| Kanji | Hiragana | English |
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| 嗚呼 | ああ | Ah!, Oh!, Alas! |
| 相 | あい | together, mutually, fellow |
| 相変わらず | あいかわらず | as ever, as usual, the same |
| 愛想 | あいそ | civility, courtesy, compliments, sociability, graces |
| 相対 | あいたい | confrontation, facing, between ourselves, no third party, tete-a-tete |
| 間柄 | あいだがら | relation(ship) |
| 愛憎 | あいにく | likes and dislikes |
| 合間 | あいま | interval |
| 曖昧 | あいまい | vague, ambiguous |
| 敢えて | あえて | dare (to do), challenge (to do) |
| 仰ぐ | あおぐ | to look up (to), to respect, to depend on, to ask for, to seek, to revere, to drink, to take |
| 垢 | あか | dirt, filth |
| 亜科 | あか | suborder, subfamily |
| 銅 | あかがね | copper |
| 証 | あかし | proof, evidence |
| 赤字 | あかじ | deficit, go in the red |
| 明かす | あかす | to pass, spend, to reveal, to divulge |
| 赤ちゃん | あかちゃん | baby, infant |
| 明白 | あからさま | obvious, overt, plainly, frankly |
| 赤らむ | あからむ | to become red, to redden, to blush |
| 明るい | あかるい | bright, cheerful |
| 上がり | あがり | 1. slope, advance income, crop yield, ascent, rise, advance, death, spinning, completion, stop, finish, after |
| 上がる | あがる | to enter, to go up, to rise, to climb up, to advance, to appreciate, to be promoted, to improve, to call on, |
| 商人 | あきうど | trader, shopkeeper, merchant |
| 空間 | あきま | vacancy, room for rent or lease |
| 諦め | あきらめ | resignation, acceptance, consolation |
| 呆れる | あきれる | to be amazed, to be shocked |
| 悪 | あく | evil, wickedness |
| 灰 | あく | puckery juice |
| あくどい | 1. gaudy, showy, excessive, 2. vicious |
| 悪日 | あくび | unlucky day |
| 明くる | あくる | next, following |
| 憧れ | あこがれ | yearning, longing, aspiration |
| 顎 | あご | chin |
| 麻 | あさ | flax, linen, hemp |
| 明後日 | あさって | day after tomorrow |
| 朝寝坊 | あさねぼう | oversleeping, late riser |
| 浅ましい | あさましい | wretched, miserable, shameful, mean, despicable, abject |
| 字 | あざ | section of village |
| 欺く | あざむく | to deceive |
| 鮮やか | あざやか | vivid, clear, brilliant |
| あざ笑う | あざわらう | to sneer at, to ridicule |
| 味わい | あじわい | flavour, meaning, significance |
| 東 | あずま | east, Eastern Japan |
| 焦る | あせる | to be in a hurry, to be impatient |
| 彼処 | あそこ | 1. (uk) there, over there, that place, 2. (X) (col) genitals |
| 値 | あたい | value, price, cost, worth, merit |
| 値する | あたいする | to be worth, to deserve, to merit |
| 私 | あたし | I (fem) |
| 当たり | あたり | hit, success, reaching the mark, per ..., vicinity, neighborhood |
| 当たり前 | あたりまえ | usual, common, ordinary, natural, reasonable, obvious |
| 他人 | あだびと | another person, unrelated person, outsider, stranger |
| 彼方此方 | あちこち | here and there |
| 彼方 | あちら | 1. there, yonder, that |
| 彼方此方 | あちらこちら | here and there |
| 悪化 | あっか | deterioration, growing worse, aggravation, degeneration, corruption |
| 呆気ない | あっけない | not enough, too quick (short long etc.) |
| 悪口 | あっこう | abuse, insult, slander, evil speaking |
| あっさり | easily, readily, quickly |
| 圧迫 | あっぱく | pressure, coercion, oppression |
| 扱い | あつかい | treatment, service |
| 集まる | あつまる | to gather, to collect, to assemble |
| 誂える | あつらえる | to give an order, to place an order |
| 圧力 | あつりょく | stress, pressure |
| 当て | あて | object, aim, end, hopes, expectations |
| 宛 | あて | addressed to |
| 当て字 | あてじ | phonetic-equivalent character, substitute character |
| 当てはまる | あてはまる | to apply (a rule) |
| 当てはめる | あてはめる | to apply, to adapt |
| 宛てる | あてる | to address |
| 跡継ぎ | あとつぎ | heir, successor |
| 後回し | あとまわし | putting off, postponing |
| 貴女 | あなた | you, lady |
| 彼の | あの | that over there |
| 溢れる | あふれる | to flood, to overflow, to brim over |
| 油絵 | あぶらえ | oil painting |
| 炙る | あぶる | to scorch |
| あべこべ | contrary, opposite, inverse |
| 甘える | あまえる | to behave like a spoiled child, to fawn on |
| 甘口 | あまくち | sweet flavour, mildness, flattery, stupidity |
| 雨具 | あまぐ | rain gear |
| 天 | あまつ | heavenly, imperial |
| 網 | あみ | net, network |
| 天地 | あめつち | heaven and earth, the universe, nature, top and bottom, realm, sphere, world |
| 操る | あやつる | to manipulate, to operate, to pull strings |
| あやふや | uncertain, vague, ambiguous |
| 危ぶむ | あやぶむ | to fear, to have misgivings, to be doubtful, to mistrust |
| 過ち | あやまち | fault, error, indiscretion |
| 誤る | あやまる | to make a mistake |
| 歩み | あゆみ | walking |
| 歩む | あゆむ | to walk, to go on foot |
| あら | oh, ah, saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus) |
| 予め | あらかじめ | beforehand, in advance, previously |
| 荒らす | あらす | to lay waste, to devastate, to damage, to invade, to break into |
| 粗筋 | あらすじ | outline, summary |
| 争い | あらそい | dispute, strife, quarrel, dissension, conflict, rivalry, contest |
| 改まる | あらたまる | to be renewed |
| 荒っぽい | あらっぽい | rough, rude |
| 凡ゆる | あらゆる | all, every |
| あられ | kind of cookie, cartoon character |
| 現われ | あらわれ | embodiment, materialization |
| 現われる | あらわれる | to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to express oneself |
| 有難う | ありがとう | Thank you |
| 有様 | ありさま | state, condition, circumstances, the way things are or should be, truth |
| 有りのまま | ありのまま | the truth, fact, as it is, frankly |
| 或る | ある | a certain..., some... |
| 或いは | あるいは | or, possibly |
| 彼此 | あれこれ | one thing or another, this and that, this or that |
| 合わす | あわす | to join together, to face, to unite, to be opposite, to combine, to connect, to add up, to mix, to match, to |
| 合わせ | あわせ | joint together, opposite, facing |
| 慌ただしい | あわただしい | busy, hurried, confused, flurried |
| 慌てる | あわてる | to become confused (disconcerted disorganized) |
| 暗殺 | あんさつ | assassination |
| 暗算 | あんざん | mental arithmetic |
| 暗示 | あんじ | hint, suggestion |
| 案じる | あんじる | to be anxious, to ponder |
| 安静 | あんせい | rest |
| 案の定 | あんのじょう | sure enough, as usual |
| 余り | あんまり | not very (this form only used as adverb), not much, remainder, rest, remnant, surplus, balance, excess, rema |
| 依 | い | depending on |
| 良い | いい | good |
| 伊井 | いい | that one, Italy |
| 否 | いいえ | no, nay, yes, well |
| いい加減 | いいかげん | moderate, right, random, not thorough, vague, irresponsible, halfhearted |
| 言い訳 | いいわけ | excuse, explanation |
| 家出 | いえで | running away from home, leaving home |
| 家主 | いえぬし | landlord |
| 如何 | いかが | how, in what way |
| 生かす | いかす | to revive, to resuscitate, to make use of |
| 雷 | いかずち | thunder |
| 如何に | いかに | how?, in what way?, how much?, however, whatever |
| 如何にも | いかにも | indeed, really, phrase meaning agreement |
| 怒り | いかり | anger, hatred |
| 怒る | いかる | to get angry, to be angry |
| 歪む | いがむ | to warp, to swerve, to deflect, to be crooked, to be distorted, to be bent, to incline, to slant, to be perv |
| 粋 | いき | chic, style, purity, essence |
| 域外 | いきがい | outside the area |
| 意気込む | いきごむ | to be enthusiastic about |
| 経緯 | いきさつ | 1. details, whole story, sequence of events, particulars, how it started, how things got this way, 2. c |
| 行き違い | いきちがい | misunderstanding, estrangement, disagreement, crossing without meeting, going astray |
| 行き成り | いきなり | suddenly |
| 異議 | いぎ | objection, dissent, protest |
| いく | to come, to orgasm |
| 軍 | いくさ | war, battle, campaign, fight |
| 戦 | いくさ | war, battle, campaign, fight |
| 育成 | いくせい | rearing, training, nurture, cultivation, promotion |
| 幾多 | いくた | many, numerous |
| 活ける | いける | to arrange (flowers) |
| 異見 | いけん | different opinion, objection |
| 意向 | いこう | intention, idea, inclination |
| 移行 | いこう | switching over to |
| いざ | now, come (now), well, crucial moment |
| 碑 | いしぶみ | stone monument bearing an inscription |
| 衣装 | いしょう | clothing, costume, outfit, garment, dress |
| 意地 | いじ | disposition, spirit, willpower, obstinacy, backbone, appetite |
| 苛める | いじめる | to tease, to torment, to persecute, to chastise |
| 移住 | いじゅう | migration, immigration |
| 弄る | いじる | to touch, to tamper with |
| 何れ | いずれ | where, which, who, anyway, anyhow, at any rate |
| 異性 | いせい | the opposite sex |
| 遺跡 | いせき | historic ruins (remains relics) |
| 依然 | いぜん | still, as yet |
| 依存 | いそん | dependence, dependent, reliance |
| 委託 | いたく | consign (goods (for sale) to a firm), entrust (person with something), commit |
| 悪戯 | いたずら | tease, prank, trick, practical joke, mischief |
| 頂 | いただき | (top of) head, summit, spire |
| 戴きます | いただきます | expression of gratitude before meals |
| 至って | いたって | very much, exceedingly, extremely |
| 痛む | いたむ | to hurt, to feel a pain, to be injured |
| 痛める | いためる | to hurt, to injure, to cause pain, to worry, to bother, to afflict, to be grieved over |
| 炒める | いためる | to stir-fry |
| 労る | いたわる | to pity, to sympathize with, to console, to care for, to be kind to |
| 市 | いち | market, fair |
| 位地 | いち | place, situation, position, location |
| 一々 | いちいち | one by one, separately |
| 一概に | いちがいに | unconditionally, as a rule |
| 一見 | いちげん | unfamiliar, never before met |
| 一言 | いちげん | single word |
| 一日 | いちじつ | (1) one day, (2) first of month |
| 一定 | いちじょう | fixed, settled, definite, uniform, regularized, defined, standardized, certain, prescribed |
| 著しい | いちじるしい | remarkable, considerable |
| 一同 | いちどう | all present, all concerned, all of us |
| 一人 | いちにん | one person |
| 一部 | いちぶ | 1. one copy e.g. of a document, 2. a part, partly, some |
| 一部分 | いちぶぶん | a part |
| 一別 | いちべつ | parting |
| 一面 | いちめん | one side, one phase, front page, the other hand, the whole surface |
| 一目 | いちもく | a glance, a look, a glimpse |
| 一様 | いちよう | uniformity, evenness, similarity, equality, impartiality |
| 一律 | いちりつ | evenness, uniformity, monotony, equality |
| 一連 | いちれん | a series, a chain, a ream (of paper) |
| 一括 | いっかつ | all together, batch, one lump, one bundle, summing up |
| 一気 | いっき | drink!(said repeatedly as a party cheer) |
| 一挙に | いっきょに | at a stroke, with a single swoop |
| 一切 | いっさい | all, everything, without exception, the whole, entirely, absolutely |
| 一心 | いっしん | one mind, wholeheartedness, the whole heart |
| いっそ | rather, sooner, might as well |
| 一帯 | いったい | a region, a zone, the whole place |
| 一敗 | いっぱい | one defeat |
| 一変 | いっぺん | complete change, about-face |
| 何時 | いつ | when, how soon |
| 何時か | いつか | sometime, someday, one day, some time or other, the other day, in due course, in time |
| 何時でも | いつでも | (at) any time, always, at all times, never (neg), whenever |
| 何時の間にか | いつのまにか | before one knows, unnoticed, unawares |
| 何時までも | いつまでも | forever, for good, eternally, as long as one likes, indefinitely |
| 何時も | いつも | always, usually, every time, never (with neg. verb) |
| 意図 | いと | intention, aim, design |
| 営む | いとなむ | to carry on (e.g. in ceremony), to run a business |
| 暇 | いとま | free time, leisure, leave, spare time, farewell |
| 異動 | いどう | a change |
| 挑む | いどむ | to challenge, to contend for, to make love to |
| 稲光 | いなびかり | (flash of) lightning |
| 古 | いにしえ | antiquity, ancient times |
| 祈り | いのり | prayer, supplication |
| 鼾 | いびき | snoring |
| 今更 | いまさら | now, at this late hour |
| 未だ | いまだ | as yet, hitherto, not yet (neg) |
| 移民 | いみん | emigration, immigration, emigrant, immigrant |
| 厭々 | いやいや | unwillingly, grudgingly, shaking head in refusal (to children) |
| 卑しい | いやしい | greedy, vulgar, shabby, humble, base, mean, vile |
| いやに | awfully, terribly |
| 厭やらしい | いやらしい | detestable, disagreeable |
| 愈々 | いよいよ | more and more, all the more, increasingly, at last, beyond doubt |
| 意欲 | いよく | will, desire, ambition |
| 苛々 | いらいら | getting nervous, irritation |
| 入口 | いりくち | entrance, gate, approach, mouth |
| 衣料 | いりょう | clothing |
| 威力 | いりょく | power, might, authority, influence |
| 入る | いる | to get in, to go in, to come in, to flow into, to set, to set in |
| 衣類 | いるい | clothes, clothing, garments |
| 色々 | いろいろ | various |
| 異論 | いろん | different opinion, objection |
| 所謂 | いわゆる | the so-called, so to speak |
| 印 | いん | seal, stamp, mark, print |
| 員 | いん | member |
| 印鑑 | いんかん | stamp, seal |
| 陰気 | いんき | gloom, melancholy |
| 隠居 | いんきょ | retirement, retired person |
| 上下 | うえした | high and low, up and down, unloading and loading, praising and blaming |
| 浮かぶ | うかぶ | to float, to rise to surface, to come to mind |
| 受かる | うかる | to pass (examination) |
| 含嗽 | うがい | gargle, rinse mouth |
| 受け入れ | うけいれ | receiving, acceptance |
| 受け入れる | うけいれる | to accept, to receive |
| 受け継ぐ | うけつぐ | to inherit, to succeed, to take over |
| 受け付ける | うけつける | to be accepted, to receive (an application) |
| 受け止める | うけとめる | to catch, to stop the blow, to react to, to take |
| 受け取り | うけとり | receipt |
| 受身 | うけみ | passive, passive voice |
| 動き | うごき | movement, activity, trend, development, change |
| 潮 | うしお | tide |
| 氏 | うじ | family name |
| 渦 | うず | swirl |
| 埋まる | うずまる | to be buried, to be surrounded, to overflow, to be filled |
| 嘘つき | うそつき | liar (sometimes said with not much seriousness), fibber |
| 打ち合わせ | うちあわせ | business meeting, previous arrangement, appointment |
| 打ち合わせる | うちあわせる | to knock together, to arrange |
| 打ち切る | うちきる | to stop, to abort, to discontinue, to close |
| 打ち消し | うちけし | negation, denial, negative |
| 打ち込む | うちこむ | to drive in (e.g. nail stake), to devote oneself to, to shoot into, to smash, to throw into, to cast int |
| 団扇 | うちわ | fan |
| 内訳 | うちわけ | the items, breakdown, classification |
| 訴え | うったえ | lawsuit, complaint |
| 鬱陶しい | うっとうしい | gloomy, depressing |
| 写し | うつし | copy, duplicate, facsimile, transcript |
| 空ろ | うつろ | blank, cavity, hollow, empty (space) |
| 器 | うつわ | bowl, vessel, container |
| 雨天 | うてん | rainy weather |
| 腕前 | うでまえ | ability, skill, facility |
| 饂飩 | うどん | noodles (Japanese) |
| 促す | うながす | to urge, to press, to suggest, to demand, to stimulate, to quicken, to incite, to invite (attention to) |
| 唸る | うなる | to groan, to moan, to roar, to howl, to growl, to hum, to buzz, to sough |
| 自惚れ | うぬぼれ | pretension, conceit, hubris |
| 甘い | うまい | delicious |
| 生まれつき | うまれつき | by nature, by birth, native |
| 海路 | うみじ | sea route |
| 産む | うむ | to give birth, to deliver, to produce |
| 埋め込む | うめこむ | to bury |
| 梅干 | うめぼし | dried plum |
| 末 | うら | top end, tip |
| 裏返し | うらがえし | inside out, upside down |
| 売り出し | うりだし | (bargain) sale |
| 売り出す | うりだす | to put on sale, to market, to become popular |
| 潤う | うるおう | to be moist, to be damp, to get wet, to profit by, to be watered, to receive benefits, to favor, to charm, t |
| 五月蝿い | うるさい | noisy, loud, fussy |
| 売れ行き | うれゆき | sales |
| 浮気 | うわき | flighty, fickle, wanton, unfaithful |
| 上手 | うわて | 1. upper part, upper stream, left side (of a stage), 2. skillful (only in comparisons), dexterity (on |
| 上回る | うわまわる | to exceed |
| 植わる | うわる | to be planted |
| 運営 | うんえい | management, administration, operation |
| うんざり | tedious, boring, being fed up with |
| 運送 | うんそう | shipping, marine transportation |
| 運賃 | うんちん | freight rates, shipping expenses, fare |
| 云々 | うんぬん | and so on, and so forth, comment |
| 運搬 | うんぱん | transport, carriage |
| 運命 | うんめい | fate |
| 運輸 | うんゆ | transportation |
| 運用 | うんよう | making use of, application, investment, practical use |
| 会 | え | understanding |
| 重 | え | -fold, -ply |
| えい | ray (fish) |
| 映写 | えいしゃ | projection |
| 英字 | えいじ | English letter (character) |
| 衛生 | えいせい | health, hygiene, sanitation, medical |
| 映像 | えいぞう | reflection, image |
| 英雄 | えいゆう | hero, great man |
| 液 | えき | liquid, fluid |
| 役 | えき | war, campaign, battle |
| 閲覧 | えつらん | inspection, reading |
| 獲物 | えもの | game, spoils, trophy |
| 襟 | えり | neck, collar, lapel, neckband |
| 縁 | えん | chance, fate, destiny, relation, bonds, connection, karma |
| 塩 | えん | salt |
| 艶 | えん | charming, fascinating, voluptuous |
| 園 | えん | garden (esp. man-made) |
| 円滑 | えんかつ | harmony, smoothness |
| 縁側 | えんがわ | veranda, porch, balcony, open corridor |
| 沿岸 | えんがん | coast, shore |
| 婉曲 | えんきょく | euphemistic, circumlocution, roundabout, indirect, insinuating |
| 演習 | えんしゅう | practice, exercises, manoeuvers |
| 演出 | えんしゅつ | production (e.g. play), direction |
| 演じる | えんじる | to perform (a play), to play (a part), to act (a part), to commit (a blunder) |
| 演ずる | えんずる | to perform, to play |
| 沿線 | えんせん | along railway line |
| 縁談 | えんだん | marriage proposal, engagement |
| 遠方 | えんぽう | long way, distant place |
| 円満 | えんまん | perfection, harmony, peace, smoothness, completeness, satisfaction, integrity |
| 尾 | お | tail, ridge |
| 於 | お | at, in, on |
| 甥 | おい | nephew |
| 追い込む | おいこむ | to herd, to corner, to drive |
| 美味しい | おいしい | delicious, tasty |
| 追い出す | おいだす | to expel, to drive out |
| 於いて | おいて | at, in, on |
| お出でになる | おいでになる | to be |
| 老いる | おいる | to age, to grow old |
| 負う | おう | to bear, to owe |
| 応急 | おうきゅう | emergency |
| 黄金 | おうごん | gold |
| 黄色 | おうしょく | yellow |
| 応募 | おうぼ | subscription, application |
| おおい | hey! |
| 大方 | おおかた | perhaps, almost all, majority |
| 大柄 | おおがら | large build, large pattern |
| 大げさ | おおげさ | grandiose, exaggerated |
| 大事 | おおごと | important, valuable, serious matter |
| 大ざっぱ | おおざっぱ | rough (as in not precise), broad, sketchy |
| 大筋 | おおすじ | outline, summary |
| 大空 | おおぞら | heaven, firmament, the sky |
| 大幅 | おおはば | full width, large scale, drastic |
| 大水 | おおみず | flood |
| 公 | おおやけ | official, public, formal, open, governmental |
| お蔭 | おかげ | (your) backing, assistance |
| お蔭様で | おかげさまで | Thanks to god, thanks to you |
| 可笑しい | おかしい | strange, funny, amusing, ridiculous |
| 犯す | おかす | to commit, to perpetrate, to violate, to rape |
| 侵す | おかす | to invade, to raid, to trespass, to violate, to intrude on |
| お菜 | おかず | side dish, accompaniment for rice dishes |
| 臆病 | おくびょう | cowardice, timidity |
| 遅らす | おくらす | to retard, to delay |
| 遅れ | おくれ | delay, lag |
| 起こす | おこす | to raise, to cause, to wake someone |
| 行い | おこない | deed, conduct, behavior, action, asceticism |
| 厳か | おごそか | austere, majestic, dignified, stately, awful, impressive |
| 傲る | おごる | to be proud |
| 長 | おさ | chief, head |
| 押さえる | おさえる | to stop, to restrain, to seize, to repress, to suppress, to press down |
| お先に | おさきに | before, ahead, previously |
| 収まる | おさまる | to be obtained, to end, to settle into, to fit into, to be settled, to be paid, to be delivered |
| 納まる | おさまる | to be obtained, to end, to settle into, to fit into, to be settled, to be paid, to be delivered |
| 治まる | おさまる | to be at peace, to clamp down, to lessen (storm terror anger) |
| お産 | おさん | (giving) birth |
| 教え | おしえ | teachings, precept, lesson, doctrine |
| 押し込む | おしこむ | to push into, to crowd into |
| 惜しむ | おしむ | to be frugal, to value, to regret |
| お喋り | おしゃべり | chattering, talk, idle talk, chat, chitchat, gossip, chatty, talkative, chatterbox, blabbermouth |
| お洒落 | おしゃれ | smartly dressed, someone smartly dressed, fashion-conscious |
| 押し寄せる | おしよせる | to push aside, to advance on |
| お祖父さん | おじいさん | grandfather, male senior-citizen |
| お邪魔します | おじゃまします | Excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you |
| 雄 | おす | male (animal) |
| お世辞 | おせじ | flattery, compliment |
| 襲う | おそう | to attack |
| 遅くとも | おそくとも | at the latest |
| 恐らく | おそらく | perhaps |
| 恐れ | おそれ | fear, horror |
| 恐れ入る | おそれいる | to be filled with awe, to feel small, to be amazed, to be surprised, to be disconcerted, to be sorry, to b |
| お大事に | おだいじに | Take care of yourself |
| 煽てる | おだてる | to stir up, to instigate, to flatter |
| 落ち込む | おちこむ | to fall into, to feel down (sad) |
| 落ち着き | おちつき | calm, composure |
| 落ち葉 | おちば | fallen leaves, leaf litter, defoliation, shedding leaves |
| 落ちる | おちる | to fail (e.g. exam), to fall down, to drop |
| おっかない | frightening, huge |
| 仰っしゃる | おっしゃる | to say, to speak, to tell, to talk |
| 乙 | おつ | 1. strange, quaint, stylish, chic, spicy, queer, witty, tasty, romantic, 2. 2nd in rank, second sign of the |
| お使い | おつかい | errand |
| お手上げ | おてあげ | all over, given in, given up hope, bring to knees |
| 御手洗い | おてあらい | toilet, restroom, lavatory, bathroom (US) |
| 弟 | おと | younger brother |
| 落とす | おとす | to drop, to lose, to let fall |
| 訪れる | おとずれる | to visit |
| 大人しい | おとなしい | obedient, docile, quiet |
| 少女 | おとめ | daughter, young lady, virgin, maiden, little girl |
| お供 | おとも | attendant, companion |
| 衰える | おとろえる | to become weak, to decline, to wear, to abate, to decay, to wither, to waste away |
| おどおど | coweringly, hesitantly |
| 脅かす | おどかす | to threaten, to coerce |
| 脅す | おどす | to threaten, to menace |
| 驚き | おどろき | surprise, astonishment, wonder |
| 同い年 | おないどし | of the same age |
| 女子 | おなご | woman, girl |
| お願いします | おねがいします | please |
| 各 | おのおの | each, every, either, respectively, severally |
| 自ずから | おのずから | naturally, as a matter of course |
| お早う | おはよう | Good morning |
| お祖母さん | おばあさん | grandmother, female senior-citizen |
| 怯える | おびえる | to become frightened, to have a nightmare |
| 夥しい | おびただしい | abundantly, innumerably |
| 帯びる | おびる | to wear, to carry, to be entrusted, to have, to take on, to have a trace of, to be tinged with |
| 覚え | おぼえ | memory, sense, experience |
| 御負け | おまけ | 1. a discount, a prize, 2. something additional, bonus, an extra, 3. an exaggeration |
| お巡りさん | おまわりさん | policeman (friendly term) |
| お宮 | おみや | Shinto shrine |
| お襁褓 | おむつ | diaper, nappy |
| お目出度う | おめでとう | (ateji) (int) (uk) Congratulations!, an auspicious occasion! |
| 面 | おも | face |
| 思い付き | おもいつき | plan, idea, suggestion |
| 面白い | おもしろい | interesting, amusing |
| 玩具 | おもちゃ | toy |
| 重なる | おもなる | main, principal, important |
| 趣 | おもむき | meaning, tenor, gist, effect, appearance, taste, grace, charm, refinement |
| 赴く | おもむく | to go, to proceed, to repair to, to become |
| 重役 | おもやく | heavy responsibilities, director |
| 重んじる | おもんじる | to respect, to honor, to esteem, to prize |
| 重んずる | おもんずる | to honor, to respect, to esteem, to prize |
| お休み | おやすみ | holiday, absence, rest, Good night |
| お八 | おやつ | 1. (uk) between meal snack, afternoon refreshment, afternoon tea, 2. mid-day snack |
| 凡そ | およそ | about, roughly, as a rule, approximately |
| 及び | および | and, as well as |
| 及ぶ | およぶ | to reach, to come up to, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to match, to equal |
| 織 | おり | weave, weaving, woven item |
| 檻 | おり | cage, pen, jail cell |
| 折り返す | おりかえす | to turn up, to fold back |
| 織物 | おりもの | textile, fabric |
| 織る | おる | to weave |
| 俺 | おれ | I (ego) (boastful first-person pronoun) |
| 愚か | おろか | foolish, stupid |
| 疎か | おろそか | neglect, negligence, carelessness |
| 終わる | おわる | to finish, to close |
| 音色 | おんいろ | tone color, tone quality, timbre, synthesizer patch |
| 温和 | おんわ | gentle, mild, moderate |
| 仮 | か | tentative, provisional |
| 科 | か | department, section |
| 個 | か | article counter |
| 下位 | かい | low rank, subordinate, lower order (e.g. byte) |
| 階 | かい | -floor (counter), stories |
| 改悪 | かいあく | deterioration, changing for the worse |
| 海運 | かいうん | maritime, marine transportation |
| 改革 | かいかく | reform, reformation, innovation |
| 貝殻 | かいがら | shell |
| 階級 | かいきゅう | class, rank, grade |
| 海峡 | かいきょう | channel |
| 会見 | かいけん | interview, audience |
| 介護 | かいご | nursing |
| 開催 | かいさい | holding a meeting, open an exhibition |
| 回収 | かいしゅう | collection, recovery |
| 改修 | かいしゅう | repair, improvement |
| 怪獣 | かいじゅう | monster |
| 解除 | かいじょ | cancellation, rescinding, release, calling off |
| 回送 | かいそう | forwarding |
| 階層 | かいそう | class, level, stratum, hierarchy |
| 開拓 | かいたく | reclamation (of wasteland), cultivation, pioneer |
| 会談 | かいだん | conversation, conference, discussion, interview |
| 改定 | かいてい | reform |
| 改訂 | かいてい | revision |
| 街道 | かいどう | highway |
| 介入 | かいにゅう | intervention |
| 開発 | かいはつ | development, exploitation |
| 海抜 | かいばつ | height above sea level |
| 介抱 | かいほう | nursing, looking after |
| 解剖 | かいぼう | dissection, autopsy |
| 回覧 | かいらん | circulation |
| 海流 | かいりゅう | ocean current |
| 改良 | かいりょう | improvement, reform |
| 回路 | かいろ | circuit (electric) |
| 顧みる | かえりみる | to look back, to turn around, to review |
| 省みる | かえりみる | to reflect |
| 返る | かえる | to return, to come back, to go back |
| 顔付き | かおつき | (outward) looks, features, face, countenance, expression |
| 掲げる | かかげる | to publish, to print, to carry (an article), to put up, to hang out, to hoist, to fly (a sail), to float (a |
| 踵 | かかと | (shoe) heel |
| 係り | かかり | official, duty, person in charge |
| 課外 | かがい | extracurricular |
| 書き取り | かきとり | dictation |
| 書き取る | かきとる | to write down, to take dictation, to take notes |
| 掻き回す | かきまわす | to stir up, to churn, to ransack, to disturb |
| 欠く | かく | to lack, to break, to crack, to chip |
| 角 | かく | 1. angle, 2. bishop (shogi) |
| 核 | かく | nucleus, kernel |
| 格 | かく | status, character, case |
| 佳句 | かく | beautiful passage of literature |
| 画 | かく | stroke |
| 格差 | かくさ | qualitative difference, disparity |
| 拡散 | かくさん | scattering, diffusion |
| 各種 | かくしゅ | every kind, all sorts |
| 隔週 | かくしゅう | every other week |
| 確信 | かくしん | conviction, confidence |
| 革新 | かくしん | reform, innovation |
| 確定 | かくてい | definition (math), decision, settlement |
| 獲得 | かくとく | acquisition, possession |
| 確保 | かくほ | guarantee, ensure, maintain, insure, secure |
| 革命 | かくめい | revolution |
| 確立 | かくりつ | establishment |
| 賭け | かけ | betting, gambling, a gamble |
| 掛け | かけ | credit |
| 駆け足 | かけあし | running fast, double time |
| 家計 | かけい | household economy, family finances |
| 駆けっこ | かけっこ | (foot) race |
| 駆ける | かける | to run (race esp. horse), to gallop, to canter |
| 賭ける | かける | to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble |
| ヶ月 | かげつ | #NAME? |
| 加工 | かこう | manufacturing, processing, treatment |
| 化合 | かごう | chemical combination |
| 嵩張る | かさばる | to be bulky, to be unwieldy, to grow voluminous |
| 嵩む | かさむ | to pile up, to increase |
| 風車 | かざぐるま | 1. windmill, 2. pinwheel |
| 畏まりました | かしこまりました | certainly! |
| 華奢 | かしゃ | luxury, pomp, delicate, slender, gorgeous |
| 箇所 | かしょ | passage, place, point, part |
| 火傷 | かしょう | burn, scald |
| 箇条書き | かじょうがき | itemized form, itemization |
| 噛る | かじる | to chew, to bite (at), to gnaw, to nibble, to munch, to crunch, to have a smattering of |
| 微か | かすか | faint, dim, weak, indistinct, hazy, poor, wretched |
| 霞む | かすむ | to grow hazy, to be misty |
| 化する | かする | to change into, to convert into, to transform, to be reduced, to influence, to improve (someone) |
| 擦る | かする | to touch lightly, to take a percentage (from) |
| 火星 | かせい | Mars (planet) |
| 化石 | かせき | fossil, petrifaction, fossilization |
| 河川 | かせん | rivers |
| 化繊 | かせん | synthetic fibres |
| 過疎 | かそ | depopulation |
| 過多 | かた | excess, superabundance |
| 難い | かたい | difficult, hard |
| 片思い | かたおもい | unrequited love |
| 敵 | かたき | enemy, rival |
| 気質 | かたぎ | spirit, character, trait, temperament, disposition |
| 片言 | かたこと | a smattering, talk like a baby, speak haltingly |
| 片付け | かたづけ | tidying up, finishing |
| 傾く | かたぶく | to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to, to |
| 傾ける | かたむける | to incline, to list, to bend, to lean, to tip, to tilt, to slant, to concentrate on, to ruin (a country), to |
| 固める | かためる | to harden, to freeze, to fortify |
| 偏る | かたよる | to be one-sided, to incline, to be partial, to be prejudiced, to lean, to be biased |
| 傍ら | かたわら | beside(s), while, nearby |
| 課題 | かだい | subject, theme, task |
| 花壇 | かだん | flower bed |
| 家畜 | かちく | domestic animals, livestock, cattle |
| 画期 | かっき | epoch-making |
| 活発 | かっぱつ | vigor, active |
| 且つ | かつ | yet, and |
| 割 | かつ | divide, cut, halve, separate, split, rip, break, crack, smash, dilute |
| 嘗て | かつて | once, ever |
| 日付 | かづけ | date, dating |
| 門 | かど | gate |
| 叶う | かなう | to come true (wish) |
| 叶える | かなえる | to grant (request wish) |
| 金槌 | かなづち | 1. (iron) hammer, 2. punishment |
| 鉄棒 | かなぼう | iron rod, crowbar, horizontal bar (gymnastics) |
| 可成 | かなり | considerably, fairly, quite |
| 加入 | かにゅう | becoming a member, joining, entry, admission, subscription, affiliation, adherence, signing |
| 金庫 | かねぐら | safe, vault, treasury, provider of funds |
| 予言 | かねごと | prediction, promise, prognostication |
| 兼ねて | かねて | simultaneously |
| 下番 | かばん | going off duty |
| 下品 | かひん | inferior article |
| 華美 | かび | pomp, splendor, gaudiness |
| 花粉 | かふん | pollen |
| 株式 | かぶしき | stock (company) |
| 気触れる | かぶれる | to react to, to be influenced by, to go overboard for |
| 貨幣 | かへい | money, currency, coinage |
| 構え | かまえ | posture, pose, style |
| 構える | かまえる | to set up |
| 加味 | かみ | seasoning, flavoring |
| 噛み切る | かみきる | to bite off, to gnaw through |
| 過密 | かみつ | crowded |
| 瓶 | かめ | earthenware pot |
| かも知れない | かもしれない | may, might, perhaps, may be, possibly |
| 粥 | かゆ | (rice) gruel |
| 痒い | かゆい | itchy, itching |
| 揶揄う | からかう | to ridicule, to tease, to banter with, to make fun of |
| 身体 | からだ | the body |
| 体付き | からだつき | body build, figure |
| 絡む | からむ | to entangle, to entwine |
| 借り | かり | borrowing, debt, loan |
| 下吏 | かり | lower official |
| 加留多 | かるた | (pt:) (n) playing cards (pt: carta) |
| 涸れる | かれる | to dry up, to run out |
| 過労 | かろう | overwork, strain |
| 辛うじて | かろうじて | barely, narrowly, just manage to do st |
| 側 | かわ | side, row, surroundings, part, (watch) case |
| 可愛い | かわいい | pretty, cute, lovely, charming, dear, darling, pet |
| 可愛がる | かわいがる | to love, to be affectionate |
| 可哀想 | かわいそう | poor, pitiable, pathetic |
| 可愛らしい | かわいらしい | lovely, sweet |
| 交わす | かわす | to exchange (messages), to dodge, to parry, to avoid, to turn aside |
| 代わる | かわる | to take the place of, to relieve, to be substituted for, to be exchanged, to change places with, to take |
| 代わる代わる | かわるがわる | alternately |
| 乾 | かん | heaven, emperor |
| 管 | かん | pipe, tube |
| 幹 | かん | (tree) trunk |
| 冠 | かん | crown, diadem, first, best, peerless, cap, naming, designating, initiating on coming of age, top character ra |
| 観 | かん | look, appearance, spectacle |
| 館 | かん | house, hall, building, hotel, inn, guesthouse |
| 簡易 | かんい | simplicity, easiness, quasi- |
| 感慨 | かんがい | strong feelings, deep emotion |
| 寒気 | かんき | cold, frost, chill |
| 簡潔 | かんけつ | brevity, conciseness, simplicity |
| 還元 | かんげん | resolution, reduction, return to origins |
| 刊行 | かんこう | publication, issue |
| 慣行 | かんこう | customary practice, habit, traditional event |
| 勧告 | かんこく | advice, counsel, remonstrance, recommendation |
| 看護 | かんご | nursing, (army) nurse |
| 漢語 | かんご | Chinese word, Sino-Japanese word |
| 換算 | かんさん | conversion, change, exchange |
| 監視 | かんし | observation, guarding, inspection, surveillance |
| 慣習 | かんしゅう | usual (historical) custom |
| 観衆 | かんしゅう | spectators, onlookers, members of the audience |
| 干渉 | かんしょう | interference, intervention |
| 感触 | かんしょく | sense of touch, feeling, sensation |
| 肝心 | かんじん | essential, fundamental, crucial, vital, main |
| 歓声 | かんせい | cheer, shout of joy |
| 感染 | かんせん | infection, contagion |
| 幹線 | かんせん | main line, trunk line |
| 関税 | かんぜい | customs, duty, tariff |
| 簡素 | かんそ | simplicity, plain |
| 観点 | かんてん | point of view |
| 感度 | かんど | sensitivity, severity (quake) |
| 幹部 | かんぶ | management, (executive) staff, leaders |
| 勘弁 | かんべん | pardon, forgiveness, forbearance |
| 完璧 | かんぺき | perfection, completeness, flawless |
| 感無量 | かんむりょう | deep feeling, inexpressible feeling, filled with emotion |
| 勧誘 | かんゆう | invitation, solicitation, canvassing, inducement, persuasion, encouragement |
| 関与 | かんよ | participation, taking part in, participating in, being concerned in |
| 慣用 | かんよう | common, customary |
| 寛容 | かんよう | forbearance, tolerance, generosity |
| 観覧 | かんらん | viewing |
| 官僚 | かんりょう | bureaucrat, bureaucracy |
| 慣例 | かんれい | custom, precedent, of convention |
| 還暦 | かんれき | 60th birthday |
| 貫禄 | かんろく | presence, dignity |
| 緩和 | かんわ | relief, mitigation |
| 蓋 | がい | cover, lid, cap |
| 街 | がい | ~street, ~quarters |
| 外貨 | がいか | imported goods, foreign money |
| 外観 | がいかん | appearance, exterior, facade |
| 外相 | がいしょう | Foreign Minister |
| 害する | がいする | to injure, to damage, to harm, to kill, to hinder |
| 概説 | がいせつ | general statement, outline |
| 該当 | がいとう | corresponding, answering to, coming under |
| 街頭 | がいとう | in the street |
| 概念 | がいねん | general idea, concept, notion |
| 外来 | がいらい | imported, outpatient clinic |
| 概略 | がいりゃく | outline, summary, gist, in brief |
| 学芸 | がくげい | arts and sciences, liberal arts |
| 学士 | がくし | university graduate |
| 学説 | がくせつ | theory |
| 楽譜 | がくふ | score (music) |
| 学歴 | がくれき | academic background |
| 崖 | がけ | cliff |
| 雅致 | がち | artistry, good taste, elegance, grace |
| がっくり | heartbroken |
| 合唱 | がっしょう | chorus, singing in a chorus |
| がっしり | firmly, solidly, tough |
| 合致 | がっち | agreement, concurrence, conforming to |
| がっちり | solidly built, tightly, shrewd, calculating |
| 月日 | がっぴ | (the) date |
| 合併 | がっぺい | combination, union, amalgamation, consolidation, merger, coalition, fusion, annexation, affiliation, incorpor |
| がる | feel |
| 側 | がわ | side, row, surroundings, part, (watch) case |
| 癌 | がん | cancer |
| 眼科 | がんか | ophthalmology |
| 眼球 | がんきゅう | eyeball |
| 眼鏡 | がんきょう | spectacles, glasses |
| 頑固 | がんこ | stubbornness, obstinacy |
| 願書 | がんしょ | written application or petition |
| 頑丈 | がんじょう | solid, firm, stout, burly, strong, sturdy |
| 岩石 | がんせき | rock |
| 元年 | がんねん | first year (of a specific reign) |
| 贋物 | がんぶつ | imitation, counterfeit, forgery, sham |
| 元来 | がんらい | originally, primarily, essentially, logically, naturally |
| 生 | き | pure, undiluted, raw, crude |
| 期 | き | period, time |
| 企画 | きかく | planning, project |
| 規格 | きかく | standard, norm |
| 着飾る | きかざる | to dress up |
| 器官 | きかん | organ (of body), instrument |
| 季刊 | きかん | quarterly (e.g. magazine) |
| 危害 | きがい | injury, harm, danger |
| 気兼ね | きがね | hesitance, diffidence, feeling constraint, fear of troubling someone, having scruples about doing someth |
| 気軽 | きがる | cheerful, buoyant, lighthearted |
| 危機 | きき | crisis |
| 聞き取り | ききとり | listening comprehension |
| 効き目 | ききめ | effect, virtue, efficacy, impression |
| 帰京 | ききょう | returning to Tokyo |
| 基金 | ききん | fund, foundation |
| 棄権 | きけん | abstain from voting, renunciation of a right |
| 喜劇 | きげき | comedy, funny show |
| 起源 | きげん | origin, beginning, rise |
| 機構 | きこう | mechanism, organization |
| 既婚 | きこん | marriage, married |
| 記載 | きさい | mention, entry |
| 気障 | きざ | affectation, conceit, snobbery |
| 兆し | きざし | signs, omen, symptoms |
| 兆 | きざし | signs, omen, symptoms |
| 軋む | きしむ | to jar, to creak, to grate |
| 気象 | きしょう | weather, climate |
| 期日 | きじつ | fixed date, settlement date |
| 記述 | きじゅつ | describing, descriptor |
| 奇数 | きすう | odd number |
| 築く | きずく | to build, to pile up, to amass |
| 傷付く | きずつく | to be hurt, to be wounded, to get injured |
| 規制 | きせい | regulation |
| 汽船 | きせん | steamship |
| 寄贈 | きそう | donation, presentation |
| 貴族 | きぞく | noble, aristocrat |
| 鍛える | きたえる | to forge, to drill, to temper, to train, to discipline |
| 来る | きたる | to come, to arrive, to be due to, to be next, to be forthcoming |
| 気立て | きだて | disposition, nature |
| きちっと | exactly, perfectly |
| 几帳面 | きちょうめん | methodical, punctual, steady |
| 切っ掛け | きっかけ | chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion |
| きっかり | exactly, precisely |
| 喫茶 | きっさ | tea drinking, tea house |
| きっちり | precisely, tightly |
| 屹度 | きっと | 1. (uk) surely, undoubtedly, certainly, without fail, 2. sternly, severely |
| きっぱり | clearly, plainly, distinctly |
| 規定 | きてい | regulation, provisions |
| 起点 | きてん | starting point |
| 軌道 | きどう | orbit, railroad track |
| 甲 | きのえ | 1st in rank, first sign of the Chinese calendar, shell, instep, grade A |
| 気配 | きはい | indication, market trend, worry |
| 規範 | きはん | model, standard, pattern, norm, criterion, example |
| 気品 | きひん | aroma |
| 気風 | きふう | character, traits, ethos |
| 起伏 | きふく | undulation |
| 規模 | きぼ | scale, scope, plan, structure |
| 気まぐれ | きまぐれ | whim, caprice, whimsy, fickle, moody, uneven temper |
| 生真面目 | きまじめ | too serious, person who is too serious, honesty, sincerity |
| 期末 | きまつ | end of term |
| 決まり悪い | きまりわるい | feeling awkward, being ashamed |
| 決まる | きまる | to be decided, to be settled, to look good in (clothes) |
| 記名 | きめい | signature, register |
| 脚色 | きゃくしょく | dramatization (e.g. film) |
| 脚本 | きゃくほん | scenario |
| 客観 | きゃっかん | objective |
| 規約 | きやく | agreement, rules, code |
| 救援 | きゅうえん | relief, rescue, reinforcement |
| 休学 | きゅうがく | temporary absence from school, suspension |
| 究極 | きゅうきょく | ultimate, final, eventual |
| 窮屈 | きゅうくつ | narrow, tight, stiff, rigid, uneasy, formal, constrained |
| 球根 | きゅうこん | (plant) bulb |
| 救済 | きゅうさい | relief, aid, rescue, salvation, help |
| 給食 | きゅうしょく | school lunch, providing a meal |
| 給仕 | きゅうじ | office boy (girl), page, waiter |
| 休戦 | きゅうせん | truce, armistice |
| 旧知 | きゅうち | old friend, old friendship |
| 宮殿 | きゅうでん | palace |
| 窮乏 | きゅうぼう | poverty |
| 丘陵 | きゅうりょう | hill |
| 共 | きょう | both, neither (neg), all, and, as well as, including, with, together with, plural ending |
| 供 | きょう | offer, present, submit, serve (a meal), supply |
| 驚異 | きょうい | wonder, miracle |
| 教員 | きょういん | teaching staff |
| 教科 | きょうか | subject, curriculum |
| 協会 | きょうかい | association, society, organization |
| 共感 | きょうかん | sympathy, response |
| 共学 | きょうがく | coeducation |
| 協議 | きょうぎ | conference, consultation, discussion, negotiation |
| 教訓 | きょうくん | lesson, precept, moral instruction |
| 境遇 | きょうぐう | environment, circumstances |
| 強行 | きょうこう | forcing, enforcement |
| 強硬 | きょうこう | firm, vigorous, unbending, unyielding, strong, stubborn |
| 凶作 | きょうさく | bad harvest, poor crop |
| 共産 | きょうさん | communism |
| 教材 | きょうざい | teaching materials |
| 教習 | きょうしゅう | training, instruction |
| 郷愁 | きょうしゅう | nostalgia, homesickness |
| 教職 | きょうしょく | teaching certificate, the teaching profession |
| 享受 | きょうじゅ | reception, acceptance, enjoyment, being given |
| 興じる | きょうじる | to amuse oneself, to make merry |
| 強制 | きょうせい | obligation, coercion, compulsion, enforcement |
| 共存 | きょうそん | coexistence |
| 姉妹 | きょうだい | sisters |
| 協調 | きょうちょう | co-operation, conciliation, harmony, firm (market) tone |
| 協定 | きょうてい | arrangement, pact, agreement |
| 脅迫 | きょうはく | threat, menace, coercion, terrorism |
| 共鳴 | きょうめい | resonance, sympathy |
| 郷里 | きょうり | birth-place, home town |
| 強烈 | きょうれつ | strong, intense, severe |
| 共和 | きょうわ | republicanism, cooperation |
| 曲 | きょく | tune, piece of music |
| 局限 | きょくげん | limit, localize |
| 極端 | きょくたん | extreme, extremity |
| 居住 | きょじゅう | residence |
| 拒絶 | きょぜつ | refusal, rejection |
| 拒否 | きょひ | denial, veto, rejection, refusal |
| 許容 | きょよう | permission, pardon |
| 距離 | きょり | distance, range |
| 寄与 | きよ | contribution, service |
| 清らか | きよらか | clean, pure, chaste |
| 気楽 | きらく | at ease, comfortable |
| 煌びやか | きらびやか | gorgeous, gaudy, dazzling, gay |
| 切り | きり | limits, end, bounds, period, place to leave off, closing sentence, all there is, only, since |
| 桐 | きり | paulownia tree |
| 切り替える | きりかえる | to change, to exchange, to convert, to renew, to throw a switch, to replace, to switch over |
| 気流 | きりゅう | atmospheric current |
| 奇麗 | きれい | pretty, clean, nice, tidy, beautiful, fair |
| 切れ目 | きれめ | break, pause, gap, end, rift, interruption, cut, section, notch, incision, end (of a task) |
| 際 | きわ | edge, brink, verge, side |
| 木綿 | きわた | cotton |
| 極めて | きわめて | exceedingly, extremely |
| 僅 | きん | a little, small quantity |
| 近眼 | きんがん | nearsightedness, shortsightedness, myopia |
| 緊急 | きんきゅう | urgent, pressing, emergency |
| 近々 | きんきん | nearness, before long |
| 近郊 | きんこう | suburbs, outskirts |
| 均衡 | きんこう | equilibrium, balance |
| 近視 | きんし | shortsightedness |
| 禁じる | きんじる | to prohibit |
| 禁ずる | きんずる | to forbid, to suppress |
| 勤勉 | きんべん | industry, diligence |
| 勤務 | きんむ | service, duty, work |
| 禁物 | きんもつ | taboo, forbidden thing |
| 勤労 | きんろう | labor, exertion, diligent service |
| 議案 | ぎあん | legislative bill |
| 戯曲 | ぎきょく | play, drama |
| 議決 | ぎけつ | resolution, decision, vote |
| 議事堂 | ぎじどう | Diet building |
| 犠牲 | ぎせい | sacrifice |
| 偽造 | ぎぞう | forgery, falsification, fabrication, counterfeiting |
| 議題 | ぎだい | topic of discussion, agenda |
| 技能 | ぎのう | technical skill, ability, capacity |
| 逆転 | ぎゃくてん | (sudden) change, reversal, turn-around, coming from behind (baseball) |
| 行 | ぎょう | line, row, verse |
| 業者 | ぎょうしゃ | trader, merchant |
| 行政 | ぎょうせい | administration |
| 業績 | ぎょうせき | achievement, performance, results, work, contribution |
| 業務 | ぎょうむ | business, affairs, duties, work |
| 玉 | ぎょく | king (shogi) |
| 漁船 | ぎょせん | fishing boat |
| 漁村 | ぎょそん | fishing village |
| 義理 | ぎり | duty, sense of duty, honor, decency, courtesy, debt of gratitude, social obligation |
| 疑惑 | ぎわく | doubt, misgivings, distrust, suspicion |
| 吟味 | ぎんみ | testing, scrutiny, careful investigation |
| 区 | く | ward, district, section |
| 食い違う | くいちがう | to cross each other, to run counter to, to differ, to clash, to go awry |
| 空腹 | くうふく | hunger |
| 区画 | くかく | division, section, compartment, boundary, area, block |
| 区間 | くかん | section (of track etc) |
| 茎 | くき | stalk |
| 区切り | くぎり | an end, a stop, punctuation |
| 潜る | くぐる | 1. to drive, to pass through, 2. to evade, to hide, 3. to dive (into or under water), to go undergro |
| 種々 | くさぐさ | variety |
| 嚏 | くしゃみ | sneeze |
| 旧事 | くじ | past events, bygones |
| 籤引 | くじびき | lottery, drawn lot |
| 擽ぐったい | くすぐったい | ticklish |
| 草臥れる | くたびれる | to get tired, to wear out |
| 下らない | くだらない | good-for-nothing, stupid, trivial, worthless |
| 件 | くだん | example, precedent, the usual, the said, the above-mentioned, (man) in question |
| 口ずさむ | くちずさむ | to hum something, to sing to oneself |
| 嘴 | くちばし | beak, bill |
| 朽ちる | くちる | to rot |
| くっきり | distinctly, clearly, boldly |
| 屈折 | くっせつ | bending, indentation, refraction |
| くっ付く | くっつく | to adhere to, to keep close to |
| くっ付ける | くっつける | to attach |
| 覆す | くつがえす | to overturn, to upset, to overthrow, to undermine |
| 諄い | くどい | verbose, importunate, heavy (taste) |
| 国境 | くにざかい | national or state border |
| 首飾り | くびかざり | necklace |
| 首輪 | くびわ | necklace, choker |
| 組み合わせ | くみあわせ | combination |
| 組み合わせる | くみあわせる | to join together, to combine, to join up |
