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N1 full list word
| Kanji | Reading | ENG |
|---|---|---|
| 嗚呼 | ああ | Ah!, Oh!, Alas! |
| 相 | あい | together, mutually, fellow |
| 相変わらず | あいかわらず | as ever, as usual, the same |
| 愛想 | あいそ | civility, courtesy, compliments, sociability, graces |
| 相対 | あいたい | confrontation, facing, between ourselves, no third party, tete-a-tete |
| 間柄 | あいだがら | relation(ship) |
| 愛憎 | あいにく | likes and dislikes |
| 合間 | あいま | interval |
| 曖昧 | あいまい | vague, ambiguous |
| 敢えて | あえて | dare (to do), challenge (to do) |
| 仰ぐ | あおぐ | to look up (to), to respect, to depend on, to ask for, to seek, to revere, to drink, to take |
| 垢 | あか | dirt, filth |
| 亜科 | あか | suborder, subfamily |
| 銅 | あかがね | copper |
| 証 | あかし | proof, evidence |
| 赤字 | あかじ | deficit, go in the red |
| 明かす | あかす | to pass, spend, to reveal, to divulge |
| 赤ちゃん | あかちゃん | baby, infant |
| 明白 | あからさま | obvious, overt, plainly, frankly |
| 赤らむ | あからむ | to become red, to redden, to blush |
| 明るい | あかるい | bright, cheerful |
| 上がり | あがり | 1. slope, advance income, crop yield, ascent, rise, advance, death, spinning, completion, stop, finish, after |
| 上がる | あがる | to enter, to go up, to rise, to climb up, to advance, to appreciate, to be promoted, to improve, to call on, |
| 商人 | あきうど | trader, shopkeeper, merchant |
| 空間 | あきま | vacancy, room for rent or lease |
| 諦め | あきらめ | resignation, acceptance, consolation |
| 呆れる | あきれる | to be amazed, to be shocked |
| 悪 | あく | evil, wickedness |
| 灰 | あく | puckery juice |
| あくどい | 1. gaudy, showy, excessive, 2. vicious | |
| 悪日 | あくび | unlucky day |
| 明くる | あくる | next, following |
| 憧れ | あこがれ | yearning, longing, aspiration |
| 顎 | あご | chin |
| 麻 | あさ | flax, linen, hemp |
| 明後日 | あさって | day after tomorrow |
| 朝寝坊 | あさねぼう | oversleeping, late riser |
| 浅ましい | あさましい | wretched, miserable, shameful, mean, despicable, abject |
| 字 | あざ | section of village |
| 欺く | あざむく | to deceive |
| 鮮やか | あざやか | vivid, clear, brilliant |
| あざ笑う | あざわらう | to sneer at, to ridicule |
| 味わい | あじわい | flavour, meaning, significance |
| 東 | あずま | east, Eastern Japan |
| 焦る | あせる | to be in a hurry, to be impatient |
| 彼処 | あそこ | 1. (uk) there, over there, that place, 2. (X) (col) genitals |
| 値 | あたい | value, price, cost, worth, merit |
| 値する | あたいする | to be worth, to deserve, to merit |
| 私 | あたし | I (fem) |
| 当たり | あたり | hit, success, reaching the mark, per ..., vicinity, neighborhood |
| 当たり前 | あたりまえ | usual, common, ordinary, natural, reasonable, obvious |
| 他人 | あだびと | another person, unrelated person, outsider, stranger |
| 彼方此方 | あちこち | here and there |
| 彼方 | あちら | 1. there, yonder, that |
| 彼方此方 | あちらこちら | here and there |
| 悪化 | あっか | deterioration, growing worse, aggravation, degeneration, corruption |
| 呆気ない | あっけない | not enough, too quick (short long etc.) |
| 悪口 | あっこう | abuse, insult, slander, evil speaking |
| あっさり | easily, readily, quickly | |
| 圧迫 | あっぱく | pressure, coercion, oppression |
| 扱い | あつかい | treatment, service |
| 集まる | あつまる | to gather, to collect, to assemble |
| 誂える | あつらえる | to give an order, to place an order |
| 圧力 | あつりょく | stress, pressure |
| 当て | あて | object, aim, end, hopes, expectations |
| 宛 | あて | addressed to |
| 当て字 | あてじ | phonetic-equivalent character, substitute character |
| 当てはまる | あてはまる | to apply (a rule) |
| 当てはめる | あてはめる | to apply, to adapt |
| 宛てる | あてる | to address |
| 跡継ぎ | あとつぎ | heir, successor |
| 後回し | あとまわし | putting off, postponing |
| 貴女 | あなた | you, lady |
| 彼の | あの | that over there |
| 溢れる | あふれる | to flood, to overflow, to brim over |
| 油絵 | あぶらえ | oil painting |
| 炙る | あぶる | to scorch |
| あべこべ | contrary, opposite, inverse | |
| 甘える | あまえる | to behave like a spoiled child, to fawn on |
| 甘口 | あまくち | sweet flavour, mildness, flattery, stupidity |
| 雨具 | あまぐ | rain gear |
| 天 | あまつ | heavenly, imperial |
| 網 | あみ | net, network |
| 天地 | あめつち | heaven and earth, the universe, nature, top and bottom, realm, sphere, world |
| 操る | あやつる | to manipulate, to operate, to pull strings |
| あやふや | uncertain, vague, ambiguous | |
| 危ぶむ | あやぶむ | to fear, to have misgivings, to be doubtful, to mistrust |
| 過ち | あやまち | fault, error, indiscretion |
| 誤る | あやまる | to make a mistake |
| 歩み | あゆみ | walking |
| 歩む | あゆむ | to walk, to go on foot |
| あら | oh, ah, saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus) | |
| 予め | あらかじめ | beforehand, in advance, previously |
| 荒らす | あらす | to lay waste, to devastate, to damage, to invade, to break into |
| 粗筋 | あらすじ | outline, summary |
| 争い | あらそい | dispute, strife, quarrel, dissension, conflict, rivalry, contest |
| 改まる | あらたまる | to be renewed |
| 荒っぽい | あらっぽい | rough, rude |
| 凡ゆる | あらゆる | all, every |
| あられ | kind of cookie, cartoon character | |
| 現われ | あらわれ | embodiment, materialization |
| 現われる | あらわれる | to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to express oneself |
| 有難う | ありがとう | Thank you |
| 有様 | ありさま | state, condition, circumstances, the way things are or should be, truth |
| 有りのまま | ありのまま | the truth, fact, as it is, frankly |
| 或る | ある | a certain..., some... |
| 或いは | あるいは | or, possibly |
| 彼此 | あれこれ | one thing or another, this and that, this or that |
| 合わす | あわす | to join together, to face, to unite, to be opposite, to combine, to connect, to add up, to mix, to match, to |
| 合わせ | あわせ | joint together, opposite, facing |
| 慌ただしい | あわただしい | busy, hurried, confused, flurried |
| 慌てる | あわてる | to become confused (disconcerted disorganized) |
| 暗殺 | あんさつ | assassination |
| 暗算 | あんざん | mental arithmetic |
| 暗示 | あんじ | hint, suggestion |
| 案じる | あんじる | to be anxious, to ponder |
| 安静 | あんせい | rest |
| 案の定 | あんのじょう | sure enough, as usual |
| 余り | あんまり | not very (this form only used as adverb), not much, remainder, rest, remnant, surplus, balance, excess, rema |
| 依 | い | depending on |
| 良い | いい | good |
| 伊井 | いい | that one, Italy |
| 否 | いいえ | no, nay, yes, well |
| いい加減 | いいかげん | moderate, right, random, not thorough, vague, irresponsible, halfhearted |
| 言い訳 | いいわけ | excuse, explanation |
| 家出 | いえで | running away from home, leaving home |
| 家主 | いえぬし | landlord |
| 如何 | いかが | how, in what way |
| 生かす | いかす | to revive, to resuscitate, to make use of |
| 雷 | いかずち | thunder |
| 如何に | いかに | how?, in what way?, how much?, however, whatever |
| 如何にも | いかにも | indeed, really, phrase meaning agreement |
| 怒り | いかり | anger, hatred |
| 怒る | いかる | to get angry, to be angry |
| 歪む | いがむ | to warp, to swerve, to deflect, to be crooked, to be distorted, to be bent, to incline, to slant, to be perv |
| 粋 | いき | chic, style, purity, essence |
| 域外 | いきがい | outside the area |
| 意気込む | いきごむ | to be enthusiastic about |
| 経緯 | いきさつ | 1. details, whole story, sequence of events, particulars, how it started, how things got this way, 2. c |
| 行き違い | いきちがい | misunderstanding, estrangement, disagreement, crossing without meeting, going astray |
| 行き成り | いきなり | suddenly |
| 異議 | いぎ | objection, dissent, protest |
| いく | to come, to orgasm | |
| 軍 | いくさ | war, battle, campaign, fight |
| 戦 | いくさ | war, battle, campaign, fight |
| 育成 | いくせい | rearing, training, nurture, cultivation, promotion |
| 幾多 | いくた | many, numerous |
| 活ける | いける | to arrange (flowers) |
| 異見 | いけん | different opinion, objection |
| 意向 | いこう | intention, idea, inclination |
| 移行 | いこう | switching over to |
| いざ | now, come (now), well, crucial moment | |
| 碑 | いしぶみ | stone monument bearing an inscription |
| 衣装 | いしょう | clothing, costume, outfit, garment, dress |
| 意地 | いじ | disposition, spirit, willpower, obstinacy, backbone, appetite |
| 苛める | いじめる | to tease, to torment, to persecute, to chastise |
| 移住 | いじゅう | migration, immigration |
| 弄る | いじる | to touch, to tamper with |
| 何れ | いずれ | where, which, who, anyway, anyhow, at any rate |
| 異性 | いせい | the opposite sex |
| 遺跡 | いせき | historic ruins (remains relics) |
| 依然 | いぜん | still, as yet |
| 依存 | いそん | dependence, dependent, reliance |
| 委託 | いたく | consign (goods (for sale) to a firm), entrust (person with something), commit |
| 悪戯 | いたずら | tease, prank, trick, practical joke, mischief |
| 頂 | いただき | (top of) head, summit, spire |
| 戴きます | いただきます | expression of gratitude before meals |
| 至って | いたって | very much, exceedingly, extremely |
| 痛む | いたむ | to hurt, to feel a pain, to be injured |
| 痛める | いためる | to hurt, to injure, to cause pain, to worry, to bother, to afflict, to be grieved over |
| 炒める | いためる | to stir-fry |
| 労る | いたわる | to pity, to sympathize with, to console, to care for, to be kind to |
| 市 | いち | market, fair |
| 位地 | いち | place, situation, position, location |
| 一々 | いちいち | one by one, separately |
| 一概に | いちがいに | unconditionally, as a rule |
| 一見 | いちげん | unfamiliar, never before met |
| 一言 | いちげん | single word |
| 一日 | いちじつ | 1. one day, 2. first of month |
| 一定 | いちじょう | fixed, settled, definite, uniform, regularized, defined, standardized, certain, prescribed |
| 著しい | いちじるしい | remarkable, considerable |
| 一同 | いちどう | all present, all concerned, all of us |
| 一人 | いちにん | one person |
| 一部 | いちぶ | 1. one copy e.g. of a document, 2. a part, partly, some |
| 一部分 | いちぶぶん | a part |
| 一別 | いちべつ | parting |
| 一面 | いちめん | one side, one phase, front page, the other hand, the whole surface |
| 一目 | いちもく | a glance, a look, a glimpse |
| 一様 | いちよう | uniformity, evenness, similarity, equality, impartiality |
| 一律 | いちりつ | evenness, uniformity, monotony, equality |
| 一連 | いちれん | a series, a chain, a ream (of paper) |
| 一括 | いっかつ | all together, batch, one lump, one bundle, summing up |
| 一気 | いっき | drink!(said repeatedly as a party cheer) |
| 一挙に | いっきょに | at a stroke, with a single swoop |
| 一切 | いっさい | all, everything, without exception, the whole, entirely, absolutely |
| 一心 | いっしん | one mind, wholeheartedness, the whole heart |
| いっそ | rather, sooner, might as well | |
| 一帯 | いったい | a region, a zone, the whole place |
| 一敗 | いっぱい | one defeat |
| 一変 | いっぺん | complete change, about-face |
| 何時 | いつ | when, how soon |
| 何時か | いつか | sometime, someday, one day, some time or other, the other day, in due course, in time |
| 何時でも | いつでも | (at) any time, always, at all times, never (neg), whenever |
| 何時の間にか | いつのまにか | before one knows, unnoticed, unawares |
| 何時までも | いつまでも | forever, for good, eternally, as long as one likes, indefinitely |
| 何時も | いつも | always, usually, every time, never (with neg. verb) |
| 意図 | いと | intention, aim, design |
| 営む | いとなむ | to carry on (e.g. in ceremony), to run a business |
| 暇 | いとま | free time, leisure, leave, spare time, farewell |
| 異動 | いどう | a change |
| 挑む | いどむ | to challenge, to contend for, to make love to |
| 稲光 | いなびかり | (flash of) lightning |
| 古 | いにしえ | antiquity, ancient times |
| 祈り | いのり | prayer, supplication |
| 鼾 | いびき | snoring |
| 今更 | いまさら | now, at this late hour |
| 未だ | いまだ | as yet, hitherto, not yet (neg) |
| 移民 | いみん | emigration, immigration, emigrant, immigrant |
| 厭々 | いやいや | unwillingly, grudgingly, shaking head in refusal (to children) |
| 卑しい | いやしい | greedy, vulgar, shabby, humble, base, mean, vile |
| いやに | awfully, terribly | |
| 厭やらしい | いやらしい | detestable, disagreeable |
| 愈々 | いよいよ | more and more, all the more, increasingly, at last, beyond doubt |
| 意欲 | いよく | will, desire, ambition |
| 苛々 | いらいら | getting nervous, irritation |
| 入口 | いりくち | entrance, gate, approach, mouth |
| 衣料 | いりょう | clothing |
| 威力 | いりょく | power, might, authority, influence |
| 入る | いる | to get in, to go in, to come in, to flow into, to set, to set in |
| 衣類 | いるい | clothes, clothing, garments |
| 色々 | いろいろ | various |
| 異論 | いろん | different opinion, objection |
| 所謂 | いわゆる | the so-called, so to speak |
| 印 | いん | seal, stamp, mark, print |
| 員 | いん | member |
| 印鑑 | いんかん | stamp, seal |
| 陰気 | いんき | gloom, melancholy |
| 隠居 | いんきょ | retirement, retired person |
| 上下 | うえした | high and low, up and down, unloading and loading, praising and blaming |
| 浮かぶ | うかぶ | to float, to rise to surface, to come to mind |
| 受かる | うかる | to pass (examination) |
| 含嗽 | うがい | gargle, rinse mouth |
| 受け入れ | うけいれ | receiving, acceptance |
| 受け入れる | うけいれる | to accept, to receive |
| 受け継ぐ | うけつぐ | to inherit, to succeed, to take over |
| 受け付ける | うけつける | to be accepted, to receive (an application) |
| 受け止める | うけとめる | to catch, to stop the blow, to react to, to take |
| 受け取り | うけとり | receipt |
| 受身 | うけみ | passive, passive voice |
| 動き | うごき | movement, activity, trend, development, change |
| 潮 | うしお | tide |
| 氏 | うじ | family name |
| 渦 | うず | swirl |
| 埋まる | うずまる | to be buried, to be surrounded, to overflow, to be filled |
| 嘘つき | うそつき | liar (sometimes said with not much seriousness), fibber |
| 打ち合わせ | うちあわせ | business meeting, previous arrangement, appointment |
| 打ち合わせる | うちあわせる | to knock together, to arrange |
| 打ち切る | うちきる | to stop, to abort, to discontinue, to close |
| 打ち消し | うちけし | negation, denial, negative |
| 打ち込む | うちこむ | to drive in (e.g. nail stake), to devote oneself to, to shoot into, to smash, to throw into, to cast int |
| 団扇 | うちわ | fan |
| 内訳 | うちわけ | the items, breakdown, classification |
| 訴え | うったえ | lawsuit, complaint |
| 鬱陶しい | うっとうしい | gloomy, depressing |
| 写し | うつし | copy, duplicate, facsimile, transcript |
| 空ろ | うつろ | blank, cavity, hollow, empty (space) |
| 器 | うつわ | bowl, vessel, container |
| 雨天 | うてん | rainy weather |
| 腕前 | うでまえ | ability, skill, facility |
| 饂飩 | うどん | noodles (Japanese) |
| 促す | うながす | to urge, to press, to suggest, to demand, to stimulate, to quicken, to incite, to invite (attention to) |
| 唸る | うなる | to groan, to moan, to roar, to howl, to growl, to hum, to buzz, to sough |
| 自惚れ | うぬぼれ | pretension, conceit, hubris |
| 甘い | うまい | delicious |
| 生まれつき | うまれつき | by nature, by birth, native |
| 海路 | うみじ | sea route |
| 産む | うむ | to give birth, to deliver, to produce |
| 埋め込む | うめこむ | to bury |
| 梅干 | うめぼし | dried plum |
| 末 | うら | top end, tip |
| 裏返し | うらがえし | inside out, upside down |
| 売り出し | うりだし | (bargain) sale |
| 売り出す | うりだす | to put on sale, to market, to become popular |
| 潤う | うるおう | to be moist, to be damp, to get wet, to profit by, to be watered, to receive benefits, to favor, to charm, t |
| 五月蝿い | うるさい | noisy, loud, fussy |
| 売れ行き | うれゆき | sales |
| 浮気 | うわき | flighty, fickle, wanton, unfaithful |
| 上手 | うわて | 1. upper part, upper stream, left side (of a stage), 2. skillful (only in comparisons), dexterity (on |
| 上回る | うわまわる | to exceed |
| 植わる | うわる | to be planted |
| 運営 | うんえい | management, administration, operation |
| うんざり | tedious, boring, being fed up with | |
| 運送 | うんそう | shipping, marine transportation |
| 運賃 | うんちん | freight rates, shipping expenses, fare |
| 云々 | うんぬん | and so on, and so forth, comment |
| 運搬 | うんぱん | transport, carriage |
| 運命 | うんめい | fate |
| 運輸 | うんゆ | transportation |
| 運用 | うんよう | making use of, application, investment, practical use |
| 会 | え | understanding |
| 重 | え | -fold, -ply |
| えい | ray (fish) | |
| 映写 | えいしゃ | projection |
| 英字 | えいじ | English letter (character) |
| 衛生 | えいせい | health, hygiene, sanitation, medical |
| 映像 | えいぞう | reflection, image |
| 英雄 | えいゆう | hero, great man |
| 液 | えき | liquid, fluid |
| 役 | えき | war, campaign, battle |
| 閲覧 | えつらん | inspection, reading |
| 獲物 | えもの | game, spoils, trophy |
| 襟 | えり | neck, collar, lapel, neckband |
| 縁 | えん | chance, fate, destiny, relation, bonds, connection, karma |
| 塩 | えん | salt |
| 艶 | えん | charming, fascinating, voluptuous |
| 園 | えん | garden (esp. man-made) |
| 円滑 | えんかつ | harmony, smoothness |
| 縁側 | えんがわ | veranda, porch, balcony, open corridor |
| 沿岸 | えんがん | coast, shore |
| 婉曲 | えんきょく | euphemistic, circumlocution, roundabout, indirect, insinuating |
| 演習 | えんしゅう | practice, exercises, manoeuvers |
| 演出 | えんしゅつ | production (e.g. play), direction |
| 演じる | えんじる | to perform (a play), to play (a part), to act (a part), to commit (a blunder) |
| 演ずる | えんずる | to perform, to play |
| 沿線 | えんせん | along railway line |
| 縁談 | えんだん | marriage proposal, engagement |
| 遠方 | えんぽう | long way, distant place |
| 円満 | えんまん | perfection, harmony, peace, smoothness, completeness, satisfaction, integrity |
| 尾 | お | tail, ridge |
| 於 | お | at, in, on |
| 甥 | おい | nephew |
| 追い込む | おいこむ | to herd, to corner, to drive |
| 美味しい | おいしい | delicious, tasty |
| 追い出す | おいだす | to expel, to drive out |
| 於いて | おいて | at, in, on |
| お出でになる | おいでになる | to be |
| 老いる | おいる | to age, to grow old |
| 負う | おう | to bear, to owe |
| 応急 | おうきゅう | emergency |
| 黄金 | おうごん | gold |
| 黄色 | おうしょく | yellow |
| 応募 | おうぼ | subscription, application |
| おおい | hey! | |
| 大方 | おおかた | perhaps, almost all, majority |
| 大柄 | おおがら | large build, large pattern |
| 大げさ | おおげさ | grandiose, exaggerated |
| 大事 | おおごと | important, valuable, serious matter |
| 大ざっぱ | おおざっぱ | rough (as in not precise), broad, sketchy |
| 大筋 | おおすじ | outline, summary |
| 大空 | おおぞら | heaven, firmament, the sky |
| 大幅 | おおはば | full width, large scale, drastic |
| 大水 | おおみず | flood |
| 公 | おおやけ | official, public, formal, open, governmental |
| お蔭 | おかげ | (your) backing, assistance |
| お蔭様で | おかげさまで | Thanks to god, thanks to you |
| 可笑しい | おかしい | strange, funny, amusing, ridiculous |
| 犯す | おかす | to commit, to perpetrate, to violate, to rape |
| 侵す | おかす | to invade, to raid, to trespass, to violate, to intrude on |
| お菜 | おかず | side dish, accompaniment for rice dishes |
| 臆病 | おくびょう | cowardice, timidity |
| 遅らす | おくらす | to retard, to delay |
| 遅れ | おくれ | delay, lag |
| 起こす | おこす | to raise, to cause, to wake someone |
| 行い | おこない | deed, conduct, behavior, action, asceticism |
| 厳か | おごそか | austere, majestic, dignified, stately, awful, impressive |
| 傲る | おごる | to be proud |
| 長 | おさ | chief, head |
| 押さえる | おさえる | to stop, to restrain, to seize, to repress, to suppress, to press down |
| お先に | おさきに | before, ahead, previously |
| 収まる | おさまる | to be obtained, to end, to settle into, to fit into, to be settled, to be paid, to be delivered |
| 納まる | おさまる | to be obtained, to end, to settle into, to fit into, to be settled, to be paid, to be delivered |
| 治まる | おさまる | to be at peace, to clamp down, to lessen (storm terror anger) |
| お産 | おさん | (giving) birth |
| 教え | おしえ | teachings, precept, lesson, doctrine |
| 押し込む | おしこむ | to push into, to crowd into |
| 惜しむ | おしむ | to be frugal, to value, to regret |
| お喋り | おしゃべり | chattering, talk, idle talk, chat, chitchat, gossip, chatty, talkative, chatterbox, blabbermouth |
| お洒落 | おしゃれ | smartly dressed, someone smartly dressed, fashion-conscious |
| 押し寄せる | おしよせる | to push aside, to advance on |
| お祖父さん | おじいさん | grandfather, male senior-citizen |
| お邪魔します | おじゃまします | Excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you |
| 雄 | おす | male (animal) |
| お世辞 | おせじ | flattery, compliment |
| 襲う | おそう | to attack |
| 遅くとも | おそくとも | at the latest |
| 恐らく | おそらく | perhaps |
| 恐れ | おそれ | fear, horror |
| 恐れ入る | おそれいる | to be filled with awe, to feel small, to be amazed, to be surprised, to be disconcerted, to be sorry, to b |
| お大事に | おだいじに | Take care of yourself |
| 煽てる | おだてる | to stir up, to instigate, to flatter |
| 落ち込む | おちこむ | to fall into, to feel down (sad) |
| 落ち着き | おちつき | calm, composure |
| 落ち葉 | おちば | fallen leaves, leaf litter, defoliation, shedding leaves |
| 落ちる | おちる | to fail (e.g. exam), to fall down, to drop |
| おっかない | frightening, huge | |
| 仰っしゃる | おっしゃる | to say, to speak, to tell, to talk |
| 乙 | おつ | 1. strange, quaint, stylish, chic, spicy, queer, witty, tasty, romantic, 2. 2nd in rank, second sign of the |
| お使い | おつかい | errand |
| お手上げ | おてあげ | all over, given in, given up hope, bring to knees |
| 御手洗い | おてあらい | toilet, restroom, lavatory, bathroom (US) |
| 弟 | おと | younger brother |
