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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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身(み)元(もと) identity noun

温(おん)室(しつ) greenhouse noun

起(お)す to raise godan verb (-su) transitive

平(ひら)山(やま) Hirayama (surname) Part of speech unclassified

一(いっ)級(きゅう) first class na-adjective noun

有(ゆう)数(すう) prominent na-adjective no-adjective noun

生(せい)育(いく) growth noun intransitive suru verb transitive

急(きゅう)行(こう) express train no-adjective noun intransitive suru verb

先(せん)着(ちゃく) first arrival noun intransitive suru verb

重(じゅう)度(ど) severe no-adjective noun

物(ぶっ)色(しょく) looking for noun suru verb transitive

数(すう)式(しき) mathematical formula noun

待(ま)ち時(じ)間(かん) waiting time noun

安(あ)部(べ) Abe (surname) Part of speech unclassified

売(う)り物(もの) merchandise expression noun

打(だ)者(しゃ) batter noun

小(こ)平(だいら) Kodaira (place name) Part of speech unclassified

受(じゅ)理(り) acceptance noun suru verb transitive

短(たん)歌(か) tanka noun

発(はっ)光(こう) luminescence noun intransitive suru verb

助(たす)け合(あ)う to help each other godan verb (-u) intransitive

一(いち)元(げん)化(か) unification noun intransitive suru verb transitive

問(とん)屋(や) wholesale store noun

中(なか)庭(にわ) courtyard noun

勝(まさ)る to surpass godan verb (-ru) intransitive

受(う)け reception noun

病(や)む to fall ill godan verb (-mu) intransitive transitive

乗(の)っ取(と)る to take over godan verb (-ru) intransitive transitive

東(とう)急(きゅう) Tokyu (railway company) Part of speech unclassified

小(こ)坂(さか) Kosaka (surname/place name) Part of speech unclassified

空(くう)調(ちょう) air conditioning noun

追(お)いやる to drive away godan verb (-ru) transitive

受(じゅ)動(どう) passive no-adjective noun

平(へい)方(ほう)メートル square meter Part of speech unclassified

飲(の)み屋(や) bar noun

神(じん)宮(ぐう) Shinto shrine noun

寒(さむ) cold interjection noun

短(たん)所(しょ) shortcoming noun

医(い)薬(やく) medicine noun

同(どう)和(わ) social integration noun

配(はい)合(ごう) combination noun suru verb transitive

定(てい)理(り) theorem noun

一(いっ)発(ぱつ) one shot adverb noun

事(じ)物(ぶつ) things noun

集(つど)い gathering noun

実(じつ)話(わ) true story no-adjective noun

取(と)り消(け)し cancellation noun

感(かん)知(ち) sensing noun suru verb transitive

和(わ)風(ふう) Japanese style no-adjective noun

休(きゅう)息(そく) rest no-adjective noun intransitive suru verb

後(こう)部(ぶ) rear part no-adjective noun

昔(むかし)話(ばなし) folklore noun

一(いち)様(よう) uniform na-adjective no-adjective noun

化(か)合(ごう) chemical combination noun intransitive suru verb

放(はな)す to release godan verb (-su) transitive

重(おも)んじる to respect ichidan verb transitive

急(きゅう)落(らく) sharp decline noun intransitive suru verb

予(よ)見(けん) foresight noun suru verb transitive

帰(き)路(ろ) return route noun

工(こう)具(ぐ) tool noun

使(つか)い道(みち) use noun

守(まも)り protection noun

見(み)所(どころ) highlight noun

起(き)立(りつ) standing up noun intransitive suru verb

部(ぶ)局(きょく) department noun

発(はつ)病(びょう) onset of illness noun intransitive suru verb

坂(さか)道(みち) slope noun

田(た)植(う)え rice planting noun

係(かかり)員(いん) attendant noun

人(じん)命(めい) human life noun

人(じん)身(しん) human body noun

林(りん)業(ぎょう) forestry noun

起(き) rise Part of speech unclassified

引(ひ)き返(かえ)す to turn back godan verb (-su) intransitive

一(ひと)安(あん)心(しん) sense of relief noun intransitive suru verb

都(と)知(ち)事(じ) metropolitan governor noun

開(かい)館(かん) opening a hall noun intransitive suru verb transitive

和(かず)子(こ) Kazuko Part of speech unclassified

新(しん)薬(やく) new medicine noun

後(こう)進(しん) junior noun intransitive suru verb

神(こう)戸(べ)大(だい)学(がく) Kobe University noun

分(ぶん)化(か) differentiation noun intransitive suru verb

定(さだ)め rule noun

図(ず)表(ひょう) chart no-adjective noun

原(はら)宿(じゅく) Harajuku Part of speech unclassified

先(さき)取(ど)り anticipation noun suru verb transitive

対(たい)岸(がん) opposite shore noun

楽(がく)屋(や) dressing room noun

次(つ)いで next adverb conjunction

動(うご)き回(まわ)る to move around godan verb (-ru) intransitive

取(と)り合(あ)う to contend for godan verb (-u) intransitive transitive

横(おう)行(こう) rampancy noun intransitive suru verb

問(もん)答(どう) questions and answers noun intransitive suru verb transitive

ハンセン病(びょう) Hansen's disease Part of speech unclassified

反(はん)米(べい) anti-American no-adjective noun

屋(おく)内(ない) indoors no-adjective noun

文(ぶん)庫(こ)本(ぼん) paperback book noun

下(げ)品(ひん) vulgar na-adjective noun

次(じ)女(じょ) second daughter noun

持(も)ち durability noun

根(こん)気(き) patience noun

虫(むし)歯(ば) cavity noun

代(だい)用(よう) substitution no-adjective noun suru verb transitive

想(そう) concept noun

調(ちょう)教(きょう) training noun suru verb transitive

着(ちゃく)々と steadily Part of speech unclassified

投(な)げ出(だ)す to throw out godan verb (-su) transitive

思(おも)い返(かえ)す to reconsider godan verb (-su) transitive

新(しん)橋(ばし) Shimbashi (place in Tokyo) noun

返(かえ)し returning noun

書(しょ)式(しき) format noun

石(いし)橋(ばし) Ishibashi (surname) noun

決(き)め手(て) deciding factor noun

水(すい)族(ぞく)館(かん) aquarium noun

取(と)りまとめる to compile ichidan verb transitive

院(いん)生(せい) graduate student noun

お守(まも)り amulet noun

黒(こく)板(ばん) blackboard noun

進(しん)入(にゅう) entry noun intransitive suru verb

反(はん)感(かん) antipathy noun