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常用漢字2年
morning; dynasty; regime; epoch; period; (North) Korea

朝   [あさ]       Morning

今朝  [けさ][こん.ちょう] This morning

明朝  [みょう.ちょう]   Tomorrow morning

朝ご飯 [あさ.ご.はん]   Breakfast (also 朝御飯)

朝飯  [あさ.めし]     Breakfast

朝食  [ちょう.しょく]   Breakfast

朝鮮  [ちょう.せん]    Korea

北朝鮮 [きた.ちょう.せん] North Korea (contrast: 韓国)

noon; sign of the horse; 11AM-1PM; seventh sign of Chinese zodiac

午前 [ご.ぜん]  Morning, AM

正午 [しょう.ご] Noon, mid-day

午後 [ご.ご]   Afternoon, PM

in front; before

前    [まえ]     (Also suffix) Before; In front of; Ago; ...

前    [ぜん]     Before, ago, former, ...

前半   [ぜん.はん]  First half

午前   [ご.ぜん]   Morning, AM

名前   [な.まえ]   Name

当たり前 [あ.たり.まえ] Usual, common, ordinary (also 当り前)

now

今  [いま]       Now

今年 [こ.とし]      This year

今朝 [けさ][こん.ちょう] This morning

今夜 [こん.や]      This evening, tonight

今後 [こん.ご]      From now on; Hereafter

behind; back; later

後   [あと]           After; Behind; Later; Rear; Successor

明後日 [あさって][みょう.ご.にち] The day after tomorrow

午後  [ご.ご]          Afternoon, PM

後ろ  [うし.ろ]         Back, behind, rear

死後  [し.ご]          After death

後半  [こう.はん]        Second half

今後  [こん.ご]         From now on; Hereafter

capital; 10**16

京都 [きょう.と]  Kyoto

東京 [とう.きょう] Tokyo

京  [けい]    1016 (10 quadrillion)

vapor; steam

汽車 [き.しゃ] Steam train

pond; cistern; pool; reservoir

池  [いけ]  Pond

電池 [でん.ち] Battery

sea; ocean

海   [うみ]      Sea; Beach

公海  [こう.かい]   High seas; International waters

北海道 [ほっ.かい.どう] Hokkaido

clear up

晴れ  [は.れ]   Clear weather

晴れる [は.れる]  To clear (up)

晴天  [せい.てん] Fine weather; A clear sky

daytime; noon

昼   [ひる]     Noon, day time

昼間  [ひる.ま]    Daytime; During the day

昼休み [ひる.やす.み] Lunch break, noon recess, ...

昼ご飯 [ひる.ご.はん] Lunch (also 昼御飯)

昼飯  [ひる.めし]   Lunch

昼食  [ちゅう.しょく] Lunch

night; evening

夜   [よる]   Evening, night

今夜  [こん.や] This evening, tonight

夜明け [よ.あ.け] Dawn, daybreak

夜中  [よ.なか] Midnight, dead of night

夜学  [や.がく] Evening course, night school

昨夜  [さく.や] Last night

bright; light

明ける [あ.ける]         To dawn, to become daylight

夜明け [よ.あ.け]         Dawn, daybreak

明け方 [あ.け.がた]        Dawn

明かり [あ.かり]         Lamplight, light, brightness (also 明り)

明くる [あ.くる]         Prefix: next, following

明朝  [みょう.ちょう]      Tomorrow morning

明後日 [あさって][みょう.ご.にち] The day after tomorrow

自明  [じ.めい]         Obvious; Self-evident; Axiomatic

明く  [あ.く]          To open; To become empty; (開く, 空く)

weekday

曜日 [よう.び] Day of the week

interval; space

間   [あいだ]      Space, interval

間   [ま]        Space; Room; Time; Pause

間中  [あいだ.じゅう]  During

時間  [じ.かん]     Time

間食  [かん.しょく]   Eating between meals, snacking

一週間 [いっ.しゅう.かん] One week

昼間  [ひる.ま]     Daytime; During the day

market; city; town

市  [し]   Suffix: city

市  [いち]  Fair; Market

市場 [いち.ば] (Town) market; (The) marketplace

country

国   [くに]     Country, nation, ...

国立  [こく.りつ]  National (e.g. park)

外国語 [がい.こく.ご] Foreign language

雪国  [ゆき.ぐに]  Snow country

米国  [べい.こく]  USA

天国  [てん.ごく]  Paradise, heaven

中国  [ちゅう.ごく] China

韓国  [かん.こく]  South Korea (contrast: 北朝鮮)

四国  [し.こく]   Shikoku

ground; earth

地  [ち]   Earth

天地 [てん.ち] Heaven and earth; Top and bottom

高地 [こう.ち] High ground; Plateau; Heights

地図 [ち.ず]  Map, atlas

番地 [ばん.ち] House number; Address

地方 [ち.ほう] Area, locality, ...; Prefix: local

meadow; original; primitive; field; plain; prairie; tundra; wilderness

原   [はら]      Field; Plain; Winderness; ...

原野  [げん.や]    Wasteland; Winderness; Moor; ...

