1000 kanjis - japanese dictionary

List of 1000 Kanji

背751 HAI back 猫背 neko ze - bent back, stooping over
晴752 はい (body part) 背番号 se ban go - number on backs of players
制753 se , sei , somuku ,
somukeru , fine weather 素晴らしい su barashii - wonderful
せ,せい,そむく,
そむける 晴耕雨読 sei kou u doku - work the fields on sunny days,
and read on rainy days. (proverb)
SEI
せい system, 規制 ki sei - regulation
hareru , harasu control 無制限 mu sei gen - limitless
はれる,はらす

SEI
せい

製754 SEI manufactured, アメリカ製 amerika sei - made in America

せい made in ~ 木製 moku sei - made of wood

税755 ZEI tax 関税 kan zei - customs, duty, tarrif
ぜい 税制改革 zei sei kai kaku - tax reform

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説756 ZEI , SETSU explain 解説 kai setsu - explanation, commentary
席757 ぜい,せつ 仮説 ka setsu - hypothesis
積758
責759 toku seat 運転席 un ten seki - driver seat
績760 とく 欠席 kesseki - absence, non-attendance

SEKI to accumulate 見積もり mi tsu mori - estimation
せき 積極的 sekkyoku teki - positive, active

SEKI burden, 引責辞任 in seki ji nin - taking responcibility
せき blame
tsumu , tsumoru for one's actions and resigning
つむ,つもる 無責任 mu seki nin - irresponsibility

SEKI achievements 実績 jisseki - actual results, achievements
せき 成績表 sei seki hyou - report card
semeru
せめる

SEKI
せき

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隻761 SEKI one of a pair; 数隻の船 suu seki no fune - several boats
籍762 せき counter for boats 一隻 isseki - one (counter for boats)
雪763
設764 SEKI register 国籍 koku seki - nationality
接765 せき 本籍地 hon seki chi - permanent residence

SETSU snow 豪雪 gou setsu - tremendous snowfall
せつ set up 初雪 hatsu yuki - first snowfall (of the season)
yuki 花吹雪 hana fubuki - falling flowers
ゆき
(usually cherry blossoms)
SETSU
せつ 設計図 sekkei zu - blueprint, plan
moukeru モデムの設定 modemu no settei -
もうける
modem (computer) setup
SETSU
せつ to contact, 直接 choku setsu - direct, immediate
tsugu touch 面接 men setsu - interview (for a job...)
つぐ

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絶766 ZETSU to die out, 断絶 dan zetsu - become extinct, cease to exist
線767 ぜつ cut off 絶頂 zecchou - peak, climax, summit
taeru , tayasu ,
tatsu a line 境界線 kyou kai sen - boundary line
たえる,たやす, 曲線 kyoku sen - curve
たつ

SEN
せん

専768 SEN exclusive, 専売 sen bai - monopoly
全769 せん sole 専門 sen mon - speciality, major (in university)
然770 mobbara
もっばら whole 安全運転 an zen un ten - safe driving
全開 zen kai - full throttle, all the way, full speed
ZEN
ぜん yes, 偶然 guu zen - by chance
mottaku
もったく but, 自然 shi zen - nature
however 全然 zen zen - not at all, entirely
ZEN , NEN
ぜん,ねん

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祖771 SO ancestor 祖国 so koku - father land, native country
想772 そ 祖先 so sen - ancestor
総773
窓774 SO , SOU conceive, 感想 kan sou - comments, thoughts, impressions
層775 そ,そう image
理想的 ri sou teki - ideal, the most suited
SOU 想像 sou zou - imagination
そう
total, 総合的 sou gou teki - synthetic
SOU general 総理大臣 sou ri dai jin - Prime Minister
そう
mado window 窓口 mado guchi - ticket window
まど 同窓生 dou sou sei - alumni, school mates

SOU stratum, 階層 kai sou - class, level
そう layer 成層圏 sei sou ken - stratosphere

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双776 SOU set of two, 双眼鏡 sou gan kyou - binoculars
掃777 そう 双子 futa go - twins
燥778 futa double,
造779 ふた twin
増780
SOU sweep 清掃車 sei sou sha - garbage truck
そう 掃除機 sou ji ki - a vacuum cleaner
haku
はく dry up 乾燥 kan sou - dried, dehydrate
乾燥洗濯 kan sou sen taku - dry cleaning
SOU
そう to make 人造 jin zou - aritificial, man-made

ZOU 人造湖 jin zou ko - artificial lake
ぞう 天地創造 ten chi sou zou - (God's) creation
tsukuru
つくる increase 加増 ka zou - addition, increase
倍増 bai zou - double
ZOU
ぞう
masu , fueru ,
fuyasu
ま す,ふえる,
ふやす

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像781 ZOU image 現像 gen zou - developing (film)
ぞう
雪像 setsu zou - snow sculpture
想像 sou zou - imagination

臓782 ZOU internal organ, 肝臓 kan zou - liver (body part)

ぞう entrails 心臓の鼓動 shin zou no kodou - heartbeat

憎783 ZOU hate, 生憎 ai niku - unfortunately...
ぞう dislike 愛憎 ai zou - likes & dislikes
束784 nikumu , nikui ,
則785 nikurashii , nikushimi tie, 口約束 kuchi yaku soku - verbal promise
にくむ,にくい, bundle 花束 hana taba - bouquet, bunch of flowers
にくらしい,
にくしみ a rule, 規則 ki soku - rule, regulation
不規則動詞 fu kisoku dou shi - irregular verb
SOKU law,
そく to act on
taba
たば

