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10,000+ Japanese compound words, tagged by the highest-grade kanji they contain. Start with Grade 1 โ vocabulary built from the simplest characters.
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ๆฅ
day
ไธ
one
ไบบ
person
ไบ
two
ไธญ
inside
ๅนด
year
ๆ
moon
ไธ
three
ๅ
yen
ไธ
above
ๅ
ten
ๆฌ
book
ๆฅๆฌ
Japan
ไธไบบ
one person
้
money
ๆฐ
spirit
ไบ
five
ๆ
hand
ๅคง
big
ๅญ
child
ๅฑฑ
mountain
ๅ
four
ๅบใ
to take out
็ฎ
eye
ไธใค
one (thing)
ไน
nine
ๅ
name
ไบไบบ
two people
ๅคงใใ
big
ๆฐด
water
ๅ
ฅใใ
to put in
่ฆใใ
to be visible
ๅ
ญ
six
ๅ
ซ
eight
ๅฅณ
woman
ๅ
ahead
็ท
man
ไธ
seven
ๅ
thousand
่ฆใ
to see
ๅฐใใ
small
ไธ
below
็พ
hundred
ๅฃ
mouth
ไธใใ
to give (honorific)
ๅบใ
to go out
ไบบใ
people
ๅท
river
็ใใ
to live
ๆ
grove
็บ
town
ๅญใฉใ
child
ๅ
earth
ๅ
ฅใ
to enter
ๅญฆ
learning
ๆจ
tree
ๆฅๆฌไบบ
Japanese person
ๅคงใใช
big
่ถณ
foot
้ณ
sound
ใ้
money
ๅคงๅญฆ
university
ไธใใ
to raise
็
life
็ใพใใ
to be born
ๅ
power
็ซใค
to stand
ๆญฃใใ
correct
ใถๆ
month(s)
ๅคฉ
heaven
ๅคงไบบ
adult
็ซ
fire
ๅญฆใถ
to learn
่ฆใใ
to show
่ฑ
flower
็ฉบ
sky
ไธใใ
to rise
ๅ
ใปใฉ
a short while ago
ไผใ
to rest
ๅญฆๆ ก
school
ๅฐ
small
ๅฐใใช
small
่ฆใคใใ
to find
็
ball
ไบบๆฐ
popularity
ๆฉใ
early
ไธไบบ
three people
ๅ
็
teacher
ไธใ
to climb
ๆฅใ
every day
ๅทฆ
left
ไธๆ
skilled
ๆฐใฅใ
to notice
ๆ
sentence
็ฝใ
white
ไบใค
two (things)
ๅณ
right (direction)
้จ
rain
่ป
car
่
grass
็ฐ
rice field
็ใใ
to arise
ๅฐๅญฆๆ ก
elementary school
๏ผๆ
April
็ซใฆใ
to stand up
๏ผๆ
June
ๅฅณใฎๅญ
girl
ไบบๅฃ
population
๏ผๆ
July
๏ผๆ
March
็
king
ๅญฆ็
student
ไธ็
whole life
ไธใ
to go down
ไธญๅญฆ
middle school
ๆฌไบบ
the person in question
๏ผๆ
May
็ณธ
thread
ๅนด็
year student
็ฝ
white
ไธๆ
unskilled
ไธใใ
to go down
่ฆใคใใ
to be found
ไผใฟ
rest
่ตค
red
๏ผๆ
September
ๅบใใใ
to go out
็ฐไธญ
Tanaka (surname)
ๆ
village
้ใ
blue
ๅคฉๆฐ
weather
่ตคใ
red
ไธญๅฐ
small and medium
๏ผๆ
January
ๅญ
character
่ถณใใ
to be sufficient
ๅทฆๅณ
left and right
๏ผๆ
February
ๅ
ฅใ
entering
๏ผๆ
August
ๆฐใซๅ
ฅใ
to like
ๆฐใใคใ
to notice
ไธใใ
to lower
ๆฃฎๆ
forest
ๅฅณๅญ
girl
ไบบ็
life
ๆฌๆฐ
serious
้ๅนด
youth
ๅคงๆ
major company
ๅ
ฅๆ
obtaining
ๆ ก
school
็ฎ็ซใค
to stand out
็ทๅญ
boy
ๆไธ
