H c ch Kanji v i b ng 1000 ch Kanji trong ti ng Nh t
S.No
1

Kanji

Readings
ICHI, ITSU
,
hito(tsu)
(
)

2

Meanings

NI

ichi - one, the number one
ichi ban - #1, the best
sei kai ichi - the best in the world
hitori - one person, alone

two, second

ni - two
dai ni - the second
ni gatsu - February [the 2nd month]

three, third

san - three
san kaku - triangle
san gatsu - March [the 3rd month]

four, fourth

yon or shi - four
yon kyuu - 4th grade
shi gatsu - April [the 4th month]

futa(tsu)
(
)

3

SAN
mit(tsu)
(
)

4

SHI , YON
,
yo-, yot(tsu)
(
)


5

GO

five, the fifth

itsu(tsu)
(
)

6

six, the sixth

ROKU

7

,

seven,
the seventh

nana, nana(tsu)
(

eight, the eighth

nine, the ninth


KU, KYUU
,

kyuu or ku - nine
ku ka getsu - 9 months
ku gatsu - September [the 9th month]

(

)

ten

JUU

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

too

11

hachi -eight

)

kokono(tsu)


10

nana fushigi - the seven wonders
shichi gatsu - July [the 7th month]

hachi nen kan - 8 years
hachi gatsu - August [the 8th month]

yat(tsu)

9

shichi or nana - seven

)

HACHI

(

roku - six

)

SHICHI, NANA

8

go - five
go ka getsu - 5 months


mui ka - the 6th of the month
raku gatsu - June [the 6th month]

mut(tsu)
(

Examples

one, the first

HYAKU

a hundred,
one hundred

ni hyaku - 200
san byaku - 300

momo

12

a thousand

SEN

san sen ni hyaku - 2,200
ni sen nen - the year 2000, 2 millennium


chi

13

issen en - 1000 yen

ten thousand

MAN , BAN
,

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


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yorozu

14

ban zai - hurrah! banzai! hooray!

FU , HO , TOU
,

father, dad

,

chichi no hi - Father's Day

chichi oya - father

chichi

15

BO, MU , KAA
定,定

定,定

mother, mom

定

YUU

a friend

ZYO, NYO
,

a woman,
women, female

onna

18

DAN, NAN


a man, men, male

,

JIN, NIN
,

person,
people, man

hito

20

SHI, SU

a child, a kid,

,定定

children, the young

ko

21

NICHI, JITSU

the sun, day


,
,

GETSU , GATSU

month, the moon

,

KA

fire, light

SUI

water

MOKU, BOKU
,
ki , ko
,

otona - adult, a grown-up [irregular]
bi jin - a beautiful woman
ko domo - children, child
otoko no ko - a boy [man's child = boy]
ko neko - kitten [child cat]
okashi - candy, sweets
aru hi - one day


ichi gatsu - January [lit. 1st month]

hana bi - fireworks

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

mizu

25

ni hon jin - a Japanese person

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

hi

24

dan jo - men & women

kon getsu - this month
tsuki - the moon
getsu you bi - Monday

tsuki


23

onna no ko - a girl
jo yuu - an actress

mai nichi - everyday
kyou - today [irregular]
nichi you bi - Sunday

hi , ka

22

kano jo - 1) her, 2) girlfriend

otoko rashi - manly, like a man
yuki otoko - the abominable snowman

otoko

19

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

tomo

17


okaa san - a mother, mommy
haha no hi - Mother's Day
ho bo - a kindergarten teacher, a nurse

haha

16

o tou san - a father

tree, wood

ki nobori - tree climbing
matsu no ki - pine tree
moku you bi - Thursday


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gold , money

KIN , KON
,
kane, kana
,

27


earth, ground, soil

DO, TO
,

29

HON

book,

moto

counter for long,
slender objects

KYUU

rest, vacation

定

word, speech,

GO

katari , kata(ru)
,


(

31

NEN

)

a language
narration,
to tell, to speak

GO

natsu yasumi - summer vacation

ni hon go - Japanese
mono gatari - a story, tale, legend
koku go - national language
(in Japan, Japanese)
ichi nen - one year
ne nen mae - two years ago
kyo nen - last year

noon

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


uma

33

ZEN
定
mae

34

GO , KOU
定,定 定
nochi,ushiro
,

behind , after

35

JI

time

before, in front of,
previous

toki

36


e hon - a picture book (for children)
hon - a book

year

toshi

32

ni hon - Japan

hiru yasumi - lunch break
oyasuminasai - 'Good night!'

yasumu

30

nen do - clay
to chi - ground, area, soil
do you bi - Saturday

tsuchi

28

okane - money
[note: the o is added for 'respect.' ]
shou kin - prize money
kin you bi - Friday


KAN , KEN

interval, space

,

room, time

aida , ma

na mae - name
mae gaki - preface [lit. before the writing]
ne nen mae - two years ago-

sai go - the last, the end, conclusion
ushiro - behind
ata gaki - postscript, afterword

