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Nihongo Sou Matome N3 Kanji Vocab

All vocab from 日本語総まとめ N3 漢字, ISBN 4872177304

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854 entriesCreated by Buch . — Last modified: 2014-07-19 05:05:55
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スポーツsport, sports
バス① bus ② bath ③ bass
レストランrestaurant (esp. Western-style)
駅 【えき】station
時間 【じかん】① time ② hours
上 【うえ】① above, up, over ② top, summit ③ surface, on ④ before, previous ⑤ superiority, one's superior (i.e. one's elder) ⑥ on top of that, besides, what's more ⑦ upon (further inspection, etc.), based on (and occurring after) ⑧ matters concerning..., as concerns ... ⑨ since (i.e. "for that reason") ⑩ suffix indicating higher social standing
人 【じん】① -ian (e.g. Italian, etc.) (attaches to name of country to denote nationality), -er (e.g. performer, etc.) (attaches to name of occupation) ② (usu. in compound words) man, person, people
千 【せん】1,000, thousand
天気 【てんき】① weather, the elements ② fair weather, fine weather
電車 【でんしゃ】(electric) train
電話 【でんわ】telephone
二 【に】two
日本語 【にほんご】Japanese (language)
来る 【くる】① to come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive ② to come back, to do ... and come back ③ to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue ④ to come from, to be caused by, to derive from ⑤ to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")
行く 【いく】① to go ② to proceed, to take place ③ to die, to pass away ④ to continue
今日 【きょう】today, this day
十 【じゅう】10, ten
ですpolite copula in Japanese
① topic marker particle ② indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated) ③ adds emphasis
いるauxillary verb for continuing action or state
作文 【さくぶん】① writing (an essay, prose, etc.), composition ② formal writing with little real meaning
地図 【ちず】map
着く 【つく】① to arrive at, to reach ② to sit on, to sit at (e.g. the table)
動物 【どうぶつ】animal
病院 【びょういん】hospital
問題 【もんだい】problem, question
旅行 【りょこう】travel, trip
料理 【りょうり】① cooking, cookery, cuisine ② dealing with something, handling, administration, management
横 【よこ】① horizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down ② side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth ③ side (of a box, etc.) ④ beside, aside, next to ⑤ unconnected
黄色い 【きいろい】yellow
荷物 【にもつ】① luggage, baggage ② burden ③ payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
絵 【え】picture, drawing, painting, sketch
階 【かい】① stories, storeys ② counter for storeys and floors of a building
曲がる 【まがる】① to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist ② to turn ③ to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
勤める 【つとめる】① to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in) ② to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of) ③ to conduct a religious service
君 【きみ】you, buddy, pal
言葉 【ことば】① language, dialect ② word, words, phrase, term, expression, remark ③ speech, (manner of) speaking
戸 【と】door (esp. Japanese-style)
交番 【こうばん】① police box ② alternation, alternating (e.g. current)
公園 【こうえん】(public) park
向こう 【むこう】① opposite side, other side, opposite direction ② over there, that way, far away, beyond ③ the other party, the other person ④ future (starting now)
細い 【ほそい】thin, slender, fine
皿 【さら】① plate, dish, platter, disc ② serving, helping, course ③ kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
歯 【は】tooth
取る 【とる】① to take, to pick up, to harvest, to earn, to choose ② to steal ③ to eat, to have (a meal) ④ to remove (one's glasses, etc.)
酒 【さけ】alcohol, sake
宿題 【しゅくだい】homework
消える 【きえる】to go out, to vanish, to disappear
消す 【けす】① to erase, to delete, to cross out ② to turn off power ③ to extinguish, to put out
登る 【のぼる】① to ascend, to go up, to climb ② to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun), to rise ③ to go to (the capital) ④ to be promoted ⑤ to add up to ⑥ to advance (in price) ⑦ to swim up (a river), to sail up ⑧ to come up (on the agenda)
晴れ 【はれ】① clear weather ② public, formal ③ cleared of suspicion
晴れる 【はれる】① to clear up, to clear away, to be sunny, to stop raining ② to refresh (e.g. spirits) ③ to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion) ④ to be dispelled, to be banished
雪 【ゆき】snow
全部 【ぜんぶ】all, entire, whole, altogether
速い 【はやい】① fast, quick, hasty, brisk ② early (in the day, etc.), premature ③ (too) soon, not yet, (too) early ④ easy, simple, quick
地下鉄 【ちかてつ】underground train, subway
飛ぶ 【とぶ】to fly, to soar
番号 【ばんごう】number, series of digits
鼻 【はな】nose
部屋 【へや】① room ② sumo stable
辺 【へん】① area, vicinity ② side (of triangle, rectangle, etc.) ③ circumstances
返す 【かえす】① to return (something), to restore, to put back ② to pay back, to retaliate, to reciprocate
本当 【ほんとう】truth, reality
無い 【ない】① nonexistent, not being (there) ② unpossessed, unowned, not had ③ unique ④ indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility ⑤ (after the ren'youkei form of an adjective) not ... ⑥ (after the -te form of a verb) to not be..., to have not ...
鳴く 【なく】① to sing (bird) ② to bark, to purr, to make sound (animal)
遊ぶ 【あそぶ】① to play, to enjoy oneself, to have a good time ② to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.) ③ to be idle, to do nothing, to be unused ④ to go to (for pleasure or for study) ⑤ (in baseball) to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration
練習 【れんしゅう】practice, practise
黄色 【きいろ】yellow, amber
昨日 【きのう】yesterday
両親 【りょうしん】parents, both parents
番 【ばん】① number (in a series) ② (one's) turn ③ watch, guard, lookout ④ bout, match (sumo)
違う 【ちがう】① to differ (from), to vary ② to not be in the usual condition ③ to not match the correct (answer, etc.) ④ to be different from promised
汚い 【きたない】dirty, unclean, filthy
奥さん 【おくさん】wife, your wife, his wife, married lady, madam
押す 【おす】① to push, to press ② to apply pressure from above, to press down ③ to stamp (i.e. a passport), to apply a seal
果物 【くだもの】fruit
灰皿 【はいざら】ashtray
階段 【かいだん】stairs, stairway, staircase
危ない 【あぶない】① dangerous, risky, hazardous, perilous, precarious ② in danger, in jeopardy, critical, grave, at risk ③ uncertain, unreliable, insecure, unsteady, doubtful ④ close (i.e. a close call), narrow ⑤ look out!, watch out!