Murakami (surname)
ไธๆใ
skillful
็ฌ
dog
็ณ
stone
็ใฟๅบใ
to produce
้
blue
๏ผ๏ผๆ
October
ไธๆฐใซ
at once
ๆญฃ
correct
็ใใ
to make use of
่ฆใใใ
to catch sight of
ไธญๆ
Nakamura (surname)
ใๆฐใซๅ
ฅใ
favorite
ๆฌๆฅ
today
๏ผ๏ผๆ
December
็ใพใ
birth
ๅฑฑๆฌ
Yamamoto (surname)
ๅฐๅญฆ็
elementary school student
ๅคงใใซ
greatly
ไธไธ
top and bottom
็ทๅฅณ
men and women
ๆๅญฆ
literature
๏ผ๏ผๆ
November
่ฆใคใใ
to stare at
ไบๆ
February
ไธๆ
March
ใซๆ
months (counter)
็ใ
to give birth
ไธใค
three (things)
ๅฐๆ
Kobayashi (surname)
ไผๆฅ
holiday
ๅๆ
April
็ฉบๆฐ
air
่ณ
ear
ๅๅญ
surname
ๆจๆ
Kimura (surname)
่ตคใกใใ
baby
ไบๆ
May
ๅ
ฅใๅฃ
entrance
็ทใฎๅญ
boy
่ฆใใ
to be able to see (colloquial)
ๅ
ญๆ
June
ๅบใใ
to be able to take out
็ฉบใ
to become empty
ไธญ็ฐ
Nakata (surname)
ไธญๅญฆ็
middle school student
ไธญๅญฆๆ ก
middle school
ไธ่ฆ
at first glance
็ซๅฑฑ
volcano
ไธๆ
July
ๆๅญ
character
ๅนด้
pension
ๅ
ฅๅ
input
ใใๆฐ
motivation
ๅฑฑๅฃ
Yamaguchi (prefecture/surname)
ๅ
ฅ
entering
ๅ
ซๆ
August
ๅคงๅญฆ็
university student
ๆฅไธญ
daytime
ไนๆ
September
ๅ
ๆ
last month
ๅบๅ
output
ๅๆ
October
็ซใกไธใใ
to stand up
ๆฉใ
early
ๅบๅฃ
exit
ไธๅค
Star Festival
ๅบๅ
ฅใ
in and out
่ฆใ็ฎ
appearance
็ซน
bamboo
ไธใ
to hand down
ๅๆฅ
weekend
ๅ
ฅๅฃ
entrance
ๅ
ฅๅญฆ
enrollment
ๅๆจ
civil engineering
็ณๅท
Ishikawa
ๆฌ้ณ
true feelings
ๆญฃๆ
New Year
ใๆ
months
่ฆๅบใ
heading
ๅฐๅท
stream
่ฆๅบใ
to find out
็ฝไบบ
white person
ๅบ็
birth
ๅ
ๆฅ
the other day
ไธญๅท
Nakagawa (surname/place)
ๆฉใ
promptly
ๅคงๆฐ
atmosphere
ๅญฆๅ
academic ability
ใตๆ
months (counter)
้ๆจ
evergreen tree
ไธญ็ซ
neutrality
ไธใคไธใค
one by one
ไธญๅนด
middle age
ใฃๅญ
child of
็ซ
standing
ไธใ
rise
ๅคงใใ
considerable
้ๅฑฑ
Aoyama (place name)
็ใใ
to grow
ๆฌๅนด
this year
็บๆ
towns and villages
ไธญๅฑฑ
Nakayama (surname/place name)
ๅฐ็
I (humble, male)
ๅคฉไธ
the world
ๅคงๆญฃ
Taisho era
่ฆไธใใ
to look up at
่ถณใ
to add
ๅ
ใ
first of all
ๅฑฑไธ
Yamashita (surname)
ๆฌ็ฐ
Honda (surname)
ๅ
ญๆฌๆจ
Roppongi (district in Tokyo)
ไธใใ
to lower
ๅ็ฎ
name
ไธใใ
to descend
ไธ็ฐ
Ueda (surname/place name)
ๅญฆๅนด
school year
็ๅญ
prince
ๆฉ
early
ๅไบๆ
December
ๅบ
exit
็ซนไธญ
Takenaka (surname)
่ถณใ
to be sufficient
ใๅญใใ
child
ๆฌๅ
mainland
ไธญใงใ
among others
ๆใใใ
