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Kanji · 367

Vocabulary · 1784

• ～位～いrank, place; approximately (suffix)
• ～一～いちnumber one, the best (suffix)
• ～園～えんgarden, park, nursery school (suffix)
• ～下～かunder, subject to (a condition) (suffix)
• ～化～か-ization, to become, to turn into (suffix)
• ～科～かdepartment, field, subject (suffix)
• ～歌～かsong (suffix)
• ～画～がpainting, picture; kanji stroke (suffix)
• ～外～がいoutside, beyond (the scope of) (suffix)
• ～難い～がたいhard to do, difficult to (suffix)
• ～がちtending to, prone to (suffix)
• ～館～かんbuilding, hall, institute (suffix)
• ～刊～かんpublication, edition (suffix)
• ～巻～かんvolume (of a book, series) (suffix)
• ～間～かんperiod of time, space, interval (suffix)
• ～感～かんfeeling, sense (suffix)
• ～機～きmachine, device (suffix)
• ～器～きtool, appliance, container (suffix)
• ～期～きperiod, term, phase (suffix)
• ～気味～ぎみa touch of, a tendency toward (suffix)
• ～教～きょうreligion, faith (suffix)
• ～行～ぎょうline, row; practice, discipline (suffix)
• ～業～ぎょうindustry, trade, business (suffix)
• ～きるto do completely, to finish (verb suffix)
• ～切れ～きれa piece, slice; out of, run out of (suffix)
• ～口～くちmouth, opening, entrance; a portion, share (suffix)
• ～家～けfamily, house, clan (suffix)
• ～形～けいshape, form (suffix)
• ～系～けいsystem, type, style (suffix)
• ～圏～けんzone, sphere of influence (suffix)
• ～港～こうport (suffix)
• ～校～こうschool (suffix)
• ～号～ごうnumber, issue, name (suffix)
• ～国～こくcountry, nation (suffix)
• ～毎～ごとevery, each (suffix)
• ～ごとwhole, entire, including (suffix)
• ～産～さんproduced in, a product of (suffix)
• ～山～さんmountain (proper-noun suffix)
• ～史～しhistory (suffix)
• ～紙～しpaper, newspaper (suffix)
• ～寺～じtemple (proper-noun suffix)
• ～時間目～じかんめthe -th period, class (suffix)
• ～室～しつroom, chamber (suffix)
• ～日～じつday (suffix)
• ～車～しゃvehicle, car, train carriage (suffix)
• ～社～しゃcompany; shrine (suffix)
• ～者～しゃa person, someone who does (suffix)
• ～手～しゅa doer, a specialist, an expert (suffix)
• ～酒～しゅalcohol, liquor (suffix)
• ～集～しゅうcollection, anthology (suffix)
• ～女～じょwoman, girl (suffix)
• ～商～しょうmerchant, trading firm (suffix)
• ～省～しょうgovernment ministry (suffix)
• ～勝～しょうwin, victory (suffix)
• ～畳～じょうtatami mat count, room size (suffix)
• ～条～じょうarticle, clause; a long narrow strip (suffix)
• ～場～じょうplace, ground, venue (suffix)
• ～色～しょくcolor (suffix)
• ～すぎるtoo much, excessively (suffix)
• ～済～ずみalready done, already processed (suffix)
• ～席～せきseat (suffix)
• ～戦～せんmatch, battle, war (suffix)
• ～船～せんship, boat (suffix)
• ～前～ぜんbefore, pre- (suffix)
• ～沿い～そいalong, alongside (suffix)
• ～艘～そうcounter for ships, boats
• ～足～そくcounter for pairs of footwear; leg
• ～だらけcovered in, full of (something undesirable) (suffix)
• ～団～だんgroup, corps (suffix)
• ～着～ちゃくa set of clothes; arrival count (counter suffix)
• ～庁～ちょうgovernment agency, bureau (suffix)
• ～長～ちょうchief, head (suffix)
• ～帳～ちょうnotebook, ledger; curtain (suffix)
• ～兆～ちょうtrillion; omen, sign (suffix)
• ～丁目～ちょうめchome, district number (address suffix)
• ～通～つうcounter for letters, documents; an expert, connoisseur (suffix)
• ～遣い～づかいusage, way of using; a user (suffix)
• ～付～つきwith, attached, included; dated (suffix)
• ～続く～つづくto keep on, to continue (verb suffix)
• ～づらいdifficult to do, unpleasant to do (suffix)
• ～滴～てきdrop (counter suffix)
