Appendix:JLPT/N3

This appendix is broken into sections corresponding to the ten columns of the gojūon kana ordering system. There a total of 1677 words. The frequency of the word is compiled from here.

あ行

Kanji	Reading	Meaning	Frequency
愛	あい	[1] love; affection; care [2] attachment; craving; desire [3] agape	1357
愛情	あいじょう	love; affection	2227
	アイスクリーム	ice cream; icecream	N/A
愛する	あいする	to love	1165
合図	あいず	sign; signal; cue	4589
相手	あいて	[1] companion; partner; company [2] other party; addressee; counterparty [3] opponent (sports, etc.)	315
生憎	あいにく	unfortunately; sorry, but ...	N/A
	アイロン	[1] iron (for pressing clothes) [2] hair iron; hair tong; curling tong	N/A
ＯＵＴ (ＯＵＴ)	アウト	[1] out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line [2] out; putout [3] outer; external; outside	N/A
明かり	あかり	[1] light; glow; gleam [2] (a) light; lights; lamp [3] proof (of innocence)	2295
空き	あき	[1] space; room; gap; emptiness [2] vacancy; opening; empty seat [3] free time; time to spare	N/A
明らか	あきらか	[1] clear; obvious; evident; plain; definite [2] bright; light	743
諦める	あきらめる	to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)	1653
飽きる	あきる	[1] to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to grow weary of; to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become bored with [2] to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill	2540
握手	あくしゅ	[1] handshake [2] reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation	N/A
悪魔	あくま	[1] devil; demon; fiend [2] Satan; the Devil [3] Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment	4982
預ける	あずける	[1] to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to place (in someone's custody); to entrust (someone) with; to deposit [2] to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to let (someone) decide [3] to lean on; to put one's weight on	2626
汗	あせ	[1] sweat; perspiration [2] moisture; condensation [3] gulp; oops	1382
値	あたい	[1] price; cost [2] value; worth; merit [3] value	2824
与える	あたえる	[1] to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award [2] to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply [3] to assign	416
辺り	あたり	[1] (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; surroundings [2] around; about; or thereabouts [3] for instance; say; such as	778
当たる	あたる	[10] to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted [11] to be called on (e.g. by a teacher) [12] to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at	487
彼方此方	あちこち	[1] here and there; various places; all around; all over; everywhere; throughout [2] muddled; confused; in the wrong order; back to front	2310
扱う	あつかう	[1] to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of; to entertain [2] to deal with (a problem); to handle; to manage [3] to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to work	1028
集まり	あつまり	gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance	4767
当てる	あてる	[1] to hit [2] to expose [3] to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to put against; to hold on; to hold against	1192
跡	あと	[1] trace; tracks; mark; sign [2] site; remains; ruins [3] scar	2962
穴	あな	[10] hiding place; hideout [1] hole; opening; orifice; perforation [2] pit; hollow; cavity; hole (e.g. in the ground)	1224
油	あぶら	oil	1923
誤り	あやまり	error; mistake; slip; bug	N/A
粗い	あらい	coarse; rough	N/A
嵐	あらし	[1] storm; tempest [2] uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest); winds (e.g. of change) [3] pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu	4039
新た	あらた	new; fresh; novel	875
凡ゆる	あらゆる	all; every	1331
表わす	あらわす	[1] to represent; to signify; to stand for [2] to reveal; to show; to display [3] to express	1003
表す	あらわす	[1] to represent; to signify; to stand for [2] to reveal; to show; to display [3] to express	N/A
現れ	あらわれ	embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication	N/A
現れる	あらわれる	[1] to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise [2] to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)	737
有難う	ありがとう	thank you; thanks	1084
或る	ある	a certain ...; some ...	N/A
或いは	あるいは	[1] or; either ... or [2] maybe; perhaps; possibly [3] some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...	237
	アルバム	album	2429
泡	あわ	bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)	4519
合わせる	あわせる	[1] to match (rhythm, speed, etc.) [2] to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up [3] to face; to be opposite (someone)	519
哀れ	あわれ	[1] pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos [2] pitiable; pitiful; pathetic; miserable [3] alack; alas	N/A
案	あん	[1] idea; plan; proposal; suggestion; (government) bill [2] draft; rough copy [3] expectation	4309
暗記	あんき	memorization; memorisation; learning by heart	N/A
安定	あんてい	[1] stability; steadiness; consistency; equilibrium; balance; composure [2] stable	1538
案内	あんない	[1] guidance; leading (the way); showing around [2] information; notice; notification [3] announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival	2397
	あんなに	to that extent; to that degree; so much; so	N/A
胃	い	[1] stomach [2] Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)	2680
委員	いいん	committee member	2503
意外	いがい	unexpected; surprising	1034
息	いき	[1] breath; breathing [2] concord; harmony; rapport [3] steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor; vapour	1322
行き	いき	[1] the way there; outbound leg; outbound trip; departing leg [2] bound for ... [3] outbound ticket	N/A
勢い	いきおい	[1] force; vigor; vigour; energy; spirit; life [2] influence; authority; power; might [3] impetus; momentum; course (of events)	1762
生き物	いきもの	living thing; living creature; animal; life	2816
	いけない	[1] bad; wrong; naughty [2] must not (do, be); should not; ought not to [3] useless; no good; bad	N/A
医師	いし	doctor; physician	1858
意志	いし	will; volition; intention; intent; determination	2316
意思	いし	intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)	2888
意識	いしき	[1] consciousness [2] becoming aware (of); awareness; sense [3] mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)	730
維持	いじ	maintenance; preservation; improvement	1512
異常	いじょう	abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon	1931
泉	いずみ	spring; fountain	N/A
何れ	いずれ	[1] which; where; who [2] all; both [3] anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case	616
以前	いぜん	[1] before; prior to; ago [2] the past; before; previously; former times	620
板	いた	[1] board; plank [2] sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); pane; slab [3] cutting board; chopping board	2705
悪戯	いたずら	[1] mischief; prank; trick; practical joke [2] mischievous; naughty [3] pastime; hobby	4688
頂きます	いただきます	thank you (for the meal just served); I receive (this meal)	N/A
頂く	いただく	[1] to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy [2] to eat; to drink [3] to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head); to have (on top)	537
痛み	いたみ	[1] pain; ache; soreness; grief; distress [2] damage; injury; wear; bruise; break	1294
至る	いたる	[1] to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain [2] to lead to (a place); to get to [3] in the extreme case of	878
偉大	いだい	great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty	3920
抱く	いだく	[1] to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug [2] to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.); to harbor; to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.); to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.); to cherish (e.g. an ambition)	1378
位置	いち	[1] place; position; location [2] position; standing; status; situation	913
市	いち	market; fair	N/A
一時	いちじ	[1] one o'clock [2] once; at one time; formerly; before [3] for a time; for a while; for the time being; for the moment; temporarily	1247
一度に	いちどに	all at once	N/A
市場	いちば	(town) market; (street) market; marketplace	2014
一家	いっか	[1] a family; a household; a home; one's family; whole family [2] (one's own) style; school [3] gang; (yakuza) family	4328
一種	いっしゅ	[1] a kind; a sort; a variety; a species [2] of sorts; something of a; a sort of [3] sort of; somewhat	1951
一瞬	いっしゅん	instant; moment; for an instant	1645
一生	いっしょう	[1] whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era [2] (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life	1595
一層	いっそう	[1] even more; still more; all the more; more than ever [2] one layer [3] lowest floor (of a building)	1576
一体	いったい	[1] (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth [2] one object; one body; unity [3] one form; one style	705
一致	いっち	[1] agreement; accord; correspondence; consistency; coincidence; match [2] union; unity; cooperation [3] Icchi	2605
一般	いっぱん	[1] general; universal [2] ordinary; average; common; non-celebrity [3] the same; no different; (just) as if	946
一方	いっぽう	[1] one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party [2] on the one hand; on the other hand [3] whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn	558
何時か	いつか	sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time	3619
何時でも	いつでも	[1] always; all the time; at all times [2] (at) any time; whenever (you like)	N/A
何時までも	いつまでも	forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly; for a long time	N/A
従兄弟	いとこ	cousin (male)	4129
移動	いどう	[1] movement; transfer; migration; removal; travel [2] mobile; moving; traveling; travelling; roving	1119
稲	いね	rice plant (Oryza sativa)	N/A
居眠り	いねむり	nodding off (while sitting); dozing	N/A
命	いのち	[1] life; life force [2] lifetime; lifespan [3] most important thing; foundation; core	901
違反	いはん	violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement; contravention	2914
衣服	いふく	clothes	N/A
居間	いま	living room (Western style); sitting room	4947
今に	いまに	before long; even now	N/A
今にも	いまにも	at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to	N/A
以来	いらい	since; henceforth	2514
依頼	いらい	[1] request; commission; entrusting (with a matter) [2] dependence; reliance	2355
苛々	いらいら	to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience	3986
	いらっしゃい	[1] come; go; stay [2] welcome	N/A
医療	いりょう	medical treatment; medical care	2689
岩	いわ	[1] rock; boulder [2] crag	3196
祝い	いわい	[1] congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival [2] congratulatory gift; present	4501
祝う	いわう	[1] to celebrate; to congratulate; to observe (a festival) [2] to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration [3] to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for	4936
言わば	いわば	so to speak; so to call it; as it were	2025
所謂	いわゆる	what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called	330
	インク	ink	N/A
印刷	いんさつ	printing	3330
印象	いんしょう	impression	540
引退	いんたい	retirement	3850
引用	いんよう	quotation; citation; reference	3942
	ウイスキー	whisky; whiskey	N/A
伺う	うかがう	[1] to call on someone; to call at a place; to pay a visit; to wait on someone [2] to ask; to inquire [3] to hear; to be told	3656
嗽	うがい	gargling; rinsing one's mouth	N/A
受け取る	うけとる	[1] to receive; to get; to accept [2] to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand	1545
動かす	うごかす	[1] to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position [2] to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence [3] to change; to alter; to deny	1218
兎	うさぎ	rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)	3136
牛	うし	[1] cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; ox; calf [2] beef [3] Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)	2492
失う	うしなう	[1] to lose [2] to miss (a chance, opportunity) [3] to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of	861
嘘	うそ	[1] lie; fib; falsehood; untruth [2] mistake; error [3] unwise move; bad decision	1173
疑う	うたがう	to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect	2446
宇宙	うちゅう	universe; cosmos; space	2132
訴える	うったえる	[1] to raise; to bring to (someone's attention) [2] to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to play on (one's sympathies) [3] to complain	1768
撃つ	うつ	to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire	N/A
移す	うつす	[1] to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to swap; to substitute [2] to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.) [3] to divert (one's attention) to	2119
唸る	うなる	[1] to groan; to moan [2] to roar; to howl; to growl [3] to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to whiz; to sough; to make a low, dull sound	N/A
奪う	うばう	[1] to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to steal; to rob (someone) of; to dispossess of; to deprive of; to usurp [2] to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate; to charm; to dazzle	2059
馬	うま	[1] horse [2] horse racing [3] promoted bishop	907
上手い	うまい	[1] skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate [2] delicious; tasty; good; nice [3] good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid	357
生まれ	うまれ	[1] birth; birthplace [2] born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)	4167
梅	うめ	[1] Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; Chinese plum [2] lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)	4471
裏切る	うらぎる	[1] to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to go back on; to be unfaithful (to) [2] to disappoint; to let down	4099
得る	うる	[1] to be able to ...; can ... [2] to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain	380
嬉しい	うれしい	[1] happy; glad; pleased; delighted; overjoyed [2] joyful; delightful; gratifying; pleasant	394
売れる	うれる	[1] to sell (well) [2] to be well known; to be popular; to be famous	1524
噂	うわさ	rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk	1883
運	うん	fortune; luck; chance	2260
運転	うんてん	[1] operation (of a machine); running; working [2] driving (a vehicle) [3] use (of capital, funds, etc.); management; investment	1571
運動	うんどう	[1] exercise; physical training; workout; sports; athletics [2] appeal; campaign; drive; crusade; movement; lobbying [3] motion; movement	895
柄	え	[1] handle; grip [2] stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)	N/A
永遠	えいえん	eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality	2846
永久	えいきゅう	[1] eternity; permanence; perpetuity [2] Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)	N/A
影響	えいきょう	influence; effect; impact	468
営業	えいぎょう	[1] business; trade; operations [2] sales	2071
衛星	えいせい	[1] (natural) satellite; moon [2] (artificial) satellite	N/A
栄養	えいよう	nutrition; nourishment	2760
笑顔	えがお	smiling face; smile	1661
描く	えがく	[1] to draw; to paint; to sketch [2] to depict; to describe [3] to picture in one's mind; to imagine	707
餌	えさ	[1] (animal) feed; fodder; pet food [2] bait; lure; enticement	1678
	エネルギー	[1] energy [2] energy; strength; power; stamina; get-up-and-go [3] energy source; energy resource	1355
得る	える	[1] to get; to earn; to acquire; to procure; to gain; to secure; to attain; to obtain; to win [2] to understand; to comprehend [3] to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)	380
縁	えん	[1] fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together) [2] relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection [3] family ties; affinity	2289
円	えん	[1] yen (Japanese monetary unit) [2] circle	3937
演技	えんぎ	acting; performance	4189
援助	えんじょ	assistance; aid; support	2337
	エンジン	engine	2420
演説	えんぜつ	speech; address	N/A
演奏	えんそう	musical performance	1695
老い	おい	old age; old person; the old; the aged	N/A
追いつく	おいつく	[1] to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to reach [2] to be compensated; to make up for one's losses	N/A
追う	おう	[1] to chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow after [2] to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.) [3] to drive out; to get rid of; to oust; to expel	1290
王	おう	[1] king; ruler; sovereign; monarch [2] tycoon; magnate; champion; master [3] king (of the senior player)	2623
王様	おうさま	king	3521
王子	おうじ	[1] prince [2] subordinate Kumano shrine	N/A
応じる	おうじる	to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for	1122
横断	おうだん	[1] crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); cutting across; intersecting (e.g. a railway track) [2] crossing (east-west); traversing; travelling across; flying across (e.g. the Pacific); sailing across [3] cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally	N/A
終える	おえる	[1] to finish [2] to graduate	1855
大いに	おおいに	very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly; a great deal; a lot; to one's heart's content	2347
覆う	おおう	to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise	2306
大家	おおや	landlord; landlady	N/A
丘	おか	[1] hill; height; knoll; rising ground [2] bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game	3246
沖	おき	[1] open sea [2] Okinawa	N/A
奥	おく	[1] inner part; interior; back (of a drawer, one's throat, etc.); depths (e.g. of a forest); recesses (e.g. of a cave); heart; end (of a road, garden, etc.) [2] living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room [3] recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart); behind (someone's words); mysteries (of an art)	1242
贈る	おくる	[1] to give (as a gift); to present [2] to confer; to bestow; to award	3813
起こる	おこる	to occur; to happen	526
幼い	おさない	[1] very young; little [2] childish; immature	2522
収める	おさめる	[1] to put (into); to put away (in); to put back (in); to keep (in); to store (in); to restore (to its place) [2] to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to publish (in); to capture (on film) [3] to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to get; to gain; to win; to make (a profit)	1875
お喋り	おしゃべり	[1] chattering; talk; idle talk; chat; chitchat; gossip [2] chatty; talkative; chatterbox; blabbermouth	4312
汚染	おせん	pollution; contamination	3499
恐らく	おそらく	probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid	804
恐れる	おそれる	to fear; to be afraid of	2467
恐ろしい	おそろしい	[1] terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening [2] surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing	1973
お互い	おたがい	each other; one another	N/A
穏やか	おだやか	[1] calm; quiet; gentle; peaceful; mild [2] moderate; reasonable; amicable	2792
男の人	おとこのひと	man	N/A
劣る	おとる	to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind	4505
鬼	おに	[1] ogre; demon; oni [2] spirit of a deceased person [3] ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)	4105
お昼	おひる	[1] lunch [2] noon; midday [3] daytime	N/A
帯	おび	[1] obi (kimono sash) [2] obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product) [3] band; belt; strip	4385
	オフィス	office	3625
溺れる	おぼれる	[1] to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown [2] to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted; to wallow in	N/A
お前	おまえ	[1] you [2] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of	598
御目出度う	おめでとう	congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!	4646
思い出	おもいで	memories; recollections; reminiscence	653
主に	おもに	mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly	1259
思わず	おもわず	unconsciously; involuntarily; instinctively; reflexively; spontaneously; unintentionally; in spite of oneself	N/A
泳ぎ	およぎ	swimming	N/A
凡そ	およそ	[1] about; roughly; approximately [2] generally; on the whole; as a rule [3] completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb)	2777
及ぼす	およぼす	to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend; to have an effect (on)	2559
居る	おる	[1] to be (animate); to be; to exist [2] to be ...-ing [3] to (have the audacity to) do	684
下ろす	おろす	[1] to take down; to bring down; to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.); to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.); to let down (hair); to launch (a boat) [2] to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to unload (goods, a truck, etc.); to offload; to discharge [3] to withdraw (money)	1607
恩	おん	favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude	N/A
温暖	おんだん	warm; mild; temperate	N/A
温度	おんど	temperature	2391
	オーバー	[1] overcoat [2] exceeding; going over; going beyond [3] exaggerated; overdone; over the top	N/A

