あいにく | | unfortunately, Sorry, but.... |
あちこち | | here and there |
あっ | | Ah!, Oh! |
あらゆる | | all, every |
ありがとう | | (conj, exp, int) Thank you |
あるいは | | or, possibly |
あんなに | | to that extent, to that degree |
いけない | | must not do, bad, wrong, not good |
いずれ | | which, either, one |
いたずら | | tease, prank, trick, practical joke |
いただきます | | expression of gratitude before meals |
いつか | | sometime, someday, one day |
いつでも | | (at) any time, always, at all times, never (neg) |
いつまでも | | forever, for good, eternally, as long as one likes, indefinitely |
いつも | | always, usually, every time, never (with neg. verb) |
いらいら | | getting nervous, irritation |
いらっしゃい | | welcome |
いわゆる | | the so-called, so to speak |
うがい | | gargle, rinse mouth |
うなる | | to groan, to moan |
おしゃべり | | chattering, talk, idle talk |
おそらく | | perhaps |
おまえ | | (fam) you (sing) |
おめでとう | | Congratulations!, an auspicious occasion! |
およそ | | about, roughly, as a rule, approximately |
かなり | | considerably, fairly, quite |
かもしれない | | may, might, perhaps, may be, possibly |
かわいそう | | poor, pitiable, pathetic |
かわいらしい | | lovely, sweet |
がっかり | | feel disappointed, be dejected, lose heart |
きちんと | | precisely, accurately |
きつい | | tight, close, intense |
ぐっすり | | sound asleep, fast asleep |
けち | | stinginess, miser, miserliness |
これら | | these |
こんなに | | so, like this, in this way |
こんにちは | | hello, good day (daytime greeting, id) |
ごめんなさい | | I beg your pardon, excuse me |
さっぱり | | feeling refreshed, feeling relieved, neat, trimmed |
さて | | well, now, then |
ざっと | | roughly, in round numbers |
しかも | | moreover, furthermore, nevertheless, and yet |
しきりに | | frequently, repeatedly, incessantly, eagerly |
しばしば | | often, again and again, frequently |
しまう | | to finish, to close, put an end |
しまった | | Damn it! |
しゃべる | | to talk, to chat, to chatter |
じっと | | fixedly, firmly, patiently, quietly |
すごい | | terrible, dreadful, terrific, amazing, great |
すてき | | lovely, dreamy, beautiful, great |
すなわち | | that is, namely, i.e. |
すみません | | sorry, excuse me |
すると | | thereupon, hereupon |
ずっと | | consecutively, throughout, a lot |
そこで | | so (conj), accordingly, now, then, thereupon |
そして | | and |
そっくり | | all, altogether, entirely, be just like, the splitting image of |
そっと | | softly; gently; quietly; lightly |
そのうち | | eventually, sooner or later, of the previously mentioned |
そのまま | | without change, as it is (i.e. now) |
それ | | it, that |
それぞれ | | each, every, either, respectively, severally |
それでも | | but (still), and yet, nevertheless, even so, notwithstanding |
それとも | | or, or else |
ただ | | free of charge |
たっぷり | | full, in plenty, ample |
たとえ | | even if |
たびたび | | often, repeatedly, frequently |
たまらない | | intolerable, unbearable, unendurable |
だから | | so, therefore |
だが | | however |
だけど | | however |
だって | | but, because, even, also, too |
ちゃんと | | perfectly, properly, exactly |
ちょうだい | | (1) please do for me (preceded by -te), (2) reception, being given, get (spoken) |
つまり | | in short, in brief, in other words |
できる | | to be able to, to be ready, to occur |
できれば | | if at all possible |
ですから | | therefore |
でも | | but, however |
ところが | | however, while, even if |
ところで | | by the way, even if, no matter what |
とにかく | | anyhow, at any rate, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case |
とんでもない | | unexpected, offensive, What a thing to say!, No way! |
どうしても | | by all means, at any cost, no matter what |
どこか | | somewhere, anywhere |
どんな | | what, what kind of |
どんなに | | how, how much |
なかなか | | very, considerably, easily |
なぜなら | | because |
なにも | | nothing |
にっこり | | smile sweetly, smile, grin |
のんびり | | carefree, at leisure |
はあ | | Yes, Uh-huh, I see |
はさみ | | scissors |
ばったり | | with a clash (thud), with a bang, plump, flop |
びっくり | | be surprised, be amazed, be frightened, astonishment |
ぴったり | | exactly, neatly, sharp |
ふと | | suddenly, casually, accidentally, incidentally, unexpectedly, unintentionally |
ほぼ | | almost, roughly, approximately |
ぼんやり | | absent-minded, block-head, dim, faint, vague |
まあ | | (female) you might say |
まさか | | nonsense, that's impossible |
まさに | | correctly, surely |
ますます | | increasingly, more and more |
まるで | | quite, entirely, completely |
もしも | | if |
やがて | | before long, soon, at length |
やはり | | also, as I thought, still, in spite of, absolutely, of course |
やや | | a little, partially, somewhat, a short time, a while |
ゆっくり | | slowly, at ease |
よい | | good, nice, pleasant, ok |
よろしく | | well, properly, suitably, best regards, please remember me |
わがまま | | selfishness, wilfulness, whim |
わざと | | on purpose |
アイスクリーム | | ice cream |
アイロン | | (electric) iron |
アウト | | out |
アルバム | | album |
インク | | ink |
ウイスキー | | whisky |
エネルギー | | (n) energy (de: Energie) |
