This page introduces reading of Kanji. Kanji system provides infinite numbers of kanjis and the readings. Japanese Gonverment choose the useful kanjis among them and defines the recommendable readings for effective education. This page list up all the readings of kanji recommended by Japanese Government and arrange them by the alphabetical order.
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 安 | 3 | an | yasu-i | /peaceful/tranquil/quiet/ /cheap/inexpensive/peaceful/ |
The following dictionaries are used in order to translate Japanese to English.
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 且 | ka-tsu | /yet/and/ | ||
| 串 | kushi | /spit/skewer/ | ||
| 丼 | don donburi | /bowl of food/well/ /porcelain bowl/ | ||
| 乞 | ko-u | /to ask/to request/to invite/ | ||
| 但 | tada-shi | /but/however/provided that/ | ||
| 俺 | ore | /personal pronoun/I/ | ||
| 刈 | ka-ru | /to cut (hair)/to mow (grass)/ | ||
| 匂 | nio-u | /to be fragrant/to smell (vi)/ | ||
| 卸 | oroshi oro-su | /wholesale/ /to sell wholesale/ | ||
| 又 | mata | /again/and/ | ||
| 咲 | sa-ku | /to bloom/ | ||
| 唄 | uta | /(oK) song/ | ||
| 坪 | tsubo | /unit of land measurement/ | ||
| 垣 | kaki | /fence/ | ||
| 埼 | sai | /headland/ | ||
| 堀 | hori | /moat/canal/ | ||
| 塚 | tsuka | /mound/ | ||
| 姫 | hime | /princess/ | ||
| 娘 | musume | /daughter (hum)/ | ||
| 宛 | a-teru | /to address/ | ||
| 尻 | shiri | /buttocks/bottom/ | ||
| 届 | 6 | todo-ku todo-keru | /to reach (vi)/ /to deliver/to forward/to send/ | |
| 岡 | oka | /hill/height/ | ||
| 岬 | misaki | /cape/promontory/headland/ | ||
| 峠 | touge | /ridge/(mountain) pass/ | ||
| 崎 | saki | /small peninsula/ | ||
| 嵐 | arashi | /storm/tempest/ | ||
| 弥 | ya | /extensive/full/fill/complete/ | ||
| 扱 | atsuka-u | /to handle/to deal with/ | ||
| 据 | su-eru su-waru | /to set (table)/ /to squat/to sit down/ | ||
| 掛 | kakari ka-karu ka-keru | /hang/suspend/suspense/ /to wear/to put on/to hang/ | ||
| 杉 | sugi | /various species of pine and fir/ | ||
| 枕 | makura | /pillow/bolster/ | ||
| 枠 | waku | /frame/slide/ | ||
| 柿 | kaki | /persimmon/ | ||
| 栃 | tochi | /type of oak/stable/ | ||
| 株 | 6 | kabu | /share/stock/stump (of tree)/ | |
| 桁 | keta | /column/beam/digit/ | ||
| 梨 | nashi | /nashi (Japanese pear)/ | ||
| 棚 | tana | /shelves/rack/ | ||
| 浦 | ura | /inlet/ | ||
| 滝 | taki | /waterfall/ | ||
| 漬 | tsu-karu tsu-keru | /to be pickled/to be soaked/ /to soak/to moisten/to pickle/ | ||
| 潟 | kata | /lagoon/ | ||
| 瀬 | se | /current/torrent/rapids/ | ||
| 熊 | kuma | /bear (animal)/ | ||
| 爪 | tsuma tsume | /claw/nail/talon/animal feet/ /fingernail or toenail/claw/ | ||
| 畑 | 3 | hata hatake | /dry (as opposed to rice) field/ /field/ | |
| 畝 | une | /ridge/rib/ | ||
| 皿 | 3 | sara | /plate/dish/ | |
| 箱 | 3 | hako | /box/ | |
| 箸 | hashi | /chopsticks/ | ||
| 繰 | ku-ru | /to reel/to wind/ | ||
| 肌 | hada | /skin/body/grain/texture/ | ||
| 肘 | hiji | /elbow/ | ||
| 脇 | waki | /side/ | ||
| 膝 | hiza | /knee/lap/ | ||
| 芋 | imo | /tuber/taro/potato/yokel/ | ||
| 芝 | shiba | /lawn/sod/turf/ | ||
| 茨 | ibara | /thorn/ | ||
| 虞 | osore | /fear/anxiety/concern/ | ||
| 虹 | niji | /rainbow/ | ||
| 蚊 | ka | /mosquito/ | ||
| 裾 | suso | /(trouser) cuff/(skirt) hem/ | ||
| 誰 | dare | /who/ | ||
| 謎 | nazo | /riddle/puzzle/enigma/ | ||
| 貝 | 1 | kai | /shell/shellfish/ | |
| 込 | ko-mu ko-meru | /to be crowded/ /to include/to put into/ | ||
| 釜 | kama | /iron pot/kettle/ | ||
| 鍋 | nabe | /saucepan/pot/ | ||
| 鎌 | kama | /sickle/ | ||
| 闇 | yami | /darkness/the dark/ | ||
| 頃 | koro | /time/about/toward/ | ||
| 頬 | hoo | /cheek (of face)/ | ||
| 駒 | koma | /shoogi pieces/ | ||
| 鶴 | tsuru | /crane (bird)/ | ||
| 鹿 | ka shika | /deer/ /deer/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 亜 | a | /Asia/second/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 哀 | ai | awa-re awa-remu | /sad/mournful/pitiful/pity/ /helpless (an)/pathos/pity/ /to commiserate/to pity/ | |
| 愛 | 4 | ai | /love/be fond of/like/ | |
| 挨 | ai | /near/close by/next to/towards/against/to wait/ | ||
| 曖 | ai | /obscure/dim/ambiguous/vague/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 悪 | 3 | aku, o | waru-i | /evil/wicked/bad/foul/ /bad/inferior/ |
| 握 | aku | nigi-ru | /grasp/hold fast/take by hand/ /to grasp/to seize/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 安 | 3 | an | yasu-i | /peaceful/tranquil/quiet/ /cheap/inexpensive/peaceful/ |
| 暗 | 3 | an | kura-i | /dark/obscure/in secret/covert/ /dark/gloomy/(uk) approximately/ |
| 案 | 4 | an | /table/bench/legal case/ | |
| 行 | 2 | an, gyou, kou | i-ku okona-u yu-ku | /go/walk/move/travel/circulate/ /to go/ /to perform/to do/ /to go/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 圧 | 5 | atsu | /to press/to oppress/to crush/pressure/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 婆 | ba | /old woman/grandmother/ | ||
| 罵 | ba | nonoshi-ru | /accuse/blame/curse/scold/ /to speak ill of/to abuse/ | |
| 馬 | 2 | ba | uma ma | /horse/ /horse/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 罰 | bachi, batsu | /penalty/fine/punish/penalize/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 倍 | 3 | bai | /times/fold/multiple times/ | |
| 培 | bai | tsuchika-u | /bank up with dirt/cultivate/ /to cultivate/to foster/ | |
| 売 | 2 | bai | u-ru u-reru | /sell/[NOT casing/shell/husk]/ /to sell/ /to be sold/ |
| 媒 | bai | /go-between/matchmaker/medium/ | ||
| 梅 | 4 | bai | ume | /plums/prunes/ /plum/plum-tree/ |
| 買 | 2 | bai | ka-u | /buy/purchase/bribe/persuade/ /to buy/ |
| 賠 | bai | /indemnify/suffer loss/ | ||
| 陪 | bai | /accompany/be with/keep company/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 博 | 4 | haku, baku | /gamble/play games/wide/broad/ | |
| 幕 | 6 | baku, maku | /curtain/screen/tent/ | |
| 暴 | 5 | baku, bou | aba-ku aba-reru | /violent/brutal/tyrannical/ /to disclose/to divulge/ /to act violently/to rage/ |
| 漠 | baku | /desert/aloof/indifferent/cool/ | ||
| 爆 | baku | /crackle/pop/burst/explode/ | ||
| 縛 | baku | shiba-ru | /to tie/ /to tie/to bind/ | |
| 麦 | 2 | baku | mugi | /wheat/barley/oats/ /wheat/barley/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 万 | 2 | ban, man | /ten thousand/innumerable/ | |
| 伴 | han, ban | tomona-u | /companion/comrade/partner/accompany/ /to accompany/to bring with/ | |
| 判 | 5 | han, ban | /judge/discriminate/conclude/ | |
| 晩 | 6 | ban | /night/ | |
| 板 | 3 | han, ban | ita | /plank/board/iron or tin plate/ /board/plank/ |
| 番 | 2 | ban | /to take turns/a turn/a time/to repeat/ | |
| 盤 | ban | /tray/plate/dish/examine/ | ||
| 蛮 | ban | /barbarians/barbarous/savage/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 伐 | batsu | /cut down/subjugate/attack/ | ||
| 抜 | batsu | nu-kasu nu-karu nu-ku nu-keru | /uproot/pull out/ /to omit/to leave out/ /to make a mistake/ /to extract/to omit/to surpass/ /to come out/to fall out/ | |
| 末 | 4 | batsu, matsu | sue | /final/last/end/insignificant/ /end/close/future/finally/tip/ |
| 罰 | bachi, batsu | /penalty/fine/punish/penalize/ | ||
| 閥 | batsu | /powerful and influential group/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 米 | 2 | bei, mai | kome | /hulled or husked uncooked rice/ /uncooked rice/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 便 | 4 | bin, ben | tayo-ri | /convenience/ease/expedient/ /news/tidings/information/ |
| 勉 | 3 | ben | /endeavor/make effort/urge/ | |
| 弁 | 5 | ben | /conical cap worn during Zhou dynasty/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 別 | 4 | betsu | waka-reru | /separate/other/do not/ /to be divided/to part from/ |
| 蔑 | betsu | sagesu-mu | /disdain/disregard/slight/ /to scorn/to despise/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 備 | 5 | bi | sona-eru sona-waru | /prepare/ready/perfect/ /to furnish/to provide for/ /to be furnished with/ |
| 尾 | bi | o | /tail/extremity/end/stern/ | |
| 微 | bi | /small/prefix micro-/trifling/ | ||
| 眉 | bi, mi | mayu | /eyebrows/upper margin of book/ /eyebrow/ | |
| 美 | 3 | bi | utsuku-shii | /beautiful/pretty/pleasing/ /beautiful/lovely/ |
| 鼻 | 3 | bi | hana | /nose/first/ /nose/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 便 | 4 | bin, ben | tayo-ri | /convenience/ease/expedient/ /news/tidings/information/ |
| 敏 | bin | /fast/quick/clever/smart/ | ||
| 瓶 | bin | /jug/pitcher/vase/jar/bottle/ | ||
| 貧 | 5 | hin, bin | mazu-shii | /poor/impoverished/needy/ /poor/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 募 | bo | tsuno-ru | /levy/raise/summon/recruit/ /to invite/ | |
| 墓 | 5 | bo | haka | /grave/tomb/ /grave/tomb/ |
| 慕 | bo | shita-u | /long for/desire/admire/ /to yearn for/to miss/to adore/ | |
| 暮 | 6 | bo | ku-rasu ku-reru | /evening/dusk/sunset/ending/ /to live/to get along/ /to get dark/to end/ |
| 模 | 6 | bo, mo | /model/standard/pattern/copy/ | |
| 母 | 2 | bo | haha | /mother/female elders/female/ /mother (hum)/ |
| 簿 | bo | /register/account book/notebook/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 坊 | bou, boc | /neighborhood/urban subdivision/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 僕 | boku | /slave/servant/I/ | ||
| 墨 | boku | sumi | /ink/writing/ /ink/ | |
| 撲 | boku | /pound/beat/strike/attack/ | ||
| 木 | 1 | boku, moku | ki ko | /tree/wood/lumber/wooden/ /tree/wood/timber/ |
| 朴 | boku | /simple/unadorned/sincere/a tree/ | ||
| 牧 | 4 | boku | maki | /tend cattle/shepherd/ |
| 目 | 1 | boku, moku | ma me | /eye/look/see/division/topic/ /eye/ |
| 睦 | boku | /friendly/amiable/peaceful/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 凡 | han, bon | /all/any/every/ordinary/common/ | ||