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

ji kan - time
hiru ma - daytime
i ma - living room

,
37


MAI , BAI
定,定

each , every

定

mai asa - every morning
mai shuu - every week

gotoni
(
38

mai nichi - everyday

)
SEN

saki

previous, ahead

sen sei - teacher
douzo, osaki ni - Please go first.
sen jitsu - the other day


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KON, KIN

now, the present

,

kon ban wa - Good night [lit. as for this night]
kon do - next time

ima

40

KA

what, how many

,
JOU, KAMI
,
ue, uwa
,

42

KA, GE
,

shita, shimo, moto
,
,

43

SA

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

nani , nan

41

kon getsu - this month

top, above, on

bottom, under, down

left

hidari

44

U, YUU

,定 定定
migi

right

45

TOU, TSUU
定 定,定定 定
higashi

east

46

SEI , SAI
定 定, 定
nishi

west

47

NAN
定
minami

south

48


HOKU,BOKU
定 ,定 定
kita

north

49

GAI, GE
定 ,定
sato, hoka
,

outside, foreign

50

MEI
定
na

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)

kutsu shita - socks [lit. shoes under]
chi ka - underground,
basement

toshi shita - junior, younger, young

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

migi me - right eye
migi pe-ji - right page (of a book)
migi te - right hand

chuu tou - the Middle East
kyou - Tokyo

tou

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

Antarctic

name, fame, famous

higashi ajia - East Asia

tou nan ajia - Southeast Asia
nan bei - South America

nan kyoku - the South Pole,


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

gai koku jin - foreigner
gai koku go - foreign language
soto de asobou - Let's play outside!

na mae - name
yuu mei - famous
hiragana - Hiragana
watashi no namae wa ... desu.
- My name is …


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KOU
定
taka, takai
,
(

52

high, costly, tall


53

small, little
)

CHUU

54

TAI, DAI
,
ookii
(
)

55

CHOU , JOU
,
nagai

leader , long

56

HAN

half

big, large, great


定

a part, share,

,

to divide, separate
to understand

wakeru
(

58

)

GAKU, KAKU
定

,定

定

learning, science,

KOU

60


SEI, SHOU
定,定

定

定

to give birth,
to live

ka gaku - science

kaku sei - a student
isshou - all life, a lifetime
jin sei - life (human)
sen sei - teacher, master, doctor...

)
SAN

mountain

SEN

HAKU

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


a river, stream

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

kawa

63

bu bun - a part
ki bun - feeling, mood
wakarimashita - I understand

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

yama

62

han bun - half

school

),

(

61

han ka getsu - half a month

chuu gakkou - middle school, JHS
suu gaku - math, arithmetic

birth, life,

ikiru , umareru
(

kou chou sensei - principal (of school)
sha chou - a company president
nagai michi - a long road

)

59

定

ookii kokoro - a big heart

to learn

manabu
(

dai gaku - university, college

kai - big meet, convention, rally

)

BUN,FUN,

white

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

定

ie no naka - inside the house

han getsu - a half moon
han tou - peninsula [lit. half island]

nakaba

57

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

middle, center, within,
ichi nichi juu - all day long
inside
ben kyou chuu - while studying,

in the midst of studying

naka

(

kou kou sei - a high

)

SHOU
chiisai
(

sai kou - the highest, the best, supreme
school student
takai biru - a tall building

tai


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shiroi
(
64

haku chou - swan [lit. white bird]

)


heaven, the sky

TEN

ten ki - weather
ten goku - heaven, paradise
ten sai - genius

ama , ame
,
65

U

rain

ame, ama
,

66

DEN , TEN

electricity,

,

electric powered

inazuma


67

KI , KE

spirit, intention,

,

mind, power,
energy

iki

68

SHA
定
kuruma

car, vehicle

69

KOKU

country, a nation

定


a circle, yen

EN

71

72

73

74

a talk, a topic, a story

kuu ki - air, atmosphere
gen ki - genki, healthy, full of spirit
nin ki - popular
ji ten sha - bicycle
den sha - train
kyuu kyuu sha - ambulance

kan koku - Korea

sen en - 1000 yen

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


)

BUN , MON
,
kiku ,kikoeru
(
),
(

JIKI , SHOKU
,
ku ( u ) , ta ( beru )
(
),
(
)

DOKU

to hear, listen, ask

shin bun - newspaper
kiite kudasai - please listen
asa hi shin bun - the Asahi newspaper

eating, a meal, food

tabe mono - food [lit. eating thing]
tabetai - (I) want to eat
shok u ji - a meal


)

to read

yomi yasui - easy to read
doku sho - reading
yonde kudasai - please read

to come

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

yo (mu )
(
)

75

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

)

WA
hanashi , hanasu
(


den sha - (electric) train

en daka - a high yen rate
en o kaku - draw a circle

marui
(

ame - rain
ama mizu - rain water
oo ame - heavy rain

gai koku - foreign country
chuu goku - China

kuni

70

ten jou - ceiling

RAI
定
kuru , kitaru
( ), (
)