野原  [の.はら]    Field

高原  [こう.げん]   Tableland; Plateau

原子力 [げん.し.りょく] Atomic energy

wind; air; style; manner

風   [かぜ]   Wind

風雨  [ふう.う]  Wind and rain

台風  [たい.ふう] Typhoon

風呂場 [ふ.ろ.ば] Bathroom

風船  [ふう.せん] Balloon

winter

冬    [ふゆ]         Winter

冬場   [ふゆ.ば]        The Winter season

春夏秋冬 [しゅん.か.しゅう.とう] The four seasons

springtime; spring (season)

春    [はる]         Spring

春夏秋冬 [しゅん.か.しゅう.とう] The four seasons

売春   [ばい.しゅん]      Prostitution

every

毎  [まい]   (Also prefix) Every; Each

毎  [ごと]   (Also suffix) Each respectively

毎に [ごと.に]  (exp, suffix) One by one; Each; At intervals of; ...

毎回 [まい.かい] Each time; Each round

week

週   [しゅう]      Week

一週間 [いっ.しゅう.かん] One week

週末  [しゅう.まつ]   Weekend

time; hour

時  [とき]   Time; Occasion; Hour; Moment

時  [じ]    Counter: o'clock

時間 [じ.かん]  Time

時点 [じ.てん]  Point in time; Occasion

日時 [にち.じ]  Date and time

時計 [と.けい]  Watch, clock

時々 [とき.どき] Sometimes

当時 [とう.じ]  (n-adv, n-time) At that time; In those days

location; place

場   [ば]     Place

道場  [どう.じょう] Dojo

酒場  [さか.ば]   Bar

市場  [いち.ば]   (Town) market; (The) marketplace

風呂場 [ふ.ろ.ば]  Bathroom

太陽  [たい.よう]  Sun, solar

冬場  [ふゆ.ば]   The Winter season

park; garden; yard; farm

園  [えん][その] Garden; Park

公園 [こう.えん] (Public) park

学園 [がく.えん] Academy; Campus

valley

谷 [たに] Valley

plains; field; rustic; civilian life

野  [の]   Field

野原 [の.はら] Field

原野 [げん.や] Wasteland; Wilderness; Moor; ...

cloud

雲  [くも]   Cloud

雨雲 [あま.ぐも] Rain cloud

summer

夏    [なつ]         Summer

春夏秋冬 [しゅん.か.しゅう.とう] The four seasons

autumn

秋    [あき]         Autumn

春夏秋冬 [しゅん.か.しゅう.とう] The four seasons

direction; person; alternative

方   [ほう]    Side, direction, way

方   [かた]    (Also suffix) Person; Way of doing

地方  [ち.ほう]  Area, locality, ...; Prefix: local

遠方  [えん.ぽう] Long way; Distant place

明け方 [あ.け.がた] Dawn

come; due; next; cause; become

来る [く.る]   To come; ...

来る [きた.る]  To come, to arrive (also 来たる)

来  [らい]   Prefix: next

元来 [がん.らい] Originally; Primarily; Essencially; Naturally; Logically

run

走る   [はし.る]    To run

口走る  [くち.ばし.る] To speak / tell / blurt out

走り書き [はし.り.が.き] (n) Scribbling

Buddhist temple

寺 [てら] Temple

寺 [じ]  Suffix: Buddhist temple

room; apartment; chamber; greenhouse; cellar

室  [しつ]    Room

浴室 [よく.しつ]  Bathroom, bath

教室 [きょう.しつ] Classroom

ri; village; parent's home; league

里  [り]    Ri (old measure: ~2.44 miles)

古里 [ふる.さと] Hometown, birth place; Old village; ...

boulder; rock; cliff

岩  [いわ]   Rock; Crag

岩石 [がん.せき] Rock

snow

雪  [ゆき]   Snow

雪国 [ゆき.ぐに] Snow country

雪玉 [ゆき.だま] Snowball

north

北   [きた]       North

北西  [ほく.せい]    Northwest (preferred)

西北  [せい.ほく]    Northwest (more rare)

北東  [ほく.とう]    Northeast

東北  [とう.ほく]    Northeast (also a prefecture)

南北  [なん.ぼく]    South and North

北海道 [ほっ.かい.どう]  Hokkaido

北朝鮮 [きた.ちょう.せん] North Korea (contrast: 韓国)

south

南  [みなみ]  South

南西 [なん.せい] Southwest

西南 [せい.なん] Southwest

南東 [なん.とう] Southeast (preferred)

東南 [とう.なん] Southeast (more rare)

南北 [なん.ぼく] South and North

road-way; street; district; journey; course; moral; teachings

道   [みち]        Road, street; Way, method

歩道  [ほ.どう]      Footpath, walkway, sidewalk

近道  [ちか.みち]     Short way, shortcut

北海道 [ほっ.かい.どう]   Hokkaido

書道  [しょ.どう]     Calligraphy

茶道  [ちゃ.どう][さ.どう] Tea ceremony

道場  [どう.じょう]    Dojo

神道  [しん.とう]     Shinto

道理  [どう.り]      Reason; Truth

going; journey

行く [い.く]   To go

銀行 [ぎん.こう] Bank

walk; counter for steps

歩  [ほ]   A step, a stride

歩く [ある.く] To walk

歩む [あゆ.む] To walk, to go on foot

歩道 [ほ.どう] Footpath, walkway, sidewalk

store; shop

店 [みせ][てん] Store; Shop; Establishment

bow; bow (archery, violin)