| 煩 | han, bon | wazura-u wazura-wasu | /bother/vex/trouble/troublesome/ /to worry about/ /to trouble/to bother/to annoy/ | |
| 盆 | bon | /basin/tub/pot/bowl/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 勃 | botsu | /suddenly/sudden/quick/ | ||
| 没 | botsu | /not/have not/none/drown/sink/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 乏 | bou | tobo-shii | /lack/poor/ /scanty/meagre/poor/ | |
| 亡 | 6 | bou, mou | na-i | /death/destroyed/lose/perish/ /dead/ |
| 傍 | bou | katawa-ra | /by side of/beside/near/close/ /side/beside/while/ | |
| 冒 | bou | oka-su | /risk/brave/dare/ /to brave/to risk/to face/ | |
| 剖 | bou | /split in two/slice/dissect/ | ||
| 坊 | bou, boc | /neighborhood/urban subdivision/ | ||
| 妄 | bou, mou | /absurd/foolish/reckless/false/ | ||
| 妨 | bou | samata-geru | /interfere with/impede/obstruct/ /to disturb/to prevent/ | |
| 帽 | bou | /hat/cap/cap-like tops/ | ||
| 忘 | 6 | bou | wasu-reru | /forget/neglect/miss/omit/ /to forget/to leave carelessly/ |
| 忙 | bou | isoga-shii | /busy/pressed for time/hustling/ /busy/ | |
| 房 | bou | fusa | /house/building/room/ /tuft/ | |
| 暴 | 5 | baku, bou | aba-ku aba-reru | /violent/brutal/tyrannical/ /to disclose/to divulge/ /to act violently/to rage/ |
| 望 | 4 | bou, mou | nozo-mu | /to look at/look forward/to hope/expect/ /to desire/to wish for/to see/ |
| 某 | bou | /certain thing or person/ | ||
| 棒 | 6 | bou | /stick/club/truncheon/hit/ | |
| 紡 | bou | tsumu-gu | /spin/reel/weave/reeled pongee/ /to spin/to make yarn/ | |
| 肪 | bou | /animal fat/ | ||
| 膨 | bou | fuku-ramu fuku-reru | /to swell/swollen/bloated/inflated/ /to expand/to swell (out)/ /to get cross/to swell (out)/ | |
| 謀 | bou, mu | haka-ru | /plan/scheme/strategem/ /to plan/to devise/to design/ | |
| 貌 | bou | /countenance/appearance/ | ||
| 貿 | 5 | bou | /trade/barter/mixed/rashly/ | |
| 防 | 5 | bou | fuse-gu | /defend/prevent/embankment/ /to defend (against) (vt)/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 不 | 4 | fu, bu | /no/not/un-/negative prefix/ | |
| 侮 | bu | anado-ru | /insult/ridicule/disgrace/ /to despise/to disdain/ | |
| 分 | 2 | fun, bu, bun | wa-katsu wa-karu wa-kareru wa-keru | /divide/small unit of time etc./ /to divide/to separate/ /to be understood/ /to divide/to separate/ |
| 奉 | bu, hou | tatematsu-ru | /offer/receive/serve/respect/ /to offer/to present/to revere/ | |
| 武 | 5 | bu, mu | /military/martial/warlike/ | |
| 歩 | 2 | fu, bu, ho | ayu-mu aru-ku | /step/ /to walk/to go on foot/ /to walk/ |
| 無 | 4 | bu, mu | na-i | /negative/no/not/lack/have no/ /there isn't/doesn't have/ |
| 舞 | bu | mai ma-u | /dance/posture/prance/brandish/ /to dance (vi)/to flutter about/ | |
| 部 | 3 | bu | /part/division/section/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 分 | 2 | fun, bu, bun | wa-katsu wa-karu wa-kareru wa-keru | /divide/small unit of time etc./ /to divide/to separate/ /to be understood/ /to divide/to separate/ |
| 文 | 1 | bun, mon | fumi | /literature/culture/writing/ /letter/writings/ |
| 聞 | 2 | bun, mon | ki-ku ki-koeru | /hear/smell/make known/news/ /to hear/to listen/to ask/ /to be heard/to be audible/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 仏 | 5 | butsu | hotoke | /Buddha/ /merciful person/the dead/ |
| 物 | 3 | butsu, motsu | mono | /thing/substance/creature/ /thing/object/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 白 | 1 | haku, byaku | shira shiro shiro-i | /white/pure/unblemished/bright/ /white/ /white/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 平 | 3 | byou, hei | tai-ra hira | /flat/level/even/peaceful/ /flatness (an)/level/smooth/ /the broad/the flat/palm/ |
| 描 | byou | ega-ku ka-ku | /copy/trace/sketch/depict/ /to draw/to paint/to sketch/ /to draw/to paint/ | |
| 猫 | byou | neko | /cat/ /cat/ | |
| 病 | 3 | byou, hei | yamai ya-mu | /illness/sickness/disease/ /illness/disease/ /fall ill/be ill/ |
| 秒 | 3 | byou | /beard of grain or corn/a second/ | |
| 苗 | byou | nae nawa | /sprouts/Miao nationality/ /rice seedling/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 茶 | 2 | sa, cha | /tea/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 嫡 | chaku | /legal wife/child of legal wife/ | ||
| 着 | 3 | jaku, chaku | ki-seru ki-ru tsu-ku tsu-keru | /make move/take action/ /to put on clothes/ /to wear/ /to arrive at/to reach/ /to arrive/to wear/to put on/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 値 | 6 | chi | atai ne | /price/cost/worth/ /price/cost/value (vs)/ /price/cost/value/ |
| 地 | 2 | ji, chi | /earth/soil/ground/region/ | |
| 恥 | chi | haji ha-jirau ha-jiru ha-zukashii | /shame/humiliation/ashamed/ /shame/embarrassment/ /feel shy/be bashful/blush/ /to feel ashamed/ /shy/ashamed/embarrassed/ | |
| 池 | 2 | chi | ike | /pool/pond/moat/cistern/ /pond/ |
| 治 | 4 | ji, chi | osa-maru osa-meru nao-su nao-ru | /govern/regulate/administer/ /to be at peace/to clamp down/ /to govern/to manage/to subdue/ /to cure (vt)/to heal/ /to be cured (vi)/to heal/ |
| 痴 | chi | /foolish/stupid/dumb/silly/ | ||
| 知 | 2 | chi | shi-ru | /know/perceive/comprehend/ /to know (I)/to understand/ |
| 稚 | chi | /young/immature/childhood/ | ||
| 緻 | chi | /delicate/fine/dense/ | ||
| 置 | 4 | chi | o-ku | /place/lay out/set aside/ /to put/to place/ |
| 致 | chi | ita-su | /send/deliver/present/cause/ /to do (hum)/ | |
| 質 | 5 | shichi, shitsu, chi | /matter/material/substance/ | |
| 遅 | chi | oku-rasu oku-reru oso-i | /late/tardy/slow/delay/ /to retard/to delay/ /to be late/ /late (adj)/slow/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 畜 | chiku | /livestock/domestic animals/ | ||
| 竹 | 1 | chiku | take | /bamboo/flute/ /bamboo/ |
| 築 | 5 | chiku | kizu-ku | /build/erect/building/ /to build/to pile up/to amass/ |
| 蓄 | chiku | takuwa-eru | /store/save/hoard/gather/ /to store/to lay in stock/ | |
| 逐 | chiku | /chase/expel/one by one/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 朕 | chin | /pronoun 'I'/ | ||
| 沈 | chin | shizu-mu shizu-meru | /sink/submerge/addicted to/ /to sink/to feel depressed/ /to sink (vt)/to submerge/ | |
| 珍 | chin | mezura-shii | /precious/valuable/rare/ /unusual/rare/ | |
| 賃 | 6 | chin | /rent/hire/hired person/ | |
| 鎮 | chin | shizu-maru shizu-meru | /town/market place/suppress/ /to get quiet/ /to calm (vt)/ | |
| 陳 | chin | /exhibit/display/plead/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 秩 | chitsu | /order/orderly/salary/decade/ | ||
| 窒 | chitsu | /stop up/obstruct/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 緒 | sho, cho | o | /end of thread/thread/ /cord/strap/thong/ | |
| 著 | 6 | cho | arawa-su ichijiru-shii | /manifest/(Cant.) to wear/ /to write/to publish/ /remarkable/considerable/ |
| 貯 | 4 | cho | /store/stockpile/hoard/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 勅 | choku | /imperial decree/daoist magic/ | ||
| 捗 | choku | /make progress/ | ||
| 直 | 2 | jiki, choku | tada-chini nao-su nao-ru | /straight/erect/vertical/ /at once/immediately/directly/ /to fix (vt)/to correct/ /to be repaired (vi)/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 丁 | 3 | chou, tei | /male adult/robust/vigorous/4th heavenly stem/ | |
| 兆 | 4 | chou | kiza-shi kiza-su | /omen/million/mega/ /signs/omen/symptoms/ /to show signs (symptoms)/ |
| 嘲 | chou | aza-keru | /ridicule/deride/scorn/jeer at/ | |
| 帳 | 3 | chou | /tent/screen/mosquito net/ | |
| 庁 | 6 | chou | /hall/central room/ | |
| 弔 | chou | tomura-u | /condole/mourn/pity/hang/ /to mourn for/ | |
| 張 | 5 | chou | ha-ru | /stretch/extend/expand/sheet/ /to stick/to paste/to put/ |
| 彫 | chou | ho-ru | /carve/decorate/emaciated/ /to carve/to engrave/ | |
| 徴 | chou | /summon/ | ||
| 懲 | chou | ko-rashimeru ko-rasu ko-riru | /punish/reprimand/warn/ /to chastise/to punish/ /to chastise/to punish/ /to learn by experience/ | |
| 挑 | chou | ido-mu | /a load carried on the shoulders/to carry/ /to challenge/to contend for/ | |
| 朝 | 2 | chou | asa | /dynasty/morning/ /morning/ |
| 潮 | 6 | chou | shio | /tide/moist/wet/damp/flow/ /tide/ebb & flood/ |
| 澄 | chou | su-masu su-mu | /purify water by allowing sediment to settle/ /to clear/to make clear/ /to clear (e.g. weather)/ | |
| 町 | 1 | chou | machi | /raised path between fields/ /town/street/ |
| 眺 | chou | naga-meru | /look at/gaze at/scan/survey/ /to view/to gaze at/ | |
| 聴 | chou | ki-ku | /hear/listen/understand/obey/ /to hear/to listen/to ask/ | |
| 腸 | 4 | chou | /intestines/emotions/sausage/ | |
| 調 | 3 | chou | shira-beru totono-u totono-eru | /transfer/move/change/tune/ /to investigate (vt)/ /to be prepared/to be in order/ /to prepare/to arrange/ |
| 貼 | chou | ha-ru | /paste to/stick on/attached to/ /to stick/to paste/ | |
| 超 | chou | ko-eru ko-su | /jump over/leap over/surpass/ /to cross over/ /to cross/to pass/to tide over/ | |
| 跳 | chou | to-bu ha-neru | /jump/leap/vault/bounce/dance/ /to jump/to leap/to spring/ /to jump/to leap/to prance/ | |
| 重 | 3 | juu, chou | e omo-i kasa-naru kasa-neru | /heavy/weighty/double/ /-fold (suf)/-ply/ /heavy/massive/serious/ /to be piled up/ /to pile up/ |
| 釣 | chou | tsu-ru | /fish/fishhook/tempt/lure/ /to fish/ | |
| 長 | 2 | chou | naga-i | /long/length/excel in/leader/ /long/ |
| 頂 | 6 | chou | itadaki itada-ku | /top/peak/carry on head/very/ /(top of) head/summit/spire/ /to receive/ |
| 鳥 | 2 | chou | tori | /bird/ /bird/fowl/poultry/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 中 | 1 | juu, chuu | naka | /central/center/middle/in the midst of/ /inside/ |