• ～点～てんpoint, item (suffix)
• ～島～とうisland (proper-noun suffix)
• ～頭～とうhead; counter for large animals
• ～等～とうetc.; grade, class (suffix)
• ～道～どうroad, way, an art, discipline (suffix)
• ～通り～とおりas, according to; street (suffix)
• ～ところplace, point in time; about to do, in the process of doing (suffix)
• ～内～ないwithin, inside (suffix)
• ～年生～ねんせい-year student, grade (suffix)
• ～泊～はくnight's stay (counter suffix)
• ～発～はつdeparting from; a shot, round (suffix)
• ～番目～ばんめthe -th (in a sequence) (suffix)
• ～費～ひexpense, cost (suffix)
• ～病～びょうdisease, illness (suffix)
• ～部～ぶpart, department; club; copy (suffix)
• ～風～ふうstyle, manner (suffix)
• ～振り～ぶりmanner, style; after (an interval of time) (suffix)
• ～遍～へんtime(s), occurrence; all over (suffix)
• ～弁～べんdialect; speech; valve (suffix)
• ～歩～ほstep (counter suffix)
• ～ぽい-ish, seeming like, prone to (suffix)
• ～みたいlike, seeming like (suffix)
• ～向け～むけaimed at, intended for (suffix)
• ～名～めいpeople (formal counter); name (suffix)
• ～持ち～もちone who has, carrying (suffix)
• ～問～もんquestion, problem (counter suffix)
• ～夜～やnight (suffix)
• ～らand others, -s (plural suffix)
• ～流～りゅうschool (of thought), style; stream (suffix)
• ～料～りょうfee, charge; material, ingredient (suffix)
• ～領～りょうterritory, domain (suffix)
• ～力～りょくpower, ability (suffix)
• ～論～ろんtheory, treatise (suffix)
• ～羽～わcounter for birds and rabbits
• アイデアidea
• あいまいvague, unclear
• 扇ぐあおぐto fan; to incite
• 青白いあおじろいpale, pallid
• 呆れるあきれるto be astonished; to be exasperated
• アクセントaccent, intonation; emphasis, highlight
• あくびa yawn, yawning
• あくまでto the last, persistently; entirely, thoroughly
• 明くる～あくる～the following, next (prefix)
• 明け方あけがたdawn, daybreak
• 憧れるあこがれるto admire, to long for, to yearn for
• 朝市あさいちmorning market
• 朝寝坊あさねぼうsleeping in; late riser (person)
• 足跡あしあとfootprint; a trace of one's achievements
• 足元あしもとat one's feet; footing, one's step
• 味わうあじわうto taste, to savor; to experience
• あちらこちらhere and there, everywhere
• 厚かましいあつかましいshameless, brazen
• 圧縮あっしゅくcompression; condensation
• 宛先あてさきrecipient's address, destination
• 宛名あてなaddressee's name and address
• 当てはまるあてはまるto apply, to fit, to be applicable
• 当てはめるあてはめるto apply, to fit (something to a case)
• 暴れるあばれるto rampage, to run wild
• あぶるto roast over a fire, to grill, to toast
• あふれるto overflow, to be filled with
• 雨戸あまどrain shutter, storm shutter
• 甘やかすあまやかすto spoil, to pamper
• 余るあまるto be left over, to be in excess
• 編み物あみものknitting
• 編むあむto knit, to braid; to compile (a book)
• 危ういあやういdangerous, precarious
• 怪しいあやしいsuspicious; strange, mysterious
• 荒いあらいrough, violent, wild
• 粗いあらいrough, coarse; sloppy
• 粗筋あらすじplot summary, outline
• 改めてあらためてonce again; formally, anew
• 改めるあらためるto revise, to improve; to check, to inspect
• ありがたいgrateful, precious
• あれこれthis and that, various things
• 荒れるあれるto become stormy, rough; to become desolate, unruly
• 慌ただしいあわただしいbusy, hectic
• 安易あんいeasy, simple; superficial, careless
• アンテナantenna; means of gathering information
• 言い出すいいだすto begin to say; to bring up, to propose
• 言い付けるいいつけるto order, to instruct; to tell on (someone)
• 意義いぎmeaning, significance
• 生き生きいきいきlively, vivid
• いきなりsuddenly, unexpectedly
• 幾～いく～how many, several (prefix)
• 育児いくじchildcare, child-rearing
• 幾分いくぶんsomewhat, slightly; a portion