弓  [ゆみ]  Bow

弓矢 [ゆみ.や] Bow and arrow

sword; saber; knife

刀  [かたな]  Sword, blade

小刀 [こ.がたな] Small knife; Short sword

tea

お茶  [お.ちゃ]      (Green) tea

紅茶  [こう.ちゃ]     Black tea

茶道  [ちゃ.どう][さ.どう] Tea ceremony

茶わん [ちゃ.わん]     Rice bowl; Tea cup

茶色い [ちゃ.いろ.い]    Light brown

star; spot; dot; mark

星  [ほし]     Star

明星 [みょう.じょう] Morning star; Venus; Lucifer

暁星 [ぎょう.せい]  Morning star; Venus; Rarity

火星 [か.せい]    Mars (similar for other planets)

星空 [ほし.ぞら]   Starry sky

east

東  [ひがし]   East

北東 [ほく.とう]  Northeast

東北 [とう.ほく]  Northeast (also a prefecture)

南東 [なん.とう]  Southeast (preferred)

東南 [とう.なん]  Southeast (more rare)

東西 [とう.ざい]  East and West; ...

東京 [とう.きょう] Tokyo

西
西
west; Spain

西  [にし]   West

北西 [ほく.せい] Northwest (preferred)

西北 [せい.ほく] Northwest (more rare)

南西 [なん.せい] Southwest

西南 [せい.なん] Southwest

東西 [とう.ざい] East and West; ...

traffic; pass through; avenue; commute; counter for letters

通り [とお.り]  Street, avenue

通る [とお.る]  To pass (buy); To go through; To walk along; To pass exams

通う [かよ.う]  To go back and forth; To commute; To ply between; To attend

交通 [こう.つう] Communication, intercourse; Traffic, transportation

通り [どお.り]  Suffix: In accordance with; ...

homecoming; arrive at; lead to; result in

帰る [かえ.る] To return / go back / go home

帰す [かえ.す] To send back

回帰 [かい.き] Revolution; Recurrence; Recursion

stop; halt

止める [や.める]  To end / stop / cease; To resign

止める [と.める]  To stop (s.t.); To quit; To stop

休止  [きゅう.し] Pause; Cessation; Rest

buy

買う [かう]   To buy

買物 [かいもの] Shopping (also 買い物)

dart; arrow

矢  [や]   Arrow

弓矢 [ゆみ.や] Bow and arrow

cut; cutoff; be sharp

切る  [き.る]   To cut; To chop; To carve; ...

切符  [きっ.ぷ]  Ticket

切手  [きっ.て]  Postage stamp

小切手 [こ.ぎっ.て] Cheque

barley; wheat

麦 [むぎ] Wheat; Barley

ray; light

光  [ひかり]  Light

光る [ひか.る]  To shine / glitter / be bright

電光 [でん.こう] Lightning

日光 [にっ.こう] Sunlight

月光 [げっ.こう] Moonlight; Moonbeam

光年 [こう.ねん] Light year

spot; point; mark; speck; decimal point

点   [てん]       Spot, point, mark, dot

小数点 [しょう.すう.てん] Decimal point

点字  [てん.じ]     Braille

点す  [とも.す]     To light, to turn on

点く  [つ.く]      To catch fire, to be lit (e.g. a light)

弱点  [じゃく.てん]   Weak point, weakness

時点  [じ.てん]     Point in time; Occasion

line; track

線   [せん]      Line; Wire; Beam

直線  [ちょく.せん]  Straight line

新幹線 [しん.かん.せん] Bullet train (literally: new main line)

color

色   [いろ]     Colour; Sensuality, lust

黄色い [き.いろ.い]  Yellow

茶色い [ちゃ.いろ.い] Light brown

銀色  [ぎん.いろ]  Silver colour (similar for many other colours)

色紙  [しき.し]   Square drawing paper

声色  [こわ.いろ]  Tone of voice; Mimicry, imitative voice

顔色  [かお.いろ]  Complexion; Countenance; Expression

色気  [いろ.け]   Interest in opp. sex, sex appeal, desire, ...

black

黒い [くろ.い]  Black; Dark

黒人 [こく.じん] Black person

黒白 [くろ.しろ] Black and white; Right and wrong

yellow

黄   [き]         Yellow

黄色い [き.いろ.い]     Yellow

黄金  [こ.がね][おう.ごん] Gold

sell

売る [うる]    To sell

売春 [ばいしゅん] Prostitution

pull; tug; jerk; admit; install; quote; refer to

引く   [ひ.く]    Drag, pull, draw, tug, ...

