KanjiBox Study Sets
Search public sets

Browse: [anime] [article] [class] [compilation] [exam] [film] [game] [grammar] [lyrics] [manga] [method] [novel] [online] [specialty] [textbook] [tv]

Popular: [this week] [this month] [all time]

N2 or easier

First 500 entries [show all] — Created by Ryan M. — Last modified: 2017-07-25 01:47:26
一 【いち】① one ② best in, the most (...) in (where an adjective follows)
雨 【あめ】rain
駅 【えき】station
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
学校 【がっこう】school
学生 【がくせい】student (esp. a university student)
金 【かね】① money ② metal
五 【ご】five
午前 【ごぜん】morning, a.m.
後 【あと】① behind, rear ② after, later ③ after one's death ④ remainder, the rest ⑤ descendant, successor, heir ⑥ more (i.e. five more minutes)
語 【ご】① language ② word
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
時間 【じかん】① time ② hours
七 【しち】seven
車 【くるま】① car, automobile, vehicle ② wheel
女 【おんな】woman
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
上手 【じょうず】① skill, skillful, dexterity ② flattery
新聞 【しんぶん】newspaper
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
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
千 【せん】1,000, thousand
川 【がわ】① river, stream ② the .... river, (suffix used with the names of rivers)
足 【あし】① foot ② leg ③ gait ④ pace
男 【おとこ】man
白 【しろ】① white ② good guy, 'white hat'
北 【きた】north
木 【き】tree, wood, timber
魚 【さかな】fish
九 【きゅう】nine
九 【く】nine
三 【さん】three
十 【じゅう】10, ten
国 【くに】① country, (the) state ② region ③ home (i.e. hometown, home country)
時 【じ】① hour, o'clock ② (specified) time, when ..., during ...
山 【さん】Mt (suffix used with the names of mountains), Mount
家 【いえ】① house, residence, dwelling ② family, household ③ lineage, family name
家族 【かぞく】family, members of a family
歌 【うた】① song ② classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka) ③ modern poetry
回 【かい】① counter for occurrences ② counter for innings (baseball)
海 【うみ】sea, beach
顔 【かお】face (person)
去年 【きょねん】last year
銀行 【ぎんこう】bank
兄 【あに】older brother
兄弟 【きょうだい】siblings, brothers and sisters
犬 【いぬ】① dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris) ② snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.) ③ counterfeit, inferior, useless, wasteful
黒 【くろ】① black ② dark ③ bad guy, 'black hat'
仕事 【しごと】① work, job, business, occupation, employment, vocation, task ② work
姉 【あね】older sister, elder sister
紙 【かみ】paper
写真 【しゃしん】① photograph, photo ② movie
秋 【あき】autumn, fall
色 【いろ】① colour, color ② complexion ③ appearance, look ④ love, lust, sensuality, love affair, lover ⑤ kind, type, variety
水曜日 【すいようび】Wednesday
声 【こえ】voice
青 【あお】① blue ② green ③ green light ④ black (horse coat color) ⑤ immature, unripe, young
切手 【きって】stamp (postage), merchandise certificate
体 【からだ】① body ② health
池 【いけ】pond
朝 【あさ】morning
風 【かぜ】wind, breeze
妹 【いもうと】younger sister
薬 【くすり】① medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs ② efficacious chemical (i.e. gunpowder, pesticide, etc.) ③ (pottery) glaze ④ small bribe
四 【し】four
頭 【あたま】① head ② mind, brain, intellect ③ top ④ hair (on one's head) ⑤ bangs, fringe ⑥ top structural component of a kanji
赤 【あか】① red, crimson, scarlet ② red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange) ③ red light ④ red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading), (in) the red ⑤ complete, total, perfect, obvious
一番 【いちばん】① best, first, number one ② game, round, bout, fall, event (in a meet)
家庭 【かてい】home, family, household
絵 【え】picture, drawing, painting, sketch
階 【かい】① stories, storeys ② counter for storeys and floors of a building
角 【かど】① corner (e.g. desk, pavement) ② edge
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
皿 【さら】① plate, dish, platter, disc ② serving, helping, course ③ kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
酒 【さけ】alcohol, sake
大勢 【おおぜい】many, crowd, great number of people
