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문자 어휘Part 1 chapter 1

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547 entriesCreated by LeeAnna P. — Last modified: 2011-11-13 11:19:41
図書館 【としょかん】library
声 【こえ】voice
働く 【はたらく】① to work, to labor, to labour ② to function, to operate, to be effective, to work (i.e. ... works), to come into play ③ to commit (e.g. a crime), to perpetrate, to do, to act, to practise, to practice ④ to be conjugated
動物 【どうぶつ】animal
薬 【くすり】① medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs ② efficacious chemical (i.e. gunpowder, pesticide, etc.) ③ (pottery) glaze ④ small bribe
今朝 【けさ】this morning
入り口 【いりぐち】entrance, entry, gate, approach, mouth
泳ぐ 【およぐ】to swim
家庭 【かてい】home, family, household
荷物 【にもつ】① luggage, baggage ② burden ③ payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
角 【かど】① corner (e.g. desk, pavement) ② edge
公園 【こうえん】(public) park
細い 【ほそい】thin, slender, fine
酒 【さけ】alcohol, sake
宿題 【しゅくだい】homework
全部 【ぜんぶ】all, entire, whole, altogether
飛ぶ 【とぶ】to fly, to soar
文章 【ぶんしょう】① sentence, article, composition ② (writing) style
返す 【かえす】① to return (something), to restore, to put back ② to pay back, to retaliate, to reciprocate
箱 【はこ】① box ② car (of a train, etc.) ③ shamisen case, shamisen
お菓子 【おかし】confections, sweets, candy
甘い 【あまい】① sweet, delicious ② fragrant (smelling), sweet (music) ③ lightly salted ④ naive, overly optimistic, soft on, generous, indulgent, easy-going ⑤ half-hearted, not finished properly ⑥ tempting (e.g. words), promising
机 【つくえ】desk
個 【こ】① counter for articles ② counter for military units ③ individual
困る 【こまる】to be troubled, to be worried, to be bothered, to be embarrassed, to be stumped
座る 【すわる】① to sit, to squat ② to assume (a position) ③ to hold steady, to hold still
財布 【さいふ】purse, handbag, wallet
咲く 【さく】to bloom
若い 【わかい】young
生徒 【せいと】pupil
洗濯 【せんたく】washing, laundry
窓 【まど】window
痛い 【いたい】① painful, sore ② exceeding
渡す 【わたす】① to ferry across (a river, etc.), to carry across, to traverse ② to lay across, to build across ③ to hand over, to hand in, to pass, to give, to transfer
必要 【ひつよう】① necessary, needed, essential, indispensable ② necessity, need, requirement
並ぶ 【ならぶ】① to line up, to stand in a line ② to rival, to match, to equal
忙しい 【いそがしい】busy, hectic, occupied, engaged
卵 【たまご】① eggs, egg, spawn, roe ② hen egg ③ (an expert) in the making
交差点 【こうさてん】crossing, intersection
良い 【いい】① good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable ② sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer), ready, prepared ③ profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial ④ OK
良い 【よい】① good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable ② sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer), ready, prepared ③ profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial ④ OK
会 【かい】① meeting, assembly, party ② association, club
空気 【くうき】air, atmosphere
研究 【けんきゅう】study, research, investigation
説明 【せつめい】explanation, exposition
都合 【つごう】circumstances, condition, convenience
用 【よう】① task, business ② use, duty, service ③ call of nature, excretion
用意 【ようい】preparation
工場 【こうじょう】factory, plant, mill, workshop
引き出す 【ひきだす】to pull out, to take out, to draw out, to withdraw
別れる 【わかれる】to be divided, to part from, to separate, to bid farewell
お湯 【おゆ】① hot water ② hot bath
安全 【あんぜん】① safety ② security
以内 【いない】within, inside of, less than
雲 【くも】cloud
客 【きゃく】① guest, visitor ② customer, client, shopper, spectator, audience, tourist, sightseer, passenger
教育 【きょういく】training, education
空港 【くうこう】airport
決める 【きめる】to decide
交通 【こうつう】communication, transportation, traffic, intercourse
光 【ひかり】light
細かい 【こまかい】① small ② fine, minute ③ minor, trivial ④ sensitive, attentive
残る 【のこる】to remain, to be left
指 【ゆび】finger, toe, digit