吸う 【すう】① to smoke, to breathe in, to inhale ② to suck, to sip, to slurp ③ to absorb, to soak up ④ to kiss
牛乳 【ぎゅうにゅう】(cow's) milk
警官 【けいかん】policeman
結構 【けっこう】① splendid, nice, wonderful, delicious, sweet ② sufficient, fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"), (by implication) no thank you ③ well enough, OK, tolerable ④ reasonably, fairly, tolerably
結婚 【けっこん】marriage
個 【こ】① counter for articles ② counter for military units ③ individual
呼ぶ 【よぶ】① to call out (to), to call, to invoke ② to summon (a doctor, etc.) ③ to invite ④ to designate, to name, to brand ⑤ to garner (support, etc.), to gather
厚い 【あつい】① thick, deep, heavy ② kind, cordial, hospitable, warm, faithful ③ serious (of an illness) ④ abundant
紅茶 【こうちゃ】black tea
降る 【ふる】to precipitate, to fall (e.g. rain)
今晩 【こんばん】tonight, this evening
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
歳 【さい】① -years-old ② ability, gift, talent, aptitude, genius
冊 【さつ】counter for books
辞書 【じしょ】dictionary, lexicon
若い 【わかい】young
授業 【じゅぎょう】lesson, class work
寝る 【ねる】① to lie down ② to go to bed, to lie in bed ③ to sleep (lying down) ④ to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse) ⑤ to lie idle
吹く 【ふく】① to blow (wind, etc.), to play a wind instrument ② to emit, to spout ③ to whistle
窓 【まど】window
大変 【たいへん】① very, greatly ② immense, enormous, great ③ serious, grave, dreadful, terrible ④ difficult, hard
遅い 【おそい】① slow ② late (e.g. "late at night") ③ too late
痛い 【いたい】① painful, sore ② exceeding
閉まる 【しまる】to be shut, to close, to be closed
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
渡る 【わたる】① to cross over, to go across ② to extend, to cover, to range, to span
難しい 【むずかしい】difficult
熱い 【あつい】hot (thing)
薄い 【うすい】① thin ② pale, light ③ watery, dilute, sparse ④ weak (taste, etc.) ⑤ slim (probability, etc.), small
晩 【ばん】① evening ② counter for nights
疲れる 【つかれる】① to get tired, to tire ② to be worn out (e.g. of well used objects)
飛行機 【ひこうき】aeroplane, airplane, aircraft
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
並べる 【ならべる】① to line up, to set up ② to enumerate, to itemize
閉める 【しめる】to close, to shut
便利 【べんり】convenient, handy, useful
忘れる 【わすれる】to forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of, to forget about, to forget (an article)
忙しい 【いそがしい】busy, hectic, occupied, engaged
枚 【まい】counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)
毎晩 【まいばん】every night
友達 【ともだち】friend, companion
要る 【いる】to need
欲しい 【ほしい】① wanted, wished for, in need of, desired ② (after the -te form of a verb) I want (you) to
卵 【たまご】① eggs, egg, spawn, roe ② hen egg ③ (an expert) in the making
冷たい 【つめたい】① cold (to the touch), chilly, icy, freezing ② coldhearted, unfeeling
冷蔵庫 【れいぞうこ】refrigerator
塩 【しお】salt
いいえ① no, nay ② well, er, why
暖かい 【あたたかい】warm, mild, genial
降りる 【おりる】① to alight (e.g. from bus), to get off, to disembark, to dismount ② to quit, to withdraw, to pull back (from a position, a job) ③ to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.)
交差点 【こうさてん】crossing, intersection
砂糖 【さとう】sugar
する① to do ② to cause to become, to make (into), to turn (into) ③ to serve as, to act as, to work as ④ to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.) ⑤ to judge as being, to view as being, to think of as, to treat as, to use as ⑥ to decide on, to choose ⑦ to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) ⑧ to be (in a state, condition, etc.) ⑨ to be worth, to cost ⑩ to pass (of time), to elapse ⑪ verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs") ⑫ creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go") ⑬ to be just about to, to be just starting to, to try to, to attempt to
石鹸 【せっけん】soap
醤油 【しょうゆ】soy sauce, shoyu
よう① (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb) appearing ..., looking ... ② (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb) way to ..., method of ...ing ③ (usu. after a noun) form, style, design ④ (usu. after a noun) like, similar to ⑤ thing (thought or spoken)
つけるto turn on, to switch on, to light up
日本 【にっぽん】Japan
員 【いん】member
始める 【はじめる】① to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate ② to open (e.g. a store), to start up, to establish (business. etc.) ③ to start (doing something), to begin to ...
送る 【おくる】① to send (a thing), to dispatch, to despatch ② to take or escort (a person somewhere), to see off (a person) ③ to bid farewell (to the departed), to bury ④ to spend (time), to live one's life ⑤ to pass (down the line) ⑥ to affix okurigana
入学 【にゅうがく】entry to school or university, matriculation
音 【おと】① sound, noise, report ② note (music) ③ fame
代 【だい】① charge, cost, price ② generation, age, reign ③ (geological) era ④ (after someone's name or title) a representative of, on behalf of, for (someone) ⑤ used after a phone number to indicate that it is a switchboard number ⑥ counter for decades of ages, eras, etc. ⑦ counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.) ⑧ proxy application company
お湯 【おゆ】① hot water ② hot bath
安全 【あんぜん】① safety ② security
育てる 【そだてる】to raise, to rear, to bring up
下宿 【げしゅく】boarding, lodging, boarding house
家内 【かない】① (my) wife ② inside the home, one's family
学部 【がくぶ】① department of a university ② undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
客 【きゃく】① guest, visitor ② customer, client, shopper, spectator, audience, tourist, sightseer, passenger
泣く 【なく】to cry, to weep, to sob, to howl
教育 【きょういく】training, education
苦い 【にがい】bitter
空港 【くうこう】airport
決して 【けっして】never, by no means, decidedly, indisputably
決める 【きめる】to decide
血 【ち】blood, consanguinity
お礼 【おれい】thanking, expression of gratitude
交通 【こうつう】communication, transportation, traffic, intercourse
港 【みなと】harbour, harbor, port
細かい 【こまかい】① small ② fine, minute ③ minor, trivial ④ sensitive, attentive
参る 【まいる】① to go, to come, to call ② to be defeated, to collapse, to die ③ to be annoyed, to be nonplussed ④ to be madly in love ⑤ to visit (shrine, grave)
残る 【のこる】to remain, to be left
指 【ゆび】finger, toe, digit
歯医者 【はいしゃ】dentist
寺 【てら】temple (Buddhist)
自由 【じゆう】freedom, liberty, as it pleases you
手伝う 【てつだう】to help, to assist, to take part in
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
勝つ 【かつ】to win, to gain victory
焼く 【やく】① to bake, to grill ② to develop (photos) ③ to suntan ④ to burn (in flames, down, CD, DVD, etc.), to scorch ⑤ to be jealous, to be envious
