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| 会う | あう | to meet,to see | u-v |
| 青い | あおい | blue | adj |
| 赤い | あかい | red | adj |
| 明い | あかるい | bright,cheerful | n |
| 秋 | あき | autumn,fall | n-adv |
| 青 | あお | blue | n |
| 赤 | あか | red | n |
| 開く | あく | to open, to become open | ku-v,vi |
| 開ける | あける | to open | ru-v |
| 上げる | あげる | to give | ru-v |
| 朝 | あさ | morning | n-adv,n-t |
| 朝御飯 | あさごはん | breakfast | n |
| あさって | あさって | day after tomorrow | n-adv,n-t |
| 足 | あし | foot, leg | n |
| 明日 | あした | tomorrow | n-t |
| あそこ | あそこ | over there | n |
| 遊ぶ | あそぶ | to play, to enjoy oneself, to make a visit | bu-v |
| 暖かい | あたたかい | warm, mill | adj |
| 頭 | あたま | head | n |
| 新しい | あたらしい | new | adj |
| あちら | あちら | there, yonder, that | n |
| 暑い | あつい | hot, warm | adj |
| 熱い | あつい | hot (thing) | adj |
| 厚い | あつい | kind, warm(hearted), thick, deep | adj |
| あっち | あっち | over there | n col |
| 後 | あと | afterwards, since then, in the future | adj-no,n |
| あなた | あなた | you | n |
| 兄 | あに | (hum) older brother | n |
| 姉 | あね | (hum) older sister | n |
| あの | - | that over there, um | pren-adj,int |
| アパート | アパート | apartment (abbr) | n,adv |
| あびる | あびる | to bathe, to shower | ru-v |
| 危ない | あぶない | dangerous, critical, watch out! | adj |
| 甘い | あまい | generous, sweet | adj,expr |
| 雨 | あめ | rain | n |
| 飴 | あめ | (hard) candy, toffee | n |
| 洗う | あらう | to wash | u-v |
| 存在 | ある | to be | u-v,vi |
| 所有 | ある | to have | u-v,vi |
| 歩く | あるく | to walk | ku-v |
| あれ | - | that, that thing | int,n |
| いい/よい | - | good | adj |
| いいえ | - | no, not at all | int,n |
| 言う | いう | to say | u-v |
| 家 | いえ | house, family | suf |
| いかが | - | how, in what way | na-adj,adv,n |
| 行く | いく/ゆく | to go | ku-v |
| いくつ | いくつ | how many?, how old? | n |
| いくら | how much?, how many? | adv,n | |
| 池 | いけ | pond | n |
| 医者 | いしゃ | doctor (medical) | n |
| いす | chair | n | |
| 忙しい | いそがしい | busy, irritated | adj |
| 痛い | いたい | painful | adj |
| 一 | いち | one | num |
| 一日 | いちにち | 1 day (duration) | n |
| 一番 | いちばん | best, first, number one | n-adv |
| いつ | when | gn-adv | |
| 五日 | いつか | five days, the fifth day (of the month) | n |
| 一緒 | いっしょ | together | adv,n |
| 五つ | いつつ | five | n |
| いつも | いつも | always, every time | adv,n |
| 犬 | いぬ | dog | n |
| 今 | いま | now | adv |
| 意味 | いみ | meaning | n,vs |
| 妹 | いもうと | younger sister | n |
| 嫌 | いや | disagreeable, no | na-adj,n |
| 入口 | いりぐち | entrance, gate | n |
| 居る | いる | (hum) to be (animate), to exist | u-v |
| 要る | いる | to need | u-v |
| 入れる | いれる | to put in | ru-v |
| 色 | いろ | colour | n |
| いろいろ | various | na-adj,adj-no,adv,n | |
| 上 | うえ | above, on top of | no-adj,n-adv,n,n-suf |
| 後ろ | うしろ | behind, rear | n |
| 薄い | うすい | thin, weak | adj |
| 歌 | うた | song | n |
| 歌う | うたう | to sing | u-v |
| うち | うち | house (one's own) | n |
| 生まれる | うまれる | to be born | ru-v |
| 海 | うみ | sea, beach | n |
| 売る | うる | to sell | u-v |
| うるさい | noisy, loud, annoying | adj | |
| 上着 | うわぎ | coat, jacket | n |
| 絵 | え | picture, drawing, painting, sketch | n,n-suf |
| 映画 | えいが | movie, film | n |
| 映画館 | えいがかん | movie theatre (theater), cinema | n |
| 英語 | えいご | the English language | n |
| ええ | ええ | yes | conj,int,n |
| 駅 | えき | station | n |
| エレベーター | エレベーター | elevator | n |
| 円 | えん | yen (currency) | n |
| 鉛筆 | えんぴつ | pencil | n |
| お~ | honourable ~ (honorific) | prefix | |
| おいしい | おいしい | delicious, tasty | adj |
| 多い | おおい | many | adj |
| 大きい | おおきい | big | adj |
| 大きな | おおきな | big | na-adj |
| 大勢 | おおぜい | great number of people | n |
| お母さん | おかあさん | (hon) mother | n |
| お菓子 | おかし | confections, sweets, candy | n |
| お金 | おかね | money | n |
| 起きる | おきる | to get up, to rise | ru-v |
| 置く | おく | to put, to place | u-v |
| 奥さん | おくさん | (hon) wife,wife | n |
| お酒 | おさけ | alcohol, sake (rice wine) | n |
| お皿 | おさら | plate, dish | n |
| 伯父/叔父・さん | おじ・さん | uncle, middle aged man | n |
| おじいさん | おじいさん | grandfather, male senior citizen | n |
| 教える | おしえる | to teach, to inform | ru-v |
| 押す | おす | to push, to press | u-v,vt |
| 遅い | おそい | late, slow | adj |
| お茶 | おちゃ | tea (green), tea | n |
| お手洗い | おてあらい | toilet, lavatory, bathroom | n |
| お父さん | おとうさん | (hon) father, father | n |
| 弟 | おとうと | younger brother | n |
| 男 | おとこ | man | n |
| 男の子 | おとこのこ | boy | n |
| おととい | おととい | day before yesterday | n-adv,n-t |
| おととし | おととし | year before last | n-adv,n-t |
| 大人 | おとな | adult | n |
| おなか | おなか | stomach | n |
| 同じ | おなじ | same, identical, similar | an-adj,n |
| お兄さん | おにいさん | (hon) older brother,older brother | n |
| お姉さん | おねえさん | (hon) older sister, older sister | n |
| 伯母さん/叔母さん | おばさん | aunt | n |
| おばあさん | おばあさん | grandmother, female senior-citizen | n |
| お風呂 | おふろ | bath | n |
| お弁当 | おべんとう | boxed lunch | n |
| 覚える | おぼえる | to remember, to memorize | ru-v |
| おまわりさん | おまわりさん | policeman (friendly term) | n |
| 重い | おもい | heavy | adj |
| 面白い | おもしろい | interesting, amusing | adj |
| 泳ぐ | およぐ | to swim | gu-v |
| 降りる | おりる | to alight (eg from bus), to get off | ru-v |
| 終る | おわる | to finish, to close | u-v |
| 音楽 | おんがく | music | n |
| 女 | おんな | woman, girl, daughter | n |
| 女の子 | おんなのこ | girl | n |
| ~回 | ~かい | counter for occurrences | n |
| ~階 | ~かい | counter for storeys of a building | n |
| 外国 | がいこく | foreign country | n |
| 外国人 | がいこくじん | foreigner | n |
| 会社 | かいしゃ | company, corporation | n |
| 階段 | かいだん | stairs | n |
| 買い物 | かいもの | shopping | n |
| 買う | かう | to buy | u-v |
| 返す | かえす | to return something | u-v,vt |
| 帰る | かえる | to go home, to return | u-v |
| 顔 | かお | face (person) | n |
| かかる | かかる | to take (eg time, money) | u-v,vi |
| かぎ | かぎ | key/s | n |
| 書く | かく | to write | u-v |
| 帰る | かえる | to go home, to return | u-v |
| 顔 | かお | face (person) | n |
| かかる | かかる | to take (eg time, money) | u-v,vi |
| かぎ | かぎ | key/s | n |
| 書く | かく | to write | u-v |
| 学生 | がくせい | student | n |
| ~か月 | ~かげつ | (number of) months | suf |
| 傘 | かさ | umbrella | n |
| 貸す | かす | to lend | u-v |
| 風 | かぜ | wind, breeze | n |
| 風邪 | かぜ | cold, illness | n |
| 方 | かた | person | n |
| 家族 | かぞく | family | n |
| 片仮名 | かたかな | katakana | n |
| 傘 | かさ | umbrella | n |
| 貸す | かす | to lend | u-v |
| 風 | かぜ | wind, breeze | n |
| 風邪 | かぜ | cold, illness | n |
| 方 | かた | person | n |
| 家族 | かぞく | family | n |
| ~月 | ~がつ | month of year | suf |
| 学校 | がっこう | school | n |
| カップ | カップ | cup | n |
| 家庭 | かてい | home, hosehold | n |
| 角 | かど | corner (e.g. desk) | n |
| かばん | かばん | bag, basket | n |
| 花瓶 | かびん | (flower) vase | n |
| かぶる | かぶる | to wear, to put on (head) | u-v |
| 紙 | かみ | paper | n |
| カメラ | カメラ | camera | n |
| 火曜日 | かようび | tuesday | n-adv,n |
| 辛い | からい | spicy | adj |
| 体 | からだ | body | n |
| 借りる | かりる | to borrow, to have a loan | ru-v |
| ~がる | ~がる | feel | suf |
| 軽い | かるい | light, non-serious, minor | adj |
| カレー | カレー | curry | n |
| カレンダー | カレンダー | calender | n |
| 川/河 | かわ | river | n |
| 側 | がわ | side | n-suf |
| かわいい | かわいい | cute, charming | n |
| 漢字 | かんじ | kanji, japanese character | n |
| 木 | き | tree, wood | n |
| 黄色 | きいろ | yellow | n |
| 黄色い | きいろい | yellow | adj |
| 消える | きえる | to go out, to vanish | ru-v |
| 聞く | きく | to hear, to listen, to ask | u-v |
| 北 | きた | north | |
| ギター | ギター | guitar | n |
| 汚い | きたない | dirty, messy | adj |
| 喫茶店 | きっさてん | coffee lounge | n |
| 切手 | きって | stamp (eg. postage) | n |
| 切符 | きっぷ | ticket | n |
| 昨日 | きのう | yesterday | n-adv,n-t |
| 九 | きゅう | nine | num |
| 牛肉 | ぎゅうにく | beef | n |
| 牛乳 | ぎゅうにゅう | milk | n |
| 今日 | きょう | today, this day | n-t |
| 教室 | きょうしつ | classroom | n |
| 兄弟 | きょうだい | siblings, (brothers and sisters) | n |
| 去年 | きょねん | last year | n-adv,n-t |
| 嫌い | きらい | dislike, hate | na-adj,n |
| 切る | きる | to cut, to chop | suf,u-v |
| 着る | きる | to wear, to put on (from shoulders down) | ru-v |
| きれい | きれい | pretty, clean, nice, tidy | na-adj |
| キロ/キログラム | キロ/キログラム | kilo (kilogram) | n,pref |
| キロ/キロメートル | キロ/キロメートル | kilo (kilometre) | n,pref |
| 銀行 | ぎんこう | bank | n |
| 金曜日 | きんようび | Friday | n-adv,n |
| 九 | く | nine | num |
| 薬 | くすり | medicine | n |
| 果物 | くだもの | n | fruit |
| 口 | くち | mouth, orifice, opening | n |
| 靴 | くつ | shoes, footwear | n |
| 靴下 | くつした | socks | n |
| 国 | くに | country | n |
| 曇り | くもり | cloudiness, cloudy weather | adv |
| 曇る | くもる | to become cloudy, to become dim | u-v |
| 暗い | くらい | dark, gloomy | adj |
| ~くらい/ぐらい | くらい/ぐらい | approximate (quantity) | suf |
| クラス | クラス | class | n |
| グラム | グラム | gram | n |
| 来る | くる | to come | vk |
| 消す | けす | to erase, to delete, to turn off power | su-v |
| 車 | くるま | car, vehicle | n |
| 黒 | くろ | black | n |
| 黒い | くろい | black | adj |
| 警官 | けいかん | policeman | n |
| 今朝 | けさ | this morning | n-temp |
| 結構 | けっこう | nice, enough | na-adj,n-adv,n |
| 結婚 | けっこん | marriage | adj-no,n,vs |
| 月曜日 | げつようび | Monday | n-adv,n |
| 玄関 | げんかん | entrance-way, entry hall | n |
| 元気 | げんき | health | na-adj,n |
| 個 | こ | counter for small items | n,suf |
| 五 | ご | five | n |
| 語 | ご | word, language | n,n-suf |
| 公園 | こうえん | park | n |
| 交差点 | こうさてん | intersection | n |
| 紅茶 | こうちゃ | black tea | n |
| 交番 | こうばん | police box | n |
| 声 | こえ | voice | n |
| コート | コート | ncoat | 5n |
| コーヒー | コーヒー | coffee | n |
| ここ | ここ | here, this place | adv |
| 午後 | ごご | afternoon, P.M. | n-adv,n-t |
| 九日 | ここのか | nine days, the ninth day (of the month) | n |
| 九つ | ここのつ | nine | n |
| 午前 | ごぜん | morning, A.M. | n-adv,n-t |
| 答える | こたえる | to answer, to reply | ru-v |
| こちら | こちら | this eg person, way | n |
| こっち | こっち | this eg person, way | - |
| コップ | コップ | cup | n |
| 今年 | ことし | this year | n-adv,n-t |
| 言葉 | ことば | word | n |
| 子供 | こども | child, children | n |
| この | この | this | adj-pn,int |
| 御飯 | ごはん | rice (cooked), meal | n |
| コピーする | コピーする | to copy | n,p-suru |
| 困る | こまる | to be worried, to be bothered | u-v |
| これ | これ | this | int,n |
| ~ころ/~ごろ | ~ころ/~ごろ | about, approximately (time) | n-suf |
| 今月 | こんげつ | this month | n-adv,n-t |
| 今週 | こんしゅう | this week | n-adv,n-t |
| こんな | こんな | such, like this | na-adj,adj-pn,adv,n |
| 今晩 | こんばん | tonight, this evening | n-adv,n-t |
| さあ | さあ | come now, well | conj,int |
| 歳 | さい | ~years-old | suf |
| 魚 | さかな | fish | n |
| 財布 | さいふ | wallet | n |
| 先 | さき | the future, former, previous | adj-no,n,n-suf,pref |
| 咲く | さく | to bloom | u-v |
| 作文 | さくぶん | composition, writing | n |
| 差す | さす | to raise (stretch out) hands, to raise (eg umbrella) | u-v |
| 冊 | さつ | counter for books | n |
| 雑誌 | ざっし | magazine | n |
| 砂糖 | さとう | sugar | n |
| 寒い | さむい | cold (e.g. weather) | adj |
| さ来年 | さらいねん | year after next | n-adv,n-t |
| さん | さん | Mr or Mrs | suf |
| 三 | さん | three | num |
| 散歩 | さんぽ | walk, stroll | n,vs |
| 四 | し | four | num |
| 時 | じ | time,time (~ O'clock) | suf |
| 塩 | しお | salt | n |
| しかし | しかし | however, but | conj |
| 時間 | じかん | time | n-adv,n |
| ~時間 | ~じかん | ~hours | suf |
| 仕事 | しごと | work, occupation, employment | adj-no,n |
| 辞書 | じしょ | dictionary | n |
| 静か | しずか | quiet, peaceful | na-adj |
| 下 | した | under, below, beneath | n |
| 七 | しち | seven | num |
| 質問 | しつもん | question, inquiry | n,vs |
| 自転車 | じてんしゃ | bicycle | n |
| 自動車 | じどうしゃ | automobile | n |
| 死ぬ | しぬ | to die | nu-v |
| 字引 | じびき | dictionary | n |
| 自分 | じぶん | myself, oneself | n |
| 閉まる | しまる | to close, to be closed | u-v,vi |
| 閉める | しめる | to close, to shut | ru-v,vt |
| 締める | しめる | to tie, to fasten | ru-v |
| じゃ/じゃあ | じゃ/じゃあ | well, well then | conj,int |
| 写真 | しゃしん | photograph | n |
| シャツs | シャツ | hirt, singlet | n |
| シャワー | シャワー | shower | n |
| 十 | じゅう | ten | num |
| ~中 | ~じゅう | during, while | suf |
| ~週間 | ~しゅうかん | ~weeks | suf |
| 授業 | じゅぎょう | lesson, class work | n,vs |
| 宿題 | しゅくだい | homework | n |
| 上手 | じょうず | skill, skillful, dexterity | na-adj,n |
| 丈夫 | じょうぶ | strong, solid, durable | na-adj,n |
| しょうゆ | しょうゆ | soy sauce | n |
| 食堂 | しょくどう | cafeteria, dining hall | n |
| 知る | しる | to know, to understand | u-v |
| 白 | しろ | white | n |
| 白い | しろい | white | adj |
| ~人 | ~にん | counter for people | n,suf |
| 新聞 | しんぶん | newspaper | n |
| 水曜日 | すいようび | Wednesday | n-adv,n |
| 吸う | すう | to smoke, to breathe in, to suck | u-v |
| スカート | スカート | skirt | n |
| 好き | すき | liking, fondness, love | na-adj,n |
| ~すぎ | ~すぎ | to exceed, ~ too much | suf |
| 少ない | すくない | a few, scarce | adj |
| すぐに | すぐに | immediately, instantly | adv |
| 少し | すこし | little, few | adv,n |
| 涼しい | すずしい | cool, refreshing | adj |
| ~ずつ | ~ずつ | at a time, gradually | suf |
| ストーブ | ストーブ | heater, (lit: stove) | n |
| スプーン | スプーン | spoon | n |
| スポーツ | スポーツ | sport | n |
| ズボン | ズボン | trousers | n |
| 住む | すむ | to reside, to live in | u-v |
| スリッパ | スリッパ | スリッパ | n |
| する | する | to do, to try | vs-i |
| 座る | すわる | to sit | u-v |
| 背 | せい | height, stature | n |
| 生徒 | せいと | pupil | n |
| セーター | セーター | sweater, jumper | n |
| 石鹸 | せっけん | soap | n |
| 背広 | せびろ | business suit | n |
| 狭い | せまい | narrow, confined, small | adj |
| ゼロ | ゼロ | zero | n |
| 千 | せん | thousand, many | n |
| 先月 | せんげつ | last month | n-adv,n-t |
| 先週 | せんしゅう | last week, the week before | n-adv,n-t |
| 先生 | せんせい | teacher, master, doctor | n |
| 洗濯 | せんたく | washing, laundry | n,vs |
| 全部 | ぜんぶ | all, entire, whole | n-adv,n-t |
| そう/そうです | そう/そうです | appears, to be the case | |
| 掃除 | そうじ | cleaning, sweeping | n,vs |
| そうして/そして | そうして/そして | and, like that | conj |
| そこ | そこ | that place, there | n |
| そちら | そちら | over there | n |
| そっち | そっち | over there | n |
| 外 | そと | outside, exterior | n |
| その | その | that | adj-pn |
| そば | そば | near, close, beside | n |
| 空 | そら | sky | n |
| それ | それ | it,that | n |
| それから | それから | and then, after that . | uk |
| それでは | それでは | in that situation, well then... | exp |
| 台 | だい | counter for vehicles/machines | suf |
| 大学 | だいがく | university | n |
| 大使館 | たいしかん | embassy | n |
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ | safe, all right, O.K | na-adj,adv,n |
| 大好き | だいすき | very likeable, like very much | na-adj,n |
| 大切 | たいせつ | important | na-adj,n |
| 台所 | だいどころ | kitchen | n |
| たいへん | たいへん | very,difficult situation, tough situation | na-adj,adv,n |
| 高い | たかい | tall, high | adj |
| 高い | たかい | expensive | adj |
| ~だけ | ~だけ | only ~, just ~ | prt |
| たくさん | たくさん | many, a lot, much | na-adj,adv,n |
| タクシー | タクシー | taxi | n |
| 出す | だす | to put out, to send | u-v |
| ~たち | ~たち | plural suffix | n-suf |
| 立つ | たつ | to stand | u-v |
| たて | たて | length, height | n |
| 建物 | たてもの | building | n |
| 楽しい | たのしい | enjoyable, fun | adj |
| 頼む | たのむ | to request, to ask | mu-v |
| たばこ | たばこ | tobacco, cigarettes | n |
| たぶん | たぶん | perhaps, probably | adv,n |
| 食べ物 | たべもの | food | n |
| 食べる | たべる | to eat | ru-v |
| 卵 | たまご | egg | n |
| 誰 | だれ | who | n |
| 誰か | だれか | someone, somebody | n |
| 誕生日 | たんじょうび | birthday | n |
| だんだん | だんだん | gradually, by degrees | adv,n |
| 小さい | ちいさい | small, little | adj |
| 小さな | ちいさな | small, little | na-adj |
| 近い | ちかい | near, close by, short | adj,suf |
| 違う | ちがう | to differ (from), to differ | u-v |
| 近く | ちかく | near | n-adv,n |
| 地下鉄 | ちかてつ | underground train, subway | n |
| 地図 | ちず | map | n |
| 父 | ちち | (one's own) father, father | n |
| 茶色 | ちゃいろ | brown | n |
| ちゃわん | ちゃわん | rice bowl | n |
| ~中 | ~ちゅう | during, while ~ing | suf |
| ちょうど | ちょうど | just, right, exactly | gn |
| ちょっと | ちょっと | a little, somewhat | adv,int |
| 一日 | ついたち | for one day, first of month | n |
| 使う | つかう | to use | u-v |
| 疲れる | つかれる | to get tired, to tire | ru-v |
| 次 | つぎ | next | n |
| 着く | つく | to arrive at, to reach | ku-v |
| 机 | つくえ | desk | n |
| 作る | つくる | to make, to create | u-v |
| つける | つける | to turn on (eg a light) | ru-v,vt |
| 勤める | つとめる | to serve, to work (for) | ru-v |
| つまらない | つまらない | insignificant, boring | adj |
| 冷たい | つめたい | cold (to the touch) | adj |
| 強い | つよい | strong, powerful | n |
| 手 | て | hand | n |
| テープ | テープ | tape | n |
| テープレコーダー | テープレコーダー | tape recorder | n |
| テーブル | テーブル | table | n |
| 出かける | でかける | to depart, to go out | ru-v |
| 手紙 | てがみ | letter | n |
| できる | できる | to be able to | ru-v |
| 出口 | でぐち | exit | n |
| テスト | テスト | test | n,vs |
| では | では | with that... | expr |
| デパート | デパート | department store | n |
| でも | でも | but, however | conj,prt |
| 出る | でる | to appear, to leave | ru-v |
| テレビ | テレビ | television, TV | n |
| 天気 | てんき | weather | n |
| 電気 | でんき | electricity, (electric) light | n |
| 電車 | でんしゃ | electric train | n |
| 電話 | でんわ | telephone | n,vs |
| 戸 | と | door (Japanese style) | n |
| 度 | ど | counter for occurrences | n-suf |
| ドア | ドア | door (Western style) | n |
| トイレ | トイレ | toilet | n |
| どう | どう | how, in what way | adv |
| どうして | どうして | why?, for what reason | adv,int |
| どうぞ | どうぞ | please, kindly, by all means | adv |
| 動物 | どうぶつ | animal | n |
| どうも | どうも | thanks, very | adv,int |
| 十 | とお | ten | num |
| 遠い | とおい | far, distant | adj |
| 十日 | とおか | ten days, the tenth (day of the month) | |
| ~時 | ~とき | at the time of ~ | adv,n |
| 時々 | ときどき | sometimes | adv,n |
| 時計 | とけい | watch, clock | n |
| どこ | どこ | where, what place | |
| 所 | ところ | place | n |
| 年 | とし | year, age | n |
| 図書館 | としょかん | library | n |
| どちら | どちら | which, which way | n |
| どっち | どっち | which one, which way | n |
| とても | とても | very | adv |
| どなた | どなた | who | n |
| 隣 | となり | next to, next door to | n |
| どの | どの | which | pren-adj |
| 飛ぶ | とぶ | o fly, to hop | u-v |
| 止まる | とまる | to come to a halt | u-v |
| 友達 | ともだち | friend | n |
| 土曜日 | どようび | Saturday | n-adv,n |
| 鳥 | とり | bird | n |
| とり肉 | とりにく | chicken meat | |
| 取る | とる | to take | u-v |
| 撮る | とる | to take (a photo) | u-v |
| どれ | どれ | which (of three or more) | n |
| どんな | どんな | what, what kind of | na-adj,adj-pn,n |
| ない | ない | there isn't, doesn't have | adj |
| ナイフ | ナイフ | knife | n |
| 中 | なか | inside, middle, among | n |
| 長い | ながい | long | adj |
| ~ながら | ~ながら | while ~ing, during, although | prt |
| 鳴く | なく | to sing (bird), to make sound (animal) | u-v |
| 無くす | なくす | to lose something | u-v |
| なぜ | なぜ | why | adv |
| 夏 | なつ | summer | n-adv,n-t |
| 夏休み | なつやすみ | summer vacation, summer holiday | n |
| ~など | ~など | et cetera | n,n-suf,prt |
| 七つ | ななつ | seven | n |
| 何 | なん,なに | what | int,n |
| 七日 | なのか | seven days, the seventh day (of the month) | n-adv |
| 名前 | なまえ | name | n |
| 習う | ならう | to learn | u-v |
| 並ぶ | ならぶ | to line up, to stand in a line | u-v,vi |
| 並べる | ならべる | to line up, to set up | ru-v,vt |
| なる | なる | to become | u-v |
| 何~ | なん~ | what sort of ~ | |
| 二 | に | twoo | num |
| にぎやか | にぎやか | bustling, busy | na-adj,n |
| 肉 | にく | meat | n |
| 西 | にし | west | n |
| ~日 | ~にち | ~ day of the month, for ~ days | |
| 日曜日 | にちようび | Sunday | n-adv,n |
| 荷物 | にもつ | luggage | n |
| ニュース | ニュース | news | n |
| 庭 | にわ | garden | n |
| ~人 | ~にん | counter for people | |
| 脱ぐ | ぬぐ | to take off clothes | u-v |
| 温い | ぬくい | lukewarm | adj |
| ネクタイ | ネクタイ | tie, necktie | n |
| 猫 | ねこ | cat | n |
| 寝る | ねる | to go to bed, to sleep | ru-v |
| ~年 | ~ねん | ~ years | |
| ノート | ノート | notebook, exercise book | n |
| 登る | のぼる | to climb | u-v |
| 飲み物 | のみもの | drink, beverage | n |
| 飲む | のむ | to drink | u-v |
| 乗る | のる | to get on, to ride in, to board | u-v |
| 歯 | は | tooth | n |
| パーティー | パーティー | party | n |
| はい | はい | yes | conj,int |
| ~杯 | ~はい | counter for cupfuls | n |
| 灰皿 | はいざら | ashtray | n |
| 入る | はいる | to enter, to contain, to hold | u-v |
| 葉書 | はがき | postcard | n |
| はく | はく | to wear, to put on (trousers) | u-v |
| 箱 | はこ | box | n |
| 橋 | はし | bridge | n |
| はし | はし | chopsticks | n |
| 始まる | はじまる | to begin | u-v,vi |
| 初め/始め | はじめ | beginning, start | expr |
| 初めて | はじめて | for the first time | adv,n |
| 走る | はしる | to run | u-v |
| バス | バス | bus | n |
| バター | バター | butter | n |
| 二十歳 | はたち | 20 years old, 20th year | n |
| 働く | はたらく | to work | u-v |
| 八 | はち | eight | num |
| 二十日 | はつか | twenty days, twentieth (day of the month) | n |
| 花 | はな | flower | n |
| 鼻 | はな | nose | n |
| 話 | はなし | talk, story | n |
| 話す | はなす | to speak | su-v |
| 母 | はは | one's own) mother, mother | n |
| 早い | はやい | early | adj |
| 速い | はやい | quick, fast | adj |
| 春 | はる | spring | n-adv,n-t |
| 貼る | はる | to stick, to paste | u-v |
| 晴れ | はれ | clear weather | ru-v |
| 晴れる | はれる | to be sunny | ru-v |
| 半 | はん | half | n-adv,n,n-suf |
| 晩 | ばん | evening | n-adv,n-t |
| ~番 | ~ばん | ~st/th best | n-adv,n-t |
| パン | パン | bread | n |
| ハンカチ | ハンカチ | handkerchief | n |
| 番号 | ばんごう | number | n |
| 晩御飯 | ばんごはん | dinner, evening meal | n |
| 半分 | はんぶん | half | n |
| 東 | ひがし | east | n |
| ~匹 | ~ひき | counter for small animals | |
| 引く | ひく | to pull | u-v |
| 弾く | ひく | to play (piano, guitar) | ku-v |
| 低い | ひくい | short, low | adj |
| 飛行機 | ひこうき | aeroplane, airplane | n |
| 左 | ひだり | left hand side | n |
| 人 | ひと | man, person | n |
| 一つ | ひとつ | one | n |
| 一月 | ひとつき | one month | n |
| 一人 | ひとり | one person | n |
| 暇 | ひま | free time, leisure | na-adj,n |
| 百 | ひゃく | 100, hundred | num |
| 病院 | びょういん | hospital | n |
| 病気 | びょうき | illness, disease, sickness | n |
| 平仮名 | ひらがな | hiragana | n |
| 昼 | ひる | noon, daytime | n-adv,n-t |
| 昼御飯 | ひるごはん | lunch, midday meal | n |
| 広い | ひろい | spacious, wide | adj |
| フィルム | フィルム | film (roll of) | n |
| 封筒 | ふうとう | envelope | n |
| プール | プール | swimming pool | n |
| フォーク | フォーク | fork | n |
| 吹く | ふく | to blow (wind, etc) | ku-v |
| 服 | ふく | clothes | n,n-suf |
| 二つ | ふたつ | two | n |
| 豚肉 | ぶたにく | pork | n |
| 二人 | ふたり | two people | n |
| 二日 | ふつか | second day of the month, two days | n |
| 太い | ふとい | fat, thick | adj |
| 冬 | ふゆ | winter | n-adv,n-t |
| 降る | ふる | to precipitate, to fall (e.g. rain) | u-v |
| 古い | ふるい | old (not person), aged, ancient | adj |
| ふろ | ふろ | bath | n |
| ~分 | ~ふん | ~minutes | suf |
| 文章 | ぶんしょう | sentence, text | suf |
| ページ | ページ | page | n |
| 下手 | へた | unskillful, poor | na-adj,n |
| ベッド | ベッド | bed | n |
| ペット | ペット | pet | n |
| 部屋 | へや | room | n |
| 辺 | へん | area, vicinity | n |
| ペン | ペン | pen | n |
| 勉強 | べんきょうする | study, diligence | n,vs |
| 便利 | べんり | convenient, handy | na-adj,n |
| ほう | ほう | way | - |
| 帽子 | ぼうし | hat | n |
| ボールペン | ボールペン | ball-point pen | n |
| 外 | ほか | other place, the rest | n |
| ポケット | ポケット | n | |
| 欲しい | ほしい | want, in need of, desire | adj |
| ポスト | ポスト | post | n |
| 細い | ほそい | thin, slender, fine | adj |
| ボタン | ボタン | buttoon | n |
| ホテル | ホテル | hotel | n |
| 本 | ほん | book | n |
| ~本 | ~ほん | counter for long cylindrical things | |
| 本棚 | ほんだな | bookshelves | n |
| ほんとう | ほんとう | reality, truth | adv |
| ~枚 | ~まい | counter for flat things | |
| 毎朝 | まいあさ | every morning | n-adv,n-t |
| 毎月 | まいげつ, まいつき | every month, monthly | n-adv,n |
| 毎週 | まいしゅう | every week | n-adv,n-t |
| 毎日 | まいにち | every day | n-adv,n-t |
| 毎年 | まいねん,まいとし | every year, annually | n-t |
| 毎晩 | まいばん | every night | n-adv,n-t |
| 前 | まえ | before, in front | n-adv,n-t,suf |
| ~前 | ~まえ | in front of ~ | suf |
| 曲る | まがる | to turn, to bend | u-v |
| まずい | まずい | unappetising, unpleasant (taste) | adj |
| また | また | again, and | adv,conj,n |
| まだ | まだ | yet, still, besides | adv |
| 町 | まち | town, city | n |
| 待つ | まつ | to wait | tsu-v |
| まっすぐ | まっすぐ | straight (ahead), direct | na-adj,adv,n |
| マッチ | マッチ | match | n |
| 窓 | まど | window | n |
| 丸い/円い | まるい | round, circular | adj |
| 万 | まん | ten thousand, everything | num |
| 万年筆 | まんねんひつ | fountain pen | n |
| 磨く | みがく | to brush (teeth) | ku-v |
| 右 | みぎ | right hand side | n |
| 短い | みじかい | sort | adj |
| 水 | みず | water | n |
| 店 | みせ | store, shop, establishment | n,n-suf |
| 見せる | みせる | to show, to display | ru-v |
| 道 | みち | street, road | n |
| 三日 | みっか | three days, the third day (of the month) | n |
| 三つ | みっつ | three | n |
| 緑 | みどり | green | n |
| 皆さん | みなさん | everyone | n |
| 南 | みなみ | South, proceeding south | n,vs |
| 耳 | みみ | ear | n |
| 見る | みる | to see, to watch | ru-v |
| みんな | みんな | all, everyone, everybody | adv,n |
| 六日 | むいか | six days, sixth (day of month) | |
| 向こう | むこう | beyond, over there | n |
| 難しい | むずかしい | difficult | adj |
| 六つ | むっつ | six | num |
| 村 | むら | village | n |
| 目 | め | eye, eyeball | n |
| メートル | メートル | metre, meter | n |
| 眼鏡 | めがね | spectacles, glasses | n |
| もう | もう | already,again | adv,int |
| 門 | もん | gate | n,n-suf |
| 木曜日 | もくようび | Thursday | n-adv,n |
| もしもし | もしもし | hello (on phone) | conj,int |
| 持つ | もつ | (1) to hold, to carry, (2) to possess | tsu-v |
| もっと | もっと | more, longer, farther | adv |
| 物 | もの | thing, object | n |
| 問題 | もんだい | problem, question | n |
| ~屋 | ~や | ~ shop | |
| 八百屋 | やおや | greengrocer | n |
| 野菜 | やさい | vegetable | n |
| 易しい | やさしい | easy, plain, simple | adj |
| 安い | やすい | cheap, inexpensive | adj |
| 休み | やすみ | rest, vacation, holiday | n |
| 休む | やすむ | to rest, to have a break, to take a day off | mu-v,vi |
| 八つ | やっつ | eight | num |
| 山 | やま | mountain | n |
| やる | やる | to do | u-v |
| 夕方 | ゆうがた | evening | n-adv,n-t |
| 夕飯 | ゆうはん | dinner | n |
| 郵便局 | ゆうびんきょく | post office | n |
| 昨夜 | ゆうべ | last night | n |
| 有名 | ゆうめい | famous | na-adj,n |
| 雪 | ゆき | snow | n |
| ゆっくり | ゆっくり | adv,n | slowly, at ease |
| 八日 | ようか | eight days, the eighth (day of the month) | n |
| 洋服 | ようふく | Western-style clothes | n |
| よく | よく | frequently, often,well, skillfully | adv |
| 横 | よこ | beside, side, width | n |
| 四日 | よっか | 4th day of month, four days | n |
| 四つ | よっつ | four | n |
| 呼ぶ | よぶ | to call out, to invite | bu-v |
| 読む | よむ | to read | mu-v |
| 夜 | よる | evening, night | n |
| 弱い | よわい | weak, feable | adj |
| 来月 | らいげつ | next month | n-adv,n-t |
| 来週 | らいしゅう | next weeek | |
| 来年 | らいねん | next year | n-adv,n-t |
| ラジオ | ラジオ | radio | n |
| ラジカセ | ラジカセ | radio cassette player | n |
| りっぱ | りっぱ | splendid, fine | na-adj,n |
| 留学生 | りゅうがくせい | overseas student | n |
| 両親 | りょうしん | parents, both parents | n |
| 料理 | りょうり | cooking, cuisine | n,vs |
| 旅行 | りょこう | travel, trip | n,vs |
| 零 | れい | zero, nought | n |
| 冷蔵庫 | れいぞうこ | refrigerator | n |
| レコード | レコード | record | n |
| レストラン | レストラン | restaurant | n |
| 練習 | れんしゅう(する) | (to) practice | n,vs |
| 廊下 | ろうか | corridor | n |
| 六 | ろく | six | num |
| ワイシャツ | ワイシャツ | shirt (lit: white shirt), business shirt | n |
| 若い | わかい | young | adj |
| 分かる | わかる | to understand | u-v |
| 忘れる | わすれる | to forget | ru-v |
| 私 | わたし, わたくし | I, myself | adj-no,n |
| 渡す | わたす | to pass over, to hand over | su-v |
| 渡る | わたる | to cross over, to go across | u-v |
| 悪い | わるい | bad, inferior | adj |
| あ | - | Ah | int |
| ああ | like that, that way | int | |
| あいさつする | あいさつする | greeting | n,vs |
| 間 | あいだ | space, interval | n |
| 合う | あう | to fit, to match | u-v |
| あかちゃん | あかちゃん | baby, infant | n |
| 上がる | あがる | to rise, to go up | u-v |
| 赤ん坊 | あかんぼう | baby | n |
| 空く | あく | empty, void, vacant | ku-v,vi |
| アクセサリー | アクセサリー | accessory | n |
| あげる | あげる | to give | ru-v |
| 浅い | あさい | shallow, superficial | adj |
| 味 | あじ | flavor, taste | adj-na,n |
| アジア | アジア | asia | n |
| 明日 | あす | tomorrow | n-t |
| 遊び | あそび | play | n,n-suf |
| 集る | あつまる | to gather, to collect | u-v |
| 集める | あつめる | to collect, to assemble | ru-v,vt |
| アナウンサー | アナウンサー | announcer | n |
| アフリカ | アフリカ | afrika | n |
| アメリカ | アメリカ | amerika | n |
| 謝る | あやまる | to apologize | u-v |
| アルコール | アルコール | alcohol | n |
| アルバイト | アルバイト | part-time job | n |
| 安心 | あんしん | peace of mind, relief | adj-na,n, vs |
| 安全 | あんぜん | safety, security | adj-na,n |
| あんな | あんな | such, like that | adj-na,adj-pn |
| 案内 | あんない | information, guidance | n,vs |
| 以下 | いか | less than, below | n |
| 以外 | いがい | with the exception of, excepting | n |
| 医学 | いがく | medical science | n |
| 生きる | いきる | to live, to exist | ru-v |
| いくら~ても | いくら~ても | however much one may ~ | - |
| 意見 | いけん | opinion, view | n |
| 石 | いし | stone | n |
| いじめる | いじめる | to tease, to torment | ru-v |
| 以上 | いじょう | more than, this is all | n-adv,n-t |
| 急ぐ | いそぐ | to hurry, to rush | gu-v |
| 致す | いたす | (hum) to do | su-v |
| いただく | いただく | to receive, to take food or drink (hum) | ku-v |
| 一度 | いちど | once, one time | n-adv |
| 一生懸命 | いっしょうけんめい | as well as one can, with utmost effort | adj-na,n-adv,n |
| いっぱい | いっぱい | full, to the utmost | adv |
| 糸 | いと | thread | n,n-suf |
| 以内 | いない | within, inside of | n,n-suf |
| 田舎 | いなか | rural, countryside | n |
| 祈る | いのる | to pray, to wish | u-v,vi |
| いらっしゃる | いらっしゃる | (hon) to be, to come, to go | aru-v |
| ~員 | ~いん | member of ~ | n-suf |
| 植える | うえる | to plant, to grow | ru-v |
| うかがう | うかがう | to visit | u-v,vi,vt |
| うかがう | うかがう | to ask | u-v,vi,vt |
| 受付 | うけつけ | reception (desk), information | n |
| 受ける | うける | to take (lesson, test), to undergo | ru-v |
| 動く | うごく | to move | ku-v,vi |
| うそ | うそ | lie | n |
| うち | うち | within | n |
| 打つ | うつ | to hit, to strike | u-v |
| 美しい | うつくしい | beautiful, lovely | adj |
| 写す | うつす | copy, to photograph, to film | su-v |
| 移る | うつる | to move (house), to transfer (department) | u-v |
| 腕 | うで | arm | n |
| うまい | うまい | delicious | adj |
