
| Japanese | Reading | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
剃る | そる | to shave |
逸れる | それる | to stray (turn) from subject, to get lost, to go astray |
揃う | そろう | to become complete, to be equal, to be all present, to gather |
揃える | そろえる | to put things in order, to arrange, to make uniform, to get something ready |
算盤 | そろばん | abacus |
損得 | そんとく | loss and gain, advantage and disadvantage |
雑巾 | ぞうきん | house-cloth, dust cloth |
増減 | ぞうげん | increase and decrease, fluctuation |
造船 | ぞうせん | shipbuilding |
増大 | ぞうだい | enlargement |
草履 | ぞうり | zoori (Japanese footwear), sandals |
属する | ぞくする | to belong to, to come under, to be affiliated with, to be subject to |
続々 | ぞくぞく | successively, one after another |
存じる | ぞんじる | (hum) to know |
存ずる | ぞんずる | to think, to consider |
退院 | たいいん | leaving hospital |
体系 | たいけい | system, organization |
太鼓 | たいこ | drum, tambourine |
対策 | たいさく | counter-plan, counter-measure |
大して | たいして | (not so) much, (not) very |
対照 | たいしょう | contrast, antithesis, comparison |
体制 | たいせい | order, system, structure, set-up, organization |
体積 | たいせき | capacity, volume |
体操 | たいそう | gymnastics, physical exercises, calisthenics |
大層 | たいそう | very much, exaggerated, very fine |
大木 | たいぼく | large tree |
対立 | たいりつ | confrontation, opposition, antagonism |
田植え | たうえ | rice planting |
絶えず | たえず | constantly |
高める | たかめる | to raise, to lift, to boost |
耕す | たがやす | to till, to plow, to cultivate |
滝 | たき | waterfall |
炊く | たく | to boil, to cook |
焚く | たく | to burn, to kindle, to build a fire |
蓄える | たくわえる | to store, to lay in stock |
竹 | たけ | bamboo, middle (of a three-tier ranking system) |
助かる | たすかる | to be saved, to be rescued, to survive, to be helpful |
畳む | たたむ | to fold (clothes) |
只 | ただ | free of charge, mere, sole, only, usual, common |
但し | ただし | but, however, provided that |
立ち止まる | たちどまる | to stop, to halt, to stand still |
建つ | たつ | to erect, to be erected, to be built |
発つ | たつ | to depart (on a plane, train, etc.) |
例える | たとえる | to compare, to liken, to speak figuratively, to illustrate, to use a simile |
頼もしい | たのもしい | reliable, trustworthy, hopeful, promising |
足袋 | たび | tabi, Japanese socks (with split toe) |
溜まる | たまる | to collect, to gather, to save |
溜息 | ためいき | a sigh |
溜める | ためる | to amass, to accumulate |
足る | たる | to be sufficient, to be enough |
短期 | たんき | short term |
炭鉱 | たんこう | coal mine, coal pit |
短所 | たんしょ | (1) defect, demerit, weak point, (2) disadvantage |
淡水 | たんすい | fresh water |
単数 | たんすう | singular (number) |
短編 | たんぺん | short (e.g. story, film) |
田ぼ | たんぼ | paddy field, farm |
第一 | だいいち | first, foremost, * 1 |
大学院 | だいがくいん | graduate school |
大工 | だいく | carpenter |
大小 | だいしょう | size |
大分 | だいぶん | considerably, greatly, a lot |
題名 | だいめい | title |
代名詞 | だいめいし | pronoun |
楕円 | だえん | ellipse |
脱線 | だっせん | derailment, digression |
妥当 | だとう | valid, proper, right, appropriate |
段階 | だんかい | gradation, grade, stage |
断水 | だんすい | water outage |
団地 | だんち | multi-unit apartments |
断定 | だんてい | conclusion, decision |
誓う | ちかう | to swear, to vow, to take an oath, to pledge |
地下水 | ちかすい | underground water |
近々 | ちかぢか | nearness, before long |
近付ける | ちかづける | to bring near, to put close, to let come near, to associate with |
近寄る | ちかよる | to approach, to draw near |
力強い | ちからづよい | reassuring, emboldened |
地質 | ちしつ | geological features |
知人 | ちじん | friend, acquaintance |
地帯 | ちたい | area, zone |
縮む | ちぢむ | to shrink, to be contracted |
縮める | ちぢめる | to shorten, to reduce, to boil down, to shrink |
縮れる | ちぢれる | to be wavy, to be curled |
地点 | ちてん | site, point on a map |
地名 | ちめい | place name |
茶色い | ちゃいろい | brown |
着々 | ちゃくちゃく | steadily |
茶碗 | ちゃわん | rice bowl, tea cup, teacup |
中間 | ちゅうかん | middle, midway, interim |
抽象 | ちゅうしょう | abstract |
中旬 | ちゅうじゅん | second third of a month |
中世 | ちゅうせい | Middle Ages, mediaeval times |
中性 | ちゅうせい | neuter gender, neutral (chem.), indifference, sterility |
中途 | ちゅうと | in the middle, half-way |
中年 | ちゅうねん | middle-aged |
超過 | ちょうか | excess, being more than |
彫刻 | ちょうこく | carving, engraving, sculpture |
長所 | ちょうしょ | (1) strong point, merit, (2) advantage |
長女 | ちょうじょ | eldest daughter |
調整 | ちょうせい | regulation, adjustment, tuning |