1000 kanjis - japanese dictionary

List of 1000 Kanji

競501 KYOU , KEI compete 競泳 kyou ei - swimming race
喫502 きょう,けい (in a race...)
競技 kyou gi - a match, game
kisou , seru 競争 kyou sou - competition
きそう,せる
inhale, drink 受動喫煙 ju dou kitsu en - passive smoke
KITSU 喫茶店 kissaten - coffee house, coffee shop
きつ

詰503 KITSU to call to account , 缶詰 kan zume - canned food, canning

きつ to cram, すし詰め sushi zume - packed in like sushi (sardines)

tsumeru , tsumaru , tsumu to put close to,

つめる,つまる to shorten

つむ

決504 KETSU to be decided , 解決 kai ketsu - solution, settlement
decide
けつ 決議 ketsu gi - vote, decide
kimaru , kimeru 雨天決行 u ten kekkou - even in case of rain, will proceed
きまる,きめる
(not cancelled)

君505 KUN you (familiar) , 諸君 sho kun - Ladies & Gentlemen!

くん ruler, 君 kimi - you
kimi added to (to girls - be careful can be consided a little rude)
きみ names of boys

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逆506 GYAKU reverse, opposite 逆さま saka sama - up-side down
級507 ぎゃく
球508 sakarau , saka 逆効果 gyaku kou ka - back fire,
求509 さ か ら う ,さ か opposite of what was hoped for
泣510
KYUU 逆説 gyaku setsu - paradox
きゅう
grade 一級 ikkyuu - 1st class, 1st grade
KYOU
きょう 高級 kou kyuu - high class (expensive)
上級 jou kyuu - advanced level, upper class
tama 武士階級 bu shi kai kyuu - the warrior class
たま
ball 卓球 takkyuu - ping pong, table tennis
KYOU 地球 chi kyuu - the Earth
きょう
motomeru seek 探求 tan kyuu - a quest, pursuit
もとめる cry 要求 you kyuu - to demand, request
求愛 kyuu ai - courting
KYOU 求職 kyuu shoku - searching for a job, job-hunting
きょう
感泣 kan kyuu - to be moved to tears
naku 泣き笑い naki warai - a tearful smile,
なく
smile through one's tears

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救511 KYOU save, rescue 救急車 kyuu kyuu sha - an ambulance
給512 きょう
久513 sukuu 救世主 kyuu sei shu - Messiah, Savior
旧514 すく う 救命 kyuu mei - life saving
吸515
KYUU supply, pay 給食 kyuu shoku - school lunch
きゅう 給料日 kyuu ryou bi - pay day

KYUU , KU long time 久しぶり hisashiburi - it's been a long time
きゅう,く 永久歯 ei kyuu shi - permanant tooth

hisashii old, former 復旧 fukkyuu - restoration, rehabilitation
ひさしい
旧姓 kyuu sei - maiden name (former name)
KYUU 旧約聖書 kyuu yaku sei sho - the Old Testament
きゅう
suck, 深呼吸 shin ko kyuu - deep breath
KYUU breathe in
きゅう 人工呼吸 jin kou ko kyuu - artificial respiration,
mouth to mouth
suu
すう

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許516 KYO permit, 運転免許 un ten men kyo - drivers licence

きょ pardon, 許し yurushi - pardon, forgiveness, permission
yurusu forgive 許可 kyo ka - permission, approval
ゆるす

魚517 GYO fish 金魚 kin gyo - goldfish

ぎょ 飛魚 tobi uo - flying fish
sakana , uo 人魚 nin gyo - mermaid, merman
さ か な ,う お

清518 SEI , SHOU clean, clear, pure 清水 shi mizu - spring water

せい,しょう 清明 sei mei - pure & clean

kiyoi , kiyomaru , kiyomeru

きよ い, きよまる,

きよめる

橋519 KYOU bridge 石橋 ishi bashi - stone bridge
歩道橋 ho dou kyou - pedestrian bridge
きょう
hashi
はし

共520 KYOU together 公共 kou kyou - public, community

きょう と共に to tomo ni - together with
tomo 共産 kyou san - communist
とも

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協521 KYOU cooperate 協会 kyou kai - association,society, organization
経522 きょう
境523 日本放送協会 nippon hou sou kyou kai -
供524 NHK (public television in Japan)
胸525
KYOU , KEI manage, 経営 kei ei - management
きょう,けい
passage 経験 kei ken - experience
heru
へる circles of longitude 経済 kei zai - economics, business

KYOU , KEI boundary, 環境 kan kyou - environment
きょう,けい 境界 kyou kai - boundary
border line,
sakai situation
さかい
attendant , 子供 kodomo - child, children
KYOU , KU offer
きょう,く 供給 kyou kyuu - supply, provision
tomo , sonaeru 供え物 sonae mono - an offering
とも,そなえる
chest (body part) 胸毛 muna ge - chest hairs
KYOU 胸部 kyou bu - chest area
きょう
mune , muna
む ね ,む な

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叫526 KYOU shout 叫び sakebi - a shout, scream
況527 きょう 雄叫び otakebi - a war cry,roar
狭528 sakebu
さけぶ conditions, 状況 jyou kyou - circumstances, situation
挟529
曲530 KYOU state of things, 準備状況 jun bi jyou kyou - preliminary conditions,
きょう still more initial conditions

KYOU narrow 狭苦しい sema kurushii - cramped, to small of a place
きょう 肩身が狭い kata mi ga semai - feeling ashamed
semai , sebameru ,
sebamaru hold between, 洗濯挟み sentaku basami - clothes pin
せまい,せばめる, clasp 小耳に挟む ko mimi ni hasamu - to happen to overhear
せばまる
music, song, 一曲 ikkyoku - a tune, one song
KYOU curve, turn
きょう カバー曲 kaba- kyoku - a cover, remake of a song
hasamu , hasamaru 曲がり道 magari michi - a winding road
はさむ,はさまる