引き出し [ひ.き.だ.し] Drawer (Also 引出し)

手引き  [て.び.き]   Guidance, guide, introduction (Also 手引)

手引書  [て.びき.しょ] Handbook, manual, guide

eat; food

食   [しょく]    Meal; Food

食べる [た.べる]    To eat

間食  [かん.しょく]  Eating between meals, snacking

食べ物 [たべ.もの]   Food; Foodstuff

食肉  [しょく.にく]  Meat (for consumption)

朝食  [ちょう.しょく] Breakfast

昼食  [ちゅう.しょく] Lunch

夕食  [ゆう.しょく]  Dinner

食器  [しょっ.き]   Tableware

食卓  [しょく.たく]  Dining table

日食  [にっ.しょく]  Solar eclipse

月食  [げっ.しょく]  Lunar eclipse

rice; USA; metre

米  [こめ]   Uncooked rice

白米 [はく.まい] White rice

米国 [べい.こく] USA

米人 [べい.じん] American

electricity

電光 [でん.こう] Lightning

電池 [でん.ち]  Battery

電話 [でん.わ]  Telephone

電車 [でん.しゃ] (Electric) train

電気 [でん.き]  Electricity; Electric light

電子 [でん.し]  Electron; Electronics; Electric (esp. as a prefix)

round; full; month; perfection; -ship; pills; make round; roll up; curl up; seduce; explain away

丸   [まる]  Circle; ...

丸い  [まる.い] Round, circular, spherical (also 円い)

丸太  [まる.た] Log

straightaway; honesty; frankness; fix; repair

直  [ちょく]   (na, adv, n) Direct; In person; Soon; Straight away; ...

直線 [ちょく.せん] Straight line

直す [なお.す]   (vt) To cure / heal / fix / correct / repair (also 治す)

直る [なお.る]   (vi) To be cured / get fixed / get well / ... (also 治る)

picture; drawing; painting; sketch

絵  [え]    Picture, drawing, painting, sketch (also suffix)

絵画 [かい.が]  Picture

油絵 [あぶら.え] Oil painting

brush-stroke; picture

画   [かく]    (Brush) stroke

画数  [かく.すう] Stroke count

画する [かく.する] To draw / mark / ...

絵画  [かい.が]  Picture

漫画  [まん.が]  Manga

映画  [えい.が]  Movie, film

画用紙 [が.よう.し] Drawing paper

map; drawing; plan; unexpected; accidentally

図   [ず]      Figure (Fig. 1); Drawing, picture, illustration

地図  [ち.ず]    Map, atlas

図書館 [と.しょ.かん] Library

図る  [はか.る]   To plot / attempt / plan / ...

number; strength; fate; law; figures

数   [かず][すう]    Number; Number of (also suffix)

多数  [た.すう]     Countless; Great number; Majority

数字  [すう.じ]     Numeral

小数点 [しょう.すう.てん] Decimal point

画数  [かく.すう]    Stroke count

数学  [すう.がく]    Mathematics; Arithmetic

算数  [さん.すう]    Arithmetic

turn; number in a series

番  [ばん]   Counter: # (in a series)

一番 [いち.ばん] Best; First; #1

番地 [ばん.ち]  House number; Address

交番 [こう.ばん] Police box

ten thousand

万  [まん]         10,000; All

万年 [まん.ねん]      10,000 years; Eternity

万人 [ばん.じん][ばん.にん] 10,000 people; All people, everybody

half; middle; odd number; semi-; part-

半  [はん]   Half (also suffix)(sometimes prefix)

前半 [ぜん.はん] First half

後半 [こう.はん] Second half

半日 [はん.にち] Half day

半島 [はん.とう] Peninsula

lively; resuscitation; being helped; living

活用 [かつ.よう] Conjugation; Practical use

生活 [せい.かつ] Living; Life (one's daily existence); Livelihood

死活 [し.かつ]  Life and/or death

shape; form; style

形   [かたち]     Form, shape; Figure; Type

円形  [えん.けい]   Round shape, circle; ...

三角形 [さん.かく.けい] Triangle

人形  [にん.ぎょう]  Doll, puppet; Figure

形見  [かた.み]    Memento, souvenir

形容詞 [けい.よう.し]  ``True'' adjective

scribe; account; narrative

記す [しる.す] To note / write down

手記 [しゅ.き] Note, memorandum

日記 [にっ.き] Diary, journal

暗記 [あん.き] (n, vs) Memorization, learning by heart

write

書く   [か.く]     To write

走り書き [はし.り.が.き] (n) Scribbling

書道   [しょ.どう]   Calligraphy

書家   [しょ.か]    Calligrapher; S.O. with good penmenship

教科書  [きょう.か.しょ] Textbook

手引書  [て.びき.しょ]  Handbook, manual, guide

図書館  [と.しょ.かん]  Library

read

読む  [よ.む]   To read

訓読み [くん.よ.み] Kun (JP) reading

音読み [おん.よ.み] On (CN) reading

paper

紙   [かみ]    Paper

画用紙 [が.よう.し] Drawing paper

色紙  [しき.し]  Square drawing paper

折り紙 [お.り.がみ] Origami (also 折紙)

