This appendix is broken into sections corresponding to the ten columns of the gojūon kana ordering system. There a total of 2746 words.
あ行
edit| Kanji | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ああ | [1] ah!; oh!; alas! [2] yes; indeed; that is correct [3] aah; gah; argh | |
| 相 | あい | [1] together; mutually; fellow |
| 愛想 | あいそ | [1] amiability; friendliness; affability; sociability [2] fondness (of someone); affection; liking [3] compliments; civilities; courtesies; flattery |
| 愛憎 | あいぞう | [1] love and hate |
| 相対 | あいたい | [1] involving only the parties concerned; tete-a-tete |
| 間柄 | あいだがら | [1] relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.) |
| 合間 | あいま | [1] interval; break; pause; spare moment |
| 敢えて | あえて | [1] purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); deliberately; intentionally [2] not necessarily; not particularly; not especially [3] definitely not |
| 仰ぐ | あおぐ | [1] to look up (at) [2] to look up to; to respect; to revere [3] to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to turn to (someone) for |
| 垢 | あか | [1] dirt; filth; grime |
| 亜科 | あか | [1] subfamily |
| 証 | あかし | [1] proof; evidence; sign; testimony; testament (to something); vindication [2] witnessing; testifying; testimony |
| 赤字 | あかじ | [1] (being in) the red; deficit [2] red letter; red writing [3] corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red |
| 明かす | あかす | [1] to pass (the night); to spend [2] to reveal; to divulge; to disclose; to expose [3] to prove; to verify |
| 明白 | あからさま | [1] plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward; unabashed; blatant; flagrant |
| 赤らむ | あからむ | [1] to become red; to redden; to blush |
| 空き間 | あきま | [1] vacancy; room for rent or lease [2] gap (between two objects); opening; space |
| 諦め | あきらめ | [1] resignation; acceptance; consolation |
| 悪 | あく | [1] evil; wickedness [2] (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy |
| アクセル | [1] accelerator (pedal); gas pedal | |
| 悪どい | あくど | [1] gaudy; showy; garish; loud [2] crooked; vicious; wicked; nasty; unscrupulous; dishonest |
| 悪日 | あくにち | [1] unlucky day |
| 明くる | あくる | [1] next (day, morning, etc.); following |
| 憧れ | あこがれ | [1] yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration |
| 顎 | あご | [1] jaw; chin [2] barb (of a fishhook) |
| 麻 | あさ | [1] cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant) [2] hemp (fiber); linen; flax; jute |
| 朝寝坊 | あさねぼう | [1] sleeping late in the morning; sleeping in; lie-in; oversleeping [2] late riser; person who is bad at getting up in the morning |
| 浅ましい | あさましい | [1] wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject |
| 字 | あざ | [1] section of village [2] Aza |
| 欺く | あざむく | [1] to deceive; to delude; to trick; to fool [2] to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose") |
| 鮮やか | あざやか | [1] vivid; bright; brilliant; clear; fresh; vibrant [2] skillful; skilful; adroit; brilliant (performance, goal, etc.); splendid; superb; magnificent; fine |
| あざ笑う | あざわらう | [1] to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at |
| 葦 | あし | [1] common reed (Phragmites australis) |
| 東 | あずま | [1] eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); eastern provinces [2] east [3] wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither |
| 焦る | あせる | [1] to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to fret [2] to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered; to be startled |
| 値する | あたいする | [1] to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit |
| 私 | あたし | [1] I; me |
| 悪化 | あっか | [1] deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption |
| 呆気ない | あっけな | [1] unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short; over too soon |
| あっさり | [1] easily; readily; quickly; flatly (refuse) [2] lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply | |
| 圧迫 | あっぱく | [1] pressure [2] oppression; suppression |
| アップ | [1] rise; increase; raising; lifting; going up [2] upload; posting online [3] close-up | |
| 扱い | あつかい | [1] treatment; service; dealing (with); handling; management [2] handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; use [3] treating as; treating like |
| 誂える | あつらえる | [1] to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order |
| 圧力 | あつりょく | [1] pressure; stress [2] pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting |
| 当て | あて | [1] aim; object; purpose; end [2] expectations; prospects; hopes [3] something that can be relied upon |
| 当て字 | あてじ | [1] kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; ateji [2] kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading |
| 宛てる | あてる | [1] to address |
| 跡継ぎ | あとつぎ | [1] heir; inheritor [2] successor |
| 彼の | あの | [1] that; those; the |
| 油絵 | あぶらえ | [1] oil painting |
| アプローチ | [1] approach (to a problem, issue, etc.) [2] approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump) [3] approach (to a building, mountain, etc.) | |
| あべこべ | [1] contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front | |
| 甘える | あまえる | [1] to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on [2] to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on |
| 甘口 | あまくち | [1] sweet flavour; sweet flavor; mildness [2] flattery [3] stupidity |
| 雨具 | あまぐ | [1] rain gear |
| アマチュア | [1] amateur | |
| 網 | あみ | [1] net; netting [2] web |
| 操る | あやつる | [1] to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to manage; to control; to maneuver; to steer [2] to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument) [3] to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet |
| あやふや | [1] uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious; doubtful; non-committal | |
| 危ぶむ | あやぶむ | [1] to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about |
| 過ち | あやまち | [1] fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas |
| 誤る | あやまる | [1] to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to do incorrectly; to err [2] to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be false; to be mistaken [3] to mislead; to misguide; to lead astray |
| 歩む | あゆむ | [1] to walk; to go on foot [2] to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to lead (a life); to experience [3] to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.); to embark (on the road to ...) |
| あら | [1] oh!; ah!; oh no | |
| 予め | あらかじめ | [1] beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously |
| 荒らす | あらす | [1] to lay waste; to devastate; to damage [2] to invade; to break into [3] to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam |
| 争い | あらそい | [1] fight; dispute; feud; conflict; struggle; strife; discord; argument; quarrel; controversy [2] competition; contest; rivalry |
| 改まる | あらたまる | [1] to be renewed; to change [2] to be improved; to be reformed; to be revised; to be corrected [3] to stand on ceremony; to be formal |
| 荒っぽい | あらっぽい | [1] wild; violent; rough-mannered; rude [2] rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse; careless |
| アラブ | [1] Arab; Arab countries [2] Arab (horse); Arabian | |
| 霰 | あられ | [1] hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel [2] dicing; small cubes [3] roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.) |
| 有りのまま | ありのまま | [1] as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated; honest; true; frank; candid |
| 亜爾加里 | アルカリ | [1] alkali |
| アルミ | [1] aluminum; aluminium | |
| 合わす | あわす | [1] to match (rhythm, speed, etc.) [2] to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up [3] to face; to be opposite (someone) |
| 合わせ | あわせ | [1] joint together; opposite; facing |
| アワー | [1] hour | |
| アンケート | [1] questionnaire; survey; poll | |
| アンコール | [1] encore [2] Angkor (Cambodia) | |
| 暗殺 | あんさつ | [1] assassination |
| 暗算 | あんざん | [1] mental arithmetic |
| 暗示 | あんじ | [1] hint; suggestion; clue; implication [2] suggestion |
| 案じる | あんじる | [1] to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to worry (about); to fear [2] to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to devise; to consider; to ponder [3] to investigate |
| 安静 | あんせい | [1] rest; quiet; repose |
| 案の定 | あんのじょう | [1] as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough |
| 伊 | い | [1] Italy |
| 言い訳 | いいわけ | [1] excuse [2] explanation |
| イエス | [1] Jesus (Christ) | |
| 家出 | いえで | [1] running away from home; elopement [2] outing; going out [3] becoming a Buddhist monk; entering the priesthood |
| 生かす | いかす | [1] to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.) [2] to let live; to keep alive [3] to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life |
| 如何に | いかに | [1] how; in what way [2] how (much); to what extent [3] however (much); no matter how |
| 如何にも | いかにも | [1] indeed; really; truly; just (like) [2] very; extremely; totally; terribly [3] absolutely; certainly; for sure |
| 怒り | いかり | [1] anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation |
| 粋 | いき | [1] chic; smart; stylish; tasteful; refined; sophisticated [2] understanding; considerate; thoughtful; sensible [3] familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts) |
| 域外 | いきがい | [1] outside the area |
| 意気込む | いきごむ | [1] to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined |
| 行き違い | いきちがい | [1] crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray [2] difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement; disagreement |
| 異議 | いぎ | [1] objection; dissent; protest |
| 戦 | いくさ | [1] war; battle; campaign; fight [2] troops; forces |
| 育成 | いくせい | [1] rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion |
| 幾多 | いくた | [1] many; numerous |
| 生ける | いける | [1] to arrange (flowers); to plant [2] living; live |
| 異見 | いけん | [1] different opinion; different view; dissenting view; objection [2] scolding; reprimand; rebuke; admonition; cautioning; warning |
| 意向 | いこう | [1] intention; idea; inclination; wish |
| 移行 | いこう | [1] transition; changeover; switchover; shift [2] transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity) |
| いざ | [1] now; come (now); well | |
| 碑 | いしぶみ | [1] stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela |
| 衣装 | いしょう | [1] clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress |
| 意地 | いじ | [1] stubbornness; obstinacy; willpower; pride [2] disposition; nature [3] appetite; desire; greed |
| 移住 | いじゅう | [1] migration; move; emigration; immigration |
| 弄る | いじる | [1] to finger; to touch; to play with; to fiddle with; to toy with [2] to make changes to; to tinker with; to tamper with [3] to dabble in; to do as a hobby; to play around with |
| 異性 | いせい | [1] the opposite sex [2] isomerism |
| 遺跡 | いせき | [1] (archeological) remains; ruins; relics |
| 依然 | いぜん | [1] still; as yet; as it has been |
| 依存 | いぞん | [1] dependence; reliance |
| 委託 | いたく | [1] entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission |
| 頂 | いただき | [1] crown (of head); summit (of mountain); spire [2] easy win for one [3] something received |
| 至って | いたって | [1] very much; exceedingly; extremely |
| 痛む | いたむ | [1] to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain [2] to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged |
| 炒める | いためる | [1] to fry; to saute; to stir-fry |
| 痛める | いためる | [1] to hurt; to injure; to cause pain [2] to harm; to damage; to spoil [3] to worry; to bother; to be grieved over; to afflict |
| 労る | いたわる | [1] to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to treat with sympathy; to console; to be kind to [2] to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse; to soothe [3] to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts); to reward for |
| 一概に | いちがいに | [1] unconditionally; as a rule |
| 一見 | いちげん | [1] first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction |
| 著しい | いちじるしい | [1] striking; remarkable; considerable |
| 一同 | いちどう | [1] all present; all concerned; all of us |
| 一部 | いちぶ | [1] one part; one portion; one section [2] one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books) |
| 一部分 | いちぶぶん | [1] one part; one portion; one section |
| 一別 | いちべつ | [1] parting |
| 一面 | いちめん | [1] one face; one surface [2] the whole surface [3] one aspect; one side |
| 一様 | いちよう | [1] uniform; equal; even; the same; identical [2] common; ordinary; usual |
| 一律 | いちりつ | [1] uniform; even; across-the-board; equal |
| 一連 | いちれん | [1] series; chain; sequence [2] two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper) [3] verse; stanza |
| 一気 | いっき | [1] one breath [2] chug!; drink! |
| 一切 | いっさい | [1] all; everything; entirety; the whole [2] absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; without exception [3] Issai |
| 一心 | いっしん | [1] one mind [2] wholeheartedness; one's whole heart |
| いっそ | [1] rather; sooner; preferably; might as well; just [2] on the contrary; if anything | |
| 一敗 | いっぱい | [1] one defeat |
| 一変 | いっぺん | [1] complete change; about-face |
| 意図 | いと | [1] intention; aim; design |
| 営む | いとなむ | [1] to run (a business); to operate; to conduct; to practice (law, medicine, etc.) [2] to carry out; to perform; to lead (a life) [3] to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony) |
| 異動 | いどう | [1] (personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle |
| 挑む | いどむ | [1] to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to contend for [2] to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to go after (a prize, record, etc.) [3] to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to |
| 稲光 | いなびかり | [1] (flash of) lightning |
| 古 | いにしえ | [1] antiquity; ancient times |
| 祈り | いのり | [1] prayer; supplication |
| 鼾 | いびき | [1] snoring; snore |
| 今更 | いまさら | [1] now (when it is already much too late); at this stage [2] afresh; anew; again |
| 移民 | いみん | [1] immigration; emigration [2] immigrant; emigrant |
| 嫌々 | いやいや | [1] unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly [2] shaking one's head in refusal (like a child) |
| 卑しい | いやしい | [1] lowborn; humble; lowly [2] vulgar; coarse; crude; mean; base; vile; despicable; dirty; unfair [3] shabby; poor-looking |
| 嫌に | いやに | [1] awfully; terribly |
| 嫌らしい | いやらしい | [1] unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty [2] lewd; lascivious; obscene; filthy; dirty |
| 威力 | いりょく | [1] power; might; authority; influence |
| 入る | いる | [1] to enter; to go in; to get in; to come in [2] to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to go down [3] to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve; to reach (e.g. a climax) |
| 衣類 | いるい | [1] clothes; clothing; garments |
| 異論 | いろん | [1] different opinion; objection |
| 員 | いん | [1] member |
| 印 | いん | [1] stamp; seal; chop [2] seal impression; seal; sealing; stamp; mark; print [3] mudra (symbolic hand gesture) |
| 印鑑 | いんかん | [1] stamp; seal |
| 陰気 | いんき | [1] gloomy; dismal; miserable; melancholy [2] spirit of yin |
| 隠居 | いんきょ | [1] retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement) [2] retired person; retiree [3] surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII) |
| インターチェンジ | [1] interchange; service interchange | |
| インターナショナル | [1] international | |
| インターホン | [1] intercom | |
| インテリ | [1] intellectual; educated person [2] intelligentsia | |
| インフォメーション | [1] information | |
| インフレ | [1] inflation | |
| 卯 | う | [1] the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare [2] hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am) [3] east |
| ウイルス | [1] virus | |
| 上下 | うえした | [1] top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends [2] upside-down |
| 受かる | うかる | [1] to pass (examination) |
| 受け入れ | うけいれ | [1] receiving; acceptance; reception |
| 受け入れる | うけいれる | [1] to accept; to receive; to agree |
| 受け継ぐ | うけつぐ | [1] to inherit; to succeed; to take over |
| 受け付ける | うけつける | [1] to accept; to receive (an application); to take up [2] to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to tolerate; to endure [3] to be affected by; to take damage from |
| 受け止める | うけとめる | [1] to catch; to stop the blow [2] to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept; to come to grips with |
| 受身 | うけみ | [1] the defensive [2] passive attitude; passivity; passiveness [3] the passive; passive voice |
| 動き | うごき | [1] movement; move; motion [2] trend; development; change; fluctuation |
| 氏 | うじ | [1] family name; lineage; birth [2] clan |
| 渦 | うず | [1] whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom |
| 嘘つき | うそつき | [1] liar; fibber [2] lying |
| 打ち合わせる | うちあわせる | [1] to knock together; to strike against each other [2] to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance) |
| 打ち切る | うちきる | [1] to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close |
| 打ち消し | うちけし | [1] negation; denial; negative |
| 打ち込む | うちこむ | [1] to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in [2] to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to smash [3] to fire into; to shoot into |
| 内訳 | うちわけ | [1] itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification |
| 訴え | うったえ | [1] lawsuit; complaint |
| 鬱陶しい | うっとうしい | [1] gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing [2] irritating; troublesome [3] heavy (weather); cloudy |
| 写し | うつし | [1] copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript |
| 虚ろ | うつろ | [1] cavity; hollow; void [2] hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.); empty (words, heart, etc.) |
| 雨天 | うてん | [1] rainy weather |
| 腕前 | うでまえ | [1] ability; skill; facility |
| 促す | うながす | [1] to urge; to encourage; to press; to prompt; to draw (attention to) [2] to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken; to accelerate; to promote |
| 埋まる | うまる | [1] to be buried; to be covered; to be surrounded [2] to overflow; to be crowded; to be filled [3] to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished |
| 生まれつき | うまれつき | [1] by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate |
| 生む | うむ | [1] to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs) [2] to produce; to yield; to give rise to; to deliver |
| 梅干し | うめぼし | [1] umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum |
| 末 | うら | [1] top end; tip |
| 裏返し | うらがえし | [1] inside out; upside down [2] flip side; opposite; contrary; reverse |
| 売り出し | うりだし | [1] (bargain) sale |
| 売り出す | うりだす | [1] to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to begin selling; to market [2] to become popular |
| 潤う | うるおう | [1] to become moist; to be moistened; to become damp; to get wet [2] to profit (from); to benefit; to become prosperous; to flourish; to be made rich [3] to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart) |
| 浮気 | うわき | [1] extramarital sex; affair; fooling around [2] infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness; inconstancy; fickleness; caprice |
| 上手 | うわて | [1] upper part [2] upper stream; upper course of a river [3] right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV) |
| 上回る | うわまわる | [1] to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than |
| 植わる | うわる | [1] to be planted |
| 運営 | うんえい | [1] management; administration; operation |
| うんざり | [1] tedious; boring; being fed up with | |
| 運送 | うんそう | [1] transport; freight; shipping; moving (goods) |
| 運賃 | うんちん | [1] (passenger) fare [2] freight rates; shipping expenses |
| 云々 | うんぬん | [1] and so on; and so forth; et cetera; and such; and the like [2] comment; criticism |
| 運命 | うんめい | [1] fate; destiny; lot |
| 運輸 | うんゆ | [1] transportation |
| 運用 | うんよう | [1] making use of; application; practical use; effective management (e.g. of funds) [2] operation (esp. of a boat); steering |
| 会 | え | [1] gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.) |
| 重 | え | [1] -fold; -ply |
| エアメール | [1] airmail; air mail | |
| 鱝 | えい | [1] ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea) |
| 映写 | えいしゃ | [1] projection |
| 英字 | えいじ | [1] English letter; alphabetic character |
| 衛生 | えいせい | [1] hygiene; sanitation; health |
| 映像 | えいぞう | [1] image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV) [2] video; film; footage [3] reflection |
| 英雄 | えいゆう | [1] hero; heroine; great person [2] Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804) [3] Heroic Polonaise (Chopin) |
| 液 | えき | [1] liquid; fluid |
| 役 | えき | [1] war; campaign; battle [2] unpaid work (ritsuryō system); forced labor |
| 閲覧 | えつらん | [1] inspection; reading; perusal [2] browsing (the web) |
| 獲物 | えもの | [1] prey; catch; kill; game [2] spoils; trophy; loot; plunder |
| 襟 | えり | [1] collar; lapel; neckband; neck [2] nape of the neck; scruff of the neck |
| エレガント | [1] elegant | |
| 艶 | えん | [1] charming; fascinating; voluptuous |
| 円滑 | えんかつ | [1] smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious |
| 縁側 | えんがわ | [1] engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses [2] bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin |
| 沿岸 | えんがん | [1] coast; shore [2] coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area |
| 婉曲 | えんきょく | [1] euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect |
| 演出 | えんしゅつ | [1] direction (of a play, film, etc.); production [2] organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect); orchestration |
| エンジニア | [1] engineer | |
| 演じる | えんじる | [1] to act (a part); to play (a role) [2] to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production) [3] to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself; to do something conspicuously; to make a scene |
| 演ずる | えんずる | [1] to act (a part); to play (a role) [2] to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production) [3] to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father); to disgrace oneself |
| 縁談 | えんだん | [1] marriage proposal; marriage talks |
| 遠方 | えんぽう | [1] distant place; faraway location; far away [2] Ochikata |
| 円満 | えんまん | [1] harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble [2] Enman |
| 尾 | お | [1] tail (of an animal); cauda [2] tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end [3] tail (of a comet) |
| 甥 | おい | [1] nephew |
| おい | [1] hey!; say!; I say!; come on!; look!; oi! [2] I; me | |
| 於いて | おい | [1] at (a time or place); in; on [2] in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); when it comes to; regarding; with respect to; in (terms of); as to; as for [3] on the part of; under the authority of; in the name of |
| 老いる | おいる | [1] to age; to grow old |
| 負う | おう | [1] to carry on one's back; to bear; to shoulder [2] to take (responsibility); to assume; to accept; to bear (the blame, costs, etc.); to have (a duty, obligation, etc.); to become responsible for; to be burdened with (work, debt, etc.) [3] to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound); to receive; to incur (a loss, damage, etc.) |
| 応急 | おうきゅう | [1] emergency; first-aid |
| 黄金 | おうごん | [1] gold (Au) [2] golden; prosperous; excellent; superb [3] money (esp. ōban coin); cash |
| 応募 | おうぼ | [1] application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment |
| 大方 | おおかた | [1] large part; greater part; majority [2] people in general; general public; public at large [3] mostly; for the most part; almost; nearly |
| 大柄 | おおがら | [1] large build [2] large pattern |
| 大筋 | おおすじ | [1] outline; summary; gist; basic points |
| 大空 | おおぞら | [1] wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament |
| 大幅 | おおはば | [1] big; large; drastic; substantial [2] full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing) |
| 大水 | おおみず | [1] flood |
| 公 | おおやけ | [1] official; governmental; formal [2] public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common [3] being public knowledge; being out in the open; exposure to public view |
| 侵す | おかす | [1] to invade; to raid; to violate (airspace, etc.); to intrude; to trespass [2] to infringe; to encroach [3] to harm; to afflict; to affect |
| 犯す | おかす | [1] to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to make (e.g. mistake) [2] to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to transgress; to contravene [3] to rape; to violate; to ravish; to deflower |
| 臆病 | おくびょう | [1] cowardly; timid; easily frightened |
| 遅らす | おくらす | [1] to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard |
| 遅れ | おくれ | [1] delay; lag; postponement; falling behind |
| 行い | おこない | [1] deed; act; action [2] conduct; behavior; behaviour [3] asceticism |
| 厳か | おごそか | [1] solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately; impressive |
| 奢る | おごる | [1] to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.) [2] to be extravagant; to live in luxury |
| 長 | おさ | [1] head; chief; leader [2] the greatest (of all the ...) |
| 収まる | おさまる | [1] to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to fall within (e.g. a budget) [2] to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to be returned (to one's original position) [3] to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to occupy (a role) |
| 治まる | おさまる | [1] to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to cool off; to abate; to be settled; to be brought under control [2] to be at peace; to be governed well [3] to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated; to get better; to ease off |
| お産 | おさん | [1] (giving) birth; childbirth; delivery |
| 教え | おしえ | [1] teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine |
| 押し込む | おしこむ | [1] to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to crowd into [2] to break in; to burgle; to burglarize |
| 押し寄せる | おしよせる | [1] to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.); to rush for (the door); to inundate; to overwhelm; to push aside |
| お祖父さん | おじいさん | [1] grandfather [2] male senior-citizen; old man |
| 雄 | おす | [1] male (animal, plant) |
| お世辞 | おせじ | [1] flattery; compliment |
| 襲う | おそう | [1] to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down [2] to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.) [3] to make a sudden visit |
| 遅くとも | おそくとも | [1] at the latest |
| 恐れ | おそれ | [1] fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence |
| 恐れ入る | おそれいる | [1] to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to feel small [2] to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be thankful [3] to be amazed; to be greatly impressed; to admire |
| 煽てる | おだてる | [1] to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate |
| 落ち込む | おちこむ | [1] to feel down; to feel sad; to be depressed; to be in low spirits [2] to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition [3] to fall into (e.g. a hole) |
| 落ち葉 | おちば | [1] fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves [2] leaf fall; dropping leaves; defoliation [3] deciduous |
| おっかない | [1] frightening; scary [2] extreme; exaggerated; huge | |
| ＯＫ (ＯＫ) | オッケー | [1] OK; okay [2] fine (without); not needed; unnecessary; all right |
| 乙 | おつ | [1] (the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); the latter [2] stylish; chic; smart; witty; tasty [3] strange; quaint; queer |
| お使い | おつかい | [1] errand; mission; going on an errand [2] messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl [3] familiar spirit |
| お手上げ | おてあげ | [1] being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; throwing up (one's) hands |
| 訪れる | おとずれる | [1] to visit; to call on [2] to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear |
| お供 | おとも | [1] attendant; companion |
| 衰える | おとろえる | [1] to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither; to waste away |
| オドオド | [1] timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously | |
| 脅す | おどす | [1] to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing) |
| 驚き | おどろき | [1] surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement |
| 同い年 | おないどし | [1] the same age |
| 自ずから | おのずから | [1] naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord |
| 怯える | おびえる | [1] to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of) |
| 夥しい | おびただしい | [1] large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant |
| 帯びる | おびる | [1] to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to bear [2] to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to take on [3] to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of; to be tinged with |
| 覚え | おぼえ | [1] memory; sense; experience |
| お負け | おまけ | [1] something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; free gift; freebie; giveaway; premium; prize [2] (giving a) discount; price reduction [3] addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story) |
| お宮 | おみや | [1] Shinto shrine |
| お襁褓 | おむつ | [1] diaper; nappy |
