kanji study terms
This is an arbitrary collection of English terms for which I have hiragana and kanji definitions in Japanese. The former offers a guide to pronunciation while the latter is for spelling. Click on any kanji to see the readings for that kanji and some more terms that use the kanji.
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | イチ、イツ、ひとー、ひと・つ | one |
| 一つ | ひとつ | one thing |
| 一人 | ひとり | one person |
| 一万円 | いちまんえん | ten thousand yen |
| 髪 | かみ | hair (on the head) |
| 万が一 | まんがいち | by some rare chance |
| ほぼ一万円 | ほぼいちまんえん | about 10,000 yen |
| 一日中 | いちにちじゅう | all day long |
| もう一つ | もうひとつ | another |
| 万一 | まんいち | by some chance, if by any chance |
| 庖丁 | ほうちょう | kitchen knife, carving knife |
| 七 | なな、しち | seven |
| 七つ | ななつ | seven things |
| 万 | まん | ten thousand |
| 百万人 | ひゃくまんにん | one million people |
| 万歳 | ばんざい | hurrah, cheers |
| 三 | さん | three |
| 三つ | みっつ | three (of something) |
| 上 | うえ | above, on |
| 上る | のぼる | to go up |
| 上げる | あげる | go (come) up; be promoted; to rise |
| 〜の上 | 〜のうえ | above |
| 上下 | じょうげ | high and low, up and down |
| 上達 | じょうたつ | improvement, advance, progress |
| 上り | のぼり | climb, climbing |
| 下 | した | under |
| 下がる | さがる | to go down, to lower |
| 靴下 | くつした | socks |
| 〜の下 | 〜のした | below, beneath |
| 下りる | おりる | to descend (a mountain), to go down (stairs) |
| 下す | おろす | to lower, to let go down |
| 下さる | くださる | (hon) to give, to confer |
| 下り | くだり | down-slope |
| 下る | くだる | to be less than, to descend |
| 不 | フ、ブ | un-, not, negation, bad, dis- |
| 世 | よ、せい、せ | world, generation, age |
| 世の中 | よのなか | the world; life; the times; the age |
| 中世 | ちゅうせい | Middle Ages, mediaeval times |
| 丘 | おか | hill |
| 両~ | りょう~ | both ~ |
| 並ぶ | ならぶ | to line up, to stand in a line |
| 並べる | ならべる | to line up, to set up |
| 中 | なか | inner, center, between |
| 途中で | とちゅうで | on the way, en route |
| ～中 | ～ちゅう | during, while ～ing (suffix) |
| 途中 | とちゅう | on the way, en route, midway |
| 中々 | なかなか | very, considerably, quite |
| 中途 | ちゅうと | in the middle, half-way |
| 丸 | まる | circle, perfection, purity |
| 丸い | まるい | round, circular, spherical |
| 主 | シュ、ぬし、おも | main, master, principle, lead |
| 主人 | しゅじん | head of household; husband; proprietor |
| 主もに | ぬしもに | mainly, mostly, principally |
| 主に | おもに | mainly, primarily |
| ご主人 | ごしゅじん | your husband, her husband |
| 久しぶり | ひさしぶり | it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc) |
| 乗 | ジョウ、の・る、の・せる | ride, ride in, travel, get on, power (math) |
| 乗せる | のせる | to give somebody a ride |
| 乗る | のる | to get on, to ride in, to board |
| 乗り越し | のりこし | riding past (one's station) |
| 乗っかる | のっかる | to get on; to climb on |
| 九 | きゅう | nine |
| 九つ | ここのつ | nine things |
| 乾く | かわく | to get dry |
| 乾かす | かわかす | to dry (clothes, etc.), to desiccate |
| 事 | こと、ジ、ズ | thing, matter, fact, affair |
| 万事 | ばんじ | everything |
| 二 | に | two |
| 二つ | ふたつ | two things |
| 二人 | ふたり | two people |
| 互い | たがい | each other; mutual |
| 互い違い | たがいちがい | alternatively |
| お互い | おたがい | mutual, reciprocal, each other |
| 五 | ご | five |
| 五つ | いつつ | five things |
| 五人 | ごにん | five people |
| 亡 | ぼう | decease |
| 亡くす | なくす | lose (something) |
| 亡くなる | なくなる | to die |
| 交ざる | まざる | 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 |
| 交ぜる | まぜる | to be mixed, to be blended with |
| 京 | キョウ、けい | capital, metropolis |
| 上京 | じょうきょう | going to the capital |
| 人 | ひと | man, person |
| 〜夫人 | 〜ふじん | Madam~, Mrs. ~ |
| ～人 | ～にん | counter for people |
| ~人 | ~じん | ~ person |
| 人込み | ひとごみ | crowd of people |
| 一人一人 | ひとりひとり | one by one, each, one at a time |
| 今 | いま、こん、きん | now |
| 今でも | いままで | even now; still |
| 仏 | ほとけ | Buddha, merciful person, Buddhist image |
| 仕 | つか・える、シ、ジ | serve, do |
| 仕事 | しごと | work, a job, business, a task, an occupation |
| 仕える | つかえる | to serve; to be in the service (of); to work for |
| 仕上がる | しあがる | to be finished; to be completed; to be ready |
| 他 | た | other (esp. places and things) |
| 他人 | たにん | another or unrelated person, outsider |
| 付く | つく | to adjoin, to be attached, to adhere |
| 付ける | つける | to attach, to join, to add, to append |
| 代 | か・わる、か・える | substitution, generation, fee |
| 世代 | せだい | a generation |
| 代える | かえる | to exchange (a for b) |
| お代わり | おかわり | another [a second] helping; a refill; another cup |
| 代わる | かわる | to take the place of; to replace |
| 代わりに | かわりに | in exchange (for...); instead (of...); in place of |
| 代わり | かわり | substitute, alternate |
| 代る | かわる | to take the place of, to relieve |
| 以 | い | starting point, by means of |
| 以上 | いじょう | over, above |
| 以下 | いか | less than; under; below |
| 事件 | じけん | event, affair, incident |
| 任せる | まかせる | to entrust to another, to leave to |
| 休 | やす・む | to rest, to be absent |
| 休まる | やすまる | to be rested |
| 一休み | ひとやすみ | a rest |
| 休み | やすみ | rest, recess, respite, holiday |
| 休む | やすむ | to rest, to have a break, to take a day off |
| 会 | あ・う | to meet, society |
| 会う | あう | to meet, to see |
| ～会 | ～かい | ～ meeting |
| 伝える | つたえる | to tell, to report |
| 伝わる | つたわる | to be handed down, to be introduced |
| 伸ばす | のばす | to lengthen, to stretch, to reach out, to grow |
| 伸びる | のびる | to stretch, to extend, to make progress, to grow |
| 似てる | にてる | similar; resembling |
| 似る | にる | to resemble, to be similar |
| 但し | ただし | but, however, provided that |
| ~位 | ~い | place/rank |
| 位 | くらい | grade, rank, about (n-adv,n,suf,vs) |
| 低下 | ていか | decrease |
| 低下する | ていかする | to fall, to go down |
| 低くする | ひくくする | to lower, to reduce, to lower (the volume) |
| 低い | ひくい | short, low, humble, low (voice) |
| 住 | す・む、す・まう、ジュウ | live, dwell, reside |
| 住まい | すまい | a dwelling (house); a residence; a home |
| 住む | すむ | to live [dwell; to inhabit; to occupy |
| 体 | からだ | a body |
| 体付き | からだつき | figure |
| 何 | なに | what |
| 何で | なんで | why? what for? |
| 何でも | なんでも | any; anything; everything |
| 何ですか | なんですか | what is it? |
| 何か | なにか | something |
| 何人 | なんにん | how many people |
| 何とか | なんとか | somehow, in some way |
| 何て | なんて | how ..!; what ..! |
| 何も | なにも | nothing |
| 何～ | なん～ | what sort of ～ |
| 作 | つく・る | make, work, produce |
| 作る | つくる | to make, to create |
| 使 | つか・う | to use (a thing, method, etc.), to make use of |
| 使いこな | つかいこなす | to use sth efficiently, to manage (people) |
| 使う | つかう | to use |
| 例えば | たとえば | for example, eg. |
| 例える | たとえる | to compare, to liken, to speak figuratively |
| 例 | れい | instance, example, case |
| 便 | びん、たよ・り | mail; transport; flight; opportunity |
| 不便 | ふべん | inconvenient; not useful |
| 便り | たより | news; tidings |
| 不便な | ふべんな | inconvenient |
| 便箋 | びんせん | writing paper, stationery |
| 係 | かかり | official, duty, person in charge |
| 係わる | かかわる | to concern oneself in, to have to do with |
| 信じる | しんじる | to believe, to place trust in |
| 信ずる | しんずる | to believe, to believe in, to place trust in |
| 信頼 | しんらい | reliance, trust, confidence |
| 信仰 | しんこう | (religious) faith, belief, creed |
| ～個 | ～こ | counter for small items |
| 個人 | こじん | individual, private person, personal, private |
| 個体 | こたい | an individual |
| 倍 | ばい | twice, double (n,vi,vs,vt) |
| 借 | か・りる | to borrow; to have a loan; to rent |
| 借りる | かりる | borrow |
| 値上げ | ねあげ | price rise |
| 値 | ね | value, price, cost |
| 保健 | ほけん | health preservation, hygiene, sanitation |
| 側仕え | そばづかえ | valet |
| 〜の側 | 〜のそば | beside |
| 側 | ～がわ | ～ side |
| 両側 | りょうがわ | both sides |
| 傑作 | けっさく | masterpiece, best work, boner, blunder |
| 傘 | かさ | umbrella |
| 備える | そなえる | to furnish, to provide for, to equip, to install |
| 予備 | よび | preparation, preliminaries, reserve, spare |
| 催促 | さいそく | request, demand, claim, urge (action), press for |
| 催し | もよおし | event, festivities, function |
| 働 | はたら・く | work, labor, serve |
| 働く | はたらく | to work, to labor, to serve (at), to operate |
| 働き | はたらき | work, labor, ability, action, a function |
| 像 | ぞう | elephant |
| 僕 | ぼく | (male) I, manservant |
| 優しい | やさしい | kind |
| 優れる | すぐれる | to surpass, to outstrip, to excel |
| 俳優 | はいゆう | actor, actress, player, performer |
| 元 | もと | origin, originally; ex- |
| 元々 | もともと | from the outset, all along, by nature |
| 兄 | あに | elder brother |
| お兄さん | おにいさん | an elder brother |
| 先 | さき、せん | ahead, before, in future |
| 先ほど | さきほど | a little while ago |
| お先に失礼します | おさきにしつれいします | pardon me (for leaving) |
| 先ず | まず | first (of all), to start with, about, almost |
| 光 | ひかり | light, a beam, a ray, a flash, (a) sparkle |
| 光る | ひかる | to shine, to be bright, to be brilliant |
| 光ファイ | ひかりファイバー | optical fiber |
| 御免 | ごめん | your pardon, declining (something), dismissal |
| 入 | はい・る | to enter |
| 入れる | いれる | to put into |
| 入ってい | はいってる | contain |
| 入る | はいる | to enter, to contain, to hold |
| 押し入れ | おしいれ | closet |
| 侵入 | しんにゅう | penetration, invasion, raid, aggression, trespass |
| 全体の | ぜんたいの | whole; entire; general |
| 全て | すべて | all, the whole, entirely, in general, wholly |
| 全 | ぜん | all, whole, entire, complete, overall, pan |
| 全体 | ぜんたい | whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter) |
| 全く | まったく | really, truly, entirely, completely |
| 八 | はち | eight |
| 八つ | やっつ | eight things |
| 六 | ろく | six |
| 六つ | むっつ | six things |
| 公共 | こうきょう | public, community, public service, society |
| 具体 | ぐたい | concrete, tangible, material |
| 具える | そなえる | to be furnished with |
| 兼ねる | かねる | to hold (position), to serve, to be unable |
| 以内 | いない | within; inside of; less than |
| 円 | えん、まる・い | circle, yen, round |
| 円い | まるい | round, circular, spherical |
| 楕円 | だえん | ellipse |
| 何冊 | なんさつ | how; in what way? |
| ～冊 | ～さつ | counter for books |
| ~冊 | ~さつ | counter for volumes |
| 再三 | さいさん | again and again, repeatedly |
| 再び | ふたたび | again, once more, a second time |
| 写 | うつ・す、うつ・る、シャ | copy, duplicate |
| 写る | うつる | reflected, projected |
| 写す | うつす | to copy, to make a copy of, to reproduce |
| 冠 | かんむり | crown, diadem, first, best |
| 冬眠 | とうみん | hibernation |
| 冬 | ふゆ | winter |
| 冬休み | ふゆやすみ | winter holiday |
| 冷たい | つめたい | cool |
| 冷めてい | さめてい | cold |
| 冷える | ひえる | to grow cold, to get chilly, to cool down |
| 冷ます | さます | to cool, to dampen, to let cool |
| 冷める | さめる | to become cool, to wear off, to abate, to subside |
| 冷やす | ひやす | to cool, to refrigerate |
| 凍る | こおる | to freeze, to be frozen over, to congeal |
| 凍える | こごえる | to freeze, to be chilled, to be frozen |
| 冷凍 | れいとう | freezing, cold storage, refrigeration |
| 凸凹 | でこぼこ | unevenness, roughness, ruggedness |
| 凹む | へこむ | to be dented, to be indented, to yield to |
| 出 | だす、で・る | to leave, to get out |
| 出かける | でかける | to depart, to go out |
| 出る | でる | to appear, to leave |
| 出す | だす | to put out, to send |
| 出会い | であい | meeting, rendezvous, encounter |
| 出会う | であう | to meet by chance, to come across |
| 出入り | でいり | in and out, coming and going, free association |
| 出掛ける | でかける | to depart, to set out, to start, to be going out |
| 剃刀 | かみそり | razor |
| 分 | ふん、ぷ、わ・ける、わ・かる | part, minute, to divide, to understand |
| 五分の一 | ごぶんのいち | one fifth |
| 五分のニ | にぶんのに | two fifths |
| 幾分 | いくぶん | somewhat |
| ~分 | ~ふん | ~ minutes |
| 余分 | よぶん | extra, excess, surplus |
| 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 |
| 分ける | わける | to divide, to separate |
| 切 | き・る | to cut, to sever, to carve, to slice |
| 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) |
| 刈る | かる | to cut (hair), to mow (grass), to harvest |
| 刑事 | けいじ | criminal case, (police) detective |
| 列 | れつ | line |
| 初冬 | しょとう | early winter |
| 初めて | はじめて | for the first time |
| 判事 | はんじ | judge, judiciary |
| 別 | わか・れる | separate, another, branch off |
| 別々に | べつべつに | separately |
| 別れる | わかれる | to separate |
| 別に | べつに | (not) particularly, nothing |
| 別々 | べつべつ | separately, individually |
| 別れ | わかれ | parting, separation, farewell |
| 便利 | べんり | convenient |
| 便利な | べんりな | convenient; useful |
| 不利 | ふり | disadvantage, handicap, unfavorable, drawback |
| 制作 | せいさく | work (film, book) |
| 体制 | たいせい | order, system, structure, set-up, organization |
| 刷る | する | to print |
| 券 | けん | ticket, coupon, bond, certificate |
| 刺さる | ささる | to stick, to be stuck |
| 刺す | さす | to pierce, to stab, to prick, to thrust |
| 削る | けずる | to cut down little by little, to take a percentage |
| 前 | まえ、ぜん | before |
| 以前 | いぜん | before; ago; (long) since; the past; former time |
| 割る | わる | break (crack/smash) |
| 割れる | われる | to break |
| 割と | わりと | relatively, comparitively |
| 創作 | そうさく | production, literary creation, work |
| 劇 | げき | drama, play |
| 体力 | たいりょく | physical strength |
| 力 | ちから | strength, energy, force, power, authority |
| 入力する | にゅうりょくする | to input, to enter, to type, to type in |
| 全力 | ぜんりょく | all one's power, whole energy |
| 加える | くわえる | add (put into) |
| 加わる | くわわる | to join in, to accede to, to increase, |
| 劣る | おとる | to fall behind, to be inferior to |
| 互助 | ごじょ | mutual aid |
| 助けて | たすけて | help! |
| 助ける | たすける | help (each other) |
| 助かる | たすかる | to be saved, to be rescued, to survive |
| 努力 | どりょく | (an) effort, (an) exertion |
| 努める | つとめる | (1) to serve, to fill a post, to serve under |
| 労働 | ろうどう | work, (manual) labor |
| 効力 | こうりょく | effect, efficacy, validity, potency |
| 勇ましい | いさましい | brave, valiant, gallant, courageous |
| 勉 | ベン | endeavor |
| がり勉 | がりべん | studying hard, grinding, a nerd, a swot |
| 動作 | どうさ | action |
| 勘 | かん | perception, intuition, the sixth sense |
| 公務 | こうむ | official business, public business |
| 務め | つとめ | (1) service, duty, (2) Buddhist religious service |
| 務める | つとめる | (1) to serve, to fill a post, to serve under |
| 勝つ | かつ | to win |
| 優勝 | ゆうしょう | overall victory, championship |
| 勢い | いきおい | force, vigor, energy, spirit |
| 勤める | つとめる | to serve, to work (for) |
| 出勤 | しゅっきん | going to work, at work |
| 勤め | つとめ | (1) service, duty, business, responsibility |
| 勧める | すすめる | to recommend, to advise, to encourage |
| 包む | つつむ | wrap |
| 包み | つつみ | bundle, package, parcel, bale |
| 化 | ばける | change |
| 化粧 | けしょう | make-up (cosmetic) |
| 北 | きた | north |
| 北京 | ぺきん | Beijing, Peking |
| 区別する | くべつする | to distinguish, to classify, to tell apart |
| 区分 | くぶん | (a) division, (a) classification, sorting, grouping |
| 区別 | くべつ | (a) distinction, (a) difference |
| たんぽ区 | たんぽくしつ | protein |
| 区切る | くぎる | to punctuate, to cut off, to mark off, to stop |
| ～区 | ～く | district ～ |
| 十 | じゅ | ten |
| 二十 | にじゅう | twenty |
| 十九 | じゅうきゅう | nineteen |
| 十一 | じゅういち | eleven |
| 十七 | じゅうなな | seventeen |
| 十三 | じゅうさん | thirteen |
| 十二 | じゅうに | twelve |
| 十五 | じゅうご | fifteen |
| 十八 | じゅうはち | eighteen |
| 十六 | じゅうろく | sixteen |
| 二十歳 | はたち | 20 years old, 20th year |
| 十分 | じゅうぶん | enough , sufficient |
| 千 | せん | thousand |
| 千円 | せんえん | thousand yen |
| 五千円 | ごせんえん | 5,000 yen |
| 三千 | さんぜん | 3,000 |
| 千切りに | せんぎりにする | to cut into thin strips |
| 午 | ご | noon |
| 午前 | ごぜん | morning (before noon) |
| 半 | はん、なか・ば | half, middle, semi- |
| 前半 | ぜんはん | first half |
| 半分 | はんぶん | half |
| 卑怯 | ひきょう | cowardice, meanness, unfairness |
| 協会 | きょうかい | a church |
| 協力 | きょうりょく | cooperation, collaboration |
| 南 | みなみ | south |
| 南北 | なんぼく | south and north |
| 単位 | たんい | unit, denomination, credit (in school) |
| 単なる | たんなる | mere, simple, sheer |
| 単に | たんに | simply, merely, only, solely |
| 占める | しめる | (1) to comprise, to account for, to make up (of) |
| 印 | しるし | (1) mark, (2) symbol, (3) evidence |
| 危ない | あぶない | dangerous, risky; uncertain; in danger |
| 却って | かえって | on the contrary, rather, all the more, instead |
| 卵 | らん | egg |
| 卸す | おろす | to sell wholesale, grated (vegetables) |
| 厄介 | やっかい | trouble, burden, care, bother |
| 厚い | あつい | thick |
| 原 | はら | field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness |
| 厳しい | きびしい | strict |
| 去る | さる | to leave, to go away |
| 人参 | にんじん | carrot |
| 参る | まいる | (1) (hum) to go, to come |
| 参加 | さんか | participation |
| 又 | また | again, and |
| 又は | または | or, otherwise |
| 及ぼす | およぼす | to exert, to cause, to exercise |
| 友 | ゆう、とも | friend |
| 友達 | ともだち | a friend |
| 友人 | ゆうじん | a friend |
| 反る | かえる | to warp, to be warped, to curve |
| 収める | おさめる | to obtain, to reap, to pay, to supply, to accept |
| 取る | とる | to take |
| 受け取る | うけとる | accent |
| 受付 | うけつけ | reception desk |
| 口 | くち | mouth |
| 入口 | いりぐち | an entrance |
| 南口 | みなみぐち | the south gate |
| 北口 | きたぐち | the north gate |
| 人口 | じんこう | population |
| 出口 | でぐち | exit |
| 出入口 | でいりぐち | exit and entrance |
| 利口 | りこう | clever, shrewd, bright, sharp, wise, intelligent |
| 古 | ふる・い、こ・う | old, used |
| 稽古 | けいこ | practice, training, study |
| 古典 | こてん | old book, classics, classic |
| 中古 | ちゅうこ | (1) used, second-hand, old |
| 古い | ふるい | old (not person), aged, ancient, antiquated |
| 句 | く | phrase |
| 俳句 | はいく | haiku poetry |
| 只 | ただ | free of charge, mere, sole, only, usual, common |
| 叫ぶ | さけぶ | to shout, to cry |
| 召し上がる | めしあがる | (pol) to eat |
| 可 | か | passable |
| 不可 | ふか | wrong, bad, improper, unjustifiable, inadvisable |
| 一台 | いちだい | one (machine, vehicle) |
| 寝台 | しんだい | bed, couch |
| 台 | だい | stand, rack, table, support |
| 舞台 | ぶたい | stage (theatre) |
| 右 | みぎ | right |
| 右下 | みぎした | lower-right hand |
| 右側 | みぎがわ | the right side |
| 信号 | しんごう | traffic light |
| 上司 | じょうし | boss |
| 司会 | しかい | chairmanship |
| 各々 | おのおの | each, every, either, respectively, severally |
| 似合う | にあう | to suit, to match well, to be suitable |
| 具合 | ぐあい | a condition, a state |
| 合う | あう | to meet, to come together, to match, to fit |
| 合わせる | あわせる | to put together, to join |
| 割合 | わりあい | a rate, a ratio, percentage, proportion |
| 会合 | かいごう | meeting, assembly |
| 付き合い | つきあい | association, socializing, fellowship |
| 付合う | つきあう | to associate with, to keep company with |
| 出合い | であい | an encounter |
| 不吉 | ふきつ | bad omen |
| 同僚 | どうりょう | co-worker |
| 同一の | どういつの | the same (as), identical (with) |
| 同じよう | おなじように | in the same way, likewise, similarly |
| 合同 | ごうどう | (a) combination, (a) union, merger |
| 同じ | おなじ | ond and the same, the same, identical, alike |
| 同じ人 | おなじひと | the same person |
| 共同 | きょうどう | cooperation, association, collaboration, joint |
| 同一 | どういつ | identity, sameness, similarity |
| 名 | な | name; reputation |
| 渾名 | あだな | nickname |
| 宛名 | あてな | recipient's name and address |
| 名刺 | めいし | noun |
| 名前 | なまえ | name |
| 仮名 | かな | (n) alias, pseudonym, pen name (ok) |
| 名作 | めいさく | masterpiece |
| 名人 | めいじん | master, expert |
| 吐く | はく | (1) to breathe, (2) to tell (lies), (3) to vomit |
| 向かう | むかう | to face, to go towards |
| 傾向 | けいこう | tendency, trend, inclination |
| 向かい | むかい | facing, opposite, across the street |
| 向う | むかう | to face, to go towards (io) |
| 向く | むく | to face |
| 向ける | むける | to turn towards, to point |
| 向こう | むこう | beyond, over there, opposite direction |
| ~君 | ~くん | Mr. (used only for young men) (suffix) |
| 君 | きみ | You (masculine term for female) |
| ～君 | ～くん | Mr (junior) ～, master ～ |
| 含む | ふくむ | to hold in the mouth, to bear in mind |
| 含める | ふくめる | to include, to instruct, to make one understand |
| 吸いう | すいう | smoke (cigarette) |
| 吸う | すう | to smoke (tobacco) |
| 吹く | ふく | (1) to blow (wind, etc), (2) to emit, to spout |
| 周り | まわり | surroundings, circulation |
| 不味い | まずい | unpleasant (taste) |
| 味わう | あじわう | to taste, to relish, to savor, to appreciate |
| 味をつけ | あじをつける | to season (food), to flavor (food) |
| 味噌 | みそ | miso, bean paste |
| 味 | あじ | flavor, taste |
| 呼び | よび | call; invitation |
| 呼ぶ | よぶ | call (e.g. the doctor) |
| 呼吸 | こきゅう | breath, respiration |
| 呼び掛ける | よびかける | to call out to, to accost, to address (crowd) |
| 呼び出す | よびだす | to summon, to call (e.g. phone) |
| 人命 | じんめい | (human) life |
| 命じる | めいじる | to order, to command, to appoint |
| 命ずる | めいずる | to command, to appoint (v5z) |
| 命令 | めいれい | order, command, decree, directive |
| 和~ | わ~ | Japanese style |
| 咲く | さく | to bloom |
| 哀れ | あわれ | helpless, pity, sorrow, grief |
| 作品 | さくひん | a piece of work |
| 下品(な) | げひん(な) | vulgar |
| 化粧品 | けしょうひん | cosmetics |
| 下品 | かひん | inferior article |
| 上品な | じょうひんな | elegant, refined, decent |
| 品 | ひん | thing, article, goods, dignity, article (goods) |
| 事務員 | じむいん | secretary |
| 医員 | いいん | a clinic |
| 会員 | かいいん | a member, a membership |
| 公務員 | こうむいん | a public servant, a government employee |
| 全員 | ぜんいん | all (the) members, the entire staff, all hands |
| 唇 | くちびる | lip |
| 唯 | ただ | free of charge, mere, sole, only, usual, common |
| 唯一 | ゆいいつ | only, sole, unique |
| 商人 | しょうにん | trader, shopkeeper, merchant |
| 商品 | しょうひん | commodity, article of commerce, goods, stock |
| 問い | とい | question, query |
| 問う | とう | to ask, to question |
| 問い合わ | といあわせ | an inquiry |
| 善 | ぜん | good, goodness, right, virtue |
| 喜ぶ | よろこぶ | to be delighted, to be glad |
| 喜び | よろこび | (a) joy, (a) delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification |
| 営利 | えいり | money-making |
| 器具 | きぐ | utensil |
| 四 | よん | four |
| 四つ | よっつ | four things |
| 四分の一 | よんぶんのいち | one quarter |
| 十四 | じゅうよん | fourteen |
| 四回 | よんかい | four times |
| 回る | まわる | to go round |
| 何回 | なんかい | how often? |
| 回す | まわす | to turn |
| 一回 | いっかい | once |
| 右回り | みぎまわり | clockwise |
| ～回 | ～かい | counter for occurrences |
| 回 | かい | counter for occurrences |
| 今回 | こんかい | now, this time, lately |
| 回り | まわり | circumference, surroundings, circulation |
| 原因 | げんいん | cause, origin, source |
| 因る | よる | to come from |
| 団体 | だんたい | organization, association |
| 困る | こまる | to get into trouble |
| 困らせる | こまらせる | sandy beach |
| 図らずも | はからずも | unexpectedly |
| 図る | はかる | to plan; to plot; to attempt |
| 図１ | ず１ | figure 1, diagram 1 |
| 合図 | あいず | a sign, a signal |
| 図 | ず | figure (e.g. Fig 1), drawing, picture, illustration |
| 固い | かたい | hard |
| 国 | くに、こく | country |
| 出入国 | しゅつにゅうこく | emigration/immigration |
| 中国 | ちゅうごく | China |
| 万国 | ばんこく | all the countries (in the world) |
| 全国 | ぜんこく | country-wide, nation-wide, whole country |
| 国会 | こっかい | National Diet, parliament, congress |
| 図園 | ずえん | design |
| 公園 | こうえん | (public) park |
| 土 | つち | earth, soil, ground |
| 土台 | どだい | the foundation(s), the base |
| 地下 | ちか | under ground |
| 地区 | ちく | a district, a section, an area, a zone, a quarter |
| 地図 | ちず | a map |
| 地味な | じみな | plain (living), simple (tastes), subdued (colors) |
| 団地 | だんち | multi-unit apartments |
| 地 | ち | earth |
| 地位 | ちい | (social) position, status |
| 地名 | ちめい | place name |
| 坂 | さか | slope, hill |
| 均一 | きんいつ | uniformity |
| 城 | しろ | castle |
| 区域 | くいき | limits, boundary, domain, zone, sphere, territory |
| 地域 | ちいき | area, region |
| 基 | もと | basis |
| 基づく | もとづく | to be grounded on, to be based on, to be due to |
| 堀 | ほり | moat, canal |
| 堂々とし | どうどうとした | dignified (attitude), majestic (appearance) |
| 公会堂 | こうかいどう | a public [town] hall |
| 吉報 | きっぽう | welcome news |
| 報告 | ほうこく | report, information |
| 予報 | よほう | forecast, prediction |
| ゴルフ場 | ゴルフじょう | a golf course, golf links |
| 場合 | ばあい | a case, an occasion, circumstances |
| 会場 | かいじょう | a meeting place, an assembly hall |
| 劇場 | げきじょう | theatre, playhouse |
| 入場 | にゅうじょう | entrance, admission, entering |
| 場 | ば | place, field (physics) |
| 塀 | へい | wall, fence |
| 塗る | ぬる | to paint, to plaster |
| 塩っぱい | しょっぱい | salty; hoarse; stingy |
| 塩 | しお | salt |
| 境 | さかい | border |
| 国境 | こっきょう | national or state border |
| 墓 | はか | grave, tomb |
| 増える | ふえる | to increase, to multiply |
| 増加 | ぞうか | increase, addition |
| 増やす | ふやす | to increase, to add to, to augment |
| 増す | ます | to increase, to grow |
| 墨 | すみ | ink |
| 壁 | かべ | wall |
| 壊れる | こわれる | break (to break) |
| 壊す | こわす | to break, to break down |
| 力士 | りきし | sumo wrestler |
| 博士 | はかせ | doctorate, PhD |
| 声 | こえ | a voice, a tone (of voice), a cry, a call, a sound |
| 名声 | めいせい | fame, (a) reputation |
| 声をかけ | こえをかける | to call out (to), to hail, to say something |
| 売る | うる | to sell, to deal in, to betray |
| 売り場 | うりば | a sales counter |
| 売り切れ | うりけれる | to sell out, to be sold out, to be out of stock |
| 商売 | しょうばい | trade, business, commerce, transaction, occupation |
| 変わる | かわる | to change |
| 変化 | へんか | change (noun) |
| 変える | かえる | to change, to alter, to vary |
| 変 | へん | strange, odd, peculiar |
| 変更 | へんこう | change, modification, alteration |
| 夏休み | なつやすみ | summer vacation |
| 初夏 | しょか | early summer |
| 夏ばてす | なつばてする | to suffer from the summer heat |
| 夏 | なつ | summer |
| 七夕 | たなばた | July 7th holiday |
| 夕べ | ゆうべ | evening, last night |
| 今夕 | こんせき | this evening |
| 夕刊 | ゆうかん | an evening paper |
| 外 | そと、ほか、がい、げ | outside, other, foreign |
| 外国 | そとこく | a foreign country |
| 外人 | がいこく | foreigner |
| 例外 | れいがい | exception |
| 外交 | がいこう | diplomacy |
| 以外に | いがいに | except (for)...; besides...; excluding |
| 外国人 | がいこくじん | foreigner |
| 以外 | いがい | with the exception of, excepting (n-adv) |
| 外出 | がいしゅつ | outing, going out |
| 外す | はずす | to unfasten, to remove |
| 外れる | はずれる | to be disconnected, to get out of place |
| 多 | おお・い、た | many, much |
| 多分 | たぶん | maybe |
| 多い | おおい | many |
| 夜 | よる | (a) night, (an) evening |
| 夜中 | よなか | midnight |
| 今夜 | こんや | tonight |
| 前夜 | ぜんや | last night |
| 夢 | ゆめ | dream |
| 夢中 | むちゅう | daze, (in a) trance, ecstasy, delirium |
| 大 | おお・きい、だい | big, a lot |
| 大きい | おおきい | big |
| 大人 | おとな | an adult |
| 大会 | たいかい | assembly |
| 大切な | たいせつな | important |
| 大声 | おおごえ | loud voice |
| 大体 | だいたい | general; substantially; main point |
| 大刀 | だいとう | long sword |
| 大変です | たいへんですね | “that’s too bad” |
| 大事な | だいじな | important, precious, valuable |
| 大声を出 | おおこえをだす | to raise one's voice, to shout |
| 大きな | おおきな | big (na-adj) |
| 大勢 | おおぜい | great number of people |
| 偉大 | いだい | greatness |
| 増大 | ぞうだい | enlargement |
| 大使 | たいし | ambassador |
| 大事 | だいじ | important, valuable, serious matter |
| 大した | たいした | considerable, great, important, significant |
| 大して | たいして | (not so) much, (not) very |
| 大切 | たいせつ | important |
| 大半 | たいはん | majority, mostly, generally |
| 大分 | だいぶ | considerably, greatly, a lot |
| 大変 | たいへん | awful, dreadful, terrible, very |
| 莫大 | ばくだい | enormous, vast |
| 天 | テン、あまー | sky |
| 天使 | てんし | an angel |
| 天下り | あまくだり | descent from heaven |
| 天国 | てんごく | heaven |
| 太る | ふとる | to grow fat, to put on weight |
| 伊太利 | イタリー | Italy |
| 太い | ふとい | big, thick |
| 太りすぎ | ふとりすぎ | too fat, overweight |
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ | OK, safe, all right |
| 夫 | おっと | one's husband |
| ‾夫人 | ‾ふじん | Madam~, Mrs. ~ |
| 夫人 | ふじん | wife, Mrs, madam |
| 中央 | ちゅうおう | centre, central, center, middle |
| 奥 | おく | interior, inside; deep, profound |
| 奥まる | おくまる | extend far back; lie deep within |
| 奥さん | おくさん | wife; married woman |
| 内奥 | ないおう | depths; inner part |
| 女 | おんな、め | woman, female |
| 女の人 | おんなのひと | a woman |
| 女優 | じょゆう | actress |
| 大好き | だいすき | love |
| 好き | すき | like |
| 好きな | すきな | nice, liked |
| 好み | このみ | (a) liking, (a) taste, (a) preference |
| 好む | このむ | to like, to be fond (of), to have a liking |
| 好き好き | すきずき | matter of taste |
| 友好 | ゆうこう | friendship |
| 妙 | みょう | strange, unusual |
| 妨げる | さまたげる | to disturb, to prevent |
| 妹 | いもうと | one's younger sister |
| 妹さん | いもうとさん | (somebody else's) younger sister |
| 夫妻 | ふさい | husband and wife |
| 人妻 | ひとづま | married woman |
| 妻 | つま | wife (own) |
| 姉 | あね | one's older sister |
| 姉妹 | しまい | sisters |
| お姉さん | おねえさん | an elder sister |
| 始める | はじめる | to begin (a thing, to do, doing) |
| 始まる | はじまる | to begin, to start, to open, to break out |
| 始まり | はじまり | the beginning, the start, the opening |
| 始めに | はじめに | first of all, in the beginning |
| 初め/始め | はじめ | beginning, start (expr) |
| ～始める | ～はじめる | to start doing ～, the beginning of ～ |
| 原始 | げんし | origin, primeval |
| 姓 | せい | surname, family name |
| 委員 | いいん | committee member |
| 姿勢 | しせい | attitude, posture |
| 姿 | すがた | figure, shape, appearance |
| 夫婦 | ふうふ | a married couple |
| 主婦 | しゅふ | a housewife, a homemaker |
| 婦人 | ふじん | woman, female |
| 嫁 | よめ | bride, daughter-in-law |
| 嫌 | いや | disagreeable, no |
| 嫌い | きらい | dislike, hate |
| 嫌う | きらう | to hate, to dislike, to loathe |
| 好き嫌い | すききらい | likes and dislikes, taste |
| お嬢さん | おじょうさん | (1) (hon) daughter, (2) young lady |
| 子 | こ | child |
| 女の子 | おんなのこ | a girl |
| 子供 | こども | a child |
| 原子 | げんし | atom |
| 椅子 | いす | chair |
| 女子 | じょし | woman, girl |
| 梯子 | はしご | ladder, stairs |
| 判子 | はんこ | seal (used for signature) |
| 双子 | ふたご | twins, a twin |
| 字 | ジ | character, letter |
| 十字 | じゅうじ | a cross |
| 太字 | ふとじ | a bold-faced type, a thick letter |
| ローマ字 | ローマじ | "Roman characters", the Latin alphabet |
| 大字 | おおあざ | larger section (of a village) |
| 名字 | みょうじ | surname, family name |
| 存在 | そんざい | existence, being |
| 存じる | ぞんじる | (hum) to know |
| ご存じ | ごぞんじ | knowing, acquaintance |
| 保存 | ほぞん | preservation, conservation, storage, maintenance |
| 冬季 | とうき | winter season |
| 夏季 | かき | summer, summertime |
| 四季 | しき | four seasons |
| 学 | まな・ぶ | school, science, to learn |
| 学ぶ | まなぶ | to study |
| 中学 | ちゅうがく | a middle school |
| 大学 | だいがく | a university |
| 幾何学 | きかがく | geometry |
| 光学 | こうがく | optics |
| 学問 | がくもん | learning, studies, an academic discipline |
| 入学 | にゅうがく・する | entry to school or university, matriculation |
| 医学 | いがく | medical science, medicine |
| 化学 | かがく | chemistry |
| 在学 | ざいがく | (enrolled) in school |
| 子孫 | しそん | descendants, posterity, offspring |
| 孫 | まご | grandchild |
| お宅 | おたく | one's house |
| 住宅 | じゅうたく | housing |
| 宅 | たく | house, home, husband |
| 守る | まもる | to protect, to obey, to guard, to abide |
| 安 | やす・い、あん | restful, feel at easy, cheap |
| 安すい | やすい | cheap |
| 安売り | やすうり | a bargain sale |
| 安全 | あんぜん | safe |
| 不安 | ふあん | unease |
| 安い | やすい | cheap, inexpensive, peaceful, quiet |
| 完了 | かんりょう | perfective |
| 否定 | ひてい | negative |
| 予定 | よてい | plans, arrangement, schedule |
| 安定 | あんてい | stability, equilibrium |
| 仮定 | かてい | assumption, supposition, hypothesis |
| 定員 | ていいん | fixed number of regular personnel, capacity |
| 定価 | ていか | established price |
| 宜しい | よろしい | (hon) good, OK, all right, fine, very well |
| 宝 | たから | treasure |
| 口実 | こうじつ | pretext |
| 実力 | じつりょく | real ability, capabiliy, action, force |
| 実に | じつに | indeed, truly, surely |
| 実は | じつは | as a matter of fact, by the way |
| 事実 | じじつ | fact, truth, reality |
| 実 | み | fruit, nut, seed, content, good result |
| 実る | みのる | to bear fruit, to ripen |
| 客 | きゃく | a guest, a customer |
| 乗客 | じょうきゃく | a passenger |
| 客員 | かくいん | guest member |
| 宣伝 | せんでん | propaganda, publicity |
| 室内 | しつない | indoor |
| 寝室 | しんしつ | a bedroom |
| 和室 | わしつ | Japanese-style room |
| 害 | がい | injury, harm, evil influence, damage |
| 公害 | こうがい | public nuisance, pollution |
| 利害 | りがい | advantages and disadvantages, interest |
| 大きな家 | おおきないえ | a large house |
| 大家 | おおや | landlord |
| 家 | いえ | a house |
| 家具 | かぐ | furniture |
| 家内 | かない | one's wife, a family, one's people |
| 家事 | かじ | housework |
| ～家 | ～か | professional ～ |
| 一家 | いっか | a house, a home, a family, a household |
| 国家 | こっか | state, country, nation |
| 作家 | さっか | author, writer, novelist, artist |
| 家主 | やぬし | landlord |
| 容器 | ようき | container, vessel |
| 下宿する | げしゅくする | to room (board, lodge) |
| 下宿 | げしゅく | boarding, lodging, boarding house |
| 宿 | やど | inn, lodging |
| 寂しい | さびしい | lonely, lonesome, solitary; desolate |
| 寄る | よる | to visit, to drop in |
| 寄せる | よせる | to collect, to gather, to add, to put aside |
| 寒い | さむい | cold |
| 寒がる | さむがる | to be sensitive to the cold |
| 寒冷地 | かんれいち | a cold (northern) district |
| 寒さ | さむさ | (the) cold, coldness |
| 寒がり | さむがり | a person exceedingly sensitive to cold |
| 丁寧 | ていねい | polite, courteous |
| 寧ろ | むしろ | rather, better, instead |
| 審判 | しんぱん | refereeing (v), trial, judgment, umpire, referee |
| 寮 | りょう | hostel, dormitory |
| 寺 | てら | a temple |
| 反対 | ほんたい | against |
| 対 | たい | pair, couple, set |
| 対する | たいする | to face, to confront, to oppose (vs-s) |
| 専制 | せんせい | despotism, autocracy |
| 射す | さす | to shine, to strike |
| 尋ねる | たずねる | to ask |
| 小 | チイ・サイ、こ、お | small |
| 小さい | ちいさい | small |
| 小人 | しょうじん/こびと | dwarf |
| 小刀 | こがたな | pocket knife |
| 小声 | こごえ | a low voice, a whisper |
| 小包 | こづつみ | parcel, package |
| 大小 | だいしょう | size |
| 少 | すこ・し、すこ・ない | few, a little |
| 多少 | たしょう | more or less |
| 少ない | すくない | few, little |
| 少女 | しょうじょ | a girl |
| 少々 | しょうしょう | just a minute, small quantity (adv,exp,n-adv,n) |
| 少し | すこし | (1) small quantity, little, (2) little while |
| 少しも | すこしも | anything of, not one bit |
| 就く | つく | to settle in (place), to take (seat, position) |
| 局 | きょく | court lady, lady in waiting |
| 居室 | きょしつ | living room |
| 居る | いる | (hum) to be (animate), to exist |
| 届ける | とどける | to reach |
| 便利屋 | べんりや | handyman |
| 屋上 | おくじょう | a rooftop, a housetop |
| パン屋 | パンや | a bakery |
| 小屋 | こや | a hut, a shed, a shack, a booth, a pen |
| 家屋 | かおく | house, building |
| 属する | ぞくする | to belong to, to come under, to be affiliated with |
| 大層 | たいそう | very much, exaggerated, very fine |
| 履く | はく | to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing |
| 山 | やま | mountain |
| 山下 | やました | Yamashita: a Japanese surname |
| 山寺 | やまでら | mountain temple |
| 岩 | いわ | a rock |
| 岩屋 | いわや | cave |
| 岩山 | いわやま | rocky mountain |
| 岬 | みさき | cape (on coast) |
| 峠 | とうげ | mountain pass, difficult part |
| 島 | しま | island |
| 半島 | はんとう | peninsula |
| 列島 | れっとう | chain of islands |
| 宮崎 | みやざき | Miyazaki; Japanese prefecture |
| 大崎 | おおさき | Osaki: neighbourhood in Tokyo |
| 崎 | さき | cape |
| 崩す | くずす | to destroy, to pull down, to make change (money) |
| 崩れる | くずれる | to collapse, to crumble |
| 川 | かわ | river |
| 川口 | かわぐち | rivermouth |
| ナイル川 | ないるがわ | the Nile River |
| 川下 | かわしも | downstream |
| 川上 | かわかみ | upstream |
| 小川 | おがわ | a brook, a stream |
| 品川 | しながわ | city in Tokyo metropolis |
| 品川区 | しながわく | Shinagawa ward (of Tokyo) |
| 巡る | めぐる | to go around |
| 巣おじに | すうじによわい | have no head for numbers |
| 巣 | す | nest, rookery, breeding place, beehive, cobweb |
| 人工の | じんこうの | artificial, manmade |
| 工場 | こうじょう | factory |
| 人工 | じんこう | man-made |
| 大工 | だいく | a carpenter |
| 工事 | こうじ | construction work |
| 工夫 | くふう | device, scheme |
| 工員 | こういん | factory worker |
| 左 | ひだり | left |
| 左側 | ひだりがわ | the left side |
| 左利き | ひだりきき | left-handed |
| 左右 | さゆう | left and right |
| 巨大 | きょだい | huge, gigantic, enormous |
| 差し上げ | さしあげる | to lift up, to raise, to give |
| 差別 | さべつ | discrimination |
| 差す | さす | to raise (stretch out) hands, to raise (eg umbrella) |
| 差し上げる | さしあげる | (polite) to give, to offer |
| 交差 | こうさ | cross |
| 差 | さ | difference, variation |
| 寝巻 | ねまき | sleep-wear, nightclothes, pyjamas, nightgown |
| 巻く | まく | to wind, to coil, to roll |
| 市場 | いちば/しじょう | a market, a marketplace |
| 市 | し | city |
| 布 | ぬの | cloth |
| 布団 | ふとん | bedding (Japanese style), futon |
| 分布 | ぶんぷ | distribution |
| 医師 | いし | a doctor, a medical practitioner, a surgeon |
| 出席 | しゅっせき | attendance; presence |
| 席 | せき | seat |
| 地帯 | ちたい | area, zone |
| 包帯 | ほうたい | bandage, dressing |
| 帰宅する | きたくする | to go home |
| 帰る | かえる | to go back, to come back |
| 帰国する | きこくする | to return to one's country |
| 帰す | かえす | to let someone go/come back |
| 家に帰る | いえにかえる | to go home |
| 帰り | かえり | coming home, the return |
| 常に | つねに | always, constantly |
| 帽子 | ぼうし | hat |
| 幅 | はば | width, breadth |
| 字幕 | じまく | subtitles, a title, a caption |
| 幕 | まく | curtain, bunting, act (in play) |
| 干し | ほし | : dry |
| 干す | ほす | to air, to dry, to desiccate, to drain (off) |
| 平均の | へいきんの | average |
| 公平 | こうへい | fairness, impartial, justice |
| 平ら | たいら | flatness, level, smooth, calm, plain |
| 平仮名 | ひらがな | hiragana, 47 syllables, the cursive syllabary |
| 不平 | ふへい | complaint, discontent, dissatisfaction |
| 平均 | へいきん | equilibrium, balance, average, mean |
| 平凡 | へいぼん | common, commonplace, ordinary, mediocre |
| 平和 | へいわ | peace, harmony |
| 年 | とし、ねん | year, an age |
| 一年 | いちねん | one year |
| 二年 | にねん | two years |
| 三年 | さんねん | three years |
| 四年 | よねん | four years |
| 五年 | ごねん | five years |
| 六年 | ろくねん | six years |
| 七年 | ななねん | seven years |
| 年をとる | としをとる | to grow older |
| 年上 | としうえ | elder |
| 今年 | ことし | this year |
| 去年 | きょねん | last year |
| 中年 | ちゅうねん | middle-aged |
| 何年 | なんねん | what year |
| ‾年前 | ‾ねんまえ | ~years before |
| 半年 | はんとし | half a year |
| 少年 | しょうねん | boy, youth |
| 〜年前 | 〜ねんまえ | ~years before |
| 光年 | こうねん | diplomacy |
| 今年の夏 | ことしのなつ | this summer |
| ～年 | ～ねん | ～ years |
| 年中 | ねんじゅう | whole year, always, everyday |
| 年代 | ねんだい | age, era, period, date |
| 幸い | さいわい | happiness, blessedness |
| 幸せ | しあわせ | happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing |
| 不幸 | ふこう | unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accidental |
| 幼い | おさない | very young, childish |
| 幼児 | ようじ | infant, baby, child |
| 官庁 | かんちょう | government building |
| 広い | ひろい | wide, big, spacious |
| 広さ | ひろさ | width |
| 広島 | ひろしま | Hiroshima |
| 広告 | こうこく | an advertisement |
| 広場 | ひろば | an open space, a square, a plaza |
| 広がる | ひろがる | to spread (out), to extend, to stretch, to reach |
| 広まる | ひろまる | to spread, to circulate, to get about |
| 広げる | ひろげる | to spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge |
| 広々 | ひろびろ | extensive, spacious |
| 広める | ひろめる | to broaden, to propagate |
| 床屋 | とこや | barber |
| 床 | ゆか | floor |
| 奥底 | おくそこ | the depth; the bottom |
| 底 | そこ | bottom, sole |
| 店 | みせ、みせ | shop |
| 売店 | ばいてん | a stand, a stall |
| 夜店 | よみせ | night stall |
| 店員 | てんいん | store clerk |
| 商店 | しょうてん | shop, business firm |
| 店屋 | みせや | store, shop |
| 政府 | せいふ | government, administration |
| 一度 | いちど | once |
| 今度 | こんど | next time |
| 仕度 | したく | arrangements; preparations; (an) outfit |
| もう一度 | もういちど | once more |
| 度々 | たびたび | frequently, often, repeatedly |
| ～度 | ～ど | counter for occurrences |
| 一度に | いちどに | all at once |
| 制度 | せいど | system, institution, organization |
| 度 | たび | counter for occurrences |
| 年度 | ねんど | year, fiscal year, school year, term |
| 口座 | こうざ | account |
| 座る | すわる | to sit |
| 座席 | ざせき | seat |
| 座布団 | ざぶとん | cushion (Japanese) |
| 倉庫 | そうこ | storehouse, warehouse, godown |
| 庭 | にわ | yard |
| 家庭 | かてい | (a) home, a family, a household |
| 健康 | けんこう | health, sound, wholesome |
| 廊下 | ろうか | corridor |
| 延ばす | のばす | to lengthen, to stretch, to reach out, to grow |
| 延びる | のびる | to be prolonged |
| 建てる | たてる | to build, to construct |
| 建 | けん | Japanese first name (male) |
| 建つ | たつ | to build |
| 建前 | たてまえ | principle, theory |
| 建て増し | たてまし | extension |
| 建国 | けんこく | national founding day |
| 家を建て | いえをたてる | to build a house |
| 建て | ～だて | two storied, separate housing |
| ~弁 | ~べん | speech, dialect |
| ～式 | ～しき | ceremony |
| 公式 | こうしき | formula, formality, official |
| 式 | しき | equation, formula, ceremony |
| 引く | ひく | pull |
| 万引き | まんびき | shoplifting |
| 引力 | いんりょく | gravitation |
| 字引 | じびき | dictionary |
| 取り引き | とりひき | dealings |
| 引き出し | ひきだし | drawer |
| 割引 | わりびき | (a) discount, (a) reduction in price, a rebate |
| 引っ越す | ひっこうす | to move to a new home |
| 差し引き | さしひき | deduction, subtraction, balance, ebb and flow |
| 引受る | ひきうける | to undertake, to take up, to take over |
| 引出す | ひきだす | to pull out, to take out, to draw out, to withdraw |
| 引分け | ひきわけ | a draw (in competition), tie game |
| 引っ掛かる | ひっかかる | to be caught in, to be stuck in, to be cheated |
| 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 |
| 兄弟 | きょうだい | brothers, a sibling, siblings |
| 弟 | おとうと | one's younger brother |
| 子弟 | してい | sons, children |
| 兄弟姉妹 | きょうだいしまい | brothers and sisters, siblings |
| 兄弟げん | きょうだいげんか | a quarrel between siblings |
| 弟子 | でし | a pupil, a disciple, a follower, an apprentice |
| 弟さん | おとうとさん | (someone else's) younger brother |
| 体が弱い | からだがよわい | to have a weak constitution |
| 弱る | よわる | to grow weak, to weaken |
| 弱まる | よわまる | to weaken, to abate |
| 弱い | よわい | weak, frail, delicate, tender, unskilled, weak |
| 出張 | しゅっちょう | business trip |
| 引っ張る | ひっぱる | to pull, to draw, to drag, to tug, to stretch |
| 主張 | しゅちょう | claim, request, insistence, assertion |
| 張り切る | はりきる | to be in high spirits, to be full of vigor |
| 張る | はる | to stick, to paste |
| 勉強 | べんきょう | study, work |
| 強か | きょうか | strong |
| 強味 | つよみ | strongpoint |
| 勉強する | べんきょうする | study |
| 勉強家 | べんきょうか | a diligent student, a hard worker |
| 勉強中 | べんきょうちゅう | while studying |
| 強引な | ごういんな | forcible, aggressive, coercive, pushy |
| 強い | つよい | strong, powerful |
| 強化 | きょうか | strengthen, intensify, reinforce, solidify |
| 強力 | きょうりょく | herculean strength, mountain carrier-guide |
| 強引 | ごういん | overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed |
| 強盗 | ごうとう | robbery, burglary |
| 力強い | ちからづよい | reassuring, emboldened |
| 弾く | ひく | to play (a piano, a guitar) |
| 弾 | たま | bullet, shot, shell |
| 当人 | とうにん | person concerned |
| お弁当 | おべんとう | boxed lunch |
| 妥当 | だとう | valid, proper, right, appropriate |
| 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 |
| 弁当 | べんとう | box lunch |
| 円形 | えんけい | circle |
| 形式 | けいしき | form |
| 人形 | にんぎょう | doll |
| 形ずくる | かたちずくる | form |
| 形 | かたち | shape |
| 図形 | ずけい | figure |
| 彫刻 | ちょうこく | carving, engraving, sculpture |
| 彫る | ほる | to carve, to engrave, to sculpture, to chisel |
| 役 | やく | use, service, role, position |
| 役人 | やくにん | government official |
| 役割 | やくわり | part, assigning (allotment of) parts, role, duties |
| 彼女 | かのじょ | she |
| 彼! | あれ！ | hey! |
| 彼 | あれ | him, he |
| 彼の | あれの | his |
| 此れ彼 | これかれ | this and that; this person and that person |
| 彼ら | かれら | they |
| 半径 | はんけい | radius |
| 待つ | まつ | to wait |
| 待合室 | まちあいしつ | a waiting room |
| 待ち合わせる | まちあわせる | to rendezvous, to meet at a prearranged place and time |
| 後 | のち、うし・ろ、あと、おく・れる | behind, back, rear, afterwards, after |
| ‾年後 | ‾ねんご | ~years after |
| 後半 | こうはん | the last half |
| 午後 | ごご | afternoon (after noon) |
| 〜年後 | 〜ねんご | ~years after |
| 事後 | じご | an accident, a breakdown, a failure, an incident |
| 後ろ | うしろ | behind, rear |
| 以後 | いご | after this, from now on, hereafter, thereafter |
| 前後 | ぜんご | around, throughout, front and back |
| 今後 | こんご | from now on, hereafter |
| 徐々に | じょじょに | slowly, little by little, gradually, steadily |
| 従兄弟 | いとこ | a male cousin, a first [full] (male, boy) cousin |
| 従姉妹 | いとこ | a female cousin |
| 従う | したがう | to abide (by the rules), to obey, to follow |
| 回復 | かいふく | recovery (from illness), improvement, rehabilitation |
| 微妙 | びみょう | delicate, subtle |
| 安心する | あんしんする | to be relieved |
| 安心 | あんしん | relief |
| 中心 | ちゅうしん | core |
| 心 | こころ | core, heart |
| 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 |
| 必ず | かならず | certainly, necessarily, invariably |
| 必ずしも | かならずしも | (not) always, (not) necessarily, (not) all |
| 忘る | わする | forget |
| 忘れる | わすれる | to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful |
| 忘れ去る | わすれさる | to forget completely |
| 忙しい | いそがしい | busy, pressed for time, hustling |
| 一応 | いちおう | once, tentatively, in outline, for the time being |
| 思い出 | ゆしゅつ | memory |
| 思い出す | おもいだす | to recollect, remember |
| 思う | おもう | think |
| 思い込む | おもいこむ | to be under impression that, to be convinced that |
| 思い付く | おもいつく | to think of, to hit upon |
| 思わず | おもわず | unintentional, spontaneous |
| 怠る | おこたる | to neglect, to be off guard, to be feeling better |
| 急ぐ | いそぐ | to hurry |
| 急 | きゅう | (1) urgent, sudden, (2) steep |
| 女性 | じょせい | lady |
| 性 | せい | sex, gender |
| 性別 | せいべつ | distinction by sex, sex, gender |
| 中性 | ちゅうせい | neuter gender, neutral (chem.), indifference |
| 恋 | こい | love, tender passion |
| 恋しい | こいしい | (1) dear, beloved, darling, (2) yearned for |
| 恋人 | こいびと | lover, sweetheart |
| 恩 | おん | favour, obligation, debt of gratitude |
| 息 | いき | breath |
| 息をする | いきをする | breathe |
| 息子 | むすこ | (hum) son |
| 溜息 | ためいき | a sigh |
| 互恵 | ごけい | reciprocity; mutual benefit |
| 恩恵 | おんけい | grace, favor, blessing, benefit |
| 恵まれる | めぐまれる | to be blessed with, to be rich in |
| 悔しい | くやしい | regrettable, mortifying, vexing |
| 悔やむ | くやむ | to mourn |
| 悠々 | ゆうゆう | quiet, calm, leisurely |
| 悪寒 | おかん | chill |
| 悪妻 | あくさい | bad wife |
| 悪名 | あくみょう | bad reputation |
| 悪い | わるい | bad |
| 悪口 | わるくち | abuse, insult, slander, evil speaking |
| 悲しい | かなしい | sad, sorrowful |
| 悲しむ | かなしむ | to be sad, to mourn for, to regret |
| 悲劇 | ひげき | tragedy |
| 友情 | ゆうじょう | friendship |
| 事情 | じじょう | circumstances, consideration, conditions, situation |
| 惜しい | おしい | regrettable, disappointing, precious |
| 思想 | しそう | ideology |
| 想像 | そうぞう | imagination, guess |
| 愉快 | ゆかい | pleasant, happy |
| 好意 | こうい | goodwill |
| 悪意 | あくい | malice |
| 同意 | どうい | agreement |
| 意味 | いみ | (a) meaning, a sense |
| 意図 | いと | an intent, an intention, a purpose, an aim |
| 意地をは | いじをはる | to be stubborn, to not give in |
| 意外 | いがい | unexpected, surprising |
| 意思 | いし | intention, purpose |
| 意志 | いし | will, volition |
| 意地悪 | いじわる | malicious, ill-tempered, unkind |
| 愛妻 | あいさい | beloved wife |
| 愛 | あい | love |
| 愛情 | あいじょう | love, affection |
| 愛する | あいする | to love (vs-s) |
| 感情 | かんじょう | emotion; feeling |
| 感動する | かんどうする | to be moved (by) |
| 感じ | かんじ | feeling, sense, impression |
| 実感 | じっかん | feelings (actual, true) |
| 事態 | じたい | situation, present state of affairs |
| 態度 | たいど | attitude, manner |
| 慣れる | なれる | to grow accustomed to |
| 慶び | よろこび | (n) (a) joy, (a) delight, rapture, pleasure, gratify |
| 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 |
| 憧れる | あこがれる | to long for, to yearn after, to admire |
| 懸命 | けんめい | eagerness, earnestness, risking one's life |
| 完成 | かんせい | dry |
| 作成 | さくせい | frame, draw up, make, producing |
| 成功 | せいこう | success, hit |
| 成人 | せいじん | adult |
| 成分 | せいぶん | ingredient, component, composition |
| 我慢 | がまん | patience, endurance, perseverance |
| 怪我 | けが | injury (to animate object), hurt |
| 我々 | われわれ | we |
| 休戦 | きゅうせん | truce |
| 合戦 | がっせん | battle |
| 戦争 | せんそう | war |
| 大戦 | たいせん | great war, great battle |
| 戦い | たたかい | battle, fight, struggle, conflict |
| 戦う | たたかう | to fight, to battle, to combat |
| 戸外 | こがい | outdoor |
| 戸主 | こしゅ | head of household |
| 戸口 | とぐち | doorway |
| 戸 | と | door (Japanese style) |
| 冷房 | れいぼう | cooling, air conditioning |
| 女房 | にょうぼう | wife |
| 区役所 | かやくしょ | a ward office |
| 場所 | ばしょ | place; location; spot; position; |
| 居所 | いどころ | address |
| 所以 | ゆえん | reason |
| 所謂 | いわゆる | so-called |
| 所員 | しょいん | staff |
| 便所 | べんじょ | toilet |
| 住所 | じゅうしょ | mailing address |
| 事務所 | じむしょ | office |
| 台所 | だいどころ | a kitchen |
| 所 | ところ | place |
| 名所 | めいしょ | famous place |
| 役所 | やくしょ | government office, public office |
| 余所 | よそ | another place, somewhere else, strange parts |
| 扇ぐ | あおぐ | to fan, to flap (v5g) |
| 扇子 | せんす | folding fan |
| 手 | て | hand, arm, worker |
| 右手 | みぎ | the right hand |
| 上手な | じょうずな | skillful |
| 下手な | へたな | clumsy |
| 手伝う | てつだう | to help; to assist |
| 切手 | きって | a stamp |
| 元手 | もとで | capital, funds, assets |
| 手当て | てあて | allowance |
| 手作りの | てづくりの | handmade, homemade |
| 手品 | てじな | magic, conjuring tricks, prestidigitation |
| お手伝いさん | おてつだいさん | maid |
| 上手 | じょうず | skill, skillful, dexterity |
| 助手 | じょしゅ | helper, helpmeet, assistant, tutor |
| 手入れ | ていれ | repairs, maintenance |
| 手頃 | てごろ | moderate, handy |
| 下手 | へた | unskillful, poor, awkward |
| 天才 | てんさい | genius |
| 五才 | ごさい | five years old |
| 右打で | みぎて | right arm/"right hand man" |
| 打つ | ぶつ | to hit, to strike (v5t) |
| 批判 | ひはん | criticism, judgement, comment |
| 了承しま | かしこまりました | “certainly sir/madam” |
| 投げる | なげる | to throw, to cast away |
| 反抗 | はんこう | opposition, resistance |
| 右折 | うせつ | turn right |
| 折る | おる | to break, to fold, to pick a flower |
| 折れる | おれる | to break, to be folded, to give in, to turn |
| 大抵 | たいてい | usually, generally |
| 抵抗 | ていこう | electrical resistance, resistance, opposition |
| 担当 | たんとう | (in) charge |
| 拍 | はく | mora |
| 拍手 | はくしゅ | clapping hands, applause |
| 招待する | しょうたいする | to invite |
| 招待 | しょうたい・する | invitation |
| 招く | まねく | to invite |
| 拾う | ひるう | to pick up; to find; to gather |
| 持つ | もつ | to hold, to own |
| 持ち主 | もちぬし | the owner, the possessor, the proprietor |
| 力持ち | ちからもち | a powerful person, a person with great strength |
| 持参 | じさん | bringing, taking, carrying |
| 持ち上げる | もちあげる | to raise, to lift up, to flatter |
| 指 | ゆび | finger |
| 指先 | ゆびさき | fingertip |
| 小指 | こゆび | the little finger |
| 指す | さす | to point, to put up umbrella, to play |
| 人差指 | ひとさしゆび | index finger |
| 挙げる | あげる | to raise, to fly |
| 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 |
| 振り仮名 | ふりがな | , pronunciation key (hiragana over kanji) |
| 振り向く | ふりむく | to turn one's face, to turn around |
| 振る | ふる | (1) to wave, to shake, to swing, (2) to sprinkle |
| 振舞う | ふるまう | to behave, to conduct oneself, to entertain (vt) |
| 挿す | さす | to insert, to put in, to graft, to wear in belt |
| 捜す | 捜す | to search |
| 捨てる | すてる | to throw away; to cast aside; to abandon |
| 使い捨て | つかいすての | disposable, throwaway, single-use |
| 四捨五入 | ししゃごにゅう | rounding up (fractions) |
| 掃く | はく | to sweep, to brush, to gather up |
| 掘る | ほる | to dig, to excavate |
| 採る | とる | to adopt (measure, proposal); to pick (fruit) |
| 探す | さがす | to look for |
| 探る | さぐる | to search, to look for, to sound out |
| 接する | せっする | to come in contact with, to connect, to attend |
| 推定 | すいてい | presumption, assumption, estimation |
| 提出 | ていしゅつ | presentation, submission, filing |
| 抑揚 | よくよう | intonation; accent |
| 揚げる | あげる | to lift, to fry |
| 交換 | こうかん | exchange |
| 乗り換え | のりかえる | to change [transfer] (buses, trains) |
| 乗り換える | のりかえる | to transfer (trains), to change (bus, train) |
| 換える | かえる | to exchange, to interchange, to substitute |
| 乗換 | のりかえ | (n) transfer (trains, buses, etc.) (io) |
| 握手 | あくしゅ | handshake |
| 握る | にぎる | to grasp, to seize, to mould sushi |
| 揺れる | ゆれる | to shake, to sway |
| 損 | そん | loss, disadvantage (adj-na,n,n-suf,vs) |
| 損害 | そんがい | damage, injury, loss |
| 損得 | そんとく | loss and gain, advantage and disadvantage |
| 撮る | とる | to take (a photo) |
| 撮影 | さつえい | photographing |
| 操作 | そうさ | operation, management, processing |
| 体操 | たいそう | gymnastics, physical exercises, calisthenics |
| 擦る | こする | to rub, to chafe, to file, to frost (glass) |
| 摩擦 | まさつ | friction, rubbing, rubdown, chafe |
| 支度 | したく・する | preparation |
| 支える | ささえる | to be blocked, to choke, to be obstructed |
| 差し支え | さしつかえ | hindrance, impediment |
| 支出 | ししゅつ | expenditure, expenses |
| 改めて | あらためて | another time; again; over again |
| 改善 | かいぜん | betterment, improvement |
| 専攻 | せんこう | major subject, special study |
| 攻撃 | こうげき | attack, strike, offensive, criticism, censure |
| 攻める | せめる | to attack, to assault |
| 放す | はなす | to separate, to set free |
| 放れる | はなれる | to leave, to get free, to cut oneself off |
| 放る | ほうる | to let go |
| 政党 | せいとう | (member of) political party |
| 交通事故 | こうつうじこ | a traffic accident |
| 事故 | じこ | accident |
| 救う | すくう | to rescue from, to help out of |
| 失敗 | しっぱい | failure, mistake, blunder |
| 勝敗 | しょうはい | victory or defeat, issue (of battle) |
| 教授 | きょうじゅ | professor |
| 教室 | きょうしつ | a classroom |
| 教える | おしえる | to teach |
| 教わる | おそわる | to be taught |
| 教会 | きょうかい | church |
| 教師 | きょうし | teacher (classroom) |
| 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 |
| 散る | ちる | to fall, to scatter (e.g. blossoms) |
| 敬意 | けいい | respect, honour |
| 尊敬 | そんけい | respect, esteem, reverence, honour |
| 多数 | たすう | a large number, majority |
| 数字 | すうじ | a numeral, a figure |
| 数学 | すうがく | mathematics, arithmetic |
| 回数 | かいすう | number of times, frequency |
| 回数券 | かいすうけん | book of tickets |
| 偶数 | ぐうすう | even number |
| 小数 | しょうすう | fraction (part of), decimal |
| 数 | すう | number, figure |
| 単数 | たんすう | singular (number) |
| 分数 | ぶんすう | fraction (in math) |
| 整数 | せいすう | integer |
| 整備 | せいび | adjustment, completion, consolidation |
| 敵 | てき | enemy, rival |
| 座敷 | ざしき | tatami room |
| 敷地 | しきち | site |
| 敷く | しく | to spread out, to lay out |
| 文 | ぶん | a sentence |
| 文学 | ぶんがく | literature |
| 作文 | さくぶん | composition |
| 文字 | もんじ | character |
| 何文 | なんぶん | what minute |
| 例文 | れいぶん | example sentence |
| 文句 | もんく | complaint |
| 原文 | げんぶん | original text |
| 文化 | ぶんか | culture, civilization |
| 文体 | ぶんたい | literary style |
| 文房具 | ぶんぼうぐ | stationery |
| 原料 | げんりょう | raw materials |
| 断る | ことわる | to refuse, to decline, to dismiss |
| 断定 | だんてい | conclusion, decision |
| 判断 | はんだん | judgement, decision |
| 新 | あたら・しい、あら・た、しん | new |
| 新年 | しんねん | new year |
| 新式 | しんしき | new style |
| 新作 | しんさく | a new production, a new work |
| 新しい | あたらしい | new |
| 方 | かた | direction |
| 地方 | ちほう | a locality, a district, a region, an area |
| 前方 | ぜんぽう | front |
| 夕方 | ゆうがた | evening |
| 方式 | ほうしき | formula |
| 両方とも | りょうほうとも | both |
| 方向 | ほうこう | direction |
| 仕方がな | しかがない | it can't be helped (avoided) |
| 仕方 | しかた | a method; a way; a means |
| 使い方 | つかいかた | how to use (handle, treat), management |
| 両方 | りょうほう | both sides, both parties |
| 方々 | ほうぼう | persons, this and that, here and there, everywhere |
| 味方 | みかた | friend, ally, supporter |
| 実施 | じっし | enforcement, enact, put into practice, carry out |
| 旅 | たび | travel, trip, journey |
| 家族 | かぞく | a family |
| 旗 | はた | flag |
| 既に | すでに | already, too late |
| 日 | ひ | sun, day |
| 一日 | ついたち | first day of the month |
| 二十日 | はつか | twentieth day of the month |
| 吉日 | きちじつ | lucky day |
| 二日 | ふつか | second day |
| 三日 | みっか | the 3rd day, three days |
| 四日 | よっか | fourth day of the month |
| 五日 | いつか | the 5th day |
| 六日 | むいか | the 6th day |
| 七日 | なのか | the 7th day |
| 八日 | ようか | the 8th day |
| 九日 | ここのか | the 9th day |
| 十日 | とおか | the 10th day |
| 休日 | きゅうじつ | a holiday |
| 定休日 | ていきゅうび | a regular store holiday |
| 夕日 | ゆうひ | setting sun, evening sunlight |
| 今日 | きょう | today |
| 半日 | はんにち | half a day |
| 元日 | がんじつ | New Year's Day |
| 日光 | にっこう | sunlight, sunshine |
| 日帰りす | ひがえりする | to go and return in one day, to make a day-trip |
| ～日 | ～にち | ～ day of the month, for ～ days |
| 先日 | せんじつ | the other day, a few days ago |
| 当日 | とうじつ | appointed day, very day |
| 日常 | にちじょう | ordinary, regular, everyday, usual |
| 日中 | にっちゅう | daytime, broad daylight |
| 日当たり | ひあたり | exposure to the sun, sunny place |
| 日帰り | ひがえり | day trip |
| 日付 | ひづけ | date, dating |
| 日日 | ひにち | every day, daily, day after day |
| 日の入り | ひのいり | sunset |
| 日の出 | ひので | sunrise |
| 平日 | へいじつ | weekday, ordinary days |
| 元旦 | がんたん | New Year's Day |
| 旧妻 | きゅうさい | ex-wife |
| 旧友 | きゅうゆう | old friend |
| 旧式 | きゅうしき | old style |
| 早い | はやい | early |
| 早口 | はやくち | fast-talking |
| 下旬 | げじゅん | month (last third of) |
| 上旬 | じょうじゅん | first 10 days of month |
| 初旬 | しょじゅん | first 10 days of the month |
| 中旬 | ちゅうじゅん | second third of a month |
| 昇る | のぼる | to arise, to ascend, to go up |
| 明太子 | めんたいこ | fish roe commonly used in Japanese cuisine |
| 明るい | あかるい | bright, cheerful |
| 明らかな | あきらかな | clear, distinct, obvious |
| 明け方 | あけがた | dawn |
| 明かり | あかり | a light, a lamp, light |
| 明ける | あける | to break (to dawn) |
| 明日 | あした、あす | tomorrow |
| 不明 | ふめい | unclear |
| 夜明け | よあけ | dawn, daybreak |
| 明い | あかるい | bright, cheerful |
| 明き | あき | room, time to spare, emptiness |
| 明らか | あきらか | obvious, evident, clear |
| 明くる~ | あくる~ | next, following |
| 文明 | ぶんめい | civilization, culture |
| 明後日 | みょうごにち | day after tomorrow |
| 易損品 | いそんひん | fragile article |
| 安易 | あんーい | easy-going |
| 易しい | やさしい | easy |
| 容易 | ようい | easy, simple, plain |
| 昔 | むかし | olden days, former |
| 星 | ほし | star |
| 反映 | はんえい | reflection, influence |
| 春 | はる | spring |
| 春休み | はるやすみ | spring break/vacation |
| 一昨日 | おととい | the day before yesterday |
| 昨日 | きのう | yesterday |
| 一昨年 | いっさくねん | year before last |
| 昨 | さく | last (year), yesterday (pref) |
| 昼 | ひる | noon, midday |
| 昼休み | ひるやすみ | a lunch break |
| 昼ね | ひるね | a nap, a siesta |
| 昼寝 | ひるね | nap (at home), siesta |
| 時 | とき、じ | time, hour, when |
| 九時 | くじ | nine o'clock |
| 四時 | よじ | four o'clock |
| 三時半 | さんじはん | 3:30 |
| 同時 | どうじ | same time |
| 何時 | なんじ、いつ | what time, when |
| 何時でも | 何時でも | whenever |
| 時代 | じだい | time; a period; an epoch; an age; an era |
| 九時台 | くじだい | between nine and ten (o'clock) |
| 同時に | どうじに | the same time, simultaneously |
| ～時 | ～とき | at the time of ～ |
| 時々 | ときどき | sometimes |
| 一時 | いちじ | moment, time |
| 時刻 | じこく | instant, time, moment |
| 当時 | とうじ | at that time, in those days |
| 日時 | にちじ | date and time |
| 七晩 | ななばん | seven nights |
| 晩 | ばん | night |
| 今晩 | こんばん | tonight |
| 今晩は | 「こんばんは」 | evening greeting |
| 普及 | ふきゅう | diffusion |
| 光景 | こうけい | scene, spectacle |
| 晴れ | はれ | fine weather |
| 晴れる | はれる | to clear up |
| 晴天 | せいてん | fine weather |
| 快晴 | かいせい | good weather |
| 暇 | ひま | free time, leisure, leave, spare time |
| 暑い | あつい | hot, warm |
| 暖かい | あたたかい | mild, warm, genial (weather) |
| 暖房 | だんぼう | heating |
| 暗い | くらい | dark |
| 暗室 | あんしつ | a dark room |
| 明暗 | めいあん | light and dark |
| 暮らし | くらし | living, livelihood, subsistence, circumstances |
| 暮らす | くらす | to live, to get along |
| 暮れ | くれ | year end, sunset, nightfall, end |
| 暮れる | くれる | to get dark, to end, to come to an end |
| 乱暴 | らんぼう | rude, violent, rough, lawless, unreasonable |
| 曇り | くもり | cloudiness, cloudy weather |
| 曇る | くもる | to become cloudy, to become dim |
| 曇 | くもり | cloudiness, cloudy weather, shadow |
| 土曜日 | どようび | Saturday |
| 日曜日 | にちようび | Sunday |
| 何曜日 | なんようび | what day of the week |
| 日曜 | にちよう | Sunday |
| 曜日 | ようび | day of the week |
| 作曲 | さっきょく | composition, setting (of music) |
| 曲げる | まげる | to bend, to crook, to lean |
| 書 | か・く、しょ | to write |
| 下書き | かく | a rough draft |
| 書いて | かいもの | buyer |
| 円を書く | えんをかく | to draw a circle |
| 書き方 | かきかた | how to write |
| 字を書く | じをかく | to write letters/characters, to wite one letter |
| 書く | かく | to write |
| 書取 | かきとり | dictation |
| 書斎 | しょさい | study |
| 書店 | しょてん | bookshop |
| 投書 | とうしょ | letter to the editor, letter from a reader |
| 替える | かえる | to exchange money |
| 取り替える | とりかえる | to exchange, to replace |
| 交替 | こうたい | alternation, change, relief, relay, shift |
| 両替 | りょうがえ | change, money exchange |
| 最後 | さいご | last |
| 最低の | さいていの | the lowest, the minimum, the worst |
| 最初 | さいしょ | beginning, first |
| 最中 | さいちゅう | in the middle of |
| 最低 | さいてい | least, lowest, worst |
| 最も | もっとも | most, extremely |
| 月 | つき | moon, month |
| 月曜日 | げつようび | Monday |
| 一月 | いちがつ | January |
| 先月 | せんげつ | last month |
| 一か月 | いっかげつ | one month |
| 二か月 | にかげつ | two months |
| 二月 | にがつ | February |
| 三か月 | さんかげつ | three months |
| 三月 | さんがつ | March |
| 四月 | しがつ | April |
| 五月 | ごがつ | May |
| 六月 | ろくがつ | June |
| 七月 | しちがつ | July |
| 何月 | なんがつ | what month |
| 何月何日 | なんがつ、なんいち | what day? |
| 今月 | こんげつ | this month |
| ～か月 | ～かげつ | (number of) months |
| ～月 | ～がつ | month of year (suf) |
| 月曜 | げつよう | Monday |
| 先々月 | せんせんげつ | month before last |
| 月日 | つきひ | time, years, days |
| 年月 | ねんげつ | months and years |
| 三日月 | みかづき | new moon, crescent moon |
| 所有 | しょゆう | one's possessions; ownership |
| 有 | う | existence; being |
| 烏有 | うゆう | non-existence |
| 官有 | かんゆう | government-owned |
| 有名 | ゆうめい | famous |
| 有効 | ゆうこう | validity, availability, effectiveness |
| 有利 | ゆうり | advantageous, better, profitable, lucrative |
| 有料 | ゆうりょう | admission-paid, toll |
| 服 | ふく | clothes |
| 克服 | こくふく | subjugation, conquest |
| 和服 | わふく | Japanese clothes |
| 朗らか | ほがらか | brightness, cheerfulness, melodious |
| 失望 | しつぼう | disappointment, despair |
| 望み | のぞみ | wish, desire, (a) hope |
| 望む | のぞむ | to desire, to wish for, to see, to command |
| 朝 | あさ | morning |
| 朝刊 | かいものぶくろ | morning newspaper |
| 明朝 | みょうちょう | tomorrow morning |
| 朝日 | あさひ | morning sun |
| 朝廷 | ちょうてい | Imperial court |
| 今朝 | けさ | this morning |
| 朝って | あさって | the day after tomorrow |
| 朝市 | あさいち | a morning market |
| 期待する | きたいする | to expect |
| 時期 | じき | time, season, period |
| 定期 | ていき | fixed term |
| 定期券 | ていきけん | commuter pass, season ticket |
| 予期 | よき | expectation, assume will happen, forecast |
| 木 | き | tree |
| 土木 | どぼく | civil engineering |
| 木曜日 | もくようび | Thursday |
| 大木 | たいぼく | large tree |
| 木曜 | もくよう | Thursday |
| 未完了 | みかんりょう | imperfective |
| 未だ | まだ | yet, still, more, besides |
| 月末 | げつまつ | end of the month |
| 末 | すえ | the end of, powder |
| 末っ子 | すえっこ | youngest child |
| 本 | ほん | book |
| 本日 | ほんじつ | today |
| 手本 | てほん | model, standard |
| 古本 | ふるほん | a used book |
| 本屋で働 | ほんやではたらく | to work at a bookshop |
| ベツの本 | べつのほん | another book, a different book |
| 本堂 | ほんどう | the main temple building |
| 日本 | にっぽん | Japan |
| ~本 | ~ほん | counter for cylindrical things |
| 本当 | ほんと | truth, reality |
| 本人 | ほんにん | the person himself |
| 千円札 | せんえんさつ | a 1,000 yen bill |
| 改札 | かいさつ | examination of tickets |
| 札 | さつ | (1) token, label, (2) ticket, (3) charm |
| 机 | つくえ | desk |
| 杉 | すぎ | Japanese cedar |
| 材木 | ざいもく | lumber, timber |
| 材料 | ざいりょう | ingredients, material |
| 木材 | もくざい | lumber, timber, wood |
| 村 | むら | village |
| 木村 | きむら | Kimura; a Japanese surname |
| 村人 | むらびと | villager |
| 束 | たば | handbreadth, bundle |
| 条件 | じょうけん | conditions, terms |
| 来 | く・る、きた・る、きた・す | to come |
| 来年 | らいねん | next year |
| 来月 | らいげつ | next month |
| 来日する | らいにちする | to visit Japan |
| 来客 | らいきゃく | visitor |
| 持って来 | もってくる | bring (thing) |
| 以来 | いらい | since (then); from (that time on); ever since |
| 出来事 | できごと | an event, an incident |
| 来る | くる | to come (vk) |
| さ来年 | さらいねん | year after next |
| 将来 | しょうらい | future, prospects |
| さ来月 | さらいげつ | the month after next |
| 再来月 | さらいげつ | month after next |
| 再来年 | さらいねん | year after next |
| 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 |
| 出来るだけ | できるだけ | if at all possible |
| 本来 | ほんらい | essentially, naturally, by nature |
| 未来 | みらい | future (life, tense) |
| 来日 | らいにち | arrival in Japan, coming to Japan, visit to Japan |
| 東 | ひがし | east |
| 東大寺 | とだいじてら | Todaiji Temple |
| 東南 | とうなん | the southeast |
| 東北 | とうほく | the northeast |
| 東口 | ひがしぐち | the east gate |
| 中東 | ちゅうとう | Middle East |
| 東京 | とうきょう | Tokyo |
| 東京に住 | とうきょうにすむ | to live in Tokyo |
| 松 | まつ | (1) pine tree, (2) highest (of a three-tier rank) |
| 板 | いた | board, plank |
| 分析 | ぶんせき | analysis |
| 林 | はやし | woodlot |
| 密林 | ミツリン | dense forest |
| 杉林 | すぎばやし | Japanese cedar forest |
| 小林 | こばやし | Kobayashi: a Japanese surname |
| 山林 | さんりん | mountain forest |
| 枚数 | まいすう | the number of flat things |
| 効果 | こうか | effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result |
| 果して | はたして | as was expected, really |
| 枯れる | かれる | to wither, to die (plant), to be blasted (plant) |
| 柄 | がら | hilt (of a sword), haft (of a dagger), handgrip |
| 柔らかい | やわらかい | soft |
| 栓 | せん | stopper, cork, stopcock |
| 校 | こう | school |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう | primary school |
| 中学校 | ちゅうがっこう | middle school |
| 学校 | がっこう | a school |
| 姉妹校 | しまいこう | sister schools |
| 校庭 | こうてい | campus |
| 株 | かぶ | share, stock, stump (of tree) |
| 核 | かく | draw |
| 根回し | ねまわし | laying the groundwork |
| 屋根 | やね | a roof |
| 垣根 | かきね | hedge |
| 根 | ね | root |
| 体格 | たいかく | physique |
| 格好 | かっこう | (a) shape, (a) form, a figure, appearance(s) |
| 格好（の | かっこう（の）いい | attractive, nice-looking, nicely-shaped |
| 価格 | かかく | price, value, cost |
| 性格 | せいかく | character, personality |
| 合格 | ごうかく | success, passing (e.g. exam), eligibility |
| 同格 | どうかく | the same rank, equality, apposition |
| 桃 | もも | peach |
| 案内 | あんない | information |
| 案 | あん | plan, suffix meaning draft |
| 案外 | あんがい | unexpectedly |
| 提案 | ていあん | proposal, proposition, suggestion |
| 桜 | さくら | cherry blossom, cherry tree |
| 器械 | きかい | instrument |
| 将棋 | しょうぎ | Japanese chess |
| 棒 | ぼう | pole, rod, stick |
| 棚 | たな | shelves, rack |
| 森 | もり | a forest |
| 森林 | しんりん | woods and forests |
| 森厳な | しんげんな | solemn |
| 森林公園 | しんりんこうえん | a forest park |
| 森の奥 | もりのおく | deep in the forest |
| 検査 | けんさ | inspection (e.g. customs, factory), examination |
| 林業 | りんぎょう | forestry |
| 工業 | こうぎょう | (an) industry, the manufacturing industry |
| 失業 | しつぎょう | unemployment |
| 商業 | しょうぎょう | commerce, trade, business |
| 卒業 | そつぎょう | graduation |
| 作業 | さぎょう | work, operation, manufacturing, fatigue duty |
| 南極 | なんきょく | South Pole |
| 極 | ごく | quite, very |
| 北極 | ほっきょく | North Pole |
| 楽しい | たのしい | nice (time) |
| 楽む | たのしむ | to enjoy oneself |
| 楽しみ | たのしみ | pleasure, joy |
| 娯楽 | ごらく | pleasure, amusement |
| 楽 | らく | comfort, ease |
| 構う | かまう | to mind, to care about, to be concerned about |
| 構成 | こうせい | organization, composition |
| 宮様 | みやさま | prince |
| 同様 | どうよう | similar |
| 様 | よう | way, manner, kind |
| ～様 | ～さま | Mr or Mrs ～ |
| 様々 | さまざま | varied, various |
| 様子 | ようす | aspect, state, appearance |
| 標本 | ひょうほん | example, specimen |
| 模様 | もよう | pattern, figure, design |
| 権利 | けんり | right, privilege |
| 横 | よこ | horizontal, lying down |
| 横切る | よこぎる | to cross (e.g. arms), to traverse |
| 横断 | おうだん | crossing; traversing |
| 日本橋 | にほんばし | Nihonbashi, neighbourhood of Tokyo |
| 新橋 | しんばし | Shimbashi, neighbourhood in Tokyo |
| 橋 | はし | bridge |
| 愛機 | あいき | favourite aircraft, camera, or machine |
| 機会 | きかい | chance (opportunity) |
| 機械 | きかい | machine |
| ジェット機 | ジェットき | jet aeroplane |
| 欄 | らん | column of text (e.g. as in a newspaper) |
| 欠席 | けっせき | absence, non-attendance |
| 次 | つぎ | next |
| 次々 | つぎつぎ | in succession, one by one |
| 次ぐ | つぐ | to rank next to, to come after (v5g) |
| 欲しい | ほしい | want (adjective) |
| 欲張り | よくばり | avarice, covetousness, greed |
| 歌手 | かしゅ | a singer |
| 歌 | うた | song |
| 歌う | うたう | to sing |
| 国歌 | こっか | national anthem |
| 歓迎 | かんげい | welcome, reception |
| 止 | や・む、とま・る | to cease; to stop |
| 止まる | とまる | to come to a halt |
| 止める | とめる | to stop (something) |
| 中止 | ちゅうし | suspension, stoppage, discontinuance, interruption |
| 停止 | ていし | suspension, interruption, stoppage, ban |
| 引き止める | ひきとめる | to detain, to check, to restrain |
| 止む | やむ | to cease, to stop, to be over |
| 止す | よす | to cease, to abolish, to resign, to give up |
| 正午 | しょうご | high noon |
| 正しい | ただしい | right, just, correct |
| 改正 | かいせい | revision, amendment, alteration |
| 正 | せい | (logical) true, regular |
| 公正 | こうせい | justice, fairness, impartiality |
| 正式 | せいしき | due form, official, formality |
| 正方形 | せいほうけい | square |
| 不正 | ふせい | injustice, unfairness |
| 武器 | ぶき | weapon, arms, ordinance |
| 武士 | ぶし | warrior, samurai |
| 歩く | あるく | to walk |
| 散歩 | さんぽ（する） | walk, stroll |
| 歯 | は | tooth |
| 奥歯 | おくば | molar (tooth) |
| 歯根 | しこん | dental root |
| 歴史 | れきし | history |
| 死ねる | しねる | kill |
| 死んでい | しんでいる | dead |
| 死去 | しきょ | a person's death |
| 死体 | したい | corpse |
| 必死 | ひっし | inevitable death, desperation, frantic, inevitable |
| 残業 | ざんぎょう | overtime |
| 残る | のこる | to remain, to be left |
| 残念 | ざんねん | bad luck, disappointment |
| 残す | のこす | to leave (behind, over), to bequeath, to save, t |
| 残らず | のこらず | all, entirely, completely, without exception |
| 残り | のこり | remnant, residue, remaining, left-over |
| 殖える | ふえる | to increase, to multiply |
| 殖やす | ふやす | to increase, to add to, to augment |
| 手段 | しゅだん | means |
| 一段と | いちだんと | greater, more, further, still more |
| 段 | だん | step, stair, flight of steps, grade, rank, level |
| 値段 | ねだん | price, cost |
| 普段 | ふだん | usually, habitually, ordinarily, always |
| 暗殺 | あんさつ | assassination |
| 殺す | ころす | to murder |
| 殺人 | さつじん | murder (noun) |
| 殻 | から | shell, husk, hull, chaff |
| 母 | はは | mother |
| お母さん | おかあさん | mother |
| 母国 | ぼこく | one's motherland |
| 叔母 | おば | aunt |
| 伯母さん | おばさん | (hon) aunt |
| 叔母さん | おばさん | (1) aunt, (2) middle-aged lady |
| 伯母 | おば | (hum) aunt (older than one's parent) |
| 毎 | まい | every, each |
| 毎日 | まいにち | every day |
| 毎月 | まいげつ | every month |
| 毎年 | まいねん | every year |
| 毎度 | まいど | every time |
| 日毎 | ひごと | daily |
| 毎晩 | まいばん | every night |
| 毎朝 | まいあさ | every morning |
| 毎~ | まい~ | every ~ |
| 比べる | くらべる | to compare |
| 毛 | け | hair |
| 髪の毛 | かみのけ | hair (head) |
| 毛布 | もうふ | blanket |
| 氏 | し | family name, lineage, birth |
| 住民 | じゅうみん | inhabitants; residents; dwellers |
| 市民 | しみん | a citizen, the citizens, the citizenry |
| 国民 | こくみん | national, people, citizen |
| 気 | き、けい | soul, spirit, stream |
| 気持ち | きもち | a feeling |
| 不気味 | ぶきみ | weird |
| 気分がい | きぶんがいい | to feel well |
| 気分が悪 | きぶんがわるい | to feel ill |
| 元気 | げんき | happy, healthy, jolly, cheerful |
| 人気 | にんき | popularity |
| 天気 | てんき | weather |
| 気違い | きちがい | mad (crazy) |
| 元気のな | げんきのない | depressed; low-spirited; cheerless |
| 寒気 | さむけ | a chill, a shivering fit |
| 気が弱い | きがよわい | do not have the courage |
| 天気予報 | てんきよほう | weather forecast, weather report |
| 換気 | かんき | ventilation |
| 気圧 | きあつ | atmospheric pressure |
| 気を付ける | きをつける | to be careful, to pay attention, to take care |
| 景気 | けいき | condition, state, business (condition) |
| 大気 | たいき | atmosphere |
| 気分 | きぶん | feeling, mood |
| 強気 | つよき | firm, strong |
| 呑気 | のんき | carefree, optimistic, careless, reckless, heedless |
| 吐き気 | はきけ | nausea, sickness in the stomach |
| 平気 | へいき | coolness, calmness, composure, unconcern |
| 勇気 | ゆうき | courage, bravery, valour, nerve, boldness |
| 水 | みず | water |
| 水曜日 | すいようび | Wednesday |
| 水中 | すいちゅう | under water |
| 水力 | すいりょく | water power |
| 水瓜 | すいか | watermelon |
| 下水 | げすい | drainage, sewage, ditch, gutter, sewerage |
| 水分 | すいぶん | moisture |
| 水平 | すいへい | water level, horizon |
| 水曜 | すいよう | Wednesday |
| 断水 | だんすい | water outage |
| 地下水 | ちかすい | underground water |
| 噴水 | ふんすい | water fountain |
| 氷 | こおり | ice |
| 永久 | えいきゅう | permanence |
| 汁 | しる | juice, sap, soup, broth |
| 求める | もとめる | to seek, to request, to demand, to want, to wish |
| 汚い | きたない | dirty, messy |
| 汚れる | よごれる | to get dirty, to become dirty |
| 汚染 | おせん | pollution, contamination |
| 汚す | よごす | (1) to disgrace, to dishonour, (2) to pollute |
| 江戸川 | えどがわ | Edo River |
| 池 | いけ | pond |
| 決して | けっして | never, by no means |
| 決心 | けっしん | determination, resolution |
| 決定 | けってい | decision, determination |
| 決る | きまる | to be decided, to be settled |
| 決める | きめる | to decide |
| 汽圧 | きあつ | steam pressure |
| 沈む | しずむ | to sink, to feel depressed |
| 沢山 | たくさん | a lot |
| 贅沢 | ぜいたく | luxury, extravagance |
| 河 | かわ | river, stream |
| 沸かす | わかす | boil |
| 沸く | わく | to boil, to grow hot, to get excited |
| 醤油 | しょうゆ | soy sauce |
| 油 | あぶら | oil |
| 油断 | ゆだん | negligence, unpreparedness |
| 明治大学 | めいじだいがく | Meiji University |
| 治る | なおる | to be cured, to heal |
| 治める | おさめる | (1) to govern, to manage, (2) to subdue |
| 政治 | せいじ | politics, government |
| 泉水 | せんすい | fountain |
| 泉 | いずみ | spring, fountain |
| 泊まる | とまる | to stay at (eg. hotel) |
| 方法 | ほうほう | a method |
| 文法 | ぶんぽう | grammar |
| 作法 | さほう | manners, etiquette, form |
| 法律 | ほうりつ | law |
| 憲法 | けんぽう | constitution |
| 寸法 | すんぽう | measurement, size, dimension |
| 法 | ほう | Act (law: the X Act) |
| 法則 | ほうそく | law, rule |
| 泡 | あわ | bubble, foam, froth, head on beer |
| 泣く | なく | cry |
| 泥棒 | どろぼう | thief, burglar, robber |
| 注意 | ちゅうい | caution, being careful, attention (heed) |
| 注射 | ちゅうしゃ | injection |
| 注ぐ | そそぐ | to pour (into), to irrigate, to pay, to fill |
| 注す | さす | to pour (drink), to serve (drinks) |
| 注 | ちゅう | annotation, explanatory note |
| 注文 | ちゅうもん | order, request |
| 泳ぐ | およぐ | to swim |
| 泳ぎ | およぎ | swimming |
| 水泳 | すいえい | swimming |
| 洋服 | ようふく | (Western style) clothes |
| 東洋 | とうよう | Orient |
| 洋品店 | ようひんてん | shop which handles Western-style apparel and accessories |
| お手洗い | おてあらい | a restroom; lavatory |
| 洗う | あらう | to clean; to wash |
| 御手洗 | おてあらい | font of purifying water placed at entrance of shrine |
| 洗剤 | せんざい | detergent, washing material |
| 手洗い | てあらい | restroom, lavatory, hand-washing |
| 室津 | むろつ | place-name |
| 活動 | かつどう | action, activity |
| 活力 | かつりょく | vitality, energy |
| 旧派 | きゅうは | old school |
| 派手 | はで | showy, loud, gay, flashy, gaudy |
| 一流 | いちりゅう | first class, top grade, foremost, top-notch |
| 交流 | こうりゅう | alternating current, intercourse |
| 合流 | ごうりゅう | confluence, union, linking up, merge |
| 流域 | りゅういき | (river) basin |
| 浅い | あさい | shallow, superficial |
| 京浜 | けいひん | Tokyo-Yokohama |
| 横浜 | よこはま | Yokohama (Japanese city) |
| 浜松 | はままつ | Hamamatsu (city) |
| 森林浴 | しんりんよく | walking in the woods |
| 浴びる | あびる | to bathe; to bask in the sun; to shower |
| 海 | うみ | ocean |
| 日本海 | にほんかい | Sea of Japan |
| 海外 | かいがい | overseas |
| 海水 | かいすい | sea water |
| 海岸 | かいがん | coast |
| 海水浴 | かいすいよく | sea bathing, seawater bath |
| 海洋 | かいよう | ocean |
| 浸ける | つける | to dip in, to soak |
| 消す | けす | to turn off power, extinguish; to erase, delete |
| 消去する | しょうきょする | to eliminate, to erase |
| 消える | きえる | to go out, to vanish |
| 消しゴム | けしゴム | eraser, India rubber |
| 消毒 | しょうどく | disinfection, sterilization |
| 悲涙 | ひるい | tears of sadness |
| 涼しい | すずしい | cool (weather) |
| 涼む | すずむ | to cool oneself, to cool off |
| 淡水 | たんすい | fresh water |
| 深い | ふかい | deep, profound, thick |
| 深夜 | しんや | late at night |
| 深刻 | しんこく | serious |
| 深まる | ふかまる | to deepen, to heighten, to intensify |
| 混合 | こんごう | mixing, mixture |
| 混乱 | こんらん | disorder, chaos, confusion, mayhem |
| 混ざる | まざる | to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with |
| 混じる | まじる | to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with |
| 混ぜる | まぜる | to mix, to stir |
| 清い | きよい | clear, pure, noble |
| 清書 | せいしょ | clean copy |
| 清掃 | せいそう | cleaning |
| 渇く | かわく | to be thirsty |
| 済む | すむ | to finish, to end |
| 済ませる | すませる | to be finished |
| 増減 | ぞうげん | increase and decrease, fluctuation |
| 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 |
| 渡る | わたる | to cross |
| 渡す | わたす | to pass over, to hand over |
| 温度 | おんど | temperature |
| 温かい | あたたかい | warm |
| 温い | ぬるい | lukewarm |
| 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 |
| 温暖 | おんだん | warmth |
| 気温 | きおん | temperature |
| 体温 | たいおん | temperature (body) |
| 測定 | そくてい | measurement |
| 測る | はかる | to measure, to weigh, to survey |
| 予測 | よそく | prediction, estimation |
| 港 | みなと | harbour, port |
| 湖 | みずうみ | lake |
| 湧く | わく | to boil, to grow hot, to get excited, to gush forth |
| 湯 | ゆ | hot water |
| 湯気 | ゆげ | steam, vapour |
| 湾 | わん | bay, gulf, inlet |
| 湿気 | しっけ | moisture, humidity, dampness |
| 湿度 | しつど | level of humidity |
| 湿る | しめる | to be wet, to become wet, to be damp |
| 満員 | まんいん | no vacany, a full house |
| 不満 | ふまん | dissatisfaction, displeasure, discontent, complaint |
| 満ちる | みちる | to be full, to rise (tide), to mature, to expire |
| 未満 | みまん | less than, insufficient |
| 準備 | じゅんび | prepartion |
| 水準 | すいじゅん | (1) water level, (2) level, standard |
| 標準 | ひょうじゅん | standard, level |
| 溶岩 | ようがん | lava |
| 滅多に | めったに | rarely (with neg. verb), seldom |
| 滑る | すべる | to slide, to slip |
| 滝 | たき | waterfall |
| 滞在 | たいざい | stay, sojourn |
| 水滴 | すいてき | drop of water |
| 漁業 | ぎょぎょう | fishing (industry) |
| 漁師 | りょうし | fisherman |
| 漢字 | かんじ | kanji |
| 悪漢 | あっかん | rogue |
| 漢和 | かんわ | Chinese Character-Japanese (e.g. dictionary) |
| 漬ける | つける | to soak, to moisten, to pickle |
| 漸く | ようやく | gradually, finally, hardly |
| 清潔 | せいけつ | clean |
| 不潔 | ふけつ | unclean, dirty, filthy, impure |
| 潜る | もぐる | (1) to drive, to pass through, (2) to evade |
| 澄む | すむ | to clear (e.g. weather), to become transparent |
| 感激 | かんげき | deep emotion, impression, inspiration |
| 激増 | げきぞう | sudden increase |
| 刺激 | しげき | stimulus, impetus, incentive |
| 激しい | はげしい | violent, vehement, intense |
| 濁る | にごる | to become muddy, to get impure |
| 濃い | こい | thick (as of color, liquid), dense, strong |
| 濃度 | のうど | concentration, brightness |
| 洗濯機 | せんたくき | laundry machine |
| 洗濯 | せんたく | washing, laundry |
| 火 | ひ, -び, ほ- | fire |
| 火曜日 | かようび | Tuesday |
| 火山 | かざん | a volcano |
| 火事 | かじ | a fire |
| 火力 | かりょく | heat power |
| 火山岩 | かぜんがん | volcanic rock |
| 火成岩 | かせいがん | igneous rock |
| 消火器 | しょうかき | fire extinguisher |
| 火曜 | かよう | (abbr) Tuesday |
| 噴火 | ふんか | eruption |
| 火傷 | やけど | burn, scald |
| 灯台 | とうだい | lighthouse |
| 灯油 | とうゆ | lamp oil, kerosene |
| 灯 | ひ | light |
| 灰 | はい | ash |
| 炊事 | すいじ | cooking, culinary arts |
| 炊く | たく | to boil, to cook |
| 炎 | ほのお | flame |
| 点 | てん | dot |
| 得点 | とくてん | points |
| 点ける | つける | to turn on; light (a fire) |
| 弱点 | じゃくてん | a weakness, a weak point, a shortcoming |
| 交差点 | こうさてん | intersection |
| 点く | つく | to be started, to be switched on (u-v, intrans-v) |
| 欠点 | けってん | faults, defect, weakness |
| 採点 | さいてん | marking, grading, looking over |
| 地点 | ちてん | site, point on a map |
| 満点 | まんてん | perfect score |
| 所為 | せい | because |
| 為 | ため | good, advantage, in order to |
| 為替 | かわせ | money order, exchange |
| 為る | する | to change, to be of use, to reach to |
| 無い | ない | (to have) nothing, none there |
| 無し | なし | nothing |
| 無料 | むりょう | free of charge |
| 無くす | なくす | to lose something |
| 無くなる | なくなる | to disappear, to get lost |
| 御無沙汰 | ごぶさた | not writing or contacting for a while |
| 無 | ぶ | nothing, naught, nil, zero |
| 無沙汰 | ぶさた | neglecting to stay in contact |
| 無事 | ぶじ | safety, peace, quietness |
| 無地 | むじ | plain, unfigured |
| 無数 | むすう | countless number, infinite number |
| 焦点 | しょうてん | focus, point |
| 焦がす | こがす | to burn, to scorch, to singe, to char |
| 焦げる | こげる | to burn, to be burned |
| 偶然 | ぐうぜん | (by) chance, unexpectedly, suddenly |
| 全然 | ぜんぜん | wholly, entirely, completely |
| 焼く | やく | to bake, to grill |
| 焼ける | やける | to burn, to be roasted, to be sunburnt |
| 対照 | たいしょう | contrast, antithesis, comparison |
| 煮える | にえる | to boil, to cook, to be cooked |
| 煮る | にる | to boil, to cook |
| 熊 | くま | bear |
| 熱い | あつい | hot |
| 熱 | ねつ | fever, temperature |
| 加熱 | かねつ | heating |
| 熱心 | ねっしん | zeal, enthusiasm |
| 熱する | ねっする | to heat (vs-s) |
| 熱帯 | ねったい | tropics |
| 熱中 | ねっちゅう | nuts!, enthusiasm, zeal, mania |
| 燃える | もえる | to burn |
| 燃やす | もやす | to burn |
| 父 | ちち | father |
| お父さん | おとうさん | father |
| 父母 | ふぼ | parents |
| 父兄 | ふけい | guardians |
| 伯父/叔父・さん | おじ・さん | uncle, middle aged man |
| 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 |
| 伯父 | おじ | (hum) uncle (older than one's parent) |
| 叔父 | おじ | uncle (younger than one's parent) |
| 片仮名 | かたかな | katakana |
| 片付ける | かたづける | to tidy up, to put in order, to put away |
| 牛 | うし | cattle |
| 子牛 | こうし | calf |
| 牛乳 | ぎゅうにゅう | cow's milk |
| 牛丼 | ぎゅうどん | beef rice bowl |
| 牧場 | ぼくじょう | (1) farm (livestock), (2) pasture land, meadow |
| 乗り物 | のりもの | a vehicle, transport |
| 好物 | こうぶつ | one's favourite food |
| 大好物 | だいこうぶつ | most favourite food |
| 物 | もの | a thing |
| 動物 | どうぶつ | an animal |
| 動物園 | どうぶつえん | zoo |
| 植物 | しょくぶつ | plant, vegetation |
| 果物 | くだもの | fruit, a fruit |
| 物価 | ぶっか | price |
| 人物 | じんぶつ | personality; character |
| 持ち物 | もちもの | one's property |
| 安物 | やすもの | cheap item |
| 建物 | たてもの | a building |
| 借り物 | かりもの | a borrowed thing |
| 冬物 | ふゆもの | winter clothing |
| 品物 | しなもの | goods |
| 忘れ物 | わすれもの | lost article, something forgotten |
| 実物 | じつぶつ | real thing, original |
| 作物 | さくもつ | produce (e.g. agricultural), crops |
| 書物 | しょもつ | books |
| 瀬戸物 | せともの | earthenware, crockery, china |
| 本物 | ほんもの | genuine article |
| 名物 | めいぶつ | famous product, special product, speciality |
| 物事 | ものごと | things, everything |
| 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 |
| 特急 | とっきゅう | express |
| 特に | とくに | particularly, especially |
| 特別 | とくべつ | special |
| 犬 | いぬ | a dog |
| 犬小屋 | いぬごや | kennel |
| 子犬 | こいぬ | puppy |
| 狛犬 | こまいぬ | (stone) guard lion-dog at Shinto shrine |
| 犯人 | はんにん | offender, criminal |
| 状況 | じょうきょう | state of affairs, situation, circumstances |
| 状態 | じょうたい | condition, situation, circumstances, state |
| 狂う | くるう | to go mad, to get out of order |
| 狙い | ねらい | aim |
| 狙う | ねらう | to aim at |
| 独楽 | こま | spinning top |
| 独り | ひとり | alone, unmarried |
| 狭い | せまい | narrow |
| 猛勉強す | もうべんきょうする | to study hard, to grind (away) |
| 猟犬 | りょうけん | hound; hunting dog |
| 文献 | ぶんけん | literature, books (reference) |
| 猿 | さる | monkey |
| 率いる | ひきいる | to lead, to spearhead (a group), to command |
| 率先 | そっせん | taking the initiative |
| 率土 | そっと | face of the earth |
| 率 | りつ | rate, ratio, proportion, percentage |
| 玉杯 | ぎょくはい | jade cap |
| 玉突き | たまつき | billiards |
| 玉蜀黍 | とうもろこし | corn |
| 玉 | たま | ball, sphere, coin |
| 王子 | おうじ | prince |
| 女王 | じょうう | queen |
| 王様 | おうさま | king |
| 王国 | おうこく | kingdom |
| 王座 | おうざ | throne |
| 王女 | おうじょ | princess |
| 国王 | こくおう | king |
| 珍しい | めずらしい | unusual, rare |
| 現在 | げんざい | present, up to now, nowadays, modern times, current |
| 現実 | げんじつ | reality |
| 現状 | げんじょう | present condition, existing state, status quo |
| 現代 | げんだい | nowadays, modern times, present-day (adj-no) |
| 現に | げんに | actually, really |
| 現場 | げんば | actual spot, scene, scene of the crime |
| 実現 | じつげん | implementation, materialization, realization |
| 地球 | ちきゅう | earth (planet) |
| 球 | たま | globe, sphere, ball |
| 理性 | りせい | reason |
| 無理 | むり | unreasonable |
| 心理学 | しんりがく | psychology |
| 料理 | りょうり | dish (meal) |
| 合理 | ごうり | rationality |
| 地理 | ちり | geography |
| 心理 | しんり | mentality |
| 原理 | げんり | principle, theory, fundamental truth |
| 処理 | しょり | processing, dealing with, treatment, disposition |
| 整理 | せいり | sorting, arrangement, adjustment, regulation |
| 代理 | だいり | representation, agency, proxy, deputy, agent |
| 物理 | ぶつり | physics |
| 理想 | りそう | ideal |
| 琴 | こと | Koto (Japanese harp) |
| 環境 | かんきょう | environment, circumstance |
| 瓶 | びん | bottle |
| 甘 | あま・い | sweet |
| 甘い | あまい | generous, sweet |
| 甚だしい | はなはだしい | extreme, excessive, terrible |
| 生 | い・きる、う・む、なま、き | to live, to grow, be born, raw |
| 生まれる | うまれる | to be born |
| 小学生 | しょうがくせい | primary school student |
| 生年月日 | せいねんがっぴ | date of birth |
| 先生 | せんせい | a teacher |
| 女子学生 | じょしがくせい | a girl student |
| 中学生 | ちゅうがくせい | middle school student |
| 学生 | がくせい | a student |
| 一年生 | いちねんせい | first-year student |
| 大学生 | だいがくせい | university student |
| 大生の | おおぜいの | great number of |
| 生物 | せいぶつ | a living creature |
| 一生 | いっしょう | lifetime |
| 生命 | せいめい | life |
| 生卵 | なまたまご | raw egg |
| 写生する | しゃせいする | to sketch, to paint [draw] from nature |
| 生き生き | いきいき | vividly, lively |
| 生き物 | いきもの | living thing, animal |
| 生きる | いきる | to live, to exist |
| 生じる | しょうじる | to produce, to yield, to result from, to arise |
| 生ずる | しょうずる | to cause, to arise, to be generated (v5z) |
| 人生 | じんせい | (human) life (i.e. conception to death) |
| 生活 | せいかつ | living, life (one's daily existence), livelihood |
| 生存 | せいぞん | existence, being, survival |
| 生徒 | せいと | pupil |
| 生える | はえる | (1) to grow, to spring up, (2) to cut (teeth) |
| 産卵 | さんらん | spawning |
| 出産 | しゅっさん | birth |
| お土産 | おみやげ | souvenir |
| 原産 | げんさん | place of origin, habitat |
| 水産 | すいさん | marine products, fisheries |
| 産業 | さんぎょう | industry |
| 産地 | さんち | producing area |
| 生産 | せいさん | production, manufacture |
| 土産 | みやげ | present, souvenir |
| 用 | よう | business |
| 器用 | きよう | adroitness |
| 愛用 | あいよう | favourite |
| 悪用 | あくよう | abuse, misuse |
| 用事 | ようじ | business |
| 活用 | ふつよう | inflection |
| 使用 | しよう | use, employment |
| 用意 | ようい | preparation |
| 利用 | りよう | use, utilization |
| 実用 | じつよう | practical use, utility |
| 信用 | しんよう | confidence, dependence, credit, faith |
| 日用品 | にちようひん | daily necessities |
| 用いる | もちいる | to use, to make use of |
| 用心 | ようじん | care, precaution, guarding, caution |
| 用途 | ようと | use, usefulness |
| 田 | た、た・んぼ、だ | rice field |
| 田園 | でんえん | rural district |
| 水田 | すいでん | a rice field |
| 五反田 | ごたんだ | Gotanda (place name) |
| 千代田 | ちよだ | Chiyoda Ward |
| 森田さん | もりたさん | Morita: a Japanese surname |
| 岩田 | いわた | Iwata: a Japanese surname |
| 油田 | ゆでん | oil field |
| 吹田市 | すいたし | Suita City |
| 田ぼ | たんぼ | paddy field, farm |
| 田植え | たうえ | rice planting |
| 由来 | ゆらい | derivation |
| 理由 | りゆう | reason |
| 率由 | そつゆう | following (a precedent, former example, etc.) |
| 申し上げ | もうしあげる | to tell, to say, to state |
| 申 | しん | report |
| 申し上げる | もうしあげる | to say, to tell |
| 申す | もうす | (hum) to be called, to say |
| 申し込む | もうしこむ | to apply for, to make an application |
| 男 | おとこ | man |
| 男の子 | おとこのこ | a boy |
| 男性 | だんせい | man, male |
| 好男子 | こうだんし | handsome man |
| 男子学生 | だんしがくせい | a boy student |
| 次男 | じなん | second son |
| 三男 | さんなん | third son |
| 男の人 | おとこのひと | man |
| 男子 | だんし | youth, young man |
| 町 | まち | town |
| 町民 | ちょうみん | townspeople |
| 下町 | したまち | downtown |
| ～町 | ～ちょう | ～ of the town |
| 図画 | ずが | painting |
| 映画 | えいが | movie |
| 漫画 | まんが | comic, cartoon |
| 画家 | がか | painter, artist |
| 世界 | せかい | world, the globe, the earth |
| 境界 | きょうかい | boundary |
| 官界 | かんかい | bureaucracy |
| 畑 | はたけ | a cultivated field |
| 田畑 | たはた | fields of rice and crops, estate |
| 留守 | るす | absence, being away from home |
| 書留 | かきとめ | writing down, putting on record, recording |
| 停留所 | ていりゅうじょ | bus or tram stop |
| 留学 | りゅうがく | studying abroad |
| 牧畜 | ぼくちく | stock-farming |
| 略す | りゃくす | to abbreviate |
| 一番すき | いちばんすき | favourite |
| 番人 | ばんにん | watchman |
| 一番 | いちばん | number one |
| 一番好き | いちばんすき | favorite |
| 二番 | にばん | second (in sequence) |
| 何番 | なんばん | what number |
| 番号 | ばんごう | number |
| 交番 | こうばん | police box |
| 当番 | とうばん | being on duty |
| 番地 | ばんち | house number, address |
| 留守番 | るすばん | care-taking, caretaker, house-watching |
| 異常 | いじょう | strangeness, abnormality, disorder |
| 異なる | ことなる | to differ, to vary, to disagree |
| 畳 | たたみ | tatami mat (Japanese straw mat) |
| 畳む | たたむ | to fold (clothes) |
| 疑問 | ぎもん | (a) question |
| 病気 | びょうき | sickness |
| 病人 | びょうにん | a sick person |
| 症状 | しょうじょう | symptoms, condition |
| 痛い | いたい | painful |
| 痛む | いたむ | to ache |
| 痛み止め | いたみどめ | a painkiller |
| 痛み | いたみ | pain, ache, sore, grief, distress |
| 癖 | くせ | a habit (often a bad habit), peculiarity |
| 出発 | しゅっぱつ・する | departure |
| 発つ | たつ | to depart (on a plane, train, etc.) (v5t) |
| 爆発 | ばくはつ | explosion, detonation, eruption |
| 発揮 | はっき | exhibition, demonstration, utilization |
| 発射 | はっしゃ | firing, shooting, discharge, catapult |
| 発想 | はっそう | expression (music), conceptualization |
| 発達 | はったつ | development, growth |
| 発展 | はってん | development, growth |
| 発売 | はつばい | sale |
| 発明 | はつめい | invention |
| 登る | のぼる | to climb |
| 登場 | とうじょう | entry (on stage) |
| 白 | しろ・い、はく | white |
| 明白 | めいはく | clarity |
| 卵白 | らんぱく | egg white |
| 白書 | はくしょ | White Paper |
| 白人 | はくじん | Causasian |
| 白髪 | しらが | white or grey hair, trendy hair bleaching |
| 白い | しろい | white |
| 百 | ひゃく | hundred |
| 百倍 | ひゃくばい | hundred-fold |
| 二百 | にひゃく | 200 |
| 三百 | さんびゃく | 300 |
| 百姓 | ひゃくしょお | farmer |
| 百点 | ひゃくてん | 100 points (perfect mark) |
| 八百屋 | やおや | greengrocer |
| 六百 | ろっぴゃく | 600 |
| 八百 | はっぴゃく | 800 |
| 百円 | ひゃくえん | 100 yen |
| 百八十度 | ひゃくはちじゅうど | 180 degrees |
| 具体的な | ぐたいてきな | concrete; specific |
| 消極的 | しょうきょくてき | passive |
| 皆 | みんな | everyone |
| 皆さん | みなさん | everyone, everybody |
| 皆無 | かいむ | nonexistent, nil, none |
| 天皇 | てんのう | emperor |
| 皮 | かわ | skin, hide, leather, fur, pelt, bark, shell |
| 毛皮 | けがわ | fur, skin, pelt |
| お皿 | おさら | plate, dish |
| 灰皿 | はいざら | ashtray |
| 皿 | さら | plate, dish |
| 盆 | ぼん | Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead, tray |
| 盆地 | ぼんち | basin (e.g. between mountains) |
| 利益 | りえき | profits, gains, (political, economic) |
| 盛ん | さかん | popularity, prosperous |
| 盛り | さかり | helping, serving |
| 盛る | もる | (1) to serve (food, etc.), (2) to fill up |
| 目 | め | an eye; vision |
| 目上 | めうえ | one's superiors |
| 目下 | めした | one's inferiors |
| 注目 | ちゅうもく | attention |
| いくつ目 | いくつめ | how many... (counter) |
| 目が悪い | めがわるい | poor eyesight; blind |
| 目次 | もくじ | a table of contents |
| 一目で | ひとめで | at a glance |
| 目的 | もくてき | goals |
| 目玉 | めだま | eyeball |
| 二番目 | んばんめ | second (in a series) |
| ～目 | ～め | number ～ sequence, ～nd/th (suf) |
| ~目 | ~め | ~nd,~th (sequence) |
| 目指す | めざす | to aim at, to have an eye on |
| 目印 | めじるし | mark, sign, landmark |
| 目安 | めやす | criterion, aim |
| 目標 | もくひょう | mark, objective, target |
| 役目 | やくめ | duty, business |
| 皆目 | かいもく | entirely, (not) at all |
| 盲導犬 | もうどうけん | seeing eye dog |
| 直接 | ちょくせつ | directly |
| 直す | なおす | to repair |
| 直ちに | ただちに | at once |
| 率直 | そっちょく | frank, candid, straightforward, openhearted |
| 直る | なおる | to be fixed, to be repaired |
| 正直 | しょうじき | honesty, integrity, frankness |
| 垂直 | すいちょく | vertical, perpendicular |
| 卒直 | そっちょく | frankness, candour, openheartedness |
| 直に | じかに | immediately, readily, directly |
| 直 | じき | earnestly, immediately, exactly |
| 直後 | ちょくご | immediately following |
| 直前 | ちょくぜん | just before |
| 直流 | ちょくりゅう | direct current |
| 直径 | ちょっけい | diameter |
| 相互 | そうご | mutual |
| 相当 | そうとう | appropriate |
| 相手 | あいて | companion, partner |
| 相撲 | すもう | sumo wrestling |
| 相違 | そうい | difference, discrepancy, variation |
| 省く | はぶく | to omit, to eliminate, to curtail, to economize |
| 反省 | はんせい | reflection, reconsideration, introspection, meditation |
| 看板 | かんばん | sign, signboard, doorplate, poster |
| 看病 | かんびょう | nursing (a patient) |
| 県 | けん | prefecture |
| 県庁 | けんちょう | prefectural office |
| 真ん中 | まんなか | the very middle |
| 真暗 | まっくら | pitch dark |
| 真心 | まごころ | sincerity |
| 真実 | しんじつ | truth |
| 写真機 | しゃしんき | camera |
| 真っ白 | まっしろ | pure white |
| 真理 | まり | a woman's name |
| 真也 | しんや | a man's name |
| 真夏 | まなつ | midsummer |
| 写真 | しゃしん | a photograph, a photo, a picture |
| 写真を撮 | しゃしんをとる | to take a picture |
| 真冬 | まふゆ | (in) midwinter |
| 真中 | まんなか | middle, centre |
| 真剣 | しんけん | seriousness, earnestness |
| 真っ暗 | まっくら | total darkness, shortsightedness, pitch dark |
| 真っ先 | まっさき | the head, the foremost, beginning |
| 真っ直ぐ | まっすぐ | straight (ahead), direct, upright |
| 真似 | まね | mimicry, imitation, behavior, pretense |
| 真似る | まねる | to mimic, to imitate |
| 上着 | うわぎ | outer garment, coat |
| 下着 | したぎ | underwear |
| 着く | つく | arrive |
| 着る | きる | to wear, to put on |
| 着替え | きがえ | changing clothes, change of clothes |
| 着物 | きもの | kimono |
| ~着 | ~ちゃく | counter for suits of clothing |
| 着々 | ちゃくちゃく | steadily |
| 着ける | つける | (1) to attach, to join, to add, to append |
| 到着 | とうちゃく | arrival |
| 水着 | みずぎ | bathing suit (woman's) |
| 睡眠 | すいみん | sleep |
| 一瞬 | いっしゅん | a moment, an instant |
| 瞳 | ひとみ | pupil (of eye) |
| 矛盾 | むじゅん | contradiction, inconsistency |
| 矢印 | やじるし | directing arrow |
| 知る | しる | know |
| 承知 | しょうち・する | consent, acceptance |
| 知らせる | しらせる | to notify, to advise |
| 知らせ | しらせ | notice |
| 知合い | しりあい | acquaintance |
| 知恵 | ちえ | wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence |
| 知事 | ちじ | prefectural governor |
| 知人 | ちじん | friend, acquaintance |
| 短い | みじかい | short |
| 短大 | たんだい | junior college |
| 短期 | たんき | short term |
| 短所 | たんしょ | (1) defect, demerit, weak point, (2) disadvantage |
| 石 | いし | stone |
| 石橋 | いしばし | stone bridge |
| 石川 | いしかわ | Ishikawa: a Japanese surname |
| 宝石 | ほうせき | jewel, gem |
| 小石 | こいし | pebble |
| 石油 | せきゆ | petroleum, oil |
| 化石 | かせき | a fossil |
| 岩石 | がんせき | rocks and stones |
| 流石 | さすが | clever, adept, good, expectations |
| 石炭 | せきたん | coal |
| 石鹸 | せっけん | soap |
| 砂 | すな | sand |
| 砂漠 | さばく | desert |
| 研修 | けんしゅう | training |
| 砕く | くだく | to break, to smash |
| 砕ける | くだける | to break, to be broken |
| 破産 | はさん | (personal) bankruptcy |
| 破片 | はへん | fragment, splinter, broken piece |
| 破る | やぶる | to tear, to violate, to defeat, to smash, to destroy |
| 破れる | やぶれる | to get torn, to wear out |
| 堅/硬/固い | かたい | solid, hard, firm |
| 碁 | ご | Go (board game of capturing territory) |
| 正確 | せいかく | accurate, punctuality, exactness, authenticity |
| 確か | たしか | certain, sure, definite, if I remember correctly |
| 確かめる | たしかめる | to ascertain |
| 的確 | てきかく | precise, accurate |
| 明確 | めいかく | clear up, clarify, define |
| 磁石 | じしゃく | magnet |
| 歯磨き | はみがき | dentifrice, toothpaste |
| 磨く | みがく | to polish, to shine, to brush, to refine, to improve |
| 掲示 | けいじ | notice, bulletin |
| お礼 | おれい | thanking, expression of gratitude |
| 失礼 | しつれい | (1) discourtesy, impoliteness, (2) Excuse me |
| 礼 | れい | expression of gratitude |
| 礼儀 | れいぎ | manners, courtesy, etiquette |
| 社 | やしろ、しゃ | shrine, Shinto, society |
| 会社 | かいしゃ | a company |
| 社員 | しゃいん | company employee |
| 社会 | しゃかい | society |
| 社主 | しゃしゅ | the proprietor (owner) of a company |
| 社印 | しゃいん | official company seal |
| 会社員 | かいしゃいん | a company employee |
| 商社 | しょうしゃ | trading company, firm |
| 入社 | にゅうしゃ | entry to a company |
| 元祖 | がんそ | founder; originator, forerunner |
| 先祖 | せんぞ | ancestor |
| 祖先 | そせん | ancestor |
| 祖父 | そふ | grandfather |
| 祖母 | そぼ | grandmother |
| 祝い | いわい | congratulations; celebration, festival |
| 祝い事 | いわいごと | a celebration |
| 祝着 | いわいぎ | festive dress |
| 祝い物 | いわいもの | gongratulatory gift |
| お祝いを | おいわいをいう | congratulate |
| 神 | かみ | god |
| 神宮 | じんぐう | shrine |
| 神社 | じんじゃ | shrine |
| 神田 | かんだ | neighbourhood in Tokyo |
| 神父 | しんぷ | priest |
| 女神 | めがみ | goddess |
| 京阪神地 | けいひんしんちほう | the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe area |
| 神戸市 | こうべし | Kobe city (of Hyogo prefecture) |
| 神様 | かみさま | god |
| 投票 | とうひょう | voting, poll |
| 夏祭 | なつまつり | summer festival |
| お祭り | おまつり | festival |
| 祭日 | さいじつ | national holiday, festival day |
| 祭 | まつり | festival, feast |
| 祭る | まつる | to deify, to enshrine |
| 右折禁止 | うせつきんし | cannot turn right |
| 禁煙 | きんえん | No Smoking! (exp) |
| 禁止 | きんし | prohibition, ban |
| 幸福 | こうふく | happiness, blessedness |
| 優秀 | ゆうしゅう | superiority, excellence |
| 私 | わた・し | I |
| 私たち | わたしたち | we |
| 秋祭り | あきまつり | autumn festival |
| 秋 | あき | autumn, fall (n-adv) |
| 秋分 | しゅうぶん | autumn equinox |
| 科学 | かがく | chemistry, science |
| 百科事典 | ひゃっかじてん | an encyclopedia |
| 歯科医 | しかい | dentist |
| 学科 | がっか | school subject |
| 内科医 | ないかい | a physician |
| 外科医 | げかい | a surgeon |
| 科目 | かもく | (school) subject, curriculum, course |
| 教科書 | きょうかしょ | text book |
| 外科 | げか | surgical department |
| 人文科学 | じんぶんかがく | social sciences, humanities |
| 理科 | りか | science |
| 一秒 | いちびょう | second (time) |
| 秒 | びょう | second (60th min) |
| 便秘 | べんぴ | constipation |
| 秘密 | ひみつ | secret, secrecy |
| 稀 | まれ | rare, seldom |
| 先程 | さきほど | some time ago |
| 程度 | ていど | degree, amount, grade, standard, of the order of |
| 日程 | にってい | agenda |
| 方程式 | ほうていしき | equation |
| 程 | ほど | degree, extent, bounds, limit |
| 税別 | ぜいべつ | tax not included |
| 免税 | めんぜい | tax exemption, duty exemption |
| 幼稚 | ようち | infancy, childish, infantile |
| 幼稚園 | ようちえん | kindergarten |
| 一種 | いっしゅ | a species, a kind, a variety |
| 人種 | じんしゅ | race (of people) |
| 種 | たね | (1) seed, (2) material, (3) cause, source |
| 原稿 | げんこう | manuscript, copy |
| 穀物 | こくもつ | grain, cereal, corn |
| 積極的 | せっきょくてき | positive, active, proactive |
| 体積 | たいせき | capacity, volume |
| 積む | つむ | to pile up, to stack |
| 積もる | つもる | to pile up |
| 容積 | ようせき | capacity, volume |
| 穏やか | おだやか | calm, gentle, quiet |
| 研究室 | けんきゅうしつ | professor's office, a seminar room |
| 研究科 | けんきゅうか | research section |
| 研究 | けんきゅう | study, research, investigation |
| 空 | そら、あ・ける、から | sky, to become free, empty |
| 空気 | くうき | air |
| 空き | あき | room, time to spare, emptiness |
| 空く | あく | to open, to become open, to become empty |
| 空っぽ | からっぽ | empty, vacant, hollow |
| 空港 | くうこう | airport |
| 空想 | くうそう | daydream, fantasy, fancy, vision |
| 空中 | くうちゅう | sky, air |
| 真空 | しんくう | vacuum, hollow, empty |
| 窓 | まど | widow |
| 窓口 | まどぐち | ticket window |
| 立 | た・つ、た・てる | to stand, to establish |
| 木立 | こだち | grove |
| 私立大学 | しりつだいがく | a private university |
| 立入禁止 | たちいりきんし | do not enter |
| 中立 | ちゅうりつ | neutrality |
| 目立つ | めだつ | to stand out |
| 店立て | たなだて | eviction |
| 建立 | けんりゅう | erection |
| 立場 | たちば | standpoint |
| 立ち去る | たちさる | to leave, to go off, to depart |
| 夕立 | ゆうだち | a (summer afternoon) shower |
| 立てる | たてる | to stand (something) up, to erect (something) |
| 役に立つ | やくにたつ | to be helpful, to be useful |
| 国立 | こくりつ | national |
| 献立 | こんだて | menu, program, schedule |
| 私立 | しりつ | private (establishment) |
| 成立 | せいりつ | coming into existence, arrangements, establishment |
| 立ち上がる | たちあがる | to stand up |
| 立ち止まる | たちどまる | to stop, to halt, to stand still |
| 立つ | たつ | to stand (v5t) |
| 立派 | りっぱ | splendid, fine, handsome, elegant, imposing |
| 竜安寺 | りょうあんじ | Ryoan Temple |
| 文章 | ぶんしょう | sentence, article |
| 先端 | せんたん | pointed end, tip, fine point |
| 端 | はし | end (e.g. of street), edge, tip, margin, point |
| 競技 | きょうぎ | game, match, contest |
| 競争 | きょうそう | competition, contest |
| 竹 | たけ | bamboo |
| 竹田 | たけだ | Takeda: a Japanese surname |
| 竹材 | ちくざい | bamboo material |
| 竹の子 | たけの子 | a bamboo shoot |
| 竹林 | ちくりん | bamboo thicket |
| 笑い声 | わらいごえ | laughter, a laughing voice |
| 笑う | わらう | to laugh, to smile |
| 微笑む | ほほえむ | to smile |
| 笑い | わらい | laugh, laughter, smile |
| 笛 | ふえ | flute, pipe |
| 切符 | きっぷ | ticket |
| 符号 | ふごう | sign, mark, symbol |
| 次第 | しだい | (1) order, precedence, (2) circumstances |
| 万年筆 | まんねんひつ | fountain pen |
| 執筆 | しっぴつ | writing |
| 筆 | ふで | writing brush |
| 彼等 | かれら | they (usually male) |
| 上等 | じょうとう | superiority, first class, very good |
| 等分 | とうぶん | division into equal parts |
| 等しい | ひとしい | equal |
| 平等 | びょうどう | equality (a), impartiality, evenness |
| 筋 | すじ | muscle, string, line |
| 水筒 | すいとう | canteen, flask, water bottle |
| 封筒 | ふうとう | envelope |
| 回答 | かいとう | solution |
| 答案 | とうあん | answer paper |
| 口答え | くちごたえ | retort |
| 答え | こたえ | answer (noun) |
| 答える | こたえる | to answer |
| 答 | こたえ | answer, response |
| 問答 | もんどう | questions and answers, dialogue |
| 対策 | たいさく | counter-plan, counter-measure |
| 予算 | よさん | budget |
| 算盤 | そろばん | abacus |
| 算数 | さんすう | arithmetic |
| 引算 | ひきざん | subtraction |
| 割算 | わりざん | division (math) |
| 管理 | かんり | control, management (e.g. of a business) |
| 管 | くだ | pipe, tube |
| 箱 | はこ | box |
| 箱を動か | はこをうごかす | to move a box |
| 節 | せつ | clause |
| 季節 | きせつ | season |
| 率先垂範 | そっせんすいはん | set an example worth following |
| 範囲 | はんい | extent, scope, sphere, range |
| 建築 | けんちく | architecture |
| 簡単な | かんたんな | simple |
| 簡単 | かんたん | simple |
| 書籍 | しょせき | book, publication |
| 国籍 | こくせき | nationality |
| 米 | こめ | rice |
| 新米 | しんまい | new rice; new person |
| 白米 | はくまい | polished (white) rice |
| 玄米 | げんまい | brown rice |
| 米国 | べいこく | U.S.A. |
| 中米 | ちゅうべい | Central America |
| 南米 | なんべい | South America |
| 米価 | べいか | price of rice |
| 北米 | ほくべい | North America |
| 北米人 | ほくべいじん | North American (person) |
| 南米人 | なんべいじん | South American (person) |
| 粉 | こな | flour, meal, powder |
| 粒 | つぶ | grain |
| 粗利 | あらり | gross profit |
| 粗末 | そまつ | crude, rough, plain, humble |
| 精神 | せいしん | spirit |
| 精々 | せいぜい | at the most, at best, to the utmost, as much |
| 砂糖 | さとう | sugar |
| 糸 | いと | thread |
| 毛糸 | けいと | woollen yarn |
| 糸巻き | いとまき | thread-reel |
| 文系 | ぶんけい | sentence pattern |
| 体系 | たいけい | system, organization |
| 世紀 | せいき | century |
| 21世紀 | にじゅういっせいき | Twenty-First Century |
| 約束 | やくそく | arrangement; promise; appointment |
| 予約 | よやく | reservation, booking |
| 契約 | けいやく | contract, compact, agreement |
| 婚約 | こんやく | engagement, betrothal |
| 節約 | せつやく | economising, saving |
| 約 | やく | approximately, about, some |
| 口紅 | くちべに | lipstick |
| 納める | おさめる | to obtain, to reap, to pay, to supply, to accept |
| 単純 | たんじゅん | simplicity |
| 手紙 | てがみ | a letter (mail) |
| 小紙 | しょうし | book cover |
| 和紙 | わし | Japanese paper |
| 紙を切る | かみをきる | to cut (a piece of) paper |
| 紙 | かみ | paper |
| 紙屑 | かみくず | wastepaper |
| 塵紙 | ちりがみ | tissue paper, toilet paper |
| 上級 | じょうきゅう | advanced level, high grade, senior |
| 素敵な | すてきな | attractive |
| 水素 | すいそ | hydrogen |
| 素直 | すなお | obedient, meek, docile, unaffected |