エンジン | | engine |
オフィス | | office |
オーバー | | (1) overcoat, (2) over |
カー | | car |
カード | | card, curd |
キャプテン | | captain |
キャンプ | | camp |
キロ | | (abbr) kilo-, kilogram, kilometre, 10^3 |
クラシック | | classic(s) |
クリスマス | | Christmas |
クリーム | | cream |
グラス | | (1) glass, (2) grass |
グランド | | gland, grand, (electrical) ground |
グループ | | group |
ケース | | case |
ゲーム | | game |
コピー | | (1) a (photo)copy, (2) blurb on a book jacket |
コンピューター | | computer |
コーチ | | coach |
コード | | code, cord, chord |
ゴール | | goal |
サイン | | (1) autograph, (2) sign, (3) sine |
サービス | | (1) service, support system, (2) goods or services without charge |
ジュース | | juice, soft drink, deuce |
ジーンズ | | jeans |
スイッチ | | switch |
スキー | | skiing |
スケート | | skate(s), skating |
スタイル | | style |
スタンド | | stand |
スター | | star |
スピーチ | | speech |
スープ | | (Western) soup |
セット | | set |
センター | | a center |
ソファー | | sofa, couch |
タイプライター | | typewriter |
タオル | | towel |
ダイヤ | | (1) diagram, (2) (railway) schedule, (3) diamond |
ダンス | | dance |
チャンス | | chance, opportunity |
チーズ | | cheese |
チーム | | team |
テント | | tent |
デモ | | (abbr) demo, demonstration |
デート | | date, go on a date |
トップ | | top |
トラック | | (1) truck, (2) (running) track |
トランプ | | playing cards (lit: trump) |
トン | | ton |
トンネル | | tunnel |
ドライブ | | drive, trip by car, driving |
ドラマ | | drama |
ドレス | | dress |
ノック | | (1) knock, (2) fungo (baseball) |
ノー | | no |
ハイキング | | hiking |
ハンサム | | handsome |
バイオリン | | violin |
バッグ | | bag |
バン | | bun, van (caravan), VAN (value-added network) |
パイプ | | (1) pipe, tube, (2) channels, official or otherwise |
パイロット | | pilot |
パス | | path, pass (in games) |
パスポート | | passport |
パーセント | | percent |
ビデオ | | video |
ビール | | beer |
ピクニック | | picnic |
ピン | | pin |
ブレーキ | | a brake |
プラス | | plus |
プラン | | plan |
プロ | | professional |
ベルト | | Belt for western clothes |
ベンチ | | bench |
ペンキ | | (n) paint (nl: pek) |
ホーム | | (1) platform, (2) home |
ボーイ | | boy |
ボート | | rowing boat |
ボール | | ball, bowl |
マイク | | mike |
マスター | | proprietor, manager, barowner, master (e.g. arts, science) |
ママ | | Mama |
マーケット | | market |
ミス | | miss (mistake, error, failure), Miss |
ミルク | | milk |
メモ | | memorandum |
メンバー | | member |
ユーモア | | humor |
ヨット | | yacht |
ヨーロッパ | | Europe |
ライター | | lighter, rider, writer |
ラケット | | racket, paddle |
レポート | | report, paper |
ロケット | | locket, rocket |
ワイン | | wine |
愛 | あい | love |
愛情 | あいじょう | love, affection |
愛する | あいする | to love |
合図 | あいず | sign, signal |
相手 | あいて | companion, partner, company |
明かり | あかり | lamplight, light (in general), brightness |
空き | あき | room, time to spare, emptiness |
明らか | あきらか | obvious, evident, clear |
諦める | あきらめる | to give up, to abandon |
飽きる | あきる | to get tired of, to lose interest in, to have enough |
握手 | あくしゅ | handshake |
悪魔 | あくま | devil, demon, evil spirit |
明ける | あける | to dawn, to become daylight |
預ける | あずける | to give into custody, to entrust, to deposit |
汗 | あせ | sweat, perspiration |
与える | あたえる | to give, to present, to award |
暖かい | あたたかい | (い) -warm, mild |
辺り | あたり | vicinity, nearby |
当たる | あたる | to be hit, to be successful, to be equivalent to |
扱う | あつかう | to handle, to deal with, to treat |
集まり | あつまり | gathering, meeting, assembly, collection |
当てる | あてる | to hit, to apply a patch |
跡 | あと | (1) trace, tracks, mark, sign, (2) remains, ruins, (3) scar |
穴 | あな | hole |
浴びる | あびる | to bathe, to bask in the sun, to shower |
油 | あぶら | oil |
余り | あまり | not very (used as adverb), not much |
誤り | あやまり | error |
粗い | あらい | coarse |
嵐 | あらし | storm, tempest |
新た | あらた | new, fresh, novel |
表す・現す | あらわす | to express, to show, to reveal・to show, to indicate, to display |
現れ | あらわれ | embodiment, materialization |
現れる | あらわれる | (1) to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, (2) to express oneself |
或 | ある | a certain..., some... |
有る | ある | to be, to have(used for inanimate objects) |
泡 | あわ | bubble, foam, froth, head on beer |
合わせる | あわせる | to join together, to be opposite, to face, to unite |
哀れ | あわれ | helpless, pity, sorrow, grief |
案 | あん | plan, suffix meaning draft |
暗記 | あんき | memorization, learning by heart |
安定 | あんてい | stability, equilibrium |
案内 | あんない | information, guidance, leading, to guide |
胃 | い | stomach |
委員 | いいん | committee member |
いえ | いえ | same as いいえ in spoken |
意外 | いがい | unexpected, surprising |
息 | いき | breath, tone |
行き | いき | going |
勢い | いきおい | force, vigour, energy, spirit |
生き物 | いきもの | living thing, animal |
幾つ | いくつ | how many?, how old? |
幾ら | いくら | how much? |
医師 | いし | doctor, physician |
意志 | いし | will, volition |
意思 | いし | mind, intention |
意識 | いしき | consciousness, senses |
維持 | いじ | maintenance, preservation |
異常 | いじょう | strangeness, abnormality, disorder |
椅子 | いす | chair |