| 思いつき | おもいつき | [1] idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim; suggestion |
| 面 | おもて | [1] face [2] surface [3] mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask) |
| 主なる | おもなる | [1] main; principal; important |
| 趣 | おもむき | [1] meaning; tenor; gist [2] effect; influence [3] appearance; aspect |
| 赴く | おもむく | [1] to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to proceed according to; to repair to; to betake oneself to [2] to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.) [3] to abide by; to agree to; to consent to; to obey |
| 重んじる | おもんじる | [1] to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize |
| 重んずる | おもんずる | [1] to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize |
| 及び | および | [1] and; as well as |
| 及ぶ | およぶ | [1] to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; to go on (for, until) [2] to be up to the task; to come up to [3] to compare with; to be a match (for) |
| 織り | おり | [1] weave; weaving; woven item |
| 檻 | おり | [1] cage; pen; (jail) cell |
| オリエンテーション | [1] orientation | |
| 織物 | おりもの | [1] textile; fabric |
| 織る | おる | [1] to weave |
| 俺 | おれ | [1] I; me |
| オレンジ | [1] orange (fruit, colour) [2] Orange | |
| 愚か | おろか | [1] foolish; stupid; silly |
| 疎か | おろそか | [1] negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss |
| オンライン | [1] online [2] on the line (of a ball; in tennis, volleyball, etc.) | |
| 温和 | おんわ | [1] mild (climate); temperate; clement; pleasant; agreeable [2] gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; pleasant [3] moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate |
| オートマチック | [1] automatic [2] automatic firearm [3] automatic transmission | |
| オープン | [1] opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.) [2] open; frank; approachable; open-hearted [3] open (car, collar, tournament, etc.) |
か行
edit| Kanji | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 箇 | か | [1] counter used with Sino-Japanese words |
| 科 | か | [1] department; section; faculty; school; arm [2] course (of study); branch of study; specialization [3] (taxonomical) family |
| 階 | かい | [1] storey; story; floor [2] stairs [3] stage (in chronostratigraphy) |
| 下位 | かい | [1] low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte) |
| 改悪 | かいあく | [1] changing (something) for the worse; disimprovement; deterioration |
| 海運 | かいうん | [1] maritime transport; shipping [2] Kaiun |
| 改革 | かいかく | [1] reform; reformation; reorganization |
| 貝殻 | かいがら | [1] seashell; shell |
| 階級 | かいきゅう | [1] (social) class [2] rank; grade |
| 海峡 | かいきょう | [1] channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait |
| 会見 | かいけん | [1] interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party |
| 開催 | かいさい | [1] holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics) |
| 回収 | かいしゅう | [1] collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval |
| 改修 | かいしゅう | [1] repair; improvement |
| 解除 | かいじょ | [1] termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; rescission [2] lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations); cancellation (of a warning, alert, etc.); calling off (e.g. a strike); releasing (a lock) |
| 階層 | かいそう | [1] class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy |
| 回送 | かいそう | [1] forwarding; sending on; redirecting (e.g. mail) [2] deadheading (e.g. train); (train) returning to the station |
| 開拓 | かいたく | [1] reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development [2] pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground; trailblazing [3] Kaitaku |
| 会談 | かいだん | [1] talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting |
| 改訂 | かいてい | [1] revision (of text); alteration; change |
| 改定 | かいてい | [1] revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change |
| 介入 | かいにゅう | [1] intervention |
| 開発 | かいはつ | [1] development; exploitation (of resources) |
| 海抜 | かいばつ | [1] height above sea level |
| 介抱 | かいほう | [1] nursing; looking after |
| 解剖 | かいぼう | [1] dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination [2] analysis; postmortem |
| 回覧 | かいらん | [1] circulation (esp. documents); sending round |
| 海流 | かいりゅう | [1] ocean current |
| 改良 | かいりょう | [1] improvement; reform |
| 回路 | かいろ | [1] circuit (electric) [2] cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle) |
| 海路 | かいろ | [1] sea route |
| 顧みる | かえりみる | [1] to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to reminisce about [2] to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to look over one's shoulder [3] to consider; to concern oneself about; to take notice of; to pay attention to; to take into consideration |
| 顔つき | かおつき | [1] (outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression |
| 掲げる | かかげる | [1] to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to fly (e.g. a flag); to hoist; to raise; to display [2] to hold up high; to raise overhead [3] to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to hold up (an ideal); to parade (e.g. a slogan) |
| 踵 | かかと | [1] heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.) |
| 課外 | かがい | [1] extracurricular |
| 書き取る | かきとる | [1] to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture) [2] to copy out (a text) |
| かき回す | かきまわす | [1] to stir; to churn; to poke (a fire); to disturb (water) [2] to rummage around [3] to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos; to disturb |
| 角 | かく | [1] angle [2] square; cube [3] bishop |
| 欠く | かく | [1] to chip; to nick; to break; to crack [2] to lack |
| 画 | かく | [1] stroke (of a kanji) |
| 佳句 | かく | [1] beautiful passage of literature |
| 拡散 | かくさん | [1] spreading; disseminating; scattering [2] diffusion (of light, gas) |
| 各種 | かくしゅ | [1] every kind; all sorts |
| 隔週 | かくしゅう | [1] every other week; every two weeks |
| 確信 | かくしん | [1] conviction; belief; confidence |
| 革新 | かくしん | [1] reform; innovation |
| 確定 | かくてい | [1] decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment |
| カクテル | [1] cocktail | |
| 革命 | かくめい | [1] revolution [2] 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō) |
| 確立 | かくりつ | [1] establishment; settlement |
| 賭け | かけ | [1] bet; wager; stake; gamble |
| 掛け | かけ | [1] credit [2] money owed on an account; bill [3] hanger; holder; rest; rack; peg; hook; stand |
| 駆け足 | かけあし | [1] running fast; double time [2] cantering [3] doing things in a hurry |
| 家計 | かけい | [1] household economy; family finances |
| 駆けっこ | かけっこ | [1] (foot) race; sprint |
| 賭ける | かける | [1] to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble |
| 翔る | かける | [1] to soar; to fly [2] to run; to dash |
| ヶ月 | かげつ | [1] counter for months |
| 化合 | かごう | [1] chemical combination |
| 嵩張る | かさばる | [1] to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous |
| 嵩む | かさむ | [1] to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase |
| 華奢 | かしゃ | [1] lavish; luxurious; showy; gaudy |
| 箇所 | かしょ | [1] place; point; part; spot; area; passage; portion [2] counter for places, parts, passages, etc. |
| 箇条書き | かじょうがき | [1] itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation |
| 微か | かすか | [1] faint; dim; weak; slight; vague; indistinct; hazy [2] poor; wretched; meagre; meager; scanty |
| 霞む | かすむ | [1] to become misty; to become hazy [2] to get blurry; to grow dim [3] to be overshadowed; to be upstaged; to be outshone |
| 化する | かする | [1] to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to become [2] to influence |
| 掠る | かする | [1] to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly [2] to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze |
| 火星 | かせい | [1] Mars (planet) |
| 河川 | かせん | [1] rivers |
| 化繊 | かせん | [1] synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre |
| 過疎 | かそ | [1] underpopulation; low population density; depopulation |
| 過多 | かた | [1] excess; surplus; superabundance |
| 難い | かたい | [1] difficult; hard |
| 片思い | かたおもい | [1] unrequited love; one-sided love |
| 敵 | かたき | [1] rival; opponent; adversary; competitor; enemy (esp. one with which there is longstanding enmity); foe [2] revenge [3] spouse |
| 片言 | かたこと | [1] prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering |
| 片付け | かたづけ | [1] tidying up; finishing |
| 傾ける | かたむける | [1] to incline; to lean; to tip; to tilt; to slant; to bend; to list [2] to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to pour one's energy into [3] to ruin; to squander; to empty |
| 固める | かためる | [1] to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt) [2] to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate [3] to make secure; to stabilize; to settle down; to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.); to establish (evidence) |
| 傍ら | かたわら | [1] side; edge; beside; besides; nearby [2] while (doing); in addition to; at the same time |
| 課題 | かだい | [1] subject; theme; issue; matter [2] homework; assignment [3] task; challenge; problem; question |
| 花壇 | かだん | [1] flower bed [2] Kadan |
| 家畜 | かちく | [1] domestic animals; livestock; cattle |
| カット | [1] cut; cutting [2] haircut [3] (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show) | |
| 且つ | かつ | [1] and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time |
| 嘗て | かつて | [1] once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex- [2] never yet; never before; first time; still not happened |
| カテゴリ | [1] category | |
| 哉 | かな | [1] how!; what!; alas! |
| 叶う | かなう | [1] to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled [2] to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to conform to (standards, rules, etc.); to be consistent with [3] to match (implies competition); to rival; to bear (e.g. the heat) |
| 叶える | かなえる | [1] to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer) [2] to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements) |
| 加入 | かにゅう | [1] joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation; signing (e.g. a treaty); taking out (insurance) |
| 金蔵 | かねぐら | [1] treasure house; treasury [2] financial supporter; patron; financier; backer |
| 予て | かねて | [1] previously; already; for some time; for quite a while |
| 下番 | かばん | [1] going off duty |
| 華美 | かび | [1] splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; pomp; magnificence [2] showiness; gaudiness; extravagance; luxury |
| 花粉 | かふん | [1] pollen |
| 株式 | かぶしき | [1] share (in a company); stock |
| 気触れる | かぶれる | [1] to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something) [2] to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance) |
| 貨幣 | かへい | [1] money; currency; coin |
| 構え | かまえ | [1] structure; construction; appearance [2] posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; stance [3] readiness; determination; preparedness |
| 構える | かまえる | [1] to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish; to run; to maintain [2] to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal) [3] to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to stand ready; to be poised for |
| 加味 | かみ | [1] seasoning; flavoring; flavouring [2] addition; inclusion; taking into account |
| 噛み切る | かみきる | [1] to bite off; to gnaw through |
| 過密 | かみつ | [1] overcrowding; congestion; overpopulation [2] crammed (schedule); congested; busy; tight |
| カムバック | [1] comeback | |
| 甕 | かめ | [1] earthenware pot |
| カメラマン | [1] photographer [2] cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer | |
| 体つき | からだつき | [1] body build; figure |
| 絡む | からむ | [1] to twine; to get tangled; to get entangled; to get caught (in) [2] to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to be a factor (in); to have an influence [3] to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with); to pester; to hassle |
| 借り | かり | [1] borrowing; debt; loan |
| 仮 | かり | [1] temporary; provisional; interim; tentative [2] fictitious; assumed (name); alias [3] hypothetical; theoretical |
| 下吏 | かり | [1] lower official |
| カルテ | [1] patient's chart; clinical records [2] record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.) [3] Khalte | |
| 涸れる | かれる | [1] to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out |
| 過労 | かろう | [1] overwork; strain |
| 辛うじて | かろうじて | [1] barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty |
| 交わす | かわす | [1] to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.) [2] to intersect; to cross; to interlace [3] ... with one another; ... to each other |
| 代わる代わる | かわるがわる | [1] alternately; by turns |
| 観 | かん | [1] look; appearance [2] spectacle; sight [3] observation meditation |
| 館 | かん | [1] (large) building; public building; hall |
| 感慨 | かんがい | [1] deep emotion; strong feelings |
| 簡潔 | かんけつ | [1] concise; brief; succinct; compact (style) |
| 還元 | かんげん | [1] restoration; return [2] reduction; resolution; deoxidization; deoxidation |
| 慣行 | かんこう | [1] customary practice; habit; traditional event |
| 刊行 | かんこう | [1] publication; issue |
| 勧告 | かんこく | [1] advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation |
| 看護 | かんご | [1] nursing; (army) nurse |
| 漢語 | かんご | [1] Japanese word of Chinese origin; Sino-Japanese word [2] language of the Han people; Chinese |
| 換算 | かんさん | [1] conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical) |
| 監視 | かんし | [1] monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision; lookout |
| 観衆 | かんしゅう | [1] spectators; onlookers; members of the audience |
| 慣習 | かんしゅう | [1] custom; convention; common practice [2] becoming accustomed (to) |
| 干渉 | かんしょう | [1] interference; intervention; meddling |
| 感触 | かんしょく | [1] feel (of something); touch; texture; sensation [2] feeling; impression |
| 歓声 | かんせい | [1] cheer; shout of joy |
| 感染 | かんせん | [1] infection; contagion; becoming infected [2] being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by) |
| 幹線 | かんせん | [1] main line; trunk line |
| 関税 | かんぜい | [1] customs (duties); duty; tariff |
| 観点 | かんてん | [1] point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle |
| 感度 | かんど | [1] sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.) [2] sensitivity (of film) |
| カンニング | [1] cheating (on an examination); cribbing | |
| 幹部 | かんぶ | [1] management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons |
| 勘弁 | かんべん | [1] pardon; forgiveness; forbearance |
| 完璧 | かんぺき | [1] perfect; complete; flawless |
| 感無量 | かんむりょう | [1] deep emotion; being filled with emotion |
| 勧誘 | かんゆう | [1] invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion; encouragement |
| 関与 | かんよ | [1] participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in |
| 寛容 | かんよう | [1] tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity |
| 観覧 | かんらん | [1] viewing |
| 官僚 | かんりょう | [1] bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy |
| 慣例 | かんれい | [1] custom; practice; convention; precedent |
| 貫禄 | かんろく | [1] presence; dignity |
| 緩和 | かんわ | [1] relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening |
| カーペット | [1] carpet | |
| 街 | がい | [1] street; quarter; district; area |
| 外貨 | がいか | [1] foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange [2] foreign goods; imported goods |
| 外相 | がいしょう | [1] Foreign Minister |
| 害する | がいする | [1] to injure; to damage; to harm; to hurt [2] to kill [3] to hinder; to obstruct |
| 該当 | がいとう | [1] corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements); meeting (conditions); qualifying for |
| ガイド | [1] guide; tour guide; conductor; guiding; leading [2] guidebook [3] guide (on a fishing rod); guide ring | |
| ガイドブック | [1] guidebook | |
| 概念 | がいねん | [1] general idea; concept; notion |
| 外来 | がいらい | [1] foreign; imported [2] outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic; outpatient ward |
| 概略 | がいりゃく | [1] outline; summary; gist; in brief |
| 学芸 | がくげい | [1] arts and sciences; liberal arts |
| 学士 | がくし | [1] university graduate; bachelor [2] bachelor's degree |
| 学説 | がくせつ | [1] theory |
| 楽譜 | がくふ | [1] score; sheet music |
| 学歴 | がくれき | [1] academic background; academic credentials; academic record |
| 崖 | がけ | [1] cliff; precipice [2] precipice; brink of a dangerous situation |
| 雅致 | がち | [1] artistry; good taste; elegance; grace |
| がっくり | [1] heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed [2] feeling exhausted; feeling drained | |
| 合唱 | がっしょう | [1] singing together; singing in union; chorus [2] ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus |
| がっしり | [1] firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly | |
| 合致 | がっち | [1] agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance |
| がっちり | [1] solid; robust; well-built [2] tight; taut [3] shrewd; calculating; astute | |
| 月日 | がっぴ | [1] month and day (of the year); (the) date |
| 合併 | がっぺい | [1] merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition; fusion; annexation; affiliation; incorporation |
| がる | [1] to show signs of being; to feel; to think [2] to behave as if one were; to pretend; to act as if | |
| ガレージ | [1] garage | |
| 側 | がわ | [1] side (of something, or taking someone's side); part [2] (watch) case |
| 癌 | がん | [1] cancer |
| 眼科 | がんか | [1] ophthalmology |
| 眼球 | がんきゅう | [1] eyeball |
| 頑固 | がんこ | [1] stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded |
| 願書 | がんしょ | [1] (written) application; written request; petition [2] written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple |
| 頑丈 | がんじょう | [1] solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy |
| 岩石 | がんせき | [1] rock |
| 元年 | がんねん | [1] first year (of an imperial era) [2] year something (important) first happened or began |
| 期 | き | [1] period; time [2] opportunity; chance; occasion [3] age |
| 生 | き | [1] pure; undiluted; raw; crude |
| 企画 | きかく | [1] planning; plan; project; arrangements |
| 規格 | きかく | [1] standard; norm |
| 着飾る | きかざる | [1] to dress up |
| 器官 | きかん | [1] organ |
| 季刊 | きかん | [1] quarterly publication |
| 危害 | きがい | [1] injury; harm; danger |
| 気兼ね | きがね | [1] constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone |
| 気軽 | きがる | [1] carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; sprightly [2] ease |
| 危機 | きき | [1] crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch |
| 聞き取り | ききとり | [1] listening comprehension; aural comprehension [2] hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing |
| 効き目 | ききめ | [1] effect; virtue; efficacy; impression [2] one's dominant eye |
| 帰京 | ききょう | [1] returning (home) to Tokyo; returning to the capital |
| 基金 | ききん | [1] fund; foundation |
| 喜劇 | きげき | [1] comedy |
| 起源 | きげん | [1] origin; beginning; source; rise |
| 機構 | きこう | [1] mechanism; machinery [2] system; structure; organization; framework |
| 気障 | きざ | [1] affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious |
| 兆し | きざし | [1] sign; indication; omen; symptom |
| 気質 | きしつ | [1] disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character; trait; turn of mind |
| 軋む | きしむ | [1] to jar; to creak; to grate |
| 記述 | きじゅつ | [1] description; account |
| 奇数 | きすう | [1] odd number |
| 築く | きずく | [1] to build; to construct; to erect [2] to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation) |
| 傷つく | きずつく | [1] to be wounded; to get injured [2] to get hurt feelings [3] to get damaged; to get chipped; to get scratched |
| 規制 | きせい | [1] regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction |
| 汽船 | きせん | [1] steamship; steamboat; steamer |
| 寄贈 | きぞう | [1] donation; presentation; gift |
| 貴族 | きぞく | [1] nobility; aristocracy; peerage |
| 鍛える | きたえる | [1] to forge; to temper [2] to drill; to train; to discipline |
| 来る | きたる | [1] next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming [2] to come; to arrive; to be due to |
| 気立て | きだて | [1] disposition; nature |
| きちっと | [1] exactly; perfectly | |
| きっかり | [1] exactly; just; precisely [2] punctually; exactly on time | |
| 喫茶 | きっさ | [1] tea drinking [2] teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffee shop; (rather formal) cafe |
| きっちり | [1] exactly; precisely; punctually; on the dot [2] closely; tightly; (fitting) perfectly [3] properly; without fail | |
| きっぱり | [1] clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely; resolutely | |
| 規定 | きてい | [1] stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule [2] normal (unit of normality) [3] compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine; compulsory dance (figure skating); (a) compulsory |
| 軌道 | きどう | [1] orbit; trajectory [2] (railroad) track [3] (right) track; proper course |
| 甲 | きのえ | [1] first sign of the Chinese calendar |
| 規範 | きはん | [1] model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example |
| 気品 | きひん | [1] elegance; refinement; grace; dignity [2] aroma |
| 気風 | きふう | [1] character; traits; ethos |
| 起伏 | きふく | [1] undulation [2] ups and downs; highs and lows |
| 規模 | きぼ | [1] scale; scope; plan; structure |
| 気まぐれ | きまぐれ | [1] whim; caprice; fancy [2] capricious; fickle; whimsical; impulsive; changeable; temperamental |
| 生真面目 | きまじめ | [1] overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest |
| 期末 | きまつ | [1] end of term |
| きまり悪い | きまりわるい | [1] embarrassed; ashamed |
| 記名 | きめい | [1] signature; signing one's name; writing one's name (on); registration (of a bond) |
| 脚色 | きゃくしょく | [1] dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen) [2] embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization; embroidery |
| 脚本 | きゃくほん | [1] script; screenplay; scenario |
| 客観 | きゃっかん | [1] objectivity; objective; object (philosophical) |
| キャッチ | [1] catch; catching; obtaining (e.g. information); receiving (e.g. radio transmission or phone call) [2] catch [3] shop tout; puller-in | |
| キャリア | [1] career; occupation [2] personal history; professional experience [3] government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam | |
| 規約 | きやく | [1] agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw |
| 救援 | きゅうえん | [1] relief; rescue |
| 休学 | きゅうがく | [1] temporary absence from school |
| 究極 | きゅうきょく | [1] ultimate; final; last; eventual |
| 窮屈 | きゅうくつ | [1] narrow; tight; cramped [2] formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious; rigid [3] constrained; uncomfortable |
| 球根 | きゅうこん | [1] (plant) bulb |
| 救済 | きゅうさい | [1] relief; aid; help; rescue [2] (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace |
| 給食 | きゅうしょく | [1] provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service |
| 給仕 | きゅうじ | [1] waiting on a table; serving (at dinner) [2] waiter; waitress; waitperson; server; cabin boy; bellboy; page; pageboy [3] office boy; office girl |
| 旧事 | きゅうじ | [1] past events; bygones |
| 休戦 | きゅうせん | [1] cease-fire; truce; armistice |
| 宮殿 | きゅうでん | [1] palace |
| 窮乏 | きゅうぼう | [1] poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury |
| 驚異 | きょうい | [1] wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy |
| 教員 | きょういん | [1] teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member |
| 教科 | きょうか | [1] subject; curriculum |
| 協会 | きょうかい | [1] association; society; organization; organisation |
| 共感 | きょうかん | [1] sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone) |
| 共学 | きょうがく | [1] coeducation |
| 教訓 | きょうくん | [1] lesson; precept; teachings; moral |
| 境遇 | きょうぐう | [1] one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life) |
| 凶作 | きょうさく | [1] bad harvest; poor crop |
| 共産 | きょうさん | [1] communism [2] Communist Party |
| 教材 | きょうざい | [1] teaching materials |
| 郷愁 | きょうしゅう | [1] nostalgia; homesickness |
| 教習 | きょうしゅう | [1] training; instruction |
| 教職 | きょうしょく | [1] the teaching profession [2] education of laity |
| 享受 | きょうじゅ | [1] enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having |
| 興じる | きょうじる | [1] to amuse oneself; to make merry |
| 供する | きょうする | [1] to offer; to present; to submit; to supply; to make available [2] to serve (food and drink) [3] to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar) |
| 強制 | きょうせい | [1] compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement |
| 共存 | きょうぞん | [1] coexistence |
| 協調 | きょうちょう | [1] cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination |
| 協定 | きょうてい | [1] arrangement; pact; agreement |
| 脅迫 | きょうはく | [1] threat; menace; coercion; blackmail |
| 共鳴 | きょうめい | [1] resonance [2] sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.) |
| 郷里 | きょうり | [1] hometown; birthplace |
| 強烈 | きょうれつ | [1] strong; intense; severe |
| 共和 | きょうわ | [1] republicanism [2] cooperation; working together |
| 曲 | きょく | [1] composition; piece of music; song; track (on a record) [2] tune; melody; air [3] enjoyment; fun; interest; pleasure |
| 局限 | きょくげん | [1] limit; localize; localise |
| 拒絶 | きょぜつ | [1] refusal; rejection |
| 拒否 | きょひ | [1] refusal; rejection; denial; veto |
| 距離 | きょり | [1] distance; range; interval [2] difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; distance [3] metric |
| 寄与 | きよ | [1] contribution; service |
| 清らか | きよらか | [1] clean; clear [2] pure; honest; clean; innocent; platonic; chaste |
| 気楽 | きらく | [1] carefree; comfortable; at ease [2] easygoing; happy-go-lucky |
| 煌びやか | きらびやか | [1] gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent |
| 切り | きり | [10] continuously; remaining (in a particular state) [1] end; finish; place to stop [2] bound; limit; end |
| 桐 | きり | [1] paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree |
| 切り替える | きりかえる | [1] to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace; to switch over |
| 気流 | きりゅう | [1] atmospheric current; air current; airflow |
| 切れ目 | きれめ | [1] gap; break; rift [2] pause; interval; interruption [3] cut; incision; notch; score |
| 際 | きわ | [1] edge; brink; verge; side [2] time; moment of |
| 極めて | きわめて | [1] exceedingly; extremely; decisively |
| 緊急 | きんきゅう | [1] urgency; emergency |
| 均衡 | きんこう | [1] equilibrium; balance |
| 近郊 | きんこう | [1] outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings |
| 近視 | きんし | [1] myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness |
| 禁じる | きんじる | [1] to forbid; to ban; to prohibit [2] to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears) |
| 禁ずる | きんずる | [1] to forbid; to ban; to prohibit [2] to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears) |
| 勤勉 | きんべん | [1] diligent; hard-working; industrious |
| 勤務 | きんむ | [1] service; duty; work |
| 勤労 | きんろう | [1] labor; labour; exertion; diligent service |
| 議案 | ぎあん | [1] legislative bill; measure [2] agenda item |
| 戯曲 | ぎきょく | [1] drama; play [2] Chinese opera |
| 議決 | ぎけつ | [1] resolution; decision; vote |
| 議事堂 | ぎじどう | [1] assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall |
| 犠牲 | ぎせい | [1] sacrifice [2] victim (esp. someone killed); casualty [3] sacrifice (to a deity) |
| 偽造 | ぎぞう | [1] forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification |
| 議題 | ぎだい | [1] topic of discussion; agenda |
| 技能 | ぎのう | [1] technical skill; ability; capacity |
| 逆転 | ぎゃくてん | [1] reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; turning the tables; sudden change [2] reversal (of direction of rotation) |
| 行 | ぎょう | [1] line (of text); row; verse [2] carya (austerities) [3] samskara (formations) |
| 業者 | ぎょうしゃ | [1] trader; dealer; businessperson; company; vendor; supplier; manufacturer; maker; contractor [2] fellow trader; people in the same trade |
| 業績 | ぎょうせき | [1] achievement; performance; results; work; contribution |
| 玉 | ぎょく | [1] precious stone (esp. jade) [2] egg (esp. as a sushi topping) [3] stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold |
| 漁船 | ぎょせん | [1] fishing boat |
| 漁村 | ぎょそん | [1] fishing village |
| 義理 | ぎり | [1] duty; sense of duty; honor; honour; decency; courtesy; debt of gratitude; social obligation [2] in-law; relation by marriage |
| 疑惑 | ぎわく | [1] doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion |
| 吟味 | ぎんみ | [1] close examination; careful investigation; close inspection; careful selection; inquiry; enquiry; scrutiny; testing [2] investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt [3] winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game) |
| クイズ | [1] quiz | |
| 食い違う | くいちがう | [1] to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears) [2] to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts); to run counter (to); to be inconsistent (with); to be contradictory |
| 空腹 | くうふく | [1] empty stomach; hunger |
| 区画 | くかく | [1] division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot; partition; boundary |
| 区間 | くかん | [1] section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension [2] interval |
| 茎 | くき | [1] stalk; stem |
| 区切り | くぎり | [1] pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation [2] break; end; (place to) stop; pause; milestone (e.g. in a project) |