方 【かた】① direction, way ② person, lady, gentleman ③ method of, manner of, way of ④ care of .. ⑤ person in charge of .. ⑥ side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
一昨日 【おととい】day before yesterday
一昨年 【いっさくねん】year before last
一昨年 【おととし】year before last
黄色 【きいろ】yellow, amber
昨日 【きのう】yesterday
側 【がわ】① side (of something, or taking someone's side), part ② (watch) case
弟 【おとうと】younger brother
果物 【くだもの】fruit
靴 【くつ】shoes, footwear
個 【こ】① counter for articles ② counter for military units ③ individual
今晩 【こんばん】tonight, this evening
歳 【さい】① -years-old ② ability, gift, talent, aptitude, genius
冊 【さつ】counter for books
雑誌 【ざっし】journal, magazine, periodical
授業 【じゅぎょう】lesson, class work
生徒 【せいと】pupil
洗濯 【せんたく】washing, laundry
彼 【かれ】① he, him ② boyfriend
塩 【しお】salt
いいえ① no, nay ② well, er, why
椅子 【いす】① chair ② post, office, position
丈夫 【じょうぶ】healthy, robust, strong, solid, durable
明後日 【あさって】day after tomorrow
嫌 【いや】disagreeable, detestable, unpleasant, reluctant
伯父 【おじ】uncle (older than one's parent)
叔母 【おば】aunt (younger than one's parent)
あれ① that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly) ② that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors) ③ hey (expression of surprise or suspicion), eh? ④ that (something mentioned before which is distant psychologically or in terms of time)
honourable, honorable
ことthing, matter, fact, circumstances, business, reason, experience
あちら① that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener), over there, yonder ② that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener), that ③ that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener) ④ there (place distant from both speaker and listener), over there, foreign country (esp. a Western nation)
あっち① that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener), over there, yonder ② that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener), that ③ that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener) ④ there (place distant from both speaker and listener), over there, foreign country (esp. a Western nation)
以上 【いじょう】① not less than, ... and more, ... and upwards ② beyond ... (e.g. one's means), further (e.g. nothing further to say), more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that) ③ above-mentioned, foregoing ④ since ..., seeing that ... ⑤ this is all, that is the end, the end
員 【いん】member
運転 【うんてん】operation, motion, driving
運転手 【うんてんしゅ】driver, chauffeur
下着 【したぎ】underwear
家 【うち】① house, home (one's own) ② (one's) family, (one's) household
会 【かい】① meeting, assembly, party ② association, club
間 【あいだ】① space (between), gap, interval, distance ② time (between), pause, break ③ span (temporal or spatial), stretch, period (while) ④ relationship (between, among) ⑤ members (within, among)
気 【き】① spirit, mind, heart ② nature, disposition ③ motivation, intention ④ mood, feelings ⑤ atmosphere, essence
気分 【きぶん】feeling, mood
急 【きゅう】① urgent, sudden, abrupt ② sharp, steep, precipitous ③ rapid, swift, fast ④ emergency, crisis ⑤ hurrying, haste ⑥ (in gagaku or noh) end of a song
急行 【きゅうこう】① moving at high speed ② express (e.g. train that bypasses many stations)
空気 【くうき】air, atmosphere
計画 【けいかく】plan, project, schedule, scheme, program, programme
研究 【けんきゅう】study, research, investigation
高校 【こうこう】senior high school
高校生 【こうこうせい】senior high school student
今度 【こんど】now, this time, next time, another time
今夜 【こんや】this evening, tonight
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)
試験 【しけん】examination, test, study, trial, experiment
字 【じ】① character (i.e. kanji) ② hand-writing, penmanship ③ the ... word (i.e. "the L word" = "love")
時代 【じだい】① period, epoch, era, age ② the times, those days ③ oldness, ancientness, antiquity ④ antique, period piece
社会 【しゃかい】society, public
出発 【しゅっぱつ】departure
小学校 【しょうがっこう】primary school, elementary school, grade school
少年 【しょうねん】boys, juveniles