泉 | いずみ | spring, fountain |
以前 | いぜん | ago since, before, previous |
板 | いた | board, plank |
頂く | いただく | to receive, to take food or drink (hum) |
痛み | いたみ | pain, ache, sore, grief, distress |
至る | いたる | to come, to arrive |
偉大 | いだい | greatness |
抱く | いだく | (sl) to embrace, to hug, to harbour, to entertain |
位置 | いち | place, situation, position, location |
市 | いち | market, fair |
一時 | いちじ | moment, time |
一度に | いちどに | all at once |
市場 | いちば | (the) market (as a concept) |
一番 | いちばん | best, first, number one |
一家 | いっか | a house, a home, a family, a household |
一種 | いっしゅ | a species, a kind, a variety |
一瞬 | いっしゅん | a moment, an instant |
一生 | いっしょう | whole life, a lifetime, all through life |
一層 | いっそう | much more, still more, all the more |
一体 | いったい | (1) one object, one body, (2) what on earth?, really?, (3) generally |
一致 | いっち | (1) coincidence, agreement, (2) conformity |
一般 | いっぱん | general, liberal, universal, ordinary, average |
一方 | いっぽう | (1) on the other hand, (2) meanwhile, (3) only, simple, in turn |
従兄弟 | いとこ | cousin (male) |
移動 | いどう | removal, migration, movement |
稲 | いね | rice-plant |
居眠り | いねむり | dozing, nodding off |
命 | いのち | life, destiny |
違反 | いはん | violation (of law), transgression, infringement, breach |
衣服 | いふく | clothes |
居間 | いま | living room (western style) |
今に | いまに | before long, even now |
今にも | いまにも | at any time, soon |
否 | いや | no |
以来 | いらい | since, henceforth |
依頼 | いらい | (1) request, commission, dispatch, (2) dependence, trust |
医療 | いりょう | medical care, medical treatment |
岩 | いわ | rock, crag |
祝い | いわい | celebration, festival |
祝う | いわう | to congratulate, to celebrate |
言わば | いわば | so to speak |
印刷 | いんさつ | printing |
印象 | いんしょう | impression |
引退 | いんたい | retire |
引用 | いんよう | quotation, citation |
魚 | うお | fish |
伺う | うかがう | (hon) to visit, to ask, to inquire |
受け取る | うけとる | to receive, to get, to accept, to take |
動かす | うごかす | to move, to shift |
兎 | うさぎ | rabbit, hare |
牛 | うし | cattle, cow |
失う | うしなう | to lose, to part with |
後ろ | うしろ | afterwards, since then, in the future, behind |
嘘 | うそ | lie, falsehood, incorrect fact, inappropriate |
疑う | うたがう | to doubt, to distrust, to be suspicious of, to suspect |
内 | うち | inside |
宇宙 | うちゅう | universe, cosmos, space |
訴える | うったえる | to sue (a person), to resort to, to appeal to |
撃つ | うつ | to attack, to defeat, to destroy |
移す | うつす | to remove, to transfer, to infect |
奪う | うばう | to snatch away |
馬 | うま | (1) horse, (2) promoted bishop (shogi) |
うまい | うまい | be good at, delicious (spoken) |
生まれ | うまれ | birth, birth-place |
梅 | うめ | plum, plum-tree, lowest (of a three-tier ranking system) |
裏切る | うらぎる | to betray, to turn traitor to, to double-cross |
得る(うる) | うる | to get, to gain, to win (not える) |
嬉しい | うれしい | happy, glad, pleasant |
売れる | うれる | to be sold |
噂 | うわさ | rumour, report, gossip, common talk |
運 | うん | fortune, luck |
運転 | うんてん | operation, motion, driving, to drive |
運動 | うんどう | motion, exercise, to exercise |
柄 | え | handle, grip |
永遠 | えいえん | eternity, perpetuity, immortality, permanence |
永久 | えいきゅう | eternity, perpetuity, immortality |
影響 | えいきょう | influence, effect |
営業 | えいぎょう | business, trade, management |
衛星 | えいせい | satellite |
栄養 | えいよう | nutrition, nourishment |
笑顔 | えがお | smiling face |
描く | えがく・かく | to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe |
餌 | えさ | feed, bait |
得る | える | to get, to gain, to win (not うる) |
円 | えん | circle, money |
縁 | えん | relation, connection, ties, fate |
延期 | えんき | postponement, adjournment |
演技 | えんぎ | acting, performance |
援助 | えんじょ | assistance, aid, support |
演説 | えんぜつ | speech, address |
演奏 | えんそう | musical performance |
遠慮 | えんりょ | diffidence, restraint, reserve |
御 | お | honourable |
老い | おい | old age, old person, the old, the aged |
追い付く | おいつく | to catch up (with) |
王 | おう | king, ruler, sovereign, monarch |
追う | おう | to chase, to run after |
王様 | おうさま | king |
王子 | おうじ | prince |
応じる | おうじる | to respond, to satisfy, to accept, to comply with, to apply for |
横断 | おうだん | crossing |
終える | おえる | to finish |
大いに | おおいに | very, much, greatly |
覆う | おおう | to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise |
大家 | おおや | landlord; landlady |
丘 | おか | hill, height, knoll, rising ground |
沖 | おき | open sea |
奥 | おく | interior, inner part |
贈る | おくる | to send, to give to, to award to, to confer on |
起こる | おこる | to occur, to happen |
幼い | おさない | very young, childish |
収める | おさめる | to obtain, to reap, to pay, to supply, to accept |
汚染 | おせん | pollution, contamination |
恐れる | おそれる | to fear, to be afraid of |
恐ろしい | おそろしい | terrible, dreadful |
お互い | おたがい | mutual, reciprocal, each other |
穏やか | おだやか | calm, gentle, quiet |
男の人 | おとこのひと | man |
劣る | おとる | to fall behind, to be inferior to |
お腹 | おなか | stomach, tummy |