| 潜る | くぐる | [1] to go under; to pass under; to go through; to pass through [2] to dive (into or under the water) [3] to evade; to get around; to slip past |
| くじ引き | くじびき | [1] lottery; drawn lot |
| 擽ったい | くすぐったい | [1] ticklish [2] embarrassing |
| 件 | くだん | [1] the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the above-mentioned; the aforesaid [2] the usual |
| 口ずさむ | くちずさむ | [1] to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon |
| 嘴 | くちばし | [1] beak; bill |
| 朽ちる | くちる | [1] to rot; to decay [2] to die in obscurity [3] to be forgotten with time |
| くっきり | [1] clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief | |
| 屈折 | くっせつ | [1] bending; curving; twisting; turning; winding [2] warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; twisting [3] refraction |
| 覆す | くつがえす | [1] to overturn; to capsize; to upset [2] to overthrow (government etc.) [3] to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.); to overrule |
| 諄い | くどい | [1] repetitious; long-winded; tedious; wordy; verbose; insistent; importunate [2] heavy (taste); (overly) rich; strong; cloying [3] gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud |
| 首飾り | くびかざり | [1] necklace; choker |
| 首輪 | くびわ | [1] (animal) collar [2] necklace; choker |
| 組み合わせる | くみあわせる | [1] to put together; to combine; to join together; to join up [2] to match against (e.g. in a sport) |
| 組み込む | くみこむ | [1] to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed |
| 蔵 | くら | [1] warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown; depository; treasury; elevator |
| くらい | [1] approximately; about; around; or so [2] to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least [3] as ... as ...; like | |
| 倶楽部 | クラブ | [1] club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse |
| クラブ | [1] nightclub [2] sports club; team [3] (golf) club | |
| 苦しめる | くるしめる | [1] to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to hurt [2] to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict; to distress; to bother; to trouble; to stump; to baffle |
| クレーン | [1] crane (machine) | |
| 黒字 | くろじ | [1] (being in) the black; surplus [2] black letter |
| 君主 | くんしゅ | [1] monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord) |
| 愚痴 | ぐち | [1] idle complaint; grumble [2] moha (ignorance, folly) |
| ぐっと | [1] suddenly; at once; in one go; with a jerk; with a gulp [2] considerably; very much; a lot [3] firmly; with an effort; tightly; exerting pressure | |
| グラフ | [1] graph; chart; diagram | |
| グレー | [1] grey; gray [2] Gray (France); Gree | |
| 群 | ぐん | [1] group; bunch; crowd; throng; swarm; band [2] group |
| 軍艦 | ぐんかん | [1] warship; battleship |
| 群集 | ぐんしゅう | [1] crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly |
| 軍事 | ぐんじ | [1] military affairs |
| 軍備 | ぐんび | [1] armaments; military preparations |
| 軍服 | ぐんぷく | [1] military uniform |
| 刑 | けい | [1] penalty; sentence; punishment |
| 頃 | けい | [1] qing (Chinese unit of land area equal to 100 mu) |
| 経緯 | けいい | [1] details; particulars; sequence of events; circumstances; situation; how things got this way [2] longitude and latitude [3] warp and weft; warp and woof |
| 警戒 | けいかい | [1] vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard |
| 契機 | けいき | [1] opportunity; chance [2] trigger; cause |
| 計器 | けいき | [1] meter; gauge |
| 敬具 | けいぐ | [1] yours sincerely; sincerely yours; yours truly |
| 軽減 | けいげん | [1] abatement; reduction |
| 傾斜 | けいしゃ | [1] inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip; tilt; lean |
| 形成 | けいせい | [1] formation; molding; making (up); taking form; giving form to [2] repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty |
| 形勢 | けいせい | [1] condition; situation; prospects |
| 軽率 | けいそつ | [1] rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent |
| 形態 | けいたい | [1] form; shape; figure [2] morph |
| 携帯 | けいたい | [1] carrying (on one's person or in the hand) [2] mobile phone; cell phone |
| 刑罰 | けいばつ | [1] (criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence |
| 経費 | けいひ | [1] expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs |
| 警部 | けいぶ | [1] police inspector |
| 軽蔑 | けいべつ | [1] contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting |
| 経歴 | けいれき | [1] personal history; background; career |
| 経路 | けいろ | [1] course; route; path; channel [2] process; stages |
| 汚らわしい | けがらわしい | [1] filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty; foul; odious; repulsive |
| 汚れ | けがれ | [1] uncleanness; impurity; defilement [2] disgrace; shame; stain; blot; corruption; depravity [3] uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc. |
| 汚れる | けがれる | [1] to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained |
| 結核 | けっかく | [1] tuberculosis; TB [2] concretion |
| 血管 | けっかん | [1] blood vessel; vein |
| 決行 | けっこう | [1] doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan) |
| 結晶 | けっしょう | [1] crystal; crystallization; crystallisation [2] fruits (of labor, union, etc.) |
| 決勝 | けっしょう | [1] decision of a contest; finals (in sports) |
| 結成 | けっせい | [1] formation; combination |
| 結束 | けっそく | [1] union; unity; solidarity [2] bundling; binding; tying [3] putting on (clothes, armour, etc.) |
| 決意 | けつい | [1] decision; determination; resolution |
| 決議 | けつぎ | [1] resolution; vote; decision |
| 結合 | けつごう | [1] combination; union; joining; linking; coupling [2] bond [3] join (in relational algebra) |
| 決断 | けつだん | [1] decision; determination |
| 欠乏 | けつぼう | [1] deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth; scarcity |
| 蹴飛ばす | けとばす | [1] to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard [2] to refuse curtly; to reject outright |
| 貶す | けなす | [1] to speak ill of; to disparage |
| 気配 | けはい | [1] indication; sign; hint; sensation; feeling [2] tone (of the market) |
| 煙たい | けむたい | [1] smoky [2] awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease |
| 煙る | けむる | [1] to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to smolder [2] to be hazy; to look dim |
| 獣 | けもの | [1] beast; brute; animal [2] animal with human characteristics |
| 家来 | けらい | [1] retainer; vassal; follower |
| 権 | けん | [1] right (to do something) [2] authority; power |
| 圏 | けん | [1] sphere; circle; range; area; zone; bloc [2] category |
| 権威 | けんい | [1] authority; power; influence; prestige [2] (an) authority (on); expert |
| 兼業 | けんぎょう | [1] perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously [2] side business; job on the side |
| 権限 | けんげん | [1] power; authority; jurisdiction |
| 健在 | けんざい | [1] in good health; alive and well; going strong |
| 懸賞 | けんしょう | [1] offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward |
| 検事 | けんじ | [1] public prosecutor |
| 健全 | けんぜん | [1] healthy; sound; wholesome |
| 見地 | けんち | [1] point of view; viewpoint; standpoint |
| 賢明 | けんめい | [1] wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent |
| 倹約 | けんやく | [1] thrift; economy; frugality |
| 兼用 | けんよう | [1] multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes |
| 権力 | けんりょく | [1] (political) power; authority; influence |
| 劇団 | げきだん | [1] troupe; theatrical company |
| 激励 | げきれい | [1] encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on) |
| ゲスト | [1] guest | |
| 月謝 | げっしゃ | [1] monthly tuition fee |
| げっそり | [1] to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; to be disappointed [2] suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin | |
| 月賦 | げっぷ | [1] monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment |
| 下痢 | げり | [1] diarrhea; diarrhoea |
| 原形 | げんけい | [1] original form; base form |
| 現行 | げんこう | [1] present; current; in operation |
| 原作 | げんさく | [1] original work |
| 原子 | げんし | [1] atom |
| 元首 | げんしゅ | [1] sovereign; ruler; head of state |
| 原書 | げんしょ | [1] original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language) |
| 減少 | げんしょう | [1] decrease; reduction; decline |
| 元素 | げんそ | [1] element; chemical element [2] (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire) [3] origin; source |
| 原則 | げんそく | [1] principle; general rule [2] as a rule; in principle; in general |
| 現像 | げんぞう | [1] development (of film); photographic processing |
| 現地 | げんち | [1] actual place; actual location; the spot; the scene; the field; (on) site [2] place where one is currently living |
| 限定 | げんてい | [1] limit; restriction |
| 原典 | げんてん | [1] original (text) |
| 減点 | げんてん | [1] subtracting points; deducting points [2] points deducted |
| 原爆 | げんばく | [1] atomic bomb; A-bomb |
| 原文 | げんぶん | [1] original text |
| 故 | こ | [1] the late; the deceased |
| 戸 | こ | [1] counter for houses, households, apartments, etc. |
| 恋する | こいする | [1] to fall in love (with); to love |
| 校 | こう | [1] school [2] proofreading; proof |
| 溝 | こう | [1] 10^32; hundred nonillion |
| 行為 | こうい | [1] act; deed; conduct |
| 好意 | こうい | [1] kindness; favor; favour; friendliness [2] goodwill; affection; liking (for someone); love |
| 行員 | こういん | [1] bank clerk |
| 交易 | こうえき | [1] trade; commerce |
| 公演 | こうえん | [1] public performance [2] exhibition in a foreign country |
| 航海 | こうかい | [1] (sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise |
| 公開 | こうかい | [1] opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure; publication |
| 後悔 | こうかい | [1] regret; repentance; remorse |
| 工学 | こうがく | [1] engineering |
| 皇居 | こうきょ | [1] Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence [2] Koukyo |
| 抗議 | こうぎ | [1] protest; objection |
| 鉱業 | こうぎょう | [1] mining industry |
| 興業 | こうぎょう | [1] promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise |
| 高原 | こうげん | [1] tableland; plateau |
| 煌々 | こうこう | [1] brilliant; bright; dazzling |
| 考古学 | こうこがく | [1] archaeology; archeology |
| 交互 | こうご | [1] alternate; alternating |
| 工作 | こうさく | [1] handicraft [2] work; construction; manufacturing [3] maneuvering; manoeuvering |
| 耕作 | こうさく | [1] cultivation; farming |
| 鉱山 | こうざん | [1] mine (ore) [2] Kouzan |
| 講習 | こうしゅう | [1] short course; training |
| 交渉 | こうしょう | [1] negotiations; bargaining; discussions; talks [2] connection; relationship; relations; dealings |
| 高尚 | こうしょう | [1] high; noble; refined; advanced |
| 行進 | こうしん | [1] march; parade |
| 香辛料 | こうしんりょう | [1] spice; spices; condiment |
| 口述 | こうじゅつ | [1] dictation; verbal statement |
| 降水 | こうすい | [1] rainfall; precipitation |
| 洪水 | こうずい | [1] flood; flooding |
| 公然 | こうぜん | [1] open; public; official; overt |
| 抗争 | こうそう | [1] rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife; contention; resistance |
| 構想 | こうそう | [1] plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme |
| 拘束 | こうそく | [1] restriction; restraint; binding; constraint |
| 後退 | こうたい | [1] retreat; falling back; moving backwards; reversing; backing up (of a vehicle); retrogression; retraction [2] recession; waning [3] backspace (key) |
| 光沢 | こうたく | [1] brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish |
| 公団 | こうだん | [1] public corporation [2] public housing |
| 好調 | こうちょう | [1] favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape |
| 口頭 | こうとう | [1] oral; verbal; spoken; parol |
| 講読 | こうどく | [1] reading; translation |
| 公認 | こうにん | [1] official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation |
| 光熱費 | こうねつひ | [1] cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost |
| 荒廃 | こうはい | [1] ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay |
| 好評 | こうひょう | [1] favorable reception; good reputation; popularity |
| 交付 | こうふ | [1] delivery; issuance; handing over; granting |
| 降伏 | こうふく | [1] surrender; capitulation; submission [2] yield |
| 興奮 | こうふん | [1] excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal |
| 公募 | こうぼ | [1] public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment [2] public offering (of securities) |
| 巧妙 | こうみょう | [1] ingenious; skillful; clever; deft |
| 公立 | こうりつ | [1] public (institution) |
| 小柄 | こがら | [1] small build; small stature; petite [2] small pattern |
| 小切手 | こぎって | [1] cheque; check |
| 国産 | こくさん | [1] domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made |
| 国定 | こくてい | [1] state-sponsored; national |
| 告白 | こくはく | [1] confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission [2] professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love [3] profession (of faith) |
| 国防 | こくぼう | [1] national defence; national defense |
| 国有 | こくゆう | [1] national ownership; state ownership; government ownership |
| 国連 | こくれん | [1] United Nations; UN |
| 漕ぐ | こぐ | [1] to row; to paddle; to scull; to pull (the oars) [2] to pedal (a bicycle, etc.) [3] to swing (on a swing) |
| こげ茶 | こげちゃ | [1] dark brown; olive brown |
| 個々 | ここ | [1] individual; one by one; separate; each |
| 心得 | こころえ | [1] knowledge; understanding [2] rules; regulations; guideline; directions [3] deputy; acting |
| 心がけ | こころがけ | [1] (mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention |
| 心がける | こころがける | [1] to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour |
| 志 | こころざし | [1] will; resolution; intention; ambition; aim; goal [2] kindness; goodwill; kind offer [3] gift (as a token of gratitude) |
| 志す | こころざす | [1] to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on) |
| 心強い | こころづよい | [1] heartening; reassuring |
| 心細い | こころぼそい | [1] helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging; disheartening |
| 試み | こころみ | [1] attempt; trial; experiment [2] endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture; initiative |
| 試みる | こころみる | [1] to try; to attempt; to have a go (at) |
| 凝らす | こごらす | [1] to freeze; to congeal [2] to concentrate one's attention on; to devote oneself to something; to ponder; to meditate |
| 凝る | こごる | [1] to congeal; to gelatinize; to jellify; to jell; to gell; to freeze |
| 孤児 | こじ | [1] orphan [2] person without friends |
| 拗れる | こじれる | [1] to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour |
| 故人 | こじん | [1] the deceased; the departed [2] old friend; longtime acquaintance |
| 梢 | こずえ | [1] treetop; tip of a branch |
| 個性 | こせい | [1] individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic |
| 戸籍 | こせき | [1] family register [2] census |
| 小銭 | こぜに | [1] small change; coins [2] small sum of money |
| 固体 | こたい | [1] solid (body); solid matter; solid-state |
| 炬燵 | こたつ | [1] kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well) |
| 拘る | こだわる | [1] to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to fuss (over); to worry too much (about); to be picky (about); to be hung up (on); to stick to [2] to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to be fastidious (about); to insist (on); to be uncompromising [3] to get stuck; to be obstructed |
| 誇張 | こちょう | [1] exaggeration |
| 滑稽 | こっけい | [1] funny; comical; humorous; laughable [2] ridiculous; silly; absurd |
| 国交 | こっこう | [1] diplomatic relations |
| 骨董品 | こっとうひん | [1] curio; antique |
| 骨 | こつ | [1] knack; skill; trick; secret; know-how; the ropes; hang [2] bone; skeleton [3] cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes |
| 固定 | こてい | [1] fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); securing; anchoring; fastening down [2] fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same [3] fixation (histology) |
| 事柄 | ことがら | [1] matter; thing; affair; circumstance |
| 悉く | ことごとく | [1] altogether; entirely |
| 言伝 | ことづて | [1] (oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor |
| 殊に | ことに | [1] especially; particularly; unusually; above all [2] additionally |
| 事によると | ことによると | [1] possibly; maybe; perhaps |
| 孤独 | こどく | [1] solitude; loneliness; isolation |
| 粉々 | こなごな | [1] in very small pieces |
| 好ましい | このましい | [1] nice; likeable; desirable |
| 細やか | こまやか | [1] tender; warm; caring; thoughtful [2] meticulous; detailed; attentive [3] deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog) |
| コマーシャル | [1] commercial (TV or radio advertisement) [2] commercial | |
| コミュニケーション | [1] communication | |
| 込める | こめる | [1] to load (a gun, etc.); to charge [2] to put into (e.g. emotion, effort) [3] to include (e.g. tax in a sales price) |
| コメント | [1] comment | |
| 籠もる | こも | [1] to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to seclude oneself; to hide away; to stay inside (one's shell) [2] to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to infuse with [3] to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be stuffy; to be dense |
| 固有 | こゆう | [1] characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen- |
| 雇用 | こよう | [1] employment; hire |
| 暦 | こよみ | [1] calendar; almanac |
| 孤立 | こりつ | [1] isolation; being alone; being friendless |
| 魂 | こん | [1] Yang energy; spirit |
| 根気 | こんき | [1] patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy |
| 根拠 | こんきょ | [1] basis; grounds; foundation; reason; authority [2] base (of operations) |
| 混血 | こんけつ | [1] mixed race; mixed parentage |
| 根源 | こんげん | [1] root; source; origin; cause |
| コンタクト | [1] contact [2] contact lens | |
| 昆虫 | こんちゅう | [1] insect; bug |
| 根底 | こんてい | [1] root; basis; foundation |
| コンテスト | [1] contest | |
| コントラスト | [1] contrast | |
| コントロール | [1] control | |
| 混同 | こんどう | [1] confusion; mixing; merger |
| コンパス | [1] compass (for drawing circles, etc.); pair of compasses [2] (mariner's) compass [3] length of one's stride; length of one's legs | |
| コーナー | [1] corner; bend; turn [2] segment (within a radio or TV program); session; column (newspaper, etc.) [3] area; department; section | |
| 語彙 | ごい | [1] vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology |
| 号 | ごう | [1] number; edition; make; model; issue; part of that group [2] sobriquet; pen-name [3] size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.) |
| 壕 | ごう | [1] moat; fosse; trench; ditch [2] underground air-raid shelter; dugout |
| 業 | ごう | [1] karma [2] result of one's karma; fate; destiny [3] uncontrollable temper |
| 合意 | ごうい | [1] (coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus |
| 合議 | ごうぎ | [1] consultation; conference; discussion; counsel |
| 豪儀 | ごうぎ | [1] great; grand [2] obstinate; stubborn |
| 合成 | ごうせい | [1] composition; synthesis; compounding; combining [2] composite photo [3] (function) composition |
| 護衛 | ごえい | [1] guard; convoy; escort |
| 語句 | ごく | [1] words and phrases; words |
| 極楽 | ごくらく | [1] Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land) [2] paradise; heaven on earth |
| 誤差 | ごさ | [1] measurement error; calculation error |
| 御座います | ございます | [1] to be; to exist [2] to be (doing) [3] did; (have) done |
| 毎 | ごと | [1] each; every |
| 碁盤 | ごばん | [1] Go board |
| 誤魔化す | ごまか | [1] to deceive; to cheat; to swindle [2] to falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to fiddle; to doctor; to cook [3] to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge; to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to smooth over; to get one's way out of (a difficult situation); to explain away |
| ご覧なさい | ごらんなさい | [1] (please) look [2] see [3] (please) try to do |
さ行
edit| Kanji | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 差異 | さい | [1] difference; disparity; gap |
| 再 | さい | [1] re-; again |
| 再会 | さいかい | [1] meeting again; reunion |
| 災害 | さいがい | [1] calamity; disaster; misfortune |
| 細菌 | さいきん | [1] bacterium; bacteria; germ |
| 細工 | さいく | [1] work; workmanship; craftsmanship; handiwork [2] artifice; trick; device; tampering; doctoring |
| 採掘 | さいくつ | [1] mining; digging; working (a mine) |
| サイクル | [1] cycle | |
| 採決 | さいけつ | [1] vote; ballot; division |
| 再建 | さいけん | [1] rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation [2] protoform reconstruction |
| 再現 | さいげん | [1] reappearance; reemergence; return; revival [2] reproduction; reenactment; recreation |
| 採算 | さいさん | [1] profit |
| 採集 | さいしゅう | [1] collecting; gathering |
| サイズ | [1] size | |
| 再生 | さいせい | [1] restoration to life; coming to life again; resuscitation; regeneration [2] reformation; rehabilitation [3] recycling; reclamation; recovery |
| 最善 | さいぜん | [1] the very best; utmost |
| 採択 | さいたく | [1] adoption; selection; choice |
| 再発 | さいはつ | [1] return; relapse; recurrence |
| 栽培 | さいばい | [1] cultivation |
| 細胞 | さいぼう | [1] cell [2] cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party) |
| 採用 | さいよう | [1] use; adoption; acceptance [2] appointment; employment; engagement; recruitment |
| 囀る | さえずる | [1] to sing; to chirp; to twitter |
| 冴える | さえる | [1] to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp [2] to be clear-headed; to be alert; to be on the ball; to be wide awake [3] to look upbeat; to be perky; to be cheerful |
| 竿 | さお | [1] rod; pole [2] neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen [3] beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance) |
| 栄える | さかえる | [1] to prosper; to flourish |
| 杯 | さかずき | [1] sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages [2] Sakadzuki |
| 逆立ち | さかだち | [1] handstand; headstand [2] being upside down; being in reverse |
| 盛る | さかる | [1] to become vigorous; to gain force; to become more active [2] to prosper; to thrive; to flourish [3] to be in heat; to be in rut; to copulate |
| 差額 | さがく | [1] balance; difference (in price, cost); margin |
| 先に | さきに | [1] previously; before; earlier; formerly; recently [2] first; before (something or someone else); ahead (of); earlier [3] beforehand; in advance; ahead of time |
| 詐欺 | さぎ | [1] fraud; swindle; graft; cheating; trick; scam [2] saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out |
| 策 | さく | [1] plan; policy; means; measure; stratagem; scheme [2] fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick |
| 作 | さく | [1] work (e.g. of art); piece; production [2] harvest; crop; yield; cultivation; tillage [3] technique |
| 柵 | さく | [1] fence; paling; railing [2] fortress |
| 削減 | さくげん | [1] cut; reduction; curtailment |
| 錯誤 | さくご | [1] mistake; error; discrepancy [2] discrepancy between one's actions and intentions |
| 作戦 | さくせん | [1] tactics; strategy [2] military operation; naval operation |
| 作物 | さくぶつ | [1] artistic work; literary work |
| 叫び | さけび | [1] shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream |
| 裂ける | さける | [1] to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided |
| 捧げる | ささげる | [1] to lift up; to hold up; to hold above eye level [2] to give; to offer; to consecrate [3] to devote; to sacrifice; to dedicate |
| 差し掛かる | さしかかる | [1] to come near (to); to approach [2] to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to approach (e.g. a climax) [3] to overhang; to hang over |
| 指図 | さしず | [1] directions; instructions; orders; command |
| 差し出す | さしだす | [1] to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand) [2] to present; to submit; to tender [3] to sacrifice; to give (up) |
| 差し支える | さしつかえる | [1] to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience |
| 差し引く | さしひく | [1] to deduct; to take away; to dock; to discount [2] to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind [3] to ebb and flow |
| 些事 | さじ | [1] something small; something petty; trifle |
| 授ける | さずける | [1] to grant; to give; to confer; to award [2] to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge) |
| 嘸 | さぞ | [1] surely; certainly; no doubt; must |
| 定める | さだめる | [1] to decide; to determine [2] to establish; to lay down; to prescribe; to provide; to stipulate [3] to bring peace (to); to make peaceful |
| 錯覚 | さっかく | [1] optical illusion; hallucination [2] misapprehension; delusion |
| 察する | さっする | [1] to guess; to sense; to presume; to judge [2] to sympathize with; to sympathise with |
| 颯と | さっと | [1] quickly (esp. actions) [2] suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.) |
| 冊 | さつ | [1] counter for books [2] volume |
| 殺人 | さつじん | [1] murder; homicide; manslaughter |
| 悟る | さとる | [1] to perceive; to sense; to become aware; to notice; to detect; to discern [2] to understand; to comprehend; to realize [3] to attain enlightenment |
| 裁く | さばく | [1] to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on) |
| 然程 | さほど | [1] (not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much |
| サボる | [1] to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out | |
| 様 | さま | [1] Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms [2] makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) [3] state; situation; appearance; manner |
| 寒気 | さむけ | [1] chill; the shivers; shivering fit [2] cold; coldness; cold air [3] Samuke |
| 然も | さも | [1] really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently [2] in that way |
| 作用 | さよう | [1] action; operation; process; agency; effect; function |
| 障る | さわる | [1] to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate |
| 酸 | さん | [1] acid [2] sourness; sour taste |
| さん | [1] Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san [2] politeness marker | |
| サン | [1] Sun [2] San | |
| 酸化 | さんか | [1] oxidation; oxidization |
| 山岳 | さんがく | [1] mountain chain; mountains |
| 産休 | さんきゅう | [1] maternity leave; paternity leave |
| サンキュー | [1] thank you; thanks | |
| 参議院 | さんぎいん | [1] House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan) |
| 産後 | さんご | [1] after childbirth; postpartum |
| 産出 | さんしゅつ | [1] production; output; turning out |
| 参照 | さんしょう | [1] reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison [2] browsing (to a file or folder) |
| 参上 | さんじょう | [1] calling on; visiting |
| サンタクロース | [1] Santa Claus | |
| 桟橋 | さんばし | [1] wharf; bridge; jetty; pier |
| 賛美 | さんび | [1] praise; glorification; extolment |
| 産婦人科 | さんふじんか | [1] maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology) |
| 産物 | さんぶつ | [1] product; produce [2] result; fruit [3] Sanbutsu |
| 山腹 | さんぷく | [1] hillside; mountainside |
| 山脈 | さんみゃく | [1] mountain range; mountain belt |
| 財 | ざい | [1] fortune; riches [2] goods [3] incorporated foundation |
| 財源 | ざいげん | [1] source of funds; resources; finances |
| 在庫 | ざいこ | [1] stock; inventory |
| 財政 | ざいせい | [1] public finance [2] financial affairs; financial situation |
| 座談会 | ざだんかい | [1] symposium; round-table discussion |
| 雑貨 | ざっか | [1] miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries |
| 雑 | ざつ | [1] rough; crude; sloppy; messy [2] miscellaneous |
| 雑談 | ざつだん | [1] chatting; idle talk |
| 座標 | ざひょう | [1] coordinate; coordinates |
| 残金 | ざんきん | [1] remaining money |
| 残酷 | ざんこく | [1] cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman |
| 残高 | ざんだか | [1] (bank) balance; remainder |
| 死 | し | [1] death [2] (an) out [3] death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments) |
| 秭 | し | [1] 10^24; septillion |
| 仕上がり | しあがり | [1] finish; end; completion; result |
| 仕上げ | しあげ | [1] finish; finishing; finishing touches |
| 仕上げる | しあげる | [1] to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off |
| 飼育 | しいく | [1] breeding; raising; rearing; keeping |
| 強いて | しいて | [1] by force |
| 強いる | しいる | [1] to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose |
| 仕入れる | しいれる | [1] to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to stock; to procure [2] to get; to obtain |
| 潮 | しお | [1] tide; current [2] sea water [3] opportunity; chance |
| 歯科 | しか | [1] dentistry |
| 資格 | しかく | [1] qualifications; requirements; capabilities |
| 視覚 | しかく | [1] (sense of) sight; eyesight; vision |
| 仕掛け | しかけ | [1] device; contrivance; mechanism; gadget [2] trick; trap; calculated manipulation; gambit [3] (small) scale; half finished |
| 仕掛ける | しかける | [1] to start; to begin; to commence [2] to challenge; to pick (a fight); to make (war); to draw (a reaction) from [3] to set (traps); to plant (explosives); to lay (mines) |
| 然しながら | しかしながら | [1] however; nevertheless |
| 市街 | しがい | [1] urban areas; the streets; town; city [2] Shigai |
| 式場 | しきじょう | [1] ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony |
| 仕来り | しきたり | [1] custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice |
| 仕切る | しきる | [1] to partition; to divide; to mark off [2] to direct; to manage; to run; to organize; to take responsibility for [3] to settle accounts |
| 資金 | しきん | [1] funds; capital |
| しくじる | [1] to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to screw up [2] to be dismissed; to be fired | |
| 仕組み | しくみ | [1] structure; construction; arrangement; contrivance; mechanism; workings [2] plan; plot; contrivance |
| 死刑 | しけい | [1] death penalty; capital punishment |
| 湿気る | しける | [1] to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid |
| 思考 | しこう | [1] thought; consideration; thinking |
| 施行 | しこう | [1] putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect; enforcement [2] carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.); execution |