| 素晴らしい | すばらしい | wonderful, splendid, magnificent |
| 素人 | しろうと | amateur, novice |
| 素 | もと | prime |
| 索引 | さくいん | index |
| 紫 | むらさき | purple colour, violet |
| 細い | ほそい | thin |
| 細かい | こまかい | (1) small, (2) fine, minute |
| 紹介する | しょうかいする | introduce |
| 紹介 | しょうかい | introduction |
| 紺 | こん | navy blue, deep blue |
| 終える | おえる | finish |
| 終わり | おわり | end |
| 終わる | おわる | finish |
| 終了する | しゅうりょうする | complete (a course) |
| 終る | おわる | to finish, to close |
| 終 | おわり | the end |
| 最終 | さいしゅう | last, final, closing |
| 始終 | しじゅう | continuously, from beginning to end |
| 番組 | ばんぐみ | program (eg. TV) |
| 組 | くみ | class, group, team, set |
| 組合 | くみあい | association, union |
| 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 |
| 組む | くむ | to put together |
| 経営 | けいえい | management, administration |
| 経済 | けいざい | economics, business, finance, economy |
| 経度 | けいど | longitude |
| 経由 | けいゆ | go by the way, via |
| 神経 | しんけい | nerve, sensitivity |
| 経つ | たつ | to pass, to lapse (v5t) |
| 結婚 | けっこん | marriage |
| 結構 | けっこう | nice, enough |
| 結果 | けっか | result, consequence |
| 結局 | けっきょく | after all, eventually |
| 結ぶ | むすぶ | to tie, to bind, to link |
| 給与 | きゅうよ | allowance, grant, supply |
| 給料 | きゅうりょう | salary, wages |
| 供給 | きょうきゅう | supply, provision |
| 月給 | げっきゅう | monthly salary |
| 支給 | しきゅう | payment, allowance |
| 系統 | けいとう | system, family line, geological formation |
| 統一 | とういつ | unity, consolidation, uniformity |
| 油絵 | あぶらえ | oil painting |
| 塗り絵 | ぬりえ | line drawing for colouring |
| 絵画 | かいが | navy |
| 口絵 | くちえ | frontispiece |
| 絵本 | えほん | picture book |
| 浮世絵 | うえよえ | ukiyoe (Edo wood-block prints) |
| 絵 | え | picture, drawing, painting, sketch |
| 絶対 | ぜったい | absolute, unconditional, absoluteness |
| 絶滅 | ぜつめつ | destruction, extinction |
| 絶えず | たえず | constantly |
| 絹 | きぬ | silk |
| 持続する | じぞくする | to continue |
| 続く | つづく | to be continued |
| ～続ける | ～つづける | to continue doing ～ |
| 続ける | つづける | to continue, to keep up, to keep on |
| 継続 | けいぞく | continuation |
| 相続 | そうぞく | succession, inheritance |
| 続々 | ぞくぞく | successively, one after another (n-adv) |
| 接続 | せつぞく | (1) connection, union, join, link, (2) changing |
| 続き | つづき | sequel, continuation |
| 維持 | いじ | maintenance, preservation |
| 綱 | つな | rope |
| 木綿 | もめん | cotton |
| 綿 | めん | cotton, padding |
| 緊張 | きんちょう | tension, mental strain, nervousness |
| 緑 | みどり | greenery |
| 一緒に | いっしょに | together |
| 一緒 | いっしょ | together |
| 点線 | てんせん | dotted line |
| 山手線 | やまのてせん | Yamanote train line, Tokyo |
| 光線 | こうせん | light ray |
| 直線 | ちょくせん | straight line |
| 線 | せん | line |
| 線が低い | せんがい低い | short (person), be short in stature |
| 曲線 | きょくせん | curve |
| 水平線 | すいへいせん | horizon |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん | bullet train (very high speed), shinkansen |
| 地平線 | ちへいせん | horizon |
| 締める | しめる | to tie, to fasten |
| 短編 | たんぺん | short (e.g. story, film) |
| 緩い | ゆるい | loose, lenient, slow |
| 縁 | ふち | a means, e.g. of living |
| 縄 | なわ | rope, hemp |
| 縦 | たて | length, height |
| 縫う | ぬう | to sew |
| 恐縮 | きょうしゅく | shame, very kind of you, sorry to trouble |
| 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 |
| 実績 | じっせき | achievements, actual results |
| 功績 | こうせき | achievements, merit, meritorious service |
| 成績 | せいせき | results, record |
| 組織 | そしき | (1) organization, (2) structure, construction |
| 缶 | かん | can |
| 罪 | つみ | crime, fault, indiscretion |
| 犯罪 | はんざい | crime |
| 置き場 | おきば | place where something is put |
| 置く | おく | to put, to place; to leave (behind); |
| 位置 | いち | place, situation, position, location |
| 物置 | ものおき | storage room |
| 罰する | ばっする | to punish, to penalize (vs-s) |
| 署名 | しょめい | signature |
| 羊毛 | ようもう | wool |
| 羊皮 | ようひ | sheepskin |
| 羊水 | ようすい | amniotic fluid |
| 美人 | びじん | beautiful person (woman) |
| 美容 | びよう | beauty of figure or form |
| 群れ | むれ | group, crowd, flock, herd |
| 義理の妹 | ぎりのいもうと | one's younger sister-in-law |
| 義理の姉 | ぎりのあね | one's older sister-in-law |
| 意義 | いぎ | meaning, significance |
| 羽 | はね | wing |
| 羽田空港 | はねだくうこう | Haneda airport |
| 羽根 | はね | shuttlecock |
| ~羽 | ~わ | counter for rabbits/birds |
| 練習 | れんしゅう | practice |
| 習う | ならう | to learn |
| 復習 | ふくしゅう | review, revision |
| 予習 | よしゅう | preparation for a lesson |
| 実習 | じっしゅう | practice, training |
| 習慣 | しゅうかん | custom, habit, manners |
| 翼 | つばさ | wings |
| 老人 | ろうじん | the aged, old person |
| 考える | かんがえる | think |
| 考案 | こうあん | idea |
| 参考 | さんこう | reference |
| 考え事 | かんがえごと | concern |
| 思考 | しこう | thought |
| 考え | かんがえ | thinking, thought, ideas, intention |
| 考慮 | こうりょ | consideration, taking into account |
| 何者 | なにもの | who? |
| 悪者 | わるもの | rascal |
| 易者 | えきしゃ | fortune teller |
| 歯医者 | はいしゃ | dentist, a dentist's office |
| 医者 | いしゃ | doctor |
| 働き者 | はたらきもの | a hard worker |
| 作者 | さくしゃ | an author, a writer, an artist |
| 前者 | ぜんしゃ | the former |
| 後者 | こうしゃ | the latter |
| 筆者 | ひっしゃ | writer, author |
| 者 | もの | person |
| 役者 | やくしゃ | actor, actress |
| 耕地 | こうち | arable land |
| 耕す | たがやす | to till, to plow, to cultivate |
| 耳 | みみ | ear |
| 耳かき | みみかき | an earpick |
| パンの耳 | パンのみみ | the crust of a slice of bread |
| 耳科 | じか | otology |
| 空耳 | そらみみ | mishearing |
| 耳にする | みみにする | to hear about; to learn |
| 耳たぶ | みみたぶ | ear lobe |
| 聞 | き・く、き・こえる | to hear, to listen, to ask |
| 前代未聞 | ぜんだいみもん | unheard-of; unprecedented |
| 新聞 | しんぶん | newspaper |
| 聞こえる | きこえる | hear |
| 聞く | きく | to hear, to listen, to ask |
| 新聞社 | しんぶんしゃ | newspaper company |
| 職員 | しょくいん | employee |
| 肉 | にく | meat |
| 牛肉 | ぎゅうにく | beef |
| 肉屋 | にくや | butcher |
| 焼肉 | やきにく | Korean BBQ |
| 筋肉 | きんにく | muscle |
| 肉眼 | にくがん | naked eye |
| 肉体 | にくたい | the body |
| とり肉 | とりにく | chicken meat |
| 皮肉 | ひにく | cynicism, sarcasm |
| 肌 | はだ | skin |
| 肌着 | はだぎ | underwear |
| 肯定 | こうてい | affirmative |
| 体育 | たいいく | physical education |
| 教育する | きょういくする | to educate |
| 育男 | いくめん | house-husband (slang) |
| 育児 | いくじ | childcare, nursing, upbringing |
| 育つ | そだつ | to raise (child), to be brought up, to grow (up) |
| 育てる | そだてる | to raise, to rear, to bring up |
| 教育 | きょういく | training, education |
| 胃 | い | stomach |
| 背中 | せなか | the back (of the body) |
| 背広 | せびろ | a (business) suit |
| 背 | せ | height, stature |
| 胡椒 | こしょう | pepper |
| 胸 | むね | breast, chest |
| 能力 | のうりょく | ability |
| 可能性 | かのうせい | chance (likelihood) |
| 才能 | さいのう | talent |
| 可能 | かのう | possible, practicable, feasible |
| 性能 | せいのう | ability, efficiency |
| 知能 | ちのう | intelligence, brains |
| 能 | のう | being skilled in, nicely, properly |
| 能率 | のうりつ | efficiency |
| 有能 | ゆうのう | able, capable, efficient, skill |
| 官能的 | かんのうてき | sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing |
| 文脈 | ぶんみゃく | context |
| 脱線 | だっせん | derailment |
| 脱ぐ | ぬぐ | to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress |
| 脳 | のう | brain |
| 腐る | くさる | to rot, to go bad |
| 腕 | うで | arm |
| 腰 | こし | hip |
| 腰掛け | こしかけ | seat, bench |
| 腰掛ける | こしかける | to sit (down) |
| お腹 | おなか | stomach |
| 腹 | はら | abdomen, belly, stomach |
| 皮膚 | ひふ | skin |
| 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 |
| 膨大 | ぼうだい | huge, bulky, enormous, extensive, swelling |
| 心臓 | しんぞう | heart |
| 総理大臣 | そうりだいじん | Prime Minister |
| 大臣 | だいじん | cabinet minister |
| 臨時 | りんじ | temporary, special, extraordinary |
| 自 | じ | self |
| 自称 | じしょう | self-styled; would-be; calling oneself |
| 自宅 | じたく | my house |
| 自由 | じゆう | freedom |
| 自然 | しぜん | nature |
| 自信 | じしん | self-confidence |
| 自己 | じこ | self; oneself |
| 自粛 | じしゅく | self control |
| 自主的 | じしゅてき | independent, autonomous |
| 自動 | じどう | automatic |
| 自動的 | じどうてき | automatically |
| 自立 | じりつ | independence |
| 自分で | じぶんで | by oneself |
| 自動ドア | じどうドア | an automatic door |
| 自治 | じち | self-government, autonomy |
| 自殺 | じさつ | suicide |
| 自習 | じしゅう | self-study |
| 自然科学 | しぜんかがく | natural science |
| 不自由 | ふじゆう | discomfort, disability, inconvenience, destitution |
| 自ら | みずから | for one's self, personally |
| 臭味 | しゅみ | an interest, a hobby |
| 臭い | くさい | odour, scent, smell, stench |
| 至る | いたる | to come, to arrive |
| 至急 | しきゅう | urgent, pressing |
| 致す | いたす | (hum) to do |
| 興味 | きょうみ | (an) interest (in something) |
| 舌 | した | tongue |
| 田舎 | いなか | countryside |
| 校舎 | こうしゃ | school building |
| 舟 | ふね | ship, boat |
| 航空 | こうくう | aviation, flying |
| 全般 | ぜんぱん | (the) whole, universal, wholly, general |
| 船 | ふね | ship |
| 汽船 | きせん | steamship |
| 船便 | ふなびん | surface mail (ship) |
| 良心 | りょうしん | conscience |
| 色 | いろ | color |
| 景色 | けしき | scenery, scene, landscape |
| 灰色 | はいいろ | grey, gray, ashen |
| 艶 | つや | gloss, glaze |
| 花 | はな | flower |
| 火花 | ひばな | spark |
| 花畑 | はなはたけ | a flower garden |
| 花をいけ | はなをいけます | flower arrangement |
| 花弁 | かべん | petal |
| 花火 | はなび | fireworks |
| 花びん | かびん | a vase |
| 生け花 | いけばな | living flower arrangement |
| 花場 | はなば | flower bouquet |
| 花瓶 | かびん | (flower) vase |
| 花嫁 | はなよめ | bride |
| 学芸大学 | がくげいだいがく | Tokyo neighbourhood named for now-defunct arts University |
| 工芸品 | こうげいひん | a handicraft |
| 芸能 | げいのう | public entertainment, accomplishments, attainment |
| 工芸 | こうげい | industrial arts |
| 文芸 | ぶんげい | literature, art and literature, belles-lettres |
| 芽 | め | sprout |
| 若い | わかい | young |
| 若々しい | わかわかしい | youthful, young |
| 若干 | じゃっかん | some, few, a number of, a little |
| 困苦 | こんく | hardship |
| 苦い | にがい | bitter |
| 苦情 | くじょう | complaint, troubles, objection |
| 苦心 | くしん | pain, trouble |
| 苦痛 | くつう | pain, agony |
| 苦しい | くるしい | painful, difficult |
| 苦しむ | くるしむ | to suffer, to groan, to be worried |
| 苦労 | くろう | troubles, hardships |
| 苦手 | にがて | poor (at), weak (in), dislike (of) |
| 英国 | えいこく | England |
| 英吉利 | いぎりす | the United Kingdom (of Great Britain etc) |
| 和英 | わえい | Japanese-English |
| 茂る | しげる | to grow thick, to luxuriate, to be luxurious |
| 茄子 | なす | eggplant |
| 茶畑 | ちゃばたけ | tea field |
| お茶 | おちゃ | tea |
| 茶碗 | ちゃわん | teabowl |
| 日本茶 | にほんちゃ | Japanese/green tea |
| 茶色 | ちゃいろ | brown |
| 紅茶 | こうちゃ | English/black tea |
| 茶茶 | ちゃちゃ | interruption |
| 喫茶店 | きっさてん | a tea house / coffee shop |
| 緑茶 | りょくちゃ | green tea |
| 茶色い | ちゃいろい | brown |
| 茶 | ちゃ | tea |
| 草原 | くさはら | grassy plain |
| 草 | くさ | grass |
| 草履 | ぞうり | zoori (Japanese footwear), sandals |
| 別荘 | べっそう | holiday house, villa |
| 荷物 | にもつ | baggage, luggage |
| 手荷物 | てにもつ | hand luggage |
| 出荷する | しゅっかする | to ship goods |
| 茶菓 | さか | tea and cakes |
| お菓子 | おかし | confections, sweets, candy |
| 落ちる | おちる | to fall, to drop |
| 落す | おとす | to drop, to lose |
| 落着く | おちつく | to calm down, to settle down |
| 落し物 | おとしもの | lost property |
| 落第 | らくだい | failure, dropping out of a class |
| 葉書 | はがき | postcard |
| 千葉 | ちば | Chiba Prefecture |
| 紅葉 | こうよう | leaves changing colors |
| 葉 | は | leaf |
| 著者 | ちょしゃ | author, writer |
| 葬式 | そうしき | funeral |
| 蒔く | まく | to sow (seeds) |
| 蒸し暑い | むしあつい | hot and humid |
| 蒸気 | じょうき | steam, vapour |
| 蒸発 | じょうはつ | evaporation, unexplained disappearance |
| 水蒸気 | すいじょうき | water vapour, steam |
| 蒸す | むす | to steam, to poultice, to be sultry |
| 冷蔵庫 | れいぞうこ | refridgerator |
| 薄い | うすい | thin, weak |
| 推薦 | すいせん | recommendation |
| 薬 | くすり | medicine |
| 目薬 | めぐすり | eye lotion |
| 薬局 | やっきょく | pharmacy |
| 薬指 | くすりゆび | ring finger |
| 薬や | くすりや | drugstore |
| 薬缶 | やかん | kettle |
| 薬品 | やくひん | medicine(s), chemical(s) |
| 虫 | むし | insect |
| 虫歯 | むしば | dental cavity, tooth decay |
| 毛虫 | けむし | caterpillar |
| 虹 | にじ | rainbow |
| 蚊 | か | mosquito |
| 蛇 | へび | snake |
| 蛍光灯 | けいこうとう | fluorescent lamp, person who is slow to react |
| 血 | ち | blood |
| 血圧が低 | けつあつがひくい | have low blood pressure |
| 血圧 | けつあつ | blood pressure |
| 血液 | けつえき | blood |
| 公衆 | こうしゅう | the public |
| 行 | い・く、ゆ・く、おこな・う | to go, to walk, to carry out |
| 花に行く | はなにいぢます | viewing flowers |
| 行く | いく | to go |
| 行う | おこなう | to carry out |
| 旅行する | りょこうする | to travel |
| 二行目 | にぎょうめ | the second line |
| 急行 | きゅうこう | rapid |
| 流行 | りゅうこう | fashion; fad; vogue; craze |
| 行き | いき | going |
| 行儀 | ぎょうぎ | manners |
| 行事 | ぎょうじ | event, function |
| 行列 | ぎょうれつ | (1) line, procession, (2) matrix (math) |
| 実行 | じっこう | practice, performance, execution (e.g. program) |
| 孝行 | こうこう | filial piety |
| 行動 | こうどう | action, conduct, behaviour, mobilization |
| 発行 | はっこう | issue (publications) |
| 流行る | はやる | to flourish, to thrive, to be popular |
| 並行 | へいこう | (going) side by side, concurrent, abreast |
| 夜行 | やこう | walking around at night, night train, night travel |
| 行方 | ゆくえ | one's whereabouts |
| 旅行 | りょこう | travel, trip |
| 美術 | びじゅつ | art |
| 芸術 | げいじゅつ | (fine) art, the arts |
| 技術 | ぎじゅつ | art, technique, technology, skill |
| 街 | まち | (1) town, (2) street, road |
| 自衛 | じえい | self-defense |
| 衝突 | しょうとつ | collision, conflict |
| 更衣室 | こういしつ | a dressing room, a locker room |
| 浴衣 | ゆかた | bathrobe, informal summer kimono, yukata |
| 図表 | ずひょう | a chart, a graph, a diagram |
| 表 | おもて | the front, surface, exterior |
| 公表 | こうひょう | official announcement, proclamation |
| 代表 | だいひょう | representative, representation, delegation |
| 発表 | はっぴょう | announcement, publication |
| 表現 | ひょうげん | expression, presentation, representation (math) |
| 表紙 | ひょうし | front cover, binding |
| 表情 | ひょうじょう | facial expression |
| 手袋 | てぶくろ | glove |
| 袋 | ふくろ | bag, sack |
| 被る | かぶる | to wear (on the head) |
| 被せる | かぶせる | to cover (with something) |
| 被害 | ひがい | damage |
| 体裁の悪 | ていさいのわるい | unbecoming, awkward |
| 裁判 | さいばん | trial, judgement |
| 裁縫 | さいほう | sewing |
| 裂く | さく | to tear, to split |
| 装置 | そうち | equipment, installation, apparatus |
| 服装 | ふくそう | garments |
| 包装 | ほうそう | packing, wrapping |
| 余裕 | よゆう | surplus, composure, margin, room, time, allowance |
| 候補 | こうほ | candidacy |
| 裸 | はだか | naked, nude |
| 製糸 | せいし | silk making |
| ～製 | ～せい | made in ～ |
| 作製 | さくせい | manufacture |
| 製作 | せいさく | manufacture, production |
| 製品 | せいひん | manufactured goods, finished goods |
| 複数 | ふくしゅう | review |
| 複写 | ふくしゃ | reproduction, duplication, a copy, a facsimile |
| 褒める | ほめる | to praise, to admire, to speak well |
| 西 | にし | west |
| 西口 | にしぐち | the west gate |
| 西日 | にしぐち | afternoon sun |
| 西海岸 | にしび | western coast |
| 西暦 | せいれき | the Christian era |
| 西洋 | せいよう | the west, Western countries |
| 東西 | とうざい | East and West, whole country |
| 要る | いる | to need |
| 必要 | ひつよう | necessary, essential |
| 要求 | ようきゅう | request, demand, requisition |
| 要旨 | ようし | gist, essentials, summary, fundamentals |
| 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 |
| 見 | み・る、み・える、み・せる | to look at, to see, to be visible |
| 月見み | つきみ | moon viewing |
| 了見 | りょうけん | idea; thought; intention; design |
| 見せる | みせる | to show |
| 見える | みえる | to be visible |
| 発見 | はっけん | discovery |
| 月見 | みつける | moon viewing (in Autumn) |
| 目の見え | めのみえない | blind |
| 花見 | はなみ | cherry blossom viewing |
| 見物 | けんぶつ | sightseeing |
| 見学 | けんがく | educational visit |
| 見事な | みごとな | beautiful, excellent, fine, splendid, marvelous |
| 味見する | あじみする | to taste, to have a taste of, to sample |
| お見舞い | おみまい | calling on someone who is ill, enquiry |
| 拝見 | はいけん・する | (hum) (pol) seeing, look at |
| 見つかる | みつかる | (uk) to be found, to be discovered |
| 見つける | みつける | to discover, to find |
| 意見 | いけん | opinion, view |
| 見当 | けんとう | be found, aim, estimate, guess, approx |
| 見上げる | みあげる | to look up at, to raise one's eyes, to admire |
| 見下ろす | みおろす | to overlook, to command a view of, to look down |
| 見掛け | みかけ | outward appearance |
| 見事 | みごと | splendid, magnificent, beautiful, admirable |
| 見出し | みだし | heading, caption, subtitle, index |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 見本 | みほん | sample |
| 見舞い | みまい | enquiry, expression of sympathy, expression of concern |
| 見舞う | みまう | to ask after (health), to visit |
| 見る | みる | to see, to watch |
| 規律 | きりつ | order, rules, law |
| 定規 | じょうぎ | (measuring) ruler |
| 規則 | きそく | rule, regulations |
| 不規則 | ふきそく | irregularity, unsteadiness, disorderly |
| 左折検視 | させつきんし | left-handed; southpaw |
| 疑問視 | ぎもんし | interrogative |
| 無視 | むし | disregard, ignore |
| 目が覚め | めがさめる | wake up (in AM) |
| 覚え | おぼえ | memory; sense; experience |
| 覚える | おぼえる | to remember, to memorize |
| 感覚 | かんかく | sense, sensation |
| 覚ます | さます | to awaken |
| 覚める | さめる | to wake, to wake up |
| 目覚し | めざまし | (abbr) alarm-clock |
| 展覧会 | てんらんかい | exhibition |
| 御覧 | ごらん | (hon) look, inspection, try |
| 親友 | しんゆう | a close friend |
| 父親 | ちちおや | a father |
| 母親 | ははおや | a mother |
| 両親 | りょうしん | one's parents |
| 親切 | しんせつ | kindness, goodness, goodwill |
| 親切な人 | しんせつなひと | kind person |
| 親指 | おやゆび | the thumb |
| 親しい | したしい | close, friendly, familiar, intimate |
| 親に | おやに | parent and child, parents and their children |
| 親 | おや | parents |
| 親戚 | しんせき | relative |
| 観光する | かんこうする | to go sightseeing |
| 観客 | かんきゃく | audience, spectator(s) |
| 観光 | かんこう | sightseeing |
| 観察 | かんさつ | observation, survey |
| 六角 | ろっかく | hexagon |
| 互角 | ごかく | equality; balanced; equal |
| 角 | かど | corner |
| 三角 | さんかく | triangle, triangular |
| 四角 | しかく | square |
| 四角い | しかくい | square |
| 折角 | せっかく | with trouble, at great pains, long-awaited |
| 直角 | ちょっかく | right angle |
| 方角 | ほうがく | direction, way, compass point |
| 街角 | まちかど | street corner |
| 四つ角 | よつかど | four corners, crossroads |
| 図解 | ずかい | illustration |
| 正解 | せいかい | correct answer |
| 解決 | かいけつ | settlement, solution, resolution |
| 解散 | かいさん | breakup, dissolution |
| 解答 | かいとう | answer, solution |
| 解放 | かいほう | release, liberation, emancipation |
| 見解 | けんかい | opinion, point of view |
| 分解 | ぶんかい | analysis, disassembly |
| 理解 | りかい | understanding, comprehension |
| 触る | さわる | touch |
| 触れる | ふれる | to touch, to be touched, to touch on a subject |
| 言 | い・う | word, to say |
| 言葉 | ことば | word, language |
| 助言 | じょげん | piece of advice; counsel |
| 文句を言 | もんくをいう | complain |
| 言う | いう | to say |
| 言い出す | いいだす | to start talking, to speak, to tell, to propose |
| 言い付ける | いいつける | to tell, to tell on (someone), to order |
| 言付ける | ことづける | to send word, to send a message |
| 一言 | ひとこと | single word |
| 独り言 | ひとりごと | a soliloquy, a monologue, speaking to oneself |
| 方言 | ほうげん | dialect |
| 時計 | とけい | a watch, a clock |
| 計画する | けいかくする | to plan |
| 体温計 | たいおんけい | a clinical thermometer |
| 計画 | けいかく | plan |
| 会計 | かいけい | a bill, a check, accounting, accounts |
| 計算 | けいさん | calculation |
| 合計 | ごうけい | a total, the sum (total), the total |
| 腕時計 | うでどけい | a wristwatch, a watch |
| 計る | はかる | to compute, to calculate, to guess, to plan |
| 計 | けい | plan |
| 統計 | とうけい | scattering, a scatter, dispersion |
| 余計 | よけい | too much, unnecessary, abundance, surplus, excessive |
| 検討 | けんとう | consideration, examination, investigation, study |
| 訓 | くん | native Japanese reading of a Chinese character |
| 訓練 | くんれん | practice, training |
| 書記 | じしょ | secretary |
| 記者 | きしゃ | journalist |
| 日記 | ニッキ | diary |
| 記入する | きにゅうする | complete (a form) |
| 暗記 | あんき | memorization, learning by heart |
| 記憶 | きおく | memory, recollection, remembrance |
| 筆記 | ひっき | (taking) notes, copying |
| 訪ねる | たずねる | to visit |
| 訪問 | ほうもん | call, visit |
| 建設 | けんせつ | (act of) building, construction |
| 建設物 | けんせつぶつ | a building |
| 設計 | せっけい | plan, design |
| 設備 | せつび | equipment, device, facilities, installation |
| 許可 | きょか | permission, approval |
| 免許 | めんきょ | license, permit, licence, certificate |
| 許す | ゆるす | to permit, to allow, to approve |
| 翻訳 | ほんやく | translation (written) |
| 訳 | わけ | meaning, reason |
| 申し訳 | もうしわけ | apology, excuse |
| 申し訳ない | もうしわけない | inexcusable |
| 訳す | やくす | to translate |
| 診断 | しんだん | diagnosis |
| 診察 | しんさつ | medical examination |
| 診る | みる | to examine (medical) |
| 保証 | ほしょう | guarantee, security, assurance, pledge, warranty |
| 批評 | ひひょう | criticism, review, commentary |
| 評価 | ひょうか | valuation, estimation, assessment, evaluation |
| 評判 | ひょうばん | fame, reputation, popularity, arrant |
| い形容詞 | いけいようし | i-adjective |
| な形容詞 | なけいようし | na-adjective |
| 副詞 | ふくし | adverb |
| 助数詞 | じょすうし | counters |
| 助詞 | じょし | particle |
| 動詞 | どうし | verb |
| 動詞文 | どうしぶん | verb (predicate) sentence |
| 名詞文 | めいしぶん | noun (predicate) sentence |
| 形容詞 | けいようし | adjective |
| 形容詞文 | けいどうしぶん | adjective (predicate) sentence |
| 接続詞 | せつぞくし | conjunction |
| 数詞 | すうし | quantifier |
| 形容動詞 | けいようどうし | adjectival noun, quasi-adjective |
| 台詞 | せりふ | speech, words, one's lines, remarks |
| 代名詞 | だいめいし | pronoun |
| 名詞 | めいし | noun |
| 力試し | ちからだめし | test of strength |
| 試しょく | ししょくする | to sample (food), to try (food) |
| 試みる | こころみる | to try, to attempt (to do) |
| 試み | こころみ | a trial, a test, an experiment, an attempt |
| 試す | ためす | to try (out), to test, to (make an) experiment |
| 試合 | しあい | a game, a match, a tournament |
| 試し | ためし | trial, test |
| 漢詩 | かんし | Chinese poetry |
| 詩 | し | poem, verse of poetry |
| 詩人 | しじん | poet |
| 詰まる | つまる | to be blocked, to be packed |
| 詰める | つめる | to pack, to shorten, to work out (details) |
| 瓶詰 | びんづめ | bottling, bottled |
| 見詰める | みつめる | to stare at, to gaze at, to look hard at |
| 話 | はなし、はな・す | speech, to talk, conversation |
| 話す | しょき | to speak |
| 小話 | はなし | tale |
| 話し合う | はなしあう | to discuss; to talk together |
| 会話 | かいわ | conversation |
| 話し合い | はなしあい | discussion |
| 世話をす | 世話をする | to take care (of); to help; to look after |
| 神話 | しんわ | myth, legend |
| 世話 | せわ | looking after, help, aid, assistance |
| 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 |
| 詳しい | くわしい | knowing very well, detailed, full, accurate |
| 誇り | ほこり | pride |
| 承認 | しょうにん | recognition, acknowledgement, approval, consent |
| 認める | みとめる | to recognize, to appreciate, to approve, to admire |
| 誓う | ちかう | to swear, to vow, to take an oath, to pledge |
| 誕生日 | たんじょうび | birthday |
| 誕生 | たんじょう | birth |
| 誘う | さそう | (1) to invite, to ask, (2) to tempt, to lure |
| 語る | かた・る、かた・らう | word, to discuss |
| 言語学 | げんごがく | linguistics |
| 日本語 | にほんご | Japanese language |
| 英語 | えいご | English language |
| 中国語 | ちゅうごくご | Chinese language |
| 物語 | ものがたり | a story |
| 言語 | 言語 | language |
| 主語 | しゅご | subject |
| 単語 | たんご | word |
| 目的語 | もくてきご | object |
| 語彙 | ごい | vocabulary |
| ～語 | ～ご | word, language (suffix) |
| 敬語 | けいご | honorific, term of respect |
| 語学 | ごがく | language study |
| 国語 | こくご | national language |
| 物語る | ものがたる | to tell, to indicate |
| 用語 | ようご | term, terminology |
| 誤解 | ごかい | misunderstanding |
| 小説 | しょうせつ | a novel |
| 説明 | せつめい | an explanation |
| 説明する | せつめいする | to explain |
| 自説 | じせつ | one's one view, opinion |
| 説 | せつ | an opinion, a view, a theory, a doctrine, a rumor |
| 説得する | せっとくする | to persuade (a person into doing) |
| 説く | とく | to explain, to state, to set forth, to preach |
| 小説家 | しょうせつか | a novelist, a story writer |
| 口説く | くどく | to talk someone into agreeing |
| 解説 | かいせつ | explanation, commentary |
| 読 | よ・む | to read |
| 読本 | よみかた | reading book |
| 訓読み | くんよみ | Japanese reading |
| 読み物 | よみもの | reading practice |
| 句読点 | くとうてん | punctuation marks |
| 読み | よみ | reading |
| 読む | よむ | to read |
| 課 | か | counter for chapters (of a book) |
| 課程 | かてい | course, curriculum |
| 日課 | にっか | daily lesson, daily work, daily routine |
| 体調 | たいちょう | one's phyical condition |
| 乱調子 | らんちょうし | confusion |
| 調べる | しらべる | to examine; to investigate; to check up |
| 調子 | ちょうし | condition |
| 強調 | きょうちょう | emphasis, stress, stressed point |
| 調査 | ちょうさ | investigation, examination, inquiry, survey |
| 調整 | ちょうせい | regulation, adjustment, tuning |
| 調節 | ちょうせつ | regulation, adjustment, control |
| 調味料 | ちょうみりょう | condiment, seasoning |
| 冗談 | じょうだん | jest, joke |
| 相談 | そうだん | consultation, discussion |
| 請求する | せいきゅうする | to charge |
| 申請 | しんせい | application, request, petition |
| 請う | こう | to ask, to request |
| 請求 | せいきゅう | claim, demand, application, request |
| 概論 | がいろん | intro, outline, general remarks |
| 結論 | けつろん | conclusion |
| 評論 | ひょうろん | criticism, critique |
| 勿論 | もちろん | of course, certainly, naturally |
| 論じる | ろんじる | to argue, to discuss, to debate |
| 論ずる | ろんずる | to argue, to discuss, to debate (v5z) |
| 論争 | ろんそう | controversy, dispute |
| 論文 | ろんぶん | thesis, essay, treatise, paper |
| 謙虚 | けんきょ | modesty, humility |
| 謙遜 | けんそん | humble, humility, modesty |
| 講堂 | こうどう | a lecture hall, an auditorium |
| 講義 | こうぎ | lecture |
| 講演 | こうえん | lecture, address |
| 講師 | こうし | lecturer |
| 歌謡 | かよう | song, ballad |
| 民謡 | みんよう | folk song, popular song |
| 知識 | ちしき | knowledge |
| 意識 | いしき | consciousness, senses |
| 常識 | じょうしき | common sense |
| 標識 | ひょうしき | sign, mark |
| 警察 | けいさつ | police |
| 警官 | けいかん | police{man|woman} |
| 警告 | けいこく | warning, advice |
| 警備 | けいび | defense, guard, policing, security |
| 会議室 | かいぎしつ | meeting room |
| 建議 | けんぎ | proposal |
| 国会議員 | こっかいぎいん | a member of the Diet |
| 国会議事 | こっかいぎじどう | the (Japanese) National Diet |
| 会議 | かいぎ | meeting, conference |
| 議員 | ぎいん | member of the Diet, congress or parliament |
| 議会 | ぎかい | Diet, congress, parliament |
| 議論 | ぎろん | argument, discussion, dispute |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ | mystery, curiosity |
| 譲る | ゆずる | to turn over, to assign, to hand over |
| 看護士 | かんごし | nurse |
| 弁護士 | べんごし | lawyer |
| 看護婦 | かんごふ | (female) nurse |
| 神谷町 | かみやちょう | neighbourhood in Tokyo |
| 渋谷 | しぶや | Shibuya: a neighbourhood in Tokyo |
| 幽谷 | ゆうこく | deep ravine |
| 谷底 | たにぞこ | valley bottom |
| 谷 | たに | valley |
| 豆 | まめ | bean |
| 豊富 | ほうふ | abundance, wealth, plenty, bounty |
| 豊か | ゆたか | abundant, wealthy, plentiful, rich |
| 豚肉 | ぶたにく | pork |
| 豚毛 | とんもう | pig bristle |
| 豚カツ | とんカツ | pork cutlet |
| 豚 | ぶた | pig |
| 現象 | げんしょう | phenomenon |
| 象 | ぞう | elephant |
| 対象 | たいしょう | target, object (of worship, study, etc), subject |
| 抽象 | ちゅうしょう | abstract |
| 豪華 | ごうか | wonderful, gorgeous, splendor, pomp, extravagance |
| 貝 | かい | a shellfish |
| 貝から | かいから | a shell |
| 帆立貝 | ほたてがい | scallop |
| 二枚貝 | にまいがい | bivalve |
| 巻貝 | まきがい | snail's spiral shell |
| 貝殻 | かいがら | seashell |
| 負ける | まける | to lose, to be defeated |
| 背負う | せおう | to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder |
| 負け | まけ | defeat, loss, losing (a game) |
| 財布 | さいふ | wallet |
| 財産 | ざいさん | property, fortune, assets |
| 貢献 | こうけん | contribution, services |
| 貧しい | まずしい | poor, needy |
| 百貨店 | ひゃっかてん | department store |
| 貨物 | かもつ | cargo, freight |
| 硬貨 | こうか | coin |
| 自動販売 | じどうはんばいき | a vending machine |
| 販売 | はんばい | sale, selling, marketing |
| 責任 | せきにん | duty, responsibility |
| 責める | せめる | to condemn, to blame, to criticize |
| 貯蔵 | ちょぞう | storage, preservation |
| 姉貴 | あねき | one's older sister |
| 買 | か・う | to buy |
| 買い物 | かいもの | shopping (noun) |
| 買い手 | かいて | buyer |
| 買収 | ばいしゅう | purchase; bribe |
| 買う | かう | to buy |
| 売買 | ばいばい | trade, buying and selling |
| 貸し借り | かしかり | lending and borrowing |
| 貸与 | たいよ | (a) loan, lending |
| 貸本や | かしほんや | a loan library |
| 貸す | かす | to lend, to advance (money), to rent (out) |
| 貸切の | かしきりの | reserved |
| 貸家 | かしや | a house for rent |
| 消費 | しょうひ | consumption, expenditure |
| 費用 | ひよう | cost, expense |
| 貿易 | ぼうえき | trade |
| 家賃 | やちん | house rent |
| 資源 | しげん | resources |
| 資料 | しりょう | materials, data |
| 賛成 | Uӣ[い | approval, agreement, support, favour |
| 賞品 | しょうひん | prize, trophy |
| 質問 | しつもん | a question, an interrogation, an inquiry |
| 質屋 | しちや | a pawn shop |
| 質 | しつ | quality, one's character, (a person's) disposition |
| 性質 | ていしつ | (a) nature, (a) disposition, (a) character |
| 質問する | しつもんする | to ask a person a question |
| 素質 | そしつ | character, qualities, genius |
| 地質 | ちしつ | geological features |
| 物質 | ぶっしつ | material, substance |
| 赤ん坊 | あかんぼう | infant |
| 赤ちゃん | あかちゃん | baby, infant |
| 赤字 | あかじ | a deficit |
| 赤い | あかい | red, crimson (adjective) |
| 赤 | あか | red, crimson (noun) |
| 赤外線 | せきがいせｎ | infrared rays |
| 赤信号 | あかしんごう | a red light, a danger signal |
| 真っ赤 | まっか | deep red, flushed (of face) |
| 走る | はしる | to run |
| 走り去る | はしりさる | to run away, to drive off |
| 暴走する | ぼうそうする | to drive recklessly, to be out of control |
| 競走 | きょうそう | a race, a run, a running match, a dash |
| 走者 | そうしゃ | a runner |
| 御馳走 | ごちそう | feast, treating (someone) |
| 起きる | おきる | get up, wake up |
| 起こす | おこす | to raise, to set up, to wake someone, to awake |
| 起立する | きりつする | to stand up |
| 起こる | おこる | to happen, to occur, to take place |
| 起床する | きしょうする | to get up, to rise |
| 縁起 | えんぎ | an omen, luck |
| 起こった | おこったかお | an angry face, a severe face |
| 起す | おこす | to raise, to cause, to wake someone (io) |
| 超える | こえる | to exceed, to cross over, to cross |
| 超す | こす | to cross, to pass, to tide over |
| 趣味 | しゅみ | hobby |
| 足 | あし | leg |
| 足りる | たりる | to be enough |
| 足す | たす | to add, to add to; add (math) |
| 不足 | ふそく | insufficiency; shortage |
| 満足 | まんぞく | satisfaction |
| 手足 | てあし | one's limbs |
| 二足 | にそく | two pairs |
| 足元に | あしもとに | at one's feet |
| 足袋 | たび | tabi, Japanese socks (with split toe) |
| 足る | たる | to be sufficient, to be enough |
| 足跡 | あしあと | footprints |
| 線路 | せんろ | line, track, roadbed |
| 跳ねる | はねる | to jump, to leap |
| 踊り | おどり | dance |
| 踊る | おどる | to dance |
| 踏む | ふむ | to step on, to tread on |
| 踏切 | ふみきり | railway crossing, level crossing, starting line |
| 活躍 | かつやく | activity |
| 中身 | なかみ | contents, the substance |
| 心身 | しんしん | mind and body |
| 身体 | しんたい | the body |
| 全身 | ぜんしん | the whole body, full-length (portrait) |
| 刺身 | さしみ | sliced raw fish |
| 自身 | じしん | by oneself, personally |
| 身 | み | body, main part, oneself, sword |
| 身分 | みぶん | social position, social status |
| 車 | くるま、しゃ | car, wheel |
| 自動車 | じどうしゃ | a car, an automobile |
| 号車 | ごうしゃ | train car |
| 下車する | げしゃする | to get off |
| 下車 | げしゃ | alighting |
| 人力車 | じんりきしゃ | rickshaw |
| 新車 | しんしゃ | new car |
| 中古車 | 中古車 | a second-hand car |
| 救急車 | きゅうきゅしゃ | ambulance |
| 歯車 | はぐるま | gear |
| 汽車 | きしゃ | steam train |
| 乗車する | じょうしゃする | to get on (a train [bus]), to get in (a car) |
| 乗車 | じょうしゃ | taking a train, entraining |
| 停車 | ていしゃ | stopping (e.g. train) |
| 発車 | はっしゃ | departure of a vehicle |
| 列車 | れっしゃ | train (ordinary) |
| 軍刀 | ぐんとう | military sword |
| 冬将軍 | ふゆしょうぎん | "jack frost" |
| 軍 | ぐん | army, force, troops |
| 軒 | けん | eaves |
| ～軒 | ～けん | counter for houses |
| 軟らかい | やわらかい | soft |
| 軟らかい文章 | やわらかいぶんしょう | informal style |
| 自転車 | じてんしゃ | bicycle |
| 回転 | かいてん | turning, (a) revolution, (a) rotation, (a) spin |
| 転ぶ | ころぶ | to fall (down, over), to tumble, to have a fall |
| 転がる | ころがる | to roll (over), to fall, to lie down |
| 転がす | ころがす | to roll |
| 軽い | かるい | light (weight), slight, easy, mild |
| 軽快な | けいかいな | light, nimble, sprightly, jaunty |
| 軽症 | けいしょう | a minor injury |
| 軽やかな | かろやかな | light, airy |
| 気軽な | きがるな | lighthearted |
| 口が軽い | くちがかるい | have a loose tongue |
| 比較 | ひかく | comparison |
| 比較的 | ひかくてき | comparatively, relatively |
| 載せる | のせる | to place on (something), to take on board |
| 載る | のる | to appear (in print), to be placed on |
| 載 | さい | 10^44; hundred tredecillion |
| 輝く | かがやく | to shine, to glitter, to sparkle |
| 先輩 | せんぱい | senior (at work or school), superior, elder |
| 後輩 | こうはい | junior (at work or school) |
| 指輪 | ゆびわ | (finger) ring |
| 輪 | わ | ring, hoop, circle |
| 輸出 | ゆしゅつ | export; exportation |
| 輸入 | ゆにゅう | import |
| 輸血 | ゆけつ | blood transfusion |
| 辛い | つらい | painful; bitter; heart-breaking |
| 塩辛い | しおからい | salty (taste) |
| 辞書 | したがき | dictionary |
| 英和辞典 | えいわじてん | English-Japanese dictionary |
| 辞書を借 | じしょをかりる | to borow a dictionary |
| 御辞儀 | おじぎ | bow |
| 辞典 | じてん | dictionary |
| 辞める | やめる | to retire |
| 農村 | のうそん | farming village |
| 農場 | のうじょう | farm |
| 農家 | のうか | farmer, farm family |
| 農業 | のうぎょう | agriculture |
| 農産物 | のうさんぶつ | agricultural produce |
| 農民 | のうみん | farmers, peasants |
| 農薬 | のうやく | agricultural chemicals |
| 辺 | へん | area, vicinity |
| 浜辺 | はまべ | beach; foreshore |
| 近い | ちかい | near, near by, be close (similar, akin) to |
| 近く | ちかく | near, close, nearby, be like, resemble |
| 近所 | きんじょ | the neighbourhood |
| 近づく | ちかづく | to approach, to draw near |
| 最近 | さいきん | recently, lately, of late |
| 近代 | きんだい | present day |
| 接近 | せっきん | getting closer, drawing nearer, approaching |
| 近頃 | ちかごろ | lately, recently, nowadays |
| 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, t |
| 近寄る | ちかよる | to approach, to draw near |
| 付近 | ふきん | neighbourhood, vicinity, environs |
| 返事 | へんじ | an answer, a reply |
| 返す | かえす | to return something |
| 繰り返す | くりかえす | to repeat, to do something over again |
| 引返す | ひきかえす | to repeat, to send back, to bring back |
| 引っ繰り返す | ひっくりかえす | to turn over, to overturn, to knock over, to upset |
| 引っ繰り返る | ひっくりかえる | to be overturned, to be upset, to topple over, t |
| 迫る | せまる | to draw near, to press |
| 記述 | キジ | article |
| 述語 | じゅつご | predicate |
| 述べる | のべる | to state, to express, to mention |
| 迷子 | まいご | lost (stray) child |
| 迷う | まよう | to be puzzled, to be perplexed, to lose one's way |
| 迷信 | めいしん | superstition |
| 迷惑 | めいわく | trouble, bother, annoyance |
| 追加 | ついか | addition, supplement, appendix |
| 退屈 | たいくつ | tedium, boredom |
| 送り仮名 | おくりがな | kana suffixed to a kanji to show its reading |
| 送り状 | おくりじょう | invoice |
| 送る | おくる | to send, to ship, to remit, to see off, to spend |
| 送球 | そうきゅう | throw |
| 送信 | そうしん | sender, transmitter |
| 送付 | そうふ | delivery |
| 送料 | そうりょう | postage |
| 放送 | ほうそう | TV broadcasting, a radio broadcast |
| 見送る | みおくる | to see (a person) off |
| 送別 | そうべつ | farewell, send-off |
| 見送り | みおくり | seeing one off, farewell, escort |
| 輸送 | ゆそう | transport, transportation |
| 逆さ | さかさ | reverse, inversion, upside down |
| 逆様 | さかさま | inversion, upside down |
| 逆らう | さからう | to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy |
| 透明 | とうめい | transparency, cleanness |
| 逓信する | ていしんする | to fall, to go down |
| 普通 | ふつう | normally, ordinarily, commonly, usually, in general |
| 通行 | つこう | passage |
| 通勤 | つうきん | commuting |
| 通う | かよう | to attend (school, church), to visit often |
| 通り | どおり | avenue |
| 交通 | こうつう | traffic |
| 通す | とおす | to pass (by/through), to pass (for/as) |
| 通訳 | つうやく | interpretation, an interpreter |
| 通る | とおる | to pass (by), to go through |
| 共通 | きょうつう | commonness, community (adj-na,adj-no,n,vs) |
| 透き通る | すきとおる | to be(come) transparent |
| 直通 | ちょくつう | direct communication |
| 通貨 | つうか | currency |
| 通学 | つうがく | commuting to school |
| 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 |
| 通知 | つうち | notice, notification |
| 通帳 | つうちょう | passbook |
| 通用 | つうよう | popular use, circulation |
| 通路 | つうろ | passage, pathway |
| 一通り | ひととおり | ordinary, usual, in general, briefly |
| 人通り | ひとどおり | pedestrian traffic |
| 不通 | ふつう | suspension, interruption, stoppage, tie-up |
| 速い | はやい | fast |
| 速達 | そくたつ | express delivery |
| 速 | そく | gear |
| 足速い | あしばやい | swift-footed; light-footed |
| 速度 | そくど | (a) speed, (a) velocity, (a) rate, (a) tempo |
| 速力 | そくりょく | speed |
| 早速 | さっそく | at once, immediately, without delay, promptly |
| 時速 | じそく | speed (per hour) |
| 荷造りす | にづくりする | to pack |
| 改造 | かいぞう | (1) remodeling, (2) modding (comp) |
| 人造 | じんぞう | man-made, synthetic, artificial |
| 造船 | ぞうせん | shipbuilding |
| 構造 | こうぞう | structure, construction |
| 製造 | せいぞう | manufacture, production |
| 作る/造る | つくる | to make, to create |
| 連れて来 | つれてくる | bring (person) |
| 連れる | つれる | to lead, to take (a person) |
| 連絡 | れんらく | communication, contact, connection |
| 連れ | つれ | companion, company |
| 連合 | れんごう | union, alliance |
| 連想 | れんそう | association (of ideas), suggestion |
| 連続 | れんぞく | serial, consecutive, continuity, continuing |
| 逮捕 | たいほ | arrest, apprehension, capture |
| 週 | しゅう、ひと | week |
| 毎週 | まいしゅう | every week |
| 週末 | しゅうまつ | weekend |
| 先週 | せんしゅう | last week |
| 二週目 | にしゅうめ | second week |
| 今週 | こんしゅう | this week |
| さ来週 | さらいしゅう | the week after next |
| 再来週 | さらいしゅう | week after next |
| 進める | すすめる | to advance, to move forward, to promote |
| 進む | すすむ | to advance, to proceed, to make progress |
| 進歩 | しんぽ | progress, (an) advance, (an) improvement |
| 前進する | ぜんしんする | to advance, to go aead, to march forward |
| 進学する | しんがくする | to go on to a higher school |
| 進路 | しんろ | a course, a route, a way |
| 前進 | ぜんしん | advance, drive, progress |
| 進学 | しんがく | going on to university |
| 逸れる | それる | to stray (turn) from subject, to get lost |
| 遂に | ついに | finally, at last |
| 遅い | おそい | late, slow |
| 遅れる | おくれる | to be late |
| 遅刻する | ちおくする | to come late |
| 足が遅い | あしがおそい | slow-footed |
| 早かれ遅 | はやかれおそかれ | sooner or later |
| 遅刻 | ちこく | lateness, late coming |
| 遇う | あう | to meet, to encounter |
| 遊ぶ | あそぶ | play |
| 遊園地 | ゆうえんち | amusement park |
| 運転手 | うんてんしゅ | driver, chauffeur |
| 運動 | うんどう | exercise, athletics, sports, games, a campaign |
| 運転する | うんてんする | to drive (a car), to run (a train) |
| 運 | うん | one's lot, (one's) destiny, fortune, luck |
| 運ぶ | はこぶ | to carry, to convey, to transport |
| 幸運 | こううん | good fortune, (good) luck, a lucky break |
| 持ち運ぶ | もちはこぶ | to bring, to carry |
| 運がいい | うんがいい | be lucky, have good luck |
| 運転免許 | うんてんめんきょしょう | a driver's licence |
| 不運 | ふうん | unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, fate |
| 普遍 | ふへん | universally |
| 多過ぎる | おおすぎる | too many |
| 過去 | かこ | past |
| 過ぎる | すぎる | to exceed, to go beyond |
| 過程 | かてい | process |
| 過半数 | かはんすう | majority |
| 過ごす | すごす | to pass, to spend, to go through, to tide over |
| 超過 | ちょうか | excess, being more than |
| 通過 | つうか | passage through, passing |
| 道 | みち、どう | street, path, way |
| 水道 | すいどう | waterworks |
| 林道 | りんどう | a forest path |
| 近道 | ちかみち | shortcut |
| 水道の栓 | すいどうのせん | faucet, tap |
| 歩道 | ほどう | a footpath, a sidewalk |
| 歩道橋 | ほどうきょう | pedestrian bridge |
| 赤道 | せきどう | equator |
| 何の道 | どのみち | anyway |
| 道教二十 | どうきょうにじゅうさんく | the 23 wards of Tokyo |
| 道具 | どうぐ | tool, means |
| 書道 | しょどう | calligraphy |
| 柔道 | じゅうどう | judo |
| 道徳 | どうとく | morals |
| 回り道 | まわりみち | detour |
| 遠い | とおい | remote, distant (past/places), faraway |
| 遠く | とおく | far away |
| 永遠 | えいえん | eternity |
| 久遠 | くおん | eternity |
| 遠足 | えんそく | an excursion, a trip, a hike, an outing, a picnic |
| 遠回り | とおまわり | a detour, a roundabout way |
| 遠視 | えんし | farsighted |
| 遠くに | とおくに | far away, a long way off, in the distance |
| 遠慮する | えんりょする | to hold back, to be modest |
| 仮名遣い | かなづかい | kana orthography, syllabary spelling |
| 小遣い | こづかい | personal expenses, pocket money, spending money, |
| 言葉遣い | ことばづかい | speech, expression, wording |
| 適当 | てきとう | fitness, suitability |
| 快適 | かいてき | pleasant, agreeable, comfortable |
| 適確 | てきかく | precise, accurate |
| 適する | てきする | to fit, to suit (vs-s) |
| 適切 | てきせつ | pertinent, appropriate, adequate, relevance |
| 適度 | てきど | moderate |
| 適用 | てきよう | applying |
| 選手 | せんしゅ | (1) player (in game), (2) team |
| 選択 | せんたく | selection, choice |
| 遺失品 | いしつひん | lost article |
| 避ける | さける | (1) to avoid (physical contact ), (2) to ward off |
| 官邸 | かんてい | official residence (e.g. of the prime minister) |
| 郊外 | こうがい | suburb, outskirts |
| 郡 | ぐん | country, district |
| 西部 | せいぶ | western |
| 文部省 | もんぶしょう | Ministry of Education |
| 全部 | ぜんぶ | everything |
| 部屋 | へや | a room, a chamber |
| ～学部 | ～がくぶ | department of a university |
| 外部 | がいぶ | the outside, external |
| 大部分 | だいぶぶん | most part, greater part, majority |
| 部品 | ぶひん | parts, accessories |
| 部分 | ぶぶん | portion, section, part |
| 本部 | ほんぶ | headquarters |
| 郵便 | ゆうびん | |
| 郵便局 | ゆうびんきょく | post office |
| 郵便物 | ゆうびんぶつ | mail (letters) |
| 郵送 | ゆうそう | mailing |
| 故郷 | こきょう | home town, birthplace, old village, historic village |
| 都市 | とし | city |
| 都合が悪 | つごうがわるい | be inconvenient |
| 姉妹都市 | しまいとし | sister cities |
| その都度 | そのつぶ | each/every time (it happens) |
| 東京都 | とうきょうと | Metropolis of Tokyo |
| 都合がい | つごうがいい | be convenient (to) |
| 都心 | としん | the heart/center of Tokyo, the city center |
| 都会 | とかい | a city, a town, a metropolis |
| 都 | みやこ | a capital, a metropolis, the seat of government |
| 都合 | つごう | circumstances, condition, convenience |
| 酌む | くむ | to serve sake |
| 心配 | しんぱい・する | worry, concern |
| 配る | くばる | to distribute, to deliver |
| 気配 | けはい | indication, market trend, worry |
| 配達 | はいたつ | delivery, distribution |
| 酒 | さけ | liquor |
| 酒屋 | さかや | liquor shop |
| 日本酒 | にほんしゅ | Japanese sake |
| 洋酒 | ようしゅ | foreign liquors |
| 祝い酒 | いわいざけ | celebratory alcohol |
| 居酒屋 | いざかや | an izakaya, a Japanese-style bar |
| お酒 | おさけ | alcohol, sake (rice wine) |
| 酒場 | さかば | bar, bar-room |
| 酔う | よう | to get drunk, to become intoxicated |
| 酔っ払い | よっぱらい | drunkard |
| 酢 | す | vinegar |
| 酸っぱい | すっぱい | sour; acid |
| 酸性 | さんせい | acidity |
| 酸素 | さんそ | oxygen |
| 醜い | みにくい | ugly |
| 解釈 | かいしゃく | explanation, interpretation |
| 一里 | いちり | one league |
| 里人 | さとびと | rustic (from villager?) |
| 古里 | ふるさと | home town, birthplace, old village, historic village |
| 体重 | たいじゅう | one's body weight |
| 重点 | じゅうてん | emphasis |
| 重労働 | じゅうろうどう | heavy labor |
| 二重の | にじゅうの | double, twofold, dual |
| 重ねる | かさねる | to pile/heap up |
| 重要な | じゅうような | important, essential, principal |
| 三重県 | みえけん | Mie prefecture (of Kinki region) |
| 重い | おもい | heavy, weighty, clumsy, slow, grave, serious |
| 重大な | じゅうだいな | serious, important, grave |
| 重たい | おもたい | heavy, massive, serious |
| 厳重 | げんじゅう | strict, rigour, severe, firm |
| 慎重 | しんちょう | discretion, prudence |
| 尊重 | そんちょう | respect, esteem, regard |
| 野菜 | やさい | vegetables, greens, garden vegetables |
| 野の花 | ののはな | a wild flower |
| 分野 | ぶんや | a field, an area, a sphere |
| 野原 | のはら | a field, fields |
| 野球 | やきゅう | (play) baseball |
| 野 | の | field |
| 平野 | へいや | plain, open field |
| 量 | りょう | amount |
| 測量 | そくりょう | measurement, surveying |
| 量る | はかる | to measure, to weigh, to survey |
| 分量 | ぶんりょう | amount, quantity |
| 載量 | さいりょう | loading capacity; carrying capacity |
| 金 | きん | gold |
| お金 | おかね | money |
| 金田 | かねだ | Kaneda: a Japanese surname |
| 金曜日 | きんようび | Friday |
| 税金 | ぜいきん | tax, duty |
| 送金 | そうきん | wire transfer, remittance |
| 郵便貯金 | ゆうびんちょきん | postal savings (deposit) |
| 竜金 | りゅうきん | charge (noun) |
| 借金 | しゃっきん | a debt; a loan |
| 金曜の夜 | きんようのよる | Friday night |
| お・金持ち | かねもち/おかねもち | rich man |
| 金持ち | かねもち | rich man |
| 金庫 | きんこ | safe, vault, treasury, provider of funds |
| 金属 | きんぞく | metal |
| 金融 | きんゆう | monetary circulation, credit situation |
| 金曜 | きんよう | (abbr) Friday |
| 現金 | げんきん | cash, ready money, mercenary, self-interested |
| 賞金 | しょうきん | prize, monetary award |
| 代金 | だいきん | price, payment, cost, charge |
| 貯金 | ちょきん | (bank) savings |
| 料金 | りょうきん | fee, charge, fare |
| 針路 | しんろ | course, direction, compass bearing |
| 針 | はり | needle, hand (e.g. clock) |
| 針金 | はりがね | wire |
| 方針 | ほうしん | objective, plan, policy |
| 釣る | つる | to fish |
| 釣り合う | つりあう | to balance, to be in harmony, to suit |
| 鈍い | にぶい | dull (e.g. a knife), thickheaded |
| 鈴 | すず | bell |
| 鉄 | てつ | iron |
| 私鉄 | してつ | private train company |
| 鉄橋 | てっきょう | steel bridge |
| 地下鉄 | ちかてつ | the subway, the underground, the Tube (Metro) |
| 鉛筆 | えんぴつ | pencil |
| 鉢 | はち | a bowl, a pot |
| 鉱物 | こうぶつ | mineral |
| 炭鉱 | たんこう | coal mine, coal pit |
| 銀行 | ぎんこう | bank |
| 銀座 | ぎんざ | Ginza (district of Tokyo) |
| 金銀 | きんぎん | silver and gold (literally) |
| 銀 | ぎん | silver |
| 銀色 | ぎんいろ | silveriness, the color silver (noun) |
| 銀行口座 | ぎんこうこうざ | a bank account |
| 銘々 | めいめい | each, individual |
| 小銭 | こぜに | small change |
| 金銭 | きんせん | money, cash |
| 鋭い | するどい | pointed, sharp |
| 記録 | きろく | record, minutes, document |
| 鎖 | くさり | chain |
| 虫眼鏡 | むしめがね | magnifying glass |
| 眼鏡 | めがね | glasses |
| 鏡 | かがみ | mirror |
| 望遠鏡 | ぼうえんきょう | telescope |
| 鐘 | かね | bell |
| 図鑑 | ずかん | picture book |
| 長 | なが・い、ちょう | long, leader |
| 長男 | ちょうなん | the eldest son |
| 学長 | がくちょう | a (university; school) president |
| 社長 | しゃちょう | president |
| 村長 | そんちょう | village head |
| 長谷川 | はせがわ | surname |
| 市長 | しちょう | a mayor |
| 長野県 | ながのけん | Nagano prefecture (of Chubu region) |
| 長い | ながい | long |
| 課長 | かちょう | section manager |
| 部長 | ぶちょう | head of a section (adjn) |
| 身長 | しんちょう | height (of body), stature |
| 校長 | こうちょう | principal, headmaster |
| 成長 | せいちょう | growth, grow to adulthood |
| 生長 | せいちょう | growth, increment |
| 長期 | ちょうき | long time period |
| 長所 | ちょうしょ | (1) strong point, merit, (2) advantage |
| 長女 | ちょうじょ | eldest daughter |
| 長短 | ちょうたん | length, long and short, +- |
| 長方形 | ちょうほうけい | rectangle, oblong |
| 門 | もん | a gate, a gateway |
| 正門 | せいもん | the main/front gate, the main entrance |
| 専門 | せんもん | a specialty |
| 門松 | かどまつ | New Year's pine decoration |
| 部門 | ぶもん | a section, a department, a branch |
| 門をあげ | もんをあける | to open a gate |
| 閉まる | しまる | to close |
| 閉じる | とじる | to close |
| 閉会する | へいかいする | to close a meeting |
| 閉店する | へいてんする | to close a store |
| 幕を閉じ | まくをとじる | to come to an end; to close the curtain |
| 閉める | しめる | to close |
| 閉会 | へいかい | closure |
| 開く | ひらく | to open, to unpack, to bloom, to start, to hold |
| 開会する | かいかいする | to open a meeting |
| 開店する | かいてんする | to open a store |
| 開会式 | かいかいしき | opening ceremony |
| 開始 | かいし | a start, a beginning, the onset |
| 開発 | かいはつ | development, exploitment (of resources) |
| 再開 | さいかい | reopening, resumption |
| 窓を開け | まどをあける | to open the meeting, to sit |
| 開ける | あける | to open |
| 開会 | かいかい | opening of a meeting |
| 開通 | かいつう | opening, open |
| 開放 | かいほう | open, throw open, liberalization |
| 森閑 | しんかん | silence |
| 間 | カン、ケン、あいだ、ま | interval, between, space |
| 人間 | にんげん | human being |
| 間違い | まちがい | mistake |
| 間違いえ | まちがいえる | to make a mistake |
| 時間 | じかん | time |
| 林間学校 | (りんかんがっこう) | outdoors school (camp) |
| 一年間 | いちねんかん | a year |
| 一週間 | いっしゅうかん | one week |
| 世間 | せけん | world, society, life, people |
| 間に合う | まにあう | to be in time for, to do |
| 週間 | しゅうかん | week |
| 一時間 | いちじかん | one hour |
| 短時間 | たんじかん | a short time |
| 〜の間 | 〜のあいだ | between |
| 会社人間 | かいしゃにんげん | employee (corporate) |
| 夜間 | やかん（に） | at night, in the night |
| 昼間 | ひるま | daytime, during the day |
| 間違える | まちがえる | to err, to make a mistake |
| 隙間 | すきま | crevice, crack, gap, opening |
| 時間割 | じかんわり | timetable, schedule |
| 中間 | ちゅうかん | middle, midway, interim |
| 寝間着 | ねまき | sleep-wear, nightclothes, pyjamas, nightgown |
| 年間 | ねんかん | year |
| 間も無く | まもなく | soon, before long, in a short time |
| 民間 | みんかん | private, civilian, civil, popular, folk, unofficial |
| 玄関 | げんかん | entrance to (Japanese) house |
| 関係 | かんけい | relation, connection |
| 関西 | かんさい | (south-western half of Japan, including Osaka) |
| 関連 | かんれん | relation, connection, relevance |
| 交通機関 | こうつうきかん | transportation facilities |
| 税関 | ぜいかん | customs house |
| 防ぐ | ふせぐ | to defend (against), to protect, to prevent |
| 防止 | ぼうし | prevention, check |
| 防犯 | ぼうはん | prevention of crime |
| 予防 | よぼう | prevention, precaution, protection against |
| 附属 | ふぞく | attached, belonging, affiliated |
| 降りる | おりる | to alight (eg from bus), to get off |
| 以降 | いこう | on and after, hereafter, thereafter |
| 降ろす | おろす | to take down, to launch, to drop |
| 降る | ふる | to precipitate, to fall (e.g. rain) |
| 限界 | げんかい | limit, bound |
| 限度 | げんど | limit, bounds |
| 制限 | せいげん | restriction, restraint, limitation |
| 無限 | むげん | infinite |
| 病院 | びょういん | a hospital |
| 寺院 | じいん | a (Buddhist) temple |
| 院長 | いんちょう | the director, the president (of an organization) |
| 入院する | にゅういんする | to enter (a) hospital |
| 大学院 | だいがくいん | a graduate school |
| 美容院 | びよういん | a beauty salon |
| 退院する | たいいんする | to be discharged (from the hospital) |
| 入院 | にゅういん・する | hospitalization |
| 退院 | たいいん | leaving hospital |
| 掃除機 | そうじき | vacuum cleaner |
| 掃除 | そうじ | cleaning, sweeping |
| 削除 | さくじょ | elimination, cancellation, deletion, erasure |
| 除く | のぞく | to remove, to exclude, to except |
| 欠陥 | けっかん | defect, fault, deficiency |
| 日陰 | ひかげ | shadow |
| 大陸 | たいりく | continent |
| 陸 | りく | six (used in legal documents) |
| 陸軍 | りくぐん | army |
| 陸上 | りくじょう | (on) land; ground; shore |
| 危険 | きけん | danger |
| 険しい | けわしい | inaccessible place, sharp eyes |
| 冒険 | ぼうけん | risk, venture, adventure |
| 太陽 | たいよう | the sun |
| 陽射 | ひざし | sunlight, rays of the sun |
| 陽気 | ようき | season, weather, cheerfulness |
| 隅 | すみ | corner, nook |
| 丁寧隊 | ていねいたい | polite form (of speech) |
| 普通隊 | ふつうたい | plain form (of speech) |
| 軍隊 | ぐんたい | army, troops |
| 兵隊 | へいたい | soldier, sailor |
| 何階 | なんかい | what floor |
| ～階 | ～かい | counter for storeys of a building |
| 階段 | かいだん | stairs |
| 段階 | だんかい | gradation, grade, stage |
| 随筆 | ずいひつ | essays, miscellaneous writings |
| 随分 | ずいぶん | extremely |
| 間隔 | かんかく | space, interval, SPC |
| 隔てる | へだてる | to be shut out |
| 国際送金 | こくさいそうきん | international wire transfer, int'l money order |
| 実際 | じっさい | practical, actual condition, status quo (adj-no) |
| 国際 | こくさい | international |
| 交際 | こうさい | company, friendship, association, society |
| 際 | さい | on the occasion of, circumstances |
| 障子 | しょうじ | paper sliding door |
| 故障 | こしょう・する | break-down |
| 隣の人 | となりのひと | neighbor |
| 隣 | となり | next to, next door to |
| 集める | あつめる | to collect, to assemble, to gather |
| 集会 | しゅうかい | a meeting, a gathering, an assembly |
| 集う | つどう | to gather, to meet together |
| 集合 | しゅうごう | (a) gathering, (a) meeting, an assembly |
| 集中する | しゅうちゅうする | to concentrate, to centralize |
| 集まる | あつまる | to gather, to come together, to swarm |
| 全集 | ぜんしゅう | complete works |
| 編集 | へんしゅう | editing, compilation, editorial (e.g. committee) |
| 募集 | ぼしゅう | recruiting, taking applications |
| 雇う | やとう | to employ, to hire |
| 雌 | めす | female |
| 雑誌 | ざっし | magazine |
| 複雑 | ふくざつ | complexity, complication |
| 雑巾 | ぞうきん | house-cloth, dust cloth |
| 混雑 | こんざつ | confusion, congestion |
| 離す | はなす | to part, divide, separate |
| 離れる | はなれる | to be separated from, to leave, to go away |
| 離婚 | りこん | divorce |
| 難しい | むずかしい | difficult |
| 困難 | こんなん | difficult |
| 災難 | さいなん | calamity, misfortune |
| 盗難 | とうなん | theft, robbery |
| ~難い | ~にくい | difficult, harde (aux-adj) |
| 雨 | あめ | rain |
| 大雨 | おおあめ | heavy rain |
| 小雨 | こさめ | drizzle, light rain |
| 雨戸 | あまど | shutters |
| 雨天 | うてん | rainy weather |
| 雨期 | うき | rainy season |
| 雨がふる | あめがふる | to rain |
| 梅雨 | つゆ | rainy season, rain during the rainy season |
| 雪 | ゆき | snow |
| 雪国 | ゆきぐに | snowy country |
| 降雪 | こうせつ | snowfall |
| 大雪 | おおゆき | heavy snow(fall) |
| 除雪車 | じょせつしゃ | snowplow |
| 雪車 | そり | sled, tobaggan |
| 吹雪 | ふぶき | snow storm |
| 雰囲気 | ふんいき | atmosphere (e.g. musical), mood, ambience |
| 雲 | くも | cloud |
| 雨雲 | あまぐも | rain cloud |
| 雲母 | うんも | mica |
| 星雲 | せいうん | nebula |
| 浮雲 | うきぐも | drifting cloud |
| 零 | れい | zero, nought |
| 零点 | れいてん | zero, no marks |
| 雷 | かみなり | thunder |
| 電 | でん | electricity |
| 電話 | でんわ | a telephone |
| 電車 | でんしゃ | an electric train |
| 電球 | でんきゅう | light bulb |
| 電流 | でんりゅう | electric current |
| 普通電車 | ふつうでんしゃ | local train (stops at all stations) |
| 送電 | そうでん | power supply |
| 電気 | でんき | light (manmade) |
| 電気屋 | でんきや | electrician |
| 電話する | でんわする | call (by phone) |
| 電車に乗 | でんしゃにのる | to take a train |
| 電話を切 | でんわをきる | to hang up the phone |
| 電車で帰 | でんしゃでかえる | to return (home) by train |
| 電話を貸 | でんわをかす | to let a person use the phone |
| 電灯 | でんとう | electric light |
| 電報 | でんぽう | telegram |
| 停電 | ていでん | failure of electricity |
| 発電 | はつでん | generation (e.g. power) |
| 必需品 | ひつじゅひん | necessities, necessary article, requisite, essential |
| 地震 | じしん | an earthquake (shock), an earth tremor |
| 震える | ふるえる | to shiver, to shake, to quake |
| 霧 | きり | fog, mist |
| 青森県 | あおもりけん | Aomori prefecture |
| 青物 | あおもの | greens, vegetables |
| 青信号 | あおしんごう | a green light |
| 青年 | せいねん | a young man, a youth, young people |
| 青空 | あおぞら | blue sky |
| 青い | あおい | blue (adjective), green |
| 青春 | せいしゅん | you, the best time of one's life, one's prime |
| 真っ青な | まっさおな | deep blue, deathly pale, ashen |
| 青 | あお | blue (noun), green |
| 青白い | あおじろい | pale, pallid |
| 青少年 | せいしょうねん | youth, young person |
| 真っ青 | まっさお | deep blue, ghastly pale |
| 静か | しずか | quiet |
| 静止する | せいしする | to stand still |
| 安静 | あんせい | rest, quiet |
| 静かな | しずかな | quiet, peaceful |
| 静まる | しずまる | to quieten down, to calm down, to subside |
| 冷静 | れいせい | calm, composure, coolness, serenity |
| 非過去 | ひかこ | non-past |
| 非常に | ひじょうに | very, extremely, exceedingly |
| 是非 | ぜひ | certainly, without fail |
| 非常 | ひじょう | emergency, extraordinary, unusual |
| 多面 | ためん | many sides |
| イケ面 | いけめん | cool guy; good-looking, energetic man; hunk |
| 外面 | がいめん | exterior |
| 仮面 | かめん | mask |
| 側面 | そくめん | side, flank |
| 赤面 | せきめん | blush |
| 面白い | おもしろい | interesting |
| 画面 | がめん | screen |
| 洗面 | せんめん | wash up (one's face), have a wash |
| 場面 | ばめん | scene, setting (e.g. of novel) |
| 表面 | ひょうめん | surface, outside, face, appearance |
| 方面 | ほうめん | direction, district, field (e.g., of study) |
| 真面目 | まじめ | diligent, serious, honest |
| 面 | めん | face, mug, surface, facial features, mask |
| 面積 | めんせき | area |
| 面接 | めんせつ | interview |
| 面倒 | めんどう | trouble, difficulty, care, attention |
| 面倒臭い | めんどうくさい | bother to do, tiresome |
| 革 | かわ | leather |
| 音 | おと | a sound; a noise; din |
| 音楽 | おんがく | music |
| 音色 | ねいろ | tone |
| 音読み | おんよみ | Chinese-derived reading |
| 足音 | あしおと | footsteps |
| 子音 | しいん | a consonant |
| 発音 | はつおん | pronunciation |
| 低音 | ていおん | a low temperature |
| 物音 | ものおと | sound of unknown origin |
| 母音 | ぼいん | a vowel |
| 録音する | ろくおんする | to record (sound), to tape |
| 本音 | ほんな | one's real intention, one's real motive |
| 五十音 | ごじゅうおん | the Japanese syllabary |
| 雑音 | ざつおん | noise (jarring, grating) |
| 録音 | ろくおん | (audio) recording |
| 響き | ひびき | echo, sound, reverberation, noise |
| 響く | ひびく | to resound |
| 頂く | いただく | to receive, to take food or drink (hum) |
| 頂上 | ちょうじょう | top, summit, peak |
| 頂点 | ちょうてん | top, summit |
| 項目 | こうもく | item |
| 順番 | じゅんばん | order, turn |
| 道順 | みちじゅん | itinerary, route |
| 須崎 | すざき | sandspit |
| 頑張る | がんばる | to try one's best, to persist |
| 大統領 | だいとうりょう | president, chief executive |
| 要領 | ようりょう | point, gist, essentials, outline |
| 領事 | りょうじ | consul |
| 領収 | りょうしゅう | receipt, voucher |
| 頭 | あたま | one's head, hair, a hairstyle, brains, intelligence |
| 頭痛 | ずつう | a headache |
| 偏頭痛 | へんずつう | migraine headache |
| 頭が痛い | あたまがいたい | have a headache |
| 頭打ち | あたまうち | top |
| 三頭 | さんとう | three head (of cattle) |
| 頭が悪い | あたまがわるい | be stupid, be dull, have no brains |
| 頭文字 | かしらもじ | an initial letter, a capital |
| 頭にくる | あたまにくる | to fly into a range, to blow one's top |
| 頭脳 | ずのう | head, brains, intellect |
| 先頭 | せんとう | head, lead, vanguard, first |
| 主題 | しゅだい | topic |
| 問題集 | もんだいしゅう | a collection of problems, a workbook |
| 問題 | もんだい | a problem, a matter |
| 宿題 | しゅくだい | homework, an assignment |
| 宿題をす | しゅくだいをする | to do (one's) homework |
| 題 | だい | a subject, a theme, a title |
| 問題を解 | もんだいをとく | to solve a problem |
| 題名 | だいめい | a title, a caption, a heading |
| 話題 | わだい | topic, subject |
| 金額 | きんがく | amount of money |
| 額 | ひたい | forehead, brow |
| 顔 | かお | one's face, one's looks, a look |
| 丸顔 | まるがお | a round face |
| 顔面 | がんめん | face |
| 顔色 | かおいろ | complexion |
| 顔付き | かおつき | features |
| 顔が広い | かおがひろい | know a lot of people, be widely known |
| 童顔 | どうがん | a baby face, a boyish/girlish face |
| 笑顔 | えがお | a smiling face |
| 顕微鏡 | けんびきょう | microscope |
| 哀願物 | あいがんぶつ | prized or treasured object |
| お願いし | おねがいします | “please” |
| 願い | ねがい | desire, wish, request |
| 願う | ねがう | to desire, to wish, to request |
| 貝類 | かいるい | shellfish |
| 比類 | ひるい | parallel; equal; match |
| 親類 | しんるい | relation, kin |
| 人類 | じんるい | mankind, humanity |
| 書類 | しょるい | documents, official papers |
| 分類 | ぶんるい | classification |
| 風 | かぜ | a wind, a current of air, a breeze, a draft |
| 北風 | きたかぜ | north wind |
| 風船 | ふうせん | balloon |
| 神風 | かみかぜ | divine wind |
| 和風 | わふう | Japanese style |
| お風呂 | おふろ | a bath |
| 台風 | たいふう | a typhoon |
| 風上 | かざかみ | (the) windward (side) |
| 風邪 | かぜ | (a) cold, the common cold |
| 風邪を引 | かぜをひく | to catch a cold, to get a cold |
| 扇風機 | せんぷうき | electric fan |
| 風景 | ふうけい | scenery |
| 風呂 | ふろ | bath |
| 風呂敷 | ふろしき | wrapping cloth, cloth wrapper |
| 秋風 | あきかぜ | autumn breeze |
| 飛行機 | ひこうき | airplane |
| 飛ぶ | とぶ | to fly |
| 飛行場 | ひこうじょう | an airfield, an airport, a flying field |
| 飛行 | ひこう | aviation |
| 食 | た・べる、く・う、く・らう | food, to eat |
| 食べ物 | たべもの | food |
| 夕食 | ゆうしょく | supper, dinner |
| 食べる | たべる | to eat |
| 食事 | しょうくじ | a meal |
| 昼食 | ちゅうしょく | lunch |
| 夜食 | やしょく | a midnight meal |
| 食器 | しょっき | tableware |
| 食堂 | しょくどう | dining hall, canteen |
| 朝食 | ちょうしょく | breakfast |
| 食料品 | しょくりょうひん | foodstuff, groceries |
| 衣食住 | いしょくじゅう | necessities of life (food, clothing, etc.) |
| 食う | くう | (male) (vulg) to eat |
| 食品 | しょくひん | commodity, foodstuff |
| 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 |
| 御飯 | ごはん | rice, food |
| 夕飯 | ゆうはん | (a) dinner, an evening meal, (a) supper |
| 朝飯 | あさめし | breakfast |
| 晩御飯 | ばんごはん | supper, dinner |
| 飯田橋 | いいだばし | Iidabashi, neighbourhood in Tokyo |
| 昼飯 | ひるめし | lunch (alternate word) |
| 昼ご飯 | ひるごはん | lunch |
| 朝ご飯 | あさごはん | breakfast |
| 炊飯器 | すいはんき | a rice cooker |
| ご飯を食 | ごはんをたべる | to have one's meal |
| 朝御飯 | あさごはん | breakfast |
| 飯 | めし | (sl) meals, food |
| 飲 | の・む | to drink |
| 飲酒 | いんしゅ | drinking alcohol |
| 飲み物 | のみもの | a beverage |
| 飲む | のむ | to drink |
| 湯飲み | ゆのみ | teacup |
| 羊飼い | ひつじかい | shepherd |
| 牛飼い | うしかい | cow herd |
| 飼う | かう | to keep, to raise, to feed |
| 飽きる | あきる | to get tired of, to lose interest in |
| 飽くまで | あくまで | to the end, to the last, stubbornly |
| 耳飾 | みみかざり | earring |
| 修飾 | しゅうしょく | modification |
| 飾る | かざる | to decorate, to ornament, to adorn |
| 休養 | きゅうよう | rest, break, recreation |
| 教養 | きょうよう | culture, education, refinement, cultivation |
| 養分 | ようぶん | nourishment, nutrient |
| 図書館 | としょかん | library |
| 美術館 | びじゅつかん | art museum |
| 大使館 | たいしかん | an embassy |
| 入館料 | にゅうかんりょう | an admission fee |
| 体育館 | たいいくかん | a gym, a gymnasium |
| 本館 | ほんかん | a main building |
| 会館 | かいかん | a hall, an assembly hall |
| 映画館 | えいがかん | movie theatre (theater), cinema |
| 旅館 | りょかん | Japanese hotel, inn |
| 博物館 | はくぶつかん | museum |
| 足首 | あしくび | ankle |
| 元首 | げんしゅ | head of state |
| 手首 | てくび | a wrist |
| 首都 | しゅと | the capital (city) |
| 元首相 | もとしゅしょう | the former Prime Minister |
| 首 | くび | the neck, the head |
| 首になる | くびになる | to be fired (from a job) |
| 首相 | しゅしょう | the Prime Minister |
| 部首 | ぶしゅ | radical (of a kanji character) |
| 香り | かおり | aroma, fragrance, scent, smell |
| 香水 | こうすい | perfume |
| 馬力 | ばりき | horsepower |
| 馬肉 | ばにく | horsemeat |
| 馬 | うま | a horse |
| 馬車 | ばじゃ | a carriage |
| 競馬賞 | けいばしょう | racecourse |
| 竹馬 | たけうま | stilts |
| 乗馬 | じょうば | horseback riding |
| 競馬 | けいば | horse racing |
| 無駄な | むだな | futile; useless; pointless |
| 下駄 | げた | geta (Japanese footwear), wooden clogs |
| 駄目 | だめ | useless, no good, hopeless |
| 無駄 | むだ | futility, uselessness |
| 駅 | えき | station |
| 始発駅 | しはつえき | the starting (train) station |
| 駅弁 | えきべん | boxed lunch (bought at a station) |
| 駅前 | えきまえ | in front of a (train) station |
| 駅員 | えきいん | train station attendent (employee) |
| 駐車場 | ちゅうしゃじょう | parking lot |
| 駐車 | ちゅうしゃ | parking (e.g. car) |
| 騒音 | そうおん | noise |
| 騒々しい | そうぞうしい | noisy, boisterous |
| 騒ぐ | さわぐ | to make noise, to clamor, to be excited |
| 騒がしい | さわがしい | noisy |
| 騒ぎ | さわぎ | uproar, disturbance |
| 物騒 | ぶっそう | dangerous, disturbed, insecure |
| 試験 | しけん | an examination, a test, an exam |
| 実験 | じっけん | an experiment, a test |
| 期末試験 | きまつしけん | a final exam, an end-of-term exam |
| 受験する | じゅけんする | to take an examination |
| 経験 | けいけん | (an) experience |
| 経験する | けいけんする | to experience, to go through (hardship) |
| 試験を受 | しけんをうける | to take an exam |
| 驚く | おどろく | to be surprised, to be astonished |
| 驚かす | おどろかす | to surprise, to frighten, to create a stir |
| 頭骨 | とうこつ | skull |
| 骨 | ほね | bone |
| 骨折 | こっせつ | bone fracture |
| 高 | たか・い、たか・まる | high, expensive, increase |
| 円高 | えんだか | strong yen |
| 高橋 | たかはし | Takahashi: a Japanese surname |
| 高校 | こうこう | a high school |
| 高速 | こうそく | high speed |
| 高校/高等学校 | こうこう/こうとうがっこう | high school/senior high school |
| 高校生 | こうこうせい | high school student |
| 高価 | こうか | high price |
| 高級 | こうきゅう | high class, high grade |
| 高層 | こうそう | upper |
| 高度 | こうど | altitude, height, advanced |
| 高等 | こうとう | high class, high grade |
| 高等学校 | こうとうがっこう | senior high school |
| 最高 | さいこう | highest, supreme, the most |
| 高い | たかい | tall, high, expensive |
| 高める | たかめる | to raise, to lift, to boost |
| 鬼 | おに | demon; ogre |
| 魅力 | みりょく | charm, fascination, glamour |
| 悪魔 | あくま | devil, demon, evil spirit |
| 魚 | さかな | fish |
| 魚屋 | さかなや | a fish shop |
| 魚市場 | うおいちば | fish market |
| 魚つり | さかなつり | fishing |
| 金魚 | きんぎょ | goldfish |
| 新鮮 | しんせん | fresh |
| 鳥 | とり | a bird |
| 焼き鳥 | やきとり | grilled/roast chicken |
| 小鳥 | ことり | a small bird |
| 鳥取県 | とっとりけん | Totorri prefecture |
| 千鳥 | ちどり | plover |
| 大鳥 | おおどうり | main road |
| 白鳥 | はくちょう | swan |
| 鳥肌 | とりはだ | goose bumps, goose flesh, goose pimples |
| 耳鳴り | みみなり | tinnitus |
| 鳴動 | めいどう | rumbling |
| 雷鳴 | らいめい | thunder |
| 鳴く | なく | to sing (bird), to make sound (animal) |
| 鳴る | なる | to sound, to ring, to resound |
| 鶏肉 | とりにく | chicken (meat) |
| 鶏 | にわとり | chicken (bird) |
| 千羽鶴 | せんばづる | 1000 origami cranes |
| 鶴 | つる | crane |
| 馬鹿 | ばか | fool, idiot, trivial matter, folly |
| 麦 | むぎ | wheat |
| 麦畑 | むぎばたけ | wheat field |
| 麦芽 | ばくが | malt |
| 麦茶 | むぎちゃ | barley tea |
| 小麦 | こむぎ | wheat |
| 小麦粉 | こむぎこ | flour |
| 蕎麦 | そば | soba (buckwheat noodles) |
| 卵黄 | らんおう | egg yolk |
| 黄色い | きいろい | yellow |
| 黄金 | おうごん | gold |
| 黄色 | きいろ | yellow |
| 黒い | くろい | black (adjective) |
| 黒人 | こくじん | negro |
| 黒字 | くろじ | (in) 'the black' |
| 黒死病 | こくしびょ | black death |
| 黒猫 | くろねこ | a black cat |
| 白黒 | しろくろ | black and white |
| 黒板 | こくばん | a blackboard, a chalkboard |
| 黒 | くろ | black (noun) |
| 真っ黒な | まっくろな | (as) black as ink, jet-black, inky-black |
| 真っ黒 | まっくろ | pitch black |
| 黙る | だまる | to be silent |
| 太鼓 | たいこ | a drum |
| 耳鼻科 | じびか | study of nose and ears |
| 鼻面 | はなづら | muzzle |
| 鼻 | はな | nose |
| 年齢 | ねんれい | age, years |
| あく促 | あくせく | fussily, busily, sedulously, worrying about (small things) |
| あっ搾 | あっさく | pressure, compression |
| あっ砕 | あっさい | crushing |
| あで姿 | あですがた, えんし | charming figure, alluring figure |
| あば擦れ | あばずれ | a bitch |
| あぶく銭 | あぶくぜに | easy money |
| あら捜し | あらさがし | finding fault, being picky |
| あん摩 | あんま | massage; masseur, masseuse |
| いばら姫 | いばらひめ | Sleeping Beauty, Thorn Princess, Briar Rose |
| うちの奴 | うちのやつ | my wife, "the wife" |
| うら寂しい | うらさびしい | lonesome, lonely, forlorn |
| うん蓄 | うんちく | one's vast stock of knowledge |
| えん堤 | えんてい | dike, weir |
| おう吐 | おうと | vomiting |
| おやじ狩り | おやじがり | street violence against middle-aged men |
| おろしポン酢 | おろしポンず | ponzu mixed with grated daikon |
| お亀 | おかめ | plain-looking woman |
| お伽 | おとぎ | attending (upon), keeping another company |
| お伽草子 | おとぎぞうし | fairy-tale book |
| お凸 | おでこ | brow, forehead |
| お勧め | おすすめ | recommendation, advice, suggestion, encouragement |
| お召し物 | おめしもの | clothing |
| お坊っちゃん | おぼっちゃん | son (of others); young master; green young man from a well-to-do family |
| お奨め | おすすめ | recommendation, advice, suggestion, encouragement |
| お婆さん | おばあさん | grandmother; female senior-citizen |
| お婆ちゃん | おばあちゃん | granny, grandma, gran, female senior-citizen (familiar form of address) |
| お婆はる | おばはる | to shamelessly demand one's rights |
| お婆ん | おばん | old maid, frump, hag |
| お嫁さん | およめさん | bride |
| お嬢 | おじょう | (someone else's) daughter |
| お嬢さま | おじょうさま | (term of respect for) another's daughter, daughter of a high-class family |
| お孫さん | おまごさん | grandchild |
| お尋ね者 | おたずねもの | wanted man, person sought by the police |
| お年玉 | おとしだま | New Year's gift |
| お披露目 | おひろめ | debut |
| お摘み | おつまみ | snacks to go with alcohol |
| お昼 | おひる | lunch, noon |
| お暇 | おいとま | leaving; quitting one's job; free time, leisure, spare time |
| お暑うございます | おあつうございます | it is warm (very polite) |
| お株 | おかぶ | one's forte |
| お浸し | おひたし | vegetable side dish |
| お漏らし | おもらし | peeing |
| お澄まし | おすまし | prim and proper girl |
| お猪口 | おちょこ | small cup, sake cup; cup-shaped |
| お疲れさま | おつかれさま | thank you; that's enough for today |
| お盆 | おぼん | O-Bon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead |
| お祈り | おいのり | prayer, supplication |
| お祭り騒ぎ | おまつりさわぎ | festival merrymaking, revelry |
| お絞り | おしぼり | wet towel (supplied at table), hot, moistened hand towel |
| お萩 | おはぎ | rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame |
| お薦 | おこも | beggar |
| お薦め | おすすめ | recommendation, advice, suggestion, encouragement |
| お誕生日おめでとうございます | おたんじょうびおめでとうございます | Happy Birthday |
| お返し | おかえし | return gift; revenge; change (in a cash transaction) |
| お鉢 | おはち | container for boiled rice |
| お零れ | おこぼれ | leavings, leftovers |
| お風呂に入る | おふろにはいる | to take a bath |
| かが芋 | ががいも, ガガイモ | rough potato (Metaplexis japonica) |
| かぎ縄 | かぎなわ | ninja rope with grappling hook |
| かぎ針 | かぎばり | hook, crochet needle |
| かす汁 | かすじる | soup made with sake lees |
| からす麦 | えんばく, からすむぎ, カラスむぎ, カラスムギ | wild oat (Avena fatua); oat (Avena sativa), oats |
| かんかん帽 | かんかんぼう | boater (flat straw hat) |
| かんかん怒る | かんかんおこる | to get very mad |
| がらがら蛇 | がらがらへび, ガラガラヘビ | rattlesnake |
| くも膜 | くもまく | the arachnoid (membrane) |
| げた箱 | げたばこ | shoe rack (in genkan), cupboard (for shoes and clogs) |
| こうもり傘 | こうもりがさ | (Western-style) umbrella |
| こそ泥 | こそどろ | sneak-thief |
| ごみ箱 | ごみばこ | garbage can, garbage box, rubbish bin, trash can, dust bin, dustbin |
| ご仁 | ごじん | personage |
| ご幣 | ごへい, おんべい, おんべ | staff with plaited paper streamers used in Shinto |
| ご降誕 | ごこうたん | birth (regal), nativity |
| ご陵 | ごりょう | imperial tomb |
| さい銭 | さいせん | monetary offering |
| さお竹 | さおだけ | bamboo pole |
| さし錠 | さしじょう | bolt |
| しぼり汁 | しぼりじる | squeezed juice (e.g. of a lemon) |
| しめ縄 | しめなわ | (shinto) rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil |
| しん酌 | しんしゃく | consideration (for others), (making) allowance |
| じゃが芋 | じゃがいも, ジャガいも, ジャガイモ, ばれいしょ | potato (Solanum tuberosum) |
| じゃん拳 | じゃんけん | rock, paper, scissors game |
| じん肺 | じんはい, じんぱい | coniosis, type of disease state caused by dust inhalation |
| すずめの涙 | すずめのなみだ | drop in the bucket, very small quantity, chicken feed, insignificant amount |
| すり鉢 | すりばち | (earthenware) mortar (for grinding) |
| ずる賢い | ずるがしこい | sly |
| せせり蝶 | せせりちょう | skipper butterfly |
| その癖 | そのくせ | and yet, even so, nonetheless, for all that |
| つづれ錦 | つづれにしき | (hand-woven) brocade |
| つり索 | つりさく | shroud line |
| て拳道 | てこんどー, テコンドー | Tae Kwon Do |
| とうの昔 | とうのむかし | a long time ago |
| とぎ汁 | とぎじる, とぎしる | water that has been used to wash rice |
| とっくの昔 | とっくのむかし | a long time ago |
| となりの芝生は青い | となりのしばふはあおい | the grass is always greener on the other side |
| とろろ芋 | とろろいも | yam |
| どうぞ宜しく | どうぞよろしく | pleased to meet you |
| どっぷりと漬かる | どっぷりとつかる | to be deeply submerged |
| どぶ漬 | どぶづけ | drenching, soaking, marinating |
| ど偉い | どえらい | immense, awesome, enormous, terrific |
| に依って | によって | according to, by (means of), due to, because of |
| に依る | による | by means of, due to, because of, according to |
| に依ると | によると | according to (someone) |
| に准じて | にじゅんじて | in proportion (to) |
| に劣らず | におとらず | just like, the same as, no different than |
| に於いて | において | in, on, at (place), as for, regarding |
| に於ける | における | in, at, on, as for, regarding, with regards to |
| はりはり漬け | はりはりつけ, ハリハリつけ | thin, dried strips of daikon soaked in vinegar and other flavorings |
| ばら蒔く | ばらまく | to disseminate, to scatter, to give money freely |
| ひと升 | ひとます | one square on a grid, one cell of a grid |
| ひな菊 | ひなぎく | daisy |
| ひょう窃 | ひょうせつ | plagiarism, piracy |
| ひん斥 | ひんせき | rejection, ostracism |
| ぶん殴る | ぶんなぐる | to knock |
| へその緒 | へそのお | umbilical cord |
| べた褒め | べたぼめ, べたほめ | high praise, eulogy, rave review |
| ほら貝 | ほらがい | conch, trumpet shell |
| まま娘 | ままむすめ | stepdaughter |
| みかん畑 | みかんばたけ | mandarin plantation |
| みそ汁 | みそしる | miso soup |
| めがねっ娘 | めがねっこ, メガネっこ | girl (usu. attractive) with glasses, glasses-wearing girl |
| もの寂しい | ものさびしい | lonely |
| もろ刃 | りょうば, もろは | double-edged; double-edged blade |
| やぶ蛇 | やぶへび | unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself, stirring up a hornet's nest |
| やり遂げる | やりとげる | to accomplish |
| やる瀬ない | やるせない | helpless, cheerless, miserable, disconsolate, dreary, downhearted |
| りんご狩り | りんごがり, リンゴがり, リンゴガリ | apple picking |
| れんが塀 | れんがべい | brick wall |
| わが輩 | わがはい | I (nuance of arrogance); we, us, ourselves |
| を措いて | をおいて | other than, excluding, without |
| アセトンブタノール発酵 | アセトンブタノールはっこう | acetone-butanol fermentation |
| アポ酵素 | アポこうそ | apoenzyme |
| アメリカ水芭蕉 | アメリカみずばしょう, アメリカミズバショウ | yellow skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanum) |
| アメリカ熊 | アメリカぐま | American black bear (Ursus americanus) |
| アメーバ赤痢 | アメーバせきり | amoebic dysentery |
| アリの塔 | ありのとう, アリのとう | anthill |
| アリ塚 | ありづか, アリづか | anthill |
| アレカ椰子 | アレカやし | areca palm |
| アンゴラ猫 | アンゴラねこ | Angora cat |
| アーク炉 | アークろ | arc furnace |
| イカの墨 | イカのすみ, いかのすみ | squid's ink |
| イカの舟 | イカのふね, いかのふね | cuttlebone |
| イカ墨 | いかすみ, イカすみ | squid ink |
| イスラム暦 | イスラムれき | Islamic calendar |
| インク瓶 | インクびん | bottle of ink |
| インド藍 | インドあい | indigo |
| エッフェル塔 | エッフェルとう | Eiffel Tower |
| オス猿 | おすざる, オスざる | male monkey |
| オリーブ姫啄木鳥 | オリーブひめきつつき, オリーブヒメキツツキ | olivaceous piculet (species of bird, Picumnus olivaceus) |
| カナダ鶴 | カナダづる | sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) |
| カラス麦 | えんばく, からすむぎ, カラスむぎ, カラスムギ | wild oat (Avena fatua); oat (Avena sativa), oats |
| カルデラ湖 | カルデラこ | caldera lake |
| カーブ尺 | カーブじゃく | curved ruler |
| カーペンタリア湾 | カーペンタリアわん | Gulf of Carpentaria |
| ガス栓 | ガスせん | gas tap, gas cock |
| ガラス綿 | ガラスめん | glass wool |
| ギターの弦 | ギターのげん | guitar string |
| クラッド径 | クラッドけい | clad(ding) diameter |
| クロム鋼 | クロムこう | chrome steel, chromium steel |
| グアテマラ共和国 | グアテマラきょうわこく | Republic of Guatemala |
| グレゴリオ暦 | グレゴリオれき | Gregorian calendar |
| ゲロを吐く | ゲロをはく | to throw up, to spew |
| コアを吐く | コアをはく | to dump core, to dumb memory contents |
| コア径 | コアケイ | core diameter (of a fiber) |
| ココ椰子 | ココやし | coconut palm |
| コメント欄 | コメントらん | comment field (e.g. on a blog) |
| コーヒー豆 | コーヒーまめ | coffee bean |
| ゴム毬 | ゴムまり | rubber ball |
| ゴム靴 | ゴムぐつ | rubber shoes |
| サイザル麻 | サイザルあさ | sisal hemp |
| サハラ砂漠 | サハラさばく | Sahara desert |
| サフラン擬 | サフランもどき | zephyr lily |
| サンゴ礁 | さんごしょう, サンゴしょう | coral reef |
| システム分析 | システムぶんせき | systems analysis |
| シベリア虎 | シベリアとら | Siberian tiger, panthera tigris altaica, Amur Tiger |
| シャム猫 | シャムねこ | Siamese cat |
| シリンダー錠 | シリンダーじょう | cylinder lock |
| ジャガタラ芋 | ジャガタラいも, ジャガタライモ | potato (Solanum tuberosum) (lit: Jakarta potato) |
| ジャガ芋 | じゃがいも, ジャガいも, ジャガイモ, ばれいしょ | potato (Solanum tuberosum) |
| スケート靴 | スケートぐつ | skates |
| ステンレス鋼 | ステンレスこう | stainless steel |
| スペイン鯛 | スペインだい, スペインダイ | red sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo) |
| スロット翼 | スロットよく | slotted wing |
| スープ皿 | スープざら | soup plate, soup bowl |
| スープ鉢 | スープばち | soup bowl |
| ソフト帽 | ソフトぼう | felt hat |
| ソーダ灰 | ソーダばい | soda ash |
| タイム誌 | タイムし | Time magazine |
| タロ芋 | タロいも | taro |
| テレビ塔 | テレビとう | TV tower |
| テ欄 | テらん | television listings |
| データ解析 | データかいせき | data analysis |
| トルコ嬢 | トルコじょう | prostitute working at a soapland (lit: Turkish girl) |
| トルコ帽 | トルコぼう | fez |
| トルコ風呂 | トルコぶろ | Turkish bath; soapland (brothel where one can bathe with the prostitutes) |
| トロイ衡 | トロイこう | troy weight (e.g. troy ounce, troy pound) |
| トンネル窯 | トンネルがま | tunnel kiln |
| ドラム缶 | ドラムかん | drum |
| ドル箱 | ドルばこ | patron, milch cow |
| ド肝 | どぎも, ドぎも | guts, pluck, nerve, spirit |
| ナノ秒 | ナノびょう | nanosecond (ns) |
| ニット帽 | ニットぼう | knitted hat, woollen hat |
| ニッパ椰子 | ニッパやし | nipa palm |
| ニュース媒体 | ニュースばいたい | news media |
| ノースウェスト准州 | ノースウェストじゅんしゅう | Northwest Territories |
| ハノイの塔 | ハノイのとう | tower of Hanoi |
| ハメ撮り | ハメどり | photographing or filming of sex |
| ハレー彗星 | ハレーすいせい | Halley's comet |
| ハンチング帽 | ハンチングぼう | hunting cap |
| バカ貝 | バカがい, ばかがい, バカガイ | Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell) |
| バベルの塔 | バベルのとう | Tower of Babel |
| パジャマ姿 | パジャマすがた | (appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas) |
| パナマ帽 | パナマぼう | panama hat |
| ヒジュラ暦 | ヒジュラれき | Islamic calendar |
| ビニール傘 | ビニールがさ | plastic umbrella |
| ビール瓶 | ビールびん | beer bottle |
| ピコ秒 | ピコびょう | picosecond |
| ファロー鹿 | ファローじか | fallow deer |
| フリント硝子 | フリントがらす, フリントガラス | flint glass |
| ブロック塀 | ブロックべい | concrete-block wall |
| プー太郎 | ぷうたろう, プーたろう, ふうたろう, プータロー | vagabond; day labourer, esp. on the docks |
| ベレー帽 | ベレーぼう | beret |
| ペイ患 | ペイかん | drug addict |
| ペトリ皿 | ペトリさら, ペトリざら | Petri dish |
| ペルシア猫 | ペルシアねこ, ペルシャねこ | Persian cat |
| ペン皿 | ペンざら | pen tray |
| ページ枠 | ページわく | page frame |
| ボタン孔 | ボタンあな | buttonhole |
| ボトル缶 | ボトルかん | aluminium can shaped like a bottle (aluminum), metal bottle |
| ボール扱いがうまい | ボールあつかいがうまい | good at handling a ball |
| ボール扱いが巧い | ボールあつかいがうまい | good at handling a ball |
| マイクロ秒 | マイクロびょう | microsecond |
| マニラ麻 | マニラあさ | Manila hemp |
| マラリア蚊 | マラリアか | malaria mosquito |
| マルコフ遷移 | マルコフせんい | Markov transition |
| マレー熊 | マレーぐま, マレーグマ | Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) |
| ミサイル駆逐艦 | ミサイルくちくかん | (guided) missile destroyer |
| ミリ秒 | ミリびょう | millisecond |
| ミンク鯨 | ミンクくじら, ミンククジラ | minke whale, piked whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) |
| ムール貝 | ムールかい | moule, common (blue) mussel |
| メガネっ娘 | めがねっこ, メガネっこ | girl (usu. attractive) with glasses, glasses-wearing girl |
| メキシコ湾 | メキシコわん | Gulf of Mexico |
| モーメント項 | モーメントこう | momentum |
| ヤシ殻 | ヤシかく, やしのみ | coconut shell |
| ユダヤ暦 | ユダヤれき | Jewish calendar |
| ユリウス暦 | ユリウスれき | Julian calendar |
| ユーコン准州 | ユーコンじゅんしゅう | Yukon Territory |
| ヨーロッパ李 | ヨーロッパすもも | common European plum |
| ヨーロッパ栗 | ヨーロッパぐり | European chestnut |
| ライデン瓶 | ライデンびん | Leyden jar |
| ラジウム泉 | ラジウムせん | radium spring |
| ラフィア椰子 | ラフィアやし | raffia palm |
| ラ欄 | ラらん | radio listings |
| ル又 | るまた | kanji radical 79 at right |
| レコードの溝 | レコードのみぞ | record groove |
| レモン汁 | レモンじる | lemon juice (ingredient) |
| ロケット発射筒 | ロケットはっしゃとう | rocket launcher |
| 一一九番 | ひゃくじゅうきゅうばん | ambulance and fire brigade emergency tel. no. (in Japan) |
| 一丁 | いっちょう | one block (city); piece, an order |
| 一丸 | いちがん | lump, (into) one |
| 一人娘 | ひとりむすめ | an only daughter |
| 一人暮らし | ひとりぐらし | a single life, a solitary life, living alone |
| 一位 | いちい, イチイ | first place; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata) |
| 一佐 | いっさ | colonel (JSDF) |
| 一俵 | いっぴょう | one (straw) bagful |
| 一個 | いっこ | piece, fragment, one (object) |
| 一倍 | いちばい | one share, one amount |
| 一億 | いちおく | 100,000,000, one hundred million |
| 一六勝負 | いちろくしょうぶ | gambling, speculation |
| 一六銀行 | いちろくぎんこう | pawnshop |
| 一円 | いちえん | whole district, one yen, throughout |
| 一冊 | いっさつ | one copy (e.g. book) |
| 一分一厘 | いちぶいちりん | (not even) a bit of, (not even) a hint of, (not) an iota of |
| 一分一厘も違わず | いちぶいちりんもたがわず | to be exactly alike |
| 一切 | いっさい | all, everything, without exception, the whole, entirely, absolutely |
| 一刹那 | いっせつな | (a) moment, an instant |
| 一刻 | いっこく | minute, moment, an instant; stubborn, hot-headed |
| 一勺 | いっしゃく | one shaku |
| 一匹 | いっぴき | one animal; two-tan bolt of cloth |
| 一升 | いっしょう | unit of old Japanese liquid measurement, 1800 cc |
| 一升瓶 | いっしょうびん | 1 sho bottle (1.8 litres) |
| 一卵性双生児 | いちらんせいそうせいじ | identical twins |
| 一句 | いっく | phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem |
| 一句詠む | いっくよむ | to make up a haiku poem |
| 一周 | いっしゅう, ひとめぐり | once around, a revolution, a lap, a turn, a round, one full year |
| 一周年 | いっしゅうねん | one full year |
| 一周忌 | いっしゅうき | first anniversary of death |
| 一喝 | いっかつ | cry in a thundering voice, one roar |
| 一因 | いちいん | cause |
| 一坪本社 | ひとつぼほんしゃ | small company headquarters located in Tokyo simply for name value |
| 一堂 | いちどう | one building (hall, temple, shrine, room) |
| 一塁 | いちるい | first base, (a) fort |
| 一塊 | いっかい, ひとかたまり | one lump, one group |
| 一塊り | いっかい, ひとかたまり | one lump, one group |
| 一夜 | いちや, ひとや, ひとよ | one night, all night, overnight, one evening |
| 一室 | いっしつ | one room |
| 一審 | いっしん | first instance, first trial |
| 一寸 | いっすん | one sun (approx. 3.03 cm); a little bit (of time, distance, etc.) |
| 一寸先 | いっすんさき | an inch ahead, the immediate future |
| 一尉 | いちい | captain (JSDF) |
| 一尺 | いっしゃく | approx. 30 cm |
| 一巡 | いちじゅん | beat, round |
| 一帯 | いったい | region, zone, whole place |
| 一幕 | ひとまく | one act |
| 一弦琴 | いちげんきん | single-stringed Japanese zither |
| 一律 | いちりつ | evenness, uniformity, monotony, equality |
| 一徹 | いってつ | obstinate, stubborn, inflexible |
| 一徹者 | いってつもの | stubborn person |
| 一戸建て | いっこだて | (separate) house |
| 一把 | いちわ | bundle, bunch |
| 一抹 | いちまつ | (a) touch of; one stroke, one brush |
| 一括 | いっかつ | all together, batch, one lump, one bundle, summing up |
| 一括め | ひとくるめ | one bunch, one bundle, one lot |
| 一括払い | いっかつはらい | lump-sum payment |
| 一挙 | いっきょ | one effort, one action |
| 一掃 | いっそう | clean sweep |
| 一握り | ひとにぎり | handful, small handful |
| 一撮 | ひとつまみ | pinch (of something), one piece; easy victory |
| 一撮み | ひとつまみ | pinch (of something), one piece; easy victory |
| 一敗 | いっぱい | one defeat |
| 一斉 | いっせい | simultaneous, all at once |
| 一斉に | いっせいに | simultaneously, all at once |
| 一斉安 | いっせいやす | all-round (market) decline |
| 一斉射撃 | いっせいしゃげき | volley firing, fusillade, broadside |
| 一斉検挙 | いっせいけんきょ | wholesale arrest, round-up |
| 一斉高 | いっせいだか | all-round (market) advance |
| 一斗 | いっと | 1 to (~18l) |
| 一斤 | いっきん | 1 kin (~0.6kg); 1 loaf of bread |
| 一族 | いちぞく | family, relatives, dependents; household |
| 一旦 | いったん | once; for a moment, temporarily; one morning |
| 一旬 | いちじゅん | ten days |
| 一昔 | ひとむかし | ages, long time, decade, the past ten years |
| 一時凌ぎ | いちじしのぎ | makeshift, temporary expedient, stopgap measure |
| 一時賜金 | いちじしきん | lump-sum grant |
| 一晩 | ひとばん | one evening, all night, overnight |
| 一曹 | いっそう | master sergeant (JSDF) |
| 一本杉 | いっぽんすぎ | (a) solitary cryptomeria tree |
| 一本釣り | いっぽんずり, いっぽんづり | fishing with a pole |
| 一条 | いちじょう | streak, matter, quotation |
| 一杯 | いっぱい | cup of ...; full; to the utmost, up to (one's income), (a) lot of, much |
| 一枚 | いちまい | one thin flat object, one sheet |
| 一枚岩 | いちまいいわ | monolithic |
| 一棟 | ひとむね | one house, the same house |
| 一概に | いちがいに | unconditionally, as a rule |
| 一槽式 | いっそうしき | one-part washing machine |
| 一次記憶 | いちじきおく | first memory |
| 一歩 | いっぽ | (a) step; level, stage; small degree, small amount |
| 一殺那 | いっせつな | (a) moment, an instant |
| 一気 | いっき | drink! (said repeatedly as a party cheer) |
| 一汗 | ひとあせ | doing a job, riding and sweating up a horse |
| 一泊 | いっぱく | stopping one night |
| 一泡 | ひとあわ | (a) blow, (a) shock |
| 一泡吹かせる | ひとあわふかせる | to give a surprise (or blow), to scare the hell out of |
| 一滴 | ひとしずく, いってき | drop (of fluid) |
| 一炊の夢 | いっすいのゆめ | an empty dream |
| 一獲千金 | いっかくせんきん | getting rich quick |
| 一環 | いっかん | link (e.g. a part of a larger plan) |
| 一生懸命 | いっしょうけんめい | very hard, with utmost effort, with all one's might, for dear life |
| 一生涯 | いっしょうがい | lifetime, one's whole life, all through life |
| 一男 | いちなん | boy, eldest son |
| 一番鶏 | いちばんどり | first cockcrowing |
| 一畳 | いちじょう | one mat |
| 一癖 | ひとくせ | trait, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy |
| 一皮 | ひとかわ | unmasking |
| 一目瞭然 | いちもくりょうぜん | apparent, obvious, very clear |
| 一眸 | いちぼう | one sweep (of the eye), an unbroken view |
| 一睡 | いっすい | (usu. in negative sentences) (not) a wink of sleep |
| 一睡り | ひとねむり | (usu. in positive sentences) (a) sleep; first sleep of silkworms |
| 一瞬間 | いっしゅんかん | moment, instant |
| 一矢 | いっし | an arrow, (a) retort |
| 一石二鳥 | いっせきにちょう | killing two birds with one stone |
| 一礼 | いちれい | bow (salute, greeting) |
| 一票 | いっぴょう | ballot, vote |
| 一稼ぎ | ひとかせぎ | job, gain |
| 一端 | いったん | one end, an end; part, fragment |
| 一等軍曹 | いっとうぐんそう | sergeant first-class |
| 一筋縄 | ひとすじなわ | (piece of) rope; ordinary method |
| 一箇 | いっこ | piece, fragment, one (object) |
| 一箇年 | いっかねん | one year |
| 一粒 | ひとつぶ | (a) grain |
| 一粒子既約 | いちりゅうしきやく | one particle irreducible (physics) |
| 一粒種 | ひとつぶだね | an only child |
| 一級 | いっきゅう | one grade, first-class, primary |
| 一絃琴 | いちげんきん | single-stringed Japanese zither |
| 一線 | いっせん | line |
| 一群 | いちぐん | group; wide expanse (of flowers) |
| 一翼 | いちよく | (a) part |
| 一致 | いっち | coincidence; conformity; cooperation |
| 一般 | いっぱん | general, liberal, universal, ordinary, average |
| 一般に | いっぱんに | in general |
| 一般会計 | いっぱんかいけい | general accounting and finance |
| 一般化 | いっぱんか | generalization, generalisation, popularization, popularisation |
| 一般幕僚 | いっぱんばくりょう | general staff |
| 一般的 | いっぱんてき | popular, typical, general |
| 一色 | いっしょく, いっしき, ひといろ | one color, one colour, one article |
| 一菊 | いっきく | one scoop (of water) |
| 一蓮托生 | いちれんたくしょう | sharing one's lot with another |
| 一覧 | いちらん | at a glance; (school) catalog, catalogue |
| 一覧表 | いちらんひょう | list, table, schedule, catalogue, catalog |
| 一角 | いっかく, イッカク | corner; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros) |
| 一角獣 | いっかくじゅう | unicorn |
| 一触即発 | いっしょくそくはつ | critical (touch and go) situation, explosive situation |
| 一諾 | いちだく | consent |
| 一貫 | いっかん | consistency; one kan (8.333 lbs) |
| 一貫して | いっかんして | consistently |
| 一躍 | いちやく | (at) one bound |
| 一軒 | いっけん | one house |
| 一軒一軒 | いっけんいっけん | house to house, door to door |
| 一軒家 | いっけんや | detached house, single house; isolated house |
| 一輪挿 | いちりんざし | vase for one flower |
| 一辺倒 | いっぺんとう | complete devotion to one side |
| 一途 | いちず | wholeheartedly, earnestly |
| 一連 | いちれん | series; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse, stanza |
| 一遍 | いっぺん | once; exclusively, only, alone |
| 一部 | いちぶ | one part; one copy (e.g. of a document) |
| 一郭 | いっかく | one block, enclosure |
| 一酸化炭素 | いっさんかたんそ | carbon monoxide |
| 一里塚 | いちりづか | milestone (1 ri apart) |
| 一錠 | いちじょう | one tablet or pill; tray, salver |
| 一隅 | いちぐう, ひとすみ | corner, nook |
| 一階 | いっかい | one floor, first floor |
| 一隻 | いっせき | one boat, one ship |
| 一隻眼 | いっせきがん | sharp eye, critical eye, discerning eye, an opinion |
| 一頻り | ひとしきり | for a while |
| 一顧 | いっこ | (take no) notice of |
| 一風呂 | ひとふろ | (a) bath |
| 一首 | いっしゅ | tanka, poem |
| 一駄 | いちだ | horse load |
| 一駒 | ひとこま | scene, frame, shot |
| 一騎 | いっき | one horseman |
| 一騎当千 | いっきとうせん | being a match for a thousand, being a mighty warrior (combatant, player) |
| 一騎打ち | いっきうち | personal combat, one-to-one fight |
| 一驚 | いっきょう | surprise, amazement |
| 一鼓 | いっこ | the first beat of the war drum |
| 丁寧語 | ていねいご | polite language (i.e. masu, desu, etc.) |
| 丁抹 | デンマーク, でんまーく | Denmark |
| 丁目 | ちょうめ | district of a town, city block (of irregular size) |
| 丁重 | ていちょう | polite, courteous, hospitable |
| 七十 | しちじゅう, ななじゅう, ななそ | seventy |
| 七厘 | しちりん | earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking) |
| 七回忌 | しちかいき | seventh anniversary of a death |
| 七堂伽藍 | しちどうがらん | complete seven-structured temple compound |
| 万人 | ばんにん, ばんじん, まんにん | all people, everybody; ten thousand people |
| 万全 | ばんぜん | perfection, flawlessness |
| 万尋 | ばんじん | 10000 fathoms, great depth, great height |
| 万能 | ばんのう, まんのう | all-purpose, utility; almighty, omnipotent |
| 万華鏡 | まんげきょう, ばんかきょう | kaleidoscope |
| 万里 | ばんり | thousands of miles |
| 丈 | じょう | 3.03 m (ten shaku); length, height |
| 丈夫 | じょうぶ | healthy, robust, strong, solid, durable |
| 三つ巴 | みつどもえ | 3 fat-comma shapes arranged to form a circle; 3-way struggle (wrestling, etc.) |
| 三人 | さんにん, みたり | three people |
| 三人寄れば文殊の知恵 | さんにんよればもんじゅのちえ | two heads are better than one |
| 三仙叉 | さんせんさ | trident dagger |
| 三佐 | さんさ | major (JSDF) |
| 三冠王 | さんかんおう | winner of triple crown (baseball) |
| 三冠馬 | さんかんば | winner of Japan's three main horse races |
| 三十 | さんじゅう, みそ | thirty |
| 三十八度線 | さんじゅうはちどせん | the Thirty-eighth Parallel |
| 三十日 | みそか, つごもり, みそ | last day of month |
| 三味線の駒 | しゃみせんのこま | bridge of shamisen |
| 三回忌 | さんかいき | second anniversary of a death |
| 三塁 | さんるい | third base |
| 三塁打 | さんるいだ | three-base hit, triple |
| 三尉 | さんい | second lieutenant (JSDF) |
| 三尺 | さんじゃく | 3 Japanese feet, waistband, belt, cloth girdle |
| 三弦 | さんげん | three-stringed instrument, samisen |
| 三役 | さんやく | three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.) |
| 三拍子 | さんびょうし | triple time (music), 3 important requisites |
| 三振 | さんしん | strike out (baseball), fanning out |
| 三曹 | さんそう | sergeant (JSDF) |
| 三枚 | さんまい | three flat objects (e.g. tickets; filleting (a fish) |
| 三枚目 | さんまいめ | comedian; figure of fun, laughing stock |
| 三段跳び | さんだんとび | triple jump, hop, step and jump |
| 三洋 | さんよう | Sanyo (company) |
| 三百諸侯 | さんびゃくしょこう | all the daimyos |
| 三稜鏡 | さんりょうきょう | prism |
| 三等軍曹 | さんとうぐんそう | sergeant |
| 三箇日 | さんがにち | first three days of the New Year (January 1st to 3rd) |
| 三絃 | さんげん | three-stringed instrument, samisen |
| 三色菫 | さんしきスミレ, さんしょくスミレ, さんしきすみれ, さんしょくすみれ | heartsease (wild pansy, Viola tricolor) |
| 三行広告欄 | さんぎょうこうこくらん | classified ads |
| 三角帆 | さんかくほ | jib sail |
| 三角洲 | さんかくす | delta |
| 三角琴 | さんかくごと | trigon (a musical instrument) |
| 三越 | みつこし | Mitsukoshi (department store) |
| 三食賄い付き | さんしょくまかないつき | with three meals served |
| 上がったり | あがったり | doomed, in a bad state, poor (e.g. business) |
| 上げ | あげ | rise in price, making a tuck |
| 上っ調子 | うわっちょうし | flippant, frivolous, shallow |
| 上り坂 | のぼりざか | ascent, upgrade |
| 上り藤 | のぼりふじ | lupine |
| 上告審 | じょうこくしん | appeal hearing |
| 上唇 | じょうしん, うわくちびる | upper lip |
| 上層 | じょうそう | upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys) |
| 上巳 | じょうし | March 3rd of the lunar calendar (one of the five annual festivals) |
| 上掲 | じょうけい | the above-mentioned |
| 上昇 | じょうしょう | rising, ascending, climbing |
| 上映 | じょうえい | screening (a movie), showing; to screen a movie |
| 上智 | じょうち | supreme wisdom |
| 上梓 | じょうし | publication, wood-block printing |
| 上棟 | じょうとう | raising the ridgepole |
| 上棟式 | じょうとうしき | ridgepole-raising ceremony |
| 上機嫌 | じょうきげん | good humour (humor), good mood |
| 上田 | じょうでん | high rice field, very fertile rice field |
| 上申 | じょうしん | report to a superior |
| 上積み | うわづみ | deck cargo; extra; to pile on top of |
| 上空 | じょうくう | sky, the skies, high-altitude sky, upper air |
| 上肢 | じょうし | upper limbs, arms |
| 上諭 | じょうゆ | imperial edict |
| 上越 | じょうえつ | area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata |
| 上野 | うえの | section of Tokyo |
| 上限 | じょうげん | upper limit, maximum |
| 上院 | じょういん | Upper House, Senate, Lords |
| 上陸 | じょうりく | landing, disembarkation |
| 上陸用舟艇 | じょうりくようしゅうてい | landing craft |
| 上騰 | じょうとう | advance, rise, jump |
| 下っ腹 | したっぱら | abdomen, stomach, under parts |
| 下り坂 | くだりざか | descent, downhill, decline, waning |
| 下位 | かい | low rank, subordinate, lower order (e.g. byte), low-end |
| 下僕 | げぼく | manservant |
| 下僚 | かりょう | subordinates, petty officials |
| 下克上 | げこくじょう | juniors dominating seniors, retainer supplanting his lord |
| 下刈り | したがり | weeding |
| 下吏 | かり | lower official |
| 下唇 | したくちびる, かしん | lower lip |
| 下坂 | しもさか | downhill, decline, waning |
| 下姓 | げしょう | person of humble birth |
| 下弦 | かげん | (moon's) last quarter |
| 下敷き | したじき | desk pad; something lying underneath, pinned under, crushed beneath |
| 下水溝 | げすいこう | drainage ditch, canal |
| 下水道 | げすいどう | drain, sewer, drainage system |
| 下獄 | げごく | being sent to prison |
| 下痢 | げり | diarrhoea, diarrhea |
| 下痢が移った | げりがうつった | infected with diarrhea (diarrhoea) |
| 下痢止め | げりどめ | antidiarrheal, paregoric, obstipant |
| 下級 | かきゅう | lower grade, low class, junior (officer) |
| 下縫い | したぬい | basting, temporary sewing |
| 下肢 | かし | the legs, lower extremities |
| 下脹れ | しもぶくれ | abdominal swelling, fat face |
| 下膨れ | しもぶくれ | round-faced, large at bottom |
| 下落 | げらく | depreciation, decline, fall, slump |
| 下請け | したうけ | subcontract |
| 下郎 | げろう | servant, valet, menial |
| 下降 | かこう | downward, descent, fall, drop, subsidence |
| 下院 | かいん | lower house, lower (legislative) body |
| 下駄を預ける | げたをあずける | to leave everything to (someone) |
| 下駄屋 | げたや | clog shop |
| 不仲 | ふなか | discord |
| 不信 | ふしん | unfaithfulness, insincerity, perfidy, mistrust, distrust, discredit |
| 不信任 | ふしんにん | non-confidence, lack of confidence |
| 不倒翁 | おきあがりこぼし | tumbler, self-righting toy |
| 不倫 | ふりん | adultery, immorality, impropriety |
| 不偏不党 | ふへんふとう | impartiality, neutrality, independence |
| 不健康 | ふけんこう | poor health, ill health, unhealthy |
| 不動産 | ふどうさん | real estate |
| 不可侵 | ふかしん | inviolability, sacredness, nonaggression |
| 不可分 | ふかぶん | atomic, indivisibility |
| 不可欠 | ふかけつ | indispensable, essential |
| 不可能 | ふかのう | impossible |
| 不可避 | ふかひ | inevitable, inescapable, unavoidable |
| 不名誉 | ふめいよ | dishonor, dishonour, disgrace, shame |
| 不在 | ふざい | absence |
| 不均衡 | ふきんこう | imbalance, disparity, out of balance, inequality |
| 不妊 | ふにん | infertility, sterility, barrenness |
| 不妊症 | ふにんしょう | infertility, sterility, barrenness |
| 不安定 | ふあんてい | instability, insecurity, crankiness |
| 不完全 | ふかんぜん | imperfect, incomplete, faulty, defective |
| 不屈 | ふくつ | persistence, fortitude, indomitability |
| 不履行 | ふりこう | default, nonperformance |
| 不平等 | ふびょうどう | inequality, unequal (treaties), unfair |
| 不徳 | ふとく | lack of virtue, immorality, vice, depravity, unworthiness |
| 不徹底 | ふてってい | inconsistent, illogical, unconvincing, not thorough, indefinite, half-way |
| 不必要 | ふひつよう | unnecessary, undesired |
| 不快 | ふかい | unpleasant, displeasure, discomfort |
| 不愉快 | ふゆかい | discomfort, unpleasantness, disagreeableness, unhappiness |
| 不慣れ | ふなれ | inexperience, lack of experience |
| 不慮 | ふりょ | unforeseen, accidental |
| 不払い | ふばらい | nonpayment, default |
| 不振 | ふしん | dullness, depression, slump, stagnation |
| 不整脈 | ふせいみゃく | irregular pulse, arrhythmia |
| 不明朗 | ふめいろう | gloominess, gloom; questionable, unfair, underhand |
| 不明瞭 | ふめいりょう | dimness, obscurity, indistinctness, unclear, unintelligible |
| 不景気 | ふけいき | business recession, hard times, depression, gloom, sullenness, cheerlessness |
| 不智 | ふち | something unknown; ignorance, foolishness |
| 不朽 | ふきゅう | everlasting, immortal, eternal, immortality, imperishable |
| 不朽の名作 | ふきゅうのめいさく | immortal work |
| 不毛 | ふもう | sterile, barren, unproductive, sour |
| 不況 | ふきょう | recession, depression, slump |
| 不滅 | ふめつ | immortal, undying, indestructible |
| 不燃 | ふねん | incombustibility |
| 不眠 | ふみん | sleeplessness, insomnia, wakefulness |
| 不眠症 | ふみんしょう | sleeplessness, insomnia, wakefulness |
| 不祥 | ふしょう | disgraceful, inauspicious, ill-omened, ominous, scandalous |
| 不祥事 | ふしょうじ | scandal, deplorable event |
| 不穏 | ふおん | unrest, turbulence, impropriety |
| 不穏分子 | ふおんぶんし | disturbing elements |
| 不穏当 | ふおんとう | impropriety, inappropriateness, unfairness, unreasonableness |
| 不純物 | ふじゅんぶつ | foreign matter, impurities |
| 不羈奔放 | ふきほんぽう | free-spirited and uninhibited |
| 不自然 | ふしぜん | unnatural, artificial, affected, strained |
| 不良 | ふりょう | badness, inferiority, delinquency, failure, defect, blemish |
| 不虞 | ふぐ | emergency |
| 不行き届き | ふゆきとどき | negligence, carelessness, incompetence, mismanagement |
| 不詳 | ふしょう | unknown, unidentified, unspecified |
| 不謹慎 | ふきんしん | indiscretion, imprudence |
| 不起訴 | ふきそ | nonprosecution or indictment |
| 不透明 | ふとうめい | opacity |
| 不遇 | ふぐう | misfortune, bad luck, obscurity |
| 与党 | よとう | government party, (ruling) party in power, government |
| 与野党 | よやとう | (political) parties in and out of power, majority and minority parties |
| 丑 | うし | second sign of Chinese zodiac (The Ox, 1am-3am, north-northeast, December) |
| 丑の刻 | うしのこく | two o'clock in the morning |
| 丑の年 | うしのとし | Year of the Ox |
| 丑の日 | うしのひ | day of the ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter) |
| 丑三つ時 | うしみつどき | midnight |
| 丑寅 | うしとら | northeast |
| 丑年 | うしどし | year of the ox |
| 且つ | かつ | yet, moreover, and |
| 且つ又 | かつまた | besides, furthermore, moreover |
| 且つ飲み且つ歌う | かつのみかつうたう | to drink and sing at the same time, to drink as well as sing |
| 且又 | かつまた | besides, furthermore, moreover |
| 世俗 | せぞく | common customs, worldliness, vulgar, popular, the world, the common people |
| 世嗣 | よつぎ | heir, successor |
| 世帯 | せたい, しょたい | household, home, family, housekeeping |
| 世界一 | せかいいち | best in the world |
| 世界的 | せかいてき | global, international, world-famous |
| 世界秩序 | せかいちつじょ | world order |
| 世界銀行 | せかいぎんこう | World Bank |
| 世紀末 | せいきまつ | end of a century (esp. 19th), fin-de-siecle |
| 世襲 | せしゅう | heredity, heritage |
| 世論 | せろん, よろん | public opinion |
| 世銀 | せぎん | World Bank |
| 丘上 | きゅうじょう | hilltop |
| 丘疹 | きゅうしん | pimple, papule |
| 丘陵 | きゅうりょう | hill |
| 丘陵地帯 | きゅうりょうちたい | hill country, hilly area |
| 丙 | へい, ひのえ | 3rd in rank, third sign of the Chinese calendar |
| 丙夜 | へいや | third division of the night (approx. 11 pm to 1 am) |
| 丙種 | へいしゅ | class C, third class |
| 丞相 | じょうしょう | prime minister (in ancient China) |
| 両党 | りょうとう | both political parties |
| 両刃 | りょうば, もろは | double-edged; double-edged blade |
| 両国 | りょうこく, りょうごく | both countries |
| 両岸 | りょうがん, りょうぎし | both banks (of a river) |
| 両日 | りょうじつ | both days, two days |
| 両氏 | りょうし | both persons |
| 両翼 | りょうよく | both wings, both flanks |
| 両者 | りょうしゃ | pair, the two, both persons, both things |
| 両腕 | りょううで, もろうで | both arms |
| 両輪 | りょうりん | two wheels |
| 両陛下 | りょうへいか | Their Majesties, the Emperor and Empress |
| 両院 | りょういん | both Houses of Parliament |
| 両雄 | りょうゆう | two great men (rivals) |
| 両面 | りょうめん | both sides, two sides, double-sided |
| 並び | ならび | line, row, rank, list |
| 並びに | ならびに | and (also), both ... and, as well as |
| 並み | なみ | average, medium, common, ordinary |
| 並大抵 | なみたいてい | ordinary |
| 並木 | なみき | roadside tree, row of trees |
| 並立 | へいりつ | standing abreast |
| 中でも | なかでも | among (other things), inter alia; above all (else) |
| 中京 | ちゅうきょう | Nagoya and environs |
| 中佐 | ちゅうさ | lieutenant colonel, commander (navy) |
| 中卒 | ちゅうそつ | junior high school or middle school graduate |
| 中南米 | ちゅうなんべい | Central and South America |
| 中型 | ちゅうがた | medium sized |
| 中垣 | なかがき | middle fence |
| 中執 | ちゅうしつ | Central Executive Committee |
| 中央アジア | ちゅうおうアジア | central Asia |
| 中央口 | ちゅうおうぐち | central entrance |
| 中央委員会 | ちゅうおういいんかい | central committee |
| 中央計画 | ちゅうおうけいかく | centralized planning, centralised planning |
| 中央集権 | ちゅうおうしゅうけん | centralized authoritarian rule, centralised authoritarian rule |
| 中央集権化 | ちゅうおうしゅうけんか | centralization of power, centralisation of power |
| 中尉 | ちゅうい | first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade |
| 中小企業 | ちゅうしょうきぎょう | small to medium enterprises, smaller companies |
| 中小企業庁 | ちゅうしょうきぎょうちょう | (Japanese) Small and Medium Enterprise Agency |
| 中島 | なかじま | island in a pond or river |
| 中庭 | なかにわ | courtyard, quadrangle, middle court |
| 中支那 | なかしな | Central China |
| 中枢神経 | ちゅうすうしんけい | central nerves |
| 中核 | ちゅうかく | kernel, core, nucleus, resident control program |
| 中欧 | ちゅうおう | Central Europe |
| 中毒 | ちゅうどく | poisoning; addiction |
| 中洲 | なかす | sandbank (in a river), sandbar |
| 中産階級 | ちゅうさんかいきゅう | middle class, bourgeoisie |
| 中略 | ちゅうりゃく | omission, ellipsis |
| 中盤 | ちゅうばん | middle (stage) |
| 中等 | ちゅうとう | second grade, medium quality, average, middle class, secondary grade |
| 中級 | ちゅうきゅう | intermediate level |
| 中継 | ちゅうけい | relay, hook-up |
| 中継ぎ | なかつぎ | intermediary, agency, brokerage, (electric) relay |
| 中耕機 | ちゅうこうき | cultivator |
| 中耳炎 | ちゅうじえん | tympanitis (inflammation of middle ear) |
| 中腹 | ちゅうふく | mountain side, halfway up |
| 中華 | ちゅうか | Chinese (e.g. food) |
| 中華人民共和国 | ちゅうかじんみんきょうわこく | People's Republic of China, Communist China |
| 中華民国 | ちゅうかみんこく | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| 中規模 | ちゅうきぼ | mid-range, mid-scale, mid-size |
| 中越 | ちゅうごし | over center field (centre) |
| 中距離 | ちゅうきょり | middle-distance (races) |
| 中距離核戦力 | ちゅうきょりかくせんりょく | intermediate-range nuclear forces |
| 中軸 | ちゅうじく | axis, pivot, central figure, key man |
| 中退 | ちゅうたい | leaving school during a term |
| 丸ごと | まるごと | in its entirety, whole, wholly |
| 丸み | まるみ | roundness, rotundity |
| 丸刈り | まるがり | close clipping |
| 丸太 | まるた | log |
| 丸抱え | まるがかえ | completely financed, sponsored, under patronage |
| 丸括弧 | まるがっこ | parentheses, round parentheses |
| 丸腰 | まるごし | unarmed |
| 丸葉萩 | まるばはぎ, マルバハギ | leafy lespedeza (species of bush clover, Lespedeza cyrtobotrya) |
| 丸裸 | まるはだか | nude, utterly stark naked, wearing only one's birthday suit |
| 丸裸になる | まるはだかになる | to be stripped of all one's clothes, to lose everything one has |
| 丹 | に | red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium), vermilion |
| 丹い | あかい | red; Red (i.e. communist) |
| 丹念 | たんねん | assiduity, diligence, application |
| 丹碧 | たんぺき | red and green |
| 丹精 | たんせい | working earnestly, sincerity, diligence, effort, pains |
| 丹誠 | たんせい | working earnestly, sincerity, diligence, effort, pains |
| 丹頂鶴 | たんちょうづる, タンチョウヅル | red-crowned crane, Japanese crane (Grus japonensis) |
| 主任 | しゅにん | person in charge, responsible official |
| 主催 | しゅさい | organization, organisation, sponsorship |
| 主因 | しゅいん | primary cause, main factor |
| 主宰 | しゅさい | supervision, chairmanship |
| 主宰者 | しゅさいしゃ | president, chairman |
| 主審 | しゅしん | chief umpire |
| 主将 | しゅしょう | commander-in-chief, (team) captain |
| 主導 | しゅどう | main leadership |
| 主導権 | しゅどうけん | hegemony, leadership, initiative |
| 主峰 | しゅほう | the highest peak |
| 主帆 | しゅはん | main sail |
| 主幹 | しゅかん | chief editor; manager, person in charge |
| 主役 | しゅやく | leading part, leading actor (actress) |
| 主権 | しゅけん | sovereignty, supremacy, dominion |
| 主権侵犯 | しゅけんしんぱん | infringement of sovereignty |
| 主流 | しゅりゅう | main current (stream), mainline, mainstream |
| 主演 | しゅえん | starring, playing the leading part |
| 主犯 | しゅはん | principal offence, principal offense, principal offender |
| 主班 | しゅはん | head position |
| 主眼 | しゅがん | main point |
| 主砲 | しゅほう | main battery, main armament |
| 主筆 | しゅひつ | editor-in-chief |
| 主義 | しゅぎ | doctrine, rule, principle |
| 主翼 | しゅよく | main wings (of an aeroplane, airplane) |
| 主虹 | しゅにじ | primary rainbow |
| 主要 | しゅよう | chief, main, principal, major |
| 主賓 | しゅひん | main guest, guest of honor, guest of honour |
| 主軸 | しゅじく | main shaft |
| 乃ち | すなわち | that is, namely, i.e. |
| 乃父 | だいふ | father |
| 乃至 | ないし | from ... to, between ... and; or |
| 久しい | ひさしい | long, long-continued, old (story) |
| 久慈目 | くじめ | type of greenling (fish) |
| 久濶を叙す | きゅうかつをじょす | to apologize for a long neglect of friends (apologise) |
| 之繞 | しんにょう, しんにゅう | kanji "advance" radical, shin'nyou, shin'nyuu |
| 之繞を掛ける | しんにゅうをかける | to exaggerate |
| 乏しい | とぼしい, ともしい | meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor |
| 乏しくなる | とぼしくなる | to get scarce, to run short |
| 乗員 | じょういん | crew |
| 乗用車 | じょうようしゃ | passenger vehicle, automobile |
| 乗組員 | のりくみいん | crew |
| 乙な味 | おつなあじ | strange taste, spicy taste |
| 乙女座 | おとめざ | (constellation) Virgo, the Virgin |
| 乙女心 | おとめごころ | girl's feeling, maiden's mind |
| 乙子 | おとご | last child |
| 乙巡 | おつじゅん | second-class cruiser |
| 九九 | くく | multiplication table, times table |
| 九分九厘 | くぶくりん | ten to one, nine cases out of ten |
| 九十 | きゅうじゅう, くじゅう | ninety |
| 九州 | きゅうしゅう | Kyushu (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan) |
| 九月 | くがつ | September |
| 九泉 | きゅうせん | hades, nether regions |
| 九穀 | きゅうこく | the nine grains |
| 九重 | ここのえ | ninefold, imperial palace, the Court |
| 乞婿 | こいむこ | bridegroom who is loved by his bride |
| 乱れ | みだれ | disorder, disturbance, unrest |
| 乱れる | みだれる | to get confused, to be disordered, to be disturbed |
| 乱伐 | らんばつ | reckless deforestation, overcutting of forests |
| 乱売 | らんばい | underselling, panic selling |
| 乱獲 | らんかく | excessive fishing, overfishing |