か行

Kanji	Reading	Meaning	Frequency
可	か	[1] acceptable; satisfactory; allowed; permitted [2] approval; being in favour; (a) vote in favour; aye [3] Pass (grade); Fair; C; D	N/A
課	か	[1] lesson [2] section (in an organization); division; department [3] counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)	N/A
会	かい	[1] meeting; assembly; party; gathering; conference; athletic meet [2] society; association; club	1636
回	かい	[1] counter for occurrences [2] a time; an instance [3] inning (baseball); round; game	N/A
会員	かいいん	member; the membership	3833
絵画	かいが	painting; picture	4369
海外	かいがい	foreign; abroad; overseas	923
会計	かいけい	[1] accounting; finance; account; reckoning [2] bill (at a restaurant); check [3] accountant; treasurer; paymaster; cashier	N/A
解決	かいけつ	settlement; solution; resolution	1100
会合	かいごう	[1] meeting; assembly; gathering [2] association [3] conjunction	N/A
開始	かいし	start; commencement; beginning; initiation	1647
解釈	かいしゃく	interpretation; explanation; reading; construction	2058
改善	かいぜん	[1] betterment; improvement [2] kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)	1384
快適	かいてき	pleasant; agreeable; comfortable	2940
回復	かいふく	[1] restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; return; improvement [2] recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence	1639
飼う	かう	to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed	822
替える	かえる	[1] to replace; to convert; to change [2] to exchange; to interchange; to renew [3] to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)	N/A
香り	かおり	aroma; fragrance; scent; smell	1431
抱える	かかえる	[1] to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to carry under one's arm; to hold (one's head) in one's hands [2] to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to be burdened with (e.g. care of a family member); to have (children, etc.) to provide for [3] to employ; to have (on one's staff); to hire	1288
価格	かかく	price; value; cost	1584
係	かかり	[1] charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk [2] connection; linking	N/A
罹る	かかる	to contract (a disease); to suffer from	N/A
化学	かがく	chemistry	N/A
輝く	かがやく	[1] to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glitter; to glisten [2] to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam; to glow	2098
限る	かぎる	[1] to restrict; to limit; to confine [2] to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to [3] to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to)	750
覚悟	かくご	[1] readiness; (mental) preparedness [2] resolution; determination [3] resignation (to one's fate)	2545
確実	かくじつ	certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid; safe; secure	1692
隠す	かくす	to hide; to conceal	1490
拡大	かくだい	[1] expansion; extension [2] magnification; enlargement [3] escalation; spread	1251
確認	かくにん	confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation; identification	622
隠れる	かくれる	[1] to hide; to conceal oneself; to take cover [2] to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to be covered; to go out of sight [3] to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)	2352
家具	かぐ	furniture	3666
欠ける	かける	[1] to chip; to be chipped; to break (off); to be damaged [2] to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to become lost [3] to be lacking (in); to be short (of); to be deficient; to be wanting (in)	2729
影	かげ	[1] shadow; silhouette; figure; shape [2] reflection; image [3] ominous sign	2169
陰	かげ	[1] shade; shadow [2] behind (something); other side; back [3] the background; behind the scenes; behind someone's back	2784
加減	かげん	[1] degree; extent; amount; balance; state; condition [2] (health) condition; state of health [3] adjustment; moderation; regulation	N/A
過去	かこ	[1] the past; bygone days [2] one's past (that one would prefer remained secret) [3] past (tense); preterit; preterite	740
囲む	かこむ	[1] to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in [2] to besiege; to lay siege to [3] to play (go, shogi, etc.)	1682
籠	かご	basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage	N/A
菓子	かし	confectionery; sweets; candy; cake	N/A
賢い	かしこい	[1] wise; clever; smart [2] well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good	4605
歌手	かしゅ	singer	4125
家事	かじ	[1] housework; domestic chores [2] family affairs; household matters	3453
数	かず	number; amount	623
稼ぐ	かせぐ	[1] to earn (income); to make (money) [2] to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to play (for time) [3] to work hard (at one's job); to labor; to labour; to toil	2872
数える	かぞえる	to count; to enumerate	2589
肩	かた	shoulder	1079
型	かた	[1] type; style; model; pattern [2] mold; mould; model; pattern; template; impression [3] kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); form	3006
方々	かたがた	[1] people; (all) persons; everyone; ladies and gentlemen [2] you (usu. plural)	1207
刀	かたな	[1] sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana [2] scalpel [3] chisel; burin; graver	4370
語る	かたる	[1] to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate [2] to recite; to chant [3] to indicate; to show	886
価値	かち	value; worth; merit	1332
勝ち	かち	win; victory	N/A
活気	かっき	energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life; animation	4760
格好	かっこう	[1] shape; form; figure; posture; pose [2] appearance [3] state; situation	1068
活動	かつどう	[1] activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation [2] moving picture	685
活用	かつよう	[1] practical use; application; making good use of; putting to good use; capitalizing on [2] conjugation; inflection	1408
悲しむ	かなしむ	to be sad; to mourn for; to regret	N/A
必ずしも	かならずしも	(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all	1970
可也	かなり	considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty	206
金	かね	[1] money [2] metal	250
可能	かのう	possible; potential; practicable; feasible	690
株	かぶ	[1] stock; share [2] stump [3] (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem	3077
被る	かぶる	[10] to be deceived [1] to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself) [2] to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water	2069
構う	かまう	[1] to mind; to care about; to be concerned about; to have a regard for [2] to be an issue; to matter; to create inconvenience [3] to keep company; to care for; to look after; to entertain; to pay attention to; to spend time with	1433
神	かみ	[1] god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami [2] incredible; fantastic; amazing [3] Emperor (of Japan)	834
上	かみ	[1] upper reaches (of a river); upper stream [2] top; upper part; upper half (of the body) [3] long ago	N/A
雷	かみなり	[1] lightning; thunder; thunderbolt [2] god of thunder; god of lightning [3] anger; fit of anger	N/A
髪の毛	かみのけ	hair (on the head); (a) hair	3001
科目	かもく	[1] (school) subject; curriculum; course [2] item; heading; entry	N/A
かも知れない	かもしれない	may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly	N/A
火曜	かよう	Tuesday	N/A
空	から	[1] emptiness; being empty [2] not carrying anything; unburdened; empty-handed [3] dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false; no-show (reservation); put-on (cheeriness, courage, etc.); empty (compliments); insincere	N/A
刈る	かる	to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear; to reap; to harvest	N/A
彼ら	かれら	they; them	458
皮	かわ	[1] skin; hide; pelt; fur [2] rind; peel; husk; bark [3] shell; sheath; wrapping	1455
革	かわ	leather	1455
可哀想	かわいそう	poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful	1833
可愛らしい	かわいらしい	lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable	4660
缶	かん	[1] can; tin [2] canned food	N/A
勘	かん	perception; intuition; the sixth sense	N/A
管	かん	pipe; tube	N/A
感覚	かんかく	sense; sensation; feeling; intuition	1045
考え	かんがえ	[1] thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept [2] idea; notion; imagination [3] intention; plan; design	717
観客	かんきゃく	spectator; audience	4231
環境	かんきょう	environment; surroundings; circumstances	571
歓迎	かんげい	welcome; (warm) reception	4769
観光	かんこう	sightseeing; tourism	2813
観察	かんさつ	observation; survey; watching	1897
感謝	かんしゃ	thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness	1156
関心	かんしん	concern; interest	975
感心	かんしん	[1] admiration; being impressed [2] admirable; praiseworthy [3] astonishment; being appalled	2978
感じ	かんじ	feeling; sense; impression	138
患者	かんじゃ	patient	1070
感情	かんじょう	emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment	1392
勘定	かんじょう	[1] calculation; computation; counting; reckoning; count [2] bill; check; account; payment (of a bill); settlement (of an account) [3] consideration; allowance	N/A
感じる	かんじる	[1] to feel; to sense; to experience [2] to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to) [3] to become infected with (an illness); to catch	210
関する	かんする	to concern; to be related	2022
完成	かんせい	completion; perfection; accomplishment	1539
完全	かんぜん	perfect; complete	908
監督	かんとく	[1] supervision; control; superintendence; direction [2] director; superintendent; supervisor; coach; foreman; manager; overseer; controller; boss	1621
感動	かんどう	being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression	1043
管理	かんり	control; management (e.g. of a business)	1616
完了	かんりょう	[1] completion; conclusion [2] perfect (tense)	3826
関連	かんれん	relation; connection; relevance	1660
	カー	car	N/A
	カード	[1] card (information, filing, etc.) [2] card (greetings, congratulations, etc.) [3] (Western) playing cards	2090
害	がい	injury; harm; evil influence; damage	4245
外交	がいこう	[1] diplomacy [2] selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing	N/A
外出	がいしゅつ	[1] going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.) [2] Sotode	4089
画家	がか	painter; artist	4874
額	がく	[1] (picture) frame; framed picture [2] amount (esp. of money); sum	1376
学	がく	[1] learning; scholarship; study; erudition; knowledge; education [2] study of ...; -ology; -ics	N/A
学者	がくしゃ	[1] scholar; academic; scientist [2] learned person; person of learning	4474
学習	がくしゅう	learning; study	2685
学問	がくもん	[1] study; scholarship; learning; education; knowledge [2] discipline; branch of learning; (a) science	3586
	がっかり	[1] to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to be discouraged; to be disheartened; to lose heart; to feel let down [2] to feel exhausted; to feel drained	3726
学期	がっき	school term; semester	N/A
我慢	がまん	[1] endurance; patience; perseverance; bearing (with something) [2] self-control; self-restraint	1393
柄	がら	[1] pattern; design [2] body build; figure; physique [3] essential qualities; character; nature	4028
記憶	きおく	[1] memory; recollection; remembrance [2] memory; storage	652
気温	きおん	(air) temperature	3236
機械	きかい	[1] machine; mechanism [2] instrument; appliance; apparatus	1566
期間	きかん	period; term; interval	1239
機関	きかん	[1] engine [2] agency; organisation; organization; institution; organ; body [3] system; facility; facilities	3432
企業	きぎょう	enterprise; business; company; corporation	588
利く	きく	[1] to be effective; to take effect; to be good (for) [2] to work; to function well [3] to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to	1051
効く	きく	[1] to be effective; to take effect; to be good (for) [2] to work; to function well [3] to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to	N/A
機嫌	きげん	[1] humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits [2] safety; health; well-being; one's situation [3] in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry; chipper	N/A
気候	きこう	climate	3708
岸	きし	bank; coast; shore	N/A
記者	きしゃ	reporter; journalist	3988
記事	きじ	article; news story; report; account	958
生地	きじ	[1] cloth; fabric; material; texture [2] dough; batter [3] inherent quality; one's true character; one's true colours	1572
傷	きず	[1] wound; injury; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scrape; scar [2] chip; crack; scratch; nick [3] flaw; defect; weakness; weak point	2062
期待	きたい	[1] expectation; anticipation; hope [2] promising; rising; up-and-coming	701
帰宅	きたく	returning home; going home; coming home; getting home	3496
貴重	きちょう	precious; valuable	2302
	きちんと	[1] properly; accurately; exactly; precisely; regularly [2] neatly; tidily; orderly	892
	きつい	[1] tough; hard; severe; demanding; harsh [2] determined; strong-minded; forceful; formidable; fierce [3] strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe; intense	1786
気づく	きづく	[1] to notice; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of); to perceive; to sense; to suspect [2] to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round	644
気に入る	きにいる	to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy	N/A
記入	きにゅう	entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out	2821
記念	きねん	[1] commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memory; honoring the memory of [2] memento; souvenir; keepsake	3846
機能	きのう	function; facility; faculty; feature	1021
気の毒	きのどく	[1] pitiful; unfortunate; poor; miserable; wretched [2] unpardonable; regrettable	N/A
寄付	きふ	[1] contribution; donation [2] Kifu	N/A
基本	きほん	basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation	1387
希望	きぼう	[1] hope; wish; aspiration [2] (bright) prospects; expectation	1055
決まり	きまり	[1] rule; regulation [2] settlement; conclusion; end; agreement; arrangement [3] habit; custom; habitual way	4859
気味	きみ	[1] sensation; feeling [2] tendency; propensity	N/A
奇妙	きみょう	strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious	3419
	キャプテン	captain	N/A
	キャンプ	camp; camping	2428
九	きゅう	nine; 9	141
旧	きゅう	[1] old; former; ex- [2] the old; old things; old customs [3] old times; bygone days	N/A
級	きゅう	[1] (school) grade; year; class [2] class; grade; rank; level [3] kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)	N/A
球	きゅう	[1] sphere; globe; ball; bulb [2] ball; sphere [3] counter for pitches	N/A
休憩	きゅうけい	rest; break; recess; intermission	3897
急激	きゅうげき	sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical	3643
吸収	きゅうしゅう	absorption; suction; attraction	2803
救助	きゅうじょ	relief; aid; rescue	N/A
急速	きゅうそく	rapid (e.g. progress)	2677
急に	きゅうに	[1] swiftly; rapidly; quickly; immediately; hastily; hurriedly [2] suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly [3] sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply	N/A
給料	きゅうりょう	salary; wages; pay	2576
教科書	きょうかしょ	textbook; coursebook; schoolbook	2552
供給	きょうきゅう	supply; provision	3009
競技	きょうぎ	game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event	N/A
教師	きょうし	teacher; instructor	1743
教授	きょうじゅ	[1] professor [2] teaching; instruction	2307
強調	きょうちょう	[1] emphasis; stress; highlighting; underlining; underscoring [2] accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting [3] strong tone (of the market); firm tone	2346
共通	きょうつう	[1] common; shared; mutual [2] to be common (to); to be shared (by) [3] -wide	1644
共同	きょうどう	[1] cooperation; collaboration; association; partnership; (acting in) unison [2] community; communal use; common possession; sharing [3] Kyoudou	3587
恐怖	きょうふ	fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare; panic	2327
協力	きょうりょく	cooperation; collaboration; help; support	1107
強力	きょうりょく	powerful; strong	3079
許可	きょか	permission; approval; authorization; license	2268
局	きょく	[1] bureau; department [2] office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); channel; exchange [3] affair; situation	N/A
極	きょく	[1] pole [2] climax; extreme; extremity; culmination; height; zenith; nadir	N/A
巨大	きょだい	huge; gigantic; enormous	2309
器用	きよう	[1] skillful; skilful; adroit; dexterous; dextrous; deft; nimble; handy [2] clever; shrewd; ingenious	N/A
