Kanji List
夏
- kun: なつ
- on: カ, ガ, ゲ
- meaning: summer
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 夏 なつ summer 夏休み なつやすみ summer vacation, summer holiday 今夏 こんか this summer, next summer, last summer 冷夏 れいか a cool summer 夏場 なつば summertime 夏季 かき, なつき summer season 夏場所 なつばしょ summer (May) sumo tournament, held in Tokyo 真夏 まなつ midsummer 初夏 しょか, はつなつ early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar 夏時間 なつじかん daylight savings time, summer time
馬
- kun: うま, うま-, ま
- on: バ
- meaning: horse
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 馬 うま horse; promoted bishop (shogi) 出馬 しゅつば going on horseback; going in person; running for election 競馬 けいば horse racing 馬場 ばば horse-riding ground 競馬場 けいばじょう racecourse, race track 馬券 ばけん (horse racing) betting ticket 白馬 はくば, しろうま, あおうま white horse; unrefined sake 乗馬 じょうば horse riding; riding horse, saddle horse 馬車 ばしゃ coach 干し草を付けた馬 ほしくさをつけたうま horse loaded with hay
顔
- kun: かお
- on: ガン
- meaning: face, expression
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 顔 かお face (person) 知らん顔 しらんかお unconcerned air, indifference, feigned ignorance, pretending not to recognize (somebody) 笑顔 えがお smiling face, smile 顔ぶれ かおぶれ personnel, member; announcement of next day's match-ups (sumo) 似顔 にがお portrait, likeness 素顔 すがお face with no make-up, unpainted face; honesty, frankness 顔色 かおいろ, がんしょく complexion, countenance, expression 顔合わせ かおあわせ meeting together, introduction 顔面 がんめん face (of person) 顔見知り かおみしり acquaintance
船
- kun: ふね, ふな-
- on: セン
- meaning: ship, boat
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 船 ふね ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, steamship; tank, tub, vat, trough; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi) 漁船 ぎょせん fishing boat 船長 せんちょう ship's captain 船舶 せんぱく ship 造船 ぞうせん shipbuilding 船橋 ふなばし, せんきょう pontoon bridge, temporary bridge made using ships; bridge (of a ship) 艦船 かんせん (ocean) vessels, warship 風船 ふうせん balloon (esp. small, toy variety) 客船 きゃくせん passenger boat 船出 ふなで setting sail, putting out to sea
糸
- kun: いと
- on: シ
- meaning: thread
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 糸 いと thread, yarn, string 糸口 いとぐち thread end, beginning, clue 毛糸 けいと knitting wool 撚糸 ねんし twisted thread or yarn, twining of thread or yarn 生糸 きいと raw silk thread 釣り糸 つりいと fishing line 綿糸 めんし cotton yarn (thread) 縦糸 たていと (weaving) warp 絹糸 けんし, きぬいと silk thread 糸 し thread; one ten-thousandth, 0.001 percent (one-ten-thousandth of a wari)
羽
- kun: は, わ, はね
- on: ウ
- meaning: feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 羽 わ, ば, ぱ counter for birds and rabbits 羽根 はね feather, plume, wing; blade (fan, propeller, etc.) 羽毛 うもう feathers, plumage, down 羽目 はめ panel, wainscoting, wainscotting; plight, fix, bind, awkward situation, difficult situation, mess 白羽 しらは white feather 羽衣 はごろも, うい angel's raiment, robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects, plumage of birds; type of bug 切羽詰まる せっぱつまる to be at one's wit's end, to be cornered 切羽詰まって せっぱつまって under the pressure of necessity 羽織 はおり haori (Japanese formal coat) 羽振り はぶり plumage, influence, power
事
- kun: こと, つか.う, つか.える
- on: ジ, ズ
- meaning: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 事 こと thing, matter, fact, circumstances, business, reason, experience 幹事 かんじ executive secretary, coordinator, organizer, person in charge of making arrangements 記事 きじ article, news story, report, account 軍事 ぐんじ military affairs 仕事 しごと work, job, business, occupation, employment, vocation, task; work 事業 じぎょう project, enterprise, business, industry, operations 事件 じけん event, affair, incident, case, plot, trouble, scandal 事故 じこ accident, incident, trouble; circumstances, reasons 事実 じじつ fact, truth, reality 事情 じじょう circumstances, consideration, conditions, situation, reasons
発
- kun: た.つ, あば.く, おこ.る, つか.わす, はな.つ
- on: ハツ, ホツ
- meaning: discharge, departure, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 発 はつ departure, departing (from ...), departing (at time ...); beginning; issued by (e.g. document); counter for gunshots, counter for blows (punches) 開発 かいはつ development, exploitation 発言 はつげん utterance, speech, proposal 発行 はっこう issue (publications), publishing; raising an event (software) 発展 はってん development, growth 発表 はっぴょう announcement, publication 反発 はんぱつ to repel, to oppose, to revolt, to react sharply (against); opposition, rebellion, resistance, backlash; rally, recovery (e.g. in stock prices), rebound; to rally, to recover, to rebound 活発 かっぱつ vigor, vigour, active, lively 原発 げんぱつ nuclear power plant, nuclear power supply 先発 せんぱつ forerunner, advance party, going on ahead; being in a (team sports) match or game from the start, starting
者
- kun: もの
- on: シャ
- meaning: someone, person
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 患者 かんじゃ (a) patient 関係者 かんけいしゃ authorized people, authorised people, person(s) concerned 記者 きしゃ reporter 業者 ぎょうしゃ trader, merchant 容疑者 ようぎしゃ suspect (person) 若者 わかもの young man, youth, lad 消費者 しょうひしゃ consumer 労働者 ろうどうしゃ laborer (labourer), blue-collar worker 学者 がくしゃ scholar 経営者 けいえいしゃ manager, proprietor
業
- kun: わざ
- on: ギョウ, ゴウ
- meaning: business, vocation, arts, performance
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 業 ごう karma (i.e. actions committed in a former life) 企業 きぎょう enterprise, undertaking, corporation, business 業界 ぎょうかい industry, business 業者 ぎょうしゃ trader, merchant 作業 さぎょう work, operation, manufacturing, fatigue duty 産業 さんぎょう industry 事業 じぎょう project, enterprise, business, industry, operations 農業 のうぎょう agriculture 営業 えいぎょう business, trade, sales, operations 業務 ぎょうむ business, affairs, duties, work, procedure, task, action, function
岩
- kun: いわ
- on: ガン
- meaning: boulder, rock, cliff
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 岩 いわ, いわお rock, crag 溶岩 ようがん lava 岩間 いわま among rocks 一枚岩 いちまいいわ monolithic 岩石 がんせき rock 岩山 いわやま rocky mountain 岩盤 がんばん bedrock 岩場 いわば rocky area, rockface, rock wall 岩屋 いわや cavern, grotto 岩戸 いわと rock door (to a cave)
員
- on: イン
- meaning: employee, member, number, the one in charge
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 委員 いいん committee member 委員会 いいんかい committee, commission, board, panel, committee meeting 委員長 いいんちょう committee chairman 会員 かいいん member, the membership 議員 ぎいん member of the Diet, congress or parliament 職員 しょくいん staff member, personnel 国会議員 こっかいぎいん member of National Diet, Diet member 社員 しゃいん company employee; company stockholders (esp. in legal contexts), members of a corporation 全員 ぜんいん all members (unanimity), all hands, the whole crew, everyone, everybody 役員 やくいん officer, official, executive, staff
対
- kun: あいて, こた.える, そろ.い, つれあ.い, なら.ぶ, むか.う
- on: タイ, ツイ
- meaning: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 対応 たいおう interaction, correspondence, coping with, dealing with, support 対策 たいさく counter-plan, counter-measure 対象 たいしょう target, object (of worship, study, etc.), subject (of taxation, etc.) 反対 はんたい opposition, resistance, antagonism, hostility, contrast, objection, dissension, reverse, opposite, vice versa 対立 たいりつ confrontation, opposition, antagonism 対話 たいわ interactive, interaction, conversation, dialogue 対日 たいにち with respect to Japan, with Japan 国対 こくたい Committee of the National Diet 絶対 ぜったい absolutely, unconditionally; absolute, unconditional, unmistakable; absoluteness 対外 たいがい external, foreign