| 乱用 | らんよう | abuse, misuse, misappropriation, using to excess |
| 乱立 | らんりつ | flood (of candidates) |
| 乳 | ちち, ち | milk; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell) |
| 乳児 | にゅうじ | infant, suckling baby |
| 乳幼児 | にゅうようじ | infants, babies |
| 乳房 | ちぶさ, にゅうぼう | breast, nipple, udder |
| 乳業 | にゅうぎょう | dairy industry |
| 乳牛 | にゅうぎゅう, ちちうし | milk cow, dairy cattle, milch cow |
| 乳脂肪 | にゅうしぼう | butterfat |
| 乳製品 | にゅうせいひん | dairy products |
| 乳酪 | にゅうらく | butter |
| 乾 | けん | qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest) |
| 乾き | かわき | drying, dryness |
| 乾期 | かんき | dry season |
| 乾漆像 | かんしつぞう | lacquered (wooden) Buddha statue |
| 乾燥 | かんそう | dry, arid, insipid, dehydrated |
| 乾燥剤 | かんそうざい | drying agent |
| 乾燥器 | かんそうき | drying machine, dryer, desiccator |
| 乾燥室 | かんそうしつ | drying room |
| 乾燥材 | かんそうざい | seasoned lumber |
| 乾燥果 | かんそうか | dry fruit (i.e. nuts); dried fruit |
| 乾燥機 | かんそうき | drying machine, dryer, desiccator |
| 乾燥洗濯 | かんそうせんたく | dry cleaning |
| 乾燥牛乳 | かんそうぎゅうにゅう | powdered milk |
| 乾燥腐朽 | かんそうふきゅう | dry rot |
| 乾物 | ほしもの | things dried in the sun, esp. clothes, died cloth, etc. |
| 乾酪 | かんらく | cheese |
| 乾酪素 | かんらくそ | casein |
| 乾電池 | かんでんち | dry cell, battery |
| 亀 | かめ | tortoise, turtle |
| 亀の子 | かめのこ | young turtle (tortoise); turtle (tortoise) shell |
| 亀の手 | かめのて | barnacle |
| 亀レス | かめレス | replying to someone's email after a long delay, slow response |
| 亀甲 | きっこう, きこう | tortoise shell |
| 亀裂 | きれつ | crack, crevice, fissure, chap |
| 亀鑑 | きかん | pattern, example, model, paragon, mirror |
| 亀頭 | きとう | glans (esp. glans penis) |
| 了 | りょう | finish, completion, understanding |
| 了解 | りょうかい | comprehension, consent, understanding, roger (on the radio) |
| 予想 | よそう | expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast |
| 予想収穫高 | よそうしゅうかくだか | crop estimate |
| 予想外 | よそうがい | unexpected, unforeseen, strange |
| 予断 | よだん | guessing, prediction, conclusion |
| 予算措置 | よさんそち | budgetary provision |
| 予選 | よせん | nomination, primary, preliminary contest |
| 予防接種 | よぼうせっしゅ | immunization, immunisation, vaccination, inoculation |
| 争い | あらそい | dispute, strife, quarrel, dissension, conflict, rivalry, contest |
| 争奪 | そうだつ | struggle, contest |
| 争点 | そうてん | point at issue |
| 争覇 | そうは | contending for victory, struggling for supremacy |
| 争覇戦 | そうはせん | struggle for supremacy, championship game |
| 争訟 | そうしょう | dispute by legal action, contentious |
| 事例 | じれい | example, precedent |
| 事典 | じてん, ことてん | cyclopedia, encyclopedia |
| 事前 | じぜん | prior, beforehand, in advance |
| 事務 | じむ | business, office work |
| 事務取扱い | じむとりあつかい | acting director |
| 事務局 | じむきょく | secretariat, executive office |
| 事務机 | じむづくえ | clerical desk |
| 事務次官 | じむじかん | permanent vice-president, undersecretary, vice-minister |
| 事実は小説より奇也 | じじつはしょうせつよりきなり | Truth is stranger than fiction |
| 事実上 | じじつじょう | (as a) matter of fact, actually, in reality |
| 事柄 | ことがら | matter, thing, affair, circumstance |
| 事業 | じぎょう | project, enterprise, business, industry, operations |
| 事珍しく | ことめずらしく | like something strange |
| 事項 | じこう | matter, item, facts |
| 二つ繭 | ふたつまゆ | double cocoon |
| 二七日 | ふたなぬか, ふたなのか | second week's memorial services |
| 二世の契り | にせのちぎり | marriage vows |
| 二佐 | にさ | lieutenant colonel (JSDF) |
| 二十世紀 | にじっせいき, にじゅっせいき | twentieth century |
| 二号 | にごう | number two, concubine |
| 二塁 | にるい | second base |
| 二塁打 | にるいだ | two-base hit, double |
| 二宮 | にぐう | the Two Ise Shrines |
| 二尉 | にい | first lieutenant (JSDF) |
| 二度 | にど | two times, twice; two degrees |
| 二律背反 | にりつはいはん | antinomy, self-contradiction |
| 二日酔い | ふつかよい | hangover |
| 二枚 | にまい | two sheets (pieces) (of paper) |
| 二枚目 | にまいめ | handsome man; actor in a love scene |
| 二枚舌 | にまいじた | double-dealing, duplicity, equivocation, double-tongued |
| 二次 | にじ | secondary, subordinate |
| 二死 | にし | two out (e.g. in baseball), two down (and one to go) |
| 二者択一 | にしゃたくいつ | two alternatives, selecting an option (from two alternatives) |
| 二輪車 | にりんしゃ | two wheeled vehicle (bicycle, motorcycle, etc.) |
| 二階 | にかい | second floor, upstairs |
| 二階建て | にかいだて | two-storied building |
| 互いに | たがいに | mutually, with each other, reciprocally, together |
| 互換 | ごかん | transposition, interchangeable, compatible (e.g. PC) |
| 互選 | ごせん | mutual election, co-opting |
| 五倫の道 | ごりんのみち | the five Confucian filial-piety relationships |
| 五分 | ごぶ | half, 50%, tie, evenness; 5 parts, 5% |
| 五十 | ごじゅう, いそ, い | fifty |
| 五十三次 | ごじゅうさんつぎ | the 53 Toukaidou stages |
| 五大洲 | ごだいしゅう | the Five Continents |
| 五感 | ごかん | the five senses |
| 五斗米 | ごとべい | small salary |
| 五旬節 | ごじゅんせつ | pentecost |
| 五稜堡 | ごりょうほ | five-sided fort; Pentagon |
| 五稜郭 | ごりょうかく | five-sided fortification |
| 五穀 | ごこく | the 5 grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi)) |
| 五穀豊穣 | ごこくほうじょう | bumper (abundant) crop, huge harvest (of cereals) |
| 五絃 | ごげん | five strings, five-stringed instrument |
| 五線譜 | ごせんふ | (music) score |
| 五臓 | ごぞう | the five viscera (liver, lungs, heart, kidney and spleen) |
| 五臓六腑 | ごぞうろっぷ | the internal organs |
| 五輪 | ごりん | the Olympics |
| 井 | い | well |
| 井戸 | いど | water well |
| 井戸掘り | いどほり | well digging, well digger |
| 井戸水 | いどみず | well water |
| 井戸端会議 | いどばたかいぎ | content-free chat, idle gossip |
| 井泉 | せいせん | (water) well |
| 井筒 | いづつ | well crib |
| 亘る | わたる | to cross over; to extend, to cover, to range, to span |
| 亘古 | こうこ | for ever, from ancient times |
| 亜 | あ | sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state), -ite |
| 亜ぐ | つぐ | to rank next to, to come after |
| 亜成層圏 | あせいそうけん | substratosphere |
| 亜流 | ありゅう | bad second, epigone, adherent, follower, imitator |
| 亜熱帯 | あねったい | subtropics |
| 亜爾然丁 | あるぜんちん, アルゼンチン | Argentina |
| 亜硝酸 | あしょうさん | nitrous acid |
| 亜硝酸塩 | あしょうさんえん | nitrite |
| 亜硫酸 | ありゅうさん | sulfurous acid, sulphurous acid |
| 亜硫酸ガス | ありゅうさんガス | sulphurous acid gas, sulfurous acid gas, sulphur dioxide gas, sulfur dioxide gas |
| 亜硫酸塩 | ありゅうさんえん | sulfite |
| 亜種 | あしゅ | subspecies |
| 亜米利加杉 | あめりかすぎ | redwood |
| 亜細亜 | あじあ, アジア | Asia (esp. "the Far East"); Asian, Asiatic |
| 亜鈴 | あれい | dumbbell |
| 亜鉛 | あえん | zinc (Zn) |
| 亜鉛凸版 | あえんとっぱん | photoengraving |
| 亜鉛引 | あえんびき | zinc coated (galvanized, galvanised) |
| 亜鉛引き | あえんびき | zinc coated (galvanized, galvanised) |
| 亜鉛華 | あえんか | zinc white, zinc oxide, flowers of zinc |
| 亜麻 | あま | flax, hemp, linen |
| 亜麻仁 | あまに | flaxseed, linseed |
| 亜麻仁油 | あまにゆ | linseed oil |
| 亡命 | ぼうめい | emigration, exile, flight from one's country, defection |
| 亡夫 | ぼうふ | my deceased husband, my late husband |
| 亡父 | ぼうふ | my deceased father, my late father |
| 亡霊 | ぼうれい | ghost, the dead, departed spirits, apparition |
| 交互 | こうご | mutual, reciprocal, alternate |
| 交付 | こうふ | delivering, handing over, furnishing (e.g. with copies), issuance, issuing |
| 交代 | こうたい | alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.) |
| 交尾 | こうび | copulation (in animals) |
| 交換貿易制 | こうかんぼうえきせい | barter system |
| 交易 | こうえき | trade, commerce |
| 交款 | こうかん | exchange of courtesies (cordialities), fraternization, fraternisation |
| 交歓 | こうかん | exchange of courtesies (cordialities), fraternization, fraternisation |
| 交渉 | こうしょう | negotiations, discussions; connection |
| 交渉員 | こうしょういん | negotiators |
| 交渉委員 | こうしょういいん | negotiating committeemen |
| 交詢 | こうじゅん | promotion of social intercourse |
| 交誼 | こうぎ | friendship, amity |
| 交通妨害 | こうつうぼうがい | traffic obstruction |
| 交通網 | こうつうもう | traffic network |
| 交通遮断 | こうつうしゃだん | blockage, quarantine |
| 交錯 | こうさく | mixture, blending, complication |
| 交際費 | こうさいひ | entertainment expenses |
| 交響 | こうきょう | reverberation |
| 交響曲 | こうきょうきょく | symphony |
| 交響楽 | こうきょうがく | symphony (orchestra) |
| 交響詩 | こうきょうし | symphonic poem |
| 亥の刻 | いのこく | 10 o'clock in the evening |
| 亥年 | いどし, いのししどし | year of the boar |
| 亥月 | がいげつ | tenth month of the lunar calendar |
| 亦 | また | again, and, also, still (doing something) |
| 亨通 | こうつう | doing well, prosperous |
| 亨運 | こううん | prosperity |
| 享受 | きょうじゅ | reception, acceptance, enjoyment, being given |
| 享受者 | きょうじゅしゃ | recipient |
| 享年 | きょうねん | one's age at death |
| 享持 | きょうじ | securing rights and profits |
| 享有 | きょうゆう | possession, enjoyment |
| 享楽 | きょうらく | enjoyment, pleasure |
| 享楽主義 | きょうらくしゅぎ | epicureanism, hedonism |
| 享楽生活 | きょうらくせいかつ | gay life |
| 享楽的 | きょうらくてき | pleasure-seeking |
| 京坂 | けいはん | Kyoto-Osaka |
| 京成 | けいせい | train line Tokyo - Narita |
| 京滋地方 | けいじちほう | Kyoto-Shiga district |
| 京都 | きょうと | Kyoto |
| 亭主 | ていしゅ | master, host, landlord, innkeeper, husband |
| 亭主関白 | ていしゅかんぱく | husband who rules the roost; the hectoring of the husband |
| 亭亭 | ていてい | lofty |
| 亭亭たる大木 | ていていたるたいぼく | lofty tree |
| 亭午 | ていご | noon |
| 亮察 | りょうさつ | consideration, taking into account, sympathy with |
| 亮月 | りょうげつ | bright moonlight |
| 亮然 | りょうぜん | clear, obvious |
| 亮直 | りょうちょく | rightfulness |
| 人々 | ひとびと, にんにん | each person, people, men, human, everybody |
| 人に悪事を唆す | ひとにあくじをそそのかす | to entice a person to do something wrong |
| 人一倍 | ひといちばい | more than others, redoubled, unusual |
| 人体解剖学 | じんたいかいぼうがく | human anatomy |
| 人倫 | じんりん | human relations, humanity |
| 人傑 | じんけつ | great man, hero |
| 人垣 | ひとがき | crowd of people |
| 人工呼吸 | じんこうこきゅう | artificial respiration |
| 人工妊娠中絶 | じんこうにんしんちゅうぜつ | abortion |
| 人工衛星 | じんこうえいせい | man-made satellite |
| 人工透析 | じんこうとうせき | dialysis |
| 人形浄瑠璃 | にんぎょうじょうるり | old name for bunraku |
| 人形遣い | にんぎょうづかい, にんぎょうつかい | puppet operator, puppet manipulator, puppeteer |
| 人影 | ひとかげ, じんえい | figure(s) of a person (persons); shadow of a person |
| 人材 | じんざい, じんさい | man of talent, capable person, talented person |
| 人柄 | ひとがら | personality, character, personal appearance, gentility |
| 人権 | じんけん | human rights, civil liberties |
| 人権擁護 | じんけんようご | protection of human rights |
| 人民 | じんみん | people, public |
| 人気失墜 | にんきしっつい | decline in public favor, fall in popularity |
| 人為 | じんい | human work, human agency, art, artificiality |
| 人為的 | じんいてき | artificial, unnatural |
| 人生哲学 | じんせいてつがく | philosophy of life |
| 人畜 | じんちく | men and animals |
| 人脈 | じんみゃく | personal connections |
| 人質 | ひとじち | hostage, prisoner |
| 人里 | ひとざと | human habitation |
| 人間の堕落 | にんげんのだらく | the fall of man |
| 人間万事塞翁が馬 | じんかんばんじさいおうがうま | inscrutable are the ways of heaven, fortune is unpredictable and changeable |
| 人間国宝 | にんげんこくほう | living national treasure |
| 人間関係 | にんげんかんけい | human relations |
| 人類学 | じんるいがく | anthropology |
| 人骨 | じんこつ | human bones |
| 仁恕 | じんじょ | benevolence, magnanimity |
| 仁愛 | じんあい | benevolence, charity, love |
| 仁智 | じんち | benevolence and wisdom |
| 仁王 | におう | the two guardian Deva kings |
| 仁義 | じんぎ | humanity and justice, duty, (gang's) moral code |
| 仁義礼智信 | じんぎれいちしん | the 5 Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity) |
| 仇討ち | あだうち | vengeance, revenge, retaliation |
| 今や | いまや | now |
| 今上陛下 | きんじょうへいか | the reigning emperor, His Majesty the Emperor |
| 今夏 | こんか | this summer, next summer, last summer |
| 今季 | こんき | this season |
| 今宵 | こよい | this evening, tonight |
| 今尚 | いまなお | still, even now |
| 今年度 | こんねんど | this year |
| 今昔 | こんじゃく, こんせき | past and present |
| 今春 | こんしゅん | this spring, spring this year |
| 今暁 | こんぎょう | this morning (at dawn) |
| 今秋 | こんしゅう | this (next, last) autumn (fall) |
| 今般 | こんぱん | now, recently, this time |
| 介する | かいする | to use as an intermediary; to worry, to mind, to care |
| 介入 | かいにゅう | intervention |
| 介助 | かいじょ | help, assistance, aid; to assist, to help, to aid |
| 介在 | かいざい | mediation, interposition, intervention |
| 介殻 | かいかく | sea shell |
| 介護 | かいご | nursing |
| 仏像 | ぶつぞう | Buddhist image (statue) |
| 仏塔 | ぶっとう | pagoda |
| 仏壇 | ぶつだん | Buddhist (household) altar |
| 仏教 | ぶっきょう | Buddhism |
| 仏文 | ふつぶん | French, French writing, French literature |
| 仏暁 | ふつぎょう | dawn, daybreak |
| 仏語 | ふつご | French (language) |
| 仏頂面 | ぶっちょうづら | sour look |
| 仏領 | ふつりょう | French possession, French territory |
| 仕上がり | しあがり | finish, end, completion |
| 仕上げ | しあげ | end, finishing touches, being finished |
| 仕入れ | しいれ | stocking, buying up |
| 仕様 | しよう | way; (technical) specification |
| 仕組み | しくみ | structure; plan, plot, contrivance |
| 仕草 | しぐさ | action, acting, gesture, bearing, treatment, behavior, behaviour |
| 他国 | たこく | foreign country, another province |
| 他殺 | たさつ | a murder |
| 他派 | たは | the other group |
| 他社 | たしゃ | another company, other company |
| 他薦 | たせん, たぜん | recommendation |
| 付き添い | つきそい | attendance on, attendant, escort, chaperon, retinue |
| 付き添い看護婦 | つきそいかんごふ | private nurse |
| 付き添う | つきそう | to attend on, to wait upon, to accompany, to escort and wait on, to chaperone |
| 付け届け | つけとどけ | tip, present |
| 付与 | ふよ | grant, allowance, endowment, bestowal, assignment, conferment |
| 付加 | ふか | addition, annexation, appendage |
| 付嘱 | ふしょく | conferment, act of conferring (honour, gift, etc.) |
| 付帯 | ふたい | incidental, ancillary, accessory, secondary, collateral |
| 付録 | ふろく | appendix, supplement, annex |
| 仙 | せん | hermit, wizard |
| 代償 | だいしょう | compensation, indemnification, reparation, consideration |
| 代理店 | だいりてん | agent, agency |
| 代行 | だいこう | acting as agent |
| 代謝 | たいしゃ | renewal, regeneration, metabolism |
| 代議 | だいぎ | representing others in a conference |
| 令 | れい | command, order, dictation |
| 令婿 | れいせい | your son-in-law |
| 令嬢 | れいじょう | (your) daughter, young woman |
| 以遠 | いえん | beyond, further than |
| 仮に | かりに | temporarily, provisionally, for example, for argument's sake |
| 仮処分 | かりしょぶん | temporary measures |
| 仮出獄 | かりしゅつごく | parole, release on bail |
| 仮勘定 | かりかんじょう | suspense account |
| 仮定款 | かりていかん | provisional articles |
| 仮想 | かそう | imagination, supposition, virtual, potential (enemy) |
| 仮想記憶 | かそうきおく | virtual memory, virtual storage |
| 仮漆 | かしつ | varnish |
| 仮痘 | かとう | light case of smallpox |
| 仮眠 | かみん | nap, doze |
| 仮称 | かしょう | temporary name |
| 仮装 | かそう | costume; converted (cruiser) |
| 仮設 | かせつ | temporary, provisional |
| 仮釈放 | かりしゃくほう | release on parole |
| 仮題 | かだい | a tentative title |
| 仰けぞる | のけぞる | to bend (backward); to be taken aback |
| 仰せ | おおせ | statement, command, wishes (of a superior) |
| 仰せつかる | おおせつかる | to receive a command, to be appointed, to be ordered |
| 仰せつける | おおせつける | to command, to request, to appoint |
| 仰せられる | おおせられる | to say, to state |
| 仰向け | あおむけ | face up |
| 仰天 | ぎょうてん | being amazed, being horrified, being taken aback |
| 仲 | なか | relation, relationship |
| 仲人 | なこうど, ちゅうにん | go-between; child in elementary or middle school |
| 仲介 | ちゅうかい | agency, intermediation |
| 仲睦まじい | なかむつまじい | harmonious, intimate |
| 仲良く | なかよく | making friends with, getting along well with, on cordial terms |
| 仲良し | なかよし | intimate friend, close friend, bosom buddy, chum |
| 仲裁 | ちゅうさい | arbitration, intercession, mediation |
| 仲間入り | なかまいり | joining a group |
| 件 | けん | matter, case, item |
| 件数 | けんすう | number (of things) |
| 任 | にん | obligation, duty, charge, responsibility |
| 任務 | にんむ | duty, function, office, mission, task |
| 任天堂 | にんてんどう | Nintendo (video game company) |
| 任期 | にんき | term of office |
| 企業 | きぎょう | enterprise, undertaking, corporation, business |
| 企業家 | きぎょうか | industrialist, entrepreneur |
| 企画 | きかく | planning, project, plan, design |
| 企画室 | きかくしつ | planning office |
| 伊 | い | Italy |
| 伊佐木 | いさき | chicken grunt (fish), threeline grunt |
| 伊勢丹 | いせたん | Isetan (department store) |
| 伊勢参り | いせまいり | Ise pilgrimage |
| 伊勢神宮 | いせじんぐう | Grand Shrine at Ise |
| 伊吹柏槙 | いぶきびゃくしん, イブキビャクシン | Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis) |
| 伊呂波 | いろは, イロハ | traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals, the ABCs of ... |
| 伊太利 | いたりー, イタリア, イタリー, イタリヤ | Italy |
| 伊艦 | いかん | Italian warship |
| 伊語 | いご | Italian (language) |
| 伍 | ご | five (used in legal documents) |
| 伍す | ごす | to rank with, to rank among |
| 伍する | ごする | to rank with, to rank among |
| 伍つ | いつつ | five |
| 伍を重ねる | ごをかさねる | to double the ranks |
| 伍長 | ごちょう | corporal |
| 伎 | わざ, ぎ | technique, art |
| 伎倆 | ぎりょう | ability, talent, skill, capacity |
| 伎女 | ぎじょ | woman entertainer |
| 伎楽 | ぎがく | ancient music |
| 伎能 | ぎのう | technical skill, ability, capacity |
| 伎芸 | ぎげい | art of kabuki |
| 伏して | ふして | bowing down, humbly, respectfully |
| 伏兵 | ふくへい | ambush, troops in ambush |
| 伏流 | ふくりゅう | subterranean stream |
| 伏線 | ふくせん | preparation, foreshadowing, underplot (in a novel), precautionary measures |
| 伐つ | うつ | to strike, to attack, to punish |
| 伐る | きる | to cut down (e.g. trees) |
| 伐倒 | ばっとう | felling |
| 伐採 | ばっさい | lumbering, felling, deforestation |
| 休する | きゅうする | to come to an end; to rest |
| 休刊 | きゅうかん | suspension of publication |
| 休廷 | きゅうてい | court recess |
| 休廷日 | きゅうていび | no-court day |
| 休憩 | きゅうけい | rest, break, recess, intermission |
| 休憩室 | きゅうけいしつ | break room, lounge (e.g. in an onsen), resting room |
| 休憩所 | きゅうけいじょ | rest area, rest stop, service area, SA, parking area (e.g. off highways), PA |
| 休憩時間 | きゅうけいじかん | rest time, intermission |
| 休暇 | きゅうか | holiday, day off, furlough |
| 休業 | きゅうぎょう | closed (e.g. store), business suspended, shutdown, holiday |
| 休眠 | きゅうみん | idle, dormant |
| 休祥 | きゅうしょう | good omen |
| 休耕 | きゅうこう | lying fallow |
| 休錘 | きゅうすい | idle spindles |
| 会員名簿 | かいいんめいぼ | membership list |
| 会堂 | かいどう | church, chapel, synagogue, tabernacle |
| 会期 | かいき | session (of a legislature) |
| 会津塗 | あいづぬり | Aizu lacquer ware |
| 会社更生法 | かいしゃこうせいほう | Corporate Rehabilitation Law |
| 会見 | かいけん | interview, audience |
| 会談 | かいだん | conversation, conference, discussion, interview |
| 会費 | かいひ | membership fee |
| 会釈 | えしゃく | nod, salutation, greeting, recognition, bow |
| 会長 | かいちょう | president (of a society), chairman |
| 会頭 | かいとう | society president |
| 伝承 | でんしょう | transmission, hand down (information), legend, tradition, folklore |
| 伝搬 | でんぱん | transmission, propagation, spread |
| 伝書鳩 | でんしょばと | carrier pigeon, homing pigeon |
| 伝染病 | でんせんびょう | infectious disease, contagious disease, epidemic |
| 伝統 | でんとう | tradition, convention |
| 伝統的 | でんとうてき | traditional, conventional |
| 伝説 | でんせつ | tradition, legend, folklore |
| 伯 | はく | count, earl, eldest brother, uncle, chief official |
| 伯仲 | はくちゅう | matching someone, being equal with, being on a par, being well contested |
| 伯剌西爾 | ブラジル, ぶらじる | Brazil |
| 伯叔 | はくしゅく | brothers, one's father's brothers |
| 伯楽 | ばくろう, はくらく | cattle or horse trader, good judge of horses or cattle |
| 伯爵 | はくしゃく | count, earl |
| 伴 | とも | companion, follower, attendant, retinue |
| 伴い | ともない | companion, accompaniment |
| 伴侶 | はんりょ | partner, companion |
| 伴天連 | ばてれん, パテレン, バテレン | Portuguese Jesuits (in Japan in the 16th century); Christianity |
| 伴奏 | ばんそう | (musical) accompaniment |
| 伴走 | ばんそう | accompanying another somewhere |
| 伴食宰相 | ばんしょくさいしょう | an incompetent cabinet minister, a figurehead minister |
| 伶人 | れいじん | court musician, minstrel |
| 伶俐 | れいり | cleverness, sagacity |
| 伶優 | れいゆう | actor |
| 伶官 | れいかん | court musician |
| 伸し | のし | stretching; sidestroke (in swimming) |
| 伸びやか | のびやか | comfortable, carefree |
| 伸び伸び | のびのび | feeling at ease, carefree |
| 伸び悩む | のびなやむ | to be sluggish (business) |
| 伸び率 | のびりつ | growth rate, coefficient of extension |
| 伸暢 | しんちょう | expansion, extension, elongation, stretching, uncompression |
| 伸縮 | しんしゅく | expansion and contraction, elasticity, flexibility |
| 伸長 | しんちょう | expansion, extension, elongation, stretching, uncompression |
| 伺い | うかがい | inquiry, enquiry, question, call, consulting the oracle, visit |
| 伺いを立てる | うかがいをたてる | to ask for someone's opinion, to inquire of, to invoke an oracle |
| 伺い事 | うかがいごと | inquiry, enquiry |
| 伺い探る | うかがいさぐる | to spy out |
| 伺い済み | うかがいずみ | instructions received |
| 伺候 | しこう | waiting upon (someone) |
| 似せる | にせる | to copy, to imitate, to counterfeit, to forge |
| 似合い | にあい | well-matched, becoming, suitable |
| 似合わしい | にあわしい | well-matched, suitable, becoming |
| 似通う | にかよう | to resemble closely |
| 似顔 | にがお | portrait, likeness |
| 伽 | とぎ | nursing, nurse, attending, attendant, entertainer |
| 伽羅 | きゃら | aloes wood; aloes-wood perfume |
| 伽芝居 | とぎしばい | fairy play, pantomime |
| 伽草子 | とぎぞうし | fairy-tale book |
| 伽藍 | がらん | temple, monastery |
| 伽藍鳥 | がらんちょう | pelican |
| 伽話 | とぎばなし | fairy-tale, nursery-tale |
| 佃煮 | つくだに | preserved food boiled in soy |
| 但し付き | ただしづき, ただしつき | conditional |
| 但し書き | ただしがき | proviso |
| 但書 | ただしがき | proviso |
| 但書き | ただしがき | proviso |
| 位勲 | いくん | rank and order of merit |
| 位置付け | いちづけ, いちつけ | placement, fixed position, mapping out, location |
| 位記追贈 | いきついそう | conferment of posthumous rank |
| 位階勲等 | いかいくんとう | court rank and honors, court rank and honours |
| 低める | ひくめる | to lower, to be lowered |
| 低丘陵 | ていきゅうりょう | low hills |
| 低価格 | ていかかく | low price |
| 低姿勢 | ていしせい | (keeping a) low profile |
| 低廉 | ていれん | cheap, inexpensive |
| 低気圧 | ていきあつ | low (atmospheric) pressure, cyclone, bad temper, tense situation |
| 低水準 | ていすいじゅん | substandard, low-level |
| 低温 | ていおん | low temperature |
| 住み心地 | すみごこち | comfort (in living place) |
| 住み慣れる | すみなれる | to get used to living in |
| 住友 | すみとも | Sumitomo (company) |
| 住友銀行 | すみともぎんこう | Sumitomo Bank |
| 住宅地 | じゅうたくち | housing district, residential district |
| 住宅街 | じゅうたくがい | residential area |
| 住宅金融公庫 | じゅうたくきんゆうこうこ | Government Housing Loan Corporation |
| 住居 | じゅうきょ, すまい | dwelling, house, residence, address |
| 佐賀県 | さがけん | Saga prefecture (Kyuushuu) |
| 佑助 | ゆうじょ | assistance |
| 体外受精 | たいがいじゅせい | in vitro fertilization, in vitro fertilisation |
| 体液 | たいえき | body fluids |
| 体罰 | たいばつ | corporal punishment |
| 体質 | たいしつ | constitution (physical), genetic make-up, predisposition (to disease) |
| 体験 | たいけん | personal experience |
| 何と | なんと | what, how, whatever |
| 何とも | なんとも | nothing (with neg. verb), quite, not a bit |
| 何の | どの | which, what (way) |
| 何の某 | なにのなにがし | certain person, certain amount |
| 何より | なにより | most, best, above all |
| 何千 | なんぜん | many thousands |
| 何呉と | なにくれと | in various ways |
| 何度 | なんど | how many times?, how often? |
| 何某 | なにがし, なにぼう | certain person; I (personal pronoun) |
| 何箇月 | なんかげつ | how many months?, how long? |
| 何遍 | なんべん | how many times, how often |
| 何遍も | なんべんも | repeatedly |
| 余っ程 | よっぽど, よほど | very; just about to |
| 余りに | あまりに | too much, excessively, too |
| 余る | あまる | to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many |
| 余儀ない | よぎない | unavoidable, inevitable, beyond one's control |
| 余儀なく | よぎなく | unavoidably, necessarily, inevitably |
| 余剰 | よじょう | redundant, surplus, residue, balance |
| 余地 | よち | place, room, margin, scope |
| 余暇 | よか | leisure, leisure time, spare time |
| 余波 | よは, なごり, なごろ | waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect, aftermath |
| 余禄 | よろく | additional gain |
| 余罪 | よざい | other crimes, further offenses, further offences |
| 余裕しゃくしゃく | よゆうしゃくしゃく | calm and composed, broadminded, having enough and to spare |
| 余裕綽々 | よゆうしゃくしゃく | calm and composed, broadminded, having enough and to spare |
| 余裕綽綽 | よゆうしゃくしゃく | calm and composed, broadminded, having enough and to spare |
| 余震 | よしん | aftershock |
| 余韻 | よいん | reverberation, swelling (of a hymn), trailing note, lingering memory |
| 作り眉 | つくりまゆ | painted eyebrows |
| 作戦 | さくせん | tactics, strategy; military or naval operations |
| 作柄 | さくがら | crop conditions; quality (of art) |
| 作況指数 | さっきょうしすう | rice-crop index |
| 作為 | さくい | artificiality; act, commission (of a crime) |
| 作者未詳 | さくしゃみしょう | anonymous, author unknown |
| 作詞 | さくし | (writing) song lyrics |
| 佞智 | ねいち | craftiness |
| 佳 | か | beautiful, good, excellent |
| 佳き | よき | goodness; good |
| 佳作 | かさく | good piece of work; honourable mention (honorable) |
| 佳句 | かく | beautiful passage of literature |
| 佳境 | かきょう | climax (story), best part, most interesting part |
| 佳客 | かきゃく | good visitor |
| 佳宴 | かえん | congratulatory banquet |
| 佳景 | かけい | beautiful view |
| 佳月 | かげつ | good month, bright moon |
| 佳賓 | かひん | good guest, interesting guest |
| 佳趣 | かしゅ | good taste, good impression |
| 佳辰 | かしん | lucky day, auspicious occasion, happy day |
| 佳醸 | かじょう | sweet sake, good wine |
| 佳麗 | かれい | beauty |
| 併せ持つ | あわせもつ | to own (something) as well |
| 併合 | へいごう | merger, joining into one, melding, merging, annexation, absorption |
| 併殺 | へいさつ | double-play (baseball) |
| 併用 | へいよう | using together (jointly), used at the same time |
| 併発 | へいはつ | concurrence, coincidence, complication (in illness) |
| 併記 | へいき | writing side by side |
| 併設 | へいせつ | establishment, link |
| 使わす | つかわす | to send, to dispatch, to despatch |
| 使命 | しめい | mission, errand, message |
| 使用済み | しようずみ | already finished being used, second-hand, no longer used |
| 使節 | しせつ | envoy, embassy, mission, delegate |
| 使途 | しと | purpose for which money is spent, the way money is spent |
| 例年 | れいねん | average (normal, ordinary) year, every year, annually |
| 侍する | じする | to wait upon, to serve |
| 侍る | はべる | to wait upon, to serve |
| 侍医 | じい | court physician |
| 侍女 | じじょ | lady attendant, maid |
| 侍従 | じじゅう | chamberlain |
| 侍気質 | さむらいかたぎ | samurai spirit |
| 侍衛 | じえい | bodyguard |
| 侍衛長 | じえいちょう | captain of the guard |
| 侍講 | じこう | imperial tutor |
| 侑觴 | ゆうしょう | urging one to drink more good wine during a banquet |
| 侑食 | ゆうしょく | assisting at dinner, dining with a superior |
| 供 | とも | companion, follower, attendant, retinue |
| 供与 | きょうよ | giving, provision, furnishing |
| 供奉 | ぐぶ | accompanying, being in attendance on |
| 供宴 | きょうえん | banquet, dinner |
| 供犠 | くぎ | sacrifice, sacrificial animal |
| 供給源 | きょうきゅうげん | source of supply |
| 供述 | きょうじゅつ | affidavit, deposition, testimony |
| 供養 | くよう | memorial service for the dead, holding a service |
| 供養塚 | くようづか | unknown person's grave |
| 依嘱 | いしょく | entrusting (with) |
| 依存 | いぞん, いそん | dependence, dependent, reliance |
| 依拠 | いきょ | dependence |
| 依然 | いぜん | still, as yet, as it has been |
| 依然として | いぜんとして | still, as yet, as of old |
| 依頼 | いらい | request; dependence, trust |
| 依頼者 | いらいしゃ | client |
| 依願 | いがん | in accordance with one's request |
| 価値 | かち | value, worth, merit |
| 価値観 | かちかん | values |
| 侮 | ぶ | (something) despised, (something) made light of |
| 侮り | あなどり | contempt, scorn |
| 侮り難い敵 | あなどりがたいてき | formidable enemy |
| 侮る | あなどる, あなずる | to despise, to disdain, to make light of |
| 侮慢 | ぶまん | contempt, insult, offense, offence |
| 侮蔑 | ぶべつ | scorn, disdain, contempt, slight |
| 侮言 | ぶげん | insult |
| 侮辱 | ぶじょく | insult, contempt, slight |
| 侯 | こう | marquis, lord, daimyo |
| 侯伯 | こうはく | nobles, feudal lords |
| 侯国 | こうこく | principality |
| 侯爵 | こうしゃく | marquis, marquess |
| 侯爵夫人 | こうしゃくふじん | marchioness |
| 侵す | おかす | to invade, to raid, to trespass, to violate, to intrude on |
| 侵害 | しんがい | infringement, violation, trespass, impairment |
| 侵攻 | しんこう | invasion |
| 侵犯 | しんぱん | violation, invasion, infringement |
| 侵略 | しんりゃく | aggression, invasion, raid |
| 侵食 | しんしょく | encroachment, erosion, corrosion |
| 便利さ | べんりさ | convenience, handiness, usefulness |
| 便宜 | べんぎ | convenience, accommodation, advantage, expedience |
| 係争 | けいそう | contention, dispute |
| 係員 | かかりいん | official (e.g. customs), clerk in charge |
| 係官 | かかりかん | official in charge |
| 係累 | けいるい | dependents, encumbrances, complicity, implication |
| 係長 | かかりちょう | chief clerk |
| 促成 | そくせい | promotion of growth |
| 促成栽培 | そくせいさいばい | raising out-of-season crops with artificial heat |
| 促進 | そくしん | promotion, acceleration, encouragement, facilitation, spurring on |
| 促進剤 | そくしんざい | accelerant, stimulant |
| 促音 | そくおん | assimilated sound (small "tsu" in Japanese), geminate consonant |
| 俄勉強 | にわかべんきょう | cramming |
| 俊 | しゅん, じゅん | excellence, genius |
| 俊偉 | しゅんい | large and excellent |
| 俊傑 | しゅんけつ | hero, genius |
| 俊彦 | しゅんげん | gifted (accomplished) man |
| 俊敏 | しゅんびん | keen, quick-witted |
| 俊英 | しゅんえい | excellence, genius |
| 俊豪 | しゅんごう | talent, man of outstanding learning and virtue |
| 俊賢 | しゅんけん | excellent wisdom |
| 俊足 | しゅんそく | swift horse; talented person, brilliant person |
| 俊逸 | しゅんいつ | excellence, genius |
| 俗に | ぞくに | as slang, commonly |
| 俗吏 | ぞくり | petty official |
| 俗累 | ぞくるい | wordly troubles, worldliness |
| 俗語 | ぞくご | colloquialism, colloquial language |
| 俗謡 | ぞくよう | popular song, ballad, folk song, ditty |
| 俘虜 | ふりょ | captive, prisoner of war |
| 俘虜収容所 | ふりょしゅうようじょ | concentration camp |
| 保する | ほする, ほうする | to guarantee |
| 保健婦 | ほけんふ | district health nurse, public health nurse |
| 保健所 | ほけんしょ, ほけんじょ | health care center, health care centre |
| 保全 | ほぜん | preservation, integrity, conservation, maintenance |
| 保守 | ほしゅ | maintenance, conservation |
| 保守党 | ほしゅとう | Conservative Party (UK, Canada, Japan) |
| 保持 | ほじ | retention, maintenance, preservation |
| 保有 | ほゆう | possession, retention, maintenance |
| 保留 | ほりゅう | reserve; hold (e.g. telephone button), pending |
| 保管 | ほかん | charge, custody, safekeeping, deposit, storage |
| 保育 | ほいく | nursing, nurturing, rearing, lactation, suckling |
| 保育所 | ほいくしょ, ほいくじょ | nursery school, nursery |
| 保護 | ほご | care, protection, shelter, safeguard, guardianship, favor, favour, patronage |
| 保護貿易 | ほごぼうえき | protective trade |
| 保釈 | ほしゃく | bail |
| 保険 | ほけん | insurance, guarantee |
| 保険金 | ほけんきん | insurance payout |
| 保革 | ほかく | conservatism and progressivism, conservatives and reformists |
| 保養 | ほよう | health preservation, recuperation, recreation |
| 信仰箇条 | しんこうかじょう | articles of faith |
| 信号機 | しんごうき | traffic light; signalling mechanism, semaphore (apparatus) |
| 信天翁 | あほうどり, しんてんおう, アホウドリ | albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus) |
| 信奉 | しんぽう | belief, faith |
| 信徒 | しんと | layman, believer, adherent, follower, laity |
| 信念 | しんねん | belief, faith, conviction |
| 信条 | しんじょう | creed, belief, article of faith |
| 信玄袋 | しんげんぶくろ | cloth bag |
| 信用詐欺 | しんようさぎ | confidence game |
| 信用金庫 | しんようきんこ | credit union |
| 信託 | しんたく | trust, entrusting |
| 信託契約 | しんたくけいやく | trust agreement |
| 信販会社 | しんぱんがいしゃ | credit company |
| 信頼性 | しんらいせい | credibility, authenticity, confidence, reliability |
| 信頼醸成 | しんらいじょうせい | trust building, confidence building |
| 修了 | しゅうりょう | completion (of a course) |
| 修士課程 | しゅうしかてい | master's course |
| 修学旅行 | しゅうがくりょこう | excursion, field trip |
| 修復 | しゅうふく | repair, mending |
| 修理 | しゅうり, しゅり, すり | repairing, mending, servicing |
| 修練 | しゅうれん | culture, training, drill, practice, practise |
| 修繕 | しゅうぜん | repair, mending |
| 修繕工 | しゅうぜんこう | repair man |
| 修繕工場 | しゅうぜんこうじょう | repair shop |
| 修繕費 | しゅうぜんひ | repair expense |
| 修羅 | しゅら | fighting, scene of carnage |
| 修訂 | しゅうてい | correction, revision |
| 修道誓願 | しゅうどうせいがん | vows of religious orders |
| 修錬 | しゅうれん | culture, training, drill, practice, practise |
| 俳人 | はいじん | haiku poet |
| 俳号 | はいごう | pseudonym of a haiku poet |
| 俳味 | はいみ | subdued taste, refined taste, haiku (poetic) flavor (flavour) |
| 俳壇 | はいだん | the world of the haiku |
| 俳文 | はいぶん | prose with a poetic haiku flavor (flavour) |
| 俳画 | はいが | briefly drawn picture, haiku picture |
| 俳聖 | はいせい | famous haiku poet, the poet Basho |
| 俳諧 | はいかい | haikai (humourous or vulgar renga poetry) (humorous) |
| 俵 | たわら, ひょう | straw bag, bale, sack; counter for bags |
| 俵数 | ひょうすう | number of straw bags |
| 俵物 | たわらもの, ひょうもつ | goods in straw bags |
| 俸 | ほう | salary |
| 俸禄 | ほうろく | retainer's stipend, official pay, salary |
| 俸給 | ほうきゅう | salary, pay |
| 俸給日 | ほうきゅうび | pay day |
| 俸給生活者 | ほうきゅうせいかつしゃ | salaried man |
| 俸給袋 | ほうきゅうぶくろ | pay envelope |
| 倉 | くら | warehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator |
| 倉敷 | くらしき | storage charges |
| 個々 | ここ | individual, one by one, separate |
| 個人的 | こじんてき | individualistic, personal, self-centred, self-centered |
| 個別 | こべつ | particular case, discrete, individual, separate |
| 個室 | こしつ | private room |
| 個展 | こてん | one-man exhibition, one-woman exhibition |
| 個性 | こせい | individuality, personality, idiosyncrasy |
| 個所 | かしょ | passage, place, point, part |
| 倍する | ばいする | to double; to increase |
| 倍にする | ばいにする | to double |
| 倍加 | ばいか | doubling |
| 倍増 | ばいぞう | double |
| 倍率 | ばいりつ | magnification, leverage, amplification, scaling factor, scale factor |
| 倍額 | ばいがく | double amount |
| 倒さ | さかさ | reverse, inversion, upside down |
| 倒しま | さかしま | reverse, inversion, upside down |
| 倒壊 | とうかい | destruction, collapse |
| 倒産 | とうさん | (corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency, commercial failure, failed business |
| 倒錯 | とうさく | perversion, inversion |
| 倖せ | しあわせ | happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing |
| 倖臣 | こうしん | favorite courtier, favourite courtier |
| 候 | こう | season, weather |
| 候哉 | そうろうや | I wonder if ... |
| 借り | かり | borrowing, debt, loan |
| 借り入れ | かりいれ | debt |
| 借り手 | かりて | borrower, debtor, tenant |
| 借入金 | かりいれきん | loan, loan payable, debt |
| 借地 | しゃくち | leased land |
| 借家 | しゃくや, しゃっか, かりや, かりいえ | house for rent, rented house, renting a house |
| 借款 | しゃっかん | (international) loan |
| 倣う | ならう | to imitate, to follow, to emulate |
| 値下げ | ねさげ | cut in price |
| 値崩れ | ねくずれ | price collapse |
| 値嵩株 | ねがさかぶ | high-priced stocks, blue-chip shares |
| 値幅 | ねはば | price range or fluctuation |
| 倦怠 | けんたい | languor, fatigue, weariness, boredom |
| 倫理 | りんり | ethics, morals |
| 倫理学 | りんりがく | ethics, moral philosophy |
| 倫理的 | りんりてき | ethical |
| 倭 | やまと | ancient Japan |
| 倭人 | わじん | Japanese person (term esp. used in ancient China, etc.) |
| 倭冦 | わこう | Japanese pirates (of the Middle Ages) |
| 倭名鈔 | わみょうしょう | Wamyoruijusho (famous Heian-period Japanese dictionary) |
| 倭寇 | わこう | Japanese pirates (of the Middle Ages) |
| 倭歌 | わか | waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 mora) |
| 倭絵 | やまとえ | Yamato-e (classical Japan decorative paintings) |
| 倭訓 | わくん | Japanese reading of a Chinese character |
| 倶梨伽羅紋々 | くりからもんもん | tattoo |
| 倶梨伽羅紋紋 | くりからもんもん | tattoo |
| 倶楽部 | くらぶ, クラブ | club, fraternity, sorority, clubhouse |
| 倹 | けん | economy |
| 倹しい | つましい | thrifty, economical |
| 倹しく暮し | つましくくらし | living frugally |
| 倹吝 | けんりん | miserly, stingy |
| 倹約 | けんやく | thrift, economy, frugality |
| 倹約家 | けんやくか | thrifty person, economist |
| 倹素 | けんそ | economical and simple |
| 偉 | い | greatness |
| 偉いですね | えらいですね | good!, great! |
| 偉がる | えらがる | to be conceited, to think highly of oneself |
| 偉そう | えらそう | self-important, important-looking, proud |
| 偉人 | いじん | great man |
| 偉勲 | いくん | great achievement |
| 偉業 | いぎょう | great enterprise, exploits |
| 偉烈 | いれつ | great achievement |
| 偉績 | いせき | glorious achievements |
| 偏 | へん | left-hand radical of a character |
| 偏り | かたより | deviation, inclination, offset, polarization, polarisation, bias, prejudice |
| 偏向 | へんこう | propensity, tendency, inclination, deflection |
| 偏差値 | へんさち | deviation; academic performance relative to the group average |
| 偏狭 | へんきょう | narrow-mindedness, intolerance, illiberality, narrowness |
| 偏西風 | へんせいふう | westerlies |
| 偏見 | へんけん | prejudice, narrow view |
| 停学 | ていがく | suspension from school |
| 停戦 | ていせん | armistice, ceasefire |
| 停泊 | ていはく | anchorage, moorings |
| 停滞 | ていたい | stagnation, tie-up, congestion, retention, accumulation, falling into arrears |
| 停職 | ていしょく | suspension from office |
| 健全 | けんぜん | health, soundness, wholesome |
| 健在 | けんざい | in good health, well, going strong |
| 健康保険 | けんこうほけん | health insurance |
| 健康児 | けんこうじ | healthy child |
| 健康者 | けんこうしゃ | healthy person |
| 健康診断 | けんこうしんだん | physical examination |
| 健康証明書 | けんこうしょうめいしょ | health certificate |
| 健康食品 | けんこうしょくひん | health foods |
| 健祥 | けんしょう | spirit, pep, energy |
| 健胃錠 | けんいじょう | stomach tablets |
| 健診 | けんしん | physical examination |
| 健闘 | けんとう | fighting bravely; good luck!, good fight |
| 偲ばれる | しのばれる | to be brought to mind, to come to mind |
| 偲ぶ | しのぶ | to recollect, to remember |
| 偲ぶ音楽 | しのぶおんがく | memorial concert, memorial music (performance) |
| 側廊 | そくろう | aisle (of a church) |
| 側溝 | そっこう | gutter, ditch |
| 側近 | そっきん | close associate, close aide, brains-truster |
| 偵察 | ていさつ | scout out, reconnaissance |
| 偵察機 | ていさつき | reconnaissance plane, spy plane |
| 偵察衛星 | ていさつえいせい | reconnaissance satellite, spy satellite |
| 偵察隊 | ていさつたい | scouting party, patrol |
| 偵知 | ていち | spying, investigating |
| 偶 | たま | occasional, rare |
| 偶さか | たまさか | occasionally |
| 偶に | たまに | occasionally, once in a while |
| 偶像 | ぐうぞう | image, idol, statue |
| 偶像崇拝 | ぐうぞうすうはい | worship, idolatry |
| 偶吟 | ぐうぎん | impromptu poem |
| 偶発 | ぐうはつ | sudden outbreak, accidental, incidental |
| 偸閑 | あからさま | plain, frank, candid, open, direct, straightforward |
| 偽 | にせ | imitation, fake, phony, counterfeit, forged, bogus, sham |
| 偽り | いつわり | lie, falsehood, fiction, fabrication |
| 偽り誓う | いつわりちかう | to swear falsely |
| 偽る | いつわる | to lie, to cheat, to falsify, to deceive, to pretend |
| 偽善 | ぎぜん | hypocrisy |
| 偽妊娠 | ぎにんしん | false pregnancy, phantom pregnancy, pseudopregnancy |
| 偽物 | にせもの, ぎぶつ, がんぶつ, ニセもの | spurious article, forgery, counterfeit, imitation, sham |
| 偽装 | ぎそう | disguise, camouflage, masquerade |
| 偽証 | ぎしょう | false evidence, perjury, false testimony |
| 偽誓 | ぎせい | perjury, false oath |
| 偽造 | ぎぞう | forgery, falsification, fabrication, counterfeiting |
| 傍 | かたわら | side, edge, beside, besides, nearby; while (doing) |
| 傍ら | かたわら | side, edge, beside, besides, nearby; while (doing) |
| 傍らに | かたわらに | beside, nearby |
| 傍受 | ぼうじゅ | interception, monitoring, tapping |
| 傍聴 | ぼうちょう | hearing, listening, attendance, auditing |
| 傍観 | ぼうかん | looking on, remaining a spectator |
| 傑れる | すぐれる | to surpass, to outstrip, to excel |
| 傑人 | けつじん | outstanding person |
| 傑出 | けっしゅつ | excel, foremost |
| 傑士 | けっし | hero, great man |
| 傑物 | けつぶつ | great man, heroic figure, remarkable character |
| 傘下 | さんか | affiliated with, under jurisdiction of, under the umbrella |
| 傘屋 | かさや | umbrella shop |
| 備蓄 | びちく | emergency stores, stored, reserved |
| 催促状 | さいそくじょう | dun, letter requesting money, etc. |
| 催涙 | さいるい | lachrymal |
| 催眠 | さいみん | hypnotism |
| 催眠術 | さいみんじゅつ | hypnotism |
| 傲慢 | ごうまん | pride, haughtiness, arrogance, insolence, hubris |
| 債 | さい | debt, loan |
| 債券 | さいけん | bond, debenture |
| 債務 | さいむ | debt, liabilities |
| 債権 | さいけん | credit, claim |
| 傷害 | しょうがい | wound, injury, accident, casualty; assault |
| 傷病捕虜 | しょうびょうほりょ | sick and wounded prisoners |
| 傷者 | しょうしゃ | wounded person, casualty, injured person |
| 傷跡 | きずあと, しょうこん | scar, cicatrix |
| 傾れる | なだれる | to slope, to descend, to slide (snow, etc.) |
| 傾城 | けいせい | beauty, siren, courtesan, prostitute |
| 傾斜 | けいしゃ | inclination, slant, slope, bevel, list, dip |
| 傾斜度 | けいしゃど | gradient |
| 傾斜角 | けいしゃかく | angle of inclination |
| 傾斜面 | けいしゃめん | inclined plane, slope |
| 傾注 | けいちゅう | devotion, concentration |
| 傾聴 | けいちょう | listening closely |
| 働かせる | はたらかせる | to put someone to work, to make someone work |
| 働き盛り | はたらきざかり | prime of life |
| 僕たち | ぼくたち | we |
| 僕ら | ぼくら | we |
| 僚友 | りょうゆう | colleague, workmate, comrade, coworker |
| 僚船 | ともぶね | consort ship |
| 僥倖 | ぎょうこう | fortuitous, luck, windfall, godsend, good fortune |
| 僧 | そう | monk, priest |
| 僧侶 | そうりょ | priest, monk |
| 僧堂 | そうどう | temple meditation hall or certain other temple structures |
| 僧尼 | そうに | monks and nuns |
| 僧籍 | そうせき | priesthood |
| 僧院 | そういん | monastery, temple |
| 僻邑 | へきゆう | remote village |
| 僻隅 | へきぐう | corner, nook |
| 儀 | ぎ | rule, ceremony, affair, case, matter |
| 儀式 | ぎしき | ceremony, rite, ritual, service |
| 儀礼 | ぎれい | etiquette, courtesy |
| 儀範 | ぎはん | precedent, model |
| 儁秀 | しゅんしゅう | genius, prodigy, talented person |
| 億 | おく | 10^8, 100,000,000, hundred million |
| 億ション | おくション | (luxury) apartment |
| 億万 | おくまん | millions and millions |
| 億兆 | おくちょう | the people, multitude, masses |
| 億円 | おくえん | 100,000,000 yen |
| 億劫 | おっくう, おくこう | troublesome, annoying |
| 儒 | じゅ | Confucianism, Confucianist, Chinese scholar |
| 儒学 | じゅがく | Confucianism |
| 儒学界 | じゅがっかい | Confucian circles |
| 儒学者 | じゅがくしゃ | Confucian scholar |
| 儒官 | じゅかん | official Confucian teacher |
| 儒家 | じゅか | Confucianist |
| 儒教 | じゅきょう | Confucianism |
| 儒教主義 | じゅきょうしゅぎ | Confucianism |
| 償い | つぐない | recompense, indemnity, atonement |
| 償却 | しょうきゃく | repayment, redemption, amortization, amortisation |
| 償還 | しょうかん | repayment, redemption, amortization, amortisation |
| 優位 | ゆうい | predominance, ascendancy, superiority |
| 優先 | ゆうせん | preference, priority, precedence |
| 優劣 | ゆうれつ | (relative) merits, superiority or inferiority, quality |
| 優勢 | ゆうせい | superiority, superior power, predominance, preponderance |
| 優柔不断 | ゆうじゅうふだん | shilly-shally, indecisiveness |
| 優渥 | ゆうあく | gracious |
| 優秀品 | ゆうしゅうひん | high-grade merchandise |
| 優等生 | ゆうとうせい | honor student, honours student |
| 優美 | ゆうび | grace, refinement, elegance, daintiness |
| 優良 | ゆうりょう | superior, excellent, fine |
| 優雅 | ゆうが | elegance, grace, refinement |
| 優駿 | ゆうしゅん | fine horse |
| 優駿馬 | ゆうしゅんば | fine horse |
| 兀鷹 | はげたか, ハゲタカ | vulture |
| 允可 | いんか | permission, assent, compliance |
| 允恭 | いんきょう | courtesy, sincerity |
| 允文允武 | いんぶんいんぶ | being versed in the literary and military arts |
| 允許 | いんきょ | permission, licence, license |
| 元の木阿弥 | もとのもくあみ | ending up right back where one started |
| 元を糾す | もとをただす | to go to the bottom of an affair, to inquire into the origin |
| 元亨 | げんこう | Genkou era (1321.2.23-1324.12.9) |
| 元凶 | がんきょう, げんきょう | ringleader, main culprit; main cause, source |
| 元帥 | げんすい | (field) marshal, (fleet) admiral, general of the army |
| 元帥府 | げんすいふ | Supreme Military Council (1898-1945) |
| 元帳 | もとちょう | ledger |
| 元年 | がんねん | first year (of a specific reign) |
| 元栓 | もとせん | stopcock (gas, water) |
| 元気旺盛 | げんきおうせい | brimming with vitality, full of vigor, full of life |
| 元禄 | げんろく | Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13) |
| 兄ちゃん | あんちゃん | (my) older brother; sonny (with a nuance of suspicion), lad |
| 兄妹げんか | きょうだいげんか | quarrel between siblings |
| 兄妹喧嘩 | きょうだいげんか | quarrel between siblings |
| 兄姉 | きょうだい, けいし | brother and sister |
| 兄弟子 | あにでし | senior schoolmate, senior apprentice |
| 兄貴 | あにき | one's senior, elder brother |
| 充てる | あてる | to assign, to set aside |
| 充当 | じゅうとう | allocation, appropriation |
| 充満 | じゅうまん | being filled with, teeming with, pregnant with |
| 充血 | じゅうけつ | congestion (with blood) |
| 充足 | じゅうそく | sufficiency |
| 充電 | じゅうでん | charging (electrically); electrification |
| 兆し | きざし | signs, omen, symptoms |
| 兆す | きざす | to show signs (symptoms) |
| 兆候 | ちょうこう | sign, indication, omen, symptom |
| 兆民 | ちょうみん | the whole nation, all the people |
| 先に | さきに | before, earlier than, ahead, beyond, away, previously, recently |
| 先住 | せんじゅう | previous priest or resident |
| 先例に倣う | せんれいにならう | to follow precedent |
| 先哲 | せんてつ | ancient wise men |
| 先妻 | せんさい | former wife, late wife |
| 先導 | せんどう | guidance, leadership |
| 先秦 | せんしん | pre-Qin period (of Chinese history) |
| 先般 | せんぱん | some time ago, the other day |
| 先行 | せんこう | preceding, going first, leading, going ahead, taking priority |
| 先送り | さきおくり | postpone |
| 先進 | せんしん | seniority, advance, leadership |
| 先進国 | せんしんこく | advanced (developed) country, advanced nations |
| 先遣 | せんけん | sending ahead |
| 先鋭 | せんえい | radical, acute, sharp |
| 先駆 | せんく | forerunner; herald; outrider, pilot car |
| 先駆け | さきがけ | charging ahead of others, the first to charge, pioneer, forerunner, harbinger |
| 先駆ける | さきがける | to be the first |
| 光り輝く | ひかりかがやく | to shine, to glitter |
| 光学繊維 | こうがくせんい | fiber optics, fibre optics |
| 光栄 | こうえい | honour, honor, glory, privilege |
| 光沢 | こうたく | brilliance, polish, lustre, luster, glossy finish (of photographs) |
| 光輝 | こうき | brightness, splendour, splendor |
| 光電池 | こうでんち | photocell |
| 克く | よく | nicely; frequently, often |
| 克つ | かつ | to win, to gain victory |
| 克己 | こっき | self denial, self control |
| 克己心 | こっきしん | spirit of self-denial |
| 克復 | こくふく | restoration |
| 克明 | こくめい | detailed, elaborate, faithfulness, diligence, conscientiousness |
| 免 | めん | dismissal |
| 免囚 | めんしゅう | discharged prisoner, ex-convict |
| 免疫 | めんえき | immunity, immunization, immunisation |
| 免租 | めんそ | tax exemption |
| 免租地 | めんそち | tax-exempt land |
| 免職 | めんしょく | dismissal, sacking, discharge |
| 免責 | めんせき | exemption from responsibility, disclaimer |
| 免除 | めんじょ | exemption, exoneration, discharge |
| 兎唇 | いぐち, としん, みつくち, とけつ | harelip, cleft lip |
| 児 | じ | child |
| 児孫 | じそん | children and grandchildren, descendants |
| 児童 | じどう | children, juvenile |
| 児童福祉 | じどうふくし | child welfare |
| 党 | とう | party (political); faction, -ite |
| 党内 | とうない | party-internal |
| 党是 | とうぜ | party platform, party principles |
| 党派 | とうは | faction |
| 党略 | とうりゃく | party politics (tactics) |
| 党籍 | とうせき | party register, membership in a party |
| 党閥 | とうばつ | (party) faction or clique |
| 党首 | とうしゅ | party leader |
| 入り | いり | entering; setting (of the sun); containing; income; beginning |
| 入り口 | いりぐち, いりくち, はいりぐち, はいりくち | entrance, entry, gate, approach, mouth |
| 入り婿 | いりむこ | man who takes his wife's name |
| 入り浜 | いりはま | salt farm |
| 入れ墨 | いれずみ, しせい, ぶんしん, げい | tattoo |
| 入れ智慧 | いれちえ | suggestion, hint |
| 入れ替え | いれかえ | replacement, substitution, change |
| 入坑 | にゅうこう | entrance into drift or pit |
| 入場券 | にゅうじょうけん | ticket of admission, platform ticket |
| 入塾 | にゅうじゅく | entering a private school |
| 入居 | にゅうきょ | moving into (house) |
| 入札 | にゅうさつ | bid, bidding |
| 入棺 | にゅうかん | placing in the coffin |
| 入植 | にゅうしょく | settlement, immigration |
| 入津 | にゅうしん | entering a port |
| 入浴 | にゅうよく | bathe, bathing |
| 入港 | にゅうこう | entry into port |
| 入相の鐘 | いりあいのかね | evening bell, vespers bell |
| 入苑 | にゅうえん | entering the garden |
| 入苑券 | にゅうえんけん | ticket to the garden |
| 入荷 | にゅうか | arrival of goods, goods received |
| 入試 | にゅうし | entrance examination |
| 入貢 | にゅうこう | paying tribute |
| 入賞 | にゅうしょう | winning a prize or place (in a contest) |
| 入超 | にゅうちょう | excess of imports |
| 入門 | にゅうもん | primer, manual, entering an institute, introduction to |
| 入閣 | にゅうかく | joining the cabinet |
| 入魂 | じゅっこん, じっこん, じゅこん, にゅうこん | intimacy; putting one's heart and soul into |
| 全てに於て勝る | すべてにおいてまさる | to excel in every respect |
| 全勝 | ぜんしょう | complete victory, winning the sumo tournament with no losses |
| 全国津々浦々 | ぜんこくつつうらうら | all over the country |
| 全国津津浦浦 | ぜんこくつつうらうら | all over the country |
| 全土 | ぜんど | the whole nation (land, country) |
| 全域 | ぜんいき | the whole area |
| 全容 | ぜんよう | full portrait, whole aspect, full story |
| 全幅 | ぜんぷく | overall width, wing span, all, every, utmost |
| 全廃 | ぜんぱい | total abolition |
| 全日 | ぜんじつ | all days |
| 全生涯 | ぜんしょうがい | one's whole life |
| 全癒 | ぜんゆ | complete healing |
| 全盛 | ぜんせい | height of prosperity |
| 全盲 | ぜんもう | total blindness |
| 全米 | ぜんべい | all-America, pan-American |
| 全裸 | ぜんら | nude |
| 全裸体 | ぜんらたい | stark naked body |
| 全面 | ぜんめん | whole surface, entire |
| 全面的 | ぜんめんてき | all-out, general, over-all, complete, extensive, full-scale |
| 全額 | ぜんがく | total, full amount, sum |
| 八丁 | はっちょう | skillfulness |
| 八分音符 | はちぶおんぷ | 8th note |
| 八十 | はちじゅう, やそ | eighty |
| 八幡 | はちまん | Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; certainly |
| 八月 | はちがつ | August |
| 八朔 | はっさく | Hassaku orange (Citrus hassaku); 1st of August (lunar calendar) |
| 八紘 | はっこう | the eight directions, the whole land, the whole world |
| 八紘一宇 | はっこういちう | universal brotherhood, all eight corners of the world under one roof |
| 八郎潟 | はちろうがた | Lagoon Hachiro |
| 八重 | やえ | multilayered, doubled |
| 八重桜 | やえざくら | double-flowered cherry tree, double cherry blossoms |
| 八面玲瓏 | はちめんれいろう | beautiful from all sides, perfect serenity, affability |
| 公侯 | こうこう | princes and marquises, great feudal lords |
| 公債 | こうさい | public debt, public bond or securities |
| 公僕 | こうぼく | public servant |
| 公判 | こうはん | public hearing, trial |
| 公判廷 | こうはんてい | court, courtroom |
| 公取委 | こうとりい | Fair Trade Commission |
| 公司 | こうし | company, firm (in China) |
| 公吏 | こうり | public official |
| 公営 | こうえい | public management |
| 公団 | こうだん | public corporation |
| 公安委員会 | こうあんいいんかい | public safety commission |
| 公定歩合 | こうていぶあい | official discount (bank) rate |
| 公憤 | こうふん | public indignation |
| 公明 | こうめい | fairness, justice |
| 公民 | こうみん | citizen, freemen |
| 公民館 | こうみんかん | public hall, community center, community centre |
| 公演 | こうえん | public performance; sumo exhibition in a foreign country |
| 公爵 | こうしゃく | prince, duke |
| 公爵夫人 | こうしゃくふじん | princess, duchess |
| 公生涯 | こうしょうがい | public life, public career |
| 公的 | こうてき | public, official |
| 公的不法妨害 | こうてきふほうぼうがい | public nuisance |
| 公益 | こうえき | public, public good |
| 公示 | こうじ, こうし | edict, public announcement |
| 公社債 | こうしゃさい | public bonds |
| 公私 | こうし | public and private, official and personal, government and people |
| 公租 | こうそ | public tax |
| 公算 | こうさん | probability, likelihood |
| 公約 | こうやく | public commitment or promise |
| 公聴会 | こうちょうかい | public hearing |
| 公舎 | こうしゃ | official residence |
| 公衆電話 | こうしゅうでんわ | public telephone, pay phone |
| 公費 | こうひ | public expenditure |
| 公述 | こうじゅつ | speaking at a public hearing |
| 公邸 | こうてい | official residence |
| 公開 | こうかい | open to the public |
| 六十 | ろくじゅう, むそ | sixty |
| 共に | ともに | sharing with, participate in, both, alike, together, along with, with, including |
| 共催 | きょうさい | joint sponsorship |
| 共働き | ともばたらき | (husband and wife) both working, dual income |
| 共同体 | きょうどうたい | cooperative body, cooperative system, collective, community |
| 共同募金 | きょうどうぼきん | community chest |
| 共同水栓 | きょうどうすいせん | common faucet |
| 共和 | きょうわ | republicanism, cooperation |
| 共和党 | きょうわとう | Republican Party |
| 共存 | きょうぞん, きょうそん | coexistence |
| 共栄 | きょうえい | mutual prosperity |
| 共栓 | ともせん | stopper |
| 共済 | きょうさい | mutual aid |
| 共犯 | きょうはん | complicity |
| 共産 | きょうさん | communism; Communist Party |
| 共産主義 | きょうさんしゅぎ | communism, collectivism |
| 共産党 | きょうさんとう | Communist Party |
| 共産党中央委員会 | きょうさんとうちゅうおういいんかい | Central Committee of the Communist Party |
| 共産党細胞 | きょうさんとうさいぼう | communist cell |
| 共産国家郡 | きょうさんこっかぐん | Communist bloc |
| 共稼ぎ | ともかせぎ | working together, (husband and wife) earning a living together |
| 共著 | きょうちょ | collaboration, co-authorship |
| 共襟 | ともえり | same-colored neckband (coloured) |
| 共謀 | きょうぼう | conspiracy, complicity |
| 共闘 | きょうとう | joint struggle, common (united) front |
| 共鳴 | きょうめい | resonance, sympathetic (sound), (being in) sympathy |
| 兵 | つわもの, きょうしゃ | soldier; strong man, exceptional person, man of courage |
| 兵力 | へいりょく | military force, force of arms, strength of an army |
| 兵器 | へいき | arms, weapons, ordinance |
| 兵士 | へいし | soldier |
| 兵糧 | ひょうろう | (army) provisions, food |
| 兵舎 | へいしゃ | barracks |
| 具 | ぐ | tool; counter for armor (armour), suits, sets of furniture |
| 具体化 | ぐたいか | embodiment |
| 具体的 | ぐたいてき | concrete, tangible, definite, specific |
| 典型 | てんけい | type, pattern, archetypal |
| 典型的 | てんけいてき | typical, prototypical, representative, stereotypical, model, ideal |
| 兼 | けん | and, in addition, concurrently |
| 兼ね備える | かねそなえる | to have both, to possess both, to combine with |
| 兼ね合い | かねあい | equilibrium, good balance, poise |
| 兼任 | けんにん | concurrent post |
| 兼務 | けんむ | additional post |
| 兼営 | けんえい | operating or carrying on simultaneously |
| 兼摂 | けんせつ | concurrent post |
| 兼業 | けんぎょう, けんごう | side line, second business |
| 兼業農家 | けんぎょうのうか | part-time farmer |
| 兼用 | けんよう | multi-use, combined use, combination, serving two purposes |
| 内交渉 | うちこうしょう, ないこうしょう | preliminary negotiations |
| 内側 | うちがわ | inside, interior, inner part |
| 内偵 | ないてい | secret investigation, private enquiry, private inquiry, reconnaissance, scouting |
| 内分泌 | ないぶんぴ, ないぶんぴつ | endocrine; incretion, internal secretion |
| 内分泌腺 | ないぶんぴせん, ないぶんぴつせん | endocrine gland |
| 内包 | ないほう | connotation; inclusion, containment within |
| 内堀 | うちぼり | inner moat, moat within the castle walls |
| 内外 | ないがい, うちそと | inside and outside, domestic and foreign, approximately, interior and exterior |
| 内容 | ないよう | subject, contents, matter, substance, detail, import |
| 内弟子 | うちでし | private pupil, apprentice |
| 内径 | ないけい | bore, inside diameter |
| 内憂外患 | ないゆうがいかん | troubles both at home and abroad |
| 内挿 | ないそう | interpolation |
| 内申 | ないしん | unofficial report, confidential report |
| 内耳 | ないじ | inner ear |
| 内臓 | ないぞう | internal organs, intestines, viscera |
| 内苑 | ないえん | inner garden, inner park |
| 内蔵 | ないぞう | internal (e.g. disk), built-in, equipped (with) |
| 内装 | ないそう | interior design, interior, upholstery |
| 内視鏡 | ないしきょう | endoscope |
| 内角 | ないかく | interior angle, inside corner (baseball) |
| 内訳 | うちわけ | the items, breakdown, classification |
| 内諾 | ないだく | informal consent, private consent |
| 内謁 | ないえつ | private audience |
| 内部 | ないぶ | interior, inside, internal |
| 内閣 | ないかく | cabinet, (government) ministry |
| 内閣官房 | ないかくかんぼう | Cabinet Secretariat |
| 内閣法制局 | ないかくほうせいきょく | Cabinet Legislation Bureau |
| 内陸 | ないりく | inland |
| 内需 | ないじゅ | domestic demand |
| 円丘 | えんきゅう | knoll, hummock |
| 円借款 | えんしゃっかん | international yen loan |
| 円卓 | えんたく | round table |
| 円卓会議 | えんたくかいぎ | round-table conference |
| 円墳 | えんぷん, えんふん | round burial mound |
| 円安 | えんやす | cheap yen |
| 円弧 | えんこ | arc |
| 円柱 | えんちゅう, まるばしら | column; round pillar (esp. in buildings) |
| 円満 | えんまん | perfection, harmony, peace, smoothness, completeness, satisfaction, integrity |
| 円滑 | えんかつ, えんこつ | smooth, undisturbed, uninterrupted, harmonious |
| 円熟 | えんじゅく | ripeness, mellowness, maturity, perfection |
| 円盆 | まるぼん | round tray |
| 円盤 | えんばん | disk, discus, platter; flying saucer |
| 円相場 | えんそうば | yen exchange rate |
| 円筒 | えんとう | cylinder |
| 円軌道 | えんきどう | circular orbit |
| 冊 | さつ | counter for books; volume |
| 冊子 | さっし | book, booklet, story book, pamphlet, notebook |
| 冊数 | さっすう | number of books |
| 冊立 | さくりつ | imperial investiture |
| 再審 | さいしん | review, revision, reexamination, retrial |
| 再尋問 | さいじんもん | re-examination |
| 再度 | さいど | twice, again, second time |
| 再建 | さいけん | rebuilding, reconstruction, rehabilitation |
| 再征 | さいせい | second punitive expedition |
| 再循環 | さいじゅんかん | recycle |
| 再検討 | さいけんとう | re-examination, review, reappraisal |
| 再燃 | さいねん | recurrence, revival, resuscitation |
| 再発 | さいはつ | return, relapse, reoccurrence |
| 再編 | さいへん | reorganization, reorganisation, reshuffle |
| 再考 | さいこう | reconsideration |
| 再興 | さいこう | revival, restoration, resuscitation |
| 再訂 | さいてい | second time |
| 再訂版 | さいていはん, さいていばん | second revised edition |
| 再誕 | さいたん | resurrection (of a company or school, etc.) |
| 再販 | さいはん | resale |
| 再選 | さいせん | re-election |
| 再鋳 | さいちゅう | recasting |
| 冒す | おかす | to brave, to risk, to face, to venture, to desecrate, to profane |
| 冒とく | ぼうとく | blasphemy, curse, profanity, sacrilege, desecration |
| 冒涜 | ぼうとく | blasphemy, curse, profanity, sacrilege, desecration |
| 冒険小説 | ぼうけんしょうせつ | adventure story, novel of adventure |
| 冒険者 | ぼうけんしゃ | adventurer |
| 冒険談 | ぼうけんだん | tale of adventure |
| 冒頭 | ぼうとう | beginning, start, outset |
| 冗 | じょう | uselessness |
| 冗句 | じょうく | redundant phrase |
| 冗員 | じょういん | supernumerary, superfluous, useless workers |
| 冗多 | じょうた | superabundance |
| 冗官 | じょうかん | supernumerary official |
| 冗舌 | じょうぜつ | garrulity, loquacity, talkativeness |
| 冗言 | じょうげん | chatter, useless words |
| 冗談事 | じょうだんこと | joking matter |
| 冗談口 | じょうだんぐち | joke |
| 写し | うつし | copy, duplicate, facsimile, transcript |
| 写生 | しゃせい | sketching, drawing from nature, portrayal, description |
| 写真凸版 | しゃしんとっぱん | phototype |
| 写真班 | しゃしんはん | (newspaper) cameramen |
| 写真集 | しゃしんしゅう | collection of photographs, photoalbum |
| 冠動脈 | かんどうみゃく | coronary artery |
| 冠婚葬祭 | かんこんそうさい | important ceremonial occasions in family relationships |
| 冠水 | かんすい | flooding, submerge |
| 冢宰 | ちょうさい | Minister of State (Zhou-dynasty China) |
| 冬場 | ふゆば | the winter season |
| 冴 | さえ | clearness, clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness) |
| 冴え | さえ | clearness, clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness) |
| 冴える | さえる | to be clear, to be serene, to be cold, to be skillful |
| 冴え冴えした | さえざえした | cheerful (look), healthy (complexion) |
| 冴え渡る | さえわたる | to get cold, to freeze over |
| 冴え行く | さえゆく | to clear gradually, to get cold gradually |
| 冴え輝く | さえかがやく | to shine clearly |
| 冴え返る | さえかえる | to be very clear, to be keenly cold |
| 冶 | や | melting |
| 冶具 | じぐ, ジグ | jig (tool) |
| 冶工 | やこう | metallurgical worker |
| 冶金 | やきん | metallurgy |
| 冶金学 | やきんがく | metallurgy (the science) |
| 冶金学者 | やきんがくしゃ | metallurgist |
| 冷え | ひえ | chilling exposure |
| 冷ややか | ひややか | cold; indifferent, cold-hearted, surly, curt, composed |
| 冷や汗 | ひやあせ, れいかん | cold sweat |
| 冷却 | れいきゃく | cooling, refrigeration |
| 冷却期間 | れいきゃくきかん | cooling-off period |
| 冷夏 | れいか | a cool summer |
| 冷媒 | れいばい | refrigerant, coolant |
| 冷害 | れいがい | cold-weather damage |
| 冷徹 | れいてつ | cool-headedness |
| 冷戦 | れいせん | cold war |
| 冷暖房 | れいだんぼう | air-conditioning, heating and cooling |
| 冷淡 | れいたん | coolness, indifference |
| 冷酷 | れいこく | cruelty, coldheartedness, relentless, ruthless |
| 准 | じゅん | quasi-, semi-, associate |
| 准える | なぞらえる, なずらえる | to pattern after, to liken to, to imitate |
| 准将 | じゅんしょう | commodore, brigadier general |
| 准尉 | じゅんい | warrant officer |
| 准看護婦 | じゅんかんごふ | practical nurse |
| 准許 | じゅんきょ | approval, sanction |
| 凌ぎ | しのぎ | tiding over |
| 凌ぎ場 | しのぎば | shelter |
| 凌波性 | りょうはせい | seaworthiness |
| 凌辱 | りょうじょく | insult; sexual assault, rape |
| 凌雲 | りょううん | skyscraping, very high |
| 凌霄花 | のうぜんかずら | great trumpet flower (Campsis grandiflora, Campsis chinensis), trumpet creeper |
| 凌駕 | りょうが | excelling, surpassing, outdoing, superior |
| 凍えつく | こごえつく | to freeze to, to be frozen to |
| 凍らす | こおらす | to freeze, to refrigerate |
| 凍傷 | とうしょう | frostbite, chilblains |
| 凍土 | とうど | frozen soil |
| 凍死 | とうし | death from cold, freezing to death |
| 凍結 | とうけつ | freeze (e.g. program) |
| 凜 | りん | cold, frigid, bracing; dignified |
| 凝った | こった | elaborate, exquisite, tasteful, refined, artistic |
| 凝固 | ぎょうこ | coagulation, freezing, solidification |
| 凝塊 | ぎょうかい | clot |
| 凝縮 | ぎょうしゅく | condensation |
| 凝視 | ぎょうし | stare, gaze, fixation |
| 凡 | おおよそ | about, roughly, as a rule, approximately |
| 凡そ | およそ | about, roughly, as a rule, approximately |
| 凡ゆる | あらゆる | all, every |
| 凡フライ | ぼんフライ | easy fly (in baseball) |
| 凡人 | ぼんじん, ぼんにん | ordinary person, average person, mediocre |
| 凡庶 | ぼんしょ | common people |
| 凡庸 | ぼんよう | mediocre, banality, commonplace |
| 凡庸愚昧 | ぼんようぐまい | ordinary and ignorant, mediocre and stupid |
| 凡打 | ぼんだ | poor batting |
| 凡退 | ぼんたい | out in 1-2-3 order (baseball) |
| 処分 | しょぶん | disposal, dealing, punishment |
| 処刑 | しょけい | execution |
| 処置 | しょち | treatment, measure, step |
| 処罰 | しょばつ | punishment |
| 処遇 | しょぐう | treatment, dealing with |
| 凪 | なぎ | calm, lull |
| 凪ぐ | なぐ | to become calm, to die down |
| 凱旋 | がいせん | triumphal return |
| 凱旋公演 | がいせんこうえん | performance given after a successful tour abroad |
| 凱旋将軍 | がいせんしょうぐん | triumphant general |
| 凱旋軍 | がいせんぐん | returning victorious army |
| 凱旋門 | がいせんもん | arch of triumph, triumphal arch |
| 凱歌 | がいか | victory song, victory |
| 凱風 | がいふう | southerly wind |
| 凶 | きょう | bad luck, bad fortune; evil, wickedness |
| 凶作 | きょうさく | bad harvest, poor crop |
| 凶兆 | きょうちょう | evil omen |
| 凶器 | きょうき | dangerous weapon |
| 凶弾 | きょうだん | assassin's plot, assassin's bullet |
| 凶悪 | きょうあく | atrocious, fiendish, brutal, villainous |
| 凶暴 | きょうぼう | brutal, atrocious, ferocious |
| 凶音 | きょういん | bad news, news of a death |
| 凸 | でこ | brow, forehead; convex |
| 凸レンズ | とつレンズ | convex lens |
| 凸版 | とっぱん | letterpress, relief printing |
| 凸版印刷 | とっぱんいんさつ | letterpress, relief printing |
| 凹 | おう | concave, hollow, sunken |
| 凹ます | へこます | to dent, to indent, to depress, to humiliate |
| 凹ませる | へこませる | to dent, to indent, to depress, to humiliate |
| 凹まる | くぼまる | to be low (as a hollow) |
| 凹み | くぼみ, へこみ | hollow, cavity, dent, depression |
| 凹める | くぼめる | to hollow out |
| 凹レンズ | おうレンズ | concave lens |
| 凹凸 | おうとつ | unevenness, roughness, ruggedness |
| 出刃 | でば | knife, pointed carver |
| 出勤簿 | しゅっきんぼ | employee's attendance record |
| 出場 | しゅつじょう | (stage) appearance, participation, performance |
| 出奔 | しゅっぽん | flight, elopement, running away, absconding |
| 出奔者 | しゅっぽんしゃ | absconder |
| 出尽くす | でつくす | to be all out, to exhaust |
| 出展 | しゅってん | exhibit, display |
| 出帆 | しゅっぱん | sailing, departure |
| 出席者 | しゅっせきしゃ | those present, attendance |
| 出廷 | しゅってい | appearance in court |
| 出廷日 | しゅっていび | court day |
| 出征 | しゅっせい | departure (for the front) |
| 出征家族 | しゅっせいかぞく | family of a soldier at the front |
| 出征軍 | しゅっせいぐん | army in the field |
| 出征軍人 | しゅっせいぐんじん | soldier at the front |
| 出棺 | しゅっかん | carrying out a coffin, funeral procession |
| 出港 | しゅっこう | departure, clearance (of a ship) |
| 出演 | しゅつえん | performance, stage appearance; to act (in a play) |
| 出版 | しゅっぱん | publication |
| 出版物 | しゅっぱんぶつ | publications |
| 出版社 | しゅっぱんしゃ | publisher |
| 出猟 | しゅつりょう | going hunting |
| 出獄 | しゅつごく | release (from prison) |
| 出番 | でばん | one's turn |
| 出稼ぎ | でかせぎ | working away from home |
| 出窓 | でまど | bay window |
| 出納 | すいとう | receipts and expenditure (disbursements) |
| 出納簿 | すいとうぼ | cashbook |
| 出荷 | しゅっか | shipping, outgoing freight, forwarding |
| 出藍 | しゅつらん | pupil excelling his master |
| 出血 | しゅっけつ | bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage |
| 出資 | しゅっし | investment, contribution, financing |
| 出超 | しゅっちょう | excess of exports, favorable balance of trade, favourable balance of trade |
| 出足 | であし | start, turnout; constant forward movement (sumo) |
| 出迎え | でむかえ | meeting, reception |
| 出迎える | でむかえる | to meet, to greet |
| 出遅れる | でおくれる | to get a late start |
| 出陣 | しゅつじん | departure for the front |
| 出願 | しゅつがん | application |
| 出馬 | しゅつば | going on horseback; going in person; running for election |
| 函嶺 | かんれい | the Hakone Mountains |
| 刀 | かたな, とう | (single-edged) sword; dagger; scalpel |
| 刀剣 | とうけん | swords, cold steel |
| 刀匠 | とうしょう | swordsmith |
| 刀圭 | とうけい | doctor |
| 刀圭家 | とうけいか | doctor |
| 刀鍛冶 | かたなかじ | swordsmith |
| 刃 | は | edge (of a knife or sword) |
| 刃傷 | にんじょう | bloodshed |
| 刃先 | はさき | edge of blade |
| 刃渡り | はわたり | length of a (sword) blade, walking on the edge of a sword |
| 刃物 | はもの | edged tool, cutlery |
| 分け | わけ | sharing, division; draw, tie |
| 分冊 | ぶんさつ | separate volume, fascicle, fascicule |
| 分割 | ぶんかつ | partition, division, separation, segmenting, splitting |
| 分厘 | ぶんりん | (not) in the least, (not) a bit |
| 分岐 | ぶんき | divergence (e.g. in a road); forking, jump, multi-drop |
| 分岐点 | ぶんきてん | junction, crossroads, division point, parting of ways |
| 分岐駅 | ぶんきえき | junction |
| 分担 | ぶんたん | apportionment, allotment, share |
| 分水嶺 | ぶんすいれい | watershed, divide |
| 分泌 | ぶんぴつ, ぶんぴ | secretion |
| 分泌液 | ぶんぴつえき | secretion |
| 分泌物 | ぶんぴぶつ, ぶんぴつぶつ | secretion |
| 分科会 | ぶんかかい | subcommittee meeting, subworking group |
| 分裂 | ぶんれつ | split, division, break up |
| 分譲 | ぶんじょう | selling (real-estate) lots |
| 分轄 | ぶんかつ | separate jurisdiction |
| 分離 | ぶんり | separation, partition, detachment, segregation, isolation, decollation |
| 切っ掛け | きっかけ | chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion |
| 切らす | きらす | to be out of, to run out of, to be short of, to be out of stock |
| 切り抜き | きりぬき | scraps, cuts |
| 切り捨て | きりすて | (historical) using people of low rank as sword fodder, omission, rounding down |
| 切り替え | きりかえ, せったい | exchange, conversion, replacement, switching (to), switchover |
| 切り札 | きりふだ | trump card |
| 切磋琢磨 | せっさたくま | cultivate one's character by studying hard, diligent application |
| 切磋琢磨し合う | せっさたくましあう | to work hard together, to be in a state of friendly rivalry |
| 切羽詰まって | せっぱつまって | under the pressure of necessity |
| 切羽詰まる | せっぱつまる | to be at one's wit's end, to be cornered |
| 刈 | かり | cut, clip, shear, reap, trim, prune |
| 刈り入れ | かりいれ | harvest |
| 刈り取り | かりとり | harvesting, reaping |
| 刈り取る | かりとる | to mow, to reap, to harvest |
| 刈り穂 | かりほ | harvested grain, harvested rice ears |
| 刈り込む | かりこむ | to cut, to dress, to prune, to trim, to clip |
| 刈穂 | かりほ | harvested grain, harvested rice ears |
| 刊行 | かんこう | publication, issue |
| 刑 | けい | penalty, sentence, punishment |
| 刑事訴訟 | けいじそしょう | criminal action |
| 刑事責任 | けいじせきにん | criminal liability |
| 刑務所 | けいむしょ | prison, penitentiary |
| 刑吏 | けいり | executioner |
| 刑法 | けいほう | criminal law, penal code |
| 刑罰 | けいばつ | judgement, judgment, penalty, punishment |
| 列寧 | れえにん | Lenin |
| 列挙 | れっきょ | enumeration, list |
| 初 | はつ | first, new |
| 初代 | しょだい | first generation, founder |
| 初場所 | はつばしょ | New Year's (January) sumo tournament, held in Tokyo |
| 初孫 | ういまご, はつまご | first grandchild |
| 初巳 | はつみ | first Serpent day of the year |
| 初恋 | はつこい | first love, puppy love |
| 初戦 | しょせん | first match (in a series) |
| 初日 | しょにち | first or opening day |
| 初期 | しょき | early (days), initial stage; initial |
| 初演 | しょえん | first performance |
| 初版 | しょはん | first edition |
| 初耳 | はつみみ | something heard for the first time (lit: first ear) |
| 初舞台 | はつぶたい | debut, initial stage appearance |
| 初診 | しょしん | initial medical examination |
| 初誕生 | はつたんじょう | first birthday |
| 初陣 | ういじん | first campaign, one's first battle |
| 判定 | はんてい | judgement, judgment, decision, award, verdict |
| 判決 | はんけつ | judicial decision, judgement, judgment, sentence, decree |
| 別個 | べっこ | another, different, separate, discrete |
| 別冊 | べっさつ | separate volume, extra issue, supplement |
| 別刷り | べつずり | excerpt, offprint, printed separately |
| 別居 | べっきょ | separation, living apart |
| 別巻 | べっかん | separate volume, extra issue |
| 別棟 | べつむね, べっとう | separate building, outbuilding, outhouse |
| 別表 | べっぴょう | annexed (statistical) table |
| 別邸 | べってい | villa, detached residence |
| 別項 | べっこう | special heading, separate paragraph |
| 利 | り | advantage, benefit, profit, interest |
| 利に聡い | りにさとい | wide-awake to one's interests |
| 利下げ | りさげ | decrease in interest rates |
| 利便 | りべん | convenience |
| 利尿 | りにょう | diuresis |
| 利己 | りこ | self-interest |
| 利息 | りそく | interest (bank) |
| 利払い | りばらい | interest payment |
| 利殖 | りしょく | money-making |
| 利潤 | りじゅん | profit, returns |
| 利率 | りりつ | interest rate |
| 利用者 | りようしゃ | user, end-user, consumer |
| 到底 | とうてい | (cannot) possibly |
| 到来 | とうらい | arrival |
| 到達 | とうたつ | reaching, attaining, arrival |
| 到頭 | とうとう | finally, at last, reaching a head |
| 制定 | せいてい | enactment, establishment, creation |
| 制服 | せいふく | uniform |
| 制球 | せいきゅう | (pitcher's) control (baseball) |
| 制約 | せいやく | limitation, restriction, condition, constraints |
| 制約伝搬 | せいやくでんぱん | constraint propagation |
| 制裁 | せいさい | restraint, sanctions, punishment |
| 制覇 | せいは | conquest, domination, mastery |
| 刷り | すり | printing |
| 刷り込む | すりこむ | to insert (an illustration), to stencil (a pattern), to print on |
| 刷新 | さっしん | reform, renovation |
| 刺し | さし | sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish) |
| 刺し身 | さしみ | sashimi (sliced raw fish) |
| 刺椿象 | さしがめ, サシガメ | assassin bug (any insect of family Reduviidae) |
| 刺殺 | しさつ | stabbing to death; putting out (baseball) |
| 刺繍 | ししゅう | embroidery |
| 刻 | こく | time, carving, engraving, cutting |
| 刻み | きざみ | shredded tobacco, notch, nick |
| 刻苦勉励 | こっくべんれい | being arduous, working diligently enduring hardships |
| 削ぐ | そぐ | to chip; to thin down, to reduce, to weaken |
| 削り取る | けずりとる | to shave off, to scrape off |
| 削り節 | けずりぶし | flaked bonito |
| 削減 | さくげん | cut, reduction, curtailment |
| 前世紀 | ぜんせいき | last century, ancient times |
| 前例に倣う | ぜんれいにならう | to follow (copy after) a precedent |
| 前倒し | まえだおし | acceleration (of payment schedule) |
| 前傾 | ぜんけい | forward inclination (tilt) |
| 前兆 | ぜんちょう | omen, portent, sign, premonition, harbinger |
| 前厄 | まえやく | the year before a critical age |
| 前向き | まえむき | facing forward, front-facing, positive |
| 前哲 | ぜんてつ | former men of wisdom and virtue |
| 前回 | ぜんかい | last time, last installment, last instalment, last session |
| 前夜祭 | ぜんやさい | the eve (of festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve) |
| 前奏曲 | ぜんそうきょく | prelude, overture |
| 前年 | ぜんねん | the preceding year, the previous year, last year |
| 前年度 | ぜんねんど | preceding fiscal year |
| 前後矛盾 | ぜんごむじゅん | self-contradiction, self-inconsistency |
| 前払い | まえばらい | payment in advance, prepayment |
| 前掲 | ぜんけい | above-named |
| 前提 | ぜんてい | preamble, premise, reason, prerequisite, condition, assumption, hypothesis |
| 前方後円墳 | ぜんぽうこうえんふん | keyhole-shaped tumulus (form of ancient Imperial grave) |
| 前日 | ぜんじつ, まえび | previous day, the day before |
| 前栽 | せんざい | garden, trees and flowers in a garden |
| 前栽物 | せんざいもの | greens, vegetables |
| 前立腺肥大症 | ぜんりつせんひだいしょう | enlargement of the prostate |
| 前肢 | まえあし, ぜんし, ぜんきゃく | forefoot, forefeet, foreleg, forelimb |
| 前菜 | ぜんさい | relishes, hors d'oeuvres, smorgasbord |
| 前述 | ぜんじゅつ | aforementioned, above-mentioned |
| 前途 | ぜんと | future prospects, outlook, the journey ahead |
| 前途遼遠 | ぜんとりょうえん | goal, destination |
| 前項 | ぜんこう | preceding paragraph |
| 剖検 | ぼうけん | autopsy, necropsy |
| 剛 | ごう | strong, hard, manly |
| 剛の者 | ごうのもの | very strong person, brave warrior, veteran |
| 剛健 | ごうけん | vigour, vigor, virility, health, sturdiness |
| 剛毅 | ごうき | fortitude, firmness of character, hardihood, manliness |
| 剛毅果断 | ごうきかだん | dauntless and decisive, with fortitude and resolution |
| 剣を抜く | つるぎをぬく, けんをぬく | to draw a sword |
| 剣劇 | けんげき | sword play, samurai drama |
| 剣士 | けんし | fencer |
| 剣客 | けんきゃく, けんかく | fencer, swordsman |
| 剣峻 | けんしゅん | steep, precipitous |
| 剣璽 | けんじ | sacred sword and jewels |
| 剣豪 | けんごう | master fencer |
| 剣道 | けんどう | kendo, swordmanship, fencing |
| 副作用 | ふくさよう | reaction, secondary effect, side effect |
| 副将 | ふくしょう | second in command |
| 副業 | ふくぎょう | side job, sideline, subsidiary business |
| 副産物 | ふくさんぶつ | byproduct, side line |
| 副知事 | ふくちじ | lieutenant governor |
| 副社長 | ふくしゃちょう | executive vice-president |
| 副署 | ふくしょ | countersignature |
| 副葬品 | ふくそうひん | burial accessories |
| 副虹 | ふくにじ | secondary rainbow |
| 副読本 | ふくとくほん, ふくどくほん | supplementary reader |
| 副賞 | ふくしょう | extra prize |
| 副題 | ふくだい | subtitle, subheading |
| 剰 | あまつさえ, あまっさえ | besides (usu. negative nuance), moreover, in addition |
| 剰え | あまつさえ, あまっさえ | besides (usu. negative nuance), moreover, in addition |
| 剰余 | じょうよ | surplus, balance, remainder |
| 剰余金 | じょうよきん | surplus, balance |
| 剰員 | じょういん | surplus people |
| 剰費 | じょうひ | unnecessary expenses |
| 割り出す | わりだす | to calculate, to compute, to infer |
| 割り勘 | わりかん | splitting the cost, Dutch treat |
| 割り当て | わりあて, かっとう | allotment; binding |
| 割り栗 | わりぐり | rubble, broken stone |
| 割り栗石 | わりぐりいし | crushed rock, macadam |
| 割安 | わりやす | economical, comparatively cheap |
| 割引債 | わりびきさい | discount bond |
| 割譲 | かつじょう | cession (of territory) |
| 割賦 | かっぷ, わっぷ | allotment, quota, payment in installments, payment in instalments, hire-purchase |
| 割高 | わりだか | comparatively high, fairly expensive |
| 創出 | そうしゅつ | creation (e.g. work of art) |
| 創刊 | そうかん | launching (e.g. newspaper), first issue |
| 創始 | そうし | creation, founding, initiating |
| 創意 | そうい | original idea, originality |
| 創業 | そうぎょう | establishment (of a business, etc.) |
| 創立 | そうりつ | establishment, founding, organization, organisation |
| 創設 | そうせつ | establishment, founding, organization, organisation |
| 創造 | そうぞう | creation |
| 剽窃 | ひょうせつ | plagiarism, piracy |
| 劇作 | げきさく | play writing |
| 劇団 | げきだん | troupe, theatrical company |
| 劇映画 | げきえいが | film drama |
| 劇的 | げきてき | dramatic |
| 力説 | りきせつ | insistence, (major) emphasis, stress |
| 力量 | りきりょう | ability, physical strength, capacity, tact |
| 功 | こう | merit; achievement, accumulated experience |
| 功労 | こうろう | meritorious deed, services |
| 功名 | こうみょう | great achievement |
| 功罪 | こうざい | both good and bad, merits and demerits |
| 加 | か | addition, increase; Canada |
| 加俸 | かほう | extra allowance |
| 加奈陀 | カナダ, かなだ | Canada |
| 加州 | かしゅう | State of California |
| 加工 | かこう | manufacturing, processing, treatment, machining |
| 加工貿易 | かこうぼうえき | processing trade |
| 加担 | かたん | support, participation, assistance, complicity, conspiracy |
| 加減抵抗器 | かげんていこうき | rheostat |
| 加療 | かりょう | medical treatment |
| 加盟 | かめい | participation, affiliation |
| 加盟国 | かめいこく | member-nation, signatory |
| 加硫 | かりゅう | vulcanizing (rubber) |
| 加硫法 | かりゅうほう | vulcanization, vulcanisation |
| 加禄 | かろく | increase in a samurai's stipend |
| 加虐 | かぎゃく | causing pain |
| 加速 | かそく | acceleration, speed up; accelerator |
| 加齢 | かれい | adding to one's years |
| 劣らず | おとらず | with the best of them, as the next fellow |
| 劣勢 | れっせい | numerical inferiority |
| 劣化 | れっか | deterioration, degradation |
| 劣悪 | れつあく | inferiority, coarseness |
| 劣等感 | れっとうかん | inferiority complex |
| 助け | たすけ | assistance |
| 助け舟 | たすけぶね | timely help |
| 助役 | じょやく | assistant official |
| 助惣鱈 | すけそうだら, スケソウダラ | walleye pollack, Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma) |
| 助成 | じょせい | assisting, assistance, fostering, aiding |
| 助教授 | じょきょうじゅ | assistant professor |
| 助教諭 | じょきょうゆ | assistant or associate professor |
| 助産婦 | じょさんぷ | midwife |
| 努 | ゆめ | never, by no means |
| 努めて | つとめて | as much as possible; make an effort!, work hard! |
| 努力も空しく | どりょくもむなしく | after efforts in vain |
| 努力も虚しく | どりょくもむなしく | after efforts in vain |
| 努力家 | どりょくか | hard worker, hardworking person |
| 努力賞 | どりょくしょう | prize awarded for a person's effort |
| 励まし | はげまし | encouragement (as an abstract concept), stimulation |
| 励ます | はげます | to encourage, to cheer, to raise (the voice) |
| 励み | はげみ | (act of) encouragement, stimulus, incentive |
| 労使 | ろうし | labour and management, labor and management |
| 労働党 | ろうどうとう | Labour Party, Labor Party |
| 労働基準法 | ろうどうきじゅんほう | Labor Standards Act |
| 労働条件 | ろうどうじょうけん | working conditions |
| 労働省 | ろうどうしょう | Ministry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) |
| 労働組合 | ろうどうくみあい | labor union, labour union |
| 労働者 | ろうどうしゃ | laborer (labourer), blue-collar worker |
| 労災 | ろうさい | workers' compensation insurance |
| 労組 | ろうそ, ろうくみ | labor union, labour union |
| 労賃 | ろうちん | wages |
| 労連 | ろうれん | labour union, labor union |
| 効果的 | こうかてき | effective, successful |
| 効率 | こうりつ | efficiency, efficacy, performance, utility factor |
| 効率的 | こうりつてき | efficient |
| 劾奏 | がいそう | report of an official's offence to the emperor (offense) |
| 勁卒 | けいそつ | excellent soldier |
| 勁悍 | けいかん | strong and fierce |
| 勁捷 | けいしょう | strong and nimble |
| 勁敵 | けいてき | formidable foe |
| 勅 | ちょく, みことのり | imperial decree, imperial edict |
| 勅勘 | ちょっかん | the emperor's censure |
| 勅意 | ちょくい | meaning or gist of a decree |
| 勅書 | ちょくしょ | imperial rescript |
| 勅裁 | ちょくさい | imperial decision or sanction |
| 勅許 | ちょっきょ | imperial sanction |
| 勅語 | ちょくご | imperial rescript |
| 勅諭 | ちょくゆ | imperial instructions |
| 勅額 | ちょくがく | imperial scroll |
| 勅願 | ちょくがん | imperial prayer |
| 勇 | ゆう | bravery, courage, heroism |
| 勇み足 | いさみあし | overeagerness; forward step-out (in sumo) |
| 勇壮 | ゆうそう | heroic, brave, majestic, soul-stirring, lively, gallant |
| 勇敢 | ゆうかん | brave, heroic, gallant |
| 勇敢さ | ゆうかんさ | bravery, heroism, gallantry |
| 勇断 | ゆうだん | resolute decision |
| 勇者 | ゆうしゃ, ゆうじゃ | hero, the brave, man of valour (valor) |
| 勇退 | ゆうたい | bowing out, retiring voluntarily |
| 勉めて | つとめて | as much as possible; make an effort!, work hard! |
| 勉学 | べんがく | study, pursuit of knowledge |
| 動 | どう | motion, change, confusion |
| 動き | うごき | movement, activity, trend, development, change |
| 動乱 | どうらん | disturbance, agitation, commotion, upheaval, riot |
| 動向 | どうこう | trend, tendency, movement, attitude |
| 動植物 | どうしょくぶつ | plants and animals, flora and fauna |
| 動脈 | どうみゃく | artery |
| 動脈硬化 | どうみゃくこうか | arteriosclerosis, hardening of the arteries |
| 動静 | どうせい | state, condition, movements |
| 勘える | かんがえる | to consider, to think about |
| 勘ぐる | かんぐる | to be suspicious of |
| 勘づく | かんづく | to suspect, to sense (danger), to scent |
| 勘合貿易 | かんごうぼうえき | licensed trade |
| 勘弁 | かんべん | pardon, forgiveness, forbearance |
| 勘案 | かんあん | taking into consideration, giving consideration (to), thinking |
| 勘違い | かんちがい | misunderstanding, wrong guess |
| 勝ち | かち | win, victory |
| 勝ち星 | かちぼし | (mark indicating) a win |
| 勝ち越し | かちこし | more wins than losses (sport) |
| 勝利 | しょうり | victory, triumph, conquest, success, win |
| 勝訴 | しょうそ | winning a lawsuit |
| 勝負 | しょうぶ | victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout |
| 募債 | ぼさい | raising of a loan, loan floatation |
| 募金 | ぼきん | fund-raising, collection of funds |
| 勢み | はずみ | bounce; momentum; spur of the moment, impulse |
| 勢力 | せいりょく | influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy |
| 勢力圏 | せいりょくけん | sphere of influence |
| 勤倹 | きんけん | industry, diligence, frugality |
| 勤労 | きんろう | labor, labour, exertion, diligent service |
| 勤労者 | きんろうしゃ | worker |
| 勤勉 | きんべん | industry, diligence |
| 勤務 | きんむ | service, duty, work |
| 勤務実績 | きんむじっせき | service record |
| 勤惰 | きんだ | diligence and indolence, attendance |
| 勧め | すすめ | recommendation, advice, suggestion, encouragement |
| 勧告 | かんこく | advice, counsel, remonstrance, recommendation |
| 勧善懲悪劇 | かんぜんちょうあくげき | morality play |
| 勧奨 | かんしょう | encouragement, stimulation |
| 勧業 | かんぎょう | (encouragement of) industry |
| 勧進 | かんじん | temple solicitation |
| 勧進帳 | かんじんちょう | temple solicitation book |
| 勲 | いさお | distinguished service, meritorious service |
| 勲爵 | くんしゃく | peerage and order of merit |
| 勲章 | くんしょう | decoration, order, medal |
| 勲記 | くんき | decoration diploma, diploma |
| 匁 | もんめ | unit of weight, approx. 3.75 g |
| 包丁 | ほうちょう | kitchen knife, carving knife |
| 包囲 | ほうい | siege, encirclement, envelopment |
| 包括 | ほうかつ | inclusion, complete coverage, comprehensiveness |
| 包摂 | ほうせつ | subsumption, connotation |
| 包茎 | ほうけい | phimosis |
| 化学兵器 | かがくへいき | chemical weapons |
| 化学療法 | かがくりょうほう | chemotherapy |
| 化学繊維 | かがくせんい | synthetic fibers, synthetic fibres |
| 化学肥料 | かがくひりょう | chemical fertilizer, chemical fertiliser |
| 化粧下 | けしょうした | make-up base |
| 化粧代 | けしょうだい | lady's pin money, cosmetics expense |
| 化粧台 | けしょうだい | dressing table, dresser |
| 化粧室 | けしょうしつ | toilet, lavatory, powder room |
| 化粧水 | けしょうすい, けしょうみず | face lotion |
| 化粧着 | けしょうぎ | dressing gown |
| 化粧石鹸 | けしょうせっけん | toilet soap |
| 化繊 | かせん | synthetic fibres (fibers) |
| 北側 | きたがわ, ほくそく | north side, north bank |
| 北嶺 | ほくれい | northern mountain, Mt. Hiei |
| 北斗七星 | ほくとしちせい | the Great Bear, the Great Dipper, Ursa Major |
| 北斗星 | ほくとせい | the Great Bear, the Great Dipper, Ursa Major |
| 北方 | ほっぽう | northern (district), northward |
| 北朝鮮 | きたちょうせん | North Korea |
| 北東 | ほくとう, きたひがし | northeast |
| 北極圏 | ほっきょくけん | Arctic Circle, the Arctic |
| 北極熊 | ほっきょくぐま | polar bear |
| 北欧 | ほくおう | Northern Europe, land of the Norsemen, Scandinavia |
| 北海道 | ほっかいどう | Hokkaido (northernmost of the four main islands of Japan) |
| 北緯 | ほくい | north latitude |
| 北辰 | ほくしん | North-Star |
| 北郊 | ほっこう | northern suburbs |
| 北部 | ほくぶ | north, northern part |
| 北陸 | ほくりく | region west of Tokyo on Japan Sea side of Japan |
| 匠 | たくみ, しょう | workman; craft; means, idea |
| 匠気 | しょうき | affectation, desire to be impressive |
| 匡救 | きょうきゅう | delivering from sin, succor, succour |
| 匡正 | きょうせい | reform, correction, training |
| 匹儔 | ひっちゅう | equal, match |
| 匹夫 | ひっぷ | (humble) man, coarse man, rustic |
| 匹夫の勇 | ひっぷのゆう | rash courage |
| 匹夫匹婦 | ひっぷひっぷ | coarse men and women |
| 匹婦 | ひっぷ | coarse woman, country woman |
| 匹敵 | ひってき | comparing with, match, rival, equal |
| 区 | く | ward, district, section |
| 区内 | くない | in the ward or borough |
| 区民 | くみん | ward residents |
| 区立 | くりつ | established by the ward |
| 区長 | くちょう | ward headman |
| 区間 | くかん | section (of track, etc.), segment, dimension |
| 医 | い | medicine, the healing art, healing, curing, doctor |
| 医伯 | いはく | doctor |
| 医大 | いだい | medical university, medical school, med school |
| 医局 | いきょく | medical office, dispensary |
| 医師会 | いしかい | medical association |
| 医療 | いりょう | medical care, medical treatment |
| 医療器械 | いりょうきかい | medical appliances, surgical instruments |
| 医療報酬 | いりょうほうしゅう | medical fee |
| 医科 | いか | medical science, medical department |
| 医薬品 | いやくひん | medical supplies |
| 医院 | いいん | doctor's office (surgery), clinic, dispensary |
| 匿 | とく | shelter, shield, hide |
| 匿う | かくまう | to shelter, to shield, to hide |
| 匿れる | かくれる | to hide, to be hidden, to conceal oneself, to disappear |
| 匿名 | とくめい | anonymity, pseudonym |
| 匿名性 | とくめいせい | anonymity |
| 十一月 | じゅういちがつ | November |
| 十万 | じゅうまん | 100,000, hundred thousand |
| 十二指腸 | じゅうにしちょう | duodenum |
| 十二月 | じゅうにがつ | December |
| 十億 | じゅうおく | 1,000,000,000; one billion |
| 十字架 | じゅうじか | cross, the Cross (of Christ) |
| 十月 | じゅうがつ | October |
| 千乃正法 | ちのしょうほう | Chino Shoho (Japanese religious group founded by Chino Yuuko) |
| 千九百年代 | せんきゅうひゃくねんだい | the 1900s |
| 千代 | せんだい, ちよ | thousand years; very long period, forever |
| 千仭の谷 | せんじんのたに | bottomless ravine |
| 千尋 | せんじん, ちひろ | great depth (lit: thousand fathoms); great height |
| 千島 | ちしま | Kurile Islands |
| 千歳 | ちとせ, せんねん | millennium, one thousand years |
| 千秋 | せんしゅう | thousand years, many years |
| 千里 | せんり | 1000 ri, (a) long distance |
| 升 | しょう | sho (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres) |
| 升席 | ますせき | tatami "box seat" for four people at sumo or kabuki |
| 升遷 | しょうせん | rising up |
| 午后 | ごご | afternoon, p.m. |
| 午後中 | ごごじゅう | throughout the afternoon |
| 午睡 | ごすい | nap, siesta |
| 午過ぎ | ひるすぎ | after noon |
| 半ば | なかば | middle, half, semi, halfway, partly |
| 半宵 | はんしょう | midnight |
| 半導体 | はんどうたい | semiconductor, solid-state |
| 半数 | はんすう | half the number; haploid |
| 半永久 | はんえいきゅう | semipermanence |
| 半衿 | はんえり | neckpiece (on a kimono) |
| 卍巴 | まんじともえ, まんじどもえ | falling in swirls |
| 卑しい | いやしい | greedy, vulgar, shabby, humble, base, mean, vile |
| 卑しからぬ | いやしからぬ | respectable, decent |
| 卑しみ | いやしみ | contempt |
| 卑しむ | いやしむ | to despise, to disdain, to scorn |
| 卑しむべき | いやしむべき | despicable |
| 卑しめる | いやしめる | to despise, to abase (oneself) |
| 卑下 | ひげ | self-abasement, humility, self-depreciation |
| 卑劣 | ひれつ | mean, foul play, cowardly, base |
| 卑屈 | ひくつ | menial, meanness, servility, abject |
| 卒がない | そつがない | cautious, careful, shrewd, without error, without slip |
| 卒する | そっする | to die, to pass away |
| 卒伍 | そつご | rank and file, the ranks |
| 卒爾 | そつじ | abrupt, sudden |
| 卓 | たく | table, desk, high |
| 卓上 | たくじょう | on the table (desk), after-dinner speech |
| 卓抜 | たくばつ | excellence, superiority, preeminence, prevalence |
| 卓球 | たっきゅう | table tennis, ping-pong |
| 卓越 | たくえつ | excellence, superiority |
| 卓越風 | たくえつふう | prevailing wind |
| 協 | きょう | cooperation |
| 協奏曲 | きょうそうきょく | concerto |
| 協定 | きょうてい | arrangement, pact, agreement |
| 協調 | きょうちょう | cooperation; firm (market) tone |
| 協議 | きょうぎ | conference, consultation, discussion, negotiation |
| 協賛 | きょうさん | support, mutual aid, cooperation, approval, authorization, authorisation |
| 南アフリカ | みなみアフリカ | South Africa |
| 南側 | みなみがわ, なんそく | south side |
| 南征北伐 | なんせいほくばつ | attacking in all directions |
| 南支那海 | みなみしなかい | South China Sea |
| 南東 | なんとう, みなみひがし | southeast |
| 南欧 | なんおう | Southern Europe |
| 南氷洋 | なんひょうよう, なんぴょうよう | Antarctic Ocean |
| 南無妙法蓮華経 | なむみょうほうれんげきょう | Glory to the Sutra, Hail Lotus Sutra |
| 南無阿弥陀仏 | なむあみだぶつ | I sincerely believe in Amitabha, Lord have mercy on me |
| 南緯 | なんい | southern latitude |
| 南西 | なんせい, みなみにし | southwest |
| 南郊 | なんこう | southern suburbs |
| 南部 | なんぶ | southern part |
| 南隅 | なんぐう | southern corner |
| 単 | ひとえ | one layer, single, onefold |
| 単一 | たんいつ | single, simple, sole, individual, unitary |
| 単価 | たんか | unit price, unit cost |
| 単独 | たんどく | sole, independence, single, solo (flight) |
| 単純平均 | たんじゅんへいきん | simple average, arithmetic average |
| 単身 | たんしん | alone, unaided, away from home |
| 単身赴任者 | たんしんふにんしゃ | employee posted away from their family |
| 博 | はく, ばく | doctor, PhD; exposition, fair, exhibition |
| 博徒 | ばくと | gambler |
| 博愛 | はくあい | charity, benevolence, philanthropy, (love for) humanity |
| 博物 | はくぶつ | wide learning, natural history |
| 博覧会 | はくらんかい | fair, exhibition, exposition |
| 博識 | はくしき | extensive knowledge |
| 占い | うらない | fortune-telling, divination |
| 占う | うらなう | to forecast, to predict |
| 占拠 | せんきょ | occupation |
| 占有 | せんゆう | exclusive possession, occupation, monopolization |
| 占領 | せんりょう | occupation, capture, possession, have a room to oneself |
| 卯 | う、ぼう、もう | fourth sign of Chinese zodiac; The Hare; 5am-7am; east |
| 卯の花 | うのはな | bean-curd lees; deutzia, Deutzia crenata |
| 卯年 | うさぎどし | year of the hare |
| 卯建 | うだつ | short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole |
| 卯建が上がらない | うだつがあがらない | no hope of getting ahead |
| 卯建のあがらない | うだつのあがらない | lacking potential for advancement, no-hoper |
| 卯月 | うづき, うつき, うずき | fourth month of the lunar calendar |
| 卯木 | うつぎ | deutzia, Deutzia crenata |
| 印刷 | いんさつ | printing |
| 印刷媒体 | いんさつばいたい | print media |
| 印刷機 | いんさつき | printing press |
| 印度支那 | いんどしな | Indo-China |
| 印池 | いんち | seal stamp pad |
| 印璽 | いんじ | imperial seal |
| 印紙 | いんし | (revenue) stamp |
| 印譜 | いんぷ | book of seals |
| 印象 | いんしょう | impression |
| 印象付ける | いんしょうづける | to impress (someone) |
| 印象的 | いんしょうてき | impressive |
| 印鑑 | いんかん | stamp, seal |
| 危うく | あやうく | almost, nearly, in imminent danger of |
| 危ぶむ | あやぶむ | to fear, to have misgivings, to be doubtful, to mistrust |
| 危害 | きがい | injury, harm, danger |
| 危峰 | きほう | high, steep peak |
| 危惧 | きぐ, きく | fear, misgivings |
| 危機 | きき | crisis |
| 危篤 | きとく | critical illness, on the verge of death |
| 危虞 | きぐ, きく | fear, misgivings |
| 即する | そくする | to conform to, to agree with, to be adapted to, to be based on |
| 即位 | そくい | enthronement |
| 即刻 | そっこく | immediately, at once, instantly |
| 即効 | そっこう | immediate effect, instant effect |
| 即席 | そくせき | instant |
| 即座 | そくざ | immediate, right there on the spot, impromptu |
| 即戦力 | そくせんりょく | ready fire power |
| 即日 | そくじつ | same day |
| 即時 | そくじ | prompt, immediate, in real time |
| 即興 | そっきょう | improvisation, improvization, impromptu, off the cuff, without a score |
| 却下 | きゃっか | rejection, dismissal |
| 卵子 | らんし | ovum, ovule, egg cell |
| 卵巣 | らんそう | ovary |
| 卵胞 | らんぽう, らんほう | (ovarian) follicle |
| 卸 | おろし | wholesale |
| 卸し | おろし | wholesale |
| 卸し商 | おろししょう | wholesaler, wholesale dealer |
| 卸値 | おろしね | wholesale price |
| 卸商 | おろししょう | wholesaler, wholesale dealer |
| 卸問屋 | おろしどんや | wholesaler |
| 卸売 | おろしうり | wholesale |
| 卸売市場 | おろしうりしじょう | wholesale market |
| 卸売物価 | おろしうりぶっか | wholesale price |
| 厄 | やく | misfortune, bad luck, evil, disaster |
| 厄よけ | やくよけ | warding off evil |
| 厄介事 | やっかいごと | trouble, difficulty, burden |
| 厄介者 | やっかいもの | dependent, parasite, hanger-on, burden |
| 厄年 | やくどし | unlucky year, critical age |
| 厘毛 | りんもう | farthing, trifle |
| 厘毛の軽重無し | りんもうのけいちょうなし | equal in weight, equal in significance |
| 厚さ | あつさ | thickness |
| 厚み | あつみ | thickness, profound |
| 厚化粧 | あつげしょう | thick or heavy make-up |
| 厚生 | こうせい | welfare; (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare |
| 厚生年金 | こうせいねんきん | welfare pension |
| 厚生省 | こうせいしょう | Ministry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) |
| 厚相 | こうしょう | Welfare Minister |
| 厚誼 | こうぎ | your kindness |
| 厚遇 | こうぐう | cordial welcome, kind treatment, hospitality |
| 原則 | げんそく | principle, general rule |
| 原告 | げんこく | plaintiff, accuser, prosecutor |
| 原型 | げんけい | prototype, model, pattern, archetypal |
| 原子力 | げんしりょく | atomic energy |
| 原子炉 | げんしろ | atomic reactor, nuclear reactor |
| 原寸 | げんすん | actual size, full size |
| 原材料 | げんざいりょう | raw materials |
| 原案 | げんあん | original plan, original bill, motion, draft, draught |
| 原水爆 | げんすいばく | atom and hydrogen bomb |
| 原油 | げんゆ | crude oil |
| 原潜 | げんせん | nuclear submarine |
| 原点 | げんてん | origin (coordinates), starting point |
| 原爆 | げんばく | atomic bomb, A-bomb |
| 原爆犠牲者 | げんばくぎせいしゃ | atomic bomb victim |
| 原発 | げんぱつ | nuclear power plant, nuclear power supply |
| 原簿 | げんぼ | ledger, original record, register |
| 原繊維 | げんせんい | raw fibers, raw fibres, minute fibers, minute fibres |
| 厳しさ | きびしさ | severity, strictness, intensity |
| 厳に | げんに | strictly, severely, rigidly, fortify, strengthen, secure |
| 厳冬 | げんとう | severe winter |
| 厳密 | げんみつ | strict, close |
| 厳寒 | げんかん | intense cold |
| 厳格 | げんかく | severe, rigid, strictness, rigor, rigour, austerity |
| 厳粛 | げんしゅく | gravity, solemnity, severity, seriousness, dignity, rigor, rigour, austerity |
| 厳罰 | げんばつ | severe punishment, rigorous measures |
| 厳美渓 | げんびけい | Genbi Gorge (Ichinoseki-shi, Iwate-ken) |
| 去就 | きょしゅう | committing one's self |
| 参与 | さんよ | participation; consultant, councillor, adviser |
| 参事官 | さんじかん | councillor, councilor |
| 参入 | さんにゅう | coming, visiting, going |
| 参列 | さんれつ | attendance, participation, presence |
| 参加者 | さんかしゃ | participant, entrant |
| 参拝 | さんぱい | visit to a shrine or temple, paying homage at a shrine or temple |
| 参禅 | さんぜん | Zen meditation, meditative consultation with the head abbot |
| 参謀 | さんぼう | staff officer, participating in planning |
| 参議院 | さんぎいん | House of Councillors |
| 参賀 | さんが | congratulatory palace visit |
| 参酌 | さんしゃく | comparison and choosing the good, consultation, referring to |
| 参院 | さんいん | House of Councillors |
| 又しても | またしても | again |
| 又と | またと | in addition, besides this, twice |
| 又とない | またとない | unique, matchless, unparalleled, unparallelled, never again |
| 又ない | またない | unique, matchless, unparalleled, unparallelled, never again |
| 又も | またも | (once) again |
| 又もや | またもや | again |
| 及び | および | and, as well as |
| 及び腰 | およびごし | bent back, indecisive attitude |
| 及第 | きゅうだい | passing an examination |
| 友愛 | ゆうあい | fraternity, friendship |
| 友朋 | ゆうほう | friend |
| 友禅染め | ゆうぜんぞめ | type of dyeing method or pattern, silk printed by the Yuzen process |
| 友誼 | ゆうぎ | friendship, friendly relations, fellowship |
| 友誼国家 | ゆうぎこっか | friendly nation |
| 友達甲斐 | ともだちがい | true friendship |
| 友邦 | ゆうほう | friendly nation |
| 双 | そう | pair |
| 双ぶ | ならぶ | to line up; to rival, to match, to equal |
| 双務契約 | そうむけいやく | bilateral agreement |
| 双峰駱駝 | そうほうらくだ | two-humped camel, Bactrian camel |
| 双方 | そうほう | two way, both parties, mutual, both |
| 双生児 | そうせいじ | twins |
| 双発 | そうはつ | two-motored |
| 双眸 | そうぼう | pair of eyes |
| 双眼鏡 | そうがんきょう | binoculars, field glasses |
| 双胴機 | そうどうき | twin-fuselage plane |
| 双葉 | ふたば | bud, sprout |
| 双頭 | そうとう | double-headed |
| 反乱 | はんらん | insurrection, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, uprising |
| 反則 | はんそく | foul play (sport), transgression, default, balk, irregularity |
| 反射 | はんしゃ | reflection, reverberation; reflex (medical) |
| 反応 | はんのう | reaction, response |
| 反戦 | はんせん | anti-war |
| 反撃 | はんげき | counterattack, counteroffensive, counterblow |
| 反旗 | はんき | standard of revolt, banner of revolution |
| 反比例 | はんぴれい | inverse proportion |
| 反米 | はんべい | anti-American |
| 反逆 | はんぎゃく | treason, treachery, mutiny, rebellion, insurrection |
| 反響 | はんきょう | echo, reverberation, repercussion, reaction, influence |
| 反騰 | はんとう | reactionary price rise |
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう | income, receipts, revenue |
| 収容所 | しゅうようじょ | home, asylum, camp |
| 収拾 | しゅうしゅう | control, settling, coping |
| 収支 | しゅうし | income and expenditure |
| 収束 | しゅうそく | convergence, tie up |
| 収益 | しゅうえき | earnings, proceeds, returns |
| 収税吏 | しゅうぜいり | tax collector |
| 収穫 | しゅうかく | harvest, crop, ingathering |
| 収穫予想 | しゅうかくよそう | crop estimate |
| 収穫感謝祭 | しゅうかくかんしゃさい | Thanksgiving Day, harvest festival |
| 収穫時 | しゅうかくじ | time of harvest |
| 収穫期 | しゅうかくき | harvest time |
| 収穫物 | しゅうかくぶつ | the harvest, the yield |
| 収穫高 | しゅうかくだか | crop, income |
| 収納 | しゅうのう | crop, harvest, receipts, putting or stowing away |
| 収縮 | しゅうしゅく | deflation, contraction, shrinking, constriction |
| 収繭 | しゅうけん | cocoon crop |
| 収賄 | しゅうわい | accepting bribes, corruption, graft |
| 収録 | しゅうろく | compilation, editing; recording |
| 収集 | しゅうしゅう | gathering up, collection, accumulation |
| 叔世 | しゅくせい | age of decline (said of a nation) |
| 叔父貴 | おじき | uncle (younger than one's parent) |
| 取っ手 | とって, はしゅ | handle, grip, knob |
| 取り囲む | とりかこむ | to surround, to crowd around |
| 取り壊し | とりこわし | demolition, pulling down, destruction, dismantling |
| 取り壊す | とりこわす | to demolish, to tear or pull down |
| 取り崩す | とりくずす | to demolish, to take away until nothing remains |
| 取り戻す | とりもどす | to take back, to regain |
| 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 |
| 取り残す | とりのこす | to leave behind |
| 取り沙汰 | とりざた | current rumour, current rumor, gossip, (idle) talk |
| 取り消し | とりけし | cancellation, cancel, CAN |
| 取り締まり | とりしまり | control, management, supervision |
| 取り繕う | とりつくろう | to temporize, to temporise, to smooth over |
| 取り込み詐欺 | とりこみさぎ | confidence trick |
| 取引 | とりひき | transactions, dealings, business |
| 取得 | しゅとく | acquisition |
| 取材 | しゅざい | collecting data (e.g. for a newspaper article), covering an event |
| 取沙汰 | とりざた | current rumour, current rumor, gossip, (idle) talk |
| 取締役 | とりしまりやく | company director, board member |
| 取締役会 | とりしまりやくかい | board of directors; board of directors' meeting |
| 取締法 | とりしまりほう | control law |
| 取繕う | とりつくろう | to temporize, to temporise, to smooth over |
| 取込み詐欺 | とりこみさぎ | confidence trick |
| 取込詐欺 | とりこみさぎ | confidence trick |
| 受け入れ | うけいれ | receiving, acceptance |
| 受け入れる | うけいれる | to accept, to receive |
| 受け止める | うけとめる | to catch, to stop the blow, to react to, to take |
| 受け皿 | うけざら | saucer; receptacle for things, receiving something (e.g. funds) |
| 受信 | じゅしん | reception (e.g. radio), receipt |
| 受像 | じゅぞう | (television) reception |
| 受嘱 | じゅしょく | being entrusted with, being delegated with, RH |
| 受注 | じゅちゅう | accepting orders |
| 受章 | じゅしょう | reception of a decoration or order |
| 受精卵 | じゅせいらん | fertilized eggs, fertilised eggs |
| 受胎 | じゅたい | conception, fertilization, fertilisation |
| 受託 | じゅたく | being entrusted with, taking charge of |
| 受託収賄罪 | じゅたくしゅうわいざい | (the crime of) bribery |
| 受診 | じゅしん | having a medical exam, seeing a doctor |
| 受諾 | じゅだく | acceptance |
| 受講 | じゅこう | taking (attending) lectures |
| 受賞 | じゅしょう | winning (a prize) |
| 受領 | じゅりょう | receipt (of letter), acknowledgement, acceptance |
| 受験 | じゅけん | taking an examination |
| 叙す | じょす | to relate; to confer (a rank) |
| 叙する | じょする | to relate; to confer (a rank) |
| 叙事詩 | じょじし | descriptive poetry, epic poem |
| 叙位 | じょい | investiture |
| 叙勲 | じょくん | conferring of decorations |
| 叙情 | じょじょう | lyricism, description or expression of one's feelings |
| 叙景 | じょけい | scenery, description |
| 叙賜 | じょし | distributing ranks, rewards and pensions |
| 叙述 | じょじゅつ | description |
| 叡感 | えいかん | emperor's approval |
| 叡慮 | えいりょ | the emperor's pleasure |
| 叡旨 | えいし | the emperor's instructions |
| 叡智 | えいち | wisdom, intelligence, intellect |
| 叡知 | えいち | intelligence |
| 叡聞に | えいぶんに | (in the) emperor's hearing |
| 叡覧 | えいらん | the emperor's personal inspection |
| 口凌ぎ | くちしのぎ | living from hand to mouth |
| 口唇 | こうしん | lips, labia |
| 口径 | こうけい | aperture, bore, calibre, caliber |
| 口忠実 | くちまめ | talkative, voluble |
| 口癖 | くちぐせ | way of saying, favorite phrase, favourite phrase |
| 口笛 | くちぶえ | whistle |
| 口臭 | こうしゅう | bad breath, halitosis |
| 口調 | くちょう | tone (e.g. of voice, etc.), (verbal) expression |
| 口述 | こうじゅつ | dictation, verbal statement |
| 口頭弁論 | こうとうべんろん | oral proceedings, oral pleadings |
| 古び衰える | ふるびおとろえる | to waste away |
| 古代 | こだい | ancient times |
| 古典的 | こてんてき | classical, classic |
| 古城 | こじょう | old castle, old fortress |
| 古墳 | こふん | ancient (mound) tomb |
| 古墳時代 | こふんじだい | Tumulus period (of Japanese history) |
| 古巣 | ふるす | old haunts, former homes |
| 古希 | こき | age seventy |
| 古書 | こしょ | old book, rare book |
| 古池 | ふるいけ | old pool, old pond |
| 古稀 | こき | age seventy |
| 古色蒼然 | こしょくそうぜん | antique-looking, looking hoary with patina |
| 古豪 | こごう | veteran, old-timer, man of experience |
| 句会 | くかい | gathering of haiku poets |
| 句集 | くしゅう | collection of haiku poems |
| 只々 | ただただ | absolutely, only, emphatic modifier |
| 只ならない | ただならない | unusual, serious; incomparable |
| 只中 | ただなか | middle |
| 只今 | ただいま | Here I am; presently, right away, right now, just now |
| 只只 | ただただ | absolutely, only, emphatic modifier |
| 只管 | ひたすら | nothing but, earnestly, intently |
| 只者 | ただもの | ordinary person (usu. in neg. sentences) |
| 叫く | わめく | to shout, to cry, to scream, to clamour |
| 叫び | さけび | shout, scream, outcry |
| 叫び声 | さけびごえ | shout, yell, scream |
| 叫喚 | きょうかん | shout, scream |
| 叫換 | きょうかん | shout, scream |
| 召し | めし | summons, call |
| 召使 | めしつかい | servant, menial |
| 召喚 | しょうかん | summons |
| 召集 | しょうしゅう | convening, calling together (e.g. parliament) |
| 可也 | かなり | considerably, fairly, quite |
| 可及的 | かきゅうてき | as ... as possible |
| 可否 | かひ | propriety; pro and con, ayes and noes |
| 可哀相 | かわいそう | poor, pitiable, pathetic |
| 可塑 | かそ | plastic |
| 可塑剤 | かそざい | plasticizer, plasticiser |
| 可塑性 | かそせい | plasticity |
| 可塑物 | かそぶつ | plastics |
| 可塑物質 | かそぶっしつ | plastics |
| 可変抵抗器 | かへんていこうき | rheostat |
| 可決 | かけつ | approval, adoption (e.g. motion, bill), passage |
| 可燃 | かねん | inflammable |
| 可笑しい | おかしい | strange, funny, amusing, ridiculous |
| 可能選択 | かのうせんたく | available choice |
| 可鍛性 | かたんせい | malleability |
| 可鍛鉄 | かたんてつ | malleable iron |
| 台帳 | だいちょう | account book, ledger, register |
| 台本 | だいほん | script, libretto, scenario |
| 台湾 | たいわん | Taiwan |
| 台湾海峡 | たいわんかいきょう | Straits of Taiwan |
| 台甫 | たいほ | your personal name |
| 台頭 | たいとう | rise of, appearance of, (in the) forefront, prominence |
| 史上 | しじょう | historical |
| 史学 | しがく | study of history |
| 史実 | しじつ | historical fact |
| 史家 | しか | historian |
| 史料 | しりょう | historical records, archives |
| 史的唯物論 | してきゆいぶつろん | historical materialism |
| 史記抄 | しきしょう | commentary on Shiki |
| 史跡 | しせき | historical landmark |
| 右中括弧 | みぎちゅうかっこ | closing brace |
| 右中間 | うちゅうかん | between right and center fielders (baseball) (centre) |
| 右傾 | うけい | rightist, leaning to the right |
| 右小括弧 | みぎしょうかっこ | closing parenthesis |
| 右岸 | うがん | right bank (shore) |
| 右派 | うは | right wing |
| 右翼 | うよく | right-wing |
| 右翼団体 | うよくだんたい | right-wing organization (clique) (organisation) |
| 右腕 | みぎうで, うわん | right arm |
| 叶える | かなえる | to grant (request, wish) |
| 叶わぬ時の神頼み | かなわぬときのかみだのみ | Man turns to God only in his trouble |
| 号 | ごう | number; sobriquet, pen-name |
| 号俸 | ごうほう | gradational salary |
| 号泣 | ごうきゅう | crying aloud, lamentation, wailing |
| 司令 | しれい | command, control, commander |
| 司令官 | しれいかん | commandant, commanding officer, general |
| 司令部 | しれいぶ | headquarters |
| 司会者 | しかいしゃ | chairman, moderator, toastmaster, master of ceremonies, chairperson |
| 司法 | しほう | administration of justice |
| 司法裁判 | しほうさいばん | judicial trial |
| 司法解剖 | しほうかいぼう | legally-ordered autopsy |
| 各 | おのおの, それぞれ | each, every, either, respectively, severally |
| 各シェルフ | かくシェルフ | each shelf, shelves (in practice, practise) |
| 各員 | かくいん | each one |
| 各種学校 | かくしゅがっこう | vocational school |
| 各自 | かくじ | individual, each |
| 各藩 | かくはん | each clan |
| 各面 | かくめん | all phases |
| 各駅 | かくえき | every station |
| 合併症 | がっぺいしょう | complications (in an illness) |
| 合否 | ごうひ | success or failure, result |
| 合唱 | がっしょう | chorus, singing in a chorus |
| 合唱団 | がっしょうだん | chorus group, choir |
| 合奏 | がっそう | concert, ensemble |
| 合宿 | がっしゅく | lodging together, training camp, boarding house |
| 合弁 | ごうべん | joint management, pool |
| 合意 | ごうい | agreement, consent, mutual understanding |
| 合憲 | ごうけん | constitutionality |
| 合成樹脂 | ごうせいじゅし | plastics, synthetic resins |
| 合成洗剤 | ごうせいせんざい | synthetic detergent |
| 合成繊維 | ごうせいせんい | synthetic fibre, synthetic fiber |
| 合格祈願 | ごうかくきがん | prayer for school success |