焼ける 【やける】① to burn, to be roasted, to be heated, to be sunburnt, to fade (in the sun), to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset) ② to be jealous, to be envious
心配 【しんぱい】① worry, concern, anxiety ② care, help, aid, assistance
申し上げる 【もうしあげる】① to say, to tell, to state ② to do for
申す 【もうす】to be called, to say
神社 【じんじゃ】Shinto shrine
人形 【にんぎょう】doll, puppet, figure
数学 【すうがく】mathematics, arithmetic
生活 【せいかつ】living, life (one's daily existence), livelihood
製 【せい】-made, make
昔 【むかし】olden days, former
線 【せん】line (also telephone, railway), wire, beam
相談 【そうだん】consultation, discussion
息子 【むすこ】son
虫 【むし】insect, bug, cricket, moth, worm
調べる 【しらべる】to examine, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search
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
投げる 【なげる】① to throw, to cast away ② to face defeat, to give up
湯 【ゆ】① hot water ② hot bath, hot spring
日記 【にっき】diary, journal
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
番組 【ばんぐみ】program (e.g. TV), programme
飛行場 【ひこうじょう】airfield, airport
美しい 【うつくしい】beautiful, lovely
美術館 【びじゅつかん】art gallery, art museum
表 【おもて】① surface ② face (i.e. the visible side of an object) ③ front (of a building, etc.), obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin ④ outside, exterior ⑤ appearance ⑥ public ⑦ first half (of an innings), top (of an inning) ⑧ cover (for tatami mats, etc.) ⑨ foreground
負ける 【まける】to lose, to be defeated
部長 【ぶちょう】① head (chief, director) of a section or department ② head of a (school) club, head of a (school) team
文化 【ぶんか】① culture, civilization, civilisation ② Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
返事 【へんじ】reply, answer, response
貿易 【ぼうえき】trade (foreign)
無理 【むり】unreasonable, impossible, overdoing
鳴る 【なる】to sound, to ring, to resound, to echo, to roar, to rumble
役に立つ 【やくにたつ】to be helpful, to be useful
予習 【よしゅう】preparation for a lesson
予定 【よてい】plans, arrangement, schedule, program, programme, expectation, estimate
様 【さま】① Mr, Mrs or Ms ② used (gen. in fixed expressions) to make words more polite ③ manner, kind, appearance
葉 【は】leaf
理由 【りゆう】reason, pretext, motive
留守 【るす】① absence, being away from home ② house-sitting, house-sitter ③ being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.), neglecting
例えば 【たとえば】for example, e.g.
選ぶ 【えらぶ】to choose, to select
決まる 【きまる】① to be decided, to be settled ② to look good in (clothes)
確か 【たしか】① certain, sure, definite ② if I'm not mistaken, if I remember correctly
直す 【なおす】① to cure, to heal ② to fix, to correct, to repair ③ to do over again (after -masu base of verb) ④ to replace, to put back as it was ⑤ to convert (into a different state), to transform
直る 【なおる】to get mended, to be repaired, to be fixed
お祭り 【おまつり】festival, feast
向かう 【むかう】① to face ② to go towards
島 【とう】island (in placenames)
湖 【こ】lake (in place names)
案内 【あんない】① information, guidance, leading ② to guide, to show (around), to conduct
移る 【うつる】① to move (house), to transfer (department) ② to change the target of interest or concern ③ to elapse (passage of time) ④ to be permeated by a colour or scent ⑤ to be infected, to be contagious, to spread (as in fire)
汚れる 【よごれる】① to get dirty, to become dirty ② to become sullied
課長 【かちょう】section manager, section chief
過ぎる 【すぎる】① to pass through, to pass by, to go beyond ② to pass (i.e. of time), to elapse ③ to have expired, to have ended, to be over ④ to exceed, to surpass, to be above ⑤ to be no more than ... ⑥ (often used after adjective stems or the -masu stems of verbs) to be excessive, to be too much, to be too ...
会議 【かいぎ】meeting, conference, session, assembly, council, convention, congress
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
簡単 【かんたん】simple
間違える 【まちがえる】① to make a mistake (in), to commit an error (e.g. in calculation) ② to confuse, to mistake something for something else
関係 【かんけい】relation, connection
危険 【きけん】① danger, peril, hazard ② dangerous, hazardous
機会 【きかい】chance, opportunity
機械 【きかい】① machine, mechanism ② instrument, appliance, apparatus
技術 【ぎじゅつ】art, craft, technique, technology, engineering, skill
経験 【けいけん】experience
経済 【けいざい】economics, business, finance, economy
警察 【けいさつ】police
原因 【げんいん】cause, origin, source
国際 【こくさい】international
砂 【すな】sand, grit
再来週 【さらいしゅう】week after next
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
妻 【つま】① wife ② garnish (esp. one served with sashimi) ③ embellishment
済む 【すむ】① to finish, to end, to be completed ② to merely result in something less severe than expected ③ to feel at ease ④ (neg) to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone, to be sorry
残念 【ざんねん】deplorable, bad luck, regret, disappointment
指輪 【ゆびわ】(finger) ring
事故 【じこ】① accident, incident, trouble ② circumstances, reasons
事務所 【じむしょ】office
失敗 【しっぱい】failure, mistake, blunder
失礼 【しつれい】① discourtesy, impoliteness ② Excuse me, Goodbye ③ to leave ④ to be rude
捨てる 【すてる】to throw away, to cast aside, to abandon, to resign, to break up with (someone)
取り替える 【とりかえる】to exchange, to replace
手袋 【てぶくろ】glove, mitten, mitt
準備 【じゅんび】preparation, setup, arrangements, provision, reserve
女性 【じょせい】① woman, female ② feminine gender
召し上がる 【めしあがる】to eat
笑う 【わらう】① to laugh ② to smile ③ to sneer, to ridicule
政治 【せいじ】politics, government
席 【せき】① seat ② location (of a gathering, etc.), place ③ position, post
折る 【おる】to break, to fold, to pick flowers
折れる 【おれる】to break, to be folded, to give in, to turn (a corner)
専門 【せんもん】speciality, specialty, subject of study, expert
戦争 【せんそう】war
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
続ける 【つづける】to continue, to keep up, to keep on
男性 【だんせい】① man, male ② masculine gender
地震 【じしん】earthquake
適当 【てきとう】① suitable, adequate, relevant, appropriate, fit ② random, halfhearted, on the spot, whatever works
届ける 【とどける】to deliver, to forward, to send, to report, to file notice (to the authorities)
曇る 【くもる】to become cloudy, to become dim
泊まる 【とまる】① to stay at (e.g. hotel) ② to be docked, to be berthed, to be moored
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
夫 【おっと】husband
普通 【ふつう】① general, ordinary, usual ② normally, generally, usually ③ train that stops at every station
復習 【ふくしゅう】review, revision
払う 【はらう】① to pay ② to brush, to wipe
文法 【ぶんぽう】grammar, syntax
変える 【かえる】to change, to alter, to vary, to convert, to revise, to amend, to transform
変わる 【かわる】to change, to be transformed, to vary, to be revised, to be different, to move location
亡くなる 【なくなる】to die
忘れ物 【わすれもの】lost article, something forgotten