SOKU
そく

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測786 SOKU to measure 計測 kei soku - measurement
続787 そく 推測 sui soku - guess, conjecture
底788 hakaru
損789 はかる to continue 続報 zoku hou - further news, follow-up story
卒790 永続性 ei zoku sei - durability, persistent
ZOKU
ぞく bottom 心の奥底 kokoro no oku soko - the bottom of one's heart
tsuduku , tsudukeru 底無し穴 soko nashi no ana - bottomless pit
つづく,つづける
loss, 摩損 ma son - wear & tear
SOKU damage 損害保険 son gai ho ken - damage insurance
そく
graduate 卒業証書 sotsu gyou shou sho - diploma
tei 高卒 kou sotsu - high school graduate
てい

SON
そん
sokonau , sokoneru
そこなう,そこねる

SOTSU
そつ

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率791 SOTSU , RITSU rate, 円周率 en shuu ritsu - pi (3.14...)
備792 そつ,りつ 確率 kaku ritsu - probability
反793 hikiiru percentage,
村794 ひきい る lead
孫795
BI provide 才色兼備 sai shoku ken bi -
び
sonaeru , sonawaru a woman blessed with beauty and intelligence
そなえる,そなわる 守備 shu bi - defense

HAN , BAN , TAN counter, 違反 i han - violation, infridgement
はん,ばん,たん against 反革命 han kaku mei - counter revolution

sorasu , soru village 漁村 gyo son - a fishing village
そらす,そる 村八分 mura hachi bu - ostracism

SON grandchild 子孫 shi son - descendants
そん 孫娘 mago musume - grand-daughter
mura
むら

SON
そん
mago
まご

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存796 SON , ZON exist 生存 sei zon - existence
そん,ぞん ご存知の通り go zon ji no toori - as you know (polite)

尊797 SON honor, 尊敬 son kei - to respect, admire, esteem
そん respect 自尊 ji son - self-respect
太798 tattoi , toutoi ,
袋799 tattobu , tottobu big, 丸太 maru ta - log (wood)
第800 たっとい,とうとい 太鼓 tai ko - Japanese drums, taiko
たっとぶ,とっとぶ bold , thick
to become fat
TA , TAI
た,たい sack, 金袋 kana bukuro - money bag
futoi , futoru bag 足袋 tabi - tabi, Japanese socks (ninja socks)
ふとい,ふとる
rank, 安全第一 an zen dai ichi - safety first
TAI No. ~ 第一印象 dai ichi in shou - first impression
たい
fukuro
ふくろ

DAI
だい

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平801 HEI , BYOU flat, 公平 kou hei - fairness, justice
倒802 へい,びょう calm
宝803 平仮名 hiragana - hiragana
宅804 taira , hira 地平線 chi hei sen - horizon
濯805 たいら,ひら
topple, 面倒 men dou - trouble, difficulty
TOU fall over 倒立 tou ritsu - handstand
とう
taosu treasure 国宝 koku hou - national treasure
たおす 宝島 takara jima - treasure island

HOU house, 自宅 ji taku - one's house
ほう home 宅配便 taku hai bin - express home delivery
takara
たから to rinse 洗濯挟み sentaku basami - clothes pin
洗濯物 sen taku mono - clothes to be washed
TAKU
たく

TAKU
たく

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竹806 CHIKU bamboo 竹馬 take uma - stilts (walking on)
達807 ちく 竹の子 take no ko - bamboo shoots
例808 take
頼809 たけ attain, 使徒達 shito tachi - the Apostles

卵810 TATSU to arrive, 別配達 betsu hai tatsu - special delivery
たつ to reach 達人 tatsu jin - master, expert
tachi plural marker
たち
example 例外的 rei gai teki - exceptional
REI 例文 rei bun - example, model sentence
れい
tatoeru to rely on, 依頼 irai - request, commission
たとえる ask 信頼性 shin rai sei - credibility, authenticity

RAI an egg 生卵 nama tamago - raw egg
らい 産卵 san ran - laying eggs
tanomu , tanomoshii ,
tayoru
たのむ,たのもしい,
たよる

RAN
らん
tamago
たまご

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民811 MIN people 国民 koku min - citizens, people of a country
便812 みん
短813 tami 民主主義 min shu shu gi - democracy
単814 たみ 民俗学 min zoku gaku - folklore
談815
BEN , BIN convenient, 航空便 kou kuu bin - air mail
べん,びん post 水洗便所 sui sen ben jo - flush toilet

tayori short 短歌 tan ka - a 31 syllable Japanese poem
たより single 短期大学 tan ki dai gaku - 2 year college;

TAN talk community college
たん 短調 tan chou - minor key in music
mijikai
みじかい 単身赴任 tan shin fu nin - transfer without family;
the father working in another city
TAN
たん 単独会見i tan doku kai ken - exclusive interview

DAN 怪談 kai dan - ghost story
だん 冗談抜き jou dan nuki - no joking, jesting aside

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段816 DAN step 手段 shu dan - means, way
だん 段ボール dan bo-ru - cardboard