部
- kun: -べ
- on: ブ
- meaning: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 一部 いちぶ one part, one portion, one section, some; one copy (e.g. of a document) 幹部 かんぶ management, (executive) staff, leaders, leadership, top brass, upper echelons 部長 ぶちょう head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club, head of a (school) team 部分 ぶぶん portion, section, part 部門 ぶもん class, group, category, department, field, branch 本部 ほんぶ headquarters 学部 がくぶ department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.) 内部 ないぶ interior, inside, internal 部屋 へや room; sumo stable 部隊 ぶたい force, unit, corps, echelon, element
開
- kun: ひら.く, ひら.き, -びら.き, ひら.ける, あ.く, あ.ける
- on: カイ
- meaning: open, unfold, unseal
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 開発 かいはつ development, exploitation 開催 かいさい holding a meeting, open an exhibition 開始 かいし start, commencement, beginning, initiation 開放 かいほう open, throw open, liberalization, liberalisation 公開 こうかい open to the public 展開 てんかい development; expansion (opposite of compression) 開幕 かいまく raising the curtain 再開 さいかい reopening, resumption, restarting 開き ひらき opening, gap; dried and opened fish 開会 かいかい opening of a meeting
問
- kun: と.う, と.い, とん
- on: モン
- meaning: question, ask, problem
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 問う とう to ask, to question, to inquire; to charge (i.e. with a crime), to accuse; to care (about); without regard to (with negative verb) 問 もん counter for questions 質問 しつもん question, inquiry, enquiry 訪問 ほうもん call, visit 問題 もんだい problem, question 問い合わせ といあわせ enquiry, inquiry, ENQ, query, interrogation 喚問 かんもん summons 疑問 ぎもん question, problem, doubt, guess 顧問 こもん adviser, advisor, consultant 問い とい question, query
相
- kun: あい-
- on: ソウ, ショウ
- meaning: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 外相 がいしょう Foreign Minister 首相 しゅしょう Prime Minister, Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.), Premier 相手 あいて companion, partner, company; other party, addressee; opponent (sports, etc.) 相談 そうだん consultation, discussion 蔵相 ぞうしょう Minister of Finance 相互 そうご mutual, reciprocal 相場 そうば market price, speculation, estimation 相当 そうとう befitting, becoming, worthy of, proportionate, in keeping with, suitable; considerable, substantial; to be worthy of, to be proportionate to; to correspond to (in meaning, function, etc.), to be equivalent; extremely, considerably 相撲 すもう, すまい sumo wrestling; sumo wrestler, rikishi 真相 しんそう truth, real situation
代
- kun: か.わる, かわ.る, かわ.り, -がわ.り, か.える, よ, しろ
- on: ダイ, タイ
- meaning: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 代わり かわり, がわり substitute, deputy, proxy, alternate, relief, compensation, second helping; in place of, as a substitute for 時代 じだい period, epoch, era, age; the times, those days; oldness, ancientness, antiquity; antique, period piece 代表 だいひょう representative, representation, delegation, type, example, model 現代 げんだい nowadays, modern era, modern times, present-day 世代 せだい generation, the world, the age 近代 きんだい present day, modern times 代理 だいり representation, agency, proxy, deputy, agent, attorney, substitute, alternate, acting (principal, etc.) 交代 こうたい alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.) 代議 だいぎ representing others in a conference 代行 だいこう acting as agent
角
- kun: かど, つの
- on: カク
- meaning: angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 角 かど corner (e.g. desk, pavement); edge 多角 たかく many-sided, versatile, polygonal, diversified 一角 いっかく, イッカク corner, section, point; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros) 角度 かくど angle 内角 ないかく interior angle, inside corner (baseball) 外角 がいかく outside corner, external angle 互角 ごかく equality, evenness, par, good match 三角 さんかく triangle, triangular 多角的 たかくてき multilateral, many-sided, diversified 街角 まちかど street corner
定
- kun: さだ.める, さだ.まる, さだ.か
- on: テイ, ジョウ
- meaning: determine, fix, establish, decide
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 協定 きょうてい arrangement, pact, agreement 決定 けってい decision, determination 予定 よてい plans, arrangement, schedule, program, programme, expectation, estimate 安定 あんてい stability, equilibrium 暫定 ざんてい tentative, temporary 定数 ていすう constant; literal 一定 いってい, いちじょう fixed, settled, constant, definite, uniform, regularized, regularised, defined, standardized, standardised, certain, prescribed 規定 きてい regulation, provisions 指定 してい designation, specification, assignment, appointment, pointing at 定期 ていき fixed term; fixed-term commutation pass; fixed-term deposit
動
- kun: うご.く, うご.かす
- on: ドウ
- meaning: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 動 どう motion, change, confusion 動き うごき movement, activity, trend, development, change 運動 うんどう motion, exercise 活動 かつどう action, activity 行動 こうどう action, conduct, behaviour, behavior, mobilization, mobilisation 自動車 じどうしゃ automobile 動物 どうぶつ animal 不動産 ふどうさん real estate 動向 どうこう trend, tendency, movement, attitude 移動 いどう removal, migration, movement; mobile (e.g. communications)
実
- kun: み, みの.る, まこと, まことに, みの, みち.る
- on: ジツ, シツ
- meaning: reality, truth
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 実 じつ, じち truth, reality; sincerity, honesty, fidelity; content, substance; (good) result 実は じつは as a matter of fact, by the way, to tell you the truth, to be honest, frankly 実に じつに, まことに, げに, しんに indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite 現実 げんじつ reality 事実 じじつ fact, truth, reality 実施 じっし enforcement, implementation, putting into practice (practise), carrying out, operation, working (e.g. working parameters), enactment 確実 かくじつ certainty, reliability, soundness 事実上 じじつじょう (as a) matter of fact, actually, in reality 実験 じっけん experiment 実現 じつげん implementation (e.g. of a system), materialization, materialisation, realization, realisation
池
- kun: いけ
- on: チ
- meaning: pond, cistern, pool, reservoir
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 池 いけ pond 電池 でんち battery 太陽電池 たいようでんち solar battery 乾電池 かんでんち dry cell, battery 貯水池 ちょすいち reservoir 蓄電池 ちくでんち storage battery 印池 いんち seal stamp pad 古池 ふるいけ old pool, old pond 光電池 こうでんち photocell 湿電池 しつでんち wet cell battery
決
- kun: き.める, -ぎ.め, き.まる, さ.く
- on: ケツ
- meaning: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 決まって きまって always, without fail, usually, regularly 決して けっして, けして never, by no means, decidedly, indisputably 解決 かいけつ settlement, solution, resolution 決議 けつぎ resolution, vote, decision 決定 けってい decision, determination 判決 はんけつ judicial decision, judgement, judgment, sentence, decree 決算 けっさん balance sheet, settlement of accounts 決勝 けっしょう decision of a contest, finals (in sports) 決意 けつい decision, determination 決断 けつだん decision, determination
主
- kun: ぬし, おも, あるじ
- on: シュ, ス, シュウ
- meaning: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 主に おもに mainly, primarily 喪主 もしゅ chief mourner 民主 みんしゅ democracy, popular sovereignty; democratic 主義 しゅぎ doctrine, rule, principle 主催 しゅさい organization, organisation, sponsorship 主席 しゅせき head, chief; chairman, governor, president; top student, head of the class; top seat, first desk (in orchestra) 主張 しゅちょう claim, request, insistence, assertion, advocacy, emphasis, contention, opinion, tenet 主婦 しゅふ housewife, mistress (of the house), homemaker 主要 しゅよう chief, main, principal, major 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