自由 【じゆう】freedom, liberty, as it pleases you
受ける 【うける】① to receive, to accept, to get, to inherit ② to catch (e.g. a ball), to parry (e.g. a blow), to take (lesson, test, damage), to sustain (damage), to incur (loss) ③ to become popular, to be well-received, to go down well
心配 【しんぱい】① worry, concern, anxiety ② care, help, aid, assistance
進む 【すすむ】① to advance, to go forward ② to precede, to go ahead (of) ③ to make progress, to improve ④ to deepen, to heighten ⑤ to do of one's own free will
水泳 【すいえい】swimming
星 【ほし】① star, any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon) ② suspect (police slang)
生活 【せいかつ】living, life (one's daily existence), livelihood
昔 【むかし】olden days, former
相談 【そうだん】consultation, discussion
草 【くさ】grass
虫 【むし】insect, bug, cricket, moth, worm
点 【てん】① spot, mark ② point, dot ③ mark (e.g. in exam), score, points ④ counter for goods or items
伝える 【つたえる】to convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath
島 【しま】① island ② territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.), turf
道具 【どうぐ】implement, tool, means
倍 【ばい】① twice, double ② times, -fold
反対 【はんたい】opposition, resistance, antagonism, hostility, contrast, objection, dissension, reverse, opposite, vice versa
美しい 【うつくしい】beautiful, lovely
貿易 【ぼうえき】trade (foreign)
礼 【れい】thanking, expression of gratitude
決まる 【きまる】① to be decided, to be settled ② to look good in (clothes)
島 【とう】island (in placenames)
案内 【あんない】① information, guidance, leading ② to guide, to show (around), to conduct
割れる 【われる】① to break, to be smashed ② to split, to crack, to fissure, to be torn ③ to be divided, to cleave ④ to come to light
慣れる 【なれる】① to grow accustomed to, to get too familiar with ② to become domesticated, to become tame
関係 【かんけい】relation, connection
機会 【きかい】chance, opportunity
景色 【けしき】scenery, scene, landscape
経験 【けいけん】experience
迎える 【むかえる】① to go out to meet ② to receive, to welcome ③ to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family) ④ to call for, to summon, to invite ⑤ to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)
原因 【げんいん】cause, origin, source
国際 【こくさい】international
最近 【さいきん】latest, most recent, nowadays
最後 【さいご】① last, end, conclusion ② (after -tara form or -ta form followed by "ga") no sooner than, right after (often having negative consequences)
最初 【さいしょ】beginning, outset, first, onset
残念 【ざんねん】deplorable, bad luck, regret, disappointment
失敗 【しっぱい】failure, mistake, blunder
習慣 【しゅうかん】custom, habit, manners
将来 【しょうらい】future (usually near), prospects
笑う 【わらう】① to laugh ② to smile ③ to sneer, to ridicule
政治 【せいじ】politics, government
折る 【おる】to break, to fold, to pick flowers
祖父 【そふ】① grandfather ② old man ③ kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
続く 【つづく】① to continue, to last, to go on ② to be unbroken ③ to occur again and again ④ to lead to, to connect to
熱 【ねつ】fever, temperature
背中 【せなか】back (of body)
比べる 【くらべる】① to compare, to make a comparison ② to compete, to vie
必ず 【かならず】always, without exception, necessarily, certainly, without fail, positively, invariably
娘 【むすめ】① (my) daughter ② girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
輸出 【ゆしゅつ】① export ② efferent (medical)
利用 【りよう】use, utilization, utilisation, application
歴史 【れきし】history
割合 【わりあい】① rate, ratio, percentage, proportion ② comparatively ③ contrary to expectations
左右 【さゆう】① left and right ② influence, control, domination
人気 【にんき】popularity, popular feeling, business conditions
人生 【じんせい】(human) life (i.e. conception to death)
本人 【ほんにん】the person himself
友人 【ゆうじん】friend
一生 【いっしょう】① whole life, a lifetime, all through life, one existence, a generation, an age, the whole world, the era ② (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