| 裏 | うら | reverse side, wrong side, back | n |
| 売り場 | うりば | selling area, counter | adj-no,n |
| うれしい | うれしい | happy, glad | adj |
| うん | うん | yes (informal), alright | n |
| 運転手 | うんてんしゅ | driver, chauffeur | n |
| 運転する | うんてんする | to drive | n,vs |
| 運動 | うんどう | exercise | n,vs |
| エスカレーター | エスカレーター | escalator | n |
| 枝 | えだ | branch, twig | n |
| 選ぶ | えらぶ | to choose, to select | bu-v |
| 遠慮する | えんりょする | menahan diri | adj-na,n,vs |
| おいでになる | おいでになる | (hon) menjadi | u-v |
| お祝い | おいわい | congratulation, celebration | n |
| オートバイ | オートバイ | motorcycle (lit: auto-bi(ke)) | n |
| オーバー | オーバー | overcoat | adj-na,n,vs |
| おかげ | おかげ | thanks or owing to | n |
| おかしい | おかしい | strange, funny | adj |
| ~おき | ~おき | after every ~ | - |
| 億 | おく | 100,000,000, hundred million | num |
| 屋上 | おくじょう | rooftop | n |
| 贈り物 | おくりもの | present, gift | n |
| 送る | おくる | to send (a thing), to dispatch | u-v |
| 遅れる | おくれる | to be late, to be delayed | ru-v |
| お子さん | おこさん | (someone else's) child | n |
| 起こす | おこす | to wake someone | su-v |
| 行う | おこなう | to perform, to do, to carry out | u-v |
| 怒る | おこる | to get angry, to be angry | u-v |
| 押し入れ | おしいれ | closet | n |
| お嬢さん | おじょうさん | (1) (hon) daughter, (2) young lady | n |
| お宅 | おたく | (pol) your house, your home | n |
| 落ちる | おちる | to fall, to drop | ru-v |
| おっしゃる | おっしゃる | (hon) to say, to speak | aru-v |
| 夫 | おっと | husband | n |
| おつり | おつり | change (money), balance | n |
| 音 | おと | sound, note | n,n-suf |
| 落す | おとす | to drop, to lose | su-v |
| 踊り | おどり | dance | n |
| 踊る | おどる | to dance | u-v |
| 驚く | おどろく | to be surprised, to be astonished | ku-v |
| お祭り | おまつり | festival | n |
| お見舞い | おみまい | calling on someone who is ill, enquiry | n |
| お土産 | おみやげ | souvenir | n |
| 思い出す | おもいだす | to recall, to remember | su-v |
| 思う | おもう | to think, to feel | u-v |
| おもちゃ | おもちゃ | toy | n |
| 表 | おもて | the front, surface, exterior | n,n-suf |
| 親 | おや | parents | n |
| 下りる | おりる | to descend a mountain, to (descend) go down stairs | ru-v |
| おる | おる | to be (polite version of いる) | u-v |
| 折る | おる | to break, to fold, to pick a flower | u-v |
| お礼 | おれい | thanking, expression of gratitude | n |
| 折れる | おれる | to break, to be folded, to give in, to turn (a corner) | ru-v,vi,vt |
| 終わり | おわり | the end | n |
| ~おわる | ~おわる | end of ~ | suf |
| ~家 | ~か | professional ~ | - |
| カーテン | カーテン | curtain | n |
| ~会 | ~かい | ~ meeting | - |
| 海岸 | かいがん | coast, beach | n |
| 会議 | かいぎ | meeting, conference | n |
| 会議室 | かいぎしつ | conference room | n |
| 会場 | かいじょう | assembly hall, meeting place, the grounds | n |
| 会話 | かいわ | conversation | n |
| 帰り | かえり | return, coming back | n |
| 変える | かえる | to change, to alter, to vary | ru-v,vt |
| 科学 | かがく | science | n |
| 鏡 | かがみ | mirror | n |
| ~学部 | ~がくぶ | department of a university | - |
| 掛ける | かける | to hang, to put on (eg wall) | ru-v |
| かける | かける | to sit down,to begin to | ru-v |
| 飾る | かざる | to decorate, to ornament, to adorn | u-v |
| 火事 | かじ | fire | n |
| ガス | ガス | gas | n |
| ガソリン | ガソリン | gasoline, petrol | n |
| ガソリンスタンド | ガソリンスタンド | gasoline stand, gas station, petrol station | n |
| 方 | かた | way of doing | n-suf |
| 堅/硬/固い | かたい | solid, hard, firm | adj |
| 形 | かたち | shape | n |
| 片付ける | かたづける | to tidy up, to put in order, to put away | ru-v |
| 課長 | かちょう | section manager | n |
| 勝つ | かつ | to win, to gain victory | tsu-v |
| かっこう | かっこう | appearance, manner | no--adj, na-adj |
| 家内 | かない | housewife | n |
| 悲しい | かなしい | sad, sorrowful | adj |
| 必ず | かならず | certainly, necessarily, invariably | adv |
| お金持ち | おかねもち | rich man | n |
| 彼女 | かのじょ | she, girl-friend | n |
| 壁 | かべ | wall | n |
| かまう | かまう | to mind, to care about | u-v |
| 髪 | かみ | hair | n |
| 噛む | かむ | to bite, to chew | mu-v |
| 通う | かよう | (1) to go back and forth, (2) to commute | u-v |
| ガラス | ガラス | glass, pane | n |
| 彼 | かれ | he, boyfriend | n |
| 彼ら | かれら | they (usually male) | n |
| 乾く | かわく | to get dry | ku-v,vi |
| 代わり | かわり | substitute, alternate | n |
| 変わる | かわる | to change, to be transformed, to vary | u-v,vi |
| 考える | かんがえる | to consider | ru-v |
| 関係 | かんけい | relation, connection | n,vs |
| 看護婦 | かんごふ | (female) nurse | n |
| 簡単 | かんたん | simple | adj-na,n |
| 頑張る | がんばる | to try one's best, to persist | u-v |
| 気 | き | spirit, mood | n |
| 機会 | きかい | chance, opportunity | n |
| 危険 | きけん | danger, peril, hazard | adj-na,n |
| 聞こえる | きこえる | to be heard, to be audible | ru-v |
| 汽車 | きしゃ | train (steam) | n |
| 技術 | ぎじゅつ | art, technique, technology, skill | n |
| 季節 | きせつ | season | n |
| 規則 | きそく | rule, regulations | n |
| きっと | きっと | surely, definitely | adv,n |
| 絹 | きぬ | silk | n |
| 厳しい | きびしい | strict | n |
| 気分 | きぶん | feeling, mood | n |
| 決る | きまる | to be decided, to be settled | u-v |
| 君 | きみ | You (masculine term for female) | n,suf |
| 決める | きめる | to decide | ru-v |
| 気持ち | きもち | feeling, sensation, mood | n |
| 着物 | きもの | kimono | n |
| 客 | きゃく | guest, customer | n |
| 急 | きゅう | (1) urgent, sudden, (2) steep | adj-na,n |
| 急行 | きゅうこう | express (eg train that bypasses stations) | n |
| 教育 | きょういく | training, education | adj-no,n,vs |
| 教会 | きょうかい | church | n |
| 競争 | きょうそう | competition, contest | n,vs |
| 興味 | きょうみ | interest (in something) | n |
| 近所 | きんじょ | neighbourhood | n |
| ~区 | ~く | district ~ | n |
| 具合 | ぐあい | condition, state, health | n |
| 空気 | くうき | air, atmosphere | n |
| 空港 | くうこう | airport | n |
| 草 | くさ | grass | n |
| くださる | くださる | (hon) to give, to confer | aru-v |
| 首 | くび | neck | n |
| 雲 | くも | cloud | n |
| 比べる | くらべる | to compare | ru-v |
| くれる | くれる | to give, to do for | ru-v |
| ~君 | ~くん | Mr (junior) ~, master ~ | n-suf |
| 毛 | け | hair,fur | n |
| 計画 | けいかく | plan, project, schedule | n,vs |
| 経験 | けいけん | experience | n,vs |
| 経済 | けいざい | economics, finance, economy | n |
| 警察 | けいさつ | police | n |
| けがする | けがする | injury (to animate object), hurt | n,vs |
| ケーキ | ケーキ | cake | n |
| 景色 | けしき | scenery, scene, landscape | n |
| 消しゴム | けしゴム | eraser | n |
| 下宿 | げしゅく | boarding, lodging, boarding house | n,vs |
| 決して | けっして | never | adv |
| けれど/けれども | けれど/けれども | but, however | conj |
| ~軒 | ~けん | counter for houses | - |
| 原因 | げんいん | cause, origin, source | n |
| けんかする | けんかする | quarrel | n |
| 玄関 | げんかん | entrance way (in Japanese house) | n |
| 研究 | けんきゅう | study, research, investigation | n,vs |
| 研究室 | けんきゅうしつ | study room, laboratory | n |
| 見物 | けんぶつ | a sight, an attraction | n |
| 子 | こ | child | n |
| 御~ | ご~ | honourable ~ | prefix |
| こう | こう | like this, this way | adv,int-n |
| 郊外 | こうがい | suburb, outskirts | n |
| 講義 | こうぎ | lecture | n,vs |
| 工業 | こうぎょう | (manufacturing) industry | n |
| 高校/高等学校 | こうこう/こうとうがっこう | high school/senior high school | n |
| 高校生 | こうこうせい | high school student | n |
| 工場 | こうじょう | factory | n |
| 校長 | こうちょう | principal, headmaster | n |
| 交通 | こうつう | traffic, transportation | n |
| 講堂 | こうどう | auditorium | n |
| 公務員 | こうむいん | government worker, public servant | n |
| 国際 | こくさい | international | n |
| 心 | こころ | core, heart | n |
| ~ございます | ~ございます | to be (polite), to exist | expr |
| ご主人 | ごしゅじん | your husband, her husband | n |
| 故障 | こしょう | break-down | n,vs |
| ご存じ | ごぞんじ | knowing, acquaintance | n |
| 答 | こたえ | answer, response | n |
| ごちそう | ごちそう | feast, treating (someone) | n,vs |
| こっち | こっち | (1) this person, (2) this direction, (3) this side, (4) thereafter | n |
| こと | こと | thing, matter, fact | n |
| 小鳥 | ことり | small bird | n |
| このあいだ | このあいだ | the other day, recently | n-adv |
| このごろ | このごろ | these days, nowadays | - |
| 細かい | こまかい | (1) small, (2) fine, minute | adj |
| ごみ | ごみ | rubbish, trash, garbage | n |
| 込む | こむ | to be crowded | mu-v |
| 米 | こめ | uncooked rice | n |
| ごらんになる | ごらんになる | (hon) to see | v |
| これから | これから | after this | n-t |
| 怖い | こわい | scary, frightening | adj |
| 壊す | こわす | to break, to break down | u-v,vt |
| 壊れる | こわれる | to be broken, to break | ru-v,vi |
| コンサート | コンサート | concert | n |
| 今度 | こんど | now, next time | n-adv,n-t |
| コンピュータ/コンピューター | コンピュータ/コンピューター | computer | n |
| 今夜 | こんや | this evening, tonight | n-adv,n-t |
| 最近 | さいきん | latest, most recent, nowadays | adj-no,n-adv,n-t |
| 最後 | さいご | last, end, conclusion | n |
| 最初 | さいしょ | beginning, first | adj-no,n-adv,n-t |
| 坂 | さか | slope,hill | n |
| 探す | さがす | to search, to seek, to look for | u-v |
| 下る | さがる | to get down, to descend | u-v |
| 盛ん | さかん | popularity, prosperous | adj-na,n |
| 下げる | さげる | to hang, to lower, to move back | ru-v |
| 差し上げる | さしあげる | (polite) to give, to offer | ru-v |
| さっき | さっき | some time ago | n |
| 寂しい | さびしい | lonely, lonesome | adj |
| ~様 | ~さま | Mr or Mrs ~ | n-suf |
| さ来月 | さらいげつ | the month after next | - |
| さ来週 | さらいしゅう | the week after next | n-adv,n-t |
| サラダ | サラダ | salad | n |
| 騒ぐ | さわぐ | to make noise, to clamor, to be excited | u-v |
| 触る | さわる | to touch, to feel | u-v |
| 産業 | さんぎょう | industry | n |
| サンダル | サンダル | sandal | n |
| サンドイッチ | サンドイッチ | sandwich | n |
| 残念 | ざんねん | bad luck, disappointment | adj-na,n |
| 市 | し | city | n |
| 字 | じ | character, hand-writing | n |
| 試合 | しあい | match, game, contest | n |
| 仕方 | しかた | way, method | n |
| しかる | しかる | to scold | u-v |
| ~式 | ~しき | ceremony | - |
| 試験 | しけん | examination, test, study | n,vs |
| 事故 | じこ | accident | n |
| 地震 | じしん | earthquake | n |
| 時代 | じだい | period, epoch, era | n-t |
| 下着 | したぎ | underwear | 4 |
| 支度 | したくす | preparation | n,vs |
| しっかり | しっかり | firmly, tightly, steady | adj-na,adv,n |
| 失敗 | しっぱい | failure, mistake, blunder | adj-no,n,vs |
| 失礼 | しつれい | (1) discourtesy, impoliteness, (2) Excuse me, Goodbye | adj-na,int,n,vs,exp |
| 辞典 | じてん | dictionary | n |
| 品物 | しなもの | goods | n |
| しばらく | しばらく | little while | adv,int |
| 島 | しま | islan | n |
| (~て)しまう | (~て)しまう | to end up ~ | u-v |
| 市民 | しみん | citizen | n |
| 事務所 | じむしょ | office | n |
| 社会 | しゃかい | society, public | n |
| 社長 | しゃちょう | company president, manager, director | n |
| じゃま | じゃま | hindrance, intrusion | adj-na,n,vs |
| ジャム | ジャム | jam | n |
| 自由 | じゆう | freedom | adj-na,exp,n |
| 習慣 | しゅうかん | custom, habit, manners | n |
| 住所 | じゅうしょ | address (eg of house), residence, domicile | n |
| 柔道 | じゅうどう | judo | n |
| 十分 | じゅうぶん | cukup | n |
| 出席 | しゅっせき | kehadiran | attendance, presence |
| 出発する | しゅっぱつする | departure | n,vs |
| 趣味 | しゅみ | hobby | n |
| 準備 | じゅんび | prepare | n |
| 紹介 | しょうかい | introduction | n,vs |
| 正月 | しょうがつ | New Year, New Year's Day | n |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう | primary school, elementary school | n |
| 小説 | しょうせつ | novel, story | n |
| 招待 | しょうたい | invitation | n |
| 承知 | しょうちする | consent, acceptance | n |
| 将来 | しょうらい | future, prospects | n-adv,n-t |
| 食事 | しょくじ | meal | n |
| 食料品 | しょくりょうひん | foodstuff, groceries | n |
| 女性 | じょせい | woman | n |
| 知らせる | しらせる | to notify, to advise | ru-v |
| 調べる | しらべる | to investigate, to check up | ru-v,vt |
| 人口 | じんこう | population | n |
| 神社 | じんじゃ | Shinto shrine | n |
| 親切 | しんせつ | kindness, gentleness | adj-na,n |
| 心配 | しんぱい・する,しんぱい | worry, concern | adj-na,n,vs |
| 新聞社 | しんぶんしゃ | newspaper company | n |
| 水泳 | すいえい | swimming | n,vs |
| 水道 | すいどう | water service, water supply | n |
| ずいぶん | ずいぶん | extremely | adj-na,n-adv |
| 数学 | すうがく | mathematics, arithmetic | n |
| スーツ | スーツ | suit(clothing) | n |
| スーツケース | スーツケース | suitcase | n |
| スーパー(マーケット) | スーパー(マーケット | super (market) | n |
| 過ぎる | すぎる | to exceed, to go beyond | ru-v,vi |
| すく | すく | to become empty, to be less crowded | u-v,vi |
| スクリーン | スクリーン | screen | n |
| 凄い | すごい | terrific, amazing, to a great extent | adj |
| 進む | すすむ | to make progress, to advance, to proceed | u-v |
| すっかり | すっかり | all, completely, thoroughly | adv |
| ずっと | ずっと | always、right along、all along、on、forever and a day、forever | adv,n |
| ステーキ | ステーキ | steak | n |
| ステレオ | ステレオ | stereo | n |
| 捨てる | すてる | to throw away | ru-v |
| 砂 | すな | sand | n |
| すばらしい | すばらしい | wonderful, splendid | adj |
| 滑る | すべる | to slide, to slip | u-v |
| 隅 | すみ | corner, noo | n,n-suf |
| 済む | すむ | to finish, to end | u-v |
| すり | すり | pickpocket | n |
| すると | すると | and, then | conj |
| ~製 | ~せい | made in ~ | - |
| 生活 | せいかつ,せいかつ・する | living, life (one's daily existence), livelihood | n,vs |
| 生産 | せいさん・する,せいさん | production, manufacture | ru-v,vi |
| 政治 | せいじ | politics, government | n |
| 西洋 | せいよう | the west, Western countries | n |
| 世界 | せかい | the world | n |
| 席 | せき | seat | n |
| 説明 | せつめい | explanation | n,vs |
| 背中 | せなか | back (of body) | n |
| ぜひ | ぜひ | certainly, without fail | adv,n |
| 世話 | せわ・する,せわ | looking after, help | n,vs |
| 線 | せん | line, wire | n,n-suf |
| ぜんぜん | ぜんぜん | wholly, entirely | adv |
| 戦争 | せんそう | war | n,vs |
| 先輩 | せんぱい | senior, superior, elder | n |
| 専門 | せんもん | speciality, study major | n |
| そう | そう | really | adv |
| 相談 | そうだん・する,そうだん | consultation, discussion | n,vs |
| 育てる | そだてる | to raise, to rear, to bring up | ru-v,vt |
| 卒業 | そつぎょう | graduation | n,vs |
| 祖父 | そふ | grandfather | n |
| ソフト | ソフト | soft | n |
| 祖母 | そぼ | grandmother | n |
| それで | それで | and, thereupon, because of that | conj |
| それに | それに | besides, moreover | conj |
| それほど | それほど | to that degree, extent | adv |
| そろそろ | そろそろ | gradually, steadily, soon | adv |
| そんな | そんな | such, like that, that sort of | adj-na,adj-pn,adv,n |
| そんなに | そんなに | so much, like that | uk |
| ~代 | ~だい | ~ age/period | - |
| 退院 | たいいん・する,たいいん | leaving hospital | n,vs |
| 大学生 | だいがくせい | college student, university student | n |
| 大事 | だいじ | important, valuable, serious matter | adj-na,n |
| 大体 | だいたい | generally, substantially | n |
| たいてい | たいてい | generally, usually | adj-na,adv,n |
| タイプ | タイプ | type, style | n |
| 大分 | だいぶ | considerably, greatly, a lot | adv |
| 台風 | たいふう | typhoon | n |
| 倒れる | たおれる | to collapse, to break down | ru-v,vi |
| だから | だから | so, therefore | conj,n |
| 確か | たしか | certain, sure, definite | adj-na,adv,exp,n |
| 足す | たす | to add (numbers), to do (eg. one's business) | u-v |
| ~だす | ~だす | start to ~ | - |
| 訪ねる | たずねる | to visit | ru-v |
| 尋ねる | たずねる | to ask | ru-v |
| 正しい | ただしい | right, just, correct | adj |
| 畳 | たたみ | tatami mat (Japanese straw mat) | n |
| 建て | ~だて | two storied, separate housing | n |
| 立てる | たてる | to stand (something) up, to erect (something) | ru-v |
| 建てる | たてる | to build, to construct | ru-v |
| 例えば | たとえば | for example, eg. | adv |
| 棚 | たな | shelves, rack | n |
| 楽む | たのしむ | to enjoy oneself | u-v |
| 楽しみ | たのしみ | pleasure, joy | n |
| たまに | たまに | occasionally, once in a while | adv,suf |
| 為 | ため | good, advantage, in order to | n |
| だめ | だめ | useless, no good, hopeless | adj-na,n |
| 足りる | たりる | to be sufficient, to be enough | ru-v |
| 男性 | だんせい | male, man | n |
| 暖房 | だんぼう | heating | n |
| 血 | ち | blood | n |
| チェック・する | チェック・する | check | n |
| 力 | ちから | strength, power | n-suf |
| ちっとも | ちっとも | not at all (neg. verb) | adv |
| ~ちゃん | ~ちゃん | suffix for familiar (female) person | n |
| 注意 | ちゅうい | caution, being careful, attention (heed) | n,vs |
| 中学校 | ちゅうがっこう | junior high school, middle school pupil | n |
| 注射 | ちゅうしゃ | injection | n,vs |
| 駐車場 | ちゅうしゃじょう | parking lot, parking place | n |
| ~町 | ~ちょう | ~ of the town | n |
| 地理 | ちり | geography | n |
| ~(に)ついて | ~(に)ついて | about, concerning, regarding | expr |
| 捕まえる | つかまえる | to catch, to arrest, to seize | ru-v |
| つき | つき | moon | n-suf |
| ~月 | ~つき | month | n-temp |
| 点く | つく | to be started, to be switched on | u-v, intrans-verb |
| つける | つける | to take | ru-v |
| 漬ける | つける | to soak, to moisten, to pickle | ru-v |
| 都合 | つごう | circumstances, condition, convenience | adv,n |
| 伝える | つたえる | to tell, to report | ru-v |
| 続く | つづく | to be continued | u-v,vi |
| ~続ける | ~つづける | to continue doing ~ | ru-v,vt |
| 続ける | つづける | to continue, to keep up, to keep on | ru-v,vt |
| 包む | つつむ | wrap, pack | u-v |
| 妻 | つま | (hum) wife | n |
| つもり | つもり | intention, plan | n |
| 釣る | つる | to fish | u-v |
| 連れる | つれる | to lead, to take (a person) | ru-v |
| 丁寧 | ていねい | polite, courteous | adj-na,n |
| テキスト | テキスト | (1)text, (2)text book | n |
| 適当 | てきとう | fitness, suitability | adj-na,n |
| できる | できる | to be able to do | ru-v |
| できるだけ | できるだけ | if at all possible, as much as possible | - |
| 手伝う | てつだう | to help, to assist, to take part in | u-v |
| テニス | テニス | tennis | n |
| 手袋 | てぶくろ | glove | n |
| 寺 | てら | temple | n |
| 点 | てん | spot, mark, point, dot | n,n-suf |
| 店員 | てんいん | shop assistant, employee, clerk, salesperson | n |
| 天気予報 | てんきよほう | weather forecast, weather report | - |
| 電灯 | でんとう | electric light | n |
| 電報 | でんぽう | telegram | n |
| 展覧会 | てんらんかい | exhibition | n |
| 都 | と | metroplitan, municipal | n |
| 道具 | どうぐ | tool, means | n |
| とうとう | とうとう | finally, at last | - |
| 動物園 | どうぶつえん | zoo | n |
| 遠く | とおく | far away, distant | adj-no,n-adv,n |
| 通り | とおり | ~ Street, ~ Avenue | n-suf |
| 通る | とおる | to pass (by), to go through | u-v |
| 特に | とくに | particularly, especially | adv |
| 特別 | とくべつ | special | adj-na,adv,n |
| とこや | とこや | barber | n |
| 途中 | とちゅう | on the way, en route, midway | n-adv,n-t |
| 特急 | とっきゅう | limited express (train, faster than an express) | n |
| 届ける | とどける | to reach | ru-v |
| 泊まる | とまる | to stay at (eg. hotel) | u-v |
| 止める | とめる | to stop (something) | ru-v,vt |
| 取り替える | とりかえる | to exchange, to replace | ru-v |
| 泥棒 | どろぼう | thief, burglar, robber | n,vs |
| どんどん | どんどん | steadily, little by little | adv |
| 直す | なおす | to fix, to repair | u-v,vt |
| 直る | なおる | to be fixed, to be repaired | u-v,vi |
| 治る | なおる | to be cured, to heal | u-v,vi |
| 中々 | なかなか | very, considerably, quite | adv |
| 泣く | なく | to cry, to weep | u-v |
| 無くなる | なくなる | to disappear, to get lost | u-v |
| 亡くなる | なくなる | to die | u-v |
| 投げる | なげる | to throw, to cast away | ru-v |
| なさる | なさる | (hon) to do | aru-v |
| 鳴る | なる | to sound, to ring, to resound | u-v |
| なるべく | なるべく | as much as possible | adv |
| なるほど | なるほど | I see, now I understand | adv,exp |
| 慣れる | なれる | to grow accustomed to | ru-v |
| におい | におい | odour, scent, smell | n |
| 苦い | にがい | bitter | adj |
| ~にくい | ~にくい | difficult to do ~ | suf |
| 逃げる | にげる | to escape, to run away | ru-v |
| 日記 | にっき | diary, journal | n |
| 入院 | にゅういん・する | hospitalization | n,vs |
| 入学 | にゅうがく・する | entry to school or university, matriculation | n |
| 似る | にる | to resemble, to be similar | ru-v |
| 人形 | にんぎょう | doll, puppet, figure | n |
| 盗む | ぬすむ | to steal | u-v |
| 塗る | ぬる | to paint, to plaster | u-v |
| ぬれる | ぬれる | to get wet | ru-v |
| ねだん | ねだん | price, cost | n |
| 熱 | ねつ | fever, temperature | n,n-suf |
| ねっしん | ねっしん | zeal, enthusiasm | adj-na,n |
| 寝坊 | ねぼう | sleeping in late | n,vs |
| 眠い | ねむい | sleepy, drowsy | adj |
| 眠る | ねむる | to sleep | u-v |
| 残る | のこる | to remain, to be left | u-v |
| のど | のど | throat | n |
| 乗り換える | のりかえる | to transfer (trains), to change (bus, train) | ru-v |
| 乗り物 | のりもの | vehicle | n |
| 葉 | は | leaf | n |
| 場合 | ばあい | case, situation | n-adv,n |
| パート(タイム) | パート(タイム) | part time (esp female part time employees) | n-adv,n |
| 倍 | ばい | twice, double | n,vi,vs,vt |
| 拝見 | はいけん・する | (hum) (pol) seeing, look at | n,vs |
| 歯医者 | はいしゃ | dentist | n |
| ~ばかり | ~ばかり | just did ~, only | suf |
| 運ぶ | はこぶ | to transport, to carry | v5b |
| ~始める | ~はじめる | to start doing ~, the beginning of ~ | ru-v,vt |
| 始める | はじめる | to start, to begin | ru-v,vt |
| 場所 | ばしょ | place, location | n |
| はず | はず | it should be so | n |
| 恥ずかしい | はずかしい | shy, ashamed, embarrassed | adj |
| パソコン | パソコン | (personal) computer | n |
| 発音 | はつおん | pronunciation | n,vs |
| はっきり | はっきり | clearly, plainly, distinctly | adv,n |
| 花見 | はなみ | cherry-blossom viewing, flower viewing | n,vs |
| パパ | パパ | papa, father | n |
| 林 | はやし | woods, forester | n |
| 払う | はらう | to pay | u-v |
| 番組 | ばんぐみ | program (eg. TV) | n |
| 反対 | はんたい | oppose, opposition, resistance | adj-na,n,vs |
| ハンバーグ | ハンバーグ | hamburger (meat, no bun) | n |
| 日 | ひ | sun, sunshine, day | n-adv,n-t |
| 火 | ひ | fire, flame, blaze | n,n-suf |
| ピアノ | ピアノ | piano | n |
| 冷える | ひえる | to grow cold, to get chilly, to cool down | ru-v,vi |
| 光る | ひかる | to shine, to glitter | ru-v,vi |
| 光 | ひかり | light | n |
| 引き出し | ひきだし | drawer, drawing out | n |
| ひげ | ひげ | beard | n |
| 飛行場 | ひこうじょう | airport | n |
| 久しぶり | ひさしぶり | after a long time | exp |
| 美術館 | びじゅつかん | art gallery, art museum | n |
| 非常に | ひじょうに | very, extremely, exceedingly | adv |
| びっくりする | びっくりする | to be surprised | vs |
| 引っ越す | ひっこす | to move, to change residence | u-v |
| 必要 | ひつよう | necessary, essential | adj-na,n |
| ひどい | ひどい | cruel, awful | adj |
| 開く | ひらく | to open (eg. a festival) | u-v |
| ビル | ビル | (abbr) building, bill | n |
| 昼間 | ひるま | daytime, during the day | n-adv,n-t |
| 昼休み | ひるやすみ | lunch break, noon recess, noon rest period | n-adv,n-t |
| 拾う | ひろう | to pick up, to find, to gather | u-v |
| ファックス | ファックス | fax | n |
| 増える | ふえる | to increase, to multiply | ru-v,vi |
| 深い | ふかい | deep, profound, thick | adj |
| 複雑 | ふくざつ | complexity, complication | adj-na,n |
| 復習 | ふくしゅう | review, revision | n,vs |
| 部長 | ぶちょう | head of a section | adj,n |
| 普通 | ふつう | (1) generally, ordinarily, usually, (2) train that stops at every station | adj-na,adj-no,adv,n |
| ぶどう | ぶどう | grapes | n |
| 太る | ふとる | to grow fat (stout, plump), to become fat | u-v |
| 布団 | ふとん | bedding (Japanese style), futon | n |
| 舟 | ふね | ship, boat | n |
| 不便 | ふべん | inconvenience | adj-na,n |
| 踏む | ふむ | to step on, to tread on | u-v |
| プレゼント | プレゼント | present, gift | n |
| 文化 | ぶんか | culture, civilization | n |
| 文学 | ぶんがく | literature | n |
| 文法 | ぶんぽう | grammar | n |
| 別 | べつ | distinction, different | adj-na,n,n-suf |
| ベル | ベル | bell | n |
| 変 | へん | strange, odd, peculiar | adj-na,n |
| 返事 | へんじ | reply, answer | n,vs |
| 貿易 | ぼうえき | trade (foreign) | n |
| 放送 | ほうそう・する | broadcast, broadcasting | n,vs |
| 法律 | ほうりつ | law | n |
| 僕 | ぼく | (male) I, manservant | n |
| 星 | ほし | star | n |
| ほど | ほど | degree, extent | n |
| ほとんど | ほとんど | mostly, almost | n-adv,n-t |
| ほめる | ほめる | to praise | ru-v |
| 翻訳 | ほんやく | translation (written) | n,vs |
| 参る | まいる | (1) (hum) to go, to come | u-v |
| 負ける | まける | to lose, to be defeated | ru-v |
| まじめ | まじめ | diligent, serious | adj-na,n |
| まず | まず | first (of all), to start with | adv |
| または | または | or, otherwise | conj,exp |
| 間違える | まちがえる | to err, to make a mistake | ru-v |
| 間に合う | まにあう | (1) to be in time for | u-v |
| ~まま | ~まま | as it is | n |
| 周り | まわり | surroundings, circulation | n,n-suf |
| 回る | まわる | to go around, to revolve | u-v |
| 漫画 | まんが | comic, cartoon | n |
| 真中 | まんなか | middle, centre | n |
| 見える | みえる | to be seen, to be in sight | ru-v |
| 湖 | みずうみ | lake | n |
| 味噌 | みそ | miso, bean paste | n |
| 見つかる | みつかる | (uk) to be found, to be discovered | u-v |
| 見つける | みつける | to discover, to find | ru-v |
| 皆 | みな | everyone, everybody | adv,n |
| 港 | みなと | harbour, port | n |
| 迎える | むかえる | to go out to meet | u-v |
| 向かう | むかう | to face, to go towards | u-v |
| 昔 | むかし | olden days, former | adj-no,n-adv,n-t |
| 虫 | むし | insect | n |
| 息子 | むすこ | (hum) son | n |
| 娘 | むすめ | (hum) daughter | n |
| 無理 | むり | unreasonable, impossible | adj-na,n,vs |
| ~目 | ~め | number ~ sequence, ~nd/th | suf |
| 召し上がる | めしあがる | (pol) to eat | u-v |
| 珍しい | めずらしい | unusual, rare | adj |
| 申し上げる | もうしあげる | to say, to tell | ru-v |
| 申す | もうす | (hum) to be called, to say | u-v |
| もうすぐ | もうすぐ | soon, very soon | expr |
| もし | もし | if | adv |
| もちろん | もちろん | certainly, of course | adv |
| もっとも | もっとも | most, extremely | adv |
| 戻る | もどる | to turn back, to return | u-v |
| 木綿 | もめん | cotton | n |
| もらう | もらう | to receive | u-v |
| 森 | もり | forest | n |
| 焼く | やく | to bake, to grill | u-v |
| 役に立つ | やくにたつ | to be helpful, to be useful | u-v |
| 約束 | やくそく | arrangement, promise | n,vs |
| 焼ける | やける | to burn, to be roasted, to be sunburnt | ru-v,vi |
| 優しい | やさしい | kind, gentle | adj |
| ~やすい | ~やすい | easy to do ~ | - |
| やせる | やせる | to become thin, to lose weight | ru-v |
| やっと | やっと | at last, at length | adv |
| やはり/やっぱり | やはり/やっぱり | as I thought, absolutely | adv,exp |
| やむ | やむ | to cease, to stop | u-v,vi |
| 止める | やめる | to end, to stop, to resign | ru-v |
| やる | やる | (col)to do | u-v |
| 柔らかい | やわらかい | soft, tender | adj |
| 湯 | ゆ | hot water | n |
| 夕飯 | ゆうはん | evening meal | n |
| 輸出 | ゆしゅつ・する | export | n,vs |
| 輸入 | ゆにゅう・する | import | n,vs |
| 指 | ゆび | finger | n |
| 指輪 | ゆびわ | (finger) ring | n |
| 夢 | ゆめ | dream | n |
| 揺れる | ゆれる | to shake, to sway | ru-v |
| 様 | よう | way, manner, kind | adj-na |
| 用 | よう | task, business, use | n,n-suf |
| 用意 | ようい | preparation | n,vs |
| 用事 | ようじ | tasks, chores | n |
| 汚れる | よごれる | to get dirty, to become dirty | ru-v |
| 予習 | よしゅう | preparation for a lesson | n,vs |
| 予定 | よてい | plans, arrangement, schedule | n,vs |
| 予約 | よやく | reservation, booking | n,vs |
| 寄る | よる | to visit, to drop in | u-v |
| (~に)よると | (~に)よると | according to ~ | - |
| 喜ぶ | よろこぶ | to be delighted, to be glad | v5b |
| よろしい | よろしい | (hon) good, OK, all right | adj |
| 理由 | りゆう | reason, pretext, motive | n |
| 利用 | りよう | use, utilization | n,vs |
| 両方 | りょうほう | both sides, both parties | n |
| 旅館 | りょかん | Japanese hotel, inn | n |
| 留守 | るす | absence, being away from home | n |
| 冷房 | れいぼう | cooling, air conditioning | n |
| 歴史 | れきし | history | n |
| レジ | レジ | register | n |
| レポート/リポート | レポート/リポート | report, essay, assignment (aus) | n |
| 連絡 | れんらく | communication, contact, connection | n,vs |
| ワープロ | ワープロ | word processor | n |
| 沸かす | わかす | to boil, to heat | u-v,vt |
| 別れる | わかれる | to be divided, to part from, to separate | ru-v |
| 沸く | わく | to boil, to grow hot, to get excited | u-v |
| 訳 | わけ | meaning, reason | n |
| 忘れ物 | わすれもの | lost article, something forgotten | n |
| 笑う | わらう | to laugh, to smile | u-v |
| 割合 | わりあい | rate, ratio, percentage | adv,n |
| 割れる | われる | to break | ru-v,vi |
| あっ | あっ | Ah!,Oh! | - |
| 愛 | あい | love | n |
| 挨拶 | あいさつ | greeting,salutation | n,vs |
| 愛情 | あいじょう | love,affection | n |
| 合図 | あいず | sign,signal | n |
| アイスクリーム | アイスクリーム | ice cream | n |
| 愛する | あいする | to love | - |
| 相手 | あいて | companion,partner,company | n |
| あいにく | あいにく | unfortunately,Sorry, but.... | adv,exp |
| アイロン | アイロン | (electric) iron | n |
| アウト | アウト | out | n |
| 明かり | あかり | lamplight,light (in general),brightness | n |
| 空き | あき | room,time to spare,emptiness | n |
| 明らか | あきらか | obvious,evident,clear | adj-na |
| 諦める | あきらめる | to give up,to abandon | ru-v |
| 飽きる | あきる | to get tired of,to lose interest in,to have enough | ru-v |
| 握手 | あくしゅ | handshake | n |
| 悪魔 | あくま | devil,demon,evil spirit | n |
| 明ける | あける | to dawn,to become daylight | vs |
| あした | あした | tomorrow | n |
| 預ける | あずける | to give into custody,to entrust,to deposit | ru-v |
| 汗 | あせ | sweat,perspiration | n |
| 与える | あたえる | to give,to present,to award | ru-v |
| 暖かい | あたたかい | warm,mild | - |
| 辺り | あたり | vicinity,nearby | - |
| 当たる | あたる | to be hit,to be successful,to be equivalent to | - |
| あちこち | あちこち | here and there | - |
| 扱う | あつかう | to handle,to deal with,to treat | - |
| 集まり | あつまり | gathering,meeting,assembly,collection | - |
| 当てる | あてる | to hit,to apply a patch | - |
| 跡 | あと | (1) trace,tracks,mark,sign,(2) remains,ruins,(3) scar | - |
| あと | あと | (1) trace,tracks,(2) remains,ruins,(3) scar | - |
| 穴 | あな | hole | - |
| 浴びる | あびる | to bathe,to bask in the sun,to shower | - |
| 油 | あぶら | oil | - |
| 余り | あまり | not very (used as adverb),not much | - |
| 誤り | あやまり | error | - |
| 粗 | あら | defect,flaw,blemish,weak point | - |
| 嵐 | あらし | storm,tempest | - |
| 新た | あらた | new,fresh,novel | - |
| あらゆる | あらゆる | all,every | - |
| 表す | あらわす | to express,to show,to reveal | - |
| 現す | あらわす | to show,to indicate,to display | - |
| 現れ | あらわれ | embodiment,materialization | - |
| 現れる | あらわれる | (1) to appear,to come in sight,to become visible,(2) to express oneself | - |
| ありがとう | ありがとう | (conj,exp,int) Thank you | - |
| 有る | ある | to be,to have | - |
| 或 | ある | a certain...,some... | - |
| あるいは | あるいは | or,possibly | - |
| アルバム | アルバム | album | - |
| 泡 | あわ | bubble,foam,froth,head on beer | - |
| 合わせる | あわせる | to join together,to be opposite,to face,to unite | - |
| 哀れ | あわれ | helpless,pity,sorrow,grief | - |
| 案 | あん | plan,suffix meaning draft | - |
| 暗記 | あんき | memorization,learning by heart | - |
| 安定 | あんてい | stability,equilibrium | - |
| 案内 | あんない | information,guidance,leading | - |
| あんなに | あんなに | to that extent,to that degree | - |
| あんまり | あんまり | not very,not much,remainder,rest | - |
| 胃 | い | stomach | - |
| いい | いい | good | - |
| よい | よい | good,nice,pleasant,ok | - |
| いえ | いえ | TODO same as いいえ? | - |
| 委員 | いいん | committee member | - |
| 言う | ゆう | to say | - |
| 意外 | いがい | unexpected,surprising | - |
| 行き | いき | going | - |
| 息 | いき | breath,tone | - |