全
- kun: まった.く, すべ.て
- on: ゼン
- meaning: whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 安全 あんぜん safety; security 全体 ぜんたい whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter) 全国 ぜんこく, ぜんごく country-wide, nation-wide, whole country, national 安全保障 あんぜんほしょう security guarantee (e.g. military security, network security, etc.) 全員 ぜんいん all members (unanimity), all hands, the whole crew, everyone, everybody 全日 ぜんじつ all days 全面 ぜんめん whole surface, entire 心不全 しんふぜん heart failure 全部 ぜんぶ all, entire, whole, altogether 全力 ぜんりょく all one's power, whole energy
題
- on: ダイ
- meaning: topic, subject
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 課題 かだい subject, theme, task, challenge, issue 問題 もんだい problem, question 話題 わだい topic, subject 題 だい title, subject, theme, topic; problem (on a test), question; counter for questions (on a test) 問題点 もんだいてん the point at issue 議題 ぎだい topic of discussion, agenda 題材 だいざい subject, theme 社会問題 しゃかいもんだい social problem 主題 しゅだい subject, theme, motif 宿題 しゅくだい homework
表
- kun: おもて, -おもて, あらわ.す, あらわ.れる, あら.わす
- on: ヒョウ
- meaning: surface, table, chart, diagram
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 表 おもて surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.), obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside, exterior; appearance; public; first half (of an innings), top (of an inning); cover (for tatami mats, etc.); foreground 代表 だいひょう representative, representation, delegation, type, example, model 発表 はっぴょう announcement, publication 表現 ひょうげん expression, presentation; representation, notation 表情 ひょうじょう facial expression 表明 ひょうめい declaration, indication, representation, manifestation, demonstration, expression, announcement, assertion 表れ あらわれ embodiment, manifestation, materialization, materialisation, expression, indication 表示 ひょうじ indication, expression, display, presentation 表面 ひょうめん surface, outside, face, appearance 公表 こうひょう official announcement, proclamation
意
- on: イ
- meaning: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 意見 いけん opinion, view 意味 いみ meaning, significance 合意 ごうい agreement, consent, mutual understanding 意向 いこう intention, idea, inclination 意思 いし intention, purpose 意識 いしき consciousness; awareness, sense; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information) 意欲 いよく will, desire, ambition 決意 けつい decision, determination 意外 いがい unexpected, surprising 意義 いぎ meaning, significance
星
- kun: ほし, -ぼし
- on: セイ, ショウ
- meaning: star, spot, dot, mark
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 星 ほし star, any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon); suspect (police slang) 衛星 えいせい satellite 通信衛星 つうしんえいせい communication satellite, Broadcast Satellite, BS 木星 もくせい Jupiter (planet) 惑星 わくせい planet 白星 しろぼし white circle, white star; victory mark (sumo) 火星 かせい Mars (planet) 勝ち星 かちぼし (mark indicating) a win 黒星 くろぼし black spot, black dot, bull's-eye; failure mark (sumo) 人工衛星 じんこうえいせい man-made satellite
調
- kun: しら.べる, しら.べ, ととの.う, ととの.える
- on: チョウ
- meaning: tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 調べ しらべ investigation, inspection, examination; tune, note, melody 調査 ちょうさ investigation, examination, inquiry, enquiry, survey 調整 ちょうせい regulation, adjustment, tuning, modification, alteration 協調 きょうちょう cooperation, conciliation, harmony; firm (market) tone 好調 こうちょう favourable, favorable, promising, satisfactory, in good shape 調達 ちょうたつ supply, provision, raising 順調 じゅんちょう favourable, favorable, doing well, OK, all right 調印 ちょういん signature, signing, sealing 基調 きちょう basis, keynote 上っ調子 うわっちょうし flippant, frivolous, shallow
化
- kun: ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する
- on: カ, ケ
- meaning: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 強化 きょうか strengthen, intensify, reinforce, solidify, enhancement 文化 ぶんか culture, civilization, civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22) 変化 へんか change, variation, alteration, mutation, transition, transformation, transfiguration, metamorphosis; variety, diversity; inflection, declension, conjugation; sidestepping (sumo) 悪化 あっか (suffer) deterioration, growing worse, aggravation, degeneration, corruption 化学 かがく, ばけがく chemistry; chemical company (e.g. Acme Chemical Co.) 酸化 さんか oxidation 化粧 けしょう, けわい, けそう make-up, cosmetics 合理化 ごうりか rationalization, rationalisation, rationalize, rationalise 国際化 こくさいか internationalization, internationalisation, i18n (in IT) 本格化 ほんかくか regularization, regularisation, getting up speed, proceeding at full tilt
度
- kun: たび, -た.い
- on: ド, ト, タク
- meaning: degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 制度 せいど system, institution, organization, organisation 程度 ていど degree, amount, grade, standard, of the order of (following a number) 今度 こんど now, this time, next time, another time 態度 たいど attitude, manner, behaviour 何度 なんど how many times?, how often? 前年度 ぜんねんど preceding fiscal year 年度 ねんど year, fiscal year, school year, term 一度 いちど, ひとたび once, one time, on one occasion; temporarily, for a moment; one degree, one tone, one musical interval 今年度 こんねんど this year 二度 にど two times, twice; two degrees
持
- kun: も.つ, -も.ち, も.てる
- on: ジ
- meaning: hold, have
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 維持 いじ maintenance, preservation, improvement 支持 しじ support, maintenance 気持ち きもち feeling, sensation, mood 持ち もち hold, charge, keep possession, in charge; wear, durability, life, draw; usage 持つ もつ to hold, to carry; to possess 持ち込む もちこむ to lodge, to take something into ..., to bring in 保持 ほじ retention, maintenance, preservation 持続 じぞく continuation 持ち味 もちあじ inherent flavor, inherent flavour, distinctive characteristic 金持ち かねもち rich man
世
- kun: よ, さんじゅう
- on: セイ, セ, ソウ
- meaning: generation, world, society, public
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 世 よ world, society, age, generation 世界 せかい the world, society, the universe 世代 せだい generation, the world, the age 世論 せろん, よろん public opinion 世界的 せかいてき global, international, world-famous 世紀 せいき century, era 世帯 せたい, しょたい household, home, family, housekeeping 世話 せわ looking after, help, aid, assistance 世の中 よのなか society, the world, the times 世間 せけん world, society
期
- on: キ, ゴ
- meaning: period, time, date, term
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 期間 きかん period, term, interval 期待 きたい expectation, anticipation, hope 時期 じき time, season, period; soon, shortly 早期 そうき early stage 長期 ちょうき long time period 期限 きげん term, period, time frame; time limit, deadline, cutoff (date) 次期 じき next term, next period; next version, next release 定期 ていき fixed term; fixed-term commutation pass; fixed-term deposit 任期 にんき term of office 会期 かいき session (of a legislature)
寺
- kun: てら
- on: ジ
- meaning: Buddhist temple
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 寺 てら temple (Buddhist) 寺院 じいん temple 国分寺 こくぶんじ (Nara Era) state-supported provincial temples 禅寺 ぜんでら Zen temple 寺子屋 てらこや temple elementary school (during the Edo period) 寺社 じしゃ temples and shrines 末寺 まつじ branch temple 山寺 やまでら mountain temple 社寺 しゃじ shrines and temples 寺 じ counter for temples