中 【ちゅう】① medium, average, middle ② moderation ③ middle school ④ China ⑤ in, out of (e.g. three out of ten people) ⑥ during (a certain time when one did or is doing something), under (construction, etc.), while
海外 【かいがい】foreign, abroad, overseas
学者 【がくしゃ】scholar
学習 【がくしゅう】study, learning, tutorial
学問 【がくもん】scholarship, study, learning
行動 【こうどう】action, conduct, behaviour, behavior, mobilization, mobilisation
作家 【さっか】author, writer, novelist, artist
自動 【じどう】① automatic, self-motion ② intransitive verb
室 【しつ】① room ② Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
質 【しつ】quality
人工 【じんこう】artificial, manmade, human work, human skill, artificiality
多少 【たしょう】more or less, somewhat, a little, some
地下 【ちか】① basement, cellar, underground place ② underground, below ground ③ secret, under cover
注文 【ちゅうもん】order, request
動作 【どうさ】action, movements, motions, bearing, behaviour, behavior, execution, actuation, operation, manners
発見 【はっけん】discovery, detection, finding
不足 【ふそく】insufficiency, shortage, deficiency, lack, dearth
分野 【ぶんや】field, sphere, realm, division, branch
有料 【ゆうりょう】toll, fee, charge, admission-paid
用いる 【もちいる】to use, to make use of
料金 【りょうきん】fee, charge, fare
力 【りょく】strength, power
広がる 【ひろがる】to spread (out), to extend, to stretch, to reach to, to get around, to fill (e.g. a space)
者 【しゃ】someone of that nature, someone doing that work
安定 【あんてい】stability, equilibrium
育つ 【そだつ】to be raised (e.g. child), to be brought up, to grow (up)
営業 【えいぎょう】business, trade, sales, operations
家具 【かぐ】furniture
会合 【かいごう】① meeting, assembly ② association ③ (astronomical) conjunction
活動 【かつどう】action, activity
感じる 【かんじる】to feel, to sense, to experience
感心 【かんしん】admiration, Well done!
観客 【かんきゃく】audience, spectator, spectators
観光 【かんこう】sightseeing
岩 【いわ】rock, crag
気温 【きおん】atmospheric temperature
休息 【きゅうそく】rest, relief, relaxation
計算 【けいさん】① calculation, reckoning, count ② forecast
欠点 【けってん】faults, defect, weakness
決心 【けっしん】determination, resolution
幸い 【さいわい】happiness, blessedness
幸福 【こうふく】happiness, blessedness
才能 【さいのう】talent, ability
参加 【さんか】participation
事実 【じじつ】fact, truth, reality
自身 【じしん】by oneself, personally
式 【しき】① equation, formula, expression ② ceremony ③ style
実験 【じっけん】experiment
実行 【じっこう】practice, practise, performance, execution (e.g. program) (programme), realization, realisation, implementation
守る 【まもる】① to protect, to guard, to defend ② to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow
首相 【しゅしょう】Prime Minister, Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.), Premier
首都 【しゅと】capital city, metropolis
出身 【しゅっしん】① person's origin (town, city, country, etc.) ② institution from which one graduated ③ director in charge of employee relations
書類 【しょるい】documents, official papers
商売 【しょうばい】trade, business, commerce, transaction, occupation
商品 【しょうひん】commodity, article of commerce, goods, stock, merchandise
小麦 【こむぎ】wheat
神 【かみ】god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami
身長 【しんちょう】height (of body), stature
人物 【じんぶつ】character, personality, person, man, personage, talented man
正式 【せいしき】due form, official, formality
正直 【しょうじき】① honesty, integrity, frankness ② honestly, frankly
生物 【せいぶつ】living things, creature
生命 【せいめい】life, existence
選手 【せんしゅ】player (in game), team member
全員 【ぜんいん】all members (unanimity), all hands, the whole crew, everyone, everybody
全体 【ぜんたい】whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter)
相手 【あいて】① companion, partner, company ② other party, addressee ③ opponent (sports, etc.)
代表 【だいひょう】representative, representation, delegation, type, example, model
単語 【たんご】word, vocabulary, (usually) single-character word
地球 【ちきゅう】the earth, the globe
中央 【ちゅうおう】centre, central, center, middle
追う 【おう】① to chase, to run after, to pursue ② to follow (i.e. a set order, a trend) ③ to drive out, to oust, to expel ④ to drive (i.e. a herd) ⑤ (in passive voice) to be pressed (for time, etc.)