| 組み込む | くみこむ | to insert, to include, to cut in (printing) |
| 蔵 | くら | warehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator |
| 苦しめる | くるしめる | to torment, to harass, to inflict pain |
| 包む | くるむ | to be engulfed in, to be enveloped by, to wrap up, to tuck in, to pack, to do up, to cover with, to dress i |
| 呉れ呉れも | くれぐれも | repeatedly, sincerely, earnestly |
| 呉れる | くれる | to give, to let one have, to do for one, to be given |
| 玄人 | くろうと | expert, professional, geisha, prostitute |
| 黒字 | くろじ | balance (figure) in the black |
| 君主 | くんしゅ | ruler, monarch |
| 愚痴 | ぐち | idle complaint, grumble |
| ぐっと | firmly, fast, much, more |
| ぐらい | approximately |
| 群 | ぐん | group (math) |
| 軍艦 | ぐんかん | warship, battleship |
| 群集 | ぐんしゅう | (social) group, crowd, throng, mob, multitude |
| 軍事 | ぐんじ | military affairs |
| 軍備 | ぐんび | armaments, military preparations |
| 軍服 | ぐんぷく | military or naval uniform |
| 刑 | けい | penalty, sentence, punishment |
| 頃 | けい | time, about, toward, approximately (time) |
| 傾 | けい | lean, incline |
| 系 | けい | system, lineage, group |
| 経過 | けいか | passage, expiration, progress |
| 軽快 | けいかい | rhythmical (e.g. melody), casual (e.g. dress), light, nimble |
| 警戒 | けいかい | warning, admonition, vigilance |
| 計器 | けいき | meter, gauge |
| 契機 | けいき | opportunity, chance |
| 敬具 | けいぐ | Sincerely yours |
| 軽減 | けいげん | abatement |
| 掲載 | けいさい | appearance (e.g. article in paper) |
| 傾斜 | けいしゃ | inclination, slant, slope, bevel, list, dip |
| 形成 | けいせい | formation |
| 形勢 | けいせい | condition, situation, prospects |
| 軽率 | けいそつ | rash, thoughtless, careless, hasty |
| 携帯 | けいたい | carrying something |
| 形態 | けいたい | form, shape, figure |
| 刑罰 | けいばつ | judgement, penalty, punishment |
| 経費 | けいひ | expenses, cost, outlay |
| 警部 | けいぶ | police inspector |
| 軽蔑 | けいべつ | scorn, disdain |
| 経歴 | けいれき | personal history, career |
| 経路 | けいろ | course, route, channel |
| 汚す | けがす | to disgrace, to dishonour |
| 汚らわしい | けがらわしい | filthy, unfair |
| 汚れ | けがれ | uncleanness, impurity, disgrace |
| 汚れる | けがれる | to get dirty, to become dirty |
| 獣 | けだもの | beast, brute |
| 吝嗇 | けち | stinginess, miser, miserliness, skinflint, tightwad, niggard, pinching pennies |
| 結核 | けっかく | tuberculosis, tubercule |
| 血管 | けっかん | blood vessel |
| 決行 | けっこう | doing (with resolve), carrying out (i.e. a plan) |
| 決算 | けっさん | balance sheet, settlement of accounts |
| 決勝 | けっしょう | decision of a contest, finals (in sports) |
| 結晶 | けっしょう | crystal, crystallization |
| 結成 | けっせい | formation |
| 結束 | けっそく | union, unity |
| 傑 | けつ | excellence |
| 決意 | けつい | decision, determination |
| 決議 | けつぎ | resolution, vote, decision |
| 結合 | けつごう | combination, union |
| 決断 | けつだん | decision, determination |
| 欠乏 | けつぼう | want, shortage, famine |
| 蹴飛ばす | けとばす | to kick away, to kick off, to kick (someone), to refuse, to reject |
| 貶す | けなす | to speak ill of |
| 煙たい | けむたい | smoky, feeling awkward |
| 煙る | けむる | to smoke (e.g. fire) |
| 家来 | けらい | retainer, retinue, servant |
| けれど | but, however |
| 圏 | けん | sphere, circle, range |
| 権 | けん | authority, the right (to do something) |
| 権威 | けんい | authority, power, influence |
| 兼業 | けんぎょう | side line, second business |
| 権限 | けんげん | power, authority, jurisdiction |
| 健在 | けんざい | in good health, well |
| 懸賞 | けんしょう | offering prizes, winning, reward |
| 検事 | けんじ | public prosecutor |
| 健全 | けんぜん | health, soundness, wholesome |
| 見地 | けんち | point of view |
| 賢明 | けんめい | wisdom, intelligence, prudence |
| 倹約 | けんやく | thrift, economy, frugality |
| 兼用 | けんよう | multi-use, combined use, combination, serving two purposes |
| 権力 | けんりょく | power, authority, influence |
| 劇団 | げきだん | troupe, theatrical company |
| 激励 | げきれい | encouragement |
| 月謝 | げっしゃ | monthly tuition fee |
| げっそり | being disheartened, losing weight |
| 月賦 | げっぷ | monthly installment |
| 下痢 | げり | diarrhoea |
| 原 | げん | original, primitive, primary, fundamental, raw |
| 原形 | げんけい | original form, base form |
| 現行 | げんこう | present, current, in operation |
| 原作 | げんさく | original work |
| 原子 | げんし | atom |
| 元首 | げんしゅ | ruler, sovereign |
| 原書 | げんしょ | original document |
| 減少 | げんしょう | decrease, reduction, decline |
| 現場 | げんじょう | actual spot, scene, scene of the crime |
| 元素 | げんそ | chemical element |
| 原則 | げんそく | principle, general rule |
| 現像 | げんぞう | developing (film) |
| 現地 | げんち | actual place, local |
| 限定 | げんてい | limit, restriction |
| 原点 | げんてん | origin (coordinates), starting point |
| 原典 | げんてん | original (text) |
| 減点 | げんてん | subtract, give a demerit |
| 原爆 | げんばく | atomic bomb |
| 原文 | げんぶん | the text, original |
| 厳密 | げんみつ | strict, close |
| 原油 | げんゆ | crude oil |
| 言論 | げんろん | discussion |
| 故 | こ | the late (deceased) |
| 戸 | こ | counter for houses |
| 児 | こ | child, the young of animals |
| 巨 | こ | big, large, great |
| 恋する | こいする | to fall in love with, to love |
| 溝 | こう | 10^38, hundred undecillion (American), hundred sextillion (British) |
| 校 | こう | -school, proof |
| 好意 | こうい | good will, favor, courtesy |
| 行為 | こうい | act, deed, conduct |
| 行員 | こういん | bank clerk |
| 交易 | こうえき | trade, commerce |
| 公演 | こうえん | public performance |
| 後悔 | こうかい | regret, repentance |
| 公開 | こうかい | presenting to the public |
| 航海 | こうかい | sail, voyage |
| 工学 | こうがく | engineering |
| 皇居 | こうきょ | Imperial Palace |
| 好況 | こうきょう | prosperous conditions, healthy economy |
| 抗議 | こうぎ | protest, objection |
| 鉱業 | こうぎょう | mining industry |
| 興業 | こうぎょう | industrial enterprise |
| 高原 | こうげん | tableland, plateau |
| 煌々と | こうこうと | brilliantly, brightly |
| 考古学 | こうこがく | archaeology |
| 交互 | こうご | mutual, reciprocal, alternate |
| 工作 | こうさく | work, construction, handicraft, maneuvering |
| 耕作 | こうさく | cultivation, farming |
| 鉱山 | こうざん | mine (ore) |
| 講習 | こうしゅう | short course, training |
| 交渉 | こうしょう | negotiations, discussions, connection |
| 高尚 | こうしょう | high, noble, refined, advanced |
| 行進 | こうしん | march, parade |
| 香辛料 | こうしんりょう | spices |
| 口述 | こうじゅつ | verbal statement |
| 控除 | こうじょ | subsidy, deduction |
| 向上 | こうじょう | elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress |
| 降水 | こうすい | rainfall, precipitation |
| 洪水 | こうずい | flood |
| 公然 | こうぜん | open (e.g. secret), public, official |
| 抗争 | こうそう | dispute, resistance |
| 構想 | こうそう | plan, plot, idea, conception |
| 拘束 | こうそく | restriction, restraint |
| 後退 | こうたい | retreat, backspace (BS) |
| 光沢 | こうたく | brilliance, polish, lustre, glossy finish (of photographs) |
| 公団 | こうだん | public corporation |
| 好調 | こうちょう | favourable, promising, satisfactory, in good shape |
| 口頭 | こうとう | oral |
| 講読 | こうどく | reading, translation |
| 購読 | こうどく | subscription (e.g. magazine) |
| 購入 | こうにゅう | purchase, buy |
| 公認 | こうにん | official recognition, authorization, licence, accreditation |
| 光熱費 | こうねつひ | cost of fuel and light |
| 荒廃 | こうはい | ruin |
| 購買 | こうばい | purchase, buy |
| 好評 | こうひょう | popularity, favorable reputation |
| 交付 | こうふ | delivering, furnishing (with copies) |
| 降伏 | こうふく | capitulation, surrender, submission |
| 興奮 | こうふん | excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal |
| 公募 | こうぼ | public appeal, public contribution |
| 巧妙 | こうみょう | ingenious, skillful, clever, deft |
| 公用 | こうよう | government business, public use, public expense |
| 小売 | こうり | retail |
| 効率 | こうりつ | efficiency |
| 公立 | こうりつ | public (institution) |
| 小柄 | こがら | short (build) |
| 小切手 | こぎって | cheque, check |
| 国産 | こくさん | domestic products |
| 国定 | こくてい | state-sponsored, national |
| 国土 | こくど | realm |
| 告白 | こくはく | confession, acknowledgement |
| 国防 | こくぼう | national defence |
| 国有 | こくゆう | national ownership |
| 国連 | こくれん | U.N., United Nations |
| 漕ぐ | こぐ | to row, to scull, to pedal |
| 焦げ茶 | こげちゃ | black tea |
| 個々 | ここ | individual, one by one |
| 箇箇 | ここ | individual, separate |
| 心地 | ここち | feeling, sensation, mood |
| 心得 | こころえ | knowledge, information |
| 心掛け | こころがけ | readiness, intention, aim |
| 心掛ける | こころがける | to bear in mind, to aim to do |
| 志 | こころざし | will, intention, motive |
| 志す | こころざす | to plan, to intend, to aspire to, to set aims (sights on) |
| 心強い | こころづよい | heartening, reassuring |
| 心細い | こころぼそい | helpless, forlorn, hopeless, unpromising, lonely, discouraging, disheartening |
| 試み | こころみ | trial, experiment |
| 試みる | こころみる | to try, to test |
| 快い | こころよい | pleasant, agreeable |
| 凝らす | こごらす | to freeze, to congeal |
| 凝る | こごる | to congeal, to freeze |
| 拵える | こしらえる | to make, to manufacture |
| 孤児 | こじ | orphan |
| 拗れる | こじれる | to get complicated, to grow worse |
| 故人 | こじん | the deceased, old friend |
| 梢 | こずえ | treetop |
| 個性 | こせい | individuality, personality, idiosyncrasy |
| 戸籍 | こせき | census, family register |
| 小銭 | こぜに | coins, small change |
| 固体 | こたい | solid (body) |
| 答え | こたえ | answer, response |
| 堪える | こたえる | to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with, to support, to withstand, to resist, to brave, to be fit for, t |
| 火燵 | こたつ | table with heater, (orig) charcoal brazier in a floor well |
| 古代 | こだい | ancient times |
| こだわる | to fuss over, to be particular about, to be concerned about |
| 誇張 | こちょう | exaggeration |
| 滑稽 | こっけい | funny, humorous, comical, laughable, ridiculous, joking |
| 国交 | こっこう | diplomatic relations |
| 骨董品 | こっとうひん | curio |
| 骨 | こつ | knack, skill |
| 固定 | こてい | fixation |
| 事柄 | ことがら | matter, thing, affair, circumstance |
| 悉く | ことごとく | altogether, entirely |
| 言伝 | ことづて | declaration, hearsay |
| 殊に | ことに | especially, above all |
| 事によると | ことによると | depending on the circumstances |
| 孤独 | こどく | isolation, loneliness, solitude |
| 粉々 | こなごな | in very small pieces |
| 此の | この | this |
| この間 | このあいだ | the other day, lately, recently |
| この頃 | このごろ | recently |
| 好ましい | このましい | nice, likeable, desirable |
| 個別 | こべつ | particular case |
| 零す | こぼす | to spill |
| 零れる | こぼれる | to overflow, to spill |
| 細やか | こまやか | friendly |
| 混む | こむ | to be crowded |
| 込める | こめる | to include, to put into |
| 篭る | こもる | to seclude oneself, to be confined in, to be implied, to be stuffy |
| 固有 | こゆう | characteristic, tradition, peculiar, inherent, eigen- |
| 雇用 | こよう | employment (long term), hire |
| 暦 | こよみ | calendar, almanac |
| 堪える | こらえる | to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with, to support, to withstand, to resist, to brave, to be fit for, t |
| 孤立 | こりつ | isolation, helplessness |
| 懲りる | こりる | to learn by experience, to be disgusted with |
| 此れ | これ | this |
| 此れ等 | これら | these |
| 魂 | こん | soul, spirit |
| 根気 | こんき | patience, perseverance, energy |
| 根拠 | こんきょ | basis, foundation |
| 混血 | こんけつ | mixed race, mixed parentage |
| 昆虫 | こんちゅう | insect, bug |
| 根底 | こんてい | root, basis, foundation |
| 混同 | こんどう | confusion, mixing, merger |
| 今日は | こんにちは | hello, good day (daytime greeting id) |
| 今晩は | こんばんは | good evening |
| 根本 | こんぽん | origin, source, foundation, root, base, principle |
| 御 | ご | go-, honourable |
| 語彙 | ごい | vocabulary, glossary |
| 濠 | ごう | moat |
| 業 | ごう | Buddhist karma, actions committed in a former life |
| 号 | ごう | number, issue |
| 合意 | ごうい | agreement, consent, mutual understanding |
| 合議 | ごうぎ | consultation, conference |
| 強気 | ごうぎ | great, grand |
| 合成 | ごうせい | synthesis, composition, synthetic, composite, mixed, combined, compound |
| 護衛 | ごえい | guard, convoy, escort |
| 語句 | ごく | words, phrases |
| 極楽 | ごくらく | paradise |
| ご苦労様 | ごくろうさま | Thank you very much for your.... |
| 語源 | ごげん | word root, word derivation, etymology |
| 誤差 | ごさ | error |
| ご座います | ございます | to be (polite), to exist |
| ご馳走 | ごちそう | feast, treating (someone) |
| ご馳走さま | ごちそうさま | feast |
| 毎 | ごと | each respectively |
| 碁盤 | ごばん | Go board |
| ご無沙汰 | ごぶさた | not writing or contacting for a while |
| 誤魔化す | ごまかす | to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent |
| 御免ください | ごめんください | May I come in? |
| 御免なさい | ごめんなさい | I beg your pardon, excuse me |
| 御覧なさい | ごらんなさい | (please) look, (please) try to do |
| 佐 | さ | help |
| 再 | さい | re-, again, repeated |
| 差異 | さい | difference, disparity |
| 歳 | さい | #NAME? |
| 再会 | さいかい | another meeting, meeting again, reunion |
| 災害 | さいがい | calamity, disaster, misfortune |
| 細菌 | さいきん | bacillus, bacterium, germ |
| 細工 | さいく | work, craftsmanship, tactics, trick |
| 採掘 | さいくつ | mining |
| 採決 | さいけつ | vote, roll call |
| 再建 | さいけん | rebuilding, reconstruction, rehabilitation |
| 再現 | さいげん | reappearance, reproduction, return, revival |
| 採算 | さいさん | profit |
| 採集 | さいしゅう | collecting, gathering |
| 再生 | さいせい | playback, regeneration, resuscitation, return to life, rebirth, reincarnation, narrow escape, reclamation, r |
| 最善 | さいぜん | the very best |
| 採択 | さいたく | adoption, selection, choice |
| 再発 | さいはつ | return, relapse, reoccurrence |
| 栽培 | さいばい | cultivation |
| 細胞 | さいぼう | cell (biology) |
| 採用 | さいよう | use, adopt |
| 遮る | さえぎる | to interrupt, to intercept, to obstruct |
| 囀る | さえずる | to sing, to chirp, to twitter |
| 冴える | さえる | to be clear, to be serene, to be cold, to be skillful |
| 竿 | さお | rod, pole (e.g. for drying laundry) |
| 栄える | さかえる | to prosper, to flourish |
| 杯 | さかずき | wine cups |
| 逆立ち | さかだち | handstand, headstand |
| 逆上る | さかのぼる | to go back, to go upstream, to make retroactive |
| 盛る | さかる | to prosper, to flourish, to copulate (animals) |
| 差額 | さがく | balance, difference, margin |
| 下がる | さがる | to hang down, to abate, to retire, to fall, to step back |
| 一昨昨日 | さきおととい | two days before yesterday |
| 先に | さきに | before, earlier than, ahead, beyond, away, previously, recently |
| 詐欺 | さぎ | fraud, swindle |
| 作 | さく | a work, a harvest |
| 策 | さく | plan, policy |
| 柵 | さく | fence, paling |
| 削減 | さくげん | cut, reduction, curtailment |
| 錯誤 | さくご | mistake |
| 作戦 | さくせん | military or naval operations, tactics, strategy |
| 作物 | さくぶつ | literary work |
| 叫び | さけび | shout, scream, outcry |
| 裂ける | さける | to split, to tear, to burst |
| 捧げる | ささげる | to lift up, to give, to offer, to consecrate, to devote, to sacrifice, to dedicate |
| 差し掛かる | さしかかる | to come near to, to approach |
| 指図 | さしず | instruction, mandate |
| 差し出す | さしだす | to present, to submit, to tender, to hold out |
| 差し支える | さしつかえる | to interfere, to hinder, to become impeded |
| 差し引く | さしひく | to deduct |
| 些事 | さじ | something small or petty, trifle |
| 授ける | さずける | to grant, to award, to teach |
| 嘸 | さぞ | I am sure, certainly, no doubt |
| 定まる | さだまる | to become settled, to be fixed |
| 定める | さだめる | to decide, to establish, to determine |
| 錯覚 | さっかく | optical illusion, hallucination |
| 早急 | さっきゅう | urgent |
| 察する | さっする | to guess, to sense, to presume, to judge, to sympathize with |
| さっと | quickly, suddenly |
| 冊 | さつ | counter for books |
| 殺人 | さつじん | murder |
| 偖 | さて | well, now, then |
| 悟る | さとる | to attain enlightenment, to perceive, to understand, to discern |
| 真実 | さな | truth, reality |
| 裁く | さばく | to judge |
| 錆び | さび | rust (colour) |
| 左程 | さほど | (not) very, (not) much |
| 様 | さま | Mr. or Mrs., manner, kind, appearance |
| 三味線 | さみせん | three-stringed Japanese guitar, shamisen |
| 侍 | さむらい | Samurai, warrior |
| 然も | さも | with gusto, with satisfaction |
| 作用 | さよう | action, operation, effect, function |
| 左様なら | さようなら | good-bye |
| 拐う | さらう | to carry off, to run away with, to kidnap, to abduct |
| 爽やか | さわやか | fresh, refreshing, invigorating, clear, fluent, eloquent |
| 障る | さわる | to hinder, to interfere with, to affect, to do one harm, to be harmful to |
| 酸 | さん | acid |
| さん | Mr or Mrs |
| 酸化 | さんか | oxidation |
| 山岳 | さんがく | mountains |
| 産休 | さんきゅう | maternity leave |
| 桟橋 | さんきょう | wharf, bridge, jetty, pier |
| 参議院 | さんぎいん | House of Councillors |
| 産後 | さんご | postpartum, after childbirth |
| 産出 | さんしゅつ | yield, produce |
| 参照 | さんしょう | reference, consultation, consultation |
| 参上 | さんじょう | calling on, visiting |
| 賛成 | さんせい | approval, agreement, support, favour |
| 賛美 | さんび | praise, adoration, glorification |
| 産婦人科 | さんふじんか | maternity and gynecology department |
| 産物 | さんぶつ | product, result, fruit |
| 山腹 | さんぷく | hillside, mountainside |
| 山脈 | さんみゃく | mountain range |
| 財 | ざい | fortune, riches |
| 財源 | ざいげん | source of funds, resources, finances |
| 在庫 | ざいこ | stockpile, stock |
| 財政 | ざいせい | economy, financial affairs |
| 座談会 | ざだんかい | symposium, round-table discussion |
| 雑貨 | ざっか | miscellaneous goods, general goods, sundries |
| 雑 | ざつ | rough, crude |
| 雑談 | ざつだん | chatting, idle talk |
| 雑木 | ざつぼく | various kinds of small trees, assorted trees |
| 座標 | ざひょう | coordinate(s) |
| 残金 | ざんきん | remaining money |
| 残酷 | ざんこく | cruelty, harshness |
| 残高 | ざんだか | (bank) balance, remainder |
| 死 | し | death, decease |
| し | 10^24 (kanji is JIS X 0212 kuten 4906), septillion (American), quadrillion (British) |
| 次 | し | order, sequence, times, next, below |
| 仕上がり | しあがり | finish, end, completion |
| 仕上げ | しあげ | end, finishing touches, being finished |
| 仕上げる | しあげる | to finish up, to complete |
| 明々後日 | しあさって | two days after tomorrow |
| 飼育 | しいく | breeding, raising, rearing |
| 強いて | しいて | by force |
| 強いる | しいる | to force, to compel, to coerce |
| 仕入れる | しいれる | to lay in stock, to replenish stock, to procure |
| しいんと | silent (as the grave), (deathly) quiet |
| 歯科 | しか | dentistry |
| 資格 | しかく | qualifications, requirements, capabilities |
| 視覚 | しかく | sense of sight, vision |
| 仕掛け | しかけ | device, trick, mechanism, gadget, (small) scale, half finished, commencement, set up, challenge |
| 仕掛ける | しかける | to commence, to lay (mines), to set (traps), to wage (war), to challenge |
| 然し | しかし | however, but |
| 然しながら | しかしながら | nevertheless, however |
| 而も | しかも | moreover, furthermore, nevertheless, and yet |
| 市街 | しがい | urban areas, the streets, town, city |
| 指揮 | しき | command, direction |
| 色彩 | しきさい | colour, hue, tints |
| 式場 | しきじょう | ceremonial hall, place of ceremony (e.g. marriage) |
| 為来り | しきたり | customs |
| 頻りに | しきりに | frequently, repeatedly, incessantly, eagerly |
| 仕切る | しきる | to partition, to divide, to mark off, to settle accounts, to toe the mark |
| 資金 | しきん | funds, capital |
| 施行 | しぎょう | 1. execution, enforcing, carrying out |
| しくじる | to fail, to fall through, to blunder |
| 仕組み | しくみ | devising, plan, plot, contrivance, construction, arrangement |
| 死刑 | しけい | death penalty, capital punishment |
| 湿気る | しける | to be damp, to be moist |
| 思考 | しこう | thought |
| 志向 | しこう | intention, aim |
| 嗜好 | しこう | taste, liking, preference |
| 視察 | しさつ | inspection, observation |
| 資産 | しさん | property, fortune, means, assets |
| 刺繍 | ししゅう | embroidery |
| 支持 | しじ | support, maintenance |
| 指示 | しじ | indication, instruction, directions |
| 雫 | しずく | drop (of water) |
| 沈める | しずめる | to sink, to submerge |
| 施設 | しせつ | institution, establishment, facility, (army) engineer |
| 子息 | しそく | son |
| 慕う | したう | to yearn for, to miss, to adore, to love dearly |
| 従って | したがって | therefore, consequently, in accordance with |
| 下心 | したごころ | secret intention, motive |
| 親しむ | したしむ | to be intimate with, to befriend |
| 下調べ | したしらべ | preliminary investigation, preparation |
| 下地 | したじ | groundwork, foundation, inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge of, grounding in, prearrangement, spade |
| 認める | したためる | to write up |
| 仕立てる | したてる | to tailor, to make, to prepare, to train, to send (a messenger) |
| 下取り | したどり | trade in, part exchange |
| 下火 | したび | burning low, waning, declining |
| 失格 | しっかく | disqualification, elimination, incapacity (legal) |
| 確り | しっかり | firmly, tightly, reliable, level-headed, steady |
| 質素 | しっそ | simplicity, modesty, frugality |
| 失調 | しっちょう | lack of harmony |
| 嫉妬 | しっと | jealousy |
| 尻尾 | しっぽ | tail (animal) |
| 室 | しつ | room |
| 質疑 | しつぎ | question |
| 躾 | しつけ | home discipline, training, upbringing, breeding |
| 仕付ける | しつける | to be used to a job, to begin to do, to baste, to tack, to plant |
| 指摘 | してき | pointing out, identification |
| 視点 | してん | opinion, point of view, visual point |
| 萎びる | しなびる | to wilt, to fade |
| 嫋か | しなやか | supple, flexible, elastic |
| 屎尿 | しにょう | excreta, raw sewage, human waste, night soil |
| 凌ぐ | しのぐ | to outdo, to surpass, to endure, to keep out (rain), to stave off, to tide over, to pull through, to defy, t |
| 始発 | しはつ | first train |
| 芝 | しば | lawn, sod, turf |
| 屡 | しばしば | often, again and again, frequently |
| 暫く | しばらく | little while |
| 痺れる | しびれる | to become numb, to go to sleep (i.e. a limb) |
| 渋い | しぶい | 1. tasteful (clothing), cool, an aura of refined masculinity, 2. astringent, sullen, bitter (taste), 3 |
| 私物 | しぶつ | private property, personal effects |
| しぶとい | tenacious, stubborn |
| 司法 | しほう | administration of justice |
| 脂肪 | しぼう | fat, grease, blubber |
| 志望 | しぼう | wish, desire, ambition |
| 萎む | しぼむ | to wither, to fade (away), to shrivel, to wilt |
| 仕舞 | しまい | end, termination, informal (Noh play) |
| 仕舞う | しまう | to finish, to close, to do something completely, to put away, to put an end to |
| しまった | Damn it! |
| 始末 | しまつ | management, dealing, settlement, cleaning up afterwards |
| 泌み泌み | しみじみ | keenly, deeply, heartily |
| 染みる | しみる | to pierce, to permeate |
| 使命 | しめい | mission, errand, message |
| 締め切り | しめきり | closing, cut-off, end, deadline, Closed, No Entrance |
| 僕 | しもべ | manservant, servant (of God) |
| 社交 | しゃこう | social life, social intercourse |
| 謝絶 | しゃぜつ | refusal |
| 社宅 | しゃたく | company owned house |
| 吃逆 | しゃっくり | hiccough, hiccup |
| 喋る | しゃべる | to talk, to chat, to chatter |
| 斜面 | しゃめん | slope, slanting surface, bevel |
| 洒落 | しゃらく | frank, open-hearted |
| 洒落る | しゃれる | to joke, to play on words, to dress stylishly |
| 視野 | しや | field of vision, outlook |
| 種 | しゅ | kind, variety, species |
| 衆 | しゅう | masses, great number, the people |
| 周 | しゅう | circuit, lap, circumference, vicinity, Chou (dynasty) |
| 収益 | しゅうえき | earnings, proceeds, returns |
| 修学 | しゅうがく | learning |
| 周期 | しゅうき | cycle, period |
| 衆議院 | しゅうぎいん | Lower House, House of Representatives |
| 就業 | しゅうぎょう | employment, starting work |
| 修行 | しゅうぎょう | pursuit of knowledge, studying, learning, training, ascetic practice, discipline |
| 集計 | しゅうけい | totalization, aggregate |
| 襲撃 | しゅうげき | attack, charge, raid |
| 収支 | しゅうし | income and expenditure |
| 終始 | しゅうし | beginning and end, from beginning to end, doing a thing from beginning to end |
| 修士 | しゅうし | Masters degree program |
| 収集 | しゅうしゅう | gathering up, collection, accumulation |
| 修飾 | しゅうしょく | ornamentation, embellishment, decoration, adornment, polish up (writing), modification (gram) |
| 終日 | しゅうじつ | all day |
| 執着 | しゅうじゃく | attachment, adhesion, tenacity |
| 収容 | しゅうよう | accommodation, reception, seating, housing, custody, admission, entering (in a dictionary) |
| 修了 | しゅうりょう | completion (of a course) |
| 守衛 | しゅえい | security guard, doorkeeper |
| 主演 | しゅえん | starring, playing the leading part |
| 主観 | しゅかん | subjectivity, subject, ego |
| 祝賀 | しゅくが | celebration, congratulations |
| 宿命 | しゅくめい | fate, destiny, predestination |
| 主権 | しゅけん | sovereignty, supremacy, dominion |
| 手芸 | しゅげい | handicrafts |
| 主催 | しゅさい | organization, sponsorship |
| 取材 | しゅざい | choice of subject, collecting data |
| 趣旨 | しゅし | object, meaning |
| 主食 | しゅしょく | staple food |
| 主人公 | しゅじんこう | protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story), head of household |
| 主体 | しゅたい | subject, main constituent |
| 主題 | しゅだい | subject, theme, motif |
| 出血 | しゅっけつ | bleeding, haemorrhage |
| 出産 | しゅっさん | (child)birth, delivery, production (of goods) |
| 出社 | しゅっしゃ | arrival (in a country at work etc.) |
| 出生 | しゅっしょう | birth |
| 出世 | しゅっせ | promotion, successful career, eminence |
| 出費 | しゅっぴ | expenses, disbursements |
| 出品 | しゅっぴん | exhibit, display |
| 出演 | しゅつえん | performance, stage appearance |
| 出題 | しゅつだい | proposing a question |
| 出動 | しゅつどう | sailing, marching, going out |
| 主導 | しゅどう | main leadership |
| 主任 | しゅにん | person in charge, responsible official |
| 首脳 | しゅのう | head, brains |
| 守備 | しゅび | defense |
| 手法 | しゅほう | technique |
| 私有 | しゆう | private ownership |
| 諸 | しょ | various, many, several |
| 背負う | しょう | to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder |
| 象 | しょう | phenomenon |
| 症 | しょう | illness |
| 傷 | しょう | wound, injury, hurt, cut, gash, bruise, scratch, scar, weak point |
| 商 | しょう | quotient |
| 消去 | しょうきょ | elimination, erasing, dying out, melting away |
| 衝撃 | しょうげき | shock, crash, impact, ballistic |
| 証言 | しょうげん | evidence, testimony |
| 証拠 | しょうこ | evidence, proof |
| 消耗 | しょうこう | exhaustion, consumption |
| 照合 | しょうごう | collation, comparison |
| 詳細 | しょうさい | detail, particulars |
| 昇進 | しょうしん | promotion |
| 少数 | しょうすう | minority, few |
| 称する | しょうする | to pretend, to take the name of, to feign, to purport |
| 消息 | しょうそく | news, letter, circumstances |
| 承諾 | しょうだく | consent, acquiescence, agreement |
| 象徴 | しょうちょう | symbol |
| 小児科 | しょうにか | pediatrics |
| 証人 | しょうにん | witness |
| 照明 | しょうめい | illumination |
| 勝利 | しょうり | victory, triumph, conquest, success, win |
| 奨励 | しょうれい | encouragement, promotion, message, address |
| 職員 | しょくいん | staff member, personnel |
| 植民地 | しょくみんち | colony |
| 職務 | しょくむ | professional duties |
| 諸君 | しょくん | Gentlemen!, Ladies! |
| 所在 | しょざい | whereabouts |
| 所々 | しょしょ | here and there, some parts (of something) |
| 所持 | しょじ | possession, owning |
| 所属 | しょぞく | attached to, belong to |
| 処置 | しょち | treatment |
| しょっちゅう | always, constantly |
| 所定 | しょてい | fixed, prescribed |
| 所得 | しょとく | income, earnings |
| 初版 | しょはん | first edition |
| 処罰 | しょばつ | punishment |
| 書評 | しょひょう | book review |
| 処分 | しょぶん | disposal, dealing, punishment |
| 庶民 | しょみん | masses, common people |
| 庶務 | しょむ | general affairs |
| 私用 | しよう | personal use, private business |
| 仕様 | しよう | way, method, resource, remedy, (technical) specification |
| 使用人 | しようにん | employee, servant |
| 調べ | しらべ | preparation, investigation, inspection |
| 知り合い | しりあい | acquaintance |
| 退く | しりぞく | to retreat, to recede, to withdraw |
| 退ける | しりぞける | to repel, to drive away |
| 記す | しるす | to note, to write down |
| 指令 | しれい | orders, instructions, directive |
| 代 | しろ | price, materials, substitution |
| 皺 | しわ | wrinkles, creases |
| 新 | しん | new |
| 進化 | しんか | evolution, progress |
| 殿 | しんがり | rear, rear unit guard |
| 審議 | しんぎ | deliberation |
| 進行 | しんこう | advance |
| 新興 | しんこう | rising, developing, emergent |
| 振興 | しんこう | promotion, encouragement |
| 申告 | しんこく | report, statement, filing a return, notification |
| 新婚 | しんこん | newly-wed |
| 審査 | しんさ | judging, inspection, examination, investigation |
| 紳士 | しんし | gentleman |
| 進出 | しんしゅつ | advance, step forward |
| 信者 | しんじゃ | believer, adherent, devotee, Christian |
| 真珠 | しんじゅ | pearl |
| 心中 | しんじゅう | double suicide, lovers suicide |
| 心情 | しんじょう | mentality |
| 新人 | しんじん | new face, newcomer |
| 神聖 | しんせい | holiness, sacredness, dignity |
| 親善 | しんぜん | friendship |
| 真相 | しんそう | truth, real situation |
| 新築 | しんちく | new building, new construction |
| 進呈 | しんてい | presentation |
| 進展 | しんてん | progress, development |
| 神殿 | しんでん | temple, sacred place |
| 進度 | しんど | progress |
| 振動 | しんどう | oscillation, vibration |
| 新入生 | しんにゅうせい | freshman, first-year student |
| 信任 | しんにん | trust, confidence, credence |
| 審判 | しんばん | refereeing, trial, judgement, umpire, referee |
| 神秘 | しんぴ | mystery |
| 辛抱 | しんぼう | patience, endurance |
| 真理 | しんり | truth |
| 侵略 | しんりゃく | aggression, invasion, raid |
| 診療 | しんりょう | medical examination and treatment, diagnosis |
| 進路 | しんろ | course, route |
| 自覚 | じかく | self-conscious |
| 地方 | じかた | area, locality, district, region, the coast |
| 自我 | じが | self, the ego |
| 磁気 | じき | magnetism |
| 磁器 | じき | porcelain, china |
| 事業 | じぎょう | project, enterprise, business, industry, operations |
| 地形 | じぎょう | terrain, geographical features, topography |
| 軸 | じく | axis, stem, shaft, axle |
| 自己 | じこ | self, oneself |
| 事項 | じこう | matter, item, facts |
| 時刻表 | じこくひょう | table, diagram, chart, timetable, schedule |
| 地獄 | じごく | hell |
| 時差 | じさ | time difference |
| 自在 | じざい | freely, at will |
| 自主 | じしゅ | independence, autonomy |
| 自首 | じしゅ | surrender, give oneself up |
| 辞職 | じしょく | resignation |
| 自信 | じしん | self-confidence |
| 事前 | じぜん | prior, beforehand, in advance |
| 自尊心 | じそんしん | self-respect, conceit |
| 持続 | じぞく | continuation |
| 字体 | じたい | type, font, lettering |
| 辞退 | じたい | refusal |
| じっくり | deliberately, carefully |
| 実質 | じっしつ | substance, essence |
| 実践 | じっせん | practice, put into practice |
| 実態 | じったい | truth, fact |
| 実費 | じっぴ | actual expense, cost price |
| 十分 | じっぷん | 10 minutes |
| 実 | じつ | truth, reality, sincerity, fidelity, kindness, faith, substance, essence |
| 実業家 | じつぎょうか | industrialist, businessman |
| 実情 | じつじょう | real condition, actual circumstances, actual state of affairs |
| 自転 | じてん | rotation, spin |
| 自動詞 | じどうし | intransitive verb (no direct obj) |
| 地主 | じぬし | landlord |
| 耳鼻科 | じびか | otolaryngology |
| 地元 | じもと | local |
| 弱 | じゃく | weakness, the weak, little less then |
| 若干 | じゃっかん | some, few, number of |
| 砂利 | じゃり | gravel, ballast, pebbles |
| じゃん拳 | じゃんけん | rock-scissors-paper game |
| 住 | じゅう | dwelling, living |
| 従業員 | じゅうぎょういん | employee, worker |
| 従事 | じゅうじ | engaging, pursuing, following |
| 充実 | じゅうじつ | fullness, completion, perfection, substantiality, enrichment |
| 十字路 | じゅうじろ | crossroads |
| 絨毯 | じゅうたん | carpet |
| 柔軟 | じゅうなん | flexible, lithe |
| 重複 | じゅうふく | duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration |
| 重宝 | じゅうほう | priceless treasure, convenience, usefulness |
| 従来 | じゅうらい | up to now, so far, traditional |
| 塾 | じゅく | coaching school, lessons |
| 樹木 | じゅもく | trees and shrubs, arbour |
| 樹立 | じゅりつ | establish, create |
| 準急 | じゅんきゅう | local express (train slower than an express) |
| 準じる | じゅんじる | to follow, to conform, to apply to |
| 準ずる | じゅんずる | to apply correspondingly, to correspond to, to be proportionate to, to conform to |
| 助 | じょ | help, rescue, assistant |
| 情 | じょう | feelings, emotion, passion |
| 畳 | じょう | #NAME? |
| 尉 | じょう | jailer, old man, rank, company officer |
| 嬢 | じょう | young woman |
| 状 | じょう | shape |
| 上位 | じょうい | superior (rank not class), higher order (e.g. byte), host computer (of connected device) |
| 上演 | じょうえん | performance (e.g. music) |
| 城下 | じょうか | land near the castle |
| 乗客 | じょうかく | passenger |
| 上空 | じょうくう | sky, the skies, high-altitude sky, upper air |
| 上司 | じょうし | superior authorities, boss |
| 情緒 | じょうしょ | emotion, feeling |
| 上昇 | じょうしょう | rising, ascending, climbing |
| 情勢 | じょうせい | state of things, condition, situation |
| 情熱 | じょうねつ | passion, enthusiasm, zeal |
| 丈夫 | じょうふ | 1. hero, gentleman, warrior, manly person, 2. good health, robustness, strong, solid, durable |
| 譲歩 | じょうほ | concession, conciliation, compromise |
| 条約 | じょうやく | treaty, pact |
| 上陸 | じょうりく | landing, disembarkation |
| 蒸留 | じょうりゅう | distillation |
| 除外 | じょがい | exception, exclusion |
| 助言 | じょげん | advice, suggestion |
| 徐行 | じょこう | going slowly |
| 女史 | じょし | Ms. |
| 助詞 | じょし | particle, postposition |
| 助動詞 | じょどうし | auxiliary verb |
| 自立 | じりつ | independence, self-reliance |
| 人 | じん | man, person, people |
| 人格 | じんかく | personality, character, individuality |
| 人材 | じんざい | man of talent |
| 迅速 | じんそく | quick, fast, rapid, swift, prompt |
| 人体 | じんたい | human body |
| 人民 | じんみん | people, public |
| 人目 | じんもく | glimpse, public gaze |
| 水気 | すいき | 1. moisture, dampness, vapor, 2. dropsy, edema |
| 水源 | すいげん | source of river, fountainhead |
| 推進 | すいしん | propulsion, driving force |
| 水洗 | すいせん | flushing |
| 吹奏 | すいそう | playing wind instruments |
| 推測 | すいそく | guess, conjecture |
| 水田 | すいでん | (water-filled) paddy field |
| 推理 | すいり | reasoning, inference, mystery or detective genre (movie novel etc.) |
| 数詞 | すうし | numeral |
| 崇拝 | すうはい | worship, adoration, admiration, cult |
| 据え付ける | すえつける | to install, to equip, to mount |
| 据える | すえる | to set (table), to lay (foundation), to place (gun), to apply (moxa) |
| 清々しい | すがすがしい | fresh, refreshing |
| 過ぎ | すぎ | past, after |
| 救い | すくい | help, aid, relief |
| 掬う | すくう | to scoop, to ladle out |
| 少なくとも | すくなくとも | at least |
| 直ぐ | すぐ | immediately, soon, easily, right (near), honest, upright |
| 健やか | すこやか | vigorous, healthy, sound |
| 濯ぐ | すすぐ | to rinse, to wash out |
| 進み | すすみ | progress |
| 勧め | すすめ | recommendation, advice, encouragement |
| 裾 | すそ | (trouser) cuff, (skirt) hem, cut edge of a hairdo, foot of mountain |
| 廃れる | すたれる | to go out of use, to become obsolete, to die out, to go out of fashion |
| 酸っぱい | すっぱい | sour, acid |
| 素敵 | すてき | lovely, dreamy, beautiful, great, fantastic, superb, cool, capital |
| 即ち | すなわち | that is, namely, i.e. |
| すばしこい | nimble, smart, quick |
| 素早い | すばやい | fast, quick, prompt, agile |
| 済ます | すます | to finish, to get it over with, to settle, to conclude, to pay back |
| 澄ます | すます | to clear, to make clear, to be unruffled, to look unconcerned, to look demure, look prim, put on airs |
| 済まない | すまない | sorry (phrase) |
| 済みません | すみません | sorry, excuse me |
| 天皇 | すめらぎ | Emperor of Japan |
| 刷り | すり | printing |
| 剃る | する | to shave |
| 擦れ違い | すれちがい | chance encounter |
| すれ違う | すれちがう | to pass by one another, to disagree, to miss each other |
| 擦れる | すれる | to rub, to chafe, to wear, to become sophisticated |
| すんなり | pass with no objection, slim, slender |
| 図々しい | ずうずうしい | impudent, shameless |
| ずばり | decisively, decidedly, once and for all, unreservedly, frankly |
| ずぶ濡れ | ずぶぬれ | soaked, dripping wet |
| ずらっと | in a line, in a row |
| ずるずる | sound or act of dragging, loose, inconclusive but unwanted situation, trailingly |
| ずれ | gap, slippage |
| ずれる | to slide, to slip off |
| 制 | せい | system, organization, imperial command, laws, regulation, control, government, suppression, restraint, holdin |
| 製 | せい | -made, make |
| 生育 | せいいく | growth, development, breeding |
| 成果 | せいか | results, fruits |
| 正解 | せいかい | correct, right, correct interpretation (answer solution) |
| 正規 | せいき | regular, legal, formal, established, legitimate |
| 正義 | せいぎ | justice, right, righteousness, correct meaning |
| 生計 | せいけい | livelihood, living |
| 政権 | せいけん | administration, political power |
| 精巧 | せいこう | elaborate, delicate, exquisite |
| 制裁 | せいさい | restraint, sanctions, punishment |
| 政策 | せいさく | political measures, policy |
| 清算 | せいさん | liquidation, settlement |
| 星座 | せいざ | constellation |
| 生死 | せいし | life and death |
| 静止 | せいし | stillness, repose, standing still |
| 青春 | せいしゅん | youth, springtime of life, adolescent |
| 聖書 | せいしょ | Bible, scriptures |
| 誠実 | せいじつ | sincere, honest, faithful |
| 成熟 | せいじゅく | maturity, ripeness |
| 清純 | せいじゅん | purity, innocence |
| 正常 | せいじょう | normalcy, normality, normal |
| 制する | せいする | to control, to command, to get the better of |
| 整然 | せいぜん | orderly, regular, well-organized, trim, accurate |
| 盛装 | せいそう | be dressed up, wear rich clothes |
| 盛大 | せいだい | grand, prosperous, magnificent |
| 清濁 | せいだく | good and evil, purity and impurity |
| 制定 | せいてい | enactment, establishment, creation |
| 静的 | せいてき | static |
| 製鉄 | せいてつ | iron manufacture |
| 晴天 | せいてん | fine weather |
| 正当 | せいとう | just, justifiable, right, due, proper, equitable, reasonable, legitimate, lawful |
| 成年 | せいねん | majority, adult age |
| 制服 | せいふく | uniform |
| 征服 | せいふく | conquest, subjugation, overcoming |
| 製法 | せいほう | manufacturing method, recipe, formula |
| 精密 | せいみつ | precise, exact, detailed, minute, close |
| 声明 | せいめい | declaration, statement, proclamation |
| 姓名 | せいめい | full name |
| 制約 | せいやく | limitation, restriction, condition, constraints |
| 生理 | せいり | physiology, menses |
| 勢力 | せいりょく | influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy |
| 整列 | せいれつ | stand in a row, form a line |
| 急かす | せかす | to hurry, to urge on |
| 伜 | せがれ | son, my son |
| 責務 | せきむ | duty, obligation |
| 世辞 | せじ | flattery, compliment |
| 世帯 | せたい | household |
| 世代 | せだい | generation, the world, the age |
| 切開 | せっかい | clearing (land), opening up, cutting through |
| 接触 | せっしょく | touch, contact |
| 設置 | せっち | establishment, institution |
| 折衷 | せっちゅう | compromise, cross, blending, eclecticism |
| 設定 | せってい | establishment, creation |
| 説得 | せっとく | persuasion |
| 節 | せつ | node, section, occasion, time |
| 切実 | せつじつ | compelling, serious, severe, acute, earnest, pressing, urgent |
| 接続詞 | せつぞくし | conjunction |
| 切ない | せつない | painful, trying, oppressive, suffocating |
| 設立 | せつりつ | establishment, foundation, institution |
| 攻め | せめ | attack, offence |
| 世論 | せろん | public opinion |
| 仙 | せん | hermit, wizard |
| 前 | せん | before |
| 繊維 | せんい | fibre, fiber, textile |
| 選挙 | せんきょ | election |
| 宣教 | せんきょう | religious mission |
| 宣言 | せんげん | declaration, proclamation, announcement |
| 先行 | せんこう | preceding, going first |
| 選考 | せんこう | selection, screening |
| 戦災 | せんさい | war damage |
| 専修 | せんしゅう | specialization |
| 戦術 | せんじゅつ | tactics |
| 潜水 | せんすい | diving |
| 先先月 | せんせんげつ | month before last |
| 先先週 | せんせんしゅう | week before last |
| 先代 | せんだい | family predecessor, previous age, previous generation |
| 先だって | せんだって | recently, the other day |
| 先着 | せんちゃく | first arrival |
| 先天的 | せんてんてき | a priori, inborn, innate, inherent, congenital, hereditary |
| 戦闘 | せんとう | battle, fight, combat |
| 潜入 | せんにゅう | infiltration, sneaking in |
| 船舶 | せんぱく | ship |
| 専用 | せんよう | exclusive use, personal use |
| 占領 | せんりょう | occupation, capture, possession, have a room to oneself |
| 戦力 | せんりょく | war potential |
| 税務署 | ぜいむしょ | tax office |
| 是正 | ぜせい | correction, revision |
| 絶版 | ぜっぱん | out of print |
| 絶望 | ぜつぼう | despair, hopelessness |
| 是非とも | ぜひとも | by all means (with sense of not taking no for an answer) |
| 膳 | ぜん | (small) table, tray, meal |
| 禅 | ぜん | Zen (Buddhism) |
| 全快 | ぜんかい | complete recovery of health |
| 全盛 | ぜんせい | height of prosperity |
| 前提 | ぜんてい | preamble, premise, reason, prerequisite |
| 前途 | ぜんと | future prospects, outlook, the journey ahead |
| 全滅 | ぜんめつ | annihilation |
| 善良 | ぜんりょう | goodness, excellence, virtue |
| 前例 | ぜんれい | precedent |
| 僧 | そう | monk, priest |
| 沿う | そう | to run along, to follow |
| 添う | そう | to accompany, to become married, to comply with |
| 総 | そう | whole, all, general, gross |
| 相応 | そうおう | suitability, fitness |
| 総会 | そうかい | general meeting |
| 創刊 | そうかん | launching (e.g. newspaper), first issue |
| 送金 | そうきん | remittance, sending money |
| 走行 | そうこう | running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car), traveling |
| 総合 | そうごう | synthesis, coordination, putting together, integration, composite |
| 捜査 | そうさ | search (esp. in criminal investigations), investigation |
| 捜索 | そうさく | search (esp. for someone or something missing), investigation |
| 然うして | そうして | and, like that |
| 装飾 | そうしょく | ornament |
| 操縦 | そうじゅう | management, handling, control, manipulation |
| 創造 | そうぞう | creation |
| 壮大 | そうだい | magnificent, grand, majestic, splendid |
| 騒動 | そうどう | strife, riot, rebellion |
| 遭難 | そうなん | disaster, shipwreck, accident |
| 相場 | そうば | market price, speculation, estimation |
| 装備 | そうび | equipment |
| 創立 | そうりつ | establishment, founding, organization |
| 添える | そえる | to add to, to attach, to append, to accompany, to garnish, to imitate, to annex |
| 即座に | そくざに | immediately, right away |
| 促進 | そくしん | promotion, acceleration, encouragement, facilitation, spurring on |
| 即する | そくする | to conform to, to agree with, to be adapted to, to be based on |
| 束縛 | そくばく | restraint, shackles, restriction, confinement, binding |
| 側面 | そくめん | side, flank, sidelight, lateral |
| 其処 | そこ | that place, there |
| 其処で | そこで | so (conj), accordingly, now, then, thereupon |
| 損なう | そこなう | to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to fail in doing |
| 其処ら | そこら | everywhere, somewhere, approximately, that area, around there |
| 素材 | そざい | raw materials, subject matter |
| 阻止 | そし | obstruction, check, hindrance, prevention, interdiction |
| 然して | そして | and |
| 訴訟 | そしょう | litigation, lawsuit |
| 育ち | そだち | breeding, growth |
| 措置 | そち | measure, step |
| 其方 | そちら | over there, the other |
| 素っ気ない | そっけない | cold, short, curt, blunt |
| 率直 | そっちょく | frankness, candour, openheartedness |
| 外方 | そっぽ | look (or turn) the other way |
| 備え付ける | そなえつける | to provide, to furnish, to equip, to install |
| 備わる | そなわる | to be furnished with, to be endowed with, to possess, to be among, to be one of, to be possessed of |
| 園 | その | garden, park, plantation |
| その上 | そのうえ | in addition, furthermore |
| その内 | そのうち | eventually, sooner or later, of the previously mentioned |
| その為 | そのため | hence, for that reason |
| その外 | そのほか | besides, in addition, the rest |
| 其の儘 | そのまま | without change, as it is (i.e. now) |
| 聳える | そびえる | to rise, to tower, to soar |
| 素朴 | そぼく | simplicity, artlessness, naivete |
| 染まる | そまる | to dye |
| 背く | そむく | to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe |
| 染める | そめる | to dye, to colour |
| 逸らす | そらす | to turn away, to avert |
| 反り | そり | warp, curvature, curve, arch |
| 其れ | それ | it, that |
| 其れから | それから | and then, after that |
| 各々 | それぞれ | each, every, either, respectively, severally |
| 其れで | それで | and (conj), thereupon, because of that |
| 其れでは | それでは | in that situation, well then ... |
| 其れでも | それでも | but (still), and yet, nevertheless, even so, notwithstanding |
| 其れ共 | それとも | or, or else |
| 其れに | それに | besides, moreover |
| 其れ程 | それほど | to that degree, extent |
| 其れ故 | それゆえ | therefore, for that reason, so |
| 揃い | そろい | set, suit, uniform |
| 徐々 | そろそろ | gradually, steadily, quietly, slowly, soon |
| 損失 | そんしつ | loss |
| 存続 | そんぞく | duration, continuance |
| 沿い | ぞい | along |
| 像 | ぞう | statue, image, figure, picture, portrait |
| 増強 | ぞうきょう | augment, reinforce, increase |
| 蔵相 | ぞうしょう | Minister of Finance |
