1000 Popular Kanji

List of 1000 Kanji

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1ICHI, ITSU , hito(tsu) ( )one, the first ichi - one, the number one ichi ban - #1, the best sei kai ichi - the best in the world hitori - one person, alone

2NIfuta(tsu) ( )two, second ni - two dai ni - the second ni gatsu - February [the 2nd month]

3SAN mit(tsu) ( )three, third san - three san kaku - triangle san gatsu - March [the 3rd month]

4SHI , YON , yo-, yot(tsu) ( )four, fourth yon or shi - four yon kyuu - 4th grade shi gatsu - April [the 4th month]

5GOitsu(tsu) ( )five, the fifth go - five go ka getsu - 5 months

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6ROKU mut(tsu) ( )six, the sixth roku - six mui ka - the 6th of the month raku gatsu - June [the 6th month]

7SHICHI, NANA , nana, nana(tsu) ( )seven, the seventh shichi or nana - seven nana fushigi - the seven wonders shichi gatsu - July [the 7th month]

8HACHI yat(tsu) ( )eight, the eighth hachi -eight hachi nen kan - 8 years hachi gatsu - August [the 8th month]

9KU, KYUU , kokono(tsu) ( )nine, the ninth kyuu or ku - nine ku ka getsu - 9 months ku gatsu - September [the 9th month]

10JUU too ten juu - ten juu kyuu - 19 [lit. 10 & 9] kyuu juu - 90 [lit. 9 & 10] juu ni gatsu - December [the 12th month

11HYAKU momo a hundred, one hundred ni hyaku - 200 san byaku - 300

12SEN chia thousand issen en - 1000 yen san sen ni hyaku - 2,200 ni sen nen - the year 2000, 2 millennium

13MAN , BAN , yorozu ten thousand hyaku man - a million (1,000,000) [100 &10,000] ichi man en - 10,000 yen (about $100 US) ban zai - hurrah! banzai! hooray!

14FU , HO , TOU , , chichi father, dad o tou san - a father chichi no hi - Father's Day chichi oya - father

15BO, MU , KAA , , haha mother, mom okaa san - a mother, mommy haha no hi - Mother's Day ho bo - a kindergarten teacher, a nurse

16YUU tomo a friend tomo dachi - friends, a friend yuu jou - friendship yuu kou koku - a friendly nation

17ZYO, NYO , onna a woman, women, female kano jo - 1) her, 2) girlfriend onna no ko - a girl jo yuu - an actress

18DAN, NAN , otoko a man, men, male dan jo - men & women otoko rashi - manly, like a man yuki otoko - the abominable snowman

19JIN, NIN , hito person, people, man ni hon jin - a Japanese person otona - adult, a grown-up [irregular] bi jin - a beautiful woman

20SHI, SU, koa child, a kid, children, the young ko domo - children, child otoko no ko - a boy [man's child = boy] ko neko - kitten [child cat] okashi - candy, sweets

21NICHI, JITSU , hi , ka , the sun, day aru hi - one day mai nichi - everyday kyou - today [irregular] nichi you bi - Sunday

22GETSU , GATSU , tsuki month, the moon ichi gatsu - January [lit. 1st month] kon getsu - this month tsuki - the moon getsu you bi - Monday

23KA hi fire, light hana bi - fireworks hi bana - sparks ka zan - volcano [lit. fire mountain] ka you bi - Tuesday

24SUI mizu water oo mizu - flood [lit. big water] mizu gi - swimsuit, bathing suit sui you bi - Wednesday

25MOKU, BOKU , ki , ko , tree, wood ki nobori - tree climbing matsu no ki - pine tree moku you bi - Thursday

26KIN , KON , kane, kana , gold , money okane - money[note: the o is added for 'respect.' ] shou kin - prize money kin you bi - Friday

27DO, TO , tsuchi earth, ground, soil nen do - clay to chi - ground, area, soil do you bi - Saturday

28HON moto book, counter for long, slender objects ni hon - Japan e hon - a picture book (for children) hon - a book

29KYUU yasumu rest, vacation natsu yasumi - summer vacation hiru yasumi - lunch break oyasuminasai - 'Good night!'

30GOkatari , kata(ru) , ( )word, speech, a language narration,to tell, to speak ni hon go - Japanese mono gatari - a story, tale, legend koku go - national language(in Japan, Japanese)

31NEN toshi year ichi nen - one year ne nen mae - two years ago kyo nen - last year

32GOuma noon go go - afternoon (PM) go zen - morning (AM) go go ni ji - 2 O'clock in the afternoon

33ZEN mae before, in front of, previous na mae - name mae gaki - preface [lit. before the writing] ne nen mae - two years ago-

34GO , KOU , nochi,ushiro , behind , after sai go - the last, the end, conclusion ushiro - behind ata gaki - postscript, afterword

35JItoki time ji kan - time toki doki - sometimes e do ji dai - the Edo period nan ji desu ka? - What time is it?

36KAN , KEN , aida , ma , interval, space room, time ji kan - time hiru ma - daytime i ma - living room

37MAI , BAI , gotoni ( )each , every mai nichi - everyday mai asa - every morning mai shuu - every week

38SEN saki previous, ahead sen sei - teacher douzo, osaki ni - Please go first. sen jitsu - the other day

39KON, KIN , ima now, the present kon getsu - this month kon ban wa - Good night [lit. as for this night] kon do - next time

40KAnani , nan , what, how many nan nin - how many people? nani ka - something nani? - What? nan ji desu ka? - What time is it?

41JOU, KAMI , ue, uwa , top, above, on tsukue no ue - on (the) desk [lit. desk's above] jou zu - to be good at something [lit upper hand] toshi ue - older, old (in years)

42KA, GE , shita, shimo, moto , , bottom, under, down kutsu shita - socks [lit. shoes under] chi ka - underground, basement toshi shita - junior, younger, young

43SAhidari left hidari te - left hand hidari ashi - left leg tsukue no hidari - to the left of the desk

44U, YUU, migi right migi me - right eye migi pe-ji - right page (of a book) migi te - right hand

45TOU, TSUU , higashi east chuu tou - the Middle East higashi ajia - East Asia tou kyou - Tokyo

46SEI , SAI , nishi west nishi guchi - west entrance kan sai - Osaka and surrounding area, Kansai nishi doitsu - West Germany tai sei you - the Atlantic

47NAN minami south tou nan ajia - Southeast Asia nan kyoku - the South Pole, Antarctic nan bei - South America

48HOKU,BOKU , kita north kita amerika - North America pekin - Bei jin (In China) nan boku sen sou - the (US) Civil War hokkai dou - Hokkaido

49GAI, GE , sato, hoka , outside, foreign gai koku jin - foreigner gai koku go - foreign language soto de asobou - Let's play outside!

50MEI naname, fame, famous na mae - name yuu mei - famous hiragana - Hiragana watashi no namae wa ... desu.- My name is


51KOU taka, takai , ( )high, costly, tall sai kou - the highest, the best, supreme kou kou sei - a high school student takai biru - a tall building

52SHOU chiisai ( )small, little shou gakkou - elementary school chiisai ie - a small house shou setsu - a novel, a story (fiction)

53CHUU naka middle, center, within, inside ichi nichi juu - all day long ie no naka - inside the house ben kyou chuu - while studying,in the midst of studying

54TAI, DAI , ookii ( )big, large, great dai gaku - university, college ookii kokoro - a big heart tai kai - big meet, convention, rally

55CHOU , JOU , nagai leader , long kou chou sensei - principal (of school) sha chou - a company president nagai michi - a long road


56HAN nakaba ( )half han ka getsu - half a month han getsu - a half moon han tou - peninsula [lit. half island]

57BUN,FUN, , wakeru ( )a part, share,to divide, separate to understand han bun - half bu bun - a part ki bun - feeling, mood wakarimashita - I understand

58GAKU, KAKU , manabu ( )learning, science, to learn ka gaku - science chuu gakkou - middle school, JHS suu gaku - math, arithmetic

59KOU school gakkou - school kou kou - senior high school kou nai - within the school, on school grounds

60SEI, SHOU , ikiru , umareru ( ) , ( )birth, life, to give birth,to live kaku sei - a student isshou - all life, a lifetime jin sei - life (human) sen sei - teacher, master, doctor...

61SAN yama mountain ka zan - a volcano [lit. fire mountain] fu ji san - Mt. fuji gomi no yama - a mountain of garbage yama - a mountain

62SEN kawa a river, stream kawa - a river ishi kawa ken - Ishikawa prefecture (on Honshu) o gawa - a stream [lit. small river]

63HAKU shiroi ( )white shiroi - the color white shiro ari - termite [lit. white ant] haku chou - swan [lit. white bird]

64TEN ama , ame , heaven, the sky ten jou - ceiling ten ki - weather ten goku - heaven, paradise ten sai - genius

65Uame, ama , rain ame - rain ama mizu - rain water oo ame - heavy rain

66DEN , TEN , inazuma electricity, electric powered den sha - (electric) train den chi - a battery den wa - a telephone den ki - electricity, light (from light bulb...)

67KI , KE , iki spirit, intention, mind, power, energy kuu ki - air, atmosphere gen ki - genki, healthy, full of spirit nin ki - popular

68SHA kuruma car, vehicle ji ten sha - bicycle den sha - train kyuu kyuu sha - ambulance

69KOKU kuni country, a nation kan koku - Korea gai koku - foreign country chuu goku - China

70EN marui ( )a circle, yen sen en - 1000 yen en daka - a high yen rate en o kaku - draw a circle

71WAhanashi , hanasu ( )a talk, a topic, a story ei kai wa - English conversation (class) mukashi banashi - an old tale, legend shu wa - sign language [lit. hand talk]

72BUN , MON , kiku ,kikoeru ( ) , ( )to hear, listen, ask shin bun - newspaper kiite kudasai - please listen asa hi shin bun - the Asahi newspaper

73JIKI , SHOKU , ku ( u ) , ta ( beru ) ( ) , ( )eating, a meal, food tabe mono - food [lit. eating thing] tabetai - (I) want to eat shoku ji - a meal

74DOKU yo (mu ) ( )to read yomi yasui - easy to read doku sho - reading yonde kudasai - please read

75RAI kuru , kitaru() , ( )to come mi rai - the future [lit. not yet come] rai getsu - next month de ki ru - able to do something, ready for

76SHO ka ( ku ) ( )book, document to sho kan - library sei sho - the Bible [lit. holy book] ji sho - dictionary

77KEN miru , mieru () , ( )to see, to show misete - show me! hana mi - flower viewing,watching cherry blossoms in April mieru - be able to see, visible

78KOU, GYOU , iku , yuku ( ) , ( )to go ikimashou - Let's go! gin kou - bank ryo kou - a trip, travel

79SHUTSU dasu , deru ( ) , ( )to go out, leave de guchi - exit shuppatsu - to go, departure omoi dasu - to remember, to recollect

80NYUU hairu , iru , ireru ( ) ( ) , ( )enter, to go in, to insert naka iri - intermission (of a play) iri guchi - an entrance te ni iru - to obtain, to get your hands on ...

