List created by www.mund-tandem.com It contains ~3700 words and is using ~690 kanji. あっ あっ ああ ああ "(interjection) Ah!, Oh!, Alas!, Yes, Indeed, That is correct, Hey!, Yo!, Uh huh, Yeah yeah, Right, Gotcha" 愛 あい "(noun,) love, affection" あいかわらず あいかわらず "(noun) as ever, as usual, the same" 愛情 あいじょう "(nouns) love, affection" アイスクリーム アイスクリーム "(noun) ice cream, icecream" 間 あいだ "(noun) space (between), gap, interval, distance, time (between), pause, break, span (temporal or spatial), stretch, period (while), relationship (between, among), members (within, among); (conjunction) due to, because of" 相手 あいて "(noun) companion, partner, company, other party, addressee, opponent (sports, etc.)" アイデア/アイディア アイデア/アイディア あいにく あいにく "(nouns) unfortunately, Sorry, but ..." アイロン アイロン (noun) (electric) iron 合う あう "(intransitive) to come together, to merge, to unite, to meet, to fit, to match, to suit, to agree with, to be correct, to be profitable, to be equitable; (Godan) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to do ... to each other, to do ... together" アウト アウト (noun) out 青 あお "(noun) blue, green, green light, black (horse coat color); (prefix) immature, unripe, young" あおぐ あおぐ "(transitive) to fan, to incite, to instigate" 赤 あか "(noun) red, crimson, scarlet, red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange), Red (i.e. communist), red light; (noun) red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading), (in) the red; (noun,) complete, total, perfect, obvious" あかちゃん あかちゃん "(noun) baby, infant" 明い あかるい "(adjective) bright, colourful, cheerful, familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), fair (e.g. politics), clean" あき あき "(noun) space, room, emptiness, gap, opening, vacancy, empty seat, free time, time to spare, disuse, unused thing" 秋 あき "(noun) autumn, fall" 明らか あきらか "(noun) obvious, evident, clear, plain" あきらめる あきらめる "(transitive) to give up, to abandon" あきれる あきれる "(intransitive) to be amazed, to be shocked" 開く あく "(transitive) to open (e.g. a bank-account, festival, etc.); (intransitive) to spread out, to open up (flower bud, umbrella, etc.), to widen (gap, distance, width), to hold, to give (party, conference, etc.)" 空く あく "(intransitive) to become less crowded, to thin out, to get empty, to be hungry" あくしゅ あくしゅ (noun) handshake アクセサリー アクセサリー (noun) accessory アクセント アクセント (noun) accent あくび あくび "(noun) yawn, yawning (and stretching)" あくまで あくまで "(adverb) to the end, to the bitter end, to the last, stubbornly, persistently, to the utmost" 明くる~ あくる~ 開ける あける "(transitive) to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to clear out, to make space, to make room; (intransitive) to dawn, to grow light, to end" 明ける あける "(transitive) to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to clear out, to make space, to make room; (intransitive) to dawn, to grow light, to end" あげる (=やる) あげる (=やる) あこがれる あこがれる "(intransitive) to long for, to yearn after, to admire, to be attracted by" 朝 あさ (noun) morning あさって あさって (noun) day after tomorrow あし あし "(noun) foot, leg, gait, pace, bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji, means of transportation" 味 あじ "(noun) flavor, flavour, taste, charm, style, experience; (adjectival) smart, clever, witty, strange" あした あした (noun) morning 足元 あしもと "(noun) at one's feet, underfoot, gait, pace, step; (pronoun) you, thou" 明日 あす (noun) tomorrow あずかる あずかる "(transitive) to look after, to take care of, to keep, to hold on to, to keep in custody, to take charge of, to be entrusted with, to receive on deposit, to reserve (judgment), to leave undecided" あせ あせ "(noun) sweat, perspiration, moisture, condensation" あそこ あそこ "(nouns) there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener), over there, that place, yonder; (noun) genitals, that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener), that much, that point" 遊び あそび "(noun,) playing, play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)" あたためる あたためる "(transitive) to warm, to heat" 頭 あたま (counter) counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle) 新しい あたらしい (adjective) new あたり あたり "(noun) on the bank of, by the side of (e.g. a river, pond), (in the) neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, nearby" あたりまえ あたりまえ "(nouns) natural, reasonable, obvious, usual, common, ordinary" あちこち あちこち "(pronoun) here and there; (noun) to get things in the wrong order (back to front), to become muddled up" あひら あひら あっち あっち "(nouns) that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener), over there, yonder, that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener), that; (pronoun) that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener), there (place distant from both speaker and listener), over there, foreign country (esp. a Western nation)" あちらこちら あちらこちら "(pronoun) here and there; (noun) to get things in the wrong order (back to front), to become muddled up" 厚かましい あつかましい "(adjective) impudent, shameless, brazen" 集まり あつまり "(noun) gathering, meeting, assembly, collection" 集める あつめる "(transitive) to collect, to assemble, to gather" あてな あてな "(noun) (addressee's) name, (recipient's) name and address" あてはまる あてはまる "(Godan) to apply (a rule), to be applicable, to come under (a category), to fulfill" あてはめる あてはめる "(transitive) to apply, to adapt" あてる あてる "(transitive) to hit, to expose, to apply (e.g. patch), to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class), to guess (an answer), to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)" 後 あと "(nouns) behind, rear, after, later, after one's death, remainder, the rest, descendant, successor, heir, past, previous; (adverbial) more (i.e. five more minutes)" あと あと "(noun) trace, tracks, mark, sign, remains, ruins, scar" あと あと "(nouns) behind, rear, after, later, after one's death, remainder, the rest, descendant, successor, heir, past, previous; (adverbial) more (i.e. five more minutes)" あな あな "(noun,) hole, deficit, shortage, missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.), vacancy, opening, flaw, profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others, upset victory (with a large payoff), pit (of a theater), hiding place, underbelly (of society, etc.)" アナウンサー アナウンサー (noun) announcer あなた あなた "(nouns) you (referring to someone of equal or lower status), dear (what a wife calls a husband)" 兄 あに (noun) older brother 姉 あね "(noun) older sister, elder sister" あの あの "(pre-noun) that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)" アパート アパート "(noun) apartment building, apartment block, apartment house, apartment" 浴びる あびる "(transitive) to bathe, to bask in the sun, to shower" 油 あぶら (noun) oil アフリカ アフリカ (nouns) Africa あぶる あぶる "(transitive) to warm (i.e. one's hands over a fire), to dry, to scorch, to broil, to toast, to grill" あふれる あふれる "(intransitive) to overflow, to brim over, to flood" あむ あむ "(transitive) to knit, to plait, to braid, to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.), to edit" 雨 あめ (noun) rain アメリカ アメリカ (noun) America あやまり あやまり "(noun) error, mistake, slip, bug" あら あら "(adverb) almost, roughly, approximately" 新た あらた "(noun) new, fresh, novel; (adverb) newly, freshly, re-" あらゆる あらゆる "(pre-noun) all, every" あらわす あらわす "(transitive) to write, to publish" ありがとう ありがとう (Expressions) Thank you あるいは あるいは "(Expressions) or, possibly" 歩く あるく (intransitive) to walk アルバイト アルバイト "(noun) part-time job, side job; (noun) albite" アルバム アルバム (noun) album あれ あれ "(noun) that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly), that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors), over there; (noun) down there (i.e. one's genitals), period, menses; (interjection) hey (expression of surprise or suspicion), eh?; (noun) that (something mentioned before which is distant psychologically or in terms of time)" あれこれ あれこれ "(pronoun) one thing or another, this and that, this or that" あわせる あわせる "(transitive) to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight" あん あん "(noun,) idea, plan, thought, draft plan, motion, rough copy, expectation" 安易 あんい "(noun) easy, simple, easy-going" あんき あんき "(noun) memorization, memorisation, learning by heart" 安心 あんしん "(noun) relief, peace of mind" 安全 あんぜん "(noun) safety, security" 安定 あんてい "(noun) stability, equilibrium" アンテナ アンテナ "(noun) antenna, person who collects information or opinions" あんな あんな "(pre-noun) such (about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener), so, that, sort of" あんない あんない "(noun) information, guidance, leading; (noun) to guide, to show (around), to conduct" あんなに あんなに "(Expressions) to that extent, to that degree" 胃 い "(noun) stomach, Chinese ""stomach"" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)" ~位 ~い いい いい "(adjective) good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable, sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer), ready, prepared, profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial, OK" いえ いえ "(noun) house, residence, dwelling, family, household, lineage, family name" 言い付ける いいつける "(transitive) to tell (to do), to order, to charge, to direct, to tell on (someone), to report, to often say" 委員 いいん (noun) committee member 言う いう "(Godan) to say, to call (i.e. to give a name)" 家 いえ "(noun) house, residence, dwelling, family, household, lineage, family name" 以下 いか "(noun) not exceeding, and downward, ... and below, below (e.g. standard), under (e.g. a level), the below-mentioned, the following, the rest" 意外 いがい "(noun) unexpected, surprising" いかが いかが "(adverb) how, in what way, how about" 医学 いがく "(noun) medical science, medicine" いき いき "(noun,) bound for ...; (noun) going (to)" 息 いき "(noun) breath, breathing, tone, mood" いぎ いぎ "(noun) meaning, significance" 勢い いきおい "(noun) force, vigor, vigour, energy, spirit, life, influence, authority, power, might, impetus, momentum, course (of events); (adverbial) naturally, necessarily" 生きる いきる "(intransitive) to live, to exist" いく~ いく~ 行く いく "(intransitive) to go, to proceed, to take place, to die, to pass away; (auxiliary) to continue" 育児 いくじ "(noun) childcare, nursing, upbringing" いくら~ても いくら~ても 池 いけ (noun) pond いけない いけない "(Expressions) wrong, not good, of no use, hopeless, past hope, must not do" 意見 いけん "(nouns) opinion, view" 以後 いご "(noun) after this, from now on, hereafter, thereafter, since (verb) (after -te form of verb), after (time), since (then)" イコール イコール "(adjectival) equal, the equality sign (=); (Expressions) equals (A equals B)" 石 いし "(noun) stone, gem, jewel" 医師 いし "(nouns) doctor, physician" 意思 いし "(noun) intention, purpose" いじ いじ "(noun) maintenance, preservation, improvement" 意識 いしき "(noun) consciousness, awareness, sense, mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)" いじめる いじめる "(transitive) to tease, to torment, to persecute, to chastise" 医者 いしゃ "(noun) (medical) doctor, physician" いじょう いじょう "(noun) strangeness, abnormality, disorder" いずみ いずみ "(noun) spring, fountain" いずれ いずれ "(nouns) where, which, who, anyway, anyhow, at any rate, sooner or later, eventually, at some future date or time" 以前 いぜん "(noun) ago, since, before, previous" 板 いた "(noun) board, plank, sheet (of metal), plate (of glass), pane, slab, cutting board, chopping board, stage (i.e. at a theatre)" いたい いたい "(adjective) painful, sore; (suffix) exceeding" いだい いだい (noun) greatness いだく いだく "(transitive) to embrace, to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby), to hug; (transitive) to harbour (e.g. grudge) (harbor), to bear (e.g. a grudge), to entertain (e.g. suspicion); (Godan) to sleep with; (Godan) to sit on eggs" いたずら いたずら "(noun) tease, prank, trick, practical joke, mischief" いただきます いただきます (Expressions) expression of gratitude before meals いただく いただく "(transitive) to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to buy, to eat, to drink, to be crowned with, to wear (on one's head), to have (on top), to have (as one's leader), to live under (a ruler), to install (a president)" いたみ いたみ "(noun) pain, ache, sore, grief, distress" ~いち (日本一) 位置 いち "(noun) place, situation, position, location" いちおう いちおう "(adverb) once, tentatively, in outline, for the time being, just in case" 一時 いちじ "(noun) moment, time" いちだんと いちだんと "(adverb) greater, more, further, still more" 一度 いちど "(adverbial) once, one time, on one occasion; (adverbial) temporarily, for a moment; (adverbial) one degree, one tone, one musical interval" 一度に いちどに (adverb) all at once 市場 いちば "(noun) (town) market, (the) marketplace" 一番 いちばん "(adverbial) best, first, number one, game, round, bout, fall, event (in a meet)" 一流 いちりゅう "(nouns) first-class, top grade, school (of art), foremost, top-notch, unique" いつ いつ "(noun) being comfortable, relaxing" 五日 いつか "(noun) the fifth day of the month, five days" いつか いつか "(adverb) sometime, someday, one day, some time or other, the other day, in due course, in time" 一家 いっか "(noun) a house, a home, a family, a household, one's family, one's folks, a style" 一昨年 いっさくねん (noun) year before last 一種 いっしゅ "(noun) species, kind, variety" いっしゅん いっしゅん "(noun) moment, instant" いっしょ いっしょ "(nouns) together, at the same time, same, identical" 一生 いっしょう "(nouns) whole life, a lifetime, all through life, one existence, a generation, an age, the whole world, the era; (nouns) (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life" いっしょうけんめい いっしょうけんめい "(noun) very hard, with utmost effort, with all one's might, for dear life" いっせい いっせい "(noun) simultaneous, all at once" いっそう いっそう "(nouns) much more, still more, all the more, (would) rather, sooner, might as well; (noun) single layer (or storey, etc.)" 一体 いったい "(nouns) ...the heck (e.g. ""what the heck?""), ...in the world (e.g. ""why in the world?""), ...on earth (e.g. ""who on earth?""); (noun) one object, one body, unity, one form, one style, one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.); (adverb) generally, in general" いったん いったん "(adverb) once, for a moment, temporarily; (noun) one morning" いっち いっち "(noun) coincidence, agreement, union, match, conformity, consistency, cooperation" 五つ いつつ (noun) five 一定 いってい "(adjectival) fixed, settled, constant, definite, uniform, regularized, regularised, defined, standardized, standardised, certain, prescribed" いっていらっしゃい いっていらっしゃい いってらっしゃい いってらっしゃい "(interjection) have a good day, take care, see you" いってまいります いってまいります "(Expressions) So long (lit:""(I'm) going and coming back""), I'm off, see you later" いってきます いってきます "(Expressions) I'm off, see you later" いつでも いつでも "(adverb) (at) any time, always, at all times, whenever" いつのまにか いつのまにか "(adverb) before one knows, before one becomes aware of, unnoticed, unawares" いっぱん いっぱん "(nouns) general, liberal, universal, ordinary, average" 一方 いっぽう "(noun) one (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party; (conjunction) on the one hand, on the other hand, whereas, although, but at the same time, meanwhile, in turn; (noun,) (after noun, adjective-stem or plain verb) just keeps, being inclined to ..., tending to be ..., tending to do ..., continuously ..., just keeps on ...ing, only" いつまでも いつまでも "(adverb) forever, for good, eternally, as long as one likes, indefinitely, no matter what" いつも いつも "(noun) always, usually, every time, never (with neg. verb)" 移転 いてん "(noun) moving, transfer, demise" 糸 いと "(noun,) thread, yarn, string" いど いど (noun) water well 移動 いどう "(noun) removal, migration, movement, mobile (e.g. communications)" いとこ いとこ (noun) male cousin いとこ いとこ (noun) cousin (female) 以内 いない "(noun,) within, inside of, less than" いなか いなか "(nouns) rural area, countryside, the sticks, hometown" 犬 いぬ "(noun) dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris), snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); (noun,) counterfeit, inferior, useless, wasteful" いね いね (noun) rice-plant 命 いのち (noun) (mortal) life いはん いはん "(noun) violation (of law), transgression, infringement, breach" いふく いふく (noun) clothes 今 いま "(noun) now, the present time, just now, soon, immediately, (one) more" 今にも いまにも "(adverb) at any time, soon" 意味 いみ "(noun) meaning, significance" イメージ イメージ "(noun) (one's) image, (computer) image, artist's impression" 妹 いもうと (noun) younger sister いや いや "(noun) disagreeable, detestable, unpleasant, reluctant" いや いや "(noun) no, the noes" いよいよ いよいよ "(adverb) more and more, all the more, increasingly, at last, finally, beyond doubt, (at the) last moment, worst possible time" 以来 いらい "(noun) since, henceforth" いらい いらい "(noun) request, commission, dispatch, despatch, dependence, trust" いらいら いらいら "(adverb) getting nervous, irritation" いらっしゃい いらっしゃい "(noun) (used as a polite imperative) come, go, stay, welcome!" いらっしゃる いらっしゃる "(intransitive) to come, to go, to be (somewhere); (auxiliary) (after a -te form, or the particle ""de"") is (doing), are (doing)" 入口 いりぐち "(nouns) entrance, entry, gate, approach, mouth" いりょう いりょう "(nouns) medical care, medical treatment" 居る いる "(intransitive) to be (of animate objects), to exist, to stay; (auxiliary) (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)" 入れる いれる "(transitive) to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to set (a jewel, etc.), to admit, to accept, to employ, to hire, to accept, to comply, to grant, to adopt (a policy, etc.), to take (advice, etc.), to listen to, to pay attention to, to include, to pay (one's rent, etc.), to cast (a vote), to make (tea, coffee, etc.), to turn on (a switch, etc.), to send (a fax), to call" 色 いろ "(noun) colour, color, complexion, appearance, look, love, lust, sensuality, love affair, lover, kind, type, variety" 岩 いわ "(noun) rock, crag" 祝い いわい "(noun) congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival, congratulatory gift" 言わば いわば "(adverb) so to speak, so to call it, as it were" いわゆる いわゆる "(pre-noun) what is called, as it is called, the so-called, so to speak" ~員 ~いん インク インク (nouns) ink インキ インキ (nouns) ink 印刷 いんさつ (noun) printing 印象 いんしょう (noun) impression 引退 いんたい (noun) retire インタビュー インタビュー "(noun) interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)" ウイスキー ウイスキー "(noun) whisky, whiskey" ウーマン ウーマン (nouns) woman ウール ウール (noun) wool 上 うえ "(noun,) above, up, over, top, summit, surface, on, before, previous, superiority, one's superior (i.e. one's elder), on top of that, besides, what's more, upon (further inspection, etc.), based on (and occurring after), matters concerning..., as concerns ..., since (i.e. ""for that reason""); (noun,) suffix indicating higher social standing, place of one's superior (i.e. the throne), emperor, sovereign, shogun, daimyo, noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)" ウエートレス ウエートレス (noun) waitress 魚 うお (noun) fish うがい うがい "(noun) cormorant fishing, cormorant fisherman" うかがう うかがう "(transitive) to visit, to ask, to inquire, to hear, to be told; (Godan) to implore (a god for an oracle), to seek direction (from your superior); (intransitive) to visit, to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)" うく うく "(intransitive) to float, to become merry, to become loose, to feel out of it, to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)" 受付 うけつけ "(noun) reception (desk), information desk; (noun) receipt, acceptance" 動く うごく "(intransitive) to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing, to operate, to run, to go, to work, to be touched, to be influenced, to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver, certain, factual, to be transferred" 牛 うし "(noun) cattle, cow, ox, oxen, beef, Chinese ""Ox"" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)" 失う うしなう "(transitive) to lose, to part with" 内 うち "(nouns) inside, within, while, among, amongst, between; (nouns) we (referring to one's in-group, i.e. company, etc.), our; (nouns) my spouse; (noun) imperial palace grounds, emperor; (nouns) I (primarily used by women and children), me" うち (三つの~) "(nouns) house, home (one's own); (nouns) (one's) family, (one's) household" 打合せ うちあわせ "(noun) business meeting, previous arrangement, appointment" うちゅう うちゅう "(noun) universe, cosmos, space" 打つ うつ "(Godan) to hit (something inanimate), to strike, to beat (on something), to type, to tap (e.g. a key), to inject, to indulge in gambling, to visit (on a pilgrimage)" うっかり うっかり "(noun) carelessly, thoughtlessly, inadvertently" 美しい うつくしい "(adjective) beautiful, lovely" うで うで "(noun) arm, skill" うどん うどん (noun) udon (thick Japanese wheat noodles) うなずく うなずく "(intransitive) to nod, to bow one's head in assent" うなる うなる "(intransitive) to groan, to moan, to roar, to howl, to growl, to hum, to buzz, to sough" うばう うばう "(transitive) to snatch away, to dispossess, to steal" 馬 うま "(noun) horse, promoted bishop (shogi)" うまい うまい "(adjective) skillful, clever, expert, wise, successful, delicious, appetizing, appetising, fortunate, splendid, promising" 生まれ うまれ "(noun) birth, birthplace" 生まれる うまれる (intransitive) to be born 海 うみ "(noun) sea, beach" 有無 うむ "(noun) existence or nonexistence, presence or absence, consent or refusal, yes or no; (noun) flag indicator, presence or absence marker" うめ うめ "(noun) plum, Japanese apricot, prunus mume, lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)" うめる うめる "(transitive) to cover, to bury (e.g. one's face in hands), to submerge, to fill (completely), to stuff, to pack, to cram, to fill up" うやまう うやまう "(transitive) to show respect, to honour, to honor" うら うら "(noun) bottom (or another side that is hidden from view), undersurface, opposite side, reverse side, rear, back, behind (the house), lining, inside, out of sight, behind the scenes, proof, opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.), inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.), bottom (of an inning), last half (of an inning)" うらやましい うらやましい "(adjective) envious (feeling, etc.), jealous, enviable (position, etc.)" うらやむ うらやむ (transitive) to envy 売上 うりあげ "(noun) amount sold, proceeds" 売り切れ うりきれ (noun) sold-out 売り切れる うりきれる (intransitive) to be sold out 売り場 うりば "(nouns) place where things are sold, point of sale, POS, sales floor, counter (in shop)" 売る うる (transitive) to sell うるさい うるさい "(noun) noisy, loud, fussy, annoying, troublesome, tiresome, importunate, bossy" うれしい うれしい "(adjective) happy, glad, pleasant" 売行き うれゆき "(noun) sales, demand" 売れる うれる "(intransitive) to sell (well), to be well known, to be popular, to be famous" うろうろ うろうろ "(noun) loiteringly, aimless wandering" 上~ うわ~ うん (感) "(interjection) yeah, uh huh; (noun,) some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)" 運 うん "(noun) fortune, luck" 運転 うんてん "(nouns) operation, motion, driving" うんと うんと "(adverb) a great deal, very much, a lot, with a great amount of effort" 運動 うんどう "(noun) motion, exercise" え え "(noun) handle, grip, stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)" 絵 え "(noun,) picture, drawing, painting, sketch" えいが えいが "(nouns) movie, film" えいきょう えいきょう "(noun) influence, effect" 営業 えいぎょう "(noun) business, trade, sales, operations" 英語 えいご (nouns) English (language) えいせい えいせい (nouns) satellite えいよう えいよう "(nouns) nutrition, nourishment" ええ ええ "(interjection) yes, that is correct, right, um, errr, huh?, grrr, gah, Must I?; (noun) good" ええと ええと "(interjection) let me see, well, errr ..." 笑顔 えがお "(noun) smiling face, smile" えがく えがく "(transitive) to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe" 駅 えき (noun) station エスカレーター エスカレーター (noun) escalator 枝 えだ "(noun) branch, bow, bough, twig, limb" エチケット エチケット (noun) etiquette エネルギー エネルギー (noun) energy エプロン エプロン (noun) apron 選ぶ えらぶ "(transitive) to choose, to select" エレベーター エレベーター "(noun) elevator, lift" 円 えん "(noun) Yen, money; (noun) circle" ~円 ~えん ~園 ~えん えんき えんき "(noun) postponement, adjournment" 演技 えんぎ "(nouns) acting, performance" えんげき えんげき (nouns) play (theatrical) 円周 えんしゅう (nouns) circumference えんじょ えんじょ "(nouns) assistance, aid, support" エンジン エンジン (noun) engine 演説 えんぜつ "(noun) speech, address" えんそう えんそう (noun) musical performance えんちょう えんちょう "(noun) extension, elongation, prolongation, lengthening; (noun) Enchou era (923.4.11-931.4.26)" お お "(prefix) honourable, honorable" おん~ おん~ おい おい "(noun) old age, old person, the old, the aged" おいかける おいかける "(transitive) to chase, to run after, to pursue" おいしい おいしい "(adjective) delicious, tasty, nice (move in sport, trick, etc., nuance of being easy or a bit lucky), sweet" おいでになる おいでになる "(Godan) to be, to come, to go" オイル オイル "(noun) oil, engine oil, kerosene" 王 おう "(noun,) king, ruler, sovereign, monarch, king (for senior player) (shogi)" 追う おう "(transitive) to chase, to run after, to pursue, to follow (i.e. a set order, a trend), to drive out, to oust, to expel, to drive (i.e. a herd), (in passive voice) to be pressed (for time, etc.)" おうえん おうえん "(noun) aid, assistance, help, reinforcement, rooting, barracking, support, cheering" 王子 おうじ (noun) prince おうじる おうじる "(intransitive) to respond, to satisfy, to accept, to comply with, to apply for" おうふく おうふく "(nouns) round trip, coming and going, return ticket" おうべい おうべい "(nouns) Europe and America, the West" おうよう おうよう "(noun) application, put to practical use" 終える おえる (transitive) to finish おお~ 大~ おおい おおい "(adjective) many, numerous" 大いに おおいに "(adverb) very, much, greatly, a lot of" 大きい おおきい "(adjective) big, large, great, loud" オーケストラ オーケストラ (noun) orchestra 大勢 おおぜい "(nouns) many, crowd, great number of people" オートメーション オートメーション (noun) automation オートバイ オートバイ (noun) motorcycle オーバー オーバー "(noun) overcoat, over, exceeding, going beyond, exaggeration, ball hit over the head of an outfielder (baseball)" オーバーコート オーバーコート (noun) overcoat おおよそ おおよそ "(noun) about, roughly, as a rule, approximately" おか おか "(noun) hill, height, knoll, rising ground" お母さん おかあさん (noun) mother お帰り おかえり (noun) return; (interjection) welcome home おかげ おかげ "(noun) (your) backing, assistance, thanks or owing to" おかけください おかけください "(Expressions) please sit down, please have a seat" おかげさまで おかげさまで "(Expressions) Thanks to god, thanks to you" おかしい おかしい "(adjective) strange, funny, amusing, ridiculous" おかず おかず "(noun) accompaniment for rice dishes, side dish, food for thought (esp. in the context of conversation, or material for assisting arousal during masturbation)" おかまいなく おかまいなく (Expressions) please don't fuss over me お代わり おかわり "(noun) second helping, another cup, seconds; (interjection) command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand" ~おき ~おき おきのどくに おきのどくに "(Expressions) my sympathies, that's too bad, my condolences" おく おく "(noun) interior, inner part, inside" 置く おく "(Godan) to put, to place, to leave (behind), to do something in advance (usu. following te-form verb)" おく おく "(numeric) 10^8, 100,000,000, hundred million" おくさん おくさん "(noun) wife, your wife, his wife, married lady, madam" おくりがな おくりがな "(noun) kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word (may inflect), declensional kana ending" 送る おくる "(transitive) to send (a thing), to dispatch, to despatch, to take or escort (a person somewhere), to see off (a person), to bid farewell (to the departed), to bury, to spend (time), to live one's life, to pass (down the line), to affix okurigana" おくる おくる "(transitive) to send, to give to, to award to, to confer on" おげんきで おげんきで お子さん おこさん (noun) (someone else's) child 行う おこなう "(Godan) to perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out" おさえる おさえる "(transitive) to pin something down, to hold something down, to hold something back, to stop, to restrain, to curb, to seize, to grasp, to arrest, to gain control of something, to govern, to keep down (e.g. information), to suppress, to catch happening, to determine (important points), to find (proof), to understand" おさきに おさきに "(adverb) before, previously, ahead; (Expressions) Pardon me for leaving (before you)" おじ おじ (noun) uncle (older than one's parent) おじいさん おじいさん "(noun) grandfather, male senior-citizen" おしいれ おしいれ (noun) closet おじさん おじさん "(noun) uncle, old man, mister (vocative), manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)" 小父さん おじさん "(noun) uncle, old man, mister (vocative), manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)" おじさん おじさん "(noun) uncle, old man, mister (vocative), manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)" おしゃれ おしゃれ "(nouns) smartly dressed, stylish, fashion-conscious; (noun) someone smartly dressed; (noun) to dress up, to be fashionable" おしゃべり おしゃべり "(noun) chattering, talk, idle talk, chat, chitchat, gossip, chatty, talkative, chatterbox, blabbermouth" おじゃまします おじゃまします "(Expressions) excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you, greeting used on going to someone's home" おす おす "(transitive) to push, to press, to apply pressure from above, to press down, to stamp (i.e. a passport), to apply a seal" おせわになりました おせわになりました おせん おせん "(noun) pollution, contamination" おだいじに おだいじに (Expressions) take care of yourself おたがい おたがい "(noun) mutual, reciprocal, each other" おっしゃる おっしゃる "(transitive) to say, to speak, to tell, to talk" 夫 おっと "(noun) wife, dear (formerly used by romantically linked men and women to refer to one another), garnish (esp. one served with sashimi), embellishment" おてあらい おてあらい (noun) font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine おでかけ おでかけ "(noun) about to start out, just about to leave or go out" お手伝いさん おてつだいさん (noun) maid 音 おと "(noun,) sound, noise, report, note (music), fame, Chinese-derived character reading" お父さん おとうさん (noun) father 弟 おとうと "(noun) younger brother, pupil, apprentice" おどかす おどかす "(transitive) to threaten, to menace, to startle, to surprise" 男 おとこ (noun) man 男の子 おとこのこ "(noun) boy, male child, baby boy" 男の人 おとこのひと (noun) man おととし おととし (noun) year before last 大人 おとな (noun) adult おとなしい おとなしい "(adjective) obedient, docile, quiet" おどり おどり (noun) dance おどる おどる (intransitive) to dance (orig. a hopping dance) おどろく おどろく "(intransitive) to be surprised, to be astonished" おなか おなか (noun) stomach おなじ おなじ "(noun) same, identical, equal, uniform, equivalent, similar, common (origin), changeless, alike; (adverb) (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway, anyhow, in either case" おに おに "(noun) ogre, demon, spirit of a deceased person, ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.), it (i.e. in a game of tag), Chinese ""ghost"" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)" お兄さん おにいさん "(noun) older brother, elder brother, (vocative) young man, buddy, fella, laddie" お姉さん おねえさん "(noun) elder sister, (vocative) young lady, miss (referring to a waitress, etc.), ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors)" おねがいします おねがいします (Expressions) please おばあさん おばあさん "(noun) grandmother, female senior-citizen" おばさん おばさん (noun) aunt おばさん おばさん (noun) aunt 小母さん おばさん "(noun) old lady, ma'am (vocative)" おはよう おはよう (interjection) Good morning 帯 おび "(noun) obi (kimono sash), paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc." オフィス オフィス (noun) office おぼれる おぼれる "(intransitive) to nearly drown, to sink below the surface (of water), to indulge in, to lose one's head over something" おまたせしました おまたせしました "(Expressions) Thank you for waiting, Have I kept you waiting?" おまちください おまちください おまちどおさま おまちどおさま (Expressions) I'm sorry to have kept you waiting おめでたい おめでたい "(noun) special, auspicious, happy, naive, inncocent, good-natured" おめでとう おめでとう "(interjection) congratulations!, an auspicious occasion!" おめにかかる おめにかかる "(Godan) to meet (someone of higher status), to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status), to be visible, to be seen, to be noticed" 思い出 おもいで "(noun) memories, recollections, reminiscence" 思う おもう "(transitive) to think, to consider, to believe, to think (of doing), to plan (to do), to judge, to assess, to regard, to imagine, to suppose, to dream, to expect, to look forward to, to feel, to desire, to want, to recall, to remember" 重たい おもたい "(adjective) heavy, massive, serious, important, severe, oppressed" 表 おもて "(noun) surface, face (i.e. the visible side of an object), front (of a building, etc.), obverse side (i.e. ""head"") of a coin, outside, exterior, appearance, public, first half (of an innings), top (of an inning), cover (for tatami mats, etc.), foreground" 主に おもに "(adverb) mainly, primarily" 思わず おもわず "(adverb) unintentionally, reflexively, spontaneously, involuntarily, instinctively" おや おや "(noun) oh!, oh?, my!" 