちばん
交番 こうばん
順番 じゅんばん
当番 とうばん
番号 ばんごう
best, first, number one, game, round, bout, fall, event (in a meet)
police box, alternation, alternating (eg current)
turn (in line), order of things, sequential order
being on duty
(n)
number, series of digits
ascend, climb up
登
のぼ.る, あ.がる
トウ, ト, ドウ, ショウ, チョウ
Compounds:
(n, vs, n, adj-f)
(n)
(n)
(n-adv)
(Ichidan
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山登り やまのぼり
登記 とうき
登校 とうこう
登山 とざん
登場 とうじょう
mountain climbing, mountaineering
registry, registration
attendance (at school)
mountain climbing
(n)
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
entry (on stage), appearance (on screen), entrance, introduction (into a market)
bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
的
まと
テキ
Compounds:
楽観的 らっかんてき
楽天的 らくてんてき
客観的 きゃっかんてき
具体的 ぐたいてき
形式的 けいしきてき
optimistic, hopeful
optimistic
(adj-na)
(adj-na, n)
objective
(adj-na)
concrete, tangible, definite, specific
formal
(adj-na)
(adj-na)
pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)
皮
かわ
ヒ
Compounds:
皮肉 ひにく
皮フ ひフ
毛皮 もうひ
cynicism, sarcasm, irony, satire
skin
(adj-na, n)
(n)
fur, skin, pelt
(n)
dish, a helping, plate
皿
さら
ベイ
Compounds:
灰皿 はいざら
ashtray
(n)
straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
直
ただ.ちに, なお.す, -なお.す, なお.る, なお.き, す.ぐ
チョク, ジキ, ジカ
Compounds:
見直す みなおす
思い直す おもいなおす
持直す もちなおす
書き直す かきなおす
垂直 すいちょく
to look again, to get a better opinion of
(v5s)
to re-think, to think back upon, to change one's mind
to recover, to rally, to improve, to pick up
to write out, to make a fair copy, to rewrite
vertical, perpendicular
(v5s, vt)
(v5s, vt)
(v5s, vt)
(adj-na, n)
inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
相
あいソウ, ショウ
Compounds:
外相 がいしょう
相図 あいず
首相 しゅしょう
真相 しんそう
人相 にんそう
Foreign Minister
sign, signal
(n)
(n, vs)
Prime Minister, Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.), Premier
truth, real situation
(n)
physiognomy, looks, countenance
(n)
focus, government ministry, conserve
省
かえり.みる, はぶ.く
セイ, ショウ
Compounds:
外務省 がいむしょう
帰省 きせい
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
homecoming, returning home
(n, vs)
(n)
(n)
(n, vs)
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省みる かえりみる
省略 しょうりゃく
大蔵省 おおくらしょう
to look back (eg over shoulder or at the past), to turn around, to review, to reflect, to reconsider, to consider (usu.
used in negative), to concern oneself about (Ichidan verb, vt)
omission, abbreviation, abridgment, abridgement
(n, vs)
(former) Ministry of Finance (succeeded by zaimushou in 2000)
(n)
dart, arrow
矢
や
シ
Compounds:
stone
石
いし
セキ, シャク, コク
Compounds:
化石 かせき
磁石 じしゃく
石けん せっけん
石炭 せきたん
石油 せきゆ
fossil, petrifaction, fossilization, fossilisation
magnet
(n)
soap
(n)
coal
(n, vs)
(n)
oil, petroleum, kerosene
(n)
salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration
礼
レイ, ライ
Compounds:
儀礼 ぎれい
御礼 おんれい
失礼 しつれい
朝礼 ちょうれい
無礼 ぶれい
etiquette, courtesy
(n)
thanking, expression of gratitude
(n)
discourtesy, impoliteness, Excuse me, Goodbye, to leave, to be rude
morning assembly (company), pep talk
impolite, rude
(adj-na, n)
celebrate, congratulate
祝
いわ.う
シュク, シュウ
Compounds:
祝い いわい
祝う いわう
祝電 しゅくでん
祝日 しゅくじつ
祝福 しゅくふく
celebration, festival
(n)
to congratulate, to celebrate
congratulatory telegram
national holiday
blessing
(v5s, vt)
(n)
(n)
(n, vs)
gods, mind, soul
神
かみ, かん-, こうシン, ジン
Compounds:
安神 あんしん
神興 みこし
神 かみ
神経 しんけい
神社 じんじゃ
relief, peace of mind
(adj-na, n, vs)
portable shrine (carried in festivals)
god
(n)
nerve, sensitivity
Shinto shrine
(n)
(n)
ballot, label, ticket, sign
票
ヒョウ
Compounds:
投票 とうひょう
票 ひょう
voting, poll
(n, vs)
label, ballot, ticket, sign
(n, n-suf)
(n)
(n)
(n, vs, adj-na, exp, vs, vs)
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ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship
祭
まつ.る, まつ.り, まつり
サイ
Compounds:
冠婚葬祭 かんこんそうさい
祭り まつり
festival, feast
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
(n)
(n)
blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
福
フク