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book, document

SHO

76

sei sho - the Bible [lit. holy book]
ji sho - dictionary

ka ( ku )
(
77

)

KEN

to see,

定

to show

miru , mieru
( ),
(
)
78


to go

KOU, GYOU
定

定,定

定

定

79

),

(

to go out, leave

定

),

80

(

)

enter, to go in,


NYUU
定

定

to insert

hairu , iru , ireru
(
(

(

meeting,

,定

to meet

au
(
)

blue

SEI,SHOU
定

定


,定

定

(sometimes green)

aoi
(
83

red

SEKI, SHAKU
定

,定

定

ao zora - blue sky
ao mori ken - Aomori Prefecture
ao iro - blue color

(

aka chan - a child, infant
seki dou - the equator
aka ji - red ink, in the red, a deficit


akai
)

light, bright,

MEI, MYOU
定

定

,定

定定

to dawn

akarui ,akeru
(
(
85

ei kai wa - English conversation
[only kai wa means any conversation]
kai gi - meeting, conference
kyou kai - church

)

定


84

iri guchi - an entrance
te ni iru - to obtain, to get your hands on ...

)

KAI , E
定定

82

naka iri - intermission (of a play)

)

),

81

de guchi - exit
shuppatsu - to go, departure
omoi dasu - to remember, to recollect

dasu , deru
(

ikimashou - Let's go!

)


SHUTSU
定

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

gin kou - bank
ryo kou - a trip, travel

iku , yuku
(

to sho kan - library

akarui - bright, cheerful
hatsu mei - invention
setsu mei - explanation

)

)

fall (the season),

SHUU, TOKI
定


定

,

定

autumn

shuu bun no hi - autumn equinox holiday
aki kaze - autumn breeze

aki

86

sky, air, empty

KUU , KOU
定

,定

定

kuu ki - air, atmosphere
kuu kou - airport
sora - sky

sora , aku
,


87

KAI , KE
定

kara te - karate [lit. empty hand]

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
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someone (something) bad
sai aku - the worst
aku ma - devil, demon

定,定 定
warui
(
)

89

CHOU

ke sa - this morning [irregular pronunciation]
mai asa - every morning
asa go han - breakfast [lit. morning rice]

asa

90

asahi shinbun - Asahi newspaper

morning

JI

letter (from


aza

the alphabet...),
character, mark

mo ji - letter
aka juu ji - Red Cross [ juu ji is cross]
kan ji - kanji, [lit. Chinese character]

91

SOKU
定
ashi

foot, feet, leg, to be
enough sufficient

ryou ashi - both legs (both feet)
migi ashi - right foot, leg
man zoku - satisfaction

92

MI

taste, experience

aji mi - try the taste, have a taste

i mi - meaning
shu mi - hobby

atarashii kuruma - a new car
shin bun - newspaper
shin nen - new year

aji

93

SHIN
定
arata , atarashii
(
)
(
)

new, fresh

94

SHUU

to collect, gather

atsu ( meru )
(
)


95

96

KEI , KYOU
定 定,定 定 定
ani

older brother

SHI

older sister

HO , BU

to walk, to step

ayu ( mu ) , aru ( ku )
(
)
(
)

98

YUU , U
,
a ( ru )

(
)

99

AN
定
yasui

o nii san - big brother
kyou dai - brothers

o nee san - big sister

nee san - girl, older girl

sisters

ane

97

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

to have, to exist, is

safe, peaceful , cheap,

inexpensive

ippo ippo - one step at a time, step by step
san po - a walk, stroll
dai ippo - the first step

arigatou - arigatou, thank you
[set expression]
kou yuu chi - public land
yuu mei - famous
an shin - peace of mind
yasui mono - something cheap
an zen - safe, safety

shi mai -


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to heal, to cure

i sha - doctor
i in - clinic

mind, heart,
attention

i mi - meaning
chuu i - warning, caution, be careful

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

I

101

I

102

I

103

GEN , GON

more, with, through,
on account of

,

to say
word, expression

iu , koto
(
104

speech, statement


i ka - below, less than, under
i jou - more than, over, this is all
i shin den shin - telepathy, mind reading
koto ba - word, language
hitori goto - soliloquy, talking to yourself
hou gen - dialect

,

)

house

KA , KE
,

ka zoku - family
sakka - writer, novelist, author
ai byou ka - lover of cats

ya , ie
,
105

to hurry

KYUU

tokkyuu - limited express train

oriento kyuu kou - Orient Express

isogu
(
106

)

KEN

dog

MAI

younger sister

SHIKI , SHOKU

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

imouto

108

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


inu

107

kyuu kyuu sha - ambulance

color

,

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

iro

109

ON , IN

sound

,

on gaku - music
hatsu on - pronunciation
fuku in - the Gospel, good news

ne , oto
,

110

IN

member, official

111

IN

institution, academy

112

IN

nomu

to drink

i in - committee member
- company employee

kai in - member, membership

byou in - hospital
i in - (doctor's) clinic
dai gaku in - graduate school
nomi mono - something to drink, a drink
nomi mizu - drinking water

nomi hou dai - all you can drink

sha in


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fish

GYO

nin gyo - mermaid
kin gyo - goldfish
tobi uo - flying fish

uo , sakana
,
114

to move

DOU

dou butsu - animals
kan dou - deeply impressed, moved, touched

ugoku
(

115

)