81KAI , E , au ( )meeting, to meet ei kai wa - English conversation[only kai wa means any conversation] kai gi - meeting, conference kyou kai - church

82SEI,SHOU , aoi ( )blue(sometimes green) ao zora - blue sky ao mori ken - Aomori Prefecture ao iro - blue color

83SEKI, SHAKU , akai ( )red aka chan - a child, infant seki dou - the equator aka ji - red ink, in the red, a deficit

84MEI, MYOU , akarui ,akeru ( ) ( )light, bright, to dawn akarui - bright, cheerful hatsu mei - invention setsu mei - explanation

85SHUU, TOKI , akifall (the season), autumn shuu bun no hi - autumn equinox holiday aki kaze - autumn breeze

86KUU , KOU , sora , aku , sky, air, empty kara te - karate [lit. empty hand] kuu ki - air, atmosphere kuu kou - airport sora - sky

87KAI , KE ,hiraku , hirakeru ( ) ( )to open doa o akeru - open a door zen kai - full throttle, fully open

88A, AKU , warui ( )bad, evil warui mono - a bad fellow,someone (something) bad sai aku - the worst aku ma - devil, demon

89CHOU asa morning asahi shinbun - Asahi newspaper ke sa - this morning [irregular pronunciation] mai asa - every morning asa go han - breakfast [lit. morning rice]

90JIaza letter (from the alphabet...), character, mark mo ji - letter aka juu ji - Red Cross [ juu ji is cross] kan ji - kanji, [lit. Chinese character]

91SOKU ashi foot, feet, leg, to be enough sufficient ryou ashi - both legs (both feet) migi ashi - right foot, leg man zoku - satisfaction

92MIaji taste, experience aji mi - try the taste, have a taste i mi - meaning shu mi - hobby

93SHIN arata , atarashii ( ) ( )new, fresh atarashii kuruma - a new car shin bun - newspaper shin nen - new year

94SHUU atsu ( meru ) ( )to collect, gather hen shuu - editing (newspaper, book...) atsumeru - to collect, to gather something shuu kai - assembly, group

95KEI , KYOU , ani older brother o nii san - big brother kyou dai - brothers

96SHIane older sister o nee san - big sister nee san - girl, older girl shi mai - sisters

97HO , BU ayu ( mu ) , aru ( ku ) ( ) ( )to walk, to step ippo ippo - one step at a time, step by step san po - a walk, stroll dai ippo - the first step

98YUU , U , a ( ru ) ( )to have, to exist, is arigatou - arigatou, thank you[set expression] kou yuu chi - public land yuu mei - famous

99AN yasui safe, peaceful , cheap, inexpensive an shin - peace of mind yasui mono - something cheap an zen - safe, safety

100

Ito heal, to cure i sha - doctor i in - clinic


101Imind, heart, attention i mi - meaning chuu i - warning, caution, be careful you i - preparation, prepare i ken - opinion, view

102Imore, with, through,on account of i ka - below, less than, under i jou - more than, over, this is all i shin den shin - telepathy, mind reading

103GEN , GON , iu , koto ( ) , speech, statement to sayword, expression koto ba - word, language hitori goto - soliloquy, talking to yourself hou gen - dialect

104KA , KE , ya , ie , house ka zoku - family sakka - writer, novelist, author ai byou ka - lover of cats

105KYUU isogu ( )to hurry kyuu kyuu sha - ambulance tokkyuu - limited express train oriento kyuu kou - Orient Express


106KEN inu dog ko inu - puppy ban ken - watch dog ai ken ka - lover of dogs

107MAI imouto younger sister shi mai - sisters (elder & younger) itoko - cousin (female) shi mai to shi - sister cities

108SHIKI , SHOKU , iro color ao iro - blue ki iro - yellow juu nin to iro - 10 people 10 colors, different strokes for different folks

109ON , IN , ne , oto , sound on gaku - music hatsu on - pronunciation fuku in - the Gospel, good news

110IN member, official i in - committee member kai in - member, membership sha in - company employee

111IN institution, academy byou in - hospital i in - (doctor's) clinic dai gaku in - graduate school

112IN nomu to drink nomi mono - something to drink, a drink nomi mizu - drinking water nomi hou dai - all you can drink

113GYO uo , sakana , fish nin gyo - mermaid kin gyo - goldfish tobi uo - flying fish

114DOU ugoku ( )to move un dou - exercise, movement dou butsu - animals kan dou - deeply impressed, moved, touched

115GYUU ushi cow, bull gyuu nyuu - milk gyuu niku - beef, cow meat ushi - cow

116KAuta , utau , a song to sing kokka - national anthem ka shi - lyrics, words to music ka bu ki - Kabuki, Japanese play tan ka - Tanka, 31 syllable Japanese poem

117SHA utsusu to copy, take (a photo) sha shin - photograph sha shin ka - photographer sha sei - sketching, drawing from life

118EI utsuru , utsusu , to be reflected, to project on a screen, reflect ei ga - movie eiga kan - the movies, cinema hou ei - televising

119KAI umi sea, ocean nihon kai - Japan Sea hokkaidou - Hokkaido,the most northern big island of Japan kai gan - beach, coast

120BAI uri , uru , sale to sell hatsu bai - new product for sale, sale uri mono - something for sell bai bai - selling & buying

121UN hakobu luck, to carry un ga - canal un mei - fate, destiny an zen un ten - safe driving

122JUU , CHOU omoi heavy ki chou - precious, valuable kasane gi - wearing clothes over clothes juu ten - important point, to stress something

123EI hanabusa England, English, grand seki ei - quartz ei kai wa - English conversation ei yaku - English translation ei yuu teki - heroic

124EKI station (train) eki mae - in front of a station eki in - station attendant eki ben - station bento (lunch)

125SHUU owari , tsui , end, finish sai shuu - the final, last, closing shuu sen - end of war shuu den - the last train shuu ryou - end, termination

126TAooi many, much, frequent oosugiru - too much ta bun - probably, maybe ta moku teki - multi purpose

127KIokiru , okosu , get up, wake up haya oki - getting up early omoi okosu - to recall a memory ichi nen hokki - be resolved to ...

128OKU yaroof, house, shop hon ya - book store shi bai go ya - playhouse, theater ya shiki - mansion

129SOU okuru send ei sei hou sou - satellite broadcasting nama hou sou - live broadcast sou kin - sending money (through mail...)

130KYOU oshieru teach, faith, education kirisuto kyou - Christianity shuu kyou - religion yudaya kyou - Judaism kyou iku - education

131DAI , TEI , otouto younger brother itoko - cousin kyou dai - brothers de shi - disciple, pupil mana deshi - favorite student, teacher's pet

132DOU onaji same, agree, equal dou i - agreement, same thought dou on go - homonym dou ki - same class, same period,contemporaries

133SHU , SU , nushi Lord, master, principal matter ji nushi - landlord jou shu - lord of a castle sou zou shu - Creator

134SHIomou think i shi - intention, purpose kata omoi - one sided love, unrequited love ryou omoi - mutual love omoi dasu - to recall, remember

135SHIN oya , shitashii , parent, relative, familiar chichi oya - father parent haha oya - mother parent ryou shin - parents oya yubi - thumb

136KA , KE , hana flower ike bana - flower arrangement hi bana - a spark hana bi - fireworks hana mi - flower viewing (cherry blossoms)

137KAnatsu summer natsu yasumi - summer vacation natsu matsuri - summer festival ka ki ji kan - daylight savings time

138GA , KAKU , picture ei ga - a movie, film kei kaku - plan, schedule, program san sui ga - landscape picture

139KAI world se kai - the world, society se kai ichi - the best in the world shi kai - field of vision, sight

140BAI kau buy kai mono - something to buy, shopping bai bai - selling & buying, trade kai nush i - the buyer, purchaser

141KIkaeru return, arrive at, come home okaerinasai - Welcome home!Said when someone comes home kaeri michi - the way back home, the road home ki koku - return to home country

142DAI kawari , kawaru , generation, price, substitute, exchangeage, generation e do ji dai - Edo period (1603-1868) ko dai - ancient days juu dai - the teens, teenager, from 11-19

143GAKU , RAKU , tanoshii music, comfort, ease an raku - ease, comfort on gaku - music gakki - a musical instrument

144FUU , FU , kaze wind, air, style kami kaze - divine wind, Kamikaze tai fuu - typhoon nihon fuu - Japanese style

145TAI kasu lend kane kashi - money lending kashi ya - a house for rent chotto kashite kudasai- Let me borrowfor a sec

146HOU kata direction, person, way of anata - you (usually written in hiragana) tsukai kata - how to use (something) mi kata - view point, way of looking

147SHIkami paper te gami - letter (postal) ori gami - origami, paper folding wa shi - Japanese paper

148TSUU tooru , toori , go through, avenue, traffic fu tsuu - common, generally, ordinary toori (or doori) - street, avenue tuu yaku - translate, interprete

149TAI karada , katachi , body, object ki tai - gas, vapour gu tai teki - concretely, tangible karada ga yowai - body is weak

150SHAKU kariru borrow, rent kari mono - borrowed thing shakkin - debt, loan kari ie - house for rent


151KAN han China kan ji - Kanji, Chinese characters kan bun - Chinese literature kan wa - Chinese character - Japanese dictionary

152KAN yakata building, palace ei ga kan - movie theater to sho kan - library sui zoku kan - aquarium

153GEN , GAN , moto beginning, origin moto moto - originally mi moto - ID, a person's identity ji gen - dimension

154KOU kangaeru , kangae think, consider , a thought kou ko gaku - archaeology kangae naosu - to rethink, reconsider ii kangae - a good thought

155CHAKU , IYAKU , kiru to wear ama gi - rain wear uwa gi - a coat, jacket tou chaku - to arrive


156KYUU , KU kiwameru research, study ken kyuu - research ken kyuu kai - research society kyuu mei - investigation

157KYO , KO , saru past, gone, leave sugi saru - to pass ka ko - the past sute saru - to abandon (ship)

158KYOU , KEI , miyako capital tou kyou - Tokyo pekin - Beijing, China jou kyou - going to the capital (Tokyo)

159KYOU , GOU , tsuyoi strong kyou teki - strong enemy, fierce enemy ben kyou - study sai kyou - the strongest

160GYOU , GOU , waza business, vocation ei gyou - business, trade karu waza - acrobatics san gyou - industry

161SETSU , SAI , kiru cut, cut off shin setsu - kindness tsume kiri - (finger) nail clippers fumi kiri - railway crossing

162KIN , KON , chikai near, early sai kin - recently kin ki - the Kinki area (Osaka, Kyoto, Nara...) chika goro - recently, lately kin jo - neighborhood

163GIN shirogane silver kin gin - gold & silver gin kou - bank jun gin - pure silver