| 合理化 | ごうりか | rationalization, rationalisation, rationalize, rationalise |
| 合繊 | ごうせん | synthetic fiber, synthetic fibre |
| 合致 | がっち | agreement, concurrence, conformance |
| 合言葉 | あいことば | password, watchword |
| 吉 | きち, きつ | good fortune, good luck |
| 吉兆 | きっちょう | lucky omen, good omen |
| 吉凶 | きっきょう | sunshine and shadow, fortune |
| 吉祥 | きっしょう, きちじょう | lucky omen, happy, auspicious |
| 吊り鐘 | つりがね | temple bell (for striking) |
| 同伴 | どうはん | company, accompany, going with |
| 同伴者 | どうはんしゃ | companion |
| 同党 | どうとう | the same political party |
| 同国 | どうこく | the same country, the same province, the said country |
| 同士 | どうし | fellow, mutual, companion, comrade, bonding |
| 同夜 | どうや | the same night, that night |
| 同姓 | どうせい | same surname |
| 同封 | どうふう | enclosure (e.g. in a letter) |
| 同居 | どうきょ | coexistence, living together |
| 同市 | どうし | same city |
| 同席 | どうせき | presence, sitting with, being with |
| 同志 | どうし | same mind, comrade, kindred soul |
| 同性愛 | どうせいあい | homosexual love |
| 同日 | どうじつ | the same day |
| 同朋 | どうほう, どうぼう | companions, fellows |
| 同校 | どうこう | same school |
| 同氏 | どうし | the said person, he, she, same person |
| 同点 | どうてん | deadlock, tie, draw |
| 同町 | どうちょう | the same town, that town |
| 同盟 | どうめい | alliance, union, league |
| 同盟条約 | どうめいじょうやく | treaty of alliance |
| 同盟罷業 | どうめいひぎょう | strike |
| 同省 | どうしょう | the said ministry, the same ministry |
| 同県 | どうけん | the same prefecture |
| 同社 | どうしゃ | the same firm |
| 同窓 | どうそう | the same school |
| 同窓会 | どうそうかい | graduate's association, alumni meeting, class reunion |
| 同等 | どうとう | equality, equal, same rights, same rank, equivalence |
| 同級 | どうきゅう | the same grade, same class |
| 同級生 | どうきゅうせい | classmate(s) |
| 同罪 | どうざい | same offense, same offence |
| 同胞 | どうほう, どうぼう, はらから | brethren, brothers, fellow countrymen, fellowman, compatriot |
| 同藩 | どうはん | the same clan |
| 同郷 | どうきょう | same village, same town, same province |
| 名乗り | なのり | name readings of kanji; self-introduction; announcement of candidature |
| 名曲 | めいきょく | famous music |
| 名札 | なふだ | name plate, name tag, label |
| 名称 | めいしょう | name, title |
| 名簿 | めいぼ | register of names |
| 名義 | めいぎ | name; in the name of |
| 名誉 | めいよ | honor, honour, credit, prestige |
| 名誉職 | めいよしょく | honorary position |
| 名鑑 | めいかん | directory, list |
| 名門 | めいもん | noted family, noble family |
| 后 | きさき, きさい | empress, queen |
| 后妃 | こうひ | queen |
| 后宮 | こうきゅう | harem, imperial consort, palace |
| 吏 | り | an official |
| 吐かす | ぬかす | to omit, to leave out; to say, to speak |
| 吐き出す | はきだす | to vomit, to spit out |
| 吐露 | とろ | express one's mind, speak out |
| 向い | むかい | facing, opposite, across the street, other side |
| 向かって左 | むかってひだり | on the left as one faces (it) |
| 向き | むき | direction, orientation, aspect, situation, exposure, suitability, tendency |
| 向上 | こうじょう | elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress |
| 向日葵 | ひまわり | sunflower, Helianthus annuus |
| 君が代 | きみがよ | Imperial reign; title of Japanese national anthem |
| 君たち | きみたち | you (plural), all of you, you all |
| 君主 | くんしゅ | ruler, monarch |
| 君子 | くんし | man of virtue, person of high rank, wise man |
| 君臨 | くんりん | reigning; to reign, to dictate, to control |
| 吟じる | ぎんじる | to chant, to sing, to recite |
| 吟味 | ぎんみ | testing, scrutiny, careful investigation |
| 吟唱 | ぎんしょう | recital, recitation, chant(ing) |
| 吟詠 | ぎんえい | recitation or chanting of a poem |
| 吟誦 | ぎんしょう | recital, recitation, chant(ing) |
| 吟遊詩人 | ぎんゆうしじん | troubadour, minstrel |
| 否 | いいえ, いいや, いえ, いな, いや | no, nay, well |
| 否決 | ひけつ | rejection, negation, voting down |
| 含み | ふくみ | implication, hidden meaning, latitude, atmosphere, tone, sentiment, inclusion |
| 含み資産 | ふくみしさん | hidden assets |
| 含有 | がんゆう | contain, include |
| 含漱 | うがい, がんそう | gargling, rinsing one's mouth |
| 吸い殻 | すいがら | cigarette end (butt), tobacco ashes |
| 吸い込む | すいこむ | to inhale; to absorb, to soak up |
| 吸入 | きゅうにゅう | inhalation |
| 吸収 | きゅうしゅう | absorption, suction, attraction |
| 吸引 | きゅういん | absorption, suction, aspiration, attraction |
| 吸着 | きゅうちゃく | adsorption, adsorb, attachment, sorption |
| 吸血鬼 | きゅうけつき | vampire, bloodsucker |
| 吸金剛 | ここんごう | Hevajra, Eternal Vajra (tantric Buddhist deity) |
| 吹かす | ふかす | to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate, to rev up |
| 吹き替え | ふきかえ | dubbing, stand-in, dummy |
| 吹き荒れる | ふきあれる | to blow violently, to sweep over, to devastate |
| 吹き頻る | ふきしきる | to blow violently, to blow incessantly |
| 吹き飛ばす | ふきとばす | to blow off, to brush away, to talk big |
| 吹き飛ぶ | ふきとぶ | to be blown off, to blow off |
| 吹っ切れる | ふっきれる | to break through, to become unbound by, to ooze out |
| 吹っ飛ぶ | ふっとぶ | to blow off, to be blown off |
| 吹奏楽 | すいそうがく | wind (instrument) music |
| 吾 | われ, わ, あれ, あ, わぬ, わろ | I; oneself; you; prefix indicating familiarity or contempt |
| 吾が | わが | my, our, one's own |
| 吾ら | われら | we; I; you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors) |
| 吾れ | われ, わ, あれ, あ, わぬ, わろ | I; oneself; you; prefix indicating familiarity or contempt |
| 吾亦紅 | われもこう | burnet |
| 吾人 | ごじん | we |
| 吾妹 | わぎも | my wife |
| 吾妹子 | わぎもこ | my wife |
| 吾子 | あこ | my child |
| 吾木香 | われもこう | burnet |
| 吾輩 | わがはい | I (nuance of arrogance); we, us, ourselves |
| 呈する | ていする | to present; to show; to assume (e.g. a shape) |
| 呈上 | ていじょう | presentation |
| 呈色 | ていしょく, ていしき | coloration, colouration, color, colour, coloring, colouring |
| 呉りゃる | くりゃる | to receive from another |
| 呉れてやる | くれてやる | to give, to do (something) for |
| 呉れて遣る | くれてやる | to give, to do (something) for |
| 呉れる | くれる | to give, to let one have, to do for one, to be given |
| 呉れ呉れも | くれぐれも | repeatedly, sincerely, earnestly |
| 呉れ手 | くれて | donor, one who does something for you |
| 呉服 | ごふく | draperies, dry-goods, piece goods |
| 呉越 | ごえつ | Go-Etsu, two rival states in ancient China |
| 呉越同舟 | ごえつどうしゅう | bitter enemies (placed by fate) in the same boat |
| 告別 | こくべつ | farewell, leave-taking |
| 告示 | こくじ | notice, bulletin |
| 告訴 | こくそ | accusation, complaint, charge, legal action |
| 周到 | しゅうとう | scrupulous, meticulous, careful |
| 周囲 | しゅうい | surroundings, environs; circumference |
| 周年 | しゅうねん | whole year, anniversary |
| 周期 | しゅうき | cycle, period |
| 周波数 | しゅうはすう | frequency (of waves) |
| 周知 | しゅうち | common knowledge, (something) well-known |
| 呪縛 | じゅばく | curse, spell |
| 味わい | あじわい | flavour, flavor; meaning, significance |
| 味覚 | みかく | taste, palate, sense of taste |
| 呼びかけ | よびかけ | call, appeal |
| 呼び出し | よびだし | call; sumo usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc. |
| 呼び捨て | よびすて | addressing someone without an honorific such as "san" |
| 呼び掛け | よびかけ | call, appeal |
| 呼び鈴 | よびりん | bell (used for summoning or signalling), buzzer |
| 呼吸器 | こきゅうき | respiratory organs |
| 呼応 | こおう | hailing each other; acting in concert; agreement, concord |
| 呼称 | こしょう | naming; nominal |
| 命 | めい, みょう | command, decree, life, destiny |
| 命懸け | いのちがけ | life and death, risking one's life, risky, desperate |
| 命拾い | いのちびろい | narrow escape from death |
| 命旦夕に迫る | めいたんせきにせまる | to be on the brink of death |
| 命綱 | いのちづな | lifeline |
| 和平 | わへい | peace |
| 和洋折衷 | わようせっちゅう | a blending of Japanese and Western styles |
| 和牛 | わぎゅう | Wagyu beef, Japanese beef |
| 和睦 | わぼく | reconciliation, peace, rapprochement |
| 和菓子 | わがし | Japanese confectionery |
| 和蘭 | おらんだ, オランダ | Holland, The Netherlands |
| 和蘭陀 | おらんだ, オランダ | Holland, The Netherlands |
| 和衷協同 | わちゅうきょうどう | harmonious cooperation, in close cooperation |
| 咲い | わらい | laugh, laughter; smile; sneer |
| 咲う | わらう | to laugh; to smile; to sneer, to ridicule |
| 咲かせる | さかせる | to make bloom |
| 咲き乱れる | さきみだれる | to bloom in profusion |
| 咲き誇る | さきほこる | to be in fullness of bloom |
| 哀れっぽい | あわれっぽい | plaintive, piteous, doleful |
| 哀切 | あいせつ | pathetic, plaintive |
| 哀哉 | かなしいかな | Sad to say, How sad, Alas |
| 哀弔 | あいちょう | sympathetic condolences |
| 哀悼 | あいとう | condolence, regret, tribute, sorrow, sympathy, lament |
| 哀悼痛惜 | あいとうつうせき | condolence, mourning, sorrow, lamentation |
| 哀愁 | あいしゅう | pathos, sorrow, grief |
| 哀感 | あいかん | pathos |
| 哀慕 | あいぼ | cherish the memory of, yearn for |
| 哀歓 | あいかん | sadness and joy |
| 品目 | ひんもく | list of articles |
| 品種 | ひんしゅ | kind (of goods); (taxonomical) form; breed, cultivar |
| 品質 | ひんしつ | (material) quality |
| 哉 | かな | how!, what!, alas! |
| 哨戒 | しょうかい | patrolling |
| 哲人 | てつじん | wise man, philosopher, sage |
| 哲学 | てつがく | philosophy |
| 哲学的 | てつがくてき | philosophical |
| 哲学者 | てつがくしゃ | philosopher |
| 唄 | うた | song; classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka); modern poetry |
| 唄う | うたう | to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.) |
| 唆し | そそのかし | instigation |
| 唆す | そそのかす | to instigate, to tempt |
| 唆る | そそる | to excite, to incite, to stimulate, to arouse, to tempt, to stir up |
| 唇歯輔車 | しんしほしゃ | mutual dependence |
| 唇音 | しんおん | labial sound |
| 唐 | とう | T'ang-Dynasty (China 618-907) |
| 唐人 | からびと, とうじん | a Chinese, foreigner |
| 唐手 | からて | karate; empty handed |
| 唐楓 | とうかえで, トウカエデ | trident maple, acer buergerianum |
| 唐突 | とうとつ | abrupt, sudden |
| 唐茄子 | とうなす | squash, pumpkin |
| 唐草 | からくさ | arabesque |
| 唐錦 | からにしき | Chinese brocade |
| 唐音 | とうおん, とういん | T'ang reading of Chinese characters |
| 唖鈴 | あれい | dumbbell |
| 唯でさえ | ただでさえ | even at the best of times, (even) under normal circumstances, in addition to |
| 唯一無二 | ゆいいつむに | one and only, unique |
| 唯今 | ただいま | Here I am; presently, right away, right now, just now |
| 唯心論 | ゆいしんろん | spiritualism, idealism, mentalism |
| 唯我独尊 | ゆいがどくそん | self-conceit, self-centeredness, vainglory |
| 唯我論 | ゆいがろん | solipsism (phil.) |
| 唯物論 | ゆいぶつろん | materialism |
| 唱える | となえる | to recite, to chant; to call upon |
| 唱和 | しょうわ | saying (cheering) in chorus |
| 唱歌 | しょうか | singing, songs |
| 啄む | ついばむ | to pick at, to peck at |
| 啄木 | たくぼく | woodpecker |
| 啄木鳥 | きつつき, たくぼくちょう, けら, けらつつき, キツツキ | woodpecker |
| 商工 | しょうこう | commerce and industry |
| 商工会議所 | しょうこうかいぎしょ | Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| 商標 | しょうひょう | trademark |
| 商法 | しょうほう | trade, business, commerce, commercial law |
| 商舗 | しょうほ | shop, store |
| 商談 | しょうだん | business discussion, negotiation |
| 商魂 | しょうこん | commercial spirit |
| 問 | もん | counter for questions |
| 問い合わせ | といあわせ | enquiry, inquiry, ENQ, query, interrogation |
| 問屋 | とんや, といや | wholesale store |
| 問責 | もんせき | blame, censure, reproof, reprimand, rebuke |
| 問題意識 | もんだいいしき | awareness of the issues |
| 問題点 | もんだいてん | the point at issue |
| 啓く | ひらく | to enlighten, to edify |
| 啓上 | けいじょう | speaking respectfully |
| 啓示 | けいじ | apocalypse, revelation |
| 啓蒙 | けいもう | enlightenment, instruction |
| 啓迪 | けいてき | edification, enlightenment, guide |
| 善哉 | ぜんざい | Well done!, soft bean-jam |
| 善哉善哉 | ぜんざいぜんざい | Well done!, Great!, Bravo! |
| 善戦 | ぜんせん | fight a good fight |
| 善玉 | ぜんだま | good person |
| 善逝 | ぜんぜい | Sugata (the well-gone; epithet of Buddha) |
| 善隣 | ぜんりん | good neighbour, good neighbor |
| 喚く | わめく | to shout, to cry, to scream, to clamour |
| 喚問 | かんもん | summons |
| 喚声 | かんせい | shout |
| 喚起 | かんき | arousal, excitation, awakening, evocation |
| 喜ばしい | よろこばしい | delightful, joyous, happy |
| 喜ばす | よろこばす | to delight, to give pleasure |
| 喜んで | よろこんで | with pleasure ... |
| 喜劇 | きげき | comedy, funny show |
| 喜寿 | きじゅ | 77th birthday |
| 喜怒哀楽 | きどあいらく | human emotions (joy, anger, pathos, and humor) (humour) |
| 喜悦 | きえつ | joy |
| 喜望峰 | きぼうほう | Cape of Good Hope |
| 喝破 | かっぱ | proclamation |
| 喝采 | かっさい | acclamation |
| 喧騒 | けんそう | tumult, great noise, clatter, hustle and bustle |
| 喪 | も | mourning |
| 喪う | うしなう | to lose, to part with |
| 喪主 | もしゅ | chief mourner |
| 喪失 | そうしつ | loss, forfeit |
| 喪服 | もふく | mourning dress |
| 喪章 | もしょう | sign of mourning |
| 喫す | きっす | to eat; to suffer (e.g. defeat), to receive (e.g. a blow) |
| 喫する | きっする | to eat; to suffer (e.g. defeat), to receive a blow |
| 喫煙 | きつえん | smoking |
| 喫煙者 | きつえんしゃ | smoker |
| 喫緊 | きっきん | urgency, exigency |
| 喫茶 | きっさ | tea drinking, tea house |
| 喬志 | きょうし | pride, self-conceit |
| 喬木 | きょうぼく | tall tree, forest tree, arbor, arbour |
| 営倉 | えいそう | guardhouse, detention barracks |
| 営巣 | えいそう | building a nest |
| 営林署 | えいりんしょ | forest service field office |
| 営業 | えいぎょう | business, trade, sales, operations |
| 営業所 | えいぎょうしょ | business office, place of business |
| 営繕 | えいぜん | upkeep (of equip.) |
| 嗣ぐ | つぐ | to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance) |
| 嗣子 | しし | heir |
| 嘆 | たん | sigh; grief, lamentation |
| 嘆かわしい | なげかわしい | sad, wretched, deplorable |
| 嘆き | なげき | grief, lamentation |
| 嘆く | なげく | to sigh, to lament, to grieve |
| 嘆息 | たんそく | sigh, grief, deploring |
| 嘆願 | たんがん | entreaty, appeal, petition |
| 嘉例 | かれい | happy precedent |
| 嘉日 | かじつ | good day, auspicious occasion |
| 嘉木 | かぼく | beautiful trees |
| 嘉禎 | かてい | Katei era (1235.9.19-1238.11.23) |
| 嘉節 | かせつ | auspicious occasion |
| 嘉納 | かのう | accepting with pleasure |
| 嘉肴 | かこう | delicacy, rare treat, good-eating fish |
| 嘉言 | かげん | wise saying |
| 嘉賞 | かしょう | approval |
| 嘉辰 | かしん | lucky day, auspicious occasion, happy day |
| 嘔吐 | おうと | vomiting |
| 嘱する | しょくする, ぞくする | to entrust; to send (a message, etc.) |
| 嘱望 | しょくぼう | (having great) expectation, pinning one's hopes on |
| 嘱目 | しょくもく | paying attention to, catching one's eye |
| 嘱託 | しょくたく | commission; part-time (employee) |
| 嘱託殺人 | しょくたくさつじん | contract murder |
| 器 | うつわ | bowl; ability, capacity, calibre, caliber |
| 器械体操 | きかいたいそう | apparatus gymnastics, artistic gymnastics |
| 器用貧乏 | きようびんぼう | Jack of all trades and master of none |
| 噴きこぼれる | ふきこぼれる | to boil over |
| 噴き上げる | ふきあげる | to blow up (i.e. wind), to blow upwards, to spout into the air |
| 噴き出す | ふきだす | to spout, to spurt, to gush out, to burst into laughter |
| 噴く | ふく | to blow (wind; to emit; to whistle |
| 噴出 | ふんしゅつ | spewing, gushing, spouting, eruption, effusion |
| 噴射 | ふんしゃ | jet, spray, injection, jet propulsion |
| 噴煙 | ふんえん | (eruption of) smoke |
| 嚇々 | かくかく, かっかく | brilliant, bright, glorious |
| 嚇かす | おどかす | to threaten, to menace; to startle, to surprise |
| 嚇す | おどす | to threaten, to menace |
| 嚇嚇 | かくかく, かっかく | brilliant, bright, glorious |
| 嚇怒 | かくど | greatly enraged, furious |
| 囚われ | とらわれ | imprisonment, captive |
| 囚われる | とらわれる | to be captured, to be apprehended, to be seized with |
| 囚人 | しゅうじん | prisoner |
| 囚人労働 | しゅうじんろうどう | prison labor, prison labour, forced labor, forced labour |
| 四つ相撲 | よつずもう | sumo wrestling in which both wrestlers grasp the other's belt with both hands |
| 四六時中 | しろくじちゅう | around the clock, day and night (Note: 4 x 6 = 24) |
| 四分五裂 | しぶんごれつ, しぶごれつ | torn asunder, disrupted and disorganized |
| 四十 | よんじゅう, しじゅう, よそ | forty |
| 四十七士 | しじゅうしちし | The 47 Ronin |
| 四千 | よんせん | four thousand |
| 四半期 | しはんき | quarter (of a year) |
| 四球 | しきゅう | four balls, base on balls (baseball), a walk |
| 四畳半 | よじょうはん | 4.5 tatami mats |
| 四百 | よんひゃく | four hundred |
| 四肢 | しし | limbs, extremities |
| 四輪車 | よんりんしゃ | automobile, car |
| 四重奏 | しじゅうそう | instrumental quartet |
| 四隅 | よすみ | four corners |
| 回収 | かいしゅう | collection, recovery |
| 回帰 | かいき | return (to), revolution, recurrence, recursion, comeback, revival |
| 回忌 | かいき | death anniversary |
| 回戦 | かいせん | match, game |
| 回旋 | かいせん | rotation, revolution, convolution |
| 回線 | かいせん | circuit, line |
| 回覧 | かいらん | circulation |
| 回路 | かいろ | circuit (electric) |
| 回転扉 | かいてんとびら | revolving door |
| 回避 | かいひ | evasion, avoidance |
| 回顧 | かいこ | recollection |
| 回顧録 | かいころく | memoirs, reminiscences |
| 因子 | いんし | factor, divisor, element |
| 因子分析 | いんしぶんせき | factor analysis |
| 因循 | いんじゅん | indecision, vacillation |
| 因循姑息 | いんじゅんこそく | dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising) |
| 因果 | いんが | cause and effect, karma, fate |
| 団体交渉 | だんたいこうしょう | collective bargaining |
| 団塊 | だんかい | mass, lump |
| 団栗 | どんぐり | acorn |
| 団長 | だんちょう | leader of a delegation (body, party) |
| 困り切る | こまりきる | to be greatly perplexed, to be greatly embarrassed |
| 困り果てる | こまりはてる | to be greatly perplexed, to be greatly embarrassed |
| 困り者 | こまりもの | good-for-nothing, scapegrace, nuisance, trouble |
| 困惑 | こんわく | bewilderment, disturbance |
| 困窮 | こんきゅう | poverty, distress |
| 囲い | かこい | enclosure, paling, storage |
| 囲み | かこみ | enclosure, box, column, siege |
| 囲む | かこむ | to surround, to encircle |
| 囲炉裏 | いろり | hearth, fireplace |
| 囲碁 | いご | Go (board game of capturing territory) |
| 図式 | ずしき | diagram, graph, schema |
| 図書 | としょ | books |
| 図柄 | ずがら | design, pattern |
| 図版 | ずはん | plate, illustration, figure |
| 固め | かため | hardening, defense, defence, fortifying, pledge |
| 固める | かためる | to harden, to freeze, to fortify |
| 固体 | こたい | solid (body), solid matter, solid-state |
| 固定 | こてい | fixation, fixing (e.g. salary, capital) |
| 固定資産 | こていしさん | fixed assets |
| 固有 | こゆう | characteristic, tradition, peculiar, inherent, native, eigen- |
| 固有名詞 | こゆうめいし | proper noun |
| 国交 | こっこう | diplomatic relations |
| 国債 | こくさい | national debt, national securities, government bonds, government securities |
| 国内 | こくない | internal, domestic |
| 国分寺 | こくぶんじ | (Nara Era) state-supported provincial temples |
| 国務大臣 | こくむだいじん | Minister of State |
| 国務長官 | こくむちょうかん | Secretary of State |
| 国営 | こくえい | state management |
| 国土 | こくど | country, territory, domain, realm |
| 国宝 | こくほう | national treasure |
| 国家試験 | こっかしけん | state examination |
| 国家賠償 | こっかばいしょう | state reparations |
| 国対 | こくたい | Committee of the National Diet |
| 国庫 | こっこ | national treasury |
| 国慶節 | こっけいせつ | anniversary of founding (of PRC), national celebration time |
| 国旗 | こっき | national flag |
| 国旗を掲げる | こっきをかかげる | to hoist the national flag |
| 国是 | こくぜ | national policy |
| 国民健康保険 | こくみんけんこうほけん | national health insurance |
| 国民投票 | こくみんとうひょう | national referendum |
| 国王陛下 | こくおうへいか | His Majesty the King |
| 国璽 | こくじ | the seal of state |
| 国璽書 | こくじしょ | (Britain's) Lord Privy Seal |
| 国産 | こくさん | domestic products |
| 国益 | こくえき | national interest |
| 国立予防衛生研究所 | こくりつよぼうえいせいけんきゅうしょ | National Institute of Health |
| 国立博物館 | こくりつはくぶつかん | national museum |
| 国策 | こくさく | national policy |
| 国粋 | こくすい | national characteristics |
| 国粋主義 | こくすいしゅぎ | nationalism, extreme patriotism |
| 国賊 | こくぞく | traitor, rebel |
| 国賓 | こくひん | state guest |
| 国辱 | こくじょく | national disgrace |
| 国連 | こくれん | UN, United Nations |
| 国鉄 | こくてつ | national railway |
| 国防 | こくぼう | national defence, national defense |
| 国際人 | こくさいじん | international celebrity, cosmopolitan, citizen of the world |
| 国際化 | こくさいか | internationalization, internationalisation, i18n (in IT) |
| 国際協力事業団 | こくさいきょうりょくじぎょうだん | Japan International Cooperation Agency (1974), JICA |
| 国際法 | こくさいほう | international laws |
| 国際無線通信諮問委員会 | こくさいむせんつうしんしもんいいんかい | Comite Consultatif International des Radiocommunications, CCIR |
| 国際的 | こくさいてき | international |
| 国際的貿易 | こくさいてきぼうえき | international trade |
| 国際秩序 | こくさいちつじょ | international order |
| 国際逮捕状 | こくさいたいほじょう | international arrest warrant |
| 国際電信電話諮問委員会 | こくさいでんしんでんわしもんいいんかい | International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee, CCITT |
| 圏 | けん | sphere, circle, range |
| 圏内 | けんない | within the sphere |
| 圏外 | けんがい | outside range, outside orbit |
| 園 | その, えん | garden (esp. man-made); place, location |
| 園芸 | えんげい | horticulture, gardening |
| 土俗 | どぞく | local customs |
| 土俵 | どひょう | arena; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag, gabion |
| 土俵入り | どひょういり | entrance procession of sumo wrestlers into the ring |
| 土俵際 | どひょうぎわ | the edge of a sumo ring, the edge or verge |
| 土偶 | どぐう | earthen (clay) figure |
| 土圭 | とけい, ときはかり | watch, clock, timepiece |
| 土地 | とち | plot of land, lot, soil |
| 土地柄 | とちがら | local colour, local color |
| 土塀 | どべい | mud wall, earthen wall, plaster wall |
| 土壌 | どじょう | soil |
| 土壌汚染 | どじょうおせん | soil pollution |
| 土曜 | どよう | Saturday |
| 土橋 | どばし | an earthen bridge |
| 土用の丑の日 | どようのうしのひ | day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season), dog days of summer |
| 土石 | どせき | earth and stones |
| 土砂 | どしゃ | earth and sand |
| 土砂降り | どしゃぶり | downpour, pouring rain, cloudburst, pelting rain, heavy rain |
| 土窯 | どがま | earthen kiln |
| 圧倒 | あっとう | overwhelm, overpower, overwhelming |
| 圧倒的 | あっとうてき | overwhelming |
| 圧力 | あつりょく | stress, pressure |
| 圧勝 | あっしょう | complete victory |
| 圧巻 | あっかん | highlight, best part, masterpiece |
| 圧搾 | あっさく | pressure, compression |
| 圧搾器 | あっさくき | compression, press |
| 圧搾空気 | あっさくくうき | compressed air |
| 圧縮 | あっしゅく | compression, condensation, constriction, compaction |
| 圧迫 | あっぱく | pressure, coercion, oppression |
| 在りし日 | ありしひ | days of yore; during one's lifetime |
| 在京 | ざいきょう | being in Tokyo |
| 在住 | ざいじゅう | resident |
| 在宅 | ざいたく | being in, being at home |
| 在庫 | ざいこ | inventory, stockpile, stock |
| 在留 | ざいりゅう | stay, remain, reside |
| 在籍 | ざいせき | enrollment, enrolment |
| 圭璧 | けいへき | ritual jades worn by feudal lords in ancient China |
| 圭角のある | けいかくのある | harsh-mannered, angular, rough |
| 圭角の有る | けいかくのある | harsh-mannered, angular, rough |
| 地上 | ちじょう | above ground |
| 地下茎 | ちかけい | rhizome |
| 地下足袋 | じかたび | work tabi, split-toed heavy cloth shoes with rubber soles |
| 地価 | ちか | the price of land |
| 地元 | じもと | home area, home town; local |
| 地味 | じみ | plain, simple, subdued, sober |
| 地唄 | じうた | (style of) folk song |
| 地坪 | じつぼ | ground or land area |
| 地域社会 | ちいきしゃかい | regional community |
| 地層 | ちそう | stratum, geological formation, layer, bed (coal, gravel, etc.) |
| 地峡 | ちきょう | isthmus |
| 地方版 | ちほうばん | local edition |
| 地検 | ちけん | District Public Prosecutor's Office |
| 地殻 | ちかく | earth's crust |
| 地殻変動 | ちかくへんどう | change in earth's crust |
| 地滑り | じすべり | landslide |
| 地獄 | じごく | hell |
| 地盤 | じばん | stronghold, base, (the) ground |
| 地磁気 | ちじき | geomagnetism, terrestrial magnetism |
| 地租 | ちそ | land tax |
| 地縁 | ちえん | territorial relationship, regional bond |
| 地肌 | じはだ | texture, grain |
| 地裁 | ちさい | district court |
| 地誌 | ちし | topography |
| 地鎮祭 | じちんさい | ground-breaking ceremony |
| 地雷 | じらい | land mine |
| 地響き | じひびき | subterranean rumbling, earth tremor |
| 坂道 | さかみち | hill road |
| 均整 | きんせい | symmetry, balance, proportion, uniformity |
| 均斉 | きんせい | symmetry, balance, proportion, uniformity |
| 均等 | きんとう | equality, uniformity, evenness |
| 均衡 | きんこう | equilibrium, balance |
| 均質 | きんしつ | homogeneous, homogeneity |
| 坊さん | ぼうさん | Buddhist priest, monk |
| 坊っちゃん | ぼっちゃん | son (of others); young master; green young man from a well-to-do family |
| 坊や | ぼうや | boy |
| 坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い | ぼうずにくけりゃけさまでにくい | hate everything about a person |
| 坐礁 | ざしょう | running aground, being stranded |
| 坐禅 | ざぜん | zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position) |
| 坑 | こう | pit (esp. of a mine) |
| 坑内 | こうない | within a pit or (mine) shaft |
| 坑内事故 | こうないじこ | mine accident |
| 坑口 | こうこう | pithead, minehead |
| 坑夫 | こうふ | miner |
| 坑道 | こうどう | tunnel, (mine) level |
| 坪 | つぼ | unit of land measurement, 3.95 square yards, 3.31 square meters |
| 坪当たり | つぼあたり | per tsubo (area) |
| 坪数 | つぼすう | floor space, area (in tsubo) |
| 垂らし込む | たらしこむ | to drop into, drop-by-drop |
| 垂らす | たらす | to dribble; to suspend, to hang down, to slouch, to dangle |
| 垂り穂 | たりほ | drooping ears (of grain) |
| 垂れ幕 | たれまく | hanging screen, curtain |
| 垂れ流し | たれながし | incontinence, soiling one's pants |
| 垂楊 | すいよう | weeping willow |
| 型枠 | かたわく | mold, mould |
| 垣 | かき | fence |
| 垣間見る | かいまみる | to take a peep at, to catch a glimpse of |
| 埋まる | うずまる, うまる | to be buried, to be surrounded, to overflow, to be filled |
| 埋め立て | うめたて | filling up, reclamation |
| 埋め立てる | うめたてる | to reclaim, to fill up |
| 埋め立て地 | うめたてち | reclaimed land |
| 埋葬 | まいそう | burial |
| 埋蔵 | まいぞう | buried property, treasure trove |
| 埋設 | まいせつ | putting (laying) underground |
| 城下町 | じょうかまち | castle town, town around castle |
| 城主 | じょうしゅ | lord of a castle |
| 城内 | じょうない | inside a castle |
| 城壁 | じょうへき | rampart, castle walls |
| 城跡 | しろあと, じょうせき, じょうし | castle site, ruins of a castle |
| 城郭 | じょうかく | fortress, castle, citadel, enclosure, castle walls |
| 域内 | いきない | inside the area |
| 域外 | いきがい | outside the area |
| 執務 | しつむ | performance of one's official duties |
| 執念 | しゅうねん | tenacity, implacability |
| 執着 | しゅうちゃく, しゅうじゃく | attachment, adhesion, tenacity |
| 執行委員 | しっこういいん | executive committee |
| 執行猶予 | しっこうゆうよ | stay of execution, suspended sentence |
| 執行部 | しっこうぶ | executive(s) |
| 執達吏 | しったつり | bailiff |
| 培う | つちかう | to cultivate, to foster |
| 培地 | ばいち | culture medium |
| 培養 | ばいよう | cultivation, nurture, culture |
| 培養液 | ばいようえき | culture fluid |
| 基地 | きち | base |
| 基幹 | きかん | mainstay, nucleus, key |
| 基本 | きほん | foundation, basis, standard |
| 基本的 | きほんてき | fundamental, standard, basic |
| 基準 | きじゅん | standard, basis, criterion, norm, reference, datum |
| 基盤 | きばん | foundation, basis, base, footing |
| 基督 | きりすと, キリスト | Christ |
| 基督教 | キリストきょう, きりすときょう | Christianity |
| 基礎 | きそ | foundation, basis |
| 基礎工事 | きそこうじ | foundation works |
| 基礎控除 | きそこうじょ | basic or standard deduction |
| 基礎知識 | きそちしき | fundamental knowledge |
| 基礎研究 | きそけんきゅう | basic research |
| 基礎試験 | きそしけん | preclinical study, basic study |
| 基調 | きちょう | basis, keynote |
| 基軸 | きじく | key, yardstick, criterion, standard |
| 基金 | ききん | fund, foundation |
| 堀り抜く | ほりぬく | to dig through, to drill into, to excavate |
| 堀り鼠 | ほりねずみ, ホリネズミ | pocket gopher |
| 堀川 | ほりかわ | canal |
| 堀江 | ほりえ | canal |
| 堀端 | ほりばた | side of a moat |
| 堂 | どう | temple; prefix to building meaning "magnificent" |
| 堅固 | けんご | solid, strong, firm |
| 堅守 | けんしゅ | strong defense, strong defence |
| 堅実 | けんじつ | steady, sound, reliable, solid |
| 堅持 | けんじ | holding on to, sticking to |
| 堅気 | かたぎ | honest, respectable |
| 堅累 | けんるい | stronghold |
| 堅調 | けんちょう | bullish, firm (market) |
| 堆肥 | たいひ | compost |
| 堕す | だす | to degenerate, to lapse into |
| 堕する | だする | to degenerate, to lapse into |
| 堕つ | おつ | to fall down; to fail (e.g. exam); to crash, to degenerate, to degrade |
| 堕ろす | おろす | to abort (an embryo or fetus) (negative nuance) |
| 堕胎 | だたい | abortion, aborticide, miscarriage |
| 堕落 | だらく | depravity, corruption, degradation |
| 堡礁 | ほしょう | barrier reef |
| 堤 | つつみ | bank, embankment, dike |
| 堤防 | ていぼう | bank, weir |
| 堪えかねる | たえかねる | to be unable to endure, to be unable to stand (something), to lose patience |
| 堪えない | たえない | unable to suppress one's emotions; unable to cope with one's responsibilities |
| 堪えられない | こたえられない | really good, irresistible |
| 堪へる | たへる | to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with |
| 堪まる | たまる | to bear (often adds emphasis), to endure |
| 堪る | たまる | to bear (often adds emphasis), to endure |
| 堪忍袋 | かんにんぶくろ | one's store of patience |
| 堪能 | たんのう, かんのう | proficient, skillful; satisfaction; fortitude |
| 堰堤 | えんてい | dike, weir |
| 報告書 | ほうこくしょ | (written) report |
| 報奨金 | ほうしょうきん | cash bonus, reward, bounty |
| 報復 | ほうふく | retribution |
| 報復措置 | ほうふくそち | reprisals, retaliatory measures |
| 報徳 | ほうとく | moral requital |
| 報道 | ほうどう | information, report, journalism |
| 報道陣 | ほうどうじん | press corps |
| 報酬 | ほうしゅう | remuneration, recompense, reward, toll |
| 塀を巡らす | へいをめぐらす | to fence in, to surround with a wall |
| 塁 | るい | base (baseball) |
| 塊 | かたまり | lump, mass, bundle, clump, clod, cluster |
| 塊まり | かたまり | lump, mass, bundle, clump, clod, cluster |
| 塊根 | かいこん | tuberous root |
| 塊状 | かいじょう | massive |
| 塑像 | そぞう | earthen image |
| 塔 | とう | tower, pagoda |
| 塗 | ぬり | coating (esp. lacquering) |
| 塗りつぶし | ぬりつぶし | blotting out; fill (in graphics) |
| 塗りつぶす | ぬりつぶす | to paint out |
| 塗り替える | ぬりかえる | to repaint |
| 塗布 | とふ | application (of ointment) |
| 塗抹 | とまつ | smear, daub, coating over |
| 塗料 | とりょう | paints, painting material |
| 塗装 | とそう | coating |
| 塚 | つか | mound |
| 塚を築く | つかをきずく | to pile up a mound |
| 塚穴 | つかあな | grave |
| 塞栓 | そくせん | embolus, abnormal substance (i.e. air) circulating in the blood |
| 塩分 | えんぶん | salt, salt content |
| 塩化 | えんか | chloride |
| 塩化ビニール | えんかビニール, えんかビニル | vinyl chloride |
| 塩基 | えんき | base |
| 塩水 | しおみず, えんすい | salt water, brine |
| 塩漬け | しおづけ | pickling in salt |
| 塩田 | えんでん | saltpan, field for drying salt |
| 塩素 | えんそ | chlorine (Cl) |
| 塩辛 | しおから | salted fish (entrails) |
| 塩風呂 | しおぶろ | (hot) saltwater bath |
| 塾 | じゅく | coaching school, cramming school, juku |
| 塾生 | じゅくせい | private-school student |
| 塾長 | じゅくちょう | principal of a private school |
| 境内 | けいだい | compound, grounds |
| 境地 | きょうち | one's lot, circumstance, situation in life |
| 境涯 | きょうがい | circumstances, one's situation or lot in life |
| 境遇 | きょうぐう | environment, circumstances |
| 墓前 | ぼぜん | in front of a grave |
| 墓参 | はかまいり, ぼさん | visit to a grave |
| 墓地 | ぼち, はかち | cemetery, graveyard |
| 墓場 | はかば | graveyard, cemetery |
| 墓所 | はかどころ, ぼしょ, はかしょ | graveyard |
| 墓標 | ぼひょう | grave-marker, gravestone |
| 墓石 | ぼせき, はかいし | tombstone, gravestone |
| 墓碑 | ぼひ | gravestone, tombstone |
| 墓穴 | ぼけつ, はかあな | grave, specifically the hole in the ground |
| 増し | まし, マシ | better; more; increase, growth |
| 増刷 | ぞうさつ | additional printing |
| 増収 | ぞうしゅう | increase in yield |
| 増強 | ぞうきょう | augment, reinforce, increase |
| 増殖 | ぞうしょく | increase, multiplication, propagation |
| 増益 | ぞうえき | increased (profit) |
| 増税 | ぞうぜい | tax increase |
| 増築 | ぞうちく | addition to a building |
| 増訂 | ぞうてい | new and revised (edition) |
| 増訂版 | ぞうていばん | enlarged and revised edition |
| 増額 | ぞうがく | increased amount |
| 墜つ | おつ | to fall down; to fail (e.g. exam); to crash, to degenerate, to degrade |
| 墜子 | いわ | weight (of a fishing net) |
| 墜死 | ついし | falling to one's death |
| 墜落 | ついらく | falling, crashing |
| 墜落事故 | ついらくじこ | a plane crash |
| 墨堤 | ぼくてい | banks of the Sumida river |
| 墨書 | ぼくしょ | writing in India ink |
| 墨絵 | すみえ | ink painting |
| 墳丘 | ふんきゅう | tumulus, grave mound |
| 墳墓 | ふんぼ | grave, tomb |
| 墾田 | こんでん | new rice field |
| 壁掛け | かべかけ | wall-mounted ornament; wall-mounted, wall ... |
| 壁画 | へきが | fresco, mural, wall painting |
| 壁紙 | かべがみ | wallpaper; wallpaper, background image, desktop image |
| 壁訴訟 | かべそしょう, かべぞしょう | grumbling or mumbling to oneself |
| 壁面 | へきめん | surface of a wall |
| 壇 | だん | platform, podium, rostrum; mandala |
| 壇上 | だんじょう | on a stage or platform or altar |
| 壊死 | えし | necrosis |
| 壊滅 | かいめつ | destruction, annihilation, devastation, catastrophe |
| 士気旺盛 | しきおうせい | morale being very high, heightened fighting spirit |
| 壮とする | そうとする | to admire (approve of) a person's courage |
| 壮大 | そうだい | magnificent, grand, majestic, splendid |
| 壮年 | そうねん | prime of life |
| 壮烈 | そうれつ | heroic, brave |
| 壮絶 | そうぜつ | grand, heroic, sublime |
| 壮行 | そうこう | rousing |
| 壮観 | そうかん | spectacle, magnificent view |
| 壮麗 | そうれい | splendour, splendor, pompousness, magnificence |
| 声援 | せいえん | encouragement, cheering, support |
| 声明 | せいめい | declaration, statement, proclamation |
| 声楽 | せいがく | vocal music |
| 声紋 | せいもん | voice print |
| 声高 | こわだか | with a loud voice |
| 壱 | いち | one (used in legal documents) |
| 壱万円 | いちまんえん | 10,000 Yen |
| 壱越 | いちこつ | (in Japan) 1st note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. D) |
| 壱越調 | いちこつちょう, いちこちちょう | (in gagaku) scale similar to Mixolydian mode on D |
| 売り | うり | sale, selling; selling point, gimmick |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ | amount sold, proceeds |
| 売り込み | うりこみ | sales promotion |
| 売上高 | うりあげだか | sales, amount sold, proceeds |
| 売却 | ばいきゃく | sale, disposal by sale |
| 売国奴 | ばいこくど | traitor (to one's country) |
| 売春 | ばいしゅん | prostitution |
| 変わった | かわった | another, different, various, particular, unusual, novel, peculiar |
| 変わらない | かわらない | constant, invariant |
| 変則 | へんそく | irregularity |
| 変動 | へんどう | change, fluctuation |
| 変哲 | へんてつ | unusual |
| 変哲も無い | へんてつもない | usual, mediocre, monotonous |
| 変幻 | へんげん | transformation |
| 変換 | へんかん | change, conversion, transformation, translation |
| 変遷 | へんせん | change, transition, vicissitudes |
| 変革 | へんかく | change, reform, revolution, upheaval; Reformation |
| 夏場 | なつば | summertime |
| 夏場所 | なつばしょ | summer (May) sumo tournament, held in Tokyo |
| 夏季休暇 | かききゅうか | summer vacation |
| 夏時間 | なつじかん | daylight savings time, summer time |
| 夏椿 | なつつばき, ナツツバキ | Japanese stewartia, stewartia pseudocamellia |
| 夏炉冬扇 | かろとうせん | summer fires and winter fans, useless things |
| 夏至 | げし | summer solstice |
| 夏菊 | なつぎく | early chrysanthemums |
| 夏蚕 | なつご | summer silkworms |
| 夕 | ゆう, ゆうべ, さくや | evening; last night |
| 夕凪 | ゆうなぎ | evening calm |
| 夕刻 | ゆうこく | evening, evening hour |
| 夕暉 | せっき | rays of the setting sun |
| 夕暮れ | ゆうぐれ | evening, (evening) twilight |
| 夕立に遭う | ゆうだちにあう | to be caught in an evening shower |
| 夕霧 | ゆうぎり | evening mist |
| 外交官 | がいこうかん | diplomat |
| 外側 | そとがわ, がいそく | exterior, outside |
| 外務 | がいむ | foreign affairs |
| 外務省 | がいむしょう | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 外国語 | がいこくご | foreign language |
| 外堀 | そとぼり | outer moat (castle) |
| 外壁 | がいへき, そとかべ | outer wall |
| 外征 | がいせい | foreign campaign |
| 外径 | がいけい | outer diameter |
| 外枠 | そとわく | border |
| 外柔内剛 | がいじゅうないごう | gentle but firm |
| 外相 | がいしょう | Foreign Minister |
| 外苑 | がいえん | outer garden |
| 外角 | がいかく | outside corner, external angle |
| 外貨 | がいか | foreign currency; foreign goods, imported goods |
| 外遊 | がいゆう | foreign travel |
| 外郎 | ういろう | type of sweet made from rice-powder |
| 外郭 | がいかく | outer wall (e.g. castle); outline, contour |
| 外郭団体 | がいかくだんたい | auxiliary organization, auxiliary organisation |
| 外需 | がいじゅ | foreign consumption |
| 多大 | ただい | heavy, much |
| 多寡 | たか | quantity, number, amount |
| 多岐 | たき | digression, many divergences |
| 多彩 | たさい | variegated, varicoloured, multi-colored, diverse |
| 多忙 | たぼう | busy, pressure of work |
| 多才 | たさい | talented |
| 多様 | たよう | diverse, varied |
| 多様化 | たようか | diversification |
| 多湿 | たしつ | high humidity |
| 多祥 | たしょう | much happiness, many omens |
| 多角 | たかく | many-sided, versatile, polygonal, diversified |
| 多角的 | たかくてき | multilateral, many-sided, diversified |
| 多量 | たりょう | large quantity |
| 多額 | たがく | large amount of money |
| 夜凪 | よなぎ | evening calm |
| 夜勤 | やきん | night shift |
| 夜嵐 | よあらし | night storm |
| 夜汽車 | よぎしゃ | night train |
| 夜糞峰榛 | よぐそみねばり, ヨグソミネバリ | Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa) |
| 夜討ち | ようち | night attack |
| 夢にも | ゆめにも | not in the slightest, not in one's wildest dreams |
| 夢幻 | むげん, ゆめまぼろし | dreams, fantasy, visions |
| 夢想 | むそう | dream, vision, reverie |
| 夢物語 | ゆめものがたり | account of a dream, empty dream, fantastic story |
| 夢見 | ゆめみ | having a dream |
| 夢見る | ゆめみる | to dream (of) |
| 大いに | おおいに | very, much, greatly, a lot of |
| 大仏 | だいぶつ | large statue of Buddha |
| 大仰 | おおぎょう | exaggeration |
| 大企業 | だいきぎょう | large company, enterprise |
| 大佐 | たいさ | colonel, (navy) captain |
| 大使公邸 | たいしこうてい | ambassador's residence |
| 大僧正 | だいそうじょう | high priest |
| 大元帥 | だいげんすい | commander-in-chief, generalissimo |
| 大凶 | だいきょう | terrible luck, atrocity |
| 大動脈 | だいどうみゃく | aorta |
| 大卒 | だいそつ | university graduate |
| 大叔母 | おおおば | grandaunt, great-aunt |
| 大叔父 | おおおじ | granduncle |
| 大口 | おおぐち | large amount, big mouth, tall talk |
| 大台 | おおだい | (stock) 100-yen unit, high level (of stock prices) |
| 大吉 | だいきち | excellent luck |
| 大和 | やまと | ancient Japan |
| 大喜び | おおよろこび | great joy |
| 大喝 | だいかつ | shouting in a thunderous voice |
| 大喪 | たいそう | Imperial mourning |
| 大型 | おおがた | large, large scale, big, jumbo |
| 大太鼓 | おおだいこ | large or bass drum |
| 大宇宙 | だいうちゅう | macrocosmos, macrocosm, the universe, the cosmos |
| 大将 | たいしょう, だいしょう | general, admiral, boss |
| 大山 | たいざん | great mountain |
| 大嵐 | おおあらし | raging storm |
| 大差 | たいさ | great difference |
| 大帝 | たいてい | great emperor, .. the Great |
| 大幅 | おおはば | full width, large scale, drastic |
| 大往生 | だいおうじょう | peaceful death |
| 大御所 | おおごしょ | leading or influential figure |
| 大徳 | だいとく | virtuous priest, priest |
| 大悟 | たいご, だいご | enlightenment, great wisdom |
| 大慌て | おおあわて | great excitement |
| 大手 | おおて, おおで | front castle gate; both arms open; major companies |
| 大掃除 | おおそうじ | major cleanup, spring cleaning |
| 大旦那 | おおだんな | master, head of household, man of the house, principal supporter of a temple |
| 大昔 | おおむかし | great antiquity, old-fashioned, long ago |
| 大映 | だいえい | Daiei Motion Picture Company |
| 大枝 | おおえだ | large branch |
| 大水凪鳥 | おおみずなぎどり, オオミズナギドリ | streaked shearwater (species of seabird, Calonectris leucomelas) |
| 大河 | おおかわ, たいが | river, stream |
| 大洋 | たいよう | ocean |
| 大洋州 | たいようしゅう | Oceania, Pacific Ocean countries |
| 大洪水 | だいこうずい | heavy floods |
| 大瑠璃 | おおるり, オオルリ | blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) |
| 大相撲 | おおずもう | professional sumo wrestling |
| 大砲 | たいほう | gun, cannon, artillery |
| 大祭 | たいさい | grand festival |
| 大筋 | おおすじ | outline, summary |
| 大綱 | たいこう | fundamental principles, outline, general features |
| 大群 | たいぐん | large crowd, large herd, large flock, large school, large shoal |
| 大胆 | だいたん | bold, daring, audacious |
| 大腸 | だいちょう | colon |
| 大腸菌 | だいちょうきん | Escherichia coli (E. coli); colon bacterium |
| 大蔵 | おおくら | Ministry of Finance |
| 大蔵省 | おおくらしょう | (former) Ministry of Finance (succeeded by zaimushou in 2000) |
| 大蛇 | だいじゃ, おろち | big snake, serpent |
| 大衆 | たいしゅう | general public |
| 大袈裟 | おおげさ | grandiose, exaggerated |
| 大西洋 | たいせいよう | Atlantic Ocean |
| 大規模 | だいきぼ | large-scale |
| 大詔 | たいしょう | imperial rescript |
| 大詔渙発 | たいしょうかんぱつ | promulgation of an Imperial rescript |
| 大詰め | おおづめ | final scene, the end, finale |
| 大豆 | だいず | soya bean (soybean), soy (Glycine max) |
| 大賞 | たいしょう | big prize, first prize |
| 大赦 | たいしゃ | amnesty |
| 大野 | おおの | large field |
| 大量 | たいりょう | large quantity |
| 大銀杏髷 | おおいちょうまげ | ginkgo-leaf top-knot worn by makuuchi and juryo division sumo wrestlers |
| 大陪審 | だいばいしん | grand jury |
| 大陸棚 | たいりくだな | continental shelf |
| 大隊 | だいたい | battalion |
| 大隼 | おおはやぶさ | gerfalcon |
| 大雑把 | おおざっぱ | rough (as in not precise), broad, sketchy |
| 大震災 | だいしんさい | great earthquake (disaster) |
| 大騒ぎ | おおさわぎ | clamour, uproar, tumult |
| 大麦 | おおむぎ | barley (Hordeum vulgare) |
| 大麻 | たいま | hemp, cannabis; Shinto paper offerings |
| 大黒柱 | だいこくばしら | central pillar, mainstay |
| 天つ日嗣 | あまつひつぎ | imperial throne |
| 天井 | てんじょう | ceiling, ceiling price |
| 天井桟敷 | てんじょうさじき | gallery |
| 天佑 | てんゆう | divine aid, divine grace, providential help |
| 天佑神助 | てんゆうしんじょ | divine grace, God's help |
| 天候 | てんこう | weather |
| 天台宗 | てんだいしゅう | Tendai sect (of Buddhism) |
| 天后 | てんこう | queen of heaven |
| 天啓 | てんけい | (divine) revelation, divine oracle |
| 天壌 | てんじょう | heaven and earth |
| 天壌無窮 | てんじょうむきゅう | as eternal as heaven and earth |
| 天津 | あまつ | heavenly, imperial |
| 天津乙女 | あまつおとめ | celestial maiden |
| 天津御姉 | あまつみこ | emperor |
| 天津御祖 | あまつみおや | imperial ancestor |
| 天津日嗣 | あまつひつぎ | imperial throne |
| 天涯 | てんがい | horizon, distant land, skyline, heavenly shores, remote region |
| 天涯孤独 | てんがいこどく | a person without a single relative |
| 天災 | てんさい | natural calamity, disaster |
| 天然 | てんねん | nature, spontaneity; natural airhead |
| 天然ガス | てんねんガス | natural gas |
| 天然痘 | てんねんとう | smallpox, variola |
| 天然硝子 | てんねんがらす, てんねんしょうし | natural glass |
| 天然記念物 | てんねんきねんぶつ | natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.) |
| 天皇制 | てんのうせい | the Emperor System |
| 天皇誕生日 | てんのうたんじょうび | Emperor's Birthday Holiday |
| 天皇陛下 | てんのうへいか | His Majesty the Emperor |
| 天祐 | てんゆう | divine aid, divine grace, providential help |
| 天窓 | てんまど | skylight |
| 天童 | てんどう | cherub, gods disguised as children, children parading as cherubs |
| 天竺葵 | てんじくあおい | geranium |
| 天翔ける | あまがける, あまかける | to soar |
| 天翔る | あまがける, あまかける | to soar |
| 天賦 | てんぷ | natural talent, natural gift, endowment |
| 天賦人権 | てんぷじんけん | natural rights of man |
| 太っ腹 | ふとっぱら | generous, magnanimous, big-hearted, broad-minded |
| 太刀 | だいとう, たち, たいとう | long sword |
| 太刀打ち | たちうち | crossing swords, opposition, contention |
| 太平洋 | たいへいよう | Pacific Ocean |
| 太平洋戦争 | たいへいようせんそう | the Pacific War |
| 太陽系 | たいようけい | solar system |
| 太陽電池 | たいようでんち | solar battery |
| 太鼓判 | たいこばん | metaphorical seal of approval |
| 夫君 | ふくん | one's husband |
| 夭逝 | ようせい | premature death |
| 央 | おう | middle, centre, center |
| 失う | うしなう | to lose, to part with |
| 失墜 | しっつい | abasement, fall, forfeit, sink (in men's estimation) |
| 失恋 | しつれん | disappointed love, broken heart, unrequited love, being lovelorn |
| 失敗の虞 | しっぱいのおそれ | risk of failure |
| 失点 | しってん | run charged to the pitcher |
| 失策 | しっさく | blunder, slip, error |
| 失脚 | しっきゃく | losing one's standing, being overthrown, falling |
| 失跡 | しっせき | absconding, disappearance |
| 失陥 | しっかん | surrender, fall |
| 奇妙 | きみょう | strange, queer, curious |
| 奇巌 | きがん | massive rock of unusual shape |
| 奇形 | きけい | birth defect; freak |
| 奇想天外 | きそうてんがい | fantastic idea, bizarre |
| 奇抜 | きばつ | novel, original, striking, strange, eccentric, fantastic |
| 奇瑞 | きずい | auspicious (good) omen |
| 奇異 | きい | odd, strange, wonderful |
| 奇矯 | ききょう | eccentric |
| 奇襲 | きしゅう | surprise attack |
| 奇跡 | きせき | miracle, wonder, marvel |
| 奈良時代 | ならじだい | Nara period (710-794 CE) |
| 奈良漬 | ならづけ | vegetables pickled in sake lees |
| 奈良漬け | ならづけ | vegetables pickled in sake lees |
| 奈良県 | ならけん | Nara prefecture (Kinki area) |
| 奈落 | ならく | hell, hades, eternity, theatre basement, theater basement |
| 奈辺 | なへん | where |
| 奉じる | ほうじる | to obey, to follow |
| 奉ずる | ほうずる | to present, to dedicate, to obey, to follow, to believe in, to serve |
| 奉る | たてまつる, まつる | to offer, to present, to revere, to do respectfully |
| 奉仕 | ほうし | attendance, service, ministry, church work |
| 奉伺 | ほうし | inquiring about (one's health) |
| 奉公 | ほうこう | service, apprenticeship, public duty |
| 奉献頌 | ほうけんしょう | offertory, offertory music |
| 奉納 | ほうのう | dedication, offering, presentation, oblation |
| 奉行 | ぶぎょう | magistrate, shogunate administrator |
| 奎 | けい | Chinese "Legs" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) |
| 奎宿 | とかきぼし | Chinese "Legs" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) |
| 奏する | そうする | to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish |
| 奏功 | そうこう | success, achievement, fruition |
| 奏者 | そうしゃ | instrumentalist, player |
| 契り | ちぎり | pledge, vow, promise, destiny, share bed and board |
| 契印 | けいいん | impression of a seal over the joint of two papers, tally |
| 契機 | けいき | opportunity, chance |
| 契約書 | けいやくしょ | (written) contract |
| 契約期間 | けいやくきかん | contract period |
| 奔放 | ほんぽう | wild, uninhibited, extravagant, rampant |
| 奔流 | ほんりゅう | torrent, violently rushing stream, tumbling (water) |
| 奔走 | ほんそう | running about, efforts, activity |
| 奥さん孝行 | おくさんこうこう | devoted to one's wife |
| 奥の手 | おくのて | left hand, upper hand, secret skills, secret, mystery, last resort, trump card |
| 奥まって | おくまって | secluded, innermost |
| 奥地 | おうち, おくち | interior, backwoods, hinterland, back regions |
| 奥山 | おくやま | remote mountain, mountain recesses |
| 奥様 | おくさま | wife, your wife, his wife, married lady, madam |
| 奥深い | おくふかい, おくぶかい | profound, deep |
| 奥行き | おくゆき | depth, length |
| 奨め | すすめ | recommendation, advice, suggestion, encouragement |
| 奨める | すすめる | to recommend, to advise, to encourage, to offer (wine) |
| 奨励 | しょうれい | encouragement, promotion, message, address, inducement, incitement, stimulation |
| 奨励金 | しょうれいきん | subsidy |
| 奨学 | しょうがく | encouragement to study |
| 奨学金 | しょうがくきん | scholarship |
| 奪い取る | うばいとる | to plunder |
| 奪い合い | うばいあい | scramble (for) |
| 奪う | うばう | to snatch away, to dispossess |
| 奪三振 | だつさんしん | striking a batter out |
| 奪取 | だっしゅ | usurpation, taking back, dispossession |
| 奪回 | だっかい | recovery, rescue, recapture |
| 奪還 | だっかん | recovery, rescue, recapture |
| 奮い立つ | ふるいたつ | to cheer up |
| 奮う | ふるう | to show (ability); to screw up one's courage |
| 奮って | ふるって | energetically, strenuously, heartily |
| 奮戦 | ふんせん | hard fighting |
| 奮起 | ふんき | stirring, rousing oneself |
| 奮迅 | ふんじん | impetuous dash forward |
| 奮闘 | ふんとう | hard struggle, strenuous effort |
| 女児 | じょじ | baby girl, primary schoolgirl |
| 女史 | じょし | Ms (nuance of status); highbrow (woman), cerebral |
| 女囚 | じょしゅう | female prisoner |
| 女坂 | おんなざか | the easier of two slopes |
| 女婿 | じょせい | one's son-in-law |
| 女子大 | じょしだい | women's college, women's university |
| 女帝 | じょてい | empress |
| 女歌舞伎 | おんなかぶき | girls' kabuki |
| 女滝 | めだき | the smaller waterfall (of the two) |
| 女王陛下 | じょおうへいか | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 女郎 | じょろう | prostitute, entertainment woman |
| 奴 | め | derogatory suffix (referring to others); humble suffix (referring to oneself) |
| 奴さん | やっこさん | samurai's attendant (in origami); (derogatory or familiar) he, she, him, her |
| 奴め | やつめ, しゃつめ | fellow, guy, chap; he, him, she, her |
| 奴ら | やつら | they, those guys |
| 奴隷 | どれい | slave, servant |
| 奴隷制度 | どれいせいど | slavery |
| 奴隷解放 | どれいかいほう | emancipation of slaves |
| 好ましい | このましい | nice, likeable, desirable |
| 好奇心 | こうきしん | curiosity, inquisitiveness |
| 好奇心旺盛 | こうきしんおうせい | brimming with curiosity |
| 好尚 | こうしょう | taste, fancy, fashion |
| 好成績 | こうせいせき | good results |
| 好投 | こうとう | good (nice) pitching |
| 好景気 | こうけいき | good times, boom, (wave of) prosperity |
| 好機 | こうき | good opportunity, chance |
| 好況 | こうきょう | prosperous conditions, healthy economy |
| 好評 | こうひょう | popularity, favorable reputation, favourable reputation |
| 好誼 | こうぎ | warm friendship |
| 好調 | こうちょう | favourable, favorable, promising, satisfactory, in good shape |
| 如 | にょ | tathata (the ultimate nature of all things) |
| 如く | ごとく | like, as if, the same as |
| 如し | ごとし | like, as if, the same as |
| 如実 | にょじつ | reality |
| 如月 | きさらぎ, じょげつ, きぬさらぎ | second month of the lunar calendar |
| 如来 | にょらい | Tathagata, perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities) |
| 如露亦如電 | にょろやくにょでん | like dew or lightning, gone in a flash |
| 妃 | きさき, きさい | empress, queen |
| 妃殿下 | ひでんか | princess, Her Royal Highness |
| 妄りがましい | みだりがましい | morally corrupt |
| 妄想 | もうそう, ぼうそう | wild idea, delusion |
| 妄挙 | ぼうきょ | unreasonable actions, lack of discrimination |
| 妊む | はらむ | to conceive, to become pregnant, to get filled with |
| 妊る | みごもる | to become pregnant |
| 妊娠 | にんしん | conception, pregnancy |
| 妊娠中毒症 | にんしんちゅうどくしょう | toxemia of pregnancy |
| 妊娠中絶 | にんしんちゅうぜつ | abortion, pregnancy termination |
| 妊娠時 | にんしんじ | during pregnancy, while pregnant |
| 妊娠検査 | にんしんかんさ | pregnancy test |
| 妊婦 | にんぷ | pregnant woman |
| 妊産婦 | にんさんぷ | expectant and nursing mothers |
| 妖怪 | ようかい | ghost, apparition, phantom, spectre, specter, demon, monster, goblin |
| 妖艶 | ようえん | fascinating, voluptuous |
| 妙味 | みょうみ | exquisite, charm, profit |
| 妙案 | みょうあん | ingenious idea, excellent plan, bright idea |
| 妙薬 | みょうやく | wonder drug, miracle cure |
| 妥協 | だきょう | compromise, giving in |
| 妥協案 | だきょうあん | compromise plan |
| 妥協点 | だきょうてん | (find) common (meeting) ground |
| 妥当性 | だとうせい | validity, verification, propriety |
| 妥結 | だけつ | settlement, an agreement |
| 妨げ | さまたげ | obstruction, hindrance |
| 妨害 | ぼうがい | disturbance, obstruction, hindrance, jamming, interference |
| 妨害物 | ぼうがいぶつ | obstacle |
| 妨業 | ぼうぎょう | sabotage |
| 妨業員 | ぼうぎょういん | saboteur |
| 妨碍 | ぼうがい | disturbance, obstruction, hindrance, jamming, interference |
| 妨礙 | ぼうがい | disturbance, obstruction, hindrance, jamming, interference |
| 妻子 | さいし | wife and children |
| 姉ちゃん | ねえちゃん | elder sister, girl |
| 始め | はじめ | beginning, start, origin |
| 始発 | しはつ | first train |
| 姓名 | せいめい | full name |
| 姓氏 | せいし | full name, family name |
| 委員会 | いいんかい | committee, commission, board, panel, committee meeting |
| 委員会に諮る | いいんかいにはかる | to submit (a plan) to a committee for deliberation |
| 委員長 | いいんちょう | committee chairman |
| 委嘱 | いしょく | entrusting (with) |
| 委嘱状 | いしょくじょう | letter of appointment (to a position) |
| 委縮 | いしゅく | withering, atrophy, contraction, dwarf |
| 委託 | いたく | consign (goods (for sale) to a firm), entrust (person with something), commit |
| 姫 | ひめ | princess; girl; small & lovely |
| 姫さま | ひめさま | daughter of a nobleman |
| 姫ウォンバット | ひめウォンバット, ヒメウォンバット | common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) |
| 姫君 | ひめぎみ | daughter of a person of high rank (i.e. a king, noble, aristocrat, etc.) |
| 姫様 | ひめさま | daughter of a nobleman |
| 姻戚 | いんせき | relative by marriage, affinity |
| 姻族 | いんぞく | in-law, relative by marriage |
| 姿をあらわす | すがたをあらわす | to make an appearance, to show up |
| 威信 | いしん | dignity |
| 威力 | いりょく | power, might, authority, influence |
| 威勢 | いせい | power, might, authority |
| 威厳 | いげん | dignity, majesty, solemnity, gravity |
| 威喝 | いかつ | threatening |
| 威嚇 | いかく | menace; to threaten, to intimidate |
| 威嚇射撃 | いかくしゃげき | warning shot |
| 威圧 | いあつ | coercion |
| 娘 | じょう | unmarried woman; (after a name) Miss; (after a line of work) -ess, -ette |
| 娘さん | むすめさん | daughter |
| 娘婿 | むすめむこ | adopted son-in-law |
| 娯しい | たのしい | enjoyable, fun |
| 娯楽場 | ごらくじょう | amusement spot |
| 娯楽室 | ごらくしつ | recreation room |
| 娯楽施設 | ごらくしせつ | amusement (recreational) facilities |
| 娯楽番組 | ごらくばんぐみ | amusement program, amusement programme |
| 娯楽街 | ごらくがい | amusement quarter |
| 婆さん | ばあさん | grandmother; female senior citizen |
| 婆や | ばあや | wet nurse, old housekeeper |
| 婚姻 | こんいん | marriage, matrimony |
| 婚姻届 | こんいんとどけ | marriage registration |
| 婚姻届け書 | こんいんとどけしょ | marriage registration |
| 婚姻届書 | こんいんとどけしょ | marriage registration |
| 婚姻手続 | こんいんてつづき | marriage procedures, procedure of marriage |
| 婚姻手続き | こんいんてつづき | marriage procedures, procedure of marriage |
| 婚姻法 | こんいんほう | marriage laws |
| 婚礼 | こんれい | marriage ceremony, wedding |
| 婚約者 | こんやくしゃ | fiance, fiancee |
| 婦女暴行 | ふじょぼうこう | rape |
| 婿 | むこ | husband, groom; (one's) son-in-law |
| 婿選び | むこえらび | search for a husband for one's daughter |
| 婿養子 | むこようし | son-in-law taken (adopted) into family |
| 媒 | なかだち | mediation, agency, agent, mediator, middleman, go-between |
| 媒介 | ばいかい | intermediary |
| 媒体 | ばいたい | media, medium |
| 媒酌 | ばいしゃく | matchmaking |
| 媛 | ひめ | princess; girl; small & lovely |
| 嫁いびり | よめいびり | bullying a young wife |
| 嫁ぎ先 | とつぎさき | family a woman has married into |
| 嫁ぐ | とつぐ | to marry |
| 嫁さん | よめさん | wife |
| 嫁はん | よめはん | wife |
| 嫁入り | よめいり | marriage, wedding |
| 嫌がらせ | いやがらせ | harassment, pestering |
| 嫌悪 | けんお | disgust, hate, repugnance |
| 嫌気 | いやき, いやけ, けんき | dislike, disgust, disinclination, tired of |
| 嫌疑 | けんぎ | suspicion |
| 嫡出 | ちゃくしゅつ | legitimate birth |
| 嫡出子 | ちゃくしゅつし | legitimate child |
| 嫡嗣 | ちゃくし | legitimate heir |
| 嫡子 | ちゃくし | legitimate child |
| 嫡孫 | ちゃくそん | eldest son's descendants |
| 嫡披 | ちゃくひ | confidential letter |
| 嫡流 | ちゃくりゅう | lineage of eldest son |
| 嫡男 | ちゃくなん | heir, eldest son |
| 嬉々 | きき | gleeful, joyful |
| 嬉しい | うれしい | happy, glad, pleasant |
| 嬉しがらせ | うれしがらせ | flattery, adulation, commendation |
| 嬉しがる | うれしがる | to be glad |
| 嬉しそう | うれしそう | delightful, glad-looking |
| 嬉し泣き | うれしなき | weeping for joy, crying with happiness |
| 嬉し涙 | うれしなみだ | happy tears, tears of joy |
| 嬉嬉 | きき | gleeful, joyful |
| 嬉戯 | きぎ | frisking, frolicing |
| 嬉笑 | きしょう | happy laughter |
| 嬢 | じょう | unmarried woman; (after a name) Miss; (after a line of work) -ess, -ette |
| 嬾惰 | らんだ, らいだ | lazy, idle |
| 子午線 | しごせん | the meridian |
| 子守唄 | こもりうた | lullaby |
| 子宮 | しきゅう | womb, uterus |
| 子宮外妊娠 | しきゅうがいにんしん | ectopic pregnancy |
| 子息 | しそく | son |
| 子持昆布 | こもちこんぶ | kelp with herring roe (sushi type) |
| 子猫 | こねこ | kitten |
| 子飼い | こがい | protege |
| 孔パターン | こうパターン | hole pattern |
| 孔子 | こうし | Confucius |
| 孔孟 | こうもう | Confucius and Mencius |
| 孔孟の教え | こうもうのおしえ | the teachings of Confucius and Mencius |
| 孔雀 | くじゃく, くざく, クジャク | peafowl (inc. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick) |
| 孔雀妙王 | くじゃくみょうおう | Mayuri Vidya-raja, holder of the mantras |
| 孔雀石 | くじゃくせき | malachite |
| 字句 | じく | wording, words and phrases, way of expression, token |
| 字詰め | じづめ | number of characters, manuscript paper, printed matter |
| 存亡 | そんぼう | life or death, existence, destiny |
| 存分 | ぞんぶん | to one's heart's content, as much as one wants |
| 存廃 | ぞんぱい | (whether to) continue or eliminate, existence |
| 存続 | そんぞく | duration, continuance |
| 孝 | こう, きょう | filial piety |
| 孝女 | こうじょ | filial daughter |
| 孝子 | こうし | filial child |
| 孝悌 | こうてい | filial piety, brotherly love |
| 孝敬 | こうけい | filial piety |
| 孝経 | こうきょう | the Book of Filial Piety |
| 孝順 | こうじゅん | obedience, filial piety |
| 孟冬 | もうとう | beginning of winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar |
| 孟夏 | もうか | beginning of summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar |
| 孟女 | もうじょ | eldest daughter |
| 孟春 | もうしゅん | beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar |
| 孟秋 | もうしゅう | beginning of autumn; seventh month of the lunar calendar |
| 季 | き | season, season word or phrase (in haiku) |
| 季刊 | きかん | quarterly (e.g. magazine) |
| 季語 | きご | seasonal word (in haiku) |
| 孤 | こじ, みなしご | orphan |
| 孤児 | こじ, みなしご | orphan |
| 孤児院 | こじいん | orphanage |
| 孤客 | こかく | lone traveller, lone traveler |
| 孤島 | ことう | solitary island |
| 孤独 | こどく | isolation, loneliness, solitude |
| 孤立 | こりつ | isolation, helplessness |
| 孤軍奮闘 | こぐんふんとう | fighting alone |
| 孤高 | ここう | isolation, aloofness, superiority |
| 学卒 | がくそつ | college graduate |
| 学園 | がくえん | academy, campus |
| 学寮 | がくりょう | student hostel, dormitory (e.g. for factory workers) |
| 学徒 | がくと | student, follower, students and pupils |
| 学歴 | がくれき | academic background |
| 学生寮 | がくせいりょう | student accommodation, student dormitory |
| 学童 | がくどう | school child, pupil |
| 学級 | がっきゅう | (school) class |
| 学習 | がくしゅう | study, learning, tutorial |
| 学習塾 | がくしゅうじゅく | private night-school, tutoring school (math, English, etc.) |
| 学習指導要領 | がくしゅうしどうようりょう | government course (curriculum) guidelines |
| 学者 | がくしゃ | scholar |
| 学者膚 | がくしゃはだ | scholarly bent of mind |
| 学芸 | がくげい | arts and sciences, liberal arts |
| 学術 | がくじゅつ | science, learning, scholarship |
| 学識 | がくしき | scholarship, scientific attainments |
| 学部 | がくぶ | department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.) |
| 学閥 | がくばつ | alma mater clique, old school tie |
| 学院 | がくいん | institute, academy |
| 学齢 | がくれい | school age |
| 孫さん | まごさん | grandchild |
| 孫娘 | まごむすめ | granddaughter |
| 孫子 | まごこ | children and grandchildren, posterity, descendants |
| 宅地 | たくち | building lot, residential land |
| 宅配 | たくはい | home delivery |
| 宇 | う | counter for buildings, etc. |
| 宇宙 | うちゅう | universe, cosmos, space |
| 宇宙空間 | うちゅうくうかん | the void of space |
| 宇宙通信 | うちゅうつうしん | space communication |
| 宇宙開発 | うちゅうかいはつ | space development |
| 宇宙開発事業団 | うちゅうかいはつじぎょうだん | National Space Development Agency, NASDA |
| 宇宙飛行士 | うちゅうひこうし | astronaut |
| 守り | まもり | protection; providence; amulet, charm, talisman |
| 守備 | しゅび | defense, defence |
| 安保 | あんぽ | US-Japan Security Treaty, safety, security |
| 安倍川餅 | あべかわもち | rice cakes (mochi) with Kinako |
| 安全保障 | あんぜんほしょう | security guarantee (e.g. military security, network security, etc.) |
| 安否 | あんぴ | safety, welfare, well-being |
| 安土桃山時代 | あづちももやまじだい | Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600 CE) |
| 安寧 | あんねい | public peace |
| 安寧秩序 | あんねいちつじょ | peace and order, law and order |
| 安打 | あんだ | safe hit (baseball) |
| 安泰 | あんたい | peace, security, tranquility, tranquillity |
| 安穏 | あんのん | peace, quiet, tranquility, tranquillity |
| 安芸 | あき | former name of Hiroshima prefecture |
| 安閑 | あんかん | easygoingness |
| 完全 | かんぜん | perfection, completeness |
| 完全雇用 | かんぜんこよう | full employment |
| 完売 | かんばい | sold out |
| 完封 | かんぷう | complete blockade (seal), baseball shutout |
| 完投 | かんとう | going the whole distance, pitching a whole game |
| 完敗 | かんぱい | complete defeat, utter defeat, annihilation |
| 完結 | かんけつ | conclusion, completion |
| 完遂 | かんすい | to accomplish, to carry out; accomplishment |
| 宏壮 | こうそう | grand, imposing, magnificent |
| 宏大 | こうだい | huge, very large, vast, extensive, magnificent, grand |
| 宏弁 | こうべん | fluency, eloquence |
| 宏池会 | こうちかい | Kouchikai (political faction of the LDP) |
| 宏遠 | こうえん | vast and far-reaching |
| 宗 | しゅう | sect |
| 宗匠 | そうしょう | master, teacher |
| 宗家 | そうけ, そうか | head of family, originator |
| 宗教 | しゅうきょう | religion |
| 宗教家 | しゅうきょうか | religionist |
| 宗派 | しゅうは | sect, denomination |
| 宗門 | しゅうもん | doctrine, creed, sect |
| 官僚 | かんりょう | bureaucrat, bureaucracy |
| 官吏 | かんり | government official, clerk |
| 官房 | かんぼう | government secretariat |
| 官房長官 | かんぼうちょうかん | Chief Cabinet Secretary |
| 官窯 | かんよう | governmental porcelain furnace |
| 官舎 | かんしゃ | official residence |
| 宙 | ちゅう | space, air, midair |
| 宙づり | ちゅうづり | hanging in midair, suspended in midair |
| 宙返り | ちゅうがえり | somersault, looping-the-loop |
| 定例 | ていれい | regularity |
| 定刻 | ていこく | appointed time, timetable, schedule |
| 定数 | ていすう | constant; literal |
| 定期預金 | ていきよきん | term deposit, (fixed) time deposit |
| 定款 | ていかん | articles of incorporation, company statute |
| 定礎式 | ていそしき | cornerstone (foundation stone) ceremony |
| 定置網 | ていちあみ | fixed net |
| 宜しかったら | よろしかったら | if you don't mind, if you like |
| 宜しくやる | よろしくやる | to make out with; to do at one's own discretion |
| 宜しければ | よろしければ | if you please |
| 宝くじ | たからくじ | lottery |
| 宝冠 | ほうかん | diadem, jeweled crown |
| 宝刀 | ほうとう | treasured sword |
| 宝庫 | ほうこ | treasury, treasure house |
| 宝物 | たからもの, ほうもつ | treasure, treasured item |
| 宝飾 | ほうしょく | jewels and ornaments, jewelry, jewellery |
| 実らなかった努力 | みのらなかったどりょく | fruitless (resultless) efforts |
| 実像 | じつぞう | real image, one's real life |
| 実兄 | じっけい | one's own elder brother |
| 実刑 | じっけい | jail sentence; imprisonment without a stay of execution |
| 実効 | じっこう | practical effect, efficacy, efficiency |
| 実妹 | じつまい | one's younger sister |
| 実弟 | じってい | one's (biological) younger brother |
| 実情 | じつじょう | real condition, actual circumstances, actual state of affairs |
| 実態 | じったい | true state, actual condition, reality |
| 実態調査 | じったいちょうさ | factual investigation |
| 実況 | じっきょう | real condition |
| 実質 | じっしつ | substance, essence |
| 実質的 | じっしつてき | substantial |
| 実質賃金 | じっしつちんぎん | real wages |
| 実践 | じっせん | practice, practise, put into practice, put into practise |
| 実践理性 | じっせんりせい | practical reason or ethics |
| 実践理性批判 | じっせんりせいひはん | Critique of Practical Reason (Kant) |
| 実践的 | じっせんてき | practical |
| 実践躬行 | じっせんきゅうこう | acting up to one's principles |
| 実践道徳 | じっせんどうとく | practical ethics (morality) |
| 実需 | じつじゅ | actual demand, user demand |
| 実験室 | じっけんしつ | laboratory |
| 客席 | きゃくせき | guest seating |
| 客船 | きゃくせん | passenger boat |
| 客観 | きゃっかん, かっかん, かくかん | object (as opposed to subject) |
| 客観的 | きゃっかんてき | objective |
| 宣べる | のべる | to state, to express, to mention |
| 宣告 | せんこく | sentence, verdict, pronouncement |
| 宣戦 | せんせん | declaration of war |
| 宣教 | せんきょう | religious mission, religious proclamation |
| 宣教師 | せんきょうし | missionary |
| 宣言 | せんげん | declaration, proclamation, announcement |
| 宣誓 | せんせい | oath, abjuration, pledge |
| 室町 | むろまち | Muromachi (era 1392-1573, or 1333-1573, or 1336-1573) |
| 室長 | しつちょう | room monitor |
| 宥めすかす | なだめすかす | to soothe and humor (humour), to coax |
| 宥める | なだめる | to soothe, to calm, to pacify |
| 宥め賺す | なだめすかす | to soothe and humor (humour), to coax |
| 宥和 | ゆうわ | appeasement |
| 宥和政策 | ゆうわせいさく | appeasement policy |
| 宮中 | きゅうちゅう | imperial court |
| 宮内庁 | くないちょう | Imperial Household Agency |
| 宮城 | きゅうじょう | Imperial Palace |
| 宮城野萩 | みやぎのはぎ, ミヤギノハギ | Thunberg's lespedeza (species of bush clover, Lespedeza thunbergii) |
| 宮崎県 | みやざきけん | Miyazaki prefecture (Kyuushuu) |
| 宮廷 | きゅうてい | imperial court, royal court |
| 宮殿 | きゅうでん | palace |
| 宰相 | さいしょう | prime minister |
| 宰相の器 | さいしょうのき | person qualified for prime minister |
| 宰領 | さいりょう | supervision, superintendence, management, supervisor |
| 害虫 | がいちゅう | harmful insect, noxious insect |
| 宴 | うたげ | party, banquet, feast |
| 宴会 | えんかい | party, banquet |
| 宴席 | えんせき | banquet, dinner party |
| 宴遊 | えんゆう | drinking party hall, banquet seat |
| 宵 | よい | evening, early night hours |
| 宵っぱり | よいっぱり | night owl, nighthawk, late bird, sitting up late |
| 宵っ張り | よいっぱり | night owl, nighthawk, late bird, sitting up late |
| 宵の口 | よいのくち | nightfall, early evening |
| 宵宮 | よみや | eve of a festival vigil |
| 宵越し | よいごし | (kept) overnight |
| 家僕 | かぼく | houseboy, manservant |
| 家塾 | かじゅく | (historical) government-backed school operated by a scholar out of his home |
| 家宅 | かたく | domicile, premises |
| 家宅捜査 | かたくそうさ | premises search, household search |
| 家宅捜索 | かたくそうさく | premises search, household search |
| 家庭を顧みない | かていをかえりみない | thinking little of one's family |
| 家庭内 | かていない | domestic, in the family |
| 家庭教師 | かていきょうし | tutor, coach |
| 家庭欄 | かていらん | family column (newspaper) |
| 家庭科 | かていか | home economics |
| 家扶 | かふ | steward |
| 家政婦 | かせいふ | housekeeper, maid |
| 家族的な雰囲気 | かぞくてきなふんいき | family atmosphere |
| 家族計画 | かぞくけいかく | family planning |
| 家畜 | かちく | domestic animals, livestock, cattle |
| 家督 | かとく | family hardship, inheritance |
| 家禄 | かろく | (historical) hereditary stipend |
| 家系 | かけい | family lineage |
| 家紋 | かもん | family crest |
| 家臣 | かしん | vassal, retainer |
| 家計 | かけい | household economy, family finances |
| 家計簿 | かけいぼ | household account book |
| 家電 | かでん | consumer electronics |
| 容姿 | ようし | appearance, one's face and figure |
| 容疑 | ようぎ | suspect, charge |
| 容疑者 | ようぎしゃ | suspect (person) |
| 容認 | ようにん | approval |
| 容貌魁偉 | ようぼうかいい | (a man) having a commanding face and a powerful physique |
| 容赦 | ようしゃ | pardon; leniency, going easy (on someone) |
| 容赦なく | ようしゃなく | relentlessly, mercilessly |
| 容赦会釈 | ようしゃえしゃく | pardon, forgiveness, mercy, making allowances |
| 容量 | ようりょう | capacity, electrical capacitance |
| 宿命 | しゅくめい | fate, destiny, predestination |
| 宿敵 | しゅくてき | old enemy, longtime enemy, arch-enemy, traditional rival, longstanding foe |
| 宿泊 | しゅくはく | lodging |
| 宿舎 | しゅくしゃ | lodging house |
| 宿駅 | しゅくえき | post town, relay station, stage |
| 寂 | さび | patina; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice |
| 寂しがる | さびしがる | to miss someone, to miss something, to feel lonely |
| 寂とした | じゃくとした, せきとした | still, hushed |
| 寂りょう | せきりょう | loneliness, desolateness |
| 寂れる | さびれる | to decline, to fall (down) |
| 寄り掛かる | よりかかる | to lean against, to recline on, to lean on, to rely on |
| 寄付 | きふ | contribution, donation |
| 寄付行為 | きふこうい | act of endowment or donation |
| 寄席 | よせ | musical hall, vaudeville |
| 寄港 | きこう | stopping at a port |
| 寄生虫 | きせいちゅう | parasite |
| 寄稿 | きこう | contribution (e.g. to newspaper) |
| 寄贈 | きぞう, きそう | donation, presentation, gift |
| 寅 | とら | third sign of Chinese zodiac (The Tiger, 3am-5am, east-northeast, January) |
| 寅の刻 | とらのこく | around four o'clock in the morning |
| 寅年 | とらどし | year of the tiger |
| 密偵 | みってい | spy, emissary |
| 密度 | みつど | density |
| 密接 | みっせつ | related, connected, close, intimate |
| 密猟 | みつりょう | poaching |
| 密葬 | みっそう | private funeral, secret burial |
| 密輸 | みつゆ | smuggling, contraband trade |
| 富 | とみ | wealth, fortune |
| 富む | とむ | to be rich, to become rich |
| 富国強兵 | ふこくきょうへい | wealth and military strength of a country |
| 富士山 | ふじさん | Mt Fuji |
| 富士川 | ふじかわ | river in Shizuoka Prefecture |
| 富士通 | ふじつう | Fujitsu |
| 富岳 | ふがく | (alternative name for) Mt. Fuji |
| 富裕 | ふゆう | wealth, riches, opulence |
| 富裕層 | ふゆうそう | wealthy people, the rich |
| 富裕税 | ふゆうぜい | wealth tax |
| 富豪 | ふごう | wealthy person, millionaire |
| 寒 | かん | midwinter, cold season, coldest days of the year |
| 寒冷 | かんれい | cold, coldness, chilliness |
| 寒冷紗 | かんれいしゃ | cheesecloth |
| 寒天 | かんてん | freezing weather; agar-agar, vegetable gelatin |
| 寒暖 | かんだん | heat and cold, (extremes of) temperature |
| 寒椿 | かんつばき | camellia-like plant native to China |
| 寒波 | かんぱ | cold wave |
| 寒風 | かんぷう | cold wind |
| 寛 | かん | lenient, gentle |
| 寛い | ひろい | broadminded |
| 寛ぎ | くつろぎ | ease, relaxation, comfort, unwinding |
| 寛ぐ | くつろぐ | to relax, to feel at home |
| 寛げる | くつろげる | to loose, to ease, to relax |
| 寛厚 | かんこう | kindness, largeheartedness |
| 寛厳 | かんげん | leniency and severity |
| 寛大 | かんだい | tolerance, liberality, leniency |
| 寛容 | かんよう | forbearance, tolerance, generosity |
| 寛恕 | かんじょ | magnanimity, forgiveness, generosity |
| 寝 | ね, しん, い | sleep |
| 寝具 | しんぐ | bedding |
| 寝床 | ねどこ | bed |
| 寝技 | ねわざ | (in wrestling or judo) pinning technique; underhanded dealings |
| 寝棺 | ねかん | coffin, casket |
| 寝泊まり | ねとまり | staying or lodging at |
| 寝袋 | ねぶくろ | sleeping bag |
| 寝込む | ねこむ | to stay in bed, to sleep, to be laid up for a long time |
| 寡 | かふ, やもめ | widow |
| 寡い | すくない | few, a little, scarce, insufficient, seldom |
| 寡作 | かさく | low production |
| 寡勢 | かぜい | small military force, numerically inferior force |
| 寡占 | かせん | oligopoly |
| 寡婦 | かふ, やもめ | widow |
| 寡少 | かしょう | little, few, scanty |
| 寡言 | かげん | reticence, taciturnity |
| 寡黙 | かもく | silent (person), shy, tacitern, reticent, uncommunicative |
| 寧 | むしろ | rather, better, instead |
| 寧日 | ねいじつ | peaceful day |
| 審査 | しんさ | judging, inspection, examination, investigation |
| 審理 | しんり | trial |
| 審議 | しんぎ | deliberation |
| 寮母 | りょうぼ | dorm mother |
| 寮生 | りょうせい | boarder, boarding student |
| 寮費 | りょうひ | boarding-expenses |
| 寸 | すん | sun (approx. 3.03 cm) |
| 寸借詐欺 | すんしゃくさぎ | petty swindling, petty swindler |
| 寸前 | すんぜん | on the verge, just in front of |
| 寸劇 | すんげき | short play, skit |
| 寸断 | すんだん | cut (tear) to pieces |
| 寸暇 | すんか | moment's leisure, free minute |
| 寺子屋 | てらこや | temple elementary school (during the Edo period) |
| 寺社 | じしゃ | temples and shrines |
| 対処 | たいしょ | deal with, cope |
| 対外 | たいがい | external, foreign |
| 対局 | たいきょく | (playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc. |
| 対岸 | たいがん | opposite shore |
| 対応 | たいおう | interaction, correspondence, coping with, dealing with, support |
| 対抗 | たいこう | opposition, antagonism |
| 対日 | たいにち | with respect to Japan, with Japan |
| 対比 | たいひ | contrast, comparison |
| 対照的 | たいしょうてき | contrastive |
| 対症療法 | たいしょうりょうほう | symptomatic therapy, makeshift solution |
| 対立 | たいりつ | confrontation, opposition, antagonism |
| 対等 | たいとう | equivalent |
| 対米 | たいべい | relating to the USA, toward America, with America |
| 対話 | たいわ | interactive, interaction, conversation, dialogue |
| 対談 | たいだん | talk, dialogue, conversation |
| 寿 | ことぶき | congratulations!, long life! |
| 寿く | ことぶく | to congratulate, to wish one well |
| 寿命 | じゅみょう | life span |
| 封 | ふう | seal |
| 封じる | ふうじる | to seal (letter); to prevent, to forbid, to block |
| 封じ手 | ふうじて | a sealed move |
| 封印 | ふういん | seal, stamp |
| 封書 | ふうしょ | sealed letter |
| 封鎖 | ふうさ | blockade; freezing (funds) |
| 専任 | せんにん | full-time service |
| 専修 | せんしゅう | specialization, specialisation |
| 専務 | せんむ | managing director, special duty, conductor |
| 専属 | せんぞく | exclusive, attached to, specialist |
| 専従 | せんじゅう | working exclusively for, working full-time (for) |
| 専業 | せんぎょう | special occupation, principal occupation, specialty, monopoly |
| 専用 | せんよう | exclusive use; private (e.g. network) |
| 専門学校 | せんもんがっこう, せんもんガッコウ, せんもんガッコ | vocational school, technical school |
| 専門家 | せんもんか | specialist |
| 専門店 | せんもんてん | specialist shops |
| 専門的 | せんもんてき | technical (e.g. discussion), exclusive, professional |
| 射倖 | しゃこう | speculation |
| 射倖心 | しゃこうしん | speculative spirit |
| 射撃 | しゃげき | firing, shooting, fire, gunshot, marksmanship |
| 射殺 | しゃさつ | shooting to death |
| 射程 | しゃてい | range (e.g. of a rifle, missile, etc.) |
| 将 | しょう | commander, general, leader |
| 将兵 | しょうへい | officers and men |
| 将又 | はたまた | and, or |
| 将帥 | しょうすい | commander |
| 将来像 | しょうらいぞう | vision of the future |
| 将来性 | しょうらいせい | future prospects, promise |
| 将校 | しょうこう | commissioned officer |
| 将棋倒し | しょうぎだおし | falling one after another |
| 将軍 | しょうぐん | general, shogun |
| 尉 | じょう | jailer, gaoler, old man, rank, company officer |
| 尉官 | いかん | officer below the rank of major, company officer |
| 尊厳 | そんげん | dignity, majesty, sanctity |
| 尊属 | そんぞく | direct ancestors, noble ancestors |
| 尊崇 | そんすう | reverence, veneration |
| 尋 | ひろ, じん | fathom |
| 尋ね人 | たずねびと | missing person, wanted person |
| 尋問 | じんもん | cross-examination, interrogation, questioning |
| 尋常 | じんじょう | common, usual |
| 尋常一様 | じんじょういちよう | ordinary, common, mediocre |
| 導入 | どうにゅう | introduction, bringing in, leading in, installation |
| 小僧 | こぞう | youngster; young Buddhist priest |
| 小児 | しょうに | young child, infant |
| 小冊子 | しょうさっし | booklet, pamphlet |
| 小刻み | こきざみ | mincing, bit by bit |
| 小唄 | こうた | ballad |
| 小型 | こがた | small size, tiny |
| 小学 | しょうがく | elementary school, primary school, grade school |
| 小宇宙 | しょううちゅう | microcosmos, microcosm |
| 小山 | こやま | hill, knoll |
| 小島 | こじま | small island, islet |
| 小幅 | こはば | single-breadth cloth, approx. 36 cm wide |
| 小康 | しょうこう | lull |
| 小惑星 | しょうわくせい | asteroid |
| 小憩 | しょうけい | a short break or breather, brief recess |
| 小枝 | こえだ | twig, spray |
| 小柄 | こづか | knife attached to the sheath of a sword |
| 小椋鳥 | こむくどり | red-cheeked myna (Sturnus phillippensis), violet-backed starling |
| 小檀 | こまゆみ, コマユミ | spindle tree, euonymus alatus f. ciliatodentatus |
| 小滝 | おたき | cascade |
| 小熊のプーさん | こぐまのプーさん | Winnie the Pooh |
| 小瑠璃 | こるり, コルリ | Siberian blue robin (Luscinia cyane) (Erithacus cyane?) |
| 小皿 | こざら | small dish |
| 小禄 | しょうろく | small stipend |
| 小粋 | こいき | smart, stylish |
| 小粒 | こつぶ | small grain, small stature or ability |
| 小綺麗 | こぎれい | neat, trim, tidy, pretty |
| 小耳に挟む | こみみにはさむ | to happen to hear, to overhear |
| 小腸 | しょうちょう | small intestine |
| 小舟 | こぶね | boat, small craft |
| 小茄子 | こなすび | small eggplant; Japanese yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia japonica) |
| 小規模 | しょうきぼ | small scale |
| 小豆 | あずき | adzuki beans |
| 小選挙区 | しょうせんきょく | small electoral district, single-member constituency |
| 小鉢 | こばち | small bowl |
| 小銃 | しょうじゅう | rifle, small arms |
| 小魚 | こざかな | small fish, fry |
| 少なからず | すくなからず | considerably, not a little, in no small numbers |
| 少なくとも | すくなくとも | at least |
| 少佐 | しょうさ | major, lieutenant commander, wing commander |
| 少尉 | しょうい | second lieutenant, sublieutenant, ensign |
| 少憩 | しょうけい | short rest, recess |
| 少数 | しょうすう | minority, few |
| 尖圭コンジローム | せんけいコンジローム | pointed condyloma |
| 尚 | なお | furthermore, still, yet, more, still more, greater, further, less |
| 尚且つ | なおかつ | besides, and yet |
| 尚早 | しょうそう | prematurity |
| 尚更 | なおさら | all the more, still less |
| 尭々 | ぎょうぎょう | high (as of a mountain) |
| 尭尭 | ぎょうぎょう | high (as of a mountain) |
| 就いて | ついて | about, concerning, as to, regarding |
| 就任 | しゅうにん | inauguration, assumption of office |
| 就労 | しゅうろう | actual work |
| 就学 | しゅうがく | entering school, school attendance |
| 就寝 | しゅうしん | going to bed, retiring |
| 就業 | しゅうぎょう | employment, starting work |
| 就職 | しゅうしょく | finding employment, inauguration |
| 就航 | しゅうこう | going into commission (e.g. ships) |
| 尺 | あた, た | distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm) |
| 尺度 | しゃくど | linear measure, scale |
| 尼 | あま | nun; bitch |
| 尼っこ | あまっこ | native of Amagasaki; bitch |
| 尼っちょ | あまっちょ | bitch |
| 尼僧 | にそう | nun, priestess |
| 尼僧院 | にそういん | nunnery, convent |
| 尼寺 | あまでら | nunnery, convent |
| 尼甫 | じほ | Confucius |
| 尽 | じん | last day (of the month) |
| 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 |
| 尽くす | つくす | to exhaust; to devote, to serve (a person), to befriend |
| 尽力 | じんりょく | efforts, assistance |
| 尾 | お | tail, ridge |
| 尾根 | おね | (mountain) ridge, spur |
| 尾翼 | びよく | tail, tail plane |
| 尿 | にょう | urine |
| 尿管 | にょうかん | urinary duct, ureter |
| 尿素 | にょうそ | urea |
| 尿道 | にょうどう | urethra |
| 尿酸 | にょうさん | uric acid |
| 局所分岐 | きょくしょぶんき | local jump |
| 局長 | きょくちょう | bureau director, office chief |
| 局面 | きょくめん | checkerboard, aspect, situation |
| 居住 | きょじゅう | residence |
| 居住者 | きょじゅうしゃ | resident, inhabitant |
| 居候 | いそうろう | lodger who pays nothing for room and board, freeloader, sponger |
| 居据わる | いすわる | to remain, to stay (somewhere) |
| 居眠り | いねむり | dozing, nodding off |
| 居間 | いま | living room (western style) |
| 屈する | くっする | to yield; to bend; to feel down |
| 屈指 | くっし | leading, foremost, preeminent, outstanding, one of the best |
| 屈服 | くっぷく | yielding, submission, surrender, giving way, succumbing |
| 屈託 | くったく | worry, care |
| 屈辱 | くつじょく | disgrace, humiliation |
| 届 | とどけ | report, notification, registration |
| 届け出 | とどけで | report, notification |
| 届け出る | とどけでる | to report, to notify |
| 屋台 | やたい | cart, esp. food cart; (festival) float |
| 屋外 | おくがい | outdoors, alfresco |
| 展望 | てんぼう | view, outlook, prospect |
| 展示 | てんじ | exhibition, display |
| 展示会 | てんじかい | exhibition |
| 展開 | てんかい | development; expansion (opposite of compression) |
| 履 | くつ | shoes, footwear |
| 履き古し | はきふるし | worn-out shoes, worn-out socks |
| 履修 | りしゅう | taking a class, studying a subject, completing a course |
| 履歴 | りれき | personal history, background, career, log, record |
| 履歴書 | りれきしょ | personal history, curriculum vitae, resume |
| 履物 | はきもの | footwear, clogs |
| 履行 | りこう | performance, fulfillment, fulfilment, discharge, implementation |
| 屯 | たむろ, たむら | gathering; police station, camp, barracks |
| 屯営 | とんえい | military camp, barracks, camping |
| 屯所 | とんしょ | post, quarters, military station, police station |
| 山伏 | やまぶし | mountain priest, itinerant Buddhist monk |
| 山城 | やましろ, やまじろ | mountain castle |
| 山塊 | さんかい | mountain mass |
| 山奥 | やまおく | mountain recesses |
| 山岳 | さんがく | mountains |
| 山岳地帯 | さんがくちたい | mountain district |
| 山岳病 | さんがくびょう | altitude sickness |
| 山岳部 | さんがくぶ | mountaineering club |
| 山峡 | さんきょう, やまかい | gorge, ravine, gap |
| 山崎派 | やまさきは | Yamasaki Faction (of the LDP) |
| 山嵐 | やまあらし | mountain storm |
| 山嶺 | さんれい | mountaintop |
| 山形 | やまがた | mountain-shaped |
| 山彦 | やまびこ | echo (as in mountain echo) |
| 山村 | さんそん | mountain village |
| 山桜 | やまざくら | mountain cherry, Prunus donarium, var. spontanea or Prunus jamasakura |
| 山梨県 | やまなしけん | Yamanashi prefecture (Chuubu area) |
| 山稜 | さんりょう | mountain ridge |
| 山紫水明 | さんしすいめい | scenic beauty |
| 山羊 | やぎ, ヤギ | goat |
| 山羊座 | やぎざ | (constellation) Capricornus, Capricorn, the Goat |
| 山翡翠 | やませみ, ヤマセミ | crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris) |
| 山肌 | やまはだ | mountain's surface, bare surface of a mountain |
| 山脈 | さんみゃく, やまなみ | mountain range |
| 山腹 | さんぷく | hillside, mountainside |
| 山膚 | やまはだ | mountain's surface, bare surface of a mountain |
| 山荘 | さんそう | mountain villa, mountain retreat, mountain cottage |
| 山菜 | さんさい | edible wild plants |
| 山萩 | やまはぎ, ヤマハギ | shrubby lespedeza (species of bush clover, Lespedeza bicolor) |
| 山葵 | わさび | wasabi (Japanese horseradish) |
| 山葵漬け | わさびづけ | pickled Japanese horseradish |
| 山賊 | さんぞく | bandit, brigand |
| 山里 | やまざと | mountain hamlet (village) |
| 山陰 | やまかげ, さんいん | place in the shade of a mountain; mountain recess |
| 山陽 | さんよう | south side of a mountain, Sanyo district |
| 山頂 | さんちょう | summit (e.g. mountain) |
| 岐路 | きろ | forked road, crossroads |
| 岐阜 | ぎふ | Gifu (pn) |
| 岐阜県 | ぎふけん | Gifu prefecture (Chuubu area) |
| 岩場 | いわば | rocky area, rockface, rock wall |
| 岩戸 | いわと | rock door (to a cave) |
| 岩棚 | いわたな, いわだな | ledge |
| 岩盤 | がんばん | bedrock |
| 岩石圏 | がんせきけん | lithosphere |
| 岩礁 | がんしょう | reef |
| 岩肌 | いわはだ | bare rock, rock surface, rock face |
| 岩間 | いわま | among rocks |
| 岬湾 | こうわん | indentations, capes |
| 岬角 | こうかく | anat promontory, promontory |
| 岳 | たけ | peak; mountain |
| 岳友会 | がくゆうかい | mountaineering club |
| 岳樺 | だけかんば, ダケカンバ | Erman's birch (Betula ermanii), Russian rock birch |
| 岳父 | がくふ | (man's) father-in-law, father of one's wife |
| 岳麓 | がくろく | foot of Mt Fuji |
| 岸 | きし | bank, coast, shore |
| 岸壁 | がんぺき | wharf, breakwater, steep cliff |
| 峠を越える | とうげをこえる | to pass over the peak, to cross a pass |
| 峠道 | とうげみち | road over a mountain pass |
| 峡湾 | きょうわん | fjord |
| 峡谷 | きょうこく | glen, ravine, gorge, canyon |
| 峡部 | きょうぶ | isthmus |
| 峡間 | きょうかん | between the mountains |
| 峰 | みね | peak, ridge |
| 島国 | しまぐに, とうごく | island country (sometimes used as a metaphor for Japan) |
| 島根 | しまね | island country |
| 峻別 | しゅんべつ | rigorous distinction |
| 峻厳 | しゅんげん | strict, stern, rigorous, severe |
| 峻嶮 | しゅんけん | steep, precipitous |
| 峻嶺 | しゅんれい | steep peak, steep ridge, high rugged mountain |
| 峻拒 | しゅんきょ | refusing flatly, rejecting sternly |
| 峻烈 | しゅんれつ | severity, harshness |
| 峻険 | しゅんけん | steep, precipitous |
| 崇う | あがまう | to look up to, to respect |
| 崇めたてる | あがめたてる | to respect, to revere |
| 崇める | あがめる | to revere, to respect, to worship |
| 崇拝 | すうはい | worship, adoration, admiration, cult |
| 崇敬 | すうけい | reverence |
| 崇高 | すうこう | loftiness, sublimity, nobility |
| 崎崖 | きがい | steepness of a mountain |
| 崎陽 | きよう | Nagasaki |
| 崩し書き | くずしがき | cursive style of writing or calligraphy |
| 崩れ | くずれ | crumbling, collapse, ruin |
| 崩壊 | ほうかい | collapse; decay (physics) |
| 崩落 | ほうらく | collapse, break, cave-in, crash, (market) decline |
| 嵐 | あらし | storm, tempest |
| 嵐の前の静けさ | あらしのまえのしずけさ | calm before a storm |
| 嵩 | かさ | bulk, volume, quantity |
| 嵩じる | こうじる | to grow in intensity, to be aggravated, to get worse, to develop |
| 嵩ずる | こうずる | to grow in intensity, to be aggravated, to get worse, to develop |
| 嵩む | かさむ | to pile up, to increase |
| 嵩上げ | かさあげ | raising, padding or inflation (of a bill) |
| 嵩張る | かさばる | to be bulky, to be unwieldy, to grow voluminous |
| 嵩高 | かさだか | bulky, unwieldy, high-handed |
| 嶺 | みね | peak, ridge |
| 巉巌 | ざんがん | near-vertical cliff or peak |
| 巌 | いわ, いわお | rock, crag |
| 巌々とした | がんがんとした | craggy, steep (as of a mountain) |
| 巌壁 | がんぺき | wall of rock, rock cliff, rock face |
| 巌巌とした | がんがんとした | craggy, steep (as of a mountain) |
| 巌窟 | がんくつ | cave, cavern |
| 巌頭 | がんとう | top of a massive rock |
| 川岸 | かわぎし, かがん, かし | river bank, riverside; fish market |
| 川幅 | かわはば | width of a river |
| 川柳 | せんりゅう | comic haiku |
| 川沿い | かわぞい | along the river, riverside |
| 川瀬 | かわせ | rapids, shallows of a river |
| 川端 | かわばた | riverbank |
| 州崎 | すさき | sandspit |
| 州政府 | しゅうせいふ | state government |
| 州都 | しゅうと | capital (city) of a state |
| 巡り会う | めぐりあう | to meet fortuitously (poet), to meet by chance, to happen across |
| 巡回 | じゅんかい | going around, patrol, round, tour |
| 巡査 | じゅんさ | police, policeman |
| 巡業 | じゅんぎょう | provincial tour |
| 巡洋艦 | じゅんようかん | cruiser |
| 巡礼 | じゅんれい | pilgrimage, pilgrim |
| 巡航 | じゅんこう | cruise, cruising |
| 巡視 | じゅんし | inspection tour |
| 巡視艇 | じゅんしてい | patrol boat |
| 巣くう | すくう | to build (a nest); to haunt (a place), to hang out (somewhere) |
| 巣立ち | すだち | leaving the nest, becoming independent |
| 巣立つ | すだつ | to leave the nest |
| 巣箱 | すばこ | nest box, (bee) hive, frame, super |
| 巣雛 | すひな | nestling |
| 工作 | こうさく | work, construction, handicraft, maneuvering, manoeuvering |
| 工作機械 | こうさくきかい | machine tools |
| 工匠 | こうしょう | artisan, mechanic |
| 工員寮 | こういんりょう | dormitory for factory workers |
| 工学 | こうがく | engineering |
| 工房 | こうぼう | workshop, studio |
| 工程 | こうてい | manufacturing process, work schedule, amount of work |
| 工費 | こうひ | construction cost |
| 左手 | ひだりて | left hand |
| 左派 | さは | left wing |
| 左翼 | さよく | left-wing |
| 左腕 | さわん, ひだりうで | left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher) |
| 左記 | さき | undermentioned (statement), following |
| 左遷 | させん | demotion, degradation |
| 巧み | たくみ | skill, cleverness |
| 巧む | たくむ | to devise, to plot, to plan |
| 巧妙 | こうみょう | ingenious, skillful, clever, deft |
| 巧拙 | こうせつ | tact, skill, workmanship |
| 巧者 | こうしゃ | cleverness, skill, tact |
| 巨人 | きょじん | giant, great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team) |
| 巨体 | きょたい | large build |
| 巨匠 | きょしょう | master, masterhand, maestro |
| 巨峰 | きょほう | gigantic peak; Kyoho grape |
| 巨悪 | きょあく | great evil, consummate villain |
| 巨星 | きょせい | giant star, great man, big-shot |
| 巨木 | きょぼく | big tree |
| 巨漢 | きょかん | giant |
| 巨獣 | きょじゅう | large animal |
| 巨舶 | きょはく | ocean liner |
| 巨費 | きょひ | great cost |
| 巨賊 | きょぞく | big-time bandit, big-time pirate |
| 巨鐘 | おおがね | large hanging bell |
| 巨額 | きょがく | great sum |
| 巨魁 | きょかい | ringleader, chief |
| 差し戻す | さしもどす | to send back, to refer back |
| 差し控える | さしひかえる | to be moderate, to not do too much |
| 差し止め | さしとめ | prohibition, ban, suspension |
| 差し迫る | さしせまる | to be urgent or pressing |
| 差益 | さえき | marginal profits |
| 差額 | さがく | balance, difference, margin |
| 己所不欲勿施於人 | おのれのほっせざるところひとにほどこすことなかれ | don't do unto others what you would not have done unto you |
| 已んぬる哉 | やんぬるかな | I give up |
| 巳 | み | sixth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Serpent, 9am-11am, south-southeast, April) |
| 巳年 | みどし, へびどし | year of the snake |
| 巴 | ともえ | huge comma design |
| 巴奈馬 | ぱなま, パナマ | Panama |
| 巴戦 | ともえせん | dogfight; sumo play-off with 3 wrestlers participating |
| 巴投げ | ともえなげ | overhead throw in judo |
| 巴旦杏 | はたんきょう | plum, almond |
| 巴瓦 | ともえがわら | comma-pattern tile |
| 巻 | まき | roll (e.g. of cloth); winding; volume (of book) |
| 巻き添え | まきぞえ | getting involved (entangled) in, getting mixed up in, involvement, by-blow |
| 巻き貝 | まきがい | snail, spiral shell |
| 巻き込む | まきこむ | to roll up, to involve, to enfold, to swallow up, to drag into |
| 巻き返し | まきかえし | rally, recovery, rollback |
| 巻末 | かんまつ | end of a book |
| 巻頭 | かんとう | opening page of book; prefatory |
| 巽 | そん | xun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: wind, southeast) |
| 市中 | しちゅう | in the city |
| 市井 | しせい | the street, the town |
| 市内 | しない | (within a) city, local |
| 市吏員 | しりいん | employee, city official |
| 市営 | しえい | municipal management |
| 市場分析 | しじょうぶんせき | market analysis |
| 市場撤退 | しじょうてったい | pulling out of a market, withdrawing from a market |
| 市況 | しきょう | market conditions |
| 市町村 | しちょうそん | cities, towns and villages, municipalities |
| 市立 | しりつ, いちりつ | municipal, city |
| 市街 | しがい | urban areas, the streets, town, city |
| 市街地 | しがいち | town areas |
| 市議 | しぎ | city councillor, city councilor, city assemblyman |
| 布施 | ふせ | alms, offerings |
| 布石 | ふせき | strategic arrangement of go stones, preparation |
| 布陣 | ふじん | battle formation, lineup |
| 帆 | ほ | sail |
| 帆をかける | ほをかける | to raise a sail |
| 帆柱 | ほばしら | mast |
| 帆船 | はんせん, ほぶね | sailing ship, sailing boat, sailing vessel |
| 帆走 | はんそう | sailing |
| 希 | まれ | rare, seldom |
| 希わくは | ねがわくは | I pray, I wish |
| 希ガス | きガス | noble gas |
| 希代 | きだい, きたい | rarity, uncommonness |
| 希少 | きしょう | scarce, rare |
| 希望 | きぼう | hope, wish, aspiration |
| 希望的 | きぼうてき | wishful |
| 希求 | ききゅう | aspiring to, seek, demand, ask for |
| 希薄 | きはく | thin (e.g. air), lean, rarified, diluted, sparse, weak, rarefied |
| 帛紗 | ふくさ | small silk wrapper, small cloth for wiping tea utensils, crepe wrapper |
| 帝 | みかど | emperor (of Japan); (the gates of an) imperial residence |
| 帝京 | ていきょう | the capital |
| 帝国 | ていこく | empire, imperial |
| 帝国主義 | ていこくしゅぎ | imperialism |
| 帝政 | ていせい | imperial government, imperialism, monarchical rule |
| 帝王 | ていおう | sovereign, emperor |
| 帝王切開 | ていおうせっかい | Caesarean section (Cesarean), C-section |
| 帝陵 | ていりょう | imperial mausoleum |
| 帥 | そち, そつ | director of the Dazaifu |
| 帥先 | そっせん | taking the initiative |
| 師事 | しじ | study under, looking up, apprentice oneself |
| 師儒 | しじゅ | teacher, scholar |
| 師匠 | ししょう | master, teacher; sumo coach who owns his stable |
| 師団 | しだん | (army) division |
| 師弟 | してい | teacher and student |
| 師範 | しはん | instructor, (fencing) teacher, model |
| 師範学校 | しはんがっこう | normal school |
| 席上 | せきじょう | at the meeting |
| 席巻 | せっけん | sweeping conquest, sweeping over, conquering, invading |
| 帯 | たい | band (e.g. conduction, valence), belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.) |
| 帰国 | きこく | return to one's country |
| 帰国子女枠 | きこくしじょわく | special consideration for students who have lived abroad |
| 帰宅 | きたく | returning home |
| 帰属 | きぞく | belonging to |
| 帰省 | きせい | homecoming, returning home |
| 帰途 | きと | on the way back, returning |
| 帰還 | きかん | repatriation, return; (electrical) feedback |
| 帰郷 | ききょう | homecoming, return to one's home |
| 帳 | ちょう, とばり | book, register; curtain, hanging, bunting |
| 帳消し | ちょうけし | cancellation, writing off |
| 帳簿 | ちょうぼ | account book, register |
| 常 | とこ | ever, endless |
| 常任 | じょうにん | standing, regular, permanent |
| 常務 | じょうむ | managing director; routine business, regular business |
| 常勤 | じょうきん | full-time employment |
| 常軌 | じょうき | proper course, beaten track |
| 常駐 | じょうちゅう | staying permanently, being stationed, resident |
| 幅広 | はばひろ | wide width (e.g. cloth) |
| 幅広い | はばひろい | extensive, wide, broad |
| 幕僚 | ばくりょう | staff, staff officer |
| 幕内 | まくうち | highest-ranking sumo division |
| 幕府 | ばくふ | bakufu, shogunate |
| 幕末 | ばくまつ | closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate, end of Edo era |
| 幕開け | まくあけ | beginning, opening (of play) |
| 幟邑 | のぼりざと | kanji "large village" radical |
| 幣 | へい, ぬさ | staff with plaited paper streamers used in Shinto |
| 干し李 | ほしすもも | prune |
| 干し草を付けた馬 | ほしくさをつけたうま | horse loaded with hay |
| 干る | ひる | to dry |
| 干拓 | かんたく | land reclamation (from sea) |
| 干渉 | かんしょう | interference, intervention |
| 干満 | かんまん | ebb and flow |
| 干潟 | ひがた | tidal flat, tideland |
| 平均点 | へいきんてん | average mark, mean point |
| 平壌 | へいじょう | Pyongyang |
| 平安 | へいあん | peace; Heian era (794-1185) |
| 平年並み | へいねんなみ | average year, normal year |
| 平成 | へいせい | Heisei era (1989.1.8- ) |
| 平易 | へいい | easy, simple, plain |
| 平泳ぎ | ひらおよぎ | breaststroke (swimming) |
| 平癒 | へいゆ | recovery, convalescence |
| 平穏 | へいおん | tranquil, calm, restful, peaceful, quiet |
| 平行棒 | へいこうぼう | parallel bars |
| 平衡 | へいこう | even scale, equilibrium, balance, equalization, equalisation |
| 平静 | へいせい | calm, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility |
| 年の暮れ | としのくれ | year end |
| 年の瀬 | としのせ | New Year's Eve, the year end |
| 年俸 | ねんぽう | annual salary |
| 年功 | ねんこう | long service |
| 年功加俸 | ねんこうかほう | long service allowance, longevity pay |
| 年功序列 | ねんこうじょれつ | seniority by length of service |
| 年収 | ねんしゅう | annual income |
| 年始 | ねんし | New Year's call, beginning of the year, New Year's greetings |
| 年寄り | としより | old people, the aged; sumo coaches |
| 年嵩 | としかさ | senior, older, elderly |
| 年末 | ねんまつ | end-of-year |
| 年生 | ねんせい | pupil in ... year, student in ... year |
| 年甫 | ねんぽ | beginning of the year |
| 年甲斐もない | としがいもない | unbecoming, unsuitable, wrong for one's age, disgraceful |
| 年甲斐も無い | としがいもない | unbecoming, unsuitable, wrong for one's age, disgraceful |
| 年租 | ねんそ | annual tax |
| 年譜 | ねんぷ | chronological record |
| 年貢 | ねんぐ | annual tribute, land tax |
| 年貢米 | ねんぐまい | annual rice tax |
| 年賀 | ねんが | New Year's greetings, New Year's card |
| 年賀状 | ねんがじょう | New Year's card |
| 年賦 | ねんぷ | annual installment, annual instalment |
| 年金 | ねんきん | annuity, pension |
| 年鑑 | ねんかん | yearbook, almanac, annual |
| 年齢層 | ねんれいそう | age range, age-group |
| 幸 | さち, こう, さき | good luck, fortune, happiness; harvest, yield |
| 幸ある | さちある | fortunate, happy, lucky |
| 幸あれ | さちあれ | good luck!, all the best |
| 幸いあれ | さいわいあれ | Be happy!, Cheer up! |
| 幸甚 | こうじん | pleased, obliged, appreciative |
| 幹 | から | trunk, stem, stalk; shaft (of an arrow); handle |
| 幹事会 | かんじかい | board of governors |
| 幹線 | かんせん | main line, trunk line |
| 幹部 | かんぶ | management, (executive) staff, leaders, leadership, top brass, upper echelons |
| 幻 | まぼろし | phantom, vision, illusion, dream |
| 幻を追う | まぼろしをおう | to pursue phantoms |
| 幻影 | げんえい | phantom, vision, illusion |
| 幻惑 | げんわく | fascination, glamor, glamour, bewitching |
| 幻想 | げんそう | illusions |
| 幻想曲 | げんそうきょく | fantasy, fantasia |
| 幻滅 | げんめつ | disillusionment |
| 幻覚 | げんかく | hallucination, illusion |
| 幼なじみ | おさななじみ | childhood friend, friend from infancy, old playmate |
| 幼女 | ようじょ | little girl |
| 幼少 | ようしょう | infancy, childhood, tender age |
| 幼年 | ようねん | childhood, infancy |
| 幼時 | ようじ | cradle |
| 幼虫 | ようちゅう | larva, chrysalis |
| 幽か | かすか | faint, dim, weak, indistinct, hazy, poor, wretched |
| 幽し | かそけし | faint, fleeting |
| 幽す | ゆうす | to confine to a room |
| 幽囚 | ゆうしゅう | imprisonment |
| 幽愁 | ゆうしゅう | deep contemplation, melancholy, gloom |
| 幽暗 | ゆうあん | dark and secluded |
| 幽界 | ゆうかい | hades, realm of the dead |
| 幽閉 | ゆうへい | confinement, imprisonment, incarceration, house arrest, depressed feeling |
| 幽閑 | ゆうかん | quiet and secluded |
| 幽雅 | ゆうが | refinement |
| 幽霊 | ゆうれい | ghost, specter, spectre, apparition, phantom |
| 幽鬼 | ゆうき | ghost, revenant, spirit (of the dead), departed soul |
| 幾 | いく | some, several; many; how many?, how much? |
| 幾つ | いくつ | how many?; how old? |
| 幾つも | いくつも | many, great number of |
| 幾ら | いくら | how much?, how many? |
| 幾何 | きか | geometry |
| 幾多 | いくた | many, numerous |
| 幾年にも亘る | いくねんにもわたる | to extend over so many years |
| 幾重 | いくえ | multi-plied, repeated |
| 庁 | ちょう | government office, agency, board |
| 庁舎 | ちょうしゃ | government office building |
| 広がった枝 | ひろがったえだ | spreading branches |
| 広がり | ひろがり | spread, span |
| 広域 | こういき | wide area |
| 広報 | こうほう | PR, public relations, publicity, information |
| 広大 | こうだい | huge, very large, vast, extensive, magnificent, grand |
| 広州 | こうしゅう | Guangzhou (China), Canton |
| 広漠 | こうばく | vast, wide, boundless |
| 広範 | こうはん | wide, extensive, comprehensive, far-reaching, widespread |
| 広範囲 | こうはんい | extensive, vast range, wide scope |
| 広葉樹 | こうようじゅ | broadleaf tree |
| 広軌 | こうき | broad gauge |
| 広辞苑 | こうじえん | Koujien (famous Japanese dictionary) |
| 庄 | しょう, そう | manor |
| 庄園 | しょうえん, そうえん | manor, demesne |
| 庄屋 | しょうや | village headman |
| 床の間 | とこのま | alcove |
| 床上 | ゆかうえ | on a floor, above floor level |
| 床下 | ゆかした | under the floor |
| 床机 | しょうぎ | camp stool, folding stool |
| 序 | ついで | opportunity, occasion |
| 序二段 | じょにだん | jonidan (second lowest) division |
| 序列 | じょれつ | rank, ranking order, hierarchy |
| 序文 | じょぶん | preface, foreword, introduction |
| 序曲 | じょきょく | overture, prelude |
| 序盤 | じょばん | the opening(s) (e.g. in a game of go or chess) |
| 底値 | そこね | bottom price |
| 底入れ | そこいれ | bottoming out (of prices) |
| 底力 | そこぢから | latent energy, reserve strength, potentiality |
| 底堅い | そこがたい | stable (market) after having bottomed out |
| 底引き網 | そこびきあみ | trawl (net) |
| 底打ち | そこうち | bottoming out |
| 底流 | ていりゅう | bottom current, undercurrent |
| 底辺 | ていへん | base (geometry, society) |
| 店舗 | てんぽ | shop, store |
| 店頭 | てんとう | shop front, counter, shop, over-the-counter (financial) |
| 府中 | ふちゅう | Fuchuu (in Tokyo) |
| 府県 | ふけん | prefecture |
| 府立 | ふりつ | managed by an urban prefecture |
| 府警 | ふけい | prefectural police |
| 度胸 | どきょう | courage, bravery, pluck, nerve, grit, guts |
| 度量衡 | どりょうこう | weights and measures |
| 座標軸 | ざひょうじく | coordinate axis |
| 座礁 | ざしょう | running aground, being stranded |
| 座禅 | ざぜん | zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position) |
| 座談会 | ざだんかい | symposium, round-table discussion |
| 座長 | ざちょう | chairman |
| 庭先 | にわさき | in the garden |
| 庭園 | ていえん | garden, park |
| 庭木 | にわき | garden tree |
| 庭燎 | にわび, ていりょう | garden bonfire (esp. one held on the imperial grounds) |
| 庶事 | しょじ | various matters, everything |
| 庶務 | しょむ | general affairs |
| 庶務課 | しょむか | general affairs section |
| 庶子 | しょし | illegitimate child |
| 庶幾 | しょき | desire, hope |
| 庶政 | しょせい | political affairs, all phases of government |
| 庶民 | しょみん | masses, common people |
| 庶民劇 | しょみんげき | drama of ordinary people |
| 庶民的 | しょみんてき | popular, folk, plebian, working class |
| 康寧 | こうねい | tranquility, tranquillity, peacefulness |
| 庸人 | ようじん | common man |
| 庸君 | ようくん | stupid ruler |
| 庸愚 | ようぐ | mediocrity, imbecility |
| 庸才 | ようさい | mediocre talent |
| 廃坑 | はいこう | abandoned mine, disused mine |
| 廃嫡 | はいちゃく | disinheritance |
| 廃案 | はいあん | rejected bill (project) |
| 廃棄 | はいき | annulment, disposal, abandon, scrap, discarding, repeal |
| 廃業 | はいぎょう | cessation of business, discontinuation of business |
| 廃止 | はいし | abolition, repeal |
| 廃絶 | はいぜつ | extinction, abolition |
| 廃藩置県 | はいはんちけん | abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures (1871) |
| 廃虚 | はいきょ | ruins |
| 廉 | かど | charge, grounds, suspicion |
| 廉い | やすい | cheap, inexpensive; calm, peaceful, quiet |
| 廉価 | れんか | low price |
| 廉売 | れんばい | bargain sale |
| 廉潔 | れんけつ | honest, incorruptible, integrity |
| 延べ | のべ | futures; credit (buying); stretching; total, gross |
| 延べ坪 | のべつぼ | total floor space |
| 延べ坪数 | のべつぼすう | total floor space |
| 延命 | えんめい | long life, longevity; macrobiotics |
| 延坪 | のべつぼ | total floor space |
| 延期 | えんき | postponement, adjournment |
| 延滞 | えんたい | arrears, (being) overdue, delay (e.g. in payment), procrastination |
| 延焼 | えんしょう | spread of fire |
| 延長 | えんちょう | extension; Enchou era (923.4.11-931.4.26) |
| 延髄 | えんずい | medulla oblongata |
| 建て坪 | たてつぼ | floor space |
| 建坪 | たてつぼ | floor space |
| 建碑 | けんぴ | erection of a monument |
| 建築士 | けんちくし | (authorized) architect and builder (authorised) |
| 建築学 | けんちくがく | architecture |
| 建設省 | けんせつしょう | Ministry of Construction |
| 建造物 | けんぞうぶつ | structure |
| 弁 | べん | speech; dialect |
| 弁務官 | べんむかん | commissioner |
| 弁慶 | べんけい | strong man |
| 弁舌 | べんぜつ | speech |
| 弁論 | べんろん | discussion, debate, argument |
| 弁護 | べんご | defense, defence, pleading, advocacy |
| 弁護人 | べんごにん | counsel, defender, advocate |
| 弊 | へい | bad habit, harm |
| 弊害 | へいがい | evil practice, evil practise, barrier |
| 弊社 | へいしゃ | our firm (company) |
| 弊衣 | へいい | worn-out clothes, shabby clothes |
| 式典 | しきてん | ceremony, rites |
| 弐 | に | two (used in legal documents) |
| 弐つ | ふたつ | two (used in old or legal documents) |
| 弐心 | にしん, ふたごころ | duplicity, treachery, double-dealing |
| 弓 | ゆみ | bow (and arrow) |
| 弓のこ | ゆみのこ | hacksaw |
| 弓具 | きゅうぐ | things used in archery |
| 弓弦 | ゆみづる, ゆづる, ゆづら | bowstring |
| 弓形 | ゆみなり, ゆみがた, きゅうけい | arched, crescent-shaped, bow-shaped, segment |
| 弓矢 | ゆみや, きゅうし | bow and arrow |
| 弓術 | きゅうじゅつ | (Japanese) archery |
| 弓道 | きゅうどう | (Japanese) archery |
| 弔い | とぶらい, とむらい | funeral, burial, condolence |
| 弔い合戦 | とむらいがっせん | battle of revenge |
| 弔う | とむらう, とぶらう | to mourn for, to hold a memorial service for, to condole |
| 弔する | ちょうする | to mourn, to condole |
| 弔問 | ちょうもん | condolence call |
| 弔意 | ちょうい | condolence, sympathy, mourning |
| 弔辞 | ちょうじ | message of condolence, memorial address |
| 弔鐘 | ちょうしょう | funeral bell |
| 弔電 | ちょうでん | telegram of condolence |
| 引き下げ | ひきさげ | reduction, cut |
| 引き延ばし | ひきのばし | extension, prolongation |
| 引き換え | ひきかえ | exchange; on the contrary, on the other hand |
| 引き汐 | ひきしお, かんちょう | ebb tide |
| 引き渡し | ひきわたし | delivery, handing over, turning over, extradition |
| 引き眉 | ひきまゆ | painted eyebrows |
| 引き絞る | ひきしぼる | to draw bow to limit, to draw aside curt |
| 引き継ぐ | ひきつぐ | to take over, to hand over |
| 引き続き | ひきつづき | continuing for a long time, in succession, without a break |
| 引き締め | ひきしめ | tightening |
| 引き金 | ひきがね | trigger, gunlock |
| 引っ張り剪断強度 | ひっぱりせんだんきょうど | peel strength (conductor from substrate) |
| 引っ越し | ひっこし | moving (dwelling, office, etc.), changing residence |
| 引用符 | いんようふ | quotation marks, quote marks |
| 引眉 | ひきまゆ | painted eyebrows |
| 引責 | いんせき | taking responsibility |
| 引退 | いんたい | retire |
| 弘い | ひろい | spacious, vast, wide |
| 弘め | ひろめ | making something widely known, introduction, debut, announcement, unveiling |
| 弘仁 | こうにん | Kounin era (810.9.19-824.1.5) |
| 弘仁格 | こうにんきゃく | Ordinance of the Konin Era |
| 弘報 | こうほう | PR, public relations, publicity, information |
| 弘大 | こうだい | huge, very large, vast, extensive, magnificent, grand |
| 弘法 | ぐほう | spreading Buddhist teachings |
| 弘済会 | こうさいかい | benefit association |
| 弘誓 | ぐぜい | Buddha's great vows |
| 弘遠 | こうえん | vast and far-reaching |
| 弛緩 | しかん, ちかん | relaxation (e.g. of muscles), becoming flaccid |
| 弟妹 | ていまい | younger brother and sister |
| 弥久 | びきゅう | extending over a long time |
| 弥勒 | みろく | Maitreya (a bodhisattva) |
| 弥次 | やじ | hooting, jeering, heckling |
| 弥次る | やじる | to jeer (at), to hoot, to boo, to catcall, to heckle |
| 弥生 | やよい, いやおい | third month of the lunar calendar; thick growth (of grass, etc.) |
| 弥生時代 | やよいじだい | Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE) |
| 弥縫 | びほう | patching up |
| 弦 | げん | bowstring; string (of a shamisen; chord; hypotenuse |
| 弦楽 | げんがく | music for strings |
| 弦楽器 | げんがっき | stringed instruments |
| 弧 | こ | arc |
| 弧を描く | こをえがく | to describe an arc |
| 弧光 | ここう | arc light |
| 弧城 | こじょう | solitary castle, isolated castle |
| 弧状 | こじょう | in form of arch |
| 弱まり | よわまり | abatement, weakening |
| 弱み | よわみ | weakness |
| 弱める | よわめる | to weaken |
| 弱体 | じゃくたい | weak (organization, organisation) |
| 弱含み | よわふくみ | bearish (stock market) |
| 弱気 | よわき | timid, faint-hearted, bearish sentiment |
| 弱者 | じゃくしゃ | weak person, the weak |
| 弱腰 | よわごし | weak attitude |
| 弱震 | じゃくしん | mild earthquake |
| 強さ | つよさ | strength, power |
| 強み | つよみ | forte |
| 強める | つよめる | to strengthen, to emphasize, to emphasise |
| 強制 | きょうせい | obligation, coercion, compulsion, enforcement |
| 強含み | つよふくみ | strengthening, strong tone, strong feeling |
| 強固 | きょうこ | firmness, stability, security, strength |
| 強奪 | ごうだつ | pillage, seizure, hijacking, plunder, extortion |
| 強敵 | きょうてき | formidable enemy |
| 強烈 | きょうれつ | strong, intense, severe |
| 強硬 | きょうこう | firm, vigorous, unbending, unyielding, strong, stubborn |
| 強肩 | きょうけん | strong throwing arm |
| 強行採決 | きょうこうさいけつ | steamroller voting, steamrollering |
| 強襲 | きょうしゅう | assault, violent attack |
| 強豪 | きょうごう | veteran, champion |
| 強風 | きょうふう | strong wind |
| 弾み | はずみ | bounce; momentum; spur of the moment, impulse |
| 弾丸 | だんがん | bullet, shot, shell |
| 弾力 | だんりょく | elasticity, flexibility |
| 弾劾 | だんがい | impeachment, accusation, censure, denunciation |
| 弾劾投票 | だんがいとうひょう | impeachment vote |
| 弾劾裁判所 | だんがいさいばんしょ | (Japanese) Court of Impeachment |
| 弾圧 | だんあつ | oppression, suppression, pressure |
| 弾薬 | だんやく | ammunition |
| 弾道 | だんどう | ballistic |
| 弾頭 | だんとう | warhead |
| 当たり | あたり | hit, success, reaching the mark, per ..., vicinity, neighborhood, neighbourhood |
| 当初 | とうしょ | at first |
| 当局 | とうきょく | authorities; this office |
| 当惑 | とうわく | bewilderment, perplexity, embarrassment, confusion |
| 当然 | とうぜん | natural, as a matter of course |
| 当該 | とうがい | appropriate (authorities), concern, applicability, correlation |
| 当該人物 | とうがいじんぶつ | the appropriate person, competent person |
| 当該官庁 | とうがいかんちょう | proper authorities, authorities concerned |
| 彗星 | すいせい, ほうきぼし | comet |
| 彗星のように現れる | すいせいのようにあらわれる | to become famous overnight, to burst into fame |
| 形意拳 | けいいけん | shape-of-the-mind fist, Hsing I Chuan |
| 形態 | けいたい | form, shape, figure |
| 形成 | けいせい | formation, molding, taking form |
| 形状 | けいじょう | shape, form |
| 形跡 | けいせき | traces, evidence |
| 彦 | ひこ | boy |
| 彦星 | ひこぼし | Altair |
| 彩る | いろどる | to colour, to color, to paint, to make up |
| 彩色 | さいしき, さいしょく | colouring, coloring, colouration, coloration, painting |
| 彫 | ほり | carving, engraving |
| 彫り上げる | ほりあげる | to emboss, to carve in relief, to finish carving of engraving |
| 彫像 | ちょうぞう | sculpture, carved statue, graven image |
| 彫塑 | ちょうそ | carving and engraving |
| 彫塑術 | ちょうそじゅつ | the plastic art |
| 彫琢 | ちょうたく | carving and polishing |
| 彫金 | ちょうきん | metal carving, engraving |
| 彬蔚 | ひんうつ | erudite and refined, handsome |
| 彰徳 | しょうとく | public praise, making another's virtues well-known |
| 彰明 | しょうめい | manifest, exhibiting clearly |
| 影 | かげ | shadow; reflection; presence; light (stars, moon) |
| 影の内閣 | かげのないかく | shadow cabinet |
| 影絵 | かげえ | shadow picture |
| 影響 | えいきょう | influence, effect |
| 役務賠償 | えきむばいしょう | reparation in the form of service |
| 役員 | やくいん | officer, official, executive, staff |
| 役員報酬 | やくいんほうしゅう | officer's compensation or remuneration |
| 役柄 | やくがら | role |
| 彼なり | かれなり | his way, peculiar to him |