取
- kun: と.る, と.り, と.り-, とり, -ど.り
- on: シュ
- meaning: take, fetch, take up
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 取る とる to take, to pick up, to harvest, to earn, to choose; to steal; to eat, to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.) 取引 とりひき transactions, dealings, business 取材 しゅざい collecting data (e.g. for a newspaper article), covering an event 取っ手 とって, はしゅ handle, grip, knob 取締役 とりしまりやく company director, board member 聴取 ちょうしゅ listening, hearing, audition, radio reception 取り組み とりくみ bout (in sports, etc.), match; effort, initiative, dealing with, grappling with, wrestling with 取得 しゅとく acquisition 頭取 とうどり (bank) president 取締役会 とりしまりやくかい board of directors; board of directors' meeting
都
- kun: みやこ
- on: ト, ツ
- meaning: metropolis, capital
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 都 みやこ capital, metropolis 都市 とし town, city, municipal, urban 都内 とない metropolitan area 京都 きょうと Kyoto 首都 しゅと capital city, metropolis 首都圏 しゅとけん the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center) 都道府県 とどうふけん administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Hokkai-do, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu and remaining prefectures 都心 としん city centre (center) (esp. capital city), urban centre, heart of city a metropolis 都議 とぎ Metropolitan assemblyman 都会 とかい city
安
- kun: やす.い, やす.まる, やす, やす.らか
- on: アン
- meaning: relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 安全 あんぜん safety; security 安保 あんぽ US-Japan Security Treaty, safety, security 安全保障 あんぜんほしょう security guarantee (e.g. military security, network security, etc.) 安定 あんてい stability, equilibrium 不安 ふあん anxiety, uneasiness, insecurity, suspense 慰安 いあん solace, relaxation 安打 あんだ safe hit (baseball) 治安 ちあん public order 安心 あんしん relief, peace of mind 不安定 ふあんてい instability, insecurity, crankiness
和
- kun: やわ.らぐ, やわ.らげる, なご.む, なご.やか
- on: ワ, オ, カ
- meaning: harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 平和 へいわ peace, harmony 和平 わへい peace グアテマラ共和国 グアテマラきょうわこく Republic of Guatemala 緩和 かんわ relief, mitigation, alleviation, relaxation, softening 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 和解 わかい, わげ reconciliation, settlement, accommodation, compromise, mediation, rapprochement; (legal) settlement; translation of a foreign language into Japanese 共和 きょうわ republicanism, cooperation 昭和 しょうわ Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7) 共和党 きょうわとう Republican Party 大和 やまと ancient Japan
平
- kun: たい.ら, -だいら, ひら, ひら-
- on: ヘイ, ビョウ, ヒョウ
- meaning: even, flat, peace
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 平和 へいわ peace, harmony 和平 わへい peace 平均 へいきん, へいぎん average, mean; balance, equilibrium 太平洋 たいへいよう Pacific Ocean 平成 へいせい Heisei era (1989.1.8- ) 平壌 へいじょう Pyongyang 平等 びょうどう equality, impartiality, evenness 平年 へいねん non-leap year; normal year (esp. as pertains to weather patterns, vegetative growth, harvest yields, etc.) 太平洋戦争 たいへいようせんそう the Pacific War 平安 へいあん peace, tranquility, tranquillity; Heian era (794-1185)
院
- on: イン
- meaning: Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 参院 さんいん House of Councillors 衆院 しゅういん lower house of the Diet 病院 びょういん hospital 下院 かいん lower house, lower (legislative) body 上院 じょういん Upper House, Senate, Lords 学院 がくいん institute, academy 大学院 だいがくいん graduate school 入院 にゅういん hospitalization, hospitalisation 両院 りょういん both Houses of Parliament 院長 いんちょう director
遠
- kun: とお.い
- on: エン, オン
- meaning: distant, far
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 遠 とお distant 永遠 えいえん eternity, perpetuity, immortality, permanence 遠征 えんせい expedition, campaign, (performer's) tour; away series (baseball) 望遠鏡 ぼうえんきょう telescope 遠隔 えんかく distant, remote, isolated 遠慮 えんりょ diffidence, restraint, reserve, discretion, tact, thoughtfulness 敬遠 けいえん keeping at a distance, kicking upstairs, giving a batter an "intentional walk" 遠山 えんざん, とおやま distant mountain 遠からず とおからず soon, in the near future 遠距離 えんきょり long distance, tele-
受
- kun: う.ける, -う.け, う.かる
- on: ジュ
- meaning: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 受け うけ popularity, favour, favor, reception; defense, defence, reputation; agreement; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship 受験 じゅけん taking an examination 受け入れ うけいれ receiving, acceptance 受賞 じゅしょう winning (a prize) 受注 じゅちゅう accepting orders 受け止める うけとめる to catch, to stop the blow, to react to, to take 受け入れる うけいれる to accept, to receive 受講 じゅこう taking (attending) lectures 受信 じゅしん reception (e.g. radio), receipt 授受 じゅじゅ give and receive
区
- on: ク, オウ, コウ
- meaning: ward, district
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 区 く ward, district, section 地区 ちく district, section, sector 小選挙区 しょうせんきょく small electoral district, single-member constituency 区内 くない in the ward or borough 区域 くいき limits, boundary, domain, zone, sphere, territory; area (e.g. in programming languages) 区間 くかん section (of track, etc.), segment, dimension 区長 くちょう ward headman 区立 くりつ established by the ward 区別 くべつ distinction, differentiation, classification 区民 くみん ward residents
界
- on: カイ
- meaning: world
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 業界 ぎょうかい industry, business 世界 せかい the world, society, the universe 政界 せいかい political world 財界 ざいかい financial world 限界 げんかい limit, bound 世界的 せかいてき global, international, world-famous 経済界 けいざいかい economic world, financial circles 産業界 さんぎょうかい the industrial world 世界一 せかいいち best in the world 境界 きょうかい boundary
絵
- on: カイ, エ
- meaning: picture, drawing, painting, sketch
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 絵 え picture, drawing, painting, sketch 絵画 かいが picture, painting 絵本 えほん picture book 絵の具 えのぐ colors, colours, paints 浮世絵 うきよえ ukiyoe (color print of everyday life in the Edo period) (colour) 油絵 あぶらえ oil painting 挿絵 さしえ (book) illustration 踏み絵 ふみえ tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample 絵はがき えはがき picture postcard 絵巻 えまき picture scroll
県
- kun: か.ける
- on: ケン
- meaning: prefecture
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 県警 けんけい prefectural police 同県 どうけん the same prefecture 県知事 けんちじ prefectural governor 県内 けんない within the prefecture 都道府県 とどうふけん administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Hokkai-do, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu and remaining prefectures 県議 けんぎ prefectural assembly 県立 けんりつ prefectural (institution) 県民 けんみん citizens of a prefecture 県庁 けんちょう prefectural office 府県 ふけん prefecture
進
- kun: すす.む, すす.める
- on: シン
- meaning: advance, proceed, progress, promote
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 推進 すいしん propulsion, driving force; implementation, promotion (e.g. of a government policy) 進出 しんしゅつ advance, step forward 先進国 せんしんこく advanced (developed) country, advanced nations 進展 しんてん progress, development 促進 そくしん promotion, acceleration, encouragement, facilitation, spurring on 先進 せんしん seniority, advance, leadership 進学 しんがく entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university 進路 しんろ route, course; career, university choices, course (of future life) 前進 ぜんしん advance, drive, progress 昇進 しょうしん promotion