| 落とす | おとす | to drop, to lose, to let fall |
| 訪れる | おとずれる | to visit |
| 大人しい | おとなしい | obedient, docile, quiet |
| 少女 | おとめ | daughter, young lady, virgin, maiden, little girl |
| お供 | おとも | attendant, companion |
| 衰える | おとろえる | to become weak, to decline, to wear, to abate, to decay, to wither, to waste away |
| おどおど | coweringly, hesitantly | |
| 脅かす | おどかす | to threaten, to coerce |
| 脅す | おどす | to threaten, to menace |
| 驚き | おどろき | surprise, astonishment, wonder |
| 同い年 | おないどし | of the same age |
| 女子 | おなご | woman, girl |
| お願いします | おねがいします | please |
| 各 | おのおの | each, every, either, respectively, severally |
| 自ずから | おのずから | naturally, as a matter of course |
| お早う | おはよう | Good morning |
| お祖母さん | おばあさん | grandmother, female senior-citizen |
| 怯える | おびえる | to become frightened, to have a nightmare |
| 夥しい | おびただしい | abundantly, innumerably |
| 帯びる | おびる | to wear, to carry, to be entrusted, to have, to take on, to have a trace of, to be tinged with |
| 覚え | おぼえ | memory, sense, experience |
| 御負け | おまけ | 1. a discount, a prize, 2. something additional, bonus, an extra, 3. an exaggeration |
| お巡りさん | おまわりさん | policeman (friendly term) |
| お宮 | おみや | Shinto shrine |
| お襁褓 | おむつ | diaper, nappy |
| お目出度う | おめでとう | (ateji) (int) (uk) Congratulations!, an auspicious occasion! |
| 面 | おも | face |
| 思い付き | おもいつき | plan, idea, suggestion |
| 面白い | おもしろい | interesting, amusing |
| 玩具 | おもちゃ | toy |
| 重なる | おもなる | main, principal, important |
| 趣 | おもむき | meaning, tenor, gist, effect, appearance, taste, grace, charm, refinement |
| 赴く | おもむく | to go, to proceed, to repair to, to become |
| 重役 | おもやく | heavy responsibilities, director |
| 重んじる | おもんじる | to respect, to honor, to esteem, to prize |
| 重んずる | おもんずる | to honor, to respect, to esteem, to prize |
| お休み | おやすみ | holiday, absence, rest, Good night |
| お八 | おやつ | 1. (uk) between meal snack, afternoon refreshment, afternoon tea, 2. mid-day snack |
| 凡そ | およそ | about, roughly, as a rule, approximately |
| 及び | および | and, as well as |
| 及ぶ | およぶ | to reach, to come up to, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to match, to equal |
| 織 | おり | weave, weaving, woven item |
| 檻 | おり | cage, pen, jail cell |
| 折り返す | おりかえす | to turn up, to fold back |
| 織物 | おりもの | textile, fabric |
| 織る | おる | to weave |
| 俺 | おれ | I (ego) (boastful first-person pronoun) |
| 愚か | おろか | foolish, stupid |
| 疎か | おろそか | neglect, negligence, carelessness |
| 終わる | おわる | to finish, to close |
| 音色 | おんいろ | tone color, tone quality, timbre, synthesizer patch |
| 温和 | おんわ | gentle, mild, moderate |
| 仮 | か | tentative, provisional |
| 科 | か | department, section |
| 個 | か | article counter |
| 下位 | かい | low rank, subordinate, lower order (e.g. byte) |
| 階 | かい | -floor (counter), stories |
| 改悪 | かいあく | deterioration, changing for the worse |
| 海運 | かいうん | maritime, marine transportation |
| 改革 | かいかく | reform, reformation, innovation |
| 貝殻 | かいがら | shell |
| 階級 | かいきゅう | class, rank, grade |
| 海峡 | かいきょう | channel |
| 会見 | かいけん | interview, audience |
| 介護 | かいご | nursing |
| 開催 | かいさい | holding a meeting, open an exhibition |
| 回収 | かいしゅう | collection, recovery |
| 改修 | かいしゅう | repair, improvement |
| 怪獣 | かいじゅう | monster |
| 解除 | かいじょ | cancellation, rescinding, release, calling off |
| 回送 | かいそう | forwarding |
| 階層 | かいそう | class, level, stratum, hierarchy |
| 開拓 | かいたく | reclamation (of wasteland), cultivation, pioneer |
| 会談 | かいだん | conversation, conference, discussion, interview |
| 改定 | かいてい | reform |
| 改訂 | かいてい | revision |
| 街道 | かいどう | highway |
| 介入 | かいにゅう | intervention |
| 開発 | かいはつ | development, exploitation |
| 海抜 | かいばつ | height above sea level |
| 介抱 | かいほう | nursing, looking after |
| 解剖 | かいぼう | dissection, autopsy |
| 回覧 | かいらん | circulation |
| 海流 | かいりゅう | ocean current |
| 改良 | かいりょう | improvement, reform |
| 回路 | かいろ | circuit (electric) |
| 顧みる | かえりみる | to look back, to turn around, to review |
| 省みる | かえりみる | to reflect |
| 返る | かえる | to return, to come back, to go back |
| 顔付き | かおつき | (outward) looks, features, face, countenance, expression |
| 掲げる | かかげる | to publish, to print, to carry (an article), to put up, to hang out, to hoist, to fly (a sail), to float (a |
| 踵 | かかと | (shoe) heel |
| 係り | かかり | official, duty, person in charge |
| 課外 | かがい | extracurricular |
| 書き取り | かきとり | dictation |
| 書き取る | かきとる | to write down, to take dictation, to take notes |
| 掻き回す | かきまわす | to stir up, to churn, to ransack, to disturb |
| 欠く | かく | to lack, to break, to crack, to chip |
| 角 | かく | 1. angle, 2. bishop (shogi) |
| 核 | かく | nucleus, kernel |
| 格 | かく | status, character, case |
| 佳句 | かく | beautiful passage of literature |
| 画 | かく | stroke |
| 格差 | かくさ | qualitative difference, disparity |
| 拡散 | かくさん | scattering, diffusion |
| 各種 | かくしゅ | every kind, all sorts |
| 隔週 | かくしゅう | every other week |
| 確信 | かくしん | conviction, confidence |
| 革新 | かくしん | reform, innovation |
| 確定 | かくてい | definition (math), decision, settlement |
| 獲得 | かくとく | acquisition, possession |
| 確保 | かくほ | guarantee, ensure, maintain, insure, secure |
| 革命 | かくめい | revolution |
| 確立 | かくりつ | establishment |
| 賭け | かけ | betting, gambling, a gamble |
| 掛け | かけ | credit |
| 駆け足 | かけあし | running fast, double time |
| 家計 | かけい | household economy, family finances |
| 駆けっこ | かけっこ | (foot) race |
| 駆ける | かける | to run (race esp. horse), to gallop, to canter |
| 賭ける | かける | to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble |
| ヶ月 | かげつ | #NAME? |
| 加工 | かこう | manufacturing, processing, treatment |
| 化合 | かごう | chemical combination |
| 嵩張る | かさばる | to be bulky, to be unwieldy, to grow voluminous |
| 嵩む | かさむ | to pile up, to increase |
| 風車 | かざぐるま | 1. windmill, 2. pinwheel |
| 畏まりました | かしこまりました | certainly! |
| 華奢 | かしゃ | luxury, pomp, delicate, slender, gorgeous |
| 箇所 | かしょ | passage, place, point, part |
| 火傷 | かしょう | burn, scald |
| 箇条書き | かじょうがき | itemized form, itemization |
| 噛る | かじる | to chew, to bite (at), to gnaw, to nibble, to munch, to crunch, to have a smattering of |
| 微か | かすか | faint, dim, weak, indistinct, hazy, poor, wretched |
| 霞む | かすむ | to grow hazy, to be misty |
| 化する | かする | to change into, to convert into, to transform, to be reduced, to influence, to improve (someone) |
| 擦る | かする | to touch lightly, to take a percentage (from) |
| 火星 | かせい | Mars (planet) |
| 化石 | かせき | fossil, petrifaction, fossilization |
| 河川 | かせん | rivers |
| 化繊 | かせん | synthetic fibres |
| 過疎 | かそ | depopulation |
| 過多 | かた | excess, superabundance |
| 難い | かたい | difficult, hard |
| 片思い | かたおもい | unrequited love |
| 敵 | かたき | enemy, rival |
| 気質 | かたぎ | spirit, character, trait, temperament, disposition |
| 片言 | かたこと | a smattering, talk like a baby, speak haltingly |
| 片付け | かたづけ | tidying up, finishing |
| 傾く | かたぶく | to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to, to |
| 傾ける | かたむける | to incline, to list, to bend, to lean, to tip, to tilt, to slant, to concentrate on, to ruin (a country), to |
| 固める | かためる | to harden, to freeze, to fortify |
| 偏る | かたよる | to be one-sided, to incline, to be partial, to be prejudiced, to lean, to be biased |
| 傍ら | かたわら | beside(s), while, nearby |
| 課題 | かだい | subject, theme, task |
| 花壇 | かだん | flower bed |
| 家畜 | かちく | domestic animals, livestock, cattle |
| 画期 | かっき | epoch-making |
| 活発 | かっぱつ | vigor, active |
| 且つ | かつ | yet, and |
| 割 | かつ | divide, cut, halve, separate, split, rip, break, crack, smash, dilute |
| 嘗て | かつて | once, ever |
| 日付 | かづけ | date, dating |
| 門 | かど | gate |
| 叶う | かなう | to come true (wish) |
| 叶える | かなえる | to grant (request wish) |
| 金槌 | かなづち | 1. (iron) hammer, 2. punishment |
| 鉄棒 | かなぼう | iron rod, crowbar, horizontal bar (gymnastics) |
| 可成 | かなり | considerably, fairly, quite |
| 加入 | かにゅう | becoming a member, joining, entry, admission, subscription, affiliation, adherence, signing |
| 金庫 | かねぐら | safe, vault, treasury, provider of funds |
| 予言 | かねごと | prediction, promise, prognostication |
| 兼ねて | かねて | simultaneously |
| 下番 | かばん | going off duty |
| 下品 | かひん | inferior article |
| 華美 | かび | pomp, splendor, gaudiness |
| 花粉 | かふん | pollen |
| 株式 | かぶしき | stock (company) |
| 気触れる | かぶれる | to react to, to be influenced by, to go overboard for |
| 貨幣 | かへい | money, currency, coinage |
| 構え | かまえ | posture, pose, style |
| 構える | かまえる | to set up |
| 加味 | かみ | seasoning, flavoring |
| 噛み切る | かみきる | to bite off, to gnaw through |
| 過密 | かみつ | crowded |
| 瓶 | かめ | earthenware pot |
| かも知れない | かもしれない | may, might, perhaps, may be, possibly |
| 粥 | かゆ | (rice) gruel |
| 痒い | かゆい | itchy, itching |
| 揶揄う | からかう | to ridicule, to tease, to banter with, to make fun of |
| 身体 | からだ | the body |
| 体付き | からだつき | body build, figure |
| 絡む | からむ | to entangle, to entwine |
| 借り | かり | borrowing, debt, loan |
| 下吏 | かり | lower official |
| 加留多 | かるた | (pt:) (n) playing cards (pt: carta) |
| 涸れる | かれる | to dry up, to run out |
| 過労 | かろう | overwork, strain |
| 辛うじて | かろうじて | barely, narrowly, just manage to do st |
| 側 | かわ | side, row, surroundings, part, (watch) case |
| 可愛い | かわいい | pretty, cute, lovely, charming, dear, darling, pet |
| 可愛がる | かわいがる | to love, to be affectionate |
| 可哀想 | かわいそう | poor, pitiable, pathetic |
| 可愛らしい | かわいらしい | lovely, sweet |
| 交わす | かわす | to exchange (messages), to dodge, to parry, to avoid, to turn aside |
| 代わる | かわる | to take the place of, to relieve, to be substituted for, to be exchanged, to change places with, to take |
| 代わる代わる | かわるがわる | alternately |
| 乾 | かん | heaven, emperor |
| 管 | かん | pipe, tube |
| 幹 | かん | (tree) trunk |
| 冠 | かん | crown, diadem, first, best, peerless, cap, naming, designating, initiating on coming of age, top character ra |
| 観 | かん | look, appearance, spectacle |
| 館 | かん | house, hall, building, hotel, inn, guesthouse |
| 簡易 | かんい | simplicity, easiness, quasi- |
| 感慨 | かんがい | strong feelings, deep emotion |
| 寒気 | かんき | cold, frost, chill |
| 簡潔 | かんけつ | brevity, conciseness, simplicity |
| 還元 | かんげん | resolution, reduction, return to origins |
| 刊行 | かんこう | publication, issue |
| 慣行 | かんこう | customary practice, habit, traditional event |
| 勧告 | かんこく | advice, counsel, remonstrance, recommendation |
| 看護 | かんご | nursing, (army) nurse |
| 漢語 | かんご | Chinese word, Sino-Japanese word |
| 換算 | かんさん | conversion, change, exchange |
| 監視 | かんし | observation, guarding, inspection, surveillance |
| 慣習 | かんしゅう | usual (historical) custom |
| 観衆 | かんしゅう | spectators, onlookers, members of the audience |
| 干渉 | かんしょう | interference, intervention |
| 感触 | かんしょく | sense of touch, feeling, sensation |
| 肝心 | かんじん | essential, fundamental, crucial, vital, main |
| 歓声 | かんせい | cheer, shout of joy |
| 感染 | かんせん | infection, contagion |
| 幹線 | かんせん | main line, trunk line |
| 関税 | かんぜい | customs, duty, tariff |
| 簡素 | かんそ | simplicity, plain |
| 観点 | かんてん | point of view |
| 感度 | かんど | sensitivity, severity (quake) |
| 幹部 | かんぶ | management, (executive) staff, leaders |
| 勘弁 | かんべん | pardon, forgiveness, forbearance |
| 完璧 | かんぺき | perfection, completeness, flawless |
| 感無量 | かんむりょう | deep feeling, inexpressible feeling, filled with emotion |
| 勧誘 | かんゆう | invitation, solicitation, canvassing, inducement, persuasion, encouragement |
| 関与 | かんよ | participation, taking part in, participating in, being concerned in |
| 慣用 | かんよう | common, customary |
| 寛容 | かんよう | forbearance, tolerance, generosity |
| 観覧 | かんらん | viewing |
| 官僚 | かんりょう | bureaucrat, bureaucracy |
| 慣例 | かんれい | custom, precedent, of convention |
| 還暦 | かんれき | 60th birthday |
| 貫禄 | かんろく | presence, dignity |
| 緩和 | かんわ | relief, mitigation |
| 蓋 | がい | cover, lid, cap |
| 街 | がい | ~street, ~quarters |
| 外貨 | がいか | imported goods, foreign money |
| 外観 | がいかん | appearance, exterior, facade |
| 外相 | がいしょう | Foreign Minister |
| 害する | がいする | to injure, to damage, to harm, to kill, to hinder |
| 概説 | がいせつ | general statement, outline |
| 該当 | がいとう | corresponding, answering to, coming under |
| 街頭 | がいとう | in the street |
| 概念 | がいねん | general idea, concept, notion |
| 外来 | がいらい | imported, outpatient clinic |
| 概略 | がいりゃく | outline, summary, gist, in brief |
| 学芸 | がくげい | arts and sciences, liberal arts |
| 学士 | がくし | university graduate |
| 学説 | がくせつ | theory |
| 楽譜 | がくふ | score (music) |
| 学歴 | がくれき | academic background |
| 崖 | がけ | cliff |
| 雅致 | がち | artistry, good taste, elegance, grace |
| がっくり | heartbroken | |
| 合唱 | がっしょう | chorus, singing in a chorus |
| がっしり | firmly, solidly, tough | |
| 合致 | がっち | agreement, concurrence, conforming to |
| がっちり | solidly built, tightly, shrewd, calculating | |
| 月日 | がっぴ | (the) date |
| 合併 | がっぺい | combination, union, amalgamation, consolidation, merger, coalition, fusion, annexation, affiliation, incorpor |
| がる | feel | |
| 側 | がわ | side, row, surroundings, part, (watch) case |
| 癌 | がん | cancer |
| 眼科 | がんか | ophthalmology |
| 眼球 | がんきゅう | eyeball |
| 眼鏡 | がんきょう | spectacles, glasses |
| 頑固 | がんこ | stubbornness, obstinacy |
| 願書 | がんしょ | written application or petition |
| 頑丈 | がんじょう | solid, firm, stout, burly, strong, sturdy |
| 岩石 | がんせき | rock |
| 元年 | がんねん | first year (of a specific reign) |
| 贋物 | がんぶつ | imitation, counterfeit, forgery, sham |
| 元来 | がんらい | originally, primarily, essentially, logically, naturally |
| 生 | き | pure, undiluted, raw, crude |
| 期 | き | period, time |
| 企画 | きかく | planning, project |
| 規格 | きかく | standard, norm |
| 着飾る | きかざる | to dress up |
| 器官 | きかん | organ (of body), instrument |
| 季刊 | きかん | quarterly (e.g. magazine) |
| 危害 | きがい | injury, harm, danger |
| 気兼ね | きがね | hesitance, diffidence, feeling constraint, fear of troubling someone, having scruples about doing someth |
| 気軽 | きがる | cheerful, buoyant, lighthearted |
| 危機 | きき | crisis |
| 聞き取り | ききとり | listening comprehension |
| 効き目 | ききめ | effect, virtue, efficacy, impression |
| 帰京 | ききょう | returning to Tokyo |
| 基金 | ききん | fund, foundation |
| 棄権 | きけん | abstain from voting, renunciation of a right |
| 喜劇 | きげき | comedy, funny show |
| 起源 | きげん | origin, beginning, rise |
| 機構 | きこう | mechanism, organization |
| 既婚 | きこん | marriage, married |
| 記載 | きさい | mention, entry |
| 気障 | きざ | affectation, conceit, snobbery |
| 兆し | きざし | signs, omen, symptoms |
| 兆 | きざし | signs, omen, symptoms |
| 軋む | きしむ | to jar, to creak, to grate |
| 気象 | きしょう | weather, climate |
| 期日 | きじつ | fixed date, settlement date |
| 記述 | きじゅつ | describing, descriptor |
| 奇数 | きすう | odd number |
| 築く | きずく | to build, to pile up, to amass |
| 傷付く | きずつく | to be hurt, to be wounded, to get injured |
| 規制 | きせい | regulation |
| 汽船 | きせん | steamship |
| 寄贈 | きそう | donation, presentation |
| 貴族 | きぞく | noble, aristocrat |
| 鍛える | きたえる | to forge, to drill, to temper, to train, to discipline |
| 来る | きたる | to come, to arrive, to be due to, to be next, to be forthcoming |
| 気立て | きだて | disposition, nature |
| きちっと | exactly, perfectly | |
| 几帳面 | きちょうめん | methodical, punctual, steady |
| 切っ掛け | きっかけ | chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion |
| きっかり | exactly, precisely | |
| 喫茶 | きっさ | tea drinking, tea house |
| きっちり | precisely, tightly | |
| 屹度 | きっと | 1. (uk) surely, undoubtedly, certainly, without fail, 2. sternly, severely |
| きっぱり | clearly, plainly, distinctly | |
| 規定 | きてい | regulation, provisions |
| 起点 | きてん | starting point |
| 軌道 | きどう | orbit, railroad track |
| 甲 | きのえ | 1st in rank, first sign of the Chinese calendar, shell, instep, grade A |
| 気配 | きはい | indication, market trend, worry |
| 規範 | きはん | model, standard, pattern, norm, criterion, example |
| 気品 | きひん | aroma |
| 気風 | きふう | character, traits, ethos |
| 起伏 | きふく | undulation |
| 規模 | きぼ | scale, scope, plan, structure |
| 気まぐれ | きまぐれ | whim, caprice, whimsy, fickle, moody, uneven temper |
| 生真面目 | きまじめ | too serious, person who is too serious, honesty, sincerity |
| 期末 | きまつ | end of term |
| 決まり悪い | きまりわるい | feeling awkward, being ashamed |
| 決まる | きまる | to be decided, to be settled, to look good in (clothes) |
| 記名 | きめい | signature, register |
| 脚色 | きゃくしょく | dramatization (e.g. film) |
| 脚本 | きゃくほん | scenario |
| 客観 | きゃっかん | objective |
| 規約 | きやく | agreement, rules, code |
| 救援 | きゅうえん | relief, rescue, reinforcement |
| 休学 | きゅうがく | temporary absence from school, suspension |
| 究極 | きゅうきょく | ultimate, final, eventual |
| 窮屈 | きゅうくつ | narrow, tight, stiff, rigid, uneasy, formal, constrained |
| 球根 | きゅうこん | (plant) bulb |
| 救済 | きゅうさい | relief, aid, rescue, salvation, help |
| 給食 | きゅうしょく | school lunch, providing a meal |
| 給仕 | きゅうじ | office boy (girl), page, waiter |
| 休戦 | きゅうせん | truce, armistice |
| 旧知 | きゅうち | old friend, old friendship |
| 宮殿 | きゅうでん | palace |
| 窮乏 | きゅうぼう | poverty |
| 丘陵 | きゅうりょう | hill |
| 共 | きょう | both, neither (neg), all, and, as well as, including, with, together with, plural ending |
| 供 | きょう | offer, present, submit, serve (a meal), supply |
| 驚異 | きょうい | wonder, miracle |
| 教員 | きょういん | teaching staff |
| 教科 | きょうか | subject, curriculum |
| 協会 | きょうかい | association, society, organization |
| 共感 | きょうかん | sympathy, response |
| 共学 | きょうがく | coeducation |
| 協議 | きょうぎ | conference, consultation, discussion, negotiation |
| 教訓 | きょうくん | lesson, precept, moral instruction |
| 境遇 | きょうぐう | environment, circumstances |
| 強行 | きょうこう | forcing, enforcement |
| 強硬 | きょうこう | firm, vigorous, unbending, unyielding, strong, stubborn |
| 凶作 | きょうさく | bad harvest, poor crop |
| 共産 | きょうさん | communism |
| 教材 | きょうざい | teaching materials |
| 教習 | きょうしゅう | training, instruction |
| 郷愁 | きょうしゅう | nostalgia, homesickness |
| 教職 | きょうしょく | teaching certificate, the teaching profession |
| 享受 | きょうじゅ | reception, acceptance, enjoyment, being given |
| 興じる | きょうじる | to amuse oneself, to make merry |
| 強制 | きょうせい | obligation, coercion, compulsion, enforcement |
| 共存 | きょうそん | coexistence |
| 姉妹 | きょうだい | sisters |
| 協調 | きょうちょう | co-operation, conciliation, harmony, firm (market) tone |
| 協定 | きょうてい | arrangement, pact, agreement |
| 脅迫 | きょうはく | threat, menace, coercion, terrorism |
| 共鳴 | きょうめい | resonance, sympathy |
| 郷里 | きょうり | birth-place, home town |
| 強烈 | きょうれつ | strong, intense, severe |
| 共和 | きょうわ | republicanism, cooperation |
| 曲 | きょく | tune, piece of music |
| 局限 | きょくげん | limit, localize |
| 極端 | きょくたん | extreme, extremity |
| 居住 | きょじゅう | residence |
| 拒絶 | きょぜつ | refusal, rejection |
| 拒否 | きょひ | denial, veto, rejection, refusal |
| 許容 | きょよう | permission, pardon |
| 距離 | きょり | distance, range |
| 寄与 | きよ | contribution, service |
| 清らか | きよらか | clean, pure, chaste |
| 気楽 | きらく | at ease, comfortable |
| 煌びやか | きらびやか | gorgeous, gaudy, dazzling, gay |
| 切り | きり | limits, end, bounds, period, place to leave off, closing sentence, all there is, only, since |
| 桐 | きり | paulownia tree |
| 切り替える | きりかえる | to change, to exchange, to convert, to renew, to throw a switch, to replace, to switch over |
| 気流 | きりゅう | atmospheric current |
| 奇麗 | きれい | pretty, clean, nice, tidy, beautiful, fair |
| 切れ目 | きれめ | break, pause, gap, end, rift, interruption, cut, section, notch, incision, end (of a task) |
| 際 | きわ | edge, brink, verge, side |
| 木綿 | きわた | cotton |
| 極めて | きわめて | exceedingly, extremely |
| 僅 | きん | a little, small quantity |
| 近眼 | きんがん | nearsightedness, shortsightedness, myopia |
| 緊急 | きんきゅう | urgent, pressing, emergency |
| 近々 | きんきん | nearness, before long |
| 近郊 | きんこう | suburbs, outskirts |
| 均衡 | きんこう | equilibrium, balance |
| 近視 | きんし | shortsightedness |
| 禁じる | きんじる | to prohibit |
| 禁ずる | きんずる | to forbid, to suppress |
| 勤勉 | きんべん | industry, diligence |
| 勤務 | きんむ | service, duty, work |
| 禁物 | きんもつ | taboo, forbidden thing |