164KOU , KU , kuchi mouth de guchi - exit kara kuchi - spicy taste jin kou - population

165KOU , KU , GU , ,craft, construction jin kou - manmade, artificial dai ku - carpenter kou jou - factory

166KOKU kuro , kuroi , black an koku - darkness shiro kuro - black and white makkuro - pitch black

167KEI hakaru plan, measure kei kaku - plan, scheme to kei - watch, clock on do ke - thermometer

168KEN togu study of, sharpen ken kyuu - research ken kyuu sei - research student ken shuu - training

169KEN , KON , tateru build ken koku - founding of a nation ni kai date - a 2 story building sai ken - rebuilding, reconstruction

170KEN tamesu testing, examine, effect shi ken - exam, test jikken - experiment tai ken - (personal) experience

171KOfurui old tsukai furusu - to wear out something kou ko gaku - archaeology furu hon ya - used bookstore

172KOU hiroi , hiromeru , wide, broad hiro ba - an opened space, plaza kou koku - advertisement kou hou - public relations, publicity

173SHIN kokoro heart, mind ai koku shin - patriotism an shin - relief, peace of mind i shin den shin - telepathy shita gokoro - hidden intentions, secret motive

174SHIkokoromiru , tamesu , test, try, experiment nyuu shi - entrance examination ude dameshi - testing one's abilities (arm) sotsu gyou shi ken - graduation test

175TOU kotaeru , kotae , solution, answer mon dou - questions and answers ou tou - reply, answer kai tou - answer, solution

176JI , ZU , koto matter, thing, fact, business shi goto - work dai ji - important ka ji - housework ki ji - article (newspaper)

177TEN revolve, turn around un ten - driving i ten - transfer, moving kai ten - revolution, rotate

178SAKU , SA , tsukuru make, produce, prepare sakka - author, writer te zukuri - handmade tou saku - plagiarism

179CHA , SA ,tea o cha - Japanese tea, green tea u-ron cha - Oolong tea, Chinese tea mugi cha - barley tea

180SOU hayai fast, early haya kuchi - talk fast asa hayai - early morning sassoku - at once, immediately (irreg. sound)

181SHItomaru , tomeru , tome , , stop kin shi - prohibited, not allowed tachi iri kin shi - keep off! dont come in chuu shi - suspension, interruption

182JI , SHI , mizukara oneself doku ji - original, peculiar ji ei - self-defense ji ga ji san - praising one's own work

183SHI , JI , tsukaeru official, serve, attend hou shi - service, attendance shi age - finished, end shi goto - work

184SHIshinu death, die uchi ji ni - die in battle, die in action chi shi - lethal, fatal hisshi - desperate, inevitable death, frantic

185SHIhajimeru begin kai shi - commencement, begin sue shi jyuu - forever hajimemashite - nice to meet you

186SHItsukau , tsukai , use ten shi - angel tai shi - ambassador tsukai yasui - easy to use

187SHIwatashi , watakushi , I, me, private shi sho bako - post office box shi ji - personal affairs

188CHI , JI , ground, earth igoko chi - comfort u chuu ki chi - space station gen zai chi - you are here on a map,present location

189JImotsu , moteru , hold, have ki mochi - feeling, mood okane mochi - rich man chikara mochi - strong man

190SHITSU quality, matter, substance shitsu mon - question hin shitsu - quality jisshitsu - substance, essence

191SHITSU muro room, chamber misshitsu - hidden room kyou shitsu - classroom on shitsu - greenhouse

192HIN shina goods, article, elegance, dignity kuruma you hin - car parts ge hin - vulgar, indecent ke shou hin - cosmetics

193SHA yashiro company, firm, office sha kai - society kai sha - office, company shuppan sha - publisher

194SHA mono someone, person i sha - medical doctor gaku sha - a scholar gei sha - Geisha, woman performer

195SHU , ZU tehand kara te - Karate heta - not good at, poor at jou zu - good at, excells at te gami - letter (postal)

196SHUU week isshuu kan - one week sen shuu - last week rai shuu - next week shuu matsu - weekend

197SHUU , JU , narau learn ren shuu - practice ji shuu - self study fuku shuu - review, study again

198JUU , CHUU , sumu live, reside, dwell juu sho - (mailing) address i shoku juu - necessities of life,clothing, food, and housing i juu - migration

199SHUN haru spring (season) haru yasumi - spring break sho shun - early spring sei shun - youth

200SEI , SHOU , tadashii correct, justice, right sei kai - correct kai sei - revisement, amendment shou gatsu - the New Year


201SHOU sukunai , sukoshi , few, little shou shou omachi kudasaiPlease wait a moment shou nen - youth, boy shou gakkou - elementary school

202JOU chou , ba location, place ba sho - a place, area suki- jou - ski area chuu sha jou - parking lot

203CHIshiru to know, wisdom chi e - wisdom chi ji - governor koku chi - announcement, notice

204SHIN ma , makoto , true, reality sha shin - photograph makkura - pitch black makotoni - really, truely

205ZU , TO , e , hakaru , map, drawing, plan, unexpected chi zu - map ai zu - sign, signal i to - intention, aim


206SEI , SE , yogeneration, world, society se kai - the world sei ki - century jin sei - life

207SEKI yuu evening yuu gata - evening yuu yake - sunset yuu shoku - dinner

208SOU hashiru run kyou sou - race dassou - escape, desertion nige hashiru - to run away

209ZOKU tribe, family min zoku - tribe ka zoku - family kaku ka zoku - nuclear family

210CHUU sosogu , sasu , pour, flow into, concentrate on chuu i - caution, warning chuu mon - order (restaurant...) chuu sha - injection, a shot

211DEN tarice field yu den - oil field ta ue - rice planting inaka - the country (irreg. pron)

212DAI , TAI , stand, stage, pedestal bu tai - stage tai fuu - taiphoon dai dokoro - kitchen

213TAI matsu , machi , wait, depend on matte kudasai - please wait a sec ki tai - expectations, hopes shou tai - invitation

214DAI topic, subject shuku dai - homework wa dai - topic, subject mon dai - problem

215DO , TO , TAKU , , tabi degree, time, times occurred ichi do - one time, once on do - temperature kon do - next time

216RITSU , RYUU , , tatsu to stand ken ritsu - prefectural doku ritsu - independence hi tachi - Hitachi company

217RYO tabi trip, travel ryo kou - trip tabi bito - a traveller ryo ken - passport

218RYOKU, RIKI , chikara power, strength, exertion chikara mochi - strong person nou ryoku - ability kyou ryoku - cooperation

219CHUU hiru noon, daytime hiru ne - a nap chuu shoku - lunch, noonmeal hiru yasumi - lunch break, noon break

220CHOU machi town, village minato machi - port city chou min - townspeople chou kai - town council

221CHOU tori bird yaki tori - grilled chicken isseki ni chou - one stone, two birds -to kill 2 birds with one stone ko tori - a small bird

222TEN mise store, shop kai ten - the opening of a shop kissaten - coffee shop ten in - attendant, clerk of the store

223MON tou question, ask, problem mon dai - problem shitsu mon - question gi mon - question, doubt, problem

224TOU fuyu winter tou min - hibernation, winter sleep fuyu yasumi - winter vacation tou ki - winter season

225DOU , TOU , michi way, road, street, course ma gari michi - a winding road kaeri michi - the way home kata michi - a one way (trip)

226DOU hall nin ten dou - Nintendo video game company shoku dou sha - dining car shoku dou - lunch room, cafeteria

227TOKU special toku betsu - special toku ni - especially, particularly toku gi - special skill

228NIKU meat hi niku - irony, ironic gyuu niku - beef kin niku - muscle

229YA , SHO , noplains, field ara no - wasteland, wilderness ya kyuu - baseball nagano ken - Nagano prefecture

230HATSU abaku , tatsu , depart, start from, to happen shuppatsu - depart, leave baku hatsu - explosion hakken - discovery hatsu mei - invention

231HAN meshi meal, cooked rice go han - rice, meal asa go han - breakfast sui han ki - rice cooker

232BYOU yamai , yamu , ill, sick byou ki - sick byou in - hospital kyuu byou - sudden illness

233FU , BU , non-, negative, bad fu ka nou - impossible fu an - uneasy, unsure fu kou hei - unfairness, injustice

234FUKU clothing, obey you fuku - western style clothes i fuku - clothes fuku juu - obedience

235BUTSU , MOTSU , mono thing, matter, object shoku butsu - plant life mono gatari - story, legend tabe mono - something to eat

236BUN , MON , fumi , aya , sentence, literature bun mei - civilization bun ka - culture bun gu - stationery bun shou - a sentence

237BETSU wakareru , wakeru , separate, another, specially bessou - a second house toku betsu - special betsu ni - it's not that important, not particularly

238BEN tsutomeru exertion ben kyou - study fu ben kyou - idleness ben kyou chuu - in the midst of studying

239MOKU , BOKU , meeye hito me bore - love at first sight moku tek i - purpose, goal hidari me - left eye

240YOU mochiiru use, service, business shi you - use you shi - paper, form you i - prepare you jin bou - body gaurd

241YAyo , yoru , night, evening yo nige - flight in the night, fleeing in the night kon ya - this evening ya kan - night, night time

242YOU weekday nan you bi - what day of the week? kin you bi - Friday do you bi - Saturday

243YOU the West, western style, ocean you fuku - western style clothing you shoku - western (foreign) food you ga - foreign painting

244RIlogic, reason, truth ri yuu - reason, cause mu ri - impossible, unreasonable ri ka - science

245RYOU fee, materials ryou kin - a charge, a fee ryou ri - cooking, dish in ryou - a drink (written word)

246SOU , SHOU , ai each other , mutual , appearance , aspectminister of state shu shou - prime minister ai ai gasa - 2 people sharing an umbrella ai ka warazu - same as always;same ole same ole... sumou - Sumo (has a special su sound

247

ai love - I love you! ai sai - beloved wife ai chi ken - Aichi prefecture ai doku - a Book lover

248GOU , KATSU , au to be together; to fit ai ai gasa - 2 people sharing an umbrella ba ai - a case, situation gu ai - condition (of various things) tsu gou - circumstances, condition, convenience

249SHOU akinau to sell; trade shou kou - a trade port shou gyou - commerce, business

250SEN asai shallow, superficial kei ken ga asai - have little experience asa midori - light green, pale green


251YOazukaru , azukeru , to keep ,to take charge of to deposit azuke kin - key money yo gen - a prophecy

252KAN ase sweat , perspiration ase - sweat kan sen - sweat gland

253YUU asobu play; to be idle yuu en chi - an amusement park yuu sei - a planet yuu boku min - nomad mu yuu byou - sleepwalking

254CHIatai , ne , value, price ka chi - worth, value

255YOataeru to give , award , cause ,to assign (a task) ataeru - to give, to present