手紙  [て.がみ]  Letter

oneself

自分   [じ.ぶん]     Myself; Oneself

自殺   [じ.さつ]     Suicide

自習   [じ.しゅう]    (vs) Self-study; (To) study alone

自然   [し.ぜん]     (na,adv,n) Nature; Spontaneous

自然科学 [し.ぜん.か.がく] Natural Science

自然界  [し.ぜん.かい]  Nature; The natural world

自然に  [し.ぜん.に]   Naturely; Smoothly; Spontaneously

自問   [じ.もん]     (vs) Asking oneself

自動   [じ.どう]     Automatic

自動的  [じ.どう.てき]  Automatic

自明   [じ.めい]     Obvious; Self-evident; Axiomatic

head; counter for large animals

頭   [あたま][かしら] Head, brains, intelligence

頭   [とう]      Counter: large animals

先頭  [せん.とう]   Head, lead, vanguard, first

頭文字 [かしら.も.じ]  Initials; First letter of a word

口頭  [こう.とう]   Oral

石頭  [いし.あたま]  Inflexible person

house; home

家   [うち][いえ][け] (One's own) house; House; Suffix: House, Family

家内  [か.ない]    Wife (humble)

家族  [か.ぞく]    (One's) family

書家  [しょ.か]    Calligrapher; S.O. with good penmenship

作家  [さっ.か]    Author, writer, novelist; Artist

楽天家 [らく.てん.か]  Optimist; Easy-going person

parent; intimacy; relative; familiarity; dealer (cards)

親   [おや]   Parents

親しい [した.しい] Close, familiar (e.g. friend); Intimate

親しむ [した.しむ] To get to know a person better

 --> 親しみやすい人 An easy-to-talk-to person

親分  [おや.ぶん] Boss; Chief; Head

friend

友  [とも]   Friend, companion, pal

友達 [とも.だち] Friend

友人 [ゆう.じん] Friend

親友 [しん.ゆう] Close friend, bosom buddy, ...

tale; talk

話す   [はな.す]    To speak

話    [はなし]     Talk, speak, chat; Story, conversation

話し合う [はな.し.あ.う] To discuss, talk together

話し合い [はな.し.あ.い] Discussion, conference (also 話合い)

作り話  [つく.り.ばなし] Fiction, myth, made-up story, ...

実話   [じつ.わ]    True story

電話   [でん.わ]    Telephone

say

言   [げん]     Word, remark, statement

言う  [い.う]    To say (also [ゆ.う])

言葉  [こと.ば]   Word(s), language, speech

合言葉 [あい.こと.ば] Password, watchword

voice

声  [こえ]   Voice

歌声 [うた.ごえ] Singing voice

肉声 [にく.せい] Natural voice (no microphone)

声色 [こわ.いろ] Tone of voice; Mimicry, imitative voice

声楽 [せい.がく] Vocal music

鳴る [な.る]   To sound / ring / ... / roar

song; sing

歌  [うた]   Song, poetry

歌う [うた.う]  To sing (also 謡う)

歌声 [うた.ごえ] Singing voice

歌詞 [か.し]   Song lyrics

music; comfort; ease

楽   [らく]     Comfort, ease

楽しい [たの.しい]  Enjoyable, fun

楽天家 [らく.てん.か] Optimist; Easy-going person

音楽  [おん.がく]  Music, musical movement

楽器  [がっ.き]   Musical instrument

器楽  [き.がく]   Instrumental music

声楽  [せい.がく]  Vocal music

body; substance; object; reality; counter for images

体  [からだ]   Body

死体 [し.たい]   Corpse

上体 [じょう.たい] Upper part of the body

五体 [ご.たい]   The whole body; Limbs

face; expression

顔  [かお]   Face (person)

顔色 [かお.いろ] Complexion; Countenance; Expression

新顔 [しん.がお] Newcomer, new face

door

戸  [と]   Door (Japanese style)

戸口 [と.ぐち] Door

門戸 [もん.こ] Door

江戸 [え.ど]  Edo (old Tokyo)

下戸 [げ.こ]  Non-drinker; Temperate person

mama; mother

母     [はは]     Mother

お母さん  [お.かあ.さん] Mother

父母    [ふ.ぼ]    Father and mother; Parents

祖母    [そ.ぼ]    Grandmother

お祖母さん [お.ばあ.さん] Grandmother

祖父母   [そ.ふ.ぼ]   Grandparents

分母    [ぶん.ぼ]   Denominator

younger brother; faithful service to elders

弟  [おとうと]  Younger brother

兄弟 [きょう.だい] Siblings

弟妹 [てい.まい]  Younger brother and sister

子弟 [し.てい]   Young(er) people

弟子 [で.し]    Pupil; Disciple; Follower; Teacher's student-helper; ...

hear; ask; listen

聞く [き.く]   To hear / listen; To ask

新聞 [しん.ぶん] Newspaper

見聞 [けん.ぶん] (n, vs) Information; Observation

solution; answer

答える [こた.える] To answer; To reply

答え  [こた.え]  Answer; Responce (also 答)

問答  [もん.どう] Questions and answers; Dialogue

what

何 [なに][なん] What (also a part of many question words)

teach; faith; doctrine

教える [おし.える]   To teach / inform / instruct

教え  [おし.え]    Teachings, lesson, doctrine, ...