| 嗜好 | しこう | [1] taste; liking; preference |
| 視察 | しさつ | [1] inspection; observation |
| 資産 | しさん | [1] property; fortune; means; assets |
| 刺繍 | ししゅう | [1] embroidery |
| 支持 | しじ | [1] support; backing; endorsement; approval [2] propping up; holding up; support |
| 指示 | しじ | [1] indication; denotation; designation [2] instructions; directions |
| システム | [1] system | |
| 滴 | しずく | [1] drop (e.g. of water); drip |
| 沈める | しずめる | [1] to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge [2] to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair) [3] to floor (an opponent) |
| 施設 | しせつ | [1] facility; facilities; institution; establishment [2] home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.) |
| 子息 | しそく | [1] (another's) son |
| 慕う | したう | [1] to yearn for; to long for; to pine for; to miss; to love dearly; to adore [2] to follow (someone) [3] to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.) |
| 下心 | したごころ | [1] secret intention; ulterior motive [2] kanji "heart" radical at bottom |
| 親しむ | したしむ | [1] to be intimate with; to befriend |
| 下地 | したじ | [1] groundwork; foundation [2] inclination; aptitude; elementary knowledge (of); grounding (in) [3] undercoat; first coat |
| 認める | したためる | [1] to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes) [2] to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat |
| 仕立てる | したてる | [1] to tailor; to make (clothing) [2] to train; to bring up [3] to make it seem like; to pass off |
| 下取り | したどり | [1] trade-in; part exchange |
| 下火 | したび | [1] burning low; waning; declining |
| シック | [1] chic; stylish; smart | |
| 質素 | しっそ | [1] simple; plain [2] modest; frugal; reserved |
| 失調 | しっちょう | [1] lack of harmony; lack of balance; lack of coordination; malfunction [2] ataxia |
| 嫉妬 | しっと | [1] jealousy; envy |
| 室 | しつ | [1] room [2] wife (of someone of high rank) [3] scabbard |
| 質疑 | しつぎ | [1] question [2] interpellation |
| 仕付ける | しつける | [1] to be used to; to get accustomed to; to be in the habit of doing [2] to train; to discipline; to teach manners [3] to tack (in needlework); to baste |
| 指摘 | してき | [1] pointing out; identification |
| 視点 | してん | [1] point of view; viewpoint; angle; perspective [2] visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments) |
| 萎びる | しなびる | [1] to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened |
| しなやか | [1] supple; flexible; elastic [2] graceful; elegant; refined | |
| シナリオ | [1] script; screenplay [2] scenario | |
| し尿 | しにょう | [1] excreta; raw sewage; human waste; night soil |
| 凌ぐ | しのぐ | [1] to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to stave off (e.g. starvation) [2] to pull through; to get over; to survive [3] to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to eclipse; to defy; to slight |
| 始発 | しはつ | [1] first departure (of the day); first train; first bus [2] departing from the starting station (of a bus, train, etc.) |
| 芝 | しば | [1] lawn; sod; turf |
| 渋い | しぶい | [1] astringent; bitter; puckery; rough; harsh; tart [2] austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); refined; quiet (and simple); sober; sombre; subdued; tasteful (in a quiet way); understated [3] sour (look); glum; grim; sullen; sulky |
| 私物 | しぶつ | [1] private property; personal belongings; personal effects |
| しぶとい | [1] tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn; obstinate; unyielding | |
| 司法 | しほう | [1] administration of justice; judicature |
| 脂肪 | しぼう | [1] fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet |
| 志望 | しぼう | [1] wish; desire; ambition; choice |
| 仕舞い | しまい | [1] end; close; finish; termination [2] noh dance in plain clothes |
| 染みる | しみる | [1] to pierce; to penetrate; to soak in; to permeate [2] to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to twinge [3] to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to be influenced |
| 使命 | しめい | [1] mission; errand [2] task; duty; obligation |
| 締め切り | しめきり | [1] deadline; closing; cut-off [2] closing (a door, window, etc.) [3] cofferdam |
| 僕 | しもべ | [1] servant; manservant; menial |
| 社交 | しゃこう | [1] social life; social intercourse |
| 謝絶 | しゃぜつ | [1] refusal; declining |
| 社宅 | しゃたく | [1] company housing; housing provided by one's company [2] Shataku |
| 吃逆 | しゃっくり | [1] hiccup; hiccough |
| 三味線 | しゃみせん | [1] shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute |
| 斜面 | しゃめん | [1] slope; slanting surface; bevel |
| 洒落 | しゃらく | [1] free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank |
| 洒落る | しゃれ | [1] to dress stylishly [2] to joke; to play on words |
| 視野 | しや | [1] field of vision; view [2] one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons |
| 種 | しゅ | [1] kind; variety [2] (biological) species [3] (logical) species |
| 周 | しゅう | [1] counter for laps or circuits [2] perimeter [3] Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty |
| 衆 | しゅう | [1] great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses [2] people; folk; clique; bunch |
| 修学 | しゅうがく | [1] learning |
| 周期 | しゅうき | [1] cycle; period |
| 衆議院 | しゅうぎいん | [1] House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan) |
| 就業 | しゅうぎょう | [1] employment; starting work |
| 集計 | しゅうけい | [1] totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up |
| 襲撃 | しゅうげき | [1] (surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge |
| 修士 | しゅうし | [1] master's (degree) |
| 収支 | しゅうし | [1] income and expenditure |
| 収集 | しゅうしゅう | [1] collecting; accumulating; gathering [2] collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.) [3] garbage collection; waste collection |
| 修飾 | しゅうしょく | [1] ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; adornment [2] modification; qualification |
| 執着 | しゅうちゃく | [1] attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession; clinging (e.g. to old customs) |
| 収容 | しゅうよう | [1] accommodation; taking in; receiving; housing; seating; admission (of patients, students, etc.) [2] imprisonment; detention; internment [3] containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding |
| 修了 | しゅうりょう | [1] completion (of a course) |
| 守衛 | しゅえい | [1] (security) guard; caretaker; janitor; doorkeeper; gatekeeper |
| 主演 | しゅえん | [1] starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part |
| 主観 | しゅかん | [1] subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego [2] one's personal opinion; one's own idea |
| 修行 | しゅぎょう | [1] training; practice; discipline; study [2] ascetic practices |
| 祝賀 | しゅくが | [1] celebration; congratulations |
| 宿命 | しゅくめい | [1] fate; destiny; predestination |
| 主権 | しゅけん | [1] sovereignty; supremacy; dominion |
| 手芸 | しゅげい | [1] handicrafts |
| 取材 | しゅざい | [1] gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story) |
| 趣旨 | しゅし | [1] meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect [2] goal; intent; object; aim; point |
| 主食 | しゅしょく | [1] staple food |
| 主人公 | しゅじんこう | [1] protagonist; main character; hero; heroine [2] head (of a household); proprietor (of a store) |
| 主体 | しゅたい | [1] main constituent; core; nucleus [2] subject |
| 主題 | しゅだい | [1] subject; theme; motif |
| 出血 | しゅっけつ | [1] bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage [2] bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost |
| 出産 | しゅっさん | [1] childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; parturition [2] production (of goods) |
| 出社 | しゅっしゃ | [1] going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work |
| 出生 | しゅっしょう | [1] birth |
| 出世 | しゅっせ | [1] success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence |
| 出費 | しゅっぴ | [1] expenses; disbursements |
| 出品 | しゅっぴん | [1] exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting |
| 出題 | しゅつだい | [1] setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.) [2] setting a theme (for composition of poetry) |
| 出動 | しゅつどう | [1] mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out |
| 主導 | しゅどう | [1] leadership; initiative; spearhead |
| 主任 | しゅにん | [1] person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head |
| 首脳 | しゅのう | [1] head; leader; top [2] important part |
| 守備 | しゅび | [1] defense; defence |
| 手法 | しゅほう | [1] technique; method |
| 私有 | しゆう | [1] private ownership |
| 諸 | しょ | [1] various; many; several |
| 症 | しょう | [1] illness; condition; -pathy |
| 商 | しょう | [1] quotient [2] business; merchant; dealer [3] second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale) |
| 象 | しょう | [1] form; shape; figure; appearance; phenomenon |
| 消去 | しょうきょ | [1] erasure; deletion; elimination; clearing [2] elimination (of variables) [3] extinction |
| 衝撃 | しょうげき | [1] impact; shock; impulse [2] (psychological) shock |
| 証言 | しょうげん | [1] testimony; (verbal) evidence |
| 証拠 | しょうこ | [1] evidence; proof |
| 詳細 | しょうさい | [1] details; particulars; specifics [2] detailed; specific; minute [3] close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view |
| 昇進 | しょうしん | [1] promotion; advancement; rising in rank |
| 少数 | しょうすう | [1] small number; few; minority |
| 称する | しょうする | [1] to call; to name [2] to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ... [3] to purport (to be); to profess; to claim; to pretend; to feign |
| 消息 | しょうそく | [1] news (from someone); letter; contact [2] (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements |
| 承諾 | しょうだく | [1] consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance |
| 象徴 | しょうちょう | [1] symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation |
| 小児科 | しょうにか | [1] pediatrics |
| 証人 | しょうにん | [1] witness |
| 照明 | しょうめい | [1] illumination; lighting |
| 消耗 | しょうもう | [1] exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste |
| 勝利 | しょうり | [1] victory; triumph; win; conquest; success |
| 奨励 | しょうれい | [1] encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation |
| 職員 | しょくいん | [1] staff member; employee; worker; personnel |
| 植民地 | しょくみんち | [1] colony [2] (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil) |
| 職務 | しょくむ | [1] professional duties |
| 諸君 | しょくん | [1] you (people) [2] gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends; everyone |
| 所在 | しょざい | [1] location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is |
| 所持 | しょじ | [1] possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one) |
| 所属 | しょぞく | [1] belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.) |
| 処置 | しょち | [1] measure; step; dealing with [2] medical treatment |
| ショック | [1] shock (emotional) [2] shock (physical); impact; jolt [3] crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets | |
| しょっちゅう | [1] always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often | |
| 所得 | しょとく | [1] income; earnings |
| 初版 | しょはん | [1] first edition |
| 処罰 | しょばつ | [1] punishment; penalty |
| 書評 | しょひょう | [1] book review |
| 処分 | しょぶん | [1] disposal; throwing away; selling off [2] dealing with (a problem); measure [3] punishment; penalty |
| 庶民 | しょみん | [1] common people; ordinary people; masses |
| 庶務 | しょむ | [1] general affairs |
| ショー | [1] show; performance [2] show; exhibition; expo; fair; convention [3] TV show | |
| 仕様 | しよう | [1] way; method; means; resource; remedy [2] (technical) specification |
| 私用 | しよう | [1] personal use; private use [2] private business; personal business |
| 使用人 | しようにん | [1] employee; servant |
| 退く | しりぞく | [1] to step back; to move back; to retreat [2] to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to exit [3] to resign; to retire; to quit |
| 退ける | しりぞける | [1] to refuse; to reject; to turn down; to dismiss [2] to repel; to repulse; to drive away; to beat off; to defeat [3] to make (someone) leave; to send away; to turn away |
| 記す | しるす | [1] to write down; to note down; to jot down; to take a note of [2] to mention; to describe; to give an account of [3] to inscribe; to mark; to brand |
| 指令 | しれい | [1] order; directive; instructions; command |
| 代 | しろ | [1] substitution [2] material [3] price |
| 皺 | しわ | [1] wrinkle; crease [2] ripple |
| 新 | しん | [1] new; neo- [2] newness; novelty [3] Gregorian calendar |
| 進化 | しんか | [1] evolution [2] evolution; becoming more advanced; progress; development; improvement |
| 殿 | しんがり | [1] rear; rear unit guard [2] anchor (man) |
| 振興 | しんこう | [1] promotion; encouragement [2] Shinkou |
| 進行 | しんこう | [1] moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement [2] progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; making headway [3] progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.) |
| 新興 | しんこう | [1] rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new [2] Shinkou |
| 申告 | しんこく | [1] report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing |
| 新婚 | しんこん | [1] newly-wed; newly married |
| 審査 | しんさ | [1] judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review |
| 紳士 | しんし | [1] gentleman |
| 進出 | しんしゅつ | [1] advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); entering; making inroads (into) [2] advance (to the next round of a competition) |
| 真実 | しんじつ | [1] truth; reality [2] truly; really [3] absolute truth |
| 真珠 | しんじゅ | [1] pearl |
| 心中 | しんじゅう | [1] double suicide; lovers' suicide [2] group suicide; family suicide |
| 心情 | しんじょう | [1] sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart |
| 神聖 | しんせい | [1] holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity |
| 親善 | しんぜん | [1] friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity |
| 真相 | しんそう | [1] truth; real situation |
| 新築 | しんちく | [1] new building; new construction |
| 進呈 | しんてい | [1] presentation (e.g. of a gift) |
| 進展 | しんてん | [1] progress; development |
| 神殿 | しんでん | [1] temple; shrine; sanctuary |
| 進度 | しんど | [1] progress |
| 新入生 | しんにゅうせい | [1] new student; freshman; first-year student |
| 信任 | しんにん | [1] trust; confidence; credence |
| 辛抱 | しんぼう | [1] patience; endurance; perseverance |
| 真理 | しんり | [1] truth |
| 侵略 | しんりゃく | [1] invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression |
| 診療 | しんりょう | [1] diagnosis and treatment; medical care |
| 進路 | しんろ | [1] route; course; path [2] one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school) |
| シート | [1] seat | |
| 次 | じ | [1] next [2] hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence) [3] order; sequence; time; times |
| 地方 | じかた | [1] person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance) [2] person singing ballads (in noh) [3] coast (esp. as seen from the water); shore |
| 自我 | じが | [1] ego [2] self [3] ego |
| 磁気 | じき | [1] magnetism |
| 磁器 | じき | [1] porcelain; china; chinaware |
| 事業 | じぎょう | [1] business; enterprise; venture; (commercial) activity; (business) operation; industry [2] (social) project; undertaking; enterprise; work; activity; program; service |
| 軸 | じく | [1] axis; shaft; axle [2] center; centre; focal point; key point [3] stalk; stem |
| 自己 | じこ | [1] self; oneself |
| 事項 | じこう | [1] matter; item; facts |
| 時刻表 | じこくひょう | [1] timetable; schedule |
| 地獄 | じごく | [1] hell realm; Naraka [2] Hell [3] hell; misery; nightmare; inferno |
| 時差 | じさ | [1] time difference |
| 自在 | じざい | [1] being able to do as one pleases; doing at will [2] pothook |
| 自首 | じしゅ | [1] surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in |
| 自主 | じしゅ | [1] independence; autonomy; self-reliance |
| 辞職 | じしょく | [1] resignation |
| 自信 | じしん | [1] self-confidence; confidence (in oneself) |
| 事前 | じぜん | [1] prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante |
| 自尊心 | じそんしん | [1] self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride |
| 持続 | じぞく | [1] continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring |
| 字体 | じたい | [1] form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional) [2] type; typeface; font |
| じっくり | [1] (slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously | |
| 実質 | じっしつ | [1] substance; essence [2] substantive; substantial; essential; real (e.g. interest rate) [3] in essence; in effect; essentially; effectively; practically |
| 実践 | じっせん | [1] practice; putting into practice; implementation [2] praxis |
| 実態 | じったい | [1] true state; actual condition; reality |
| 実費 | じっぴ | [1] actual expenses; out-of-pocket expenses [2] cost price |
| １０分 | じっぷん | [1] ten minutes |
| 実 | じつ | [1] truth; reality [2] sincerity; honesty; fidelity [3] content; substance |
| 実業家 | じつぎょうか | [1] businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry |
| 実情 | じつじょう | [1] real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs |
| 自転 | じてん | [1] rotation (on an axis) [2] rotation (under its own power) |
| 自動詞 | じどうし | [1] intransitive verb |
| 地主 | じぬし | [1] landowner; landlord; landlady |
| 耳鼻科 | じびか | [1] otolaryngology; ear, nose, and throat department |
| 地元 | じもと | [1] home area; home town [2] local |
| 弱 | じゃく | [1] a little less than; a little under; slightly fewer than [2] weakness; the weak; low (setting) [3] -lower (seismic intensity) |
| ジャズ | [1] jazz | |
| 若干 | じゃっかん | [1] some; few; a number of; a little (bit) [2] somewhat; to a certain extent [3] many; a lot |
| 砂利 | じゃり | [1] gravel; ballast; pebbles [2] child; rugrat; ankle-biter |
| ジャンパー | [1] (short) jacket; blouson; windbreaker; jumper [2] ski jumper; jumping event athlete [3] jumper lead; jumper wire | |
| ジャンプ | [1] jump [2] jumping event (skiing, track and field) [3] jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink) | |
| ジャンボ | [1] jumbo; jumbo-sized [2] jumbo jet | |
| ジャンル | [1] genre; category; kind | |
| 住 | じゅう | [1] dwelling; living |
| 従業員 | じゅうぎょういん | [1] employee; worker |
| 従事 | じゅうじ | [1] engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in |
| 充実 | じゅうじつ | [1] fullness; completeness; perfection; substantiality [2] enhancement; improvement; enrichment; upgrading [3] replenishment; repletion |
| 十字路 | じゅうじろ | [1] crossroads; intersection [2] Juujiro |
| 柔軟 | じゅうなん | [1] flexible; lithe; soft; pliable [2] calisthenics |
| 塾 | じゅく | [1] cram school; private tutoring school; juku |
| 樹木 | じゅもく | [1] tree; trees and shrubs [2] Jumoku |
| 樹立 | じゅりつ | [1] establishment; founding; setting (a record) |
| 準急 | じゅんきゅう | [1] semi-express train; local express train; sub-express train |
| 準ずる | じゅんずる | [1] to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be based on; to apply correspondingly [2] to be proportionate to [3] to correspond to; to be equivalent to; to be treated in the same way as |
| 助 | じょ | [1] help; rescue; assistant |
| 嬢 | じょう | [1] unmarried woman [2] Miss [3] -ess; -ette |
| 情 | じょう | [1] feelings; emotion; sentiment [2] compassion; sympathy [3] passion; affection; love |
| 状 | じょう | [1] form; shape; appearance [2] state; condition; circumstances [3] letter; correspondence |
| 畳 | じょう | [1] tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm) |
| 尉 | じょう | [1] inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system) [2] old man [3] white ash (of charcoal) |
| 上位 | じょうい | [1] superior (in rank); top; ranking [2] higher order (e.g. byte) [3] host computer (of connected device) |
| 城下 | じょうか | [1] land near a castle [2] castle town |
| 上空 | じょうくう | [1] sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air |
| 上司 | じょうし | [1] (one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups [2] Joushi |
| 上昇 | じょうしょう | [1] rising; ascending; climbing |
| 情勢 | じょうせい | [1] state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances |
| 情緒 | じょうちょ | [1] emotion; feeling [2] atmosphere; mood; spirit |
| 情熱 | じょうねつ | [1] passion; enthusiasm; zeal |
| 丈夫 | じょうふ | [1] hero; manly person; warrior |
| 譲歩 | じょうほ | [1] concession; conciliation; compromise |
| 条約 | じょうやく | [1] treaty; pact; convention; agreement |
| 上陸 | じょうりく | [1] landing; going ashore; disembarkation [2] making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land |
| 蒸留 | じょうりゅう | [1] distillation |
| 除外 | じょがい | [1] exception; exclusion |
| 助言 | じょげん | [1] advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint |
| 徐行 | じょこう | [1] going slowly (esp. to enable a vehicle to stop immediately); going at a reduced speed; slowing down; reducing speed |
| 助詞 | じょし | [1] particle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word |
| 女子 | じょし | [1] woman; girl |
| 女史 | じょし | [1] lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician) [2] Ms; Mrs; Miss |
| 自立 | じりつ | [1] independence; self-reliance |
| 人 | じん | [1] -ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite) [2] -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ... [3] man; person; people |
| 人格 | じんかく | [1] personality; character; individuality; personhood |
| 人材 | じんざい | [1] capable person; talented person [2] human resources; personnel |
| 迅速 | じんそく | [1] quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined; expedited; expeditious |
| 人民 | じんみん | [1] the people; citizens; the populace |
| 水源 | すいげん | [1] source of river; fountainhead [2] Suigen |
| 水洗 | すいせん | [1] washing with water; rinsing; flushing |
| 吹奏 | すいそう | [1] playing (a wind instrument); blowing |
| 推測 | すいそく | [1] guess; conjecture |
| 水田 | すいでん | [1] (water-filled) paddy field |
| 推理 | すいり | [1] reasoning; inference; deduction [2] mystery genre; detective genre |
| 数詞 | すうし | [1] numeral |
| 崇拝 | すうはい | [1] worship; adoration; admiration; cult |
| 据え付ける | すえつける | [1] to install; to equip; to mount |
| 据える | すえる | [1] to place (in position); to fix; to set (e.g. table); to lay (foundation) [2] to install; to seat (someone) [3] to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze) |
| 清々しい | すがすがしい | [1] refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed |
| 過ぎ | すぎ | [1] past; after [2] too (much); over- (e.g. eating) |
| 救い | すくい | [1] help; rescue; aid; relief [2] salvation; solace; (source of) comfort; saving grace [3] (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace |
| 掬う | すくう | [1] to scoop; to ladle out |
| 直ぐ | すぐ | [1] immediately; at once; right away; directly [2] soon; before long; shortly [3] easily; readily; without difficulty |
| 健やか | すこやか | [1] vigorous; healthy; sound |
| 濯ぐ | すすぐ | [1] to rinse; to wash out [2] to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace |
| 進み | すすみ | [1] progress |
| 勧め | すすめ | [1] recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement |
| 裾 | すそ | [1] hem; (trouser) cuff; shirttail; bottom (of a kimono); train (of a dress) [2] bottom part; bottom edge [3] foot (of a mountain) |
| スタジオ | [1] studio | |
| 廃れる | すたれる | [1] to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion; to go out of style [2] to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.) |
| スチーム | [1] steam | |
| ストライキ | [1] strike (i.e. industrial action) | |
| ストレス | [1] stress | |
| ストロボ | [1] stroboscope; strobe lamp; stroboscopic lamp [2] (camera) flash | |
| ストロー | [1] drinking straw [2] straw | |
| すばしっこい | [1] quick; nimble; agile [2] sharp; shrewd; smart; quick-witted | |
| 素早い | すばやい | [1] quick; swift; nimble; agile [2] quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt |
| スピード | [1] speed | |
| スプリング | [1] (coil) spring [2] spring (season) [3] light overcoat (worn in spring and autumn); topcoat | |
| スペース | [1] space; room [2] space (between letters, words, etc.) [3] space (piece of type) | |
| スポーツカー | [1] sports car | |
| 済ます | すます | [1] to finish; to get it over with; to conclude [2] to settle; to pay back [3] to get along (without something); to make do with (without) |
| 澄ます | すます | [1] to clear; to make clear [2] to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to feign indifference [3] to look demure; to look prim; to put on airs |
| スラックス | [1] slacks | |
| 刷り | すり | [1] printing |
| すれ違い | すれちがい | [1] passing each other [2] missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet [3] (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy; disagreement |
| 擦れる | すれる | [1] to rub; to chafe [2] to wear out; to become worn [3] to lose one's innocence; to become sly |
| すんなり | [1] slim; slender; lithe; supple [2] smoothly; without resistance; without trouble; without difficulty; without dissent; easily; readily | |
| ズバリ | [1] decisively; decidedly; boldly; once and for all; unreservedly; frankly [2] precisely; exactly | |
| ずぶ濡れ | ずぶぬれ | [1] dripping wet; soaked; drenched |
| ずらっと | [1] in a line; in a row | |
| ずるずる | [1] (dragging a large or heavy item) slowly [2] (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; (drawing back) slowly; with a slither [3] on and on; while putting off; slovenly; interminably | |
| ずれ | [1] gap; lag; slippage [2] difference; discrepancy [3] shear (e.g. shear stress) | |
| 制 | せい | [1] system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation; control; government; suppression; restraint; holding back; establishment |
| 製 | せい | [1] make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ... |
| 成果 | せいか | [1] (good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment |
| 正解 | せいかい | [1] correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation [2] right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement |
| 正規 | せいき | [1] regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate |
| 正義 | せいぎ | [1] justice; right; righteousness [2] correct meaning; correct explanation |
| 生計 | せいけい | [1] livelihood; living |
| 政権 | せいけん | [1] (political) administration; political power |
| 精巧 | せいこう | [1] elaborate; delicate; exquisite |
| 政策 | せいさく | [1] political measures; policy |
| 清算 | せいさん | [1] (financial) settlement; squaring accounts; clearing debts [2] liquidation [3] ending (a relationship); breaking up (with); burying (the past); redeeming (one's faults) |
| 星座 | せいざ | [1] constellation [2] astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign |
| 青春 | せいしゅん | [1] youth; adolescence; springtime of life |
| 聖書 | せいしょ | [1] Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ |
| 誠実 | せいじつ | [1] sincere; honest; faithful |
| 成熟 | せいじゅく | [1] maturity; ripeness |
| 清純 | せいじゅん | [1] purity; innocence |
| 正常 | せいじょう | [1] normal; regular |
| 制する | せいする | [1] to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to bridle [2] to get the better of [3] to control; to command |
| 整然 | せいぜん | [1] orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim; tidy; accurate |
| 盛装 | せいそう | [1] dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes |
| 盛大 | せいだい | [1] grand; magnificent; lavish; large scale; prosperous; thriving; lively [2] forceful; powerful; vigorous |
| 清濁 | せいだく | [1] good and evil; purity and impurity [2] voiced and unvoiced consonants |
| 静的 | せいてき | [1] static |
| 製鉄 | せいてつ | [1] iron manufacture |
| 晴天 | せいてん | [1] fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies |
| 正当 | せいとう | [1] just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable; reasonable; legitimate; legal; lawful |
| 成年 | せいねん | [1] adult age; majority |
| 制服 | せいふく | [1] uniform |
| 征服 | せいふく | [1] conquest; subjugation [2] overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill) |
| 製法 | せいほう | [1] manufacturing method; recipe; formula |
| 精密 | せいみつ | [1] precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close |
| 声明 | せいめい | [1] declaration; statement; proclamation |
| 姓名 | せいめい | [1] (full) name; family name and given name |
| 制約 | せいやく | [1] limitation; restriction; condition; constraints |
| 生理 | せいり | [1] physiology [2] menstruation; one's period |
| 勢力 | せいりょく | [1] influence; power; might; strength; potency; force; energy |
| 整列 | せいれつ | [1] standing in a row; forming a line; alignment |
| 急かす | せかす | [1] to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush |
| 倅 | せがれ | [1] son [2] punk; brat [3] penis |
| 責務 | せきむ | [1] duty; obligation |
| セクション | [1] section | |
| 世辞 | せじ | [1] flattery; compliment |
| 世帯 | せたい | [1] household; home; family; housekeeping |
| 世代 | せだい | [1] generation |
| 切開 | せっかい | [1] incision; operation; section |
| セックス | [1] sex; sexual intercourse [2] (one's) sex; gender | |
| 接触 | せっしょく | [1] touch; contact; touching |
| 設置 | せっち | [1] establishment; institution [2] installation (of a machine or equipment) |
| 折衷 | せっちゅう | [1] compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism |
| 設定 | せってい | [1] establishment; creation; posing (a problem); setting (movie, novel, etc.); scene [2] options setting; preference settings; configuration; setup |
| 説得 | せっとく | [1] persuasion |
| 節 | せつ | [1] occasion; time [2] section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; paragraph; verse; stanza [3] clause |
| 接続詞 | せつぞくし | [1] conjunction |
| 切ない | せつない | [1] painful; heartrending; trying [2] oppressive; suffocating; miserable |