| 増進 | ぞうしん | promoting, increase, advance |
| ぞんざい | rude, careless, slovenly |
| 他意 | たい | ill will, malice, another intention, secret purpose, ulterior motive, fickleness, double-mindedness |
| 対応 | たいおう | interaction, correspondence, coping with, dealing with |
| 退化 | たいか | degeneration, retrogression |
| 体格 | たいかく | physique, constitution |
| 大概 | たいがい | in general, mainly |
| 退学 | たいがく | dropping out of school |
| 大金 | たいきん | great cost |
| 待遇 | たいぐう | treatment, reception |
| 対決 | たいけつ | confrontation, showdown |
| 体験 | たいけん | personal experience |
| 対抗 | たいこう | opposition, antagonism |
| 対して | たいして | for, in regard to, per |
| 大衆 | たいしゅう | general public |
| 対処 | たいしょ | deal with, cope |
| 退職 | たいしょく | retirement (from office) |
| 退治 | たいじ | extermination |
| 態勢 | たいせい | attitude, conditions, preparations |
| 対談 | たいだん | talk, dialogue, conversation |
| 対等 | たいとう | equivalent |
| 滞納 | たいのう | non-payment, default |
| 対比 | たいひ | contrast, comparison |
| 大部 | たいぶ | most (e.g. most part), greater, fairly, a good deal, much |
| 対辺 | たいへん | (geometrical) opposite side |
| 待望 | たいぼう | expectant waiting |
| 怠慢 | たいまん | negligence, procrastination, carelessness |
| 対面 | たいめん | interview, meeting |
| 対立 | たいりつ | confrontation, opposition, antagonism |
| 体力 | たいりょく | physical strength |
| 対話 | たいわ | interactive, interaction, conversation, dialogue |
| 耐える | たえる | to bear, to endure |
| 絶える | たえる | to die out, to peter out, to become extinct |
| 堪える | たえる | to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with, to support, to withstand, to resist, to brave, to be fit for, t |
| 高 | たか | quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money |
| 高まる | たかまる | to rise, to swell, to be promoted |
| 焚火 | たきび | (open) fire |
| 沢山 | たくさん | many, a lot, much |
| 逞しい | たくましい | burly, strong, sturdy |
| 巧み | たくみ | skill, cleverness |
| 類 | たぐい | a kind |
| 丈 | たけ | height, stature, length, measure, all (one has) |
| 足し算 | たしざん | addition |
| 多数決 | たすうけつ | majority rule |
| 助け | たすけ | assistance |
| 携わる | たずさわる | to participate, to take part |
| 漂う | ただよう | to drift about, to float, to hang in air |
| 館 | たち | 1. mansion, small castle |
| 立方 | たちかた | dancing (geisha) |
| 忽ち | たちまち | at once, in a moment, suddenly, all at once |
| 立ち寄る | たちよる | to stop by, to drop in for a short visit |
| 達者 | たっしゃ | skillful, in good health |
| 達成 | たっせい | achievement |
| たった | only, merely, but, no more than |
| 尊い | たっとい | precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred |
| 貴い | たっとい | precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred |
| 尊ぶ | たっとぶ | to value, to prize, to esteem |
| 絶つ | たつ | to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from) |
| 盾 | たて | shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext |
| 建前 | たてまえ | face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) |
| 奉る | たてまつる | to offer, to present, to revere, to do respectfully |
| 例え | たとえ | example, even if, if, though, although |
| 仮令 | たとえ | example, even if, if, though, although |
| 他動詞 | たどうし | transitive verb (direct obj) |
| 辿り着く | たどりつく | to grope along to, to struggle on to, to arrive somewhere after a struggle |
| 辿る | たどる | to follow (road), to pursue (course), to follow up |
| 掌 | たなごころ | the palm |
| 楽しむ | たのしむ | to enjoy oneself |
| 頼み | たのみ | request, favor, reliance, dependence |
| 煙草 | たばこ | (pt:) (n) (uk) tobacco (pt: tabaco), cigarettes |
| 度々 | たびたび | often, repeatedly, frequently |
| 他方 | たほう | another side, different direction, (on) the other hand |
| 多忙 | たぼう | busy, pressure of work |
| 給う | たまう | to receive, to grant |
| 偶に | たまに | occasionally, once in a while |
| 堪らない | たまらない | intolerable, unbearable, unendurable |
| 溜まり | たまり | collected things, gathering place, arrears |
| 賜る | たまわる | to grant, to bestow |
| 例 | ためし | instance, example, case, precedent, experience, custom, usage, parallel, illustration |
| 躊躇う | ためらう | to hesitate |
| 保つ | たもつ | to keep, to preserve, to hold, to retain, to maintain, to support, to sustain, to last, to endure, to keep we |
| 容易い | たやすい | easy, simple, light |
| 多様 | たよう | diversity, variety |
| 弛み | たるみ | slack, slackening, dullness, letdown |
| 弛む | たるむ | to slacken, to loosen, to relax |
| 誰 | たれ | adjectival suffix for a person |
| 垂れる | たれる | to hang, to droop, to drop, to lower, to pull down, to dangle, to sag, to drip, to ooze, to trickle, to leave |
| 歎 | たん | grief, sigh, lamentation |
| 反 | たん | roll of cloth (c. 10 yds.), .245 acres, 300 tsubo |
| 単一 | たんいつ | single, simple, sole, individual, unitory |
| 短歌 | たんか | tanka, 31-syllable Japanese poem |
| 担架 | たんか | stretcher, litter |
| 短気 | たんき | quick temper |
| 探検 | たんけん | exploration, expedition |
| 短縮 | たんしゅく | shortening, abbreviation, reduction |
| 箪笥 | たんす | chest of drawers |
| 炭素 | たんそ | carbon (C) |
| 短大 | たんだい | junior college |
| 単調 | たんちょう | monotony, monotone, dullness |
| 単独 | たんどく | sole, independence, single, solo (flight) |
| 短波 | たんぱ | short wave |
| 蛋白質 | たんぱくしつ | protein |
| 第 | だい | ordinal |
| 第一 | だいいち | first, foremost, # 1 |
| 大胆 | だいたん | bold, daring, audacious |
| 台無し | だいなし | mess, spoiled, (come to) nothing |
| 大便 | だいべん | feces, excrement, shit |
| 代弁 | だいべん | pay by proxy, act for another, speak for another |
| 台本 | だいほん | libretto, scenario |
| 代用 | だいよう | substitution |
| 打開 | だかい | break in the deadlock |
| 妥協 | だきょう | compromise, giving in |
| 丈 | だけ | only, just, as |
| 妥結 | だけつ | agreement |
| 打撃 | だげき | 1. blow, shock, strike, damage, 2. batting (baseball) |
| 駄作 | ださく | poor work, rubbish |
| 脱出 | だっしゅつ | escape |
| 脱する | だっする | to escape from, to get out |
| 脱退 | だったい | secession |
| だぶだぶ | loose, baggy |
| 騙す | だます | to trick, to cheat, to deceive |
| だらけ | implying (negatively) that something is full of e.g. mistakes |
| 怠い | だるい | sluggish, feel heavy, languid, dull |
| 壇 | だん | 1. platform, podium, rostrum, 2. (arch) mandala |
| 団結 | だんけつ | unity, union, combination |
| 断言 | だんげん | declaration, affirmation |
| 断然 | だんぜん | firmly, absolutely, definitely |
| 段々 | だんだん | gradually, by degrees |
| 旦那 | だんな | master (of house), husband (informal) |
| 断面 | だんめん | cross section |
| 弾力 | だんりょく | elasticity, flexibility |
| 治安 | ちあん | public order |
| 近付く | ちかづく | to approach, to get near, to get acquainted with, to get closer |
| 違える | ちがえる | to change |
| 契る | ちぎる | to pledge, to promise, to swear |
| 畜産 | ちくさん | animal husbandry |
| 畜生 | ちくしょう | beast, brute, damn |
| 蓄積 | ちくせき | accumulation, accumulate, store |
| 知性 | ちせい | intelligence |
| 乳 | ちち | milk, breast, loop |
| 父母 | ちちはは | father and mother, parents |
| 縮まる | ちぢまる | to be shortened, to be contracted, to shrink |
| 窒息 | ちっそく | suffocation |
| 些とも | ちっとも | not at all (neg. verb) |
| 秩序 | ちつじょ | order, regularity, system, method |
| 知的 | ちてき | intellectual |
| 著 | ちゃく | counter for suits of clothing, arriving at .. |
| 着 | ちゃく | counter for suits of clothing, arriving at .. |
| 着手 | ちゃくしゅ | embarkation, launch |
| 着色 | ちゃくしょく | colouring, coloring |
| 着席 | ちゃくせき | sit down, seat |
| 着目 | ちゃくもく | attention |
| 着陸 | ちゃくりく | landing, alighting, touch down |
| 着工 | ちゃっこう | start of (construction) work |
| 茶の間 | ちゃのま | living room (Japanese style) |
| 茶の湯 | ちゃのゆ | tea ceremony |
| ちやほや | pamper, make a fuss of, spoil |
| 昼間 | ちゅうかん | daytime, during the day |
| 宙返り | ちゅうがえり | somersault, looping-the-loop |
| 中継 | ちゅうけい | relay, hook-up |
| 忠告 | ちゅうこく | advice, warning |
| 中指 | ちゅうし | middle finger |
| 中傷 | ちゅうしょう | slander, libel, defamation |
| 忠実 | ちゅうじつ | fidelity, faithfulness |
| 中枢 | ちゅうすう | centre, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man |
| 抽選 | ちゅうせん | lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots) |
| 中断 | ちゅうだん | interruption, suspension, break |
| 中腹 | ちゅうっぱら | irritated, offended |
| 中毒 | ちゅうどく | poisoning |
| 仲人 | ちゅうにん | go-between, matchmaker |
| 昼飯 | ちゅうはん | lunch, midday meal |
| 中立 | ちゅうりつ | neutrality |
| 中和 | ちゅうわ | neutralize, counteract |
| 腸 | ちょう | guts, bowels, intestines |
| 蝶 | ちょう | butterfly |
| 超 | ちょう | super-, ultra-, hyper- |
| 庁 | ちょう | government office |
| 調印 | ちょういん | signature, sign, sealing |
| 聴覚 | ちょうかく | the sense of hearing |
| 長官 | ちょうかん | chief, (government) secretary |
| 聴講 | ちょうこう | lecture attendance, auditing |
| 徴収 | ちょうしゅう | collection, levy |
| 聴診器 | ちょうしんき | stethoscope |
| 挑戦 | ちょうせん | challenge, defiance |
| 長大 | ちょうだい | very long, great length |
| 調停 | ちょうてい | arbitration, conciliation, mediation |
| 恰度 | ちょうど | just, right, exactly |
| 長編 | ちょうへん | long (e.g. novel film) |
| 丁目 | ちょうめ | district of a town, city block (of irregular size) |
| 調理 | ちょうり | cooking |
| 調和 | ちょうわ | harmony |
| ちょくちょく | often, frequently, now and then, occasionally |
| 直面 | ちょくめん | confrontation |
| 著書 | ちょしょ | literary work, book |
| 貯蓄 | ちょちく | savings |
| 直感 | ちょっかん | intuition |
| 一寸 | ちょっと | (ateji) (adv int) (uk) just a minute, a short time, a while, just a little, somewhat, easily, readily, rath |
| 著名 | ちょめい | well-known, noted, celebrated |
| ちらっと | at a glance, by accident |
| 塵取り | ちりとり | dustpan |
| 治療 | ちりょう | medical treatment |
| 賃金 | ちんぎん | wages |
| 沈殿 | ちんでん | precipitation, settlement |
| 沈没 | ちんぼつ | sinking, foundering |
| 沈黙 | ちんもく | silence, reticence |
| 陳列 | ちんれつ | exhibition, display, show |
| 追及 | ついきゅう | gaining on, carrying out, solving (crime) |
| 追跡 | ついせき | pursuit |
| 次いで | ついで | next, secondly, subsequently |
| 追放 | ついほう | exile, banishment |
| 費やす | ついやす | to spend, to devote, to waste |
| 墜落 | ついらく | falling, crashing |
| 通 | つう | connoisseur, counter for letters |
| 痛感 | つうかん | feeling keenly, fully realizing |
| 通常 | つうじょう | common, general, usually |
| 痛切 | つうせつ | keen, acute |
| 杖 | つえ | cane |
| 遣い | つかい | mission, simple task, doing |
| 使い道 | つかいみち | use |
| 仕える | つかえる | to serve, to work for |
| 司る | つかさどる | to rule, to govern, to administer |
| 束の間 | つかのま | moment, brief time, brief, transient |
| 付き | つき | attached to, impression, sociality, appearance, furnished with, under, to |
| 付き合う | つきあう | to associate with, to keep company with, to get on with |
| 月並み | つきなみ | every month, common |
| 尽きる | つきる | 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 | a joint, joining point |
| 吐く | つく | 1. to breathe, 2. to tell (lies), 3. to vomit, to disgorge |
| 尽くす | つくす | to exhaust, to run out, to serve (a person), to befriend |
| 作り | つくり | make-up, sliced raw fish |
| 造り | つくり | make up, structure, physique |
| 造る | つくる | to make, to create, to manufacture, to draw up, to write, to compose, to build, to coin, to cultivate, to org |
| 繕う | つくろう | to mend, to repair, to fix, to patch up, to darn, to tidy up, to adjust, to trim |
| 接ぐ | つぐ | to join, to piece together, to set (bones), to graft (trees) |
| 継ぐ | つぐ | to succeed |
| 付け加える | つけくわえる | to add one thing to another |
| 告げる | つげる | to inform |
| 辻褄 | つじつま | coherence, consistency |
| 途中 | つちゅう | on the way, en route |
| 突っ張る | つっぱる | to support, to become stiff, to become taut, to thrust (ones opponent), to stick to (ones opinion), to in |
| 筒 | つつ | pipe, tube |
| 銃 | つつ | gun |
| 突く | つつく | 1. to thrust, to strike, to attack, 2. to poke, to nudge, to pick at |
| 慎む | つつしむ | to be careful, to be chaste or discreet, to abstain or refrain |
| 伝言 | つてごと | verbal message, rumor, word |
| 勤まる | つとまる | to be fit for, to be equal to, to function properly |
| 勤め先 | つとめさき | place of work |
| 努めて | つとめて | make an effort!, work hard! |
| 津波 | つなみ | tsunami, tidal wave |
| 抓る | つねる | to pinch |
| 募る | つのる | to invite, to solicit help participation etc |
| 唾 | つば | saliva, sputum |
| 呟く | つぶやく | to mutter, to murmur |
| 瞑る | つぶる | to close the eyes |
| 壷 | つぼ | tsubo jar, pot, vase |
| 蕾 | つぼみ | bud, flower bud |
| 躓く | つまずく | to stumble, to trip |
| 摘む | つまむ | to pinch, to hold, to pick up |
| 詰らない | つまらない | insignificant, boring, trifling |
| 詰まり | つまり | in short, in brief, in other words, that is to say, in the long run, after all, blockade, stuffing, ultimate |
| 積もり | つもり | intention, plan |
| 露 | つゆ | dew |
| 強まる | つよまる | to get strong, to gain strength |
| 強める | つよめる | to strengthen, to emphasize |
| 連なる | つらなる | to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row |
| 貫く | つらぬく | to go through |
| 連ねる | つらねる | to link, to join, to put together |
| 釣り | つり | fishing, angling |
| 吊り革 | つりかわ | strap |
| 釣鐘 | つりがね | hanging bell |
| 吊るす | つるす | to hang |
| 手当て | てあて | allowance, compensation, treatment, medical care |
| 体 | てい | appearance, air, condition, state, form |
| 提供 | ていきょう | offer, tender, program sponsoring, furnishing |
| 定義 | ていぎ | definition |
| 提携 | ていけい | cooperation, tie-up, joint business, link-up |
| 体裁 | ていさい | decency, style, form, appearance, show, get-up, format |
| 梯子 | ていし | ladder, stairs |
| 定食 | ていしょく | set meal, special (of the day) |
| 提示 | ていじ | presentation, exhibit, suggest, citation |
| 訂正 | ていせい | correction, revision |
| 停滞 | ていたい | stagnation, tie-up, congestion, retention, accumulation, falling into arrears |
| 邸宅 | ていたく | mansion, residence |
| 定年 | ていねん | retirement age |
| 堤防 | ていぼう | bank, weir |
| 手遅れ | ておくれ | too late, belated treatment |
| 手数 | てかず | number of moves, trouble |
| 手掛かり | てがかり | contact, trail, scent, on hand, hand hold, clue, key |
| 手掛ける | てがける | to handle, to manage, to work with, to rear, to look after, to have experience with |
| 手軽 | てがる | easy, simple, informal, offhand, cheap |
| 的 | てき | -like, typical |
| 適応 | てきおう | adaptation, accommodation, conformity |
| 適宜 | てきぎ | suitability |
| 適性 | てきせい | aptitude |
| 手際 | てぎわ | performance, skill, tact |
| 手順 | てじゅん | process, procedure, protocol |
| 手錠 | てじょう | handcuffs, manacles |
| 手近 | てぢか | near, handy, familiar |
| てっきり | surely, certainly, beyond doubt |
| 鉄鋼 | てっこう | iron and steel |
| 徹する | てっする | to sink in, to penetrate, to devote oneself, to believe in, to go through, to do intently and exclusively |
| 鉄片 | てっぺん | iron scraps |
| 手配 | てはい | arrangement, search (by police) |
| 手筈 | てはず | arrangement, plan, programme |
| 手引き | てびき | guidance, guide, introduction |
| 手本 | てほん | model, pattern |
| 手回し | てまわし | preparations, arrangements |
| 手元 | てもと | on hand, at hand, at home |
| 照り返す | てりかえす | to reflect, to throw back light |
| 手分け | てわけ | division of labour |
| 店 | てん | store, shop, establishment |
| 点火 | てんか | ignition, lighting, set fire to |
| 転回 | てんかい | revolution, rotation |
| 転換 | てんかん | convert, divert |
| 転居 | てんきょ | moving, changing residence |
| 転勤 | てんきん | transfer, transmission |
| 点検 | てんけん | inspection, examination, checking |
| 転校 | てんこう | change schools |
| 天国 | てんごく | paradise, heaven, Kingdom of Heaven |
| 天才 | てんさい | genius, prodigy, natural gift |
| 天災 | てんさい | natural calamity, disaster |
| 展示 | てんじ | exhibition, display |
| 天井 | てんじょう | ceiling, ceiling price |
| 転じる | てんじる | to turn, to shift, to alter, to distract |
| 点線 | てんせん | dotted line, perforated line |
| 天体 | てんたい | heavenly body |
| 転転 | てんてん | rolling about, moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly |
| てんで | (not) at all, altogether, entirely |
| 転任 | てんにん | change of post |
| 展望 | てんぼう | view, outlook, prospect |
| 転落 | てんらく | fall, degradation, slump |
| 出合う | であう | to meet by chance, to come across, to happen to encounter, to hold a rendezvous, to have a date |
| 出入り口 | でいりぐち | exit and entrance |
| でかい | huge |
| 出来物 | できもの | able man, tumour, growth, boil, ulcer, abcess, rash, pimple |
| 出切る | できる | to be out of, to have no more at hand |
| 出くわす | でくわす | to happen to meet, to come across |
| 出鱈目 | でたらめ | irresponsible utterance, nonsense, nonsensical, random, haphazard, unsystematic |
| 出直し | でなおし | adjustment, touch up |
| 田園 | でんえん | country, rural districts |
| 電源 | でんげん | source of electricity, power (button on TV etc.) |
| 伝説 | でんせつ | tradition, legend, folklore |
| 電線 | でんせん | electric line |
| 伝達 | でんたつ | transmission (e.g. news), communication, delivery |
| 伝来 | でんらい | ancestral, hereditary, imported, transmitted, handed down |
| と | 1. if (conjunction), 2. promoted pawn (shogi) (abbr) |
| 問い合わせる | といあわせる | to enquire, to seek information |
| 問屋 | といや | wholesale store |
| 問う | とう | to ask, to question, to charge (i.e. with a crime), to accuse, without regard to (neg) |
| 棟 | とう | place, section, building |
| 等 | とう | et cetera, etc., and the like |
| 陶器 | とうき | pottery, ceramics |
| 等級 | とうきゅう | grade, class |
| 討議 | とうぎ | debate, discussion |
| 登校 | とうこう | attendance (at school) |
| 統合 | とうごう | integration, unification, synthesis |
| 倒産 | とうさん | (corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency |
| 投資 | とうし | investment |
| 統治 | とうじ | rule, reign, government, governing |
| 統制 | とうせい | regulation, control |
| 当選 | とうせん | being elected, winning the prize |
| 逃走 | とうそう | flight, desertion, escape |
| 統率 | とうそつ | command, lead, generalship, leadership |
| 到達 | とうたつ | reaching, attaining, arrival |
| 到底 | とうてい | (cannot) possibly |
| 丁々 | とうとう | clashing of swords, felling of trees, ringing of an ax |
| 投入 | とうにゅう | throw, investment, making (an electrical circuit) |
| 当人 | とうにん | the one concerned, the said person |
| 逃亡 | とうぼう | escape |
| 冬眠 | とうみん | hibernation, winter sleep |
| 登録 | とうろく | registration, register, entry, record |
| 討論 | とうろん | debate, discussion |
| 遠ざかる | とおざかる | to go far off |
| 遠回り | とおまわり | detour, roundabout way |
| 通りかかる | とおりかかる | to happen to pass by |
| 兎角 | とかく | anyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case, this and that, many, be apt to |
| 咎める | とがめる | to blame, to find fault, to take someone to task, to aggravate (an injury) |
| 時折 | ときおり | sometimes |
| 跡切れる | とぎれる | to pause, to be interrupted |
| 説く | とく | to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade |
| 特技 | とくぎ | special skill |
| 特産 | とくさん | specialty, special product |
| 特集 | とくしゅう | feature (e.g. newspaper), special edition, report |
| 得点 | とくてん | score, points made, marks obtained, runs |
| 特派 | とくは | send specially, special envoy |
| 特有 | とくゆう | characteristic (of), peculiar (to) |
| 研ぐ | とぐ | to sharpen, to grind, to scour, to hone, to polish, to wash (rice) |
| 刺 | とげ | thorn, splinter, spine, biting words |
| 遂げる | とげる | to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out |
| 床 | とこ | bed, sickbed, alcove, padding |
| 所が | ところが | however, while, even if |
| 所で | ところで | by the way, even if, no matter what |
| 年頃 | としごろ | age, marriageable age, age of puberty, adolescence, for some years |
| 年寄り | としより | old people, the aged |
| 戸締り | とじまり | closing up, fastening the doors |
| 途上 | とじょう | en route, half way |
| 綴じる | とじる | to bind, to file |
| 途絶える | とだえる | to stop, to cease, to come to an end |
| 特許 | とっきょ | special permission, patent |
| 疾っくに | とっくに | long ago, already, a long time ago |
| 特権 | とっけん | privilege, special right |
| 咄嗟 | とっさ | moment, instant |
| 取っ手 | とって | handle, grip, knob |
| 突破 | とっぱ | breaking through, breakthrough, penetration |
| 突如 | とつじょ | suddenly, all of a sudden |
| 迚も | とても | very, awfully, exceedingly |
| 整える | ととのえる | to put in order, to get ready, to arrange, to adjust |
| 届け | とどけ | report, notification, registration |
| 滞る | とどこおる | to stagnate, to be delayed |
| 止まる | とどまる | to be limited to |
| 留める | とどめる | to stop, to cease, to put an end to |
| 止める | とどめる | to stop, to cease, to put an end to |
| 唱える | となえる | to recite, to chant, to call upon |
| 兎に角 | とにかく | anyhow, at any rate, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case |
| 殿様 | とのさま | feudal lord |
| 幕 | とばり | curtain, bunting, act (in play) |
| 帳 | とばり | curtain |
| 扉 | とびら | door, opening |
| 徒歩 | とほ | walking, going on foot |
| 乏しい | とぼしい | meagre, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, scanty, poor |
| 富 | とみ | wealth, fortune |
| 富む | とむ | to be rich, to become rich |
| 兎も角 | ともかく | anyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case |
| 共稼ぎ | ともかせぎ | working together, (husband and wife) earning a living together |
| 灯 | ともしび | light |
| 伴う | ともなう | to accompany, to bring with, to be accompanied by, to be involved in |
| 共働き | ともばたらき | dual income |
| 捕らえる | とらえる | to seize, to grasp, to capture, to arrest |
| 取りあえず | とりあえず | at once, first of all, for the time being |
| 取り扱い | とりあつかい | treatment, service, handling, management |
| 取り扱う | とりあつかう | to treat, to handle, to deal in |
| 鳥居 | とりい | torii (Shinto shrine archway) |
| 取り替え | とりかえ | swap, exchange |
| 取り組む | とりくむ | to tackle, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to come to grips with |
| 取り締まり | とりしまり | control, management, supervision |
| 取り締まる | とりしまる | to manage, to control, to supervise |
| 取り調べる | とりしらべる | to investigate, to examine |
| 取り立てる | とりたてる | to collect, to extort, to appoint, to promote |
| 取り次ぐ | とりつぐ | to act as an agent for, to announce (someone), to convey (a message) |
| 取り除く | とりのぞく | to remove, to take away, to set apart |
| 取り引き | とりひき | transactions, dealings, business |
| 取り巻く | とりまく | to surround, to circle, to enclose |
| 取り混ぜる | とりまぜる | to mix, to put together |
| 取り戻す | とりもどす | to take back, to regain |
| 取り寄せる | とりよせる | to order, to send away for |
| 取り分 | とりわけ | especially, above all |
| 副 | とりわけ | especially, above all |
| 蕩ける | とろける | to be enchanted with |
| とんだ | terrible, awful, serious, preposterous, absolutely not |
| 胴 | どう | trunk, body, frame |
| 働 | どう | work, labor |
| 同 | どう | the same, the said, ibid. |
| 同意 | どうい | agreement, consent, same meaning, same opinion, approval |
| 動員 | どういん | mobilization |
| 同感 | どうかん | agreement, same opinion, same feeling, sympathy, concurrence |
| 動機 | どうき | motive, incentive |
| 同級 | どうきゅう | the same grade, same class |
| 同居 | どうきょ | living together |
| 動向 | どうこう | trend, tendency, movement, attitude |
| 同士 | どうし | fellow, companion, comrade |
| 同志 | どうし | same mind, comrade, kindred soul |
| 如何して | どうして | why?, for what reason, how, in what way, for what purpose, what for |
| 如何しても | どうしても | by all means, at any cost, no matter what, after all, in the long run, cravingly, at any rate, surely |
| 同情 | どうじょう | sympathy, compassion, sympathize, pity, feel for |
| 道場 | どうじょう | dojo, hall used for martial arts training, mandala |
| 何卒 | どうぞ | please, kindly, by all means |
| どうぞ宜しく | どうぞよろしく | pleased to meet you |
| 同調 | どうちょう | sympathy, agree with, alignment, tuning |
| 動的 | どうてき | dynamic, kinetic |
| 同等 | どうとう | equality, equal, same rights, same rank |
| 堂々 | どうどう | magnificent, grand, impressive |
| どうにか | in some way or other, one way or another |
| 導入 | どうにゅう | introduction, bringing in, leading in |
| 同封 | どうふう | enclosure (e.g. in a letter) |
| 同盟 | どうめい | alliance, union, league |
| どうやら | it seems like, somehow or other |
| 動揺 | どうよう | disturbance, unrest, shaking, trembling, pitching, rolling, oscillation, agitation, excitement, commotion |
| 動力 | どうりょく | power, motive power, dynamic force |
| 独裁 | どくさい | dictatorship, despotism |
| 読者 | どくしゃ | reader |
| 独自 | どくじ | original, peculiar, characteristic |
| 独占 | どくせん | monopoly |
| 独創 | どくそう | originality |
| 何処 | どこ | where, what place |
| 何処か | どこか | somewhere, anywhere, in some respects |
| 土産 | どさん | product of the land |
| 土台 | どだい | foundation, base, basis |
| 何方 | どちら | which, who |
| 土手 | どて | embankment, bank |
| 何方 | どなた | who? |
| 怒鳴る | どなる | to shout, to yell |
| 何の | どの | which, what |
| 土俵 | どひょう | arena |
| 土木 | どぼく | public works |
| 何れ | どれ | well, now, let me see, which (of three or more) |
| 何々 | どれどれ | which (emphatic) |
| 度忘れ | どわすれ | lapse of memory, forget for a moment |
| 鈍感 | どんかん | thickheadedness, stolidity |
| 内閣 | ないかく | cabinet, (government) ministry |
| 乃至 | ないし | from...to, between...and, or |
| 内臓 | ないぞう | internal organs, intestines, viscera |
| 内部 | ないぶ | interior, inside, internal |
| 内乱 | ないらん | civil war, insurrection, rebellion, domestic conflict |
| 内陸 | ないりく | inland |
| 苗 | なえ | rice seedling |
| 尚 | なお | furthermore, still, yet, more, still more, greater, further, less |
| 尚更 | なおさら | all the more, still less |
| 中程 | なかほど | middle, midway |
| 流し | ながし | sink |
| 長々 | ながなが | long, drawn-out, very long |
| 殴る | なぐる | to strike, to hit |
| 嘆く | なげく | to sigh, to lament, to grieve |
| 投げ出す | なげだす | to throw down, to abandon, to sacrifice, to throw out |
| 和やか | なごやか | mild, calm, gentle, quiet, harmonious |
| 名残 | なごり | remains, traces, memory |
| 情け | なさけ | sympathy, compassion |
| 情け深い | なさけぶかい | tender-hearted, compassionate |
| 為さる | なさる | to do |
| 詰る | なじる | to rebuke, to scold, to tell off |
| 何故 | なぜ | why, how |
| 何故なら | なぜなら | because |
| 名高い | なだかい | famous, celebrated, well-known |
| 雪崩 | なだれ | avalanche |
| 懐く | なつく | to become emotionally attached |
| 名付ける | なづける | to name (someone) |
| 何気ない | なにげない | casual, unconcerned |
| 何しろ | なにしろ | at any rate, anyhow, anyway, in any case |
| 何卒 | なにとぞ | please |
| 何も | なにも | nothing |
| 何より | なにより | most, best |
| 七日 | なぬか | seven days, the seventh day (of the month) |
| 名札 | なふだ | name plate, name tag |
| 生臭い | なまぐさい | smelling of fish or blood, fish or meat |
| 生温い | なまぬるい | lukewarm, halfhearted |
| 生身 | なまみ | living flesh, flesh and blood, the quick |
| 鉛 | なまり | lead (the metal) |
| 鈍る | なまる | to become less capable, to grow dull, to become blunt, to weaken |
| 並み | なみ | average, medium, common, ordinary |
| 滑らか | なめらか | smoothness, glassiness |
| 嘗める | なめる | to lick, to taste, to experience, to make fun of, to make light of, to put down, to treat with contempt |
| 悩ましい | なやましい | seductive, melancholy, languid |
| 悩ます | なやます | to afflict, to torment, to harass, to molest |
| 悩み | なやみ | trouble(s), worry, distress, anguish, agony, problem |
| 平均 | ならし | equilibrium, balance, average, mean |
| 慣らす | ならす | to accustom |
| 馴らす | ならす | to domesticate, to tame |
| 並びに | ならびに | and |
| 成り立つ | なりたつ | to conclude, to consist of, to be practical (logical feasible viable), to hold true |
| 成る丈 | なるたけ | as much as possible, if possible |
| 成るべく | なるべく | as much as possible |
| 慣れ | なれ | practice, experience |
| 馴れ馴れしい | なれなれしい | over-familiar |
| 難 | なん | difficulty, hardships, defect |
| 南 | なん | south |
| なんか | things like ..., or something like that .. (often derogatory) |
| 何だか | なんだか | a little, somewhat, somehow |
| なんだかんだ | something or other |
| 何て | なんて | how...!, what...! |
| 何と | なんと | what, how, whatever |
| 何となく | なんとなく | somehow or other, for some reason or another |
| 何とも | なんとも | nothing (with neg. verb), quite, not a bit |
| 何なり | なんなり | any, anything, whatever |
| 荷 | に | load, baggage, cargo |
| 似通う | にかよう | to resemble closely |
| 面皰 | にきび | pimple, acne |
| 賑わう | にぎわう | to prosper, to flourish, to do thriving business, to be crowded with people |
| 悪い | にくい | hateful, abominable, poor-looking |
| 憎しみ | にくしみ | hatred |
| 肉親 | にくしん | blood relationship, blood relative |
| 肉体 | にくたい | the body, the flesh |
| 逃げ出す | にげだす | to run away, to escape from |
| 西日 | にしび | westering sun |
| 滲む | にじむ | to run, to blur, to spread, to blot, to ooze |
| 日夜 | にちや | day and night, always |
| 日当 | にっとう | daily allowance |
| 荷造り | にづくり | packing, baling, crating |
| 担う | になう | to carry on shoulder, to bear (burden), to shoulder (gun) |
| 二人 | ににん | two persons, two people, pair, couple |
| にも拘らず | にもかかわらず | in spite of, nevertheless |
| 入手 | にゅうしゅ | obtaining, coming to hand |
| 入賞 | にゅうしょう | winning a prize or place (in a contest) |
| 入浴 | にゅうよく | bathe, bathing |
| 尿 | にょう | urine |
| 俄か | にわか | sudden, abrupt, unexpected, improvised, offhand |
| 認識 | にんしき | recognition, cognizance |
| 妊娠 | にんしん | conception, pregnancy |
| 人情 | にんじょう | humanity, empathy, kindness, sympathy, human nature, common sense, customs and manners |
| 任務 | にんむ | duty, function, office, mission, task |
| 任命 | にんめい | appointment, nomination, ordination, commission, designation |
| 抜かす | ぬかす | to omit, to leave out |
| 抜け出す | ぬけだす | to slip out, to sneak away, to excel |
| 盗み | ぬすみ | stealing |
| 沼 | ぬま | swamp, bog, pond, lake |
| 音 | ね | sound, note |
| 値打ち | ねうち | value, worth, price, dignity |
| 寝かせる | ねかせる | to put to bed, to lay down, to ferment |
| 捻子 | ねじ | screw, helix, spiral |
| ねじ回し | ねじまわし | screwdriver |
| 捻じれる | ねじれる | to twist, to wrench, to screw |
| 鼠 | ねず | 1. mouse, rat, 2. dark gray, slate color |
| 妬む | ねたむ | to be jealous, to be envious |
| 強請る | ねだる | to tease, to coax, to solicit, to demand |
| 熱湯 | ねっとう | boiling water |
| 熱意 | ねつい | zeal, enthusiasm |
| 熱量 | ねつりょう | temperature |
| 粘り | ねばり | stickyness, viscosity |
| 粘る | ねばる | to be sticky, to be adhesive, to persevere, to persist, to stick to |
| 値引き | ねびき | price reduction, discount |
| 根回し | ねまわし | making necessary arrangements |
| 眠たい | ねむたい | sleepy |
| 練る | ねる | to knead, to work over, to polish up |
| 念 | ねん | sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, concern, attention, care |
| 年鑑 | ねんかん | yearbook |
| 年号 | ねんごう | name of an era, year number |
| 燃焼 | ねんしょう | burning, combustion |
| 年生 | ねんせい | pupil in .... year, student in .... year |
| 年長 | ねんちょう | seniority |
| 燃料 | ねんりょう | fuel |
| 年輪 | ねんりん | annual tree ring |
| 脳 | のう | brain, memory |
| 農耕 | のうこう | farming, agriculture |
| 農場 | のうじょう | farm (agriculture) |
| 農地 | のうち | agricultural land |
| 納入 | のうにゅう | payment, supply |
| 逃す | のがす | to let loose, to set free, to let escape |
| 逃れる | のがれる | to escape |
| 軒並み | のきなみ | row of houses |
| 鋸 | のこぎり | saw |
| 望ましい | のぞましい | desirable, hoped for |
| 臨む | のぞむ | to look out on, to face, to deal with, to attend (function) |
| 乗っ取る | のっとる | to capture, to occupy, to usurp |
| 長閑 | のどか | tranquil, calm, quiet |
| 罵る | ののしる | to speak ill of, to abuse |
| 延べ | のべ | futures, credit (buying), stretching, total |
| 飲み込む | のみこむ | to gulp down, to swallow deeply, to understand, to take in, to catch on to, to learn, to digest |
| 乗り換え | のりかえ | transfer (trains buses etc.) |
| 乗り込む | のりこむ | to board, to embark on, to get into (a car), to ship (passengers), to man (a ship), to help (someone) int |
| 刃 | は | edge (of a sword) |
| 派 | は | clique, faction, school |
| 把握 | はあく | grasp, catch, understanding |
| 肺 | はい | lung |
| 廃棄 | はいき | annullment, disposal, abandon, scrap, discarding, repeal |
| 配給 | はいきゅう | distribution (eg. films rice) |
| 配偶者 | はいぐうしゃ | spouse, wife, husband |
| 拝啓 | はいけい | Dear (so and so) |
| 背景 | はいけい | background, scenery, setting, circumstance |
| 背後 | はいご | back, rear |
| 灰皿 | はいさら | ashtray |
| 廃止 | はいし | abolition, repeal |
| 拝借 | はいしゃく | borrowing |
| 排除 | はいじょ | exclusion, removal, rejection |
| 排水 | はいすい | drainage |
| 敗戦 | はいせん | defeat, losing a war |
| 配置 | はいち | arrangement (of resources), disposition |
| 配布 | はいふ | distribution |
| 配分 | はいぶん | distribution, allotment |
| 配慮 | はいりょ | consideration, concern, forethought |
| 配列 | はいれつ | arrangement, array (programming) |
| 映える | はえる | to shine, to look attractive, to look pretty |
| 破壊 | はかい | destruction |
| 墓地 | はかち | cemetery, graveyard |
| 捗る | はかどる | to make progress, to move right ahead (with the work), to advance |
| 果ない | はかない | fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, vain, fickle, miserable, empty, ephemeral |
| 諮る | はかる | to consult with, to confer |
| 図る | はかる | to plot, to attempt, to plan, to take in, to deceive, to devise, to design, to refer A to B |
| 剥がす | はがす | to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to disrobe, to deprive of, to detach, t |
| 破棄 | はき | revocation, annulment, breaking (e.g. treaty) |
| 泊 | はく | counter for nights of a stay |
| 迫害 | はくがい | persecution |
| 薄弱 | はくじゃく | feebleness, weakness, weak |
| 白状 | はくじょう | confession |
| 剥ぐ | はぐ | to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to disrobe, to deprive of |
| 派遣 | はけん | dispatch, send |
| 励ます | はげます | to encourage, to cheer, to raise (the voice) |
| 励む | はげむ | to be zealous, to brace oneself, to endeavour, to strive, to make an effort |
| 剥げる | はげる | to come off, to be worn off, to fade, to discolor |
| 鋏 | はさみ | scissors |
| 柱 | はしら | pillar, post |
| 橋渡し | はしわたし | bridge building, mediation |
| 恥 | はじ | shame, embarrassment |
| 弾く | はじく | to flip, to snap |
| 始め | はじめ | beginning, start, origin |
| 始めまして | はじめまして | How do you do?, I am glad to meet you |
| 恥じらう | はじらう | to feel shy, to be bashful, to blush |
| 恥じる | はじる | to feel ashamed |
| 蓮 | はす | lotus |
| 筈 | はず | it should be so |
| 弾む | はずむ | to spring, to bound, to bounce, to be stimulated, to be encouraged, to get lively, to treat oneself to, to |
| 破損 | はそん | damage |
| 機 | はた | loom |
| 果たして | はたして | as was expected, really |
| 果たす | はたす | to accomplish, to fulfill, to carry out, to achieve |
| 裸足 | はだし | barefoot |
| 蜂蜜 | はちみつ | honey |
| 発掘 | はっくつ | excavation, exhumation |
| 発生 | はっせい | outbreak, spring forth, occurrence, incidence, origin |
| 発足 | はっそく | starting, inauguration |
| 初 | はつ | first, new |
| 発 | はつ | departure, beginning, counter for gunshots |
| 発育 | はついく | (physical) growth, development |
| 発芽 | はつが | burgeoning |
| 発言 | はつげん | utterance, speech, proposal |
| 発病 | はつびょう | attack (disease) |
| 初耳 | はつみみ | something heard for the first time |
| 果て | はて | the end, the extremity, the limit(s), the result |
| 果てる | はてる | to end, to be finished, to be exhausted, to die, to perish |
| 話し合い | はなしあい | discussion, conference |
| 甚だ | はなはだ | very, greatly, exceedingly |
| 華々しい | はなばなしい | brilliant, magnificent, spectacular |
| 花びら | はなびら | (flower) petal |
| 華やか | はなやか | gay, showy, brilliant, gorgeous, florid |
| 阻む | はばむ | to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart |
| 浜 | はま | beach, seashore |
| 浜辺 | はまべ | beach, foreshore |
| 填まる | はまる | to get into, to go into, to fit, to be fit for, to suit, to fall into, to plunge into, to be deceived, to be |
| 歯磨 | はみがき | dentifrice, toothpaste |
| 填める | はめる | to get in, to insert, to put on, to make love |
| 生やす | はやす | to grow, to cultivate, to wear beard |
| 早める | はやめる | to hasten, to quicken, to expedite, to precipitate, to accelerate |
| 流行 | はやり | fashionable, fad, in vogue, prevailing |
| 腹立ち | はらだち | anger |
| 原っぱ | はらっぱ | open field, empty lot, plain |
| 張り紙 | はりがみ | paper patch, paper backing, poster |
| 遥か | はるか | far, far-away, distant, remote, far off |
| 破裂 | はれつ | explosion, rupture, break off |
| 腫れる | はれる | to swell (from inflammation), to become swollen |
| 班 | はん | group, party, section (mil) |
| 判 | はん | seal, stamp, monogram signature, judgment |
| 版 | はん | edition |
| 繁栄 | はんえい | prospering, prosperity, thriving, flourishing |
| 反感 | はんかん | antipathy, revolt, animosity |
| 版画 | はんが | art print |
| 反響 | はんきょう | echo, reverberation, repercussion, reaction, influence |
| 判決 | はんけつ | judicial decision, judgement, sentence, decree |
| 反撃 | はんげき | counterattack, counteroffensive, counterblow |
| 反射 | はんしゃ | reflection, reverberation |
| 繁殖 | はんしょく | breed, multiply, increase, propagation |
| 繁盛 | はんじょう | prosperity, flourishing, thriving |
| 反する | はんする | to be inconsistent with, to oppose, to contradict, to transgress, to rebel |
| 判定 | はんてい | judgement, decision, award, verdict |
| 反応 | はんのう | reaction, response |
| 半端 | はんぱ | remnant, fragment, incomplete set, fraction, odd sum, incompleteness |
| 反発 | はんぱつ | repelling, rebound, recover, oppose |
| 反乱 | はんらん | insurrection, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, uprising |
| 氾濫 | はんらん | overflowing, flood |
| 黴菌 | ばいきん | bacteria, germ(s) |
| 賠償 | ばいしょう | reparations, indemnity, compensation |
| 倍率 | ばいりつ | diameter, magnification |
| 馬鹿馬鹿しい | ばかばかしい | stupid |
| 馬鹿らしい | ばからしい | absurd |
| 漠然 | ばくぜん | obscure, vague, equivocal |
| 爆弾 | ばくだん | bomb |
| 爆破 | ばくは | blast, explosion, blow up |
| 暴露 | ばくろ | disclosure, exposure, revelation |
| 化ける | ばける | to appear in disguise, to take the form of, to change for the worse |
| 罰 | ばち | (divine) punishment, curse, retribution |
| 伐 | ばつ | strike, attack, punish |
| ばてる | to be exhausted, to be worn out |
| 発条 | ばね | spring (e.g. coil leaf) |
| 散蒔く | ばらまく | to disseminate, to scatter, to give money freely |
| 判 | ばん | size (of paper or books) |
| 万 | ばん | many, all |
| 万人 | ばんじん | all people, everybody, 10000 people |
| 万能 | ばんのう | all-purpose, almighty, omnipotent |
| 番目 | ばんめ | cardinal number suffix |
| 非 | ひ | faulty-, non- |
| 費 | ひ | cost, expense |
| 延いては | ひいては | not only...but also, in addition to, consequently |
| 控室 | ひかえしつ | waiting room |
| 控える | ひかえる | to draw in, to hold back, to make notes, to be temperate in |
| 悲観 | ひかん | pessimism, disappointment |
| 匹 | ひき | head, small animal counter, roll of cloth |
| 引き上げる | ひきあげる | to withdraw, to leave, to pull out, to retire |
| 率いる | ひきいる | to lead, to spearhead (a group), to command (troops) |
| 引き受ける | ひきうける | to undertake, to take up, to take over, to be responsible for, to guarantee, to contract (disease) |
| 引き起こす | ひきおこす | to cause |
| 引き下げる | ひきさげる | to pull down, to lower, to reduce, to withdraw |
| 引きずる | ひきずる | to seduce, to drag along, to pull, to prolong, to support |
| 引き取る | ひきとる | to take charge of, to take over, to retire to a private place |
| 引き分け | ひきわけ | a draw (in competition), tie game |
| 否決 | ひけつ | rejection, negation, voting down |
| 非行 | ひこう | delinquency, misconduct |
| 日頃 | ひごろ | normally, habitually |
| 久しい | ひさしい | long, long-continued, old (story) |
| 久し振り | ひさしぶり | after a long time |
| 悲惨 | ひさん | misery |
| 秘書 | ひしょ | (private) secretary |
| 比重 | ひじゅう | specific gravity |
| 密か | ひそか | secret, private, surreptitious |
| 浸す | ひたす | to soak, to dip, to drench |
| 一向 | ひたすら | earnestly |
| 左利き | ひだりきき | left-handedness, sake drinker, left-hander |
| 引っ掻く | ひっかく | to scratch |
| 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 ensnar |
| 必修 | ひっしゅう | required (subject) |
| 匹敵 | ひってき | comparing with, match, rival, equal |
| 未 | ひつじ | eighth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Ram 1pm-3pm south-southwest June) |
| 必然 | ひつぜん | inevitable, necessary |
| 一息 | ひといき | puffy, a breath, a pause, an effort |
| 単 | ひとえ | one layer, single |
| 人柄 | ひとがら | personality, character, personal appearance, gentility |
| 一頃 | ひところ | once, some time ago |
| 人質 | ひとじち | hostage, prisoner |
| 一筋 | ひとすき | a line, earnestly, blindly, straightforwardly |
| 一まず | ひとまず | for the present, once, in outline |
| 一人でに | ひとりでに | by itself, automatically, naturally |
| 酷い | ひどい | cruel, awful, severe, very bad, serious, terrible, heavy, violent |
| 日取り | ひどり | fixed date, appointed day |
| 雛 | ひな | young bird, chick, doll |
| 日向 | ひなた | sunny place, in the sun |
| 非難 | ひなん | blame, attack, criticism |
| 避難 | ひなん | taking refuge, finding shelter |
| 日の丸 | ひのまる | the Japanese flag |
| 火花 | ひばな | spark |
| 日々 | ひび | every day, daily, day after day |
| 悲鳴 | ひめい | shriek, scream |
| 百科事典 | ひゃっかじてん | encyclopedia |
| 百科辞典 | ひゃっかじてん | encyclopedia |
| 冷やかす | ひやかす | to banter, to make fun of, to jeer at, to cool, to refrigerate |
| 日焼け | ひやけ | sunburn |
| 票 | ひょう | label, ballot, ticket, sign |
| 標語 | ひょうご | motto, slogan, catchword |
| ひょっと | possibly, accidentally |
| 平たい | ひらたい | flat, even, level, simple, plain |
| 比率 | ひりつ | ratio, proportion, percentage |
| 肥料 | ひりょう | manure, fertilizer |
| 比例 | ひれい | proportion |
| 疲労 | ひろう | fatigue, weariness |
| 広まる | ひろまる | to spread, to be propagated |
| 貧困 | ひんこん | poverty, lack |
| 品質 | ひんしつ | quality |
| 品種 | ひんしゅ | brand, kind, description |
| 貧弱 | ひんじゃく | poor, meagre, insubstantial |
| 頻繁 | ひんぱん | frequency |
| 美 | び | beauty |
| 微笑 | びしょう | smile |
| 美術 | びじゅつ | art, fine arts |
| 吃驚 | びっくり | be surprised, be amazed, be frightened, astonishment |
| びっしょり | wet through, drenched |
| 描写 | びょうしゃ | depiction, description, portrayal |
| びり | last on the list, at the bottom |
| 微量 | びりょう | minuscule amount, extremely small quantity |
| 敏感 | びんかん | sensibility, susceptibility, sensitive (to), well attuned to |
| 貧乏 | びんぼう | poverty, destitute, poor |
| 歩 | ふ | pawn (in chess or shogi) |
| 不意 | ふい | sudden, abrupt, unexpected, unforeseen |
| 封 | ふう | seal |
| 封鎖 | ふうさ | blockade, freezing (funds) |
| 風習 | ふうしゅう | custom |
| 風俗 | ふうぞく | 1. manners, customs, 2. sex service, sex industry |
| 風土 | ふうど | natural features, topography, climate, spiritual features |
| 不可欠 | ふかけつ | indispensable, essential |
| 深める | ふかめる | to deepen, to heighten, to intensify |
| 不吉 | ふきつ | ominous, sinister, bad luck, ill omen, inauspiciousness |
| 不況 | ふきょう | recession, depression, slump |
| 布巾 | ふきん | tea-towel, dish cloth |
| 福 | ふく | good fortune |
| 復旧 | ふくきゅう | restoration, restitution, rehabilitation |
| 複合 | ふくごう | composite, complex |
| 福祉 | ふくし | welfare, well-being |
| 覆面 | ふくめん | mask, veil, disguise |
| 膨れる | ふくれる | to get cross, to get sulky, to swell (out), to expand, to be inflated, to distend, to bulge |
| 不景気 | ふけいき | business recession, hard times, depression, gloom, sullenness, cheerlessness |
| 老ける | ふける | to age |
| 布告 | ふこく | edict, ordinance, proclamation |
| 富豪 | ふごう | wealthy person, millionaire |
| 負債 | ふさい | debt, liabilities |
| 相応しい | ふさわしい | appropriate |
| 不在 | ふざい | absence |
| 不山戯る | ふざける | to romp, to gambol, to frolic, to joke, to make fun of, to flirt |
| 負傷 | ふしょう | injury, wound |
| 不審 | ふしん | incomplete understanding, doubt, question, distrust, suspicion, strangeness, infidelity |
| 不振 | ふしん | dullness, depression, slump, stagnation |
| 不順 | ふじゅん | irregularity, unseasonableness |
| 付属 | ふぞく | attached, belonging, affiliated, annexed, associated, subordinate, incidental, dependent, auxiliary |
| 負担 | ふたん | burden, charge, responsibility |
| 不調 | ふちょう | bad condition, not to work out (ie a deal), disagreement, break-off, disorder, slump, out of form |
| 復活 | ふっかつ | revival (e.g. musical), restoration |
| 復興 | ふっこう | revival, renaissance, reconstruction |
