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List of 1000 Kanji S.No Kanji Readings Meanings Examples 1 ICHI, ITSU one, the first ichi - one, the number one & , ) ৻⇟ ichi ban - #1, the best hito(tsu) ⇇৻ sei kai ichi - the best in the world ŷ ŭ ( ũ ) hitori - one person, alone 2 NI two, second ni - two ՛ dai ni - the second futa(tsu) ni gatsu - February [the 2nd month] ź Ť ( ũ ) 3 SAN three, third san - three X san kaku - triangle mit(tsu) san gatsu - March [the 3rd month] Ƅ Ũ ( ũ ) 4 SHI , YON four, fourth yon or shi - four , M X ྾⚖ yon kyuu - 4th grade yo-, yot(tsu) shi gatsu - April [the 4th month] ƍ Ũ ( ũ ) 5 GO five, the fifth go - five go ka getsu - 5 months itsu(tsu) ʼn ũ ( ũ ) www.thejapanesepage.com 1

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    S.No Kanji Readings Meanings Examples

    1 ICHI, ITSU one, the first ichi - one, the number one , ichi ban - #1, the best

    hito(tsu) sei kai ichi - the best in the world ( ) hitori - one person, alone

    2 NI two, second ni - two dai ni - the second

    futa(tsu) ni gatsu - February [the 2nd month] ( )

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

    4 SHI , YON four, fourth yon or shi - four , yon kyuu - 4th grade

    yo-, yot(tsu) shi gatsu - April [the 4th month] ( )

    5 GO five, the fifth go - five go ka getsu - 5 months

    itsu(tsu) ( )

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

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

    ( )

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

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

    10 JUU ten juu - ten juu kyuu - 19 [lit. 10 & 9]

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

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

    momo

    12 SEN a thousand issen en - 1000 yen san sen ni hyaku - 2,200

    chi ni sen nen - the year 2000, 2 millennium

    13 MAN , BAN ten thousand hyaku man - a million (1,000,000) [100 &10,000] , ichi man en - 10,000 yen (about $100 US)

    yorozu ban zai - hurrah! banzai! hooray!

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

    chichi chichi oya - father

    15 BO, MU , KAA mother, mom okaa san - a mother, mommy , , haha no hi - Mother's Day

    haha ho bo - a kindergarten teacher, a nurse

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    16 YUU a friend tomo dachi - friends, a friend yuu jou - friendship

    tomo yuu kou koku - a friendly nation

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

    onna jo yuu - an actress

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

    otoko yuki otoko - the abominable snowman

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

    hito bi jin - a beautiful woman

    20 SHI, SU a child, a kid, ko domo - children, child , children, the young otoko no ko - a boy [man's child = boy]

    ko ko neko - kitten [child cat] okashi - candy, sweets

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    21 NICHI, JITSU the sun, day aru hi - one day , mai nichi - everyday

    hi , ka kyou - today [irregular] , nichi you bi - Sunday

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

    tsuki tsuki - the moon getsu you bi - Monday

    23 KA fire, light hana bi - fireworks hi bana - sparks

    hi ka zan - volcano [lit. fire mountain] ka you bi - Tuesday

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

    mizu sui you bi - Wednesday

    25 MOKU, BOKU tree, wood ki nobori - tree climbing , matsu no ki - pine tree

    ki , ko moku you bi - Thursday ,

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    26 KIN , KON gold , money okane - money , [note: the o is added for 'respect.' ]

    kane, kana shou kin - prize money , kin you bi - Friday

    27 DO, TO earth, ground, soil nen do - clay , to chi - ground, area, soil

    tsuchi do you bi - Saturday

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

    moto slender objects hon - a book

    29 KYUU rest, vacation natsu yasumi - summer vacation hiru yasumi - lunch break

    yasumu oyasuminasai - 'Good night!'

    30 GO word, speech, ni hon go - Japanesea language mono gatari - a story, tale, legend

    katari , kata(ru) narration, koku go - national language , ( ) to tell, to speak (in Japan, Japanese)

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

    toshi kyo nen - last year

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

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

    mae ne nen mae - two years ago-

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

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

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

    37 MAI , BAI each , every mai nichi - everyday , mai asa - every morning

    gotoni mai shuu - every week ( )

    38 SEN previous, ahead sen sei - teacher douzo, osaki ni - Please go first.

    saki sen jitsu - the other day

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

    ima kon do - next time

    40 KA what, how many nan nin - how many people? nani ka - something

    nani , nan nani? - What? , nan ji desu ka? - What time is it?

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

    ue, uwa toshi ue - older, old (in years) ,

    42 KA, GE bottom, under, kutsu shita - socks [lit. shoes under] , down chi ka - underground, basement

    shita, shimo, moto toshi shita - junior, younger, young , ,

    43 SA left hidari te - left hand hidari ashi - left leghidari tsukue no hidari - to the left of the desk

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

    migi migi te - right hand

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

    higashi tou kyou - Tokyo

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    46 SEI , SAI west nishi guchi - west entrance , kan sai - Osaka and surrounding area, Kansai

    nishi nishi doitsu - West Germany tai sei you - the Atlantic

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

    48 HOKU,BOKU north kita amerika - North America , pekin - Bei jin (In China)

    kita nan boku sen sou - the (US) Civil War hokkai dou - Hokkaido

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

    50 MEI name, fame, na mae - name famous yuu mei - famous

    na hiragana - Hiragana watashi no namae wa ... desu.

    - My name is …

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    51 KOU high, costly, tall sai kou - the highest, the best, supreme kou kou sei - a high school student

    taka, takai takai biru - a tall building , ( )

    52 SHOU small, little shou gakkou - elementary school chiisai ie - a small house

    chiisai shou setsu - a novel, a story (fiction) ( )

    53 CHUU middle, center, ichi nichi juu - all day long within, inside ie no naka - inside the house

    naka ben kyou chuu - while studying, in the midst of studying

    54 TAI, DAI big, large, great dai gaku - university, college , ookii kokoro - a big heart

    ookii tai kai - big meet, convention, rally ( )

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

    nagai nagai michi - a long road

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

    57 BUN,FUN, a part, share, han bun - half , to divide, separate bu bun - a part

    wakeru to understand ki bun - feeling, mood ( ) wakarimashita - I understand

    58 GAKU, KAKU learning, science, ka gaku - science , to learn chuu gakkou - middle school, JHS

    manabu suu gaku - math, arithmetic ( )

    59 KOU school gakkou - school kou kou - senior high school

    kou nai - within the school, on school grounds

    60 SEI, SHOU birth, life, kaku sei - a student , to give birth, isshou - all life, a lifetimeikiru , umareru to live jin sei - life (human)

    ( ) , sen sei - teacher, master, doctor... ( )

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    61 SAN mountain ka zan - a volcano [lit. fire mountain] fu ji san - Mt. fuji

    yama gomi no yama - a mountain of garbage yama - a mountain

    62 SEN a river, stream kawa - a river ishi kawa ken - Ishikawa prefecture (on Honshu)

    kawa o gawa - a stream [lit. small river]

    63 HAKU white shiroi - the color white shiro ari - termite [lit. white ant]

    shiroi haku chou - swan [lit. white bird] ( )

    64 TEN heaven, the sky ten jou - ceiling ten ki - weather

    ama , ame ten goku - heaven, paradise , ten sai - genius

    65 U rain ame - rain ama mizu - rain water

    ame, ama oo ame - heavy rain ,

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    66 DEN , TEN electricity, den sha - (electric) train , electric powered den chi - a battery

    inazuma den wa - a telephone den ki - electricity, light (from light bulb...)