| 仲 | 4 | chuu | naka | /middle brother/go between/mediator/ /relation/relationship/ |
| 宙 | 6 | chuu | /time as concept/infinite time/ | |
| 忠 | 6 | chuu | /loyalty/devotion/fidelity/ | |
| 抽 | chuu | /draw out/pull out/sprout/ | ||
| 昼 | 2 | chuu | hiru | /daytime/daylight/ /noon/daytime/ |
| 柱 | 3 | chuu | hashira | /pillar/post/support/lean on/ /pillar/post/ |
| 沖 | chuu | oki | /pour/infuse/steep/wash away/ /open sea/ | |
| 注 | 3 | chuu | soso-gu | /concentrate/focus/direct/ /to pour into/to irrigate/ |
| 虫 | 1 | chuu | mushi | /insects/worms/ /insect/ |
| 衷 | chuu | /heart/from bottom of one's heart/ | ||
| 酎 | chuu | /double-fermented wine/vintage wine/ | ||
| 鋳 | chuu | i-ru | /melt/cast/coin/mint/ /to cast/to mint/to coin/ | |
| 駐 | chuu | /to be stationed at/reside at/to stop/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 唾 | da | tsuba | /spit/spit on/saliva/ /saliva/sputum/ | |
| 堕 | da | /fall/sink/let fall/degenerate/ | ||
| 妥 | da | /satisfactory/appropriate/ | ||
| 惰 | da | /indolent/careless/lazy/idle/ | ||
| 打 | 3 | da | u-tsu | /strike/hit/beat/fight/attack/ /to hit/to strike/ |
| 蛇 | ja, da | hebi | /snake/ /snake/serpent/ | |
| 駄 | da | /a horse load/a pack-horse/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 代 | 3 | tai, dai | ka-eru ka-waru shiro yo | /replace/replacement (of person or generation)/ /to exchange/to interchange/ /price/materials/substitution/ /world/society/generation/ |
| 内 | 2 | dai, nai | uchi | /inside/ /inside/ |
| 台 | 2 | tai, dai | /platform/unit/term of address/ | |
| 大 | 1 | tai, dai | oo oo-ini oo-kii | /big/great/vast/large/high/ /very/much/greatly/ /big/large/ |
| 弟 | 2 | dai, tei, de | otouto | /young brother/junior/i/me/ /younger brother (hum)/ |
| 第 | 3 | dai | /sequence/number/grade/degree/ | |
| 題 | 3 | dai | /forehead/title/headline/theme/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 濁 | daku | nigo-su nigo-ru | /muddy/turbid/dirty/filthy/ /to make muddy/to prevaricate/ /to become muddy/to get impure/ | |
| 諾 | daku | /promise/assent/approve/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 団 | 5 | dan, ton | /sphere/ball/circle/mass/lump/ | |
| 壇 | tan, dan | /altar/arena/examination hall/ | ||
| 弾 | dan | tama hazu-mu hi-ku | /a pellet/bullet/shot/shell/ /bullet/shot/shell/ /to spring/to bound/to bounce/ /to play (piano, guitar)/ | |
| 断 | 5 | dan | kotowa-ru ta-tsu | /sever/cut off/interrupt/ /to refuse/to inform/ /to sever/to cut off/to abstain/ |
| 旦 | tan, dan | /dawn/morning/day/ | ||
| 暖 | 6 | dan | atata-ka atata-kai atata-maru atata-meru | /warm/genial/ /warm/mild/genial/ /to warm oneself/to sun oneself/ /to warm/to heat/ |
| 段 | 6 | dan | /section/piece/division/ | |
| 男 | 1 | dan, nan | otoko | /male/man/son/baron/ /man/ |
| 談 | 3 | dan | /talk/conversation/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 奪 | datsu | uba-u | /take by force/rob/snatch/ /to snatch away/ | |
| 脱 | datsu | nu-gu nu-geru | /take off/ /to take off clothes/ /to come off/to slip down/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 弟 | 2 | dai, tei, de | otouto | /young brother/junior/i/me/ /younger brother (hum)/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 泥 | dei | doro | /mud/mire/earth/clay/plaster/ /mud/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 溺 | deki | obo-reru | /drown/submerge in water/indulge/ /to be drowned/to indulge in/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 伝 | 4 | den | tsuta-u tsuta-eru tsuta-waru | /summon/propagate/transmit/ /to go along/to walk along/ /to convey/to report/ /to be handed down/ |
| 殿 | ten, den | tono dono | /hall/palace/temple/ /feudal lord/mansion/palace/ /person (pol)/mister/ | |
| 田 | 1 | den | ta | /field/arable land/cultivated/ /rice field/ |
| 電 | 2 | den | /electricity/electric/lightning/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 努 | 4 | do | tsuto-meru | /to exert/strive/make an effort/to pout/ /to exert oneself/ |
| 土 | 1 | to, do | tsuchi | /soil/earth/items made of earth/ /earth/soil/ |
| 奴 | do | /slave/servant/ | ||
| 度 | 3 | taku, to, do | tabi | /degree/system/manner/to consider/ /times (three times, etc.)/ |
| 怒 | do | ika-ru oko-ru | /anger/rage/passion/angry/ /to be angry/ /to get angry/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 毒 | 4 | doku | /poison/venom/poisonous/ | |
| 独 | 5 | doku | hito-ri | /alone/single/solitary/only/ /alone/unmarried/ |
| 読 | 2 | tou, toku, doku | yo-mu | /read/study/pronounce/ /to read/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 曇 | don | kumo-ru | /become cloudy/overcast/ /to become cloudy/to become dim/ | |
| 貪 | don | musabo-ru | /greedy/covet/covetous/ /to covet/to indulge in/ | |
| 鈍 | don | nibu-i nibu-ru | /blunt/obtuse/dull/flat/dull-witted/ /dull (for example a knife)/ /to grow dull/to become blunt/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 働 | 4 | dou | hatara-ku | /labor/work/ /to work/to labor/to do/to act/ |
| 動 | 3 | dou | ugo-kasu ugo-ku | /move/happen/movement/action/ /to move (vt)/to shift/ /to move (vi)/to stir/to shift/ |
| 同 | 2 | dou | ona-ji | /same/similar/together with/ /same/identical/equal/uniform/ |
| 堂 | 4 | dou | /hall/government office/ | |
| 導 | 5 | dou | michibi-ku | /direct/guide/lead/conduct/ /to be guided/to be shown/ |
| 洞 | dou | hora | /cave/grotto/ravine/hole/ /cave/den/grotto/ | |
| 瞳 | dou | hitomi | /pupil of eye/ /pupil (of eye)/ | |
| 童 | 3 | dou | warabe | /child/boy/servant boy/virgin/ /child/ |
| 胴 | dou | /the large intestine/the body/ | ||
| 道 | 2 | tou, dou | michi | /path/road/street/method/way/ /road/street/way/method/ |
| 銅 | 5 | dou | /copper/brass/bronze cuprum/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 会 | 2 | e, kai | a-u | /assemble/meet together/meeting/ /to meet/to interview/ |
| 依 | i, e | /rely on/be set in/consent/obey a wish/ | ||
| 回 | 2 | e, kai | mawa-su mawa-ru | /return/turn around/a time/ /to turn/to revolve/ /to turn/to revolve/ |
| 恵 | e, kei | megu-mu | /favor/benefit/confer kindness/ /to bless/to show mercy to/ | |
| 絵 | 2 | e, kai | /draw/sketch/paint/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 営 | 5 | ei | itona-mu | /encampment/barracks/manage/ /to carry on (e.g. in ceremony)/ |
| 影 | ei | kage | /shadow/image/reflection/photograph/ /shadow/shade/other side/ | |
| 映 | 6 | ei | utsu-su utsu-ru ha-eru | /project/reflect light/ /to reproduce/to imitate/ /to be reflected/ /to shine/to look pretty/ |
| 栄 | 4 | ei | saka-eru ha-e ha-eru | /glory/honor/flourish/prosper/ /to prosper/to flourish/ /glory/ /to shine/to look attractive/ |
| 永 | 5 | ei | naga-i | /long/perpetual/eternal/forever/ /long/lengthy/ |
| 泳 | 3 | ei | oyo-gu | /dive/swim/ /to swim/ |
| 英 | 4 | ei | /petal/flower/leaf/brave/a hero/England/English/ | |
| 衛 | 5 | ei | /guard/protect/defend/ | |
| 詠 | ei | yo-mu | /sing/hum/chant/ /to recite/to chant/ | |
| 鋭 | ei | surudo-i | /sharp/ /pointed/sharp/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 役 | 3 | eki, yaku | /service/a servant/laborer/to serve/ | |
| 易 | 5 | i, eki | yasa-shii | /change/easy/ /easy/plain/simple/ |
| 液 | 5 | eki | /sap/juice/liquid/fluid/ | |
| 疫 | eki, yaku | /epidemic/plague/pestilence/ | ||
| 益 | 5 | eki, yaku | /profit/benefit/advantage/ | |
| 駅 | 3 | eki | /relay station/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 円 | 1 | en | maru-i | /yen/ /round/circular/spherical/ |
| 園 | 2 | en | sono | /garden/park/orchard/ /garden/park/plantation/ |
| 塩 | 4 | en | shio | /salt/ /salt/ |
| 媛 | en | /beauty/beautiful woman/ | ||
| 宴 | en | /to entertain/feast/a feast/banquet/ | ||
| 延 | 6 | en | no-basu no-biru no-beru | /delay/postpone/defer/ /to lengthen/to stretch/ /to be prolonged/ /to make (bed)/to stretch/ |
| 怨 | en, on | /hatred/enmity/resentment/ | ||
| 援 | en | /aid/assist/lead/cite/ | ||
| 沿 | 6 | en | so-u | /follow a course/go along/ /to run along/to follow/ |
| 演 | 5 | en | /perform/put on/exercise/ | |
| 炎 | en | honoo | /flame/blaze/hot/ /flame/blaze/ | |
| 煙 | en | kemuri kemu-i kemu-ru | /smoke/soot/opium/tobacco/cigarettes/ /smoke/fumes/ /smoky/ /to smoke (e.g. fire)/ | |
| 猿 | en | saru | /ape/ /monkey/ | |
| 縁 | en | fuchi | /hem/ /(surrounding) edge/ | |
| 艶 | en | tsuya | /beautiful/sexy/voluptuous/ /gloss/glaze/ | |
| 遠 | 2 | en, on | too-i | /distant/remote/far/profound/ /far/distant/ |
| 鉛 | en | namari | /lead plumbum/ /lead (the metal)/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 悦 | etsu | /pleased/contented/gratified/ | ||
| 謁 | etsu | /visit/pay respects to/ | ||
| 越 | etsu | ko-eru ko-su | /exceed/go beyond/the more .../ /to cross over/to cross/ | |
| 閲 | etsu | /examine/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 不 | 4 | fu, bu | /no/not/un-/negative prefix/ | |
| 付 | 4 | fu | tsu-ku tsu-keru | /give/deliver/pay/hand over/entrust/ /to adjoin/to be attached/ /to attach (vt)/to join/ |
| 夫 | 4 | fu, fuu | otto | /man/male adult/husband/those/ /(my) husband/ |
| 婦 | 5 | fu | /married women/woman/wife/ | |
| 富 | 5 | fu, fuu | tomi to-mu | /abundant/ample/rich/wealthy/ /wealth/fortune/ /to be rich/to become rich/ |
| 布 | 5 | fu | nuno | /cotton cloth/textiles/linen/ /cloth/ |
| 府 | 4 | fu | /prefecture/prefect/government/ | |
| 怖 | fu | kowa-i | /terror/fear/frighten/terrified/ /frightening/eerie/ | |
| 扶 | fu | /support/help/protect/hold on/ | ||
| 敷 | fu | shi-ku | /spread/diffuse/apply/paint/ /to spread out/to lay out/ | |
| 普 | fu | /universal/general/widespread/ | ||
| 歩 | 2 | fu, bu, ho | ayu-mu aru-ku | /step/ /to walk/to go on foot/ /to walk/ |
