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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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掘(ほ)る to dig godan verb (-ru) transitive

避(ひ)難(なん) evacuation noun intransitive suru verb

兼(けん) concurrently conjunction

克(こく)服(ふく) overcoming noun suru verb transitive

継(けい)承(しょう) succession noun suru verb transitive

佐(さ)々木(き) Sasaki Part of speech unclassified

不(ふ)況(きょう) recession noun

日(ひ)頃(ごろ) normally adverb noun

抜(ぬ)き without noun suffix

豆(とう)腐(ふ) tofu noun

遭(そう)遇(ぐう) encounter noun intransitive suru verb

詰(つ)める to stuff auxiliary verb ichidan verb intransitive transitive

膝(ひざ) knee noun

励(はげ)ます to encourage godan verb (-su) transitive

闘(たたか)う to fight godan verb (-u) intransitive

嵐(あらし) storm noun

寿(じゅ)命(みょう) lifespan noun

撃(う)つ to shoot godan verb (-tsu) transitive

一(いっ)旦(たん) once adverb noun

奴(ど)隷(れい) slave no-adjective noun

媒(ばい)体(たい) medium noun

但(ただ)し however conjunction

雇(やと)う to employ godan verb (-u) transitive

嬢(じょう) young lady noun

食(しょく)糧(りょう) food noun

崩(くず)す to destroy godan verb (-su) transitive

祈(いの)り prayer noun

脚(きゃく) leg counter noun

虐(ぎゃく)待(たい) abuse no-adjective noun suru verb transitive

懇(こん)談(だん) informal talk noun intransitive suru verb

鶏(にわとり) chicken noun

鹿(か)児(ご)島(しま) Kagoshima noun

顧(こ)問(もん) adviser noun

組(く)み込(こ)む to incorporate godan verb (-mu) transitive

隆(りゅう) prosperity Part of speech unclassified

取(と)り扱(あつか)う to handle godan verb (-u) transitive

穏(おだ)やか calm na-adjective

死(し)刑(けい) death penalty noun

遺(い)跡(せき) ruins noun

帽(ぼう)子(し) hat noun intransitive suru verb

丘(おか) hill noun

軌(き)道(どう) orbit noun

落(お)ち込(こ)む to feel depressed godan verb (-mu) intransitive

疾(しっ)患(かん) disease noun

吉(きち) good luck no-adjective noun

巨(きょ)人(じん) giant noun

消(しょう)滅(めつ) extinction noun intransitive suru verb

眠(ねむ)れる to be able to sleep pre-noun adjectival ichidan verb intransitive

先(せん)端(たん) tip noun

曖(あい)昧(まい) ambiguous na-adjective noun

藤(ふじ)田(た) Fujita (surname) Part of speech unclassified

褒(ほ)める to praise ichidan verb transitive

殴(なぐ)る to punch godan verb (-ru) transitive

控(こう)除(じょ) deduction noun suru verb transitive

庶(しょ)民(みん) common people noun

傑(けっ)作(さく) masterpiece na-adjective noun

譲(ゆず)る to yield godan verb (-ru) transitive

後(こう)輩(はい) junior noun

香(か) fragrance noun

被(ひ)災(さい) being affected by disaster noun intransitive suru verb

目(もく)撃(げき) witnessing noun suru verb transitive

申(もう)し込(こ)む to apply godan verb (-mu) transitive

獣(けもの) beast noun

師(し)匠(しょう) master noun suffix

履(は)く to put on shoes godan verb (-ku) transitive

斎(さい)藤(とう) Saito (surname) Part of speech unclassified

飛(と)び込(こ)む to jump in godan verb (-mu) intransitive

普(ふ)遍(へん) universal no-adjective noun

埋(うず)める to cover ichidan verb transitive

一(いち)郎(ろう) Ichiro (given name) Part of speech unclassified

傘(かさ) umbrella noun

排(はい)出(しゅつ) emission noun suru verb transitive

遂(すい)行(こう) execution noun suru verb transitive

乗(の)り込(こ)む to board godan verb (-mu) intransitive

儀(ぎ)式(しき) ceremony noun

沈(しず)む to sink godan verb (-mu) intransitive

挟(はさ)む to insert godan verb (-mu) transitive

焦(あせ)る to be in a hurry godan verb (-ru) intransitive

熊(くま)本(もと) Kumamoto (city/prefecture) noun

沈(ちん)黙(もく) silence noun intransitive suru verb

工(こう)房(ぼう) workshop noun

幾(いく)ら how much adverb noun

倒(とう)産(さん) bankruptcy noun intransitive suru verb

渋(じゅう)滞(たい) traffic jam noun intransitive suru verb

取(と)り扱(あつか)い handling noun

揺(ゆ)れる to shake ichidan verb intransitive

引(ひっ)越(こ)し moving house noun intransitive suru verb

抜(ばっ)粋(すい) extract noun suru verb transitive

起(き)訴(そ) prosecution noun suru verb transitive

切(き)り替(か)える to switch ichidan verb transitive

陰(かげ) shadow noun

取(と)り込(こ)む to take in godan verb (-mu) intransitive transitive

柔(じゅう)軟(なん) flexible na-adjective noun

親(しん)戚(せき) relative noun

追(つい)及(きゅう) investigation noun suru verb transitive

郎(ろう) son noun suffix

振(ふ)り pretense no-adjective counter noun

疲(ひ)労(ろう) fatigue noun intransitive suru verb

賢(かしこ)い wise i-adjective

傾(かたむ)ける to tilt ichidan verb transitive

中(ちゅう)途(と)半(はん)端(ぱ) halfway na-adjective no-adjective noun

岐(ぎ)阜(ふ) Gifu (prefecture) noun

相(そう)違(い) difference noun intransitive suru verb

大(たい)抵(てい) usually na-adjective no-adjective adverb noun

改(かい)訂(てい) revision no-adjective noun suru verb transitive

脱(だっ)出(しゅつ) escape noun intransitive suru verb

汚(きたな)い dirty i-adjective

浮(う)く to float godan verb (-ku) intransitive

お薦(すす)め recommendation no-adjective noun suru verb transitive

刑(けい)務(む)所(しょ) prison noun

専(せん)攻(こう) major no-adjective noun suru verb transitive

湧(わ)く to gush out godan verb (-ku) intransitive

誓(ちか)う to swear godan verb (-u) transitive

尻(しり) buttocks noun

覆(おお)い cover noun

貧(びん)乏(ぼう) poverty na-adjective noun intransitive suru verb

山(やま)崎(ざき) Yamazaki (surname) Part of speech unclassified

硬(かた)い hard i-adjective

賢(けん)治(じ) Kenji (given name) Part of speech unclassified

一(いっ)斉(せい) all at once adverb noun