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135 entriesCreated by Natalia S. — Last modified: 2011-11-04 19:16:07
一 【いち】① one ② best in, the most (...) in (where an adjective follows)
右 【みぎ】① right, right hand side ② afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing), foregoing, forgoing, above
雨 【あめ】rain
円 【えん】① Yen, money ② circle
下 【した】① below, down, under ② bottom ③ beneath, underneath ④ just after, right after ⑤ inferiority, one's inferior (i.e. one's junior), younger (e.g. of siblings) ⑥ trade-in ⑦ preliminary, preparatory
会社 【かいしゃ】① company, corporation ② workplace
休む 【やすむ】① to be absent, to take a day off ② to rest, to have a break ③ to go to bed, to (lie down to) sleep, to turn in, to retire ④ to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time, to suspend business
金 【かね】① money ② metal
見る 【みる】① to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe ② to look over, to look on, to assess, to examine, to judge ③ to look after, to keep an eye on, to take care of ④ to view (e.g. flowers, movie) ⑤ (usu. after the -te form of a verb) to try
古い 【ふるい】old (not person), aged, ancient, antiquated, stale, threadbare, outmoded, obsolete article
五 【ご】five
口 【くち】① mouth ② opening, hole, gap, orifice ③ mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece ④ gate, door, entrance, exit ⑤ speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip) ⑥ taste, palate ⑦ mouth (to feed) ⑧ opening (i.e. vacancy), available position ⑨ invitation, summons ⑩ kind, sort, type ⑪ opening (i.e. beginning) ⑫ counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords
今 【いま】now, the present time, just now, soon, immediately, (one) more
左 【ひだり】left, left hand side
山 【やま】① mountain ② pile, heap ③ climax, critical point ④ speculated area covered by an examination
七 【しち】seven
七 【なな】seven
車 【くるま】① car, automobile, vehicle ② wheel
手 【て】① hand, arm ② handle ③ hand, worker, help ④ trouble, care, effort ⑤ means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship ⑥ hand, handwriting ⑦ kind, type, sort ⑧ one's hands, one's possession ⑨ ability to cope ⑩ hand (of cards) ⑪ direction
出る 【でる】① to go out, to exit, to leave ② to appear, to come forth, to be published ③ to answer (the phone or door)
少し 【すこし】① small quantity, little, few, something ② little while ③ short distance
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
水 【みず】water (cold, fresh)
西 【にし】west
先 【さき】① previous, prior, former, some time ago, preceding ② point (e.g. pencil), tip, end, nozzle ③ head (of a line), front ④ ahead, the other side ⑤ the future, hereafter ⑥ destination ⑦ the other party
先生 【せんせい】① teacher, master, doctor ② with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific
千 【せん】1,000, thousand
前 【まえ】① ago, before (some event), previously, (minutes) to (the hour) ② in front (of), before (e.g. the house) ③ head (of a line), front (e.g. of a bus), fore part ④ in the presence of ⑤ helping, portion ⑥ privates, private parts
大学 【だいがく】① post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc. ② the Great Learning - one of the Four Books
中 【なか】① inside, in ② among, within ③ center (centre), middle ④ during, while
東 【ひがし】east
南 【みなみ】south
二 【に】two
年 【とし】① year ② age
半 【はん】half, semi-
百 【ひゃく】100, hundred
父 【ちち】father
分 【ふん】minute
北 【きた】north
本 【ほん】① book, volume ② main, head, this, our, present, real ③ counter for long cylindrical things
毎日 【まいにち】every day
名前 【なまえ】① name, full name ② given name, first name
木 【き】tree, wood, timber
何 【なに】① what ② how many (some counter)
九 【きゅう】nine
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
三 【さん】three
四 【よん】four
十 【じゅう】10, ten
人 【ひと】① man, person ② human being, mankind, people ③ character, personality ④ man of talent, true man ⑤ other people ⑥ adult
八 【はち】eight
六 【ろく】six
国 【くに】① country, (the) state ② region ③ home (i.e. hometown, home country)
目 【め】① eye, eyeball ② eyesight ③ look ④ experience ⑤ viewpoint ⑥ ordinal number suffix ⑦ somewhat, -ish
時 【じ】① hour, o'clock ② (specified) time, when ..., during ...