to handle
ๅบใ
pretext
ๆฅๆฌไธ
best in Japan
ๅนดใ
year by year
้ๅญ
Kaneko
ใๅคฉๆฐ
weather
ๆฐดๆจ
Mizuki
่ฆๅญฆ
field trip
ๅฅณ็
queen
ๆฌๆ
body text
ๅใค
four
่ฆใชใ
to regard as
ๅไธๆ
November
็ณ็ฐ
Ishida
ๆญฃใซ
exactly
ๆญฃๆฅ
Jong-il
ๆๅ
ฅใ
maintenance
ไธ็ฎ
a glance
็ฉบใ
vacancy
ไธๅฃ
a bite
ๅฐๅญฆ
elementary school
ไบบใณใจ
people
็ซใฆ
standing
็ฐๆ
Tamura (surname)
ๅญฆในใ
to be able to learn
็ๅนดๆๆฅ
date of birth
ๅไบบ
master
ๅ
ฅ้
deposit
ๅคงใใ
exaggerated
ไธ็ฉบ
sky above
ๆฌๅ
real name
ๅนดๆ
months and years
ๆฅๆ
sun and moon
ๆฉใ
early
ไธใ
lowering
ๅ
็ซใค
to precede
ๅคงไบบๆฐ
very popular
ใๆญฃๆ
New Year
ๅฃใณใ
word of mouth
็ฉบ็ฝ
blank
็ใ็ใ
vividly
ใซๅนด
years (counter)
ใ่ฑ
flower (polite)
ๆฃฎ็ฐ
Morita (surname)
ๅฑฑไธญ
in the mountains
ๅฐๅฑฑ
small hill
ๅค
evening
ๆ กๆญฃ
proofreading
ไธไบบใฒใจใ
each person
ไธๆจ
Miki (surname/place name)
ๆจใ
trees
็ฐใใผ
rice paddy
ใๅบใใ
going out
ๅ
ฅใ
putting in
ไธใ
descent
็ฎไธ
at present
ไธ่ป
alighting
ๆใใใ
clue
ๆฉใใใ
from early on
ไธใใ
rise
ๆฐๅ
willpower
ๅคๆฅ
setting sun
ใใฎๅ
from now on
ๅใฅใใ
to name
ๅ
ซๆจ
Yagi (surname)
ๅคฉไธใ
descent from heaven
็ฉบใใ
to empty
ๆใฎใฒใ
palm of the hand
็ซนไธ
Takeshita (surname)
่ๅญ
booklet
่ฆใ
appearance
ๆๅฃ
modus operandi
ใๆฐ
spirit
ไธญๆฅ
China and Japan
ไธๅคง
great
ๆฅ็ซ
Hitachi
ๆญฃใ
to correct
่ฑ็ซ
fireworks
่ฆใใ ใ
to find out
ๆฅใใ
normally
ๆฐใพใพ
selfish
่ถณใใ
less than
ไธๆ
one sentence
็ฎๅ
before one's eyes
็ฝ็ณ
Shiraishi (surname/place name)
ๅคงใใฆ
not very
็ฉบๆ
karate
ๆจไธ
Kinoshita
ไบบๆ
humanities
ใใกๆฉใ
earliest
็บ็ฐ
Machida
็ฐๅฃ
Taguchi (surname)
ๅคงใพใ
rough
ๆ่ถณ
hands and feet
็ๅนด
birth year
ๅบ้
withdrawal
็ใใ
to arise
ไบใค
five (things)
ไผใใ
to rest
ๆฐใพใใ
whim
ๅคงใใชใ
great
ใ็ฎใซใใใ
to meet (humble)
่ฆไธใใ
to look down on
้ใกใใซ
gold medal
ๆฐดไธ
on the water
ๅคง้
large sum of money
ๅฅณๅญๅคง
women's university
็ใ
living
็ใใใ
purpose in life
ๅคงๆฃฎ
Omori
ๅ
ซ็ๅญ
Hachioji
่ฆใใ
appearance
ไผ
rest
ๅคง็ฐ
Ota
ๆฌๅญฆ
this university
ๆๅฑฑ
Murayama
ๅคงใใ
largish
ๆฃฎๅฑฑ
Moriyama
ๆๆฅ
time
ใใฎไธใชใ
utmost
ๅคฉใทใ
tempura
ๅบใใใ
to come across
่ถณ็ซ
Adachi (surname/place name)
ๅคงๅฑฑ
Oyama (surname/place name)
่ตคๅๅญ
Red Cross
ไธใ
ascent
่ฆใคใๅบใ
to find out
ๆ็ฐ
