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