| 勢い | いきおい | force,vigor,energy,spirit | - |
| 生き物 | いきもの | living thing,animal | - |
| 幾つ | いくつ | how many?,how old? | - |
| 幾ら | いくら | how much?,how many? | - |
| いけない | いけない | must not do,bad,wrong,not good | - |
| 医師 | いし | doctor,physician | - |
| 意思 | いし | intention,purpose | - |
| 意志 | いし | will,volition | - |
| 維持 | いじ | maintenance,preservation | - |
| 意識 | いしき | consciousness,senses | - |
| 異常 | いじょう | strangeness,abnormality,disorder | - |
| 椅子 | いす | chair | - |
| 泉 | いずみ | spring,fountain | - |
| いずれ | いずれ | where,which,who | - |
| 以前 | いぜん | ago,since,before,previous | - |
| 板 | いた | board,plank | - |
| 偉大 | いだい | greatness | - |
| 抱く | だく | (sl) to embrace,to hug,to harbour,to entertain | - |
| いたずら | いたずら | tease,prank,trick,practical joke | - |
| いただきます | いただきます | expression of gratitude before meals | - |
| 頂く | いただく | to receive,to take food or drink (hum) | - |
| 痛み | いたみ | pain,ache,sore,grief,distress | - |
| 至る | いたる | to come,to arrive | - |
| いち | いち | market,fair | - |
| 位置 | いち | place,situation,position,location | - |
| 一時 | いちじ | moment,time | - |
| 一度に | いちどに | all at once | - |
| 市場 | いちば | (the) market (as a concept) | - |
| 一番 | いちばん | best,first,number one | - |
| いつか | いつか | sometime,someday,one day | - |
| 一家 | いっか | a house,a home,a family,a household | - |
| 一種 | いっしゅ | a species,a kind,a variety | - |
| 一瞬 | いっしゅん | a moment,an instant | - |
| 一生 | いっしょう | whole life,a lifetime,all through life | - |
| 一層 | いっそう | much more,still more,all the more | - |
| 一体 | いったい | (1) one object,one body,(2) what on earth?,really?,(3) generally | - |
| 一致 | いっち | (1) coincidence,agreement,(2) conformity | - |
| いつでも | いつでも | (at) any time,always,at all times,never (neg) | - |
| 一般 | いっぱん | general,liberal,universal,ordinary,average | - |
| 一方 | いっぽう | (1) on the other hand,(2) meanwhile,(3) only,simple,in turn | - |
| いつまでも | いつまでも | forever,for good,eternally,as long as one likes,indefinitely | - |
| いつも | いつも | always,usually,every time,never (with neg. verb) | - |
| 移動 | いどう | removal,migration,movement | - |
| 従兄弟 | いとこ | cousin (male) | - |
| 稲 | いね | rice-plant | - |
| 居眠り | いねむり | dozing,nodding off | - |
| 命 | いのち | command,decree,life,destiny | - |
| 違反 | いはん | violation (of law),transgression,infringement,breach | - |
| 衣服 | いふく | clothes | - |
| 居間 | いま | living room (western style) | - |
| 今に | いまに | before long,even now | - |
| 今にも | いまにも | at any time,soon | - |
| 否 | いや | no,the noes | - |
| 以来 | いらい | since,henceforth | - |
| 依頼 | いらい | (1) request,commission,dispatch,(2) dependence,trust | - |
| いらいら | いらいら | getting nervous,irritation | - |
| いらっしゃい | いらっしゃい | welcome | - |
| 医療 | いりょう | medical care,medical treatment | - |
| 岩 | いわ | rock,crag | - |
| 祝い | いわい | celebration,festival | - |
| 祝う | いわう | to congratulate,to celebrate | - |
| 言わば | いわば | so to speak | - |
| いわゆる | いわゆる | the so-called,so to speak | - |
| インク | インク | ink | - |
| 印刷 | いんさつ | printing | - |
| 印象 | いんしょう | impression | - |
| 引退 | いんたい | retire | - |
| 引用 | いんよう | quotation,citation | - |
| ウイスキー | ウイスキー | whisky | - |
| 上 | うわ | upper,outer,surface | - |
| 魚 | うお | fish | - |
| うがい | うがい | gargle,rinse mouth | - |
| 伺う | うかがう | (hon) to visit,to ask,to inquire | - |
| 受け取る | うけとる | to receive,to get,to accept,to take | - |
| 動かす | うごかす | to move,to shift | - |
| 兎 | うさぎ | rabbit,hare,cony | - |
| 牛 | うし | cattle,cow | - |
| 失う | うしなう | to lose,to part with | - |
| 後 | うしろ | afterwards,since then,in the future | - |
| 嘘 | うそ | lie,falsehood,incorrect fact,inappropriate | - |
| 疑う | うたがう | to doubt,to distrust,to be suspicious of,to suspect | - |
| 内 | うち | inside | - |
| 宇宙 | うちゅう | universe,cosmos,space | - |
| 撃つ | うつ | to attack,to defeat,to destroy | - |
| 移す | うつす | to remove,to transfer,to infect | - |
| 訴える | うったえる | to sue (a person),to resort to,to appeal to | - |
| うなる | うなる | to groan,to moan | - |
| 奪う | うばう | to snatch away | - |
| 馬 | うま | (1) horse,(2) promoted bishop (shogi) | - |
| うまい | うまい | delicious | - |
| 生まれ | うまれ | birth,birth-place | - |
| 梅 | うめ | plum,plum-tree,lowest (of a three-tier ranking system) | - |
| 裏切る | うらぎる | to betray,to turn traitor to,to double-cross | - |
| うるさい | うるさい | noisy,loud,fussy | - |
| 嬉しい | うれしい | happy,glad,pleasant | - |
| 売れる | うれる | to be sold | - |
| 噂 | うわさ | rumour,report,gossip,common talk | - |
| うん | (感) | fortune,luck | - |
| 運 | うん | fortune,luck | - |
| 運転 | うんてん | operation,motion,driving | - |
| 運動 | うんどう | motion,exercise | - |
| 柄 | え | handle,grip | - |
| 永遠 | えいえん | eternity,perpetuity,immortality,permanence | - |
| 永久 | えいきゅう | eternity,perpetuity,immortality | - |
| 影響 | えいきょう | influence,effect | - |
| 営業 | えいぎょう | business,trade,management | - |
| 衛星 | えいせい | satellite | - |
| 栄養 | えいよう | nutrition,nourishment | - |
| 笑顔 | えがお | smiling face | - |
| 描く | えがく | to draw,to paint,to sketch,to depict,to describe | - |
| 餌 | えさ | feed,bait | - |
| エネルギー | エネルギー | (n) energy (de: Energie) | - |
| 得る | える | to get,to gain,to win | - |
| 得る | うる | to get,to gain,to win | - |
| 円 | えん | circle,money | - |
| 延期 | えんき | postponement,adjournment | - |
| 演技 | えんぎ | acting,performance | - |
| 援助 | えんじょ | assistance,aid,support | - |
| エンジン | エンジン | engine | - |
| 演説 | えんぜつ | speech,address | - |
| 演奏 | えんそう | musical performance | - |
| 遠慮 | えんりょ | diffidence,restraint,reserve | - |
| 御 | お | honourable | - |
| 老い | おい | old age,old person,the old,the aged | - |
| 追い付く | おいつく | to overtake,to catch up (with) | - |
| 王 | おう | king,ruler,sovereign,monarch | - |
| 追う | おう | to chase,to run after | - |
| 王様 | おうさま | king | - |
| 王子 | おうじ | prince | - |
| 応じる | おうじる | to respond,to satisfy,to accept,to comply with,to apply for | - |
| 横断 | おうだん | crossing | - |
| 終える | おえる | to finish | - |
| 大いに | おおいに | very,much,greatly | - |
| 覆う | おおう | to cover,to hide,to conceal,to wrap,to disguise | - |
| オーバー | オーバー | (1) overcoat,(2) over | - |
| 大家 | おおや | rich family,distinguished family | - |
| 丘 | おか | hill,height,knoll,rising ground | - |
| 沖 | おき | open sea | - |
| 奥 | おく | interior,inner part | - |
| 贈る | おくる | to send,to give to,to award to,to confer on | - |
| 起こる | おこる | to occur,to happen | - |
| 幼い | おさない | very young,childish | - |
| 収める | おさめる | to obtain,to reap,to pay,to supply,to accept | - |
| おじいさん | おじいさん | grandfather,male senior-citizen | - |
| おしゃべり | おしゃべり | chattering,talk,idle talk | - |
| 汚染 | おせん | pollution,contamination | - |
| おそらく | おそらく | perhaps | - |
| 恐れる | おそれる | to fear,to be afraid of | - |
| 恐ろしい | おそろしい | terrible,dreadful | - |
| お互い | おたがい | mutual,reciprocal,each other | - |
| 穏やか | おだやか | calm,gentle,quiet | - |
| 男の人 | おとこのひと | man | - |
| 劣る | おとる | to fall behind,to be inferior to | - |
| お腹 | おなか | stomach | - |
| 鬼 | おに | ogre,demon,it (i.e., in a game of tag) | - |
| 帯 | おび | band (e.g. conduction, valence) | - |
| お昼 | おひる | lunch,noon | - |
| オフィス | オフィス | office | - |
| 溺れる | おぼれる | to be drowned,to indulge in | - |
| おまえ | おまえ | (fam) you (sing),presence (of a high personage) | - |
| おめでとう | おめでとう | Congratulations!,an auspicious occasion! | - |
| お目に掛かる | おめにかかる | to meet(pol) | - |
| 思い出 | おもいで | memories,recollections,reminiscence | - |
| 主に | おもに | mainly,primarily | - |
| 思わず | おもわず | unintentional,spontaneous | - |
| おや | おや | parents | - |
| 泳ぎ | およぎ | swimming | - |
| およそ | およそ | about,roughly,as a rule,approximately | - |
| 及ぼす | およぼす | to exert,to cause,to exercise | - |
| 居る | おる | to be (animate),to be,to exist | - |
| 下す | おろす | to lower,to let go down | - |
| 降ろす | おろす | to take down,to launch,to drop | - |
| 終 | おわり | the end | - |
| 音 | おん | sound,note | - |
| 恩 | おん | favour,obligation,debt of gratitude | - |
| 温暖 | おんだん | warmth | - |
| 温度 | おんど | temperature | - |
| 可 | か | passable | - |
| 課 | か | counter for chapters (of a book) | - |
| カー | カー | car | - |
| カード | カード | card,curd | - |
| 会 | かい | meeting,assembly,party,association,club | - |
| 回 | かい | counter for occurrences | - |
| 害 | がい | injury,harm,evil influence,damage | n |
| 会員 | かいいん | member,the membership | n |
| 絵画 | かいが | picture | n,vs |
| 海外 | かいがい | foreign,abroad,overseas | n |
| 会計 | かいけい | account,finance,accountant | n |
| 解決 | かいけつ | settlement,solution,resolution | n |
| 会合 | かいごう | meeting,assembly | n |
| 外交 | がいこう | diplomacy | n |
| 開始 | かいし | start,commencement,beginning | n |
| 解釈 | かいしゃく | explanation,interpretation | n |
| 外出 | がいしゅつ | outing,going out | n,vs |
| 改善 | かいぜん | betterment,improvement | n |
| 快適 | かいてき | pleasant,agreeable,comfortable | adj-na |
| 回復 | かいふく | recovery (from illness),improvement,rehabilitation,restoration | n |
| 飼う | かう | to keep,to raise,to feed | u-v |
| 替える | かえる | to exchange,to interchange,to substitute,to replace | ru-v |
| 換える | かえる | to exchange,to interchange,to substitute,to replace | ru-v |
| 香り | かおり | aroma,fragrance,scent,smell | n |
| 画家 | がか | painter,artist | n |
| 抱える | かかえる | to hold or carry under or in the arms | ru-v |
| 価格 | かかく | price,value,cost | n |
| 化学 | かがく | chemistry | n |
| 輝く | かがやく | to shine,to glitter,to sparkle | ku-v |
| 係 | かかり | official,duty,person in charge | n |
| 掛かる | かかる | to take (e.g. time, money, etc),to hang | vs |
| 罹る | かかる | to suffer from | vs |
| 鍵 | かぎ | key | n |
| 限る | かぎる | to restrict,to limit,to confine | vs |
| 描く | かく | to draw,to paint,to sketch,to depict,to describe | ku-v |
| 家具 | かぐ | furniture | gu-v |
| 学 | がく | learning,scholarship,erudition,knowledge | n |
| 額 | がく | forehead,brow | n |
| 覚悟 | かくご | resolution,resignation,readiness,preparedness | n |
| 確実 | かくじつ | certainty,reliability,soundness | n |
| 学者 | がくしゃ | scholar | n |
| 学習 | がくしゅう | study,learning | n |
| 隠す | かくす | to hide,to conceal | su-v |
| 拡大 | かくだい | magnification,enlargement | n |
| 確認 | かくにん | affirmation,confirmation | n |
| 学問 | がくもん | scholarship,study,learning | ku-v |
| 隠れる | かくれる | to hide,to be hidden,to conceal oneself,to disappear | ru-v |
| 影 | かげ | shade,shadow,other side | n |
| 陰 | かげ | shade,shadow,other side | n |
| 欠ける | かける | to be lacking | ru-v |
| 加減 | かげん | addition and subtraction,allowance for | n |
| 過去 | かこ | the past,bygone days,the previous | n |
| 籠 | かご | basket,cage | n |
| 囲む | かこむ | to surround,to encircle | mu-v |
| 火災 | かさい | conflagration,fire | n |
| 貸し | かし | loan,lending | n |
| 菓子 | かし | pastry | n |
| 家事 | かじ | housework,domestic chores | n |
| 賢い | かしこい | wise,clever,smart | adj-i |
| 歌手 | かしゅ | singer | n |
| 数 | かず | number,figure | n |
| 稼ぐ | かせぐ | to earn income,to labor | gu-v |
| 数える | かぞえる | to count | ru-v |
| 型 | かた | mold,model,style,shape,data-type | n |
| 肩 | かた | shoulder | n |
| 硬い | かたい | solid,hard (esp. metal, stone),unpolished writing | adj-i |
| 方々 | かたがた | persons,this and that,here and there,everywhere | adv |
| 刀 | かたな | sword,saber,knife,engraving tool | n |
| 語る | かたる | to talk,to tell,to recite | u-v |
| 勝ち | かち | win,victory | n |
| 価値 | かち | value,worth,merit | n |
| がっかり | がっかり | feel disappointed,be dejected,lose heart | adv |
| 活気 | かっき | energy,liveliness | n |
| 学期 | がっき | term (school) | n |
| 格好 | かっこう | shape,form,posture,suitability | n |
| 活動 | かつどう | action,activity | n |
| 活用 | かつよう | conjugation,practical use | n |
| 悲しむ | かなしむ | to be sad,to mourn for,to regret | mu-v |
| 必ずしも | かならずしも | (not) always,(not) necessarily,(not) all,(not) entirely | adv |
| かなり | かなり | considerably,fairly,quite | adv |
| 金 | かね | (1) gold,(2) gold general (shogi) (abbr) | n |
| 金持ち | かねもち | rich man | n |
| 可能 | かのう | possible,practicable,feasible | adj-na |
| 株 | かぶ | share,stock,stump (of tree) | n |
| 被る | かぶる | to suffer | u-v |
| 構う | かまう | to mind,to care about,to be concerned about | u-v |
| 我慢 | がまん | patience,endurance,perseverance | n |
| 上 | かみ | (1) first volume,(2) superior quality,(3) governmental | n |
| 神 | かみ | god | adv |
| 雷 | かみなり | thunder | n |
| 髪の毛 | かみのけ | hair (head) | n |
| 科目 | かもく | (school) subject,curriculum,course | n |
| かもしれない | かもしれない | may,might,perhaps,may be,possibly | adv |
| 火曜 | かよう | (abbr) Tuesday | n |
| 空 | から | sky | n |
| 柄 | がら | hilt (of a sword),haft (of a dagger),handgrip | n |
| 刈る | かる | to cut (hair),to mow (grass),to harvest | nu-v |
| 彼等 | かれら | they (usually male) | n |
| 川 | かわ | river | n |
| 河 | かわ | river,stream | adj-na |
| 皮 | かわ | skin,hide,leather,fur,pelt,bark,shell | n |
| 革 | かわ | leather | u-v |
| かわいそう | かわいそう | poor,pitiable,pathetic | adj-na |
| かわいらしい | かわいらしい | lovely,sweet | adj-i |
| 缶 | かん | can,tin | n |
| 勘 | かん | perception,intuition,the sixth sense | adv |
| 考え | かんがえ | thinking,thought,ideas,intention | n |
| 感覚 | かんかく | sense,sensation | n |
| 観客 | かんきゃく | audience,spectator(s) | n |
| 環境 | かんきょう | environment,circumstance | n |
| 歓迎 | かんげい | welcome,reception | n |
| 観光 | かんこう | sightseeing | n |
| 観察 | かんさつ | observation,survey | n |
| 感じ | かんじ | feeling,sense,impression | n |
| 感謝 | かんしゃ | thanks,gratitude | n |
| 患者 | かんじゃ | a patient | n |
| 勘定 | かんじょう | calculation,counting,consideration | n |
| 感情 | かんじょう | emotion(s),feeling(s),sentiment | n |
| 感じる | かんじる | to feel,to sense,to experience | ru-v |
| 感心 | かんしん | admiration,Well done! | n |
| 関心 | かんしん | concern,interest | n |
| 関する | かんする | to concern,to be related | n,vs |
| 完成 | かんせい | (1) complete,completion,(2) perfection,accomplishment | n |
| 完全 | かんぜん | perfection,completeness | n |
| 感動 | かんどう | being deeply moved,excitement,impression,deep emotion | n |
| 監督 | かんとく | supervision,control,superintendence | n |
| 管理 | かんり | control,management (e.g. of a business) | n |
| 完了 | かんりょう | completion,conclusion | n |
| 関連 | かんれん | relation,connection,relevance | n |
| 議員 | ぎいん | member of the Diet, congress or parliament | n |
| 記憶 | きおく | memory,recollection,remembrance | n |
| 気温 | きおん | temperature | n |
| 機械 | きかい | machine,mechanism | n |
| 議会 | ぎかい | Diet,congress,parliament | n |
| 期間 | きかん | period,term | n |
| 機関 | きかん | organ,mechanism,facility,engine | n |
| 企業 | きぎょう | enterprise,undertaking | n |
| 効く | きく | to be effective | ku-v |
| 機嫌 | きげん | humour,temper,mood | n |
| 気候 | きこう | climate | n |
| 岸 | きし | bank,coast,shore | n |
| 生地 | きじ | birthplace | n |
| 記事 | きじ | article,news story,report,account | n |
| 技師 | ぎし | engineer,technician | n |
| 記者 | きしゃ | reporter | n |
| 傷 | きず | wound,injury,hurt,cut | n |
| 期待 | きたい | expectation,anticipation,hope | n |
| 帰宅 | きたく | returning home | n |
| 貴重 | きちょう | precious,valuable | n |
| 議長 | ぎちょう | chairman | n |
| きちんと | きちんと | precisely,accurately | n |
| きつい | きつい | tight,close,intense | adj-i |
| 気付く | きづく | to notice,to recognize,to become aware of | ku-v |
| 気に入る | きにいる | to be pleased with,to suit | vs |
| 記入 | きにゅう | entry,filling in of forms | n |
| 記念 | きねん | commemoration,memory | n |
| 機能 | きのう | function,faculty | n |
| 気の毒 | きのどく | pitiful,a pity | adj-na |
| 寄付 | きふ | contribution,donation | n |
| 希望 | きぼう | hope,wish,aspiration | n |
| 基本 | きほん | foundation,basis,standard | n |
| 決まり | きまり | settlement,conclusion,regulation,rule | - |
| 気味 | きみ | -like,-looking,-looked | - |
| 奇妙 | きみょう | strange,queer,curious | - |
| 義務 | ぎむ | duty,obligation,responsibility | - |
| 疑問 | ぎもん | question,problem,doubt,guess | - |
| 逆 | ぎゃく | reverse,opposite | - |
| キャプテン | キャプテン | Captain | - |
| キャンプ | キャンプ | Camp | - |
| 九 | きゅう | Nine | - |
| 旧 | きゅう | ex- | - |
| 級 | きゅう | class, grade, rank,school class, grade | - |
| 球 | きゅう | globe,sphere,ball | - |
| 休暇 | きゅうか | holiday,day off,furlough | - |
| 休憩 | きゅうけい | rest,break,recess,intermission | - |
| 急激 | きゅうげき | sudden,precipitous,radical | - |
| 吸収 | きゅうしゅう | absorption,suction,attraction | - |
| 救助 | きゅうじょ | relief,aid,rescue | - |
| 急速 | きゅうそく | rapid (e.g. progress) | - |
| 急に | きゅうに | suddenly | - |
| 給料 | きゅうりょう | salary,wages | - |
| 器用 | きよう | skillful,handy | - |
| 教科書 | きょうかしょ | text book | - |
| 競技 | きょうぎ | game,match,contest | - |
| 行儀 | ぎょうぎ | manners | - |
| 供給 | きょうきゅう | supply,provision | - |
| 教師 | きょうし | teacher (classroom) | - |
| 教授 | きょうじゅ | teaching,instruction,professor | - |
| 強調 | きょうちょう | emphasis,stress,stressed point | - |
| 共通 | きょうつう | commonness,community | - |
| 共同 | きょうどう | cooperation,association,collaboration,joint | - |
| 恐怖 | きょうふ | be afraid,dread,dismay,terror | - |
| 協力 | きょうりょく | cooperation,collaboration | - |
| 強力 | きょうりょく | herculean strength,mountain carrier-guide | - |
| 許可 | きょか | permission,approval | - |
| 局 | きょく | court lady,lady in waiting | - |
| 巨大 | きょだい | huge,gigantic,enormous | - |
| 嫌う | きらう | to hate,to dislike,to loathe | - |
| 霧 | きり | fog,mist | - |
| 切れ | きれ | cloth,piece,cut,chop | - |
| 切れる | きれる | (1) to cut well,to be sharp,(2) to break (off) | - |
| キロ | キロ | (abbr) kilo-,kilogram,kilometre,10^3 | - |
| 記録 | きろく | record,minutes,document | - |
| 議論 | ぎろん | argument,discussion,dispute | - |
| 金 | きん | (1) gold,(2) gold general (shogi) (abbr) | - |
| 銀 | ぎん | (1) silver,silver coin,silver paint | - |
| 禁煙 | きんえん | No Smoking! | - |
| 金額 | きんがく | amount of money | - |
| 金庫 | きんこ | safe,vault,treasury,provider of funds | - |
| 禁止 | きんし | prohibition,ban | - |
| 金銭 | きんせん | money,cash | - |
| 金属 | きんぞく | metal | - |
| 近代 | きんだい | present day | - |
| 緊張 | きんちょう | tension,mental strain,nervousness | - |
| 筋肉 | きんにく | muscle,sinew | - |
| 金融 | きんゆう | monetary circulation,credit situation | - |
| 金曜 | きんよう | (abbr) Friday | - |
| 九 | く | nine | - |
| 句 | く | sentence | - |
| 食う | くう | (male) (vulg) to eat | - |
| 偶然 | ぐうぜん | (by) chance,unexpectedly,suddenly | - |
| 臭い | くさい | odour,scent,smell,stench | - |
| 鎖 | くさり | chain | - |
| 腐る | くさる | to rot,to go bad | - |
| 癖 | くせ | a habit (often a bad habit),peculiarity | - |
| 管 | くだ | pipe,tube | - |
| 具体 | ぐたい | concrete,tangible,material | - |
| 下さる | くださる | (hon) to give,to confer | - |
| 下り | くだり | down-train (going away from Tokyo) | - |
| 苦痛 | くつう | pain,agony | - |
| ぐっすり | ぐっすり | sound asleep,fast asleep | - |
| 区別 | くべつ | distinction,differentiation,classification | - |
| 組 | くみ | class,group,team,set | - |
| 組合 | くみあい | association,union | - |
| 組む | くむ | to put together | - |
| 曇 | くもり | cloudiness,cloudy weather,shadow | - |
| 位 | くらい | grade,rank,about | - |
| 暮らし | くらし | living,livelihood,subsistence,circumstances | - |
| クラシック | クラシック | classic(s) | - |
| 暮らす | くらす | to live,to get along | - |
| グラス | グラス | (1) glass,(2) grass | - |
| グランド | グランド | gland,grand,(electrical) ground | - |
| クリーム | クリーム | cream | - |
| 繰り返す | くりかえす | to repeat,to do something over again | - |
| クリスマス | クリスマス | Christmas | - |
| 狂う | くるう | to go mad,to get out of order | - |
| グループ | グループ | group | - |
| 苦しい | くるしい | painful,difficult | - |
| 苦しむ | くるしむ | to suffer,to groan,to be worried | - |
| 暮れ | くれ | year end,sunset,nightfall,end | - |
| 苦労 | くろう | troubles,hardships | - |
| 加える | くわえる | to append,to sum up,to add (up) | - |
| 詳しい | くわしい | knowing very well,detailed,full,accurate | - |
| 加わる | くわわる | to join in,to accede to,to increase,to gain in (influence) | - |
| 訓 | くん | native Japanese reading of a Chinese character | - |
| 軍 | ぐん | army,force,troops | - |
| 軍隊 | ぐんたい | army,troops | - |
| 訓練 | くんれん | practice,training | - |
| 下 | げ | under,below,beneath | - |
| 計 | けい | plan | - |
| 敬意 | けいい | respect,honour | - |
| 経営 | けいえい | management,administration | - |
| 計画 | けいかく | plan,project,schedule,scheme,program | - |
| 景気 | けいき | condition,state,business (condition) | - |
| 経験 | けいけん | experience | - |
| 傾向 | けいこう | tendency,trend,inclination | - |
| 警告 | けいこく | warning,advice | - |
| 計算 | けいさん | calculation,reckoning | - |
| 掲示 | けいじ | notice,bulletin | - |
| 刑事 | けいじ | criminal case,(police) detective | - |
| 芸術 | げいじゅつ | (fine) art,the arts | - |
| 契約 | けいやく | contract,compact,agreement | - |
| 経由 | けいゆ | go by the way,via | - |
| ケース | ケース | case | - |
| ゲーム | ゲーム | game | - |
| 怪我 | けが | injury (to animate object),hurt | - |
| 劇 | げき | drama,play | - |
| 劇場 | げきじょう | theatre,playhouse | - |
| 化粧 | けしょう | make-up (cosmetic) | - |
| けち | けち | stinginess,miser,miserliness | - |
| 結果 | けっか | result,consequence | - |
| 欠陥 | けっかん | defect,fault,deficiency | - |
| 結局 | けっきょく | after all,eventually | - |
| 決心 | けっしん | determination,resolution | - |
| 欠席 | けっせき | absence,non-attendance | - |
| 決定 | けってい | decision,determination | - |
| 欠点 | けってん | faults,defect,weakness | - |
| 月曜 | げつよう | Monday | - |
| 結論 | けつろん | conclusion | - |
| 煙 | けむり | smoke,fumes | - |
| 券 | けん | ticket,coupon,bond,certificate | - |
| 県 | けん | prefecture | - |
| 軒 | けん | eaves | - |
| 喧嘩 | けんか | quarrel,(drunken) brawl,failure | - |
| 見解 | けんかい | opinion,point of view | - |
| 限界 | げんかい | limit,bound | - |
| 現金 | げんきん | cash,ready money,mercenary,self-interested | - |
| 言語 | げんご | language | - |
| 健康 | けんこう | health,sound,wholesome | - |
| 検査 | けんさ | inspection (e.g. customs, factory),examination | - |
| 現在 | げんざい | present,up to now,nowadays,modern times,current | - |
| 現実 | げんじつ | reality | - |
| 現象 | げんしょう | phenomenon | - |
| 現状 | げんじょう | present condition,existing state,status quo | - |
| 建設 | けんせつ | construction,establishment | - |
| 現代 | げんだい | nowadays,modern times,present-day | - |
| 建築 | けんちく | construction,architecture | - |
| 見当 | けんとう | be found,aim,estimate,guess,approx | - |
| 検討 | けんとう | consideration,examination,investigation,study,scrutiny | - |
| 現場 | げんば | actual spot,scene,scene of the crime | - |
| 憲法 | けんぽう | constitution | - |
| 権利 | けんり | right,privilege | - |
| 後 | ご | afterwards,since then,in the future | - |
| 語 | ご | language,word | - |
| 恋 | こい | love,tender passion | - |
| 濃い | こい | thick (as of color, liquid),dense,strong | - |
| 恋人 | こいびと | lover,sweetheart | - |
| 幸運 | こううん | good luck,fortune | - |
| 講演 | こうえん | lecture,address | - |
| 効果 | こうか | effect,effectiveness,efficacy,result | - |
| 硬貨 | こうか | coin | - |
| 高価 | こうか | high price | - |
| 豪華 | ごうか | wonderful,gorgeous,splendor,pomp,extravagance | - |
| 合格 | ごうかく | success,passing (e.g. exam),eligibility | - |
| 交換 | こうかん | exchange,interchange,reciprocity | - |
| 航空 | こうくう | aviation,flying | - |
| 光景 | こうけい | scene,spectacle | - |
| 合計 | ごうけい | sum total,total amount | - |
| 攻撃 | こうげき | attack,strike,offensive,criticism,censure | - |
| 貢献 | こうけん | contribution,services | - |
| 広告 | こうこく | advertisement | - |
| 交際 | こうさい | company,friendship,association,society,acquaintance | - |
| 後者 | こうしゃ | the latter | - |
| 工場 | こうば | factory,plant,mill,workshop | - |
| 構成 | こうせい | organization,composition | - |
| 高速 | こうそく | high speed,high gear | - |
| 行動 | こうどう | action,conduct,behaviour,mobilization | - |
| 強盗 | ごうとう | robbery,burglary | - |
| 幸福 | こうふく | happiness,blessedness | - |
| 公平 | こうへい | fairness,impartial,justice | - |
| 候補 | こうほ | candidacy | - |
| 考慮 | こうりょ | consideration,taking into account | - |
| 越える | こえる | to exceed,to cross over,to cross | - |
| コーチ | コーチ | coach | - |
| コード | コード | code,cord,chord | - |
| 氷 | こおり | ice,hail | - |
| 凍る | こおる | to freeze,to be frozen over,to congeal | - |
| ゴール | ゴール | goal | - |
| 誤解 | ごかい | misunderstanding | - |
| 語学 | ごがく | language study | - |
| 呼吸 | こきゅう | breath,respiration | - |
| 故郷 | こきょう | home town,birthplace,old village,historic village | - |
| 極 | ごく | quite,very | - |
| 国語 | こくご | national language | - |
| 黒板 | こくばん | blackboard | - |
| 克服 | こくふく | subjugation,conquest | - |
| 国民 | こくみん | national,people,citizen | - |
| 穀物 | こくもつ | grain,cereal,corn | - |
| ここ | ここ | here | - |
| 腰 | こし | hip | - |
| 故障 | こしょう | break-down,failure,accident,out of order | - |
| 個人 | こじん | individual,private person,personal,private | - |
| 越す | こす | to go over (e.g. with audience) | - |
| 国家 | こっか | state,country,nation | - |
| 国会 | こっかい | National Diet,parliament,congress | - |
| 国境 | こっきょう | national or state border | - |
| 骨折 | こっせつ | bone fracture | - |
| 小包 | こづつみ | parcel,package | - |
| 事 | こと | thing,matter,fact,circumstances | - |
| 異なる | ことなる | to differ,to vary,to disagree | - |
| 諺 | ことわざ | proverb,maxim | - |
| 断る | ことわる | to refuse,to decline,to dismiss | - |
| 粉 | こな | flour,meal,powder | - |
| この | この | this | - |
| 好み | このみ | liking,taste,choice | - |
| 好む | このむ | to like,to prefer | - |
| コピー | コピー | (1) a (photo)copy,(2) blurb on a book jacket | - |
| 塵 | ごみ | dust,dirt | - |
| 小麦 | こむぎ | wheat | - |
| ごめんなさい | ごめんなさい | I beg your pardon,excuse me | - |
| 小屋 | こや | hut,cabin,shed,(animal) pen | - |
| これら | これら | these | - |
| 頃 | ころ | time,about,toward,approximately (time) | - |
| 殺す | ころす | to kill | - |
| 転ぶ | ころぶ | to fall down,to fall over | - |
| 今回 | こんかい | now,this time,lately | - |
| 今後 | こんご | from now on,hereafter | - |
| 混雑 | こんざつ | confusion,congestion | - |
| こんなに | こんなに | so,like this,in this way | - |
| 困難 | こんなん | difficulty,distress | - |
| 今日 | こんにち | today,this day | - |
| こんにちは | こんにちは | hello,good day (daytime greeting, id) | - |
| コンピューター | コンピューター | computer | - |
| 婚約 | こんやく | engagement,betrothal | - |
| 混乱 | こんらん | disorder,chaos,confusion,mayhem | - |
| 差 | さ | difference,variation | - |
| サービス | サービス | (1) service,support system,(2) goods or services without charge | - |
| 際 | さい | on the occasion of,circumstances | - |
| 最高 | さいこう | highest,supreme,the most | - |
| 財産 | ざいさん | property,fortune,assets | - |
| 最終 | さいしゅう | last,final,closing | - |
| 最中 | さいちゅう | in the middle of | - |
| 最低 | さいてい | least,lowest,worst | - |
| 才能 | さいのう | talent,ability | - |
| 裁判 | さいばん | trial,judgement | - |
| 材料 | ざいりょう | ingredients,material | - |
| 幸い | さいわい | happiness,blessedness | - |
| サイン | サイン | (1) autograph,(2) sign,(3) sine | - |
| 境 | さかい | border,boundary,mental state | - |
| 逆らう | さからう | to go against,to oppose,to disobey,to defy | - |
| 盛り | さかり | helping,serving | - |
| 作業 | さぎょう | work,operation,manufacturing,fatigue duty | - |
| 昨 | さく | last (year),yesterday | - |
| 作品 | さくひん | work,opus,performance,production | - |
| 作物 | さくもつ | produce (e.g. agricultural),crops | - |
| 桜 | さくら | cherry blossom,cherry tree | - |
| 酒 | さけ | alcohol,sake | - |
| 叫ぶ | さけぶ | to shout,to cry | - |
| 避ける | さける | (1) to avoid (physical contact ),(2) to ward off,to avert | - |
| 支える | ささえる | to be blocked,to choke,to be obstructed | - |
| 指す | さす | to point,to put up umbrella,to play | - |
| 座席 | ざせき | seat | - |
| 誘う | さそう | (1) to invite,to ask,(2) to tempt,to lure,to induce | - |
| 札 | さつ | (1) token,label,(2) ticket,(3) charm | - |
| 作家 | さっか | author,writer,novelist,artist | - |
| 作曲 | さっきょく | composition,setting (of music) | - |
| ざっと | ざっと | roughly,in round numbers | - |
| さっぱり | さっぱり | feeling refreshed,feeling relieved,neat,trimmed | - |
| さて | さて | well,now,then | - |
| 砂漠 | さばく | desert | - |
| 差別 | さべつ | discrimination,distinction,differentiation | - |
| 作法 | さほう | manners,etiquette,propriety | - |
| 様々 | さまざま | varied,various | - |
| 覚ます | さます | to awaken | - |
| 覚める | さめる | to wake,to wake up | - |
| 左右 | さゆう | (1) left and right,(2) influence,control,domination | - |
| 皿 | さら | plate,dish | - |
| 更に | さらに | furthermore,again,after all,more and more,moreover | - |
| 去る | さる | to leave,to go away | - |
| 猿 | さる | monkey | - |
| 騒ぎ | さわぎ | uproar,disturbance | - |
| 参加 | さんか | participation | - |
| 参考 | さんこう | reference,consultation | - |
| 賛成 | Uӣ[い | approval,agreement,support,favour | - |
| 酸素 | さんそ | oxygen | - |
| 散歩 | さんぽ | walk,stroll | - |
| 四 | し | four | - |
| 氏 | し | family name,lineage,birth | - |
| 詩 | し | poem,verse of poetry | - |
| 幸せ | しあわせ | happiness,good fortune,luck,blessing | - |
| ジーンズ | ジーンズ | jeans | - |
| ジェット機 | ジェットき | jet aeroplane | - |
| 直に | じかに | immediately,readily,directly | - |
| しかも | しかも | moreover,furthermore,nevertheless,and yet | - |
| 叱る | しかる | to scold | - |
| 式 | しき | equation,formula,ceremony | - |
| 直 | じき | earnestly,immediately,exactly | - |
| 時期 | じき | time,season,period | - |
| 支給 | しきゅう | payment,allowance | - |
| しきりに | しきりに | frequently,repeatedly,incessantly,eagerly | - |
| 刺激 | しげき | stimulus,impetus,incentive | - |
| 資源 | しげん | resources | - |
| 事件 | じけん | event,affair,incident | - |
| 時刻 | じこく | instant,time,moment | - |
| 自殺 | じさつ | suicide | - |
| 事実 | じじつ | fact,truth,reality | - |
| 支出 | ししゅつ | expenditure,expenses | - |
| 事情 | じじょう | circumstances,consideration,conditions,situation,reasons | - |
| 詩人 | しじん | poet | - |
| 自身 | じしん | by oneself,personally | - |
| 沈む | しずむ | to sink,to feel depressed | - |
| 自然 | しぜん | nature,spontaneous | - |
| 思想 | しそう | thought,idea | - |
| 舌 | した | tongue | - |
| 次第 | しだい | (1) order,precedence,(2) circumstances,(3) immediate(ly) | - |
| 事態 | じたい | situation,present state of affairs | - |
| 従う | したがう | to abide (by the rules),to obey,to follow,to accompany | - |
| したがって | したがって | therefore,consequently,in accordance with | - |
| 支度 | したく | preparation | - |
| 親しい | したしい | intimate,close (e.g. friend) | - |