| 浮 | fu | u-kabu u-kaberu u-kareru u-ku | /to float/drift/waft/to exceed/superfluous/ /to float/to rise to surface/ /to float/to express/ /to make merry/to be festive/ /to float/ | |
| 父 | 2 | fu | chichi | /father/ /father (hum)/ |
| 符 | fu | /i.d. tag/tally/symbol/charm/ | ||
| 腐 | fu | kusa-rasu kusa-ru kusa-reru | /rot/decay/spoil/rotten/ /to spoil/to rot/ /to rot/to go bad/ /to spoil/to rot/ | |
| 膚 | fu | /skin/superficial/shallow/ | ||
| 訃 | fu | /obituary/give notice of death/ | ||
| 譜 | fu | /register/list/table/musical score/ | ||
| 負 | 3 | fu | o-u ma-kasu ma-keru | /load/burden/carry/bear/ /to bear/to owe/ /to defeat/ /to lose/to be defeated/ |
| 賦 | fu | /tax/give/endow/army/diffuse/ | ||
| 赴 | fu | omomu-ku | /go to/attend/be present/ /to go/to proceed/to repair to/ | |
| 阜 | fu | /mound/abundant/ample/numerous/ | ||
| 附 | fu | /adhere to/append/rely on near to/ | ||
| 風 | 2 | fu, fuu | kaza kaze | /wind/air/manners/atmosphere/ /wind/breeze/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 伏 | fuku | fu-su fu-seru | /crouch/crawl/lie hidden/conceal/ /to bend down/ /to lay something upside down/ | |
| 副 | 4 | fuku | /assist/supplement/assistant/ | |
| 幅 | fuku | haba | /piece/strip/breadth of/hem/ /width/breadth/ | |
| 復 | 5 | fuku | /return/repeat/repeatedly/ | |
| 服 | 3 | fuku | /clothes/wear/dress/ | |
| 福 | 3 | fuku | /happiness/good fortune/blessing/ | |
| 腹 | 6 | fuku | hara | /stomach/belly/abdomen/inside/ /belly/stomach/ |
| 複 | 5 | fuku | /repeat/double/overlap/ | |
| 覆 | fuku | oo-u kutsugae-su kutsugae-ru | /cover/tip over/return/reply/ /to cover/to hide/to conceal/ /to overturn/to upset/ /to topple over/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 分 | 2 | fun, bu, bun | wa-katsu wa-karu wa-kareru wa-keru | /divide/small unit of time etc./ /to divide/to separate/ /to be understood/ /to divide/to separate/ |
| 噴 | fun | fu-ku | /spurt/blow out/puff out/ /to emit/to spout/ | |
| 墳 | fun | /grave/mound/bulge/bulging/ | ||
| 奮 | 6 | fun | furu-u | /strive/exert effort/arouse/ /to show (ability)/ |
| 憤 | fun | ikidoo-ru | /resent/hate/indignant/ /to be angry/to resent/ | |
| 粉 | 4 | fun | ko kona | /powder/face powder/plaster/ /flour/meal/powder/ |
| 紛 | fun | magi-rasu magi-rawashii magi-rawasu magi-reru | /in disorder/scattered/tangled/ /to divert/to distract/ /confusing/misleading/equivocal/ /to divert/to distract/ /to be diverted/to slip into/ | |
| 雰 | fun | /atmosphere/mist/fog/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 払 | futsu | hara-u | /shake off/brush away/dust/ /to pay/to brush/to wipe/ | |
| 沸 | futsu | wa-kasu wa-ku | /boil/bubble up/gush/ /to boil (vt)/to heat/ /to boil/to grow hot/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 夫 | 4 | fu, fuu | otto | /man/male adult/husband/those/ /(my) husband/ |
| 富 | 5 | fu, fuu | tomi to-mu | /abundant/ample/rich/wealthy/ /wealth/fortune/ /to be rich/to become rich/ |
| 封 | fuu, hou | /letter/envelope/feudal/ | ||
| 風 | 2 | fu, fuu | kaza kaze | /wind/air/manners/atmosphere/ /wind/breeze/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 我 | 6 | ga | wa ware | /our/us/i/me/my/we/ /me/oneself/self/ego/ |
| 牙 | ga, ge | kiba | /tooth/molars/teeth/serrated/ /tusk/fang/ | |
| 瓦 | ga | kawara | /tile/earthenware pottery/girl/ /roof tile/ | |
| 画 | 2 | kaku, ga | /a painting/picture/drawing/to draw/ | |
| 芽 | 4 | ga | me | /bud/sprout/shoot/ /sprout/ |
| 賀 | 5 | ga | /congratulate/send present/ | |
| 雅 | ga | /elegant/graceful/refined/ | ||
| 餓 | ga | /hungry/greedy for/hunger/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 合 | 2 | kac, gac, gou | a-u a-wasu a-waseru | /combine/unite/join/gather/ /to fit/to suit/to agree with/ /to join together/to face/ /to join together/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 劾 | gai | /examine into/impeach/charge/ | ||
| 外 | 2 | gai, ge | soto hazu-su hazu-reru hoka | /out/outside/external/foreign/ /outside/ /to unfasten/to remove/ /to be disconnected/ /other place/the rest/ |
| 害 | 4 | gai | /injure/harm/destroy/kill/ | |
| 崖 | gai | gake | /cliff/precipice/precipitous/ /cliff/ | |
| 慨 | gai | /sigh/regret/generous/ | ||
| 概 | gai | /generally/approximately/ | ||
| 涯 | gai | /shore/bank/water's edge/ | ||
| 蓋 | gai | futa | /cover/hide/protect/ /cover/lid/cap/ | |
| 街 | 4 | kai, gai | machi | /street/road/thoroughfare/ /town/street/road/ |
| 該 | gai | /should/ought to/need to/ | ||
| 骸 | gai | /skeleton/body/leg bone/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 学 | 1 | gaku | mana-bu | /learning/knowledge/school/ /to study in depth/ |
| 岳 | gaku | take | /mountain peak/ /peak/mountain/ | |
| 楽 | 2 | gaku, raku | tano-shii tano-shimu | /happy/glad/enjoyable/music/ /enjoyable/fun (adj)/ /to enjoy oneself/ |
| 額 | 5 | gaku | hitai | /forehead/tablet/plaque/fixed/ /forehead/brow/ |
| 顎 | gaku | ago | /jaw/ /chin/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 丸 | 2 | gan | maru maru-i maru-meru | /small round object/pellet/pill/ /circle/full (month)/perfection/ /round/spherical/ /to make round/to round off/ |
| 元 | 2 | gan, gen | moto | /first/dollar/origin/head/ /origin/ |
| 含 | gan | fuku-mu fuku-meru | /hold in mouth/cherish/contain/ /to hold in the mouth/ /to include (vt)/to instruct/ | |
| 岩 | 2 | gan | iwa | /cliff/rocks/mountain/ /rock/ |
| 岸 | 3 | gan | kishi | /bank/shore/beach/coast/ /bank/coast/shore/ |
| 玩 | gan | /play with/joke/enjoy/ | ||
| 眼 | 5 | gan, gen | manako | /eye/eyelet/hole/opening/ /eye/ |
| 頑 | gan | /obstinate/stubborn/recalcitrant/ | ||
| 顔 | 2 | gan | kao | /face/facial appearance/ /face (person)/ |
| 願 | 4 | gan | nega-u | /desire/want/wish/ambition/ /to desire/to wish/to request/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 月 | 1 | gatsu, getsu | tsuki | /moon/month/ /moon/month/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 下 | 1 | ka, ge | o-riru o-rosu kuda-saru kuda-su kuda-ru sa-garu sa-geru shita shimo moto | /under/underneath/below/down/inferior/ /to come down/ /to take down/to launch/to drop/ /to give (hon) (IV)/to confer/ /to lower/to let go down/ /to get down/to descend/ /to hang down/to abate/ /to hang/to lower/to move back/ /under/below/beneath/ |
| 夏 | 2 | ka, ge | natsu | /summer/great/grand/big/ /summer/ |
| 外 | 2 | gai, ge | soto hazu-su hazu-reru hoka | /out/outside/external/foreign/ /outside/ /to unfasten/to remove/ /to be disconnected/ /other place/the rest/ |
| 牙 | ga, ge | kiba | /tooth/molars/teeth/serrated/ /tusk/fang/ | |
| 解 | 5 | kai, ge | to-kasu to-ku to-keru | /loosen/unfasten/untie/explain/ /to comb out/ /to solve/to answer/to untie/ /to loosen/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 芸 | 4 | gei | /rue/herb used to keep insects away/ | |
| 迎 | gei | muka-eru | /receive/welcome/greet/ /to go out to meet/ | |
| 鯨 | gei | kujira | /whale/ /whale/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 劇 | 6 | geki | /theatrical plays/opera/drama/ | |
| 撃 | geki | u-tsu | /strike/hit/beat/attack/fight/ /to attack/to defeat/to destroy/ | |
| 激 | 6 | geki | hage-shii | /arouse/excite/incite/quickly/ /violent/vehement/intense/ |
| 隙 | geki | suki | /crack/split/fissure/grudge/ /chance or opportunity/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 元 | 2 | gan, gen | moto | /first/dollar/origin/head/ /origin/ |
| 原 | 2 | gen | hara | /source/origin/beginning/ /field/plain/prairie/tundra/ |
| 厳 | 6 | gen, gon | ogoso-ka kibi-shii | /strict/rigorous/rigid/stern/ /austere (an)/majestic/ /severe/strict/stern/ |
| 嫌 | ken, gen | iya kira-u | /hate/detest/suspect/criticize/ /disagreeable (an)/unpleasant/ /to hate/to dislike/to loathe/ | |
| 幻 | gen | maboroshi | /illusion/fantasy/mirage/ /phantom/vision/illusion/dream/ | |
| 弦 | gen | tsuru | /string/hypotenuse/crescent/ /bow string/handle/ | |
| 減 | 5 | gen | he-rasu he-ru | /decrease/subtract/diminish/ /to decrease (vi)/to diminish/ |
| 源 | 6 | gen | minamoto | /spring/source/head/ /source/origin/ |
| 玄 | gen | /deep/profound/abstruse/ | ||
| 現 | 5 | gen | arawa-su arawa-reru | /appear/manifest/become visible/ /to show/to indicate/to display/ /to appear/to come in sight/ |
| 眼 | 5 | gan, gen | manako | /eye/eyelet/hole/opening/ /eye/ |
| 舷 | gen | /the sides of a boat/bulwarks/a gunwale/ | ||
| 言 | 2 | gen, gon | i-u koto | /words/speech/speak/say/ /to say/ |
| 限 | 5 | gen | kagi-ru | /boundary/limit/line/ /to restrict (I)/to limit/ |
| 験 | 4 | ken, gen | /test/examine/inspect/verify/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 月 | 1 | gatsu, getsu | tsuki | /moon/month/ /moon/month/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 偽 | gi | itsuwa-ru nise | /false/counterfeit/bogus/ /to lie/to cheat/to falsify/ /imitation/ | |
| 儀 | gi | /ceremony/rites gifts/admire/ | ||
| 宜 | gi | /suitable/right/fitting/proper/ | ||
| 戯 | gi | tawamu-reru | /theatrical play/show/ /to be amused (with something)/ | |
| 技 | 5 | gi | waza | /skill/ability/talent/ingenuity/ /art/technique/ |
| 擬 | gi | /draft/intend/plan/propose/ | ||
| 欺 | gi | azamu-ku | /cheat/double-cross/deceive/ /to deceive/ | |
| 犠 | gi | /sacrifice/give up/sacrificial/ | ||
| 疑 | 6 | gi | utaga-u | /doubt/question/suspect/ /to doubt/to distrust/ |
| 義 | 5 | gi | /right conduct/righteousness/ | |
| 議 | 4 | gi | /consult/talk over/discuss/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 吟 | gin | /sing/hum/recite/type of poetry/ | ||
| 銀 | 3 | gin | /silver/cash/money/wealth/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 互 | go | taga-i | /mutually/reciprocally/ /mutual/reciprocal/ | |
