| Japanese | Reading | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
一般 N | いっぱん | general, liberal, universal, ordinary, average |
一方 N | いっぽう | (1) on the other hand, (2) meanwhile, (3) only, simple, in turn |
従兄弟 N | いとこ | cousin (male) |
移動 N | いどう | removal, migration, movement |
稲 N | いね | rice-plant |
居眠り N | いねむり | dozing, nodding off |
命 N | いのち | life, destiny |
違反 N | いはん | violation (of law), transgression, infringement, breach |
衣服 N | いふく | clothes |
居間 N | いま | living room (western style) |
今に N | いまに | before long, even now |
今にも N | いまにも | at any time, soon |
否 N | いや | no |
以来 N | いらい | since, henceforth |
依頼 N | いらい | (1) request, commission, dispatch, (2) dependence, trust |
医療 N | いりょう | medical care, medical treatment |
岩 N | いわ | rock, crag |
祝い N | いわい | celebration, festival |
祝う N | いわう | to congratulate, to celebrate |
言わば N | いわば | so to speak |
印刷 N | いんさつ | printing |
印象 N | いんしょう | impression |
引退 N | いんたい | retire |
引用 N | いんよう | quotation, citation |
魚 N | うお | fish |
伺う N | うかがう | (hon) to visit, to ask, to inquire |
受け取る N | うけとる | to receive, to get, to accept, to take |
動かす N | うごかす | to move, to shift |
兎 N | うさぎ | rabbit, hare |
牛 N | うし | cattle, cow |
失う N | うしなう | to lose, to part with |
後ろ N | うしろ | afterwards, since then, in the future, behind |
嘘 N | うそ | lie, falsehood, incorrect fact, inappropriate |
疑う N | うたがう | to doubt, to distrust, to be suspicious of, to suspect |
内 N | うち | inside |
宇宙 N | うちゅう | universe, cosmos, space |
訴える N | うったえる | to sue (a person), to resort to, to appeal to |
撃つ N | うつ | to attack, to defeat, to destroy |
移す N | うつす | to remove, to transfer, to infect |
奪う N | うばう | to snatch away |
馬 N | うま | (1) horse, (2) promoted bishop (shogi) |
うまい N | うまい | be good at, delicious (spoken) |
生まれ N | うまれ | birth, birth-place |
梅 N | うめ | plum, plum-tree, lowest (of a three-tier ranking system) |
裏切る N | うらぎる | to betray, to turn traitor to, to double-cross |
得る(うる) N | うる | to get, to gain, to win (not える) |
嬉しい N | うれしい | happy, glad, pleasant |
売れる N | うれる | to be sold |
噂 N | うわさ | rumour, report, gossip, common talk |
運 N | うん | fortune, luck |
運転 N | うんてん | operation, motion, driving, to drive |
運動 N | うんどう | motion, exercise, to exercise |
柄 N | え | handle, grip |
永遠 N | えいえん | eternity, perpetuity, immortality, permanence |
永久 N | えいきゅう | eternity, perpetuity, immortality |
影響 N | えいきょう | influence, effect |
営業 N | えいぎょう | business, trade, management |
衛星 N | えいせい | satellite |
栄養 N | えいよう | nutrition, nourishment |
笑顔 N | えがお | smiling face |
描く N | えがく・かく | to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe |
餌 N | えさ | feed, bait |
得る N | える | to get, to gain, to win (not うる) |
円 N | えん | circle, money |
縁 N | えん | relation, connection, ties, fate |
延期 N | えんき | postponement, adjournment |
演技 N | えんぎ | acting, performance |
援助 N | えんじょ | assistance, aid, support |
演説 N | えんぜつ | speech, address |
演奏 N | えんそう | musical performance |
遠慮 N | えんりょ | diffidence, restraint, reserve |
御 N | お | honourable |
老い N | おい | old age, old person, the old, the aged |
追い付く N | おいつく | to catch up (with) |
王 N | おう | king, ruler, sovereign, monarch |
追う N | おう | to chase, to run after |
王様 N | おうさま | king |
王子 N | おうじ | prince |
応じる N | おうじる | to respond, to satisfy, to accept, to comply with, to apply for |
横断 N | おうだん | crossing |
終える N | おえる | to finish |
大いに N | おおいに | very, much, greatly |
覆う N | おおう | to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise |
大家 N | おおや | landlord; landlady |
丘 N | おか | hill, height, knoll, rising ground |
沖 N | おき | open sea |
奥 N | おく | interior, inner part |
贈る N | おくる | to send, to give to, to award to, to confer on |
起こる N | おこる | to occur, to happen |
幼い N | おさない | very young, childish |
収める N | おさめる | to obtain, to reap, to pay, to supply, to accept |
汚染 N | おせん | pollution, contamination |
恐れる N | おそれる | to fear, to be afraid of |
恐ろしい N | おそろしい | terrible, dreadful |
お互い N | おたがい | mutual, reciprocal, each other |
穏やか N | おだやか | calm, gentle, quiet |
男の人 N | おとこのひと | man |
劣る N | おとる | to fall behind, to be inferior to |
お腹 N | おなか | stomach, tummy |
鬼 N | おに | ogre, demon, it (i.e., in a game of tag) |