| 沸騰 | ふっとう | boiling, seething |
| 仏 | ふつ | French |
| 不図 | ふと | suddenly, casually, accidentally, incidentally, unexpectedly, unintentionally |
| 不当 | ふとう | injustice, impropriety, unreasonableness, undeservedness, unfair, invalid |
| 不動産 | ふどうさん | real estate |
| 赴任 | ふにん | (proceeding to) new appointment |
| 腐敗 | ふはい | decay, depravity |
| 不評 | ふひょう | bad reputation, disgrace, unpopularity |
| 不便 | ふびん | pity, compassion |
| 不服 | ふふく | dissatisfaction, discontent, disapproval, objection, complaint, protest, disagreement |
| 普遍 | ふへん | universality, ubiquity, omnipresence |
| 踏まえる | ふまえる | to be based on, to have origin in |
| 文 | ふみ | letter, writings |
| 不明 | ふめい | unknown, obscure, indistinct, uncertain, ambiguous, ignorant, lack of wisdom, anonymous, unidentified |
| 扶養 | ふよう | support, maintenance |
| 振り | ふり | pretence, show, appearance |
| 振り出し | ふりだし | outset, starting point, drawing or issuing (draft) |
| 不良 | ふりょう | badness, delinquent, inferiority, failure |
| 浮力 | ふりょく | buoyancy, floating power |
| 震わせる | ふるわせる | to be shaking, to be trembling |
| 付録 | ふろく | appendix, supplement |
| 分 | ふん | minute |
| 憤慨 | ふんがい | indignation, resentment |
| 紛失 | ふんしつ | losing something |
| 噴出 | ふんしゅつ | spewing, gushing, spouting, eruption, effusion |
| 紛争 | ふんそう | dispute, trouble, strife |
| ふんだん | plentiful, abundant, lavish |
| 奮闘 | ふんとう | hard struggle, strenuous effort |
| 粉末 | ふんまつ | fine powder |
| 部 | ぶ | department, part, category, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine |
| 部下 | ぶか | subordinate person |
| ぶかぶか | too big, baggy |
| 侮辱 | ぶじょく | insult, contempt, slight |
| 武装 | ぶそう | arms, armament, armed |
| 斑 | ぶち | spots, speckles, mottles |
| 物資 | ぶっし | goods, materials |
| 物体 | ぶったい | body, object |
| 物議 | ぶつぎ | public discussion (criticism) |
| 打付ける | ぶつける | to knock, to run into, to nail on, to strike hard, to hit and attack |
| 仏像 | ぶつぞう | Buddhist image (statue) |
| 無難 | ぶなん | safety, security |
| 部門 | ぶもん | class, group, category, department, field, branch |
| ぶら下げる | ぶらさげる | to hang, to suspend, to dangle, to swing |
| ぶらぶら | dangle heavily, swing, sway to and fro, aimlessly, idly, lazily, loiter, loaf, be idle, stroll idly |
| 武力 | ぶりょく | armed might, military power, the sword, force |
| 無礼 | ぶれい | impolite, rude |
| 文化財 | ぶんかざい | cultural assets, cultural property |
| 分業 | ぶんぎょう | division of labor, specialization, assembly-line production |
| 文語 | ぶんご | written language, literary language |
| 分散 | ぶんさん | dispersion, decentralization, variance (statistics) |
| 分子 | ぶんし | numerator, molecule |
| 文書 | ぶんしょ | document, writing, letter, note, records, archives |
| 分担 | ぶんたん | apportionment, sharing |
| 分配 | ぶんぱい | division, sharing |
| 分母 | ぶんぼ | denominator |
| 分離 | ぶんり | separation, detachment, segregation, isolation |
| 分裂 | ぶんれつ | split, division, break up |
| 兵器 | へいき | arms, weapons, ordinance |
| 閉口 | へいこう | shut mouth |
| 平行 | へいこう | (going) side by side, concurrent, abreast, at the same time, occurring together, parallel, parallelism |
| 閉鎖 | へいさ | closing, closure, shutdown, lockout, unsociable |
| 兵士 | へいし | soldier |
| 平常 | へいじょう | normal, usual |
| 平方 | へいほう | square (e.g. metre), square |
| 並列 | へいれつ | arrangement, parallel, abreast |
| 辟易 | へきえき | wince, shrink back, succumbing to, being frightened, disconcerted |
| 臍 | へそ | navel, belly-button |
| 隔たる | へだたる | to be distant |
| 謙る | へりくだる | to deprecate oneself and praise the listener |
| 経る | へる | to pass, to elapse, to experience |
| 編 | へん | compilation, editing, completed poem, book, part of book |
| 偏 | へん | side, left radical of a character, inclining, inclining toward, biased |
| 変革 | へんかく | change, reform, revolution, upheaval, (the) Reformation |
| 返還 | へんかん | return, restoration |
| 偏見 | へんけん | prejudice, narrow view |
| 返済 | へんさい | repayment |
| 変遷 | へんせん | change, transition, vicissitudes |
| 返答 | へんとう | reply |
| 変動 | へんどう | change, fluctuation |
| 弁解 | べんかい | explanation, justification, defence, excuse |
| 便宜 | べんぎ | convenience, accommodation, advantage, expedience |
| 弁護 | べんご | defense, pleading, advocacy |
| 弁償 | べんしょう | next word, compensation, reparation, indemnity, reimbursement |
| 弁論 | べんろん | discussion, debate, argument |
| ぺこぺこ | fawn, be very hungry |
| 穂 | ほ | ear (of plant), head (of plant) |
| 保育 | ほいく | nursing, nurturing, rearing, lactation, suckling |
| 倣 | ほう | imitate, follow, emulate |
| 法案 | ほうあん | bill (law) |
| 崩壊 | ほうかい | collapse, decay (physics), crumbling, breaking down, caving in |
| 法学 | ほうがく | law, jurisprudence |
| 放棄 | ほうき | abandonment, renunciation, abdication (responsibility right) |
| 宝器 | ほうき | treasured article or vessel, outstanding individual |
| 封建 | ほうけん | feudalistic |
| 豊作 | ほうさく | abundant harvest, bumper crop |
| 方策 | ほうさく | plan, policy |
| 奉仕 | ほうし | attendance, service |
| 方式 | ほうしき | form, method, system |
| 放射 | ほうしゃ | radiation, emission |
| 放射能 | ほうしゃのう | radioactivity |
| 報酬 | ほうしゅう | remuneration, recompense, reward, toll |
| 放出 | ほうしゅつ | release, emit |
| 報じる | ほうじる | to inform, to report |
| 報ずる | ほうずる | to inform, to report |
| 放置 | ほうち | leave as is, leave to chance, leave alone, neglect |
| 法廷 | ほうてい | courtroom |
| 報道 | ほうどう | information, report |
| 褒美 | ほうび | reward, prize |
| 葬る | ほうむる | to bury, to inter, to entomb, to consign to oblivion, to shelve |
| 放り込む | ほうりこむ | to throw into |
| 放り出す | ほうりだす | to throw out, to fire, to expel, to give up, to abandon, to neglect |
| 飽和 | ほうわ | saturation |
| 保温 | ほおん | retaining warmth, keeping heat in, heat insulation |
| 捕獲 | ほかく | capture, seizure |
| 保管 | ほかん | charge, custody, safekeeping, deposit, storage |
| 補給 | ほきゅう | supply, supplying, replenishment |
| 補強 | ほきょう | compensation, reinforcement |
| 保険 | ほけん | insurance, guarantee |
| 捕鯨 | ほげい | whaling, whale fishing |
| 誇る | ほこる | to boast of, to be proud of |
| 綻びる | ほころびる | to come apart at the seams, to begin to open, to smile broadly |
| 保護 | ほご | care, protection, shelter, guardianship, favor, patronage |
| 乾 | ほし | dried, cured |
| 干し物 | ほしもの | dried washing (clothes) |
| 保守 | ほしゅ | conservative, maintaining |
| 保障 | ほしょう | guarantee, security, assurance, pledge, warranty |
| 補償 | ほしょう | compensation, reparation |
| 補充 | ほじゅう | supplementation, supplement, replenishment, replenishing |
| 補助 | ほじょ | assistance, support, aid, auxiliary |
| 舗装 | ほそう | pavement, road surface |
| 補足 | ほそく | supplement, complement |
| 発作 | ほっさ | fit, spasm |
| ほっと | feel relieved |
| 頬っぺた | ほっぺた | cheek |
| 辺り | ほとり | (in the) neighbourhood, vicinity, nearby |
| 殆ど | ほとんど | mostly, almost |
| 解く | ほどく | to unfasten |
| 施す | ほどこす | to donate, to give, to conduct, to apply, to perform |
| 保母 | ほぼ | day care worker in a kindergarten nursery school etc. |
| 保養 | ほよう | health preservation, recuperation, recreation |
| 捕吏 | ほり | constable |
| 捕虜 | ほりょ | prisoner (of war) |
| 滅びる | ほろびる | to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed |
| 滅ぼす | ほろぼす | to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin |
| 本格 | ほんかく | propriety, fundamental rules |
| 本館 | ほんかん | main building |
| 本気 | ほんき | seriousness, truth, sanctity |
| 本質 | ほんしつ | essence, true nature, reality |
| 本体 | ほんたい | substance, real form, object of worship |
| 本音 | ほんね | real intention, motive |
| 本の | ほんの | mere, only, just |
| 本能 | ほんのう | instinct |
| 本場 | ほんば | home, habitat, center, best place, genuine |
| 本文 | ほんぶん | text (of document), body (of letter) |
| 本名 | ほんみょう | real name |
| 卯 | ぼう | fourth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Hare 5am-7am east February) |
| 防衛 | ぼうえい | defense, protection, self-defense |
| 防火 | ぼうか | fire prevention, fire fighting, fire proof |
| 妨害 | ぼうがい | disturbance, obstruction, hindrance, jamming, interference |
| 紡績 | ぼうせき | spinning |
| 呆然 | ぼうぜん | dumbfounded, overcome with surprise, in blank amazement |
| 膨脹 | ぼうちょう | expansion, swelling, increase, growth |
| 冒頭 | ぼうとう | beginning, start, outset |
| 暴動 | ぼうどう | insurrection, rebellion, revolt, riot, uprising |
| 暴風 | ぼうふう | storm, windstorm, gale |
| 暴力 | ぼうりょく | violence |
| 募金 | ぼきん | fund-raising, collection of funds |
| 牧師 | ぼくし | pastor, minister, clergyman |
| 母校 | ぼこう | alma mater |
| 没収 | ぼっしゅう | forfeited |
| 坊ちゃん | ぼっちゃん | son (of others) |
| ぼつぼつ | gradually, here and there, spots, pimples |
| 没落 | ぼつらく | ruin, fall, collapse |
| ぼやく | to grumble, to complain |
| ぼやける | to become dim, to become blurred |
| 藍褸 | ぼろ | rag, scrap, tattered clothes, fault (esp. in a pretense), defect, run-down or junky |
| 枚 | まい | counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper) |
| 埋蔵 | まいぞう | buried property, treasure trove |
| 舞う | まう | to dance, to flutter about, to revolve |
| 真上 | まうえ | just above, right overhead |
| 前売り | まえうり | advance sale, booking |
| 前置き | まえおき | preface, introduction |
| 前もって | まえもって | in advance, beforehand, previously |
| 任す | まかす | to entrust, to leave to a person |
| 負かす | まかす | to defeat |
| 賄う | まかなう | to give board to, to provide meals, to pay |
| 曲がる | まがる | to turn, to bend |
| 巻 | まき | volume |
| 紛らわしい | まぎらわしい | confusing, misleading, equivocal, ambiguous |
| 紛れる | まぎれる | to be diverted, to slip into |
| 膜 | まく | membrane, film |
| 捲る | まくる | verb suffix to indicate reckless abandon to the activity |
| 真心 | まこころ | sincerity, devotion |
| 誠 | まこと | truth, faith, fidelity, sincerity, trust, confidence, reliance, devotion |
| 真に | まことに | truly, actually, really |
| まごつく | to be confused, to be flustered |
| 正しく | まさしく | surely, no doubt, evidently |
| 正に | まさに | correctly, surely |
| 勝る | まさる | to excel, to surpass, to outrival |
| 増し | まし | extra, additional, less objectionable, better, preferable |
| 真下 | ました | right under, directly below |
| 況して | まして | still more, still less (with neg. verb), to say nothing of, not to mention |
| 交える | まじえる | to mix, to converse with, to cross (swords) |
| 交わる | まじわる | to cross, to intersect, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join |
| 麻酔 | ますい | anaesthesia |
| 益々 | ますます | increasingly, more and more |
| 不味い | まずい | unappetising, unpleasant (taste appearance situation), ugly, unskilful, awkward, bungling, unwise, untime |
| 股 | また | groin, crotch, thigh |
| 跨がる | またがる | to extend over or into, to straddle |
| 跨ぐ | またぐ | to straddle |
| 瞬き | またたき | wink, twinkling (of stars), flicker (of light) |
| 待ち合わせ | まちあわせ | appointment |
| 間違う | まちがう | to make a mistake, to be incorrect, to be mistaken |
| 待ち遠しい | まちどおしい | looking forward to |
| 待ち望む | まちのぞむ | to look anxiously for, to wait eagerly for |
| 区々 | まちまち | 1. several, various, divergent, conflicting, different, diverse, 2. trivial |
| 末期 | まっき | closing years (period days), last stage |
| 真っ二つ | まっぷたつ | in two equal parts |
| 的 | まと | mark, target |
| 纏まり | まとまり | conclusion, settlement, consistency |
| 纏め | まとめ | settlement, conclusion |
| 免れる | まぬかれる | to escape from, to be rescued from, to avoid, to evade, to avert, to elude, to be exempted, to be relieved |
| 招き | まねき | invitation |
| 麻痺 | まひ | paralysis, palsy, numbness, stupor |
| 眩しい | まぶしい | dazzling, radiant |
| 目蓋 | まぶた | eyelid |
| 間々 | まま | occasionally, frequently |
| 間もなく | まもなく | soon, before long, in a short time |
| 眉 | まゆ | eyebrow |
| 鞠 | まり | ball |
| 丸ごと | まるごと | in its entirety, whole, wholly |
| 丸っきり | まるっきり | completely, perfectly, just as if |
| 丸で | まるで | quite, entirely, completely, at all, as if, as though, so to speak |
| 丸々 | まるまる | completely |
| 丸める | まるめる | to make round, to round off, to roll up, to curl up, to seduce, to cajole, to explain away |
| 満月 | まんげつ | full moon |
| 満場 | まんじょう | unanimous, whole audience |
| 真ん中 | まんなか | middle, centre, mid-way |
| 真ん前 | まんまえ | right in front, under the nose |
| 真ん丸い | まんまるい | perfectly circular |
| 三 | み | (num) three |
| 見合い | みあい | formal marriage interview |
| 見合わせる | みあわせる | to exchange glances, to postpone, to suspend operations, to refrain from performing an action |
| 見落とす | みおとす | to overlook, to fail to notice |
| 未開 | みかい | savage land, backward region, uncivilized |
| 味覚 | みかく | taste, palate, sense of taste |
| 見掛ける | みかける | to (happen to) see, to notice, to catch sight of |
| 三日月 | みかずき | new moon, crescent moon |
| 見方 | みかた | viewpoint |
| 見苦しい | みぐるしい | unsightly, ugly |
| 見込み | みこみ | hope, prospects, expectation |
| 未婚 | みこん | unmarried |
| 惨め | みじめ | miserable |
| 未熟 | みじゅく | inexperience, unripeness, raw, unskilled, immature, inexperienced |
| 微塵 | みじん | particle, atom |
| 見すぼらしい | みすぼらしい | shabby, seedy |
| 見せびらかす | みせびらかす | to show off, to flaunt |
| 見せ物 | みせもの | show, exhibition |
| 満たす | みたす | to satisfy, to ingratiate, to fill, to fulfill |
| 乱す | みだす | to throw out of order, to disarrange, to disturb |
| 乱れる | みだれる | to get confused, to be disordered, to be disturbed |
| 未知 | みち | not yet known |
| 導く | みちびく | to be guided, to be shown |
| 身近 | みぢか | near oneself, close to one, familiar |
| 密集 | みっしゅう | crowd, close formation, dense |
| 密接 | みっせつ | related, connected, close, intimate |
| 見っともない | みっともない | shameful, indecent |
| 蜜 | みつ | nectar, honey |
| 密度 | みつど | density |
| 見積り | みつもり | estimation, quotation |
| 未定 | みてい | not yet fixed, undecided, pending |
| 見通し | みとおし | perspective, unobstructed view, outlook, forecast, prospect, insight |
| 源 | みなもと | source, origin |
| 身なり | みなり | personal appearance |
| 峰 | みね | peak, ridge |
| 見逃す | みのがす | to miss, to overlook, to leave at large |
| 見晴らし | みはらし | view |
| 身振り | みぶり | gesture |
| 見舞 | みまい | enquiry, expression of sympathy, expression of concern |
| 脈 | みゃく | pulse |
| 未練 | みれん | lingering affection, attachment, regret(s), reluctance |
| 見渡す | みわたす | to look out over, to survey (scene), to take an extensive view of |
| 民主 | みんしゅ | democratic, the head of the nation |
| 民宿 | みんしゅく | private home providing lodging for travelers |
| 民族 | みんぞく | people, race, nation, racial customs, folk customs |
| 民俗 | みんぞく | people, race, nation, racial customs, folk customs |
| 六 | む | (num) six |
| 無意味 | むいみ | nonsense, no meaning |
| 向き | むき | direction, situation, exposure, aspect, suitability |
| 無口 | むくち | reticence |
| 向け | むけ | for ~, oriented towards ~ |
| 婿 | むこ | son-in-law |
| 無効 | むこう | invalid, no effect, unavailable |
| 無言 | むごん | silence |
| 毟る | むしる | to pluck, to pick, to tear |
| 無邪気 | むじゃき | innocence, simple-mindedness |
| 結び | むすび | ending, conclusion, union |
| 結び付き | むすびつき | connection, relation |
| 結び付く | むすびつく | to be connected or related, to join together |
| 結び付ける | むすびつける | to combine, to join, to tie on, to attach with a knot |
| 無線 | むせん | wireless, radio |
| 無駄遣い | むだづかい | waste money on, squander money on, flog a dead horse |
| 無断 | むだん | without permission, without notice |
| 無知 | むち | ignorance |
| 無茶 | むちゃ | absurd, unreasonable, excessive, rash, absurdity, nonsense |
| 無茶苦茶 | むちゃくちゃ | confused, jumbled, mixed up, unreasonable |
| 空しい | むなしい | vacant, futile, vain, void, empty, ineffective, lifeless |
| 無念 | むねん | chagrin, regret |
| 無能 | むのう | inefficiency, incompetence |
| 無闇に | むやみに | unreasonably, absurdly, recklessly, indiscreetly, at random |
| 無用 | むよう | useless, futility, needlessness, unnecessariness |
| 群がる | むらがる | to swarm, to gather |
| 無論 | むろん | of course, naturally |
| 名産 | めいさん | noted product |
| 名称 | めいしょう | name |
| 命中 | めいちゅう | a hit |
| 名簿 | めいぼ | register of names |
| 名誉 | めいよ | honor, credit, prestige |
| 明瞭 | めいりょう | clarity |
| 明朗 | めいろう | bright, clear, cheerful |
| 目方 | めかた | weight |
| 恵み | めぐみ | blessing |
| 恵む | めぐむ | to bless, to show mercy to |
| 目覚しい | めざましい | brilliant, splendid, striking, remarkable |
| 目覚める | めざめる | to wake up |
| 召す | めす | to call, to send for, to put on, to wear, to take (a bath), to ride in, to buy, to eat, to drink, to catch (a |
| 雌 | めす | female (animal) |
| 滅茶苦茶 | めちゃくちゃ | absurd, unreasonable, excessive, messed up, spoiled, wreaked |
| 目付き | めつき | look, expression of the eyes, eyes |
| 滅亡 | めつぼう | downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction |
| 愛でたい | めでたい | auspicious |
| 目眩 | めまい | dizziness, giddiness |
| 目盛 | めもり | scale, gradations |
| 面会 | めんかい | interview |
| 免除 | めんじょ | exemption, exoneration, discharge |
| 面する | めんする | to face on, to look out on to |
| 面目 | めんぼく | face, honour, reputation, prestige, dignity, credit |
| 設ける | もうける | to create, to establish |
| 申し入れる | もうしいれる | to propose, to suggest |
| 申し込み | もうしこみ | application, entry, request, subscription, offer, proposal, overture, challenge |
| 申出 | もうしで | proposal, request, claim, report, notice |
| 申し出る | もうしでる | to report to, to tell, to suggest, to submit, to request, to make an offer, to come forward with informati |
| 申し分 | もうしぶん | objection, shortcomings |
| 盲点 | もうてん | blind spot |
| 猛烈 | もうれつ | violent, vehement, rage |
| 藻掻く | もがく | to struggle, to wriggle, to be impatient |
| 目録 | もくろく | catalogue, catalog, list |
| 目論見 | もくろみ | a plan, a scheme, a project, a program, intention, goal |
| 模型 | もけい | model, dummy, maquette |
| 模索 | もさく | groping (for) |
| 若し | もし | if, in case, supposing |
| 若しかしたら | もしかしたら | perhaps, maybe, by some chance |
| 若しかして | もしかして | perhaps, possibly |
| 若しかすると | もしかすると | perhaps, maybe, by some chance |
| 若しくは | もしくは | or, otherwise |
| 若しも | もしも | if |
| 齎らす | もたらす | to bring, to take, to bring about |
| 凭れる | もたれる | to lean against, to lean on, to recline on, to lie heavy (on the stomach) |
| 持ち | もち | 1. hold, charge, keep possession, in charge, 2. wear, durability, life, draw, 3. usage (suff) |
| 持ち切り | もちきり | hot topic, talk of the town |
| 物体ない | もったいない | too good, more than one deserves, wasteful, sacrilegious, unworthy of |
| 以て | もって | with, by, by means of, because, in view of |
| 専ら | もっぱら | wholly, solely, entirely |
| 持て成す | もてなす | to entertain, to make welcome |
| 持てる | もてる | to be well liked, to be popular |
| 基 | もとい | basis |
| 物置き | ものおき | storeroom |
| 物好き | ものずき | curiosity |
| 物足りない | ものたりない | unsatisfied, unsatisfactory |
| 最早 | もはや | already, now |
| 模範 | もはん | exemplar, exemplification, exemplum, model, example |
| 模倣 | もほう | imitation, copying |
| 揉める | もめる | to disagree, to dispute |
| 腿 | もも | thigh, femur |
| 催す | もよおす | to hold (a meeting), to give (a dinner), to feel, to show signs of, to develop symptoms of, to feel (sick |
| 漏らす | もらす | to let leak, to reveal |
| 盛り上がる | もりあがる | to rouse, to swell, to rise |
| 漏る | もる | to leak, to run out |
| 漏れる | もれる | to leak out, to escape, to come through, to shine through, to filter out, to be omitted |
| 脆い | もろい | brittle, fragile, tender-hearted |
| もろに | completely, all the way |
| 問 | もん | problem, question |
| 矢 | や | arrow |
| 哉 | や | question mark |
| 喧しい | やかましい | noisy, strict, fussy |
| 野外 | やがい | fields, outskirts, open air, suburbs |
| 軈て | やがて | before long, soon, at length |
| 夜行 | やぎょう | walking around at night, night train, night travel |
| 役職 | やくしょく | post, managerial position, official position |
| 役立つ | やくだつ | to be useful, to be helpful, to serve the purpose |
| 役場 | やくば | town hall |
| 夜具 | やぐ | bedding |
| 優 | やさ | gentle, affectionate |
| 屋敷 | やしき | mansion |
| 養う | やしなう | to rear, to maintain, to cultivate |
| 社 | やしろ | Shinto shrine |
| 野心 | やしん | ambition, aspiration, designs, treachery |
| 易い | やすい | easy |
| 安っぽい | やすっぽい | cheap-looking, tawdry, insignificant |
| 休める | やすめる | to rest, to suspend, to give relief |
| 野生 | やせい | wild |
| 矢鱈に | やたらに | randomly, recklessly, blindly |
| 夜中 | やちゅう | all night, the whole night |
| 奴 | やっこ | servant, fellow |
| やっ付ける | やっつける | to beat |
| 矢っ張り | やっぱり | also, as I thought, still, in spite of, absolutely |
| 野党 | やとう | opposition party |
| 病 | やまい | illness, disease |
| 闇 | やみ | darkness, the dark, black-marketeering, dark, shady, illegal |
| 病む | やむ | to fall ill, to be ill |
| 止むを得ない | やむをえない | cannot be helped, unavoidable |
| 稍 | やや | a little, partially, somewhat, a short time, a while |
| ややこしい | puzzling, tangled, complicated, complex |
| 遣り通す | やりとおす | to carry through, to achieve, to complete |
| やり遂げる | やりとげる | to accomplish |
| 遣る | やる | to do, to have sexual intercourse, to kill, to give (to inferiors animals etc.), to dispatch (a letter |
| 和らげる | やわらげる | to soften, to moderate, to relieve |
| 優位 | ゆうい | predominance, ascendancy, superiority |
| 憂鬱 | ゆううつ | depression, melancholy, dejection, gloom |
| 有益 | ゆうえき | beneficial, profitable |
| 優越 | ゆうえつ | supremacy, predominance, being superior to |
| 勇敢 | ゆうかん | bravery, heroism, gallantry |
| 有機 | ゆうき | organic |
| 夕暮れ | ゆうぐれ | evening, (evening) twilight |
| 融資 | ゆうし | financing, loan |
| 有する | ゆうする | to own, to be endowed with |
| 融通 | ゆうずう | lending (money), accommodation, adaptability, versatility, finance |
| 優勢 | ゆうせい | superiority, superior power, predominance, preponderance |
| 優先 | ゆうせん | preference, priority |
| 誘導 | ゆうどう | guidance, leading, induction, introduction, incitement, inducement |
| 優美 | ゆうび | grace, refinement, elegance |
| 有望 | ゆうぼう | good prospects, full of hope, promising |
| 遊牧 | ゆうぼく | nomadism |
| 夕焼け | ゆうやけ | sunset |
| 有力 | ゆうりょく | 1. influence, prominence, 2. potent |
| 幽霊 | ゆうれい | ghost, specter, apparition, phantom |
| 誘惑 | ゆうわく | temptation, allurement, lure |
| 揺さぶる | ゆさぶる | to shake, to jolt, to rock, to swing |
| 茹でる | ゆでる | to boil |
| ゆとり | reserve, affluence, room, time (to spare) |
| 指差す | ゆびさす | to point at |
| 弓 | ゆみ | bow (and arrow) |
| 揺らぐ | ゆらぐ | to swing, to sway, to shake, to tremble |
| 緩む | ゆるむ | to become loose, to slacken |
| 緩める | ゆるめる | to loosen, to slow down |
| 緩やか | ゆるやか | lenient |
| 世 | よ | world, society, age, generation |
| 好い | よい | good |
| 要因 | よういん | primary factor, main cause |
| 溶液 | ようえき | solution (liquid) |
| 用件 | ようけん | business |
| 養護 | ようご | protection, nursing, protective care |
| 用紙 | ようし | blank form |
| 様式 | ようしき | style, form, pattern |
| 要する | ようする | to demand, to require, to take |
| 要請 | ようせい | claim, demand, request, application |
| 養成 | ようせい | training, development |
| 様相 | ようそう | aspect |
| 用品 | ようひん | articles, supplies, parts |
| 洋風 | ようふう | western style |
| 用法 | ようほう | directions, rules of use |
| 要望 | ようぼう | demand for, request |
| 余暇 | よか | leisure, leisure time, spare time |
| 予感 | よかん | presentiment, premonition |
| 余興 | よきょう | side show, entertainment |
| 預金 | よきん | deposit, bank account |
| 抑圧 | よくあつ | check, restraint, oppression, suppression |
| 浴室 | よくしつ | bathroom, bath |
| 抑制 | よくせい | suppression |
| 欲深い | よくふかい | greedy |
| 欲望 | よくぼう | desire, appetite |
| 寄こす | よこす | to send, to forward |
| 横綱 | よこづな | sumo grand champion |
| 葦 | よし | reed, bulrush |
| 善し悪し | よしあし | good or bad, merits or demerits, quality, suitability |
| 予想 | よそう | expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast |
| 余所見 | よそみ | looking away, looking aside |
| 余地 | よち | place, room, margin, scope |
| 依って | よって | therefore, consequently, accordingly, because of |
| 余程 | よっぽど | very, greatly, much, to a large extent, quite |
| 与党 | よとう | government party, (ruling) party in power, government |
| 呼び止める | よびとめる | to challenge, to call somebody to halt |
| 夜更かし | よふかし | staying up late, keeping late hours, sitting up late at night, nighthawk |
| 夜更け | よふけ | late at night |
| 読み上げる | よみあげる | to read out loud (and clearly), to call a roll |
| 寄り掛かる | よりかかる | to lean against, to recline on, to lean on, to rely on |
| 宜しく | よろしく | well, properly, suitably, best regards, please remember me |
| 弱まる | よわまる | to abate, to weaken, to be emaciated, to be dejected, to be perplexed |
| 弱める | よわめる | to weaken |
| 弱る | よわる | to weaken, to be troubled, to be downcast, to be emaciated, to be dejected, to be perplexed, to impair |
| 来場 | らいじょう | attendance |
| 酪農 | らくのう | dairy (farm) |
| 落下 | らっか | fall, drop, come down |
| 楽観 | らっかん | optimism |
| 濫用 | らんよう | abuse, misuse, misappropriation, using to excess |
| 理屈 | りくつ | theory, reason |
| 利根 | りこん | intelligence |
| 利子 | りし | interest (bank) |
| 利潤 | りじゅん | profit, returns |
| 理性 | りせい | reason, sense |
| 利息 | りそく | interest (bank) |
| 立体 | りったい | solid body |
| 立法 | りっぽう | legislation, lawmaking |
| 利点 | りてん | advantage, point in favor |
| 略語 | りゃくご | abbreviation, acronym |
| 略奪 | りゃくだつ | pillage, plunder, looting, robbery |
| 流 | りゅう | styleof, method of, manner of |
| 流通 | りゅうつう | circulation of money or goods, flow of water or air, distribution |
| 了 | りょう | finish, completion, understanding |
| 料 | りょう | material, charge, rate, fee |
| 領域 | りょういき | area, domain, territory, field, region, regime |
| 了解 | りょうかい | comprehension, consent, understanding, roger (on the radio) |
| 領海 | りょうかい | territorial waters |
| 両極 | りょうきょく | both extremities, north and south poles, positive and negative poles |
| 良好 | りょうこう | favorable, satisfactory |
| 良識 | りょうしき | good sense |
| 良質 | りょうしつ | good quality, superior quality |
| 了承 | りょうしょう | acknowledgement, understanding (e.g. please be understanding of the mess during our renovation) |
| 良心 | りょうしん | conscience |
| 領地 | りょうち | territory, dominion |
| 領土 | りょうど | dominion, territory, possession |
| 両立 | りょうりつ | compatibility, coexistence, standing together |
| 旅客 | りょかく | passenger (transport) |
| 旅券 | りょけん | passport |
| 履歴 | りれき | personal history, background, career, log |
| 理論 | りろん | theory |
| 輪 | りん | counter for wheels and flowers |
| 林業 | りんぎょう | forestry |
| 類似 | るいじ | analogous |
| 類推 | るいすい | analogy |
| 冷酷 | れいこく | cruelty, coldheartedness, relentless, ruthless |
| 冷蔵 | れいぞう | cold storage, refrigeration |
| 冷淡 | れいたん | coolness, indifference |
| 恋愛 | れんあい | love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections |
| 連休 | れんきゅう | consecutive holidays |
| 連日 | れんじつ | every day, prolonged |
| 連中 | れんじゅう | colleagues, company, a lot |
| 連帯 | れんたい | solidarity |
| 連邦 | れんぽう | commonwealth, federation of states |
| 連盟 | れんめい | league, union, alliance |
| 老衰 | ろうすい | senility, senile decay |
| 朗読 | ろうどく | reading aloud, recitation |
| 浪費 | ろうひ | waste, extravagance |
| 労力 | ろうりょく | labour, effort, toil, trouble |
| 碌な | ろくな | satisfactory, decent |
| 碌に | ろくに | well, enough, sufficient |
| 露骨 | ろこつ | 1. frank, blunt, plain, outspoken, 2. conspicuous, open, 3. broad, suggestive |
| 論議 | ろんぎ | discussion |
| 論理 | ろんり | logic |
| 和 | わ | sum, harmony, peace |
| 我がまま | わがまま | selfishness, egoism, wilfulness, disobedience, whim |
| 枠 | わく | frame, slide |
| 惑星 | わくせい | planet |
| 技 | わざ | art, technique |
| 態と | わざと | on purpose |
| 態々 | わざわざ | expressly, specially, doing something especially rather than incidentally |
| 煩わしい | わずらわしい | troublesome, annoying, complicated |
| 渡り鳥 | わたりどり | migratory bird, bird of passage |
| 詫び | わび | apology |
| 和風 | わふう | Japanese style |
| 和文 | わぶん | Japanese text, sentence in Japanese |
| 藁 | わら | straw |
| 割合に | わりあいに | comparatively |
| 割り当て | わりあて | allotment, assignment, allocation, quota, rationing |
| 割り込む | わりこむ | to cut in, to thrust oneself into, to wedge oneself in, to muscle in on, to interrupt, to disturb |
| 割り算 | わりざん | division (math) |
| 割引き | わりびき | discount, reduction, rebate, tenths discounted |
| 悪者 | わるもの | bad fellow, rascal, ruffian, scoundrel |
| アイデア | idea |
| アクセル | accelerator |
| アップ | up |
| アプローチ | approach (in golf) |
| アマチュア | amateur |
| アラブ | Arab |
| アルカリ | alkali |
| アルミ | aluminum (Al), aluminium |
| アワー | hour |
| アンケート | (fr:) (n) questionnaire (fr: enquete), survey |
| アンコール | encore |
| イエス | Jesus, yes |
| インターチェンジ | interchange |
| インターナショナル | international |
| インターフォン | intercom |
| インテリ | egghead, intelligentsia |
| インフォメーション | information |
| インフレ | inflation |
| ウェートレス | waitress |
| エアメール | air mail |
| エレガント | elegant |
| エンジニア | engineer |
| オーケー | OK |
| オートマチック | automatic |
| オープン | open |
| オリエンテーション | orientation |
| オレンジ | an orange |
| オンライン | on-line |
| カーペット | carpet |
| カクテル | cocktail |
| カット | cut, cutting |
| カテゴリー | category |
| カムバック | comeback |
| カメラマン | cameraman |
| カルテ | (de:) (n) clinical records (de: Karte) |
| カンニング | cunning, cheat |
| ガイド | tour guide |
| ガイドブック | guidebook |
| ガレージ | garage (at house) |
| キャッチ | catch |
| キャリア | career, career government employee |
| クイズ | quiz |
| クラブ | club, crab |
| クレーン | crane |
| グラフ | graph |
| グレー | grey, gray |
| ゲスト | guest |
| コーナー | corner |
| コマーシャル | a commercial |
| コミュニケーション | communication |
| コメント | comment |
| コンタクト | contact, contact lens |
| コンテスト | contest |
| コントラスト | contrast |
| コントロール | control |
| コンパス | compass |
| サイクル | cycle |
| サイズ | size |
| サボる | to be truant, to be idle, to sabotage by slowness |
| サンキュー | thank you |
| サンタクロース | Santa Claus |
| シート | seat, sheet |
| システム | system |
| シック | chic |
| シナリオ | scenario |
| ショー | show |
| ショック | shock |
| ジーパン | jeans (lit: jeans pants), dungarees |
| ジャズ | jazz |
| ジャンパー | jacket, jumper |
| ジャンプ | jump |
| ジャンボ | jumbo |
| ジャンル | genre |
| スタジオ | studio |
| スチーム | steam |
| ストライキ | strike |
| ストレス | stress |
| ストロー | straw |
| ストロボ | stroboscope (lit: strobo), strobe lamp, stroboscopic lamp |
| スピード | speed |
| スプリング | spring |
| スペース | space |
| スポーツカー | sports car |
| スラックス | slacks |
| セール | sale |
| セクション | section |
| セックス | sexual intercourse |
| セレモニー | ceremony |
| センス | good sense (for music style tact etc.) |
| ゼリー | 1. jelly, 2. Jerry |
| ソース | source |
| ソックス | socks |
| ソロ | solo |
| タイトル | title |
| タイピスト | typist |
| タイマー | timer |
| タイミング | timing |
| タイム | time |
| タイムリー | timely, run-batted-in (baseball), RBI |
| タイヤ | tire, tyre |
| タイル | tile |
| タレント | talent, star, personality |
| タワー | tower |
| ダース | dozen |
| ダウン | down |
| ダブる | to coincide (fall on the same day), to have two of something, to repeat a school year after failing |
| ダンプ | dump |
| チームワーク | teamwork |
| チェンジ | change |
| チャイム | chime |
| チャンネル | a channel |
| ティッシュペーパー | tissue paper |
| テレックス | telex, teletypewriter exchange |
| データ | data |
| デコレーション | decoration |
| デザート | dessert |
| デザイン | design |
| デッサン | (fr:) (n) rough sketch (fr: dessin) |
| デモンストレーション | demonstration |
| トーン | tone |
| トラブル | trouble (sometimes used as a verb) |
| トランジスター | transistor |
| ドライ | dry |
| ドライクリーニング | dry cleaning |
| ドライバー | driver, screwdriver |
| ドライブイン | drive in |
| ドリル | drill |
| ナイター | game under lights (e.g. baseball) (lit: nighter), night game |
| ナプキン | napkin |
| ナンセンス | nonsense |
| ニュー | new |
| ニュアンス | nuance |
| ネガ | (photographic) negative |
| ノイローゼ | (de:) (n) neurosis (de: Neurose) |
| ハンガー | hangar, (coat) hanger, hunger |
| バー | bar |
| バッジ | badge |
| バット | bat, vat |
| パジャマ | pajamas, pyjamas |
| パチンコ | pachinko (Japanese pinball) |
| パトカー | patrol car |
| パンク | 1. (abbr) puncture, bursting, 2. punk |
| ヒント | hint |
| ビールス | virus |
| ビジネス | business |
| ファイト | fight |
| ファイル | file |
| ファン | fan, fun |
| フィルター | (camera) filter |
| フェリー | ferry |
| フォーム | foam, form |
| フロント | front |
| ブーツ | boots |
| ブーム | boom |
| ブザー | buzzer |
| ブルー | blue |
| ベース | base, bass |
| ベスト | best, vest |
| ベストセラー | best-seller |
| ペア | pair, pear |
| ホース | hose |
| ホール | hall, hole |
| ボイコット | boycott |
| ボルト | volt, bolt |
| ポーズ | pause |
| ポイント | point |
| ポジション | position |
| ポット | pot |
| ポンプ | pump |
| マーク | mark |
| マスコミ | mass communication |
| マッサージ | massage |
| ミスプリント | misprint |
| ミセス | Mrs. |
| ミュージック | music |
| ミリ | milli-, 10^-3 |
| ムード | mood |
| メーカー | maker |
| メッセージ | message |
| メディア | media |
| メロディー | melody |
| モーテル | motel |
| モニター | (computer) monitor |
| ヤング | young |
| ユニーク | unique |
| ユニフォーム | uniform |
| ライス | rice |
| ラベル | label |
| ランプ | lamp, ramp, headlight, light |
| ルーズ | loose |
| ルール | rule |
| レース | race, lace |
| レギュラー | regular |
| レクリエーション | recreation |
| レッスン | lesson |
| レディー | lady |
| レバー | lever, liver |
| レンジ | range, stove |
| レンタカー | hire car (lit: rent-a-car) |
| レントゲン | X-ray (lit: Roentgen) |
| ロープ | rope |
| ローマ字 | ローマじ | romanization, Roman letters |
| ロマンチック | romantic |
| ワット | watt |
| あいかわらず | as ever,as usual,the same |
| アイデア/アイディア | idea |
| あいまい | vague,ambiguous |
| 遭う | あう | to meet,to encounter (undesirable nuance) |
| 扇ぐ | あおぐ | to fan,to flap |
| 青白い | あおじろい | pale,pallid |
| あかんぼう | baby |
| 明き | あき | room,time to spare,emptiness |
| あきれる | to be amazed,to be shocked |
| アクセント | accent |
| あくび | yawn |
| 飽くまで | あくまで | to the end,to the last,stubbornly |
| 明け方 | あけがた | dawn |
| 揚げる | あげる | to lift,to fry |
| 挙げる | あげる | to raise,to fly |
| あげる (=やる) | to do for |
| 憧れる | あこがれる | to long for,to yearn after,to admire |
| 足跡 | あしあと | footprints |
| 味わう | あじわう | to taste,to savor,to relish |
| 預かる | あずかる | to keep in custody,to receive on deposit,to take charge of |
| 暖まる | あたたまる | to warm up,to get warm |
| 暖める | あたためる | to warm,to heat |
| あたりまえ | usual,common,ordinary |
| あひら | あひら | |
| あちらこちら | here and there |
| 厚かましい | あつかましい | impudent,shameless,brazen |
| 圧縮 | あっしゅく | compression,condensation,pressure |
| 宛名 | あてな | address,direction |
| あてはまる | to be applicable,to come under (a category),to fulfill |
| あてはめる | to apply,to adapt |
| 暴れる | あばれる | to act violently,to rage,to struggle,to be riotous |
| 脂 | あぶら | fat,tallow,lard |
| あぶる | to scorch |
| あふれる | to flood,to overflow,to brim over |
| 雨戸 | あまど | sliding storm door |
| 甘やかす | あまやかす | to pamper,to spoil |
| 余る | あまる | to remain,to be left over,to be in excess,to be too many |
| 編物 | あみもの | knitting,web |
| 編む | あむ | to knit |
| 危うい | あやうい | dangerous,critical,grave |
| 怪しい | あやしい | suspicious,dubious,doubtful |
| 荒い | あらい | rough,rude,wild |
| 粗い | あらい | coarse,rough |
| あらすじ | outline,summary |
| 争う | あらそう | to dispute,to argue,to be at variance,to compete |
| 改めて | あらためて | another time,again,over again,anew,formally |
| 改める | あらためる | to change,to alter,to reform,to revise |
| 著す | あらわす | to write,to publish |
| 有難い | ありがたい | grateful,thankful,welcome,appreciated,evoking gratitude |
| 在る | ある | to live,to be |
| あれこれ | one thing or another,this and that,this or that |
| あわただしい | busy,hurried,confused,flurried |
| あわてる | to become confused |
| 安易 | あんい | easy-going |
| 案外 | あんがい | unexpectedly |
| アンテナ | antenna |
| 言い出す | いいだす | to start talking,to speak,to tell,to propose,to suggest,to break the ice |
| 言い付ける | いいつける | to tell,to tell on (someone),to order |
| 意義 | いぎ | meaning,significance |
| 生き生き | いきいき | vividly,lively |
| いきなり | (uk) abruptly,suddenly,all of a sudden,without warning |
| 育児 | いくじ | childcare,nursing,upbringing |
| 幾分 | いくぶん | somewhat |
| 生け花 | いけばな | (1) flower arrangement |
| 以後 | いご | after this,from now on,hereafter,thereafter |
| 以降 | いこう | on and after,hereafter,thereafter |
| イコール | equal |
| 勇ましい | いさましい | brave,valiant,gallant,courageous |
| 衣食住 | いしょくじゅう | necessities of life (food, clothing, etc.) |
| 意地悪 | いじわる | malicious,ill-tempered,unkind |
| いちいち | one by one,separately |
| 一応 | いちおう | once,tentatively,in outline,for the time being |
| 一段と | いちだんと | greater,more,further,still more |
| 一流 | いちりゅう | first class,top grade,foremost,top-notch |
| 佚 | いつ | be lost,peace,hide,mistake,beautiful,in turn |
| 一昨日 | いっさくじつ | day before yesterday |
| 一昨年 | いっさくねん | year before last |
| 一斉 | いっせい | simultaneous,all at once |
| 一旦 | いったん | once,for a moment,one morning,temporarily |
| 一定 | いってい | fixed,settled,definite |
| いっていらっしゃい | |
| いってらっしゃい | |
| いってまいります | |
| いつのまにか | before one knows,unnoticed,unawares |
| 移転 | いてん | moving,transfer,demise |
| 井戸 | いど | water well |
| 緯度 | いど | latitude (nav.) |
| 従姉妹 | いとこ | cousin (female) |
| 威張る | いばる | to be proud,to swagger |
| 嫌がる | いやがる | to hate,to dislike |
| いよいよ | more and more,all the more,increasingly,at last,beyond doubt |
| 煎る | いる | to parch,to fry |
| 炒る | いる | |
| 入れ物 | いれもの | container,case,receptacle |
| インキ | ink |
| インタビュー | interview |
| 引力 | いんりょく | gravity |
| ウーマン | woman |
| ウール | wool |
| ウエートレス | waitress |
| 植木 | うえき | garden shrubs,trees,potted plant |
| 飢える | うえる | to starve |
| 浮ぶ | うかぶ | to float,to rise to surface,to come to mind |
| 浮かべる | うかべる | to float,to express,to look (sad, glad) |
| 浮く | うく | to float,to become merry,to become loose |
| 承る | うけたまわる | (hum) to hear,to be told,to know |
| 受取 | うけとり | receipt |
| 受け持つ | うけもつ | to take (be in) charge of |
| 薄暗い | うすぐらい | dim,gloomy |
| 薄める | うすめる | to dilute,to water down |
| 打合せ | うちあわせ | business meeting,previous arrangement,appointment |
| 打ち消す | うちけす | to deny,to negate,to contradict |
| 討つ | うつ | to attack,to avenge |
| うっかり | carelessly,thoughtlessly,inadvertently |
| 映す | うつす | to project,to reflect,to cast (shadow) |
| 写る | うつる | to be photographed,to be projected |
| 映る | うつる | to be reflected,to harmonize with,to come out (photo) |
| うどん | noodles (Japanese) |
| 有無 | うむ | yes or no,existence,flag indicator (comp),presence or absence marker |
| 埋める | うめる | to bury,to fill up,to fill (a seat, a vacant position) |
| 敬う | うやまう | to show respect,to honour |
| 裏返す | うらがえす | to turn inside out,to turn (something) over |
| 裏口 | うらぐち | backdoor,rear entrance |
| 占う | うらなう | to forecast,to predict |
| 恨み | うらみ | resentment |
| 恨む | うらむ | to curse,to feel bitter |
| 羨ましい | うらやましい | envious,enviable |
| 羨む | うらやむ | to envy |
| 売上 | うりあげ | amount sold,proceeds |
| 売り切れ | うりきれ | sold-out |
| 売り切れる | うりきれる | to be sold out |
| 売行き | うれゆき | sales |
| うろうろ | loiteringly,aimless wandering |
| 運河 | うんが | canal,waterway |
| うんと | a great deal,very much |
| 英文 | えいぶん | sentence in English |
| 英和 | えいわ | English-Japanese (e.g. dictionary) |
| ええと | let me see,well,er.... |
| 液体 | えきたい | liquid,fluid |
| エチケット | etiquette |
| 絵の具 | えのぐ | colors,paints |
| エプロン | apron |
| 偉い | えらい | great,celebrated,eminent,terrible,awful,famous,remarkable,excellent |
| 宴会 | えんかい | party,banquet |
| 園芸 | えんげい | horticulture,gardening |
| 演劇 | えんげき | play (theatrical) |
| 円周 | えんしゅう | circumference |
| 遠足 | えんそく | trip,hike,picnic |
| 延長 | えんちょう | extension,elongation,prolongation,lengthening |
| 煙突 | えんとつ | chimney |
| 追い掛ける | おいかける | to chase or run after someone,to run down,to pursue |
| 追い越す | おいこす | to pass (e.g. car),to outdistance,to outstrip |
| オイル | oil,engine oil,kerosene |
| 応援 | おうえん | aid,assistance,help,reinforcement |
| 王女 | おうじょ | princess |
| 応ずる | おうずる | to answer,to respond,to meet,to satisfy,to accept |
| 応接 | おうせつ | reception |
| 応対 | おうたい | receiving,dealing with |
| 往復 | おうふく | (col) round trip,coming and going,return ticket |
| 欧米 | おうべい | Europe and America,the West |
| 応用 | おうよう | application,put to practical use |
| オーケストラ | orchestra |
| おおざっぱ | rough (not precise),broad,sketchy |
| 大通り | おおどおり | main street |
| オートメーション | automation |
| オーバーコート | |
| 大凡 | おおよそ | about,roughly,as a rule,approximately |
| お帰り | おかえり | return,welcome |
| おかけください | |
| おかげさまで | Thanks to god,thanks to you |
| おかず | side dish,accompaniment for rice dishes |
| 拝む | おがむ | to worship,to beg,to make a supplication |
| お代わり | おかわり | second helping,another cup |
| 補う | おぎなう | to compensate for |
| おきのどくに | |
| 屋外 | おくがい | outdoors |
| おくさん | (hon) wife,your wife,madam |
| 送り仮名 | おくりがな | part of word written in kana |
| おげんきで | |
| 怠る | おこたる | to neglect,to be off guard,to be feeling better |
| 押える | おさえる | to stop,to restrain,to seize,to repress,to suppress,to press down |
| おさきに | before,ahead,previously |
| 納める | おさめる | to obtain,to reap,to pay,to supply,to accept |
| 治める | おさめる | (1) to govern,to manage,(2) to subdue |
| 惜しい | おしい | regrettable,disappointing,precious |
| 御辞儀 | おじぎ | bow |
| 伯父さん | おじさん | middle-aged gentleman,uncle |
| 小父さん | おじさん | middle-aged gentleman,uncle |
| 叔父さん | おじさん | middle-aged gentleman,uncle |
| おしゃれ | smartly dressed,someone smartly dressed,fashion-conscious |
| おじゃまします | Excuse me for disturbing you |
| 教わる | おそわる | to be taught |
| おだいじに | Take care of yourself |
| 落着く | おちつく | to calm down,to settle down |
| 御手洗 | おてあらい | font of purifying water placed at entrance of shrine |
| お出掛け | おでかけ | |
| お手伝いさん | おてつだいさん | maid |
| おどかす | to threaten,to coerce |
| 落し物 | おとしもの | lost property |
| おととい | day before yesterday |
| おととし | year before last |
| おとなしい | obedient,docile,quiet |
| 驚かす | おどろかす | to surprise,to frighten,to create a stir |
| おねがいします | please |
| 各々 | おのおの | each,every,either,respectively,severally |
| 伯母さん | おばさん | (hon) aunt |
| 叔母さん | おばさん | (1) aunt,(2) middle-aged lady |
| おはよう | (abbr) Good morning |
| お参り | おまいり | worship,shrine visit |
| おまたせしました | Sorry to have kept you waiting |
| おまちください | Please wait a moment |
| おまちどおさま | Sorry to have kept you waiting |
| おめでたい | happy event,matter for congratulation,auspicious event,pregnancy |
| 思い掛けない | おもいがけない | unexpected,casual |
| 思い込む | おもいこむ | to be under impression that,to be convinced that |
| 思いっ切り | おもいっきり | |
| 思い付く | おもいつく | to think of,to hit upon |
| 重たい | おもたい | heavy,massive,serious |
| おやすみ | (1) holiday,absence,rest,(2) (exp) Good night |
| おやつ | (1) between meal snack,afternoon refreshment |
| 親指 | おやゆび | thumb |
| オルガン | organ |
| 卸す | おろす | to sell wholesale,grated (vegetables) |
| 恩恵 | おんけい | grace,favor,blessing,benefit |
| 温室 | おんしつ | greenhouse |
| 温泉 | おんせん | spa,hot spring,onsen |
| 温帯 | おんたい | temperate zone |
| 御中 | おんちゅう | and Company,Messrs. |
| 女の人 | おんなのひと | woman |
| 蚊 | か | mosquito |
| カーブ | (1) curve,(2) curve ball (baseball) |
| 貝 | かい | shell,shellfish |
| 開会 | かいかい | opening of a meeting |
| 会館 | かいかん | meeting hall,assembly hall |
| 改札 | かいさつ | examination of tickets |
| 解散 | かいさん | breakup,dissolution |
| 海水浴 | かいすいよく | sea bathing,seawater bath |
| 回数 | かいすう | number of times,frequency |
| 回数券 | かいすうけん | book of tickets |
| 改正 | かいせい | revision,amendment,alteration |
| 快晴 | かいせい | good weather |
| 解説 | かいせつ | explanation,commentary |
| 改造 | かいぞう | (1) remodeling,(2) modding (comp) |
| 開通 | かいつう | opening,open |