| 七 | しち | seven | - |
| 質 | しつ | quality,nature (of person) | - |
| 失業 | しつぎょう | unemployment | - |
| 実験 | じっけん | experiment | - |
| 実現 | じつげん | implementation,materialization,realization | - |
| 実行 | じっこう | practice,performance,execution (e.g. program),realization | - |
| 実際 | じっさい | practical,actual condition,status quo | - |
| 実施 | じっし | enforcement,enact,put into practice,carry out,operation | - |
| じっと | じっと | fixedly,firmly,patiently,quietly | - |
| 実に | じつに | indeed,truly,surely | - |
| 実は | じつは | as a matter of fact,by the way | - |
| 失望 | しつぼう | disappointment,despair | - |
| 支店 | してん | branch store (office) | - |
| 指導 | しどう | leadership,guidance,coaching | - |
| 自動 | じどう | automatic,self-motion | - |
| 品 | しな | thing,article,goods,dignity,article (goods),counter for meal courses | - |
| 支配 | しはい | rule,control,direction | - |
| 芝居 | しばい | play,drama | - |
| しばしば | しばしば | often,again and again,frequently | - |
| 芝生 | しばふ | lawn | - |
| 支払 | しはらい | payment | - |
| 支払う | しはらう | to pay | - |
| 死亡 | しぼう | death,mortality | - |
| 資本 | しほん | funds,capital | - |
| しまい | (終わり) | sisters | - |
| 姉妹 | しまい | sisters | - |
| しまう | (終わる) | to finish,to close,to do something completely | - |
| しまった | (感) | Damn it! | - |
| 自慢 | じまん | pride,boast | - |
| 事務 | じむ | business,office work | - |
| 示す | しめす | to denote,to show,to point out,to indicate | - |
| 占める | しめる | (1) to comprise,to account for,to make up (of),(2) to hold,to occupy | - |
| 下 | しも | under,below,beneath | - |
| 霜 | しも | frost | - |
| じゃあ | じゃあ | well,well then | - |
| 借金 | しゃっきん | debt,loan,liabilities | - |
| しゃべる | しゃべる | to talk,to chat,to chatter | - |
| 邪魔 | じゃま | hindrance,intrusion | - |
| 週 | しゅう | week | - |
| 州 | しゅう | sandbank | - |
| 十 | じゅう | 10,ten | - |
| 銃 | じゅう | gun | - |
| 周囲 | しゅうい | surroundings,circumference,environs | - |
| 収穫 | しゅうかく | harvest,crop,ingathering | - |
| 週間 | しゅうかん | week,weekly | - |
| 宗教 | しゅうきょう | religion | - |
| 重視 | じゅうし | importance,stress,serious consideration | - |
| 就職 | しゅうしょく | finding employment,inauguration | - |
| ジュース | ジュース | juice,soft drink,deuce | - |
| 修正 | しゅうせい | amendment,correction,revision,modification | - |
| 渋滞 | じゅうたい | congestion (e.g. traffic),delay,stagnation | - |
| 重大 | じゅうだい | serious,important,grave,weighty | - |
| 住宅 | じゅうたく | resident,housing | - |
| 集団 | しゅうだん | group,mass | - |
| 集中 | しゅうちゅう | concentration,focusing the mind | - |
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう | income,receipts,revenue | - |
| 住民 | じゅうみん | citizens,inhabitants,residents,population | - |
| 重要 | じゅうよう | important,momentous,essential,principal,major | - |
| 修理 | しゅうり | repairing,mending | - |
| 主義 | しゅぎ | doctrine,rule,principle | - |
| 宿泊 | しゅくはく | lodging | - |
| 手術 | しゅじゅつ | surgical operation | - |
| 首相 | しゅしょう | Prime Minister | - |
| 手段 | しゅだん | means,way,measure | - |
| 主張 | しゅちょう | claim,request,insistence,assertion | - |
| 出身 | しゅっしん | graduate from,come from | - |
| 出席 | しゅっせき | attendance,presence | - |
| 出発 | しゅっぱつ | departure | - |
| 出版 | しゅっぱん | publication | - |
| 首都 | しゅと | capital city | - |
| 主婦 | しゅふ | housewife,mistress | - |
| 主要 | しゅよう | chief,main,principal,major | - |
| 需要 | じゅよう | demand,request | - |
| 種類 | しゅるい | variety,kind,type | - |
| 順 | じゅん | order,turn | - |
| 瞬間 | しゅんかん | moment,second,instant | - |
| 順調 | じゅんちょう | favourable,doing well,O.K.,all right | - |
| 順番 | じゅんばん | turn (in line),order of things | - |
| 準備 | じゅんび | preparation,arrangements,provision,reserve | - |
| 使用 | しよう | use,application,employment,utilization | - |
| 小 | しょう | small | - |
| 章 | しょう | (1) chapter,section,(2) medal | - |
| 賞 | しょう | prize,award | - |
| 上 | じょう | (1) first volume,(2) superior quality,(3) governmental | - |
| 障害 | しょうがい | obstacle,impediment (fault),damage | - |
| 奨学金 | しょうがくきん | scholarship | - |
| 乗客 | じょうきゃく | passenger | - |
| 上京 | じょうきょう | proceeding to the capital (Tokyo) | - |
| 状況 | じょうきょう | state of affairs,situation,circumstances | - |
| 条件 | じょうけん | conditions,terms | - |
| 正午 | しょうご | noon,mid-day | - |
| 正直 | しょうじき | honesty,integrity,frankness | - |
| 常識 | じょうしき | common sense | - |
| 少女 | しょうじょ | daughter,young lady,virgin,maiden,little girl | - |
| 少々 | しょうしょう | just a minute,small quantity | - |
| 症状 | しょうじょう | symptoms,condition | - |
| 生じる | しょうじる | to produce,to yield,to result from,to arise,to be generated | - |
| 招待 | しょうたい | invitation | - |
| 状態 | じょうたい | condition,situation,circumstances,state | - |
| 上達 | じょうたつ | improvement,advance,progress | - |
| 冗談 | じょうだん | jest,joke | - |
| 承知 | しょうち | consent,acceptance,assent,admitting | - |
| 上等 | じょうとう | superiority,first class,very good | - |
| 衝突 | しょうとつ | collision,conflict | - |
| 商人 | しょうにん | trader,shopkeeper,merchant | - |
| 承認 | しょうにん | recognition,acknowledgement,approval,consent,agreement | - |
| 少年 | しょうねん | boys,juveniles | - |
| 商売 | しょうばい | trade,business,commerce,transaction,occupation | - |
| 消費 | しょうひ | consumption,expenditure | - |
| 商品 | しょうひん | commodity,article of commerce,goods,stock,merchandise | - |
| 消防 | しょうぼう | fire fighting,fire department | - |
| 情報 | じょうほう | information,(military) intelligence | - |
| 証明 | しょうめい | proof,verification | - |
| 女王 | じょおう | queen | - |
| 職 | しょく | employment | - |
| 職業 | しょくぎょう | occupation,business | - |
| 食事 | しょくじ | meal | - |
| 食卓 | しょくたく | dining table | - |
| 食品 | しょくひん | commodity,foodstuff | - |
| 植物 | しょくぶつ | plant,vegetation | - |
| 食物 | しょくもつ | food,foodstuff | - |
| 食欲 | しょくよく | appetite (for food) | - |
| 食料 | しょくりょう | food | - |
| 食糧 | しょくりょう | provisions,rations | - |
| 書斎 | しょさい | study | - |
| 女子 | じょし | woman,girl | - |
| 助手 | じょしゅ | helper,helpmeet,assistant,tutor | - |
| 徐々に | じょじょに | slowly,little by little,gradually,steadily,quietly | - |
| 署名 | しょめい | signature | - |
| 書物 | しょもつ | books | - |
| 女優 | じょゆう | actress | - |
| 処理 | しょり | processing,dealing with,treatment,disposition,disposal | - |
| 書類 | しょるい | documents,official papers | - |
| 知らせ | しらせ | notice | - |
| 尻 | しり | buttocks,bottom | - |
| 印 | しるし | (1) mark,(2) symbol,(3) evidence | - |
| 城 | しろ | castle | - |
| 進学 | しんがく | going on to university | - |
| 神経 | しんけい | nerve,sensitivity | - |
| 真剣 | しんけん | seriousness,earnestness | - |
| 信仰 | しんこう | (religious) faith,belief,creed | - |
| 信号 | しんごう | traffic lights,signal,semaphore | - |
| 人工 | じんこう | artificial,manmade,human work,human skill,artificiality | - |
| 深刻 | しんこく | serious | - |
| 診察 | しんさつ | medical examination | - |
| 人種 | じんしゅ | race (of people) | - |
| 信じる | しんじる | to believe,to place trust in | - |
| 人生 | じんせい | (human) life (i.e. conception to death) | - |
| 親戚 | しんせき | relative | - |
| 新鮮 | しんせん | fresh | - |
| 心臓 | しんぞう | heart | - |
| 身体 | しんたい | the body | - |
| 身長 | しんちょう | height (of body),stature | - |
| 慎重 | しんちょう | discretion,prudence | - |
| 心配 | しんぱい | worry,concern,anxiety,care | - |
| 審判 | しんぱん | refereeing,trial,judgement,umpire,referee | - |
| 人物 | じんぶつ | character,personality,person,man,personage,talented man | - |
| 進歩 | しんぽ | progress,development | - |
| 親友 | しんゆう | close friend,buddy | - |
| 信用 | しんよう | confidence,dependence,credit,faith | - |
| 信頼 | しんらい | reliance,trust,confidence | - |
| 心理 | しんり | mentality | - |
| 人類 | じんるい | mankind,humanity | - |
| 巣 | す | nest,rookery,breeding place,beehive,cobweb | - |
| 図 | ず | figure (e.g. Fig 1),drawing,picture,illustration | - |
| 水準 | すいじゅん | (1) water level,(2) level,standard | - |
| 推薦 | すいせん | recommendation | - |
| スイッチ | スイッチ | switch | - |
| 随分 | ずいぶん | extremely | - |
| 睡眠 | すいみん | sleep | - |
| 数 | すう | number,figure | - |
| 数字 | すうじ | numeral,figure | - |
| スープ | スープ | (Western) soup | - |
| 末 | すえ | the end of,powder | - |
| 姿 | すがた | figure,shape,appearance | - |
| スキー | スキー | skiing | - |
| 空く | すく | (1) to open,to become empty,(2) to be less crowded | - |
| 救う | すくう | to rescue from,to help out of | - |
| 優れる | すぐれる | to surpass,to outstrip,to excel | - |
| スケート | スケート | skate(s),skating | - |
| すごい | すごい | terrible,dreadful,terrific,amazing,great | - |
| 少しも | すこしも | anything of,not one bit | - |
| 過ごす | すごす | to pass,to spend,to go through,to tide over | - |
| 筋 | すじ | muscle,string,line | - |
| 進める | すすめる | to advance,to promote,to hasten | - |
| 勧める | すすめる | to recommend,to advise,to encourage,to offer (wine) | - |
| スター | スター | star | - |
| スタイル | スタイル | style | - |
| スタンド | スタンド | stand | - |
| 頭痛 | ずつう | headache | - |
| ずっと | ずっと | consecutively,throughout,a lot | - |
| すてき | すてき | lovely,dreamy,beautiful,great | - |
| 既に | すでに | already,too late | - |
| すなわち | すなわち | that is,namely,i.e. | - |
| 素晴らしい | すばらしい | wonderful,splendid,magnificent | - |
| スピーチ | スピーチ | speech | - |
| 全て | すべて | all,the whole,entirely,in general,wholly | - |
| 済ませる | すませる | to be finished | - |
| 角 | すみ | horn | - |
| すみません | (感) | sorry,excuse me | - |
| 為る | する | to change,to be of use,to reach to | - |
| すると | すると | thereupon,hereupon | - |
| 鋭い | するどい | pointed,sharp | - |
| 背 | せい | height,stature | - |
| 正 | せい | (logical) true,regular | - |
| 生 | せい | (1) draft (beer),(2) raw,unprocessed | - |
| 性 | せい | sex,gender | - |
| 所為 | せい | cause,reason,fault | - |
| 税 | ぜい | tax | - |
| 性格 | せいかく | character,personality | - |
| 正確 | せいかく | accurate,punctuality,exactness,authenticity,veracity | - |
| 世紀 | せいき | century,era | - |
| 請求 | せいきゅう | claim,demand,application,request | - |
| 税金 | ぜいきん | tax,duty | - |
| 清潔 | せいけつ | clean | - |
| 制限 | せいげん | restriction,restraint,limitation | - |
| 成功 | せいこう | success,hit | - |
| 生産 | せいさん | production,manufacture | - |
| 正式 | せいしき | due form,official,formality | - |
| 精神 | せいしん | mind,soul,heart,spirit,intention | - |
| 成人 | せいじん | adult | - |
| 精々 | せいぜい | at the most,at best,to the utmost,as much (far) as possible | - |
| 成績 | せいせき | results,record | - |
| 製造 | せいぞう | manufacture,production | - |
| 贅沢 | ぜいたく | luxury,extravagance | - |
| 成長 | せいちょう | growth,grow to adulthood | - |
| 制度 | せいど | system,institution,organization | - |
| 青年 | せいねん | youth,young man | - |
| 製品 | せいひん | manufactured goods,finished goods | - |
| 政府 | せいふ | government,administration | - |
| 生物 | せいぶつ | raw food | - |
| 生命 | せいめい | life,existence | - |
| 整理 | せいり | sorting,arrangement,adjustment,regulation | - |
| 咳 | せき | cough | - |
| 石炭 | せきたん | coal | - |
| 責任 | せきにん | duty,responsibility | - |
| 石油 | せきゆ | oil,petroleum,kerosene | - |
| 世間 | せけん | world,society | - |
| 説 | せつ | theory | - |
| 積極的 | せっきょくてき | positive,active,proactive | - |
| 設計 | せっけい | plan,design | - |
| 絶対 | ぜったい | absolute,unconditional,absoluteness | - |
| セット | セット | set | - |
| 設備 | せつび | equipment,device,facilities,installation | - |
| 絶滅 | ぜつめつ | destruction,extinction | - |
| 節約 | せつやく | economising,saving | - |
| 是非 | ぜひ | certainly,without fail | - |
| 責める | せめる | to condemn,to blame,to criticize | - |
| 世話 | せわ | looking after,help,aid,assistance | - |
| 善 | ぜん | good,goodness,right,virtue | - |
| 全 | ぜん | all,whole,entire,complete,overall,pan | - |
| 全員 | ぜんいん | all members (unanimity),all hands,the whole crew | - |
| 専攻 | せんこう | major subject,special study | - |
| 全国 | ぜんこく | country-wide,nation-wide,whole country,national | - |
| 先日 | せんじつ | the other day,a few days ago | - |
| 前者 | ぜんしゃ | the former | - |
| 選手 | せんしゅ | (1) player (in game),(2) team | - |
| 前進 | ぜんしん | advance,drive,progress | - |
| 全然 | ぜんぜん | (1) wholly,entirely,completely,(2) not at all (with neg. verb) | - |
| センター | センター | a center | - |
| 全体 | ぜんたい | whole,entirety,whatever (is the matter) | - |
| 選択 | せんたく | selection,choice | - |
| そう | そう | so | - |
| 象 | ぞう | elephant | - |
| 騒音 | そうおん | noise | - |
| 増加 | ぞうか | increase,addition | - |
| 操作 | そうさ | operation,management,processing | - |
| 掃除 | そうじ | cleaning,sweeping | - |
| 想像 | そうぞう | imagination,guess | - |
| 相続 | そうぞく | succession,inheritance | - |
| 相談 | そうだん | consultation,discussion | - |
| 装置 | そうち | equipment,installation,apparatus | - |
| 相当 | そうとう | suitable,fair,tolerable,proper | - |
| 速度 | そくど | speed,velocity,rate | - |
| そこ | そこ | bottom,sole | - |
| 底 | そこ | bottom,sole | - |
| そこで | そこで | so (conj),accordingly,now,then,thereupon | - |
| 組織 | そしき | (1) organization,(2) structure,construction,(3) tissue,(4) system | - |
| そして | そして | and | - |
| 注ぐ | そそぐ | to pour (into),to irrigate,to pay,to fill,to feed (e.g. a fire) | - |
| 育つ | そだつ | to raise (child),to be brought up,to grow (up) | - |
| そっくり | そっくり | all,altogether,entirely,be just like,the splitting image of | - |
| そっと | そっと | face of the earth | - |
| 袖 | そで | sleeve | - |
| 備える | そなえる | to furnish,to provide for,to equip,to install | - |
| その | その | the,that | - |
| そのうち | そのうち | eventually,sooner or later,of the previously mentioned | - |
| そのまま | そのまま | without change,as it is (i.e. now) | - |
| 側 | そば | side,edge,third person | - |
| ソファー | ソファー | sofa,couch | - |
| 粗末 | そまつ | crude,rough,plain,humble | - |
| それ | (接。感) | it,that | - |
| それぞれ | それぞれ | each,every,either,respectively,severally | - |
| それでも | それでも | but (still),and yet,nevertheless,even so,notwithstanding | - |
| それと | それと | and | - |
| それとも | それとも | or,or else | - |
| 損 | そん | loss,disadvantage | - |
| 損害 | そんがい | damage,injury,loss | - |
| 尊敬 | そんけい | respect,esteem,reverence,honour | - |
| 存在 | そんざい | existence,being | - |
| 尊重 | そんちょう | respect,esteem,regard | - |
| 田 | た | rice field | - |
| 他 | た | other (esp. places and things) | - |
| 対 | たい | pair,couple,set | - |
| 大 | だい | big | - |
| 台 | だい | stand,rack,table,support | - |
| 題 | だい | title,subject,theme,topic | - |
| 体育 | たいいく | physical education,gymnastics,athletics | - |
| 体温 | たいおん | temperature (body) | - |
| 大会 | たいかい | convention,tournament,mass meeting,rally | - |
| 大気 | たいき | atmosphere | - |
| 代金 | だいきん | price,payment,cost,charge | - |
| 退屈 | たいくつ | tedium,boredom | - |
| 滞在 | たいざい | stay,sojourn | - |
| 大使 | たいし | ambassador | - |
| 大した | たいした | considerable,great,important,significant,a big deal | - |
| 対象 | たいしょう | target,object (of worship, study, etc),subject (of taxation, etc) | - |
| 大臣 | だいじん | cabinet minister | - |
| 対する | たいする | to face,to confront,to oppose | - |
| 大戦 | たいせん | great war,great battle | - |
| 大抵 | たいてい | usually,generally | - |
| 態度 | たいど | attitude,manner | - |
| 大統領 | だいとうりょう | president,chief executive | - |
| 大半 | たいはん | majority,mostly,generally | - |
| 代表 | だいひょう | representative,representation,delegation,type,example,model | - |
| 大部分 | だいぶぶん | most part,greater part,majority | - |
| タイプライター | タイプライター | Typewriter | - |
| 大変 | たいへん | awful,dreadful,terrible,very | - |
| 逮捕 | たいほ | arrest,apprehension,capture | - |
| ダイヤ | ダイヤ | (1) dyer,(2) diagram,(3) (railway) schedule,(4) diamond | - |
| 太陽 | たいよう | sun,solar | - |
| 平ら | たいら | flatness,level,smooth,calm,plain | - |
| 代理 | だいり | representation,agency,proxy,deputy,agent | - |
| 大陸 | たいりく | Continent | - |
| 倒す | たおす | to throw down,to beat,to bring down,to blow down | - |
| タオル | タオル | (hand) towel | - |
| だが | だが | but | - |
| 互い | たがい | mutual,reciprocal | - |
| 宝 | たから | Treasure | - |
| だから | だから | so,therefore | - |
| 宅 | たく | house,home,husband | - |
| だけど | だけど | However | - |
| 確かめる | たしかめる | to ascertain | - |
| 多少 | たしょう | more or less,somewhat,a little,some | - |
| 助ける | たすける | to help,to save,to rescue | - |
| ただ | ただ | free of charge,mere,only | - |
| 唯 | ただ | free of charge,mere,sole,only,usual,common | - |
| 戦い | たたかい | battle,fight,struggle,conflict | - |
| 戦う | たたかう | to fight,to battle,to combat | - |
| 叩く | たたく | to strike,to clap,to dust,to beat | - |
| 直ちに | ただちに | at once,immediately,directly,in person | - |
| 立ち上がる | たちあがる | to stand up | - |
| 立場 | たちば | standpoint,position,situation | - |
| 経つ | たつ | to pass,to lapse | - |
| 達する | たっする | to reach,to get to | - |
| 唯 | たった | free of charge,mere,sole,only,usual,common | - |
| だって | だって | but,because,even,also,too | - |
| たっぷり | たっぷり | full,in plenty,ample | - |
| 縦 | たて | length,height | - |
| たとえ | たとえ | simile,metaphor,allegory | - |
| 谷 | たに | valley | - |
| 他人 | たにん | another person,unrelated person,outsider,stranger | - |
| 種 | たね | (1) seed,(2) material,(3) cause,source | - |
| 束 | たば | handbreadth,bundle | - |
| 度 | たび | counter for occurrences | - |
| 旅 | たび | travel,trip,journey | - |
| たびたび | たびたび | often,repeatedly,frequently | - |
| 多分 | たぶん | perhaps,probably | - |
| 玉 | たま | ball,sphere,coin | - |
| 球 | たま | globe,sphere,ball | - |
| 弾 | たま | bullet,shot,shell | - |
| 偶 | たま | even number,couple,man and wife,friend | - |
| 偶々 | たまたま | casually,unexpectedly,accidentally,by chance | - |
| たまらない | たまらない | intolerable,unbearable,unendurable | - |
| 黙る | だまる | to be silent | - |
| 駄目 | だめ | useless,no good,hopeless | - |
| 試し | ためし | trial,test | - |
| 試す | ためす | to attempt,to test | - |
| 便り | たより | news,tidings,information,correspondence,letter | - |
| 頼る | たよる | to rely on,to have recourse to,to depend on | - |
| 誰か | だれか | someone,somebody | - |
| 段 | だん | step,stair,flight of steps,grade,rank,level | - |
| 単位 | たんい | unit,denomination,credit (in school) | - |
| 単語 | たんご | word,vocabulary,(usually) single-character word | - |
| 男子 | だんし | youth,young man | - |
| 単純 | たんじゅん | simplicity | - |
| 誕生 | たんじょう | birth | - |
| ダンス | ダンス | dance | - |
| 団体 | だんたい | organization,association | - |
| 担当 | たんとう | (in) charge | - |
| 単なる | たんなる | mere,simple,sheer | - |
| 単に | たんに | simply,merely,only,solely | - |
| 地 | ち | earth | - |
| 地位 | ちい | (social) position,status | - |
| 地域 | ちいき | area,region | - |
| チーズ | チーズ | cheese | - |
| チーム | チーム | team | - |
| 知恵 | ちえ | wisdom,wit,sagacity,sense,intelligence,advice | - |
| 地下 | ちか | basement,underground | - |
| 違い | ちがい | difference,discrepancy | - |
| 違いない | ちがいない | (phrase) sure,no mistaking it,for certain | - |
| 近頃 | ちかごろ | lately,recently,nowadays | - |
| 地球 | ちきゅう | the earth | - |
| 地区 | ちく | district,section,sector | - |
| 遅刻 | ちこく | lateness,late coming | - |
| 知事 | ちじ | prefectural governor | - |
| 知識 | ちしき | knowledge,information | - |
| 父親 | ちちおや | father | - |
| 知能 | ちのう | intelligence,brains | - |
| 地平線 | ちへいせん | horizon | - |
| 地方 | ちほう | area,locality,district,region,the coast | - |
| 茶 | ちゃ | tea | - |
| チャンス | チャンス | chance,opportunity | - |
| ちゃんと | ちゃんと | perfectly,properly,exactly | - |
| 中 | ちゅう | inside,middle,among | - |
| 注 | ちゅう | annotation,explanatory note | - |
| 中央 | ちゅうおう | centre,central,center,middle | - |
| 中学 | ちゅうがく | middle school,junior high school | - |
| 中古 | ちゅうこ | (1) used,second-hand,old | - |
| 中止 | ちゅうし | suspension,stoppage,discontinuance,interruption | - |
| 駐車 | ちゅうしゃ | parking (e.g. car) | - |
| 昼食 | ちゅうしょく | lunch,midday meal | - |
| 中心 | ちゅうしん | center,core,heart,pivot,emphasis,balance | - |
| 注目 | ちゅうもく | notice,attention,observation | - |
| 注文 | ちゅうもん | order,request | - |
| 長期 | ちょうき | long time period | - |
| 調査 | ちょうさ | investigation,examination,inquiry,survey | - |
| 調子 | ちょうし | tune,tone,key | - |
| 頂上 | ちょうじょう | top,summit,peak | - |
| ちょうだい | ちょうだい | (1) please do for me (preceded by -te),(2) reception,being given,get | - |
| 貯金 | ちょきん | (bank) savings | - |
| 直接 | ちょくせつ | direct,immediate,personal,firsthand | - |
| 著者 | ちょしゃ | author,writer | - |
| 遂に | ついに | finally,at last | - |
| 通過 | つうか | passage through,passing | - |
| 通学 | つうがく | commuting to school | - |
| 通行 | つうこう | passage,passing | - |
| 通じる | つうじる | to run to,to lead to,to communicate,to understand | - |
| 通信 | つうしん | correspondence,communication,news,signal | - |
| 捕まる | つかまる | to be caught,to be arrested | - |
| 掴む | つかむ | to seize,to catch,to grasp | - |
| 疲れ | つかれ | tiredness,fatigue | - |
| 月 | つき | moon,month | - |
| 付き合い | つきあい | association,socializing,fellowship | - |
| 次々 | つぎつぎ | in succession,one by one | - |
| 就く | つく | to settle in (place),to take (seat, position),to study (under teacher) | - |
| 注ぐ | つぐ | to pour (into),to irrigate,to pay | - |
| 付ける | つける | to attach,to join,to add,to append | - |
| 土 | つち | earth,soil | - |
| 続き | つづき | sequel,continuation | - |
| 包み | つつみ | bundle,package,parcel,bale | - |
| 勤め | つとめ | (1) service,duty,business,responsibility,task,(2) Buddhist religious services | - |
| 務め | つとめ | (1) service,duty,(2) Buddhist religious services | - |
| 繋ぐ | つなぐ | to tie,to fasten,to connect,to transfer (phone call) | - |
| 常に | つねに | always,constantly | - |
| 翼 | つばさ | wings | - |
| つまり | つまり | in short,in brief,in other words | - |
| 罪 | つみ | crime,fault,indiscretion | - |
| 詰める | つめる | to pack,to shorten,to work out (details) | - |
| 積もる | つもる | to pile up | - |
| 梅雨 | つゆ | rainy season,rain during the rainy season | - |
| 辛い | つらい | painful,heart-breaking | - |
| 釣 | つり | fishing | - |
| 連れ | つれ | companion,company | - |
| で | で | outflow,coming (going) out,graduate (of) | - |
| 出会い | であい | meeting,rendezvous,encounter | - |
| 出会う | であう | to meet by chance,to come across,to happen to encounter | - |
| 提案 | ていあん | proposal,proposition,suggestion | - |
| 定期 | ていき | fixed term | - |
| 抵抗 | ていこう | electrical resistance,resistance,opposition | - |
| 提出 | ていしゅつ | presentation,submission,filing | - |
| 程度 | ていど | degree,amount,grade,standard,of the order of (following a number) | - |
| 停留所 | ていりゅうじょ | bus or tram stop | - |
| デート | デート | date,go on a date | - |
| 敵 | てき | enemy,rival | - |
| 出来事 | できごと | incident,affair,happening,event | - |
| 適する | てきする | to fit,to suit | - |
| 適切 | てきせつ | pertinent,appropriate,adequate,relevance | - |
| 適度 | てきど | moderate | - |
| 適用 | てきよう | applying | - |
| できる | (可能。出現。発生) | to be able to,to be ready,to occur | - |
| 出来るだけ | できるだけ | if at all possible | - |
| できれば | できれば | if you can | - |
| 手品 | てじな | sleight of hand,conjuring trick,magic,juggling | - |
| ですから | ですから | therefore | - |
| 鉄 | てつ | iron | - |
| 哲学 | てつがく | philosophy | - |
| 手伝い | てつだい | help,helper,assistant | - |
| 徹底 | てってい | thoroughness,completeness | - |
| 鉄道 | てつどう | railroad | - |
| 徹夜 | てつや | all night,all night vigil,sleepless night | - |
| では | では | chance of going out,opportunity (to succeed),moment of departure,beginning of work | - |
| 手間 | てま | time,labour | - |
| でも | でも | but,however | - |
| デモ | デモ | (abbr) demo,demonstration | - |
| 典型 | てんけい | type,pattern,archetypal | - |
| 天候 | てんこう | weather | - |
| 電子 | でんし | electron | - |
| テント | テント | tent | - |
| 伝統 | でんとう | tradition,convention | - |
| 天然 | てんねん | nature,spontaneity | - |
| 度 | ど | counter for occurrences | - |
| 問い | とい | question,query | - |
| 党 | とう | party (political) | - |
| 塔 | とう | tower,pagoda | - |
| どう | (接。副) | child,servant,foolishness | - |
| 答案 | とうあん | examination paper,examination script | - |
| 同一 | どういつ | identity,sameness,similarity | - |
| どうか | どうか | copper coin | - |
| 当時 | とうじ | at that time,in those days | - |
| 動詞 | どうし | verb | - |
| 同時 | どうじ | simultaneous(ly),concurrent,same time,synchronous | - |
| どうしても | どうしても | by all means,at any cost,no matter what | - |
| 到着 | とうちゃく | arrival | - |
| 道徳 | どうとく | morals | - |
| 投票 | とうひょう | voting,poll | - |
| 同様 | どうよう | identical,equal to,same (kind),like | - |
| 同僚 | どうりょう | coworker,colleague,associate | - |
| 道路 | どうろ | road,highway | - |
| 十 | とお | 10,ten | - |
| 通す | とおす | to let pass,to overlook,to continue | - |
| 通り | とおり | in accordance with ~,following ~,~ Street,~ Avenue | - |
| 通り過ぎる | とおりすぎる | to pass,to pass through | - |
| 都会 | とかい | city | - |
| 時 | とき | (1) time,hour,(2) occasion,moment | - |
| 解く | とく | to unfasten | - |
| 毒 | どく | poison,toxicant | - |
| 得意 | とくい | pride,triumph,prosperity | - |
| 読書 | どくしょ | reading | - |
| 独身 | どくしん | bachelorhood,single,unmarried,celibate | - |
| 特徴 | とくちょう | feature,characteristic | - |
| 独特 | どくとく | peculiarity,uniqueness,characteristic | - |
| 独立 | どくりつ | independence (e.g. Ind. Day),self-support | - |
| 解ける | とける | to come untied,to come apart | - |
| どこか | どこか | somewhere,anywhere | - |
| ところが | ところが | however,while,even if | - |
| ところで | ところで | by the way,even if,no matter what | - |
| 登山 | とざん | mountain-climbing | - |
| 都市 | とし | town,city,municipal,urban | - |
| 年月 | としつき | months and years | - |
| 図書 | としょ | books | - |
| 年寄 | としより | old people,the aged | - |
| 閉じる | とじる | to close (e.g. book, eyes),to shut | - |
| 途端 | とたん | just (now, at the moment, etc.) | - |
| 土地 | とち | plot of land,lot,soil | - |
| 突然 | とつぜん | abruptly,suddenly,unexpectedly,all at once | - |
| トップ | トップ | top | - |
| 届く | とどく | to reach | - |
| とにかく | とにかく | anyhow,at any rate,anyway,somehow or other,generally speaking,in any case | - |
| 飛ばす | とばす | to skip over,to omit | - |
| 飛び出す | とびだす | to jump out,to rush out,to fly out | - |
| 留める | とめる | to fasten,to turn off,to detain | - |
| 友 | とも | friend,companion,pal | - |
| 共に | ともに | sharing with,participate in | - |
| 土曜 | どよう | Saturday | - |
| 虎 | とら | tiger | - |
| ドライブ | ドライブ | drive,trip by car,driving | - |
| トラック | トラック | (1) truck,(2) (running) track | - |
| ドラマ | ドラマ | drama | - |
| トランプ | トランプ | playing cards (lit: trump) | - |
| 取り上げる | とりあげる | to take up,to pick up,to disqualify,to confiscate,to deprive | - |
| 努力 | どりょく | great effort,exertion,endeavour,effort | - |
| どれ | どれ | well,now,let me see,which (of three or more) | - |
| ドレス | ドレス | dress | - |
| 取れる | とれる | to come off,to be taken off,to be removed | - |
| 泥 | どろ | mud | - |
| とん | (1000 | ton | - |
| とんでもない | とんでもない | unexpected,offensive,What a thing to say!,No way! | - |
| どんな | どんな | what,what kind of | - |
| どんなに | どんなに | how,how much | - |
| トンネル | トンネル | tunnel | - |
| 名 | な | name,reputation | - |
| 内容 | ないよう | subject,contents,matter,substance,detail,import | - |
| なお | なお | straight,mischief,ordinary,common | - |
| 仲 | なか | relation,relationship | - |
| 流す | ながす | to drain,to float,to shed (blood, tears),to cruise (e.g. taxi) | - |
| なかなか | なかなか | very,considerably,easily | - |
| 半ば | なかば | middle,half,semi,halfway,partly | - |
| 仲間 | なかま | company,fellow,colleague,associate | - |
| 眺め | ながめ | scene,view,prospect,outlook | - |
| 眺める | ながめる | to view,to gaze at | - |
| 流れ | ながれ | stream,current | - |
| 流れる | ながれる | to stream,to flow,to run (ink),to be washed away | - |
| 無し | なし | without | - |
| なぜなら | なぜなら | because | - |
| 謎 | なぞ | riddle,puzzle,enigma | - |
| 納得 | なっとく | consent,assent,understanding | - |
| 等 | など | et cetera,etc.,and the like | - |
| 七 | なな | seven | - |
| 何 | なに | what | - |
| 何 | なん | what | - |
| 何か | なにか | something | - |
| なにも | なにも | nothing | - |
| 鍋 | なべ | saucepan,pot | - |
| 生 | なま | (1) draft (beer),(2) raw,unprocessed | - |
| 怠ける | なまける | to be idle,to neglect | - |
| 波 | なみ | wave | - |
| 涙 | なみだ | tear | - |
| 悩む | なやむ | to be worried,to be troubled | - |
| 為る | なる | to change,to be of use,to reach to | - |
| 成る | なる | to become | - |
| 縄 | なわ | rope,hemp | - |
| 何で | なんで | Why?,What for? | - |
| 何でも | なんでも | by all means,everything | - |
| 何とか | なんとか | somehow,anyhow,one way or another | - |
| 似合う | にあう | to suit,to match,to become,to be like | - |
| 匂い | におい | odour,scent,smell,stench | - |
| 苦手 | にがて | poor (at),weak (in),dislike (of) | - |
| 握る | にぎる | to grasp,to seize,to mould sushi | - |
| 日 | にち | sun,sunshine,day | - |
| 日常 | にちじょう | ordinary,regular,everyday,usual | - |
| 日曜 | にちよう | Sunday | - |
| 日光 | にっこう | sunlight | - |
| 日中 | にっちゅう | daytime,broad daylight | - |
| にっこり | にっこり | smile sweetly,smile,grin | - |
| 日本 | にっぽん | Japan | - |
| 日本 | にほん | Japan | - |
| 入院 | にゅういん | hospitalization | - |
| 入学 | にゅうがく | entry to school or university,matriculation | - |
| 入場 | にゅうじょう | entrance,admission,entering | - |
| 人気 | にんき | sign of life | - |
| 人間 | にんげん | human being,man,person | - |
| 抜く | ぬく | to extract,to omit,to surpass,to draw out,to unplug | - |
| 抜ける | ぬける | to come out,to fall out,to be omitted | - |
| 布 | ぬの | cloth | - |
| 濡れる | ぬれる | to get wet | - |
| ね | (感) | value,price,cost,worth,merit | - |
| 根 | ね | root | - |
| 値 | ね | value,price,cost | - |
| 願い | ねがい | desire,wish,request | - |
| 願う | ねがう | to desire,to wish,to request | - |
| 鼠 | ねずみ | (1) mouse,rat,(2) dark gray,slate color | - |
| 値段 | ねだん | price,cost | - |
| 熱心 | ねっしん | zeal,enthusiasm | - |
| 熱帯 | ねったい | tropics | - |
| 熱中 | ねっちゅう | nuts!,enthusiasm,zeal,mania | - |
| 年間 | ねんかん | year | - |
| 年月 | ねんげつ | months and years | - |
| 年中 | ねんじゅう | whole year,always,everyday | - |
| 年代 | ねんだい | age,era,period,date | - |
| 年齢 | ねんれい | age,years | - |
| 野 | の | field | - |
| 能 | のう | being skilled in,nicely,properly | - |
| 農家 | のうか | farmer,farm family | - |
| 農業 | のうぎょう | agriculture | - |
| 農民 | のうみん | farmers,peasants | - |
| 能力 | のうりょく | ability,faculty | - |
| ノー | (no) | no | - |
| 軒 | のき | eaves | - |
| 残す | のこす | to leave (behind, over),to bequeath,to save,to reserve | - |
| 残り | のこり | remnant,residue,remaining,left-over | - |
| 乗せる | のせる | to place on (something),to take on board,to give a ride | - |