• 生け花いけばなikebana (flower arranging)
• 以後いごfrom now on, after this
• 以降いこうfrom that point onward
• イコールequal, equivalent; equals sign
• 勇ましいいさましいbrave, valiant
• 衣食住いしょくじゅうclothing, food, and shelter; basic necessities
• いちいちone by one; every little detail
• 一応いちおうtentatively, roughly speaking; just in case
• 一段といちだんとeven more, a notch more
• 一流いちりゅうfirst-rate, top-tier
• 一昨日いっさくじつthe day before yesterday
• 一昨年いっさくねんthe year before last
• 一斉いっせいall at once, simultaneously
• 一旦いったんtemporarily; once, if ever
• 一定いっていfixed, constant, uniform
• 行っていらっしゃいいっていらっしゃいhave a safe trip, take care (the full form of 行ってらっしゃい, rarely heard in everyday speech)
• いってきますI'm off! (said when leaving home, will return)
• いってまいりますI'm off, if you'll excuse me (polite/humble form)
• 行ってらっしゃいいってらっしゃいhave a safe trip, take care (the everyday form)
• 移転いてんrelocation, move (of address); transfer
• 緯度いどlatitude
• 井戸いどwell (for water)
• 威張るいばるto be arrogant, to boast, to put on airs
• 嫌がるいやがるto dislike, to be reluctant
• いよいよfinally, at last; more and more, truly the time has come
• 煎るいるto roast, to parch
• 炒るいるto roast, to parch (dry-fry)
• 入れ物いれものcontainer, box
• インキink
• 飲食いんしょくeating and drinking, food and beverage
• 引力いんりょくgravitational force, attraction
• ウーマンwoman, lady
• ウールwool
• ウエートレスwaitress
• 植木うえきgarden plant, potted plant
• 飢えるうえるto starve, to go hungry; to hunger for
• 浮ぶうかぶto float; to come to mind, to occur to one
• 浮かべるうかべるto float (something); to show (an expression); to bring to mind
• 浮くうくto float; to feel out of place; to be left over
• 承るうけたまわるto hear, to receive, to accept (humble form)
• 受取うけとりreceipt (of something); receipt (document)
• 受け持つうけもつto be in charge of, to be responsible for
• 薄暗いうすぐらいdim, dusky
• 薄めるうすめるto dilute, to thin, to weaken
• 打合せうちあわせa preparatory meeting, prior arrangement
• 打ち消すうちけすto deny, to negate; to drown out
• うどんudon noodles
• うなずくto nod, to agree
• 生み出すうみだすto create, to produce
• 敬ううやまうto respect, to revere
• 裏返すうらがえすto turn inside out, to flip over
• 裏口うらぐちback door; an illicit shortcut
• 占ううらなうto tell fortunes, to divine
• 恨みうらみgrudge, resentment
• 恨むうらむto resent, to hold a grudge against
• 羨むうらやむto envy, to be jealous of
• 売上うりあげsales, revenue
• 売り切れうりきれsold out
• 売り切れるうりきれるto sell out
• 売行きうれゆきsales performance, how well something sells
• うろうろwandering aimlessly, restlessly
• 上～うわ～upper, on top, surface (prefix)
• 運河うんがcanal
• うんとa lot, very much
• 英文えいぶんEnglish text, sentence
• 英和えいわEnglish-Japanese; English-Japanese dictionary
• ええとum, let's see
• 液体えきたいliquid
• エチケットetiquette, manners
• 絵の具えのぐpaint, coloring materials
• エプロンapron
• 偉いえらいgreat, admirable; important
• 宴会えんかいbanquet, party
• 園芸えんげいgardening, horticulture
• 演劇えんげきdrama, theater
• 円周えんしゅうcircumference (of a circle)
• 遠足えんそくschool excursion, outing
• 延長えんちょうextension, prolongation; overtime, extra time
• 煙突えんとつchimney
• 追いかけるおいかけるto chase, to pursue
• 追い越すおいこすto overtake, to pass
• オイルoil, lubricating oil
• 王女おうじょprincess
• 応ずるおうずるto respond to, to accept, to comply with
• 応接おうせつreception of guests
• 応対おうたいreception, dealing with (customers, callers)
• 往復おうふくround trip
• 欧米おうべいEurope and America, the West
• 応用おうようapplication, practical use
• オーケストラorchestra
• おおざっぱrough, general; careless, sloppy