指
- kun: ゆび, さ.す, -さ.し
- on: シ
- meaning: finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 指 ゆび, および, おゆび finger, toe, digit 指導 しどう leadership, guidance, coaching; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo) 指揮 しき command, direction 指定 してい designation, specification, assignment, appointment, pointing at 指名 しめい name, nominate, designate 指示 しじ indication, instruction, designation, directions 指摘 してき pointing out, identification 指数 しすう index, index number, exponent (e.g. in floating-point representation), characteristic 指標 しひょう index, indices, indicator 指針 ししん compass needle (cursor), guideline, pointer
曜
- on: ヨウ
- meaning: weekday
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 土曜 どよう Saturday 曜日 ようび day of the week 日曜 にちよう Sunday 金曜 きんよう Friday 月曜 げつよう Monday 水曜 すいよう Wednesday 木曜 もくよう Thursday 火曜日 かようび Tuesday 火曜 かよう Tuesday 日曜版 にちようばん Sunday edition of a newspaper
重
- kun: え, おも.い, おも.り, おも.なう, かさ.ねる, かさ.なる, おも
- on: ジュウ, チョウ
- meaning: heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 重さ おもさ weight 重要 じゅうよう important, momentous, essential, principal, major 重大 じゅうだい serious, important, significant, grave, weighty 重み おもみ importance, weight, dignity, emphasis 貴重 きちょう precious, valuable 重ねる かさねる to pile up, to put something on another, to heap up, to add, to repeat 重視 じゅうし importance, stress, serious consideration 重点 じゅうてん important point, lay stress on, colon, emphasis 慎重 しんちょう discretion, prudence, caution, care 体重 たいじゅう one's body weight
予
- kun: あらかじ.め
- on: ヨ, シャ
- meaning: beforehand, previous, myself, I
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 予算 よさん estimate, budget 予定 よてい plans, arrangement, schedule, program, programme, expectation, estimate 予選 よせん nomination, primary, preliminary contest 予想 よそう expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast 予測 よそく prediction, estimation 予備 よび preparation, preliminaries, reserve, spare 予防 よぼう prevention, precaution, protection against 補正予算 ほせいよさん revised or supplementary budget 予約 よやく reservation, appointment, booking, advance order; contract, subscription, pledge 予報 よほう forecast, prediction
第
- on: ダイ, テイ
- meaning: No., residence
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 次第に しだいに gradually (progress into a state); in sequence, in order, in turn 第一歩 だいいっぽ first step 第三者 だいさんしゃ third person, outsider, disinterested person 第一人者 だいいちにんしゃ leading person 第二次世界大戦 だいにじせかいたいせん World War II 第一線 だいいっせん the front (of a battlefield), forefront 第一声 だいいっせい first tone, first speech 第三国 だいさんごく a third country 次第 しだい dependent upon; as soon as, immediately (upon); circumstances; order, precedence, program, programme, agenda 第一義 だいいちぎ first principle, original or greatest import
向
- kun: む.く, む.い, -む.き, む.ける, -む.け, む.かう, む.かい, む.こう, む.こう-, むこ, むか.い
- on: コウ
- meaning: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 方向 ほうこう direction, orientation, bearing, way; course (e.g. of action) 意向 いこう intention, idea, inclination 傾向 けいこう tendency, trend, inclination 向き むき direction, orientation, aspect, situation, exposure, suitability, tendency 向上 こうじょう elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress 動向 どうこう trend, tendency, movement, attitude 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) 志向 しこう intention, aim 前向き まえむき facing forward, front-facing, positive
勝
- kun: か.つ, -が.ち, まさ.る, すぐ.れる, かつ
- on: ショウ
- meaning: victory, win, prevail, excel
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 勝る まさる to excel, to surpass, to exceed, to have an edge, to be superior, to outrival; to outweigh, to preponderate 勝ち かち win, victory 優勝 ゆうしょう overall victory, championship 決勝 けっしょう decision of a contest, finals (in sports) 勝利 しょうり victory, triumph, conquest, success, win 勝負 しょうぶ victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout 連勝 れんしょう consecutive victories, series of victories 準決勝 じゅんけっしょう semifinal (in sports) 勝ち越し かちこし more wins than losses (sport) 全勝 ぜんしょう complete victory, winning the sumo tournament with no losses
面
- kun: おも, おもて, つら
- on: メン, ベン
- meaning: mask, face, features, surface
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 面 つら face (often derog. or vulg.), mug; surface; surrounding area; cheek(s) 全面 ぜんめん whole surface, entire 当面 とうめん current, urgent, pressing, impending; to confront (an issue), to face (up to something); for the meantime, at present 場面 ばめん scene, setting (e.g. of novel) 画面 がめん terminal screen, scene, picture, the field (in TV), photo 局面 きょくめん checkerboard, aspect, situation 社会面 しゃかいめん society or local news page 正面 しょうめん front, frontage, facade, main 全面的 ぜんめんてき all-out, general, over-all, complete, extensive, full-scale 表面 ひょうめん surface, outside, face, appearance
委
- kun: ゆだ.ねる
- on: イ
- meaning: committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 委員 いいん committee member 委員会 いいんかい committee, commission, board, panel, committee meeting 委員長 いいんちょう committee chairman 公取委 こうとりい Fair Trade Commission 委託 いたく consign (goods (for sale) to a firm), entrust (person with something), commit 教育委員会 きょういくいいんかい Board of Education 執行委員 しっこういいん executive committee 公安委員会 こうあんいいんかい public safety commission 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) 委縮 いしゅく withering, atrophy, contraction, dwarf
集
- kun: あつ.まる, あつ.める, つど.う
- on: シュウ
- meaning: gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 集める あつめる to collect, to assemble, to gather 集会 しゅうかい meeting, assembly 集団 しゅうだん group, mass 編集 へんしゅう editing, compilation, editorial (e.g. committee) 集中 しゅうちゅう concentration, convergence, centralization, integration, gathering together 募集 ぼしゅう recruiting, taking applications 集まり あつまり gathering, meeting, assembly, collection 収集 しゅうしゅう gathering up, collection, accumulation 集 しゅう collection, compilation 特集 とくしゅう feature (e.g. newspaper), special edition, report
反
- kun: そ.る, そ.らす, かえ.す, かえ.る, -かえ.る
- on: ハン, ホン, タン, ホ
- meaning: anti-
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 違反 いはん violation (of law), transgression, infringement, breach 反対 はんたい opposition, resistance, antagonism, hostility, contrast, objection, dissension, reverse, opposite, vice versa 反発 はんぱつ to repel, to oppose, to revolt, to react sharply (against); opposition, rebellion, resistance, backlash; rally, recovery (e.g. in stock prices), rebound; to rally, to recover, to rebound 反応 はんのう reaction, response 反省 はんせい reflection, reconsideration, introspection, meditation, contemplation 反 たん variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width), for kimonos: at least 10 m in length, for haori: at least 7.27 m in length, for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m) 反響 はんきょう echo, reverberation, repercussion, reaction, influence 反撃 はんげき counterattack, counteroffensive, counterblow 減反 げんたん reduction (of crop size), reduction of acreage (under cultivation) 反戦 はんせん anti-war
物
- kun: もの, もの-
- on: ブツ, モツ
- meaning: thing, object, matter