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

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

    69 KOKU country, a nation kan koku - Korea gai koku - foreign country

    kuni chuu goku - China

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

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    71 WA a talk, a topic, ei kai wa - English conversation (class) a story mukashi banashi - an old tale, legend

    hanashi , hanasu shu wa - sign language [lit. hand talk]

    ( )

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

    ( ) , ( )

    73 JIKI , SHOKU eating, a meal, tabe mono - food [lit. eating thing] , food tabetai - (I) want to eat

    ku ( u ) , ta ( beru ) shoku ji - a meal ( ) , ( )

    74 DOKU to read yomi yasui - easy to read doku sho - reading

    yo (mu ) yonde kudasai - please read ( )

    75 RAI to come mi rai - the future [lit. not yet come] rai getsu - next month

    kuru , kitaru de ki ru - able to do something, ready for( ) , ( )

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    76 SHO book, document to sho kan - library sei sho - the Bible [lit. holy book]

    ka ( ku ) ji sho - dictionary ( )

    77 KEN to see, misete - show me! to show hana mi - flower viewing,

    miru , mieru watching cherry blossoms in April ( ) , ( ) mieru - be able to see, visible

    78 KOU, GYOU to go ikimashou - Let's go! , gin kou - bank

    iku , yuku ryo kou - a trip, travel ( ) , ( )

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

    ( ) , ( )

    80 NYUU enter, to go in, naka iri - intermission (of a play) to insert iri guchi - an entrance

    hairu , iru , ireru te ni iru - to obtain, to get your hands on ... ( )

    ( ) , ( )

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    81 KAI , E meeting, ei kai wa - English conversation , to meet [only kai wa means any conversation]

    au kai gi - meeting, conference ( ) kyou kai - church

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

    aoi ao iro - blue color ( )

    83 SEKI, SHAKU red aka chan - a child, infant , seki dou - the equator

    akai aka ji - red ink, in the red, a deficit ( )

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

    ( )

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

    aki

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

    sora , aku kuu kou - airport , sora - sky

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

    hiraku , hirakeru ( )

    ( )

    88 A, AKU bad, evil warui mono - a bad fellow, , someone (something) bad

    warui sai aku - the worst ( ) aku ma - devil, demon

    89 CHOU morning asahi shinbun - Asahi newspaper ke sa - this morning [irregular pronunciation]

    asa mai asa - every morning asa go han - breakfast [lit. morning rice]

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

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

    92 MI taste, experience aji mi - try the taste, have a taste i mi - meaning

    aji shu mi - hobby

    93 SHIN new, fresh atarashii kuruma - a new car shin bun - newspaper

    arata , atarashii shin nen - new year ( )

    ( )

    94 SHUU to collect, gather hen shuu - editing (newspaper, book...) atsumeru - to collect, to gather something

    atsu ( meru ) shuu kai - assembly, group ( )

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

    ani

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

    97 HO , BU to walk, to step ippo ippo - one step at a time, step by step san po - a walk, stroll

    ayu ( mu ) , aru ( ku ) dai ippo - the first step ( ) ( )

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

    ( ) yuu mei - famous

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

    yasui an zen - safe, safety

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

    I

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    101 I mind, heart, i mi - meaningattention chuu i - warning, caution, be careful

    you i - preparation, prepare i ken - opinion, view

    102 I more, with, i ka - below, less than, underthrough, i jou - more than, over, this is all

    on account of i shin den shin - telepathy, mind reading

    103 GEN , GON speech, statement koto ba - word, language , to say hitori goto - soliloquy, talking to yourselfiu , koto word, expression hou gen - dialect

    ( ) ,

    104 KA , KE house ka zoku - family , sakka - writer, novelist, author

    ya , ie ai byou ka - lover of cats ,

    105 KYUU to hurry kyuu kyuu sha - ambulance tokkyuu - limited express train

    isogu oriento kyuu kou - Orient Express ( )

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    106 KEN dog ko inu - puppy ban ken - watch dog

    inu ai ken ka - lover of dogs

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

    imouto shi mai to shi - sister cities

    108 SHIKI , SHOKU color ao iro - blue , ki iro - yellow

    iro juu nin to iro - 10 people 10 colors, different strokes for different folks

    109 ON , IN sound on gaku - music , hatsu on - pronunciation

    ne , oto fuku in - the Gospel, good news ,

    110 IN member, official i in - committee member kai in - member, membership

    sha in - company employee

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

    dai gaku in - graduate school

    112 IN to drink nomi mono - something to drink, a drink nomi mizu - drinking water

    nomu nomi hou dai - all you can drink

    113 GYO fish nin gyo - mermaid kin gyo - goldfish

    uo , sakana tobi uo - flying fish ,

    114 DOU to move un dou - exercise, movement dou butsu - animals

    ugoku kan dou - deeply impressed, moved, touched ( )

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

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    116 KA a song kokka - national anthemto sing ka shi - lyrics, words to music

    uta , utau ka bu ki - Kabuki, Japanese play , tan ka - Tanka, 31 syllable Japanese poem

    117 SHA to copy, sha shin - photograph take (a photo) sha shin ka - photographer

    utsusu sha sei - sketching, drawing from life

    118 EI to be reflected, ei ga - movie to project on a eiga kan - the movies, cinema

    utsuru , utsusu screen, reflect hou ei - televising ,

    119 KAI sea, ocean nihon kai - Japan Sea hokkaidou - Hokkaido,

    umi the most northern big island of Japan kai gan - beach, coast

    120 BAI sale hatsu bai - new product for sale, sale to sell uri mono - something for sell

    uri , uru bai bai - selling & buying ,

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    121 UN luck, un ga - canal to carry un mei - fate, destiny

    hakobu an zen un ten - safe driving

    122 JUU , CHOU heavy ki chou - precious, valuable kasane gi - wearing clothes over clothes

    omoi juu ten - important point, to stress something

    123 EI England, English, seki ei - quartz grand ei kai wa - English conversation

    hanabusa ei yaku - English translation ei yuu teki - heroic

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

    eki ben - station bento (lunch)

    125 SHUU end, finish sai shuu - the final, last, closing shuu sen - end of war

    owari , tsui shuu den - the last train , shuu ryou - end, termination

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    126 TA many, much, oosugiru - too muchfrequent ta bun - probably, maybe

    ooi ta moku teki - multi purpose

    127 KI get up, wake up haya oki - getting up early omoi okosu - to recall a memory

    okiru , okosu ichi nen hokki - be resolved to ... ,

    128 OKU roof, house, shop hon ya - book store shi bai go ya - playhouse, theater

    ya ya shiki - mansion

    129 SOU send ei sei hou sou - satellite broadcasting nama hou sou - live broadcast

    okuru sou kin - sending money (through mail...)