| 五 | 1 | go | itsu itsu-tsu | /five/ /five/ |
| 午 | 2 | go | /noon/7th terrestrial branch/ | |
| 呉 | go | /one of warring states/ | ||
| 娯 | go | /pleasure/enjoyment/amusement/ | ||
| 後 | 2 | kou, go | ato ushi-ro oku-reru nochi | /behind/rear/after/descendents/ /after (a-no)/behind/later/rear/ /back/behind/rear/ /to be late/to be delayed/ /afterwords (a-no)/since then/ |
| 御 | gyo, go | on | /drive/ride/chariot/manage/ | |
| 悟 | go | sato-ru | /to apprehend/realize/become aware/ /to attain enlightenment/ | |
| 期 | 3 | ki, go | /period of time/date/time limit/ | |
| 碁 | go | /chess/any game similar to chess/ | ||
| 語 | 2 | go | kata-rau kata-ru | /language/words/saying/expression/ /to talk/to tell/to recite/ /to talk/to tell/to recite/ |
| 誤 | 6 | go | ayama-ru | /err/make mistake/interfere/ /to make a mistake/ |
| 護 | 5 | go | /protect/guard/defend/shelter/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 極 | 4 | kyoku, goku | kiwa-maru kiwa-mi kiwa-meru | /extreme/utmost/furthest/final/ /to terminate/ /height/acme/extremity/ /to investigate thoroughly/ |
| 獄 | goku | /prison/jail/case/lawsuit/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 勤 | 6 | kin, gon | tsuto-maru tsuto-meru | /industrious/diligent/attentive/ /to be fit for/to be equal to/ /to serve/to fill a post/ |
| 厳 | 6 | gen, gon | ogoso-ka kibi-shii | /strict/rigorous/rigid/stern/ /austere (an)/majestic/ /severe/strict/stern/ |
| 権 | 6 | ken, gon | /power/right/authority/ | |
| 言 | 2 | gen, gon | i-u koto | /words/speech/speak/say/ /to say/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 傲 | gou | /proud/haughty/overbearing/ | ||
| 剛 | gou | /hard/tough/rigid/strong/ | ||
| 号 | 3 | gou | /mark/sign/symbol/number/ | |
| 合 | 2 | kac, gac, gou | a-u a-wasu a-waseru | /combine/unite/join/gather/ /to fit/to suit/to agree with/ /to join together/to face/ /to join together/ |
| 強 | 2 | kyou, gou | shi-iru tsuyo-i tsuyo-maru tsuyo-meru | /strong/powerful/energetic/ /to force/to compel/to coerce/ /strong/powerful/mighty/ /to get strong/to gain strength/ /to strengthen/to emphasize/ |
| 拷 | gou | /torture and interrogate/hit/ | ||
| 業 | 3 | gyou, gou | waza | /profession/business/trade/ /deed/act/work/performance/ |
| 豪 | gou | /brave/heroic/chivalrous/ | ||
| 郷 | 6 | kyou, gou | /country/rural/village/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 具 | 3 | gu | /tool/implement/draw up/write/ | |
| 惧 | gu | /fear/be afraid of/dread/ | ||
| 愚 | gu | oro-ka | /stupid/doltish/foolish/ /foolish (an)/stupid/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 群 | 5 | gun | mura mu-re mu-reru | /crowd/multitude/mob/ /group/crowd/flock/herd/bevy/ /to crowd/to flock/to swarm/ |
| 軍 | 4 | gun | /army/military/soldiers/troops/ | |
| 郡 | 4 | gun | /administrative division/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 偶 | guu | /accidentally/coincidently/an idol/ | ||
| 宮 | 3 | kyuu, ku, guu | miya | /palace/temple/dwelling/enclose/ |
| 遇 | guu | /meet/come across/encounter/ | ||
| 隅 | guu | sumi | /corner/nook/remote place/ /corner/nook/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 虐 | gyaku | shiita-geru | /cruel/harsh/oppressive/ /to oppress/ | |
| 逆 | 5 | gyaku | saka saka-rau | /disobey/rebel/rebel/traitor/ /to go against/to oppose/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 御 | gyo, go | on | /drive/ride/chariot/manage/ | |
| 漁 | 4 | gyo, ryou | /to fish/seize/pursue/ | |
| 魚 | 2 | gyo | uo sakana | /fish/ /fish/ /fish/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 玉 | 1 | gyoku | tama | /jade/precious stone/gem/ /ball/sphere/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 仰 | gyou, kou | ao-gu oo-se | /raise the head to look/look up to/rely on/ /to look up (to)/to respect/ | |
| 凝 | gyou | ko-rasu ko-ru | /coagulate/congeal/freeze/ /to concentrate/to devote/ /to grow stiff/ | |
| 形 | 2 | gyou, kei | kata katachi | /form/shape/appearance/ /form/shape/figure/type/ |
| 暁 | gyou | akatsuki | /dawn/daybreak/clear/explicit/ /dawn/daybreak/in the event of/ | |
| 業 | 3 | gyou, gou | waza | /profession/business/trade/ /deed/act/work/performance/ |
| 行 | 2 | an, gyou, kou | i-ku okona-u yu-ku | /go/walk/move/travel/circulate/ /to go/ /to perform/to do/ /to go/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 牛 | 2 | gyuu | ushi | /cow/ox/bull/ /cattle/cow/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 把 | ha | /hold/take/guard/regard as/ | ||
| 波 | 3 | ha | nami | /waves/breakers/undulations/ /wave/ |
| 派 | 6 | ha | /school of thought/sect/branch/ | |
| 破 | 5 | ha | yabu-ru yabu-reru | /break/ruin/destroy/rout/ /to tear (vt)/to violate/ /to get torn/to wear out/ |
| 覇 | ha | /rule by might rather than right/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 法 | 4 | hac, hou, hoc | /law/rule/regulation/statute/France/French/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 八 | 1 | hachi | ya yac-tsu you | /eight/all around/all sides/ /eight/ /eight/ |
| 鉢 | hachi, hatsu | /earthenware basin/alms bowl (Sanskrit paatra)/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 俳 | 6 | hai | /actor/vaudeville show/insincere/ | |
| 廃 | hai | suta-ru suta-reru | /abrogate/terminate/discard/ /to go out of use/ /to go out of use/ | |
| 拝 | 6 | hai | oga-mu | /do obeisance/bow/kowtow/ /to worship/to beg/ |
| 排 | hai | /row/rank/line/ | ||
| 敗 | 4 | hai | yabu-reru | /be defeated/decline/fail/ /to be defeated/to be broken/ |
| 杯 | hai | sakazuki | /cup/glass/ /wine cups/ | |
| 肺 | 6 | hai | /lungs/ | |
| 背 | 6 | hai | se sei somu-ku somu-keru | /back/back side/behind/betray/ /height/stature/ /to run counter to/ /to turn one's face away/ |
| 輩 | hai | /generation/lifetime/class/ | ||
| 配 | 3 | hai | kuba-ru | /match/pair/equal/blend/ /to distribute/to deliver/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 伯 | haku | /older brother/father's elder brother/ | ||
| 剥 | haku | ha-gasu ha-gareru ha-gu ha-geru | /peel/ /to tear off/to peel off/ /to come unstuck from/ /to tear off/to peel off/ /to come off/to be worn off/ | |
| 博 | 4 | haku, baku | /gamble/play games/wide/broad/ | |
| 拍 | haku, hyou | /clap/tap/beat/beat or rhythm/ | ||
| 泊 | haku | to-maru to-meru | /anchor vessel/lie at anchor/ /to stay at (e.g. hotel)/ /to give shelter to/to lodge/ | |
| 白 | 1 | haku, byaku | shira shiro shiro-i | /white/pure/unblemished/bright/ /white/ /white/ |
| 舶 | haku | /large/ocean-going vessel/ | ||
| 薄 | haku | usu-i usu-maru usu-meru usu-ragu usu-reru | /thin/slight/weak/poor/stingy/ /thin/weak/watery/diluted/ /to dilute/to water down/ /to become thin/to fade/ /to fade/to become dim/ | |
| 迫 | haku | sema-ru | /coerce/force/compel/urgent/ /to draw near/to press/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 伴 | han, ban | tomona-u | /companion/comrade/partner/accompany/ /to accompany/to bring with/ | |
| 凡 | han, bon | /all/any/every/ordinary/common/ | ||
| 判 | 5 | han, ban | /judge/discriminate/conclude/ | |
| 半 | 2 | han | naka-ba | /half/ /middle/half/semi/halfway/ |
| 反 | 3 | tan, han, hon | so-rasu so-ru | /reverse/opposite/contrary/anti/ /to bend (vt)/to warp/to curve/ /to warp/to be warped/to curve/ |
| 坂 | 3 | han | saka | /hillside/inconvenient places/ /slope/hill/ |
| 帆 | han | ho | /sail/boat/ /sail/ | |
| 搬 | han | /transfer/move/remove/shift/ | ||
| 斑 | han | /mottled/striped/freckle/ | ||
| 板 | 3 | han, ban | ita | /plank/board/iron or tin plate/ /board/plank/ |
| 氾 | han | /overflow/flood/inundate/ | ||
| 汎 | han | /float/drift/afloat/careless/ | ||
| 煩 | han, bon | wazura-u wazura-wasu | /bother/vex/trouble/troublesome/ /to worry about/ /to trouble/to bother/to annoy/ | |
| 版 | 5 | han | /printing blocks/edition/ | |
| 犯 | 5 | han | oka-su | /commit crime/violate/criminal/ /to commit/to perpetrate/ |
| 班 | 6 | han | /class/group/grade/squad/job/ | |
| 畔 | han | /boundary path dividing fields/ | ||
| 範 | han | /pattern/model/rule/law/ | ||
| 繁 | han | /complicated/complex/difficult/ | ||
| 般 | han | /sort/manner/kind/category/ | ||
| 藩 | han | /fence/boundary/outlying border/ | ||
| 販 | han | /peddler/hawker/street merchant/ | ||
| 阪 | han | /hillside farmland/slope/ | ||
| 頒 | han | /confer/bestow/publish/promulgate/ | ||
| 飯 | 4 | han | meshi | /cooked rice/food/meal/ /meals/food/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 発 | 3 | hatsu, hotsu | /issue/dispatch/send out/emit/ | |
| 鉢 | hachi, hatsu | /earthenware basin/alms bowl (Sanskrit paatra)/ | ||
| 髪 | hatsu | kami | /hair/ /hair/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 丙 | hei | /third/3rd heavenly stem/ | ||
| 並 | 6 | hei | nami nara-bini nara-bu nara-beru | /equal to/side by side/also/what is more/both/ /average/medium/common/ordinary/ /and/ /to line up (vi)/ /to line up (vt)/to set up/ |
| 併 | hei | awa-seru | /combine/annex/ /to unite/to put together/ | |
| 兵 | 4 | hyou, hei | /soldier/troops/ | |
| 塀 | hei | /wall/fence/ | ||
| 幣 | hei | /currency/coins/legal tender/ | ||
| 平 | 3 | byou, hei | tai-ra hira | /flat/level/even/peaceful/ /flatness (an)/level/smooth/ /the broad/the flat/palm/ |
| 弊 | hei | /evil/wrong/bad/criminal/ | ||
| 柄 | hei | e gara | /handle/lever/knob/authority/ /handle/grip/ /pattern/design/ | |
| 病 | 3 | byou, hei | yamai ya-mu | /illness/sickness/disease/ /illness/disease/ /fall ill/be ill/ |
| 蔽 | hei | /cover/hide/conceal/shelter/ | ||
| 閉 | 6 | hei | shi-maru shi-meru to-zasu to-jiru | /shut/close/obstruct/block up/ /to close (vi)/to be closed/ /to close (vt)/to shut (vt)/ /to shut/to close/to lock/ /to close (a book)/ |