鬼 | おに | ogre, demon, it (i.e., in a game of tag) |
お昼 | おひる | lunch, noon |
帯 | おび | band (e.g. conduction, valence) |
溺れる | おぼれる | to be drowned, to indulge in |
思い出 | おもいで | memories, recollections, reminiscence |
主に | おもに | mainly, primarily |
思わず | おもわず | unintentional, spontaneous |
泳ぎ | およぎ | swimming |
及ぼす | およぼす | to exert, to cause, to exercise |
居る | おる | to be (animate), to be, to exist |
下す | おろす | to lower, to let go down |
降ろす | おろす | to drop off (a passenger); to unload (goods, a truck, etc.); to remove (someone from a position) |
恩 | おん | favour, obligation, debt of gratitude |
音 | おん | sound, note |
温暖 | おんだん | warmth |
温度 | おんど | temperature |
可 | か | passable |
課 | か | counter for chapters (of a book) section |
会 | かい | meeting, assembly, party, association, club |
回 | かい | counter for occurrences |
会員 | かいいん | member, the membership |
絵画 | かいが | picture, paintings |
海外 | かいがい | foreign, abroad, overseas |
会計 | かいけい | account, finance, accountant |
解決 | かいけつ | settlement, solution, resolution |
会合 | かいごう | meeting, assembly |
開始 | かいし | start, commencement, beginning |
解釈 | かいしゃく | explanation, interpretation |
改善 | かいぜん | betterment, improvement |
快適 | かいてき | pleasant, agreeable, comfortable |
回復 | かいふく | recovery (from illness), improvement, rehabilitation, restoration |
飼う | かう | to keep, to raise, to feed |
替える | かえる | to exchange, to interchange, to substitute, to replace |
香り | かおり | aroma, fragrance, scent, smell |
抱える | かかえる | to hold or carry under or in the arms |
価格 | かかく | price, value, cost |
係 | かかり | official, duty, person in charge |
掛かる | かかる | to take (e.g. time, money, etc), to hang |
罹る | かかる | to contract (a disease); to suffer from |
化学 | かがく | chemistry |
輝く | かがやく | to shine, to glitter, to sparkle |
鍵 | かぎ | key |
限る | かぎる | to restrict, to limit, to confine |
覚悟 | かくご | resolution, resignation, readiness, preparedness |
確実 | かくじつ | certainty, reliability, soundness |
隠す | かくす | to hide, to conceal |
拡大 | かくだい | magnification, enlargement |
確認 | かくにん | affirmation, confirmation |
隠れる | かくれる | to hide, to be hidden, to conceal oneself, to disappear |
家具 | かぐ | furniture |
欠ける | かける | to be lacking |
影 | かげ | shade, shadow, other side |
陰 | かげ | shade, shadow, other side |
加減 | かげん | addition and subtraction, allowance for |
過去 | かこ | the past, bygone days, the previous |
囲む | かこむ | to surround, to encircle |
籠 | かご | basket, cage |
火災 | かさい | conflagration, fire |
菓子 | かし | pastry |
賢い | かしこい | wise, clever, smart |
歌手 | かしゅ | singer |
家事 | かじ | housework, domestic chores |
数 | かず・すう | number, figure |
稼ぐ | かせぐ | to earn income, to labor |
数える | かぞえる | to count |
型 | かた | mold, model, style, shape, data-type |
肩 | かた | shoulder |
硬い | かたい | solid, hard (esp. metal, stone), unpolished writing |
方々 | かたがた・ほうぼう | persons, this and that, here and there, everywhere |
形 | かたち | shape, form |
刀 | かたな | sword, saber, knife, engraving tool |
語る | かたる | to talk, to tell, to recite |
価値 | かち | value, worth, merit |
勝ち | かち | win, victory |
活気 | かっき | energy, liveliness |
格好 | かっこう | shape, form, posture, suitability, appearance |
活動 | かつどう | action, activity |
活用 | かつよう | conjugation, practical use |
悲しむ | かなしむ | to be sad, to mourn for, to regret |
必ずしも | かならずしも | (not) always, (not) necessarily, (not) all, (not) entirely |
金 | かね・きん | (1) gold, (2) gold general (shogi) (abbr) |
可能 | かのう | possible, practicable, feasible |
株 | かぶ | share, stock, stump (of tree) |
被る | かぶる | to put on, wear, cover (one's) head |
構う | かまう | to mind, to care about, to be concerned about |
神 | かみ | god |
雷 | かみなり | thunder |
髪の毛 | かみのけ | hair (head) |
科目 | かもく | (school) subject, curriculum, course |
火曜 | かよう | (abbr) Tuesday |
空 | から | empty |
刈る | かる | to cut (hair), to mow (grass), to harvest |
彼等 | かれら | they (usually male) |
川 | かわ | river |
河 | かわ | river, stream |
皮 | かわ | skin, hide, leather, fur, pelt, bark, shell |
革 | かわ | leather |
勘 | かん | perception, intuition, the sixth sense |
缶 | かん | can, tin |
感覚 | かんかく | sense, sensation |
考え | かんがえ | thinking, thought, ideas, intention |
観客 | かんきゃく | audience, spectator(s) |
環境 | かんきょう | environment, circumstance |
歓迎 | かんげい | welcome, reception |
観光 | かんこう | sightseeing |
観察 | かんさつ | observation, survey |
感謝 | かんしゃ | thanks, gratitude |
感心 | かんしん | admiration, Well done! |
関心 | かんしん | concern, interest |
感じ | かんじ | feeling, sense, impression |
患者 | かんじゃ | a patient |
勘定 | かんじょう | calculation, counting, consideration |
感情 | かんじょう | emotion(s), feeling(s), sentiment |
感じる | かんじる | to feel, to sense, to experience |
関する | かんする | to concern, to be related |
完成 | かんせい | (1) complete, completion, (2) perfection, accomplishment |
完全 | かんぜん | perfection, completeness |
監督 | かんとく | supervision, control, superintendence |