心 【こころ】① mind, heart, spirit ② the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
親 【おや】① parent, parents ② dealer (in cards) ③ founder ④ (pet) owner
人口 【じんこう】① population ② common talk
世界 【せかい】the world, society, the universe
世話 【せわ】looking after, help, aid, assistance
正月 【しょうがつ】New Year, New Year's Day, the first month, January
西洋 【せいよう】the west, Western countries
着物 【きもの】① clothing, clothes ② kimono (or other trad. Japanese clothing)
味 【あじ】① flavor, flavour, taste ② charm, style ③ experience ④ smart, clever, witty, strange
一度 【いちど】① once, one time, on one occasion ② temporarily, for a moment ③ one degree, one tone, one musical interval
音 【おと】① sound, noise, report ② note (music) ③ fame
工場 【こうじょう】factory, plant, mill, workshop
首 【くび】① neck ② head ③ unemployed person
仕方 【しかた】way, method, means, resource, course
雲 【くも】cloud
科学 【かがく】science
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
君 【くん】Mr (junior), master, boy
形 【かたち】① form, shape, figure ② visage
交通 【こうつう】communication, transportation, traffic, intercourse
高等学校 【こうとうがっこう】senior high school
坂 【さか】slope, hill
市 【し】city
糸 【いと】thread, yarn, string
自由 【じゆう】freedom, liberty, as it pleases you
生活 【せいかつ】living, life (one's daily existence), livelihood
製 【せい】-made, make
石 【いし】① stone ② gem, jewel
線 【せん】line (also telephone, railway), wire, beam
草 【くさ】grass
島 【しま】① island ② territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.), turf
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
米 【こめ】(husked grains of) rice
毛 【け】hair, fur
様 【さま】① Mr, Mrs or Ms ② used (gen. in fixed expressions) to make words more polite ③ manner, kind, appearance
具合 【ぐあい】condition, state, manner, health
湖 【こ】lake (in place names)
一杯 【いっぱい】① amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. a cupful, spoonful, etc.), a drink (i.e. an alcoholic beverage) ② full ③ one squid, octopus, crab, etc., one boat ④ fully, to capacity ⑤ a lot, much ⑥ all of ..., the entire ...
億 【おく】10^8, 100,000,000, hundred million
会議 【かいぎ】meeting, conference, session, assembly, council, convention, congress
会議室 【かいぎしつ】conference room, council room
関係 【かんけい】relation, connection
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
隅 【すみ】corner, nook, recess
景色 【けしき】scenery, scene, landscape
経験 【けいけん】experience
経済 【けいざい】economics, business, finance, economy
警察 【けいさつ】police
郊外 【こうがい】suburb, outskirts
国際 【こくさい】international
砂 【すな】sand, grit
再来週 【さらいしゅう】week after next
枝 【えだ】branch, bow, bough, twig, limb
失礼 【しつれい】① discourtesy, impoliteness ② Excuse me, Goodbye ③ to leave ④ to be rude
将来 【しょうらい】future (usually near), prospects
招待 【しょうたい】invitation
紹介 【しょうかい】introduction, referral
政治 【せいじ】politics, government
席 【せき】① seat ② location (of a gathering, etc.), place ③ position, post
専門 【せんもん】speciality, specialty, subject of study, expert
戦争 【せんそう】war
朝寝坊 【あさねぼう】oversleeping, late riser
髪 【かみ】hair (on the head)
夫 【おっと】husband
壁 【かべ】① wall, barrier ② Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
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)
腕 【うで】① arm ② skill
背 【せ】① back, spine ② reverse, rear side ③ height ④ ridge (of a mountain)
鏡 【かがみ】mirror
随分 【ずいぶん】① very, extremely, surprisingly, considerably ② contemptible, reprehensible
honourable, honorable
火山 【かざん】volcano
外出 【がいしゅつ】outing, trip, going out
金 【きん】① gold, golden (color), metaphor for (most) valuable, gold (medal, cup) ② money (written before an amount) ③ Friday ④ metal (fourth of the five elements) ⑤ Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE) ⑥ gold general (shogi) ⑦ karat, carat
行 【ぎょう】① line (i.e. of text), row, verse ② carya (austerities) ③ samskara (formations) ④ running script (a semi-cursive style of kanji)
今後 【こんご】from now on, hereafter
週 【しゅう】week
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
毎 【ごと】each respectively
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.