Compounds:
幸福 こうふく
祝福 しゅくふく
福祉 ふくし
裕福 ゆうふく
happiness, blessedness
blessing
(adj-na, n)
(n, vs)
welfare, social security, social service, well-being
affluence, prosperity
(n)
(adj-na, n)
department, course, section
科
カ
Compounds:
科か
科学 かがく
科学者 かがくしゃ
外科 げか
学科 がっか
department, section, (taxonomical) family
science
(n, n-suf)
(n)
scientist
(n)
surgical department
(n)
study subject, course of study
(n)
second (1/60 minute)
秒
ビョウ
Compounds:
秒 びょう
秒読み びょうよみ
second (60th min)
(n)
countdown
(n)
species, kind, class, variety, seed
種
たね, -ぐさ
シュ
Compounds:
一種 ひとくさ
種目 しゅもく
種類 しゅるい
人種 じんしゅ
品種 ひんしゅ
species, kind, variety
(adv, n)
event, item of business
(n)
variety, kind, type, category, counter for different sorts of things
race (of people)
(n)
kind (of goods), brand, (taxonomical) form, breed, cultivar
volume, product (x*y), acreage, contents, pile up, stack, load, amass
積
つ.む, -づ.み, つ.もる, つ.もり
セキ
Compounds:
積み立て つみたて
積む つむ
積もり つもり
積る つもる
積極的 せっきょくてき
savings
(n)
to pile up, to stack, to load (car, ship, etc.), to pack
intention, plan, conviction, belief
(n)
to pile up, to accumulate, to estimate
badge, chapter, composition, poem, design
章
ショウ
Compounds:
章 しょう
文章 ぶんしょう
(v5r)
positive, active, proactive
chapter, section, medal
(n)
sentence, article
(n)
(adj-na)
(v5m)
(n)
(n, counter)
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juvenile, child
童
わらべ
ドウ
Compounds:
児童 じどう
童話 どうわ
children, juvenile
fairy-tale
(n)
(n)
emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race
競
きそ.う, せ.る
キョウ, ケイ
Compounds:
競う きそう
競技 きょうぎ
競争 きょうそう
競馬 けいば
競べる くらべる
to compete with, to emulate
game, match, contest
(v5s, intransitive verb)
(n, vs)
competition, contest, to compete
horse racing
(n, vs)
(n)
to compare, to make a comparison, to compete, to vie
(Ichidan verb, vt)
bamboo
竹
たけ
チク
Compounds:
竹 たけ
bamboo, middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
(n)
laugh
笑
わら.う, え.む
ショウ
Compounds:
苦笑い にがわらい
笑い声 わらいごえ
笑顔 えがお
微笑 びしょう
bitter smile
laughter
smiling face, smile
smile
(n, vs)
(n)
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
flute, clarinet, pipe, whistle, bagpipe, piccolo
笛
ふえ
テキ
Compounds:
汽笛 きてき
口笛 くちぶえ
笛 ふえ
steam whistle
whistle
(n)
(n)
flute, pipe, whistle
(n)
No., residence
第
ダイ, テイ
Compounds:
次第 しだい
次第に しだいに
第宅 ていたく
落第 らくだい
dependent upon, as soon as, immediately (upon), circumstances, order, precedence, program, programme, agenda
n)
gradually (progress into a state), in sequence, in order, in turn
mansion, residence
(n)
failure, dropping out of a class
(n, vs)
writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting
筆
ふで
ヒツ
Compounds:
鉛筆 えんぴつ
執筆 しっぴつ
随筆 ずいひつ
筆 ふで
pencil
(n)
writing
(n, vs)
essays, miscellaneous writings
writing brush
(n)
(n)
(adv)
(n-adv, n, n,
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(taking) notes, copying
(n, vs)
etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar
等
ひと.しい, など, -ら
トウ
Compounds:
１等 いっとう
何等 なにら
均等 きんとう
高等 こうとう
高等学校 こうとうがっこう
first-class, first-rank, A1, the most, the best
(n)
whatever, what, what sort of, any kind of, nothing whatever (with neg. verb)
equality, uniformity, evenness
high class, high grade
(adv, n)
(adj-na, n)
(adj-na, n)
senior high school
(n)
calculate, divining, number, abacus, probability
算
そろ
サン
Compounds:
換算 かんざん
計算 けいさん
決算 けっさん
採算 さいさん
算数 さんすう
conversion, change, exchange
(n, vs)
calculation, reckoning, count, forecast
balance sheet, settlement of accounts
profit
(n, vs)
(n)
(n)
arithmetic
(n)
pipe, tube, wind instrument, drunken talk
管
くだ
カン
Compounds:
管轄 かんかつ
管理 かんり
血管 けっかん
保管 ほかん
管 くだ
jurisdiction, control
(n, vs)
control, management (eg of a business)
blood vessel
(n, vs)
(n)
charge, custody, safekeeping, deposit, storage
pipe, tube
(n, vs)
(n, n-suf)
box, chest, case, bin, railway car
箱
はこ
ソウ
Compounds:
node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody
節
ふし, -ぶし, のっと
セツ, セチ
Compounds:
関節 かんせつ
季節 きせつ
使節 しせつ
節 せつ
節約 せつやく
joints (knee joint, elbow joint, etc.)