| 除く | のぞく | to remove,to exclude,to except | - |
| 望み | のぞみ | wish,desire,(a) hope | - |
| 望む | のぞむ | to desire,to wish for,to see,to command (a view of) | - |
| 後 | のち | afterwards,since then,in the future | - |
| ノック | ノック | (1) knock,(2) fungo (baseball) | - |
| 喉 | のど | throat | - |
| 伸ばす | のばす | to lengthen,to stretch,to reach out,to grow (beard) | - |
| 伸びる | のびる | to stretch,to extend,to make progress,to grow (beard, body height) | - |
| 述べる | のべる | to state,to express,to mention | - |
| 昇る | のぼる | to arise,to ascend,to go up | - |
| のんびり | のんびり | carefree,at leisure | - |
| 場 | ば | place,field (physics) | - |
| はあ | (感) | haa | - |
| パーセント | パーセント | percent | - |
| はい | (感) | wear,put on (sword) | - |
| 灰 | はい | ash | - |
| 梅雨 | ばいう | rainy season,rain during the rainy season | - |
| バイオリン | バイオリン | violin | - |
| ハイキング | ハイキング | hiking | - |
| 配達 | はいたつ | delivery,distribution | - |
| パイプ | パイプ | (1) pipe,tube,(2) channels, official or otherwise | - |
| 俳優 | はいゆう | actor,actress,player,performer | - |
| パイロット | パイロット | pilot | - |
| 墓 | はか | grave,tomb | - |
| 馬鹿 | ばか | fool,idiot,trivial matter,folly | - |
| 博士 | はかせ | doctorate,PhD | - |
| 計る | はかる | to measure,to weigh,to survey | - |
| 履く | はく | to wear,to put on (lower body) | - |
| 吐く | はく | (1) to breathe,(2) to tell (lies),(3) to vomit,to disgorge | - |
| 拍手 | はくしゅ | clapping hands,applause | - |
| 莫大 | ばくだい | enormous,vast | - |
| 爆発 | ばくはつ | explosion,detonation,eruption | - |
| 博物館 | はくぶつかん | museum | - |
| 激しい | はげしい | violent,vehement,intense | - |
| はさみ | はさみ | scissors | - |
| 破産 | はさん | (personal) bankruptcy | - |
| 端 | はし | end (e.g. of street),edge,tip,margin,point | - |
| 始まり | はじまり | origin,beginning | - |
| パス | パス | path,pass (in games) | - |
| 外す | はずす | to unfasten,to remove | - |
| パスポート | パスポート | passport | - |
| 旗 | はた | flag | - |
| 肌 | はだ | skin | - |
| 裸 | はだか | naked,nude | - |
| 畑 | はたけ | field | - |
| 二十 | はたち | 20 years old,20th year | - |
| 働き | はたらき | work,labor | - |
| バッグ | バッグ | bag,bug | - |
| 発見 | はっけん | discovery,detection,finding | - |
| 発行 | はっこう | issue (publications) | - |
| 発車 | はっしゃ | departure of a vehicle | - |
| 罰する | ばっする | to punish,to penalize | - |
| 発達 | はったつ | development,growth | - |
| ばったり | ばったり | with a clash (thud),with a bang,plump,flop | - |
| 発展 | はってん | development,growth | - |
| 発表 | はっぴょう | announcement,publication | - |
| 発明 | はつめい | invention | - |
| 話し合う | はなしあう | to discuss,to talk together | - |
| 離す | はなす | to part,divide,separate | - |
| 放す | はなす | to separate,to set free | - |
| 離れる | はなれる | to be separated from,to leave,to go away,to be a long way off | - |
| 羽 | はね | counter for birds,counter for rabbits | - |
| 幅 | はば | width,breadth | - |
| 母親 | ははおや | mother | - |
| 省く | はぶく | to omit,to eliminate,to curtail,to economize | - |
| 場面 | ばめん | scene,setting (e.g. of novel) | - |
| 腹 | はら | abdomen,belly,stomach | - |
| 原 | はら | field,plain,prairie,tundra,moor,wilderness | - |
| 針 | はり | needle,hand (e.g. clock) | - |
| 張る | はる | to stick,to paste | - |
| 番 | ばん | Turn | - |
| バン | バン | bun,van (caravan),VAN (value-added network) | - |
| 範囲 | はんい | extent,scope,sphere,range | - |
| 反抗 | はんこう | opposition,resistance | - |
| 犯罪 | はんざい | crime | - |
| ハンサム | ハンサム | handsome | - |
| 判断 | はんだん | judgement,decision | - |
| 犯人 | はんにん | offender,criminal | - |
| 販売 | はんばい | sale,selling,marketing | - |
| 灯 | ひ | light | - |
| ビール | ビール | beer | - |
| 被害 | ひがい | damage | - |
| 比較 | ひかく | comparison | - |
| 轢く | ひく | to run somebody over (with vehicle),to knock someone down | - |
| ピクニック | ピクニック | picnic | - |
| 悲劇 | ひげき | tragedy | - |
| 飛行 | ひこう | aviation | - |
| 膝 | ひざ | knee,lap | - |
| 非常 | ひじょう | emergency,extraordinary,unusual | - |
| 美人 | びじん | beautiful person (woman) | - |
| 額 | ひたい | forehead,brow | - |
| びっくり | びっくり | be surprised,be amazed,be frightened,astonishment | - |
| 日付 | ひづけ | date,dating | - |
| 必死 | ひっし | inevitable death,desperation,frantic,inevitable result | - |
| ぴったり | ぴったり | exactly,neatly,sharp | - |
| 引っ張る | ひっぱる | (1) to pull,to draw,to stretch,to drag,(2) to pull the ball (baseball) | - |
| 否定 | ひてい | negation,denial,repudiation | - |
| ビデオ | ビデオ | video | - |
| 一言 | ひとこと | single word | - |
| 人込み | ひとごみ | crowd of people | - |
| 等しい | ひとしい | equal | - |
| 独り | ひとり | alone,unmarried | - |
| 一人一人 | ひとりひとり | one by one,each,one at a time | - |
| 批判 | ひはん | criticism,judgement,comment | - |
| 批評 | ひひょう | criticism,review,commentary | - |
| 秘密 | ひみつ | secret,secrecy | - |
| 微妙 | びみょう | delicate,subtle | - |
| 紐 | ひも | (1) string,cord,(2) pimp | - |
| 費用 | ひよう | cost,expense | - |
| 表 | ひょう | table (e.g. Tab 1),chart,list | - |
| 秒 | びょう | second (60th min) | - |
| 評価 | ひょうか | valuation,estimation,assessment,evaluation | - |
| 表現 | ひょうげん | expression,presentation,representation (math) | - |
| 表情 | ひょうじょう | facial expression | - |
| 平等 | びょうどう | equality (a),impartiality,evenness | - |
| 評判 | ひょうばん | fame,reputation,popularity,arrant | - |
| 表面 | ひょうめん | surface,outside,face,appearance | - |
| 広がる | ひろがる | to spread (out),to extend,to stretch,to reach to,to get around | - |
| 品 | ひん | thing,article,goods,dignity,article (goods),counter for meal courses | - |
| 瓶 | びん | bottle | - |
| 便 | びん | way,means | - |
| ピン | ピン | pin | - |
| 不 | ふ | un,non,negative prefix | - |
| 不 | ぶ | un,non,negative prefix | - |
| 無 | ぶ | nothing,naught,nil,zero | - |
| 分 | ぶ | dividing,part | - |
| 不安 | ふあん | anxiety,uneasiness,insecurity,suspense | - |
| 風景 | ふうけい | scenery | - |
| 夫婦 | ふうふ | married couple,husband and wife | - |
| 笛 | ふえ | flute,pipe | - |
| 不可 | ふか | wrong,bad,improper,unjustifiable,inadvisable | - |
| 武器 | ぶき | weapon,arms,ordinance | - |
| 服装 | ふくそう | garments | - |
| 含む | ふくむ | to hold in the mouth,to bear in mind | - |
| 袋 | ふくろ | bag,sack | - |
| 不幸 | ふこう | unhappiness,sorrow,misfortune,disaster,accident,death | - |
| 節 | ふし | tune,tone,knot,knob,point | - |
| 無事 | ぶじ | safety,peace,quietness | - |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ | mystery,curiosity | - |
| 不自由 | ふじゆう | discomfort,disability,inconvenience,destitution | - |
| 夫人 | ふじん | wife,Mrs,madam | - |
| 婦人 | ふじん | woman,female | - |
| 不正 | ふせい | injustice,unfairness | - |
| 防ぐ | ふせぐ | to defend (against),to protect,to prevent | - |
| 不足 | ふそく | insufficiency,shortage,deficiency,lack,dearth | - |
| 舞台 | ぶたい | stage (theatre) | - |
| 双子 | ふたご | twins,a twin | - |
| 再び | ふたたび | again,once more,a second time | - |
| 普段 | ふだん | usually,habitually,ordinarily,always | - |
| 縁 | ふち | a means, e.g. of living | - |
| 打つ | ぶつ | to hit,to strike | - |
| 物価 | ぶっか | prices of commodities,prices (in general) | - |
| 物質 | ぶっしつ | material,substance | - |
| 物理 | ぶつり | physics | - |
| 筆 | ふで | writing brush | - |
| ふと | (副) | suddenly,casually,accidentally,incidentally,unexpectedly,unintentionally | - |
| 船 | ふね | ship,boat,watercraft,shipping,vessel,steamship | - |
| 部分 | ぶぶん | portion,section,part | - |
| 不平 | ふへい | complaint,discontent,dissatisfaction | - |
| 不満 | ふまん | dissatisfaction,displeasure,discontent,complaints,unhappiness | - |
| プラス | プラス | plus | - |
| プラン | プラン | plan | - |
| 不利 | ふり | disadvantage,handicap,unfavorable,drawback | - |
| 振る | ふる | (1) to wave,to shake,to swing,(2) to sprinkle,(3) to cast (actor),to allocate (work) | - |
| 震える | ふるえる | to shiver,to shake,to quake | - |
| ブレーキ | ブレーキ | a brake | - |
| 触れる | ふれる | to touch,to be touched,to touch on a subject,to feel,to violate (law, copyright, etc.),to perceive,t | - |
| 風呂 | ふろ | bath | - |
| プロ | プロ | professional | - |
| 分 | ぶん | dividing,part,segment | - |
| 文 | ぶん | sentence | - |
| 雰囲気 | ふんいき | atmosphere (e.g. musical),mood,ambience | - |
| 分析 | ぶんせき | analysis | - |
| 文明 | ぶんめい | civilization,culture | - |
| 分野 | ぶんや | field,sphere,realm,division,branch | - |
| 塀 | へい | wall,fence | - |
| 平均 | へいきん | equilibrium,balance,average,mean | - |
| 平和 | へいわ | peace,harmony | - |
| 別に | べつに | (not) particularly,nothing | - |
| 減らす | へらす | to abate,to decrease,to diminish,to shorten | - |
| 減る | へる | to decrease (in size or number),to diminish,to abate | - |
| ベルト | ベルト | Belt for western clothes | - |
| 変化 | へんか | goblin,ghost,apparition,bugbear | - |
| ペンキ | ペンキ | (n) paint (nl: pek) | - |
| 勉強 | べんきょう | study,diligence,discount,reduction | - |
| 変更 | へんこう | change,modification,alteration | - |
| ベンチ | ベンチ | bench | - |
| 弁当 | べんとう | box lunch | - |
| 方 | ほう | side | - |
| 法 | ほう | law | - |
| 棒 | ぼう | pole,rod,stick | - |
| 冒険 | ぼうけん | risk,venture,adventure | - |
| 方向 | ほうこう | direction,course,way | - |
| 報告 | ほうこく | report,information | - |
| 宝石 | ほうせき | gem,jewel | - |
| 放送 | ほうそう | broadcast,broadcasting | - |
| 豊富 | ほうふ | abundance,wealth,plenty,bounty | - |
| 方法 | ほうほう | method,manner,way,means,technique | - |
| 方々 | ほうぼう | persons,this and that,here and there,everywhere | - |
| 訪問 | ほうもん | call,visit | - |
| 吠える | ほえる | to bark,to bay,to howl,to bellow,to roar,to cry | - |
| ボーイ | ボーイ | boy | - |
| ボート | ボート | rowing boat | - |
| ホーム | ホーム | (1) platform,(2) home | - |
| ボール | ボール | ball,bowl | - |
| 他 | ほか | other (esp. places and things) | - |
| 外 | ほか | other place,the rest | - |
| 誇り | ほこり | pride | - |
| 埃 | ほこり | dust | - |
| 保証 | ほしょう | guarantee,security,assurance,pledge,warranty | - |
| 保存 | ほぞん | preservation,conservation,storage,maintenance | - |
| 程 | ほど | degree,extent,bounds,limit | - |
| 歩道 | ほどう | footpath,walkway,sidewalk | - |
| 仏 | ほとけ | Buddha,merciful person,Buddhist image,the dead | - |
| 骨 | ほね | bone | - |
| 炎 | ほのお | flame | - |
| 頬 | ほほ | cheek (of face) | - |
| 頬 | ほお | cheek (of face) | - |
| ほぼ | ほぼ | almost,roughly,approximately | - |
| 微笑む | ほほえむ | to smile | - |
| 褒める | ほめる | to praise,to admire,to speak well | - |
| 濠 | ほり | moat | - |
| 本当 | ほんと | truth,reality | - |
| 本当 | ほんとう | truth,reality | - |
| 本人 | ほんにん | the person himself | - |
| 本物 | ほんもの | genuine article | - |
| ぼんやり | ぼんやり | absent-minded,block-head,dim,faint,vague | - |
| 間 | ま | space,room,time,pause | - |
| まあ | まあ | (female) you might say | - |
| マーケット | マーケット | market | - |
| マイク | マイク | mike | - |
| 迷子 | まいご | lost (stray) child | - |
| 任せる | まかせる | to entrust to another,to leave to | - |
| 幕 | まく | curtain,bunting,act (in play) | - |
| 負け | まけ | defeat,loss,losing (a game) | - |
| 孫 | まご | grandchild | - |
| まさか | まさか | by no means | - |
| まさに | まさに | correctly,surely | - |
| 真面目 | まじめ | diligent,serious,honest | - |
| 増す | ます | to increase,to grow | - |
| 先ず | まず | first (of all),to start with,about,almost,hardly (with neg. verb) | - |
| 貧しい | まずしい | poor,needy | - |
| マスター | マスター | proprietor,manager,barowner,master (e.g. arts, science) | - |
| ますます | ますます | increasingly,more and more | - |
| 又 | また | again,and | - |
| 未だ | まだ | yet,still,more,besides | - |
| 街 | まち | (1) town,(2) street,road | - |
| 間違い | まちがい | mistake | - |
| 松 | まつ | (1) pine tree,(2) highest (of a three-tier ranking system) | - |
| 真っ赤 | まっか | deep red,flushed (of face) | - |
| 真っ直ぐ | まっすぐ | straight (ahead),direct,upright | - |
| 全く | まったく | really,truly,entirely,completely | - |
| 祭 | まつり | festival,feast | - |
| 学ぶ | まなぶ | to study (in depth),to learn,to take lessons in | - |
| 真似 | まね | mimicry,imitation,behavior,pretense | - |
| 招く | まねく | to invite | - |
| ママ | ママ | Mama | - |
| 豆 | まめ | beans,peas | - |
| 守る | まもる | to protect,to obey,to guard,to abide (by the rules) | - |
| 丸 | まる | circle,full (month),perfection,purity,suffix for ship names | - |
| 円 | まる | circle,money | - |
| 丸い | まるい | round,circular,spherical | - |
| まるで | まるで | quite,entirely,completely | - |
| 回す | まわす | to turn,to revolve | - |
| 回り | まわり | circumference,surroundings,circulation | - |
| 万一 | まんいち | by some chance,by some possibility,if by any chance,10E4:1 odds | - |
| 満足 | まんぞく | satisfaction | - |
| 身 | み | body,main part,oneself,sword | - |
| 実 | み | fruit,nut,seed,content,good result | - |
| 見送り | みおくり | seeing one off,farewell,escort | - |
| 味方 | みかた | friend,ally,supporter | - |
| 見事 | みごと | splendid,magnificent,beautiful,admirable | - |
| ミス | ミス | miss (mistake, error, failure),Miss | - |
| 満ちる | みちる | to be full,to rise (tide),to mature,to expire | - |
| 密 | みつ | dense | - |
| 認める | みとめる | to recognize,to appreciate,to approve,to admit,to notice | - |
| 皆 | みんな | all,everyone,everybody | - |
| 見舞い | みまい | enquiry,expression of sympathy,expression of concern | - |
| 土産 | みやげ | present,souvenir | - |
| 都 | みやこ | capital | - |
| 妙 | みょう | strange,unusual | - |
| 明後日 | みょうごにち | day after tomorrow | - |
| 未来 | みらい | future (life, tense) | - |
| 魅力 | みりょく | charm,fascination,glamour | - |
| 見る | みる | to see,to watch | - |
| ミルク | ミルク | milk | - |
| 無 | む | nothing,naught,nil,zero | - |
| 向かい | むかい | facing,opposite,across the street,other side | - |
| 迎え | むかえ | meeting,person sent to pick up an arrival | - |
| 向く | むく | to face | - |
| 向ける | むける | to turn towards,to point | - |
| 無視 | むし | disregard,ignore | - |
| 虫歯 | むしば | cavity,tooth decay,decayed tooth,caries | - |
| 寧ろ | むしろ | rather,better,instead | - |
| 結ぶ | むすぶ | to tie,to bind,to link | - |
| 無駄 | むだ | futility,uselessness | - |
| 夢中 | むちゅう | daze,(in a) trance,ecstasy,delirium,engrossment | - |
| 胸 | むね | breast,chest | - |
| 無料 | むりょう | free,no charge | - |
| 芽 | め | sprout | - |
| 明確 | めいかく | clear up,clarify,define | - |
| 命じる | めいじる | to order,to command,to appoint | - |
| 名人 | めいじん | master,expert | - |
| 命令 | めいれい | order,command,decree,directive,(software) instruction | - |
| 迷惑 | めいわく | trouble,bother,annoyance | - |
| 飯 | めし | (sl) meals,food | - |
| 滅多に | めったに | rarely (with neg. verb),seldom | - |
| メモ | メモ | memorandum | - |
| 面 | めん | face,mug,surface,facial features,mask,face guard,side or facet,corner,page | - |
| 綿 | めん | cotton,padding | - |
| 免許 | めんきょ | license,permit,licence,certificate | - |
| 面倒 | めんどう | trouble,difficulty,care,attention | - |
| メンバー | メンバー | member | - |
| 申し込む | もうしこむ | to apply for,to make an application | - |
| 申し訳 | もうしわけ | apology,excuse | - |
| 毛布 | もうふ | blanket | - |
| 燃える | もえる | to burn | - |
| 目的 | もくてき | purpose,goal,aim,objective,intention | - |
| 目標 | もくひょう | mark,objective,target | - |
| 木曜 | もくよう | Thursday | - |
| 文字 | もじ | letter (of alphabet),character | - |
| 文字 | もんじ | letter (of alphabet),character | - |
| もしも | もしも | if | - |
| 持ち上げる | もちあげる | to raise,to lift up,to flatter | - |
| 用いる | もちいる | to use,to make use of | - |
| 勿論 | もちろん | of course,certainly,naturally | - |
| 最も | もっとも | most,extremely | - |
| 尤も | もっとも | quite right,plausible,natural,but then,although | - |
| 元 | もと | (1) origin,original,(2) former | - |
| 基 | もと | basis | - |
| 素 | もと | prime | - |
| 戻す | もどす | to restore,to put back,to return | - |
| 基づく | もとづく | to be grounded on,to be based on,to be due to,to originate from | - |
| 求める | もとめる | to seek,to request,to demand,to want,to wish for,to search for,to pursue (pleasure),to hunt (a job), | - |
| 者 | もの | person | - |
| 物音 | ものおと | sounds | - |
| 物語 | ものがたり | tale,story,legend | - |
| 物事 | ものごと | things,everything | - |
| 模様 | もよう | pattern,figure,design | - |
| 貰う | もらう | to receive | - |
| 文句 | もんく | phrase,complaint | - |
| やがて | やがて | before long,soon,at length | - |
| 役 | やく | use,service,role,position | - |
| 約 | やく | approximately,about,some | - |
| 訳 | やく | meaning,reason,circumstances,can be deduced,situation | - |
| 役割 | やくわり | part,assigning (allotment of) parts,role,duties | - |
| 家賃 | やちん | rent | - |
| 厄介 | やっかい | trouble,burden,care,bother | - |
| 宿 | やど | inn,lodging | - |
| 雇う | やとう | to employ,to hire | - |
| 屋根 | やね | roof | - |
| やはり | やはり | also,as I thought,still,in spite of,absolutely,of course | - |
| 破る | やぶる | to tear,to violate,to defeat,to smash,to destroy | - |
| 辞める | やめる | to retire | - |
| やや | やや | a little,partially,somewhat,a short time,a while | - |
| 唯一 | ゆいいつ | only,sole,unique | - |
| 勇気 | ゆうき | courage,bravery,valour,nerve,boldness | - |
| 有効 | ゆうこう | validity,availability,effectiveness | - |
| 優秀 | ゆうしゅう | superiority,excellence | - |
| 優勝 | ゆうしょう | overall victory,championship | - |
| 友情 | ゆうじょう | friendship,fellowship | - |
| 友人 | ゆうじん | friend | - |
| 有能 | ゆうのう | able,capable,efficient,skill | - |
| 郵便 | ゆうびん | mail,postal service | - |
| 夕べ | ゆうべ | evening | - |
| ユーモア | ユーモア | humor | - |
| 有利 | ゆうり | advantageous,better,profitable,lucrative | - |
| 床 | ゆか | floor | - |
| 愉快 | ゆかい | pleasant,happy | - |
| 輸出 | ゆしゅつ | export | - |
| 譲る | ゆずる | to turn over,to assign,to hand over | - |
| 豊か | ゆたか | abundant,wealthy,plentiful,rich | - |
| ゆっくり | ゆっくり | slowly,at ease | - |
| 輸入 | ゆにゅう | importation,import,introduction | - |
| 許す | ゆるす | to permit,to allow,to approve | - |
| 夜 | よ | evening,night | - |
| 夜明け | よあけ | dawn,daybreak | - |
| 様 | よう | way,manner,kind | - |
| 酔う | よう | to get drunk,to become intoxicated | - |
| 容易 | ようい | easy,simple,plain | - |
| 陽気 | ようき | season,weather,cheerfulness | - |
| 要求 | ようきゅう | request,demand,requisition | - |
| 用心 | ようじん | care,precaution,guarding,caution | - |
| 様子 | ようす | aspect,state,appearance | - |
| 要するに | ようするに | in a word,after all,the point is ..,in short .. | - |
| 要素 | ようそ | element | - |
| 要点 | ようてん | gist,main point | - |
| 曜日 | ようび | day of the week | - |
| ヨーロッパ | ヨーロッパ | Europe | - |
| 予期 | よき | expectation,assume will happen,forecast | - |
| 横切る | よこぎる | to cross (e.g. arms),to traverse | - |
| 予算 | よさん | estimate,budget | - |
| 止す | よす | to cease,to abolish,to resign,to give up | - |
| 予測 | よそく | prediction,estimation | - |
| ヨット | ヨット | yacht | - |
| 夜中 | よなか | midnight,dead of night | - |
| 世の中 | よのなか | society,the world,the times | - |
| 余分 | よぶん | extra,excess,surplus | - |
| 予報 | よほう | forecast,prediction | - |
| 予防 | よぼう | prevention,precaution,protection against | - |
| 読み | よみ | reading | - |
| 嫁 | よめ | bride,daughter-in-law | - |
| 余裕 | よゆう | surplus,composure,margin,room,time,allowance,scope,rope | - |
| より | より | twist,ply | - |
| よると | よると | according to | - |
| 喜び | よろこび | (a) joy,(a) delight,rapture,pleasure,gratification,rejoicing,congratulations,felicitations | - |
| 宜しい | よろしい | (hon) good,OK,all right,fine,very well,will do,may,can | - |
| よろしく | (感) | well,properly,suitably,best regards,please remember me | - |
| 四 | よん | four | - |
| 来 | らい | coming, next | - |
| ライター | ライター | lighter,rider,writer | - |
| 楽 | らく | comfort,ease | - |
| ラケット | ラケット | paddle,racket | - |
| 利益 | りえき | profits,gains,(political, economic) interest | - |
| 理解 | りかい | understanding,comprehension | - |
| 陸 | りく | six (used in legal documents) | - |
| 利口 | りこう | clever,shrewd,bright,sharp,wise,intelligent | - |
| 離婚 | りこん | divorce | - |
| 理想 | りそう | ideal | - |
| 率 | りつ | rate,ratio,proportion,percentage | - |
| 立派 | りっぱ | splendid,fine,handsome,elegant,imposing,prominent,legal,legitimate | - |
| 留学 | りゅうがく | studying abroad | - |
| 流行 | りゅうこう | fashionable,fad,in vogue,prevailing | - |
| 量 | りょう | quantity,amount,volume,portion (of food) | - |
| 両替 | りょうがえ | change,money exchange | - |
| 料金 | りょうきん | fee,charge,fare | - |
| 例 | れい | instance,example,case | - |
| 礼 | れい | expression of gratitude | - |
| 礼儀 | れいぎ | manners,courtesy,etiquette | - |
| 冷静 | れいせい | calm,composure,coolness,serenity | - |
| 列 | れつ | queue,line,row | - |
| 列車 | れっしゃ | train (ordinary) | - |
| レポート | レポート | report,paper | - |
| 練習 | れんしゅう | practice | - |
| 連想 | れんそう | association (of ideas),suggestion | - |
| 連続 | れんぞく | serial,consecutive,continuity,continuing | - |
| 老人 | ろうじん | the aged,old person | - |
| 労働 | ろうどう | manual labor,toil,work | - |
| ロケット | ロケット | locket,rocket | - |
| 論じる | ろんじる | to argue,to discuss,to debate | - |
| 論争 | ろんそう | controversy,dispute | - |
| 論文 | ろんぶん | thesis,essay,treatise,paper | - |
| 輪 | わ | ring,hoop,circle | - |
| ワイン | ワイン | wine | - |
| わがまま | わがまま | selfishness,egoism,wilfulness,disobedience,whim | - |
| 別れ | わかれ | parting,separation,farewell | - |
| 脇 | わき | side | - |
| 分ける | わける | to divide,to separate | - |
| わざと | わざと | on purpose | - |
| 僅か | わずか | only,merely,a little,small quantity | - |
| 綿 | わた | cotton,padding | - |
| 話題 | わだい | topic,subject | - |
| 笑い | わらい | laugh,laughter,smile | - |
| 割る | わる | to divide,to cut,to break,to halve | - |
| 悪口 | わるくち | abuse,insult,slander,evil speaking | - |
| 我々 | われわれ | we | - |
| 湾 | わん | bay,gulf,inlet | - |
| あいかわらず | あいかわらず | as ever,as usual,the same | - |
| アイデア/アイディア | アイデア/アイディア | idea | - |
| あいまい | あいまい | vague,ambiguous | - |
| 遭う | あう | to meet,to encounter (undesirable nuance) | - |
| 扇ぐ | あおぐ | to fan,to flap | - |
| 青白い | あおじろい | pale,pallid | - |
| あかんぼう | あかんぼう | baby | - |
| 明き | あき | room,time to spare,emptiness | - |
| あきれる | あきれる | to be amazed,to be shocked | - |
| アクセント | アクセント | accent | - |
| あくび | あくび | yawn | - |
| 飽くまで | あくまで | to the end,to the last,stubbornly | - |
| 明け方 | あけがた | dawn | - |
| 揚げる | あげる | to lift,to fry | - |
| 挙げる | あげる | to raise,to fly | - |
| あげる (=やる) | あげる (=やる) | to do for | - |
| 憧れる | あこがれる | to long for,to yearn after,to admire | - |
| 足跡 | あしあと | footprints | - |
| 味わう | あじわう | to taste,to savor,to relish | - |
| 預かる | あずかる | to keep in custody,to receive on deposit,to take charge of | - |
| 暖まる | あたたまる | to warm up,to get warm | - |
| 暖める | あたためる | to warm,to heat | - |
| あたりまえ | あたりまえ | usual,common,ordinary | - |
| あひら | あひら | usual,common,ordinary | - |
| あちらこちら | あちらこちら | here and there | - |
| 厚かましい | あつかましい | impudent,shameless,brazen | - |
| 圧縮 | あっしゅく | compression,condensation,pressure | - |
| 宛名 | あてな | address,direction | - |
| あてはまる | あてはまる | to be applicable,to come under (a category),to fulfill | - |
| あてはめる | あてはめる | to apply,to adapt | - |
| 暴れる | あばれる | to act violently,to rage,to struggle,to be riotous | - |
| 脂 | あぶら | fat,tallow,lard | - |
| あぶる | あぶる | to scorch | - |
| あふれる | あふれる | to flood,to overflow,to brim over | - |
| 雨戸 | あまど | sliding storm door | - |
| 甘やかす | あまやかす | to pamper,to spoil | - |
| 余る | あまる | to remain,to be left over,to be in excess,to be too many | - |
| 編物 | あみもの | knitting,web | - |
| 編む | あむ | to knit | - |
| 危うい | あやうい | dangerous,critical,grave | - |
| 怪しい | あやしい | suspicious,dubious,doubtful | - |
| 荒い | あらい | rough,rude,wild | - |
| 粗い | あらい | coarse,rough | - |
| 粗い | あらすじ | outline,summary | - |
| 争う | あらそう | to dispute,to argue,to be at variance,to compete | - |
| 改めて | あらためて | another time,again,over again,anew,formally | - |
| 改める | あらためる | to change,to alter,to reform,to revise | - |
| 著す | あらわす | to write,to publish | - |
| 有難い | ありがたい | grateful,thankful,welcome,appreciated,evoking gratitude | - |
| 在る | ある | to live,to be | - |
| 在る | あれこれ | one thing or another,this and that,this or that | - |
| 在る | あわただしい | busy,hurried,confused,flurried | - |
| 在る | あわてる | to become confused | - |
| 安易 | あんい | easy-going | - |
| 案外 | あんがい | unexpectedly | - |
| アンテナ | アンテナ | antenna | - |
| 言い出す | いいだす | to start talking,to speak,to tell,to propose,to suggest,to break the ice | - |
| 言い付ける | いいつける | to tell,to tell on (someone),to order | - |
| 意義 | いぎ | meaning,significance | - |
| 生き生き | いきいき | vividly,lively | - |
| いきなり | いきなり | (uk) abruptly,suddenly,all of a sudden,without warning | - |
| 育児 | いくじ | childcare,nursing,upbringing | - |
| 幾分 | いくぶん | somewhat | - |
| 生け花 | いけばな | (1) flower arrangement | - |
| 以後 | いご | after this,from now on,hereafter,thereafter | - |
| 以降 | いこう | on and after,hereafter,thereafter | - |
| イコール | イコール | equal | - |
| 勇ましい | いさましい | brave,valiant,gallant,courageous | - |
| 衣食住 | いしょくじゅう | necessities of life (food, clothing, etc.) | - |
| 意地悪 | いじわる | malicious,ill-tempered,unkind | - |
| いちいち | いちいち | one by one,separately | - |
| 一応 | いちおう | once,tentatively,in outline,for the time being | - |
| 一段と | いちだんと | greater,more,further,still more | - |
| 一流 | いちりゅう | first class,top grade,foremost,top-notch | - |
| 佚 | いつ | be lost,peace,hide,mistake,beautiful,in turn | - |
| 一昨日 | いっさくじつ | day before yesterday | - |
| 一昨年 | いっさくねん | year before last | - |
| 一斉 | いっせい | simultaneous,all at once | - |
| 一旦 | いったん | once,for a moment,one morning,temporarily | - |
| 一定 | いってい | fixed,settled,definite | - |
| いっていらっしゃい | いっていらっしゃい | have safe trip, see you later | - |
| いってらっしゃい | いってらっしゃい | have safe trip, see you later | - |
| いってまいります | いってまいります | I'm going! See you later! | - |
| いつのまにか | いつのまにか | before one knows,unnoticed,unawares | - |
| 移転 | いてん | moving,transfer,demise | - |
| 井戸 | いど | water well | - |
| 緯度 | いど | latitude (nav.) | - |
| 従姉妹 | いとこ | cousin (female) | - |
| 威張る | いばる | to be proud,to swagger | - |
| 嫌がる | いやがる | to hate,to dislike | - |
| いよいよ | いよいよ | more and more,all the more,increasingly,at last,beyond doubt | - |
| 煎る | いる | to parch,to fry | - |
| 炒る | いる | to parch,to fry | - |
| 入れ物 | いれもの | container,case,receptacle | - |
| インキ | インキ | ink | - |
| インタビュー | インタビュー | interview | - |
| 引力 | いんりょく | gravity | - |
| ウーマン | ウーマン | woman | - |
| ウール | ウール | wool | - |
| ウエートレス | ウエートレス | waitress | - |
| 植木 | うえき | garden shrubs,trees,potted plant | - |
| 飢える | うえる | to starve | - |
| 浮ぶ | うかぶ | to float,to rise to surface,to come to mind | - |
| 浮かべる | うかべる | to float,to express,to look (sad, glad) | - |
| 浮く | うく | to float,to become merry,to become loose | - |
| 承る | うけたまわる | (hum) to hear,to be told,to know | - |
| 受取 | うけとり | receipt | - |
| 受け持つ | うけもつ | to take (be in) charge of | - |
| 薄暗い | うすぐらい | dim,gloomy | - |
| 薄める | うすめる | to dilute,to water down | - |
| 打合せ | うちあわせ | business meeting,previous arrangement,appointment | - |
| 打ち消す | うちけす | to deny,to negate,to contradict | - |
| 討つ | うつ | to attack,to avenge | - |
| 討つ | うっかり | carelessly,thoughtlessly,inadvertently | - |
| 映す | うつす | to project,to reflect,to cast (shadow) | - |
| 写る | うつる | to be photographed,to be projected | - |
| 映る | うつる | to be reflected,to harmonize with,to come out (photo) | - |
| 映る | うどん | noodles (Japanese) | - |
| 有無 | うむ | yes or no,existence,flag indicator (comp),presence or absence marker | - |
| 埋める | うめる | to bury,to fill up,to fill (a seat, a vacant position) | - |
| 敬う | うやまう | to show respect,to honour | - |
| 裏返す | うらがえす | to turn inside out,to turn (something) over | - |
| 裏口 | うらぐち | backdoor,rear entrance | - |
| 占う | うらなう | to forecast,to predict | - |
| 恨み | うらみ | resentment | - |
| 恨む | うらむ | to curse,to feel bitter | - |
| 羨ましい | うらやましい | envious,enviable | - |
| 羨む | うらやむ | to envy | - |
| 売上 | うりあげ | amount sold,proceeds | - |
| 売り切れ | うりきれ | sold-out | - |
| 売り切れる | うりきれる | to be sold out | - |
| 売行き | うれゆき | sales | - |
| 運河 | うんが | canal,waterway | - |
| 運河 | うんと | a great deal,very much | - |
| 英文 | えいぶん | sentence in English | - |
| 英和 | えいわ | English-Japanese (e.g. dictionary) | - |
| 英和 | ええと | let me see,well,er.... | - |
| 液体 | えきたい | liquid,fluid | - |
| 液体 | エチケット | etiquette | - |
| 絵の具 | えのぐ | colors,paints | - |
| 絵の具 | エプロン | apron | - |
| 偉い | えらい | great,celebrated,eminent,terrible,awful,famous,remarkable,excellent | - |
| 宴会 | えんかい | party,banquet | - |
| 園芸 | えんげい | horticulture,gardening | - |
| 演劇 | えんげき | play (theatrical) | - |
| 円周 | えんしゅう | circumference | - |
| 遠足 | えんそく | trip,hike,picnic | - |
| 延長 | えんちょう | extension,elongation,prolongation,lengthening | - |
| 煙突 | えんとつ | chimney | - |
| 追い掛ける | おいかける | to chase or run after someone,to run down,to pursue | - |
| 追い越す | おいこす | to pass (e.g. car),to outdistance,to outstrip | - |
| オイル | オイル | oil,engine oil,kerosene | - |
| 応援 | おうえん | aid,assistance,help,reinforcement | - |
| 王女 | おうじょ | princess | - |
| 応ずる | おうずる | to answer,to respond,to meet,to satisfy,to accept | - |
| 応接 | おうせつ | reception | - |
| 応対 | おうたい | receiving,dealing with | - |
| 往復 | おうふく | (col) round trip,coming and going,return ticket | - |
| 欧米 | おうべい | Europe and America,the West | - |
| 応用 | おうよう | application,put to practical use | - |
| オーケストラ | オーケストラ | orchestra | - |
| おおざっぱ | おおざっぱ | rough (not precise),broad,sketchy | - |
| 大通り | おおどおり | main street | - |
| オートメーション | オートメーション | automation | - |
| オーバーコート | オーバーコート | automation | - |
| 大凡 | おおよそ | about,roughly,as a rule,approximately | - |
| お帰り | おかえり | return,welcome | - |
| お帰り | おかけください | return,welcome | - |
| おかげさまで | おかげさまで | Thanks to god,thanks to you | - |
| おかず | おかず | side dish,accompaniment for rice dishes | - |
| 拝む | おがむ | to worship,to beg,to make a supplication | - |
| お代わり | おかわり | second helping,another cup | - |
| 補う | おぎなう | to compensate for | - |
| お気の毒に | おきのどくに | to compensate for | - |
| 屋外 | おくがい | outdoors | - |
| おくさん | おくさん | (hon) wife,your wife,madam | - |
| 送り仮名 | おくりがな | part of word written in kana | - |
| おげんきで | おげんきで | Take care of yourself | - |
| 怠る | おこたる | to neglect,to be off guard,to be feeling better | - |
| 押える | おさえる | to stop,to restrain,to seize,to repress,to suppress,to press down | - |