    130 KYOU teach, faith, kirisuto kyou - Christianity education shuu kyou - religion

    oshieru yudaya kyou - Judaism kyou iku - education

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    131 DAI , TEI younger brother itoko - cousin , kyou dai - brothers

    otouto de shi - disciple, pupil mana deshi - favorite student, teacher's pet

    132 DOU same, agree, dou i - agreement, same thought equal dou on go - homonym

    onaji dou ki - same class, same period, contemporaries

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

    134 SHI think i shi - intention, purpose kata omoi - one sided love, unrequited love

    omou ryou omoi - mutual love omoi dasu - to recall, remember

    135 SHIN parent, relative, chichi oya - father parent familiar haha oya - mother parent

    oya , shitashii ryou shin - parents , oya yubi - thumb

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    136 KA , KE flower ike bana - flower arrangement , hi bana - a spark

    hana hana bi - fireworks hana mi - flower viewing (cherry blossoms)

    137 KA summer natsu yasumi - summer vacation natsu matsuri - summer festival

    natsu ka ki ji kan - daylight savings time

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

    san sui ga - landscape picture

    139 KAI world se kai - the world, society se kai ichi - the best in the world

    shi kai - field of vision, sight

    140 BAI buy kai mono - something to buy, shopping bai bai - selling & buying, trade

    kau kai nush i - the buyer, purchaser

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    141 KI return, arrive at, okaerinasai - Welcome home! come home Said when someone comes home

    kaeru kaeri michi - the way back home, the road home ki koku - return to home country

    142 DAI generation, price, e do ji dai - Edo period (1603-1868) substitute, ko dai - ancient days

    kawari , kawaru exchange juu dai - the teens, teenager, from 11-19 , age, generation

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

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

    145 TAI lend kane kashi - money lending kashi ya - a house for rent

    kasu chotto kashite kudasai - Let me borrow ___ for a sec

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

    kata mi kata - view point, way of looking

    147 SHI paper te gami - letter (postal) ori gami - origami, paper folding

    kami wa shi - Japanese paper

    148 TSUU go through, fu tsuu - common, generally, ordinary avenue, traffic toori (or doori) - street, avenue

    tooru , toori tuu yaku - translate, interprete ,

    149 TAI body, object ki tai - gas, vapour gu tai teki - concretely, tangible

    karada , katachi karada ga yowai - body is weak ,

    150 SHAKU borrow, rent kari mono - borrowed thing shakkin - debt, loan

    kariru kari ie - house for rent

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    151 KAN China kan ji - Kanji, Chinese characters kan bun - Chinese literature

    han kan wa - Chinese character - Japanese dictionary

    152 KAN building, palace ei ga kan - movie theater to sho kan - library

    yakata sui zoku kan - aquarium

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

    moto ji gen - dimension

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

    kangaeru , kangae ii kangae - a good thought

    155 CHAKU , IYAKU to wear ama gi - rain wear , uwa gi - a coat, jacket

    kiru tou chaku - to arrive

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    156 KYUU , KU research, study ken kyuu - research ken kyuu kai - research society

    kiwameru kyuu mei - investigation

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

    158 KYOU , KEI capital tou kyou - Tokyo , pekin - Beijing, China

    miyako jou kyou - going to the capital (Tokyo)

    159 KYOU , GOU strong kyou teki - strong enemy, fierce enemy , ben kyou - study

    tsuyoi sai kyou - the strongest

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

    waza san gyou - industry

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

    kiru fumi kiri - railway crossing

    162 KIN , KON near, early sai kin - recently , kin ki - the Kinki area (Osaka, Kyoto, Nara...)

    chikai chika goro - recently, lately kin jo - neighborhood

    163 GIN silver kin gin - gold & silver gin kou - bank

    shirogane jun gin - pure silver

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

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

    kou jou - factory

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    166 KOKU black an koku - darkness shiro kuro - black and white

    kuro , kuroi makkuro - pitch black ,

    167 KEI plan, measure kei kaku - plan, scheme to kei - watch, clock

    hakaru on do ke - thermometer

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

    togu ken shuu - training

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

    tateru sai ken - rebuilding, reconstruction

    170 KEN testing, examine, shi ken - exam, test effect jikken - experiment

    tamesu tai ken - (personal) experience

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    171 KO old tsukai furusu - to wear out something kou ko gaku - archaeology

    furui furu hon ya - used bookstore

    172 KOU wide, broad hiro ba - an opened space, plaza kou koku - advertisement

    hiroi , hiromeru kou hou - public relations, publicity ,

    173 SHIN heart, mind ai koku shin - patriotism an shin - relief, peace of mind

    kokoro i shin den shin - telepathy shita gokoro - hidden intentions, secret motive

    174 SHI test, try, nyuu shi - entrance examinationexperiment ude dameshi - testing one's abilities (arm)

    kokoromiru , tamesu sotsu gyou shi ken - graduation test ,

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

    kotaeru , kotae kai tou - answer, solution ,

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    176 JI , ZU matter, thing, shi goto - work , fact, business dai ji - important

    koto ka ji - housework ki ji - article (newspaper)

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

    kai ten - revolution, rotate

    178 SAKU , SA make, produce, sakka - author, writer , prepare te zukuri - handmade

    tsukuru tou saku - plagiarism

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

    mugi cha - barley tea

    180 SOU fast, early haya kuchi - talk fast asa hayai - early morning

    hayai sassoku - at once, immediately (irreg. sound)

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    181 SHI stop kin shi - prohibited, not allowed tachi iri kin shi - keep off! dont come in

    tomaru , tomeru , tome chuu shi - suspension, interruption , ,

    182 JI , SHI oneself doku ji - original, peculiar , ji ei - self-defense

    mizukara ji ga ji san - praising one's own work

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

    tsukaeru shi goto - work

    184 SHI death, die uchi ji ni - die in battle, die in action chi shi - lethal, fatal

    shinu hisshi - desperate, inevitable death, frantic

    185 SHI begin kai shi - commencement, begin sue shi jyuu - forever

    hajimeru hajimemashite - nice to meet you

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    186 SHI use ten shi - angel tai shi - ambassador

    tsukau , tsukai tsukai yasui - easy to use ,

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

    watashi , watakushi ,

    188 CHI , JI ground, earth igoko chi - comfort , u chuu ki chi - space station

    gen zai chi - you are here on a map, present location

    189 JI hold, have ki mochi - feeling, mood okane mochi - rich man

    motsu , moteru chikara mochi - strong man ,

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

    jisshitsu - substance, essence

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    191 SHITSU room, chamber misshitsu - hidden room kyou shitsu - classroom

    muro on shitsu - greenhouse

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

    shina ke shou hin - cosmetics

    193 SHA company, firm, sha kai - society office kai sha - office, company

    yashiro shuppan sha - publisher

    194 SHA someone, person i sha - medical doctor gaku sha - a scholar

    mono gei sha - Geisha, woman performer

    195 SHU , ZU hand kara te - Karate heta - not good at, poor atte jou zu - good at, excells at

    te gami - letter (postal)