嫌う	きらう	to hate; to dislike; to loathe	2730
霧	きり	[1] fog; mist [2] spray	4552
切れ	きれ	[1] piece; slice; strip; scrap [2] cloth [3] sharpness	N/A
切れる	きれる	[10] to be sharp-minded; to be keen; to be shrewd; to be quick-witted; to be able [11] to be short of; to drop under (a certain figure); to beat (e.g. a record time) [12] to dry off	1511
記録	きろく	[1] record; document; minutes; recording; putting on record; keeping a record (of); writing down [2] record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)	1191
金	きん	[10] Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234); Chin dynasty; Jurchen dynasty [11] gold general [12] testicles	1452
禁煙	きんえん	[1] abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking [2] prohibition of smoking [3] No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited	4841
金額	きんがく	amount of money; sum	1240
金庫	きんこ	[1] safe; strongbox; cashbox; vault; strongroom [2] depository; cash office; treasury; provider of funds	N/A
禁止	きんし	prohibition; inhibition; ban	2332
金銭	きんせん	money; cash	N/A
金属	きんぞく	[1] metal [2] Kinzoku	4176
近代	きんだい	[1] present day; modern times; recent times [2] early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)	N/A
緊張	きんちょう	[1] tension; strain; nervousness; stress [2] tensions (between countries, groups, etc.) [3] tonus; muscle tone	1491
筋肉	きんにく	muscle	1927
金融	きんゆう	[1] finance; financing; credit transacting; loaning of money; circulation of money [2] monetary; financial; credit	N/A
金曜	きんよう	Friday	N/A
議員	ぎいん	member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress	4513
議会	ぎかい	congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly	4301
技師	ぎし	engineer; technician	N/A
義務	ぎむ	duty; obligation; responsibility	2607
疑問	ぎもん	doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness	1254
逆	ぎゃく	[1] reverse; opposite [2] converse (of a hypothesis, etc.) [3] inverse (function)	447
行儀	ぎょうぎ	manners; behavior; behaviour	N/A
議論	ぎろん	argument; discussion; dispute; controversy	1190
銀	ぎん	[1] silver (Ag) [2] silver (color) [3] silver (medal, prize, etc.)	4126
句	く	[1] section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph [2] phrase [3] verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)	N/A
食う	くう	[1] to eat [2] to live; to make a living; to survive [3] to bite; to sting (as insects do)	1273
臭い	くさい	[1] stinking; smelly [2] suspicious; fishy [3] clumsy; unskilled	3639
鎖	くさり	[1] chain; chains [2] Kusari	N/A
腐る	くさる	[1] to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose; to turn sour (e.g. milk) [2] to corrode; to weather; to crumble [3] to become useless; to blunt; to weaken (from lack of practice)	4606
癖	くせ	[1] habit (usu. a bad one); tendency [2] peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism; quirk [3] crease; wrinkle; curl; kink	1899
下さる	くださる	[1] to give; to confer; to bestow [2] to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor	1721
下り	くだり	[1] down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route [2] down-slope; downward going [3] downbound (esp. away from Tokyo)	N/A
苦痛	くつう	pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment	3265
区別	くべつ	distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference	2236
組	くみ	[1] class (of students) [2] group (of people); party; team; crew [3] lot; bunch; set	N/A
組合	くみあい	association; union; guild	N/A
組む	くむ	[1] to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms) [2] to put together; to construct; to assemble; to produce (e.g. TV program) [3] to braid; to plait	1603
位	くらい	[1] throne; crown; (nobleman's) seat [2] government position; court rank [3] social standing; rank; class; echelon; rung	N/A
暮らし	くらし	(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances	2622
	クラシック	[1] classical music [2] classic; classical [3] classic (work); the classics	N/A
暮らす	くらす	[1] to live; to get along [2] to spend (time)	835
繰り返す	くりかえす	to repeat; to do over again	794
	クリスマス	Christmas	2580
	クリーム	[1] cream [2] ice cream	N/A
狂う	くるう	[1] to go mad; to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to go insane [2] to get out of order; to go amiss; to malfunction; to become imprecise [3] to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through; to get mixed up	3608
苦しい	くるしい	[1] painful; difficult; tough; hard [2] distressing; (psychologically) difficult; stressful; awkward (e.g. position) [3] straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation); needy; struggling	1450
苦しむ	くるしむ	to suffer; to groan; to be worried	2340
暮れ	くれ	[1] sunset; sundown; nightfall; dusk [2] end; close [3] year-end; end of the year	N/A
苦労	くろう	[1] trouble; hardship; difficulty; labour; labor; toil; pains [2] anxiety; worry; concern; cares	1168
加える	くわえる	[1] to add; to add up; to sum up; to append; to annex [2] to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to pick up [3] to include; to count in; to let join	4730
詳しい	くわしい	[1] detailed; full; minute [2] knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with); well-informed (about); familiar (with)	755
加わる	くわわる	[1] to be added to; to be appended [2] to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate [3] to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence); to grow; to gather (speed)	2256
訓	くん	[1] native Japanese reading of a Chinese character [2] precept; lesson; one's teachings	N/A
訓練	くんれん	training; drill; practice; discipline	2235
偶然	ぐうぜん	[1] coincidence; chance; accident; fortuity [2] by chance; unexpectedly; accidentally [3] contingency	2192
具体	ぐたい	concreteness; embodiment	N/A
	ぐっすり	soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)	N/A
	グラス	[1] glass (drinking vessel) [2] glass (material) [3] glasses (eyewear)	4090
	グランド	grand; large	N/A
	グループ	group (usu. of people)	1351
軍	ぐん	[1] army; armed forces; troops [2] military authorities [3] team; group; troupe	3950
軍隊	ぐんたい	armed forces; military; troops	3657
敬意	けいい	respect; honour; honor	N/A
経営	けいえい	management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting	1330
計画	けいかく	plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme	1039
景気	けいき	[1] business conditions; the market; economic activity; economic climate [2] good (economic) times; prosperity; boom [3] liveliness; energy; vigour; vigor; spirit	2713
経験	けいけん	experience	409
傾向	けいこう	tendency; trend; inclination	1249
警告	けいこく	[1] warning; caution; admonition [2] keikoku (penalty in judo)	N/A
計算	けいさん	[1] calculation; computation; reckoning; counting; adding up; working out; figures [2] consideration; calculation; estimation; expectation	1293
掲示	けいじ	notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard	N/A
刑事	けいじ	[1] (police) detective [2] criminal matter	4909
契約	けいやく	contract; compact; agreement	1602
経由	けいゆ	going through; going via; going by way of	N/A
怪我	けが	[1] injury; wound [2] mistake; accident; loss	1749
化粧	けしょう	[1] make-up; makeup; cosmetics [2] decoration; dressing; veneer	3938
	ケチ	[1] stinginess; miserliness; penny-pinching; miser; pinchpenny; skinflint; cheapskate; tightwad; niggard [2] shabby; cheap; mangy; poor; paltry [3] petty; narrow-minded; mean-spirited; small-minded	N/A
結果	けっか	[1] result; consequence; outcome; effect [2] as a result of ...; as a consequence of ...; after ...; following ... [3] bearing fruit; fruiting	351
結局	けっきょく	[1] after all; in the end; ultimately; eventually [2] conclusion; end [3] end of a game of go, shogi, etc.	291
決心	けっしん	determination; resolution	3660
決定	けってい	decision; determination	1117
欠点	けってん	[1] fault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; drawback [2] failure (in an examination); failing grade	3580
結論	けつろん	[1] conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.) [2] conclusion	1731
煙	けむり	smoke; fumes	2496
県	けん	prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)	2045
券	けん	ticket; coupon; bond; certificate	N/A
軒	けん	[1] counter for buildings (esp. houses) [2] suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.	N/A
見解	けんかい	opinion; point of view	3102
健康	けんこう	[1] health [2] healthy; sound; fit; wholesome	667
検査	けんさ	inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit	1454
建設	けんせつ	construction; establishment	2110
建築	けんちく	construction; architecture (of buildings)	3012
検討	けんとう	consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion; analysis; review	983
見当	けんとう	[1] estimate; guess; conjecture; aim [2] direction; bearings [3] registration mark (printing)	N/A
憲法	けんぽう	[1] constitution [2] rules; regulation	2671
権利	けんり	right; privilege	1291
	ケース	[1] case (container) [2] case (instance, situation) [3] case	1248
下	げ	[1] lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority [2] second volume (of two); third volume (of three)	N/A
芸術	げいじゅつ	art; the arts	3481
劇	げき	[1] drama; play [2] powerful drug	N/A
劇場	げきじょう	theatre; theater; playhouse	N/A
月	げつ	[1] Moon [2] month [3] moonlight	2095
月曜	げつよう	Monday	N/A
限界	げんかい	limit; bound	2415
現金	げんきん	[1] cash; ready money; money on hand; currency [2] mercenary; self-interested; calculating	3722
言語	げんご	language	2512
現在	げんざい	[1] the present; present time; now [2] as of [3] present tense	227
現象	げんしょう	phenomenon	2265
現実	げんじつ	reality; actuality; hard fact	820
現状	げんじょう	present condition; existing state; status quo; current state	1256
現代	げんだい	[1] present age; present day; today [2] modern era; modern times	1638
現場	げんば	[1] actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.) [2] (on) site; (on) the ground; (in) the field; job site [3] filming location; (movie) set	1314
	ゲーム	game	1444
恋	こい	(romantic) love	2264
濃い	こい	[1] deep (colour); dark [2] strong (flavour, smell, etc.) [3] thick (consistency); dense	1930
恋人	こいびと	lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend	2621
幸運	こううん	good luck; fortune	4706
講演	こうえん	lecture; address; speech	4612
効果	こうか	[1] effect; effectiveness; efficacy; result [2] effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)	819
硬貨	こうか	[1] coin [2] hard currency	N/A
高価	こうか	highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly	3856
交換	こうかん	exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution; replacement; clearing (of checks, cheques)	2075
航空	こうくう	aviation; flying	N/A
光景	こうけい	scene; spectacle; sight; view	2240
貢献	こうけん	[1] contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause) [2] paying tribute; tribute	2592
攻撃	こうげき	[1] attack; assault; raid; onslaught; offensive [2] criticism; censure; denunciation; condemnation	1999
広告	こうこく	[1] advertisement; advertising [2] announcement; notice	2344
後者	こうしゃ	[1] the latter; the second [2] successor; descendant	3443
構成	こうせい	composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization; organisation	1403
高速	こうそく	[1] high-speed; rapid; express [2] highway; freeway; expressway; motorway	N/A
行動	こうどう	action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation	732
幸福	こうふく	happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness	3343
公平	こうへい	fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity	N/A
候補	こうほ	[1] candidate; contender; prospect; pick; choice; list [2] candidacy; candidature; nomination	N/A
考慮	こうりょ	consideration; taking into account	2184
越える	こえる	[1] to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of); to go beyond; to go past [2] to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)	586
氷	こおり	[1] ice [2] shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)	2949
凍る	こおる	to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over	N/A
呼吸	こきゅう	[1] breathing; respiration [2] knack; trick; secret (of doing something) [3] harmony; balance; synchronization; accord	3285
国語	こくご	[1] national language [2] Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan) [3] one's native language; mother tongue	4442
黒板	こくばん	blackboard	N/A
克服	こくふく	conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control	4346
国民	こくみん	[1] people (of a country); nation; citizen; national [2] Democratic Party for the People	824
穀物	こくもつ	grain; cereal; corn	N/A
腰	こし	[1] lower back; waist; hips; lumbar region [2] body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring	1140
個人	こじん	[1] individual; private person; personal; private [2] natural person	1012
越す	こす	[1] to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across [2] to get over (e.g. hardship) [3] to pass time (e.g. a winter)	3067
国家	こっか	state; country; nation	1861
国会	こっかい	[1] National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-) [2] Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947) [3] legislative assembly; parliament; congress	3174
国境	こっきょう	[1] border (between countries); national border [2] Kunizakai	4078
骨折	こっせつ	bone fracture	N/A
小包	こづつみ	parcel; package	N/A
事	こと	[10] you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ... [1] thing; matter [2] incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis	17
異なる	ことなる	to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge	873
諺	ことわざ	proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim	N/A
断る	ことわる	[1] to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline [2] to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance [3] to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)	2046
粉	こな	flour; meal; powder; dust	3042
好み	このみ	[1] liking; taste; fancy; fondness [2] wish; desire; choice; preference	1903
好む	このむ	to like; to prefer	2339
小麦	こむぎ	wheat	N/A
小屋	こや	[1] hut; cabin; shed; (animal) pen [2] small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; circus tent; booth [3] one's own house	2571
これ等	これら	these	491
頃	ころ	[1] (approximate) time; around; about; toward [2] suitable time (or condition) [3] time of year; season	170
殺す	ころす	[1] to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter [2] to suppress; to block; to hamper; to destroy (e.g. talent); to eliminate (e.g. an odour); to spoil (e.g. a flavour); to kill (e.g. one's speed) [3] to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back; to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.); to hold (one's breath)	832
転ぶ	ころぶ	[1] to fall down; to fall over [2] to turn out; to play out [3] to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize	4578
今回	こんかい	this time; now	403
今後	こんご	from now on; hereafter	582
混雑	こんざつ	[1] congestion; crush; crowding; jam [2] confusion; disorder	N/A
	こんなに	so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent	N/A
困難	こんなん	[1] difficulty; hardship; trouble; distress [2] infeasibility; inability (to carry out)	1481
今日は	こんにちは	hello; good day; good afternoon	4446
婚約	こんやく	engagement; betrothal	N/A
混乱	こんらん	disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem	3036
	コーチ	coach	N/A
	コード	[1] code; program [2] code; regulation; rules [3] code; symbol set	N/A
後	ご	after	565
御	ご	[1] honorific/polite/humble prefix [2] honorific suffix	2301
語	ご	[1] word; term [2] language [3] speech	4326
豪華	ごうか	extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid; fancy; gorgeous	4084
合格	ごうかく	[1] passing (an exam); pass; success; passing grade [2] meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification; being found eligible	2166
合計	ごうけい	sum total; total amount	2298
強盗	ごうとう	[1] robber; mugger [2] robbery; burglary	N/A
誤解	ごかい	misunderstanding	3053
語学	ごがく	[1] study of foreign languages [2] linguistics	N/A
	ゴミ	rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter	1132
御免なさい	ごめんなさい	I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me	1961
	ゴール	[1] goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball) [2] finish line; finishing line; winning post [3] reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)	4061