256ON atatakai warm , temperature ki on - temperature on sen - Onsen, hot spring on do - temperature (degree)

257DAN atatakai warm , cordial chi kyuu on dan ka - global warming atatamaru - to warm up; warm oneself

258TOU , ZU , atama head , top ishi atama - hard headed person (stone head) aka zu kin - Little Red Riding Hood(lit. red hood)

259HEN , BE , atai vicinity , neighborhood kono hen - this vicinity, around here

260TOU ataru , ateru , to hit , to win , to guess ben tou - lunch box, Bento hon tou - truth, really tou zen - naturally, of course teki tou - suitable, good, fit

261

atsu pressure ki atsu - atmospheric pressure den atsu - voltage

262SHO atsui summer heat; hot sho chuu - summer (middle of)

263NETSU atsui heat , hot , fever , craze ne tsu - a fever nesshin - fervor, zeal nettai - the tropical belt

264KOU atsui thick atsusa - thickness atsu gami - thick paper

265SEKI ato trace , marks, remains ashi ato - footprints i seki - ruins, historical remains ki seki - a miracle

266BOU abaku to disclose, open, exoise , violent ran bou - violent, rough

267YOKU abiru to bathe nikkou yoku - sunbathing

268KI abunai , ayaui dangerous , unsafe unsteady ki ki - a crisis kiki kanri - crisis management kikyuu - emergency kiken - danger, peril kiken jinbutsu - a dangerous person

269YUabura oil shou yu - Soy sauce tou yu - kerosene abura e - an oil painting

270SHIabura fat shibou - fat (body fat)

271KAN amai sweet ama kuchi - mildness, sweet flavor

272YOamasu , amari , amaru , to leave over , more than , the remainder , to remain,to be beyond (one's power) yochi - room, space hei kin yo mei - life expectancy

273HEN amu to compile , to knit shi hen - the Psalms hen shuu - editing, compiling hen shuu bu - editing department

274KAayamachi , sugiru , sugosu , a fault, error , to pass , elapseto exceed ,to go to excess tabe sugi - eat too much kako - the past kakokei - the past tense (grammar) sugi koshi no matsuri - the Passover

275GOayamaru mistake shikou sakugo - trial and error gokai - a misunderstanding

276KOU arai , areru , violent, rude, wild become rough arai - wild, rough are chi - desert, wasteland

277SEN arau wash o te arai - toliet, bathroom arai guma - racoon (lit. washing bear) sen taku - washing; laundry sen nou - brain washing

278SOU arasou , arasoi to struggle, quarrel quarrel , dispute kyou sou - competition, contest sen sou - war nan boku sen sou - the US Civil War

279KAI aratameru , aratamaru to change , reform ,to be reformed ,reform kai kaku - reform; reformation; innovation kei zai kai kaku - economic reform kai tei - revision

280HYOU arawasu , omute , to show ,to indicate , list , table , schedulethe outside, surface za seki hyou - seating chart ji kan hyou - time table dai hyou - representative happyou - announcement

281GEN arawasu actual , appear hyou gen - expression ai no hyou gen - an expression of love gen kin - cash, ready money gen zai - now, present days, current gen ba - the actual spot, scene of the crime

282CHO arawasu , ichijirushii author ,to write a book remarkable, conspicuous cho sha - author ichijirushii - remarkable

283ZAI aru to exist , country , suburbs son zai - existence tai zai - stay, sojourn

284AN kurai dark makkura - total darkness kura yami - darkness, the dark an ki - memorization, to learn by heart

285Icommit ,to entrust with i in - committee member makaseru - to entrust, leave ~ to

286I koromo clothes garments yukata - a yukata; summer kimono i fuku - clothes

287Ikakomu , kakou , enclose ,surround fun i ki - an atmosphere irori - a fireplace, hearth

288Ikurai rank , position , about ichi i - first place dono kurai - about how much; how far i chi - place, location, point

289Istomach i - stomach

290I , eki , yasashi i , yasui easy tsukai yasui - easy to use wakari yasui - easy to understand

291Iutsuru , utsusu , to transfer ,to infect , to move to remove ,to infect i min - immigration, immigrant i juu - migrate, migration

292Iedepend on yoru - depends on, to depend on jyou kyou ni yoru - depends on the situation i gan - a request

293Ierai great , remarkable erai - great, important i dai - greatness

294Ichigau , chigaeru , differ; wrong ma chigai - a mistake~ ~ni chigai nai - I am sure of ~ i han - violation , infrigement

295DOikaru , okaru , get angry to get angry okoru - get angry do sei - a roar ikarasu - to anger someone ikari - anger; hatred

296SOKU iki breath an soku - rest, repose tame iki - a sigh musuko - a son (irregular reading)

297iki boundary chi iki - a region, area chi iki ji koku - local time

298SEI ikioi power sei ryoku - influence, power, might ikioi komu - to go heart and soul into...

299KIiku how many , some ikutsu - how much?, how many? iku ta - many, a number of

300iku sodatsu , sodateru , to bring up , to educate , to grow kyou iku - education shou gai kyou iku - education for life tai iku - P.E.; gymnastics tai iku kan - a gym


301SEN ikusa , tatakau , war yuki gassen - snow ball fight rei sen - the Cold War sen jyou - a battlefield saku sen - tactics, stategy

302CHI ike pond den chi - a battery ike - a pond

303YUU isamu brave yuu ki - bravery yuu sha - a brave man, hero

304SHAKU , KOKU , ichi , seki , stone in seki - a meteorite ka seki - a fossil ji shaku - magnet hou seki - gem, jewel sekken - soap isseki ni chou - killing 2 birds with one stone

305SEN izumi spring on sen - hot spring, sen sui - a fountain


306BOU isogashii busy isogashii - busy ta bou - busy

307MAN , BAN , ita board (wood) , plate kan ban - sign, billboard ita basami - a dilemma,caught between a rock and a hard place

308TSUU itai , itamu , pain kata hara itai - absurd, ridiculous, laughable itami dome - a painkiller

309HOU idaku , daku , kakaeru , hug , hold hou you - hug, embrace shin bou - patience, to put up with... hou fuku zettou - convulsed with laughter,split one's sides laughing

310CHOU itadaki , itadaku , summit , receive chou jou - peak, summit (of a mountain) chou dai - please, give me... itadaku - receive (something)

311SHIichi city oosaka shi - Osaka City shimai toshi - sister cities ichi ba - market, marketplace

312SHI ito thread ito - thread, yarn, string tsuri ito - fishing line

313EI

itonamu manage , barracks hei ei - barracks ei gyou - business, management ei gyou chuu - in business

314HI ina no , denial san pi - pros and cons, approval and disapproval fu tei teki - negative, contradictory

315MEI , MYOU , inochi order isshou ken mei - with utmost effort,with all one's might un mei - fate,destiny kaku mei - revolution shi mei - a mission ju myou - a life span

316KIinoru to pray inori - a prayer shu no inori - the Lord's Prayer

317YOU iru require , necessary juu you - important, momentous, major hitsu you - necessary you kyuu - demands, request

318KYO iru reside kami shi bai - a picture play,telling a story with pictures nin gyou shi bai - a puppet show i ma - a living room

319GAN iwa rock; crag you gen - volcanic lava iwate ken - Iwate prefecture iwa nobori - rock climbing

320SHUKU , SHUU , iwai celebrate iwai - celebration, congratulations shuku sai jitsu - a festival day shuku fuku - a blessing

321IN hiku , hikeru , draw , pull wari biki - a discount, reduction tsuna hiki - tug-of-war hiki dashi - a drawer (from a desk) hikkoshi - to move in you - a quotation, citation

322IN shirushi sign , mark in shou zukeru - to impress someone in shou teki - impressive in do jin - a person from India

323IN yoru cause gen in - cause, source yotte - because of, accordingly

324Uha , hane , feather , wing hane - a feather wa - a counter for birds ichi wa - one (bird)

325Uuniverse, eaves, house u chuu - the universe, space u chuu jin - an alien u chuu hi kou shi - an astronaut u chuu ryo kou - Space travel

326SHO ui , hatsu , hajime , first beginning sai sho - first, from the beginning, onset hatsu basho - New Year's Sumo tournament

327SHOKU ueru , uwaru , to plant , to set up ta ue - rice planting shoku butsu - plants,vegetation shoku min chi - a colony

328SHIukagau to ask , to visit , to hear ukagau - to visit, to ask, inquire (honorific)

329FUukabu , uku , to float ,to come to mind , to be left over uku - to float uki yo e - Ukiyoe(pictures of everyday life in the Edo Period)

330JU ukaru , uke , to receive , popularity , receptacle ju ju - give and receive ukeru - to be received, become popular,to catch on ju ken - taking a test ukemi - the passive (grammar)

331SHOU uketamawaru to hear , to agree to shou chi - know, say yes, consent shou nin - recognition, acknowledgement

332SHITSU ushinau to lose , slip shitsu gyou - unemployment shippai - failure, mistake shitsu bou - disappointment shitsu rei - rude, impolite, excuse me

333HAKU usui thin , light , weak , pale usu usu - dimly, slightly hakka - peppermint

334GIutagau to doubt , suspect , suspicion ,doubt kai gi - doubt, skepticism utagau - to doubt you gi sha - a suspect (person) gi mon - a question, doubt, problem gi mon bun - interrogative sentence

335NAI , DAI , uchi inside an nai - information, guidance ken nai - within a prefecture nai sho - secret, confidential, privacy

336DA utsu strick , hit , to beat shita uchi - click one's tongue, smacking lips nuki uchi - a sudden assault; be surprised by uchi ageru - to launch, shoot up(a rocket, space shuttle or fireworks)

337BIutsukushii beautiful , beauty san bi - praise san bi ka - a hymn, praise song bi jin - a beautiful woman bi jutsu - art, fine arts

338KI utsuwa vessel , tool ka en hou sha ki - a flame thrower gakki - a musical instument shou ka ki - a fire extinguisher sui han ki - a rice cooker

339WAN ude arm , talent ,ability ude - an arm ryou ude - both arms ude zumou - arm wrestling (arm Sumo)

340SAN ubu , umu , childbearing , product , fortune ,to give birth , to produce o mi yage - a souvenir,present from a trip for someone koku san - a national product ha san - bankrupt fu dou san - real estate

341BA uma , ma , horse uma - horse ka ba - a hippo; hippopotamus shima uma - a zebra yabu same - archery from horseback baka - foolish, an idoit, stupid

342MAI umaru , umeru , to be buried , to be filled up , to bury ,to fill up umaru - to be buried ana ume - to fill in the blanks (of a form...)