低下 【ていか】fall, decline, lowering, deterioration, degradation
的 【てき】-like, typical
登山 【とざん】mountain climbing
道路 【どうろ】road, highway
波 【なみ】wave
配る 【くばる】to distribute, to deliver, to deal (cards)
発表 【はっぴょう】announcement, publication
皮肉 【ひにく】cynicism, sarcasm, irony, satire
費 【ひ】cost, expense
費用 【ひよう】cost, expense
氷 【こおり】① ice ② shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
表 【ひょう】table (e.g. Tab 1), chart, list
表面 【ひょうめん】surface, outside, face, appearance
部 【ぶ】① department (in an organization), division, bureau ② club ③ part, component, element ④ category ⑤ counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
部分 【ぶぶん】portion, section, part
物語 【ものがたり】tale, story, legend
平気 【へいき】coolness, calmness, composure, unconcern
平和 【へいわ】peace, harmony
方向 【ほうこう】① direction, orientation, bearing, way ② course (e.g. of action)
命じる 【めいじる】to order, to command, to appoint
目的 【もくてき】purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention
夜中 【よなか】midnight, dead of night
予算 【よさん】estimate, budget
理想 【りそう】ideal, dream
流す 【ながす】① to drain, to pour, to spill, to shed (blood, tears) ② to wash away ③ to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.), to circulate, to broadcast, to beam ④ to cruise (e.g. taxi) ⑤ to float, to set adrift
流れる 【ながれる】to stream, to flow (liquid, time, etc.), to run (ink), to be washed away
量 【りょう】quantity, amount, volume, portion (of food)
例外 【れいがい】exception
列 【れつ】queue, line, row, column, sequence, string, train
全国 【ぜんこく】country-wide, nation-wide, whole country, national
他人 【たにん】another person, unrelated person, outsider, stranger
谷 【たに】valley
面 【めん】① face ② mask, face guard ③ (in kendo) striking the head ④ surface (esp. a geometrical surface) ⑤ page ⑥ aspect, facet, side ⑦ chamfer ⑧ counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
流行 【りゅうこう】fashion, fad, vogue, craze
例 【れい】① custom, practice, habit, usual ② said, aforementioned ③ instance, example, case, illustration, usage ④ precedent ⑤ annual
協力 【きょうりょく】cooperation, collaboration
幸運 【こううん】good luck, fortune
化 【か】action of making something, -ification
愛する 【あいする】to love
囲む 【かこむ】to surround, to encircle
移動 【いどう】① removal, migration, movement ② mobile (e.g. communications)
胃 【い】① stomach ② Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
一般 【いっぱん】general, liberal, universal, ordinary, average
永遠 【えいえん】eternity, perpetuity, immortality, permanence
液体 【えきたい】liquid, fluid
温泉 【おんせん】spa, hot spring, onsen
可能 【かのう】possible, practicable, feasible
過去 【かこ】the past, bygone days, the previous
解く 【とく】① to solve, to answer ② to untie ③ to comb, to untangle (hair)
解決 【かいけつ】settlement, solution, resolution
完全 【かんぜん】perfection, completeness
関心 【かんしん】concern, interest
願う 【ねがう】① to desire, to wish, to hope ② to beg, to request, to implore, to pray ③ to have something done for oneself
機能 【きのう】function, facility, faculty, feature
帰宅 【きたく】returning home
記念 【きねん】commemoration, memory
疑問 【ぎもん】question, problem, doubt, guess
巨大 【きょだい】huge, gigantic, enormous
許可 【きょか】permission, approval, authorization
共通 【きょうつう】① commonness, community ② -wide
教師 【きょうし】teacher (classroom)
苦労 【くろう】troubles, hardships
景気 【けいき】condition, state, business (condition)
経営 【けいえい】management, administration
券 【けん】ticket, coupon, bond, certificate
肩 【かた】shoulder
減る 【へる】to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate
現実 【げんじつ】reality
限り 【かぎり】① limit, limits, bounds ② degree, extent, scope ③ as far as possible, as much as possible, to the best of one's ability ④ unless (after neg. verb) ⑤ the end, the last
限界 【げんかい】limit, bound
個人 【こじん】individual, private person, personal, private
呼吸 【こきゅう】① breath, respiration ② knack, trick, secret (of doing something)
光景 【こうけい】scene, spectacle
骨 【ほね】bone
骨折 【こっせつ】bone fracture
座席 【ざせき】seat
最高 【さいこう】highest, supreme, the most
最低 【さいてい】① least, lowest, worst ② nasty, disgusting, horrible, yuck!