Murata (surname)
ๅ
ใ
in the future
่ถณ้ณ
footsteps
ๆๆฌ
model
็ใ
ใใ
vivid
ๅคฉๆๅญฆ
astronomy
็ซๅท
Tachikawa (place name)
่ฑใณใ
petal
ๅฑฑใ
many mountains
ๅคง็
great king
ใตใฉ้
consumer loan
ๅญฆใณ
learning
ๆฉๅท
Hayakawa (surname)
ๅณไธ
upper right
ๆฅๆฌใใฌใ
Nippon Television
ๆฅใใฌ
Nippon Television (NTV)
ไธๆฅไธญ
all day long
ๅคงไบบใใ
gentle
ๅ
ซ็ฐ
Hatta (surname/place name)
ๆฅๆฌๅ
Japanese yen
่ฆใใคใใ
to show off
็ซ่ฑ
flower arrangement
ไธ็ฐ
Mita (place name)
ใคใใๅบใ
to create
ๅนดๆๆฅ
date
ๅฐไธญๅญฆๆ ก
elementary and middle school
้จๆฐด
rainwater
ๆฐด็ฐ
rice paddy
ๅฑฑๅท
mountains and rivers
ๅคงๅฐ
sizes
ไธๆ
January
ไธๆฅ
first of the month
ๅๆฌ
thousand (long things)
ๅคงๆจ
large tree
ไบๆฅ
second day of the month
ไบๅ
twenty
ไธๆฅ
third day of the month
ๅๆฅ
fourth day of the month
ๅไบบ
four people
ไบไบบ
five people
ไบๆฅ
fifth day of the month
ไบๅ
fifty
ๅ
ญๆฅ
sixth day of the month
ๅ
ญ็พ
six hundred
ๅ
ญๅ
sixty
ไธๆฅ
seventh day of the month
ไธๅ
seventy
ๅ
ซๆฅ
eighth day of the month
ๅ
ซ็พ
eight hundred
ๅ
ซๅ
eighty
ไนๆฅ
ninth day of the month
ไนๅ
ninety
ไน็พ
nine hundred
ๅไบบ
ten people
ๅๆฅ
tenth day of the month
็พๅ
100 yen
ๅๅ
1000 yen
ๅไบบ
1000 people
ๅๅนด
millennium
ๅทฆๆ
left hand
ๅทฆ่ถณ
left foot
ๅทฆ็ฎ
left eye
ๅณๆ
right hand
ๅณ่ถณ
right foot
ๅณ็ฎ
right eye
ไผๆ ก
school closure
ๅ
ไบบ
predecessors
ๅๅญฆ
mechanics
็ซๅฃ
crater
ๅคงๅฃ
big mouth
ๅฑฑๆ
mountain forest
ๅฑฑๆ
mountain village
ๅทไธ
upstream
ๅทๅฃ
river mouth
ๅทไธ
downstream
ๅ่ถณ
with shoes on
ๅค็ซ
sudden evening rain shower
ๅคฉๆ
astronomy
็ๅฅณ
princess
ๅญ็ฌ
puppy
ๅนดไธญ
all year round
ๅนดไธ
older
ๅนดไธ
younger
ๆฉๅฃ
fast talker
ๆฉ่ถณ
quick step
ๆจ็ฎ
wood grain
ๆจ็ซ
grove
ๆไบบ
villager
ๆ็ซ
standing close together
ๆฃฎ
forest
้ๆฃฎ
Aomori
ๆฐด่ป
water wheel
ๆฐดไธญ
underwater
็ซๅ
firepower
็ฎ็
eyeball
ๆฐด็
water drop
็ๅญ
egg
ๅฑฑ็ฐ
mountain rice field
ๅคง็ท
large man
ๅฑฑ็ท
mountain man
็บไบบ
townsperson
็บไธญ
town center
ไธ็บ
downtown
ๅคง็ณ
large stone
็ฉบไธญ
in the air
้็ฉบ
blue sky
็ซน็ฐ
bamboo field
้็ณธ
gold thread
็ณธ่ป
spinning wheel
่ณ็ฎ
attention
ๆฉ่ณ
sharp ears
่ฑ่ฆ
cherry blossom viewing
่ๆจ
plants
่ซ
insect
่ฆๆฌ
sample
่ฒ
shellfish
่ตค่ฒ
red clam
่ตคๅญ
deficit
ๅคง้จ
heavy rain