間 【かん】① interval, period of time ② among, between, inter-
大 【おお】big, large
中 【じゅう】① through, throughout, in the course of ② all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
生 【せい】① life, living ② I, me, myself
月 【がつ】month (of the year), used after number or question word (e.g. nan or nani)
後 【ご】after
以前 【いぜん】ago, since, before, previous
一方 【いっぽう】① one (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party ② on the one hand, on the other hand ③ whereas, although, but at the same time, meanwhile, in turn ④ (after noun, adjective-stem or plain verb) just keeps, being inclined to ..., tending to be ..., tending to do ..., continuously ..., just keeps on ...ing, only
運 【うん】fortune, luck
家事 【かじ】① housework, domestic chores ② family affairs, household matters
画家 【がか】painter, artist
会員 【かいいん】member, the membership
会計 【かいけい】account, finance, accountant, treasurer, paymaster, reckoning, bill
海外 【かいがい】foreign, abroad, overseas
学者 【がくしゃ】scholar
牛 【うし】① cattle, cow, ox, oxen ② beef ③ Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
空 【から】emptiness, vacuum, blank
後者 【こうしゃ】the latter
公正 【こうせい】justice, fairness, impartiality
行動 【こうどう】action, conduct, behaviour, behavior, mobilization, mobilisation
国家 【こっか】state, country, nation
作家 【さっか】author, writer, novelist, artist
使用 【しよう】use, application, employment, utilization, utilisation
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
借金 【しゃっきん】debt, loan, liabilities
小屋 【こや】hut, cabin, shed, (animal) pen
食品 【しょくひん】commodity, foodstuff
食料 【しょくりょう】food
人工 【じんこう】artificial, manmade, human work, human skill, artificiality
図 【ず】figure (e.g. Fig 1), drawing, picture, illustration
生地 【きじ】① cloth, material, texture ② one's true character ③ unglazed pottery ④ uncooked dough, batter
大家 【おおや】landlord, landlady
一家 【いっか】a house, a home, a family, a household, one's family, one's folks, a style
姉妹 【しまい】sisters
主人 【しゅじん】① head (of a household), proprietor (of a store), proprietress, landlord, landlady ② one's husband ③ (one's) employer, (one's) master ④ host, hostess
品 【しな】① thing, article, goods ② dignity, class, quality ③ counter for meal courses ④ flirtatiousness, coquetry
少々 【しょうしょう】just a minute, small quantity
銀 【ぎん】① silver, silver coin, silver paint ② silver general (shogi)
者 【しゃ】someone of that nature, someone doing that work
委員 【いいん】committee member
引退 【いんたい】retire
営業 【えいぎょう】business, trade, sales, operations
遠足 【えんそく】excursion, outing, trip
温度 【おんど】temperature
会合 【かいごう】① meeting, assembly ② association ③ (astronomical) conjunction
額 【がく】① picture (framed) ② amount or sum (of money)
活用 【かつよう】① practical use, application ② conjugation, declension, inflection
岸 【きし】bank, coast, shore
岩 【いわ】rock, crag
記者 【きしゃ】reporter
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
逆 【ぎゃく】① reverse, opposite ② converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
旧 【きゅう】ex-, former, old