親 おや "(noun) parent, parents, dealer (in cards), founder, (pet) owner" おやすみ おやすみ "(noun) holiday, day off, absence, sleep, rest; (Expressions) Good night" おやつ おやつ "(noun) between meal snack, mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack, afternoon refreshment, afternoon tea" およそ およそ "(noun) about, roughly, as a rule, approximately" オルガン オルガン (noun) organ (musical instrument) 折れる おれる "(intransitive) to break, to be folded, to give in, to turn (a corner)" おろす おろす "(transitive) to take down (e.g. flag), to launch (e.g. boat), to drop, to lower (e.g. ladder), to let (a person) off, to unload, to discharge, to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle), to let (a person) off, to withdraw money from an account, to wear (clothing) for the first time, to fillet (e.g. a fish)" 終 おわり (noun) the end ~終る ~おわる 音楽 おんがく "(noun) music, musical movement" おんけい おんけい "(noun) grace, favor, favour, blessing, benefit" おんせん おんせん "(noun) spa, hot spring, onsen" おんだん おんだん (noun) warmth おんちゅう おんちゅう (noun) stomach 温度 おんど (noun) temperature 女 おんな (noun) woman 女の子 おんなのこ (noun) girl 女の人 おんなのひと (noun) woman 可 か "(noun,) passable, acceptable, tolerable, fair" か か (noun) mosquito 課 か "(noun,) lesson, section (in an organization), division, department; (counter) counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)" ~日 ~か ~下 ~か ~化 ~か ~科 ~か ~家 ~か ~歌 ~か 画~ が~ ~画 ~が カー カー (noun) car カーテン カーテン "(noun) curtain, curtains" カード カード "(noun) card, curd" カーブ カーブ "(noun) curve, curve ball (baseball)" 会 かい "(noun) gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)" 回 かい (counter) counter for occurrences; (counter) counter for innings (baseball) かい かい "(noun) shell, shellfish" ~階 ~かい がい がい "(noun) injury, harm, evil influence, damage" 外~ がい~ ~外 ~がい 会員 かいいん "(noun) member, the membership" 絵画 かいが "(noun) picture, painting" 開会 かいかい (noun) opening of a meeting 海外 かいがい "(nouns) foreign, abroad, overseas" 会館 かいかん "(noun) meeting hall, assembly hall" 海岸 かいがん "(nouns) coast, beach" 会議 かいぎ "(nouns) meeting, conference, session, assembly, council, convention, congress" 会計 かいけい "(nouns) account, finance, accountant, treasurer, paymaster, reckoning, bill" 解決 かいけつ "(noun) settlement, solution, resolution" 会合 かいごう "(nouns) meeting, assembly, association, (astronomical) conjunction" 外交 がいこう (noun) diplomacy 外国 がいこく (nouns) foreign country 解散 かいさん "(noun) breakup, dissolution" 開始 かいし "(noun) start, commencement, beginning, initiation" 会社 かいしゃ "(noun) company, corporation, workplace" かいしゃく かいしゃく "(noun) explanation, interpretation" 会場 かいじょう "(noun) assembly hall, meeting place, the grounds" 回数 かいすう "(noun) number of times, frequency, count" 改正 かいせい "(nouns) revision, amendment, alteration" 解説 かいせつ "(nouns) explanation, commentary, exposition, elucidation" かいぜん かいぜん "(nouns) betterment, improvement, kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)" 改造 かいぞう "(noun) remodeling, remodelling, restructuring, modding" かいだん かいだん "(noun) stairs, stairway, staircase" 快適 かいてき "(noun) pleasant, agreeable, comfortable" 回転 かいてん "(noun) rotation (usu. around something), revolution, turning" かいとう かいとう "(noun) answer, solution" 回答 かいとう "(noun) reply, answer" 外部 がいぶ (noun) the outside; (nouns) external 回復 かいふく "(noun) recovery (from illness), improvement, rehabilitation, restoration, convalescence" 解放 かいほう "(noun) release, unleashing, liberation, emancipation, setting free, deallocation (of computer memory)" 開放 かいほう "(noun) open, throw open, liberalization, liberalisation" 買い物 かいもの "(nouns) shopping, purchased goods" 海洋 かいよう (nouns) ocean 会話 かいわ (noun) conversation かえって かえって "(adverb) on the contrary, rather, all the more, instead" 帰り かえり "(noun) return, coming back" 反る かえる "(intransitive) to warp, to be warped, to curve, to be curved, to be arched, to bend (backward)" 顔 かお (noun) face (person) かおり かおり "(noun) aroma, fragrance, scent, smell" 画家 がか "(nouns) painter, artist" かかえる かかえる "(transitive) to hold or carry under or in the arms, to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.), to employ, to engage, to hire" かかく かかく "(noun) price, value, cost" 科学 かがく (noun) science 化学 かがく (nouns) chemistry; (suffix) chemical company (e.g. Acme Chemical Co.) かがみ かがみ (noun) mirror かがやく かがやく "(Godan) to shine, to glitter, to sparkle" かかる かかる "(intransitive) to take; (Godan) to hang; (Godan) to come into view, to arrive; (Godan) to come under (a contract, a tax); (Godan) to start (engines, motors); (Godan) to attend, to deal with, to handle; (auxiliary) to have started to, to be on the verge of, to overlap (e.g. information in a manual), to cover; (auxiliary) to (come) at, to be fastened, to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.), to be caught in, to get a call, to depend on" かかる かかる (Godan) to suffer from 係わる かかわる "(intransitive) to be affected, to be influenced, to be concerned with, to have to do with, to stick to (opinions)" 書取 かきとり "(noun) writing down from other written material, writing kanji text from hiragana, transcription (of spoken material)" 限る かぎる "(intransitive) to restrict, to limit, to confine" 書く かく (transitive) to write かく かく "(transitive) to scratch, to perspire, to shovel, to paddle" 各~ かく~ かぐ かぐ "(transitive) to sniff, to smell" 家具 かぐ (noun) furniture がく がく "(noun) learning, scholarship, erudition, knowledge" 額 がく "(noun,) picture (framed), amount or sum (of money)" かくう かくう "(nouns) aerial, overhead, fiction, fanciful" かくご かくご "(noun) resolution, resignation, readiness, preparedness" 確実 かくじつ "(noun) certainty, reliability, soundness" 学者 がくしゃ (nouns) scholar かくじゅう かくじゅう (nouns) expansion 学習 がくしゅう "(noun) study, learning, tutorial" 学術 がくじゅつ "(noun) science, learning, scholarship" 学生 がくせい (noun) student (esp. a university student) かくだい かくだい "(noun) magnification, enlargement, expansion" 各地 かくち "(nouns) every place, various places" 角度 かくど (nouns) angle かくにん かくにん "(noun) affirmation, confirmation, validation" 学部 がくぶ "(nouns) department of a university; (noun) undergraduate (course, program, etc.)" かくれる かくれる "(intransitive) to hide, to be hidden, to conceal oneself, to disappear" かげ かげ "(noun) shadow, silhouette, reflection, image, presence, sign, light (stars, moon)" かげ かげ "(noun) yin (i.e. the negative), unseen location (i.e. somewhere private)" かけざん かけざん (noun) multiplication かけつ かけつ "(noun) approval, adoption (e.g. motion, bill), passage" ~ヶ月 ~かげつ 欠ける かける "(intransitive) to be chipped, to be damaged, to be broken, to be lacking, to be missing, to be insufficient, to be short, to be deficient, to be negligent toward, (of the moon) to wane, to go into eclipse" かげん かげん "(adjectival) addition and subtraction, allowance for, degree, extent, measure, condition, state of health, seasoning, flavor, flavour, moderation, adjustment, influence (of the weather), chance" 過去 かこ "(noun) the past, bygone days, the previous" 火口 かこう "(noun) crater, caldera" 囲む かこむ "(transitive) to surround, to encircle" かさい かさい "(noun) conflagration, fire" 重ねる かさねる "(transitive) to pile up, to put something on another, to heap up, to add, to repeat" 火山 かざん (nouns) volcano かし かし "(noun) loan, lending" かし かし "(nouns) pastry, confectionery" かじ かじ "(noun) fire, conflagration" 家事 かじ "(noun) housework, domestic chores, family affairs, household matters" かしこまりました かしこまりました (Expressions) certainly! 貸し出し かしだし "(noun) lending, loaning" 過失 かしつ "(noun) error, blunder, accident, fault, defect" かじつ かじつ "(noun) fruit, nut, berry" 貸間 かしま "(noun) room to let, room for rent" 歌手 かしゅ (noun) singer かしょ かしょ "(noun) passage, place, point, part" かじょう かじょう "(noun) excess, over-" かじる かじる "(transitive) to chew, to bite (at), to gnaw, to nibble, to munch, to crunch, to have a smattering of, to dabble in (e.g. hobby, instrument)" 数 かず "(adverb) often, again and again, frequently" ガス ガス (nouns) gas かぜ かぜ "(noun) pretence (pretense), show, appearance, behaviour, swing, swinging, lacking a reservation or introduction (at a restaurant, etc.), unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment" かぜ かぜ "(noun) cold (illness), common cold" 課税 かぜい (noun) taxation 下線 かせん "(noun) underline, underscore" カセット カセット "(noun) cassette (tape), game cartridge" 加速 かそく "(noun) acceleration, speed up; (noun) accelerator" 家族 かぞく "(nouns) family, members of a family" ガソリン ガソリン "(noun) gasoline, petrol" ガソリンスタンド ガソリンスタンド "(noun) gas station, petrol station" 方 かた "(noun) direction, way, person, lady, gentleman; (noun,) method of, manner of, way of; (noun,) care of ..; (noun,) person in charge of ..; (noun,) side (e.g. ""on my mother's side"")" 型 かた "(noun) model, type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.), type, style, pattern, mold (mould), template, model, kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.), form (i.e. customary procedure), size (i.e. clothing, shoes), (taxonomical) form" かた かた (noun) shoulder ~方 ~かた かたい かたい "(adjective) hard, solid, tough, stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing), strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved), safe, steady, honest, steadfast, obstinate, stubborn, bookish, formal, stuffy" 方々 かたがた "(noun) they (of people), gentlemen (of the ...), you (usu. plural); (adverb) various" 形 かたち "(noun) form, shape, figure, visage" かたむく かたむく "(Godan) to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to, to go down (sun), to wane, to sink, to decline" 語る かたる "(transitive) to talk, to tell, to recite" 勝ち かち "(noun) win, victory" かち かち "(noun) value, worth, merit" ~がち ~がち かつ かつ "(intransitive) to win, to gain victory" ~月 ~がつ 学科 がっか "(noun) study subject, course of study" 学会 がっかい "(noun) scientific society, academic meeting, academic conference" がっかり がっかり "(adverb) feel disappointed, dejected, lose heart, feel emotionally drained, feel let down" 楽器 がっき (nouns) musical instrument かっこ かっこ "(nouns) parenthesis, brackets" 格好 かっこう "(nouns) shape, form, posture, appearance, manner, suitability, moderateness (in price)" 学校 がっこう (noun) school 勝手に かってに "(adverb) arbitrarily, of its own accord, involuntarily, wilfully, willfully, as one pleases" 活動 かつどう "(noun) action, activity" かつやく かつやく "(noun) activity (esp. energetic), great efforts, conspicuous service; (noun) to flourish, to participate actively, to play an active role" 活用 かつよう "(noun) practical use, application, conjugation, declension, inflection" 活力 かつりょく "(noun) vitality, energy" 家庭 かてい "(nouns) home, family, household" 過程 かてい (noun) process 角 かど "(noun,) angle, square (or cube), bishop (shogi), third degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale), Chinese ""horn"" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)" かな かな "(noun) alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume" かなづかい かなづかい "(noun) kana orthography, syllabary spelling" 必ず かならず "(adverb) necessarily, certainly, without fail, positively, invariably" 必ずしも かならずしも "(adverb) (not) always, (not) necessarily, (not) all, (not) entirely" かなり かなり "(adverb) considerably, fairly, quite" 金 かね (nouns) gold かね かね "(noun) bell (often a large hanging bell), chime" 金持ち かねもち (noun) rich man 可能 かのう "(noun) possible, practicable, feasible" かのじょ かのじょ "(nouns) she, her, girl friend, girlfriend, sweetheart" カバー カバー "(noun) cover (e.g. book), kava (Piper methysticum)" かばん かばん (noun) going off duty 過半数 かはんすう (noun) majority かぶ かぶ "(noun) share, stock, stump (of tree)" かぶせる かぶせる "(transitive) to cover (with something), to put on (e.g. on someone else's head), to plate something (with a metal), to pour or dash a liquid (on something), to charge (a person with a guilt)" かべ かべ "(noun) wall, barrier, Chinese ""Wall"" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)" 神 かみ "(noun) god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami" かみ かみ (noun) hair (on the head) かみくず かみくず "(noun) wastepaper, paper scraps, paper waste" かみそり かみそり (noun) razor かむ かむ "(transitive) to bite, to chew, to gnaw, to fumble or falter with one's words" ガム ガム (noun) chewing gum カメラ カメラ (noun) camera 科目 かもく "(noun) (school) subject, curriculum, course" かもしれない かもしれない "(Expressions) may, might, perhaps, may be, possibly" 貨物 かもつ "(noun) cargo, freight, money or assets" かゆい かゆい "(adjective) itchy, itching" かよう かよう "(intransitive) to go back and forth, to ply between, to commute, to attend (school, church, etc.)" 空 から "(nouns) emptiness, vacuum, blank" から から "(noun) shell, husk, hull, pod, chaff" カラー カラー "(noun) collar, color, colour, calla (variety of arum lily)" からかう からかう "(Godan) to ridicule, to tease, to mock, to chaff, to razz, to banter with, to make fun of, to poke fun at, to make cracks about" ガラス ガラス "(noun) glass, pane" 体 からだ "(nouns) body, health" ~がる ~がる かるた かるた "(noun) playing cards, card game" かれ かれ "(noun) that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly), that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors), over there; (noun) down there (i.e. one's genitals), period, menses; (interjection) hey (expression of surprise or suspicion), eh?; (noun) that (something mentioned before which is distant psychologically or in terms of time)" かれら かれら "(nouns) they (usually male), them" カレンダー カレンダー "(noun) calendar, calender (machine for flattening things)" カロリー カロリー (nouns) calorie かわ かわ "(noun) river, stream; (suffix) the .... river, (suffix used with the names of rivers)" 皮 かわ "(noun) skin, hide, pelt, fur, rind, peel, husk, bark, shell, sheath, wrapping" かわ かわ (noun) leather ~側 ~がわ かわいがる かわいがる "(Godan) to love, to be affectionate" かわいらしい かわいらしい "(adjective) lovely, sweet" かわく かわく (intransitive) to get dry かわく かわく (intransitive) to be thirsty かわせ かわせ "(noun) money order, draft, exchange (e.g. foreign)" かわら かわら "(noun) gram, gramme" 代わり かわり "(noun) substitute, deputy, proxy, alternate, relief, compensation, second helping; (noun,) in place of, as a substitute for" かわる かわる "(intransitive) to take the place of, to relieve, to be substituted for, to be exchanged, to change places with, to take turns, to be replaced" 変わる かわる "(intransitive) to change, to be transformed, to vary, to be revised, to be different, to move location" かん かん "(noun) can, tin" ~刊 ~かん ~間 ~かん ~かん ~かん ~館 ~かん ~感 ~かん 考え かんがえ "(noun) thinking, thought, ideas, intention" 感覚 かんかく "(noun) sense, sensation, feeling, intuition" かんかく かんかく "(noun) space, interval, SPC" 観客 かんきゃく "(noun) audience, spectator, spectators" かんきょう かんきょう "(nouns) environment, circumstance" 関係 かんけい "(noun) relation, connection" かんげい かんげい "(nouns) welcome, reception" 観光 かんこう (nouns) sightseeing かんごふ かんごふ (noun) (female) nurse 関西 かんさい "(noun) Kansai (south-western half of Japan, including Osaka)" 観察 かんさつ "(noun) observation, survey" 感じ かんじ "(noun) feeling, sense, impression" 漢字 かんじ "(noun) Chinese characters, kanji" 元日 がんじつ (noun) New Year's Day かんしゃ かんしゃ "(noun) thanks, gratitude" かんじゃ かんじゃ (noun) (a) patient かんしょう かんしょう "(noun) appreciation (e.g. of art), aesthetic sense" 感情 かんじょう "(nouns) emotion, feeling, feelings, sentiment" 感じる かんじる "(Ichidan) to feel, to sense, to experience" かんずる かんずる "(intransitive) to feel, to sense" かんしん かんしん "(noun) admiration, Well done!" 関心 かんしん "(noun) concern, interest" 完成 かんせい "(noun) complete, completion, perfection, accomplishment" かんせつ かんせつ "(nouns) indirection, indirectness" 完全 かんぜん "(nouns) perfection, completeness" 感想 かんそう "(noun) impressions, thoughts" 観測 かんそく (noun) observation 寒帯 かんたい (noun) frigid zone or belt かんたん かんたん (noun) simple かんちょう かんちょう "(noun) government office, authorities" 関東 かんとう "(noun) Kantou (eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo)" 感動 かんどう "(noun) being deeply moved emotionally, excitement, passion, deep emotion, impression" かんとく かんとく "(nouns) supervision, control, superintendence, direction; (noun) director, superintendent, supervisor, coach, foreman, manager, overseer, controller, boss" かんばん かんばん "(noun) sign, signboard, doorplate, poster, billboard, appearance, figurehead, policy, attraction, closing time" かんむり かんむり "(noun) cap (esp. a traditional cap worn with sokutai or ikan clothing), crown, diadem, coronet; (noun) top kanji radical, first verse of a haikai, etc.; (adverb) best, peerless, first" 管理 かんり "(noun) control, management (e.g. of a business)" 関連 かんれん "(suffix) relation, connection, relevance" 漢和 かんわ "(noun) China and Japan, Chinese and Japanese (languages), Chinese Character-Japanese dictionary" 木 き "(noun) tree, wood, timber" 気 き "(noun) spirit, mind, heart, nature, disposition, motivation, intention, mood, feelings, atmosphere, essence" ~期 ~き ~器 ~き ~機 ~き 議員 ぎいん "(noun) member of the Diet, congress or parliament" きおく きおく "(noun) memory, recollection, remembrance, storage" 気温 きおん (noun) atmospheric temperature 機会 きかい "(noun) chance, opportunity" きかい きかい "(noun) machine, mechanism, instrument, appliance, apparatus" きかい きかい "(noun) machine, mechanism, instrument, appliance, apparatus" 議会 ぎかい "(noun) Diet, congress, parliament" 期間 きかん "(noun) period, term, interval" 機関 きかん "(noun) engine, agency, organisation, organization, institution, organ, system, facility, facilities" きぎょう きぎょう "(noun) enterprise, undertaking, corporation, business" ききん ききん "(noun) famine, drought, shortage, crop failure" 聞く きく "(transitive) to hear, to listen (e.g. to music), to ask, to enquire, to query" 効く きく "(intransitive) to be effective, to show effect, to do its work, to carry out its function well, to be possible to use" きけん きけん "(nouns) danger, peril, hazard; (adjectival) dangerous, hazardous" 期限 きげん "(noun) term, period, time frame, time limit, deadline, cutoff (date)" きげん きげん "(noun) humour, humor, temper, mood" 気候 きこう (noun) climate 岸 きし "(noun) bank, coast, shore" きじ きじ "(noun) cloth, material, texture, one's true character, unglazed pottery, uncooked dough, batter" 記事 きじ "(noun) article, news story, report, account" ぎし ぎし "(noun) engineer, technician" ぎしき ぎしき "(nouns) ceremony, rite, ritual, service" きしゃ きしゃ (noun) train (steam) 記者 きしゃ (nouns) reporter 技術 ぎじゅつ "(noun) art, craft, technique, technology, engineering, skill" きじゅん きじゅん "(nouns) standard, basis, criterion, norm, reference, datum" 規準 きじゅん "(nouns) standard, basis, criterion, norm, reference, datum" きしょう きしょう "(nouns) rising, getting out of bed" きず きず "(noun) wound, injury, cut, gash, bruise, scratch, scrape, scar, chip, crack, scratch, nick, flaw, defect, weakness, weak point, stain (on one's reputation), disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, (emotional) hurt, hurt feelings" きせつ きせつ (nouns) season きせる きせる "(transitive) to put clothes on (someone), to plate, to gild, to veneer, to accuse (of some crime), to give (a bad name)" きそ きそ "(nouns) foundation, basis" 規則 きそく "(noun) rules, regulations, conventions" 北 きた (noun) north ギター ギター (noun) guitar 期待 きたい "(noun) expectation, anticipation, hope" きたい きたい "(noun) vapour, vapor, gas" きち きち (noun) base きちょう きちょう "(noun) precious, valuable" 議長 ぎちょう "(noun) chairman, speaker (e.g. of assembly), president (e.g. of council, senate, etc.), moderator (e.g. of a newsgroup)" きちんと きちんと "(noun) precisely, accurately, neatly" きつい きつい "(adjective) intense, severe, hard, determined, forceful, formidable, strong, tight, close" きっかけ きっかけ "(noun) chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion" きっと きっと "(noun) surely, undoubtedly, almost certainly, most likely (e.g. 90 percent), sternly, severely" ぎっしり ぎっしり "(adverb) tightly, fully" 切手 きって "(noun) stamp (postage), merchandise certificate" 記念 きねん "(noun) commemoration, memory" きのう きのう (noun) yesterday 機能 きのう "(noun) function, facility, faculty, feature" きばん きばん "(noun) foundation, basis, base, footing" 寄付 きふ "(noun) contribution, donation" 気分 きぶん "(noun) feeling, mood" 希望 きぼう "(noun) hope, wish, aspiration" きほん きほん "(nouns) foundation, basis, standard" 君 きみ "(nouns) you, buddy, pal, monarch, ruler, sovereign, (one's) master" 気味 きみ "(noun) sensation, feeling" ~気味 ~ぎみ きみょう きみょう "(noun) strange, queer, curious" ぎむ ぎむ "(nouns) duty, obligation, responsibility" 気持ち きもち "(noun) feeling, sensation, mood" 着物 きもの "(noun) clothing, clothes, kimono (or other trad. Japanese clothing)" ぎもん ぎもん "(noun) question, problem, doubt, guess" 客 きゃく "(noun) guest, visitor, customer, client, shopper, spectator, audience, tourist, sightseer, passenger" 客間 きゃくま "(noun) parlor, parlour, guest room" キャプテン キャプテン (noun) captain ギャング ギャング "(noun) gang, gangster" キャンパス キャンパス (noun) campus キャンプ キャンプ (noun) camp 九 きゅう (numeric) nine 旧 きゅう "(prefix) ex-, former, old" 級 きゅう "(noun,) class, grade, rank, school class, grade" 球 きゅう "(noun) globe, sphere, ball" きゅうか きゅうか "(noun) holiday, day off, furlough, absence (from work)" 休業 きゅうぎょう "(noun) closed (e.g. store), business suspended, shutdown, holiday" きゅうけい きゅうけい "(noun) rest, break, recess, intermission" きゅうげき きゅうげき "(noun) sudden, precipitous, radical" きゅうしゅう きゅうしゅう "(noun) absorption, suction, attraction" 救助 きゅうじょ "(noun) relief, aid, rescue" 急速 きゅうそく (noun) rapid (e.g. progress) 急に きゅうに "(adverb) swiftly, rapidly, suddenly, abruptly, immediately" ぎゅうにゅう ぎゅうにゅう (noun) (cow's) milk きゅうよ きゅうよ "(noun) pay, salary, wages, allowance, grant, supply" 給料 きゅうりょう "(noun) salary, wages" 今日 きょう "(noun) today, this day" ~教 ~きょう ~行 ~ぎょう ~業 ~ぎょう 強化 きょうか "(noun) strengthen, intensify, reinforce, solidify, enhancement" 教会 きょうかい (nouns) church 境界 きょうかい (noun) boundary 教科書 きょうかしょ "(noun) textbook, text book" 競技 きょうぎ "(nouns) game, match, contest" ぎょうぎ ぎょうぎ "(noun) manners, behavior, behaviour" きょうきゅう きょうきゅう "(noun) supply, provision" 共産~ きょうさん~ 教師 きょうし (nouns) teacher (classroom) 行事 ぎょうじ "(noun) event, function" 教室 きょうしつ (noun) classroom きょうじゅ きょうじゅ "(nouns) professor, teaching, instruction" きょうしゅく きょうしゅく "(noun) shame, very kind of you, sorry to trouble" 競争 きょうそう "(nouns) competition, contest; (noun) to compete" 兄弟 きょうだい "(noun) siblings, brothers and sisters" きょうちょう きょうちょう "(noun) emphasis, highlight, stress, stressed point" 共通 きょうつう "(noun) commonness, community; (noun,) -wide" 共同 きょうどう "(nouns) doing together (as equals), sharing, common (land, etc.), joint (statement, etc.), cooperation, co-operation, collaboration, association" きょうふ きょうふ "(noun) fear, dread, dismay, terror" きょうみ きょうみ (noun) interest (in something) きょうよう きょうよう "(nouns) culture, education, refinement, cultivation" 協力 きょうりょく "(nouns) cooperation, collaboration" 強力 きょうりょく "(noun) powerful, strong" 許可 きょか "(noun) permission, approval, authorization" 漁業 ぎょぎょう (nouns) fishing (industry) 局 きょく "(noun,) channel (i.e. TV or radio), station, department, affair, situation" きょだい きょだい "(noun) huge, gigantic, enormous" きらい きらい "(noun) dislike, hate; (suffix) suspicion, tendency, smack (of)" ~きる ~きる 切れ きれ "(noun) piece, slice, strip, scrap, cloth, sharpness; (counter) counter for scraps, pieces, etc." ~切れ ~きれ きれい きれい "(adjectival) pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair, clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat, completely, entirely" 切れる きれる "(intransitive) to cut well, to be sharp, to break (off), to snap, to wear out, to be injured, to burst, to collapse, to be disconnected, to be out of, to expire, to sever (connections) with, to be shrewd, to have a sharp mind, to drop under (a certain figure), to beat (e.g. a time), to flip, to lose one's temper; (auxiliary) to be able to do completely" キロ キロ "(prefix) kilo-, kilogram, kilogramme, kilometre, kilometer, 10^3" 記録 きろく "(noun) record, minutes, document, a record (e.g. in sports), results, score; (noun) to record, to document, to set a record (e.g. in sports), to show a result, to reach a value" ぎろん ぎろん "(noun) argument, discussion, dispute, controversy" 気を付ける きをつける "(Expressions) to be careful, to pay attention, to take care" 銀 ぎん "(nouns) silver, silver coin, silver paint; (noun) silver general (shogi)" きんえん きんえん "(nouns) No Smoking!, Smoking Prohibited!; (noun) abstaining from smoking, quitting smoking" 金額 きんがく (noun) amount of money きんぎょ きんぎょ (noun) goldfish 金庫 きんこ "(noun) safe, vault, treasury, provider of funds" 銀行 ぎんこう (nouns) bank 禁止 きんし "(noun) prohibition, inhibition, ban" 近所 きんじょ "(nouns) neighbourhood, neighborhood" きんせん きんせん "(nouns) money, cash" きんぞく きんぞく (noun) metal 近代 きんだい "(nouns) present day, modern times" きんちょう きんちょう "(noun) tension, mental strain, nervousness" きんにく きんにく "(nouns) muscle, sinew" きんゆう きんゆう "(nouns) financing, credit transacting, loaning of money, circulation of money" 金曜 きんよう (noun) Friday 具合 ぐあい "(noun) condition, state, manner, health" くいき くいき "(noun) limits, boundary, domain, zone, sphere, territory, area (e.g. in programming languages)" 空~ くう~ 空気 くうき "(noun) air, atmosphere" 空港 くうこう (noun) airport 空中 くうちゅう "(noun) sky, air" クーラー クーラー "(noun) cooler, air conditioner" くぎ くぎ (noun) nail (i.e. small metal spike) 草 くさ (noun) grass くさい くさい "(adjective) stinking, smelly, suspicious, fishy, clumsy" くし くし (noun) comb くしゃみ くしゃみ (noun) sneeze 苦情 くじょう "(noun) complaint, troubles, objection, grievance" くず くず "(noun) waste, scrap, garbage, chad" 薬 くすり "(noun) medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs, efficacious chemical (i.e. gunpowder, pesticide, etc.), (pottery) glaze, small bribe" くずれる くずれる "(intransitive) to collapse, to crumble" 管 くだ "(noun,) pipe, tube" 具体 ぐたい "(noun) concrete, tangible, material" くだく くだく "(transitive) to break, to smash" くだける くだける "(intransitive) to break, to be broken" くたびれる くたびれる "(intransitive) to get tired, to wear out" 果物 くだもの (noun) fruit くだらない くだらない "(adjective) good-for-nothing, stupid, trivial, worthless" 下り くだり "(noun,) down-train (going away from Tokyo), down-slope, downward going" 口 くち "(noun) mouth, opening, hole, gap, orifice, mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece, gate, door, entrance, exit, speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip), taste, palate, mouth (to feed), opening (i.e. vacancy), available position, invitation, summons, kind, sort, type, opening (i.e. beginning); (counter) counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords" ~口 ~くち くつ くつ "(noun) shoes, footwear" くっつく くっつく "(Godan) to adhere to, to keep close to" くっつける くっつける (Ichidan) to attach ぐっすり ぐっすり "(adverb) sound asleep, fast asleep" くどい くどい "(adjective) verbose, importunate, wordy, repetitious, long-winded, heavy (taste), gaudy, loud, greasy" 国 くに "(noun) country, (the) state, region, province (of Japan), home (i.e. hometown, home country), land, earth" 首 くび "(noun) head, mind, brain, intellect, top, hair (on one's head), bangs, fringe, top structural component of a kanji" 工夫 くふう "(noun) scheme, device, scheming, devising, figuring out, coming up with, solving ingeniously, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)" くみ くみ "(noun) set (of items), group (of people), class (of students), company (esp. construction), family (i.e. mafia), team, typesetting, composition" 組合 くみあい "(noun) association, union" 組合せ くみあわせ (noun) combination くむ くむ "(Godan) to cross (legs or arms), to link (arms), to put together, to construct, to assemble, to produce (e.g. TV program), to braid, to plait, to grapple, to wrestle, to unite, to link up, to form an alliance, to set (e.g. type), to issue (e.g. money order)" くむ くむ "(transitive) to draw (water), to ladle, to dip, to scoop, to pump, to have a drink together, to consider, to sympathize with, to sympathise with" くむ くむ (transitive) to serve sake 雲 くも (noun) cloud 位 くらい "(suffix) throne, crown, (nobleman's) seat, government position, court rank, social standing, rank, class, echelon, rung; (noun) grade (of quality, etc.), level, tier, rank; (noun) digit (e.g. the tens, the hundreds, etc.), place, degree, extent, amount" ~くらい ~くらい くらし くらし "(noun) living, livelihood, subsistence, circumstances" クラシック クラシック "(noun) classical music; (adjectival) classic, classical; (noun) (the) classics" クラス クラス (noun) class グラス グラス "(noun) glass, grass" 比べる くらべる "(transitive) to compare, to make a comparison, to compete, to vie" グラム グラム "(noun) gram, gramme" グランド グランド "(noun) gland, grand, ground (e.g. land, electrical, base material of textiles, etc.)" クリーニング クリーニング "(noun) cleaning, dry cleaning, laundry service" クリーム クリーム (noun) cream くりかえす くりかえす "(intransitive) to repeat, to do something over again" クリスマス クリスマス (noun) Christmas グループ グループ (noun) group (usu. of people) 車 くるま "(noun) car, automobile, vehicle, wheel" くるむ くるむ "(transitive) to wrap up, to tuck in, to pack, to do up, to cover with, to dress in; (Godan) to conceal, to hide, to be engulfed in, to be enveloped by" くれ くれ "(suffix) year end, sunset, nightfall, end" くれぐれも くれぐれも "(adverb) repeatedly, sincerely, earnestly" くれる くれる "(transitive) to give, to let one have, to do for one, to be given" 黒 くろ "(noun) black, dark, bad guy, 'black hat'" 苦労 くろう "(noun) troubles, hardships" くわえる くわえる (transitive) to hold in one's mouth くわしい くわしい "(adjective) knowing very well, detailed, full, accurate" くん くん (noun) native Japanese reading (rendering) of a Chinese character ~君 ~くん 軍 ぐん "(noun,) army, force, troops" ぐんたい ぐんたい "(noun) army, troops" 訓練 くんれん "(noun) practice, practise, training" 毛 け "(noun) hair, fur" 下 げ "(noun) below, down, under, bottom, beneath, underneath, just after, right after, inferiority, one's inferior (i.e. one's junior), younger (e.g. of siblings), trade-in; (noun,) preliminary, preparatory" 計 けい "(noun,) plan, meter, measuring device; (prefix) (in) total, total (of)" ~形 ~けい ~型 ~けい 経営 けいえい "(noun) management, administration" 計画 けいかく "(noun) plan, project, schedule, scheme, program, programme" けいかん けいかん (nouns) policeman 景気 けいき "(noun) condition, state, business (condition)" 経験 けいけん (noun) experience けいこう けいこう "(noun) tendency, trend, inclination" けいこく けいこく "(nouns) warning, advice" けいざい けいざい "(noun) economics, business, finance, economy" けいさつ けいさつ (nouns) police 計算 けいさん "(noun) calculation, reckoning, count, forecast" けいじ けいじ "(noun) notice, bulletin, post, posting, placard" けいじ けいじ (noun) (police) detective; (noun) criminal matter 形式 けいしき "(noun) form (as opposed to substance), formality, method, system, style, format, mode, appearance, form (something takes), math expression" 芸術 げいじゅつ "(noun) (fine) art, the arts" けいぞく けいぞく (nouns) continuation けいと けいと (noun) knitting wool けいど けいど (noun) longitude 芸能 げいのう "(noun) public entertainment, accomplishments, attainments" 競馬 けいば (nouns) horse racing けいび けいび "(noun) defense, defence, guard, policing, security" けいやく けいやく "(noun) contract, compact, agreement" 経由 けいゆ "(noun) go by the way, via" けいようどうし けいようどうし "(noun) na-adjective (adj-na), quasi-adjective, adjectival noun, nominal adjective" ケーキ ケーキ (noun) cake ケース ケース "(noun) case, Computer-Aided Software Engineering, CASE" ゲーム ゲーム (noun) game けが けが "(noun) injury (to animate object), hurt" 外科 げか (nouns) surgical department げき げき "(noun) drama, play, powerful drug" げきじょう げきじょう "(nouns) theatre, theater, playhouse" けしき けしき "(nouns) scenery, scene, landscape" 下車 げしゃ "(noun) alighting (from train, bus, etc.), getting off" げじゅん げじゅん (noun) month (last third of) けしょう けしょう "(noun) make-up, cosmetics" けち けち "(adjectival) stinginess, miserliness, penny-pinching, cheesparing, miser, pinchpenny, skinflint, cheapskate, tightwad, niggard, shabby, cheap, mangy, poor, petty, narrow-minded, quibbling, mean-spirited, bad luck, ill omen, glitch" 血液 けつえき (noun) blood 結果 けっか "(noun) result, consequence, outcome, effect; (noun) coming to fruition, bearing fruit" けっかん けっかん "(noun) defect, fault, deficiency, deformity, shortage, gap" 結局 けっきょく "(noun) after all, eventually, in the end" 結構 けっこう "(noun) splendid, nice, wonderful, delicious, sweet; (adjectival) sufficient, fine (in the sense of ""I'm fine""), (by implication) no thank you; (adjectival) well enough, OK, tolerable; (adverb) reasonably, fairly, tolerably; (noun) construction, architecture" けっこん けっこん (noun) marriage 決して けっして "(adverb) never, by no means, decidedly, indisputably" 決定 けってい "(noun) decision, determination" けつろん けつろん (nouns) conclusion 気配 けはい "(noun) indication, sign, hint, presence, trend, quotation (esp. stock market)" 下品 げひん (adjectival) inferior article けむい けむい (adjective) smoky けむり けむり "(noun) smoke, fumes" ける ける "(transitive) to kick, to refuse, to reject" 県 けん "(noun) prefecture (of Japan), county (of China)" ~けん ~けん 現~ げん~ げんいん げんいん "(noun) cause, origin, source" 見解 けんかい "(noun) opinion, point of view" 限界 げんかい "(nouns) limit, bound" 見学 けんがく "(noun) inspection, study by observation, field trip" げんかん げんかん "(nouns) entranceway, entry hall, vestibule, foyer" 元気 げんき "(noun) health(y), robust, vigor, vigour, energy, vitality, vim, stamina, spirit, courage, pep" 研究 けんきゅう "(noun) study, research, investigation" 現金 げんきん "(noun) cash, ready money, mercenary, self-interested" 言語 げんご (noun) language けんこう けんこう "(noun) health, sound, wholesome" げんこう げんこう "(noun) manuscript, copy" 検査 けんさ "(noun) inspection (e.g. customs, factory), examination, scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)" 現在 げんざい "(noun) now, current, present, present time, as of" げんし げんし "(nouns) origin, primeval" 現実 げんじつ (noun) reality けんしゅう けんしゅう "(noun) training (esp. in-service), induction course" げんじゅう げんじゅう "(noun) strict, rigour, rigor, severe, firm, strong, secure" 現象 げんしょう (noun) phenomenon 現状 げんじょう "(nouns) present condition, existing state, status quo" 建設 けんせつ "(noun) construction, establishment" けんそん けんそん "(nouns) humble, humility, modesty" 現代 げんだい "(noun) nowadays, modern era, modern times, present-day" 建築 けんちく "(noun) construction, architecture" 限度 げんど "(noun) limit, bounds" けんとう けんとう "(noun) aim, mark, estimate, guess, approximation, direction" けんとう けんとう "(noun) consideration, examination, investigation, study, scrutiny, discussion" 現場 げんば "(nouns) actual spot, scene, scene of the crime" けんぽう けんぽう (nouns) constitution けんめい けんめい "(noun) eagerness, earnestness, risking one's life" けんり けんり "(noun) right, privilege" げんり げんり "(noun) principle, theory, fundamental truth" げんりょう げんりょう (noun) raw materials 子 こ "(noun,) child, young (animal), young woman, young geisha, offshoot, interest, new shares, bird egg; (noun,) (after a noun or -masu stem) -er (often of young women)" 小~ こ~ ~個 ~こ ~湖 ~こ 五 ご (numeric) five ご ご "(noun,) language, word" ~ご ~ご こい こい "(noun) love, tender passion" こい こい "(adjective) deep (colour), dark, strong (flavour, smell, etc.), thick (consistency), dense, strong (possibility, etc.), thick (i.e. ""as thick as thieves""), close, deep (love, etc.)" こいびと こいびと "(noun) lover, sweetheart" こう こう "(transitive) to ask, to request, to invite" 高~ こう~ ~校 ~こう ~港 ~こう ~号 ~ごう こういん こういん (noun) factory worker 強引 ごういん "(noun) overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed" こうえん こうえん (noun) (public) park 講演 こうえん "(noun) lecture, address, speech" 効果 こうか "(nouns) effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result" こうか こうか (noun) coin ごうか ごうか "(noun) wonderful, gorgeous, splendor, splendour, pomp, extravagance" こうがい こうがい "(nouns) suburb, outskirts" こうがい こうがい "(nouns) pollution, public nuisance, contamination" 合格 ごうかく "(noun) success, passing (e.g. exam), eligibility" こうかん こうかん "(noun) exchange, interchange, switching, reciprocity, barter, substitution, replacement, clearing (of checks, cheques)" こうぎ こうぎ (noun) lecture 高級 こうきゅう "(nouns) high class, high grade" こうきょう こうきょう "(nouns) public, community, public service, society, communal" 工業 こうぎょう (noun) (manufacturing) industry 航空 こうくう "(nouns) aviation, flying" 光景 こうけい "(noun) scene, spectacle" 工芸 こうげい (nouns) industrial arts 合計 ごうけい "(noun) sum total, total amount" こうげき こうげき "(noun) attack, strike, offensive, criticism, censure" こうけん こうけん "(noun) contribution, services" こうこう こうこう (noun) filial piety 高校 こうこう (noun) senior high school 広告 こうこく (nouns) advertisement こうさ こうさ "(nouns) crossing, intersection, (genetic) crossing over" 講師 こうし (noun) lecturer 工事 こうじ "(noun) construction work, construction, work (related to construction, e.g. painting, concrete-pouring, etc.)" こうしき こうしき "(adjectival) formality, formal, official, formula" こうして こうして (conjunction) thus こうしゃ こうしゃ (noun) school building 工場 こうじょう "(noun) factory, plant, mill, workshop" こうすい こうすい (noun) perfume こうせい こうせい "(noun) justice, fairness, impartiality" 構成 こうせい "(nouns) organization, organisation, configuration, composition" こうせき こうせき "(noun) achievements, merit, meritorious service, meritorious deed" こうせん こうせん "(noun) beam, light ray" こうそう こうそう "(nouns) multistory, multistoried, high-rise, high, tall" 構造 こうぞう "(noun) structure, construction" 高速 こうそく "(nouns) high speed, high gear, highway, freeway, expressway, motorway" こうたい こうたい "(noun) alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.)" こうち こうち (noun) arable land 交通 こうつう "(noun) communication, transportation, traffic, intercourse" 高度 こうど "(noun) altitude, height, advanced, high-grade, strong" 高等 こうとう "(nouns) high class, high grade" 行動 こうどう "(nouns) action, conduct, behaviour, behavior, mobilization, mobilisation" ごうとう ごうとう "(noun) robber, mugger, robbery, burglary" 合同 ごうどう "(noun) combination, incorporation, union, amalgamation, fusion, congruence" こうはい こうはい (noun) junior (at work or school) こうひょう こうひょう "(noun) official announcement, proclamation" こうほ こうほ "(noun) candidate, contender, prospect, pick, choice, list, candidacy, candidature, nomination" こうもく こうもく "(noun) (data) item, entry" 交流 こうりゅう "(noun) intercourse, (cultural) exchange, intermingling, alternating current, AC" 声 こえ (noun) voice コース コース (noun) course コーチ コーチ (noun) coach コート コート "(noun) coat, court (i.e. tennis, basketball, etc.)" コード コード "(noun) code, cord, chord" コーラス コーラス (noun) chorus 氷 こおり "(noun) ice, shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)" ゴール ゴール (noun) goal ごかい ごかい (noun) misunderstanding こきゅう こきゅう "(nouns) breath, respiration, knack, trick, secret (of doing something)" こきょう こきょう "(noun) home town, birthplace, old village, historic village, native place, one's old home" ~国 ~こく 国王 こくおう (nouns) king 国語 こくご "(noun) Japanese (language), national language, native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)" 国際 こくさい (nouns) international こくせき こくせき (noun) nationality こくふく こくふく "(noun) subjugation, conquest, victory" 国民 こくみん "(noun) nation, nationality, people, citizen" 国立 こくりつ (nouns) national ここ ここ "(noun) here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining), this place, these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker), these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker), the next ..." 午後 ごご "(noun) afternoon, p.m." こごえる こごえる "(intransitive) to freeze, to be chilled, to be frozen" 九日 ここのか "(noun) the ninth day of the month, nine days" 心 こころ "(noun) mind, heart, spirit, the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)" こし こし "(noun) back, lower back, waist, hips, lumbar region, body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.), resilience, spring" こしょう こしょう "(noun) break-down, failure, fault, accident, out of order" こしょう こしょう (nouns) pepper こしらえる こしらえる "(transitive) to make, to manufacture" 個人 こじん "(nouns) individual, private person, personal, private" こする こする "(Godan) to touch lightly, to take a percentage (from)" 午前 ごぜん "(noun) morning, a.m." ごぞんじですか ごぞんじですか 答 こたえ "(noun) response, reply, answer, solution" こたえる こたえる "(intransitive) to answer, to reply" ごちそう ごちそう "(noun) feast, treating (someone); (noun) to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)" ごちそうさま ごちそうさま "(interjection) word used after one has been treated (esp. used after a meal), used after hearing something lovey-dovey" こちら こちら "(noun) this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker), this direction, here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is), this one (something physically close to the speaker); (nouns) I, me, this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)" こっち こっち "(noun) this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker), this direction, here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is), this one (something physically close to the speaker); (nouns) I, me, this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)" こちらこそ こちらこそ (Expressions) it is I who should say so 国家 こっか "(noun) state, country, nation" 国会 こっかい "(nouns) National Diet, parliament, congress" 国境 こっきょう (nouns) national or state border コック コック "(noun) cook, tap, spigot, faucet, cock, cock (male fowl), cock (penis)" こっそり こっそり "(adverb) stealthily, secretly" コップ コップ "(noun) glass (i.e. drinking vessel), tumbler, cop (police officer)" こてん こてん "(nouns) old book, classics, classic" 事 こと "(noun) thing, matter, fact, circumstances, business, reason, experience" こと こと "(noun) koto (13-stringed Japanese zither), stringed instrument, zheng (Chinese zither), guzheng" ~毎 ~ごと ~ごと (まるごと) 今年 ことし (noun) this year 言付ける ことづける "(transitive) to tell (to do), to order, to charge, to direct, to tell on (someone), to report, to often say" 言葉 ことば "(noun) language, dialect, word, words, phrase, term, expression, remark, speech, (manner of) speaking" こども こども "(noun) child, children" ことわざ ことわざ "(noun) proverb, maxim" この この (numeric) nine このあいだ このあいだ "(adverbial) the other day, lately, recently, during this period, meanwhile, in the meantime" こないだ こないだ "(noun) the other day, lately, recently" このごろ このごろ "(noun) recently, nowadays, these days" 好み このみ "(noun) liking, taste, choice" コピー コピー "(noun) copy, photocopy, blurb on a book jacket, catch copy" ごぶさた ごぶさた "(noun) not writing or contacting for a while, neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.), long silence" こぼす こぼす "(transitive) to spill, to grumble" こぼれる こぼれる "(intransitive) to spill, to fall out of, to overflow, to peek through, to become visible (although normally not), to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)" 細かい こまかい "(adjective) small, fine, minute, minor, trivial, sensitive, attentive" ごみ ごみ "(noun) rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse" ~こむ ~こむ ゴム ゴム "(nouns) gum, rubber, eraser, condom" 米 こめ "(noun) metre, meter, meter (i.e. a gauge), gauge" ごめん ごめん "(noun) your pardon, declining (something), dismissal, permission" ごめんください ごめんください (Expressions) may I come in? ごめんなさい ごめんなさい "(Expressions) I beg your pardon, excuse me" 小屋 こや "(noun) hut, cabin, shed, (animal) pen" ごらく ごらく "(nouns) pleasure, amusement" これ これ "(pronoun) this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic), this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group), now, here, I (me), certainly" コレクション コレクション "(noun) collection, correction" これら これら (nouns) these ころ ころ "(noun,) (approximate) time, around, about, toward, suitable time (or condition), time of year, season" 殺す ころす (transitive) to kill こん こん "(noun) navy blue, deep blue" 今~ こん~ 今回 こんかい "(noun) now, this time, lately" コンクール コンクール (noun) contest コンクリート コンクリート (noun) concrete 今後 こんご "(noun) from now on, hereafter" コンサート コンサート (noun) concert コンセント コンセント "(noun) electrical outlet (concentric plug), consent, concentric" 今度 こんど "(noun) now, this time, next time, another time" こんな こんな "(pre-noun) such (about something/someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker), like this" こんなに こんなに "(adverb) so, like this, in this way" こんなん こんなん "(noun) difficulty, distress" こんにちは こんにちは "(interjection) hello, good day (daytime greeting)" こんばんは こんばんは (Expressions) good evening コンピューター コンピューター (noun) computer こんらん こんらん "(noun) disorder, chaos, confusion, mayhem" 差 さ "(noun,) difference, variation" さあ さあ "(interjection) come, come now" サークル サークル "(noun) circle, club (e.g. company sports club)" サービス サービス "(nouns) service, support system, goods or services without charge" 際 さい "(noun) edge, brink, verge, side" 再~ さい~ 最~ さい~ ~さい ~さい ~祭 ~さい 在学 ざいがく (noun) (enrolled) in school 最近 さいきん "(noun) latest, most recent, nowadays" 最後 さいご "(noun) last, end, conclusion; (Expressions) (after -tara form or -ta form followed by ""ga"") no sooner than, right after (often having negative consequences), one's final moments" 最高 さいこう "(nouns) highest, supreme, the most" 再三 さいさん "(noun) again and again, repeatedly" 財産 ざいさん "(noun) property, fortune, assets" 祭日 さいじつ "(nouns) national holiday, festival day" 最終 さいしゅう "(nouns) last, final, closing" 最初 さいしょ "(noun) beginning, outset, first, onset" さいちゅう さいちゅう "(noun) in the middle of, height of, in course of, midst" 最低 さいてい "(nouns) least, lowest, worst, nasty, disgusting, horrible, yuck!" さいてん さいてん "(noun) marking, grading, looking over" 才能 さいのう "(noun) talent, ability" さいばん さいばん "(nouns) trial, judgement, judgment" さいふ さいふ "(noun) purse, handbag, wallet" さいほう さいほう (noun) sewing 材料 ざいりょう "(noun) ingredients, material" サイレン サイレン (nouns) siren サイン サイン "(noun) autograph, signature; (noun) sign; (noun) sine" 坂 さか "(noun) slope, hill" 境 さかい "(noun) border, boundary, mental state" 逆様 さかさま "(nouns) inversion, upside down" さかのぼる さかのぼる "(intransitive) to go back, to go upstream, to make retroactive" さかり さかり "(suffix) peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season), height (e.g. of summer), prime (of one's life), one's best days, rutting, being in heat" さかん さかん "(adjectival) popular, prosperous, enthusiastic, energetic, vigorous" 先 さき "(prefix) previous, prior, former, some time ago, preceding, point (e.g. pencil), tip, end, nozzle, head (of a line), front, ahead, the other side, the future, hereafter, destination, the other party" さきおととい さきおととい "(noun) two days before yesterday, three days back (ago)" 先程 さきほど (noun) some time ago 作業 さぎょう "(noun) work, operation, manufacturing, fatigue duty" さく さく (intransitive) to bloom さく さく "(transitive) to tear, to rip up, to cut up, to cleave, to cut open (esp. the abdomen), to forcibly separate (i.e. two lovers), to spare (time, money, etc.), to use part of something, to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye" 昨 さく "(prefix) last (year), yesterday" 作者 さくしゃ "(noun) author, authoress" 作成 さくせい "(noun) framing, drawing up, making, producing, creating, creation, preparing, writing" さくせい さくせい (noun) manufacture 作品 さくひん "(noun) work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.), opus, performance, production" 作文 さくぶん "(noun) writing (an essay, prose, etc.), composition, formal writing with little real meaning" 作物 さくもつ (noun) literary work さくら さくら "(noun) cherry tree, cherry blossom, decoy, fake buyer, shill, hired applauder, horse meat" 酒 さけ "(noun) alcohol, sake" さける さける "(transitive) to avoid (physical contact with); (transitive) to avoid (situation); (Ichidan) to ward off, to avert" 下げる さげる "(transitive) to hang, to lower, to move back, to wear, to dismiss, to grant" 支える ささえる "(transitive) to support, to prop, to sustain, to underlay, to hold up, to hold at bay, to stem, to check" ささやく ささやく "(intransitive) to whisper, to murmur" さす さす "(transitive) to insert, to put in, to graft, to wear in belt" 注す さす "(transitive) to pour (drink), to serve (drinks)" さす さす (Godan) to shine 流石 さすが "(nouns) as one would expect, still, all the same, even... (e.g. ""even a genius..."")" ざせき ざせき (nouns) seat 札 さつ "(noun,) note, paper money" ~さつ ~さつ さつえい さつえい (noun) photographing 作家 さっか "(noun) author, writer, novelist, artist" さっき さっき (noun) some time ago 作曲 さっきょく "(noun) composition, setting (of music)" さっさと さっさと (adverb) quickly ざっし ざっし "(noun) journal, magazine, periodical" ざっと ざっと "(adverb) roughly, in round numbers" さっぱり さっぱり "(adverb) feeling refreshed, feeling relieved, neat, trimmed, plain, simple, completely, entirely, not in the least (in sentence with negative verb), not at all; (noun) completely ignorant, not doing at all" さて さて "(interjection) well, now, then" さとう さとう (noun) sugar さばく さばく (noun) desert さびる さびる "(intransitive) to rust, to become rusty" 差別 さべつ "(noun) discrimination, distinction, differentiation" ~様 ~さま 様々 さまざま "(noun) varied, various" 冷ます さます "(transitive) to cool, to dampen, to let cool, to throw a damper on, to spoil" 左右 さゆう "(noun) left and right, influence, control, domination" さようなら さようなら (interjection) good-bye 再来月 さらいげつ (noun) month after next 再来週 さらいしゅう (noun) week after next サラダ サラダ (noun) salad サラリーマン サラリーマン "(noun) office worker, company employee" さわぎ さわぎ "(noun,) uproar, disturbance" さわやか さわやか "(noun) fresh, refreshing, invigorating, clear, fluent, eloquent" さわる さわる "(intransitive) to touch, to feel" 三 さん (numeric) three ~山 ~さん ~産 ~さん 参加 さんか (nouns) participation 産業 さんぎょう (nouns) industry 参考 さんこう "(nouns) reference, consultation" 賛成 U?[い "(nouns) approval, agreement, support, favour, favor" さんせい さんせい (noun) acidity; (nouns) acidic さんそ さんそ (nouns) oxygen サンダル サンダル (noun) sandal 産地 さんち (noun) producing area サンドイッチ サンドイッチ (noun) sandwich 残念 ざんねん "(noun) deplorable, bad luck, regret, disappointment" サンプル サンプル (noun) sample 四 し (numeric) four 市 し "(noun) market, fair" し し "(noun) family name, lineage, birth" し し "(noun) song, classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka), modern poetry" ~史 ~し ~紙 ~し ~時 ~じ ~寺 ~じ 試合 しあい "(noun) match, game, bout, contest" しあさって しあさって (noun) (in) three days time (two days after tomorrow) 幸せ しあわせ "(noun) happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing" シーズン シーズン (nouns) season (sporting) シーツ シーツ (noun) sheet 寺院 じいん (noun) temple しいんと (する) ジーンズ ジーンズ (noun) jeans じえい じえい "(nouns) self-defense, self-defence" ジェット機 ジェットき "(noun) jet aeroplane, jet airplane" 塩 しお (noun) salt しかい しかい "(noun) chairmanship, leading a meeting" しかく しかく (nouns) square しかし しかし "(conjunction) however, but" 仕方 しかた "(noun) way, method, means, resource, course" 直に じかに "(adverb) directly, in person, headlong" しかも しかも "(conjunction) moreover, furthermore, nevertheless, and yet" しかる しかる (transitive) to scold 時間 じかん (noun) time; (counter) hours ~時間 ~じかん ~時間目 ~じかんめ 式 しき "(noun,) equation, formula, expression, ceremony, style, enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)" ~しき (日本式) 直 じき "(adjectival) straight, ordinary, common, doing nothing" 時期 じき "(noun) time, season, period; (adverb) soon, shortly" しきち しきち "(noun) site, plot, lot, grounds" 支給 しきゅう "(noun) provision, supply, payment, allowance, grant" しきゅう しきゅう "(nouns) urgent, pressing" しきりに しきりに "(adverb) frequently, repeatedly, often, incessantly, constantly, strongly, eagerly" しく しく "(Godan) to spread out, to lay out, to take a position, to impose widely (e.g. over a city)" しげき しげき "(noun) stimulus, impetus, incentive, encouragement, motivation" 試験 しけん "(noun) examination, test, study, trial, experiment" しげん しげん (noun) resources 事件 じけん "(noun) event, affair, incident, case, plot, trouble, scandal" じこ じこ "(noun) accident, incident, trouble, circumstances, reasons" じこく じこく "(noun) instant, time, moment" 仕事 しごと "(nouns) work, job, business, occupation, employment, vocation, task, work" 自殺 じさつ (noun) suicide 事実 じじつ "(noun) fact, truth, reality" 支出 ししゅつ "(noun) expenditure, expenses" じしょ じしょ "(noun) dictionary, lexicon, letter of resignation" 事情 じじょう "(noun) circumstances, consideration, conditions, situation, reasons" しじん しじん (noun) poet 自身 じしん "(noun) by oneself, personally" じしん じしん (noun) earthquake 静か しずか "(adjectival) quiet, peaceful" しせい しせい "(noun) attitude, posture" 自然 しぜん "(noun) nature, spontaneity; (adverb) naturally, spontaneously" 思想 しそう "(noun) thought, idea, ideology" 時速 じそく (noun) speed (per hour) した した "(noun) tongue, tongue-like object, clapper (of a bell), talon (of a lock)" 死体 したい "(nouns) dead body, corpse, cadaver" じたい じたい "(noun) situation, (present) state of affairs, circumstances" 時代 じだい "(noun) period, epoch, era, age, the times, those days, oldness, ancientness, antiquity, antique, period piece" じたく じたく (noun) one's home 七 しち (numeric) seven 自治 じち "(noun) self-government, autonomy" 質 しつ "(noun,) quality" 室~ しつ~ ~室 ~しつ しっかり しっかり "(noun) firmly, tightly, reliable, level-headed, steady" 実感 じっかん "(noun) feelings (actual, true)" 失業 しつぎょう (nouns) unemployment 実験 じっけん (noun) experiment 実現 じつげん "(noun) implementation (e.g. of a system), materialization, materialisation, realization, realisation" しつこい しつこい "(adjective) insistent, obstinate" 実行 じっこう "(noun) practice, practise, performance, execution (e.g. program) (programme), realization, realisation, implementation" 実際 じっさい "(noun) practicality, practical, reality, actuality, actual conditions, bhutakoti (limit of reality)" じっし じっし "(noun) enforcement, implementation, putting into practice (practise), carrying out, operation, working (e.g. working parameters), enactment" 実績 じっせき "(noun) achievements, actual results" じっと じっと "(noun) motionlessly, fixedly (e.g. of staring), patiently, firmly (e.g. hold), restrained" 実に じつに "(adverb) indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite" 実は じつは "(adverb) as a matter of fact, by the way, to tell you the truth, to be honest, frankly" 失敗 しっぱい "(noun) failure, mistake, blunder" しっぴつ しっぴつ (noun) writing (e.g. as a profession) しっぽ しっぽ (noun) tail (animal) 質問 しつもん "(nouns) question, inquiry, enquiry" 実用 じつよう "(noun) practical use, utility" 実力 じつりょく "(noun) (real) ability, true strength, merit, efficiency, competency, arms, force" しつれいしました (感) "(noun) excuse me, I'm sorry" 指定 してい "(noun) designation, specification, assignment, appointment, pointing