感動 | かんどう | being deeply moved, excitement, impression, deep emotion |
管理 | かんり | control, management (e.g. of a business) |
完了 | かんりょう | completion, conclusion |
関連 | かんれん | relation, connection, relevance |
害 | がい | injury, harm, evil influence, damage |
外交 | がいこう | diplomacy |
外出 | がいしゅつ | outing, going out |
画家 | がか | painter, artist |
学 | がく | learning, scholarship, erudition, knowledge |
額 | がく | picture frame |
学者 | がくしゃ | scholar |
学習 | がくしゅう | study, learning |
学問 | がくもん | scholarship, study, learning |
学期 | がっき | term (school) |
我慢 | がまん | patience, endurance, perseverance |
柄(がら) | がら | pattern |
記憶 | きおく | memory, recollection, remembrance |
気温 | きおん | temperature |
機械 | きかい | machine, mechanism |
期間 | きかん | period, term |
機関 | きかん | organ, mechanism, facility, engine |
企業 | きぎょう | enterprise, undertaking |
効く | きく | to be effective |
機嫌 | きげん | humour, temper, mood |
気候 | きこう | climate |
岸 | きし | bank, coast, shore |
記者 | きしゃ | reporter |
生地 | きじ | inherent quality, fabric, uncooked dough or batter |
記事 | きじ | article, news story, report, account |
傷 | きず | wound, injury, hurt, cut |
期待 | きたい | expectation, anticipation, hope |
帰宅 | きたく | returning home |
貴重 | きちょう | precious, valuable |
気付く | きづく | to notice, to recognize, to become aware of |
気に入る | きにいる | to be pleased with, to suit |
記入 | きにゅう | entry, filling in of forms |
記念 | きねん | commemoration, memory |
機能 | きのう | function, faculty |
気の毒 | きのどく | pitiful, a pity |
寄付 | きふ | contribution, donation |
基本 | きほん | foundation, basis, standard |
希望 | きぼう | hope, wish, aspiration |
決まり | きまり | settlement, conclusion, regulation, rule |
気味 | きみ | sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity |
奇妙 | きみょう | strange, queer, curious |
旧 | きゅう | ex- |
級 | きゅう | class, grade, rank, school class, grade |
休暇 | きゅうか | holiday, day off, furlough |
休憩 | きゅうけい | rest, break, recess, intermission |
急激 | きゅうげき | sudden, precipitous, radical |
吸収 | きゅうしゅう | absorption, suction, attraction |
救助 | きゅうじょ | relief, aid, rescue |
急速 | きゅうそく | rapid (e.g. progress) |
急に | きゅうに | suddenly |
給料 | きゅうりょう | salary, wages |
九 | きゅう・く | nine |
球 | きゅう・たま | globe, sphere, ball |
教科書 | きょうかしょ | text book |
供給 | きょうきゅう | supply, provision |
競技 | きょうぎ | game, match, contest |
教師 | きょうし | teacher (classroom) |
教授 | きょうじゅ | teaching, instruction, professor |
強調 | きょうちょう | emphasis, stress, stressed point |
共通 | きょうつう | commonness, community |
共同 | きょうどう | cooperation, association, collaboration, joint |
恐怖 | きょうふ | be afraid, dread, dismay, terror |
協力 | きょうりょく | cooperation, collaboration |
強力 | きょうりょく | powerful; strong |
許可 | きょか | permission, approval |
局 | きょく | a bureau, department |
極 | きょく | a pole |
巨大 | きょだい | huge, gigantic, enormous |
器用 | きよう | skillful, handy |
嫌う | きらう | to hate, to dislike, to loathe |
霧 | きり | fog, mist |
切れ | きれ | cloth, piece, cut, chop |
切れる | きれる | (1) to cut well, to be sharp, (2) to break (off) |
記録 | きろく | record, minutes, document |
禁煙 | きんえん | No Smoking! |
金額 | きんがく | amount of money |
金庫 | きんこ | safe, vault, treasury, provider of funds |
禁止 | きんし | prohibition, ban |
金銭 | きんせん | money, cash |
金属 | きんぞく | metal |
近代 | きんだい | modern ages |
緊張 | きんちょう | tension, mental strain, nervousness |
筋肉 | きんにく | muscle, sinew |
金融 | きんゆう | finance, monetary circulation |
金曜 | きんよう | (abbr) Friday |
議員 | ぎいん | member of the Diet, congress or parliament |
議会 | ぎかい | Diet, congress, parliament |
技師 | ぎし | engineer, technician |
議長 | ぎちょう | chairman |
義務 | ぎむ | duty, obligation, responsibility |
疑問 | ぎもん | question, problem, doubt, guess |
逆 | ぎゃく | reverse, opposite |
行儀 | ぎょうぎ | manners |
議論 | ぎろん | argument, discussion, dispute |
銀 | ぎん | (1) silver, silver coin, silver paint |
句 | く | sentence |
食う | くう | (male) (vulg) to eat |
臭い | くさい | stink, smelly (bad) |
鎖 | くさり | chain |
腐る | くさる | to rot, to go bad |
癖 | くせ | a habit (often a bad habit), peculiarity |
管 | くだ | pipe, tube |
下さる | くださる | (hon) to give, to confer |
下り | くだり | down-train (going away from Tokyo) |
苦痛 | くつう | pain, agony |
区別 | くべつ | distinction, differentiation, classification |
組 | くみ | class, group, team, set |
組合 | くみあい | association, union |
組む | くむ | to put together |
曇 | くもり | cloudiness, cloudy weather, shadow |
位 | くらい | grade, rank, about |
暮らし | くらし | living, livelihood, subsistence, circumstances |
暮らす | くらす | to live, to get along |
繰り返す | くりかえす | to repeat, to do something over again |
狂う | くるう | to go mad, to get out of order |
苦しい | くるしい | painful, difficult |
苦しむ | くるしむ | to suffer, to groan, to be worried |
暮れ | くれ | year end, sunset, nightfall, end |
苦労 | くろう | troubles, hardships |
加える | くわえる | to append, to sum up, to add (up) |
詳しい | くわしい | knowing very well, detailed, full, accurate |