GYUU

cow, bull

KA

a song
to sing

uta , utau
,

117

SHA

to copy,
take (a photo)

utsusu

118

gyuu nyuu - milk
gyuu niku - beef, cow meat
ushi - cow


ushi

116

un dou - exercise, movement

EI

to be reflected,

utsuru , utsusu

to project on a
screen, reflect

kokka - national anthem
ka shi - lyrics, words to music
ka bu ki - Kabuki, Japanese play
tan ka - Tanka, 31 syllable Japanese poem
sha shin - photograph
sha shin ka - photographer
sha sei - sketching, drawing from life
ei ga - movie
eiga kan - the movies, cinema
hou ei - televising

,
119


KAI

sea, ocean

umi

120

BAI

sale
to sell

uri , uru

nihon kai - Japan Sea
hokkaidou - Hokkaido,
the most northern big island of Japan
kai gan - beach, coast
hatsu bai - new product for sale, sale
uri mono - something for sell
bai bai - selling & buying

,
121

UN

luck,
to carry


hakobu

122

JUU , CHOU

heavy

EI

England, English,
grand

hanabusa

124

EKI

station (train)

125

SHUU

end, finish

owari , tsui


un mei - fate, destiny
an zen un ten - safe driving
ki chou - precious, valuable
kasane gi - wearing clothes over clothes
juu ten - important point, to stress something

omoi

123

un ga - canal

seki ei - quartz
ei kai wa - English conversation
ei yaku - English translation
ei yuu teki - heroic
eki mae - in front of a station
eki in - station attendant
eki ben - station bento (lunch)

sai shuu - the final, last, closing
shuu sen - end of war
shuu den - the last train


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126


shuu ryou - end, termination

TA

many, much,
frequent

ooi

127

get up, wake up

KI

oosugiru - too much
ta bun - probably, maybe
ta moku teki - multi purpose
haya oki - getting up early
omoi okosu - to recall a memory
ichi nen hokki - be resolved to ...

okiru , okosu
,
128

OKU

roof, house, shop


shi bai go ya - playhouse, theater
ya shiki - mansion

ya

129

SOU

send

KYOU

teach, faith,
education

oshieru

131

DAI , TEI

younger brother

,

DOU

same, agree,
equal


onaji

133

SHU , SU
,

Lord, master,
principal matter

nushi

134

SHI

think

SHIN

parent, relative,
familiar

oya , shitashii
,

136

KA , KE


flower

,

KA

natsu

itoko - cousin

dou i - agreement, same thought
dou on go - homonym
dou ki - same class, same period,
contemporaries
ji nushi - landlord
jou shu - lord of a castle
sou zou shu - Creator
i shi - intention, purpose

chichi oya - father parent
haha oya - mother parent
ryou shin - parents
oya yubi - thumb
ike bana - flower arrangement
hi bana - a spark
hana bi - fireworks
hana mi - flower viewing (cherry blossoms)

hana


137

shuu kyou - religion
yudaya kyou - Judaism
kyou iku - education

kata omoi - one sided love, unrequited love
ryou omoi - mutual love
omoi dasu - to recall, remember

omou

135

kirisuto kyou - Christianity

kyou dai - brothers
de shi - disciple, pupil
mana deshi - favorite student, teacher's pet

otouto

132

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

okuru


130

hon ya - book store

summer

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


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GA , KAKU
,

139

KAI

world

140

BAI

buy


picture

KI

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

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

kau

141

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

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

kaeru


142

DAI

generation, price,

kawari , kawaru

substitute,
exchange
age, generation

,
143

GAKU , RAKU

music, comfort,

,

ease

tanoshii

144

FUU , FU


wind, air, style

,

TAI

lend

kasu

146

HOU

direction,
person, way of

kata

147

SHI

paper

TSUU

an raku - ease, comfort
on gaku - music
gakki - a musical instrument

kami kaze - divine wind, Kamikaze

kane kashi - money lending
kashi ya - a house for rent
chotto kashite kudasai
for a sec
- Let me borrow
anata - you (usually written in hiragana)
tsukai kata - how to use (something)
mi kata - view point, way of looking
te gami - letter (postal)
ori gami - origami, paper folding
wa shi - Japanese paper

kami

148

ko dai - ancient days
juu dai - the teens, teenager, from 11-19

tai fuu - typhoon
nihon fuu - Japanese style

kaze

145

e do ji dai - Edo period (1603-1868)


go through,
avenue, traffic

tooru , toori

fu tsuu - common, generally, ordinary
toori (or doori) - street, avenue
tuu yaku - translate, interprete