at" してつ してつ (noun) private railway 支店 してん (noun) branch store (office) 自転車 じてんしゃ (noun) bicycle 指導 しどう "(noun) leadership, guidance, coaching, shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)" 自動 じどう "(noun) automatic, self-motion, intransitive verb" 児童 じどう "(noun) children, juvenile" 自動車 じどうしゃ (noun) automobile 品 しな "(noun,) thing, article, goods, dignity, class, quality; (counter) counter for meal courses; (noun) flirtatiousness, coquetry" 支配 しはい "(noun) rule, control, direction" しばい しばい "(noun) play, drama" しばしば しばしば "(adverb) often, again and again, frequently" しはらい しはらい (noun) payment しはらう しはらう (transitive) to pay しばらく しばらく "(nouns) little while, short while, moment, instant, a while, quite a time; (interjection) it's been a long time" じばん じばん "(noun) stronghold, base, (the) ground" 字引 じびき (noun) dictionary しびれる しびれる "(intransitive) to become numb, to go to sleep (e.g. a limb)" 自分 じぶん "(nouns) myself, yourself, oneself, himself, herself, I, me" しへい しへい "(noun) paper money, notes, bills" しぼう しぼう "(nouns) death, mortality" しぼむ しぼむ "(intransitive) to wither, to fade (away), to shrivel, to wilt" 資本 しほん "(noun) funds, capital" 島 しま "(noun) island, territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.), turf" しまい (終わり) (noun) sisters 姉妹 しまい (noun) sisters しまう (終わる) "(transitive) to finish, to close, to do something completely, to put away, to put an end to" しまった (感) "(Expressions) damn it!, damn!, oops!, oh dear!, oh no!" しまる しまる "(intransitive) to be shut, to close, to be closed, to be locked, to tighten, to be tightened, to become sober, to become tense" 地味 じみ "(noun) plain, simple, subdued, sober" しみじみ しみじみ "(adverb) earnestly, keenly, fully, deeply, heartily, seriously, calmly" 市民 しみん "(noun) citizen, townspeople" 事務 じむ "(nouns) business, office work" しめい しめい "(noun) full name, identity" しめきり しめきり "(noun) closing, cut-off, end, deadline, Closed, No Entrance" 示す しめす "(transitive) to denote, to show, to point out, to indicate, to exemplify" しめた (感) "(noun) I've got it, all right, fine" しめる しめる "(transitive) to comprise (some part of the whole), to account for, to make up (of), to hold, to occupy" ~車 ~しゃ ~者 ~しゃ ~社 ~しゃ じゃあ じゃあ "(interjection) then, well, so, well then, combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles; (auxiliary) plain copula" ジャーナリスト ジャーナリスト (noun) journalist 社会 しゃかい "(noun) society, public" しゃがむ しゃがむ "(intransitive) to squat, to crouch" しゃこ しゃこ "(noun) garage, car shed, carport" しゃしょう しゃしょう (noun) (train) conductor 写真 しゃしん "(noun) photograph, photo, movie" シャツ シャツ "(noun) shirt, singlet" 借金 しゃっきん "(noun) debt, loan, liabilities" しゃっくり しゃっくり "(noun) hiccough, hiccup" シャッター シャッター "(noun) camera shutter, shutter (door, window, etc.)" しゃぶる しゃぶる "(transitive) to suck, to chew" しゃべる しゃべる "(intransitive) to talk, to chat, to chatter" しゃれ しゃれ "(noun) frank, open-hearted" ジャム ジャム (noun) jam シャワー シャワー (noun) shower じゃんけん じゃんけん "(noun) rock, paper, scissors game" ~手 ~しゅ ~酒 ~しゅ 週 しゅう "(noun,) week" 州 しゅう "(noun) state, province, county (UK), department (of ancient China), continent; (suffix) (after someone's name) dear" ~集 ~しゅう 自由 じゆう "(noun) freedom, liberty, as it pleases you" 十 じゅう "(numeric) 10, ten" じゅう じゅう "(noun) gun, rifle, small arms" 重~ じゅう~ ~重 ~じゅう ~中 ~じゅう 周囲 しゅうい "(nouns) surroundings, environs, circumference" 集会 しゅうかい "(noun) meeting, assembly" しゅうかく しゅうかく "(noun) harvest, crop, ingathering" 習慣 しゅうかん "(nouns) custom, habit, manners" 住居 じゅうきょ "(noun) dwelling, house, residence, address" しゅうきょう しゅうきょう (noun) religion しゅうきん しゅうきん (noun) money collection 集合 しゅうごう "(nouns) gathering, assembly, meeting, set" じゅうし じゅうし "(noun) importance, stress, serious consideration" 住所 じゅうしょ "(noun) address (e.g. of house), residence, domicile" しゅうしょく しゅうしょく "(noun) finding employment, inauguration" ジュース ジュース "(noun) juice, soft drink (any (sweet) non-alcoholic beverage, carbonated or uncarbonated), deuce" しゅうせい しゅうせい "(noun) amendment, correction, revision, modification, alteration, retouching, update, fix" じゅうたい じゅうたい "(noun) seriously ill, serious condition, critical state" じゅうたい じゅうたい "(noun) congestion (e.g. traffic), delay, stagnation" 重大 じゅうだい "(noun) serious, important, significant, grave, weighty" じゅうたく じゅうたく "(noun) residence, housing, residential building" 集団 しゅうだん "(noun) group, mass" じゅうたん (カーペット) (noun) carpet 集中 しゅうちゅう "(nouns) concentration, convergence, centralization, integration, gathering together" 重点 じゅうてん "(noun) important point, lay stress on, colon, emphasis" しゅうにゅう しゅうにゅう "(noun) income, receipts, revenue" しゅうにん しゅうにん "(nouns) inauguration, assumption of office" 十分 じゅうぶん (noun) 10 minutes 周辺 しゅうへん "(noun) circumference, outskirts, environs, around, in the area of, in the vicinity of, (computer) peripheral" 住民 じゅうみん "(noun) citizens, inhabitants, residents, population" 重要 じゅうよう "(noun) important, momentous, essential, principal, major" しゅうり しゅうり "(nouns) repairing, mending, servicing" しゅうりょう しゅうりょう "(noun) end, close, termination" 重量 じゅうりょう "(nouns) weight, heavyweight boxer" しゅぎ しゅぎ "(noun) doctrine, rule, principle" じゅぎょう じゅぎょう "(noun) lesson, class work" しゅくしょう しゅくしょう "(nouns) reduction, curtailment" しゅくはく しゅくはく (noun) lodging 受験 じゅけん (noun) taking an examination 手術 しゅじゅつ (nouns) surgical operation 首相 しゅしょう "(noun) Prime Minister, Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.), Premier" 主人 しゅじん "(nouns) head (of a household), proprietor (of a store), proprietress, landlord, landlady, one's husband, (one's) employer, (one's) master, host, hostess" しゅだん しゅだん "(noun) means, way, measure" しゅちょう しゅちょう "(noun) claim, request, insistence, assertion, advocacy, emphasis, contention, opinion, tenet" 述語 じゅつご (noun) predicate 出場 しゅつじょう "(noun) (stage) appearance, participation, performance" 出身 しゅっしん "(nouns) person's origin (town, city, country, etc.), institution from which one graduated, director in charge of employee relations" 出席 しゅっせき "(noun) attendance, presence, appearance; (noun) to attend, to be present, to appear" しゅっちょう しゅっちょう "(noun) official tour, business trip" 出発 しゅっぱつ (noun) departure 出版 しゅっぱん (noun) publication 首都 しゅと "(nouns) capital city, metropolis" 主婦 しゅふ "(noun) housewife, mistress (of the house), homemaker" しゅみ しゅみ "(noun) hobby, tastes, preference" じゅみょう じゅみょう (noun) life span 主役 しゅやく "(nouns) leading part, leading actor (actress)" 主要 しゅよう "(noun) chief, main, principal, major" じゅよう じゅよう "(noun) demand, request" 種類 しゅるい "(noun) variety, kind, type, category; (counter) counter for different sorts of things" 順 じゅん "(noun,) order, turn" しゅんかん しゅんかん "(noun) moment, second, instant" じゅんさ じゅんさ "(noun) police, policeman" 順々 じゅんじゅん "(noun) in order, in turn" じゅんじょう じゅんじょう "(noun) pure heart, naivete, self-sacrificing devotion" じゅんすい じゅんすい "(nouns) pure, true, genuine, unmixed" 順調 じゅんちょう "(noun) favourable, favorable, doing well, OK, all right" 準備 じゅんび "(noun) preparation, setup, arrangements, provision, reserve" 初~ しょ~ しょ~ しょ~ ~所 ~しょ 女~ じょ~ ~女 ~じょ 使用 しよう "(noun) use, application, employment, utilization, utilisation" 小 しょう "(noun,) smallness, small item, short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days), elementary school, younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name), unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)" 章 しょう "(noun) chapter, section, medal" 賞 しょう "(noun,) prize, award" 省~ しょう~ ~省 ~しょう ~商 ~しょう ~勝 ~しょう ~状 ~じょう ~場 ~じょう ~じょう ~じょう しょうかい しょうかい "(nouns) introduction, referral" しょうがい しょうがい "(noun) obstacle, impediment, hindrance, difficulty, barrier, handicap, impairment, disability, disorder, malfunction" 小学生 しょうがくせい "(noun) elementary school student, primary school student, grade school student" 正月 しょうがつ "(noun) New Year, New Year's Day, the first month, January" 小学校 しょうがっこう "(noun) primary school, elementary school, grade school" しょうがない しょうがない "(Expressions) it can't be helped, it is inevitable, nothing can be done" しょうぎ しょうぎ "(noun) shogi, Japanese chess, xianqi" じょうぎ じょうぎ (noun) (measuring) ruler 乗客 じょうきゃく (noun) passenger 商業 しょうぎょう "(nouns) commerce, trade, business" じょうきょう じょうきょう "(nouns) state of affairs (around you), situation, circumstances" 消極的 しょうきょくてき "(adjectival) negative, half-hearted, passive, unmotivated, pessimistic" 賞金 しょうきん "(noun) prize, monetary award" 上下 じょうげ "(noun) high and low, up and down, unloading and loading, praising and blaming" じょうけん じょうけん "(noun) condition, conditions, term, terms, requirement, requirements" 正午 しょうご "(noun) noon, mid-day" しょうじ しょうじ (noun) shoji (paper sliding door) 正直 しょうじき "(noun) honesty, integrity, frankness; (adverb) honestly, frankly" 常識 じょうしき "(noun) common knowledge, conventional wisdom, general knowledge, common sense" 商社 しょうしゃ "(noun) trading company, firm" じょうじゅん じょうじゅん (noun) first 10 days of month 少女 しょうじょ "(noun) young lady, little girl, virgin, maiden, daughter" しょうしょう しょうしょう "(noun) just a minute, small quantity" しょうじょう しょうじょう "(nouns) symptoms, condition" 生ずる しょうずる "(intransitive) to cause, to arise, to be generated" 小数 しょうすう "(nouns) fraction (part of), decimal fraction" 小説 しょうせつ "(nouns) novel, (short) story" 招待 しょうたい (nouns) invitation じょうたい じょうたい "(noun) current status, condition, situation, circumstances, state" じょうだん じょうだん "(nouns) jest, joke" しょうち しょうち "(noun) consent, acceptance, assent, admitting, acknowledgment, acknowledgement, compliance, agreement, awareness" 商店 しょうてん "(noun) shop, small store, business, firm" しょうてん しょうてん "(nouns) focus (e.g. photographic), focal point" しょうとつ しょうとつ "(noun) collision, conflict" しょうにん しょうにん "(noun) recognition, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, approval, consent, agreement" 少年 しょうねん "(noun) boys, juveniles" 商売 しょうばい "(noun) trade, business, commerce, transaction, occupation" 消費 しょうひ "(nouns) consumption, expenditure" 商品 しょうひん "(noun) commodity, article of commerce, goods, stock, merchandise" しょうひん しょうひん "(noun) prize, trophy" 勝負 しょうぶ "(noun) victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout" 消防 しょうぼう "(noun) fire fighting, fire department" しょうぼうしょ しょうぼうしょ (noun) fire station 情報 じょうほう "(noun) news, gossip, (military) intelligence, information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)" しょうめい しょうめい "(nouns) proof, verification" 正面 しょうめん "(prefix) front, frontage, facade, main" しょうらい しょうらい "(noun) future (usually near), prospects" しょうりゃく しょうりゃく "(noun) omission, abbreviation, abridgment, abridgement" 女王 じょおう (nouns) queen じょきょうじゅ じょきょうじゅ (noun) assistant professor 職 しょく "(noun,) employment" ~色 ~しょく 職業 しょくぎょう "(nouns) occupation, business" 食事 しょくじ (noun) meal; (noun) to eat 食堂 しょくどう "(noun) dining room, dining hall, cafeteria, messroom, restaurant, eatery, snack bar, diner" 職人 しょくにん "(nouns) worker, mechanic, artisan, craftsman" 職場 しょくば "(noun) one's post, place of work, workplace" 食品 しょくひん "(noun) commodity, foodstuff" 植物 しょくぶつ "(noun) plant, vegetation" 食料 しょくりょう (noun) food しょくりょう しょくりょう "(noun) provisions, rations, food supply" 女子 じょし "(nouns) woman, girl" 助手 じょしゅ "(noun) helper, helpmeet, assistant, tutor" じょじょに じょじょに "(adverb) slowly, little by little, gradually, steadily, quietly" 女性 じょせい "(nouns) woman, female, feminine gender" しょせき しょせき "(noun) book, publication" ショップ ショップ (noun) shop 書店 しょてん "(noun) bookshop, bookstore" 書道 しょどう (nouns) calligraphy (esp. Chinese) しょめい しょめい (noun) signature じょゆう じょゆう (nouns) actress しょり しょり "(noun) processing, dealing with, treatment, disposition, disposal" 書類 しょるい "(noun) documents, official papers" 知らせ しらせ "(noun) notice, notification" 知らせる しらせる "(transitive) to notify, to advise, to inform" しり しり "(noun) ass, arse, buttocks, rear, end, acupuncture point" 知合い しりあい (noun) acquaintance シリーズ シリーズ "(noun,) series" しりつ しりつ (nouns) private (establishment) 資料 しりょう "(nouns) materials, data, document" 知る しる "(transitive) to know, to understand, to be acquainted with, to feel" 印 しるし "(noun) seal, stamp, mark, print, mudra (symbolic hand gesture), India" 白 しろ "(noun) white, good guy, 'white hat'" しろ しろ (noun) castle しろうと しろうと "(nouns) amateur, novice" しん しん "(noun) wick, marrow, staple (for stapler), (pencil) lead, stuffing, pith, core, heart, centre, center" ~人 ~じん 進学 しんがく "(noun) entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university" しんかんせん しんかんせん "(noun) bullet train (very high speed), Shinkansen" 神経 しんけい "(noun) nerve, sensitivity" しんこう しんこう "(noun) (religious) faith, belief, creed" 信号 しんごう "(noun) traffic lights, signal, semaphore" 人工 じんこう "(nouns) artificial, manmade, human work, human skill, artificiality" しんこく しんこく (noun) serious しんさつ しんさつ (noun) medical examination 人事 じんじ "(nouns) personnel affairs, human affairs, human resources, HR" 神社 じんじゃ (noun) Shinto shrine 人種 じんしゅ (nouns) race (of people) しんしん しんしん (nouns) mind and body しんせい しんせい "(noun) application, request, petition" 人生 じんせい (noun) (human) life (i.e. conception to death) しんせつ しんせつ "(noun) kindness, gentleness" しんせん しんせん (adjectival) fresh しんぞう しんぞう (noun) heart 身体 しんたい "(nouns) body, health" しんだん しんだん (nouns) diagnosis 身長 しんちょう "(noun) height (of body), stature" しんちょう しんちょう "(noun) discretion, prudence, caution, care" 心配 しんぱい "(noun) worry, concern, anxiety; (noun) care, help, aid, assistance" しんぱん しんぱん "(noun) refereeing, trial, judgement, judgment, umpire, referee" 人物 じんぶつ "(noun) character, personality, person, man, personage, talented man" 新聞 しんぶん (nouns) newspaper 進歩 しんぽ "(noun) progress, development" 深夜 しんや (noun) late at night しんゆう しんゆう "(noun) close friend, bosom (old, intimate) friend, buddy, crony, chum" 信用 しんよう "(noun) confidence, dependence, credit, faith, reliance, belief, credence" しんらい しんらい "(noun) reliance, trust, faith, confidence" 心理 しんり (noun) mentality 森林 しんりん "(nouns) forest, woods" 親類 しんるい "(nouns) relation, kin" 人類 じんるい "(noun) mankind, humanity" しんろ しんろ "(noun) course, direction, compass bearing" 神話 しんわ "(nouns) myth, legend" す す "(noun) nest, rookery, breeding place, hive, den, haunt, (spider's) web" す す (noun) vinegar 図 ず "(noun,) figure (e.g. Fig 1), drawing, picture, illustration" 水泳 すいえい (nouns) swimming 水産 すいさん "(noun) marine products, fisheries" 水準 すいじゅん "(noun) level, standard, water level" すいせん すいせん (nouns) recommendation スイッチ スイッチ (noun) switch すいてい すいてい "(nouns) presumption, assumption, estimation" 水道 すいどう "(noun) water service, water supply" すいみん すいみん (nouns) sleep 水面 すいめん (noun) water's surface すいよう すいよう (noun) Wednesday 数学 すうがく "(noun) mathematics, arithmetic" 数字 すうじ "(noun) numeral, figure, digit, numeric character" ずうずうしい ずうずうしい "(adjective) impudent, shameless" スーツ スーツ (noun) suit スーツケース スーツケース (noun) suitcase ずうっと ずうっと "(adverb) continuously in some state (for a long time, distance), throughout, all along, the whole time, all the way, much (better, etc.), by far, far and away, far away, long ago, direct, straight" スーパー スーパー "(noun) super, supermarket, superimpose, superheterodyne, (film with) subtitles" スープ スープ (noun) (Western) soup 末 すえ "(noun) top end, tip" すがた すがた "(noun) figure, shape, appearance" スカート スカート (noun) skirt スカーフ スカーフ (noun) scarf 好き すき "(noun) liking, fondness, love" すぎ すぎ "(noun) Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica" ~過ぎ ~すぎ スキー スキー "(noun) skiing, ski, skis" 好き好き すきずき (noun) matter of taste ~過ぎる ~すぎる すぐに すぐに "(adverb) instantly, immediately" すくう すくう "(transitive) to rescue from, to help out of, to save" スクール スクール (noun) school すくなくとも すくなくとも (adverb) at least すぐれる すぐれる "(intransitive) to surpass, to outstrip, to excel" スケート スケート "(noun) skate, skates, skating" スケジュール スケジュール (noun) schedule すごい すごい "(adjective) terrible, dreadful, amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific, to a great extent, vast (in numbers)" 少し すこし "(noun) small quantity, little, few, something, little while, short distance" 少しも すこしも "(adverb) anything of, not one bit (with negative sentence)" すじ すじ "(noun) muscle, string, sinew, line, stripe, plot, plan, source (of business information), reason, logic" すずむ すずむ "(intransitive) to cool oneself, to cool off, to enjoy evening cool" 進める すすめる "(transitive) to advance, to promote, to hasten" すすめる すすめる "(transitive) to recommend, to advise, to encourage, to offer (wine)" スター スター (noun) star スタート スタート (noun) start スタイル スタイル "(noun) style, (female) figure" スタンド スタンド (noun) stand スチュワーデス スチュワーデス "(noun) stewardess, (female) flight attendant" ~ずつ ~ずつ すっかり すっかり "(adverb) all, completely, thoroughly" すっきり すっきり "(noun) clearly, refreshed, shapely, neatly, refinedly, cleanly, without trouble, clearly, plainly, distinctly, completely, thoroughly, not at all (with negative sentence), not even slightly" すっと すっと "(noun) straight, quickly, directly, all of a sudden, quietly, gently, softly" ずっと ずっと "(adverb) continuously in some state (for a long time, distance), throughout, all along, the whole time, all the way, much (better, etc.), by far, far and away, far away, long ago, direct, straight" ステージ ステージ "(noun) stage, performance" すでに すでに "(adverb) already, too late" ステレオ ステレオ (noun) stereo ストッキング ストッキング (noun) stockings ストップ ストップ (noun) stop すな すな "(noun) sand, grit" すなお すなお "(noun) obedient, meek, docile, unaffected, honest, frank" スピーカー スピーカー (noun) speaker スピーチ スピーチ (noun) speech スプーン スプーン (noun) spoon 全て すべて "(noun) all, the whole, entirely, in general, wholly, overall" スポーツ スポーツ "(nouns) sport, sports" スマート スマート "(noun) smart, stylish, slim" 住まい すまい "(noun) dwelling, house, residence, address" すませる すませる "(transitive) to finish, to make an end of, to get through with, to let end" すまない すまない "(adjective) inexcusable, unjustifiable, unpardonable, sorry, remorseful, apologetic, conscience-stricken, contrite; (Expressions) excuse me, (I'm) sorry, thank you" すみ すみ "(noun,) corner, nook, recess" すみ すみ (noun) ink ~ずみ ~ずみ すみません (感) "(interjection) sorry, excuse me, thank you" すもう すもう "(noun) sumo wrestling, sumo wrestler, rikishi" スライド スライド "(noun) slide, change (in value or situation), proportional change; (noun) to slide, to slip; (noun) to change (in value, e.g. with a sliding scale), to change (in situation)" ずらす ずらす "(transitive) to shift, to slide (e.g. something away from something else), to move (e.g. something out of the way), to put off, to delay, to postpone, to stagger (e.g. working hours)" ずらり ずらり すり すり (noun) pickpocket スリッパ スリッパ "(noun) slipper, slippers" する する "(transitive) to print, to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold" する する "(suru) to do, to cause to become, to make (into), to turn (into), to serve as, to act as, to work as, to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.), to judge as being, to view as being, to think of as, to treat as, to use as, to decide on, to choose; (intransitive) to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.), to be (in a state, condition, etc.), to be worth, to cost, to pass (of time), to elapse; (suru) verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech ""vs""); (suru) creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with ""o"" or ""go""), to be just about to, to be just starting to, to try to, to attempt to" ずるい ずるい "(adjective) sly, cunning, dishonest, sneaky, crafty" すると すると "(conjunction) thereupon, hereupon" すれちがう すれちがう "(intransitive) to pass by one another, to disagree, to miss each other" ずれる ずれる "(intransitive) to slide, to slip off, to get dislocated, to be out of alignment, to get dislodged, to deviate, to shift (position), to be out of sync., to be slightly off, to be off-point" せ せ "(noun) height, stature" 正 せい "(nouns) (logical) true, regular, 10^40, original, positive, plus" 生 せい "(prefix) pure, undiluted, raw, crude" 性 せい "(noun) one's nature, one's destiny, custom, tradition, habit" せい せい "(noun) surname, family name, hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)" せい せい "(noun) act, deed, one's doing" ~製 ~せい ~性 ~せい 税 ぜい (suffix) tax 性格 せいかく "(noun) character, personality" せいかく せいかく "(adjectival) accurate, punctual, exact, authentic, veracious" 生活 せいかつ "(noun) living, life (one's daily existence), livelihood" せいき せいき "(noun) century, era" せいきゅう せいきゅう "(noun) claim, demand, charge, application, request, billing (for a service)" 税金 ぜいきん "(noun) tax, duty" 制限 せいげん "(noun) restriction, restraint, limitation, limit" せいこう せいこう "(noun) success, hit" 製作 せいさく "(nouns) manufacture, production" 制作 せいさく "(noun) work (film, book)" 生産 せいさん "(noun) production, manufacture" 政治 せいじ "(noun) politics, government" 正式 せいしき "(noun) due form, official, formality" 清書 せいしょ (noun) clean copy 青少年 せいしょうねん "(noun) youth, young person" 精神 せいしん "(noun) mind, soul, heart, spirit, intention" 成人 せいじん "(noun) adult; (noun) to grow up, to mature; (noun) to come of age" せいすう せいすう "(noun) integer, whole number" 精々 せいぜい "(adverb) at the most, at best, to the utmost, as much (far) as possible" 成績 せいせき "(noun) results, record, grades" せいそう せいそう (noun) cleaning 製造 せいぞう "(nouns) manufacture, production" せいぞん せいぞん "(noun) existence, being, survival; (noun) to exist, to live, to survive" 成長 せいちょう "(noun) growth, grow to adulthood" せいちょう せいちょう "(noun) growth, increment" 生徒 せいと (nouns) pupil 制度 せいど "(nouns) system, institution, organization, organisation" せいとう せいとう (nouns) (member of) political party 青年 せいねん "(noun) youth, young man" 性能 せいのう "(noun) ability, performance, efficiency" せいび せいび "(noun) maintenance, servicing, outfitting" 製品 せいひん "(noun) manufactured goods, finished goods, product" 政府 せいふ "(noun) government, administration" 生物 せいぶつ "(nouns) living things, creature" 成分 せいぶん "(noun) ingredient, component, composition" 性別 せいべつ "(noun) distinction by sex, sex, gender" 生命 せいめい "(noun) life, existence" せいもん せいもん "(noun) main gate, main entrance" 西洋 せいよう "(nouns) the west, Western countries" せいり せいり "(noun) sorting, arrangement, organization, putting in order, adjustment, regulation, liquidation" 成立 せいりつ "(noun) coming into existence, arrangements, establishment, conclusion, completion" セーター セーター "(noun) sweater, jumper" 世界 せかい "(noun) the world, society, the universe" 席 せき "(noun) seat, location (of a gathering, etc.), place, position, post" ~せき ~せき 石炭 せきたん (noun) coal 責任 せきにん "(noun) duty, responsibility (incl. supervision of staff), liability, onus" 石油 せきゆ "(noun) oil, petroleum, kerosene" 世間 せけん "(noun) world, society" 説 せつ "(noun,) theory" 折角 せっかく "(noun) with trouble, at great pains, long-awaited" 積極的 せっきょくてき "(adjectival) assertive, positive, active, proactive" 接近 せっきん "(noun) getting closer, drawing nearer, approaching" 設計 せっけい "(noun) plan, design, layout" せっせと せっせと "(adverb) diligently, assiduously" 絶対 ぜったい "(adverb) absolutely, unconditionally; (nouns) absolute, unconditional, unmistakable; (noun) absoluteness" セット セット "(noun) set, set meal" 設備 せつび "(noun) equipment, device, facilities, installation" 説明 せつめい "(nouns) explanation, exposition" ぜつめつ ぜつめつ "(nouns) destruction, extinction" せともの せともの "(noun) earthenware, crockery, china" せなか せなか (noun) back (of body) ぜひ ぜひ "(noun) certainly, without fail, right and wrong, pros and cons" ぜひとも ぜひとも "(adverb) by all means (with sense of not taking ""no"" for an answer)" せまる せまる "(intransitive) to draw near, to press (someone for something)" ゼミ ゼミ (noun) seminar せめて せめて "(adverb) at least, at most" せめる せめる "(transitive) to attack, to assault" せめる せめる "(transitive) to condemn, to blame, to criticize, to criticise" セメント セメント (noun) cement ゼロ ゼロ (nouns) zero 世話 せわ "(noun) looking after, help, aid, assistance" 千 せん "(numeric) 1,000, thousand" せん せん "(noun) stopper, cork, stopcock" 線 せん "(noun,) line (also telephone, railway), wire, beam" ~船 ~せん ~戦 ~せん ぜん ぜん "(noun) good, goodness, right, virtue" 全 ぜん "(prefix) all, whole, entire, complete, overall, pan" 前~ ぜん~ ~前 ~ぜん 全員 ぜんいん "(noun) all members (unanimity), all hands, the whole crew, everyone, everybody" 前後 ぜんご "(suffix) around, throughout, front and back, before and behind, before and after, about that (time), longitudinal, context, nearly, approximately" せんこう せんこう "(nouns) major subject, special study" 全国 ぜんこく "(nouns) country-wide, nation-wide, whole country, national" せんざい せんざい "(noun) detergent, washing material" 先日 せんじつ "(noun) the other day, a few days ago" 選手 せんしゅ "(noun) player (in game), team member" 全身 ぜんしん "(nouns) whole (body), full-length (e.g. portrait); (noun) systemic" 前進 ぜんしん "(noun) advance, drive, progress" 先生 せんせい "(noun) teacher, master, doctor; (suffix) with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific" せんせい せんせい "(nouns) despotism, autocracy" 先々月 せんせんげつ (noun) month before last 先々週 せんせんしゅう (noun) week before last 戦争 せんそう (noun) war センター センター "(noun) centre, center" 全体 ぜんたい "(noun) whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter)" せんたく せんたく "(noun) washing, laundry" せんたく せんたく "(noun) selection, choice, option" せんたん せんたん "(nouns) pointed end, tip, fine point, spearhead, cusp, vanguard, advanced, leading edge" センチ センチ "(noun) centimeter; (prefix) centi-, 10^-2; (adjectival) sentimental" せんでん せんでん "(noun) propaganda, publicity, advertisement, advertising" 先頭 せんとう "(noun) head, lead, vanguard, first" せんぱい せんぱい "(noun) senior (at work or school), superior, elder, older graduate, progenitor, old-timer" ぜんぱん ぜんぱん "(nouns) (the) whole, universal, wholly, general" 全部 ぜんぶ "(nouns) all, entire, whole, altogether" せんもん せんもん "(nouns) speciality, specialty, subject of study, expert" 全力 ぜんりょく "(nouns) all one's power, whole energy" ~そい ~そい そう そう "(adverb) so, really, seeming; (suffix) (after masu stem and adj-stem) appearing that, seeming that, looking like, having the appearance of" 総~ そう~ ~そう ~そう ぞう ぞう (noun) phenomenon そうい そうい "(noun) difference, discrepancy, variation" そういえば そういえば "(Expressions) which reminds me ..., come to think of it ..., now that you mention it ..., on that subject ..., so, if you say ..." そうおん そうおん (noun) noise 増加 ぞうか "(noun) increase, increment, addition" ぞうきん ぞうきん "(noun) house-cloth, dust cloth" そうこ そうこ "(noun) storehouse, warehouse, godown" そうご そうご "(nouns) mutual, reciprocal" そうさ そうさ "(noun) operation, management, processing, manipulating to one's benefit; (noun) to operate, to manipulate, to fiddle (e.g. the books)" そうさく そうさく "(nouns) production, literary creation, work" そうじ そうじ "(noun) cleaning, sweeping" そうしき そうしき (nouns) funeral そうして そうして "(conjunction) and, like that" 造船 ぞうせん (noun) shipbuilding 想像 そうぞう "(nouns) imagination, guess" そうぞく そうぞく "(noun) succession, inheritance" 増大 ぞうだい "(noun) enlargement, increase" 相談 そうだん "(noun) consultation, discussion" そうち そうち "(noun) equipment, installation, apparatus, device" そうっと そうっと "(noun) softly, gently, quietly, secretly" 相当 そうとう "(noun) befitting, becoming, worthy of, proportionate, in keeping with, suitable, considerable, substantial; (noun) to be worthy of, to be proportionate to; (noun) to correspond to (in meaning, function, etc.), to be equivalent; (adverb) extremely, considerably" 総理大臣 そうりだいじん (noun) Prime Minister そうりょう そうりょう "(noun) postage, carriage" ~足 ~そく 続々 ぞくぞく "(adverb) successively, one after another" 測定 そくてい (noun) measurement 速度 そくど "(noun) speed, velocity, rate" そこ そこ "(noun) there (place relatively near listener), there (place just mentioned), that place, then (of some incident just spoken of), that (of point just raised), you" 底 そこ "(noun) bottom, sole" そこで そこで "(conjunction) so, accordingly, now, then, thereupon, therefore" そしき そしき "(noun) organization, organisation, structure, construction, tissue, system" そして そして "(conjunction) and, and then, thus, and now" そそぐ そそぐ "(Godan) to pour (into), to fill, to sprinkle on from above, to shed (e.g. tears), to concentrate one's spirit or strength on; (intransitive) to fall onto (of rain, snow)" そそっかしい そそっかしい "(adjective) careless, thoughtless" 育てる そだてる "(transitive) to raise, to rear, to bring up" そちら そちら "(nouns) that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener), there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener), that one (something close to the listener); (nouns) you, your family, that person (someone close to the listener)" そっち そっち "(nouns) that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener), there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener), that one (something close to the listener); (nouns) you, your family, that person (someone close to the listener)" 卒業 そつぎょう "(nouns) graduation, completion (e.g. of a course), outgrowing something, moving on" そっくり そっくり "(noun) all, altogether, entirely, just like, the spitting image of" 卒直 そっちょく "(noun) frankness, candour, candor, openheartedness" そっと そっと "(noun) softly, gently, quietly, secretly" 外 そと "(noun) outside, exterior, open air, other place" 備える そなえる "(transitive) to furnish, to provide for, to equip, to install, to have ready, to prepare for, to possess, to have, to be endowed with, to be armed with" 具える そなえる "(transitive) to furnish, to provide for, to equip, to install, to have ready, to prepare for, to possess, to have, to be endowed with, to be armed with" その その "(pre-noun) that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener), the; (interjection) um..., er..., uh..." そのうえ そのうえ "(conjunction) in addition, furthermore, above (which), on top of (which)" そのうち そのうち "(adverb) eventually, sooner or later, of the previously mentioned" そのころ そのころ そのため そのため "(noun) hence, for that reason" そのほか そのほか "(conjunction) etc., otherwise, besides, in addition, the rest, the others, and so forth" そのまま そのまま "(nouns) without change, as it is (i.e. now)" 側 そば "(noun) near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while; (noun) third person" 祖父 そふ "(nouns) grandfather, old man, kyogen mask used for the role of an old man" ソファー ソファー "(noun) sofa, couch" そる そる (transitive) to shave それ (接。