| 回転 | かいてん | rotation,revolution,turning |
| 解答 | かいとう | answer,solution |
| 回答 | かいとう | reply,answer |
| 外部 | がいぶ | the outside,external |
| 解放 | かいほう | release,liberation,emancipation |
| 開放 | かいほう | open,throw open,liberalization |
| 海洋 | かいよう | ocean |
| 概論 | がいろん | intro,outline,general remarks |
| 帰す | かえす | to send back |
| 却って | かえって | on the contrary,rather,all the more,instead |
| 代える | かえる | to exchange,to interchange,to substitute,to replace |
| 反る | かえる | to warp,to be warped,to curve |
| 家屋 | かおく | house,building |
| 係わる | かかわる | to concern oneself in,to have to do with,to affect,to influence,to stick to (opinions) |
| 書留 | かきとめ | writing down,putting on record,recording,making a note of,registration (of mail) |
| 書取 | かきとり | dictation |
| 垣根 | かきね | hedge |
| 掻く | かく | to scratch,to perspire |
| 嗅ぐ | かぐ | to sniff,to smell |
| 架空 | かくう | aerial,overhead,fiction,fanciful |
| 各自 | かくじ | individual,each |
| 拡充 | かくじゅう | expansion |
| 学術 | がくじゅつ | science,learning,scholarship |
| 各地 | かくち | every place,various places |
| 拡張 | かくちょう | expansion,extension,enlargement,escape (ESC) |
| 角度 | かくど | angle |
| 学年 | がくねん | year in school,grade in school |
| 学部 | がくぶ | department of a university,undergraduate |
| 格別 | かくべつ | exceptional |
| 確率 | かくりつ | probability |
| 学力 | がくりょく | scholarship,knowledge,literary ability |
| 掛け算 | かけざん | multiplication |
| 可決 | かけつ | approval,adoption (e.g. motion, bill),passage |
| 火口 | かこう | a burner,origin of a fire |
| 下降 | かこう | downward,descent,fall,drop,subsidence |
| 重なる | かさなる | to be piled up,lie on top of one another,overlap each other |
| 重ねる | かさねる | to pile up,to put something on another,to heap up,to add,to repeat |
| 飾り | かざり | decoration |
| 火山 | かざん | volcano |
| かしこまりました | certainly! |
| 貸し出し | かしだし | lending,loaning |
| 過失 | かしつ | error,blunder,accident |
| 果実 | かじつ | fruit,nut,berry. |
| 貸間 | かしま | room to let |
| 貸家 | かしや | house for rent |
| 個所 | かしょ | passage,place,point,part |
| 過剰 | かじょう | excess,over- |
| かじる | to chew,to bite (at),to gnaw,to nibble |
| 課税 | かぜい | taxation |
| 下線 | かせん | underline,underscore |
| カセット | cassette (tape) |
| 加速 | かそく | acceleration |
| 加速度 | かそくど | acceleration |
| 固い | かたい | stubborn,firm (not viscous or easily moved) |
| 堅い | かたい | hard (esp. wood),steadfast,honorable,stuffy writing |
| 片仮名 | かたかな | katakana |
| 片付く | かたづく | to put in order,to dispose of,to solve |
| 塊 | かたまり | lump,mass,clod,cluster |
| 固まる | かたまる | to harden,to solidify,to become firm,to become certain |
| 片道 | かたみち | one-way (trip) |
| 傾く | かたむく | to incline toward,to slant,to lurch |
| 片寄る | かたよる | to be one-sided,to incline,to be partial |
| 学科 | がっか | study subject,course of study |
| 学会 | がっかい | scientific society,academic meeting |
| 楽器 | がっき | musical instrument |
| 学級 | がっきゅう | grade in school |
| 担ぐ | かつぐ | to shoulder,to carry on shoulder |
| 括弧 | かっこ | parenthesis,brackets |
| 活字 | かつじ | printing type |
| 活躍 | かつやく | activity |
| 活力 | かつりょく | vitality,energy |
| 仮定 | かてい | assumption,supposition,hypothesis |
| 過程 | かてい | process |
| 課程 | かてい | course,curriculum |
| 仮名 | かな | (n) alias,pseudonym,pen name |
| 仮名遣い | かなづかい | kana orthography,syllabary spelling |
| 鐘 | かね | bell,chime |
| 加熱 | かねつ | heating |
| 兼ねる | かねる | to hold (position),to serve,to be unable |
| カバー | cover (ex. book) |
| 過半数 | かはんすう | majority |
| 被せる | かぶせる | to cover (with something) |
| 釜 | かま | iron pot,kettle |
| 紙屑 | かみくず | wastepaper |
| 神様 | かみさま | god |
| 剃刀 | かみそり | razor |
| ガム | chewing gum |
| 貨物 | かもつ | cargo,freight |
| かゆい | itchy,itching |
| 歌謡 | かよう | song,ballad |
| 殻 | から | shell,husk,hull,chaff |
| カラー | collar,color,colour |
| からかう | to ridicule,to tease,to banter with,to make fun of |
| 空っぽ | からっぽ | empty,vacant,hollow |
| かるた | (n) playing cards (pt: carta) |
| 枯れる | かれる | to wither,to die (plant),to be blasted (plant) |
| カロリー | calorie |
| かわいがる | to love,to be affectionate |
| 乾かす | かわかす | to dry (clothes, etc.),to desiccate |
| 渇く | かわく | to be thirsty |
| 為替 | かわせ | money order,exchange |
| 瓦 | かわら | roof tile |
| 代る | かわる | (v5r,vi) to take the place of,to relieve,to be substituted for |
| 間隔 | かんかく | space,interval,SPC |
| 換気 | かんき | ventilation |
| 感激 | かんげき | deep emotion,impression,inspiration |
| 関西 | かんさい | |
| 鑑賞 | かんしょう | appreciation |
| 感ずる | かんずる | to feel,to sense |
| 間接 | かんせつ | indirection,indirectness |
| 乾燥 | かんそう | dry,arid,insipid,dehydrated |
| 感想 | かんそう | impressions,thoughts |
| 観測 | かんそく | observation |
| 寒帯 | かんたい | frigid zone |
| 官庁 | かんちょう | government office,authorities |
| 勘違い | かんちがい | misunderstanding,wrong guess |
| 缶詰 | かんづめ | packing (in cans),canning,canned goods,tin can |
| 乾電池 | かんでんち | dry cell,battery |
| 関東 | かんとう | eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo |
| 観念 | かんねん | (1) idea,notion,conception,(2) sense (e.g. of duty) |
| 乾杯 | かんぱい | toast (drink) |
| 看板 | かんばん | sign,signboard,doorplate,poster |
| 看病 | かんびょう | nursing (a patient) |
| 冠 | かんむり | crown,diadem,first,best |
| 漢和 | かんわ | Chinese Character-Japanese (e.g. dictionary) |
| 気圧 | きあつ | atmospheric pressure |
| 器械 | きかい | instrument |
| 着替え | きがえ | changing clothes,change of clothes |
| 機関車 | きかんしゃ | locomotive,engine |
| 飢饉 | ききん | famine |
| 器具 | きぐ | utensil |
| 期限 | きげん | term,period |
| 記号 | きごう | symbol,code |
| 刻む | きざむ | to mince,to carve,to engrave |
| 儀式 | ぎしき | ceremony,rite,ritual,service |
| 基準 | きじゅん | standard,basis,criteria,norm |
| 規準 | きじゅん | standard,basis,criteria,norm |
| 起床 | きしょう | rising,getting out of bed |
| 着せる | きせる | to put on clothes |
| 基礎 | きそ | foundation,basis |
| 気体 | きたい | vapour,gas |
| 基地 | きち | base |
| きっかけ | chance,start,cue,excuse |
| ぎっしり | tightly,fully |
| 基盤 | きばん | foundation,basis |
| 客席 | きゃくせき | guest seating |
| 客間 | きゃくま | parlor,guest room |
| ギャング | gang |
| キャンパス | campus |
| 休業 | きゅうぎょう | closed (e.g. store),business suspended,shutdown,holiday |
| 休講 | きゅうこう | lecture cancelled |
| 休息 | きゅうそく | rest,relief,relaxation |
| 給与 | きゅうよ | allowance,grant,supply |
| 休養 | きゅうよう | rest,break,recreation |
| 清い | きよい | clear,pure,noble |
| 強化 | きょうか | strengthen,intensify,reinforce,solidify |
| 境界 | きょうかい | boundary |
| 行事 | ぎょうじ | event,function |
| 恐縮 | きょうしゅく | shame,very kind of you,sorry to trouble |
| 教養 | きょうよう | culture,education,refinement,cultivation |
| 行列 | ぎょうれつ | (1) line,procession,(2) matrix (math) |
| 漁業 | ぎょぎょう | fishing (industry) |
| 曲線 | きょくせん | curve |
| 規律 | きりつ | order,rules,law |
| 斬る | きる | (v5r) to behead,to murder |
| 気を付ける | きをつける | to be careful,to pay attention,to take care |
| 金魚 | きんぎょ | goldfish |
| 区域 | くいき | limits,boundary,domain,zone,sphere,territory |
| 偶数 | ぐうすう | even number |
| 空想 | くうそう | daydream,fantasy,fancy,vision |
| 空中 | くうちゅう | sky,air |
| クーラー | cooler,air conditioner |
| 釘 | くぎ | nail |
| 区切る | くぎる | to punctuate,to cut off,to mark off,to stop,to put an end to |
| 櫛 | くし | comb |
| くしゃみ | sneeze |
| 苦情 | くじょう | complaint,troubles,objection |
| 苦心 | くしん | pain,trouble |
| 屑 | くず | waste,scrap |
| 崩す | くずす | to destroy,to pull down,to make change (money) |
| 薬指 | くすりゆび | ring finger |
| 崩れる | くずれる | to collapse,to crumble |
| 砕く | くだく | to break,to smash |
| 砕ける | くだける | to break,to be broken |
| くたびれる | to get tired,to wear out |
| くだらない | good-for-nothing,stupid,trivial,worthless |
| 下る | くだる | to get down,to descend |
| 唇 | くちびる | lips |
| 口紅 | くちべに | lipstick |
| くっつく | to adhere to,to keep close to |
| くっつける | to attach |
| くどい | verbose,importunate,heavy (taste) |
| 句読点 | くとうてん | punctuation marks |
| 配る | くばる | to distribute,to deliver |
| 工夫 | くふう | labourer,worker |
| 区分 | くぶん | division,section,classification |
| 組合せ | くみあわせ | combination |
| 組み立てる | くみたてる | to assemble,to set up,to construct |
| 汲む | くむ | (1) to draw (water),to dip,to scoop,to pump |
| 酌む | くむ | to serve sake |
| 悔しい | くやしい | regrettable,mortifying,vexing |
| 悔やむ | くやむ | to mourn |
| クリーニング | cleaning,dry cleaning,laundry service |
| くるむ | to be engulfed in,to be enveloped by,to wrap up |
| くれぐれも | repeatedly,sincerely,earnestly |
| 咥える | くわえる | |
| 郡 | ぐん | country,district |
| 稽古 | けいこ | practice,training,study |
| 敬語 | けいご | honorific,term of respect |
| 蛍光灯 | けいこうとう | fluorescent lamp,person who is slow to react |
| 形式 | けいしき | form,formality,format,math expression |
| 継続 | けいぞく | continuation |
| 毛糸 | けいと | knitting wool |
| 経度 | けいど | longitude |
| 系統 | けいとう | system,family line,geological formation |
| 芸能 | げいのう | public entertainment,accomplishments,attainments |
| 競馬 | けいば | horse racing |
| 警備 | けいび | defense,guard,policing,security |
| 形容詞 | けいようし | true adjective |
| 形容動詞 | けいようどうし | adjectival noun,quasi-adjective |
| 外科 | げか | surgical department |
| 毛皮 | けがわ | fur,skin,pelt |
| 激増 | げきぞう | sudden increase |
| 下車 | げしゃ | alighting,getting off |
| 下旬 | げじゅん | month (last third of) |
| 下水 | げすい | drainage,sewage,ditch,gutter,sewerage |
| 削る | けずる | to cut down little by little,to take a percentage |
| 桁 | けた | column,beam,digit |
| 下駄 | げた | geta (Japanese footwear),wooden clogs |
| 血圧 | けつあつ | blood pressure |
| 血液 | けつえき | blood |
| 月給 | げっきゅう | monthly salary |
| 傑作 | けっさく | masterpiece,best work,boner,blunder |
| 月末 | げつまつ | end of the month |
| 気配 | けはい | indication,market trend,worry |
| 下品 | げひん | vulgarity,meanness,indecency,coarseness |
| 煙い | けむい | smoky |
| 蹴る | ける | to kick |
| けれど/けれども | | but,however |
| 険しい | けわしい | inaccessible place,sharp eyes |
| 見学 | けんがく | inspection,study by observation,field trip |
| 謙虚 | けんきょ | modesty,humility |
| 原稿 | げんこう | manuscript,copy |
| 原産 | げんさん | place of origin,habitat |
| 原始 | げんし | origin,primeval |
| 研修 | けんしゅう | training |
| 厳重 | げんじゅう | strict,rigour,severe,firm |
| 謙遜 | けんそん | humble,humility,modesty |
| 県庁 | けんちょう | prefectural office |
| 限度 | げんど | limit,bounds |
| 現に | げんに | actually,really |
| 顕微鏡 | けんびきょう | microscope |
| 原理 | げんり | principle,theory,fundamental truth |
| 原料 | げんりょう | raw materials |
| 碁 | ご | Go (board game of capturing territory) |
| 恋しい | こいしい | (1) dear,beloved,darling,(2) yearned for |
| 請う | こう | to ask,to request |
| 工員 | こういん | factory worker |
| 強引 | ごういん | overbearing,coercive,pushy,forcible,high-handed |
| 公害 | こうがい | public nuisance,pollution |
| 高級 | こうきゅう | high class,high grade |
| 公共 | こうきょう | public,community,public service,society,communal |
| 工芸 | こうげい | industrial arts |
| 孝行 | こうこう | filial piety |
| 交差 | こうさ | cross |
| 講師 | こうし | lecturer |
| 工事 | こうじ | construction work |
| 公式 | こうしき | formula,formality,official |
| 口実 | こうじつ | excuse |
| こうして | こうして | thus |
| 校舎 | こうしゃ | school building |
| 公衆 | こうしゅう | the public |
| 香水 | こうすい | perfume |
| 公正 | こうせい | justice,fairness,impartiality |
| 功績 | こうせき | achievements,merit,meritorious service,meritorious deed |
| 光線 | こうせん | beam,light ray |
| 高層 | こうそう | upper |
| 構造 | こうぞう | structure,construction |
| 交替 | こうたい | alternation,change,relief,relay,shift |
| 耕地 | こうち | arable land |
| 交通機関 | こうつうきかん | transportation facilities |
| 校庭 | こうてい | campus |
| 肯定 | こうてい | positive,affirmation |
| 高度 | こうど | altitude,height,advanced |
| 高等 | こうとう | high class,high grade |
| 合同 | ごうどう | combination,incorporation,union,amalgamation |
| 後輩 | こうはい | junior (at work or school) |
| 公表 | こうひょう | official announcement,proclamation |
| 鉱物 | こうぶつ | mineral |
| 公務 | こうむ | official business,public business |
| 項目 | こうもく | item |
| 紅葉 | こうよう | (1) (Japanese) maple |
| 合理 | ごうり | rational |
| 交流 | こうりゅう | alternating current,intercourse,(cultural) exchange,intermingling |
| 合流 | ごうりゅう | confluence,union,linking up,merge |
| 効力 | こうりょく | effect,efficacy,validity,potency |
| 超える | こえる | to exceed,to cross over,to cross |
| コース | course |
| コーラス | chorus |
| 焦がす | こがす | to burn,to scorch,to singe,to char |
| 国王 | こくおう | king |
| 国籍 | こくせき | nationality |
| 国立 | こくりつ | national |
| ごくろうさま | Thank you very much for your.... |
| 焦げる | こげる | to burn,to be burned |
| 凍える | こごえる | to freeze,to be chilled,to be frozen |
| 心当たり | こころあたり | having some knowledge of,happening to know |
| 心得る | こころえる | to be informed,to have thorough knowledge |
| 腰掛け | こしかけ | seat,bench |
| 腰掛ける | こしかける | to sit (down) |
| 五十音 | ごじゅうおん | the Japanese syllabary |
| 胡椒 | こしょう | pepper |
| こしらえる | to make,to manufacture |
| 超す | こす | to cross,to pass,to tide over |
| 擦る | こする | to rub,to chafe,to file,to frost (glass),to strike (match) |
| ごぞんじですか | |
| 個体 | こたい | an individual |
| 御馳走 | ごちそう | feast,treating (someone) |
| ごちそうさま | feast |
| こちらこそ | it is I who should say so |
| 小遣い | こづかい | personal expenses,pocket money,spending money,incidental expenses,allowance |
| コック | (1) cook (nl:),(2) tap,spigot,faucet,cock |
| こっそり | stealthily,secretly |
| 古典 | こてん | old book,classics,classic |
| 琴 | こと | Koto (Japanese harp) |
| 言付ける | ことづける | to send word,to send a message |
| 言葉遣い | ことばづかい | speech,expression,wording |
| こないだ | the other day,lately,recently |
| 御無沙汰 | ごぶさた | not writing or contacting for a while |
| こぼす | to spill |
| こぼれる | to overflow,to spill |
| 塵芥 | ごみ | trash,rubbish |
| ゴム | gum,rubber,eraser |
| 御免 | ごめん | your pardon,declining (something),dismissal,permission |
| ごめんください | May I come in? |
| 小指 | こゆび | little finger |
| こらえる | to bear,to stand,to endure,to put up with |
| 娯楽 | ごらく | pleasure,amusement |
| 御覧 | ごらん | (hon) look,inspection,try |
| コレクション | (1) collection,(2) correction |
| 転がす | ころがす | to roll |
| 転がる | ころがる | to roll,to tumble |
| 紺 | こん | navy blue,deep blue |
| コンクール | contest (fr: concours) |
| コンクリート | concrete |
| 混合 | こんごう | mixing,mixture |
| コンセント | (1) consent,(2) concentric |
| 献立 | こんだて | menu,program,schedule |
| こんばんは | good evening |
| サークル | circle,sports club (i.e. at a company) |
| 在学 | ざいがく | (enrolled) in school |
| 再三 | さいさん | again and again,repeatedly |
| 祭日 | さいじつ | national holiday,festival day |
| 催促 | さいそく | request,demand,claim,urge (action),press for |
| 採点 | さいてん | marking,grading,looking over |
| 災難 | さいなん | calamity,misfortune |
| 裁縫 | さいほう | sewing |
| 材木 | ざいもく | lumber,timber |
| サイレン | siren |
| 逆さ | さかさ | reverse,inversion,upside down |
| 逆様 | さかさま | inversion,upside down |
| 捜す | さがす | to search,to seek,to look for |
| 遡る | さかのぼる | to go back,to go upstream,to make retroactive |
| 酒場 | さかば | bar,bar-room |
| さきおととい | two days before yesterday |
| 先程 | さきほど | some time ago |
| 裂く | さく | to tear,to split |
| 索引 | さくいん | index,indices |
| 作者 | さくしゃ | author,authoress |
| 削除 | さくじょ | elimination,cancellation,deletion,erasure |
| 作成 | さくせい | frame,draw up,make,producing |
| 作製 | さくせい | manufacture |
| 探る | さぐる | to search,to look for,to sound out |
| 囁く | ささやく | to whisper,to murmur |
| 刺さる | ささる | to stick,to be stuck |
| 匙 | さじ | spoon |
| 座敷 | ざしき | tatami room |
| 差し支え | さしつかえ | hindrance,impediment |
| 差し引き | さしひき | deduction,subtraction,balance,ebb and flow,rise and fall |
| 刺身 | さしみ | sliced raw fish |
| 刺す | さす | to pierce,to stab,to prick,to thrust |
| 挿す | さす | to insert,to put in,to graft,to wear in belt |
| 注す | さす | to pour (drink),to serve (drinks) |
| 射す | さす | to shine,to strike |
| 流石 | さすが | clever,adept,good,expectations,as one would expect |
| 撮影 | さつえい | photographing |
| 雑音 | ざつおん | noise (jarring, grating) |
| さっさと | quickly |
| 早速 | さっそく | at once,immediately,without delay,promptly |
| 錆 | さび | rust (colour) |
| 錆びる | さびる | to rust,to become rusty |
| 座布団 | ざぶとん | cushion (Japanese) |
| 冷ます | さます | to cool,to dampen,to let cool |
| 妨げる | さまたげる | to disturb,to prevent |
| 冷める | さめる | to become cool,to wear off,to abate,to subside |
| さようなら | good-bye |
| 再来月 | さらいげつ | month after next |
| 再来週 | さらいしゅう | week after next |
| 再来年 | さらいねん | year after next |
| サラリーマン | salary man,company employee |
| 騒がしい | さわがしい | noisy |
| さわやか | fresh,refreshing,invigorating |
| 三角 | さんかく | triangle,triangular |
| 算数 | さんすう | arithmetic |
| 酸性 | さんせい | acidity |
| 産地 | さんち | producing area |
| サンプル | sample |
| 山林 | さんりん | mountain forest,mountains and forest |
| 仕上がる | しあがる | to be finished |
| しあさって | two days after tomorrow |
| シーズン | season (sporting) |
| シーツ | sheet |
| 寺院 | じいん | temple |
| しいんと | （する） | silent (as the grave),(deathly) quiet |
| 自衛 | じえい | self-defense |
| 塩辛い | しおからい | salty (taste) |
| 司会 | しかい | chairmanship |
| 四角 | しかく | square |
| 四角い | しかくい | square |
| 時間割 | じかんわり | timetable,schedule |
| 四季 | しき | four seasons |
| 敷地 | しきち | site |
| 至急 | しきゅう | urgent,pressing |
| 敷く | しく | to spread out,to lay out |
| 茂る | しげる | to grow thick,to luxuriate,to be luxurious |
| 持参 | じさん | bringing,taking,carrying |
| 磁石 | じしゃく | magnet |
| 四捨五入 | ししゃごにゅう | rounding up (fractions) |
| 始終 | しじゅう | continuously,from beginning to end |
| 自習 | じしゅう | self-study |
| 静まる | しずまる | to quieten down,to calm down,to subside |
| 姿勢 | しせい | attitude,posture |
| 自然科学 | しぜんかがく | natural science |
| 時速 | じそく | speed (per hour) |
| 子孫 | しそん | descendants,posterity,offspring |
| 死体 | したい | corpse |
| 下書き | したがき | rough copy,draft |
| 下町 | したまち | Shitamachi,lower parts of town |
| 自治 | じち | self-government,autonomy |
| 実感 | じっかん | feelings (actual, true) |
| 湿気 | しっけ | moisture,humidity,dampness |
| 湿気 | しっき | moisture,humidity,dampness |
| しつこい | insistent,obstinate |
| 実習 | じっしゅう | practice,training |
| 実績 | じっせき | achievements,actual results |
| 湿度 | しつど | level of humidity |
| 執筆 | しっぴつ | writing |
| 実物 | じつぶつ | real thing,original |
| しっぽ | tail (animal) |
| 実用 | じつよう | practical use,utility |
| 実力 | じつりょく | merit,efficiency,arms,force |
| 実例 | じつれい | example,illustration |
| 失恋 | しつれん | disappointed love,broken heart,unrequited love,be lovelorn |
| 指定 | してい | designation,specification,assignment,pointing at |
| 私鉄 | してつ | private railway |
| 児童 | じどう | children,juvenile |
| 縛る | しばる | to tie,to bind |
| 地盤 | じばん | (the) ground |
| しびれる | to become numb,to go to sleep (i.e., a limb) |
| 紙幣 | しへい | paper money,notes,bills |
| しぼむ | to wither,to fade (away),to shrivel,to wilt |
| 絞る | しぼる | to press,to wring,to squeeze |
| 縞 | しま | stripe |
| 地味 | じみ | plain,simple |
| しみじみ | keenly,deeply,heartily |
| 氏名 | しめい | full name,identity |
| 締切 | しめきり | closing,cut-off,end,deadline,Closed,No Entrance |
| 締め切る | しめきる | to shut up |
| 湿る | しめる | to be wet,to become wet,to be damp |
| ジャーナリスト | journalist |
| 社会科学 | しゃかいかがく | social science |
| しゃがむ | to squat |
| 蛇口 | じゃぐち | faucet,tap |
| 弱点 | じゃくてん | weak point,weakness |
| 車庫 | しゃこ | garage,car shed |
| 車掌 | しゃしょう | (train) conductor |
| 写生 | しゃせい | sketching,drawing from nature |
| 社説 | しゃせつ | editorial,leading article |
| しゃっくり | hiccough,hiccup |
| シャッター | shutter |
| しゃぶる | to suck,to chew |
| 車輪 | しゃりん | (car) wheel |
| 洒落 | しゃれ | joke,pun,witticism |
| じゃんけん | (n) rock-scissors-paper game |
| 集会 | しゅうかい | meeting,assembly |
| 住居 | じゅうきょ | dwelling,house,residence,address |
| 集金 | しゅうきん | money collection |
| 集合 | しゅうごう | gathering,assembly,meeting,set (math) |
| 習字 | しゅうじ | penmanship |
| 修繕 | しゅうぜん | repair,mending |
| 重体 | じゅうたい | seriously ill,serious condition,critical state |
| じゅうたん | （カーペット） | carpet |
| 終点 | しゅうてん | terminus,last stop (e.g train) |
| 重点 | じゅうてん | important point,lay stress on,colon,emphasis |
| 就任 | しゅうにん | inauguration,assumption of office |
| 周辺 | しゅうへん | circumference,outskirts,environs,(computer) peripheral |
| 重役 | じゅうやく | director,high executive |
| 終了 | しゅうりょう | end,close,termination |
| 重量 | じゅうりょう | (1) weight,(2) heavyweight boxer |
| 重力 | じゅうりょく | gravity |
| 熟語 | じゅくご | idiom,idiomatic phrase,kanji compound |
| 祝日 | しゅくじつ | national holiday |
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう | reduction,curtailment |
| 受験 | じゅけん | taking an examination |
| 主語 | しゅご | (gram) subject |
| 出勤 | しゅっきん | going to work,at work |
| 述語 | じゅつご | predicate |
| 出張 | しゅっちょう | official tour,business trip |
| 寿命 | じゅみょう | life span |
| 主役 | しゅやく | leading part,leading actor (actress) |
| 受話器 | じゅわき | (telephone) receiver |
| 循環 | じゅんかん | circulation,rotation,cycle |
| 巡査 | じゅんさ | police,policeman |
| 順々 | じゅんじゅん | in order,in turn |
| 順序 | じゅんじょ | order,sequence,procedure |
| 純情 | じゅんじょう | pure heart,naivete,self-sacrificing devotion |
| 純粋 | じゅんすい | pure,true,genuine,unmixed |
| 消化 | しょうか | digestion |
| 小学生 | しょうがくせい | grade school student |
| しょうがない | |
| 将棋 | しょうぎ | Japanese chess |
| 蒸気 | じょうき | steam,vapour |
| 定規 | じょうぎ | (measuring) ruler |
| 上級 | じょうきゅう | advanced level,high grade,senior |
| 商業 | しょうぎょう | commerce,trade,business |
| 消極的 | しょうきょくてき | passive |
| 賞金 | しょうきん | prize,monetary award |
| 上下 | じょうげ | high and low,up and down,unloading and loading,praising and blaming |
| 障子 | しょうじ | paper sliding door |
| 商社 | しょうしゃ | trading company,firm |
| 乗車 | じょうしゃ | taking a train,entraining |
| 上旬 | じょうじゅん | first 10 days of month |
| 生ずる | しょうずる | to cause,to arise,to be generated |
| 小数 | しょうすう | fraction (part of),decimal |
| 商店 | しょうてん | shop,business firm |
| 焦点 | しょうてん | focus,point |
| 消毒 | しょうどく | disinfection,sterilization |
| 勝敗 | しょうはい | victory or defeat,issue (of battle) |
| 蒸発 | じょうはつ | evaporation,unexplained disappearance |
| 賞品 | しょうひん | prize,trophy |
| 勝負 | しょうぶ | victory or defeat,match,contest,game,bout |
| 小便 | しょうべん | (col) urine,piss |
| 消防署 | しょうぼうしょ | fire station |
| 正味 | しょうみ | net (weight) |
| 正面 | しょうめん | the front,honesty |
| 消耗 | しょうもう | exhaustion,consumption |
| 醤油 | しょうゆ | soy sauce |
| 省略 | しょうりゃく | omission,abbreviation,abridgment |
| 初級 | しょきゅう | elementary level |
| 助教授 | じょきょうじゅ | assistant professor |
| 食塩 | しょくえん | table salt |
| 職人 | しょくにん | worker,mechanic,artisan,craftsman |
| 初旬 | しょじゅん | first 10 days of the month |
| 書籍 | しょせき | book,publication |
| 食器 | しょっき | tableware |
| ショップ | a shop |
| 書店 | しょてん | bookshop |
| 書道 | しょどう | calligraphy |
| 白髪 | しらが | white or grey hair,trendy hair bleaching |
| 知合い | しりあい | acquaintance |
| シリーズ | series |
| 私立 | しりつ | private (establishment) |
| 資料 | しりょう | materials,data |
| 汁 | しる | juice,sap,soup,broth |
| 素人 | しろうと | amateur,novice |
| 芯 | しん | core,heart,wick,marrow |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん | bullet train (very high speed),shinkansen |
| 真空 | しんくう | vacuum,hollow,empty |
| 信ずる | しんずる | to believe,to believe in,to place trust in |
| 心身 | しんしん | mind and body |
| 申請 | しんせい | application,request,petition |
| 人造 | じんぞう | man-made,synthetic,artificial |
| 寝台 | しんだい | bed,couch |
| 診断 | しんだん | diagnosis |
| 侵入 | しんにゅう | penetration,invasion,raid,aggression,trespass |
| 人文科学 | じんぶんかがく | social sciences,humanities |
| 人命 | じんめい | (human) life |
| 深夜 | しんや | late at night |
| 森林 | しんりん | forest,woods |
| 親類 | しんるい | relation,kin |
| 針路 | しんろ | course,direction,compass bearing |
| 神話 | しんわ | myth,legend |
| 酢 | す | vinegar |
| 水産 | すいさん | marine products,fisheries |
| 炊事 | すいじ | cooking,culinary arts |
| 水蒸気 | すいじょうき | water vapour,steam |
| 水素 | すいそ | hydrogen |
| 垂直 | すいちょく | vertical,perpendicular |
| 推定 | すいてい | presumption,assumption,estimation |
| 水滴 | すいてき | drop of water |
| 水筒 | すいとう | canteen,flask,water bottle |
| 随筆 | ずいひつ | essays,miscellaneous writings |
| 水分 | すいぶん | moisture |
| 水平 | すいへい | water level,horizon |
| 水平線 | すいへいせん | horizon |
| 水曜 | すいよう | Wednesday |
| ずうずうしい | impudent,shameless |
| ずうっと | |
| 末っ子 | すえっこ | youngest child |
| スカーフ | scarf |
| 図鑑 | ずかん | picture book |
| 杉 | すぎ | Japanese cedar |
| 好き嫌い | すききらい | likes and dislikes,taste |
| 好き好き | すきずき | matter of taste |
| 透き通る | すきとおる | to be(come) transparent |
| 隙間 | すきま | crevice,crack,gap,opening |
| スクール | school |
| すくなくとも | at least |
| 図形 | ずけい | figure |
| スケジュール | schedule |
| 鈴 | すず | bell |
| 涼む | すずむ | to cool oneself,to cool off,to enjoy evening cool |
| スタート | start |
| スチュワーデス | stewardess |
| すっきり | shapely,clear,neat |
| すっぱい | sour,acid |
| ステージ | (1) stage,(2) performance |
| 棄てる | すてる | |
| ストッキング | stockings |
| ストップ | stop |
| 素直 | すなお | obedient,meek,docile,unaffected |
| 頭脳 | ずのう | head,brains,intellect |
| スピーカー | speaker |
| 図表 | ずひょう | chart,diagram,graph |
| スマート | smart,stylish,slim |
| 住まい | すまい | dwelling,house,residence,address |
| すまない | sorry (phrase) |
| 墨 | すみ | ink |
| 澄む | すむ | to clear (e.g. weather),to become transparent |
| 清む | すむ | |
| 相撲 | すもう | sumo wrestling |
| スライド | slide |
| ずらす | to put off,to delay |
| ずらり | |
| 掏摸 | すり | pickpocket |
| 刷る | する | to print |
| 狡い | ずるい | sly,cunning |
| すれちがう | to pass by one another,to disagree |
| 滑れる | ずれる | |
| 寸法 | すんぽう | measurement,size,dimension |
| 姓 | せい | surname,family name |
| 税関 | ぜいかん | customs house |
| 製作 | せいさく | manufacture,production |
| 制作 | せいさく | work (film, book) |
| 性質 | せいしつ | nature,property,disposition |
| 清書 | せいしょ | clean copy |
| 青少年 | せいしょうねん | youth,young person |
| 整数 | せいすう | integer |
| 清掃 | せいそう | cleaning |
| 生存 | せいぞん | existence,being,survival |
| 生長 | せいちょう | growth,increment |
| 政党 | せいとう | (member of) political party |
| 生年月日 | せいねんがっぴ | birth date |
| 性能 | せいのう | ability,efficiency |
| 整備 | せいび | adjustment,completion,consolidation |
| 成分 | せいぶん | ingredient,component,composition |
| 性別 | せいべつ | distinction by sex,sex,gender |
| 正方形 | せいほうけい | square |
| 正門 | せいもん | main gate,main entrance |
| 成立 | せいりつ | coming into existence,arrangements,establishment,completion |
| 西暦 | せいれき | Christian Era,anno domini (A.D.) |
| 背負う | せおう | to be burdened with,to carry on back or shoulder |
| 赤道 | せきどう | equator |
| 折角 | せっかく | with trouble,at great pains,long-awaited |
| 接近 | せっきん | getting closer,drawing nearer,approaching |
| 石鹸 | せっけん | soap |
| 接する | せっする | to come in contact with,to connect,to attend,to receive |
| せっせと | |
| 接続 | せつぞく | (1) connection,union,join,link,(2) changing trains |
| 瀬戸物 | せともの | earthenware,crockery,china |
| ぜひとも | by all means (with sense of not taking no for an answer) |
| 迫る | せまる | to draw near,to press |
| ゼミ | (n) seminar |
| せめて | offense,method of attack |
| 攻める | せめる | to attack,to assault |
| セメント | cement |
| 栓 | せん | stopper,cork,stopcock |
| 前後 | ぜんご | around,throughout,front and back,before and behind,before and after |
| 洗剤 | せんざい | detergent,washing material |
| 全集 | ぜんしゅう | complete works |
| 全身 | ぜんしん | the whole body,full-length (portrait) |
| 扇子 | せんす | folding fan |
| 専制 | せんせい | despotism,autocracy |
| 先々月 | せんせんげつ | month before last |
| 先々週 | せんせんしゅう | |
| 先祖 | せんぞ | ancestor |
| 先端 | せんたん | pointed end,tip,fine point |
| センチ | centimeter,centi-,10^-2 |
| 宣伝 | せんでん | propaganda,publicity |
| 先頭 | せんとう | head,lead,vanguard,first |
| 全般 | ぜんぱん | (the) whole,universal,wholly,general |
| 扇風機 | せんぷうき | electric fan |
| 線路 | せんろ | line,track,roadbed |
| 相違 | そうい | difference,discrepancy,variation |
| そういえば | which reminds me .. |
| 雑巾 | ぞうきん | house-cloth,dust cloth |
| 増減 | ぞうげん | increase and decrease,fluctuation |
| 倉庫 | そうこ | storehouse,warehouse,godown |
| 相互 | そうご | mutual,reciprocal |
| 創作 | そうさく | production,literary creation,work |
| 葬式 | そうしき | funeral |
| そうして | and,like that |
| 造船 | ぞうせん | shipbuilding |
| 騒々しい | そうぞうしい | noisy,boisterous |
| 増大 | ぞうだい | enlargement |
| そうっと | |
| 送別 | そうべつ | farewell,send-off |
| 草履 | ぞうり | zoori (Japanese footwear),sandals |
| 総理大臣 | そうりだいじん | Prime Minister |
| 送料 | そうりょう | postage,carriage |
| 属する | ぞくする | to belong to,to come under,to be affiliated with,to be subject to |
| 続々 | ぞくぞく | successively,one after another |
| 速達 | そくたつ | express,special delivery |
| 測定 | そくてい | measurement |
| 測量 | そくりょう | measurement,surveying |
| 速力 | そくりょく | speed |
| 素質 | そしつ | character,qualities,genius |
| 祖先 | そせん | ancestor |
| そそっかしい | careless,thoughtless |
| 卒直 | そっちょく | frankness,candour,openheartedness |
| 具える | そなえる | to be furnished with |
| そのうえ | in addition,furthermore |
| そのころ | |
| そのため | hence,for that reason |
| そのほか | otherwise |
| 蕎麦 | そば | soba (buckwheat noodles) |
| 剃る | そる | to shave |
| それなのに | |
| 逸れる | それる | to stray (turn) from subject,to get lost,to go astray |
| 揃う | そろう | to become complete,to be equal,to be all present,to gather |
| 揃える | そろえる | to put things in order,to arrange,to make uniform,to get something ready |
| 算盤 | そろばん | abacus |
| 存じる | ぞんじる | (hum) to know |
| 存ずる | ぞんずる | |
| 損得 | そんとく | loss and gain,advantage and disadvantage |
| 田ぼ | たんぼ | paddy field,farm |
| だいいち | （副） | first,foremost,# 1 |
| 退院 | たいいん | leaving hospital |
| 大学院 | だいがくいん | graduate school |
| 大工 | だいく | carpenter |
| 体系 | たいけい | system,organization |
| 太鼓 | たいこ | drum,tambourine |
| 対策 | たいさく | counter-plan,counter-measure |
| 大して | たいして | (not so) much,(not) very |
| 対照 | たいしょう | contrast,antithesis,comparison |
| 大小 | だいしょう | size |
| 体制 | たいせい | order,system,structure,set-up,organization |
| 体積 | たいせき | capacity,volume |
| 大層 | たいそう | very much,exaggerated,very fine |
| 体操 | たいそう | gymnastics,physical exercises,calisthenics |
| 大分 | だいぶん | considerably,greatly,a lot |
| 大木 | たいぼく | large tree |
| 題名 | だいめい | title |
| 代名詞 | だいめいし | pronoun |
| タイア | tire,tyre |
| ダイヤグラム | diagram |
| ダイヤモンド | diamond |
| ダイヤル | dial |
| Ͼ立 | たいりつ | confrontation,opposition,antagonism |
| 田植え | たうえ | rice planting |
| 絶えず | たえず | constantly |
| 楕円 | だえん | ellipse |
| 高める | たかめる | to raise,to lift,to boost |
| 耕す | たがやす | to till,to plow,to cultivate |
| 滝 | たき | waterfall |
| 炊く | たく | to boil,to cook |
| 焚く | たく | to burn,to kindle,to build a fire |
| 蓄える | たくわえる | to store,to lay in stock |
| 竹 | たけ | bamboo,middle (of a three-tier ranking system) |
| 助かる | たすかる | to be saved,to be rescued,to survive,to be helpful |
| 只 | ただ | free of charge,mere,sole,only,usual,common |
| 但し | ただし | but,however,provided that |
| 畳む | たたむ | to fold (clothes) |
| 立ち止まる | たちどまる | to stop,to halt,to stand still |
| たちまち | at once,in a moment,suddenly,all at once |
| 建つ | たつ | to erect,to be erected,to be built |
| 発つ | たつ | to depart (on a plane, train, etc.) |
| 脱線 | だっせん | derailment,digression |
| 妥当 | だとう | valid,proper,right,appropriate |
| 例える | たとえる | to compare,to liken,to speak figuratively,to illustrate,to use a simile |
| 頼もしい | たのもしい | reliable,trustworthy,hopeful,promising |
| 足袋 | たび | tabi,Japanese socks (with split toe) |
| ダブル | double |
| だます | to trick,to cheat,to deceive |
| 溜まる | たまる | to collect,to gather,to save |
| ダム | dumb |
| 溜息 | ためいき | a sigh |
| ためらう | to hesitate |
| 溜める | ためる | to amass,to accumulate |
| だらしない | slovenly,loose,a slut |
| 足る | たる | to be sufficient,to be enough |
| 段階 | だんかい | gradation,grade,stage |
| 短期 | たんき | short term |
| 炭鉱 | たんこう | coal mine,coal pit |
| 短所 | たんしょ | (1) defect,demerit,weak point,(2) disadvantage |
| たんす | chest of drawers |
| 淡水 | たんすい | fresh water |
| 断水 | だんすい | water outage |
| 単数 | たんすう | singular (number) |
| 団地 | だんち | multi-unit apartments |
| 断定 | だんてい | conclusion,decision |
| 短編 | たんぺん | short (e.g. story, film) |
| 誓う | ちかう | to swear,to vow,to take an oath,to pledge |
| 地下水 | ちかすい | underground water |
| 近々 | ちかぢか | nearness,before long |
| 近付ける | ちかづける | to bring near,to put close,to let come near,to associate with |
| 近寄る | ちかよる | to approach,to draw near |
| 力強い | ちからづよい | reassuring,emboldened |
| ちぎる | to cut up fine,to pick (fruit) |
| 地質 | ちしつ | geological features |
| 知人 | ちじん | friend,acquaintance |
| 地帯 | ちたい | area,zone |
| 縮む | ちぢむ | to shrink,to be contracted |
| 縮める | ちぢめる | to shorten,to reduce,to boil down,to shrink |
| 縮れる | ちぢれる | to be wavy,to be curled |
| チップ | (1) gratuity,tip,(2) chip |
| 地点 | ちてん | site,point on a map |
| 地名 | ちめい | place name |
| 茶色い | ちゃいろい | |
| 着々 | ちゃくちゃく | steadily |
| 茶碗 | ちゃわん | rice bowl,tea cup,teacup |
| 中間 | ちゅうかん | middle,midway,interim |
| 中旬 | ちゅうじゅん | second third of a month |
| 抽象 | ちゅうしょう | abstract |
| 中世 | ちゅうせい | Middle Ages,mediaeval times |
| 中性 | ちゅうせい | neuter gender,neutral (chem.),indifference,sterility |
| 中途 | ちゅうと | in the middle,half-way |
| 中年 | ちゅうねん | middle-aged |
| 超過 | ちょうか | excess,being more than |
| 彫刻 | ちょうこく | carving,engraving,sculpture |
| 長所 | ちょうしょ | (1) strong point,merit,(2) advantage |
| 長女 | ちょうじょ | eldest daughter |
| 調整 | ちょうせい | regulation,adjustment,tuning |
| 調節 | ちょうせつ | regulation,adjustment,control |
| 長短 | ちょうたん | length,long and short,+- |
| 頂点 | ちょうてん | top,summit |
| 長男 | ちょうなん | eldest son |
| 長方形 | ちょうほうけい | rectangle,oblong |
| 調味料 | ちょうみりょう | condiment,seasoning |
| チョーク | chock,chalk |
| 直後 | ちょくご | immediately following |
| 直線 | ちょくせん | straight line |
| 直前 | ちょくぜん | just before |
| 直通 | ちょくつう | direct communication |
| 直流 | ちょくりゅう | direct current |
| 貯蔵 | ちょぞう | storage,preservation |
| 直角 | ちょっかく | right angle |
| 直径 | ちょっけい | diameter |
| 散らかす | ちらかす | to scatter around,to leave untidy |
| 散らかる | ちらかる | to be in disorder,to lie scattered around |
| 散らす | ちらす | to scatter,to disperse,to distribute |
| 塵紙 | ちりがみ | tissue paper,toilet paper |
| 散る | ちる | to fall,to scatter (e.g. blossoms) |
| 追加 | ついか | addition,supplement,appendix |
| ついで | opportunity,occasion |
| 通貨 | つうか | currency |
| 通勤 | つうきん | commuting to work |
| 通ずる | つうずる | |
| 通知 | つうち | notice,notification |
| 通帳 | つうちょう | passbook |
| 通訳 | つうやく | interpretation |
| 通用 | つうよう | popular use,circulation |
| 通路 | つうろ | passage,pathway |
| 付合う | つきあう | to associate with,to keep company with,to get on with |
| 突き当たり | つきあたり | end (e.g. of street) |
| 突き当たる | つきあたる | to run into,to collide with |
| 月日 | つきひ | time,years,days |
| 点く | つく | to catch fire,(electricity) comes on |
| 突く | つく | (1) to thrust,to strike,(2) to poke |
| 次ぐ | つぐ | to rank next to,to come after |
| 作る/造る | つくる | to make,to create |
| 着ける | つける | (1) to attach,to join,to add,to append |
| 点ける | つける | to turn on,to switch on,to light up |
| 浸ける | つける | to dip in,to soak |
| 伝わる | つたわる | to be handed down,to be introduced,to be transmitted |
| 突っ込む | つっこむ | to plunge into,to go into deeply |
| 務める | つとめる | (1) to serve,to fill a post,to serve under,to work (for) |
| 努める | つとめる | (1) to serve,to fill a post,to serve under,to work (for) |
| 綱 | つな | rope |
| 繋がり | つながり | connection,link,relationship |
| 繋がる | つながる | to be tied together,to be connected to,to be related to |
| 繋げる | つなげる | to connect |
| 粒 | つぶ | grain |
| 潰す | つぶす | to smash,to waste |
| 潰れる | つぶれる | to be smashed,to go bankrupt |
| つまずく | to stumble,to trip |
| 詰まる | つまる | to be blocked,to be packed |
| 積む | つむ | to pile up,to stack |
| 爪 | つめ | fingernail or toenail,claw,talon,hoof |
| 艶 | つや | gloss,glaze |
| 強気 | つよき | firm,strong |
| 釣り合う | つりあう | to balance,to be in harmony,to suit |
| 吊る | つる | to hang |
| 吊す | つるす | to hang |
| 出合い | であい | an encounter |
| 手洗い | てあらい | restroom,lavatory,hand-washing |
| 定員 | ていいん | fixed number of regular personnel,capacity (of boat, etc.) |
| 定価 | ていか | established price |
| 低下 | ていか | fall,decline,lowering,deterioration |
| 定期券 | ていきけん | commuter pass,season ticket |
| 定休日 | ていきゅうび | regular holiday |
| 停止 | ていし | suspension,interruption,stoppage,ban |
| 停車 | ていしゃ | stopping (e.g. train) |
| 停電 | ていでん | failure of electricity |
| 出入り | でいり | in and out,coming and going,free association,income and expenditure,debits and credit |
| 出入口 | でいりぐち | exit and entrance |
| 手入れ | ていれ | repairs,maintenance |
| テーマ | (n) theme,project,topic (de: Thema) |
| 出掛ける | でかける | to depart,to set out,to start,to be going out |
| 出来上がり | できあがり | be finished,ready,made for,cut out |
| 出来上がる | できあがる | (1) to be finished,to be ready,by definition,(2) to be very drunk |
| 的確 | てきかく | precise,accurate |
| 適確 | てきかく | precise,accurate |
| 手首 | てくび | wrist |
| 凸凹 | でこぼこ | unevenness,roughness,ruggedness |
| 手頃 | てごろ | moderate,handy |
| でたらめ | (1) irresponsible utterance,nonsense,nonsensical,(2) random |
| 手帳 | てちょう | notebook |
| 鉄橋 | てっきょう | railway bridge,iron bridge |
| 手続き | てつづき | procedure,(legal) process,formalities |
| 鉄砲 | てっぽう | gun |
| テニスコート | tennis court |
| 手拭い | てぬぐい | (hand) towel |
| 手前 | てまえ | before,this side,we,you |
| 出迎え | でむかえ | meeting,reception |
| 出迎える | でむかえる | to meet,to greet |
| 照らす | てらす | to shine on,to illuminate |
| 照る | てる | to shine |
| 展開 | てんかい | develop,expansion (opposite of compression) |
| 伝記 | でんき | biography,life story |
| 電球 | でんきゅう | light bulb |
| 点数 | てんすう | marks,points,score,runs |
| 伝染 | でんせん | contagion |
| 電池 | でんち | battery |
| 点々 | てんてん | here and there,little by little |
| 転々 | てんてん | |
| 電柱 | でんちゅう | telephone pole,telegraph pole,lightpole |
| 天皇 | てんのう | Emperor of Japan |
| 電波 | でんぱ | electro-magnetic wave |
| テンポ | tempo |
| 電流 | でんりゅう | electric current |
| 電力 | でんりょく | electric power |
| 問い合わせ | といあわせ | enquiry,ENQ |
| 銅 | どう | copper |
| 統一 | とういつ | unity,consolidation,uniformity |
| 同格 | どうかく | the same rank,equality,apposition |
| 峠 | とうげ | ridge,(mountain) pass,difficult part |
| 統計 | とうけい | scattering,a scatter,dispersion |
| 動作 | どうさ | action,movements,motions,bearing,behaviour,manners |
| 東西 | とうざい | East and West,whole country |
| 当日 | とうじつ | appointed day,very day |
| 投書 | とうしょ | letter to the editor,letter from a reader,contribution |
| 登場 | とうじょう | entry (on stage) |
| どうせ | anyhow,in any case,at any rate |
| どうぞよろしく | pleased to meet you |
| 灯台 | とうだい | lighthouse |
| 盗難 | とうなん | theft,robbery |
| 当番 | とうばん | being on duty |
| 等分 | とうぶん | division into equal parts |
| 透明 | とうめい | transparency,cleanness |
| 灯油 | とうゆ | lamp oil,kerosene |
| 東洋 | とうよう | Orient |
| 童話 | どうわ | fairy tale |
| 通り掛かる | とおりかかる | to happen to pass by |
| 溶かす | とかす | to melt,to dissolve |
| 尖る | とがる | to taper to a point,to become sharp,to be sour,to look displeased |
| どきどき | throb,beat (fast) |
| 溶く | とく | to dissolve (paint) |
| 退く | どく | (1) to retreat,to recede,to withdraw |
| 特殊 | とくしゅ | special,unique |
| 特色 | とくしょく | characteristic,feature |
| 特長 | とくちょう | forte,merit |
| 特定 | とくてい | specific,special,particular |
| 特売 | とくばい | special sale |
| 溶け込む | とけこむ | to melt into |
| 溶ける | とける | to melt,to thaw,to fuse,to dissolve |
| 退ける | どける | to remove,to take away,to dislodge,to put something out of the way |
| 床の間 | とこのま | alcove |
| 床屋 | とこや | barber |
| 所々 | ところどころ | here and there,some parts (of something) |
| 都心 | としん | heart (of city) |
| 戸棚 | とだな | cupboard,locker,closet,wardrobe |
| とっくに | long ago,already,a long time ago |
| どっと | suddenly |
| 整う | ととのう | to be prepared,to be in order,to be put in order,to be arranged |
| 留まる | とどまる | (1) to be fixed,(2) to abide,to stay (in the one place) |
| どなる | to shout,to yell |
| 飛び込む | とびこむ | to jump in,to leap in,to plunge into,to dive |
| 跳ぶ | とぶ | to jump,to fly,to leap |
| 留まる | とまる | (1) to be fixed,(2) to abide,to stay (in the one place) |
| 泊める | とめる | to give shelter to,to lodge |
| ともかく | anyhow,anyway,somehow or other,generally speaking,in any case |
| 捕える | とらえる | to seize,to grasp,to capture,to arrest |
| 取り入れる | とりいれる | to harvest,to take in,to adopt |
| 取り消す | とりけす | to cancel |
| 取り出す | とりだす | to take out,to produce,to pick out |
| 採る | とる | (1) to adopt (measure, proposal),(2) to pick (fruit) |
| 捕る | とる | to take,to catch (fish),to capture |
| トレーニング | training |
| 丼 | どんぶり | porcelain bowl,bowl of rice with food on top |
| 内科 | ないか | internist clinic,internal medicine |
| 内線 | ないせん | phone extension,indoor wiring,inner line |
| ナイロン | nylon |
| 治す | なおす | to cure,to heal,to fix,to correct,to repair |
| 永い | ながい | long,lengthy |
| 仲直り | なかなおり | reconciliation,make peace with |
| 長引く | ながびく | to be prolonged,to drag on |
| 中身 | なかみ | contents,interior,substance,filling,(sword) blade |
| 中味 | なかみ | contents,interior,substance,filling,(sword) blade |
| 中指 | なかゆび | middle finger |
| 仲良し | なかよし | intimate friend,bosom buddy,chum |
| 慰める | なぐさめる | to comfort,to console |
| 亡くす | なくす | to lose someone, wife, child, etc |
| なぐる | to strike,to hit |
| 為す | なす | to accomplish,to do |
| 謎謎 | なぞなぞ | riddle,puzzle,enigma |
| 傾らか | なだらか | |
| 懐かしい | なつかしい | dear,desired,missed |
| 撫でる | なでる | to brush gently,to stroke |
| 斜め | ななめ | obliqueness |
| なにしろ | at any rate,anyhow,anyway,in any case |
| 何々 | なになに | such and such,What? |
| 何分 | なにぶん | what minute?,how many minutes? |
| 生意気 | なまいき | impertinent,saucy,cheeky,conceit,audacious,brazen |
| 並木 | なみき | roadside tree,row of trees |
| 倣う | ならう | to imitate,to follow,to emulate |
| 鳴らす | ならす | to ring,to sound,to chime,to beat,to snort (nose) |
| 生る | なる | to bear fruit |
| 馴れる | なれる | to become domesticated,to become tame |
| 南極 | なんきょく | south pole,Antarctic |
| なんとなく | somehow or other,for some reason or another |
| なんとも | nothing (with neg. verb),quite,not a bit |
| ナンバー | number |
| 南米 | なんべい | South America |
| 南北 | なんぼく | south and north |
| 煮える | にえる | to boil,to cook,to be cooked |
| 匂う | におう | to be fragrant,to smell,to stink |
| 逃がす | にがす | to let loose,to set free,to let escape |
| 憎い | にくい | hateful,abominable,poor-looking,detestable |
| 憎む | にくむ | to hate,to detest |
| 憎らしい | にくらしい | odious,hateful |
| にこにこ | |
| 濁る | にごる | to become muddy,to get impure |
| 虹 | にじ | rainbow |
| 日時 | にちじ | date and time |
| 日用品 | にちようひん | daily necessities |
| 日課 | にっか | daily lesson,daily work,daily routine |
| 日程 | にってい | agenda |
| 鈍い | にぶい | dull (e.g. a knife),thickheaded,slow (opposite of fast),stupid |
| 入社 | にゅうしゃ | entry to a company |
| 女房 | にょうぼう | wife |
| 睨む | にらむ | to glare at,to scowl at,to keep an eye on |
| 煮る | にる | to boil,to cook |
| 俄 | にわか | sudden,abrupt,unexpected,improvised,offhand |
| 縫う | ぬう | to sew |
| 濡らす | ぬらす | to wet,to soak,to dip |
| ねじ | (a) screw |
| 捩る | ねじる | to twist |
| ネックレス | necklace |
| 熱する | ねっする | to heat |
| 寝間着 | ねまき | sleep-wear,nightclothes,pyjamas,nightgown,nightdress |
| 寝巻 | ねまき | sleep-wear,nightclothes,pyjamas,nightgown,nightdress |
| 狙い | ねらい | aim |
| 狙う | ねらう | to aim at |
| 年度 | ねんど | year,fiscal year,school year,term |
| 農産物 | のうさんぶつ | agricultural produce |