乳817 NYUU milk 豆乳 tou nyuu - soy milk
恥818 にゅう 哺乳動物 ho nyuu dou butsu - mammal
chi , chichi
畜819 ち,ちち shame ,, 恥ずかしがらないで hazukashi garanaide - don't be shy
shy 赤恥 aka haji - shame
CHI
ち livestock 家畜 ka chiku - domesticated animals, cattle
hajiru , haji , 畜産 chiku san - stock breeding
hajirau , hazukashii
はじる,はじ,
はじらう,
はずかしい

CHIKU
ちく

虫820 CHUU insect 毛虫 ke mushi - catepillar

ちゅう 弱虫 yowa mushi - a weakling, coward
mushi 虫眼鏡 mushi megane - magnifying glass
むし 虫歯 mushi ba - cavity (tooth)

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柱821 CHUU pillar 氷柱 tsurara - icicle
仲822 ちゅう 電柱 den chuu - telephone poles
宙823 hashira
駐824 はしら intermediary 仲介者 chuu kai sha - middleman, go-between
貯825
CHUU 仲間 naka ma - partner, friend, comrade
ちゅう 仲好し naka yoshi - intimacy, being on good terms

naka outer space 宇宙基地 u chuu ki chi - space station
なか
宇宙人 u chuu jin - alien, space man
CHUU 宙返り chuu gaeri - somersault
ちゅう
stationed 駐車場 chuu sha jou - parking lot
CHUU 駐屯所 chuu ton jo - military station, post
ちゅう
lay up 貯金 cho kin - savings, save money
CHO 貯水池 cho sui chi - reservoir (of water)
ちょ

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庁826 CHOU government 環境庁 kan kyou chou - environmental agency
ちょう agency 県庁 ken chou - prefectural headquarters

珍827 CHIN rare 物珍しい mono mezurashii - curious
都828 ちん 珍奇 chin ki - strange, rare, novel
費829 mezurashii
捕830 めずらしい metropolis, 首都 shu to - capital city
city 姉妹都市 shi mai to shi - sister cities
SHI , TO
し,と expense 運動費 un dou hi - campaign fund
miyako 消費者 shou hi sha - consumer
みやこ
catch , 逮捕状 tai ho jou - arrest warrant
HI arrest 生け捕り ike dori - capture alive
ひ
tsueru , tsuiyasu
つえる,ついやす

HO
ほ
tsukamaeru , toraeru ,
torawareru , toru ,
tsukamaru
つかまえる,
とら え る , とら わ れ る
とる,つかまる

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疲831 HI tired お疲れ様 o tsukare sama - thanks! nice job
付832 ひ 肉体疲労 niku tai hi rou - dead tired, beat & worn out
突833 tsukarasu , tsukareru
包834 つからす, つかれる attach , 受付 uke tsuke - reception, reception desk
努835 add 寄付 ki fu - contribution, donation
FU
ふ dash , 煙突 en totsu - chimney
tsuku , tsukeru thrust
つく,つける 正面衝突 shou men shou totsu - head-on collision
突然 totsu zen - suddenly
TOTSU
とつ envelop, 小包 ko zutsumi - package, parcel
tsuku , 縫い包み nui gurumi - a stuffed toy
つく wrap
(a present)
HOU
ほう exert 努力 do ryoku - effort, endeavour
tsutsumu , 努める tsutomeru - to exert oneself, make an effot
つつむ

DO
ど
tsutomeru
つとめる

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務836 MU duty 義務 gi mu - duty, obligation
募837 む 医務 i mu - medical affairs
粒838 tsutomeru
連839 つとめる raise 募集 bo shuu - recruiting, taking applications
募金 bo kin - raising of funds
庭840 BO
ぼ grain 米粒 kome tsubu - a grain of rice
tsunoru 雨粒 ama tsubu - raindrop
つのる
link , 関連 kan ren - relation, connection
RYUU in succession
りゅう 道連れ michi zure - a fellow traveler, travelling together
tsubu , 連休 ren kyuu - consecutive holidays

つぶ court , 家庭 ka tei - family, household
garden 石庭 seki tei - rock garden
REN
れん
tsuranaru , tsuraneru ,
tsureru
つ ら な る , つ ら ね る,
つれる

TEI
てい
niwa
にわ

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低841 TEI low 背が低い se ga hikui - being short (person)
停842 てい 最低限 sai tei gen - minimum
hikui , hikumeru ,
hikumaru , stop, バス停 basu tei - bus stop
ひくい,ひくめる, halt 停学 tei gaku - suspend from school
いくま る

TEI
てい

程843 TEI extent, 教科課程 kyou ka ka tei - school curriculum
泥844 てい 先程 saki hodo - some time ago
的845 hodo span,
ほど degree

DEI mud 泥棒 doro bou - theif, burglar
でい
doro 雲泥の差がある。 un dei no sa ga aru -
どろ there is a great difference (between...)