| 勤労 | きんろう | labor, exertion, diligent service |
| 議案 | ぎあん | legislative bill |
| 戯曲 | ぎきょく | play, drama |
| 議決 | ぎけつ | resolution, decision, vote |
| 議事堂 | ぎじどう | Diet building |
| 犠牲 | ぎせい | sacrifice |
| 偽造 | ぎぞう | forgery, falsification, fabrication, counterfeiting |
| 議題 | ぎだい | topic of discussion, agenda |
| 技能 | ぎのう | technical skill, ability, capacity |
| 逆転 | ぎゃくてん | (sudden) change, reversal, turn-around, coming from behind (baseball) |
| 行 | ぎょう | line, row, verse |
| 業者 | ぎょうしゃ | trader, merchant |
| 行政 | ぎょうせい | administration |
| 業績 | ぎょうせき | achievement, performance, results, work, contribution |
| 業務 | ぎょうむ | business, affairs, duties, work |
| 玉 | ぎょく | king (shogi) |
| 漁船 | ぎょせん | fishing boat |
| 漁村 | ぎょそん | fishing village |
| 義理 | ぎり | duty, sense of duty, honor, decency, courtesy, debt of gratitude, social obligation |
| 疑惑 | ぎわく | doubt, misgivings, distrust, suspicion |
| 吟味 | ぎんみ | testing, scrutiny, careful investigation |
| 区 | く | ward, district, section |
| 食い違う | くいちがう | to cross each other, to run counter to, to differ, to clash, to go awry |
| 空腹 | くうふく | hunger |
| 区画 | くかく | division, section, compartment, boundary, area, block |
| 区間 | くかん | section (of track etc) |
| 茎 | くき | stalk |
| 区切り | くぎり | an end, a stop, punctuation |
| 潜る | くぐる | 1. to drive, to pass through, 2. to evade, to hide, 3. to dive (into or under water), to go undergro |
| 種々 | くさぐさ | variety |
| 嚏 | くしゃみ | sneeze |
| 旧事 | くじ | past events, bygones |
| 籤引 | くじびき | lottery, drawn lot |
| 擽ぐったい | くすぐったい | ticklish |
| 草臥れる | くたびれる | to get tired, to wear out |
| 下らない | くだらない | good-for-nothing, stupid, trivial, worthless |
| 件 | くだん | example, precedent, the usual, the said, the above-mentioned, (man) in question |
| 口ずさむ | くちずさむ | to hum something, to sing to oneself |
| 嘴 | くちばし | beak, bill |
| 朽ちる | くちる | to rot |
| くっきり | distinctly, clearly, boldly | |
| 屈折 | くっせつ | bending, indentation, refraction |
| くっ付く | くっつく | to adhere to, to keep close to |
| くっ付ける | くっつける | to attach |
| 覆す | くつがえす | to overturn, to upset, to overthrow, to undermine |
| 諄い | くどい | verbose, importunate, heavy (taste) |
| 国境 | くにざかい | national or state border |
| 首飾り | くびかざり | necklace |
| 首輪 | くびわ | necklace, choker |
| 組み合わせ | くみあわせ | combination |
| 組み合わせる | くみあわせる | to join together, to combine, to join up |
| 組み込む | くみこむ | to insert, to include, to cut in (printing) |
| 蔵 | くら | warehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator |
| 苦しめる | くるしめる | to torment, to harass, to inflict pain |
| 包む | くるむ | to be engulfed in, to be enveloped by, to wrap up, to tuck in, to pack, to do up, to cover with, to dress i |
| 呉れ呉れも | くれぐれも | repeatedly, sincerely, earnestly |
| 呉れる | くれる | to give, to let one have, to do for one, to be given |
| 玄人 | くろうと | expert, professional, geisha, prostitute |
| 黒字 | くろじ | balance (figure) in the black |
| 君主 | くんしゅ | ruler, monarch |
| 愚痴 | ぐち | idle complaint, grumble |
| ぐっと | firmly, fast, much, more | |
| ぐらい | approximately | |
| 群 | ぐん | group (math) |
| 軍艦 | ぐんかん | warship, battleship |
| 群集 | ぐんしゅう | (social) group, crowd, throng, mob, multitude |
| 軍事 | ぐんじ | military affairs |
| 軍備 | ぐんび | armaments, military preparations |
| 軍服 | ぐんぷく | military or naval uniform |
| 刑 | けい | penalty, sentence, punishment |
| 頃 | けい | time, about, toward, approximately (time) |
| 傾 | けい | lean, incline |
| 系 | けい | system, lineage, group |
| 経過 | けいか | passage, expiration, progress |
| 軽快 | けいかい | rhythmical (e.g. melody), casual (e.g. dress), light, nimble |
| 警戒 | けいかい | warning, admonition, vigilance |
| 計器 | けいき | meter, gauge |
| 契機 | けいき | opportunity, chance |
| 敬具 | けいぐ | Sincerely yours |
| 軽減 | けいげん | abatement |
| 掲載 | けいさい | appearance (e.g. article in paper) |
| 傾斜 | けいしゃ | inclination, slant, slope, bevel, list, dip |
| 形成 | けいせい | formation |
| 形勢 | けいせい | condition, situation, prospects |
| 軽率 | けいそつ | rash, thoughtless, careless, hasty |
| 携帯 | けいたい | carrying something |
| 形態 | けいたい | form, shape, figure |
| 刑罰 | けいばつ | judgement, penalty, punishment |
| 経費 | けいひ | expenses, cost, outlay |
| 警部 | けいぶ | police inspector |
| 軽蔑 | けいべつ | scorn, disdain |
| 経歴 | けいれき | personal history, career |
| 経路 | けいろ | course, route, channel |
| 汚す | けがす | to disgrace, to dishonour |
| 汚らわしい | けがらわしい | filthy, unfair |
| 汚れ | けがれ | uncleanness, impurity, disgrace |
| 汚れる | けがれる | to get dirty, to become dirty |
| 獣 | けだもの | beast, brute |
| 吝嗇 | けち | stinginess, miser, miserliness, skinflint, tightwad, niggard, pinching pennies |
| 結核 | けっかく | tuberculosis, tubercule |
| 血管 | けっかん | blood vessel |
| 決行 | けっこう | doing (with resolve), carrying out (i.e. a plan) |
| 決算 | けっさん | balance sheet, settlement of accounts |
| 決勝 | けっしょう | decision of a contest, finals (in sports) |
| 結晶 | けっしょう | crystal, crystallization |
| 結成 | けっせい | formation |
| 結束 | けっそく | union, unity |
| 傑 | けつ | excellence |
| 決意 | けつい | decision, determination |
| 決議 | けつぎ | resolution, vote, decision |
| 結合 | けつごう | combination, union |
| 決断 | けつだん | decision, determination |
| 欠乏 | けつぼう | want, shortage, famine |
| 蹴飛ばす | けとばす | to kick away, to kick off, to kick (someone), to refuse, to reject |
| 貶す | けなす | to speak ill of |
| 煙たい | けむたい | smoky, feeling awkward |
| 煙る | けむる | to smoke (e.g. fire) |
| 家来 | けらい | retainer, retinue, servant |
| けれど | but, however | |
| 圏 | けん | sphere, circle, range |
| 権 | けん | authority, the right (to do something) |
| 権威 | けんい | authority, power, influence |
| 兼業 | けんぎょう | side line, second business |
| 権限 | けんげん | power, authority, jurisdiction |
| 健在 | けんざい | in good health, well |
| 懸賞 | けんしょう | offering prizes, winning, reward |
| 検事 | けんじ | public prosecutor |
| 健全 | けんぜん | health, soundness, wholesome |
| 見地 | けんち | point of view |
| 賢明 | けんめい | wisdom, intelligence, prudence |
| 倹約 | けんやく | thrift, economy, frugality |
| 兼用 | けんよう | multi-use, combined use, combination, serving two purposes |
| 権力 | けんりょく | power, authority, influence |
| 劇団 | げきだん | troupe, theatrical company |
| 激励 | げきれい | encouragement |
| 月謝 | げっしゃ | monthly tuition fee |
| げっそり | being disheartened, losing weight | |
| 月賦 | げっぷ | monthly installment |
| 下痢 | げり | diarrhoea |
| 原 | げん | original, primitive, primary, fundamental, raw |
| 原形 | げんけい | original form, base form |
| 現行 | げんこう | present, current, in operation |
| 原作 | げんさく | original work |
| 原子 | げんし | atom |
| 元首 | げんしゅ | ruler, sovereign |
| 原書 | げんしょ | original document |
| 減少 | げんしょう | decrease, reduction, decline |
| 現場 | げんじょう | actual spot, scene, scene of the crime |
| 元素 | げんそ | chemical element |
| 原則 | げんそく | principle, general rule |
| 現像 | げんぞう | developing (film) |
| 現地 | げんち | actual place, local |
| 限定 | げんてい | limit, restriction |
| 原点 | げんてん | origin (coordinates), starting point |
| 原典 | げんてん | original (text) |
| 減点 | げんてん | subtract, give a demerit |
| 原爆 | げんばく | atomic bomb |
| 原文 | げんぶん | the text, original |
| 厳密 | げんみつ | strict, close |
| 原油 | げんゆ | crude oil |
| 言論 | げんろん | discussion |
| 故 | こ | the late (deceased) |
| 戸 | こ | counter for houses |
| 児 | こ | child, the young of animals |
| 巨 | こ | big, large, great |
| 恋する | こいする | to fall in love with, to love |
| 溝 | こう | 10^38, hundred undecillion (American), hundred sextillion (British) |
| 校 | こう | -school, proof |
| 好意 | こうい | good will, favor, courtesy |
| 行為 | こうい | act, deed, conduct |
| 行員 | こういん | bank clerk |
| 交易 | こうえき | trade, commerce |
| 公演 | こうえん | public performance |
| 後悔 | こうかい | regret, repentance |
| 公開 | こうかい | presenting to the public |
| 航海 | こうかい | sail, voyage |
| 工学 | こうがく | engineering |
| 皇居 | こうきょ | Imperial Palace |
| 好況 | こうきょう | prosperous conditions, healthy economy |
| 抗議 | こうぎ | protest, objection |
| 鉱業 | こうぎょう | mining industry |
| 興業 | こうぎょう | industrial enterprise |
| 高原 | こうげん | tableland, plateau |
| 煌々と | こうこうと | brilliantly, brightly |
| 考古学 | こうこがく | archaeology |
| 交互 | こうご | mutual, reciprocal, alternate |
| 工作 | こうさく | work, construction, handicraft, maneuvering |
| 耕作 | こうさく | cultivation, farming |
| 鉱山 | こうざん | mine (ore) |
| 講習 | こうしゅう | short course, training |
| 交渉 | こうしょう | negotiations, discussions, connection |
| 高尚 | こうしょう | high, noble, refined, advanced |
| 行進 | こうしん | march, parade |
| 香辛料 | こうしんりょう | spices |
| 口述 | こうじゅつ | verbal statement |
| 控除 | こうじょ | subsidy, deduction |
| 向上 | こうじょう | elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress |
| 降水 | こうすい | rainfall, precipitation |
| 洪水 | こうずい | flood |
| 公然 | こうぜん | open (e.g. secret), public, official |
| 抗争 | こうそう | dispute, resistance |
| 構想 | こうそう | plan, plot, idea, conception |
| 拘束 | こうそく | restriction, restraint |
| 後退 | こうたい | retreat, backspace (BS) |
| 光沢 | こうたく | brilliance, polish, lustre, glossy finish (of photographs) |
| 公団 | こうだん | public corporation |
| 好調 | こうちょう | favourable, promising, satisfactory, in good shape |
| 口頭 | こうとう | oral |
| 講読 | こうどく | reading, translation |
| 購読 | こうどく | subscription (e.g. magazine) |
| 購入 | こうにゅう | purchase, buy |
| 公認 | こうにん | official recognition, authorization, licence, accreditation |
| 光熱費 | こうねつひ | cost of fuel and light |
| 荒廃 | こうはい | ruin |
| 購買 | こうばい | purchase, buy |
| 好評 | こうひょう | popularity, favorable reputation |
| 交付 | こうふ | delivering, furnishing (with copies) |
| 降伏 | こうふく | capitulation, surrender, submission |
| 興奮 | こうふん | excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal |
| 公募 | こうぼ | public appeal, public contribution |
| 巧妙 | こうみょう | ingenious, skillful, clever, deft |
| 公用 | こうよう | government business, public use, public expense |
| 小売 | こうり | retail |
| 効率 | こうりつ | efficiency |
| 公立 | こうりつ | public (institution) |
| 小柄 | こがら | short (build) |
| 小切手 | こぎって | cheque, check |
| 国産 | こくさん | domestic products |
| 国定 | こくてい | state-sponsored, national |
| 国土 | こくど | realm |
| 告白 | こくはく | confession, acknowledgement |
| 国防 | こくぼう | national defence |
| 国有 | こくゆう | national ownership |
| 国連 | こくれん | U.N., United Nations |
| 漕ぐ | こぐ | to row, to scull, to pedal |
| 焦げ茶 | こげちゃ | black tea |
| 個々 | ここ | individual, one by one |
| 箇箇 | ここ | individual, separate |
| 心地 | ここち | feeling, sensation, mood |
| 心得 | こころえ | knowledge, information |
| 心掛け | こころがけ | readiness, intention, aim |
| 心掛ける | こころがける | to bear in mind, to aim to do |
| 志 | こころざし | will, intention, motive |
| 志す | こころざす | to plan, to intend, to aspire to, to set aims (sights on) |
| 心強い | こころづよい | heartening, reassuring |
| 心細い | こころぼそい | helpless, forlorn, hopeless, unpromising, lonely, discouraging, disheartening |
| 試み | こころみ | trial, experiment |
| 試みる | こころみる | to try, to test |
| 快い | こころよい | pleasant, agreeable |
| 凝らす | こごらす | to freeze, to congeal |
| 凝る | こごる | to congeal, to freeze |
| 拵える | こしらえる | to make, to manufacture |
| 孤児 | こじ | orphan |
| 拗れる | こじれる | to get complicated, to grow worse |
| 故人 | こじん | the deceased, old friend |
| 梢 | こずえ | treetop |
| 個性 | こせい | individuality, personality, idiosyncrasy |
| 戸籍 | こせき | census, family register |
| 小銭 | こぜに | coins, small change |
| 固体 | こたい | solid (body) |
| 答え | こたえ | answer, response |
| 堪える | こたえる | to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with, to support, to withstand, to resist, to brave, to be fit for, t |
| 火燵 | こたつ | table with heater, (orig) charcoal brazier in a floor well |
| 古代 | こだい | ancient times |
| こだわる | to fuss over, to be particular about, to be concerned about | |
| 誇張 | こちょう | exaggeration |
| 滑稽 | こっけい | funny, humorous, comical, laughable, ridiculous, joking |
| 国交 | こっこう | diplomatic relations |
| 骨董品 | こっとうひん | curio |
| 骨 | こつ | knack, skill |
| 固定 | こてい | fixation |
| 事柄 | ことがら | matter, thing, affair, circumstance |
| 悉く | ことごとく | altogether, entirely |
| 言伝 | ことづて | declaration, hearsay |
| 殊に | ことに | especially, above all |
| 事によると | ことによると | depending on the circumstances |
| 孤独 | こどく | isolation, loneliness, solitude |
| 粉々 | こなごな | in very small pieces |
| 此の | この | this |
| この間 | このあいだ | the other day, lately, recently |
| この頃 | このごろ | recently |
| 好ましい | このましい | nice, likeable, desirable |
| 個別 | こべつ | particular case |
| 零す | こぼす | to spill |
| 零れる | こぼれる | to overflow, to spill |
| 細やか | こまやか | friendly |
| 混む | こむ | to be crowded |
| 込める | こめる | to include, to put into |
| 篭る | こもる | to seclude oneself, to be confined in, to be implied, to be stuffy |
| 固有 | こゆう | characteristic, tradition, peculiar, inherent, eigen- |
| 雇用 | こよう | employment (long term), hire |
| 暦 | こよみ | calendar, almanac |
| 堪える | こらえる | to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with, to support, to withstand, to resist, to brave, to be fit for, t |
| 孤立 | こりつ | isolation, helplessness |
| 懲りる | こりる | to learn by experience, to be disgusted with |
| 此れ | これ | this |
| 此れ等 | これら | these |
| 魂 | こん | soul, spirit |
| 根気 | こんき | patience, perseverance, energy |
| 根拠 | こんきょ | basis, foundation |
| 混血 | こんけつ | mixed race, mixed parentage |
| 昆虫 | こんちゅう | insect, bug |
| 根底 | こんてい | root, basis, foundation |
| 混同 | こんどう | confusion, mixing, merger |
| 今日は | こんにちは | hello, good day (daytime greeting id) |
| 今晩は | こんばんは | good evening |
| 根本 | こんぽん | origin, source, foundation, root, base, principle |
| 御 | ご | go-, honourable |
| 語彙 | ごい | vocabulary, glossary |
| 濠 | ごう | moat |
| 業 | ごう | Buddhist karma, actions committed in a former life |
| 号 | ごう | number, issue |
| 合意 | ごうい | agreement, consent, mutual understanding |
| 合議 | ごうぎ | consultation, conference |
| 強気 | ごうぎ | great, grand |
| 合成 | ごうせい | synthesis, composition, synthetic, composite, mixed, combined, compound |
| 護衛 | ごえい | guard, convoy, escort |
| 語句 | ごく | words, phrases |
| 極楽 | ごくらく | paradise |
| ご苦労様 | ごくろうさま | Thank you very much for your.... |
| 語源 | ごげん | word root, word derivation, etymology |
| 誤差 | ごさ | error |
| ご座います | ございます | to be (polite), to exist |
| ご馳走 | ごちそう | feast, treating (someone) |
| ご馳走さま | ごちそうさま | feast |
| 毎 | ごと | each respectively |
| 碁盤 | ごばん | Go board |
| ご無沙汰 | ごぶさた | not writing or contacting for a while |
| 誤魔化す | ごまかす | to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent |
| 御免ください | ごめんください | May I come in? |
| 御免なさい | ごめんなさい | I beg your pardon, excuse me |
| 御覧なさい | ごらんなさい | (please) look, (please) try to do |
| 佐 | さ | help |
| 再 | さい | re-, again, repeated |
| 差異 | さい | difference, disparity |
| 歳 | さい | #NAME? |
| 再会 | さいかい | another meeting, meeting again, reunion |
| 災害 | さいがい | calamity, disaster, misfortune |
| 細菌 | さいきん | bacillus, bacterium, germ |
| 細工 | さいく | work, craftsmanship, tactics, trick |
| 採掘 | さいくつ | mining |
| 採決 | さいけつ | vote, roll call |
| 再建 | さいけん | rebuilding, reconstruction, rehabilitation |
| 再現 | さいげん | reappearance, reproduction, return, revival |
| 採算 | さいさん | profit |
| 採集 | さいしゅう | collecting, gathering |
| 再生 | さいせい | playback, regeneration, resuscitation, return to life, rebirth, reincarnation, narrow escape, reclamation, r |
| 最善 | さいぜん | the very best |
| 採択 | さいたく | adoption, selection, choice |
| 再発 | さいはつ | return, relapse, reoccurrence |
| 栽培 | さいばい | cultivation |
| 細胞 | さいぼう | cell (biology) |
| 採用 | さいよう | use, adopt |
| 遮る | さえぎる | to interrupt, to intercept, to obstruct |
| 囀る | さえずる | to sing, to chirp, to twitter |
| 冴える | さえる | to be clear, to be serene, to be cold, to be skillful |
| 竿 | さお | rod, pole (e.g. for drying laundry) |
| 栄える | さかえる | to prosper, to flourish |
| 杯 | さかずき | wine cups |
| 逆立ち | さかだち | handstand, headstand |
| 逆上る | さかのぼる | to go back, to go upstream, to make retroactive |
| 盛る | さかる | to prosper, to flourish, to copulate (animals) |
| 差額 | さがく | balance, difference, margin |
| 下がる | さがる | to hang down, to abate, to retire, to fall, to step back |
| 一昨昨日 | さきおととい | two days before yesterday |
| 先に | さきに | before, earlier than, ahead, beyond, away, previously, recently |
| 詐欺 | さぎ | fraud, swindle |
| 作 | さく | a work, a harvest |
| 策 | さく | plan, policy |
| 柵 | さく | fence, paling |
| 削減 | さくげん | cut, reduction, curtailment |
| 錯誤 | さくご | mistake |
| 作戦 | さくせん | military or naval operations, tactics, strategy |
| 作物 | さくぶつ | literary work |
| 叫び | さけび | shout, scream, outcry |
| 裂ける | さける | to split, to tear, to burst |
| 捧げる | ささげる | to lift up, to give, to offer, to consecrate, to devote, to sacrifice, to dedicate |
| 差し掛かる | さしかかる | to come near to, to approach |
| 指図 | さしず | instruction, mandate |
| 差し出す | さしだす | to present, to submit, to tender, to hold out |
| 差し支える | さしつかえる | to interfere, to hinder, to become impeded |
| 差し引く | さしひく | to deduct |
| 些事 | さじ | something small or petty, trifle |
| 授ける | さずける | to grant, to award, to teach |
| 嘸 | さぞ | I am sure, certainly, no doubt |
| 定まる | さだまる | to become settled, to be fixed |
| 定める | さだめる | to decide, to establish, to determine |
| 錯覚 | さっかく | optical illusion, hallucination |
| 早急 | さっきゅう | urgent |
| 察する | さっする | to guess, to sense, to presume, to judge, to sympathize with |
| さっと | quickly, suddenly | |
| 冊 | さつ | counter for books |
| 殺人 | さつじん | murder |
| 偖 | さて | well, now, then |
| 悟る | さとる | to attain enlightenment, to perceive, to understand, to discern |
| 真実 | さな | truth, reality |
| 裁く | さばく | to judge |
| 錆び | さび | rust (colour) |
| 左程 | さほど | (not) very, (not) much |
| 様 | さま | Mr. or Mrs., manner, kind, appearance |
| 三味線 | さみせん | three-stringed Japanese guitar, shamisen |
| 侍 | さむらい | Samurai, warrior |
| 然も | さも | with gusto, with satisfaction |
| 作用 | さよう | action, operation, effect, function |
| 左様なら | さようなら | good-bye |
| 拐う | さらう | to carry off, to run away with, to kidnap, to abduct |
| 爽やか | さわやか | fresh, refreshing, invigorating, clear, fluent, eloquent |
| 障る | さわる | to hinder, to interfere with, to affect, to do one harm, to be harmful to |
| 酸 | さん | acid |
| さん | Mr or Mrs | |
| 酸化 | さんか | oxidation |
| 山岳 | さんがく | mountains |
| 産休 | さんきゅう | maternity leave |
| 桟橋 | さんきょう | wharf, bridge, jetty, pier |
| 参議院 | さんぎいん | House of Councillors |
| 産後 | さんご | postpartum, after childbirth |
| 産出 | さんしゅつ | yield, produce |
| 参照 | さんしょう | reference, consultation, consultation |
| 参上 | さんじょう | calling on, visiting |
| 賛成 | さんせい | approval, agreement, support, favour |
| 賛美 | さんび | praise, adoration, glorification |
| 産婦人科 | さんふじんか | maternity and gynecology department |
| 産物 | さんぶつ | product, result, fruit |
| 山腹 | さんぷく | hillside, mountainside |
| 山脈 | さんみゃく | mountain range |
| 財 | ざい | fortune, riches |
| 財源 | ざいげん | source of funds, resources, finances |
| 在庫 | ざいこ | stockpile, stock |
| 財政 | ざいせい | economy, financial affairs |
| 座談会 | ざだんかい | symposium, round-table discussion |
| 雑貨 | ざっか | miscellaneous goods, general goods, sundries |
| 雑 | ざつ | rough, crude |
| 雑談 | ざつだん | chatting, idle talk |
| 雑木 | ざつぼく | various kinds of small trees, assorted trees |
| 座標 | ざひょう | coordinate(s) |
| 残金 | ざんきん | remaining money |
| 残酷 | ざんこく | cruelty, harshness |
| 残高 | ざんだか | (bank) balance, remainder |
| 死 | し | death, decease |
| し | 10^24 (kanji is JIS X 0212 kuten 4906), septillion (American), quadrillion (British) | |
| 次 | し | order, sequence, times, next, below |
| 仕上がり | しあがり | finish, end, completion |
| 仕上げ | しあげ | end, finishing touches, being finished |
| 仕上げる | しあげる | to finish up, to complete |
| 明々後日 | しあさって | two days after tomorrow |
| 飼育 | しいく | breeding, raising, rearing |
| 強いて | しいて | by force |
| 強いる | しいる | to force, to compel, to coerce |
| 仕入れる | しいれる | to lay in stock, to replenish stock, to procure |
| しいんと | silent (as the grave), (deathly) quiet | |
| 歯科 | しか | dentistry |
| 資格 | しかく | qualifications, requirements, capabilities |
| 視覚 | しかく | sense of sight, vision |
| 仕掛け | しかけ | device, trick, mechanism, gadget, (small) scale, half finished, commencement, set up, challenge |
