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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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横(よこ)たわる to lie down godan verb (-ru) intransitive

注(ちゅう)意(い)深(ぶか)い cautious i-adjective

和(わ)食(しょく) Japanese cuisine noun

商(しょう)用(よう) commercial use noun

遊(あそ)べる to be able to play Part of speech unclassified

究(きゅう)明(めい) investigation noun suru verb transitive

出(しゅっ)血(けつ) bleeding noun intransitive suru verb

日(に)本(ほん)橋(ばし) Nihonbashi (district in Tokyo) Part of speech unclassified

放(ほう)火(か) arson no-adjective noun intransitive suru verb

島(しま)根(ね) Shimane (prefecture) noun

うっかり carelessly adverb adverb with to suru verb

真(まっ)っ暗(くら) pitch dark na-adjective noun

岩(いわ)波(なみ)書(しょ)店(てん) Iwanami Shoten (publisher) noun

原(げん)題(だい) original title noun

真(ま)夏(なつ) midsummer noun

送(おく)れる to be able to send Part of speech unclassified

聞(き)き取(と)れる to be able to catch Part of speech unclassified

発(ほっ)作(さ) attack noun

庫(こ) warehouse Part of speech unclassified

所(しょ)定(てい) prescribed no-adjective

京(きょう)都(と)大(だい)学(がく) Kyoto University noun

育(そだ)ち upbringing noun

相(あい)手(て)方(がた) the other party noun

事(じ)業(ぎょう)主(ぬし) business owner noun

体(たい)温(おん) body temperature noun

乗(の)り物(もの) vehicle noun

区(く)画(かく) division noun suru verb transitive

暗(あん)黒(こく) darkness na-adjective no-adjective noun

電(でん)化(か) electrification noun intransitive suru verb transitive

三(み)島(しま) Mishima Part of speech unclassified

面(めん)会(かい) meeting noun intransitive suru verb

一(いち)面(めん) one side adverb noun

買(かい)取(とり) purchase noun suru verb transitive

消(しょう)去(きょ) elimination noun suru verb transitive

分(ぶん)業(ぎょう) division of labor noun intransitive suru verb transitive

買(か)い取(と)る to buy godan verb (-ru) transitive

面(めん)談(だん) interview noun intransitive suru verb

年(ねん)次(じ) annual Part of speech unclassified

同(どう)調(ちょう) agreement noun intransitive suru verb

幸(さち)子(こ) Sachiko (female name) Part of speech unclassified

取(と)り消(け)す to cancel godan verb (-su) transitive

工(こう)学(がく)部(ぶ) faculty of engineering noun

王(おう)者(じゃ) king noun

相(あい)方(かた) partner noun

仕(し)事(ごと)場(ば) workplace noun

速(そっ)記(き) shorthand noun suru verb transitive

切(せつ)実(じつ) earnest na-adjective noun

下(か)半(はん)身(しん) lower body noun

一(いっ)体(たい)化(か) unification noun intransitive suru verb transitive

切(き)り取(と)る to cut off godan verb (-ru) transitive

追(つい) chase Part of speech unclassified

注(ちゅう)入(にゅう) injection noun suru verb transitive

期(き)す to expect godan verb (-su) intransitive

子(し)宮(きゅう) uterus no-adjective noun

太(たい)陽(よう)光(こう) sunlight noun

高(こう)温(おん) high temperature noun

千(ち)代(よ)田(だ) Chiyoda (place name) Part of speech unclassified

温(あたた)める to warm ichidan verb transitive

行(い)き着(つ)く to arrive at godan verb (-ku) intransitive

美(び)学(がく) aesthetics no-adjective noun

有(ゆう)事(じ) emergency noun

真(まっ)っ先(さき) first of all noun

使(つか)いこなす to master godan verb (-su) transitive

根(ね)強(づよ)い deep-rooted i-adjective

代(しろ)物(もの) thing noun

赤(あか)坂(さか) Akasaka (place name) Part of speech unclassified

服(ふく)用(よう) taking medicine noun suru verb transitive

代(か)える to replace ichidan verb transitive

文(ぶん)学(がく)部(ぶ) faculty of literature noun

役(やく)場(ば) town hall noun

仕(し)入(い)れ stocking noun

向(む)かい opposite side no-adjective noun

大(だい)学(がく)院(いん)生(せい) graduate student noun

平(ひら)田(た) Hirata noun

苦(くる)しめる to torment ichidan verb transitive

係(けい)数(すう) coefficient noun

始(し)動(どう) starting noun intransitive suru verb transitive

旅(たび)立(だ)つ to set out on a journey godan verb (-tsu) intransitive

使(つか)い分(わ)ける to use properly ichidan verb transitive

反(はん)転(てん) reversal noun intransitive suru verb transitive

後(こう)世(せい) posterity adverb noun

旅(たび)人(びと) traveler noun

下(か)院(いん) lower house noun

消(けし) erasing Part of speech unclassified

主(しゅ)たる main pre-noun adjectival

身(み)の回(まわ)り one's personal belongings no-adjective expression noun

電(でん)動(どう) electric no-adjective noun

定(さだ)か definite na-adjective noun

頭(とう)部(ぶ) head noun

島(しま)田(だ) Shimada noun

感(かん)度(ど) sensitivity noun

時(じ)速(そく) speed per hour noun

運(はこ)び progress noun

実(じつ)業(ぎょう) industry noun

向(むき) direction Part of speech unclassified

君(くん)主(しゅ) monarch noun

感(かん)じ取る to sense godan verb (-ru) transitive

勝(しょう)者(しゃ) winner noun

真(しん)空(くう) vacuum noun

調(ちょう)味(み) seasoning noun intransitive suru verb transitive

葉(は)っぱ leaf noun

通(つう)院(いん) visiting a hospital noun intransitive suru verb

風(ふう)習(しゅう) custom noun

勝(か)ち取(と)る to win godan verb (-ru) transitive

他人事(ひとごと) other people's affair noun

丁(ちょう) counter for blocks counter noun

荷(に) load noun

今(こん)期(き) this period adverb noun

切(き)り開(ひら)く to clear godan verb (-ku) transitive

予(よ)知(ち) prediction noun suru verb transitive

真(しん)意(い) true meaning noun

相(そう)反(はん) conflict noun

箱(はこ)根(ね) Hakone (place name in Kanagawa) Part of speech unclassified

筆(ひっ)記(き) writing no-adjective noun suru verb transitive

表(ひょう)題(だい) title noun

守(まも)れる to be able to protect Part of speech unclassified

見(み)落(お)とす to overlook godan verb (-su) transitive

打(う)ち切(き)る to cut short godan verb (-ru) transitive

練(れん) practice Part of speech unclassified

自(じ)負(ふ) self-confidence noun intransitive suru verb