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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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大勝
great victory
noun
suru verb
intransitive
大商い
heavy turnover (trading)
noun
大回転
big rotation
noun
suru verb
intransitive
大家族
large family
noun
大屋
landlord
noun
大役
important task
noun
大急ぎ
great hurry
noun
no-adjective
na-adjective
大時代
old-fashioned
na-adjective
noun
大洋
ocean
noun
no-adjective
大病
serious illness
noun
suru verb
intransitive
大西洋
Atlantic Ocean
noun
大部分
most part
noun
大集合
great gathering
noun
大黒柱
central pillar (of a building)
noun
天神
heavenly god (also pronounced てんしん)
noun
太陽電池
solar cell
noun
女流
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.) (often used before a job title, etc.)
noun
始めて
for the first time
adverb
no-adjective
始めに
first
expression
始業
start of work
noun
suru verb
intransitive
始発
first departure (of the day)
noun
始終
continuously
adverb
noun
委員会
committee
noun
委員長
chairperson (of a committee)
noun
子役
child actor
noun
子息
(another's) son (oft. ご〜)
noun
子羊
lamb
noun
学区
school district
noun
学業
studies
noun
学生時代
student days
noun
学界
academic world
noun
安っぽい
cheap-looking
i-adjective
安らか
peaceful
na-adjective
noun
安らぎ
peace (of mind)
noun
no-adjective
安らぐ
to feel at ease
godan verb (-gu)
intransitive
安上がり
cheap
na-adjective
no-adjective
安住
living in peace
noun
suru verb
intransitive
安売り
bargain sale
noun
suru verb
transitive
安心感
sense of security
noun
安楽死
euthanasia
noun
suru verb
intransitive
安物
cheap article
noun
定休日
regular holiday
noun
定形
fixed form
noun
no-adjective
実り
ripening (of a crop)
noun
実兄
biological older brother
noun
実力行使
use of force
noun
実子
biological child
noun
実弟
biological younger brother
noun
実数
actual number (as opposed to a speculative number)
noun
実業家
businessperson
noun
実相
reality
noun
客員
guest member
noun
客船
passenger boat
noun
客足
customer traffic
noun
客間
drawing room
noun
宮中
imperial court
noun
家主
landlord
noun
家庭内
within the family
no-adjective
noun
家庭科
home economics
noun
家族計画
family planning
noun
家業
family business
noun
宿屋
inn
noun
宿駅
relay station
noun
寒さ
coldness
noun
寒気
cold
noun
寒気
chill
noun
寒波
cold wave
noun
対する
to face (each other)
suru verb (special)
対中
relating to China
noun
対向
counter-
noun
suru verb
intransitive
対局
(playing a) game (of go, shogi, etc.)
noun
suru verb
intransitive
対米
relating to the USA
no-adjective
小品
short piece (of music, writing)
noun
小指
little finger
noun
小羊
lamb
noun
少数意見
minority opinion
noun
局員
clerk
noun
局地
locality
noun
山小屋
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers)
noun
山火事
forest fire
noun
山登り
mountain climbing
noun
山陽
south side of a mountain
noun
島内
on an island
noun
no-adjective
島国
island country (sometimes used as a metaphor for Japan)
noun
川岸
riverbank
noun
州都
state capital
noun
工事中
under construction
no-adjective
工作員
spy
noun
工員
factory worker
noun
市部
urban areas
noun
帰化
naturalization
noun
suru verb
intransitive
帳消し
writing off (a debt) (oft. as 〜にする)
noun
平たい
flat
i-adjective
平地
level ground
noun
平年
non-leap year
noun
平方
square (e.g. metre)
noun
平方キロメートル
square kilometer
noun
平時
peacetime
noun
no-adjective
平泳ぎ
breaststroke (swimming)
noun
平行線
parallel lines
noun
年号
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa)
noun
年商
yearly (annual) turnover
noun
年始
beginning of the year
noun
年表
chronological table
noun
広州
Guangzhou (China)
noun
店開き
starting a business
noun
suru verb
transitive
intransitive
度合
degree
noun
度数
frequency
noun
庭木
garden tree
noun
式場
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral)
noun
式部
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
noun
引き取り
taking
noun
引き受け
undertaking
noun
引受ける
to take on
ichidan verb
transitive
強打
heavy blow
noun
suru verb
transitive
強者
strong person
noun
当たり役
successful role
noun
当事
matter under concern
noun
当期
current term (period)
noun
adverb
当落
result (of an election)
noun