
| Japanese | Reading | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
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) |