| 彼方 | かなた, あなた | beyond, across, the other side, the distance |
| 彼氏 | かれし | boyfriend |
| 往々 | おうおう | sometimes, often |
| 往年 | おうねん | former, one-time, years ago |
| 往復 | おうふく | round trip, coming and going, return ticket |
| 往時 | おうじ | ancient times |
| 往来 | おうらい | coming and going, road, correspondence, street traffic, highway |
| 往診 | おうしん | doctor's visit, house call |
| 往路 | おうろ | outward journey |
| 往還 | おうかん | traffic, coming and going, highway |
| 征く | ゆく | to conquer, to subjugate |
| 征伐 | せいばつ | conquest, subjugation, overcoming |
| 征服 | せいふく | conquest, subjugation, overcoming |
| 径 | けい, わたり | diameter |
| 待ち | まち | waiting, waiting time |
| 待ち伏せ | まちぶせ | performing an ambush |
| 待望 | たいぼう | expectant waiting; long-awaited |
| 待機 | たいき | alert, standby, await an opportunity, wait for orders |
| 待遇 | たいぐう | treatment, reception |
| 待避線 | たいひせん | a sidetrack, a turnout |
| 律義 | りちぎ | honesty, faithfulness, conscientiousness, integrity |
| 後ろ姿 | うしろすがた | retreating figure, appearance from behind |
| 後任 | こうにん | successor |
| 後嗣 | こうし | heir, successor |
| 後妻 | ごさい | second wife |
| 後悔 | こうかい | regret, repentance |
| 後戻り | あともどり | backtrack |
| 後押し | あとおし | pushing, backing, boosting, supporting |
| 後援 | こうえん | support, backing |
| 後昆 | こうこん | grandchildren, posterity |
| 後片付け | あとかたづけ | tidying up, cleaning, clearing away, putting in order |
| 後継 | こうけい | successor |
| 後肢 | こうし | hindlimb, hind leg(s) |
| 後胤 | こういん | descendant, scion |
| 後退 | こうたい | retreat; backspace, BS |
| 後遺症 | こういしょう | prognostic symptoms, after-effect |
| 徐々 | じょじょ | gradually, steadily, quietly, slowly; soon |
| 徐に | おもむろに | slowly, gently |
| 徐ろに | おもむろに | slowly, gently |
| 徐徐 | じょじょ | gradually, steadily, quietly, slowly; soon |
| 徐徐に | じょじょに | slowly, little by little, gradually, steadily, quietly |
| 徐歩 | じょほ | walking slowly |
| 徐脈 | じょみゃく | bradycardia |
| 徐行 | じょこう | going slowly |
| 徒 | あだ | vain, futile, transient, frivolous |
| 徒歩 | とほ | walking, going on foot |
| 徒渉 | としょう | wade across |
| 従って | したがって | therefore, consequently, in accordance with |
| 従事 | じゅうじ | engaging, pursuing, following (e.g. profession or occupation) |
| 従僕 | じゅうぼく | attendant male servant |
| 従属 | じゅうぞく | subordination, dependency |
| 従来 | じゅうらい | up to now, so far, traditional, existing (e.g. equipment) |
| 従業員 | じゅうぎょういん | employee, worker |
| 従軍 | じゅうぐん | campaign |
| 得 | とく | profit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana |
| 得意 | とくい | triumph, prosperity; pride; one's forte |
| 得票 | とくひょう | number of votes polled, poll votes |
| 得策 | とくさく | profitable plan, good plan |
| 御三家 | ごさんけ | three branch Tokugawa families; big (top) three |
| 御伽草子 | おとぎぞうし | fairy-tale book |
| 御凸 | おでこ | brow, forehead |
| 御厄 | とうそう, もがさ, おやく | smallpox, variola |
| 御名御璽 | ぎょめいぎょじ | the imperial or privy seal |
| 御婆さん | おばあさん | grandmother; female senior-citizen |
| 御嬢さん | おじょうさん | daughter; young lady |
| 御孫さん | おまごさん | grandchild |
| 御幣 | ごへい, おんべい, おんべ | staff with plaited paper streamers used in Shinto |
| 御幸 | ぎょうき, みゆき, ごうき, ごこう | imperial outing or visit |
| 御所 | ごしょ | old imperial palace |
| 御曹司 | おんぞうし | son of a distinguished family, son of a noble |
| 御曹子 | おんぞうし | son of a distinguished family, son of a noble |
| 御殿 | ごてん | palace, court |
| 御猪口 | おちょこ | small cup, sake cup; cup-shaped |
| 御璽 | ぎょじ | imperial seal, privy seal |
| 御用 | ごよう | your order, your business, official business |
| 御用邸 | ごようてい | imperial villa |
| 御盆 | おぼん | O-Bon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead |
| 御絞り | おしぼり | wet towel (supplied at table), hot, moistened hand towel |
| 御苑 | ぎょえん | imperial garden |
| 御菓子 | おかし | confections, sweets, candy |
| 御萩 | おはぎ | rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame |
| 御薦め | おすすめ | recommendation, advice, suggestion, encouragement |
| 御誕生日おめでとうございます | おたんじょうびおめでとうございます | Happy Birthday |
| 御降誕 | ごこうたん | birth (regal), nativity |
| 御陵 | ごりょう | imperial tomb |
| 復元 | ふくげん | restoration (to original state), reconstruction |
| 復帰 | ふっき | return; carriage return, CR |
| 復旧 | ふっきゅう, ふくきゅう | restoration, restitution, rehabilitation |
| 復権 | ふっけん, ふくけん | rehabilitation, reinstatement, restoration of rights |
| 復活 | ふっかつ | revival (e.g. musical); restoration, rebirth, resurrection |
| 復興 | ふっこう | revival, renaissance, reconstruction |
| 循環 | じゅんかん | circulation, rotation, cycle |
| 循環器 | じゅんかんき | circulatory organ |
| 循環小数 | じゅんかんしょうすう | recurring decimal |
| 循環系 | じゅんかんけい | circulatory system (blood, lymph, etc.) |
| 循良 | じゅんりょう | good and obedient, gentle, meek |
| 微動 | びどう | slight tremor or movement, a quiver |
| 微小 | びしょう | microscopic |
| 微生物 | びせいぶつ | microbe, germ |
| 微禄 | びろく | small stipend |
| 微笑 | びしょう | smile |
| 微粒子 | びりゅうし | corpuscle, minute particle |
| 微細 | びさい | minute, micro, detailed, delicate, subtle |
| 微衷 | びちゅう | one's innermost thoughts (feelings) |
| 微量 | びりょう | minuscule amount, extremely small quantity |
| 微震 | びしん | slight earthquake |
| 徳義 | とくぎ | morals, morality, sincerity |
| 徴 | しるし | mark; symbol; evidence |
| 徴兵 | ちょうへい | conscription, recruitment, enlistment |
| 徴収 | ちょうしゅう | collection, levy |
| 徴用 | ちょうよう | drafting, requisition, impressment, commandeering, expropriation |
| 徴税 | ちょうぜい | tax collection, taxation |
| 徹す | とおす | to let pass, to overlook, to continue, to keep, to make way for, to persist in |
| 徹夜 | てつや | all night, all-night vigil, sleepless night |
| 徹宵 | てっしょう | all night, without sleep |
| 徹底 | てってい | thoroughness, completeness |
| 心から | しんから, こころから | from the bottom of one's heart, heart and soul, by nature |
| 心の琴線 | こころのきんせん | heartstrings, innermost soul |
| 心の糧 | こころのかて | food for thought |
| 心不全 | しんふぜん | heart failure |
| 心境 | しんきょう | mental state |
| 心憎い | こころにくい | refined, admirable, superb |
| 心拍 | しんぱく | heart rate |
| 心拍数 | しんぱくすう | one's heart rate, pulse rate |
| 心構え | こころがまえ | preparedness, readiness |
| 心神喪失 | しんしんそうしつ | of unsound mind |
| 心神耗弱 | しんしんもうじゃく, しんしんこうじゃく | mental retardation, unsound mind |
| 心神耗弱者 | しんしんもうじゃくしゃ, しんしんこうじゃくしゃ | mentally retarded person, feebleminded person |
| 心筋 | しんきん | heart muscle, myocardium |
| 心臓の鼓動 | しんぞうのこどう | heartbeat |
| 心臓病 | しんぞうびょう | heart trouble, heart disease |
| 心遣い | こころづかい | solicitude, anxiety, regard for |
| 心酔 | しんすい | adoration |
| 心髄 | しんずい | true meaning, mystery, essence, quintessence, soul, core, kernel, life blood |
| 必勝 | ひっしょう | certain victory |
| 必携 | ひっけい | handbook; (something) essential to keep on you |
| 必然的 | ひつぜんてき | inevitable, necessary |
| 必着 | ひっちゃく | must arrive, must be received |
| 必要性 | ひつようせい | necessity |
| 必需 | ひつじゅ | necessary |
| 必須 | ひっす | indispensable, required |
| 必須科目 | ひっすかもく | required subjects |
| 忌 | いみ | mourning; taboo; religious purification; pure, holy |
| 忌まわしい | いまわしい | abominable |
| 忌み | いみ | mourning; taboo; religious purification; pure, holy |
| 忌垣 | いがき | fence around a shrine |
| 忌避 | きひ | evasion; challenge, (taking) exception |
| 忍 | にん | endurance, forbearance, patience, self-restraint |
| 忍び寄る | しのびよる | to creep, to steal up, to draw near unnoticed |
| 忍び込む | しのびこむ | to creep in, to steal in |
| 忍ぶ | しのぶ | to conceal oneself, to hide; to endure |
| 忍耐 | にんたい | endurance, perseverance, patience |
| 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) |
| 志向 | しこう | intention, aim |
| 志望 | しぼう | wish, desire, ambition |
| 志願 | しがん | aspiration, volunteering, desire |
| 忘れっぽい | わすれっぽい | forgetful |
| 忘却 | ぼうきゃく | lapse of memory, forgetfulness, oblivion |
| 忘年会 | ぼうねんかい | year-end party |
| 忙しげ | せわしげ | looking restless |
| 忙しない | せわしない | restless, fidgety, in a hurry |
| 忙殺 | ぼうさつ | worked to death |
| 応える | こたえる | to respond; to take its toll, to strike home |
| 応じる | おうじる | to respond, to satisfy, to accept, to comply with, to apply for |
| 応募 | おうぼ | subscription, application |
| 応募者 | おうぼしゃ | applicant |
| 応召 | おうしょう | being called to the colours (colors) (mil) |
| 応援 | おうえん | aid, assistance, help, reinforcement, rooting, barracking, support, cheering |
| 応札 | おうさつ | bid |
| 応用 | おうよう | application, put to practical use |
| 応答 | おうとう | reply, answer, response |
| 応諾 | おうだく | consent, compliance |
| 応酬 | おうしゅう | exchange; reply, riposte |
| 忠なる | ちゅうなる | devoted, loyal, true, faithful |
| 忠告 | ちゅうこく | advice, warning |
| 忠孝 | ちゅうこう | loyalty and filial piety |
| 忠実 | ちゅうじつ, まめ | faithful; hardworking; healthy, fit |
| 忠恕 | ちゅうじょ | sincerity and consideration |
| 忠犬 | ちゅうけん | faithful dog (Hachiko) |
| 忠義 | ちゅうぎ | loyalty, devotion |
| 忠臣 | ちゅうしん | loyal retainer, loyal subject |
| 忠誠 | ちゅうせい | loyalty, sincerity |
| 忠魂 | ちゅうこん | loyalty, the loyal dead |
| 快い | こころよい | pleasant, agreeable |
| 快哉 | かいさい | joy, exultation |
| 快哉を叫ぶ | かいさいをさけぶ | to shout with exultation, to shout for joy |
| 快挙 | かいきょ | brilliant achievement |
| 快方に赴く | かいほうにおもむく | to improve, to get better, to convalesce |
| 快調 | かいちょう | harmony, excellent condition |
| 快諾 | かいだく | ready consent |
| 快速 | かいそく | high speed, celerity, mobility, express (train that bypasses many stations) |
| 念 | ねん | sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, concern, attention, care |
| 念仏 | ねんぶつ | Buddhist prayer, prayer to Amitabha |
| 念頭 | ねんとう | mind |
| 念願 | ねんがん | one's heart's desire, earnest petition |
| 怒り | いかり | anger, hatred, rage, wrath |
| 怒号 | どごう | angry roar, bellow |
| 怒声 | どせい | angry voice, harsh words |
| 怒鳴り込む | どなりこむ | to storm in with a yell |
| 怒鳴る | どなる | to shout, to yell |
| 怖 | こわ | frightening, terrifying |
| 怖い | こわい | scary, frightening, eerie, dreadful; (I'm) afraid |
| 怖がる | こわがる | to be afraid of, to fear, to dread, to be nervous (about), to be shy (of) |
| 怖じけ | おじけ | fear, dread, fright, willies |
| 怖じる | おじる | to be scared |
| 怖る | おそる | to fear, to be afraid |
| 怖れ | おそれ | fear, horror, anxiety, concern, uneasiness |
| 怜俐 | れいり | cleverness, sagacity |
| 怜悧 | れいり | cleverness, sagacity |
| 怜悧狡猾 | れいりこうかつ | cunning, crafty, shrewd, guileful |
| 思いやり | おもいやり | consideration, sympathy |
| 思い切って | おもいきって | resolutely, boldly, daringly |
| 思い悩む | おもいなやむ | to worry |
| 思惑 | おもわく | expectation; anticipation, speculation |
| 思惟 | しい | thought, thinking, speculation |
| 思慕 | しぼ | yearning, deep affection |
| 思慮 | しりょ | prudence |
| 思潮 | しちょう | trend of thought |
| 思索 | しさく | speculation, thinking, meditation |
| 怠い | だるい | sluggish, feel heavy, languid, dull |
| 怠ける | なまける | to be idle; to neglect (e.g. one's work) |
| 怠け者 | なまけもの | lazy person, lazy fellow, slothful person |
| 怠らずに | おこたらずに | carefully |
| 怠り | おこたり | negligence, carelessness |
| 怠りなく | おこたりなく | diligently |
| 怠惰 | たいだ | laziness, idleness |
| 怠慢 | たいまん | negligence, procrastination, carelessness |
| 急いで | いそいで | hurriedly |
| 急きょ | きゅうきょ | hurriedly, in a hurry |
| 急な坂 | きゅうなさか | sudden drop, precipitous slope |
| 急伸 | きゅうしん | sudden rise (esp. of stock prices), jump |
| 急募 | きゅうぼ | urgent recruit |
| 急坂 | きゅうはん, きゅうさか | steep slope, steep gradient |
| 急増 | きゅうぞう | explosion, proliferation, surge |
| 急峻 | きゅうしゅん | steep, sharp |
| 急性 | きゅうせい | acute (e.g. illness) |
| 急患 | きゅうかん | emergency case |
| 急激 | きゅうげき | sudden, precipitous, radical |
| 急落 | きゅうらく | sudden fall, sharp fall, sudden drop, sharp drop |
| 急逝 | きゅうせい | sudden death |
| 急速 | きゅうそく | rapid (e.g. progress) |
| 急進 | きゅうしん | rapid progress, radical |
| 急須 | きゅうす | small teapot |
| 急須の口 | きゅうすのくち | spout of a teapot |
| 急騰 | きゅうとう | sudden rise, jump, sharp rise |
| 性癖 | せいへき | disposition, inclination, characteristic, idiosyncrasy |
| 怨恨 | えんこん | enmity, grudge |
| 怪 | かい | mystery, wonder |
| 怪しい | あやしい | suspicious; charming, bewitching |
| 怪しげ | あやしげ | questionable, doubtful, suspicious |
| 怪人 | かいじん | mysterious person |
| 怪傑 | かいけつ | man of extraordinary talent, wonder man |
| 怪奇 | かいき | bizarre, strange, wonderful, weird, outrageous |
| 怪文書 | かいぶんしょ | objectionable literature |
| 怪物 | かいぶつ | monster |
| 怪獣 | かいじゅう | monster |
| 怪談 | かいだん | ghost story |
| 恋する | こいする | to fall in love with, to love |
| 恋心 | こいごころ, こいこころ | one's love, awakening of love |
| 恋愛 | れんあい | love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections |
| 恋文 | こいぶみ | love-letter |
| 恐らく | おそらく | perhaps, likely, probably, I dare say |
| 恐れ | おそれ | fear, horror, anxiety, concern, uneasiness |
| 恐れる | おそれる | to fear, to be afraid of |
| 恐ろしい | おそろしい | terrible, dreadful |
| 恐喝 | きょうかつ | threat, blackmail |
| 恐喝罪 | きょうかつざい | (the crime of) extortion |
| 恐嚇 | きょうかく | intimidation, threat |
| 恐怖 | きょうふ, くふ | fear, dread, dismay, terror |
| 恐怖症 | きょうふしょう | morbid fear, phobia |
| 恐慌 | きょうこう | panic, scare, consternation |
| 恐竜 | きょうりゅう | dinosaur |
| 恒久 | こうきゅう | permanent, perpetuity |
| 恒久化 | こうきゅうか | making permanent |
| 恒例 | こうれい | established practice, established practise, custom |
| 恒常 | こうじょう | constancy |
| 恒心 | こうしん | steadiness, constancy |
| 恒星 | こうせい | (fixed) star (i.e. not a planet, meteorite, etc.) |
| 恒河沙 | ごうがしゃ, こうがしゃ | 10^56; innumerable (lit: as countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges river) |
| 恒温器 | こうおんき | incubator |
| 恒産 | こうさん | fixed or real property |
| 恒等式 | こうとうしき | identity |
| 恥 | はじ | shame, embarrassment |
| 恥さらし | はじさらし | disgrace |
| 恥じらい | はじらい | shyness |
| 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 |
| 恥ずかしい | はずかしい | shy, ashamed, embarrassed |
| 恥ずかしがる | はずかしがる | to be shy of, to be bashful, to be abashed, to blush |
| 恥らい | はじらい | shyness |
| 恥らう | はじらう | to feel shy, to be bashful, to blush |
| 恥辱 | ちじょく | disgrace, shame, insult |
| 恨み | うらみ | resentment; matter for regret, regret |
| 恨みっこなし | うらみっこなし | with no hard feelings |
| 恨みっこのないように | うらみっこのないように | making it even, for fair play |
| 恨みつらみ | うらみつらみ | pent-up resentment, grudges and hard feelings |
| 恨む | うらむ | to resent; to regret |
| 恨むらくは | うらむらくは | I regret that, I feel terrible but, I'm sorry but |
| 恨めしい | うらめしい | reproachful, hateful, bitter |
| 恩人 | おんじん | benefactor, patron |
| 恩典 | おんてん | favour, favor, act of grace, special privilege |
| 恩師 | おんし | one's honoured teacher, one's honored teacher |
| 恩沢 | おんたく, おんだく | favour, favor, benefit |
| 恩給 | おんきゅう | pension |
| 恩義 | おんぎ | obligation, favour, favor, debt of gratitude |
| 恩誼 | おんぎ | obligation, favour, favor, debt of gratitude |
| 恩賜 | おんし | Imperial gift |
| 恩赦 | おんしゃ | amnesty, pardon |
| 恩返し | おんがえし | requital of a favour (favor), repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.) |
| 恩顧 | おんこ | favour, favor, patronage |
| 恫喝 | どうかつ | intimidation, threat, bluster |
| 恭しい | うやうやしい | respectful, reverent |
| 恭しく | うやうやしく | reverentially, respectfully |
| 恭倹 | きょうけん | respectfulness and modesty, deference |
| 恭敬 | きょうけい | respect, reverence, veneration |
| 恭謙 | きょうけん | modesty, humility |
| 恭賀 | きょうが | respectful congratulations |
| 恭賀新年 | きょうがしんねん | Happy New Year! |
| 恭順 | きょうじゅん | allegiance |
| 息吹 | いぶき | breath |
| 恵み | めぐみ | blessing, grace |
| 恵む | めぐむ | to bless, to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.) |
| 恵比寿 | えびす, ゑびす, えべす, ひるこ | Ebisu (god of fishing and commerce) |
| 恵比須 | えびす, ゑびす, えべす, ひるこ | Ebisu (god of fishing and commerce) |
| 悌順 | ていじゅん | obedience |
| 悔い | くい | regret, repentance |
| 悔いる | くいる | to regret |
| 悔しさ | くやしさ | chagrin |
| 悔し泣き | くやしなき | crying from vexation, tears of regret |
| 悔し涙 | くやしなみだ | vexation, chagrin |
| 悔やみ | くやみ | condolence(s) |
| 悔悟 | かいご | remorse |
| 悟り | さとり | comprehension, understanding, Buddhist enlightenment, satori |
| 悟る | さとる | to attain enlightenment, to perceive, to understand, to discern |
| 悟入 | ごにゅう | entering enlightenment |
| 悟性 | ごせい | wisdom, understanding |
| 悟道 | ごどう | (the path of spiritual) enlightenment |
| 悠久 | ゆうきゅう | eternity, perpetuity, permanence |
| 悠悠 | ゆうゆう | quiet, calm, leisurely, easy |
| 悠悠自適の生活 | ゆうゆうじてきのせいかつ | life free from worldly cares |
| 悠揚 | ゆうよう | self-possessed, calm |
| 悠然 | ゆうぜん | with an air of composure, calmly |
| 悠遠 | ゆうえん | faraway, remoteness |
| 悠長 | ゆうちょう | leisurely; conspicuous, exceeding, deliberate |
| 患い | わずらい | illness, sickness |
| 患う | わずらう | to fall ill |
| 患者 | かんじゃ | (a) patient |
| 患部 | かんぶ | affected part |
| 悦 | えつ | self-satisfaction, rejoicing |
| 悦に入る | えつにいる | to be pleased, to gloat, to glow with self-satisfaction |
| 悦ばしい | よろこばしい | delightful, joyful, gratifying |
| 悦んで | よろこんで | with pleasure ... |
| 悦哉 | えっさい | musket (male Japanese sparrowhawk) |
| 悦楽 | えつらく | enjoyment, pleasure |
| 悩ましげ | なやましげ | languishing, yearning, desiring |
| 悩ます | なやます | to afflict, to torment, to harass, to molest |
| 悩み | なやみ | trouble(s), worry, distress, sorrows, anguish, agony, problem |
| 悩みごと | なやみごと | something causing worry |
| 悩む | なやむ | to be worried, to be troubled |
| 悪 | あく | evil, wickedness |
| 悪さ | わるさ | badness, mean mischief |
| 悪化 | あっか | (suffer) deterioration, growing worse, aggravation, degeneration, corruption |
| 悪夢 | あくむ | nightmare, bad dream |
| 悪天候 | あくてんこう | bad weather |
| 悪太郎 | あくたろう | bad boy |
| 悪巧み | わるだくみ | wiles, sinister design, trick, conspiracy, intrigue |
| 悪弊 | あくへい | vice, abuse, evil |
| 悪循環 | あくじゅんかん | vicious circle |
| 悪徳 | あくとく | vice, immorality, corruption |
| 悪法も亦法也 | あくほうもまたほうなり | A law is a law, however undesirable it may be |
| 悪玉 | あくたま, あくだま | bad character, bad person, villain, baddie |
| 悪疫 | あくえき | epidemic |
| 悪癖が直る | あくへきがなおる | to get over a bad habit |
| 悪臭 | あくしゅう | stink, bad odor, bad odour, stench |
| 悪茄子 | わるなすび | Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense) |
| 悪虐 | あくぎゃく | atrocity; treason |
| 悪虐無道 | あくぎゃくむどう, あくぎゃくぶどう | treacherous, heinous, treasonous, atrocious |
| 悪質 | あくしつ | bad quality, malignancy, vicious, malignant |
| 悪趣味 | あくしゅみ | bad taste |
| 悪阻 | おそ, つわり | morning sickness |
| 悪餓鬼 | わるがき | brat |
| 悲しい哉 | かなしいかな | Sad to say, How sad, Alas |
| 悲しみ | かなしみ | sadness, sorrow, grief |
| 悲哀 | ひあい | sorrow, grief, sadness |
| 悲嘆 | ひたん | grief, sorrow, anguish, lamentation |
| 悲壮 | ひそう | heroic, tragic, grim, pathetic, touching |
| 悲恋 | ひれん | blighted love, disappointed love |
| 悲惨 | ひさん | disastrous, tragic, miserable, wretched, pitiful |
| 悲憤慷慨 | ひふんこうがい | indignant lamentation over the evils of the times |
| 悲歌慷慨 | ひかこうがい | indignant lamentation over the evils of the times |
| 悲痛 | ひつう | bitterness, pathos |
| 悲観 | ひかん | pessimism, disappointment |
| 悲願 | ひがん | one's dearest wish, Buddha's vow to save humanity |
| 悲鳴 | ひめい | shriek, scream |
| 悼む | いたむ | to grieve over, to mourn, to lament |
| 悼辞 | とうじ | funeral address, message of condolence, words of condolence |
| 情 | じょう | feelings, emotion, passion |
| 情け容赦 | なさけようしゃ | mercy |
| 情勢 | じょうせい | state of things, state of affairs, condition, situation, circumstances |
| 情報処理 | じょうほうしょり | data processing |
| 情操 | じょうそう | sentiment |
| 情景 | じょうけい | spectacle, sight, scene |
| 情熱 | じょうねつ | passion, enthusiasm, zeal |
| 情状酌量 | じょうじょうしゃくりょう | taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration |
| 情緒 | じょうしょ, じょうちょ | emotion, feeling |
| 情緒障害 | じょうしょしょうがい, じょうちょしょうがい | (suffering) an emotional disturbance |
| 惇厚 | とんこう | sincerity and kindheartedness, honesty and simplicity |
| 惇朴 | とんぼく | honest and homely, simple |
| 惇樸 | とんぼく | honest and homely, simple |
| 惇睦 | とんぼく | cordial and friendly, affectionate |
| 惑わす | まどわす | to bewilder, to perplex, to puzzle |
| 惑星 | わくせい | planet |
| 惚け茄子 | ぼけなす | faded; slow-witted, abstracted person, halfwit |
| 惜しくも | おしくも | to one's regret (chagrin), regrettably |
| 惜しげもなく | おしげもなく | freely, generously, liberally, ungrudgingly |
| 惜しまない | おしまない | without sparing (effort, funds, etc.) |
| 惜しみなく | おしみなく | without stint, freely |
| 惜しみ無く | おしみなく | without stint, freely |
| 惜しむべき | おしむべき | lamentable, regrettable |
| 惜敗 | せきはい | regrettable defeat, defeat by a narrow margin |
| 惟神 | かんながら, かむながら, かみながら | as a god; as was done in the age of the gods |
| 惟神の道 | かんながらのみち, かむながらのみち | the way of the gods |
| 惣嫁 | そうか | (Edo period) streetwalker |
| 惣社 | そうじゃ | shrine enshrining several gods |
| 惣管領 | そうかんりょう | (hist.) governor-general |
| 惣菜 | そうざい | side dish, daily (household) dish |
| 惣領 | そうりょう | government, administration (fief) |
| 惨い | むごい | cruel, atrocious, merciless, inhuman, brutal |
| 惨たらしい | むごたらしい | incredibly brutal, gory, gruesome |
| 惨め | みじめ | miserable, wretched, unhappy, sad, pitiable |
| 惨事 | さんじ | disaster, horrible accident |
| 惨劇 | さんげき | tragedy, tragic event |
| 惨敗 | さんぱい, ざんぱい | ignominious defeat, crushing failure, utterly beaten, overwhelming defeat |
| 惨殺 | ざんさつ | slaughter, massacre |
| 惨状 | さんじょう | disastrous scene, terrible spectacle |
| 惨禍 | さんか | calamity |
| 惰力 | だりょく | inertia, momentum; force of habit |
| 惰弱 | だじゃく | enervated, effete, effeminate |
| 惰性 | だせい | inertia, habit, momentum |
| 惰気 | だき | indolence, listlessness |
| 惰眠 | だみん | indolence, inactivity |
| 想像妊娠 | そうぞうにんしん | false pregnancy, pseudocyesis |
| 想定 | そうてい | hypothesis, supposition, assumption |
| 愁い | うれい | sad, unhappy, gloomy |
| 愁い顔 | うれいがお | sad face, sorrowful face, anxious look, sad countenance |
| 愁うべき | うれうべき | deplorable, alarming, grievous, lamentable |
| 愁え | うれえ | lamentation; grief; anxiety; illness; mourning |
| 愁える | うれえる | to grieve, to lament, to be anxious, to be distressed |
| 愁傷 | しゅうしょう | grief, sorrow |
| 愁訴 | しゅうそ | complaint |
| 愉しい | たのしい | enjoyable, fun |
| 愉しげ | たのしげ | happy, cheerful, pleasant |
| 愉快犯 | ゆかいはん | criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes |
| 愉悦 | ゆえつ | joy |
| 愉楽 | ゆらく | pleasure |
| 愉色 | ゆしょく | cheerful expression, pleased look |
| 意に叶う | いにかなう | to satisfy (one), to meet (one's) desire |
| 意匠 | いしょう | design |
| 意向 | いこう | intention, idea, inclination |
| 意味合い | いみあい | implication, nuance |
| 意図的 | いとてき | intentional, on purpose |
| 意思表示 | いしひょうじ | declaration of intention |
| 意欲 | いよく | will, desire, ambition |
| 意気軒昂 | いきけんこう | in high spirits, elated |
| 意気軒高 | いきけんこう | in high spirits, elated |
| 意気込み | いきごみ | ardor, enthusiasm |
| 意気阻喪 | いきそそう | depressed in spirits, rejection, disheartened, lacking nerve |
| 意趣 | いしゅ | grudge, malice, spite |
| 意馬心猿 | いばしんえん | (being unable to control) one's worldly desires and passions |
| 愚 | ぐ | foolishness, silliness, stupidity, folly; I, me |
| 愚か | おろか | foolish, stupid |
| 愚かしい | おろかしい | foolish, stupid |
| 愚にもつかない | ぐにもつかない | nonsensical, ridiculous, trifling |
| 愚図愚図 | ぐずぐず | slowly, tardily, hesitatingly, lingering, complaining |
| 愚弄 | ぐろう | mockery, derision, ridicule |
| 愚痴 | ぐち | idle complaint, grumble; moha (ignorance, folly) |
| 愚直 | ぐちょく | simple honesty, tactless frankness |
| 愚行 | ぐこう | folly, foolish move |
| 愚連隊 | ぐれんたい | gang of young toughs |
| 愛しい | いとしい | lovely, dear, beloved, darling |
| 愛に飢える | あいにうえる | to hunger (starve) for love |
| 愛の結晶 | あいのけっしょう | fruit of love, children |
| 愛人 | あいじん | lover, mistress |
| 愛吟 | あいぎん | favourite poem or song; lover of poetry and song |
| 愛国 | あいこく | love of (one's) country, patriotism |
| 愛好 | あいこう | love, adoration |
| 愛娘 | まなむすめ | one's beloved daughter |
| 愛媛県 | えひめけん | Ehime prefecture (Shikoku) |
| 愛慕 | あいぼ | love, attachment, adoration |
| 愛憎 | あいぞう | love and hate, likes and dislikes |
| 愛煙家 | あいえんか | heavy smoker, habitual smoker |
| 愛犬 | あいけん | pet dog |
| 愛称 | あいしょう | pet name |
| 愛顧 | あいこ | patronage, favour, favor |
| 感じる | かんじる | to feel, to sense, to experience |
| 感冒 | かんぼう | cold |
| 感動 | かんどう | being deeply moved emotionally, excitement, passion, deep emotion, impression |
| 感嘆 | かんたん | admiration, wonder |
| 感嘆符 | かんたんふ | exclamation point, exclamation mark |
| 感性 | かんせい | sensitivity, sensitiveness, sense |
| 感想 | かんそう | impressions, thoughts |
| 感慨 | かんがい | strong feelings, deep emotion |
| 感慨無量 | かんがいむりょう | deep emotion, one's mind is filled with thousand emotions |
| 感染 | かんせん | infection, contagion |
| 感染症 | かんせんしょう | infectious disease, infection |
| 感涙 | かんるい | tears of gratitude |
| 感触 | かんしょく | sense of touch, feeling, sensation, texture (of food while chewing) |
| 感謝 | かんしゃ | thanks, gratitude |
| 感銘 | かんめい | deep impression |
| 慈しみ | いつくしみ | affection, love |
| 慈しむ | いつくしむ | to love, to be affectionate to, to pity |
| 慈兄 | じけい | affectionate elder brother |
| 慈善 | じぜん | charity, philanthropy |
| 慈悲 | じひ | compassion, benevolence, charity, mercy |
| 慈愛 | じあい | affection, kindness, love |
| 慈眼 | じげん | merciful eye |
| 慈訓 | じくん | kind counsel, mother's advice |
| 慈雨 | じう | welcome (beneficial) rain |
| 態 | ざま | mess, sorry state, plight, sad sight; way, manner |
| 態勢 | たいせい | attitude, conditions, preparations |
| 慌しい | あわただしい | busy, hurried, confused, flurried |
| 慌ただしい | あわただしい | busy, hurried, confused, flurried |
| 慌てて | あわてて | in hot haste, in confusion |
| 慌てふためく | あわてふためく | to get into a panic, to be flustered, to panic, to get in a flap |
| 慌てんぼう | あわてんぼう | flustered person, hasty person |
| 慌て者 | あわてもの | scatterbrain, absent-minded person |
| 慎ましい | つつましい | modest, reserved, quiet, humble |
| 慎ましやか | つつましやか | modest, reserved |
| 慎み | つつしみ | modesty, self-control, discretion |
| 慎み深い | つつしみぶかい | discreet, modest, cautious |
| 慕う | したう | to yearn for, to miss, to adore, to love dearly |
| 慕わしい | したわしい | dear, beloved |
| 慕情 | ぼじょう | longing, yearning |
| 慢心 | まんしん | self-conceit, pride |
| 慢性 | まんせい | chronicity, chronic |
| 慢性的 | まんせいてき | chronic |
| 慣らす | ならす | to accustom |
| 慣れ | なれ | practice, practise, experience |
| 慣れっこ | なれっこ | familiarity |
| 慣例 | かんれい | custom, precedent, of convention |
| 慣習 | かんしゅう | usual (historical) custom |
| 慣行 | かんこう | customary practice, customary practise, habit, traditional event |
| 慧敏 | けいびん | clever, of quick intellect |
| 慧眼 | えげん | the wisdom eye |
| 慨世 | がいせい | deploring the course of public events |
| 慨嘆 | がいたん | deploring, lamentation, regret, complaint |
| 慨歎 | がいたん | deploring, lamentation, regret, complaint |
| 慨然 | がいぜん | indignant, sorrowful; steadfast, determined |
| 慮る | おもんぱかる | to consider |
| 慰み | なぐさみ | amusement, diversion (to pass time), pastime, recreation |
| 慰む | なぐさむ | to be diverted, to forget one's worries, to comfort |
| 慰め | なぐさめ | comfort, consolation, diversion |
| 慰労 | いろう | recognition of services |
| 慰問 | いもん | condolences, sympathy call |
| 慰安 | いあん | solace, relaxation |
| 慰留 | いりゅう | dissuasion from resigning or leaving |
| 慰謝 | いしゃ | consolation |
| 慰霊 | いれい | comfort the spirit (of the dead) |
| 慰霊祭 | いれいさい | memorial service |
| 慶事 | けいじ | auspicious event |
| 慶弔 | けいちょう | congratulations and condolences |
| 慶祝 | けいしゅく | congratulation; celebration |
| 慶賀 | けいが | congratulation |
| 慷慨 | こうがい | righteous indignation, patriotic lamentation, deploration |
| 憂い | うい | unhappy, sad, gloomy |
| 憂える | うれえる | to grieve, to lament, to be anxious, to be distressed |
| 憂き目 | うきめ | bitter experience, misery, distress, grief, sad thoughts, hardship |
| 憂さ | うさ | gloom, melancholy |
| 憂国 | ゆうこく | patriotism |
| 憂慮 | ゆうりょ | anxiety, concern, fear |
| 憂虞 | ゆうぐ | anxiety, fear |
| 憎さ | にくさ | hatefulness, hatred |
| 憎しみ | にくしみ | hatred |
| 憎たらしい | にくたらしい, にくったらしい | odious, hateful; (speaking ironically) darling |
| 憎悪 | ぞうお | hatred |
| 憤り | いきどおり | resentment, indignation |
| 憤る | いきどおる | to be angry, to resent, to be enraged, to be indignant |
| 憤慨 | ふんがい | indignation, resentment |
| 憤死 | ふんし | dying in a fit of anger or indignation |
| 憤激 | ふんげき | fury |
| 憧れ | あこがれ | yearning, longing, aspiration |
| 憧れの的 | あこがれのまと | object of adoration, longing |
| 憧憬 | しょうけい, どうけい | longing, aspiration |
| 憧憬れる | あこがれる | to long for, to yearn after, to admire, to be attracted by |
| 憩 | いこい | rest |
| 憩い | いこい | rest |
| 憩う | いこう | to rest, to relax, to repose |
| 憩室 | けいしつ | diverticulum |
| 憲兵 | けんぺい | military police |
| 憲政 | けんせい | constitutional government |
| 憲法裁判所 | けんぽうさいばんしょ | constitutional court |
| 憲章 | けんしょう | charter |
| 憶える | おぼえる | to remember; to feel |
| 憶念 | おくねん | something one always remembers |
| 憶測 | おくそく | guess, speculation, supposition |
| 憶病 | おくびょう | cowardice, timidity |
| 憶説 | おくせつ | hypothesis, speculation, surmise |
| 憾み | うらみ | resentment; matter for regret, regret |
| 憾む | うらむ | to resent; to regret |
| 憾むらくは | うらむらくは | I regret that, I feel terrible but, I'm sorry but |
| 懇ろ | ねんごろ | kind, courteous, hospitable |
| 懇ろになる | ねんごろになる | to become intimate, to become acquainted |
| 懇切 | こんせつ | kindness, cordiality, exhaustiveness |
| 懇情 | こんじょう | kindliness |
| 懇意 | こんい | kindness, intimacy, friendship |
| 懇篤 | こんとく | cordial, kind |
| 懇親 | こんしん | friendship, intimacy |
| 懇話 | こんわ | friendly (familiar) chat (talk) |
| 懇談 | こんだん | informal talk |
| 懇請 | こんせい | appeal, entreaty, request |
| 懇願 | こんがん | entreaty, supplication, petition |
| 懐 | ふところ | bosom, bust; (breast) pocket, purse, handbag |
| 懐かしい | なつかしい | dear, desired, missed |
| 懐かしむ | なつかしむ | to yearn for (miss) someone (thing) |
| 懐中時計 | かいちゅうとけい, かいちゅうどけい | pocket watch |
| 懐中電灯 | かいちゅうでんとう | electric torch, flashlight |
| 懐刀 | ふところがたな | confidant, right-hand man, dagger |
| 懐古 | かいこ | recalling the old days, nostalgia, reminiscences |
| 懐妊 | かいにん | pregnancy, conception |
| 懐柔 | かいじゅう | conciliation |
| 懐疑 | かいぎ | doubt, skepticism, scepticism, disbelief |
| 懐石料理 | かいせきりょうり | tea-ceremony dishes; traditional Japanese meal brought in courses |
| 懐胎 | かいたい | conception, becoming pregnant, pregnancy |
| 懲らしめ | こらしめ | chastisement |
| 懲らしめる | こらしめる | to chastise, to punish, to discipline |
| 懲らす | こらす | to chastise, to punish, to discipline |
| 懲りる | こりる | to learn by experience, to be disgusted with |
| 懲役 | ちょうえき | penal servitude, imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour) |
| 懲戒 | ちょうかい | discipline, punishment, reprimand |
| 懲罰 | ちょうばつ | discipline, punishment, reprimand |
| 懲罰委員会 | ちょうばついいんかい | disciplinary committee |
| 懶惰 | らんだ, らいだ | lazy, idle |
| 懸け離れる | かけはなれる | to be very far apart from, to be remote, to be quite different from |
| 懸垂 | けんすい | pull-up, chin up, chinning |
| 懸念 | けねん | worry, fear, anxiety, concern |
| 懸案 | けんあん | pending question, pending problem |
| 懸賞 | けんしょう | offering prizes, winning, reward |
| 懺悔 | さんげ, ざんげ | repentance, confession, penitence |
| 戌亥 | いぬい | northwest |
| 成し遂げる | なしとげる | to accomplish, to finish, to fulfill |
| 成人病 | せいじんびょう | adult diseases |
| 成否 | せいひ | success or failure, outcome, result |
| 成就 | じょうじゅ | fulfillment, fulfilment, realization, realisation, completion |
| 成層圏 | せいそうけん | stratosphere |
| 成果 | せいか | results, fruits |
| 成熟 | せいじゅく | maturity, ripeness |
| 成虫 | せいちゅう | imago, adult (insect) |
| 成長を阻む | せいちょうをはばむ | to hinder (check) the growth of (plants) |
| 成長株 | せいちょうかぶ | growth stock, person with future promise |
| 我 | われ, わ, あれ, あ, わぬ, わろ | I; oneself; you; prefix indicating familiarity or contempt |
| 我が | わが | my, our, one's own |
| 我が国 | わがくに | our country, our land, one's own country |
| 我が家 | わがや, わがいえ | our house, our home |
| 我が身 | わがみ | myself, oneself |
| 我ら | われら | we; I; you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors) |
| 我利勉 | がりべん | drudge, grind, someone who studies too much, cram-study (for exam, etc.) |
| 戒厳令 | かいげんれい | martial law |
| 戒名 | かいみょう | posthumous Buddhist name |
| 戒告 | かいこく | admonition |
| 戒律 | かいりつ | (religious) precept, discipline, commandment, mitzvah |
| 戒慎 | かいしん | caution, discretion |
| 戦いを挑む | たたかいをいどむ | to challenge (a person) to a fight |
| 戦えば乃ち勝つ | たたかえばすなわちかつ | to win every battle (that is fought) |
| 戦争挑戦国 | せんそうちょうせんくに | warmonger |
| 戦争犠牲者 | せんそうぎせいしゃ | war victim |
| 戦争賠償金 | せんそうばいしょうきん | war reparation |
| 戦列 | せんれつ | line of battle |
| 戦史 | せんし | military history or annals |
| 戦場航空阻止 | せんじょうこうくうそし | battlefield air interdiction |
| 戦後 | せんご | postwar period, period after Second World War |
| 戦没 | せんぼつ | death in battle, killed in action |
| 戦没者追悼式 | せんぼつしゃついとうしき | memorial service for the war dead |
| 戦没者追悼記念日 | せんぼつしゃついとうきねんび | Memorial Day (US) |
| 戦況 | せんきょう | war situation, progress of a battle |
| 戦火 | せんか | war |
| 戦災 | せんさい | war damage |
| 戦犯 | せんぱん | war criminal |
| 戦略 | せんりゃく | strategy, tactics |
| 戦禍 | せんか | war damages, ravages of war |
| 戦線 | せんせん | (war) front |
| 戦績 | せんせき | war or military record, score, military achievements, results |
| 戦艦 | せんかん | battleship |
| 戦術 | せんじゅつ | tactics |
| 戦術航空統制班 | せんじゅつこうくうとうせいはん | tactical air control party |
| 戦車 | せんしゃ | tank (military vehicle) |
| 戦闘 | せんとう | battle, fight, combat |
| 戦闘犠牲者 | せんとうぎせいしゃ | casualty |
| 戯える | そばえる | to play pranks, to be spoiled, to be spoilt |
| 戯かす | じゃらかす | to call for jokes |
| 戯け | おどけ | (a) pleasantry, joke, attempt at humor |
| 戯れ | たわむれ | play, sport, fun, caprice, joke, jest, flirtation |
| 戯曲 | ぎきょく | play, drama |
| 戯画 | ぎが | caricature, cartoon, comics |
| 戸別訪問 | こべつほうもん | door-to-door visit, door-to-door canvassing, door-to-door canvasing |
| 戸惑い | とまどい | being at sea, losing one's bearings, confusion, wonderment |
| 戸数 | こすう | number of households (houses) |
| 戸棚 | とだな | cupboard, locker, closet, wardrobe |
| 戸籍 | こせき | census, family register |
| 戸籍抄本 | こせきしょうほん | official copy of part of family register |
| 戸籍謄本 | こせきとうほん | official copy of the family register |
| 戻し | もどし | returning, giving back |
| 戻す | もどす | to restore, to put back, to return, to give back |
| 戻り | もどり | return; return (from a procedure) |
| 房 | ふさ | tuft; bunch (of grapes; section (of an orange, etc.) |
| 所属 | しょぞく | attached to, belong to, member |
| 所得 | しょとく | income, earnings |
| 所得税 | しょとくぜい | income tax |
| 所管 | しょかん | jurisdiction |
| 所蔵 | しょぞう | (in one's) possession |
| 所轄 | しょかつ | jurisdiction |
| 所長 | しょちょう | chief, head |
| 扇 | おうぎ, おおぎ | folding fan |
| 扇動 | せんどう | incitement, sedition, agitation, abetting |
| 扇形 | おうぎがた, せんけい | fan shape |
| 扇情 | せんじょう | sensational |
| 扉 | とびら | door, gate, opening; title page |
| 扉絵 | とびらえ | frontispiece |
| 手の甲 | てのこう | back of the hand |
| 手伝い | てつだい | helper, assistant; help |
| 手口 | てぐち | modus operandi, criminal technique, trick |
| 手堅い | てがたい | steady, firm, solid, secure |
| 手始め | てはじめ | outset |
| 手帳 | てちょう | notebook, memo pad |
| 手形 | てがた | draft; signed hand-print (sumo) |
| 手抜き | てぬき | omitting crucial steps, a drop in activity |
| 手拍子 | てびょうし | beating time, carelessly |
| 手招き | てまねき | beckoning |
| 手招く | てまねく | to beckon |
| 手掌 | しゅしょう | palmar, palm |
| 手掛かり | てがかり | clue; handhold, on hand |
| 手探り | てさぐり | fumbling, groping |
| 手控え | てびかえ | note, memorandum; holding oneself back |
| 手数料 | てすうりょう | handling charge, commission |
| 手毬 | てまり | traditional Japanese handball game |
| 手法 | しゅほう | technique |
| 手渡す | てわたす | to hand over, to surrender |
| 手狭 | てぜま | narrow, small, cramped |
| 手玉 | てだま | beanbags, jackstones |
| 手続き | てつづき | procedure, (legal) process, formalities |
| 手綱 | たづな | bridle, reins |
| 手綺麗 | てぎれい | neatly or cleverly made |
| 手腕 | しゅわん | ability |
| 手薄 | てうす | short of hands, insufficient |
| 手術 | しゅじゅつ | surgical operation |
| 手触り | てざわり | feel, touch |
| 手詰まり | てづまり | stalemate |
| 手軽 | てがる | easy, simple, informal, offhand, cheap |
| 手遅れ | ておくれ | being (too) late; belated treatment |
| 手錠 | てじょう | handcuffs, manacles |
| 手鞠 | てまり | traditional Japanese handball game |
| 手順 | てじゅん | process, procedure, sequence, protocol, instruction |
| 手風琴 | てふうきん | accordion, harmonica |
| 手駒 | てごま | (game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control |
| 才 | さい | -years-old; ability, gift, talent, aptitude, genius |
| 才媛 | さいえん | literary woman, talented woman |
| 才気 | さいき | wisdom |
| 才藻 | さいそう | poetic talent |
| 才覚 | さいかく | ready wit, raising (money), plan, device |
| 打ち上げ | うちあげ | launch |
| 打倒 | だとう | knockdown (e.g. in boxing), overthrow, defeat |
| 打席 | だせき | batter's box (baseball), one's turn at bat |
| 打撃 | だげき | blow, shock, strike, damage; batting (baseball) |
| 打撲 | だぼく | blow, hit (on the body), beating |
| 打撲傷 | だぼくしょう | bruise, contusion |
| 打率 | だりつ | batting average |
| 打破 | だは | break-down, defeat, abolish |
| 打線 | だせん | baseball lineup |
| 打者 | だしゃ | batter (baseball) |
| 打診 | だしん | percussion, tapping (medical), sounding someone out, probe |
| 打開 | だかい | break in the deadlock |
| 払い戻し | はらいもどし | repayment, refund, payback |
| 払う | はらう | to pay; to brush, to wipe |
| 払暁 | ふつぎょう | dawn, daybreak |
| 托鉢 | たくはつ | monk's "begging" |
| 扱い | あつかい | treatment, service |
| 扱いにくい | あつかいにくい | hard to handle |
| 扱い方 | あつかいかた | way with (an animal), how to handle |
| 扱う | あつかう | to handle, to deal with, to treat |
| 扱く | こく | to thresh, to strip |
| 扶く | たすく | to help, to save, to rescue |
| 扶助 | ふじょ | aid, help, assistance, support |
| 扶持 | ふち | ration, stipend, allowance |
| 扶桑 | ふそう | land east of China, Japan |
| 扶養 | ふよう | support, maintenance |
| 扶養料 | ふようりょう | alimony |
| 扶養義務 | ふようぎむ | duty to support (a person) |
| 批准 | ひじゅん | ratification, ratify |
| 批判的 | ひはんてき | critical |
| 批点 | ひてん | correction marks |
| 批評家 | ひひょうか | critic |
| 批難 | ひなん | blame, attack, criticism |
| 承允 | しょういん | consent, acceptance, agreement |
| 承服 | しょうふく | compliance, consent, submission |
| 承知之助 | しょうちのすけ | OK, Sure, Yessir!, Okeydokey!, Understood |
| 承継 | しょうけい | succession, accession, inheritance |
| 承諾 | しょうだく | consent, acquiescence, agreement |
| 技 | わざ, ぎ | technique, art |
| 技巧 | ぎこう | technique, finesse |
| 技師 | ぎし | engineer, technician |
| 技能 | ぎのう | technical skill, ability, capacity |
| 技術提携 | ぎじゅつていけい | technical cooperation |
| 技術的 | ぎじゅつてき | technical, practical |
| 技術者 | ぎじゅつしゃ | engineer, technical expert, technician, crafts-person |
| 抄 | しょう | excerpt; annotation; shou (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml) |
| 抄出 | しょうしゅつ | taking excerpts, extraction |
| 抄本 | しょうほん | excerpt, abridgment, book of selections |
| 抄訳 | しょうやく | abridged translation |
| 抄録 | しょうろく | quotation, abstract, selection, summary |
| 把 | わ | counter for bundles |
| 把っ手 | とって, はしゅ | handle, grip, knob |
| 把手 | とって, はしゅ | handle, grip, knob |
| 把持 | はじ | grasp, hold, grip |
| 把捉 | はそく | grasping (a meaning) |
| 把握 | はあく | grasp, catch, understanding |
| 抑 | そもそも | in the first place, to begin with, from the start, originally, ab initio |
| 抑うつ | よくうつ | dejection, depression |
| 抑え | おさえ | weight (e.g. paperweight), rear guard, control, check, pressure |
| 抑圧 | よくあつ | check, restraint, oppression, suppression |
| 抑抑 | そもそも | in the first place, to begin with, from the start, originally, ab initio |
| 抑止 | よくし | check, checkmate, stave off, control, restraint, inhibit |
| 抑留 | よくりゅう | internment, detainment, detention |
| 投げ捨てる | なげすてる | to throw away |
| 投与 | とうよ | prescribing medicine, administering (medicine) |
| 投手 | とうしゅ | (baseball) pitcher |
| 投棄 | とうき | abandonment, giving up, throwing away |
| 投機 | とうき | speculation, venture, stockjobbing, gambling (on stocks) |
| 投獄 | とうごく | imprisonment |
| 投球 | とうきゅう | pitching, throwing a ball, bowling (in cricket), pitched ball |
| 投票所 | とうひょうしょ, とうひょうじょ | polling place |
| 投票箱 | とうひょうばこ | ballot box |
| 投稿 | とうこう | contribution, submission, posting (e.g. to a newsgroup or mailing list) |
| 投資 | とうし | investment |
| 投資信託 | とうししんたく | investment trust |
| 抗争 | こうそう | dispute, resistance |
| 抗体 | こうたい | antibody |
| 抗原 | こうげん | antigen |
| 抗告 | こうこく | kokoku (interlocutory) appeal, protest, complaint |
| 抗戦 | こうせん | resistance |
| 抗拒 | こうきょ | resistance, opposition |
| 抗日 | こうにち | anti-Japanese |
| 抗生物質 | こうせいぶっしつ | antibiotics |
| 抗菌 | こうきん | antibacterial, antimicrobial |
| 抗議 | こうぎ | protest, objection |
| 折 | おり | chance, suitable time |
| 折から | おりから, おりがら | just then; appropriate moment |
| 折りに触れて | おりにふれて | occasionally, on opportunity |
| 折り合い | おりあい | mutual relations, compromise |
| 折り畳み机 | おりたたみつくえ | folding desk |
| 折り紙 | おりがみ | origami (paper folding) |
| 折り鶴 | おりづる | folded paper crane |
| 折衝 | せっしょう | negotiation |
| 折衷 | せっちゅう | compromise, cross, blending, eclecticism |
| 折衷主義 | せっちゅうしゅぎ | eclecticism |
| 折衷案 | せっちゅうあん | compromise proposal |
| 折鶴 | おりづる | folded paper crane |
| 抜き | ぬき | without; (beating) in succession |
| 抜け出す | ぬけだす | to slip out; to break (out of a loop) |
| 抜け穴 | ぬけあな | loophole |
| 抜本的 | ばっぽんてき | drastic, radical |
| 抜粋 | ばっすい | extract, excerpt, selection |
| 択ぶ | えらぶ | to choose, to select |
| 択り | より | selecting, choosing |
| 択る | よる, える, すぐる | to choose, to select |
| 択一 | たくいつ | choosing an alternative |
| 披歴 | ひれき | express one's opinion, making known, revealing, stating |
| 披瀝 | ひれき | express one's opinion, making known, revealing, stating |
| 披見 | ひけん | read, peruse |
| 披露 | ひろう | announcement, show, display, introduction |
| 披露宴 | ひろうえん | reception (wedding) |
| 披露目 | ひろめ | making something widely known, introduction, debut, announcement, unveiling |
| 抱え | かかえ | armful; employee |
| 抱え込む | かかえこむ | to hold (carry) a thing in one's arm, to embrace (a baby), to take upon oneself |
| 抱き上げる | だきあげる | to hold up in one's arms |
| 抱き合う | だきあう | to embrace each other |
| 抱擁 | ほうよう | embrace, hug, holding in one's arms |
| 抱負 | ほうふ | aspiration, ambition, pretension |
| 抵当 | ていとう | mortgage, security, hypothec, pledge |
| 抵当権 | ていとうけん | mortgage, a lien on one's mortgage |
| 抹殺 | まっさつ | erasure, denial, obliteration, ignoring (an opinion) |
| 抹消 | まっしょう | erasure, delete (e.g. DEL character) |
| 抹茶 | まっちゃ | powdered green tea for ceremonies |
| 抹香 | まっこう | incense, incense powder |
| 抹香臭い | まっこうくさい | smelling of incense, overly pious |
| 抹香鯨 | まっこうくじら, マッコウクジラ | sperm whale |
| 押し | おし | push, pressure, authority, audacity |
| 押しつぶす | おしつぶす | to squash, to crush, to flatten |
| 押し入り | おしいり | breaking into, burglar |
| 押し入る | おしいる | to push in |
| 押収 | おうしゅう | seizure, confiscation |
| 押捺 | おうなつ | sealing (document) |
| 押韻 | おういん | rhyming |
| 抽せん | ちゅうせん | lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots) |
| 抽出 | ちゅうしゅつ | extraction; selection (from a group), sampling, eduction |
| 抽籤 | ちゅうせん | lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots) |
| 抽籤券 | ちゅうせんけん | lottery ticket |
| 抽象化 | ちゅうしょうか | abstraction |
| 抽象的 | ちゅうしょうてき | abstract |
| 抽象美術 | ちゅうしょうびじゅつ | abstract art |
| 抽象論 | ちゅうしょうろん | an abstract argument |
| 抽選 | ちゅうせん | lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots) |
| 担い手 | にないて | a bearer, carrier, person in charge |
| 担ぎ | かつぎ | carrier |
| 担任 | たんにん | in charge (of something); homeroom teacher |
| 担保 | たんぽ | security, collateral (e.g. mortgage) |
| 担架 | たんか | stretcher, litter |
| 拍子 | ひょうし | (musical) time; the moment, the instance, chance |
| 拍子抜け | ひょうしぬけ | anticlimax, let-down, disappointment, loss of interest |
| 拍手喝采 | はくしゅかっさい | clapping and cheering, applause |
| 拍車 | はくしゃ | (riding) spur |
| 拐う | さらう | to carry off, to run away with, to kidnap, to abduct |
| 拐かす | かどわかす | to kidnap |
| 拐取 | かいしゅ | abducting (legal term) |
| 拐帯 | かいたい | absconding with money |
| 拐引 | かいいん | carrying off by deception, kidnap |
| 拒ぐ | ふせぐ | to defend (against), to protect, to prevent |
| 拒む | こばむ | to refuse, to reject, to decline |
| 拒否 | きょひ | denial, veto, rejection, refusal |
| 拒否権 | きょひけん | right of veto |
| 拒絶 | きょぜつ | refusal, rejection |
| 拒絶反応 | きょぜつはんのう | (organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal, strong reaction (against) |
| 拒食 | きょしょく | refusing food |
| 拒食症 | きょしょくしょう | anorexia |
| 拓く | ひらく | to open (e.g. path), to clear (the way), to break up (e.g. land) |
| 拓本 | たくほん | rubbed copy, folio of rubbings |
| 拓殖 | たくしょく | colonization, colonisation, exploitation |
| 拓銀 | たくぎん | Takushoku Bank |
| 拘らず | かかわらず | in spite of, regardless of |
| 拘る | こだわる | to fuss over; to be obsessive, to be fixated |
| 拘わらず | かかわらず | in spite of, regardless of |
| 拘わる | こだわる | to fuss over; to be obsessive, to be fixated |
| 拘束 | こうそく | restriction, restraint, binding |
| 拘束時間 | こうそくじかん | total hours spent working |
| 拘留 | こうりゅう | detention, hold a person in custody |
| 拘禁 | こうきん | intern |
| 拘置 | こうち | detention, confinement, arrest |
| 拘置所 | こうちしょ | prison, detention house |
| 拙 | せつ | poor, weak; I, me |
| 拙劣 | せつれつ | clumsy, unskillful |
| 拙守 | せっしゅ | poor defense, poor defence |
| 拙悪 | せつあく | poor (tasting), low quality, bad situation |
| 拙策 | せっさく | poor policy or plan |
| 拙者 | せっしゃ | I (primarily used by samurai), me |
| 拙速 | せっそく | hasty, rough and ready |
| 招き | まねき | invitation |
| 招へい | しょうへい | invitation, call; to invite |
| 招聘 | しょうへい | invitation, call; to invite |
| 招致 | しょうち | invitation |
| 招請 | しょうせい | calling together, invitation |
| 招集 | しょうしゅう | calling or convening (a meeting, assembly, congress) |
| 拝 | はい | worship |
| 拝啓 | はいけい | Dear (so and so) |
| 拝殿 | はいでん | front shrine, hall of worship |
| 拝観 | はいかん | see, inspect, visit |
| 拝謁 | はいえつ | having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor) |
| 拝金 | はいきん | money-worship, mammon-worship |
| 拠出 | きょしゅつ | donation, contribution |
| 拠点 | きょてん | position, location, base, point |
| 拡がり | ひろがり | expanse, extent, spread, stretch |
| 拡充 | かくじゅう | expansion |
| 拡声機 | かくせいき | megaphone, bullhorn, loudhailer |
| 拡大 | かくだい | magnification, enlargement, expansion |
| 拡大均衡 | かくだいきんこう | an expanded or expanding equilibrium |
| 拡張 | かくちょう | expansion, extension, enlargement, escape, ESC |
| 拡散 | かくさん | scattering, diffusion, spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum) |
| 括りつける | くくりつける | to fasten (a person) to |
| 括る | くくる | to tie up, to tie together, to bundle, to fasten, to hang (oneself) |
| 括れ | くびれ | constriction, narrow part, wrinkle |
| 括れる | くびれる | to be constricted |
| 括弧 | かっこ | parenthesis, brackets |
| 拳 | けん | hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors) |
| 拳法 | けんぽう | Chinese art of self-defence (defense) |
| 拳玉 | けんだま | Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game) |
| 拳銃 | けんじゅう | pistol, handgun, revolver |
| 拳骨 | げんこつ | fist |
| 拷問 | ごうもん | torture, the rack, third degree |
| 拷問具 | ごうもんぐ | instrument(s) of torture |
| 拷問台 | ごうもんだい | the rack |
| 拷器 | ごうき | instruments of torture |
| 拾 | じゅう | ten (used in legal documents) |
| 拾いもの | ひろいもの | a find; windfall, bargain |
| 拾い上げる | ひろいあげる | to pick up, to pick out |
| 拾い物 | ひろいもの | a find; windfall, bargain |
| 拾得 | しゅうとく | picking up, finding |
| 持ち | もち | hold; wear; usage |
| 持ち味 | もちあじ | inherent flavor, inherent flavour, distinctive characteristic |
| 持ち株 | もちかぶ | stock holdings, one's shares |
| 持ち腐れ | もちぐされ | unused possession |
| 持ち越す | もちこす | to carry over, to carry forward, to keep (for later), to defer |
| 持ち込む | もちこむ | to lodge, to take something into ..., to bring in |
| 持久 | じきゅう | endurance, persistence |
| 持碁 | じご | Go game resulting in tie or draw |
| 持続 | じぞく | continuation |
| 指令 | しれい | orders, instructions, directive, command |
| 指名 | しめい | name, nominate, designate |
| 指定 | してい | designation, specification, assignment, appointment, pointing at |
| 指揮 | しき | command, direction |
| 指揮棒 | しきぼう | conductor's stick, conductor's baton |
| 指揮者 | しきしゃ | (musical) conductor |
| 指摘 | してき | pointing out, identification |
| 指標 | しひょう | index, indices, indicator |
| 指矩 | さしがね | carpenter's square; instigation, suggestion |
| 指示 | しじ | indication, instruction, designation, directions |
| 指紋 | しもん | fingerprint |
| 指紋押捺 | しもんおうなつ | fingerprinting |
| 指針 | ししん | compass needle (cursor), guideline, pointer |
| 挑戦 | ちょうせん | challenge, defiance |
| 挑戦いかに | ちょうせんいかに | How dare you! |
| 挑戦状 | ちょうせんじょう | written challenge |
| 挑戦者 | ちょうせんしゃ | challenger |
| 挑撥 | ちょうはつ | provocation, stirring up, arousal |
| 挑発 | ちょうはつ | provocation, stirring up, arousal |
| 挑発的 | ちょうはつてき | provocative, suggestive, lascivious |
| 挙措 | きょそ | behavior, behaviour, manner |
| 挟み上げる | はさみあげる | to pick up (with chopsticks), to take |
| 挟み打ち | はさみうち | pincer attack, attack on both sides (flanks) |
| 挟み撃ち | はさみうち | pincer attack, attack on both sides (flanks) |
| 挟み込む | はさみこむ | to insert |
| 挟撃 | きょうげき | pincer movement, pincer attack |
| 挟殺 | きょうさつ | (baseball) rundown |
| 挫折 | ざせつ | frustration, setback, discouragement |
| 振り絞る | ふりしぼる | to muster (one's strength); to strain (e.g. one's voice) |
| 振り込み | ふりこみ | payment made via bank deposit transfer |
| 振り返る | ふりかえる | to turn head, to look over one's shoulder, to turn around, to look back |
| 振動 | しんどう | oscillation, vibration |
| 振幅 | しんぷく | amplitude (of vibration), swing of pendulum |
| 振替 | ふりかえ | transfer (money), change |
| 振興 | しんこう | promotion, encouragement |
| 振鈴 | しんれい | hand bell, ringing of a bell |
| 挿し木 | さしき | cutting, planting |
| 挿れる | いれる | to insert (usu. as part of sexual intercourse) |
| 挿入 | そうにゅう | insertion, incorporation, infixing |
| 挿入モード | そうにゅうモード | insert mode |
| 挿入図 | そうにゅうず | inserted figure |
| 挿絵 | さしえ | (book) illustration |
| 挿話 | そうわ | episode |
| 捕まえる | つかまえる | to catch, to arrest, to seize |
| 捕らえる | とらえる | to seize; to grasp, to perceive, to treat (as) |
| 捕る | とる | to take, to catch (fish), to capture |
| 捕手 | ほしゅ | catcher (baseball) |
| 捕獲 | ほかく | capture, seizure |
| 捕虜 | ほりょ | prisoner (of war) |
| 捕虜交換 | ほりょこうかん | prisoner exchange |
| 捕虜収容所 | ほりょしゅうようじょ | prison camp, concentration camp, prisoner of war camp, POW camp |
| 捕逸 | ほいつ | (baseball) passed ball, catcher missing a ball |
| 捕鯨 | ほげい | whaling, whale fishing |
| 捕鯨船 | ほげいせん | whaling ship |
| 捜し回る | さがしまわる | to hunt around, to search about for |
| 捜査 | そうさ | search (esp. in criminal investigations), investigation, inquiry, enquiry |
| 捜索 | そうさく | search (esp. for someone or something missing), investigation |
| 捜索隊 | そうさくたい | search party |
| 捨て石 | すていし | (in the game of go) a sacrificed stone, ornamental garden stone |
| 捨て身 | すてみ | at the risk of one's life |
| 据えつける | すえつける | to install, to equip, to mount |
| 据え付け | すえつけ | installation, setting, fitting, mounting |
| 据え付ける | すえつける | to install, to equip, to mount |
| 据え置き | すえおき | deferment (e.g. of savings), leaving (a thing) as it stands |
| 据え置く | すえおく | to leave as it is, to defer |
| 据る | すわる | to sit; to assume (a position); to hold steady, to hold still |
| 据わる | すわる | to sit; to assume (a position); to hold steady, to hold still |
| 捷い | はしっこい, はしこい | smart, clever; agile, nimble, quick |
| 捷報 | しょうほう | news of a victory |
| 捷径 | しょうけい | shortcut, expedient |
| 捺印 | なついん | seal |
| 捺染 | なっせん | |
| 掃き溜めに鶴 | はきだめにつる | a jewel in a dunghill |
| 掃射 | そうしゃ | sweeping with fire, mowing down, strafing |
| 掃海 | そうかい | sweeping the sea for mines, dragging for mines |
| 掃討 | そうとう | cleaning up, sweeping up, mopping up |
| 授与 | じゅよ | award, conferment |
| 授乳 | じゅにゅう | suckling (a baby), nursing |
| 授受 | じゅじゅ | give and receive |
| 授業 | じゅぎょう | lesson, class work |
| 授業料 | じゅぎょうりょう | tuition fee, course fee |
| 授爵 | じゅしゃく | elevation to peerage |
| 授精 | じゅせい | fertilization, fertilisation, impregnation, pollination |
| 授賞 | じゅしょう | awarding a prize |
| 授賞式 | じゅしょうしき | award ceremony |
| 掌 | てのひら, たなごころ | the palm (of one's hand) |
| 掌る | つかさどる | to rule, to govern, to administer |
| 掌中 | しょうちゅう | in the hand, (something) easily manipulated |
| 掌中の玉 | しょうちゅうのたま | apple of one's eye |
| 掌握 | しょうあく | grasping, seizing, holding |
| 掌紋 | しょうもん | palm print |
| 排他 | はいた | exclusion |
| 排便 | はいべん | defecation |
| 排出 | はいしゅつ | evacuation, emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.), ejection |
| 排卵誘発剤 | はいらんゆうはつざい | ovulation-inducing drug |
| 排外 | はいがい | anti-foreign |
| 排尿 | はいにょう | urination, micturition |
| 排斥 | はいせき | rejection, expulsion, boycott, ostracism |
| 排斥運動 | はいせきうんどう | agitation for expulsion |
| 排気 | はいき | exhaust, ventilation |
| 排水 | はいすい | drainage |
| 排水溝 | はいすいこう | drainage |
| 排煙 | はいえん | smoke (dispersal) |
| 排除 | はいじょ | exclusion, removal, rejection, elimination, abatement, lifting (sanctions, etc.) |
| 掘り出し物 | ほりだしもの | (lucky) find, bargain, good buy, treasure trove |
| 掘り起こす | ほりおこす | to reclaim, to dig up |
| 掘削 | くっさく | digging out, excavation |
| 掛け | かけ | credit; partially, half |
| 掛け捨て | かけすて, かけずて | failing to honor (honour) an installment payment (instalment) |
| 掛け軸 | かけじく | hanging scroll |
| 採取 | さいしゅ | picking, collecting, harvesting |
| 採択 | さいたく | adoption, selection, choice |
| 採掘 | さいくつ | mining |
| 採決 | さいけつ | vote, roll call |
| 採用 | さいよう | use; appointment, employment, engagement |
| 採算 | さいさん | profit |
| 採集 | さいしゅう | collecting, gathering |
| 探偵 | たんてい | detective, sleuth, investigator |
| 探偵小説 | たんていしょうせつ | detective story |
| 探査 | たんさ | probe, inquiry, enquiry, investigation |
| 探検 | たんけん | exploration, expedition |
| 探求 | たんきゅう | quest, pursuit |
| 探知 | たんち | detection |
| 探知機 | たんちき | detector |
| 探究 | たんきゅう | search, research, enquiry, inquiry |
| 探索 | たんさく | search, lookup, hunt, (item of) research, exploration, investigation |
| 接待 | せったい | reception; business entertainment |
| 接戦 | せっせん | close combat, close contest |
| 接触 | せっしょく | touch, contact |
| 控室 | ひかえしつ | waiting room |
| 控訴 | こうそ | koso appeal (initial appeal to a higher court) |
| 控除 | こうじょ | subtraction, deduction (e.g. tax), subsidy |
| 推す | おす | to infer, to conclude, to support |
| 推奨 | すいしょう | recommendation, endorsement |
| 推測 | すいそく | guess, conjecture |
| 推理 | すいり | reasoning, inference, mystery or detective genre (movie, novel, etc.) |
| 推理小説 | すいりしょうせつ | mystery or detective novel |
| 推移 | すいい | transition, change |
| 推計 | すいけい | estimate, estimation |
| 措いて | おいて | except, no other |
| 措く | おく | to give up, to except |
| 措定 | そてい | assumption, supposition |
| 措置 | そち | measure, step |
| 措辞 | そじ | wording, phraseology, diction |
| 掲揚 | けいよう | hoist (flag), fly, display |
| 掲示板 | けいじばん | bulletin board, display board, notice board, electronic bulletin board, BBS |
| 掲示板システム | けいじばんシステム | bulletin board system, BBS |
| 描き出す | えがきだす | to delineate, to draw, to express, to imagine |
| 描く | えがく, かく | to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe |
| 描写 | びょうしゃ | depiction, description, portrayal |
| 提供 | ていきょう | offer, tender, program sponsoring, programme sponsoring, furnishing |
| 提供者 | ていきょうしゃ | donor, contributer, provider |
| 提唱 | ていしょう | advocacy, proposal |
| 提携 | ていけい | cooperation, tie-up, joint business, link-up |
| 提灯 | ちょうちん | paper lantern |
| 提督 | ていとく | admiral, commodore |
| 提示 | ていじ | presentation, exhibit, suggest, citation |
| 提言 | ていげん | proposal, motion |
| 提訴 | ていそ | presenting a case, suing |
| 提起 | ていき | bring suit, file a claim, raise a question |
| 揚げ | あげ | fried bean curd |
| 揚げ句 | あげく | in the end, finally, after all, at last |
| 揚げ物 | あげもの | deep-fried food |
| 換気扇 | かんきせん | ventilation fan |
| 換算 | かんさん, かんざん | conversion (e.g. yen to dollars), change, exchange |
| 換金 | かんきん | realize, realise, turn into money |
| 握らす | にぎらす | to let (someone) take hold of your hand |
| 握り | にぎり | grip, handle |
| 握りずし | にぎりずし | hand-rolled sushi, sushi ball |
| 握り飯 | にぎりめし | rice ball |
| 握力 | あくりょく | grip (of hand) |
| 揮毫 | きごう | writing, drawing, painting |
| 揮発 | きはつ | volatilization, volatilisation |
| 揮発性 | きはつせい | volatile |
| 揮発油 | きはつゆ | gasoline, petrol, petroleum, benzine, volatile oil |
| 援助 | えんじょ | assistance, aid, support |
| 援護 | えんご | covering, protection, backing, relief |
| 援軍 | えんぐん | reinforcement |
| 揺 | ゆり | vibration, flickering, jolting, tremor |
| 揺さぶり | ゆさぶり | shaking, shaking up (one's adversary) |
| 揺さぶる | ゆさぶる | to shake, to jolt, to rock, to swing |
| 揺すぶる | ゆすぶる | to shake, to jolt, to rock, to swing |
| 揺らぐ | ゆらぐ | to swing, to sway, to shake, to tremble |
| 揺らす | ゆらす | to rock, to shake, to swing |
| 揺る | ゆる | to shake, to jolt, to rock (cradle), to swing |
| 揺るがす | ゆるがす | to shake, to swing, to sway, to shock |
| 揺るぐ | ゆるぐ | to shake, to waver, to tremble |
| 損なう | そこなう | to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to fail in doing |
| 損傷 | そんしょう | damage, injury |
| 損壊 | そんかい | damage, destruction |
| 損失 | そんしつ | loss (e.g. assets or profits) |
| 損害保険 | そんがいほけん | damage insurance |
| 損害賠償 | そんがいばいしょう | restitution, compensation for damages |
| 損益 | そんえき | profit and loss, advantage and disadvantage |
| 損耗 | そんもう | loss |
| 損耗人員 | そんもうじんいん | casualty |
| 搬入 | はんにゅう | take in, bring in |
| 搬出 | はんしゅつ | carry out |
| 搬送 | はんそう | transportation, conveyance, delivery |
| 搬送波 | はんそうは | carrier wave |
| 搭乗 | とうじょう | embarkation, boarding (an aeroplane, airplane) |
| 搭乗券 | とうじょうけん | boarding passes, boarding tickets |
| 搭乗員 | とうじょういん | crew member |
| 搭乗手続き | とうじょうてつづき | boarding, check-in |
| 搭乗手続きカウンター | とうじょうてつづきカウンター | check-in counter |
| 搭乗案内 | とうじょうあんない | boarding announcement |
| 搭乗橋 | とうじょうきょう | gangway, boarding bridge |
| 搭乗者 | とうじょうしゃ | passenger |
| 搭載 | とうさい | loading (on board); equipped (with), built-in |
| 携える | たずさえる | to carry in one's hand |
| 携わる | たずさわる | to engage in, to participate, to take part |
| 携帯 | けいたい, ケイタイ, ケータイ | something carried (in the hand); mobile telephone, cell phone |
| 携帯電話 | けいたいでんわ | mobile telephone, cellular telephone |
| 携行 | けいこう | carrying |
| 搾めかす | しめかす | oil cake, scrap cake |
| 搾り | しぼり | squeezing |
| 搾り取る | しぼりとる | to exploit |
| 搾る | しぼる | to press, to wring, to squeeze, to narrow (down), to whittle (down), to tighten |
| 搾乳 | さくにゅう | milking (a cow) |
| 搾取 | さくしゅ | exploitation, squeezing, sweating |
| 摂る | とる | to have (lunch, etc.), to take (vitamins, etc.) |
| 摂取 | せっしゅ | intake, absorption, adoption; assimilation |
| 摂待 | せったい | reception; business entertainment |
| 摂政 | せっしょう | regent, regency |
| 摂氏 | せっし | Centigrade, Celsius |
| 摂氏２０度 | せっしにじゅうど | 20 degrees Celsius |
| 摂理 | せつり | (divine) Providence |
| 摂食 | せっしょく | feeding, feed |
| 摘まむ | つまむ | to pinch, to hold, to pick up |
| 摘み洗い | つまみあらい | washing only the soiled part (of a garment) |
| 摘む | つまむ | to pinch, to hold, to pick up |
| 摘出 | てきしゅつ | picking out, exposing, taking out, -ectomy (suf) (surgical removal) |
| 摘発 | てきはつ | exposing, unmasking, laying bare |
| 摩れる | すれる | to rub, to chafe, to wear, to become sophisticated |
| 摩天楼 | まてんろう | skyscraper |
| 摩耗 | まもう | wear, abrasion |
| 摸倣 | もほう | imitation, copying |
| 撃つ | うつ | to shoot (at); to attack, to defeat, to destroy, to avenge |
| 撃墜 | げきつい | shooting down (aircraft) |
| 撚糸 | ねんし | twisted thread or yarn, twining of thread or yarn |
| 撞着矛盾 | どうちゃくむじゅん | self-contradiction |
| 撤兵 | てっぺい | withdrawal of troops |
| 撤去 | てっきょ | withdrawal; demolition, removal |
| 撤収 | てっしゅう | withdrawal |
| 撤回 | てっかい | withdrawal, revocation, repeal |
| 撤廃 | てっぱい | annulment, abolition, repeal, rescission |
| 撤退 | てったい | evacuation, withdrawal, revocation, repeal, retreat |
| 撤頭徹尾 | てっとうてつび | thoroughly, through and through |
| 播但線 | ばんたんせん | Bantan Line (railway in Hyogo Prefecture) |
| 撮む | つまむ | to pinch, to hold, to pick up |
| 撮れる | とれる | to be photographed; to be able to photograph |
| 撲る | なぐる | to strike, to hit |
| 撲滅 | ぼくめつ | extermination |
| 擁する | ようする | to have, to possess |
| 擁壁 | ようへき | retaining wall (civil engineering) |
| 擁立 | ようりつ | back, support |
| 擁護論 | ようごろん | championship, defense (e.g. of a position in debate), apologetics |
| 操 | みさお | chastity, fidelity, honour, honor, faith |
| 操り | あやつり | manipulation, puppet |
| 操り人形 | あやつりにんぎょう | puppet, marionette |
| 操り浄瑠璃 | あやつりじょうるり | old name for the bunraku |
| 操る | あやつる | to manipulate, to operate, to pull strings |
| 操業 | そうぎょう | operation |
| 操浄瑠璃 | あやつりじょうるり | old name for the bunraku |
| 操縦 | そうじゅう | flying (a plane); management, handling, control, manipulation |
| 擦りガラス | すりガラス | ground glass |
| 擦り傷 | すりきず, かすりきず, こすりきず | scratch, graze, abrasion |
| 擦れる | すれる | to rub, to chafe, to wear, to become sophisticated |
| 擬い | まがい | imitation, sham, -like |
| 擬える | なぞらえる, なずらえる | to pattern after, to liken to, to imitate |
| 擬き | もどき | pseudo- |
| 擬薬 | ぎやく | inactive placebo, placebo |
| 擬音 | ぎおん | imitative sounds (drama, broadcasting) |
| 擯斥 | ひんせき | rejection, ostracism |
| 支局 | しきょく | branch office |
| 支店 | してん | branch store (office) |
| 支店長 | してんちょう | branch manager, manager of a branch office |
| 支払い | しはらい | payment |
| 支払う | しはらう | to pay |
| 支持 | しじ | support, maintenance |
| 支援 | しえん | support, backing, aid, assistance |
| 支柱 | しちゅう | prop, brace, fulcrum |
| 支署 | ししょ | substation |
| 支那 | しな | China (now regarded as derogatory) |
| 支部 | しぶ | branch, subdivision |
| 支配 | しはい | rule, control, direction |
| 支障 | ししょう | obstacle, hindrance, impediment, difficulty |
| 改修 | かいしゅう | repair, improvement |
| 改姓 | かいせい | changing one's family name |
| 改定 | かいてい | reform |
| 改悟 | かいご | repentance |
| 改憲 | かいけん | constitutional change |
| 改築 | かいちく | structural alteration of building, reconstruction |
| 改編 | かいへん | reorganization, reorganisation |
| 改良 | かいりょう | improvement, reform |
| 改訂 | かいてい | revision |
| 改訂版 | かいていばん | revised edition |
| 改選 | かいせん | re-election |
| 改鋳 | かいちゅう | reminting, recasting |
| 改革 | かいかく | reform, reformation, innovation |
| 攻勢 | こうせい | offensive (movement), aggression |
| 攻守 | こうしゅ | offense and defense, offence and defence, batting and fielding |
| 攻略 | こうりゃく | capture; walkthrough or specific advice (e.g. in computer games) |
| 攻防 | こうぼう | offense and defense, offence and defence |
| 放し飼い | はなしがい | pasturing, grazing, letting (a dog) run free |
| 放射 | ほうしゃ | radiation, emission |
| 放射性 | ほうしゃせい | radioactive |
| 放射線 | ほうしゃせん | radiation |
| 放射能 | ほうしゃのう | radioactivity |
| 放映 | ほうえい | televising |
| 放棄 | ほうき | abandonment, renunciation, resignation, abdication (responsibility, right) |
| 放浪 | ほうろう | wandering |
| 放漫 | ほうまん | whimsy, looseness, indiscretion, laxity |
| 放火 | ほうか | arson, set fire to |
| 放牧 | ほうぼく | pasturage, grazing |
| 放課後 | ほうかご | after school |
| 放逐 | ほうちく | expulsion, ejection, dismissal, ostracism |
| 政 | まつりごと | rule, government |
| 政令 | せいれい | government ordinance, cabinet order |
| 政務次官 | せいむじかん | parliamentary vice-minister |
| 政局 | せいきょく | political situation |
| 政敵 | せいてき | political opponent |
| 政権 | せいけん | (political) administration, political power |
| 政治家 | せいじか | politician, statesman |
| 政治犯 | せいじはん | political offense, political offence, political offender |
| 政治的 | せいじてき | political |
| 政界 | せいかい | political world |
| 政策 | せいさく | political measures, policy |
| 故に | ゆえに | therefore, consequently |
| 故事 | こじ | origin, historical fact, tradition |
| 故人 | こじん | the deceased, old friend |
| 故人を偲ぶ | こじんをしのぶ | to think of the dead |
| 故国 | ここく | one's native land |
| 故意 | こい | intention; mens rea (guilty mind) |
| 敏い | さとい | smart, sensitive, discerning |
| 敏感 | びんかん | sensibility, susceptibility, sensitive (to), well attuned to |
| 敏捷 | びんしょう | nimble, prompt, agile, quick, shrewd, smart |
| 敏捷い | はしっこい, はしこい | smart, clever; agile, nimble, quick |
| 敏腕 | びんわん | ability |
| 敏速 | びんそく | quickness, agility, activity |
| 救い | すくい | help, aid, relief, salvation |
| 救出 | きゅうしゅつ | rescue, extricate, reclaim, deliverance |
| 救助 | きゅうじょ | relief, aid, rescue |
| 救命 | きゅうめい | lifesaving |
| 救命艇 | きゅうめいてい | lifeboat |
| 救国 | きゅうこく | patriot devoted to the salvation of his country |
| 救急 | きゅうきゅう | first-aid, emergency (aid) |
| 救援 | きゅうえん | relief, rescue, reinforcement |
| 救済 | きゅうさい | relief, aid, rescue, salvation, help |
| 救護班 | きゅうごはん | relief squad, rescue party |
| 敗北 | はいぼく | defeat; to be defeated |
| 敗因 | はいいん | cause of defeat |
| 敗戦 | はいせん | defeat, losing a war |
| 敗者 | はいしゃ | the defeated, vanquished, loser |
| 敗訴 | はいそ | loss of a court-case |
| 教唆 | きょうさ | instigation |
| 教唆扇動 | きょうさせんどう | instigation and abetment |
| 教唆煽動 | きょうさせんどう | instigation and abetment |
| 教唆罪 | きょうさざい | criminal instigation |
| 教唆者 | きょうさしゃ | instigator |
| 教壇 | きょうだん | platform |
| 教徒 | きょうと | believer, adherent |
| 教材 | きょうざい | teaching materials |
| 教祖 | きょうそ | founder of a religious sect |
| 教習 | きょうしゅう | training, instruction |
| 教育委員会 | きょういくいいんかい | Board of Education |
| 教訓 | きょうくん | lesson, precept, moral instruction |
| 教諭 | きょうゆ | teacher |
| 敢えない | あえない | tragic, tragically |
| 敢え無く | あえなく | sadly, tragically |
| 敢然 | かんぜん | boldly |
| 敢行 | かんこう | decisive action |
| 敢闘 | かんとう | fighting bravely |
| 散会 | さんかい | adjournment |
| 散布 | さんぷ, さっぷ | dissemination, scattering, sprinkling, spraying |
| 散漫 | さんまん | vague, desultory, distracted, loose, half-hearted, diffuse |
| 散発 | さんぱつ | sporadic, scattering |
| 散蒔く | ばらまく | to disseminate, to scatter, to give money freely |
| 散逸 | さんいつ | being scattered and ultimately lost |
| 散骨 | さんこつ | scattering of ashes (cremated remains) |
| 散髪 | さんぱつ | hair-cutting, hair-dressing |
| 敦厚 | とんこう | sincerity and kindheartedness, honesty and simplicity |
| 敦朴 | とんぼく | honest and homely, simple |
| 敦樸 | とんぼく | honest and homely, simple |
| 敦煌 | とんこう | sincerity and kindheartedness, honesty and simplicity |
| 敦睦 | とんぼく | cordial and friendly, affectionate |
| 敬 | けい | reverence, respect |
| 敬愛 | けいあい | respect and affection |
| 敬慕 | けいぼ | love and respect |
| 敬礼 | けいれい | salute |
| 敬称 | けいしょう | title of honour, title of honor |
| 敬老 | けいろう | respect for the aged |
| 敬遠 | けいえん | keeping at a distance, kicking upstairs, giving a batter an "intentional walk" |
| 数キロに亘る | すうキロにわたる | to extend over several kilometers (kilometres) |
| 数万 | すうまん | tens of thousands |
| 数値 | すうち | numerical value; reading (on a meter, etc.) |
| 数億年 | すうおくねん | several hundred million years |
| 数匹 | すうひき | several animals |
| 数多く | かずおおく | in great numbers |
| 数奇 | すうき, さっき | checkered, varied, misfortune |
| 数珠 | じゅず, ずず, じゅじゅ | rosary, string of beads |
| 数百 | すうひゃく | several hundreds |
| 数秒 | すうびょう | several seconds |
| 数量 | すうりょう | quantity, volume |
| 数隻 | すうせき | several (boats) |
| 数隻の船 | すうせきのふね | several boats |
| 整う | ととのう | to be prepared, to be in order, to be put in order, to be arranged |
| 整った | ととのった | well-ordered, in good order, well-featured, well-regulated |
| 整合 | せいごう | adjustment, coordination, integration, conformity |
| 整形 | せいけい | orthopedics; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.) |
| 整形外科 | せいけいげか | orthopaedic surgery, plastic surgery |
| 敵国 | てきこく, てっこく | enemy nation |
| 敵失 | てきしつ | error made by the enemy or opposing team |
| 敵対 | てきたい | hostility, antagonism, opposition |
| 敵意 | てきい | hostility, animosity |
| 敵討ち | かたきうち | vengeance, revenge, retaliation |
| 敷き布団 | しきぶとん | (Japanese) mattress, underquilt |
| 敷居 | しきい | threshold |
| 敷設 | ふせつ | construction, laying (a road) |
| 敷金 | しききん | (security) deposit, caution money |
| 文は人也 | ぶんはひとなり | The style is the man |
| 文化勲章 | ぶんかくんしょう | Order of Culture, Order of Cultural Merit |
| 文化財 | ぶんかざい | cultural assets, cultural property |
| 文壇 | ぶんだん | literary world, literary circles |
| 文字盤 | もじばん | dial (i.e. labelled face of a timepiece or other measuring device) |
| 文字通り | もじどおり | literal; literally |
| 文庫 | ぶんこ | library, book collection; paperback book |
| 文旦 | ぶんたん | shaddock, pomelo |
| 文書 | ぶんしょ, もんじょ | document, writing, letter, paperwork, note, records, archives |
| 文武 | ぶんぶ | literary and military arts, the pen and the sword |
| 文豪 | ぶんごう | literary master |
| 文質彬彬 | ぶんしつひんぴん | refined, handsome and solid in character |
| 斉える | ととのえる | to put in order; to get ready; to raise money |
| 斉しい | ひとしい | equal, similar, like, equivalent |
| 斉唱 | せいしょう | singing or chanting in unison |
| 斎 | いみ | mourning; taboo; religious purification; pure, holy |
| 斎く | いつく | to worship, enshrine |
| 斎み | いみ | mourning; taboo; religious purification; pure, holy |
| 斎み垣 | いみがき | shrine fence |
| 斎み日 | いみび | unlucky day, death anniversary, purification and fast day |
| 斎む | いむ | to avoid, to refrain from, to shun; to detest |
| 斎垣 | いがき | fence around a shrine |
| 斎場 | さいじょう | funeral hall |
| 斎戒 | さいかい | purification |
| 斑鳩 | いかる, いかるが, はんきゅう, イカル | Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata) |
| 斗酒 | としゅ | kegs of sake, lot of sake |
| 料亭 | りょうてい | (traditional Japanese) restaurant |
| 料理屋 | りょうりや | restaurant |
| 斜 | はす | diagonal |
| 斜め | ななめ | obliqueness |
| 斜めに | ななめに | diagonally, obliquely, slantingly, slantwise |
| 斜角 | しゃかく | bevel |
| 斜陽 | しゃよう | setting sun, declining |
| 斜面 | しゃめん | slope, slanting surface, bevel |
| 斡旋料 | あっせんりょう | agent's charge |
| 斤 | きん | unit of weight ~600g; pound (unit of mass: 453.6g); loaf (of bread) |
| 斤目 | きんめ | weight |
| 斤量 | きんりょう | weight |
| 斥ける | しりぞける | to repel, to drive away, to repulse, to reject |
| 斥候 | せっこう | scout, patrol, spy |
| 斥候兵 | せっこうへい | reconnoitering party, scout (army) |
| 斥候隊 | せっこうたい | reconnoitering party, scout (army) |
| 斥力 | せきりょく | repulsion, repulsive force |
| 斧斤 | ふきん | axe |
| 断 | だん | failure |
| 断じて行えば鬼神も之を避く | だんじておこなえばきしんもこれをさく | Where there's a will, there's a way |
| 断らず | ことわらず | without permission |
| 断層 | だんそう | dislocation |
| 断念 | だんねん | abandoning (hope, plans), giving up |
| 断片 | だんぺん | fragment, crumb, shred, bits and pieces |
| 断腸 | だんちょう | heartbreak |
| 断言 | だんげん | assertion, declaration, affirmation |
| 断郊競争 | だんこうきょうそう | cross-country race |
| 断郊競走 | だんこうきょうそう | cross-country race |
| 新た | あらた | new, fresh, novel; newly, freshly, re- |
| 新人 | しんじん | new face; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards) |
| 新党 | しんとう | new (political) party |
| 新刊 | しんかん | new book, new publication |
| 新刊紹介 | しんかんしょうかい | book review |
| 新卒 | しんそつ | new (recent) graduate |
| 新嘉坡 | しんがぽーる, シンガポール | Singapore |
| 新型 | しんがた | new style, new model |
| 新妻 | にいづま | new wife |
| 新婚 | しんこん | newly-wed |
| 新日本製鐵 | しんにっぽんせいてつ, しんにほんせいてつ | Nippon Steel Corporation |
| 新旧 | しんきゅう | new and old, incoming and outgoing |
| 新春 | しんしゅん | New Year (Spring) |
| 新株 | しんかぶ | new stocks or shares |
| 新機軸 | しんきじく | innovation, new departure, milestone, breakthrough |
| 新潟 | にいがた | Niigata (city) |
| 新潟県 | にいがたけん | Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area) |
| 新生 | しんせい | rebirth, new birth, nascent |
| 新甫 | しんぽ | new futures on the first trading session of the month |
| 新田 | しんでん | a new rice field |
| 新築 | しんちく | new building, new construction |
| 新緑 | しんりょく | fresh verdure, new green leaves |
| 新羅 | しらぎ | ancient Korean kingdom |
| 新聞紙 | しんぶんし | newsprint, newspaper |
| 新聞記事 | しんぶんきじ | newspaper story (article, account) |
| 新興 | しんこう | rising, developing, emergent |
| 新芽 | しんめ | sprout, bud, shoot |
| 新西蘭 | ニュージーランド, にゅうじいらんど | New Zealand |
| 新規 | しんき | new, fresh; new customer; new rules or regulations |
| 新訂版 | しんていばん | new and revised edition |
| 新譜 | しんぷ | newly-issued (released) record |
| 新郎 | しんろう | bridegroom |
| 新鋭 | しんえい | freshly picked, newly produced |
| 新陳代謝 | しんちんたいしゃ | renewal, replacement, metabolism |
| 新鮮さ | しんせんさ | freshness |
| 方丈 | ほうじょう | square jo (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest |
| 方墳 | ほうふん | flat-topped burial mound |
| 方策 | ほうさく | plan, policy |
| 於いて | おいて | at, in, on |
| 於ける | おける | in, at |
| 施す | ほどこす | to donate, to give, to conduct, to apply, to perform |
| 施工 | せこう, しこう | execution (building contract), carrying out |
| 施政 | しせい | government, administration, statesmanship |
| 施策 | しさく | policy, measure |
| 施設 | しせつ | institution; (army) engineer |
| 施錠 | せじょう | locking |
| 旅亭 | りょてい | hotel, inn |
| 旅先 | たびさき | destination, goal |
| 旅券 | りょけん | passport |
| 旅団 | りょだん | brigade |
| 旅客 | りょかく, りょきゃく | passenger (transport) |
| 旅客機 | りょかくき, りょかっき | passenger plane |
| 旅費 | りょひ | travel expenses |
| 旋回 | せんかい | revolution, rotation, turning, swiveling, circling |
| 旋律 | せんりつ | melody, tune |
| 旋盤 | せんばん | lathe |
| 旋風 | せんぷう, つむじかぜ, つじかぜ | whirlwind; commotion, sensation, hullabaloo |
| 族 | ぞく | tribe; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table) |
| 旗亭 | きてい | restaurant, inn |
| 旗印 | はたじるし | (design on a) banner, slogan, emblem (on flag), insignia |
| 旗手 | きしゅ | standard-bearer |
| 旗揚げ | はたあげ | raising an army, launching business |
| 旗色 | はたいろ | situation |
| 旗頭 | はたがしら | leader, boss, upper part of a flag |
| 既刊 | きかん | already published |
| 既婚 | きこん | marriage, married |
| 既存 | きそん | existing |
| 既定 | きてい | default, established, pre-arranged, fixed, predetermined |
| 既得権 | きとくけん | vested rights |
| 既成 | きせい | established, completed, existing |
| 既成事実 | きせいじじつ | established fact, fait accompli |
| 既成概念 | きせいがいねん | stereotype, preconceived idea, preconceived notion |
| 既設 | きせつ | established, existing |
| 日の丸 | ひのまる | outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag |
| 日傘 | ひがさ | sunshade, parasol |
| 日光浴 | にっこうよく | sunbathing |
| 日刊 | にっかん | daily issue |
| 日報 | にっぽう | daily report |
| 日夜 | にちや | day and night, always |
| 日常茶飯事 | にちじょうさはんじ | everyday occurrence |
| 日干し | ひぼし | sun-dried |
| 日曜版 | にちようばん | Sunday edition of a newspaper |
| 日本人 | にほんじん, にっぽんじん | Japanese person, Japanese people |
| 日本刀 | にほんとう | Japanese sword |
| 日本航空 | にっぽんこうくう | Japan Air Lines, JAL |
| 日本銀行 | にっぽんぎんこう, にほんぎんこう | Bank of Japan, BOJ, BoJ |
| 日没 | にちぼつ | sunset |
| 日洪親善 | にっこうしんぜん | goodwill between Japan and Hungary |
| 日焼け | ひやけ | sunburn; suntan |
| 日照 | にっしょう | sunlight |
| 日米 | にちべい | Japan-America |
| 日系 | にっけい | (of) Japanese descent |
| 日航 | にっこう | Japan Airlines |
| 日誌 | にっし | journal, log |
| 日附 | ひづけ | date, dating |
| 日雇い | ひやとい | daily employment, hiring by the day, day laborer, day labourer |
| 旦つく | だんつく | husband |
| 旦夕 | たんせき | on the brink of; morning and evening, day and night |
| 旧制 | きゅうせい | old system, old order |
| 旧姓 | きゅうせい | one's former (maiden) name |
| 旧弊 | きゅうへい | old-fashioned, conservatism, standing evil, the old school, antiquated |
| 旧態 | きゅうたい | old state of affairs |
| 旧暦 | きゅうれき | Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar |
| 旧来 | きゅうらい | traditional, from ancient times, formerly |
| 旧正月 | きゅうしょうがつ | lunisolar New Year, Chinese New Year, Vietnamese Tet |
| 旧盆 | きゅうぼん | Bon Festival of the lunar calendar |
| 旧知 | きゅうち | old friend, old friendship |
| 旧藩 | きゅうはん | former clan |
| 旧藩主 | きゅうはんしゅ | former feudal lord |
| 旧誼 | きゅうぎ | old friendship |
| 旨 | むね | center (centre); purport, gist, drift, meaning |
| 旨がる | うまがる | to relish, to show a liking for |
| 旨く | うまく | skillfully, well, deliciously, aptly, cleverly |
| 旨くいく | うまくいく | to go smoothly, to turn out well, to do the trick, to have peaceful relations |
| 早 | はや | already, now, by this time |
| 早々 | そうそう, はやばや | early; quickly; just- (opened, started, etc.) |
| 早める | はやめる | to hasten, to quicken, to expedite, to precipitate, to accelerate |
| 早乙女 | さおとめ | young female rice planter, young girl |
| 早咲き | はやざき | early blooming, early flowering |
| 早急 | さっきゅう, そうきゅう | urgent |
| 早慶戦 | そうけいせん | Waseda-Keio (baseball) game |
| 早晩 | そうばん | sooner or later, eventually |
| 早暁 | そうぎょう | daybreak, dawn |
| 早朝 | そうちょう | early morning |
| 早期 | そうき | early stage |
| 早瀬 | はやせ | swift current, rapids |
| 早苗 | さなえ | rice seedlings |
| 旬 | しゅん | season (e.g. fruit, fish) |
| 旬報 | じゅんぽう | ten-day report |
| 旬外れ | じゅんはずれ | off-season |
| 旭 | あさひ | morning sun |
| 旭光 | きょっこう | rays of the rising sun |
| 旭旗 | きょっき | rising sun flag |
| 旭日 | きょくじつ | rising sun |
| 旭日大綬章 | きょくじつだいじゅしょう | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun |
| 旭日旗 | きょくじつき | Japan's naval ensign, Japanese flag used on military ships |
| 旭日昇天 | きょくじつしょうてん | full of vigor and vitality |
| 旭日章 | きょくじつしょう | Orders of the Rising Sun |
| 旭暉 | きょっき | rays of the rising sun |
| 旭蟹 | あさひがに | red frog crab |
| 旺然 | おうぜん | prosperous |
| 旺盛 | おうせい | full of vim and vigor |
| 昂じる | こうじる | to grow in intensity, to be aggravated, to get worse, to develop |
| 昂ずる | こうずる | to grow in intensity, to be aggravated, to get worse, to develop |
| 昂る | たかぶる | to be highly strung, to get excited, to be proud, to be haughty |
| 昂奮 | こうふん | excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal |
| 昂揚 | こうよう | enhancement, exaltation, promotion, uplift |
| 昂然 | こうぜん | elated, triumphant, proud |
| 昂騰 | こうとう | sudden price jump, steep price rise |
| 昆布 | こんぶ, コンブ, こぶ | kombu (any kelp of genus Laminaria) (konbu), devil's apron |
| 昆布出し | こんぶだし | soup stock made from konbu |
| 昆布茶 | こぶちゃ, こんぶちゃ | kelp tea |
| 昆虫 | こんちゅう | insect, bug |
| 昆虫学 | こんちゅうがく | entomology, study of insects |
| 昆虫学者 | こんちゅうがくしゃ | entomologist |
| 昆虫採集 | こんちゅうさいしゅう | insect collecting |
| 昇任 | しょうにん | promotion |
| 昇格 | しょうかく | raising of status |
| 昇級 | しょうきゅう | promotion, advancement |
| 昇給 | しょうきゅう | salary raise |
| 昇華 | しょうか | sublimation |
| 昇進 | しょうしん | promotion |
| 昇降 | しょうこう | ascending and descending, going up and down |
| 昌平 | しょうへい | peace, tranquility, tranquillity |
| 昌泰 | しょうたい | Shoutai era (898.4.26-901.7.15) |
| 明け暮れ | あけくれ | morning and evening, all the time |
| 明亮 | めいりょう | lucid, clear, plain |
| 明快 | めいかい | clarion, clarity |
| 明朗 | めいろう | bright, clear, cheerful |
| 明治 | めいじ | Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30) |
| 明眸 | めいぼう | bright or beautiful eyes |
| 明眸皓歯 | めいぼうこうし | starry eyes and beautiful white teeth (said of beautiful women) |
| 明瞭 | めいりょう | clarity |
| 明瞭度 | めいりょうど | articulation |
| 明石潟 | あかしがた | akashigata camelia, Camellia japonica var. |
| 昏睡 | こんすい | lethargy, stupor; coma, dead sleep |
| 昏睡状態 | こんすいじょうたい | lethargic state, comatose state |
| 易 | えき | divination, fortune-telling |
| 昔ながら | むかしながら | the same as it was long ago, unchanged, traditional |
| 昔のこと | むかしのこと | old things |
| 昔を偲ばせる品 | むかしをしのばせるしな | things reminiscent of bygone days |
| 昔話 | むかしばなし | folklore, legend, reminiscence |
| 昔風 | むかしふう | old fashioned |
| 星条旗 | せいじょうき | Stars and Stripes (US flag); Star-Spangled Banner (US anthem) |
| 星椋鳥 | ほしむくどり, ホシムクドリ | common starling, European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| 星辰 | せいしん | celestial bodies, stars |
| 星霜 | せいそう | years, time |
| 映し出す | うつしだす | to project, to reflect |
| 映倫 | えいりん | Motion Picture Code of Ethics Committee |
| 映像 | えいぞう | reflection, image, picture (e.g. on a television) |
| 映画監督 | えいがかんとく | movie (film) director |
| 春場所 | はるばしょ | spring (March) sumo tournament, held in Osaka |
| 春季 | しゅんき | spring |
| 春宵 | しゅんしょう | spring evening |
| 春嵐 | しゅんらん | spring storm |
| 春眠暁を覚えず | しゅんみんあかつきをおぼえず | In spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn |
| 春繭 | はるまゆ | spring cocoon crop |
| 春闘 | しゅんとう | spring offensive (Japanese unions) |
| 春陽 | しゅんよう | spring sunshine, springtime |
| 春霞 | はるがすみ | springtime haze |
| 昨今 | さっこん, さくこん | nowadays, recently |
| 昨冬 | さくとう | last winter |
| 昨夜 | ゆう, ゆうべ, さくや | evening; last night |
| 昨年 | さくねん | last year |
| 昨年度 | さくねんど | previous fiscal year |
| 昨年来 | さくねんらい | since last year |
| 昨春 | さくしゅん | last spring, the spring of last year |
| 昨秋 | さくしゅう | autumn of last year, fall of last year |
| 昭々 | しょうしょう | clear, bright, plain, obvious |
| 昭代 | しょうだい | glorious reign, enlightened era |
| 昭和 | しょうわ | Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7) |
| 昭和年間 | しょうわねんかん | Showa era |
| 昭和時代 | しょうわじだい | Showa period (1926-1989 CE) |
| 昭昭 | しょうしょう | clear, bright, plain, obvious |
| 昭栄 | しょうえい | Shoei (motorcycle helmet manufacturing company), Shouei |
| 昭然 | しょうぜん | manifest, clear, evident, obvious |
| 是か非か | ぜかひか | right or wrong |
| 是が非でも | ぜがひでも | rightly or wrongly, by all possible means |
| 是正 | ぜせい | correction, revision |
| 是認 | ぜにん | approval |
| 昼下がり | ひるさがり | early afternoon |
| 昼前 | ひるまえ | forenoon, just before noon |
| 昼夜 | ちゅうや | day and night |
| 昼猶暗い | ひるなおくらい | dark even in the daytime |
| 昼過ぎ | ひるすぎ | afternoon |
| 時は金也 | ときはかねなり | time is money |
| 時事 | じじ | events of the day, current affairs |
| 時代劇 | じだいげき | historical play |
| 時代錯誤 | じだいさくご | anachronism |
| 時価 | じか | current value, price, market value |
| 時半 | じはん | about an hour, short time; half past (the hour) |
| 時宜 | じぎ | right time, appropriate time, season's greetings |
| 時折 | ときおり | sometimes |
| 時期尚早 | じきしょうそう | premature |
| 時機尚早 | じきしょうそう | before its time |
| 時点 | じてん | point in time, occasion |
| 晃々 | こうこう | brilliant, dazzling, light, bright |
| 晃晃 | こうこう | brilliant, dazzling, light, bright |
| 晃曜 | こうよう | dazzling brightness |
| 晃朗 | こうろう | bright and brilliant |
| 晋 | しん | Jin (dynasty of China, 265-420 CE) |
| 晋山 | しんざん | taking up a new position as chief priest of a Buddhist temple |
| 晋書 | しんじょ | History of the Jin Dynasty |
| 晏如 | あんじょ | calm, tranquil |
| 晏然 | あんぜん | calm, tranquil |
| 晩婚 | ばんこん | late marriage |
| 晩年 | ばんねん | (one's) last years |
| 晩期 | ばんき | the last stage |
| 晩白柚 | ばんぺいゆ, バンペイユ | Citrus grandis, Citrus maxima |
| 晩秋 | ばんしゅう | late autumn (fall); ninth month of the lunar calendar |
| 晩酌 | ばんしゃく | evening drink |
| 普く | あまねく | widely, generally, universally, far and wide |
| 普段着 | ふだんぎ | casual wear, ordinary clothes, everyday clothes, home wear |
| 普賢 | ふげん | Samantabhadra (bodhisattva), Universal Compassion |
| 普通選挙 | ふつうせんきょ | universal suffrage |
| 普通預金 | ふつうよきん | ordinary bank account |
| 普遍妥当 | ふへんだとう | universal validity, fitting into any situation |
| 普遍妥当性 | ふへんだとうせい | ability to fit into any situation |
| 普遍性 | ふへんせい | catholicity, universality |
| 普遍的 | ふへんてき | universal, omnipresent, ubiquitous |
| 景品 | けいひん | gift, premium |
| 景観 | けいかん | scenery |
| 晴らす | はらす | to dispel, to clear away, to refresh (oneself) |
| 晴れやかな笑顔 | はれやかなえがお | beaming smile |
| 晴れ姿 | はれすがた | appearing in one's finest clothes, appearing in one's hour of triumph |
| 晴れ着 | はれぎ | Sunday best (clothes) |
| 晴れ間 | はれま | a break (in the weather); lightheartedness |
| 晴朗 | せいろう | clear, fair, fine, serene |
| 晶化 | しょうか | crystallization, crystallisation |
| 智 | ち | wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge) |
| 智利 | ちり, チリ | Chile |
| 暁 | あかつき | dawn, daybreak, in the event of |
| 暁の空 | あかつきのそら | dawning sky |
| 暁天 | ぎょうてん | dawn |
| 暁星 | ぎょうせい | morning star, Venus, rarity |
| 暇がない | ひまがない | busy, having no (free) time |
| 暇つぶし | ひまつぶし | waste of time, killing time |
| 暇な時 | ひまなとき | leisure time |
| 暇をつぶす | ひまをつぶす | waste time, kill time |
| 暑がり | あつがり | (person) sensitive to heat |
| 暑さ | あつさ | heat, hotness |
| 暑中 | しょちゅう | mid-summer |
| 暑中伺い | しょちゅううかがい | mid-summer menu |
| 暖かさ | あたたかさ | warmth |
| 暖地 | だんち | warm district, region of mild climate |
| 暖流 | だんりゅう | warm current |
| 暖炉 | だんろ | fireplace, hearth, stove |
| 暗に | あんに | implicitly |
| 暗やみ | くらやみ | darkness, the dark |
| 暗中模索 | あんちゅうもさく | groping in the dark, exploring new avenues without having any clues |
| 暗号 | あんごう | code, password, cipher |
| 暗礁 | あんしょう | reef, sunken rock |
| 暗褐色 | あんかっしょく | dark brown |
| 暗雲 | あんうん | dark clouds |
| 暗黒 | あんこく | darkness |
| 暗黙 | あんもく | tacit, implicit |
| 暢気 | のんき | carefree, optimistic, careless, reckless, heedless, happy-go-lucky, easygoing |
| 暢達 | ちょうたつ | fluency, facileness |
| 暦 | こよみ, れき | calendar, almanac |
| 暦年 | れきねん | calendar year, civil year, time, year after year |
| 暫くして | しばらくして | after a short time, presently |
| 暫くすると | しばらくすると | a short time later |
| 暫し | しばし | for a short while, for a brief period |
| 暫定 | ざんてい | tentative, temporary |
| 暫定予算 | ざんていよさん | provisional budget |
| 暫定協定 | ざんていきょうてい | provisional agreement |
| 暫定政府 | ざんていせいふ | interim government |
| 暫定的 | ざんていてき | temporary, provisional |
| 暫時 | ざんじ | short while |
| 暮らし向き | くらしむき | circumstances |
| 暴れる | あばれる | to act violently, to rage, to struggle, to be riotous |
| 暴れん坊 | あばれんぼう | hooligan, rowdy, roughneck, a rough |
| 暴力 | ぼうりょく | violence, mayhem |
| 暴動 | ぼうどう | insurrection, rebellion, revolt, riot, uprising |
| 暴君 | ぼうくん | tyrant, despot |
| 暴徒 | ぼうと | insurgent |
| 暴漢 | ぼうかん | hoodlum, ruffian |
| 暴落 | ぼうらく | slump, crash, heavy fall, decline |
| 暴虐 | ぼうぎゃく | tyranny, outrage, atrocity, cruel |
| 暴行 | ぼうこう | assault, outrage, act of violence |
| 暴走 | ぼうそう | running wildly, reckless driving, runaway, rampage |
| 暴露 | ばくろ | disclosure, exposure, revelation |
| 暴風 | ぼうふう | storm, windstorm, gale |
| 暴騰 | ぼうとう | sudden rise, sharp rise, boom, skyrocketing |
| 曇らす | くもらす | to encloud, to make dim or dull, to frown |
| 曇らせる | くもらせる | to cloud, to make dim or dull, to frown |
| 曇りがち | くもりがち | broken cloud, mainly cloudy |
| 曇りガラス | くもりガラス | frosted glass |
| 曇り空 | くもりぞら | cloudy sky (weather) |
| 曙 | あけぼの | dawn, daybreak, beginning |
| 曙光 | しょこう | dawn, prospects |
| 曙草 | あけぼのそう, アケボノソウ | Swertia bimaculata (species of felwort) |
| 曲 | きょく | tune, piece of music |
| 曲がり角 | まがりかど | street corner, road turn, bend in the road, turning point |
| 曲折 | きょくせつ | windings, meanderings, complications |
| 更に | さらに | furthermore, again, after all, more and more, moreover |
| 更年期 | こうねんき | menopause, change of life |
| 更改 | こうかい | renewal, renovation, reform |
| 更新 | こうしん | renewal, update, innovation, renovation |
| 更正 | こうせい | correction, revision, rectification |
| 更紗 | さらさ | cotton print, calico |
| 書き物机 | かきものづくえ | writing desk |
| 書房 | しょぼう | library, bookstore, bookshop |
| 書棚 | しょだな | bookshelf |
| 書簡 | しょかん | letter, note, epistle, correspondence |
| 書評 | しょひょう | book review |
| 書誌 | しょし | bibliography |
| 曼陀羅 | まんだら | mandala, Buddhist visual schema of the enlightened mind |
| 替え | かえ | change, alteration, substitute |
| 替わり | かわり | a turn (i.e. at bat), a replacement |
| 最低限 | さいていげん | minimum |
| 最優遇 | さいゆうぐう | most favourable treatment, most favorable treatment, very warm reception |
| 最先端 | さいせんたん | leading edge, forefront; ultra-fine |
| 最古 | さいこ | the oldest |
| 最右翼 | さいうよく | ultra-right, ultra-right extremists |
| 最善 | さいぜん | the very best |
| 最多 | さいた | the most |
| 最大 | さいだい | greatest, largest, maximum |
| 最大限 | さいだいげん | maximum |
| 最寄り | もより | nearest, neighbouring, neighboring, nearby |
| 最恵国 | さいけいこく | most favored nation, most favoured nation |
| 最悪 | さいあく | the worst |
| 最新 | さいしん | latest, newest, late-breaking (news) |
| 最盛期 | さいせいき | golden age, best time for |
| 最終的 | さいしゅうてき | finally |
| 最適 | さいてき | optimum, the most suitable |
| 最高峰 | さいこうほう | highest peak, most prominent, highest authority |
| 最高潮 | さいこうちょう | climax |
| 最高裁 | さいこうさい | Supreme Court |
| 月を眺める | つきをながめる | to gaze at the moon |
| 月刊 | げっかん | monthly publication, monthly issue |
| 月桂冠 | げっけいかん | laurel wreath |
| 月謝 | げっしゃ | monthly tuition fee |
| 月賦 | げっぷ | monthly installment, monthly payment |
| 月額 | げつがく | monthly amount (sum) |
| 有価証券 | ゆうかしょうけん | marketable securities, stocks and bonds |
| 有償 | ゆうしょう | compensation; for profit; onerous |
| 有力 | ゆうりょく | influential; strong, likely, plausible, potent |
| 有志 | ゆうし | voluntary, volunteer, sympathizer, sympathiser |
| 有斐閣 | ゆうひかく | Yuuhikaku (law book publisher) |
| 有望 | ゆうぼう | good prospects, full of hope, promising |
| 有毒 | ゆうどく | poisonous, toxic |
| 有罪 | ゆうざい | guilt, culpability |
| 有耶無耶 | うやむや | indefinite, hazy, vague |
| 有識者 | ゆうしきしゃ | expert, knowledgeable person |
| 有頂天 | うちょうてん | ecstasy |
| 朋 | とも | friend, companion, pal |
| 朋党 | ほうとう | faction, clique |
| 朋友 | ほうゆう | friend, companion |
| 朋輩 | ほうばい | comrade, friend, associate |
| 服喪 | ふくも | going into mourning |
| 服役 | ふくえき | penal servitude, military service |
| 服従 | ふくじゅう | obedience, submission, resignation |
| 服紗 | ふくさ | small silk wrapper, small cloth for wiping tea utensils, crepe wrapper |
| 服飾 | ふくしょく | clothing and accessories, attire |
| 朔日 | ついたち, さくじつ, いっぴ | first day of the month; first ten days of the lunar month |
| 朔望月 | さくぼうげつ | synodic month |
| 朔望潮 | さくぼうちょう | spring tide |
| 朔風 | さくふう | north wind |
| 朕 | ちん | We, Our, first person pronoun used by royalty |
| 朕思うに | ちんおもうに | "We, the emperor, .." |
| 朗々 | ろうろう | clear, sonorous, full-sounding, resonant, bright |
| 朗吟 | ろうぎん | recitation, singing |
| 朗報 | ろうほう | good news |
| 朗朗 | ろうろう | clear, sonorous, full-sounding, resonant, bright |
| 朗詠 | ろうえい | recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem) |
| 朗読 | ろうどく | reading aloud, recitation |
| 望月 | もちづき, ぼうげつ | full moon; full moon of the eighth lunar month |
| 望郷 | ぼうきょう | homesickness, nostalgia |
| 朝凪 | あさなぎ | morning calm (over the ocean) |
| 朝夕 | あさゆう, ちょうせき | morning and evening, from morning until night, constantly |
| 朝晩 | あさばん | morning and evening |
| 朝貢 | ちょうこう | bringing tribute |
| 朝霞 | ちょうか | morning glow, morning mist (haze) |
| 朝霧 | あさぎり | morning fog |
| 朝鮮 | ちょうせん | Korea |
| 朝鮮半島 | ちょうせんはんとう | Korean peninsula |
| 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国 | ちょうせんみんしゅしゅぎじんみんきょうわこく | Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), DPRK |
| 期待 | きたい | expectation, anticipation, hope |
| 期待感 | きたいかん | feeling of expectation |
| 期成同盟 | きせいどうめい | association formed to carry out an objective |
| 期間 | きかん | period, term, interval |
| 期限 | きげん | term; time limit, deadline, cutoff (date) |
| 朧昆布 | おぼろこんぶ | shredded tangle or kelp |
| 木の芽 | きのめ, このめ | bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum), leaf bud |
| 木乃伊 | ミイラ, みいら | mummy |
| 木刀 | ぼくとう | wooden sword |
| 木彫 | もくちょう | wood carving, woodcraft |
| 木彫り | きぼり | wood carving, woodcraft |
| 木星 | もくせい | Jupiter (planet) |
| 木枯らし | こがらし | cold wintry wind |
| 木炭 | もくたん | charcoal |
| 木糖醇 | もくとうじゅん | xylose, wood sugar |
| 木萩 | きはぎ, キハギ | Lespedeza buergeri (species of bush clover) |
| 木蔦 | きづた | kind of ivy, Hedera rhombea |
| 木製 | もくせい | wooden, made of wood |
| 木造 | もくぞう | wooden, made of wood |
| 木陰 | こかげ, じゅいん | shade of tree, bower |
| 未了 | みりょう | unfinished, unfilled (order), unexecuted |
| 未亡人 | みぼうじん | widow |
| 未墾 | みこん | uncultivated, wild |
| 未墾地 | みこんち | uncultivated land |
| 未婚 | みこん | unmarried |
| 未定 | みてい | not yet fixed, undecided, pending |
| 未払い | みはらい | unpaid, overdue |
| 未明 | みめい | early dawn, grey of morning, gray of morning |
| 未決囚 | みけつしゅう | unconvicted prisoner, prisoner under trial |
| 未熟 | みじゅく | inexperience, unripeness, raw, unskilled, immature, inexperienced |
| 未熟児 | みじゅくじ | premature baby |
| 未発表 | みはっぴょう | unpublished, not yet announced |
| 未知 | みち | not yet known |
| 未練 | みれん | lingering affection, attachment, regret(s), reluctance |
| 未解決 | みかいけつ | unsettled, pending, unresolved |
| 未踏峰 | みとうほう | unclimbed mountain |
| 未遂 | みすい | attempt (at crime) |
| 未開墾 | みかいこん | uncultivated |
| 未開墾地 | みかいこんち | virgin soil, uncultivated land |
| 未開拓 | みかいたく | undeveloped, wild (areas) |
| 末寺 | まつじ | branch temple |
| 末尾 | まつび | end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.) |
| 末梢 | まっしょう | tree top, tip, periphery, minor details, nonessentials |
| 末梢的 | まっしょうてき | trivial, minor, insignificant |
| 末梢神経 | まっしょうしんけい | peripheral nerves |
| 末永く | すえながく | forever |
| 末端 | まったん | end, tip, extremities |
| 本に栞を挿む | ほんにしおりをはさむ | to put a bookmark between the pages of a book |
| 本の | ほんの | mere, only, just |
| 本丸 | ほんまる | inner citadel |
| 本件 | ほんけん | this matter or case |
| 本会議 | ほんかいぎ | plenary session, regular session |
| 本位 | ほんい | standard, basis, principle |
| 本名 | ほんみょう, ほんめい | real name |
| 本因坊 | ほんいんぼう | grand master of the game of go |
| 本塁 | ほんるい | base, stronghold, main fort, home plate |
| 本塁打 | ほんるいだ | home run (baseball) |
| 本店 | ほんてん | head office |
| 本建築 | ほんけんちく | permanent construction |
| 本拠 | ほんきょ | stronghold, inner citadel, base, headquarters |
| 本旨 | ほんし | main object, principal object, true aim |
| 本格 | ほんかく | original method or procedure; serious, orthodox, classical, genuine |
| 本格化 | ほんかくか | regularization, regularisation, getting up speed, proceeding at full tilt |
| 本格的 | ほんかくてき | full-blown, regular, genuine, earnest, normal, typical, fundamental, real |
| 本棚 | ほんだな | bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase |
| 本欄 | ほんらん | this column |
| 本殿 | ほんでん | main shrine, inner sanctuary |
| 本石楠花 | ほんしゃくなげ, ホンシャクナゲ | Rhododendron metternichii |
| 本社 | ほんしゃ, ほんじゃ | head office; main shrine; this company, this shrine |
| 本籍 | ほんせき | one's permanent residence |
| 本紙 | ほんし | this newspaper |
| 本腰 | ほんごし | strenuous effort, earnestness, seriousness |
| 本舗 | ほんぽ | head office, main shop |
| 本質 | ほんしつ | essence, true nature, substance, reality |
| 本邦 | ほんぽう | this country, our country |
| 本願 | ほんがん | Amida Buddha's original vow, long-cherished desire |
| 札束 | さつたば | roll of banknotes |
| 朱 | あけ, ひ | scarlet, red; blood |
| 朱い | あかい | red; Red (i.e. communist) |
| 朱をそそぐ | しゅをそそぐ | to flush bright red (e.g. of someone's face) |
| 朱印 | しゅいん | red seal |
| 朱印状 | しゅいんじょう | license with a red seal (licence), shogunate license to trade (licence) |
| 朱印船 | しゅいんせん | shogunate-licensed trading ship |
| 朱唇 | しゅしん | red lips |
| 朱唇皓歯 | しゅしんこうし | red lips and pearly white teeth (said of beautiful women) |
| 朱欒 | ざぼん, ザボン | shaddock, pomelo, Citrus maximus, Citrus grandis, Citrus decumana |
| 朱顔 | しゅがん | flushed face |
| 朴 | えのき | Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica) |
| 朴とつ | ぼくとつ | unsophisticated, ruggedly honest, artless, unaffected, simple, naive |
| 朴の木 | ほおのき, ホオノキ | magnolia (Magnolia hypoleuca or Magnolia obovata), Japanese big leaf magnolia |
| 朴直 | ぼくちょく | simplicity, honesty, naivete |
| 机上 | きじょう | on the desk; theoretical, academic |
| 机上の空論 | きじょうのくうろん | academic gossip, empty theory |
| 机下 | きか | word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter; under the desk |
| 机辺 | きへん | near a desk |
| 朽ちる | くちる | to rot |
| 朽ち果てる | くちはてる | to rust away, to rot away, to decay, to fall to ruins, to die in obscurity |
| 朽ち葉 | くちば | decayed leaves |
| 朽廃 | きゅうはい | decay, dilapidation (ruin) |
| 朽葉 | くちば | decayed leaves |
| 杉並木 | すぎなみき | avenue of cedars (cryptomeria) |
| 杉戸 | すぎど | door made of cedar |
| 杉材 | すぎざい | cedar wood |
| 杉皮 | すぎかわ | cedar bark |
| 杉花粉症 | すぎかふんしょう | cedar pollen allergy |
| 李 | すもも, スモモ | Japanese plum, prune, Prunus salicina |
| 李承晩 | りしょうばん | Rhee Syngman, president of Korea 1948-1960 |
| 李花 | りか | plum blossoms |
| 杏 | あんず | apricot, Prunus armenica, apricot tree |
| 杏ジャム | あんずジャム | apricot jam |
| 杏仁 | きょうにん, あんにん | apricot seed, apricot kernel |
| 杏子 | あんず | apricot, Prunus armenica, apricot tree |
| 杏林 | きょうりん | apricot grove |
| 杏茸 | あんずたけ | chanterelle mushroom (Cantharellus cibarius) |
| 村庄 | そんしょう | village, countryside, country house |
| 村翁 | そんおう | village elder |
| 杞憂 | きゆう | absurd fear, needless anxiety |
| 束縛 | そくばく | restraint, shackles, restriction, confinement, binding |
| 束脩 | そくしゅう | bundle of dried meat, present to a teacher, registration fee |
| 条件付き | じょうけんつき | conditionally, with conditions attached |
| 条例 | じょうれい | regulations, rules, laws, acts, ordinance |
| 条文 | じょうぶん | text, provisions (act, treaty) |
| 条約 | じょうやく | treaty, pact |
| 条項 | じょうこう | clause, article, stipulations |
| 来春 | らいしゅん, らいはる | next spring |
| 来訪 | らいほう | visit, call |
| 来貢 | らいこう | coming to pay tribute |
| 来賓 | らいひん | guest, visitor, visitor's arrival |
| 来週 | らいしゅう | next week |
| 杯 | さかずき, うき | sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages |
| 東亜 | とうあ | East Asia, the Orient |
| 東京証券取引所 | とうきょうしょうけんとりひきじょ | Tokyo Stock Exchange, TSE |
| 東側 | ひがしがわ, とうそく | east side, east bank |
| 東宝 | とうほう | Toho (Japanese film studio) |
| 東宮 | とうぐう | crown prince |
| 東晋 | とうしん | Eastern Jin (dynasty of China, 317-420 CE) |
| 東欧 | とうおう | Eastern Europe |
| 東海 | とうかい | region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan, eastern sea |
| 東漸 | とうぜん | eastward advance |
| 東独 | とうどく | East Germany |
| 東石楠花 | あずましゃくなげ, アズマシャクナゲ | Azuma rhododendron, Rhododendron metternichii var. |
| 東芝 | とうしば | Toshiba (company) |
| 東遷 | とうせん | moving (the capital) east |
| 東邦 | とうほう | Oriental country, the Orient |
| 東郊 | とうこう | eastern suburbs |
| 松の梢 | まつのこずえ | top of a pine tree |
| 松下電工 | まつしたでんこう | Matsushita Electric Works |
| 松原 | まつばら | pine grove |
| 松屋 | まつや | Matsuya (department store) |
| 松明 | たいまつ, しょうめい, きょ | (pine) torch, flambeau, torchlight |
| 松林 | まつばやし | pine forest |
| 松楓 | しょうふう | maple |
| 松毬 | まつかさ, まつぼっくり, まつぽっくり, まつぼくり, まつふぐり | pinecone, pine cone |
| 松葉 | まつば | pine needle |
| 松風 | しょうふう, まつかぜ | (sound of) the wind through pine trees |
| 板ガラス | いたガラス | plate glass, sheet glass |
| 板塀 | いたべい | wooden fence, board fence |
| 板門店 | はんもんてん | Panmunjon |
| 林立 | りんりつ | stand close together |
| 林邑楽 | りんゆうがく | Indian song and dance (introduced to Japan by the Chams in approx. 736 CE) |
| 林野庁 | りんやちょう | Forestry Agency |
| 枚 | まい | counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper) |
| 枚挙 | まいきょ | enumeration |
| 果たして | はたして | as was expected, just as one thought |
| 果て | はて | the end, the extremity, the limit(s), the result |
| 果実 | かじつ | fruit, nut, berry |
| 果敢 | かかん | resolute, determined, bold |
| 果樹 | かじゅ | fruit tree |
| 果樹栽培 | かじゅさいばい | fruit growing, pomiculture |
| 果汁 | かじゅう | fruit juice |
| 枝 | えだ | branch, bow, bough, twig, limb |
| 枝垂れ柳 | しだれやなぎ | weeping willow |
| 枝葉 | えだは, しよう | leaves and branches, side issues, foliage |
| 枝豆 | えだまめ | edamame (green soybeans) |
| 枠 | わく | frame, slide, border |
| 枠内 | わくない | within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.) |
| 枠外 | わくがい | beyond (the) limits |
| 枠組み | わくぐみ | frame, framework |
| 枢 | くるる, くろろ, くる, くるり | pivot hinge; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) |
| 枢密 | すうみつ | state secrets |
| 枢機 | すうき | important state matters |
| 枢機卿 | すうききょう, すうきけい | Cardinal (Catholic) |
| 枢要 | すうよう | importance |
| 枢軸 | すうじく | axle, pivot |
| 枯らす | からす | to let dry, to kill (vegetation) to season (lumber) |
| 枯れ木 | かれき | dead tree, dry wood |
| 枯れ枝 | かれえだ | dead branch (or twig, etc.), withered branch |
| 枯れ草 | かれくさ, こそう | dry grass, dead grass, hay, withered grass |
| 枯れ葉 | かれは | dead leaf, dry leaves |
| 枯枝 | かれえだ | dead branch (or twig, etc.), withered branch |
| 枯死 | こし | withering, dying |
| 枯淡 | こたん | elegant simplicity |
| 枯渇 | こかつ | drying up, becoming exhausted, running dry, starvation |
| 架 | か | unit of equipment, rack |
| 架橋 | かきょう | bridge building, bridge; cross-linking |
| 架空 | かくう | aerial, overhead, fiction, fanciful |
| 架線 | かせん | aerial wiring |
| 架設 | かせつ | construction, building |
| 枸橘 | からたち | trifoliate orange, golden apple, Poncirus trifoliata |
| 柊南天 | ひいらぎなんてん | Mahonia japonica, Japanese mahonia |
| 柏槙 | びゃくしん, ビャクシン | Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis) |
| 柏鵬 | はくほう | (sumo) era during 1960s dominated by grand champions Taiho and Kashiwado |
| 柏鵬時代 | はくほうじだい | (sumo) era during 1960s dominated by grand champions Taiho and Kashiwado |
| 某 | それがし | someone; I, personal pronoun |
| 某国 | ぼうこく | certain country |
| 某所 | ぼうしょ | certain place |
| 某日 | ぼうじつ | certain day |
| 某氏 | ぼうし | certain person, unnamed person |
| 柑橘類 | かんきつるい | citrus fruits |
| 染め | そめ | dyeing, printing |
| 染める | そめる | to dye, to colour, to color |
| 染料 | せんりょう | dyes |
| 染織 | せんしょく | dyeing and weaving |
| 染色 | せんしょく | staining, stain, dyeing |
| 染色体 | せんしょくたい | chromosome |
| 柔 | やわ | poorly-built, weak, insubstantial |
| 柔らか | やわらか | soft, tender, limp, subdued (colour or light) (color), gentle, meek |
| 柔らかみ | やわらかみ | (touch of) softness |
| 柔和 | にゅうわ | gentleness, mildness, meekness |
| 柔軟 | じゅうなん | flexible, lithe, soft, pliable |
| 柔軟体操 | じゅうなんたいそう | calisthenics |
| 柚坊 | ゆずぼう | swallowtail butterfly larva (a pest of citrus plants) |
| 柚子坊 | ゆずぼう | swallowtail butterfly larva (a pest of citrus plants) |
| 柚子胡椒 | ゆずこしょう, ゆずごしょう | condiment paste made from yuzu zest and chile peppers |
| 柱 | じゅう | fret (of a biwa) |
| 柱廊 | ちゅうろう | pillared corridor |
| 柳 | やなぎ, ようりゅう | willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica) |
| 柳び | りゅうび | beautiful eyebrows |
| 柳刃包丁 | やなぎばぼうちょう | kitchen knife for sashimi |
| 柳行李 | やなぎごうり | wicker trunk |
| 査察 | ささつ | inspection (for compliance), investigation (tax, etc.) |
| 柾 | マサキ, まさき | Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus) |
| 柾の葛 | まさきのかずら | Asiatic jasmine (Trachelospermum asiaticum), Asian jasmine |
| 栄光 | えいこう | glory |
| 栄冠 | えいかん | laurels, garland |
| 栄枯 | えいこ | vicissitudes, ups and downs |
| 栄枯盛衰 | えいこせいすい | ups and downs of life, vicissitudes of fortune |
| 栄耀 | えいよう | luxury, splendour, splendor, prosperity |
| 栄誉 | えいよ | honour, honor |
| 栄誉礼 | えいよれい | salute of guards of honor (honour) |
| 栄養 | えいよう | nutrition, nourishment |
| 栄養士 | えいようし | nutritionist |
| 栄養失調 | えいようしっちょう | malnutrition |
| 栄養素 | えいようそ | nutrient |
| 栗 | くり, クリ | Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata) |
| 栗きんとん | くりきんとん | mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts |
| 栗ぜんざい | くりぜんざい | sweet made with soft beans (e.g. adzuki) and chestnuts |
