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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高山
high mountain
Part of speech unclassified
考え直す
to reconsider
godan verb (-su)
transitive
用地
site
noun
近々
soon
adverb
adverb with to
知見
knowledge
noun
引き下げ
reduction
noun
日光
sunlight
noun
年内
within the year
noun
後記
postscript
no-adjective
noun
suru verb
南アフリカ
South Africa
Part of speech unclassified
父さん
father
noun
夜中
midnight
adverb
noun
直ぐに
immediately
adverb
前記
aforementioned
no-adjective
noun
suru verb
transitive
思い入れ
emotional attachment
noun
suru verb
合図
signal
noun
intransitive
suru verb
transitive
夜明け
dawn
noun
理科
science (subject)
noun
算数
arithmetic
noun
古田
Furuta (surname)
Part of speech unclassified
手首
wrist
noun
強み
strength
noun
社交
socializing
no-adjective
noun
読み上げる
to read aloud
ichidan verb
transitive
楽園
paradise
noun
明細
details
na-adjective
noun
古書
old book
noun
本場
home
no-adjective
noun
百科
encyclopedia
noun
東方
the east
no-adjective
noun
走れる
to be able to run
Part of speech unclassified
日帰り
day trip
noun
intransitive
suru verb
人前
in public
noun
何かしら
somehow
adverb
半日
half day
adverb
noun
水野
Mizuno (surname)
Part of speech unclassified
語りかける
to speak to
ichidan verb
明かり
light
noun
同月
the same month
adverb
noun
船長
captain
noun
言いよう
way of saying
adverb
expression
noun
後ほど
later on
adverb
noun
本国
home country
noun
当の
the said
pre-noun adjectival
赤外線
infrared rays
noun
前々
beforehand
noun
先行き
future
noun
国内外
domestic and foreign
no-adjective
noun
角川
Kadokawa
Part of speech unclassified
文科
liberal arts
noun
新田
Nitta (surname)
Part of speech unclassified
歩み
progress
noun
台頭
rise
noun
intransitive
suru verb
通学
commuting to school
noun
intransitive
suru verb
牛肉
beef
noun
野原
field
noun
長文
long text
no-adjective
noun
一国
one country
na-adjective
noun
思いつき
idea
noun
気合い
fighting spirit
noun
一夜
one night
adverb
noun
に当たる
to correspond to
Part of speech unclassified
矢野
Yano (surname)
Part of speech unclassified
手当て
allowance
noun
suru verb
引ける
to be able to pull
ichidan verb
intransitive
母体
mother's body
noun
見知らぬ
unknown
pre-noun adjectival
思い立つ
to resolve
godan verb (-tsu)
transitive
古川
Furukawa (place name/surname)
noun
青色
blue color
no-adjective
noun
北東
northeast
no-adjective
noun
黒田
Kuroda (surname)
Part of speech unclassified
語り合う
to talk together
godan verb (-u)
transitive
回し
rotation
noun
万一
by some chance
no-adjective
adverb
noun
名言
famous saying
noun
光学
optics
noun
言い聞かせる
to tell
ichidan verb
transitive
古来
from ancient times
no-adjective
adverb
noun
明言
declaration
noun
suru verb
transitive
文体
literary style
noun
見合い
arranged marriage meeting
noun
intransitive
suru verb
京大
Kyoto University
noun
回帰
return
noun
intransitive
suru verb
新車
new car
noun
少人数
small number of people
no-adjective
noun
図形
figure
noun
上京
going to the capital
noun
intransitive
suru verb
姉ちゃん
older sister
noun
番外
extra
no-adjective
noun
歩き回る
to walk around
godan verb (-ru)
intransitive
秋山
Akiyama
Part of speech unclassified
社外
outside the company
no-adjective
noun
丸ごと
whole
adverb
明後日
day after tomorrow
no-adjective
adverb
noun
新入
new entry
no-adjective
noun
行き先
destination
noun
中原
Nakahara
Part of speech unclassified
売上げ
sales
noun
合気道
aikido
noun
わが家
our home
expression
noun
首長
head
noun
食い
eating
noun
思ふ
to think
Part of speech unclassified
水戸
Mito
noun
長々
at great length
adverb
adverb with to
目の当たり
before one's eyes
adverb
expression
出国
departure from a country
noun
intransitive
suru verb
年来
for years
no-adjective
adverb
noun
小麦
wheat
noun
親方
master
noun
細
thin
noun
食らう
to eat
godan verb (-u)
transitive
強風
strong wind
noun
冬休み
winter vacation
noun
元来
originally
adverb
一読
one reading
noun
suru verb
transitive
一線
front line
noun
組み立て
assembly
noun
西田
Nishida (surname)
Part of speech unclassified