眠い 【ねむい】sleepy, drowsy, somnolent
眠る 【ねむる】① to sleep (not necessarily lying down) ② to die
戻る 【もどる】to turn back, to return, to go back, to recover, to rebound
約束 【やくそく】① arrangement, promise, appointment, pact, engagement ② convention, rule
輸出 【ゆしゅつ】① export ② efferent (medical)
優しい 【やさしい】tender, kind, gentle, graceful, affectionate, amiable, suave
予約 【よやく】① reservation, appointment, booking, advance order ② contract, subscription, pledge
利用 【りよう】use, utilization, utilisation, application
裏 【うら】① bottom (or another side that is hidden from view), undersurface, opposite side, reverse side ② rear, back, behind (the house) ③ lining, inside ④ out of sight, behind the scenes ⑤ proof ⑥ opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.) ⑦ inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.) ⑧ bottom (of an inning), last half (of an inning)
冷える 【ひえる】to grow cold, to get chilly, to cool down
連れる 【つれる】to lead, to take (a person)
連絡 【れんらく】① to contact, to get in touch ② contacting, getting in touch, communication, call, message ③ connection, coordination, junction ④ intercalary, intercalaris, internuncial
受付 【うけつけ】reception (desk), information desk
遅れる 【おくれる】to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue
押し入れ 【おしいれ】closet
込む 【こむ】① to be crowded, to be packed ② to be complex ③ to go into, to put into, to remain (seated), to be plunged into (silence), to do thoroughly ④ to do intently ⑤ to continue in the same state
ご存じ 【ごぞんじ】① knowing ② (an) acquaintance
治る 【なおる】to be cured, to get well, to be healed
値段 【ねだん】price, cost
増える 【ふえる】to increase, to multiply
割合 【わりあい】① rate, ratio, percentage, proportion ② comparatively ③ contrary to expectations
お祝い 【おいわい】congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival, congratulatory gift
故障 【こしょう】break-down, failure, fault, accident, out of order
暖房 【だんぼう】heating
冷房 【れいぼう】cooling, air-conditioning
honourable, honorable
ごみrubbish, trash, garbage, refuse
間違う 【まちがう】to make a mistake, to be incorrect, to be mistaken
上 【じょう】① from the standpoint of, as a matter of (e.g. fact), in the field of, being of the type of ② aboard (a ship or vehicle), on top of, on, above ③ first volume (e.g. book) ④ superior quality, best, top, high class ⑤ going up ⑥ governmental, imperial ⑦ presenting, showing
社 【しゃ】① company, association, society ② regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour) ③ counter for companies, shrines, etc.
自動 【じどう】① automatic, self-motion ② intransitive verb
場 【ば】① place ② occasion, situation ③ field (physics)
代金 【だいきん】price, payment, cost, charge, the money, the bill
地 【ち】① earth, ground, land, soil ② place ③ territory ④ bottom (of a package, book, etc.) ⑤ earth (one of the five elements)
注文 【ちゅうもん】order, request
特急 【とっきゅう】① limited express (train, faster than an express) ② great hurry
歩道 【ほどう】footpath, walkway, sidewalk
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
横断 【おうだん】① crossing ② transverse
温度 【おんど】temperature
化学 【かがく】① chemistry ② chemical company (e.g. Acme Chemical Co.)
加える 【くわえる】to append, to sum up, to add (up), to include, to increase, to inflict
会費 【かいひ】membership fee
絵画 【かいが】picture, painting
確かめる 【たしかめる】to ascertain, to check, to make sure
活動 【かつどう】action, activity
感じる 【かんじる】to feel, to sense, to experience
感情 【かんじょう】emotion, feeling, feelings, sentiment
感動 【かんどう】being deeply moved emotionally, excitement, passion, deep emotion, impression
観客 【かんきゃく】audience, spectator, spectators
観光 【かんこう】sightseeing
期間 【きかん】period, term, interval
気温 【きおん】atmospheric temperature
記事 【きじ】article, news story, report, account
記入 【きにゅう】entry, filling in of forms
記録 【きろく】① record, minutes, document ② a record (e.g. in sports), results, score ③ to record, to document ④ to set a record (e.g. in sports), to show a result, to reach a value
求める 【もとめる】to seek, to request, to demand, to want, to wish for, to search for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job), to buy
強調 【きょうちょう】emphasis, highlight, stress, stressed point
教科書 【きょうかしょ】textbook, text book
禁止 【きんし】prohibition, inhibition, ban
金額 【きんがく】amount of money
金庫 【きんこ】safe, vault, treasury, provider of funds
苦しい 【くるしい】painful, difficult
苦手 【にがて】poor (at), weak (in), dislike (of)
欠ける 【かける】① to be chipped, to be damaged, to be broken ② to be lacking, to be missing ③ to be insufficient, to be short, to be deficient, to be negligent toward ④ (of the moon) to wane, to go into eclipse
欠点 【けってん】faults, defect, weakness
決定 【けってい】decision, determination
高速 【こうそく】① high speed, high gear ② highway, freeway, expressway, motorway
号 【ごう】① number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group ② sobriquet, pen-name
混ぜる 【まぜる】to mix, to stir, to blend
参加 【さんか】participation
残り 【のこり】remnant, residue, remaining, left-over
事情 【じじょう】circumstances, consideration, conditions, situation, reasons
自身 【じしん】by oneself, personally
式 【しき】① equation, formula, expression ② ceremony ③ style
実は 【じつは】as a matter of fact, by the way, to tell you the truth, to be honest, frankly
実験 【じっけん】experiment
車庫 【しゃこ】garage, car shed, carport
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
手術 【しゅじゅつ】surgical operation
首相 【しゅしょう】Prime Minister, Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.), Premier
受け取る 【うけとる】① to receive, to get, to accept ② to take, to interpret, to understand
宿 【やど】inn, lodging
書類 【しょるい】documents, official papers
助ける 【たすける】to help, to save, to rescue, to give relief to, to spare (life), to reinforce, to promote, to abet
勝負 【しょうぶ】victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout
商品 【しょうひん】commodity, article of commerce, goods, stock, merchandise
消費 【しょうひ】consumption, expenditure
身長 【しんちょう】height (of body), stature
身分 【みぶん】social position, social status
人類 【じんるい】mankind, humanity
数える 【かぞえる】to count, to enumerate
数字 【すうじ】numeral, figure, digit, numeric character
正確 【せいかく】accurate, punctual, exact, authentic, veracious
石油 【せきゆ】oil, petroleum, kerosene
選手 【せんしゅ】player (in game), team member
組み立てる 【くみたてる】to assemble, to set up, to construct
組む 【くむ】① to cross (legs or arms), to link (arms) ② to put together, to construct, to assemble, to produce (e.g. TV program) ③ to braid, to plait ④ to grapple, to wrestle ⑤ to unite, to link up, to form an alliance ⑥ to set (e.g. type) ⑦ to issue (e.g. money order)
相手 【あいて】① companion, partner, company ② other party, addressee ③ opponent (sports, etc.)