感) "(noun) that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind), it, that time, then, there (indicating a place near the listener), you" それから それから "(Expressions) and then, after that" それで それで "(conjunction) and, thereupon, because of that" それでは それでは "(Expressions) well then ..., in that situation, in which case" それでも それでも "(conjunction) but (still), and yet, nevertheless, even so, notwithstanding" それと それと "(conjunction) and then, and" それとも それとも "(conjunction) or, or else" それなのに それなのに "(conjunction) and yet, despite this, but even so, but even then, however, nevertheless, for all that, notwithstanding that" それなら それなら "(conjunction) If that's the case ..., If so ..., That being the case ..." それに それに "(conjunction) besides, moreover" それほど それほど "(adverb) to that degree, extent" それる それる "(intransitive) to stray (turn) from subject, to get lost, to go astray" そろう そろう "(intransitive) to become complete, to be all present, to be a full set, to have everything at one's disposal, to be equal, to be uniform, to gather, to assemble" そろえる そろえる "(transitive) to put things in order, to arrange, to make uniform, to get something ready" そろそろ そろそろ "(adverb) gradually, steadily, quietly, slowly, soon" そろばん そろばん (noun) abacus 損 そん "(noun,) loss, disadvantage" 損害 そんがい "(noun) damage, injury, loss" そんけい そんけい "(noun) respect, esteem, reverence, honour, honor" そんざい そんざい "(nouns) existence, being" ぞんずる ぞんずる "(intransitive) to think, feel, consider, know, etc." そんちょう そんちょう "(noun) respect, esteem, regard" そんな そんな "(pre-noun) such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener), like that, that sort of" そんなに そんなに "(Expressions) so much, so, like that" 田 た (noun) rice field 田ぼ たんぼ "(noun) paddy field, farm" 他 た "(adverbial) other (esp. places and things), the rest" 対 たい "(conjunction) opposite, opposition, versus, vs, to (i.e. ""we won the game five to three""), equal footing, equal terms, against ..., anti-, toward ..., to ..." 大 だい "(prefix) big, large" 台 だい "(noun,) stand, rack, table, support, belt; (counter) counter for machines, incl. vehicles; (noun) setting (e.g. in jewellery)" だい だい "(noun) title, subject, theme, topic, problem (on a test), question; (counter) counter for questions (on a test)" 第~ だい~ ~代 ~だい 体育 たいいく "(noun) physical education, gymnastics, athletics" だいいち (副) "(noun) first, foremost, number one" 大会 たいかい "(nouns) convention, tournament, mass meeting, rally" 大学 だいがく "(noun) post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc., the Great Learning - one of the Four Books" 大学院 だいがくいん (noun) graduate school 大気 たいき (noun) atmosphere 代金 だいきん "(noun) price, payment, cost, charge, the money, the bill" 大工 だいく (noun) carpenter たいけい たいけい "(noun) system, organization, organisation, architecture" たいざい たいざい "(noun) stay, sojourn" たいさく たいさく "(noun) counter-plan, counter-measure" 大使 たいし (nouns) ambassador 大事 だいじ "(noun) important, valuable, serious matter" 大した たいした "(pre-noun) considerable, great, important, significant, a big deal" 大して たいして "(adverb) (not so) much, (not) very" 体重 たいじゅう (noun) one's body weight 対象 たいしょう "(nouns) target, object (of worship, study, etc.), subject (of taxation, etc.)" だいじょうぶ だいじょうぶ "(noun) safe, all right, OK, okay" 大臣 だいじん (noun) cabinet minister 体制 たいせい "(noun) order, system, structure, set-up, organization, organisation" 大切 たいせつ "(noun) important, valuable, worthy of care" 大戦 たいせん "(noun) great war, great battle" たいそう たいそう "(noun) very much, exaggerated, very fine" たいそう たいそう "(nouns) gymnastics, physical exercises, calisthenics" たいど たいど "(nouns) attitude, manner, behaviour" だいとうりょう だいとうりょう "(noun) president, chief executive" 台所 だいどころ (nouns) kitchen 大半 たいはん "(noun) majority, mostly, generally" 代表 だいひょう "(nouns) representative, representation, delegation, type, example, model" タイプ タイプ "(noun) type, kind, sort, style, typewriter, typing" 台風 たいふう "(noun) typhoon, hurricane" 大部分 だいぶぶん "(noun) most part, greater part, majority" タイプライター タイプライター (noun) typewriter 大変 たいへん "(adverb) very, greatly; (noun) immense, enormous, great, serious, grave, dreadful, terrible, difficult, hard, major incident, disaster" たいほ たいほ "(noun) arrest, apprehension, capture" タイア タイア "(noun) tire, tyre" ダイヤ ダイヤ "(noun) diamond, (railway) schedule, diagram, dyer" ダイヤグラム ダイヤグラム (noun) diagram ダイヤモンド ダイヤモンド (noun) diamond ダイヤル ダイヤル (noun) dial 太陽 たいよう "(noun) sun, solar" 平ら たいら "(noun) flatness, level, smooth, calm, plain, sitting tailor fashion" 代理 だいり "(nouns) representation, agency, proxy, deputy, agent, attorney, substitute, alternate, acting (principal, etc.)" 大陸 たいりく (nouns) continent ?立 たいりつ 絶えず たえず "(adverb) constantly, always, continually, steadily" タオル タオル (noun) (hand) towel だが だが "(conjunction) but, however, (and) yet, nevertheless, still, for all that" 高い たかい "(adjective) high, tall, expensive" たがい たがい "(noun) mutual, reciprocal" たから たから (noun) treasure だから だから "(noun) so, therefore" たく たく "(noun) house, home, husband" たく たく "(transitive) to cook (esp. grain, pulses, etc., such as rice or beans), to boil" たく たく "(transitive) to burn, to kindle, to build a fire" タクシー タクシー (noun) taxi 竹 たけ "(noun) bamboo, middle (of a three-tier ranking system)" だけど だけど (conjunction) however たしか (~3年前だった) "(adjectival) certain, sure, definite; (adverb) if I'm not mistaken, if I remember correctly" 確か たしか "(adjectival) certain, sure, definite; (adverb) if I'm not mistaken, if I remember correctly" 多少 たしょう "(noun) more or less, somewhat, a little, some" 出す だす "(transitive) to take out, to get out, to put out, to reveal, to show, to submit (e.g. thesis), to turn in, to publish, to make public, to send (e.g. letter), to produce (a sound), to start (fire), to serve (food); (suffix) to begin" ~だす ~だす たずねる たずねる (transitive) to visit ただいま ただいま "(Expressions) Here I am, I'm home!; (adverb) presently, right away, right now, just now" 戦い たたかい "(noun) battle, fight, struggle, conflict" たたく たたく "(transitive) to strike, to clap, to dust, to beat, to play drums, to abuse, to flame (e.g. on the Internet), to insult, to use up money" ただし ただし "(conjunction) but, however, provided that" 直ちに ただちに "(adverb) at once, immediately, directly, in person" たたみ たたみ "(counter) counter for tatami mats, measure of room size (in mat units)" たたむ たたむ "(transitive) to fold (clothes), to close (a shop), to vacate" ~たち ~たち 立場 たちば "(noun) standpoint, position, situation" たちまち たちまち "(adverb) at once, in a moment, suddenly, all at once" たつ たつ "(intransitive) to stand, to rise, to stand up; (intransitive) to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); (intransitive) to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)" だって だって "(particle) but, however, still, yet, although, even though; (suffix) even, even if, or something" たっぷり たっぷり "(noun) full, in plenty, ample" たて たて "(noun) the vertical, height, front-to-back, length" 建物 たてもの (noun) building 立てる たてる "(transitive) to stand (something) up, to erect (something), to make (a noise, a sound), to put (tooth, claw, pointed object) to, to set (a plan, etc.), to decide (objective, schedule)" 建てる たてる "(transitive) to build, to construct" 例えば たとえば "(adverb) for example, e.g." 谷 たに (noun) valley 他人 たにん "(noun) another person, unrelated person, outsider, stranger" 種 たね "(noun,) kind, variety, (biological) species, (logical) species" 楽しみ たのしみ "(noun) enjoyment, pleasure, diversion, amusement, hobby, anticipation, looking forward to" たのむ たのむ "(Godan) to request, to beg, to ask, to call, to order, to reserve, to entrust to, to rely on" 度 たび "(counter) time (three times, each time, etc.), times" 旅 たび "(noun) travel, trip, journey" ダブル ダブル (noun) double たぶん たぶん "(noun) perhaps, probably; (nouns) generous, many, much, great" 玉 たま "(noun) ball, sphere; (noun,) coin; (noun) jewel, pearl, testicles; (noun) staple (for a stapler), person (when commenting on their nature), character" たま たま "(noun) bullet, shot, shell" たま たま "(adverb) casually, unexpectedly, accidentally, by chance" たまご たまご "(noun) eggs, egg, spawn, roe; (noun) hen egg; (noun) (an expert) in the making" だます だます "(transitive) to trick, to cheat, to deceive" たまたま たまたま "(adverb) casually, unexpectedly, accidentally, by chance" たまに たまに "(suffix) occasionally, once in a while" たまらない たまらない "(adjective) intolerable, unbearable, unendurable, cannot help (doing), cannot but do, anxious to do, tremendous, out of this world, irresistible" たまる たまる "(intransitive) to collect, to gather, to save, to accumulate, to pile up" だまる だまる (intransitive) to be silent ダム ダム (noun) dam; (noun) dumb ため ため "(noun) good, advantage, benefit, welfare, sake, purpose, objective, aim, consequence, result, effect, affecting, regarding, concerning" ためいき ためいき (noun) sigh ためらう ためらう (intransitive) to hesitate ためる ためる "(transitive) to amass, to accumulate, to store, to leave unpaid" ~だらけ ~だらけ だらしない だらしない "(adjective) slovenly, loose, sluttish, slatternly" 短~ たん~ ~団 ~だん 単位 たんい "(noun) unit, denomination, credit (in school)" だんかい だんかい "(noun) gradation, grade, stage, steps, order, class, phase" 短期 たんき (nouns) short term たんこう たんこう "(noun) coal mine, coal pit" 男子 だんし "(noun) youth, young man" たんじゅん たんじゅん (noun) simplicity たんじょう たんじょう "(noun) birth, creation, formation" ダンス ダンス (noun) dance 単数 たんすう (nouns) singular number 男性 だんせい "(nouns) man, male, masculine gender" 団体 だんたい "(noun) organization, organisation, association" 団地 だんち (noun) multi-unit apartments たんとう たんとう "(noun) (in) charge (of an area of responsibility, but not necessarily supervision of staff)" 単なる たんなる "(pre-noun) mere, simple, sheer" 単に たんに "(noun) simply, merely, only, solely" 血 ち "(noun) blood, consanguinity" 地 ち "(noun,) earth, ground, land, soil, place, territory, bottom (of a package, book, etc.), earth (one of the five elements)" 地位 ちい "(noun) (social) position, status" ちいき ちいき "(noun) area, region" チーズ チーズ (noun) cheese; (Expressions) say cheese! (when taking photographs) チーム チーム (noun) team ちえ ちえ "(noun) wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence, prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)" 地下 ちか "(nouns) basement, cellar, underground place; (prefix) underground, below ground; (prefix) secret, under cover; (noun) underground (railway), subway, metro" ちがい ちがい "(noun,) difference, discrepancy" ちがいない ちがいない "(adjective) (phrase) sure, no mistaking it, for certain" 近く ちかく "(noun) near, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity; (noun,) nearly (i.e. ""it took nearly one year""), close to; (adverb) shortly, soon" ちかごろ ちかごろ "(noun) lately, recently, nowadays" 地下鉄 ちかてつ "(noun) underground train, subway" 力 ちから "(noun) force, strength, might, vigour (vigor), energy, capability, ability, proficiency, capacity, faculty, efficacy, effect, effort, endeavours (endeavors), exertions, power, authority, influence, good offices, agency, support, help, aid, assistance, stress, emphasis, means, resources" 地球 ちきゅう (nouns) the earth ちぎる ちぎる "(transitive) to pledge, to promise, to swear, to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife), to share a bed" 地区 ちく "(nouns) district, section, sector" 知事 ちじ (nouns) prefectural governor 知識 ちしき "(noun) knowledge, information" 知人 ちじん "(noun) friend, acquaintance" 地図 ちず (noun) map 地帯 ちたい "(noun) area, zone" 父 ちち (noun) father 父親 ちちおや (noun) father ちぢめる ちぢめる "(transitive) to shorten, to reduce, to boil down, to shrink" ちぢれる ちぢれる "(intransitive) to be wavy, to be curled" ちっとも ちっとも (adverb) not at all (neg. verb) チップ チップ "(noun) gratuity, tip, chip" 地点 ちてん "(noun) site, point on a map, spot" 地方 ちほう "(nouns) area, locality, district, region, province, countryside, rural area, coast (esp. as seen from the water), person singing ballads in Noh, person in charge of music in a Japanese dance performance" ちめい ちめい (nouns) place name 茶 ちゃ "(noun) tea, tea plant (Camellia sinensis), tea preparation, making tea, brown; (adjectival) mockery" 茶色い ちゃいろい "(adjective) light brown, tawny" ~着 ~ちゃく ~ちゃん ~ちゃん チャンス チャンス "(noun) chance, opportunity" ちゃんと ちゃんと "(noun) perfectly, properly, exactly" 中 ちゅう "(noun) inside, in, among, within, center (centre), middle, during, while" ちゅう ちゅう "(noun) annotation, explanatory note, comment" 注意 ちゅうい "(noun) caution, being careful, attention (heed), warning, advice" 中央 ちゅうおう "(nouns) centre, central, center, middle" 中学 ちゅうがく "(noun) middle school, junior high school" 中間 ちゅうかん "(noun) middle, midway, interim" 中止 ちゅうし "(noun) suspension, stoppage, discontinuance, interruption" ちゅうしゃ ちゅうしゃ (noun) injection ちゅうしゃ ちゅうしゃ (nouns) parking (e.g. car) ちゅうじゅん ちゅうじゅん "(noun) middle of a month, second third of a month" 昼食 ちゅうしょく "(noun) lunch, midday meal, food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)" 中心 ちゅうしん "(nouns) center, centre, middle, heart, core, focus, pivot, emphasis, balance" 中年 ちゅうねん "(nouns) middle-age, middle age, midlife, one's middle years" 注目 ちゅうもく "(noun) notice, attention, observation" 注文 ちゅうもん "(nouns) order, request" 長~ ちょう~ ~ちょう ~ちょう ~兆 ~ちょう ~町 ~ちょう ~長 ~ちょう ~ちょう ~ちょう ちょうか ちょうか "(noun) excess, being more than" 長期 ちょうき (noun) long time period ちょうこく ちょうこく "(noun) carving, engraving, sculpture" 調査 ちょうさ "(noun) investigation, examination, inquiry, enquiry, survey" 調子 ちょうし "(noun) tune, tone, key, pitch, time, rhythm, vein, mood, way, manner, style, knack, condition, state of health, impetus, spur of the moment, strain, trend" ちょうしょ ちょうしょ "(noun) strong point, merit, virtue, advantage" 長女 ちょうじょ (noun) eldest daughter ちょうじょう ちょうじょう "(nouns) top, summit, peak" ちょうせい ちょうせい "(noun) regulation, adjustment, tuning, modification, alteration" 長短 ちょうたん "(noun) length, long and short, advantages and disadvantages, pluses and minuses, strong and weak points, merits and demerits" ちょうてん ちょうてん "(nouns) top, summit" ちょうど ちょうど "(noun) just, right, exactly" 長男 ちょうなん (noun) eldest son ~ちょうめ ~ちょうめ チョーク チョーク "(nouns) chalk, choke, chock" 貯金 ちょきん (noun) (bank) savings 直後 ちょくご (noun) immediately following 直接 ちょくせつ "(nouns) direct, immediate, personal, firsthand" ちょくせん ちょくせん (nouns) straight line 直前 ちょくぜん (noun) just before ちょしゃ ちょしゃ "(noun) author (usu. of a particular book, etc.), writer" ちょっかく ちょっかく "(nouns) right angle, perpendicular" 散らかす ちらかす "(transitive) to scatter around, to leave untidy" ちり ちり (noun) geography ちりがみ ちりがみ "(noun) (a) tissue, toilet paper" ついに ついに "(adverb) finally, at last, (with neg) in the end" 追加 ついか "(nouns) addition, supplement, append (e.g. to a file), appendix" 一日 ついたち "(noun) first day of the month, one day" ~ついて ~ついて ~通 ~つう 通過 つうか "(noun) passage through, transit, passing" 通貨 つうか (nouns) currency つうきん つうきん (noun) commuting to work 通行 つうこう "(noun) passage, passing" 通ずる つうずる "(Ichidan) to run to, to lead to, to communicate, to understand, to be well-informed" 通信 つうしん "(noun) correspondence, communication, transmission, news, signal" 通知 つうち "(noun) notice, notification, report, posting" つうやく つうやく (noun) interpretation (i.e. oral translation) つうよう つうよう "(noun) popular use, circulation; (noun) to pass as" ~づかい ~づかい 使う つかう "(transitive) to use (a thing, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use, to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate, to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume, to use (language), to speak, to take (one's lunch), to circulate (bad money)" つかむ つかむ "(transitive) to seize, to catch, to grasp, to grip, to grab, to hold, to catch hold of, to lay one's hands on" つかれ つかれ "(noun) tiredness, fatigue" 月 つき (noun) moon; (noun) month ~付 ~つき 次 つぎ "(nouns) next, following, subsequent, stage, station" 付き合い つきあい "(noun) association, socializing, socialising, fellowship" つきあたり つきあたり (noun) end (e.g. of street) 次々 つぎつぎ "(noun) in succession, one by one" 付く つく "(intransitive) to be attached, to be connected with, to adhere, to stick, to cling, to remain imprinted, to scar, to stain, to dye, to bear (fruit, interest, etc.), to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.), to increase (of strength, etc.), to take root, to accompany, to attend, to follow, to study with, to side with, to belong to, to possess, to haunt, to be lit, to be lighted, to be settled, to be resolved, to be decided, to be given (of a name, price, etc.), to be sensed, to be perceived, to be lucky; (Godan) (after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words) to become (a state, condition, etc.)" 着く つく "(Godan) to arrive at, to reach, to sit on, to sit at (e.g. the table)" つく つく "(Godan) to ascend (the throne), to accede, to take (seat, position, course, etc.), to assume, to start (on a journey), to commence, to depart, to study (under teacher), to be an apprentice" 点く つく "(intransitive) to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on), to be lighted, to catch fire" つく つく "(transitive) to prick, to stab, to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike, to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.), to attack, to brave (the rain, etc.)" つくえ つくえ (noun) desk 作る/造る つくる 付ける つける "(transitive) to attach, to join, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment), to furnish (a house with), to wear, to put on, to keep a diary, to make an entry, to appraise, to set (a price), to bring alongside, to place (under guard or doctor), to follow, to shadow, to load, to give (courage to), to keep (an eye on), to establish (relations or understanding), to turn on (light)" 着ける つける "(transitive) to attach, to join, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment), to furnish (a house with), to wear, to put on, to keep a diary, to make an entry, to appraise, to set (a price), to bring alongside, to place (under guard or doctor), to follow, to shadow, to load, to give (courage to), to keep (an eye on), to establish (relations or understanding), to turn on (light)" 点ける つける "(transitive) to turn on, to switch on, to light up" つける つける "(transitive) to soak, to seep, to dip in, to pickle" 都合 つごう "(noun) circumstances, condition, convenience" 伝える つたえる "(transitive) to convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath" 土 つち "(noun) earth, soil, dirt, the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens), the ground, the land, low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud), (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in On'youdou)" 続き つづき "(noun,) sequel, continuation, (also suffix) continuation (in time and space), second series, succession, spell" 続く つづく "(intransitive) to continue, to last, to go on, to be unbroken, to occur again and again, to lead to, to connect to" ~続く ~つづく 続ける つづける "(transitive) to continue, to keep up, to keep on" ~続ける ~つづける 包む つつむ "(transitive) to wrap up, to tuck in, to pack, to do up, to cover with, to dress in; (Godan) to conceal, to hide, to be engulfed in, to be enveloped by" つとめる つとめる "(transitive) to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in), to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of), to conduct a religious service" 務める つとめる "(transitive) to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in), to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of), to conduct a religious service" 努める つとめる "(transitive) to endeavor (endeavour), to try, to strive, to make an effort, to exert oneself, to be diligent" つながり つながり "(noun) connection, link, relationship" つながる つながる "(intransitive) to be tied together, to be connected to, to be related to" つなぐ つなぐ "(transitive) to tie, to fasten, to connect, to transfer (phone call)" つなげる つなげる "(transitive) to tie, to fasten, to connect, to transfer (phone call)" 常に つねに "(adverb) always, constantly" つばさ つばさ "(noun) wing, Chinese ""Wings"" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (counter) counter for birds or bird wings" つぶす つぶす "(transitive) to smash, to crush, to shut down, to thwart, to block, to kill (time), to waste (e.g. talents)" つぶれる つぶれる "(intransitive) to be smashed, to become useless, to cease functioning, to go bankrupt" 妻 つま "(noun) wife, dear (formerly used by romantically linked men and women to refer to one another), garnish (esp. one served with sashimi), embellishment" つまずく つまずく "(intransitive) to stumble, to trip, to fail" つまらない つまらない "(adjective) dull, uninteresting, boring, insignificant, trifling" 罪 つみ "(noun) crime, fault, indiscretion, sin" つめ つめ "(noun) nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof, plectrum, pick, hook, clasp" つめる つめる "(Ichidan) to pack, to fill, to plug, to stop up, to shorten (length or distance), to move over, to make room (for someone), to work out (details)" つゆ つゆ "(noun) rainy season, rain during the rainy season" 強気 つよき "(noun) firm, strong" ~づらい ~づらい つり つり "(noun) fishing, angling, change (e.g. for a purchase)" つりあう つりあう "(intransitive) to balance, to be in harmony, to suit, to go well together, to counterbalance, to reach equilibrium" つる つる (transitive) to fish つる つる "(Godan) to hang, to suspend (something from something), to be hanged (by the neck)" つるす つるす "(transitive) to hang, to hang up" 手 て "(noun) hand, arm, forepaw, foreleg, handle, hand, worker, help, trouble, care, effort, means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship, hand, handwriting, kind, type, sort, one's hands, one's possession, ability to cope, hand (of cards), direction" 出会い であい "(noun) meeting, rendezvous, encounter" であい であい (noun) encounter 低~ てい~ ていあん ていあん "(noun) proposal, proposition, suggestion" 定員 ていいん "(noun) fixed number of regular personnel, capacity (of boat, hall, aeroplane, airplane, etc.)" ていか ていか "(noun) list price, regular price, established price" 低下 ていか "(noun) fall, decline, lowering, deterioration, degradation" 定期 ていき "(nouns) fixed term, fixed-term commutation pass, fixed-term deposit" ていこう ていこう "(noun) electrical resistance, resistance, opposition" 停止 ていし "(noun) suspension, interruption, stoppage, ban, standstill, halt, hang-up, deadlock, stalemate, abeyance" ていしゅつ ていしゅつ "(noun) to present, to submit (e.g. a report or a thesis), to hand in, to file, to turn in; (noun) presentation, submission, filing" 程度 ていど "(noun,) degree, amount, grade, standard, of the order of (following a number)" ていねい ていねい "(noun) polite, courteous, careful, care, kind, close, thorough, conscientious" デート デート "(noun) date, go on a date" テープ テープ (noun) tape テーブル テーブル (nouns) table テープレコーダー テープレコーダー (noun) tape recorder テーマ テーマ "(noun) topic, theme, project" てき てき "(noun,) rival, opponent, adversary, foe, enemy" ~的 ~てき 的確 てきかく "(noun) precise, accurate" 適確 てきかく "(noun) precise, accurate" 出来事 できごと "(noun) incident, affair, happening, event" テキスト テキスト "(noun) text, text book" 適切 てきせつ "(noun) pertinent, appropriate, adequate, relevance" 適当 てきとう "(adjectival) suitable, adequate, relevant, appropriate, fit, random, halfhearted, on the spot, whatever works" 適用 てきよう "(noun) applying (e.g. a technology), adoption" できる (可能。出現。発生) "(transitive) to be out of, to have no more at hand" できれば できれば 出口 でぐち "(noun) exit, gateway, way out, outlet, leak, vent" ですから ですから "(conjunction) so, therefore" テスト テスト (noun) test でたらめ でたらめ "(noun) irresponsible utterance, nonsense, bullshit, codswallop, random, haphazard, unsystematic" てちょう てちょう "(noun) notebook, memo pad" 鉄 てつ (noun) iron てつがく てつがく (noun) philosophy 手続き てつづき "(noun) procedure, (legal) process, formalities" てってい てってい "(noun) thoroughness, completeness" 鉄道 てつどう (noun) railroad テニス テニス (noun) tennis テニスコート テニスコート (noun) tennis court では では "(interjection) then, well, so, well then" デパート デパート (noun) department store 手前 てまえ "(noun) before, this side, one's standpoint, one's appearance; (nouns) we, you" でも でも "(particle) but, however, still, yet, although, even though; (suffix) even, even if, or something" デモ デモ "(noun) demo, demonstration" 寺 てら (noun) temple (Buddhist) テレビ テレビ "(noun) television, TV" 点 てん "(noun) dot, point, mark, gidayuu musicians (in kabuki)" ~点 ~てん 店員 てんいん "(nouns) shop assistant, employee, clerk, salesperson" てんかい てんかい "(noun) development, expansion (opposite of compression)" 天気 てんき "(noun) weather, the elements, fair weather, fine weather" 電気 でんき "(noun) electricity, (electric) light" てんけい てんけい "(nouns) type, pattern, archetypal" 天候 てんこう (noun) weather 電子 でんし "(noun) electron, (esp. as a prefix) electronic, electronics" 電車 でんしゃ (noun) (electric) train でんち でんち (noun) battery 点々 てんてん "(adverb) here and there, little by little, sporadically, scattered in drops, dot, spot" てんてん てんてん "(noun) moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly, rolling about" でんちゅう でんちゅう "(noun) telephone pole, telegraph pole, lightpole" テント テント (noun) tent でんとう でんとう (noun) electric light でんとう でんとう "(nouns) tradition, convention" 天然 てんねん "(nouns) nature, spontaneity, natural airhead" てんのう てんのう (noun) Emperor of Japan 電波 でんぱ "(noun) electro-magnetic wave, radio wave; (adjectival) nonsense" テンポ テンポ (noun) tempo てんらんかい てんらんかい (noun) exhibition 電力 でんりょく (noun) electric power 電話 でんわ (nouns) telephone 戸 と "(noun) door (esp. Japanese-style), entrance (to a home), narrows" 都 と "(noun) capital, metropolis" ドア ドア (noun) door (Western-style) 問い とい "(noun) question, query" 問い合わせ といあわせ "(noun) enquiry, inquiry, ENQ, query, interrogation" トイレ トイレ "(noun) toilet, restroom, bathroom, lavatory" とう とう "(noun,) party (political), faction, -ite" とう とう "(noun,) tower, pagoda" ~頭 ~とう ~等 ~とう ~島 ~とう どう (接。副) "(adverb) how, in what way, how about" 銅 どう (noun) copper 同~ どう~ ~道 ~どう どういたしまして (感) "(interjection) you are welcome, don't mention it, not at all, my pleasure" とういつ とういつ "(noun) unity, consolidation, uniformity, unification, compatible" 同一 どういつ "(nouns) identity, sameness, similarity, equality, fairness" 道具 どうぐ "(noun) implement, tool, means" とうけい とうけい (nouns) statistics 東西 とうざい "(nouns) East and West, whole country, Orient and Occident, Western and Eastern, Your attention, please!" 当時 とうじ "(noun) at that time, in those days" 同時 どうじ "(nouns) simultaneous(ly), concurrent, same time, synchronous, together" 当日 とうじつ "(noun) appointed day, very day" どうして どうして "(interjection) why?, for what reason, how, in what way, for what purpose, what for" どうしても どうしても "(adverb) by all means, at any cost, no matter what, after all, in the long run, cravingly, at any rate, surely" とうしょ とうしょ "(noun) letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution" 登場 とうじょう "(noun) entry (on stage), appearance (on screen), entrance, introduction (into a market)" どうせ どうせ "(adverb) anyhow, in any case, at any rate, after all, at best, at most, at all" どうぞ どうぞ "(adverb) please, kindly, by all means" どうぞよろしく どうぞよろしく (Expressions) pleased to meet you とうちゃく とうちゃく (nouns) arrival とうとう とうとう "(adverb) finally, at last, reaching a head" とうなん とうなん "(noun) theft, robbery" とうひょう とうひょう "(nouns) voting, poll" 動物 どうぶつ (noun) animal とうぶん とうぶん (noun) division into equal parts とうめい とうめい "(noun) transparency, cleanness" どうも どうも "(interjection) thanks; (adverb) much (thanks), very (sorry), quite (regret); (adverb) quite, really; (adverb) somehow; (adverb) no matter how hard one may try; (interjection) greetings, hello, goodbye" とうゆ とうゆ "(noun) lamp oil, kerosene" 東洋 とうよう (nouns) Orient 同様 どうよう "(noun) identical, equal to, same (kind), like, similarity" どうりょう どうりょう "(noun) coworker, colleague, associate" 道路 どうろ "(noun) road, highway" 通り とおり "(noun) avenue, street, way" ~通り ~とおり とおりかかる とおりかかる (intransitive) to happen to pass by 都会 とかい (nouns) city とがる とがる "(intransitive) to taper to a point, to become sharp, to look displeased, to look sour" 時 とき "(noun) time, hour, occasion, moment" 時々 ときどき "(nouns) sometimes, at times" どきどき どきどき "(noun) throb, beat (fast)" とく とく "(transitive) to dissolve (paint), to scramble (eggs), to melt (metal, etc.), to mix (water with flour, etc.)" 