教わる [おそ.わる]   To be taught

教科  [きょう.か]   Subject, curriculum

教科書 [きょう.か.しょ] Textbook

教室  [きょう.しつ]  Classroom

仏教  [ぶっ.きょう]  Buddhism

department; course; section

科    [か]        Department, section (also suffix)

教科   [きょう.か]     Subject, curriculum

教科書  [きょう.か.しょ]  Textbook

学科   [がっ.か]      Course of study, (school) subject

科学   [か.がく]      Science

社会科  [しゃ.かい.か]   Social studies

社会科学 [しゃ.かい.か.がく] Social science

自然科学 [し.ぜん.か.がく]  Natural Science

文科   [ぶん.か]      Literary course; The arts

fur; hair; feather; down

毛   [け]     Hair; Fur

髪の毛 [かみ.の.け] Hair (of the head)

毛虫  [け.むし]  Caterpillar

neck

首  [くび]   Neck

手首 [て.くび]  Wrist

足首 [あし.くび] Ankle

乳首 [ち.くび]  Nipple, teat

元首 [げん.しゅ] Ruler, sovereign

gates

門  [かど][もん] Gate (also suffix)

門戸 [もん.こ]   Door

一門 [いち.もん]  Family, dependants, household, kin, clan

入門 [にゅう.もん] Primer, manual, introduction to

father

父     [ちち]     Father

お父さん  [お.とう.さん] Father

父母    [ふ.ぼ]    Father and mother; Parents

祖父    [そ.ふ]    Grandfather

お祖父さん [お.じい.さん] Grandfather

祖父母   [そ.ふ.ぼ]   Grandparents

elder brother; big brother

兄    [あに]     Older brother

お兄さん [お.にい.さん] Older brother

兄弟   [きょう.だい] Siblings

父兄   [ふ.けい]   Guardians; Parents and older brothers

know; wisdom

知る   [し.る]    To know, ...

知り合う [し.り.あ.う] To get to know / make acquantance (also 知合う)

知れる  [し.れる]   To become known / come to light / be discovered

知らせる [し.らせる]  To notify / advise

知らせ  [し.らせ]   A notice

part; minute of time; segment; share; degree; one's lot; duty; understand; know; rate; 1%; chances; shaku/100

分    [ぶん]   (n, affix) Part, segment; Rate, degree; ...

分    [ふん]   (n, counter) Minute (of time)

分かる  [わ.かる]  To be understood / known / realized

分かれる [わ.かれる] To become divided / branch

分ける  [わ.ける]  To divide (into parts), to share

分割   [ぶん.かつ] (n, vs) Partition, division; (To) partition / divide up

分子   [ぶん.し]  Numerator; Molecule

分母   [ぶん.ぼ]  Denominator

自分   [じ.ぶん]  Myself; Oneself

親分   [おや.ぶん] Boss; Chief; Head

多分   [た.ぶん]  Perhaps; Probably

think

思う   [おも.う]    To think, to feel

思い   [おも.い]    Thoughts, feelings, emotion, ...

思考   [し.こう]    Thought

思い出す [おも.い.だ.す] To recall / remember

思い出  [おも.い.で]  Memories, ...

heart; mind; spirit

心   [こころ]  Mind; Heart; Spirit

心   [しん]   Core, heart, wick, marrow

心から [しん.から] (adv) By nature; From the bottom of one's heart

本心  [ほん.しん] True feelings

genius; years old; cubic shaku

才  [さい]  Ability, gift, talent, genius, aptitude; Counter: years old

鬼才 [き.さい] Wizard, genius, great talent

多才 [た.さい] Talented

feathers; counter for birds, rabbits

羽 [はね] Feather, plume, wing

羽 [わ]  Counter: birds, rabbits

meat

肉  [にく]    Meat

食肉 [しょく.にく] Meat (for consumption)

牛肉 [ぎゅう.にく] Beef

魚肉 [ぎょ.にく]  Fish meat

肉声 [にく.せい]  Natural voice (no microphone)

cow

牛  [うし]     Cattle, cow

子牛 [こ.うし]    Calf (also 小牛)

牛乳 [ぎゅう.にゅう] (Cow's) milk

牛肉 [ぎゅう.にく]  Beef

horse

馬  [うま] Horse

馬鹿 [ば.か] Fool, idiot, ...

younger sister

妹  [いもうと] Younger sister

弟妹 [てい.まい] Younger brother and sister

consider; think over

考える [かんが.える] To consider, to think about

考え  [かんが.え]  Thinking, thoughts, ideas, intention

思考  [し.こう]   Thought

考古学 [こう.こ.がく] Archaeology

calculate; divining; number; abacus; probability

算数 [さん.すう] Arithmetic

計算 [けい.さん] (n, vs) Calculation; Reckoning

plot; plan; scheme; measure

計  [けい]   (n, suffix) Plan

計る [はか.る]  To measure / weigh / survey / ...

計算 [けい.さん] (n, vs) Calculation; Reckoning

計器 [けい.き]  Meter, gauge

時計 [と.けい]  Watch, clock

craft; construction

大工 [だい.く]  Carpenter

工学 [こう.がく] Engineering

理工 [り.こう]  Science and technology

word; speech; language

語   [ご]      Suffix: language

外国語 [がい.こく.ご] Foreign language

漢語  [かん.ご]   Chinese / Sino-Japanese word

和語  [わ.ご]    Native Japanese word

敬語  [けい.ご]   Respectful word / language

俗語  [ぞく.ご]   Colloquialism, colloquial language

語らう [かた.らう]  To talk about; To tell (e.g. the truth)

angle; corner; square; horn; antlers

角   [つの]      Horn

角   [かど]      Corner, edge

角   [かく]      Angle (also suffix)

町角  [まち.かど]   Street corner

外角  [がい.かく]   Outside corner; Exterior angle

内角  [ない.かく]   Inside corner; Interior angle

三角  [さん.かく]   Triangle, triangular

三角形 [さん.かく.けい] Triangle

四角  [し.かく]    (na,n) Square

四角い [し.かくい]   Square

chirp; cry; bark; sound; ring; echo; honk

鳴く  [な.く]   To sing (bird); To bark / purr / etc.