息 【いき】① breath, breathing ② tone, mood
速度 【そくど】speed, velocity, rate
対 【たい】① opposite, opposition ② versus, vs ③ to (i.e. "we won the game five to three") ④ equal footing, equal terms ⑤ against ..., anti-, toward ..., to ...
代表 【だいひょう】representative, representation, delegation, type, example, model
単語 【たんご】word, vocabulary, (usually) single-character word
断る 【ことわる】① to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline ② to inform, to give notice, to tell in advance ③ to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)
地球 【ちきゅう】the earth, the globe
調子 【ちょうし】① tune, tone, key, pitch, time, rhythm ② vein, mood, way, manner, style, knack ③ condition, state of health ④ impetus, spur of the moment, strain ⑤ trend
長期 【ちょうき】long time period
通知 【つうち】notice, notification, report, posting
的 【てき】-like, typical
鉄 【てつ】iron
鉄道 【てつどう】railroad
登山 【とざん】mountain climbing
当たり前 【あたりまえ】① natural, reasonable, obvious ② usual, common, ordinary
当たる 【あたる】① to be hit, to strike ② to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed ③ to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to ④ to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.) ⑤ to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win ⑥ to be successful, to go well, to be a hit ⑦ to face, to confront ⑧ to lie (in the direction of) ⑨ to undertake, to be assigned ⑩ to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted ⑪ to be called upon (by the teacher) ⑫ to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at ⑬ to be unnecessary ⑭ (in baseball) to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak ⑮ (in fishing) to feel a bite ⑯ (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil ⑰ to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison) ⑱ to shave
道路 【どうろ】road, highway
配る 【くばる】to distribute, to deliver, to deal (cards)
発表 【はっぴょう】announcement, publication
費用 【ひよう】cost, expense
美人 【びじん】beautiful person (woman)
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
表情 【ひょうじょう】facial expression
表面 【ひょうめん】surface, outside, face, appearance
不満 【ふまん】dissatisfaction, displeasure, discontent, complaints, unhappiness, disgruntled
部分 【ぶぶん】portion, section, part
分類 【ぶんるい】classification, categorization, sorting
方向 【ほうこう】① direction, orientation, bearing, way ② course (e.g. of action)
望む 【のぞむ】to desire, to wish for, to see, to command (a view of)
防ぐ 【ふせぐ】to defend (against), to protect, to prevent
無料 【むりょう】free, no charge
目的 【もくてき】purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention
野球 【やきゅう】baseball
様子 【ようす】① state, state of affairs, situation, circumstances ② appearance, look, aspect ③ sign, indication
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
留学 【りゅうがく】studying abroad (usu. at university level)
量 【りょう】quantity, amount, volume, portion (of food)
数 【すう】① several, a number of ② number, numeral, figure ③ destiny, fate ④ law
例 【れい】① custom, practice, habit, usual ② said, aforementioned ③ instance, example, case, illustration, usage ④ precedent ⑤ annual
表す 【あらわす】① to reveal, to show, to display ② to express ③ to represent, to signify, to stand for ④ to make widely known
協力 【きょうりょく】cooperation, collaboration
残す 【のこす】to leave (behind, over), to bequeath, to save, to reserve
虫歯 【むしば】cavity, tooth decay, decayed tooth, caries
他 【た】other (esp. people and abstract matters)
化 【か】action of making something, -ification
両 【りょう】① both (e.g. both shoulders, etc.) ② ryo (obsolete unit of currency) ③ 41-42 g (one sixteenth of a kin) ④ 2 tan (measure of fabric size) ⑤ counter for carriages (e.g. in a train)
以降 【いこう】on and after, as from, hereafter, thereafter, since
移動 【いどう】① removal, migration, movement ② mobile (e.g. communications)
衣服 【いふく】clothes
医師 【いし】doctor, physician
一般 【いっぱん】general, liberal, universal, ordinary, average
煙 【けむり】smoke, fumes
奥 【おく】interior, inner part, inside
課 【か】① lesson ② section (in an organization), division, department ③ counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
過去 【かこ】the past, bygone days, the previous
回復 【かいふく】recovery (from illness), improvement, rehabilitation, restoration, convalescence
快適 【かいてき】pleasant, agreeable, comfortable
確認 【かくにん】affirmation, confirmation, validation
割る 【わる】to divide, to cut, to break, to halve, to separate, to split, to rip, to crack, to smash, to dilute
完成 【かんせい】① complete, completion ② perfection, accomplishment
完全 【かんぜん】perfection, completeness
完了 【かんりょう】① completion, conclusion ② perfective (form, aspect)
汗 【あせ】① sweat, perspiration ② moisture, condensation
間違い 【まちがい】mistake
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
希望 【きぼう】hope, wish, aspiration
記念 【きねん】commemoration, memory
教師 【きょうし】teacher (classroom)
禁煙 【きんえん】① No Smoking!, Smoking Prohibited! ② abstaining from smoking, quitting smoking
苦労 【くろう】troubles, hardships
備える 【そなえる】① to furnish, to provide for, to equip, to install ② to have ready, to prepare for ③ to possess, to have, to be endowed with, to be armed with
経営 【けいえい】management, administration
欠席 【けっせき】absence, non-attendance
券 【けん】ticket, coupon, bond, certificate
減らす 【へらす】to abate, to decrease, to diminish, to shorten
減る 【へる】to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate
現れる 【あらわれる】① to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise ② to be expressed (e.g. emotions), to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
現金 【げんきん】cash, ready money, mercenary, self-interested
現在 【げんざい】now, current, present, present time, as of
限る 【かぎる】to restrict, to limit, to confine
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)
交換 【こうかん】exchange, interchange, switching, reciprocity, barter, substitution, replacement, clearing (of checks, cheques)
交際 【こうさい】company, friendship, association, society, acquaintance
公務員 【こうむいん】government worker, public (civil) servant
広告 【こうこく】advertisement
合格 【ごうかく】success, passing (e.g. exam), eligibility
骨折 【こっせつ】bone fracture
困難 【こんなん】difficulty, distress
婚約 【こんやく】engagement, betrothal
混雑 【こんざつ】confusion, congestion
差 【さ】difference, variation
座席 【ざせき】seat
最も 【もっとも】most, extremely
材料 【ざいりょう】ingredients, material
伺う 【うかがう】① to visit, to ask, to inquire, to hear, to be told ② to implore (a god for an oracle), to seek direction (from your superior) ③ to visit ④ to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
支店 【してん】branch store (office)
死亡 【しぼう】death, mortality
事件 【じけん】event, affair, incident, case, plot, trouble, scandal
事務 【じむ】business, office work
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.)