| 仕掛ける | しかける | to commence, to lay (mines), to set (traps), to wage (war), to challenge |
| 然し | しかし | however, but |
| 然しながら | しかしながら | nevertheless, however |
| 而も | しかも | moreover, furthermore, nevertheless, and yet |
| 市街 | しがい | urban areas, the streets, town, city |
| 指揮 | しき | command, direction |
| 色彩 | しきさい | colour, hue, tints |
| 式場 | しきじょう | ceremonial hall, place of ceremony (e.g. marriage) |
| 為来り | しきたり | customs |
| 頻りに | しきりに | frequently, repeatedly, incessantly, eagerly |
| 仕切る | しきる | to partition, to divide, to mark off, to settle accounts, to toe the mark |
| 資金 | しきん | funds, capital |
| 施行 | しぎょう | 1. execution, enforcing, carrying out |
| しくじる | to fail, to fall through, to blunder | |
| 仕組み | しくみ | devising, plan, plot, contrivance, construction, arrangement |
| 死刑 | しけい | death penalty, capital punishment |
| 湿気る | しける | to be damp, to be moist |
| 思考 | しこう | thought |
| 志向 | しこう | intention, aim |
| 嗜好 | しこう | taste, liking, preference |
| 視察 | しさつ | inspection, observation |
| 資産 | しさん | property, fortune, means, assets |
| 刺繍 | ししゅう | embroidery |
| 支持 | しじ | support, maintenance |
| 指示 | しじ | indication, instruction, directions |
| 雫 | しずく | drop (of water) |
| 沈める | しずめる | to sink, to submerge |
| 施設 | しせつ | institution, establishment, facility, (army) engineer |
| 子息 | しそく | son |
| 慕う | したう | to yearn for, to miss, to adore, to love dearly |
| 従って | したがって | therefore, consequently, in accordance with |
| 下心 | したごころ | secret intention, motive |
| 親しむ | したしむ | to be intimate with, to befriend |
| 下調べ | したしらべ | preliminary investigation, preparation |
| 下地 | したじ | groundwork, foundation, inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge of, grounding in, prearrangement, spade |
| 認める | したためる | to write up |
| 仕立てる | したてる | to tailor, to make, to prepare, to train, to send (a messenger) |
| 下取り | したどり | trade in, part exchange |
| 下火 | したび | burning low, waning, declining |
| 失格 | しっかく | disqualification, elimination, incapacity (legal) |
| 確り | しっかり | firmly, tightly, reliable, level-headed, steady |
| 質素 | しっそ | simplicity, modesty, frugality |
| 失調 | しっちょう | lack of harmony |
| 嫉妬 | しっと | jealousy |
| 尻尾 | しっぽ | tail (animal) |
| 室 | しつ | room |
| 質疑 | しつぎ | question |
| 躾 | しつけ | home discipline, training, upbringing, breeding |
| 仕付ける | しつける | to be used to a job, to begin to do, to baste, to tack, to plant |
| 指摘 | してき | pointing out, identification |
| 視点 | してん | opinion, point of view, visual point |
| 萎びる | しなびる | to wilt, to fade |
| 嫋か | しなやか | supple, flexible, elastic |
| 屎尿 | しにょう | excreta, raw sewage, human waste, night soil |
| 凌ぐ | しのぐ | to outdo, to surpass, to endure, to keep out (rain), to stave off, to tide over, to pull through, to defy, t |
| 始発 | しはつ | first train |
| 芝 | しば | lawn, sod, turf |
| 屡 | しばしば | often, again and again, frequently |
| 暫く | しばらく | little while |
| 痺れる | しびれる | to become numb, to go to sleep (i.e. a limb) |
| 渋い | しぶい | 1. tasteful (clothing), cool, an aura of refined masculinity, 2. astringent, sullen, bitter (taste), 3 |
| 私物 | しぶつ | private property, personal effects |
| しぶとい | tenacious, stubborn | |
| 司法 | しほう | administration of justice |
| 脂肪 | しぼう | fat, grease, blubber |
| 志望 | しぼう | wish, desire, ambition |
| 萎む | しぼむ | to wither, to fade (away), to shrivel, to wilt |
| 仕舞 | しまい | end, termination, informal (Noh play) |
| 仕舞う | しまう | to finish, to close, to do something completely, to put away, to put an end to |
| しまった | Damn it! | |
| 始末 | しまつ | management, dealing, settlement, cleaning up afterwards |
| 泌み泌み | しみじみ | keenly, deeply, heartily |
| 染みる | しみる | to pierce, to permeate |
| 使命 | しめい | mission, errand, message |
| 締め切り | しめきり | closing, cut-off, end, deadline, Closed, No Entrance |
| 僕 | しもべ | manservant, servant (of God) |
| 社交 | しゃこう | social life, social intercourse |
| 謝絶 | しゃぜつ | refusal |
| 社宅 | しゃたく | company owned house |
| 吃逆 | しゃっくり | hiccough, hiccup |
| 喋る | しゃべる | to talk, to chat, to chatter |
| 斜面 | しゃめん | slope, slanting surface, bevel |
| 洒落 | しゃらく | frank, open-hearted |
| 洒落る | しゃれる | to joke, to play on words, to dress stylishly |
| 視野 | しや | field of vision, outlook |
| 種 | しゅ | kind, variety, species |
| 衆 | しゅう | masses, great number, the people |
| 周 | しゅう | circuit, lap, circumference, vicinity, Chou (dynasty) |
| 収益 | しゅうえき | earnings, proceeds, returns |
| 修学 | しゅうがく | learning |
| 周期 | しゅうき | cycle, period |
| 衆議院 | しゅうぎいん | Lower House, House of Representatives |
| 就業 | しゅうぎょう | employment, starting work |
| 修行 | しゅうぎょう | pursuit of knowledge, studying, learning, training, ascetic practice, discipline |
| 集計 | しゅうけい | totalization, aggregate |
| 襲撃 | しゅうげき | attack, charge, raid |
| 収支 | しゅうし | income and expenditure |
| 終始 | しゅうし | beginning and end, from beginning to end, doing a thing from beginning to end |
| 修士 | しゅうし | Masters degree program |
| 収集 | しゅうしゅう | gathering up, collection, accumulation |
| 修飾 | しゅうしょく | ornamentation, embellishment, decoration, adornment, polish up (writing), modification (gram) |
| 終日 | しゅうじつ | all day |
| 執着 | しゅうじゃく | attachment, adhesion, tenacity |
| 収容 | しゅうよう | accommodation, reception, seating, housing, custody, admission, entering (in a dictionary) |
| 修了 | しゅうりょう | completion (of a course) |
| 守衛 | しゅえい | security guard, doorkeeper |
| 主演 | しゅえん | starring, playing the leading part |
| 主観 | しゅかん | subjectivity, subject, ego |
| 祝賀 | しゅくが | celebration, congratulations |
| 宿命 | しゅくめい | fate, destiny, predestination |
| 主権 | しゅけん | sovereignty, supremacy, dominion |
| 手芸 | しゅげい | handicrafts |
| 主催 | しゅさい | organization, sponsorship |
| 取材 | しゅざい | choice of subject, collecting data |
| 趣旨 | しゅし | object, meaning |
| 主食 | しゅしょく | staple food |
| 主人公 | しゅじんこう | protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story), head of household |
| 主体 | しゅたい | subject, main constituent |
| 主題 | しゅだい | subject, theme, motif |
| 出血 | しゅっけつ | bleeding, haemorrhage |
| 出産 | しゅっさん | (child)birth, delivery, production (of goods) |
| 出社 | しゅっしゃ | arrival (in a country at work etc.) |
| 出生 | しゅっしょう | birth |
| 出世 | しゅっせ | promotion, successful career, eminence |
| 出費 | しゅっぴ | expenses, disbursements |
| 出品 | しゅっぴん | exhibit, display |
| 出演 | しゅつえん | performance, stage appearance |
| 出題 | しゅつだい | proposing a question |
| 出動 | しゅつどう | sailing, marching, going out |
| 主導 | しゅどう | main leadership |
| 主任 | しゅにん | person in charge, responsible official |
| 首脳 | しゅのう | head, brains |
| 守備 | しゅび | defense |
| 手法 | しゅほう | technique |
| 私有 | しゆう | private ownership |
| 諸 | しょ | various, many, several |
| 背負う | しょう | to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder |
| 象 | しょう | phenomenon |
| 症 | しょう | illness |
| 傷 | しょう | wound, injury, hurt, cut, gash, bruise, scratch, scar, weak point |
| 商 | しょう | quotient |
| 消去 | しょうきょ | elimination, erasing, dying out, melting away |
| 衝撃 | しょうげき | shock, crash, impact, ballistic |
| 証言 | しょうげん | evidence, testimony |
| 証拠 | しょうこ | evidence, proof |
| 消耗 | しょうこう | exhaustion, consumption |
| 照合 | しょうごう | collation, comparison |
| 詳細 | しょうさい | detail, particulars |
| 昇進 | しょうしん | promotion |
| 少数 | しょうすう | minority, few |
| 称する | しょうする | to pretend, to take the name of, to feign, to purport |
| 消息 | しょうそく | news, letter, circumstances |
| 承諾 | しょうだく | consent, acquiescence, agreement |
| 象徴 | しょうちょう | symbol |
| 小児科 | しょうにか | pediatrics |
| 証人 | しょうにん | witness |
| 照明 | しょうめい | illumination |
| 勝利 | しょうり | victory, triumph, conquest, success, win |
| 奨励 | しょうれい | encouragement, promotion, message, address |
| 職員 | しょくいん | staff member, personnel |
| 植民地 | しょくみんち | colony |
| 職務 | しょくむ | professional duties |
| 諸君 | しょくん | Gentlemen!, Ladies! |
| 所在 | しょざい | whereabouts |
| 所々 | しょしょ | here and there, some parts (of something) |
| 所持 | しょじ | possession, owning |
| 所属 | しょぞく | attached to, belong to |
| 処置 | しょち | treatment |
| しょっちゅう | always, constantly | |
| 所定 | しょてい | fixed, prescribed |
| 所得 | しょとく | income, earnings |
| 初版 | しょはん | first edition |
| 処罰 | しょばつ | punishment |
| 書評 | しょひょう | book review |
| 処分 | しょぶん | disposal, dealing, punishment |
| 庶民 | しょみん | masses, common people |
| 庶務 | しょむ | general affairs |
| 私用 | しよう | personal use, private business |
| 仕様 | しよう | way, method, resource, remedy, (technical) specification |
| 使用人 | しようにん | employee, servant |
| 調べ | しらべ | preparation, investigation, inspection |
| 知り合い | しりあい | acquaintance |
| 退く | しりぞく | to retreat, to recede, to withdraw |
| 退ける | しりぞける | to repel, to drive away |
| 記す | しるす | to note, to write down |
| 指令 | しれい | orders, instructions, directive |
| 代 | しろ | price, materials, substitution |
| 皺 | しわ | wrinkles, creases |
| 新 | しん | new |
| 進化 | しんか | evolution, progress |
| 殿 | しんがり | rear, rear unit guard |
| 審議 | しんぎ | deliberation |
| 進行 | しんこう | advance |
| 新興 | しんこう | rising, developing, emergent |
| 振興 | しんこう | promotion, encouragement |
| 申告 | しんこく | report, statement, filing a return, notification |
| 新婚 | しんこん | newly-wed |
| 審査 | しんさ | judging, inspection, examination, investigation |
| 紳士 | しんし | gentleman |
| 進出 | しんしゅつ | advance, step forward |
| 信者 | しんじゃ | believer, adherent, devotee, Christian |
| 真珠 | しんじゅ | pearl |
| 心中 | しんじゅう | double suicide, lovers suicide |
| 心情 | しんじょう | mentality |
| 新人 | しんじん | new face, newcomer |
| 神聖 | しんせい | holiness, sacredness, dignity |
| 親善 | しんぜん | friendship |
| 真相 | しんそう | truth, real situation |
| 新築 | しんちく | new building, new construction |
| 進呈 | しんてい | presentation |
| 進展 | しんてん | progress, development |
| 神殿 | しんでん | temple, sacred place |
| 進度 | しんど | progress |
| 振動 | しんどう | oscillation, vibration |
| 新入生 | しんにゅうせい | freshman, first-year student |
| 信任 | しんにん | trust, confidence, credence |
| 審判 | しんばん | refereeing, trial, judgement, umpire, referee |
| 神秘 | しんぴ | mystery |
| 辛抱 | しんぼう | patience, endurance |
| 真理 | しんり | truth |
| 侵略 | しんりゃく | aggression, invasion, raid |
| 診療 | しんりょう | medical examination and treatment, diagnosis |
| 進路 | しんろ | course, route |
| 自覚 | じかく | self-conscious |
| 地方 | じかた | area, locality, district, region, the coast |
| 自我 | じが | self, the ego |
| 磁気 | じき | magnetism |
| 磁器 | じき | porcelain, china |
| 事業 | じぎょう | project, enterprise, business, industry, operations |
| 地形 | じぎょう | terrain, geographical features, topography |
| 軸 | じく | axis, stem, shaft, axle |
| 自己 | じこ | self, oneself |
| 事項 | じこう | matter, item, facts |
| 時刻表 | じこくひょう | table, diagram, chart, timetable, schedule |
| 地獄 | じごく | hell |
| 時差 | じさ | time difference |
| 自在 | じざい | freely, at will |
| 自主 | じしゅ | independence, autonomy |
| 自首 | じしゅ | surrender, give oneself up |
| 辞職 | じしょく | resignation |
| 自信 | じしん | self-confidence |
| 事前 | じぜん | prior, beforehand, in advance |
| 自尊心 | じそんしん | self-respect, conceit |
| 持続 | じぞく | continuation |
| 字体 | じたい | type, font, lettering |
| 辞退 | じたい | refusal |
| じっくり | deliberately, carefully | |
| 実質 | じっしつ | substance, essence |
| 実践 | じっせん | practice, put into practice |
| 実態 | じったい | truth, fact |
| 実費 | じっぴ | actual expense, cost price |
| 十分 | じっぷん | 10 minutes |
| 実 | じつ | truth, reality, sincerity, fidelity, kindness, faith, substance, essence |
| 実業家 | じつぎょうか | industrialist, businessman |
| 実情 | じつじょう | real condition, actual circumstances, actual state of affairs |
| 自転 | じてん | rotation, spin |
| 自動詞 | じどうし | intransitive verb (no direct obj) |
| 地主 | じぬし | landlord |
| 耳鼻科 | じびか | otolaryngology |
| 地元 | じもと | local |
| 弱 | じゃく | weakness, the weak, little less then |
| 若干 | じゃっかん | some, few, number of |
| 砂利 | じゃり | gravel, ballast, pebbles |
| じゃん拳 | じゃんけん | rock-scissors-paper game |
| 住 | じゅう | dwelling, living |
| 従業員 | じゅうぎょういん | employee, worker |
| 従事 | じゅうじ | engaging, pursuing, following |
| 充実 | じゅうじつ | fullness, completion, perfection, substantiality, enrichment |
| 十字路 | じゅうじろ | crossroads |
| 絨毯 | じゅうたん | carpet |
| 柔軟 | じゅうなん | flexible, lithe |
| 重複 | じゅうふく | duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration |
| 重宝 | じゅうほう | priceless treasure, convenience, usefulness |
| 従来 | じゅうらい | up to now, so far, traditional |
| 塾 | じゅく | coaching school, lessons |
| 樹木 | じゅもく | trees and shrubs, arbour |
| 樹立 | じゅりつ | establish, create |
| 準急 | じゅんきゅう | local express (train slower than an express) |
| 準じる | じゅんじる | to follow, to conform, to apply to |
| 準ずる | じゅんずる | to apply correspondingly, to correspond to, to be proportionate to, to conform to |
| 助 | じょ | help, rescue, assistant |
| 情 | じょう | feelings, emotion, passion |
| 畳 | じょう | #NAME? |
| 尉 | じょう | jailer, old man, rank, company officer |
| 嬢 | じょう | young woman |
| 状 | じょう | shape |
| 上位 | じょうい | superior (rank not class), higher order (e.g. byte), host computer (of connected device) |
| 上演 | じょうえん | performance (e.g. music) |
| 城下 | じょうか | land near the castle |
| 乗客 | じょうかく | passenger |
| 上空 | じょうくう | sky, the skies, high-altitude sky, upper air |
| 上司 | じょうし | superior authorities, boss |
| 情緒 | じょうしょ | emotion, feeling |
| 上昇 | じょうしょう | rising, ascending, climbing |
| 情勢 | じょうせい | state of things, condition, situation |
| 情熱 | じょうねつ | passion, enthusiasm, zeal |
| 丈夫 | じょうふ | 1. hero, gentleman, warrior, manly person, 2. good health, robustness, strong, solid, durable |
| 譲歩 | じょうほ | concession, conciliation, compromise |
| 条約 | じょうやく | treaty, pact |
| 上陸 | じょうりく | landing, disembarkation |
| 蒸留 | じょうりゅう | distillation |
| 除外 | じょがい | exception, exclusion |
| 助言 | じょげん | advice, suggestion |
| 徐行 | じょこう | going slowly |
| 女史 | じょし | Ms. |
| 助詞 | じょし | particle, postposition |
| 助動詞 | じょどうし | auxiliary verb |
| 自立 | じりつ | independence, self-reliance |
| 人 | じん | man, person, people |
| 人格 | じんかく | personality, character, individuality |
| 人材 | じんざい | man of talent |
| 迅速 | じんそく | quick, fast, rapid, swift, prompt |
| 人体 | じんたい | human body |
| 人民 | じんみん | people, public |
| 人目 | じんもく | glimpse, public gaze |
| 水気 | すいき | 1. moisture, dampness, vapor, 2. dropsy, edema |
| 水源 | すいげん | source of river, fountainhead |
| 推進 | すいしん | propulsion, driving force |
| 水洗 | すいせん | flushing |
| 吹奏 | すいそう | playing wind instruments |
| 推測 | すいそく | guess, conjecture |
| 水田 | すいでん | (water-filled) paddy field |
| 推理 | すいり | reasoning, inference, mystery or detective genre (movie novel etc.) |
| 数詞 | すうし | numeral |
| 崇拝 | すうはい | worship, adoration, admiration, cult |
| 据え付ける | すえつける | to install, to equip, to mount |
| 据える | すえる | to set (table), to lay (foundation), to place (gun), to apply (moxa) |
| 清々しい | すがすがしい | fresh, refreshing |
| 過ぎ | すぎ | past, after |
| 救い | すくい | help, aid, relief |
| 掬う | すくう | to scoop, to ladle out |
| 少なくとも | すくなくとも | at least |
| 直ぐ | すぐ | immediately, soon, easily, right (near), honest, upright |
| 健やか | すこやか | vigorous, healthy, sound |
| 濯ぐ | すすぐ | to rinse, to wash out |
| 進み | すすみ | progress |
| 勧め | すすめ | recommendation, advice, encouragement |
| 裾 | すそ | (trouser) cuff, (skirt) hem, cut edge of a hairdo, foot of mountain |
| 廃れる | すたれる | to go out of use, to become obsolete, to die out, to go out of fashion |
| 酸っぱい | すっぱい | sour, acid |
| 素敵 | すてき | lovely, dreamy, beautiful, great, fantastic, superb, cool, capital |
| 即ち | すなわち | that is, namely, i.e. |
| すばしこい | nimble, smart, quick | |
| 素早い | すばやい | fast, quick, prompt, agile |
| 済ます | すます | to finish, to get it over with, to settle, to conclude, to pay back |
| 澄ます | すます | to clear, to make clear, to be unruffled, to look unconcerned, to look demure, look prim, put on airs |
| 済まない | すまない | sorry (phrase) |
| 済みません | すみません | sorry, excuse me |
| 天皇 | すめらぎ | Emperor of Japan |
| 刷り | すり | printing |
| 剃る | する | to shave |
| 擦れ違い | すれちがい | chance encounter |
| すれ違う | すれちがう | to pass by one another, to disagree, to miss each other |
| 擦れる | すれる | to rub, to chafe, to wear, to become sophisticated |
| すんなり | pass with no objection, slim, slender | |
| 図々しい | ずうずうしい | impudent, shameless |
| ずばり | decisively, decidedly, once and for all, unreservedly, frankly | |
| ずぶ濡れ | ずぶぬれ | soaked, dripping wet |
| ずらっと | in a line, in a row | |
| ずるずる | sound or act of dragging, loose, inconclusive but unwanted situation, trailingly | |
| ずれ | gap, slippage | |
| ずれる | to slide, to slip off | |
| 制 | せい | system, organization, imperial command, laws, regulation, control, government, suppression, restraint, holdin |
| 製 | せい | -made, make |
| 生育 | せいいく | growth, development, breeding |
| 成果 | せいか | results, fruits |
| 正解 | せいかい | correct, right, correct interpretation (answer solution) |
| 正規 | せいき | regular, legal, formal, established, legitimate |
| 正義 | せいぎ | justice, right, righteousness, correct meaning |
| 生計 | せいけい | livelihood, living |
| 政権 | せいけん | administration, political power |
| 精巧 | せいこう | elaborate, delicate, exquisite |
| 制裁 | せいさい | restraint, sanctions, punishment |
| 政策 | せいさく | political measures, policy |
| 清算 | せいさん | liquidation, settlement |
| 星座 | せいざ | constellation |
| 生死 | せいし | life and death |
| 静止 | せいし | stillness, repose, standing still |
| 青春 | せいしゅん | youth, springtime of life, adolescent |
| 聖書 | せいしょ | Bible, scriptures |
| 誠実 | せいじつ | sincere, honest, faithful |
| 成熟 | せいじゅく | maturity, ripeness |
| 清純 | せいじゅん | purity, innocence |
| 正常 | せいじょう | normalcy, normality, normal |
| 制する | せいする | to control, to command, to get the better of |
| 整然 | せいぜん | orderly, regular, well-organized, trim, accurate |
| 盛装 | せいそう | be dressed up, wear rich clothes |
| 盛大 | せいだい | grand, prosperous, magnificent |
| 清濁 | せいだく | good and evil, purity and impurity |
| 制定 | せいてい | enactment, establishment, creation |
| 静的 | せいてき | static |
| 製鉄 | せいてつ | iron manufacture |
| 晴天 | せいてん | fine weather |
| 正当 | せいとう | just, justifiable, right, due, proper, equitable, reasonable, legitimate, lawful |
| 成年 | せいねん | majority, adult age |
| 制服 | せいふく | uniform |
| 征服 | せいふく | conquest, subjugation, overcoming |
| 製法 | せいほう | manufacturing method, recipe, formula |
| 精密 | せいみつ | precise, exact, detailed, minute, close |
| 声明 | せいめい | declaration, statement, proclamation |
| 姓名 | せいめい | full name |
| 制約 | せいやく | limitation, restriction, condition, constraints |
| 生理 | せいり | physiology, menses |
| 勢力 | せいりょく | influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy |
| 整列 | せいれつ | stand in a row, form a line |
| 急かす | せかす | to hurry, to urge on |
| 伜 | せがれ | son, my son |
| 責務 | せきむ | duty, obligation |
| 世辞 | せじ | flattery, compliment |
| 世帯 | せたい | household |
| 世代 | せだい | generation, the world, the age |
| 切開 | せっかい | clearing (land), opening up, cutting through |
| 接触 | せっしょく | touch, contact |
| 設置 | せっち | establishment, institution |
| 折衷 | せっちゅう | compromise, cross, blending, eclecticism |
| 設定 | せってい | establishment, creation |
| 説得 | せっとく | persuasion |
| 節 | せつ | node, section, occasion, time |
| 切実 | せつじつ | compelling, serious, severe, acute, earnest, pressing, urgent |
| 接続詞 | せつぞくし | conjunction |
| 切ない | せつない | painful, trying, oppressive, suffocating |
| 設立 | せつりつ | establishment, foundation, institution |
| 攻め | せめ | attack, offence |
| 世論 | せろん | public opinion |
| 仙 | せん | hermit, wizard |
| 前 | せん | before |
| 繊維 | せんい | fibre, fiber, textile |
| 選挙 | せんきょ | election |
| 宣教 | せんきょう | religious mission |
| 宣言 | せんげん | declaration, proclamation, announcement |
| 先行 | せんこう | preceding, going first |
| 選考 | せんこう | selection, screening |
| 戦災 | せんさい | war damage |
| 専修 | せんしゅう | specialization |
| 戦術 | せんじゅつ | tactics |
| 潜水 | せんすい | diving |
| 先先月 | せんせんげつ | month before last |
| 先先週 | せんせんしゅう | week before last |
| 先代 | せんだい | family predecessor, previous age, previous generation |
| 先だって | せんだって | recently, the other day |
