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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市立
municipal
no-adjective
noun
何でも
anything
adverb
expression
音楽家
musician
noun
何気ない
casual
i-adjective
売
sale
Part of speech unclassified
高木
Takagi (surname)
Part of speech unclassified
西日本
western Japan
noun
当る
to hit
godan verb (-ru)
intransitive
transitive
当店
this store
noun
方言
dialect
noun
戸田
Toda (place name/surname)
Part of speech unclassified
前作
previous work
noun
国外
overseas
noun
見地
standpoint
noun
南北
north and south
noun
見当たる
to be found
godan verb (-ru)
intransitive
国歌
national anthem
noun
買
buying
Part of speech unclassified
日数
number of days
noun
来店
visiting a store
noun
intransitive
suru verb
直る
to be fixed
godan verb (-ru)
intransitive
一角
one corner
noun
目前
before one's eyes
no-adjective
noun
一歩
one step
adverb
noun
地道
steady
na-adjective
noun
算出
calculation
noun
suru verb
transitive
何やら
something
adverb
数少ない
few
i-adjective
野口
Noguchi (surname)
Part of speech unclassified
自力
one's own power
no-adjective
noun
分け
division
noun
広
wide
Part of speech unclassified
イスラム教
Islam
Part of speech unclassified
車線
traffic lane
noun
今さら
now (after all this time)
adverb
原田
Harada (surname)
Part of speech unclassified
人組
group of people
Part of speech unclassified
一通り
roughly
no-adjective
adverb
noun
内科
internal medicine
noun
止め
stop
noun
suffix
切
cut
counter
noun
particle
道のり
distance
noun
目線
eye level
noun
何もかも
everything
adverb
expression
noun
と同時に
at the same time as
Part of speech unclassified
手書き
handwriting
no-adjective
noun
黄金
gold
noun
内心
inner thoughts
no-adjective
adverb
noun
地形
terrain
noun
大野
Ohno (surname/place name)
noun
南京
Nanjing
Part of speech unclassified
女子高
girls' high school
noun
見当
estimate
noun
帰り道
the way back
noun
町内
neighborhood
no-adjective
noun
知らす
to inform
godan verb (-su)
外食
eating out
noun
intransitive
suru verb
帰れる
to be able to return
Part of speech unclassified
野外
outdoor
no-adjective
noun
高田
Takada (place name/surname)
Part of speech unclassified
家内
wife
noun
出回る
to appear on the market
godan verb (-ru)
intransitive
強行
forced march
noun
suru verb
transitive
近づける
to bring close
ichidan verb
transitive
風水
feng shui
noun
少い
few
i-adjective
考古学
archaeology
no-adjective
noun
大家
landlord
noun
日の丸
Japanese national flag
noun
万が一
by any chance
adverb
noun
図書
books
noun
茶色
brown
no-adjective
noun
切手
postage stamp
noun
星野
Hoshino (surname)
Part of speech unclassified
大工
carpenter
noun
室長
section chief
noun
言い分
one's say
noun
活気
liveliness
noun
思い出せる
to be able to recall
Part of speech unclassified
歌声
singing voice
noun
直行
going straight
no-adjective
noun
intransitive
suru verb
多用
being busy
na-adjective
noun
intransitive
suru verb
transitive
細か
small
na-adjective
走り回る
to run around
godan verb (-ru)
intransitive
昼休み
lunch break
adverb
noun
先方
the other party
no-adjective
noun
思いやり
consideration
noun
町長
town mayor
noun
東ティモール
East Timor
Part of speech unclassified
文言
wording
noun
考
thought
noun
広がり
spread
noun
分かつ
to divide
godan verb (-tsu)
transitive
丸山
Maruyama (surname/place name)
Part of speech unclassified
台数
number of units
noun
引き下げる
to lower
ichidan verb
transitive
北村
Kitamura (surname)
Part of speech unclassified
歩ける
to be able to walk
Part of speech unclassified
歩道
sidewalk
noun
大作
masterpiece
noun
生体
living body
no-adjective
noun
年数
number of years
noun
一方で
on the other hand
Part of speech unclassified
羽田
Haneda (airport/place name)
Part of speech unclassified
米ドル
US dollar
Part of speech unclassified
来場
attendance
noun
intransitive
suru verb
前線
front line
noun
お家
home
noun
本家
main family
noun
月間
month-long period
noun
天体
celestial body
noun
何しろ
at any rate
adverb
帰
return
Part of speech unclassified
王朝
dynasty
noun
西川
Nishikawa (surname)
Part of speech unclassified
当地
this place
no-adjective
noun
切り口
cut end
noun
一行
(one) line
noun
人道
humanity
noun
父母
father and mother
noun