さ行

Kanji	Reading	Meaning	Frequency
差	さ	[1] difference; variation [2] difference	1271
際	さい	occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when	692
最高	さいこう	[1] best; supreme; wonderful; finest [2] highest; maximum; most; uppermost; supreme	1367
最終	さいしゅう	[1] last; final; closing [2] last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)	N/A
最中	さいちゅう	(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of	3420
最低	さいてい	[1] least; lowest; minimum [2] worst [3] awful; horrible; nasty; disgusting	2808
才能	さいのう	talent; ability	3073
裁判	さいばん	trial; judgement; judgment	2655
幸い	さいわい	[1] happiness; blessedness; luck; fortune; felicity [2] luckily; fortunately	1832
	サイン	[1] autograph; signature [2] sign; signal; indication	3280
境	さかい	[1] border; boundary [2] turning point; watershed [3] area; region; spot; space; environment	4441
逆らう	さからう	to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy	N/A
盛り	さかり	[1] height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); (in) season; full bloom; full swing (of a party, etc.) [2] prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; bloom [3] (being in) heat; rut	N/A
作業	さぎょう	work; operation; task	967
作品	さくひん	work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus	541
作物	さくもつ	crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products	N/A
桜	さくら	[1] cherry tree; cherry blossom [2] fake buyer; paid audience; shill; seat filler [3] hired applauder	1442
酒	さけ	alcohol; sake	596
叫ぶ	さけぶ	[1] to shout; to cry; to scream; to shriek; to yell; to exclaim [2] to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)	1604
避ける	さける	[1] to avoid (physical contact with) [2] to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities) [3] to ward off; to avert	1221
支える	ささえる	[1] to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up; to defend [2] to hold at bay; to stem; to check	1287
指す	さす	[1] to point [2] to nominate; to select someone; to specify some person [3] to identify; to indicate; to point out	N/A
誘う	さそう	[1] to invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for); to take (someone) along [2] to tempt; to lure; to entice; to seduce [3] to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy); to provoke	1581
作家	さっか	author; writer; novelist; artist	2161
作曲	さっきょく	composition (of music); setting; writing music	4945
	さっぱり	[1] feeling refreshed; feeling relieved [2] neat; tidy; clean [3] frank; open-hearted; plain; simple; light	3205
札	さつ	banknote; bill; note; paper money	N/A
偖	さて	well; now; then	1062
砂漠	さばく	desert	3972
差別	さべつ	[1] distinction; differentiation; discrimination [2] discrimination (against people)	2936
作法	さほう	[1] manners; etiquette; propriety [2] manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making	N/A
様々	さまざま	various; varied; diverse; all sorts of	554
覚ます	さます	[1] to awaken; to arouse from sleep [2] to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of) [3] to sober up	4817
覚める	さめる	[1] to wake; to wake up [2] to become sober; to sober up; to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia) [3] to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned	3615
左右	さゆう	[1] left and right; right and left [2] (asserting) control; influence; domination [3] one's attendants; people accompanying one	1888
皿	さら	[1] plate; dish; platter; disc [2] serving; helping; course [3] kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)	2207
更に	さらに	furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more	254
去る	さる	[1] to leave; to go away [2] to pass; to elapse [3] to be distant	2041
猿	さる	[1] monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate [2] sly person [3] idiot; hick	3902
騒ぎ	さわぎ	uproar; disturbance	N/A
参加	さんか	participation; joining; entry	543
参考	さんこう	reference; consultation	1543
賛成	さんせい	approval; agreement; support; favour; favor	3044
酸素	さんそ	oxygen (O)	3251
	サービス	[1] service; help; assistance; care; concern [2] discount; discounted item [3] free service; freebie; gift	1310
財産	ざいさん	property; fortune; assets	2232
材料	ざいりょう	[1] materials; ingredients [2] material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter [3] grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis; evidence; data	890
座席	ざせき	seat	N/A
	ざっと	[1] roughly; approximately; round about; more or less [2] cursorily; briefly; quickly; lightly; roughly	N/A
氏	し	[1] Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss [2] clan [3] he; him	N/A
詩	し	[1] poem; poetry; verse [2] Chinese poem	2034
幸せ	しあわせ	happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing	897
然も	しかも	[1] moreover; furthermore [2] nevertheless; and yet	456
叱る	しかる	to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand	2620
式	しき	[1] way; style; fashion; method; system; form; type [2] ceremony; rite; ritual; celebration [3] wedding (ceremony)	2373
支給	しきゅう	provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant	2975
頻りに	しきりに	[1] frequently; repeatedly; often; incessantly; constantly [2] eagerly; keenly; strongly; intently [3] hard; terribly; extremely; severely	N/A
刺激	しげき	[1] stimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes) [2] impetus; impulse; stimulus; spur; incentive; encouragement; stimulation; motivation; provocation [3] excitement; thrill	1761
資源	しげん	resources	3977
支出	ししゅつ	expenditure; disbursement; expenses	4771
詩人	しじん	poet	4989
沈む	しずむ	[1] to sink; to go under; to submerge [2] to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend [3] to feel depressed; to become subdued; to become somber	2943
自然	しぜん	[1] nature [2] natural; spontaneous; automatic [3] naturally; spontaneously; automatically	412
思想	しそう	thought; idea; ideology	2442
舌	した	[1] tongue [2] tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock); reed (of a musical instrument)	2828
従う	したがう	[1] to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow; to observe; to conform to; to yield to [2] to follow (a person); to accompany; to go with [3] to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)	982
従って	したがって	therefore; consequently; accordingly	857
支度	したく	preparation; arrangements	4930
親しい	したしい	[1] close (e.g. friend); familiar; friendly; intimate [2] familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one) [3] close (relatives); closely related	2330
次第	しだい	[1] depending on [2] as soon as; immediately after; upon [3] as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand")	1127
質	しつ	[1] quality; value [2] nature; inherent quality; character [3] logical quality	2422
失業	しつぎょう	[1] unemployment [2] losing one's job; becoming unemployed	N/A
失望	しつぼう	disappointment; despair	N/A
支店	してん	branch office; branch store	N/A
指導	しどう	[1] guidance; leadership; instruction; direction; coaching [2] shido (minor penalty in judo)	1325
品	しな	[1] article; item; thing; goods; stock [2] quality [3] flirtatiousness; coquetry	4222
支配	しはい	[1] rule; domination; control [2] direction; management; guidance [3] control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing; influence; sway	2328
支払い	しはらい	payment	3127
支払う	しはらう	to pay	1906
芝居	しばい	play; drama	2056
屡々	しばしば	often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly	2318
芝生	しばふ	lawn; grass	N/A
資本	しほん	funds; capital	3967
死亡	しぼう	death; dying; mortality	2860
姉妹	しまい	sisters	N/A
仕舞う	しまう	[1] to finish; to stop; to end; to put an end to; to bring to a close [2] to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to shut down; to shut up [3] to put away; to put back; to keep; to store	1649
仕舞った	しまった	darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!	N/A
示す	しめす	[1] to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent [2] to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.) [3] to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display	449
占める	しめる	[1] to occupy; to hold [2] to account for; to make up; to take up	984
下	しも	[1] lower reaches (of a river) [2] bottom; lower part [3] lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); urine; menses	N/A
霜	しも	[1] frost [2] white hair; grey hair; gray hair	N/A
借金	しゃっきん	[1] debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money [2] number of games under the .500 mark	2755
喋る	しゃべる	to talk; to chat; to chatter	823
週	しゅう	week	1588
州	しゅう	[1] state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); county (e.g. of the UK); region (e.g. of Italy); canton; oblast [2] continent [3] province (of Japan)	4619
周囲	しゅうい	[1] surroundings; environs [2] circumference	1527
収穫	しゅうかく	[1] harvest; crop; ingathering [2] fruits (of one's labors); gain; result; returns [3] catch (fishing); bag (hunting); haul	3597
週間	しゅうかん	week	N/A
宗教	しゅうきょう	[1] religion; religious affiliation; belief; faith; creed [2] religious activity	1549
就職	しゅうしょく	finding employment; getting a job	1416
修正	しゅうせい	amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching; update; fix	3645
集団	しゅうだん	[1] group; mass [2] Shuudan	2518
集中	しゅうちゅう	[1] concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention [2] concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; convergence; focus (of a debate, questions, etc.) [3] within a collection of works	1842
収入	しゅうにゅう	income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts	2012
修理	しゅうり	repair; mending; fixing; servicing	3553
主義	しゅぎ	doctrine; rule; principle; -ism	N/A
宿泊	しゅくはく	accommodation; lodging	N/A
首相	しゅしょう	prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier	3428
手術	しゅじゅつ	[1] surgery; operation; procedure [2] skill with one's hands; sleight of hand	1158
手段	しゅだん	means; way; measure	1606
主張	しゅちょう	claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet	1175
出身	しゅっしん	one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)	3056
出席	しゅっせき	attendance; presence; appearance	2608
出発	しゅっぱつ	departure; leaving; setting off	1741
出版	しゅっぱん	publication	3234
首都	しゅと	capital (city); metropolis	4234
主婦	しゅふ	housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker	1878
主要	しゅよう	chief; main; principal; major	3634
種類	しゅるい	[1] variety; kind; type; category [2] counter for kinds, species, etc.	881
瞬間	しゅんかん	moment; second; instant	1142
小	しょう	[1] smallness; small item [2] short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days) [3] elementary school	N/A
章	しょう	[1] chapter; section [2] medal; badge; insignia	N/A
賞	しょう	prize; award	4533
障害	しょうがい	[1] obstacle; impediment; hindrance; barrier; difficulty [2] disorder; defect; disability; handicap; impairment; dysfunction [3] steeplechase	1655
奨学金	しょうがくきん	[1] scholarship; stipend; bursary; grant-in-aid [2] student loan	N/A
正午	しょうご	noon; midday	4233
少々	しょうしょう	just a minute; small quantity	1928
正直	しょうじき	[1] honest; frank; candid; straightforward [2] honestly; frankly [3] Shoujiki	1409
少女	しょうじょ	[1] girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady [2] female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)	2251
症状	しょうじょう	symptoms; condition (of a patient)	1708
生じる	しょうじる	[1] to produce; to yield; to cause [2] to result from; to arise; to be generated	883
招待	しょうたい	invitation	4593
承知	しょうち	[1] knowledge; awareness [2] acceptance; consent; assent; agreement; compliance; acknowledgment; acknowledgement [3] forgiving; pardoning; excusing	2177
衝突	しょうとつ	[1] collision; crash; impact; running into [2] clash; skirmish; conflict; discord; quarrel; brush	4315
商人	しょうにん	[1] merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper [2] Akindo	N/A
承認	しょうにん	recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement	3103
少年	しょうねん	[1] boy [2] juvenile; child	1023
商売	しょうばい	[1] trade; business; commerce [2] occupation; calling; profession; job	2269
消費	しょうひ	consumption; expenditure; spending	3027
商品	しょうひん	commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise	882
消防	しょうぼう	[1] fire fighting [2] fire department; fire brigade; firefighter	N/A
証明	しょうめい	proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification	1956
職	しょく	[1] job; work; employment; occupation; position [2] duties [3] trade; skill	3961
職業	しょくぎょう	occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling; business	2414
食事	しょくじ	[1] meal; dinner [2] diet	575
食卓	しょくたく	dining table	4297
食品	しょくひん	food; food products; foodstuffs	2401
植物	しょくぶつ	plant; vegetation	1601
食物	しょくもつ	food; foodstuff	4773
食欲	しょくよく	appetite (for food)	4325
食料	しょくりょう	food	2123
食糧	しょくりょう	food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply	N/A
書斎	しょさい	study; library; den; home office; reading room	N/A
署名	しょめい	signature	4988
書物	しょもつ	book; volume	4883
処理	しょり	processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal	1480
書類	しょるい	document; papers	2445
使用	しよう	use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation	585
知らせ	しらせ	[1] news; word; tidings; notice; notification; information [2] omen; foreboding; premonition	N/A
尻	しり	[1] buttocks; behind; rump; bottom; hips [2] undersurface; bottom [3] last place; end	2799
印	しるし	[1] mark; sign [2] symbol; emblem [3] badge; crest; flag	4463
城	しろ	castle	2304
進学	しんがく	advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)	4648
神経	しんけい	[1] nerve [2] nerves; sensitivity	3035
真剣	しんけん	[1] serious; earnest [2] real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)	1959
信仰	しんこう	(religious) faith; belief; creed	3300
深刻	しんこく	serious; severe; grave; acute	2928
信号	しんごう	[1] signal; signalling; signaling [2] traffic light; traffic signal	3773
診察	しんさつ	medical examination; checkup; consultation	4984
信じる	しんじる	to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in	718
親戚	しんせき	relative; relation; kin	2274
新鮮	しんせん	fresh	2243
心臓	しんぞう	[1] heart [2] guts; nerve; cheek; gall; spine [3] heart (of something); central part	2564
身長	しんちょう	height (of a person); stature	3043
慎重	しんちょう	careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate	2984
心配	しんぱい	[1] worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear [2] care; help; aid; assistance	560
審判	しんぱん	[1] judgement; judgment; decision; verdict; sentence [2] refereeing; umpiring; judging [3] judgement (of God)	N/A
進歩	しんぽ	progress; advance; improvement; development	2797
親友	しんゆう	close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum	3541
信用	しんよう	[1] confidence; trust; faith; reputation [2] credit	2439
信頼	しんらい	trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance	2096
心理	しんり	state of mind; mentality; psychology	4310
ジェット機	ジェットき	jet aeroplane; jet airplane	N/A
直に	じかに	directly; in person; firsthand	N/A
時期	じき	time; season; period; phase; stage	446
事件	じけん	event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal	547
時刻	じこく	[1] time; (the) hour [2] favourable time; opportunity; chance	N/A
自殺	じさつ	suicide	2501
自身	じしん	(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself	3551
事実	じじつ	fact; truth; reality	702
事情	じじょう	circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs	1277
事態	じたい	situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances	1839
実験	じっけん	experiment; experimentation	2217
実行	じっこう	[1] execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; action; implementation; fulfillment; realization [2] execution (of a program); run	1726
実際	じっさい	[1] reality; actuality; truth; fact; actual conditions [2] practice (as opposed to theory) [3] truly; really; indeed; actually	242
実施	じっし	enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters); enactment	581
凝乎と	じっと	[1] motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still [2] fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think) [3] patiently (endure); stoically	1676
実現	じつげん	implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization; actualisation	1083
実は	じつは	as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly	926
自動	じどう	[1] automatic [2] intransitive verb	N/A
自慢	じまん	pride; boast	2706
事務	じむ	office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs	3993
邪魔	じゃま	[1] hindrance; obstacle; nuisance; disturbance; interruption; interference [2] to visit (someone's home) [3] demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour	2616
銃	じゅう	gun; rifle; small arms	4546
重視	じゅうし	regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on	2487
渋滞	じゅうたい	[1] (traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock [2] delay; stagnation	4461
住宅	じゅうたく	residence; housing; residential building	2183
重大	じゅうだい	serious; important; significant; grave; weighty	3118
住民	じゅうみん	inhabitant; resident; citizen; population	1985
重要	じゅうよう	important; essential; significant; major; key; principal	485
需要	じゅよう	demand; request	2923
順	じゅん	[1] order; turn; sorting [2] obedient; docile; submissive; meek	2878
順調	じゅんちょう	favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right	3007
順番	じゅんばん	order; turn	2811
準備	じゅんび	preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving	934
	ジュース	[1] juice [2] soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink	4264
上	じょう	[1] from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; with respect to; in terms of; as a matter of; in view of; so far as ... is concerned [2] on; above; on top of; aboard (a ship or vehicle) [3] the best; top; first class; first grade	N/A
乗客	じょうきゃく	passenger	N/A
状況	じょうきょう	state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances	353
上京	じょうきょう	going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo	4673
条件	じょうけん	condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite	972
常識	じょうしき	common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice; social etiquette	2756
状態	じょうたい	state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances	303
上達	じょうたつ	[1] improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress [2] communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank	4001
冗談	じょうだん	joke; jest; funny story	2856
上等	じょうとう	[1] superior; first-class; excellent; top quality [2] (that's) just fine!; bring it on!	N/A
情報	じょうほう	[1] information; news; report; intelligence [2] information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)	473
女王	じょおう	[1] queen [2] female champion	N/A
助手	じょしゅ	[1] assistant; helper [2] assistant (to a professor); research assistant	N/A
徐々	じょじょ	[1] slow; gradual; steady [2] calm; composed; relaxed	1879
女優	じょゆう	actress; female actor	N/A
人工	じんこう	artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality	N/A
人種	じんしゅ	[1] race (of people) [2] type of person	4124
人生	じんせい	(one's) life	405
人物	じんぶつ	[1] person; character; figure; personage; man; woman [2] one's character; one's personality [3] able person; talented person	1344
人類	じんるい	mankind; humanity	1776
	ジーンズ	[1] jeans [2] denim; jean	N/A
州	す	sandbank; sandbar	N/A
巣	す	[1] nest; rookery; breeding place; hive [2] den [3] haunt	2857
水準	すいじゅん	[1] level; standard [2] water level	3426
推薦	すいせん	recommendation; referral; endorsement	N/A
	スイッチ	[1] switch [2] switch; points [3] switch (from one thing to another); change	4254
睡眠	すいみん	sleep	4782
数	すう	[1] several; a few; a number of [2] number; quantity; amount [3] counting; calculation; figures; numbers	N/A
数字	すうじ	[1] numeral; digit; numeric character [2] figure; number [3] a few characters	1420
末	すえ	[1] end; tip; top [2] end (of the year, month, etc.); close [3] youngest child	2679
姿	すがた	[1] figure; form; shape [2] appearance; dress; guise [3] state; condition; picture; image	444
	スキー	[1] skiing [2] ski; skis	1432
空く	すく	[1] to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty [2] to be hungry	3311
救う	すくう	to rescue from; to help out of; to save	2471
優れる	すぐれる	to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent	1711
	スケート	skating (esp. ice); skate; skates	N/A
少しも	すこしも	(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest	N/A
過ごす	すごす	[1] to spend (time); to pass; to lead (a life); to live [2] to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to carry too far; to carry to excess [3] to take care of; to support	556
筋	すじ	[10] source (of information, etc.); circle; channel [11] well-informed person (in a transaction) [12] logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)	3239
進める	すすめる	[1] to advance; to move forward; to put (a clock, watch) forward [2] to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to make progress in; to further; to advance; to hasten; to speed up [3] to raise; to elevate; to promote; to develop; to stimulate (e.g. one's appetite)	677
勧める	すすめる	[1] to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to encourage; to urge [2] to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest [3] to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)	1057
	スタイル	[1] (one's) figure; build; physique; shape [2] style	2312
	スタンド	[1] stands; bleachers [2] stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter) [3] stand (e.g. inkstand)	N/A
	スター	[1] star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity [2] star (symbol); asterisk [3] (celestial) star	N/A
素敵	すてき	lovely; wonderful; nice; great; splendid; marvellous; fantastic; superb	1516
既に	すでに	[1] already [2] previously; before [3] undeniably; unmistakably; in the first place	463
即ち	すなわち	[1] that is (to say); namely; i.e. [2] precisely; exactly; just; nothing but; neither more nor less [3] (and) then	922
素晴らしい	すばらしい	wonderful; splendid; magnificent	712
	スピーチ	speech	2967
全て	すべて	[1] everything; all; the whole [2] entirely; completely; wholly; all	266
済ませる	すませる	[1] to finish; to make an end of; to get through with; to let end [2] to make do (with); to manage (with) [3] to resolve; to settle; to bring to a conclusion	N/A
済みません	すみません	[1] excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; I beg your pardon [2] thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much	1640
鋭い	するどい	[1] sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed [2] sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; stabbing; cutting (remark, criticism, etc.); stinging; biting; fierce (attack); pointed (question, look, etc.); piercing (gaze); shrill (sound) [3] keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute; sharp (eye, mind, etc.); astute; shrewd; discerning; penetrating (insight, question, etc.); perceptive	2951
	スープ	(Western) soup	2500
図	ず	[1] drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph; map [2] sight; scene	517
随分	ずいぶん	[1] very; extremely; surprisingly; fairly; quite; considerably; awfully; terribly [2] terrible; horrid; contemptible; reprehensible [3] remarkable; extraordinary	827
	ずっと	[1] continuously; the whole time; all the way; throughout [2] much (more); (by) far; far and away; a lot; a great deal [3] far (away); long (ago, before, after)	253
頭痛	ずつう	headache	N/A
正	せい	[1] (logical) true; regular [2] 10^40; ten duodecillion [3] original	N/A
背	せい	height; stature	N/A
所為	せい	consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault	N/A
性	せい	[1] nature (of a person) [2] sex; gender [3] sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.)	4516
性格	せいかく	[1] character (of a person); personality; disposition; nature [2] characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)	911
正確	せいかく	accurate; correct; precise; exact	1619
世紀	せいき	[1] century [2] era [3] of the century (e.g. fight of the century)	N/A
請求	せいきゅう	claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)	2283
清潔	せいけつ	[1] clean; hygienic; sanitary [2] pure; virtuous; immaculate	N/A
制限	せいげん	restriction; restraint; limitation; limit	2216
成功	せいこう	[1] success; achievement [2] succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity	1105
正式	せいしき	formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)	3157
精神	せいしん	[1] mind; spirit; soul; heart; ethos [2] attitude; mentality; will; intention [3] spirit (of a matter); essence; fundamental significance	1769
成人	せいじん	[1] adult; grownup [2] becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)	4438
成績	せいせき	results; record; grades; marks	2343
精々	せいぜい	[1] at the most; at best [2] to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can	3513
製造	せいぞう	manufacture; production	3096
成長	せいちょう	[1] growth; development; growing up; becoming an adult [2] growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)	1019
制度	せいど	system; institution; organization; organisation	1235
青年	せいねん	youth; young man	2946
製品	せいひん	manufactured goods; finished goods; product	1911
政府	せいふ	government; administration; ministry	1037
生物	せいぶつ	[1] living thing; organism; creature; life [2] biology	2437
生命	せいめい	[1] life; existence [2] (one's) working life; career [3] life force; lifeblood; soul; essence	2278
整理	せいり	[1] sorting; arrangement; organization; putting in order; adjustment; regulation [2] liquidation; settlement; consolidation; clearance (e.g. debt); paying off [3] retrenchment; curtailment; cutting down; disposal	2049
咳	せき	cough; coughing; tussis	N/A
石炭	せきたん	coal	N/A
責任	せきにん	[1] duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff) [2] liability; onus	951
石油	せきゆ	[1] oil; petroleum [2] kerosene; paraffin	4354
世間	せけん	world; society; people; the public	2092
積極的	せっきょくてき	positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive	1202
設計	せっけい	plan; design; layout	2614
	セット	[1] set (of things); combo [2] setting up; preparing; arranging; placing; positioning; configuring; setting (e.g. an alarm) [3] setting (hair)	2293
説	せつ	[1] theory; doctrine [2] opinion; view [3] rumour; rumor; gossip; hearsay	2523
設備	せつび	equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements	3021
節約	せつやく	economising; saving	4108
責める	せめる	[1] to condemn; to blame; to criticize; to criticise; to reproach; to accuse [2] to urge; to press; to pester [3] to torture; to torment; to persecute	4720
世話	せわ	[1] care; looking after; help; assistance; aid [2] trouble; bother [3] good offices; recommendation; introduction	1270
専攻	せんこう	major subject; special study	N/A
選手	せんしゅ	player (of a sport); athlete; team member	986
先日	せんじつ	the other day; a few days ago	1396
選択	せんたく	choice; selection; option	952
	センター	[1] centre; center [2] center fielder [3] Senta	4205
税	ぜい	tax	N/A
税金	ぜいきん	tax; duty	2625
贅沢	ぜいたく	[1] luxury; extravagance [2] to live in luxury; to indulge oneself [3] lavish (use of something); abundant; copious; wasteful	3254
絶対	ぜったい	[1] absolutely; definitely; unconditionally [2] absolute; unconditional; unmistakable [3] absoluteness	424
是非	ぜひ	[1] certainly; without fail [2] right and wrong; pros and cons	631
善	ぜん	good; goodness; right; virtue	N/A
全員	ぜんいん	all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew	1341
全国	ぜんこく	the whole country	1268
前者	ぜんしゃ	the former; the first	4249
前進	ぜんしん	advance; moving forward; progress	N/A
全然	ぜんぜん	[1] (not) at all; (not) in the slightest [2] wholly; entirely; completely; totally [3] extremely; very	306
全体	ぜんたい	[1] whole; entirety [2] to begin with; in the first place [3] ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")	1088
騒音	そうおん	noise; din	N/A
操作	そうさ	[1] operation; management; handling [2] manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing	2462
想像	そうぞう	imagination; supposition; guess	925
相続	そうぞく	[1] succession [2] inheritance	N/A
相談	そうだん	consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice	844
装置	そうち	[1] equipment; device; installation; apparatus [2] stage setting	4667
相当	そうとう	[1] corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to [2] appropriate; suitable; befitting; proportionate [3] to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with; to be deserving of; to be worthy of	981
速度	そくど	[1] speed; velocity; pace; rate [2] velocity	3780
底	そこ	bottom; sole	1760
其処で	そこで	so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore	1629
組織	そしき	[1] organization; organisation; formation [2] structure; construction; setup; constitution [3] system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.)	1298
注ぐ	そそぐ	[1] to pour (into) [2] to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to pour onto; to spray [3] to shed (tears)	2286
育つ	そだつ	to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)	903
	そっくり	[1] all; altogether; entirely; completely [2] exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical; strikingly similar	3934
率土	そっと	ends of the earth; outer reaches; borderland	2568
袖	そで	[1] sleeve [2] wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.) [3] flap (of a dust jacket)	N/A
備える	そなえる	[1] to furnish with; to equip with; to provide; to install [2] to prepare for; to make preparations for; to make provision for [3] to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with; to be equipped with	2181
その内	そのうち	[1] before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later [2] of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them; among others	N/A
其のまま	そののまま	[1] without change; as is [2] just like; extremely similar [3] immediately; just after; without a pause	N/A
	ソファ	sofa; couch	3866
粗末	そまつ	crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby; poor-quality; low-quality	N/A
其れ其れ	それぞれ	each; respectively	367
其れでも	それでも	but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding	561
其れとも	それとも	or; or else	1492
損	そん	[1] loss; damage; harm; unprofitable [2] disadvantage; handicap; drawback; unfavorable	4042
損害	そんがい	damage; injury; loss	4774
尊敬	そんけい	respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor	2986
存在	そんざい	existence; being; presence	423
尊重	そんちょう	respect; esteem; regard	3624
象	ぞう	elephant (Elephantidae spp.)	4700
増加	ぞうか	increase; rise; growth; addition; increment	800