343KEI uyamau respect son kei - repect, honor,esteem kei go - honorific language, terms of respect

344RI ura reverse side , back , opposite ura waza - an underhanded trick ,using secret knowledge ura guchi - back door shu ri ken - a throwing star (ninja!) ura giru - to betray

345SEN uranau , uranai , shimeru , to divine , divination , to occupy ,to hold (a seat) doku sen - a monopoly sen ryou chi - occupied territory (by an army)

346TOKU uru , eru , acquire , gain kokoro e - information, knowledge eru - to get; to gain

347KAI , E , picture abura e - oil painting uki yo e - Ukiyoe, everyday life in Edo period e hon - a picture book (children)

348KAI , E , mawaru , mawasu , a turn , to turn ikkai - once, one time kon kai - this time, now mawashi - Sumo's lioncloth kai fuku - recovering, recovery

349EI oyogu swim en ei - long-distance swimming sui ei - swimming kan chuu sui ei - swimming in dead of winter

350EI sakaeru , hae , haeru , flourish , glory ei kou - glory ei you - nutrition


351EI nagai eternal ei en - forever, eternity ei zoku - permanence, persistent

352EI surudoi sharp surudoi - sharp

353EKI , YAKU , war , office , duty , role , service aku yaku - the bad guy part, role of the villian doku mi yaku - a taster for posion yaku ni tatsu - be useful; be helpful

354EKI liquid doku eki - venom (from a snake...) ketsu eki gata - blood type

355SHIeda a branch (of a tree) kare eda - a dead branch tsuma you ji - toothpick shi dare yanagi - a Weeping Willow


356ETSU koeru , kosu , to go over , to exceed , to cross , to move to hikkoshi - moving, changing residence oi koshi - passing

357SHOU emu , warau , to laugh , to smile okashii - funny, strange, amusing e gao - a smiling face

358SEN erabu to choose erabu - to choose, select sen kyo - elections (very noisy!)

359EN sono garden kou en - park you chi en - kindergarden

360EN , ON , tooi far ei en - forever, eternity mimi ga tooi - poor hearing bou en kyou - telescope en soku - trip; hike; picnic

361EN shio salt shoku en - table salt shio mizu - salt water

362EN to act ,to perform a play enka - Enka (style of Japanese music) kai en - curtain opening (start of a play)

363EN nobiru , nobasu , nobe , to be postponed , to be extended , to postpone ,to extend , total nobasu - to lengthen; to stretch; to grow a beard en ki - to postpone

364EN kemuru , kemuri , kemui , smoke kin en - NO SMOKING! kemui - smokey\

365SHO , CHObeginning (lineage) issho - together

, cord, string nai sho - secret, private

o(of a musical nai sho banashi - a secret talk

instrument)

366Okegasu , yogosu , kitanai , to bring disgrace upon , to soil ,to get dirty , yogosu - to stain, to soil o sen - pollution tai ki o sen - air pollution

367O , WA , yawaragu , nagomu , peace, sum, Japan shou wa - emperor & era name of Japan (1926-89) chou wa - harmony hei wa - peace wa shoku - Japanese style food

368ROU oiru , fukeru , old e bi - a lobster, shrimp kei rou no hi - Respect for the Aged Day

369FUou , makeru , makasu , to bear ,to be indebted to , to lose ,be defeated , to beat ,defeat shou bu - a match, contest, bout make - a defeat kon make - to run out of patience;to give up due to being out-done

370OU tsui chase oi kakeru - to run after; chase tsui hou - banishment; exile

371OU king ou koku - kingdom, monarchy ou ji - a prince ou te - checkmate, check (shougi/chess) ou sama - a king

372OU , KOU , ki , ko yellow ou gon ritsu - the Golden Rule taso gare - twilight ki iro - yellow

373OU center shin ou - center of earthquake; epicenter chuu ou - the center; central; middle

374OU yoko side , width , beside yoko oyogi - the sidestroke (swimming) yoko zuna - the highest ranking in sumo ou dan - crossing (a road)

375OU Europe sei ou - Western Europe ou fuu - European style

376OU osu , osaeru , push oshi ire - a closet oshi uri - a high pressure salesman

377OU oku interior , inner part , depths , heart okusan - (your) wife oku no te - the last resort; secret skills

378HAN okasu to commit , violate , offense i han - violation; transgression sai han - second offense bou han - crime prevention gen kou han de - caught red handed han zai - a crime

379HAI ogamu worship , humbly guu zou rei hai - idolatry rei hai - worship hai kei - Dear ..., (start of a letter)

380HOoginau to supply ,to compensate , to supplement ho kyuu - supply; replenish ho chou ku - hearing aid

381CHI oku to place , to put i chi - place; situation oki ba - a place to store something

382OKU hundred million ichi oku - 100,000,000

383CHIokurasu , okureru , osoi , slow , late chi koku - to be late; lateness chi en - to delay; procrastination

384GOU , SOU , okuru to present a gift zou shuu wai - bribery; corruption okuri mono - a present; gift

385YOU osanai childish , very young you ji - a baby; infant you chi en - kindergarten

386CHI , JI , osamaru , naosu , to rule over , govern , cure sei ji - politics; government min shu sei ji - Democratic government naosu - to cure; heal mei ji ji dai - the Meiji Period (1868-1912)

387SHUU osamaru to obtain , to pay (taxes) ,to store shuu kaku - harvest shuu nyuu - income shuu you - accommodation

388KYOU osoreru , osore , osoroshii , to fear , fear , anxiety , fearful , fierce ,awful osoroshii - terriable; dreadful kyou fu - terror; fear kyou ryuu - dinosaur

389RAKU ochiru , otosu , to fall ochiru - to fail (a test); fall down; to drop osha re - fashion-conscious saru mo ki kara ochiru -Even monkeys can fall from the trees. (idiom) anyone can make mistakes

390FU , FUU , otto husband , man ku fuu - a device; scheme jyou bu - healthy; strong; sturdy dai jyou bu - ok; alright fuu fu - a married couple; husband and wife

391HOU otozureru , tazuneru to visit , to call on tan bou - an inquiry; searching hou mon - to visit; to call

392YOU odori , odoru , dance , to dance , to jump odoru - to dance odori - a dance

393KAKU onoono each , every kakkoku - every country; each country kaku eki tei sha - local train(a train that stops at every station)

394TAI obi , obiru , a belt , a region ,to wear ki ken chi tai - danger zone kuro obi - a black belt (martial arts) kei tai den wa - a keitai (portable phone) nettai - the tropics

395

obaeru , kaku , to remember , to understand kan kaku - sense; sensation me zamashi to kei - alarm clock me o samemasu - to wake up(eyes wake up)

396

omo , men , omote , face , surface,side , phase ,mask , face , outside, front getsu men - the surface of the moon ji men - ground; earth's surface seki men - to blush (red face) ryou men - both sides men setsu - interview (for job...)

397

ori , setsu , oru , , to break , to fold ori gami - paper folding, origami u setsu - to turn right

398

kou , furu , oriru , to fall (rain, snow)to get offto come down kou u - rainfall, rain kou san - to surrender, give into...

399

on , gyo , go , , honorific prefix go han - rice (rice is important) go ku rou sama - thanks for your hard work go chi sou - feast! treating someone to food

400KOU , KYOU , ka , kaori , kaoru , , fragrance kou sui - perfume hon kon - Hong Kong


401KAsubject of study gakka - subject; course of study ka gaku - science kyou ka sho - a textbook

402KA , KE , bakeru , bakasu , change (into) koku sai ka - internationalization chi kyuu on dan ka - global warming bun ka - culture o bake - ghost

403KA ni load ni motsu - luggage, baggage omo ni - a heavy load; burden

404KAkuwaeru , kuwawaru , add san ka - participation zou ka - an increase

405KAhanisu , hateru , hate , fruit , end kou ka - effect, results hatashi jou - a letter of challenge(from an enemy) ka juu - fruit juice


406KAmoney, goods kin ka - a gold coin kou ka - a coin

407KAsection, lesson ka chou - section chief ka zei - taxes, taxation

408KApossible, approve kyo ka - permission, approval kawaii - cute, pretty fu ka nou - impossible ka nou sei - possibility

409KAkawa river gin ga - The Milky Way hyou ga - a glacier ka ba - hippopotamus

410KAcandy, confectionery okashi - sweets, snack kashi ya - confectionery shop

411KA kutsu shoes kutsu shita - socks kutsu migaki - shoe shine, shining shoes

412

kai shell , shellfish kai - a shell ka zuka - a shell mound(remains of ancient socities' dump)

413KAI (1st, 2nd) floor (of a building) rank; on kai - music scale bushi kai kyuu - warrior class kai dan - stairs

414KAI machine ki kai - a machine ki kai hon yaku - machine translation

415KAI kokoroyoi pleasant yu kai - pleasant, happy kai soku - express (train), high speed

416KAI , GE , toku , tokasu , tokeru , explanation , to solve , untie ,dissolve go kai - a misunderstanding sei kai - answers, solution ri kai - understanding, comprehension mon dai kai ketsu - solve a problem,problem-solving

417KAI hai ashes ka zan bai - volcanic ash hai iro - grey (color)

418KAI mediate , come between ,to aid shou kai - introduce ji ko shou kai - self-introduction

419KAI mina all , everything , everyone mina san - everyone kai ki nisshoku - total solar eclipse

420GAI harm , calamity haku gai - persecution en gai - smoke pollution

421KOU kau , majiru , majiwaru , to be mixed , to associate with gai kou - diplomacy mi kawasu - to exchange glances,to look at each other kou kan - to exchange, trade

422

kaesu , hen , kaeru , , return kuri kaeshi - to repeat iki o fuki kaesu - to come back to life hen ji - reply, answer

423SEI , SHOU , kaerimiru , haburu , to reflect upon , to look ,suffix 'governmentdepartment'to omit , cut down mon bu shou - Ministry of Education kaku shou - each ministry (of the govenment)

424HEN kaeru , kawaru , change , abnormal ai kawarazu - same as always;nothing changed tai hen - dreadful, terrible, very... hen shin - metamorphosis, transformation

425TAI kaeru , kawaru , replace furi kae - transfer (money at post office) ki gae - a change of clothes

426KAN kaeru , kawaru , exchange kou kan - trade, exchange kan ki - ventilation (exchange of air)

427KEI kakari , kakaru , connect, in charge kan kei - relationship (between people and things) kakari in - person in charge of something

428

kakari , kakeru , kakaru , hang, catch, call te gakari - a clue (in a case), scent, trail oi kakeru - to chase,follow someone or something

429GEN kagiru limit mu gen - infinite sei gen soku do - speed limit

430KETSU kaku , kakeru , lack akubi - yawn, yawning ketten - a weak point, fault

431KAKU kade , tsuno , angle, corner, horn san kaku - triangle tai kaku - diagonal toni kaku - anyway, anyhow, at any rate kaku kai - the world of Sumo

432KAKU , KYAKU , guest, customer o kyaku sama - customer (said to customers) rai kyaku - a visitor, guest, caller kan kou kyaku - a tourist

433KAKU , KOU , norm, status jin kaku - personality, character gou kaku - passing (test), success