| 陛 | 6 | hei | /steps leading throne/throne/ | |
| 餅 | hei | mochi | /rice-cakes/biscuits/ /(uk) sticky rice cake/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 壁 | heki | kabe | /partition wall/walls of a house/ /wall/ | |
| 璧 | heki | /piece of jade with hole in it/ | ||
| 癖 | heki | kuse | /craving/weakness for/indigestion/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 偏 | hen | katayo-ru | /inclined one side/slanting/ /to be partial/to be prejudiced/ | |
| 変 | 4 | hen | ka-eru ka-waru | /change/transform/alter/rebel/ /to change (vt)/to alter/ /to change (vi)/ |
| 片 | 6 | hen | kata | /slice/splinter/strip/ |
| 編 | 5 | hen | a-mu | /knit/weave/arrange/compile/ /to knit/ |
| 辺 | 4 | hen | ata-ri be | /edge/margin/side/border/ /neighbourhood/vicinity/ |
| 返 | 3 | hen | kae-su kae-ru | /return/revert to/restore/ /to return something (vt)/ /to return (I)/to come back/ |
| 遍 | hen | /everywhere/all over/throughout/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 卑 | hi | iya-shii iya-shimu iya-shimeru | /humble/low/inferior/despise/ /greedy/vulgar/shabby/humble/ /to despise/to disdain/to scorn/ /to despise/to abase (oneself)/ | |
| 否 | 6 | hi | ina | /not/no/negative/final particle/ /no/nay/ |
| 妃 | hi | /wife/spouse/imperial concubine/ | ||
| 彼 | hi | kano kare | /that/there/those/ /he/boyfriend/ | |
| 悲 | 3 | hi | kana-shii kana-shimu | /sorrow/grief/sorry/sad/ /sad/sorrowful/ /to be sad/to mourn for/ |
| 扉 | hi | tobira | /door panel/ /door/opening/ | |
| 批 | 6 | hi | /comment/criticize/wholesale/ | |
| 披 | hi | /wear/split/crack/ | ||
| 比 | 5 | hi | kura-beru | /to compare/liken/comparison/than/ /to compare/ |
| 泌 | hi, hitsu | /to seep out/excrete/ | ||
| 疲 | hi | tsuka-reru | /feel tired/be exhausted/weak/ /to get tired/to tire/ | |
| 皮 | 3 | hi | kawa | /skin/hide/fur/feather/outer/ /skin/hide/leather/fur/pelt/ |
| 碑 | hi | /stone tablet/gravestone/ | ||
| 秘 | 6 | hi | hi-meru | /secret/mysterious/abstruse/ /to hide/to keep to oneself/ |
| 罷 | hi | /cease/finish/stop/give up/ | ||
| 肥 | 5 | hi | koe ko-eru ko-yashi ko-yasu | /fat/plump/obese/fertile/ /manure/nightsoil/dung/ /to grow fat/to grow fertile/ /manure/nightsoil/dung/ /fertilise/manure/enrich/ |
| 被 | hi | koumu-ru | /passive indicator 'by'/bedding/ /suffer/ | |
| 費 | 4 | hi | tsui-eru tsui-yasu | /expenses/expenditures/fee/ /to spend/to devote/to waste/ |
| 避 | hi | sa-keru | /avoid/turn aside/escape/hide/ /to avoid/ | |
| 非 | 5 | hi | /not/negative/non-/oppose/ | |
| 飛 | 4 | hi | to-basu to-bu | /fly/go quickly/dart/high/ /to skip over/to omit/ /to fly/to jump/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 品 | 3 | hin | shina | /article/product/commodity/ /thing/article/goods/ |
| 浜 | hin | hama | /creek/stream/beach/sea coast/ /beach/seashore/ | |
| 貧 | 5 | hin, bin | mazu-shii | /poor/impoverished/needy/ /poor/ |
| 賓 | hin | /guest/visitor/submit/ | ||
| 頻 | hin | /frequently/again and again/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 匹 | hitsu | hiki | /bolt of cloth/counter for horses/ /head/small animal counter/ | |
| 必 | 4 | hitsu | kanara-zu | /surely/most certainly/must/ /necessarily/certainly/ |
| 泌 | hi, hitsu | /to seep out/excrete/ | ||
| 筆 | 3 | hitsu | fude | /writing brush/write/stroke/ /writing brush/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 保 | 5 | ho | tamo-tsu | /protect/safeguard/defend/care/ /to keep/to preserve/to hold/ |
| 哺 | ho | /chew food/feed/ | ||
| 捕 | ho | tsuka-maeru tsuka-maru to-raeru to-rawareru to-ru | /arrest/catch/seize/ /to catch/to seize/to arrest/ /to be caught/to be arrested/ /to seize/to grasp/to capture/ /to take/to catch/to obtain/ | |
| 歩 | 2 | fu, bu, ho | ayu-mu aru-ku | /step/ /to walk/to go on foot/ /to walk/ |
| 舗 | ho | /store/shop/ | ||
| 補 | 6 | ho | ogina-u | /mend/patch/fix/repair/restore/ /to compensate for/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 法 | 4 | hac, hou, hoc | /law/rule/regulation/statute/France/French/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 北 | 2 | hoku | kita | /north/northern/northward/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 反 | 3 | tan, han, hon | so-rasu so-ru | /reverse/opposite/contrary/anti/ /to bend (vt)/to warp/to curve/ /to warp/to be warped/to curve/ |
| 奔 | hon | /run fast/flee/rush about/run/ | ||
| 本 | 1 | hon | moto | /root/origin/source/basis/ |
| 翻 | hon | hirugae-su hirugae-ru | /flip over/upset/capsize/ /to change (mind)/ /to turn over/to wave/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 発 | 3 | hatsu, hotsu | /issue/dispatch/send out/emit/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 俸 | hou | /wages/salary/official emolument/ | ||
| 倣 | hou | nara-u | /imitate/ /to imitate (uk)/to follow/ | |
| 包 | 4 | hou | tsutsu-mu | /wrap/pack/bundle/package/ /to wrap/to pack/to do up/ |
| 報 | 5 | hou | muku-iru | /report/tell/announce/ /to reward/to recompense/ |
| 奉 | bu, hou | tatematsu-ru | /offer/receive/serve/respect/ /to offer/to present/to revere/ | |
| 宝 | 6 | hou | takara | /treasure/jewel/precious/rare/ /treasure/ |
| 封 | fuu, hou | /letter/envelope/feudal/ | ||
| 峰 | hou | mine | /peak/summit/hump of camel/ /peak/ridge/ | |
| 崩 | hou | kuzu-su kuzu-reru | /rupture/split apart/collapse/ /to destroy/to pull down/ /to collapse/to crumble/ | |
| 抱 | hou | ida-ku kaka-eru da-ku | /embrace/hold in arms/enfold/ /to embrace/to hug/to harbour/ /to hold/to embrace/ | |
| 放 | 3 | hou | hana-su hana-tsu hana-reru hou-ru | /put/release/free/liberate/ /to separate/to set free/ /to free/to release/to fire/ /leave/get free/cut oneself off/ /to let go/ |
| 方 | 2 | hou | kata | /a square/rectangle/a region/local/ /person/ |
| 法 | 4 | hac, hou, hoc | /law/rule/regulation/statute/France/French/ | |
| 泡 | hou | awa | /bubbles/suds/blister/soak/ /bubble/foam/froth/head on beer/ | |
| 砲 | hou | /gun/cannon/ | ||
| 縫 | hou | nu-u | /sew/mend/ /to sew/ | |
| 胞 | hou | /womb/placenta/fetal membrane/ | ||
| 芳 | hou | kanba-shii | /fragrant/virtuous/beautiful/ /sweet/fragrant/aromatic/ | |
| 蜂 | hou | hachi | /bee/wasp/hornet/ | |
| 褒 | hou | ho-meru | /praise/commend/honor/cite/ /to praise/to speak well/ | |
| 訪 | 6 | hou | otozu-reru tazu-neru | /visit/ask/inquire/ /to visit/ /to visit/ |
| 豊 | 5 | hou | yutaka | /abundant/lush/bountiful/plenty/ |
| 邦 | hou | /nation/country/state/ | ||
| 飽 | hou | a-kasu a-kiru | /eat heartily/eat one's fill/ /to glut/to satiate/to weary/ /to get tired of/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 百 | 1 | hyaku | /one hundred/numerous/many/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 俵 | 5 | hyou | tawara | /divide/distribute/ /straw bag/ |
| 兵 | 4 | hyou, hei | /soldier/troops/ | |
| 拍 | haku, hyou | /clap/tap/beat/beat or rhythm/ | ||
| 標 | 4 | hyou | /a mark/symbol/label/sign/standard/ | |
| 氷 | 3 | hyou | koori hi | /ice/frost/icicles/cold/ /ice/shaved ice/ /ice/hail/ |
| 漂 | hyou | tadayo-u | /float/drift/tossed about/ /to drift about/to float/ | |
| 票 | 4 | hyou | /slip of paper or bamboo/ticket/ | |
| 表 | 3 | hyou | arawa-su arawa-reru omote | /show/express/manifest/display/ /to express/to show/to reveal/ /to express oneself/to appear/ /surface/front/right side/face/ |
| 評 | 5 | hyou | /appraise/criticize/evaluate/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 以 | 4 | i | /by means of/thereby/therefore/consider as/ | |
| 位 | 4 | i | kurai | /throne/position/post/rank/status/seat/ /grade/rank/court order/dignity/ |
| 依 | i, e | /rely on/be set in/consent/obey a wish/ | ||
| 偉 | i | era-i | /great/robust/extraordinary/ /great/celebrated/eminent/ | |
| 医 | 3 | i | /cure/heal/doctor/medical/ | |
| 唯 | i, yui | /only/yes/ | ||
| 囲 | 4 | i | kako-u kako-mu | /surround/encircle/corral/whip/ /to enclose/ /to surround/to encircle/ |
| 委 | 3 | i | yuda-neru | /appoint/send/commission/ /to entrust to/ |
| 威 | i | /pomp/power/powerful/dominate/ | ||
| 尉 | i | /officer/military rank/ | ||
| 彙 | i | /collect/compile/assemble/hedgehog/ | ||
| 意 | 3 | i | /thought/idea/opinion/think/ | |
| 慰 | i | nagusa-mu nagusa-meru | /comfort/console/calm/ /to comfort/ /to comfort/to console/ | |
| 易 | 5 | i, eki | yasa-shii | /change/easy/ /easy/plain/simple/ |
| 椅 | i | /chair/seat/ | ||
| 為 | i | /do/handle/govern/act/be/ | ||
| 畏 | i | oso-reru | /fear/dread/awe/reverence/ /to fear/ | |
| 異 | 6 | i | koto | /different/unusual/strange/ |
| 移 | 5 | i | utsu-su utsu-ru | /change place/shift/move about/ /to remove/to transfer/ /to move (house)/to be infected/ |
| 維 | i | /maintain/preserve/safeguard/ | ||
| 緯 | i | /woof/parallels of latitude/ | ||
| 胃 | 4 | i | /stomach/gizzard of fowl/ | |
| 萎 | i | na-eru | /wither/wilt/ /to wither/to droop/to be lame/ | |
| 衣 | 4 | i | koromo | /clothes/clothing/cover/skin/ /clothes/ |
| 違 | i | chiga-u chiga-eru | /disobey/violate/defy/be apart from/ /to differ (from)/ /to change/ | |
| 遺 | 6 | i, yui | /lose/articles lost/omit/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 一 | 1 | ichi, itsu | hito hito-tsu | /one/a/an/alone/ /one/ |
| 壱 | ichi | /number one/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 域 | 6 | iki | /district/region/boundary/land/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 育 | 3 | iku | soda-tsu soda-teru haguku-mu | /produce/give birth to/educate/ /to raise (child)/ /to be brought up/to raise/ /(io) to raise/to rear/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 印 | 4 | in | shirushi | /print/seal/stamp/chop/mark/ /mark/symbol/evidence/ |
| 咽 | in | /throat/pharynx/ | ||