| 先着 | せんちゃく | first arrival |
| 先天的 | せんてんてき | a priori, inborn, innate, inherent, congenital, hereditary |
| 戦闘 | せんとう | battle, fight, combat |
| 潜入 | せんにゅう | infiltration, sneaking in |
| 船舶 | せんぱく | ship |
| 専用 | せんよう | exclusive use, personal use |
| 占領 | せんりょう | occupation, capture, possession, have a room to oneself |
| 戦力 | せんりょく | war potential |
| 税務署 | ぜいむしょ | tax office |
| 是正 | ぜせい | correction, revision |
| 絶版 | ぜっぱん | out of print |
| 絶望 | ぜつぼう | despair, hopelessness |
| 是非とも | ぜひとも | by all means (with sense of not taking no for an answer) |
| 膳 | ぜん | (small) table, tray, meal |
| 禅 | ぜん | Zen (Buddhism) |
| 全快 | ぜんかい | complete recovery of health |
| 全盛 | ぜんせい | height of prosperity |
| 前提 | ぜんてい | preamble, premise, reason, prerequisite |
| 前途 | ぜんと | future prospects, outlook, the journey ahead |
| 全滅 | ぜんめつ | annihilation |
| 善良 | ぜんりょう | goodness, excellence, virtue |
| 前例 | ぜんれい | precedent |
| 僧 | そう | monk, priest |
| 沿う | そう | to run along, to follow |
| 添う | そう | to accompany, to become married, to comply with |
| 総 | そう | whole, all, general, gross |
| 相応 | そうおう | suitability, fitness |
| 総会 | そうかい | general meeting |
| 創刊 | そうかん | launching (e.g. newspaper), first issue |
| 送金 | そうきん | remittance, sending money |
| 走行 | そうこう | running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car), traveling |
| 総合 | そうごう | synthesis, coordination, putting together, integration, composite |
| 捜査 | そうさ | search (esp. in criminal investigations), investigation |
| 捜索 | そうさく | search (esp. for someone or something missing), investigation |
| 然うして | そうして | and, like that |
| 装飾 | そうしょく | ornament |
| 操縦 | そうじゅう | management, handling, control, manipulation |
| 創造 | そうぞう | creation |
| 壮大 | そうだい | magnificent, grand, majestic, splendid |
| 騒動 | そうどう | strife, riot, rebellion |
| 遭難 | そうなん | disaster, shipwreck, accident |
| 相場 | そうば | market price, speculation, estimation |
| 装備 | そうび | equipment |
| 創立 | そうりつ | establishment, founding, organization |
| 添える | そえる | to add to, to attach, to append, to accompany, to garnish, to imitate, to annex |
| 即座に | そくざに | immediately, right away |
| 促進 | そくしん | promotion, acceleration, encouragement, facilitation, spurring on |
| 即する | そくする | to conform to, to agree with, to be adapted to, to be based on |
| 束縛 | そくばく | restraint, shackles, restriction, confinement, binding |
| 側面 | そくめん | side, flank, sidelight, lateral |
| 其処 | そこ | that place, there |
| 其処で | そこで | so (conj), accordingly, now, then, thereupon |
| 損なう | そこなう | to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to fail in doing |
| 其処ら | そこら | everywhere, somewhere, approximately, that area, around there |
| 素材 | そざい | raw materials, subject matter |
| 阻止 | そし | obstruction, check, hindrance, prevention, interdiction |
| 然して | そして | and |
| 訴訟 | そしょう | litigation, lawsuit |
| 育ち | そだち | breeding, growth |
| 措置 | そち | measure, step |
| 其方 | そちら | over there, the other |
| 素っ気ない | そっけない | cold, short, curt, blunt |
| 率直 | そっちょく | frankness, candour, openheartedness |
| 外方 | そっぽ | look (or turn) the other way |
| 備え付ける | そなえつける | to provide, to furnish, to equip, to install |
| 備わる | そなわる | to be furnished with, to be endowed with, to possess, to be among, to be one of, to be possessed of |
| 園 | その | garden, park, plantation |
| その上 | そのうえ | in addition, furthermore |
| その内 | そのうち | eventually, sooner or later, of the previously mentioned |
| その為 | そのため | hence, for that reason |
| その外 | そのほか | besides, in addition, the rest |
| 其の儘 | そのまま | without change, as it is (i.e. now) |
| 聳える | そびえる | to rise, to tower, to soar |
| 素朴 | そぼく | simplicity, artlessness, naivete |
| 染まる | そまる | to dye |
| 背く | そむく | to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe |
| 染める | そめる | to dye, to colour |
| 逸らす | そらす | to turn away, to avert |
| 反り | そり | warp, curvature, curve, arch |
| 其れ | それ | it, that |
| 其れから | それから | and then, after that |
| 各々 | それぞれ | each, every, either, respectively, severally |
| 其れで | それで | and (conj), thereupon, because of that |
| 其れでは | それでは | in that situation, well then ... |
| 其れでも | それでも | but (still), and yet, nevertheless, even so, notwithstanding |
| 其れ共 | それとも | or, or else |
| 其れに | それに | besides, moreover |
| 其れ程 | それほど | to that degree, extent |
| 其れ故 | それゆえ | therefore, for that reason, so |
| 揃い | そろい | set, suit, uniform |
| 徐々 | そろそろ | gradually, steadily, quietly, slowly, soon |
| 損失 | そんしつ | loss |
| 存続 | そんぞく | duration, continuance |
| 沿い | ぞい | along |
| 像 | ぞう | statue, image, figure, picture, portrait |
| 増強 | ぞうきょう | augment, reinforce, increase |
| 蔵相 | ぞうしょう | Minister of Finance |
| 増進 | ぞうしん | promoting, increase, advance |
| ぞんざい | rude, careless, slovenly | |
| 他意 | たい | ill will, malice, another intention, secret purpose, ulterior motive, fickleness, double-mindedness |
| 対応 | たいおう | interaction, correspondence, coping with, dealing with |
| 退化 | たいか | degeneration, retrogression |
| 体格 | たいかく | physique, constitution |
| 大概 | たいがい | in general, mainly |
| 退学 | たいがく | dropping out of school |
| 大金 | たいきん | great cost |
| 待遇 | たいぐう | treatment, reception |
| 対決 | たいけつ | confrontation, showdown |
| 体験 | たいけん | personal experience |
| 対抗 | たいこう | opposition, antagonism |
| 対して | たいして | for, in regard to, per |
| 大衆 | たいしゅう | general public |
| 対処 | たいしょ | deal with, cope |
| 退職 | たいしょく | retirement (from office) |
| 退治 | たいじ | extermination |
| 態勢 | たいせい | attitude, conditions, preparations |
| 対談 | たいだん | talk, dialogue, conversation |
| 対等 | たいとう | equivalent |
| 滞納 | たいのう | non-payment, default |
| 対比 | たいひ | contrast, comparison |
| 大部 | たいぶ | most (e.g. most part), greater, fairly, a good deal, much |
| 対辺 | たいへん | (geometrical) opposite side |
| 待望 | たいぼう | expectant waiting |
| 怠慢 | たいまん | negligence, procrastination, carelessness |
| 対面 | たいめん | interview, meeting |
| 対立 | たいりつ | confrontation, opposition, antagonism |
| 体力 | たいりょく | physical strength |
| 対話 | たいわ | interactive, interaction, conversation, dialogue |
| 耐える | たえる | to bear, to endure |
| 絶える | たえる | to die out, to peter out, to become extinct |
| 堪える | たえる | to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with, to support, to withstand, to resist, to brave, to be fit for, t |
| 高 | たか | quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money |
| 高まる | たかまる | to rise, to swell, to be promoted |
| 焚火 | たきび | (open) fire |
| 沢山 | たくさん | many, a lot, much |
| 逞しい | たくましい | burly, strong, sturdy |
| 巧み | たくみ | skill, cleverness |
| 類 | たぐい | a kind |
| 丈 | たけ | height, stature, length, measure, all (one has) |
| 足し算 | たしざん | addition |
| 多数決 | たすうけつ | majority rule |
| 助け | たすけ | assistance |
| 携わる | たずさわる | to participate, to take part |
| 漂う | ただよう | to drift about, to float, to hang in air |
| 館 | たち | 1. mansion, small castle |
| 立方 | たちかた | dancing (geisha) |
| 忽ち | たちまち | at once, in a moment, suddenly, all at once |
| 立ち寄る | たちよる | to stop by, to drop in for a short visit |
| 達者 | たっしゃ | skillful, in good health |
| 達成 | たっせい | achievement |
| たった | only, merely, but, no more than | |
| 尊い | たっとい | precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred |
| 貴い | たっとい | precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred |
| 尊ぶ | たっとぶ | to value, to prize, to esteem |
| 絶つ | たつ | to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from) |
| 盾 | たて | shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext |
| 建前 | たてまえ | face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) |
| 奉る | たてまつる | to offer, to present, to revere, to do respectfully |
| 例え | たとえ | example, even if, if, though, although |
| 仮令 | たとえ | example, even if, if, though, although |
| 他動詞 | たどうし | transitive verb (direct obj) |
| 辿り着く | たどりつく | to grope along to, to struggle on to, to arrive somewhere after a struggle |
| 辿る | たどる | to follow (road), to pursue (course), to follow up |
| 掌 | たなごころ | the palm |
| 楽しむ | たのしむ | to enjoy oneself |
| 頼み | たのみ | request, favor, reliance, dependence |
| 煙草 | たばこ | (pt:) (n) (uk) tobacco (pt: tabaco), cigarettes |
| 度々 | たびたび | often, repeatedly, frequently |
| 他方 | たほう | another side, different direction, (on) the other hand |
| 多忙 | たぼう | busy, pressure of work |
| 給う | たまう | to receive, to grant |
| 偶に | たまに | occasionally, once in a while |
| 堪らない | たまらない | intolerable, unbearable, unendurable |
| 溜まり | たまり | collected things, gathering place, arrears |
| 賜る | たまわる | to grant, to bestow |
| 例 | ためし | instance, example, case, precedent, experience, custom, usage, parallel, illustration |
| 躊躇う | ためらう | to hesitate |
| 保つ | たもつ | to keep, to preserve, to hold, to retain, to maintain, to support, to sustain, to last, to endure, to keep we |
| 容易い | たやすい | easy, simple, light |
| 多様 | たよう | diversity, variety |
| 弛み | たるみ | slack, slackening, dullness, letdown |
| 弛む | たるむ | to slacken, to loosen, to relax |
| 誰 | たれ | adjectival suffix for a person |
| 垂れる | たれる | to hang, to droop, to drop, to lower, to pull down, to dangle, to sag, to drip, to ooze, to trickle, to leave |
| 歎 | たん | grief, sigh, lamentation |
| 反 | たん | roll of cloth (c. 10 yds.), .245 acres, 300 tsubo |
| 単一 | たんいつ | single, simple, sole, individual, unitory |
| 短歌 | たんか | tanka, 31-syllable Japanese poem |
| 担架 | たんか | stretcher, litter |
| 短気 | たんき | quick temper |
| 探検 | たんけん | exploration, expedition |
| 短縮 | たんしゅく | shortening, abbreviation, reduction |
| 箪笥 | たんす | chest of drawers |
| 炭素 | たんそ | carbon (C) |
| 短大 | たんだい | junior college |
| 単調 | たんちょう | monotony, monotone, dullness |
| 単独 | たんどく | sole, independence, single, solo (flight) |
| 短波 | たんぱ | short wave |
| 蛋白質 | たんぱくしつ | protein |
| 第 | だい | ordinal |
| 第一 | だいいち | first, foremost, # 1 |
| 大胆 | だいたん | bold, daring, audacious |
| 台無し | だいなし | mess, spoiled, (come to) nothing |
| 大便 | だいべん | feces, excrement, shit |
| 代弁 | だいべん | pay by proxy, act for another, speak for another |
| 台本 | だいほん | libretto, scenario |
| 代用 | だいよう | substitution |
| 打開 | だかい | break in the deadlock |
| 妥協 | だきょう | compromise, giving in |
| 丈 | だけ | only, just, as |
| 妥結 | だけつ | agreement |
| 打撃 | だげき | 1. blow, shock, strike, damage, 2. batting (baseball) |
| 駄作 | ださく | poor work, rubbish |
| 脱出 | だっしゅつ | escape |
| 脱する | だっする | to escape from, to get out |
| 脱退 | だったい | secession |
| だぶだぶ | loose, baggy | |
| 騙す | だます | to trick, to cheat, to deceive |
| だらけ | implying (negatively) that something is full of e.g. mistakes | |
| 怠い | だるい | sluggish, feel heavy, languid, dull |
| 壇 | だん | 1. platform, podium, rostrum, 2. (arch) mandala |
| 団結 | だんけつ | unity, union, combination |
| 断言 | だんげん | declaration, affirmation |
| 断然 | だんぜん | firmly, absolutely, definitely |
| 段々 | だんだん | gradually, by degrees |
| 旦那 | だんな | master (of house), husband (informal) |
| 断面 | だんめん | cross section |
| 弾力 | だんりょく | elasticity, flexibility |
| 治安 | ちあん | public order |
| 近付く | ちかづく | to approach, to get near, to get acquainted with, to get closer |
| 違える | ちがえる | to change |
| 契る | ちぎる | to pledge, to promise, to swear |
| 畜産 | ちくさん | animal husbandry |
| 畜生 | ちくしょう | beast, brute, damn |
| 蓄積 | ちくせき | accumulation, accumulate, store |
| 知性 | ちせい | intelligence |
| 乳 | ちち | milk, breast, loop |
| 父母 | ちちはは | father and mother, parents |
| 縮まる | ちぢまる | to be shortened, to be contracted, to shrink |
| 窒息 | ちっそく | suffocation |
| 些とも | ちっとも | not at all (neg. verb) |
| 秩序 | ちつじょ | order, regularity, system, method |
| 知的 | ちてき | intellectual |
| 著 | ちゃく | counter for suits of clothing, arriving at .. |
| 着 | ちゃく | counter for suits of clothing, arriving at .. |
| 着手 | ちゃくしゅ | embarkation, launch |
| 着色 | ちゃくしょく | colouring, coloring |
| 着席 | ちゃくせき | sit down, seat |
| 着目 | ちゃくもく | attention |
| 着陸 | ちゃくりく | landing, alighting, touch down |
| 着工 | ちゃっこう | start of (construction) work |
| 茶の間 | ちゃのま | living room (Japanese style) |
| 茶の湯 | ちゃのゆ | tea ceremony |
| ちやほや | pamper, make a fuss of, spoil | |
| 昼間 | ちゅうかん | daytime, during the day |
| 宙返り | ちゅうがえり | somersault, looping-the-loop |
| 中継 | ちゅうけい | relay, hook-up |
| 忠告 | ちゅうこく | advice, warning |
| 中指 | ちゅうし | middle finger |
| 中傷 | ちゅうしょう | slander, libel, defamation |
| 忠実 | ちゅうじつ | fidelity, faithfulness |
| 中枢 | ちゅうすう | centre, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man |
| 抽選 | ちゅうせん | lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots) |
| 中断 | ちゅうだん | interruption, suspension, break |
| 中腹 | ちゅうっぱら | irritated, offended |
| 中毒 | ちゅうどく | poisoning |
| 仲人 | ちゅうにん | go-between, matchmaker |
| 昼飯 | ちゅうはん | lunch, midday meal |
| 中立 | ちゅうりつ | neutrality |
| 中和 | ちゅうわ | neutralize, counteract |
| 腸 | ちょう | guts, bowels, intestines |
| 蝶 | ちょう | butterfly |
| 超 | ちょう | super-, ultra-, hyper- |
| 庁 | ちょう | government office |
| 調印 | ちょういん | signature, sign, sealing |
| 聴覚 | ちょうかく | the sense of hearing |
| 長官 | ちょうかん | chief, (government) secretary |
| 聴講 | ちょうこう | lecture attendance, auditing |
| 徴収 | ちょうしゅう | collection, levy |
| 聴診器 | ちょうしんき | stethoscope |
| 挑戦 | ちょうせん | challenge, defiance |
| 長大 | ちょうだい | very long, great length |
| 調停 | ちょうてい | arbitration, conciliation, mediation |
| 恰度 | ちょうど | just, right, exactly |
| 長編 | ちょうへん | long (e.g. novel film) |
| 丁目 | ちょうめ | district of a town, city block (of irregular size) |
| 調理 | ちょうり | cooking |
| 調和 | ちょうわ | harmony |
| ちょくちょく | often, frequently, now and then, occasionally | |
| 直面 | ちょくめん | confrontation |
| 著書 | ちょしょ | literary work, book |
| 貯蓄 | ちょちく | savings |
| 直感 | ちょっかん | intuition |
| 一寸 | ちょっと | (ateji) (adv int) (uk) just a minute, a short time, a while, just a little, somewhat, easily, readily, rath |
| 著名 | ちょめい | well-known, noted, celebrated |
| ちらっと | at a glance, by accident | |
| 塵取り | ちりとり | dustpan |
| 治療 | ちりょう | medical treatment |
| 賃金 | ちんぎん | wages |
| 沈殿 | ちんでん | precipitation, settlement |
| 沈没 | ちんぼつ | sinking, foundering |
| 沈黙 | ちんもく | silence, reticence |
| 陳列 | ちんれつ | exhibition, display, show |
| 追及 | ついきゅう | gaining on, carrying out, solving (crime) |
| 追跡 | ついせき | pursuit |
| 次いで | ついで | next, secondly, subsequently |
| 追放 | ついほう | exile, banishment |
| 費やす | ついやす | to spend, to devote, to waste |
| 墜落 | ついらく | falling, crashing |
| 通 | つう | connoisseur, counter for letters |
| 痛感 | つうかん | feeling keenly, fully realizing |
| 通常 | つうじょう | common, general, usually |
| 痛切 | つうせつ | keen, acute |
| 杖 | つえ | cane |
| 遣い | つかい | mission, simple task, doing |
| 使い道 | つかいみち | use |
| 仕える | つかえる | to serve, to work for |
| 司る | つかさどる | to rule, to govern, to administer |
| 束の間 | つかのま | moment, brief time, brief, transient |
| 付き | つき | attached to, impression, sociality, appearance, furnished with, under, to |
| 付き合う | つきあう | to associate with, to keep company with, to get on with |
| 月並み | つきなみ | every month, common |
| 尽きる | つきる | to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to come to an end |
| 継ぎ目 | つぎめ | a joint, joining point |
| 吐く | つく | 1. to breathe, 2. to tell (lies), 3. to vomit, to disgorge |
| 尽くす | つくす | to exhaust, to run out, to serve (a person), to befriend |
| 作り | つくり | make-up, sliced raw fish |
| 造り | つくり | make up, structure, physique |
| 造る | つくる | to make, to create, to manufacture, to draw up, to write, to compose, to build, to coin, to cultivate, to org |
| 繕う | つくろう | to mend, to repair, to fix, to patch up, to darn, to tidy up, to adjust, to trim |
| 接ぐ | つぐ | to join, to piece together, to set (bones), to graft (trees) |
| 継ぐ | つぐ | to succeed |
| 付け加える | つけくわえる | to add one thing to another |
| 告げる | つげる | to inform |
| 辻褄 | つじつま | coherence, consistency |
| 途中 | つちゅう | on the way, en route |
| 突っ張る | つっぱる | to support, to become stiff, to become taut, to thrust (ones opponent), to stick to (ones opinion), to in |
| 筒 | つつ | pipe, tube |
| 銃 | つつ | gun |
| 突く | つつく | 1. to thrust, to strike, to attack, 2. to poke, to nudge, to pick at |
| 慎む | つつしむ | to be careful, to be chaste or discreet, to abstain or refrain |
| 伝言 | つてごと | verbal message, rumor, word |
| 勤まる | つとまる | to be fit for, to be equal to, to function properly |
| 勤め先 | つとめさき | place of work |
| 努めて | つとめて | make an effort!, work hard! |
| 津波 | つなみ | tsunami, tidal wave |
| 抓る | つねる | to pinch |
| 募る | つのる | to invite, to solicit help participation etc |
| 唾 | つば | saliva, sputum |
| 呟く | つぶやく | to mutter, to murmur |
| 瞑る | つぶる | to close the eyes |
| 壷 | つぼ | tsubo jar, pot, vase |
| 蕾 | つぼみ | bud, flower bud |
| 躓く | つまずく | to stumble, to trip |
| 摘む | つまむ | to pinch, to hold, to pick up |
| 詰らない | つまらない | insignificant, boring, trifling |
| 詰まり | つまり | in short, in brief, in other words, that is to say, in the long run, after all, blockade, stuffing, ultimate |
| 積もり | つもり | intention, plan |
| 露 | つゆ | dew |
| 強まる | つよまる | to get strong, to gain strength |
| 強める | つよめる | to strengthen, to emphasize |
| 連なる | つらなる | to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row |
| 貫く | つらぬく | to go through |
| 連ねる | つらねる | to link, to join, to put together |
| 釣り | つり | fishing, angling |
| 吊り革 | つりかわ | strap |
| 釣鐘 | つりがね | hanging bell |
| 吊るす | つるす | to hang |
| 手当て | てあて | allowance, compensation, treatment, medical care |
| 体 | てい | appearance, air, condition, state, form |
| 提供 | ていきょう | offer, tender, program sponsoring, furnishing |
| 定義 | ていぎ | definition |
| 提携 | ていけい | cooperation, tie-up, joint business, link-up |
| 体裁 | ていさい | decency, style, form, appearance, show, get-up, format |
| 梯子 | ていし | ladder, stairs |
| 定食 | ていしょく | set meal, special (of the day) |
| 提示 | ていじ | presentation, exhibit, suggest, citation |
| 訂正 | ていせい | correction, revision |
| 停滞 | ていたい | stagnation, tie-up, congestion, retention, accumulation, falling into arrears |
| 邸宅 | ていたく | mansion, residence |
| 定年 | ていねん | retirement age |
| 堤防 | ていぼう | bank, weir |
| 手遅れ | ておくれ | too late, belated treatment |
| 手数 | てかず | number of moves, trouble |
| 手掛かり | てがかり | contact, trail, scent, on hand, hand hold, clue, key |
| 手掛ける | てがける | to handle, to manage, to work with, to rear, to look after, to have experience with |
| 手軽 | てがる | easy, simple, informal, offhand, cheap |
| 的 | てき | -like, typical |
| 適応 | てきおう | adaptation, accommodation, conformity |
| 適宜 | てきぎ | suitability |
| 適性 | てきせい | aptitude |
| 手際 | てぎわ | performance, skill, tact |
| 手順 | てじゅん | process, procedure, protocol |
| 手錠 | てじょう | handcuffs, manacles |
| 手近 | てぢか | near, handy, familiar |
| てっきり | surely, certainly, beyond doubt | |
| 鉄鋼 | てっこう | iron and steel |
| 徹する | てっする | to sink in, to penetrate, to devote oneself, to believe in, to go through, to do intently and exclusively |
| 鉄片 | てっぺん | iron scraps |
| 手配 | てはい | arrangement, search (by police) |
| 手筈 | てはず | arrangement, plan, programme |
| 手引き | てびき | guidance, guide, introduction |
| 手本 | てほん | model, pattern |
| 手回し | てまわし | preparations, arrangements |
| 手元 | てもと | on hand, at hand, at home |
| 照り返す | てりかえす | to reflect, to throw back light |
| 手分け | てわけ | division of labour |
| 店 | てん | store, shop, establishment |
| 点火 | てんか | ignition, lighting, set fire to |
| 転回 | てんかい | revolution, rotation |
| 転換 | てんかん | convert, divert |
| 転居 | てんきょ | moving, changing residence |
| 転勤 | てんきん | transfer, transmission |
| 点検 | てんけん | inspection, examination, checking |
| 転校 | てんこう | change schools |
| 天国 | てんごく | paradise, heaven, Kingdom of Heaven |
| 天才 | てんさい | genius, prodigy, natural gift |
| 天災 | てんさい | natural calamity, disaster |
| 展示 | てんじ | exhibition, display |
| 天井 | てんじょう | ceiling, ceiling price |
| 転じる | てんじる | to turn, to shift, to alter, to distract |
| 点線 | てんせん | dotted line, perforated line |
| 天体 | てんたい | heavenly body |