,
149

TAI

body, object

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

karada , katachi
,
150

SHAKU

kariru

borrow, rent


kari mono - borrowed thing
shakkin - debt, loan
kari ie - house for rent


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KAN

151

kan bun - Chinese literature
kan wa - Chinese character - Japanese dictionary

han

152

building, palace

KAN

beginning, origin

GEN , GAN
,

think, consider ,


KOU

a thought
kangaeru , kangae
定

155

定

CHAKU , IYAKU

to wear

KYUU , KU

research, study

KYO , KO

past, gone, leave

,

KYOU , KEI

capital

,


KYOU , GOU

strong

,

GYOU , GOU

business, vocation

,

SETSU , SAI

cut, cut off

,

ei gyou - business, trade

shin setsu - kindness
tsume kiri - (finger) nail clippers
fumi kiri - railway crossing

kiru

near, early

KIN , KON

,
chikai

kyou teki - strong enemy, fierce enemy

karu waza - acrobatics
san gyou - industry

waza

162

tou kyou - Tokyo

ben kyou - study
sai kyou - the strongest

tsuyoi

161

sugi saru - to pass

pekin - Beijing, China
jou kyou - going to the capital (Tokyo)

miyako

160


ken kyuu - research

ka ko - the past
sute saru - to abandon (ship)

saru

159

ama gi - rain wear

ken kyuu kai - research society
kyuu mei - investigation

kiwameru

158

kangae naosu - to rethink, reconsider
ii kangae - a good thought

uwa gi - a coat, jacket
tou chaku - to arrive

kiru

157

kou ko gaku - archaeology


定

,

156

moto moto - originally
mi moto - ID, a person's identity
ji gen - dimension

moto

154

ei ga kan - movie theater
to sho kan - library
sui zoku kan - aquarium

yakata

153

kan ji - Kanji, Chinese characters

sai kin - recently
kin ki - the Kinki area (Osaka, Kyoto, Nara...)
chika goro - recently, lately
kin jo - neighborhood



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163

silver

shirogane

164

mouth

KOU , KU
,

KOU , KU , GU
,
,

166

KOKU

craft, construction

jin kou - manmade, artificial
dai ku - carpenter
kou jou - factory


black

an koku - darkness
shiro kuro - black and white
makkuro - pitch black

kuro , kuroi
,

167

KEI

plan, measure

hakaru

168

study of, sharpen

KEN

build

KEN , KON
,
tateru

170


testing, examine,
effect

tamesu

old

KO

wide, broad

KOU

173

定

定,定

定

定

shi ken - exam, test
jikken - experiment
tai ken - (personal) experience
tsukai furusu - to wear out something

hiro ba - an opened space, plaza


定定

SHIN

heart, mind

test, try,

SHI

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

kokoro

174

ken koku - founding of a nation

kou koku - advertisement
kou hou - public relations, publicity

hiroi , hiromeru
定

ken kyuu - research


kou ko gaku - archaeology
furu hon ya - used bookstore

furui

172

to kei - watch, clock

ni kai date - a 2 story building
sai ken - rebuilding, reconstruction

KEN

171

kei kaku - plan, scheme
thermometer

ken kyuu sei - research student
ken shuu - training

togu

169

de guchi - exit
kara kuchi - spicy taste
jin kou - population


kuchi

165

kin gin - gold & silver
gin kou - bank
jun gin - pure silver

experiment
kokoromiru , tamesu

nyuu shi - entrance examination
ude dameshi - testing one's abilities (arm)
sotsu gyou shi ken - graduation test

,
175

TOU

kotaeru , kotae

solution, answer

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

on do ke -



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176

JI , ZU

matter, thing,

,

fact, business

koto

177

TEN

revolve, turn around

178

SAKU , SA

make, produce,

,

prepare


tsukuru

179

CHA , SA
,

tea

180

SOU

fast, early

stop

SHI

182

JI , SHI

oneself

SHI , JI
,

official, serve,

attend

tsukaeru

SHI

death, die

SHI

begin

SHI

use

haya kuchi - talk fast

kin shi - prohibited, not allowed

SHI

doku ji - original, peculiar

hou shi - service, attendance
shi age - finished, end
shi goto - work
uchi ji ni - die in battle, die in action

kai shi - commencement, begin


ten shi - angel
tai shi - ambassador
tsukai yasui - easy to use

tsukau , tsukai
,
187

u-ron cha - Oolong tea, Chinese

sue shi jyuu - forever
hajimemashite - nice to meet you

hajimeru

186

o cha - Japanese tea, green tea
tea
mugi cha - barley tea

chi shi - lethal, fatal
hisshi - desperate, inevitable death, frantic

shinu

185

te zukuri - handmade

tou saku - plagiarism

ji ei - self-defense
ji ga ji san - praising one's own work

mizukara

184

sakka - author, writer

,

,

183

un ten - driving
i ten - transfer, moving
kai ten - revolution, rotate

tachi iri kin shi - keep off! dont come in
chuu shi - suspension, interruption

tomaru , tomeru , tome
,

dai ji - important
ka ji - housework
ki ji - article (newspaper)