KYOKU
きょく
magaru , mageru
まがる,まげる

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局531 KYOKU bureau, 結局 kekkyoku - after all, in the end
きょく segment
米航空宇宙局 bei kou kuu u chuu kyoku - NASA (USA)
放送局 hou sou kyoku - broadcasting office

極532 KYOKU , GOKU extreme, pole 積極 sekkyoku - positive

玉533 きょく (north and south) 南極 nan kyoku - the South Pole, Antarctic
際534 北極 hokkyoku - the North Pole
均535 kiwameru , kiwamaru ,
kiwami

きわめる,きわまる,
きわみ

GYOKU gem, jewel, 五百円玉 go hyaku en dama - 500 yen coin
round object
ぎょく 水玉 mizu tama - a drop of water
tama お手玉 o te dama - juggling
たま

SAI verge, occasion 交際 kou sai - company, association

さい 国際 koku sai - international
kiwa 実際 jissai - actual condition, practical
きわ

KIN even, level 平均 hei kin - equilibrium, balance,average

き ん 平均寿命 heikin jyu myou - life expectancy

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禁536 KIN prohibit, 禁煙 kin en - no smoking!
きん not allowed
禁煙車 kin en sha - non-smoking car
禁止 kin shi - prohibited, not allowed

勤537 KIN , GON service 勤務 kin mu - duty, service
区538 きん,ごん
tsutomeru , tsutomaru 勤務者 kin mu sha - workers, men on duty
つとめる,つとまる 勤労 kin rou - labor, exertion

KU district, ward 行政区 gyou sei ku - administrative district
く 区別 ku betsu - distinction, to make a distinction

苦539 KU suffering , 労苦 rou ku - labor, toil, hardship
庫540 く
kurushii , kurushimu , bitter , 暑苦しい atsu kurushii - sweltering hot
kurushimeru , nigai , painful 寝苦しい ne gurushii - unable to sleep well
nigaru 御苦労様 go ku rou sama - good work!
くるしい,くるしむ,
くるしめる,にが い, Thanks for your labors
にがる
storehouse 倉庫 sou kou - a warehouse
KU , KO 冷蔵庫 rei zou ko - refrigerator
く,こ

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紅541 KU , KOU crimson 口紅 kuchi beni - lipstick
具542 く ,こ う 紅海 kou kai - the Red Sea
beni , kurenai
べに,くれない tool , 雨具 ama gu - rain gear (umbrella, raincoat...)

GU utensil , 家具 ka gu - furniture (lit. house equipment)
ぐ ingredients 道具 dou gu - tool, equipment, implement
具合 gu ai - condition
具体的 gu tai teki - concrete, definite, tangible

偶543 GUU by chance , 配偶者 hai guu sha - spouse
隅544 ぐう
草545 couple , 配偶者ビザ hai guu sha biza - spousal visa
GUU even numbers 偶然 guu zen - by chance, unexpectantly
ぐう 偶像 guu zou - idol, statue
sumi
すみ nook, corner 片隅 kata sumi - corner, nook
隅々 sumi zumi - every nook & corner
SOU
そう grass 海草 kai sou - seawead
kusa
くさ 道草 を食う michi kusa o kuu - to loiter on the way,
to stop and eat the grass

(take your time coming home stopping where ever)

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薬546 YAKU medicine , 毒薬 doku yaku - poison
掘547 やく a drug
配548 kusuri 解毒薬 ge doku yaku - antidote
首549 くすり to dig 投薬 tou yaku - dosage
組550 鼻薬 hana gusuri - bribe, hush money
KUTSU
くつ 掘り出し物 hori dashi mono - a good find,
horu
ほる a bargain, good buy

HAI 掘る horu - to dig, excavate
はい
kubaru distribute, 支配 shi hai - to rule, control, direct
くばる deliver
指名手配 shi mei te hai - search for a suspect, wanted...
SHU 心配 shin pai - worry, concern
しゅ 別配達 betsu hai tatsu - special delivery
kubi
くび head , neck 足首 ashi kubi - ankle

SO 自首 ji shu - surrender, give oneself up
そ 首相 shu shou - Prime Minister
kumi , kumu
く み ,く む organize, 番組 ban gumi - program (TV)
assemble
組み合わせる kumi awaseru - to put together,
to assemble

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曇551 DON cloudy 曇り kumori - cloudy (weather)
蔵552 どん 雨曇り ama gumori - overcast weather
暮553 kumori
比554 くもり store , 冷蔵庫 rei zou ko - refrigerator
訓555 愛蔵 ai zou - treasured, cherished
ZOU warehouse ,
ぞう to own ,
kura to have
くら
dusk, 暮れ kure - year end, sunset, nightfall
BO
ぼ to grow dark , 言い暮らす ii kurasu - spend the time talking,
kurasu , kureru live, pass time by chatting
くらす,くれる
to make a living
HI
ひ compare 比較 hi kaku - comparison
kuraberu
くらべる 比較的小 hi kaku teki shou - comparatively small,
relatively small
KUN
くん instruct 遺訓 i kun - dying instructions

音訓 on kun - kanki readings
訓練 kun ren - practice, drill

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軍556 GUN army, military 救世軍 kyuu sei gun - the Salvation Army
群557 ぐん
毛558 将軍 shou gun - Shogun, general
景559 GUN 軍歌 gun ka - war song
警560 ぐん
mureru , mure group , 群衆 gun shuu - a multitude, crowd, mob
むれる,むれ crowd 群馬県 gun ma ken - Gunma Prefecture