| 農村 | のうそん | agricultural community,farm village,rural |
| 濃度 | のうど | concentration,brightness |
| 農薬 | のうやく | agricultural chemicals |
| 能率 | のうりつ | efficiency |
| のこぎり | saw |
| 残らず | のこらず | all,entirely,completely,without exception |
| 載せる | のせる | to place on (something),to take on board,to give a ride |
| 覗く | のぞく | to peep in,to look in,to peek in,to stick out |
| 延ばす | のばす | to lengthen,to stretch,to reach out,to grow (beard) |
| 延びる | のびる | to be prolonged |
| 上り | のぼり | up-train (going to Tokyo),ascent |
| 上る | のぼる | to ascend,to go up,to climb |
| 糊 | のり | paste,starch |
| 乗換 | のりかえ | (n) transfer (trains, buses, etc.) |
| 載る | のる | to appear (in print),to be recorded |
| 鈍い | のろい | dull (e.g. a knife),thickheaded,slow (opposite of fast),stupid |
| のろのろ | slowly,sluggishly |
| 呑気 | のんき | carefree,optimistic,careless,reckless,heedless |
| 灰色 | はいいろ | grey,gray,ashen |
| 俳句 | はいく | haiku poetry |
| 拝見 | はいけん | (hum) (pol) seeing,look at |
| 売店 | ばいてん | shop,stand |
| バイバイ | |
| 売買 | ばいばい | trade,buying and selling |
| 這う | はう | to creep,to crawl |
| 生える | はえる | (1) to grow,to spring up,(2) to cut (teeth) |
| 剥す | はがす | (v5s) to tear off,to peel off,to rip off |
| ばからしい | absurd |
| 秤 | はかり | scales,weighing machine |
| 量る | はかる | to measure,to weigh,to survey |
| 測る | はかる | to measure,to weigh,to survey |
| 吐き気 | はきけ | nausea,sickness in the stomach |
| はきはき | lucidly |
| 掃く | はく | to sweep,to brush,to gather up |
| 歯車 | はぐるま | gear,cog-wheel |
| バケツ | bucket,pail |
| 挟まる | はさまる | to get between,to be caught in |
| 挟む | はさむ | to interpose,to hold between,to insert |
| 箸 | はし | chopsticks |
| 梯子 | はしご | ladder,stairs |
| 始めに | はじめに | to begin with,first of all |
| 初めに | はじめに | |
| はじめまして | How do you do?,I am glad to meet you |
| 斜 | はす | |
| 外れる | はずれる | to be disconnected,to get out of place,to be off,to be out (e.g. of gear) |
| パターン | pattern |
| 肌着 | はだぎ | underwear |
| 果して | はたして | as was expected,really |
| 鉢 | はち | a bowl,a pot |
| × | ばつ | |
| 発揮 | はっき | exhibition,demonstration,utilization,display |
| バック | back |
| 発射 | はっしゃ | firing,shooting,discharge,catapult |
| 発想 | はっそう | expression (music),conceptualization |
| 発電 | はつでん | generation (e.g. power) |
| 発売 | はつばい | sale |
| 派手 | はで | showy,loud,gay,flashy,gaudy |
| 話合い | はなしあい | discussion,conference |
| 話し掛ける | はなしかける | to accost a person,to talk (to someone) |
| 話中 | はなしちゅう | while talking,the line is busy |
| 甚だしい | はなはだしい | extreme,excessive,terrible |
| 花火 | はなび | fireworks |
| 花嫁 | はなよめ | bride |
| 放れる | はなれる | to leave,to get free,to cut oneself off |
| 羽根 | はね | shuttlecock |
| ばね | spring (e.g. coil, leaf) |
| 跳ねる | はねる | to jump,to leap |
| 破片 | はへん | fragment,splinter,broken piece |
| 歯磨き | はみがき | dentifrice,toothpaste |
| はめる | (col) to get in,to insert,to put on,to make love |
| 早口 | はやくち | fast-talking |
| 流行る | はやる | to flourish,to thrive,to be popular,to come into fashion |
| 払い込む | はらいこむ | to deposit,to pay in |
| 払い戻す | はらいもどす | to repay,to pay back |
| バランス | balance |
| 針金 | はりがね | wire |
| 張り切る | はりきる | to be in high spirits,to be full of vigor |
| 反映 | はんえい | reflection,influence |
| 半径 | はんけい | radius |
| 判子 | はんこ | seal (used for signature) |
| 万歳 | ばんざい | hurrah, cheers |
| 判事 | はんじ | judge,judiciary |
| 反省 | はんせい | reflection,reconsideration,introspection,meditation,contemplation |
| 番地 | ばんち | house number,address |
| パンツ | underpants |
| バンド | band |
| 半島 | はんとう | peninsula |
| ハンドル | handle,steering wheel |
| 日当たり | ひあたり | exposure to the sun,sunny place |
| 日帰り | ひがえり | day trip |
| 比較的 | ひかくてき | comparatively,relatively |
| 日陰 | ひかげ | shadow |
| ぴかぴか | glitter,sparkle |
| 引受る | ひきうける | to undertake,to take up,to take over |
| 引返す | ひきかえす | to repeat,to send back,to bring back |
| 引算 | ひきざん | subtraction |
| 引出す | ひきだす | to pull out,to take out,to draw out,to withdraw |
| 引き止める | ひきとめる | to detain,to check,to restrain |
| 卑怯 | ひきょう | cowardice,meanness,unfairness |
| 引分け | ひきわけ | a draw (in competition),tie game |
| 髭 | ひげ | moustache,beard,whiskers |
| 陽射 | ひざし | sunlight,rays of the sun |
| 肘 | ひじ | elbow |
| ピストル | pistol |
| ビタミン | vitamin |
| ぴたり | |
| 引っ掛かる | ひっかかる | to be caught in,to be stuck in,to be cheated |
| 筆記 | ひっき | (taking) notes,copying |
| 引っ繰り返す | ひっくりかえす | to turn over,to overturn,to knock over,to upset,to turn inside out |
| 引っ繰り返る | ひっくりかえる | to be overturned,to be upset,to topple over,to be reversed |
| 引越し | ひっこし | moving (dwelling etc.),changing residence |
| 引っ込む | ひっこむ | to draw back,to sink,to cave in |
| 筆者 | ひっしゃ | writer,author |
| 必需品 | ひつじゅひん | necessities,necessary article,requisite,essential |
| 人差指 | ひとさしゆび | index finger |
| 一通り | ひととおり | ordinary,usual,in general,briefly |
| 人通り | ひとどおり | pedestrian traffic |
| ひとまず | for the present,once,in outline |
| 瞳 | ひとみ | pupil (of eye) |
| 一休み | ひとやすみ | a rest |
| 独り言 | ひとりごと | a soliloquy,a monologue,speaking to oneself |
| ひとりでに | by itself,automatically,naturally |
| ビニール | vinyl |
| 皮肉 | ひにく | cynicism,sarcasm |
| 日日 | ひにち | every day,daily,day after day |
| 捻る | ひねる | to turn (a switch) on or off,to twist,to puzzle over |
| 日の入り | ひのいり | sunset |
| 日の出 | ひので | sunrise |
| 響き | ひびき | echo,sound,reverberation,noise |
| 響く | ひびく | to resound |
| 皮膚 | ひふ | skin |
| 冷やす | ひやす | to cool,to refrigerate |
| ひゃっかじてん | encyclopedia |
| 美容 | びよう | beauty of figure or form |
| 表紙 | ひょうし | front cover,binding |
| 標識 | ひょうしき | sign,mark |
| 標準 | ひょうじゅん | standard,level |
| 標本 | ひょうほん | example,specimen |
| 評論 | ひょうろん | criticism,critique |
| 平仮名 | ひらがな | hiragana,47 syllables,the cursive syllabary |
| ビルディング | building |
| 昼寝 | ひるね | nap (at home),siesta |
| 広げる | ひろげる | to spread,to extend,to expand,to enlarge |
| 広さ | ひろさ | extent |
| 広場 | ひろば | plaza |
| 広々 | ひろびろ | extensive,spacious |
| 広める | ひろめる | to broaden,to propagate |
| ピンク | pink |
| 便箋 | びんせん | writing paper,stationery |
| 瓶詰 | びんづめ | bottling,bottled |
| ファスナー | fastener,zipper |
| 風船 | ふうせん | balloon |
| 不運 | ふうん | unlucky,misfortune,bad luck,fate |
| 殖える | ふえる | to increase,to multiply |
| 深まる | ふかまる | to deepen,to heighten,to intensify |
| 不規則 | ふきそく | irregularity,unsteadiness,disorderly |
| 普及 | ふきゅう | diffusion,spread |
| 付近 | ふきん | neighbourhood,vicinity,environs |
| 拭く | ふく | to wipe,to dry |
| 副詞 | ふくし | adverb |
| 複写 | ふくしゃ | copy,duplicate |
| 複数 | ふくすう | plural,multiple |
| 含める | ふくめる | to include,to instruct,to make one understand |
| 膨らます | ふくらます | to swell,to expand,to inflate,to bulge |
| 膨らむ | ふくらむ | to expand,to swell (out),to get big,to become inflated |
| 不潔 | ふけつ | unclean,dirty,filthy,impure |
| 更ける | ふける | to get late,to advance,to wear on |
| 符号 | ふごう | sign,mark,symbol |
| 夫妻 | ふさい | man and wife,married couple |
| 塞がる | ふさがる | to be plugged up,to be shut up |
| 塞ぐ | ふさぐ | to stop up,to close up,to block (up) |
| ふざける | to romp,to gambol,to frolic,to joke |
| 無沙汰 | ぶさた | neglecting to stay in contact |
| 武士 | ぶし | warrior,samurai |
| 部首 | ぶしゅ | radical (of a kanji character) |
| 襖 | ふすま | sliding screen |
| 附属 | ふぞく | attached,belonging,affiliated |
| 蓋 | ふた | cover,lid,cap |
| 不通 | ふつう | suspension,interruption,stoppage,tie-up,cessation |
| ぶつかる | to strike,to collide with |
| ぶつける | to knock,to run into,to nail on,to strike hard,to hit and attack |
| 物騒 | ぶっそう | dangerous,disturbed,insecure |
| ぶつぶつ | grumbling,complaining in a small voice |
| 船便 | ふなびん | surface mail (ship) |
| 部品 | ぶひん | parts,accessories |
| 吹雪 | ふぶき | snow storm |
| 父母 | ふぼ | father and mother,parents |
| 踏切 | ふみきり | railway crossing,level crossing,starting line,scratch,crossover |
| 麓 | ふもと | the foot,the bottom,the base (of a mountain) |
| 増やす | ふやす | to increase,to add to,to augment |
| 殖やす | ふやす | to increase,to add to,to augment |
| フライパン | fry pan,frying pan |
| ブラウス | blouse |
| ぶらさげる | to hang,to suspend,to dangle,to swing |
| ブラシ | brushy,brush |
| プラスチック | plastic |
| プラットホーム | platform |
| フリー | free |
| 振り仮名 | ふりがな | ,pronunciation key |
| プリント | print,handout |
| 振舞う | ふるまう | to behave,to conduct oneself,to entertain (vt) |
| ブローチ | brooch |
| プログラム | program |
| 風呂敷 | ふろしき | wrapping cloth,cloth wrapper |
| ふわふわ | light,soft |
| 噴火 | ふんか | eruption |
| 分解 | ぶんかい | analysis,disassembly |
| 文芸 | ぶんげい | literature,art and literature,belles-lettres |
| 文献 | ぶんけん | literature,books (reference) |
| 噴水 | ふんすい | water fountain |
| 分数 | ぶんすう | fraction (in math) |
| 文体 | ぶんたい | literary style |
| 分布 | ぶんぷ | distribution |
| 文房具 | ぶんぼうぐ | stationery |
| 文脈 | ぶんみゃく | context |
| 分量 | ぶんりょう | amount,quantity |
| 分類 | ぶんるい | classification |
| 閉会 | へいかい | closure |
| 平気 | へいき | coolness,calmness,composure,unconcern |
| 並行 | へいこう | (going) side by side,concurrent,abreast,at the same time |
| 平日 | へいじつ | weekday,ordinary days |
| 兵隊 | へいたい | soldier,sailor |
| 平凡 | へいぼん | common,commonplace,ordinary,mediocre |
| 平野 | へいや | plain,open field |
| 凹む | へこむ | to be dented,to be indented,to yield to,to give,to sink,to collapse,to cave in,to be snubbed |
| へそ | navel,belly-button |
| 隔てる | へだてる | to be shut out |
| 別荘 | べっそう | holiday house,villa |
| 別々 | べつべつ | separately,individually |
| ベテラン | veteran |
| ヘリコプター | helicopter |
| へる | to decrease (in size or number),to diminish,to abate |
| ぺん | pen |
| 編集 | へんしゅう | editing,compilation,editorial (e.g. committee) |
| 便所 | べんじょ | toilet,lavatory,rest room,latrine,comfort station |
| ペンチ | (abbr) pliers (lit: pinchers) |
| 望遠鏡 | ぼうえんきょう | telescope |
| 方角 | ほうがく | direction,way,compass point |
| 箒 | ほうき | (n) broom |
| 方言 | ほうげん | dialect |
| 坊さん | ぼうさん | Buddhist priest,monk |
| 防止 | ぼうし | prevention,check |
| 方針 | ほうしん | objective,plan,policy |
| 包装 | ほうそう | packing,wrapping |
| 法則 | ほうそく | law,rule |
| 包帯 | ほうたい | bandage,dressing |
| 膨大 | ぼうだい | huge,bulky,enormous,extensive,swelling,expansion |
| 庖丁 | ほうちょう | kitchen knife,carving knife |
| 方程式 | ほうていしき | equation |
| 防犯 | ぼうはん | prevention of crime |
| 方面 | ほうめん | direction,district,field (e.g., of study) |
| 坊や | ぼうや | boy |
| 放る | ほうる | to let go |
| ボーナス | bonus |
| 朗らか | ほがらか | brightness,cheerfulness,melodious |
| 牧場 | ぼくじょう | (1) farm (livestock),(2) pasture land,meadow,grazing land |
| 牧畜 | ぼくちく | stock-farming |
| 保健 | ほけん | health preservation,hygiene,sanitation |
| 募集 | ぼしゅう | recruiting,taking applications |
| 干す | ほす | to air,to dry,to desiccate,to drain (off),to drink up |
| ポスター | poster |
| 北極 | ほっきょく | North Pole |
| 坊っちゃん | ぼっちゃん | son (of others) |
| ほどく | to unfasten |
| 堀 | ほり | moat,canal |
| 掘る | ほる | to dig,to excavate |
| 彫る | ほる | to carve,to engrave,to sculpture,to chisel |
| ぼろ | rag,scrap,tattered clothes,fault (esp. in a pretense) |
| 盆 | ぼん | Lantern Festival,Festival of the Dead,tray |
| 盆地 | ぼんち | basin (e.g. between mountains) |
| 本部 | ほんぶ | headquarters |
| 本来 | ほんらい | essentially,naturally,by nature |
| まあまあ | so-so |
| 枚数 | まいすう | the number of flat things |
| 毎度 | まいど | each time,common service-sector greeting |
| マイナス | minus |
| 巻く | まく | to wind,to coil,to roll |
| 蒔く | まく | to sow (seeds) |
| 撒く | まく | to scatter,to sprinkle,to sow |
| 枕 | まくら | pillow,bolster |
| 曲げる | まげる | to bend,to crook,to lean |
| まごまご | confused |
| 摩擦 | まさつ | friction,rubbing,rubdown,chafe |
| 混ざる | まざる | to be mixed,to be blended with,to associate with,to mingle with,to join |
| 交ざる | まざる | to be mixed,to be blended with,to associate with,to mingle with,to join |
| 混じる | まじる | to be mixed,to be blended with,to associate with |
| 交じる | まじる | to be mixed,to be blended with,to associate with |
| マスク | mask |
| 混ぜる | まぜる | to mix,to stir |
| 交ぜる | まぜる | to be mixed,to be blended with |
| またぐ | to straddle |
| 又は | または | or,otherwise |
| 待合室 | まちあいしつ | waiting room |
| 待ち合わせる | まちあわせる | to rendezvous,to meet at a prearranged place and time |
| 街角 | まちかど | street corner |
| 真っ暗 | まっくら | total darkness,shortsightedness,pitch dark |
| 真っ黒 | まっくろ | pitch black |
| 真っ青 | まっさお | deep blue,ghastly pale |
| 真っ先 | まっさき | the head,the foremost,beginning |
| 真っ白 | まっしろ | pure white |
| 祭る | まつる | to deify,to enshrine |
| 窓口 | まどぐち | ticket window |
| 纏まる | まとまる | to be collected,to be settled,to be in order |
| 纏める | まとめる | to put in order,to collect,to bring to a conclusion |
| 真似る | まねる | to mimic,to imitate |
| まぶしい | dazzling,radiant |
| まぶた | eyelids |
| マフラー | muffler,scarf |
| 間も無く | まもなく | soon,before long,in a short time |
| マラソン | marathon |
| 円い | まるい | round,circular,spherical |
| 稀 | まれ | rare,seldom |
| 回り道 | まわりみち | detour |
| 満員 | まんいん | full house,no vacancy,sold out |
| マンション | large apartment,apartment house |
| 満点 | まんてん | perfect score |
| 見送る | みおくる | (1) to see off,to farewell,(2) to escort,(3) to let pass |
| 見下ろす | みおろす | to overlook,to command a view of,to look down on something |
| 見掛け | みかけ | outward appearance |
| 三日月 | みかづき | new moon,crescent moon |
| 岬 | みさき | cape (on coast) |
| みじめ | (arch) sad,pitiful,wretched |
| ミシン | sewing machine |
| 店屋 | みせや | store,shop |
| 見出し | みだし | heading,caption,subtitle,index |
| 道順 | みちじゅん | itinerary,route |
| 見付かる | みつかる | to be found,to be discovered |
| 見付ける | みつける | to be familiar,to discover,to detect |
| みっともない | shameful,indecent |
| 見直す | みなおす | to look again,to get a better opinion of |
| 見慣れる | みなれる | to become used to seeing,to be familiar with |
| 醜い | みにくい | ugly |
| 実る | みのる | to bear fruit,to ripen |
| 身分 | みぶん | social position,social status |
| 見本 | みほん | sample |
| 見舞う | みまう | to ask after (health),to visit |
| 未満 | みまん | less than,insufficient |
| 名字 | みょうじ | surname,family name |
| ミリ | （メートル） | milli-,10^-3 |
| 診る | みる | to examine (medical) |
| 民間 | みんかん | private,civilian,civil,popular,folk,unofficial |
| 民謡 | みんよう | folk song,popular song |
| 向う | むかう | (v5u) to face,to go towards |
| 剥く | むく | to peel,to skin,to pare,to hull |
| 無限 | むげん | infinite |
| 無地 | むじ | plain,unfigured |
| 蒸し暑い | むしあつい | humid,sultry |
| 矛盾 | むじゅん | contradiction,inconsistency |
| 蒸す | むす | to steam,to poultice,to be sultry |
| 無数 | むすう | countless number,infinite number |
| 紫 | むらさき | purple colour,violet |
| 群れ | むれ | group,crowd,flock,herd |
| 姪 | めい | niece |
| 名作 | めいさく | masterpiece |
| 名刺 | めいし | business card |
| 名詞 | めいし | noun |
| 名所 | めいしょ | famous place |
| 命ずる | めいずる | to command,to appoint |
| 迷信 | めいしん | superstition |
| 名物 | めいぶつ | famous product,special product,speciality |
| 銘々 | めいめい | each,individual |
| 目上 | めうえ | superior(s),senior |
| メーター | meter (clock) |
| 恵まれる | めぐまれる | to be blessed with,to be rich in |
| 巡る | めぐる | to go around |
| 目指す | めざす | to aim at,to have an eye on |
| 目覚し | めざまし | (abbr) alarm-clock |
| 目下 | めした | at present,now |
| 目印 | めじるし | mark,sign,landmark |
| 目立つ | めだつ | to be conspicuous,to stand out |
| めちゃくちゃ | absurd,unreasonable,excessive,messed up,spoiled,wreaked |
| めっきり | remarkably |
| めでたい | happy,simple soul,propitious,joyous |
| メニュー | menu |
| めまい | dizziness,giddiness |
| 目安 | めやす | criterion,aim |
| 免税 | めんぜい | tax exemption,duty exemption |
| 面積 | めんせき | area |
| 面接 | めんせつ | interview |
| 面倒臭い | めんどうくさい | bother to do,tiresome |
| 儲かる | もうかる | to be profitable,to yield a profit |
| 儲ける | もうける | to get,to earn,to gain,to have (bear, beget) a child |
| 申し訳ない | もうしわけない | inexcusable |
| モーター | motor |
| 木材 | もくざい | lumber,timber,wood |
| 目次 | もくじ | table of contents |
| 潜る | もぐる | (1) to drive,to pass through,(2) to evade,to hide,(3) to dive (into or under water),to go undergroun |
| もしかしたら | perhaps,maybe,by some chance |
| もしかすると | perhaps,maybe,by some chance |
| もたれる | to lean against,to lean on,to recline on,to lie heavy (on the stomach) |
| モダン | modern |
| 餅 | もち | sticky rice cake |
| もったいない | too good,more than one deserves,wasteful,sacrilegious,unworthy of |
| モデル | model |
| 元々 | もともと | originally,by nature,from the start |
| 物置 | ものおき | storage room |
| 物語る | ものがたる | to tell,to indicate |
| 物差し | ものさし | ruler,measure |
| 物凄い | ものすごい | earth-shattering,staggering,to a very great extent |
| モノレール | monorail |
| 紅葉 | もみじ | (1) (Japanese) maple |
| 揉む | もむ | to rub,to crumple (up),to wrinkle |
| 燃やす | もやす | to burn |
| 催し | もよおし | event,festivities,function |
| 盛る | もる | (1) to serve (food, etc.),(2) to fill up,(3) to prescribe |
| 問答 | もんどう | questions and answers,dialogue |
| やかましい | (1) noisy,(2) strict,fussy |
| 夜間 | やかん | at night,nighttime |
| 薬缶 | やかん | kettle |
| 役者 | やくしゃ | actor,actress |
| 役所 | やくしょ | government office,public office |
| 訳す | やくす | to translate |
| 役人 | やくにん | government official |
| 薬品 | やくひん | medicine(s),chemical(s) |
| 役目 | やくめ | duty,business |
| 火傷 | やけど | burn,scald |
| 夜行 | やこう | walking around at night,night train,night travel |
| 矢印 | やじるし | directing arrow |
| やたらに | randomly,recklessly,blindly |
| 薬局 | やっきょく | pharmacy,drugstore |
| やっつける | to attack (an enemy),to beat,to do away with,to finish off |
| 家主 | やぬし | landlord |
| やっぱり | also,as I thought,still,in spite of,absolutely,of course |
| 破く | やぶく | |
| 破れる | やぶれる | to get torn,to wear out |
| やむをえない | cannot be helped,unavoidable |
| 軟らかい | やわらかい | soft,tender,limp |
| 遊園地 | ゆうえんち | amusement park |
| 夕刊 | ゆうかん | evening paper |
| 友好 | ゆうこう | friendship |
| 郵送 | ゆうそう | mailing |
| 夕立 | ゆうだち | (sudden) evening shower (rain) |
| 夕日 | ゆうひ | (in) the evening sun,setting sun |
| 悠々 | ゆうゆう | quiet,calm,leisurely |
| 有料 | ゆうりょう | admission-paid,toll |
| 浴衣 | ゆかた | bathrobe,informal summer kimono,yukata |
| 湯気 | ゆげ | steam,vapour |
| 輸血 | ゆけつ | blood transfusion |
| 輸送 | ゆそう | transport,transportation |
| 油断 | ゆだん | negligence,unpreparedness |
| ゆでる | to boil |
| 湯飲み | ゆのみ | teacup |
| 緩い | ゆるい | loose,lenient,slow |
| 溶岩 | ようがん | lava |
| 容器 | ようき | container,vessel |
| 用語 | ようご | term,terminology |
| 要旨 | ようし | gist,essentials,summary,fundamentals |
| 幼児 | ようじ | infant,baby,child |
| 容積 | ようせき | capacity,volume |
| 幼稚 | ようち | infancy,childish,infantile |
| 幼稚園 | ようちえん | kindergarten |
| 用途 | ようと | use,usefulness |
| 洋品店 | ようひんてん | shop which handles Western-style apparel and accessories |
| 養分 | ようぶん | nourishment,nutrient |
| 羊毛 | ようもう | wool |
| 漸く | ようやく | gradually,finally,hardly |
| 要領 | ようりょう | point,gist,essentials,outline |
| 欲張り | よくばり | avarice,covetousness,greed |
| 余計 | よけい | too much,unnecessary,abundance,surplus,excess,superfluity |
| よこす | (1) to send,to forward,(2) to hand over (e.g. money) |
| 汚す | よごす | (1) to disgrace,to dishonour,(2) to pollute,to contaminate,to soil,to make dirty,to stain |
| 寄せる | よせる | to collect,to gather,to add,to put aside |
| 余所 | よそ | another place,somewhere else,strange parts |
| 四つ角 | よつかど | four corners,crossroads |
| 酔っ払い | よっぱらい | drunkard |
| 予備 | よび | preparation,preliminaries,reserve,spare |
| 呼び掛ける | よびかける | to call out to,to accost,to address (crowd),to appeal |
| 呼び出す | よびだす | to summon,to call (e.g. phone) |
| 蘇る | よみがえる | to be resurrected,to be revived,to be resuscitated,to be rehabilitated |
| 因る | よる | to come from |
| 慶び | よろこび | (n) (a) joy,(a) delight,rapture,pleasure,gratification,rejoicing,congratulations,felicitations |
| 慶ぶ | よろこぶ | |
| 来日 | らいにち | arrival in Japan,coming to Japan,visit to Japan |
| 落第 | らくだい | failure,dropping out of a class |
| ラッシュアワー | rush hour |
| 欄 | らん | column of text (e.g. as in a newspaper) |
| ランチ | launch,lunch |
| ランニング | (1) running,(2) tank top |
| 乱暴 | らんぼう | rude,violent,rough,lawless,unreasonable,reckless |
| 理科 | りか | science |
| 利害 | りがい | advantages and disadvantages,interest |
| リズム | rhythm |
| リットル | litre |
| リボン | ribbon |
| 略す | りゃくす | to abbreviate |
| 流域 | りゅういき | (river) basin |
| 寮 | りょう | hostel,dormitory |
| 両側 | りょうがわ | both sides |
| 漁師 | りょうし | fisherman |
| 領事 | りょうじ | consul |
| 領収 | りょうしゅう | receipt,voucher |
| 臨時 | りんじ | temporary,special,extraordinary |
| 留守番 | るすばん | care-taking,caretaker,house-watching |
| 例外 | れいがい | exception |
| 零点 | れいてん | zero,no marks |
| 冷凍 | れいとう | freezing,cold storage,refrigeration |
| レインコート | raincoat |
| レクリェーション | recreation |
| レジャー | leisure |
| 列島 | れっとう | chain of islands |
| レベル | level |
| リポート | report,paper |
| 煉瓦 | れんが | brick |
| 連合 | れんごう | union,alliance |
| レンズ | lens |
| 蝋燭 | ろうそく | candle |
| ローマじ | romanization,Roman letters |
| 録音 | ろくおん | (audio) recording |
| ロッカー | locker |
| ロビー | lobby |
| 論ずる | ろんずる | to argue,to discuss,to debate |
| 和英 | わえい | Japanese-English |
| 分る | わかる | to be understood |
| 分かれる | わかれる | to branch off,to diverge from,to fork,to split,to dispense,to scatter,to divide into |
| 若々しい | わかわかしい | youthful,young |
| 湧く | わく | to boil,to grow hot,to get excited,to gush forth |
| 詫びる | わびる | to apologize |
| 和服 | わふく | Japanese clothes |
| わりあいに | comparatively |
| 割算 | わりざん | division (math) |
| 割と | わりと | relatively, comparitively |
| 割引 | わりびき | discount,reduction,rebate |
| 椀 | わん | Japanese soup bowl,wooden bowl |
| 碗 | わん | bowl |
| ワンピース | one-piece dress |
| 会う | あう | to meet |
| 青 | あお | blue |
| 青い | あおい | blue |
| 赤 | あか | red |
| 赤い | あかい | red |
| 明い | あかるい | bright |
| 秋 | あき | autumn |
| 開く | あく | to open,to become open |
| 開ける | あける | to open |
| 上げる | あげる | to give |
| 朝 | あさ | morning |
| 朝御飯 | あさごはん | breakfast |
| あさって | day after tomorrow |
| 足 | あし | foot,leg |
| 明日 | あした | tomorrow |
| あそこ | over there |
| 遊ぶ | あそぶ | to play,to make a visit |
| 暖かい | あたたかい | warm |
| 頭 | あたま | head |
| 新しい | あたらしい | new |
| あちら | there |
| 暑い | あつい | hot |
| 熱い | あつい | hot to the touch |
| 厚い | あつい | kind, deep, thick |
| あっち | over there |
| 後 | あと | afterwards |
| あなた | you |
| 兄 | あに | (humble) older brother |
| 姉 | あね | (humble) older sister |
| あの | that over there |
| あの | um... |
| アパート | apartment |
| あびる | to bathe,to shower |
| 危ない | あぶない | dangerous |
| 甘い | あまい | sweet |
| あまり | not very |
| 雨 | あめ | rain |
| 飴 | あめ | candy |
| 洗う | あらう | to wash |
| ある | to be,to have (used for inanimate objects) |
| 歩く | あるく | to walk |
| あれ | that |
| いい/よい | good |
| いいえ | no |
| 言う | いう | to say |
| 家 | いえ | house |
| いかが | how |
| 行く | いく | to go |
| いくつ | how many?,how old? |
| いくら | how much? |
| 池 | いけ | pond |
| 医者 | いしゃ | medical doctor |
| いす | chair |
| 忙しい | いそがしい | busy,irritated |
| 痛い | いたい | painful |
| 一 | いち | one |
| 一日 | いちにち | (1) one day, (2) first of month |
| いちばん | best,first |
| いつ | when |
| 五日 | いつか | five days, fifth day |
| 一緒 | いっしょ | together |
| 五つ | いつつ | five |
| いつも | always |
| 犬 | いぬ | dog |
| 今 | いま | now |
| 意味 | いみ | meaning |
| 妹 | いもうと | (humble) younger sister |
| 嫌 | いや | unpleasant |
| 入口 | いりぐち | entrance |
| 居る | いる | to be, to have (used for people and animals) |
| 要る | いる | to need |
| 入れる | いれる | to put in |
| 色 | いろ | colour |
| いろいろ | various |
| 上 | うえ | on top of |
| 後ろ | うしろ | behind |
| 薄い | うすい | thin,weak |
| 歌 | うた | song |
| 歌う | うたう | to sing |
| 生まれる | うまれる | to be born |
| 海 | うみ | sea |
| 売る | うる | to sell |
| 煩い | うるさい | noisy,annoying |
| 上着 | うわぎ | jacket |
| 絵 | え | picture |
| 映画 | えいが | movie |
| 映画館 | えいがかん | cinema |
| 英語 | えいご | English language |
| ええ | yes |
| 駅 | えき | station |
| エレベーター | elevator |
| 鉛筆 | えんぴつ | pencil |
| おいしい | delicious |
| 多い | おおい | many |
| 大きい | おおきい | big |
| 大きな | おおきな | big |
| 大勢 | おおぜい | great number of people |
| お母さん | おかあさん | (honorable) mother |
| お菓子 | おかし | sweets, candy |
| お金 | おかね | money |
| 起きる | おきる | to get up |
| 置く | おく | to put |
| 奥さん | おくさん | (honorable) wife |
| お酒 | おさけ | alcohol, rice wine |
| お皿 | おさら | plate, dish |
| 伯父/叔父 | おじいさん | grandfather,male senior citizen |
| 教える | おしえる | to teach,to tell |
| 伯父/叔父 | おじさん | uncle,middle aged gentleman |
| 押す | おす | to push, to stamp something |
| 遅い | おそい | late,slow |
| お茶 | おちゃ | green tea |
| お手洗い | おてあらい | bathroom |
| お父さん | おとうさん | (honorable) father |
| 弟 | おとうと | younger brother |
| 男 | おとこ | man |
| 男の子 | おとこのこ | boy |
| 一昨日 | おととい | day before yesterday |
| 一昨年 | おととし | year before last |
| 大人 | おとな | adult |
| おなか | stomach |
| 同じ | おなじ | same |
| お兄さん | おにいさん | (honorable) older brother |
| お姉さん | おねえさん | (honorable) older sister |
| おばあさん | grandmother,female senior-citizen |
| 伯母さん/叔母さん | おばさん | aunt |
| お風呂 | おふろ | bath |
| お弁当 | おべんとう | boxed lunch |
| 覚える | おぼえる | to remember |
| おまわりさん | friendly term for policeman |
| 重い | おもい | heavy |
| おもしろい | interesting |
| 泳ぐ | およぐ | to swim |
| 降りる | おりる | to get off, to descend |
| 終る | おわる | to finish |
| 音楽 | おんがく | music |
| 女 | おんな | woman |
| 女の子 | おんなのこ | girl |
| 外国 | がいこく | foreign country |
| 外国人 | がいこくじん | foreigner |
| 会社 | かいしゃ | company |
| 階段 | かいだん | stairs |
| 買い物 | かいもの | shopping |
| 買う | かう | to buy |
| 返す | かえす | to return something |
| 帰る | かえる | to go back |
| かかる | to take time or money |
| かぎ | key |
| 書く | かく | to write |
| 学生 | がくせい | student |
| かける | to call by phone |
| 傘 | かさ | umbrella |
| 貸す | かす | to lend |
| 風 | かぜ | wind |
| 風邪 | かぜ | a cold |
| 家族 | かぞく | family |
| 方 | かた | person, way of doing |
| 学校 | がっこう | school |
| カップ | cup |
| 家庭 | かてい | household |
| 角 | かど | a corner |
| かばん | bag,basket |
| 花瓶 | かびん | a vase |
| 紙 | かみ | paper |
| カメラ | camera |
| 火曜日 | かようび | Tuesday |
| 辛い | からい | spicy |
| 体 | からだ | body |
| 借りる | かりる | to borrow |
| 軽い | かるい | light |
| カレー | curry |
| カレンダー | calendar |
| 川/河 | かわ | river |
| かわいい | cute |
| 漢字 | かんじ | Chinese character |
| 木 | き | tree,wood |
| 黄色 | きいろ | yellow |
| 黄色い | きいろい | yellow |
| 消える | きえる | to disappear |
| 聞く | きく | to hear,to listen to,to ask |
| 北 | きた | north |
| ギター | guitar |
| 汚い | きたない | dirty |
| 喫茶店 | きっさてん | coffee lounge |
| 切手 | きって | postage stamp |
| 切符 | きっぷ | ticket |
| 昨日 | きのう | yesterday |
| 九 | きゅう / く | nine |
| 牛肉 | ぎゅうにく | beef |
| 牛乳 | ぎゅうにゅう | milk |
| 今日 | きょう | today |
| 教室 | きょうしつ | classroom |
| 兄弟 | きょうだい | (humble) siblings |
| 去年 | きょねん | last year |
| 嫌い | きらい | hate |
| 切る | きる | to cut |
| 着る | きる | to put on from the shoulders down |
| きれい | pretty,clean |
| キロ/キログラム | kilogram |
| キロ/キロメートル | kilometre |
| 銀行 | ぎんこう | bank |
| 金曜日 | きんようび | Friday |
| 薬 | くすり | medicine |
| ください | please |
| 果物 | くだもの | fruit |
| 口 | くち | mouth,opening |
| 靴 | くつ | shoes |
| 靴下 | くつした | socks |
| 国 | くに | country |
| 曇り | くもり | cloudy weather |
| 曇る | くもる | to become cloudy,to become dim |
| 暗い | くらい | gloomy |
| クラス | class |
| グラム | gram |
| 来る | くる | to come |
| 車 | くるま | car,vehicle |
| 黒 | くろ | black |
| 黒い | くろい | black |
| 警官 | けいかん | policeman |
| 今朝 | けさ | this morning |
| 消す | けす | to erase,to turn off power |
| 結構 | けっこう | splendid,enough |
| 結婚 | けっこん | marriage |
| 月曜日 | げつようび | Monday |
| 玄関 | げんかん | entry hall |
| 元気 | げんき | health, vitality |
| 五 | ご | five |
| 公園 | こうえん | park |
| 交差点 | こうさてん | intersection |
| 紅茶 | こうちゃ | black tea |
| 交番 | こうばん | police box |
| 声 | こえ | voice |
| コート | coat,tennis court |
| コーヒー | coffee |
| ここ | here |
| 午後 | ごご | afternoon |
| 九日 | ここのか | nine days, ninth day |
| 九つ | ここのつ | nine |
| 午前 | ごぜん | morning |
| 答える | こたえる | to answer |
| こちら | this person or way |
| こっち | this person or way |
| コップ | a glass |
| 今年 | ことし | this year |
| 言葉 | ことば | word,language |
| 子供 | こども | child |
| この | this |
| 御飯 | ごはん | cooked rice,meal |
| コピーする | to copy |
| 困る | こまる | to be worried |
| これ | this |
| 今月 | こんげつ | this month |
| 今週 | こんしゅう | this week |
| こんな | such |
| 今晩 | こんばん | this evening |
| さあ | well… |
| 財布 | さいふ | wallet |
| 魚 | さかな | fish |
| 先 | さき | the future,previous |
| 咲く | さく | to bloom |
| 作文 | さくぶん | composition,writing |
| 差す | さす | to stretch out hands,to raise an umbrella |
| 雑誌 | ざっし | magazine |
| 砂糖 | さとう | sugar |
| 寒い | さむい | cold |
| さ来年 | さらいねん | year after next |
| 三 | さん | three |
| 散歩 | さんぽする | to stroll |
| 四 | し / よん | four |
| 塩 | しお | salt |
| しかし | however |
| 時間 | じかん | time |
| 仕事 | しごと | job |
| 辞書 | じしょ | dictionary |
| 静か | しずか | quiet |
| 下 | した | below |
| 七 | しち / なな | seven |
| 質問 | しつもん | question |
| 自転車 | じてんしゃ | bicycle |
| 自動車 | じどうしゃ | automobile |
| 死ぬ | しぬ | to die |
| 字引 | じびき | dictionary |
| 自分 | じぶん | oneself |
| 閉まる | しまる | to close,to be closed |
| 閉める | しめる | to close something |
| 締める | しめる | to tie |
| じゃ/じゃあ | well then… |
| 写真 | しゃしん | photograph |
| シャツ | shirt |
| シャワー | shower |
| 十 | じゅう とお | ten |
| 授業 | じゅぎょう | lesson,class work |
| 宿題 | しゅくだい | homework |
| 上手 | じょうず | skillful |
| 丈夫 | じょうぶ | strong,durable |
| しょうゆ | soy sauce |
| 食堂 | しょくどう | dining hall |
| 知る | しる | to know |
| 白 | しろ | white |
| 白い | しろい | white |
| 新聞 | しんぶん | newspaper |
| 水曜日 | すいようび | Wednesday |
| 吸う | すう | to smoke,to suck |
| スカート | skirt |
| 好き | すき | likeable |
| 少ない | すくない | a few |
| すぐに | instantly |
| 少し | すこし | few |
| 涼しい | すずしい | refreshing |
| ストーブ | heater |
| スプーン | spoon |
| スポーツ | sport |
| ズボン | trousers |
| 住む | すむ | to live in |
| スリッパ | slippers |
| する | to do |
| 座る | すわる | to sit |
| 背 | せ | height,stature |
| 生徒 | せいと | pupil |
| セーター | sweater,jumper |
| せっけん | soap |
| 背広 | せびろ | business suit |
| 狭い | せまい | narrow |
| ゼロ | zero |
| 千 | せん | thousand |
| 先月 | せんげつ | last month |
| 先週 | せんしゅう | last week |
| 先生 | せんせい | teacher,doctor |
| 洗濯 | せんたく | washing |
| 全部 | ぜんぶ | all |
| 掃除 | そうじする | to clean, to sweep |
| そうして/そして | and |
| そこ | that place |
| そちら | over there |
| そっち | over there |
| 外 | そと | outside |
| その | that |
| そば | near,beside |
| 空 | そら | sky |
| それ | that |
| それから | after that |
| それでは | in that situation |
| 大学 | だいがく | university |
| 大使館 | たいしかん | embassy |
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ | all right |
| 大好き | だいすき | to be very likeable |
| 大切 | たいせつ | important |
| 台所 | だいどころ | kitchen |
| たいへん | very |
| たいへん | difficult situation |
| 高い | たかい | tall, expensive |
| たくさん | many |
| タクシー | taxi |
| 出す | だす | to put out |
| 立つ | たつ | to stand |
| たて | length,height |
| 建物 | たてもの | building |
| 楽しい | たのしい | enjoyable |
| 頼む | たのむ | to ask |
| たばこ | tobacco,cigarettes |
| たぶん | probably |
| 食べ物 | たべもの | food |
| 食べる | たべる | to eat |
| 卵 | たまご | egg |
| 誰 | だれ | who |
| 誰 | だれか | somebody |
| 誕生日 | たんじょうび | birthday |
| だんだん | gradually |
| 小さい | ちいさい | little |
| 小さな | ちいさな | little |
| 近い | ちかい | near |
| 違う | ちがう | to differ |
| 近く | ちかく | near |
| 地下鉄 | ちかてつ | underground train |
| 地図 | ちず | map |
| 茶色 | ちゃいろ | brown |
| ちゃわん | rice bowl |
| ちょうど | exactly |
| ちょっと | somewhat |
| 一日 | ついたち | first of month |
| 使う | つかう | to use |
| 疲れる | つかれる | to get tired |
| 次 | つぎ | next |
| 着く | つく | to arrive at |
| 机 | つくえ | desk |
| 作る | つくる | to make |
| つける | to turn on |
| 勤める | つとめる | to work for someone |
| つまらない | boring |
| 冷たい | つめたい | cold to the touch |
| 強い | つよい | powerful |
| 手 | て | hand |
| テープ | tape |
| テーブル | table |
| テープレコーダー | tape recorder |
| 出かける | でかける | to go out |
| 手紙 | てがみ | letter |
| できる | to be able to |
| 出口 | でぐち | exit |
| テスト | test |
| では | with that... |
| デパート | department store |
| でも | but |
| 出る | でる | to appear,to leave |
| テレビ | television |
| 天気 | てんき | weather |
| 電気 | でんき | electricity,electric light |
| 電車 | でんしゃ | electric train |
| 電話 | でんわ | telephone |
| 戸 | と | Japanese style door |
| ドア | Western style door |
| トイレ | toilet |
| どう | how,in what way |
| どうして | for what reason |
| どうぞ | please |
| 動物 | どうぶつ | animal |
| どうも | thanks |
| 遠い | とおい | far |
| 十日 | とおか | ten days,the tenth day |
| 時々 | ときどき | sometimes |
| 時計 | とけい | watch,clock |
| どこ | where |
| 所 | ところ | place |
| 年 | とし | year |
| 図書館 | としょかん | library |
| どちら | which of two |
| どっち | which |
| とても | very |
| どなた | who |
| 隣 | となり | next door to |
| どの | which |
| 飛ぶ | とぶ | to fly,to hop |
| 止まる | とまる | to come to a halt |
| 友達 | ともだち | friend |
| 土曜日 | どようび | Saturday |
| 鳥 | とり | bird |
| とり肉 | とりにく | chicken meat |
| 取る | とる | to take something |
| 撮る | とる | to take a photo or record a film |
| どれ | which (of three or more) |
| ナイフ | knife |
| 中 | なか | middle |
| 長い | ながい | long |
| 鳴く | なく | animal noise. to chirp, roar or croak etc. |
| 無くす | なくす | to lose something |
| なぜ | why |
| 夏 | なつ | summer |
| 夏休み | なつやすみ | summer holiday |
| など | et cetera |
| 七つ | ななつ | seven |
| 七日 | なのか | seven days,the seventh day |
| 名前 | なまえ | name |
| 習う | ならう | to learn |
| 並ぶ | ならぶ | to line up,to stand in a line |
| 並べる | ならべる | to line up,to set up |
| なる | to become |
| 何 | なん/なに | what |
| 二 | に | two |
| 賑やか | にぎやか | bustling,busy |
| 肉 | にく | meat |
| 西 | にし | west |
| 日曜日 | にちようび | Sunday |
| 荷物 | にもつ | luggage |
| ニュース | news |
| 庭 | にわ | garden |
| 脱ぐ | ぬぐ | to take off clothes |
| 温い | ぬるい | luke warm |
| ネクタイ | tie,necktie |
| 猫 | ねこ | cat |
| 寝る | ねる | to go to bed,to sleep |
| ノート | notebook,exercise book |
| 登る | のぼる | to climb |
| 飲み物 | のみもの | a drink |
| 飲む | のむ | to drink |
| 乗る | のる | to get on,to ride |
| 歯 | は | tooth |
| パーティー | party |
| はい | yes |
| 灰皿 | はいざら | ashtray |
| 入る | はいる | to enter,to contain |
| 葉書 | はがき | postcard |
| はく | to wear,to put on trousers |
| 箱 | はこ | box |
| 橋 | はし | bridge |
| はし | chopsticks |
| 始まる | はじまる | to begin |
| 初め/始め | はじめ | beginning |
| 初めて | はじめて | for the first time |
| 走る | はしる | to run |
| バス | bus |
| バター | butter |
| 二十歳 | はたち | 20 years old,20th year |
| 働く | はたらく | to work |
| 八 | はち | eight |
| 二十日 | はつか | twenty days,twentieth |
| 花 | はな | flower |
| 鼻 | はな | nose |
| 話 | はなし | talk,story |
| 話す | はなす | to speak |
| 早い | はやい | early |
| 速い | はやい | quick |
| 春 | はる | spring |
| 貼る | はる | to stick |
| 晴れ | はれ | clear weather |
| 晴れる | はれる | to be sunny |
| 半 | はん | half |
| 晩 | ばん | evening |
| パン | bread |
| ハンカチ | handkerchief |
| 番号 | ばんごう | number |
| 晩御飯 | ばんごはん | evening meal |
| 半分 | はんぶん | half minute |
| 東 | ひがし | east |
| 引く | ひく | to pull |
| 弾く | ひく | to play an instrument with strings, including piano |
| 低い | ひくい | short,low |
| 飛行機 | ひこうき | aeroplane |
| 左 | ひだり | left hand side |
| 人 | ひと | person |
| 一つ | ひとつ | one |
| 一月 | ひとつき | one month |
| 一人 | ひとり | one person |
| 暇 | ひま | free time |
| 百 | ひゃく | hundred |
| 病院 | びょういん | hospital |
| 病気 | びょうき | illness |
| 昼 | ひる | noon, daytime |
| 昼御飯 | ひるごはん | midday meal |
| 広い | ひろい | spacious,wide |
| フィルム | roll of film |
| 封筒 | ふうとう | envelope |
| プール | swimming pool |
| フォーク | fork |
| 吹く | ふく | to blow |
| 服 | ふく | clothes |
| 二つ | ふたつ | two |
| 豚肉 | ぶたにく | pork |
| 二人 | ふたり | two people |
| 二日 | ふつか | two days, second day of the month |
| 太い | ふとい | fat |
| 冬 | ふゆ | winter |
| 降る | ふる | to fall, e.g. rain or snow |
| 古い | ふるい | old (not used for people) |
| ふろ | bath |
| 文章 | ぶんしょう | sentence,text |
| ページ | page |
| 下手 | へた | unskillful |
| ベッド | bed |
| ペット | pet |
| 部屋 | へや | room |
| 辺 | へん | area |
| ペン | pen |
| 勉強 | べんきょうする | to study |
| 便利 | べんり | useful, convenient |
| 帽子 | ぼうし | hat |
| ボールペン | ball-point pen |
| ほか | other, the rest |
| ポケット | pocket |
| 欲しい | ほしい | want |
| ポスト | post |
| 細い | ほそい | thin |
| ボタン | button |
| ホテル | hotel |
| 本 | ほん | book |
| 本棚 | ほんだな | bookshelves |
| ほんとう | truth |
| 毎朝 | まいあさ | every morning |
| 毎月 | まいげつ/まいつき | every month |
| 毎週 | まいしゅう | every week |
| 毎日 | まいにち | every day |
| 毎年 | まいねん/まいとし | every year |
| 毎晩 | まいばん | every night |
| 前 | まえ | before |
| 曲る | まがる | to turn,to bend |
| まずい | unpleasant |
| また | again,and |
| まだ | yet,still |
| 町 | まち | town,city |
| 待つ | まつ | to wait |
| まっすぐ | straight ahead,direct |
| マッチ | match |
| 窓 | まど | window |
| 丸い/円い | まるい | round,circular |
| 万 | まん | ten thousand |
| 万年筆 | まんねんひつ | fountain pen |
| 磨く | みがく | to brush teeth, to polish |
| 右 | みぎ | right side |
| 短い | みじかい | short |
| 水 | みず | water |
| 店 | みせ | shop |
| 見せる | みせる | to show |
| 道 | みち | street |
| 三日 | みっか | three days, third day of the month |
| 三つ | みっつ | three |
| 緑 | みどり | green |
| 皆さん | みなさん | everyone |
| 南 | みなみ | south |
| 耳 | みみ | ear |
| 見る 観る | みる | to see, to watch |
| みんな | everyone |
| 六日 | むいか | six days, sixth day of the month |
| 向こう | むこう | over there |
| 難しい | むずかしい | difficult |
| 六つ | むっつ | six |
| 村 | むら | village |
| 目 | め | eye |
| メートル | metre |
| 眼鏡 | めがね | glasses |
| もう | already |
| もう一度 | もういちど | again |
| 木曜日 | もくようび | Thursday |
| 持つ | もつ | to hold |
| もっと | more |
| 物 | もの | thing |
| 門 | もん | gate |
| 問題 | もんだい | problem |
| 八百屋 | やおや | greengrocer |
| 野菜 | やさい | vegetable |
| 易しい | やさしい | easy, simple |
| 安い | やすい | cheap |
| 休み | やすみ | rest,holiday |
| 休む | やすむ | to rest |
| 八つ | やっつ | eight |
| 山 | やま | mountain |
| やる | to do |
| 夕方 | ゆうがた | evening |
| 夕飯 | ゆうはん | dinner |
| 郵便局 | ゆうびんきょく | post office |
| 昨夜 | ゆうべ | last night |
| 有名 | ゆうめい | famous |
| 雪 | ゆき | snow |
| 行く | ゆく | to go |
| ゆっくりと | slowly |
| 八日 | ようか | eight days, eighth day of the month |
| 洋服 | ようふく | western-style clothes |
| よく | often, well |
| 横 | よこ | beside,side,width |
| 四日 | よっか | four days, fouth day of the month |
| 四つ | よっつ | four |
| 呼ぶ | よぶ | to call out,to invite |
| 読む | よむ | to read |
| 夜 | よる | evening,night |
| 弱い | よわい | weak |
| 来月 | らいげつ | next month |
| 来週 | らいしゅう | next week |
| 来年 | らいねん | next year |
| ラジオ | radio |
| ラジカセ / ラジオカセット | radio cassette player |
| りっぱ | splendid |
| 留学生 | りゅうがくせい | overseas student |
| 両親 | りょうしん | both parents |
| 料理 | りょうり | cuisine |
| 旅行 | りょこう | travel |
| 零 | れい | zero |
| 冷蔵庫 | れいぞうこ | refrigerator |
| レコード | record |
| レストラン | restaurant |
| 練習 | れんしゅうする | to practice |
| 廊下 | ろうか | corridor |
| 六 | ろく | six |
| ワイシャツ | business shirt |
| 若い | わかい | young |
| 分かる | わかる | to be understood |
| 忘れる | わすれる | to forget |
| 私 | わたくし | (humble) I,myself |
| 私 | わたし | I,myself |
| 渡す | わたす | to hand over |
| 渡る | わたる | to go across |
| 悪い | わるい | bad |
| より、ほう | Used for comparison. |
| 愛 | あい | love |
| 愛情 | あいじょう | love, affection |
| 合図 | あいず | sign, signal |
| 愛する | あいする | to love |
| 相手 | あいて | companion, partner, company |
| あいにく | unfortunately, Sorry, but.... |
| 明かり | あかり | lamplight, light (in general),brightness |
| 空き | あき | room, time to spare, emptiness |
| 明らか | あきらか | obvious, evident, clear |
| 諦める | あきらめる | to give up, to abandon |
| 飽きる | あきる | to get tired of, to lose interest in, to have enough |
| 握手 | あくしゅ | handshake |
| 悪魔 | あくま | devil, demon, evil spirit |
| 明ける | あける | to dawn, to become daylight |
| 預ける | あずける | to give into custody, to entrust, to deposit |
| 汗 | あせ | sweat, perspiration |
| 与える | あたえる | to give, to present, to award |
| 暖かい | あたたか(い) | warm, mild |
| 辺り | あたり | vicinity, nearby |
| 当たる | あたる | to be hit, to be successful, to be equivalent to |
| あちこち | here and there |
| あっ | Ah!, Oh! |
| 扱う | あつかう | to handle, to deal with, to treat |
| 集まり | あつまり | gathering, meeting, assembly, collection |
| 当てる | あてる | to hit, to apply a patch |
| 跡 | あと | (1) trace, tracks, mark, sign, (2) remains, ruins, (3) scar |
| 穴 | あな | hole |
| 浴びる | あびる | to bathe, to bask in the sun, to shower |
| 油 | あぶら | oil |
| 余り | あまり | not very (used as adverb),not much |
| 誤り | あやまり | error |
| 粗い | あらい | Coarse |
| 嵐 | あらし | storm, tempest |
| 新た | あらた | new, fresh, novel |
| あらゆる | all, every |
| 表す | あらわす | to express, to show, to reveal |
| 現す | あらわす | to show, to indicate, to display |
| 現れ | あらわれ | embodiment, materialization |
| 現れる | あらわれる | (1) to appear, to come in sight, to become visible,(2) to express oneself |
| ありがとう | (conj,exp,int) Thank you |
| 有る | ある | to be, to have(used for inanimate objects) |
| 或 | ある | a certain...,some... |
| あるいは | or, possibly |
| 泡 | あわ | bubble, foam, froth, head on beer |
| 合わせる | あわせる | to join together, to be opposite, to face, to unite |
| 哀れ | あわれ | helpless, pity, sorrow, grief |
| 案 | あん | plan, suffix meaning draft |
| 暗記 | あんき | memorization, learning by heart |
| 安定 | あんてい | stability, equilibrium |
| 案内 | あんない・する | information, guidance, leading, to guide |
| あんなに | to that extent, to that degree |
| あんまり | not very, not much, remainder, rest |
| 胃 | い | stomach |
| 委員 | いいん | committee member |
| いえ | いえ | same as いいえ in spoken |
| 意外 | いがい | unexpected, surprising |
| 息 | いき | breath, tone |
| 行き | いき/ゆき | going, |
| 勢い | いきおい | force, vigour, energy, spirit |
| 生き物 | いきもの | living thing, animal |
| 幾つ | いくつ | how many?, how old? |
| 幾ら | いくら | how much?, |
| いけない | must not do, bad, wrong, not good |
| 医師 | いし | doctor, physician |
| 意思 | いし | mind, intention |
| 意志 | いし | will, volition |
| 維持 | いじ | maintenance, preservation |
| 意識 | いしき | consciousness, senses |
| 異常 | いじょう | strangeness, abnormality, disorder |
| 椅子 | いす | chair |
| 泉 | いずみ | spring, fountain |
| いずれ | which, either, one |
| 以前 | いぜん | ago since, before, previous |
| 板 | いた | board, plank |
| 偉大 | いだい | greatness |
| 抱く | いだく | (sl) to embrace, to hug, to harbour, to entertain |
| いたずら | tease, prank, trick, practical joke |
| いただきます | expression of gratitude before meals |
| 頂く | いただく | to receive, to take food or drink (hum) |
| 痛み | いたみ | pain, ache, sore, grief, distress |
| 至る | いたる | to come, to arrive |
| 市 | いち | market, fair |
| 位置 | いち | place, situation, position, location |
| 一時 | いちじ | moment, time |
| 一度に | いちどに | all at once |
| 市場 | いちば | (the) market (as a concept) |
| 一番 | いちばん | best, first, number one |
| 一家 | いっか | a house, a home, a family, a household |
| いつか | sometime, someday, one day |
| 一種 | いっしゅ | a species, a kind, a variety |
| 一瞬 | いっしゅん | a moment, an instant |
| 一生 | いっしょう | whole life, a lifetime, all through life |
| 一層 | いっそう | much more, still more, all the more |
| 一体 | いったい | (1) one object, one body,(2) what on earth?, really?,(3) generally |
| 一致 | いっち | (1) coincidence, agreement,(2) conformity |
| いつでも | (at) any time, always, at all times, never (neg) |
| 一般 | いっぱん | general, liberal, universal, ordinary, average |
| 一方 | いっぽう | (1) on the other hand,(2) meanwhile,(3) only, simple, in turn |
| いつまでも | forever, for good, eternally, as long as one likes, indefinitely |
| いつも | always, usually, every time, never (with neg. verb) |
| 移動 | いどう | removal, migration, movement |
| 従兄弟 | いとこ | cousin (male) |