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
型 【かた】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)
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
県 【けん】① prefecture (of Japan) ② county (of China)
幸福 【こうふく】happiness, blessedness
号 【ごう】① number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group ② sobriquet, pen-name
国王 【こくおう】king
作物 【さくもつ】produce (e.g. agricultural), crops
昨 【さく】last (year), yesterday
市場 【いちば】① (town) market ② (the) marketplace
時期 【じき】time, season, period
自身 【じしん】by oneself, personally
自然 【しぜん】① nature, spontaneity ② naturally, spontaneously
式 【しき】① equation, formula, expression ② ceremony ③ style
車庫 【しゃこ】garage, car shed, carport
州 【しゅう】① state, province, county (UK), department (of ancient China) ② continent
書物 【しょもつ】books
書類 【しょるい】documents, official papers
女王 【じょおう】queen
商品 【しょうひん】commodity, article of commerce, goods, stock, merchandise
小麦 【こむぎ】wheat
消費 【しょうひ】consumption, expenditure
章 【しょう】① chapter, section ② medal
植物 【しょくぶつ】plant, vegetation
食物 【しょくもつ】food, foodstuff
神 【かみ】god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami
身長 【しんちょう】height (of body), stature
正確 【せいかく】accurate, punctual, exact, authentic, veracious
正式 【せいしき】due form, official, formality
正直 【しょうじき】① honesty, integrity, frankness ② honestly, frankly
生命 【せいめい】life, existence
選手 【せんしゅ】player (in game), team member
全 【ぜん】all, whole, entire, complete, overall, pan-
全員 【ぜんいん】all members (unanimity), all hands, the whole crew, everyone, everybody
組合 【くみあい】association, union
息 【いき】① breath, breathing ② tone, mood
身体 【しんたい】① body ② health
地面 【じめん】ground, earth's surface
内 【うち】① inside, within ② while ③ among, amongst, between ④ we (referring to one's in-group, i.e. company, etc.), our ⑤ my spouse ⑥ I (primarily used by women and children), me
馬 【うま】① horse ② promoted bishop (shogi)
板 【いた】① board, plank ② sheet (of metal), plate (of glass), pane, slab ③ cutting board, chopping board ④ stage (i.e. at a theatre)
皮 【かわ】① skin, hide, pelt, fur ② rind, peel, husk, bark ③ shell, sheath, wrapping
氷 【こおり】① ice ② shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
命 【いのち】(mortal) life
油 【あぶら】oil
商人 【しょうにん】trader, shopkeeper, merchant
乗客 【じょうきゃく】passenger
数 【かず】number, amount
数 【すう】① several, a number of ② number, numeral, figure ③ destiny, fate ④ law
全国 【ぜんこく】country-wide, nation-wide, whole country, national
科目 【かもく】(school) subject, curriculum, course
幸運 【こううん】good luck, fortune
王 【おう】① king, ruler, sovereign, monarch ② king (for senior player) (shogi)
感 【かん】feeling, sensation, emotion, admiration, impression
化 【か】action of making something, -ification
色 【しょく】counter for colours
愛 【あい】love, affection
以降 【いこう】on and after, as from, hereafter, thereafter, since
位 【くらい】① throne, crown, (nobleman's) seat ② government position, court rank ③ social standing, rank, class, echelon, rung ④ grade (of quality, etc.), level, tier, rank ⑤ digit (e.g. the tens, the hundreds, etc.), place ⑥ degree, extent, amount
