Words
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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正教
orthodoxy
noun
正方形
square
noun
no-adjective
正道
path of righteousness
noun
no-adjective
歩合
rate
noun
母国語
language of one's country
noun
気体
gas
noun
気前
generosity
noun
気心
temper
noun
水色
light blue
noun
no-adjective
水鳥
waterfowl
noun
汽船
steamship
noun
海中
in the sea
noun
no-adjective
海道
sea route
noun
点火
ignition
noun
suru verb
transitive
intransitive
父兄
guardians
noun
父子
father and child
noun
牛歩
snail's pace
noun
玉虫色
iridescent colour
noun
no-adjective
理工
science and engineering
noun
生みの親
biological parent
expression
noun
生家
house where one was born
noun
生長
growth (of a plant)
noun
suru verb
intransitive
用水
irrigation water
noun
町外れ
outskirts (of a town)
noun
町角
street corner
noun
画する
to draw (a line)
suru verb (special)
transitive
画数
stroke count (of a kanji)
noun
画用紙
drawing paper
noun
白地
white background
noun
白星
white circle
noun
白線
white line
noun
白羽
white feather
noun
白馬
white horse
noun
目の前
before one's eyes
expression
noun
目を通す
to scan
expression
godan verb (-su)
目方
weight
noun
目頭
inner canthus
noun
直下
directly under
noun
no-adjective
suru verb
直角
right angle
noun
na-adjective
no-adjective
直通
direct line
noun
suru verb
intransitive
no-adjective
知ってのとおり
as you know
expression
知っての通り
as you know
expression
知らないうちに
before one knows it
expression
知らん顔
feigned ignorance
noun
suru verb
intransitive
知名
well-known
na-adjective
noun
石室
stone hut
noun
石頭
hard head (like a rock)
noun
社会人
working adult
noun
社会学
sociology
noun
社会科
social studies (school subject)
noun
社会科学
social science
noun
秋分
autumnal equinox
noun
秋口
beginning of autumn
noun
科する
to inflict
suru verb (special)
transitive
空き地
vacant land
noun
空き家
vacant house
noun
空前
unprecedented
no-adjective
空地
vacant land
noun
立ち会い
presence (e.g. of an observer)
noun
立ち合い
presence (e.g. of an observer)
noun
立ち直り
recovery
noun
立ち話
talking while standing
noun
suru verb
intransitive
立て直す
to put back up
godan verb (-su)
transitive
立会い
presence (e.g. of an observer)
noun
立国
founding of a nation
noun
suru verb
立方メートル
cubic meter
noun
米人
American (person)
noun
紙上
on paper
noun
細かいこと
trifles
expression
細かく
minutely
adverb
細心
meticulous
na-adjective
no-adjective
noun
細目
particulars
noun
細長い
long and narrow
i-adjective
組合わせ
combination
noun
組長
boss (esp. yakuza)
noun
絵文字
emoji
noun
羽毛
feather
noun
考えてみれば
if you think about it
expression
聞き書き
writing down what one hears
noun
suru verb
transitive
肉声
natural voice (without a microphone)
noun
肉親
blood relationship
noun
肉食
meat eating
noun
suru verb
intransitive
no-adjective
自分で
by myself
expression
自室
one's own room
noun
自家
one's own house
noun
自家用
for private or home use
noun
自活
self-support
noun
suru verb
intransitive
自首
surrender (to the authorities)
noun
suru verb
intransitive
船体
hull
noun
船出
setting sail
noun
suru verb
色紙
square fancy cardboard, used for autographs, poetry, etc.
noun
花形
floral pattern
noun
no-adjective
花火大会
fireworks display
noun
茶の間
(Japanese-style) living room
noun
茶わん
rice bowl
noun
草分け
pathfinder
noun
草食
herbivorous
no-adjective
noun
suru verb
intransitive
行い
deed
noun
行き止まり
dead end
noun
行ったり来たり
going to and fro
expression
suru verb
行楽
outing
noun
行楽地
tourist resort
noun
西南
south-west
noun
西方
western direction
noun
見ず知らず
strange
no-adjective
noun
見せ場
highlight (scene)
noun
見分け
distinction
noun
見切り
abandonment
noun
見合わせる
to exchange glances
ichidan verb
transitive
見当たらない
not be found
i-adjective
見晴らし
(scenic) view
noun
見晴らす
to command a view
godan verb (-su)
transitive
見本市
trade fair
noun
親しみ
intimacy
noun
親ばか
over-fond parent
noun
親バカ
over-fond parent
noun
親交
intimacy
noun
親分
boss
noun
親日
pro-Japanese
no-adjective
noun
親書
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.)
noun