鳴る  [な.る]   To sound / ring / ... / roar

鳴き声 [な.き.ごえ] (vs) (To) cry (especially animals); (To) roar

bird; chicken

鳥   [とり]    Bird, fowl, poultry

白鳥  [はく.ちょう] Swan; White-feathered bird

焼き鳥 [や.き.とり] Grilled chicken, roast fowl (also 焼鳥)

鳥居  [とり.い]   Shinto shrine archway

fish

魚  [さかな][うお] Fish

金魚 [きん.ぎょ]  Goldfish

魚肉 [ぎょ.にく]  Fish meat

elder sister

姉    [あね]     Older sister

お姉さん [お.ねえ.さん] Older sister

logic; arrangement; reason; justice; truth

理   [り]      (n) Reason

道理  [どう.り]   Reason; Truth

理工  [り.こう]   Science and technology

物理  [ぶつ.り]   Physics

料理屋 [りょう.り.や] Restaurant

hit; right; appropriate; himself

本当   [ほん.とう]  Truth, reality

本当に  [ほん.とう.に] (adv) Really, truly

当の~  [とう.の~]   The ~ in question

当時   [とう.じ]   (n-adv, n-time) At that time; In those days

当たる  [あ.たる]   To be hit; To touch; To be successful; ... (obj に)

見当たる [み.あ.たる]  To be found

当たり前 [あ.たり.まえ] Usual, common, ordinary (also 当り前)

弁当   [べん.とう]  Bento (box lunch)

utilize; business; service; use; employ

用    [よう]        (n, suffix) Task; Business; Use

用いる  [もち.いる]      To use / make use of

活用   [かつ.よう]      Conjugation; Practical use

常用漢字 [じょう.よう.かん.じ] Kanji for common use

日用品  [にち.よう.ひん]   Daily necessities

画用紙  [が.よう.し]     Drawing paper

make; production; prepare; build

作   [さく]      (n, suffix) A work; A harvest

作物  [さく.もつ]   Produce (food); Crops

凶作  [きょう.さく]  Bad harvest, poor crop

作る  [つく.る]    To make / create / ...

作り話 [つく.り.ばなし] Fiction, myth, made-up story, ...

作家  [さっ.か]    Author, writer, novelist; Artist

-times; round; game; revolve; counter for occurrences

回  [かい]   Counter: occurences / times

毎回 [まい.かい] Each time; Each round

回る [まわ.る]  To turn / revolve; To visit serveral places

回り [まわ.り]  Circumference; Surroundings; Circulation

回帰 [かい.き]  Revolution; Recurrence; Recursion

new

新   [しん]      Prefix: new

新しい [あたら.しい]  New

新聞  [しん.ぶん]   Newspaper

新年  [しん.ねん]   New year

新顔  [しん.がお]   Newcomer, new face

新幹線 [しん.かん.せん] Bullet train (literally: new main line)

near; early; akin; tantamount

近い [ちか.い]  Near, close by, short

近く [ちか.く]  Near, neighborhood, vicinity

近所 [きん.じょ] Neighborhood

近道 [ちか.みち] Short way, shortcut

inside; within; between; among; house; home

内  [うち]   Inside

家内 [か.ない]  Wife (humble)

月内 [げつ.ない] By the end of this month

内角 [ない.かく] Inside corner; Interior angle

weak; frail

弱  [じゃく]   Weakness; The weak

弱い [よわ.い]   Weak, frail, delicate; Tender; Unskilled

弱点 [じゃく.てん] Weak point, weakness

many; frequent; much

多  [た]   Prefix: multi-

多い [おお.い] Many, numerous

多数 [た.すう] Countless; Great number; Majority

多大 [た.だい] Heavy; Much

多才 [た.さい] Talented

多分 [た.ぶん] Perhaps; Probably

association; braid; plait; construct; assemble; unite; cooperate; grapple

組  [くみ]   Class, group, team, set

組合 [くみ.あい] Association, union

組む [く.む]   To put together

元祖 [がん.そ]  Originator; Founder; Pioneer; Inventor

company; firm; office; association; shrine

会社   [かい.しゃ]     Company, corporation

社交   [しゃ.こう]     Social life; Social intercourse

社会   [しゃ.かい]     Society, public

社会科  [しゃ.かい.か]   Social studies

社会科学 [しゃ.かい.か.がく] Social science

神社   [じん.じゃ]     Shinto Shrine

mingle; mixing; association; coming & going

交じる [ま.じる]  (godan) To be mix(ed) (but still discernable)

交ざる [ま.ざる]  To be mixed / blended (and become one)

性交  [せい.こう] Sexual intercourse

社交  [しゃ.こう] Social life; Social intercourse

交通  [こう.つう] Communication, intercourse; Traffic, transportation

交番  [こう.ばん] Police box

ship; boat

船  [ふね]    Ship, boat, watercraft, ... (also 舟)

船長 [せん.ちょう] Ship's captain

風船 [ふう.せん]  Balloon

same; agree; equal

同   [どう]   (n, prefix) The same, the said, ibid.