依頼 【いらい】① request, commission, dispatch, despatch ② dependence, trust
意識 【いしき】① consciousness ② awareness, sense ③ mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
胃 【い】① stomach ② Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
医師 【いし】doctor, physician
一般 【いっぱん】general, liberal, universal, ordinary, average
印 【しるし】① mark ② symbol ③ evidence
印刷 【いんさつ】printing
印象 【いんしょう】impression
液体 【えきたい】liquid, fluid
延期 【えんき】postponement, adjournment
煙 【けむり】smoke, fumes
奥 【おく】interior, inner part, inside
温泉 【おんせん】spa, hot spring, onsen
加減 【かげん】① addition and subtraction ② allowance for ③ degree, extent, measure ④ condition, state of health ⑤ seasoning, flavor, flavour, moderation, adjustment ⑥ influence (of the weather) ⑦ chance
課 【か】① lesson ② section (in an organization), division, department ③ counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
過失 【かしつ】① error, blunder, accident ② fault, defect
回復 【かいふく】recovery (from illness), improvement, rehabilitation, restoration, convalescence
害 【がい】injury, harm, evil influence, damage
各 【かく】each, every, all
完全 【かんぜん】perfection, completeness
患者 【かんじゃ】(a) patient
感覚 【かんかく】sense, sensation, feeling, intuition
汗 【あせ】① sweat, perspiration ② moisture, condensation
管理 【かんり】control, management (e.g. of a business)
缶 【かん】can, tin
関心 【かんしん】concern, interest
希望 【きぼう】hope, wish, aspiration
記念 【きねん】commemoration, memory
疑問 【ぎもん】question, problem, doubt, guess
給料 【きゅうりょう】salary, wages
恐怖 【きょうふ】fear, dread, dismay, terror
教師 【きょうし】teacher (classroom)
苦痛 【くつう】pain, agony, bitterness
訓練 【くんれん】practice, practise, training
軍 【ぐん】army, force, troops
傾向 【けいこう】tendency, trend, inclination
敬意 【けいい】respect, honour, honor
景気 【けいき】condition, state, business (condition)
芸術 【げいじゅつ】(fine) art, the arts
劇 【げき】① drama, play ② powerful drug
券 【けん】ticket, coupon, bond, certificate
建設 【けんせつ】construction, establishment
建築 【けんちく】construction, architecture
肩 【かた】shoulder
現金 【げんきん】cash, ready money, mercenary, self-interested
現実 【げんじつ】reality
現象 【げんしょう】phenomenon
現状 【げんじょう】present condition, existing state, status quo
現代 【げんだい】nowadays, modern era, modern times, present-day
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)
交際 【こうさい】company, friendship, association, society, acquaintance
効果 【こうか】effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result
広告 【こうこく】advertisement
航空 【こうくう】aviation, flying
国境 【こっきょう】national or state border
国民 【こくみん】nation, nationality, people, citizen
腰 【こし】① back, lower back, waist, hips, lumbar region ② body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.), resilience, spring
困難 【こんなん】difficulty, distress
婚約 【こんやく】engagement, betrothal
差 【さ】difference, variation
差別 【さべつ】discrimination, distinction, differentiation
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!