材料 【ざいりょう】ingredients, material
財産 【ざいさん】property, fortune, assets
支える 【ささえる】① to support, to prop, to sustain, to underlay, to hold up ② to hold at bay, to stem, to check
死亡 【しぼう】death, mortality
事件 【じけん】event, affair, incident, case, plot, trouble, scandal
示す 【しめす】to denote, to show, to point out, to indicate, to exemplify
辞める 【やめる】to resign, to retire, to quit, to leave (one's job, etc.)
失う 【うしなう】to lose, to part with
失業 【しつぎょう】unemployment
実現 【じつげん】implementation (e.g. of a system), materialization, materialisation, realization, realisation
主要 【しゅよう】chief, main, principal, major
手段 【しゅだん】means, way, measure
種類 【しゅるい】① variety, kind, type, category ② counter for different sorts of things
周囲 【しゅうい】① surroundings, environs ② circumference
住宅 【じゅうたく】residence, housing, residential building
住民 【じゅうみん】citizens, inhabitants, residents, population
重要 【じゅうよう】important, momentous, essential, principal, major
祝い 【いわい】congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival, congratulatory gift
出席 【しゅっせき】① attendance, presence, appearance ② to attend, to be present, to appear
順番 【じゅんばん】turn (in line), order of things, sequential order
省く 【はぶく】to omit, to eliminate, to curtail, to economize, to economise
職場 【しょくば】one's post, place of work, workplace
食欲 【しょくよく】appetite (for food)
信じる 【しんじる】to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in
信用 【しんよう】confidence, dependence, credit, faith, reliance, belief, credence
制限 【せいげん】restriction, restraint, limitation, limit
制度 【せいど】system, institution, organization, organisation
性 【せい】① nature (of a person) ② sex ③ gender ④ -ty (suffix indicating quality or condition), -ity, -ness
性格 【せいかく】character, personality
性質 【せいしつ】nature, property, disposition
成人 【せいじん】① adult ② to grow up, to mature ③ to come of age
成績 【せいせき】results, record, grades
成長 【せいちょう】growth, grow to adulthood
政府 【せいふ】government, administration
生産 【せいさん】production, manufacture
占める 【しめる】① to comprise (some part of the whole), to account for, to make up (of) ② to hold, to occupy
増加 【ぞうか】increase, increment, addition
存じる 【ぞんじる】to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
存在 【そんざい】existence, being
大陸 【たいりく】continent
達する 【たっする】to reach, to get to
団体 【だんたい】organization, organisation, association
駐車 【ちゅうしゃ】parking (e.g. car)
直接 【ちょくせつ】direct, immediate, personal, firsthand
通過 【つうか】passage through, transit, passing
努力 【どりょく】great effort, exertion, endeavour, endeavor, effort
到着 【とうちゃく】arrival
頭痛 【ずつう】headache
得る 【うる】① (after the -masu stem of a verb) to be able to ..., can ... ② to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain
得意 【とくい】① triumph, prosperity ② pride ③ one's strong point, one's forte, one's specialty ④ frequent customer (client, etc.)