日 【にち】① Sunday ② day (of the month) ③ counter for days
年 【ねん】① year (e.g. AD) ② counter for years
人 【にん】① counter for people ② (usu. in compound words) person
医者 【いしゃ】(medical) doctor, physician
帰る 【かえる】① to return, to come home, to go home, to go back ② (of a guest, customer, etc.) to leave ③ (of a baseball player rounding the bases) to get home
銀行 【ぎんこう】bank
月 【つき】① moon ② month
犬 【いぬ】① dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris) ② snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.) ③ counterfeit, inferior, useless, wasteful
昼 【ひる】① noon, midday ② daytime ③ lunch
朝 【あさ】morning
土曜日 【どようび】Saturday
勉強 【べんきょう】① study ② diligence ③ discount, reduction
毎朝 【まいあさ】every morning
今朝 【けさ】this morning
四 【し】four
昨日 【きのう】yesterday
歳 【さい】① -years-old ② ability, gift, talent, aptitude, genius
晩 【ばん】① evening ② counter for nights
毎晩 【まいばん】every night
員 【いん】member
火 【ひ】fire, flame, blaze
会 【かい】① meeting, assembly, party ② association, club
気 【き】① spirit, mind, heart ② nature, disposition ③ motivation, intention ④ mood, feelings ⑤ atmosphere, essence
子 【こ】① child ② young (animal) ③ young woman, young geisha ④ offshoot ⑤ interest ⑥ new shares ⑦ (after a noun or -masu stem) -er (often of young women)
社会 【しゃかい】society, public
昼休み 【ひるやすみ】lunch break, noon recess, noon rest period
日 【ひ】① day, days ② sun, sunshine, sunlight ③ case (esp. unfortunate), event
週 【しゅう】week
生 【なま】① raw, uncooked, fresh ② natural, unedited, unprocessed, crude ③ live (i.e. not recorded) ④ inexperienced, unpolished, green ⑤ impudence, sauciness ⑥ unpasteurized beer, draft beer, draught beer ⑦ partially, somewhat, half-, semi-
土 【つち】① earth, soil, dirt ② the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens), the ground, the land ③ low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud) ④ (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in On'youdou)
毎 【ごと】each respectively
名 【な】name, reputation
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
学 【がく】learning, scholarship, erudition, knowledge
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.
大 【おお】big, large
生 【せい】① life, living ② I, me, myself
者 【もの】person (rarely used w.o. a qualifier)
銀 【ぎん】① silver, silver coin, silver paint ② silver general (shogi)
者 【しゃ】someone of that nature, someone doing that work
鉄 【てつ】iron
死 【し】death, decease
何曜日 【なんようび】what day?
分 【ぶん】① part, segment, share, ration ② rate ③ degree, one's lot, one's status, relation, duty, kind, lot ④ in proportion to, just as much as
毎 【まい】every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend), each
今日 【こんにち】today, this day
古 【ふる】① used item, secondhand item ② old, used, previous
転がる 【ころがる】to roll, to tumble
館 【かん】house, hall, building
社 【やしろ】shrine (usually Shinto)
生 【き】pure, undiluted, raw, crude
金 【こがね】gold
天 【てん】① sky ② heaven ③ svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth) ④ deva (divine being of Buddhism)
強 【きょう】① a little over, a little more than ② powerhouse, one of the biggest, one of the most powerful
一 【ひと】① one ② best in, the most (...) in (where an adjective follows)
本 【もと】① origin, source ② base, foundation ③ cause ④ ingredient ⑤ (somebody's) side, (somebody's) location ⑥ original cost (or capital, principal, etc.) ⑦ trunk ⑧ first section of a waka ⑨ counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry)
五 【いつ】five
前 【さき】① previous, prior, former, some time ago, preceding ② point (e.g. pencil), tip, end, nozzle ③ head (of a line), front ④ ahead, the other side ⑤ the future, hereafter ⑥ destination ⑦ the other party
千 【ち】1,000, thousand
川 【かわ】① river, stream ② the .... river, (suffix used with the names of rivers)
二 【ふた】two
百 【もも】100, hundred
九 【ここの】nine
三 【み】three
十 【とお】10, ten
八 【やっつ】eight
六 【む】six
食 【しょく】① meal, (one's) diet, food, foodstuff, foodstuffs ② eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)
生 【うぶ】① innocent, naive, unsophisticated, inexperienced, green, wet behind the ears ② birth-
日 【か】① day of month ② counter for days
小 【こ】① small, little, slight ② slightly less than, just about ③ somewhat, somehow ④ minor (sometimes derogatory), petty
医 【い】medicine, the healing art, healing, curing, doctor
会 【え】gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
京 【きょう】① imperial capital (esp. Kyoto) ② final word of an iroha-uta ③ 10^16, 10,000,000,000,000,000, ten quadrillion (American), (obs) ten thousand billion (British)
朝 【あした】morning
朝 【ちょう】① dynasty ② reign ③ period, epoch, age ④ court
田 【た】rice field
曜日 【ようび】day of the week