| 設立 | せつりつ | [1] establishment; founding [2] incorporation (of a business) |
| 攻め | せめ | [1] attack; offence; offense; assault [2] top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship) [3] barrage (of); flood (of) |
| セレモニー | [1] ceremony | |
| 仙 | せん | [1] hermit; wizard [2] wizardry |
| 繊維 | せんい | [1] fibre; fiber |
| 選挙 | せんきょ | [1] election |
| 宣教 | せんきょう | [1] religious mission; religious proclamation |
| 宣言 | せんげん | [1] declaration; proclamation; announcement |
| 先行 | せんこう | [1] going ahead; going first [2] preceding; coming before; being ahead (e.g. of the times); occurring first; happening prior [3] scoring first; getting off to a lead |
| 選考 | せんこう | [1] selection; choice; screening |
| 戦災 | せんさい | [1] war damage |
| 専修 | せんしゅう | [1] specialization; specialisation |
| センス | [1] taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair | |
| 潜水 | せんすい | [1] diving; submerging; going underwater |
| 先代 | せんだい | [1] previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; one's (late) father [2] predecessor [3] previous age; previous generation |
| 先だって | せんだって | [1] the other day; some time ago; recently |
| 先着 | せんちゃく | [1] arriving first |
| 先天的 | せんてんてき | [1] inborn; innate; inherent; congenital; hereditary [2] a priori |
| 戦闘 | せんとう | [1] battle; fight; combat |
| 潜入 | せんにゅう | [1] infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover |
| 船舶 | せんぱく | [1] vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft |
| 専用 | せんよう | [1] (one's) exclusive use; private use; personal use [2] dedicated use; use for a particular purpose [3] exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand); using solely |
| 占領 | せんりょう | [1] occupying; having (an area) all to oneself [2] military occupation; possession; capture; seizure |
| 戦力 | せんりょく | [1] war potential; military strength; fighting power [2] ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset |
| セール | [1] sale [2] Sale (Australia); Sayle; Serre; Serres | |
| 税務署 | ぜいむしょ | [1] tax office |
| 是正 | ぜせい | [1] correction; revision; redressing; rectifying |
| 絶版 | ぜっぱん | [1] out of print |
| 絶望 | ぜつぼう | [1] despair; hopelessness |
| ゼリー | [1] jello; jelly; gelatin dessert [2] gel; jelly | |
| 禅 | ぜん | [1] dhyana (profound meditation) [2] Zen (Buddhism) |
| 前 | ぜん | [1] last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; ex-; former [2] pre- (e.g. premodern) [3] before |
| 膳 | ぜん | [1] small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs) [2] meal; food; serving [3] counter for bowlfuls of rice |
| 全快 | ぜんかい | [1] complete recovery of health |
| 全盛 | ぜんせい | [1] height of prosperity |
| 前提 | ぜんてい | [1] condition; assumption; prerequisite; hypothesis [2] intention; intent; aim; goal [3] premise |
| 全滅 | ぜんめつ | [1] total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; being wiped out [2] total defeat; complete failure |
| 善良 | ぜんりょう | [1] good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest |
| 前例 | ぜんれい | [1] precedent |
| 僧 | そう | [1] monk; priest [2] sangha (the Buddhist community) |
| 沿う | そう | [1] to run along; to run beside; to stick to (a line) [2] to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to align with [3] to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to comply with; to live up to |
| 総 | そう | [1] whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.) |
| 添う | そう | [1] to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to comply with; to live up to [2] to accompany; to go with; to stay by one's side [3] to associate with (someone); to mix with |
| 相応 | そうおう | [1] suitable; appropriate; befitting; becoming; adequate; reasonable; proper [2] conjoining; association; samprayukta |
| 総会 | そうかい | [1] general meeting |
| 早急 | そうきゅう | [1] immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing |
| 総合 | そうごう | [1] synthesis; combination; integration; putting together [2] general; combined; composite; mixed; integrated; comprehensive [3] synthesis; colligation |
| 捜査 | そうさ | [1] search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry |
| 捜索 | そうさく | [1] search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt [2] legally authorized search of a person, building, etc. |
| 装飾 | そうしょく | [1] ornament; decoration |
| 壮大 | そうだい | [1] magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid |
| 騒動 | そうどう | [1] riot; rebellion; turmoil; strife [2] (media) uproar; brouhaha; (public) outcry; scandal; controversy [3] feud; tussle; quarrel; dispute |
| 遭難 | そうなん | [1] (meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress |
| 相場 | そうば | [1] market price [2] speculation (e.g. on stocks) [3] reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation; esteem |
| 装備 | そうび | [1] equipment |
| 創立 | そうりつ | [1] establishment; founding; organization; organisation |
| 添える | そえる | [1] to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift) [2] to add to as support; to prop up [3] to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.) |
| 即座に | そくざに | [1] immediately; right away; on the spot |
| 促進 | そくしん | [1] promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on |
| 即する | そくする | [1] to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on |
| 側面 | そくめん | [1] side; flank; profile; sidelight; lateral [2] aspect; dimension |
| 損なう | そこなう | [1] to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage; to spoil; to mar; to ruin [2] to fail to do; to do amiss; to miss one's opportunity to do [3] to almost do; to come close to doing |
| 其処ら | そこら | [1] around there; that area [2] that; that matter; that point [3] about that much; approximately that amount; thereabouts; (or) so |
| 素材 | そざい | [1] ingredient; (raw) material; resource [2] unprocessed timber; raw timber [3] subject matter; topic |
| 阻止 | そし | [1] obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping |
| 育ち | そだち | [1] growth; breeding [2] growing up (in, as); upbringing |
| 措置 | そち | [1] measure; step; action |
| ソックス | [1] socks | |
| 素っ気ない | そっけない | [1] cold; short; curt; blunt |
| 外方 | そっぽ | [1] the other way |
| 備え付ける | そなえつける | [1] to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install |
| 備わる | そなわる | [1] to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be equipped with [2] to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be gifted with [3] to be among; to be one of |
| 園 | その | [1] garden; orchard; park [2] place; world; environment |
| 聳える | そびえる | [1] to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar |
| 素朴 | そぼく | [1] simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated |
| 染まる | そまる | [1] to be dyed [2] to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained; to be steeped |
| 背く | そむく | [1] to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe |
| 染める | そめる | [1] to dye; to colour; to color |
| 逸らす | そらす | [1] to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to divert (e.g. one's attention); to evade (e.g. a question); to change (e.g. the subject) [2] to displease; to annoy; to offend; to upset [3] to miss (the target, ball, etc.) |
| 反り | そり | [1] warp; curvature; bend; arch [2] curve (of a sword) |
| それ故 | それゆえ | [1] therefore; for that reason; so; because of that |
| ソロ | [1] solo [2] Solo | |
| 揃い | そろい | [1] set; suit; uniform collection; matching items [2] entirely; all; every one; nothing but |
| 損失 | そんしつ | [1] loss (of assets, profit, etc.) |
| ソース | [1] sauce [2] Worcestershire sauce | |
| 沿い | ぞい | [1] along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street) |
| 像 | ぞう | [1] image; figure; statue; picture; portrait [2] figure; form; shape; appearance [3] image |
| 雑木 | ぞうき | [1] various kinds of small trees; assorted trees |
| 蔵相 | ぞうしょう | [1] Minister of Finance |
| 増進 | ぞうしん | [1] promoting; increase; advance |
| ぞんざい | [1] rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite |
た行
edit| Kanji | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 他意 | たい | [1] other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice |
| 対応 | たいおう | [1] correspondence (to); equivalence [2] suitability; coordination; matching; being appropriate (for) [3] dealing with; coping with; handling; response; reception; reaction |
| 体格 | たいかく | [1] build; physique; frame; constitution |
| 大概 | たいがい | [1] generally; mainly; usually; normally; mostly; for the most part [2] nearly all; almost all; most [3] gist; summary; outline; main idea |
| 退学 | たいがく | [1] dropping out of school; withdrawal from school [2] expulsion from school; dismissal [3] leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course |
| 大金 | たいきん | [1] large amount of money; great cost |
| 待遇 | たいぐう | [1] treatment; reception; service [2] working conditions; salary; pay; remuneration |
| 体験 | たいけん | [1] (practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience |
| 対して | たいして | [1] for; in regard to; per |
| 大衆 | たいしゅう | [1] general public; the masses |
| 対処 | たいしょ | [1] dealing with; coping with |
| 退職 | たいしょく | [1] retirement; resignation |
| 退治 | たいじ | [1] extermination; elimination; eradication; destruction; suppression; subjugation; getting rid of; stamping out; wiping out; rooting out [2] renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings) [3] curing (an illness) |
| 態勢 | たいせい | [1] attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness |
| 対談 | たいだん | [1] talk; dialogue; conversation |
| タイトル | [1] title | |
| 滞納 | たいのう | [1] falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency |
| 対比 | たいひ | [1] contrast; comparison |
| タイピスト | [1] typist | |
| 大部 | たいぶ | [1] lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous [2] most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly; a good deal; much |
| 対辺 | たいへん | [1] opposite side |
| 待望 | たいぼう | [1] waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to [2] long-awaited |
| 怠慢 | たいまん | [1] negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination |
| タイマー | [1] timer; time switch [2] stopwatch [3] time keeper | |
| タイミング | [1] timing | |
| タイム | [1] time (for, to do) [2] time (to finish a race, lap, etc.) [3] time-out | |
| タイムリー | [1] timely; well-timed [2] clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit | |
| 対面 | たいめん | [1] meeting face-to-face; seeing in person [2] facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting |
| タイヤ | [1] tire; tyre | |
| 体力 | たいりょく | [1] physical strength; power; stamina; endurance; vigor; resistance to disease [2] strength (of a business, economy, etc.) |
| タイル | [1] tile | |
| 対話 | たいわ | [1] dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication |
| 絶える | たえる | [1] to die out; to peter out; to become extinct [2] to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued; to be cut off |
| 高 | たか | [1] quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money |
| 高まる | たかまる | [1] to rise; to swell; to be promoted |
| 焚き火 | たきび | [1] open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire [2] open fire (e.g. in a kitchen) |
| 逞しい | たくましい | [1] burly; strong; sturdy [2] indomitable; indefatigable; strong-willed; resolute; bold [3] robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong |
| 巧み | たくみ | [1] skillful; adroit; dexterous; masterful; clever; ingenious; cunning [2] craft; craftsmanship; skill; dexterity; design [3] plot; scheme; artifice; trick |
| 類い | たぐい | [1] kind; sort; type [2] equal; match; peer |
| 丈 | たけ | [1] height; stature [2] length (esp. of clothing) [3] all (one has); everything |
| 多数決 | たすうけつ | [1] majority decision; majority vote; majority rule |
| 助け | たすけ | [1] assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement |
| 携わる | たずさわる | [1] to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in |
| 立方 | たちかた | [1] way of standing [2] dancer (in a Japanese dance performance) |
| 立ち寄る | たちよる | [1] to drop in (at); to drop by; to call at; to stop by; to stop off; to stop in |
| 達者 | たっしゃ | [1] in good health; healthy; well; fit; robust; strong [2] skilled; proficient; adept [3] master; expert |
| 達成 | たっせい | [1] achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization |
| 断つ | たつ | [1] to sever; to cut off [2] to suppress; to eradicate; to exterminate [3] to abstain (from); to give up |
| 建前 | たてまえ | [1] face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) [2] ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house |
| 奉る | たてまつる | [1] to offer; to present [2] to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance [3] to do respectfully |
| 仮令 | たとえ | [1] even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing; supposing that; -ever |
| 他動詞 | たどうし | [1] transitive verb |
| たどり着く | たどりつく | [1] to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to |
| 辿る | たどる | [1] to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace [2] to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to retrace (e.g. one's memory); to search; to go over [3] to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of; to take (a course); to pursue (a path); to meet (a fate) |
| 頼み | たのみ | [1] request; favor; favour [2] reliance; dependence; trust; hope |
| 他方 | たほう | [1] one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party [2] on the other hand |
| 給う | たまう | [1] to give [2] to do ... |
| 溜まり | たまり | [1] pile; pool; collection [2] gathering spot [3] waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring |
| 賜る | たまわる | [1] to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to be honoured with [2] to give; to bestow; to confer; to honor; to honour |
| 例 | ためし | [1] precedent; example |
| 保つ | たもつ | [1] to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to sustain [2] to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable |
| 容易い | たやすい | [1] easy; simple; light |
| 多様 | たよう | [1] diverse; varied |
| 弛み | たるみ | [1] slack; slackening; sagginess; flabbiness (skin, etc.) [2] dullness; letdown; depression; ennui |
| 弛む | たるむ | [1] to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to droop (e.g. loose or flabby skin); to sag (ceiling) [2] to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in |
| 垂れる | たれる | [1] to hang; to droop; to dangle; to sag; to lower; to pull down [2] to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to grant; to bestow [3] to drip; to ooze; to trickle; to drop |
| タレント | [1] (TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; radio personality [2] talent; skill [3] talent (ancient unit of weight and currency) | |
| タワー | [1] tower | |
| 反 | たん | [1] variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; for haori: at least 7.27 m in length; for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length [2] 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres) [3] six ken (10.91 m) |
| 嘆 | たん | [1] sigh [2] grief; lamentation |
| 単一 | たんいつ | [1] single; simple; sole; individual; unitary |
| 短歌 | たんか | [1] tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem |
| 担架 | たんか | [1] stretcher; litter; gurney |
| 短気 | たんき | [1] short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability |
| 探検 | たんけん | [1] exploration; expedition |
| 短縮 | たんしゅく | [1] shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation |
| 炭素 | たんそ | [1] carbon (C) |
| 短大 | たんだい | [1] junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution |
| 単調 | たんちょう | [1] monotony; monotone; dullness [2] monotone; monotonic |
| 単独 | たんどく | [1] sole; single; solo [2] independence; singleness; singularity |
| 短波 | たんぱ | [1] short wave |
| タンパク質 | タンパクたんぱくしつ | [1] protein |
| 第 | だい | [1] prefix for forming ordinal numbers |
| 第一 | だいいち | [1] first; foremost; number one [2] most important [3] best; greatest; most |
| 大胆 | だいたん | [1] bold; daring; audacious |
| 台無し | だいなし | [1] spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed; (coming to) nothing |
| 大便 | だいべん | [1] feces; faeces; excrement; stool |
| 台本 | だいほん | [1] script; libretto; scenario |
| 代用 | だいよう | [1] substitution |
| ダウン | [1] fall; decrease; drop; going down [2] knocking down; flooring; being knocked down; being floored [3] being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); being knocked out (from alcohol); being out of it; collapsing | |
| 妥協 | だきょう | [1] compromise; giving in |
| 丈 | だけ | [1] only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone [2] as much as; to the extent of; enough to |
| 妥結 | だけつ | [1] settlement; an agreement |
| 打撃 | だげき | [1] blow; shock; strike; damage [2] batting |
| 駄作 | ださく | [1] poor piece of work; rubbish; trash |
| 脱する | だっする | [1] to escape from; to get out |
| 脱退 | だったい | [1] withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out |
| だぶだぶ | [1] loose (of clothing); baggy [2] flabby; saggy [3] sloshing; slopping; overflowing | |
| ダブる | [1] to be duplicated; to be repeated [2] to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to coincide [3] to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.) | |
| だらけ | [1] full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with [2] covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.) | |
| 怠い | だるい | [1] sluggish; languid; listless; heavy (heart, legs, etc.); dull [2] bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass |
| 壇 | だん | [1] platform; podium; rostrum; pulpit [2] (ceremonial) mound [3] world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles |
| 団結 | だんけつ | [1] unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up |
| 断言 | だんげん | [1] assertion; declaration; affirmation |
| 断然 | だんぜん | [1] firmly; flatly; resolutely; decisively; absolutely; definitely [2] definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely [3] by far; far and away; by a long shot; hands down |
| 旦那 | だんな | [1] master (of a house, shop, etc.) [2] husband [3] sir; boss; master; governor |
| ダンプ | [1] dump [2] dump truck | |
| 断面 | だんめん | [1] section; cross section; profile |
| 弾力 | だんりょく | [1] elasticity; flexibility |
| 打 | ダース | [1] dozen |
| 治安 | ちあん | [1] public order; public peace; public security; law and order |
| チェンジ | [1] change; changing [2] exchange (e.g. of goods) [3] change of sides (in baseball, American football, etc.) | |
| 近々 | ちかぢか | [1] soon; before long; shortly; in the near future [2] close (by); near; nearby |
| 近づく | ちかづく | [1] to approach; to draw near; to get close [2] to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know |
| 違える | ちがえる | [1] to change; to alter [2] to mistake; to make a mistake [3] to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise) |
| 契る | ちぎる | [1] to pledge; to vow; to promise; to swear [2] to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed |
| 畜産 | ちくさん | [1] animal husbandry; livestock industry |
| 畜生 | ちくしょう | [1] damn it; damn; son of a bitch; for Christ's sake [2] beast; animal [3] person reborn into the animal realm |
| 地形 | ちけい | [1] terrain; geographical features; topography |
| 知性 | ちせい | [1] intelligence |
| 乳 | ちち | [1] milk [2] breast [3] loop |
| 縮まる | ちぢまる | [1] to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink |
| 秩序 | ちつじょ | [1] order; discipline; regularity; system; method |
| 知的 | ちてき | [1] intellectual |
| チャイム | [1] chime; bell (e.g. doorbell) | |
| 着 | ちゃく | [1] arrival; arriving at ... [2] counter for items or suits of clothing [3] nth place (in a race) |
| 着色 | ちゃくしょく | [1] colouring; coloring; colorant |
| 着席 | ちゃくせき | [1] taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat) |
| 着目 | ちゃくもく | [1] attention; giving one's attention; focusing |
| 着陸 | ちゃくりく | [1] landing; alighting; touch down |
| チャネル | [1] channel | |
| 茶の湯 | ちゃのゆ | [1] tea ceremony; chanoyu |
| ちやほや | [1] to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention) | |
| 宙返り | ちゅうがえり | [1] somersault; looping-the-loop |
| 中継 | ちゅうけい | [1] relay; hook-up [2] relay broadcasting |
| 忠告 | ちゅうこく | [1] advice; warning |
| 中傷 | ちゅうしょう | [1] slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear |
| 忠実 | ちゅうじつ | [1] faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true |
| 抽選 | ちゅうせん | [1] lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots) |
| 中断 | ちゅうだん | [1] interruption; suspension; break |
| 中毒 | ちゅうどく | [1] poisoning [2] addiction |
| 中立 | ちゅうりつ | [1] neutrality |
| 中和 | ちゅうわ | [1] neutralization; neutralisation [2] neutralization (e.g. of a poison); counteraction |
| 蝶 | ちょう | [1] butterfly |
| 超 | ちょう | [1] super-; ultra-; hyper-; extreme [2] extremely; really; totally; absolutely [3] over; more than |
| 腸 | ちょう | [1] intestine; bowel |
| 庁 | ちょう | [1] government office; agency; board [2] Chou |
| 聴覚 | ちょうかく | [1] (sense of) hearing; auditory perception |
| 長官 | ちょうかん | [1] secretary (government); director; chief |
| 聴講 | ちょうこう | [1] lecture attendance; auditing |
| 徴収 | ちょうしゅう | [1] collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy |
| 聴診器 | ちょうしんき | [1] stethoscope |
| 挑戦 | ちょうせん | [1] challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try |
| 長大 | ちょうだい | [1] long and large; tall and large; grand; huge |
| 調停 | ちょうてい | [1] arbitration; conciliation; mediation |
| 重複 | ちょうふく | [1] duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration |
| 長編 | ちょうへん | [1] long (e.g. novel, film) |
| 調理 | ちょうり | [1] cooking; food preparation |
| 調和 | ちょうわ | [1] harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement |
| ちょくちょく | [1] often; frequently; now and then; occasionally | |
| 直面 | ちょくめん | [1] confrontation [2] to face; to confront; to encounter |
| 著書 | ちょしょ | [1] (written) work; book; writings |
| 貯蓄 | ちょちく | [1] savings |
| 直感 | ちょっかん | [1] intuition; instinct; hunch |
| 著名 | ちょめい | [1] famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated |
| ちらっと | [1] at a glance; by accident | |
| ちり取り | ちりとり | [1] dustpan |
| 治療 | ちりょう | [1] (medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy |
| 賃金 | ちんぎん | [1] wages; pay [2] rental payment |
| 沈殿 | ちんでん | [1] precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment) |
| 沈没 | ちんぼつ | [1] sinking; foundering; going down; submersion [2] getting dead drunk [3] having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties |
| 沈黙 | ちんもく | [1] silence; being silent; quiet; hush [2] reticence; inaction |
| 陳列 | ちんれつ | [1] exhibition; display; putting on show |
| チームワーク | [1] teamwork | |
| 追及 | ついきゅう | [1] investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding; pinning down [2] catching up; overtaking |
| 追跡 | ついせき | [1] chase; pursuit; tracking; stalking [2] following up; tracing |
| 次いで | ついで | [1] next; secondly; subsequently |
| 追放 | ついほう | [1] exile; banishment; eviction; deportation; purge; expulsion; ousting [2] elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal |
| 費やす | ついやす | [1] to spend; to expend; to consume [2] to waste; to squander; to throw away [3] to devote |
| 通 | つう | [1] authority; expert; connoisseur; well-informed person [2] counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc. [3] understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; insight |
| 痛感 | つうかん | [1] feeling keenly; fully realizing |
| 痛切 | つうせつ | [1] keen; acute; heartfelt |
| 杖 | つえ | [1] cane; walking stick; staff; wand |
| 使い | つかい | [1] errand; mission; going on an errand [2] messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl [3] familiar spirit |
| 使い道 | つかいみち | [1] purpose; utility; objective [2] way to use something |
| 仕える | つかえる | [1] to serve; to work for; to attend |
| 司る | つかさどる | [1] to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to administer; to preside over [2] to rule; to govern; to control |
| つかの間 | つかのま | [1] moment; brief space of time |
| 付き | つき | [1] furnished with; including [2] attached to [3] impression; appearance |
| 月並み | つきなみ | [1] every month [2] trite; commonplace; conventional; hackneyed |
| 尽きる | つきる | [1] to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end |
| 継ぎ目 | つぎめ | [1] joint; seam; joining point |
| 吐く | つく | [1] to breathe out; to breathe [2] to tell (a lie); to use (foul language) [3] to vomit; to throw up; to spit up |
| 尽くす | つくす | [1] to use up; to exhaust; to run out of [2] to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to serve; to work (for a cause) [3] to do to exhaustion; to do completely; to do fully |
| 作り | つくり | [1] making; producing; manufacturing; building; construction; make; structure [2] appearance (attire, make-up, etc.) [3] build; physique |
| 繕う | つくろう | [1] to mend; to patch up; to repair; to fix; to darn [2] to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to tidy up; to groom [3] to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake); to gloss over |
| 継ぐ | つぐ | [1] to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow [2] to patch (clothes); to mend; to repair [3] to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with; to feed with; to follow up with (e.g. remarks); to gather (one's breath) |
| 接ぐ | つぐ | [1] to join; to piece together; to set (bones) [2] to graft (onto a tree) |
| 付け加える | つけくわえる | [1] to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.) |
| 告げる | つげる | [1] to tell; to inform; to announce [2] to indicate; to signal; to mark |
| 辻褄 | つじつま | [1] coherence; consistency |
| 突っ張る | つっぱる | [1] to cramp up; to tighten; to stiffen [2] to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to stick to one's guns [3] to act tough; to bluff; to be defiant; to be unruly |
| 筒 | つつ | [1] pipe; tube; cylinder [2] gun barrel [3] gun; cannon |
| 突く | つつく | [1] to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge [2] to peck at (one's food); to pick at [3] to peck at (someone's faults, etc.) |
| 慎む | つつしむ | [1] to be careful; to be discreet [2] to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to abstain [3] to be reverent |
| 伝言 | つてこと | [1] (verbal) message; word (from someone) [2] rumour; rumor |
| 務まる | つとまる | [1] to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as) |
| 勤め先 | つとめさき | [1] place of work |
| 努めて | つとめて | [1] as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's ability; diligently |
| 津波 | つなみ | [1] tsunami; tidal wave [2] Tsunami |
| 抓る | つねる | [1] to pinch; to nip |
| 募る | つのる | [1] to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to become worse [2] to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers) |
| 唾 | つば | [1] saliva; spit; spittle |
| 呟く | つぶやく | [1] to mutter; to murmur; to grumble [2] to tweet; to post on Twitter |
| 瞑る | つぶる | [1] to close (one's eyes); to shut |
| 壺 | つぼ | [1] pot; jar; vase [2] dice cup [3] depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall) |
| 蕾 | つぼみ | [1] (flower) bud [2] promising young person; budding beauty |
| 摘む | つまむ | [1] to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.) [2] to pick up and eat; to snack on [3] to pick out (the main point); to summarize; to sum up |
| 露 | つゆ | [1] dew [2] tears [3] (not) a bit; (not) at all |
| 強まる | つよまる | [1] to get strong; to gain strength |
| 強める | つよめる | [1] to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise |
| 連なる | つらなる | [1] to extend; to stretch out; to stand in a row [2] to attend; to participate in [3] to enrol; to enroll; to join |
| 貫く | つらぬく | [1] to go through; to pierce; to penetrate [2] to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through [3] to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with; to keep (e.g. faith); to maintain (e.g. independence) |
| 連ねる | つらねる | [1] to line up; to put in a row [2] to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to join (e.g. a list) [3] to link; to put together; to string together (e.g. compliments); to enumerate |
| つり革 | つりかわ | [1] strap (to hang onto); hanging strap |
| 手当 | てあて | [1] salary; pay; compensation; allowance (e.g. housing allowance); benefit; bonus [2] medical care; treatment [3] advance preparation |
| ティッシュペーパー | [1] tissue paper; tissue; facial tissue | |
| 体 | てい | [1] appearance; air; condition; state; form |
| 提供 | ていきょう | [1] offer; tender; providing; supplying; making available; donating (blood, organs, etc.) [2] sponsoring (a TV program) |
| 定義 | ていぎ | [1] definition |
| 提携 | ていけい | [1] cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship |
| 体裁 | ていさい | [1] (outward) appearance [2] (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; style [3] appearances; decency; show; display |
| 提示 | ていじ | [1] presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents) [2] presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example) |
| 停滞 | ていたい | [1] stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation; falling into arrears |
| 邸宅 | ていたく | [1] (large) house; residence; mansion |