解く とく "(transitive) to solve, to answer, to untie, to comb, to untangle (hair)" 退く どく "(intransitive) to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way, to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede" 得意 とくい "(adjectival) triumph, prosperity, pride, one's strong point, one's forte, one's specialty, frequent customer (client, etc.)" とくしゅ とくしゅ "(nouns) special, unique" 読書 どくしょ (noun) reading 特色 とくしょく "(noun) characteristic, feature, idiosyncrasy, personal colour" 独身 どくしん "(nouns) bachelorhood, single, unmarried, celibate" とくちょう とくちょう "(noun) feature, trait, characteristic, pecularity" とくちょう とくちょう "(noun) forte, merit" 特定 とくてい "(nouns) specific, special, particular" 独特 どくとく "(adjectival) peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic" 特に とくに "(adverb) particularly, especially" 特別 とくべつ (nouns) special 独立 どくりつ "(noun) independence (e.g. Independence Day), self-support" 時計 とけい "(noun) watch, clock, timepiece" とける とける "(intransitive) to melt, to thaw, to fuse, to dissolve" 解ける とける "(intransitive) to be solved, to loosen, to come untied, to be removed (e.g. restrictions), to be cleared (e.g. misunderstandings), to be broken (e.g. spells, curses), to melt" 退ける どける "(transitive) to repel, to drive away, to repulse, to reject" どこか どこか "(adverb) somewhere, anywhere, in some respects" とこや とこや "(noun) barbershop, barber" 所 ところ "(suffix) place, spot, scene, site, address, district, area, locality, one's house, point, part, space, room, whereupon, as a result, (after present form of a verb) about to, on the verge of" ~ところ ~ところ ところが ところが "(conjunction) even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite" ところで ところで "(conjunction) by the way, incidentally, even if, no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)" 登山 とざん (noun) mountain climbing 年 とし (noun) year; (suffix) age 都市 とし "(nouns) town, city, municipal, urban" 図書 としょ (noun) books 年寄 としより "(noun) old people, the aged, sumo coaches" とじる とじる "(Ichidan) to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut" 都心 としん "(noun) city centre (center) (esp. capital city), urban centre, heart of city a metropolis" とたん とたん "(noun) just (now, at the moment, etc.)" 土地 とち "(noun) plot of land, lot, soil" とちゅう とちゅう "(noun) on the way, en route, in the middle of, midway" どちら どちら "(noun) which way, which direction, where, which one (esp. of two alternatives), who" どっち どっち "(noun) which way, which direction, where, which one (esp. of two alternatives), who" とっくに とっくに "(adverb) long ago, already, a long time ago" とつぜん とつぜん "(adverb) abrupt, sudden, unexpected, all at once" どっと どっと (adverb) suddenly トップ トップ "(noun) top, top position, senior management, senior bureaucrat" とても とても "(adverb) very, awfully, exceedingly, (before a negative form) (not) at all, by no means, simply (cannot)" とどく とどく "(intransitive) to reach, to arrive, to get through, to get at, to be attentive, to pay attention, to be delivered, to carry (e.g. sound)" とどける とどける "(transitive) to deliver, to forward, to send, to report, to file notice (to the authorities)" どなた どなた (noun) who? となり となり "(nouns) neighbor (neighbour), next to (esp. living next door to)" とにかく とにかく "(adverb) anyhow, at any rate, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case" どの どの "(suffix) form of address used for official letters and business letters, and in letters to inferiors, Mr" ~どの ~どの 止める とめる "(transitive) to stop (something or someone), to turn off, to concentrate on, to pay attention to, to remember, to bear in mind, to fix into place, to park, to leave somewhere for a time" 留める とめる "(transitive) to stop (something or someone), to turn off, to concentrate on, to pay attention to, to remember, to bear in mind, to fix into place, to park, to leave somewhere for a time" とめる とめる "(transitive) to give shelter to, to lodge" 友 とも "(noun) friend, companion, pal" ともかく ともかく "(adverb) anyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case" 友達 ともだち "(noun) friend, companion" 共に ともに "(noun) sharing with, participate in, both, alike, together, along with, with, including" 土曜 どよう (noun) Saturday とら とら "(noun) tiger (feline, Panthera tigris), drunk person, trouble" ドライブ ドライブ "(noun) drive, trip by car, driving; (intransitive) to (go for a) drive, to go on a trip by car; (transitive) to drive (e.g. a car); (transitive) to drive (innovation, change, etc.), to propel" トラック トラック "(nouns) truck, track (running, CD, DVD, etc.)" ドラマ ドラマ (noun) drama トランプ トランプ (noun) playing cards (from trump) 鳥 とり "(noun) bird, bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry" 取り入れる とりいれる "(transitive) to harvest, to reap, to take in, to gather in, to adopt" 努力 どりょく "(noun) great effort, exertion, endeavour, endeavor, effort" 取る とる "(transitive) to take, to pick up, to harvest, to earn, to choose, to steal, to eat, to have (a meal), to remove (one's glasses, etc.)" どれ どれ "(noun) which (of three or more), whichever, any; (interjection) well, now, let me see" トレーニング トレーニング (noun) training ドレス ドレス (noun) dress 取れる とれる "(transitive) to come off, to be removed, (of pain, a fever, etc.) to disappear, to be caught, to be harvested, to be interpreted (as), to be taken as, (of balance, etc.) to be attained, to be obtainable" とん (1000 "(noun) ton (now usu. a metric ton, i.e. 1,000kg)" とんでもない とんでもない "(noun) unthinkable, unexpected, outrageous, offensive; (Expressions) absolutely not!, not at all!, far from it!, impossible!, preposterous!, what a thing to say!, no way!, bullshit, don't mention it, you're welcome" どんどん どんどん "(adverb) drumming (noise), rapidly, steadily" どんな どんな "(pre-noun) what, what kind of" どんなに どんなに "(adverb) how, how much" トンネル トンネル (noun) tunnel 名 な "(noun) name, reputation" ない ない "(adjective) nonexistent, not being (there), unpossessed, unowned, not had, unique, indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; (auxiliary) (after the ren'youkei form of an adjective) not ..., (after the -te form of a verb) to not be..., to have not ..." ~内 ~ない ないせん ないせん "(noun) phone extension, indoor wiring, inner line" ナイフ ナイフ (noun) knife 内容 ないよう "(noun) subject, contents, matter, substance, detail, import" ナイロン ナイロン (noun) nylon なお なお "(conjunction) furthermore, still, yet, more, still more, in addition, greater, further" ~直す ~なおす 仲 なか "(noun) relation, relationship" 流す ながす "(transitive) to drain, to pour, to spill, to shed (blood, tears), to wash away, to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.), to circulate, to broadcast, to beam, to cruise (e.g. taxi), to float, to set adrift" 仲直り なかなおり "(noun) reconciliation, make peace with" なかなか なかなか "(adverb) very, considerably, easily, readily, fairly, quite, highly, rather, by no means (with negative verb)" 半ば なかば "(noun) middle, half, semi, halfway, partly" 仲間 なかま "(nouns) samurai's attendant, footman" 中身 なかみ "(nouns) contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade" 中味 なかみ "(nouns) contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade" 流れ ながれ "(noun) stream, current, flow" 泣く なく "(Godan) to cry, to weep, to sob, to howl" 鳴く なく "(Godan) to sing (bird), to bark, to purr, to make sound (animal)" なぐさめる なぐさめる "(transitive) to comfort, to console, to amuse" 無くす なくす "(transitive) to lose something; (transitive) to get rid of; (transitive) to lose someone (wife, child, etc.)" なくす なくす "(transitive) to lose something; (transitive) to get rid of; (transitive) to lose someone (wife, child, etc.)" 無くなる なくなる "(intransitive) to disappear, to get lost" なくなる なくなる (intransitive) to die なさる なさる (transitive) to do なぜなら なぜなら (conjunction) because なぞなぞ なぞなぞ "(noun) riddle, puzzle, enigma" なだらか なだらか "(noun) gently-sloping, gentle, easy" 夏 なつ (noun) summer なっとく なっとく "(noun) consent, assent, understanding, agreement, comprehension, grasp" なでる なでる "(transitive) to brush gently, to stroke, to caress" 等 など "(particle) et cetera, etc., and the like, and so forth, (indicating an approximate quote or vague suggestion) or something, (lessening the significance or value of the previous word) the likes of" 何 なに (nouns) what; (prefix) how many (some counter); (noun) euph. for genitals or sex 何か なにか (Expressions) something なにも なにも "(adverb) nothing (with neg. verbs), not any, and everything else (with noun plus ""mo""), all" 七日 なのか "(adverbial) the seventh day of the month, seven days" 名前 なまえ "(noun) name, full name, given name, first name" なまける なまける "(intransitive) to be idle, to slacken; (transitive) to neglect (e.g. one's work)" 波 なみ (noun) wave なみだ なみだ "(noun) tear, tears, lachrymal secretion, sympathy" ならべる ならべる "(transitive) to line up, to set up, to enumerate, to itemize" 生る なる (intransitive) to bear fruit なるべく なるべく "(adverb) as much as possible, wherever practicable" 成程 なるほど "(adverb) I see, That's right!, Indeed" 何~ なん~ 南極 なんきょく "(nouns) South Pole, the Antarctic, Antarctica" ~なんて ~なんて 何でも なんでも "(adverb) any, whatever one likes, by all means, anything, everything" 何とか なんとか "(noun) something, something or other, so-and-so, somehow, anyhow, one way or another" なんとなく なんとなく "(adverb) somehow or other, for some reason or another" ナンバー ナンバー (noun) number 南米 なんべい (noun) South America 南北 なんぼく (noun) south and north 二 に (numeric) two にえる にえる "(intransitive) to boil, to cook, to be cooked" におう におう "(intransitive) to be fragrant, to smell (good), to stink, to smell (bad), to glow, to be bright" 苦手 にがて "(noun) poor (at), weak (in), dislike (of)" にぎやか にぎやか "(adjectival) bustling, busy" 肉 にく "(noun) flesh, meat, the physical body (as opposed to the spirit), thickness, ink pad" ~にくい ~にくい にくらしい にくらしい "(adjective) odious, hateful" にこにこ にこにこ 西 にし (noun) west にじ にじ (noun) rainbow 日 にち "(noun) day, days, sun, sunshine, sunlight, case (esp. unfortunate), event" 日常 にちじょう "(noun) ordinary, regular, everyday, usual" 日曜 にちよう (noun) Sunday 日記 にっき "(noun) diary, journal" 日中 にっちゅう "(noun) daytime, during the day; (noun) Sino-Japanese" にっこり にっこり "(adverb) smile sweetly, smile, grin" 日程 にってい "(noun) schedule, program, programme, agenda" 荷物 にもつ "(noun) luggage, baggage, burden, payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)" 入院 にゅういん "(noun) hospitalization, hospitalisation" 入学 にゅうがく "(noun) entry to school or university, matriculation" 入社 にゅうしゃ (noun) entry to a company 入場 にゅうじょう "(noun) entrance, admission, entering" ニュース ニュース (noun) news にらむ にらむ "(transitive) to glare at, to scowl at, to keep an eye on" 庭 にわ (noun) garden にわか にわか "(noun) sudden, abrupt, unexpected, improvised, offhand" 人気 にんき "(adjectival) popularity, popular feeling, business conditions" 人形 にんぎょう "(noun) doll, puppet, figure" 人間 にんげん "(noun) human being, man, person, character (of a person)" ぬく ぬく "(transitive) to extract, to omit, to surpass, to overtake, to draw out, to unplug; (suffix) to do something to the end; (noun) to ejaculate (gen. with ref. to masturbation)" ぬける ぬける "(intransitive) to come out, to fall out, to be omitted, to be missing, to escape, to exit (a program loop)" ぬすむ ぬすむ (transitive) to steal 布 ぬの "(noun) cloth, bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)" ぬらす ぬらす "(transitive) to wet, to soak, to dip" 温い ぬるい "(adjective) lukewarm, tepid" ね (感) "(noun) root (of a plant), root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.), root root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis, one's true nature, (fishing) reef" 根 ね "(noun) root (of a plant), root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.), root root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis, one's true nature, (fishing) reef" ね ね "(nouns) price, cost, value, worth, merit, variable (computer programming, programing), value, count, number; (noun) to have value, to have merit" 願い ねがい "(noun) desire, wish, request, prayer, petition, application" ネクタイ ネクタイ "(noun) tie, necktie" ねこ ねこ "(noun) cat, shamisen, geisha, wheelbarrow, clay bed-warmer, submissive partner of a homosexual relationship" ねじ ねじ "(noun) screw, key (of a clock, watch, etc.), spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)" ねじる ねじる "(transitive) to screw, to twist, to distort, to parody, to make a pun, to torture, to wrest" ねだん ねだん "(noun) price, cost" 熱 ねつ "(noun,) fever, temperature" ネックレス ネックレス (noun) necklace 熱心 ねっしん "(noun) zeal, enthusiasm" 熱帯 ねったい (noun) tropics ねぼう ねぼう (noun) sleeping in late ねらい ねらい (noun) aim ~年 ~ねん 年間 ねんかん (noun) year (period of) ~年生 ~ねんせい 年代 ねんだい "(noun) age, era, period, date" 年度 ねんど "(noun,) year, fiscal year, school year, term" ねんれい ねんれい "(noun) age, years" 野 の "(noun) plain, field, hidden (structural) member; (noun,) wild, lacking a political post" 能 のう "(noun,) talent, gift, function, noh (theatre)" 農家 のうか "(noun) farmer, farm family" 農業 のうぎょう (nouns) agriculture 農産物 のうさんぶつ (noun) agricultural produce 農村 のうそん "(noun) agricultural community, farm village, rural" のうど のうど "(noun) concentration, thickness, density, cardinality" 農民 のうみん "(nouns) farmers, peasants" 農薬 のうやく "(nouns) agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.), agrochemical, agrichemical" 能力 のうりょく "(noun) ability, faculty" ノー (no) (noun) no ノート ノート "(noun) notebook, copy-book, exercise book; (noun) note; (noun) notebook PC" 残す のこす "(transitive) to leave (behind, over), to bequeath, to save, to reserve" 残り のこり "(nouns) remnant, residue, remaining, left-over" のぞく のぞく "(transitive) to peek (though a keyhole, gap, etc.), to look down into (a ravine, etc.), to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.), to sneak a look at, to take a quick look at, to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); (intransitive) to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.), to peek through (sky though a forest canopy, etc.), to face" のぞく のぞく "(transitive) to remove, to exclude, to except" のぞみ のぞみ "(noun) wish, desire, hope, prospect, expectation, (one's) hopes" ノック ノック "(noun) knock, fungo (baseball)" のべる のべる "(transitive) to state, to express, to mention" のりこし のりこし (noun) riding past (one's station) のろのろ のろのろ "(adverb) slowly, sluggishly" のんき のんき "(noun) carefree, optimistic, careless, reckless, heedless, happy-go-lucky, easygoing" のんびり のんびり "(noun) carefree, at leisure" 歯 は (noun) tooth 葉 は (noun) leaf 場 ば "(noun) place, occasion, situation, field (physics)" はあ (感) "(interjection) yes, indeed, well, ha!, what?, huh?, sigh" 場合 ばあい "(noun) case, situation" パーセント パーセント "(noun) percent, percentage" パーティー パーティー (noun) party はい (感) "(interjection) yes, OK (used to get attention prior to an utterance), okay, giddy-up, giddap" はい はい "(noun) ash, ashes" 倍 ばい "(noun) twice, double; (suffix) times, -fold" バイオリン バイオリン (noun) violin ハイキング ハイキング (noun) hiking はいく はいく "(noun) haiku poetry (17-syllable poem usually in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables)" バイバイ バイバイ "(Expressions) bye-bye, good-bye" 売買 ばいばい "(noun) trade, buying and selling" パイプ パイプ "(noun) pipe, tube, channels, official or otherwise, (business) connections" はいゆう はいゆう "(nouns) actor, actress, player, performer" 入る はいる "(intransitive) to get in, to go in, to come in, to flow into, to set, to set in" パイロット パイロット (noun) pilot はう はう "(Godan) to creep, to crawl" 生える はえる "(intransitive) to grow, to spring up, to cut (teeth)" はか はか "(noun) gravesite, tomb" 葉書 はがき "(noun) postcard, memo, note, card" はがす はがす "(transitive) to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to disrobe, to deprive of, to detach, to disconnect" はかせ はかせ "(nouns) doctorate, PhD, Dr (as a title); (noun) expert, learned person" ばからしい ばからしい (adjective) absurd はかり はかり "(noun) scales, weighing machine" はきはき はきはき "(noun) briskly, smartly, promptly, clearly, lucidly" はく (ズボンを~) "(transitive) to sweep, to brush, to gather up" はく はく "(transitive) to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.), to put on (or wear) footwear, to affix a sword to one's hip, to affix a bowstring to a bow" はく はく "(transitive) to sweep, to brush, to gather up" はく はく "(transitive) to breathe, to tell (lies), to vomit, to disgorge" ~はく ~はく はくしゅ はくしゅ "(noun) clapping hands, applause" ばくだい ばくだい "(noun) enormous, vast" ばくはつ ばくはつ "(noun) explosion, detonation, eruption" はくぶつかん はくぶつかん (noun) museum バケツ バケツ "(noun) bucket, pail" 箱 はこ "(noun) box, car (of a train, etc.), shamisen case, shamisen, man who carries a geisha's shamisen, receptacle for human waste, feces (faeces)" 運ぶ はこぶ "(Godan) to carry, to transport, to move, to convey, to come, to go, to wield (a tool, etc.), to use; (intransitive) to go (well, etc.), to proceed, to progress" はさみ はさみ "(noun) scissors, tongs" はさむ はさむ "(transitive) to interpose, to hold between, to insert" 破産 はさん "(noun) bankruptcy, insolvency" 橋 はし (noun) bridge はし はし "(noun) near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while; (noun) third person" はし はし (noun) chopsticks はしご はしご "(noun) ladder, stairs; (noun) going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)" 始まり はじまり "(noun) origin, beginning" 始めに はじめに "(Expressions) to begin with (used as an introduction), first of all, in the beginning" 初めに はじめに "(Expressions) to begin with (used as an introduction), first of all, in the beginning" 初めて はじめて "(noun) for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..." はじめまして はじめまして "(Expressions) How do you do?, I am glad to meet you" ~始める ~はじめる 場所 ばしょ "(noun) place, location, spot, position, room, space, basho (sumo wrestling tournament)" はす はす (adjectival) diagonal バス バス "(noun) bus, bath, bass" パス パス "(noun) path; (noun) pass (e.g. skipping a move, passing an examination, ticket to allow entry, etc.)" パスポート パスポート (noun) passport はた はた "(noun) flag, pataka (banner)" はだ はだ "(noun,) skin, body (in the context of intimate bodily contact), surface, grain (e.g. of wood), texture, disposition, temperament, character, type" バター バター (noun) butter パターン パターン (noun) pattern はだか はだか "(nouns) naked, nude, bare" 果して はたして "(adverb) as was expected, just as one thought, sure enough, as a result, really? (in questions), ever?" はたち はたち "(noun) 20 years old, twenty" 二十 はたち (noun) twenty 働き はたらき "(noun) work, workings, activity, ability, talent, function, labor, labour, action, operation, movement, motion, conjugation, inflection, achievement" 働く はたらく "(intransitive) to work, to labor, to labour, to function, to operate, to be effective, to work (i.e. ... works), to come into play, to commit (e.g. a crime), to perpetrate, to do, to act, to practise, to practice, to be conjugated" 八 はち (numeric) eight ~発 ~はつ × ばつ "(noun) x-mark (used to indicate an incorrect answer in a test, etc.), impossibility, futility, uselessness" 二十日 はつか "(noun) twentieth (day of the month), twenty days" はっきり はっきり "(noun) clearly, plainly, distinctly" バック バック "(noun) back; (noun) to go backwards, to reverse; (noun) to refund a customer" バッグ バッグ (noun) bag 発見 はっけん "(noun) discovery, detection, finding" 発行 はっこう "(noun) issue (publications), publishing, raising an event (software)" はっしゃ はっしゃ (noun) departure of a vehicle はっしゃ はっしゃ "(noun) firing, shooting, discharge, catapult, ejaculation (sl)" 発想 はっそう "(noun) expression (e.g. in music), idea, conception" はったつ はったつ "(noun) development, growth" ばったり ばったり "(adverb) with a clash (thud), with a bang, plump, flop, suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly" はってん はってん "(noun) development, growth, advancement, unfurling, expansion, extension, enlargement, playing around, having an active sex life" 発電 はつでん (nouns) generation (e.g. power) 発売 はつばい "(noun) sale, offering for sale, release (for sale), launch (product)" 発表 はっぴょう "(noun) announcement, publication" はで はで "(noun) showy, loud, gay, flashy, gaudy" 花 はな "(noun) flower, blossom, bloom, petal, blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), cherry blossom, ikebana, Japanese playing cards, beauty, (the) best" 鼻 はな (noun) nose 話 はなし "(noun) talk, speech, chat, story, conversation, discussions, negotiation, argument" 話合い はなしあい "(noun) discussion, conference" はなれる はなれる "(intransitive) to be separated from, to leave, to go away, to be a long way off" 放れる はなれる "(intransitive) to leave, to get free, to cut oneself off" ばね ばね "(noun) spring (e.g. coil, leaf), mainspring, power spring" 母 はは (noun) mother はば はば "(noun) width, breadth" 母親 ははおや (nouns) mother 省く はぶく "(transitive) to omit, to eliminate, to curtail, to economize, to economise" はめる はめる "(transitive) to insert, to put in (such that there is a snug fit), to have sex, to fuck, to pigeonhole (into a particular category), to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs), to entrap, to set someone up (i.e. frame them for a crime, etc.)" 場面 ばめん "(nouns) scene, setting (e.g. of novel)" 林 はやし "(noun) woods, forest, copse, thicket" 流行る はやる "(intransitive) to be popular, to come into fashion, to be prevalent, to spread widely (e.g. disease), to be endemic, to flourish, to thrive" はら はら "(noun) abdomen, belly, stomach, one's mind, one's real intentions, one's true motive, loop (physics); (counter) counter for hard roe" はら はら "(prefix) original, primitive, primary, fundamental, raw" バランス バランス (noun) balance はり はり "(noun) needle, pin, hook, stinger, thorn, hand (e.g. clock, etc.), pointer, staple (for a stapler), needlework, sewing, malice; (noun,) counter for stitches" 春 はる "(noun) spring, springtime, new year, prime (of one's life, etc.), adolescence, puberty, sexuality" はる はる "(Godan) to stick, to paste, to affix, to stretch, to spread, to strain, to tighten, to form (e.g. ice on a pond), to fill, to swell, to stick out, to put, to slap, to be expensive" はれる はれる "(intransitive) to clear up, to clear away, to be sunny, to stop raining, to refresh (e.g. spirits), to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion), to be dispelled, to be banished" 半 はん "(noun,) half, semi-" 反~ はん~ ばん ばん (noun) evening; (counter) counter for nights 番 ばん "(noun) number (in a series), (one's) turn, watch, guard, lookout, bout, match (sumo)" バン バン "(noun) bun, van (caravan), value-added network, VAN" はんい はんい "(noun) extent, scope, sphere, range, span" はんえい はんえい "(noun) reflection, influence" ハンカチ ハンカチ (noun) handkerchief 番組 ばんぐみ "(noun) program (e.g. TV), programme" 判子 はんこ (noun) seal (used for signature) 番号 ばんごう "(noun) number, series of digits" 犯罪 はんざい (nouns) crime ばんざい ばんざい (noun) strolling comic dancer ハンサム ハンサム (noun) handsome 判事 はんじ "(noun) judge, judiciary" 反省 はんせい "(noun) reflection, reconsideration, introspection, meditation, contemplation" 反対 はんたい "(nouns) opposition, resistance, antagonism, hostility, contrast, objection, dissension, reverse, opposite, vice versa" 判断 はんだん "(noun) judgement, judgment, decision, adjudication, conclusion, decipherment, divination" パンツ パンツ "(noun) underpants, women's trousers" バンド バンド "(noun) band; (noun) to perform in a band, to create a (pop) band; (noun) The Bund (Shanghai, China)" 半島 はんとう (noun) peninsula ハンドバッグ ハンドバッグ "(noun) handbag, purse" ハンドル ハンドル "(noun) handle, steering wheel, (bicycle) handlebar" 犯人 はんにん "(noun) offender, criminal" はんばい はんばい "(noun) sales, selling, marketing" 半分 はんぶん (noun) half ~番目 ~ばんめ 火 ひ "(noun,) fire, flame, blaze" ひ ひ "(noun) light, lamp" 非~ ひ~ ~費 ~ひ ピアノ ピアノ (noun) piano ビール ビール (noun) beer ひがい ひがい (noun) damage ひかく ひかく (nouns) comparison 東 ひがし "(noun) east, eastern Japan, six-stringed Japanese zither, my spouse" ぴかぴか ぴかぴか "(nouns) glitter, sparkle" 光 ひかり (noun) light ~ひき ~ひき 引算 ひきざん (noun) subtraction 引き止める ひきとめる "(transitive) to detain, to check, to restrain" 引く ひく "(transitive) to pull, to draw (attention, etc.), to attract (interest, etc.), to draw back, to draw (a card), to draw (plan, line, etc.), to catch (cold), to play (string instr.), to look up (e.g. dictionary), to consult; (transitive) to haul, to pull (vehicles), to subtract, to ebb, to fade, to descend (from), to inherit (a characteristic), to quote, to raise (as evidence), to lay (a cable), to draw (a cable)" ひく ひく "(transitive) to flip, to snap, to repel" ひく ひく "(transitive) to run somebody over (with vehicle), to knock someone down" ピクニック ピクニック (noun) picnic ひげ ひげ "(noun) moustache, beard, whiskers, extremely short pulse appearing on an electrical signal" ひげき ひげき "(nouns) tragedy, disaster" 飛行 ひこう (noun) aviation 久しぶり ひさしぶり "(nouns) a long time (since the last time), it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)" ひじ ひじ (noun) elbow 非常 ひじょう "(nouns) emergency, extraordinary, unusual" 非常に ひじょうに "(adverb) very, extremely, exceedingly" ピストル ピストル (noun) pistol ビタミン ビタミン (nouns) vitamin ぴたり ぴたり 左 ひだり "(nouns) left, left hand side" びっくり びっくり "(noun) to be surprised, to be amazed, to be frightened, to be astonished; (noun) surprise (e.g. surprise party); (noun) surprise" ひっくりかえす ひっくりかえす "(transitive) to turn over, to overturn, to knock over, to upset, to turn inside out" ひっくりかえる ひっくりかえる "(intransitive) to be overturned, to be upset, to topple over, to be reversed" 日付 ひづけ "(nouns) date, dating" 必死 ひっし "(nouns) frantic, desperate, inevitable death, brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) (shogi)" ひつじゅひん ひつじゅひん "(noun) necessities, necessary article, requisite, essential" ぴったり ぴったり "(adverb) exactly, neatly, sharp" 必要 ひつよう "(adjectival) necessary, needed, essential, indispensable; (noun) necessity, need, requirement" ひてい ひてい "(nouns) negation, denial, repudiation, NOT operation" ビデオ ビデオ (noun) video 人 ひと "(suffix) -ian (e.g. Italian, etc.) (attaches to name of country to denote nationality), -er (e.g. performer, etc.) (attaches to name of occupation), (usu. in compound words) man, person, people" 一~ ひと~ ひどい ひどい "(adjective) cruel, awful, severe, very bad, serious, terrible, heavy, violent" 一言 ひとこと (noun) single word 人差指 ひとさしゆび (noun) index finger 一つ ひとつ "(noun) one, for one thing (often used in itemized lists), (after a noun) only, (with a verb in negative form) (not) even; (adverbial) just (i.e. ""just try it"")" ひとまず ひとまず "(adverb) for the present, once, in outline" 一休み ひとやすみ (noun) rest ひとりでに ひとりでに "(adverb) by itself, automatically, naturally" ビニール ビニール (nouns) vinyl 日日 ひにち "(noun) every day, daily, day after day, days (e.g. good old days)" ひねる ひねる "(transitive) to twist, to wrench, to turn (a switch on or off, etc.), to wring (a neck), to puzzle over, to defeat easily" 日の入り ひのいり (noun) sunset ひはん ひはん "(noun) criticism, judgement, judgment, comment" ひびき ひびき "(noun) echo, sound, reverberation, noise" ひびく ひびく "(intransitive) to resound, to be heard far away, to reverberate, to shake, to vibrate, to come (home), to remain (with someone), to have an affect, to make an impression" ひひょう ひひょう "(nouns) criticism, review, commentary" ひふ ひふ (nouns) skin ひみつ ひみつ "(nouns) secret, secrecy" びみょう びみょう "(noun) delicate, subtle, sensitive, difficult, delicate (situation), complicated, doubtful, questionable, dicey" 百 ひゃく "(numeric) 100, hundred" 費用 ひよう "(noun) cost, expense" ~病 ~びょう 病院 びょういん (nouns) hospital ひょうか ひょうか "(noun) valuation, estimation, assessment, evaluation; (noun) to value, to assess, to estimate value; (noun) to appreciate, to value highly, to acknowledge the value (of something)" 病気 びょうき "(nouns) illness, disease, sickness" 表現 ひょうげん "(noun) expression, presentation, representation, notation" ひょうじゅん ひょうじゅん "(noun) standard, level, norm" 表情 ひょうじょう (noun) facial expression 平等 びょうどう "(noun) equality, impartiality, evenness" ひょうばん ひょうばん "(nouns) fame, reputation, popularity, rumour (rumor), talk" 表面 ひょうめん "(noun) surface, outside, face, appearance" ひょうろん ひょうろん "(noun) criticism, critique" ビル ビル "(noun) building, bill" 昼 ひる "(noun) noon, midday, daytime, lunch" ビルディング ビルディング (noun) building 昼間 ひるま "(noun) daytime, during the day" 広い ひろい "(adjective) spacious, vast, wide" 広げる ひろげる "(transitive) to spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge, to widen, to broaden, to unfold, to open, to unroll" 広さ ひろさ (noun) extent 広場 ひろば (noun) plaza 広々 ひろびろ "(adverb) extensive, spacious" びん びん (noun) earthenware pot びん びん "(noun,) flight (e.g. airline flight), trip (e.g. train trip), service, mail, post, letter, opportunity, chance" ピン ピン "(noun) pin, dowel" ピンク ピンク (nouns) pink びんせん びんせん "(noun) writing paper, stationery" 不 ふ "(prefix) un-, non-, negative prefix" ぶ ぶ (noun) ignorance 分 ぶ (noun) minute ~部 ~ぶ ファスナー ファスナー "(noun) fastener, zipper" 不安 ふあん "(noun) anxiety, uneasiness, insecurity, suspense" フィルム フィルム (noun) film ~風 ~ふう 風景 ふうけい (nouns) scenery 夫婦 ふうふ "(noun) married couple, spouses, husband and wife, couple, pair" プール プール (noun) (swimming) pool; (noun) pool (billiards); (noun) pool (together) フォーク フォーク "(noun) fork, folk, folk song, hawk" 武器 ぶき "(noun) weapon, arms, ordnance" ふきゅう ふきゅう "(noun) diffusion, spread" 付近 ふきん "(noun,) neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, environs, approaching" ふく ふく "(Godan) to blow (wind, etc.), to play a wind instrument, to emit, to spout, to whistle" ふく ふく "(transitive) to wipe, to dry" 服 ふく "(noun,) clothes (esp. Western clothes); (counter) counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc." 