TEKI suffix for forming 一時的 ichi ji teki - temporary
てき
mato adjectives 印象的 in shou teki - impressive
まと from nouns , 間接的 kan setsu teki - indirectly
mark, target 具体的 gu tai teki - concretly, definite

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適846 TEKI suitable 快適 kai teki - pleasant, comfortable
鉄847 てき 不適当 fu teki tou - inadequacy, unfitness
点848
殿849 TETSU iron 地下鉄 chi ka tetsu - subway, underground train
登850 てつ 鉄棒 tetsu bou - iron bar, crowbar

TEN point , 凝固点 gyou ko ten - freezing point
てん 交差点 kou sa ten - intersection, crossing
marks ,
TEN , DEN dot
てん,でん
tono , dono palace, 宮殿 kyuu den - palace
との,どの lord 神殿 shin den - temple (Jerusalem)

TO , TOU climb 登山者 to zan sha - a mountain climber
と ,と う 登場 tou jou - an appearence, entry (on stage)
noboru
のぼる

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徒851 TO follower 使徒 shi to - apostle, disciple
と 偶像教徒的 guu zou kyou to teki - idolatrous

途852 TO way 途中 to chuu - on the way
と 前途有望 zen to yuu bou - a promising future

渡853 TO cross, 手渡す te watasu - to hand over, surrender
塗854 と go across
投855 wataru , watasu 綱渡り tsuna watari - tight-rope walking
わたる,わたす 渡り鳥 watari dori - migratory bird

TO apply on a surface 塗物 nuri mono - lacquer ware
と
nutsu ペンキ塗り立て penki nuri tate - wet paint,
ぬつ freshly painted

TOU to throw 投球 tou kyuu - pitching, throw a ball
とう
nageru 投資 tou shi - investment
なげる 投票 tou hyou - voting, to vote

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等856 TOU equal, 高等 kou tou - high class
湯857 とう class
灯858 hitoshii 一等賞 ittou shou - 1st place prize
党859 ひとしい 等身大 tou shin dai - life-sized
到860
TOU hot water お湯 oyu - hot water
とう
湯桶読み yu tou yomi - mixing on-kun readings
yu 湯気 yu ge - steam, vapour
ゆ
lamp 懐中電灯 kai chuu den tou - flashlight
TOU 蛍光燈 kei kou tou - fluorescent
とう
party, 反対党 han tai tou - opposition party
HI sect, 民主党 min shu tou - Democratic party
ひ group
人跡未踏 jin seki mi tou - unexplored
TOU arrive 到着 tou chaku - arrival
とう

TOU
とう

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逃861 TOU to escape 夜逃げ yo nige - night flight; fleeing in the night
とう
盗862 nigeru , nigasu , 敵前逃亡 teki zen tou bou - fleeing before the enemy,
筒863 nogasu , nogareru see the enemy and run
塔864 に げ る ,に が す ,
の が す ,の が れ る 逃亡者 tou bou sha - fugitive

TOU to steal 強盗 gou tou - burglary, robbery
とう
nusumu 盗作 tou saku - plagiarism
ぬす む 盗賊 tou zoku - thief

TOU tube 円筒 en tou - a cylinder
とう tower 水筒 sui tou - a canteen, flask, water bottle
tsutsu 返信用封筒 hen shin you fuu tou - SASE,
つつ
self-addressed stamped envelope
TOU
とう 管制塔 kan sei tou - control tower
バベルの塔 baberu no tou - the Tower of Babel

童865 DOU child お河童 okappa - bobbed hairstyle

どう 河童 kappa - Japanese mythical water creature
warabe 童話 dou wa - a children's story, fairy tale
わら べ

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働866 TOU work 働き中毒 hataraki chuu doku - a workaholic,
銅867 とう
hataraku work + poisoning
はたらく 働き蜂 hataraki bachi - a worker bee

DOU copper, 銅メダル dou medaru - a bronze medal
どう bronze 銅山 dou zan - copper mine

導868 TOU to lead, 個人指導 ko jin shi dou - personal guidance, tutoring
溶869 とう guide 盲導犬 mou dou ken - seeing eye dog
毒870 michibiku
みちびく to dissolve, 溶岩 you gan - lava
melt 水溶性 sui you sei - water soluble
YOU
よう poison 働き中毒 hataraki chuu doku - workaholic,
tokasu , tokeru ,
toku work poisoning
とかす,とける, 毒見 doku mi - tasting for poison (for a king...)
とく 解毒剤 ge doku zai - antidote

DOKU
どく

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独871 DOKU alone 独りぼっち hitori bocchi - lonely
届872 どく 独身 doku shin - unmarried, bachelor
飛873 hitori
留874 ひとり deliver, 見届ける mi todokeru - to assure oneself, to make sure
泊875 reach 届け出 todoke de - report, notification
todoku , todokeru
とどく,とどける to fly 飛び火 tobi hi - flying sparks

HI 飛魚 tobi uo - flying fish
ひ 空飛ぶ円盤 sora tobu en ban - flying saucer
tobasu , tobu
とばす, とぶ keep, 留学生 ryuu gaku sei - overseas student,
stay
RYUU , RU person studying abroad
り ゅ う ,る 居留守 i ru su - pretending to be out,
tomaru , tomeru
とまる,とめる pretending to not be in

HAKU to stay overnight 一泊 ippaku - staying one night
はく 外泊 gai haku - staying overnight away from home
tomaru , tomeru
とまる,とめる

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富876 FU , FUU rich 富士山 fu ji san - Mt. Fuji
鈍877 ふ , ふう 豊富 hou fu - abundance, wealth, plenty
無878 tomi , tomu
亡879 とみ,とむ dull 鈍器 don ki - a blunt weapon
流880 鈍間 noro ma - a dunce, dull person
DON
どん without, 限り無い kagiri nai - limitless, unbound
nibui , niburu nothing 仕方が無い shi kata ga nai - it can't be helped
にぶい,にぶる
decease, 敵前逃亡 teki zen tou bou - deserting in the
MU , BU dead
む,ぶ face of the enemy, retreating under enemy fire
nai , 逃亡者 tou bou sha - fugitive, runaway
ない
flow, 島流し shima nagashi - banished to a island
BOU, MOU current 国際交流 koku sai kou ryuu - international exchange
ぼ う ,も う

nai ,
ない

RYUU
りゅう
nagareru , nagasu
な がれる,ながす

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鳴881 MEI a cry, 悲鳴 hi mei - a scream, shriek
波882 めい 大山鳴動 tai zan mei dou - a great trouble, big fuss
並883 naku , naru , narasu sound
な く ,な る , な ら す (from a bird...)
涙884
悩885 HA wave 音波 on pa - sound wave
は
nami 津波 tsu nami - tsunami, tidal wave
なみ 波乗り nami nori - surfing, riding the waves

HEI line up 足並み ashi nami - to pace, step
へい 家並み ie nami - a row of houses
nami , naraberu ,
narabu , narabini a tear 嬉し涙 ureshi namida - tears of joy
なみ,ならべる, 血も涙もない chi mo namida mo nai -
ならぶ,ならびに suffer,
worry cold-blooded,heart of stone
RUI
るい 恋の悩み koi no nayami - love worries
namida 思い悩む omoi nayamu - to worry
なみだ

NOU
のう
nayamasu , nayamu
なやます,なやむ

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軟886 NAN soft 軟式テニス nan shiki tenisu - soft-ball tennis
任887 なん 軟着陸 nan chaku riku - soft landing
認888 yawaraka , yawarakai
抜889 やわらか, office, 辞任 ji nin - resignation
やわらかい 任天堂 nin ten dou - Nintendo (game maker)
布890 entrust
NIN (a job to)
にん
makaseru , makasu recognize 未確認 mi kaku nin - unconfirmed
まかせる,まかす
未確認飛行物体 mikakunin hi kou buttai - UFO
NIN 否認 hi nin - denial
にん
mitomeru pullout, 息抜き iki nuki - take a rest
みとめる stand out
婆抜き baba nuki - Old Maid (card game)
BATSU 抜打ち nuki uchi - a sudden assault,
ばつ
drawing sword and striking suddenly
nukasu , nuku ,
nukeru , nukaru cloth 財布 sai fu - wallet, purse
ぬかす,ぬく, 座布団 za bu ton - cushion (to sit on)
ぬける,ぬかる

FU
ふ
nuno
ぬの

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猫891 BYOU cat 愛猫家 ai byou ka - a cat lover
眠892 びょう sleep 野良猫 nora neko - stray cat, alley cat
練893 猫舌 neko jita - sensitive tongue, can't eat hot foods
念894 neko
ねこ 冬眠 tou min - hibernation, winter sleep
不眠 fu min - sleeplessness
MIN
みん to train, 訓練 kun ren - training, practice
nemui , nemuru training 練習場 ren shuu jou - practice area
ねむい,ねむる
thoughts, 記念 ki nen - commemoration, in memory
REN remembering 望郷の念 bou kyou no nen - a sense of nostalgia
れん
neru
ねる

NEN
ねん

燃895 NEN to burn 化石燃料 ka seki nen ryou - fossil fuels
可燃 ka nen - inflammable
ねん
moeeru , mo yasu ,

mosu
もえる,もやす,

もす

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農896 NOU farming 農家 nou ka - farmer, farm family
能897 のう 農場 nou jou - farm
脳898
望899 NOU ability 日本語能力試験 nihongo nou ryoku shi ken -
葉900 のう brain the Japanese Language Proficiency Test

NOU 人工知能 jin kou chi nou - AI, Artificial Intelligence
のう 不可能 fu ka nou - impossible

BOU , MOU 洗脳 sen nou - brain washing
ぼう,もう 頭脳 zu nou - head, brains, intellect

nozomu hope, 願望 gan bou - desire, wish, aspiration
のぞむ desire, 失望 shitsu bou - disappointment, despair
to expect ハッブル望遠鏡 habburu bou en kyou -
YOU
よう leaf, the Hubble telescope
leaves
ha 合い言葉 ai kotoba - password
は 押し葉 oshi ba - a pressed leaf
葉書 ha gaki - post card

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破901 HA to tear, 読破 doku ha - read through a book, finish a book
敗902 は break 島破り shima yaburi - escape from exile on an island
倍903 yaburu , yabureru
やぶる,やぶれる be defeated 失敗 shippai - mistake, blunder
連戦連敗 ren sen ren pai - succession of defeats
HAI
はい times X, 二倍 ni bai - twice, double x2
yabureru , double 倍増 bai zou - double
やぶれる

BAI
ばい

量904 RYOU quantity 雨量 u ryou - rainfall, amound of rain
麦905 り ょう
hakaru 記憶容量 ki oku you ryou - memory capacity
は かる ~量 ryou - amount, quantity (of something)