| 定年 | ていねん | [1] (compulsory) retirement age; age limit [2] (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement [3] minimum years of service at a particular rank before eligibility for promotion (in the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy) |
| 堤防 | ていぼう | [1] bank; weir; embankment; levee |
| 手遅れ | ておくれ | [1] being too late; losing one's final chance |
| 手がかり | てがかり | [1] clue; lead; key; trail; scent; track [2] handhold; hold |
| 手がける | てがける | [1] to handle; to manage; to deal with; to work with; to have experience with [2] to rear; to look after |
| 的 | てき | [1] -ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -y [2] -like; -ish; -sort of; -kind of [3] (something) like; along the lines of |
| 適応 | てきおう | [1] adaptation; accommodation; conformity |
| 適宜 | てきぎ | [1] suitable; appropriate; fitting; proper [2] appropriately; accordingly; as required; at one's discretion |
| 適性 | てきせい | [1] aptitude; aptness; suitability |
| 手際 | てぎわ | [1] skill; ability; dexterity [2] performance; workmanship; craftsmanship; execution |
| 手順 | てじゅん | [1] process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction |
| 手錠 | てじょう | [1] handcuffs; manacles [2] confinement in chains (Edo-era judicial corporal punishment) |
| 手数 | てすう | [1] trouble; bother [2] number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.) [3] number of punches |
| 手近 | てぢか | [1] near; close by; within reach; handy [2] familiar |
| てっきり | [1] surely; certainly; without doubt | |
| 鉄鋼 | てっこう | [1] iron and steel |
| 徹する | てっする | [1] to penetrate; to sink in [2] to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively [3] to do throughout (e.g. the night) |
| 鉄片 | てっぺん | [1] iron scraps |
| 手のひら | てのひら | [1] palm (of the hand) |
| 手はず | てはず | [1] arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations |
| 手本 | てほん | [1] model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon [2] model handwriting; model drawing; copybook |
| 手回し | てまわし | [1] turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked [2] preparations; arrangements |
| 手元 | てもと | [1] at hand; on hand; nearby; close at hand [2] way of moving one's arms; skill [3] money at hand; pocket money |
| 照り返す | てりかえす | [1] to reflect; to throw back light |
| テレックス | [1] telex; teletypewriter exchange | |
| 手分け | てわけ | [1] division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search) |
| 店 | てん | [1] store; shop; restaurant |
| 点火 | てんか | [1] ignition; lighting; firing; setting off |
| 転回 | てんかい | [1] revolution; rotation [2] turn; turning [3] inversion |
| 転換 | てんかん | [1] conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover |
| 転居 | てんきょ | [1] moving; changing residence; change of address |
| 転勤 | てんきん | [1] job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer |
| 点検 | てんけん | [1] detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking |
| 転校 | てんこう | [1] changing schools |
| 天国 | てんごく | [1] paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven |
| 天才 | てんさい | [1] genius; prodigy; natural gift |
| 天災 | てんさい | [1] natural calamity; disaster |
| 展示 | てんじ | [1] exhibition; display |
| 天井 | てんじょう | [1] ceiling [2] ceiling price; (price) ceiling |
| 点線 | てんせん | [1] dotted line; perforated line |
| 天体 | てんたい | [1] heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object |
| 天地 | てんち | [1] heaven and earth; the universe; the world; nature [2] land; world; realm; sphere [3] top and bottom |
| てんで | [1] (not) at all; completely; utterly; entirely; altogether [2] very; extremely | |
| 転任 | てんにん | [1] change of post |
| 展望 | てんぼう | [1] view; outlook; prospect |
| 転落 | てんらく | [1] fall; tumble; spill; plunge; dive [2] fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent; degradation; comedown; demotion |
| でかい | [1] huge; big; gargantuan | |
| 出来物 | できもの | [1] tumour; tumor; growth; boil; ulcer; abscess; rash; pimple |
| 出切る | できる | [1] to be out of; to have no more at hand |
| 出くわす | でくわす | [1] to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into |
| デコレーション | [1] decoration | |
| デザイン | [1] design | |
| デザート | [1] dessert | |
| デッサン | [1] rough sketch | |
| 出直し | でなおし | [1] starting from scratch; making a fresh start; redoing [2] calling again; visiting again |
| デモンストレーション | [1] demonstration; protest [2] (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation [3] exhibition game; exhibition match | |
| 田園 | でんえん | [1] the country; countryside; rural districts [2] cultivated land; fields [3] Den'en |
| 電源 | でんげん | [1] source of electricity; electrical power [2] power (button on TV, etc.) |
| 伝説 | でんせつ | [1] legend; folklore; tradition |
| 電線 | でんせん | [1] electric line; electric cable; power cable [2] telephone line; telegraph wire |
| 伝達 | でんたつ | [1] transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay; propagation; conduction |
| 伝来 | でんらい | [1] introduction (from abroad) [2] transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down |
| データ | [1] data; datum | |
| 問い合わせる | といあわせる | [1] to enquire; to inquire; to seek information |
| 問う | とう | [1] to ask; to inquire [2] to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to pursue (question of responsibility); to charge with [3] to care about; to regard as important |
| 等 | とう | [1] class; order; rank [2] et cetera; etc.; and the like [3] equal; iso- |
| 棟 | とう | [1] large building; building with a long roof [2] counter for buildings, apartments, etc. |
| 陶器 | とうき | [1] pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china |
| 等級 | とうきゅう | [1] grade; class; degree; rank; rating; order; points [2] magnitude |
| 討議 | とうぎ | [1] debate; discussion |
| 登校 | とうこう | [1] attendance (at school); going to school |
| 倒産 | とうさん | [1] (corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business |
| 統制 | とうせい | [1] regulation; control |
| 当選 | とうせん | [1] being elected [2] winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.) |
| 逃走 | とうそう | [1] flight; desertion; escape |
| 統率 | とうそつ | [1] command; lead; generalship; leadership |
| 到達 | とうたつ | [1] reaching; attaining; arrival |
| 統治 | とうち | [1] rule; reign; government; governing |
| 到底 | とうてい | [1] (cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely |
| 尊い | とうとい | [1] precious; valuable; priceless [2] noble; exalted; sacred |
| 投入 | とうにゅう | [1] throwing in; inserting; depositing (e.g. a ballot) [2] investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); injection; infusion [3] launching (a product into the market); introduction |
| 当人 | とうにん | [1] the person concerned; the person in question; the said person |
| 逃亡 | とうぼう | [1] escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing |
| 冬眠 | とうみん | [1] hibernation; winter sleep; torpor |
| 登録 | とうろく | [1] registration; accession; register; entry; record |
| 討論 | とうろん | [1] debate; discussion |
| 遠ざかる | とおざかる | [1] to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to die away [2] to be estranged |
| 遠回り | とおまわり | [1] detour; roundabout way |
| 咎める | とがめる | [1] to blame; to reproach; to censure; to rebuke; to reprove; to find fault; to take to task; to criticize; to criticise [2] to question (a suspect); to challenge [3] to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated; to get inflamed |
| 時折 | ときおり | [1] sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time |
| 途切れる | とぎれる | [1] to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause |
| 説く | とく | [1] to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade |
| 特技 | とくぎ | [1] special skill |
| 特産 | とくさん | [1] being produced in a particular region; local specialty |
| 特集 | とくしゅう | [1] feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report |
| 得点 | とくてん | [1] scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs |
| 特派 | とくは | [1] send specially; special envoy |
| 研ぐ | とぐ | [1] to sharpen; to hone; to whet; to grind [2] to wash (rice) [3] to scour; to polish; to burnish |
| 刺 | とげ | [1] thorn; spine; prickle [2] splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone) [3] biting words |
| 遂げる | とげる | [1] to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out [2] to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with |
| 床 | とこ | [1] bed; bedding [2] sickbed [3] alcove |
| 年頃 | としごろ | [1] approximate age; apparent age [2] marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age of adulthood [3] age (when ...) |
| 戸締まり | とじまり | [1] locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors |
| 途上 | とじょう | [1] on the way; en route [2] in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of |
| 綴じる | とじる | [1] to bind; to file [2] to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth [3] to sew up; to stitch together |
| 途絶える | とだえる | [1] to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off |
| 特許 | とっきょ | [1] patent [2] special permission; license; licence; concession; charter |
| 取っ手 | とって | [1] handle; grip; knob |
| 整える | ととのえる | [1] to put in order; to arrange; to tidy up; to fix; to straighten [2] to get ready; to prepare; to arrange; to supply; to assemble; to buy [3] to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing) |
| 届 | とどけ | [1] report; notification; registration |
| 滞る | とどこおる | [1] to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone [2] to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding |
| 留める | とどめる | [1] to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to cease; to put an end to [2] to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to limit [3] to record (e.g. a fact); to retain |
| 唱える | となえる | [1] to recite; to chant [2] to cry; to yell; to shout [3] to advocate; to advance; to preach; to insist |
| 殿様 | とのさま | [1] nobleman; dignitary; lord [2] feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo [3] man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world |
| 帳 | とばり | [1] curtain; hanging; bunting |
| 扉 | とびら | [1] door; gate; opening [2] title page |
| 徒歩 | とほ | [1] walking; going on foot |
| 乏しい | とぼしい | [1] meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poor |
| 富 | とみ | [1] riches; wealth; fortune [2] resources [3] lottery |
| 富む | とむ | [1] to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be full of [2] to be rich; to be wealthy |
| 共 | とも | [1] together with [2] same [3] both; all; neither; none |
| 共稼ぎ | ともかせぎ | [1] (husband and wife) earning a living together |
| 伴う | ともなう | [1] to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon [2] to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with; to be involved in |
| 共働き | ともばたらき | [1] (husband and wife) both working; dual income |
| 捉える | とらえる | [1] to catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to grab; to catch hold of [2] to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to capture (e.g. features) [3] to captivate; to move (one's heart) |
| トラブル | [1] trouble; difficulty; problem; quarrel; conflict; dispute; fight [2] failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; malfunction [3] (medical) condition; disorder; problem | |
| トランジスタ | [1] transistor | |
| 取りあえず | とりあえず | [1] first of all; at once; right away [2] for now; for the time being; tentatively [3] anyway |
| 取り扱い | とりあつかい | [1] treatment; service; handling; management |
| 取り扱う | とりあつかう | [1] to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to use [2] to deal with (an issue); to manage [3] to treat (someone); to deal with (someone) |
| 鳥居 | とりい | [1] torii (Shinto shrine archway) |
| 取り替え | とりかえ | [1] swap; exchange |
| 取り組む | とりくむ | [1] to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to be matched against [2] to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on |
| 取り締まり | とりしまり | [1] control; management; supervision |
| 取り締まる | とりしまる | [1] to manage; to control; to supervise; to oversee; to command [2] to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce; to regulate |
| 取り調べる | とりしらべる | [1] to investigate; to examine |
| 取り立てる | とりたてる | [1] to collect (debts); to dun; to exact; to extort [2] to appoint; to promote; to give patronage [3] to emphasize; to focus on; to call attention to |
| 取り次ぐ | とりつぐ | [1] to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to transmit; to relay; to tell [2] to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to answer (the door or phone on someone's behalf); to usher in (a guest) [3] to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary; to handle (goods; for a company) |
| 取り除く | とりのぞく | [1] to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart |
| 取引 | とりひき | [1] transactions; dealings; business |
| 取り巻く | とりまく | [1] to surround; to encircle; to enclose |
| 取り混ぜる | とりまぜる | [1] to mix; to put together |
| 取り戻す | とりもどす | [1] to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup |
| 取り寄せる | とりよせる | [1] to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one [2] to pull (something) closer |
| 取り分け | とりわけ | [1] especially; particularly; above all [2] portioning out (servings of food) |
| 蕩ける | とろける | [1] to melt (and become soft or liquid) [2] to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched |
| 飛んだ | とんだ | [1] unexpected; unlikely; strange [2] terrible; awful; horrible; serious; outrageous [3] very; extremely |
| トーン | [1] tone | |
| 胴 | どう | [1] trunk; torso; body; abdomen; waist [2] plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo) [3] frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.); hull (of a ship) |
| 同 | どう | [1] the same; the said [2] likewise |
| 同意 | どうい | [1] agreement; consent; approval; assent [2] same opinion; same view [3] same meaning |
| 動員 | どういん | [1] mobilization; mobilisation |
| 同感 | どうかん | [1] same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence |
| 動機 | どうき | [1] motive; incentive [2] motif |
| 同級 | どうきゅう | [1] the same grade; same class |
| 同居 | どうきょ | [1] living together; coexistence |
| 動向 | どうこう | [1] trend; tendency; movement; attitude |
| 同志 | どうし | [1] like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment [2] comrade; fellow; kindred soul |
| 同士 | どうし | [1] fellow; mutual; companion; comrade |
| 同情 | どうじょう | [1] sympathy; compassion; pity |
| 道場 | どうじょう | [1] dojo; hall used for martial arts training [2] manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment) |
| 同調 | どうちょう | [1] conformity; alignment; agreement; sympathy; following suit [2] tuning [3] same tone; same pitch |
| 動的 | どうてき | [1] dynamic; kinetic |
| 同等 | どうとう | [1] equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence |
| 堂々 | どうどう | [1] magnificent; grand; impressive; dignified; majestic; imposing; stately [2] fair; square; open; unashamed; brazen [3] grandly; boldly; confidently |
| どうにか | [1] in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely | |
| 導入 | どうにゅう | [1] introduction; bringing in; installation; setting up; importation [2] introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part |
| 同封 | どうふう | [1] enclosing (e.g. with a letter) |
| どうやら | [1] possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; seemingly [2] somehow or other; with difficulty; barely; after a fashion | |
| 動揺 | どうよう | [1] shaking; trembling; pitching; rolling; oscillation [2] disturbance; unrest; agitation; excitement; commotion; turmoil; discomposure; feeling shaken |
| 読者 | どくしゃ | [1] reader |
| 独自 | どくじ | [1] original; unique; distinctive; characteristic; peculiar [2] independent; one's own; personal |
| 独占 | どくせん | [1] monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity [2] hogging; keeping to oneself |
| 独創 | どくそう | [1] originality |
| 土産 | どさん | [1] product of the land [2] present; souvenir |
| 土台 | どだい | [1] foundation; base; basis [2] from the beginning; from the outset; by nature |
| 土手 | どて | [1] embankment; bank [2] beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin |
| 土俵 | どひょう | [1] (wrestling) ring [2] forum (e.g. for discussion) [3] sandbag; gabion |
| 土木 | どぼく | [1] engineering works; civil engineering; public works |
| ドライ | [1] dry [2] dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; matter-of-fact; businesslike; practical [3] dry (of alcohol) | |
| ドライクリーニング | [1] dry cleaning | |
| ドライバー | [1] driver (of a vehicle) [2] screwdriver [3] driver (club) | |
| ドライブイン | [1] drive-in (bank, cinema, etc.) [2] roadside restaurant; rest stop | |
| ドリル | [1] drill bit; drill [2] drill (practice) [3] drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) | |
| 何れ何れ | どれどれ | [1] which [2] well; now; c'mon |
| ど忘れ | どわすれ | [1] lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well |
| 鈍感 | どんかん | [1] thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned |
な行
edit| Kanji | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 碌な | な | [1] satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable |
| 内閣 | ないかく | [1] cabinet (of a government); ministry |
| 乃至 | ないし | [1] from ... to; between ... and [2] or |
| 内臓 | ないぞう | [1] internal organs; viscera |
| ナイター | [1] game under lights (e.g. baseball); night game | |
| 内乱 | ないらん | [1] civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict |
| 内陸 | ないりく | [1] inland |
| 苗 | なえ | [1] seedling; young plant [2] rice seedling |
| 尚 | なお | [1] still; yet [2] more; still more; greater; further [3] as ...; like ... |
| 尚更 | なおさら | [1] still more; even more; all the more [2] still less; even less |
| 中ほど | なかほど | [1] (about) middle; midway |
| 流し | ながし | [1] sink (e.g. in a kitchen) [2] cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.) [3] washing area (in a Japanese-style bath) |
| 長々 | ながなが | [1] for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; long-windedly; tediously [2] (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length |
| 嘆く | なげく | [1] to lament; to grieve; to regret [2] to deplore |
| 投げ出す | なげだす | [1] to throw down; to throw out; to stretch out (one's legs) [2] to abandon; to resign [3] to give freely; to give generously; to sacrifice (e.g. one's life) |
| 仲人 | なこうど | [1] matchmaker [2] go-between; intermediary; middleman; mediator; intercessor |
| 和やか | なごやか | [1] mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable; amiable; friendly; genial; harmonious; peaceful |
| 名残 | なごり | [1] remains; traces; vestiges; relics [2] (the sorrow of) parting [3] end |
| 情け | なさけ | [1] pity; sympathy; compassion; mercy [2] affection; love |
| 情け深い | なさけぶかい | [1] tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted |
| 詰る | なじる | [1] to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to find fault; to harp on; to reprove [2] to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone) |
| 名高い | なだかい | [1] famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known |
| 雪崩 | なだれ | [1] avalanche; snowslide |
| 懐く | なつく | [1] to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with) |
| 名付ける | なづける | [1] to name; to call; to christen; to term |
| 何気ない | なにげない | [1] casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; indifferent; offhand [2] ordinary; normal; regular; everyday; unremarkable |
| 何卒 | なにとぞ | [1] please; kindly; I beg of you; if it pleases you [2] by all means; without fail |
| 何より | なにより | [1] above anything else; above all; more than anything [2] best; greatest; excellent; wonderful; most important |
| 名札 | なふだ | [1] name plate; name tag; label |
| ナプキン | [1] (table) napkin; serviette [2] sanitary napkin; sanitary pad | |
| 生臭い | なまぐさい | [1] smelling of fish; fishy; smelling of blood; bloody [2] degenerate (of a monk); depraved; corrupt; fallen [3] worldly; mundane; secular; common; ordinary |
| 生ぬるい | なまぬるい | [1] lukewarm; tepid [2] half-hearted; vague; weak [3] lenient; mild; soft |
| 生身 | なまみ | [1] living flesh; flesh and blood [2] physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva |
| 鉛 | なまり | [1] lead (Pb) |
| 並 | なみ | [1] average; medium; common; ordinary [2] mid-grade (item); regular grade [3] same level as; equal to; equivalent to; on par with |
| 滑らか | なめらか | [1] smooth (of a surface); glassy; velvety; soft [2] smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); fluid; trouble-free [3] continuously differentiable |
| 舐める | なめる | [1] to lick; to lap; to suck [2] to taste [3] to experience (esp. a hardship) |
| 悩ましい | なやましい | [1] seductive; carnal; enchanting [2] troubling; difficult; thorny; hard [3] anxious; uneasy |
| 悩ます | なやます | [1] to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest |
| 悩み | なやみ | [1] trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish; agony; problem |
| 慣らす | ならす | [1] to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear) [2] to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal) |
| 並びに | ならびに | [1] and (also); both ... and; as well as |
| 成り立つ | なりたつ | [1] to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of [2] to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be valid [3] to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on; to keep going |
| 成る丈 | なるたけ | [1] as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible |
| 馴れ馴れしい | なれなれしい | [1] overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky |
| 難 | なん | [1] difficulty; trouble; hardship; shortage [2] accident; disaster; danger [3] fault; defect; flaw |
| なんか | [1] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ... | |
| ナンセンス | [1] nonsense | |
| 何だか | なんだか | [1] (a) little; somewhat; somehow |
| 何だかんだ | なんだかんだ | [1] something or other; one thing or another; this or that |
| 何て | なんて | [1] how ...!; what ...! [2] what?; what's that? |
| 何と | なんと | [1] what; how [2] what (a) ...!; how ...! [3] surprisingly; to my amazement; believe it or not; why, ...! |
| 何なり | なんなり | [1] anything; whatever |
| 荷 | に | [1] load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods [2] burden; responsibility |
| 似通う | にかよう | [1] to resemble closely |
| 面皰 | にきび | [1] pimple; acne |
| 賑わう | にぎわう | [1] to be crowded with people; to be bustling with [2] to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business |
| 憎しみ | にくしみ | [1] hatred |
| 肉親 | にくしん | [1] blood relationship; blood relative |
| 肉体 | にくたい | [1] the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique |
| 逃げ出す | にげだす | [1] to run away; to flee; to make off; to take to one's heels; to escape [2] to start to run away |
| 西日 | にしび | [1] westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun |
| 滲む | にじむ | [1] to run (of liquid); to spread; to bleed; to blot [2] to blur; to blot; to be blurred [3] to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.) |
| 日夜 | にちや | [1] day and night; around the clock; always; constantly |
| 日当 | にっとう | [1] daily allowance; daily wages |
| 荷造り | にづくり | [1] packing; baling; crating |
| 鈍る | にぶる | [1] to become blunt; to grow dull [2] to become less capable; to weaken; to falter |
| にも関わらず | にもかかわらず | [1] in spite of; despite; although [2] nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet |
| ニュアンス | [1] nuance | |
| 入手 | にゅうしゅ | [1] acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of) |
| 入賞 | にゅうしょう | [1] winning a prize; placing (high; in a contest) |
| 入浴 | にゅうよく | [1] bathing; going in the bath |
| ニュー | [1] new | |
| 尿 | にょう | [1] urine |
| 認識 | にんしき | [1] recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition; cognizance; cognisance |
| 妊娠 | にんしん | [1] pregnancy; conception; gestation |
| 人情 | にんじょう | [1] humanity; empathy; kindness; sympathy [2] human nature; common sense; customs and manners |
| 任務 | にんむ | [1] duty; function; office; mission; task; role |
| 任命 | にんめい | [1] appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation |
| 抜け出す | ぬけだす | [1] to slip out; to sneak away; to break free; to get through (a difficult situation) [2] to break into the lead; to get ahead [3] to begin to fall out (e.g. hair) |
| 盗み | ぬすみ | [1] stealing; theft |
| 沼 | ぬま | [1] marsh; swamp; wetland; bog; pond [2] obsession; addiction; being hooked on; getting sucked into [3] ugly man |
| 音色 | ねいろ | [1] tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre |
| 値打ち | ねうち | [1] value; worth; merit [2] estimation; evaluation; appraisal |
| 寝かせる | ねかせる | [1] to put to bed; to let sleep [2] to lay (something) down; to put on its side [3] to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused; to let (stock) lie unsold |
| ネガ | [1] negative [2] negative (e.g. thinking) | |
| ねじ回し | ねじまわし | [1] screwdriver |
| 捩れる | ねじれる | [1] to get twisted; to get crooked; to get warped [2] to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become perverse; to become contrary [3] to become troubled; to become complicated; to become strained |
| 妬む | ねたむ | [1] to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge |
| 強請る | ねだる | [1] to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune |
| 熱湯 | ねっとう | [1] boiling water |
| 熱意 | ねつい | [1] zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour |
| 熱量 | ねつりょう | [1] quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value [2] (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion |
| 粘り | ねばり | [1] stickiness; viscosity [2] tenacity; persistence |
| 粘る | ねばる | [1] to be sticky; to be adhesive [2] to persevere; to persist; to stick to; to hold out; to linger |
| 値引き | ねびき | [1] price reduction; discount |
| 根回し | ねまわし | [1] laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process [2] digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting) |
| 眠たい | ねむたい | [1] sleepy; drowsy |
| 念 | ねん | [1] sense; idea; thought; feeling [2] desire; concern [3] attention; care |
| 年鑑 | ねんかん | [1] yearbook; almanac; annual |
| 年号 | ねんごう | [1] name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name |
| 燃焼 | ねんしょう | [1] burning; combustion [2] exerting all strength; making an effort |
| 燃料 | ねんりょう | [1] fuel |
| 年輪 | ねんりん | [1] annual tree ring; growth ring [2] experience in life |
| ノイローゼ | [1] neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession | |
| 脳 | のう | [1] brain [2] brains; mind |
| 農耕 | のうこう | [1] farming; agriculture; cultivation |
| 農場 | のうじょう | [1] farm (agriculture) [2] Noujou |
| 農地 | のうち | [1] agricultural land; farmland |
| 納入 | のうにゅう | [1] payment (of taxes, fees, etc.) [2] supply (of goods); delivery |
| 逃す | のがす | [1] to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away [2] to set free; to let go [3] to fail to ... |
| 逃れる | のがれる | [1] to escape |
| 軒並み | のきなみ | [1] row of houses [2] every house; each house; every door [3] all; totally; altogether; across the board |
| 望ましい | のぞましい | [1] desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable |
| 臨む | のぞむ | [1] to look out on; to overlook; to front onto [2] to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to be confronted by [3] to deal with (an issue) |
| 乗っ取る | のっとる | [1] to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to seize; to occupy; to usurp [2] to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.) |
| 長閑 | のどか | [1] tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful; serene [2] mild (weather); balmy |
| 罵る | ののしる | [1] to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of |
| 延べ | のべ | [1] futures [2] credit (buying) [3] stretching |
| 飲み込む | のみこむ | [1] to swallow; to gulp down [2] to understand; to grasp; to take in; to catch on; to learn [3] to engulf; to swallow up |
| 乗り込む | のりこむ | [1] to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to go on board; to get aboard [2] to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in) |
は行
edit| Kanji | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刃 | は | [1] edge (of a knife or sword); blade [2] prong (of an electrical plug) |
| 派 | は | [1] group; faction; clique; coterie [2] (political) faction; wing; camp [3] school (of thought, painting, etc.) |
| 肺 | はい | [1] lung |
| 廃棄 | はいき | [1] disposal; abandonment; scrapping; discarding; abolition [2] annulment; cancellation; abrogation; repeal |
| 配給 | はいきゅう | [1] distribution (e.g. films, rice) [2] rationing (e.g. food, gasoline) [3] food ration |
| 配偶者 | はいぐうしゃ | [1] spouse; wife; husband; partner |
| 背景 | はいけい | [1] background; scenery; backdrop; setting [2] background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; context [3] backing; support (from behind the scenes) |
| 拝啓 | はいけい | [1] Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern |
| 背後 | はいご | [1] back; rear [2] background; behind the scenes |
| 廃止 | はいし | [1] abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment |
| 拝借 | はいしゃく | [1] borrowing |
| 敗戦 | はいせん | [1] defeat; lost battle; losing a war |
| 配布 | はいふ | [1] distribution |
| 配分 | はいぶん | [1] distribution; allotment |
| 配慮 | はいりょ | [1] consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care; trouble |
| 配列 | はいれつ | [1] arrangement; disposition [2] array |