副~ ふく~ 複雑 ふくざつ "(adjectival) complex, complicated" ふくし ふくし (nouns) adverb ふくしゃ ふくしゃ "(noun) copy, duplicate" 複数 ふくすう "(nouns) several, plural, plurality, multiple" ふくそう ふくそう (noun) garments ふくめる ふくめる "(transitive) to include, to instruct, to make one understand, to put in one's mouth" ふくろ ふくろ "(noun) bag, sack, skin of an orange (and other like fruits), dead end, plot of land surrounded by water" 不幸 ふこう "(noun) unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accident, death" 夫妻 ふさい "(noun) man and wife, married couple" ふさがる ふさがる "(intransitive) to be closed, to be blocked, to be healed (e.g. wound), to be shut up, to be clogged, to be plugged up, to be occupied, to be taken (e.g. accommodation)" ふさぐ ふさぐ "(transitive) to stop up, to close up, to block (up), to occupy, to fill up, to take up, to stand in another's way, to plug up, to shut up" ふざける ふざける "(Ichidan) to romp, to gambol, to frolic, to joke, to make fun of, to flirt, to mess around, to screw around, to josh" ぶさた ぶさた "(noun) not writing or contacting for a while, neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.), long silence" ふし ふし "(noun) occasion, time, section (of a literary work), verse, stanza, node (of a plant stem), clause, (taxonomical) section" ぶし ぶし "(noun) warrior, samurai" 無事 ぶじ "(noun) safety, peace, quietness" 不自由 ふじゆう "(noun) discomfort, inconvenience, poverty, want, destitution, disability, impairment (physical, mental, etc.)" 夫人 ふじん "(noun) wife, Mrs, madam; (noun) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (noun) consort of the emperor" 婦人 ふじん "(noun) woman, lady, adult female" 不正 ふせい "(noun) injustice, unfairness, iniquity, impropriety, irregularity, dishonesty, illegality, fraud" 不足 ふそく "(noun) insufficiency, shortage, deficiency, lack, dearth" ふぞく ふぞく "(nouns) attached, belonging (to), included, enclosed, affiliated, annexed, associated, subordinate, incidental, dependent, auxiliary" ぶたい ぶたい "(noun) stage (theatre, theater), scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)" 再び ふたたび "(adverb) again, once more, a second time" 二つ ふたつ (noun) two 二人 ふたり "(noun) two persons, two people, pair, couple" ふだん ふだん "(nouns) usual, habitual, ordinary, everyday, always" ふち ふち "(noun) related to (some place), affinity, connection" ~物 ~ぶつ ふつう ふつう "(nouns) general, ordinary, usual; (adverb) normally, generally, usually, train that stops at every station" 二日 ふつか "(noun) second day of the month, two days" ぶっか ぶっか "(noun) prices of commodities, prices (in general), cost-of-living" ぶつかる ぶつかる "(Godan) to strike, to collide with, to bump into" ぶつける ぶつける "(transitive) to knock, to run into, to nail on, to strike hard, to hit and attack, to try (an idea) on someone" 物質 ぶっしつ "(noun) material, substance" ぶっそう ぶっそう "(noun) dangerous, disturbed, insecure" ぶつぶつ ぶつぶつ "(adverb) grunt, grumble, complaint, mutter, pimples, spots, eruption, rash, cutting into small pieces, simmering" 物理 ぶつり "(nouns) physics, law of nature" 筆 ふで (noun) writing brush ふと (副) "(adverb) suddenly, casually, accidentally, incidentally, unexpectedly, unintentionally" ふね ふね "(noun) ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, steamship, tank, tub, vat, trough; (counter) counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)" 船 ふね "(noun) ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, steamship, tank, tub, vat, trough; (counter) counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)" 部品 ぶひん "(noun) parts, accessories, components" 部分 ぶぶん "(noun) portion, section, part" 父母 ふぼ "(noun) father and mother, parents" 不満 ふまん "(noun) dissatisfaction, displeasure, discontent, complaints, unhappiness, disgruntled" 冬 ふゆ (noun) winter フライパン フライパン "(noun) fry pan, frying pan" ブラウス ブラウス (noun) blouse ぶらさげる ぶらさげる "(transitive) to hang, to suspend, to dangle, to swing" ブラシ ブラシ (noun) brush; (noun) brushy プラス プラス (noun) plus プラスチック プラスチック (noun) plastic プラットホーム プラットホーム (noun) platform プラン プラン (noun) plan 不利 ふり "(noun) disadvantage, handicap, unfavorable, unfavourable, drawback" ~ぶり ~ぶり フリー フリー (noun) free ふりがな ふりがな (noun) furigana (kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation) ふりむく ふりむく "(Godan) to turn one's face, to turn around" プリント プリント "(noun) handout, flyer" ふる ふる "(intransitive) to descend, to go down, to come down, to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.), to pass (of time), to surrender, to capitulate, (often in neg. form) to be less than, to be inferior to, to have the runs, to have diarrhea" 古~ ふる~ ふるえる ふるえる "(intransitive) to shiver, to shake, to quake, to tremble, to quaver, to quiver" ふるさと ふるさと "(noun) home town, birthplace, old village, historic village, native place, one's old home" ブレーキ ブレーキ (noun) brake プレゼント プレゼント "(noun) present, gift; (noun) to give a present or gift" ふれる ふれる "(intransitive) to touch, to feel, to experience, to come in contact with, to be emotionally moved (by), to perceive, to touch on a subject, to allude to, to be in conflict (with), to violate (law, copyright, etc.), to proclaim" プロ プロ (nouns) professional ブローチ ブローチ (noun) brooch プログラム プログラム "(noun) program, programme" ふろしき ふろしき "(noun) wrapping cloth, cloth wrapper" ふわふわ ふわふわ ~分 ~ふん 文 ぶん "(noun) letter, writings" ふんいき ふんいき "(noun) atmosphere (e.g. musical), mood, ambience, ambiance" ふんか ふんか (nouns) eruption 文化 ぶんか "(noun) culture, civilization, civilisation, Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)" 文学 ぶんがく (noun) literature 文芸 ぶんげい "(nouns) literature, art and literature, belles-lettres" 文章 ぶんしょう "(noun) sentence, article, composition, (writing) style" 分数 ぶんすう (nouns) fraction ぶんせき ぶんせき (noun) analysis ぶんたい ぶんたい (nouns) literary style ぶんぽう ぶんぽう "(nouns) grammar, syntax" 文明 ぶんめい "(noun) civilization, civilisation, culture, Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)" 分野 ぶんや "(noun) field, sphere, realm, division, branch" 平均 へいきん "(noun) average, mean, balance, equilibrium" へいこう へいこう "(nouns) (going) side by side, concurrent, abreast, at the same time, occurring together, parallel, parallelism" 平日 へいじつ "(noun) weekday, ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); (noun) kanji radical 73" 平野 へいや "(noun) plain, open field" 平和 へいわ "(noun) peace, harmony" ページ ページ (noun) page へこむ へこむ "(Godan) to be dented, to be indented, to yield to, to give, to sink, to collapse, to cave in, to be snubbed, to be overwhelmed, to feel down, to be forced to yield" へそ へそ "(noun) navel, belly button" 下手 へた "(noun) humble position, inferior, underarm grip on opponent's belt (sumo)" 別 べつ "(noun,) distinction, difference, different, another, particular, separate, extra, exception" べっそう べっそう "(noun) holiday house, villa" ベッド ベッド (noun) bed 別に べつに "(adverb) (not) particularly, nothing, separately, apart" ベテラン ベテラン "(nouns) person with a lot of experience, old hand, veteran (in a particular field)" 部屋 へや "(noun) room, sumo stable" ヘリコプター ヘリコプター (noun) helicopter ベル ベル "(noun) bell, bel, B" ベルト ベルト (noun) Belt for western clothes へん へん "(noun) strange, odd, peculiar, weird, curious, queer, eccentric, funny, suspicious, fishy, unexpected, change, incident, disturbance, disaster, accident; (noun,) flat (music)" ~編 ~へん ~へん ~へん ぺん ぺん ~べん ~べん 変化 へんか "(noun) change, variation, alteration, mutation, transition, transformation, transfiguration, metamorphosis, variety, diversity, inflection, declension, conjugation, sidestepping (sumo)" ペンキ ペンキ (noun) paint 勉強 べんきょう "(noun) study, diligence, discount, reduction" へんこう へんこう "(noun) change, modification, alteration, revision, amendment" 返事 へんじ "(noun) reply, answer, response" 編集 へんしゅう "(nouns) editing, compilation, editorial (e.g. committee)" ペンチ ペンチ (noun) pliers ベンチ ベンチ (noun) bench べんとう べんとう (noun) bento (Japanese box lunch) 便利 べんり "(adjectival) convenient, handy, useful" ~歩 ~ほ ~ぽい ~ぽい 法 ほう "(noun,) law, act, principle, method, mood, dharma" ~ほう (比較) ぼう ぼう "(noun) pole, rod, stick" 防~ ぼう~ 貿易 ぼうえき (noun) trade (foreign) ほうき ほうき (noun) broom ぼうけん ぼうけん "(noun) risk, venture, adventure" 方向 ほうこう "(noun) direction, orientation, bearing, way, course (e.g. of action)" 報告 ほうこく "(noun) report, information" ぼうし ぼうし "(noun) hat, cap" 防止 ぼうし "(noun) prevention, check" ほうしん ほうしん "(noun) objective, plan, policy" 放送 ほうそう "(nouns) broadcast, broadcasting" ほうたい ほうたい "(nouns) bandage, dressing" ぼうだい ぼうだい "(nouns) huge, bulky, enormous, extensive, swelling, expansion" 豊富 ほうふ "(noun) abundance, wealth, plenty, bounty" 方法 ほうほう "(noun) method, process, manner, way, means, technique" 方面 ほうめん "(noun) direction, district, area, field (e.g. of study)" ほうもん ほうもん "(nouns) call, visit" ほうりつ ほうりつ (nouns) law 放る ほうる "(transitive) to let go, to abandon, to leave undone, to throw, to toss, to fling" ほえる ほえる "(intransitive) to bark, to bay, to howl, to bellow, to roar, to cry" ボーイ ボーイ (noun) boy ボート ボート "(noun) boat, rowing boat" ボーナス ボーナス (noun) bonus ホーム ホーム "(nouns) platform, home" ボール ボール "(noun) ball, bowl, board (e.g. cardboard, pasteboard)" ボールペン ボールペン (noun) ball-point pen ほがらか ほがらか "(noun) brightness, cheerfulness, melodious" ぼく ぼく "(noun) servant, manservant, menial" ポケット ポケット (noun) pocket ほけん ほけん "(nouns) health preservation, hygiene, sanitation" ほこり ほこり "(noun) pride, boast" ほこり ほこり (noun) dust 星 ほし "(noun) star, any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon), suspect (police slang)" ぼしゅう ぼしゅう "(noun) recruiting, taking applications" ほしょう ほしょう "(noun) guarantee, security, assurance, pledge, warranty" ポスター ポスター (noun) poster ポスト ポスト "(noun) post, position, postbox, mail box, pillar box; (prefix) post-" ほぞん ほぞん "(noun) preservation, conservation, storage, saving (e.g., to disk), maintenance" ボタン ボタン (noun) button ホテル ホテル (noun) hotel ほどう ほどう "(noun) footpath, walkway, sidewalk" ほどく ほどく "(transitive) to unfasten, to untie, to unwrap (e.g. parcel)" 仏 ほとけ (noun) France ほとんど ほとんど "(noun) mostly, almost" ほね ほね "(noun) knack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang" ほほえむ ほほえむ (intransitive) to smile ほり ほり "(noun) moat, canal" ほり ほり "(noun) moat, canal" ぼろ ぼろ "(prefix) rag, scrap, tattered clothes, fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence), defect, run-down or junky" 本 ほん "(noun) origin, source, base, foundation, cause, ingredient, (somebody's) side, (somebody's) location, original cost (or capital, principal, etc.), trunk, first section of a waka; (counter) counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry)" 本~ ほん~ ~本 ~ほん ぼん ぼん "(noun) O-Bon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead, tray, family, household" 本当 ほんと "(noun) truth, reality" 本人 ほんにん (nouns) the person himself ほんの~ ほんの~ 本部 ほんぶ "(noun) headquarters, head office, main office" 本物 ほんもの (nouns) genuine article ほんやく ほんやく "(noun) translation, de-encryption, deciphering, rendering" ぼんやり ぼんやり "(noun) absent-minded, blockhead, dim, faint, vague" 本来 ほんらい "(nouns) originally, primarily, essentially, naturally, by nature, in (and of) itself, proper, legal" まあ まあ "(interjection) you might say, Oh!, Wow!, Well!" マーケット マーケット (noun) market まあまあ まあまあ "(interjection) so-so; (interjection) now, now (used in calming people down); (interjection) my, my (expression of wonder, surprise, etc.)" 毎~ まい~ マイク マイク "(noun) mike, mic, microphone" マイナス マイナス (nouns) minus 前 まえ "(prefix) previous, prior, former, some time ago, preceding, point (e.g. pencil), tip, end, nozzle, head (of a line), front, ahead, the other side, the future, hereafter, destination, the other party" 任せる まかせる "(transitive) to entrust (e.g. a task) to another, to leave to, to passively leave to someone else's facilities, to leave to take its natural course, to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim), to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done" まく まく "(transitive) to wind, to coil, to roll" まく まく "(transitive) to scatter, to sprinkle, to sow (seeds)" まく まく "(transitive) to scatter, to sprinkle, to sow (seeds)" まく まく "(noun) curtain, bunting; (counter) act (in play)" 負け まけ "(noun) defeat, loss, losing (a game)" 孫 まご (noun) grandchild まごまご まごまご (noun) confused まさか まさか "(interjection) by no means, never!, well, I never!, you don't say!" まさつ まさつ "(noun) friction, rubbing, rubdown, chafe" 真面目 まじめ "(noun) one's true character, one's true self, oneself, seriousness, earnestness" 先ず まず "(adverb) first (of all), to start with, about, almost, anyway, well, now, hardly (with neg. verb)" まずい まずい "(adjective) poor-quality, shoddy, crude, unskillful, inexpert, maladroit, inept, foolish, clumsy, unlucky" マスク マスク (noun) mask マスター マスター "(noun) to master, to learn; (noun) proprietor, manager, bar-owner; (noun) master (e.g. arts, science)" ますます ますます "(adverb) increasingly, more and more" 未だ まだ "(adverb) as yet, hitherto, still, not yet (with negative verb)" またぐ またぐ (Godan) to straddle 町 まち "(noun) town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood, street, road, 109.09 m, 0.99 hectares" まち まち "(prefix) .. street, .. quarter, .. district" 待合室 まちあいしつ (noun) waiting room まちがい まちがい (noun) mistake まつ まつ "(intransitive) to wait, to await, to look forward to, to anticipate, (usu. in negative form) to depend on, to need" まつ まつ "(noun) pine tree, highest (of a three-tier ranking system)" 真っ黒 まっくろ (noun) pitch black 真っ直ぐ まっすぐ "(noun) straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect, straightforward, honest, frank" 全く まったく "(adverb) really, truly, entirely, completely, wholly, perfectly, indeed; (interjection) good grief (expression of exasperation)" マッチ マッチ "(noun) matcH (contest, lighting fires. etc.)" 祭 まつり "(noun) festival, feast" まど まど (noun) window まどぐち まどぐち "(noun) ticket window, teller window, counter, contact person, point of contact" まとまる まとまる "(intransitive) to be collected, to be settled, to be in order" まとめる まとめる "(transitive) to put in order, to collect, to bring to a conclusion, to put (it all) together" 招く まねく (transitive) to invite 真似る まねる "(transitive) to mimic, to imitate" まぶしい まぶしい "(adjective) dazzling, radiant" マフラー マフラー "(noun) muffler (garment, vehicle), scarf" ママ ママ "(noun) Mama, female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)" ~まま ~まま 間も無く まもなく "(adverb) soon, before long, in a short time, (after verb) lacking time to ..., without time to ..." 守る まもる "(transitive) to protect, to guard, to defend, to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow" マラソン マラソン "(noun) marathon, long-distance race" 丸 まる "(noun) circle; (prefix) full (e.g. month, day, etc.), perfection, purity, suffix for ship names" まるで まるで "(adverb) quite, entirely, completely, at all, as if, as though, so to speak, just like" 回り まわり "(noun,) circumference, perimeter, edge, surroundings, locality, neighborhood, rotation, circulation" 周り まわり "(noun,) circumference, perimeter, edge, surroundings, locality, neighborhood, rotation, circulation" 万 まん "(prefix) many, all" 満員 まんいん "(nouns) full house, no vacancy, sold out, standing room only, full (of people), crowded" まんが まんが "(noun) comic, cartoon" マンション マンション "(noun) large apartment (from mansion), apartment house" 満足 まんぞく "(noun) satisfaction, sufficiency" 真中 まんなか "(noun) middle, centre, center, mid-way" 身 み "(noun) body, oneself, one's place, one's position, main part, meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.), wood (as opposed to bark), blade (as opposed to its handle), container(as opposed to its lid)" 実 み "(nouns) truth, reality, sincerity, honesty, fidelity, content, substance, (good) result" 未~ み~ ~み (接尾) 見送り みおくり "(noun) seeing one off, farewell, escort" 見送る みおくる "(transitive) to see off (e.g. to the station, an airport, etc.), to escort (e.g. home), to farewell, to see out, to send off, to let pass, to wait and see, to continue (e.g. in legal contexts), to let a pitch go by (baseball), to watch a batted ball go into the stands" みがく みがく "(transitive) to polish, to shine, to brush (e.g. teeth), to refine, to improve" 味方 みかた "(nouns) friend, ally, supporter" 右 みぎ "(noun) right, right hand side, afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing), foregoing, forgoing, above" 見事 みごと "(adjectival) splendid, magnificent, beautiful, admirable; (noun) praiseworthy act, feat, commendable deed" ミシン ミシン (noun) sewing machine ミス ミス "(noun) mistake, error, failure; (noun) Miss; (noun) myth" 水 みず "(noun) water (cold, fresh)" 湖 みずうみ (noun) lake 自ら みずから "(adverb) naturally, as a matter of course" 店 みせ "(noun) store, shop, establishment" 店屋 みせや "(noun) store, shop" ~みたい ~みたい 見出し みだし "(noun) heading, caption, subtitle, index" 道 みち "(noun) road, street, way, path, course, route, lane, distance, ways (e.g. ""a long ways""), the way (of proper conduct, etc.), one's way, morals, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (of medicine, etc.), subject, way, method, means" みつ みつ "(adjectival) density, thickness, secrecy, minute, fine" 三日 みっか "(noun) the third day of the month, three days" 三つ みっつ (noun) three みっともない みっともない "(adjective) shameful, indecent" みとめる みとめる (transitive) to write up 緑 みどり "(noun) green, greenery (esp. fresh verdure)" みな みな "(noun) all, everyone, everybody, everything" 港 みなと "(noun) harbour, harbor, port" 南 みなみ (noun) south 身分 みぶん "(noun) social position, social status" みまう みまう "(transitive) to ask after (health), to visit" 未満 みまん "(noun,) less than, insufficient" 耳 みみ "(noun) ear, hearing, edge, crust, selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics), selvage" みょう みょう "(noun) strange, unusual, (something) superb, (something) excellent" 明~ みょう~ 明後日 みょうごにち (noun) day after tomorrow 未来 みらい "(nouns) the future (usually distant), future tense, the world to come" ミリ (メートル) "(prefix) milli-, 10^-3, millimetre, millimeter" みりょく みりょく "(noun) charm, fascination, glamour, glamor, attraction, appeal" みる みる "(transitive) to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe, to look over, to look on, to assess, to examine, to judge, to look after, to keep an eye on, to take care of, to view (e.g. flowers, movie), (usu. after the -te form of a verb) to try" ミルク ミルク (noun) milk 民間 みんかん "(nouns) private, civilian, civil, popular, folk, unofficial" 民主~ みんしゅ~ 六日 むいか "(noun) sixth day of the month, six days" 向かい むかい "(nouns) facing, opposite, across the street, other side" 昔 むかし "(noun) olden days, former" 向く むく "(Godan) to face, to turn toward, to be suited to, to be fit for" むく むく "(transitive) to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull" ~向け ~むけ 向ける むける "(transitive) to turn towards, to point" 虫 むし "(noun) insect, bug, cricket, moth, worm" むし むし "(noun) disregard, ignore" むじゅん むじゅん "(nouns) contradiction, inconsistency" むしろ むしろ "(adverb) rather, better, instead" むずかしい むずかしい (adjective) difficult 息子 むすこ "(noun) son, penis" 結ぶ むすぶ "(Godan) to tie, to bind, to link, to bear (fruit)" むすめ むすめ "(noun) unmarried woman; (noun,) (after a name) Miss; (noun,) (after a line of work) -ess, -ette" 六つ むっつ (numeric) six むね むね "(noun) breast, chest" 村 むら (noun) village 無理 むり "(noun) unreasonable, impossible, overdoing" 無料 むりょう "(nouns) free, no charge" め め "(noun) eye, eyeball, eyesight, look, experience, viewpoint; (suffix) ordinal number suffix; (suffix) somewhat, -ish" め め (noun) sprout ~目 ~め 名~ めい~ ~名 ~めい 明確 めいかく "(adjectival) clear, precise, definite, distinct" 名人 めいじん "(noun) master, expert" めいめい めいめい "(noun) each, individual" 命令 めいれい "(noun) order, command, decree, directive, (software) instruction, statement" めいわく めいわく "(noun) trouble, bother, annoyance" メーター メーター "(noun) meter (i.e. measuring device), metre (i.e. 100 cm), meter" メートル メートル "(noun) metre, meter, meter (i.e. a gauge), gauge" めぐまれる めぐまれる "(intransitive) to be blessed with, to be rich in, to abound in" 飯 めし "(noun) meals, food, cooked rice, one's livelihood" めちゃくちゃ めちゃくちゃ "(noun) absurd, unreasonable, nonsensical, preposterous, incoherent, extreme, senseless, reckless, wanton, disorder, confusion, mess, wreck" めっきり めっきり (adverb) remarkably めったに めったに "(adverb) rarely (with neg. verb), seldom" めでたい めでたい "(adjective) happy, auspicious, propitious, joyous, naive" メニュー メニュー (noun) menu めまい めまい "(nouns) dizziness, giddiness, vertigo" メモ メモ (noun) memorandum 目安 めやす "(noun) criterion, standard, yardstick, reference, aim, rough estimate, approximation" 面 めん "(noun) face, surface, mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)" 綿 めん (noun) cotton めんきょ めんきょ "(noun) license, permit, licence, certificate" 面積 めんせき (noun) area 面接 めんせつ (noun) interview めんどう めんどう "(noun) trouble, difficulty, care, attention" めんどうくさい めんどうくさい "(adjective) bother(some) to do, tiresome" メンバー メンバー (noun) member もう もう "(interjection) already, anymore, soon, shortly, more, further, other, again; (adverb) interjection used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)" もうかる もうかる "(intransitive) to be profitable, to yield a profit" もうける もうける "(transitive) to get, to earn, to gain, to have (bear, beget) a child" モーター モーター (noun) motor 木材 もくざい "(noun) lumber, timber, wood" 目的 もくてき "(noun) purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention" もくひょう もくひょう "(noun) mark, sign, landmark" もぐる もぐる "(intransitive) to drive, to pass through, to pass under, to evade, to hide, to survive" もし もし "(adverb) if, in case, supposing" 文字 もじ "(noun) letter (of alphabet), character; (nouns) literal" もしかしたら もしかしたら "(adverb) perhaps, maybe, perchance, by some chance, by any chance" もしかすると もしかすると "(adverb) perhaps, maybe, by some chance" もしも もしも (adverb) if もしもし もしもし "(interjection) hello (e.g. on phone), excuse me! (when calling out to someone)" もたれる もたれる "(intransitive) to lean against, to lean on, to recline on, to lie heavy (on the stomach)" モダン モダン (noun) modern ~持ち ~もち もちろん もちろん "(adverb) of course, certainly, naturally" 持つ もつ "(Godan) to hold, to carry, to possess" もったいない もったいない "(adjective) impious, profane, sacrilegious, too good, more than one deserves, unworthy of, wasteful" もっと もっと "(adverb) (some) more, even more, longer, further" 最も もっとも "(adverb) most, extremely" もっとも もっとも "(noun) quite right, plausible, natural, but then, although" モデル モデル (noun) model 元 もと "(noun) origin, source, base, foundation, cause, ingredient, (somebody's) side, (somebody's) location, original cost (or capital, principal, etc.), trunk, first section of a waka; (counter) counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry)" もと もと "(noun) origin, source, base, foundation, cause, ingredient, (somebody's) side, (somebody's) location, original cost (or capital, principal, etc.), trunk, first section of a waka; (counter) counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry)" もと もと "(noun) origin, source, base, foundation, cause, ingredient, (somebody's) side, (somebody's) location, original cost (or capital, principal, etc.), trunk, first section of a waka; (counter) counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry)" 求める もとめる "(transitive) to seek, to request, to demand, to want, to wish for, to search for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job), to buy" 物 もの "(noun) thing, object, the natural thing, a frequently done thing, used to express emotional involvement, used in giving a reason" 者 もの (noun) person (rarely used w.o. a qualifier) 物語 ものがたり "(nouns) tale, story, legend" ものすごい ものすごい "(adjective) earth-shattering, staggering, to a very great extent, terrible, frightful, horrible" モノレール モノレール (noun) monorail もむ もむ "(transitive) to rub, to crumple (up), to wrinkle, to massage, to be troubled about, to worry over, to train, to coach" もよう もよう "(noun) pattern, figure, design" 森 もり "(noun) forest, shrine grove" もる もる "(intransitive) to prosper, to flourish, to copulate (animals)" 門 もん "(noun) door (esp. Japanese-style), entrance (to a home), narrows" ~問 ~もん もんく もんく "(noun) phrase, complaint" 問題 もんだい "(noun) problem, question" ~屋 ~や ~夜 ~や やがて やがて "(adverb) before long, soon, at length" やかましい やかましい "(adjective) noisy, boisterous; (adjective) strict, faultfinding, carping, fussy" 夜間 やかん "(noun) at night, nighttime" やかん やかん (noun) kettle 焼く やく "(transitive) to bake, to grill; (transitive) to develop (photos); (intransitive) to suntan, to burn (in flames, down, CD, DVD, etc.), to scorch; (intransitive) to be jealous, to be envious" 役 やく "(noun) war, campaign, battle, unpaid work" やく やく "(adverb) approximately, about; (noun) promise, shortening, reduction, simplification, contraction (in phonetics)" 役者 やくしゃ "(noun) actor, actress" 役所 やくしょ "(noun) government office, public office" 約束 やくそく "(noun) arrangement, promise, appointment, pact, engagement, convention, rule" 役人 やくにん (noun) government official やくわり やくわり "(noun) part, assigning (allotment of) parts, role, duties" 焼ける やける "(intransitive) to burn, to be roasted, to be heated, to be sunburnt, to fade (in the sun), to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset), to be jealous, to be envious" やこう やこう "(noun) walking around at night, night train, night travel" 野菜 やさい (nouns) vegetable ~やすい ~やすい 休み やすみ "(noun) rest, recess, respite, vacation, holiday, absence, suspension, dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)" やせる やせる "(intransitive) to become thin, to lose weight, to reduce (one's) weight, to slim, to be barren, to be infertile, to be sterile" やたらに やたらに "(adverb) randomly, recklessly, blindly" やちん やちん (noun) rent 八つ やっつ (numeric) eight やっつける やっつける "(transitive) to beat, to attack (an enemy), to do away with, to finish off" やっと やっと "(adverb) at last, at length" 宿 やど "(noun) inn, lodging" やとう やとう "(transitive) to employ, to hire, to charter" 屋根 やね (noun) roof やはり やはり "(noun) also, as I thought, still, in spite of, absolutely, of course" やっぱり やっぱり "(noun) also, as I thought, still, in spite of, absolutely, of course" 破く やぶく "(transitive) to tear, to violate, to defeat, to smash, to destroy" 破れる やぶれる "(intransitive) to get torn, to wear out" 山 やま "(noun) mountain, pile, heap, climax, critical point, speculated area covered by an examination" 止む やむ "(intransitive) to cease, to stop, to be over" やむをえない やむをえない "(Expressions) cannot be helped, unavoidable" やめる やめる "(transitive) to resign, to retire, to quit, to leave (one's job, etc.)" やや やや "(adverb) a little, partially, somewhat, a short time, a while" やる やる "(transitive) to do, to have sexual intercourse, to kill, to give (to inferiors, animals, etc.); (auxiliary) to do for (inferiors), to send (e.g. somebody somewhere), to dispatch (e.g. letter) (despatch), to move (something to), to row (a boat), (used in place of other verb) to have (eat, drink, smoke), to study, to run or operate (a restaurant)" 湯 ゆ "(noun) hot water, hot bath, hot spring" ゆいいつ ゆいいつ "(adverb) only, sole, unique" 夕方 ゆうがた (noun) evening 夕刊 ゆうかん (noun) evening paper 勇気 ゆうき "(noun) courage, bravery, valour, valor, nerve, boldness" 友好 ゆうこう (noun) friendship 有効 ゆうこう "(noun) validity, legality, availability, effectiveness" ゆうしゅう ゆうしゅう "(noun) superiority, excellence" ゆうしょう ゆうしょう "(noun) overall victory, championship" ゆうじょう ゆうじょう "(noun) friendship, fellowship, camaraderie" 友人 ゆうじん (noun) friend ゆうひ ゆうひ "(noun) (in) the evening sun, setting sun" ゆうびん ゆうびん "(noun) mail, postal service" 有名 ゆうめい (adjectival) famous; (noun) fame ユーモア ユーモア "(noun) humor, humour" 有利 ゆうり "(noun) advantageous, better, profitable, lucrative" 有料 ゆうりょう "(nouns) toll, fee, charge, admission-paid" ゆか ゆか "(noun) bed, bedding, sickbed, alcove, riverbed, seedbed, straw ""core"" of a tatami mat, floor" 雪 ゆき (noun) snow 行方 ゆくえ "(noun) (one's) whereabouts, course, direction" 輸出 ゆしゅつ "(adjectival) export, efferent (medical)" 輸送 ゆそう "(noun) transport, transportation" 豊か ゆたか "(adjectival) abundant, wealthy, plentiful, rich, affluent" ゆっくり ゆっくり "(adverb) slowly, at ease, restful" ゆでる ゆでる (transitive) to boil 輸入 ゆにゅう "(nouns) importation, import, introduction" 湯飲み ゆのみ (noun) teacup 指 ゆび "(noun) finger, toe, digit" 夢 ゆめ (noun) dream 許す ゆるす "(transitive) to permit, to allow, to approve, to exempt (from fine), to excuse (from), to pardon, to forgive, to release, to let off, to confide in, to give up, to yield" ゆれる ゆれる "(intransitive) to shake, to sway" 夜 よ "(noun) evening, night" 用 よう "(noun,) task, business, use, duty, service, call of nature, excretion" よう よう "(noun) mess, sorry state, plight, sad sight; (suffix) way, manner" 用意 ようい (noun) preparation 容易 ようい "(noun) easy, simple, plain" 八日 ようか "(noun) the eighth day of the month, eight days" ようがん ようがん (noun) lava 容器 ようき "(noun) container, vessel" ようき ようき "(adjectival) cheerful, merry; (noun) season, weather" 要求 ようきゅう "(noun) demand, firm request, requisition, requirement, desire" 用語 ようご "(noun) term, terminology" ようし ようし "(noun) point, essentials, gist, summary, fundamentals" ようじ ようじ "(noun) tasks, things to do, errand, business (to take care of), affairs, engagement" ようじ ようじ "(noun) infant, baby, child" ようじん ようじん "(noun) care, precaution, guarding, caution" 様子 ようす "(noun) state, state of affairs, situation, circumstances, appearance, look, aspect, sign, indication" ようそ ようそ "(noun) component, factor, item (e.g. in list), element (e.g. in array), member (e.g. data structure)" ようちえん ようちえん (noun) kindergarten ようと ようと "(noun) use, usefulness, utility, service" 曜日 ようび (noun) day of the week 洋品店 ようひんてん (noun) shop which handles Western-style apparel and accessories ようやく ようやく "(adverb) finally, at last, barely, narrowly, hardly, only just, gradually, little by little, by degrees" ヨーロッパ ヨーロッパ (nouns) Europe よく~ よく~ よけい よけい "(noun) too much, unnecessary, extraneous, abundance, surplus, excess, superfluity" 横 よこ "(noun) horizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down, side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth, side (of a box, etc.), beside, aside, next to, unconnected" よこす よこす "(transitive) to send, to forward, to hand over (e.g. money)" よごれる よごれる "(intransitive) to be violated, to be corrupted, to be polluted, to be stained" 予算 よさん "(nouns) estimate, budget" 止す よす "(transitive) to cease, to abolish, to resign, to give up" 寄せる よせる "(transitive) to come near, to let someone approach, to collect, to gather, to add, to put aside" 余所 よそ "(noun) another place, somewhere else, strange parts" 予測 よそく "(noun) prediction, estimation" 四日 よっか "(noun) fourth day of month, four days" 四つ角 よつかど "(noun) four corners, crossroads" 四つ よっつ (noun) four ヨット ヨット (noun) yacht (usually only used for a sailing boat with one mast) 予定 よてい "(noun) plans, arrangement, schedule, program, programme, expectation, estimate" 世の中 よのなか "(noun) society, the world, the times" 予備 よび "(nouns) preparation, preliminaries, reserve, spare" よぶ よぶ "(transitive) to call out (to), to call, to invoke, to summon (a doctor, etc.), to invite, to designate, to name, to brand, to garner (support, etc.), to gather, to take as one's wife" 予報 よほう "(noun) forecast, prediction" 予防 よぼう "(nouns) prevention, precaution, protection against" 読み よみ (noun) reading よめ よめ "(noun) wife, bride, (one's) daughter-in-law" 予約 よやく "(nouns) reservation, appointment, booking, advance order, contract, subscription, pledge" よゆう よゆう "(noun) surplus, composure, margin, room, time, allowance, flexibility, scope, rope" より より "(particle) from, out of, since, at, than, other than, except, but, more" よる よる "(intransitive) to visit, to drop in, to approach" 因る よる "(intransitive) to be due to, to be caused by, to depend on, to turn on, to be based on, to come from" よると よると (Expressions) according to よろこび よろこび "(noun) joy, delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations" 喜び よろこび "(noun) joy, delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations" よろしい よろしい "(adjective) good, OK, all right, fine, very well, will do, may, can" よろしく (感) "(adverb) well, properly, suitably, best regards, please remember me, please treat me favorably (favourably), please take care of" 来 らい "(noun) next (year, etc.), since (last month, etc.)" ライター ライター "(noun) lighter, writer" 来日 らいにち "(noun) arrival in Japan, coming to Japan, visit to Japan" ラケット ラケット "(noun) paddle, racket" ラジオ ラジオ (noun) radio ラッシュアワー ラッシュアワー (noun) rush hour らん らん "(noun) column of text (e.g. in a newspaper), field (in a form, web page, etc.)" ランチ ランチ "(noun) launch, lunch" ランニング ランニング "(noun) running, tank top" りえき りえき "(noun) profit, gains; (noun) benefit, advantage, interest (of the public, etc.), grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.), blessing, miracle" 理科 りか (nouns) science 理解 りかい "(noun) understanding, comprehension, appreciation, sympathy" 利害 りがい "(noun) advantages and disadvantages, interest" 陸 りく "(adjectival) good, satisfactory, worthy, decent" りこん りこん (noun) divorce リズム リズム (noun) rhythm 理想 りそう "(nouns) ideal, dream" 率 りつ "(noun,) rate, ratio, proportion, percentage" リットル リットル (noun) litre りっぱ りっぱ "(noun) splendid, fine, handsome, elegant, imposing, prominent, legal, legitimate" リボン リボン (noun) ribbon 略す りゃくす "(transitive) to abbreviate, to omit, to take, to capture" 理由 りゆう "(noun) reason, pretext, motive" ~流 ~りゅう 留学 りゅうがく (noun) studying abroad (usu. at university level) 流行 りゅうこう "(nouns) fashion, fad, vogue, craze" 利用 りよう "(noun) use, utilization, utilisation, application" 量 りょう "(noun,) quantity, amount, volume, portion (of food)" りょう りょう "(noun) hostel, dormitory, bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system)" 両~ りょう~ ~料 ~りょう ~領 ~りょう 料金 りょうきん "(noun) fee, charge, fare" 料理 りょうり "(noun) cooking, cookery, cuisine, dealing with something, handling, administration, management" 旅館 りょかん "(noun) Japanese hotel, inn, ryokan" ~力 ~りょく 旅行 りょこう "(nouns) travel, trip" りんじ りんじ "(nouns) temporary, special, extraordinary" 例 れい "(nouns) custom, practice, habit, usual, said, aforementioned, instance, example, case, illustration, usage, precedent, annual" 礼 れい "(noun) thanking, expression of gratitude" れい れい "(noun) zero, nought" 例外 れいがい (nouns) exception 冷静 れいせい "(noun) calm, composure, coolness, serenity" れいぞうこ れいぞうこ (noun) refrigerator れいぼう れいぼう "(noun) cooling, air-conditioning" レインコート レインコート "(noun) raincoat, mackintosh, macintosh, trench coat" 歴史 れきし (nouns) history レクリェーション レクリェーション "(noun) recreation, re-creation" レコード レコード "(noun) record (e.g. LP), record (e.g. athletics)" レジャー レジャー (noun) leisure レストラン レストラン (noun) restaurant (esp. Western-style) 列 れつ "(noun) queue, line, row, column, sequence, string, train" 列車 れっしゃ (noun) train (ordinary) 列島 れっとう "(noun) archipelago, chain of islands" レベル レベル "(noun) level, rebel, revel" レポート レポート "(noun) report, paper" リポート リポート "(noun) report, paper" れんが れんが (noun) brick 連合 れんごう "(nouns) union, alliance, combination; (noun) RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)" 練習 れんしゅう "(noun) practice, practise" レンズ レンズ (noun) lens 連続 れんぞく "(noun) serial, consecutive, continuity, occurring in succession, continuing" れんらく れんらく "(nouns) to contact, to get in touch; (noun) contacting, getting in touch, communication, call, message, connection, coordination, junction; (nouns) intercalary, intercalaris, internuncial" 老人 ろうじん "(nouns) the aged, old person" ろうそく ろうそく (noun) candle 労働 ろうどう "(nouns) manual labor, manual labour, toil, work, Labour Party" ローマじ ローマじ "(noun) Latin alphabet, transliteration of Japanese in ""Roman"" or Latin letters, romanization, romanisation, romaji" 六 ろく (numeric) six 録音 ろくおん (noun) (audio) recording ロケット ロケット "(noun) locket, rocket" ロッカー ロッカー (noun) locker ロビー ロビー "(noun) lobby, lounge" ~ろん ~ろん ろんそう ろんそう "(nouns) controversy, dispute" ろんぶん ろんぶん "(noun) thesis, essay, treatise, paper, article" 輪 わ (counter) counter for wheels and flowers 和~ わ~ ~羽 ~わ ワイシャツ ワイシャツ "(noun) shirt, business shirt, dress shirt" ワイン ワイン (noun) wine わが~ わが~ わがまま わがまま "(noun) selfishness, egoism, self-indulgence, wilfulness, willfulness, disobedience, whim" 別れ わかれ "(noun) parting, separation, farewell, (lateral) branch, fork, offshoot, division, section" わく わく "(intransitive) to grow hot (of water, etc.), to boil, to be in a state of excitement, to get excited, to take place energetically" わく わく "(intransitive) to well (up), to gush forth (of water), to spring out, to surge, to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.), to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)" 分ける わける "(transitive) to divide, to separate, to make distinctions, to differentiate (between)" わざと わざと (adverb) on purpose わずか わずか "(noun) only, merely, (a) little, small quantity" わすれる わすれる "(transitive) to forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of, to forget about, to forget (an article)" 話題 わだい "(nouns) topic, subject" わたくし わたくし "(nouns) I, me, private affairs, personal matter, secrecy, selfishness" わびる わびる "(intransitive) to apologize, to apologise" 笑い わらい "(noun) laugh, laughter, smile, sneer" わりあい わりあい "(noun) rate, ratio, percentage, proportion, comparatively, contrary to expectations" わりあいに わりあいに (adverb) comparatively わりざん わりざん (noun) division わりと わりと "(adverb) relatively, comparatively" わりびき わりびき "(nouns) discount, reduction, rebate, tenths discounted" わる わる "(transitive) to divide, to cut, to break, to halve, to separate, to split, to rip, to crack, to smash, to dilute" われる われる "(intransitive) to break, to be smashed, to split, to crack, to fissure, to be torn, to be divided, to cleave, to come to light" われわれ われわれ (nouns) we わん わん "(noun,) bay, gulf, inlet" わん わん (noun) bowl (porcelain) ワンピース ワンピース (nouns) dress あ あ "(noun) that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly), that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors), over there; (noun) down there (i.e. one's genitals), period, menses; (interjection) hey (expression of surprise or suspicion), eh?; (noun) that (something mentioned before which is distant psychologically or in terms of time)" あいさつ あいさつ "(nouns) greeting, greetings, salutation, salute, speech (congratulatory or appreciative), address, reply, response, revenge, retaliation; (Expressions) a fine thing to say (used as part of a sarcastic response to a rude remark); (Expressions) (orig. meaning) dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment)" 上がる あがる "(intransitive) to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised, to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in, to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade, to get out (of water), to come ashore, to increase, to improve, to make progress, to be promoted, to advance, to be made (of profit, etc.), to occur (esp. of a favourable result), to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.), to be finished, to be done, to be over, (of rain) to stop, to lift, to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die, to win (in a card game, etc.), to be arrested, to turn up (of evidence, etc.), to be deep fried, to be spoken loudly, to get stage fright, to be offered (to the gods, etc.), to go, to visit, to eat, to drink, to be listed (as a candidate), to serve (in one's master's home), (in Kyoto) to go north; (Godan) (after the -masu stem of a verb) indicates completion" あかんぼう あかんぼう (noun) baby あげる あげる "(transitive) to raise, to elevate, to do up (one's hair), to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.), to land (a boat), to deep-fry, to show someone (into a room), (uk) to summon (for geishas, etc.), to send someone (away), to enrol (one's child in school) (enroll), to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice), to earn (something desirable), to praise, to give (an example, etc.), to cite, to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.), to arrest, to nominate, to give, to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.), to bear (a child), to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding); (intransitive) (of the tide) to come in; (transitive) to vomit; (auxiliary) (after the -te form of a verb) to do for (the sake of someone else); (auxiliary) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to complete; (auxiliary) used after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility" アルコール アルコール (nouns) alcohol いくら~ても いくら~ても いただく いただく "(transitive) to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to buy, to eat, to drink, to be crowned with, to wear (on one's head), to have (on top), to have (as one's leader), to live under (a ruler), to install (a president)" ~いん ~いん うそ うそ "(noun) lie, falsehood, incorrect fact, Really!, Unbelievable!, No way!" うれしい うれしい "(adjective) happy, glad, pleasant" 運転手 うんてんしゅ "(noun) driver, chauffeur" お祝い おいわい "(noun) congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival, congratulatory gift" ~おき ~おき 起こす おこす "(transitive) to raise, to cause, to wake someone" おたく おたく "(noun) your house, your home, your family, your husband, your organization; (nouns) you (referring to someone of equal status with whom one is not especially close)" 落ちる おちる "(intransitive) to fall down, to drop, to fail (e.g. exam), to crash, to degenerate, to degrade, to fade, to come out (e.g. a stain)" おつり おつり "(noun) change (i.e. money), balance" お祭り おまつり "(noun) festival, feast" おみまい おみまい "(noun) calling on someone who is ill, enquiry, inquiry" お土産 おみやげ "(noun) present, souvenir" おる おる (transitive) to weave お礼 おれい "(noun) thanking, expression of gratitude" 終わり おわり (noun) the end ~おわる ~おわる ~か ~か ~かい ~かい 会議室 かいぎしつ "(noun) conference room, council room" ~がくぶ ~がくぶ かける かける "(transitive) to hang (e.g. picture), to hoist (e.g. sail), to raise (e.g. flag), to sit; (Ichidan) to be partway (verb), to begin (but not complete), to take (time, money), to expend (money, time, etc.), to make (a call), to multiply, to secure (e.g. lock), to put on (glasses, etc.), to cover, to burden someone, to apply (insurance), to turn on (an engine, etc.), to set (a dial, an alarm clock, etc.), to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on, to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.), to bind, to pour (or sprinkle, spray, etc.) onto, to argue (in court), to deliberate (in a meeting), to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.), to increase further, to catch (in a trap, etc.), to set atop, to erect (a makeshift building), to hold (a play, festival, etc.); (auxiliary) (after -masu stem of verb) indicates (verb) is being directed to (someone)" かたい かたい 課長 かちょう "(noun) section manager, section chief" かっこう かっこう (noun) each school お金持ち かねもち/おかねもち (noun) rich person かまう かまう "(Godan) to mind, to care about, to be concerned about, to care for, to look after, to prepare for, to intefere with, to meddle in, to tease" かれら かれら "(nouns) they (usually male), them" 急 きゅう "(adjectival) urgent, sudden, abrupt, sharp, steep, precipitous, rapid, swift, fast; (noun) emergency, crisis, hurrying, haste, (in gagaku or noh) end of a song" 教育 きょういく "(noun) training, education" ~く ~く くださる くださる "(Godan) to give, to confer" ~くん ~くん けが けが "(noun) injury (to animate object), hurt" けれど/けれども けれど/けれども ~けん ~けん けんか けんか "(noun) quarrel, brawl, fight, squabble, scuffle" 研究室 けんきゅうしつ "(noun) laboratory, seminar room, professor's office" ご~ ご~ 高校/高等学校 こうこう/こうとうがっこう 高校生 こうこうせい (noun) senior high school student 校長 こうちょう "(noun) principal, headmaster" こうむいん こうむいん "(noun) government worker, public (civil) servant" ~ございます ~ございます ご主人 ごしゅじん "(noun) your husband, her husband" ごぞんじ ごぞんじ "(noun) knowing, (an) acquaintance" ごちそう ごちそう "(noun) feast, treating (someone); (noun) to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)" こと こと "(noun) koto (13-stringed Japanese zither), stringed instrument, zheng (Chinese zither), guzheng" ごみ ごみ "(noun) rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse" こむ こむ "(intransitive) to be crowded, to be packed, to be complex; (auxiliary) to go into, to put into, to remain (seated), to be plunged into (silence), to do thoroughly, to do intently, to continue in the same state" ごらんになる ごらんになる "(Godan) to see, to look, to watch, (after the -te form of a verb) try to" これから これから (noun) after this コンピュータ/コンピューター コンピュータ/コンピューター 今夜 こんや "(noun) this evening, tonight" ~さま ~さま さ来月 さらいげつ (noun) month after next さ来週 さらいしゅう (noun) week after next 字 じ (suffix) section of village しかる しかる (transitive) to scold ~しき ~しき (~て)しまう (~て)しまう 事務所 じむしょ (noun) office 社長 しゃちょう "(noun) company president, manager, director" じゃま じゃま "(noun) hindrance, intrusion" じゅうどう じゅうどう (noun) judo 食料品 しょくりょうひん "(noun) foodstuff, groceries" 人口 じんこう "(noun) population, common talk" 新聞社 しんぶんしゃ (noun) newspaper company ずいぶん ずいぶん "(adverb) very, extremely, surprisingly, considerably; (adjectival) contemptible, reprehensible" スーパー(マーケット) スーパー(マーケット) すく すく "(transitive) to like, to love, to be fond of" スクリーン スクリーン (noun) screen すごい すごい "(adjective) terrible, dreadful, amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific, to a great extent, vast (in numbers)" ステーキ ステーキ (noun) steak すばらしい すばらしい "(adjective) wonderful, splendid, magnificent" すり すり "(nouns) repairing, mending, servicing" ~せい ~せい ぜひ ぜひ "(noun) certainly, without fail, right and wrong, pros and cons" ぜんぜん ぜんぜん "(adverb) not at all (with neg. verb), wholly, entirely, completely" ソフト ソフト (nouns) soft; (noun) soft hat; (noun) software ~だい ~だい 大学生 だいがくせい "(noun) university student, college student" たいてい たいてい "(noun) mostly, ordinarily, usually, generally, probably; (noun) most, almost all, (before a neg. form) ordinary; (adjectival) proper, appropriate, moderate" ~だす ~だす 建て ~だて だめ だめ "(noun) useless, no good, hopeless" チェック チェック "(nouns) check, plaid" ~ちゃん ~ちゃん 中学校 ちゅうがっこう "(noun) junior high school, middle school, lower secondary school" ちゅうしゃじょう ちゅうしゃじょう "(noun) parking lot, parking place" ~ちょう ~ちょう ~(に)ついて ~(に)ついて つき つき (noun) desk ~つき ~つき ~つづける ~つづける できるだけ できるだけ "(Expressions) as much as one can, as much as possible, if at all possible" 天気予報 てんきよほう "(noun) weather forecast, weather report" 動物園 どうぶつえん "(noun) zoo, zoological gardens" 遠く とおく "(noun) far away, distant, at a distance, distant place, by far" とこや とこや "(noun) barbershop, barber" 直る なおる "(intransitive) to be cured, to get well, to be healed, to get mended, to be repaired, to be fixed" 治る なおる "(intransitive) to be cured, to get well, to be healed, to get mended, to be repaired, to be fixed" 中々 なかなか "(adverb) very, considerably, easily, readily, fairly, quite, highly, rather, by no means (with negative verb)" なるほど なるほど "(adverb) I see, That's right!, Indeed" におい におい "(noun) odour, odor, scent, smell, stench, aura, whiff, smacks of ..., sense, flavour, flavor" ~にくい ~にくい ぬれる ぬれる (intransitive) to get wet ねだん ねだん "(noun) price, cost" ねっしん ねっしん "(noun) zeal, enthusiasm" のど のど "(noun) throat, singing voice" 乗り物 のりもの (noun) vehicle パート(タイム) パート(タイム) 歯医者 はいしゃ (noun) dentist ~ばかり ~ばかり ~はじめる ~はじめる パソコン パソコン (nouns) personal computer パパ パパ (noun) Papa ハンバーグ ハンバーグ "(noun) hamburger (meat, no bun), Hamburg steak" ひげ ひげ "(nouns) self-abasement, humility, self-depreciation" 美術館 びじゅつかん "(noun) art gallery, art museum" びっくりする びっくりする 昼休み ひるやすみ "(noun) lunch break, noon recess, noon rest period" ファックス ファックス "(noun) facsimile, FAX" 部長 ぶちょう "(noun) head (chief, director) of a section or department, head of a (school) club, head of a (school) team" ぶどう ぶどう "(noun) martial arts, military arts, Bushido" ほど ほど "(noun) degree, extent, bounds, limit; (particle) indicates approx. amount or maximum, upper limit" ほめる ほめる "(transitive) to praise, to admire, to speak well" まじめ まじめ "(noun) diligent, serious, honest, sober, grave, earnest, steady" まず まず "(adverb) first (of all), to start with, about, almost, anyway, well, now, hardly (with neg. verb)" または または "(Expressions) or, otherwise" ~まま ~まま 回る まわる "(intransitive) to go around, to return, to surround, to concern (usu. of disputes)" 見つかる みつかる "(intransitive) to be found, to be discovered" 見つける みつける "(transitive) to discover, to find (e.g. an error in a book), to come across, to detect, to locate, to find (e.g. something missing), to find fault, to be used to seeing, to be familiar with" 向かう むかう "(intransitive) to face, to go towards" ~め ~め もうすぐ もうすぐ (Expressions) very soon もちろん もちろん "(adverb) of course, certainly, naturally" もっとも もっとも "(adverb) most, extremely" もらう もらう "(transitive) to receive, to take, to accept, to get somebody to do something (follows a verb in ""te"" form)" 役に立つ やくにたつ "(Godan) to be helpful, to be useful" ~やすい ~やすい やせる やせる "(intransitive) to become thin, to lose weight, to reduce (one's) weight, to slim, to be barren, to be infertile, to be sterile" やはり/やっぱり やはり/やっぱり やむ やむ "(intransitive) to cease, to stop, to be over" 夕飯 ゆうはん (noun) evening meal (~に)よると (~に)よると よろしい よろしい "(adjective) good, OK, all right, fine, very well, will do, may, can" 両方 りょうほう "(nouns) both sides, both parties" レジ レジ (noun) (cash) register レポート/リポート レポート/リポート ワープロ ワープロ (noun) word-processor 明るい あかるい "(adjective) bright, colourful, cheerful, familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), fair (e.g. politics), clean" あさごはん あさごはん (noun) breakfast あちら あちら "(nouns) that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener), over there, yonder, that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener), that; (pronoun) that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener), there (place distant from both speaker and listener), over there, foreign country (esp. a Western nation)" あびる あびる "(transitive) to bathe, to bask in the sun, to shower" あまり あまり "(noun,) remainder, rest, balance, remains, scraps, residue, remnant; (adverb) not very (with negative sentence), not much, surplus, excess, fullness, too much, overjoyed, overwhelmed; (noun,) more than, over" ある [存在] ある [存在] ある [所有] ある [所有] いい/よい いい/よい いくつ いくつ "(adverb) how many?, how old?" いくら いくら "(noun) how much?, how many?" いす いす "(noun) chair, post, office, position" 一 いち "(prefix) one; (suffix) best in, the most (...) in (where an adjective follows)" いちばん いちばん "(adverbial) best, first, number one, game, round, bout, fall, event (in a meet)" いつ いつ "(pronoun) when, how soon" いろいろ いろいろ "(adverb) various, various colors (colours)" 後ろ うしろ "(noun) back, behind, rear" えいがかん えいがかん "(noun) movie theatre (theater), cinema" ~えん ~えん お~ お~ 大きな おおきな "(noun) big, large, great" おかし おかし "(noun) confections, sweets, candy" お金 おかね (noun) money おくさん おくさん "(noun) wife, your wife, his wife, married lady, madam" お酒 おさけ "(noun) alcohol, sake" お皿 おさら "(noun) plate, dish" おじさん おじさん お茶 おちゃ "(noun) tea (usu. green), tea break (at work), tea ceremony" おてあらい おてあらい "(noun) toilet, restroom, lavatory, bathroom" おなか おなか (noun) stomach おばさん おばさん おふろ おふろ (noun) bath おべんとう おべんとう (noun) bento (Japanese box lunch) ~かい ~かい ~かい ~かい 外国人 がいこくじん (noun) foreigner かぎ かぎ "(noun) key, lock" ~かげつ ~かげつ カップ カップ (noun) cup かぶる かぶる "(transitive) to wear (on head, usu. one's own), to put on (over head, usu. one's own), to crown (oneself), to pour or dash water, dust, etc. (on oneself), to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.), to overlap" 紙 かみ (noun) paper 火曜日 かようび (noun) Tuesday ~がる ~がる カレー カレー (noun) curry 川/河 かわ きっさてん きっさてん "(noun) coffee lounge, coffee shop, (rather formal) cafe" 牛肉 ぎゅうにく (nouns) beef 着る きる "(Ichidan) to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down), to put on, to bear (guilt, etc.)" キロ/キログラム キロ/キログラム キロ/キロメートル キロ/キロメートル 金曜日 きんようび (noun) Friday ください ください "(Expressions) please give me, (after te-form of a verb or a noun prefixed with o- or go-) please do for me" くもり くもり "(noun) cloudiness, cloudy weather, shadow" ~くらい/ぐらい ~くらい/ぐらい 月曜日 げつようび (noun) Monday ~こ ~こ ~ご ~ご ~ころ/~ごろ ~ころ/~ごろ 今月 こんげつ (noun) this month 今週 こんしゅう (noun) this week こんばん こんばん "(noun) tonight, this evening" ~さい ~さい ~さつ ~さつ さ来年 さらいねん ~さん ~さん ~じ ~じ ~じかん ~じかん じゃ/じゃあ じゃ/じゃあ ~じゅう ~じゅう ~しゅうかん ~しゅうかん しょうゆ しょうゆ "(noun) soy sauce, shoyu" ~にん ~にん 水曜日 すいようび (noun) Wednesday ~すぎ ~すぎ ~ずつ ~ずつ ストーブ ストーブ (noun) heater (from stove) ズボン ズボン (noun) trousers 先月 せんげつ (noun) last month 先週 せんしゅう "(noun) last week, the week before" そう/そうです そう/そうです そうして/そして そうして/そして そば そば "(noun) buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), soba (Japanese buckwheat noodles)" ~だい ~だい 大使館 たいしかん (noun) embassy 大好き だいすき "(noun) loveable, very likeable, like very much" たいへん たいへん "(adverb) very, greatly; (noun) immense, enormous, great, serious, grave, dreadful, terrible, difficult, hard, major incident, disaster" ~だけ ~だけ ~たち ~たち たて たて "(noun) mansion, small castle, nobleman, noblewoman; (noun) boat cabin" 食べ物 たべもの (noun) food たんじょうび たんじょうび (noun) birthday 小さな ちいさな "(pre-noun) small, little, tiny" ちゃわん ちゃわん "(noun) rice bowl, tea cup, teacup" 作る つくる "(transitive) to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct, to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol), to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train, to till, to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write, to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose, to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found, to have (a child), to make up (one's face, etc.), to fabricate (an excuse, etc.), to form (a line, etc.), to set (a record), to commit (a sin, etc.)" 出かける でかける "(intransitive) to depart, to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing), to set out, to start, to be going out" 手紙 てがみ (nouns) letter ~ど ~ど 十日 とおか "(noun) the tenth day of the month, ten days" 図書館 としょかん (noun) library 土曜日 どようび (noun) Saturday とり肉 とりにく ~ながら ~ながら 夏休み なつやすみ "(noun) summer vacation, summer holiday" ~など ~など なる なる "(intransitive) to become, to get, to grow, to be, to reach, to attain, to result in, to prove to be, to consist of, to be composed of, to succeed, to be complete, to change into, to be exchanged for, to play a role, to be promoted (shogi)" なん~ なん~ にぎやか にぎやか "(adjectival) bustling, busy" ~にち ~にち 日曜日 にちようび (noun) Sunday ~ねん ~ねん 飲み物 のみもの "(noun) drink, beverage" ~はい ~はい 初め/始め はじめ ~ばん ~ばん パン パン "(noun) bread, pastries (e.g. croissants), pastry-based products, pan, frying pan; (noun) panning (in a film)" ばんごはん ばんごはん "(noun) dinner, evening meal" ~ひき ~ひき 飛行機 ひこうき "(noun) aeroplane, airplane, aircraft" 一月 ひとつき (adverbial) January ひるごはん ひるごはん "(noun) lunch, midday meal" ぶたにく ぶたにく (nouns) pork ふろ ふろ "(noun) bath, bathtub, bathroom, bathhouse, room for drying lacquerware, base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)" ~ふん ~ふん ペット ペット "(noun) pet, trumpet" ペン ペン (noun) pen ほう ほう (noun) salary ~ほん ~ほん ほんだな ほんだな "(noun) bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase" ほんとう ほんとう "(noun) main island, this island" ~まい ~まい 毎朝 まいあさ (noun) every morning 毎月 まいげつ/まいつき "(noun) every month, each month, monthly" 毎週 まいしゅう (noun) every week 毎日 まいにち (noun) every day 毎年 まいねん/まいとし "(noun) every year, yearly, annually" まいばん まいばん (noun) every night ~まえ ~まえ また また "(noun) crotch, crutch, groin, thigh, fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.), tines (of a fork)" まだ まだ "(adverb) as yet, hitherto, still, not yet (with negative verb)" まっすぐ まっすぐ "(noun) straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect, straightforward, honest, frank" 丸い/円い まるい みなさん みなさん "(noun) all, everyone, everybody" みんな みんな "(noun) all, everyone, everybody, everything" 木曜日 もくようび (noun) Thursday 屋 ~や "(suffix) (something) shop; (suffix) somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); (suffix) somebody with a (certain) personality trait; (noun) house, roof" ゆうびんきょく ゆうびんきょく (noun) post office 昨夜 ゆうべ "(noun) evening, last night" ゆっくりと ゆっくりと 来月 らいげつ (noun) next month 来週 らいしゅう (noun) next week 来年 らいねん (noun) next year ラジカセ ラジカセ (noun) radio-cassette player りっぱ りっぱ "(noun) splendid, fine, handsome, elegant, imposing, prominent, legal, legitimate" 留学生 りゅうがくせい "(noun) overseas student, exchange student" 両親 りょうしん "(noun) parents, both parents" 分かる わかる "(intransitive) to be understood, to be comprehended, to be grasped, to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out" わたる わたる "(intransitive) to cross over, to go across, to extend, to cover, to range, to span" 昨夜 ゆうべ ゆっくりと ゆっくりと 来月 らいげつ 来週 らいしゅう 来年 らいねん ラジカセ ラジカセ りっぱ りっぱ 留学生 りゅうがくせい 両親 りょうしん 分かる わかる わたる わたる