BAKU wheat 小麦 ko mugi - wheat
ばく
mugi 蕎麦 so ba - soba, buckwheat noodles
むぎ 麦茶 mugi cha - barley tea

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爆906 BAKU to explode 原爆 gen baku - atomic bomb
ばく
爆弾 baku dan - bomb
爆発 baku hatsu - explosion

箱907 HAKO box ごみ箱 gomi bako - garbage box, trash can
はこ
主の箱 shu no hako - the Ark of the Lord
巣箱 su bako - nest, hive (bees)

畑908 a field 畑地 hata chi - farmland
肌909 野菜畑 yasai batake - vegetable garden
法910
hata , hatake skin 鳥肌 tori hada - goose bumps, get goose pimples
はた,はたけ 肌寒い hada samui - chilly

hada law 憲法 ken pou - constitution
はだ
忍法 nin pou - the ninja arts
HA , HOU , HO 無法者 mu hou sha - an outlaw
はっ,ほう,ほっ

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鼻911 BI nose 鼻が高い hana ga takai - to be proud
放912 び 鼻血 hana ji - nose bleed
hana
幅913 はな let go, 解放 kai hou - liberation, release
林914 separate
腹915 HOU 追放 tsui hou - exile, banishment
ほう 放射性 hou sha sei - radioactive
hanasu , hanatsu , 火炎放射器 ka en hou sha ki - flame thrower
hanareru , 生放送 nama hou sou - live broadcast
はなす,はなつ,
はなれる width 増幅器 zou fuku ki - amplifier
幅跳び haba tobi - the long jump
FUKU
ふく woods, 林間 rin kan - in the forest
haba forest
はば 林檎 rin go - apple (kanji not used)
林道 rin dou - nature path, trail through the woods
RIN
りん belly, 空腹 kuu fuku - hunger, empty stomach
hayashi stomach
はやし 復笑い fuku warai - a Japanese game like
'pin the tail on the donkey'
FUKU
ふく
hara
はら

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払916 FUTSU to pay, 支払い shi harai - payment
判917 ふつ to clear away 酔っ払い yopparai - drunkard
版918 harau
般919 judge 小判 ko ban - Koban, old Japanese coin
販920 はらう
裁判 sai ban - judgement, trial
HAN , BAN 評判 hyou ban - reputation, fame
はん,ばん
print, 英語版 ei go ban - English edition
HAN publishing 吹き替え版 fuki kae ban - dubbed version (videos...)
はん
to sort, 一般的 ippan teki - generally, typically
HAN generally 全般的 zen pan teki - universally
はん
to sell 自動販売機 ji dou han bai ki - vending machine
HAN 通信販売 tsuu shin han bai - mail order
はん

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番921 BAN order, 一番 ichi ban - #1, the best, favorite
晩922 ばん
非923 turn, 交番 kou ban - police box
匹924 BAN watch 夜番 yo ban - night watch
筆925 ばん
evening 一昨晩 issaku ban - night before last
HI 一晩中 hito ban chuu - all night, over night
ひ
not, 是非 ze hi - certainly, of course
TSU not good
つ 非金属 hi kin zoku - non-metal
hiki 非常に hi jou ni - extremely, very
ひき
counter for 一匹 ippiki - one animal
HITSU 馬匹 ba hitsu - horses
ひつ small animals
fude equal,
ふで
comparable

brush, 悪筆 aku hitsu - poor handwriting
writing 万年筆 man nen hitsu - fountain pen

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兵926 HYOU , HEI a soldier 伏兵 fuku hei - soldiers in an ambush
秒927 ひょう,へい 兵営 hei ei - barracks
貧928
瓶929 BYOU a second 数秒 suu byou - a few seconds
府930 びょう 秒読み byou yomi - countdown

HIN , BIN poor, 貧乏 bin bou - poverty, poor
ひん,びん poverty 貧血 hin ketsu - anemia

mazushii bottle, 花瓶 ka bin - a flower vase
まずしい vase 空き瓶 aki bin - an empty bottle

BIN prefecture, 大阪府 oo saka fu - Osaka prefecture
びん agency 政府 sei fu - government
kame
かめ

FU
ふ

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婦931 FU a woman 看護婦 kan go fu - nurse
符932 ふ 夫婦 fuu fu - husband and wife
普933
膚934 FU symbol 引用符 in you fu - quotation marks ""
部935 ふ 切符 kippu - ticket

FU wide, 普段着 fu dan gi - everyday clothes
ふ 普通列車 fu tsuu ressha - regular local train
universal,
FU general
ふ
skin 皮膚科 hi fu ka - dermatology
BU 完膚なきまで kan pu naki made - completely, thoroughly
ぶ
a department, 倶楽部 ku ra bu - (school) club
section
警部 kei bu - police inspector
部屋 heya - room (irregular reading)

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武936 BU , MU military 武家 bu ke - a warrior family, samurai
舞937 ぶ,む
封938 武器 bu ki - weapon
福939 BU 武士階級 bu shi kai kyuu - warrior class
ぶ
mau , mai dance お見舞い o mi mai - visiting the sick, a visit
まう,ま い
舞台 bu tai - stage
FUU , HOU 舞踏会 bu tou kai - a dance, a ball
ふう,ほう
seal 開封 kai fuu - breaking a seal (on a letter),
FUKU
ふく sending an unsealed letter
封筒 fuu tou - envelope