| 栗毛 | くりげ | chestnut (horse coat color) |
| 栗鼠 | りす, リス | squirrel (excluding flying squirrels); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis) |
| 栞 | しおり | bookmark, guidebook |
| 校則 | こうそく | school regulations |
| 校訓 | こうくん | school precepts |
| 校閲 | こうえつ | revision, proofreading |
| 株主 | かぶぬし | shareholder, stockholder |
| 株価 | かぶか | stock prices |
| 株券 | かぶけん | stock certificate |
| 株式 | かぶしき | stock (company) |
| 株式会社 | かぶしきがいしゃ | public company, corporation, KK, formula for an incorporated public company |
| 核の傘 | かくのかさ | nuclear umbrella |
| 核仁 | かくじん | nuclear bonding, nuclear force |
| 核兵器 | かくへいき | nuclear weapons |
| 核実験 | かくじっけん | nuclear (bomb) test |
| 核家族 | かくかぞく | nuclear family |
| 核弾頭 | かくだんとう | nuclear warhead |
| 核心 | かくしん | kernel, core |
| 核武装 | かくぶそう | nuclear arms |
| 核燃料 | かくねんりょう | atomic fuel |
| 核融合 | かくゆうごう | nuclear fusion |
| 核酸 | かくさん | nucleic acid |
| 根堀り葉堀り | ねほりはほり | thoroughly, persistently, through-and-through |
| 根幹 | こんかん | basis, nucleus, root and branch |
| 根底 | こんてい | root, basis, foundation |
| 根拠 | こんきょ | basis, foundation |
| 根拠地 | こんきょち | base (of operations) |
| 根本 | こんぽん, こんげん, ねもと | root, source, origin, foundation, base, principle |
| 根本的 | こんぽんてき | fundamental, basic |
| 根源 | こんぽん, こんげん, ねもと | root, source, origin, foundation, base, principle |
| 根絶 | こんぜつ | eradication, extermination |
| 格差 | かくさ | qualitative difference, disparity |
| 格納 | かくのう | storage; putting into computer memory |
| 格闘 | かくとう | hand-to-hand fighting, grappling, scuffling |
| 栽培 | さいばい | cultivation |
| 栽培所 | さいばいじょ | plantation |
| 栽培種 | さいばいしゅ | agricultural species |
| 桂 | かつら, カツラ | Japanese Judas tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) |
| 桂冠 | けいかん | crown of laurel |
| 桂冠詩人 | けいかんしじん | poet laureate |
| 桂庵 | けいあん | servants' registry |
| 桂林 | けいりん | katsura forest, beautiful forest |
| 桂皮 | けいひ | cinnamon, cassia (bark) |
| 桃の節句 | もものせっく | puppet festival (March 3rd) |
| 桃李 | とうり | person of one's recommendation; peach and plum |
| 桃源境 | とうげんきょう | Arcady, Eden, Shangri-la |
| 桃源郷 | とうげんきょう | Arcady, Eden, Shangri-la |
| 桃色 | ももいろ | pink (colour, color) |
| 案件 | あんけん | matter in question, subject |
| 案内嬢 | あんないじょう | usherette |
| 桐 | きり | paulownia tree, Paulownia tomentosa |
| 桐一葉 | きりひとは | falling paulownia leaf signaling the beginning of autumn (fall) |
| 桐材 | きりざい | paulownia wood |
| 桐油 | とうゆ | tung oil, (Chinese) wood oil |
| 桐花大綬章 | きりはなだいじゅしょう | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers |
| 桑 | くわ | mulberry (tree) |
| 桑原 | くわばら | mulberry field |
| 桑園 | そうえん | mulberry plantation |
| 桑摘み | くわつみ | picking mulberry leaves, mulberry-leaf pickers |
| 桑海 | そうかい | this world's sudden changes |
| 桑田 | そうでん | mulberry plantation |
| 桑畑 | くわばたけ, くわばた | mulberry field, mulberry plantation |
| 桑色 | くわいろ | light yellow |
| 桑苗 | そうびょう | mulberry seedling |
| 桜えび | さくらえび, さくらエビ, サクラエビ | sakura shrimp (Sergia lucens) |
| 桜んぼ | さくらんぼう, さくらんぼ, サクランボ | (edible) cherry |
| 桜んぼう | さくらんぼう, さくらんぼ, サクランボ | (edible) cherry |
| 桜エビ | さくらえび, さくらエビ, サクラエビ | sakura shrimp (Sergia lucens) |
| 桜桃 | さくらんぼう, さくらんぼ, サクランボ | (edible) cherry |
| 桜花 | おうか, さくらばな | cherry blossom |
| 桟俵 | さんだわら | straw lid covering either end of a rice container |
| 桟敷 | さじき | reviewing stand, box, gallery |
| 桟橋 | さんきょう, さんばし | wharf, bridge, jetty, pier |
| 桟道 | さんどう | plank road, corduroy |
| 梅 | うめ, ウメ | plum; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system) |
| 梅干し | うめぼし | dried plum |
| 梅林 | ばいりん | ume (plum) grove |
| 梅酒 | うめしゅ | sake with plums, unripe Japanese apricots soaked in spirits |
| 梅雨入り | つゆいり, にゅうばい | entering the rainy season, beginning of the rainy season |
| 梅雨前線 | ばいうぜんせん | seasonal rain front |
| 梅雨明け | つゆあけ | the end of the rainy season |
| 梓に上せる | しにのぼせる | to bring (a book) into the world, to publish |
| 梓匠 | ししょう | cabinetmaker, woodworker |
| 梓宮 | しきゅう | Emperor's coffin (made of catalpa wood) |
| 梓弓 | あずさゆみ | catalpa bow, betula grossa |
| 梢 | こずえ | treetop, tip of a branch |
| 梢子 | しょうし | boatman |
| 梨の実 | なしのみ | pear |
| 梨の礫 | なしのつぶて | not getting a reply |
| 梨園 | りえん | theatrical world |
| 梨花 | りか | pear blossoms |
| 梯梧 | でいご, でいこ, デイゴ, デイコ | Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata) |
| 棄てる | すてる | to throw away, to cast aside, to abandon, to resign, to break up with (someone) |
| 棄却 | ききゃく | rejection, dismissal, abandoning, renunciation, waiver |
| 棄損 | きそん | damage, injury, defamation, waste |
| 棄権 | きけん | abstaining from voting; renunciation of a right |
| 棋士 | きし | shogi or go player |
| 棋界 | きかい | the go (shogi) world, shogi circles |
| 棋聖 | きせい | great master of go (shogi) |
| 棋譜 | きふ | record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc. |
| 棋院 | きいん | shogi (go) hall |
| 棋風 | きふう | one's style of playing shogi or go |
| 棒状 | ぼうじょう | cylinder or rod-shaped |
| 棒高跳び | ぼうたかとび | pole vault (jump) |
| 棗椰子 | なつめやし | date (palm tree) |
| 棚ぼた | たなぼた, タナボタ | godsend, windfall |
| 棚上げ | たなあげ | shelving, pigeonholing |
| 棟 | とう | large building; counter for buildings, apartments, etc. |
| 棟上げ式 | むねあげしき | framework raising ceremony |
| 棟木 | むなぎ | ridgepole, ridge beam |
| 森厳 | しんげん | solemn |
| 森林学 | しんりんがく | forestry |
| 森林法 | しんりんほう | the Forest Act |
| 森羅万象 | しんらばんしょう | all things in nature, the whole creation |
| 棺 | かん, ひつぎ | coffin, casket |
| 棺に納める | かんにおさめる | to lay in a coffin |
| 棺を掩う | かんをおおう | to cover the coffin |
| 棺桶 | かんおけ | coffin, casket |
| 椋 | むくのき, むく, ムクノキ | Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera), mukutree |
| 椋の木 | むくのき, むく, ムクノキ | Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera), mukutree |
| 椋木 | むくのき, むく, ムクノキ | Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera), mukutree |
| 植木 | うえき | garden shrubs, trees, potted plant |
| 植木鉢 | うえきばち | flowerpot |
| 植林 | しょくりん | afforestation |
| 植栽 | しょくさい | raising trees and plants |
| 植樹 | しょくじゅ | tree-planting |
| 植民地 | しょくみんち | colony; colonial |
| 植物園 | しょくぶつえん | botanical garden |
| 植物性脂肪 | しょくぶつせいしぼう | vegetable fat |
| 椎 | しい, シイ | any beech tree of genus Castanopsis |
| 椎茸 | しいたけ | shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes) |
| 椎間板 | ついかんばん | intervertebral disk |
| 椎骨 | ついこつ | vertebra(e) |
| 検事 | けんじ | public prosecutor |
| 検問 | けんもん | inspection, examination |
| 検定 | けんてい | official certification, approval, inspection |
| 検察 | けんさつ | examination, prosecutor |
| 検察官 | けんさつかん | public prosecutor |
| 検尿 | けんにょう | urinalysis |
| 検疫 | けんえき | quarantine, medical inspection |
| 検疫所 | けんえきしょ, けんえきじょ | quarantine station |
| 検診 | けんしん | medical examination |
| 検証 | けんしょう | verification, inspection |
| 椰子 | やし | palm tree |
| 椰子の木 | やしのき, ヤシのき | palm tree |
| 椰子油 | やしゆ | coconut oil |
| 椰子蟹 | やしがに, ヤシガニ | coconut crab (Birgus latro) |
| 椿 | つばき, さんちゃ, ツバキ | common camellia; tea produced in the mountains |
| 椿事 | ちんじ | strange occurrence, unusual occurrence, unexpected occurrence |
| 椿桃 | つばいもも, づばいもも, ずばいもも, つばきもも, あぶらもも, ひかりもも, ズバイモモ, ツバイモモ | nectarine |
| 椿油 | つばきあぶら | camellia oil |
| 椿象 | かめむし, カメむし, カメムシ | shield bug, stink bug |
| 椿象目 | カメムシもく, かめむしもく | Hemiptera (taxonomic order comprising the true bugs) |
| 楊 | やなぎ, ようりゅう | willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica) |
| 楊子 | ようじ | toothpick |
| 楊枝 | ようじ | toothpick |
| 楊柳 | やなぎ, ようりゅう | willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica) |
| 楓 | かえで | maple (tree) (Acer spp.) |
| 楓子香 | ふうしこう | galbanum (gum resin from fennel) |
| 楓属 | ふうぞく | genus Liquidambar |
| 楓林 | ふうりん | maple grove |
| 楓糖 | かえでとう | maple sugar |
| 楓葉 | ふうよう | maple leaf |
| 楠 | くすのき, くす, クソノキ, クス | camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora), camphorwood, camphor laurel |
| 業 | ごう | karma (i.e. actions committed in a former life) |
| 業務 | ぎょうむ | business, affairs, duties, work, procedure, task, action, function |
| 業務提携 | ぎょうむていけい | business partnership |
| 業界 | ぎょうかい | industry, business |
| 業種 | ぎょうしゅ | type of industry |
| 業績 | ぎょうせき | achievement, performance, results, work, contribution |
| 業績悪化 | ぎょうせきあっか | downturn |
| 業者 | ぎょうしゃ | trader, merchant |
| 極力努める | きょくりょくつとめる | to do one's best |
| 極右 | きょくう | extreme right |
| 極寒 | ごっかん | intense cold, mid-winter |
| 極東 | きょくとう | Far East |
| 極秘 | ごくひ | absolute secrecy |
| 極端 | きょくたん | extreme, extremity |
| 楼 | ろう | tower, turret, lookout, belvedere |
| 楼門 | ろうもん | two-storied gate, tower gate |
| 楼閣 | ろうかく | multistoried building |
| 楽しむ | たのしむ | to enjoy oneself |
| 楽器 | がっき | musical instrument |
| 楽章 | がくしょう | (musical) movement |
| 楽観 | らっかん | optimism |
| 楽譜 | がくふ | score (music) |
| 概して | がいして | generally, as a rule |
| 概念 | がいねん | general idea, concept, notion |
| 概況 | がいきょう | outlook, general situation |
| 概算 | がいさん | approximation, rough estimate |
| 概要 | がいよう | outline, summary, abridgment, synopsis |
| 概観 | がいかん | general view, outline |
| 榛 | ハシバミ, はしばみ | corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii, siberian hazel, siberian filber |
| 榛の木 | はんのき, ハンノキ | Japanese alder (Alnus japonica) |
| 構内 | こうない | premises, grounds, campus, in-house |
| 構図 | こうず | composition |
| 構想 | こうそう | plan, plot, idea, conception |
| 構築 | こうちく | construction |
| 様式 | ようしき | style, form, pattern |
| 様相 | ようそう | aspect |
| 槙 | まき, マキ | yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus) |
| 槻 | けやき, つき, ケヤキ, ツキ | Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata) |
| 槻の木 | つきのき | Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata) |
| 槻欅 | つきげやき | Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata) |
| 槽 | うけ | basin, tub |
| 標的 | ひょうてき | target |
| 標語 | ひょうご | motto, slogan, catchword |
| 標高 | ひょうこう | elevation, height above sea level |
| 模倣 | もほう | imitation, copying |
| 模倣者 | もほうしゃ | imitator |
| 模写 | もしゃ | copy (of the real thing), copying, reproduction, tracing |
| 模型 | もけい | model, dummy, maquette |
| 模擬 | もぎ | imitation, sham, mock; simulation |
| 模擬店 | もぎてん | refreshment booth |
| 模範 | もはん | exemplar, exemplification, exemplum, model, example |
| 模範的 | もはんてき | exemplary |
| 模索 | もさく | groping (for) |
| 権 | けん | authority, right (to do something) |
| 権力 | けんりょく | (political) power, authority, influence |
| 権威 | けんい | authority, power, influence |
| 権限 | けんげん | power, authority, jurisdiction |
| 横丁 | よこちょう | lane, alley, small street intersecting a main or side street |
| 横恋慕 | よこれんぼ | illicit love |
| 横手 | よこて, よこで | side, beside; feature of a sword blade |
| 横断幕 | おうだんまく | banner strung across a street |
| 横暴 | おうぼう | violence, oppression, high-handedness, tyranny, despotism |
| 横滑り | よこすべり | skid, slipping or skidding sideways, shifting to another post |
| 横目 | よこめ | side glance |
| 横穴 | よこあな, おうけつ | cave, tunnel |
| 横笛 | よこぶえ, おうてき, ようじょう, おうじゃく | transverse flute (e.g. a fife) |
| 横綱 | よこづな | yokozuna (sumo grand champion) |
| 横領 | おうりょう | usurpation, embezzlement, misappropriation |
| 樹木 | じゅもく | trees and shrubs, arbour, arbor |
| 樹立 | じゅりつ | establish, create |
| 樹脂 | じゅし | resin, rosin |
| 樹齢 | じゅれい | age of a tree |
| 樺 | かば, かんば, かにわ, カバ | birch (esp. Japanese white birch) |
| 樺の木科 | カバノキか, かばのきか | Betulaceae (plant family), hazelnut |
| 樺太シシャモ | からふとししゃも, からふとシシャモ | capelin, caplin (Mallotus villosus) |
| 樺太柳葉魚 | からふとししゃも, からふとシシャモ | capelin, caplin (Mallotus villosus) |
| 樺太鱒 | からふとます, カラフトマス | pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), humpback salmon |
| 樺木科 | カバノキか, かばのきか | Betulaceae (plant family), hazelnut |
| 樺色 | かばいろ | reddish yellow |
| 橋渡し | はしわたし | bridge building, mediation |
| 橋畔 | きょうはん | approach to a bridge |
| 橋脚 | きょうきゃく | bridge pier, pontoon bridge |
| 橋脚舟 | きょうきゃくしゅう | pontoon |
| 橘 | たちばな | tachibana (inedible citrus, Citrus tachibana) |
| 橘鳥 | たちばなどり | lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) |
| 機器 | きき | machinery and tools |
| 機嫌 | きげん | humour, humor, temper, mood |
| 機宜 | きぎ | opportunity, occasion |
| 機密 | きみつ | secrecy, highly classified information |
| 機敏 | きびん | smart, quick, prompt |
| 機材 | きざい | machine parts, machinery, equipment |
| 機械化 | きかいか | mechanization, mechanisation; computerization |
| 機械文明 | きかいぶんめい | technical civilization, technical civilisation |
| 機械翻訳 | きかいほんやく | machine translation, mechanical translation, automatic translation |
| 機械語 | きかいご | machine language, machine word, computer word |
| 機械警備 | きかいけいび | card-key system |
| 機構 | きこう | mechanism, organization, organisation |
| 機種 | きしゅ | type of equipment, model |
| 機能 | きのう | function, facility, faculty, feature |
| 機軸 | きじく | axis, axle, plan, contrivance |
| 機関 | きかん | mechanism; agency, organisation, institution, organ |
| 機関紙 | きかんし | bulletin, (party) organ |
| 機関銃 | きかんじゅう | machine gun |
| 機雷 | きらい | (sea) mine |
| 檀君 | だんくん | mythical founder of Korea |
| 檀家 | だんか, だんけ | family which supports a temple, parishioner |
| 檀徒 | だんと | temple supporter |
| 檀那寺 | だんなでら | temple to which a family belongs |
| 欄外 | らんがい | margin |
| 欝蒼 | うっそう | thick, dense, luxuriant |
| 欠 | けつ | lack, deficiency, vacancy |
| 欠かす | かかす | to miss (doing), to fail (to do) |
| 欠乏 | けつぼう | want, shortage, famine |
| 欠員 | けついん | vacancy, vacant position |
| 欠場 | けつじょう | absence, not taking part |
| 欠如 | けつじょ | lack, privation, deficiency |
| 欠損 | けっそん | deficit, shortage, loss, damage |
| 次元 | じげん | dimension; perspective, point of reference, level (of something) |
| 次回 | じかい | next time (occasion) |
| 次官 | じかん | vice-minister, undersecretary |
| 次期 | じき | next term, next period; next version, next release |
| 次第に | しだいに | gradually (progress into a state); in sequence, in order, in turn |
| 次長 | じちょう | vice-, assistant director, vice-director |
| 欣々然 | きんきんぜん | quite joyous, quite cheerful, quite happy |
| 欣喜 | きんき | pleasure |
| 欣喜雀躍 | きんきじゃくやく | jump up for joy |
| 欣快 | きんかい | pleasant, delightful |
| 欣悦 | きんえつ | joy, gladness |
| 欣懐 | きんかい | thinking happily of |
| 欣欣然 | きんきんぜん | quite joyous, quite cheerful, quite happy |
| 欣求 | ごんぐ | earnest aspiration |
| 欣求浄土 | ごんぐじょうど | seeking rebirth in the Pure Land |
| 欣然 | きんぜん | joyful, cheerful |
| 欧州 | おうしゅう | Europe |
| 欧州諸国 | おうしゅうしょこく | European countries |
| 欧文 | おうぶん | European language, foreign text |
| 欧洲 | おうしゅう | Europe |
| 欧米諸国 | おうべいしょこく | the various countries of Europe and America |
| 欧米諸言語 | おうべいしょげんご | the languages of Europe and America |
| 欧風 | おうふう | European style, Occidental |
| 欲 | よく | greed, craving, desire, avarice, wants |
| 欲しがる | ほしがる | to desire, to want, to wish for, to covet |
| 欲する | ほっする | to want, to desire |
| 欲の奴隷 | よくのどれい | slave to avarice |
| 欲望 | よくぼう | desire, appetite, lust |
| 欲求 | よっきゅう | desire |
| 欺き惑わす | あざむきまどわす | to deceive and lead astray |
| 欺く | あざむく | to deceive |
| 欺瞞 | ぎまん | deception, deceit |
| 欺騙 | ぎへん | deception |
| 欽定 | きんてい | authorized, authorised, appointed |
| 欽定憲法 | きんていけんぽう | constitution granted by the Emperor |
| 欽慕 | きんぼ | adoration, reverence, admiration |
| 款を通ずる | かんをつうずる | to communicate secretly, to form a close friendship |
| 款待 | かんたい | warm welcome, hospitality |
| 歌人 | かじん | (Japanese) poet |
| 歌仙 | かせん | great poet |
| 歌劇 | かげき | opera |
| 歌唱 | かしょう | song, singing |
| 歌声 | うたごえ | singing voice |
| 歌姫 | うたひめ | songstress |
| 歌曲 | かきょく | melody, tune, song |
| 歌碑 | かひ | tanka inscription |
| 歌稿 | かこう | manuscript of poem |
| 歌舞伎 | かぶき | kabuki, Japanese classical drama |
| 歌詞 | かし | song lyrics, words of a song, libretto |
| 歌謡曲 | かようきょく | popular song |
| 歌集 | かしゅう | anthology, book of poetry |
| 歓 | かん | joy, enjoyment, delight, pleasure |
| 歓喜 | かんき | delight, great joy |
| 歓声 | かんせい | cheer, shout of joy |
| 歓楽街 | かんらくがい | pleasure quarter |
| 歓談 | かんだん | pleasant talk, chat |
| 歓送 | かんそう | hearty send-off |
| 正則 | せいそく | correct, proper, formal, regular, systematic, normal |
| 正嫡 | せいちゃく, せいてき | legal wife, her child, main family |
| 正常 | せいじょう | normalcy, normality, normal |
| 正朔 | せいさく | beginning of the month or the year, New Year's Day, the calendar |
| 正殿 | せいでん | main temple, state chamber |
| 正義 | せいぎ | justice, right, righteousness, correct meaning |
| 正義の名に於て | せいぎのなにおいて | in the name of justice |
| 正規 | せいき | regular, legal, formal, established, legitimate |
| 正賓 | せいひん | guest of honor, guest of honour |
| 正面 | しょうめん | front, frontage, facade, main |
| 此処に於て | ここにおいて | now, at this time; as such, for this reason, hence |
| 武力 | ぶりょく | armed might, military power, the sword, force |
| 武勇 | ぶゆう | bravery, military prowess, valour, valor |
| 武家 | ぶけ | samurai, warrior, military family |
| 武将 | ぶしょう | military commander |
| 武者 | むしゃ | warrior |
| 武装 | ぶそう | arms, armament, armed |
| 武道 | ぶどう | martial arts, military arts, Bushido |
| 武陵桃源 | ぶりょうとうげん | Utopia |
| 歩 | ほ | step, stride; counter for steps |
| 歩み | あゆみ | walking; progress, advance |
| 歩み寄り | あゆみより | compromise, concession |
| 歩廊 | ほろう | corridor, gallery, platform, passageway |
| 歩調 | ほちょう | pace, step, cadence |
| 歯を食い縛る | はをくいしばる | to bear up in tragedy, to stand pain well, to hold one's temper |
| 歯ブラシ | はブラシ | toothbrush |
| 歯切れ | はぎれ | the feel when biting, manner of enunciation |
| 歯列矯正 | しれつきょうせい | orthodontia, orthodontics |
| 歯止め | はどめ | brake; restraint, curtailment, self-imposed limit, check |
| 歯牙矯正術 | しがきょうせいじゅつ | orthodontia |
| 歯科 | しか | dentistry |
| 歯科医 | しかい | dentist |
| 歯科医師 | しかいし | dentist |
| 歯茎 | はぐき | gum, tooth ridge |
| 歯軌条 | しきじょう | cog rail |
| 歯髄 | しずい | (tooth) pulp |
| 歳 | さい | -years-old; ability, gift, talent, aptitude, genius |
| 歳入 | さいにゅう | annual revenue or income |
| 歳出 | さいしゅつ | annual expenditure |
| 歳時記 | さいじき | almanac of seasonal words (for haiku poets) |
| 歳暮 | せいぼ | end of the year, year-end gift |
| 歳月 | さいげつ, としつき | time, years |
| 歳末 | さいまつ | year end |
| 歳費 | さいひ | annual expenditure |
| 歴代 | れきだい | successive generations, successive emperors |
| 歴任 | れきにん | successive jobs, consecutive jobs |
| 歴史的 | れきしてき | historic, historical, traditional |
| 歴史的経緯から | れきしてきけいいから | for historical reasons |
| 歴然 | れきぜん | evident, plain, distinct, clear |
| 歴訪 | れきほう | round of calls, tour of visitation |
| 死 | し | death; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation) |
| 死の灰 | しのはい | lethal radioactive fallout, atomic dust |
| 死を悼む | しをいたむ | to mourn over the death of |
| 死亡 | しぼう | death, mortality |
| 死亡率 | しぼうりつ | death rate, mortality |
| 死亡者 | しぼうしゃ | the deceased, deaths, persons killed |
| 死体解剖 | したいかいぼう | autopsy |
| 死傷者 | ししょうしゃ | casualties, killed and wounded |
| 死刑 | しけい | death penalty, capital punishment |
| 死刑囚 | しけいしゅう | criminals condemned to death |
| 死因 | しいん | cause of death |
| 死後 | しご | after death |
| 死没 | しぼつ | death |
| 死者 | ししゃ | casualty, deceased |
| 殉じる | じゅんじる | to sacrifice oneself |
| 殉国 | じゅんこく | dying for one's country |
| 殉教 | じゅんきょう | martyrdom |
| 殉教者 | じゅんきょうしゃ | martyr |
| 殉死 | じゅんし | dying a martyr, following someone in suicide |
| 殉職 | じゅんしょく | dying at one's post, being killed in the line of duty |
| 殉職者 | じゅんしょくしゃ | person who has died at his post (in the performance of his duties) |
| 殉難 | じゅんなん | martyrdom |
| 殉難者 | じゅんなんしゃ | victim, martyr |
| 殊 | こと, け | difference (from one another); unusual, extraordinary |
| 殊な | けな | exceptional, praiseworthy, laudable |
| 殊に | ことに | especially; additionally |
| 殊勝 | しゅしょう | admirable, laudable |
| 殊勲 | しゅくん | meritorious deeds |
| 残った分 | のこったぶん | amount left over |
| 残忍 | ざんにん | cruelty, atrocity, brutality |
| 残暑 | ざんしょ | lingering summer heat |
| 残留 | ざんりゅう | residual, residue; stay behind, stay back |
| 残虐 | ざんぎゃく | cruelty, brutality |
| 残酷 | ざんこく | cruelty, harshness |
| 残飯 | ざんぱん | food scraps, garbage |
| 残高 | ざんだか | (bank) balance, remainder |
| 殖産 | しょくさん | production increase, enhancement of one's fortune |
| 殴りつける | なぐりつける | to beat (someone in battle) |
| 殴り付ける | なぐりつける | to beat (someone in battle) |
| 殴り倒す | なぐりたおす | to knock down |
| 殴り合い | なぐりあい | fist fight |
| 殴り合う | なぐりあう | to fight, to exchange blows |
| 殴り殺す | なぐりころす | to strike dead, to beat to death |
| 殴り込み | なぐりこみ | raid |
| 殴る | なぐる | to strike, to hit |
| 殴打 | おうだ | hit, strike, blow |
| 段ボール | だんボール, ダンボール | (corrugated) cardboard |
| 殺し | ころし | a murder |
| 殺人未遂 | さつじんみすい | attempted murder |
| 殺伐 | さつばつ | bloodthirsty, brutal, savage |
| 殺傷 | さっしょう | kill and wound |
| 殺到 | さっとう | rush, flood |
| 殺害 | さつがい, せつがい, せちがい | killing, murder |
| 殺菌 | さっきん | sterilization, sterilisation, disinfection |
| 殺虫剤 | さっちゅうざい | insecticide, pesticide |
| 殻むき | からむき | shelling (e.g. of eggs, nuts, crabs and such) |
| 殿下 | でんか, てんが | your Highness, his (or her) Highness |
| 殿堂 | でんどう | palace, palatial building |
| 殿様 | とのさま | feudal lord |
| 毅然 | きぜん | fortitude, firmness, resolution |
| 毅然として | きぜんとして | with resolution |
| 母乳 | ぼにゅう | mother's milk |
| 母后 | ぼこう | empress dowager |
| 母子 | ぼし | mother and child |
| 母校 | ぼこう | alma mater |
| 母胎 | ぼたい | womb, uterus |
| 毎分 | まいふん | every minute, per minute |
| 毎回 | まいかい | every time, each round |
| 毎秒 | まいびょう | every second |
| 毒 | どく | poison, toxicant |
| 毒ガス | どくガス | poison gas |
| 毒性 | どくせい | toxicity, toxic, virulence, virulent |
| 毒物 | どくぶつ | poison |
| 毒舌 | どくぜつ | wicked tongue, abusive language |
| 比べ | くらべ | contest, comparison, competition |
| 比例 | ひれい | proportion |
| 比叡山 | ひえいざん | Mt. Hiei (in Kyoto) |
| 比律賓 | ふぃりっぴん, フィリピン, フイリピン | Philippines |
| 比率 | ひりつ | ratio, proportion, percentage |
| 比翼塚 | ひよくづか | double grave of lovers who died together |
| 比諭 | ひゆ | allegory, parable |
| 比較対照 | ひかくたいしょう | comparison and contrast |
| 比較文学 | ひかくぶんがく | comparative literature |
| 比較級 | ひかくきゅう | comparative, comparative degree |
| 比較言語学 | ひかくげんごがく | comparative linguistics |
| 比重 | ひじゅう | specific gravity; relative weight, relative importance |
| 毛筆 | もうひつ | (writing, painting) brush |
| 毛髪 | もうはつ | hair |
| 毬 | いが, かさ | burr, bur, (chestnut) case, (pine) cone |
| 毬投げ | まりなげ | playing catch |
| 毬果 | きゅうか | (pine) cone |
| 毬栗 | いがぐり | chestnut in its burr |
| 毬栗頭 | いがぐりあたま | close-cropped head |
| 毬藻 | まりも | variety of algae |
| 氏名 | しめい | full name, identity |
| 氏子 | うじこ | shrine parishioner |
| 氏族 | しぞく | clan, family |
| 氏神 | うじがみ | Shinto god, patron god |
| 民 | たみ | nation, people |
| 民主 | みんしゅ | democracy, popular sovereignty; democratic |
| 民主主義 | みんしゅしゅぎ | democracy |
| 民事訴訟 | みんじそしょう | civil action, civil suit, civil proceedings |
| 民事訴訟法 | みんじそしょうほう | (Japanese) Civil Proceedings Act (1890, revised in 1926) |
| 民俗芸能 | みんぞくげいのう | folk entertainment |
| 民兵 | みんぺい | militia(men) |
| 民営 | みんえい | private management |
| 民宿 | みんしゅく | private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers) |
| 民放 | みんぽう | commercial broadcast |
| 民族 | みんぞく | people, race, nation |
| 民族主義 | みんぞくしゅぎ | nationalism |
| 民社党 | みんしゃとう | Democratic Socialist Party |
| 民衆 | みんしゅう | people, populace, masses |
| 民需 | みんじゅ | civilian requirements |
| 気の毒 | きのどく | pitiful, unfortunate, (a) pity |
| 気丈 | きじょう | stout-hearted, firm |
| 気候 | きこう | climate |
| 気力旺盛 | きりょくおうせい | being full of energy (drive, motivation, vitality) |
| 気味 | きみ | sensation, feeling |
| 気孔 | きこう | stoma |
| 気忙しい | きぜわしい | restless, fidgety, fussy |
| 気概 | きがい | strong spirit |
| 気泡 | きほう | (air) bubble (esp. in a liquid) |
| 気筒 | きとう | cylinder |
| 気管支炎 | きかんしえん | bronchitis |
| 気胞 | きほう | bladder, vesicle |
| 気象 | きしょう | weather, climate |
| 気象庁 | きしょうちょう | Meteorological Agency |
| 気軽 | きがる | carefree, buoyant, lighthearted, sprightly; ease |
| 気迫 | きはく | spirit, soul, drive, vigor, vigour |
| 気遣い | きづかい | consideration, concern, fear, worry, solicitude |
| 気遣う | きづかう | to worry about, to feel anxious about, to have apprehensions of |
| 気鋭 | きえい | spirited, energetic |
| 気骨稜々 | きこつりょうりょう | (a person with) strong moral fiber (backbone, determination) |
| 気骨稜稜 | きこつりょうりょう | (a person with) strong moral fiber (backbone, determination) |
| 水仙 | すいせん | daffodil, narcissus, Narcissus tazetta var chinensis |
| 水俣病 | みなまたびょう | Minamata disease |
| 水凪鳥 | みずなぎどり, ミズナギドリ | petrel (esp. petrels of family Procellariidae) |
| 水墨画 | すいぼくが | India-ink painting |
| 水嵩 | みずかさ | volume of water |
| 水彩画 | すいさいが | watercolor painting, watercolour painting |
| 水揚げ | みずあげ | landing, unloading, a catch, takings |
| 水晶 | すいしょう | crystal |
| 水晶体 | すいしょうたい | the crystalline lens (of the eye) |
| 水槽 | すいそう | water tank, cistern, fish tank |
| 水没 | すいぼつ | submerge |
| 水泡 | すいほう | foam, bubble; nothing |
| 水洗 | すいせん | flushing |
| 水浸し | みずびたし | flooded out, submersion |
| 水深 | すいしん | depth of water |
| 水温 | すいおん | water temperature |
| 水源 | すいげん | source of river, fountainhead |
| 水溶性 | すいようせい | water-soluble |
| 水溶液 | すいようえき | (translucent) aqueous solution |
| 水痘 | すいとう | chicken pox |
| 水稲 | すいとう | wet-land rice |
| 水系 | すいけい | drainage system |
| 水耕 | すいこう | hydroponics |
| 水芭蕉 | みずばしょう | Asian skunk cabbage (Lysichiton camtschatcense) |
| 水茎 | みずぐき | writing brush, brush strokes |
| 水質 | すいしつ | water quality |
| 水辺 | すいへん, みずべ | waterside, waterfront |
| 水銀 | すいぎん | mercury |
| 水面 | すいめん, みなも, みのも | water's surface |
| 水鳥 | すいちょう, みずとり, みずどり | waterfowl, water bird, shorebird |
| 氷原 | ひょうげん | ice field, ice floe, snow field |
| 氷室 | こおりむろ, ひむろ, ひょうしつ | ice house, ice room, cold room |
| 氷山 | ひょうざん | iceberg |
| 氷晶 | ひょうしょう | ice crystals |
| 氷柱 | ひょうちゅう, つらら | icicle; ice pillar; ice |
| 氷河 | ひょうが | glacier |
| 氷点下 | ひょうてんか | below freezing |
| 氷酢酸 | ひょうさくさん | glacial acetic acid |
| 永い | ながい | long (distance); long (time), lengthy |
| 永らく | ながらく | long, (for a) long time |
| 永世 | えいせい | eternity, perpetuity, immortality, permanence |
| 永代 | えいたい | permanence, eternity |
| 永住 | えいじゅう | permanent residence |
| 永続 | えいぞく | permanence, continuation |
| 氾濫 | はんらん | overflowing, flood |
| 汀 | みぎわ | water's edge, shore |
| 汀渚 | ていしょ | sand bar, waters edge |
| 汀線 | ていせん | shoreline, beach line |
| 汁吸啄木鳥 | しるすいきつつき, シルスイキツツキ | yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) |
| 汁気 | しるけ | juice |
| 求人 | きゅうじん | offer of job (situation) |
| 求刑 | きゅうけい | prosecution |
| 求心力 | きゅうしんりょく | centripetal force, cohesive power, unifying force |
| 求愛誇示 | きゅうあいこじ | courtship display |
| 求職 | きゅうしょく | job hunting, seeking employment |
| 汐 | しお, うしお | tide, current; salt water; opportunity |
| 汐合い | しおあい | opportunity, chance |
| 汐干狩り | しおひがり | shell gathering (at low tide), clamming |
| 汐汲み | しおくみ | person who draws water from the sea, drawing water from the sea |
| 汗 | あせ | sweat, perspiration; moisture, condensation |
| 汗だくで | あせだくで | dripping with sweat, bathed in perspiration |
| 汗ばむ | あせばむ | to be sweaty |
| 汗みずく | あせみずく | drenched with sweat, sweaty all over |
| 汗をかく | あせをかく | to perspire, to sweat |
| 汗水 | あせみず | sweat |
| 汚れ | よごれ | dirt, filth |
| 汚名 | おめい | stigma, dishonour, dishonor, infamy |
| 汚水 | おすい | filthy water, sewage |
| 汚泥 | おでい | dirty mud |
| 汚濁 | おだく | pollution, contamination, corruption, graft |
| 汚点 | おてん | stain, blot, flaw, disgrace |
| 汚物 | おぶつ | dirt, dust, garbage |
| 汚職 | おしょく | corruption |
| 汚辱 | おじょく | disgrace, humiliation, insult |
| 江 | え | inlet, bay |
| 江上 | こうじょう | (on the) bank of a large river |
| 江戸 | えど | old name of Tokyo |
| 江戸っ子 | えどっこ | true Tokyoite |
| 江戸の敵を長崎で討つ | えどのかたきをながさきでうつ | to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place |
| 江戸前 | えどまえ | Tokyo style |
| 池亭 | ちてい | arbor (arbour, bower) by a lake |
| 池沼 | ちしょう | ponds and swamps; mentally-handicapped person |
| 池畔 | ちはん | near the pond, edge of a pond |
| 決まって | きまって | always, without fail, usually, regularly |
| 決勝 | けっしょう | decision of a contest, finals (in sports) |
| 決意 | けつい | decision, determination |
| 決断 | けつだん | decision, determination |
| 決済 | けっさい | settlement, payment of account |
| 決着 | けっちゃく | conclusion, decision, end, settlement |
| 決算 | けっさん | balance sheet, settlement of accounts |
| 決裂 | けつれつ | breakdown, rupture |
| 決議 | けつぎ | resolution, vote, decision |
| 決起 | けっき | jump to one's feet, stand up against, rising to action |
| 決選投票 | けっせんとうひょう | final (decisive) vote, run-off ballot |
| 汽水 | きすい | brackish water |
| 汽笛 | きてき | steam whistle |
| 汽缶 | きかん | boiler |
| 汽缶室 | きかんしつ | boiler room |
| 汽罐 | きかん | boiler |
| 汽車賃 | きしゃちん | train fare |
| 沈下 | ちんか | sinking, subsidence |
| 沈倫 | ちんりん | sinking into obscurity, being ruined |
| 沈没 | ちんぼつ | sinking, foundering |
| 沈滞 | ちんたい | stagnation, inactivity |
| 沈痛 | ちんつう | grave, sad, mournful, sorrowful, pensive |
| 沈降 | ちんこう | precipitate, settle |
| 沈静 | ちんせい | stillness, tranquility, tranquillity, dullness |
| 沈黙 | ちんもく | silence, reticence |
| 沖 | おき | open sea |
| 沖する | ちゅうする | to rise up into the air, to ascend into the sky |
| 沖合 | おきあい | coast, offing, offshore |
| 沖積 | ちゅうせき | alluvial |
| 沖積世 | ちゅうせきせい | alluvial epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch) |
| 沖積土 | ちゅうせきど | alluvial soil |
| 沖積層 | ちゅうせきそう | alluvium, alluvial stratum |
| 沖積期 | ちゅうせきき | alluvial period |
| 沖縄 | おきなわ | Okinawa (one of the Japanese Ryukyu islands) |
| 沖縄開発庁長官 | おきなわかいはつちょうちょうかん | Director General of Okinawa Development Agency |
| 沙 | しゃ, さ | one hundred-millionth |
| 沙丘 | さきゅう | sand dune, sand hill |
| 沙汰 | さた | affair, state |
| 沙漠 | さばく | desert |
| 沙門 | しゃもん, さもん | shramana (wandering monk) |
| 没 | ぼつ | discard; death; rejection (of a manuscript; lacking, without |
| 没収 | ぼっしゅう | forfeiture, seizure, confiscation, impounding |
| 没後 | ぼつご | after death, posthumously |
| 没頭 | ぼっとう | immersing oneself |
| 沢 | さわ | swamp, marsh; mountain stream, valley, dale |
| 沢地 | さわち | marshy land |
| 沢庵 | たくあん | pickled daikon radish |
| 沢辺 | さわべ | edge of a swamp |
| 河原 | かわら, かわはら | dry river bed, river beach |
| 河口 | かわぐち, かこう | mouth of river, estuary |
| 河岸 | かわぎし, かがん, かし | river bank, riverside; fish market |
| 河川 | かせん | rivers |
| 河川敷 | かせんしき, かせんじき | (dry) riverbed |
| 河畔 | かはん | riverside |
| 河豚 | ふぐ, ふく, ふくべ, かとん, フグ | puffer fish, blow fish, fugu, globefish, swellfish |
| 河鹿 | かじか | kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri) |
| 沸き出す | わきだす | to gush out |
| 沸き立つ | わきたつ | to boil up, to ferment, to seethe |
| 沸き起こる | わきおこる | to well up, to burst, to arise |
| 沸き返る | わきかえる | to boil up; to get excited, to be in uproar |
| 沸騰 | ふっとう | boiling, seething |
| 油井 | ゆせい | oil well |
| 油彩 | ゆさい | oil painting |
| 油脂 | ゆし | fat, fats and oils |
| 治安 | ちあん | public order |
| 治療 | ちりょう | medical treatment, cure |
| 治癒 | ちゆ | healing, cure, recovery |
| 沼 | ぬま | swamp, bog, pond, lake |
| 沼地 | ぬまち, しょうち | marshland, wetland, swampland |
| 沼杉 | ぬますぎ, ヌマスギ | bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) |
| 沼気 | しょうき | marsh gas, methane |
| 沼沢 | しょうたく | marsh, swamp |
| 沼湖 | しょうこ | marshes and lakes |
| 沼田 | ぬまた, ぬまだ | marshy rice field or paddy |
| 沿い | ぞい | along |
| 沿う | そう | to run along; to follow (a plan, etc.), to act in accordance with |
| 沿って | そって | along, by, parallel to |
| 沿岸 | えんがん | coast, shore, littoral |
| 沿海 | えんかい | coast, shore, inshore, coastal waters |
| 沿海州 | えんかいしゅう | (Russian) maritime provinces |
| 沿線 | えんせん | along railway line |
| 沿道 | えんどう | route, course, roadside |
| 沿革 | えんかく | history, development |
| 泊 | はく | counter for nights of a stay |
| 泊まり | とまり | stay, stopover, anchorage, night duty |
| 泊める | とめる | to give shelter to, to lodge |
| 泌み泌み | しみじみ | earnestly; calmly |
| 泌尿器 | ひにょうき | urinary organs |
| 泌尿器科 | ひにょうきか | urology |
| 泌尿幾 | ひにょうき | urinary organs |
| 法人 | ほうじん | corporate body, corporation, (legal) person, (juridical) person |
| 法令 | ほうれい | laws and ordinances, acts (of parliament, congress, etc.) |
| 法廷 | ほうてい | courtroom |
| 法廷侮辱 | ほうていぶじょく | contempt of court |
| 法律事務所 | ほうりつじむしょ | law office, law firm |
| 法悦 | ほうえつ | religious exultation, ecstasy |
| 法曹 | ほうそう | legal profession, lawyer |
| 法曹界 | ほうそうかい | legal circles |
| 法案 | ほうあん | bill (law) |
| 法的 | ほうてき | legality |
| 法秩序 | ほうちつじょ | legal order |
| 法蓮草 | ほうれんそう | spinach |
| 泡を食う | あわをくう | to be flurried, to be confused, to lose one's head |
| 泡沫的 | ほうまつてき | transient, passing, fleeting, ephemeral, like a bubble on liquid |
| 泡盛 | あわもり | strong Okinawa liquor |
| 波 | なみ | wave |
| 波乱 | はらん | troubles, ups and downs, stormy, uproarious (i.e. relationship) |
| 波及 | はきゅう | spread, extension, influence, aftereffect, ripple |
| 波浪 | はろう | waves, surge |
| 波紋 | はもん | ripple, ring on the water |
| 波蘭 | ポーランド, ポランド, ぽーらんど, ぽらんど | Poland |
| 泣かされる | なかされる | to be moved to tears; to suffer greatly (from) |
| 泣かす | なかす | to make someone cry; to grieve |
| 泣かせる | なかせる | to make someone cry; to let cry; to grieve |
| 泣き | なき | weeping, lamenting |
| 泣きじゃくる | なきじゃくる | to sob |
| 泣き叫ぶ | なきさけぶ | to cry and shout, to scream |
| 泣き喚く | なきわめく | to bawl, to cry, to scream |
| 泣き声 | なきごえ | cry, crying voice |
| 泣き崩れる | なきくずれる | to break down crying |
| 泣叫ぶ | なきさけぶ | to cry and shout, to scream |
| 泣喚く | なきわめく | to bawl, to cry, to scream |
| 泥 | どろ | mud |
| 泥仕合 | どろじあい | mudslinging, smear campaign |
| 泥水 | でいすい, どろみず | muddy water; red-light district |
| 泥沼 | どろぬま | bog, marsh |
| 泥炭 | でいたん | peat |
| 泥酔 | でいすい | dead drunk |
| 注ぎ込む | そそぎこむ | to pour into (liquids), to pump into |
| 注釈 | ちゅうしゃく | notes, comment, remark, annotation |
| 泰 | タイ, たい | Thailand |
| 泰国 | たいこく | Thailand |
| 泰山 | たいざん | large mountain, Mt Taishan (China) |
| 泰山鳴動して鼠一匹 | たいざんめいどうしてねずみいっぴき | much ado about nothing, The mountains have have brought forth a mouse (Aesop) |
| 泰平 | たいへい | peace, tranquility, tranquillity |
| 泰然 | たいぜん | calm, composed, self-possessed, firm |
| 泰然自若 | たいぜんじじゃく | having presence of mind, self-possessed, imperturbable, calm and self-possessed |
| 泰西 | たいせい | the Occident, the West |
| 泰西名画 | たいせいめいが | Western painting |
| 泳げるようになる | およげるようになる | to learn how to swim |
| 泳者 | えいしゃ | a swimmer |
| 洋弓 | ようきゅう | Western-style archery, (small) Western-style bow |
| 洋梨 | ようなし | European pear (Pyrus communis) |
| 洋画 | ようが | Western paintings; Western films, Western movies |
| 洋菓子 | ようがし | Western confectionery |
| 洗い上げる | あらいあげる | to finish washing, to wash well, to investigate thoroughly |
| 洗い熊 | あらいぐま | common raccoon (Procyon lotor) |
| 洗浄 | せんじょう | washing, cleaning, laundering |
| 洗濯のり | せんたくのり | laundry starch |
| 洗濯ばさみ | せんたくばさみ | clothes-pin, clothespin, clothes peg |
| 洗濯挟み | せんたくばさみ | clothes-pin, clothespin, clothes peg |
| 洗濯物 | せんたくもの | clothes to be washed, the washing |
| 洗濯糊 | せんたくのり | laundry starch |
| 洗礼 | せんれい | baptism |
| 洗錬 | せんれん | polish, refinement |
| 洞 | うろ | hollow, cavity, hole |
| 洞察 | どうさつ | discernment, insight |
| 洞穴 | どうけつ, ほらあな | cave, den, grotto |
| 洞窟 | どうくつ | cave |
| 津々浦々 | つつうらうら, つづうらうら | all over the country, throughout the land, every nook and cranny of the land |
| 津波 | つなみ | tsunami, tidal wave |
| 津津浦浦 | つつうらうら, つづうらうら | all over the country, throughout the land, every nook and cranny of the land |
| 津浪 | つなみ | tsunami, tidal wave |
| 洪大 | こうだい | great, immense |
| 洪水 | こうずい | flood |
| 洪牙利 | はんがりー, ハンガリー | Hungary |
| 洪積 | こうせき | diluvial epoch (geol.) |
| 洪積世 | こうせきせい | diluvial epoch |
| 洪積層 | こうせきそう | diluvial formation (geol.) |
| 洵に | じつに, まことに, げに, しんに | indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite |
| 洵美 | じゅんび | exquisite, truly beautiful |
| 洸々 | こうこう | valiant, brave, surge (of water) |
| 洸洋 | こうよう | unfathomable, great expanse of water, incoherent |
| 洸洸 | こうこう | valiant, brave, surge (of water) |
| 活動家 | かつどうか | (anti-war) activist |
| 活字 | かつじ | printing type |
| 活性 | かっせい | activity |
| 活性炭 | かっせいたん | activated charcoal |
| 活況 | かっきょう | activity, briskness, prosperity |
| 活発 | かっぱつ | vigor, vigour, active, lively |
| 活路開拓 | かつろかいたく | developing a way or means |
| 派兵 | はへい | dispatch of troops, despatch of troops |
| 派遣 | はけん | dispatch, despatch, send |
| 派閥 | はばつ | clique, faction |
| 流し網 | ながしあみ | drift net |
| 流れ | ながれ | stream, current, flow |
| 流儀 | りゅうぎ | style, fashion |
| 流動 | りゅうどう | flow |
| 流暢 | りゅうちょう | fluent (language skill), flowing |
| 流氷 | りゅうひょう | drift ice, ice floe |
| 流浪 | るろう | vagrancy, wandering, nomadism |
| 流血 | りゅうけつ | bloodshed |
| 流行性感冒 | りゅうこうせいかんぼう | influenza, flu |
| 流麗 | りゅうれい | fluent, flowing, elegant |
| 浄化 | じょうか | purification, cleanup |
| 浄化槽 | じょうかそう | septic tank, tank for purifying water |
| 浄土 | じょうど | Pure Land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); Pure Land Buddhism |
| 浄土宗 | じょうどしゅう | Pure Land sect (of Buddhism), Jodo (sect) |
| 浄土真宗 | じょうどしんしゅう | Jodo Shinshu (offshoot of the Jodo sect) |
| 浄水 | じょうすい | clean water |
| 浄瑠璃 | じょうるり | ballad drama; drama narrator for the bunraku theatre (theater) |
| 浅からぬ | あさからぬ | deep (of emotions, connections, etc.), lit: not shallow |
| 浅はか | あさはか | frivolous, thoughtless |
| 浅ましい | あさましい | wretched, miserable, shameful, mean, despicable, abject |
| 浅海 | せんかい | shallow sea |
| 浅瀬 | あさせ | shoal, shallows, sand bar, ford |
| 浅茅生 | あさじう | broad field of sparsely growing cogon grass |
| 浅見 | せんけん | shallow view, superficial idea |
| 浅黒い | あさぐろい | darkish, swarthy |
| 浜 | はま | beach, seashore |
| 浜のまさご | はまのまさご | grains of sand on the beach (i.e. something countless) |
| 浜焼き | はまやき | freshly caught seafood broiled at a beach |
| 浜茄子 | はまなす | sweet briar |
| 浜風 | はまかぜ | sea breeze, beach wind |
| 浦 | うら | inlet |
| 浦人 | うらびと | seaside dweller |
| 浦波 | うらなみ | (seaside) breakers |
| 浦辺 | うらべ | seacoast |
| 浦里 | うらざと | village by the sea |
| 浦風 | うらかぜ | sea breeze |
| 浩瀚 | こうかん | bulky, voluminous |
| 浩然 | こうぜん | broadminded; great and prosperous, vast |
| 浪 | なみ | wave |
| 浪曲 | ろうきょく | recitation of stories accompanied by samisen (called naniwabushi) |
| 浪漫 | ろうまん, ロマン, ローマン | romance (i.e. Arthurian romances); novel; romance |
| 浪花節 | なにわぶし | naniwabushi, a kind of sung narrative popular during the Edo period |
| 浪費 | ろうひ | waste, extravagance |
| 浪速 | なにわ | Naniwa (former name for Osaka region) |
| 浮かび上がる | うかびあがる | to rise to the surface |
| 浮かべる | うかべる | to float; to express; to think, to imagine, to remember |
| 浮き | うき | float (fishing), buoy |
| 浮き彫り | うきぼり | relief, embossed carving |
| 浮き桟橋 | うきさんばし | floating pier |
| 浮上 | ふじょう | surfacing, rising to the surface |
| 浮動票 | ふどうひょう | swing vote |
| 浮揚 | ふよう | floating (in the air) |
| 浮沈 | ふちん | floating and sinking, rise and fall, ebb and flow, ups and downs |
| 浮浪者 | ふろうしゃ | vagrant |
| 浴びせる | あびせる | to pour on |
| 浴場 | よくじょう | bath (tub, bath-house) |
| 浴室 | よくしつ | bathroom, bath |
| 浴槽 | よくそう | bathtub |
| 海上 | かいじょう | (by, at, on) sea, maritime, marine |
| 海上自衛隊 | かいじょうじえいたい | Maritime Self Defense Forces (Defence) |
| 海亀 | うみがめ | loggerhead, sea turtle |
| 海兵隊 | かいへいたい | Marine Corps, Royal Marines |
| 海域 | かいいき | area of ocean |
| 海岸線 | かいがんせん | coastline, coastal railway |
| 海峡 | かいきょう | channel (e.g. between two land masses), strait |
| 海嶺 | かいれい | (submarine) ridge |
| 海底 | かいてい | bottom of the ocean |
| 海水浴場 | かいすいよくじょう | swimming area (in the ocean), swimming beach, seawater baths |
| 海浜 | かいひん | seaside |
| 海溝 | かいこう | ocean trench, deep |
| 海藻 | かいそう | seaweed |
| 海豚 | いるか, イルカ | dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.) |
| 海賊 | かいぞく | pirate, sea robber |
| 海賊の髑髏 | かいぞくのどくろ | skull and crossbones (pirate flag), Jolly Roger |
| 海賊版 | かいぞくばん | pirated edition, bootleg |
| 海軍 | かいぐん | navy |
| 海辺 | うみべ, かいへん | beach, seashore |
| 浸かる | つかる | to be pickled; to be submerged, to be soaked |
| 浸し物 | ひたしもの | boiled greens flavored with soy (flavoured) |
| 浸す | ひたす | to soak, to dip, to drench |
| 浸る | ひたる | to be soaked in, to be flooded, to be immersed in |
| 浸水 | しんすい | flood, inundation |
| 浸透 | しんとう | permeation, penetration, soaking; osmosis |
| 浸食 | しんしょく | erosion, corrosion |
| 消印 | けしいん | postmark, (postal) cancellation mark |
| 消息 | しょうそく | news, letter, circumstances |
| 消息筋 | しょうそくすじ | informed circles |
| 消灯 | しょうとう | putting out (switching off) the light, extinction |
| 消耗 | しょうもう, しょうこう | exhaustion, consumption, waste, dissipation |
| 消耗品 | しょうもうひん | consumable goods |
| 消耗品費 | しょうもうひんひ | office supplies |
| 消耗的 | しょうこうてき | exhaustive |
| 消臭剤 | しょうしゅうざい | deodorant |
| 消費税 | しょうひぜい | consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.) |
| 消費者 | しょうひしゃ | consumer |
| 消防 | しょうぼう | fire fighting, fire department |
| 涙 | なみだ | tear, tears, lachrymal secretion; sympathy |
| 涙ぐましい | なみだぐましい | touching, moving, painful |
| 涙ぐむ | なみだぐむ | to be moved to tears |
| 涙する | なみだする | to shed tears, to bring tears to one's eyes |
| 涙ながら | なみだながら | while crying, in tears |
| 涙声 | なみだごえ | tearful voice |
| 涯 | はて | horizon |
| 液 | えき | liquid, fluid |
| 液体 | えきたい | liquid, fluid |
| 液化 | えきか | liquefaction |
| 液晶 | えきしょう | liquid crystal |
| 液状化 | えきじょうか | liquefaction, liquefy |
| 涼み | すずみ | cooling oneself, enjoying the cool air |
| 涼やか | すずやか | refreshing, clear |
| 涼をとる | りょうをとる | to cool off (literary) |
| 涼風 | りょうふう, すずかぜ | cool breeze, refreshing breeze |
| 淋巴 | リンパ, りんぱ | lymph |
| 淋巴液 | りんぱえき, リンパえき | lymph fluid |
| 淑やか | しとやか | graceful |
| 淑女 | しゅくじょ | lady |
| 淑女風 | しゅくじょふう | ladylike, in the manner of a lady |
| 淑徳 | しゅくとく | womanly virtues |
| 淘汰 | とうた | (natural) selection, weeding out |
| 淡々 | たんたん | disinterested, unconcerned, indifferent, plain, light |
| 淡い | あわい | light, faint, pale, fleeting |
| 淡水魚 | たんすいぎょ | freshwater fish |
| 淡紅色 | たんこうしょく | pink |
| 淡黄色 | たんおうしょく, たんこうしょく | pale yellow, light yellow |
| 淫奔 | いんぽん | lewdness, lasciviousness |
| 深み | ふかみ | depth, deep place |
| 深める | ふかめる | to deepen, to heighten, to intensify |
| 深刻化 | しんこくか | becoming more serious or severe (problem) |
| 深層 | しんそう | depths, deep level |
| 深山 | みやま, しんざん | mountain recess, deep in the mountains |
| 深海 | しんかい | deep sea, depths of the sea, ocean depths |
| 深紅 | しんく, しんこう | deep crimson |
| 淳朴 | じゅんぼく | rustic simplicity, homeliness, unsophisticated, naive, honest, simple |
| 淳良 | じゅんりょう | simple and kind, innocent |
| 混ぜ合わす | まぜあわす | to mix together, to blend, to compound |
| 混入 | こんにゅう | mixing, adding, adulteration |
| 混同 | こんどう | confusion, mixing, merger |
| 混成 | こんせい | mixed (e.g. team, chorus) |
| 混戦 | こんせん | free-for-all fight |
| 混濁 | こんだく | muddiness, turbidity, opacity |
| 混紡 | こんぼう | mixed yarn, mixed spinning |
| 混血 | こんけつ | mixed race, mixed parentage |
| 混迷 | こんめい | turmoil, chaos, confusion |
| 添乗 | てんじょう | accompanying, escorting |
| 添付 | てんぷ | attachment, appendage, annex, annexure |
| 添削 | てんさく | correction |
| 添加 | てんか | addition, annexing |
| 添加物 | てんかぶつ, てんかもの | addition, additive, appendix |
| 添附 | てんぷ | attachment, appendage, annex, annexure |
| 清廉 | せいれん | honesty, integrity, purity and unselfishness |
| 清廉潔白 | せいれんけっぱく | being upright and cleanhanded |
| 清新 | せいしん | fresh, new |
| 清朝 | しんちょう | Qing Dynasty, Ch'ing Dynasty, Manchu Dynasty |
| 清流 | せいりゅう | clear stream |
| 清浄 | せいじょう, しょうじょう | pure, clean, purity |
| 清涼 | せいりょう | cool, refreshing |
| 清涼飲料水 | せいりょういんりょうすい | soft drink |
| 清澄 | せいちょう | clear, serene |
| 清濁 | せいだく | good and evil; voiced and unvoiced consonants |
| 清爽 | せいそう, かわらか | refreshing; neat, tidy, trim |
| 清祥 | せいしょう | spirit, energy |
| 清算 | せいさん | liquidation, settlement |
| 清貧 | せいひん | honourable poverty, honorable poverty |
| 清酒 | せいしゅ | refined sake |
| 渇 | かつ | thirst |
| 渇き | かわき | thirst |
| 渇ごう | かつごう | adoration, reverence, esteem |
| 渇す | かっす | to be thirsty, to be dry |
| 渇する | かっする | to be thirsty, to be dry |
| 渇望 | かつぼう | craving, longing, thirsting |
| 渇望者 | かつぼうしゃ | desiring person, luster |
| 渇水 | かっすい | water shortage |
| 渉る | わたる | to cross over; to extend, to cover, to range, to span |
| 渉外 | しょうがい | public relations, client liaison, client relations |
| 渉外部 | しょうがいぶ | liaison department, public relations department |
| 渋 | しぶ | astringent (puckery) juice (of unripe persimmons) |
| 渋々 | しぶしぶ | reluctantly, unwillingly |
| 渋いワイン | しぶいワイン | rough wine, cheap wine |
| 渋り腹 | しぶりばら | bowel pains, painful loose bowels |
| 渋る | しぶる | to hesitate, to be reluctant, to have loose painful bowel movement |
| 渋柿 | しぶがき | astringent persimmon |
| 渋滞 | じゅうたい | congestion (e.g. traffic), delay, stagnation |
| 渓 | たに | valley |
| 渓壑 | けいがく | ravine, chasm; ravenous desire, insatiable desire |
| 渓声 | けいせい | sound of a valley stream |
| 渓流 | けいりゅう | mountain stream |
| 渓流釣り | けいりゅうづり | mountain stream fishing |
| 渓谷 | けいこく | valley, ravine, canyon |
| 渓間 | けいかん | ravine |
| 渚 | なぎさ | water's edge, beach, shore |
| 渚伝い | なぎさづたい | along the shore |
| 渚畔 | しょはん | shore, waterside |
| 減価償却 | げんかしょうきゃく | depreciation |
| 減俸 | げんぽう | salary reduction, salary cut |
| 減反 | げんたん | reduction (of crop size), reduction of acreage (under cultivation) |
| 減収 | げんしゅう | fall, decrease (in income) |
| 減少 | げんしょう | decrease, reduction, decline |
| 減産 | げんさん | reduction in production |
| 減益 | げんえき | decrease in profits |
| 減税 | げんぜい | tax reduction |
| 減衰 | げんすい | attenuation, damping, decay |
| 減衰器 | げんすいき | attenuator |
| 減速 | げんそく | deceleration |
| 減量 | げんりょう | loss in quantity |
| 減額 | げんがく | reduction, diminution, abatement |
| 渠魁 | きょかい | ringleader, chief |
| 渡し | わたし | ferry (crossing), ferry(boat); delivery |
| 渡り | わたり | ferry |
| 渡り廊下 | わたりろうか | passage |
| 渡り鳥 | わたりどり | migratory bird, bird of passage |
| 渡仏 | とふつ | going to France |
| 渡欧 | とおう | going to Europe |
| 渡航 | とこう | voyage |
| 渥地 | あくち | marshland |
| 渥然 | あくぜん | glossy |
| 渦 | うず | swirl |
| 渦中 | かちゅう | vortex, maelstrom, whirlpool, convulsions, upheaval |
| 渦動 | かどう | vortex |
| 渦巻 | うずまき | whirlpool, eddy, coil |
| 渦巻き | うずまき | whirlpool, eddy, coil |
| 渦巻く | うずまく | to whirl, to eddy, to swirl, to curl (smoke) |
| 渦流 | かりゅう | swirling current |
| 渦潮 | うずしお | whirling tides |
| 渦状 | かじょう | spiral |
| 渦紋 | かもん | whirlpool design |
| 温厚 | おんこう | gentle |
| 温存 | おんぞん | preserve, retain |
| 温床 | おんしょう | hotbed, breeding ground |
| 温泉郷 | おんせんきょう | hot-spring village, spa |
| 温雅 | おんが | graceful, affable |
| 測候所 | そっこうじょ | weather measurement station |
| 測定器 | そくていき | measuring instrument |
| 港内 | こうない | inside the harbour, inside the harbor |
| 港湾 | こうわん | harbours, harbors |
| 港湾局 | こうわんきょく | Port and Harbor Authority |
| 湖上 | こじょう | on the lake |
| 湖岸 | こがん | lakeshore, lakeside |
| 湖底 | こてい | bottom of a lake |
| 湖水 | こすい | lake |
| 湖沼 | こしょう | lakes and marshes |
| 湖畔 | こはん | lake shore |
| 湧き出す | わきだす | to gush out |
| 湧き出る | わきでる | to gush forth |
| 湧き立つ | わきたつ | to boil up, to ferment, to seethe |
| 湧き起こる | わきおこる | to well up, to burst, to arise |
| 湧き起る | わきおこる | to well up, to burst, to arise |
| 湧出 | ゆうしゅつ, ようしゅつ | gushing out, welling up, springing up |
| 湧水 | ゆうすい | welling of water |
| 湯水 | ゆみず | hot and cold water, abundance |
| 湯沸かし器 | ゆわかしき | water-heater, water-boiler |
| 湯治 | とうじ | hot-spring cure, taking the baths |
| 湯船 | ゆぶね | bathtub |
| 湾岸 | わんがん | gulf coast, bay coast |
| 湾曲 | わんきょく | curve, bend, crook |
| 湿っぽい | しめっぽい | damp, gloomy |
| 湿り | しめり | dampness, humidity, moisture |
| 湿原 | しつげん | marshy grassland, wetlands |
| 湿地 | しっち | swampy (damp) land |
| 湿電池 | しつでんち | wet cell battery |
| 満々 | まんまん | full of, brimming with |
| 満了 | まんりょう | expiration, termination |
| 満喫 | まんきつ | have enough of, fully enjoy |
| 満場一致 | まんじょういっち | unanimous |
| 満塁 | まんるい | bases loaded (baseball) |
| 満悦 | まんえつ | great delight, rapture |
| 満杯 | まんぱい | full |
| 満洲 | まんしゅう | Manchuria |
| 満載 | まんさい | fully loaded, full load, loaded condition |
| 源 | みなもと | source, origin |
| 源氏 | げんじ | Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family |
| 源泉 | げんせん | source |
| 準じる | じゅんじる | to follow, to conform, to apply to |
| 準決勝 | じゅんけっしょう | semifinal (in sports) |
| 溝 | こう | 10^32, hundred nonillion (American), (obs) hundred quintillion (British) |
| 溝レール | みぞレール | grooved rail |
| 溝渠 | こうきょ | ditch, sewer, canal |
| 溶かす | とかす | to melt, to dissolve |
| 溶け合う | とけあう | to melt together |
| 溶剤 | ようざい | solvent, solution, flux |
| 溶媒 | ようばい | solvent |
| 溶接 | ようせつ | weld, welding |
| 溶液 | ようえき | solution (liquid) |
| 溶融 | ようゆう | melting, fusion |
| 溶解 | ようかい | dissolution; to melt, to dissolve, to liquefy |
| 溶鉱炉 | ようこうろ | smelting furnace, blast furnace |
| 溶銑 | ようせん | molten iron |
| 滅びる | ほろびる | to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed |
| 滅亡 | めつぼう | downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction |
| 滋味 | じみ | nutriment, wholesome, savoriness, savouriness, rich food, nourishment |
| 滋味に富む | じみにとむ | nutritious, delicious |
| 滋強飲料 | じきょういんりょう | tonic drink |
| 滋殖 | じしょく | reproducing in large numbers, multiplying |
| 滋賀県 | しがけん | Shiga prefecture (Kinki area) |
| 滋雨 | じう | welcome (beneficial) rain |
| 滋養 | じよう | nourishment |
| 滋養分 | じようぶん | nutrient |
| 滋養物 | じようぶつ | nourishing or nutritious food |
| 滑らか | なめらか | smoothness, glassiness |
| 滑り | ぬめり | viscous liquid, slime, mucus |
| 滑り尺 | すべりじゃく | slide rule |
| 滑り込む | すべりこむ | to slide into (base), to slip into (ditch) |
| 滑翔機 | かっしょうき | glider, sailplane |
| 滑走 | かっそう | glide, volplane |
| 滑降 | かっこう | descent (in skiing) |
| 滝つぼ | たきつぼ | basin under a waterfall |
| 滝口 | たきぐち | top of a waterfall |
| 滝壷 | たきつぼ | basin under a waterfall |
| 滝壺 | たきつぼ | basin under a waterfall |
| 滝川 | たきがわ | rapids |
| 滝登り | たきのぼり | (fish) climbing (swimming) up waterfall |
| 滞り | とどこおり | stagnation, hindrance, delay |
| 滞る | とどこおる | to stagnate, to be delayed |
| 滞留 | たいりゅう | staying, stagnating, sojourn |
| 滞納 | たいのう | non-payment, default |
| 滴 | しずく | drop (of water), drip |
| 滴り | したたり | dripping, a drop |
| 滴る | したたる | to drip, to drop, to trickle |
| 滴下 | てきか | drip, drop, distill |
| 滴定量 | てきていりょう | titer, titre |
| 漁 | りょう | fishing, catch |
| 漁場 | ぎょじょう, ぎょば, りょうば | fishing grounds, permitted fishing zone |
| 漁村 | ぎょそん | fishing village |
| 漁民 | ぎょみん | fishermen |
| 漁港 | ぎょこう | fishing harbour, fishing harbor |
| 漁獲 | ぎょかく | fishing, catch, haul |
| 漁礁 | ぎょしょう | reef where fish live and breed |
| 漁船 | ぎょせん | fishing boat |
| 漂々 | ひょうひょう | buoyantly, airily, with a light heart |
| 漂う | ただよう | to drift about, to float, to hang in air |
| 漂泊 | ひょうはく | roaming, drifting about, wandering |
| 漂泊者 | ひょうはくしゃ | vagabond |
| 漂流 | ひょうりゅう | drifting, drift |
| 漂流木 | ひょうりゅうぼく | driftwood |
| 漂然 | ひょうぜん | casually, aimlessly, abruptly, unexpectedly |
| 漂白 | ひょうはく | blanching, bleaching |
| 漂白剤 | ひょうはくざい | bleaching agent, bleach |
| 漂着 | ひょうちゃく | drifting ashore |
| 漆 | うるし | lacquer; lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum) |
| 漆かぶれ | うるしかぶれ | lacquer poisoning |
| 漆器 | しっき | lacquer ware |
| 漆塗り | うるしぬり | lacquering, lacquer ware |
| 漆樹 | うるし | lacquer; lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum) |
| 漆黒 | しっこく | jet black |
| 漏らす | もらす | to let leak, to reveal |
| 漏り | もり | leak, leakage (of rain) |
| 漏る | もる | to leak, to run out |
| 漏れ | もれ | omission, leakage, oversight; I, me |
| 漏れなく | もれなく | without omission, in full |
| 漏出 | ろうしゅつ | leak out |
| 漏斗 | じょうご, ろうと, ロート | funnel |
| 演出 | えんしゅつ | production (e.g. play), direction |
| 演劇 | えんげき | play (theatrical) |
| 演壇 | えんだん | rostrum, platform |
| 演奏 | えんそう | musical performance |
| 演技 | えんぎ | acting, performance |
| 演歌 | えんか | enka, traditional-style Japanese popular ballad |
| 演習 | えんしゅう | practice, practise, exercises, manoeuvres, maneuvers, practicum |
| 演説 | えんぜつ | speech, address |
| 漕艇 | そうてい | row (a boat) |
| 漠漠 | ばくばく | vast, vague, obscure |
| 漠然 | ばくぜん | obscure, vague, equivocal |
| 漢和辞典 | かんわじてん | Chinese-Japanese character dictionary |
| 漢字文化圏 | かんじぶんかけん | countries which use Chinese characters |
| 漢文 | かんぶん | Chinese classical literature; literature written entirely in kanji |
| 漢方 | かんぽう | traditional Chinese medicine |
| 漢方薬 | かんぽうやく | herbal medicine |
| 漢語 | かんご | Chinese word, Sino-Japanese word |
| 漫ろに | そぞろに | in spite of oneself, somehow, without knowing why, vaguely |
| 漫ろ歩き | そぞろあるき | slow, relaxed walk, stroll |
| 漫才 | まんざい | comedian, comic dialogue |
| 漫画家 | まんがか, マンガか | cartoonist, manga artist |
| 漫談 | まんだん | chat, desultory conversation |
| 漬かる | つかる | to be pickled; to be submerged, to be soaked |
| 漬け | づけ | pickled (something); being badly influenced by, being addicted to |
| 漬る | ひたる | to be soaked in, to be flooded, to be immersed in |
| 漬物 | つけもの | tsukemono (Japanese pickled vegetables) |
| 漱 | うがい, がんそう | gargling, rinsing one's mouth |
| 漱ぐ | くちすすぐ | to gargle, to rinse the mouth |
| 漸 | やや | a little, partially, somewhat, a short time, a while |
| 漸増 | ぜんぞう | gradual increase |
| 漸次 | ぜんじ | gradually, slowly, little by little, incrementally |
| 漸減 | ぜんげん | gradual decrease, decline |
| 漸近 | ぜんきん | asymptote |
| 漸近的自由 | ぜんきんてきじゆう | asymptotic freedom (physics) |
| 漸近線 | ぜんきんせん | asymptotic line |
| 漸進 | ぜんしん | gradual progress, steady advance |
| 潔い | いさぎよい | manly, sportsmanlike, pure, upright |
| 潔く | いさぎよく | bravely, manfully |
| 潔し | いさぎよし | pride, disdain |
| 潔しとしない | いさぎよしとしない | find it against one's conscience (to do), too proud (to do) |
| 潔癖 | けっぺき | fastidiousness, love of cleanliness |
| 潔白 | けっぱく | innocence (i.e. not guilty), purity, uprightness |
| 潜む | ひそむ | to lurk, to lie dormant, to be hidden, to be concealed, to be stashed |
| 潜り | もぐり | diving, diver, unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.), unregistered, unqualified |
| 潜伏 | せんぷく | concealment, hiding, ambush, incubation |
| 潜在 | せんざい | potentiality, dormancy, latency |
| 潜水 | せんすい | diving |
| 潜水艦 | せんすいかん | submarine |
| 潜航 | せんこう | submarine voyage, underwater navigation |
| 潟 | かた | lagoon |
| 潟湖 | せきこ | lagoon |
| 潤い | うるおい | moisture; richness; financial leeway |
| 潤かす | ふやかす | to soak, to steep, to macerate |
| 潤ける | ふやける | to become sodden, to swell up |
| 潤す | うるおす | to moisten, to wet, profit, to enrich, to benefit |
| 潤み | うるみ | blur, moisture, opacity |
| 潤む | うるむ | to be clouded, to be dimmed, to be bleared, to be wet, to get muddy |
| 潤沢 | じゅんたく | luster, lustre, favor, favour, abundance, plenty |
| 潤滑油 | じゅんかつゆ | lubricating oil |
| 潮 | しお, うしお | tide, current; salt water; opportunity |
| 潮干狩り | しおひがり | shell gathering (at low tide), clamming |
| 潮時 | しおどき | tidal hour; the right time, favourable opportunity (favorable) |
| 潮汐 | ちょうせき | tide |
| 潮汐摩擦 | ちょうせきまさつ | tidal friction |
| 潮汐表 | ちょうせきひょう | a tide table |
| 潮流 | ちょうりゅう | tide, tidal current, trend |
| 潮風 | しおかぜ | sea breeze, salt air |
| 潮風呂 | しおぶろ | (hot) saltwater bath |
| 澄まし顔 | すましがお | composed expression, clear face |
| 澄み切った | すみきった | perfectly clear |
| 澄み切る | すみきる | to be serene |
| 澪 | みお | waterway, channel; wake (of a ship) |
| 澪標 | みおつくし, れいひょう | marks in a water channel |
| 激励 | げきれい | encouragement |
| 激動 | げきどう | terrible shock, agitation, upheaval |
| 激化 | げきか, げっか | intensification, aggravation |
| 激変 | げきへん | sudden change, upheaval |
| 激怒 | げきど | rage, indignation, exasperation |
| 激戦 | げきせん | fierce (hard-fought) battle, hot contest |
| 激昂 | げきこう, げっこう | excited, exasperated, indignant, rage, enraged |
| 激烈 | げきれつ | violent, vehement, furious, fervent |
| 激甚 | げきじん | intenseness, violence, severity, vehemence, keenness |
| 激論 | げきろん | heated discussion |
| 濁す | にごす | to make muddy, to prevaricate |
| 濁り | にごり | Japanese voiced consonant mark; muddiness, murkiness, lack of clarity |
| 濁り点 | にごりてん | voiced consonant marks |
| 濁流 | だくりゅう | muddy stream |
| 濁点 | だくてん | voiced consonant marks (nigori) |
| 濁音 | だくおん | sonant, voiced sound |
| 濃 | こ | dark, thick |
| 濃やか | こまやか | friendly, heartfelt, tender |
| 濃厚 | のうこう | density, richness, concentration, tension |
| 濃密 | のうみつ | thick, rich (as in taste or content); crowded |
| 濃淡 | のうたん | light and shade, shade (of colour, color) |
| 濃紺 | のうこん | dark blue |
| 濃縮 | のうしゅく | concentrated |
| 濃褐色 | のうかっしょく | dark brown |
| 濃霧 | のうむ | heavy fog, dense fog, thick fog |
| 濠洲 | ごうしゅう | Australia |
| 濫りがましい | みだりがましい | morally corrupt |
| 濫りがわしい | みだりがわしい | morally corrupt, slovenly, obscene |
| 濫伐 | らんばつ | reckless deforestation, overcutting of forests |
| 濫作 | らんさく | overproduction |
| 濫獲 | らんかく | excessive fishing, overfishing |
| 濫用 | らんよう | abuse, misuse, misappropriation, using to excess |
| 濫発 | らんぱつ | random firing, reckless firing, excessive issue |
| 濫費 | らんぴ | waste, lavish spending, dissipation |
| 濯ぐ | すすぐ, ゆすぐ, そそぐ | to rinse; to have one's revenge, to wipe out a disgrace |
| 瀏亮 | りゅうりょう | clear and resounding (as a voice or musical instrument) |
| 瀬 | せ | shallows; rapids; position; chance, opportunity |
| 瀬戸 | せと | strait, channel |
| 瀬戸際 | せとぎわ | brink, critical moment |
| 瀬踏み | せぶみ | sounding out, measuring the depths (of a river) |
| 火の玉 | ひのたま | falling star, fireball |
| 火口湖 | かこうこ | crater lake |
| 火器 | かき | firearms, guns |
| 火山灰 | かざんばい | volcanic ash |
| 火山灰土壌 | かざんばいどじょう | volcanic ash soil |
| 火星 | かせい | Mars (planet) |
| 火柱 | ひばしら | pillar of fire, blazing column |
| 火災 | かさい | conflagration, fire |
| 火災保険 | かさいほけん | fire insurance |
| 火炎 | かえん | flame, blaze |
| 火炎瓶 | かえんびん | Molotov cocktail |
| 火砕流 | かさいりゅう | pyroclastic flow (type of volcanic eruption), stone wind |
| 火葬 | かそう | cremation |
| 火薬 | かやく | gunpowder, powder |
| 灰になる | はいになる | to be reduced to ashes, to be cremated |
| 災い | わざわい | calamity, catastrophe |
| 災厄 | さいやく | calamity, disaster, accident |
| 災害 | さいがい | calamity, disaster, misfortune |
| 災難に遭う | さいなんにあう | to meet with misfortune |
| 炉 | ろ | hearth, fireplace; furnace, kiln |
| 炉心 | ろしん | nuclear reactor core |
| 炊き出し | たきだし | emergency rice feeding |
| 炊き込み | たきこみ | (something) cooked with rice |
| 炊き込む | たきこむ | to cook (something) with rice |
| 炊ける | たける | to be boiled, to be cooked, to be done, to be ready |
| 炎天 | えんてん | blazing heat, scorching sun |
| 炎症 | えんしょう | inflammation, irritation |
| 炭 | すみ | charcoal |
| 炭俵 | すみだわら | sack for charcoal |
| 炭化 | たんか | carbonization, carbonisation |
| 炭坑 | たんこう | coal mine, coal pit |
| 炭田 | たんでん | coalfield, coal field |
| 炭窯 | すみがま | charcoal kiln |
| 炭素 | たんそ | carbon (C) |
| 炭酸 | たんさん | carbonic acid |
| 点字 | てんじ | Braille |
| 点検 | てんけん | inspection, examination, checking |
| 点滴 | てんてき | raindrops, falling drop of water; intravenous drip |
| 点滴器 | てんてきき | dropper |
| 点灯 | てんとう | lighting (a lamp), turning on a light |
| 点訳 | てんやく | translating into Braille |
| 為政者 | いせいしゃ | statesman |
| 為替相場 | かわせそうば | exchange rates |
| 烈しい | はげしい | violent, vehement, intense, furious, tempestuous |
| 烈震 | れっしん | disastrous earthquake |
| 烏滸の沙汰 | おこのさた | stupidity, absurdity, presumption, impertinence |
| 烏竜茶 | ウーロンちゃ | Oolong tea |
| 烏芻沙摩妙王 | うすさまみょうおう | Ususama Vidya-raja |
| 烏賊 | いか | cuttlefish, squid |
| 無作為 | むさくい | at random, unintentional |
| 無償 | むしょう | no compensation, free of charge |
| 無免許 | むめんきょ | unlicensed |
| 無党派層 | むとうはそう | unaffiliated voters, floating voters, swinging voters |
| 無冠 | むかん | uncrowned |
| 無効 | むこう | invalid, no effect, unavailable, illegal |
| 無国籍 | むこくせき | statelessness |
| 無報酬 | むほうしゅう | free of charge, gratuitous, without pay |
| 無尽蔵 | むじんぞう | inexhaustible supply |
| 無届け | むとどけ | without notice, without leave |
| 無常迅速 | むじょうじんそく | the (fast) pace at which life passes, the nearness of death |
| 無我夢中 | むがむちゅう | being absorbed in, losing oneself in |
| 無所属 | むしょぞく | independent |
| 無批判 | むひはん | uncritically |
| 無投票 | むとうひょう | without a vote |
| 無抵抗 | むていこう | nonresistance |
| 無援 | むえん | helpless, unsupporting |
| 無条件 | むじょうけん | unconditional |
| 無欲 | むよく | unselfish, disinterested, unavaricious, free of avarice |
| 無死 | むし | baseball with no outs |
| 無秩序 | むちつじょ | disorder, chaos, confusion |
| 無粋 | ぶすい | no sense of refinement, inelegant, lacking in polish, unromantic, boorish |
| 無線 | むせん | wireless, radio |
| 無縁 | むえん | unrelated, without relations, unidentified, indifferent |
| 無罪 | むざい | innocence |
| 無職 | むしょく | without an occupation |
| 無脊椎動物 | むせきついどうぶつ | invertebrate |
| 無臭 | むしゅう | odorless, odourless, unscented |
| 無菌 | むきん | sterilised, pasteurised, pasteurized |
| 無謀 | むぼう | reckless, thoughtless, recklessness |
| 無責任 | むせきにん | irresponsibility |
| 無邪気 | むじゃき | innocence, simple-mindedness |
| 無関係 | むかんけい | unrelated |
| 無頼 | ぶらい | villainy |
| 無駄にする | むだにする | to render futile, to bring to naught, to waste, to not make good use of |
| 無駄遣い | むだづかい | wasting ... on (e.g. money), squandering, waste, frittering away |
| 焦げ付き | こげつき | a bad debt |
| 焦らす | じらす | to irritate |
| 焦り | あせり | impatience |
| 焦る | あせる | to be in a hurry, to be impatient |
| 焦土 | しょうど | scorched earth |
| 焦燥 | しょうそう | impatience, uneasiness, irritation |
| 焦眉 | しょうび | emergency, urgency, imminence |
| 焼きそば | やきそば | fried soba |
| 焼き畑 | やきはた, やきばた | burnt fields |
| 焼き肉 | やきにく | yakiniku (Japanese dish of fried meat), Korean barbecue |
| 焼き豚 | やきぶた | roast pork |
| 焼け跡 | やけあと | ruins of a fire, fire-devastated area |
| 焼却 | しょうきゃく | incineration, destroy by fire |
| 焼死 | しょうし | death by fire |
| 焼身自殺 | しょうしんじさつ | burning oneself to death, suicide by fire |
| 煉瓦塀 | れんがべい | brick wall |
| 煙 | けむり, けぶり, けむ, けぶ | smoke, fumes |
| 煙草 | たばこ, タバコ | tobacco, cigarettes |
| 煙霞 | えんか | smoke and mist, view |
| 煙霧 | えんむ | haze, mist, fog |
| 照らす | てらす | to shine on, to illuminate |
| 照る | てる | to shine |
| 照会 | しょうかい | inquiry, enquiry, query, reference |
| 照射 | しょうしゃ | exposure |
| 照明 | しょうめい | illumination |
| 照準 | しょうじゅん | alignment |
| 煩 | はん | trouble |
| 煩い | うるさい | noisy; fussy; annoying; bossy |
| 煩う | わずらう | to worry about, to be concerned about, to be afflicted with, to suffer from |
| 煩がる | うるさがる | to feel annoyed at |
| 煩さがる | うるさがる | to feel annoyed at |
| 煩わしい | わずらわしい | troublesome, annoying, complicated |
| 煩わす | わずらわす | to trouble, to bother, to annoy, to give trouble |
| 煩忙 | はんぼう | pressure of business, busy |
| 煩雑 | はんざつ | complex, intricate, complicated, confused, troublesome, vexatious |
| 煮え切らない | にえきらない | half-cooked, vague, halfhearted, indecisive |
| 煮やす | にやす | to cook inside |
| 煮汁 | にじる | broth |
| 煮沸 | しゃふつ | boiling up |
| 煮物 | にもの | food cooked by boiling or stewing |
| 煮詰まる | につまる | to be boiled down |
| 煮込み | にこみ | stew, hodgepodge |
| 煮込む | にこむ | to cook together, to boil well |
| 熊之実 | くまのみ, クマノミ | clownfish (Amphiprioninae), anemone-fish |
| 熊啄木鳥 | くまげら, クマゲラ | black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) |
| 熊手 | くまで | rake, fork, bamboo rake |
| 熊本県 | くまもとけん | Kumamoto prefecture (Kyuushuu) |
| 熊笹 | くまざさ | Veitch's bamboo (low and striped), Sasa veitchii, Sasa albo-marginata |
| 熔銑 | ようせん | molten iron |
| 熟 | つくづく, つくつく | completely, really, thoroughly, deeply, severely, intently |
| 熟慮 | じゅくりょ | deliberation |
| 熟成 | じゅくせい | mature, ripen, cure, ferment |
| 熟睡 | じゅくすい | sound sleep |
| 熟知 | じゅくち | being familiar with, having a thorough knowledge of, being well-informed about |
| 熟練 | じゅくれん | skill, dexterity, proficiency |
| 熟語 | じゅくご | kanji compound; idiom, idiomatic phrase |
| 熨斗 | のし | long thin strip of dried sea-ear or paper attached to a gift |
| 熱可塑 | ねつかそ | thermoplastic |
| 熱可塑樹脂 | ねつかそじゅし | thermoplastic resin |
| 熱帯魚 | ねったいぎょ | tropical fish |
| 熱意 | ねつい | zeal, enthusiasm |
| 熱戦 | ねっせん | fierce fighting, close contest |
| 熱気 | ねっき | heat, hot air, enthusiasm |
| 熱湯 | ねっとう | boiling water |
| 熱烈 | ねつれつ | ardent, passionate, vehement |
| 熱狂 | ねっきょう | wild enthusiasm, being crazy about |
| 燃え尽きる | もえつきる | to burn out |
| 燃え広がる | もえひろがる | to spread (flames) |
| 燃料 | ねんりょう | fuel |
| 燃焼 | ねんしょう | burning, combustion |
| 燃費 | ねんぴ | fuel consumption, gas mileage |
| 燎原 | りょうげん | agricultural burning, setting a field ablaze |
| 燕青拳 | えんせいけん | Yangqingquan, Yangqing Fist |
| 燥ぐ | はしゃぐ | to make merry, to frolic, to be in high spirits |
| 燦 | さん | brilliant, resplendant |
| 燦々 | さんさん | brilliant, bright |
| 燦然 | さんぜん | brilliance, radiance |
| 燦燦 | さんさん | brilliant, bright |
| 燦爛 | さんらん | brilliant, bright, radiant |
| 爆弾 | ばくだん | bomb |
| 爆撃 | ばくげき | bombing (raid) |
| 爆破 | ばくは | destructive blast, explosion, blow up |
| 爆竹 | ばくちく | firecracker |
| 爆笑 | ばくしょう | roar of laughter |
| 爪楊枝 | つまようじ | toothpick |
| 爵位 | しゃくい | peerage, court rank |
| 父子 | ふし | father and child (son) |
| 爽々 | さわさわ | rustling; refreshing; clearly |
| 爽やか | さわやか | fresh, refreshing, invigorating, clear, fluent, eloquent |
| 爽凉 | そうりょう | cool and refreshing |
| 爽快 | そうかい | refreshing, exhilarating |
| 爽涼 | そうりょう | cool and refreshing |
| 爽爽 | さわさわ | rustling; refreshing; clearly |
| 爾 | おれ | you |
| 爾り | しかり | yes, yea, aye, affirmative; to be so |
| 爾後 | じご | thereafter |
| 爾来 | じらい | since then, after that |
| 片や | かたや | on one hand, on the other hand |
| 片側 | かたがわ | one side |
| 片手 | かたて | one hand |
| 片方 | かたほう | one side, one party, the other side, the other party |
| 片腕 | かたうで | one arm; right-hand man |
| 片袖机 | かたそでづくえ, かたそでつくえ | desk with a tier of drawers on one side |
| 片言隻語 | へんげんせきご | (not even) a few words |
| 片足 | かたあし | one leg, one-legged |
| 片道 | かたみち | one-way (trip) |
| 片隅 | かたすみ | corner, nook |
| 片隅に | かたすみに | in a corner |
| 版 | はん | edition, version |
| 版権 | はんけん | copyright |
| 版画 | はんが | woodcut, woodblock print, art print |
| 牛歩 | ぎゅうほ | snail's pace, slow progress |
| 牛痘 | ぎゅうとう | cow pox, vaccinia |
| 牛舎 | ぎゅうしゃ | cow shed, cattle barn |
| 牛酪 | ぎゅうらく | butter |
| 牡丹 | ぼたん | tree peony, Paeonia suffruticosa |
| 牡丹杏 | ぼたんきょう | variety of plum |
| 牡羊 | おひつじ | ram |
| 牡羊座 | おひつじざ | (constellation) Aries, the Ram |
| 牡鹿 | おじか, おしか, おか | buck (male deer) |
| 牢獄 | ろうごく | prison, jail, gaol |
| 牧 | まき | pasture, grazing land |
| 牧師 | ぼくし | pastor, minister, clergyman, reverend |
| 牧歌的 | ぼっかてき | pastoral, idyllic |
| 牧舎 | ぼくしゃ | barn, stable |
| 牧草 | ぼくそう | pasture, grass |
| 牧野 | ぼくや | pasture land, ranch |
| 物件 | ぶっけん | article, thing |
| 物忘れ | ものわすれ | forgetfulness |
| 物腰 | ものごし | manner, demeanour, demeanor, bearing |
| 物資 | ぶっし | goods, materials |
| 牲 | にえ | offering (to the gods; gift; sacrifice |
| 特使 | とくし | special envoy |
| 特例 | とくれい | special case, exception |
| 特典 | とくてん | special favor, special favour, privilege |
| 特定 | とくてい | specific, special, particular |
| 特徴 | とくちょう | feature, trait, characteristic, pecularity |
| 特恵関税 | とっけいかんぜい | preferential tariff, preferential duty |
| 特捜 | とくそう | special investigation |
| 特撮 | とくさつ | special effects, SFX |
| 特殊 | とくしゅ | special, unique |
| 特殊撮影 | とくしゅさつえい | special effects, SFX |
| 特殊法人 | とくしゅほうじん | semigovernmental corporation |
| 特派員 | とくはいん | correspondent |
| 特異 | とくい | unique, singular |
| 特色 | とくしょく | characteristic, feature, idiosyncrasy, personal colour |
| 特訓 | とっくん | special training, intensive training, crash course |
| 特許庁 | とっきょちょう | Patent Office |
| 特許権 | とっきょけん | patent rights |
| 特赦 | とくしゃ | amnesty |
| 特集 | とくしゅう | feature (e.g. newspaper), special edition, report |
| 特需 | とくじゅ | emergency demands, special procurement (particularly in time of war) |
| 犠打 | ぎだ | sacrifice fly, bunt |
| 犠牛 | ぎぎゅう | sacrificial bullock |
| 犠牲 | ぎせい | victim, sacrifice, scapegoat |
| 犠牲フライ | ぎせいフライ | sacrifice fly |
| 犠牲打 | ぎせいだ | sacrifice hit |
| 犠牲的 | ぎせいてき | self-sacrificing |
| 犠牲者 | ぎせいしゃ | victim |
| 犠飛 | ぎひ | sacrifice fly (baseball) |
| 犬儒学派 | けんじゅがくは | cynic (phil.) |
| 犬槙 | いぬまき, イヌマキ | yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus) |
| 犬猿の仲 | けんえんのなか | loggerheads (lit: dog and monkey), like cats and dogs |
| 犬黄楊 | いぬつげ, イヌツゲ | Japanese holly (Ilex crenata) |
| 犯行 | はんこう | crime, criminal act, offence, offense |
| 狂乱 | きょうらん | fury, frenzy, madness |
| 狂信 | きょうしん | (religious) fanaticism |
| 狂奔 | きょうほん | rushing around, running wild |
| 狂気 | きょうき | madness |
| 狂犬 | きょうけん | mad dog |
| 狂言 | きょうげん | kyogen (farce played during a Noh cycle); make-believe, ruse, trick |
| 狂詩曲 | きょうしきょく | rhapsody |
| 狂騒 | きょうそう | mania, wild excitement |
| 狩 | かり | hunting |
| 狩り | かり | hunting |
| 狩りバチ | かりバチ, かりばち, カリバチ | hunter wasp (i.e. potter wasp, sand wasp, etc.) |
| 狩人 | かりゅうど, かりうど, かりゅど | hunter |
| 狩猟 | しゅりょう | hunting |
| 狩猟期 | しゅりょうき | hunting season |
| 独占 | どくせん | monopoly; to monopolize, to hog |
| 独占的 | どくせんてき | monopolistic |
| 独唱 | どくしょう | vocal solo |
| 独善 | どくぜん | self-righteousness, self-justified |
| 独特 | どくとく | peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic |
| 独禁法 | どっきんほう | antitrust law, Antitrust Act |
| 独立 | どくりつ | independence (e.g. Independence Day), self-support |
| 独立国 | どくりつこく | independent state or nation |
| 独立班 | どくりつはん | detachment |
| 独自 | どくじ | original, peculiar, characteristic, proprietary |
| 独裁 | どくさい | dictatorship, despotism |
| 独走 | どくそう | running alone, doing things alone that should be done with others |
| 独身 | どくしん | bachelorhood, single, unmarried, celibate |
| 独身寮 | どくしんりょう | hostel for bachelors |
| 狭き門 | せまきもん | narrow gate, obstacle, school (position) hard to enter (get) |
| 狭さく | きょうさく | stricture, stenosis, contraction |
| 狭まる | せばまる | to narrow, to contract |
| 狭める | せばめる | to narrow, to reduce, to contract |
| 狭心症 | きょうしんしょう | heart attack, angina pectoris |
| 狭義 | きょうぎ | narrow sense (e.g. of a word), strict |
| 狭軌 | きょうき | narrow gauge |
| 狭軌鉄道 | きょうきてつどう | narrow-gauge railway |
| 狭間 | はざま | interval; valley; loophole, eyelet |
| 猊美渓 | げいびけい | Geibi Gorge (Higashiyama-cho, Iwate-ken) |
| 猛威 | もうい | fury, power, menace |
| 猛打 | もうだ | heavy blow, heavy hit |
| 猛攻 | もうこう | fierce attack |
| 猛暑 | もうしょ | heat wave, fierce heat |
| 猛毒 | もうどく | deadly poison |
| 猛烈 | もうれつ | violent, vehement, rage |
| 猛爆 | もうばく | heavy bombing, intensive bombing |
| 猛獣 | もうじゅう | wild animal, beast of prey |
| 猛省 | もうせい | serious reflection or soul-searching |
| 猛追 | もうつい | hot chase (pursuit), hectic chase |
| 猟 | りょう | hunting, game |
| 猟師 | りょうし | hunter, huntsman |
| 猟銃 | りょうじゅう | hunting gun, sportsgun |
| 猩々緋 | しょうじょうひ | scarlet |
| 猩猩緋 | しょうじょうひ | scarlet |
| 猪 | い | hog (esp. a wild boar, but also including the domesticated pig) |
| 猪口 | ちょこ | small cup, sake cup |
| 猪口才 | ちょこざい | impertinence |
| 猪突 | ちょとつ | recklessness, foolhardiness |
| 猪突猛進 | ちょとつもうしん | headlong, foolhardy, reckless |
| 猪首 | いくび | bull neck |
| 猫 | ねこ | cat; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship |
| 猫かぶり | ねこかぶり | feigned innocence or naivete, beguiling innocence, wolf in sheep's clothing |
| 猫ばば | ねこばば | embezzlement, misappropriation, pocketing, stealing |
| 献上 | けんじょう | presenting to |
| 献体 | けんたい | give one's body to a hospital for medical research |
| 献呈 | けんてい | presentation, dedication |
| 献呈本 | けんていぼん | presentation book |
| 献花 | けんか | flower offering |
| 献血 | けんけつ | blood donation |
| 献身 | けんしん | dedication, devotion |
| 献身的 | けんしんてき | devoted |
| 献酬 | けんしゅう | exchange of sake cups |
| 献金 | けんきん | donation, contribution, offering |
| 猶 | なお | furthermore, still, yet, more, still more, greater, further, less |
| 猶あらじ | なおあらじ | must not be concluded like this, shall not finish like this |
| 猶予 | ゆうよ | postponement, deferment, extension (of time) |
| 猶予なく | ゆうよなく | without delay, promptly |
| 猶太 | ユダヤ, ゆだや | Judea (southern Palestine), Jews |
| 猶子 | ゆうし | nephew (like a son), another child considered as one's own |
| 猶疑問が存 | なおぎもんがそん | A doubt still remains |
| 猿ぐつわ | さるぐつわ | (mouth) gag |
| 猿ぐつわをかます | さるぐつわをかます | to gag someone |
| 猿人 | えんじん | ape man |
| 猿田彦 | さるたひこ, さるだひこ, さるたびこ, さるだびこ | Sarutahiko (Shinto god), Sarudahiko, Sarutabiko, Sarudabiko |
| 猿轡をかます | さるぐつわをかます | to gag someone |
| 獄中 | ごくちゅう | during imprisonment, while in jail (gaol) |
| 獄吏 | ごくり | jailer, gaoler |
| 獅子唐 | ししとう | green pepper |
| 獅子奮迅 | ししふんじん | furiously |
| 獅子奮迅の勢い | ししふんじんのいきおい | irresistible force |
| 獣 | けもの, けだもの, じゅう | beast, brute |
| 獣医 | じゅうい | veterinarian |
| 獲得 | かくとく | acquisition, possession |
| 獲物 | えもの | game, spoils, trophy |
| 玄孫 | げんそん, やしゃご | great-great-grandchild |
| 玄昌石 | げんしょうせき | type of slate (from Miyagi pref.) |
| 玄武岩 | げんぶがん | basalt, whin(stone) |
| 玄米茶 | げんまいちゃ | tea (with roasted rice) |
| 玄翁 | げんのう | bushhammer |
| 玄関先 | げんかんさき | entrance, front door |
| 玄関番 | げんかんばん | doorkeeper, janitor |
| 玄麦 | げんばく | unpolished wheat or barley |
| 率爾 | そつじ | abrupt, sudden |
| 玉瑛 | ぎょくえい | crystal, transparent gem |
| 玉璽 | ぎょくじ | sovereign's seal |
| 玉砕 | ぎょくさい | honourable defeat, honorable defeat, honourable death, honorable death |
| 王 | おう | king; king (for senior player) (shogi) |
| 王侯 | おうこう | king and princes, noble rank |
| 王冠 | おうかん | crown, diadem; bottle cap |
| 王后陛下 | おうこうへいか | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 王太子妃 | おうたいしひ | crown princess |
| 王妃 | おうひ | queen |
| 王室 | おうしつ | royal family |
| 王宮 | おうきゅう | royal palace |
| 王将 | おうしょう | king; king (for senior player) (shogi) |
| 王朝 | おうちょう | dynasty |
| 王者 | おうじゃ | king, monarch, ruler |
| 玖 | きゅう | nine (used in legal documents) |
| 玖馬 | きゅーば, キューバ | Cuba |
| 玲玲 | れいれい | tinkling of jades |
| 玲瓏 | れいろう | clear, translucent, brilliant, sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade) |
| 玻璃 | はり | crystal, glass |
| 珊瑚 | さんご | coral |
| 珊瑚樹 | さんごじゅ | Viburnum odoratissimum |
| 珊瑚水木 | さんごみずき, サンゴミズキ | Cornus alba |
| 珊瑚海 | さんごかい | Coral Sea |
| 珊瑚礁 | さんごしょう, サンゴしょう | coral reef |
| 珍 | ちん | rare, curious, strange |
| 珍しがる | めずらしがる | to think (it) a curiosity |
| 珍プレー | ちんプレー | unusual play (baseball) |
| 珍事 | ちんじ | strange occurrence, unusual occurrence, unexpected occurrence |
| 珍味 | ちんみ | delicacy |
| 珍品 | ちんぴん | curio, rare article |
| 珍妙 | ちんみょう | queer, odd, fantastic |
| 珍重 | ちんちょう | to prize, to value highly, to esteem |
| 珠暖簾 | たまのれん | curtain made of strung beads |
| 珠玉 | しゅぎょく | gem, jewel |
| 珠算 | しゅざん | calculation with abacus |
| 珪藻 | けいそう | diatom |
| 珪藻土 | けいそうど | diatomaceous soil |
| 班 | はん | group, party, section (mil) |
| 班員 | はんいん | member of a group |
| 班長 | はんちょう | squad leader, honcho, team leader, group leader |
| 現地 | げんち | actual place, local |
| 現場監督 | げんばかんとく | field overseer, site foreman |
| 現役 | げんえき | active duty, active service |
| 現段階 | げんだんかい | present stage; current rank, present grade |
| 現況 | げんきょう | present condition |
| 現職 | げんしょく | present post, current office, (an) incumbent |
| 現行 | げんこう | present, current, in operation |
| 現行犯 | げんこうはん | flagrante delicto, caught red-handed |
| 球団 | きゅうだん | baseball team |
| 球場 | きゅうじょう | baseball stadium |
| 球威 | きゅうい | (pitcher's) stuff |
| 球拾い | たまひろい | fetching balls; ball boy |
| 球茎 | きゅうけい | (plant) bulb, onion |
| 球菌 | きゅうきん | coccus |
| 理不尽 | りふじん | unreasonable, irrational |
| 理事 | りじ | director, board of directors |
| 理学療法士 | りがくりょうほうし | physiotherapist |
| 理屈 | りくつ | theory, reason |
| 理念 | りねん | idea |
| 理論 | りろん | theory |
| 理髪 | りはつ | haircut |
| 琉歌 | りゅうか | Okinawan fixed form poetry |
| 琉球列島 | りゅうきゅうれっとう | Ryuukyuu (Ryukyu) Islands |
| 琉球語 | りゅうきゅうご | Ryukyuan languages |
| 琉球諸島 | りゅうきゅうしょとう | Ryuukyuu (Ryukyu) Islands |
| 琉球音階 | りゅうきゅうおんかい | Okinawan scale (hemitonic pentatonic scale: do, mi, fa, so, ti) |
| 琢磨 | たくま | polish (jewels), cultivation |
| 琴線 | きんせん | heartstrings |
| 瑞 | みず, ずい | youth; good omen |
| 瑞々しい | みずみずしい | young (and lustrous); lively, vivacious, animated, vibrant |
| 瑞兆 | ずいちょう | auspicious sign, good omen |
| 瑞典 | すうぇーでん, スウェーデン | Sweden |
| 瑞宝章 | ずいほうしょう | Orders of the Sacred Treasure |
| 瑞気 | ずいき | good omen |
| 瑞瑞しい | みずみずしい | young (and lustrous); lively, vivacious, animated, vibrant |
| 瑞穂の国 | みずほのくに | Japan, the Land of Abundant Rice |
| 瑞西 | すいす, スイス | Switzerland; Swiss |
| 瑠璃唐草 | るりからくさ | baby blue-eyes (name of plant) |
| 瑠璃色 | るりいろ | lapis lazuli blue, bright blue, azure |
| 瑠璃虎の尾 | るりとらのお | beach speedwell, Veronica Longifolia |
| 瑶台 | ようだい | fairyland, beautiful building ornamented with gems |
| 瑶池 | ようち | beautiful pond, place where immortals live |
| 瑶緘 | ようかん | your letter |
| 瑶顔 | ようがん | beautiful face, exquisite countenance |
| 環境庁 | かんきょうちょう | Environment Agency |
| 環境衛生 | かんきょうえいせい | environmental hygiene |
| 環濠 | かんごう | (circular) moat |
| 環状 | かんじょう | annulation, ring-forming |
| 環状線 | かんじょうせん | loop line, (transportation) belt line |
| 環礁 | かんしょう | atoll, circular coral reef |
| 璽 | じ | emperor's seal |
| 璽書 | じしょ | document with the emperor's seal |
| 瓜の蔓に茄子は生らぬ | うりのつるになすびはならぬ | like begets like |
| 瓜田李下 | かでんりか | Be careful not to invite the least suspicion, Leave no room for scandal |
| 甘え | あまえ | depending on other's kindness |
| 甘えん坊 | あまえんぼう | pampered or spoiled child (spoilt) |
| 甘み | あまみ, かんみ, うまみ | sweetness, sugary taste |
| 甘やかす | あまやかす | to pamper, to spoil |
| 甘受 | かんじゅ | submission to, putting up with |
| 甘口 | あまくち | sweet flavour; flattery; stupidity |
| 甘味料 | かんみりょう | sweeteners, sweetening materials |
| 甘栗 | あまぐり | broiled sweet chestnuts |
| 甘美 | かんび | sweet |
| 甘酢 | あまず | sweet vinegar |
| 甚い | いたい | painful, sore; exceeding |
| 甚く | いたく | exceedingly |
| 甚だ | はなはだ | very, greatly, exceedingly |
| 甚だ以て | はなはだもって | exceedingly |
| 甚六 | じんろく | dunce, blockhead |
| 甚句 | じんく | lively song, lively dance |
| 甚大 | じんだい | very great, enormous, serious |
| 生い茂る | おいしげる | to grow thickly, to be overgrown |
| 生え抜き | はえぬき | native-born, trueborn |
| 生き地獄 | いきじごく | hell on earth, living hell |
| 生き埋め | いきうめ | burying alive |
| 生き残り | いきのこり | survivor |
| 生き甲斐 | いきがい | something one lives for, purpose in life, raison d'etre |
| 生け垣 | いけがき | hedge |
| 生中継 | なまちゅうけい | (on TV) "live" broadcast |
| 生体解剖 | せいたいかいぼう | vivisection |
| 生協 | せいきょう | cooperative association, co-op store |
| 生命保険 | せいめいほけん | life insurance |
| 生命倫理 | せいめいりんり | bioethics |
| 生息 | せいそく | inhabiting, living |
| 生息地 | せいそくち | habitat, home (e.g. of the tiger) |
| 生態 | せいたい | mode of life, ecology; (animal) territory |
| 生態系 | せいたいけい | ecosystem |
| 生殖 | せいしょく | reproduction |
| 生殖器 | せいしょくき | genital organ, genitalia, sexual organ, reproductive organ |
| 生涯 | しょうがい | one's lifetime (i.e. one's existence until death) |
| 生涯教育 | しょうがいきょういく | education for life |
| 生石灰 | せいせっかい | quick lime |
| 生粋 | きっすい | pure, genuine, natural-born |
| 生糸 | きいと | raw silk thread |
| 生臭い | なまぐさい | fishy, raw, smelling of fish or blood |
| 生誕 | せいたん | birth, nativity |
| 生還 | せいかん | returning alive, (baseball) reaching the home plate |
| 生鮮 | せいせん | fresh |
| 産業機械 | さんぎょうきかい | industrial machinery |
| 産業界 | さんぎょうかい | the industrial world |
| 産油国 | さんゆこく | oil-producing countries (nations) |
| 用具 | ようぐ | tools, implements |
| 用品 | ようひん | articles, supplies, parts |
| 用心棒 | ようじんぼう | bodyguard |
| 用意周到 | よういしゅうとう | very careful, thoroughly prepared |
| 用紙 | ようし | blank form |
| 甫めて | はじめて | for the first time; only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ... |
| 田畝 | たんぼ, でんぽ | paddy field, farm |
| 田租 | でんそ | farm tariff, rice field tax |
| 田紳 | でんしん | country gentleman |
| 田苑 | でんえん, でんおん | country, rural districts; cultivated land, fields |
| 由 | よし | reason, significance, cause |
| 由緒 | ゆいしょ | history, pedigree, lineage |
| 甲 | かぶと | helmet (of armor, armour), headpiece |
| 甲乙丙 | こうおつへい | ABC, 1, 2 and 3 |
| 甲乙丙丁 | こうおつへいてい | A, B, C and D, first, second, third and fourth |
| 甲斐 | かい | effect, result, worth, use, avail |
| 甲斐性 | かいしょう | resourcefulness, ability |
| 甲斐無し | かいなし | worthless, useless, hopeless |
| 甲斐甲斐しい | かいがいしい | gallant, heroic, brave |
| 甲板 | かんぱん, こうはん | (ship) deck |
| 甲状腺 | こうじょうせん | thyroid gland |
| 甲羅 | こうら | shell, carapace |
| 甲高い | かんだかい | high-pitched, shrill |
| 申し入れ | もうしいれ | proposal, offer, report, proposition, notice |
| 申し出 | もうしで, もうしいで | proposal, request, claim, report, notice |
| 申し立て | もうしたて | statement, account (of something), declaration, allegation |
| 申し込み | もうしこみ | application, entry, request, subscription, offer, proposal, overture, challenge |
| 申告 | しんこく | report, statement, filing a return, notification |
| 男優 | だんゆう | actor |
| 男児 | だんじ | boy, son, man |
| 男女 | だんじょ | man and woman, men and women |
| 男尊女卑 | だんそんじょひ | male domination of women, male chauvinism, subjection of women |
| 男爵 | だんしゃく | baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato) |
| 町並み | まちなみ | street (of stores and houses), townscape, (look of) stores and houses on street |
| 町内 | ちょうない | neighborhood, neighbourhood, street, block, town |
| 町村 | ちょうそん | towns and villages |
| 町長 | ちょうちょう | town headman, town mayor |
| 画 | かく | stroke (of a kanji, etc.) |
| 画仙紙 | がせんし | drawing paper |
| 画伯 | がはく | master painter, artist |
| 画像 | がぞう | image, picture, portrait |
| 画匠 | がしょう | painter, artist |
| 画壇 | がだん | artists' world, painting circles |
| 画廊 | がろう | (picture) gallery |
| 画楼 | がろう | picture gallery, high decorated building |
| 畏怖 | いふ | awe, fear, fright |
| 畏敬 | いけい | reverence, awe, respect |
| 畑作 | はたさく | dry field farming, dry field crop |
| 畑地 | はたち | farmland |
| 畑違い | はたけちがい | out of one's line, out of one's field |
| 畔 | あぜ, くろ | ridge between rice fields; causeway |
| 畔道 | あぜみち | footpath between rice fields |
| 留任 | りゅうにん | remaining (staying) in office, remaining at one's post |
| 留学生 | りゅうがくせい | overseas student, exchange student |
| 畜殺 | ちくさつ | slaughtering (animals) |
| 畜殺場 | ちくさつば | abattoir |
| 畜生め | ちくしょうめ | son-of-a-bitch |
| 畜産 | ちくさん | animal husbandry |
| 畜舎 | ちくしゃ | cattle shed, barn |
| 畝 | うね | ridge, rib |
| 畝ねる | うねる | to undulate, to meander, to surge, to swell, to roll, to wind |
| 畝溝 | うねみぞ | furrow ridges |
| 畝立て | うねだて | building rice-field ridges |
| 畝織 | うねおり | ridged fabric, corduroy |
| 畝織り | うねおり | ribbed fabric, corded fabric |
| 畝間 | うねま | furrow, room with ridged roof |
| 略 | ほぼ | almost, roughly, approximately |
| 略取誘拐罪 | りゃくしゅゆうかいざい | kidnapping, kidnaping |
| 略奪 | りゃくだつ | pillage, plunder, looting, robbery |
| 略式 | りゃくしき | informal, simplified |
| 略歴 | りゃくれき | brief personal record, short curriculum vitae, short CV |
| 略称 | りゃくしょう | abbreviation |
| 畦畔 | けいはん | ridge between rice fields; causeway |
| 番付 | ばんづけ | ranking of entertainers, sumo wrestlers, etc. |
| 番犬 | ばんけん | watchdog |
| 番狂わせ | ばんくるわせ | unexpected result, upset, surprise |
| 異例 | いれい | exception, illness, singular, exceptional, unprecedented |
| 異動 | いどう | change |
| 異変 | いへん | accident, disaster |
| 異姓 | いせい | different surname, different family name |
| 異常妊娠 | いじょうにんしん | abnormal pregnancy |
| 異彩 | いさい | conspicuous colour, conspicuous color |
| 異教徒 | いきょうと | pagan, heretic |
| 異臭 | いしゅう | offensive smell, off-flavor, off-flavour |
| 異色 | いしょく | unique, different color, different colour, novelty |
| 異論 | いろん | different opinion, objection |
| 異議 | いぎ | objection, dissent, protest |
| 異質 | いしつ | different (quality, nature), heterogeneous |
| 異邦人 | いほうじん | foreigner, stranger, gentile |
| 異郷 | いきょう | strange land |
| 畳まる | たたまる | to be folded (up) |
| 畳みかける | たたみかける | to press for an answer, to shower questions on someone |
| 畳敷き | たたみじき | tatami-matted |
| 疎 | そ | sparse; not close (of a relationship) |
| 疎い | うとい | distant, estranged, disinterested |
| 疎ましい | うとましい | disagreeable, unpleasant, adverse, unsympathetic |
| 疎む | うとむ | to neglect, to shun, to alienate |
| 疎外 | そがい | estrangement, neglect |
| 疎遠 | そえん | estrangement, neglect, silence |
| 疎開 | そかい | dispersal, evacuation, deployment |
| 疑い | うたがい | doubt, question, uncertainty, skepticism, scepticism, suspicion, distrust |
| 疑う | うたがう | to doubt, to distrust, to be suspicious of, to suspect |
| 疑わしい | うたがわしい | doubtful, questionable, uncertain, disputable, suspicious |
| 疑似 | ぎじ | suspected, pseudo, sham, quasi, false, mock |
| 疑問符 | ぎもんふ | question mark |
| 疑念 | ぎねん | doubt, suspicion, misgivings, scruples |
| 疑惑 | ぎわく | doubt, misgivings, distrust, suspicion |
| 疑獄 | ぎごく | scandal, graft case |
| 疫学 | えきがく | epidemiology, the study of epidemics |
| 疫病 | えきびょう, やくびょう | infectious disease, plague, epidemic |
| 疫痢 | えきり | children's dysentery |
| 疫癘 | えきれい | epidemic, plague, pestilence |
| 疲らかす | つからかす | to fatigue, to exhaust |
| 疲らす | つからす | to tire, to weary, to exhaust, to fatigue |
| 疲れ | つかれ | tiredness, fatigue |
| 疲れきる | つかれきる | to be exhausted, to be tired out |
| 疲れた | つかれた | worn-out (as opposed to sleepy) |
| 疲れる | つかれる | to get tired; to be worn out (e.g. of well used objects); to starve |
| 疲れ果て | つかれはて | being tired out |
| 疲労 | ひろう | fatigue, weariness |
| 疲弊 | ひへい | exhaustion, impoverishment, ruin |
| 疾う | とう | quickly, swiftly; a long time ago |
| 疾うに | とうに | long ago, a long time ago, already |
| 疾く | とく | quickly, swiftly; already, before; long time ago |
| 疾っく | とっく | a long time ago; quickly, swiftly |
| 疾っくに | とっくに | long ago, already, a long time ago |
| 疾患 | しっかん | disease, ailment |
| 疾病 | しっぺい | illness, disease |
| 疾走 | しっそう | sprint, dash, scampering |
| 疾風 | しっぷう, はやて | squall, gale, hurricane |
| 疾風迅雷 | しっぷうじんらい | with lightning speed |
| 病原菌 | びょうげんきん | virus, germ |
| 病巣 | びょうそう | focus |
| 病床 | びょうしょう | sickbed |
| 病弊 | びょうへい | evil influence, ill effect |
| 病患 | びょうかん | sickness, disease |
| 病棟 | びょうとう | (hospital) ward |
| 病状 | びょうじょう | condition of a disease (patient) |
| 病魔 | びょうま | demon of ill health, disease |
| 症 | しょう | illness |
| 症例 | しょうれい | (medical) case |
| 症候群 | しょうこうぐん | syndrome |
| 痘 | いも | smallpox, variola; pockmark, pock |
| 痘痕 | あばた, とうこん | pockmark |
| 痘痕面 | あばたづら, あばたずら | pockmarked face |
| 痘瘡 | とうそう, もがさ, おやく | smallpox, variola |
| 痘苗 | とうびょう | vaccine |
| 痛ましい | いたましい | pitiful, heartbreaking, tragical |
| 痛恨 | つうこん | regretful |
| 痛惜 | つうせき | deep regret |
| 痛感 | つうかん | feeling keenly, fully realizing |
| 痛憤 | つうふん | strong indignation |
| 痛手 | いたで | serious wound, hard blow |
| 痛烈 | つうれつ | severe, bitter, scathing |
| 痴 | ち | foolishness, fool; moha (ignorance, folly) |
| 痴人 | ちじん | dunce, fool, idiot |
| 痴呆 | ちほう | dementia |
| 痴呆症 | ちほうしょう | dementia |
| 痴情 | ちじょう | blind love |
| 痴態 | ちたい | foolishness, silliness |
| 痴漢 | ちかん | masher, molester, pervert |
| 療法 | りょうほう | remedy, medical treatment |
| 療養 | りょうよう | recuperation, medical treatment |
| 癒える | いえる | to recover, to be healed |
| 癒し | いやし | healing, soothing, therapy, comfort, solace |
| 癒す | いやす | to heal, to cure |
| 癒やし | いやし | healing, soothing, therapy, comfort, solace |
| 癒やす | いやす | to heal, to cure |
| 癒合 | ゆごう | agglutination, adhesion |
| 癒着 | ゆちゃく | adhesion |
| 癖に | くせに | and yet, though, when, in spite of |
| 癖になる | くせになる | to become a habit |
| 癖のある | くせのある | to be quirky |
| 発令 | はつれい | official announcement, proclamation |
| 発効 | はっこう | coming into effect |
| 発勁 | はっけい | release internal power |
| 発奮 | はっぷん | inspired, stimulated, roused |
| 発掘 | はっくつ | excavation; discovery (e.g. new talent) |
| 発汗 | はっかん | sweating, perspiration |
| 発泡 | はっぽう | foaming |
| 発泡スチロール | はっぽうスチロール | styrofoam, styrene foam, expanded polystyrene |
| 発注 | はっちゅう | ordering (materials), placing an order, order |
| 発煙筒 | はつえんとう | smoke candle |
| 発砲 | はっぽう | firing, discharge of gun |
| 発祥 | はっしょう | origin, appearance of auspicious omen |
| 発祥地 | はっしょうち | cradle (of civilisation, civilization, etc.), birthplace |
| 発端 | ほったん | the beginning |
| 発芽 | はつが | burgeoning |
| 発覚 | はっかく | detection, coming to light |
| 発言 | はつげん | utterance, speech, proposal |
| 発起人 | ほっきにん | originator, promoter |
| 発足 | ほっそく, はっそく | starting, inauguration, launch, founding, establishment, start-up |
| 発酵 | はっこう | fermentation, zymosis |
| 発酵乳 | はっこうにゅう | yoghurt |
| 発酵素 | はっこうそ | a ferment |
| 発電所 | はつでんしょ | power plant, power station |
| 発露 | はつろ | appearance, expression, manifestation |
| 登坂 | とはん | climbing a slope (hill), ascending a hill |
| 登山 | とざん | mountain climbing |
| 登庸 | とうよう | appointment, assignment, promotion |
| 登板 | とうばん | taking the plate, pitching a game |
| 登校 | とうこう | attendance (at school), going to school |
| 登校拒否 | とうこうきょひ | truancy |
| 登用 | とうよう | appointment, assignment, promotion |
| 登竜門 | とうりゅうもん | gateway to success, opening to honours, opening to honors |
| 登記 | とうき | registry, registration |
| 登載 | とうさい | register, record, printing |
| 登録 | とうろく | registration, accession, register, entry, record |
| 登頂 | とうちょう | climbing to the summit |
| 白亜 | はくあ | chalk (mineral); white wall |
| 白寿 | はくじゅ | 99th birthday |
| 白山石楠花 | はくさんしゃくなげ, ハクサンシャクナゲ | Hakusan rhododendron, Rhododendron metternichii var. |
| 白星 | しろぼし | white circle, white star; victory mark (sumo) |
| 白楊 | はこやなぎ, どろのき, はくよう | Japanese aspen, white poplar |
| 白樺 | しらかば, しらかんば, シラカバ, シラカンバ | Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica) |
| 白檀 | びゃくだん | sandalwood |
| 白檀油 | びゃくだんゆ | sandalwood oil |
| 白浜 | しらはま | white sandy beach |
| 白滝 | しらたき | noodles made from konnyaku; sheet-like waterfall |
| 白痴 | はくち | idiot, idiocy |
| 白竜 | ペーロン | dragon boat (long 22-person canoe used for racing), races with such boats |
| 白紙 | はくし | blank paper, white paper |
| 白羽 | しらは | white feather |
| 白菊 | しらぎく | white chrysanthemum |
| 白菜 | はくさい | Chinese cabbage, white rape |
| 白蓮 | びゃくれん | white lotus, purity |
| 白虹 | はっこう | white rainbow |
| 白血病 | はっけつびょう | leukemia |
| 白衣 | はくい, びゃくい, びゃくえ | white robe, (doctor's) white gown |
| 白衣明妃 | びゃくえみょうひ | Pandara |
| 白銅 | はくどう | nickel and copper alloy |
| 白銑 | はくせん | white pig iron |
| 白長須鯨 | しろながすくじら, シロナガスクジラ | blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) |
| 白頭翁 | はくとうおう | windflower, white-haired old man |
| 白馬 | はくば, しろうま, あおうま | white horse; unrefined sake |
| 白鯨 | はくげい | white whale; Moby Dick |
| 百万 | ひゃくまん | 1,000,000, one million; many |
| 百万遍 | ひゃくまんべん | million times, praying a million times |
| 百億 | ひゃくおく | 10,000,000,000, ten billion (American), (obs) ten milliard (British) |
| 百匁 | ひゃくもんめ, ひゃくめ | 375 grams (100 monme) |
| 百合 | ゆり, ユリ | lily; comics and novels about female homosexuality |
| 百弊 | ひゃくへい | all evils |
| 百錬 | ひゃくれん | well-tempered, well drilled, well trained |
| 皆既 | かいき | total eclipse, totality |
| 皆既日食 | かいきにっしょく | total solar eclipse |
| 皆既蝕 | かいきしょく | total eclipse (of sun by moon), totality |
| 皆既食 | かいきしょく | total eclipse (of sun by moon), totality |
| 皆様 | みなさま | everyone |
| 皆殺し | みなごろし | massacre, annihilation, wholesale slaughter |
| 皇后 | こうごう | (Japanese) empress, queen |
| 皇后陛下 | こうごうへいか | her majesty the Empress |
| 皇嗣 | こうし | Crown Prince, Imperial Heir |
| 皇太后 | こうたいごう, こうたいこう | Queen Mother, Empress Dowager |
| 皇太子 | こうたいし | crown prince |
| 皇太子妃 | こうたいしひ | crown princess |
| 皇妃 | こうひ | empress, queen |
| 皇室 | こうしつ | Imperial household |
| 皇居 | こうきょ | Imperial Palace |
| 皇帝 | こうてい | emperor |
| 皇族 | こうぞく | imperial family, royalty |
| 皇民党 | こうみんとう | Imperialist Party |
| 皇胤 | こういん | Imperial descendant (posterity) |
| 皓々 | こうこう, きょうきょう | bright (esp. of the moon); broad and empty |
| 皓月 | こうげつ | bright white moon |
| 皓歯 | こうし | pearly white teeth |
| 皓然 | こうぜん | shining brightly, shining whitely |
| 皓皓 | こうこう, きょうきょう | bright (esp. of the moon); broad and empty |
| 皓礬 | こうばん | zinc sulfate heptahydrate, white vitriol |
| 皮下脂肪 | ひかしぼう | subcutaneous fat |
| 皮切り | かわきり | beginning, start |
| 皮算用 | かわざんよう | over-optimistic calculation, unreliable account |
| 皮脂 | ひし | sebum, sebaceous matter |
| 皮膚病 | ひふびょう | skin disease |
| 皮膚科 | ひふか, ヒフか | dermatology |
| 皮膚移植 | ひふいしょく | skin graft, skin transplant |
| 皮革 | ひかく | leather, hide |
| 皿うどん | さらうどん | Nagasaki dish of noodles with various toppings |
| 皿洗い | さらあらい | washing-up, dish-washing |
| 盆栽 | ぼんさい | bonsai |
| 盆踊り | ぼんおどり | Bon Festival dance, Lantern Festival dance |
| 益 | えき, やく, よう | benefit, use, good, advantage, gain; profit, gains |
| 盗み | ぬすみ | stealing |
| 盗む | ぬすむ | to steal |
| 盗人を捕らえて見れば我が子也 | ぬすびとをとらえてみればわがこなり | The thief caught turn out to be one's own son |
| 盗塁 | とうるい | theft; base stealing (baseball) |
| 盗掘 | とうくつ | illegal digging |
| 盗聴 | とうちょう | interception (email), wiretap, bug |
| 盗聴器 | とうちょうき | listening device, bug, wiretap |
| 盗賊 | とうぞく | thief, robber |
| 盛り上がり | もりあがり | climax, uprush; bulge |
| 盛り込む | もりこむ | to incorporate, to include |
| 盛大 | せいだい | grand, prosperous, magnificent |
| 盛況 | せいきょう | success, prosperity |
| 盛衰 | せいすい | rise and fall, ups and downs, welfare, vicissitudes |
| 盟う | ちかう | to swear, to vow, to take an oath, to pledge |
| 盟主 | めいしゅ | leader, leading power |
| 盟友 | めいゆう | sworn friend |
| 盟約 | めいやく | oath, pledge, pact, covenant |
| 監修 | かんしゅう | (editorial) supervision, general editorship |
| 監察 | かんさつ | inspection, inspector |
| 監査 | かんさ | inspection, audit, judgement, judgment |
| 監査役 | かんさやく | auditor, inspector |
| 監獄 | かんごく | prison |
| 監理 | かんり | superintendence, supervision |
| 監禁 | かんきん | confinement |
| 監視 | かんし | observation, guarding, inspection, surveillance |
| 盤 | ばん | record; tray; grid, board (e.g. in shogi) |
| 盥漱 | かんそう | washing one's hands and rinsing one's mouth |
| 目の前 | めのまえ | before one's eyes, immediate, imminent |
| 目も綾 | めもあや | dazzlingly beautiful, brilliant |
| 目前 | もくぜん | before one's very eyes, under one's nose, imminence, close at hand |
| 目抜き | めぬき | principal, main, important, fashionable |
| 目撃 | もくげき | to observe, to witness; eye-witness |
| 目玉商品 | めだましょうひん | bargain goods, eye-catching goods, featured product, loss leader |
| 目白押し | めじろおし | jostling, milling about |
| 目録 | もくろく | catalogue, catalog, list |
| 目鼻 | めはな | shape, form |
| 盲 | めくら, めしい | blindness; illiteracy; ignorance, ignoramus |
| 盲いる | めしいる | to become blind |
| 盲パス | めくらパス, もうパス | blind pass, passing (a ball) without looking |
| 盲人 | もうじん | blind person |
| 盲学校 | もうがっこう | school for the blind |
| 盲点 | もうてん | blind spot |
| 盲目 | もうもく | blindness |
| 盲腸 | もうちょう | appendix, caecum |
| 直属 | ちょくぞく | direct control, direct supervision |
| 直披 | じきひ, ちょくひ | personal, confidential (letter) |
| 直接比較 | ちょくせつひかく | direct comparison |
| 直接購入 | ちょくせつこうにゅう | direct purchase |
| 直球 | ちょくきゅう, ちょっきゅう | straight ball (pitch); straight, frank |
| 直立茎 | ちょくりつけい | erect stem |
| 直系 | ちょっけい | direct descent, direct line |
| 直腸 | ちょくちょう | rectum |
| 直轄 | ちょっかつ | direct control |
| 直轄地 | ちょっかつち | area under direct control (of the shogun) |
| 直轄植民地 | ちょっかつしょくみんち | crown colony |
| 直面 | ちょくめん | confrontation |
| 相乗り | あいのり | riding together |
| 相互作用 | そうごさよう | interaction |
| 相互銀行 | そうごぎんこう | mutual savings bank |
| 相克 | そうこく | rivalry |
| 相場 | そうば | market price, speculation, estimation |
| 相撲にならない | すもうにならない | is no match for, can't hold a candle to |
| 相撲取り | すもうとり, すまいとり | sumo wrestler, rikishi |
| 相棒 | あいぼう | partner, pal, accomplice |
| 相矛盾 | あいむじゅん | mutually contradictory |
| 相続税 | そうぞくぜい | inheritance tax, death duty |
| 相談役 | そうだんやく | counselor, counsellor, adviser, advisor |
| 盾 | たて | shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext |
| 盾座 | たてざ | (constellation) Scutum, the Shield |
| 盾突く | たてつく | to oppose, to resist, to defy |
| 省令 | しょうれい | ministerial ordinance |
| 省庁 | しょうちょう | ministries and government offices, the authorities |
| 眉 | まゆ, まみえ | eyebrow, eyebrows |
| 眉をひそめる | まゆをひそめる | to frown, to scowl |
| 眉宇 | びう | brow, brows |
| 眉尻 | まゆじり | end of an eyebrow |
| 眉間 | みけん | brow, glabella, middle forehead, area between the eyebrows |
| 眉雪 | びせつ | snow-white eyebrows |
| 看守 | かんしゅ | jailer, gaoler |
| 看護 | かんご | nursing, (army) nurse |
| 看過 | かんか | connivance, shutting one's eyes to |
| 県内 | けんない | within the prefecture |
| 県民 | けんみん | citizens of a prefecture |
| 県知事 | けんちじ | prefectural governor |
| 県立 | けんりつ | prefectural (institution) |
| 県警 | けんけい | prefectural police |
| 県議 | けんぎ | prefectural assembly |
| 真っ只中 | まっただなか | right in the midst of, right at the height of |
| 真の | しんの | true, real, genuine, proper, utter |
| 真偽 | しんぎ | truth or error, authenticity |
| 真円真珠 | しんえんしんじゅ | cultured pearls |
| 真婿 | まんこ, マンコ | vagina; screw |
| 真帆 | まほ | full sail |
| 真意 | しんい | real intention, true motive, true meaning |
| 真珠 | しんじゅ | pearl |
| 真珠光 | しんじゅこう | pearl iridescence |
| 真珠湾 | しんじゅわん | Pearl Harbor |
| 真珠細工 | しんじゅざいく | pearl work |
| 真相 | しんそう | truth, real situation |
| 真空掃除機 | しんくうそうじき | vacuum cleaner |
| 真髄 | しんずい | true meaning, mystery, essence, quintessence, soul, core, kernel, life blood |
| 真鯉 | まごい | black carp, black koi |
| 真鯛 | まだい | tai (species of red Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major) |
| 眠い | ねむい | sleepy, drowsy, somnolent |
| 眠り | ねむり | sleep |
| 眠気 | ねむけ | sleepiness, drowsiness |
| 眸 | ひとみ | pupil (of eye); eye |
| 眸子 | ぼうし | eye, pupil |
| 眺め | ながめ | scene, view, prospect, outlook |
| 眺める | ながめる | to view, to gaze at |
| 眺望 | ちょうぼう | prospect, view, outlook |
| 眺望権 | ちょうぼうけん | right to a view |
| 眼下 | がんか | under one's eyes, below |
| 眼前 | がんぜん | before one's eyes |
| 眼球 | がんきゅう | eyeball |
| 眼目 | がんもく | core, point, gist, essence, main object |
| 眼科 | がんか | ophthalmology |
| 着実 | ちゃくじつ | steady, sound, trustworthy, solid |
| 着工 | ちゃっこう | start of (construction) work |
| 着衣 | ちゃくい, やくい | one's clothes |
| 着陸 | ちゃくりく | landing, alighting, touch down |
| 着飾る | きかざる | to dress up |
| 睡い | ねむい | sleepy, drowsy, somnolent |
| 睡る | ねむる, ねぶる | to sleep (not necessarily lying down); to die; to close one's eyes |
| 睡魔 | すいま | sleepiness, drowsiness |
| 督促 | とくそく | urge, demand, importunity |
| 睦ぶ | むつぶ | to be harmonious, to get on well, to be intimate or close |
| 睦まじい | むつまじい | harmonious |
| 睦む | むつむ | to be harmonious, to get on well, to be intimate or close |
| 睦月 | むつき | first month of the lunar calendar |
| 睦言 | むつごと | lovers' talk, whispered intimacies |
| 瞬き | またたき, まばたき | wink, twinkling (of stars), flicker (of light), blink (of light) |
| 瞬く | またたく, しばたたく, しばたく, まばたく, めたたく, めばたく | to twinkle (e.g. stars); to blink (one's eyes), to wink |
| 瞬ぐ | まじろぐ | to wink, to blink, to twinkle, to flicker |
| 瞬刻 | しゅんこく | moment, instant |
| 瞬断 | しゅんだん | power flicker |
| 瞬時 | しゅんじ | moment, instant |
| 瞬間 | しゅんかん | moment, second, instant |
| 瞬間電断 | しゅんかんでんだん | power flicker |
| 瞭然 | りょうぜん | obvious |
| 瞳を凝らす | ひとみをこらす | to strain one's eyes |
| 瞳子 | どうし | pupil |
| 瞳孔 | どうこう | pupil, pupillary |
| 瞳孔拡張 | どうこうかくちょう | pupil dilation |
| 瞳孔散大 | どうこうさんだい | dilation of the pupil, mydriasis |
| 矛 | ほこ, とかり | long-handled Chinese spear; weapon; grip of a bow |
| 矛先 | ほこさき | point of spear; aim of attack, force of argument |
| 矛盾撞着 | むじゅんどうちゃく | self-contradiction |
| 矛盾語法 | むじゅんごほう | oxymoron |
| 矢 | や, さ | arrow |
| 矢がら | やがら | shaft of an arrow |
| 矢じり | やじり | arrowhead |
| 矢っ張り | やっぱり, やはり, やっぱ, やっぱし | also, as I thought, still, in spite of, absolutely, of course |
| 矢先 | やさき | arrowhead, brunt, target |
| 矢継ぎ早 | やつぎばや | rapid succession (e.g. questions) |
| 矢面 | やおもて | bearing the full brunt of something |
| 知らぬは亭主許り也 | しらぬはていしゅばかりなり | Only the husband does not know |
| 知己 | ちき | acquaintance, appreciative friend |
| 知己朋友 | ちきほうゆう | intimate friends and acquaintances |
| 知恵袋 | ちえぶくろ | the brain, one's brains |
| 知恵遅れ | ちえおくれ | mental retardation |
| 知的 | ちてき | intellectual |
| 知識人 | ちしきじん | an intellectual |
| 矩 | かね | carpenter's square; perpendicularity; model, standard |
| 矩則 | くそく | standard, rule |
| 矩差 | かねざし | carpenter's square |
| 矩形 | くけい | rectangle |
| 矩象 | くしょう | quadrature |
| 短冊 | たんじゃく, たんざく | long, narrow card on which Japanese poems are written (vertically) |
| 短期間 | たんきかん | short term, short time |
| 短歌 | たんか | tanka, 31-syllable Japanese poem |
| 短絡 | たんらく | electric short-circuit; jumping to a quick conclusion |
| 短縮 | たんしゅく | shortening, abbreviation, reduction |
| 短距離 | たんきょり | short distance, short range, short-haul |
| 短銃 | たんじゅう | pistol, revolver |
| 矯めつ眇めつ | ためつすがめつ | scrutiny, scanning, taking a good look |
| 矯める | ためる | to straighten, to correct, to cure; to falsify |
| 矯め直す | ためなおす | to set up again, to correct, to cure |
| 矯正 | きょうせい | correction, remedy |
| 矯正視力 | きょうせいしりょく | corrected eyesight |
| 矯激 | きょうげき | radical, extreme, eccentric |
| 矯風 | きょうふう | reform of morals |
| 石に漱ぎ流れに枕す | いしにくちすすぎながれにまくらす | refusing to admit being wrong and adhering to the far-fetched argument |
| 石亭 | せきてい | The Sekitei (name of an inn) |
| 石仏 | せきぶつ, いしぼとけ | stone Buddhist image |
| 石垣 | いしがき | stone wall |
| 石塀 | いしべい | stone wall |
| 石棺 | せっかん, せきかん | sarcophagus, stone coffin |
| 石楠花 | しゃくなげ | rhododendron, Rhododendron metternichii |
| 石灰 | せっかい, いしばい | lime, quicklime, caustic lime |
| 石灰岩 | せっかいがん | limestone |
| 石畳 | いしだたみ | stone paving |
| 石碑 | せきひ | stone monument |
| 石神 | しゃくじん, いしがみ | stone which is worshipped, image of a god in stone |
| 石蕗 | つわぶき | Japanese silver leaf, Farfugium japonicum |
| 砂丘 | さきゅう | sand dune, sand hill |
| 砂利 | じゃり, ざり | gravel; child, rugrat, ankle-biter |