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 人物 じんぶつ character, personality, person, man, personage, talented man 動物 どうぶつ animal 建物 たてもの building 物価 ぶっか prices of commodities, prices (in general), cost-of-living 物語 ものがたり tale, story, legend 物質 ぶっしつ material, substance 植物 しょくぶつ plant, vegetation 生物 せいぶつ living things, creature 博物館 はくぶつかん museum 物資 ぶっし goods, materials
使
- kun: つか.う, つか.い, -つか.い, -づか.い
- on: シ
- meaning: use
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 使わす つかわす to send, to dispatch, to despatch 使う つかう to use (a thing, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume; to use (language), to speak; to take (one's lunch), to circulate (bad money) 使用 しよう use, application, employment, utilization, utilisation 大使 たいし ambassador 行使 こうし use, exercise 大使館 たいしかん embassy 使い つかい errand, message, messenger, bearer, use, usage, trainer, tamer, mission, familiar spirit, going as envoy 使途 しと purpose for which money is spent, the way money is spent 特使 とくし special envoy 労使 ろうし labour and management, labor and management
弱
- kun: よわ.い, よわ.る, よわ.まる, よわ.める
- on: ジャク
- meaning: weak, frail
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 弱点 じゃくてん weak point, weakness 弱者 じゃくしゃ weak person, the weak 弱体 じゃくたい weak (organization, organisation) 弱み よわみ weakness 弱気 よわき timid, faint-hearted, bearish sentiment 弱い よわい weak, frail, delicate, tender, unskilled, weak (wine) 弱まる よわまる to abate, to weaken, to be emaciated, to be dejected, to be perplexed 弱まり よわまり abatement, weakening 弱める よわめる to weaken 精神薄弱 せいしんはくじゃく mental retardation, mentally retarded
品
- kun: しな
- on: ヒン, ホン
- meaning: goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 作品 さくひん work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.), opus, performance, production 商品 しょうひん commodity, article of commerce, goods, stock, merchandise 製品 せいひん manufactured goods, finished goods, product 食品 しょくひん commodity, foodstuff 部品 ぶひん parts, accessories 医薬品 いやくひん medical supplies 品質 ひんしつ (material) quality 用品 ようひん articles, supplies, parts 品種 ひんしゅ kind (of goods), brand; (taxonomical) form; breed, cultivar 品目 ひんもく list of articles
肉
- kun: しし
- on: ニク
- meaning: meat
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 肉 にく, しし flesh; meat; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); thickness; ink pad 牛肉 ぎゅうにく beef 筋肉 きんにく muscle, sinew 肉親 にくしん blood relationship, blood relative 肉体 にくたい the body, the flesh 皮肉 ひにく cynicism, sarcasm, irony, satire 肉体的 にくたいてき corporeal, material 豚肉 ぶたにく, とんにく pork 食肉 しょくにく meat (for consumption) 苦肉の策 くにくのさく last resort, desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
死
- kun: し.ぬ, し.に-
- on: シ
- meaning: death, die
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 死 し death, decease; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation) 死者 ししゃ casualty, deceased 脳死 のうし brain death 死亡 しぼう death, mortality 二死 にし two out (e.g. in baseball), two down (and one to go) 死去 しきょ death 死刑 しけい death penalty, capital punishment 必死 ひっし frantic, desperate; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) (shogi) 死後 しご after death 死体 したい dead body, corpse, cadaver
所
- kun: ところ, -ところ, どころ, とこ
- on: ショ
- meaning: place
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 事務所 じむしょ office 場所 ばしょ place, location 研究所 けんきゅうしょ, けんきゅうじょ research establishment (institute, laboratory, etc.) 所得 しょとく income, earnings 住所 じゅうしょ address (e.g. of house), residence, domicile 所長 しょちょう chief, head 所得税 しょとくぜい income tax 裁判所 さいばんしょ court, courthouse 所属 しょぞく attached to, belong to, member 無所属 むしょぞく independent
次
- kun: つ.ぐ, つぎ
- on: ジ, シ
- meaning: next, order, sequence
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 次官 じかん vice-minister, undersecretary 事務次官 じむじかん permanent vice-president, undersecretary, vice-minister 次期 じき next term, next period; next version, next release 次長 じちょう vice-, assistant director, vice-director 次々 つぎつぎ in succession, one by one 次回 じかい next time (occasion) 次第に しだいに gradually (progress into a state); in sequence, in order, in turn 二次 にじ secondary, subordinate 政務次官 せいむじかん parliamentary vice-minister 五十三次 ごじゅうさんつぎ the 53 Toukaidou stages
始
- kun: はじ.める, -はじ.める, はじ.まる
- on: シ
- meaning: commence, begin
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 開始 かいし start, commencement, beginning, initiation 始まり はじまり origin, beginning 終始 しゅうし beginning and end, from beginning to end, doing a thing from beginning to end; consistently, the whole time 始める はじめる to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate; to open (e.g. a store), to start up, to establish (business. etc.); to start (doing something), to begin to ... 始め はじめ beginning, start, origin 年始 ねんし New Year's call, beginning of the year, New Year's greetings 始末 しまつ management, dealing, settlement; cleaning up, getting rid of; end result (usu. bad) 原始 げんし origin, primeval 始発 しはつ first train 手始め てはじめ outset
係
- kun: かか.る, かかり, -がかり, かか.わる
- on: ケイ
- meaning: person in charge, connection, duty, concern oneself
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 係 かかり official, duty, person in charge 関係 かんけい relation, connection 関係者 かんけいしゃ authorized people, authorised people, person(s) concerned 人間関係 にんげんかんけい human relations 係長 かかりちょう chief clerk 無関係 むかんけい unrelated 係官 かかりかん official in charge 係員 かかりいん official (e.g. customs), clerk in charge 係争 けいそう contention, dispute 連係プレー れんけいプレー good teamwork play (baseball)
感
- on: カン
- meaning: emotion, feeling, sensation
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 感じ かんじ feeling, sense, impression 感覚 かんかく sense, sensation, feeling 感染 かんせん infection, contagion 感じる かんじる to feel, to sense, to experience 感情 かんじょう emotion, feeling, feelings, sentiment 感想 かんそう impressions, thoughts 感動 かんどう being deeply moved emotionally, excitement, passion, deep emotion, impression 感謝 かんしゃ thanks, gratitude 感性 かんせい sensitivity, sensitiveness, sense 実感 じっかん feelings (actual, true)
運
- kun: はこ.ぶ
- on: ウン
- meaning: carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 運 うん fortune, luck 運ぶ はこぶ to carry, to transport, to move, to convey; to come, to go; to wield (a tool, etc.), to use; to go (well, etc.), to proceed, to progress 運動 うんどう motion, exercise 運営 うんえい management, administration, operation 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 運用 うんよう making use of, application, investment, practical use 運び はこび progress, pace, carriage, step, stage 運転手 うんてんしゅ driver, chauffeur
終
- kun: お.わる, -お.わる, おわ.る, お.える, つい, つい.に
- on: シュウ
- meaning: end, finish
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 終わり おわり the end 最終 さいしゅう last, final, closing 終える おえる to finish 終結 しゅうけつ end, close 最終的 さいしゅうてき finally 終値 おわりね closing price (stock exchange, etc.) 終了後 しゅうりょうご after the end (of something) 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 終盤 しゅうばん endgame, final stage
投
- kun: な.げる, -な.げ
- on: トウ
- meaning: throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 投資 とうし investment 投手 とうしゅ (baseball) pitcher 投票 とうひょう voting, poll 国民投票 こくみんとうひょう national referendum 投球 とうきゅう pitching, throwing a ball, bowling (in cricket), pitched ball 完投 かんとう going the whole distance, pitching a whole game 継投 けいとう relieving the (starting) pitcher 好投 こうとう good (nice) pitching 投機 とうき speculation, venture, stockjobbing, gambling (on stocks) 投棄 とうき abandonment, giving up, throwing away