season
(n)
(n)
envoy, embassy, mission, delegate
(n)
occasion, time, section (of a literary work), verse, stanza, node (of a plant stem), clause, (taxonomical) section
economising, saving
(n, vs)
rice, USA, metre
米
こめ, よね
ベイ, マイ, メエトル
Compounds:
新米 しんまい
日米 にちべい
米価 べいか
new rice, novice, beginner, tyro, newcomer, newbie
Japan-America
rice price
(n)
(n)
(exp, n)
(n)
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flour, powder, dust
粉
デシメートル, こ, こな
フン
Compounds:
小麦粉 こむぎこ
粉こ
粉末 ふんまつ
wheat flour
flour, meal, powder
(n)
(n)
fine powder
(n)
thread
糸
いと
シ
Compounds:
糸 いと
毛糸 けいと
繭糸 きぬいと
thread, yarn, string
(n, n-suf)
knitting wool
(n)
silk thread
(n)
chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period
紀
キ
Compounds:
紀元 きげん
紀律 きりつ
世紀 せいき
era, AD (Christian era)
(n)
order, observance, discipline, rules, law, regulations
century, era
(n)
(n)
promise, approximately, shrink
約
ヤク
Compounds:
解約 かいやく
契約 けいやく
倹約 けんやく
公約 こうやく
婚約 こんやく
cancellation of contract
(n, vs)
contract, compact, agreement
thrift, economy, frugality
public commitment or promise
engagement, betrothal
(n, vs)
(adj-na, n, vs)
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
class, rank, grade
級
キュウ
Compounds:
階級 かいきゅう
高級 こうきゅう
初級 しょきゅう
上級 じょうきゅう
中級 ちゅうきゅう
class, rank, grade
(n)
high class, high grade
elementary level
(adj-na, n)
(n)
advanced level, high grade, senior
intermediate level
(n)
(n)
dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow
細
ほそ.い, ほそ.る, こま.か, こま.かい
サイ
Compounds:
細い ほそい
細かい こまかい
細やか ささやか
細菌 さいきん
細工 さいく
thin, slender, fine
(adj)
small, fine, minute, minor, trivial, sensitive, attentive
meagre, meager, modest
bacillus, bacterium, germ
(adj)
(adj-na)
(n)
work, craftsmanship, tactics, trick
(n, vs)
association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple
組
く.む, くみ, -ぐみ
ソ
Compounds:
取組む とっくむ
乗組員 のりくみいん
組込む くみこむ
to tackle, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to come to grips with, to make effort, to strive for
crew
(n)
to insert, to include, to cut in (printing)
(v5m, vt)
(v5m, intransitive verb)
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組み立てる くみたてる
組む くむ
to assemble, to set up, to construct
to put together
(Ichidan verb, vt)
(v5m)
tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten
結
むす.ぶ, ゆ.う, ゆ.わえる
ケツ, ケチ
Compounds:
結び むすび
結ぶ むすぶ
結果 けっか
結核 けっかく
結局 けっきょく
ending, conclusion, union
(n)
to tie, to bind, to link, to bear (fruit)
result, consequence
(v5b)
(n-adv, n-t)
tuberculosis, tubercule
after all, eventually
(n)
(n-adv, n)
salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on
給
たま.う, たも.う, -たま.え
キュウ
Compounds:
給食 きゅうしょく
給与 きゅうよ
給料 きゅうりょう
供給 きょうきゅう
月給 げっきゅう
school lunch, providing a meal
(n, vs)
pay, salary, wages, allowance, grant, supply
salary, wages
supply, provision
monthly salary
(n, vs)
(n)
(n, vs)
(n)
picture, drawing, painting, sketch
絵
カイ, エ
Compounds:
絵具 えのぐ
絵画 かいが
絵本 えほん
油絵 あぶらえ
絵葉書 えはがき
colors, colours, paints
picture, painting
picture book
(n)
(n)
(n)
oil painting
(n)
picture postcard
(n)
continue, series, sequel
続
つづ.く, つづ.ける, つぐ.ない
ゾク, ショク, コウ, キョウ
Compounds:
継続 けいぞく
持続 じぞく
接続 せつぞく
相続 そうぞく
続出 ぞくしゅつ
continuation
continuation
(n, vs, adj-no)
(n, vs)
connection, attachment, union, join, joint, link, changing trains, conjunction
succession, inheritance
(n, vs)
appearance one after another
(n, vs)
green
緑
みどり
リョク, ロク
Compounds:
緑 みどり
green, greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
(n)
line, track
線
すじ
セン
Compounds:
沿線 えんせん
曲線 きょくせん
光線 こうせん
新幹線 しんかんせん
水平線 すいへいせん
along railway line
curve
(n, adj-no)
(n)
beam, light ray
(n)
bullet train (very high speed), Shinkansen
horizon (related to sea or lakes)
(n)
(n)
(n, vs)
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practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine
練
ね.る, ね.り
レン
Compounds:
未練 みれん
練る ねる
練習 れんしゅう
lingering affection, attachment, regret(s), reluctance
(adj-na, n)
to knead, to work over, to polish up (eg a plan), to drill, to train
practice, practise
(v5r, vt)
(n, vs)
placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn
置
お.く, -お.き
チ
Compounds:
処置 しょち
設置 せっち
前置き まえおき
措置 そち
装置 そうち
treatment, measure, step
(n, vs)
establishment, institution
(n, vs)
preface, introduction
measure, step
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
equipment, installation, apparatus, device
(n, vs)
sheep
羊
ひつじ
ヨウ
Compounds:
羊毛 ようもう
wool
(n)
beauty, beautiful
美
うつく.しい
ビ, ミ
Compounds:
美事 みごと
讃美 さんび
美び
美しい うつくしい
美化 びか
splendid, magnificent, beautiful, admirable, praiseworthy act, feat, commendable deed
praise, adoration, glorification
beauty
(n, vs)
(n, n-suf)
beautiful, lovely
(adj)
beautification, glorification
(n, vs)
feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
羽
は, わ, はね
ウ
Compounds:
羽子 はね
羽ばたく はばたく
羽織 はおり
羽ぱ
feather, plume, wing, blade (fan, propeller, etc.)