| 転転 | てんてん | rolling about, moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly |
| てんで | (not) at all, altogether, entirely | |
| 転任 | てんにん | change of post |
| 展望 | てんぼう | view, outlook, prospect |
| 転落 | てんらく | fall, degradation, slump |
| 出合う | であう | to meet by chance, to come across, to happen to encounter, to hold a rendezvous, to have a date |
| 出入り口 | でいりぐち | exit and entrance |
| でかい | huge | |
| 出来物 | できもの | able man, tumour, growth, boil, ulcer, abcess, rash, pimple |
| 出切る | できる | to be out of, to have no more at hand |
| 出くわす | でくわす | to happen to meet, to come across |
| 出鱈目 | でたらめ | irresponsible utterance, nonsense, nonsensical, random, haphazard, unsystematic |
| 出直し | でなおし | adjustment, touch up |
| 田園 | でんえん | country, rural districts |
| 電源 | でんげん | source of electricity, power (button on TV etc.) |
| 伝説 | でんせつ | tradition, legend, folklore |
| 電線 | でんせん | electric line |
| 伝達 | でんたつ | transmission (e.g. news), communication, delivery |
| 伝来 | でんらい | ancestral, hereditary, imported, transmitted, handed down |
| と | 1. if (conjunction), 2. promoted pawn (shogi) (abbr) | |
| 問い合わせる | といあわせる | to enquire, to seek information |
| 問屋 | といや | wholesale store |
| 問う | とう | to ask, to question, to charge (i.e. with a crime), to accuse, without regard to (neg) |
| 棟 | とう | place, section, building |
| 等 | とう | et cetera, etc., and the like |
| 陶器 | とうき | pottery, ceramics |
| 等級 | とうきゅう | grade, class |
| 討議 | とうぎ | debate, discussion |
| 登校 | とうこう | attendance (at school) |
| 統合 | とうごう | integration, unification, synthesis |
| 倒産 | とうさん | (corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency |
| 投資 | とうし | investment |
| 統治 | とうじ | rule, reign, government, governing |
| 統制 | とうせい | regulation, control |
| 当選 | とうせん | being elected, winning the prize |
| 逃走 | とうそう | flight, desertion, escape |
| 統率 | とうそつ | command, lead, generalship, leadership |
| 到達 | とうたつ | reaching, attaining, arrival |
| 到底 | とうてい | (cannot) possibly |
| 丁々 | とうとう | clashing of swords, felling of trees, ringing of an ax |
| 投入 | とうにゅう | throw, investment, making (an electrical circuit) |
| 当人 | とうにん | the one concerned, the said person |
| 逃亡 | とうぼう | escape |
| 冬眠 | とうみん | hibernation, winter sleep |
| 登録 | とうろく | registration, register, entry, record |
| 討論 | とうろん | debate, discussion |
| 遠ざかる | とおざかる | to go far off |
| 遠回り | とおまわり | detour, roundabout way |
| 通りかかる | とおりかかる | to happen to pass by |
| 兎角 | とかく | anyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case, this and that, many, be apt to |
| 咎める | とがめる | to blame, to find fault, to take someone to task, to aggravate (an injury) |
| 時折 | ときおり | sometimes |
| 跡切れる | とぎれる | to pause, to be interrupted |
| 説く | とく | to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade |
| 特技 | とくぎ | special skill |
| 特産 | とくさん | specialty, special product |
| 特集 | とくしゅう | feature (e.g. newspaper), special edition, report |
| 得点 | とくてん | score, points made, marks obtained, runs |
| 特派 | とくは | send specially, special envoy |
| 特有 | とくゆう | characteristic (of), peculiar (to) |
| 研ぐ | とぐ | to sharpen, to grind, to scour, to hone, to polish, to wash (rice) |
| 刺 | とげ | thorn, splinter, spine, biting words |
| 遂げる | とげる | to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out |
| 床 | とこ | bed, sickbed, alcove, padding |
| 所が | ところが | however, while, even if |
| 所で | ところで | by the way, even if, no matter what |
| 年頃 | としごろ | age, marriageable age, age of puberty, adolescence, for some years |
| 年寄り | としより | old people, the aged |
| 戸締り | とじまり | closing up, fastening the doors |
| 途上 | とじょう | en route, half way |
| 綴じる | とじる | to bind, to file |
| 途絶える | とだえる | to stop, to cease, to come to an end |
| 特許 | とっきょ | special permission, patent |
| 疾っくに | とっくに | long ago, already, a long time ago |
| 特権 | とっけん | privilege, special right |
| 咄嗟 | とっさ | moment, instant |
| 取っ手 | とって | handle, grip, knob |
| 突破 | とっぱ | breaking through, breakthrough, penetration |
| 突如 | とつじょ | suddenly, all of a sudden |
| 迚も | とても | very, awfully, exceedingly |
| 整える | ととのえる | to put in order, to get ready, to arrange, to adjust |
| 届け | とどけ | report, notification, registration |
| 滞る | とどこおる | to stagnate, to be delayed |
| 止まる | とどまる | to be limited to |
| 留める | とどめる | to stop, to cease, to put an end to |
| 止める | とどめる | to stop, to cease, to put an end to |
| 唱える | となえる | to recite, to chant, to call upon |
| 兎に角 | とにかく | anyhow, at any rate, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case |
| 殿様 | とのさま | feudal lord |
| 幕 | とばり | curtain, bunting, act (in play) |
| 帳 | とばり | curtain |
| 扉 | とびら | door, opening |
| 徒歩 | とほ | walking, going on foot |
| 乏しい | とぼしい | meagre, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, scanty, poor |
| 富 | とみ | wealth, fortune |
| 富む | とむ | to be rich, to become rich |
| 兎も角 | ともかく | anyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case |
| 共稼ぎ | ともかせぎ | working together, (husband and wife) earning a living together |
| 灯 | ともしび | light |
| 伴う | ともなう | to accompany, to bring with, to be accompanied by, to be involved in |
| 共働き | ともばたらき | dual income |
| 捕らえる | とらえる | to seize, to grasp, to capture, to arrest |
| 取りあえず | とりあえず | at once, first of all, for the time being |
| 取り扱い | とりあつかい | treatment, service, handling, management |
| 取り扱う | とりあつかう | to treat, to handle, to deal in |
| 鳥居 | とりい | torii (Shinto shrine archway) |
| 取り替え | とりかえ | swap, exchange |
| 取り組む | とりくむ | to tackle, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to come to grips with |
| 取り締まり | とりしまり | control, management, supervision |
| 取り締まる | とりしまる | to manage, to control, to supervise |
| 取り調べる | とりしらべる | to investigate, to examine |
| 取り立てる | とりたてる | to collect, to extort, to appoint, to promote |
| 取り次ぐ | とりつぐ | to act as an agent for, to announce (someone), to convey (a message) |
| 取り除く | とりのぞく | to remove, to take away, to set apart |
| 取り引き | とりひき | transactions, dealings, business |
| 取り巻く | とりまく | to surround, to circle, to enclose |
| 取り混ぜる | とりまぜる | to mix, to put together |
| 取り戻す | とりもどす | to take back, to regain |
| 取り寄せる | とりよせる | to order, to send away for |
| 取り分 | とりわけ | especially, above all |
| 副 | とりわけ | especially, above all |
| 蕩ける | とろける | to be enchanted with |
| とんだ | terrible, awful, serious, preposterous, absolutely not | |
| 胴 | どう | trunk, body, frame |
| 働 | どう | work, labor |
| 同 | どう | the same, the said, ibid. |
| 同意 | どうい | agreement, consent, same meaning, same opinion, approval |
| 動員 | どういん | mobilization |
| 同感 | どうかん | agreement, same opinion, same feeling, sympathy, concurrence |
| 動機 | どうき | motive, incentive |
| 同級 | どうきゅう | the same grade, same class |
| 同居 | どうきょ | living together |
| 動向 | どうこう | trend, tendency, movement, attitude |
| 同士 | どうし | fellow, companion, comrade |
| 同志 | どうし | same mind, comrade, kindred soul |
| 如何して | どうして | why?, for what reason, how, in what way, for what purpose, what for |
| 如何しても | どうしても | by all means, at any cost, no matter what, after all, in the long run, cravingly, at any rate, surely |
| 同情 | どうじょう | sympathy, compassion, sympathize, pity, feel for |
| 道場 | どうじょう | dojo, hall used for martial arts training, mandala |
| 何卒 | どうぞ | please, kindly, by all means |
| どうぞ宜しく | どうぞよろしく | pleased to meet you |
| 同調 | どうちょう | sympathy, agree with, alignment, tuning |
| 動的 | どうてき | dynamic, kinetic |
| 同等 | どうとう | equality, equal, same rights, same rank |
| 堂々 | どうどう | magnificent, grand, impressive |
| どうにか | in some way or other, one way or another | |
| 導入 | どうにゅう | introduction, bringing in, leading in |
| 同封 | どうふう | enclosure (e.g. in a letter) |
| 同盟 | どうめい | alliance, union, league |
| どうやら | it seems like, somehow or other | |
| 動揺 | どうよう | disturbance, unrest, shaking, trembling, pitching, rolling, oscillation, agitation, excitement, commotion |
| 動力 | どうりょく | power, motive power, dynamic force |
| 独裁 | どくさい | dictatorship, despotism |
| 読者 | どくしゃ | reader |
| 独自 | どくじ | original, peculiar, characteristic |
| 独占 | どくせん | monopoly |
| 独創 | どくそう | originality |
| 何処 | どこ | where, what place |
| 何処か | どこか | somewhere, anywhere, in some respects |
| 土産 | どさん | product of the land |
| 土台 | どだい | foundation, base, basis |
| 何方 | どちら | which, who |
| 土手 | どて | embankment, bank |
| 何方 | どなた | who? |
| 怒鳴る | どなる | to shout, to yell |
| 何の | どの | which, what |
| 土俵 | どひょう | arena |
| 土木 | どぼく | public works |
| 何れ | どれ | well, now, let me see, which (of three or more) |
| 何々 | どれどれ | which (emphatic) |
| 度忘れ | どわすれ | lapse of memory, forget for a moment |
| 鈍感 | どんかん | thickheadedness, stolidity |
| 内閣 | ないかく | cabinet, (government) ministry |
| 乃至 | ないし | from...to, between...and, or |
| 内臓 | ないぞう | internal organs, intestines, viscera |
| 内部 | ないぶ | interior, inside, internal |
| 内乱 | ないらん | civil war, insurrection, rebellion, domestic conflict |
| 内陸 | ないりく | inland |
| 苗 | なえ | rice seedling |
| 尚 | なお | furthermore, still, yet, more, still more, greater, further, less |
| 尚更 | なおさら | all the more, still less |
| 中程 | なかほど | middle, midway |
| 流し | ながし | sink |
| 長々 | ながなが | long, drawn-out, very long |
| 殴る | なぐる | to strike, to hit |
| 嘆く | なげく | to sigh, to lament, to grieve |
| 投げ出す | なげだす | to throw down, to abandon, to sacrifice, to throw out |
| 和やか | なごやか | mild, calm, gentle, quiet, harmonious |
| 名残 | なごり | remains, traces, memory |
| 情け | なさけ | sympathy, compassion |
| 情け深い | なさけぶかい | tender-hearted, compassionate |
| 為さる | なさる | to do |
| 詰る | なじる | to rebuke, to scold, to tell off |
| 何故 | なぜ | why, how |
| 何故なら | なぜなら | because |
| 名高い | なだかい | famous, celebrated, well-known |
| 雪崩 | なだれ | avalanche |
| 懐く | なつく | to become emotionally attached |
| 名付ける | なづける | to name (someone) |
| 何気ない | なにげない | casual, unconcerned |
| 何しろ | なにしろ | at any rate, anyhow, anyway, in any case |
| 何卒 | なにとぞ | please |
| 何も | なにも | nothing |
| 何より | なにより | most, best |
| 七日 | なぬか | seven days, the seventh day (of the month) |
| 名札 | なふだ | name plate, name tag |
| 生臭い | なまぐさい | smelling of fish or blood, fish or meat |
| 生温い | なまぬるい | lukewarm, halfhearted |
| 生身 | なまみ | living flesh, flesh and blood, the quick |
| 鉛 | なまり | lead (the metal) |
| 鈍る | なまる | to become less capable, to grow dull, to become blunt, to weaken |
| 並み | なみ | average, medium, common, ordinary |
| 滑らか | なめらか | smoothness, glassiness |
| 嘗める | なめる | to lick, to taste, to experience, to make fun of, to make light of, to put down, to treat with contempt |
| 悩ましい | なやましい | seductive, melancholy, languid |
| 悩ます | なやます | to afflict, to torment, to harass, to molest |
| 悩み | なやみ | trouble(s), worry, distress, anguish, agony, problem |
| 平均 | ならし | equilibrium, balance, average, mean |
| 慣らす | ならす | to accustom |
| 馴らす | ならす | to domesticate, to tame |
| 並びに | ならびに | and |
| 成り立つ | なりたつ | to conclude, to consist of, to be practical (logical feasible viable), to hold true |
| 成る丈 | なるたけ | as much as possible, if possible |
| 成るべく | なるべく | as much as possible |
| 慣れ | なれ | practice, experience |
| 馴れ馴れしい | なれなれしい | over-familiar |
| 難 | なん | difficulty, hardships, defect |
| 南 | なん | south |
| なんか | things like ..., or something like that .. (often derogatory) | |
| 何だか | なんだか | a little, somewhat, somehow |
| なんだかんだ | something or other | |
| 何て | なんて | how...!, what...! |
| 何と | なんと | what, how, whatever |
| 何となく | なんとなく | somehow or other, for some reason or another |
| 何とも | なんとも | nothing (with neg. verb), quite, not a bit |
| 何なり | なんなり | any, anything, whatever |
| 荷 | に | load, baggage, cargo |
| 似通う | にかよう | to resemble closely |
| 面皰 | にきび | pimple, acne |
| 賑わう | にぎわう | to prosper, to flourish, to do thriving business, to be crowded with people |
| 悪い | にくい | hateful, abominable, poor-looking |
| 憎しみ | にくしみ | hatred |
| 肉親 | にくしん | blood relationship, blood relative |
| 肉体 | にくたい | the body, the flesh |
| 逃げ出す | にげだす | to run away, to escape from |
| 西日 | にしび | westering sun |
| 滲む | にじむ | to run, to blur, to spread, to blot, to ooze |
| 日夜 | にちや | day and night, always |
| 日当 | にっとう | daily allowance |
| 荷造り | にづくり | packing, baling, crating |
| 担う | になう | to carry on shoulder, to bear (burden), to shoulder (gun) |
| 二人 | ににん | two persons, two people, pair, couple |
| にも拘らず | にもかかわらず | in spite of, nevertheless |
| 入手 | にゅうしゅ | obtaining, coming to hand |
| 入賞 | にゅうしょう | winning a prize or place (in a contest) |
| 入浴 | にゅうよく | bathe, bathing |
| 尿 | にょう | urine |
| 俄か | にわか | sudden, abrupt, unexpected, improvised, offhand |
| 認識 | にんしき | recognition, cognizance |
| 妊娠 | にんしん | conception, pregnancy |
| 人情 | にんじょう | humanity, empathy, kindness, sympathy, human nature, common sense, customs and manners |
| 任務 | にんむ | duty, function, office, mission, task |
| 任命 | にんめい | appointment, nomination, ordination, commission, designation |
| 抜かす | ぬかす | to omit, to leave out |
| 抜け出す | ぬけだす | to slip out, to sneak away, to excel |
| 盗み | ぬすみ | stealing |
| 沼 | ぬま | swamp, bog, pond, lake |
| 音 | ね | sound, note |
| 値打ち | ねうち | value, worth, price, dignity |
| 寝かせる | ねかせる | to put to bed, to lay down, to ferment |
| 捻子 | ねじ | screw, helix, spiral |
| ねじ回し | ねじまわし | screwdriver |
| 捻じれる | ねじれる | to twist, to wrench, to screw |
| 鼠 | ねず | 1. mouse, rat, 2. dark gray, slate color |
| 妬む | ねたむ | to be jealous, to be envious |
| 強請る | ねだる | to tease, to coax, to solicit, to demand |
| 熱湯 | ねっとう | boiling water |
| 熱意 | ねつい | zeal, enthusiasm |
| 熱量 | ねつりょう | temperature |
| 粘り | ねばり | stickyness, viscosity |
| 粘る | ねばる | to be sticky, to be adhesive, to persevere, to persist, to stick to |
| 値引き | ねびき | price reduction, discount |
| 根回し | ねまわし | making necessary arrangements |
| 眠たい | ねむたい | sleepy |
| 練る | ねる | to knead, to work over, to polish up |
| 念 | ねん | sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, concern, attention, care |
| 年鑑 | ねんかん | yearbook |
| 年号 | ねんごう | name of an era, year number |
| 燃焼 | ねんしょう | burning, combustion |
| 年生 | ねんせい | pupil in .... year, student in .... year |
| 年長 | ねんちょう | seniority |
| 燃料 | ねんりょう | fuel |
| 年輪 | ねんりん | annual tree ring |
| 脳 | のう | brain, memory |
| 農耕 | のうこう | farming, agriculture |
| 農場 | のうじょう | farm (agriculture) |
| 農地 | のうち | agricultural land |
| 納入 | のうにゅう | payment, supply |
| 逃す | のがす | to let loose, to set free, to let escape |
| 逃れる | のがれる | to escape |
| 軒並み | のきなみ | row of houses |
| 鋸 | のこぎり | saw |
| 望ましい | のぞましい | desirable, hoped for |
| 臨む | のぞむ | to look out on, to face, to deal with, to attend (function) |
| 乗っ取る | のっとる | to capture, to occupy, to usurp |
| 長閑 | のどか | tranquil, calm, quiet |
| 罵る | ののしる | to speak ill of, to abuse |
| 延べ | のべ | futures, credit (buying), stretching, total |
| 飲み込む | のみこむ | to gulp down, to swallow deeply, to understand, to take in, to catch on to, to learn, to digest |
| 乗り換え | のりかえ | transfer (trains buses etc.) |
| 乗り込む | のりこむ | to board, to embark on, to get into (a car), to ship (passengers), to man (a ship), to help (someone) int |
| 刃 | は | edge (of a sword) |
| 派 | は | clique, faction, school |
| 把握 | はあく | grasp, catch, understanding |
| 肺 | はい | lung |
| 廃棄 | はいき | annullment, disposal, abandon, scrap, discarding, repeal |
| 配給 | はいきゅう | distribution (eg. films rice) |
| 配偶者 | はいぐうしゃ | spouse, wife, husband |
| 拝啓 | はいけい | Dear (so and so) |
| 背景 | はいけい | background, scenery, setting, circumstance |
| 背後 | はいご | back, rear |
| 灰皿 | はいさら | ashtray |
| 廃止 | はいし | abolition, repeal |
| 拝借 | はいしゃく | borrowing |
| 排除 | はいじょ | exclusion, removal, rejection |
| 排水 | はいすい | drainage |
| 敗戦 | はいせん | defeat, losing a war |
| 配置 | はいち | arrangement (of resources), disposition |
| 配布 | はいふ | distribution |
| 配分 | はいぶん | distribution, allotment |
| 配慮 | はいりょ | consideration, concern, forethought |
| 配列 | はいれつ | arrangement, array (programming) |
| 映える | はえる | to shine, to look attractive, to look pretty |
| 破壊 | はかい | destruction |
| 墓地 | はかち | cemetery, graveyard |
| 捗る | はかどる | to make progress, to move right ahead (with the work), to advance |
| 果ない | はかない | fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, vain, fickle, miserable, empty, ephemeral |
| 諮る | はかる | to consult with, to confer |
| 図る | はかる | to plot, to attempt, to plan, to take in, to deceive, to devise, to design, to refer A to B |
| 剥がす | はがす | to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to disrobe, to deprive of, to detach, t |
| 破棄 | はき | revocation, annulment, breaking (e.g. treaty) |
| 泊 | はく | counter for nights of a stay |
| 迫害 | はくがい | persecution |
| 薄弱 | はくじゃく | feebleness, weakness, weak |
| 白状 | はくじょう | confession |
| 剥ぐ | はぐ | to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to disrobe, to deprive of |
| 派遣 | はけん | dispatch, send |
| 励ます | はげます | to encourage, to cheer, to raise (the voice) |
| 励む | はげむ | to be zealous, to brace oneself, to endeavour, to strive, to make an effort |
| 剥げる | はげる | to come off, to be worn off, to fade, to discolor |
| 鋏 | はさみ | scissors |
| 柱 | はしら | pillar, post |
| 橋渡し | はしわたし | bridge building, mediation |
| 恥 | はじ | shame, embarrassment |
| 弾く | はじく | to flip, to snap |
| 始め | はじめ | beginning, start, origin |
| 始めまして | はじめまして | How do you do?, I am glad to meet you |
| 恥じらう | はじらう | to feel shy, to be bashful, to blush |
| 恥じる | はじる | to feel ashamed |
| 蓮 | はす | lotus |
| 筈 | はず | it should be so |
| 弾む | はずむ | to spring, to bound, to bounce, to be stimulated, to be encouraged, to get lively, to treat oneself to, to |
| 破損 | はそん | damage |
| 機 | はた | loom |
| 果たして | はたして | as was expected, really |
| 果たす | はたす | to accomplish, to fulfill, to carry out, to achieve |
| 裸足 | はだし | barefoot |
| 蜂蜜 | はちみつ | honey |
| 発掘 | はっくつ | excavation, exhumation |
| 発生 | はっせい | outbreak, spring forth, occurrence, incidence, origin |
| 発足 | はっそく | starting, inauguration |
| 初 | はつ | first, new |
| 発 | はつ | departure, beginning, counter for gunshots |
| 発育 | はついく | (physical) growth, development |
| 発芽 | はつが | burgeoning |
| 発言 | はつげん | utterance, speech, proposal |
| 発病 | はつびょう | attack (disease) |
| 初耳 | はつみみ | something heard for the first time |
| 果て | はて | the end, the extremity, the limit(s), the result |
| 果てる | はてる | to end, to be finished, to be exhausted, to die, to perish |
| 話し合い | はなしあい | discussion, conference |
| 甚だ | はなはだ | very, greatly, exceedingly |
| 華々しい | はなばなしい | brilliant, magnificent, spectacular |
| 花びら | はなびら | (flower) petal |
| 華やか | はなやか | gay, showy, brilliant, gorgeous, florid |
| 阻む | はばむ | to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart |
| 浜 | はま | beach, seashore |
| 浜辺 | はまべ | beach, foreshore |
| 填まる | はまる | to get into, to go into, to fit, to be fit for, to suit, to fall into, to plunge into, to be deceived, to be |
| 歯磨 | はみがき | dentifrice, toothpaste |
| 填める | はめる | to get in, to insert, to put on, to make love |
| 生やす | はやす | to grow, to cultivate, to wear beard |
| 早める | はやめる | to hasten, to quicken, to expedite, to precipitate, to accelerate |
| 流行 | はやり | fashionable, fad, in vogue, prevailing |
| 腹立ち | はらだち | anger |
| 原っぱ | はらっぱ | open field, empty lot, plain |
| 張り紙 | はりがみ | paper patch, paper backing, poster |
| 遥か | はるか | far, far-away, distant, remote, far off |
| 破裂 | はれつ | explosion, rupture, break off |
| 腫れる | はれる | to swell (from inflammation), to become swollen |
| 班 | はん | group, party, section (mil) |
| 判 | はん | seal, stamp, monogram signature, judgment |
| 版 | はん | edition |
| 繁栄 | はんえい | prospering, prosperity, thriving, flourishing |
| 反感 | はんかん | antipathy, revolt, animosity |
| 版画 | はんが | art print |
| 反響 | はんきょう | echo, reverberation, repercussion, reaction, influence |
| 判決 | はんけつ | judicial decision, judgement, sentence, decree |