加わる | くわわる | to join in, to accede to, to increase, to gain in (influence) |
訓 | くん | native Japanese reading of a Chinese character |
訓練 | くんれん | practice, training |
偶然 | ぐうぜん | (by) chance, unexpectedly, suddenly |
具体 | ぐたい | concrete, tangible, material |
軍 | ぐん | army, force, troops |
軍隊 | ぐんたい | army, troops |
敬意 | けいい | respect, honour |
経営 | けいえい | management, administration |
計画 | けいかく | plan, project, schedule, scheme, program, to plan |
景気 | けいき | business climate, condition, state |
経験 | けいけん | experience, to experience |
傾向 | けいこう | tendency, trend, inclination |
警告 | けいこく | warning, advice |
計算 | けいさん | calculation, reckoning |
刑事 | けいじ | a police detective |
掲示 | けいじ | notice, bulletin |
契約 | けいやく | contract, compact, agreement |
経由 | けいゆ | go by the way, via |
怪我 | けが | injury (to animate object), hurt, to injure |
化粧 | けしょう | make-up (cosmetic) |
結果 | けっか | result, consequence |
欠陥 | けっかん | defect, fault, deficiency |
結局 | けっきょく | after all, eventually |
決心 | けっしん | determination, resolution |
欠席 | けっせき | absence, non-attendance |
決定 | けってい | decision, determination |
欠点 | けってん | faults, defect, weakness |
結論 | けつろん | conclusion |
煙 | けむり | smoke, fumes |
券 | けん | ticket, coupon, bond, certificate |
県 | けん | prefecture |
軒 | けん | a couter for house |
喧嘩 | けんか | quarrel, (drunken) brawl, failure |
見解 | けんかい | opinion, point of view |
健康 | けんこう | health, sound, wholesome |
検査 | けんさ | inspection (e.g. customs, factory), examination |
建設 | けんせつ | construction, establishment |
建築 | けんちく | construction, architecture |
検討 | けんとう | consideration, examination, investigation, study, scrutiny |
見当 | けんとう | be found, aim, estimate, guess, approx |
憲法 | けんぽう | constitution |
権利 | けんり | right, privilege |
下 | げ | second volume (of two); third volume (of three) |
芸術 | げいじゅつ | (fine) art, the arts |
劇 | げき | drama, play |
劇場 | げきじょう | theatre, playhouse |
月曜 | げつよう | Monday |
限界 | げんかい | limit, bound |
現金 | げんきん | cash, ready money, mercenary |
言語 | げんご | language |
現在 | げんざい | present, up to now, nowadays, modern times, current |
現象 | げんしょう | phenomenon |
現実 | げんじつ | reality |
現状 | げんじょう | present condition, existing state, status quo |
現代 | げんだい | nowadays, modern times, present-day |
現場 | げんば | actual spot, scene, scene of the crime |
恋 | こい | love, tender passion |
濃い | こい | thick (as of color, liquid), dense, strong |
恋人 | こいびと | lover, sweetheart |
幸運 | こううん | good luck, fortune |
講演 | こうえん | lecture, address |
効果 | こうか | effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result |
硬貨 | こうか | coin |
高価 | こうか | high price |
交換 | こうかん | exchange, interchange, reciprocity |
航空 | こうくう | aviation, flying |
光景 | こうけい | scene, spectacle |
貢献 | こうけん | contribution, services |
攻撃 | こうげき | attack, strike, offensive, criticism, censure |
広告 | こうこく | advertisement |
交際 | こうさい | company, friendship, association, society, acquaintance |
後者 | こうしゃ | the latter |
構成 | こうせい | organization, composition |
高速 | こうそく | high speed, high gear |
行動 | こうどう | action, conduct, behaviour, mobilization |
幸福 | こうふく | happiness, blessedness |
公平 | こうへい | fairness, impartial, justice |
候補 | こうほ | candidacy |
考慮 | こうりょ | consideration, taking into account |
越える | こえる | to exceed, to cross over, to cross |
氷 | こおり | ice, hail |
凍る | こおる | to freeze, to be frozen over, to congeal |
呼吸 | こきゅう | breath, respiration |
故郷 | こきょう | home town, birthplace, old village, historic village |
国語 | こくご | national language |
黒板 | こくばん | blackboard |
克服 | こくふく | subjugation, conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.) |
国民 | こくみん | national, people, citizen |
穀物 | こくもつ | grain, cereal, corn |
ここ | ここ | here |
腰 | こし | hip |
故障 | こしょう | break-down, failure, accident, out of order |
個人 | こじん | individual, private person, personal, private |
越す | こす | to cross over (e.g. mountain) |
国家 | こっか | state, country, nation |
国会 | こっかい | National Diet, parliament, congress |
国境 | こっきょう | national or state border |
骨折 | こっせつ | bone fracture |
小包 | こづつみ | parcel, package |
事 | こと | thing, matter, fact, circumstances |
異なる | ことなる | to differ, to vary, to disagree |
諺 | ことわざ | proverb, maxim |
断る | ことわる | to refuse, to decline, to dismiss |
粉 | こな | flour, meal, powder |
この | この | this |
好み | このみ | liking, taste, choice |
好む | このむ | to like, to prefer |
小麦 | こむぎ | wheat |
小屋 | こや | hut, cabin, shed, (animal) pen |
頃 | ころ | time, about, toward, approximately (time) |
殺す | ころす | to kill |
転ぶ | ころぶ | to fall down, to fall over |
今回 | こんかい | now, this time, lately |
今後 | こんご | from now on, hereafter |
混雑 | こんざつ | congestion |
困難 | こんなん | difficulty, distress |
今日 | こんにち | today, this day |
婚約 | こんやく | engagement, betrothal |
混乱 | こんらん | disorder, chaos, confusion, mayhem |
後 | ご | afterwards, since then, in the future |