| 砂子 | すなご | sand, gold or silver dust |
| 砂嵐 | すなあらし | sandstorm |
| 砂洲 | さす | reef, sandbar, sandbank |
| 砂浜 | すなはま | sandy beach |
| 砂防 | さぼう | erosion control |
| 研ぎ澄ます | とぎすます | to sharpen, to grind, to whet, to hone, to make keen |
| 研磨 | けんま | grinding, polishing, studying |
| 研究員 | けんきゅういん | researcher |
| 研究官 | けんきゅうかん | research officer |
| 研究家 | けんきゅうか | researcher, student (of) |
| 研究所 | けんきゅうしょ, けんきゅうじょ | research establishment (institute, laboratory, etc.) |
| 研究者 | けんきゅうしゃ | researcher |
| 砕け | くだけ | familiar (informal) (speech style) |
| 砕石 | さいせき | broken stone, rubble |
| 砲 | ほう | gun, cannon, artillery, ordnance |
| 砲弾 | ほうだん | shell |
| 砲撃 | ほうげき | bombarding, shelling, bombardment |
| 砲火 | ほうか | gunfire, fire |
| 破り | やぶり | getting away from, escaping, defying |
| 破壊 | はかい | destruction, disruption; (application) crash |
| 破局 | はきょく | catastrophe, cataclysm |
| 破廉恥 | はれんち | infamy |
| 破損 | はそん | damage |
| 破滅 | はめつ | ruin, destruction, fall |
| 破砕 | はさい | crushing, smashing, cracking to pieces |
| 破裂 | はれつ | explosion, rupture, break off |
| 硝子 | がらす, ガラス | glass, pane |
| 硝煙 | しょうえん | gunpowder smoke |
| 硝石 | しょうせき | saltpeter |
| 硝酸 | しょうさん | nitric acid |
| 硝酸塩 | しょうさんえん | nitrate |
| 硝酸銀 | しょうさんぎん | silver nitrate, AgNO3 |
| 硫化 | りゅうか | sulfuration, sulphuration |
| 硫安 | りゅうあん | ammonium sulfate |
| 硫酸 | りゅうさん | sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid |
| 硫黄 | いおう | sulfur (S), sulphur |
| 硬さ | かたさ | firmness, hardness, stiffness, honesty |
| 硬式 | こうしき | hardball (tennis, baseball) |
| 硬派 | こうは | tough elements, hard-liners, stalwart(s) |
| 硬直 | こうちょく | stiffening, rigidity, rigor, stiffness, ossification, petrification |
| 硬軟 | こうなん | hardness |
| 碁会所 | ごかいじょ, ごかいしょ | commercial go-playing parlour (parlor) |
| 碁打ち | ごうち | go player, playing go |
| 碁盤 | ごばん | Go board |
| 碁盤の目 | ごばんのめ | intersection on a Go board |
| 碁盤縞 | ごばんじま | check, check pattern |
| 碁石 | ごいし | Go piece(s), Go stone(s) |
| 碑 | いしぶみ | stone monument bearing an inscription |
| 碑文 | ひぶん | inscription, epitaph, epigraph |
| 碑銘 | ひめい | inscription, epitaph |
| 碓氷峠 | うすいとうげ | Usui Pass |
| 碧 | あお | blue; green; green light; black (horse coat color); immature, unripe, young |
| 碧い | あおい | blue, green; pale; unripe, inexperienced |
| 碧山 | へきざん | green mountains |
| 碧水 | へきすい | blue water, green water |
| 碧玉 | へきぎょく | jasper |
| 碧眼 | へきがん | blue eyes |
| 碧空 | へきくう | blue sky, azure sky |
| 碩儒 | せきじゅ | (Confucian) scholar |
| 碩学 | せきがく | great scholar, profound scholar |
| 確たる証拠 | かくたるしょうこ | certain (definite) evidence |
| 確保 | かくほ | guarantee, maintain, ensure, insure, secure, reservation |
| 確固 | かっこ | firm, unshakeable, resolute |
| 確執 | かくしつ | discord, antagonism |
| 確定 | かくてい | decision, settlement; definition |
| 確実 | かくじつ | certainty, reliability, soundness |
| 確率 | かくりつ | probability, likelihood, chances |
| 確立 | かくりつ | establishment |
| 確認 | かくにん | affirmation, confirmation, validation |
| 磁力 | じりょく | magnetism, magnetic force |
| 磁器 | じき | porcelain, china |
| 磁場 | じじょう, じば | magnetic field |
| 磁性 | じせい | magnetism |
| 磁気 | じき | magnetism |
| 磁気嵐 | じきあらし | magnetic storm |
| 磨き | みがき | polish, improvement, burnishing |
| 磨りガラス | すりガラス | ground glass |
| 磯 | いそ | (rocky) beach, seashore |
| 磯伝い | いそづたい | along the beach |
| 磯巾着 | いそぎんちゃく, イソギンチャク | sea anemone |
| 磯辺 | いそべ | seashore, beach |
| 磯釣 | いそづり | surf-fishing |
| 磯釣り | いそづり, いそずり | fishing from rocks by the shore |
| 磯馴松 | そなれまつ | windswept pine trees |
| 磯鵯 | いそひよどり | blue rockthrush |
| 磯鷸 | いそしぎ | sandpiper |
| 礎 | いしずえ | foundation stone, cornerstone |
| 礎石 | そせき | foundation stone, cornerstone |
| 示し | しめし | discipline, revelation |
| 示す | しめす | to denote, to show, to point out, to indicate, to exemplify |
| 示唆 | しさ | suggestion, hint, implication |
| 礼状 | れいじょう | acknowledgment, acknowledgement, letter of thanks |
| 社会主義 | しゃかいしゅぎ | socialism |
| 社会人枠 | しゃかいじんわく | special consideration for non-traditional (older) students |
| 社会保険 | しゃかいほけん | social insurance |
| 社会保障 | しゃかいほしょう | social security |
| 社会党 | しゃかいとう | Socialist Party |
| 社会問題 | しゃかいもんだい | social problem |
| 社会福祉 | しゃかいふくし | social welfare |
| 社会秩序 | しゃかいちつじょ | (maintain, observe) social (public) order |
| 社会面 | しゃかいめん | society or local news page |
| 社債 | しゃさい | corporate bond, corporate debenture |
| 社員寮 | しゃいんりょう | company dormitory |
| 社寺 | しゃじ | shrines and temples |
| 社葬 | しゃそう | company funeral |
| 社説 | しゃせつ | editorial, leading article |
| 祈とう | きとう | prayer |
| 祈とう者 | きとうしゃ | person who prays |
| 祈り | いのり | prayer, supplication |
| 祈る | いのる | to pray, to wish |
| 祈念 | きねん | prayer |
| 祈祷者 | きとうしゃ | person who prays |
| 祈誓 | きせい | vow, oath, pledge |
| 祈願 | きがん | prayer |
| 祉福 | しふく | prosperity, happiness, blessedness and joy |
| 祐筆 | ゆうひつ | private secretary, amanuensis |
| 祖 | そ | ancestor, forefather, progenitor |
| 祖先崇拝 | そせんすうはい | ancestor worship |
| 祖国 | そこく | fatherland, native country |
| 祖父母 | そふぼ | grandparents |
| 祝い唄 | いわいうた | festive poem or song; congratulatory form (of waka) |
| 祝う | いわう | to congratulate, to celebrate |
| 祝儀 | しゅうぎ | congratulations, celebration, congratulatory gift, tip |
| 祝宴 | しゅくえん | (celebration) banquet |
| 祝日 | しゅくじつ | national holiday |
| 祝杯 | しゅくはい | toast, congratulatory cup |
| 祝福 | しゅくふく | blessing |
| 祝賀 | しゅくが | celebration, congratulations |
| 祝辞 | しゅくじ | congratulatory address |
| 祝電 | しゅくでん | congratulatory telegram |
| 神代杉 | じんだいすぎ | lignitized Japanese cedar, lignitised Japanese cedar |
| 神佑 | しんゆう | heavenly protection, divine help |
| 神奈川県 | かながわけん | Kanagawa prefecture (Kantou area) |
| 神妙 | しんみょう | meek, faithful, quiet |
| 神棚 | かみだな | household Shinto shrine |
| 神楽 | かぐら | ancient Shinto music and dancing |
| 神殿 | しんでん | temple, sacred place |
| 神璽 | しんじ | Imperial regalia (esp. the jewel Yasakani no Magatama); emperor's seal |
| 神祐 | しんゆう | heavenly protection, divine help |
| 神秘 | しんぴ | mystery |
| 神秘的 | しんぴてき | mysterious |
| 神聖 | しんせい | holiness, sacredness, dignity |
| 神苑 | しんえん | shrine gardens |
| 神謡集 | しんようしゅう | collection of mythology |
| 神髄 | しんずい | true meaning, mystery, essence, quintessence, soul, core, kernel, life blood |
| 票 | ひょう | label, ballot, ticket, sign |
| 票田 | ひょうでん | (favorable voting) constituency (favourable) |
| 祭り | まつり | festival, feast |
| 祭典 | さいてん | festival |
| 祭壇 | さいだん | altar |
| 祭祀 | さいし | ritual, religious service, festival |
| 禁じる | きんじる | to prohibit |
| 禁固 | きんこ | imprisonment, confinement |
| 禁忌 | きんき | taboo |
| 禁欲 | きんよく | abstinence, abnegation |
| 禁止法 | きんしほう | negative statute, law against something |
| 禁猟 | きんりょう | No Hunting! |
| 禁輸 | きんゆ | embargo |
| 禄高 | ろくだか | (amount of a samurai's) stipend |
| 禅 | ぜん | dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism) |
| 禅僧 | ぜんそう | Zen priest |
| 禅問答 | ぜんもんどう | Zen dialogue, Zen questions and answers |
| 禅宗 | ぜんしゅう | Zen (Buddhism) |
| 禅寺 | ぜんでら | Zen temple |
| 禍 | まが | wickedness, evil, calamity, disaster |
| 禍因 | かいん | cause of trouble |
| 禍害 | かがい | evil, harm, mischief |
| 禍根 | かこん | root of evil |
| 禍源 | かげん | source of misfortune |
| 禍福 | かふく | weal and woe |
| 禎祥 | ていしょう | good omen |
| 福 | ふく | good fortune |
| 福利厚生 | ふくりこうせい | welfare program, welfare programme |
| 福助 | ふくすけ | large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck |
| 福寿 | ふくじゅ | long life and happiness |
| 福徳 | ふくとく | fortune, happiness and prosperity |
| 福祉 | ふくし | welfare, well-being, social welfare, social security, social service |
| 福祉事務所 | ふくしじむしょ | welfare office, social security office |
| 福祉事業 | ふくしじぎょう | welfare work |
| 福祉国家 | ふくしこっか | welfare state |
| 福祉機器 | ふくしきき | assistive products (e.g. wheel chairs, hearing aids, etc.) |
| 福祉車両 | ふくししゃりょう | vehicle for disabled persons, assistive vehicle |
| 福音 | ふくいん | good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ) |
| 禿鷹 | はげたか, ハゲタカ | vulture |
| 秀 | しゅう | preeminence, superlativeness |
| 秀でる | ひいでる | to excel, to surpass |
| 秀作 | しゅうさく | splendid (excellent) work |
| 秀才 | しゅうさい | prodigy |
| 秀逸 | しゅういつ | excellence |
| 秀麗 | しゅうれい | graceful, beautiful |
| 私も亦 | わたしもまた | me too, I also |
| 私企業 | しきぎょう | private enterprise |
| 私塾 | しじゅく | private school (in house) |
| 私学 | しがく | private (non-governmental) school (college, university) |
| 私文書 | しぶんしょ | private document |
| 私書箱 | ししょばこ | post office box |
| 私有 | しゆう | private ownership |
| 私淑 | ししゅく | adoring, looking up to |
| 私的 | してき | personal, private, proprietary |
| 私立探偵 | しりつたんてい | private detective |
| 私設 | しせつ | private |
| 私邸 | してい | private residence |
| 秋口 | あきぐち | beginning of autumn, beginning of fall |
| 秋季 | しゅうき | fall, autumn |
| 秋晴れ | あきばれ | clear autumnal weather |
| 秋茜 | あきあかね, アキアカネ | variety of dragonfly (red coloured) |
| 科 | か | department, section; (taxonomical) family |
| 科学技術庁 | かがくぎじゅつちょう | Science and Technology Agency |
| 科学者 | かがくしゃ | scientist |
| 秒読み | びょうよみ | countdown |
| 秒速 | びょうそく | per second |
| 秘める | ひめる | to hide, to keep to oneself |
| 秘匿 | ひとく | hiding, concealment |
| 秘境 | ひきょう | unexplored region, one of the most secluded regions |
| 秘書 | ひしょ | (private) secretary |
| 秘話 | ひわ | secret story, unknown episode |
| 租借 | そしゃく | lease |
| 租借地 | そしゃくち | leasehold land |
| 租庸調 | そようちょう | corvee, taxes in kind or service (former tax system) |
| 租界 | そかい | concession, settlement |
| 租税 | そぜい | taxes, taxation |
| 秦 | しん | Qin (dynasty of China; 221-206 BCE), Ch'in |
| 秦皮 | とねりこ | ash (tree) |
| 秩序 | ちつじょ | order, regularity, system, method |
| 秩序整然 | ちつじょせいぜん | in good (perfect) order, in apple-pie order |
| 秩序正しい | ちつじょただしい | orderly, well-ordered |
| 秩禄 | ちつろく | official salary |
| 称する | しょうする | to take the name of; to pretend, to feign, to purport |
| 称号 | しょうごう | title, name, degree |
| 称賛 | しょうさん | praise, admiration, commendation, approbation |
| 移住 | いじゅう | migration, immigration |
| 移動 | いどう | removal; mobile (e.g. communications) |
| 移植 | いしょく | transplanting, porting, implantation, engrafting |
| 移民 | いみん | emigration, immigration; emigrant, immigrant |
| 移籍 | いせき | changing household registry, transfer (e.g. of one's name in the register) |
| 移行 | いこう | switching over to, migration |
| 移譲 | いじょう | transfer, assignment |
| 移転 | いてん | moving, transfer, demise |
| 移項 | いこう | transposition |
| 稀世 | きせい | rare, uncommon |
| 稀少 | きしょう | scarce, rare |
| 稀書 | きしょ | rare book |
| 稀硫酸 | きりゅうさん | dilute sulfuric acid, dilute sulphuric acid |
| 稀薄 | きはく | thin (e.g. air), lean, rarified, diluted, sparse, weak, rarefied |
| 稀釈 | きしゃく | dilution |
| 税制 | ぜいせい | tax system |
| 税務署 | ぜいむしょ | tax office |
| 税収 | ぜいしゅう | tax yields, revenue |
| 税率 | ぜいりつ | tariff; tax rate |
| 税額 | ぜいがく | amount of tax |
| 稔り | みのり | ripening (of a crop); crop, harvest |
| 稔る | みのる | to bear fruit, to ripen |
| 稔実不良 | ねんじつふりょう | poor crop (of rice) |
| 稚い | おさない, いとけない | very young; childish, immature |
| 稚児 | ちご | (festivity) page; baby; boys kept by pederasts |
| 稚児隼 | ちごはやぶさ, チゴハヤブサ | northern hobby (species of falcon, Falco subbuteo) |
| 稚子 | みずこ, みずご, ちし | aborted; newborn baby |
| 稚拙 | ちせつ | unskillful, childish |
| 稚気 | ちき | childishness, naivete |
| 稚海藻 | わかめ, ワカメ | wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida) |
| 稚魚 | ちぎょ | fry (young fish) |
| 稚鮎 | ちあゆ | young ayu |
| 稜線 | りょうせん | lines of a mountain ridge |
| 種子 | しゅし | seed, pit |
| 種痘 | しゅとう | (smallpox) vaccination, inoculation |
| 種目 | しゅもく | event, item of business |
| 種苗 | しゅびょう | seeds and seedlings, eggs and hatchlings, (fish) eggs and fry |
| 種蒔 | たねまき | sowing seeds, planting seeds, scattering seeds |
| 種蒔き | たねまき | sowing seeds, planting seeds, scattering seeds |
| 種類 | しゅるい | variety; counter for different sorts of things |
| 稲 | いね | rice-plant |
| 稲わら | いねわら, いなわら | rice straw, paddy straw |
| 稲作 | いなさく | rice crop |
| 稲刈り | いねかり | rice reaping |
| 稲妻 | いなずま, いなづま | (flash of) lightning |
| 稲田 | いなだ | paddy field, rice field |
| 稲穂 | いなほ | ear (head) of rice |
| 稼ぎ | かせぎ | earnings |
| 稼ぐ | かせぐ | to earn income, to labor, to labour |
| 稼げる | かせげる | to work, to earn income |
| 稼働 | かどう | operation (of machine), actual work |
| 稼働率 | かどうりつ | operating ratio, rate of operation |
| 稼業 | かぎょう | trade, business, commerce, occupation |
| 稿 | こう | manuscript, version, draft |
| 稿料 | こうりょう | advance for manuscript, copy-money |
| 穀倉 | こくそう | granary |
| 穀粉 | こくふん | grain (rice) flour |
| 穀粒 | こくりゅう | kernel, grain |
| 穀類 | こくるい | grains |
| 穀食 | こくしょく | cereal diet, grain-eating |
| 穂 | ほ | ear (of plant); point; scion (in grafting), cion |
| 穂先 | ほさき | ear (e.g. of wheat); tip (e.g. of brush or spear) |
| 積 | せき | product |
| 積み荷 | つみに | load, freight, cargo |
| 積ん読 | つんどく | buying books and not reading them |
| 積極 | せっきょく | positive, progressive |
| 積載 | せきさい | lading, loading, carrying |
| 積雪 | せきせつ | fallen snow |
| 穎悟 | えいご | intelligent, shrewd |
| 穏便 | おんびん | gentle, peaceable, quiet |
| 穏健 | おんけん | quiet, dependable, uniform, (politically) moderate |
| 穏当 | おんとう | proper, reasonable, right |
| 穣 | じょう | 10^28 |
| 穫る | とる | to harvest (a crop) |
| 穴 | けつ | ass, arse, buttocks; rear, end; acupuncture point |
| 穴倉 | あなぐら | cellar |
| 穴埋め | あなうめ | filling in gaps, filling in blanks (in a form, etc.) |
| 穴熊 | あなぐま, アナグマ | badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles) |
| 穴窯 | あながま | very old type of kiln made by digging a hole in the side of a hill |
| 究明 | きゅうめい | investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts) |
| 究極 | きゅうきょく | ultimate, extreme, final, eventual |
| 空々漠々 | くうくうばくばく | vast, boundless, empty, vague |
| 空き巣 | あきす | prowler, sneak thief, cat burglar; empty nest |
| 空き瓶 | あきびん, からびん | empty bottle |
| 空き缶 | あきかん | empty can |
| 空中楼閣 | くうちゅうろうかく | castle in the air |
| 空尉 | くうい | (Self Defense Force's Air Force) captain (defence), lieutenant |
| 空欄 | くうらん | blank space |
| 空母 | くうぼ | aircraft carrier |
| 空気孔 | くうきこう | air pocket, air hole |
| 空洞 | くうどう | cave, hollow, cavity |
| 空洞化 | くうどうか | making hollow, making meaningless |
| 空漠 | くうばく | vast, vague |
| 空爆 | くうばく | aerial bombing |
| 空白 | くうはく | blank space, vacuum, space, null (NUL) |
| 空砲 | くうほう | blank shot or cartridge, blank ammunition |
| 空空漠漠 | くうくうばくばく | vast, boundless, empty, vague |
| 空腹 | くうふく | hunger |
| 空虚 | くうきょ | emptiness, vacancy |
| 空襲 | くうしゅう | air-raid |
| 空軍 | くうぐん | Air Force |
| 空輸 | くうゆ | air transport |
| 空間 | くうかん | space, room, airspace |
| 突き | つき | a thrust, a pass, a lunge, a stab |
| 突きつける | つきつける | to thrust before, to thrust at |
| 突き刺さる | つきささる | to stick into, to pierce, to run into |
| 突入 | とつにゅう | rushing, breaking into |
| 突出 | とっしゅつ | projection, protrusion |
| 突堤 | とってい | breakwater |
| 突如 | とつじょ | suddenly, all of a sudden |
| 突然 | とつぜん | abrupt, sudden, unexpected, all at once |
| 突破 | とっぱ | breaking through, breakthrough, penetration |
| 突貫 | とっかん | charge, rush, lightning attack |
| 突進 | とっしん | rush, charge |
| 窃か | ひそか | secret, private, surreptitious |
| 窃かに | ひそかに | in secret, secretly |
| 窃ちゃり | せっちゃり | bicycle theft |
| 窃取 | せっしゅ | theft, stealing, larceny |
| 窃盗 | せっとう | theft, stealing, larceny |
| 窃盗犯 | せっとうはん | theft, stealing, larceny |
| 窃盗罪 | せっとうざい | theft, stealing, larceny |
| 窒化物 | ちっかぶつ | nitride |
| 窒塞 | ちっそく | blocked |
| 窒息 | ちっそく | suffocation, choking |
| 窒息ガス | ちっそくガス | choking gas |
| 窒息死 | ちっそくし | death by suffocation, death by choking |
| 窒扶斯 | チフス, チブス | typhoid fever, typhus |
| 窒素 | ちっそ | nitrogen (N) |
| 窒素固定 | ちっそこてい | nitrogen fixation |
| 窒素固定法 | ちっそこていほう | nitrogen fixation (method) |
| 窒素肥料 | ちっそひりょう | nitrogenous fertilizer, nitrogenous fertiliser |
| 窓外 | そうがい | outside a window |
| 窓越しに | まどごしに | over the window sill, through the window |
| 窓際 | まどぎわ | (at the) window |
| 窮まりない | きわまりない | extremely, in the extreme, boundless, limitless |
| 窮み | きわみ | height, acme, extremity |
| 窮乏 | きゅうぼう | poverty |
| 窮余 | きゅうよ | extremity, desperation |
| 窮地 | きゅうち | dilemma, predicament |
| 窮屈 | きゅうくつ | narrow, tight, stiff, rigid, uneasy, formal, constrained |
| 窮措大 | きゅうそだい | poor student (scholar) |
| 窮状 | きゅうじょう | distress, wretched condition |
| 窯 | かま | stove, furnace, kiln |
| 窯元 | かまもと | pottery |
| 窯出し | かまだし | removing pots from kiln |
| 窯印 | かまじるし | potter's mark |
| 窯業 | ようぎょう | ceramics, ceramic industry |
| 立ち往生 | たちおうじょう | bring to a standstill, stalling, stranding |
| 立ち枯れ | たちがれ | blighted, withered |
| 立ち葵 | たちあおい | hollyhock, Alcea rosea, Althaea rosea |
| 立ち遅れ | たちおくれ | slow start |
| 立て看板 | たてかんばん | billboard |
| 立候補 | りっこうほ | announcing candidacy |
| 立憲 | りっけん | constitutionalism |
| 立案 | りつあん | draft, draught, (rough) design |
| 立法 | りっぽう | legislation, lawmaking |
| 立法府 | りっぽうふ | assize, court; legislature |
| 立脚 | りっきゃく | being based on |
| 立葵 | たちあおい | hollyhock, Alcea rosea, Althaea rosea |
| 竜 | りゅう, たつ, りょう | dragon (esp. Chinese); naga (semidivine human-cobra chimera) |
| 竜宮 | りゅうぐう | Palace of the Dragon King |
| 竜巻 | たつまき | tornado, waterspout |
| 竜王 | りゅうおう | Dragon King; promoted rook (shogi) |
| 章 | しょう | chapter, section; medal |
| 竣功 | しゅんこう | completion (e.g. of construction) |
| 竣功式 | しゅんこうしき | ceremony to mark completion |
| 竣工 | しゅんこう | completion (e.g. of construction) |
| 竣工式 | しゅんこうしき | ceremony to mark completion |
| 竣成 | しゅんせい | completion |
| 童 | わらべ, わらんべ, わらし, わらわ, わっぱ | child |
| 童子 | どうじ | boy, kid, child |
| 童心 | どうしん | child's mind, naivete |
| 童話 | どうわ | fairy-tale |
| 童謡 | どうよう | children's song, nursery rhyme |
| 童貞 | どうてい | virginity (esp. of a man); (Catholic) nun |
| 竪琴 | たてごと | harp |
| 端午 | たんご | Boy's Day celebration (May 5th) |
| 端末 | たんまつ | computer terminal |
| 端的 | たんてき | frank, direct, plain, straightforward, point-blank |
| 端緒 | たんしょ, たんちょ | a clue, start, beginning |
| 競り合う | せりあう | to struggle for, to compete with, to vie with |
| 競る | せる | to compete, to bid, to sell at auction |
| 競売 | きょうばい, けいばい | auction |
| 競泳 | きょうえい | swimming race |
| 競翔 | きょうしょう | flying race (between pigeons) |
| 競艇 | きょうてい | boat race |
| 競輪 | けいりん | bicycle race; bicycle racing |
| 競馬場 | けいばじょう | racecourse, race track |
| 竹とんぼ | たけとんぼ | small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands |
| 竹のつえ | たけのつえ | bamboo rod (stick, pole) |
| 竹刀 | しない | (bamboo) fencing stick |
| 竹細工 | たけざいく | bamboo work |
| 笑い翡翠 | わらいかわせみ, ワライカワセミ | laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) |
| 笑み | えみ | smile |
| 笑翡翠 | わらいかわせみ, ワライカワセミ | laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) |
| 笙の笛 | しょうのふえ, そうのふえ | sho (Japanese free reed musical instrument) |
| 笛吹き | ふえふき | flute player |
| 符合 | ふごう | agreeing, coincidence |
| 第一声 | だいいっせい | first tone, first speech |
| 第一歩 | だいいっぽ | first step |
| 笹 | ささ | bamboo grass |
| 笹原 | ささはら | field of bamboo grass |
| 笹竹 | ささたけ | small bamboo |
| 笹舟 | ささぶね | toy bamboo-leaf boat |
| 笹蜘蛛 | ささぐも, ササグモ | Oxyopes sertatus (species of lynx spider) |
| 笹身 | ささみ | high-quality chicken breast meat |
| 筆塚 | ふでづか | mound covering reverently buried old brushes |
| 筆舌 | ひつぜつ | written and spoken words, description |
| 筆頭 | ひっとう | brush tip, first on a list |
| 等閑 | なおざり, とうかん | neglect, negligence, disregard, make light of |
| 筋力 | きんりょく | physical strength |
| 筑紫石楠花 | つくししゃくなげ, ツクシシャクナゲ | Tsukushi rhododendron, Rhododendron metternichii var. |
| 筒 | つつ | pipe, tube, cylinder; gun barrel; gun |
| 筒井 | つつい | round well |
| 筒抜け | つつぬけ | passing or going directly through (to) |
| 答弁 | とうべん | response, reply, answer, defence, defense |
| 答申 | とうしん | report, reply, findings |
| 策 | さく | plan, policy |
| 策定 | さくてい | decision, settling on |
| 策謀 | さくぼう | strategy, artifice |
| 箇月 | かげつ | (number of) months |
| 箇条 | かじょう | items, errors, articles |
| 管内 | かんない | within the jurisdiction of |
| 管制 | かんせい | control |
| 管制塔 | かんせいとう | control tower |
| 管弦楽 | かんげんがく | orchestral music |
| 管弦楽団 | かんげんがくだん | orchestra |
| 管掌 | かんしょう | taking charge, management |
| 管珊瑚 | くださんご | organ-pipe coral |
| 管理職 | かんりしょく | management |
| 管絃楽 | かんげんがく | orchestral music |
| 管轄 | かんかつ | jurisdiction, control |
| 管轄争い | かんかつあらそい | jurisdictional dispute |
| 管轄官庁 | かんかつかんちょう | controlling office, competent (governmental) authorities |
| 管轄権 | かんかつけん | (have) jurisdiction over |
| 箱入り | はこいり | cased, boxed |
| 箱詰め | はこづめ | packed in a box (i.e. chocolates) |
| 節倹 | せっけん | economy, thrift |
| 節度 | せつど | moderation, standard |
| 節操 | せっそう | constancy; chastity, fidelity |
| 節減 | せつげん | retrenchment, curtailment, economy |
| 節目 | ふしめ | turning point, critical juncture; knot |
| 範 | はん | example, model |
| 篆隷 | てんれい | seal style and ancient square style |
| 築き上げる | きずきあげる | to build up, to establish (one's reputation) |
| 築地 | ついじ | a mud wall with a roof |
| 築堤 | ちくてい | embankment, bank |
| 篠笹 | しのざさ | general term for bamboo |
| 篤い友情 | あついゆうじょう | warm friendship |
| 篤と | とくと | carefully, thoroughly, fully, deliberately |
| 篤学 | とくがく | love of learning |
| 篤志家 | とくしか | volunteer, self-sacrificing person |
| 篤行 | とっこう | virtuous conduct, virtue, goodness |
| 篤農家 | とくのうか | exemplary farmer, outstanding farmer |
| 簡 | かん | brevity, simplicity |
| 簡便 | かんべん | handy, simple and easy |
| 簡単明瞭 | かんたんめいりょう | simple and clear |
| 簡易 | かんい | simplicity, convenience, easiness, quasi- |
| 簡易保険 | かんいほけん | postal life insurance |
| 簡潔 | かんけつ | brevity, conciseness, simplicity |
| 簡潔明瞭 | かんけつめいりょう | clear and concise |
| 簡略 | かんりゃく | simple, simplicity |
| 簡素 | かんそ | simplicity, plain |
| 簡裁 | かんさい | summary court, court of summary offences, court of summary offenses |
| 簿外 | ぼがい | unaccounted, off the books |
| 簿記 | ぼき | journalization (accounts), journalisation, bookkeeping |
| 籍 | せき | one's family register, one's domicile |
| 米俵 | こめだわら | bag of rice |
| 米倉 | こめぐら | rice granary |
| 米寿 | べいじゅ | 88th birthday |
| 米穀 | べいこく | rice |
| 米粒 | こめつぶ | grain of rice |
| 米英仏蘭 | べいえいぶつらん | USA, Britain, France and the Netherlands |
| 米飯 | べいはん | cooked rice |
| 粉々 | こなごな | in very small pieces |
| 粉ミルク | こなミルク | milk powder |
| 粉末 | ふんまつ | fine powder |
| 粉砕 | ふんさい | pulverization, pulverisation, smashing, demolishing |
| 粉飾 | ふんしょく | makeup, toilet, embellishment |
| 粋がる | いきがる | to be stylish, to try to appear smart |
| 粒子 | りゅうし | particle, grain |
| 粒状 | りゅうじょう | granular, granulated |
| 粗 | あら, きず | coarse, crude; defect, flaw, blemish, weak point |
| 粗い | あらい | coarse, rough |
| 粗削り | あらけずり | still in the process of being formed |
| 粗大 | そだい | coarse or rough |
| 粗悪 | そあく | coarse, crude, inferior |
| 粗鋼 | そこう | crude steel |
| 粗雑 | そざつ | coarse, rough, crude |
| 粘い | ねばい | sticky |
| 粘っこい | ねばっこい | sticky, stiff, tenacious, persistent |
| 粘り | ねばり | stickiness, viscosity |
| 粘り強い | ねばりづよい | tenacious, persevering, persistent, stubborn, steadfast |
| 粘り気 | ねばりけ | stickiness |
| 粘る | ねばる | to be sticky, to be adhesive, to persevere, to persist, to stick to |
| 粘土 | ねんど, ねばつち | clay |
| 粘性 | ねんせい | viscosity |
| 粘液分泌腺 | ねんえきぶんぴつせん, ねんえきぶんぴせん | mucus gland |
| 粘着 | ねんちゃく | cohesion, adhesion |
| 粘膜 | ねんまく | mucous membrane |
| 粛として | しゅくとして | quietly, softly, solemnly |
| 粛学 | しゅくがく | school purge |
| 粛正 | しゅくせい | regulation, enforcement |
| 粛殺 | しゅくさつ | withering, blight |
| 粛清 | しゅくせい | (political) purge |
| 粛軍 | しゅくぐん | army purge |
| 精 | せい | spirit; energy; fine details; semen |
| 精励 | せいれい | diligence, industry |
| 精子 | せいし | sperm |
| 精密 | せいみつ | precise, exact, detailed, minute, close |
| 精巧 | せいこう | elaborate, delicate, exquisite |
| 精度 | せいど | precision, accuracy |
| 精彩 | せいさい | brilliance, vividness |
| 精液 | せいえき | semen |
| 精神分析 | せいしんぶんせき | psychoanalysis |
| 精神的 | せいしんてき | mental, emotional |
| 精神薄弱 | せいしんはくじゃく | mental retardation, mentally retarded |
| 精神鑑定 | せいしんかんてい | psychiatric examination |
| 精神障害 | せいしんしょうがい | mental disorder |
| 精製 | せいせい | purification |
| 精鋭 | せいえい | elite, picked, powerful, efficient |
| 精錬 | せいれん | refining, smelting, tempering |
| 精錬所 | せいれんしょ, せいれんじょ | refinery, smelting works |
| 精霊 | しょうりょう | spirit of the deceased |
| 精髄 | せいずい | essence, kernel, spirit, pith |
| 精魂 | せいこん | soul, spirit |
| 糖 | とう | sugar |
| 糖分 | とうぶん | amount of sugar, sugar content |
| 糖尿病 | とうにょうびょう | diabetes mellitus, sugar diabetes |
| 糖質 | とうしつ | sugariness, saccharinity |
| 糖類 | とうるい | saccharides, sweeteners |
| 糧 | かて | food, provisions |
| 糧食 | りょうしょく | provisions |
| 糸口 | いとぐち | thread end, beginning, clue |
| 系譜 | けいふ | genealogy, pedigree |
| 糾う | あざなう | to twist (something) |
| 糾合 | きゅうごう | rally, muster |
| 糾問 | きゅうもん | inquiry, enquiry |
| 糾弾 | きゅうだん | blame |
| 糾明 | きゅうめい | searching examination |
| 紀 | き | (geological) period; Nihon-shoki |
| 紀元 | きげん | era; AD (Christian era) |
| 紀元前 | きげんぜん | pre-era, BC, BCE |
| 紀行 | きこう | traveller's journal, traveler's journal |
| 約束手形 | やくそくてがた | promissory note |
| 約款 | やっかん | agreement, stipulation, article, clause |
| 紅 | くれない, べに, こう | deep red, crimson; rouge, lipstick |
| 紅唇 | こうしん | red lips |
| 紅梅 | こうばい, べにうめ | red-blossomed plum tree, red Japanese apricot |
| 紅海 | こうかい | Red Sea |
| 紅潮 | こうちょう | flush, blush |
| 紅白 | こうはく | red and white, colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors) |
| 紅色 | こうしょく, べにいろ | red (color, colour) |
| 紅藻 | こうそう | red algae, rhodophyceae |
| 紋 | もん | (family) crest, coat of arms |
| 紋付き | もんつき | clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest |
| 紋切り型 | もんきりがた | fixed formula, stereotyped phrase, hackneyed |
| 紋様 | もんよう | pattern, design |
| 紋章 | もんしょう | crest, coat of arms |
| 納付 | のうふ | payment, supply |
| 納入 | のうにゅう | payment, supply |
| 納得 | なっとく | consent, assent, understanding, agreement, comprehension, grasp |
| 納棺 | のうかん | placing of body in coffin |
| 納涼 | のうりょう | (enjoying the) cool of the evening |
| 納税 | のうぜい | payment of taxes |
| 納豆 | なっとう | natto (fermented soybeans) |
| 納采 | のうさい | betrothal gift |
| 納金 | のうきん | payment |
| 純 | じゅん | pure, innocent, chaste |
| 純増 | じゅんぞう | net increase |
| 純度 | じゅんど | purity (of a substance) |
| 純愛 | じゅんあい | pure love |
| 純朴 | じゅんぼく | rustic simplicity, homeliness, unsophisticated, naive, honest, simple |
| 純白 | じゅんぱく | pure or snow white |
| 純益 | じゅんえき | clear profit, net income, net profit |
| 純粋 | じゅんすい | pure, true, genuine, unmixed |
| 純粋培養 | じゅんすいばいよう | clean (pure) culture |
| 純金 | じゅんきん | pure gold, solid gold |
| 紗 | しゃ | (silk) gauze |
| 紗の様 | しゃのよう | gauzy |
| 紙幣 | しへい | paper money, notes, bills |
| 紙芝居 | かみしばい | picture story show |
| 紙袋 | かみぶくろ | paper bag |
| 紙面 | しめん | space (page) |
| 級 | きゅう | class, grade, rank, school class, grade |
| 紛い | まがい | imitation, sham, -like |
| 紛らす | まぎらす | to divert, to distract |
| 紛らわしい | まぎらわしい | confusing, misleading, equivocal, ambiguous |
| 紛らわす | まぎらわす | to divert, to distract |
| 紛れ | まぐれ | fluke, chance |
| 紛れる | まぎれる | to be diverted, to slip into |
| 紛れ込む | まぎれこむ | to disappear into, to slip into, to be lost in, to be mixed up with |
| 紛争 | ふんそう | dispute, trouble, strife |
| 紛失 | ふんしつ | losing something |
| 紛糾 | ふんきゅう | complication, confusion, disorder |
| 素描 | そびょう | rough sketch |
| 素敵 | すてき | lovely, dreamy, beautiful, great, fantastic, superb, cool, capital |
| 素早く | すばやく | quickly, nimbly, agilely |
| 素朴 | そぼく | simplicity, artlessness, naivete |
| 素材 | そざい | raw materials, subject matter |
| 素粒子 | そりゅうし | elementary particle, particle (physics) |
| 素肌 | すはだ | bare (naked) body, complexion (e.g. face) |
| 素顔 | すがお | face with no make-up; honesty, frankness |
| 素馨 | そけい, ソケイ | Spanish jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum) |
| 紡ぎ歌 | つむぎうた | spinning song |
| 紡ぐ | つむぐ | to spin, to make yarn |
| 紡機 | ぼうき | spinning machine |
| 紡毛 | ぼうもう | carded wool |
| 紡糸 | ぼうし | spinning, spun cotton (wool) |
| 紡績 | ぼうせき | spinning |
| 紡績工場 | ぼうせきこうじょう | spinning mill, cotton mill |
| 紡織 | ぼうしょく | spinning and weaving |
| 紡錘 | ぼうすい, つむ, つみ | spindle |
| 紡錘形 | ぼうすいけい | spindle-shaped |
| 索 | さく | rope, cord |
| 索漠 | さくばく | dreary, bleak, desolate |
| 紫外 | しがい | ultraviolet, UV |
| 紫外線 | しがいせん | ultra-violet rays |
| 紫檀 | したん | rosewood, red sandalwood |
| 紫水晶 | むらさきずいしょう, むらさきすいしょう | amethyst |
| 紫煙 | しえん | purple smoke, tobacco smoke |
| 紫紺 | しこん | bluish purple |
| 紫綬褒章 | しじゅほうしょう | Medal with Purple Ribbon |
| 紫色 | むらさきいろ | violet |
| 紬 | つむぎ | pongee |
| 累 | るい | trouble, evil influence, implication, involvement |
| 累加 | るいか | acceleration, progressive increase |
| 累増 | るいぞう | successive or progressive increases, cumulative increase |
| 累積 | るいせき | accumulation |
| 累算 | るいさん | total |
| 累計 | るいけい | total |
| 累進 | るいしん | successive promotion, gradual promotion, graduated |
| 細か | こまか | small, fine, detailed, stingy |
| 細かく | こまかく | minutely, finely |
| 細工 | さいく | work, craftsmanship, tactics, trick |
| 細胞 | さいぼう, さいほう | cell (biology) |
| 細胞分裂 | さいぼうぶんれつ | cell division |
| 細胞学 | さいぼうがく | cytology |
| 細胞核 | さいぼうかく | nucleus (cell, biology) |
| 細菌 | さいきん | bacillus, bacterium, germ |
| 細部 | さいぶ | details |
| 紳商 | しんしょう | a wealthy merchant |
| 紳士 | しんし | gentleman |
| 紳士協定 | しんしきょうてい | gentlemen's agreement |
| 紳士服 | しんしふく | suits for gentlemen, menswear |
| 紳士用 | しんしよう | for men, male- |
| 紳士的 | しんしてき | gentlemanly |
| 紳士録 | しんしろく | (who's who) directory |
| 紳士靴 | しんしぐつ | men's shoes |
| 紹介文 | しょうかいぶん | introductory essay |
| 紹介状 | しょうかいじょう | letter of introduction |
| 紹介者 | しょうかいしゃ | person who introduces someone, introducer |
| 紹興酒 | しょうこうしゅ, シャオシンチュウ, シャオシンチュー | shaoxingjiu (Chinese alcohol made from rice or glutinous millet) |
| 紺ソ | こんソ | navy-blue socks |
| 紺ソク | こんソク | navy-blue socks |
| 紺ハイソ | こんハイソ | navy-blue knee socks |
| 紺屋 | こうや, こんや | dyer |
| 紺碧 | こんぺき | deep blue, azure |
| 紺色 | こんいろ | deep blue |
| 紺青 | こんじょう | navy blue |
| 終了 | しゅうりょう | end, close, termination |
| 終了後 | しゅうりょうご | after the end (of something) |
| 終値 | おわりね | closing price (stock exchange, etc.) |
| 終始一貫 | しゅうしいっかん | consistency, unchanging from beginning to end |
| 終息 | しゅうそく | having just ended, being resolved |
| 終戦 | しゅうせん | end of war, cessation of hostilities |
| 終日 | しゅうじつ, ひねもす, ひめもす, ひもすがら | all day, for a whole day |
| 終止符 | しゅうしふ | full stop, period; end |
| 終盤 | しゅうばん | endgame, final stage |
| 終着駅 | しゅうちゃくえき | terminal station |
| 終結 | しゅうけつ | end, close |
| 絃 | げん | string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument |
| 絃声 | げんせい | sound of the strings |
| 絃楽 | げんがく | string music |
| 絃楽器 | げんがっき | stringed instruments |
| 絃歌 | げんか | singing and (string) music |
| 絃線 | げんせん | catgut |
| 組み唄 | くみうた | medley of (Japanese) songs |
| 組み込む | くみこむ | to insert, to include, to cut in (printing) |
| 組織的 | そしきてき | systematic |
| 組長 | くみちょう | boss (yakuza) |
| 組閣 | そかく | formation of a cabinet |
| 経 | きょう | sutra, Buddhist scriptures |
| 経企庁 | けいきちょう | Economic Planning Agency |
| 経営者 | けいえいしゃ | manager, proprietor |
| 経団連 | けいだんれん | Federation of Economic Organizations (Organisation) |
| 経常 | けいじょう | ordinary |
| 経常利益 | けいじょうりえき | current profits, ordinary profit, income before income taxes |
| 経歴 | けいれき | personal history, career |
| 経済企画庁 | けいざいきかくちょう | Economic Planning Agency |
| 経済封鎖 | けいざいふうさ | economic blockade, embargo |
| 経済界 | けいざいかい | economic world, financial circles |
| 経済的 | けいざいてき | economic, economical |
| 経済研究所 | けいざいけんきゅうしょ | economics research centre, economics research center |
| 経綸 | けいりん | governing |
| 経緯儀 | けいいぎ | theodolite |
| 経費 | けいひ | expenses, cost, outlay |
| 経路 | けいろ | course, route, path, channel; process, means |
| 経過 | けいか | passage, expiration, progress |
| 経験が浅い | けいけんがあさい | having little experience |
| 経験者 | けいけんしゃ | experienced person, person who has had a particular experience |
| 結び | むすび | ending, conclusion, union |
| 結婚式 | けっこんしき | marriage ceremony, wedding |
| 結婚披露宴 | けっこんひろうえん | wedding reception banquet |
| 結成 | けっせい | formation |
| 結晶 | けっしょう | crystal, crystallization, crystallisation |
| 結晶系 | けっしょうけい | system of crystallization, system of crystallisation |
| 結束 | けっそく | union, unity |
| 結核 | けっかく | tuberculosis, tubercule |
| 結腸 | けっちょう | colon |
| 結露 | けつろ | dew, condensation |
| 絞まる | しまる | to be strangled, to be constricted |
| 絞める | しめる | to strangle, to constrict |
| 絞り | しぼり | iris (camera, eye) |
| 絞る | しぼる | to press, to wring, to squeeze, to narrow (down), to whittle (down), to tighten |
| 絞殺 | こうさつ | hanging, strangulation |
| 絞首刑 | こうしゅけい | death by hanging |
| 絡まり | からまり | entanglement |
| 絡まる | からまる | to be entwined, to be involved |
| 絡み | からみ | linkage, entanglement, involvement, relationship |
| 絡みつく | からみつく | to twine oneself around, to coil around |
| 絡み合う | からみあう | to be(come) intertwined, to be entangled |
| 絡む | からむ | to entangle; to pick a quarrel; to be involved with |
| 絡める | からめる | to arrest; to entwine; to coordinate (with) |
| 絢文 | けんぶん | colorful pattern, colourful pattern |
| 絢爛 | けんらん | gorgeous, brilliant, dazzling, gaudy, flowery (speech) |
| 絢爛華麗 | けんらんかれい | luxurious and gorgeous, splendid, dazzling, magnificent |
| 絢爛豪華 | けんらんごうか | luxurious and gorgeous, splendid, dazzling |
| 絢緞子 | あやどんす | damask |
| 給付 | きゅうふ | payment; performance |
| 給水栓 | きゅうすいせん | hydrant, tap, faucet |
| 給湯 | きゅうとう | hot-water supply |
| 給食 | きゅうしょく | school lunch, providing a meal |
| 統制 | とうせい | regulation, control |
| 統合 | とうごう | integration; integrated, built-in |
| 統合幕僚会議 | とうごうばくりょうかいぎ | Joint Staff Council |
| 統帥 | とうすい | supreme command, high command |
| 統帥権 | とうすいけん | supreme command authority |
| 統括 | とうかつ | unification; control, supervision |
| 統治 | とうち, とうじ | rule, reign, government, governing |
| 統轄 | とうかつ | unification; control, supervision |
| 絵に描いた餅 | えにかいたもち | pie in the sky, castle in the air |
| 絵に描いた餠 | えにかいたもち | pie in the sky, castle in the air |
| 絵の具 | えのぐ | colors, colours, paints |
| 絵はがき | えはがき | picture postcard |
| 絵巻 | えまき | picture scroll |
| 絵描き | えかき | artist, painter |
| 絶倫 | ぜつりん | matchless, unequaled, unequalled, peerless |
| 絶句 | ぜっく | become speechless |
| 絶叫 | ぜっきょう | exclamation, scream, shout |
| 絶唱 | ぜっしょう | superb poem or song |
| 絶大 | ぜつだい | tremendous, immense |
| 絶好 | ぜっこう | best, ideal, perfect |
| 絶妙 | ぜつみょう | exquisite, superb, perfect, miraculous |
| 絶望 | ぜつぼう | despair, hopelessness |
| 絶縁 | ぜつえん | breaking off relations; insulation (esp. electrical), isolation |
| 絶縁抵抗 | ぜつえんていこう | insulation resistance |
| 絶頂 | ぜっちょう | summit, peak, climax |
| 絹地 | きぬじ | silk fabrics |
| 絹布 | けんぷ | silk, silk cloth |
| 絹本 | けんぽん | silk used in artwork |
| 絹目 | きぬめ | matte finish (e.g. of photographs) |
| 絹糸 | けんし, きぬいと | silk thread |
| 絹綿 | きぬわた | silk floss |
| 絹織物 | きぬおりもの | silk goods |
| 絹莢 | きぬさや | snow pea(s) |
| 絹針 | きぬばり | needle for silkwork |
| 継ぐ | つぐ | to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance) |
| 継嗣 | けいし | successor, heir, heiress |
| 継承 | けいしょう | inheritance, succession, accession |
| 継投 | けいとう | relieving the (starting) pitcher |
| 継続的 | けいぞくてき | continuous |
| 続伸 | ぞくしん | continuous rise |
| 続編 | ぞくへん | continuation, sequel |
| 続騰 | ぞくとう | continued advance, spiral upward |
| 綜合 | そうごう | synthesis; comprehensive |
| 綜覧 | そうらん | guide, general survey, conspectus, comprehensive bibliography |
| 綜麻繰 | へそくり | secret savings, stash |
| 維持費 | いじひ | maintenance costs |
| 維新 | いしん | restoration (e.g. Meiji) |
| 綱引き | つなひき | tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw) |
| 綱渡り | つなわたり | tightrope walking, funambulism |
| 綱紀 | こうき | law and order, discipline |
| 綱紀粛正 | こうきしゅくせい | eliminating corruption among government officials, tightening discipline (among) |
| 網 | あみ | net, netting; web |
| 網戸 | あみど | screen door |
| 網棚 | あみだな | luggage rack, baggage rack |
| 網羅 | もうら | comprising, including, covering, encompassing, comprehending |
| 網膜 | もうまく | retina |
| 綴れ錦 | つづれにしき | (hand-woven) brocade |
| 綸子 | りんず | figured satin |
| 綸旨 | りんじ | the Emperor's command, private message from an emperor |
| 綸言 | りんげん | imperial words |
| 綺 | き, かんはた, かんばた, かにはた | thin twilled silk fabric |
| 綺想曲 | きそうきょく | capriccio, lively musical composition |
| 綺羅 | きら | fine clothes |
| 綺羅びやか | きらびやか | gorgeous, gaudy, dazzling, gay |
| 綺談 | きだん | romantic story, colorful story, colourful story, highly embellished story |
| 綺麗事 | きれいごと | fine skill, simplicity |
| 綾 | あや | figure; twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes |
| 綾なす | あやなす | richly variegated in color or pattern |
| 綾取 | あやとり | cat's cradle |
| 綾取り | あやとり | cat's cradle |
| 綾布 | あやぬの | twill damask and brocade |
| 綾糸 | あやいと | colored thread, coloured thread, thread of cat's cradle, heddle thread |
| 綾織 | あやおり | twill (fabric) |
| 綾織り | あやおり | twill (fabric) |
| 綾錦 | あやにしき | twill damask and brocade |
| 綿ぼこり | わたぼこり | dustballs, cotton dust, fluff, flecks of fibre (fiber) |
| 綿密 | めんみつ | minute, detailed, careful, scrupulous, thorough |
| 綿布 | めんぷ | cotton cloth, cotton material |
| 綿棒 | めんぼう | cotton swab |
| 綿糸 | めんし | cotton yarn (thread) |
| 綿花 | めんか | raw cotton, cotton wool |
| 緊と | ひしと | tightly, firmly, fast; sharply, keenly |
| 緊密 | きんみつ | rigour, rigor, closeness, compactness, tightly knit |
| 緊急 | きんきゅう | urgent, pressing, emergency |
| 緊急逮捕 | きんきゅうたいほ | arrest without warrant |
| 緊縛 | きんばく | bind tightly; (sexual) bondage |
| 緊縮 | きんしゅく | shrinkage, contraction, economy, retrenchment |
| 緊要 | きんよう | momentous, exigent, urgent, important, vital |
| 緊迫 | きんぱく | tension, strain |
| 緋 | あけ, ひ | scarlet, red; blood |
| 緋い | あかい | red; Red (i.e. communist) |
| 緋の衣 | ひのころも | scarlet robe |
| 緋縅し | ひおどし | scarlet-threaded suit of armor (armour) |
| 緋縅し鎧 | ひおどしよろい | scarlet-threaded suit of armor (armour) |
| 緋色 | ひいろ | brilliant red, scarlet |
| 緋衣草 | ひごろもそう | salvia (sage family) |
| 緋鯉 | ひごい | red carp, golden carp |
| 総会 | そうかい | general meeting |
| 総会屋 | そうかいや | extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings |
| 総務 | そうむ | general business (affairs), manager, director, adjutant general (mil) |
| 総合 | そうごう | synthesis; comprehensive |
| 総同盟罷業 | そうどうめいひぎょう | general strike |
| 総帥 | そうすい | commander, leader |
| 総括 | そうかつ | synthesis, recap, generalize, generalise |
| 総括主宰者 | そうかつしゅさいしゃ | (electoral) campaign manager |
| 総指揮 | そうしき | supreme command, direction over all |
| 総桐 | そうぎり | made entirely of paulownia wood |
| 総理 | そうり | prime minister, leader, overseer (of national affairs), president |
| 総理府 | そうりふ | Prime Minister's office, PMO |
| 総監 | そうかん | inspector general, commissioner |
| 総督 | そうとく | governor-general, governor, viceroy |
| 総統 | そうとう | supreme ruler; president (of Taiwan); fuhrer, fuehrer |
| 総菜 | そうざい | side dish, daily (household) dish |
| 総裁 | そうさい | president |
| 総覧 | そうらん | guide, general survey, conspectus, comprehensive bibliography |
| 総評 | そうひょう | general comment; General Council of Trade Unions of Japan |
| 総辞職 | そうじしょく | mass resignation |
| 総選挙 | そうせんきょ | general election (of the lower house) |
| 総量 | そうりょう | aggregate amount |
| 総長 | そうちょう | (college) president, secretary-general |
| 総領事 | そうりょうじ | consul general |
| 総額 | そうがく | sum total, total amount |
| 緑内障 | りょくないしょう | glaucoma |
| 緑化 | りょっか, りょくか | tree planting, afforestation |
| 緑啄木鳥 | あおげら | Japanese woodpecker |
| 緑地 | りょくち | green tract of land |
| 緑色 | みどりいろ, りょくしょく, すいしょく | green, emerald green, green color of new foliage, verdure |
| 緑風 | りょくふう | early-summer breeze |
| 緑黄色 | りょくおうしょく | greenish yellow |
| 緒 | いとぐち | thread end, beginning, clue |
| 緒につく | しょにつく | to be started, to get underway |
| 緒戦 | しょせん, ちょせん | beginning of hostilities, beginning of competition |
| 線描 | せんびょう | line drawing |
| 線香 | せんこう | incense stick |
| 締め切り | しめきり | closing, cut-off, end, deadline, Closed, No Entrance |
| 締約 | ていやく | conclusion of a treaty |
| 締結 | ていけつ | conclusion, execution (of a contract), entering (into treaty) |
| 編 | へん | compilation (of a text); volume (of a text); completed literary work |
| 編入 | へんにゅう | admission, incorporation |
| 編成 | へんせい | composition, formation, organization, organisation, compilation |
| 編著 | へんちょ | compilation |
| 編集者 | へんしゅうしゃ | editor (in publishing, etc.) |
| 緩み | ゆるみ | slack, looseness |
| 緩む | ゆるむ | to become loose, to slacken |
| 緩やか | ゆるやか | loose; gentle; lenient, liberal, lax |
| 緩和 | かんわ | relief, mitigation, alleviation, relaxation, softening |
| 緩徐 | かんじょ | gentle and quiet |
| 緩急 | かんきゅう | in case of emergency |
| 緩慢 | かんまん | slow, sluggish, dull |
| 緩衝 | かんしょう | buffered |
| 緩衝地帯 | かんしょうちたい | buffer zone |
| 緯 | よこいと, ぬきいと | weft, woof (crosswise threads on a loom) |
| 緯度 | いど | latitude (nav.) |
| 緯糸 | よこいと, ぬきいと | weft, woof (crosswise threads on a loom) |
| 緯線 | いせん | parallel |
| 練り | ねり | kneading, gloss, tempering |
| 練り上げる | ねりあげる | to train up, to discipline |
| 練り塀 | ねりべい | mud and tile wall topped with tile |
| 練る | ねる | to knead; to polish up (e.g. a plan); to drill, to train |
| 縁故 | えんこ | relation, connection, affinity |
| 縁談 | えんだん | marriage proposal, engagement |
| 縄ばしご | なわばしご | rope ladder |
| 縄文 | じょうもん | Jomon period, straw-rope pattern |
| 縛める | いましめる | to bind (with rope, etc.) |
| 縛りつける | しばりつける | to tie |
| 縛り首 | しばりくび | (death by) hanging |
| 縛る | しばる | to tie, to bind |
| 縦断 | じゅうだん | flying through, cutting across, longitudinal slice |
| 縦書き | たてがき | vertical writing |
| 縦横無尽 | じゅうおうむじん | freely, right and left, as one pleases |
| 縦糸 | たていと | (weaving) warp |
| 縦貫 | じゅうかん | running through, traversal |
| 縦軸 | たてじく, じゅうじく | vertical axis; vertical shaft, spindle |
| 縫い | ぬい | embroidery, sewing |
| 縫いぐるみ | ぬいぐるみ | stuffed toy, plush toy(s) |
| 縫いつける | ぬいつける | to sew on |
| 縫い付ける | ぬいつける | to sew on |
| 縫い目 | ぬいめ | seam, stitch, suture |
| 縫い針 | ぬいばり | sewing needle |
| 縫製 | ほうせい | sewing |
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう | reduction, curtailment |
| 縮尺 | しゅくしゃく | reduced scale, scaling |
| 繁忙 | はんぼう | pressure of business, busy |
| 繁昌 | はんじょう | prosperity, flourishing, thriving |
| 繁栄 | はんえい | prospering, prosperity, thriving, flourishing |
| 繁殖 | はんしょく | breed, multiply, increase, propagation |
| 繁盛 | はんじょう | prosperity, flourishing, thriving |
| 繁繁 | しげしげ | frequently, often; fixedly, narrowly, closely |
| 繁茂 | はんも | luxuriant growth |
| 繊 | せん | daikon julienne; one ten-millionth |
| 繊細 | せんさい | delicate, dainty, fine, slim, sensitive, subtle |
| 繊維 | せんい | fibre, fiber, textile |
| 織り | おり | weave, weaving, woven item |
| 織り込む | おりこむ | to weave into, to interweave, to be incorporated in |
| 織る | おる | to weave |
| 織布 | しょくふ | woven fabric |
| 織機 | しょっき | loom, weaving machine |
| 織物 | おりもの | textile, fabric |
| 繕い | つくろい | mending, repair, darning, patching up |
| 繕う | つくろう | to mend, to repair, to fix, to patch up, to darn, to tidy up, to adjust, to trim |
| 繭 | まゆ | cocoon |
| 繭をかける | まゆをかける | to spin a cocoon |
| 繭を掛ける | まゆをかける | to spin a cocoon |
| 繭価 | まゆか, けんか | price of a cocoon |
| 繭玉 | まゆだま | New Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes |
| 繭糸 | けんし, きぬいと | silk thread |
| 繭紬 | けんちゅう | pongee (unbleached silk) |
| 繰り上げ | くりあげ | upward move, advance |
| 繰り上げる | くりあげる | to move up, to advance |
| 繰り入れ | くりいれ | transfer |
| 繰り出し梯子 | くりだしはしご, くりだしばしご | extension ladder, aerial ladder |
| 繰り広げる | くりひろげる | to unfold, to open |
| 繰り延べ | くりのべ | postponement |
| 繰り返し | くりかえし | repetition; repeatedly |
| 缶コーヒー | かんコーヒー | canned coffee |
| 缶ジュース | かんジュース | canned juice, canned soft drink, can of juice, can of soft drink |
| 缶ビール | かんビール | canned beer, can of beer |
| 缶詰 | かんづめ | packing (in cans), canning, canned goods, tin can |
| 罪悪 | ざいあく | crime, sin, vice |
| 罪状 | ざいじょう | charges, nature of offence, nature of offense |
| 罪状糾明 | ざいじょうきゅうめい | closely examining (questioning) the concrete circumstances of a crime |
| 置き傘 | おきがさ | spare umbrella kept (at work) in the event of a sudden shower |
| 置き去り | おきざり | desertion, leaving behind or in the lurch |
| 置き忘れる | おきわすれる | to leave behind, to misplace, to forget |
| 罰 | ばち | (divine) punishment, curse, retribution |
| 罰則 | ばっそく | penal regulations |
| 罰金 | ばっきん | fine, penalty |
| 署 | しょ | (police) office |
| 署名捺印 | しょめいなついん | sign and seal |
| 署員 | しょいん | staff member, station employee, official |
| 署長 | しょちょう | chief (of police), head (of office) |
| 罷む | やむ | to cease, to stop, to be over |
| 罷めさせる | やめさせる | to fire (from job), to discharge |
| 罷める | やめる | to resign, to retire, to quit, to leave (one's job, etc.) |
| 罷り | まかり | emphatic verbal prefix |
| 罷りならぬ | まかりならぬ | not be allowed, must not |
| 罷免 | ひめん | dismissal, discharge |
| 罷業 | ひぎょう | strike, walkout |
| 罹患 | りかん | contracting a disease |
| 羅 | うすもの, ら | lightweight fabric or clothing; Latin (language) |
| 羅列 | られつ | enumeration |
| 羅漢 | らかん | arhat, Lohan, achiever of Nirvana |
| 羅漢槙 | らかんまき, ラカンマキ | Podocarpus macrophyllus var. maki (variety of yew plum pine) |
| 羅紗 | らしゃ | felt, woollen cloth |
| 羅紗紙 | らしゃがみ | flock paper |
| 羅針盤 | らしんばん | compass |
| 羊 | ひつじ | sheep |
| 羊肉 | ようにく | mutton, lamb (meat) |
| 美 | び | beauty |
| 美しい | うつくしい | beautiful, lovely |
| 美女 | びじょ | beautiful woman |
| 美姫 | びき | beautiful maiden, beauty |
| 美学 | びがく | esthetics, aesthetics |
| 美徳 | びとく | virtue |
| 美術展 | びじゅつてん | art exhibition |
| 美貌の虜になる | びぼうのとりこになる | to be enslaved by a woman's beauty |
| 美辞麗句 | びじれいく | flowery words, rhetorical flourishes |
| 美醜 | びしゅう | beauty or ugliness, personal appearance |
| 羞恥 | しゅうち | shyness, bashfulness |
| 群 | ぐん | group (of animals); group |
| 群像 | ぐんぞう | sculptured group |
| 群島 | ぐんとう | island group, archipelago |
| 群落 | ぐんらく | many communities (villages), cluster of plants |
| 群衆 | ぐんしゅう, ぐんしゅ, ぐんじゅ | group (of people), crowd, horde, throng, mob, multitude |
| 義兄 | ぎけい, あに | brother-in-law |
| 義勇 | ぎゆう | heroism, loyalty and courage |
| 義務 | ぎむ | duty, obligation, responsibility |
| 義塾 | ぎじゅく | private school |
| 義太夫 | ぎだゆう | gidayuu (form of ballad drama) |
| 義妹 | ぎまい, いもうと | sister in law (younger) |
| 義姉 | ぎし, あね | sister-in-law (elder) |
| 義弟 | ぎてい, おとうと | younger brother-in-law |
| 義憤 | ぎふん | righteous indignation |
| 義援金 | ぎえんきん | donation money, contribution |
| 義父 | ぎふ | father-in-law, foster father, stepfather |
| 義肢 | ぎし | artificial limb |
| 羽団扇楓 | はうちわかえで, ハウチワカエデ | Japanese maple (tree) (Acer japonicum) |
| 羽振り | はぶり | plumage, influence, power |
| 羽毛 | うもう | feathers, plumage, down |
| 羽織 | はおり | haori (Japanese formal coat) |
| 翁 | おう, おきな | old man, venerable |
| 翁の面 | おきなのめん | old man's mask |
| 翁貝 | おきながい | lantern shell |
| 翌 | よく | the following, next |
| 翌々 | よくよく | the one after next |
| 翌る | あくる | next, following |
| 翌年 | よくねん, よくとし | following year |
| 翌日 | よくじつ | next day |
| 翌春 | よくしゅん | next spring |
| 翌月 | よくげつ | following month |
| 翌朝 | よくちょう, よくあさ | the next morning |
| 翌翌 | よくよく | the one after next |
| 翌週 | よくしゅう | the following week, the next week |
| 習俗 | しゅうぞく | manners and customs, folkways, usage |
| 習性 | しゅうせい | trait |
| 翔ける | かける | to soar, to fly; to run, to dash |
| 翔ぶ | とぶ | to jump; to fly, to soar |
| 翔る | かける | to soar, to fly; to run, to dash |
| 翔んでる | とんでる | far-out, groovy, flipped out |
| 翔破 | しょうは | completing a flight |
| 翠嵐 | すいらん | the sense of being engulfed in a green, mountainous atmosphere |
| 翠玉 | すいぎょく | emerald, jade |
| 翠色 | みどりいろ, りょくしょく, すいしょく | green, emerald green, green color of new foliage, verdure |
| 翡翠 | かわせみ, ひすい, しょうびん, カワセミ | kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher; jade |
| 翡翠色 | ひすいいろ | jade green |
| 翻 | こぼし | spilling; waste-water container (tea ceremony) |
| 翻し | こぼし | spilling; waste-water container (tea ceremony) |
| 翻す | こぼす | to spill; to grumble |
| 翻る | ひるがえる | to turn over, to wave, to flutter |
| 翻弄 | ほんろう | to trifle with; to rack, to toss |
| 翻意 | ほんい | change one's mind |
| 翻案 | ほんあん | adaptation (of story, text) |
| 翼廊 | よくろう | transept |
| 耀く | かがやく | to shine, to glitter, to sparkle |
| 老い | おい | old age, old person, the old, the aged |
| 老人ホーム | ろうじんホーム | senior citizens' home |
| 老化 | ろうか | ageing, aging, senile deterioration |
| 老夫婦 | ろうふうふ | an old couple |
| 老婆 | ろうば | old woman |
| 老年 | ろうねん | old age |
| 老後 | ろうご | old age |
| 老朽 | ろうきゅう | superannuated, decrepitude |
| 老練 | ろうれん | experienced, veteran |
| 老翁 | ろうおう | old man |
| 老舗 | しにせ, ろうほ | old shop; well-established, first of the kind, veteran |
| 老若 | ろうじゃく, ろうにゃく | young and old, all ages |
| 老衰 | ろうすい | senility, senile decay, infirmity (through age) |
| 老齢 | ろうれい | advanced age, senility |
| 考え方 | かんがえかた | way of thinking |
| 考古学 | こうこがく | archaeology, archeology |
| 考察 | こうさつ | consideration, inquiry, enquiry |
| 耐久 | たいきゅう | endurance, persistence |
| 耐久性 | たいきゅうせい | durability |
| 耐乏 | たいぼう | austerity, voluntary privation |
| 耐乏生活 | たいぼうせいかつ | hard life, life of austerity |
| 耐性 | たいせい | resistance (e.g. to antibiotics) |
| 耐性菌 | たいせいきん | antibiotic-resistant bacteria |
| 耐火 | たいか | fireproof |
| 耐熱 | たいねつ | heat-resisting |
| 耐震 | たいしん | resistant to earthquakes |
| 耕作 | こうさく | cultivation, farming |
| 耕作者 | こうさくしゃ | cultivator |
| 耕具 | こうぐ | farm tools, farm implements |
| 耳を澄ます | みみをすます | to listen carefully, to strain one's ears |
| 耳元 | みみもと | close to the ear |
| 耳慣れる | みみなれる | to be something familiar |
| 耳打ち | みみうち | whisper into a person's ear |
| 耳目 | じもく | eye and ear; one's attention, one's interest |
| 耳聡い | みみざとい | sharp-eared, have sharp ears, picks things up fast |
| 耳鼻咽喉科 | じびいんこうか | otorhinolaryngology, ear, nose and throat |
| 耶嬢 | やじょう | father and mother |
| 耶蘇 | やそ | Jesus (Chinese) |
| 聖地 | せいち | sacred place, holy ground, the Holy Land |
| 聖域 | せいいき | sacred precincts, sanctuary, consecrated ground |
| 聖堂 | せいどう | (Confucian) temple, church, sanctuary |
| 聖戦 | せいせん | holy war, crusade |
| 聖書 | せいしょ | Bible, scriptures |
| 聖母 | せいぼ | birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary |
| 聖火 | せいか | sacred fire (torch); Olympic flame |
| 聖職者 | せいしょくしゃ | clergyman, churchman, clergy |
| 聞かす | きかす | to inform about, to read to, to sing for |
| 聞き取り | ききとり | listening comprehension |
| 聞き手 | ききて | hearer; interviewer, questioner |
| 聞き書き | ききがき | account of what one hears |
| 聞き込み捜査 | ききこみそうさ | (police) legwork |
| 聡い | さとい | smart, sensitive, discerning |
| 聡敏 | そうびん | sagacity, cleverness |
| 聡明 | そうめい | wisdom, sagacity |
| 聴取 | ちょうしゅ | listening, hearing, audition, radio reception |
| 聴衆 | ちょうしゅう | audience, attendance, hearers |
| 聴覚 | ちょうかく | the sense of hearing |
| 聴講 | ちょうこう | lecture attendance, auditing |
| 職 | しょく | employment |
| 職場 | しょくば | one's post, place of work, workplace |
| 職業 | しょくぎょう | occupation, business |
| 肇国 | ちょうこく | founding of a state |
| 肇歳 | ちょうさい | beginning of the year |
| 肉体的 | にくたいてき | corporeal, material |
| 肉桂 | にっけい, にっき | cinnamon |
| 肉牛 | にくぎゅう | beef cattle |
| 肉薄 | にくはく | come close to, closing in upon, pressing hard (on the enemy), challenge |
| 肉親 | にくしん | blood relationship, blood relative |
| 肌合い | はだあい | person's disposition |
| 肌寒い | はださむい, はだざむい | chilly, unpleasantly cold |
| 肌触り | はだざわり | the touch of, feel of |
| 肌身 | はだみ | body |
| 肖り者 | あやかりもの | lucky person |
| 肖る | あやかる | to share good luck |
| 肖像 | しょうぞう | portrait |
| 肖像権 | しょうぞうけん | rights to usage of one's likeness |
| 肖像画 | しょうぞうが | portrait |
| 肝 | きも, たん | liver, innards; courage, spirit, pluck, guts |
| 肝がん | かんがん | liver cancer |
| 肝ったま | きもったま, きもだま | guts, pluck, nerve, spirit |
| 肝をつぶす | きもをつぶす | to be frightened out of one's wits, to be amazed, to be astounded |
| 肝心 | かんじん | essential, fundamental, crucial, vital, main |
| 肝炎 | かんえん | hepatitis |
| 肝硬変 | かんこうへん | cirrhosis of the liver |
| 肝臓 | かんぞう | liver |
| 肝要 | かんよう | essential, vital, crucial, importance |
| 肝銘 | かんめい | deep impression |
| 肢体 | したい | limbs, members, body |
| 肢体不自由児 | したいふじゆうじ | handicapped child |
| 肥 | こえ | manure, night soil, dung, fertiliser, fertilizer |
| 肥える | こえる | to grow fat, to grow fertile; to have good taste |
| 肥やし | こやし | manure, night soil, dung, fertiliser, fertilizer |
| 肥やす | こやす | to fertilize, to fertilise, to manure, to enrich |
| 肥大 | ひだい | swell, enlarge, corpulence, fatness, obesity |
| 肥料 | ひりょう | manure, fertilizer, fertiliser |
| 肥満 | ひまん | corpulence, fatness, obesity |
| 肩 | かた | shoulder |
| 肩をすくめる | かたをすくめる | to shrug one's shoulders |
| 肩代わり | かたがわり | shouldering another's debt |
| 肩入れ | かたいれ | support, backing, patronage |
| 肩書 | かたがき | title, degree, address (on letter), criminal record |
| 肩身 | かたみ | shoulders |
| 肩透かし | かたすかし | dodging; under-shoulder swing down (sumo) |
| 肯く | うなずく | to nod, to bow one's head in assent |
| 肯定応答 | こうていおうとう | acknowledge, ACK |
| 肯定文 | こうていぶん | affirmative sentence |
| 肯定的 | こうていてき | affirmative |
| 肯綮 | こうけい | the essential point |
| 育ち | そだち | breeding, growth |
| 育成 | いくせい | rearing, training, nurture, cultivation, promotion |
| 育成栽培 | いくせいさいばい | vegetable and fruit growing |
| 育苗 | いくびょう | raising seedlings |
| 育英 | いくえい | education |
| 育雛器 | いくすうき | breeder |
| 肺 | はい | lung |
| 肺がん | はいがん, はいガン | lung cancer |
| 肺ガン | はいがん, はいガン | lung cancer |
| 肺活量 | はいかつりょう | lung capacity |
| 肺炎 | はいえん | pneumonia |
| 肺病 | はいびょう | lung disease, chest trouble, pulmonary tuberculosis |
| 肺結核 | はいけっかく | pulmonary tuberculosis, consumption |
| 肺肝 | はいかん | lungs and livers, depths of one's heart, innermost heart |
| 肺臓 | はいぞう | lungs |
| 胃アトニー | いアトニー | gastric atony |
| 胃カタル | いカタル | gastric catarrh |
| 胃カメラ | いカメラ | endoscope, gastrocamera |
| 胃ポリープ | いポリープ | gastric polyp |
| 胃潰瘍 | いかいよう | stomach ulcer |
| 胃炎 | いえん | gastritis, gastric catarrh |
| 胃痛 | いつう | stomach-ache, stomach pain, gastralgia |
| 胃腸 | いちょう | stomach, gastrointestine |
| 胃袋 | いぶくろ | stomach |
| 胆 | きも, たん | liver, innards; courage, spirit, pluck, guts |
| 胆のう | たんのう | gall bladder |
| 胆力 | たんりょく | courage, nerve, grit |
| 胆嚢 | たんのう | gall bladder |
| 胆汁 | たんじゅう | bile, gall |
| 胆石 | たんせき | gallstones |
| 背丈 | せたけ | stature, height |
| 背任 | はいにん | breach of trust (law) |
| 背後 | はいご | back, rear |
| 背景 | はいけい | background, scenery, setting, circumstance |
| 背泳ぎ | せおよぎ | backstroke (swim.) |
| 背番号 | せばんごう | number on player's back |
| 背骨 | せぼね | spine, backbone |
| 胎 | たい, はら | womb |
| 胎児 | たいじ | embryo, fetus, foetus |
| 胎内 | たいない | interior of womb |
| 胎動 | たいどう | quickening, foetal (fetal) movement, fomenting (trouble) |
| 胎教 | たいきょう | prenatal care, antenatal training |
| 胎盤 | たいばん | placenta, afterbirth |
| 胞子 | ほうし | spore |
| 胡 | こ | barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China |
| 胡国 | ここく | (ancient) North China barbarian nations |
| 胡坐 | あぐら | sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style) |
| 胡坐をかく | あぐらをかく | to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels |
| 胡床 | あぐら | sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style) |
| 胡床をかく | あぐらをかく | to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels |
| 胡座 | あぐら | sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style) |
| 胡座をかく | あぐらをかく | to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels |
| 胡桃 | くるみ | walnut |
| 胡蝶 | こちょう | butterfly |
| 胤 | たね | issue, offspring, paternal blood |
| 胤裔 | いんえい | successor, descendant |
| 胤違い | たねちがい | half-brother, half-sister |
| 胴が長い | どうがながい | having a long body, long-bodied |
| 胴乱 | どうらん | case for botanical specimens |
| 胴体 | どうたい | body, trunk, torso |
| 胴回り | どうまわり | waist, girth, measurement around waist |
| 胸びれ | むなびれ | pectoral fin |
| 胸をときめかす | むねをときめかす | to make one's heart flutter |
| 胸中 | きょうちゅう | one's mind, one's intentions |
| 胸像 | きょうぞう | bust (statue) |
| 胸元 | むなもと | breast, pit of stomach |
| 胸椎 | きょうつい | thoracic vertebra(e) |
| 胸突き八丁 | むなつきはっちょう | the most trying spot or period, the most difficult period |
| 胸襟 | きょうきん | one's heart |
| 胸部 | きょうぶ | chest, breast |
| 胸郭 | きょうかく | chest, thorax |
| 能楽 | のうがく | Noh play |
| 脂 | あぶら | fat, tallow, lard, grease |
| 脂っこい | あぶらっこい | greasy, fatty, oily |
| 脂肪 | しぼう | fat, grease, blubber |
| 脂肪ぶとり | しぼうぶとり | fat |
| 脂肪太り | しぼうぶとり | fat |
| 脂肪層 | しぼうそう | fatty layer, layer of fat |
| 脂肪油 | しぼうゆ | fatty oil |
| 脂肪質 | しぼうしつ | fatty |
| 脂肪酸 | しぼうさん | fatty acid |
| 脂質 | ししつ | lipid, fats, adipose |
| 脅える | おびえる | to become frightened, to be frightened (of), to be scared (of) |
| 脅かし | おどかし | threat |
| 脅かす | おどかす | to threaten, to menace; to startle, to surprise |
| 脅し | おどし | threat |
| 脅しつける | おどしつける | to threaten, to terrify, to frighten |
| 脅す | おどす | to threaten, to menace |
| 脅やかす | おびやかす | to intimidate; to jeopardize, to endanger, to imperil |
| 脅喝 | きょうかつ | threat, intimidation, menace |
| 脅嚇 | きょうかく | intimidation, threat |
| 脅威 | きょうい | threat, menace |
| 脅迫 | きょうはく | threat, menace, coercion, terrorism |
| 脈 | みゃく | pulse |
| 脈拍 | みゃくはく | pulse, pulsation, stroke of pulse |
| 脈絡 | みゃくらく | chain of reasoning, logical connection, coherence, context |
| 脊椎 | せきつい | spine, vertebral column |
| 脊椎動物 | せきついどうぶつ | vertebrate |
| 脊髄 | せきずい | spinal cord |
| 脚光 | きゃっこう | footlight, limelight |
| 脚本 | きゃくほん | script, screenplay, scenario |
| 脚色 | きゃくしょく | dramatization (e.g. film), dramatisation |
| 脩竹 | しゅうちく | tall bamboo |
| 脱する | だっする | to escape from, to get out |
| 脱出 | だっしゅつ | escape |
| 脱却 | だっきゃく | ridding (freeing) oneself |
| 脱帽 | だつぼう | removing one's hat |
| 脱水 | だっすい | evaporation, dehydration, dessication |
| 脱獄囚 | だつごくしゅう | escaped prisoner |
| 脱皮 | だっぴ | shedding, molting, emergence |
| 脱硫 | だつりゅう | desulfurization, desulphurisation, desulphurization |
| 脱税 | だつぜい | tax evasion |
| 脱臭 | だっしゅう | deodorization, deodorisation |
| 脱退 | だったい | secession, retirement, withdrawal (e.g. from a lawsuit) |
| 脳出血 | のうしゅっけつ | cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral haemorrhage |
| 脳卒中 | のうそっちゅう | stroke, cerebral haemorrhage, cerebral hemorrhage |
| 脳死 | のうし | brain death |
| 脳波 | のうは | brain waves |
| 脳珊瑚 | のうさんご | brain coral |
| 脳神経 | のうしんけい | cranial nerves |
| 脳血栓 | のうけっせん | cerebral thrombosis |
| 脳裏 | のうり | one's mind |
| 脳髄 | のうずい | brain |
| 脹らせる | ふくらせる | to puff up, to inflate |
| 脹らみ | ふくらみ | swelling, bulge, puff |
| 脹らむ | ふくらむ | to expand, to swell (out), to get big, to become inflated |
| 脹れ | はれ | boil, swelling |
| 脹れっ面 | ふくれっつら | sulky look, sullen look |
| 脹れぼったい | はれぼったい | puffy, somewhat swollen |
| 脹れる | はれる | to swell (from inflammation), to become swollen |
| 腎臓 | じんぞう | kidney |
| 腐り | くさり | rottenness, decay, corruption |
| 腐心 | ふしん | taking pains to, racking one's brains, doing everything one can |
| 腐敗 | ふはい | decay, depravity |
| 腐朽 | ふきゅう | deterioration, rot |
| 腐葉土 | ふようど | humus, leaf mold, leaf mould |
| 腐食 | ふしょく | corrosion |
| 腕の冴え | うでのさえ | dexterity, skill |
| 腕前 | うでまえ | ability, skill, facility |
| 腕力 | わんりょく | physical strength, brute strength, arm strength |
| 腫脹 | しゅちょう | swelling |
| 腰椎 | ようつい | lumbar vertebrae |
| 腰痛 | ようつう | lower back (or hip) pain, lumbago |
| 腰縄 | こしなわ | leash, rope tied round prisoner's waists |
| 腸 | ちょう, はらわた, わた | guts, bowels, intestines |
| 腹心 | ふくしん | one's confidant, trusted friend, trusted retainer |
| 腹痛 | ふくつう, はらいた | stomach ache, abdominal pain |
| 腹膜炎 | ふくまくえん | peritonitis |
| 腹部 | ふくぶ | abdomen |
| 膜 | まく | membrane, film |
| 膨らし粉 | ふくらしこ | baking powder |
| 膨らみ | ふくらみ | swelling, bulge, puff |
| 膨張 | ぼうちょう | expansion, swelling, increase, growth |
| 膨隆 | ぼうりゅう | swelling up |
| 臓 | ぞう | viscera, bowels |
| 臓器 | ぞうき | viscera, internal organs |
| 臨む | のぞむ | to look out on; to face; to deal with; to attend (e.g. function) |
| 臨場感 | りんじょうかん | presence |
| 臨床 | りんしょう | clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology) |
| 臨戦 | りんせん | preparing for action or battle |
| 臨検 | りんけん | on-the-spot investigation or inspection, raid |
| 臨機応変 | りんきおうへん | adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment, playing it by ear, ad hoc |
| 臨海 | りんかい | coastal, seaside, oceanfront, maritime |
| 臨界 | りんかい | critical (pressure, temperature, state, point) |
| 自他 | じた | oneself and others; transitive and intransitive |
| 自伝 | じでん | autobiography |
| 自供 | じきょう | confession |
| 自信過剰 | じしんかじょう | overconfident, presumptuous |
| 自分 | じぶん | myself, yourself, oneself, himself, herself; I, me |
| 自助 | じじょ | self-help |
| 自動扉 | じどうとびら | automatic door |
| 自動販売機 | じどうはんばいき | vending machine |
| 自動車損害賠償責任保険 | じどうしゃそんがいばいしょうせきにんほけん | mandatory vehicle liability insurance |
| 自叙伝 | じじょでん | autobiography |
| 自堕落 | じだらく | depravity, self-indulgence |
| 自尊 | じそん | self-respect, esteem |
| 自己批判 | じこひはん | self-criticism |
| 自己流 | じこりゅう | one's own style, self-taught manner |
| 自己犠牲 | じこぎせい | self-sacrifice, self-renunciation |
| 自己矛盾 | じこむじゅん | self-contradiction, paradox, antinomy |
| 自己紹介 | じこしょうかい | self-introduction |
| 自己資本 | じこしほん | net worth, owned capital |
| 自己顕示 | じこけんじ | making oneself conspicuous, pressing one's own cause |
| 自律 | じりつ | autonomy |
| 自律神経 | じりつしんけい | autonomic nerves |
| 自慢 | じまん | pride, boast |
| 自慢話 | じまんばなし | boastful speech, bragging |
| 自我 | じが | self, the ego |
| 自戒 | じかい | self-admonition |
| 自暴自棄 | じぼうじき | desperation, despair, self-abandonment |
| 自殺未遂 | じさつみすい | attempted suicide |
| 自民 | じみん | Liberal Democratic Party, LDP |
| 自民党 | じみんとう | Liberal Democratic Party, LDP |
| 自治体 | じちたい | self-governing body, municipality, autonomous entity |
| 自治省 | じちしょう | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| 自浄 | じじょう | self-purification, self-cleansing |
| 自滅 | じめつ | ruining oneself, destroying oneself |
| 自炊 | じすい | cooking for oneself |
| 自然描写 | しぜんびょうしゃ | description of nature |
| 自然淘汰 | しぜんとうた | natural selection |
| 自由主義 | じゆうしゅぎ | liberalism |
| 自由化 | じゆうか | liberalization, liberalisation, freeing |
| 自由形 | じゆうがた | freestyle (e.g. swimming event) |
| 自由経済 | じゆうけいざい | free economy |
| 自由貿易 | じゆうぼうえき | free trade |
| 自由貿易地域 | じゆうぼうえきちいき | free trade zone, free trade area |
| 自由貿易帯域 | じゆうぼうえきたいいき | free trade zone, free trade area |
| 自白 | じはく | confession, acknowledgement, acknowledgment |
| 自社 | じしゃ | one's company; in-house, belonging to the company |
| 自筆 | じひつ | one's own handwriting |
| 自給 | じきゅう | self-support |
| 自縄自縛に陥る | じじょうじばくにおちいる | to be caught in one's own trap |
| 自薦 | じせん | self-recommendation |
| 自虐 | じぎゃく | masochism, inflicting damage to oneself |
| 自衛官 | じえいかん | (Japanese) Self Defense Force member (Defence) |
| 自衛隊 | じえいたい | self-defence force; Japan Self-Defence Force, JSDF |
| 自覚 | じかく | self-consciousness, self-awareness |
| 自負 | じふ | conceit, bragging about one's own ability |
| 自販 | じはん | automobile sales |
| 自賠法 | じばいほう | Automobile Accident Compensation Act |
| 自賠責保険 | じばいせきほけん | mandatory vehicle liability insurance |
| 自閉症 | じへいしょう | autism; autistic |
| 臭み | くさみ | bad smell; affectation, fulsomeness |
| 臭気 | しゅうき | bad smell, stink |
| 至 | し | to ... |
| 至って | いたって | very much, exceedingly, extremely |
| 至り | いたり | utmost limit, extremity, result |
| 至る所 | いたるところ | everywhere, all over |
| 至上 | しじょう | supremacy |
| 至福 | しふく | beatitude, supreme bliss |
| 至誠 | しせい | sincerity, devotion |
| 至難 | しなん | most difficult, next to impossible |
| 致命傷 | ちめいしょう | fatal wound |
| 致命的 | ちめいてき | fatal, lethal |
| 致死 | ちし | lethal, fatal |
| 興 | きょう | interest; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing) |
| 興奮 | こうふん | excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal |
| 興業 | こうぎょう | industrial enterprise |
| 興行 | こうぎょう | entertainment industry, show business |
| 興隆 | こうりゅう | rise, prosperity |
| 舌たらず | したたらず, したったらず | lisping; inadequate linguistic ability |
| 舌戦 | ぜっせん | war of words |
| 舌打ち | したうち | smacking lips, clicking tongue, tut-tut |
| 舌足らず | したたらず, したったらず | lisping; inadequate linguistic ability |
| 舌鼓 | したつづみ, したづつみ | smacking one's lips |
| 舎 | しゃ | hut; (in the ancient Chinese army) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km) |
| 舎弟 | しゃてい | my younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza) |
| 舗 | ほ | shop, store; counter for folded maps, etc. |
| 舗石 | ほせき | paving stone |
| 舗装 | ほそう | pavement, road surface |
| 舗装煉瓦 | ほそうれんが | paving brick |
| 舗装道路 | ほそうどうろ | paved road |
| 舞 | まい | dancing, dance |
| 舞う | まう | to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about, to revolve |
| 舞台監督 | ぶたいかんとく | stage director |
| 舞台裏 | ぶたいうら | offstage, backstage, behind the scenes |
| 舞姫 | まいひめ | (temple) dance |
| 舞踊 | ぶよう | dancing, dance |
| 舞踏 | ぶとう | dancing |
| 舟をこぐ | ふねをこぐ | to row a boat; to nod off, to doze off |
| 舟唄 | ふなうた | sailor's song, boat song, shanty |
| 舟橋 | ふなはし | pontoon |
| 舟艇 | しゅうてい | boat, watercraft |
| 航海 | こうかい | sail, voyage |
| 航空便 | こうくうびん | air mail |
| 航空機 | こうくうき | aircraft, aeroplane, airplane |
| 航行 | こうこう | cruise, navigation, sailing |
| 航路 | こうろ | course, (sea) route, run |
| 般若 | はんにゃ | wisdom; Prajnaparamita, Perfection of Wisdom |
| 舶 | つむ | large ship |
| 舶来 | はくらい | imported, foreign-made |
| 舶来品 | はくらいひん | imported article, imported goods |
| 舶用機関 | はくようきかん | marine engine |
| 舶載 | はくさい | ocean transportation, importation |
| 船倉 | せんそう | ship's hold, hatch |
| 船出 | ふなで | setting sail, putting out to sea |
| 船尾 | せんび | stern of a ship |
| 船板塀 | ふないたべい | fence made from disused ship planks |
| 船橋 | ふなばし, せんきょう | pontoon bridge; bridge (of a ship) |
| 船籍 | せんせき | ship's nationality, ship's country of registration |
| 船舶 | せんぱく | ship |
| 船舶安全法 | せんぱくあんぜんほう | Ship Safety Law (1933) |
| 船舶業 | せんぱくぎょう | shipping industry |
| 船舶登録証 | せんぱくとうろくしょう | ship's certificate, ship's registration |
| 船酔い | ふなよい | seasickness |
| 船長 | せんちょう | ship's captain |
| 艇 | てい | boat |
| 艦 | かん | warship |
| 艦船 | かんせん | (ocean) vessels, warship |
| 艦艇 | かんてい | military vessel, war fleet |
| 艦載機 | かんさいき | ship-borne plane |
| 艦長 | かんちょう | captain (of a warship) |
| 艦隊 | かんたい | (naval) fleet, armada |
| 良 | りょう | good; B grade (in an A, B, C ... system) |
| 良かったら | よかったら | if you like |
| 良き | よき | goodness; good |
| 良さ | よさ | merit, virtue, good quality |
| 良俗 | りょうぞく | good custom |
| 良好 | りょうこう | favorable, favourable, satisfactory |
| 良妻 | りょうさい | good wife |
| 良識 | りょうしき | good sense |
| 色刷り | いろずり | (three) colour printing, (three) color printing |
| 色彩 | しきさい | colour, color, hue, tints |
| 色鉛筆 | いろえんぴつ | color pencil, colour pencil |
| 艶かしい | なまめかしい | charming, captivating |
| 艶っぽい | つやっぽい | romantic, spicy, coquettish |
| 艶めかしい | なまめかしい | charming, captivating |
| 艶めく | つやめく | (for an object) to be shiny; (for a woman) to be alluring, to look sexy |
| 艶やか | つややか, あでやか | glossy, beautiful, bewitching, fascinatingly elegant |
| 艶事 | つやごと | love affair, romance |
| 艶歌 | えんか | troubadour |
| 芋 | いも | tuber, taro, potato; yokel, bumpkin |
| 芋掘り | いもほり | potato field (furrows) |
| 芋茎 | ずいき | taro stem |
| 芋虫 | いもむし | hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth), (hairless) caterpillar |
| 芙蓉 | ふよう | cotton rose; lotus blossom |
| 芙蓉峰 | ふようほう | Mt Fuji (lotus-shaped mountain) |
| 芝 | しば | lawn, sod, turf |
| 芝えび | しばえび, しばエビ, シバエビ | shiba shrimp (prawn, Metapenaeus joyneri) |
| 芝エビ | しばえび, しばエビ, シバエビ | shiba shrimp (prawn, Metapenaeus joyneri) |
| 芝居 | しばい | play, drama |
| 芝居小屋 | しばいごや | playhouse, theatre, theater |
| 芝生 | しばふ | lawn |
| 芝草 | しばくさ | lawn, sod, turf |
| 芬蘭 | ふぃんらんど, フィンランド | Finland |
| 芭蕉 | ばしょう, バショウ | Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo) |
| 芭蕉梶木 | ばしょうかじき | sailfish |
| 花びら | はなびら, かべん | (flower) petal |
| 花咲く | はなさく | to bloom |
| 花園 | はなぞの, かえん | flower garden |
| 花壇 | かだん | flower bed |
| 花婿 | はなむこ | bridegroom |
| 花束 | はなたば | bunch of flowers, bouquet |
| 花柳 | かりゅう | red-light district |
| 花柳界 | かりゅうかい | red-light district, pleasure quarters, world of the geisha, demimonde |
| 花柳病 | かりゅうびょう | sexually transmitted disease, social disease |
| 花梨 | かりん, カリン | angsana, Burmese rosewood |
| 花椰菜 | はなやさい | cauliflower |
| 花穂 | かすい | spike |
| 花粉 | かふん | pollen |
| 花粉症 | かふんしょう | hay fever, pollinosis (allergy to pollen) |
| 花茎 | かけい | stem of flower |
| 花葵 | はなあおい | hollyhock |
| 花輪 | はなわ | wreath, garland |
| 花魁 | おいらん | courtesan, prostitute |
| 花魁道中 | おいらんどうちゅう | procession of courtesans |
| 芳しい | かぐわしい | sweet-smelling, scentful, fragrant |
| 芳しくない | かんばしくない | poor, unfavourable, unfavorable, disgraceful |
| 芳ばしい | こうばしい | sweet, fragrant, aromatic; savory, savoury |
| 芳名 | ほうめい | good name, good reputation, your name |
| 芳名録 | ほうめいろく | visitors' book |
| 芳志 | ほうし | (your) kindness |
| 芳紀 | ほうき | age (of a young lady), sweet seventeen |
| 芳醇 | ほうじゅん | mellowness |
| 芳香 | ほうこう | perfume, fragrance, aroma, balm |
| 芸 | げい | art, craft, accomplishment, artistic skill, technique, performance |
| 芸苑 | げいえん | artistic and literary circles |
| 芸術家 | げいじゅつか | artist |
| 芸術祭 | げいじゅつさい | art festival |
| 芹 | せり | dropwort, Japanese parsley |
| 芽ぐむ | めぐむ | to bud, to sprout |
| 芽吹く | めぶく | to bud |
| 芽生え | めばえ | bud, sprout |
| 芽生える | めばえる | to bud, to sprout |
| 芽胞 | がほう | spore |
| 苑 | その, えん | garden (esp. man-made); place, location |
| 苗 | なえ | seedling |
| 苗代 | なわしろ, なえしろ | rice nursery, bed for rice seedlings |
| 苗床 | なえどこ | nursery, seedbed, seed-plot |
| 苗木 | なえぎ | seedling, sapling, young tree |
| 苟且 | かりそめ, こうしょ | temporary, transient; trifling, slight, negligent |
| 若さ | わかさ | youth |
| 若年 | じゃくねん | youth |
| 若手 | わかて | young person |
| 若旦那 | わかだんな | young master, young gentleman |
| 若松 | わかまつ | young pine, New Year's symbolic pine decoration |
| 若者 | わかもの | young man, youth, lad |
| 若菜 | わかな | young greens or herbs |
| 若葉 | わかば, どんよう | new leaves, fresh verdure |
| 若返り | わかがえり | rejuvenation, restoration of youth |
| 若鮎 | わかあゆ, わかゆ | young (healthy & energetic) sweetfish |
| 苦しみ | くるしみ | pain, anguish, distress, suffering, hardship |
| 苦しめる | くるしめる | to torment, to harass, to inflict pain |
| 苦境 | くきょう | trouble, crisis, predicament, squeeze, pinch |
| 苦悩 | くのう | suffering, distress, affliction, anguish, agony, trouble |
| 苦慮 | くりょ | rack one's brains |
| 苦戦 | くせん | hard fight, close game |
| 苦杯 | くはい | bitter experience (ordeal) |
| 苦渋 | くじゅう | bitterness, mortification, difficulty in understanding, distress, affliction |
| 苦肉の策 | くにくのさく | last resort, desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity |
| 苦衷 | くちゅう | distress |
| 英仏海峡 | えいふつかいきょう | the English Channel |
| 英俊 | えいしゅん | a genius, prodigy |
| 英和 | えいわ | English-Japanese (e.g. dictionary) |
| 英姿颯爽 | えいしさっそう | cutting a fine (dashing, gallant, noble) figure |
| 英字 | えいじ | English letter, alphabetic character |
| 英才 | えいさい | unusual talent, gifted |
| 英文学 | えいぶんがく | study of English literature |
| 英明 | えいめい | intelligent, wise, bright, brilliant, clear-sighted |
| 英知 | えいち | intelligence |
| 英訳 | えいやく | English translation |
| 英語基礎能力試験 | えいごきそのうりょくしけん | English Language Proficiency Test, TOEFL |
| 英語塾 | えいごじゅく | private school for the study of English |
| 英雄 | えいゆう | hero, great man |
| 英霊 | えいれい | spirits of war dead, great men |
| 茂み | しげみ | thicket |
| 茂林 | もりん | luxuriant (dense) forest |
| 茄 | なす, なすび | eggplant (Solanum melongena), aubergine |
| 茄子科 | ナスか, なすか | Solanaceae (nightshade family of plants) |
| 茅 | かや | hay, various gramineous grasses (e.g. eularies), plants used for thatching |
| 茅場 | かやば | hayfield, field of miscanthus |
| 茅屋 | ぼうおく | thatched cottage, hovel, my humble cottage |
| 茅渟鯛 | ちぬだい, チヌダイ | black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli) |
| 茅舎 | ぼうしゃ | thatched cottage, hovel, my humble cottage |
| 茅葺き | かやぶき | thatching a roof with grass |
| 茅蜩 | ひぐらし | evening cicada (Tanna japonensis) |
| 茉莉 | まつり, マツリ | Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac) |
| 茉莉花 | まつりか | Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac) |
| 茎 | くき | stalk |
| 茜 | あかね | madder |
| 茜さす空 | あかねさすそら | glowing sky |
| 茜の根 | あかねのね | madder root |
| 茜差す空 | あかねさすそら | glowing sky |
| 茜色 | あかねいろ | madder red |
| 茶の湯 | ちゃのゆ | tea ceremony |
| 茶の間 | ちゃのま | living room (Japanese-style) |
| 茶わん | ちゃわん | rice bowl, tea cup, teacup |
| 茶屋 | ちゃや | tea house, tea dealer |
| 茶漬け | ちゃづけ | rice with ocha poured on (Japanese dish) |
| 茶舗 | ちゃほ | tea store |
| 茶褐色 | ちゃかっしょく | dark reddish-brown, liver color |
| 茶道 | ちゃどう, さどう | tea ceremony, Way of Tea |
| 草の根 | くさのね | grassroots, rank and file, the roots of grass |
| 草丈 | くさたけ | rice plant's height |
| 草分け | くさわけ | pioneer, pathfinder, originator, founder, trailblazer |
| 草刈り | くさかり | mowing, mower |
| 草木も眠る丑三つ時 | くさきもねむるうしみつとき | the dead of night |
| 草案 | そうあん | draft, draught |
| 草稿 | そうこう | notes, draft, draught, manuscript |
| 草笛 | くさぶえ | reed pipe |
| 荏胡麻 | えごま | egoma (type of perilla), Perilla frutescens var. frutescens |
| 荏胡麻油 | えごまゆ | egoma seed oil |
| 荒っぽい | あらっぽい | rough, rude |
| 荒らげる | あららげる, あらげる | to raise (e.g. voice) |
| 荒れ | あれ | stormy weather, tempest, chaps (of skin) |
| 荒れる | あれる | to be stormy, to be rough, to lose one's temper |
| 荒唐無稽 | こうとうむけい | absurdity, nonsense, preposterous |
| 荒廃 | こうはい | ruin |
| 荒木 | あらき | logs in bark, rough wood |
| 荒波 | あらなみ | stormy seas, raging waves |
| 荒涼 | こうりょう | desolate, dreary, bleak |
| 荒療治 | あらりょうじ | drastic measure or treatment |
| 荒磯 | あらいそ | reefy coast, windswept and wave-beaten shore |
| 荒稼ぎ | あらかせぎ | making a killing, making easy money, robbery |
| 荒駒 | あらごま | wild or untamed horse |
| 荘 | しょう, そう | manor |
| 荘厳 | しょうごん | adorning (a Buddhist statue) |
| 荘園 | しょうえん, そうえん | manor, demesne |
| 荘園制 | しょうえんせい | manorial system |
| 荘園制度 | しょうえんせいど | manorial system |
| 荘重 | そうちょう | solemn, grave, impressive |
| 荷 | に | load; burden, responsibility |
| 荷厄介 | にやっかい | encumbrance |
| 荷台 | にだい | (truck) load-carrying tray, (bicycle) luggage carrier, roof rack |
| 荼枳尼 | だきに | Dakini (fairy-goddess) |
| 莞 | ふとい, フトイ | softstem bulrush (Scirpus tabernaemontani) |
| 莞然 | かんぜん | sweetly smiling |
| 莞爾 | かんじ | smiling |
| 莞爾として | かんじとして | with a smile |
| 菊 | きく | chrysanthemum, Chrysantemum morifolium |
| 菊の御紋 | きくのごもん | Imperial chrysanthemum emblem |
| 菊の花 | きくのはな | chrysanthemum |
| 菊花 | きくか, きっか | chrysanthemum |
| 菌 | きん | fungus; germ, bacterium, bacillus |
| 菓 | か | fruit; counter for fruit |
| 菓子 | かし | pastry, confectionery |
| 菓子パン | かしパン | sweetened bun |
| 菓子屋 | かしや | confectionery shop |
| 菜 | さい | side dish |
| 菜の花 | なのはな | rape blossoms, Brassica rapa var. amplexicaulu |
| 菜園 | さいえん | vegetable garden |
| 菟葵 | いそぎんちゃく, イソギンチャク | sea anemone |
| 菫 | すみれ, スミレ | violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica) |
| 菫科 | スミレか, すみれか | Violaceae (the violet family of plants) |
| 菫草 | すみれぐさ | Fuji dawn (species of violet, Viola mandshurica) |
| 華々しい | はなばなしい | brilliant, magnificent, spectacular |
| 華やか | はなやか | showy, brilliant, gorgeous, florid, gay |
| 華やぐ | はなやぐ | to become brilliant |
| 華僑 | かきょう | overseas Chinese merchants |
| 華麗 | かれい | splendor, splendour, magnificence |
| 萌え | もえ | sprouting; crush (anime, manga term), fascination, infatuation |
| 萌える | もえる | to burst into bud; to have a crush, to be infatuated |
| 萌え出る | もえでる | to sprout, to bud |
| 萌し | きざし | signs, omen, symptoms |
| 萌む | めぐむ | to bud, to sprout |
| 萌やし | もやし | bean sprouts |
| 萌木 | もえぎ | sprouts |
| 萌芽 | ほうが | germination, germ, sprout, bud, sign |
| 萌葱 | もえぎ | sprouts |
| 萌黎 | ほうれい | the masses, common people |
| 萩原 | はぎはら, はぎわら | reedy field |
| 萩属 | はぎぞく | Lespedeza (genus), bush clover (family) |
| 落し胤 | おとしだね | nobleman's illegitimate child |
| 落ち | おち | slip; outcome; punch line (of a joke) |
| 落ち着いた | おちついた | quiet, calm, composed |
| 落ち穂拾い | おちぼひろい | act of picking up crop left after harvesting, name of painting by Millet |
| 落ち葉 | おちば, らくよう | fallen leaves, leaf litter, defoliation, shedding leaves |
| 落ち鮎 | おちあゆ | sweetfish going downstream to spawn |
| 落とし穴 | おとしあな | pitfall, trap, pit |
| 落下傘 | らっかさん | parachute |
| 落伍 | らくご | dropping out of, straggling, falling out of the ranks |
| 落伍者 | らくごしゃ | dropout, straggler, outcast, failure |
| 落差 | らくさ | a head (of water), a difference |
| 落札 | らくさつ | having one's bid accepted (e.g. for contract), bid award, winning a tender |
| 落款 | らっかん | sign and seal, signature |
| 落胆 | らくたん | discouragement, despondency, dejection |
| 落胤 | らくいん | nobleman's illegitimate child |
| 落葉喬木 | らくようきょうぼく | deciduous tall tree |
| 落語 | らくご | rakugo story, (telling) a comic story |
| 落雷 | らくらい | thunderbolt, bolt of lightning |
| 葉桜 | はざくら | cherry tree in leaf |
| 著 | ちょ | work, book; (a book) by; obvious, striking |
| 著作 | ちょさく | writing, book |
| 著作権 | ちょさくけん | copyright |
| 著名 | ちょめい | well-known, noted, celebrated |
| 著書 | ちょしょ | literary work, book |
| 著述 | ちょじゅつ | writing, literary work |
| 葛藤 | かっとう | conflict, complication, troubles, discord |
| 葦笛 | あしぶえ | reed pipe |
| 葦鹿 | あしか, みち, アシカ | eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus), sea lion |
| 葬る | ほうむる | to bury, to inter, to entomb, to consign to oblivion, to shelve |
| 葬儀 | そうぎ | funeral service |
| 葬祭 | そうさい | funerals and ceremonial occasions |
| 葬送 | そうそう | attendance at a funeral |
| 葵 | あおい | hollyhock |
| 葵祭 | あおいまつり | hollyhock festival |
| 蒔きつける | まきつける | to sow (seeds) |
| 蒔絵 | まきえ | gold or silver lacquer, lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder |
| 蒲柳 | ほりゅう | purple willow, infirmity, delicate constitution |
| 蒸かす | ふかす | to steam |
| 蒸ける | ふける | to become ready to eat (as a result of steaming) |
| 蒸し | むし | steaming |
| 蒸気機関 | じょうききかん | steam engine |
| 蒸汽船 | じょうきせん | steamship, steamboat, steamer |
| 蒼 | あお | blue; green; green light; black (horse coat color); immature, unripe, young |
| 蒼い | あおい | blue, green; pale; unripe, inexperienced |
| 蒼惶として | そうこうとして | in great haste |
| 蒼白 | そうはく | pale, pallid |
| 蒼白い | あおじろい | pale, pallid; bluish-white |
| 蒼白色 | そうはくしょく | pale |
| 蒼茫 | そうぼう | dusky, shadowy |
| 蓄え | たくわえ | store, reserve, stock, savings |
| 蓄える | たくわえる | to store, to lay in stock |
| 蓄積 | ちくせき | accumulation, accumulate, store |
| 蓄財 | ちくざい | amassing of wealth |
| 蓄電池 | ちくでんち | storage battery |
| 蓄音機 | ちくおんき | gramophone |
| 蓮 | はす, はちす | lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), sacred lotus |
| 蓮根 | れんこん | lotus root |
| 蓮花 | れんげ | lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon |
| 蓮華 | れんげ | lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon |
| 蔦 | つた | ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata) |
| 蔦漆 | つたうるし, ツタウルシ | poison ivy, rhus ambigua |
| 蔦紅葉 | つたもみじ | maple, scarlet-tinged ivy |
| 蔦葛 | つたかずら | ivy and vines, creepers |
| 蔦蔓 | つたかずら | ivy and vines, creepers |
| 蔦蘿 | つたかずら | ivy and vines, creepers |
| 蔵匿 | ぞうとく | concealment, shelter, harboring, harbouring |
| 蔵書 | ぞうしょ | book collection, library |
| 蔵相 | ぞうしょう | Minister of Finance |
| 蕉風 | しょうふう | correct style in a haiku (like Basho's) |
| 蕗 | ふき | butterbur (Petasites japonicus) |
| 蕗草 | ろそう | liquorice, licorice |
| 薄 | すすき | Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis), silver grass, zebra grass |
| 薄れる | うすれる | to fade, to become dim |
| 薄倖 | はっこう | unhappiness, sad fate, misfortune |
| 薄力粉 | はくりきこ | wheat flour of low viscosity, weak flour |
| 薄暗い | うすぐらい | dim, gloomy |
| 薄曇り | うすぐもり | slightly cloudy |
| 薄氷 | うすごおり, はくひょう | thin ice, danger |
| 薄紗 | はくさ | delicate gauze, gossamer |
| 薄膜 | うすまく, はくまく | thin film |
| 薦め | すすめ | recommendation, advice, suggestion, encouragement |
| 薦める | すすめる | to recommend, to advise, to encourage, to offer (wine) |
| 薦をかける | こもをかける | to spread a mat |
| 薪 | まき, たきぎ | firewood, kindling, fuel; piece(s) of firewood |
| 薪割 | まきわり | hatchet, axe; wood-chopping, wood-splitting |
| 薪割り | まきわり | hatchet, axe; wood-chopping, wood-splitting |
| 薪拾い | たきぎひろい | firewood gathering |
| 薪水 | しんすい | fuel and water, cooking, salary |
| 薪炭 | しんたん | wood and charcoal, fuel |
| 薪能 | たきぎのう | Noh theater performed at night by a fire |
| 薫 | かおり | aroma, fragrance, scent, smell |
| 薫く | たく | to burn (usu. incense) |
| 薫り | かおり | aroma, fragrance, scent, smell |
| 薫る | かおる | to smell sweet, to be fragrant |
| 薫蒸 | くんじょう | fumigation, smoking (out) |
| 薫蒸消毒 | くんじょうしょうどく | fumigation |
| 薫製 | くんせい | smoking (of fish, meat, etc.) |
| 薫陶 | くんとう | education, training, discipline |
| 薫風 | くんぷう | balmy breeze, summer breeze |
| 薫香 | くんこう | incense, fragrance |
| 薬剤 | やくざい | medicine, drug |
| 薬剤師 | やくざいし | chemist, pharmacist |
| 薬師如来 | やくしにょらい | Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills) |
| 薬物 | やくぶつ | medicines, drugs |
| 藍 | あい | indigo |
| 藍てん | らんてん | indigo |
| 藍綬褒章 | らんじゅほうしょう | Medal with Blue Ribbon (philanthropy) |
| 藍色 | あいいろ | indigo blue |
| 藤 | ふじ | wisteria, Wisteria floribunda |
| 藤原氏の出 | ふじわらしのしゅつ | of Fujiwara descent |
| 藤本 | とうほん | climbing trees, liana |
| 藤棚 | ふじだな | wisteria trellis (arbor, arbour) |
| 藤氏 | とうし | Fujiwara family |
| 藤色 | ふじいろ | light purple |
| 藤蔓 | ふじづる | wisteria vine |
| 藤袴 | ふじばかま, フジバカマ | thoroughwort, Eupatorium fortunei (species of boneset), Eupatorium japonicum |
| 藩 | はん | fiefdom, domain (precursor to current prefectures) |
| 藩主 | はんしゅ | feudal lord, daimyo |
| 藩侯 | はんこう | feudal lord, daimyo |
| 藩士 | はんし | feudal retainer or warrior |
| 藩学 | はんがく | school for samurai children |
| 藩閥 | はんばつ | clanship, clannism, clan favoritism, clan favouritism |
| 藻 | も | duckweed, seaweed, algae |
| 藻掻く | もがく | to struggle; to be impatient |
| 藻類 | そうるい | seaweed, algae |
| 蘭 | らん | orchid; The Netherlands |
| 蘭学 | らんがく | Dutch studies, studies of Western knowledge |
| 虎 | とら, トラ | tiger (feline; drunk person; trouble |
| 虎の巻 | とらのまき | crib notes, key (to a diagram) |
| 虎刈り | とらがり | close-cropped (head) |
| 虎口 | ここう | tiger's den, jaws of death, dangerous place |
| 虎巻 | とらかん | crib notes, key (to a diagram) |
| 虎燕拳 | こえんけん | Tiger Swallow Fist |
| 虎狩り | とらがり | tiger hunt |
| 虎穴 | こけつ | tiger's den, jaws of death, dangerous place |
| 虎魚 | おこぜ | stingfish, scorpion fish, stonefish |
| 虐げる | しいたげる | to oppress |
| 虐め | いじめ | bullying, teasing |
| 虐待 | ぎゃくたい | ill-treatment, oppression |
| 虐殺 | ぎゃくさつ | atrocity, massive killing |
| 虚々実々 | きょきょじつじつ | full of wiles and tricks |
| 虚偽 | きょぎ | untrue, falsehood, fiction, deception, vanity |
| 虚像 | きょぞう | virtual image, pretense, pretence |
| 虚妄 | きょもう | falsehood, untruth, delusion |
| 虚弱 | きょじゃく | feebleness, weakness, imbecility |
| 虚構 | きょこう | fiction; fictitious, fictional, imaginary |
| 虚無 | きょむ | nihility, nothingness |
| 虚脱 | きょだつ | prostration, lethargy, collapse, despondency |
| 虚飾 | きょしょく | ostentation, show, affectation |
| 虜 | とりこ | captive; victim (of love, etc.), slave (to one's lust, etc.) |
| 虜囚 | りょしゅう | captive, prisoner |
| 虞 | おそれ | fear, horror, anxiety, concern, uneasiness |
| 虞美人草 | ぐびじんそう | field poppy, Papaver rhoeas |
| 虫垂炎 | ちゅうすいえん | appendicitis |
| 虹彩 | こうさい | iris (of the eye) |
| 虹彩異色症 | こうさいいしょくしょう | heterochromia iridis, eyes differing in colour (color) |
| 虹色 | にじいろ | rainbow-colored, rainbow-coloured |
| 虹霓 | こうげい | literary rainbow |
| 虹鱒 | にじます, ニジマス | rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) |
| 蚊の囁くな声 | かのささやくなこえ | faint voice |
| 蚊取り線香 | かとりせんこう | mosquito coil, anti-mosquito incense |
| 蚊取線香 | かとりせんこう | mosquito coil, anti-mosquito incense |
| 蚊屋 | かや | mosquito net |
| 蚊帳 | かや | mosquito net |
| 蚊柱 | かばしら | mosquito swarm |
| 蚕 | かいこ, カイコ | silkworm (Bombyx Mori) |
| 蚕具 | さんぐ | sericultural equipment |
| 蚕座 | さんざ | silkworm basket |
| 蚕業 | さんぎょう | sericulture |
| 蚕糸 | さんし | silk thread, silk yarn |
| 蚕糸業 | さんしぎょう | sericulture industry |
| 蚕糸試験所 | さんししけんじょ | silk experiment station |
| 蚕紙 | さんし | silkworm-egg paper |
| 蛇いちご | へびいちご, ヘビイチゴ, くちなわいちご | false strawberry (Duchesnea chrysantha), mock strawberry |
| 蛇の目 | じゃのめ | (umbrella with) bull's-eye (pattern) |
| 蛇イチゴ | へびいちご, ヘビイチゴ, くちなわいちご | false strawberry (Duchesnea chrysantha), mock strawberry |
| 蛇口 | じゃぐち | faucet, tap |
| 蛇行 | だこう | meandering, crawling |
| 蛍 | ほたる, ホタル | firefly, lightning bug |
| 蛍光 | けいこう | fluorescence |
| 蛍光塗料 | けいこうとりょう | fluorescent paint |
| 蛍光物質 | けいこうぶっしつ | fluorescent substance, phosphor |
| 蛍火 | けいか, ほたるび | light of a firefly |
| 蛍烏賊 | ほたるいか, ホタルイカ | firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans), sparkling enope squid |
| 蛍狩り | ほたるがり | firefly catching |
| 蛍雪の功 | けいせつのこう | the fruit of diligent study |
| 蛮勇 | ばんゆう | foolhardiness, recklessness, savage valour, savage valor, brute courage |
| 蛮境 | ばんきょう | land of the barbarians |
| 蛮行 | ばんこう | act of barbarity, brutality, barbarism |
| 蛮語 | ばんご | language of the barbarians |
| 蛮隷 | ばんれい | slaves of the barbarians |
| 蜃気楼 | しんきろう | mirage |
| 蝴蝶 | こちょう | butterfly |
| 蝶 | ちょう | butterfly |
| 蝶々 | ちょうちょう, ちょうちょ | butterfly |
| 蝶つがい | ちょうつがい, ちょうばん | hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint) |
| 蝶ネクタイ | ちょうネクタイ | bow tie |
| 蝶番 | ちょうつがい, ちょうばん | hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint) |
| 蝶番い | ちょうつがい, ちょうばん | hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint) |
| 蝶鮫 | ちょうざめ | sturgeon (Acipenser mikadoi) |
| 融合 | ゆうごう | agglutination, adhesion, fusion, unite |
| 融和 | ゆうわ | harmony, reconciliation |
| 融資 | ゆうし | financing, loan |
| 融通 | ゆうずう, ゆうづう | lending (money); adaptability, versatility, flexibility, accommodation |
| 螺旋 | らせん | spiral, helix; screw |
| 蟻塚 | ありづか, アリづか | anthill |
| 血友病 | けつゆうびょう | haemophilia |
| 血栓 | けっせん | thrombus, blood clot |
| 血液型 | けつえきがた | blood type |
| 血液循環 | けつえきじゅんかん | blood circulation |
| 血管 | けっかん | blood vessel |
| 血糖 | けっとう | blood sugar |
| 血糖値 | けっとうち | blood sugar level |
| 血縁 | けつえん | blood relative or relationship, consanguinity |
| 衆 | しゅう, しゅ | masses, great number, the people |
| 衆議院 | しゅうぎいん | lower house, House of Representatives |
| 衆院 | しゅういん | lower house of the Diet |
| 行き詰まり | いきづまり, ゆきづまり | deadlock, stalemate, impasse, dead end |
| 行き詰まる | いきづまる, ゆきづまる | to reach the limits, to come to the end of one's tether |
| 行使 | こうし | use, exercise |
| 行司 | ぎょうじ | sumo referee |
| 行政 | ぎょうせい | administration |
| 行政処分 | ぎょうせいしょぶん | administrative measures (disposition) |
| 行政訴訟 | ぎょうせいそしょう | administrative litigation (action) |
| 行李 | こうり | portmanteau, wicker trunk, luggage, baggage |
| 行殊 | ぎょうじょ | event |
| 行為 | こうい | act, deed, conduct |
| 行脚 | あんぎゃ | pilgrimage, walking tour, tour |
| 行革 | ぎょうかく | administrative reform |
| 衒耀 | げんよう | false glitter |
| 街宣車 | がいせんしゃ | (right-wing) propaganda truck |
| 街灯 | がいとう | street light |
| 街路 | がいろ | road, street, avenue |
| 街路樹 | がいろじゅ | roadside trees |
| 街道 | かいどう | highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period), main road |
| 街頭 | がいとう | in the street |
| 街頭募金 | がいとうぼきん | streetside fundraising |
| 衛星 | えいせい | satellite |
| 衛生 | えいせい | health, hygiene, sanitation, medical |
| 衝動 | しょうどう | impulse, impetus, urge |
| 衝撃 | しょうげき | shock, crash, impact, ballistic |
| 衝撃波 | しょうげきは | shock wave |
| 衡 | くびき | yoke |
| 衣 | ころも | clothes; gown; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing) |
| 衣料 | いりょう | clothing |
| 衣服 | いふく | clothes |
| 衣糧 | いりょう | food and clothing |
| 衣紋 | えもん | dress, clothes, drapery |
| 衣蘭 | イラン, いらん | Iran |
| 衣装 | いしょう | clothing, costume, outfit, garment, dress |
| 衣類 | いるい | clothes, clothing, garments |
| 表彰台 | ひょうしょうだい | victory stand, winners' podium |
| 表彰式 | ひょうしょうしき | commendation or awards ceremony |
| 表彰状 | ひょうしょうじょう | testimonial, certificate of commendation |
| 表忠碑 | ひょうちゅうひ | war-memorial monument |
| 表札 | ひょうさつ | nameplate, doorplate |
| 表看板 | おもてかんばん | sign out in front, front (for someone) |
| 表示 | ひょうじ | indication, expression, display, presentation |
| 衰え | おとろえ | weakening, emaciation, decline |
| 衰兆 | すいちょう | signs of decline |
| 衰幣 | すいへい | decline |
| 衰弱 | すいじゃく | weakness, debility, breakdown, prostration |
| 衰耗 | すいもう | weaken and decline |
| 衰退 | すいたい | decline, decay |
| 衷心 | ちゅうしん | innermost feelings |
| 衷情 | ちゅうじょう | true heart, inner feelings |
| 衿 | えり | neck, collar, lapel, neckband |
| 衿下 | えりした | usu. the drop between collar and bottom hem on kimono, yukata, etc. |
| 衿先 | えりさき | collar points |
| 衿芯 | えりしん | collar core (stiff fabric, etc. inside a collar) |
| 衿裏 | えりうら | lining of the collar |
| 袈裟切り | けさぎり | slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder |
| 袈裟斬り | けさぎり | slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder |
| 袋小路 | ふくろこうじ | blind alley, cul-de-sac, impasse, dead-end (street) |
| 被保険者 | ひほけんしゃ | insured person |
| 被写体 | ひしゃたい | (photographic) subject |
| 被告 | ひこく | defendant, the accused |
| 被告人 | ひこくにん | accused, defendant, prisoner at the bar |
| 被害妄想 | ひがいもうそう | persecution complex |
| 被害者 | ひがいしゃ | victim, injured party, sufferer |
| 被服 | ひふく | clothing |
| 被災 | ひさい | being a victim of (some disaster), suffering from |
| 被爆 | ひばく | bombed, A-bombed, nuked |
| 被疑者 | ひぎしゃ | a suspect |
| 被膜 | ひまく | coating, film, membrane; tunic (plants), capsule |
| 被虜人 | ひりょにん | slave |
| 被覆 | ひふく | coating, covering |
| 袱紗 | ふくさ | small silk wrapper, small cloth for wiping tea utensils, crepe wrapper |
| 裁判官 | さいばんかん | judge |
| 裁判官弾劾裁判所 | さいばんかんだんがいさいばんしょ | Judge Impeachment Court |
| 裁判所 | さいばんしょ | court, courthouse |
| 裁判沙汰 | さいばんざた | law suit, litigation |
| 裁量 | さいりょう | admeasure, discretion |
| 裂ける | さける | to split, to tear, to burst |
| 裂け目 | さけめ | rent, tear, crack |
| 装丁 | そうてい | binding (book), format |
| 装備 | そうび | equipment |
| 装束 | しょうぞく, そうぞく, そうずく | costume, personal appearance, interior decoration, landscaping, furniture |
| 装甲 | そうこう | armored, armoured |
| 装甲人員運搬車 | そうこうじんいんうんぱんしゃ | armored personnel carrier, armoured personnel carrier |
| 装飾 | そうしょく | ornament |
| 裏側 | うらがわ | the reverse, other side, lining |
| 裏切る | うらぎる | to betray, to turn traitor to, to double-cross |
| 裏扉 | うらとびら | back leaf |
| 裏目 | うらめ | reverse side; purl stitch (knitting) |
| 裏腹 | うらはら | opposite, reverse, contrary |
| 裏金 | うらがね | bribe; secret fund, slush fund, money for bribery |
| 裕度 | ゆうど | electrical tolerance |
| 裕福 | ゆうふく | affluence, prosperity |
| 補佐 | ほさ | aid, help, assistance, assistant, counselor, counsellor, adviser, advisor |
| 補修 | ほしゅう | maintenance, mending, repair |
| 補償 | ほしょう | compensation, reparation |
| 補助 | ほじょ | assistance, support, aid, auxiliary |
| 補完 | ほかん | complementation, completion |
| 補強 | ほきょう | compensation, reinforcement |
| 補欠 | ほけつ | filling a vacancy; substitute, deputy, alternate, spare |
| 補正 | ほせい | correction |
| 補正予算 | ほせいよさん | revised or supplementary budget |
| 補給 | ほきゅう | supply, supplying, replenishment |
| 裸になる | はだかになる | to take off one's clothes, to undress |
| 裸体 | らたい | naked body, nudity |
| 裸婦 | らふ | nude woman, naked woman |
| 裸眼 | らがん | naked eye |
| 製糖 | せいとう | sugar manufacture |
| 製紙 | せいし | paper making or manufacturing |
| 製菓 | せいか | confectionery |
| 製薬 | せいやく | medicine manufacture, drug manufacture |
| 製鉄所 | せいてつじょ, せいてつしょ | ironworks, steelworks |
| 製鋼 | せいこう | steel manufacture |
| 製陶 | せいとう | porcelain manufacturing |
| 複 | ふく | diplo-; doubles (tennis; place betting (in horse racing, etc.) |
| 複写機 | ふくしゃき | photocopying machine |
| 複利 | ふくり | compound interest |
| 複合 | ふくごう | composite, combined, complex |
| 複製 | ふくせい | reproduction, duplication, reprinting |
| 複雑さ | ふくざつさ | complexity |
| 褐毛和種 | あかげわしゅ | type of Japanese cow |
| 褐炭 | かったん | brown coal, lignite |
| 褐色 | かっしょく | brown |
| 褐藻 | かっそう | brown algae, phaeophyceae |
| 褒めそやす | ほめそやす | to praise, to extol |
| 褒めちぎる | ほめちぎる | to praise (to the skies), to sing the praises (of), to extol |
| 褒章 | ほうしょう | medal of honour, medal of merit |
| 褒美 | ほうび | reward, prize |
| 褒賞 | ほうしょう | medal (of merit), prize, reward |
| 襟 | えり | neck, collar, lapel, neckband |
| 襟ぐり | えりぐり | neckline (of dress, etc.) |
| 襟元 | えりもと | front of neck, collar |
| 襟巻 | えりまき | muffler, scarf, comforter |
| 襟巻き | えりまき | muffler, scarf, comforter |
| 襟巻き蜥蜴 | えりまきとかげ, エリマキトカゲ | frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii), frill-necked lizard |
| 襟巻蜥蜴 | えりまきとかげ, エリマキトカゲ | frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii), frill-necked lizard |
| 襲名 | しゅうめい | succession to another's professional name |
| 襲撃 | しゅうげき | attack, charge, raid |
| 襲来 | しゅうらい | invasion, raid, attack, visitation (of a calamity) |
| 西側 | にしがわ | west side, west bank |
| 西日本 | にしにほん, にしにっぽん | western Japan |
| 西晋 | せいしん | Western Jin (dynasty of China, 265-317 CE) |
| 西欧 | せいおう | Western Europe |
| 西洋柊 | せいようひいらぎ, セイヨウヒイラギ | English holly (Ilex aquifolium) |
| 西洋榛 | せいようはしばみ, セイヨウハシバミ | hazel, corylus avellana |
| 西貢 | サイゴン, さいごん | Saigon |
| 西郊 | せいこう | western suburb |
| 要件 | ようけん | requirement, important matter |
| 要員 | よういん | essential member, necessary person, personnel |
| 要因 | よういん | main cause, primary factor |
| 要望 | ようぼう | demand for, request |
| 要綱 | ようこう | principle |
| 要衝 | ようしょう | important point, strategic position, key point |
| 要請 | ようせい | claim, demand, request, application |
| 要項 | ようこう | important points |
| 覆い | おおい | mantle, cover, shroud, hood |
| 覆いかくす | おおいかくす | to mask, to cover |
| 覆いかぶさる | おおいかぶさる | to hang over, to cover |
| 覆う | おおう | to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise |
| 覆す | くつがえす | to overturn, to upset, to overthrow, to undermine |
| 覆る | くつがえる | to topple over, to be overturned, to capsize |
| 覆われ | おおわれ | cover (e.g. of snow, trees, etc.) |
| 覆水盆に帰らず | ふくすいぼんにかえらず | what's done is done |
| 覆水盆に返らず | ふくすいぼんにかえらず | what's done is done |
| 覆面 | ふくめん | mask, veil, disguise |
| 覇業 | はぎょう | domination, supremacy |
| 覇権 | はけん | hegemony |
| 覇気 | はき | ambition, aspiration |
| 覇王樹 | さぼてん, サボテン, シャボテン, はおうじゅ | cactus |
| 覇者 | はしゃ | supreme ruler, champion, titleholder |
| 覇道 | はどう | military rule |
| 見え隠れ | みえがくれ | appearing and disappearing |
| 見劣り | みおとり | unfavourable comparison, unfavorable comparison |
| 見届ける | みとどける | to make sure of, to assure oneself of, to see with one's own eyes, to ascertain |
| 見捨てる | みすてる | to abandon, to fail, to desert |
| 見据える | みすえる | to gaze at, to stare at, to focus on, to make sure of |
| 見方 | みかた | viewpoint |
| 見澄ます | みすます | to observe carefully, to make sure |
| 見直し | みなおし | review, reconsideration, revision |
| 見込み | みこみ | forecast, prospects, expectation, hope |
| 見込む | みこむ | to anticipate, to estimate |
| 見返り | みかえり | collateral |
| 見透かす | みすかす | to see through |
| 規制 | きせい | regulation, (traffic) policing, control, restriction |
| 規定 | きてい | regulation, provisions |
| 規格 | きかく | standard, norm |
| 規模 | きぼ | scale, scope, plan, structure |
| 規矩 | きく | rule, standard, compass and ruler |
| 規矩準縄 | きくじゅんじょう | rules and standards, norms, criteria |
| 規程 | きてい | official regulations, inner rules |
| 規範 | きはん | model, standard, pattern, norm, criterion, example |
| 規約 | きやく | agreement, rules, code, protocol, convention |
| 視察 | しさつ | inspection, observation |
| 視点 | してん | opinion, point of view, visual point |
| 視線 | しせん | one's eyes, glance, look |
| 視聴 | しちょう | attention, viewing |
| 視聴率 | しちょうりつ | ratings (of a television program) (programme) |
| 視聴者 | しちょうしゃ | viewer, (television) audience |
| 視覚 | しかく | sense of sight, vision |
| 視野 | しや | field of vision, outlook |
| 覚せい剤 | かくせいざい | stimulant |
| 覚悟 | かくご | resolution, resignation, readiness, preparedness |
| 覚書 | おぼえがき | memo, memorandum, note, memorial, protocol |
| 親しむ | したしむ | to be intimate with, to befriend |
| 親善 | しんぜん | friendship |
| 親子 | おやこ, しんし | parent and child |
| 親孝行 | おやこうこう | filial piety |
| 親密 | しんみつ | intimacy, friendship |
| 親方 | おやかた | master; coach in professional sumo |
| 親族 | しんぞく | relatives |
| 親王妃 | しんのうひ | Imperial princess |
| 親睦 | しんぼく | friendship, reunion |
| 親睦会 | しんぼくかい | informal social gathering |
| 観楓会 | かんぷうかい | maple-leaf viewing |
| 観測 | かんそく | observation |
| 観点 | かんてん | point of view |
| 観衆 | かんしゅう | spectators, onlookers, members of the audience |
| 観覧 | かんらん | viewing |
| 観閲 | かんえつ | inspection (of troops) |
| 角度 | かくど | angle |
| 角榛 | つのはしばみ, ツノハシバミ | Japanese hazel, corylus sieboldiana |
| 角笛 | つのぶえ | horn, hunting horn |
| 角膜 | かくまく | cornea |
| 角逐 | かくちく | competition, vieing with |
| 解凍 | かいとう | thaw; decompression (e.g. of a file), unpacking, extracting |
| 解剖 | かいぼう | dissection, autopsy; analysis |
| 解剖学 | かいぼうがく | anatomy |
| 解剖学者 | かいぼうがくしゃ | anatomist |
| 解明 | かいめい | clarification, elucidation, explication |
| 解析 | かいせき | analysis, analytical study; parsing, parse |
| 解析性 | かいせきせい | analyticity (physics) |
| 解消 | かいしょう | cancellation, liquidation, resolution, reduction (e.g. of stress) |
| 解禁 | かいきん | lifting a ban |
| 解約 | かいやく | cancellation of contract |
| 解除 | かいじょ | cancellation, rescinding, release, calling off, lifting (sanctions), delisting |
| 解雇 | かいこ | discharge, dismissal |
| 解雇者 | かいこしゃ | person who has been laid off |
| 触れ合い | ふれあい | contact, connectedness |
| 触媒 | しょくばい | catalyst |
| 触発 | しょくはつ | touching off something, provocation |
| 言い渡す | いいわたす | to announce, to tell, to sentence, to order |
| 言い訳 | いいわけ | excuse; explanation |
| 言わば | いわば | so to speak, so to call it, as it were |
| 言及 | げんきゅう | reference, allusion |
| 訂する | ていする | to correct |
| 訂正 | ていせい | correction, revision, amendment |
| 計測 | けいそく | measurement, measure, instrumentation |
| 計算尺 | けいさんじゃく | slide rule |
| 討ち入り | うちいり | raid |
| 討つ | うつ | to shoot (at); to attack, to defeat, to destroy, to avenge |
| 討伐 | とうばつ | subjugation, suppression |
| 討論 | とうろん | debate, discussion |
| 討議 | とうぎ | debate, discussion |
| 訓える | おしえる | to teach, to inform, to instruct |
| 訓令 | くんれい | directive, instructions |
| 訓告 | くんこく | reprimand, admonition |
| 訓示 | くんじ | instruction, direction |
| 訓迪 | くんてき | guide, master, teacher |
| 託す | たくす | to entrust; to make an excuse of |
| 託宣 | たくせん | oracle |
| 記す | しるす, きす | to write down, to note; to remember |
| 記事 | きじ | article, news story, report, account |
| 記号 | きごう | symbol, code, sign |
| 記帳 | きちょう | registry, entry, book-keeping, signature |
| 記念 | きねん | commemoration, memory |
| 記念日 | きねんび | holiday, anniversary, memorial day |
| 記念碑 | きねんひ | monument |
| 記憶媒体 | きおくばいたい | storage medium |
| 記載 | きさい | record, statement, description, mention, listing, registration, booking, entry |
| 記述的妥当性 | きじゅつてきだとうせい | descriptive adequacy |
| 記録的 | きろくてき | record(-setting) |
| 訪れ | おとずれ | visit, call, advent, arrival |
| 訪中 | ほうちゅう | visit to China |
| 訪日 | ほうにち | visit to Japan |
| 訪欧 | ほうおう | visit to Europe |
| 訪米 | ほうべい | visit to America |
| 設立 | せつりつ | establishment, foundation, incorporation (of a business) |
| 設置 | せっち | establishment, institution |
| 許し | ゆるし | pardon, forgiveness, exemption, permission |
| 許容 | きょよう | permission, pardon |
| 許諾 | きょだく | consent |
| 訳者 | やくしゃ | translator |
| 訳詞 | やくし | translated text |
| 訴え | うったえ | lawsuit, complaint |
| 訴状 | そじょう | petition, complaint, (legal) brief |
| 訴訟 | そしょう | litigation, lawsuit |
| 訴訟事件 | そしょうじけん | lawsuit, (legal) case |
| 訴訟費用 | そしょうひよう | (lawsuit) costs |
| 診察室 | しんさつしつ | examining room |
| 診療 | しんりょう | medical examination and treatment, diagnosis |
| 証 | あかし | proof; to testify (usu. Christian religious context) |
| 証人 | しょうにん | witness |
| 証券 | しょうけん | securities, bonds, certificates |
| 証拠 | しょうこ | evidence, proof |
| 証明 | しょうめい | proof, verification |
| 証明謄本 | しょうめいとうほん | attested copy |
| 証書 | しょうしょ | bond, deed, certificate |
| 証言 | しょうげん | evidence, testimony |
| 詐取 | さしゅ | exploitation, fraud, swindle |
| 詐欺 | さぎ | fraud, swindle, graft |
| 詐欺師 | さぎし | swindler, imposter, crook |
| 詐称 | さしょう | misrepresentation, false statement |
| 詔 | ちょく, みことのり | imperial decree, imperial edict |
| 詔令 | しょうれい | imperial edict |
| 詔勅 | しょうちょく | imperial edict, decree |
| 詔書 | しょうしょ | imperial edict, decree |
| 評 | ひょう | criticism, commentary, a council |
| 評論家 | ひょうろんか | critic |
| 評議 | ひょうぎ | conference, discussion |
| 詠う | うたう | to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.) |
| 詠じる | えいじる | to compose (e.g. poem), to recite, to sing |
| 詠み人知らず | よみびとしらず | author unknown, anonymous; unknown waka composer |
| 詠む | よむ | to compose (e.g. a Japanese poem); to recite (e.g. a poem), to chant |
| 詠吟 | えいぎん | reciting poetry |
| 詠唱 | えいしょう | aria |
| 詠歌 | えいか | poem, song, (Buddh.) pilgrim's song |
| 試作 | しさく | trial manufacture, experiment, test piece, prototype |
| 試写 | ししゃ | preview, private showing |
| 試掘 | しくつ | prospecting, trial digging |
| 試案 | しあん | tentative |