MOU hair 赤毛 aka ge - red head, red hair
もう scene 髪の毛 kami no ke - hair (on head)
鼻毛 hana ge - nose hair
ke 毛虫 ke mushi - caterpillar
け
景色 kei shiki - scenery, landscape
KEI 全景写真 zen kei sha shin - panoramic phot
けい
gaurd against, 警察 kei satsu - police
KEI warn
けい 警衛 kei ei - guard, patrol, escort
警官 kei kan - a policeman
警告 kei koku - a warning

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芸561 GEI art, skill 隠し芸 kakushi gei - hidden talent
迎562 げい 芸者 gei sha - geisha
劇563 meet, 芸術 gei jutsu - art, the arts
GEI welcome 芸術的 gei jutsu teki - artistic
げい
mukaeru 歓迎 kan gei - welcome,reception
むかえる 迎え撃つ mukae utsu - meet the enemy, ambush, attack
迎撃 gei geki - ambush attack
GEKI
げき drama 演劇 en geki - theatrical play
劇的 geki teki - dramatic

血564 KETSU blood 出血 shukketsu - bleeding
結565 けつ 鼻血 hana ji - nose bleed
chi
ち tie, conclude 結果 kekka - result, consequence

KETSU 結婚 kekkon - marriage
けつ 結論 ketsu ron - conclusion

musubu , yuu , yuwaeru
むすぶ,ゆう,
ゆわえる

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険566 KEN danger, 危険 ki ken - danger, peril
県567 けん steep 健康保険 ken kou ho ken - health insurance
件568 kewashii 探検 tan ken - exploration
券569 けわしい prefecture 冒険 bou ken - adventure, risk, venture
検570
ken matter 各県 kaku ken - all prefectures
けん 福井県 fukui ken - Fukui prefecture
KEN 県庁 ken chou - prefectural head office
けん 県立 ken ritsu - prefectural ~, (built by the prefecture)

KEN 条件 jyou ken - conditions, terms
けん 労働条件 rou dou jou ken - working conditions

ken ticket, 証券 shou ken - securities, bonds
けん
certificate, 商品券 shou hin ken - gift certificate
coupon 旅券 ryo ken - passport

examine 車検 sha ken - car inspection ($$$)

探検 tan ken - explore, expedition
検査 ken sa - inspection, examination
検事 ken ji - public prosecutor

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権571 KEN right, 議決権 gi ketsu ken - right to vote
軒572 けん power 特権 tokken - privilege, special right
原573 権利 ken ri - right, privilege
減574 KEN eaves
粉575 けん 軒 noki - eaves (of a house)
noki 軒下 noki shita - under the eaves
のき
original , 野原 no hara - a field
GEN plain
げん 原因 gen in - the cause
hara 原子 gen shi - atom
はら
decrease 削減 saku gen - cut, reduction
GEN
げん 腹減った hara hetta - I'm hungry.
heru , herasu (my stomach is empty.)
へる,へらす
powder 花粉 ka fun - pollen
FUN
ふん 小麦粉 ko mugi ko - flour
ko , kona 火の粉 hi no ko - sparks (from a fire)
こ ,こ な

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戸576 KO door 網戸 ami do - a screen door, window screen
湖577 こ
個578 to 江戸 e do - Edo, old name for Tokyo.
呼579 と 引き戸 hiki do - a sliding door
雇580
KO lake 人造湖 jin zou ko - a man-made lake
こ
mizumi 琵琶湖 bi wa ko - Lake Biwa,
みずうみ the largest inland lake in Japan

KO individual 個人的 ko jin teki - personal, individual,
こ 個人タクシー ko jin takushi- - privately owned taxi

KO call 呼吸 ko kyuu - breath, respiration
こ
yobu 呼び出し yobi dashi - to call out, to call
よぶ (someone or something)

KO employ, 雇い主 yatoi nushi - an employer
こ to hire
yatou 雇い人 yotoi nin - an employee
やとう 雇う yatou - to hire, to employ

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互581 GO reciprocal, 互いに tagai ni - together with, mutually
恋582 ご 交互 kou go - mutual, reciprocal, alternate
濃583 tagai mutual,
光584 たがい each other
向585
REN love 初恋 hatsu koi - first love, puppy love
れん
koi , kou , koishii 恋しい koishii - to miss..., beloved, dear
こい,こう, 恋人 koi bito - lover, sweatheart
こいしい
thick 濃い koi - think, strong, deep (color)
NOU 濃淡 nou tan - light and shade (of colors), shading
のう
light 栄光 ei kou - glory
koi
こい 稲光 ina bikari - a flash of lightning
観光 kan kou - sightseeing, tourism
KOU 竹光 take mitsu - a bamboo sword
こう
hikaru , hikari turn toward 方向 hou kou - direction, way
ひかる, ひかり
向こう mukou - over there, beyond, the other side
KOU 方向音痴 hou kou on chi - no sense of directions
こう
muku , mukeru ,
mukau , mukou

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幸586 KOU happiness, 幸福 kou fuku - happiness
happy 幸運 kou un - good fortune, happiness
こう

saiwai , sachi , shiawase
さいわい,

さち,しあわせ

港587 KOU port, 空港 kuu kou - airport
harbor
こう 香港 hon kon - Hong Kong
minato 海港 kai kou - a sea port
みなと

好588 KOU like, 友好 yuu kou - friendship
favorable 色好い iro yoi - good, encouraging, friendly
こう 大好き dai suki - like very much, love
konomu , suku navigate 好奇心 kou ki shin - curiosity, inquisitiveness
このむ,すく
航海 kou kai - voyage, sailing
航589 KOU 米国航空宇宙局 bei koku kou kuu u chuu kyoku - NASA
こう