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    196 SHUU week isshuu kan - one week sen shuu - last week

    rai shuu - next week shuu matsu - weekend

    197 SHUU , JU learn ren shuu - practice , ji shuu - self study

    narau fuku shuu - review, study again

    198 JUU , CHUU live, reside, dwell juu sho - (mailing) address , i shoku juu - necessities of life,

    sumu clothing, food, and housing i juu - migration

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

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

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    201 SHOU few, little shou shou omachi kudasai Please wait a moment

    sukunai , sukoshi shou nen - youth, boy , shou gakkou - elementary school

    202 JOU location, place ba sho - a place, area suki- jou - ski area

    chou , ba chuu sha jou - parking lot

    203 CHI to know, wisdom chi e - wisdom chi ji - governor

    shiru koku chi - announcement, notice

    204 SHIN true, reality sha shin - photograph makkura - pitch black

    ma , makoto makotoni - really, truely ,

    205 ZU , TO map, drawing, chi zu - map , plan, unexpected ai zu - sign, signal

    e , hakaru i to - intention, aim ,

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    206 SEI , SE generation, world, se kai - the world , society sei ki - century

    yo jin sei - life

    207 SEKI evening yuu gata - evening yuu yake - sunset

    yuu yuu shoku - dinner

    208 SOU run kyou sou - race dassou - escape, desertion

    hashiru nige hashiru - to run away

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

    kaku ka zoku - nuclear family

    210 CHUU pour, flow into, chuu i - caution, warning concentrate on chuu mon - order (restaurant...)

    sosogu , sasu chuu sha - injection, a shot ,

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

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

    dai dokoro - kitchen

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

    matsu , machi shou tai - invitation ,

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

    mon dai - problem

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

    tabi kon do - next time

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    216 RITSU , RYUU , to stand ken ritsu - prefectural , doku ritsu - independence

    tatsu hi tachi - Hitachi company

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

    tabi ryo ken - passport

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

    chikara kyou ryoku - cooperation

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

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

    machi chou kai - town council

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

    222 TEN store, shop kai ten - the opening of a shop kissaten - coffee shop

    mise ten in - attendant, clerk of the store

    223 MON question, ask, mon dai - problem problem shitsu mon - question

    tou gi mon - question, doubt, problem

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

    fuyu tou ki - winter season

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

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    226 DOU hall nin ten dou - Nintendo video game company shoku dou sha - dining car

    shoku dou - lunch room, cafeteria

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

    toku gi - special skill

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

    kin niku - muscle

    229 YA , SHO plains, field ara no - wasteland, wilderness , ya kyuu - baseball

    no nagano ken - Nagano prefecture

    230 HATSU depart, start from, shuppatsu - depart, leave to happen baku hatsu - explosion

    abaku , tatsu hakken - discovery , hatsu mei - invention

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    231 HAN meal, cooked rice go han - rice, meal asa go han - breakfast

    meshi sui han ki - rice cooker

    232 BYOU ill, sick byou ki - sick byou in - hospital

    yamai , yamu kyuu byou - sudden illness ,

    233 FU , BU non-, negative, fu ka nou - impossible , bad fu an - uneasy, unsure

    fu kou hei - unfairness, injustice

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

    fuku juu - obedience

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

    mono tabe mono - something to eat

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

    237 BETSU separate, another, bessou - a second house specially toku betsu - special

    wakareru , wakeru betsu ni - it's not that important, not particularly ,

    238 BEN exertion ben kyou - study fu ben kyou - idleness

    tsutomeru ben kyou chuu - in the midst of studying

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

    me hidari me - left eye

    240 YOU use, service, shi you - use business you shi - paper, form

    mochiiru you i - prepare you jin bou - body gaurd

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    241 YA night, evening yo nige - flight in the night, fleeing in the night kon ya - this evening

    yo , yoru ya kan - night, night time ,

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

    do you bi - Saturday

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

    ocean you ga - foreign painting

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

    245 RYOU fee, materials ryou kin - a charge, a fee ryou ri - cooking, dish

    in ryou - a drink (written word)

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    246 SOU , SHOU each other , shu shou - prime minister , mutual , ai ai gasa - 2 people sharing an umbrella

    ai appearance , ai ka warazu - same as always; aspect same ole same ole...

    minister of state sumou - Sumo (has a special su sound

    247 love - I love you! ai sai - beloved wife

    ai ai chi ken - Aichi prefecture ai doku - a Book lover

    248 GOU , KATSU to be together; ai ai gasa - 2 people sharing an umbrella , to fit ba ai - a case, situation

    au gu ai - condition (of various things) tsu gou - circumstances, condition, convenience

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

    akinau

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

    asai

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

    azukaru , azukeru to deposit ,

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

    ase

    253 YUU play; to be idle yuu en chi - an amusement park yuu sei - a planet

    asobu yuu boku min - nomad mu yuu byou - sleepwalking

    254 CHI value, price ka chi - worth, value

    atai , ne ,

    255 YO to give , award , ataeru - to give, to presentcause ,

    ataeru to assign (a task)

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    256 ON warm , ki on - temperature temperature on sen - Onsen, hot spring

    atatakai on do - temperature (degree)

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

    atatakai

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

    259 HEN , BE vicinity , kono hen - this vicinity, around here , neighborhoodatai

    260 TOU to hit , to win , ben tou - lunch box, Bento to guess hon tou - truth, really

    ataru , ateru tou zen - naturally, of course , teki tou - suitable, good, fit

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    261 pressure ki atsu - atmospheric pressure den atsu - voltage

    atsu

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

    atsui

    263 NETSU heat , hot , ne tsu - a fever fever , craze nesshin - fervor, zeal

    atsui nettai - the tropical belt

    264 KOU thick atsusa - thickness atsu gami - thick paper

    atsui

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

    ato ki seki - a miracle

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

    abaku violent

    267 YOKU to bathe nikkou yoku - sunbathing

    abiru

    268 KI dangerous , ki ki - a crisis unsafe kiki kanri - crisis management

    abunai , ayaui unsteady kikyuu - emergency kiken - danger, peril kiken jinbutsu - a dangerous person

    269 YU oil shou yu - Soy sauce tou yu - kerosene

    abura abura e - an oil painting

    270 SHI fat shibou - fat (body fat)

    abura

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    271 KAN sweet ama kuchi - mildness, sweet flavor

    amai

    272 YO to leave over , yochi - room, spacemore than , hei kin yo mei - life expectancy

    amasu , amari , amaru the remainder , , to remain,

    to be beyond (one's power)