• 大通りおおどおりmain street, avenue
• オートメーションautomation
• おおよそapproximately, roughly; generally, on the whole
• お帰りおかえりwelcome home; return, coming back
• おかけくださいplease have a seat
• おかげさまでthanks to you; fortunately
• おかずside dish (served with rice)
• おかまいなくplease don't trouble yourself, don't stand on ceremony
• 拝むおがむto worship, to pray; to beg, to implore
• お代わりおかわりsecond helping, extra serving
• 補うおぎなうto supplement, to make up for
• お気の毒におきのどくにthat's too bad, my condolences
• 屋外おくがいoutdoors
• 送り仮名おくりがなokurigana (kana following a kanji)
• お元気でおげんきでtake care of yourself
• 怠るおこたるto neglect, to be negligent
• お先におさきにexcuse me for going ahead, doing this first
• 叔父おじuncle (younger brother of parent)
• 伯父おじuncle (older brother of parent)
• 惜しいおしいregrettable; precious; a close call
• 叔父さんおじさんuncle; a middle-aged man
• 小父さんおじさんuncle, sir; a middle-aged man
• 伯父さんおじさんuncle; a middle-aged man
• おしまいthe end, finished
• お邪魔しますおじゃましますexcuse me for intruding, may I come in
• 推すおすto recommend, to support (a proposal, a person)
• お世話になりましたおせわになりましたthank you for taking care of me
• お大事におだいじにtake care, get well soon
• 落ち着くおちつくto calm down, to settle down
• お出掛けおでかけgoing out, an outing
• お手伝いさんおてつだいさんhousemaid, domestic helper
• 脅かすおどかすto threaten; to startle, to scare
• 落し物おとしものlost item
• 驚かすおどろかすto surprise, to startle
• お願いしますおねがいしますplease; I'd like to ask a favor
• 各々おのおのeach person, individually
• 伯母おばaunt (older sister of parent)
• 叔母おばaunt (younger sister of parent)
• 小母さんおばさんma'am, auntie; a middle-aged woman
• おはようgood morning
• お参りおまいりvisiting a shrine or temple, visiting a grave
• お待たせしましたおまたせしましたsorry to keep you waiting
• お待ちくださいおまちくださいplease wait
• おまちどおさまsorry to keep you waiting
• おめでたいhappy, worth celebrating; naive, gullible
• 思い掛けないおもいがけないunexpected, unforeseen
• 思い切りおもいきりto one's heart's content, with all one's might; resolve, determination
• 思い込むおもいこむto be convinced, to assume; to be obsessed with
• 思いっ切りおもいっきりto one's heart's content, with all one's might; decisively
• 重たいおもたいheavy; burdensome, gloomy
• お休みおやすみrest, day off; good night
• おやつsnack, afternoon snack
• 親指おやゆびthumb; big toe
• オルガンorgan (musical instrument)
• 御～おん～honorific prefix (respectful)
• 恩恵おんけいbenefit, blessing
• 温室おんしつgreenhouse
• 温泉おんせんhot spring, onsen
• 温帯おんたいtemperate zone
• 御中おんちゅう"To (the organization/company)" (formal address)
• 女の人おんなのひとwoman
• カーブcurve, bend
• 外～がい～outside, external- (prefix)
• 開会かいかいopening (of a meeting)
• 会館かいかんhall, community center
• 改札かいさつticket check; ticket gate
• 解散かいさんdisbandment, dissolution
• 海水浴かいすいよくsea bathing, swimming in the ocean
• 回数かいすうnumber of times, frequency
• 回数券かいすうけんbook of tickets, multi-ride ticket
• 快晴かいせいclear weather, fine sky
• 改正かいせいrevision, amendment
• 解説かいせつexplanation, commentary
• 改造かいぞうremodeling, reorganization, restructuring
• 開通かいつうopening (of a route), coming into operation
• 回転かいてんrotation, spinning; turnover
• 回答かいとうanswer, reply
• 解答かいとうanswer, solution
• 外泊がいはくstaying out overnight (away from home, dorm)
• 外部がいぶoutside, external
• 解放かいほうliberation, release
• 開放かいほうopening up; opening to the public
• 海洋かいようocean, sea
• 概論がいろんintroduction, general outline
• 却ってかえってon the contrary, rather
• 家屋かおくhouse, building
