
| Japanese | Reading | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
中枢 | ちゅうすう | centre, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man |
抽選 | ちゅうせん | lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots) |
中断 | ちゅうだん | interruption, suspension, break |
中っ腹 | ちゅうっぱら | irritated, offended |
中毒 | ちゅうどく | poisoning |
仲人 | ちゅうにん | go-between, matchmaker |
昼飯 | ちゅうはん | lunch, midday meal |
中立 | ちゅうりつ | neutrality |
中和 | ちゅうわ | neutralize, counteract |
庁 | ちょう | government office |
腸 | ちょう | guts, bowels, intestines |
蝶 | ちょう | butterfly |
超 | ちょう | super-, ultra-, hyper- |
調印 | ちょういん | signature, sign, sealing |
聴覚 | ちょうかく | the sense of hearing |
長官 | ちょうかん | chief, (government) secretary |
聴講 | ちょうこう | lecture attendance, auditing |
徴収 | ちょうしゅう | collection, levy |
聴診器 | ちょうしんき | stethoscope |
挑戦 | ちょうせん | challenge, defiance |
長大 | ちょうだい | very long, great length |
調停 | ちょうてい | arbitration, conciliation, mediation |
恰度 | ちょうど | just, right, exactly |
長編 | ちょうへん | long (e.g. novel film) |
丁目 | ちょうめ | district of a town, city block (of irregular size) |
調理 | ちょうり | cooking |
調和 | ちょうわ | harmony |
直面 | ちょくめん | confrontation |
著書 | ちょしょ | literary work, book |
貯蓄 | ちょちく | savings |
直感 | ちょっかん | intuition |
一寸 | ちょっと | (ateji) (adv int) (uk) just a minute, a short time, a while, just a little, somewhat, easily, readily, rath |
著名 | ちょめい | well-known, noted, celebrated |
塵取り | ちりとり | dustpan |
治療 | ちりょう | medical treatment |
賃金 | ちんぎん | wages |
沈殿 | ちんでん | precipitation, settlement |
沈没 | ちんぼつ | sinking, foundering |
沈黙 | ちんもく | silence, reticence |
陳列 | ちんれつ | exhibition, display, show |
追及 | ついきゅう | gaining on, carrying out, solving (crime) |
追跡 | ついせき | pursuit |
次いで | ついで | next, secondly, subsequently |
追放 | ついほう | exile, banishment |
費やす | ついやす | to spend, to devote, to waste |
墜落 | ついらく | falling, crashing |
通 | つう | connoisseur, counter for letters |
痛感 | つうかん | feeling keenly, fully realizing |
通常 | つうじょう | common, general, usually |
痛切 | つうせつ | keen, acute |
杖 | つえ | cane |
遣い | つかい | mission, simple task, doing |
使い道 | つかいみち | use |
仕える | つかえる | to serve, to work for |
司る | つかさどる | to rule, to govern, to administer |
束の間 | つかのま | moment, brief time, brief, transient |
付き | つき | attached to, impression, sociality, appearance, furnished with, under, to |
付き合う | つきあう | to associate with, to keep company with, to get on with |
月並み | つきなみ | every month, common |
尽きる | つきる | to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to come to an end |
継ぎ目 | つぎめ | a joint, joining point |
吐く | つく | 1. to breathe, 2. to tell (lies), 3. to vomit, to disgorge |
尽くす | つくす | to exhaust, to run out, to serve (a person), to befriend |
作り・造り | つくり | make-up, structure, physique; sliced raw fish (sashimi) |
造る | つくる | to make, to create, to manufacture, to draw up, to write, to compose, to build, to coin, to cultivate, to org |
繕う | つくろう | to mend, to repair, to fix, to patch up, to darn, to tidy up, to adjust, to trim |
接ぐ | つぐ | to join, to piece together, to set (bones), to graft (trees) |
継ぐ | つぐ | to succeed |
付け加える | つけくわえる | to add one thing to another |
告げる | つげる | to inform |
辻褄 | つじつま | coherence, consistency |
途中 | つちゅう | on the way, en route |
突っ張る | つっぱる | to support, to become stiff, to become taut, to thrust (ones opponent), to stick to (ones opinion), to in |
筒 | つつ | pipe, tube |
銃 | つつ | gun |
突く | つつく | 1. to thrust, to strike, to attack, 2. to poke, to nudge, to pick at |
慎む | つつしむ | to be careful, to be chaste or discreet, to abstain or refrain |
伝言 | つてこと | verbal message, rumor, word |
勤まる | つとまる | to be fit for, to be equal to, to function properly |
勤め先 | つとめさき | place of work |
努めて | つとめて | make an effort!, work hard! |
津波 | つなみ | tsunami, tidal wave |
抓る | つねる | to pinch |
募る | つのる | to invite, to solicit help participation etc |
唾 | つば | saliva, sputum |
呟く | つぶやく | to mutter, to murmur |
瞑る | つぶる | to close the eyes |
壷 | つぼ | tsubo jar, pot, vase |
蕾 | つぼみ | bud, flower bud |
躓く | つまずく | to stumble, to trip |
摘む | つまむ | to pinch, to hold, to pick up |
詰らない | つまらない | insignificant, boring, trifling |
詰まり | つまり | in short, in brief, in other words, that is to say, in the long run, after all, blockade, stuffing, ultimate |
積もり | つもり | intention, plan |
露 | つゆ | dew |
強まる | つよまる | to get strong, to gain strength |
強める | つよめる | to strengthen, to emphasize |
連なる | つらなる | to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row |
貫く | つらぬく | to go through |
連ねる | つらねる | to link, to join, to put together |