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

hayai

181

shi goto - work

I, me, private

shi sho bako - post office box
shi ji - personal affairs

watashi , watakushi
,


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CHI , JI
,

ground, earth

189

JI


hold, have

igoko chi - comfort
u chuu ki chi - space station
gen zai chi - you are here on a map,
present location
ki mochi - feeling, mood
okane mochi - rich man
chikara mochi - strong man

motsu , moteru
,
190

SHITSU

191

SHITSU

quality, matter,
substance

room, chamber

HIN

goods, article,
elegance, dignity


shina

193

SHA

company, firm,
office

yashiro

194

SHA

someone, person

SHU , ZU

hand

SHUU

ge hin - vulgar, indecent
ke shou hin - cosmetics
sha kai - society
kai sha - office, company
shuppan sha - publisher
i sha - medical doctor


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

te

196

kuruma you hin - car parts

gaku sha - a scholar
gei sha - Geisha, woman performer

mono

195

misshitsu - hidden room
kyou shitsu - classroom
on shitsu - greenhouse

muro

192

shitsu mon - question
hin shitsu - quality
jisshitsu - substance, essence


week

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

197

SHUU , JU

learn

,

ji shuu - self study
fuku shuu - review, study again

narau

198

JUU , CHUU

live, reside, dwell

,
sumu


199

SHUN

spring (season)

SEI , SHOU
,
tadashii

juu sho - (mailing) address
i shoku juu - necessities of life,
clothing, food, and housing
i juu - migration
haru yasumi - spring break
sho shun - early spring
sei shun - youth

haru

200

ren shuu - practice

correct, justice,
right

sei kai - correct
kai sei - revisement, amendment
shou gatsu - the New Year



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SHOU

few, little

sukunai , sukoshi
,

202

JOU

location, place

CHI

to know, wisdom

SHIN

chi e - wisdom
chi ji - governor
koku chi - announcement, notice

shiru


204

ba sho - a place, area
suki- jou - ski area
chuu sha jou - parking lot

chou , ba

203

shou shou omachi kudasai
Please wait a moment
shou nen - youth, boy
shou gakkou - elementary school

true, reality

sha shin - photograph
makkura - pitch black
makotoni - really, truely

ma , makoto
,
205

ZU , TO

map, drawing,


,

plan, unexpected

e , hakaru

chi zu - map
ai zu - sign, signal
i to - intention, aim

,
206

SEI , SE

generation, world,

,

society

SEKI

evening

yo

207

SOU


sei ki - century
jin sei - life
yuu gata - evening
yuu yake - sunset
yuu shoku - dinner

yuu

208

se kai - the world

run

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

hashiru

209

ZOKU

tribe, family

210

CHUU


pour, flow into,
concentrate on

sosogu , sasu

min zoku - tribe
ka zoku - family
kaku ka zoku - nuclear family

chuu i - caution, warning
chuu mon - order (restaurant...)
chuu sha - injection, a shot

,
211

DEN

rice field

ta ue - rice planting
inaka - the country (irreg. pron)

ta

212

DAI , TAI
,


213

TAI

matsu , machi

yu den - oil field

stand, stage, pedestal

wait, depend on

bu tai - stage
tai fuu - taiphoon
dai dokoro - kitchen

matte kudasai - please wait a sec
ki tai - expectations, hopes
shou tai - invitation


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214

215

DAI


DO , TO , TAKU
,

,

topic, subject

degree, time,
times occurred

tabi

216

RITSU , RYUU ,

to stand

,

RYO

trip, travel

RYOKU, RIKI
,

power, strength,
exertion


chikara

219

CHUU

noon, daytime

CHOU

town, village

CHOU

bird

tori

222

TEN

store, shop

MON

question, ask,
problem

tou


224

TOU

winter

DOU , TOU

way, road, street,

,

course

michi

chikara mochi - strong person
nou ryoku - ability
kyou ryoku - cooperation
hiru ne - a nap

minato machi - port city

yaki tori - grilled chicken
isseki ni chou - one stone, two birds to kill 2 birds with one stone
ko tori - a small bird
kai ten - the opening of a shop

mon dai - problem

shitsu mon - question
gi mon - question, doubt, problem
tou min - hibernation, winter sleep
fuyu yasumi - winter vacation
tou ki - winter season

fuyu

225

ryo kou - trip

kissaten - coffee shop
ten in - attendant, clerk of the store

mise

223

ken ritsu - prefectural

chou min - townspeople
chou kai - town council

machi

221

on do - temperature
kon do - next time


chuu shoku - lunch, noonmeal
hiru yasumi - lunch break, noon break

hiru

220

ichi do - one time, once

tabi bito - a traveller
ryo ken - passport

tabi

218

wa dai - topic, subject

doku ritsu - independence
hi tachi - Hitachi company

tatsu

217

shuku dai - homework
problem

ma gari michi - a winding road

kaeri michi - the way home
kata michi - a one way (trip)