| おさきに | おさきに | before,ahead,previously | - |
| 納める | おさめる | to obtain,to reap,to pay,to supply,to accept | - |
| 治める | おさめる | (1) to govern,to manage,(2) to subdue | - |
| 惜しい | おしい | regrettable,disappointing,precious | - |
| 御辞儀 | おじぎ | bow | - |
| 伯父さん | おじさん | middle-aged gentleman,uncle | - |
| 小父さん | おじさん | middle-aged gentleman,uncle | - |
| 叔父さん | おじさん | middle-aged gentleman,uncle | - |
| おしゃれ | おしゃれ | smartly dressed,someone smartly dressed,fashion-conscious | - |
| おじゃまします | おじゃまします | Excuse me for disturbing you | - |
| 教わる | おそわる | to be taught | - |
| おだいじに | おだいじに | Take care of yourself | - |
| 落着く | おちつく | to calm down,to settle down | - |
| 御手洗 | おてあらい | font of purifying water placed at entrance of shrine | - |
| お出掛け | おでかけ | font of purifying water placed at entrance of shrine | - |
| お手伝いさん | おてつだいさん | maid | - |
| 脅かす | おどかす | to threaten,to coerce | - |
| 落し物 | おとしもの | lost property | - |
| 一昨日 | おととい | day before yesterday | - |
| 一昨年 | おととし | year before last | - |
| 大人しい | おとなしい | obedient,docile,quiet | - |
| 驚かす | おどろかす | to surprise,to frighten,to create a stir | - |
| お願いします | おねがいします | please | - |
| 各々 | おのおの | each,every,either,respectively,severally | - |
| 伯母さん | おばさん | (hon) aunt | - |
| 叔母さん | おばさん | (1) aunt,(2) middle-aged lady | - |
| おはよう | おはよう | (abbr) Good morning | - |
| お参り | おまいり | worship,shrine visit | - |
| お待たせしました | おまたせしました | Sorry to have kept you waiting | - |
| お待ちください | おまちください | Please wait a moment | - |
| お待ちどおさま | おまちどおさま | Sorry to have kept you waiting | - |
| お待ちどおさま | おめでたい | happy event,matter for congratulation,auspicious event,pregnancy | - |
| 思い掛けない | おもいがけない | unexpected,casual | - |
| 思い込む | おもいこむ | to be under impression that,to be convinced that | - |
| 思いっ切り | おもいっきり | to be under impression that,to be convinced that | - |
| 思い付く | おもいつく | to think of,to hit upon | - |
| 重たい | おもたい | heavy,massive,serious | - |
| 重たい | おやすみ | (1) holiday,absence,rest,(2) (exp) Good night | - |
| おやつ | おやつ | (1) between meal snack,afternoon refreshment | - |
| 親指 | おやゆび | thumb | - |
| オルガン | オルガン | organ | - |
| 卸す | おろす | to sell wholesale,grated (vegetables) | - |
| 恩恵 | おんけい | grace,favor,blessing,benefit | - |
| 温室 | おんしつ | greenhouse | - |
| 温泉 | おんせん | spa,hot spring,onsen | - |
| 温帯 | おんたい | temperate zone | - |
| 御中 | おんちゅう | and Company,Messrs. | - |
| 女の人 | おんなのひと | woman | - |
| 蚊 | か | mosquito | - |
| カーブ | カーブ | (1) curve,(2) curve ball (baseball) | - |
| 貝 | かい | shell,shellfish | - |
| 開会 | かいかい | opening of a meeting | - |
| 会館 | かいかん | meeting hall,assembly hall | - |
| 改札 | かいさつ | examination of tickets | - |
| 解散 | かいさん | breakup,dissolution | - |
| 海水浴 | かいすいよく | sea bathing,seawater bath | - |
| 回数 | かいすう | number of times,frequency | - |
| 回数券 | かいすうけん | book of tickets | - |
| 改正 | かいせい | revision,amendment,alteration | - |
| 快晴 | かいせい | good weather | - |
| 解説 | かいせつ | explanation,commentary | - |
| 改造 | かいぞう | (1) remodeling,(2) modding (comp) | - |
| 開通 | かいつう | opening,open | - |
| 回転 | かいてん | rotation,revolution,turning | - |
| 解答 | かいとう | answer,solution | - |
| 回答 | かいとう | reply,answer | - |
| 外部 | がいぶ | the outside,external | - |
| 解放 | かいほう | release,liberation,emancipation | - |
| 開放 | かいほう | open,throw open,liberalization | - |
| 海洋 | かいよう | ocean | - |
| 概論 | がいろん | intro,outline,general remarks | - |
| 帰す | かえす | to send back | - |
| 却って | かえって | on the contrary,rather,all the more,instead | - |
| 代える | かえる | to exchange,to interchange,to substitute,to replace | - |
| 反る | かえる | to warp,to be warped,to curve | - |
| 家屋 | かおく | house,building | - |
| 係わる | かかわる | to concern oneself in,to have to do with,to affect,to influence,to stick to (opinions) | - |
| 書留 | かきとめ | writing down,putting on record,recording,making a note of,registration (of mail) | - |
| 書取 | かきとり | dictation | - |
| 垣根 | かきね | hedge | - |
| 掻く | かく | to scratch,to perspire | - |
| 嗅ぐ | かぐ | to sniff,to smell | - |
| 架空 | かくう | aerial,overhead,fiction,fanciful | - |
| 各自 | かくじ | individual,each | - |
| 拡充 | かくじゅう | expansion | - |
| 学術 | がくじゅつ | science,learning,scholarship | - |
| 各地 | かくち | every place,various places | - |
| 拡張 | かくちょう | expansion,extension,enlargement,escape (ESC) | - |
| 角度 | かくど | angle | - |
| 学年 | がくねん | year in school,grade in school | - |
| 学部 | がくぶ | department of a university,undergraduate | - |
| 格別 | かくべつ | exceptional | - |
| 確率 | かくりつ | probability | - |
| 学力 | がくりょく | scholarship,knowledge,literary ability | - |
| 掛け算 | かけざん | multiplication | - |
| 可決 | かけつ | approval,adoption (e.g. motion, bill),passage | - |
| 火口 | かこう | a burner,origin of a fire | - |
| 下降 | かこう | downward,descent,fall,drop,subsidence | - |
| 重なる | かさなる | to be piled up,lie on top of one another,overlap each other | - |
| 重ねる | かさねる | to pile up,to put something on another,to heap up,to add,to repeat | - |
| 飾り | かざり | decoration | - |
| 火山 | かざん | volcano | - |
| かしこまりました | かしこまりました | certainly! | - |
| 貸し出し | かしだし | lending,loaning | - |
| 過失 | かしつ | error,blunder,accident | - |
| 果実 | かじつ | fruit,nut,berry. | - |
| 貸間 | かしま | room to let | - |
| 貸家 | かしや | house for rent | - |
| 個所 | かしょ | passage,place,point,part | - |
| 過剰 | かじょう | excess,over- | - |
| 過剰 | かじる | to chew,to bite (at),to gnaw,to nibble | - |
| 課税 | かぜい | taxation | - |
| 下線 | かせん | underline,underscore | - |
| カセット | カセット | cassette (tape) | - |
| 加速 | かそく | acceleration | - |
| 加速度 | かそくど | acceleration | - |
| 固い | かたい | stubborn,firm (not viscous or easily moved) | - |
| 堅い | かたい | hard (esp. wood),steadfast,honorable,stuffy writing | - |
| 片仮名 | かたかな | katakana | - |
| 片付く | かたづく | to put in order,to dispose of,to solve | - |
| 塊 | かたまり | lump,mass,clod,cluster | - |
| 固まる | かたまる | to harden,to solidify,to become firm,to become certain | - |
| 片道 | かたみち | one-way (trip) | - |
| 傾く | かたむく | to incline toward,to slant,to lurch | - |
| 片寄る | かたよる | to be one-sided,to incline,to be partial | - |
| 学科 | がっか | study subject,course of study | - |
| 学会 | がっかい | scientific society,academic meeting | - |
| 楽器 | がっき | musical instrument | - |
| 学級 | がっきゅう | grade in school | - |
| 担ぐ | かつぐ | to shoulder,to carry on shoulder | - |
| 括弧 | かっこ | parenthesis,brackets | - |
| 活字 | かつじ | printing type | - |
| 活躍 | かつやく | activity | - |
| 活力 | かつりょく | vitality,energy | - |
| 仮定 | かてい | assumption,supposition,hypothesis | - |
| 過程 | かてい | process | - |
| 課程 | かてい | course,curriculum | - |
| 仮名 | かな | (n) alias,pseudonym,pen name | - |
| 仮名遣い | かなづかい | kana orthography,syllabary spelling | - |
| 鐘 | かね | bell,chime | - |
| 加熱 | かねつ | heating | - |
| 兼ねる | かねる | to hold (position),to serve,to be unable | - |
| 兼ねる | カバー | cover (ex. book) | - |
| 過半数 | かはんすう | majority | - |
| 被せる | かぶせる | to cover (with something) | - |
| 釜 | かま | iron pot,kettle | - |
| 紙屑 | かみくず | wastepaper | - |
| 神様 | かみさま | god | - |
| 剃刀 | かみそり | razor | - |
| ガム | ガム | chewing gum | - |
| 貨物 | かもつ | cargo,freight | - |
| かゆい | かゆい | itchy,itching | - |
| 歌謡 | かよう | song,ballad | - |
| 殻 | から | shell,husk,hull,chaff | - |
| カラー | カラー | collar,color,colour | - |
| からかう | からかう | to ridicule,to tease,to banter with,to make fun of | - |
| 空っぽ | からっぽ | empty,vacant,hollow | - |
| かるた | かるた | (n) playing cards (pt: carta) | - |
| 枯れる | かれる | to wither,to die (plant),to be blasted (plant) | - |
| カロリー | カロリー | calorie | - |
| かわいがる | かわいがる | to love,to be affectionate | - |
| 乾かす | かわかす | to dry (clothes, etc.),to desiccate | - |
| 渇く | かわく | to be thirsty | - |
| 為替 | かわせ | money order,exchange | - |
| 瓦 | かわら | roof tile | - |
| 代る | かわる | (v5r,vi) to take the place of,to relieve,to be substituted for | - |
| 間隔 | かんかく | space,interval,SPC | - |
| 換気 | かんき | ventilation | - |
| 感激 | かんげき | deep emotion,impression,inspiration | - |
| 関西 | かんさい | deep emotion,impression,inspiration | - |
| 鑑賞 | かんしょう | appreciation | - |
| 感ずる | かんずる | to feel,to sense | - |
| 間接 | かんせつ | indirection,indirectness | - |
| 乾燥 | かんそう | dry,arid,insipid,dehydrated | - |
| 感想 | かんそう | impressions,thoughts | - |
| 観測 | かんそく | observation | - |
| 寒帯 | かんたい | frigid zone | - |
| 官庁 | かんちょう | government office,authorities | - |
| 勘違い | かんちがい | misunderstanding,wrong guess | - |
| 缶詰 | かんづめ | packing (in cans),canning,canned goods,tin can | - |
| 乾電池 | かんでんち | dry cell,battery | - |
| 関東 | かんとう | eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo | - |
| 観念 | かんねん | (1) idea,notion,conception,(2) sense (e.g. of duty) | - |
| 乾杯 | かんぱい | toast (drink) | - |
| 看板 | かんばん | sign,signboard,doorplate,poster | - |
| 看病 | かんびょう | nursing (a patient) | - |
| 冠 | かんむり | crown,diadem,first,best | - |
| 漢和 | かんわ | Chinese Character-Japanese (e.g. dictionary) | - |
| 気圧 | きあつ | atmospheric pressure | - |
| 器械 | きかい | instrument | - |
| 着替え | きがえ | changing clothes,change of clothes | - |
| 機関車 | きかんしゃ | locomotive,engine | - |
| 飢饉 | ききん | famine | - |
| 器具 | きぐ | utensil | - |
| 期限 | きげん | term,period | - |
| 記号 | きごう | symbol,code | - |
| 刻む | きざむ | to mince,to carve,to engrave | - |
| 儀式 | ぎしき | ceremony,rite,ritual,service | - |
| 基準 | きじゅん | standard,basis,criteria,norm | - |
| 規準 | きじゅん | standard,basis,criteria,norm | - |
| 起床 | きしょう | rising,getting out of bed | - |
| 着せる | きせる | to put on clothes | - |
| 基礎 | きそ | foundation,basis | - |
| 気体 | きたい | vapour,gas | - |
| 基地 | きち | base | - |
| きっかけ | きっかけ | chance,start,cue,excuse | - |
| ぎっしり | ぎっしり | tightly,fully | - |
| 基盤 | きばん | foundation,basis | - |
| 客席 | きゃくせき | guest seating | - |
| 客間 | きゃくま | parlor,guest room | - |
| ギャング | ギャング | gang | - |
| キャンパス | キャンパス | campus | - |
| 休業 | きゅうぎょう | closed (e.g. store),business suspended,shutdown,holiday | - |
| 休講 | きゅうこう | lecture cancelled | - |
| 休息 | きゅうそく | rest,relief,relaxation | - |
| 給与 | きゅうよ | allowance,grant,supply | - |
| 休養 | きゅうよう | rest,break,recreation | - |
| 清い | きよい | clear,pure,noble | - |
| 強化 | きょうか | strengthen,intensify,reinforce,solidify | - |
| 境界 | きょうかい | boundary | - |
| 行事 | ぎょうじ | event,function | - |
| 恐縮 | きょうしゅく | shame,very kind of you,sorry to trouble | - |
| 教養 | きょうよう | culture,education,refinement,cultivation | - |
| 行列 | ぎょうれつ | (1) line,procession,(2) matrix (math) | - |
| 漁業 | ぎょぎょう | fishing (industry) | - |
| 曲線 | きょくせん | curve | - |
| 規律 | きりつ | order,rules,law | - |
| 斬る | きる | (v5r) to behead,to murder | - |
| 気を付ける | きをつける | to be careful,to pay attention,to take care | - |
| 金魚 | きんぎょ | goldfish | - |
| 区域 | くいき | limits,boundary,domain,zone,sphere,territory | - |
| 偶数 | ぐうすう | even number | - |
| 空想 | くうそう | daydream,fantasy,fancy,vision | - |
| 空中 | くうちゅう | sky,air | - |
| クーラー | クーラー | cooler,air conditioner | - |
| 釘 | くぎ | nail | - |
| 区切る | くぎる | to punctuate,to cut off,to mark off,to stop,to put an end to | - |
| 櫛 | くし | comb | - |
| 櫛 | くしゃみ | sneeze | - |
| 苦情 | くじょう | complaint,troubles,objection | - |
| 苦心 | くしん | pain,trouble | - |
| 屑 | くず | waste,scrap | - |
| 崩す | くずす | to destroy,to pull down,to make change (money) | - |
| 薬指 | くすりゆび | ring finger | - |
| 崩れる | くずれる | to collapse,to crumble | - |
| 砕く | くだく | to break,to smash | - |
| 砕ける | くだける | to break,to be broken | - |
| くたびれる | くたびれる | to get tired,to wear out | - |
| くたびれる | くだらない | good-for-nothing,stupid,trivial,worthless | - |
| 下る | くだる | to get down,to descend | - |
| 唇 | くちびる | lips | - |
| 口紅 | くちべに | lipstick | - |
| くっつく | くっつく | to adhere to,to keep close to | - |
| くっつける | くっつける | to attach | - |
| くどい | くどい | verbose,importunate,heavy (taste) | - |
| 句読点 | くとうてん | punctuation marks | - |
| 配る | くばる | to distribute,to deliver | - |
| 工夫 | くふう | labourer,worker | - |
| 区分 | くぶん | division,section,classification | - |
| 組合せ | くみあわせ | combination | - |
| 組み立てる | くみたてる | to assemble,to set up,to construct | - |
| 汲む | くむ | (1) to draw (water),to dip,to scoop,to pump | - |
| 酌む | くむ | to serve sake | - |
| 悔しい | くやしい | regrettable,mortifying,vexing | - |
| 悔やむ | くやむ | to mourn | - |
| クリーニング | クリーニング | cleaning,dry cleaning,laundry service | - |
| くるむ | くるむ | to be engulfed in,to be enveloped by,to wrap up | - |
| くれぐれも | くれぐれも | repeatedly,sincerely,earnestly | - |
| 咥える | くわえる | repeatedly,sincerely,earnestly | - |
| 郡 | ぐん | country,district | - |
| 稽古 | けいこ | practice,training,study | - |
| 敬語 | けいご | honorific,term of respect | - |
| 蛍光灯 | けいこうとう | fluorescent lamp,person who is slow to react | - |
| 形式 | けいしき | form,formality,format,math expression | - |
| 継続 | けいぞく | continuation | - |
| 毛糸 | けいと | knitting wool | - |
| 経度 | けいど | longitude | - |
| 系統 | けいとう | system,family line,geological formation | - |
| 芸能 | げいのう | public entertainment,accomplishments,attainments | - |
| 競馬 | けいば | horse racing | - |
| 警備 | けいび | defense,guard,policing,security | - |
| 形容詞 | けいようし | true adjective | - |
| 形容動詞 | けいようどうし | adjective verb | - |
| 外科 | げか | surgical department | - |
| 毛皮 | けがわ | fur,skin,pelt | - |
| 激増 | げきぞう | sudden increase | - |
| 下車 | げしゃ | alighting,getting off | - |
| 下旬 | げじゅん | month (last third of) | - |
| 下水 | げすい | drainage,sewage,ditch,gutter,sewerage | - |
| 削る | けずる | to cut down little by little,to take a percentage | - |
| 桁 | けた | column,beam,digit | - |
| 下駄 | げた | geta (Japanese footwear),wooden clogs | - |
| 血圧 | けつあつ | blood pressure | - |
| 血液 | けつえき | blood | - |
| 月給 | げっきゅう | monthly salary | - |
| 傑作 | けっさく | masterpiece,best work,boner,blunder | - |
| 月末 | げつまつ | end of the month | - |
| 気配 | けはい | indication,market trend,worry | - |
| 下品 | げひん | vulgarity,meanness,indecency,coarseness | - |
| 煙い | けむい | smoky | - |
| 蹴る | ける | to kick | - |
| けれど/けれども | けれど/けれども | but,however | - |
| 険しい | けわしい | inaccessible place,sharp eyes | - |
| 見学 | けんがく | inspection,study by observation,field trip | - |
| 謙虚 | けんきょ | modesty,humility | - |
| 原稿 | げんこう | manuscript,copy | - |
| 原産 | げんさん | place of origin,habitat | - |
| 原始 | げんし | origin,primeval | - |
| 研修 | けんしゅう | training | - |
| 厳重 | げんじゅう | strict,rigour,severe,firm | - |
| 謙遜 | けんそん | humble,humility,modesty | - |
| 県庁 | けんちょう | prefectural office | - |
| 限度 | げんど | limit,bounds | - |
| 現に | げんに | actually,really | - |
| 顕微鏡 | けんびきょう | microscope | - |
| 原理 | げんり | principle,theory,fundamental truth | - |
| 原料 | げんりょう | raw materials | - |
| 碁 | ご | Go (board game of capturing territory) | - |
| 恋しい | こいしい | (1) dear,beloved,darling,(2) yearned for | - |
| 請う | こう | to ask,to request | - |
| 工員 | こういん | factory worker | - |
| 強引 | ごういん | overbearing,coercive,pushy,forcible,high-handed | - |
| 公害 | こうがい | public nuisance,pollution | - |
| 高級 | こうきゅう | high class,high grade | - |
| 公共 | こうきょう | public,community,public service,society,communal | - |
| 工芸 | こうげい | industrial arts | - |
| 孝行 | こうこう | filial piety | - |
| 交差 | こうさ | cross | - |
| 講師 | こうし | lecturer | - |
| 工事 | こうじ | construction work | - |
| 公式 | こうしき | formula,formality,official | - |
| 口実 | こうじつ | excuse | - |
| こうして | こうして | thus | - |
| 校舎 | こうしゃ | school building | - |
| 公衆 | こうしゅう | the public | - |
| 香水 | こうすい | perfume | - |
| 公正 | こうせい | justice,fairness,impartiality | - |
| 功績 | こうせき | achievements,merit,meritorious service,meritorious deed | - |
| 光線 | こうせん | beam,light ray | - |
| 高層 | こうそう | upper | - |
| 構造 | こうぞう | structure,construction | - |
| 交替 | こうたい | alternation,change,relief,relay,shift | - |
| 耕地 | こうち | arable land | - |
| 交通機関 | こうつうきかん | transportation facilities | - |
| 校庭 | こうてい | campus | - |
| 肯定 | こうてい | positive,affirmation | - |
| 高度 | こうど | altitude,height,advanced | - |
| 高等 | こうとう | high class,high grade | - |
| 合同 | ごうどう | combination,incorporation,union,amalgamation | - |
| 後輩 | こうはい | junior (at work or school) | - |
| 公表 | こうひょう | official announcement,proclamation | - |
| 鉱物 | こうぶつ | mineral | - |
| 公務 | こうむ | official business,public business | - |
| 項目 | こうもく | item | - |
| 紅葉 | こうよう | (1) (Japanese) maple | - |
| 合理 | ごうり | rational | - |
| 交流 | こうりゅう | alternating current,intercourse,(cultural) exchange,intermingling | - |
| 合流 | ごうりゅう | confluence,union,linking up,merge | - |
| 効力 | こうりょく | effect,efficacy,validity,potency | - |
| 超える | こえる | to exceed,to cross over,to cross | - |
| コース | コース | course | - |
| コーラス | コーラス | chorus | - |
| 焦がす | こがす | to burn,to scorch,to singe,to char | - |
| 国王 | こくおう | king | - |
| 国籍 | こくせき | nationality | - |
| 国立 | こくりつ | national | - |
| ごくろうさま | ごくろうさま | Thank you very much for your.... | - |
| 焦げる | こげる | to burn,to be burned | - |
| 凍える | こごえる | to freeze,to be chilled,to be frozen | - |
| 心当たり | こころあたり | having some knowledge of,happening to know | - |
| 心得る | こころえる | to be informed,to have thorough knowledge | - |
| 腰掛け | こしかけ | seat,bench | - |
| 腰掛ける | こしかける | to sit (down) | - |
| 五十音 | ごじゅうおん | the Japanese syllabary | - |
| 胡椒 | こしょう | pepper | - |
| こしらえる | こしらえる | to make,to manufacture | - |
| 超す | こす | to cross,to pass,to tide over | - |
| 擦る | こする | to rub,to chafe,to file,to frost (glass),to strike (match) | - |
| ごぞんじですか | ごぞんじですか | to rub,to chafe,to file,to frost (glass),to strike (match) | - |
| 個体 | こたい | an individual | - |
| 御馳走 | ごちそう | feast,treating (someone) | - |
| 御馳走様 | ごちそうさま | feast | - |
| こちらこそ | こちらこそ | it is I who should say so | - |
| 小遣い | こづかい | personal expenses,pocket money,spending money,incidental expenses,allowance | - |
| コック | コック | (1) cook (nl:),(2) tap,spigot,faucet,cock | - |
| こっそり | こっそり | stealthily,secretly | - |
| 古典 | こてん | old book,classics,classic | - |
| 琴 | こと | Koto (Japanese harp) | - |
| 言付ける | ことづける | to send word,to send a message | - |
| 言葉遣い | ことばづかい | speech,expression,wording | - |
| 言葉遣い | こないだ | the other day,lately,recently | - |
| 御無沙汰 | ごぶさた | not writing or contacting for a while | - |
| こぼす | こぼす | to spill | - |
| こぼれる | こぼれる | to overflow,to spill | - |
| 塵芥 | ごみ | trash,rubbish | - |
| ゴム | ゴム | gum,rubber,eraser | - |
| 御免 | ごめん | your pardon,declining (something),dismissal,permission | - |
| 御免下さい | ごめんください | May I come in? | - |
| 小指 | こゆび | little finger | - |
| こらえる | こらえる | to bear,to stand,to endure,to put up with | - |
| 娯楽 | ごらく | pleasure,amusement | - |
| 御覧 | ごらん | (hon) look,inspection,try | - |
| コレクション | コレクション | (1) collection,(2) correction | - |
| 転がす | ころがす | to roll | - |
| 転がる | ころがる | to roll,to tumble | - |
| 紺 | こん | navy blue,deep blue | - |
| コンクール | コンクール | contest (fr: concours) | - |
| コンクリート | コンクリート | concrete | - |
| 混合 | こんごう | mixing,mixture | - |
| コンセント | コンセント | (1) consent,(2) concentric | - |
| 献立 | こんだて | menu,program,schedule | - |
| こんばんは | こんばんは | good evening | - |
| サークル | サークル | circle,sports club (i.e. at a company) | - |
| 在学 | ざいがく | (enrolled) in school | - |
| 再三 | さいさん | again and again,repeatedly | - |
| 祭日 | さいじつ | national holiday,festival day | - |
| 催促 | さいそく | request,demand,claim,urge (action),press for | - |
| 採点 | さいてん | marking,grading,looking over | - |
| 災難 | さいなん | calamity,misfortune | - |
| 裁縫 | さいほう | sewing | - |
| 材木 | ざいもく | lumber,timber | - |
| サイレン | サイレン | siren | - |
| 逆さ | さかさ | reverse,inversion,upside down | - |
| 逆様 | さかさま | inversion,upside down | - |
| 捜す | さがす | to search,to seek,to look for | - |
| 遡る | さかのぼる | to go back,to go upstream,to make retroactive | - |
| 酒場 | さかば | bar,bar-room | - |
| 酒場 | さきおととい | two days before yesterday | - |
| 先程 | さきほど | some time ago | - |
| 裂く | さく | to tear,to split | - |
| 索引 | さくいん | index,indices | - |
| 作者 | さくしゃ | author,authoress | - |
| 削除 | さくじょ | elimination,cancellation,deletion,erasure | - |
| 作成 | さくせい | frame,draw up,make,producing | - |
| 作製 | さくせい | manufacture | - |
| 探る | さぐる | to search,to look for,to sound out | - |
| 囁く | ささやく | to whisper,to murmur | - |
| 刺さる | ささる | to stick,to be stuck | - |
| 匙 | さじ | spoon | - |
| 座敷 | ざしき | tatami room | - |
| 差し支え | さしつかえ | hindrance,impediment | - |
| 差し引き | さしひき | deduction,subtraction,balance,ebb and flow,rise and fall | - |
| 刺身 | さしみ | sliced raw fish | - |
| 刺す | さす | to pierce,to stab,to prick,to thrust | - |
| 挿す | さす | to insert,to put in,to graft,to wear in belt | - |
| 注す | さす | to pour (drink),to serve (drinks) | - |
| 射す | さす | to shine,to strike | - |
| 流石 | さすが | clever,adept,good,expectations,as one would expect | - |
| 撮影 | さつえい | photographing | - |
| 雑音 | ざつおん | noise (jarring, grating) | - |
| さっさと | さっさと | quickly | - |
| 早速 | さっそく | at once,immediately,without delay,promptly | - |
| 錆 | さび | rust (colour) | - |
| 錆びる | さびる | to rust,to become rusty | - |
| 座布団 | ざぶとん | cushion (Japanese) | - |
| 冷ます | さます | to cool,to dampen,to let cool | - |
| 妨げる | さまたげる | to disturb,to prevent | - |
| 冷める | さめる | to become cool,to wear off,to abate,to subside | - |
| さようなら | さようなら | good-bye | - |
| 再来月 | さらいげつ | month after next | - |
| 再来週 | さらいしゅう | week after next | - |
| 再来年 | さらいねん | year after next | - |
| サラリーマン | サラリーマン | salary man,company employee | - |
| 騒がしい | さわがしい | noisy | - |
| 騒がしい | さわやか | fresh,refreshing,invigorating | - |
| 三角 | さんかく | triangle,triangular | - |
| 算数 | さんすう | arithmetic | - |
| 酸性 | さんせい | acidity | - |
| 産地 | さんち | producing area | - |
| サンプル | サンプル | sample | - |
| 山林 | さんりん | mountain forest,mountains and forest | - |
| 仕上がる | しあがる | to be finished | - |
| しあさって | しあさって | two days after tomorrow | - |
| シーズン | シーズン | season (sporting) | - |
| シーツ | シーツ | sheet | - |
| 寺院 | じいん | temple | - |
| しいんと(する) | しいんと(する) | silent (as the grave),(deathly) quiet | - |
| 自衛 | じえい | self-defense | - |
| 塩辛い | しおからい | salty (taste) | - |
| 司会 | しかい | chairmanship | - |
| 四角 | しかく | square | - |
| 四角い | しかくい | square | - |
| 時間割 | じかんわり | timetable,schedule | - |
| 四季 | しき | four seasons | - |
| 敷地 | しきち | site | - |
| 至急 | しきゅう | urgent,pressing | - |
| 敷く | しく | to spread out,to lay out | - |
| 茂る | しげる | to grow thick,to luxuriate,to be luxurious | - |
| 持参 | じさん | bringing,taking,carrying | - |
| 磁石 | じしゃく | magnet | - |
| 四捨五入 | ししゃごにゅう | rounding up (fractions) | - |
| 始終 | しじゅう | continuously,from beginning to end | - |
| 自習 | じしゅう | self-study | - |
| 静まる | しずまる | to quieten down,to calm down,to subside | - |
| 姿勢 | しせい | attitude,posture | - |
| 自然科学 | しぜんかがく | natural science | - |
| 時速 | じそく | speed (per hour) | - |
| 子孫 | しそん | descendants,posterity,offspring | - |
| 死体 | したい | corpse | - |
| 下書き | したがき | rough copy,draft | - |
| 下町 | したまち | Shitamachi,lower parts of town | - |
| 自治 | じち | self-government,autonomy | - |
| 実感 | じっかん | feelings (actual, true) | - |
| 湿気 | しっけ | moisture,humidity,dampness | - |
| 湿気 | しっき | moisture,humidity,dampness | - |
| 湿気 | しつこい | insistent,obstinate | - |
| 実習 | じっしゅう | practice,training | - |
| 実績 | じっせき | achievements,actual results | - |
| 湿度 | しつど | level of humidity | - |
| 執筆 | しっぴつ | writing | - |
| 実物 | じつぶつ | real thing,original | - |
| 実物 | しっぽ | tail (animal) | - |
| 実用 | じつよう | practical use,utility | - |
| 実力 | じつりょく | merit,efficiency,arms,force | - |
| 実例 | じつれい | example,illustration | - |
| 失恋 | しつれん | disappointed love,broken heart,unrequited love,be lovelorn | - |
| 指定 | してい | designation,specification,assignment,pointing at | - |
| 私鉄 | してつ | private railway | - |
| 児童 | じどう | children,juvenile | - |
| 縛る | しばる | to tie,to bind | - |
| 地盤 | じばん | (the) ground | - |
| 地盤 | しびれる | to become numb,to go to sleep (i.e., a limb) | - |
| 紙幣 | しへい | paper money,notes,bills | - |
| 紙幣 | しぼむ | to wither,to fade (away),to shrivel,to wilt | - |
| 絞る | しぼる | to press,to wring,to squeeze | - |
| 縞 | しま | stripe | - |
| 地味 | じみ | plain,simple | - |
| しみじみ | しみじみ | keenly,deeply,heartily | - |
| 氏名 | しめい | full name,identity | - |
| 締切 | しめきり | closing,cut-off,end,deadline,Closed,No Entrance | - |
| 締め切る | しめきる | to shut up | - |
| 湿る | しめる | to be wet,to become wet,to be damp | - |
| ジャーナリスト | ジャーナリスト | journalist | - |
| 社会科学 | しゃかいかがく | social science | - |
| しゃがむ | しゃがむ | to squat | - |
| 蛇口 | じゃぐち | faucet,tap | - |
| 弱点 | じゃくてん | weak point,weakness | - |
| 車庫 | しゃこ | garage,car shed | - |
| 車掌 | しゃしょう | (train) conductor | - |
| 写生 | しゃせい | sketching,drawing from nature | - |
| 社説 | しゃせつ | editorial,leading article | - |
| しゃっくり | しゃっくり | hiccough,hiccup | - |
| シャッター | シャッター | shutter | - |
| しゃぶる | しゃぶる | to suck,to chew | - |
| 車輪 | しゃりん | (car) wheel | - |
| 洒落 | しゃれ | joke,pun,witticism | - |
| じゃんけん | じゃんけん | (n) rock-scissors-paper game | - |
| 集会 | しゅうかい | meeting,assembly | - |
| 住居 | じゅうきょ | dwelling,house,residence,address | - |
| 集金 | しゅうきん | money collection | - |
| 集合 | しゅうごう | gathering,assembly,meeting,set (math) | - |
| 習字 | しゅうじ | penmanship | - |
| 修繕 | しゅうぜん | repair,mending | - |
| 重体 | じゅうたい | seriously ill,serious condition,critical state | - |
| じゅうたん(カーペット) | じゅうたん(カーペット) | carpet | - |
| 終点 | しゅうてん | terminus,last stop (e.g train) | - |
| 重点 | じゅうてん | important point,lay stress on,colon,emphasis | - |
| 就任 | しゅうにん | inauguration,assumption of office | - |
| 周辺 | しゅうへん | circumference,outskirts,environs,(computer) peripheral | - |
| 重役 | じゅうやく | director,high executive | - |
| 終了 | しゅうりょう | end,close,termination | - |
| 重量 | じゅうりょう | (1) weight,(2) heavyweight boxer | - |
| 重力 | じゅうりょく | gravity | - |
| 熟語 | じゅくご | idiom,idiomatic phrase,kanji compound | - |
| 祝日 | しゅくじつ | national holiday | - |
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう | reduction,curtailment | - |
| 受験 | じゅけん | taking an examination | - |
| 主語 | しゅご | (gram) subject | - |
| 出勤 | しゅっきん | going to work,at work | - |
| 述語 | じゅつご | predicate | - |
| 出張 | しゅっちょう | official tour,business trip | - |
| 寿命 | じゅみょう | life span | - |
| 主役 | しゅやく | leading part,leading actor (actress) | - |
| 受話器 | じゅわき | (telephone) receiver | - |
| 循環 | じゅんかん | circulation,rotation,cycle | - |
| 巡査 | じゅんさ | police,policeman | - |
| 順々 | じゅんじゅん | in order,in turn | - |
| 順序 | じゅんじょ | order,sequence,procedure | - |
| 純情 | じゅんじょう | pure heart,naivete,self-sacrificing devotion | - |
| 純粋 | じゅんすい | pure,true,genuine,unmixed | - |
| 消化 | しょうか | digestion | - |
| 小学生 | しょうがくせい | grade school student | - |
| しょうがない | しょうがない | grade school student | - |
| 将棋 | しょうぎ | Japanese chess | - |
| 蒸気 | じょうき | steam,vapour | - |
| 定規 | じょうぎ | (measuring) ruler | - |
| 上級 | じょうきゅう | advanced level,high grade,senior | - |
| 商業 | しょうぎょう | commerce,trade,business | - |
| 消極的 | しょうきょくてき | passive | - |
| 賞金 | しょうきん | prize,monetary award | - |
| 上下 | じょうげ | high and low,up and down,unloading and loading,praising and blaming | - |
| 障子 | しょうじ | paper sliding door | - |
| 商社 | しょうしゃ | trading company,firm | - |
| 乗車 | じょうしゃ | taking a train,entraining | - |
| 上旬 | じょうじゅん | first 10 days of month | - |
| 生ずる | しょうずる | to cause,to arise,to be generated | - |
| 小数 | しょうすう | fraction (part of),decimal | - |
| 商店 | しょうてん | shop,business firm | - |
| 焦点 | しょうてん | focus,point | - |
| 消毒 | しょうどく | disinfection,sterilization | - |
| 勝敗 | しょうはい | victory or defeat,issue (of battle) | - |
| 蒸発 | じょうはつ | evaporation,unexplained disappearance | - |
| 賞品 | しょうひん | prize,trophy | - |
| 勝負 | しょうぶ | victory or defeat,match,contest,game,bout | - |
| 小便 | しょうべん | (col) urine,piss | - |
| 消防署 | しょうぼうしょ | fire station | - |
| 正味 | しょうみ | net (weight) | - |
| 正面 | しょうめん | the front,honesty | - |
| 消耗 | しょうもう | exhaustion,consumption | - |
| 醤油 | しょうゆ | soy sauce | - |
| 省略 | しょうりゃく | omission,abbreviation,abridgment | - |
| 初級 | しょきゅう | elementary level | - |
| 助教授 | じょきょうじゅ | assistant professor | - |
| 食塩 | しょくえん | table salt | - |
| 職人 | しょくにん | worker,mechanic,artisan,craftsman | - |
| 初旬 | しょじゅん | first 10 days of the month | - |
| 書籍 | しょせき | book,publication | - |
| 食器 | しょっき | tableware | - |
| ショップ | ショップ | a shop | - |
| 書店 | しょてん | bookshop | - |
| 書道 | しょどう | calligraphy | - |
| 白髪 | しらが | white or grey hair,trendy hair bleaching | - |
| 知合い | しりあい | acquaintance | - |
| シリーズ | シリーズ | series | - |
| 私立 | しりつ | private (establishment) | - |
| 資料 | しりょう | materials,data | - |
| 汁 | しる | juice,sap,soup,broth | - |
| 素人 | しろうと | amateur,novice | - |
| 芯 | しん | core,heart,wick,marrow | - |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん | bullet train (very high speed),shinkansen | - |
| 真空 | しんくう | vacuum,hollow,empty | - |
| 信ずる | しんずる | to believe,to believe in,to place trust in | - |
| 心身 | しんしん | mind and body | - |
| 申請 | しんせい | application,request,petition | - |
| 人造 | じんぞう | man-made,synthetic,artificial | - |
| 寝台 | しんだい | bed,couch | - |
| 診断 | しんだん | diagnosis | - |
| 侵入 | しんにゅう | penetration,invasion,raid,aggression,trespass | - |
| 人文科学 | じんぶんかがく | social sciences,humanities | - |
| 人命 | じんめい | (human) life | - |
| 深夜 | しんや | late at night | - |
| 森林 | しんりん | forest,woods | - |
| 親類 | しんるい | relation,kin | - |
| 針路 | しんろ | course,direction,compass bearing | - |
| 神話 | しんわ | myth,legend | - |
| 酢 | す | vinegar | - |
| 水産 | すいさん | marine products,fisheries | - |
| 炊事 | すいじ | cooking,culinary arts | - |