候590 season, 居候 i sourou - a lodger who pays nothing for his stay
serve 気候 ki kou - climate, weather conditions

kou , sousou
こう,そうそう

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耕591 KOU till, 晴耕雨読 sei kou u doku - on fine days work the farm,
鉱592 こう
tagayasu plow, on rainy days read a book
た がやす cultivate 耕作 kou saku - cultivation, farming

KOU ore, mine 金鉱 kin kou - a gold mine
こう
炭鉱 tan kou - a coal mine
鉱物学 kou butsu gaku - mineralogy

講593 KOU lecture 講演 kou en - lecture
こう
講師 kou shi - lecturer
講談 kou dan - story-telling

更594 KOU renew, 夜更かし yo fukashi - stay up late, a night owl
肯595 こう
sara , fukeru , fukasu to change, 更に sara ni - furthermore, what's more, again...
さら,ふける, to reform, 更改 kou kai - reform, renewal, renovation
ふかす
assent, 首肯 shu kou - assent, consent
KOU consent 肯定的 kou tei teki - affirmative
こう

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郊596 KOU suburb 近郊 kin kou - suburbs, the outskirts
こう 郊外 kou gai - suburbs, the outskirts

号597 GOU number, 青信号 ao shin gou - a green (blue) signal light
ごう
signal, 暗号 an gou - code, password, cryptic message
sign 記号 ki gou - symbol, mark, code
背番号 se ban gou - number on player's back

被598 HI be subject to, 被害 hi gai - damage
声599 ひ 被害者 hi gai sha - a victim, sufferer
超600 koumuru , kaburu to suffer
こうむる,かぶる (damage),
to receive ,
SEI , SHOU to wear (a hat)
せい,しょう
voice 歌声 uta koe - singing voice
koe , kowa
こ え ,こ わ 裏声 ura goe - falsetto
鼻声 hana goe - nasal voice, speaking through the nose
CHOU
ちょう surpass, 超 chou - super, ultra, prefix meaning very (kind of slangish)
koeru , kosu very 超音速 chou on soku - supersonic speed
こ え る ,こ す

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氷601 HYOU ice かき氷 kaki goori - chipped ice (sweet dessert)
凍602 ひょう to freeze 氷山 hyou zan - iceberg
谷603 koori , hi 氷柱 tsurara - icicle
告604 こおり,ひ 氷点 hyou ten - freezing point
腰605
TOU 冷凍 rei tou - refrigeration, freezing
とう 凍結機 tou ketsu ki - freezer
kooru , kogoeru
こおる,こごえる valley 谷間 tani ai - valley
谷底 tani soko - the bottom of a valley
KOKU
こく notify 警告 kei koku - a warning
tani
たに 広告 kou koku - advertisement
報告 hou koku - report, information
KOKU
こく waist, hip 腰掛け koshi kake - a bench, stool, chair
tsugeru 腰弱 koshi yowa - weak kneed
つげる

YOU
よう
koshi
こし

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骨606 KOTSU bone 拳骨 gen kotsu - a fist
断607 こつ 顎骨 ago bone - jaw bone
細608 hone
ほね cut off, 横断 ou dan - cross (a street)
困609 resolve 決断 ketsu dan - decision, determination
込610 DAN
だん small, fine, 細菌 sai kin - germs
kotowaru , tatsu
ことわる,たつ minute , 細工 sai ku - workmanship, craft
slender, thin (used as a suffix for type of workmanship)
SAI
さい 委細面談 i sai men dan - details when we meet.
komaka , komakai , (official sounding)
hosoi , hosoru
こま か,こまかい, be in trouble 困難 kon nan - difficulty,distress
ほそい,ほそる 困惑 - bewilderment

komaru , kon into, 折り込み iri komi - a foldout, insertion
こまる,こん be crowded
税込み zei komi - tax included
komu , komeru 飛び込み tobi komi - a leap, jump,plunge, dive
こむ,こめる

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米611 BEI , MAI rice, 中米 chuu bei - Central America
America 日米 nichi bei - Japan and America
べい,まい
kome
こめ

殺612 SATSU , SAI , SETSU kill 暗殺 an satsu - assassination
必殺 hissatsu - a certain kill
さつ,さい,せつ
korosu
ころす

怖613 FU fearful, 恐怖 kyou fu - dread, terror, fear
scared 怖じ気 oji ke - a fear
ふ
kowai
こわい

根614 KON root 語根 go kon - the root (origin) of a word

こん 大根 dai kon - Japanese radish
ne 屋根 ya ne - roof, housetop
ね

混615 KON mix, blend, 混乱 kon ran - confusion,chaos, disorder

こん associate with 混ぜる mazeru - to mix
majiru , mazaru , mazeru

まじる,まざる,
まぜる

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婚616 KON marry, 結婚 kekkon - marriage
差617 こん marriage
新婚 shin kon - newly wed
査618 SA 婚約 kon yaku - engagement
砂619 さ
再620 sasu difference 時差 ji sa - time difference
さす look into 人差し指 hito sashi yubi - index finger
差し上げる sashi ageru - to offer, to give (polite)
SA 指差す yubi sasu - to point at
さ 時差ぼけ ji sa boke - jet lag

SA , SHA 検査 ken sa - inspection, examination
さ,しゃ 捜査 sou sa - search, investigation
探査機 tan sa ki - a probe (space)
suna
すな sand 砂岩 sa gan - sand stone

SA , SAI 砂糖 sa tou - sugar
さ ,さ い 砂漠 sa baku - desert
futatabi
ふたたび repeat, 再建 sai ken - rebuilding, reconstruction
再犯 sai han - second offense
another time,
again

