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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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立ち上がる
to stand up
godan verb (-ru)
intransitive
早め
early
na-adjective
no-adjective
noun
出口
exit
noun
七夕
Star Festival
noun
出入り
in and out
noun
intransitive
suru verb
見た目
appearance
noun
竹
bamboo
noun
下す
to hand down
suffix
godan verb (-su)
transitive
土日
weekend
noun
入口
entrance
noun
入学
enrollment
noun
intransitive
suru verb
土木
civil engineering
noun
石川
Ishikawa
noun
本音
true feelings
noun
正月
New Year
noun
か月
months
counter
見出し
heading
noun
小川
stream
noun
見出す
to find out
godan verb (-su)
transitive
白人
white person
noun
出生
birth
noun
intransitive
suru verb
先日
the other day
adverb
noun
中川
Nakagawa (surname/place)
Part of speech unclassified
早々
promptly
adverb
noun
大気
atmosphere
noun
学力
academic ability
noun
ヵ月
months (counter)
counter
青木
evergreen tree
noun
中立
neutrality
noun
一つ一つ
one by one
no-adjective
adverb
中年
middle age
no-adjective
noun
っ子
child of
suffix
立
standing
Part of speech unclassified
上げ
rise
noun
大した
considerable
pre-noun adjectival
青山
Aoyama (place name)
noun
生える
to grow
ichidan verb
intransitive
本年
this year
adverb
noun
町村
towns and villages
noun
ごめんなさい
I'm sorry
expression
中山
Nakayama (surname/place name)
Part of speech unclassified
小生
I (humble, male)
pronoun
天下
the world
no-adjective
noun
大正
Taisho era
noun
見上げる
to look up at
ichidan verb
transitive
足す
to add
godan verb (-su)
transitive
先ず
first of all
adverb
山下
Yamashita (surname)
noun
本田
Honda (surname)
Part of speech unclassified
六本木
Roppongi (district in Tokyo)
Part of speech unclassified
下ろす
to lower
godan verb (-su)
transitive
名目
name
no-adjective
noun
すみません
excuse me
expression
interjection
下りる
to descend
ichidan verb
intransitive
上田
Ueda (surname/place name)
Part of speech unclassified
学年
school year
noun
王子
prince
noun
早
early
adverb
noun
十二月
December
noun
出
exit
noun
竹中
Takenaka (surname)
Part of speech unclassified
足る
to be sufficient
godan verb (-ru)
intransitive
お子さん
child
noun
本土
mainland
noun
中でも
among others
adverb
expression
手がける
to handle
ichidan verb
transitive
出し
pretext
noun
日本一
best in Japan
no-adjective
noun
年々
year by year
adverb
noun
金子
Kaneko
Part of speech unclassified
お天気
weather
noun
水木
Mizuki
noun
見学
field trip
noun
intransitive
suru verb
transitive
女王
queen
noun
本文
body text
noun
四つ
four
noun
見なす
to regard as
godan verb (-su)
transitive
十一月
November
noun
こんばんは
good evening
interjection
石田
Ishida
Part of speech unclassified
正に
exactly
adverb
正日
Jong-il
Part of speech unclassified
手入れ
maintenance
noun
suru verb
transitive
一目
a glance
noun
空き
vacancy
no-adjective
noun
一口
a bite
noun
小学
elementary school
noun
人びと
people
noun
立て
standing
counter
prefix
suffix
田村
Tamura (surname)
Part of speech unclassified
学べる
to be able to learn
Part of speech unclassified
生年月日
date of birth
noun
名人
master
noun
入金
deposit
noun
intransitive
suru verb
transitive
大げさ
exaggerated
na-adjective
上空
sky above
noun
はじめまして
nice to meet you
expression
本名
real name
noun
年月
months and years
noun
日月
sun and moon
noun
早く
early
adverb
noun
下げ
lowering
noun
先立つ
to precede
godan verb (-tsu)
intransitive
大人気
very popular
no-adjective
noun
お正月
New Year
noun
口コミ
word of mouth
Part of speech unclassified
空白
blank
na-adjective
no-adjective
noun
生き生き
vividly
adverb
adverb with to
suru verb
カ年
years (counter)
counter
お花
flower (polite)
noun
森田
Morita (surname)
Part of speech unclassified
山中
in the mountains
noun
小山
small hill
noun
夕
evening
adverb
noun
校正
proofreading
noun
suru verb
transitive
一人ひとり
each person
adverb
noun
三木
Miki (surname/place name)
Part of speech unclassified
木々
trees
noun
田んぼ
rice paddy
noun
お出かけ
going out
noun