| 映える | はえる | [1] to shine; to glow [2] to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by) |
| 破壊 | はかい | [1] destruction; disruption [2] (application) crash |
| 捗る | はかどる | [1] to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance |
| 図る | はかる | [1] to plan; to attempt; to devise [2] to plot; to conspire; to scheme [3] to aim for; to strive for; to work towards; to seek |
| 破棄 | はき | [1] tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction [2] annulment; cancellation; abrogation; voiding; breaking (e.g. a treaty) [3] reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing |
| 泊 | はく | [1] counter for nights of a stay [2] overnight stay; lodging |
| 迫害 | はくがい | [1] persecution; oppression |
| 薄弱 | はくじゃく | [1] feebleness; weakness; weak |
| 白状 | はくじょう | [1] confession |
| 剥ぐ | はぐ | [1] to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay; to bark [2] to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of |
| 派遣 | はけん | [1] dispatch; despatch; deployment [2] temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp |
| 励ます | はげます | [1] to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up [2] to raise (one's voice) |
| 剥げる | はげる | [1] to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to be worn off [2] to fade; to discolor; to discolour |
| 柱 | はしら | [1] pillar; post [2] support; prop; mainstay [3] counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc. |
| 橋渡し | はしわたし | [1] mediation; good offices; go-between; intermediary; mediator; bridge (between) [2] building a bridge |
| 恥 | はじ | [1] shame; embarrassment; disgrace |
| 弾く | はじく | [1] to flip; to snap; to flick [2] to repel [3] to use (an abacus); to calculate |
| 恥じらう | はじらう | [1] to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush |
| 恥じる | はじる | [1] to feel ashamed |
| 蓮 | はす | [1] sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus [2] rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) |
| 弾む | はずむ | [1] to spring; to bound; to bounce [2] to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to get lively [3] to pay handsomely; to splurge; to part eagerly with (money, etc.) |
| 機 | はた | [1] loom |
| 果たす | はたす | [1] to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill; to fulfil; to realize; to execute; to perform; to do [2] to do ... completely; to do ... entirely |
| 裸足 | はだし | [1] barefoot [2] superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining |
| 蜂蜜 | はちみつ | [1] honey |
| 発生 | はっせい | [1] occurrence; incidence; outbreak; birth (e.g. of civilization) [2] generation (of power, heat, etc.); production [3] ontogeny; development; growth; breeding |
| 初 | はつ | [1] first; new |
| 発育 | はついく | [1] (physical) growth; development |
| 発芽 | はつが | [1] germination; sprouting; budding |
| 発言 | はつげん | [1] statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal |
| 発病 | はつびょう | [1] onset of an illness; falling ill |
| 初耳 | はつみみ | [1] something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time |
| 果てる | はてる | [1] to end; to be finished; to be exhausted [2] to die; to perish [3] to do utterly; to do completely |
| 華々しい | はなばなしい | [1] brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular |
| 花びら | はなびら | [1] petal |
| 華やか | はなやか | [1] bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; brilliant; splendid; gay; colorful; flowery [2] prosperous; flourishing; thriving |
| 阻む | はばむ | [1] to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct; to oppose; to thwart |
| 浜 | はま | [1] beach; seashore [2] captured pieces; captured stones [3] Yokohama |
| 浜辺 | はまべ | [1] beach; foreshore |
| 嵌まる | はまる | [1] to fit; to get into; to go into; to be fitted with (e.g. door with a window) [2] to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to satisfy (conditions) [3] to fall into; to plunge into; to get stuck; to get caught |
| 早める | はやめる | [1] to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to expedite; to precipitate [2] to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate |
| 腹立ち | はらだち | [1] anger |
| 原っぱ | はらっぱ | [1] open field; empty lot; plain |
| 張り紙 | はりがみ | [1] paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; label [2] notice; poster |
| 遥か | はるか | [1] far away; far off; far; distant; in the distance [2] long ago; long before |
| 腫れる | はれる | [1] to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen |
| 班 | はん | [1] group; party; team [2] squad; section |
| 判 | はん | [1] seal; stamp; monogram signature [2] judgment; judgement [3] size (of paper or books) |
| 反感 | はんかん | [1] antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling |
| 版画 | はんが | [1] woodcut; woodblock print; art print |
| ハンガー | [1] (coat) hanger | |
| 反響 | はんきょう | [1] echo; reverberation [2] response; reaction; repercussions; sensation; influence |
| 判決 | はんけつ | [1] judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree |
| 反撃 | はんげき | [1] counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow |
| 反射 | はんしゃ | [1] reflection; reverberation [2] reflex; reflexes |
| 繁盛 | はんじょう | [1] prosperity; flourishing; thriving |
| 反する | はんする | [1] to be contrary (to); to go against; to run counter (to); to contradict; to be opposite (to) [2] to infringe; to violate; to transgress [3] to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy; to rebel; to revolt |
| 判定 | はんてい | [1] judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication; verdict; call |
| 反応 | はんのう | [1] reaction; response |
| 半端 | はんぱ | [1] remnant; fragment; incomplete set; incompleteness [2] fraction; odd sum [3] halfway; half-hearted; perfunctory |
| 反発 | はんぱつ | [1] opposition; rebellion; revolt; resistance; backlash; refusal [2] rebounding; recoiling; repulsion [3] rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery |
| 反乱 | はんらん | [1] insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising |
| 氾濫 | はんらん | [1] overflowing; flood; inundation; deluge [2] oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable) |
| ばい菌 | ばいきん | [1] germ; germs; bacteria; bug [2] something dirty or harmful; vermin |
| 賠償 | ばいしょう | [1] compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages |
| 倍率 | ばいりつ | [1] magnification; leverage; amplification; scaling factor; scale factor [2] competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio |
| 馬鹿馬鹿しい | ばかばかしい | [1] absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine; foolish |
| 漠然 | ばくぜん | [1] vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous |
| 爆弾 | ばくだん | [1] bomb [2] alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey) |
| 爆破 | ばくは | [1] destructive blast; blowing up; explosion |
| 化ける | ばける | [1] to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to turn oneself into; to transform oneself into [2] to disguise oneself as [3] to change radically; to metamorphose |
| 罰 | ばち | [1] (divine) punishment; curse; retribution |
| バッジ | [1] badge | |
| バット | [1] bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.) | |
| バテる | [1] to be exhausted; to be worn out | |
| ばら撒く | ばらまく | [1] to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to broadcast [2] to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly |
| 万 | ばん | [1] completely; absolutely; totally |
| 万人 | ばんにん | [1] all people; everybody |
| 万能 | ばんのう | [1] all-purpose; utility; universal [2] all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent; all-round (e.g. athlete) [3] Mannou |
| 番目 | ばんめ | [1] the nth ... [2] divisions of a kabuki performance |
| バー | [1] bar; tavern; barroom; pub [2] bar (establishment, counter, etc. where food and drinks are sold) [3] bar (in the high jump or pole vault); crossbar (in soccer, rugby, etc.); (ballet) barre | |
| パジャマ | [1] pajamas; pyjamas | |
| パチンコ | [1] pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball [2] slingshot; catapult [3] pistol | |
| パトカー | [1] patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser | |
| Ｇパン | パン | [1] jeans; dungarees |
| パンク | [1] puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout [2] bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines); reaching breaking point; collapse; breakdown; going bankrupt | |
| 費 | ひ | [1] cost; expense |
| 非 | ひ | [1] fault; error; mistake [2] going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable [3] un-; non-; an- |
| 延いては | ひいては | [1] by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently |
| 控え室 | ひかえしつ | [1] waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room |
| 控える | ひかえる | [1] to be temperate in; to refrain; to abstain; to hold back; to restrain oneself from excessive ... [2] to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number) [3] to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for |
| 悲観 | ひかん | [1] pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment |
| 匹 | ひき | [1] counter for small animals [2] counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size) [3] counter for horses |
| 引き上げる | ひきあげる | [1] to pull up; to drag up; to lift up [2] to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes) [3] to withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire |
| 率いる | ひきいる | [1] to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops) |
| 引き起こす | ひきおこす | [1] to cause; to induce; to bring about; to provoke [2] to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person) |
| 引き下げる | ひきさげる | [1] to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw |
| 引きずる | ひきずる | [1] to drag; to trail; to pull along the ground; to lug [2] to force (someone) along; to drag (along) [3] to prolong; to drag out |
| 否決 | ひけつ | [1] rejection; negation; voting down |
| 非行 | ひこう | [1] delinquency; misconduct |
| 日頃 | ひごろ | [1] usually; habitually; always [2] for a long time |
| 悲惨 | ひさん | [1] disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful; outrageous |
| 秘書 | ひしょ | [1] (private) secretary [2] treasured book; secret book |
| 比重 | ひじゅう | [1] specific gravity; relative density [2] relative importance; weight |
| 密か | ひそか | [1] secret; private; surreptitious |
| 浸す | ひたす | [1] to soak; to dip; to steep; to immerse [2] to moisten; to wet |
| 只管 | ひたすら | [1] intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart |
| 引っかく | ひっかく | [1] to scratch; to claw |
| 引っ掛ける | ひっかける | [1] to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes) [2] to hook; to catch; to trap; to ensnare [3] to cheat; to evade payment; to jump a bill |
| 必修 | ひっしゅう | [1] required (subject) |
| 匹敵 | ひってき | [1] to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to |
| 未 | ひつじ | [1] the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; the Goat [2] hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm) [3] south-southwest |
| 必然 | ひつぜん | [1] inevitable; necessary; certain; sure [2] inevitability; necessity |
| 一息 | ひといき | [1] one breath [2] time of one breath [3] pause; break; rest; breather |
| 一重 | ひとえ | [1] one layer; single layer [2] monopetalous [3] unlined kimono |
| 人柄 | ひとがら | [1] personality; character; personal appearance; gentility |
| 一頃 | ひところ | [1] once; some time ago |
| 一筋 | ひとすじ | [1] one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); one strand (e.g. of hair); one beam (e.g. of light); one ray; one length (e.g. of rope) [2] earnest; resolute; intent; devoted; single-minded [3] one bloodline; one clan |
| 一目 | ひとめ | [1] glance; look; glimpse [2] complete view; bird's-eye view |
| 日取り | ひどり | [1] fixed date; appointed day |
| 日向 | ひなた | [1] sunny place; in the sun |
| 非難 | ひなん | [1] criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach |
| 避難 | ひなん | [1] taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven |
| 火花 | ひばな | [1] spark |
| 日々 | ひび | [1] daily; everyday [2] days (e.g. of one's youth) [3] every day; day after day; day by day; from day to day |
| 悲鳴 | ひめい | [1] shriek; scream |
| 冷やかす | ひやかす | [1] to banter; to make fun of; to jeer at [2] to cool; to refrigerate [3] to window-shop; to look at without buying |
| 日焼け | ひやけ | [1] sunburn; suntan; tan [2] becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing [3] drying up (of a river, field, etc.) |
| 標語 | ひょうご | [1] motto; slogan; catchword |
| ひょっと | [1] possibly; perhaps; perchance [2] unintentionally; accidentally | |
| 雛 | ひよこ | [1] young bird; chick; fledgling [2] greenhorn; fledgeling; novice; rookie |
| 平たい | ひらたい | [1] flat; even; level [2] plain (language, words, etc.); simple |
| 比率 | ひりつ | [1] ratio; proportion; percentage |
| 肥料 | ひりょう | [1] manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost |
| 昼飯 | ひるめし | [1] lunch; midday meal |
| 疲労 | ひろう | [1] fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness [2] fatigue (of metal, etc.) |
| 広まる | ひろまる | [1] to spread; to be propagated |
| 貧困 | ひんこん | [1] poverty; penury; need; destitution [2] shortage; lack; want |
| 品質 | ひんしつ | [1] quality (of a product or a service) |
| 品種 | ひんしゅ | [1] type (of goods); sort [2] (taxonomical) form [3] breed; variety; kind; type; cultivar |
| 貧弱 | ひんじゃく | [1] poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby; insubstantial |
| ヒント | [1] hint; clue | |
| 頻繁 | ひんぱん | [1] frequent; incessant |
| 美 | び | [1] beauty |
| ビジネス | [1] business | |
| 美術 | びじゅつ | [1] art; fine arts |
| びっしょり | [1] wet through; drenched | |
| 描写 | びょうしゃ | [1] depiction; description; portrayal |
| ビリ | [1] last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender | |
| 微量 | びりょう | [1] minuscule amount; extremely small quantity |
| 敏感 | びんかん | [1] sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible |
| 貧乏 | びんぼう | [1] poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious |
| 歩 | ふ | [1] pawn |
| ファイト | [1] fight [2] fighting spirit [3] fight!; do your best; go for it; keep at it | |
| ファイル | [1] file (for holding papers) [2] file (collection of documents); filing; keeping on file [3] file | |
| ファン | [1] fan; enthusiast; lover (of) [2] (electric) fan | |
| フィルター | [1] filter | |
| 不意 | ふい | [1] sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen |
| 封 | ふう | [1] seal |
| 封鎖 | ふうさ | [1] blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area) [2] freezing (funds) |
| 風車 | ふうしゃ | [1] windmill; wind turbine [2] pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy) [3] Clematis patens (species of climbing plant) |
| 風習 | ふうしゅう | [1] custom |
| 風俗 | ふうぞく | [1] manners; customs [2] public morals [3] sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment |
| 風土 | ふうど | [1] natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features |
| フェリー | [1] ferry | |
| フォーム | [1] form | |
| 不可欠 | ふかけつ | [1] indispensable; essential |
| 深める | ふかめる | [1] to deepen; to heighten; to intensify |
| 不吉 | ふきつ | [1] ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious |
| 不況 | ふきょう | [1] (economic) depression; recession; slump |
| 布巾 | ふきん | [1] dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth |
| 福 | ふく | [1] good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck |
| 複合 | ふくごう | [1] composite; combined; complex |
| 福祉 | ふくし | [1] welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service |
| 覆面 | ふくめん | [1] mask; veil; disguise [2] anonymous; unmarked; incognito |
| 膨れる | ふくれる | [1] to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to distend; to bulge [2] to get cross; to get sulky; to pout |
| 老ける | ふける | [1] to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age |
| 布告 | ふこく | [1] edict; ordinance; proclamation |
| 富豪 | ふごう | [1] wealthy person; millionaire |
| 負債 | ふさい | [1] debt; liabilities |
| 相応しい | ふさわしい | [1] appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy |
| 不在 | ふざい | [1] absence [2] disregard; indifference |
| 負傷 | ふしょう | [1] injury; wound |
| 不審 | ふしん | [1] doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness |
| 不振 | ふしん | [1] dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression |
| 不順 | ふじゅん | [1] irregular; unseasonable; changeable; unsettled; abnormal |
| 不調 | ふちょう | [1] bad condition; poor condition; disorder; slump; being out of form [2] failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations) |
| 復活 | ふっかつ | [1] revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; comeback [2] resurrection; rebirth |
| 復旧 | ふっきゅう | [1] restoration; restitution; rehabilitation |
| 復興 | ふっこう | [1] revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance |
| 沸騰 | ふっとう | [1] boiling; seething [2] becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; agitation; fermentation [3] soaring (of prices); shooting up |
| 仏 | ふつ | [1] France [2] Futsu |
| 不当 | ふとう | [1] unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted; unjustified; undeserved; undue [2] Futou |
| 赴任 | ふにん | [1] moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment |
| 不評 | ふひょう | [1] bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute |
| 不憫 | ふびん | [1] poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable |
| 不服 | ふふく | [1] dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest; disagreement |
| 普遍 | ふへん | [1] universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent |
| 文 | ふみ | [1] letter; note; mail [2] book; writings [3] literary arts; learning; scholarship |
| 不明 | ふめい | [1] unclear; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous [2] unknown; unidentified [3] ignorance; lack of wisdom; lack of insight |
| 扶養 | ふよう | [1] support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance |
| 振り | ふり | [1] swing; shake; sweep; wave; wag [2] appearance; behaviour; behavior [3] pretence; pretense; (false) show; pretending |
| 振り出し | ふりだし | [1] shaking (something) out [2] starting point; beginning; outset [3] drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; draft |
| 不良 | ふりょう | [1] bad; poor; inferior; defective [2] delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan |
| 浮力 | ふりょく | [1] buoyancy; floating power |
| 震わせる | ふるわせる | [1] to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate |
| 付録 | ふろく | [1] appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine) |
| フロント | [1] front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.) [2] reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk [3] front office; team management | |
| 分 | ふん | [1] minute (unit of time) [2] fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains) |
| 憤慨 | ふんがい | [1] indignation; resentment |
| 紛失 | ふんしつ | [1] loss; going missing |
| 紛争 | ふんそう | [1] dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife |
| ふんだん | [1] plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish | |
| 奮闘 | ふんとう | [1] strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard [2] hard fighting; fierce fighting |
| 粉末 | ふんまつ | [1] fine powder |
| 部 | ぶ | [1] department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; bureau; faculty [2] club (at a school, university, etc.); team [3] part; portion; region; area |
| 部下 | ぶか | [1] subordinate person |
| ぶかぶか | [1] too large (clothing); baggy; loose-fitting [2] bulging; warping [3] parp; toot; blast | |
| ブザー | [1] buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack) | |
| 侮辱 | ぶじょく | [1] insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court) |
| 武装 | ぶそう | [1] arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself |
| 斑 | ぶち | [1] spots; speckles; mottles |
| 物体 | ぶったい | [1] object; body; solid |
| 物議 | ぶつぎ | [1] public discussion; public criticism; controversy |
| 仏像 | ぶつぞう | [1] statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image [2] Butsuzou |
| 無難 | ぶなん | [1] safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; inoffensive [2] acceptable; passable; satisfactory; adequate; faultless; without flaw |
| 部門 | ぶもん | [1] division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category; department |
| ぶらぶら | [1] dangling; swaying; swinging [2] (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; strolling; wandering; rambling [3] idly; lazily; leisurely; aimlessly | |
| 武力 | ぶりょく | [1] armed might; military power; the sword; force |
| ブルー | [1] blue [2] sad; down (in the dumps) | |
| 無礼 | ぶれい | [1] rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence |
| 文化財 | ぶんかざい | [1] cultural assets; cultural property |
| 分業 | ぶんぎょう | [1] division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production |
| 文語 | ぶんご | [1] written language; literary language [2] classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese |
| 分散 | ぶんさん | [1] dispersion; breakup; scattering; decentralization; decentralisation; distribution [2] variance [3] dispersion |
| 分子 | ぶんし | [1] molecule [2] numerator [3] element (of a group); member |
| 文書 | ぶんしょ | [1] document; writing; letter; papers; notes; records; archives [2] document addressed to someone |
| 分担 | ぶんたん | [1] taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment |
| 分配 | ぶんぱい | [1] division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation |
| 分母 | ぶんぼ | [1] denominator |
| 分裂 | ぶんれつ | [1] split; division; break up |
| ブーツ | [1] boots | |
| ブーム | [1] boom; craze; fad [2] (economic) boom [3] boom (of a boat) | |
| 兵器 | へいき | [1] arms; weapon; ordnance |
| 閉口 | へいこう | [1] to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be nonplussed [2] to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear; to be annoyed |
| 閉鎖 | へいさ | [1] closing; closure [2] shutdown; lockout |
| 兵士 | へいし | [1] soldier |
| 平常 | へいじょう | [1] normal; usual; ordinary; everyday |
| 平方 | へいほう | [1] square (e.g. metre) |
| 並列 | へいれつ | [1] arranging in a line; standing in a row [2] parallel (electronics, computing, etc.) |
| 辟易 | へきえき | [1] to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear [2] to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to be disconcerted [3] to wince; to shrink back; to cringe |
| 隔たる | へだたる | [1] to be distant |
| 経る | へる | [1] to pass; to elapse; to go by [2] to pass through; to go through [3] to experience; to go through; to undergo |
| 編 | へん | [1] compilation (of a text); editing [2] volume (of a text) [3] completed literary work |
| 偏 | へん | [1] left-hand radical of a character |
| 返還 | へんかん | [1] return; restoration |
| 偏見 | へんけん | [1] prejudice; bias; distorted view |
| 変遷 | へんせん | [1] change; transition; vicissitudes |
| 返答 | へんとう | [1] reply; answer |
| 変動 | へんどう | [1] change; fluctuation |
| ベスト | [1] best | |
| ベストセラー | [1] bestseller | |
| 弁解 | べんかい | [1] explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence |
| 便宜 | べんぎ | [1] convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency |
| 弁論 | べんろん | [1] discussion; debate; argument |
| ベース | [1] base; basis; theme; basic ingredient [2] base (e.g. military); depot [3] base; base bag | |
| ペア | [1] pair; set of two [2] pair-oared boat [3] pair; two of a kind | |
| ペコペコ | [1] very hungry; starving; famished [2] bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; bowing and scraping; being obsequious; being servile [3] denting; buckling; giving (in) | |
| 穂 | ほ | [1] ear (of a cereal plant); head; spike [2] point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; (pointed) head [3] crest (of a wave) |
| 保育 | ほいく | [1] nurturing; rearing; childcare; day care |
| 法案 | ほうあん | [1] bill (law); measure |
| 法学 | ほうがく | [1] law; jurisprudence |
| 宝器 | ほうき | [1] treasured article or vessel; outstanding individual [2] Houki |
| 封建 | ほうけん | [1] feudalistic |
| 豊作 | ほうさく | [1] abundant harvest; bumper crop |
| 方策 | ほうさく | [1] plan; policy |
| 奉仕 | ほうし | [1] service; ministry; attendance; church work [2] offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free |
| 方式 | ほうしき | [1] form; method; system; formula |
| 放射能 | ほうしゃのう | [1] radioactivity |
| 報酬 | ほうしゅう | [1] remuneration; recompense; reward; toll |
| 放出 | ほうしゅつ | [1] release; emission; ejection |
| 報じる | ほうじる | [1] to report; to inform [2] to repay; to return; to requite |
| 報ずる | ほうずる | [1] to report; to inform [2] to repay; to return; to requite |
| 放置 | ほうち | [1] leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning |
| 法廷 | ほうてい | [1] court (of law); courtroom |
| 報道 | ほうどう | [1] report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage |
| 褒美 | ほうび | [1] reward; prize |
| 葬る | ほうむる | [1] to bury; to inter; to entomb [2] to cover up; to hush up; to shelve |
| 放り込む | ほうりこむ | [1] to throw into; to toss into |
| 放り出す | ほうりだす | [1] to throw out [2] to drop; to toss; to dump [3] to abandon; to neglect; to leave behind; to give up |
| 飽和 | ほうわ | [1] saturation; satiation |
| 保温 | ほおん | [1] retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation |
| 捕獲 | ほかく | [1] capture; seizure |
| 保管 | ほかん | [1] charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage |
| 補給 | ほきゅう | [1] supply; supplying; replenishment |
| 補強 | ほきょう | [1] reinforcement; strengthening |
| 保険 | ほけん | [1] insurance [2] guarantee; warranty |
| 捕鯨 | ほげい | [1] whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing |
| 誇る | ほこる | [1] to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in |
| 綻びる | ほころびる | [1] to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to be torn [2] to begin to open; to begin to bloom [3] to smile broadly; to break into a smile |
| 保護 | ほご | [1] protection; safeguard; guardianship; custody; patronage [2] preservation; conservation |
| 干し | ほし | [1] drying; dried |
| 干し物 | ほしもの | [1] things dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.) |
| 保守 | ほしゅ | [1] maintenance [2] conservatism; conservativeness; conservation |
| 補償 | ほしょう | [1] compensation; reparation |
| 補充 | ほじゅう | [1] replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling |
| 補助 | ほじょ | [1] assistance; support; help; aid [2] subsidy; supplement; subvention; grant-in-aid [3] spotting (in weight training) |
| 舗装 | ほそう | [1] paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement |
| 補足 | ほそく | [1] supplement; complement |
| 発作 | ほっさ | [1] fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure; stroke |
| 発足 | ほっそく | [1] starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up |
| ホット | [1] hot [2] (hot) coffee | |
| ほっと | [1] with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief [2] deeply (sigh) | |
| 頬っぺた | ほっぺた | [1] cheek |
| 施す | ほどこす | [1] to give (time, money, goods); to donate [2] to do; to perform; to conduct [3] to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation) |
| 保母 | ほぼ | [1] (female) childcare worker; nursery school teacher |
| 保養 | ほよう | [1] health preservation; recuperation; recreation |
| 捕吏 | ほり | [1] constable; policeman |
| 捕虜 | ほりょ | [1] prisoner (of war); POW; captive |
| 滅びる | ほろびる | [1] to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct; to perish |
| 滅ぼす | ほろぼす | [1] to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin |
| 本格 | ほんかく | [1] original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something) |
| 本館 | ほんかん | [1] main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.) [2] this library; this museum; this theatre; this hall; this building |
| 本気 | ほんき | [1] seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity |
| 本質 | ほんしつ | [1] essence; true nature; substance; reality |
| 本体 | ほんたい | [1] substance; true form; true character [2] main part; main unit; body (of a machine) [3] object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.) |
| 本音 | ほんね | [1] real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks |
| 本の | ほんの | [1] mere; only; just; slight |
| 本能 | ほんのう | [1] instinct |
| 本場 | ほんば | [1] home (of something); place famous for its ...; center (e.g. of manufacture); best place (for) [2] place of origin; birthplace; cradle [3] morning session; last session in the morning |
| 本名 | ほんみょう | [1] real name |
| ホース | [1] hose | |
| ホール | [1] hall (dance, concert, etc.) [2] dining area of a restaurant | |
| ボイコット | [1] boycott | |
| 防衛 | ぼうえい | [1] defense; defence; protection |
| 妨害 | ぼうがい | [1] obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption; sabotage; jamming (a signal) |
| 呆然 | ぼうぜん | [1] dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze |
| 暴動 | ぼうどう | [1] insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt |
| 暴力 | ぼうりょく | [1] violence; mayhem |
| 牧師 | ぼくし | [1] pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend |
| 母校 | ぼこう | [1] alma mater |
| 墓地 | ぼち | [1] cemetery; graveyard |
| 坊ちゃん | ぼっちゃん | [1] (another's) son; boy; young master [2] green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world |
| ぼつぼつ | [1] gradually; little by little; in a breezy manner [2] soon; before long [3] here and there; scattered | |
| ぼやく | [1] to grumble; to complain | |
| ぼやける | [1] to become dim; to become blurred | |
| ボルト | [1] volt [2] Bohrt | |
| ポイント | [10] place where many fish gather [11] ace [12] (projectile) point | |
| ポジション | [1] position | |