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座621 ZA seat, 星座 sei za - a constellation (stars)
才622 ざ sit down
suwaru 正座 sei za - sitting Japanese style, sitting correctly
すわる 座席 za seki - a seat

SAI talent 天才 ten sai - genius, natural gift
さい 才媛 sai en - a talented woman

祭623 SAI festival 文化祭 bun ka sai - Culture Day
菜624 さい
最625 matsuri , matsuru 夏祭 natsu matsuri - Summer festival
まつり, まつる 祭日 sai jitsu - national holiday

SAI vegetable 野菜 ya sai - vegetables
さい 山菜 san sai - edible wild plants

na most, -est 最悪 sai aku - the worst
な
最近 sai kin - recently, these days
SAI 最高 sai kou (not psycho) - the highest, the best, the supreme
さい
mottomo
もっとも

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妻626 SAI wife 愛妻 ai sai - beloved wife
採627 さい 稲妻 ina zuma - lightning
済628 tsuma
歳629 つま pick, 採取 sai shu - picking, collecting, gathering, harvesting
財630 gather 採点 sai ten - grading, marking
SAI
さい settle, 経済 kei zai - economics, business, economy
toru relieve 救済 kyuu sai - relief, rescue, help
とる
year, 何歳 nan sai - how old?
SAI age suffix 万歳 ban zai - Hurrah!, Cheers! live 10,000 years!
さい
sumu , sumasu wealth 私財 shi zai - private property
すむ,すます
財産 zai san - property, fortune, assets
SAI , SEI 財布 sai fu - wallet
さい,せい

SAI , ZAI
さい,ざい

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材631 ZAI timber, 教材 kyou zai - teaching materials
ざい materials 木材 moku zai - lumber, timber, wood

罪632 ZAI sin, 罪悪 zai aku - a crime
坂633 ざい crime 罪人 tsumi bito - a sinner
酒634 tsumi
探635 つみ slope 坂 saka - slope, hill
坂道 saka michi - a hill road
HAN
はん sake, 酒 sake - sake
saka alcohol 酒屋 saka ya - dealer of sake, alcohol (notice saKA)
さか
probe, 探求 tan kyuu - quest, pursuit
SHU search
しゅ 探検 tan ken - explore, exploration
sake 探偵 tan tei - detective
さけ

TAN
たん
sagasu , saguru
さがす,さぐる

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捜636 SOU look for 捜査 sou sa - search, investigation
杯637 そう
咲638 sagasu 捜査本部 sou sa hon bu -
昨639 さがす criminal investigation headquarters
冊640
HAI cup, 杯 sakazuki - a wine cup, goblet
はい counter for cups 一杯 ihhai - one cup (of drink)
sakazuki
さかずき bloom, 咲き誇る saki hokoru - to be in full bloom
come out 咲く saku - to bloom
saku (flowers),
さく blossom 昨日 saku jitsu - yesterday
(note: this is also the kanji for kinou)
SAKU yesterday,
さく last... 昨晩 saku ban - last night

SAKU , SATSU card, 冊数 sassuu - number of books
さく,さ つ
volume, 三冊 san satsu - 3 books

counter for books

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支641 SHI to support, 支局 shi kyoku - branch office (tv stations... ~kyoku))
刺642 し branch 支配 shi hai - to rule, control, direct
指643 sasaeru
定644 ささえる to stab 刺激的 shi geki teki - stimulating
(with a knife) 刺される sasareru - to be stabbed
札645 SHI
し to point , 指し示す sashi shimesu - to point to,
sasaru , sasu finger
ささる,さす to indicate, to show
指揮者 shi ki sha - (music) conductor
SHI
し fix, 定冠詞 tei kan shi - the definate article (the)
sasu , yubi
さ す, ゆ び decide, 定期 tei ki - a fixed term (period of time)
to establish 定規 jyou gi - a ruler (for measuring)
TEI , JOU
て い , じょう bill, 札 satsu - paper money
sadaka , sadameru ,
paper money ,
sadamaru tag,
さだか,さだめる,
label, ticket
さだまる

SATSU
さつ
fuda
ふだ

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刷646 SATSU print 刷り込む suri komu - to insert (illustration), to stencil
察647 さつ 刷毛 ha ke - paint brush
suru
する inspect, 警察 kei satsu - police
guess 観察 kan satsu - observation
SATSU
さつ

雑648 ZATSU rough mixed 雑誌 zasshi - magazine
様649 ざつ 複雑 fukuzatsu - complicated, complexity
冷650 zou
ぞう formal title, 様々 sama zama - various
mode 様子 you su - state, appearance
YOU
よう cold 冷たい tsumetai - cold to the touch
sama
さま 冷たい rei gai - damage due to the cold
冷戦 rei sen - the cold war
REI
れい
samasu , sameru ,
tsumetai , hieru , hiyasu
さま す,さめる,
つめたい,ひえる,
ひやす

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皿651 SARA plate, 皿洗い機 sara arai ki -a dishwasher machine
さら dish 皿 sara - dish, plate

触652 SHOKU touch, 触れ合い fure ai - to get in touch, to get to know
算653 しょく feel 触る sawaru - to touch
sawaru , fureru
さわる,ふれる to calculate 算数 san su - arithmetic
算盤 soroban - abacus (non-regular reading)
SAN
さん

参654 SAN attend 参った maitta - I'm beat, I give up
散655 さん 参加 san ka - participation, to participate
mairu
まいる to scatter 散らかる chirakaru - messy, to lie scattered about

SAN 散髪 san patsu - hair cut,. cutting hair
さん 散歩 san po - a stroll, a walk
chiru , chirasu ,
chirakasu , chirakaru
ちる,ちらす,
ちらかす,ちらかる

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賛656 SAN approve, 賛否 san pi - for & against, yes and no
さん praise 賛美歌 san bi ka - hymn, praise song