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

    amu hen shuu bu - editing department

    274 KA a fault, error , tabe sugi - eat too muchto pass , elapse kako - the past

    ayamachi , sugiru , sugosu to exceed , kakokei - the past tense (grammar) , to go to excess sugi koshi no matsuri - the Passover

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

    ayamaru

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

    arai , areru ,

    277 SEN wash o te arai - toliet, bathroom arai guma - racoon (lit. washing bear)

    arau sen taku - washing; laundry sen nou - brain washing

    278 SOU to struggle, quarrel kyou sou - competition, contest quarrel , dispute sen sou - war

    arasou , arasoi nan boku sen sou - the US Civil War

    279 KAI to change , kai kaku - reform; reformation; innovation reform , kei zai kai kaku - economic reform

    aratameru , aratamaru to be reformed , kai tei - revision reform

    280 HYOU to show , za seki hyou - seating chart to indicate , list , ji kan hyou - time table

    arawasu , omute table , schedule dai hyou - representative , the outside, surface happyou - announcement

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    281 GEN actual , appear hyou gen - expression ai no hyou gen - an expression of love

    arawasu gen kin - cash, ready money gen zai - now, present days, current

    gen ba - the actual spot, scene of the crime

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

    arawasu , ichijirushii remarkable, conspicuous

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

    aru suburbs

    284 AN dark makkura - total darkness kura yami - darkness, the dark

    kurai an ki - memorization, to learn by heart

    285 I commit , i in - committee memberto entrust with makaseru - to entrust, leave ~ to

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

    koromo

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

    kakomu , kakou ,

    288 I rank , position , ichi i - first placeabout dono kurai - about how much; how far

    kurai i chi - place, location, point

    289 I stomach i - stomach

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

    yasashi i , yasui

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    291 I to transfer , i min - immigration, immigrantto infect , to move i juu - migrate, migration

    utsuru , utsusu to remove , , to infect

    292 I depend on yoru - depends on, to depend on jyou kyou ni yoru - depends on the situation

    e i gan - a request

    293 I great , erai - great, importantremarkable i dai - greatness

    erai

    294 I differ; wrong ma chigai - a mistake~ ~ni chigai nai - I am sure of ~

    chigau , chigaeru i han - violation , infrigement ,

    295 DO get angry okoru - get angryto get angry do sei - a roar

    ikaru , okaru ikarasu - to anger someone , ikari - anger; hatred

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    296 SOKU breath an soku - rest, repose tame iki - a sigh

    iki musuko - a son (irregular reading)

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

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

    ikioi

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

    iku

    300 iku to bring up , kyou iku - education to educate , shou gai kyou iku - education for life

    sodatsu , sodateru to grow tai iku - P.E.; gymnastics , tai iku kan - a gym

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    301 SEN war yuki gassen - snow ball fight rei sen - the Cold War

    ikusa , tatakau sen jyou - a battlefield , saku sen - tactics, stategy

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

    ike

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

    isamu

    304 SHAKU , KOKU stone in seki - a meteorite , ka seki - a fossilichi , seki ji shaku - magnet , hou seki - gem, jewel

    sekken - soap isseki ni chou - killing 2 birds with one stone

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

    izumi

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    306 BOU busy isogashii - busy ta bou - busy

    isogashii

    307 MAN , BAN board (wood) , kan ban - sign, billboard , plate ita basami - a dilemma,

    ita caught between a rock and a hard place

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

    itai , itamu ,

    309 HOU hug , hold hou you - hug, embrace shin bou - patience, to put up with...

    idaku , daku , kakaeru hou fuku zettou - convulsed with laughter, , split one's sides laughing

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

    itadaki , itadaku itadaku - receive (something) ,

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    311 SHI city oosaka shi - Osaka City shimai toshi - sister cities

    ichi ichi ba - market, marketplace

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

    ito

    313 EI manage , hei ei - barracksbarracks ei gyou - business, management

    itonamu ei gyou chuu - in business

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

    ina

    315 MEI , MYOU order isshou ken mei - with utmost effort, , with all one's might

    inochi un mei - fate,destiny kaku mei - revolution

    shi mei - a mission ju myou - a life span

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

    inoru

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

    318 KYO reside kami shi bai - a picture play, telling a story with pictures

    iru nin gyou shi bai - a puppet show i ma - a living room

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

    iwa iwa nobori - rock climbing

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

    iwai shuku fuku - a blessing

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    321 IN draw , pull wari biki - a discount, reduction tsuna hiki - tug-of-war

    hiku , hikeru hiki dashi - a drawer (from a desk) , hikkoshi - to move

    in you - a quotation, citation

    322 IN sign , mark in shou zukeru - to impress someone in shou teki - impressive

    shirushi in do jin - a person from India

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

    yoru

    324 U feather , wing hane - a feather wa - a counter for birds

    ha , hane ichi wa - one (bird) ,

    325 U universe, u chuu - the universe, spaceeaves, house u chuu jin - an alien

    u chuu hi kou shi - an astronaut u chuu ryo kou - Space travel

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

    ui , hatsu , hajime ,

    327 SHOKU to plant , to set up ta ue - rice planting shoku butsu - plants,vegetation

    ueru , uwaru shoku min chi - a colony ,

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

    ukagau

    329 FU to float , uku - to floatto come to mind , uki yo e - Ukiyoe

    ukabu , uku to be left over (pictures of everyday life in the Edo Period) ,

    330 JU to receive , ju ju - give and receive popularity , ukeru - to be received, become popular,

    ukaru , uke receptacle to catch on , ju ken - taking a test

    ukemi - the passive (grammar)

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

    uketamawaru

    332 SHITSU to lose , slip shitsu gyou - unemployment shippai - failure, mistake

    ushinau shitsu bou - disappointment shitsu rei - rude, impolite, excuse me

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

    usui

    334 GI to doubt , suspect , kai gi - doubt, skepticismsuspicion , utagau - to doubt

    utagau doubt you gi sha - a suspect (person) gi mon - a question, doubt, problem

    gi mon bun - interrogative sentence

    335 NAI , DAI inside an nai - information, guidance , ken nai - within a prefecture

    uchi nai sho - secret, confidential, privacy

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    336 DA strick , hit , to beat shita uchi - click one's tongue, smacking lips nuki uchi - a sudden assault; be surprised by…

    utsu uchi ageru - to launch, shoot up (a rocket, space shuttle or fireworks)

    337 BI beautiful , san bi - praisebeauty san bi ka - a hymn, praise song

    utsukushii bi jin - a beautiful woman bi jutsu - art, fine arts

    338 KI vessel , tool ka en hou sha ki - a flame thrower gakki - a musical instument

    utsuwa shou ka ki - a fire extinguisher sui han ki - a rice cooker

    339 WAN arm , talent ,ability ude - an arm ryou ude - both arms

    ude ude zumou - arm wrestling (arm Sumo)