| 反撃 | はんげき | counterattack, counteroffensive, counterblow |
| 反射 | はんしゃ | reflection, reverberation |
| 繁殖 | はんしょく | breed, multiply, increase, propagation |
| 繁盛 | はんじょう | prosperity, flourishing, thriving |
| 反する | はんする | to be inconsistent with, to oppose, to contradict, to transgress, to rebel |
| 判定 | はんてい | judgement, decision, award, verdict |
| 反応 | はんのう | reaction, response |
| 半端 | はんぱ | remnant, fragment, incomplete set, fraction, odd sum, incompleteness |
| 反発 | はんぱつ | repelling, rebound, recover, oppose |
| 反乱 | はんらん | insurrection, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, uprising |
| 氾濫 | はんらん | overflowing, flood |
| 黴菌 | ばいきん | bacteria, germ(s) |
| 賠償 | ばいしょう | reparations, indemnity, compensation |
| 倍率 | ばいりつ | diameter, magnification |
| 馬鹿馬鹿しい | ばかばかしい | stupid |
| 馬鹿らしい | ばからしい | absurd |
| 漠然 | ばくぜん | obscure, vague, equivocal |
| 爆弾 | ばくだん | bomb |
| 爆破 | ばくは | blast, explosion, blow up |
| 暴露 | ばくろ | disclosure, exposure, revelation |
| 化ける | ばける | to appear in disguise, to take the form of, to change for the worse |
| 罰 | ばち | (divine) punishment, curse, retribution |
| 伐 | ばつ | strike, attack, punish |
| ばてる | to be exhausted, to be worn out | |
| 発条 | ばね | spring (e.g. coil leaf) |
| 散蒔く | ばらまく | to disseminate, to scatter, to give money freely |
| 判 | ばん | size (of paper or books) |
| 万 | ばん | many, all |
| 万人 | ばんじん | all people, everybody, 10000 people |
| 万能 | ばんのう | all-purpose, almighty, omnipotent |
| 番目 | ばんめ | cardinal number suffix |
| 非 | ひ | faulty-, non- |
| 費 | ひ | cost, expense |
| 延いては | ひいては | not only...but also, in addition to, consequently |
| 控室 | ひかえしつ | waiting room |
| 控える | ひかえる | to draw in, to hold back, to make notes, to be temperate in |
| 悲観 | ひかん | pessimism, disappointment |
| 匹 | ひき | head, small animal counter, roll of cloth |
| 引き上げる | ひきあげる | to withdraw, to leave, to pull out, to retire |
| 率いる | ひきいる | to lead, to spearhead (a group), to command (troops) |
| 引き受ける | ひきうける | to undertake, to take up, to take over, to be responsible for, to guarantee, to contract (disease) |
| 引き起こす | ひきおこす | to cause |
| 引き下げる | ひきさげる | to pull down, to lower, to reduce, to withdraw |
| 引きずる | ひきずる | to seduce, to drag along, to pull, to prolong, to support |
| 引き取る | ひきとる | to take charge of, to take over, to retire to a private place |
| 引き分け | ひきわけ | a draw (in competition), tie game |
| 否決 | ひけつ | rejection, negation, voting down |
| 非行 | ひこう | delinquency, misconduct |
| 日頃 | ひごろ | normally, habitually |
| 久しい | ひさしい | long, long-continued, old (story) |
| 久し振り | ひさしぶり | after a long time |
| 悲惨 | ひさん | misery |
| 秘書 | ひしょ | (private) secretary |
| 比重 | ひじゅう | specific gravity |
| 密か | ひそか | secret, private, surreptitious |
| 浸す | ひたす | to soak, to dip, to drench |
| 一向 | ひたすら | earnestly |
| 左利き | ひだりきき | left-handedness, sake drinker, left-hander |
| 引っ掻く | ひっかく | to scratch |
| 引っ掛ける | ひっかける | 1. to hang (something) on (something), to throw on (clothes), 2. to hook, to catch, to trap, to ensnar |
| 必修 | ひっしゅう | required (subject) |
| 匹敵 | ひってき | comparing with, match, rival, equal |
| 未 | ひつじ | eighth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Ram 1pm-3pm south-southwest June) |
| 必然 | ひつぜん | inevitable, necessary |
| 一息 | ひといき | puffy, a breath, a pause, an effort |
| 単 | ひとえ | one layer, single |
| 人柄 | ひとがら | personality, character, personal appearance, gentility |
| 一頃 | ひところ | once, some time ago |
| 人質 | ひとじち | hostage, prisoner |
| 一筋 | ひとすき | a line, earnestly, blindly, straightforwardly |
| 一まず | ひとまず | for the present, once, in outline |
| 一人でに | ひとりでに | by itself, automatically, naturally |
| 酷い | ひどい | cruel, awful, severe, very bad, serious, terrible, heavy, violent |
| 日取り | ひどり | fixed date, appointed day |
| 雛 | ひな | young bird, chick, doll |
| 日向 | ひなた | sunny place, in the sun |
| 非難 | ひなん | blame, attack, criticism |
| 避難 | ひなん | taking refuge, finding shelter |
| 日の丸 | ひのまる | the Japanese flag |
| 火花 | ひばな | spark |
| 日々 | ひび | every day, daily, day after day |
| 悲鳴 | ひめい | shriek, scream |
| 百科事典 | ひゃっかじてん | encyclopedia |
| 百科辞典 | ひゃっかじてん | encyclopedia |
| 冷やかす | ひやかす | to banter, to make fun of, to jeer at, to cool, to refrigerate |
| 日焼け | ひやけ | sunburn |
| 票 | ひょう | label, ballot, ticket, sign |
| 標語 | ひょうご | motto, slogan, catchword |
| ひょっと | possibly, accidentally | |
| 平たい | ひらたい | flat, even, level, simple, plain |
| 比率 | ひりつ | ratio, proportion, percentage |
| 肥料 | ひりょう | manure, fertilizer |
| 比例 | ひれい | proportion |
| 疲労 | ひろう | fatigue, weariness |
| 広まる | ひろまる | to spread, to be propagated |
| 貧困 | ひんこん | poverty, lack |
| 品質 | ひんしつ | quality |
| 品種 | ひんしゅ | brand, kind, description |
| 貧弱 | ひんじゃく | poor, meagre, insubstantial |
| 頻繁 | ひんぱん | frequency |
| 美 | び | beauty |
| 微笑 | びしょう | smile |
| 美術 | びじゅつ | art, fine arts |
| 吃驚 | びっくり | be surprised, be amazed, be frightened, astonishment |
| びっしょり | wet through, drenched | |
| 描写 | びょうしゃ | depiction, description, portrayal |
| びり | last on the list, at the bottom | |
| 微量 | びりょう | minuscule amount, extremely small quantity |
| 敏感 | びんかん | sensibility, susceptibility, sensitive (to), well attuned to |
| 貧乏 | びんぼう | poverty, destitute, poor |
| 歩 | ふ | pawn (in chess or shogi) |
| 不意 | ふい | sudden, abrupt, unexpected, unforeseen |
| 封 | ふう | seal |
| 封鎖 | ふうさ | blockade, freezing (funds) |
| 風習 | ふうしゅう | custom |
| 風俗 | ふうぞく | 1. manners, customs, 2. sex service, sex industry |
| 風土 | ふうど | natural features, topography, climate, spiritual features |
| 不可欠 | ふかけつ | indispensable, essential |
| 深める | ふかめる | to deepen, to heighten, to intensify |
| 不吉 | ふきつ | ominous, sinister, bad luck, ill omen, inauspiciousness |
| 不況 | ふきょう | recession, depression, slump |
| 布巾 | ふきん | tea-towel, dish cloth |
| 福 | ふく | good fortune |
| 復旧 | ふくきゅう | restoration, restitution, rehabilitation |
| 複合 | ふくごう | composite, complex |
| 福祉 | ふくし | welfare, well-being |
| 覆面 | ふくめん | mask, veil, disguise |
| 膨れる | ふくれる | to get cross, to get sulky, to swell (out), to expand, to be inflated, to distend, to bulge |
| 不景気 | ふけいき | business recession, hard times, depression, gloom, sullenness, cheerlessness |
| 老ける | ふける | to age |
| 布告 | ふこく | edict, ordinance, proclamation |
| 富豪 | ふごう | wealthy person, millionaire |
| 負債 | ふさい | debt, liabilities |
| 相応しい | ふさわしい | appropriate |
| 不在 | ふざい | absence |
| 不山戯る | ふざける | to romp, to gambol, to frolic, to joke, to make fun of, to flirt |
| 負傷 | ふしょう | injury, wound |
| 不審 | ふしん | incomplete understanding, doubt, question, distrust, suspicion, strangeness, infidelity |
| 不振 | ふしん | dullness, depression, slump, stagnation |
| 不順 | ふじゅん | irregularity, unseasonableness |
| 付属 | ふぞく | attached, belonging, affiliated, annexed, associated, subordinate, incidental, dependent, auxiliary |
| 負担 | ふたん | burden, charge, responsibility |
| 不調 | ふちょう | bad condition, not to work out (ie a deal), disagreement, break-off, disorder, slump, out of form |
| 復活 | ふっかつ | revival (e.g. musical), restoration |
| 復興 | ふっこう | revival, renaissance, reconstruction |
| 沸騰 | ふっとう | boiling, seething |
| 仏 | ふつ | French |
| 不図 | ふと | suddenly, casually, accidentally, incidentally, unexpectedly, unintentionally |
| 不当 | ふとう | injustice, impropriety, unreasonableness, undeservedness, unfair, invalid |
| 不動産 | ふどうさん | real estate |
| 赴任 | ふにん | (proceeding to) new appointment |
| 腐敗 | ふはい | decay, depravity |
| 不評 | ふひょう | bad reputation, disgrace, unpopularity |
| 不便 | ふびん | pity, compassion |
| 不服 | ふふく | dissatisfaction, discontent, disapproval, objection, complaint, protest, disagreement |
| 普遍 | ふへん | universality, ubiquity, omnipresence |
| 踏まえる | ふまえる | to be based on, to have origin in |
| 文 | ふみ | letter, writings |
| 不明 | ふめい | unknown, obscure, indistinct, uncertain, ambiguous, ignorant, lack of wisdom, anonymous, unidentified |
| 扶養 | ふよう | support, maintenance |
| 振り | ふり | pretence, show, appearance |
| 振り出し | ふりだし | outset, starting point, drawing or issuing (draft) |
| 不良 | ふりょう | badness, delinquent, inferiority, failure |
| 浮力 | ふりょく | buoyancy, floating power |
| 震わせる | ふるわせる | to be shaking, to be trembling |
| 付録 | ふろく | appendix, supplement |
| 分 | ふん | minute |
| 憤慨 | ふんがい | indignation, resentment |
| 紛失 | ふんしつ | losing something |
| 噴出 | ふんしゅつ | spewing, gushing, spouting, eruption, effusion |
| 紛争 | ふんそう | dispute, trouble, strife |
| ふんだん | plentiful, abundant, lavish | |
| 奮闘 | ふんとう | hard struggle, strenuous effort |
| 粉末 | ふんまつ | fine powder |
| 部 | ぶ | department, part, category, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine |
| 部下 | ぶか | subordinate person |
| ぶかぶか | too big, baggy | |
| 侮辱 | ぶじょく | insult, contempt, slight |
| 武装 | ぶそう | arms, armament, armed |
| 斑 | ぶち | spots, speckles, mottles |
| 物資 | ぶっし | goods, materials |
| 物体 | ぶったい | body, object |
| 物議 | ぶつぎ | public discussion (criticism) |
| 打付ける | ぶつける | to knock, to run into, to nail on, to strike hard, to hit and attack |
| 仏像 | ぶつぞう | Buddhist image (statue) |
| 無難 | ぶなん | safety, security |
| 部門 | ぶもん | class, group, category, department, field, branch |
| ぶら下げる | ぶらさげる | to hang, to suspend, to dangle, to swing |
| ぶらぶら | dangle heavily, swing, sway to and fro, aimlessly, idly, lazily, loiter, loaf, be idle, stroll idly | |
| 武力 | ぶりょく | armed might, military power, the sword, force |
| 無礼 | ぶれい | impolite, rude |
| 文化財 | ぶんかざい | cultural assets, cultural property |
| 分業 | ぶんぎょう | division of labor, specialization, assembly-line production |
| 文語 | ぶんご | written language, literary language |
| 分散 | ぶんさん | dispersion, decentralization, variance (statistics) |
| 分子 | ぶんし | numerator, molecule |
| 文書 | ぶんしょ | document, writing, letter, note, records, archives |
| 分担 | ぶんたん | apportionment, sharing |
| 分配 | ぶんぱい | division, sharing |
| 分母 | ぶんぼ | denominator |
| 分離 | ぶんり | separation, detachment, segregation, isolation |
| 分裂 | ぶんれつ | split, division, break up |
| 兵器 | へいき | arms, weapons, ordinance |
| 閉口 | へいこう | shut mouth |
| 平行 | へいこう | (going) side by side, concurrent, abreast, at the same time, occurring together, parallel, parallelism |
| 閉鎖 | へいさ | closing, closure, shutdown, lockout, unsociable |
| 兵士 | へいし | soldier |
| 平常 | へいじょう | normal, usual |
| 平方 | へいほう | square (e.g. metre), square |
| 並列 | へいれつ | arrangement, parallel, abreast |
| 辟易 | へきえき | wince, shrink back, succumbing to, being frightened, disconcerted |
| 臍 | へそ | navel, belly-button |
| 隔たる | へだたる | to be distant |
| 謙る | へりくだる | to deprecate oneself and praise the listener |
| 経る | へる | to pass, to elapse, to experience |
| 編 | へん | compilation, editing, completed poem, book, part of book |
| 偏 | へん | side, left radical of a character, inclining, inclining toward, biased |
| 変革 | へんかく | change, reform, revolution, upheaval, (the) Reformation |
| 返還 | へんかん | return, restoration |
| 偏見 | へんけん | prejudice, narrow view |
| 返済 | へんさい | repayment |
| 変遷 | へんせん | change, transition, vicissitudes |
| 返答 | へんとう | reply |
| 変動 | へんどう | change, fluctuation |
| 弁解 | べんかい | explanation, justification, defence, excuse |
| 便宜 | べんぎ | convenience, accommodation, advantage, expedience |
| 弁護 | べんご | defense, pleading, advocacy |
| 弁償 | べんしょう | next word, compensation, reparation, indemnity, reimbursement |
| 弁論 | べんろん | discussion, debate, argument |
| ぺこぺこ | fawn, be very hungry | |
| 穂 | ほ | ear (of plant), head (of plant) |
| 保育 | ほいく | nursing, nurturing, rearing, lactation, suckling |
| 倣 | ほう | imitate, follow, emulate |
| 法案 | ほうあん | bill (law) |
| 崩壊 | ほうかい | collapse, decay (physics), crumbling, breaking down, caving in |
| 法学 | ほうがく | law, jurisprudence |
| 放棄 | ほうき | abandonment, renunciation, abdication (responsibility right) |
| 宝器 | ほうき | treasured article or vessel, outstanding individual |
| 封建 | ほうけん | feudalistic |
| 豊作 | ほうさく | abundant harvest, bumper crop |
| 方策 | ほうさく | plan, policy |
| 奉仕 | ほうし | attendance, service |
| 方式 | ほうしき | form, method, system |
| 放射 | ほうしゃ | radiation, emission |
| 放射能 | ほうしゃのう | radioactivity |
| 報酬 | ほうしゅう | remuneration, recompense, reward, toll |
| 放出 | ほうしゅつ | release, emit |
| 報じる | ほうじる | to inform, to report |
| 報ずる | ほうずる | to inform, to report |
| 放置 | ほうち | leave as is, leave to chance, leave alone, neglect |
| 法廷 | ほうてい | courtroom |
| 報道 | ほうどう | information, report |
| 褒美 | ほうび | reward, prize |
| 葬る | ほうむる | to bury, to inter, to entomb, to consign to oblivion, to shelve |
| 放り込む | ほうりこむ | to throw into |
| 放り出す | ほうりだす | to throw out, to fire, to expel, to give up, to abandon, to neglect |
| 飽和 | ほうわ | saturation |
| 保温 | ほおん | retaining warmth, keeping heat in, heat insulation |
| 捕獲 | ほかく | capture, seizure |
| 保管 | ほかん | charge, custody, safekeeping, deposit, storage |
| 補給 | ほきゅう | supply, supplying, replenishment |
| 補強 | ほきょう | compensation, reinforcement |
| 保険 | ほけん | insurance, guarantee |
| 捕鯨 | ほげい | whaling, whale fishing |
| 誇る | ほこる | to boast of, to be proud of |
| 綻びる | ほころびる | to come apart at the seams, to begin to open, to smile broadly |
| 保護 | ほご | care, protection, shelter, guardianship, favor, patronage |
| 乾 | ほし | dried, cured |
| 干し物 | ほしもの | dried washing (clothes) |
| 保守 | ほしゅ | conservative, maintaining |
| 保障 | ほしょう | guarantee, security, assurance, pledge, warranty |
| 補償 | ほしょう | compensation, reparation |
| 補充 | ほじゅう | supplementation, supplement, replenishment, replenishing |
| 補助 | ほじょ | assistance, support, aid, auxiliary |
| 舗装 | ほそう | pavement, road surface |
| 補足 | ほそく | supplement, complement |
| 発作 | ほっさ | fit, spasm |
| ほっと | feel relieved | |
| 頬っぺた | ほっぺた | cheek |
| 辺り | ほとり | (in the) neighbourhood, vicinity, nearby |
| 殆ど | ほとんど | mostly, almost |
| 解く | ほどく | to unfasten |
| 施す | ほどこす | to donate, to give, to conduct, to apply, to perform |
| 保母 | ほぼ | day care worker in a kindergarten nursery school etc. |
| 保養 | ほよう | health preservation, recuperation, recreation |
| 捕吏 | ほり | constable |
| 捕虜 | ほりょ | prisoner (of war) |
| 滅びる | ほろびる | to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed |
| 滅ぼす | ほろぼす | to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin |
| 本格 | ほんかく | propriety, fundamental rules |
| 本館 | ほんかん | main building |
| 本気 | ほんき | seriousness, truth, sanctity |
| 本質 | ほんしつ | essence, true nature, reality |
| 本体 | ほんたい | substance, real form, object of worship |
| 本音 | ほんね | real intention, motive |
| 本の | ほんの | mere, only, just |
| 本能 | ほんのう | instinct |
| 本場 | ほんば | home, habitat, center, best place, genuine |
| 本文 | ほんぶん | text (of document), body (of letter) |
| 本名 | ほんみょう | real name |
| 卯 | ぼう | fourth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Hare 5am-7am east February) |
| 防衛 | ぼうえい | defense, protection, self-defense |
| 防火 | ぼうか | fire prevention, fire fighting, fire proof |
| 妨害 | ぼうがい | disturbance, obstruction, hindrance, jamming, interference |
| 紡績 | ぼうせき | spinning |
| 呆然 | ぼうぜん | dumbfounded, overcome with surprise, in blank amazement |
| 膨脹 | ぼうちょう | expansion, swelling, increase, growth |
| 冒頭 | ぼうとう | beginning, start, outset |
| 暴動 | ぼうどう | insurrection, rebellion, revolt, riot, uprising |
| 暴風 | ぼうふう | storm, windstorm, gale |
| 暴力 | ぼうりょく | violence |
| 募金 | ぼきん | fund-raising, collection of funds |
| 牧師 | ぼくし | pastor, minister, clergyman |
| 母校 | ぼこう | alma mater |
| 没収 | ぼっしゅう | forfeited |
| 坊ちゃん | ぼっちゃん | son (of others) |
| ぼつぼつ | gradually, here and there, spots, pimples | |
| 没落 | ぼつらく | ruin, fall, collapse |
| ぼやく | to grumble, to complain | |
| ぼやける | to become dim, to become blurred | |
| 藍褸 | ぼろ | rag, scrap, tattered clothes, fault (esp. in a pretense), defect, run-down or junky |
| 枚 | まい | counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper) |
| 埋蔵 | まいぞう | buried property, treasure trove |
| 舞う | まう | to dance, to flutter about, to revolve |
| 真上 | まうえ | just above, right overhead |
| 前売り | まえうり | advance sale, booking |
| 前置き | まえおき | preface, introduction |
| 前もって | まえもって | in advance, beforehand, previously |
| 任す | まかす | to entrust, to leave to a person |
| 負かす | まかす | to defeat |
| 賄う | まかなう | to give board to, to provide meals, to pay |
| 曲がる | まがる | to turn, to bend |
| 巻 | まき | volume |
| 紛らわしい | まぎらわしい | confusing, misleading, equivocal, ambiguous |
| 紛れる | まぎれる | to be diverted, to slip into |
| 膜 | まく | membrane, film |
| 捲る | まくる | verb suffix to indicate reckless abandon to the activity |
| 真心 | まこころ | sincerity, devotion |
| 誠 | まこと | truth, faith, fidelity, sincerity, trust, confidence, reliance, devotion |
| 真に | まことに | truly, actually, really |
| まごつく | to be confused, to be flustered | |
| 正しく | まさしく | surely, no doubt, evidently |
| 正に | まさに | correctly, surely |
| 勝る | まさる | to excel, to surpass, to outrival |
| 増し | まし | extra, additional, less objectionable, better, preferable |
| 真下 | ました | right under, directly below |
| 況して | まして | still more, still less (with neg. verb), to say nothing of, not to mention |
| 交える | まじえる | to mix, to converse with, to cross (swords) |
| 交わる | まじわる | to cross, to intersect, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join |
| 麻酔 | ますい | anaesthesia |
| 益々 | ますます | increasingly, more and more |
| 不味い | まずい | unappetising, unpleasant (taste appearance situation), ugly, unskilful, awkward, bungling, unwise, untime |
| 股 | また | groin, crotch, thigh |
| 跨がる | またがる | to extend over or into, to straddle |
| 跨ぐ | またぐ | to straddle |
| 瞬き | またたき | wink, twinkling (of stars), flicker (of light) |
| 待ち合わせ | まちあわせ | appointment |
| 間違う | まちがう | to make a mistake, to be incorrect, to be mistaken |
| 待ち遠しい | まちどおしい | looking forward to |
| 待ち望む | まちのぞむ | to look anxiously for, to wait eagerly for |
| 区々 | まちまち | 1. several, various, divergent, conflicting, different, diverse, 2. trivial |
| 末期 | まっき | closing years (period days), last stage |
| 真っ二つ | まっぷたつ | in two equal parts |
| 的 | まと | mark, target |
| 纏まり | まとまり | conclusion, settlement, consistency |
| 纏め | まとめ | settlement, conclusion |
| 免れる | まぬかれる | to escape from, to be rescued from, to avoid, to evade, to avert, to elude, to be exempted, to be relieved |
| 招き | まねき | invitation |
| 麻痺 | まひ | paralysis, palsy, numbness, stupor |
| 眩しい | まぶしい | dazzling, radiant |
| 目蓋 | まぶた | eyelid |
| 間々 | まま | occasionally, frequently |
| 間もなく | まもなく | soon, before long, in a short time |
| 眉 | まゆ | eyebrow |
| 鞠 | まり | ball |
| 丸ごと | まるごと | in its entirety, whole, wholly |
| 丸っきり | まるっきり | completely, perfectly, just as if |
| 丸で | まるで | quite, entirely, completely, at all, as if, as though, so to speak |
| 丸々 | まるまる | completely |
| 丸める | まるめる | to make round, to round off, to roll up, to curl up, to seduce, to cajole, to explain away |
| 満月 | まんげつ | full moon |
| 満場 | まんじょう | unanimous, whole audience |
| 真ん中 | まんなか | middle, centre, mid-way |
| 真ん前 | まんまえ | right in front, under the nose |
| 真ん丸い | まんまるい | perfectly circular |
| 三 | み | (num) three |
| 見合い | みあい | formal marriage interview |
| 見合わせる | みあわせる | to exchange glances, to postpone, to suspend operations, to refrain from performing an action |
| 見落とす | みおとす | to overlook, to fail to notice |
| 未開 | みかい | savage land, backward region, uncivilized |
| 味覚 | みかく | taste, palate, sense of taste |
| 見掛ける | みかける | to (happen to) see, to notice, to catch sight of |
| 三日月 | みかずき | new moon, crescent moon |
| 見方 | みかた | viewpoint |
| 見苦しい | みぐるしい | unsightly, ugly |
| 見込み | みこみ | hope, prospects, expectation |
| 未婚 | みこん | unmarried |
| 惨め | みじめ | miserable |
| 未熟 | みじゅく | inexperience, unripeness, raw, unskilled, immature, inexperienced |
| 微塵 | みじん | particle, atom |
| 見すぼらしい | みすぼらしい | shabby, seedy |
| 見せびらかす | みせびらかす | to show off, to flaunt |
| 見せ物 | みせもの | show, exhibition |