434KAKU tashika , tashikameru make certain, certain tashika - if I'm not mistaken... definite kaku nin - affirmation, confirmation mi kaku nin hi kou buttai - UFO

435KAKU kawa leather, reform kai kaku - reform, reformation kei zai kai kaku - economic reform kaku mei - revolution

436KAKU hitai amount, forehead kin gaku - an amount of money sa gaku - balance,diference, margin

437SEN kashikoi wise, clever, smart ken mei - wisdom, intelligence ken jin - wise man

438SUU , SU , kazu , kazoeru , count, number san suu - arithmetic fuku suu - plural

439KEI , GYOU , kata , katachi , shape, form, type ka ko kei - past tense (grammar) nin gyou - a doll

440KEI kata type ketsu eki gata - blood type gen kei - a prototype, model

441HEN kata fragment, one-sided kata kana - Katakana kata omoi - unrequited love, one-sided love

442KEN kata shoulder kata kori - stiff shoulders kata guruma - piggy back on shoulders,riding on one's shoulders

443

katai , ko , katameru , katamaru , , solid, firm, hard katai - stubborn, firm gyou ko ten - freezing point

444NAN katai , muzukashii , nikui , difficult, disaster hi nan - to take refuge, evacuate, run for cover tabe nikui - hard to eat arigatou - thank you

445KOU katai hard katai - hard, firm, strong kou ka - a coin

446KEN katai firm katai - hard, steadfast kata kurushii - formal, stiff, stuffy

447KEI katamuku , katamukeru incline, lean kei chou - listen carefully mimi o katamukeru- to incline one's ears, to listen

448SHOU katsu , masaru , win, excel uchi katsu - overcoming, conquer shou bu - a bout, fight, match

449KATSU active, live, activity sei katsu - life, living,lead a life fukkatsu - revival, restoration kakkazan - an active volcano katsu dou - activity, movement

450KATSU waru , wari , wareru , saku , , , divide ichi wari - 10 percent bun katsu - partition, division


451TAN katsugu , ninau , bear, undertake fu tan - burden, charge, responsibility tan nin - person in charge of something

452MON kado gate sen mon - major (university), speciality,subject of study, expert nyuu mon - entering an institute, introduction to...

453HIkanashii , kanashimu sad ji hi - compassion, mercy mu ji hi - ruthless, merciless

454HITSU kanarazu without fail hisshi ni - frantically, desperately, for one's life hisshou - sure victory, be certain of victory hitsu you - necessary, essential

455HIkano , kare , he, that kare shi - a boyfriend kanojo - a girlfriend


456KOU kamou , kamaeru , structure, posture , construct, mind, put oneself in a posture kekkou - splendid, nice, it's enough kamaimasen - I don't mind, it's ok

457SHIN , JIN , kami , kan , kou , , god, God, mind kou be - Kobe (city in Japan) sei shin - mind, spirit, intention kami sama - God

458HATSU kami hair kin patsu - blond hair san patsu - hair cutting tomo shira ga - growing old together (couple)

459SHIN karai hard, spicy hot (food) karai - spicy hot tsurai - hard, heart breaking

460KOkarasu , kareru , to let dry , wither kare ki - a dead tree, dry wood natsu gare - summer slump

461RAKU karamaru , karamu , entwine,to twine around ren raku - contact, communication, connection tan raku - short-circuit (electronics)

462KEI karui , karoyaka , light (weight) kei han zai - a light offence karu kuchi - a talkative person (loose mouth)

463HI kawa skin kawa - skin, hide, leather, fur, pelt, bark hi niku - sarcasm

464SOKU kawa side uchi gawa - the in-side, interior mukai gawa - the other side

465KAN kawakasu , kawaku , dry kan sou ki - a dryer (drying machine for clothes...) kan pai - cheers! (lit. dry cup)

466KAN samui cold, kan chuu sui ei -swimming in the dead of winter bou kan - protection against the cold

467KAN feeling, sense, feel ji kan - real feelings dai rokkan - the 6th sense, a hunch onna no chokkan - women's intuition kanjiru - to feel, experience kan sha - thanks, gratitude kan dou - to be moved (emotionally)impressed

468KAN complete, perfect kan peki - perfect, completeness kan zen - perfection, completeness kan zen shu gi sha - a perfectionist (person)

469KAN government kei satsu kan - a policeman kan chou - government office

470KAN kuda pipe, control kekkan - a blood vessel kan gakki - a wind (musical) instrument kan sei tou - a control tower ki ki kan ri - crisis control (management)

471KAN seki concern, barrier kan kei - a relationship gen kan - entrance to house(where you take of shoes) kan shin - concern, interest

472KAN view kan kou - sightseeing kan kou biza - tourist visa

473KAN publish gekkan - a monthly publication shuu kan - published weekly yuu kan - evening paper

474KAN nareru , narasu , habit, custom, to get used to shuu kan - custom, habit, manners nareru - to become accustomed to, get used to...

475KAN hosu , hiru , dry ume boshi - umeboshi (dried sour plum) hoshi kusa - hay (dry grass)

476KAN maku , maki , roll up, volume e maki - a scroll with pictures tatsu maki - a tornado hachi maki - a headband maki mono - a scroll

477KAN simple kan tan - easy, simple kan ryaku - simplicity

478KAN a can(drink or food can) aki kan - an empty can kan zume - packed can, canned goods kan kiri - a can opener

479KAN wazurau sickness, affection kan ja - a patient juu kan - a serious (heavy) sickness

480GAN maru , marui , marumeru , round hi no maru - the Japanese flag maru mie - completely visable, see everything

481GAN kishi (sea) shore kai gan - seashore, coast kawa gishi - a river bank

482GAN nekau wish, ask a favor,desire nen gan - one's heart's desire negai - a wish, a desire gan bou - desire, wish, aspiration

483GAN fukumu , fukumeru , contain, include, keep in one's mouth gan chiku - significant fukumi warai - suppressed laugh,giggle, chuckle

484KI shirusu write down an ki - memorize, learning by heart nikki - a diary sou sei ki - Genesis ki oku - memory

485GO , KI ,term expect en ki - to postpone, postponement gakki - a (school) term, semester dou ki - same class, entered (work, school) at the same time

486KIrare, aspire, desire ki bou - wish, desire, hope ki bou sha - person wishing to do something(join something...)

487KIseason (of the year) shi ki - the 4 seasons ki setsu - the seasons, season ki setsu teki - seasonal

488KIyorokobu joy, happy oo yorokobi - great joy yorokobi utau - joyfully singing

489KI hata machine, occasion ki kai - a machine kan sou ki - a dryer, drying machine ki ki - crisis ji dou han bai ki - a vending machine(drinks...) sen puu ki - an electric fan

490KIrule, regulation, compass ki kaku - norm, standard ki soku - rule, regulations

491KIyoru , yoseru , to approach, to drop in, to gather , contribute,to draw up a chair toshi yori - the aged, old people ii yoru - to court, to make a pass

492KItsukue desk tsukue - desk ki jou no kuu ron - amchair theory;academic gossip, empty theory

493GIdiscuss, debate kai gi - a meeting, conference fu shi gi - strange, mysterious gi kai - Diet, congress, parliament

494GIwaza skill ura waza - underhanded trick, secret trick toku gi - a special skill gi jutsu - technology, technique, art

495SHOU kieru , kesu , extinguish, put out, spend kai shou - to cancel, cancellation kieru - to vanish keshi gomu - an eraser

496RIkiku advantage, profit ken ri - right, privilege shou ri - victory, win,triumph ben ri - convenient, handy, useful

497KOU kiku effect, efficiency kou ka - effectiveness, result kou ka teki - effective, successful

498CHOU kizashi , kizasu , trillion (US) billion (Eng) sign, symptom kizashi - a sign, omen zen chou - omen, premonition

499KOKU kizamu engrave, carve, to cut fine shin koku - serious chi koku - lateness, to be late

500CHIKU kizuku to build , construction kai chiku - reconstruction ken chiku - construction shuu chiku - renovation, resoration, repair


501KYOU , KEI , kisou , seru , compete (in a race...) kyou ei - swimming race kyou gi - a match, game kyou sou - competition

502KITSU inhale, drink ju dou kitsu en - passive smoke kissaten - coffee house, coffee shop

503KITSU tsumeru , tsumaru , tsumu , to call to account , to cram,to put close to,to shorten kan zume - canned food, canning sushi zume - packed in like sushi (sardines)

504KETSU kimaru , kimeru , to be decided , decide kai ketsu - solution, settlement ketsu gi - vote, decide u ten kekkou - even in case of rain, will proceed(not cancelled)

505KUN kimi you (familiar) , ruler,added tonames of boys sho kun - Ladies & Gentlemen! kimi - you(to girls - be careful can be consided a little rude)


506GYAKU sakarau , saka , reverse, opposite saka sama - up-side down gyaku kou ka - back fire,opposite of what was hoped for gyaku setsu - paradox

507KYUU grade ikkyuu - 1st class, 1st grade kou kyuu - high class (expensive) jou kyuu - advanced level, upper class bu shi kai kyuu - the warrior class

508KYOU tama ball takkyuu - ping pong, table tennis chi kyuu - the Earth

509KYOU motomeru seek tan kyuu - a quest, pursuit you kyuu - to demand, request kyuu ai - courting kyuu shoku - searching for a job, job-hunting

510KYOU naku cry kan kyuu - to be moved to tears naki warai - a tearful smile,smile through one's tears

511KYOU sukuu save, rescue kyuu kyuu sha - an ambulance kyuu sei shu - Messiah, Savior kyuu mei - life saving

512KYUU supply, pay kyuu shoku - school lunch kyuu ryou bi - pay day

513KYUU , KU , hisashii long time hisashiburi - it's been a long time ei kyuu shi - permanant tooth

514KYUU old, former fukkyuu - restoration, rehabilitation kyuu sei - maiden name (former name) kyuu yaku sei sho - the Old Testament

515KYUU suu suck, breathe in shin ko kyuu - deep breath jin kou ko kyuu - artificial respiration,mouth to mouth

516KYO yurusu permit, pardon, forgive un ten men kyo - drivers licence yurushi - pardon, forgiveness, permission kyo ka - permission, approval

517GYO sakana , uo , fish kin gyo - goldfish tobi uo - flying fish nin gyo - mermaid, merman

518SEI , SHOU , kiyoi , kiyomaru , kiyomeru , , clean, clear, pure shi mizu - spring water sei mei - pure & clean

519KYOU hashi bridge ishi bashi - stone bridge ho dou kyou - pedestrian bridge

520KYOU tomo together kou kyou - public, community to tomo ni - together with kyou san - communist

521KYOU cooperate kyou kai - association,society, organization nippon hou sou kyou kai -NHK (public television in Japan)

522KYOU , KEI , heru manage, passagecircles of longitude kei ei - management kei ken - experience kei zai - economics, business

523KYOU , KEI , sakai boundary, border line, situation kan kyou - environment kyou kai - boundary