    340 SAN childbearing , o mi yage - a souvenir, product , present from a trip for someone

    ubu , umu fortune , koku san - a national product , to give birth , ha san - bankrupt

    to produce fu dou san - real estate

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    341 BA horse uma - horse ka ba - a hippo; hippopotamus

    uma , ma shima uma - a zebra , yabu same - archery from horseback

    baka - foolish, an idoit, stupid

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

    umaru , umeru to bury , , to fill up

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

    uyamau

    344 RI reverse side , ura waza - an underhanded trick ,back , using secret knowledge

    ura opposite ura guchi - back door shu ri ken - a throwing star (ninja!)

    ura giru - to betray

    345 SEN to divine , doku sen - a monopoly divination , sen ryou chi - occupied territory (by an army)

    uranau , uranai , shimeru to occupy , , to hold (a seat)

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

    uru , eru ,

    347 KAI , E picture abura e - oil painting , uki yo e - Ukiyoe, everyday life in Edo period

    e hon - a picture book (children)

    348 KAI , E a turn , ikkai - once, one time , to turn kon kai - this time, now

    mawaru , mawasu mawashi - Sumo's lioncloth , kai fuku - recovering, recovery

    349 EI swim en ei - long-distance swimming sui ei - swimming

    oyogu kan chuu sui ei - swimming in dead of winter

    350 EI flourish , glory ei kou - glory ei you - nutrition

    sakaeru , hae , haeru ,

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

    nagai

    352 EI sharp surudoi - sharp

    surudoi

    353 EKI , YAKU war , office , aku yaku - the bad guy part, role of the villian , duty , role , doku mi yaku - a taster for posion

    service yaku ni tatsu - be useful; be helpful

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

    355 SHI a branch kare eda - a dead branch(of a tree) tsuma you ji - toothpick

    eda shi dare yanagi - a Weeping Willow

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    356 ETSU to go over , hikkoshi - moving, changing residence to exceed , oi koshi - passing

    koeru , kosu to cross , , to move to

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

    emu , warau ,

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

    erabu

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

    sono

    360 EN , ON far ei en - forever, eternity , mimi ga tooi - poor hearing

    tooi bou en kyou - telescope en soku - trip; hike; picnic

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

    shio

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

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

    nobiru , nobasu , nobe to postpone , , to extend , total

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

    kemuru , kemuri , kemui ,

    365 SHO , CHO beginning (lineage) issho - together , cord, string nai sho - secret, private

    o (of a musical nai sho banashi - a secret talkinstrument)

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    366 O to bring yogosu - to stain, to soildisgrace upon , o sen - pollution

    kegasu , yogosu , kitanai to soil , tai ki o sen - air pollution , to get dirty ,

    367 O , WA peace, sum, shou wa - emperor & era name of Japan (1926-89) , Japan chou wa - harmony

    yawaragu , nagomu hei wa - peace , wa shoku - Japanese style food

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

    oiru , fukeru ,

    369 FU to bear , shou bu - a match, contest, boutto be indebted to , make - a defeat

    ou , makeru , makasu to lose , kon make - to run out of patience; , be defeated , to give up due to being out-done

    to beat ,defeat

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

    tsui

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    371 OU king ou koku - kingdom, monarchy ou ji - a prince

    ou te - checkmate, check (shougi/chess) ou sama - a king

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

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

    374 OU side , width , yoko oyogi - the sidestroke (swimming) beside yoko zuna - the highest ranking in sumo

    yoko ou dan - crossing (a road)

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

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

    osu , osaeru ,

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

    oku depths , heart

    378 HAN to commit , i han - violation; transgression violate , sai han - second offense

    okasu offense bou han - crime prevention gen kou han de - caught red handed

    han zai - a crime

    379 HAI worship , guu zou rei hai - idolatry humbly rei hai - worship

    ogamu hai kei - Dear ..., (start of a letter)

    380 HO to supply , ho kyuu - supply; replenishto compensate , ho chou ku - hearing aid

    oginau to supplement

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

    oku

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

    383 CHI slow , late chi koku - to be late; lateness chi en - to delay; procrastination

    okurasu , okureru , osoi ,

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

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

    osanai

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    386 CHI , JI to rule over , sei ji - politics; government , govern , min shu sei ji - Democratic government

    osamaru , naosu cure naosu - to cure; heal , mei ji ji dai - the Meiji Period (1868-1912)

    387 SHUU to obtain , shuu kaku - harvest to pay (taxes) , shuu nyuu - income

    osamaru to store shuu you - accommodation

    388 KYOU to fear , osoroshii - terriable; dreadful fear , anxiety , kyou fu - terror; fear

    osoreru , osore , osoroshii fearful , fierce , kyou ryuu - dinosaur , awful

    389 RAKU to fall ochiru - to fail (a test); fall down; to drop osha re - fashion-conscious

    ochiru , otosu saru mo ki kara ochiru - , Even monkeys can fall from the trees.

    (idiom) anyone can make mistakes

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

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

    otozureru , tazuneru

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

    odori , odoru to jump ,

    393 KAKU each , kakkoku - every country; each country every kaku eki tei sha - local train

    onoono (a train that stops at every station)

    394 TAI a belt , ki ken chi tai - danger zone a region , kuro obi - a black belt (martial arts)

    obi , obiru to wear kei tai den wa - a keitai (portable phone) , nettai - the tropics

    395 to remember , kan kaku - sense; sensationto understand me zamashi to kei - alarm clock

    obaeru , kaku me o samemasu - to wake up , (eyes wake up)

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    396 face , getsu men - the surface of the moonsurface, ji men - ground; earth's surface

    omo , men , omote side , phase , seki men - to blush (red face) , mask , face , ryou men - both sides

    outside, front men setsu - interview (for job...)

    397 to break , ori gami - paper folding, origamito fold u setsu - to turn right

    ori , setsu , oru , ,

    398 to fall kou u - rainfall, rain(rain, snow) kou san - to surrender, give into...

    kou , furu , oriru to get off , to come down

    399 honorific prefix go han - rice (rice is important) go ku rou sama - thanks for your hard work

    on , gyo , go go chi sou - feast! treating someone to food , ,

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

    ka , kaori , kaoru , ,

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    401 KA subject of study gakka - subject; course of study ka gaku - science

    kyou ka sho - a textbook

    402 KA , KE change (into) koku sai ka - internationalization , chi kyuu on dan ka - global warming

    bakeru , bakasu bun ka - culture , o bake - ghost

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

    ni

    404 KA add san ka - participation zou ka - an increase

    kuwaeru , kuwawaru ,

    405 KA fruit , end kou ka - effect, results hatashi jou - a letter of challenge

    hanisu , hateru , hate (from an enemy) , ka juu - fruit juice

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    406 KA money, goods kin ka - a gold coin kou ka - a coin