| 水蒸気 | すいじょうき | water vapour,steam | - |
| 水素 | すいそ | hydrogen | - |
| 垂直 | すいちょく | vertical,perpendicular | - |
| 推定 | すいてい | presumption,assumption,estimation | - |
| 水滴 | すいてき | drop of water | - |
| 水筒 | すいとう | canteen,flask,water bottle | - |
| 随筆 | ずいひつ | essays,miscellaneous writings | - |
| 水分 | すいぶん | moisture | - |
| 水平 | すいへい | water level,horizon | - |
| 水平線 | すいへいせん | horizon | - |
| 水曜 | すいよう | Wednesday | - |
| ずうずうしい | ずうずうしい | impudent,shameless | - |
| ずうっと | ずうっと | all the time, all along | - |
| 末っ子 | すえっこ | youngest child | - |
| スカーフ | スカーフ | scarf | - |
| 図鑑 | ずかん | picture book | - |
| 杉 | すぎ | Japanese cedar | - |
| 好き嫌い | すききらい | likes and dislikes,taste | - |
| 好き好き | すきずき | matter of taste | - |
| 透き通る | すきとおる | to be(come) transparent | - |
| すきま | すきま | crevice,crack,gap,opening | - |
| スクール | スクール | school | - |
| スクール | すくなくとも | at least | - |
| 図形 | ずけい | figure | - |
| スケジュール | スケジュール | schedule | - |
| 鈴 | すず | bell | - |
| 涼む | すずむ | to cool oneself,to cool off,to enjoy evening cool | - |
| スタート | スタート | start | - |
| スチュワーデス | スチュワーデス | stewardess | - |
| すっきり | すっきり | shapely,clear,neat | - |
| すっぱい | すっぱい | sour,acid | - |
| ステージ | ステージ | (1) stage,(2) performance | - |
| 棄てる | すてる | (1) stage,(2) performance | - |
| ストッキング | ストッキング | stockings | - |
| ストップ | ストップ | stop | - |
| 素直 | すなお | obedient,meek,docile,unaffected | - |
| 頭脳 | ずのう | head,brains,intellect | - |
| スピーカー | スピーカー | speaker | - |
| 図表 | ずひょう | chart,diagram,graph | - |
| スマート | スマート | smart,stylish,slim | - |
| 住まい | すまい | dwelling,house,residence,address | - |
| 住まい | すまない | sorry (phrase) | - |
| 墨 | すみ | ink | - |
| 澄む | すむ | to clear (e.g. weather),to become transparent | - |
| 清む | すむ | to become clear (water, air, etc.), to become transparent | - |
| 相撲 | すもう | sumo wrestling | - |
| スライド | スライド | slide | - |
| ずらす | ずらす | to put off,to delay | - |
| ずらり | ずらり | in a row | - |
| 掏摸 | すり | pickpocket | - |
| 刷る | する | to print | - |
| 狡い | ずるい | sly,cunning | - |
| 狡い | すれちがう | to pass by one another,to disagree | - |
| 滑れる | ずれる | to pass by one another,to disagree | - |
| 寸法 | すんぽう | measurement,size,dimension | - |
| 姓 | せい | surname,family name | - |
| 税関 | ぜいかん | customs house | - |
| 製作 | せいさく | manufacture,production | - |
| 制作 | せいさく | work (film, book) | - |
| 性質 | せいしつ | nature,property,disposition | - |
| 清書 | せいしょ | clean copy | - |
| 青少年 | せいしょうねん | youth,young person | - |
| 整数 | せいすう | integer | - |
| 清掃 | せいそう | cleaning | - |
| 生存 | せいぞん | existence,being,survival | - |
| 生長 | せいちょう | growth,increment | - |
| 政党 | せいとう | (member of) political party | - |
| 生年月日 | せいねんがっぴ | birth date | - |
| 性能 | せいのう | ability,efficiency | - |
| 整備 | せいび | adjustment,completion,consolidation | - |
| 成分 | せいぶん | ingredient,component,composition | - |
| 性別 | せいべつ | distinction by sex,sex,gender | - |
| 正方形 | せいほうけい | square | - |
| 正門 | せいもん | main gate,main entrance | - |
| 成立 | せいりつ | coming into existence,arrangements,establishment,completion | - |
| 西暦 | せいれき | Christian Era,anno domini (A.D.) | - |
| 背負う | せおう | to be burdened with,to carry on back or shoulder | - |
| 赤道 | せきどう | equator | - |
| 折角 | せっかく | with trouble,at great pains,long-awaited | - |
| 接近 | せっきん | getting closer,drawing nearer,approaching | - |
| 石鹸 | せっけん | soap | - |
| 接する | せっする | to come in contact with,to connect,to attend,to receive | - |
| せっせと | せっせと | with all one's might | - |
| 接続 | せつぞく | (1) connection,union,join,link,(2) changing trains | - |
| 瀬戸物 | せともの | earthenware,crockery,china | - |
| 瀬戸物 | ぜひとも | by all means (with sense of not taking no for an answer) | - |
| 迫る | せまる | to draw near,to press | - |
| ゼミ | ゼミ | (n) seminar | - |
| せめて | せめて | offense,method of attack | - |
| 攻める | せめる | to attack,to assault | - |
| セメント | セメント | cement | - |
| 栓 | せん | stopper,cork,stopcock | - |
| 前後 | ぜんご | around,throughout,front and back,before and behind,before and after | - |
| 洗剤 | せんざい | detergent,washing material | - |
| 全集 | ぜんしゅう | complete works | - |
| 全身 | ぜんしん | the whole body,full-length (portrait) | - |
| 扇子 | せんす | folding fan | - |
| 専制 | せんせい | despotism,autocracy | - |
| 先々月 | せんせんげつ | month before last | - |
| 先々週 | せんせんしゅう | month before last | - |
| 先祖 | せんぞ | ancestor | - |
| 先端 | せんたん | pointed end,tip,fine point | - |
| 先端 | センチ | centimeter,centi-,10^-2 | - |
| 宣伝 | せんでん | propaganda,publicity | - |
| 先頭 | せんとう | head,lead,vanguard,first | - |
| 全般 | ぜんぱん | (the) whole,universal,wholly,general | - |
| 扇風機 | せんぷうき | electric fan | - |
| 線路 | せんろ | line,track,roadbed | - |
| 相違 | そうい | difference,discrepancy,variation | - |
| 相違 | そういえば | which reminds me .. | - |
| 雑巾 | ぞうきん | house-cloth,dust cloth | - |
| 増減 | ぞうげん | increase and decrease,fluctuation | - |
| 倉庫 | そうこ | storehouse,warehouse,godown | - |
| 相互 | そうご | mutual,reciprocal | - |
| 創作 | そうさく | production,literary creation,work | - |
| 葬式 | そうしき | funeral | - |
| 葬式 | そうして | and,like that | - |
| 造船 | ぞうせん | shipbuilding | - |
| 騒々しい | そうぞうしい | noisy,boisterous | - |
| 増大 | ぞうだい | enlargement | - |
| そうっと | そうっと | that's right | - |
| 送別 | そうべつ | farewell,send-off | - |
| 草履 | ぞうり | zoori (Japanese footwear),sandals | - |
| 総理大臣 | そうりだいじん | Prime Minister | - |
| 送料 | そうりょう | postage,carriage | - |
| 属する | ぞくする | to belong to,to come under,to be affiliated with,to be subject to | - |
| 続々 | ぞくぞく | successively,one after another | - |
| 速達 | そくたつ | express,special delivery | - |
| 測定 | そくてい | measurement | - |
| 測量 | そくりょう | measurement,surveying | - |
| 速力 | そくりょく | speed | - |
| 素質 | そしつ | character,qualities,genius | - |
| 祖先 | そせん | ancestor | - |
| 祖先 | そそっかしい | careless,thoughtless | - |
| 卒直 | そっちょく | frankness,candour,openheartedness | - |
| 具える | そなえる | to be furnished with | - |
| そのうえ | そのうえ | in addition,furthermore | - |
| そのころ | そのころ | at that time | - |
| そのため | そのため | hence,for that reason | - |
| そのほか | そのほか | others | - |
| 蕎麦 | そば | soba (buckwheat noodles) | - |
| 剃る | そる | to shave | - |
| 剃る | それなのに | even so | - |
| 逸れる | それる | to stray (turn) from subject,to get lost,to go astray | - |
| 揃う | そろう | to become complete,to be equal,to be all present,to gather | - |
| 揃える | そろえる | to put things in order,to arrange,to make uniform,to get something ready | - |
| 算盤 | そろばん | abacus | - |
| 存じる | ぞんじる | (hum) to know | - |
| 存ずる | ぞんずる | (hum) to know | - |
| 損得 | そんとく | loss and gain,advantage and disadvantage | - |
| 田ぼ | たんぼ | paddy field,farm | - |
| だいいち | だいいち | first,foremost,# 1 | - |
| 退院 | たいいん | leaving hospital | - |
| 大学院 | だいがくいん | graduate school | - |
| 大工 | だいく | carpenter | - |
| 体系 | たいけい | system,organization | - |
| 太鼓 | たいこ | drum,tambourine | - |
| 対策 | たいさく | counter-plan,counter-measure | - |
| 大して | たいして | (not so) much,(not) very | - |
| 対照 | たいしょう | contrast,antithesis,comparison | - |
| 大小 | だいしょう | size | - |
| 体制 | たいせい | order,system,structure,set-up,organization | - |
| 体積 | たいせき | capacity,volume | - |
| 大層 | たいそう | very much,exaggerated,very fine | - |
| 体操 | たいそう | gymnastics,physical exercises,calisthenics | - |
| 大分 | だいぶん | considerably,greatly,a lot | - |
| 大木 | たいぼく | large tree | - |
| 題名 | だいめい | title | - |
| 代名詞 | だいめいし | pronoun | - |
| タイア | タイア | tire,tyre | - |
| ダイヤグラム | ダイヤグラム | diagram | - |
| ダイヤモンド | ダイヤモンド | diamond | - |
| ダイヤル | ダイヤル | dial | - |
| 対立 | たいりつ | confrontation,opposition,antagonism | - |
| 田植え | たうえ | rice planting | - |
| 絶えず | たえず | constantly | - |
| 楕円 | だえん | ellipse | - |
| 高める | たかめる | to raise,to lift,to boost | - |
| 耕す | たがやす | to till,to plow,to cultivate | - |
| 滝 | たき | waterfall | - |
| 炊く | たく | to boil,to cook | - |
| 焚く | たく | to burn,to kindle,to build a fire | - |
| 蓄える | たくわえる | to store,to lay in stock | - |
| 竹 | たけ | bamboo,middle (of a three-tier ranking system) | - |
| 助かる | たすかる | to be saved,to be rescued,to survive,to be helpful | - |
| 只 | ただ | free of charge,mere,sole,only,usual,common | - |
| 但し | ただし | but,however,provided that | - |
| 畳む | たたむ | to fold (clothes) | - |
| 立ち止まる | たちどまる | to stop,to halt,to stand still | - |
| 立ち止まる | たちまち | at once,in a moment,suddenly,all at once | - |
| 建つ | たつ | to erect,to be erected,to be built | - |
| 発つ | たつ | to depart (on a plane, train, etc.) | - |
| 脱線 | だっせん | derailment,digression | - |
| 妥当 | だとう | valid,proper,right,appropriate | - |
| 例える | たとえる | to compare,to liken,to speak figuratively,to illustrate,to use a simile | - |
| 頼もしい | たのもしい | reliable,trustworthy,hopeful,promising | - |
| 足袋 | たび | tabi,Japanese socks (with split toe) | - |
| 足袋 | ダブル | double | - |
| だます | だます | to trick,to cheat,to deceive | - |
| 溜まる | たまる | to collect,to gather,to save | - |
| ダム | ダム | dumb | - |
| 溜息 | ためいき | a sigh | - |
| ためらう | ためらう | to hesitate | - |
| 溜める | ためる | to amass,to accumulate | - |
| だらしない | だらしない | slovenly,loose,a slut | - |
| 足る | たる | to be sufficient,to be enough | - |
| 段階 | だんかい | gradation,grade,stage | - |
| 短期 | たんき | short term | - |
| 炭鉱 | たんこう | coal mine,coal pit | - |
| 短所 | たんしょ | (1) defect,demerit,weak point,(2) disadvantage | - |
| 短所 | たんす | chest of drawers | - |
| 淡水 | たんすい | fresh water | - |
| 断水 | だんすい | water outage | - |
| 単数 | たんすう | singular (number) | - |
| 団地 | だんち | multi-unit apartments | - |
| 断定 | だんてい | conclusion,decision | - |
| 短編 | たんぺん | short (e.g. story, film) | - |
| 誓う | ちかう | to swear,to vow,to take an oath,to pledge | - |
| 地下水 | ちかすい | underground water | - |
| 近々 | ちかぢか | nearness,before long | - |
| 近付ける | ちかづける | to bring near,to put close,to let come near,to associate with | - |
| 近寄る | ちかよる | to approach,to draw near | - |
| 力強い | ちからづよい | reassuring,emboldened | - |
| 力強い | ちぎる | to cut up fine,to pick (fruit) | - |
| 地質 | ちしつ | geological features | - |
| 知人 | ちじん | friend,acquaintance | - |
| 地帯 | ちたい | area,zone | - |
| 縮む | ちぢむ | to shrink,to be contracted | - |
| 縮める | ちぢめる | to shorten,to reduce,to boil down,to shrink | - |
| 縮れる | ちぢれる | to be wavy,to be curled | - |
| チップ | チップ | (1) gratuity,tip,(2) chip | - |
| 地点 | ちてん | site,point on a map | - |
| 地名 | ちめい | place name | - |
| 茶色い | ちゃいろい | brown | - |
| 着々 | ちゃくちゃく | steadily | - |
| 茶碗 | ちゃわん | rice bowl,tea cup,teacup | - |
| 中間 | ちゅうかん | middle,midway,interim | - |
| 中旬 | ちゅうじゅん | second third of a month | - |
| 抽象 | ちゅうしょう | abstract | - |
| 中世 | ちゅうせい | Middle Ages,mediaeval times | - |
| 中性 | ちゅうせい | neuter gender,neutral (chem.),indifference,sterility | - |
| 中途 | ちゅうと | in the middle,half-way | - |
| 中年 | ちゅうねん | middle-aged | - |
| 超過 | ちょうか | excess,being more than | - |
| 彫刻 | ちょうこく | carving,engraving,sculpture | - |
| 長所 | ちょうしょ | (1) strong point,merit,(2) advantage | - |
| 長女 | ちょうじょ | eldest daughter | - |
| 調整 | ちょうせい | regulation,adjustment,tuning | - |
| 調節 | ちょうせつ | regulation,adjustment,control | - |
| 長短 | ちょうたん | length,long and short,+- | - |
| 頂点 | ちょうてん | top,summit | - |
| 長男 | ちょうなん | eldest son | - |
| 長方形 | ちょうほうけい | rectangle,oblong | - |
| 調味料 | ちょうみりょう | condiment,seasoning | - |
| チョーク | チョーク | chock,chalk | - |
| 直後 | ちょくご | immediately following | - |
| 直線 | ちょくせん | straight line | - |
| 直前 | ちょくぜん | just before | - |
| 直通 | ちょくつう | direct communication | - |
| 直流 | ちょくりゅう | direct current | - |
| 貯蔵 | ちょぞう | storage,preservation | - |
| 直角 | ちょっかく | right angle | - |
| 直径 | ちょっけい | diameter | - |
| 散らかす | ちらかす | to scatter around,to leave untidy | - |
| 散らかる | ちらかる | to be in disorder,to lie scattered around | - |
| 散らす | ちらす | to scatter,to disperse,to distribute | - |
| 塵紙 | ちりがみ | tissue paper,toilet paper | - |
| 散る | ちる | to fall,to scatter (e.g. blossoms) | - |
| 追加 | ついか | addition,supplement,appendix | - |
| ついで | ついで | opportunity,occasion | - |
| 通貨 | つうか | currency | - |
| 通勤 | つうきん | commuting to work | - |
| 通ずる | つうずる | commuting to work | - |
| 通知 | つうち | notice,notification | - |
| 通帳 | つうちょう | passbook | - |
| 通訳 | つうやく | interpretation | - |
| 通用 | つうよう | popular use,circulation | - |
| 通路 | つうろ | passage,pathway | - |
| 付合う | つきあう | to associate with,to keep company with,to get on with | - |
| 突き当たり | つきあたり | end (e.g. of street) | - |
| 突き当たる | つきあたる | to run into,to collide with | - |
| 月日 | つきひ | time,years,days | - |
| 点く | つく | to catch fire,(electricity) comes on | - |
| 突く | つく | (1) to thrust,to strike,(2) to poke | - |
| 次ぐ | つぐ | to rank next to,to come after | - |
| 作る/造る | つくる | to make,to create | - |
| 着ける | つける | (1) to attach,to join,to add,to append | - |
| 点ける | つける | to turn on,to switch on,to light up | - |
| 浸ける | つける | to dip in,to soak | - |
| 伝わる | つたわる | to be handed down,to be introduced,to be transmitted | - |
| 突っ込む | つっこむ | to plunge into,to go into deeply | - |
| 務める | つとめる | (1) to serve,to fill a post,to serve under,to work (for) | - |
| 努める | つとめる | (1) to serve,to fill a post,to serve under,to work (for) | - |
| 綱 | つな | rope | - |
| 繋がり | つながり | connection,link,relationship | - |
| 繋がる | つながる | to be tied together,to be connected to,to be related to | - |
| 繋げる | つなげる | to connect | - |
| 粒 | つぶ | grain | - |
| 潰す | つぶす | to smash,to waste | - |
| 潰れる | つぶれる | to be smashed,to go bankrupt | - |
| つまずく | つまずく | to stumble,to trip | - |
| 詰まる | つまる | to be blocked,to be packed | - |
| 積む | つむ | to pile up,to stack | - |
| 爪 | つめ | fingernail or toenail,claw,talon,hoof | - |
| 艶 | つや | gloss,glaze | - |
| 強気 | つよき | firm,strong | - |
| 釣り合う | つりあう | to balance,to be in harmony,to suit | - |
| 吊る | つる | to hang | - |
| 吊す | つるす | to hang | - |
| 出合い | であい | an encounter | - |
| 手洗い | てあらい | restroom,lavatory,hand-washing | - |
| 定員 | ていいん | fixed number of regular personnel,capacity (of boat, etc.) | - |
| 定価 | ていか | established price | - |
| 低下 | ていか | fall,decline,lowering,deterioration | - |
| 定期券 | ていきけん | commuter pass,season ticket | - |
| 定休日 | ていきゅうび | regular holiday | - |
| 停止 | ていし | suspension,interruption,stoppage,ban | - |
| 停車 | ていしゃ | stopping (e.g. train) | - |
| 停電 | ていでん | failure of electricity | - |
| 出入り | でいり | in and out,coming and going,free association,income and expenditure,debits and credit | - |
| 出入口 | でいりぐち | exit and entrance | - |
| 手入れ | ていれ | repairs,maintenance | - |
| テーマ | テーマ | (n) theme,project,topic (de: Thema) | - |
| 出掛ける | でかける | to depart,to set out,to start,to be going out | - |
| 出来上がり | できあがり | be finished,ready,made for,cut out | - |
| 出来上がる | できあがる | (1) to be finished,to be ready,by definition,(2) to be very drunk | - |
| 的確 | てきかく | precise,accurate | - |
| 適確 | てきかく | precise,accurate | - |
| 手首 | てくび | wrist | - |
| 凸凹 | でこぼこ | unevenness,roughness,ruggedness | - |
| 手頃 | てごろ | moderate,handy | - |
| 手頃 | でたらめ | (1) irresponsible utterance,nonsense,nonsensical,(2) random | - |
| 手帳 | てちょう | notebook | - |
| 鉄橋 | てっきょう | railway bridge,iron bridge | - |
| 手続き | てつづき | procedure,(legal) process,formalities | - |
| 鉄砲 | てっぽう | gun | - |
| 鉄砲 | テニスコート | tennis court | - |
| 手拭い | てぬぐい | (hand) towel | - |
| 手前 | てまえ | before,this side,we,you | - |
| 出迎え | でむかえ | meeting,reception | - |
| 出迎える | でむかえる | to meet,to greet | - |
| 照らす | てらす | to shine on,to illuminate | - |
| 照る | てる | to shine | - |
| 展開 | てんかい | develop,expansion (opposite of compression) | - |
| 伝記 | でんき | biography,life story | - |
| 電球 | でんきゅう | light bulb | - |
| 点数 | てんすう | marks,points,score,runs | - |
| 伝染 | でんせん | contagion | - |
| 電池 | でんち | battery | - |
| 点々 | てんてん | here and there,little by little | - |
| 転々 | てんてん | here and there,little by little | - |
| 電柱 | でんちゅう | telephone pole,telegraph pole,lightpole | - |
| 天皇 | てんのう | Emperor of Japan | - |
| 電波 | でんぱ | electro-magnetic wave | - |
| 電波 | テンポ | tempo | - |
| 電流 | でんりゅう | electric current | - |
| 電力 | でんりょく | electric power | - |
| 問い合わせ | といあわせ | enquiry,ENQ | - |
| 銅 | どう | copper | - |
| 統一 | とういつ | unity,consolidation,uniformity | - |
| 同格 | どうかく | the same rank,equality,apposition | - |
| 峠 | とうげ | ridge,(mountain) pass,difficult part | - |
| 統計 | とうけい | scattering,a scatter,dispersion | - |
| 動作 | どうさ | action,movements,motions,bearing,behaviour,manners | - |
| 東西 | とうざい | East and West,whole country | - |
| 当日 | とうじつ | appointed day,very day | - |
| 投書 | とうしょ | letter to the editor,letter from a reader,contribution | - |
| 登場 | とうじょう | entry (on stage) | - |
| 登場 | どうせ | anyhow,in any case,at any rate | - |
| どうぞよろしく | どうぞよろしく | pleased to meet you | - |
| 灯台 | とうだい | lighthouse | - |
| 盗難 | とうなん | theft,robbery | - |
| 当番 | とうばん | being on duty | - |
| 等分 | とうぶん | division into equal parts | - |
| 透明 | とうめい | transparency,cleanness | - |
| 灯油 | とうゆ | lamp oil,kerosene | - |
| 東洋 | とうよう | Orient | - |
| 童話 | どうわ | fairy tale | - |
| 通り掛かる | とおりかかる | to happen to pass by | - |
| 溶かす | とかす | to melt,to dissolve | - |
| 尖る | とがる | to taper to a point,to become sharp,to be sour,to look displeased | - |
| 尖る | どきどき | throb,beat (fast) | - |
| 溶く | とく | to dissolve (paint) | - |
| 退く | どく | (1) to retreat,to recede,to withdraw | - |
| 特殊 | とくしゅ | special,unique | - |
| 特色 | とくしょく | characteristic,feature | - |
| 特長 | とくちょう | forte,merit | - |
| 特定 | とくてい | specific,special,particular | - |
| 特売 | とくばい | special sale | - |
| 溶け込む | とけこむ | to melt into | - |
| 溶ける | とける | to melt,to thaw,to fuse,to dissolve | - |
| 退ける | どける | to remove,to take away,to dislodge,to put something out of the way | - |
| 床の間 | とこのま | alcove | - |
| 床屋 | とこや | barber | - |
| 所々 | ところどころ | here and there,some parts (of something) | - |
| 都心 | としん | heart (of city) | - |
| 戸棚 | とだな | cupboard,locker,closet,wardrobe | - |
| とっくに | とっくに | long ago,already,a long time ago | - |
| どっと | どっと | suddenly | - |
| 整う | ととのう | to be prepared,to be in order,to be put in order,to be arranged | - |
| 留まる | とどまる | (1) to be fixed,(2) to abide,to stay (in the one place) | - |
| 留まる | どなる | to shout,to yell | - |
| 飛び込む | とびこむ | to jump in,to leap in,to plunge into,to dive | - |
| 跳ぶ | とぶ | to jump,to fly,to leap | - |
| 留まる | とまる | (1) to be fixed,(2) to abide,to stay (in the one place) | - |
| 泊める | とめる | to give shelter to,to lodge | - |
| 泊める | ともかく | anyhow,anyway,somehow or other,generally speaking,in any case | - |
| 捕える | とらえる | to seize,to grasp,to capture,to arrest | - |
| 取り入れる | とりいれる | to harvest,to take in,to adopt | - |
| 取り消す | とりけす | to cancel | - |
| 取り出す | とりだす | to take out,to produce,to pick out | - |
| 採る | とる | (1) to adopt (measure, proposal),(2) to pick (fruit) | - |
| 捕る | とる | to take,to catch (fish),to capture | - |
| トレーニング | トレーニング | training | - |
| 丼 | どんぶり | porcelain bowl,bowl of rice with food on top | - |
| 内科 | ないか | internist clinic,internal medicine | - |
| 内線 | ないせん | phone extension,indoor wiring,inner line | - |
| 内線 | ナイロン | nylon | - |
| 治す | なおす | to cure,to heal,to fix,to correct,to repair | - |
| 永い | ながい | long,lengthy | - |
| 仲直り | なかなおり | reconciliation,make peace with | - |
| 長引く | ながびく | to be prolonged,to drag on | - |
| 中身 | なかみ | contents,interior,substance,filling,(sword) blade | - |
| 中味 | なかみ | contents,interior,substance,filling,(sword) blade | - |
| 中指 | なかゆび | middle finger | - |
| 仲良し | なかよし | intimate friend,bosom buddy,chum | - |
| 慰める | なぐさめる | to comfort,to console | - |
| 亡くす | なくす | to lose someone, wife, child, etc | - |
| なぐる | なぐる | to strike,to hit | - |
| 為す | なす | to accomplish,to do | - |
| 謎謎 | なぞなぞ | riddle,puzzle,enigma | - |
| 傾らか | なだらか | leaning | - |
| 懐かしい | なつかしい | dear,desired,missed | - |
| 撫でる | なでる | to brush gently,to stroke | - |
| 斜め | ななめ | obliqueness | - |
| なにしろ | なにしろ | at any rate,anyhow,anyway,in any case | - |
| 何々 | なになに | such and such,What? | - |
| 何分 | なにぶん | what minute?,how many minutes? | - |
| 生意気 | なまいき | impertinent,saucy,cheeky,conceit,audacious,brazen | - |
| 並木 | なみき | roadside tree,row of trees | - |
| 倣う | ならう | to imitate,to follow,to emulate | - |
| 鳴らす | ならす | to ring,to sound,to chime,to beat,to snort (nose) | - |
| 生る | なる | to bear fruit | - |
| 馴れる | なれる | to become domesticated,to become tame | - |
| 南極 | なんきょく | south pole,Antarctic | - |
| 南極 | なんとなく | somehow or other,for some reason or another | - |
| 南極 | なんとも | nothing (with neg. verb),quite,not a bit | - |
| ナンバー | ナンバー | number | - |
| 南米 | なんべい | South America | - |
| 南北 | なんぼく | south and north | - |
| 煮える | にえる | to boil,to cook,to be cooked | - |
| 匂う | におう | to be fragrant,to smell,to stink | - |
| 逃がす | にがす | to let loose,to set free,to let escape | - |
| 憎い | にくい | hateful,abominable,poor-looking,detestable | - |
| 憎む | にくむ | to hate,to detest | - |
| 憎らしい | にくらしい | odious,hateful | - |
| にこにこ | にこにこ | smilingly | - |
| 濁る | にごる | to become muddy,to get impure | - |
| 虹 | にじ | rainbow | - |
| 日時 | にちじ | date and time | - |
| 日用品 | にちようひん | daily necessities | - |
| 日課 | にっか | daily lesson,daily work,daily routine | - |
| 日程 | にってい | agenda | - |
| 鈍い | にぶい | dull (e.g. a knife),thickheaded,slow (opposite of fast),stupid | - |
| 入社 | にゅうしゃ | entry to a company | - |
| 女房 | にょうぼう | wife | - |
| 睨む | にらむ | to glare at,to scowl at,to keep an eye on | - |
| 煮る | にる | to boil,to cook | - |
| 俄 | にわか | sudden,abrupt,unexpected,improvised,offhand | - |
| 縫う | ぬう | to sew | - |
| 濡らす | ぬらす | to wet,to soak,to dip | - |
| ねじ | ねじ | (a) screw | - |
| 捩る | ねじる | to twist | - |
| 捩る | ネックレス | necklace | - |
| 熱する | ねっする | to heat | - |
| 寝間着 | ねまき | sleep-wear,nightclothes,pyjamas,nightgown,nightdress | - |
| 寝巻 | ねまき | sleep-wear,nightclothes,pyjamas,nightgown,nightdress | - |
| 狙い | ねらい | aim | - |
| 狙う | ねらう | to aim at | - |
| 年度 | ねんど | year,fiscal year,school year,term | - |
| 農産物 | のうさんぶつ | agricultural produce | - |
| 農村 | のうそん | agricultural community,farm village,rural | - |
| 濃度 | のうど | concentration,brightness | - |
| 農薬 | のうやく | agricultural chemicals | - |
| 能率 | のうりつ | efficiency | - |
| のこぎり | のこぎり | saw | - |
| 残らず | のこらず | all,entirely,completely,without exception | - |
| 載せる | のせる | to place on (something),to take on board,to give a ride | - |
| 覗く | のぞく | to peep in,to look in,to peek in,to stick out | - |
| 延ばす | のばす | to lengthen,to stretch,to reach out,to grow (beard) | - |
| 延びる | のびる | to be prolonged | - |
| 上り | のぼり | up-train (going to Tokyo),ascent | - |
| 上る | のぼる | to ascend,to go up,to climb | - |
| 糊 | のり | paste,starch | - |
| 乗換 | のりかえ | (n) transfer (trains, buses, etc.) | - |
| 載る | のる | to appear (in print),to be recorded | - |
| 鈍い | のろい | dull (e.g. a knife),thickheaded,slow (opposite of fast),stupid | - |
| 鈍い | のろのろ | slowly,sluggishly | - |
| 呑気 | のんき | carefree,optimistic,careless,reckless,heedless | - |
| 灰色 | はいいろ | grey,gray,ashen | - |
| 俳句 | はいく | haiku poetry | - |
| 拝見 | はいけん | (hum) (pol) seeing,look at | - |
| 売店 | ばいてん | shop,stand | - |
| バイバイ | バイバイ | bye bye | - |
| 売買 | ばいばい | trade,buying and selling | - |
| 這う | はう | to creep,to crawl | - |
| 生える | はえる | (1) to grow,to spring up,(2) to cut (teeth) | - |
| 剥す | はがす | (v5s) to tear off,to peel off,to rip off | - |
| 剥す | ばからしい | absurd | - |
| 秤 | はかり | scales,weighing machine | - |
| 量る | はかる | to measure,to weigh,to survey | - |
| 測る | はかる | to measure,to weigh,to survey | - |
| 吐き気 | はきけ | nausea,sickness in the stomach | - |
| はきはき | はきはき | lucidly | - |
| 掃く | はく | to sweep,to brush,to gather up | - |
| 歯車 | はぐるま | gear,cog-wheel | - |
| バケツ | バケツ | bucket,pail | - |
| 挟まる | はさまる | to get between,to be caught in | - |
| 挟む | はさむ | to interpose,to hold between,to insert | - |
| 箸 | はし | chopsticks | - |
| 梯子 | はしご | ladder,stairs | - |
| 始めに | はじめに | to begin with,first of all | - |
| 初めに | はじめに | to begin with,first of all | - |
| はじめまして | はじめまして | How do you do?,I am glad to meet you | - |
| 斜 | はす | oblique | - |
| 外れる | はずれる | to be disconnected,to get out of place,to be off,to be out (e.g. of gear) | - |
| パターン | パターン | pattern | - |
| 肌着 | はだぎ | underwear | - |
| 果して | はたして | as was expected,really | - |
| 鉢 | はち | a bowl,a pot | - |
| 罰 | ばつ | punishment | - |
| 発揮 | はっき | exhibition,demonstration,utilization,display | - |
| バック | バック | back | - |
| 発射 | はっしゃ | firing,shooting,discharge,catapult | - |
| 発想 | はっそう | expression (music),conceptualization | - |
| 発電 | はつでん | generation (e.g. power) | - |
| 発売 | はつばい | sale | - |
| 派手 | はで | showy,loud,gay,flashy,gaudy | - |
| 話合い | はなしあい | discussion,conference | - |
| 話し掛ける | はなしかける | to accost a person,to talk (to someone) | - |
| 話中 | はなしちゅう | while talking,the line is busy | - |
| 甚だしい | はなはだしい | extreme,excessive,terrible | - |
| 花火 | はなび | fireworks | - |
| 花嫁 | はなよめ | bride | - |
| 放れる | はなれる | to leave,to get free,to cut oneself off | - |
| 羽根 | はね | shuttlecock | - |
| 羽根 | ばね | spring (e.g. coil, leaf) | - |
| 跳ねる | はねる | to jump,to leap | - |
| 破片 | はへん | fragment,splinter,broken piece | - |
| 歯磨き | はみがき | dentifrice,toothpaste | - |
| 歯磨き | はめる | (col) to get in,to insert,to put on,to make love | - |
| 早口 | はやくち | fast-talking | - |
| 流行る | はやる | to flourish,to thrive,to be popular,to come into fashion | - |
| 払い込む | はらいこむ | to deposit,to pay in | - |
| 払い戻す | はらいもどす | to repay,to pay back | - |
| バランス | バランス | balance | - |
| 針金 | はりがね | wire | - |
| 張り切る | はりきる | to be in high spirits,to be full of vigor | - |
| 反映 | はんえい | reflection,influence | - |
| 半径 | はんけい | radius | - |
| 判子 | はんこ | seal (used for signature) | - |
| 万歳 | ばんざい | hurrah, cheers | - |
| 判事 | はんじ | judge,judiciary | - |
| 反省 | はんせい | reflection,reconsideration,introspection,meditation,contemplation | - |
| 番地 | ばんち | house number,address | - |
| パンツ | パンツ | underpants | - |
| バンド | バンド | band | - |
| 半島 | はんとう | peninsula | - |
| ハンドル | ハンドル | handle,steering wheel | - |
| 日当たり | ひあたり | exposure to the sun,sunny place | - |
| 日帰り | ひがえり | day trip | - |
| 比較的 | ひかくてき | comparatively,relatively | - |
| 日陰 | ひかげ | shadow | - |
| 日陰 | ぴかぴか | glitter,sparkle | - |
| 引受る | ひきうける | to undertake,to take up,to take over | - |
| 引返す | ひきかえす | to repeat,to send back,to bring back | - |
| 引算 | ひきざん | subtraction | - |
| 引出す | ひきだす | to pull out,to take out,to draw out,to withdraw | - |
| 引き止める | ひきとめる | to detain,to check,to restrain | - |
| 卑怯 | ひきょう | cowardice,meanness,unfairness | - |
| 引分け | ひきわけ | a draw (in competition),tie game | - |
| 髭 | ひげ | moustache,beard,whiskers | - |
| 陽射 | ひざし | sunlight,rays of the sun | - |
| 肘 | ひじ | elbow | - |
| ピストル | ピストル | pistol | - |
| ビタミン | ビタミン | vitamin | - |
| ぴたり | ぴたり | perfect | - |
| 引っ掛かる | ひっかかる | to be caught in,to be stuck in,to be cheated | - |
| 筆記 | ひっき | (taking) notes,copying | - |
| 引っ繰り返す | ひっくりかえす | to turn over,to overturn,to knock over,to upset,to turn inside out | - |
| 引っ繰り返る | ひっくりかえる | to be overturned,to be upset,to topple over,to be reversed | - |
| 引越し | ひっこし | moving (dwelling etc.),changing residence | - |
| 引っ込む | ひっこむ | to draw back,to sink,to cave in | - |
| 筆者 | ひっしゃ | writer,author | - |
| 必需品 | ひつじゅひん | necessities,necessary article,requisite,essential | - |
| 人差指 | ひとさしゆび | index finger | - |
| 一通り | ひととおり | ordinary,usual,in general,briefly | - |
| 人通り | ひとどおり | pedestrian traffic | - |
| 人通り | ひとまず | for the present,once,in outline | - |
| 瞳 | ひとみ | pupil (of eye) | - |
| 一休み | ひとやすみ | a rest | - |
| 独り言 | ひとりごと | a soliloquy,a monologue,speaking to oneself | - |
| ひとりでに | ひとりでに | by itself,automatically,naturally | - |
| ひとりでに | ビニール | vinyl | - |
| 皮肉 | ひにく | cynicism,sarcasm | - |
| 日日 | ひにち | every day,daily,day after day | - |
| 捻る | ひねる | to turn (a switch) on or off,to twist,to puzzle over | - |
| 日の入り | ひのいり | sunset | - |
| 日の出 | ひので | sunrise | - |
| 響き | ひびき | echo,sound,reverberation,noise | - |
| 響く | ひびく | to resound | - |
| 皮膚 | ひふ | skin | - |
| 冷やす | ひやす | to cool,to refrigerate | - |
| 冷やす | ひゃっかじてん | encyclopedia | - |
| 美容 | びよう | beauty of figure or form | - |
| 表紙 | ひょうし | front cover,binding | - |
| 標識 | ひょうしき | sign,mark | - |
| 標準 | ひょうじゅん | standard,level | - |
| 標本 | ひょうほん | example,specimen | - |
| 評論 | ひょうろん | criticism,critique | - |
| 平仮名 | ひらがな | hiragana,47 syllables,the cursive syllabary | - |
| ビルディング | ビルディング | building | - |
| 昼寝 | ひるね | nap (at home),siesta | - |
| 広げる | ひろげる | to spread,to extend,to expand,to enlarge | - |
| 広さ | ひろさ | extent | - |
| 広場 | ひろば | plaza | - |
| 広々 | ひろびろ | extensive,spacious | - |
| 広める | ひろめる | to broaden,to propagate | - |
| 広める | ピンク | pink | - |
| 便箋 | びんせん | writing paper,stationery | - |
| 瓶詰 | びんづめ | bottling,bottled | - |
| ファスナー | ファスナー | fastener,zipper | - |
| 風船 | ふうせん | balloon | - |
| 不運 | ふうん | unlucky,misfortune,bad luck,fate | - |
| 殖える | ふえる | to increase,to multiply | - |
| 深まる | ふかまる | to deepen,to heighten,to intensify | - |
| 不規則 | ふきそく | irregularity,unsteadiness,disorderly | - |
| 普及 | ふきゅう | diffusion,spread | - |
| 付近 | ふきん | neighbourhood,vicinity,environs | - |
| 拭く | ふく | to wipe,to dry | - |
| 副詞 | ふくし | adverb | - |
| 複写 | ふくしゃ | copy,duplicate | - |