た行

Kanji	Reading	Meaning	Frequency
田	た	rice field	N/A
他	た	other (esp. people and abstract matters)	N/A
体育	たいいく	physical education; PE; gym (class)	4005
体温	たいおん	body temperature	N/A
大会	たいかい	[1] mass meeting; convention; rally; conference; assembly; gathering [2] tournament; competition; contest; meet [3] grand event	2145
退屈	たいくつ	[1] tedious; boring; dull; uninteresting; tiresome; monotonous [2] to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)	N/A
滞在	たいざい	stay; sojourn	2749
大使	たいし	ambassador	N/A
大した	たいした	considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal	1900
対象	たいしょう	target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage	618
対する	たいする	[1] to face (each other); to be facing [2] to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to be related to [3] to receive (a client, etc.)	1771
大戦	たいせん	[1] great war; great battle [2] world war	N/A
態度	たいど	[1] attitude; manner; behaviour; demeanour; bearing [2] attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance; stand	1266
大半	たいはん	[1] majority; more than half; most (of) [2] mostly; largely; mainly; predominately; nearly	2954
	タイプライター	typewriter	N/A
逮捕	たいほ	arrest; apprehension; capture	2547
太陽	たいよう	Sun	1514
平ら	たいら	[1] flat; level; even; smooth [2] calm; tranquil; placid; composed; stable [3] relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable	4429
大陸	たいりく	[1] continent [2] continental Asia (esp. mainland China) [3] continental Europe	N/A
倒す	たおす	[1] to throw down; to bring down; to blow down; to fell; to knock down; to set (something) down on its side; to turn (something) on its side; to recline (e.g. a seat) [2] to kill; to defeat; to beat [3] to overthrow; to trip up; to ruin	3998
	タオル	towel	3801
宝	たから	treasure	N/A
互い	たがい	each other; one another	647
宅	たく	[1] house; home [2] one's house; one's home [3] one's husband	N/A
確かめる	たしかめる	to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify	2219
多少	たしょう	[1] a little; some; somewhat; slightly; to some degree; to some extent [2] amount; quantity; number	1098
助ける	たすける	[1] to save; to rescue; to spare [2] to help; to assist [3] to support (financially); to contribute (to); to provide aid	1282
戦い	たたかい	[1] battle; war; fight; conflict [2] fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); war (e.g. on drugs); battle (e.g. against nature) [3] contest; competition; match; game	1633
戦う	たたかう	[1] to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against) [2] to compete (against) [3] to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight; to contend; to resist	1495
叩く	たたく	[1] to strike; to hit; to beat; to knock; to pound; to bang; to slap; to spank; to tap; to pat; to clap (one's hands); to play (the drums) [2] to attack; to bash; to criticize; to censure; to flame (on the Internet) [3] to sound out (someone's views)	1204
只	ただ	[1] ordinary; common; usual [2] free of charge [3] unaffected; as is; safe	1453
直ちに	ただちに	[1] at once; immediately; right away; without delay [2] directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)	3089
立ち上がる	たちあがる	[1] to stand up; to get up; to rise (to one's feet) [2] to recover; to regain one's energy; to rise [3] to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to start (doing)	1804
立場	たちば	[1] position; situation [2] viewpoint; standpoint; point of view	772
達する	たっする	to reach; to get to; to arrive at	1499
	たった	only; merely; but; no more than	2776
	たっぷり	[1] plentifully; amply; abundantly; copiously; generously; fully; a lot [2] loosely; with room to spare; with enough space; (large) enough [3] a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full; at least; no less than	1971
経つ	たつ	to pass (of time); to elapse	477
例え	たとえ	[1] example [2] simile; metaphor; allegory; fable; parable	1544
谷	たに	valley	4197
他人	たにん	[1] another person; other people; others [2] unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood) [3] outsider; stranger	1075
種	たね	[1] seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kernel; stone (e.g. of a peach) [2] progeny; offspring; issue; breed [3] paternal blood; lineage	2444
束	たば	bundle; bunch; sheaf	N/A
度	たび	time (three times, each time, etc.); times	969
旅	たび	travel; trip; journey	941
度々	たびたび	often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently	3825
玉	たま	[10] gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl [11] female entertainer (e.g. a geisha) [12] person (when commenting on their nature); character	3005
偶々	たまたま	[1] by chance; by accident; accidentally; happen to (be, do); unexpectedly; casually [2] occasionally; once in a while; now and then	719
堪らない	たまらない	[1] intolerable; unbearable; unendurable [2] irresistible; tremendous; out of this world [3] cannot help (doing); cannot but do; anxious to do; cannot get enough of	N/A
試し	ためし	trial; test	N/A
試す	ためす	to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test	1854
便り	たより	news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter	N/A
頼る	たよる	to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)	2633
単位	たんい	[1] unit; denomination [2] credit (in school) [3] in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of	3105
単語	たんご	word; vocabulary	3338
単純	たんじゅん	simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive	1591
誕生	たんじょう	birth; creation; formation	1825
担当	たんとう	being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)	1564
単なる	たんなる	mere; simple; sheer	2399
単に	たんに	simply; merely; only; solely	1496
題	だい	[1] title; subject; theme; topic [2] problem (on a test); question [3] counter for questions (on a test)	N/A
台	だい	[1] stand; rest; base; pedestal; platform; table; holder; support; rack [2] setting (of a gem); mounting [3] stock (in grafting)	4165
代金	だいきん	price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee	N/A
大臣	だいじん	cabinet minister	2595
大統領	だいとうりょう	[1] president (of a country) [2] big man; boss; buddy; mate	3578
代表	だいひょう	[1] representation; representative; delegate; delegation [2] exemplification; typification; being representative of; being typical of; representative example; exemplar; model [3] leader	1458
大部分	だいぶぶん	most part; greater part; majority	3439
	ダイヤ	diamond	N/A
代理	だいり	[1] representation; agency; proxy [2] proxy; agent; representative; deputy; substitute; surrogate; stand-in	N/A
	だが	but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that	612
	だけど	but; however; although	3889
	だって	[1] after all; because [2] but [3] even	2193
黙る	だまる	to be silent; to say nothing	1684
駄目	だめ	[1] no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken [2] hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless [3] cannot; must not; not allowed	476
段	だん	[10] matter; occasion [11] degree; extent [12] counter for breaks in written language or speech	N/A
男子	だんし	[1] boy [2] man; male	2944
	ダンス	dance; dancing	4122
団体	だんたい	[1] group; party; team [2] organization; organisation; association; group; body; society [3] Dantai	2174
地	ち	[1] earth; ground; land; soil [2] place [3] territory	1267
地位	ちい	[1] (social) position; status; standing [2] position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank	2416
地域	ちいき	area; region; district; locality	508
知恵	ちえ	[1] wisdom; wit; sagacity; sense; intelligence [2] prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)	2463
地下	ちか	[1] underground; below the ground [2] world of the dead; the grave [3] underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret; illegal; in hiding	3143
近頃	ちかごろ	[1] lately; recently; nowadays [2] terribly; awfully; extremely	4283
違い	ちがい	[1] difference; distinction; discrepancy [2] mistake; error	649
違いない	ちがいない	sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt	N/A
地球	ちきゅう	Earth; the globe	1010
地区	ちく	district; area; zone; quarter; section; region	3665
遅刻	ちこく	lateness; tardiness; arriving late	N/A
知識	ちしき	knowledge; information	1097
知事	ちじ	prefectural governor	N/A
父親	ちちおや	father	662
知能	ちのう	intelligence; intellect; brains	N/A
地平線	ちへいせん	horizon (related to land)	N/A
地方	ちほう	[1] district; region; area; locality [2] the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area [3] civilian society	1280
茶	ちゃ	[1] tea [2] tea plant (Camellia sinensis) [3] tea preparation; making tea	816
	チャンス	chance; opportunity	1870
	ちゃんと	[1] diligently; seriously; earnestly; reliably; steadily; legitimately [2] perfectly; properly; exactly; orderly; punctually; regularly; safely; in good condition [3] sufficiently; satisfactorily	533
注	ちゅう	annotation; explanatory note; comment	1302
中	ちゅう	[1] medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); middle [2] in; within; out of (e.g. ten people); among [3] during; while; in (the course of); within (a period); throughout	N/A
中央	ちゅうおう	[1] centre; center; middle; heart [2] capital; seat of government [3] Chuuou	2279
中学	ちゅうがく	junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school	1317
中古	ちゅうこ	[1] used; second-hand; old [2] Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)	N/A
中止	ちゅうし	[1] interruption; discontinuance; suspension; stoppage [2] cancellation (of a planned event); calling off	3334
駐車	ちゅうしゃ	parking (a vehicle)	N/A
昼食	ちゅうしょく	lunch; midday meal	3958
中心	ちゅうしん	[1] center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance [2] -centered; -centred; -focused; -oriented; centered on; focused on	525
注目	ちゅうもく	notice; attention; observation	1363
注文	ちゅうもん	[1] order (for an item) [2] request; demand; condition	2061
長期	ちょうき	long-term	4351
調査	ちょうさ	investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey	989
調子	ちょうし	[1] tune; tone; key; pitch; time; rhythm [2] vein; mood; way; manner; style; knack [3] condition; state of health; shape	1599
頂上	ちょうじょう	top; summit; peak	4781
頂戴	ちょうだい	[1] receiving; getting; accepting; being given [2] eating; drinking; having [3] please (give me; do for me)	N/A
貯金	ちょきん	[1] putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank) [2] accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank	4181
直接	ちょくせつ	direct; immediate; personal; firsthand	817
著者	ちょしゃ	author (usu. of a particular book); writer	4036
	チーズ	[1] cheese [2] tee (piping); T-joint [3] cheese (said when taking a photograph)	3484
	チーム	team	1237
対	つい	[1] pair; couple; set [2] antithesis [3] counter for items that come in pairs	1488
遂に	ついに	[1] finally; in the end; at last [2] in the end; after all; never (happened)	1501
通過	つうか	[1] passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); transit [2] passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage [3] passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing; getting through (a preliminary round); qualification	3075
通行	つうこう	[1] passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic [2] common usage; widespread use	N/A
通信	つうしん	correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications	4327
通じる	つうじる	[1] to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with) [2] to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to [3] to be understood; to be comprehended	1217
捕まる	つかまる	[1] to be caught; to be arrested [2] to hold on to; to grasp [3] to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)	3454
掴む	つかむ	[1] to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on [2] to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to capture [3] to understand; to grasp; to comprehend	1672
疲れ	つかれ	tiredness; fatigue	3208
月	つき	[1] Moon [2] month [3] moonlight	937
付き合い	つきあい	association; socializing; socialising; fellowship	1437
次々	つぎつぎ	in succession; one by one	1809
就く	つく	[1] to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to be hired; to be employed [2] to ascend (the throne); to accede [3] to start (on a journey); to commence; to depart	N/A
注ぐ	つぐ	to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)	N/A
土	つち	[1] earth; soil; dirt; clay; mud [2] the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land [3] low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)	1489
包み	つつみ	[1] bundle; package; parcel [2] counter for wrapped objects	N/A
続き	つづき	[1] continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); next installment; sequel [2] flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story) [3] succession (of); sequence; series; spell; stretch; streak; run	N/A
勤め	つとめ	[1] service; duty; business; responsibility; task [2] Buddhist religious services	N/A
繋ぐ	つなぐ	[1] to connect; to link together [2] to tie; to fasten; to restrain [3] to maintain; to preserve; to keep	1836
常に	つねに	always; constantly	N/A
角	つの	[1] horn; antler [2] antenna; feeler; tentacle (e.g. of a snail) [3] horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)	N/A
翼	つばさ	[1] wing [2] Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) [3] counter for birds or bird wings	N/A
詰まり	つまり	[1] that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means [2] in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically [3] clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage	421
罪	つみ	[1] crime; sin; wrongdoing; indiscretion [2] penalty; sentence; punishment [3] fault; responsibility; culpability	2172
詰める	つめる	[10] to do completely; to do thoroughly [11] to force someone into a difficult situation by ... [1] to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up	2831
梅雨	つゆ	[1] (East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July) [2] rain during the rainy season	N/A
辛い	つらい	[1] painful; bitter; heart-breaking; difficult (emotionally) [2] tough; difficult; hard (usu. of situations) [3] cruel; harsh; cold	522
釣り	つり	[1] fishing; angling [2] change (for a purchase) [3] clickbaiting	2140
連れ	つれ	[1] companion; company [2] tritagonist; second supporting character	N/A
提案	ていあん	proposal; proposition; suggestion	1830
定期	ていき	[1] fixed period; fixed term [2] regular; periodic; periodical [3] fixed-term commuter pass	N/A
抵抗	ていこう	[1] resistance; opposition; standing up to [2] reluctance; repulsion; repugnance [3] resistance; drag; friction	2325
提出	ていしゅつ	presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in	1421
程度	ていど	degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about; approximately	460
停留所	ていりゅうじょ	stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place	N/A
敵	てき	[1] opponent; rival; adversary [2] menace; danger; threat; enemy	1465
適する	てきする	to fit; to suit	3146
適切	てきせつ	appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right; pertinent; relevant	1758
適度	てきど	moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable	4943
適用	てきよう	application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)	1548
手品	てじな	magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand	N/A
徹底	てってい	[1] thoroughness; completeness; consistency [2] thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception	3137
鉄	てつ	[1] iron (Fe) [2] steel [3] iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.)	2650
哲学	てつがく	philosophy	4218
手伝い	てつだい	[1] helper; assistant [2] help; assistance	2859
鉄道	てつどう	railroad; railway; rail transport	3017
徹夜	てつや	staying up all night	N/A
手間	てま	time; labour; labor	3180
典型	てんけい	type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype; perfect example	N/A
天候	てんこう	weather	4412
	テント	tent	2313
天然	てんねん	[1] nature; spontaneity [2] natural airhead	N/A
出会い	であい	[1] meeting; rendezvous; encounter [2] meeting for the first time; coming across [3] confluence	1728
出会う	であう	[1] to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon [2] to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.) [3] to emerge and engage (an enemy)	964
出来事	できごと	occurrence; happening; incident; event	1193
出来るだけ	できるだけ	as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible	N/A
	ですから	so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why; for that reason	376
	デモ	[1] demonstration; protest [2] (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation	N/A
電子	でんし	[1] electron [2] electronic	N/A
伝統	でんとう	tradition; convention	2464
	デート	[1] date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night [2] date (day)	3861
	と	[1] if; when [2] and [3] with	N/A
	ト	[1] 7th (in a sequence denoted by the iroha system) [2] G (note)	N/A
問い	とい	question; query	3701
党	とう	[1] party (political) [2] person who is fond of; fan of	N/A
塔	とう	[1] tower; steeple; spire [2] stupa; pagoda; dagoba	4965
答案	とうあん	[1] examination paper; examination script; answer sheet [2] answer (to an exam question)	N/A
当時	とうじ	[1] at that time; in those days [2] Touji	274
到着	とうちゃく	arrival	1849
投票	とうひょう	voting; ballot; poll; vote	N/A
通す	とおす	[10] to force to accept; to force agreement [11] to continue (in a state); to persist in [12] to do to the entirety of; to cover all of; to span the whole ...	898
通り	とおり	[10] Toori [1] street; road; avenue; thoroughfare [2] traffic; coming and going	406
通り過ぎる	とおりすぎる	to go past; to pass; to pass by	3763
都会	とかい	[1] city [2] Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly	1945
時	とき	[1] time; hour; moment [2] occasion; case [3] chance; opportunity; season	54
解く	とく	[1] to untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo; to unbind; to unpack [2] to unsew; to unstitch [3] to solve; to work out; to answer	3070
得意	とくい	[1] satisfaction; pride; triumph; elation [2] one's strong point; one's forte; one's specialty [3] regular customer; regular client; patron	1913
特徴	とくちょう	feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction	833
解ける	とける	[1] to be solved; to be resolved [2] to loosen; to come untied; to come undone [3] to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban); to be broken (spells, curses, etc.)	N/A
所が	ところが	even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless; on the contrary; as a matter of fact; despite	552
所で	ところで	[1] by the way; incidentally; well; now [2] even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)	2155
登山	とざん	mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain	N/A
都市	とし	town; city; municipal; urban	1569
年月	としつき	months and years	N/A
図書	としょ	books	N/A
年寄り	としより	[1] old person; elderly person; senior citizen [2] trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay [3] senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)	3282
閉じる	とじる	to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut	2055
途端	とたん	just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that	2004
土地	とち	[1] plot of land; lot; soil [2] locality; region; place	745
	トップ	[1] top [2] top position [3] senior management; senior bureaucrat	2354
突然	とつぜん	abrupt; sudden; unexpected	852
届く	とどく	[1] to reach; to touch; to get to; to carry (of sound) [2] to be delivered; to arrive [3] to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to be thorough	1146
兎に角	とにかく	[1] anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case; at least; just [2] setting aside ...; regardless of ... [3] really; truly; certainly; definitely; undeniably	381
飛ばす	とばす	[10] to attack (e.g. with a leg manoeuvre) [11] to do vigorously; to do roughly; to do energetically [1] to let fly; to make fly; to send flying; to blow off (e.g. in the wind); to launch; to fire; to hurl; to shoot	2732
飛び出す	とびだす	[1] to jump out; to leap out; to fly out; to run out; to rush out; to bolt out [2] to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to come out [3] to protrude; to project; to jut out; to stick out	2367
友	とも	[1] friend; companion; comrade; pal [2] accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement; accessory	3789
共に	ともに	[1] together; jointly [2] at the same time; with; as ...; including; along with [3] both	N/A
	トラック	truck; lorry	2502
	トランプ	(Western) playing cards	N/A
取り上げる	とりあげる	[1] to pick up [2] to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to accept; to listen to [3] to take issue with; to make a problem of; to bring up (as a point of criticism)	1258
取れる	とれる	[1] to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.) [2] to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to come out (of a stain); to come off (e.g. of dust); to be removed (e.g. of wrinkles) [3] to be harvested; to be picked; to be produced; to be caught (of fish); to be obtained; to be extracted	570
屯	トン	ton (esp. a metric ton, i.e. 1000 kg); tonne	N/A
	とんでもない	[1] unthinkable; unexpected; absurd; outrageous; preposterous; terrible [2] absolutely not!; far from it!; impossible!; preposterous!; what a thing to say!; no way! [3] (it was) no bother at all; not at all; don't mention it	N/A
	トンネル	[1] tunnel [2] to tunnel (through a potential barrier) [3] letting a grounder go through one's legs	4642
度	ど	[1] degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.) [2] counter for occurrences [3] strength (of glasses); glasses prescription	N/A
度	ど	[1] precisely; exactly; plumb; totally; very much [2] damn; stupid; cursed	N/A
同一	どういつ	[1] identical; same; one and the same; equal [2] fair; equal treatment; without discrimination	4901
銅貨	どうか	copper coin	N/A
動詞	どうし	verb	N/A
如何しても	どうしても	[1] by all means; at any cost; no matter what; at any rate; surely [2] whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; willy-nilly [3] on no account; by no means	510
同時	どうじ	[1] same time [2] simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous	605
道徳	どうとく	morals; morality	N/A
同様	どうよう	same; similar; (just) like; equal	945
同僚	どうりょう	coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate	3467
道路	どうろ	road; highway	1072
毒	どく	[1] poison; toxicant [2] harm; evil influence [3] ill will; spite; malice	N/A
読書	どくしょ	reading (books)	4006
独身	どくしん	single; unmarried	4860
独特	どくとく	[1] peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic [2] understood only by oneself	2743
独立	どくりつ	[1] independence; self-reliance; supporting oneself; being on one's own [2] independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom [3] separation; isolation	2011
何処か	どこか	[1] somewhere [2] in some respects; in some way	N/A
	ドライブ	[1] drive; trip by car; driving [2] to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car [3] to drive (e.g. a car)	4318
	ドラマ	[1] (non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; play [2] drama; dramatic incident; spectacle; tragedy [3] Dhrama (Greece)	1611
努力	どりょく	effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving	799
	ドレス	dress	N/A
泥	どろ	[1] mud; (wet) dirt [2] thief [3] Android (mobile operating system)	N/A
	どんな	[1] what kind of; what sort of; what [2] no matter what (kind of); whatever; any; all	322
	どんなに	[1] how; how much; to what extent [2] no matter how (much); however	N/A