to flap (wings)
(v5k, intransitive verb)
haori (Japanese formal coat)
counter for birds and rabbits
(n)
(counter)
old man, old age, grow old
老
お.いる, ふ.ける
ロウ
Compounds:
敬老 けいろう
老いる おいる
老後 ろうご
老人 ろうじん
老若 ろうじゃく
respect for the aged
to age, to grow old
old age
(n)
the aged, old person
(n)
young and old, all ages
bring up, grow up, raise, rear
育
(n)
(Ichidan verb, intransitive verb)
(n, adj-na)
そだ.つ, そだ.ち, そだ.てる, はぐく.む
イク
Compounds:
(n, n)
(adj-na, n)
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育ち そだち
育つ そだつ
育児 いくじ
教育 きょういく
飼育 しいく
breeding, growth
(n)
to be raised (eg child), to be brought up, to grow (up)
childcare, nursing, upbringing
training, education
(v5t, intransitive verb)
(n, vs)
(n, adj-no, vs)
breeding, raising, rearing
(n, vs)
stomach, paunch, crop, craw
胃
イ
Compounds:
胃い
胃腸 いちょう
stomach
(n)
stomach, gastrointestine
(adj-na, n)
vein, pulse, hope
脈
すじ
ミャク
Compounds:
山脈 やまなみ
動脈 どうみゃく
文脈 ぶんみゃく
脈 みゃく
脈絡 みゃくらく
mountain range
pulse
artery
(n)
(n)
context
(n)
(n)
chain of reasoning, logical connection, coherence, context
intestines, guts, bowels, viscera
腸
はらわた
チョウ
Compounds:
胃腸 いちょう
腸 わた
盲腸 もうちょう
stomach, gastrointestine
guts, bowels, intestines
(adj-na, n)
(n)
appendix, caecum
(n)
retainer, subject
臣
シン, ジン
Compounds:
総理大臣 そうりだいじん
大臣 だいじん
Prime Minister
cabinet minister
(n)
(n)
navigate, sail, cruise, fly
航
コウ
Compounds:
航海 こうかい
航空 こうくう
航空機 こうくうき
航空便 こうくうびん
航路 こうろ
sail, voyage
(n, vs)
aviation, flying
(n)
aircraft, aeroplane, airplane
air mail
(n)
course, (sea) route, run
(n)
ship, boat
船
ふね, ふなセン
Compounds:
汽船 きせん
漁船 ぎょせん
船長 せんちょう
船舶 せんぱく
船便 ふなびん
steamship, steamboat, steamer
fishing boat
(n)
ship's captain
ship
(n)
(n)
surface mail (ship)
good, pleasing, skilled
(n)
(n)
(n)
(n)
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よ.い, -よ.い, い.い, -い.い
リョウ
Compounds:
改良 かいりょう
仲良く なかよく
不良 ふりょう
良好 りょうこう
良心 りょうしん
improvement, reform
(n, vs)
making friends with, getting along well with, on cordial terms
badness, delinquent, inferiority, failure
favorable, favourable, satisfactory
conscience
(adv, n, vs)
(adj-na, n)
(adj-na, n)
(n)
technique, art, craft, performance, acting, trick, stunt
芸
う.える, のり, わざ
ゲイ, ウン
Compounds:
園芸 えんげい
芸術 げいじゅつ
芸能 げいのう
工芸 こうげい
文芸 ぶんげい
horticulture, gardening
(fine) art, the arts
(n)
(n)
public entertainment, accomplishments, attainments
industrial arts
(n)
(n)
literature, art and literature, belles-lettres
(n)
bud, sprout, spear, germ
芽
め
ガ
Compounds:
芽め
発芽 はつが
sprout
(n)
burgeoning
(n, vs)
suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl
苦
くる.しい, -ぐる.しい, くる.しむ, くる.しめる, にが.い, にが.る
ク
Compounds:
ご苦労様 ごくろうさま
苦い にがい
苦しい くるしい
苦しみ くるしみ
苦しむ くるしむ
bitter
thank you very much for your ..., I appreciate your efforts
(exp, adj-na)
(adj)
painful, difficult
(adj)
pain, anguish, distress, suffering, hardship
to suffer, to groan, to be worried
(n)
(v5m, intransitive verb)
grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
草
くさ, くさ-, -ぐさ
ソウ
Compounds:
雑草 ざっそう
草 くさ
草花 そうか
草原 くさはら
草履 ぞうり
grass
weed
(n)
(n)
flower, flowering plant
(n)
grass-covered plain, grasslands, meadows, savannah, prairie, steppe
zori (Japanese footwear sandals)
(n)
(n)
baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight
荷
に
カ
Compounds:
荷に
荷造り にづくり
荷物 にもつ
出荷 しゅっか
入荷 にゅうか
load, baggage, cargo
(n)
packing, baling, crating
(n, vs)
luggage, baggage, payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
shipping, outgoing freight, forwarding
arrival of goods, goods received
fall, drop, come down
落
お.ちる, お.ち, お.とす
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
(n)
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ラク
Compounds:
一段落 ひとだんらく
落ち入る おちいる
見落す みおとす
聚落 じゅらく
堕落 だらく
pause
(n, vs)
to fall, to trap, to cave in, to collapse
(v5r, intransitive verb)
to overlook, to fail to notice, to miss (seeing)
(v5s, vt)
village, community, settlement, town, colony (animals, etc.)