| 複数 | ふくすう | plural,multiple | - |
| 含める | ふくめる | to include,to instruct,to make one understand | - |
| 膨らます | ふくらます | to swell,to expand,to inflate,to bulge | - |
| 膨らむ | ふくらむ | to expand,to swell (out),to get big,to become inflated | - |
| 不潔 | ふけつ | unclean,dirty,filthy,impure | - |
| 更ける | ふける | to get late,to advance,to wear on | - |
| 符号 | ふごう | sign,mark,symbol | - |
| 夫妻 | ふさい | man and wife,married couple | - |
| 塞がる | ふさがる | to be plugged up,to be shut up | - |
| 塞ぐ | ふさぐ | to stop up,to close up,to block (up) | - |
| 塞ぐ | ふざける | to romp,to gambol,to frolic,to joke | - |
| 無沙汰 | ぶさた | neglecting to stay in contact | - |
| 武士 | ぶし | warrior,samurai | - |
| 部首 | ぶしゅ | radical (of a kanji character) | - |
| 襖 | ふすま | sliding screen | - |
| 附属 | ふぞく | attached,belonging,affiliated | - |
| 蓋 | ふた | cover,lid,cap | - |
| 不通 | ふつう | suspension,interruption,stoppage,tie-up,cessation | - |
| ぶつかる | ぶつかる | to strike,to collide with | - |
| ぶつける | ぶつける | to knock,to run into,to nail on,to strike hard,to hit and attack | - |
| 物騒 | ぶっそう | dangerous,disturbed,insecure | - |
| 物騒 | ぶつぶつ | grumbling,complaining in a small voice | - |
| 船便 | ふなびん | surface mail (ship) | - |
| 部品 | ぶひん | parts,accessories | - |
| 吹雪 | ふぶき | snow storm | - |
| 父母 | ふぼ | father and mother,parents | - |
| 踏切 | ふみきり | railway crossing,level crossing,starting line,scratch,crossover | - |
| 麓 | ふもと | the foot,the bottom,the base (of a mountain) | - |
| 増やす | ふやす | to increase,to add to,to augment | - |
| 殖やす | ふやす | to increase,to add to,to augment | - |
| フライパン | フライパン | fry pan,frying pan | - |
| ブラウス | ブラウス | blouse | - |
| ぶらさげる | ぶらさげる | to hang,to suspend,to dangle,to swing | - |
| ブラシ | ブラシ | brushy,brush | - |
| プラスチック | プラスチック | plastic | - |
| プラットホーム | プラットホーム | platform | - |
| フリー | フリー | free | - |
| 振り仮名 | ふりがな | ,pronunciation key | - |
| プリント | プリント | print,handout | - |
| 振舞う | ふるまう | to behave,to conduct oneself,to entertain (vt) | - |
| ブローチ | ブローチ | brooch | - |
| プログラム | プログラム | program | - |
| 風呂敷 | ふろしき | wrapping cloth,cloth wrapper | - |
| ふわふわ | ふわふわ | light,soft | - |
| 噴火 | ふんか | eruption | - |
| 分解 | ぶんかい | analysis,disassembly | - |
| 文芸 | ぶんげい | literature,art and literature,belles-lettres | - |
| 文献 | ぶんけん | literature,books (reference) | - |
| 噴水 | ふんすい | water fountain | - |
| 分数 | ぶんすう | fraction (in math) | - |
| 文体 | ぶんたい | literary style | - |
| 分布 | ぶんぷ | distribution | - |
| 文房具 | ぶんぼうぐ | stationery | - |
| 文脈 | ぶんみゃく | context | - |
| 分量 | ぶんりょう | amount,quantity | - |
| 分類 | ぶんるい | classification | - |
| 閉会 | へいかい | closure | - |
| 平気 | へいき | coolness,calmness,composure,unconcern | - |
| 並行 | へいこう | (going) side by side,concurrent,abreast,at the same time | - |
| 平日 | へいじつ | weekday,ordinary days | - |
| 兵隊 | へいたい | soldier,sailor | - |
| 平凡 | へいぼん | common,commonplace,ordinary,mediocre | - |
| 平野 | へいや | plain,open field | - |
| 凹む | へこむ | to be dented,to be indented,to yield to,to give,to sink,to collapse,to cave in,to be snubbed | - |
| 凹む | へそ | navel,belly-button | - |
| 隔てる | へだてる | to be shut out | - |
| 別荘 | べっそう | holiday house,villa | - |
| 別々 | べつべつ | separately,individually | - |
| ベテラン | ベテラン | veteran | - |
| ヘリコプター | ヘリコプター | helicopter | - |
| へる | へる | to decrease (in size or number),to diminish,to abate | - |
| ぺん | ぺん | pen | - |
| 編集 | へんしゅう | editing,compilation,editorial (e.g. committee) | - |
| 便所 | べんじょ | toilet,lavatory,rest room,latrine,comfort station | - |
| ペンチ | ペンチ | (abbr) pliers (lit: pinchers) | - |
| 望遠鏡 | ぼうえんきょう | telescope | - |
| 方角 | ほうがく | direction,way,compass point | - |
| 箒 | ほうき | (n) broom | - |
| 方言 | ほうげん | dialect | - |
| 坊さん | ぼうさん | Buddhist priest,monk | - |
| 防止 | ぼうし | prevention,check | - |
| 方針 | ほうしん | objective,plan,policy | - |
| 包装 | ほうそう | packing,wrapping | - |
| 法則 | ほうそく | law,rule | - |
| 包帯 | ほうたい | bandage,dressing | - |
| 膨大 | ぼうだい | huge,bulky,enormous,extensive,swelling,expansion | - |
| 庖丁 | ほうちょう | kitchen knife,carving knife | - |
| 方程式 | ほうていしき | equation | - |
| 防犯 | ぼうはん | prevention of crime | - |
| 方面 | ほうめん | direction,district,field (e.g., of study) | - |
| 坊や | ぼうや | boy | - |
| 放る | ほうる | to let go | - |
| ボーナス | ボーナス | bonus | - |
| 朗らか | ほがらか | brightness,cheerfulness,melodious | - |
| 牧場 | ぼくじょう | (1) farm (livestock),(2) pasture land,meadow,grazing land | - |
| 牧畜 | ぼくちく | stock-farming | - |
| 保健 | ほけん | health preservation,hygiene,sanitation | - |
| 募集 | ぼしゅう | recruiting,taking applications | - |
| 干す | ほす | to air,to dry,to desiccate,to drain (off),to drink up | - |
| ポスター | ポスター | poster | - |
| 北極 | ほっきょく | North Pole | - |
| 坊っちゃん | ぼっちゃん | son (of others) | - |
| 坊っちゃん | ほどく | to unfasten | - |
| 堀 | ほり | moat,canal | - |
| 掘る | ほる | to dig,to excavate | - |
| 彫る | ほる | to carve,to engrave,to sculpture,to chisel | - |
| ぼろ | ぼろ | rag,scrap,tattered clothes,fault (esp. in a pretense) | - |
| 盆 | ぼん | Lantern Festival,Festival of the Dead,tray | - |
| 盆地 | ぼんち | basin (e.g. between mountains) | - |
| 本部 | ほんぶ | headquarters | - |
| 本来 | ほんらい | essentially,naturally,by nature | - |
| まあまあ | まあまあ | so-so | - |
| 枚数 | まいすう | the number of flat things | - |
| 毎度 | まいど | each time,common service-sector greeting | - |
| マイナス | マイナス | minus | - |
| 巻く | まく | to wind,to coil,to roll | - |
| 蒔く | まく | to sow (seeds) | - |
| 撒く | まく | to scatter,to sprinkle,to sow | - |
| 枕 | まくら | pillow,bolster | - |
| 曲げる | まげる | to bend,to crook,to lean | - |
| まごまご | まごまご | confused | - |
| 摩擦 | まさつ | friction,rubbing,rubdown,chafe | - |
| 混ざる | まざる | to be mixed,to be blended with,to associate with,to mingle with,to join | - |
| 交ざる | まざる | to be mixed,to be blended with,to associate with,to mingle with,to join | - |
| 混じる | まじる | to be mixed,to be blended with,to associate with | - |
| 交じる | まじる | to be mixed,to be blended with,to associate with | - |
| 交じる | マスク | mask | - |
| 混ぜる | まぜる | to mix,to stir | - |
| 交ぜる | まぜる | to be mixed,to be blended with | - |
| またぐ | またぐ | to straddle | - |
| 又は | または | or,otherwise | - |
| 待合室 | まちあいしつ | waiting room | - |
| 待ち合わせる | まちあわせる | to rendezvous,to meet at a prearranged place and time | - |
| 街角 | まちかど | street corner | - |
| 真っ暗 | まっくら | total darkness,shortsightedness,pitch dark | - |
| 真っ黒 | まっくろ | pitch black | - |
| 真っ青 | まっさお | deep blue,ghastly pale | - |
| 真っ先 | まっさき | the head,the foremost,beginning | - |
| 真っ白 | まっしろ | pure white | - |
| 祭る | まつる | to deify,to enshrine | - |
| 窓口 | まどぐち | ticket window | - |
| 纏まる | まとまる | to be collected,to be settled,to be in order | - |
| 纏める | まとめる | to put in order,to collect,to bring to a conclusion | - |
| 真似る | まねる | to mimic,to imitate | - |
| まぶしい | まぶしい | dazzling,radiant | - |
| まぶた | まぶた | eyelids | - |
| マフラー | マフラー | muffler,scarf | - |
| 間も無く | まもなく | soon,before long,in a short time | - |
| マラソン | マラソン | marathon | - |
| 円い | まるい | round,circular,spherical | - |
| 稀 | まれ | rare,seldom | - |
| 回り道 | まわりみち | detour | - |
| 満員 | まんいん | full house,no vacancy,sold out | - |
| マンション | マンション | large apartment,apartment house | - |
| 満点 | まんてん | perfect score | - |
| 見送る | みおくる | (1) to see off,to farewell,(2) to escort,(3) to let pass | - |
| 見下ろす | みおろす | to overlook,to command a view of,to look down on something | - |
| 見掛け | みかけ | outward appearance | - |
| 三日月 | みかづき | new moon,crescent moon | - |
| 岬 | みさき | cape (on coast) | - |
| 岬 | みじめ | (arch) sad,pitiful,wretched | - |
| ミシン | ミシン | sewing machine | - |
| 店屋 | みせや | store,shop | - |
| 見出し | みだし | heading,caption,subtitle,index | - |
| 道順 | みちじゅん | itinerary,route | - |
| 見付かる | みつかる | to be found,to be discovered | - |
| 見付ける | みつける | to be familiar,to discover,to detect | - |
| みっともない | みっともない | shameful,indecent | - |
| 見直す | みなおす | to look again,to get a better opinion of | - |
| 見慣れる | みなれる | to become used to seeing,to be familiar with | - |
| 醜い | みにくい | ugly | - |
| 実る | みのる | to bear fruit,to ripen | - |
| 身分 | みぶん | social position,social status | - |
| 見本 | みほん | sample | - |
| 見舞う | みまう | to ask after (health),to visit | - |
| 未満 | みまん | less than,insufficient | - |
| 名字 | みょうじ | surname,family name | - |
| ミリ | (メートル) | milli-,10^-3 | - |
| 診る | みる | to examine (medical) | - |
| 民間 | みんかん | private,civilian,civil,popular,folk,unofficial | - |
| 民謡 | みんよう | folk song,popular song | - |
| 向う | むかう | (v5u) to face,to go towards | - |
| 剥く | むく | to peel,to skin,to pare,to hull | - |
| 無限 | むげん | infinite | - |
| 無地 | むじ | plain,unfigured | - |
| 蒸し暑い | むしあつい | humid,sultry | - |
| 矛盾 | むじゅん | contradiction,inconsistency | - |
| 蒸す | むす | to steam,to poultice,to be sultry | - |
| 無数 | むすう | countless number,infinite number | - |
| 紫 | むらさき | purple colour,violet | - |
| 群れ | むれ | group,crowd,flock,herd | - |
| 姪 | めい | niece | - |
| 名作 | めいさく | masterpiece | - |
| 名刺 | めいし | business card | - |
| 名詞 | めいし | noun | - |
| 名所 | めいしょ | famous place | - |
| 命ずる | めいずる | to command,to appoint | - |
| 迷信 | めいしん | superstition | - |
| 名物 | めいぶつ | famous product,special product,speciality | - |
| 銘々 | めいめい | each,individual | - |
| 目上 | めうえ | superior(s),senior | - |
| メーター | メーター | meter (clock) | - |
| 恵まれる | めぐまれる | to be blessed with,to be rich in | - |
| 巡る | めぐる | to go around | - |
| 目指す | めざす | to aim at,to have an eye on | - |
| 目覚し | めざまし | (abbr) alarm-clock | - |
| 目下 | めした | at present,now | - |
| 目印 | めじるし | mark,sign,landmark | - |
| 目立つ | めだつ | to be conspicuous,to stand out | - |
| めちゃくちゃ | めちゃくちゃ | absurd,unreasonable,excessive,messed up,spoiled,wreaked | - |
| めっきり | めっきり | remarkably | - |
| めでたい | めでたい | happy,simple soul,propitious,joyous | - |
| メニュー | メニュー | menu | - |
| めまい | めまい | dizziness,giddiness | - |
| 目安 | めやす | criterion,aim | - |
| 免税 | めんぜい | tax exemption,duty exemption | - |
| 面積 | めんせき | area | - |
| 面接 | めんせつ | interview | - |
| 面倒臭い | めんどうくさい | bother to do,tiresome | - |
| 儲かる | もうかる | to be profitable,to yield a profit | - |
| 儲ける | もうける | to get,to earn,to gain,to have (bear, beget) a child | - |
| 申し訳ない | もうしわけない | inexcusable | - |
| モーター | モーター | motor | - |
| 木材 | もくざい | lumber,timber,wood | - |
| 目次 | もくじ | table of contents | - |
| 潜る | もぐる | (1) to drive,to pass through,(2) to evade,to hide,(3) to dive (into or under water),to go undergroun | - |
| もしかしたら | もしかしたら | perhaps,maybe,by some chance | - |
| もしかすると | もしかすると | perhaps,maybe,by some chance | - |
| もたれる | もたれる | to lean against,to lean on,to recline on,to lie heavy (on the stomach) | - |
| モダン | モダン | modern | - |
| 餅 | もち | sticky rice cake | - |
| もったいない | もったいない | too good,more than one deserves,wasteful,sacrilegious,unworthy of | - |
| モデル | モデル | model | - |
| 元々 | もともと | originally,by nature,from the start | - |
| 物置 | ものおき | storage room | - |
| 物語る | ものがたる | to tell,to indicate | - |
| 物差し | ものさし | ruler,measure | - |
| 物凄い | ものすごい | earth-shattering,staggering,to a very great extent | - |
| モノレール | モノレール | monorail | - |
| 紅葉 | もみじ | (1) (Japanese) maple | - |
| 揉む | もむ | to rub,to crumple (up),to wrinkle | - |
| 燃やす | もやす | to burn | - |
| 催し | もよおし | event,festivities,function | - |
| 盛る | もる | (1) to serve (food, etc.),(2) to fill up,(3) to prescribe | - |
| 問答 | もんどう | questions and answers,dialogue | - |
| 問答 | やかましい | (1) noisy,(2) strict,fussy | - |
| 夜間 | やかん | at night,nighttime | - |
| 薬缶 | やかん | kettle | - |
| 役者 | やくしゃ | actor,actress | - |
| 役所 | やくしょ | government office,public office | - |
| 訳す | やくす | to translate | - |
| 役人 | やくにん | government official | - |
| 薬品 | やくひん | medicine(s),chemical(s) | - |
| 役目 | やくめ | duty,business | - |
| 火傷 | やけど | burn,scald | - |
| 夜行 | やこう | walking around at night,night train,night travel | - |
| 矢印 | やじるし | directing arrow | - |
| やたらに | やたらに | randomly,recklessly,blindly | - |
| 薬局 | やっきょく | pharmacy,drugstore | - |
| やっつける | やっつける | to attack (an enemy),to beat,to do away with,to finish off | - |
| 家主 | やぬし | landlord | - |
| やっぱり | やっぱり | also,as I thought,still,in spite of,absolutely,of course | - |
| 破く | やぶく | tear | - |
| 破れる | やぶれる | to get torn,to wear out | - |
| やむをえない | やむをえない | cannot be helped,unavoidable | - |
| 軟らかい | やわらかい | soft,tender,limp | - |
| 遊園地 | ゆうえんち | amusement park | - |
| 夕刊 | ゆうかん | evening paper | - |
| 友好 | ゆうこう | friendship | - |
| 郵送 | ゆうそう | mailing | - |
| 夕立 | ゆうだち | (sudden) evening shower (rain) | - |
| 夕日 | ゆうひ | (in) the evening sun,setting sun | - |
| 悠々 | ゆうゆう | quiet,calm,leisurely | - |
| 有料 | ゆうりょう | admission-paid,toll | - |
| 浴衣 | ゆかた | bathrobe,informal summer kimono,yukata | - |
| 湯気 | ゆげ | steam,vapour | - |
| 輸血 | ゆけつ | blood transfusion | - |
| 輸送 | ゆそう | transport,transportation | - |
| 油断 | ゆだん | negligence,unpreparedness | - |
| 油断 | ゆでる | to boil | - |
| 湯飲み | ゆのみ | teacup | - |
| 緩い | ゆるい | loose,lenient,slow | - |
| 溶岩 | ようがん | lava | - |
| 容器 | ようき | container,vessel | - |
| 用語 | ようご | term,terminology | - |
| 要旨 | ようし | gist,essentials,summary,fundamentals | - |
| 幼児 | ようじ | infant,baby,child | - |
| 容積 | ようせき | capacity,volume | - |
| 幼稚 | ようち | infancy,childish,infantile | - |
| 幼稚園 | ようちえん | kindergarten | - |
| 用途 | ようと | use,usefulness | - |
| 洋品店 | ようひんてん | shop which handles Western-style apparel and accessories | - |
| 養分 | ようぶん | nourishment,nutrient | - |
| 羊毛 | ようもう | wool | - |
| 漸く | ようやく | gradually,finally,hardly | - |
| 要領 | ようりょう | point,gist,essentials,outline | - |
| 欲張り | よくばり | avarice,covetousness,greed | - |
| 余計 | よけい | too much,unnecessary,abundance,surplus,excess,superfluity | - |
| よこす | よこす | (1) to send,to forward,(2) to hand over (e.g. money) | - |
| 汚す | よごす | (1) to disgrace,to dishonour,(2) to pollute,to contaminate,to soil,to make dirty,to stain | - |
| 寄せる | よせる | to collect,to gather,to add,to put aside | - |
| 余所 | よそ | another place,somewhere else,strange parts | - |
| 四つ角 | よつかど | four corners,crossroads | - |
| 酔っ払い | よっぱらい | drunkard | - |
| 予備 | よび | preparation,preliminaries,reserve,spare | - |
| 呼び掛ける | よびかける | to call out to,to accost,to address (crowd),to appeal | - |
| 呼び出す | よびだす | to summon,to call (e.g. phone) | - |
| 蘇る | よみがえる | to be resurrected,to be revived,to be resuscitated,to be rehabilitated | - |
| 因る | よる | to come from | - |
| 慶び | よろこび | (n) (a) joy,(a) delight,rapture,pleasure,gratification,rejoicing,congratulations,felicitations | - |
| 慶ぶ | よろこぶ | congratulate,felicitate,rejoice,joy,celebrate,fete,observe,keep,celebrate | - |
| 来日 | らいにち | arrival in Japan,coming to Japan,visit to Japan | - |
| 落第 | らくだい | failure,dropping out of a class | - |
| ラッシュアワー | ラッシュアワー | rush hour | - |
| 欄 | らん | column of text (e.g. as in a newspaper) | - |
| ランチ | ランチ | launch,lunch | - |
| ランニング | ランニング | (1) running,(2) tank top | - |
| 乱暴 | らんぼう | rude,violent,rough,lawless,unreasonable,reckless | - |
| 理科 | りか | science | - |
| 利害 | りがい | advantages and disadvantages,interest | - |
| リズム | リズム | rhythm | - |
| リットル | リットル | litre | - |
| リボン | リボン | ribbon | - |
| 略す | りゃくす | to abbreviate | - |
| 流域 | りゅういき | (river) basin | - |
| 寮 | りょう | hostel,dormitory | - |
| 両側 | りょうがわ | both sides | - |
| 漁師 | りょうし | fisherman | - |
| 領事 | りょうじ | consul | - |
| 領収 | りょうしゅう | receipt,voucher | - |
| 臨時 | りんじ | temporary,special,extraordinary | - |
| 留守番 | るすばん | care-taking,caretaker,house-watching | - |
| 例外 | れいがい | exception | - |
| 零点 | れいてん | zero,no marks | - |
| 冷凍 | れいとう | freezing,cold storage,refrigeration | - |
| レインコート | レインコート | raincoat | - |
| レクリェーション | レクリェーション | recreation | - |
| レジャー | レジャー | leisure | - |
| 列島 | れっとう | chain of islands | - |
| レベル | レベル | level | - |
| リポート | リポート | report,paper | - |
| 煉瓦 | れんが | brick | - |
| 連合 | れんごう | union,alliance | - |
| 連合 | レンズ | lens | - |
| 蝋燭 | ろうそく | candle | - |
| ローマじ | ローマじ | romanization,Roman letters | - |
| 録音 | ろくおん | (audio) recording | - |
| 録音 | ロッカー | locker | - |
| ロビー | ロビー | lobby | - |
| 論ずる | ろんずる | to argue,to discuss,to debate | - |
| 和英 | わえい | Japanese-English | - |
| 分る | わかる | to be understood | - |
| 分かれる | わかれる | to branch off,to diverge from,to fork,to split,to dispense,to scatter,to divide into | - |
| 若々しい | わかわかしい | youthful,young | - |
| 湧く | わく | to boil,to grow hot,to get excited,to gush forth | - |
| 詫びる | わびる | to apologize | - |
| 和服 | わふく | Japanese clothes | - |
| 和服 | わりあいに | comparatively | - |
| 割算 | わりざん | division (math) | - |
| 割と | わりと | relatively, comparitively | - |
| 割引 | わりびき | discount,reduction,rebate | - |
| 椀 | わん | Japanese soup bowl,wooden bowl | - |
| わん | わん | bowl | - |
| ワンピース | ワンピース | one-piece dress | - |
| 監督 | かんとく | supervision,control,superintendence | - |
| 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 | - |
| 灰 | 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 | - |
| 悪口 | 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 | - |
| 悪口 | あっこう | abuse, insult, slander, evil speaking | - |
| 悪口 | 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 炙る | 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 | - |
| 操る | 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 | 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 | 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 | - |
| 異議 | 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 | 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 | 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 | - |
| 卑しい | 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 | - |
| 運営 | 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 | - |
| 重 | 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 | 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 | 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 | - |
| 衰える | 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? , months | - |
| 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 | - |
| 雅致 | がっくり | heartbroken | - |
| 合唱 | がっしょう | chorus, singing in a chorus | - |
| 合唱 | がっしり | firmly, solidly, tough | - |
| 合致 | がっち | agreement, concurrence, conforming to | - |
| 合致 | 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 | - |
| 合併 | 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 | - |
| 気立て | 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 | きっかり | exactly, precisely | - |
| 喫茶 | きっさ | tea drinking, tea house | - |
| 喫茶 | 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 | 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 | 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 | ぐっと | firmly, fast, much, more | - |
| ぐらい | 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 | 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 | - |
| 月謝 | 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 | 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 | - |
| 察する | 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 | - |
| 酸 | 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 | 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 | - |
| 仕入れる | 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 | - |
| 施行 | 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 | 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 | 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 | - |
| 処置 | 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 | - |
| 辞退 | 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. | - |
| 即ち | 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 | 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 | 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 | ずらっと | in a line, in a row | - |
| ずるずる | ずるずる | sound or act of dragging, loose, inconclusive but unwanted situation, trailingly | - |
| ずれ | ずれ | gap, slippage | - |
| ずれる | 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 | - |
| 増進 | 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 | - |
| 達成 | 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 | だぶだぶ | loose, baggy | - |
| 騙す | だます | to trick, to cheat, to deceive | - |
| だらけ | 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 | - |
| 茶の湯 | 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 | 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 | - |
| 著名 | 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 | - |
| 手近 | 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 | - |
| 転転 | 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 | - |
| 出入り口 | 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 | - |
| 伝来 | 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 | ふく | deputy | - |
| 蕩ける | とろける | to be enchanted with | - |
| 蕩ける | 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 | - |
| 堂々 | 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 | - |
| 同盟 | 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 | - |
| 南 | なんか | things like ..., or something like that .. (often derogatory) | - |
| 何だか | なんだか | a little, somewhat, somehow | - |
| 何だか | 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 | - |
| 伐 | 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 | - |
| 標語 | 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 | - |
| 吃驚 | びっしょり | wet through, drenched | - |
| 描写 | びょうしゃ | depiction, description, portrayal | - |
| びり | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | - |
| 弁論 | 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 | - |
| 発作 | 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) | - |
| 坊ちゃん | ぼつぼつ | gradually, here and there, spots, pimples | - |
| 没落 | ぼつらく | ruin, fall, collapse | - |
| 没落 | ぼやく | to grumble, to complain | - |
| 没落 | 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 | - |
| 真に | 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 | 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 | - |
| 稍 | 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 | - |
| 茹でる | 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 | アイデア | idea | - |
| アクセル | アクセル | accelerator | - |
| アップ | アップ | up | - |
| アプローチ | アプローチ | approach (in golf) | - |
| アマチュア | アマチュア | amateur | - |
| アラブ | アラブ | Arab | - |
| アルカリ | アルカリ | alkali | - |
| アルミ | アルミ | aluminum (Al), aluminium | - |
| アワー | アワー | hour | - |
| アンケート | アンケート | (fr:) (n) questionnaire (fr: enquete), survey | - |
| アンコール | アンコール | encore | - |
| イエス | イエス | Jesus, yes | - |
| インターチェンジ | インターチェンジ | interchange | - |
| インターナショナル | インターナショナル | international | - |
| インターフォン | インターフォン | intercom | - |
| インテリ | インテリ | egghead, intelligentsia | - |
| インフォメーション | インフォメーション | information | - |
| インフレ | インフレ | inflation | - |
| ウェートレス | ウェートレス | waitress | - |
| エアメール | エアメール | air mail | - |
| エレガント | エレガント | elegant | - |
| エンジニア | エンジニア | engineer | - |
| オーケー | オーケー | OK | - |
| オートマチック | オートマチック | automatic | - |
| オープン | オープン | open | - |
| オリエンテーション | オリエンテーション | orientation | - |
| オレンジ | オレンジ | an orange | - |
| オンライン | オンライン | on-line | - |
| カーペット | カーペット | carpet | - |
| カクテル | カクテル | cocktail | - |
| カット | カット | cut, cutting | - |
| カテゴリー | カテゴリー | category | - |
| カムバック | カムバック | comeback | - |
| カメラマン | カメラマン | cameraman | - |
| カルテ | カルテ | (de:) (n) clinical records (de: Karte) | - |
| カンニング | カンニング | cunning, cheat | - |
| ガイド | ガイド | tour guide | - |
| ガイドブック | ガイドブック | guidebook | - |
| ガレージ | ガレージ | garage (at house) | - |
| キャッチ | キャッチ | catch | - |
| キャリア | キャリア | career, career government employee | - |
| クイズ | クイズ | quiz | - |
| クラブ | クラブ | club, crab | - |
| クレーン | クレーン | crane | - |
| グラフ | グラフ | graph | - |
| グレー | グレー | grey, gray | - |
| ゲスト | ゲスト | guest | - |
| コーナー | コーナー | corner | - |
| コマーシャル | コマーシャル | a commercial | - |
| コミュニケーション | コミュニケーション | communication | - |
| コメント | コメント | comment | - |
| コンタクト | コンタクト | contact, contact lens | - |
| コンテスト | コンテスト | contest | - |
| コントラスト | コントラスト | contrast | - |
| コントロール | コントロール | control | - |
| コンパス | コンパス | compass | - |
| サイクル | サイクル | cycle | - |
| サイズ | サイズ | size | - |
| サボる | サボる | to be truant, to be idle, to sabotage by slowness | - |
| サンキュー | サンキュー | thank you | - |
| サンタクロース | サンタクロース | Santa Claus | - |
| シート | シート | seat, sheet | - |
| システム | システム | system | - |
| シック | シック | chic | - |
| シナリオ | シナリオ | scenario | - |
| ショー | ショー | show | - |
| ショック | ショック | shock | - |
| ジーパン | ジーパン | jeans (lit: jeans pants), dungarees | - |
| ジャズ | ジャズ | jazz | - |
| ジャンパー | ジャンパー | jacket, jumper | - |
| ジャンプ | ジャンプ | jump | - |
| ジャンボ | ジャンボ | jumbo | - |
| ジャンル | ジャンル | genre | - |
| スタジオ | スタジオ | studio | - |
| スチーム | スチーム | steam | - |
| ストライキ | ストライキ | strike | - |
| ストレス | ストレス | stress | - |
| ストロー | ストロー | straw | - |
| ストロボ | ストロボ | stroboscope (lit: strobo), strobe lamp, stroboscopic lamp | - |
| スピード | スピード | speed | - |
| スプリング | スプリング | spring | - |
| スペース | スペース | space | - |
| スポーツカー | スポーツカー | sports car | - |
| スラックス | スラックス | slacks | - |
| セール | セール | sale | - |
| セクション | セクション | section | - |
| セックス | セックス | sexual intercourse | - |
| セレモニー | セレモニー | ceremony | - |
| センス | センス | good sense (for music style tact etc.) | - |
| ゼリー | ゼリー | 1. jelly, 2. Jerry | - |
| ソース | ソース | source | - |
| ソックス | ソックス | socks | - |
| ソロ | ソロ | solo | - |
| タイトル | タイトル | title | - |
| タイピスト | タイピスト | typist | - |
| タイマー | タイマー | timer | - |
| タイミング | タイミング | timing | - |
| タイム | タイム | time | - |
| タイムリー | タイムリー | timely, run-batted-in (baseball), RBI | - |
| タイヤ | タイヤ | tire, tyre | - |
| タイル | タイル | tile | - |
| タレント | タレント | talent, star, personality | - |
| タワー | タワー | tower | - |
| ダース | ダース | dozen | - |
| ダウン | ダウン | down | - |
| ダブる | 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 | ダンプ | dump | - |
| チームワーク | チームワーク | teamwork | - |
| チェンジ | チェンジ | change | - |
| チャイム | チャイム | chime | - |
| チャンネル | チャンネル | a channel | - |
| ティッシュペーパー | ティッシュペーパー | tissue paper | - |
| テレックス | テレックス | telex, teletypewriter exchange | - |
| データ | データ | data | - |
| デコレーション | デコレーション | decoration | - |
| デザート | デザート | dessert | - |
| デザイン | デザイン | design | - |
| デッサン | デッサン | (fr:) (n) rough sketch (fr: dessin) | - |
| デモンストレーション | デモンストレーション | demonstration | - |
| トーン | トーン | tone | - |
| トラブル | トラブル | trouble (sometimes used as a verb) | - |
| トランジスター | トランジスター | transistor | - |
| ドライ | ドライ | dry | - |
| ドライクリーニング | ドライクリーニング | dry cleaning | - |
| ドライバー | ドライバー | driver, screwdriver | - |
| ドライブイン | ドライブイン | drive in | - |
| ドリル | ドリル | drill | - |
| ナイター | ナイター | game under lights (e.g. baseball) (lit: nighter), night game | - |
| ナプキン | ナプキン | napkin | - |
| ナンセンス | ナンセンス | nonsense | - |
| ニュー | ニュー | new | - |
| ニュアンス | ニュアンス | nuance | - |
| ネガ | ネガ | (photographic) negative | - |
| ノイローゼ | ノイローゼ | (de:) (n) neurosis (de: Neurose) | - |
| ハンガー | ハンガー | hangar, (coat) hanger, hunger | - |
| バー | バー | bar | - |
| バッジ | バッジ | badge | - |
| バット | バット | bat, vat | - |
| パジャマ | パジャマ | pajamas, pyjamas | - |
| パチンコ | パチンコ | pachinko (Japanese pinball) | - |
| パトカー | パトカー | patrol car | - |
| パンク | パンク | 1. (abbr) puncture, bursting, 2. punk | - |
| ヒント | ヒント | hint | - |
| ビールス | ビールス | virus | - |
| ビジネス | ビジネス | business | - |
| ファイト | ファイト | fight | - |
| ファイル | ファイル | file | - |
| ファン | ファン | fan, fun | - |
| フィルター | フィルター | (camera) filter | - |
| フェリー | フェリー | ferry | - |
| フォーム | フォーム | foam, form | - |
| フロント | フロント | front | - |
| ブーツ | ブーツ | boots | - |
| ブーム | ブーム | boom | - |
| ブザー | ブザー | buzzer | - |
| ブルー | ブルー | blue | - |
| ベース | ベース | base, bass | - |
| ベスト | ベスト | best, vest | - |
| ベストセラー | ベストセラー | best-seller | - |
| ペア | ペア | pair, pear | - |
| ホース | ホース | hose | - |
| ホール | ホール | hall, hole | - |
| ボイコット | ボイコット | boycott | - |
| ボルト | ボルト | volt, bolt | - |
| ポーズ | ポーズ | pause | - |
| ポイント | ポイント | point | - |
| ポジション | ポジション | position | - |
| ポット | ポット | pot | - |
| ポンプ | ポンプ | pump | - |
| マーク | マーク | mark | - |
| マスコミ | マスコミ | mass communication | - |
| マッサージ | マッサージ | massage | - |
| ミスプリント | ミスプリント | misprint | - |
| ミセス | ミセス | Mrs. | - |
| ミュージック | ミュージック | music | - |
| ミリ | ミリ | milli-, 10^-3 | - |
| ムード | ムード | mood | - |
| メーカー | メーカー | maker | - |
| メッセージ | メッセージ | message | - |
| メディア | メディア | media | - |
| メロディー | メロディー | melody | - |
| モーテル | モーテル | motel | - |
| モニター | モニター | (computer) monitor | - |
| ヤング | ヤング | young | - |
| ユニーク | ユニーク | unique | - |
| ユニフォーム | ユニフォーム | uniform | - |
| ライス | ライス | rice | - |
| ラベル | ラベル | label | - |
| ランプ | ランプ | lamp, ramp, headlight, light | - |
| ルーズ | ルーズ | loose | - |
| ルール | ルール | rule | - |
| レース | レース | race, lace | - |
| レギュラー | レギュラー | regular | - |
| レクリエーション | レクリエーション | recreation | - |
| レッスン | レッスン | lesson | - |
| レディー | レディー | lady | - |
| レバー | レバー | lever, liver | - |
| レンジ | レンジ | range, stove | - |
| レンタカー | レンタカー | hire car (lit: rent-a-car) | - |
| レントゲン | レントゲン | X-ray (lit: Roentgen) | - |
| ロープ | ロープ | rope | - |
| ローマじ | ローマじ | romanization, Roman letters | - |
| ロマンチック | ロマンチック | romantic | - |
| ワット | ワット | watt | - |
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