Kanji List
贈

- kun: おく.る
- on: ゾウ, ソウ
- meaning: presents, send, give to, award to, confer on, presenting something
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 贈る おくる to send, to give to, to award to, to confer on 贈賄 ぞうわい bribery, corruption, graft 贈呈 ぞうてい presentation 贈り物 おくりもの present, gift 贈与 ぞうよ donation, presentation 寄贈 きぞう, きそう donation, presentation, gift 贈答 ぞうとう exchange of presents 贈り主 おくりぬし sender (of a present) 贈収賄 ぞうしゅうわい bribery, corruption 位記追贈 いきついそう conferment of posthumous rank
智

- on: チ
- meaning: wisdom, intellect, reason
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 智 ち wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge) 智利 ちり, チリ Chile 上智 じょうち supreme wisdom 仁義礼智信 じんぎれいちしん the 5 Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity) 仁智 じんち benevolence and wisdom 智恵 ちえ wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence; prajna (insight leading to enlightenmen) 智慧 ちえ wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence; prajna (insight leading to enlightenmen) 入れ智慧 いれぢえ suggestion, hint 不智 ふち something unknown; ignorance, foolishness 佞智 ねいち craftiness
握

- kun: にぎ.る
- on: アク
- meaning: grip, hold, mould sushi, bribe
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 握手 あくしゅ handshake 把握 はあく grasp, catch, understanding 握らす にぎらす to let (someone) take hold of your hand 握る にぎる to grasp, to seize, to mould sushi, to mold sushi 握り にぎり grip, handle 掌握 しょうあく grasping, seizing, holding 一握り ひとにぎり handful, small handful 握力 あくりょく grip (of hand) 握り飯 にぎりめし rice ball 握りずし にぎりずし hand-rolled sushi, sushi ball
照

- kun: て.る, て.らす, て.れる
- on: ショウ
- meaning: illuminate, shine, compare, bashful
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 対照的 たいしょうてき contrastive 参照 さんしょう reference, bibliographical reference, consultation, browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer), checking out 照明 しょうめい illumination 照準 しょうじゅん alignment 対照 たいしょう contrast, antithesis, comparison 照会 しょうかい inquiry, enquiry, query, reference 日照 にっしょう sunlight 照射 しょうしゃ exposure 照らす てらす to shine on, to illuminate 照る てる to shine
宙

- on: チュウ
- meaning: mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 宙 ちゅう space, air, midair 宇宙 うちゅう universe, cosmos, space 宇宙飛行士 うちゅうひこうし astronaut 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 宇宙開発 うちゅうかいはつ space development 宇宙空間 うちゅうくうかん the void of space 宙返り ちゅうがえり somersault, looping-the-loop 宇宙通信 うちゅうつうしん space communication 大宇宙 だいうちゅう macrocosmos, macrocosm, the universe, the cosmos 宙づり ちゅうづり hanging in midair, suspended in midair
酒

- kun: さけ, さか-
- on: シュ
- meaning: sake, alcohol
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 酒 さけ alcohol, sake 日本酒 にほんしゅ sake, Japanese rice wine 酒類 しゅるい alcoholic drinks, liquor 飲酒 いんしゅ drinking alcohol (sake) 居酒屋 いざかや bar, pub, tavern 酒造 しゅぞう sake brewing 酒税 しゅぜい liquor tax 酒場 さかば bar, bar-room 酒屋 さかや liquor store, wine shop, bottle shop; sake dealer, liquor-store owner, brewer 清酒 せいしゅ refined sake
俊

- on: シュン
- meaning: sagacious, genius, excellence
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 俊 しゅん, じゅん excellence, genius 俊彦 しゅんげん gifted (accomplished) man 俊足 しゅんそく swift horse, fleet steed, fast runner; talented person, brilliant person 英俊 えいしゅん a genius, prodigy 俊英 しゅんえい excellence, genius 俊偉 しゅんい large and excellent 俊逸 しゅんいつ excellence, genius 俊傑 しゅんけつ hero, genius 俊賢 しゅんけん excellent wisdom 俊豪 しゅんごう talent, man of outstanding learning and virtue
銭

- kun: ぜに, すき
- on: セン, ゼン
- meaning: coin, .01 yen, money
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 銭 せん hundredth of a yen; coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass) 金銭 きんせん money, cash 銭湯 せんとう bath-house, public bath 小銭 こぜに coins, small change 釣り銭 つりせん change (e.g. for dollar) 銭 ぜに round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money 身銭 みぜに one's own money さい銭 さいせん monetary offering あぶく銭 あぶくぜに easy money 日銭 ひぜに daily income in cash, money paid by daily installments, money paid by daily instalments
薄

- kun: うす.い, うす-, -うす, うす.める, うす.まる, うす.らぐ, うす.ら-, うす.れる, すすき
- on: ハク
- meaning: dilute, thin, weak (tea)
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 薄れる うすれる to fade, to become dim 薄い うすい thin; pale, light; watery, dilute, sparse; weak (taste, etc.); slim (probability, etc.), small 希薄 きはく thin (e.g. air), lean, rarified, diluted, sparse, weak, rarefied 精神薄弱 せいしんはくじゃく mental retardation, mentally retarded 肉薄 にくはく come close to, closing in upon, pressing hard (on the enemy), challenge 薄暗い うすぐらい dim, gloomy 手薄 てうす short of hands, insufficient 薄 すすき Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis), silver grass, zebra grass 薄膜 うすまく, はくまく thin film 薄力粉 はくりきこ wheat flour of low viscosity, weak flour
堂

- on: ドウ
- meaning: public chamber, hall
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 食堂 しょくどう dining room, dining hall, cafeteria, messroom; restaurant, eatery, snack bar, diner 堂 どう temple, shrine, hall; prefix to building meaning "magnificent" 講堂 こうどう auditorium 堂々 どうどう magnificent, grand, impressive, dignified, majestic, imposing, stately; fair, square, open; grandly, boldly, confidently; fairly, squarely; unreservedly, without apology, without hesitation 一堂 いちどう one building (hall, temple, shrine, room) 公会堂 こうかいどう town hall, public hall 会堂 かいどう church, chapel, synagogue, tabernacle 任天堂 にんてんどう Nintendo (video game company) 聖堂 せいどう (Confucian) temple, church, sanctuary 殿堂 でんどう palace, palatial building