な行

Kanji	Reading	Meaning	Frequency
名	な	[1] name; given name [2] title [3] fame; renown; reputation	995
内容	ないよう	contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import	407
直	なお	[1] straight [2] ordinary; common [3] doing nothing	639
仲	なか	relation; relationship	1821
中々	なかなか	[1] very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather [2] by no means; not readily [3] middle; half-way point	297
半ば	なかば	[1] middle; halfway; midway [2] half (of); one half [3] half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly; in part; partially	3307
仲間	なかま	[1] companion; fellow; friend; mate; comrade; partner; colleague; coworker; associate [2] group; company; circle; set; gang [3] member of the same category (family, class)	1095
流す	ながす	[10] to exile; to banish [11] to hit (the ball) to the opposite field [12] to do inattentively; to do without concentrating; to put little effort into doing	1054
眺め	ながめ	scene; view; prospect; outlook	N/A
眺める	ながめる	[1] to look at; to gaze at; to watch; to stare at [2] to look out over; to get a view of; to admire (e.g. the scenery) [3] to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch; to observe	1197
流れ	ながれ	[1] flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current [2] flow (of people, things); passage (of time); tide; passing; (changing) trends; tendency [3] course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; process	902
流れる	ながれる	[1] to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink) [2] to be washed away; to be carried [3] to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray	674
無し	なし	[1] without [2] unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory [3] nonexistent	1061
何故なら	なぜなら	because; the reason is; if you want to know why	N/A
謎	なぞ	[1] riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery [2] enigmatic; mysterious	2988
納得	なっとく	[1] consent; agreement; acceptance [2] understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced	1297
何か	なにか	[1] something; some; any [2] somehow; for some reason [3] (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?	N/A
何も	なにも	[1] (not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing [2] and everything else; and all [3] (not) at all; (not) in the least; (not) especially; (not) to that extent	N/A
鍋	なべ	[1] pan; pot; saucepan [2] stew; hot pot	1622
生	なま	[10] insufficient; incomplete; half-baked; half-hearted; perfunctory [11] cash [12] tipsiness	1767
怠ける	なまける	[1] to be lazy; to be idle; to slack [2] to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)	N/A
波	なみ	[1] wave [2] ups and downs	1820
涙	なみだ	[1] tear; tears; lachrymal secretion [2] sympathy	1123
悩む	なやむ	to be worried; to be troubled	1188
何で	なんで	[1] why?; what for? [2] how?; by what means?	N/A
何でも	なんでも	[1] any; anything; whatever; whatever one likes; everything; all [2] I am told; I hear; I understand; they say	1626
何とか	なんとか	[1] something; something or other; so-and-so [2] somehow; anyhow; one way or another	1210
似合う	にあう	to suit; to match; to become; to be like	4107
匂い	におい	[1] smell; scent; odour; odor; stench [2] aura; whiff; smack; flavour; flavor; mood [3] faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword	1081
苦手	にがて	[1] poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at) [2] not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite	2311
握る	にぎる	[1] to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch [2] to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to be the key; to be the reason [3] to seize (power); to hold (the reins); to dominate; to control	1727
日	にち	[1] Sunday [2] nth day (of the month) [3] counter for days	N/A
日常	にちじょう	everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular	2167
日曜	にちよう	Sunday	4382
日光	にっこう	[1] sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams [2] Nikkō (city in Tochigi)	N/A
	にっこり	sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)	N/A
日中	にっちゅう	[1] daytime; during the day [2] Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese [3] Nicchuu	4944
日本	にほん	Japan	120
入場	にゅうじょう	entrance; entering; admission; admittance	N/A
人気	にんき	[1] popularity; public favor [2] condition (e.g. market); tone; character; nature	1065
人間	にんげん	[1] human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind [2] character (of a person)	180
抜く	ぬく	[10] to cut out (a shape); to create (a pattern) by dying the surrounding area [11] to seize; to capture; to reduce [12] to scoop (a story)	1463
抜ける	ぬける	[1] to come out; to fall out; to be omitted; to be missing; to escape; to come loose [2] to fade; to discolour [3] to wear a hole (e.g. clothes)	1470
布	ぬの	[1] cloth; fabric; material; textile [2] bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)	2436
根	ね	[1] root (of a plant) [2] root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.) [3] root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis	2438
願い	ねがい	[1] desire; wish; hope [2] request; entreaty; plea; appeal [3] prayer	2113
願う	ねがう	[1] to desire; to wish; to hope [2] to beg; to request; to implore; to pray [3] to have something done for oneself	462
鼠	ねずみ	[1] mouse; rat [2] dark gray; slate gray	3720
熱心	ねっしん	zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager	3190
熱帯	ねったい	tropics	N/A
熱中	ねっちゅう	being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to	N/A
年間	ねんかん	[1] (period of) a year [2] during the era (of)	2611
年中	ねんじゅう	[1] whole year; all year round; throughout the year [2] always; all the time; perpetually [3] during an era	N/A
年代	ねんだい	age; era; period; date	2649
年齢	ねんれい	age; years	1058
野	の	[1] plain; field [2] hidden (structural) member [3] wild	N/A
能	のう	[1] talent; gift; function [2] noh (theatre)	N/A
農家	のうか	[1] farmer; farming family [2] farmhouse [3] School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists	2449
農業	のうぎょう	agriculture; farming	2441
農民	のうみん	farmer; peasant	4375
能力	のうりょく	ability; faculty	1299
軒	のき	[1] eaves [2] narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building	N/A
残す	のこす	[1] to leave (behind) [2] to leave (undone); to not finish [3] to save; to set aside; to reserve	392
残り	のこり	remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers	1724
乗せる	のせる	[1] to place on (something) [2] to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up; to help on board [3] to load (luggage); to carry; to take on board	781
除く	のぞく	[1] to remove; to get rid of; to take away; to eliminate [2] to exclude; to except; to leave out; to omit [3] to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)	1824
望み	のぞみ	[1] wish; desire; hope [2] prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes	N/A
望む	のぞむ	[1] to desire; to want; to wish for; to hope for [2] to expect (of someone); to hope for; to look forward to [3] to see; to command (a view of); to overlook	1547
後	のち	[1] later; afterwards [2] future [3] after one's death	1598
	ノック	[1] knock; knocking [2] fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice [3] tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)	N/A
喉	のど	[1] throat [2] singing voice [3] gutter (inner margins of a book)	2129
伸ばす	のばす	[1] to grow long (e.g. hair, nails) [2] to lengthen; to extend; to stretch [3] to reach out; to hold out	1149
伸びる	のびる	[1] to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.) [2] to straighten out; to be flattened; to become smooth [3] to spread (of paint, cream, etc.)	1184
述べる	のべる	to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention	630
	のんびり	at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully	2319
	ノー	[1] no [2] no; without; not needed; not allowed	N/A