失望 【しつぼう】disappointment, despair
実際 【じっさい】① practicality, practical ② reality, actuality, actual conditions ③ bhutakoti (limit of reality)
主婦 【しゅふ】housewife, mistress (of the house), homemaker
種類 【しゅるい】① variety, kind, type, category ② counter for different sorts of things
週末 【しゅうまつ】weekend
重要 【じゅうよう】important, momentous, essential, principal, major
宿泊 【しゅくはく】lodging
祝う 【いわう】to congratulate, to celebrate
出席 【しゅっせき】① attendance, presence, appearance ② to attend, to be present, to appear
女優 【じょゆう】actress
笑い 【わらい】① laugh, laughter ② smile ③ sneer
笑顔 【えがお】smiling face, smile
賞 【しょう】prize, award
上達 【じょうたつ】improvement, advance, progress
情報 【じょうほう】① news, gossip, (military) intelligence ② information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)
職業 【しょくぎょう】occupation, business
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
信号 【しんごう】traffic lights, signal, semaphore
信用 【しんよう】confidence, dependence, credit, faith, reliance, belief, credence
申し込む 【もうしこむ】to apply for, to make an application, to propose (marriage), to offer (mediation), to make an overture (of peace), to challenge, to lodge (objections), to request (an interview), to subscribe for, to book, to reserve
性格 【せいかく】character, personality
成長 【せいちょう】growth, grow to adulthood
政府 【せいふ】government, administration
税金 【ぜいきん】tax, duty
増加 【ぞうか】increase, increment, addition
存じる 【ぞんじる】to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
単位 【たんい】① unit, denomination ② credit (in school)
団体 【だんたい】organization, organisation, association
遅刻 【ちこく】lateness, late coming
駐車 【ちゅうしゃ】parking (e.g. car)
調査 【ちょうさ】investigation, examination, inquiry, enquiry, survey
直接 【ちょくせつ】direct, immediate, personal, firsthand
通過 【つうか】passage through, transit, passing
頭痛 【ずつう】headache
届く 【とどく】① to reach, to arrive, to get through, to get at ② to be attentive, to pay attention ③ to be delivered, to carry (e.g. sound)
内容 【ないよう】subject, contents, matter, substance, detail, import
認める 【みとめる】① to recognize, to recognise, to appreciate ② to observe, to notice ③ to admit, to approve
熱心 【ねっしん】zeal, enthusiasm
濃い 【こい】① deep (colour), dark ② strong (flavour, smell, etc.) ③ thick (consistency), dense ④ strong (possibility, etc.) ⑤ thick (i.e. "as thick as thieves"), close, deep (love, etc.)
配達 【はいたつ】delivery, distribution
泊める 【とめる】to give shelter to, to lodge
販売 【はんばい】sales, selling, marketing
否定 【ひてい】① negation, denial, repudiation ② NOT operation
非常 【ひじょう】emergency, extraordinary, unusual
表現 【ひょうげん】① expression, presentation ② representation, notation
付ける 【つける】① to attach, to join, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment) ② to furnish (a house with) ③ to wear, to put on ④ to keep a diary, to make an entry ⑤ to appraise, to set (a price) ⑥ to bring alongside ⑦ to place (under guard or doctor) ⑧ to follow, to shadow ⑨ to load, to give (courage to) ⑩ to keep (an eye on) ⑪ to establish (relations or understanding) ⑫ to turn on (light)
夫妻 【ふさい】man and wife, married couple
婦人 【ふじん】woman, lady, adult female
変化 【へんか】① change, variation, alteration, mutation, transition, transformation, transfiguration, metamorphosis ② variety, diversity ③ inflection, declension, conjugation ④ sidestepping (sumo)
報告 【ほうこく】report, information
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
面接 【めんせつ】interview
戻す 【もどす】to restore, to put back, to return, to give back
約 【やく】① approximately, about ② promise ③ shortening, reduction, simplification ④ contraction (in phonetics)
輸入 【ゆにゅう】importation, import, introduction
優勝 【ゆうしょう】overall victory, championship
預ける 【あずける】① to give into custody, to leave (a child) in the care of, to entrust, to deposit ② to lean on, to put one's weight on
要求 【ようきゅう】demand, firm request, requisition, requirement, desire
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
夫婦 【ふうふ】married couple, spouses, husband and wife, couple, pair
凍る 【こおる】to freeze, to be frozen over, to congeal
支払い 【しはらい】payment
戦う 【たたかう】to fight, to battle, to combat, to struggle against, to wage war, to engage in contest
年齢 【ねんれい】age, years
必死 【ひっし】① frantic, desperate ② inevitable death ③ brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) (shogi)
郵便 【ゆうびん】mail, postal service
労働 【ろうどう】① manual labor, manual labour, toil, work ② Labour Party
税 【ぜい】tax
案 【あん】① idea, plan, thought ② draft plan, motion, rough copy ③ expectation
温暖 【おんだん】warmth
価格 【かかく】price, value, cost
街 【がい】.. street, .. quarter, .. district
救う 【すくう】to rescue from, to help out of, to save
救助 【きゅうじょ】relief, aid, rescue
教授 【きょうじゅ】① professor ② teaching, instruction
結ぶ 【むすぶ】① to tie, to bind, to link ② to bear (fruit)
結果 【けっか】① result, consequence, outcome, effect ② coming to fruition, bearing fruit
結局 【けっきょく】after all, eventually, in the end
健康 【けんこう】health, sound, wholesome
種 【しゅ】① kind, variety ② (biological) species ③ (logical) species
睡眠 【すいみん】sleep
整理 【せいり】sorting, arrangement, organization, putting in order, adjustment, regulation, liquidation
製造 【せいぞう】manufacture, production
製品 【せいひん】manufactured goods, finished goods, product
請求 【せいきゅう】claim, demand, charge, application, request, billing (for a service)
第 【だい】ordinal
独身 【どくしん】bachelorhood, single, unmarried, celibate
抑える 【おさえる】① to pin something down, to hold something down, to hold something back, to stop, to restrain, to curb ② to seize, to grasp, to arrest ③ to gain control of something, to govern, to keep down (e.g. information), to suppress ④ to catch happening, to determine (important points), to find (proof), to understand
化粧 【けしょう】make-up, cosmetics
かく① to scratch ② to perspire ③ to shovel, to paddle
料 【りょう】material, charge, rate, fee
雨戸 【あまど】sliding storm shutter
園 【えん】① garden (esp. man-made), orchard, park, plantation ② place, location
回数 【かいすう】number of times, frequency, count
回答 【かいとう】reply, answer
外科 【げか】surgical department
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)
角度 【かくど】angle
感想 【かんそう】impressions, thoughts
記号 【きごう】symbol, code, sign, notation