打
- kun: う.つ, う.ち-, ぶ.つ
- on: ダ, ダアス
- meaning: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 打つ うつ to hit (something inanimate), to strike, to beat (on something); to type, to tap (e.g. a key); to inject; to indulge in gambling; to visit (on a pilgrimage) 本塁打 ほんるいだ home run (baseball) 打撃 だげき blow, shock, strike, damage; batting (baseball) 打線 だせん baseball lineup 安打 あんだ safe hit (baseball) 打者 だしゃ batter (baseball) 二塁打 にるいだ two-base hit, double 打席 だせき batter's box (baseball), one's turn at bat 打ち上げ うちあげ launch 打開 だかい break in the deadlock
島
- kun: しま
- on: トウ
- meaning: island
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 島 しま island; territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.), turf 朝鮮半島 ちょうせんはんとう Korean peninsula 中島 なかじま island in a pond or river 小島 こじま small island, islet 半島 はんとう peninsula 列島 れっとう archipelago, chain of islands 島根 しまね island country 千島 ちしま Kurile Islands 島国 しまぐに, とうごく island country (sometimes used as a metaphor for Japan) 離島 りとう isolated (outlying) island, departure from an island
両
- kun: てる, ふたつ
- on: リョウ
- meaning: both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 両国 りょうこく, りょうごく both countries 両党 りょうとう both political parties 両親 りょうしん, ふたおや parents, both parents 車両 しゃりょう rolling stock, railroad cars, vehicles 両院 りょういん both Houses of Parliament 両氏 りょうし both persons 両日 りょうじつ both days, two days 両者 りょうしゃ pair, the two, both persons, both things 両方 りょうほう both sides, both parties 両面 りょうめん both sides, two sides, double-sided
住
- kun: す.む, す.まう, -ず.まい
- on: ジュウ, ヂュウ, チュウ
- meaning: dwell, reside, live, inhabit
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 住 じゅう dwelling, living 住宅 じゅうたく residence, housing, residential building 住民 じゅうみん citizens, inhabitants, residents, population 住所 じゅうしょ address (e.g. of house), residence, domicile 在住 ざいじゅう resident 居住 きょじゅう residence 住み心地 すみごこち comfort (in living place) 先住 せんじゅう previous priest or resident 住宅地 じゅうたくち housing district, residential district 住友 すみとも Sumitomo (company)
式
- on: シキ
- meaning: style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 株式 かぶしき stock (company) 公式 こうしき formality, formal, official; formula 正式 せいしき due form, official, formality 方式 ほうしき form, method, system, formula 形式 けいしき form (as opposed to substance), formality; method, system, style; format, mode, appearance, form (something takes); math expression 非公式 ひこうしき informal 式典 しきてん ceremony, rites 結婚式 けっこんしき marriage ceremony, wedding 株式会社 かぶしきがいしゃ public company, corporation, KK, formula for an incorporated public company 儀式 ぎしき ceremony, rite, ritual, service
真
- kun: ま, ま-, まこと
- on: シン
- meaning: true, reality, Buddhist sect
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 写真 しゃしん photograph, photo; movie 真の しんの true, real, genuine, proper, utter 真相 しんそう truth, real situation 真実 しんじつ, さな, さね truth, reality 真ん中 まんなか, まなか middle, centre, center, mid-way 真意 しんい real intention, true motive, true meaning 写真集 しゃしんしゅう collection of photographs, photoalbum 真理 しんり truth 真っ暗 まっくら total darkness, pitch dark; bleak future, poor prospects 真珠湾 しんじゅわん Pearl Harbor
有
- kun: あ.る
- on: ユウ, ウ
- meaning: possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 有 ゆう existence; possession, having; limited company 有効 ゆうこう validity, legality, availability, effectiveness 有力 ゆうりょく influential, prominent; strong, likely, plausible, potent 有権者 ゆうけんしゃ voter, constituent, (electoral) franchise-holder, (the) electorate, eligible voters 有名 ゆうめい famous; fame 保有 ほゆう possession, retention, maintenance 有利 ゆうり advantageous, better, profitable, lucrative 所有 しょゆう one's possessions, ownership 有罪 ゆうざい guilt, culpability 有価証券 ゆうかしょうけん marketable securities, stocks and bonds
晴
- kun: は.れる, は.れ, は.れ-, -ば.れ, は.らす
- on: セイ
- meaning: clear up
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 晴れ はれ clear weather; public, formal; cleared of suspicion 素晴らしい すばらしい, すんばらしい wonderful, splendid, magnificent 晴れる はれる to clear up, to clear away, to be sunny, to stop raining; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled, to be banished 快晴 かいせい good weather 晴天 せいてん fine weather 晴れ間 はれま a break (in the weather), an interval of clear weather; lightheartedness 晴れやかな笑顔 はれやかなえがお beaming smile 晴らす はらす to dispel, to clear away, to refresh (oneself) 晴れ着 はれぎ Sunday best (clothes) 秋晴れ あきばれ clear autumnal weather
鳥
- kun: とり
- on: チョウ
- meaning: bird, chicken
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 鳥 とり bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry 野鳥 やちょう wild bird 鳥類 ちょうるい birds 白鳥 はくちょう, しろとり, しらとり swan (Cygnus Bechstein, Cygnus ssp.); white-feathered bird 渡り鳥 わたりどり migratory bird, bird of passage 小鳥 ことり small bird 水鳥 すいちょう, みずとり, みずどり waterfowl, water bird, shorebird 鳥獣 ちょうじゅう birds and wild animals, wildlife 鳥居 とりい torii (Shinto shrine archway) 一石二鳥 いっせきにちょう killing two birds with one stone
貝
- kun: かい
- on: バイ
- meaning: shellfish
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 貝 かい shell, shellfish 貝殻 かいがら shell 貝塚 かいずか, かいづか shell heap, shell mound, kitchen midden 貝 ばい, バイ Japanese babylon (species of shelled mollusk, Babylonia japonica), Japanese ivory shell; spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese babylon shell) 巻き貝 まきがい snail, spiral shell ムール貝 ムールかい moule, common (blue) mussel 貝ボタン かいボタン mother-of-pearl button 貝がら かいがら shell ほら貝 ほらがい conch, trumpet shell バカ貝 バカがい, ばかがい, バカガイ Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
談
- on: ダン
- meaning: discuss, talk
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 会談 かいだん conversation, conference, discussion, interview 相談 そうだん consultation, discussion 懇談 こんだん informal talk 談合 だんごう consultation, discussion, conference; collusion, bid-rigging 相談役 そうだんやく counselor, counsellor, adviser, advisor 談話 だんわ a talk, conversation 冗談 じょうだん jest, joke 商談 しょうだん business discussion, negotiation 対談 たいだん talk, dialogue, conversation 座談会 ざだんかい symposium, round-table discussion
流
- kun: なが.れる, なが.れ, なが.す, -なが.す
- on: リュウ, ル
- meaning: current, a sink, flow, forfeit
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 流れ ながれ stream, current, flow 交流 こうりゅう intercourse, (cultural) exchange, intermingling; alternating current, AC 流す ながす to drain, to pour, to spill, to shed (blood, tears); to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.), to circulate, to broadcast, to beam; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float, to set adrift 流通 りゅうつう circulation of money or goods, flow of water or air, distribution; negotiable (e.g. shares) 主流 しゅりゅう main current (stream), mainline, mainstream 流出 りゅうしゅつ discharge, outward flow, efflux, effluence; leak of (private) information or pictures 流行 りゅうこう, はやり fashion, fad, vogue, craze 一流 いちりゅう first-class, top grade, school (of art), foremost, top-notch, unique 流動 りゅうどう flow 火砕流 かさいりゅう pyroclastic flow (type of volcanic eruption), stone wind
局
- kun: つぼね
- on: キョク
- meaning: bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 局 きょく channel (i.e. TV or radio), station, department; affair, situation 事務局 じむきょく secretariat, executive office 当局 とうきょく authorities; this office 局長 きょくちょう bureau director, office chief 結局 けっきょく after all, eventually 支局 しきょく branch office 政局 せいきょく political situation 局面 きょくめん checkerboard, aspect, situation 郵便局 ゆうびんきょく post office 対局 たいきょく (playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