は行

Kanji	Reading	Meaning	Frequency
	はあ	[1] yes; indeed; well [2] ha! [3] what?; huh?	2656
灰	はい	ash; ashes	502
	ハイキング	hiking	N/A
配達	はいたつ	delivery	N/A
俳優	はいゆう	actor; actress; player; performer	4290
墓	はか	grave; gravesite; tomb	2378
博士	はかせ	[1] expert; learned person [2] doctor; PhD; Dr. [3] instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period)	N/A
計る	はかる	[1] to measure; to weigh; to survey; to time (sound, gauge, estimate) [2] to conjecture; to infer; to surmise	N/A
測る	はかる	[1] to measure; to weigh; to survey; to time (sound, gauge, estimate) [2] to conjecture; to infer; to surmise	2845
吐く	はく	[1] to vomit; to throw up; to spit up [2] to emit; to send forth; to breathe out [3] to give (an opinion); to make (a comment); to express; to tell	2290
履く	はく	[1] to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear [2] to affix (a sword to one's hip) [3] to affix (a bowstring to a bow)	1828
拍手	はくしゅ	[1] clapping hands; applause [2] clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)	N/A
博物館	はくぶつかん	[1] museum [2] Hakubutsukan	N/A
激しい	はげしい	[1] violent; furious; tempestuous [2] extreme; intense; fierce; strong [3] fervent; vehement	1015
鋏	はさみ	[1] scissors; shears; clippers [2] hole punch	N/A
破産	はさん	bankruptcy; insolvency	N/A
端	はし	[1] end (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge; margin [2] beginning; start; first [3] odds and ends; scrap; odd bit; least	2255
始まり	はじまり	origin; beginning; start	3069
外す	はずす	[1] to remove; to take off; to detach; to unfasten; to undo [2] to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to exclude; to expel [3] to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to step out; to slip away	1625
旗	はた	[1] flag [2] pataka (banner) [3] banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)	N/A
畑	はたけ	[1] field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation [2] field (of specialization); sphere; area; line [3] womb; birth; birthplace	1827
働き	はたらき	[1] work; labor; labour [2] achievement; performance; ability; talent [3] salary; income; earnings	2185
肌	はだ	[1] skin [2] body (in the context of intimate bodily contact) [3] surface; grain (e.g. of wood); texture	1706
裸	はだか	[1] nakedness; nudity [2] bareness; nakedness; baldness; being uncovered [3] being penniless	3984
発見	はっけん	discovery; detection; finding	843
発行	はっこう	[1] publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue [2] issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.) [3] raising (an event)	2280
発車	はっしゃ	departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving	N/A
発達	はったつ	development; growth	1631
発展	はってん	[1] development; growth; expansion; extension; flourishing [2] development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; progression; unfolding [3] playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life	914
発表	はっぴょう	announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known; breaking (news story); expressing (one's opinion); releasing; unveiling	992
発明	はつめい	[1] invention [2] intelligent; clever; smart	3704
話し合う	はなしあう	to discuss; to talk together	2285
放す	はなす	[1] to release; to let go; to free; to set free; to let loose; to turn loose [2] to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.	N/A
離す	はなす	to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart	3188
離れる	はなれる	[1] to be separated; to be apart; to be distant [2] to leave; to go away [3] to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up	579
羽	はね	[1] feather; plume; down [2] wing [3] blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.)	N/A
母親	ははおや	mother	550
幅	はば	[1] width; breadth [2] freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude [3] gap; difference (e.g. in price); range (e.g. of voice)	2006
省く	はぶく	[1] to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to eliminate [2] to curtail; to save; to cut down; to economize; to economise	N/A
腹	はら	[10] counter for hard roe [11] counter for containers with bulging middles (pots, vases, etc.) [1] abdomen; belly; stomach	1427
原	はら	field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness	N/A
針	はり	[1] needle; pin [2] hook [3] stinger; thorn	2517
範囲	はんい	extent; scope; sphere; range; span	1551
反抗	はんこう	opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion	N/A
	ハンサム	handsome	N/A
犯罪	はんざい	crime; offence; offense	1739
判断	はんだん	[1] judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion; adjudication [2] divination [3] judgement	801
犯人	はんにん	offender; criminal; culprit	1737
販売	はんばい	sale; sales; selling; marketing	1652
場	ば	[1] place; spot; space [2] field; discipline; sphere; realm [3] occasion; situation	615
	バイオリン	violin	N/A
馬鹿	ばか	[1] idiot; moron; fool [2] stupid; foolish; dull; absurd; ridiculous [3] trivial; insignificant; disappointing	1162
麦酒	ばくしゅ	beer	N/A
莫大	ばくだい	[1] vast; huge; immense; enormous; colossal [2] malva nut (Scaphium affine)	N/A
爆発	ばくはつ	[1] explosion; detonation; blast; blowing up; eruption [2] outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)	3654
	バッグ	bag	3737
罰する	ばっする	to punish; to penalize; to penalise	N/A
	ばったり	[1] with a clash; with a thud; with a bang; with a flop; plump [2] unexpectedly (meeting someone) [3] suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)	N/A
場面	ばめん	[1] scene; setting; place (where something happens); scenario; case [2] scene (in a movie, play); shot [3] state of the market	1654
	バン	[1] bun (hairstyle) [2] Van (Turkey); Bang; Wend	N/A
番	ばん	[1] number (in a series) [2] (one's) turn [3] watch; guard; lookout	N/A
	パイプ	[1] pipe; tube [2] (tobacco) pipe [3] cigarette holder	N/A
	パイロット	pilot	N/A
	パス	[1] passing (an examination, inspection, etc.) [2] pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket [3] pass (of a ball)	3951
	パスポート	passport	4683
	パーセント	percent; per cent; percentage	N/A
灯	ひ	light; lamp	N/A
比較	ひかく	comparison	1358
被害	ひがい	(suffering) damage; injury; harm	1439
轢く	ひく	to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down	N/A
悲劇	ひげき	[1] tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play [2] tragedy; calamity; disaster	4299
飛行	ひこう	flight; flying; aviation	N/A
膝	ひざ	[1] knee [2] lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)	1829
非常	ひじょう	[1] emergency [2] extreme; great; extraordinary; remarkable; unusual; terrible; severe	129
額	ひたい	forehead; brow	N/A
必死	ひっし	[1] frantic; frenetic; desperate [2] inevitable death [3] brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)	1958
引っ張る	ひっぱる	[10] to quote; to cite; to reference [11] to pull the ball [12] to wear; to put on	2303
日付	ひづけ	date; dating	4448
否定	ひてい	[1] denial; negation; repudiation; disavowal [2] negation [3] NOT operation	1978
一言	ひとこと	single word; a few words; brief comment	1233
人ごみ	ひとごみ	crowd of people	N/A
等しい	ひとしい	[1] equal; identical; the same [2] no different (from); just like; equivalent	3896
一人一人	ひとりひとり	each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn	2108
批判	ひはん	criticism; judgement; judgment; comment	1740
批評	ひひょう	criticism; critique; review; commentary	N/A
秘密	ひみつ	[1] secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy [2] mystery [3] secret (e.g. to success)	2395
紐	ひも	[1] string; cord [2] leash [3] man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; pimp	3195
表	ひょう	[1] table; chart; list [2] memorial to an emperor	928
評価	ひょうか	[1] valuation; appraisal; evaluation; assessment; estimation; rating; judging [2] appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement; rating highly; praising	748
表現	ひょうげん	[1] expression; representation; description [2] representation (of a group)	766
表情	ひょうじょう	[1] facial expression; countenance [2] look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)	1124
評判	ひょうばん	[1] reputation; (public) estimation; popularity [2] rumour; rumor; talk (e.g. of the town) [3] fame; notoriety	2990
表面	ひょうめん	[1] surface; face [2] outside; exterior [3] appearances; superficiality	2211
費用	ひよう	cost; expense	1570
広がる	ひろがる	to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)	891
品	ひん	[1] elegance; grace; refinement; class; dignity [2] article; item [3] counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)	N/A
美人	びじん	beautiful woman; (a) beauty	4352
吃驚	びっくり	[1] to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be astonished; to get startled; to jump [2] surprise (e.g. surprise party)	734
	ビデオ	[1] video (esp. a televised image) [2] videotape; VHS tape; videocassette [3] videocassette recorder; VCR	1757
微妙	びみょう	[1] subtle; delicate; fine [2] difficult; complex; tricky; delicate (situation, position, etc.); close (e.g. decision) [3] doubtful; questionable; dicey	2228
秒	びょう	[1] second (unit of time) [2] arc second	N/A
平等	びょうどう	[1] equality; impartiality; evenness [2] Byoudou	3401
便	びん	[1] flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); service [2] mail; post; letter [3] opportunity; chance	N/A
瓶	びん	bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial	3933
	ビール	[1] beer [2] Biel (Switzerland); Bir (India); Beal; Beale; Bier	1663
	ピクニック	[1] picnic [2] outing; hike	N/A
	ぴったり	[1] tightly; closely [2] exactly; precisely [3] suddenly (stopping)	2779
	ピン	[1] pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin) [2] (bowling) pin [3] pin; flagstick	N/A
不	ふ	un-; non-	N/A
不安	ふあん	anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity; suspense	686
風景	ふうけい	[1] scenery; scene; landscape; view; sight [2] scene (e.g. of a crime)	1686
夫婦	ふうふ	married couple; husband and wife; man and wife	1620
笛	ふえ	[1] flute; fife; pipe; recorder; flageolet; shakuhachi; clarinet [2] whistle	N/A
不可	ふか	[1] wrong; bad; improper; unjustifiable; inadvisable [2] not allowed; not possible [3] failing grade	N/A
服装	ふくそう	attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb	3357
含む	ふくむ	[1] to contain; to comprise; to have; to hold; to include; to embrace [2] to hold in the mouth [3] to bear in mind; to understand; to harbor (grudge, etc.); to harbour	507
袋	ふくろ	[1] bag; sack; pouch [2] skin of an orange (and other like fruits) [3] dead end	2688
不幸	ふこう	[1] unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster; accident [2] death (usu. of a relative); bereavement	2764
節	ふし	[1] joint; knuckle [2] tune; melody [3] node (of a plant stem); joint; knot (in wood); knob	N/A
不思議	ふしぎ	[1] wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious [2] strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason; curiously	815
不自由	ふじゆう	[1] discomfort; inconvenience [2] poverty; want; destitution; lack [3] inability; disability; impairment (physical, mental, etc.); nonfluency (in a language)	4266
夫人	ふじん	[1] wife; Mrs; madam [2] wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.) [3] consort of the emperor	N/A
婦人	ふじん	woman; lady; adult female	N/A
不正	ふせい	injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity; dishonesty; illegality; fraud	N/A
防ぐ	ふせぐ	[1] to defend against; to protect against [2] to prevent; to avert; to avoid	2077
不足	ふそく	[1] insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; lack; scarcity; deficit [2] dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint	2880
双子	ふたご	[1] twins; twin [2] Futago	N/A
再び	ふたたび	again; once more; a second time	1050
普段	ふだん	[1] usual; normal; everyday; habitual; ordinary [2] usually; normally; generally; habitually; always	787
縁	ふち	rim; brim; edge; brink	N/A
筆	ふで	[1] writing brush; paintbrush; pen [2] writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; penmanship; something drawn with a brush [3] writing (composing text); the written word	4032
不図	ふと	suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally	1815
不平	ふへい	discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance	N/A
不満	ふまん	dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness	2194
不利	ふり	disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position	N/A
振る	ふる	[10] to bring up a topic; to lead to a topic [11] to replace; to substitute [12] to set up a joke for someone else	974
震える	ふるえる	to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver	2563
故郷	ふるさと	[1] hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home [2] ruins; historic remains	4002
触れる	ふれる	[1] to touch; to feel [2] to touch (with) [3] to experience; to come in contact with; to perceive	821
雰囲気	ふんいき	[1] atmosphere; mood; ambience; ambiance; aura; feel [2] a certain air; presence; special aura; something (about someone) [3] (Earth's) atmosphere	771
分	ぶ	[1] one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun); 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale) [2] one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency) [3] thickness	N/A
無	ぶ	[1] un-; non- [2] bad ...; poor ...	N/A
武器	ぶき	[1] weapon; arms; ordnance [2] weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset	2912
無事	ぶじ	[1] safety; security; peace; quiet [2] safely; without incident; successfully [3] good health	1505
舞台	ぶたい	[1] stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); (stage) performance [2] setting (of a story); scene [3] sphere (of activity); stage (e.g. political stage); scene; arena; world	1418
物価	ぶっか	prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living	4117
物質	ぶっしつ	[1] material; substance [2] matter	2390
打つ	ぶつ	[1] to hit (someone); to strike; to beat [2] to make (a speech); to give (an address) [3] to gamble	N/A
部分	ぶぶん	portion; section; part	349
	ブレーキ	[1] brake [2] (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes	N/A
分	ぶん	[1] part; portion; share [2] amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); enough (for) [3] one's means; one's place; one's lot; one's social position	990
文	ぶん	[1] sentence [2] composition; text; writings [3] the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; literature	3031
分析	ぶんせき	analysis	2057
文明	ぶんめい	[1] civilization; civilisation; culture [2] Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)	3109
分野	ぶんや	field; sphere; realm; division; branch	1483
	プラス	[1] plus; addition [2] positive (number) [3] plus sign; positive symbol	1788
	プラン	[1] plan; scheme [2] (payment) plan; package; deal; offer	4421
	プロ	[1] professional; pro [2] program [3] production	1412
塀	へい	[1] wall [2] fence	N/A
平均	へいきん	[1] average; mean [2] balance; equilibrium	3055
平和	へいわ	peace; harmony	1716
減らす	へらす	to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten	2162
減る	へる	to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate	957
変化	へんか	[1] change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation; transfiguration; metamorphosis [2] variety; diversity [3] inflection; declension; conjugation	539
変更	へんこう	change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment	1155
別に	べつに	[1] (not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially [2] separately; apart; additionally; extra	2917
	ベルト	[1] belt (worn around the waist) [2] (machine) belt [3] belt; zone; area	N/A
	ベンチ	bench	4742
弁当	べんとう	bento; Japanese box lunch	2001
	ペンキ	paint	N/A
方	ほう	[1] direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction) [2] side (of an argument, etc.); one's part [3] type; category	91
法	ほう	[1] law; act; principle [2] method [3] mood	2171
方向	ほうこう	[1] direction; orientation; bearing; way [2] course (e.g. of action)	1024
報告	ほうこく	report; information	1115
宝石	ほうせき	gem; jewel; precious stone	N/A
放送	ほうそう	broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement	2248
豊富	ほうふ	abundant; plentiful; rich; ample	2127
方法	ほうほう	method; way; manner; process; procedure; means; measure	368
方々	ほうぼう	here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over	N/A
訪問	ほうもん	call; visit	2966
吠える	ほえる	[1] to bark; to howl; to bay; to roar; to yelp; to yap [2] to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea) [3] to yell; to shout; to cry; to moan	N/A
頬	ほお	cheek (of the face)	3504
誇り	ほこり	pride; boast; credit (to)	3084
埃	ほこり	[1] dust [2] Hokori	4905
保証	ほしょう	[1] guarantee; security; assurance; pledge [2] warranty	3372
保障	ほしょう	[1] guarantee; security; assurance; pledge [2] warranty	3735
保存	ほぞん	[1] preservation; conservation; storage; maintenance [2] saving (e.g. to disk)	1688
仏	ほとけ	[1] Buddha; Shakyamuni [2] Buddhist image; figure of Buddha [3] the dead; dead person; departed soul	N/A
程	ほど	[1] extent; degree; measure [2] limit; bounds [3] (span of) time	N/A
歩道	ほどう	footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement	4481
骨	ほね	[1] bone [2] frame [3] outline; core	1715
炎	ほのお	[1] flame; blaze [2] flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion	3926
微笑む	ほほえむ	to smile	4059
略	ほぼ	almost; roughly; approximately; about; around	1002
堀	ほり	[1] moat; fosse [2] canal; ditch	N/A
本人	ほんにん	the person in question; the person themselves; said person	959
本物	ほんもの	genuine article; real thing; real deal	2425
	ホーム	platform	2632
棒	ぼう	[1] pole; rod; stick; baton [2] line; dash [3] spoken monotonously	3364
冒険	ぼうけん	[1] adventure; venture [2] venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger; hazard; risk	N/A
	ぼんやり	[1] dimly; faintly; indistinctly; vaguely [2] absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly [3] idly; aimlessly	4200
	ボーイ	[1] boy [2] bellboy; porter; waiter	N/A
	ボート	boat; rowing boat	N/A
	ボール	[1] ball [2] ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone)	1022