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

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

    409 KA river gin ga - The Milky Way hyou ga - a glacier

    kawa ka ba - hippopotamus

    410 KA candy, okashi - sweets, snackconfectionery kashi ya - confectionery shop

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

    kutsu

    412 shell , kai - a shellshellfish ka zuka - a shell mound

    kai (remains of ancient socities' dump)

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

    rank; kai dan - stairs

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

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

    kokoroyoi

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    416 KAI , GE explanation , go kai - a misunderstanding , to solve , untie , sei kai - answers, solution

    toku , tokasu , tokeru dissolve ri kai - understanding, comprehension , mon dai kai ketsu - solve a problem,

    problem-solving

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

    hai

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

    to aid

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

    mina

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

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    421 KOU to be mixed , gai kou - diplomacy to associate with mi kawasu - to exchange glances,

    kau , majiru , majiwaru to look at each other , kou kan - to exchange, trade

    422 return kuri kaeshi - to repeat iki o fuki kaesu - to come back to life

    kaesu , hen , kaeru hen ji - reply, answer , ,

    423 SEI , SHOU to reflect upon , mon bu shou - Ministry of Education , to look , kaku shou - each ministry (of the govenment)

    kaerimiru , haburu suffix 'government , department'

    to omit , cut down

    424 HEN change , ai kawarazu - same as always; abnormal nothing changed

    kaeru , kawaru tai hen - dreadful, terrible, very... , hen shin - metamorphosis, transformation

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

    kaeru , kawaru ,

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

    kaeru , kawaru ,

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

    kakari , kakaru ,

    428 hang, catch, call te gakari - a clue (in a case), scent, trail oi kakeru - to chase,

    kakari , kakeru , kakaru follow someone or something ,

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

    kagiru

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

    kaku , kakeru ,

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    431 KAKU angle, corner, horn san kaku - triangle tai kaku - diagonal

    kade , tsuno toni kaku - anyway, anyhow, at any rate , kaku kai - the world of Sumo

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

    kan kou kyaku - a tourist

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

    434 KAKU make certain, tashika - if I'm not mistaken... definite certain kaku nin - affirmation, confirmation

    tashika , tashikameru mi kaku nin hi kou buttai - UFO

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

    kawa kaku mei - revolution

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

    hitai

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

    kashikoi

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

    kazu , kazoeru ,

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

    kata , katachi ,

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

    kata

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

    kata

    442 KEN shoulder kata kori - stiff shoulders kata guruma - piggy back on shoulders,

    kata riding on one's shoulders

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

    katai , ko , katameru , katamaru

    , ,

    444 NAN difficult, disaster hi nan - to take refuge, evacuate, run for cover tabe nikui - hard to eat

    katai , muzukashii , arigatou - thank younikui

    ,

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

    katai

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

    katai

    447 KEI incline, lean kei chou - listen carefully mimi o katamukeru

    katamuku , katamukeru - to incline one's ears, to listen

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

    katsu , masaru ,

    449 KATSU active, live, sei katsu - life, living,lead a life activity fukkatsu - revival, restoration

    kakkazan - an active volcano katsu dou - activity, movement

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

    waru , wari , wareru , saku , , ,

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

    katsugu , ninau ,

    452 MON gate sen mon - major (university), speciality, subject of study, expert

    kado nyuu mon - entering an institute, introduction to...

    453 HI sad ji hi - compassion, mercy mu ji hi - ruthless, merciless

    kanashii , kanashimu

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

    kanarazu hitsu you - necessary, essential

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

    kano , kare ,

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    456 KOU structure, posture , kekkou - splendid, nice, it's enough construct, mind, kamaimasen - I don't mind, it's ok

    kamou , kamaeru put oneself in a , posture

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

    kami , kan , kou kami sama - God , ,

    458 HATSU hair kin patsu - blond hair san patsu - hair cutting

    kami tomo shira ga - growing old together (couple)

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

    karai

    460 KO to let dry , kare ki - a dead tree, dry woodwither natsu gare - summer slump

    karasu , kareru ,

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

    karamaru , karamu ,

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

    karui , karoyaka ,

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

    kawa

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

    kawa

    465 KAN dry kan sou ki - a dryer (drying machine for clothes...)

    kawakasu , kawaku kan pai - cheers! (lit. dry cup) ,

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    466 KAN cold, kan chuu sui ei - swimming in the dead of winter

    samui bou kan - protection against the cold

    467 KAN feeling, sense, ji kan - real feelings feel 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

    468 KAN complete, perfect kan peki - perfect, completeness kan zen - perfection, completeness

    kan zen shu gi sha - a perfectionist (person)

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

    470 KAN pipe, control kekkan - a blood vessel kan gakki - a wind (musical) instrument

    kuda kan sei tou - a control tower ki ki kan ri - crisis control (management)

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    471 KAN concern, barrier kan kei - a relationship gen kan - entrance to house

    seki (where you take of shoes) kan shin - concern, interest

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

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

    yuu kan - evening paper

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

    nareru , narasu ,

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

    hosu , hiru ,

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    476 KAN roll up, volume e maki - a scroll with pictures tatsu maki - a tornado

    maku , maki hachi maki - a headband , maki mono - a scroll

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

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

    kan kiri - a can opener

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

    wazurau

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

    maru , marui , marumeru ,

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

    kishi

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

    nekau desire gan bou - desire, wish, aspiration

    483 GAN contain, include, gan chiku - significant keep in one's fukumi warai - suppressed laugh,

    fukumu , fukumeru mouth giggle, chuckle ,

    484 KI write down an ki - memorize, learning by heart nikki - a diary

    shirusu sou sei ki - Genesis ki oku - memory

    485 GO , KI term expect en ki - to postpone, postponement , gakki - a (school) term, semester

    dou ki - same class, entered (work, school) at the same time

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    486 KI rare, aspire, ki bou - wish, desire, hopedesire ki bou sha - person wishing to do something

    (join something...)

    487 KI season shi ki - the 4 seasons(of the year) ki setsu - the seasons, season

    ki setsu teki - seasonal

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

    yorokobu

    489 KI machine, ki kai - a machineoccasion kan sou ki - a dryer, drying machine

    hata ki ki - crisis ji dou han bai ki - a vending machine

    (drinks...) sen puu ki - an electric fan

    490 KI rule, ki kaku - norm, standardregulation, ki soku - rule, regulationscompass

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    491 KI to approach, toshi yori - the aged, old peopleto drop in, ii yoru - to court, to make a pass

    yoru , yoseru to gather , , contribute,

    to draw up a chair

    492 KI desk tsukue - desk ki jou no kuu ron - amchair theory;

    tsukue academic gossip, empty theory

    493 GI discuss, kai gi - a meeting, conferencedebate fu shi gi - strange, mysterious

    gi kai - Diet, congress, parliament

    494 GI skill ura waza - underhanded trick, secret trick toku gi - a special skill

    waza gi jutsu - technology, technique, art

    495 SHOU extinguish, kai shou - to cancel, cancellation put out, spend kieru - to vanish

    kieru , kesu keshi gomu - an eraser ,

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    496 RI advantage, ken ri - right, privilege profit shou ri - victory, win,triumph

    kiku ben ri - convenient, handy, useful

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

    kiku

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

    kizashi , kizasu sign, symptom ,

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

    kizamu

    500 CHIKU to build , kai chiku - reconstruction construction ken chiku - construction

    kizuku shuu chiku - renovation, resoration, repair

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

    kisou , seru kyou sou - competition ,

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

    503 KITSU to call to account , kan zume - canned food, canning to cram, sushi zume - packed in like sushi (sardines)

    tsumeru , tsumaru , tsumu to put close to, , to shorten

    504 KETSU to be decided , kai ketsu - solution, settlement decide ketsu gi - vote, decide

    kimaru , kimeru u ten kekkou - even in case of rain, will proceed , (not cancelled)