depravity, corruption, degradation
(n)
(n, vs)
leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
葉
は
ヨウ
Compounds:
言葉使い ことばづかい
木ノ葉 きのは
葉は
黄葉 もみじ
枝葉 しよう
speech, expression, wording
foliage, leaves of trees
leaf
(n, vs)
(n)
(n)
autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour), leaves turning red, red leaves
leaves and branches, side issues, foliage
(n)
insect, bug, temper
虫
むし
チュウ, キ
Compounds:
害虫 がいちゅう
昆虫 こんちゅう
弱虫 よわむし
虫 むし
harmful insect, noxious insect
insect, bug
coward, weakling
insect
(n)
(n)
(n)
(n)
blood
血
ち
ケツ
Compounds:
血ち
血圧 けつあつ
血液 けつえき
血縁 けつえん
血管 けっかん
blood, consanguinity
(n)
blood pressure
blood
(n)
(n)
blood relative or relationship, consanguinity
blood vessel
(n)
(n)
boulevard, street, town
街
まち
ガイ, カイ
Compounds:
街頭 がいとう
街道 かいどう
市街 しがい
街 ちょう
街並 まちなみ
in the street
(n)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period), main road
urban areas, the streets, town, city
town, block, neighborhood, street, road, 109.09 m, 0.99 hectares
(n)
street (of stores and houses), townscape, (look of) stores and houses on street
garment, clothes, dressing
衣
(n)
(n)
ころも, きぬ, -ぎ
イ, エ
Compounds:
衣裳 いしょう
衣食住 いしょくじゅう
衣服 いふく
衣料 いりょう
更衣室 こういしつ
clothing, costume, outfit, garment, dress
clothes
(n)
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
(n)
clothing
(n)
locker room, changing room, dressing room
surface, table, chart, diagram
(n)
(n)
(n)
(n, vs, n)
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おもて, -おもて, あらわ.す, あらわ.れる, あら.わす
ヒョウ
Compounds:
公表 こうひょう
図表 ずひょう
代表 だいひょう
発表 はっぴょう
表 おもて
official announcement, proclamation
chart, diagram, graph, figure
(n, vs)
(n)
representative, representation, delegation, type, example, model
announcement, publication
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
surface, face (ie visible side of an object), front (of a building) of a coin etc
need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
要
い.る
ヨウ
Compounds:
強要 きょうよう
主要 しゅよう
需要 じゅよう
重要 じゅうよう
不必要 ふひつよう
coercion, extortion
(n, vs)
chief, main, principal, major
demand, request
(adj-na, n)
(n)
important, momentous, essential, principal, major
unnecessary
(adj-na, n)
(adj-na, n)
memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up
覚
おぼ.える, さ.ます, さ.める, さと.る
カク
Compounds:
覚え おぼえ
覚悟 かくご
感覚 かんかく
幻覚 げんかく
錯覚 さっかく
memory, sense, experience
(n)
resolution, resignation, readiness, preparedness
sense, sensation
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
hallucination, illusion
(n)
optical illusion, hallucination
(n, vs)
outlook, look, appearance, condition, view
観
み.る, しめ.す
カン
Compounds:
外観 がいかん
楽観的 らっかんてき
観客 かんきゃく
観光 かんこう
観察 かんさつ
appearance, exterior, facade
optimistic, hopeful
audience, spectator(s)
sightseeing
(n)
(adj-na)
(n)
(n, vs)
observation, survey
(n, vs)
angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
角
かど, つの
カク
Compounds:
町角 まちかど
角 かど
角度 かくど
曲り角 まがりかど
三角 さんかく
street corner
(n)
corner (eg desk, pavement), edge
angle
(n)
(n)
street corner, road turn, bend in the road, turning point
triangle, triangular
(n)
instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation, read
訓
おし.える, よ.む, くん.ずる
クン, キン
Compounds:
訓える おしえる
教訓 きょうくん
訓連 くんれん
特訓 とっくん
to teach, to inform, to instruct
(Ichidan verb, vt)
lesson, precept, moral instruction
practice, practise, training
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
special training, intensive training, crash course
(n, vs)
(n)
(n)
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scribe, account, narrative
記
しる.す
キ
Compounds:
記す しるす
記憶 きおく
記号 きごう
記事 きじ
記者 きしゃ
to note, to write down
(v5s)
memory, recollection, remembrance, storage
symbol, code, sign
article, news story, report, account
reporter
(n, vs)
(n, adj-no)
(n)
(n)
poem, poetry
詩
うた
シ
Compounds:
詩 うた
詩人 しじん
詩歌 しか
song, classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka), modern poetry
poet
(n)
(n)
Japanese (and Chinese) poetry
(n)
chapter, lesson, section, department, division, counter for chapters (of a book)
課
カ
Compounds:
課か
課税 かぜい
課題 かだい
課長 かちょう
課程 かてい
lesson, section (in an organization), division, department, counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
taxation
(n, vs)
subject, theme, task
(n)
section manager, section chief
course, curriculum
(n)
(n)
tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate
調
しら.べる, しら.べ, ととの.う, ととの.える
チョウ
Compounds:
下調べ したしらべ
強調 きょうちょう
好調 こうちょう
順調 じゅんちょう
体調 たいちょう
preliminary investigation, preparation
(n, vs)
emphasis, highlight, stress, stressed point
(n, vs)
favourable, favorable, promising, satisfactory, in good shape
favourable, favorable, doing well, OK, all right
physical condition
(adj-na, n)
(adj-na, n)
(n)
discuss, talk
談
ダン
Compounds:
縁談 えんだん
会談 かいだん
座談会 ざだんかい
雑談 ざつだん
商談 しょうだん
marriage proposal, engagement
(n)
conversation, conference, discussion, interview
symposium, round-table discussion
chatting, idle talk
(n, vs)
(n)
(n, vs)
business discussion, negotiation
(n, vs)
deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration
議
ギ
Compounds:
会議 かいぎ
議員 ぎいん
議会 ぎかい
議決 ぎけつ
議題 ぎだい
valley
谷
meeting, conference, session, assembly, council, convention, congress
member of the Diet, congress or parliament
Diet, congress, parliament
resolution, decision, vote
(n)
(n, vs)
topic of discussion, agenda
たに, きわ.まる
コク
(n)
(n)
(n, vs)
(n, n-suf, counter)
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Compounds:
beans, pea, midget
豆
まめ, まめトウ, ズ
Compounds:
小豆 あずき
大豆 だいず
豆腐 とうふ
納豆 なっとう
adzuki beans
(n)
soya bean (soybean), soy (Glycine max)
tofu, bean-curd
(n)
(n)
natto (fermented soybeans)
(n)
elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times)
象
かたど.る
ショウ, ゾウ
Compounds:
印象 いんしょう
気象 きしょう
現象 げんしょう
象徴 しょうちょう
対象 たいしょう
impression
(n, vs)
weather, climate
phenomenon
symbol
(n)
(n)
(n, vs)
target, object (of worship, study, etc.), subject (of taxation, etc.)