ま行

Kanji	Reading	Meaning	Frequency
間	ま	[1] time; pause [2] space [3] room	774
	まあ	[1] just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now [2] tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat [3] well...; I think...; it would seem...; you might say...; Hmmm, I guess so...	23
	マイク	mike; mic; microphone	4876
迷子	まいご	lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child	N/A
任せる	まかせる	[1] to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to entrust (someone) with [2] to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to let (happen); to give (oneself to something) [3] to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely; to use without reserve	2066
幕	まく	[1] curtain [2] act (in a play) [3] falling of the curtain; end (of a scene)	N/A
負け	まけ	[1] defeat; loss; losing (a game) [2] failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.) [3] discount; loss (on a sale)	N/A
誠に	まことに	indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very; quite	N/A
孫	まご	grandchild	1835
真逆	まさか	[1] by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not) [2] something unexpected; emergency [3] currently; for the time being; presently; for now	1960
正に	まさに	[1] exactly; just; precisely; really; truly; surely; certainly; without doubt [2] right (when); just (as) [3] just (about to); on the point of; on the verge of; on the brink of	985
真面目	まじめ	[1] serious; earnest; sober; grave [2] honest; sincere	2205
増す	ます	to increase; to grow	2287
	マスター	[1] to master (a skill) [2] proprietor; manager; owner; barkeeper [3] leader; chief; head	4518
益々	ますます	increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less	1390
先ず	まず	[1] first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else [2] probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually [3] more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably	150
貧しい	まずしい	[1] poor; needy [2] lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate	3516
間違い	まちがい	[1] mistake; error; blunder [2] accident; mishap; trouble [3] improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion	1717
真っ赤	まっか	[1] bright red; deep red; flushed (of face) [2] downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter	3177
全く	まったく	[1] really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly [2] indeed [3] good grief	289
松	まつ	[1] pine tree (Pinus spp.) [2] highest (of a three-tier ranking system)	3672
祭り	まつり	[1] festival; feast; matsuri [2] harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; flaming [3] galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy; mania	1469
学ぶ	まなぶ	to learn; to study; to take lessons in	851
真似	まね	[1] imitating; copying; mimicry [2] behavior; behaviour; action; conduct	2624
招く	まねく	[1] to invite; to ask [2] to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to [3] to call in; to send for; to summon	2364
	ママ	[1] mom; mommy; mum; mummy; mother; mama; mamma [2] female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)	2081
豆	まめ	[1] legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; pea [2] soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy [3] female genitalia (esp. the clitoris)	4041
守る	まもる	[1] to protect; to guard; to defend [2] to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow	599
丸	まる	[1] circle [2] entirety; whole; full; complete [3] money; dough; moola	3622
丸で	まるで	[1] quite; entirely; completely; at all [2] as if; as though; just like	997
回す	まわす	[10] to invest (money); to lend [11] to dial (a telephone number) [12] to gang-rape	1464
回り	まわり	[1] rotation [2] making the rounds [3] spreading	N/A
万一	まんいち	[1] (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); 10000 to 1 [2] (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that	N/A
満足	まんぞく	[1] satisfaction; contentment; gratification [2] sufficient; satisfactory; enough; adequate; proper; decent [3] satisfying (an equation)	2226
	マーケット	[1] market [2] Marquette; Marquat	N/A
身	み	[1] one's body; one's person [2] oneself; one's appearance [3] one's place (in society, etc.); one's position	504
実	み	[1] fruit; nut [2] seed [3] (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.	2376
見送り	みおくり	[1] seeing (someone) off; send-off [2] deferment; postponement; shelving [3] letting a pitch go by	N/A
味方	みかた	[1] friend; ally; supporter [2] taking sides (with); supporting; standing by; backing up	3199
見事	みごと	[1] splendid; magnificent; excellent; fine; superb; beautiful; admirable [2] utter (esp. defeat); total; complete [3] something worth seeing; sight; spectacle	1759
	ミス	mistake; error; blunder	3197
満ちる	みちる	[1] to fill; to become full (of); to be filled (with); to brim (with) [2] to wax (of the moon) [3] to rise (of the tide); to flow; to come in	3160
密	みつ	[1] dense; thick; crowded [2] close (relationship); intimate [3] minute; fine; careful	N/A
認める	みとめる	[1] to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice [2] to deem; to judge; to assess [3] to approve; to deem acceptable; to allow	490
見舞い	みまい	[1] visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); expression of sympathy [2] letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter; gift (in token of one's sympathy)	N/A
土産	みやげ	[1] local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling [2] present brought by a visitor [3] something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift; disservice	N/A
都	みやこ	[1] capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government [2] capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light) [3] location of the Imperial Palace	4007
妙	みょう	[1] strange; weird; odd; curious [2] wonder; mystery; miracle; excellence [3] cleverness; adroitness; knack; skill	2262
未来	みらい	[1] (distant) future [2] future existence; world beyond the grave; the world to come [3] future (tense)	1802
魅力	みりょく	charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal	1313
	ミルク	[1] milk [2] infant formula; formula; baby milk [3] condensed milk	4281
無	む	[1] nothing; naught; nought; nil; zero [2] un-; non-	N/A
向い	むかい	facing; opposite; across the street; other side	N/A
迎え	むかえ	[1] meeting; greeting; welcome [2] person sent to meet a visitor	N/A
向く	むく	[1] to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.) [2] to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to front (on) [3] to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.)	2674
向ける	むける	[1] to turn (towards); to face; to point; to aim; to direct to [2] to head to; to go towards [3] to allot; to allocate	610
無視	むし	disregarding; ignoring	1817
虫歯	むしば	tooth decay; cavity; decayed tooth; dental caries	N/A
寧ろ	むしろ	rather; better; instead; if anything	993
結ぶ	むすぶ	[1] to tie; to bind; to link [2] to bear (fruit) [3] to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to conclude	1359
無駄	むだ	futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness	1614
夢中	むちゅう	[1] absorbed in; immersed in; crazy about; obsessed with; devoted to [2] forgetting oneself; daze; trance; ecstasy; delirium [3] within a dream; while dreaming	2526
胸	むね	[1] chest; breast [2] breasts; bosom; bust [3] heart	887
無料	むりょう	free (of charge); gratuitous	1436
芽	め	[1] sprout; shoot; bud [2] germinal disk (in an egg)	4037
明確	めいかく	clear; precise; definite; distinct	1704
命じる	めいじる	[1] to order; to command [2] to appoint	N/A
名人	めいじん	[1] master; expert [2] Meijin (professional title)	N/A
命令	めいれい	[1] order; command; decree; directive [2] (software) instruction; statement	2335
迷惑	めいわく	[1] trouble; bother; annoyance; nuisance; inconvenience [2] to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)	1671
飯	めし	[1] cooked rice [2] meal; food [3] one's living; livelihood	4158
滅多に	めったに	rarely; seldom	N/A
	メモ	note; memo; memorandum	3125
面	めん	[1] face [2] mask; face guard [3] striking the head (in kendo)	722
綿	めん	cotton	N/A
免許	めんきょ	license; licence; permission; permit; certificate	2555
面倒	めんどう	[1] trouble; bother [2] trouble; difficulty [3] care; attention	1646
	メンバー	[1] member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport) [2] Memba	1278
申し込む	もうしこむ	to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge; to lodge (objections); to request (an interview); to subscribe for; to book; to reserve	3678
申し訳	もうしわけ	apology; excuse	2814
毛布	もうふ	blanket	N/A
燃える	もえる	to burn; to get fired up	2678
目的	もくてき	purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention	553
目標	もくひょう	[1] goal; target; aim; objective [2] mark; sign; landmark	1152
木曜	もくよう	Thursday	N/A
若しも	もしも	if; in case; supposing	N/A
文字	もじ	[1] letter (of an alphabet); character [2] writing	1005
持ち上げる	もちあげる	[1] to elevate; to raise; to lift up [2] to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky	4069
用いる	もちいる	to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise	785
勿論	もちろん	of course; certainly; naturally	260
尤も	もっとも	[1] but then; although; though [2] reasonable; natural; just	N/A
最も	もっとも	most; extremely	2222
元	もと	[10] counter for plants or trees [11] counter for falcons (in falconry) [1] origin; source; beginning	N/A
元	もと	[1] former; ex-; past; one-time [2] earlier times; the past; previous state [3] formerly; previously; originally; before	N/A
基づく	もとづく	[1] to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be in accordance (with) [2] to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from); to originate (in)	773
求める	もとめる	[1] to want; to wish for [2] to request; to demand; to require; to ask for [3] to seek; to search for; to look for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to find (a solution)	472
戻す	もどす	[1] to put back; to return; to give back; to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling); to turn back (e.g. clock hand) [2] to vomit; to throw up [3] to recover (of a market price)	1553
者	もの	person	334
物音	ものおと	noise; sound	N/A
物語	ものがたり	story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend	1965
物事	ものごと	things; everything	2628
模様	もよう	[1] pattern; figure; design [2] state; condition [3] conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems	3028
貰う	もらう	[1] to receive; to take; to accept [2] to get someone to do something [3] to have in one's pocket (a fight, match)	474
文句	もんく	[1] complaint; grumbling; objection [2] phrase; words; expression	2271

や行

Kanji	Reading	Meaning	Frequency
軈て	やがて	[1] before long; soon; shortly [2] almost; nearly [3] finally; in the end; eventually	1129
役	やく	[1] role; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service [2] position (of responsibility); post; office [3] part (in a play, film, etc.); role; character	1183
約	やく	[1] approximately; about [2] promise; appointment; engagement [3] shortening; reduction; simplification	N/A
訳	やく	translation; version (e.g. "English version")	N/A
役割	やくわり	part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties	1009
家賃	やちん	rent	3549
厄介	やっかい	[1] trouble; burden; nuisance; bother; worry [2] care; dependence; support; kindness; obligation; staying (with a person)	N/A
雇う	やとう	[1] to employ; to hire; to take on [2] to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire	3302
宿	やど	[1] lodging; inn; hotel [2] house; home; dwelling [3] home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)	2380
屋根	やね	roof	2579
矢張り	やはり	[1] as expected; sure enough; just as one thought [2] after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case [3] too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either	N/A
破る	やぶる	[1] to tear; to rip; to break; to destroy [2] to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach [3] to defeat; to beat	3176
辞める	やめる	to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)	N/A
稍	やや	a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish; on the ... side; a short time; a while	1656
唯一	ゆいいつ	only; sole; unique	1795
勇気	ゆうき	courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness	2206
有効	ゆうこう	[1] valid; effective [2] yuko (judo)	1808
優秀	ゆうしゅう	superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding	3217
優勝	ゆうしょう	[1] overall victory; championship; winning the title [2] (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment	2124
友情	ゆうじょう	friendship; fellowship; camaraderie	N/A
友人	ゆうじん	friend	475
有能	ゆうのう	able; capable; competent; talented; efficient	N/A
郵便	ゆうびん	[1] mail service; postal service; mail; post [2] mail; postal matter; postal items	N/A
有利	ゆうり	[1] advantageous; favourable; better; stronger [2] profitable; lucrative; gainful; paying	3425
床	ゆか	[1] floor [2] stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player) [3] dining platform built across a river	1681
愉快	ゆかい	pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing; happy	N/A
輸出	ゆしゅつ	[1] export; exportation [2] efferent	2783
譲る	ゆずる	[1] to hand over; to transfer; to turn over; to assign; to convey; to bequeath [2] to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way [3] to yield; to concede; to give ground; to surrender	3552
豊か	ゆたか	[1] abundant; plentiful; rich; ample [2] rich; wealthy; affluent; well-off [3] open (mind); relaxed; easy	1281
輸入	ゆにゅう	[1] import; importation; introduction [2] afferent	2023
許す	ゆるす	[1] to permit; to allow; to approve; to consent to [2] to forgive; to pardon; to excuse; to tolerate [3] to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to release; to let off	927
	ユーモア	humor; humour; joke	N/A
夜明け	よあけ	dawn; daybreak	N/A
様	よう	[1] appearing ...; looking ... [2] way to ...; method of ...ing [3] form; style; design	N/A
酔う	よう	[1] to get drunk; to become intoxicated [2] to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated [3] to be elated; to be exalted; to be spellbound; to be in raptures	4239
容易	ようい	easy; simple; plain	2317
陽気	ようき	[1] cheerful; jovial; merry; lively [2] weather; season [3] spirit of yang	N/A
要求	ようきゅう	demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire	1373
用心	ようじん	care; precaution; guarding; caution	N/A
様子	ようす	[1] state (of affairs); situation; circumstances [2] appearance; look(s); air; manner; behaviour; demeanor [3] sign; indication	695
要するに	ようするに	in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all	578
要素	ようそ	[1] component; factor; item (e.g. in list) [2] element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)	1988
要点	ようてん	gist; main point	N/A
曜日	ようび	day of the week	N/A
予期	よき	expectation; anticipation; forecast	N/A
横切る	よこぎる	to cross (e.g. road); to traverse	N/A
予算	よさん	estimate (of costs); budget	2204
止す	よす	to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up; to quit	N/A
予測	よそく	prediction; estimation	2726
	ヨット	yacht (esp. a sailing boat with one mast); sailing boat; sailboat	N/A
夜中	よなか	[1] middle of the night; dead of night [2] Yonaka	1840
世の中	よのなか	society; the world; the times	938
余分	よぶん	extra; excess; surplus	N/A
予報	よほう	forecast; prediction	N/A
予防	よぼう	prevention; protection (against); precaution	3503
読み	よみ	[1] reading [2] reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading) [3] reading (e.g. of a situation); insight; judgment; interpretation; prediction; calculation	N/A
嫁	よめ	[1] bride [2] (one's) daughter-in-law [3] wife	2997
余裕	よゆう	[1] surplus; margin; leeway; room; space; time; allowance; flexibility; scope [2] composure; placidity; complacency; calm	1559
喜び	よろこび	joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations	1428
宜しい	よろしい	good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do; may; can	2114
宜しく	よろしく	[1] well; properly; suitably [2] best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of; please do [3] just like ...; as though one were ...	1253
欧羅巴	ヨーロッパ	[1] Europe [2] Europe	1030

ら行

Kanji	Reading	Meaning	Frequency
	ライター	lighter	4378
楽	らく	[1] comfort; ease; relief; (at) peace; relaxation [2] easy; simple; without trouble; without hardships [3] (economically) comfortable	1128
	ラケット	racket; paddle (in table-tennis)	N/A
利益	りえき	[1] profit; gains [2] benefit; advantage; good; interests (e.g. of society) [3] grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing; miracle	1395
理解	りかい	[1] understanding; comprehension; appreciation [2] sympathy	546
陸	りく	land; shore	N/A
利口	りこう	[1] clever; intelligent; bright; smart; wise; sensible; shrewd [2] well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good	N/A
離婚	りこん	divorce	2457
理想	りそう	ideal; ideals	2575
率	りつ	rate; ratio; proportion; percentage	N/A
留学	りゅうがく	[1] studying abroad [2] (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)	2840
流行	りゅうこう	[1] fashion; trend; vogue; craze; fad; popularity [2] prevalence (of a disease); epidemic	3101
量	りょう	[1] quantity; amount; volume; capacity; portion (of food) [2] generosity; magnanimity; tolerance [3] pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)	1041
両替	りょうがえ	change; money exchange	N/A
料金	りょうきん	fee; charge; fare	2136
例	れい	[1] example; instance; illustration; case [2] precedent [3] custom; habit; practice; usage	592
礼	れい	[1] thanks; gratitude [2] manners; etiquette [3] bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing	2323
冷静	れいせい	calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind	3169
列車	れっしゃ	train; railway train	2525
列	れつ	[1] row; line; file; column; queue; rank; procession [2] company (of someone); group; ranks [3] sequence	3865
連想	れんそう	association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion	N/A
連続	れんぞく	continuation; succession; series	3335
老人	ろうじん	old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly	1643
労働	ろうどう	[1] labor; labour; work [2] Labour Party	3491
	ロケット	rocket	N/A
論じる	ろんじる	[1] to discuss; to talk about; to deal with (a topic) [2] to argue; to dispute [3] to take into consideration; to make an issue of	N/A
論争	ろんそう	dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue	N/A
論文	ろんぶん	thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article	3151

わ行

Kanji	Reading	Meaning	Frequency
輪	わ	[1] ring; circle; loop [2] hoop [3] wheel	3460
	ワイン	wine	1520
別れ	わかれ	parting; separation; farewell	3071
我儘	わがまま	[1] selfish; egoist [2] self-indulgent; wilful; willful	3475
脇	わき	[1] armpit; under one's arm; side; flank [2] beside; close to; near; by [3] aside; to the side; away; out of the way	2722
分ける	わける	[1] to divide (into); to split (into); to part; to separate; to divide up; to classify; to sort out; to divide out [2] to share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out [3] to distinguish; to discriminate; to differentiate (between)	1038
態と	わざと	on purpose; deliberately; intentionally	3840
僅か	わずか	[1] a little; a few; small; slight; trifling; meagre; meager; narrow (margin) [2] only; just; merely; no more than	1144
綿	わた	[1] cotton plant (Gossypium spp.) [2] batting; wadding; padding	N/A
話題	わだい	[1] topic; subject [2] much talked about; topical; in the news; hot	1089
笑い	わらい	[1] laugh; laughter [2] smile [3] sneer	563
割る	わる	[1] to divide [2] to cut; to halve; to separate; to split; to rip [3] to break; to crack; to smash	2661
悪口	わるぐち	(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language; insulting remarks	N/A
我々	われわれ	we	527
湾	わん	bay; gulf; inlet	N/A

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