mon dai -


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DOU

hall

227

TOKU

special

228

NIKU

meat

229

YA , SHO

plains, field


,

HATSU

depart, start from,
to happen

abaku , tatsu
,

231

HAN

meal, cooked rice

BYOU

hi niku - irony, ironic

gyuu niku - beef

ara no - wasteland, wilderness

shuppatsu - depart, leave
baku hatsu - explosion
hakken - discovery
hatsu mei - invention
go han - rice, meal

asa go han - breakfast
sui han ki - rice cooker

meshi

232

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

ya kyuu - baseball
nagano ken - Nagano prefecture

no

230

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

ill, sick

byou ki - sick
byou in - hospital
kyuu byou - sudden illness

yamai , yamu
,

233

FU , BU
,

non-, negative, bad

234

FUKU

clothing, obey

235

BUTSU , MOTSU

thing, matter,

,

object

mono
定

236

BUN , MON


sentence, literature

,
,
BETSU
wakareru , wakeru
,

238

BEN

separate, another,
specially

exertion

MOKU , BOKU

shoku butsu - plant life
mono gatari - story, legend
tabe mono - something to eat
bun mei - civilization

bessou - a second house
toku betsu - special
betsu ni - it's not that important, not particularly

ben kyou - study
fu ben kyou - idleness

ben kyou chuu - in the midst of studying

tsutomeru

239

you fuku - western style clothes
i fuku - clothes
fuku juu - obedience

bun ka - culture
bun gu - stationery
bun shou - a sentence

fumi , aya

237

fu ka nou - impossible
fu an - uneasy, unsure
fu kou hei - unfairness, injustice

eye

hito me bore - love at first sight

kin niku - muscle


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,

moku tek i - purpose, goal
hidari me - left eye

me

use, service,

240
YOU

business

mochiiru

241

night, evening

YA

shi you - use
you shi - paper, form
you i - prepare
you jin bou - body gaurd
yo nige - flight in the night, fleeing in the night
kon ya - this evening
ya kan - night, night time


yo , yoru
,
242

YOU

weekday

243

YOU

the West, western style,
ocean

you fuku - western style clothing
you ga - foreign painting

244

RI

logic, reason, truth

ri yuu - reason, cause
mu ri - impossible, unreasonable
ri ka - science

245


RYOU

fee, materials

246

SOU , SHOU

each other ,

定

定定,定 定
ai

定

mutual ,
appearance ,
aspect
minister of state
love

247

249

you shoku - western (foreign) food

ryou kin - a charge, a fee

ryou ri - cooking, dish
in ryou - a drink (written word)

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

ai

248

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

GOU , KATSU

to be together;

,
au

to fit


SHOU

to sell; trade

ai ai gasa - 2 people sharing an umbrella
ba ai - a case, situation
gu ai - condition (of various things)
tsu gou - circumstances, condition, convenience
shou kou - a trade port
shou gyou - commerce, business

akinau

250

SEN

shallow,
superficial

kei ken ga asai - have little experience
asa midori - light green, pale green

asai

251

YO

azukaru , azukeru

,
252

KAN

to keep ,
to take charge of
to deposit

sweat ,
perspiration

ase

azuke kin - key money
yo gen - a prophecy

ase - sweat
kan sen - sweat gland


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YUU

play; to be idle

yuu sei - a planet

yuu boku min - nomad
mu yuu byou - sleepwalking

asobu

254

CHI

yuu en chi - an amusement park

value, price

ka chi - worth, value

atai , ne
,

255

256

YO

to give , award ,

ataeru

cause ,
to assign (a task)


ON

warm ,
temperature

atatakai

257

DAN

warm ,
cordial

ataeru - to give, to present

ki on - temperature
on sen - Onsen, hot spring
on do - temperature (degree)
chi kyuu on dan ka - global warming
atatamaru - to warm up; warm oneself

atatakai

258

TOU , ZU

ishi atama - hard headed person (stone head)

aka zu kin - Little Red Riding Hood
(lit. red hood)

head , top

,
atama

259

260

HEN , BE

vicinity ,

,
atai

neighborhood

TOU

to hit , to win ,

ben tou - lunch box, Bento

to guess

hon tou - truth, really

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

pressure

ki atsu - atmospheric pressure
den atsu - voltage

summer heat; hot

sho chuu - summer (middle of)

ataru , ateru
,
261

kono hen - this vicinity, around here

atsu

262

SHO
atsui

263

NETSU

heat , hot ,

fever , craze

atsui

264

KOU

thick

ne tsu - a fever
nesshin - fervor, zeal
nettai - the tropical belt
atsusa - thickness
atsu gami - thick paper

atsui

265

SEKI

trace , marks,
remains

ato

ashi ato - footprints
i seki - ruins, historical remains
ki seki - a miracle



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266

to disclose, open,
exoise , violent

abaku

267

YOKU

to bathe

ran bou - violent, rough

nikkou yoku - sunbathing

abiru

268

KI
abunai , ayaui
定 定 定


269

定

定

定

YU

定

dangerous , unsafe
unsteady

oil

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

fat

shibou - fat (body fat)