524KYOU , KU , tomo , sonaeru , attendant , offer kodomo - child, children kyou kyuu - supply, provision sonae mono - an offering

525KYOU mune , muna , chest (body part) muna ge - chest hairs kyou bu - chest area

526KYOU sakebu shout sakebi - a shout, scream otakebi - a war cry,roar

527KYOU conditions, state of things, still more jyou kyou - circumstances, situation jun bi jyou kyou - preliminary conditions,initial conditions

528KYOU semai , sebameru , sebamaru , , narrow sema kurushii - cramped, to small of a place kata mi ga semai - feeling ashamed

529KYOU hasamu , hasamaru , hold between, clasp sentaku basami - clothes pin ko mimi ni hasamu - to happen to overhear

530KYOKU magaru , mageru , music, song, curve, turn ikkyoku - a tune, one song kaba- kyoku - a cover, remake of a song magari michi - a winding road

531KYOKU bureau, segment kekkyoku - after all, in the end bei kou kuu u chuu kyoku - NASA (USA) hou sou kyoku - broadcasting office

532KYOKU , GOKU kiwameru , kiwamaru , kiwami , , extreme, pole (north and south) sekkyoku - positive nan kyoku - the South Pole, Antarctic hokkyoku - the North Pole

533GYOKU tama gem, jewel, round object go hyaku en dama - 500 yen coin mizu tama - a drop of water o te dama - juggling

534SAI kiwa verge, occasion kou sai - company, association koku sai - international jissai - actual condition, practical

535KIN even, level hei kin - equilibrium, balance,average heikin jyu myou - life expectancy

536KIN prohibit, not allowed kin en - no smoking! kin en sha - non-smoking car kin shi - prohibited, not allowed

537KIN , GON , tsutomeru , tsutomaru , service kin mu - duty, service kin mu sha - workers, men on duty kin rou - labor, exertion

538KUdistrict, ward gyou sei ku - administrative district ku betsu - distinction, to make a distinction

539KUkurushii , kurushimu , kurushimeru , nigai , nigaru , , , , suffering , bitter , painful rou ku - labor, toil, hardship atsu kurushii - sweltering hot ne gurushii - unable to sleep well go ku rou sama - good work!Thanks for your labors

540KU , KO , storehouse sou kou - a warehouse rei zou ko - refrigerator

541KU , KOU , beni , kurenai , crimson kuchi beni - lipstick kou kai - the Red Sea

542GUtool , utensil , ingredients ama gu - rain gear (umbrella, raincoat...) ka gu - furniture (lit. house equipment) dou gu - tool, equipment, implement gu ai - condition gu tai teki - concrete, definite, tangible

543GUU by chance , couple ,even numbers hai guu sha - spouse hai guu sha biza - spousal visa guu zen - by chance, unexpectantly guu zou - idol, statue

544GUU sumi nook, corner kata sumi - corner, nook sumi zumi - every nook & corner

545SOU kusa grass kai sou - seawead michi kusa o kuu - to loiter on the way,to stop and eat the grass (take your time coming home stopping where ever)

546YAKU kusuri medicine , a drug doku yaku - poison ge doku yaku - antidote tou yaku - dosage hana gusuri - bribe, hush money

547KUTSU horu to dig hori dashi mono - a good find,a bargain, good buy horu - to dig, excavate

548HAI kubaru distribute, deliver shi hai - to rule, control, direct shi mei te hai - search for a suspect, wanted... shin pai - worry, concern betsu hai tatsu - special delivery

549SHU kubi head , neck ashi kubi - ankle ji shu - surrender, give oneself up shu shou - Prime Minister

550SOkumi , kumu , organize, assemble ban gumi - program (TV) kumi awaseru - to put together,to assemble


551DON kumori cloudy kumori - cloudy (weather) ama gumori - overcast weather

552ZOUstore , rei zou ko - refrigerator

warehouse , ai zou - treasured, cherished

kurato own ,

to have

553BOkurasu , kureru , dusk,to grow dark , live,to make a living kure - year end, sunset, nightfall ii kurasu - spend the time talking,pass time by chatting

554HIkuraberu compare hi kaku - comparison hi kaku teki shou - comparatively small,relatively small

555KUN instruct i kun - dying instructions on kun - kanki readings kun ren - practice, drill


556GUN army, military kyuu sei gun - the Salvation Army shou gun - Shogun, general gun ka - war song

557GUN mureru , mure , group , crowd gun shuu - a multitude, crowd, mob gun ma ken - Gunma Prefecture

558MOU ke hair aka ge - red head, red hair kami no ke - hair (on head) hana ge - nose hair ke mushi - caterpillar

559KEI scene kei shiki - scenery, landscape zen kei sha shin - panoramic phot

560KEI gaurd against, warn kei satsu - police kei ei - guard, patrol, escort kei kan - a policeman kei koku - a warning

561GEI art, skill kakushi gei - hidden talent gei sha - geisha gei jutsu - art, the arts gei jutsu teki - artistic

562GEI mukaeru meet, welcome kan gei - welcome,reception mukae utsu - meet the enemy, ambush, attack gei geki - ambush attack

563GEKI drama en geki - theatrical play geki teki - dramatic

564KETSU chi blood shukketsu - bleeding hana ji - nose bleed

565KETSU musubu , yuu , yuwaeru , , tie, conclude kekka - result, consequence kekkon - marriage ketsu ron - conclusion

566KEN kewashii danger, steep ki ken - danger, peril ken kou ho ken - health insurance tan ken - exploration bou ken - adventure, risk, venture

567

ken prefecture kaku ken - all prefectures fukui ken - Fukui prefecture ken chou - prefectural head office ken ritsu - prefectural ~, (built by the prefecture)

568KEN matter jyou ken - conditions, terms rou dou jou ken - working conditions

569KEN ticket, certificate, coupon shou ken - securities, bonds shou hin ken - gift certificate ryo ken - passport

570

ken examine sha ken - car inspection ($$$) tan ken - explore, expedition ken sa - inspection, examination ken ji - public prosecutor

571KEN right, power gi ketsu ken - right to vote tokken - privilege, special right ken ri - right, privilege

572KEN noki eaves noki - eaves (of a house) noki shita - under the eaves

573GEN hara original , plain no hara - a field gen in - the cause gen shi - atom

574GEN heru , herasu , decrease saku gen - cut, reduction hara hetta - I'm hungry.(my stomach is empty.)

575FUN ko , kona , powder ka fun - pollen ko mugi ko - flour hi no ko - sparks (from a fire)

576KOtodoor ami do - a screen door, window screen e do - Edo, old name for Tokyo. hiki do - a sliding door

577KOmizumi lake jin zou ko - a man-made lake bi wa ko - Lake Biwa,the largest inland lake in Japan

578KOindividual ko jin teki - personal, individual, ko jin takushi- - privately owned taxi

579KOyobu call ko kyuu - breath, respiration yobi dashi - to call out, to call(someone or something)

580KOyatou employ, to hire yatoi nushi - an employer yotoi nin - an employee yatou - to hire, to employ

581GOtagai reciprocal, mutual, each other tagai ni - together with, mutually kou go - mutual, reciprocal, alternate

582REN koi , kou , koishii , , love hatsu koi - first love, puppy love koishii - to miss..., beloved, dear koi bito - lover, sweatheart

583NOU koi thick koi - think, strong, deep (color) nou tan - light and shade (of colors), shading

584KOU hikaru , hikari , light ei kou - glory ina bikari - a flash of lightning kan kou - sightseeing, tourism take mitsu - a bamboo sword

585KOU muku , mukeru , mukau , mukouturn toward hou kou - direction, way mukou - over there, beyond, the other side hou kou on chi - no sense of directions

586KOU saiwai , sachi , shiawase , , happiness, happy kou fuku - happiness kou un - good fortune, happiness

587KOU minato port, harbor kuu kou - airport hon kon - Hong Kong kai kou - a sea port

588KOU konomu , suku , like, favorable yuu kou - friendship iro yoi - good, encouraging, friendly dai suki - like very much, love kou ki shin - curiosity, inquisitiveness

589KOU navigate kou kai - voyage, sailing bei koku kou kuu u chuu kyoku - NASA

590

kou , sousou , season, serve i sourou - a lodger who pays nothing for his stay ki kou - climate, weather conditions

591KOU tagayasu till, plow, cultivate sei kou u doku - on fine days work the farm,on rainy days read a book kou saku - cultivation, farming

592KOU ore, mine kin kou - a gold mine tan kou - a coal mine kou butsu gaku - mineralogy

593KOU lecture kou en - lecture kou shi - lecturer kou dan - story-telling

594KOU sara , fukeru , fukasu , , renew, to change, to reform, yo fukashi - stay up late, a night owl sara ni - furthermore, what's more, again... kou kai - reform, renewal, renovation

595KOU assent, consent shu kou - assent, consent kou tei teki - affirmative

596KOU suburb kin kou - suburbs, the outskirts kou gai - suburbs, the outskirts

597GOU number, signal, sign ao shin gou - a green (blue) signal light an gou - code, password, cryptic message ki gou - symbol, mark, code se ban gou - number on player's back

598HIkoumuru , kaburu , be subject to, to suffer (damage), to receive ,to wear (a hat) hi gai - damage hi gai sha - a victim, sufferer

599SEI , SHOU , koe , kowa , voice uta koe - singing voice ura goe - falsetto hana goe - nasal voice, speaking through the nose

600CHOU koeru , kosu , surpass, very chou - super, ultra, prefix meaning very (kind of slangish) chou on soku - supersonic speed


601HYOU koori , hi , ice kaki goori - chipped ice (sweet dessert) hyou zan - iceberg tsurara - icicle hyou ten - freezing point

602TOU kooru , kogoeru , to freeze rei tou - refrigeration, freezing tou ketsu ki - freezer

603KOKU tani valley tani ai - valley tani soko - the bottom of a valley

604KOKU tsugeru notify kei koku - a warning kou koku - advertisement hou koku - report, information

605YOU koshi waist, hip koshi kake - a bench, stool, chair koshi yowa - weak kneed


606KOTSU hone bone gen kotsu - a fist ago bone - jaw bone

607DAN kotowaru , tatsu , cut off, resolve ou dan - cross (a street) ketsu dan - decision, determination

608SAI komaka , komakai , hosoi , hosoru , , , small, fine, minute , slender, thin sai kin - germs sai ku - workmanship, craft(used as a suffix for type of workmanship) i sai men dan - details when we meet.(official sounding)

609

komaru , kon , be in trouble kon nan - difficulty,distress - bewilderment

610

komu , komeru , into,be crowded iri komi - a foldout, insertion zei komi - tax included tobi komi - a leap, jump,plunge, dive

611BEI , MAI , kome rice, America chuu bei - Central America nichi bei - Japan and America

612SATSU , SAI , SETSU , , korosu kill an satsu - assassination hissatsu - a certain kill