    505 KUN you (familiar) , sho kun - Ladies & Gentlemen! ruler, kimi - you

    kimi added to (to girls - be careful can be consided a little rude) names of boys

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    506 GYAKU reverse, opposite saka sama - up-side down gyaku kou ka - back fire,

    sakarau , saka opposite of what was hoped for , gyaku setsu - paradox

    507 KYUU grade ikkyuu - 1st class, 1st grade kou kyuu - high class (expensive)

    jou kyuu - advanced level, upper class bu shi kai kyuu - the warrior class

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

    tama

    509 KYOU seek tan kyuu - a quest, pursuit you kyuu - to demand, request

    motomeru kyuu ai - courting kyuu shoku - searching for a job, job-hunting

    510 KYOU cry kan kyuu - to be moved to tears naki warai - a tearful smile,

    naku smile through one's tears

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    511 KYOU save, rescue kyuu kyuu sha - an ambulance kyuu sei shu - Messiah, Savior

    sukuu kyuu mei - life saving

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

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

    514 KYUU old, former fukkyuu - restoration, rehabilitation kyuu sei - maiden name (former name)

    kyuu yaku sei sho - the Old Testament

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

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    516 KYO permit, un ten men kyo - drivers licence pardon, yurushi - pardon, forgiveness, permission

    yurusu forgive kyo ka - permission, approval

    517 GYO fish kin gyo - goldfish tobi uo - flying fish

    sakana , uo nin gyo - mermaid, merman ,

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

    kiyoi , kiyomaru , kiyomeru , ,

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

    hashi

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

    tomo kyou san - communist

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    521 KYOU cooperate kyou kai - association,society, organization nippon hou sou kyou kai -

    NHK (public television in Japan)

    522 KYOU , KEI manage, kei ei - management , passage kei ken - experience

    heru circles of longitude kei zai - economics, business

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

    sakai situation

    524 KYOU , KU attendant , kodomo - child, children , offer kyou kyuu - supply, provision

    tomo , sonaeru sonae mono - an offering ,

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

    mune , muna ,

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

    sakebu

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

    still more initial conditions

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

    semai , sebameru ,sebamaru

    , ,

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

    hasamu , hasamaru ,

    530 KYOKU music, song, ikkyoku - a tune, one song curve, turn kaba- kyoku - a cover, remake of a song

    magaru , mageru magari michi - a winding road ,

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

    hou sou kyoku - broadcasting office

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

    kiwameru , kiwamaru , hokkyoku - the North Polekiwami

    , ,

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

    tama o te dama - juggling

    534 SAI verge, occasion kou sai - company, association koku sai - international

    kiwa jissai - actual condition, practical

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

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

    kin shi - prohibited, not allowed

    537 KIN , GON service kin mu - duty, service , kin mu sha - workers, men on duty

    tsutomeru , tsutomaru kin rou - labor, exertion ,

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

    539 KU suffering , rou ku - labor, toil, hardshipbitter , atsu kurushii - sweltering hot

    kurushii , kurushimu , painful ne gurushii - unable to sleep wellkurushimeru , nigai , go ku rou sama - good work!

    nigaru Thanks for your labors , , , ,

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

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

    beni , kurenai ,

    542 GU tool , ama gu - rain gear (umbrella, raincoat...)utensil , ka gu - furniture (lit. house equipment)

    ingredients dou gu - tool, equipment, implement gu ai - condition

    gu tai teki - concrete, definite, tangible

    543 GUU by chance , hai guu sha - spouse couple , hai guu sha biza - spousal visa

    even numbers guu zen - by chance, unexpectantly guu zou - idol, statue

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

    sumi

    545 SOU grass kai sou - seawead michi kusa o kuu - to loiter on the way,

    kusa to stop and eat the grass (take your time coming home stopping where ever)

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    546 YAKU medicine , doku yaku - poison a drug ge doku yaku - antidote

    kusuri tou yaku - dosage hana gusuri - bribe, hush money

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

    horu horu - to dig, excavate

    548 HAI distribute, shi hai - to rule, control, direct deliver shi mei te hai - search for a suspect, wanted...

    kubaru shin pai - worry, concern betsu hai tatsu - special delivery

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

    kubi shu shou - Prime Minister

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

    kumi , kumu to assemble ,

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

    kumori

    552 ZOU store , rei zou ko - refrigerator warehouse , ai zou - treasured, cherished

    kura to own , to have

    553 BO dusk, kure - year end, sunset, nightfallto grow dark , ii kurasu - spend the time talking,

    kurasu , kureru live, pass time by chatting , to make a living

    554 HI compare hi kaku - comparison hi kaku teki shou - comparatively small,

    kuraberu relatively small

    555 KUN instruct i kun - dying instructions on kun - kanki readings

    kun ren - practice, drill

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

    gun ka - war song

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

    mureru , mure ,

    558 MOU hair aka ge - red head, red hair kami no ke - hair (on head)

    ke hana ge - nose hair ke mushi - caterpillar

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

    560 KEI gaurd against, kei satsu - police warn kei ei - guard, patrol, escort

    kei kan - a policeman kei koku - a warning

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    561 GEI art, skill kakushi gei - hidden talent gei sha - geisha

    gei jutsu - art, the arts gei jutsu teki - artistic

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

    mukaeru gei geki - ambush attack

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

    564 KETSU blood shukketsu - bleeding hana ji - nose bleed

    chi

    565 KETSU tie, conclude kekka - result, consequence kekkon - marriage

    musubu , yuu , yuwaeru ketsu ron - conclusion , ,

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    566 KEN danger, ki ken - danger, peril steep ken kou ho ken - health insurance

    kewashii tan ken - exploration bou ken - adventure, risk, venture

    567 prefecture kaku ken - all prefectures fukui ken - Fukui prefecture

    ken ken chou - prefectural head office ken ritsu - prefectural ~, (built by the prefecture)

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

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

    coupon ryo ken - passport

    570 examine sha ken - car inspection ($$$) tan ken - explore, expedition

    ken ken sa - inspection, examinati