| 員 | 3 | in | /member/personnel/staff member/ | |
| 因 | 5 | in | yo-ru | /cause/reason/by/because (of)/ /to come from/ |
| 姻 | in | /relatives by marriage/ | ||
| 引 | 2 | in | hi-ku hi-keru | /to pull/draw out/attract/to stretch/ /minus/to pull/ /to close/ |
| 淫 | in | mida-ra | /obscene/licentious/lewd/ /loose (an)/bawdy/improper/ | |
| 院 | 3 | in | /courtyard/yard/court/school/ | |
| 陰 | in | kage kage-ru | /'female' principle/dark/secret/ /shade/shadow/ /to darken/to get dark/ | |
| 隠 | in | kaku-su kaku-reru | /to hide/conceal/cover/to disappear/lurk/ /to hide (vt)/to conceal/ /to hide (vi)/to be hidden/ | |
| 音 | 1 | in, on | oto ne | /sound/tone/pitch/pronunciation/ /sound/ /sound/note/ |
| 韻 | in | /rhyme/vowel/ | ||
| 飲 | 3 | in | no-mu | /drink/swallow/kind of drink/ /to drink/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 一 | 1 | ichi, itsu | hito hito-tsu | /one/a/an/alone/ /one/ |
| 逸 | itsu | /flee/escape/break loose/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 蛇 | ja, da | hebi | /snake/ /snake/serpent/ | |
| 邪 | ja | /wrong/evil/depraved/vicious/perverse/heterodox/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 寂 | jaku, seki | sabi sabi-shii sabi-reru | /still/silent/quiet/desolate/ /patina/antique look/ /lonely/lonesome/solitary/ /to decline/to fall (down)/ | |
| 弱 | 2 | jaku | yowa-i yowa-maru yowa-meru yowa-ru | /weak/fragile/delicate/ /weak/frail/delicate/tender/ /to abate/to weaken (vi)/ /to weaken (vt)/ /to weaken (vi)/to be troubled/ |
| 着 | 3 | jaku, chaku | ki-seru ki-ru tsu-ku tsu-keru | /make move/take action/ /to put on clothes/ /to wear/ /to arrive at/to reach/ /to arrive/to wear/to put on/ |
| 若 | 6 | jaku, nyaku | mo-shikuha waka-i | /if/supposing/assuming/similar/ /or (id)/otherwise/ /young/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 事 | 3 | ji, zu | koto | /affair/matter/business/to serve/accident/ /thing/matter/fact/ |
| 仕 | 3 | shi, ji | tsuka-eru | /official/serve government/ /to serve/to work for/ |
| 似 | 5 | ji | ni-ru | /resemble/similar to/as if/seem/ /to resemble/to be similar/ |
| 侍 | ji | samurai | /serve/attend upon/attendant/servant/samurai/ /warrior/ | |
| 児 | 4 | ji, ni | /son/child/oneself/final part/ | |
| 地 | 2 | ji, chi | /earth/soil/ground/region/ | |
| 字 | 1 | ji | aza | /letter/character/word/ /section of village (suf)/ |
| 寺 | 2 | ji | tera | /court/office/temple/monastery/ /temple/ |
| 慈 | ji | itsuku-shimu | /kind/charitable/benevolent/ /to love/to be affectionate to/ | |
| 持 | 3 | ji | mo-tsu | /sustain/support/hold/grasp/ /to hold/to possess/to carry/ |
| 時 | 2 | ji | toki | /time/season/era/age/period/ /time/hour/occasion/ |
| 次 | 3 | shi, ji | tsugi tsu-gu | /order/sequence/next/ /next/stage station/stage/ /to rank next to/to come after/ |
| 治 | 4 | ji, chi | osa-maru osa-meru nao-su nao-ru | /govern/regulate/administer/ /to be at peace/to clamp down/ /to govern/to manage/to subdue/ /to cure (vt)/to heal/ /to be cured (vi)/to heal/ |
| 滋 | ji | /grow/multiply/increase/thrive/ | ||
| 璽 | ji | /imperial signet/royal signet/ | ||
| 磁 | 6 | ji | /magnetic/magnetism/porcelain/ | |
| 示 | 5 | shi, ji | shime-su | /show/manifest/demonstrate/ /to show/to point out/ |
| 耳 | 1 | ji | mimi | /ear/merely/only/handle/ /ear/ |
| 自 | 2 | shi, ji | mizuka-ra | /self/private/personal/from/ /for one's self/personally/ |
| 辞 | 4 | ji | ya-meru | /words/speech/expression/phrase/ /to retire/ |
| 除 | 6 | ji, jo | nozo-ku | /eliminate/remove/except/ /to remove/to exclude/to except/ |
| 餌 | ji | e esa | /bait/bait/entice/dumplings/ /feed/bait/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 十 | 1 | jic, juu | to too | /ten/tenth/complete/perfect/ /ten/ /ten/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 直 | 2 | jiki, choku | tada-chini nao-su nao-ru | /straight/erect/vertical/ /at once/immediately/directly/ /to fix (vt)/to correct/ /to be repaired (vi)/ |
| 食 | 2 | shoku, jiki | ku-u ku-rau ta-beru | /eat/meal/food/ /to eat (male,vulg)/ /to eat/to drink/ /to eat/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 軸 | jiku | /axle/axletree/pivot/axis/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 人 | 1 | jin, nin | hito | /man/people/mankind/someone else/ /person/man/human being/mankind/ |
| 仁 | 6 | jin, ni | /humaneness/benevolence/kindness/ | |
| 刃 | jin | ha | /edged tool/cutlery/knife edge/ /edge (of a sword)/ | |
| 尋 | jin | tazu-neru | /seek/search/look for/ancient/ /to ask/to enquire/ | |
| 尽 | jin | tsu-kasu tsu-kiru tsu-kusu | /exhaust/use up/deplete/ /to be disgusted with/ /to be used up/to run out/ /to exhaust/to run out/ | |
| 甚 | jin | hanaha-da hanaha-dashii | /great extent/considerably/ /very/greatly/exceedingly/ /extreme/excessive/terrible/ | |
| 神 | 3 | shin, jin | kami kan kou | /spirit/god/supernatural being/ /god/ |
| 腎 | jin | /kidneys/testes/gizzard/ | ||
| 臣 | 4 | shin, jin | /minister/statesman/official/ | |
| 迅 | jin | /quick/hasty/rapid/sudden/ | ||
| 陣 | jin | /column/row or file of troops/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 実 | 3 | jitsu | mi mino-ru | /real/true/honest/sincere/ /fruit/nut/seed/content/ /to bear fruit/to ripen/ |
| 日 | 1 | jitsu, nichi | ka hi | /sun/day/daytime/ /sun/sunshine/day/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 助 | 3 | jo | suke tasu-karu tasu-keru | /help/aid/assist/ /assistance/ /to be saved/to be rescued/ /to help/to save/to rescue/ |
| 叙 | jo | /express/state/relate/narrate/ | ||
| 女 | 1 | jo, nyo, nyou | onna me | /woman/girl/feminine/ /woman/ |
| 如 | jo, nyo | /if/supposing/as if/like/as/ | ||
| 序 | 5 | jo | /series/serial order/sequence/ | |
| 徐 | jo | /slowly/quietly/calmly/composed/dignified/ | ||
| 除 | 6 | ji, jo | nozo-ku | /eliminate/remove/except/ /to remove/to exclude/to except/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 辱 | joku | hazukashi-meru | /humiliate/insult/abuse/ /to put to shame/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 丈 | jou | take | /unit of length equal 3.3 meters/gentleman/man/ /height/stature/length/measure/ | |
| 上 | 1 | shou, jou | a-garu a-geru ue uwa kami nobo-su nobo-seru nobo-ru | /top/superior/highest/go up/send up/ /to enter/to go up/to rise/ /to give/to raise/to elevate/ /above/over/on top of/up/ /(prefix) upper/upward/outer/ /top/head/upper part/ /to raise/to record/ /to raise/to record/ /to rise/to ascend/ |
| 乗 | 3 | jou | no-seru no-ru | /ride/ascend/avail oneself of/ /to place on (something)/ /to get on/to ride in/to board/ |
| 冗 | jou | /excessive/superfluous/ | ||
| 剰 | jou | /leftovers/residue/remains/ | ||
| 城 | 6 | jou | shiro | /castle/city/town/municipality/ /castle/ |
| 場 | 2 | jou | ba | /open space/field/market/ /place/field (physics)/ |
| 壌 | jou | /soil/loam/earth/rich/ | ||
| 嬢 | jou | /troubled/oppressed/fat/mother/ | ||
| 定 | 3 | jou, tei | sada-ka sada-maru sada-meru | /decide/settle/fix/ /definite/sure/ /to become settled/to be fixed/ /to decide/to establish/ |
| 常 | 5 | jou | tsune toko | /common/normal/frequent/regular/ /ever/endless/ |
| 情 | 5 | jou, sei | nasa-ke | /feeling/sentiment/emotion/ /sympathy/compassion/ |
| 成 | 4 | jou, sei | na-su na-ru | /completed/finished/fixed/ /to perform/to accomplish/ /to become/ |
| 条 | 5 | jou | /clause/condition/string/stripe/ | |
| 浄 | jou | /pure/clean/unspoiled/ | ||
| 状 | 5 | jou | /form/appearance/shape/official/ | |
| 畳 | jou | tatami tata-mu | /repeat/duplicate/repetitious/ /to fold (clothes)/ | |
| 盛 | 6 | jou, sei | saka-ru saka-n mo-ru | /abundant/flourishing/contain/fill/ /to prosper/to flourish/ /popularity (an)/prosperous/ /to serve/to fill up/ |
| 縄 | jou | nawa | /rope/string/cord/control/ /rope/hemp/ | |
| 蒸 | 6 | jou | mu-su mu-rasu mu-reru | /steam/evaporate/ /to steam/to poultice/ /to cook by steam/ /to be stuffy/to moulder/ |
| 譲 | jou | yuzu-ru | /allow/permit/yield/concede/ /to turn over/to assign/ | |
| 醸 | jou | kamo-su | /brew/ferment/ /to brew/to cause/ | |
| 錠 | jou | /spindle/slab/cake/tablet/ | ||
| 静 | 4 | jou, sei | shizu shizu-ka shizu-maru shizu-meru | /quiet/still/motionless/gentle/ /quiet (an)/peaceful/ /to quiet down/to calm down/ /to appease/to suppress/to calm/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 儒 | ju | /Confucian scholar/ | ||
| 受 | 3 | ju | u-karu u-keru | /receive/accept/get/bear/stand/ /to pass (examination)/ /to undertake/to accept/ |
| 呪 | ju | noro-u | /curse/damn/incantation/ /to curse/to put a curse on/ | |
| 寿 | ju | kotobuki | /old age/long life/lifespan/ /congratulations!/long life!/ | |
| 就 | 6 | shuu, ju | tsu-ku tsu-keru | /just/simply/to come/go to/to approach/near/ /to settle in (place)/ /to put/to place/ |
| 従 | 6 | shou, ju, juu | shitaga-u shitaga-eru | /from/by/since/whence/through/ /to obey/to follow/to accompany/ /to be accompanied by/to subdue/ |
| 授 | 5 | ju | sazu-karu sazu-keru | /give to/transmit/confer/ /to be gifted/to be awarded/ /to grant/to award/to teach/ |
| 樹 | 6 | ju | /tree/plant/set up/establish/ | |
| 需 | ju | /need/require/must/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 塾 | juku | /village school/private tutorage/ | ||
| 熟 | 6 | juku | u-reru | /well-cooked/ripe/familiar with/ /to ripen/to mellow/to mature/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 准 | jun | /approve/allow/permit/in accord/ | ||
| 巡 | jun | megu-ru | /patrol/go on circuit/cruise/ /to go around/ | |
| 循 | jun | /obey/comply with/follow/ | ||
| 旬 | shun, jun | /ten-day period/period of time/ | ||
| 殉 | jun | /die for cause/be martyr for/ | ||
| 準 | 5 | jun | /rule/guideline/standard/ | |