613FU kowai fearful, scared kyou fu - dread, terror, fear oji ke - a fear

614KON ne root go kon - the root (origin) of a word dai kon - Japanese radish ya ne - roof, housetop

615KON majiru , mazaru , mazeru , , mix, blend, associate with kon ran - confusion,chaos, disorder mazeru - to mix

616KON marry, marriage kekkon - marriage shin kon - newly wed kon yaku - engagement

617SA sasu difference ji sa - time difference hito sashi yubi - index finger sashi ageru - to offer, to give (polite) yubi sasu - to point at ji sa boke - jet lag

618SAlook into ken sa - inspection, examination sou sa - search, investigation tan sa ki - a probe (space)

619SA , SHA , suna sand sa gan - sand stone sa tou - sugar sa baku - desert

620SA , SAI , futatabi repeat, another time, again sai ken - rebuilding, reconstruction sai han - second offense

621ZAsuwaru seat, sit down sei za - a constellation (stars) sei za - sitting Japanese style, sitting correctly za seki - a seat

622SAI talent ten sai - genius, natural gift sai en - a talented woman

623SAI matsuri , matsuru , festival bun ka sai - Culture Day natsu matsuri - Summer festival sai jitsu - national holiday

624SAI na vegetable ya sai - vegetables san sai - edible wild plants

625SAI mottomo most, -est sai aku - the worst sai kin - recently, these days sai kou (not psycho) - the highest, the best, the supreme

626SAI tsuma wife ai sai - beloved wife ina zuma - lightning

627SAI toru pick, gather sai shu - picking, collecting, gathering, harvesting sai ten - grading, marking

628SAI sumu , sumasu , settle, relieve kei zai - economics, business, economy kyuu sai - relief, rescue, help

629SAI , SEI , year, age suffix nan sai - how old? ban zai - Hurrah!, Cheers! live 10,000 years!

630SAI , ZAI , wealth shi zai - private property zai san - property, fortune, assets sai fu - wallet

631ZAI timber, materials kyou zai - teaching materials moku zai - lumber, timber, wood

632ZAI tsumi sin, crime zai aku - a crime tsumi bito - a sinner

633HAN saka slope saka - slope, hill saka michi - a hill road

634SHU sake sake, alcohol sake - sake saka ya - dealer of sake, alcohol (notice saKA)

635TAN sagasu , saguru , probe, search tan kyuu - quest, pursuit tan ken - explore, exploration tan tei - detective

636SOU sagasu look for sou sa - search, investigation sou sa hon bu -criminal investigation headquarters

637HAI sakazuki cup, counter for cups sakazuki - a wine cup, goblet ihhai - one cup (of drink)

638

saku bloom, come out (flowers), blossom saki hokoru - to be in full bloom saku - to bloom

639SAKU yesterday, last... saku jitsu - yesterday(note: this is also the kanji for kinou) saku ban - last night

640SAKU , SATSU , card, volume,counter for books sassuu - number of books san satsu - 3 books

641SHIsasaeru to support, branch shi kyoku - branch office (tv stations... ~kyoku)) shi hai - to rule, control, direct

642SHI sasaru , sasu , to stab (with a knife) shi geki teki - stimulating sasareru - to be stabbed

643SHIsasu , yubi , to point , finger sashi shimesu - to point to,to indicate, to show shi ki sha - (music) conductor

644TEI , JOU , sadaka , sadameru , sadamaru , , fix, decide,to establish tei kan shi - the definate article (the) tei ki - a fixed term (period of time) jyou gi - a ruler (for measuring)

645SATSU fuda bill, paper money ,tag,label, ticket satsu - paper money

646SATSU suru print suri komu - to insert (illustration), to stencil ha ke - paint brush

647SATSU inspect, guess kei satsu - police kan satsu - observation

648ZATSU zou rough mixed zasshi - magazine fukuzatsu - complicated, complexity

649YOU sama formal title, mode sama zama - various you su - state, appearance

650REI samasu , sameru , tsumetai , hieru , hiyasu , , , , cold tsumetai - cold to the touch rei gai - damage due to the cold rei sen - the cold war


651SARA plate, dish sara arai ki -a dishwasher machine sara - dish, plate

652SHOKU sawaru , fureru , touch, feel fure ai - to get in touch, to get to know sawaru - to touch

653SAN to calculate san su - arithmetic soroban - abacus (non-regular reading)

654SAN mairu attend maitta - I'm beat, I give up san ka - participation, to participate

655SAN chiru , chirasu , chirakasu , chirakaru , , , to scatter chirakaru - messy, to lie scattered about san patsu - hair cut,. cutting hair san po - a stroll, a walk


656SAN approve, praise san pi - for & against, yes and no san bi ka - hymn, praise song

657ZAN nokoru , nokosu , remain, ruthless nokori mono - left over (usually food) zan nen - that's too bad, it's a shame

658SHIji , tsugu , tsugi , , next tsugi no you ni - as follows, in the following manner shi dai - order, immediately

659SHI ha tooth ha i sha - dentist ha migaki - toothpaste

660SHIhistory shi jyou - historical shi jyou sai dai - the greatest in history

661SHI , JI , shimesu to show sashi shisu - to indicate, to point to an ji - a hint, suggestion

662SHImaster, teacher kyou shi - an instructor, teacher kou shi - a lecturer boku shi - a pastor, minister, clergyman

663SHIresources gaku shi - school fund, money needed for school shi kaku - qualifications, requirements, capabilities ten nen shi gen - natural resources

664SHIwords ka shi - lyrics, words to a song kei you shi - adjective (grammar) saku shi - write a song, song making serifu - lines (of a play...), speech

665SHImagazine zasshi - magazine nisshi - diary tsuri baka nisshi - 'the diary of a fishing fool'- a popular long running comedy movie series

666RO ji road ie ji - the road back home, going home kou soku dou ro - freeway, highway

667JI mimi ear hatsu mimi - to hear something for the first time mimi ga tooi - hard of hearing, poor hearing

668JI tera buddhist temple tera - temple

669JI , NI , child ko ji - an orphan you ji - young child, infant ji dou - children, juvenile

670JIyameru resign, retire o se ji - flattery, compliment ji sho - a dictionary

671JIniru look like, resemble mane - to imitate (non-regular reading), mimicry ni gao - likeness, portrait ni au - to match, suit well (clothes...), looks good with

672JI , ZYO , nozoku to remove oo sou ji - big cleaning, spring cleaning ku jo - extermination, destruction(has no relation to steven king's cute pup)

673SHIKI ceremony, style kekkon shiki - a wedding ceremony sai shin shiki - the newest style ryaku shiki - informal, simplified

674SHIKI know chi shiki - knowledge, information shiki ji ritsu - literacy rate

675JIKI , CHOKU , tadachini , naosu , naoru , , straight, fix shou jiki - honesty, integrity massugu - straight ahead, going straight kangae naosu - to reconsider, rethink

676SEI , ZYOU , shizu , shizuka , shizumaru , shizumeru , , , quiet rei sei - calmness, cool, composure sei den ki - static electricity

677TEKI shizuku , shitataru , drop of liquid, trickle,to drip sui teki - water drops ten teki ki - a dropper

678CHIN shizumu , shizumeru , to sink chin ka - sinking chin shi mokkou - lost in deep thought chin moku - silence

679SHITSU shimeru , shimesu , damp ka shitsu ki - humidifier shikke - moisture

680JITSU mi , minoru , real, truthto bear fruit ki no mi - nut, berry gen jitsu - reality jitsu gen - realization (of a dream) shin jitsu - truth

681TOU shima island han tou - peninsula mu jin tou - deserted island, island with no people shima nagashi - exile, banishment

682HEI shimaru , shimeru , tojiru , tozasu , , to close yuu hei - imprisonment, house arrest, confinement hei kai - closing (a meeting)

683SHA suteru to throw away, discard tsukai sute - disposable nage suteru - to throw away

684SHAKU , SEKI , mukashi old, former times,long ago mukashi mukashi - a long time ago(start of fairy tales) mukashi banashi - a legend, folklore, story

685JYAKU yowai , yowaru , yowamaru , yowameru , , weak, weakness jyaku shin - a weak earthquake yowa mushi - a weakling, coward

686JYAKU wakai , mushikuha , young waka waka shii - youthful waka mono - young people, youth

687SHU , SU , mamoru , moi , to protect, to obey, to guard ru su - absence, not being home mi mamoru - to watch over (something)

688SHU toru to take kaki tori - dictation shiri tori - word chain game kiki tori - to hear, to understand,to catch someone's words

689SHU tane seed, variety kaku shu - every kind, all sorts shurui - type, variety, a kind, category

690SHUU su a state (US's states) ou shuu - Europe (used in newspapers) kyuu shuu - the most southern of the 4 majorJapanese islands furorida shuu - the state of Florida

691SHUU , JUU hirou pick up shuu shuu - settling, coping inochi biroi - barely escaping a dangerous situation

692SHUU mawari around an area shuu ha suu - frequency (of radio waves) mawari - surroundings, things (or people) around

693SHUU fune , funa , a small boat u chuu sen - space ship kyaku sen - a passenger ship kuro fune - the black ship;foreign ships in the Edo period

694JUU , NYUU , yawarakai soft(to the touch) juu dou - Judo yuu juu fu dan - indecisiveness

695SHUKU yado , yadoru , yadosu , , to stay, lodge, an inn shuku mei - fate, destiny shuku choku - night watch, night gaurd

696JUTSU noberu to speak, to state moushi noberu - to say, to state kou jutsu - verbal statement

697JUTSU an art gi jutsu - technology, a technique, skill doku shin jutsu - lip reading nin jutsu - the art of the Ninja, stealth & combat

698JUN order, a turn, obey juu jun - obedience jun chou - favorable, smoothness, smoothly

699JUN standard, a rule, semi~ sui jun - water level jun bi chuu - in preparation,not open yet (business)

700JUN pure, purity tan jun - simplicity tan jun ni ieba - to put it simply,simply put...


701

SHO tokoro place, area sui sen ben jo - flush toilet juu sho - address (home) dai dokoro - kitchen

702SHO deal with, to manage sho ri - managment sho bun - disposal, punishment

703SHO government office shou bou sho - fire station zei mu sho - tax office

704SHO many sho kun - Ladies and Gentlemen! sho koku - various countries

705JO tasukeru , tasukaru , suke , , to help kyuu jo - aid, help, relief jo gen - advice, suggestion


706SHOU chapter (in a book) jo shou - preface dai isshou - the first chapter

707SHOU yaku , yakeru , to burn hi yake - sun burn yuu yake - sun set yaki tori - grilled chicken

708SHOU , ZOU , image, elephant in shou - an impression in shou ha - the impressionists

709SHOU teru , terasu , tereru , , illuminate shou mei - illumination tai shou - contrast

710SHOU prize, award no-beru shou - the Nobel Prize shou hin - prize, trophy

711SHOU maneku to invite maneki neko - cat that invit

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