| 満たす | みたす | to satisfy, to ingratiate, to fill, to fulfill |
| 乱す | みだす | to throw out of order, to disarrange, to disturb |
| 乱れる | みだれる | to get confused, to be disordered, to be disturbed |
| 未知 | みち | not yet known |
| 導く | みちびく | to be guided, to be shown |
| 身近 | みぢか | near oneself, close to one, familiar |
| 密集 | みっしゅう | crowd, close formation, dense |
| 密接 | みっせつ | related, connected, close, intimate |
| 見っともない | みっともない | shameful, indecent |
| 蜜 | みつ | nectar, honey |
| 密度 | みつど | density |
| 見積り | みつもり | estimation, quotation |
| 未定 | みてい | not yet fixed, undecided, pending |
| 見通し | みとおし | perspective, unobstructed view, outlook, forecast, prospect, insight |
| 源 | みなもと | source, origin |
| 身なり | みなり | personal appearance |
| 峰 | みね | peak, ridge |
| 見逃す | みのがす | to miss, to overlook, to leave at large |
| 見晴らし | みはらし | view |
| 身振り | みぶり | gesture |
| 見舞 | みまい | enquiry, expression of sympathy, expression of concern |
| 脈 | みゃく | pulse |
| 未練 | みれん | lingering affection, attachment, regret(s), reluctance |
| 見渡す | みわたす | to look out over, to survey (scene), to take an extensive view of |
| 民主 | みんしゅ | democratic, the head of the nation |
| 民宿 | みんしゅく | private home providing lodging for travelers |
| 民族 | みんぞく | people, race, nation, racial customs, folk customs |
| 民俗 | みんぞく | people, race, nation, racial customs, folk customs |
| 六 | む | (num) six |
| 無意味 | むいみ | nonsense, no meaning |
| 向き | むき | direction, situation, exposure, aspect, suitability |
| 無口 | むくち | reticence |
| 向け | むけ | for ~, oriented towards ~ |
| 婿 | むこ | son-in-law |
| 無効 | むこう | invalid, no effect, unavailable |
| 無言 | むごん | silence |
| 毟る | むしる | to pluck, to pick, to tear |
| 無邪気 | むじゃき | innocence, simple-mindedness |
| 結び | むすび | ending, conclusion, union |
| 結び付き | むすびつき | connection, relation |
| 結び付く | むすびつく | to be connected or related, to join together |
| 結び付ける | むすびつける | to combine, to join, to tie on, to attach with a knot |
| 無線 | むせん | wireless, radio |
| 無駄遣い | むだづかい | waste money on, squander money on, flog a dead horse |
| 無断 | むだん | without permission, without notice |
| 無知 | むち | ignorance |
| 無茶 | むちゃ | absurd, unreasonable, excessive, rash, absurdity, nonsense |
| 無茶苦茶 | むちゃくちゃ | confused, jumbled, mixed up, unreasonable |
| 空しい | むなしい | vacant, futile, vain, void, empty, ineffective, lifeless |
| 無念 | むねん | chagrin, regret |
| 無能 | むのう | inefficiency, incompetence |
| 無闇に | むやみに | unreasonably, absurdly, recklessly, indiscreetly, at random |
| 無用 | むよう | useless, futility, needlessness, unnecessariness |
| 群がる | むらがる | to swarm, to gather |
| 無論 | むろん | of course, naturally |
| 名産 | めいさん | noted product |
| 名称 | めいしょう | name |
| 命中 | めいちゅう | a hit |
| 名簿 | めいぼ | register of names |
| 名誉 | めいよ | honor, credit, prestige |
| 明瞭 | めいりょう | clarity |
| 明朗 | めいろう | bright, clear, cheerful |
| 目方 | めかた | weight |
| 恵み | めぐみ | blessing |
| 恵む | めぐむ | to bless, to show mercy to |
| 目覚しい | めざましい | brilliant, splendid, striking, remarkable |
| 目覚める | めざめる | to wake up |
| 召す | めす | to call, to send for, to put on, to wear, to take (a bath), to ride in, to buy, to eat, to drink, to catch (a |
| 雌 | めす | female (animal) |
| 滅茶苦茶 | めちゃくちゃ | absurd, unreasonable, excessive, messed up, spoiled, wreaked |
| 目付き | めつき | look, expression of the eyes, eyes |
| 滅亡 | めつぼう | downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction |
| 愛でたい | めでたい | auspicious |
| 目眩 | めまい | dizziness, giddiness |
| 目盛 | めもり | scale, gradations |
| 面会 | めんかい | interview |
| 免除 | めんじょ | exemption, exoneration, discharge |
| 面する | めんする | to face on, to look out on to |
| 面目 | めんぼく | face, honour, reputation, prestige, dignity, credit |
| 設ける | もうける | to create, to establish |
| 申し入れる | もうしいれる | to propose, to suggest |
| 申し込み | もうしこみ | application, entry, request, subscription, offer, proposal, overture, challenge |
| 申出 | もうしで | proposal, request, claim, report, notice |
| 申し出る | もうしでる | to report to, to tell, to suggest, to submit, to request, to make an offer, to come forward with informati |
| 申し分 | もうしぶん | objection, shortcomings |
| 盲点 | もうてん | blind spot |
| 猛烈 | もうれつ | violent, vehement, rage |
| 藻掻く | もがく | to struggle, to wriggle, to be impatient |
| 目録 | もくろく | catalogue, catalog, list |
| 目論見 | もくろみ | a plan, a scheme, a project, a program, intention, goal |
| 模型 | もけい | model, dummy, maquette |
| 模索 | もさく | groping (for) |
| 若し | もし | if, in case, supposing |
| 若しかしたら | もしかしたら | perhaps, maybe, by some chance |
| 若しかして | もしかして | perhaps, possibly |
| 若しかすると | もしかすると | perhaps, maybe, by some chance |
| 若しくは | もしくは | or, otherwise |
| 若しも | もしも | if |
| 齎らす | もたらす | to bring, to take, to bring about |
| 凭れる | もたれる | to lean against, to lean on, to recline on, to lie heavy (on the stomach) |
| 持ち | もち | 1. hold, charge, keep possession, in charge, 2. wear, durability, life, draw, 3. usage (suff) |
| 持ち切り | もちきり | hot topic, talk of the town |
| 物体ない | もったいない | too good, more than one deserves, wasteful, sacrilegious, unworthy of |
| 以て | もって | with, by, by means of, because, in view of |
| 専ら | もっぱら | wholly, solely, entirely |
| 持て成す | もてなす | to entertain, to make welcome |
| 持てる | もてる | to be well liked, to be popular |
| 基 | もとい | basis |
| 物置き | ものおき | storeroom |
| 物好き | ものずき | curiosity |
| 物足りない | ものたりない | unsatisfied, unsatisfactory |
| 最早 | もはや | already, now |
| 模範 | もはん | exemplar, exemplification, exemplum, model, example |
| 模倣 | もほう | imitation, copying |
| 揉める | もめる | to disagree, to dispute |
| 腿 | もも | thigh, femur |
| 催す | もよおす | to hold (a meeting), to give (a dinner), to feel, to show signs of, to develop symptoms of, to feel (sick |
| 漏らす | もらす | to let leak, to reveal |
| 盛り上がる | もりあがる | to rouse, to swell, to rise |
| 漏る | もる | to leak, to run out |
| 漏れる | もれる | to leak out, to escape, to come through, to shine through, to filter out, to be omitted |
| 脆い | もろい | brittle, fragile, tender-hearted |
| もろに | completely, all the way | |
| 問 | もん | problem, question |
| 矢 | や | arrow |
| 哉 | や | question mark |
| 喧しい | やかましい | noisy, strict, fussy |
| 野外 | やがい | fields, outskirts, open air, suburbs |
| 軈て | やがて | before long, soon, at length |
| 夜行 | やぎょう | walking around at night, night train, night travel |
| 役職 | やくしょく | post, managerial position, official position |
| 役立つ | やくだつ | to be useful, to be helpful, to serve the purpose |
| 役場 | やくば | town hall |
| 夜具 | やぐ | bedding |
| 優 | やさ | gentle, affectionate |
| 屋敷 | やしき | mansion |
| 養う | やしなう | to rear, to maintain, to cultivate |
| 社 | やしろ | Shinto shrine |
| 野心 | やしん | ambition, aspiration, designs, treachery |
| 易い | やすい | easy |
| 安っぽい | やすっぽい | cheap-looking, tawdry, insignificant |
| 休める | やすめる | to rest, to suspend, to give relief |
| 野生 | やせい | wild |
| 矢鱈に | やたらに | randomly, recklessly, blindly |
| 夜中 | やちゅう | all night, the whole night |
| 奴 | やっこ | servant, fellow |
| やっ付ける | やっつける | to beat |
| 矢っ張り | やっぱり | also, as I thought, still, in spite of, absolutely |
| 野党 | やとう | opposition party |
| 病 | やまい | illness, disease |
| 闇 | やみ | darkness, the dark, black-marketeering, dark, shady, illegal |
| 病む | やむ | to fall ill, to be ill |
| 止むを得ない | やむをえない | cannot be helped, unavoidable |
| 稍 | やや | a little, partially, somewhat, a short time, a while |
| ややこしい | puzzling, tangled, complicated, complex | |
| 遣り通す | やりとおす | to carry through, to achieve, to complete |
| やり遂げる | やりとげる | to accomplish |
| 遣る | やる | to do, to have sexual intercourse, to kill, to give (to inferiors animals etc.), to dispatch (a letter |
| 和らげる | やわらげる | to soften, to moderate, to relieve |
| 優位 | ゆうい | predominance, ascendancy, superiority |
| 憂鬱 | ゆううつ | depression, melancholy, dejection, gloom |
| 有益 | ゆうえき | beneficial, profitable |
| 優越 | ゆうえつ | supremacy, predominance, being superior to |
| 勇敢 | ゆうかん | bravery, heroism, gallantry |
| 有機 | ゆうき | organic |
| 夕暮れ | ゆうぐれ | evening, (evening) twilight |
| 融資 | ゆうし | financing, loan |
| 有する | ゆうする | to own, to be endowed with |
| 融通 | ゆうずう | lending (money), accommodation, adaptability, versatility, finance |
| 優勢 | ゆうせい | superiority, superior power, predominance, preponderance |
| 優先 | ゆうせん | preference, priority |
| 誘導 | ゆうどう | guidance, leading, induction, introduction, incitement, inducement |
| 優美 | ゆうび | grace, refinement, elegance |
| 有望 | ゆうぼう | good prospects, full of hope, promising |
| 遊牧 | ゆうぼく | nomadism |
| 夕焼け | ゆうやけ | sunset |
| 有力 | ゆうりょく | 1. influence, prominence, 2. potent |
| 幽霊 | ゆうれい | ghost, specter, apparition, phantom |
| 誘惑 | ゆうわく | temptation, allurement, lure |
| 揺さぶる | ゆさぶる | to shake, to jolt, to rock, to swing |
| 茹でる | ゆでる | to boil |
| ゆとり | reserve, affluence, room, time (to spare) | |
| 指差す | ゆびさす | to point at |
| 弓 | ゆみ | bow (and arrow) |
| 揺らぐ | ゆらぐ | to swing, to sway, to shake, to tremble |
| 緩む | ゆるむ | to become loose, to slacken |
| 緩める | ゆるめる | to loosen, to slow down |
| 緩やか | ゆるやか | lenient |
| 世 | よ | world, society, age, generation |
| 好い | よい | good |
| 要因 | よういん | primary factor, main cause |
| 溶液 | ようえき | solution (liquid) |
| 用件 | ようけん | business |
| 養護 | ようご | protection, nursing, protective care |
| 用紙 | ようし | blank form |
| 様式 | ようしき | style, form, pattern |
| 要する | ようする | to demand, to require, to take |
| 要請 | ようせい | claim, demand, request, application |
| 養成 | ようせい | training, development |
| 様相 | ようそう | aspect |
| 用品 | ようひん | articles, supplies, parts |
| 洋風 | ようふう | western style |
| 用法 | ようほう | directions, rules of use |
| 要望 | ようぼう | demand for, request |
| 余暇 | よか | leisure, leisure time, spare time |
| 予感 | よかん | presentiment, premonition |
| 余興 | よきょう | side show, entertainment |
| 預金 | よきん | deposit, bank account |
| 抑圧 | よくあつ | check, restraint, oppression, suppression |
| 浴室 | よくしつ | bathroom, bath |
| 抑制 | よくせい | suppression |
| 欲深い | よくふかい | greedy |
| 欲望 | よくぼう | desire, appetite |
| 寄こす | よこす | to send, to forward |
| 横綱 | よこづな | sumo grand champion |
| 葦 | よし | reed, bulrush |
| 善し悪し | よしあし | good or bad, merits or demerits, quality, suitability |
| 予想 | よそう | expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast |
| 余所見 | よそみ | looking away, looking aside |
| 余地 | よち | place, room, margin, scope |
| 依って | よって | therefore, consequently, accordingly, because of |
| 余程 | よっぽど | very, greatly, much, to a large extent, quite |
| 与党 | よとう | government party, (ruling) party in power, government |
| 呼び止める | よびとめる | to challenge, to call somebody to halt |
| 夜更かし | よふかし | staying up late, keeping late hours, sitting up late at night, nighthawk |
| 夜更け | よふけ | late at night |
| 読み上げる | よみあげる | to read out loud (and clearly), to call a roll |
| 寄り掛かる | よりかかる | to lean against, to recline on, to lean on, to rely on |
| 宜しく | よろしく | well, properly, suitably, best regards, please remember me |
| 弱まる | よわまる | to abate, to weaken, to be emaciated, to be dejected, to be perplexed |
| 弱める | よわめる | to weaken |
| 弱る | よわる | to weaken, to be troubled, to be downcast, to be emaciated, to be dejected, to be perplexed, to impair |
| 来場 | らいじょう | attendance |
| 酪農 | らくのう | dairy (farm) |
| 落下 | らっか | fall, drop, come down |
| 楽観 | らっかん | optimism |
| 濫用 | らんよう | abuse, misuse, misappropriation, using to excess |
| 理屈 | りくつ | theory, reason |
| 利根 | りこん | intelligence |
| 利子 | りし | interest (bank) |
| 利潤 | りじゅん | profit, returns |
| 理性 | りせい | reason, sense |
| 利息 | りそく | interest (bank) |
| 立体 | りったい | solid body |
| 立法 | りっぽう | legislation, lawmaking |
| 利点 | りてん | advantage, point in favor |
| 略語 | りゃくご | abbreviation, acronym |
| 略奪 | りゃくだつ | pillage, plunder, looting, robbery |
| 流 | りゅう | styleof, method of, manner of |
| 流通 | りゅうつう | circulation of money or goods, flow of water or air, distribution |
| 了 | りょう | finish, completion, understanding |
| 料 | りょう | material, charge, rate, fee |
| 領域 | りょういき | area, domain, territory, field, region, regime |
| 了解 | りょうかい | comprehension, consent, understanding, roger (on the radio) |
| 領海 | りょうかい | territorial waters |
| 両極 | りょうきょく | both extremities, north and south poles, positive and negative poles |
| 良好 | りょうこう | favorable, satisfactory |
| 良識 | りょうしき | good sense |
| 良質 | りょうしつ | good quality, superior quality |
| 了承 | りょうしょう | acknowledgement, understanding (e.g. please be understanding of the mess during our renovation) |
| 良心 | りょうしん | conscience |
| 領地 | りょうち | territory, dominion |
| 領土 | りょうど | dominion, territory, possession |
| 両立 | りょうりつ | compatibility, coexistence, standing together |
| 旅客 | りょかく | passenger (transport) |
| 旅券 | りょけん | passport |
| 履歴 | りれき | personal history, background, career, log |
| 理論 | りろん | theory |
| 輪 | りん | counter for wheels and flowers |
| 林業 | りんぎょう | forestry |
| 類似 | るいじ | analogous |
| 類推 | るいすい | analogy |
| 冷酷 | れいこく | cruelty, coldheartedness, relentless, ruthless |
| 冷蔵 | れいぞう | cold storage, refrigeration |
| 冷淡 | れいたん | coolness, indifference |
| 恋愛 | れんあい | love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections |
| 連休 | れんきゅう | consecutive holidays |
| 連日 | れんじつ | every day, prolonged |
| 連中 | れんじゅう | colleagues, company, a lot |
| 連帯 | れんたい | solidarity |
| 連邦 | れんぽう | commonwealth, federation of states |
| 連盟 | れんめい | league, union, alliance |
| 老衰 | ろうすい | senility, senile decay |
| 朗読 | ろうどく | reading aloud, recitation |
| 浪費 | ろうひ | waste, extravagance |
| 労力 | ろうりょく | labour, effort, toil, trouble |
| 碌な | ろくな | satisfactory, decent |
| 碌に | ろくに | well, enough, sufficient |
| 露骨 | ろこつ | 1. frank, blunt, plain, outspoken, 2. conspicuous, open, 3. broad, suggestive |
| 論議 | ろんぎ | discussion |
| 論理 | ろんり | logic |
| 和 | わ | sum, harmony, peace |
| 我がまま | わがまま | selfishness, egoism, wilfulness, disobedience, whim |
| 枠 | わく | frame, slide |
| 惑星 | わくせい | planet |
| 技 | わざ | art, technique |
| 態と | わざと | on purpose |
| 態々 | わざわざ | expressly, specially, doing something especially rather than incidentally |
| 煩わしい | わずらわしい | troublesome, annoying, complicated |
| 渡り鳥 | わたりどり | migratory bird, bird of passage |
| 詫び | わび | apology |
| 和風 | わふう | Japanese style |
| 和文 | わぶん | Japanese text, sentence in Japanese |
| 藁 | わら | straw |
| 割合に | わりあいに | comparatively |
| 割り当て | わりあて | allotment, assignment, allocation, quota, rationing |
| 割り込む | わりこむ | to cut in, to thrust oneself into, to wedge oneself in, to muscle in on, to interrupt, to disturb |
| 割り算 | わりざん | division (math) |
| 割引き | わりびき | discount, reduction, rebate, tenths discounted |
| 悪者 | わるもの | bad fellow, rascal, ruffian, scoundrel |
| アイデア | idea | |
| アクセル | accelerator | |
| アップ | up | |
| アプローチ | approach (in golf) | |
| アマチュア | amateur | |
| アラブ | Arab | |
| アルカリ | alkali | |
| アルミ | aluminum (Al), aluminium | |
| アワー | hour | |
| アンケート | (fr:) (n) questionnaire (fr: enquete), survey | |
| アンコール | encore | |
| イエス | Jesus, yes | |
| インターチェンジ | interchange | |
| インターナショナル | international | |
| インターフォン | intercom | |
| インテリ | egghead, intelligentsia | |
| インフォメーション | information | |
| インフレ | inflation | |
| ウェートレス | waitress | |
| エアメール | air mail | |
| エレガント | elegant | |
| エンジニア | engineer | |
| オーケー | OK | |
| オートマチック | automatic | |
| オープン | open | |
| オリエンテーション | orientation | |
| オレンジ | an orange | |
| オンライン | on-line | |
| カーペット | carpet | |
| カクテル | cocktail | |
| カット | cut, cutting | |
| カテゴリー | category | |
| カムバック | comeback | |
| カメラマン | cameraman | |
| カルテ | (de:) (n) clinical records (de: Karte) | |
| カンニング | cunning, cheat | |
| ガイド | tour guide | |
| ガイドブック | guidebook | |
| ガレージ | garage (at house) | |
| キャッチ | catch | |
| キャリア | career, career government employee | |
| クイズ | quiz | |
| クラブ | club, crab | |
| クレーン | crane | |
| グラフ | graph | |
| グレー | grey, gray | |
| ゲスト | guest | |
| コーナー | corner | |
| コマーシャル | a commercial | |
| コミュニケーション | communication | |
| コメント | comment | |
| コンタクト | contact, contact lens | |
| コンテスト | contest | |
| コントラスト | contrast | |
| コントロール | control | |
| コンパス | compass | |
| サイクル | cycle | |
| サイズ | size | |
| サボる | to be truant, to be idle, to sabotage by slowness | |
| サンキュー | thank you | |
| サンタクロース | Santa Claus | |
| シート | seat, sheet | |
| システム | system | |
| シック | chic | |
| シナリオ | scenario | |
| ショー | show | |
| ショック | shock | |
| ジーパン | jeans (lit: jeans pants), dungarees | |
| ジャズ | jazz | |
| ジャンパー | jacket, jumper | |
| ジャンプ | jump | |
| ジャンボ | jumbo | |
| ジャンル | genre | |
| スタジオ | studio | |
| スチーム | steam | |
| ストライキ | strike | |
| ストレス | stress | |
| ストロー | straw | |
| ストロボ | stroboscope (lit: strobo), strobe lamp, stroboscopic lamp | |
| スピード | speed | |
| スプリング | spring | |
| スペース | space | |
| スポーツカー | sports car | |
| スラックス | slacks | |
| セール | sale | |
| セクション | section | |
| セックス | sexual intercourse | |
| セレモニー | ceremony | |
| センス | good sense (for music style tact etc.) | |
| ゼリー | 1. jelly, 2. Jerry | |
| ソース | source | |
| ソックス | socks | |
| ソロ | solo | |
| タイトル | title | |
| タイピスト | typist | |
| タイマー | timer | |
| タイミング | timing | |
| タイム | time | |
| タイムリー | timely, run-batted-in (baseball), RBI | |
| タイヤ | tire, tyre | |
| タイル | tile | |
| タレント | talent, star, personality | |
| タワー | tower | |
| ダース | dozen | |
| ダウン | down | |
| ダブる | to coincide (fall on the same day), to have two of something, to repeat a school year after failing | |
| ダンプ | dump | |
| チームワーク | teamwork | |
| チェンジ | change | |
| チャイム | chime | |
| チャンネル | a channel | |
| ティッシュペーパー | tissue paper | |
| テレックス | telex, teletypewriter exchange | |
| データ | data | |
| デコレーション | decoration | |
| デザート | dessert | |
| デザイン | design | |
| デッサン | (fr:) (n) rough sketch (fr: dessin) | |
| デモンストレーション | demonstration | |
| トーン | tone | |
| トラブル | trouble (sometimes used as a verb) | |
| トランジスター | transistor | |
| ドライ | dry | |
| ドライクリーニング | dry cleaning | |
| ドライバー | driver, screwdriver | |
| ドライブイン | drive in | |
| ドリル | drill | |
| ナイター | game under lights (e.g. baseball) (lit: nighter), night game | |
| ナプキン | napkin | |
| ナンセンス | nonsense | |
| ニュー | new | |
| ニュアンス | nuance | |
| ネガ | (photographic) negative | |
| ノイローゼ | (de:) (n) neurosis (de: Neurose) | |
| ハンガー | hangar, (coat) hanger, hunger | |
| バー | bar | |
| バッジ | badge | |
| バット | bat, vat | |
| パジャマ | pajamas, pyjamas | |
| パチンコ | pachinko (Japanese pinball) | |
| パトカー | patrol car | |
| パンク | 1. (abbr) puncture, bursting, 2. punk | |
| ヒント | hint | |
| ビールス | virus | |
| ビジネス | business | |
| ファイト | fight | |
| ファイル | file | |
| ファン | fan, fun | |
| フィルター | (camera) filter | |
| フェリー | ferry | |
| フォーム | foam, form | |
| フロント | front | |
| ブーツ | boots | |
| ブーム | boom | |
| ブザー | buzzer | |
| ブルー | blue | |
| ベース | base, bass | |
| ベスト | best, vest | |
| ベストセラー | best-seller | |
| ペア | pair, pear | |
| ホース | hose | |
| ホール | hall, hole | |
| ボイコット | boycott | |
| ボルト | volt, bolt | |
| ポーズ | pause | |
| ポイント | point | |
| ポジション | position | |
| ポット | pot | |
| ポンプ | pump | |
| マーク | mark | |
| マスコミ | mass communication | |
| マッサージ | massage | |
| ミスプリント | misprint | |
| ミセス | Mrs. | |
| ミュージック | music | |
| ミリ | milli-, 10^-3 | |
| ムード | mood | |
| メーカー | maker | |
| メッセージ | message | |
| メディア | media | |
| メロディー | melody | |
| モーテル | motel | |
| モニター | (computer) monitor | |
| ヤング | young | |
| ユニーク | unique | |
| ユニフォーム | uniform | |
| ライス | rice | |
| ラベル | label | |
| ランプ | lamp, ramp, headlight, light | |
| ルーズ | loose | |
| ルール | rule | |
| レース | race, lace | |
| レギュラー | regular | |
| レクリエーション | recreation | |
| レッスン | lesson | |
| レディー | lady | |
| レバー | lever, liver | |
| レンジ | range, stove | |
| レンタカー | hire car (lit: rent-a-car) | |
| レントゲン | X-ray (lit: Roentgen) | |
| ロープ | rope | |
| ローマ字 | ローマじ | |
| ロマンチック | romantic | |
| ワット | watt |
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