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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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鋼(はがね) steel noun

地(じ)蔵(ぞう) Jizo (Buddhist guardian deity) noun

秘(ひ) secret noun

洗(せん)脳(のう) brainwashing noun suru verb transitive

一(ひと)人(り)暮(ぐ)らし living alone noun

独(どく)創(そう) originality noun suru verb

同(どう)窓(そう)会(かい) alumni association noun

除(じょ) exclude noun

樹(じゅ)木(もく) tree noun

映(うつ)す to reflect godan verb (-su) transitive

供(とも) attendant noun suru verb transitive

語(ご)源(げん) etymology noun

日(に)本(ほん)共(きょう)産(さん)党(とう) Japanese Communist Party noun

視(し)力(りょく) eyesight noun

割(さ)く to tear godan verb (-ku) transitive

皇(こう)太(たい)子(し) crown prince noun

誠(せい)意(い) sincerity noun

郷(ごう) hometown noun

推(すい)計(けい) estimate noun suru verb transitive

内(ない)臓(ぞう) internal organs noun

党(とう)員(いん) party member noun

聖(せい)なる holy pre-noun adjectival

専(せん)務(む) managing director noun

供(きょう)述(じゅつ) testimony noun suru verb transitive

異(い)例(れい) exceptional na-adjective no-adjective noun

郷(きょう)土(ど) homeland noun

誤(ご)差(さ) error noun

納(のう)期(き) delivery date noun

済(す)ます to finish godan verb (-su) transitive

非(ひ)常(じょう)勤(きん) part-time noun

傷(しょう)害(がい) injury noun suru verb transitive

衆(しゅう) masses noun

難(なん)易(い) difficulty noun

賛(さん)否(ぴ) pros and cons noun

否(いな)める to be able to deny Part of speech unclassified

朗(ろう) cheerful Part of speech unclassified

春(はる)樹(き) Haruki (given name) Part of speech unclassified

一(いっ)刻(こく) a moment na-adjective noun

呼(よ)べる to be able to call Part of speech unclassified

暮(く)れる to get dark ichidan verb intransitive

痛(いた)める to hurt ichidan verb transitive

協(きょう)奏(そう)曲(きょく) concerto noun

染(せん)色(しょく) dyeing noun intransitive suru verb transitive

毎(まい)晩(ばん) every night adverb noun

盛(もり) heap counter noun

大(たい)将(しょう) general noun

補(ほ)修(しゅう) repair noun suru verb transitive

アメリカ合(がっ)衆(しゅう)国(こく) United States of America Part of speech unclassified

装(よそお)う to dress up godan verb (-u) transitive

電(でん)脳(のう) electronic brain noun

忘(ぼう)年(ねん)会(かい) year-end party noun

値(ね)下(さ)げ price reduction noun suru verb transitive

冊(さっ)子(し) booklet noun

陛(へい)下(か) Your Majesty noun

閉(と)ざす to shut godan verb (-su) transitive

警(けい)報(ほう) alarm noun

敬(けい) respect noun

右(う)脳(のう) right brain noun

全(ぜん)域(いき) entire area noun

枚(まい)数(すう) number of sheets noun

外(がい)傷(しょう) external wound noun

宇(う)宙(ちゅう)船(せん) spaceship noun

遺(ゆい)言(ごん) will noun intransitive suru verb transitive

割(わ)り切(き)る to divide evenly godan verb (-ru) transitive

納(のう)入(にゅう) delivery noun suru verb transitive

県(けん)庁(ちょう) prefectural office noun

教(きょう)皇(こう) Pope noun

生(い)き延(の)びる to survive ichidan verb intransitive

格(かく)納(のう) storage noun suru verb transitive

届(とどけ)出(で) notification noun

担(にな)い手(て) bearer noun

諸(しょ)島(とう) islands noun

改(かい)装(そう) renovation no-adjective noun suru verb transitive

宅(たく)地(ち) residential land noun

灰(はい)色(いろ) gray no-adjective noun

裁(さば)く to judge godan verb (-ku) transitive

貯(ちょ)蔵(ぞう) storage noun suru verb transitive

税(ぜい)源(げん) tax source noun

将(しょう) general noun

一(いち)段(だん)と much more Part of speech unclassified

至(し)上(じょう) supreme no-adjective noun

優(ゆう)待(たい) preferential treatment noun suru verb transitive

幼(よう)少(しょう) infancy na-adjective no-adjective noun

共(きょう)和(わ)党(とう) Republican Party noun

弁(べん)論(ろん) debate no-adjective noun suru verb transitive

担(かつ)ぐ to carry on one's shoulder godan verb (-gu) transitive

重(ちょう)宝(ほう) convenient na-adjective noun suru verb transitive

難(なん)解(かい) difficult to understand na-adjective noun

宝(たから)物(もの) treasure noun

山(さん)頂(ちょう) summit noun

地(ち)方(ほう)裁(さい)判(ばん)所(しょ) district court noun

再(さい)検(けん)討(とう) re-examination noun suru verb transitive

乱(みだ)れる to be disturbed ichidan verb intransitive

文(ぶん)化(か)庁(ちょう) Agency for Cultural Affairs noun

納(のう)品(ひん) delivery of goods noun intransitive suru verb transitive

異(い)質(しつ) heterogeneous na-adjective no-adjective

訳(やく)者(しゃ) translator noun

作(さく)詞(し) lyric writing noun intransitive suru verb transitive

納(のう)付(ふ) payment noun suru verb transitive

穀(こく)物(もつ) grain no-adjective noun

蒸(じょう)気(き) steam noun

電(でん)磁(じ)波(は) electromagnetic wave noun

必(ひっ)至(し) inevitable na-adjective no-adjective noun

新(しん)潮(ちょう)社(しゃ) Shinchosha noun

片(かた)づける to tidy up ichidan verb transitive

樹(じゅ)立(りつ) establishment noun intransitive suru verb transitive

処(しょ)女(じょ) virgin noun

直(なお)樹(き) Naoki Part of speech unclassified

派(は)生(せい) derivation noun intransitive suru verb transitive

延(のべ) total Part of speech unclassified

激(げき)減(げん) sharp decrease noun intransitive suru verb

空(くう)腹(ふく) hunger na-adjective no-adjective noun

来(らい)訪(ほう) visit noun intransitive suru verb

共(きょう)著(ちょ) co-authorship noun

亡(な)くす to lose someone through death godan verb (-su) transitive

盛(も)り serving counter noun

降(お)ろす to lower godan verb (-su) transitive

背(せ)筋(すじ) spine noun

我(われ)ら we pronoun

親(しん)善(ぜん) goodwill noun