放
- kun: はな.す, -っぱな.し, はな.つ, はな.れる, こ.く, ほう.る
- on: ホウ
- meaning: set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 放る ほうる, ほる to let go, to abandon, to leave undone; to throw, to toss, to fling 放送 ほうそう broadcast, broadcasting 開放 かいほう open, throw open, liberalization, liberalisation 解放 かいほう release, unleashing, liberation, emancipation, setting free; deallocation (of computer memory) 民放 みんぽう commercial broadcast 追放 ついほう exile, banishment 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
急
- kun: いそ.ぐ, いそ.ぎ
- on: キュウ
- meaning: hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 急 きゅう urgent, sudden, abrupt; sharp, steep, precipitous; rapid, swift, fast; emergency, crisis 急いで いそいで hurriedly 急きょ きゅうきょ hurriedly, in a hurry 緊急 きんきゅう urgent, pressing, emergency 急速 きゅうそく rapid (e.g. progress) 早急 さっきゅう, そうきゅう urgent 急激 きゅうげき sudden, precipitous, radical 急性 きゅうせい acute (e.g. illness) 急進 きゅうしん rapid progress, radical 急増 きゅうぞう explosion, proliferation, surge
送
- kun: おく.る
- on: ソウ
- meaning: escort, send
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 送る おくる to send (a thing), to dispatch, to despatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere), to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed), to bury; to spend (time), to live one's life; to pass (down the line); to affix okurigana 放送 ほうそう broadcast, broadcasting 輸送 ゆそう transport, transportation 送り おくり seeing off, sending off; funeral; escapement 先送り さきおくり postpone 見送り みおくり seeing one off, farewell, escort 見送る みおくる to see off (e.g. to the station, an airport, etc.), to escort (e.g. home), to farewell; to see out, to send off; to let pass, to wait and see, to continue (e.g. in legal contexts); to let a pitch go by (baseball), to watch a batted ball go into the stands 運送 うんそう transport, freight, shipping 送金 そうきん remittance, sending money 郵送 ゆうそう mailing
球
- kun: たま
- on: キュウ
- meaning: ball, sphere
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 球 きゅう, たま globe, sphere, ball 地球 ちきゅう the earth 野球 やきゅう baseball 球場 きゅうじょう baseball stadium 球団 きゅうだん baseball team 四球 しきゅう four balls, base on balls (baseball), a walk 投球 とうきゅう pitching, throwing a ball, bowling (in cricket), pitched ball 速球 そっきゅう fastball 制球 せいきゅう (pitcher's) control (baseball) 直球 ちょくきゅう, ちょっきゅう straight ball (pitch); straight, frank
転
- kun: ころ.がる, ころ.げる, ころ.がす, ころ.ぶ, まろ.ぶ, うたた, うつ.る, くる.めく
- on: テン
- meaning: revolve, turn around, change
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 運転 うんてん operation, motion, driving 転換 てんかん convert, divert 逆転 ぎゃくてん (sudden) change, reversal, turn-around, coming from behind (baseball) 移転 いてん moving, transfer, demise 運転手 うんてんしゅ driver, chauffeur 自転車 じてんしゃ, じでんしゃ bicycle 回転 かいてん rotation (usu. around something), revolution, turning 転じる てんじる to turn, to shift, to alter, to distract 逆転勝ち ぎゃくてんがち winning after defeat seems certain, coming from behind to win 転勤 てんきん job transfer, job relocation, intra-company transfer
冬
- kun: ふゆ
- on: トウ
- meaning: winter
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 冬 ふゆ winter 冬季 とうき (season of) winter 暖冬 だんとう mild winter, warm winter 冬場 ふゆば the winter season 越冬 えっとう passing the winter 冬物 ふゆもの winter clothing 真冬 まふゆ midwinter 冬休み ふゆやすみ winter vacation 厳冬 げんとう severe winter 昨冬 さくとう last winter
役
- on: ヤク, エキ
- meaning: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 役 やく use, service, role, position 役割 やくわり part, assigning (allotment of) parts, role, duties 役員 やくいん officer, official, executive, staff 取締役 とりしまりやく company director, board member 懲役 ちょうえき penal servitude, imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour) 現役 げんえき active duty, active service 三役 さんやく three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.) 主役 しゅやく leading part, leading actor (actress) 取締役会 とりしまりやくかい board of directors; board of directors' meeting 役所 やくしょ government office, public office
研
- kun: と.ぐ
- on: ケン
- meaning: polish, study of, sharpen
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 研究 けんきゅう study, research, investigation 研究所 けんきゅうしょ, けんきゅうじょ research establishment (institute, laboratory, etc.) 研修 けんしゅう training (esp. in-service), induction course 研究者 けんきゅうしゃ researcher 研究員 けんきゅういん researcher 研究室 けんきゅうしつ laboratory; seminar room; professor's office 研究家 けんきゅうか researcher, student (of) 経済研究所 けいざいけんきゅうしょ economics research centre, economics research center 研究官 けんきゅうかん research officer 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
身
- kun: み
- on: シン
- meaning: somebody, person, one's station in life
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 身 み body; oneself; one's place, one's position; main part, meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.), wood (as opposed to bark), blade (as opposed to its handle), container(as opposed to its lid) 自身 じしん by oneself, personally 出身 しゅっしん person's origin (town, city, country, etc.); institution from which one graduated; director in charge of employee relations 中身 なかみ contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade 身長 しんちょう height (of body), stature 全身 ぜんしん whole (body), full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic 出身者 しゅっしんしゃ alumnus (alumnae), graduate, old boy (girl); former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.) 単身 たんしん alone, unaided, away from home 身元 みもと person's identity, ID, past, background 独身 どくしん bachelorhood, single, unmarried, celibate
由
- kun: よし, よ.る
- on: ユ, ユウ, ユイ
- meaning: wherefore, a reason
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 由 よし reason, significance, cause 自由 じゆう freedom, liberty, as it pleases you 理由 りゆう reason, pretext, motive 経由 けいゆ go by the way, via 不自由 ふじゆう discomfort, inconvenience; poverty, want, destitution; disability, impairment (physical, mental, etc.) 自由化 じゆうか liberalization, liberalisation, freeing 自由形 じゆうがた freestyle (e.g. swimming event) 自由主義 じゆうしゅぎ liberalism 由来 ゆらい origin, source, history, derivation, reason, destiny 自由経済 じゆうけいざい free economy
昼
- kun: ひる
- on: チュウ
- meaning: daytime, noon
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 昼 ひる noon, midday; daytime; lunch 昼食 ちゅうしょく, ちゅうじき, ひるげ lunch, midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony) 昼間 ひるま, ちゅうかん daytime, during the day 昼過ぎ ひるすぎ afternoon 昼夜 ちゅうや day and night 昼休み ひるやすみ lunch break, noon recess, noon rest period 昼前 ひるまえ forenoon, just before noon 昼寝 ひるね nap (afternoon), siesta お昼 おひる lunch, noon 昼下がり ひるさがり early afternoon
茶
- on: チャ, サ
- meaning: tea
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 茶 ちゃ tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation, making tea; brown; mockery お茶 おちゃ tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony 喫茶店 きっさてん coffee lounge, coffee shop, (rather formal) cafe 紅茶 こうちゃ black tea 茶色 ちゃいろ light brown, tawny 茶わん ちゃわん rice bowl, tea cup, teacup 茶の間 ちゃのま living room (Japanese-style) 茶道 ちゃどう, さどう tea ceremony, Way of Tea 茶屋 ちゃや tea house, tea dealer 喫茶 きっさ tea drinking, tea house