内容 【ないよう】subject, contents, matter, substance, detail, import
発達 【はったつ】development, growth
販売 【はんばい】sales, selling, marketing
非常 【ひじょう】emergency, extraordinary, unusual
表現 【ひょうげん】① expression, presentation ② representation, notation
閉じる 【とじる】to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut
変化 【へんか】① change, variation, alteration, mutation, transition, transformation, transfiguration, metamorphosis ② variety, diversity ③ inflection, declension, conjugation ④ sidestepping (sumo)
方針 【ほうしん】objective, plan, policy
方法 【ほうほう】method, process, manner, way, means, technique
未来 【みらい】① the future (usually distant) ② future tense ③ the world to come
夢中 【むちゅう】daze, (in a) trance, ecstasy, delirium, engrossment, within a (deep) dream
面接 【めんせつ】interview
役割 【やくわり】part, assigning (allotment of) parts, role, duties
輸入 【ゆにゅう】importation, import, introduction
余る 【あまる】to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many
容易 【ようい】easy, simple, plain
理解 【りかい】understanding, comprehension, appreciation, sympathy
両替 【りょうがえ】change, money exchange
涙 【なみだ】① tear, tears, lachrymal secretion ② sympathy
連続 【れんぞく】serial, consecutive, continuity, occurring in succession, continuing
老人 【ろうじん】the aged, old person
論文 【ろんぶん】thesis, essay, treatise, paper, article
永久 【えいきゅう】① eternity, perpetuity, immortality ② Eikyuu era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
夫婦 【ふうふ】married couple, spouses, husband and wife, couple, pair
位置 【いち】place, situation, position, location
得る 【える】① to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain ② (after the -masu stem of a verb) to be able to ..., can ...
小包 【こづつみ】parcel, package
労働 【ろうどう】① manual labor, manual labour, toil, work ② Labour Party
宇宙 【うちゅう】universe, cosmos, space
応募 【おうぼ】subscription, application
価格 【かかく】price, value, cost
家賃 【やちん】rent
器用 【きよう】skillful, handy
件 【けん】matter, case, item
健康 【けんこう】health, sound, wholesome
高価 【こうか】high price
次第 【しだい】① dependent upon ② as soon as, immediately (upon) ③ circumstances ④ order, precedence, program, programme, agenda
上司 【じょうし】superior authorities, boss
条件 【じょうけん】condition, conditions, term, terms, requirement, requirements
真実 【しんじつ】truth, reality
節約 【せつやく】economising, saving
通訳 【つうやく】interpretation (i.e. oral translation)
物価 【ぶっか】prices of commodities, prices (in general), cost-of-living
保存 【ほぞん】preservation, conservation, storage, saving (e.g., to disk), maintenance
映る 【うつる】to be reflected, to harmonize with (harmonise), to come out (photo), to be projected
学会 【がっかい】scientific society, academic meeting, academic conference
学力 【がくりょく】scholarship, knowledge, literary ability
出場 【しゅつじょう】(stage) appearance, participation, performance
生物 【なまもの】raw food, perishables
題名 【だいめい】title
同時 【どうじ】simultaneous(ly), concurrent, same time, synchronous, together
発売 【はつばい】sale, offering for sale, release (for sale), launch (product)
園 【えん】① garden (esp. man-made), orchard, park, plantation ② place, location
絵の具 【えのぐ】colors, colours, paints
貝 【かい】shell, shellfish
外部 【がいぶ】① the outside ② external
角 【かく】① angle ② square (or cube) ③ bishop (shogi) ④ third degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale) ⑤ Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) ⑥ jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
気配 【けはい】① indication, sign, hint, presence, trend ② quotation (esp. stock market)
曲 【きょく】tune, piece of music
曲線 【きょくせん】curve
形式 【けいしき】① form (as opposed to substance), formality ② method, system, style ③ format, mode, appearance, form (something takes) ④ math expression
交流 【こうりゅう】① intercourse, (cultural) exchange, intermingling ② alternating current, AC
参考 【さんこう】reference, consultation
算数 【さんすう】arithmetic
寺院 【じいん】temple
実習 【じっしゅう】practice, practise, training (esp. practical and hands-on), drill
実物 【じつぶつ】real thing, original, actual
実用 【じつよう】practical use, utility
実力 【じつりょく】① (real) ability, true strength, merit, efficiency, competency ② arms, force