副940 FUKU fortune 祝福 shuku fuku - blessing
ふく secondary 福井県 fukui ken - Fukui prefecture
福引き fuku biki - lottery, drawing
福音 fuku in - the Gospel, the Good News
福祉 fuku shi - welfare

副詞 fuku shi - adverb
副社長 fuku sha chou - vice-president (of company)

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復941 FUKU return to, 往復 ou fuku - round trip, return ticket
ふく again
回復 kai fuku - recovery (from an illness)
復習 fuku shuu - review (studies)
復讐 fuku shuu - revenge

複942 FUKU compound, 複雑 fuku zatsu - complex, complicated
防943 ふく complex
沸944 複数 fuku suu - plural (grammar...)
仏945 BOU 複製 fuku sei - reproduction, reprinting, duplication
ぼう
fusegu prevent 国防 koku bou - national defence
ふせぐ to boil 予防 yo bou - prevention
防音室 bou on shitsu - sound-proof room
FUTSU 消防車 shou bou sha - fire engine, fire truck
ふつ
沸点 futten - boiling point
waku , wakasu 湯沸かし yu wa kashi - tea pot, teakettle
わく,わかす
buddha, 仏教 bukkyou - buddhism
BUTSU France 仏文 futsu bun - French literature, French writtings
ぶつ
hotoke

ほと け

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報946 HOU inform, 警報 kei hou - warning, alarm
豊947 ほう information
貿948 mukuiru 個人情報 ko jin jou hou - personal information
忘949 むくいる 天気予報 ten ki yo hou - weather report, weather forecast
棒950
HOU plentiful, 豊作 hou saku - an abundant crop, good harvest
ほう in abundance 豊富 hou fu - abundance, wealth
yutaka
ゆたか trade 貿易会社 bou eki gai sha - trading company
交換貿易制 kou kan bou eki sei - barter system
BOU
ぼう to forget 忘れっぽい wasureppoi - forgetful
忘れ物 wasure mono - lost item, forgotten thing
BOU
ぼう a stick, 指揮棒 shi ki bou - conductor's stick
wasureru rod
わすれる 泥棒 doro bou - theif, robber
用心棒 you jin bou - a bodygaurd
BOU
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坊951 BOU , boy, 赤ん坊 akan bou - a baby
帽952 ぼう ,ぼっ priest
朝寝坊 asa ne bou - oversleeping in the morning, late riser
BOU 隠れん坊 kakuren bou - hide and go seek (game)
ぼう
headgear 脱帽 datsu bou - take off one's hat; my hat's off to you
麦藁帽子 mugi wara bou shi - straw hat

欲953 YOKU to desire, 食欲 shoku yoku - appetite
磨954 よく want 物欲しげ mono hoshi ge - greedy
枚955 hoshi , hossuru
ほし,ほっする to polish, 歯磨き ha migaki - toothpaste
brush (teeth) 靴磨き kutsu migaki - shoe polish
MA
ま counter for sheets 一枚 ichi mai - one flat object (paper)
magaku
まがく (of paper) 三枚目 san mai me - a comedian, comic actor

MAI
まい

二枚目 ni mai me - a love scene's actor, handsome man

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迷956 MEI perplexed, 迷子 mai go - a lost child (irregular pronunciation)
満957 めい lost
未958 mayou 迷宮 mei kyuu - labyrinth, maze
まよう 迷惑 mei waku - trouble, annoyance

MAN full 満タン man tan - full tank (car)
まん
michiru , mitasu 満員 man in - full house, no vacancy, sold out
みちる,みたす 満月 man getsu - full moon
満足 man zoku - satisfaction
MI
み not yet, 未確認飛行物体 mi kaku nin hi kou buttai - UFO
still to come
未知 mi chi - unknown, not known yet
未来型 mi rai gata - futuristic

乱959 RAN disordered 散乱 san ran - scattered about, dispersion
緑960 らん 内乱 nai ran - civil war, domestic conflict
midasu , midareru
みだす,みだれる green color 緑の日 midori no hi - Greenery Day (April 29)
常緑樹 jou ryoku ju - evergreen tree
RYOKU , ROKU
りょく,ろく

midori
いどり

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夢961 MU dream 正夢 masa yume - a dream that comes true
娘962 む 夢遊病 mu yuu byou - sleepwalking
綿963 yume
戻964 ゆめ daughter, 娘心 musume gokoro - a girlish mind
約965 girl
musume
むすめ cotton 木綿 momen - cotton
綿密 men mitsu - detailed, careful, thorough
MEN
めん to return 巻き戻し maki modoshi - rewinding (tape, VCR)
wata 戻り道 modori michi - the way back
わた
promise, 旧約聖書 kyuu yaku sei sho - the Old Testament
REI contract
れい 契約 kei yaku - contract
modosu , modoru 婚約 kon yaku - engagement
もどす,もどる