局 【きょく】① channel (i.e. TV or radio), station, department ② affair, situation
曲 【きょく】tune, piece of music
曲げる 【まげる】to bend, to crook, to lean, to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle)
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
原料 【げんりょう】raw materials
参考 【さんこう】reference, consultation
四角い 【しかくい】square, rectangular
指定 【してい】designation, specification, assignment, appointment, pointing at
受験 【じゅけん】taking an examination
商店 【しょうてん】shop, small store, business, firm
消防 【しょうぼう】fire fighting, fire department
乗車 【じょうしゃ】taking a train, bus, etc., entraining
神様 【かみさま】God
線路 【せんろ】line, track, roadbed
短期 【たんき】short term
断水 【だんすい】water outage
直線 【ちょくせん】straight line
通勤 【つうきん】commuting to work
通路 【つうろ】passage, pathway
定期 【ていき】① fixed term ② fixed-term commutation pass ③ fixed-term deposit
点数 【てんすう】marks, points, score, runs, number of items, credits
電球 【でんきゅう】light bulb
電波 【でんぱ】electro-magnetic wave, radio wave
内科 【ないか】① internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures ② department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
日常 【にちじょう】ordinary, regular, everyday, usual
風船 【ふうせん】balloon (esp. small, toy variety)
方面 【ほうめん】① direction, district, area ② field (e.g. of study)
満員 【まんいん】full house, no vacancy, sold out, standing room only, full (of people), crowded
目次 【もくじ】table of contents
薬局 【やっきょく】pharmacy, chemist (shop), drugstore
予防 【よぼう】prevention, precaution, protection against
留守番 【るすばん】① care-taking, house-sitting, house-watching ② caretaker, house-sitter
録音 【ろくおん】(audio) recording
両側 【りょうがわ】both sides
書留 【かきとめ】① registered mail ② registration (e.g. of mail), writing down, putting on record, recording, making a note of
港 【こう】harbour (in location names)
移す 【うつす】① to change, to swap, to substitute, to transfer ② to change the object of one's interest or focus ③ to spend or take time ④ to infect ⑤ to permeate something with the smell or colour of something ⑥ to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
解説 【かいせつ】explanation, commentary, exposition, elucidation
改める 【あらためる】① to change, to alter, to revise, to replace ② to reform, to correct, to mend, to improve ③ to examine, to check, to inspect ④ to do properly, to do formally
改札 【かいさつ】① examination of tickets ② ticket gate, ticket barrier
改正 【かいせい】revision, amendment, alteration
各自 【かくじ】individual, each
覚ます 【さます】① to awaken ② to disabuse ③ to sober up
関する 【かんする】to concern, to be related
期限 【きげん】① term, period, time frame ② time limit, deadline, cutoff (date)
議員 【ぎいん】member of the Diet, congress or parliament
月末 【げつまつ】end of the month
限度 【げんど】limit, bounds
口紅 【くちべに】lipstick
再 【さい】re-, again, repeated
刺身 【さしみ】sashimi (sliced raw fish)
自宅 【じたく】one's home
終了 【しゅうりょう】end, close, termination
祝日 【しゅくじつ】national holiday
賞金 【しょうきん】prize, monetary award
食塩 【しょくえん】table salt
寝坊 【ねぼう】sleeping in late
性別 【せいべつ】distinction by sex, sex, gender
接続 【せつぞく】① connection, attachment, union, join, joint, link ② changing trains ③ conjunction
窓口 【まどぐち】① ticket window, teller window, counter ② contact person, point of contact
足袋 【たび】tabi, Japanese socks (with split toe)
速達 【そくたつ】express, special delivery
宅 【たく】house, home, husband
着替える 【きがえる】to change one's clothes
昼寝 【ひるね】nap (afternoon), siesta
通信 【つうしん】correspondence, communication, transmission, news, signal
停車 【ていしゃ】stopping (e.g. train)
灯油 【とうゆ】lamp oil, kerosene
美容 【びよう】beauty of figure or form
分解 【ぶんかい】① disassembly, dismantling, disaggregating, analysis, disintegrating, decomposing, degrading ② factorization ③ decomposition, resolution ④ deblocking
募集 【ぼしゅう】recruiting, taking applications
枚数 【まいすう】① the number of flat things ② win-loss difference which influences the ranking of sumo wrestlers
未満 【みまん】less than, insufficient
輸送 【ゆそう】transport, transportation
予報 【よほう】forecast, prediction
裏返す 【うらがえす】to turn inside out, to turn the other way, to turn (something) over
冷める 【さめる】① to become cool, to come down (fever) ② to cool down (interest), to abate, to subside, to dampen
冷やす 【ひやす】to cool, to chill, to refrigerate
造る 【つくる】① to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct ② to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol) ③ to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train ④ to till ⑤ to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write ⑥ to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose ⑦ to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found ⑧ to have (a child) ⑨ to make up (one's face, etc.) ⑩ to fabricate (an excuse, etc.) ⑪ to form (a line, etc.) ⑫ to set (a record) ⑬ to commit (a sin, etc.)
乗り換え 【のりかえ】transfer (trains, buses, etc.)
増やす 【ふやす】to increase, to add to, to augment
割引 【わりびき】discount, reduction, rebate, tenths discounted
家 【か】-ist (used after a noun indicating someone's occupation, pursuits, disposition, etc.), -er
往復 【おうふく】round trip, coming and going, return ticket
戸棚 【とだな】cupboard, locker, closet, wardrobe
高級 【こうきゅう】high class, high grade
初級 【しょきゅう】elementary level
上級 【じょうきゅう】advanced level, high grade, senior
申請 【しんせい】application, request, petition
診断 【しんだん】diagnosis
定価 【ていか】list price, regular price, established price
向き 【むき】direction, orientation, aspect, situation, exposure, suitability, tendency
指示 【しじ】indication, instruction, designation, directions
看護 【かんご】nursing, (army) nurse
教材 【きょうざい】teaching materials
愚痴 【ぐち】① idle complaint, grumble ② moha (ignorance, folly)
携帯 【けいたい】something carried (in the hand), handheld
決勝 【けっしょう】decision of a contest, finals (in sports)
減少 【げんしょう】decrease, reduction, decline
限定 【げんてい】limit, restriction
故 【こ】the late (deceased)
差し出す 【さしだす】to present, to submit, to tender, to hold out
再生 【さいせい】playback, regeneration, resuscitation, return to life, rebirth, reincarnation, refresh, narrow escape, reclamation, regrowth
産婦人科 【さんふじんか】maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology), department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
歯科 【しか】dentistry