際 【さい】on the occasion of, circumstances
材料 【ざいりょう】ingredients, material
作成 【さくせい】framing, drawing up, making, producing, creating, creation, preparing, writing
札 【さつ】note, paper money
死亡 【しぼう】death, mortality
資料 【しりょう】materials, data, document
事務 【じむ】business, office work
時刻 【じこく】instant, time, moment
自殺 【じさつ】suicide
失業 【しつぎょう】unemployment
失望 【しつぼう】disappointment, despair
実現 【じつげん】implementation (e.g. of a system), materialization, materialisation, realization, realisation
種類 【しゅるい】① variety, kind, type, category ② counter for different sorts of things
住宅 【じゅうたく】residence, housing, residential building
出版 【しゅっぱん】publication
順 【じゅん】order, turn
順番 【じゅんばん】turn (in line), order of things, sequential order
処理 【しょり】processing, dealing with, treatment, disposition, disposal
諸 【しょ】various, many, several
女優 【じょゆう】actress
賞 【しょう】prize, award
上達 【じょうたつ】improvement, advance, progress
城 【しろ】castle
情報 【じょうほう】① news, gossip, (military) intelligence ② information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)
畳 【じょう】① counter for tatami mats ② measure of room size (in mat units)
職 【しょく】employment
職業 【しょくぎょう】occupation, business
信頼 【しんらい】reliance, trust, faith, confidence
心臓 【しんぞう】heart
深刻 【しんこく】serious
性 【せい】① nature (of a person) ② sex ③ gender ④ -ty (suffix indicating quality or condition), -ity, -ness
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
精神 【せいしん】mind, soul, heart, spirit, intention
責任 【せきにん】① duty, responsibility (incl. supervision of staff) ② liability, onus
跡 【あと】① trace, tracks, mark, sign ② remains, ruins ③ scar
設計 【せっけい】plan, design, layout
説 【せつ】theory
河 【かわ】① river, stream ② the .... river, (suffix used with the names of rivers)
背 【せい】height, stature
粉 【こな】flour, meal, powder
末 【すえ】end, close, future, finally, tip, top, trivialities, posterity, youngest child
恋 【こい】love, tender passion
永久 【えいきゅう】① eternity, perpetuity, immortality ② Eikyuu era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
最中 【さいちゅう】in the middle of, height of, in course of, midst
小包 【こづつみ】parcel, package
最 【さい】① the most, the extreme ② prime, conspicuous
軒 【けん】houses, buildings
史 【し】history (e.g. of some country)
税 【ぜい】tax
案 【あん】① idea, plan, thought ② draft plan, motion, rough copy ③ expectation
意志 【いし】will, volition, intention, intent, determination
井戸 【いど】water well
宇宙 【うちゅう】universe, cosmos, space
栄養 【えいよう】nutrition, nourishment
応募 【おうぼ】subscription, application
火災 【かさい】conflagration, fire
解釈 【かいしゃく】explanation, interpretation
街 【がい】.. street, .. quarter, .. district
拡大 【かくだい】magnification, enlargement, expansion
株 【かぶ】share, stock, stump (of tree)
感謝 【かんしゃ】thanks, gratitude
企業 【きぎょう】enterprise, undertaking, corporation, business
機嫌 【きげん】humour, humor, temper, mood
記憶 【きおく】① memory, recollection, remembrance ② storage
休暇 【きゅうか】holiday, day off, furlough, absence (from work)
休憩 【きゅうけい】rest, break, recess, intermission
教授 【きょうじゅ】① professor ② teaching, instruction
筋 【すじ】① muscle ② string, sinew, line, stripe ③ plot, plan ④ source (of business information) ⑤ reason, logic
筋肉 【きんにく】muscle, sinew
傑作 【けっさく】① masterpiece, best work ② blunder, boner
結論 【けつろん】conclusion
件 【けん】matter, case, item
健康 【けんこう】health, sound, wholesome
憲法 【けんぽう】constitution
高価 【こうか】high price
死 【し】death, decease
資源 【しげん】resources
主義 【しゅぎ】doctrine, rule, principle
種 【しゅ】① kind, variety ② (biological) species ③ (logical) species
需要 【じゅよう】demand, request
宗教 【しゅうきょう】religion
修正 【しゅうせい】amendment, correction, revision, modification, alteration, retouching, update, fix
重視 【じゅうし】importance, stress, serious consideration
状態 【じょうたい】current status, condition, situation, circumstances, state
慎重 【しんちょう】discretion, prudence, caution, care
真剣 【しんけん】① seriousness, earnestness ② real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon) (practise)
成功 【せいこう】success, hit
製品 【せいひん】manufactured goods, finished goods, product
節約 【せつやく】economising, saving
説得 【せっとく】persuasion