YAKU
やく

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由966 YU , YUU reason 出版の自由 shuppan no ji yuu - freedom of the press
輸967 ゆ,ゆう 理由 ri yuu - reason
郵968
予969 yoshi transport 禁輸 kin yu - embargo
良970 よし
密輸 mitsu yu - smuggling
YU 輸入 yu nyuu - import
ゆ
mail 郵税 yuu zei - postage
YUU 郵便為替 yuu bin kawase - postal money order
ゆう
in advance, 予言者 yo gen sha - a prophet
YO I
よ 予算 yo san - budget, estimate
予約 yo yaku - reservation, booking
RYOU
りょう good 心地良い koko chi yoi - pleasant, comfortable
仲良し naka yoshi - get along well, on good terms
yoi
よい

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陽971 YOU sun, 太陽 tai you - the Sun
容972 よう positive 陽光 you kou - sunlight, sun shine
翌973
礼974 YOU appearance, 儀容 gi you - manners
陸975 よう contain
美容院 bi you in - beauty parlor
YOKU 容疑者 you gi sha - a suspect (person)
よく
the following, 翌日 yoku jitsu - the next day
RAI , REI the next 翌年 yoku nen - the following year
らい,れい
etiuette, 儀礼 gi rei - courtesy, etiquette
RIKU 失礼 shitsu rei - impolite, goodbye, excuse me
りく rite,
to bow

land 上陸 jou riku - landing (from plane)
大陸 tai riku - continent

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律976 RICHI , RITSU law, 調律 chou ritsu - tuning (musical instrument)
略977 りち,りつ rhythm 法律 hou ritsu - law
両978
領979 RYAKU abridged, 省略 shou ryaku - omission, abbreviation
了980 りゃく strategy 侵略 shin ryaku - invasion, raid

RYOU both 両思う ryou omou - mutual love
りょう 両手 ryou te - both hands

RYOU territory 大統領 dai tou ryou - president (of country)
りょう 領事館 ryou ji kan - consulate

RYOU finish, 完了 kan ryou - completed, finished
りょう comprehend
終了 shuu ryou - end, finish, termination
了解 ryou kai - understand, roger

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療981 RYOU treat 治療 chi ryou - medical treatment
輪982 りょう 医療 i ryou - medical care, medical
類983
令984 RIN wheel, 結婚指輪 kekkon yubi wa - wedding ring
零985 りん ring 指輪物語 yubi wa mono gatari - The Lord of the Rings

wa a kind, (Tolkien)
わ a type
書類 sho rui - papers, documents
RUI 人類 jin rui - humanity, mankind
るい
command 制令 sei rei - regulations
REI
れい 年令 nen rei - age
命令 mei rei - command, order
REI
れい zero 零下 rei ka - below zero, sub-zero
零時 rei ji - midnight

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齢986 REI age 学齢 gaku rei - school age
歴987 れい 年齢 nen rei - age
列988
労989 REKI personal history 学歴 gaku reki - school history, acedemic background
録990 れき 歴史家 reki shi ka - historian

RETSU row, 戦列 sen retsu - line of battle
れつ a line 列を作る retsu o tsukuru - make a line
最後列車 sai go ressha - last train
ROU labor,
ろう effort 肉体疲労 niku tai hi rou - totally fatigued
勤労者 kin rou sha - worker
ROKU
ろく record 回顧録 kai ko roku - memoirs, recollections (written down)

黙示録 moku shi roku - the Apocalypse, Book of Revelation
録画 roku ga - recording (video)

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論991 RON argue, 意味論 i mi ron - semantics, study of meaning
ろん theory 議論 gi ron - discussion, argument
結論 ketsu ron - conclusion
湾992 WAN bay 理論 ri ron - theory
他993 わん
伝994 台湾 tai wan - Taiwan
顔995 ta , hoka 湾岸 wan gan - gulf coast
タ, ほか
other, 他社 ta sha - another company
DEN another 他人 ta nin - stranger, another person, outsider
デン
tsutau , tsutaeru transmit, 手伝う te tsudau - help, assist
つたう,つ たえる
report, 伝説 den setsu - legend, folklore
GAN tradition 伝統 den tou - tradition
ガン
kao face 笑顔 e gao - smiling face, all smiles
かお 似顔絵 ni gao e - portrait, picture of someone's likeness

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団996 DAN , TON group, 楽団 gaku dan - orchestra, band
対997 ダン,トン association
舟998 katamari , marui 座布団 za bu ton - cushion,
雲999 かたまり,まるい Japanese style cushion for sitting on tatami mat floors
巨1000
DAN , TON 団子 dan go - dango, Japanese sweet dumplings
ダン,トン
katamari , marui opposite, 絶対 zettai - absolute, absolutely, unconditional
かたまり,まるい
versus, 反対 han tai - opposed to, opposition,
SHUU compare resistance, opposite
シュウ
fune , funa テロ対策 tero tai saku - anti- terrorist
ふね,ふな
boat, 呉越同舟 go etsu dou shuu - enemies in the same boat,
UN ship
ウン enemies who have to work together (not by choice)
kumo 助け舟 tasuke bune - help when needed
くも 渡し舟 watashi bune - ferry boat

KYO cloud 暗雲 an un - dark clouds
キョ
big, gigantic , 星雲 sei un - galaxy
great 雲隠れ kumo gakure - disappearance,

suddenly disappear
雲海 un kai - sea of clouds, looking above clouds

(in a plane)

巨人 kyo jin - giant

巨木 kyo boku - large tree
巨大 kyo dai - huge , gigantic

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