| 稲 | いね | rice-plant |
| 居眠り | いねむり | dozing, nodding off |
| 命 | いのち | ,life, destiny |
| 違反 | いはん | violation (of law),transgression, infringement, breach |
| 衣服 | いふく | clothes |
| 居間 | いま | living room (western style) |
| 今に | いまに | before long, even now |
| 今にも | いまにも | at any time, soon |
| 否 | いや | no, the nose |
| 以来 | いらい | since, henceforth |
| 依頼 | いらい | (1) request, commission, dispatch,(2) dependence, trust |
| いらいら | getting nervous, irritation |
| いらっしゃい | welcome |
| 医療 | いりょう | medical care, medical treatment |
| 岩 | いわ | rock, crag |
| 祝い | いわい | celebration, festival |
| 祝う | いわう | to congratulate, to celebrate |
| 言わば | いわば | so to speak |
| いわゆる | the so-called, so to speak |
| 印刷 | いんさつ | printing |
| 印象 | いんしょう | impression |
| 引退 | いんたい | retire |
| 引用 | いんよう | quotation, citation |
| 魚 | うお | fish |
| うがい | gargle, rinse mouth |
| 伺う | うかがう | (hon) to visit, to ask, to inquire |
| 受け取る | うけとる | to receive, to get, to accept, to take |
| 動かす | うごかす | to move, to shift |
| 兎 | うさぎ | rabbit, hare |
| 牛 | うし | cattle, cow |
| 失う | うしなう | to lose, to part with |
| 後ろ | うしろ | afterwards, since then, in the future, behind |
| 嘘 | うそ | lie, falsehood, incorrect fact, inappropriate |
| 疑う | うたがう | to doubt, to distrust, to be suspicious of, to suspect |
| 内 | うち | inside |
| 宇宙 | うちゅう | universe, cosmos, space |
| 撃つ | うつ | to attack, to defeat, to destroy |
| 移す | うつす | to remove, to transfer, to infect |
| 訴える | うったえる | to sue (a person),to resort to, to appeal to |
| うなる | to groan, to moan |
| 奪う | うばう | to snatch away |
| 馬 | うま | (1) horse,(2) promoted bishop (shogi) |
| うまい | うまい | be good at, delicious (spoken) |
| 生まれ | うまれ | birth, birth-place |
| 梅 | うめ | plum, plum-tree, lowest (of a three-tier ranking system) |
| 裏切る | うらぎる | to betray, to turn traitor to, to double-cross |
| 得る | うる | to get, to gain, to win |
| 嬉しい | うれしい | happy, glad, pleasant |
| 売れる | うれる | to be sold |
| 噂 | うわさ | rumour, report, gossip, common talk |
| 運 | うん | fortune, luck |
| 運転 | うんてん・する | operation, motion, driving, to drive |
| 運動 | うんどう・する | motion, exercise, to exercise |
| 柄 | え | handle, grip |
| 永遠 | えいえん | eternity, perpetuity, immortality, permanence |
| 永久 | えいきゅう | eternity ,perpetuity, immortality |
| 影響 | えいきょう | influence, effect |
| 営業 | えいぎょう | business, trade, management |
| 衛星 | えいせい | satellite |
| 栄養 | えいよう | nutrition, nourishment |
| 笑顔 | えがお | smiling face |
| 描く | えがく | to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe |
| 餌 | えさ | feed, bait |
| 得る | える | to get, to gain, to win |
| 円 | えん | circle, money |
| 縁 | えん | relation, connection, ties, fate |
| 延期 | えんき | postponement, adjournment |
| 演技 | えんぎ | acting, performance |
| 援助 | えんじょ | assistance, aid, support |
| 演説 | えんぜつ | speech, address |
| 演奏 | えんそう | musical performance |
| 遠慮 | えんりょ | diffidence, restraint, reserve |
| 御 | お | honourable |
| 老い | おい | old age, old person, the old, the aged |
| 追い付く | おいつく | to overtake, to catch up (with) |
| 王 | おう | king, ruler, sovereign, monarch |
| 追う | おう | to chase, to run after |
| 王様 | おうさま | king |
| 王子 | おうじ | prince |
| 応じる | おうじる | to respond, to satisfy, to accept, to comply with, to apply for |
| 横断 | おうだん | crossing |
| 終える | おえる | to finish |
| 大いに | おおいに | very, much, greatly |
| 覆う | おおう | to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise |
| 大家 | おおや | rich family, distinguished family |
| 丘 | おか | hill, height, knoll, rising ground |
| 沖 | おき | open sea |
| 奥 | おく | interior, inner part |
| 贈る | おくる | to send, to give to, to award to, to confer on |
| 起こる | おこる | to occur, to happen |
| 幼い | おさない | very young, childish |
| 収める | おさめる | to obtain, to reap, to pay, to supply, to accept |
| おしゃべり | chattering, talk, idle talk |
| 汚染 | おせん | pollution, contamination |
| おそらく | perhaps |
| 恐れる | おそれる | to fear, to be afraid of |
| 恐ろしい | おそろしい | terrible, dreadful |
| お互い | おたがい | mutual, reciprocal, each other |
| 穏やか | おだやか | calm, gentle, quiet |
| 男の人 | おとこのひと | man |
| 劣る | おとる | to fall behind, to be inferior to |
| お腹 | おなか | stomach, tummy |
| 鬼 | おに | ogre, demon, it (i.e., in a game of tag) |
| 帯 | おび | band (e.g. conduction, valence) |
| お昼 | おひる | lunch, noon |
| 溺れる | おぼれる | to be drowned, to indulge in |
| おまえ | (fam) you (sing) |
| おめでとう | Congratulations!, an auspicious occasion! |
| 思い出 | おもいで | memories, recollections, reminiscence |
| 主に | おもに | mainly, primarily |
| 思わず | おもわず | unintentional, spontaneous |
| 泳ぎ | およぎ | swimming |
| およそ | about, roughly, as a rule, approximately |
| 及ぼす | およぼす | to exert, to cause, to exercise |
| 居る | おる | to be (animate),to be, to exist |
| 下す | おろす | to lower, to let go down |
| 降ろす | おろす | to take down, to launch, to drop |
| 音 | おん | sound, note |
| 恩 | おん | favour, obligation, debt of gratitude |
| 温暖 | おんだん | warmth |
| 温度 | おんど | temperature |
| 可 | か | passable |
| 課 | か | counter for chapters (of a book) section |
| 会 | かい | meeting, assembly, party, association, club |
| 回 | かい | counter for occurrences |
| 害 | がい | injury, harm, evil influence, damage |
| 会員 | かいいん | member, the membership |
| 絵画 | かいが | picture, paintings |
| 海外 | かいがい | foreign, abroad, overseas |
| 会計 | かいけい | account, finance, accountant |
| 解決 | かいけつ | settlement, solution, resolution |
| 会合 | かいごう | meeting, assembly |
| 外交 | がいこう | diplomacy |
| 開始 | かいし | start, commencement, beginning |
| 解釈 | かいしゃく | explanation, interpretation |
| 外出 | がいしゅつ | outing, going out |
| 改善 | かいぜん | betterment, improvement |
| 快適 | かいてき | pleasant, agreeable, comfortable |
| 回復 | かいふく | recovery (from illness),improvement, rehabilitation, restoration |
| 飼う | かう | to keep, to raise, to feed |
| 替える/換える | かえる | to exchange, to interchange, to substitute, to replace |
| 香り | かおり | aroma, fragrance, scent, smell |
| 画家 | がか | painter, artist |
| 抱える | かかえる | to hold or carry under or in the arms |
| 価格 | かかく | price, value, cost |
| 化学 | かがく | chemistry |
| 輝く | かがやく | to shine, to glitter, to sparkle |
| 係 | かかり | official, duty, person in charge |
| 掛かる | かかる | to take (e.g. time, money, etc),to hang |
| 罹る | かかる | to suffer from |
| 鍵 | かぎ | key |
| 限る | かぎる | to restrict,to limit,to confine |
| 描く | かく | to draw,to paint,to sketch,to depict,to describe |
| 家具 | かぐ | furniture |
| 学 | がく | learning,scholarship,erudition,knowledge |
| 額 | がく | picture frame |
| 覚悟 | かくご | resolution, resignation, readiness, preparedness |
| 確実 | かくじつ | certainty, reliability, soundness |
| 学者 | がくしゃ | scholar |
| 学習 | がくしゅう | study,learning |
| 隠す | かくす | to hide,to conceal |
| 拡大 | かくだい | magnification, enlargement |
| 確認 | かくにん | affirmation, confirmation |
| 学問 | がくもん | scholarship, study, learning |
| 隠れる | かくれる | to hide, to be hidden, to conceal oneself, to disappear |
| 影 | かげ | shade, shadow, other side |
| 陰 | かげ | shade,shadow,other side |
| 欠ける | かける | to be lacking |
| 加減 | かげん | addition and subtraction,allowance for |
| 過去 | かこ | the past,bygone days,the previous |
| 籠 | かご | basket,cage |
| 囲む | かこむ | to surround,to encircle |
| 火災 | かさい | conflagration,fire |
| 菓子 | かし | pastry |
| 家事 | かじ | housework,domestic chores |
| 賢い | かしこい | wise,clever,smart |
| 歌手 | かしゅ | singer |
| 数 | かず | number,figure |
| 稼ぐ | かせぐ | to earn income,to labor |
| 数える | かぞえる | to count |
| 型 | かた | mold,model,style,shape,data-type |
| 肩 | かた | shoulder |
| 硬い | かたい | solid,hard (esp. metal, stone),unpolished writing |
| 方々 | かたがた | persons,this and that,here and there,everywhere |
| 計 | かたち | shape, form |
| 刀 | かたな | sword,saber,knife,engraving tool |
| 語る | かたる | to talk,to tell,to recite |
| 勝ち | かち | win,victory |
| 価値 | かち | value,worth,merit |
| がっかり | feel disappointed,be dejected,lose heart |
| 活気 | かっき | energy,liveliness |
| 学期 | がっき | term (school) |
| 格好 | かっこう | shape,form,posture,suitability,appearance |
| 活動 | かつどう | action,activity |
| 活用 | かつよう | conjugation,practical use |
| 悲しむ | かなしむ | to be sad,to mourn for,to regret |
| 必ずしも | かならずしも | (not) always,(not) necessarily,(not) all,(not) entirely |
| かなり | considerably,fairly,quite |
| 金 | かね | (1) gold,(2) gold general (shogi) (abbr) |
| 可能 | かのう | possible,practicable,feasible |
| 株 | かぶ | share,stock,stump (of tree) |
| 被る | かぶる | to put on , wear, cover (one's) head, |
| 構う | かまう | to mind,to care about,to be concerned about |
| 我慢 | がまん | patience,endurance,perseverance |
| 上 | かみ | (1) first volume,(2) superior quality,(3) governmental |
| 神 | かみ | god |
| 雷 | かみなり | thunder |
| 髪の毛 | かみのけ | hair (head) |
| 科目 | かもく | (school) subject,curriculum,course |
| かもしれない | may,might,perhaps,may be,possibly |
| 火曜 | かよう | (abbr) Tuesday |
| 空 | から | empty |
| 柄 | がら | pattern |
| 刈る | かる | to cut (hair),to mow (grass),to harvest |
| 彼等 | かれら | they (usually male) |
| 川 | かわ | river |
| 河 | かわ | river,stream |
| 皮 | かわ | skin,hide,leather,fur,pelt,bark,shell |
| 革 | かわ | leather |
| かわいそう | poor,pitiable,pathetic |
| かわいらしい | lovely,sweet |
| 缶 | かん | can,tin |
| 勘 | かん | perception,intuition,the sixth sense |
| 考え | かんがえ | thinking,thought,ideas,intention |
| 感覚 | かんかく | sense,sensation |
| 観客 | かんきゃく | audience,spectator(s) |
| 環境 | かんきょう | environment,circumstance |
| 歓迎 | かんげい | welcome,reception |
| 観光 | かんこう | sightseeing |
| 観察 | かんさつ | observation,survey |
| 感じ | かんじ | feeling,sense,impression |
| 感謝 | かんしゃ | thanks,gratitude |
| 患者 | かんじゃ | a patient |
| 勘定 | かんじょう | calculation,counting,consideration |
| 感情 | かんじょう | emotion(s),feeling(s),sentiment |
| 感じる | かんじる | to feel,to sense,to experience |
| 感心 | かんしん | admiration,Well done! |
| 関心 | かんしん | concern,interest |
| 関する | かんする | to concern,to be related |
| 完成 | かんせい | (1) complete,completion,(2) perfection,accomplishment |
| 完全 | かんぜん | perfection,completeness |
| 感動 | かんどう | being deeply moved,excitement,impression,deep emotion |
| 監督 | かんとく | supervision,control,superintendence |
| 管理 | かんり | control,management (e.g. of a business) |
| 完了 | かんりょう | completion,conclusion |
| 関連 | かんれん | relation,connection,relevance |
| 議員 | ぎいん | member of the Diet, congress or parliament |
| 記憶 | きおく | memory,recollection,remembrance |
| 気温 | きおん | temperature |
| 機械 | きかい | machine,mechanism |
| 議会 | ぎかい | Diet,congress,parliament |
| 期間 | きかん | period,term |
| 機関 | きかん | organ,mechanism,facility,engine |
| 企業 | きぎょう | enterprise,undertaking |
| 効く | きく | to be effective |
| 機嫌 | きげん | humour,temper,mood |
| 気候 | きこう | climate |
| 岸 | きし | bank,coast,shore |
| 生地 | きじ | birthplace |
| 記事 | きじ | article,news story,report,account |
| 技師 | ぎし | engineer,technician |
| 記者 | きしゃ | reporter |
| 傷 | きず | wound,injury,hurt,cut |
| 期待 | きたい | expectation,anticipation,hope |
| 帰宅 | きたく | returning home |
| 貴重 | きちょう | precious,valuable |
| 議長 | ぎちょう | chairman |
| きちんと | precisely,accurately |
| きつい | tight,close,intense |
| 気付く | きづく | to notice,to recognize,to become aware of |
| 気に入る | きにいる | to be pleased with,to suit |
| 記入 | きにゅう | entry,filling in of forms |
| 記念 | きねん | commemoration,memory |
| 機能 | きのう | function,faculty |
| 気の毒 | きのどく | pitiful,a pity |
| 寄付 | きふ | contribution,donation |
| 希望 | きぼう | hope,wish,aspiration |
| 基本 | きほん | foundation,basis,standard |
| 決まり | きまり | settlement,conclusion,regulation,rule |
| 気味 | きみ | -like,-looking,-looked |
| 奇妙 | きみょう | strange,queer,curious |
| 義務 | ぎむ | duty,obligation,responsibility |
| 疑問 | ぎもん | question,problem,doubt,guess |
| 逆 | ぎゃく | reverse,opposite |
| 旧 | きゅう | ex- |
| 級 | きゅう | class, grade, rank,school class, grade |
| 球 | きゅう | globe,sphere,ball |
| 九 | きゅう / く | nine |
| 休暇 | きゅうか | holiday,day off,furlough |
| 休憩 | きゅうけい | rest,break,recess,intermission |
| 急激 | きゅうげき | sudden,precipitous,radical |
| 吸収 | きゅうしゅう | absorption,suction,attraction |
| 救助 | きゅうじょ | relief,aid,rescue |
| 急速 | きゅうそく | rapid (e.g. progress) |
| 急に | きゅうに | suddenly |
| 給料 | きゅうりょう | salary,wages |
| 器用 | きよう | skillful,handy |
| 教科書 | きょうかしょ | text book |
| 競技 | きょうぎ | game,match,contest |
| 行儀 | ぎょうぎ | manners |
| 供給 | きょうきゅう | supply,provision |
| 教師 | きょうし | teacher (classroom) |
| 教授 | きょうじゅ | teaching,instruction,professor |
| 強調 | きょうちょう | emphasis,stress,stressed point |
| 共通 | きょうつう | commonness,community |
| 共同 | きょうどう | cooperation,association,collaboration,joint |
| 恐怖 | きょうふ | be afraid,dread,dismay,terror |
| 協力 | きょうりょく | cooperation,collaboration |
| 強力 | きょうりょく | herculean strength,mountain carrier-guide |
| さ | きょか | permission,approval |
| 局 | きょく | a bureau, department |
| 極 | きょく | a pole |
| 巨大 | きょだい | huge,gigantic,enormous |
| 嫌う | きらう | to hate,to dislike,to loathe |
| 霧 | きり | fog,mist |
| 切れ | きれ | cloth,piece,cut,chop |
| 切れる | きれる | (1) to cut well,to be sharp,(2) to break (off) |
| キロ | (abbr) kilo-,kilogram,kilometre,10^3 |
| 記録 | きろく | record,minutes,document |
| 議論 | ぎろん | argument,discussion,dispute |
| 金 | きん | (1) gold,(2) gold general (shogi) (abbr) |
| 銀 | ぎん | (1) silver,silver coin,silver paint |
| 禁煙 | きんえん | No Smoking! |
| 金額 | きんがく | amount of money |
| 金庫 | きんこ | safe,vault,treasury,provider of funds |
| 禁止 | きんし | prohibition,ban |
| 金銭 | きんせん | money,cash |
| 金属 | きんぞく | metal |
| 近代 | きんだい | modern ages |
| 緊張 | きんちょう | tension,mental strain,nervousness |
| 筋肉 | きんにく | muscle,sinew |
| 金融 | きんゆう | finance, monetary circulation, |
| 金曜 | きんよう | (abbr) Friday |
| 九 | く | nine |
| 句 | く | sentence |
| 食う | くう | (male) (vulg) to eat |
| 偶然 | ぐうぜん | (by) chance,unexpectedly,suddenly |
| 臭い | くさい | stink, smelly (bad) |
| 鎖 | くさり | chain |
| 腐る | くさる | to rot,to go bad |
| 癖 | くせ | a habit (often a bad habit),peculiarity |
| 管 | くだ | pipe,tube |
| 具体 | ぐたい | concrete,tangible,material |
| 下さる | くださる | (hon) to give,to confer |
| 下り | くだり | down-train (going away from Tokyo) |
| 苦痛 | くつう | pain,agony |
| ぐっすり | sound asleep,fast asleep |
| 区別 | くべつ | distinction,differentiation,classification |
| 組 | くみ | class,group,team,set |
| 組合 | くみあい | association,union |
| 組む | くむ | to put together |
| 曇 | くもり | cloudiness,cloudy weather,shadow |
| 位 | くらい | grade,rank,about |
| 暮らし | くらし | living,livelihood,subsistence,circumstances |
| 暮らす | くらす | to live,to get along |
| 繰り返す | くりかえす | to repeat,to do something over again |
| 狂う | くるう | to go mad,to get out of order |
| 苦しい | くるしい | painful,difficult |
| 苦しむ | くるしむ | to suffer,to groan,to be worried |
| 暮れ | くれ | year end,sunset,nightfall,end |
| 苦労 | くろう | troubles,hardships |
| 加える | くわえる | to append,to sum up,to add (up) |
| 詳しい | くわしい | knowing very well,detailed,full,accurate |
| 加わる | くわわる | to join in,to accede to,to increase,to gain in (influence) |
| 訓 | くん | native Japanese reading of a Chinese character |
| 軍 | ぐん | army,force,troops |
| 軍隊 | ぐんたい | army,troops |
| 訓練 | くんれん | practice,training |
| 下 | げ | under,below,beneath |
| 敬意 | けいい | respect,honour |
| 経営 | けいえい | management,administration |
| 計画 | けいかく・する | plan,project,schedule,scheme,program,to plan |
| 景気 | けいき | business climate, condition,state |
| 経験 | けいけん・する | experience, to experience |
| 傾向 | けいこう | tendency,trend,inclination |
| 警告 | けいこく | warning,advice |
| 計算 | けいさん | calculation,reckoning |
| 掲示 | けいじ | notice,bulletin |
| 刑事 | けいじ | a police detective |
| 芸術 | げいじゅつ | (fine) art,the arts |
| 契約 | けいやく | contract,compact,agreement |
| 経由 | けいゆ | go by the way,via |
| 怪我 | けが・する | injury (to animate object),hurt, to injure |
| 劇 | げき | drama,play |
| 劇場 | げきじょう | theatre,playhouse |
| 化粧 | けしょう | make-up (cosmetic) |
| けち | stinginess,miser,miserliness |
| 結果 | けっか | result,consequence |
| 欠陥 | けっかん | defect,fault,deficiency |
| 結局 | けっきょく | after all,eventually |
| 決心 | けっしん | determination,resolution |
| 欠席 | けっせき | absence,non-attendance |
| 決定 | けってい | decision,determination |
| 欠点 | けってん | faults,defect,weakness |
| 月曜 | げつよう・げつようび | Monday |
| 結論 | けつろん | conclusion |
| 煙 | けむり | smoke,fumes |
| 券 | けん | ticket,coupon,bond,certificate |
| 県 | けん | prefecture |
| 軒 | けん | a couter for house |
| 喧嘩 | けんか | quarrel,(drunken) brawl,failure |
| 見解 | けんかい | opinion,point of view |
| 限界 | げんかい | limit,bound |
| 現金 | げんきん | cash,ready money,mercenary, |
| 言語 | げんご | language |
| 健康 | けんこう | health,sound,wholesome |
| 検査 | けんさ | inspection (e.g. customs, factory),examination |
| 現在 | げんざい | present,up to now,nowadays,modern times,current |
| 現実 | げんじつ | reality |
| 現象 | げんしょう | phenomenon |
| 現状 | げんじょう | present condition,existing state,status quo |
| 建設 | けんせつ | construction,establishment |
| 現代 | げんだい | nowadays,modern times,present-day |
| 建築 | けんちく | construction,architecture |
| 見当 | けんとう | be found,aim,estimate,guess,approx |
| 検討 | けんとう | consideration,examination,investigation,study,scrutiny |
| 現場 | げんば | actual spot,scene,scene of the crime |
| 憲法 | けんぽう | constitution |
| 権利 | けんり | right,privilege |
| 後 | ご | afterwards,since then,in the future |
| 語 | ご | suffix for language,word |
| 恋 | こい | love,tender passion |
| 濃い | こい | thick (as of color, liquid),dense,strong |
| 恋人 | こいびと | lover,sweetheart |
| 幸運 | こううん | good luck,fortune |
| 講演 | こうえん | lecture,address |
| 効果 | こうか | effect,effectiveness,efficacy,result |
| 硬貨 | こうか | coin |
| 高価 | こうか | high price |
| 豪華 | ごうか | wonderful,gorgeous,splendor,pomp,extravagance |
| 合格 | ごうかく | success,passing (e.g. exam),eligibility |
| 交換 | こうかん | exchange,interchange,reciprocity |
| 航空 | こうくう | aviation,flying |
| 光景 | こうけい | scene,spectacle |
| 合計 | ごうけい | sum total,total amount |
| 攻撃 | こうげき | attack,strike,offensive,criticism,censure |
| 貢献 | こうけん | contribution,services |
| 広告 | こうこく | advertisement |
| 交際 | こうさい | company,friendship,association,society,acquaintance |
| 後者 | こうしゃ | the latter |
| 構成 | こうせい | organization,composition |
| 高速 | こうそく | high speed,high gear |
| 行動 | こうどう | action,conduct,behaviour,mobilization |
| 強盗 | ごうとう | robbery,burglary |
| 幸福 | こうふく | happiness,blessedness |
| 公平 | こうへい | fairness,impartial,justice |
| 候補 | こうほ | candidacy |
| 考慮 | こうりょ | consideration,taking into account |
| 越える | こえる | to exceed,to cross over,to cross |
| 氷 | こおり | ice,hail |
| 凍る | こおる | to freeze,to be frozen over,to congeal |
| 誤解 | ごかい | misunderstanding |
| 語学 | ごがく | language study |
| 呼吸 | こきゅう | breath,respiration |
| 故郷 | こきょう | home town,birthplace,old village,historic village |
| 国語 | こくご | national language |
| 黒板 | こくばん | blackboard |
| 克服 | こくふく | subjugation,conquest |
| 国民 | こくみん | national,people,citizen |
| 穀物 | こくもつ | grain,cereal,corn |
| ここ | ここ | here |
| 腰 | こし | hip |
| 故障 | こしょう | break-down,failure,accident,out of order |
| 個人 | こじん | individual,private person,personal,private |
| 越す | こす | to go over (e.g. with audience) |
| 国家 | こっか | state,country,nation |
| 国会 | こっかい | National Diet,parliament,congress |
| 国境 | こっきょう | national or state border |
| 骨折 | こっせつ | bone fracture |
| 小包 | こづつみ | parcel,package |
| 事 | こと | thing,matter,fact,circumstances |
| 異なる | ことなる | to differ,to vary,to disagree |
| 諺 | ことわざ | proverb,maxim |
| 断る | ことわる | to refuse,to decline,to dismiss |
| 粉 | こな | flour,meal,powder |
| この | この | this |
| 好み | このみ | liking,taste,choice |
| 好む | このむ | to like,to prefer |
| 塵 | ごみ | dust,dirt rubbish |
| 小麦 | こむぎ | wheat |
| ごめんなさい | I beg your pardon,excuse me |
| 小屋 | こや | hut,cabin,shed,(animal) pen |
| これら | these |
| 頃 | ころ | time,about,toward,approximately (time) |
| 殺す | ころす | to kill |
| 転ぶ | ころぶ | to fall down,to fall over |
| 今回 | こんかい | now,this time,lately |
| 今後 | こんご | from now on,hereafter |
| 混雑 | こんざつ | congestion, |
| こんなに | so,like this,in this way |
| 困難 | こんなん | difficulty,distress |
| 今日 | こんにち | today,this day |
| こんにちは | hello,good day (daytime greeting, id) |
| 婚約 | こんやく | engagement,betrothal |
| 混乱 | こんらん | disorder,chaos,confusion,mayhem |
| 差 | さ | difference,variation |
| 際 | さい | on the occasion of,circumstances |
| 最高 | さいこう | highest,supreme,the most |
| 財産 | ざいさん | property,fortune,assets |
| 最終 | さいしゅう | last,final,closing |
| 最中 | さいちゅう | in the middle of |
| 最低 | さいてい | least,lowest,worst |
| 才能 | さいのう | talent,ability |
| 裁判 | さいばん | trial,judgement |
| 材料 | ざいりょう | ingredients,material |
| 幸い | さいわい | happiness,blessedness |
| 境 | さかい | border,boundary,mental state |
| 逆らう | さからう | to go against,to oppose,to disobey,to defy |
| 盛り | さかり | the highest, the peak, prime |
| 作業 | さぎょう | work,operation,manufacturing,fatigue duty |
| 作品 | さくひん | work,opus,performance,production |
| 作物 | さくもつ | produce (e.g. agricultural),crops |
| 桜 | さくら | cherry blossom,cherry tree |
| 酒 | さけ | alcohol,sake |
| 叫ぶ | さけぶ | to shout,to cry |
| 避ける | さける | (1) to avoid (physical contact ),(2) to ward off,to avert |
| 支える | ささえる | to support, to hold, maintain |
| 指す | さす | to point,to put up umbrella,to play |
| 座席 | ざせき | seat |
| 誘う | さそう | (1) to invite,to ask,(2) to tempt,to lure,to induce |
| 札 | さつ | (1) token,label,(2) ticket,(3) charm |
| 作家 | さっか | author,writer,novelist,artist |
| 作曲 | さっきょく | composition,setting (of music) |
| ざっと | roughly,in round numbers |
| さっぱり | feeling refreshed,feeling relieved,neat,trimmed |
| さて | well,now,then |
| 砂漠 | さばく | desert |
| 差別 | さべつ | discrimination,distinction,differentiation |
| 作法 | さほう | manners,etiquette,propriety |
| 様々 | さまざま | varied,various |
| 覚ます | さます | to awaken |
| 覚める | さめる | to wake,to wake up |
| 左右 | さゆう | (1) left and right,(2) influence,control,domination |
| 皿 | さら | plate,dish |
| 更に | さらに | furthermore,again,after all,more and more,moreover |
| 去る | さる | to leave,to go away |
| 猿 | さる | monkey |
| 騒ぎ | さわぎ | uproar,disturbance |
| 参加 | さんか | participation |
| 参考 | さんこう | reference,consultation |
| 賛成 | さんせい | approval,agreement,support,favour |
| 酸素 | さんそ | oxygen |
| 散歩 | さんぽ | walk,stroll |
| 氏 | し | family name,lineage,birth |
| 詩 | し | poem,verse of poetry |
| 四 | し/よん | four |
| 幸せ | しあわせ | happiness,good fortune,luck,blessing |
| ジェット機 | ジェットき | jet aeroplane |
| 直に | じかに | immediately,readily,directly |
| しかも | moreover,furthermore,nevertheless,and yet |
| 叱る | しかる | to scold |
| 式 | しき | equation,formula,ceremony |
| お | じき | earnestly,immediately,exactly |
| 時期 | じき | time,season,period |
| 支給 | しきゅう | payment,allowance |
| しきりに | frequently,repeatedly,incessantly,eagerly |
| 刺激 | しげき | stimulus,impetus,incentive |
| 資源 | しげん | resources |
| 事件 | じけん | event,affair,incident |
| 時刻 | じこく | instant,time,moment |
| 自殺 | じさつ | suicide |
| 事実 | じじつ | fact,truth,reality |
| 支出 | ししゅつ | expenditure,expenses |
| 事情 | じじょう | circumstances,consideration,conditions,situation,reasons |
| 詩人 | しじん | poet |
| 自身 | じしん | by oneself,personally |
| 沈む | しずむ | to sink,to feel depressed |
| 自然 | しぜん | nature,spontaneous |
| 思想 | しそう | thought,idea |
| 舌 | した | tongue |
| 次第 | しだい | (1) order,precedence,(2) circumstances,(3) immediate(ly) |
| 事態 | じたい | situation,present state of affairs |
| 従う | したがう | to abide (by the rules),to obey,to follow,to accompany |
| したがって | したがって | therefore,consequently,in accordance with |
| 支度 | したく・する | preparation, to prepare |
| 親しい | したしい | intimate,close (e.g. friend) |
| 七 | しち・なな | seven |
| 質 | しつ | quality,nature (of person) |
| 失業 | しつぎょう | unemployment |
| 実験 | じっけん | experiment |
| 実現 | じつげん | implementation,materialization,realization |
| 実行 | じっこう | practice,performance,execution (e.g. program),realization |
| 実際 | じっさい | practical,actual condition,status quo |
| 実施 | じっし | enforcement,enact,put into practice,carry out,operation |
| じっと | fixedly,firmly,patiently,quietly |
| 実に | じつに | indeed,truly,surely |
| 実は | じつは | as a matter of fact,by the way |
| 失望 | しつぼう | disappointment,despair |
| 支店 | してん | branch store (office) |
| 指導 | しどう | leadership,guidance,coaching |
| 自動 | じどう | automatic,self-motion |
| 品 | しな | thing,article,goods,dignity,article (goods),counter for meal courses |
| 支配 | しはい | rule,control,direction |
| 芝居 | しばい | play,drama |
| しばしば | often,again and again,frequently |
| 芝生 | しばふ | lawn |
| 支払 | しはらい | payment |
| 支払う | しはらう | to pay |
| 死亡 | しぼう | death,mortality |
| 資本 | しほん | funds,capital |
| 姉妹 | しまい | sisters |
| しまう | to finish, to close, put an end |
| しまった | Damn it! |
| 自慢 | じまん | pride,boast |
| 事務 | じむ | business,office work |
| 示す | しめす | to denote,to show,to point out,to indicate |
| 占める | しめる | (1) to comprise,to account for,to make up (of),(2) to hold,to occupy |
| 下 | しも | under,below,beneath |
| 霜 | しも | frost |
| 借金 | しゃっきん | debt,loan,liabilities |
| しゃべる | to talk,to chat,to chatter |
| 邪魔 | じゃま | hindrance,intrusion |
| 週 | しゅう | week |
| 州 | しゅう | a state, province, county |
| 十 | じゅう | 10,ten |
| 銃 | じゅう | gun |
| 周囲 | しゅうい | surroundings,circumference,environs |
| 収穫 | しゅうかく | harvest,crop,ingathering |
| 週間 | しゅうかん | week,weekly |
| 宗教 | しゅうきょう | religion |
| 重視 | じゅうし | importance,stress,serious consideration |
| 就職 | しゅうしょく | finding employment,inauguration |
| 修正 | しゅうせい | amendment,correction,revision,modification |
| 渋滞 | じゅうたい | congestion (e.g. traffic),delay,stagnation |
| 重大 | じゅうだい | serious,important,grave,weighty |
| 住宅 | じゅうたく | resident,housing |
| 集団 | しゅうだん | group,mass |
| 集中 | しゅうちゅう | concentration,focusing the mind |
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう | income,receipts,revenue |
| 住民 | じゅうみん | citizens,inhabitants,residents,population |
| 重要 | じゅうよう | important, momentous, essential, principal, major |
| 修理 | しゅうり | repairing,mending |
| 主義 | しゅぎ | doctrine,rule,principle |
| 宿泊 | しゅくはく | lodging |
| 手術 | しゅじゅつ | surgical operation |
| 首相 | しゅしょう | Prime Minister |
| 手段 | しゅだん | means,way,measure |
| 主張 | しゅちょう | claim,request,insistence,assertion |
| 出身 | しゅっしん | graduate from,come from |
| 出席 | しゅっせき・する | attendance,presence, to attend |
| 出発 | しゅっぱつ・する | departure, to depart |
| 出版 | しゅっぱん | publication |
| 首都 | しゅと | capital city |
| 主婦 | しゅふ | housewife, |
| 主要 | しゅよう | chief,main,principal,major |
| 需要 | じゅよう | demand,request |
| 種類 | しゅるい | variety,kind,type |
| 順 | じゅん | order,turn |
| 瞬間 | しゅんかん | moment,second,instant |
| 順調 | じゅんちょう | favourable,doing well,O.K.,all right |
| 順番 | じゅんばん | turn (in line),order of things |
| 準備 | じゅんび・する | preparation,arrangements,provision,reserve, to prepare |
| 小 | しょう | small |
| 章 | しょう | (1) chapter,section,(2) medal |
| 賞 | しょう | prize,award |
| 使用 | しよう | use,application,employment,utilization |
| 上 | じょう | (1) first volume,(2) superior quality, |
| 障害 | しょうがい | obstacle,impediment (fault),damage |
| 奨学金 | しょうがくきん | scholarship |
| 乗客 | じょうきゃく | passenger |
| 上京 | じょうきょう | proceeding to the capital (Tokyo) |
| 状況 | じょうきょう | state of affairs,situation,circumstances |
| 条件 | じょうけん | conditions,terms |
| 正午 | しょうご | noon,mid-day |
| 正直 | しょうじき | honesty,integrity,frankness |
| 常識 | じょうしき | common sense |
| 少女 | しょうじょ | daughter,young lady,virgin,maiden,little girl |
| 少々 | しょうしょう | just a minute,small quantity |
| 症状 | しょうじょう | symptoms,condition |
| 生じる | しょうじる | to produce,to yield,to result from,to arise,to be generated |
| 状態 | じょうたい | condition,situation,circumstances,state |
| 招待 | しょうたい・する | invitation, to invite |
| 上達 | じょうたつ | improvement,advance,progress |
| 冗談 | じょうだん | jest,joke |
| 承知 | しょうち・する | consent,acceptance,assent,admitting, to consent |
| 上等 | じょうとう | superiority,first class,very good |
| 衝突 | しょうとつ | collision,conflict |
| 商人 | しょうにん | trader,shopkeeper,merchant |
| 承認 | しょうにん | recognition,acknowledgement,approval,consent,agreement |
| 少年 | しょうねん | boys,juveniles |
| 商売 | しょうばい | trade,business,commerce,transaction,occupation |
| 消費 | しょうひ | consumption,expenditure |
| 商品 | しょうひん | commodity,article of commerce,goods,stock,merchandise |
| 消防 | しょうぼう | fire fighting,fire department |
| 情報 | じょうほう | information,(military) intelligence |
| 証明 | しょうめい | proof,verification |
| 女王 | じょおう | queen |
| 職 | しょく | employment |
| 職業 | しょくぎょう | occupation,business |
| 食事 | しょくじ・する | meal, to have a meal |
| 食卓 | しょくたく | dining table |
| 食品 | しょくひん | commodity,foodstuff |
| 植物 | しょくぶつ | plant,vegetation |
| 食物 | しょくもつ | food,foodstuff |
| 食欲 | しょくよく | appetite (for food) |
| 食料 | しょくりょう | food |
| 食糧 | しょくりょう | provisions,rations |
| 書斎 | しょさい | study |
| 女子 | じょし | woman,girl |
| 助手 | じょしゅ | helper,helpmeet,assistant,tutor |
| 徐々に | じょじょに | slowly,little by little,gradually,steadily,quietly |
| 署名 | しょめい | signature |
| 書物 | しょもつ | books |
| 女優 | じょゆう | actress |
| 処理 | しょり | processing,dealing with,treatment,disposition,disposal |
| 書類 | しょるい | documents,official papers |
| 知らせ | しらせ | notice |
| 尻 | しり | buttocks,bottom |
| 印 | しるし | (1) mark,(2) symbol,(3) evidence |
| 城 | しろ | castle |
| 進学 | しんがく | going on to a higher level school, |
| 神経 | しんけい | nerve,sensitivity |
| 真剣 | しんけん | seriousness,earnestness |
| 信仰 | しんこう | (religious) faith,belief,creed |
| 信号 | しんごう | traffic lights,signal,semaphore |
| 人工 | じんこう | artificial,manmade,human work,human skill,artificiality |
| 深刻 | しんこく | serious |
| 診察 | しんさつ | medical examination |
| 人種 | じんしゅ | race (of people) |
| 信じる | しんじる | to believe,to place trust in |
| 人生 | じんせい | (human) life (i.e. conception to death) |
| 親戚 | しんせき | relative |
| 新鮮 | しんせん | fresh |
| 心臓 | しんぞう | heart (organ) |
| 身体 | しんたい | the body |
| 身長 | しんちょう | height (of body),stature |
| 慎重 | しんちょう | discretion,prudence |
| 心配 | しんぱい・する | worry,concern,anxiety,care, to worry |
| 審判 | しんぱん | refereeing,trial,judgement,umpire,referee |
| 人物 | じんぶつ | character,personality,person,man,personage,talented man |
| 進歩 | しんぽ | progress,development |
| 親友 | しんゆう | close friend,buddy |
| 信用 | しんよう | confidence,dependence,credit,faith |
| 信頼 | しんらい | reliance,trust,confidence |
| 心理 | しんり | pshcyology, mental state |
| 人類 | じんるい | mankind,humanity |
| 州 | す | sandbank |
| 巣 | す | nest,rookery,breeding place,beehive,cobweb |
| 図 | ず | figure (e.g. Fig 1),drawing,picture,illustration |
| 水準 | すいじゅん | (1) level, standard, (2) water level |
| 推薦 | すいせん | recommendation |
| 随分 | ずいぶん | extremely |
| 睡眠 | すいみん | sleep |
| 数 | すう | number,figure |
| 数字 | すうじ | numeral,figure |
| 末 | すえ | the end of,powder |
| 姿 | すがた | figure,shape,appearance |
| 空く | すく | (1) to open,to become empty,(2) to be less crowded |
| 救う | すくう | to rescue from,to help out of |
| 優れる | すぐれる | to surpass,to outstrip,to excel |
| すごい | terrible,dreadful,terrific,amazing,great |
| 少しも | すこしも | anything of,not one bit |
| 過ごす | すごす | to pass,to spend,to go through,to tide over |
| 筋 | すじ | muscle,string,line |
| 進める | すすめる | to advance,to promote,to hasten |
| 勧める | すすめる | to recommend,to advise,to encourage,to offer (wine) |
| 頭痛 | ずつう | headache |
| ずっと | consecutively,throughout,a lot |
| すてき | lovely,dreamy,beautiful,great |
| 既に | すでに | already,too late |
| すなわち | that is,namely,i.e. |
| 素晴らしい | すばらしい | wonderful,splendid,magnificent |
| 全て | すべて | all,the whole,entirely,in general,wholly |
| 全て | すべて | all,whole,entire,complete,overall,pan |
| 済ませる | すませる | to be finished |
| すみません | sorry,excuse me |
| 為る | する | to do |
| すると | すると | thereupon,hereupon |
| 鋭い | するどい | pointed,sharp |
| 背 | せい | height,stature |
| 正 | せい | (logical) true,regular |
| 性 | せい | sex,gender |
| 所為 | せい | cause,reason,fault |
| 税 | ぜい | a tax |
| 性格 | せいかく | character,personality |
| 正確 | せいかく | accurate,punctuality,exactness,authenticity,veracity |
| 世紀 | せいき | century,era |
| 請求 | せいきゅう | claim,demand,application,request |
| 税金 | ぜいきん | tax,duty |
| 清潔 | せいけつ | clean |
| 制限 | せいげん | restriction,restraint,limitation |
| 成功 | せいこう | success,hit |
| 生産 | せいさん | production,manufacture |
| 正式 | せいしき | due form,official,formality |
| 精神 | せいしん | mind,soul,heart,spirit,intention |
| 成人 | せいじん | adult |
| 精々 | せいぜい | at the most,at best,to the utmost,as much (far) as possible |
| 成績 | せいせき | results,record |
| 製造 | せいぞう | manufacture,production |
| 贅沢 | ぜいたく | luxury,extravagance |
| 成長 | せいちょう | growth,grow to adulthood |
| 制度 | せいど | system,institution,organization |
| 青年 | せいねん | youth,young man |
| 製品 | せいひん | manufactured goods,finished goods |
| 政府 | せいふ | government,administration |
| 生物 | せいぶつ | raw food |
| 生命 | せいめい | life,existence |
| 整理 | せいり | sorting,arrangement,adjustment,regulation |
| 咳 | せき | cough |
| 石炭 | せきたん | coal |
| 責任 | せきにん | duty,responsibility |
| 石油 | せきゆ | oil,petroleum,kerosene |
| 世間 | せけん | world,society |
| 説 | せつ | theory |
| 積極的 | せっきょくてき | positive,active,proactive |
| 設計 | せっけい | plan,design |
| 絶対 | ぜったい | absolute,unconditional,absoluteness |
| 設備 | せつび | equipment,device,facilities,installation |
| 絶滅 | ぜつめつ | destruction,extinction |
| 節約 | せつやく | economising,saving |
| 是非 | ぜひ | certainly,without fail |
| 責める | せめる | to condemn,to blame,to criticize |
| 世話 | せわ・する | looking after,help,aid,assistance, to look after |
| 善 | ぜん | good,goodness,right,virtue |
| 全員 | ぜんいん | all members (unanimity),all hands,the whole crew |
| 専攻 | せんこう | major subject,special study |
| 全国 | ぜんこく | country-wide,nation-wide,whole country,national |
| 先日 | せんじつ | the other day,a few days ago |
| 前者 | ぜんしゃ | the former |
| 選手 | せんしゅ | (1) player (in game),(2) team |
| 前進 | ぜんしん | advance,drive,progress |
| 全然 | ぜんぜん | (1) wholly,entirely,completely,(2) not at all (with neg. verb) |
| 全体 | ぜんたい | whole,entirety,whatever (is the matter) |
| 選択 | せんたく | selection,choice |
| そう | そう | so |
| 象 | ぞう | elephant |
| 騒音 | そうおん | noise |
| 増加 | ぞうか | increase,addition |
| 操作 | そうさ | operation,management,processing |
| 掃除 | そうじ/そうじする | cleaning,sweeping, to clean, to sweep |
| 想像 | そうぞう | imagination,guess |
| 相続 | そうぞく | succession,inheritance |
| 相談 | そうだん/そうだんする | consultation,discussion，to consult, to discuss |
| 装置 | そうち | equipment,installation,apparatus |
| 相当 | そうとう | suitable,fair,tolerable,proper |
| 速度 | そくど | speed,velocity,rate |
| 底 | そこ | bottom,sole |
| そこで | so (conj),accordingly,now,then,thereupon |
| 組織 | そしき | (1) organization,(2) structure,construction,(3) tissue,(4) system |
| そして | and |
| 注ぐ | そそぐ | to pour (into),to irrigate,to pay,to fill,to feed (e.g. a fire) |
| 育つ | そだつ | to raise (child),to be brought up,to grow (up) |
| そっくり | all,altogether,entirely,be just like,the splitting image of |
| そっと | face of the earth |
| 袖 | そで | sleeve |
| 備える | そなえる | to furnish,to provide for,to equip,to install |
| その | その | the,that |
| そのうち | eventually,sooner or later,of the previously mentioned |
| そのまま | without change,as it is (i.e. now) |
| 側 | そば | side,edge,third person |
| 粗末 | そまつ | crude,rough,plain,humble |
| それ | it,that |
| それぞれ | each,every,either,respectively,severally |
| それでも | but (still),and yet,nevertheless,even so,notwithstanding |
| それとも | or,or else |
| 損 | そん | loss,disadvantage |
| 損害 | そんがい | damage,injury,loss |
| 尊敬 | そんけい | respect,esteem,reverence,honour |
| 存在 | そんざい | existence,being |
| 尊重 | そんちょう | respect,esteem,regard |
| 田 | た | rice field |
| 他 | た | other (esp. places and things) |
| 台 | だい | stand,rack,table,support, counter for machine |
| 題 | だい | title,subject,theme,topic |
| 体育 | たいいく | physical education,gymnastics,athletics |
| 体温 | たいおん | temperature (body) |
| 大会 | たいかい | convention,tournament,mass meeting,rally |
| 大気 | たいき | the air, atmosphere |
| 代金 | だいきん | price,payment,cost,charge |
| 退屈 | たいくつ | tedium,boredom |
| 滞在 | たいざい | stay,sojourn |
| 大使 | たいし | ambassador |
| 大した | たいした | considerable,great,important,significant,a big deal |
| 対象 | たいしょう | target,object (of worship, study, etc),subject (of taxation, etc) |
| 大臣 | だいじん | cabinet minister |
| 対する | たいする | to face,to confront,to oppose |
| 大戦 | たいせん | great war,great battle |
| 大抵 | たいてい | usually,generally |
| 態度 | たいど | attitude,manner |
| 大統領 | だいとうりょう | president,chief executive |
| 大半 | たいはん | majority,mostly,generally |
| 代表 | だいひょう | representative,representation,delegation,type,example,model |
| 大部分 | だいぶぶん | most part,greater part,majority |
| 大変 | たいへん | awful,dreadful,terrible,very |
| 逮捕 | たいほ | arrest,apprehension,capture |
| 太陽 | たいよう | sun,solar |
| 平ら | たいら | flatness,level,smooth,calm,plain |
| 代理 | だいり | representation,agency,proxy,deputy,agent |
| 大陸 | たいりく | continent |
| 倒す | たおす | to throw down,to beat,to bring down,to blow down |
| だが | だが | however |
| 互い | たがい | mutual,reciprocal |
| 宝 | たから | treasure |
| だから | だから | so,therefore |
| 宅 | たく | house,home,husband |
| だけど | however |
| 確かめる | たしかめる | to ascertain, confirm |
| 多少 | たしょう | more or less,somewhat,a little,some |
| 助ける | たすける | to help,to save,to rescue |
| ただ | free of charge, |
| 唯 | ただ | mere,sole,only |
| 戦い | たたかい | battle,fight,struggle,conflict |
| 戦う | たたかう | to fight,to battle,to combat |
| 叩く | たたく | to strike,to clap,to dust,to beat |
| 直ちに | ただちに | at once,immediately,directly,in person |
| 立ち上がる | たちあがる | to stand up |
| 立場 | たちば | standpoint,position,situation |
| 経つ | たつ | to pass,to lapse |
| 達する | たっする | to reach,to get to |
| 唯 | たった | only (use with a word which indicates numbers) |
| だって | but,because,even,also,too |
| たっぷり | full,in plenty,ample |
| 縦 | たて | length,height |
| たとえ | simile,metaphor,allegory |
| 谷 | たに | valley |
| 他人 | たにん | another person,unrelated person,outsider,stranger |
| 種 | たね | (1) seed,(2) material,(3) cause,source |
| 束 | たば | handbreadth,bundle |
| 度 | たび | counter for occurrences |
| 旅 | たび | travel,trip,journey |
| たびたび | often,repeatedly,frequently |
| 多分 | たぶん | perhaps,probably |
| 玉 | たま | ball,sphere,coin |
| 球 | たま | globe,sphere,ball |
| 弾 | たま | bullet,shot,shell |
| 偶々 | たまたま | casually,unexpectedly,accidentally,by chance |
| たまらない | intolerable, unbearable, unendurable |
| 黙る | だまる | to be silent |
| 駄目 | だめ | useless,no good,hopeless |
| 試し | ためし | trial,test |
| 試す | ためす | to attempt,to test |
| 便り | たより | news, tidings, information, correspondence, letter |
| 頼る | たよる | to rely on,to have recourse to,to depend on |
| 誰か | だれか | someone,somebody |
| 段 | だん | step,stair,flight of steps,grade,rank,level |
| 単位 | たんい | unit,denomination,credit (in school) |
| 単語 | たんご | word,vocabulary,(usually) single-character word |
| 男子 | だんし | a boy, a man, a male |
| 単純 | たんじゅん | simplicity |
| 誕生 | たんじょう | birth |
| 団体 | だんたい | organization,association, a group |
| 担当 | たんとう | (in) charge |
| 単なる | たんなる | mere,simple,sheer |
| 単に | たんに | simply,merely,only,solely |
| 地 | ち | earth |
| 地位 | ちい | (social) position,status |
| 地域 | ちいき | area,region |
| 知恵 | ちえ | wisdom, intelligence, advice |
| 地下 | ちか | basement,underground |
| 違い | ちがい | difference,discrepancy |
| 違いない | ちがいない | (phrase) sure,no mistaking it,for certain |
| 近頃 | ちかごろ | lately,recently,nowadays |
| 地球 | ちきゅう | the earth |
| 地区 | ちく | district,section,sector |
| 遅刻 | ちこく | lateness,late coming |
| 知事 | ちじ | prefectural governor |
| 知識 | ちしき | knowledge,information |
| 父親 | ちちおや | father |
| 知能 | ちのう | intelligence,brains |
| 地平線 | ちへいせん | horizon |
| 地方 | ちほう | area,locality,district,region,the coast |
| 茶 | ちゃ | tea |
| ちゃんと | perfectly,properly,exactly |
| 中 | ちゅう | inside,middle,among |
| 注 | ちゅう | annotation,explanatory note |
| 中央 | ちゅうおう | centre,central,center,middle |
| 中学 | ちゅうがく | middle school,junior high school |
| 中古 | ちゅうこ | (1) used,second-hand,old |
| 中止 | ちゅうし | suspension, stoppage, discontinuance, interruption |
| 駐車 | ちゅうしゃ | parking (e.g. car) |
| 昼食 | ちゅうしょく | lunch,midday meal |
| 中心 | ちゅうしん | center,core,heart,pivot,emphasis,balance |
| 注目 | ちゅうもく | notice,attention,observation |
| 注文 | ちゅうもん | order,request |
| 長期 | ちょうき | long time period |
| 調査 | ちょうさ | investigation,examination,inquiry,survey |
| 調子 | ちょうし | condition, form, shape, tune,tone,key |
| 頂上 | ちょうじょう | top,summit,peak |
| ちょうだい | (1) please do for me (preceded by -te),(2) reception,being given,get (spoken) |
| 貯金 | ちょきん | (bank) savings |
| 直接 | ちょくせつ | direct,immediate,personal,firsthand |
| 著者 | ちょしゃ | author,writer |
| 対 | つい | pair,couple,set |
| 遂に | ついに | finally,at last |
| 通過 | つうか | passage through,passing |
| 通学 | つうがく | commuting to school |
| 通行 | つうこう | passage,passing |
| 通じる | つうじる | to run to,to lead to,to communicate,to understand |
| 通信 | つうしん | correspondence,communication,news,signal |
| 捕まる | つかまる | to be caught,to be arrested |
| 掴む | つかむ | to seize,to catch,to grasp |
| 疲れ | つかれ | tiredness,fatigue |
| 月 | つき | moon,month |
| 付き合い | つきあい | association,socializing,fellowship |
| 次々 | つぎつぎ | in succession,one by one |
| 就く | つく | to take (seat, position),to get (a job) |
| 注ぐ | つぐ | to pour (into),to irrigate,to pay |
| 付ける | つける | to attach,to join,to add,to append |
| 土 | つち | earth,soil |
| 続き | つづき | sequel,continuation |
| 包み | つつみ | bundle,package,parcel,bale |
| 勤め | つとめ | (1) service, business, job(2) Buddhist religious services |
| 務め | つとめ | (1) service,duty, |
| 繋ぐ | つなぐ | to tie,to fasten,to connect,to transfer (phone call) |
| 常に | つねに | always,constantly |
| 角 | つの | horn |
| 翼 | つばさ | wings |
| つまり | in short,in brief,in other words |
| 罪 | つみ | crime,fault,indiscretion |
| 詰める | つめる | to pack,to shorten,to work out (details) |
| 積もる | つもる | to pile up |
| 梅雨 | つゆ | rainy season,rain during the rainy season |
| 辛い | つらい | painful,heart-breaking |
| 釣 | つり | fishing |
| 連れ | つれ | companion,company |
| 出会い | であい | meeting,rendezvous,encounter |
| 出会う | であう | to meet by chance,to come across,to happen to encounter |
| 提案 | ていあん | proposal,proposition,suggestion |
| 定期 | ていき | fixed term |
| 抵抗 | ていこう | resistance,opposition, electrical resistance, |
| 提出 | ていしゅつ | presentation,submission,filing |
| 程度 | ていど | degree,amount,grade,standard,of the order of (following a number) |
| 停留所 | ていりゅうじょ | bus or tram stop |
| 敵 | てき | enemy,rival |
| 出来事 | できごと | incident,affair,happening,event |
| 適する | てきする | to fit,to suit |
| 適切 | てきせつ | pertinent,appropriate,adequate,relevance |
| 適度 | てきど | moderate |
| 適用 | てきよう | applying |