shellfish
貝
かい
バイ
Compounds:
貝 かい
貝がら かいがら
shell, shellfish
(n)
shell
(n)
defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility
負
ま.ける, ま.かす, お.う
フ
Compounds:
勝負 しょうぶ
背負う しょう
負う おう
負け まけ
負ける まける
victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout
to bear, to owe
(v5s, vt)
defeat, loss, losing (a game)
to lose, to be defeated
(n)
(Ichidan verb, intransitive verb)
freight, goods, property
貨
たから
カ
Compounds:
貨車 かしゃ
貨物 かぶつ
貨幣 かへい
外貨 がいか
硬貨 こうか
freight car, van
(n)
cargo, freight, money or assets
money, currency, coinage
imported goods, foreign money
coin
(n)
(n)
(n)
(n)
savings, store, lay in, keep, wear mustache
貯
(n, vs)
to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder
た.める, たくわ.える
チョ
Compounds:
貯金 ちょきん
貯える たくわえる
(bank) savings
(n, vs)
to store, to lay in stock
(Ichidan verb, vt)
(v5s, vt)
(n)
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expense, cost, spend, consume, waste
費
つい.やす, つい.える
ヒ
Compounds:
会費 かいひ
学費 がくひ
経費 けいひ
交通費 こうつうひ
光熱費 こうねつひ
membership fee
(n)
tuition, school expenses
expenses, cost, outlay
(n)
(n)
traveling expenses, travelling expenses, carfare
cost of fuel and light
(n)
(n)
prize, reward, praise
賞
ほ.める
ショウ
Compounds:
観賞 かんしょう
鑑賞 かんしょう
懸賞 けんしょう
賞 しょう
賞金 しょうきん
admiration, enjoyment
(n, vs)
appreciation (eg of art), aesthetic sense
offering prizes, winning, reward
prize, award
(n, vs)
(n)
(n, n-suf)
prize, monetary award
(n)
path, route, road, distance
路
-じ, みち
ロ, ル
Compounds:
回路 かいろ
航路 こうろ
高速道路 こうそくどうろ
十字路 じゅうじろ
進路 しんろ
circuit (electric)
(n)
course, (sea) route, run
(n)
highway, freeway, expressway, motorway
crossroads
(n)
(n)
route, course, career, university choices, course (of future life)
(n)
somebody, person, one's station in life
身
み
シン
Compounds:
刺し身 さしみ
自身 じしん
受け身 うけみ
出身 しゅっしん
上半身 じょうはんしん
sashimi (sliced raw fish)
by oneself, personally
(n)
(n)
passive, passive voice
(adj-na, n)
person's origin (town, city, country, etc.), institution from which one graduated
upper half of body, bust
(n)
army, force, troops, war, battle
軍
グン
Compounds:
海軍 かいぐん
空軍 くうぐん
軍 ぐん
軍拡 ぐんかく
軍艦 ぐんかん
navy
(n)
Air Force
(n)
army, force, troops
(n, n-suf)
military expansion, expansion of armaments
warship, battleship
(n)
(n)
wheel, ring, circle, link, loop, counter for wheels and flowers
輪
わ
リン
Compounds:
車輪 しゃりん
年輪 ねんりん
輪ゴム わゴム
輪廓 りんかく
(car) wheel
(n)
annual tree ring
rubber band
(n)
(n)
contours, outlines, features
(n)
(n)
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resign, word, term, expression
辞
や.める, いな.む
ジ
Compounds:
御辞儀 おじぎ
御世辞 おせじ
辞 けとば
辞書 じしょ
辞職 じしょく
bow
(n, vs)
flattery, compliment
(n)
language, dialect, word, words, phrase, term, expression, remark, speech, (manner of) speaking
dictionary, lexicon, letter of resignation
resignation
(n)
(n)
(n, vs)
agriculture, farmers
農
ノウ
Compounds:
農家 のうか
農協 のうきょう
農業 のうぎょう
農耕 のうこう
農場 のうじょう
farmer, farm family
(n)
agricultural cooperative
agriculture
(n)
(n)
farming, agriculture
(n)
farm (agriculture)
(n)
environs, boundary, border, vicinity
辺
あた.り, ほと.り, -べ
ヘン
Compounds:
海辺 かいへん
岸辺 きしべ
周辺 しゅうへん
浜辺 はまべ
辺 へん
beach, seashore
bank (of a river)
(n)
(n)
circumference, outskirts, environs, around, in the area of, in the vicinity of, (computer) peripheral
beach, foreshore
(n)
area, vicinity, side (of triangle, rectangle, etc.), circumstances
(n)
return, answer, fade, repay
返
かえ.す, -かえ.す, かえ.る, -かえ.る
ヘン
Compounds:
引返す ひきかえす
恩返し おんがえし
繰返す くりかえす
言返す いいかえす
取返す とりかえす
to repeat, to send back, to bring back, to retrace one's steps
requital of a favour, requital of a favor
to repeat, to do something over again
(v5s, intransitive verb)
to repeat, to talk back, to answer back
to regain, to recover, to get back
(v5s, vt)
(n, vs)
(v5s, vt)
(v5s, vt)
chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile
追
お.う
ツイ
Compounds:
追いこす おいこす
追い込む おいこむ
追い出す おいだす
追加 ついか
追及 ついきゅう
to pass (eg car), to outdistance, to outstrip
to herd, to corner, to drive
to expel, to drive out
(v5s, vt)
(v5m, vt)
(v5s, vt)
addition, supplement, append (eg to a file), appendix
(n, vs)
investigation (eg into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, catching up, overtaking
quick, fast
速
はや.い, はや-, はや.める, すみ.やか
ソク
Compounds:
加速 かそく
快速 かいそく
