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Japanese vocabulary in kanji and kana. Words with kanji follow the highest school grade of their characters. Kana-only words use editorial learning levels 1–6, from basic to advanced.

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小(こ)売(う)り retail noun suru verb transitive

合(あ)える to be able to meet ichidan verb transitive

谷(たに)川(がわ) mountain stream noun

晴(せい)天(てん) clear sky noun

通(とお)れる to be able to pass through Part of speech unclassified

言(げん)明(めい) declaration noun suru verb transitive

言(い)わば so to speak adverb

買(か)い上(あ)げ purchase noun

時(とき)として sometimes adverb

手(て)形(がた) bill noun

思(おも)い通(どお)り as one wishes no-adjective noun

日(に)本(ほん)食(しょく) Japanese food noun

あっという間(ま) in an instant expression noun

大(たい)家(か) master noun

多(た)角(かく) many-sided no-adjective noun

下(か)方(ほう) lower direction no-adjective noun

細(さい)分(ぶん) subdivision noun suru verb transitive

人(ひと)当(あ)たり manner towards others noun

文(ぶん)春(しゅん) Bunshun (Bungei Shunju magazine) Part of speech unclassified

中(ちゅう)南(なん)米(べい) Central and South America noun

年(とし)明(あ)け beginning of the year noun

南(なん)方(ぽう) southern direction no-adjective noun

切(き)り出(だ)す to bring up (a topic) godan verb (-su) transitive

矢(や)先(さき) just when noun

道(どう)中(ちゅう) along the way adverb noun

母(ぼ)校(こう) alma mater noun

コップ glass (drinking vessel) noun

道(どう)理(り) reason noun

石(いし)毛(げ) Ishige (surname) Part of speech unclassified

多(た)田(だ) Tada (surname) Part of speech unclassified

番(ばん)地(ち) house number noun

歌(うた)える to be able to sing Part of speech unclassified

中(なか)西(にし) Nakanishi Part of speech unclassified

四(し)方(ほう) all directions noun

北(ほく)上(じょう) going north noun intransitive suru verb

切(せつ)に earnestly adverb

自(じ)白(はく) confession noun suru verb transitive

名(めい)声(せい) fame noun

親(しん)近(きん) intimacy noun intransitive suru verb

小(こ)切(ぎっ)手(て) check noun

上(うえ)原(はら) Uehara Part of speech unclassified

売(う)り手(て) seller noun

一(いち)元(げん) unitary no-adjective noun

夏(なつ)場(ば) summertime noun

後々(のち) later on adverb noun

田(た)原(はら) Tahara Part of speech unclassified

本(ほん)心(しん) true feelings noun

一(いち)人(にん)前(まえ) full-fledged na-adjective no-adjective noun

公(こう)言(げん) public declaration noun suru verb transitive

用(よう)心(じん) caution noun intransitive suru verb transitive

赤(せき)色(しょく) red color no-adjective noun

天(てん)地(ち) heaven and earth noun

王(おう)室(しつ) royal family noun

直(す)ぐ immediately na-adjective adverb noun

画(かく)一(いつ) uniformity na-adjective noun

直(なお)し repair noun

大(おお)通(どお)り main street noun

書(か)き直(なお)す to rewrite godan verb (-su) transitive

古(ふる)く from ancient times adverb noun

立(た)ち会(あ)う to be present godan verb (-u) intransitive

足(あし)首(くび) ankle noun

生(せい)理(り)学(がく) physiology noun

か国(こく) (counter for) countries counter

カトリック教(きょう) Catholicism Part of speech unclassified

点(てん)字(じ) Braille noun

直(なお)子(こ) Naoko (female given name) Part of speech unclassified

北(ほっ)海(かい) North Sea noun

台(だい)場(ば) Daiba (place name) noun

場(じょう)内(ない) inside the venue noun

星(ほし)空(ぞら) starry sky noun

思(おも)いがけない unexpected i-adjective

下(した)地(じ) groundwork noun

三(さん)角(かく)形(けい) triangle no-adjective noun

切(き)り上(あ)げる to round up ichidan verb transitive

数(すう)時(じ)間(かん) several hours noun

丸(まる)の内(うち) Marunouchi (district in Tokyo) Part of speech unclassified

母(ぼ)語(ご) mother tongue noun

日(ひ)野(の) Hino (place name/surname) Part of speech unclassified

合(がっ)体(たい) union noun intransitive suru verb transitive

西(にし)ドイツ West Germany Part of speech unclassified

考(かんが)え出(だ)す to think up godan verb (-su) transitive

足(あし)場(ば) scaffolding noun

金(きん)星(せい) Venus noun

中(ちゅう)心(しん)地(ち) center noun

見(けん)聞(ぶん) experience noun suru verb transitive

ラテン語(ご) Latin language Part of speech unclassified

木(もく)星(せい) Jupiter (planet) noun

顔(かお)つき facial expression noun

頭(ず)上(じょう) overhead no-adjective noun

手(しゅ)記(き) memoir noun suru verb transitive

鳴(な)き声(ごえ) cry noun

出(で)来(き)高(だか) output noun

同(どう)上(じょう) same as above noun

書(しょ)名(めい) book title noun

この方(かた) since adverb noun pronoun

当(とう)番(ばん) duty no-adjective noun

数(すう)理(り) mathematics noun

思(おも)い当(あ)たる to come to mind godan verb (-ru) intransitive

台(たい)北(ぺい) Taipei Part of speech unclassified

南(なん)東(とう) southeast no-adjective noun

出(いず)雲(も) Izumo (place name) noun

外(がい)野(や) outfield noun

手(しゅ)話(わ) sign language noun

東(とう)京(きょう)タワー Tokyo Tower Part of speech unclassified

色(いろ)気(け) sex appeal noun

明(あか)石(し) Akashi Part of speech unclassified

南(なん)国(ごく) southern country noun

馬(ば)力(りき) horsepower noun

細(ほそ)長(なが) long and thin Part of speech unclassified

海(かい)水(すい) seawater noun

春(はる)日(ひ) spring day Part of speech unclassified

内(ない)外(がい) inside and outside no-adjective noun

活(かつ)火(か)山(ざん) active volcano noun

二(に)回(かい) twice no-adjective noun

四(し)角(かく) square na-adjective no-adjective noun

休(きゅう)場(じょう) absence from venue noun intransitive suru verb transitive

円(えん)形(けい) circular shape noun

半(はん)円(えん) semicircle no-adjective noun

円(えん)高(だか) strong yen noun

口(こう)語(ご) spoken language noun