| ポット | [1] pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot) [2] vacuum bottle; thermos flask | |
| ポンプ | [1] pump | |
| ポーズ | [1] pose [2] pose; posturing; pretence; (an) act |
ま行
edit| Kanji | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 枚 | まい | [1] counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins) [2] counter for portions of gyōza or soba [3] counter for ranks |
| 埋蔵 | まいぞう | [1] burying in the ground [2] having underground deposits |
| 真上 | まうえ | [1] right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead |
| 前売り | まえうり | [1] advance sale; booking |
| 前置き | まえおき | [1] preface; introduction; preamble |
| 前もって | まえもって | [1] in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time |
| 負かす | まかす | [1] to defeat |
| 賄う | まかなう | [1] to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to finance; to maintain (e.g. a family) [2] to give board; to provide meals |
| 曲がる | まがる | [1] to bend; to curve; to warp; to wind; to twist [2] to turn [3] to be awry; to be askew; to be crooked |
| 巻 | まき | [1] roll (e.g. of cloth) [2] winding (e.g. watch) [3] volume (of book) |
| 紛らわしい | まぎらわしい | [1] easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous |
| 紛れる | まぎれる | [1] to disappear into; to be lost in; to slip into; to get mixed in among [2] to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.) [3] to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar |
| 膜 | まく | [1] membrane; film |
| 捲る | まくる | [1] to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves) [2] to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to do with reckless abandon; to do continuously [3] to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind |
| 誠 | まこと | [1] truth; reality; fact [2] sincerity; honesty; faithfulness; good faith [3] indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very; quite |
| 真心 | まごころ | [1] sincerity; true heart; devotion |
| まごつく | [1] to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss | |
| 正しく | まさしく | [1] certainly; surely; undoubtedly; evidently; really; truly [2] just; precisely; exactly |
| 勝る | まさる | [1] to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to have an edge; to be superior; to outrival [2] to outweigh; to preponderate |
| 増し | まし | [1] better; preferable; less objectionable; least-worst [2] more; increase; extra [3] increase; growth |
| 況して | まし | [1] still more; to say nothing of; not to mention [2] still less |
| 真下 | ました | [1] right under; directly below; right beneath |
| 交わる | まじわる | [1] to cross; to intersect; to join; to meet [2] to associate with; to mingle with; to consort with [3] to have a sexual relationship; to copulate |
| 麻酔 | ますい | [1] anaesthesia; anesthesia |
| マスコミ | [1] mass communication; mass media | |
| 股 | また | [1] groin; thigh; crotch; crutch [2] fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork) |
| 跨る | またがる | [1] to straddle; to sit astride; to mount [2] to extend over; to spread over; to span; to extend into |
| 待ち合わせ | まちあわせ | [1] appointment |
| 間違う | まちがう | [1] to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to be wrong [2] to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to get wrong [3] to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse |
| 待ち遠しい | まちどおしい | [1] longed-for; anxiously awaited |
| 待ち望む | まちのぞむ | [1] to wait eagerly for; to look forward to |
| 区々 | まちまち | [1] various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting |
| 末期 | まっき | [1] last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage; final stages; terminal stage (of a disease) |
| マッサージ | [1] massage | |
| 真っ二つ | まっぷたつ | [1] in two equal parts |
| 的 | まと | [1] mark; target [2] object; subject; focus [3] point (e.g. of argument) |
| 纏まり | まとまり | [1] unity; coherence; consistency; coordination; order [2] settlement; conclusion; closure; completion |
| 纏め | まとめ | [1] summary; recapitulation; aggregation |
| 免れる | まぬがれる | [1] to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from [2] to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert; to elude; to be exempted from |
| 招き | まねき | [1] invitation |
| 瞬き | まばたき | [1] blink (of eyes); wink [2] twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light) |
| 麻痺 | まひ | [1] paralysis; palsy; stupor [2] numbness; loss of sensation [3] standstill; state of paralysis; inability to take action |
| 間々 | まま | [1] occasionally; now and then; sometimes [2] Mama |
| 眉 | まゆ | [1] eyebrow; eyebrows |
| 鞠 | まり | [1] ball (for sport, games, etc.) [2] kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan |
| 丸ごと | まるごと | [1] in its entirety; whole; wholly |
| 丸っきり | まるっきり | [1] completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all |
| 丸々 | まるまる | [1] plump; rotund; chubby [2] entirely; completely; wholly |
| 満月 | まんげつ | [1] full moon |
| 満場 | まんじょう | [1] whole house; whole audience |
| 真ん前 | まんまえ | [1] right in front; just opposite; under the nose |
| 真ん丸い | まんまるい | [1] perfectly round; perfectly circular |
| マーク | [1] mark; sign; symbol; emblem; logo; label; brand [2] to mark; to put a mark on [3] trademark | |
| 見合い | みあい | [1] (formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse [2] correspondence; balance [3] two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other |
| 見合わせる | みあわせる | [1] to exchange glances; to look at each other [2] to postpone; to put off; to withhold; to abandon [3] to contrast; to compare |
| 見落とす | みおとす | [1] to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing) |
| 味覚 | みかく | [1] (sense of) taste; palate |
| 見かける | みかける | [1] to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of |
| 見方 | みかた | [1] viewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something); view; angle [2] way of appreciating (e.g. opera); way of understanding; how to read (a map, train timetable, etc.) |
| 三日月 | みかづき | [1] crescent moon; young moon |
| 幹 | みき | [1] (tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base |
| 見込み | みこみ | [1] hope; promise; possibility; chance; probability; likelihood [2] expectation; anticipation; forecast; estimate [3] side of a structural member |
| 未婚 | みこん | [1] unmarried; not yet married |
| 未熟 | みじゅく | [1] unripe; green; immature [2] immature; inexperienced; unskilled; green |
| 微塵 | みじん | [1] particle; atom; little piece [2] not at all; not the slightest |
| ミスプリント | [1] misprint | |
| 見すぼらしい | みすぼらしい | [1] shabby; unsightly; unkempt |
| 水気 | みずけ | [1] water content; moisture; juiciness; dampness [2] water vapor (vapour); steam [3] dropsy; edema; oedema |
| ミセス | [1] Mrs | |
| 見せびらかす | みせびらかす | [1] to show off; to flaunt |
| 見世物 | みせもの | [1] misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds [2] show; exhibition; spectacle; freakshow; side show |
| 満たす | みたす | [1] to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to gratify [2] to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply |
| 乱す | みだす | [1] to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair) |
| 乱れる | みだれる | [1] to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be disarrayed; to be disheveled; to be dishevelled [2] to be discomposed; to be upset; to get confused; to be disturbed [3] to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.) |
| 未知 | みち | [1] not yet known; unknown; strange |
| 導く | みちびく | [1] to guide; to lead; to show the way; to conduct [2] to derive; to deduce |
| 身近 | みぢか | [1] near oneself; close to one; familiar |
| 密接 | みっせつ | [1] close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near [2] being in close proximity; being adjacent |
| 見っともない | みっともない | [1] shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper |
| 蜜 | みつ | [1] nectar [2] honey [3] honeydew |
| 密度 | みつど | [1] density |
| 見積もり | みつもり | [1] estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation |
| 未定 | みてい | [1] not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD |
| 見通し | みとおし | [1] unobstructed view; perspective; visibility; vista [2] forecast; outlook; prospect; prediction [3] insight; foresight |
| 源 | みなもと | [1] source (of a river); fountainhead [2] source; origin; root |
| 身なり | みなり | [1] dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance |
| 峰 | みね | [1] peak; summit; ridge; top [2] back of a blade |
| 見逃す | みのがす | [1] to miss; to overlook; to fail to notice [2] to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to turn a blind eye to [3] to pass up (e.g. an opportunity) |
| 見晴らし | みはらし | [1] view; prospect; outlook [2] viewing platform; overlook |
| 身振り | みぶり | [1] gesture; gesticulation; motion |
| 脈 | みゃく | [1] pulse [2] vein [3] chain (of mountains, etc.) |
| ミュージック | [1] music | |
| 見渡す | みわたす | [1] to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of |
| 民主 | みんしゅ | [1] democracy; popular sovereignty [2] Democratic Party of Japan (1998-2016) |
| 民宿 | みんしゅく | [1] guest house; private home providing lodging for travelers; bed and breakfast; pension |
| 民族 | みんぞく | [1] people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos |
| 民俗 | みんぞく | [1] folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs |
| 無意味 | むいみ | [1] nonsense; no meaning; meaningless |
| 向き | むき | [1] direction; orientation; aspect; exposure [2] suited to; suitable for; designed for [3] tendency; inclination |
| 無口 | むくち | [1] taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative |
| 向け | むけ | [1] intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ... |
| 婿 | むこ | [1] husband; groom [2] (one's) son-in-law |
| 無効 | むこう | [1] invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable |
| 無言 | むごん | [1] silence (not speaking); muteness |
| 無邪気 | むじゃき | [1] innocent; simple-minded |
| 結び | むすび | [1] ending; conclusion [2] join; union; connecting [3] knot; knotting |
| 結びつき | むすびつき | [1] connection; relation |
| 結びつく | むすびつく | [1] to be related; to be connected; to be joined together [2] to result in; to lead to; to bring about |
| 結びつける | むすびつける | [1] to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to join; to bind [2] to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together; to combine; to associate |
| 無線 | むせん | [1] radio (communication) [2] wireless; not using wires [3] Musen |
| 無駄遣い | むだづかい | [1] waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away |
| 無断 | むだん | [1] absence of permission; lack of permission [2] absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice |
| 無知 | むち | [1] ignorance; innocence; stupidity |
| 無茶苦茶 | むちゃくちゃ | [1] nonsensical; unreasonable; absurd; unrealistic [2] awfully; extremely; to excess; senseless; reckless [3] disorder; confusion; being jumbled; being mixed up |
| 虚しい | むなしい | [1] empty; void; vacant [2] vain; fruitless; futile; ineffective [3] lifeless |
| 無念 | むねん | [1] regret; chagrin; mortification [2] freedom from obstructive thoughts |
| 無闇に | むやみ | [1] thoughtlessly; recklessly; rashly; indiscriminately; indiscreetly; at random [2] excessively; unreasonably; immoderately; absurdly |
| 群がる | むらがる | [1] to swarm; to gather |
| 無論 | むろん | [1] of course; certainly; naturally |
| ムード | [1] mood; atmosphere [2] mood | |
| 名産 | めいさん | [1] noted product; local specialty |
| 名称 | めいしょう | [1] name; title |
| 命中 | めいちゅう | [1] (direct) hit; hitting the mark |
| 名誉 | めいよ | [1] honor; honour; credit; glory; fame; distinction [2] prestige; dignity; reputation; honor; good name [3] honorary (e.g. president, doctorate) |
| 明瞭 | めいりょう | [1] clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate |
| 明朗 | めいろう | [1] cheerful; bright [2] clear; clean; honest; fair |
| 目方 | めかた | [1] weight |
| 恵み | めぐみ | [1] blessing; grace |
| 恵む | めぐむ | [1] to bless; to show mercy to [2] to give (money, etc.) |
| 目覚ましい | めざましい | [1] remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful; conspicuous; outstanding; amazing |
| 目覚める | めざめる | [1] to wake up; to awake [2] to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to become conscious of; to realize [3] to come to one's senses |
| 召す | めす | [10] to do [11] to commit seppuku [12] indicates respect |
| メッセージ | [1] message | |
| 目つき | めつき | [1] look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes |
| メディア | [1] media | |
| 目盛り | めもり | [1] gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale |
| メロディー | [1] melody [2] chime | |
| 面会 | めんかい | [1] meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview |
| 免除 | めんじょ | [1] exemption; exoneration; discharge |
| 面する | めんする | [1] to face on; to look out on to |
| 面目 | めんぼく | [1] face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity; credit [2] appearance; look |
| メーカー | [1] manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker [2] maker (person or device that makes something) | |
| 設ける | もうける | [1] to prepare; to provide [2] to set up; to establish; to organize; to lay down (rules); to make (an excuse) |
| 申し入れる | もうしいれる | [1] to propose; to suggest |
| 申し込み | もうしこみ | [1] application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal; overture; challenge |
| 申し出 | もうしで | [1] proposal; offer; request; application |
| 申し出る | もうしでる | [1] to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for); to apply (for); to report (to); to notify |
| 申し分 | もうしぶん | [1] complaint; protest; objection; fault [2] one's say; what one has to say; claim |
| 盲点 | もうてん | [1] blind spot (on the retina) [2] blind spot; weak point; loophole |
| 猛烈 | もうれつ | [1] fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement; terrific; terrible |
| 藻掻く | もが | [1] to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to squirm [2] to act frantically; to make desperate efforts |
| 目論見 | もくろみ | [1] plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention; aim |
| 模索 | もさく | [1] groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find |
| 若しかして | もしかして | [1] perhaps; possibly; maybe; by any chance; if I'm not mistaken [2] if; in case; in the event that |
| 若しくは | もしくは | [1] or; otherwise |
| 齎す | もたらす | [1] to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce [2] to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results) |
| 持ち | もち | [1] having; holding; possessing; owning; using; holder; owner; user [2] wear; durability; life [3] charge; expense |
| 以て | もって | [1] with; by; by means of [2] because of; on account of; for; due to [3] on (a day, date); at (a time); as of (e.g. today) |
| 専ら | もっぱら | [1] wholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly; fixedly [2] principally; mostly; chiefly; mainly |
| 持て成す | もてなす | [1] to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome |
| 持てる | もてる | [1] to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.) [2] to be well liked; to be popular; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed [3] to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.); to last |
| 基 | もとい | [1] basis; foundation; origin; source |
| 物好き | ものずき | [1] (idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes |
| 物足りない | ものたりない | [1] unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something |
| 最早 | もはや | [1] already; now [2] no longer; not any more |
| 模範 | もはん | [1] exemplar; model; example; pattern |
| 模倣 | もほう | [1] imitation; copying |
| 揉める | もめる | [1] to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over) |
| 腿 | もも | [1] thigh |
| 催す | もよおす | [1] to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.) [2] to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of |
| 漏らす | もらす | [1] to let leak; to let out (e.g. light) [2] to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to divulge; to disclose; to let slip [3] to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to express; to reveal (e.g. one's true intentions); to let out (a sigh, etc.) |
| 盛り上がる | もりあがる | [1] to swell; to rise; to bulge; to be piled up [2] to rouse; to get excited |
| 漏る | もる | [1] to leak; to run out |
| 漏れる | もれる | [1] to leak out; to escape; to come through; to shine through; to filter out [2] to find expression; to give vent [3] to leak out; to be divulged; to be disclosed |
| 脆い | もろい | [1] brittle; fragile; weak; frail [2] tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved |
| 諸に | もろに | [1] completely; all the way; altogether; bodily |
| 問 | もん | [1] counter for questions |
| モーテル | [1] motel [2] drive-in love hotel |
や行
edit| Kanji | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 矢 | や | [1] arrow [2] wedge; chock [3] Ya |
| 館 | やかた | [1] mansion; palace; manor house; castle [2] nobleman; noblewoman; dignitary [3] cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.) |
| 野外 | やがい | [1] outdoors; outside; open air [2] fields; outskirts; suburbs |
| 役職 | やくしょく | [1] post; official position [2] managerial position; executive position |
| 役立つ | やくだつ | [1] to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose |
| 役場 | やくば | [1] town hall |
| 夜具 | やぐ | [1] bedding; bedclothes |
| 優 | やさ | [1] gentle; affectionate |
| 屋敷 | やしき | [1] residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion |
| 養う | やしなう | [1] to support; to maintain; to provide for [2] to bring up; to raise; to rear; to feed [3] to adopt (a child) |
| 社 | やしろ | [1] (Shinto) shrine |
| 野心 | やしん | [1] ambition; aspiration [2] sinister designs; treachery |
| 易い | やすい | [1] easy [2] likely to ...; have a tendency to ... [3] easy to ... |
| 安っぽい | やすっぽい | [1] cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant |
| 休める | やすめる | [1] to rest; to suspend; to give relief |
| 野生 | やせい | [1] wild [2] growing wild; living in the wild [3] I; me |
| 矢鱈 | やたら | [1] indiscriminately; blindly; at random; recklessly; thoughtlessly; excessively; profusely [2] indiscriminate; random; excessive |
| 夜中 | やちゅう | [1] during the night; at night |
| 奴 | やっこ | [1] servant (esp. a samurai's attendant) [2] chivalrous man (Edo period) [3] cubed tofu (often served cold) |
| 野党 | やとう | [1] opposition party; the opposition |
| 病 | やまい | [1] illness; disease [2] bad habit; weakness; fault |
| 闇 | やみ | [1] darkness; the dark [2] bewilderment; despair; hopelessness [3] hidden place; secrecy; oblivion |
| 病む | やむ | [1] to fall ill [2] to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ) |
| ややこしい | [1] complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome | |
| 遣り通す | やりとおす | [1] to carry through; to achieve; to complete |
| やり遂げる | やりとげる | [1] to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through |
| 遣る | やる | [10] to harm; to injure; to kill [11] to have sex; to fuck; to bang [12] to live; to get by; to get along |
| 和らげる | やわらげる | [1] to soften; to moderate; to relieve |
| ヤング | [1] young [2] youth; young person [3] Young (Australia); Yang; Yong; Yonge | |
| 優位 | ゆうい | [1] predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy |
| 憂鬱 | ゆううつ | [1] depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency |
| 有益 | ゆうえき | [1] beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive |
| 優越 | ゆうえつ | [1] supremacy; predominance; being superior to |
| 勇敢 | ゆうかん | [1] brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic |
| 有機 | ゆうき | [1] organic |
| 夕暮れ | ゆうぐれ | [1] evening; dusk; twilight |
| 融資 | ゆうし | [1] financing; loan |
| 融通 | ゆうずう | [1] lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan [2] adaptability; versatility; flexibility; accommodation |
| 優勢 | ゆうせい | [1] superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance |
| 優先 | ゆうせん | [1] preference; priority; precedence |
| 誘導 | ゆうどう | [1] guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement |
| 優美 | ゆうび | [1] grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness |
| 有望 | ゆうぼう | [1] promising; hopeful; full of promise |
| 遊牧 | ゆうぼく | [1] nomadism |
| 夕焼け | ゆうやけ | [1] evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset) |
| 幽霊 | ゆうれい | [1] ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom |
| 誘惑 | ゆうわく | [1] temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction |
| 歪む | ゆがむ | [1] to warp; to bend; to contort [2] to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted; to be cross-grained |
| 揺さぶる | ゆさぶる | [1] to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing; to sway [2] to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to shock; to upset [3] to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch) |
| ゆとり | [1] elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance; latitude; time (to spare) | |
| ユニフォーム | [1] uniform | |
| ユニーク | [1] unique; individual; original; unusual | |
| 指差す | ゆびさす | [1] to point at |
| 弓 | ゆみ | [1] bow (weapon) [2] archery [3] bow (for a violin, etc.) |
| 揺らぐ | ゆらぐ | [1] to swing; to sway; to shake; to tremble [2] to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable |
| 緩む | ゆるむ | [1] to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope) [2] to become less tense; to relax; to let one's guard down [3] to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax |
| 緩やか | ゆるやか | [1] loose; slack [2] gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed) [3] lenient; liberal; lax |
| 世 | よ | [1] world; society; public [2] life; lifetime [3] age; era; period; epoch; generation |
| 溶液 | ようえき | [1] solution (liquid) |
| 用件 | ようけん | [1] business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed |
| 養護 | ようご | [1] nursing; (protective) care |
| 用紙 | ようし | [1] blank form [2] sheets of paper; sheet of paper |
| 様式 | ようしき | [1] style; form; pattern |
| 要する | ようする | [1] to need; to demand; to take; to require |
| 要請 | ようせい | [1] appeal; call for something; request; claim; demand [2] axiom |
| 養成 | ようせい | [1] training; education; development; cultivation |
| 洋灯 | ようとう | [1] lamp |
| 洋風 | ようふう | [1] Western style |
| 用法 | ようほう | [1] way of using (something); usage; use; directions (for use) |
| 要望 | ようぼう | [1] demand for; request |
| 余暇 | よか | [1] leisure; leisure time; spare time |
| 余興 | よきょう | [1] performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment |
| 預金 | よきん | [1] deposit; bank account |
| 抑圧 | よくあつ | [1] check; restraint; oppression; suppression |
| 浴室 | よくしつ | [1] bathroom |
| 抑制 | よくせい | [1] control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition; check; curb |
| 欲深い | よくぶかい | [1] greedy |
| 予言 | よげん | [1] prediction; prophecy; prognostication; foretelling; forecast [2] (religious) prophecy |
| 横綱 | よこづな | [1] yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion [2] best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop |
| 予想 | よそう | [1] expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture |
| よそ見 | よそみ | [1] looking away; looking aside |
| 余地 | よち | [1] place; room; margin; scope |
| 因って | よって | [1] therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason |
| 与党 | よとう | [1] ruling party; government party; party in power; government |
| 夜更かし | よふかし | [1] staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk |
| 余程 | よほど | [1] very; greatly; much; to a large extent; quite [2] just about to; almost; very nearly |
| 寄りかかる | よりかかる | [1] to lean against; to recline on; to lean on [2] to rely on; to depend on |
| 世論 | よろん | [1] public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus |
| 弱まる | よわまる | [1] to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed |
| 弱める | よわめる | [1] to weaken |
| 弱る | よわる | [1] to weaken; to grow weak; to wane; to decline (of one's health) [2] to be downcast; to be dejected; to be dispirited [3] to be troubled; to be at a loss; to be perplexed; to be annoyed |
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edit| Kanji | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 来場 | らいじょう | [1] attendance |
| ライス | [1] rice (esp. when served on a plate) | |
| 酪農 | らくのう | [1] dairy farming [2] Rakunou |
| 楽観 | らっかん | [1] optimism; taking an optimistic view |
| ラベル | [1] label [2] (record) label | |
| ランプ | [1] lamp; light | |
| 乱用 | らんよう | [1] abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess |
| 理屈 | りくつ | [1] theory; reason; logic [2] (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse; pretext |
| 利根 | りこん | [1] intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude |
| 利子 | りし | [1] interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.) |
| 利潤 | りじゅん | [1] profit; returns |
| 理性 | りせい | [1] reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense |
| 利息 | りそく | [1] interest (on a loan, deposit etc.) |
| 立体 | りったい | [1] solid body; three-dimensional object [2] multi-storey car park |
| 立法 | りっぽう | [1] legislation; lawmaking |
| 利点 | りてん | [1] advantage; point in favor; point in favour |
| 略語 | りゃくご | [1] abbreviation; acronym |
| 流 | りゅう | [1] way; manner; style; fashion; mode [2] school (e.g. of flower arrangement) [3] class; rate; rank |
| 流通 | りゅうつう | [1] circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution [2] circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow [3] Ryuutsuu |
| 料 | りょう | [1] fee; charge; rate [2] material |
| 了 | りょう | [1] finish; completion; the end |
| 了解 | りょうかい | [1] comprehension; consent; understanding; agreement [2] OK; roger |
| 領海 | りょうかい | [1] territorial waters |
| 両極 | りょうきょく | [1] both extremities [2] North and South Poles [3] positive and negative poles |
| 良識 | りょうしき | [1] good sense |
| 良質 | りょうしつ | [1] good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality |
| 良心 | りょうしん | [1] conscience |
| 領地 | りょうち | [1] territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school) |
| 領土 | りょうど | [1] territory; domain; dominion; possession |
| 両立 | りょうりつ | [1] compatibility; coexistence; standing together |
| 旅客 | りょかく | [1] passenger [2] traveller; traveler; tourist |
| 旅券 | りょけん | [1] passport |
| 履歴 | りれき | [1] personal history; background; career [2] log; record; history [3] hysteresis |
| 理論 | りろん | [1] theory |
| 輪 | りん | [1] counter for wheels and flowers |
| 林業 | りんぎょう | [1] forestry |
| 類似 | るいじ | [1] resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy |
| 類推 | るいすい | [1] analogy [2] analogical reasoning; analogical inference [3] analogy |
| ルーズ | [1] loose (e.g. belt) [2] slovenly; careless; slack | |
| ルール | [1] rule | |
| 冷酷 | れいこく | [1] cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless |
| 冷蔵 | れいぞう | [1] cold storage; refrigeration |
| 冷淡 | れいたん | [1] cool; indifferent; apathetic; half-hearted [2] cold; cold-hearted; heartless; unkind |
| レギュラー | [1] regular; standard [2] regular player (on a team); regular guest (on a TV show); (a) regular [3] regular (gasoline) | |
| レッスン | [1] lesson | |
| レディー | [1] lady | |
| レバー | [1] liver | |
| 恋愛 | れんあい | [1] love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections |
| レンジ | [1] range; stove; cooker [2] microwave oven | |
| 連帯 | れんたい | [1] solidarity [2] joint; collective |
| レンタカー | [1] rental car; rent-a-car; hire car; hired car [2] car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency | |
| 連中 | れんちゅう | [1] company; lot; people; bunch; gang; pack; guys; group; folks [2] troupe; company (of musicians) |
| レントゲン | [1] X-ray [2] roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation) | |
| 連邦 | れんぽう | [1] federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union |
| レース | [1] race [2] Rees; Race | |
| 朗読 | ろうどく | [1] reading aloud; recitation |
| 浪費 | ろうひ | [1] waste; extravagance |
| 碌に | ろくに | [1] (not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently |
| 露骨 | ろこつ | [1] open; unconcealed; undisguised; blatant; plain; frank [2] broad; lewd; indecent; crude |
| ロマンチック | [1] romantic | |
| 論議 | ろんぎ | [1] discussion; argument; debate |
| ロープ | [1] rope |
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edit| Kanji | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 和 | わ | [1] sum [2] harmony; peace [3] Japan; Japanese-style |
| 枠 | わく | [1] frame; framework [2] border; box [3] limit; restriction; quota |
| 惑星 | わくせい | [1] planet [2] dark horse; surprise contender [3] Wakusei |
| 技 | わざ | [1] technique; art; skill; move |
| 態々 | わざわざ | [1] expressly; especially; specially; taking the trouble (to do); going to the trouble of (doing); going out of one's way (to do) [2] intentionally; deliberately; on purpose |
| 煩わしい | わずらわしい | [1] troublesome; annoying; complicated |
| 渡り鳥 | わたりどり | [1] migratory bird; bird of passage |
| ワット | [1] watt | |
| 詫び | わび | [1] apology |
| 和文 | わぶん | [1] Japanese text; sentence in Japanese |
| 藁 | わら | [1] straw |
| 割り当て | わりあて | [1] allotment; assignment; allocation; quota; rationing [2] allocation |
| 割り込む | わりこむ | [1] to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to squeeze oneself into; to intrude on; to interrupt [2] to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below |
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