治療 【ちりょう】medical treatment, cure
守備 【しゅび】defense, defence
出血 【しゅっけつ】bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage
職員 【しょくいん】staff member, personnel
新婚 【しんこん】newly-wed
申告 【しんこく】report, statement, filing a return, notification
正常 【せいじょう】normalcy, normality, normal
生計 【せいけい】livelihood, living
税務署 【ぜいむしょ】tax office
選挙 【せんきょ】election
多忙 【たぼう】busy, pressure of work
帯 【たい】band (e.g. conduction, valence), belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
津波 【つなみ】tsunami, tidal wave
登録 【とうろく】registration, accession, register, entry, record
美 【び】beauty
美術 【びじゅつ】art, fine arts
票 【ひょう】label, ballot, ticket, sign
不在 【ふざい】absence
未定 【みてい】not yet fixed, undecided, pending
無断 【むだん】without permission, without notice
優先 【ゆうせん】preference, priority, precedence
予想 【よそう】expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast, conjecture
預金 【よきん】deposit, bank account
用件 【ようけん】business, thing to be done, something that should be perfomed, information that should be conveyed
用品 【ようひん】articles, supplies, parts
了解 【りょうかい】comprehension, consent, understanding, roger (on the radio)
冷蔵 【れいぞう】cold storage, refrigeration
連休 【れんきゅう】consecutive holidays
伝言 【でんごん】verbal message, rumor, rumour, word
意欲 【いよく】will, desire, ambition
申込 【もうしこみ】application, entry, request, subscription, offer, proposal, overture, challenge
衣類 【いるい】clothes, clothing, garments
書 【しょ】① document, book ② penmanship, handwriting, calligraphy (esp. Chinese)
当 【とう】this (business organisation or place)
アンケートquestionnaire, survey
コピー① copy, photocopy ② blurb on a book jacket ③ catch copy
サイン① autograph, signature ② sign ③ sine
バス停bus stop
ホーム① platform ② home
メール① email ② mail (usu. in phrases and compound words) ③ male
入国 【にゅうこく】entry to a country
レシピrecipe
本社 【ほんしゃ】① head office, main office, headquarters ② main shrine ③ this company, this shrine
本店 【ほんてん】head office
引き 【びき】-off (price reduction)
ごみ箱 【ごみばこ】garbage can, garbage box, rubbish bin, trash can, dust bin, dustbin
その他 【そのた】etc., otherwise, besides, in addition, the rest, the others, and so forth
科 【か】① department, section ② (taxonomical) family
画面 【がめん】terminal screen, scene, picture, the field (in TV), photo
快速 【かいそく】high speed, celerity, mobility, express (train that bypasses many stations)
絵本 【えほん】picture book
求人 【きゅうじん】offer of job (situation)
戸数 【こすう】number of households (houses)
国内 【こくない】internal, domestic
昨年 【さくねん】last year
残業 【ざんぎょう】overtime (work)
市役所 【しやくしょ】municipal office, council, city hall
次回 【じかい】next time (occasion)
手荷物 【てにもつ】hand luggage, hand baggage
酒屋 【さかや】① liquor store, wine shop, bottle shop ② sake dealer, liquor-store owner, brewer
受取 【うけとり】receipt
出荷 【しゅっか】shipping, outgoing freight, forwarding
乗馬 【じょうば】① horse riding ② riding horse, saddle horse
新型 【しんがた】new style, new model
数量 【すうりょう】quantity, volume
船長 【せんちょう】ship's captain
全面 【ぜんめん】whole surface, entire
息切れ 【いきぎれ】shortness of breath
大型 【おおがた】large, large scale, big, jumbo
投手 【とうしゅ】(baseball) pitcher
内側 【うちがわ】inside, interior, inner part
入荷 【にゅうか】arrival of goods, goods received
配送 【はいそう】delivery
半額 【はんがく】half, half amount, half fare
番線 【ばんせん】track number
米国 【べいこく】America, USA
歩道橋 【ほどうきょう】pedestrian bridge
無休 【むきゅう】without a holiday, nonstop
役員 【やくいん】officer, official, executive, staff
旅費 【りょひ】travel expenses
緑色 【りょくしょく】green, emerald green, green color of new foliage, verdure
録画 【ろくが】(video) recording
右側 【みぎがわ】right side, right hand
左側 【ひだりがわ】left, left (hand) side
三角形 【さんかっけい】triangle, three-cornered polygon
次 【じ】① next ② hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence) ③ order, sequence, time, times
係り 【かかり】official, duty, person in charge
小型 【こがた】small size, tiny
緑茶 【りょくちゃ】green tea, Japanese tea
定休 【ていきゅう】regular holiday
米 【べい】America, American
右折 【うせつ】turning to the right, right turn
押し 【おし】push, pressure, authority, audacity
花束 【はなたば】bunch of flowers, bouquet
開閉 【かいへい】opening and shutting
各駅 【かくえき】every station
各国 【かっこく】① each nation ② many nations, many countries
格安 【かくやす】cheap, reasonable
件名 【けんめい】term, subject, title
減量 【げんりょう】loss in quantity
御飯 【ごはん】① cooked rice ② meal
高齢 【こうれい】advanced (old) age
左折 【させつ】turning to the left, left turn
冊数 【さっすう】number of books
支社 【ししゃ】branch office
紙袋 【かみぶくろ】paper bag
歯並び 【はならび】row of teeth, set of teeth, dentition
受信 【じゅしん】reception (e.g. radio), receipt
小麦粉 【こむぎこ】wheat flour
賞味 【しょうみ】relish, gusto, appreciation
神経質 【しんけいしつ】nervousness, (being) highly strung, sensitiveness, neurotic
震度 【しんど】Japanese earthquake scale (level 1: weak to level 7: devastation)
全席 【ぜんせき】all tickets
送信 【そうしん】transmission, sending
宅配 【たくはい】home delivery
転職 【てんしょく】change of occupation
難問 【なんもん】perplexity, difficult question, difficult problem
歳 【とし】① year ② age
年末 【ねんまつ】end-of-year
非常口 【ひじょうぐち】emergency exit
表示 【ひょうじ】indication, representation, manifestation
腹痛 【はらいた】stomach ache, abdominal pain
粉 【こ】flour, meal, powder
忘年会 【ぼうねんかい】year-end party
冷凍庫 【れいとうこ】freezer
折り紙 【おりがみ】origami (paper folding)
差出人 【さしだしにん】sender
正座 【せいざ】kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
税込 【ぜいこみ】tax included (e.g. price), before tax (e.g. salary)
値上げ 【ねあげ】price hike, mark-up
値下げ 【ねさげ】cut in price
引換 【ひきかえ】① exchange, conversion ② on the contrary, on the other hand
戦後 【せんご】postwar period, period after Second World War
降車 【こうしゃ】alighting, getting off, getting down
実戦 【じっせん】combat, actual fighting
増量 【ぞうりょう】increased volume or quantity
師 【し】① teacher, master, one's mentor ② religious leader ③ specialist
窓側 【まどがわ】window-side
機 【き】① chance, opportunity ② machine ③ aircraft ④ counter for aircraft ⑤ counter for remaining lives (in video games)
署 【しょ】station (esp. a police station), office (i.e. tax office)
救急 【きゅうきゅう】first-aid, emergency (aid)
振り込む 【ふりこむ】to make a payment via bank deposit transfer
他派 【たは】the other group
中級 【ちゅうきゅう】intermediate level
返却 【へんきゃく】return of something, repayment
保留 【ほりゅう】① reserve, putting on hold, deferment ② hold (e.g. telephone button), pending
琵琶湖 【びわこ】Lake Biwa