語 | ご | suffix for language, word |
豪華 | ごうか | wonderful, gorgeous, splendor, pomp, extravagance |
合格 | ごうかく | success, passing (e.g. exam), eligibility |
合計 | ごうけい | sum total, total amount |
強盗 | ごうとう | robbery, burglary |
誤解 | ごかい | misunderstanding |
語学 | ごがく | language study |
塵 | ごみ | dust, dirt rubbish |
差 | さ | difference, variation |
際 | さい | on the occasion of, circumstances |
最高 | さいこう | highest, supreme, the most |
最終 | さいしゅう | last, final, closing |
最中 | さいちゅう | in the middle of |
最低 | さいてい | least, lowest, worst |
才能 | さいのう | talent, ability |
裁判 | さいばん | trial, judgement |
幸い | さいわい | happiness, blessedness |
境 | さかい | border, boundary, mental state |
逆らう | さからう | to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy |
盛り | さかり | the highest, the peak, prime |
作業 | さぎょう | work, operation, manufacturing, fatigue duty |
作品 | さくひん | work, opus, performance, production |
作物 | さくもつ | produce (e.g. agricultural), crops |
桜 | さくら | cherry blossom, cherry tree |
酒 | さけ | alcohol, sake |
叫ぶ | さけぶ | to shout, to cry |
避ける | さける | (1) to avoid (physical contact ), (2) to ward off, to avert |
支える | ささえる | to support, to hold, maintain |
指す | さす | to point, to put up umbrella, to play |
誘う | さそう | (1) to invite, to ask, (2) to tempt, to lure, to induce |
作家 | さっか | author, writer, novelist, artist |
作曲 | さっきょく | composition, setting (of music) |
札 (お金) | さつ | banknote; bill; note; paper money |
砂漠 | さばく | desert |
差別 | さべつ | discrimination, distinction, differentiation |
作法 | さほう | manners, etiquette, propriety |
様々 | さまざま | varied, various |
覚ます | さます | to awaken |
覚める | さめる | to wake, to wake up |
左右 | さゆう | (1) left and right, (2) influence, control, domination |
皿 | さら | plate, dish |
更に | さらに | furthermore, again, after all, more and more, moreover |
去る | さる | to leave, to go away |
猿 | さる | monkey |
騒ぎ | さわぎ | uproar, disturbance |
参加 | さんか | participation |
参考 | さんこう | reference, consultation |
賛成 | さんせい | approval, agreement, support, favour |
酸素 | さんそ | oxygen |
散歩 | さんぽ | walk, stroll |
財産 | ざいさん | property, fortune, assets |
材料 | ざいりょう | ingredients, material |
座席 | ざせき | seat |
氏 | し | family name, lineage, birth |
詩 | し | poem, verse of poetry |
幸せ | しあわせ | happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing |
叱る | しかる | to scold |
式 | しき | equation, formula, ceremony |
支給 | しきゅう | payment, allowance |
刺激 | しげき | stimulus, impetus, incentive |
資源 | しげん | resources |
支出 | ししゅつ | expenditure, expenses |
詩人 | しじん | poet |
沈む | しずむ | to sink, to feel depressed |
自然 | しぜん | nature, spontaneous |
思想 | しそう | thought, idea |
舌 | した | tongue |
従う | したがう | to abide (by the rules), to obey, to follow, to accompany |
したがって | したがって | therefore, consequently, in accordance with |
支度 | したく | preparation, to prepare |
親しい | したしい | intimate, close (e.g. friend) |
次第 | しだい | (1) order, precedence, (2) circumstances, (3) immediate(ly) |
七 | しち・なな | seven |
質 | しつ | quality, nature (of person) |
失業 | しつぎょう | unemployment |
失望 | しつぼう | disappointment, despair |
支店 | してん | branch store (office) |
指導 | しどう | leadership, guidance, coaching |
品(しな) | しな | thing, article, goods, dignity, article (goods), counter for meal courses |
支配 | しはい | rule, control, direction |
支払 | しはらい | payment |
支払う | しはらう | to pay |
芝居 | しばい | play, drama |
芝生 | しばふ | lawn |
資本 | しほん | funds, capital |
死亡 | しぼう | death, mortality |
姉妹 | しまい | sisters |
示す | しめす | to denote, to show, to point out, to indicate |
占める | しめる | (1) to comprise, to account for, to make up (of), (2) to hold, to occupy |
下(しも) | しも | bottom; lower part |
霜 | しも | frost |
借金 | しゃっきん | debt, loan, liabilities |
州 | しゅう | a state, province, county |
週 | しゅう | week |
周囲 | しゅうい | surroundings, circumference, environs |
収穫 | しゅうかく | harvest, crop, ingathering |
週間 | しゅうかん | week, weekly |
宗教 | しゅうきょう | religion |
就職 | しゅうしょく | finding employment, inauguration |
修正 | しゅうせい | amendment, correction, revision, modification |
集団 | しゅうだん | group, mass |
集中 | しゅうちゅう | concentration, focusing the mind |
収入 | しゅうにゅう | income, receipts, revenue |
修理 | しゅうり | repairing, mending |
主義 | しゅぎ | doctrine, rule, principle |
宿泊 | しゅくはく | lodging |
首相 | しゅしょう | Prime Minister |
手術 | しゅじゅつ | surgical operation |
手段 | しゅだん | means, way, measure |
主張 | しゅちょう | claim, request, insistence, assertion |
出身 | しゅっしん | graduate from, come from |
出席 | しゅっせき | attendance, presence, to attend |
出発 | しゅっぱつ | departure, to depart |
出版 | しゅっぱん | publication |
首都 | しゅと | capital city |
主婦 | しゅふ | housewife |
主要 | しゅよう | chief, main, principal, major |
種類 | しゅるい | variety, kind, type |
瞬間 | しゅんかん | moment, second, instant |
小 | しょう | small |
章 | しょう | (1) chapter, section, (2) medal |
賞 | しょう | prize, award |
障害 | しょうがい | obstacle, impediment (fault), damage |
