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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Mastered
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入れ
putting in
Part of speech unclassified
下り
descent
no-adjective
noun
目下
at present
adverb
noun
下車
alighting
noun
intransitive
suru verb
手がかり
clue
noun
早くから
from early on
expression
おはよう
good morning
interjection
上がり
rise
noun
suffix
気力
willpower
noun
夕日
setting sun
noun
この先
from now on
no-adjective
adverb
noun
名づける
to name
ichidan verb
transitive
八木
Yagi (surname)
Part of speech unclassified
天下り
descent from heaven
noun
intransitive
suru verb
空ける
to empty
ichidan verb
intransitive
transitive
手のひら
palm of the hand
noun
竹下
Takeshita (surname)
Part of speech unclassified
草子
booklet
noun
見え
appearance
noun
手口
modus operandi
noun
お気
spirit
Part of speech unclassified
中日
China and Japan
noun
一大
great
Part of speech unclassified
日立
Hitachi
noun
正す
to correct
godan verb (-su)
transitive
花火
fireworks
noun
見いだす
to find out
godan verb (-su)
transitive
日ごろ
normally
adverb
noun
気まま
selfish
na-adjective
noun
足らず
less than
suffix
一文
one sentence
noun
目先
before one's eyes
no-adjective
noun
白石
Shiraishi (surname/place name)
Part of speech unclassified
大して
not very
adverb
空手
karate
noun
木下
Kinoshita
Part of speech unclassified
人文
humanities
noun
いち早い
earliest
Part of speech unclassified
町田
Machida
Part of speech unclassified
田口
Taguchi (surname)
Part of speech unclassified
大まか
rough
na-adjective
手足
hands and feet
noun
生年
birth year
noun
出金
withdrawal
noun
intransitive
suru verb
transitive
生ずる
to arise
intransitive
transitive
zuru verb (literary)
五つ
five (things)
noun
休める
to rest
ichidan verb
transitive
気まぐれ
whim
na-adjective
noun
大いなる
great
pre-noun adjectival
お目にかかる
to meet (humble)
expression
godan verb (-ru)
見下ろす
to look down on
godan verb (-su)
transitive
金メダル
gold medal
Part of speech unclassified
水上
on the water
no-adjective
noun
大金
large sum of money
noun
女子大
women's university
noun
生き
living
noun
prefix
生きがい
purpose in life
noun
大森
Omori
noun
八王子
Hachioji
noun
見かけ
appearance
no-adjective
noun
休
rest
Part of speech unclassified
大田
Ota
Part of speech unclassified
本学
this university
noun
村山
Murayama
Part of speech unclassified
大きめ
largish
na-adjective
no-adjective
森山
Moriyama
Part of speech unclassified
月日
time
noun
この上ない
utmost
i-adjective
expression
天ぷら
tempura
noun
出くわす
to come across
godan verb (-su)
intransitive
足立
Adachi (surname/place name)
Part of speech unclassified
大山
Oyama (surname/place name)
noun
赤十字
Red Cross
noun
上り
ascent
no-adjective
noun
見つけ出す
to find out
godan verb (-su)
transitive
村田
Murata (surname)
Part of speech unclassified
先々
in the future
adverb
noun
足音
footsteps
noun
手本
model
noun
生々しい
vivid
i-adjective
天文学
astronomy
noun
立川
Tachikawa (place name)
Part of speech unclassified
花びら
petal
noun
山々
many mountains
adverb
noun
大王
great king
noun
サラ金
consumer loan
Part of speech unclassified
学び
learning
noun
早川
Hayakawa (surname)
Part of speech unclassified
右上
upper right
no-adjective
noun
日本テレビ
Nippon Television
Part of speech unclassified
日テレ
Nippon Television (NTV)
Part of speech unclassified
一日中
all day long
adverb
noun
大人しい
gentle
i-adjective
八田
Hatta (surname/place name)
Part of speech unclassified
日本円
Japanese yen
noun
いいえ
no
interjection
見せつける
to show off
ichidan verb
transitive
立花
flower arrangement
Part of speech unclassified
三田
Mita (place name)
Part of speech unclassified
つくり出す
to create
godan verb (-su)
transitive
年月日
date
noun
小中学校
elementary and middle school
noun
雨水
rainwater
noun
水田
rice paddy
noun
さようなら
goodbye
interjection
山川
mountains and rivers
noun
大小
sizes
no-adjective
noun
一月
January
noun
一日
first of the month
noun
千本
thousand (long things)
Part of speech unclassified
大木
large tree
noun
二日
second day of the month
noun
二十
twenty
Part of speech unclassified
三日
third day of the month
noun
四日
fourth day of the month
noun
四人
four people
noun
五人
five people
noun
五日
fifth day of the month
noun
五十
fifty
Part of speech unclassified
六日
sixth day of the month
noun