abura

270

SHI


ki ki - a crisis
kiki kanri - crisis management
kikyuu - emergency
kiken - danger, peril
kiken jinbutsu - a dangerous person

abura

271

KAN

sweet

ama kuchi - mildness, sweet flavor

amai

272

YO

amasu , amari , amaru
,

273

HEN


to leave over ,
more than ,
the remainder ,
to remain,
to be beyond
(one's power)
to compile ,
to knit

amu

274

KA

ayamachi , sugiru , sugosu
,

275

GO

a fault, error ,
to pass , elapse
to exceed ,
to go to excess

mistake

yochi - room, space

hei kin yo mei - life expectancy

shi hen - the Psalms
hen shuu - editing, compiling
hen shuu bu - editing department
tabe sugi - eat too much
kako - the past
kakokei - the past tense (grammar)
sugi koshi no matsuri - the Passover
shikou sakugo - trial and error
gokai - a misunderstanding

ayamaru

276

KOU

violent, rude, wild
become rough

arai - wild, rough
are chi - desert, wasteland

arai , areru
,
277

SEN


wash

arai guma - racoon (lit. washing bear)
sen taku - washing; laundry
sen nou - brain washing

arau

278

SOU

o te arai - toliet, bathroom

to struggle, quarrel
quarrel , dispute

kyou sou - competition, contest
sen sou - war


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279

280

KAI


to change ,

aratameru , aratamaru

reform ,
to be reformed ,
reform

HYOU

to show ,

arawasu , omute
,
281

nan boku sen sou - the US Civil War

GEN

to indicate , list ,
table , schedule
the outside, surface
actual , appear

283

284

kei zai kai kaku - economic reform

kai tei - revision

za seki hyou - seating chart
ji kan hyou - time table
dai hyou - representative
happyou - announcement
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

arawasu

282

kai kaku - reform; reformation; innovation

CHO

author ,

arawasu , ichijirushii

to write a book
remarkable,
conspicuous

ZAI


to exist ,

aru

country ,
suburbs

AN

dark

cho sha - author
ichijirushii - remarkable

son zai - existence
tai zai - stay, sojourn

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

kurai

285

I

commit ,
to entrust with


286

I

clothes garments

i in - committee member
makaseru - to entrust, leave ~ to
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 ,
about


kurai

289

I

stomach

290

I , eki

easy

,
yasashi i , yasui

ichi i - first place
dono kurai - about how much; how far
i chi - place, location, point
i - stomach

tsukai yasui - easy to use
wakari yasui - easy to understand


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I
utsuru , utsusu
,

292

I

to transfer ,
to infect , to move to
remove ,
to infect

i min - immigration, immigrant
i juu - migrate, migration

depend on

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

e

293

I

great , remarkable


erai - great, important
i dai - greatness

erai

294

I

differ; wrong
~

chigau , chigaeru
,

295

DO
ikaru , okaru
,

296

SOKU

get angry to get
angry

breath


ma chigai - a mistake
~ni chigai nai - I am sure of ~
i han - violation , infrigement

okoru - get angry
do sei - a roar
ikarasu - to anger someone
ikari - anger; hatred
an soku - rest, repose
tame iki - a sigh
musuko - a son (irregular reading)

iki

297

iki

boundary

298

SEI

power

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

sei ryoku - influence, power, might

ikioi komu - to go heart and soul into...

ikioi

299

KI

how many ,
some

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

iku

300

iku

sodatsu , sodateru
,
301

SEN

to bring up ,
to educate ,
to grow


war

CHI

shou gai kyou iku - education for life
tai iku - P.E.; gymnastics
tai iku kan - a gym
yuki gassen - snow ball fight
rei sen - the Cold War
sen jyou - a battlefield
saku sen - tactics, stategy

ikusa , tatakau
,
302

kyou iku - education

pond

den chi - a battery
ike - a pond

ike

303

YUU

brave


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

isamu


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SHAKU , KOKU

304

stone

,
ichi , seki
,

305

SEN

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


spring

on sen - hot spring,
sen sui - a fountain

izumi

306

BOU

busy

isogashii - busy
ta bou - busy

isogashii

307

MAN , BAN

board (wood) ,

,

plate

kan ban - sign, billboard
ita basami - a dilemma,

caught between a rock and a hard place

ita

308

TSUU

pain

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

itai , itamu
,
309

HOU

hug , hold

idaku , daku , kakaeru
,

310

CHOU

summit , receive


SHI

city

oosaka shi - Osaka City
ba - market, marketplace

thread

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

ichi

312

SHI
ito

313

314

EI
itonamu

HI

manage , barracks


no , denial
ina

315

MEI , MYOU
,
inochi

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

itadaki , itadaku
,
311

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

order

shimai toshi - sister cities

ichi

hei ei - barracks
ei gyou - business, management

ei gyou chuu - in business

san pi - pros and cons, approval and disapproval
fu tei teki - negative, contradictory

isshou ken mei - with utmost effort,
with all one's might
un mei - fate,destiny
kaku mei - revolution
ju myou - a life span

shi mei - a mission