奨学金 | しょうがくきん | scholarship |
正午 | しょうご | noon, mid-day |
少々 | しょうしょう | just a minute, small quantity |
正直 | しょうじき | honesty, integrity, frankness |
少女 | しょうじょ | daughter, young lady, virgin, maiden, little girl |
症状 | しょうじょう | symptoms, condition |
生じる | しょうじる | to produce, to yield, to result from, to arise, to be generated |
招待 | しょうたい | invitation, to invite |
承知 | しょうち | consent, acceptance, assent, admitting, to consent |
衝突 | しょうとつ | collision, conflict |
商人 | しょうにん | trader, shopkeeper, merchant |
承認 | しょうにん | recognition, acknowledgement, approval, consent, agreement |
少年 | しょうねん | boys, juveniles |
商売 | しょうばい | trade, business, commerce, transaction, occupation |
消費 | しょうひ | consumption, expenditure |
商品 | しょうひん | commodity, article of commerce, goods, stock, merchandise |
消防 | しょうぼう | fire fighting, fire department |
証明 | しょうめい | proof, verification |
職 | しょく | employment |
職業 | しょくぎょう | occupation, business |
食事 | しょくじ | meal, to have a meal |
食卓 | しょくたく | dining table |
食品 | しょくひん | commodity, foodstuff |
植物 | しょくぶつ | plant, vegetation |
食物 | しょくもつ | food, foodstuff |
食欲 | しょくよく | appetite (for food) |
食料 | しょくりょう | food |
食糧 | しょくりょう | provisions, rations |
書斎 | しょさい | study |
署名 | しょめい | signature |
書物 | しょもつ | books |
処理 | しょり | processing, dealing with, treatment, disposition, disposal |
書類 | しょるい | documents, official papers |
使用 | しよう | use, application, employment, utilization |
知らせ | しらせ | notice |
尻 | しり | buttocks, bottom |
印 | しるし | (1) mark, (2) symbol, (3) evidence |
城 | しろ | castle |
進学 | しんがく | going on to a higher level school |
神経 | しんけい | nerve, sensitivity |
真剣 | しんけん | seriousness, earnestness |
信仰 | しんこう | (religious) faith, belief, creed |
深刻 | しんこく | serious |
信号 | しんごう | traffic lights, signal, semaphore |
診察 | しんさつ | medical examination |
信じる | しんじる | to believe, to place trust in |
親戚 | しんせき | relative |
新鮮 | しんせん | fresh |
心臓 | しんぞう | heart (organ) |
身体 | しんたい | the body |
慎重 | しんちょう | discretion, prudence |
身長 | しんちょう | height (of body), stature |
心配 | しんぱい | worry, concern, anxiety, care, to worry |
審判 | しんぱん | refereeing, trial, judgement, umpire, referee |
進歩 | しんぽ | progress, development |
親友 | しんゆう | close friend, buddy |
信用 | しんよう | confidence, dependence, credit, faith |
信頼 | しんらい | reliance, trust, confidence |
心理 | しんり | pshcyology, mental state |
四 | し・よん | four |
直に | じかに | immediately, readily, directly |
時期 | じき | time, season, period |
事件 | じけん | event, affair, incident |
時刻 | じこく | instant, time, moment |
自殺 | じさつ | suicide |
自身 | じしん | by oneself, personally |
事実 | じじつ | fact, truth, reality |
事情 | じじょう | circumstances, consideration, conditions, situation, reasons |
事態 | じたい | situation, present state of affairs |
実験 | じっけん | experiment |
実行 | じっこう | practice, performance, execution (e.g. program), realization |
実際 | じっさい | practical, actual condition, status quo |
実施 | じっし | enforcement, enact, put into practice, carry out, operation |
実現 | じつげん | implementation, materialization, realization |
実に | じつに | indeed, truly, surely |
実は | じつは | as a matter of fact, by the way |
自動 | じどう | automatic, self-motion |
自慢 | じまん | pride, boast |
事務 | じむ | business, office work |
邪魔 | じゃま | hindrance, intrusion |
銃 | じゅう | gun |
重視 | じゅうし | importance, stress, serious consideration |
渋滞 | じゅうたい | congestion (e.g. traffic), delay, stagnation |
住宅 | じゅうたく | residence, housing |
重大 | じゅうだい | serious, important, grave, weighty |
住民 | じゅうみん | citizens, inhabitants, residents, population |
重要 | じゅうよう | important, momentous, essential, principal, major |
十 | じゅう・とお | 10, ten |
需要 | じゅよう | demand, request |
順 | じゅん | order, turn |
順調 | じゅんちょう | favourable, doing well, O.K., all right |
順番 | じゅんばん | turn (in line), order of things |
準備 | じゅんび | preparation, arrangements, provision, reserve, to prepare |
上 | じょう | (1) first volume, (2) superior quality |
乗客 | じょうきゃく | passenger |
上京 | じょうきょう | proceeding to the capital (Tokyo) |
状況 | じょうきょう | state of affairs, situation, circumstances |
条件 | じょうけん | conditions, terms |
常識 | じょうしき | common sense |
状態 | じょうたい | condition, situation, circumstances, state |
上達 | じょうたつ | improvement, advance, progress |
冗談 | じょうだん | jest, joke |
上等 | じょうとう | superiority, first class, very good |
情報 | じょうほう | information, (military) intelligence |
女王 | じょおう | queen |
女子 | じょし | woman, girl |
助手 | じょしゅ | helper, helpmeet, assistant, tutor |
徐々に | じょじょに | slowly, little by little, gradually, steadily, quietly |
女優 | じょゆう | actress |
人工 | じんこう | artificial, manmade, human work, human skill, artificiality |
人種 | じんしゅ | race (of people) |
人生 | じんせい | (human) life (i.e. conception to death) |
人物 | じんぶつ | character, personality, person, man, personage, talented man |
人類 | じんるい | mankind, humanity |