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朝 朝
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) |
午 午
午前 [ご.ぜん] Morning, AM 正午 [しょう.ご] Noon, mid-day 午後 [ご.ご] Afternoon, PM |
前 前
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) |
今 今
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 |
後 後
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 |
京 京
京都 [きょう.と] Kyoto 東京 [とう.きょう] Tokyo 京 [けい] 1016 (10 quadrillion) |
汽 汽
汽車 [き.しゃ] Steam train |
池 池
池 [いけ] Pond 電池 [でん.ち] Battery |
海 海
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 |
晴 晴
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 |
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昼 昼
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 |
夜 夜
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 |
明 明
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) |
曜 曜
曜日 [よう.び] Day of the week |
間 間
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 |
市 市
市 [し] Suffix: city 市 [いち] Fair; Market 市場 [いち.ば] (Town) market; (The) marketplace |
国 国
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 |
地 地
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 |
原 原
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 |
風 風
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 |
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冬 冬
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 |
春 春
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 |
毎 毎
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 |
週 週
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 |
時 時
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 |
場 場
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 |
園 園
園 [えん][その] Garden; Park 公園 [こう.えん] (Public) park 学園 [がく.えん] Academy; Campus |
谷 谷
谷 [たに] Valley |
野 野
野 [の] Field 野原 [の.はら] Field 原野 [げん.や] Wasteland; Wilderness; Moor; ... |
雲 雲
雲 [くも] Cloud 雨雲 [あま.ぐも] Rain cloud |
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夏 夏
夏 [なつ] Summer 春夏秋冬 [しゅん.か.しゅう.とう] The four seasons |
秋 秋
秋 [あき] Autumn 春夏秋冬 [しゅん.か.しゅう.とう] The four seasons |
方 方
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 |
来 来
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 |
走 走
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 |
寺 寺
寺 [てら] Temple 寺 [じ] Suffix: Buddhist temple |
室 室
室 [しつ] Room 浴室 [よく.しつ] Bathroom, bath 教室 [きょう.しつ] Classroom |
里 里
里 [り] Ri (old measure: ~2.44 miles) 古里 [ふる.さと] Hometown, birth place; Old village; ... |
岩 岩
岩 [いわ] Rock; Crag 岩石 [がん.せき] Rock |
雪 雪
雪 [ゆき] Snow 雪国 [ゆき.ぐに] Snow country 雪玉 [ゆき.だま] Snowball |
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北 北
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) |
南 南
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 |
道 道
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 |
行 行
行く [い.く] To go 銀行 [ぎん.こう] Bank |
歩 歩
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 |
店 店
店 [みせ][てん] Store; Shop; Establishment |
弓 弓
弓 [ゆみ] Bow 弓矢 [ゆみ.や] Bow and arrow |
刀 刀
刀 [かたな] Sword, blade 小刀 [こ.がたな] Small knife; Short sword |
茶 茶
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 |
星 星
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 |
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東 東
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
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; ... |
通 通
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; ... |
帰 帰
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 |
止 止
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 |
買 買
買う [かう] To buy 買物 [かいもの] Shopping (also 買い物) |
矢 矢
矢 [や] Arrow 弓矢 [ゆみ.や] Bow and arrow |
切 切
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 |
麦 麦
麦 [むぎ] Wheat; Barley |
光 光
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 |
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点 点
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 |
線 線
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) |
色 色
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, ... |
黒 黒
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 |
黄 黄
黄 [き] Yellow 黄色い [き.いろ.い] Yellow 黄金 [こ.がね][おう.ごん] Gold |
売 売
売る [うる] To sell 売春 [ばいしゅん] Prostitution |
引 引
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 |
食 食
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 |
米 米
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 |
電 電
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) |
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丸 丸
丸 [まる] Circle; ... 丸い [まる.い] Round, circular, spherical (also 円い) 丸太 [まる.た] Log |
直 直
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) |
絵 絵
絵 [え] Picture, drawing, painting, sketch (also suffix) 絵画 [かい.が] Picture 油絵 [あぶら.え] Oil painting |
画 画
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 |
図 図
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 / ... |
数 数
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 |
番 番
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 |
万 万
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 |
半 半
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 |
活 活
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 |
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形 形
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 |
記 記
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 |
書 書
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 |
読 読
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 |
紙 紙
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 |
自 自
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 |
頭 頭
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 |
家 家
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 |
親 親
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 |
友 友
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, ... |
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話 話
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 |
言 言
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 |
声 声
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 |
歌 歌
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 |
楽 楽
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 |
体 体
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 |
顔 顔
顔 [かお] Face (person) 顔色 [かお.いろ] Complexion; Countenance; Expression 新顔 [しん.がお] Newcomer, new face |
戸 戸
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 |
母 母
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 |
弟 弟
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; ... |
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聞 聞
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 |
答 答
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 |
何 何
何 [なに][なん] What (also a part of many question words) |
教 教
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 |
科 科
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 |
毛 毛
毛 [け] Hair; Fur 髪の毛 [かみ.の.け] Hair (of the head) 毛虫 [け.むし] Caterpillar |
首 首
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 |
門 門
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 |
父 父
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 |
兄 兄
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 |
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知 知
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 |
分 分
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 |
思 思
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, ... |
心 心
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 |
才 才
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 |
羽 羽
羽 [はね] Feather, plume, wing 羽 [わ] Counter: birds, rabbits |
肉 肉
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) |
牛 牛
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 |
馬 馬
馬 [うま] Horse 馬鹿 [ば.か] Fool, idiot, ... |
妹 妹
妹 [いもうと] Younger sister 弟妹 [てい.まい] Younger brother and sister |
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考 考
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 |
算 算
算数 [さん.すう] Arithmetic 計算 [けい.さん] (n, vs) Calculation; Reckoning |
計 計
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 |
工 工
大工 [だい.く] Carpenter 工学 [こう.がく] Engineering 理工 [り.こう] Science and technology |
語 語
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) |
角 角
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 |
鳴 鳴
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 |
鳥 鳥
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 |
魚 魚
魚 [さかな][うお] Fish 金魚 [きん.ぎょ] Goldfish 魚肉 [ぎょ.にく] Fish meat |
姉 姉
姉 [あね] Older sister お姉さん [お.ねえ.さん] Older sister |
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理 理
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 |
当 当
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) |
用 用
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 |
作 作
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 |
回 回
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 |
新 新
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) |
近 近
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 |
内 内
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 |
弱 弱
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 |
多 多
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 |
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組 組
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 |
社 社
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 |
交 交
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 |
船 船
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 |
同 同
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 |
古 古
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 |
遠 遠
遠い [とお.い] Far, distant 遠方 [えん.ぽう] Long way; Distant place |
外 外
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 |
強 強
強い [つよ.い] Strong, powerful, mighty; Potent 強大 [きょう.だい] (na) Mighty, powerful |
少 少
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 |
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合 合
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 |
会 会
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 |
公 公
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 |
台 台
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 |
元 元
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 |
高 高
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 |
長 長
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 |
細 細
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 |
太 太
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 |
広 広
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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