Kanji List
日
- kun: ひ, -び, -か
- on: ニチ, ジツ
- meaning: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 日 ひ day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event 同日 どうじつ the same day 日米 にちべい Japan-America 日本人 にほんじん, にっぽんじん Japanese person, Japanese people 毎日 まいにち every day 前日 ぜんじつ, まえび previous day, the day before 全日 ぜんじつ all days 日程 にってい schedule, program, programme, agenda 日本語 にほんご, にっぽんご Japanese (language) 今日 こんにち, きょう, こんち, こんじつ today, this day
一
- kun: ひと-, ひと.つ
- on: イチ, イツ
- meaning: one, one radical (no.1)
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 一つ ひとつ one; for one thing (often used in itemized lists); (after a noun) only; (with a verb in negative form) (not) even; just (i.e. "just try it") 一月 いちがつ January 一般 いっぱん general, liberal, universal, ordinary, average 一番 いちばん best, first, number one; game, round, bout, fall, event (in a meet) 一部 いちぶ one part, one portion, one section, some; one copy (e.g. of a document) 一方 いっぽう one (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party; on the one hand, on the other hand; whereas, although, but at the same time, meanwhile, in turn; (after noun, adjective-stem or plain verb) just keeps, being inclined to ..., tending to be ..., tending to do ..., ntinuously ..., just keeps on ...ing, only 十一 じゅういち, ジュウイチ 11, eleven; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax) 十一月 じゅういちがつ November 統一 とういつ unity, consolidation, uniformity, unification, compatible 一時 いちじ, いっとき one hour, short time, once, a time, temporarily, at one time, twelfth part of a day
人
- kun: ひと, -り, -と
- on: ジン, ニン
- meaning: person
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 外国人 がいこくじん foreigner 個人 こじん individual, private person, personal, private 三人 さんにん, みたり three people 人間 にんげん human being, man, person; character (of a person) 人気 にんき popular, popular feeling, business conditions 人口 じんこう population; common talk 日本人 にほんじん, にっぽんじん Japanese person, Japanese people 人々 ひとびと, にんにん each person, people, men, human, everybody 二人 ふたり, ににん two persons, two people, pair, couple 証人 しょうにん witness
年
- kun: とし
- on: ネン
- meaning: year, counter for years
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 年 とし year; age 昨年 さくねん last year 前年 ぜんねん the preceding year, the previous year, last year 年間 ねんかん year (period of) 来年 らいねん next year 今年 ことし, こんねん this year 周年 しゅうねん whole year, anniversary 少年 しょうねん boys, juveniles 年金 ねんきん annuity, pension 年生 ねんせい pupil in ... year, student in ... year
大
- kun: おお-, おお.きい, -おお.いに
- on: ダイ, タイ
- meaning: large, big
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 大きな おおきな big, large, great 拡大 かくだい magnification, enlargement, expansion 最大 さいだい greatest, largest, maximum 大いに おおいに very, much, greatly, a lot of 大会 たいかい convention, tournament, mass meeting, rally 大学 だいがく post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; the Great Learning - one of the Four Books 大手 おおて, おおで front castle gate; both arms open, outstretched arms; major companies 大蔵省 おおくらしょう (former) Ministry of Finance (succeeded by zaimushou in 2000) 大統領 だいとうりょう president, chief executive 大幅 おおはば full width, large scale, drastic
十
- kun: とお, と
- on: ジュウ, ジッ, ジュッ
- meaning: ten
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 十 じゅう, と, とお 10, ten 十一 じゅういち, ジュウイチ 11, eleven; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax) 十一月 じゅういちがつ November 十九 じゅうきゅう 19, nineteen 十月 じゅうがつ October 十五 じゅうご 15, fifteen 十三 じゅうさん 13, thirteen 十二 じゅうに 12, twelve 十二月 じゅうにがつ December 十八 じゅうはち 18, eighteen
二
- kun: ふた, ふた.つ, ふたた.び
- on: ニ, ジ
- meaning: two, two radical (no.2)
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 二 に, ふた, ふ, ふう two 二つ ふたつ two 十二 じゅうに 12, twelve 十二月 じゅうにがつ December 二月 にがつ February 二人 ふたり, ににん two persons, two people, pair, couple 二百 にひゃく two hundred, 200 二死 にし two out (e.g. in baseball), two down (and one to go) 二塁 にるい second base 二塁打 にるいだ two-base hit, double
本
- kun: もと
- on: ホン
- meaning: book, present, main, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 基本 きほん foundation, basis, standard 日本人 にほんじん, にっぽんじん Japanese person, Japanese people 本社 ほんしゃ, ほんじゃ head office, main office, headquarters; main shrine; this company, this shrine 本部 ほんぶ headquarters 本の ほんの mere, only, just 日本語 にほんご, にっぽんご Japanese (language) 本会議 ほんかいぎ plenary session, regular session 本人 ほんにん the person himself 本当 ほんとう, ほんと truth, reality 本塁打 ほんるいだ home run (baseball)
中
- kun: なか, うち, あた.る
- on: チュウ
- meaning: in, inside, middle, mean, center
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 中央 ちゅうおう centre, central, center, middle 中国 ちゅうごく China; South-west most region of Honshu, middle of a country, the Hiroshima area 中心 ちゅうしん center, centre, middle, heart, core, focus, pivot, emphasis, balance 中でも なかでも among (other things), inter alia; above all (else) 中間 ちゅうかん middle, midway, interim 中東 ちゅうとう Middle East 途中 とちゅう on the way, en route; in the middle of, midway 集中 しゅうちゅう concentration, convergence, centralization, integration, gathering together 中学 ちゅうがく middle school, junior high school 中学生 ちゅうがくせい junior high school student, middle school pupil
出
- kun: で.る, -で, だ.す, -だ.す, い.でる, い.だす
- on: シュツ, スイ
- meaning: exit, leave
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 出す だす to take out, to get out; to put out, to reveal, to show; to submit (e.g. thesis), to turn in; to publish, to make public; to send (e.g. letter); to produce (a sound), to start (fire); to serve (food); to begin 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 輸出 ゆしゅつ, しゅしゅつ export; efferent (medical) 出場 しゅつじょう (stage) appearance, participation, performance 進出 しんしゅつ advance, step forward 出 で coming out, going out, outflow, efflux, rising (of the sun or moon); attending (work), appearing (on stage), one's turn to go on; start, beginning; origins, background, person (or item) originating from ..., graduate of ..., native of ..., member of ... (lineage); architectural member that projects outward; highest point of the stern of a ship; amount (comprising something), amount of time or effort required to do something 演出 えんしゅつ production (e.g. play), direction 出演 しゅつえん performance, stage appearance; to act (in a play) 出席 しゅっせき attendance, presence, appearance; to attend, to be present, to appear 出馬 しゅつば going on horseback; going in person; running for election