残657 ZAN remain, 残り物 nokori mono - left over (usually food)
次658 ざん ruthless 残念 zan nen - that's too bad, it's a shame
歯659 nokoru , nokosu
史660 のこる,のこす next 次のように tsugi no you ni - as follows, in the following manner
次第 shi dai - order, immediately
SHI
し tooth 歯医者 ha i sha - dentist
ji , tsugu , tsugi 歯磨き ha migaki - toothpaste
じ,つぐ,つぎ
history 史上 shi jyou - historical
SHI 史上最大 shi jyou sai dai - the greatest in history
し
ha
は

SHI
し

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示661 SHI , JI to show 指し示す sashi shisu - to indicate, to point to
師662 し,じ 暗示 an ji - a hint, suggestion
資663 shimesu
詞664 しめす master, 教師 kyou shi - an instructor, teacher
誌665 teacher
SHI 講師 kou shi - a lecturer
し 牧師 boku shi - a pastor, minister, clergyman

SHI resources 学資 gaku shi - school fund, money needed for school
し
資格 shi kaku - qualifications, requirements, capabilities
SHI 天然資源 ten nen shi gen - natural resources
し
words 歌詞 ka shi - lyrics, words to a song
SHI magazine 形容詞 kei you shi - adjective (grammar)
し 作詞 saku shi - write a song, song making
台詞 serifu - lines (of a play...), speech

雑誌 zasshi - magazine
日誌 nisshi - diary
釣りバカ日誌 tsuri baka nisshi - 'the diary of a fishing fool'

- a popular long running comedy movie series

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路666 RO road 家路 ie ji - the road back home, going home
耳667 ろ 高速道路 kou soku dou ro - freeway, highway
寺668 ji
児669 じ ear 初耳 hatsu mimi - to hear something for the first time
辞670 耳が遠い mimi ga tooi - hard of hearing, poor hearing
JI
じ buddhist temple 寺 tera - temple
mimi
みみ child 孤児 ko ji - an orphan
幼児 you ji - young child, infant
JI resign, 児童 ji dou - children, juvenile
じ retire
tera お世辞 o se ji - flattery, compliment
てら 辞書 ji sho - a dictionary

JI , NI
じ,に

JI
じ
yameru
やめる

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似671 JI look like, 真似 mane - to imitate (non-regular reading), mimicry
除672 じ resemble
式673 niru 似顔 ni gao - likeness, portrait
にる 似合う ni au - to match, suit well (clothes...), looks good with

JI , ZYO to remove 大掃除 oo sou ji - big cleaning, spring cleaning
じ , じょ
駆除 ku jo - extermination, destruction
nozoku (has no relation to steven king's cute pup)
のぞく
ceremony, 結婚式 kekkon shiki - a wedding ceremony
SHIKI style
しき 最新式 sai shin shiki - the newest style
略式 ryaku shiki - informal, simplified

識674 SHIKI know 知識 chi shiki - knowledge, information
しき 識字率 shiki ji ritsu - literacy rate

直675 JIKI , CHOKU straight, 正直 shou jiki - honesty, integrity
fix
じき,ちょく 真っ直ぐ massugu - straight ahead, going straight
考え直す kangae naosu - to reconsider, rethink
tadachini , naosu ,
naoru

ただちに,なおす,
なおる

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静676 SEI , ZYOU quiet 冷静 rei sei - calmness, cool, composure
せい,じ ょう 静電気 sei den ki - static electricity
滴677 shizu , shizuka ,
沈678 shizumaru , shizumeru drop of liquid, 水滴 sui teki - water drops
湿679 しず,しずか, 点滴器 ten teki ki - a dropper
実680 し ず ま る ,し ず め る trickle,
to drip
TEKI
てき to sink 沈下 chin ka - sinking
shizuku , shitataru
しずく,したたる 沈思黙考 chin shi mokkou - lost in deep thought
沈黙 chin moku - silence
CHIN
ちん damp 加湿器 ka shitsu ki - humidifier
shizumu , shizumeru 湿気 shikke - moisture
しずむ,しずめる
real, 木の実 ki no mi - nut, berry
SHITSU
シツ truth 現実 gen jitsu - reality
to bear fruit 実現 jitsu gen - realization (of a dream)
shimeru , shimesu 真実 shin jitsu - truth
しめる,しめす

JITSU
じつ
mi , minoru
み,みのる

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島681 TOU island 半島 han tou - peninsula
閉682 とう
shima 無人島 mu jin tou - deserted island, island with no people
捨683 しま 島流し shima nagashi - exile, banishment
昔684
弱685 HEI to close 幽閉 yuu hei - imprisonment, house arrest, confinement
へい 閉会 hei kai - closing (a meeting)
shimaru , shimeru ,
tojiru , tozasu to throw away, 使い捨て tsukai sute - disposable
しまる,しめる discard 投げ捨てる nage suteru - to throw away
とじる,とざす
old, 昔々 mukashi mukashi - a long time ago
SHA
しゃ former times, (start of fairy tales)
suteru long ago 昔話 mukashi banashi - a legend, folklore, story
すてる
weak, 弱震 jyaku shin - a weak earthquake
SHAKU , SEKI weakness 弱虫 yowa mushi - a weakling, coward
しゃく,せき

mukashi
むかし

JYAKU
じゃく
yowai , yowaru ,
yowamaru , yowameru
よ わ い ,よ わ る
よ わ ま る ,よ わ め る

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若686 JYAKU young 若々しい waka waka shii - youthful
守687 じゃく 若者 waka mono - young people, youth
取688 wakai , mushikuha
種689 わかい,むしくは to protect, 留守 ru su - absence, not being home
州690 見守る mi mamoru - to watch over (something)
SHU , SU to obey,
し ゅ ,す to guard
mamoru , moi
まもる,もい to take 書き取り kaki tori - dictation
尻取り shiri tori - word chain game
SHU seed, 聞き取り kiki tori - to hear, to understand,
しゅ variety
toru to catch someone's words
とる
各種 kaku shu - every kind, all sorts
SHU 種類 shurui - type, variety, a kind, category
しゅ
tane a state 欧州 ou shuu - Europe (used in newspapers)
たね (US's states)
九州 kyuu shuu - the most southern of the 4 major
SHUU Japanese islands
しゅう
フロリダ州 furorida shuu - the state of Florida
su
す