| 試算 | しさん | trial calculation, preliminary calculation |
| 試練 | しれん | test, trial, probation, ordeal, tribulation |
| 試行錯誤 | しこうさくご | trial and error |
| 試金石 | しきんせき | touchstone, test case |
| 試錬 | しれん | test, trial, probation, ordeal, tribulation |
| 試験勉強 | しけんべんきょう | cramming for exams |
| 試験場 | しけんじょう | examination hall (room), laboratory |
| 詩型 | しけい | verse forms |
| 詩情 | しじょう | poetic sentiment, poetic interest |
| 詩抄 | ししょう | anthology |
| 詩歌 | しいか, しか | Japanese (and Chinese) poetry |
| 詩的 | してき | poetic |
| 詩碑 | しひ | poem inscribed on monument |
| 詩集 | ししゅう | poetry anthology |
| 詰まらせる | つまらせる | to make shorter |
| 詰め将棋 | つめしょうぎ | chess problem, composed shogi problem |
| 詰め碁 | つめご | composed go problem |
| 該 | がい | said, matter in question |
| 該博 | がいはく | profundity, extensive (knowledge) |
| 該博な知識 | がいはくなちしき | profound knowledge |
| 該問題 | がいもんだい | the matter in question, the said problem |
| 該当 | がいとう | corresponding, answering to, coming under, applying to |
| 該当者 | がいとうしゃ | person concerned, person qualified, person in question, party, litigant (legal) |
| 該案 | がいあん | the said proposal |
| 詳しく | くわしく | in detail, fully, minutely, at length |
| 詳らか | つまびらか | detailed |
| 詳らかでない | つまびらかでない | unknown |
| 詳報 | しょうほう | full report, particulars |
| 詳細 | しょうさい | detail, particulars |
| 詳解 | しょうかい | detailed explanation |
| 詳述 | しょうじゅつ | detailed explanation |
| 誇らしい | ほこらしい | proud, haughty, arrogant, splendid, magnificent |
| 誇らしげ | ほこらしげ | proudly, triumphantly |
| 誇り高い | ほこりたかい | proud, lordly |
| 誇る | ほこる | to boast of, to be proud of |
| 誇大 | こだい | exaggeration, hyperbole |
| 誇大妄想 | こだいもうそう | megalomania |
| 誇大妄想狂 | こだいもうそうきょう | megalomania |
| 誇張 | こちょう | exaggeration |
| 誇示 | こじ | ostentation, display |
| 誉めちぎる | ほめちぎる | to praise (to the skies), to sing the praises (of), to extol |
| 誉める | ほめる | to praise, to admire, to speak well |
| 誉め言葉 | ほめことば | words of praise, eulogy, compliment |
| 誉れ | ほまれ | honour, honor |
| 誌 | し | magazine |
| 誌す | しるす, きす | to write down, to note; to remember |
| 誌上 | しじょう | in a magazine |
| 誌面 | しめん | page of a magazine |
| 認め | みとめ | approval, final seal (of approval) |
| 認可 | にんか | approval, license, licence, permission |
| 認知 | にんち | acknowledgement, acknowledgment, recognition |
| 認証 | にんしょう | certification; Imperial attestation |
| 認識 | にんしき | recognition, cognizance, cognisance |
| 誓い | ちかい | oath, vow |
| 誓って | ちかって | surely; (with neg) by no means, never |
| 誓約 | せいやく | written vow, pledge, covenant |
| 誓約書 | せいやくしょ | written oath, covenant |
| 誕辰 | たんしん | birthday |
| 誘い | さそい, いざない | invitation, introduction; temptation |
| 誘因 | ゆういん | exciting cause, incitement, incentive |
| 誘導 | ゆうどう | guidance, leading, induction, introduction, incitement, inducement |
| 誘惑 | ゆうわく | temptation, allurement, lure, seduction |
| 誘拐 | ゆうかい | abduction, kidnapping, kidnaping |
| 誘拐犯 | ゆうかいはん | kidnap, abduction |
| 誘拐犯人 | ゆうかいはんにん | a kidnapper, an abductor |
| 誘拐罪 | ゆうかいざい | (the crime of) kidnapping (kidnaping) |
| 誘発 | ゆうはつ | cause, induce, lead up to |
| 誘致 | ゆうち | attraction, lure, invitation |
| 語らう | かたらう | to talk, to tell, to recite, to pledge, to conspire with |
| 語り | かたり | talking |
| 語句 | ごく | words, phrases |
| 語呂 | ごろ | sound (of a sentence), euphony |
| 語呂合わせ | ごろあわせ | rhyming game, play on words, pun |
| 語尾 | ごび | (inflected) end of a word |
| 語弊 | ごへい | faulty expression |
| 誠しやかに | まことしやかに | as if it were true, with seeming truth, plausibly |
| 誠に | じつに, まことに, げに, しんに | indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite |
| 誠実 | せいじつ | sincere, honest, faithful |
| 誠心 | せいしん | sincerity |
| 誠心誠意 | せいしんせいい | in all sincerity, with one's whole heart, whole-hearted devotion |
| 誠意 | せいい | sincerity, good faith |
| 誤って | あやまって | in error, by mistake, by accident |
| 誤り | あやまり | error, mistake, slip, bug |
| 誤報 | ごほう | misinformation, incorrect report |
| 誤差 | ごさ | measurement error, calculation error |
| 誤算 | ごさん | miscalculation |
| 誤認 | ごにん | misrecognition, mistaking (x for y) |
| 説得 | せっとく | persuasion |
| 説明的妥当性 | せつめいてきだとうせい | explanatory adequacy |
| 説諭 | せつゆ | persuasion, convincing |
| 読み方 | よみかた | way of reading, how to read |
| 読唇術 | どくしんじゅつ | lip reading |
| 読売 | よみうり | Yomiuri (newspaper) |
| 読書 | どくしょ, とくしょ | reading |
| 読者 | どくしゃ | reader |
| 誰某 | だれそれ | someone, "Mr So-and-so" |
| 課する | かする | to impose |
| 課員 | かいん | section staff |
| 課徴金 | かちょうきん | charges (i.e. fees) |
| 課税 | かぜい | taxation |
| 課題 | かだい | subject, theme, task, challenge, issue |
| 誼 | よしみ, ぎ, よしび | friendship, friendly relations, connection, relation, intimacy |
| 誼み | よしみ, ぎ, よしび | friendship, friendly relations, connection, relation, intimacy |
| 調べ | しらべ | investigation; tune, note, melody |
| 調停 | ちょうてい | arbitration, conciliation, mediation |
| 調印 | ちょういん | signature, signing, sealing |
| 調達 | ちょうたつ | supply, provision, raising |
| 諄々しい | くどくどしい | wordy, verbose, prolix |
| 諄い | くどい | verbose, importunate, heavy (taste) |
| 諄諄しい | くどくどしい | wordy, verbose, prolix |
| 談合 | だんごう | consultation; collusion, bid-rigging |
| 談笑 | だんしょう | friendly chat |
| 談話 | だんわ | a talk, conversation |
| 請け負う | うけおう | to contract, to undertake |
| 請求権 | せいきゅうけん | claim rights |
| 請託 | せいたく | solicitation |
| 請謁 | せいえつ | beseeching, requesting (an audience) |
| 請願 | せいがん | petition |
| 諒と | りょうと | acknowledgement, acknowledgment, understanding, appreciating, excusing |
| 諒察 | りょうさつ | consideration, taking into account, sympathy with |
| 諒解 | りょうかい | comprehension, consent, understanding, roger (on the radio) |
| 諒闇 | りょうあん | court (national) mourning |
| 論じ尽くす | ろんじつくす | to deal exhaustively with |
| 論功行賞 | ろんこうこうしょう | conferral of honors (honours), according to merits |
| 論孟 | ろんもう | The Confucian Analects and the Discourses of Mencius |
| 論拠 | ろんきょ | grounds of an argument |
| 論旨 | ろんし | point of an argument, drift of an argument |
| 論理 | ろんり | logic; logical |
| 論説 | ろんせつ | editorial, dissertation |
| 論議 | ろんぎ | discussion, argument, debate |
| 諭し | さとし | guidance, admonition |
| 諭す | さとす | to admonish, to persuade, to warn, to remonstrate |
| 諮る | はかる | to consult with, to discuss, to confer |
| 諮問 | しもん | question, enquiry, inquiry |
| 諮問事項 | しもんじこう | terms of reference |
| 諮問委員会 | しもんいいんかい | advisory committee (council, panel) |
| 諮問機関 | しもんきかん | consultative body, advisory committee, advisory organ |
| 諮詢 | しじゅん | question, enquiry, inquiry |
| 諮議 | しぎ | consultation, conference |
| 諸 | しょ | various, many, several |
| 諸々 | もろもろ | all kinds of, various |
| 諸に | もろに | completely, all the way, altogether, bodily |
| 諸侯 | しょこう | princes, lords |
| 諸君 | しょくん | Gentlemen!, Ladies! |
| 諸彦 | しょげん | many accomplished persons |
| 諸悪 | しょあく | every (kind of) evil or crime |
| 諸般 | しょはん | various, several |
| 諾う | うべなう | to agree, to assent, to consent, to obey, to conform |
| 諾威 | のるうぇー, ノルウェー | Norway |
| 謀 | はかりごと | plan, strategy |
| 謀反 | むほん, ぼうはん | rebellion, uprising, insurrection; treason |
| 謀略 | ぼうりゃく | strategy, stratagem, trick, scheme, plot |
| 謀議 | ぼうぎ | plot, conspiracy, conference |
| 謁す | えっす | to have an audience with |
| 謁する | えっする | to have an audience with |
| 謁を賜わる | えつをたまわる | to be granted an audience |
| 謁見 | えっけん | audience (with someone) |
| 謄写 | とうしゃ | copy, transcription, mimeograph, photocopy |
| 謄写器 | とうしゃき | copier, copying machine |
| 謄写版 | とうしゃばん | mimeograph, stencil |
| 謄本 | とうほん | exemplar |
| 謙そん | けんそん | humble, humility, modesty |
| 謙る | へりくだる | to deprecate oneself and praise the listener, to abase oneself |
| 謙称 | けんしょう | refer to modestly |
| 謙譲 | けんじょう | modesty, humility |
| 謙譲の美徳 | けんじょうのびとく | modest virtue |
| 謙譲語 | けんじょうご | humble language (e.g. itadaku) |
| 謙遜語 | けんそんご | humble language |
| 講ずる | こうずる | to take measures; to lecture; to confer |
| 講和 | こうわ | peace, conclude peace |
| 講座 | こうざ | lectureship, chair, course |
| 講習 | こうしゅう | short course, training |
| 講談 | こうだん | story-telling |
| 講釈 | こうしゃく | lecture, exposition |
| 謝り | あやまり | excuse, apology |
| 謝る | あやまる | to apologize, to apologise |
| 謝意 | しゃい | gratitude, thanks |
| 謝礼 | しゃれい | reward, honorarium |
| 謝罪 | しゃざい | apology |
| 謡 | うたい | Noh chanting, recitation |
| 謡い | うたい | Noh chanting, recitation |
| 謡う | うたう | to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.) |
| 謡曲 | ようきょく | Noh song |
| 謹んで | つつしんで | respectfully, humbly, reverently |
| 謹厳 | きんげん | stern, grave, solemn, sobersided |
| 謹呈 | きんてい | with the author's compliments |
| 謹啓 | きんけい | Dear Sirs (opening for a letter), Gentlemen |
| 謹慎 | きんしん | penitence, discipline, house arrest |
| 謹聴 | きんちょう | listening attentively |
| 謹製 | きんせい | humbly made |
| 謹言 | きんげん | Yours Sincerely ... |
| 謹賀新年 | きんがしんねん | Happy New Year! |
| 譎詐 | きっさ | falsehood |
| 譜 | ふ | (sheet) music, (musical) note, (musical) score |
| 譜めくり | ふめくり | page-turner (music) |
| 譜面 | ふめん | (written) music |
| 警報 | けいほう | alarm, warning |
| 警察庁 | けいさつちょう | National Police Agency |
| 警察手帳 | けいさつてちょう | police notebook |
| 警察署 | けいさつしょ | police station |
| 警棒 | けいぼう | baton |
| 警笛 | けいてき | horn, alarm, whistle, foghorn |
| 警視庁 | けいしちょう | police headquarters |
| 警鐘 | けいしょう | alarm bell, fire bell |
| 議事録 | ぎじろく | record of proceedings, minutes |
| 議席 | ぎせき | parliamentary seat |
| 議院運営委員会 | ぎいんうんえいいいんかい | Committee on Rules and Administration (Diet) |
| 議題 | ぎだい | topic of discussion, agenda |
| 譲り受ける | ゆずりうける | to inherit, to receive, to take over by transfer |
| 譲り渡す | ゆずりわたす | to hand over, to turn over, to cede |
| 譲与 | じょうよ | transfer |
| 譲歩 | じょうほ | concession, conciliation, compromise |
| 譲渡 | じょうと | transfer, assignment, conveyance |
| 護岸 | ごがん | river dike |
| 護憲 | ごけん | protecting the constitution |
| 谷あい | たにま, たにあい | valley, ravine, chasm, dell; cleavage |
| 谷地 | やち | marsh land, swamp |
| 谷川 | たにがわ | mountain stream |
| 谷間 | たにま, たにあい | valley, ravine, chasm, dell; cleavage |
| 谿谷 | けいこく | valley, ravine, canyon |
| 豆乳 | とうにゅう | soy milk |
| 豆腐 | とうふ | tofu, bean-curd |
| 豆類 | まめるい | pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops), plant yielding pulse |
| 豊作 | ほうさく | abundant harvest, bumper crop |
| 豊年 | ほうねん | fruitful year |
| 豊沃 | ほうよく | fertility |
| 豊満 | ほうまん | stout, corpulent, plump, voluptuous |
| 豊漁 | ほうりょう | good catch, good haul |
| 豊潤 | ほうじゅん | rich and prosperous, luxurious, abundant |
| 豊熟 | ほうじゅく | abundant harvest |
| 豊稔 | ほうねん | bumper harvest |
| 豊穣 | ほうじょう | good harvest, abundant crop |
| 豊饒 | ほうじょう | fertility, fruitfulness |
| 豚まん | ぶたまん | steamed yeast bun with minced pork filling |
| 豚めし | ぶためし | pork with rice |
| 象徴 | しょうちょう | symbol |
| 象徴的 | しょうちょうてき | symbolic |
| 象棋 | しょうぎ | shogi, Japanese chess, xianqi |
| 豪傑 | ごうけつ | hero, great man |
| 豪快 | ごうかい | hearty, exciting, stirring, lively, heroic, largehearted, splendid |
| 豪爽 | ごうそう | fine disposition |
| 豪華絢爛 | ごうかけんらん | luxurious and gorgeous |
| 豪語 | ごうご | boasting, bombast |
| 豪邸 | ごうてい | palatial residence, stately mansion |
| 豪雨 | ごうう | heavy rain, cloudburst, downpour |
| 貝がら | かいがら | shell |
| 貝ボタン | かいボタン | mother-of-pearl button |
| 貝塚 | かいずか, かいづか | shell heap, shell mound, kitchen midden |
| 貞 | てい | firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman) |
| 貞はる | さだはる | to harp too long on a subject |
| 貞女 | ていじょ | virtuous woman, faithful wife |
| 貞操 | ていそう | chastity, virtue, fidelity |
| 貞操観念 | ていそうかんねん | sense of virtue |
| 貞操蹂躪 | ていそうじゅうりん | violation of chastity, rape |
| 貞淑 | ていしゅく | chastity, virtue, fidelity, feminine modesty |
| 貞潔 | ていけつ | chastity, purity |
| 貞節 | ていせつ | chastity, virtue, fidelity |
| 負 | ふ | negative, minus |
| 負い目 | おいめ | indebtedness, unfulfilled promise, drawback |
| 負債 | ふさい | debt, liabilities |
| 負傷 | ふしょう | injury, wound |
| 負担 | ふたん | burden, charge, responsibility |
| 負荷 | ふか | burden, load (e.g. cpu time, electricity, etc.) |
| 負託 | ふたく | charging (someone) with responsibility |
| 財 | ざい | fortune, riches; goods |
| 財務 | ざいむ | financial affairs |
| 財団 | ざいだん | foundation |
| 財団法人 | ざいだんほうじん | incorporated foundation, juridical foundation |
| 財政 | ざいせい | financial affairs, public finance |
| 財政均衡計画 | ざいせいきんこうけいかく | balanced budget plan |
| 財政投融資 | ざいせいとうゆうし | Fiscal Investment and Loan Program, FILP |
| 財源 | ざいげん | source of funds, resources, finances |
| 財界 | ざいかい | financial world |
| 財閥 | ざいばつ | zaibatsu, plutocrats, financial clique, chaebol (Korean) |
| 貢 | こう | tribute |
| 貢ぎ | みつぎ | tribute |
| 貢ぐ | みつぐ | to support, to finance |
| 貧 | ひん, びん | poverty, becoming poor, living in poverty |
| 貧乏 | びんぼう | poverty, destitute, poor |
| 貧乏所帯 | びんぼうじょたい | poor household |
| 貧乏神 | びんぼうがみ | god of poverty |
| 貧困 | ひんこん | poverty, lack |
| 貧富 | ひんぷ | wealth and poverty, rich and poor |
| 貧弱 | ひんじゃく | poor, meagre, meager, insubstantial |
| 貧打 | ひんだ | (baseball) poor hitting |
| 貧者 | ひんじゃ | poor person |
| 貧血 | ひんけつ | anemia, anaemia |
| 貨幣 | かへい | money, currency, coinage |
| 貨幣価値 | かへいかち | currency value |
| 貨車 | かしゃ | freight car, van |
| 販路 | はんろ | market, outlet, opening |
| 貫 | かん | kan (approx. 3.75 kg); kan (obsolete unit of currency) |
| 貫き通す | つらぬきとおす | to enforce (one's) will |
| 貫く | つらぬく | to go through |
| 貫徹 | かんてつ | accomplishment, realization, realisation, penetration |
| 貫禄 | かんろく | presence, dignity |
| 貫通 | かんつう | pierce, penetrate, perforate |
| 責任感 | せきにんかん | sense of responsibility |
| 責任者 | せきにんしゃ | responsible party |
| 責務 | せきむ | duty, obligation |
| 貯める | ためる | to save (i.e. in a bank) |
| 貯水 | ちょすい | storage of water |
| 貯水池 | ちょすいち | reservoir |
| 貯蓄 | ちょちく | savings |
| 貯蔵庫 | ちょぞうこ | storehouse |
| 貯金局 | ちょきんきょく | (Japanese) Postal Savings Bureau |
| 貴い | たっとい, とうとい | precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred |
| 貴ぶ | たっとぶ, とうとぶ | to value, to prize, to esteem, to respect |
| 貴婦人 | きふじん | lady |
| 貴族 | きぞく | noble, aristocrat |
| 貴紳 | きしん | noble, men of rank, notables |
| 貴賓 | きひん | noble visitor |
| 貴酬 | きしゅう | reply (epistolary) |
| 貴重 | きちょう | precious, valuable |
| 貴重品 | きちょうひん | valuables, treasures |
| 貴金属 | ききんぞく | precious metal |
| 買い | かい | buying, buyer, purchase |
| 買い上げ | かいあげ | buying, purchasing |
| 買い付け | かいつけ | buying, purchasing |
| 買い占め | かいしめ | buying up of goods, cornering (market) |
| 買い占める | かいしめる | to buy up |
| 買い取り | かいとり | purchase, sale (transaction) |
| 買い戻し | かいもどし | repurchase, redemption |
| 買い戻す | かいもどす | to buy back, to redeem |
| 買い控え | かいびかえ | restrained buying |
| 貸し | かし | loan, lending |
| 貸し出し | かしだし | lending, loaning |
| 貸付 | かしつけ | loan |
| 貸借 | たいしゃく | loan, debit and credit, lending and borrowing |
| 貸出用 | かしだしよう | circulation or lending (e.g. library books) |
| 貸金 | かしきん | loan |
| 賀 | が | congratulation |
| 賀す | がす | to congratulate |
| 賀する | がする | to congratulate |
| 賀宴 | がえん | banquet |
| 賀意 | がい | congratulatory feeling |
| 賀正 | がしょう, がせい | A Happy New Year! |
| 賀状 | がじょう | new year's card |
| 賃上げ | ちんあげ | wage increase |
| 賃下げ | ちんさげ | pay cut |
| 賃借 | ちんしゃく | hiring, renting, leasing |
| 賃貸 | ちんたい | lease, rent, hire |
| 賃金 | ちんぎん | wages |
| 賃金格差 | ちんぎんかくさ | wage differential |
| 賄い | まかない | boarding, board, meals, catering, cook |
| 賄い付き | まかないつき | with meals, meals inclusive |
| 賄い方 | まかないかた | kitchen manager, chef, cook |
| 賄う | まかなう | to give board to, to provide meals, to pay, to cover (the cost) |
| 賄賂 | わいろ | bribe, sweetener, douceur |
| 資本 | しほん | funds, capital |
| 資材 | しざい | (raw) material |
| 資格 | しかく | qualifications, requirements, capabilities |
| 資源エネルギー庁 | しげんエネルギーちょう | Agency of Natural Resources and Energy |
| 資産 | しさん | property, fortune, means, assets |
| 資金 | しきん | funds, capital |
| 資金繰り | しきんぐり | fundraising, financing |
| 賊 | あだ, あた, あたん | foe; resentment; harm, injury |
| 賓客 | ひんきゃく, ひんかく | guest of honour, guest of honor, privileged guest, visitor |
| 賛 | さん | praise, tribute; inscription (on a painting) |
| 賛助 | さんじょ | support, patronage |
| 賛同 | さんどう | approval, endorsement |
| 賛否 | さんぴ | yes and no, for and against |
| 賛意 | さんい | approval, assent |
| 賛歌 | さんか | song of praise, eulogy, paean, hymn |
| 賛辞 | さんじ | eulogy, compliment |
| 賜 | たまもの | gift, boon, result, fruit |
| 賜る | たまわる | to be given, to be granted, to be honored with, to be honoured with |
| 賜わる | たまわる | to be given, to be granted, to be honored with, to be honoured with |
| 賜暇 | しか | furlough, leave of absence |
| 賜杯 | しはい | Emperor's cup, trophy given by the Emperor |
| 賞 | しょう | prize, award |
| 賞与 | しょうよ | reward, prize, bonus |
| 賞状 | しょうじょう | honorable certificate, honourable certificate |
| 賠償 | ばいしょう | reparations, indemnity, compensation |
| 賠償金 | ばいしょうきん | indemnities, reparations |
| 賠責 | ばいせき | liability insurance |
| 賢 | かしこ, かしく | yours sincerely (used to sign off on letters), respectfully yours |
| 賢い | かしこい | wise, clever, smart |
| 賢しい | さかしい | sagacious, intelligent |
| 賢人 | けんじん | wise man |
| 賢哲 | けんてつ | wise man |
| 賢所 | かしこどころ, けんしょ | a palace sanctuary |
| 賢明 | けんめい | wisdom, intelligence, prudence |
| 賢母 | けんぼ | wise mother |
| 賦 | ふ | poem; narrative (style of the Shi Jing); classical Chinese rhymed prose |
| 賦する | ふする | to allocate; to compose (poetry, etc.) |
| 賦税 | ふぜい | taxation |
| 賦課 | ふか | levy, imposition |
| 質朴 | しつぼく | simplicity |
| 質疑 | しつぎ | question; interpellation |
| 賭博 | とばく | gambling |
| 購う | あがなう | to compensate, to make up for |
| 購入 | こうにゅう | purchase, buy |
| 購入先 | こうにゅうさき | retailer |
| 購入注文 | こうにゅうちゅうもん | purchase order |
| 購入者 | こうにゅうしゃ | purchaser |
| 購読 | こうどく | subscription (e.g. magazine) |
| 購読料 | こうどくりょう | subscription charge |
| 購買 | こうばい | purchase, buy |
| 購買力 | こうばいりょく | buying power |
| 贈り主 | おくりぬし | sender (of a present) |
| 贈り物 | おくりもの | present, gift |
| 贈る | おくる | to send, to give to, to award to, to confer on |
| 贈与 | ぞうよ | donation, presentation |
| 贈収賄 | ぞうしゅうわい | bribery, corruption |
| 贈呈 | ぞうてい | presentation |
| 贈答 | ぞうとう | exchange of presents |
| 贈賄 | ぞうわい | bribery, corruption, graft |
| 贋造紙幣 | がんぞうしへい | counterfeit paper money |
| 赤啄木鳥 | あかげら | great spotted woodpecker |
| 赤旗 | あかはた | red flag; Red Flag (Communist Party newspaper) |
| 赤松 | あかまつ | Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora), Japanese umbrella pine, tanyosho pine |
| 赤珊瑚 | あかさんご, アカサンゴ | red coral |
| 赤痢 | せきり | dysentery |
| 赤痢菌 | せきりきん | shigella (dysentery bacillus) |
| 赤翡翠 | あかしょうびん, アカショウビン | ruddy kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda) |
| 赤裸 | あかはだか, せきら | stark naked, nakedness, nudity; frankness |
| 赤褐色 | せっかっしょく | reddish brown, rufous |
| 赤軍 | せきぐん | Red Army |
| 赤飯 | せきはん | red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions |
| 赦し | ゆるし | pardon, forgiveness, exemption, permission |
| 赦免 | しゃめん | remission |
| 走り | はしり | the first (harvest, catch) of the season or year |
| 走り幅跳び | はしりはばとび | running long jump |
| 走り高跳び | はしりたかとび | running high jump |
| 走塁 | そうるい | base running |
| 赳赳たる武夫 | きゅうきゅうたるぶふ | soldier of dauntless courage |
| 赴く | おもむく | to go, to proceed, to repair to, to become |
| 赴任 | ふにん | (proceeding to) new appointment |
| 赴任地 | ふにんち | place of (new) post, (new) place of appointment |
| 起伏 | きふく | undulation; ups and downs, highs and lows |
| 起床 | きしょう | rising, getting out of bed |
| 起爆 | きばく | exploding |
| 起用 | きよう | appointment (to a position, job, etc.), being used for a role, promotion |
| 起草 | きそう | drafting, draughting, drawing up a bill |
| 起訴 | きそ | prosecution, indictment |
| 起訴猶予 | きそゆうよ | suspension of indictment, leaving charge on the file |
| 超党派 | ちょうとうは | nonpartisan |
| 超能力 | ちょうのうりょく | extra-sensory perception; psychokinesis, PK |
| 超電導 | ちょうでんどう | superconductivity |
| 超音波 | ちょうおんぱ | ultrasonic waves |
| 超音速 | ちょうおんそく | supersonic speed |
| 越える | こえる | to cross over; to exceed |
| 越し | ごし | across, over, beyond |
| 越冬 | えっとう | passing the winter |
| 越境 | えっきょう | border transgression |
| 越年 | えつねん | ring out the old year, hibernation |
| 趣のある | おもむきのある | zestful, tasteful, elegant |
| 趣向 | しゅこう | plan, idea |
| 趣意書 | しゅいしょ | prospectus |
| 趣旨 | しゅし | object; meaning, point (e.g. of a statement) |
| 足並み | あしなみ | pace, step |
| 足元 | あしもと, そっか | at one's feet; gait; you, thou |
| 足場 | あしば | scaffold, footing, foothold |
| 足腰 | あしこし | legs and loins |
| 足踏み | あしぶみ | stepping, stamping, marking time |
| 距 | きょ | tubular nectary, spur (botanical term) |
| 距離 | きょり | distance, range |
| 跡 | あと | trace, tracks, mark, sign; remains, ruins; scar |
| 路上 | ろじょう | (on the) road, (on the) way |
| 路傍 | ろぼう | roadside |
| 路線 | ろせん | route, line, alignment |
| 路肩 | ろかた, ろけん | shoulder of a road, berm |
| 跳ね | はね | splashes |
| 跳び上がる | とびあがる | to spring, to jump up, to fly up, to skip |
| 跳ぶ | とぶ | to jump; to fly, to soar |
| 跳躍 | ちょうやく | jump, leap, skip, bound |
| 跳馬 | ちょうば | long horse (for vaulting) |
| 践祚 | せんそ | accession (to the throne) |
| 践言 | せんげん | keeping one's word |
| 践踏 | せんとう | trampling down |
| 踊らされる | おどらされる | to be manipulated (lit: to be made to dance) |
| 踊らす | おどらす | to manipulate; to let one dance |
| 踊り上がる | おどりあがる | to spring up, to leap to one's feet, to jump up and down |
| 踊り子 | おどりこ | dancer |
| 踊り狂う | おどりくるう | to dance in ecstasy |
| 踏まえる | ふまえる | to be based on, to have origin in |
| 踏み入れる | ふみいれる | to walk in on, to tread upon |
| 踏み込み | ふみこみ | stepping into, breaking or rushing into |
| 蹴鞠 | けまり | kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan |
| 躍り | おどり | leaping, jumping, spring, exciting |
| 躍動 | やくどう | lively motion, throb |
| 躍如 | やくじょ | vivid, lifelike, graphic |
| 躍起 | やっき | desperation, eagerness |
| 躍進 | やくしん | rush, dash, onslaught, dancing ahead |
| 身代金要求 | みのしろきんようきゅう | ransom demand |
| 身体障害者 | しんたいしょうがいしゃ | disabled person, physically handicapped person |
| 身元 | みもと | person's identity, ID, past, background |
| 身廊 | しんろう | nave (of a church) |
| 身柄 | みがら | one's person |
| 身綺麗 | みぎれい | neat personal appearance |
| 身繕い | みづくろい | dressing oneself, personal grooming |
| 身罷る | みまかる | to pass away, to die |
| 身辺 | しんぺん | one's person |
| 身銭 | みぜに | one's own money |
| 身障者 | しんしょうしゃ | disabled person, physically handicapped person |
| 車両 | しゃりょう | rolling stock, railroad cars, vehicles |
| 車庫 | しゃこ | garage, car shed, carport |
| 車掌 | しゃしょう | (train) conductor |
| 車種 | しゃしゅ | car make, car model |
| 車窓 | しゃそう | car window |
| 車軸 | しゃじく | axle |
| 車輪 | しゃりん | (car) wheel |
| 車間距離 | しゃかんきょり | distance between two trains or vehicles |
| 軌跡 | きせき | locus; wagon tracks |
| 軌道 | きどう | orbit, trajectory; railroad track |
| 軍事 | ぐんじ | military affairs |
| 軍事的侵略 | ぐんじてきしんりゃく | military aggression |
| 軍事顧問 | ぐんじこもん | military adviser, military advisor |
| 軍人 | ぐんじん | military personnel, soldier |
| 軍備 | ぐんび | armaments, military preparations |
| 軍備撤廃 | ぐんびてっぱい | complete disarmament |
| 軍兵 | ぐんぴょう, ぐんぺい, ぐんびょう | armed forces, battle troops |
| 軍属 | ぐんぞく | civilian in military employ |
| 軍扇 | ぐんせん | ancient commander's fan |
| 軍拡 | ぐんかく | military expansion, expansion of armaments |
| 軍曹 | ぐんそう | sergeant |
| 軍用鳩 | ぐんようばと | carrier pigeon |
| 軍縮 | ぐんしゅく | disarmament, limitation of arms |
| 軍艦 | ぐんかん | warship, battleship |
| 軍部 | ぐんぶ | military authorities, army circles |
| 軍閥 | ぐんばつ | military clique or party |
| 軍需 | ぐんじゅ | munitions, military stores |
| 軍需景気 | ぐんじゅけいき | war prosperity |
| 軍鶏 | しゃも | game fowl, gamecock |
| 軍鼓 | ぐんこ | war drum |
| 軒下 | のきした | under the overhang of a Japanese roof |
| 軒並み | のきなみ | row of houses; totally, altogether, across the board |
| 軒先 | のきさき | edge of the eaves, house frontage |
| 軒昂 | けんこう | high-spirited, being in high spirits |
| 軟化 | なんか | softening, mollification |
| 軟式 | なんしき | (tennis) played with a soft ball |
| 軟弱 | なんじゃく | weakness |
| 軟着陸 | なんちゃくりく | soft-landing |
| 軟禁 | なんきん | lenient confinement or house arrest |
| 軟調 | なんちょう | weakness, bearish tone |
| 軟骨 | なんこつ | cartilage |
| 転じる | てんじる | to turn, to shift, to alter, to distract |
| 転写捺染 | てんしゃなっせん | transfer print |
| 転勤 | てんきん | job transfer, job relocation, intra-company transfer |
| 転嫁 | てんか | second marriage, remarriage, imputation, blame |
| 転換 | てんかん | convert, divert |
| 転覆 | てんぷく | capsizing; overthrow (e.g. a government) |
| 転載 | てんさい | reprinting |
| 軸 | じく | axis, stem, shaft, axle |
| 軸足 | じくあし | pivot leg |
| 軽 | けい | light |
| 軽やか | かるやか, かろやか | light, easy, non-serious, minor |
| 軽侮 | けいぶ | contempt, scorn |
| 軽傷 | けいしょう | minor injury |
| 軽妙 | けいみょう | facile, clever, witty |
| 軽微 | けいび | slight, little, insignificant |
| 軽挙妄動 | けいきょもうどう | rash and blind act |
| 軽捷 | けいしょう | nimble |
| 軽油 | けいゆ | diesel oil; light oil, gasoline, petrol |
| 軽減 | けいげん | abatement, reduction |
| 軽自動車 | けいじどうしゃ | light motor vehicle (lt 550cc) |
| 軽輩 | けいはい | underling |
| 軽量 | けいりょう | light weight |
| 軽震 | けいしん | weak earthquake |
| 較べる | くらべる | to compare; to compete, to vie |
| 較優位論 | かくゆういろん | theory of comparative advantage |
| 較正 | こうせい | proofreading, correction of press; calibration |
| 載貨屯数 | さいかとんすう | deadweight tonnage |
| 輔く | たすく | to help, to save, to rescue |
| 輔す | ふす | to appoint, to designate |
| 輔佐 | ほさ | aid, help, assistance, assistant, counselor, counsellor, adviser, advisor |
| 輔導 | ほどう | guidance, protective custody |
| 輔弼 | ほひつ | giving the Emperor advice on affairs of state, assistance, counsel |
| 輔星 | ほせい | Alcor, the Little Horseman star |
| 輔翼 | ほよく | aid, assistance |
| 輝かしい | かがやかしい | brilliant, glorious, glittering |
| 輝かす | かがやかす | to light up, to brighten |
| 輝き | かがやき | radiance |
| 輝度 | きど | brightness, clearness, luminance |
| 輝煌帝 | きこうてい | poetic word for the sun |
| 輝石 | きせき | pyroxene, augite |
| 輝線 | きせん | bright line |
| 輩 | ともがら | comrade, fellow |
| 輩出 | はいしゅつ | turning out in great numbers |
| 輪奈 | わな | loop (of thread, string, etc.) |
| 輪袈裟 | わげさ | loop-shaped monk's stole |
| 輪郭 | りんかく | contours, outlines, features, border |
| 輸出入 | ゆしゅつにゅう | export and import |
| 輸銀 | ゆぎん | import-export bank |
| 辛 | かのと, しん | 8th in rank, eighth sign of the Chinese calendar |
| 辛うじて | かろうじて | barely, narrowly, just manage to do something |
| 辛口 | からくち | dry taste (e.g. sake; salty (taste); harsh, scathing |
| 辛抱 | しんぼう | patience, endurance |
| 辛抱強い | しんぼうづよい | patient, persevering |
| 辛苦 | しんく | hardship, toil, trouble |
| 辛酸 | しんさん | hardships, privation |
| 辞令 | じれい | notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.) |
| 辞任 | じにん | to resign; resignation |
| 辞意 | じい | intention to resign |
| 辞職 | じしょく | resignation |
| 辞表 | じひょう | letter of resignation |
| 辞退 | じたい | refusal |
| 辰 | たつ | fifth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Dragon, 7am-9am, east-southeast, March) |
| 辰の刻 | たつのこく | 8 am, the fifth hour, the Hour of the Dragon |
| 辰の年 | たつのとし | the year of the Dragon |
| 辰巳 | たつみ | southeast |
| 辰年 | たつどし | year of the dragon |
| 辱 | じょく | disgrace |
| 辱め | はずかしめ | shame, disgrace, being raped |
| 辱める | はずかしめる | to put to shame; to rape |
| 農 | のう | farming, agriculture |
| 農協 | のうきょう | agricultural cooperative |
| 農地 | のうち | agricultural land |
| 農地改革 | のうちかいかく | agrarian reform |
| 農林 | のうりん | agriculture and forestry |
| 農繁期 | のうはんき | busy farming season |
| 農耕 | のうこう | farming, agriculture |
| 農閑期 | のうかんき | slack season for farmers, leisure season for farmers |
| 辺境 | へんきょう | remote region, frontier (district), border(land) |
| 迅速 | じんそく | quick, fast, rapid, swift, prompt, streamlined, expedited, expeditious |
| 迅速果敢 | じんそくかかん | quick and decisive, fast and daring, swift and resolute |
| 迅速果断 | じんそくかだん | quick and decisive, fast and daring |
| 迅雷 | じんらい | thunderclap |
| 迎え | むかえ | meeting, greeting, welcome |
| 迎え入れる | むかえいれる | to show in, to usher in |
| 迎え撃つ | むかえうつ | to ambush, to attack, to assault, to meet the enemy |
| 迎撃 | げいげき | intercept, interception, counter attack |
| 迎賓館 | げいひんかん | reception hall |
| 近代詩 | きんだいし | modern poetry, modern-style poetry |
| 近年 | きんねん | recent years |
| 近畿 | きんき | Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara) |
| 近著 | きんちょ | recent work |
| 近距離 | きんきょり | short distance |
| 近郊 | きんこう | suburbs, outskirts |
| 近郊農業 | きんこうのうぎょう | agriculture in urban areas |
| 近鉄 | きんてつ | Kinki Nippon Tetsudou (railway co.) |
| 近隣 | きんりん | neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity |
| 近隣諸国 | きんりんしょこく | neighboring countries, neighbouring countries, surrounding countries |
| 返り咲き | かえりざき | comeback (e.g. in business), second bloom, reflowering, reflorescence |
| 返却 | へんきゃく | return of something, repayment |
| 返済 | へんさい | repayment, reimbursement, refund, redemption |
| 返答 | へんとう | reply |
| 返還 | へんかん | return, restoration |
| 迦楼羅 | かるら | Garuda or Garua (man-bird deity and 'vahana' of Hindu-Buddhist myth) |
| 迫力 | はくりょく | force, intensity, appeal, strength |
| 迫害 | はくがい | persecution |
| 迫撃 | はくげき | close attack |
| 迫撃砲 | はくげきほう | mortar |
| 迷い | まよい | hesitation, bewilderment, doubt, indecision, infatuation, Buddhism maya |
| 迷わす | まよわす | to puzzle, perplex, bewilder, delude, mislead, fascinate |
| 迷妄 | めいもう | illusion, fallacy, delusion |
| 迷宮 | めいきゅう | mystery, maze, labyrinth |
| 迷彩 | めいさい | camouflage, disguise |
| 迷路 | めいろ | maze, labyrinth, blind alley |
| 迷迭香 | まんねんろう, マンネンロウ | rosemary |
| 追いつく | おいつく | to overtake, to catch up (with) |
| 追い込む | おいこむ | to herd, to corner, to drive |
| 追い風 | おいかぜ, おいて | tailwind, fair or favorable wind (favourable) |
| 追っ掛ける | おっかける | to chase, to run after, to pursue |
| 追尾 | ついび | following, pursuing |
| 追徴 | ついちょう | supplementary charge |
| 追悼 | ついとう | mourning, memorial |
| 追悼会 | ついとうかい | memorial services |
| 追悼式 | ついとうしき | memorial services |
| 追慕 | ついぼ | cherishing the memory of, yearning for |
| 追憶 | ついおく | recollection, reminiscence |
| 追放 | ついほう | exile, banishment |
| 追求 | ついきゅう | pursuing (goal); to pursue (e.g. goal), to seek |
| 追跡 | ついせき | pursuit, tracking (e.g. in computer graphics), keeping records on, tracing |
| 追随 | ついずい | follow |
| 退任 | たいにん | retirement, resignation, stepping down |
| 退去 | たいきょ | departure; recession |
| 退潮 | たいちょう | ebb tide, waning fortunes |
| 退職 | たいしょく | retirement (from office) |
| 退避 | たいひ | taking refuge, evacuation; saving (a file) |
| 退陣 | たいじん | retreat, withdrawal, retirement |
| 送り | おくり | seeing off, sending off; funeral; escapement |
| 送り届ける | おくりとどける | to send to, to deliver, to escort (a person) home |
| 送稿 | そうこう | document transmission |
| 送迎 | そうげい | seeing off and meeting on return |
| 送還 | そうかん | sending home, repatriation |
| 逃がす | にがす | to let loose, to set free, to let escape |
| 逃げ | にげ | escape, getaway, evasion |
| 逃げる | にげる | to escape, to run away |
| 逃げ出す | にげだす | to run away, to escape from |
| 逃げ切る | にげきる | to get away, to manage to hold on |
| 逃す | のがす | to let loose, to set free, to let escape |
| 逃れる | のがれる | to escape |
| 逃亡 | とうぼう | escape, flight, running away, elopement, fleeing |
| 逃走 | とうそう | flight, desertion, escape |
| 逃避 | とうひ | escape, evasion, flight |
| 逆 | ぎゃく | reverse; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.) |
| 逆なで | さかなで, ぎゃくなで | rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat), irritating |
| 逆凪 | さかなぎ | backlash (after use of 'magic') |
| 逆効果 | ぎゃくこうか, ぎゃっこうか | backfire, counterproductive, opposite effect |
| 逆噴射 | ぎゃくふんしゃ | reverse thrust, crazy |
| 逆戻り | ぎゃくもどり | retrogression, reversal, relapse |
| 逆茂木 | さかもぎ | abatis |
| 逆襲 | ぎゃくしゅう | counterattack |
| 逆転 | ぎゃくてん | (sudden) change, reversal, turn-around, coming from behind (baseball) |
| 逆転勝ち | ぎゃくてんがち | winning after defeat seems certain, coming from behind to win |
| 逆輸入 | ぎゃくゆにゅう | reimportation |
| 逆風 | ぎゃくふう | head wind, adverse wind |
| 逍遥 | しょうよう | ramble, saunter, walk |
| 逍遥学派 | しょうようがくは | Peripatetic school (of philosophy) |
| 透かし | すかし | watermark (in a stamp; openwork (engraving, carving, etc.) |
| 透徹 | とうてつ | penetration, absolutely clear, not dirty, clearness |
| 透析 | とうせき | dialysis |
| 透過 | とうか | penetration, permeation, transmission |
| 逐一 | ちくいち, ちくいつ | one by one, in detail, minutely |
| 逐次 | ちくじ | successively, one after another, sequentially |
| 逐語訳 | ちくごやく | literal translation |
| 逐電 | ちくでん | flight, absconding |
| 逓伝 | ていでん | relay |
| 逓信 | ていしん | communications (e.g. post, tele.) |
| 逓倍 | ていばい | multiplication (e.g. of frequencies) |
| 逓倍器 | ていばいき | multiplier (e.g. frequency) |
| 逓増 | ていぞう | gradual increase |
| 逓次 | ていじ | successively, in order |
| 逓減 | ていげん | successive diminution |
| 逓送 | ていそう | forwarding |
| 逓降変圧器 | ていこうへんあつき | step-down transformer |
| 途 | と | way |
| 途上 | とじょう | en route, half-way; on the road, in the street |
| 途上国 | とじょうこく | developing country |
| 途方 | とほう | way, destination, reason |
| 通信簿 | つうしんぼ | report card |
| 通信網 | つうしんもう | communications network |
| 通信衛星 | つうしんえいせい | communication satellite, Broadcast Satellite, BS |
| 通信販売 | つうしんはんばい | mail order |
| 通商 | つうしょう | commerce, trade |
| 通常 | つうじょう | common, general, normal, usual |
| 通暁 | つうぎょう | well versed, thorough knowledge |
| 通称 | つうしょう | popular name, nickname, alias |
| 通算 | つうさん | total |
| 通話 | つうわ | telephone call; counter for telephone calls |
| 通販 | つうはん | mail order |
| 通達 | つうたつ | notification, directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration) |
| 逝く | ゆく, いく | to die, to pass away |
| 逝けメン | いけめん, いけメン | exceptionally ugly man |
| 逝け面 | いけめん, いけメン | exceptionally ugly man |
| 逝去 | せいきょ | death |
| 速さ | はやさ | speed |
| 速やか | すみやか | speed |
| 速報 | そくほう | prompt report, quick announcement |
| 速球 | そっきゅう | fastball |
| 造反 | ぞうはん | rebellion |
| 造幣 | ぞうへい | coinage, mintage |
| 造幣局 | ぞうへいきょく | (coin) mint |
| 造形 | ぞうけい | molding, moulding, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling |
| 造成 | ぞうせい | creation, clearing, reclamation |
| 連れ去る | つれさる | to take away, to kidnap |
| 連れ添う | つれそう | to be man and wife, to be married to |
| 連亘 | れんこう | extending in a row |
| 連休 | れんきゅう | consecutive holidays |
| 連係プレー | れんけいプレー | good teamwork play (baseball) |
| 連勝 | れんしょう | consecutive victories, series of victories |
| 連峰 | れんぽう | mountain range |
| 連帯 | れんたい | solidarity, collective; joint |
| 連座 | れんざ | implicated (involved) in (a crime) |
| 連携 | れんけい | cooperation, coordination, link |
| 連敗 | れんぱい | consecutive defeats, series of defeats |
| 連盟 | れんめい | league, union, alliance |
| 連立 | れんりつ | alliance, coalition |
| 連覇 | れんぱ | successive championships |
| 連載 | れんさい | serialization, serialisation, serial story |
| 連邦 | れんぽう | commonwealth, federation of states |
| 連鎖 | れんさ | chain; (genetic) linkage |
| 連鎖反応 | れんさはんのう | chain reaction |
| 逮夜 | たいや | eve of the anniversary of a person's death |
| 逮捕される | たいほされる | to be arrested |
| 逮捕歴 | たいほれき | criminal record |
| 逮捕状 | たいほじょう | arrest warrant |
| 逮捕者 | たいほしゃ | arrestee, person arrested |
| 逮捕記録 | たいほきろく | arrest record |
| 逮捕許諾 | たいほきょだく | stripping a Diet member of arrest immunity |
| 週休 | しゅうきゅう | weekly holiday |
| 週刊 | しゅうかん | published weekly |
| 週明け | しゅうあけ | beginning of the week, new week opening, Monday |
| 進出 | しんしゅつ | advance, step forward |
| 進呈 | しんてい | presentation |
| 進学塾 | しんがくじゅく | cramschool (for boys and girls who wish to go on to the next stage of education) |
| 進展 | しんてん | progress, development |
| 進攻 | しんこう | attack |
| 進退 | しんたい | movement, course of action, advance or retreat |
| 進退伺い | しんたいうかがい | informal (unofficial) resignation |
| 進駐 | しんちゅう | occupation, stationing |
| 進駐軍 | しんちゅうぐん | occupying forces |
| 逸る | はぐる | to stray from, to get lost |
| 逸品 | いっぴん | article of rare beauty, gem |
| 逸材 | いつざい | outstanding talent |
| 逸機 | いっき | missing a chance |
| 逸脱 | いつだつ | deviation, omission, departure |
| 逸話 | いつわ | anecdote |
| 遂げる | とげる | to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out |
| 遂行 | すいこう | accomplishment, execution |
| 遅々 | ちち | slow, lagging, tardy |
| 遅かりし由良之助 | おそかりしゆらのすけ | to let a chance to do something slip through one's fingers |
| 遅らせる | おくらせる | to put something off |
| 遅れ | おくれ | delay, lag, postponement, falling behind |
| 遅咲き | おそざき | late flower, late blooming |
| 遅延 | ちえん | delay, latency |
| 遅滞 | ちたい | delay, procrastination |
| 遅蒔き | おそまき | sowing late, lateness |
| 遊ばす | あそばす | to let one play, to leave idle; to do |
| 遊び場 | あそびば | playground |
| 遊惰 | ゆうだ | indolence |
| 遊戯 | ゆうぎ | game, play, sports |
| 遊撃 | ゆうげき | raid, shortstop |
| 遊撃手 | ゆうげきしゅ | shortstop |
| 遊泳 | ゆうえい | swimming, bathing; conduct of life |
| 遊牧 | ゆうぼく | nomadism |
| 遊覧 | ゆうらん | sightseeing |
| 遊説 | ゆうぜい | election tour, election campaign, stumping |
| 遊郭 | ゆうかく | red light district |
| 運び | はこび | progress, pace, carriage, step, stage |
| 運動靴 | うんどうぐつ | sports shoes, sneakers |
| 運命 | うんめい | fate |
| 運営 | うんえい | management, administration, operation |
| 運搬 | うんぱん | transport, carriage |
| 運搬人 | うんぱんにん | carrier, conveyor |
| 運搬費 | うんぱんひ | transportation charge |
| 運河 | うんが | canal, waterway |
| 運用 | うんよう | making use of, application, investment, practical use |
| 運航 | うんこう | operating (e.g. ships, aircraft) |
| 運賃 | うんちん | freight rates, shipping expenses, fare |
| 運転 | うんてん | operation, motion, driving |
| 運輸 | うんゆ | transportation |
| 運輸省 | うんゆしょう | Ministry of Transport |
| 運送 | うんそう | transport, freight, shipping |
| 遍 | へん | number of times |
| 遍く | あまねく | widely, generally, universally, far and wide |
| 遍歴 | へんれき | travels, pilgrimage, itinerancy |
| 過ぎ | すぎ | past, after; too (much), over (e.g. eating) |
| 過ち | あやまち | fault, error, indiscretion, faux pas |
| 過剰 | かじょう | excess, over- |
| 過剰利益 | かじょうりえき | excess profit |
| 過失 | かしつ | error, blunder, accident; fault, defect |
| 過失致死 | かしつちし | involuntary manslaughter, accidental homicide, negligent homicide |
| 過敏 | かびん | nervousness, oversensitivity |
| 過敏症 | かびんしょう | hypersensitivity |
| 過渡期 | かとき | transition period |
| 過激 | かげき | extreme, radical |
| 過熱 | かねつ | superheating, overheating |
| 過疎 | かそ | depopulation |
| 過褒 | かほう | overpraise |
| 過誤 | かご | mistake, fault |
| 過酷 | かこく | rigour, rigor, severity, cruelty, harsh |
| 道徳的 | どうとくてき | ethical, moral |
| 道筋 | みちすじ | path, route, itinerary |
| 道義的責任 | どうぎてきせきにん | moral obligation |
| 道路 | どうろ | road, highway |
| 達する | たっする | to reach, to get to |
| 達成 | たっせい | achievement |
| 達磨 | だるま | daruma (tumbling doll), Bodhidharma; prostitute |
| 違い | ちがい | difference, discrepancy |
| 違反 | いはん | violation (of law), transgression, infringement, breach |
| 違憲 | いけん | unconstitutionality |
| 違法 | いほう | illegal, illegality, invalid, unlawfulness |
| 遠 | とお | distant |
| 遠からず | とおからず | soon, in the near future |
| 遠山 | えんざん, とおやま | distant mountain |
| 遠征 | えんせい | expedition; away series (baseball) |
| 遠慮 | えんりょ | diffidence, restraint, reserve, discretion, tact, thoughtfulness |
| 遠慮なく | えんりょなく | without reservation |
| 遠慮会釈 | えんりょえしゃく | reserve and consideration (to others) |
| 遠泳 | えんえい | long-distance swimming |
| 遠浅 | とおあさ | shoal, wide shallow beach |
| 遠距離 | えんきょり | long distance, tele- |
| 遠隔 | えんかく | distant, remote, isolated |
| 遠雷 | えんらい | distant thunder |
| 遣り遂げる | やりとげる | to accomplish |
| 遣唐使 | けんとうし | envoy (to T'ang China) |
| 遥々 | はるばる | from afar, over a great distance, all the way |
| 遥か | はるか | far, far away, distant, remote, far off |
| 遥かに | はるかに | far off, in the distance, long ago, far, by far, far and away |
| 遥か彼方 | はるかかなた | faraway, far-off |
| 遥か昔 | はるかむかし | long ago |
| 遥拝 | ようはい | worshipping from afar |
| 遥遠 | ようえん | far away, very far off, remote |
| 遥遥 | はるばる | from afar, over a great distance, all the way |
| 適宜 | てきぎ | suitable, appropriate; appropriately |
| 適応 | てきおう | adaptation, accommodation, conformity |
| 適時 | てきじ | timely, opportune |
| 適格 | てきかく, てっかく | eligible, qualified, competent |
| 適正 | てきせい | reasonable, suitable |
| 適法 | てきほう | legality |
| 適齢 | てきれい | suitable age |
| 遭う | あう | to meet; to have an accident, to have a bad experience |
| 遭す | あわす | to make (someone) to meet; to expose to, to subject to |
| 遭わす | あわす | to make (someone) to meet; to expose to, to subject to |
| 遭わせる | あわせる | to make (someone) to meet; to expose to, to subject to |
| 遭遇 | そうぐう | encounter |
| 遭難 | そうなん | disaster, shipwreck, accident |
| 遭難信号 | そうなんしんごう | distress signal, SOS |
| 遭難者 | そうなんしゃ | victim, survivor, sufferer |
| 遮へい | しゃへい | screen, shielding, reverse clipping |
| 遮る | さえぎる | to interrupt, to intercept, to obstruct |
| 遮二無二 | しゃにむに | desperately, recklessly, rush headlong |
| 遮光 | しゃこう | shade, darken |
| 遮光器土偶 | しゃこうきどぐう | "spaceman" clay figurine from about 500 AD |
| 遮断 | しゃだん | isolation, cut off, blockade, quarantine, interception, deprivation |
| 遮断器 | しゃだんき | circuit breaker |
| 遮断機 | しゃだんき | railway crossing gate |
| 遮蔽 | しゃへい | screen, shielding, reverse clipping |
| 遵奉 | じゅんぽう | obeying, observing, following |
| 遵奉者 | じゅんぽうしゃ | conformist |
| 遵守 | じゅんしゅ | compliance, adherence (to a set of rules), (religious) observance |
| 遵法 | じゅんぽう | law-abiding |
| 遵法者 | じゅんぽうしゃ | law-abiding citizen |
| 遵行 | じゅんこう | obedience |
| 遷宮 | せんぐう | installation of a deity in a new shrine, transfer of a shrine |
| 遷座 | せんざ | relocation of a shrine, transfer of an object of worship |
| 遷移 | せんい | transition |
| 遷都 | せんと | relocation of the capital, transfer of the capital |
| 選 | せん | selection, choice, election; compilation, editing |
| 選ぶ | えらぶ | to choose, to select |
| 選奨 | せんしょう | recommendation |
| 選手権 | せんしゅけん | championship, title (of champion) |
| 選抜 | せんばつ | selection, choice, picking out |
| 選択科目 | せんたくかもく | elective subject or course |
| 選択肢 | せんたくし | choices, alternatives, options |
| 選挙 | せんきょ | election |
| 選挙戦 | せんきょせん | election campaign |
| 選挙権 | せんきょけん | suffrage |
| 選挙運動 | せんきょうんどう | participation in election campaign |
| 選考 | せんこう | selection, screening |
| 遺伝 | いでん | heredity, inherent |
| 遺伝子 | いでんし | gene, genetic |
| 遺体 | いたい | corpse, remains |
| 遺児 | いじ | orphan |
| 遺孤 | いこ | orphan |
| 遺影 | いえい | portrait of deceased person |
| 遺志 | いし | dying wish |
| 遺恨 | いこん | grudge, ill will, enmity |
| 遺憾 | いかん | regrettable, unsatisfactory |
| 遺憾に堪えない | いかんにたえない | really regrettable |
| 遺憾千万 | いかんせんばん | highly regrettable, utterly deplorable |
| 遺憾無く | いかんなく | unobjectionally, fully |
| 遺族 | いぞく | bereaved family |
| 遺棄 | いき | abandonment, desertion, relinquishment |
| 遺産 | いさん | inheritance, bequest, legacy, heritage |
| 遺稿 | いこう | posthumous manuscripts |
| 遺臣 | いしん | surviving retainer |
| 遺芳 | いほう | memory or autograph of deceased |
| 遺訓 | いくん | dying instructions |
| 遺詠 | いえい | posthumous song or poem |
| 遺跡 | いせき | historic ruins (remains, relics) |
| 遺骨 | いこつ | remains, ashes of deceased |
| 遼遠 | りょうえん | remote, far off |
| 避妊 | ひにん | contraception |
| 避暑 | ひしょ | summering, going to a summer resort |
| 避難 | ひなん | taking refuge, finding shelter, evacuation, escape |
| 避難民 | ひなんみん | refugees, evacuees |
| 還付 | かんぷ | return, restoration, refund, (duty) drawback |
| 還元 | かんげん | resolution, reduction, return to origins |
| 還暦 | かんれき | 60th birthday |
| 還流 | かんりゅう | return current, convection, reflux |
| 邑 | おおざと, おおざる | kanji "large village" radical |
| 邑落 | ゆうらく | hamlet |
| 那辺 | なへん | where |
| 邦人 | ほうじん | fellow countryman; Japanese (nationals or residents) |
| 邦楽 | ほうがく | (traditional) Japanese music |
| 邦画 | ほうが | Japanese film |
| 邦訳 | ほうやく | translation into Japanese |
| 邪 | よこしま | wicked, evil |
| 邪ま | よこしま | wicked, evil |
| 邪悪 | じゃあく | wicked, evil |
| 邪道 | じゃどう | evil course, heresy |
| 邪険 | じゃけん | hard hearted, cruel, unkind |
| 邪魔 | じゃま | hindrance, intrusion |
| 邸 | やしき | residence, estate, grounds, premises, mansion |
| 邸内 | ていない | grounds, premises |
| 邸宅 | ていたく | mansion, residence |
| 郁々 | いくいく | flourishing, teeming with culture, aromatic, emitting an aroma |
| 郁郁 | いくいく | flourishing, teeming with culture, aromatic, emitting an aroma |
| 郊野 | こうの, こうや | suburban fields |
| 郡制 | ぐんせい | county system |
| 郡役所 | ぐんやくしょ | county offices |
| 郡県 | ぐんけん | counties and prefectures |
| 郡県制度 | ぐんけんせいど | county and prefecture system |
| 郡部 | ぐんぶ | rural districts, counties |
| 郡長 | ぐんちょう | district headman, head county official |
| 部族 | ぶぞく | tribe, clan, house |
| 部署 | ぶしょ | one's duty post, one's duty station |
| 部隊 | ぶたい | force, unit, corps, echelon, element |
| 部隊撤退 | ぶたいてったい | troop withdrawal |
| 郭 | くるわ, かく | district; enclosure; red-light district |
| 郭公 | かっこう, カッコウ, カッコー | common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| 郵便切手 | ゆうびんきって | postage stamp |
| 郵便受け | ゆうびんうけ | mailbox |
| 郵便為替 | ゆうびんかわせ | postal money order |
| 郵政 | ゆうせい | postal system |
| 郵政省 | ゆうせいしょう | Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications |
| 郵船 | ゆうせん | mail boat |
| 郵貯 | ゆうちょ | postal (post-office) savings (deposit) |
| 郷 | きょう | hometown; rural township (of China) |
| 郷土 | きょうど | native place, birth-place, one's old home |
| 郷愁 | きょうしゅう | nostalgia, homesickness |
| 郷邑 | きょうゆう | hamlet, village |
| 郷里 | きょうり | birth-place, home town |
| 都内 | とない | metropolitan area |
| 都議 | とぎ | Metropolitan assemblyman |
| 都邑 | とゆう | city, town, village |
| 酉 | とり | tenth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Bird, 5pm-7pm, west, August) |
| 酉の市 | とりのいち | Bird Day |
| 酉の方角 | とりのほうがく | west |
| 酉偏 | とりへん | kanji "bird of the zodiac" radical (radical 164) |
| 酉年 | とりどし | year of the cock |
| 酌 | しゃく | pouring alcohol, person pouring alcohol |
| 酌み交わす | くみかわす | to drink together |
| 酌量 | しゃくりょう | consideration, pardon |
| 配偶者 | はいぐうしゃ | spouse, wife, husband |
| 配分 | はいぶん | distribution, allotment |
| 配列 | はいれつ | arrangement; array (programming, programing) |
| 配布 | はいふ | distribution |
| 配当 | はいとう | dividend, share |
| 配慮 | はいりょ | consideration, concern, forethought |
| 配給 | はいきゅう | distribution (e.g. films, rice) |
| 配置 | はいち | arrangement (of resources), deployment, stationing, posting, disposition |
| 酒仙 | しゅせん | heavy drinker |
| 酒税 | しゅぜい | liquor tax |
| 酒造 | しゅぞう | sake brewing |
| 酒類 | しゅるい | alcoholic drinks, liquor |
| 酔い | よい | drunkenness, intoxication |
| 酔っ払う | よっぱらう | to get drunk |
| 酔芙蓉 | すいふよう | cotton rosemallow (Hibiscus mutabilis cv. Versicolor), Confederate rose |
| 酢の物 | すのもの | vinegared or pickled dish |
| 酢漬け | すづけ | pickling |
| 酢豚 | すぶた | sweet-and-sour pork |
| 酢酸 | さくさん | acetic acid |
| 酢酸塩 | さくさんえん | acetate |
| 酪製品 | らくせいひん | dairy product |
| 酪農 | らくのう | dairy (farm) |
| 酪農場 | らくのうじょう | dairy farm |
| 酪農家 | らくのうか | dairy farmer |
| 酪農製品 | らくのうせいひん | dairy produce |
| 酪酸 | らくさん | butyric acid |
| 酬い | むくい | reward, recompense, return, punishment, retribution |
| 酬いる | むくいる | to reward, to recompense, to repay |
| 酬う | むくう | to reward, to recompense, to repay |
| 酵母 | こうぼ | yeast, leaven |
| 酵母菌 | こうぼきん | yeast fungus |
| 酵素 | こうそ | enzyme |
| 酵素学 | こうそがく | enzymology |
| 酷い | ひどい | cruel, awful, severe, very bad, serious, terrible, heavy, violent |
| 酷似 | こくじ | resemblance, resemble |
| 酷寒 | こっかん | severe (intense) cold, depth of winter |
| 酷暑 | こくしょ | intense heat |
| 酸 | さん | acid; sourness, sour taste |
| 酸化 | さんか | oxidation |
| 酸性土壌 | さんせいどじょう | acid soil |
| 酸橘 | すだち | sudachi, Japanese citrus (Citrus sudachi) |
| 醇乎 | じゅんこ | pure, sheer |
| 醇朴 | じゅんぼく | rustic simplicity, homeliness, unsophisticated, naive, honest, simple |
| 醇正 | じゅんせい | genuine, pure, perfect |
| 醋橘 | すだち | sudachi, Japanese citrus (Citrus sudachi) |
| 醗酵 | はっこう | fermentation, zymosis |
| 醜名 | しこな | Sumo wrestler's stage name |
| 醜女 | しゅうじょ, しこめ, ぶおんな, ぶす, ブス | homely woman, plain-looking woman; female demon |
| 醜悪 | しゅうあく | ugliness, meanness, offensiveness |
| 醜態 | しゅうたい | shameful sight, disgraceful behavior, disgraceful behaviour |
| 醜男 | ブおとこ, ぶおとこ, じこお | ugly man; strong, brawny man |
| 醜聞 | しゅうぶん | scandal |
| 醜行 | しゅうこう | disgraceful (scandalous) conduct, shameful behavior, shameful behaviour |
| 醸し出す | かもしだす | to engender, to bring about |
| 醸す | かもす | to brew, to cause, to give rise to, to distill |
| 醸成 | じょうせい | brew, foment, breed |
| 醸造 | じょうぞう | brewing, distillation |
| 醸造学 | じょうぞうがく | zymurgy |
| 醸造所 | じょうぞうしょ, じょうぞうじょ | brewery, distillery |
| 醸造酒 | じょうぞうしゅ | brewage, liquor |
| 采 | さい, さえ | dice, die; baton (of command) |
| 采配 | さいはい | baton (of command) |
| 采配を振る | さいはいをふる | to lead, to direct, to take command |
| 釈放 | しゃくほう | release, liberation, acquittal |
| 釈明 | しゃくめい | explanation, vindication |
| 釈迦 | しゃか | the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama, 563 BCE-483 BCE), Shakyamuni, Sakyamuni |
| 里子 | さとご | foster child |
| 里帰り | さとがえり | returning home, visiting one's parents, new bride's first visit to parents |
| 里親 | さとおや | foster parent(s) |
| 重さ | おもさ | weight |
| 重み | おもみ | importance, weight, dignity, emphasis |
| 重傷 | じゅうしょう, おもで | serious wound or injury |
| 重厚 | じゅうこう, ちょうこう | thickness, composure and dignity |
| 重圧 | じゅうあつ | pressure |
| 重大 | じゅうだい | serious, important, significant, grave, weighty |
| 重症 | じゅうしょう | serious illness |
| 重箱 | じゅうばこ | multi-tiered food box, stacked boxes |
| 重篤 | じゅうとく | serious (illness) |
| 重臣 | じゅうしん | chief vassal, senior statesman |
| 重荷 | おもに, じゅうか | load, heavy burden, encumbrance, heavy freight, heavy responsibility |
| 重複 | じゅうふく, ちょうふく | duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration |
| 重要 | じゅうよう | important, momentous, essential, principal, major |
| 重視 | じゅうし | importance, stress, serious consideration |
| 重謹慎 | じゅうきんしん | close confinement (in one's barracks) |
| 重軌条 | じゅうきじょう | heavy rail |
| 重量 | じゅうりょう | weight; heavyweight boxer |
| 重鎮 | じゅうちん | leader, authority, mainstay |
| 野党 | やとう | opposition party, political opposition, opposition |
| 野口啄木鳥 | のぐちげら, ノグチゲラ | Okinawa woodpecker (Sapheopipo noguchii) |
| 野犬 | やけん | stray dog, ownerless dog |
| 野獣 | やじゅう | beast, monster, wild animal |
| 野生 | やせい | wild, growing wild; I |
| 野羊 | やぎ, ヤギ | goat |
| 野良犬 | のらいぬ | stray dog |
| 野良猫 | のらねこ | stray cat, alley cat |
| 野茉莉 | えごのき, エゴノキ | Japanese snowbell, styrax japonica |
| 野菊 | のぎく | wild chrysanthemum, aster |
| 野蛮 | やばん | savage, uncivilized, uncivilised |
| 野郎 | やろう | rascal |
| 野駒 | のごま | a Siberian rubythroat |
| 野鳥 | やちょう | wild bird |
| 量販店 | りょうはんてん | volume seller |
| 金利 | きんり | interest rates |
| 金剛手 | こんごうしゅ | Vajrapani, wielder of the vajra |
| 金剛石 | こんごうせき | diamond |
| 金剛薩堕 | こんごうさった | Vajrasattva, Supreme Being of tantric Buddhism |
| 金坑 | きんこう | gold mine |
| 金城 | きんじょう | impregnable castle |
| 金塊 | きんかい | nugget, gold bullion, gold bar |
| 金壱万円 | きんいちまんえん | 10,000 Yen |
| 金子 | きんす | money, funds |
| 金字塔 | きんじとう | pyramid, monumental work |
| 金拾万円 | きんじゅうまんえん | 100,000 Yen |
| 金目鯛 | きんめだい | splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens) |
| 金眼鯛 | きんめだい | splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens) |
| 金網 | かなあみ | wire netting, wire mesh, wire screen |
| 金縛り | かなしばり | binding hand and foot, temporary feeling of paralysis |
| 金脈 | きんみゃく | (questionable) financial connections, vein of gold |
| 金融市場 | きんゆうしじょう | money market, financial market |
| 金融恐慌 | きんゆうきょうこう | financial crisis or panic |
| 金融機関 | きんゆうきかん | financial institutions, banking facilities |
| 金貨 | きんか | gold coin |
| 金鉱 | きんこう | gold mine |
| 金髪 | きんぱつ | blond hair |
| 金鳳花 | きんぽうげ | a buttercup |
| 針葉樹 | しんようじゅ | conifer, needle-leaved tree |
| 釣 | つり | fishing, angling; change (e.g. for a purchase) |
| 釣り | つり | fishing, angling; change (e.g. for a purchase) |
| 釣り堀 | つりぼり | fish pond |
| 釣り場 | つりば | fishing place |
| 釣り糸 | つりいと | fishing line |
| 釣り船 | つりぶね | fishing boat |
| 釣り針 | つりばり | fish hook |
| 釣り銭 | つりせん | change (e.g. for dollar) |
| 釣り鐘 | つりがね | temple bell (for striking) |
| 鈍 | どん | dull, slow, stupid, dull-brained |
| 鈍ちん | にぶちん, にぶチン | dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings) |
| 鈍らす | にぶらす | to blunt, to dull, to weaken |
| 鈍る | にぶる, なまる | to become less capable, to grow dull, to become blunt, to weaken |
| 鈍化 | どんか | becoming dull, slowing down |
| 鈍器 | どんき | blunt weapon |
| 鈍感 | どんかん | thickheadedness, stolidity, insensitivity |
| 鈴なり | すずなり | bunches (e.g. of fruit); crammed (e.g. with people), overflowing |
| 鈴なりになる | すずなりになる | to grow in clusters |
| 鉄則 | てっそく | ironclad regulation, inviolable rule |
| 鉄塔 | てっとう | pylon, steel tower |
| 鉄扉 | てっぴ | iron door |
| 鉄条網 | てつじょうもう | (barbed) wire entanglements |
| 鉄板 | てっぱん | iron plate; sure thing |
| 鉄棒 | てつぼう, かなぼう | iron rod, crowbar, horizontal bar (gymnastics) |
| 鉄砲 | てっぽう | gun; wooden pole that sumo wrestlers strike in practice (practise); fugu |
| 鉄筋 | てっきん | rebar, (concrete) iron reinforcing bar |
| 鉄腕 | てつわん | strong arm |
| 鉄道 | てつどう | railroad |
| 鉄鉱 | てっこう | iron ore |
| 鉄鋼 | てっこう | iron and steel |
| 鉄骨 | てっこつ | steel frame |
| 鉛 | なまり | lead (the metal) |
| 鉛ガラス | なまりガラス | lead glass |
| 鉛筆柏槙 | えんぴつびゃくしん, エンピツビャクシン | eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) |
| 鉛錘 | えんすい | plumb bob |
| 鉢合わせ | はちあわせ | bumping of heads, encounter, running into someone |
| 鉢巻き | はちまき | headband |
| 鉢植え | はちうえ | potted plant |
| 鉱区 | こうく | mining area, mine lot |
| 鉱山 | こうざん | mine (ore) |
| 鉱床 | こうしょう | ore deposit |
| 鉱業 | こうぎょう | mining industry |
| 鉱石 | こうせき | ore, mineral, crystal |
| 鉱脈 | こうみゃく | reef, streak |
| 銀嶺 | ぎんれい | silvery, snow-capped mountain |
| 銀河 | ぎんが | Milky Way; galaxy |
| 銀貨 | ぎんか | silver coin |
| 銃 | じゅう | gun, rifle, small arms |
| 銃剣 | じゅうけん | bayonet |
| 銃器 | じゅうき | small arms |
| 銃声 | じゅうせい | gunshot, (gun) report |
| 銃弾 | じゅうだん | bullet (from a rifle) |
| 銃撃 | じゅうげき | shooting, gunning (down) |
| 銃殺 | じゅうさつ | death by shooting |
| 銅 | どう, あかがね | copper |
| 銅メダル | どうメダル | bronze medal |
| 銅像 | どうぞう | bronze statue |
| 銅山 | どうざん | copper mine |
| 銅板 | どうばん | sheet copper |
| 銅版画 | どうはんが | copperplate engraving, etching |
| 銅鐸 | どうたく | bronze bell |
| 銑 | ずく | pig iron |
| 銑鉄 | せんてつ, ずくてつ | pig iron |
| 銓衡 | せんこう | selection, screening |
| 銘 | めい | inscription |
| 銘じる | めいじる | to stamp, to engrave, to inscribe |
| 銘する | めいする | to stamp, to engrave, to inscribe |
| 銘ずる | めいずる | to stamp, to engrave, to inscribe |
| 銘打つ | めいうつ | to engrave an inscription, to call (designate) itself, to mark, to label |
| 銘文 | めいぶん | inscription |
| 銘柄 | めいがら | brand; trading name of stocks and securities |
| 銘記 | めいき | keep in mind, take note of, remember |
| 銭湯 | せんとう | bath-house, public bath |
| 鋭いナイフ | するどいナイフ | sharp knife |
| 鋭利 | えいり | sharpness |
| 鋭意 | えいい | eagerly, earnestly, diligently |
| 鋭敏 | えいびん | sharpness, keenness, sensitiveness, mental acumen |
| 鋭角 | えいかく | acute angle |
| 鋳る | いる | to cast, to mint, to coin |
| 鋳型 | いがた | mold, mould, template |
| 鋳工 | ちゅうこう | metal caster |
| 鋳物 | いもの | cast metal, casting |
| 鋳貨 | ちゅうか | coinage, mintage |
| 鋳造 | ちゅうぞう | casting, founding, minting |
| 鋳金 | ちゅうきん | casting |
| 鋳鉄 | ちゅうてつ | cast iron |
| 鋼 | はがね, こう | steel |
| 鋼材 | こうざい | steel material |
| 鋼板 | こうはん, こうばん | steel sheet, steel plate(s) |
| 鋼管 | こうかん | steel pipe |
| 鋼鉄 | こうてつ | steel |
| 錘 | いわ | weight (of a fishing net) |
| 錘形 | つむがた | spindle-shaped, fusiform |
| 錘状 | すいじょう | spindle shaped |
| 錠 | じょう | lock, padlock; tablet, lozenge, pill |
| 錠をかける | じょうをかける | to fasten a lock |
| 錠前 | じょうまえ | lock |
| 錠剤 | じょうざい | pill, lozenge, tablet |
| 錦 | にしき | brocade |
| 錦上 | きんじょう | crowning beauty with even greater glory |
| 錦旗 | きんき | pennant, gold-brocade flag |
| 錦絵 | にしきえ | colour (woodblock) print, color print |
| 錦蛇 | にしきへび, ニシキヘビ | python, harlequin snake |
| 錦鯉 | にしきごい | coloured carp, colored carp |
| 錬成 | れんせい | training, drilling |
| 錬金術 | れんきんじゅつ | alchemy; making big money (implied, by dubious means) |
| 錯そう | さくそう | complication, intricacy |
| 錯イオン | さくイオン | complex ion |
| 錯乱 | さくらん | confusion, distraction, derangement |
| 錯綜 | さくそう | complication, intricacy |
| 錯覚 | さっかく | optical illusion; misapprehension, delusion |
| 錯誤 | さくご | mistake |
| 録画 | ろくが | (video) recording |
| 録音テープ | ろくおんテープ | audio tape, magnetic tape |
| 鍛える | きたえる | to forge, to drill, to temper, to train, to discipline |
| 鍛え上げる | きたえあげる | to temper thoroughly, to train well |
| 鍛冶 | かじ, たんや, かぬち | smithing, blacksmith |
| 鍛冶屋 | かじや | smith, blacksmith |
| 鍛工 | たんこう | metal worker |
| 鍛治 | かじ, たんや, かぬち | smithing, blacksmith |
| 鍛練 | たんれん | tempering, forging, hardening, disciplining, training |
| 鍛錬 | たんれん | tempering, forging, hardening, disciplining, training |
| 鍾乳洞 | しょうにゅうどう | limestone cave (cavern, grotto) |
| 鎌倉時代 | かまくらじだい | Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE) |
| 鎌切 | かまきり, とうろう, いもじり, いいぼむしり, カマキリ | praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis) |
| 鎌形 | かまがた | sickle-shaped, falciform |
| 鎌止め | かまどめ | cutting grass and trees is prohibited |
| 鎌足 | かまあし | legs bowed in, sitting with heels spread apart |
| 鎌首 | かまくび | gooseneck |
| 鎌鼬 | かまいたち | cut caused by whirlwind, folkloric monster |
| 鎔銑 | ようせん | molten iron |
| 鎖かたびら | くさりかたびら | chain mail (armor, armour) |
| 鎖国 | さこく | national isolation, exclusion of foreigners |
| 鎖鎌 | くさりがま | sickle and chain (weapon) |
| 鎖骨 | さこつ | collarbone, clavicle |
| 鎮 | ちん, しず | a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China) |
| 鎮圧 | ちんあつ | suppression, subjugation |
| 鎮守 | ちんじゅ | local Shinto deity, tutelary god |
| 鎮守の森 | ちんじゅのもり | grove of the village shrine |
| 鎮定 | ちんてい | suppression |
| 鎮火 | ちんか | extinguished |
| 鎮痛剤 | ちんつうざい | analgesic, painkiller, sedative, tranquilizer, tranquiliser |
| 鎮静 | ちんせい | calm, quiet, tranquility, tranquillity, appeasement, pacification |
| 鎮魂 | ちんこん, ちんごん | repose of souls |
| 鏡面 | きょうめん | mirror surface |
| 鐘乳洞 | しょうにゅうどう | limestone cave (cavern, grotto) |
| 鐘乳石 | しょうにゅうせき | stalactite |
| 鐘楼 | しょうろう | belfry, bell tower |
| 鑑 | かがみ | model, pattern |
| 鑑別 | かんべつ | discrimination, judgement, judgment, separation, sorting |
| 鑑定 | かんてい | judgement, judgment, expert opinion |
| 鑑識 | かんしき | judgement, judgment, discernment, discrimination, having eye for |
| 鑑賞 | かんしょう | appreciation (e.g. of art), aesthetic sense |
| 長丁場 | ながちょうば | long (stretch of) distance |
| 長兄 | ちょうけい | eldest brother |
| 長唄 | ながうた, ちょうか | long epic song with shamisen accompaniment, type of waka |
| 長官 | ちょうかん | secretary (government), director, chief |
| 長寿 | ちょうじゅ | longevity |
| 長崎県 | ながさきけん | Nagasaki prefecture (Kyuushuu) |
| 長征 | ちょうせい | lengthy military expedition, the Long March |
| 長径 | ちょうけい | major axis |
| 長期借款 | ちょうきしゃっかん | long-term loan |
| 長汀曲浦 | ちょうていきょくほ | long stretch of winding beach |
| 長江 | ちょうこう | Yangtze River, Changjiang River |
| 長編 | ちょうへん | long (e.g. novel, film) |
| 長老 | ちょうろう | eldest, senior |
| 長蛇の列 | ちょうだのれつ | long line, long queue |
| 長距離 | ちょうきょり | long distance, long haul |
| 長逝 | ちょうせい | death, passing |
| 長雨 | ながあめ, ながめ | long spell of rain |
| 長靴 | ちょうか, ながぐつ | leather boots, long boots |
| 長髪 | ちょうはつ | long hair |
| 門前払い | もんぜんばらい | turning another away at the gate or front door, refusing to receive a caller |
| 門徒 | もんと | follower, believer |
| 門戸 | もんこ | door |
| 門扉 | もんぴ | door(s) of a gate |
| 門柱 | もんちゅう | gatepost, pier |
| 門閥 | もんばつ | lineage, pedigree, good family |
| 閉ざす | とざす | to shut, to close, to lock, to fasten, to plunge (in grief) |
| 閉じこもる | とじこもる | to seclude oneself, to shut oneself away |
| 閉幕 | へいまく | falling of the curtain, coming to an end |
| 閉店 | へいてん | closing shop |
| 閉廷 | へいてい | adjourning court |
| 閉鎖 | へいさ | closing, closure, shutdown, lockout, unsociable |
| 開き | ひらき | opening, gap; dried and opened fish |
| 開催 | かいさい | holding a meeting, open an exhibition |
| 開墾 | かいこん | cultivating new land |
| 開墾地 | かいこんち | cultivated land |
| 開幕 | かいまく | raising the curtain |
| 開廷 | かいてい | court session, trial |
| 開扉 | かいひ | opening a door |
| 開拓 | かいたく | reclamation (of wasteland); pioneering, pathfinding, trail-blazing |
| 開拓者 | かいたくしゃ | pioneer, settler, colonist |
| 開港 | かいこう | open port, opening a port |
| 開示 | かいじ | disclosure (legal) |
| 開祖 | かいそ | (sect) founder, apostle, originator, inventor |
| 開票 | かいひょう | counting ballots |
| 開花 | かいか | blooming |
| 開襟シャツ | かいきんシャツ | open-collared shirt |
| 開設 | かいせつ | establishment, opening |
| 開閉 | かいへい | opening and shutting |
| 閑 | かん | spare time, free time, leisure |
| 閑か | しずか | quiet, peaceful |
| 閑古鳥 | かんこどり | cuckoo |
| 閑散 | かんさん | leisure, quiet, inactivity |
| 閑靖 | かんせい | tranquil, quiet |
| 閑静 | かんせい | quiet (e.g. neighbourhood, neighborhood) |
| 間伐 | かんばつ | periodic thinning (e.g. forest) |
| 間違いない | まちがいない | I have no doubt, You can depend on it, certain |
| 関 | せき | barrier, gate |
| 関与 | かんよ | participation, taking part in, participating in, being concerned in |
| 関係者 | かんけいしゃ | authorized people, authorised people, person(s) concerned |
| 関心 | かんしん | concern, interest |
| 関税 | かんぜい | customs, duty, tariff |
| 関税貿易一般協定 | かんぜいぼうえきいっぱんきょうてい | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (abolished in 1995), GATT |
| 関節 | かんせつ | joints (knee joint, elbow joint, etc.) |
| 閣僚 | かくりょう | cabinet ministers |
| 閣僚レベル | かくりょうレベル | cabinet-level |
| 閣内 | かくない | (inside the) Cabinet |
| 閣議 | かくぎ | cabinet meeting |
| 閥 | ばつ | clique, clan, faction |
| 閥族 | ばつぞく | clan, clique |
| 閨秀 | けいしゅう | accomplished lady |
| 閨閥 | けいばつ | clan |
| 閲す | えっす, けみす | to inspect; to elapse, to pass (time) |
| 閲する | えっする, けみする | to inspect; to elapse, to pass (time) |
| 閲兵 | えっぺい | parade, review (of troops) |
| 閲歴 | えつれき | career |
| 閲覧 | えつらん | inspection; browsing (the WWW, internet), web browsing |
| 閲覧室 | えつらんしつ | inspection room, reading room |
| 閲読 | えつどく | reading, perusal |
| 闘争 | とうそう | strife, conflict |
| 闘志 | とうし | fighting spirit, (will to) fight |
| 闘牛 | とうぎゅう | bullfighting, bullfight |
| 闘病 | とうびょう | fighting against an illness |
| 阪神 | はんしん | Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.) |
| 防御 | ぼうぎょ | defense, defence, safeguard, protection |
| 防水扉 | ぼうすいひ | watertight door |
| 防波堤 | ぼうはてい | breakwater, mole |
| 防潮堤 | ぼうちょうてい | tide embankment, seawall |
| 防火扉 | ぼうかとびら | fire door |
| 防災 | ぼうさい | disaster prevention |
| 防腐 | ぼうふ | preservation, embalmment |
| 防衛 | ぼうえい | defense, defence, protection, self-defense, self-defence |
| 防衛施設庁 | ぼうえいしせつちょう | (Japanese) Defense Facilities Administration Agency (Defence) |
| 防護 | ぼうご | protection |
| 阻喪 | そそう | loss of spirit, dejection |
| 阻害 | そがい | obstruction, inhibition |
| 阻止 | そし | obstruction, check, hindrance, prevention, interdiction |
| 阻隔 | そかく | separation, estrangement |
| 阿 | くま | corner, nook, recess; a shadow, a shade |
| 阿ねる | おもねる | to flatter |
| 阿る | おもねる | to flatter |
| 阿吽の呼吸 | あうんのこきゅう | the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity |
| 阿多福 | おたふく | moon-faced woman, homely woman |
| 阿弥陀 | あみだ | Amitabha |
| 阿片窟 | あへんくつ | opium den |
| 阿蘭陀 | おらんだ, オランダ | Holland, The Netherlands |
| 阿鼻叫喚 | あびきょうかん | agonizing cries, pandemonium, two of Buddhism's hells |
| 陀羅尼 | だらに | dharani, spell, litany, Sanskrit multi-syllabic chant |
| 附図 | ふず | attached map, plan, diagram or chart |
| 附帯 | ふたい | incidental, ancillary, accessory, secondary, collateral |
| 附近 | ふきん | neighbourhood; approaching |
| 附随 | ふずい | incident to, attaching to, annexed to, concomitant, attending |
| 降り | ふり | rainfall, snowfall; alighting, descending |
| 降伏 | こうふく | capitulation, surrender, submission |
| 降板 | こうばん | leave the mound (baseball), knocked out |
| 降水量 | こうすいりょう | precipitation |
| 降誕 | こうたん | birth (regal), nativity |
| 降雨 | こうう | rainfall, rain |
| 降霜 | こうそう | (fall of) frost |
| 限る | かぎる | to restrict, to limit, to confine |
| 限定 | げんてい | limit, restriction |
| 陛下 | へいか | your Majesty, his (or her) Majesty |
| 陛衛 | へいえい | Imperial guard |
| 陣 | じん | battle formation, camp, encampment |
| 陣中 | じんちゅう | in camp, at the front |
| 陣営 | じんえい | camp (group of same ideological beliefs) |
| 陣地 | じんち | (military) encampment, position |
| 陣頭 | じんとう | head of an army |
| 除いて | のぞいて | except, save |
| 除去 | じょきょ | removal, getting rid of |
| 除名 | じょめい | expulsion, excommunication |
| 除外 | じょがい | exception, exclusion |
| 除湿 | じょしつ | dehumidification |
| 除草 | じょそう | weeding |
| 陥せい | かんせい | trap, pitfall |
| 陥る | おちいる | to fall, to trap, to cave in, to collapse |
| 陥入 | かんにゅう | subsiding, falling (cave) in, collapse |
| 陥没 | かんぼつ | cave-in, subsidence |
| 陥穽 | かんせい | trap, pitfall |
| 陥落 | かんらく | fall, sinking, surrender, capitulation |
| 陪侍 | ばいじ | retainer, attending on the nobility |
| 陪審 | ばいしん | jury, juryman, juror |
| 陪審員 | ばいしんいん | juror, juryman |
| 陪席 | ばいせき | sitting with one's superior, in attendance |
| 陪従 | ばいじゅう | waiting upon, attending on, accompany |
| 陪臣 | ばいしん | rear vassal, daimyo's retainer |
| 陪観 | ばいかん | view with a superior |
| 陪食 | ばいしょく | dining with one's superior(s) |
| 陰り | かげり | shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness), shade, gloom |
| 陰口 | かげぐち | malicious gossip, backbiting, speaking ill behind someone's back |
| 陰唇 | いんしん | the labium, labia |
| 陰弁慶 | かげべんけい | lion at home but weakling elsewhere |
| 陰影 | いんえい | shadow, gloom; shading, hatch, hatching |
| 陰性 | いんせい | negative |
| 陰気 | いんき | gloom, melancholy |
| 陰湿 | いんしつ | malicious; devious; damp and shady |
| 陰茎 | いんけい | penis |
| 陰謀 | いんぼう | plot intrigue, conspiracy |
| 陳こびる | ひねこびる | to look old, to appear mature (e.g. of children) |
| 陳ねこびる | ひねこびる | to look old, to appear mature (e.g. of children) |
| 陳ねる | ひねる | to age |
| 陳べる | のべる | to state, to express, to mention |
| 陳列 | ちんれつ | exhibition, display, show |
| 陳情 | ちんじょう | petition, appeal |
| 陳腐 | ちんぷ | stale, hackneyed, cliched |
| 陳謝 | ちんしゃ | apology |
| 陳述 | ちんじゅつ | statement, declaration |
| 陵 | みささぎ | imperial mausoleum, Emperor's tomb |
| 陵墓 | りょうぼ | imperial tomb or mausoleum |
| 陵駕 | りょうが | excelling, surpassing, outdoing, superior |
| 陶冶 | とうや | training, education, cultivation |
| 陶器 | とうき | pottery, ceramics |
| 陶工 | とうこう | potter |
| 陶磁 | とうじ | clay |
| 陶磁器 | とうじき | ceramics and porcelain |
| 陶磁器店 | とうじきてん | ceramic stores |
| 陶芸 | とうげい | ceramic art, ceramics |
| 陶芸家 | とうげいか | potter |
| 陶酔 | とうすい | intoxication |
| 陸上競技 | りくじょうきょうぎ | track-and-field events |
| 陸上自衛隊 | りくじょうじえいたい | Ground Self-Defense Forces (Defence) |
| 陸揚げ | りくあげ | unloading (a ship), landing |
| 険峻 | けんしゅん | steep, precipitous |
| 険悪 | けんあく | dangerous, serious, gloomy, perilous, threatening, stormy |
| 険阻 | けんそ | precipice, steep (e.g. mountain pass) |
| 陽 | よう | yang (i.e. the positive); the open (i.e. a visible place) |
| 陽光 | ようこう | sunshine, sunlight |
| 陽子 | ようし | proton |
| 陽性 | ようせい | positivity |
| 隅々 | すみずみ | every nook and corner |
| 隅に置けない | すみにおけない | witty and knowing, not to be underestimated, smooth operator |
| 隅隅 | すみずみ | every nook and corner |
| 隆々 | りゅうりゅう | prosperous, flourishing, thriving, muscular, brawny |
| 隆昌 | りゅうしょう | prosperity |
| 隆替 | りゅうたい | rise and decline |
| 隆盛 | りゅうせい | prosperity |
| 隆起 | りゅうき | protuberance, projection, rising |
| 隆運 | りゅううん | prosperity, good fortune |
| 隆隆 | りゅうりゅう | prosperous, flourishing, thriving, muscular, brawny |
| 隆鼻術 | りゅうびじゅつ | cosmetic (plastic) surgery of the nose, rhinoplasty, nose job |
| 隊伍 | たいご | ranks of troops, (parading in) formation, line array |
| 隊員 | たいいん | group members |
| 隊長 | たいちょう | commanding officer |
| 階 | かい | stories; counter for storeys and floors of a building |
| 階層 | かいそう | class, level, stratum, layer, hierarchy |
| 階級 | かいきゅう | class, rank, grade |
| 随一 | ずいいち | best, greatest, first |
| 随伴 | ずいはん | attendance, accompanying, following; adjoint |
| 随員 | ずいいん | member of an entourage or retinue or party, attendant |
| 随想 | ずいそう | occasional thoughts |
| 随意 | ずいい | voluntary, optional |
| 随所 | ずいしょ | everywhere |
| 随時 | ずいじ | at any time, as occasion calls |
| 随行 | ずいこう | attendant, follower |
| 隔たり | へだたり | distance, interval, gap, difference, estrangement |
| 隔て | へだて | partition, distinction |
| 隔壁 | かくへき | barrier wall |
| 隔年 | かくねん | biannually, every second year, every other year |
| 隔月 | かくげつ | every second month, every other month |
| 隔週 | かくしゅう | every other week |
| 隔離 | かくり | isolation, segregation, separation, quarantine |
| 際涯 | さいがい | limits, boundary, end |
| 障壁 | しょうへき | enclosing wall, barrier |
| 障害者 | しょうがいしゃ | (physically) handicapped person, disabled person |
| 隠し引き出し | かくしひきだし | secret withdrawal |
| 隠す | かくす | to hide, to conceal |
| 隠れ家 | かくれが | hiding place, refuge |
| 隠匿 | いんとく | concealment |
| 隠匿物資 | いんとくぶっし | concealed materials |
| 隠匿者 | いんとくしゃ | hider, person in hiding |
| 隠密 | おんみつ | privacy, secrecy, spy, detective |
| 隠居 | いんきょ | retirement; retired person |
| 隠滅 | いんめつ | destruction, suppression |
| 隠熊之実 | かくれくまのみ | Ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) |
| 隠語 | いんご | secret language, jargon, cant; humbug |
| 隣人 | りんじん | neighbour, neighbor, neighbourhood, neighborhood |
| 隣国 | りんごく, りんこく | neighbouring country, neighboring country, neighbouring state, neighboring state |
| 隣室 | りんしつ | next or adjoining room |
| 隣家 | りんか | neighbouring house, neighboring house |
| 隣接 | りんせつ | adjoin, adjacent, related |
| 隣近所 | となりきんじょ | neighbors, neighbours, neighborhood, neighbourhood |
| 隷下 | れいか | subordinates, followers |
| 隷属 | れいぞく | subordination |
| 隷従 | れいじゅう | slavery |
| 隷書 | れいしょ | clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji) |
| 隻 | せき | counter for ships |
| 隻影 | せきえい | a glimpse of an object's outlines |
| 隻手 | せきしゅ | one arm, one hand |
| 隻眼 | せきがん | eye (for pictures, etc.), one eye |
| 隻語 | せきご | just a few words |
| 隼 | はやぶさ, ハヤブサ | falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus) |
| 隼科 | はやぶさか | Falconidae family (birds of prey) |
| 雄 | おす | male (animal) |
| 雄たけび | おたけび, おさけび | war cry, roar |
| 雄勁 | ゆうけい | vigorous, powerful |
| 雄大 | ゆうだい | grandeur, magnificence, splendour, splendor |
| 雄姿 | ゆうし | gallant figure |
| 雄弁 | ゆうべん | oratory, eloquence |
| 雄羊 | おひつじ | ram |
| 雄花 | おばな | male flower |
| 雅 | が | elegance; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing) |
| 雅び | みやび | refinement, elegance |
| 雅びた | みやびた | elegant, graceful |
| 雅びやか | みやびやか | elegant, graceful |
| 雅俗折衷 | がぞくせっちゅう | blending of the classical and colloquial styles |
| 雅号 | がごう | alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume |
| 雅文 | がぶん | elegant (literary) style |
| 雅楽 | ががく | old Japanese court music, gagaku |
| 集 | しゅう | collection, compilation |
| 集まり | あつまり | gathering, meeting, assembly, collection |
| 集中 | しゅうちゅう | concentration, convergence, centralization, integration, gathering together |
| 集中豪雨 | しゅうちゅうごうう | local downpour, severe rain fall |
| 集団 | しゅうだん | group, mass |
| 集積 | しゅうせき | accumulation |
| 集荷 | しゅうか | collection of cargo, cargo booking |
| 集落 | しゅうらく, じゅらく | village, community, settlement, town, colony (animals, etc.) |
| 集計 | しゅうけい | totalization, totalisation, aggregate |
| 雇 | やとい | employee, employment |
| 雇い | やとい | employee, employment |
| 雇い主 | やといぬし, こしゅ | employer |
| 雇員 | こいん | assistant, employee |
| 雇用 | こよう | employment (long term), hire |
| 雌しべ | めしべ, しずい | pistil |
| 雌コネクタ | めすコネクタ | female connector |
| 雌伏 | しふく | remaining in obscurity |
| 雌性 | しせい | female |
| 雌牛 | めうし | cow, heifer |
| 雌犬 | めすいぬ, めいぬ | bitch, female dog |
| 雌花 | めばな | female flower |
| 雌螺子 | めねじ | female screw |
| 雌雄 | しゆう | male and female (animal) |
| 雑 | ざつ | rough, crude, sloppy, messy; miscellaneous |
| 雑木林 | ぞうきばやし, ぞうぼくりん | grove of mixed trees, copse |
| 雑煮 | ぞうに | New Year dish, rice cakes cooked w. vegetables |
| 雑穀 | ざっこく | assorted grains, cereals; millet |
| 雑草 | ざっそう | weed |
| 雑菌 | ざっきん | microorganisms, saprophyte, saprophytic bacteria |
| 雑談 | ざつだん | chatting, idle talk |
| 雑貨 | ざっか | miscellaneous goods, general goods, sundries |
| 雑踏 | ざっとう | congestion, traffic jam, throng, hustle and bustle |
| 雛 | ひよこ, ひな | young bird; doll; green, wet behind the ears, juvenile |
| 雛人形 | ひなにんぎょう | doll |
| 雛型 | ひながた | model; sample; prescribed form |
| 雛形 | ひながた | model; sample; prescribed form |
| 雛祭 | ひなまつり | Girls' (dolls') Festival (March 3rd) |
| 雛祭り | ひなまつり | Girls' (dolls') Festival (March 3rd) |
| 雛罌粟 | ひなげし | red poppy, Papaver rhoeas, common poppy |
| 雛鑑別者 | ひなかんべつしゃ | chicken sexer |
| 離党 | りとう | secession from a political party |
| 離婚訴訟 | りこんそしょう | divorce suit, divorce proceedings |
| 離島 | りとう | isolated (outlying) island, departure from an island |
| 離散 | りさん | dispersal, scattering; discrete |
| 離礁 | りしょう | refloat |
| 離脱 | りだつ | withdrawal, secession, separation, breakaway |
| 離陸 | りりく | takeoff |
| 難 | なん | difficulty, hardships, defect |
| 難問 | なんもん | perplexity, difficult question, difficult problem |
| 難易 | なんい | difficulty, relative difficulty |
| 難民 | なんみん | refugees |
| 難波潟 | なにわがた | Naniwa Bay (old name for Osaka Bay) |
| 難渋 | なんじゅう | retardation |
| 難病 | なんびょう | incurable disease |
| 難色 | なんしょく | disapproval |
| 雨水 | あまみず, うすい | rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. Feb 19) |
| 雨滴 | うてき | raindrops |
| 雨漏り | あまもり | roof leak |
| 雨量 | うりょう | rainfall |
| 雪だるま | ゆきだるま | snowman |
| 雪崩 | なだれ | avalanche |
| 雪渓 | せっけい | snowy valley |
| 雪解け | ゆきどけ | snow thaw, thawing |
| 雪辱 | せつじょく | vindication of honour, vindication of honor, making up for loss, revenge |
| 雰囲気を壊す | ふんいきをこわす | to spoil the mood |
| 雲の上 | くものうえ | above the clouds, the Imperial Court |
| 雲仙岳 | うんぜんだけ | mountain in Nagasaki Prefecture |
| 雲壌 | うんじょう | clouds and earth, great difference |
| 雲散霧消 | うんさんむしょう | vanishing like mist |
| 雲水 | うんすい | itinerant priest, clouds and water |
| 雲泥の差 | うんでいのさ | wide difference, a world of difference |
| 雲行き | くもゆき | weather, look of the sky, situation, turn of affairs, signs |
| 雲霞 | うんか, くもかすみ | clouds and haze (fog), disappearing, fleeing |
| 雲霧 | うんむ | clouds and fog |
| 零し | こぼし | spilling; waste-water container (tea ceremony) |
| 零す | こぼす | to spill; to grumble |
| 零下 | れいか | below zero, sub-zero |
| 零敗 | れいはい | going undefeated, losing without scoring a point, whitewash, being shut out |
| 零時 | れいじ | 12 o'clock (midnight) |
| 零細 | れいさい | insignificant, trifling, paltry, paltry, cottage (industry), tiny (company) |
| 雷こう | らいこう | mercury fulminate |
| 雷雨 | らいう | thunderstorm |
| 雷雲 | らいうん | thunder cloud |
| 電光掲示板 | でんこうけいじばん | electric scoreboard |
| 電力 | でんりょく | electric power |
| 電卓 | でんたく | calculator (electronic) |
| 電子 | でんし | electron; (esp. as a prefix) electronic, electronics |
| 電子顕微鏡 | でんしけんびきょう | electron microscope |
| 電柱 | でんちゅう | telephone pole, telegraph pole, lightpole |
| 電機 | でんき | electrical machinery, appliances |
| 電気洗濯機 | でんきせんたくき | electric washing machine |
| 電気炉 | でんきろ | electric furnace |
| 電池 | でんち | battery |
| 電波 | でんぱ | electro-magnetic wave, radio wave; nonsense |
| 電波望遠鏡 | でんぱぼうえんきょう | radio telescope |
| 電源 | でんげん | source of electricity; power (button on TV, etc.) |
| 電磁 | でんじ | electromagnetic (physics) |
| 電磁波 | でんじは | electromagnetic waves |
| 電解槽 | でんかいそう | electrolytic cell, electrolytic bath |
| 電鈴 | でんれい | electric bell |
| 電鉄 | でんてつ | electric railway |
| 需給 | じゅきゅう | supply and demand |
| 需要 | じゅよう | demand, request |
| 霄壌 | しょうじょう | heaven and earth |
| 震動 | しんどう | shock, tremor, impact |
| 震央 | しんおう | epicentre, epicenter, earthquake centre, earthquake center |
| 震度 | しんど | Japanese earthquake scale (level 1: weak to level 7: devastation) |
| 震源 | しんげん | epicentre, epicenter, earthquake centre, earthquake center |
| 震災 | しんさい | earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923) |
| 霊 | れい | soul, spirit, departed soul, ghost |
| 霊園 | れいえん | cemetery |
| 霊感 | れいかん | afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.) |
| 霊泉 | れいせん | miraculous spring or fountain |
| 霊長 | れいちょう | leader with miraculous powers, humanity |
| 霊魂 | れいこん | soul, spirit |
| 霜 | しも | frost |
| 霜よけ | しもよけ | covering which protects against frost |
| 霜害 | そうがい | frost damage |
| 霜月 | しもつき | eleventh month of the lunar calendar |
| 霜柱 | しもばしら | frost columns, ice needles |
| 霜解け | しもどけ | thaw, thawing |
| 霜雰 | そうふん | frosty air |
| 霞 | かすみ | mist, haze; dimness (of sight) |
| 霞が関 | かすみがせき | area in Tokyo; Japanese government departments (euph) |
| 霞む | かすむ | to grow hazy; to get blurry; to be overshadowed |
| 霞ケ関 | かすみがせき | area in Tokyo; Japanese government departments (euph) |
| 霞ヶ関 | かすみがせき | area in Tokyo; Japanese government departments (euph) |
| 霞草 | かすみそう | baby's-breath |
| 霧吹き | きりふき | spray, atomizer, atomiser |
| 霧雨 | きりさめ | drizzle, light rain |
| 霧雰 | むふん | misty air |
| 露出 | ろしゅつ | exposure |
| 露呈 | ろてい | exposure, disclosure |
| 露天 | ろてん | open air |
| 露天商 | ろてんしょう | stallholder |
| 露店 | ろてん | street stall, stand, booth |
| 露骨 | ろこつ | frank; conspicuous; broad, suggestive, lewd |
| 青写真 | あおじゃしん | blueprint, plan |
| 青山 | せいざん | blue or green mountain; grave, burial place |
| 青嵐 | あおあらし, せいらん | wind blowing through verdure, mountain air |
| 青息吐息 | あおいきといき | deep distress |
| 青木 | あおき, アオキ | Japanese laurel; live tree |
| 青果 | せいか | fruit(s) and vegetables |
| 青梅 | あおうめ | unripe plum |
| 青竹 | あおだけ | green bamboo |
| 青膨れ | あおぶくれ | dropsical (blue-green) swelling |
| 青葉 | あおば | fresh leaves |
| 青藍色 | せいらんしょく | livid |
| 青銅 | せいどう | bronze |
| 青銅器 | せいどうき | bronze ware |
| 青雲 | せいうん | blue sky, high rank |
| 靖国 | せいこく | pacifying the nation |
| 靖国神社 | やすくにじんじゃ | Yasukuni Shrine |
| 静けさ | しずけさ | stillness, silence, hush, calm, serenity |
| 静まり返る | しずまりかえる | to fall silent, to become still as death |
| 静寂 | せいじゃく, しじま | silence, stillness, quietness |
| 静止 | せいし | stillness, repose, standing still |
| 静穏 | せいおん | serene, tranquility, tranquillity |
| 静粛 | せいしゅく | silent |
| 静脈 | じょうみゃく | vein |
| 静観 | せいかん | watchful waiting, careful supervision |
| 静養 | せいよう | (convalescent) rest |
| 非公式 | ひこうしき | informal |
| 非公開 | ひこうかい | private |
| 非凡 | ひぼん | prodigy, rare, unique, extraordinary |
| 非合法 | ひごうほう | illegal, unlawful |
| 非局所分岐 | ひきょくしょぶんき | non-local jump |
| 非常勤 | ひじょうきん | part-time work |
| 非情 | ひじょう | inanimate nature, callous, heartless |
| 非行 | ひこう | delinquency, misconduct |
| 非鉄金属 | ひてつきんぞく | nonferrous metals |
| 非難 | ひなん | blame, attack, criticism |
| 面影 | おもかげ | face, looks, vestiges, trace |
| 面白 | おもしろ | amusing, interesting |
| 革新 | かくしん | reform, innovation |
| 革靴 | かわぐつ | leather shoes |
| 靴 | くつ | shoes, footwear |
| 靴べら | くつべら | shoehorn |
| 靴ブラシ | くつブラシ | shoe brush |
| 靴屋 | くつや | shoemaker, shoe store |
| 鞠 | まり | ball |
| 韓国 | かんこく | (South) Korea |
| 音声 | おんせい, おんじょう | voice, (the concept of) sound |
| 音栓 | おんせん | organ stop |
| 音沙汰 | おとさた | news, letter |
| 音韻 | おんいん | vocal sound, phoneme |
| 音響 | おんきょう | sound, noise, echo, acoustic(s) |
| 音頭 | おんど | workmen's songs, marching songs |
| 韻 | いん | rhyme |
| 韻事 | いんじ | artistic pursuits |
| 韻字 | いんじ | rhyming words |
| 韻律 | いんりつ | rhythm, metre (poet) |
| 韻文 | いんぶん | verse, poetry |
| 韻脚 | いんきゃく | metrical foot (poet.) |
| 韻語 | いんご | rhyme in a Chinese poem |
| 響 | ひびき | echo, sound, reverberation, noise |
| 響き渡る | ひびきわたる | to resound |
| 響笛 | きょうてき | vibrating pipe |
| 項 | うなじ | nape, nucha |
| 順 | じゅん | order, turn |
| 順に | じゅんに | in order, in turn, one by one |
| 順位 | じゅんい | order, rank, position (e.g. in a race), precedence |
| 順守 | じゅんしゅ | compliance, adherence (to a set of rules), (religious) observance |
| 順序 | じゅんじょ | order, sequence, procedure |
| 順当 | じゅんとう | proper, right, reasonable |
| 順次 | じゅんじ | in order, sequential, seriatim |
| 順調 | じゅんちょう | favourable, favorable, doing well, OK, all right |
| 順風満帆 | じゅんぷうまんぱん | smooth sailing |
| 須く | すべからく | by all means, in all cases, ought to do |
| 須らく | すべからく | by all means, in all cases, ought to do |
| 須要 | しゅよう | absolutely necessary |
| 頌 | いわいうた | festive poem or song; congratulatory form (of waka) |
| 頌する | しょうする | to celebrate someone's achievements |
| 頌徳 | しょうとく | eulogy |
| 頌春 | しょうしゅん | Happy New Year |
| 頌栄 | しょうえい | doxology |
| 頌歌 | しょうか | anthem, carol, hymn of praise |
| 頌詞 | しょうし | (words of) praise, eulogy |
| 預かり | あずかり | under custody; undecided match, draw, tie |
| 預かり証 | あずかりしょう | claim check, baggage check, luggage check, deposit receipt |
| 預け入れる | あずけいれる | to make a deposit |
| 預託 | よたく | deposition |
| 預貯金 | よちょきん | deposits and savings, bank account |
| 預金 | よきん | deposit, bank account |
| 頑 | かたくな | obstinate |
| 頑として | がんとして | firmly, stubbornly |
| 頑な | かたくな | obstinate |
| 頑丈 | がんじょう | solid, firm, stout, burly, strong, sturdy |
| 頑健 | がんけん | robust health, able-bodied |
| 頑固 | がんこ | stubbornness, obstinacy |
| 頑張って | がんばって | Hold on, Go for it, Keep at it |
| 頑張り | がんばり | tenacity, endurance |
| 頑強 | がんきょう | dogged, tenacious, stubborn |
| 頒価 | はんか | distribution price |
| 頒布 | はんぷ | distribution |
| 頒布権 | はんぷけん | (movie) distribution rights |
| 頒白 | はんぱく | grayish color, greyish colour; grizzled hair |
| 頒行 | はんこう | circulation, distribution, promulgation |
| 領内 | りょうない | (within a) territory, domains |
| 領土 | りょうど | dominion, territory, possession |
| 領域 | りょういき | area, domain, territory, field, range, region, regime |
| 領有 | りょうゆう | possession |
| 頭の冴え | あたまのさえ | bright intelligence |
| 頭取 | とうどり | (bank) president |
| 頭頂 | とうちょう | top of the head, vertex (anat.), parietal |
| 頭髪 | とうはつ | hair (of head) |
| 頸椎 | けいつい | cervical vertebrae |
| 頻く | しく | to occur repeatedly, to be repeated |
| 頻り | しきり | frequent, continual, constant, repeated, eager |
| 頻りに | しきりに | frequently; strongly, eagerly |
| 頻る | しきる | to repeat over and over again |
| 頻度 | ひんど | frequency |
| 頻発 | ひんぱつ | frequency, frequent occurrence |
| 頻繁 | ひんぱん | frequent, incessant |
| 頼み | たのみ | request, favor, favour, reliance, dependence |
| 頼み込む | たのみこむ | to request earnestly |
| 頼り | たより | reliance, dependence |
| 頼る | たよる | to rely on, to have recourse to, to depend on |
| 題材 | だいざい | subject, theme |
| 額面 | がくめん | face value, par |
| 顔ぶれ | かおぶれ | personnel; announcement of next day's match-ups (sumo) |
| 顔合わせ | かおあわせ | meeting together, introduction |
| 顔見知り | かおみしり | acquaintance |
| 顕 | あらわ | exposed; public, open |
| 顕在 | けんざい | actual (as opposed to hidden or obscured), actualized, actualised |
| 顕彰 | けんしょう | manifesting, displaying, honouring, honoring |
| 顕著 | けんちょ | remarkable, striking, obvious |
| 願 | がん | prayer, wish, vow |
| 願ったり叶ったり | ねがったりかなったり | everything working out as desired |
| 願書 | がんしょ | written application or petition, application form |
| 願望 | がんぼう, がんもう | desire, wish, aspiration |
| 類い稀 | たぐいまれ | unique, rare, exceptional, unparalleled, incomparable |
| 類人猿 | るいじんえん | anthropoid, troglodyte |
| 類稀 | たぐいまれ | unique, rare, exceptional, unparalleled, incomparable |
| 顧問 | こもん | adviser, advisor, consultant |
| 顧客 | こきゃく, こかく | customer, client, patron |
| 風俗 | ふうぞく | manners, customs |
| 風俗営業 | ふうぞくえいぎょう | business offering food and entertainment, cabaret, club and restaurant business |
| 風刺 | ふうし | satire, irony, sarcasm |
| 風土 | ふうど | natural features, topography, climate, spiritual features |
| 風太郎 | ぷうたろう, プーたろう, ふうたろう, プータロー | vagabond; day labourer, esp. on the docks |
| 風洞 | ふうどう | wind tunnel |
| 風潮 | ふうちょう | tide, current; tendency |
| 風物詩 | ふうぶつし | things which remind one of a particular season |
| 風琴 | ふうきん | organ, harmonium |
| 風穴 | ふうけつ | cave from which cold wind blows |
| 風諭 | ふうゆ | allegory |
| 風速 | ふうそく | wind speed |
| 風邪気 | かざけ, かぜけ | slight cold |
| 風邪薬 | かぜぐすり, かざぐすり | remedy for a cold, cold medicine |
| 風采 | ふうさい | appearance, air, mien, getup |
| 風采があがらない | ふうさいがあがらない | making a poor appearance |
| 風采が上がらない | ふうさいがあがらない | making a poor appearance |
| 風采が揚がらない | ふうさいがあがらない | making a poor appearance |
| 風鈴 | ふうりん | wind chime, wind bell |
| 風雲 | ふううん, かざぐも | winds and clouds, elements, situation, state of affairs |
| 颯と | さっと | quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.) |
| 颯爽 | さっそう | gallant, dashing, jaunty |
| 颯颯 | さっさつ | rustle of wind |
| 飛 | ひ | rook (shogi) |
| 飛ばし | とばし | selling or divesting in unwanted stocks, hiding bad loans |
| 飛び出し | とびだし | something that leaps or thrusts out |
| 飛竜 | ペーロン | dragon boat (long 22-person canoe used for racing), races with such boats |
| 飛翔 | ひしょう | flight, flying, soaring |
| 飛脚 | ひきゃく | express messenger, postman, mailman, courier |
| 飛行艇 | ひこうてい | flying boat |
| 食い違い | くいちがい | discrepancy, different or conflicting opinions |
| 食中毒 | しょくちゅうどく | food poisoning |
| 食卓 | しょくたく | dining table |
| 食品添加物 | しょくひんてんかぶつ | food additive |
| 食塩 | しょくえん | table salt |
| 食物繊維 | しょくもつせんい | dietary fiber, dietary fibre |
| 食生活 | しょくせいかつ | eating habits |
| 食管法 | しょっかんほう | law governing food quality |
| 食糧不足 | しょくりょうふそく, しょくりょうぶそく | food shortage |
| 食糧庁 | しょくりょうちょう | food agency |
| 食糧援助 | しょくりょうえんじょ | food assistance |
| 食糧配給 | しょくりょうはいきゅう | food distribution |
| 食肉 | しょくにく | meat (for consumption) |
| 食蟻獣 | ありくい, アリクイ | anteater |
| 飢え | うえ | hunger, starvation |
| 飢える | うえる, かつえる | to starve, to thirst, to be hungry |
| 飢え死 | うえじに, がし, かつえじに, きし | (death from) starvation, starving to death |
| 飢え死に | うえじに, がし, かつえじに, きし | (death from) starvation, starving to death |
| 飢きん | ききん | famine, drought, shortage, crop failure |
| 飢死 | うえじに, がし, かつえじに, きし | (death from) starvation, starving to death |
| 飢死に | うえじに, がし, かつえじに, きし | (death from) starvation, starving to death |
| 飢餓 | きが | hunger, starvation |
| 飢饉 | ききん | famine, drought, shortage, crop failure |
| 飯店 | はんてん | (Chinese) restaurant |
| 飯桐 | いいぎり | Idesia polycarpa, idesia |
| 飲ませる | のませる | to make somebody drink, to give someone a drink |
| 飲み屋 | のみや | bar, saloon |
| 飲み水 | のみみず | drinking water |
| 飲み食い | のみくい | food and drink, eating and drinking |
| 飲料 | いんりょう | (a) drink |
| 飲食 | いんしょく | food and drink, eating and drinking |
| 飼いならし | かいならし | taming, the taming of |
| 飼いならす | かいならす | to tame (e.g. animal), to domesticate |
| 飼い主 | かいぬし | shepherd, (pet) owner |
| 飼い犬 | かいいぬ | pet dog |
| 飼い猫 | かいねこ | pet cat |
| 飼料 | しりょう | fodder, feed |
| 飼育 | しいく | breeding, raising, rearing |
| 飽かす | あかす | to glut, to satiate, to weary, to tire, to bore |
| 飽かず | あかず | with untiring zeal |
| 飽かぬ | あかぬ | unwearied, unwearying |
| 飽き | あき | weariness, tiresomeness |
| 飽きっぽい | あきっぽい | fickle, capricious, soon wearied of |
| 飽くまでも | あくまでも | to the last, persistency, thoroughness |
| 飽和 | ほうわ | saturation |
| 飽食 | ほうしょく | gluttony, satiation, engorgement |
| 飾り | かざり | decoration |
| 飾り付け | かざりつけ | decoration, arrangement |
| 養嗣子 | ようしし | adoptive heir |
| 養子 | ようし | adopted child (usu. male), son-in-law |
| 養子縁組 | ようしえんぐみ | adoption (of an heir) |
| 養成 | ようせい | training, development |
| 養殖 | ようしょく | raising, culture, cultivation |
| 養蚕 | ようさん | sericulture, silkworm culture |
| 養護教諭 | ようごきょうゆ | teacher for the handicapped |
| 養豚 | ようとん | pig-keeping, pig farming |
| 養鯉 | ようり | carp breeding |
| 養鶏 | ようけい | poultry raising |
| 餓える | うえる, かつえる | to starve, to thirst, to be hungry |
| 餓え死に | うえじに, がし, かつえじに, きし | (death from) starvation, starving to death |
| 餓死 | うえじに, がし, かつえじに, きし | (death from) starvation, starving to death |
| 餓狼 | がろう | hungry wolf |
| 餓鬼 | がき, ガキ | brat, kids; preta (hungry ghost), ghoul |
| 餓鬼大将 | がきだいしょう | boss of the children (in the neighbourhood) (neighborhood), bully |
| 餓鬼道 | がきどう | hungry ghost (preta) realm |
| 館長 | かんちょう | superintendent, director, curator, chief librarian |
| 饑餓 | きが | hunger, starvation |
| 饗宴 | きょうえん | feast |
| 首位 | しゅい | first place, head position, leading position |
| 首尾 | しゅび | issue, course of events, beginning and end |
| 首班 | しゅはん | head, leader, Prime Minister |
| 首肯 | しゅこう | assent, consent |
| 首肯く | うなずく | to nod, to bow one's head in assent |
| 首脳 | しゅのう | head, brains, leading spirit |
| 首脳部 | しゅのうぶ | executives, top management, governing body |
| 首謀 | しゅぼう | planning, plotting, ringleader |
| 首長 | しゅちょう | head (of organization, organisation), chief |
| 首飾り | くびかざり | necklace |
| 首魁 | しゅかい | forerunner, ringleader |
| 香 | きょう | lance (shogi) |
| 香る | かおる | to smell sweet, to be fragrant |
| 香典 | こうでん | condolence gift, gift brought to a funeral, incense money |
| 香料 | こうりょう | flavoring; fragrance; condolence gift |
| 香港 | ほんこん, ホンコン | Hong Kong (China) |
| 香炉 | こうろ | censer, incense burner |
| 香辛料 | こうしんりょう | spices |
| 馥郁 | ふくいく | fragrant, sweet-smelling |
| 馨しい | かぐわしい | sweet-smelling, scentful, fragrant |
| 馨り | かおり | aroma, fragrance, scent, smell |
| 馨香 | けいこう | fragrance, perfume, aroma; honor, honour, fame |
| 馬克 | マルク, まるく | mark |
| 馬券 | ばけん | (horse racing) betting ticket |
| 馬匹 | ばひつ | horses |
| 馬場 | ばば | horse-riding ground |
| 馬鈴薯 | じゃがいも, ジャガいも, ジャガイモ, ばれいしょ | potato (Solanum tuberosum) |
| 馬鹿丁寧 | ばかていねい | overly polite, excessively polite, polite to a fault |
| 駄目押し | ダメおし, だめおし | making doubly sure; insurance runs (baseball) |
| 駄菓子 | だがし | cheap sweets |
| 駅伝 | えきでん | stagecoach, post horse |
| 駅舎 | えきしゃ | station building |
| 駅逓 | えきてい | delivery of packages, postal service |
| 駅長 | えきちょう | station master |
| 駅頭 | えきとう | station |
| 駆けつける | かけつける | to run to, to come running, to rush (someplace), to hasten |
| 駆け付け三杯 | かけつけさんばい | three cups of sake which latecomers to a party are made to drink |
| 駆け引き | かけひき | bargaining, haggling; tactics, strategy |
| 駆け込み | かけこみ | last-minute rush, stampede |
| 駆使 | くし | order around, use freely |
| 駆動 | くどう | driving force |
| 駆逐 | くちく | extermination, expulsion, destruction |
| 駆逐艦 | くちくかん | destroyer |
| 駆除 | くじょ | extermination, expulsion, destruction |
| 駐在 | ちゅうざい | residence, stay |
| 駐在所 | ちゅうざいしょ | police substation, residential police box |
| 駐屯 | ちゅうとん | stationing (troops), occupancy |
| 駐屯地 | ちゅうとんち | garrison |
| 駐屯所 | ちゅうとんじょ | military station, post |
| 駐日 | ちゅうにち | resident in Japan |
| 駐留 | ちゅうりゅう | stationing (e.g. of troops), garrison |
| 駒 | こま | piece (in shogi; horse; bridge (of a violin, etc.) |
| 駒下駄 | こまげた | low wooden clogs, komageta |
| 駒落ち | こまおち | handicap (in shogi) |
| 駒鳥 | こまどり, コマドリ | Japanese robin (Erithacus akahige) |
| 駿才 | しゅんさい | prodigy, talented person, person of exceptional talent, genius |
| 駿足 | しゅんそく | swift horse; talented person, brilliant person |
| 駿馬 | しゅんば, しゅんめ | swift horse |
| 騎乗 | きじょう | mount, on horseback |
| 騎兵 | きへい | cavalry |
| 騎士 | きし | knight |
| 騎士道 | きしどう | chivalry |
| 騎手 | きしゅ | horseman, rider |
| 騎行 | きこう | horseback riding |
| 騎馬 | きば | horse-riding |
| 騒乱 | そうらん | disturbance, riot, mayhem |
| 騒動 | そうどう | strife, riot, rebellion |
| 騒然 | そうぜん | noisy, confused, uproarious |
| 騰勢 | とうせい | upward trend |
| 騰貴 | とうき | rise |
| 驚かされる | おどろかされる | to be surprised |
| 驚がく | きょうがく | surprise, fright, shock |
| 驚き | おどろき | surprise, astonishment, wonder |
| 驚くべき | おどろくべき | astonishing, amazing, surprising, wonderful |
| 驚嘆 | きょうたん | wonder, admiration |
| 驚異 | きょうい | wonder, miracle |
| 骨子 | こっし | bones, marrow, essentials |
| 骨格 | こっかく | physique, build, frame, skeletal structure, framework |
| 骨盤 | こつばん | pelvis |
| 骨粗鬆症 | こつそしょうしょう | osteoporosis |
| 骨髄 | こつずい | bone marrow, true spirit |
| 髄膜炎 | ずいまくえん | meningitis |
| 高さ | たかさ | height |
| 高まる | たかまる | to rise, to swell, to be promoted |
| 高値 | たかね | high price |
| 高僧 | こうそう | high priest, virtuous priest |
| 高卒 | こうそつ | high school graduate |
| 高官 | こうかん | high official |
| 高尚 | こうしょう | high, noble, refined, advanced |
| 高峰 | こうほう | high mountain, lofty peak |
| 高嶺 | たかね, こうれい | high peak |
| 高慢 | こうまん | haughty, arrogant, proud |
| 高揚 | こうよう | enhancement, exaltation, promotion, uplift |
| 高架 | こうか | overhead structure |
| 高楊子 | たかようじ | leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick |
| 高楼 | こうろう | lofty (high) building, skyscraper |
| 高水準 | こうすいじゅん | high level |
| 高温 | こうおん | high temperature |
| 高潔 | こうけつ | purity, nobility |
| 高瀬 | たかせ | shallows |
| 高炉 | こうろ | blast furnace |
| 高禄 | こうろく | high salary |
| 高緯度 | こういど | high latitudes |
| 高血圧 | こうけつあつ | high blood pressure, hypertension |
| 高裁 | こうさい | High Court |
| 高誼 | こうぎ | (your) kindness or favour (favor) |
| 高貴 | こうき | high class, noble |
| 高速道路 | こうそくどうろ | highway, freeway, expressway, motorway |
| 高野槙 | こうやまき | umbrella pine, Sciadopitys verticillata |
| 高頻度 | こうひんど | high frequency |
| 高額 | こうがく | large sum (money) |
| 高騰 | こうとう | sudden price jump, steep price rise |
| 高齢 | こうれい | advanced (old) age |
| 高齢者 | こうれいしゃ | old person or people |
| 髪形 | かみがた | hair style, coiffure, hairdo |
| 鬱蒼 | うっそう | thick, dense, luxuriant |
| 鬼ごっこ | おにごっこ | game of tag |
| 鬼子母神 | きしもじん, きしぼじん | Hariti (goddess of childbirth and children) |
| 鬼才 | きさい | wizard, genius, great talent |
| 鬼気 | きき | ghastly, dreadful |
| 鬼畜 | きちく | brute |
| 鬼門 | きもん | the northeastern (unlucky) direction, person or thing to be avoided |
| 魁 | さきがけ | charging ahead of others, the first to charge, pioneer, forerunner, harbinger |
| 魁偉 | かいい | brawny, muscular, impressive, gigantic |
| 魂 | こん | Yang energy, spirit |
| 魂胆 | こんたん | soul; ulterior motive, secret design, plot, intrigue, scheme |
| 魅かれる | ひかれる | to be charmed by |
| 魅す | ばかす | to bewitch, to confuse, to enchant, to delude |
| 魅せられる | みせられる | to be enchanted, to be charmed |
| 魅了 | みりょう | fascination |
| 魅入る | みいる | to be entranced or possessed |
| 魅力的 | みりょくてき | charming, fascinating |
| 魅惑 | みわく | attraction, fascination, lure, captivation, charm |
| 魑魅魍魎 | ちみもうりょう | evil spirits of rivers and mountains |
| 魔力 | まりょく | magical power, charm |
| 魔女 | まじょ | witch |
| 魔女狩り | まじょがり | witch hunt |
| 魔法 | まほう | magic, witchcraft, sorcery |
| 魔法使い | まほうつかい | magician, wizard, sorcerer, witch |
| 魔法瓶 | まほうびん | thermos flask, vacuum flask |
| 魔物 | まもの | goblin, apparition |
| 魔術 | まじゅつ | black magic, sorcery |
| 魔魅 | まみ | deceiving spirit |
| 魚介類 | ぎょかいるい | marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish |
| 魚拓 | ぎょたく | fish print |
| 魚釣り | さかなつり, うおつり | fishing |
| 魚雷 | ぎょらい | torpedo |
| 魚雷艇 | ぎょらいてい | torpedo boat |
| 魚類 | ぎょるい | the fishes |
| 鮎 | あゆ, こうぎょ, ねんぎょ, あい | sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); salmon |
| 鮎並 | あいなめ, アイナメ | Hexagrammos otakii (species of greenling) |
| 鮎並女 | あいなめ, アイナメ | Hexagrammos otakii (species of greenling) |
| 鮎魚女 | あいなめ, アイナメ | Hexagrammos otakii (species of greenling) |
| 鮮やか | あざやか | vivid, clear, brilliant |
| 鮮度 | せんど | (degree of) freshness |
| 鮮明 | せんめい | vivid, clear, distinct |
| 鮮烈 | せんれつ | vividness |
| 鮮魚 | せんぎょ | fresh fish |
| 鯉 | こい | common carp, koi carp (Cyprinus carpio) |
| 鯉のぼり | こいのぼり | carp streamer, carp banner |
| 鯉ヘルペスウイルス | こいヘルペスウイルス | koi herpes virus (KHV) |
| 鯉口 | こいぐち | mouth of a (sword) sheath |
| 鯉幟 | こいのぼり | carp streamer, carp banner |
| 鯛焼 | たいやき | fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam |
| 鯛焼き | たいやき | fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam |
| 鯛飯 | たいめし | rice with minced sea bream (tai) |
| 鯨 | くじら | whale |
| 鯨ろう | げいろう, くじらろう | spermaceti (waxy substance found in the head cavities of sperm whales) |
| 鯨油 | げいゆ | whale oil |
| 鯨肉 | げいにく | whale meat |
| 鯨飲 | げいいん | drinking hard, drinking like a fish |
| 鳥居 | とりい | torii (Shinto shrine archway) |
| 鳥獣 | ちょうじゅう | birds and wild animals, wildlife |
| 鳥類 | ちょうるい | birds |
| 鳩 | はと, ハト | pigeon, dove |
| 鳩合 | きゅうごう | rally, muster |
| 鳩尾 | みずおち, みぞおち | pit of the stomach, solar plexus |
| 鳩派 | はとは | soft-liner, dove |
| 鳩胸 | はとむね | pigeon chest |
| 鳩舎 | きゅうしゃ | pigeon house |
| 鳩首 | きゅうしゅ | going into a huddle |
| 鳳 | おおとり | feng (male Chinese phoenix) |
| 鳳声 | ほうせい | verbal message |
| 鳳笙 | ほうしょう | sho (Japanese free reed musical instrument) |
| 鳳翅鐘 | ほうしとう | wing-rings (weapon) |
| 鳳蓮草 | ほうれんそう | spinach |
| 鳳蝶 | あげはちょう, アゲハチョウ | swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus) |
| 鳳輦 | ほうれん | imperial carriage |
| 鳳駕 | ほうが | imperial carriage |
| 鳴き声 | なきごえ | cry (esp. animal), roar |
| 鳴らす | ならす | to ring, to sound, to chime, to beat, to snort (nose) |
| 鳴り | なり | ringing, sound |
| 鳴り物入り | なりものいり | a flourish of trumpets |
| 鳴門 | なると, なるとまき | steamed fish-paste cake, sliced to decorate soup (type of kamaboko) |
| 鴨猟 | かもりょう | duck hunting |
| 鴨茅 | かもがや | orchard grass |
| 鴻 | ひしくい, ヒシクイ | bean goose (Anser fabalis) |
| 鵜松明樺 | うだいかんば, ウダイカンバ | monarch birch (Betula maximowicziana), Japanese birch |
| 鵬程 | ほうてい | long cruise, great distance |
| 鵬翼 | ほうよく | phoenix wings, aeroplane wings, airplane wings |
| 鶏ガラ | とりガラ | chicken bones, chicken carcass |
| 鶏卵 | けいらん | hens egg |
| 鶏舎 | けいしゃ | poultry house |
| 鶏頭 | けいとう | cockscomb, Celosia argentea var. cristata |
| 鶏鳴 | けいめい | cocks-crowing, dawn |
| 鶴嘴 | つるはし | pickaxe |
| 鶴首 | かくしゅ | looking forward to |
| 鷹 | たか | falcon (Falconidae family), hawk |
| 鷹匠 | たかじょう | falconer, hawker |
| 鷹揚 | おうよう, おおよう | largehearted, generous |
| 鷹派 | たかは | hawk or hardline faction |
| 鷹狩り | たかがり | falconry |
| 鷹隼 | ようしゅん | hawk and falcon |
| 鹿 | かのしし, しかにく | deer meat; deer |
| 鹿児島県 | かごしまけん | Kagoshima prefecture (Kyuushuu) |
| 麒麟 | きりん, キリン | giraffe; qilin (Chinese unicorn); Kirin (brand of beer) |
| 麒麟児 | きりんじ | child prodigy, wonder child |
| 麒麟竭 | きりんけつ | dragon's blood |
| 麒麟草 | きりんそう, キリンソウ | Kamchatka stonecrop (Sedum kamtschaticum) |
| 麒麟菜 | きりんさい, キリンサイ | Eucheuma muricatum (species of red algae) |
| 麒麟血 | きりんけつ | dragon's blood |
| 麗しい | うるわしい | beautiful, lovely |
| 麗らか | うららか | bright, beautiful, fine, glorious |
| 麦蒔 | むぎまき | wheat planting |
| 麻 | あさ | flax, linen, hemp |
| 麻布 | あさぬの, まふ | hemp cloth, linen |
| 麻痺 | まひ | paralysis, palsy, numbness, stupor |
| 麻薬 | まやく | narcotic drugs, narcotic, opium, dope |
| 麻薬取締班 | まやくとりしまりはん | a narc(otics) squad |
| 麻酔 | ますい | anaesthesia, anesthesia |
| 麻雀 | まあじゃん, まぜじゃん, マージャン | mah-jongg, mahjong |
| 黄 | き | yellow |
| 黄土 | おうど, こうど | earth, yellow soil, yellow ochre, loess, hades |
| 黄昏 | たそがれ, こうこん | dusk, twilight |
| 黄桃 | おうとう | yellow peach |
| 黄梢 | こうしょう | spring of yellow buds |
| 黄楊 | つげ, ツゲ | Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica), Japanese boxwood |
| 黄水晶 | きずいしょう | citrine, yellow quartz |
| 黄沙 | こうさ | loess, yellow sand, bai, dust from the Yellow River region (in China) |
| 黄河 | こうが | Yellow river (in China) |
| 黄泉 | こうせん, よみ | underground spring; Hades, hell, underworld |
| 黄碧玉 | こうへきぎょく | yellow jasper, beryl |
| 黄禍 | こうか | Yellow Peril |
| 黄緑 | きみどり, おうりょく | pea green, yellow-green |
| 黄菊 | きぎく | yellow chrysanthemum |
| 黄褐色 | おうかっしょく | yellowish-brown |
| 黄金崇拝 | おうごんすうはい | mammon worship |
| 黄金時代 | おうごんじだい | Golden Age |
| 黄鯛 | きだい, キダイ | yellowback sea bream (Dentex tumifrons) |
| 黎族 | リーぞく | Li (people) |
| 黎明 | れいめい | daybreak, dawn |
| 黎明期 | れいめいき | dawning |
| 黒い眸 | くろいひとみ | (beautiful) dark eyes |
| 黒い霧 | くろいきり | thick fog |
| 黒っぽい | くろっぽい | dark, blackish |
| 黒塗り | くろぬり | blackening, blackened thing |
| 黒星 | くろぼし | black spot; failure mark (sumo) |
| 黒木 | くろき | unbarked lumber |
| 黒枠 | くろわく | mourning borders |
| 黒檀 | こくたん | ebony |
| 黒海 | こっかい | Black Sea |
| 黒漆 | こくしつ | black lacquer |
| 黒潮 | くろしお | Japan Current, Kuroshio Current |
| 黒煙 | くろけむり, こくえん | black smoke |
| 黒熊 | くろくま, くろぐま | black bear |
| 黒砂糖 | くろざとう | brown sugar |
| 黒穂 | くろほ, くろぼ | smut |
| 黒衣 | こくい, こくえ | black clothes |
| 黒褐色 | こっかっしょく | blackish brown |
| 黒鉛 | こくえん | graphite |
| 黙 | せいじゃく, しじま | silence, stillness, quietness |
| 黙とう | もくとう | silent prayer |
| 黙示 | もくし | revelation, apocalypse |
| 黙秘 | もくひ | keep silent, keep a secret |
| 黙認 | もくにん | connivance, tacit consent, toleration |
| 黛 | まゆずみ | blackened eyebrows, eyebrow pencil |
| 黛青 | たいせい | blackish blue |
| 鼓 | つづみ | hand drum |
| 鼓動 | こどう | beat, palpitation, pulsation, throbbing |
| 鼓腹撃壌 | こふくげきじょう | (people) sing the praises (enjoy the blessings) of peace |
| 鼓膜 | こまく | eardrum, tympanic membrane |
| 鼓舞 | こぶ | inspiration, encouragement |
| 鼓舞激励 | こぶげきれい | encouragement |
| 鼻先 | はなさき | tip of nose |
| 鼻唄 | はなうた | humming, crooning |
| 鼻息 | はないき, びそく | nasal breathing; person's pleasure, excitement |
| 鼻歌 | はなうた | humming |
| 鼻水 | はなみず | nasal mucus, dripping nose |
| 鼻炎 | びえん | nasal inflammation |
| 鼻血 | はなぢ, はなじ | nosebleed |
| 齢 | よわい | (one's) age |
| １等 | いっとう | first-class, first-rank, A1, the most, the best |
| １等軍曹 | いっとうぐんそう | sergeant first-class |
| 厳達 | げんたつ | strict order |
| 福岡 | ふくおか | Fukuoka (city, prefecture) |
| 何度も | なんども | many times |
| 集めて | あつめて | gather |
| 短くて | みじかくて | short |
| 受けて | うけて | received |
| 力いっぱい | ちからいっぱい | with all one's strength |
| 一千 | いっせん | one thousand |