| できる | to be able to,to be ready,to occur |
| 出来るだけ | できるだけ | as (much) (soon) as possible |
| できれば | if at all possible |
| 手品 | てじな | sleight of hand,conjuring trick,magic,juggling |
| ですから | therefore |
| 鉄 | てつ | iron |
| 哲学 | てつがく | philosophy |
| 手伝い | てつだい | help,helper,assistant |
| 徹底 | てってい | thoroughness,completeness |
| 鉄道 | てつどう | railroad |
| 徹夜 | てつや | all night,all night vigil,sleepless night |
| では | では | then, in that case,if so |
| 手間 | てま | time,labour |
| でも | でも | but,however |
| 典型 | てんけい | type,pattern,archetypal |
| 天候 | てんこう | weather |
| 電子 | でんし | electron |
| 伝統 | でんとう | tradition,convention |
| 天然 | てんねん | nature,spontaneity |
| 度 | ど | counter for occurrences |
| 問い | とい | question,query |
| 党 | とう | party (political) |
| 塔 | とう | tower,pagoda |
| 答案 | とうあん | examination paper,examination script |
| 同一 | どういつ | identity,sameness,similarity |
| 銅貨 | どうか | copper coin |
| 当時 | とうじ | at that time,in those days |
| 動詞 | どうし | verb |
| 同時 | どうじ | simultaneous(ly),concurrent,same time,synchronous |
| どうしても | by all means,at any cost,no matter what |
| 到着 | とうちゃく | arrival |
| 道徳 | どうとく | morals |
| 投票 | とうひょう | voting,poll |
| 同様 | どうよう | identical,equal to,same (kind),like |
| 同僚 | どうりょう | coworker,colleague,associate |
| 道路 | どうろ | road,highway |
| 十 | とお | 10,ten |
| 通す | とおす | to let pass,to overlook,to continue |
| 通り | とおり | in accordance with ~,following ~,~ Street,~ Avenue |
| 通り過ぎる | とおりすぎる | to pass,to pass through |
| 都会 | とかい | city |
| 時 | とき | (1) time,hour,(2) occasion,moment |
| 解く | とく | to unfasten, to solve |
| 毒 | どく | poison,toxicant |
| 得意 | とくい | pride,triumph,prosperity |
| 読書 | どくしょ | reading |
| 独身 | どくしん | bachelorhood,single,unmarried,celibate |
| 特徴 | とくちょう | distinctive feature,characteristic |
| 独特 | どくとく | peculiarity,uniqueness,characteristic |
| 独立 | どくりつ | independence (e.g. Ind. Day),self-support |
| 解ける | とける | to come untied,to come apart |
| どこか | somewhere,anywhere |
| ところが | however,while,even if |
| ところで | by the way,even if,no matter what |
| 登山 | とざん | mountain-climbing |
| 都市 | とし | town,city,municipal,urban |
| 年月 | としつき(ねんげつ） | months and years |
| 図書 | としょ | books |
| 年寄 | としより | old people,the aged |
| 閉じる | とじる | to close (e.g. book, eyes),to shut |
| 途端 | とたん | just (now, at the moment, etc.) |
| 土地 | とち | plot of land,lot,soil |
| 突然 | とつぜん | abruptly,suddenly,unexpectedly,all at once |
| 届く | とどく | to reach |
| とにかく | anyhow,at any rate,anyway,somehow or other,generally speaking,in any case |
| 飛ばす | とばす | to skip over,to omit |
| 飛び出す | とびだす | to jump out,to rush out,to fly out |
| 留める | とめる | to fasten,to turn off,to detain |
| 友 | とも | friend,companion,pal |
| 共に | ともに | sharing with,participate in |
| 土曜/土曜日 | どよう/どようび | Saturday |
| 虎 | とら | tiger |
| 取り上げる | とりあげる | to take up,to pick up,to disqualify,to confiscate,to deprive |
| 努力 | どりょく | great effort,exertion,endeavour,effort |
| どれ | どれ | which (of three or more) |
| 取れる | とれる | to come off,to be taken off,to be removed |
| 泥 | どろ | mud |
| とんでもない | unexpected,offensive,What a thing to say!,No way! |
| どんな | what,what kind of |
| どんなに | how,how much |
| 名 | な | name,reputation |
| 内容 | ないよう | subject, contents, substance, |
| なお | straight,mischief,ordinary,common |
| 仲 | なか | relation,relationship |
| 流す | ながす | to drain,to float,to shed (blood, tears),to cruise (e.g. taxi) |
| なかなか | very,considerably,easily |
| 半ば | なかば | middle,half,semi,halfway,partly |
| 仲間 | なかま | company,fellow,colleague,associate |
| 眺め | ながめ | scene,view,prospect,outlook |
| 眺める | ながめる | to view,to gaze at |
| 流れ | ながれ | stream,current |
| 流れる | ながれる | to stream,to flow,to run (ink),to be washed away |
| 無し | なし | without |
| なぜなら | because |
| 謎 | なぞ | riddle,puzzle,enigma |
| 納得 | なっとく | consent,assent,understanding |
| 等 | など | et cetera,etc.,and the like |
| 七 | なな | seven |
| 何 | なに | what |
| 何か | なにか | something |
| なにも | nothing |
| 鍋 | なべ | saucepan,pot |
| 生 | なま | (1) draft (beer),(2) raw,unprocessed |
| 生 | なま | (1) draft (beer),(2) raw,unprocessed |
| 怠ける | なまける | to be idle,to neglect |
| 波 | なみ | wave |
| 涙 | なみだ | tear |
| 悩む | なやむ | to be worried,to be troubled |
| 為る | なる | to change,to be of use,to reach to |
| 成る | なる | to become |
| 縄 | なわ | rope,hemp |
| 何で | なんで | Why?,What for? |
| 何でも | なんでも | by all means,everything |
| 何とか | なんとか | somehow,anyhow,one way or another |
| 似合う | にあう | to suit,to match,to become,to be like |
| 匂い | におい | odour,scent,smell,stench |
| 苦手 | にがて | poor (at),weak (in),dislike (of) |
| 握る | にぎる | to grasp,to hold a (thing) in one's hand, grip |
| 日 | にち | sun,sunshine,day |
| 日常 | にちじょう | ordinary,regular,everyday,usual |
| 日曜 | にちよう | Sunday |
| 日光 | にっこう | sunlight |
| にっこり | smile sweetly,smile,grin |
| 日中 | にっちゅう | daytime,broad daylight |
| 日本 | にっぽん・にほん | Japan |
| 入学 | にゅうがく | entry to school or university,matriculation |
| 入場 | にゅうじょう | entrance,admission,entering |
| 人気 | にんき | popularity |
| 人間 | にんげん | human being,man,person |
| 抜く | ぬく | to extract,to omit,to surpass,to draw out,to unplug |
| 抜ける | ぬける | to come out,to fall out,to be omitted |
| 布 | ぬの | cloth |
| 濡れる | ぬれる | to get wet |
| 根 | ね | root |
| 値 | ね | value,price,cost,worth,merit |
| 願い | ねがい | desire,wish,request |
| 願う | ねがう | to desire,to wish,to request |
| 鼠 | ねずみ | (1) mouse, rat, |
| 値段 | ねだん | price,cost |
| 熱心 | ねっしん | zeal,enthusiasm |
| 熱帯 | ねったい | tropics |
| 熱中する | ねっちゅうする | to devote oneself, be devoted to, be crazy about |
| 年間 | ねんかん | year |
| 年月 | ねんげつ | months and years |
| 年中 | ねんじゅう | whole year,always,everyday |
| 年代 | ねんだい | age,era,period,date |
| 年齢 | ねんれい | age,years |
| 野 | の | field |
| 能 | のう | ability, talent, a Noh play |
| 農家 | のうか | farmer,farm family |
| 農業 | のうぎょう | agriculture |
| 農民 | のうみん | farmers,peasants |
| 能力 | のうりょく | ability,faculty |
| 軒 | のき | eaves |
| 残す | のこす | to leave (behind, over),to bequeath,to save,to reserve |
| 残り | のこり | remnant,residue,remaining,left-over |
| 乗せる | のせる | to take on board,to give a ride |
| 除く | のぞく | to remove,to exclude,to except |
| 望み | のぞみ | wish,desire,(a) hope |
| 望む | のぞむ | to desire,to wish for,to see,to command (a view of) |
| 後 | のち | afterwards,since then,in the future |
| 喉 | のど | throat |
| 伸ばす | のばす | to lengthen,to stretch,to reach out,to grow (beard) |
| 伸びる | のびる | to stretch,to extend,to make progress,to grow (beard, body height) |
| 述べる | のべる | to state,to express,to mention |
| 昇る | のぼる | to arise,to ascend,to go up |
| のんびり | carefree,at leisure |
| 場 | ば | place,field (physics) |
| はあ | Yes, Uh-huh, I see, |
| 灰 | はい | ash |
| 梅雨 | ばいう | rainy season,rain during the rainy season |
| 配達 | はいたつ | delivery,distribution |
| 俳優 | はいゆう | actor,actress,player,performer |
| 墓 | はか | grave,tomb |
| 馬鹿 | ばか | fool,idiot,trivial matter,folly |
| 博士 | はかせ | doctorate,PhD |
| 計る | はかる | to measure,to weigh,to survey |
| 履く | はく | to wear,to put on (lower body) |
| 吐く | はく | to breathe out, to vomit |
| 拍手 | はくしゅ | clapping hands,applause |
| 莫大 | ばくだい | enormous,vast |
| 爆発 | ばくはつ | explosion,detonation,eruption |
| 博物館 | はくぶつかん | museum |
| 激しい | はげしい | violent,vehement,intense |
| はさみ | scissors |
| 破産 | はさん | (personal) bankruptcy |
| 端 | はし | end (e.g. of street),edge,tip,margin,point |
| 始まり | はじまり | origin,beginning |
| 外す | はずす | to unfasten,to remove |
| 旗 | はた | flag |
| 肌 | はだ | skin |
| 裸 | はだか | naked,nude |
| 畑 | はたけ | field |
| 二十（歳） | はたち | 20 years old, |
| 働き | はたらき | work,labor |
| 発見 | はっけん | discovery,detection,finding |
| 発行 | はっこう | issue (publications) |
| 発車 | はっしゃ | departure of a vehicle |
| 罰する | ばっする | to punish,to penalize |
| 発達 | はったつ | development,growth |
| ばったり | with a clash (thud),with a bang,plump,flop |
| 発展 | はってん | development,growth |
| 発表 | はっぴょう | announcement,publication |
| 発明 | はつめい | invention |
| 話し合う | はなしあう | to discuss,to talk together |
| 離す | はなす | to part,divide,separate |
| 放す | はなす | to separate,to set free |
| 離れる | はなれる | to be separated from,to leave,to go away,to be a long way off |
| 羽 | はね | counter for birds,counter for rabbits |
| 幅 | はば | width,breadth |
| 母親 | ははおや | mother |
| 省く | はぶく | to omit,to eliminate,to curtail,to economize |
| 場面 | ばめん | scene,setting (e.g. of novel) |
| 腹 | はら | abdomen,belly,stomach |
| 原 | はら | field,plain,prairie,tundra,moor,wilderness |
| 針 | はり | needle,hand (e.g. clock) |
| 張る | はる | to stick,to paste |
| 番 | ばん | counter for a number |
| 範囲 | はんい | extent,scope,sphere,range |
| 反抗 | はんこう | opposition,resistance |
| 犯罪 | はんざい | crime |
| 判断 | はんだん | judgement,decision |
| 犯人 | はんにん | offender,criminal |
| 販売 | はんばい | sale,selling,marketing |
| 灯 | ひ | light |
| 被害 | ひがい | damage |
| 比較 | ひかく | comparison |
| 轢く | ひく | to run somebody over (with vehicle),to knock someone down |
| 悲劇 | ひげき | tragedy |
| 飛行 | ひこう | aviation |
| 膝 | ひざ | knee,lap |
| 非常 | ひじょう | emergency,extraordinary,unusual |
| 美人 | びじん | beautiful person (woman) |
| 額 | ひたい | forehead,brow |
| びっくり | be surprised,be amazed,be frightened,astonishment |
| 日付 | ひづけ | date,dating |
| 必死 | ひっし | inevitable death,desperation,frantic,inevitable result |
| ぴったり | exactly,neatly,sharp |
| 引っ張る | ひっぱる | (1) to pull,to draw,to stretch,to drag,(2) to pull the ball (baseball) |
| 否定 | ひてい | negation,denial,repudiation |
| 一言 | ひとこと | single word |
| 人込み | ひとごみ | crowd of people |
| 等しい | ひとしい | equal |
| 独り | ひとり | alone, |
| 一人一人 | ひとりひとり | one by one,each,one at a time |
| 批判 | ひはん | criticism,judgement,comment |
| 批評 | ひひょう | criticism,review,commentary |
| 秘密 | ひみつ | secret,secrecy |
| 微妙 | びみょう | delicate,subtle |
| 紐 | ひも | (1) string,cord,(2) pimp |
| 表 | ひょう | table (e.g. Tab 1),chart,list |
| 費用 | ひよう | cost,expense |
| 秒 | びょう | second (60th min) |
| 評価 | ひょうか | valuation,estimation,assessment,evaluation |
| 表現 | ひょうげん | expression,presentation,representation (math) |
| 表情 | ひょうじょう | facial expression |
| 平等 | びょうどう | equality (a),impartiality,evenness |
| 評判 | ひょうばん | fame,reputation,popularity,arrant |
| 表面 | ひょうめん | surface,outside,face,appearance |
| 広がる | ひろがる | to spread (out),to extend,to stretch,to reach to,to get around |
| 品 | ひん | elegance, grace, dignity, |
| 瓶 | びん | bottle |
| 便 | びん | way,means |
| 不 | ふ | un,non,negative prefix |
| 無 | ぶ | nothing,naught,nil,zero |
| 分 | ぶ | dividing,part |
| 不安 | ふあん | anxiety,uneasiness,insecurity,suspense |
| 風景 | ふうけい | scenery |
| 夫婦 | ふうふ | married couple,husband and wife |
| 笛 | ふえ | flute,pipe |
| 不可 | ふか | wrong,bad,improper,unjustifiable,inadvisable |
| 武器 | ぶき | weapon,arms,ordinance |
| 服装 | ふくそう | dress, clothes |
| 含む | ふくむ | to hold in the mouth,to bear in mind |
| 袋 | ふくろ | bag,sack |
| 不幸 | ふこう | unhappiness,sorrow,misfortune,disaster,accident,death |
| 節 | ふし | tune,tone,knot,knob,point |
| 無事 | ぶじ | safety,peace,quietness |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ | mystery,curiosity |
| 不自由 | ふじゆう | discomfort,disability,inconvenience,destitution |
| 夫人 | ふじん | wife,Mrs,madam |
| 婦人 | ふじん | woman,female |
| 不正 | ふせい | injustice,unfairness |
| 防ぐ | ふせぐ | to defend (against),to protect,to prevent |
| 不足 | ふそく | insufficiency,shortage,deficiency,lack,dearth |
| 舞台 | ぶたい | stage (theatre) |
| 双子 | ふたご | twins,a twin |
| 再び | ふたたび | again,once more,a second time |
| 普段 | ふだん | usually,habitually,ordinarily,always |
| 縁 | ふち | an edge, a brim, a rim, |
| 打つ | ぶつ | to hit,to strike |
| 物価 | ぶっか | prices of commodities,prices (in general) |
| 物質 | ぶっしつ | material,substance |
| 物理 | ぶつり | physics |
| 筆 | ふで | writing brush |
| ふと | suddenly,casually,accidentally,incidentally,unexpectedly,unintentionally |
| 船 | ふね | ship,boat,watercraft,shipping,vessel,steamship |
| 部分 | ぶぶん | portion,section,part |
| 不平 | ふへい | complaint,discontent,dissatisfaction |
| 不満 | ふまん | dissatisfaction,displeasure,discontent,complaints,unhappiness |
| 不利 | ふり | disadvantage,handicap,unfavorable,drawback |
| 振る | ふる | (1) to wave,to shake,to swing,(2) to sprinkle,(3) to cast (actor),to allocate (work) |
| 震える | ふるえる | to shiver,to shake,to quake |
| 触れる | ふれる | to touch,to be touched,to touch on a subject,to feel,to violate (law, copyright, etc.),to perceive,t |
| 風呂 | ふろ | bath |
| 分 | ぶん | dividing,part,segment |
| 文 | ぶん | sentence |
| 雰囲気 | ふんいき | atmosphere (e.g. musical),mood,ambience |
| 分析 | ぶんせき | analysis |
| 文明 | ぶんめい | civilization,culture |
| 分野 | ぶんや | field,sphere,realm,division,branch |
| 塀 | へい | wall,fence |
| 平均 | へいきん | equilibrium,balance,average,mean |
| 平和 | へいわ | peace,harmony |
| 別に | べつに | (not) particularly,nothing |
| 減らす | へらす | to abate,to decrease,to diminish,to shorten |
| 減る | へる | to decrease (in size or number),to diminish,to abate |
| 変化 | へんか | goblin,ghost,apparition,bugbear |
| 勉強/勉強する | べんきょう・する | study, work, to study, to sell (a thing) cheap |
| 変更 | へんこう | change,modification,alteration |
| 弁当 | べんとう | box lunch |
| 方 | ほう | side |
| 法 | ほう | Act (law: the X Act) |
| 棒 | ぼう | pole,rod,stick |
| 冒険 | ぼうけん | risk,venture,adventure |
| 方向 | ほうこう | direction,course,way |
| 報告 | ほうこく | report,information |
| 宝石 | ほうせき | gem,jewel |
| 放送/放送する | ほうそう・する | broadcast, broadcasting, to broadcast |
| 豊富 | ほうふ | abundance,wealth,plenty,bounty |
| 方法 | ほうほう | method,manner,way,means,technique |
| 方々 | ほうぼう | persons,this and that,here and there,everywhere |
| 訪問 | ほうもん | call,visit |
| 吠える | ほえる | to bark,to bay,to howl,to bellow,to roar,to cry |
| 頬 | ほお | cheek (of face) |
| 他（外） | ほか | some, other place, the rest |
| 誇り | ほこり | pride |
| 埃 | ほこり | dust |
| 保証 | ほしょう | guarantee, security, assurance, pledge, warranty |
| 保存 | ほぞん | preservation, conservation, storage, maintenance |
| 程 | ほど | degree,extent,bounds,limit |
| 歩道 | ほどう | footpath,walkway,sidewalk |
| 仏 | ほとけ | Buddha,merciful person,Buddhist image,the dead |
| 骨 | ほね | bone |
| 炎 | ほのお | flame |
| 頬 | ほほ | cheek (of face) |
| ほぼ | almost,roughly,approximately |
| 微笑む | ほほえむ | to smile |
| 褒める | ほめる | to praise,to admire,to speak well |
| 濠 | ほり | moat |
| 本当 | ほんとう・ほんと | truth,reality |
| 本人 | ほんにん | the person himself |
| 本物 | ほんもの | genuine article |
| ぼんやり | absent-minded,block-head,dim,faint,vague |
| 間 | ま | space,room,time,pause |
| まあ | (female) you might say |
| マイク | mike |
| 迷子 | まいご | lost (stray) child |
| 任せる | まかせる | to entrust to another,to leave to |
| 幕 | まく | curtain,bunting,act (in play) |
| 負け | まけ | defeat,loss,losing (a game) |
| 孫 | まご | grandchild |
| まさか | nonsense, that's impossible, |
| まさに | correctly, surely |
| 真面目 | まじめ | diligent,serious,honest |
| 増す | ます | to increase,to grow |
| 先ず | まず | first (of all),to start with,about,almost,hardly (with neg. verb) |
| 貧しい | まずしい | poor, needy |
| ますます | increasingly,more and more |
| 又 | また | again,and |
| 未だ | まだ | yet,still,more,besides |
| 街 | まち | (1) town, city |
| 間違い | まちがい | mistake |
| 松 | まつ | (1) pine tree,(2) highest (of a three-tier ranking system) |
| 真っ赤 | まっか | deep red,flushed (of face) |
| 真っ直ぐ | まっすぐ | straight (ahead),direct,upright |
| 全く | まったく | really,truly,entirely,completely |
| 祭 | まつり | festival,feast |
| 学ぶ | まなぶ | to study (in depth),to learn,to take lessons in |
| 真似 | まね | mimicry,imitation,behavior,pretense |
| 招く | まねく | to invite |
| 豆 | まめ | beans,peas |
| 守る | まもる | to protect,to obey,to guard,to abide (by the rules) |
| 丸 | まる | circle,full (month),perfection,purity,suffix for ship names |
| 丸い | まるい | round,circular,spherical |
| まるで | quite,entirely,completely |
| 回す | まわす | to turn,to revolve |
| 回り | まわり | circumference,surroundings,circulation |
| 万一 | まんいち | by any chance |
| 満足 | まんぞく | satisfaction |
| 身 | み | body,main part,oneself,sword |
| 実 | み | fruit,nut,seed,content,good result |
| 見送り | みおくり | seeing one off,farewell,escort |
| 味方 | みかた | friend,ally,supporter |
| 見事 | みごと | splendid,magnificent,beautiful,admirable |
| 満ちる | みちる | to be full,to rise (tide),to mature,to expire |
| 密な | みつな | dense, thick |
| 認める | みとめる | to recognize,to appreciate,to approve,to admit,to notice |
| 見舞い | みまい | enquiry,expression of sympathy,expression of concern |
| 土産 | みやげ | present,souvenir |
| 都 | みやこ | capital |
| 妙 | みょう | strange,unusual |
| 明後日 | みょうごにち | day after tomorrow |
| 未来 | みらい | future (life, tense) |
| 魅力 | みりょく | charm,fascination,glamour |
| 皆 | みんな | all,everyone,everybody |
| 無 | む | nothing,naught,nil,zero |
| 向かい | むかい | facing,opposite,across the street,other side |
| 迎え | むかえ | meeting,person sent to pick up an arrival |
| 向く | むく | to face |
| 向ける | むける | to turn towards,to point |
| 無視 | むし | disregard,ignore |
| 虫歯 | むしば | cavity,tooth decay,decayed tooth,caries |
| 寧ろ | むしろ | rather,better,instead |
| 結ぶ | むすぶ | to tie,to bind,to link |
| 無駄 | むだ | futility,uselessness |
| 夢中 | むちゅう | daze,(in a) trance,ecstasy,delirium,engrossment |
| 胸 | むね | breast,chest |
| 無料 | むりょう | free,no charge |
| 芽 | め | sprout |
| 明確 | めいかく | clear up,clarify,define |
| 命じる | めいじる | to order,to command,to appoint |
| 名人 | めいじん | master,expert |
| 命令 | めいれい | order,command,decree,directive,(software) instruction |
| 迷惑 | めいわく | trouble,bother,annoyance |
| 飯 | めし | (sl) meals,food |
| 滅多に | めったに | rarely (with neg. verb),seldom |
| 面 | めん | a mask, the face, the surface, an aspect, a side, |
| 綿 | めん | cotton,padding |
| 免許 | めんきょ | license,permit,licence,certificate |
| 面倒 | めんどう | trouble,difficulty,care,attention |
| 申し込む | もうしこむ | to apply for,to make an application |
| 申し訳 | もうしわけ | apology,excuse |
| 毛布 | もうふ | blanket |
| 燃える | もえる | to burn |
| 目的 | もくてき | purpose,goal,aim,objective,intention |
| 目標 | もくひょう | mark,objective,target |
| 木曜/木曜日 | もくよう/もくようび | Thursday |
| 文字 | もじ | letter (of alphabet),character |
| もしも | if |
| 持ち上げる | もちあげる | to raise,to lift up,to flatter |
| 用いる | もちいる | to use,to make use of |
| 勿論 | もちろん | of course,certainly,naturally |
| 最も | もっとも | most,extremely |
| 尤も | もっとも | quite right,plausible,natural,but then,although |
| 元 | もと | (1) origin,original,(2) former |
| 基 | もと | basis |
| 戻す | もどす | to restore,to put back,to return |
| 基づく | もとづく | to be grounded on,to be based on,to be due to,to originate from |
| 求める | もとめる | to seek,to request,to demand,to want,to wish for,to search for,to pursue (pleasure),to hunt (a job), |
| 者 | もの | person |
| 物音 | ものおと | sounds |
| 物語 | ものがたり | tale,story,legend |
| 物事 | ものごと | things,everything |
| 模様 | もよう | pattern,figure,design |
| 貰う | もらう | to receive |
| 文句 | もんく | phrase,complaint |
| 文字 | もんじ | letter (of alphabet),character |
| やがて | before long,soon,at length |
| 役 | やく | use,service,role,position |
| 約 | やく | approximately,about,some |
| 訳 | やく | translation, a version |
| 役割 | やくわり | part,assigning (allotment of) parts,role,duties |
| 家賃 | やちん | rent |
| 厄介 | やっかい | trouble,burden,care,bother |
| 宿 | やど | inn,lodging |
| 雇う | やとう | to employ,to hire |
| 屋根 | やね | roof |
| やはり | also,as I thought,still,in spite of,absolutely,of course |
| 破る | やぶる | to tear,to violate,to defeat,to smash,to destroy |
| 辞める | やめる | to retire |
| やや | a little,partially,somewhat,a short time,a while |
| 唯一 | ゆいいつ | only,sole,unique |
| 言う | ゆう | to say |
| 勇気 | ゆうき | courage,bravery,valour,nerve,boldness |
| 有効 | ゆうこう | validity,availability,effectiveness |
| 優秀 | ゆうしゅう | superiority,excellence |
| 優勝 | ゆうしょう | overall victory,championship |
| 友情 | ゆうじょう | friendship,fellowship |
| 友人 | ゆうじん | friend |
| 有能 | ゆうのう | able,capable,efficient,skill |
| 郵便 | ゆうびん | mail,postal service |
| 夕べ | ゆうべ | evening |
| 有利 | ゆうり | advantageous,better,profitable,lucrative |
| 床 | ゆか | floor |
| 愉快 | ゆかい | pleasant,happy |
| 輸出 | ゆしゅつ・する | export, to export |
| 譲る | ゆずる | to turn over,to assign,to hand over |
| 豊か | ゆたか | abundant,wealthy,plentiful,rich |
| ゆっくり/と | slowly,at ease |
| 輸入 | ゆにゅう・する | importation,import,introduction, to import |
| 許す | ゆるす | to permit, to allow, to approve, to forgive |
| 夜 | よ | evening,night |
| 夜明け | よあけ | dawn,daybreak |
| よい | good,nice,pleasant,ok |
| 様 | よう | way,manner,kind |
| 酔う | よう | to get drunk,to become intoxicated |
| 容易 | ようい | easy,simple,plain |
| 陽気な | ようき | cheerful, lively, merry |
| 要求 | ようきゅう | request,demand,requisition |
| 用心 | ようじん | care,precaution,guarding,caution |
| 様子 | ようす | aspect,state,appearance |
| 要するに | ようするに | in a word,after all,the point is ..,in short .. |
| 要素 | ようそ | element |
| 要点 | ようてん | gist,main point |
| 曜日 | ようび | day of the week |
| 予期 | よき | expectation,assume will happen,forecast |
| 横切る | よこぎる | to cross (e.g. arms),to traverse |
| 予算 | よさん | estimate,budget |
| 止す | よす | to cease,to abolish,to resign,to give up |
| 予測 | よそく | prediction,estimation |
| 夜中 | よなか | midnight,dead of night |
| 世の中 | よのなか | society,the world,the times |
| 余分 | よぶん | extra,excess,surplus |
| 予報 | よほう | forecast,prediction |
| 予防 | よぼう | prevention,precaution,protection against |
| 読み | よみ | reading |
| 嫁 | よめ | bride,daughter-in-law |
| 余裕 | よゆう | surplus,composure,margin,room,time,allowance,scope,rope |
| よると | according to |
| 喜び | よろこび | (a) joy,(a) delight,rapture,pleasure,gratification,rejoicing,congratulations,felicitations |
| 宜しい | よろしい | (hon) good,OK,all right,fine,very well,will do,may,can |
| よろしく | well,properly,suitably,best regards,please remember me |
| 四 | よん | four |
| 来 | らい | ,for (10 days),next (year) |
| 楽 | らく | comfort,ease |
| 利益 | りえき | profits,gains,(political, economic) interest |
| 理解 | りかい | understanding,comprehension |
| 陸 | りく | (the) land |
| 利口 | りこう | clever,shrewd,bright,sharp,wise,intelligent |
| 離婚 | りこん | divorce |
| 理想 | りそう | ideal |
| 率 | りつ | rate,ratio,proportion,percentage |
| 立派 | りっぱ | splendid,fine,handsome,elegant,imposing,prominent,legal,legitimate |
| 留学 | りゅうがく | studying abroad |
| 流行 | りゅうこう | fashionable,fad,in vogue,prevailing |
| 量 | りょう | quantity,amount,volume,portion (of food) |
| 両替 | りょうがえ | change,money exchange |
| 料金 | りょうきん | fee,charge,fare |
| 例 | れい | instance,example,case |
| 礼 | れい | expression of gratitude |
| 礼儀 | れいぎ | manners,courtesy,etiquette |
| 冷静 | れいせい | calm,composure,coolness,serenity |
| 列 | れつ | queue,line,row |
| 列車 | れっしゃ | train (ordinary) |
| 練習 | れんしゅう・する | practice, to practice |
| 連想 | れんそう | association (of ideas),suggestion |
| 連続 | れんぞく | serial,consecutive,continuity,continuing |
| 老人 | ろうじん | the aged,old person |
| 労働 | ろうどう | manual labor,toil,work |
| 論じる | ろんじる | to argue,to discuss,to debate |
| 論争 | ろんそう | controversy,dispute |
| 論文 | ろんぶん | thesis,essay,treatise,paper |
| 輪 | わ | ring,hoop,circle |
| わがまま | selfishness, wilfulness, whim |
| 別れ | わかれ | parting,separation,farewell |
| 脇 | わき | side |
| 分ける | わける | to divide,to separate |
| わざと | on purpose |
| 僅か | わずか | only,merely,a little,small quantity |
| 綿 | わた | cotton,padding |
| 話題 | わだい | topic,subject |
| 笑い | わらい | laugh,laughter,smile |
| 割る | わる | to divide,to cut,to break,to halve |
| 悪口 | わるくち | abuse,insult,slander,evil speaking |
| 我々 | われわれ | we |
| 湾 | わん | bay,gulf,inlet |
| アイスクリーム | ice cream |
| アイロン | (electric) iron |
| アウト | out |
| アルバム | album |
| インク | ink |
| ウイスキー | whisky |
| エネルギー | (n) energy (de: Energie) |
| エンジン | engine |
| オーバー | (1) overcoat,(2) over |
| オフィス | office |
| カー | car |
| カード | card,curd |
| キャプテン | captain |
| キャンプ | camp |
| キロ | (abbr) kilo-, kilogram, kilometre, |
| クラシック | classic(s) |
| グラス | (1) glass,(2) grass |
| グランド | gland,grand,(electrical) ground |
| クリーム | cream |
| クリスマス | Christmas |
| グループ | group |
| ケース | case |
| ゲーム | game |
| コーチ | coach |
| コード | code,cord,chord |
| ゴール | goal |
| コピー | (1) a (photo)copy,(2) blurb on a book jacket |
| コンピューター | computer |
| サービス | (1) service,support system,(2) goods or services without charge |
| サイン | (1) autograph,(2) sign,(3) sine |
| ジーンズ | jeans |
| ジェット機 | ジェットき | jet aeroplane |
| ジュース | juice,soft drink,deuce |
| スイッチ | switch |
| スープ | (Western) soup |
| スキー | skiing |
| スケート | skate(s),skating |
| スター | star |
| スタイル | style |
| スタンド | stand |
| スピーチ | speech |
| セット | set |
| センター | a center |
| ソファー | sofa,couch |
| タイプライター | typewriter |
| ダイヤ | (1) diagram,(2) (railway) schedule,(3) diamond |
| タオル | towel |
| ダンス | dance |
| チーズ | cheese |
| チーム | team |
| チャンス | chance,opportunity |
| デート | date,go on a date |
| デモ | (abbr) demo,demonstration |
| テント | tent |
| トップ | top |
| ドライブ | drive,trip by car,driving |
| トラック | (1) truck,(2) (running) track |
| ドラマ | drama |
| トランプ | playing cards (lit: trump) |
| ドレス | dress |
| トン | ton |
| トンネル | tunnel |
| ノー | no |
| ノック | (1) knock,(2) fungo (baseball) |
| パーセント | percent |
| バイオリン | violin |
| ハイキング | hiking |
| パイプ | (1) pipe,tube,(2) channels, official or otherwise |
| パイロット | pilot |
| パス | path,pass (in games) |
| パスポート | passport |
| バッグ | bag, |
| バン | bun,van (caravan),VAN (value-added network) |
| ハンサム | handsome |
| ビール | beer |
| ピクニック | picnic |
| ビデオ | video |
| ピン | pin |
| プラス | plus |
| プラン | plan |
| ブレーキ | a brake |
| プロ | professional |
| ベルト | Belt for western clothes |
| ペンキ | (n) paint (nl: pek) |
| ベンチ | bench |
| ボーイ | boy |
| ボート | rowing boat |
| ホーム | (1) platform,(2) home |
| ボール | ball,bowl |
| マーケット | market |
| マイク | mike |
| マスター | proprietor,manager,barowner,master (e.g. arts, science) |
| ママ | Mama |
| ミス | miss (mistake, error, failure),Miss |
| ミルク | milk |
| メモ | memorandum |
| メンバー | member |
| ユーモア | humor |
| ヨーロッパ | Europe |
| ヨット | yacht |
| ライター | lighter,rider,writer |
| ラケット | racket, paddle, |
| レポート | report,paper |
| ロケット | locket,rocket |
| ワイン | wine |
| あ | Ah |
| ああ | like that |
| 間 | あいだ | a space |
| 合う | あう | to match |
| あかちゃん | baby |
| 上る | あがる | to rise |
| 赤ん坊 | あかんぼう | baby |
| 空く | あく | to open, to become empty |
| あげる | to give |
| 浅い | あさい | shallow, superficial |
| 味 | あじ | flavour |
| 明日 | あす・あした | tomorrow |
| 遊び | あそび | play |
| 集る | あつまる | to gather |
| 集める | あつめる | to collect something |
| 謝る | あやまる | to apologize |
| 安心 | あんしん | relief |
| 安全 | あんぜん | safety |
| あんな | such |
| 以下 | いか | less than |
| 以外 | いがい | with the exception of |
| 医学 | いがく | medical science |
| 生きる | いきる | to live |
| 意見 | いけん | opinion |
| 石 | いし | stone |
| いじめる | to tease |
| 以上 | いじょう | more than, this is all |
| 急ぐ | いそぐ | to hurry |
| 致す | いたす | (humble) to do |
| 一度 | いちど | once |
| 一生懸命 | いっしょうけんめい | with utmost effort |
| いっぱい | full |
| 糸 | いと | thread |
| 以内 | いない | within |
| 田舎 | いなか | countryside |
| 祈る | いのる | to pray |
| いらっしゃる | (respectful) to be, to come or to go |
| 植える | うえる | to plant, to grow |
| 受付 | うけつけ | receipt |
| 受ける | うける | to take a lesson or test |
| 動く | うごく | to move |
| うち | within |
| 打つ | うつ | to hit |
| 美しい | うつくしい | beautiful |
| 写す | うつす | to copy or photograph |
| 移る | うつる | to move house or transfer |
| 腕 | うで | arm |
| 裏 | うら | reverse side |
| 売り場 | うりば | place where things are sold |
| うん | (informal) yes |
| 運転手 | うんてんしゅ | driver |
| 枝 | えだ | branch, twig |
| 選ぶ | えらぶ | to choose |
| 遠慮 | えんりょ・する | to be reserved, to be restrained |
| おいでになる | (respectful) to be |
| お祝い | おいわい | congratulation |
| おかげ | owing to, thanks to |
| おかしい | strange or funny |
| 億 | おく | one hundred million |
| 屋上 | おくじょう | rooftop |
| 贈り物 | おくりもの | gift |
| 送る | おくる | to send |
| 遅れる | おくれる | to be late |
| 起す | おこす | to wake |
| 行う | おこなう | to do |
| 怒る | おこる | to get angry, to be angry |
| 押し入れ | おしいれ | closet |
| お嬢さん | おじょうさん | young lady |
| お宅 | おたく | (polite) your house |
| 落る | おちる | to fall or drop |
| おっしゃる | (respectful) to say |
| 夫 | おっと | husband |
| おつり | change from purchase, balance |
| 音 | おと | sound, note |
| 落す | おとす | to drop |
| 踊り | おどり | a dance |
| 踊る | おどる | to dance |
| 驚く | おどろく | to be surprised |
| お祭り | おまつり | festival |
| お見舞い | おみまい | calling on someone who is ill, enquiry |
| お土産 | おみやげ | souvenir |
| 思い出す | おもいだす | to remember |
| 思う | おもう | to think, to feel |
| おもちゃ | toy |
| 表 | おもて | the front |
| 親 | おや | parents |
| 泳ぎ方 | およぎかた | way of swimming |
| 下りる | おりる | to get off, to descend |
| 折る | おる | to break or to fold |
| お礼 | おれい | expression of gratitude |
| 折れる | おれる | to break or be folded |
| 終わり | おわり | the end |
| 海岸 | かいがん | coast |
| 会議 | かいぎ | meeting |
| 会議室 | かいぎしつ | meeting room |
| 会場 | かいじょう | assembly hall or meeting place |
| 会話 | かいわ | conversation |
| 帰り | かえり | return |
| 変える | かえる | to change |
| 科学 | かがく | science |
| 鏡 | かがみ | mirror |
| 掛ける | かける | to hang something |
| 飾る | かざる | to decorate |
| 火事 | かじ | fire |
| ガス | gas |
| 堅/硬/固い | かたい | hard |
| 形 | かたち | shape |
| 片付ける | かたづける | to tidy up |
| 課長 | かちょう | section manager |
| 勝つ | かつ | to win |
| 家内 | かない | housewife |
| 悲しい | かなしい | sad |
| 必ず | かならず | certainly,necessarily |
| お・金持ち | かねもち/おかねもち | rich man |
| 彼女 | かのじょ | she,girlfriend |
| 壁 | かべ | wall |
| 髪 | かみ | hair |
| 噛む | かむ | to bite,to chew |
| 通う | かよう | to commute |
| 彼 | かれ | he,boyfriend |
| 乾く | かわく | to get dry |
| 代わり | かわり | substitute,alternate |
| 変わる | かわる | to change |
| 考える | かんがえる | to consider |
| 関係 | かんけい | relationship |
| 看護師 | かんごし | nurse |
| 簡単 | かんたん | simple |
| 気 | き | spirit,mood |
| 機会 | きかい | opportunity |
| 危険 | きけん | danger |
| 聞こえる | きこえる | to be heard |
| 汽車 | きしゃ | steam train |
| 技術 | ぎじゅつ | art,technology,skill |
| 季節 | きせつ | season |
| 規則 | きそく | regulations |
| きっと | surely |
| 絹 | きぬ | silk |
| 厳しい | きびしい | strict |
| 気分 | きぶん | mood |
| 決る | きまる | to be decided |
| 君 | きみ | (informal) You |
| 決める | きめる | to decide |
| 気持ち | きもち | feeling,mood |
| 着物 | きもの | kimono |
| 客 | きゃく | guest,customer |
| 急 | きゅう | urgent, steep |
| 急行 | きゅうこう | speedy, express |
| 教育 | きょういく | education |
| 教会 | きょうかい | church |
| 競争 | きょうそう | competition |
| 興味 | きょうみ | an interest |
| 近所 | きんじょ | neighbourhood |
| 具合 | ぐあい | condition,health |
| 空気 | くうき | air,atmosphere |
| 空港 | くうこう | airport |
| 草 | くさ | grass |
| 首 | くび | neck |
| 雲 | くも | cloud |
| 比べる | くらべる | to compare |
| くれる | to give |
| 暮れる | くれる | to get dark,to come to an end |
| 君 | くん | suffix for familiar young male |
| 毛 | け | hair or fur |
| 経済 | けいざい | finance,economy |
| 警察 | けいさつ | police |
| 景色 | けしき | scene,landscape |
| 消しゴム | けしゴム | eraser |
| 下宿 | げしゅく | lodging |
| 決して | けっして | never |
| けれど/けれども | however |
| 原因 | げんいん | cause,source |
| けんか・する | to quarrel |
| 研究 | けんきゅう | research |
| 研究室 | けんきゅうしつ | study room,laboratory |
| 見物 | けんぶつ | sightseeing |
| 子 | こ | child |
| こう | this way |
| 郊外 | こうがい | outskirts |
| 講義 | こうぎ | lecture |
| 工業 | こうぎょう | the manufacturing industry |
| 高校 | こうこう | high school |
| 高校生 | こうこうせい | high school student |
| 工場 | こうじょう/こうば | factory,plant,mill,workshop |
| 校長 | こうちょう | headmaster |
| 交通 | こうつう | traffic,transportation |
| 講堂 | こうどう | auditorium |
| 高等学校 | こうとうがっこう | high school |
| 公務員 | こうむいん | civil servant, government worker |
| 国際 | こくさい | international |
| 心 | こころ | heart, mind, core |
| 御主人 | ごしゅじん | (honorable) your husband |
| 故障 | こしょう・する | to break-down |
| ご存じ | ごぞんじ | (respect form ) to know |
| 答 | こたえ | response |
| ごちそう | a feast |
| 小鳥 | ことり | small bird |
| このあいだ | the other day,recently |
| このごろ | these days,nowadays |
| 細かい | こまかい | small, fine |
| 込む | こむ | to include |
| 米 | こめ | uncooked rice |
| ごらんになる | (respectful) to see |
| これから | after this |
| 怖い | こわい | frightening |
| 壊す | こわす | to break |
| 壊れる | こわれる | to be broken |
| 今度 | こんど | now,next time |
| 今夜 | こんや | tonight |
| 最近 | さいきん | latest,nowadays |
| 最後 | さいご | last,end |
| 最初 | さいしょ | beginning,first |
| 坂 | さか | slope,hill |
| 探す | さがす | to look for |
| 下る | さがる | to get down,to descend |
| 盛ん | さかん | popularity,prosperous |
| 下げる | さげる | to hang,to lower,to move back |
| 差し上げる | さしあげる | (polite) to give |
| さっき | some time ago |
| 寂しい | さびしい | lonely |
| さ来月 | さらいげつ | the month after next |
| さ来週 | さらいしゅう | the week after next |
| 騒ぐ | さわぐ | to make noise,to be excited |
| 触る | さわる | to touch |
| 産業 | さんぎょう | industry |
| 残念 | ざんねん | disappointment |
| 市 | し | city |
| 字 | じ | character |
| 試合 | しあい | match,game |
| 仕方 | しかた | method |
| 試験 | しけん | examination |
| 事故 | じこ | accident |
| 地震 | じしん | earthquake |
| 時代 | じだい | era |
| 下着 | したぎ | underwear |
| しっかり | firmly,steadily |
| 失敗 | しっぱい | failure,mistake |
| 辞典 | じてん | dictionary |
| 品物 | しなもの | goods |
| しばらく | little while |
| 島 | しま | island |
| 市民 | しみん | citizen |
| 事務所 | じむしょ | office |
| 社会 | しゃかい | society,public |
| 社長 | しゃちょう | company president |
| 自由 | じゆう | freedom |
| 習慣 | しゅうかん | custom,manners |
| 住所 | じゅうしょ | an address,a residence |
| 柔道 | じゅうどう | judo |
| 十分 | じゅうぶん | enough |
| 趣味 | しゅみ | hobby |
| 紹介 | しょうかい | introduction |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう | elementary school |
| 小説 | しょうせつ | novel |
| 将来 | しょうらい | future,prospects |
| 食料品 | しょくりょうひん | groceries |
| 女性 | じょせい | woman |
| 知らせる | しらせる | to notify |
| 調べる | しらべる | to investigate |
| 人口 | じんこう | population |
| 神社 | じんじゃ | Shinto shrine |
| 親切 | しんせつ | kindness |
| 新聞社 | しんぶんしゃ | newspaper company |
| 水泳 | すいえい | swimming |
| 水道 | すいどう | water supply |
| 数学 | すうがく | mathematics,arithmetic |
| 過ぎる | すぎる | to exceed |
| 凄い | すごい | terrific |
| 進む | すすむ | to make progress |
| すっかり | completely |
| すっと | straight,all of a sudden |
| 捨てる | すてる | to throw away |
| 砂 | すな | sand |
| 滑る | すべる | to slide,to slip |
| 隅 | すみ | corner,nook |
| 済む | すむ | to finish |
| すり | pickpocket |
| すると | then |
| 生活 | せいかつ・する | to live |
| 生産 | せいさん・する | to produce |
| 政治 | せいじ | politics,government |
| 西洋 | せいよう | western countries |
| 世界 | せかい | the world |
| 席 | せき | seat |
| 説明 | せつめい | explanation |
| 背中 | せなか | back of the body |
| 線 | せん | line |
| 戦争 | せんそう | war |
| 先輩 | せんぱい | senior |
| そう | really |
| 育てる | そだてる | to rear,to bring up |
| 卒業 | そつぎょう | graduation |
| 祖父 | そふ | grandfather |
| 祖母 | そぼ | grandmother |
| それで | because of that |
| それに | moreover |
| それほど | to that extent |
| そろそろ | gradually,soon |
| そんな | that sort of |
| そんなに | so much,like that |
| 退院 | たいいん・する | to leave hospital |
| 大学生 | だいがくせい | university student |
| 大事 | だいじ | important,valuable,serious matter |
| 大体 | だいたい | generally |
| たいてい | usually |
| 大分 | だいぶ | greatly |
| 台風 | たいふう | typhoon |
| 倒れる | たおれる | to break down |
| だから | so,therefore |
| 確か | たしか | definite |
| 足す | たす | to add a number |
| 訪ねる | たずねる | to visit |
| 尋ねる | たずねる | to ask |
| 正しい | ただしい | correct |
| 畳 | たたみ | Japanese straw mat |
| 立てる | たてる | to stand something up |
| 建てる | たてる | to build |
| 例えば | たとえば | for example |
| 棚 | たな | shelves |
| 楽しみ | たのしみ | joy |
| 楽む | たのしむ | to enjoy oneself |
| たまに | occasionally |
| 為 | ため | in order to |
| 足りる | たりる | to be enough |
| 男性 | だんせい | male |
| 暖房 | だんぼう | heating |
| 血 | ち | blood |
| チェック・する | to check |
| 力 | ちから | strength,power |
| ちっとも | not at all (used with a negative verb) |
| ちゃん | suffix for familiar person |
| 注意 | ちゅうい | caution |
| 中学校 | ちゅうがっこう | junior high school,middle school |
| 注射 | ちゅうしゃ | injection |
| 駐車場 | ちゅうしゃじょう | parking lot |
| 地理 | ちり | geography |
| 捕まえる | つかまえる | to seize |
| 付く | つく | to be attached |
| 漬ける | つける | to soak,to pickle |
| 都合 | つごう | circumstances,convenience |
| 伝える | つたえる | to report |
| 続く | つづく | to be continued |
| 続ける | つづける | to continue |
| 包む | つつむ | to wrap |
| 妻 | つま | my wife |
| つもり | intention |
| 釣る | つる | to fish |
| 丁寧 | ていねい | polite |
| 適当 | てきとう | suitability |
| 手伝う | てつだう | to assist |
| 手袋 | てぶくろ | glove |
| 寺 | てら | temple |
| 点 | てん | point,dot |
| 店員 | てんいん | shop assistant |
| 天気予報 | てんきよほう | weather forecast |
| 電灯 | でんとう | electric light |
| 電報 | でんぽう | telegram |
| 展覧会 | てんらんかい | exhibition |
| 都 | と | metropolitan |
| 道具 | どうぐ | tool,means |
| とうとう | finally, after all |
| 動物園 | どうぶつえん | zoo |
| 遠く | とおく | distant |
| 通る | とおる | to go through |
| 特に | とくに | particularly,especially |
| 特別 | とくべつ | special |
| とこや | barber |
| 途中 | とちゅう | on the way |
| 特急 | とっきゅう | limited express train (faster than an express train) |
| 届ける | とどける | to send, to deliver, to report |
| 泊まる | とまる | to lodge at |
| 止める | とめる | to stop something |
| 取り替える | とりかえる | to exchange |
| 泥棒 | どろぼう | thief |
| どんどん | more and more |
| 直す | なおす | to fix,to repair |
| 直る | なおる | to be fixed,to be repaired |
| 治る | なおる | to be cured,to heal |
| 泣く | なく | to weep |
| 無くなる | なくなる | to disappear,to get lost |
| 亡くなる | なくなる | to die |
| 投げる | なげる | to throw or cast away |
| なさる | (respectful) to do |
| 鳴る | なる | to sound |
| なるべく | as much as possible |
| なるほど | now I understand |
| 慣れる | なれる | to grow accustomed to |
| 苦い | にがい | bitter |
| 二階建て | にかいだて | two storied |
| 逃げる | にげる | to escape |
| 日記 | にっき | journal |
| 入院 | にゅういん・する | to hospitalise, hospitalisation |
| 入学 | にゅうがく・する | to enter school or university |
| 似る | にる | to be similar |
| 人形 | にんぎょう | doll, figure |
| 盗む | ぬすむ | to steal |
| 塗る | ぬる | to paint, to colour, to plaster |
| ぬれる | to get wet |
| ねだん | price |
| 熱 | ねつ | fever |
| 寝坊 | ねぼう | sleeping in late |
| 眠い | ねむい | sleepy |
| 眠る | ねむる | to sleep |
| 残る | のこる | to remain |
| 乗り換える | のりかえる | to change between buses or trains |
| 乗り物 | のりもの | vehicle |
| 葉 | は | leaf |
| 場合 | ばあい | situation |
| 倍 | ばい | double |
| 拝見 | はいけん・する | (humble) to look at |
| 歯医者 | はいしゃ | dentist |
| 運ぶ | はこぶ | to transport |
| 始める | はじめる | to begin |
| 場所 | ばしょ | location |
| はず | it should be so |
| 恥ずかしい | はずかしい | embarrassed |
| 発音 | はつおん | pronunciation |
| はっきり | clearly |
| 花見 | はなみ | cherry-blossom viewing |
| 林 | はやし | woods,forester |
| 払う | はらう | to pay |
| 番組 | ばんぐみ | television or radio program |
| 反対 | はんたい | opposition |
| 日 | ひ | day, sun |
| 火 | ひ | fire |
| 冷える | ひえる | to grow cold |
| 光 | ひかり | light |
| 光る | ひかる | to shine,to glitter |
| 引き出し | ひきだし | drawer,drawing out |
| ひきだす | to withdraw |
| ひげ | beard |
| 飛行場 | ひこうじょう | airport |
| 久しぶり | ひさしぶり | after a long time |
| 美術館 | びじゅつかん | art gallery |
| 非常に | ひじょうに | extremely |
| 引っ越す | ひっこす | to move house |
| 必要 | ひつよう | necessary |
| ひどい | awful |
| 開く | ひらく | to open an event |
| 昼間 | ひるま | daytime,during the day |
| 昼休み | ひるやすみ | noon break |
| 拾う | ひろう | to pick up,to gather |
| 増える | ふえる | to increase |
| 深い | ふかい | deep |
| 複雑 | ふくざつ | complexity,complication |
| 復習 | ふくしゅう | revision |
| 部長 | ぶちょう | head of a section |
| 普通 | ふつう | usually, or a train that stops at every station |
| ぶどう | grapes |
| 太る | ふとる | to become fat |
| 布団 | ふとん | Japanese bedding, futon |
| 舟 | ふね | ship |
| 不便 | ふべん | inconvenience |
| 踏む | ふむ | to step on |
| 降り出す | ふりだす | to start to rain |
| 文化 | ぶんか | culture |
| 文学 | ぶんがく | literature |
| 文法 | ぶんぽう | grammar |
| 別 | べつ | different |
| 変 | へん | strange |
| 返事 | へんじ | reply |
| 貿易 | ぼうえき | trade |
| 法律 | ほうりつ | law |
| 僕 | ぼく | I (used by males) |
| 星 | ほし | star |
| ほとんど | mostly |
| ほめる | to praise |
| 翻訳 | ほんやく | translation |
| 参る | まいる | (humble) to go,to come |
| 負ける | まける | to lose |
| または | or,otherwise |
| 間違える | まちがえる | to make a mistake |
| 間に合う | まにあう | to be in time for |
| 周り | まわり | surroundings |
| 回る | まわる | to go around |
| 漫画 | まんが | comic |
| 真中 | まんなか | middle |
| 見える | みえる | to be in sight |
| 湖 | みずうみ | lake |
| 味噌 | みそ | miso, soybean paste |
| 見つかる | みつかる | to be discovered |
| 見つける | みつける | to discover |
| 皆 | みな | everybody |
| 港 | みなと | harbour |
| 向かう | むかう | to face |
| 迎える | むかえる | to go out to meet |
| 昔 | むかし | old times, old days, long ago, formerly |
| 虫 | むし | insect |
| 息子 | むすこ | (humble) son |
| 娘 | むすめ | (humble) daughter |
| 無理 | むり | impossible |
| 召し上がる | めしあがる | (polite) to eat |
| 珍しい | めずらしい | rare |
| 申し上げる | もうしあげる | (humble) to say,to tell |
| 申す | もうす | (humble) to be called,to say |
| もうすぐ | soon |
| もし | if |
| 戻る | もどる | to turn back |
| 木綿 | もめん | cotton |
| 森 | もり | forest |
| 焼く | やく | to bake,to grill |
| 約束 | やくそく | promise |
| 役に立つ | やくにたつ | to be helpful |
| 焼ける | やける | to burn,to be roasted |
| 優しい | やさしい | kind |
| 痩せる | やせる | to become thin |
| やっと | at last |
| 止む | やむ | to stop |
| 止める | やめる | to stop |
| 柔らかい | やわらかい | soft |
| 湯 | ゆ | hot water |
| 指 | ゆび | finger |
| 指輪 | ゆびわ | a ring |
| 夢 | ゆめ | dream |
| 揺れる | ゆれる | to shake,to sway |
| 用 | よう | use |
| 用意 | ようい | preparation |
| 用事 | ようじ | things to do |
| 汚れる | よごれる | to get dirty |
| 予習 | よしゅう | preparation for a lesson |
| 予定 | よてい | arrangement |
| 予約 | よやく | reservation |
| 寄る | よる | to visit |
| 喜ぶ | よろこぶ | to be delighted |
| 理由 | りゆう | reason |
| 利用 | りよう | utilization |
| 両方 | りょうほう | both sides |
| 旅館 | りょかん | Japanese hotel |
| 留守 | るす | absence |
| 冷房 | れいぼう | air conditioning |
| 歴史 | れきし | history |
| 連絡 | れんらく | contact |
| 沸かす | わかす | to boil,to heat |
| 別れる | わかれる | to separate |
| 沸く | わく | to boil, to grow hot,to get excited |
| 訳 | わけ | meaning,reason |
| 忘れ物 | わすれもの | lost article |
| 笑う | わらう | to laugh,to smile |
| 割合 | わりあい | rate,ratio,percentage |
| 割れる | われる | to break |
| アクセサリー | accessory |
| アジア | Asia |
| アナウンサー | announcer |
| アフリカ | Africa |
| アメリカ | America |
| アルコール | alcohol |
| アルバイト | part-time job |
| エスカレーター | escalator |
| オートバイ | motorcycle |
| カーテン | curtain |
| ガス | gas |
| ガソリン | petrol |
| ガソリンスタンド | petrol station |
| ガラス | a glass pane |
| ケーキ | cake |
| 消しゴム | けしゴム | eraser, rubber |
| コンサート | concert |
| コンピューター | computer |
| サラダ | salad |
| サンダル | sandal |
| サンドイッチ | sandwich |
| ジャム | jam |
| スーツ | suit |
| スーツケース | suitcase |
| スクリーン | screen |
| ステーキ | steak |
| ステレオ | stereo |
| ソフト | soft |
| タイプ | type,style |
| チェック・する | to check |
| テキスト | text,text book |
| テニス | tennis |
| パート | part time |
| パソコン | personal computer |
| ハンドバッグ | handbag |
| ピアノ | piano |
| ビル | building or bill |
| ファックス | fax |
| プレゼント | present |
| ベル | bell |
| レジ | register |
| レポート/リポート | report |
| ワープロ | word processor |
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