• 係わるかかわるto be related to, to be involved with; to affect
• 書き換えるかきかえるto rewrite, to revise
• 書留かきとめregistered mail; to make a note of
• 書取かきとりdictation, transcription
• 垣根かきねfence, hedge; boundary
• 限りかぎりlimit; as long as, to the extent that
• 各～かく～each, every (prefix)
• 架空かくうfictional, imaginary; aerial, overhead
• 各自かくじeach person, individually
• 拡充かくじゅうexpansion, enhancement
• 学術がくじゅつacademics, science and the arts
• 各地かくちvarious places, everywhere
• 拡張かくちょうexpansion, extension
• 角度かくどangle, perspective
• 学年がくねんschool year, grade level
• 格別かくべつspecial, exceptional
• 確率かくりつprobability
• 学力がくりょくacademic ability, scholastic achievement
• 掛け算かけざんmultiplication
• 可決かけつpassage, approval (of a bill)
• 火口かこうvolcanic crater; furnace mouth
• 下降かこうdescent, decline
• 火山かざんvolcano
• かしこまりましたcertainly, understood (polite)
• 貸し出しかしだしlending, loan (of items, books)
• 過失かしつnegligence, fault (through carelessness)
• 果実かじつfruit; the fruits (of one's efforts)
• 貸間かしまroom for rent
• 貸家かしやhouse for rent
• 箇所かしょa spot, place, part
• 過剰かじょうexcess, surplus
• かじるto gnaw, to nibble; to know a little about
• 課税かぜいtaxation, to levy a tax
• カセットcassette tape; cassette
• 下線かせんunderline
• 加速かそくacceleration
• 加速度かそくどacceleration
• 塊かたまりlump, mass; cluster, group
• 固まるかたまるto harden, to solidify; to gather together; to be settled, fixed
• 片道かたみちone way (trip, ticket)
• 傾くかたむくto tilt, to lean; to decline; to be inclined toward
• 片寄るかたよるto lean to one side; to be biased, unbalanced
• 学科がっかsubject (of study); department, academic course
• 学会がっかいacademic society; academic conference
• 学級がっきゅうclass
• 担ぐかつぐto carry on one's shoulder; to nominate; to trick, to deceive
• 括弧かっこparentheses, brackets
• 活字かつじprinted type, print
• 勝手にかってにon one's own accord, without permission; automatically
• 活力かつりょくvitality, energy
• 仮名かなkana (Japanese syllabary)
• 仮名遣いかなづかいkana orthography, rules for kana spelling
• 加熱かねつheating, application of heat
• 兼ねるかねるto combine, to serve multiple roles; to be unable to (do something)
• カバーcover; to cover; to make up for, to compensate
• 過半数かはんすうmajority (more than half)
• かびmold, mildew
• 被せるかぶせるto cover, to put over; to put the blame on
• 釜かまiron pot, cauldron
• 構いませんかまいませんit doesn't matter, that's fine
• 紙屑かみくずscrap paper, waste paper
• 神様かみさまgod, deity
• 剃刀かみそりrazor
• ガムchewing gum; gum
• 貨物かもつfreight, cargo
• カラーcolor; character, distinctive feature
• からかうto tease, to make fun of
• 空っぽからっぽempty
• かるたkaruta (traditional Japanese card game)
• 枯れるかれるto wither, to die (plants); to decline
• カロリーcalorie
• 可愛がるかわいがるto dote on, to be affectionate toward
• 為替かわせforeign exchange; money order
• 瓦かわらroof tile
• 換気かんきventilation
• 感激かんげきdeep emotion; being deeply moved
• 関西かんさいthe Kansai region
• 元日がんじつNew Year's Day
• 鑑賞かんしょうappreciation (of art)
• 感ずるかんずるto feel, to sense
• 間接かんせつindirect
• 観測かんそくobservation, measurement; forecast
• 寒帯かんたいfrigid zone, polar region
• 勘違いかんちがいmisunderstanding, mistaken belief
• 官庁かんちょうgovernment office
• 缶詰かんづめcanned food; to be cooped up
• 乾電池かんでんちdry-cell battery
• 関東かんとうthe Kanto region
• 観念かんねんconcept, idea; to resign oneself (to one's fate)
• 乾杯かんぱいcheers!, to make a toast
• 看板かんばんsignboard, billboard; figurehead, face (of a business)
• 看病かんびょうnursing, caring for a sick person