実例 【じつれい】example, illustration, precedent
集合 【しゅうごう】① gathering, assembly, meeting ② set
重量 【じゅうりょう】① weight ② heavyweight boxer
少数 【しょうすう】minority, few
乗車 【じょうしゃ】taking a train, bus, etc., entraining
図形 【ずけい】figure, shape, graphic
図表 【ずひょう】chart, diagram, graph, figure
正面 【しょうめん】front, frontage, facade, main
正門 【せいもん】main gate, main entrance
線路 【せんろ】line, track, roadbed
体育 【たいいく】physical education, gymnastics, athletics
通勤 【つうきん】commuting to work
通行 【つうこう】passage, passing
定期 【ていき】① fixed term ② fixed-term commutation pass ③ fixed-term deposit
都心 【としん】city centre (center) (esp. capital city), urban centre, heart of city a metropolis
部品 【ぶひん】parts, accessories, components
方面 【ほうめん】① direction, district, area ② field (e.g. of study)
命ずる 【めいずる】to command, to appoint
役者 【やくしゃ】actor, actress
役所 【やくしょ】government office, public office
役目 【やくめ】duty, business, role
列島 【れっとう】archipelago, chain of islands
温かい 【あたたかい】warm, mild, genial
感ずる 【かんずる】to feel, to sense
移転 【いてん】moving, transfer, demise
解く 【ほどく】to unfasten, to untie, to unwrap (e.g. parcel)
各自 【かくじ】individual, each
期限 【きげん】① term, period, time frame ② time limit, deadline, cutoff (date)
芸能 【げいのう】public entertainment, accomplishments, attainments
血圧 【けつあつ】blood pressure
血液 【けつえき】blood
県庁 【けんちょう】prefectural office
工夫 【くふう】① scheme, device, scheming, devising, figuring out, coming up with, solving ingeniously ② dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
再 【さい】re-, again, repeated
在学 【ざいがく】(enrolled) in school
材木 【ざいもく】lumber, timber
児童 【じどう】children, juvenile
時間割 【じかんわり】timetable, schedule
祝日 【しゅくじつ】national holiday
信ずる 【しんずる】to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in
人造 【じんぞう】man-made, synthetic, artificial
性能 【せいのう】ability, performance, efficiency
性別 【せいべつ】distinction by sex, sex, gender
成分 【せいぶん】ingredient, component, composition
生存 【せいぞん】① existence, being, survival ② to exist, to live, to survive
泉 【いずみ】spring, fountain
通信 【つうしん】correspondence, communication, transmission, news, signal
日課 【にっか】daily lesson, daily work, daily routine
付近 【ふきん】neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, environs
募集 【ぼしゅう】recruiting, taking applications
未 【み】not yet, un-
共同 【きょうどう】doing together (as equals), sharing, common (land, etc.), joint (statement, etc.), cooperation, co-operation, collaboration, association
割引 【わりびき】discount, reduction, rebate, tenths discounted
案外 【あんがい】unexpectedly
応対 【おうたい】receiving, dealing with
仮定 【かてい】assumption, supposition, hypothesis
楽器 【がっき】musical instrument
司会 【しかい】chairmanship, leading a meeting
人気 【ひとけ】sign of life
定価 【ていか】list price, regular price, established price
落第 【らくだい】failure, dropping out of a class
他人 【あだびと】another person, unrelated person, outsider, stranger
流行 【はやり】fashion, fad, vogue, craze
例 【ためし】① custom, practice, habit, usual ② said, aforementioned ③ instance, example, case, illustration, usage ④ precedent ⑤ annual
指示 【しじ】indication, instruction, designation, directions
存ずる 【ぞんずる】to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
圧力 【あつりょく】stress, pressure
課題 【かだい】subject, theme, task, challenge, issue, matter
会談 【かいだん】conversation, conference, discussion, interview
角 【つの】horn
学歴 【がくれき】academic background
記述 【きじゅつ】description, descriptor
減少 【げんしょう】decrease, reduction, decline
限定 【げんてい】limit, restriction
支持 【しじ】support, maintenance
人材 【じんざい】man of talent, capable person, talented person
征服 【せいふく】conquest, subjugation, overcoming
正常 【せいじょう】normalcy, normality, normal
体力 【たいりょく】physical strength
通常 【つうじょう】common, general, normal, usual
内部 【ないぶ】interior, inside, internal
発生 【はっせい】① outbreak, spring forth, occurrence, incidence, origin ② ontogeny, development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
保守 【ほしゅ】maintenance, conservation
面会 【めんかい】meeting (face-to-face), interview
役職 【やくしょく】post, managerial position, official position
恋愛 【れんあい】love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections
運送 【うんそう】transport, freight, shipping
くだん① the above-mentioned, the said, (man, incident, etc.) in question ② the usual
こつknack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang
甘い 【うまい】① skillful, clever, expert, wise, successful ② delicious, appetizing, appetising ③ fortunate, splendid, promising
一生 【いっせい】whole life, a lifetime, all through life, one existence, a generation, an age, the whole world, the era
高 【だか】quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money
開店 【かいてん】opening (of a shop)
帰国 【きこく】return to one's country
急用 【きゅうよう】urgent business
社員 【しゃいん】① company employee ② company stockholders (esp. in legal contexts), members of a corporation
発送 【はっそう】sending, forwarding, shipping
服用 【ふくよう】taking medicine, dosing
今朝 【こんちょう】this morning
入り口 【いりくち】entrance, entry, gate, approach, mouth
入り口 【はいりぐち】entrance, entry, gate, approach, mouth
飲酒 【いんしゅ】drinking alcohol (sake)
雨量 【うりょう】rainfall
画面 【がめん】terminal screen, scene, picture, the field (in TV), photo
気配 【きはい】① indication, sign, hint, presence, trend ② quotation (esp. stock market)
区役所 【くやくしょ】ward office, council (regional)
具体 【ぐたい】concrete, tangible, material
型 【がた】① model, type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.) ② type, style, pattern ③ mold (mould), template, model ④ kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.) ⑤ form (i.e. customary procedure) ⑥ size (i.e. clothing, shoes)
高低 【こうてい】high and low, rise and fall
高低 【たかひく】high and low, rise and fall
市役所 【しやくしょ】municipal office, council, city hall
自動的 【じどうてき】automatic
実り 【みのり】① ripening (of a crop) ② crop, harvest
真実 【さな】truth, reality
真実 【さね】truth, reality
図面 【ずめん】drawing, diagram, plans, blueprint
数年 【すうねん】several years
まとも① the front ② honesty, uprightness, directness ③ decency, normality
大量 【たいりょう】large quantity
二倍 【にばい】double, twice, twofold
平 【ひら】① something broad and flat, palm of the hand ② common, ordinary ③ low-ranking employee, freshman, novice, private
平安 【へいあん】① peace, tranquility, tranquillity ② Heian era (794-1185)
曲 【くせ】a habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice), peculiarity
役員 【やくいん】officer, official, executive, staff
理想的 【りそうてき】ideal
両国 【りょうこく】both countries
両国 【りょうごく】both countries
面 【つら】① face (often derog. or vulg.), mug ② surface
夜中 【やちゅう】during the night, at night
温かい 【あったかい】warm, mild, genial
係員 【かかりいん】official (e.g. customs), clerk in charge
館内 【かんない】in the building
各国 【かっこく】① each nation ② many nations, many countries
帰省 【きせい】homecoming, returning home
空席 【くうせき】vacancy, vacant seat, room
最新 【さいしん】latest, newest, late-breaking (news)
最大 【さいだい】greatest, largest, maximum
散在 【さんざい】to be scattered, to straggle, to be found here and there
娘 【じょう】① unmarried woman ② (after a name) Miss ③ (after a line of work) -ess, -ette
全般 【ぜんぱん】(the) whole, universal, wholly, general
祖父 【じじ】① grandfather ② old man ③ kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
祖父 【じい】① grandfather ② old man ③ kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
祖父 【おおじ】① grandfather ② old man ③ kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
祖父 【おじ】① grandfather ② old man ③ kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
発刊 【はっかん】publish, start (new) publication
閉店 【へいてん】closing shop
忙しい 【せわしい】busy, hectic, occupied, engaged
永久 【とこしえ】① eternity, perpetuity, immortality ② Eikyuu era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
永久 【とわ】① eternity, perpetuity, immortality ② Eikyuu era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
夫婦 【めおと】married couple, spouses, husband and wife, couple, pair
夫婦 【みょうと】married couple, spouses, husband and wife, couple, pair
申し込み 【もうしこみ】application, entry, request, subscription, offer, proposal, overture, challenge
お互いに 【おたがいに】mutually, with each other, reciprocally, together, both
面 【おもて】① face ② surface ③ mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)