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拾691 SHUU , JUU pick up 収拾 shuu shuu - settling, coping
周692 し ゅ う じ ゅう 命拾い inochi biroi - barely escaping a dangerous situation
船693
柔694 hirou around an area 周波数 shuu ha suu - frequency (of radio waves)
宿695 ひろう 周り mawari - surroundings, things (or people) around

SHUU a small boat 宇宙船 u chuu sen - space ship
しゅう
mawari 客船 kyaku sen - a passenger ship
まわり 黒船 kuro fune - the black ship;

SHUU foreign ships in the Edo period
しゅう
fune , funa soft 柔道 juu dou - Judo
ふね,ふな (to the touch) 優柔不断 yuu juu fu dan - indecisiveness

JUU , NYUU to stay, 宿命 shuku mei - fate, destiny
じゅう,にゅ う 宿直 shuku choku - night watch, night gaurd
lodge,
yawarakai an inn
やわらかい

SHUKU
しゅく
yado , yadoru , yadosu
やど,やどる,
やどす

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述696 JUTSU to speak, 申し述べる moushi noberu - to say, to state
術697 じゅつ to state 口述 kou jutsu - verbal statement
順698 noberu
準699 のべる an art 技術 gi jutsu - technology, a technique, skill
純700
JUTSU 読唇術 doku shin jutsu - lip reading
じゅつ 忍術 nin jutsu - the art of the Ninja, stealth & combat

JUN order, 従順 juu jun - obedience
じゅん 順調 jun chou - favorable, smoothness, smoothly
a turn,
JUN obey
じゅん
standard, 水準 sui jun - water level
JUN
じゅん a rule, 準備中 jun bi chuu - in preparation,
semi~ not open yet (business)

pure, 単純 tan jun - simplicity
purity
単純に言えば tan jun ni ieba - to put it simply,
simply put...

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所701 SHO place, 水洗便所 sui sen ben jo - flush toilet
処702 しょ area
tokoro 住所 juu sho - address (home)
ところ 台所 dai dokoro - kitchen

SHO deal with, 処理 sho ri - managment
しょ to manage 処分 sho bun - disposal, punishment

署703 SHO government office 消防署 shou bou sho - fire station
し ょ 税務署 zei mu sho - tax office

諸704 SHO many 諸君 sho kun - Ladies and Gentlemen!
しょ 諸国 sho koku - various countries

助705 JO to help 救助 kyuu jo - aid, help, relief
助言 jo gen - advice, suggestion
じょ
tasukeru , tasukaru ,

suke
たすける,たすかる,

すけ

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章706 SHOU chapter 序章 jo shou - preface
焼707 しょう (in a book) 第一章 dai isshou - the first chapter
象708
照709 SHOU to burn 日焼け hi yake - sun burn
しょう
賞710 yaku , yakeru 夕焼け yuu yake - sun set
やく,やける 焼き鳥 yaki tori - grilled chicken

SHOU , ZOU image, 印象 in shou - an impression
しょう,ぞ う elephant 印象派 in shou ha - the impressionists

SHOU illuminate 照明 shou mei - illumination
しょう 対照 tai shou - contrast
teru , terasu ,
tereru prize, ノーベル賞 no-beru shou - the Nobel Prize
てる,てらす, award 賞品 shou hin - prize, trophy
てれる

SHOU
しょう

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招711 SHOU to invite 招き猫 maneki neko - cat that invites customers
性712 しょう 招待 shou tai - invitation
将713 maneku
装714 まねく nature, 可能性 ka nou sei - possibility, likelihood
召715 gender
SHOU , SEI 感性 kan sei - sensitivity, sense
しょう,せい 特性 toku sei - characteristic

SHOU general officer 将棋 shou gi - Japanese chess (game)
しょう
将軍 shou gun - Shogun, general
SHOU , SOU 将来 shou rai - the future
しょう,そう
dress, 変装 hen sou - disguise, masquerade
yosoou 舗装 ho sou - pavement, surface of road
よそおう decoration ,
to dress,
SHOU to adorn
しょう
mesu to summon 召し上がる meshi agaru - to eat (polite)
召し使い meshi tsukai - a servant
めす

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床716 SHOU bed 寝床 ne doko - bed
姓717 しょう floor 万年床 man nen doko - a bed long left unmade
昇718 toko , yuka
紹719 とこ,ゆか surname, 旧姓 kyuu sei - former name, maiden name
星720 family name 同姓 dou sei - same name
SHOU , SEI
しょう,せい ascend, 昇格 shou kaku - raise of status
昇給 shou kyuu - raise of salary
SHOU to rise,
しょう to go up

obaru introduce 紹介 shou kai - introduce, introduction
おばる 自己紹介 ji ko shou kai - self-introduction

SHOU star 衛星 ei sei - satellite
しょう
火星人 ka sei jin - a martian, an alien from Mars
SHOU , SEI 惑星 waku sei - a planet
しょう,せい

hoshi
ほし

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政721 SHOU , SEI politics, 行政 gyou sei - administration
精722 しょう,せい rule 民主政治 min shu sei ji - democratic government
乗723
状724 matsurigoto refine, 無精ひげ bu shou hi ge - unshaved due to laziness
常725 ま つ り ごと essence 妖精 you sei - elf, fairy