急速 きゅうそく
減速 げんそく
高速 こうそく
acceleration
(n, vs)
high speed, celerity, mobility, express (train that bypasses many stations)
rapid (eg progress)
deceleration
(adj-na, n)
(n, vs)
high speed, high gear, highway, freeway, expressway, motorway
(adj-na, n)
(adj-na, n)
(n, vs)
(n)
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take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique
連
つら.なる, つら.ねる, つ.れる, -づ.れ
レン
Compounds:
訓連 くんれん
国連 こくれん
連ねる つらねる
連れ つれ
連れる つれる
practice, practise, training
UN, United Nations
(n, vs)
(n)
to link, to join, to put together
companion, company
(Ichidan verb, vt)
(n, vs)
to lead, to take (a person)
(Ichidan verb)
play
遊
あそ.ぶ, あそ.ばす
ユウ, ユ
Compounds:
遊び あそび
遊ぶ あそぶ
遊園地 ゆうえんち
playing
(n, n-suf)
to play, to make a visit (esp. for pleasure), to be idle, to do nothing
amusement park
(v5b, intransitive verb)
(n)
accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
達
-たち
タツ, ダ
Compounds:
私達 わたくしたち
上達 じょうたつ
速達 そくたつ
達する たっする
達成 たっせい
we, us
(n)
improvement, advance, progress
express, special delivery
to reach, to get to
achievement
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
(suru verb - special class)
(n, vs)
elect, select, choose, prefer
選
えら.ぶ
セン
Compounds:
選挙 せんきょ
選手 せんしゅ
選出 せんしゅつ
選択 せんたく
選定 せんてい
election
(n, vs)
player (in game), team member
election
selection, choice, option
selection
(n)
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
county, district
郡
こうり
グン
Compounds:
郡 こおり
district, county
(n)
section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
部
-べ
ブ
Compounds:
一部 いちぶ
一部分 いちぶぶん
外部 がいぶ
学部 がくぶ
幹部 かんぶ
one part, one portion, one section, some, one copy (eg of a document)
part, portion, section
the outside, external
(n)
(n, adj-no)
department of a university, undergraduate
management, (executive) staff, leaders
distribute, spouse, exile, rationing
配
くば.る
ハイ
(n)
(n)
(n-adv, n)
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Compounds:
気配 きはい
勾配 こうばい
支配 しはい
手配 てはい
心配 しんぱい
indication, sign, hint, presence, trend, quotation (esp. stock market)
slope, incline, gradient, grade, pitch
rule, control, direction
(n)
(n)
(n, vs)
arrangement, search (by police)
(n, vs)
worry, concern, anxiety, care
(adj-na, n, vs)
sake, alcohol
酒
さけ, さかシュ
Compounds:
居酒屋 いざかや
禁酒 きんしゅ
酒 さけ
酒屋 さかや
日本酒 にほんしゅ
bar, pub, tavern
(n)
prohibition, temperance, abstinence
alcohol, sake
(n, vs)
(n)
liquor store, wine shop, bottle shop, sake dealer, liquor-store owner, brewer
sake, Japanese rice wine
(n)
(n)
ri, village, parent's home, league
里
さと
リ
Compounds:
郷里 きょうり
里り
旧里 きゅうり
birth-place, home town
(n)
ri (old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles), neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes), unit
of area (approx. 654m by 654m) (n)
home town, birthplace, old village, historic village, native place, one's old home
(n)
quantity, measure, weight, amount, consider, estimate, surmise
量
はか.る
リョウ
Compounds:
質量 しつりょう
重量 じゅうりょう
数量 すうりょう
測量 そくりょう
多量 たりょう
mass
(n)
weight, heavyweight boxer
quantity, volume
measurement, surveying
large quantity
(n)
(n)
(n, vs)
(adj-na, n)
iron
鉄
くろがね
テツ
Compounds:
国鉄 こくてつ
私鉄 してつ
製鉄 せいてつ
地下鉄 ちかてつ
鉄 てつ
national railway
private railway
(n)
(n)
iron manufacture
iron
(n)
underground train, subway
(n)
(n)
record
録
ロク
Compounds:
記録 きろく
登録 とうろく
目録 もくろく
録音 ろくおん
録音テープ ろくおんテープ
record, minutes, document, a record (eg in sports), results, score, to record, to document, to set a record (eg in sports), to
show a result, to reach a value (n, vs)
registration, accession, register, entry, record
catalogue, catalog, list
(audio) recording
(n)
(n, vs)
audio tape, magnetic tape
mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering
鏡
かがみ
キョウ, ケイ
(n)
(n, vs)
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Compounds:
鏡 かがみ
顕微鏡 けんびきょう
望遠鏡 ぼうえんきょう
眼鏡 めがね
mirror
(n)
microscope
telescope
spectacles, glasses
(n)
(n)
(n)
connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning
関
せき, -ぜき, かか.わる, からくり, かんぬき
カン
Compounds:
関する かんする
関係 かんけい
関心 かんしん
関税 かんぜい
関節 かんせつ
to concern, to be related
relation, connection
concern, interest
(suru verb - special class)
(n, vs)
(n)
customs, duty, tariff
(n)
joints (knee joint, elbow joint, etc.)