同じ  [おな.じ]  (na, n) Same, identical, equal, ...

同じく [おな.じく] (adv, conj, vs) Similarly

old

古   [いにしえ]   Antiquity; Ancient times

古い  [ふる.い]   Old

中古  [ちゅう.こ]  Used, secondhand; Old; Middle Ages

古本  [ふる.ほん]  Secondhand book; Ancient book

古里  [ふる.さと]  Hometown, birth place; Old village; ...

考古学 [こう.こ.がく] Archaeology

distant; far

遠い [とお.い]  Far, distant

遠方 [えん.ぽう] Long way; Distant place

outside

外   [そと]     Outside; Exterior; Open air; Other place

外す  [はず.す]   To unfasten / remove

外国語 [がい.こく.ご] Foreign language

外角  [がい.かく]  Outside corner; Exterior angle

strong

強い [つよ.い]   Strong, powerful, mighty; Potent

強大 [きょう.だい] (na) Mighty, powerful

few; little

少し [すこ.し]   Small quantity; Little, few; Little while; Short distance

少年 [しょう.ねん] Boys; Juveniles

少女 [しょう.じょ] Daughter; Young lady; Virgin; Maiden; Little girl

fit; suit; join; 0.1

合う   [あ.う]     To fit / suit / match / agree / coincide

合わせる [あ.わせる]   To join together / put together / combine

組合   [くみ.あい]   Association, union

知り合う [し.り.あ.う]  To get to know / make acquantance (also 知合う)

話し合う [はな.し.あ.う] To discuss, talk together

話し合い [はな.し.あ.い] Discussion, conference (also 話合い)

合言葉  [あい.こと.ば] Password, watchword

meeting; meet; party; association; interview; join

会    [え]        (n, vs) Understanding

会    [かい]       (n, suffix, vs) Meeting, assembly, ...

会議   [か.いぎ]      Meeting, conference

会う   [あ.う]       To meet; To interview

会釈   [えし.ゃく]     Nod, salutation, bow, greeting, recognition

会社   [かい.しゃ]     Company, corporation

社会   [しゃ.かい]     Society, public

社会科  [しゃ.かい.か]   Social studies

社会科学 [しゃ.かい.か.がく] Social science

public; prince; official; governmental

公   [おおやけ]    (n) Official, public, formal, open, governmental

主人公 [しゅ.じん.こう] Protagonist, main character, hero(ine)

公海  [こう.かい]   High seas; International waters

公園  [こうえん]    (Public) park

pedestal; a stand; counter for machines and vehicles

台  [だい]    (n, suffix) Stand, rack, table, support, ...

台所 [だい.どころ] Kitchen

灯台 [とう.だい]  Lighthouse

台風 [たい.ふう]  Typhoon

beginning; former time; origin

元  [もと]    (n, suffix, n-time) Origin, original; Former

元来 [がん.らい]  Originally; Primarily; Essencially; Naturally; Logically

元祖 [がん.そ]   Originator; Founder; Pioneer; Inventor

元日 [がん.じつ]  New Year's Day

元旦 [がん.たん]  New Year's Day

元凶 [がん.きょう] Ring leader, main culprit; Main cause; ...

元気 [げん.き]   Health(y); robust; Vigor, energy; ...

元首 [げん.しゅ]  Ruler, sovereign

tall; high; expensive

高  [たか]   Quantity; Amount; Volume; Number

高い [たか.い]  High, tall; Expensive

高校 [こう.こう] High school

高地 [こう.ち]  High ground; Plateau; Heights

高原 [こう.げん] Tableland; Plateau

long; leader

長   [おさ]     Chief, head

課長  [か.ちょう]  Section head / manager

校長  [こう.ちょう] Principal, headmaster

船長  [せん.ちょう] Ship's captain

長い  [なが.い]   Long, lengthly

細長い [ほそ.なが.い] Long and narrow

dainty; get thin; taper; slender; narrow

細い  [ほそ.い]   Thin, slender; Fine

細る  [ほそ.る]   To get thin / taper off

細長い [ほそ.なが.い] Long and narrow

細部  [さい.ぶ]   Details

plump; thick; big around

太い  [ふと.い]    Fat, thick

太る  [ふと.る]    To grow / become fat

丸太  [まる.た]    Log

太平洋 [たい.へい.よう] Pacific Ocean

太陽  [たい.よう]   Sun, solar

太子  [たい.し]    Crown Prince

堕太子 [こう.たい.し]  Crown Prince

wide; broad; spacious

広い  [ひろ.い]  Spacious, vast; Wide

広がる [ひろ.がる] To expand / spread / stretch

広まる [ひろ.まる] To become widely known, to be disseminated, to spread

末広  [すえ.ひろ] Folding fan


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