SHOU , SEI to ride, 乗っ取り nottori - hi-jack, take over, capture
しょう,せい get on
曲乗り kyoku nori - trick riding, stunt riding
JOU 波乗り nami nori - surfing, riding waves
じょう
noru , noseru form, 果たし状 hatashi jou - letter of challenge,
のる,のせる letter
challenge to a duel
JOU 招待状 shou tai jou - invitation card
じょう
normal, 異常 i jou - strange, abnormal
JOU regular 非常 hi jou - emergency, unusual, extraordinary
じょう
tsune , toko
つね,と こ

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情726 JOU , SEI condition, 愛情 ai jou - love, affection
城727 じ ょ う ,せ い emotion 事情 ji jou - conditions, situation
蒸728
nasake a castle 万里の長城 ban ri no chou jou - the Great Wall of China
畳729 なさけ 平城京 hei jou kyou - ancient Nara
成730
JOU to evaporate, 蒸し暑い mushi atsui - humid & hot
じょう steam
蒸発 jou hatsu - evaporation, mysterious disappearance
shiro (of a person)
しろ
tatami mat, 畳み掛ける tatami kakeru - to press hard for an answer,
JOU to fold up
じょう ask many questions
musu , mureru , 畳替え tatami gae - renew tatami mats, change mats
murasu
むす,むれる, to become, 行き成り iki nari - suddenly, without warning
むらす
form, 完成 kan sei - perfect, complete
JOU achieve 賛成 san sei - approval, agreement
じょう
tatami , tatamu
たたみ,たたむ

JOU , SEI
じ ょ う ,せ い
naru , nasu ,
なる,なす

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職731 SHOKU employment 求職 kyuu shoku - seeking employment, looking for work
しょく 辞職 ji shoku - resignation

調732 CHOU look up, 強調 kyou chou - emphasis, stress
ちょう
退733 shiraberu , totonou , research, 順調 jun chou - smoothly, good, doing well
森734 totonoeru tone 下調べ shita shirabe - preliminary investigation
申735 しらべる,ととのう,
と との え る to retreat 退嬰的 tai ei teki - conservative, unadventurous
退却 tai kyaku - retreat, withdrawal
TAI
たい forest 森林 shin rin - forest
shirizoku , shirizokeru 森閑 shin kan - silence
しりぞく,
しりぞける report, 申し込み moushi komi - an application
call 申し訳 moushi wake - an excuse, apology
SHIN
しん
mori
もり

SHIN
しん
mousu
もうす

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身736 SHIN body, 受け身 uke mi - passive (grammar)
深737 しん self 出身 shusshin - come from, where you are from

進738 mi deep 奥深い oku fukai - profound (can also be: oku Bukai )
臣739 み 深刻 shin koku - serious

SHIN to advance, 一歩前進 ippo zen shin - a step forward
しん move forward 行進 kou shin - parade, march
fukai , fukamaru ,
fukameru subject, 総理大臣 sou ri dai jin - Prime Minister
ふかい,ふかまる, retainer 文部大臣 mon bu dai jin - Minister of Education
ふかめる

SHIN
しん
susumu , susumeru
すすむ,すすめる

SHIN , JIN
しん,じん

信740 SHIN believe, 確信 kaku shin - confidence, conviction
しん message
信仰 shin kou - faith, creed
遭難信号 sou nan shin gou - distress signal, SOS

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針741 SHIN needle 短針 tan shin - the hour hand,
伸742 しん
寝743 hari the small hand (on the clock)
震744 はり 針金 hari gane - wire

吹745 SHIN to stretch 欠伸 akubi - yawn, yawning
しん 追伸 tui shin - postscript (of a letter)
nobiru , nobasu
のびる,のばす to go to sleep 朝寝坊 asa ne bou - sleep too late, oversleep

SHIN 寝顔 ne gao - sleeping face
しん 寝言 ne goto - talking in your sleep
neru , nekasu ,
ねる,ねかす to shake, 大地震 oo ji shin - big earthquake
quake
SHIN 武者震い mu sha burui - shaking with excitement
しん 地震雷火事親父 jishin kaminari kaji oyaji -
furuu , furueru
ふるう,ふるえる (proverb) the things most feared:
Earthquake, thunder, fire, and fathers
SUI
すい to blow 潮吹き shio fuki - the spouting of a whale
fuku
ふく 花吹雪 hana fubuki - falling flowers
(mainly cherry blossoms)

吹き替え版 fuki kae ban - dubbed version
(of a movie)

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List of 1000 Kanji

末746 MATSU , BATSU the last part, 結末 ketsu matsu - end, conclusion
優747 まつ,ばつ end
涼748 sue 週末 shuu matsu - weekend
炭749 すえ 幕末 baku matsu - end of the Edo period
速750
YOU excellent , 女優 jo yuu - actress
よう 優柔不断 yuu juu fu dan - indecisiveness, can't decide on things
sugureru , yasashii gentle,
すぐれる,やさしい tender,
kind , nice
RYOU
りょう cool (temp) 清涼飲料水 sei ryou in ryou sui - soft drink
suzushii , suzumu 清涼 sei ryou - cool, refreshing
すずしい,すずむ
coal, 石炭 seki tan - coal
TAN charcoal
たん 炭酸水 tan san sui - carbonated water
sumi 木炭 moku tan - charcoal
すみ

fast, 音速 on soku - the speed of sound
quick 早速 sassoku - immediately, at once

sumiyaka , soku ,
hayai , hayameru
すみやか,そく,
はやい,はやめる

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