(n)
land, six
陸
おか
リク, ロク
Compounds:
上陸 じょうりく
大陸 たいりく
着陸 ちゃくりく
内陸 ないりく
離陸 りりく
landing, disembarkation
continent
(n, vs)
(n)
landing, alighting, touch down
inland
takeoff
(n, vs)
(n)
(n, vs)
sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime
陽
ひ
ヨウ
Compounds:
太陽 たいよう
陽気 ようき
陽当たり ひあたり
陽射し ひざし
陽 よう
sun, solar
(n)
cheerful, merry, season, weather
(adj-na, n)
exposure to the sun, sunny place, per day
sunlight, rays of the sun
(n)
(n)
yang, sunlight-side, warmth, sunshine, surface, appearances
(n)
regiment, party, company, squad
隊
タイ
Compounds:
機動隊 きどうたい
軍隊 ぐんたい
自衛隊 じえいたい
兵隊 へいたい
riot police, riot squad
army, troops
(n)
(n)
self-defence force, self-defense force, Japan Self-Defence Force, JSDF
soldier, sailor
(n)
storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
階
きざはし
カイ
Compounds:
階 かい
階級 かいきゅう
階段 かいだん
段階 だんかい
中産階級 ちゅうさんかいきゅう
stories, storeys, counter for storeys and floors of a building
class, rank, grade
stairs, stairway, staircase
(n)
gradation, grade, stage, steps, order, class, phase
snow
雪
ゆき
セツ
Compounds:
(n, n-suf, counter)
(n)
middle class, bourgeoisie
(n)
(n)
(n)
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初雪 はつゆき
吹雪 ふぶき
積雪 せきせつ
雪 ゆき
雪融け ゆきどけ
first snow (of season)
snow storm
fallen snow
snow
(n)
(n)
(n)
(n)
snow thaw, thawing
(n, vs)
cloud
雲
くも, -ぐも
ウン
Compounds:
雲 くも
cloud
(n)
quiet
静
しず-, しず.か, しず.まる, しず.める
セイ, ジョウ
Compounds:
安静 あんせい
静止 せいし
静粛 せいしゅく
冷静 れいせい
rest
(adj-na, n)
stillness, repose, standing still
silent
(n, vs)
(adj-na, n)
calm, composure, coolness, serenity
(adj-na, n)
mask, face, features, surface
面
おも, おもて, つら
メン, ベン
Compounds:
一面 いちめん
仮面 かめん
画面 がめん
海面 かいめん
外面 げめん
one face, one surface, the whole surface, one aspect, one side, (on) the other hand, one broad, flat object, front page
n, n-adv)
mask, disguise
(n)
terminal screen, scene, picture, the field (in TV), photo
sea level, (surface of) sea
(n)
(n)
outer surface, outward appearance, outside, exterior, outside, outer, outward, exterior, external
(n, adj-no)
obey, order, turn, right, docility, occasion
順
ジュン
Compounds:
手順 てじゅん
順 じゅん
順位 じゅんい
順序 じゅんじょ
順調 じゅんちょう
process, procedure, sequence, protocol, instruction
order, turn
(n)
(adj-na, n, n-suf)
order, rank, precedence
(n)
order, sequence, procedure
(n)
favourable, favorable, doing well, OK, all right
(adj-na, n)
petition, request, vow, wish, hope
願
ねが.う, -ねがい
ガン
Compounds:
願い ねがい
願う ねがう
願書 がんしょ
祈願 きがん
出願 しゅつがん
desire, wish, request, prayer, petition, application
(n)
to desire, to wish, to hope, to beg, to request, to implore, to pray, to have something done for oneself
written application or petition
prayer
(n)
(n, vs)
application
(n, vs)
sort, kind, variety, class, genus
類
たぐ.い
ルイ
Compounds:
種類 しゅるい
書類 しょるい
variety, kind, type, category, counter for different sorts of things
documents, official papers
(n)
(n, counter)
(v5s, vt, auxiliary verb)
(n,
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親類 しんるい
人類 じんるい
同類 どうるい
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relation, kin
(n)
mankind, humanity
(n)
the same kind, accomplice
(n)
fly, skip (pages), scatter
飛
と.ぶ, と.ばす, -と.ばす
ヒ
Compounds:
飛上がる とびあがる
飛ばす とばす
飛行 ひこう
飛行機 ひこうき
飛行場 ひこうじょう
to spring, to jump up, to fly up, to skip
(v5r, intransitive verb)
to fly, to fire, to hurl, to skip over, to omit, to drop (eg stitch), to run or drive fast, to gallop, to spread a rumour (rumor),
to tell a story, to remove, to get rid of, to transfer, to attack, to jeer at (v5s, vt)
aviation
(n, vs)
aeroplane, airplane, aircraft
airfield, airport
(n)
(n)
foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture
養
やしな.う
ヨウ, リョウ
Compounds:
営養 えいよう
休養 きゅうよう
教養 きょうよう
扶養 ふよう
養う やしなう
nutrition, nourishment
(n)
rest, break, recreation
(n, vs)
culture, education, refinement, cultivation
support, maintenance
(n, vs)
(n, vs)
to rear, to maintain, to support (eg family), to cultivate
(v5s, vt)
horse
馬
うま, うま-, ま
バ
Compounds:
競馬 けいば
馬 うま
horse racing
(n)
horse, promoted bishop (shogi)
(n)
chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
鳴
な.く, な.る, な.らす
メイ
Compounds:
怒鳴る どなる
悲鳴 ひめい
鳴らす ならす
鳴る なる
to shout, to yell
shriek, scream
(v5r, intransitive verb)
(n, vs)
to ring, to sound, to chime, to beat, to snort (nose)
to sound, to ring, to resound, to echo, to roar, to rumble
(v5s, vt)
(v5r, intransitive verb)
barley, wheat
麦
むぎ
バク
Compounds:
蕎麦 そまむぎ
小麦 こむぎ
小麦粉 こむぎこ
大麦 おおむぎ
麦 むぎ
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), soba (Japanese buckwheat noodles)
wheat
(n)
wheat flour
(n)
barley (Hordeum vulgare)
wheat, barley, oat (oats)
(n)
yellow
黄
き, こコウ, オウ
Compounds:
黄色い きいろい
黄昏 こうこん
黄色 おうしょく
yellow
(adj)
dusk, twilight
(n)
yellow, amber
(adj-na, n)
(n)
(n)
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黄葉 もみじ
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autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour), leaves turning red, red leaves
nose, snout
鼻
はな
ビ
Compounds:
耳鼻科 じびか
鼻 はな
nose
otolaryngology, concerning the ear, nose, and throat
(n)
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