| 潤 | jun | uruo-u uruo-su uru-mu | /soft/moist/sleek/freshen/ /to be moist/to be damp/ /to moisten/to wet/profit/ /to be clouded/to be dimmed/ | |
| 盾 | jun | tate | /shield/dutch guilder/Indonesia/ /shield/buckler/escutcheon/ | |
| 純 | 6 | jun | /pure/clean/simple/ | |
| 遵 | jun | /obey/comply with/follow/honor/ | ||
| 順 | 4 | jun | /obey/submit to/go along with/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 術 | 5 | jutsu | /art/skill/special feat/method/technique/ | |
| 述 | 5 | jutsu | no-beru | /narrate/state/express/ /to state/to express/to mention/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 中 | 1 | juu, chuu | naka | /central/center/middle/in the midst of/ /inside/ |
| 住 | 3 | juu | su-mau su-mu | /reside/live at/dwell/lodge/stop/ /to live/to reside/to inhabit/ /to reside/to live in/ |
| 充 | juu | a-teru | /fill/be full/supply/ /to assign/to set aside/ | |
| 十 | 1 | jic, juu | to too | /ten/tenth/complete/perfect/ /ten/ /ten/ |
| 従 | 6 | shou, ju, juu | shitaga-u shitaga-eru | /from/by/since/whence/through/ /to obey/to follow/to accompany/ /to be accompanied by/to subdue/ |
| 拾 | 3 | shuu, juu | hiro-u | /pick up/collect/tidy up/ /to pick up/to find/to gather/ |
| 柔 | juu, nyuu | yawa-raka yawa-rakai | /soft/gentle/pliant/ /soft/tender/limp/ | |
| 汁 | juu | shiru | /juice/liquor/fluid/sap/gravy/sauce/ /juice/sap/soup/ | |
| 渋 | juu | shibu shibu-i shibu-ru | /astringent/harsh/uneven/rough/ /astringent/sullen/ /to hesitate/to be reluctant/ | |
| 獣 | juu | kemono | /beast/animal/bestial/ /beast/ | |
| 縦 | 6 | juu | tate | /indulge in/give free reign to/ /length/height/ |
| 重 | 3 | juu, chou | e omo-i kasa-naru kasa-neru | /heavy/weighty/double/ /-fold (suf)/-ply/ /heavy/massive/serious/ /to be piled up/ /to pile up/ |
| 銃 | juu | /ancient weapon/blunderbuss/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 下 | 1 | ka, ge | o-riru o-rosu kuda-saru kuda-su kuda-ru sa-garu sa-geru shita shimo moto | /under/underneath/below/down/inferior/ /to come down/ /to take down/to launch/to drop/ /to give (hon) (IV)/to confer/ /to lower/to let go down/ /to get down/to descend/ /to hang down/to abate/ /to hang/to lower/to move back/ /under/below/beneath/ |
| 仮 | 5 | ka, ke | kari | /falsehood/deception/vacation/ /temporary (a-no)/provisional/ |
| 何 | 2 | ka | nani nan | /what/why/where/which/how/ /what/ /what/ |
| 佳 | ka | /good/auspicious/beautiful/delightful/ | ||
| 価 | 5 | ka | atai | /price/value/ /price/cost/value/worth (vs)/ |
| 加 | 4 | ka | kuwa-eru kuwa-waru | /add to/increase/augment/ /to append/to sum up/ /to join in/to accede to/ |
| 化 | 3 | ka, ke | ba-kasu ba-keru | /change/convert/reform/-ize/ /to bewitch/to confuse/ /to appear in disguise/ |
| 可 | 5 | ka | /may/can/-able/possibly/ | |
| 夏 | 2 | ka, ge | natsu | /summer/great/grand/big/ /summer/ |
| 嫁 | ka | totsu-gu yome | /to marry/give a daughter in marriage/ /to marry/ /bride/daughter-in-law/ | |
| 家 | 2 | ka, ke | ie ya | /house/home/residence/family/ /house/ |
| 寡 | ka | /widowed/alone/friendless/ | ||
| 暇 | ka | hima | /leisure/relaxation/spare time/ /free time (an)/leisure/leave/ | |
| 果 | 4 | ka | ha-tasu ha-te ha-teru | /fruit/result/ /to accomplish/to fulfill/ /the end/the extremity/ /to end/to be finished/ |
| 架 | ka | ka-karu ka-keru | /rack/stand/prop/prop up/ /easel/to hang (vi)/ /to hang (vt)/ | |
| 歌 | 2 | ka | uta uta-u | /song/lyrics/sing/chant/praise/ /song/poetry/ /to sing/ |
| 河 | 5 | ka | kawa | /river/stream/yellow river/ /river/stream/ |
| 渦 | ka | uzu | /swirl/whirlpool/eddy/ /swirl/ | |
| 火 | 1 | ka | hi ho | /fire/flame/burn/anger/rage/ /fire/flame/blaze/ |
| 禍 | ka | /misfortune/calamity/disaster/ | ||
| 科 | 2 | ka | /section/department/science/ | |
| 稼 | ka | kase-gu | /sow grain/sheaves of grain/ /to earn income/to labor/ | |
| 箇 | ka | /numerary adjunct/piece/single/ | ||
| 花 | 1 | ka | hana | /flower/blossoms/ /flower/ |
| 苛 | ka | /small/petty/harsh/rigorous/ | ||
| 荷 | 3 | ka | ni | /lotus/water lily/holland/ /load/baggage/cargo/ |
| 菓 | ka | /fruits/nuts/berries/ | ||
| 華 | ka, ke | hana | /flowery/illustrious/Chinese/ /flower/petal/ | |
| 課 | 4 | ka | /lesson/course/classwork/ | |
| 貨 | 4 | ka | /goods/commodities/products/ | |
| 過 | 5 | ka | ayama-chi ayama-tsu su-giru su-gosu | /pass/pass through/go across/ /fault/error/indiscretion/ /to err/ /to pass (vi)/to go beyond/ /to pass (vt)/to spend/ |
| 靴 | ka | kutsu | /boots/ /shoes/footwear/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 合 | 2 | kac, gac, gou | a-u a-wasu a-waseru | /combine/unite/join/gather/ /to fit/to suit/to agree with/ /to join together/to face/ /to join together/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 介 | kai | /forerunner/herald/harbinger/to lie between/ | ||
| 会 | 2 | e, kai | a-u | /assemble/meet together/meeting/ /to meet/to interview/ |
| 回 | 2 | e, kai | mawa-su mawa-ru | /return/turn around/a time/ /to turn/to revolve/ /to turn/to revolve/ |
| 塊 | kai | katamari | /piece/lump/dollar/ /lump/mass/clod/cluster/ | |
| 壊 | kai | kowa-su kowa-reru | /bad/spoil(ed)/ruin/destroy/ /to break (vt)/to break down/ /to be broken/to break (vi)/ | |
| 快 | 5 | kai | kokoroyo-i | /rapid/quick/speedy/fast/soon/ /pleasant/agreeable/ |
| 怪 | kai | aya-shii aya-shimu | /strange/unusual/peculiar/ /suspicious/dubious/doubtful/ /to suspect/ | |
| 悔 | kai | kuya-shii ku-iru ku-yamu | /repent/show remorse/regret/ /regrettable/mortifying/ /to regret/ /to mourn/ | |
| 懐 | kai | natsu-kashii natsu-kashimu natsu-ku natsu-keru futokoro | /bosom/breast/carry in bosom/ /dear/ /to become emotionally attached/ /to win over/ /bosom/bust/(breast) pocket/ | |
| 戒 | kai | imashi-meru | /warn/caution/admonish/ /to admonish/to remonstrate/ | |
| 拐 | kai | /kidnap/abduct/turn/ | ||
| 改 | 4 | kai | arata-maru arata-meru | /change/alter/improve/remodel/ /to be renewed/ /to change/to alter/to reform/ |
| 械 | 4 | kai | /weapons/implements/instruments/ | |
| 楷 | kai | /model style of Chinese writing/ | ||
| 海 | 2 | kai | umi | /sea/ocean/maritime/ /sea/beach/ |
| 潰 | kai | tsubu-su tsubu-reru | /flooding river/militarily defeat/ /to smash/to waste/ /to be smashed/to go bankrupt/ | |
| 灰 | 6 | kai | hai | /ashes/dust/lime/mortar/ /ash/ |
| 界 | 3 | kai | /boundary/limit/domain/society/the world/ | |
| 皆 | kai | mina | /all/every/everybody/ /all/ | |
| 絵 | 2 | e, kai | /draw/sketch/paint/ | |
| 街 | 4 | kai, gai | machi | /street/road/thoroughfare/ /town/street/road/ |
| 解 | 5 | kai, ge | to-kasu to-ku to-keru | /loosen/unfasten/untie/explain/ /to comb out/ /to solve/to answer/to untie/ /to loosen/ |
| 諧 | kai | /harmonize/agree/joke/jest/ | ||
| 開 | 3 | kai | a-ku a-keru hira-ku hira-keru | /open/initiate/begin/start/ /to be open/ /to open/ /to open (e.g. a festival)/ /to become civilized/ |
| 階 | 3 | kai | /stairs/steps/rank/degree/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 各 | 4 | kaku | onoono | /each/individually/every/all/ |
| 嚇 | kaku | /scare/frighten/intimidate/ | ||
| 客 | 3 | kaku, kyaku | /guest/traveller/customer/ | |
| 拡 | 6 | kaku | /expand/enlarge/stretch/ | |
| 核 | kaku | /seed/kernel/core/nut/atom/ | ||
| 格 | 5 | kaku, kou | /pattern/standard/form/style/ | |
| 殻 | kaku | kara | /casing/shell/husk/hull/skin/ /shell/husk/hull/chaff/ | |
| 獲 | kaku | e-ru | /obtain/get/receive/seize/ /to get/to win/to gain/ | |
| 画 | 2 | kaku, ga | /a painting/picture/drawing/to draw/ | |
| 確 | 5 | kaku | tashi-ka tashi-kameru | /sure/certain/real/true/ /certain (an)/sure/definite/ /to ascertain/ |
| 穫 | kaku | /harvest/cut grain/ | ||
| 覚 | 4 | kaku | obo-eru sa-masu sa-meru | /to wake up from sleep/conscious/ /to remember/to memorize/ /to awaken/ /to wake/to wake up/ |
| 角 | 2 | kaku | kado tsuno | /horn/angle/corner/point/ /corner/ /horn/ |
| 較 | kaku | /compare/comparatively/more/ | ||
| 郭 | kaku | /outer part (of a city)/ | ||
| 閣 | 6 | kaku | /chamber/pavilion/cabinet/ | |
| 隔 | kaku | heda-taru heda-teru | /separate/partition/ /to be distant/ /to be shut out/ | |
| 革 | 6 | kaku | kawa | /leather/animal hides/ /leather/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 乾 | kan | kawa-kasu kawa-ku | /dry/first hexagram/ /to dry (clothes, etc.) (vt)/ /to get dry (vi)/ | |
| 冠 | kan | kanmuri | /cap/crown/headgear/ /crown/diadem/ | |
| 刊 | 5 | kan | /publication/periodical/publish/ | |
| 勘 | kan | /investigate/compare/collate/ | ||
| 勧 | kan | susu-meru | /recommend/advise/urge/ /to recommend/to advise/ | |
| 喚 | kan | /call/summon/invite/be called/ | ||
| 堪 | kan | ta-eru | /adequately capable of/worthy of/ /to endure/to support/ | |
| 完 | 4 | kan | /complete/finish/settle/whole/ | |
| 官 | 4 | kan | /official/public servant/ | |
| 寒 | 3 | kan | samu-i | /cold/wintry/chilly/ /cold (e.g. weather)/ |
| 寛 | kan | /broad/ | ||
| 巻 | 6 | kan | maki ma-ku | /scroll/curl/make a comeback/ /volume/ /to wind/to coil/to roll/ |
| 干 | 6 | kan | hi-ru ho-su | /oppose/offend/invade/dried/ /to dry/ /to air/to dry/ |
| 幹 | 5 | kan | miki | /trunk of tree or of human body/ /(tree) trunk/ |
| 患 | kan | wazura-u | /suffer/worry about/suffering/ /to fall ill/ | |
| 感 | 3 | kan | /feel/perceive/emotion/ | |
| 慣 | 5 | kan | na-rasu na-reru | /habit/custom/habitually/usually/ /to accustom/ /to grow accustomed to/ |
| 憾 | kan | /to regret/remorse/dissatisfied/ | ||
| 換 | kan | ka-eru ka-waru | /change/exchange/substitute/ /to exchange/to interchange/ /to be exchanged (vi)/ | |
| 敢 | kan | /to dare/venture/bold/brave/ | ||
| 棺 | kan | /coffin/ | ||
| 款 | kan | /item/article/clause/fund/ | ||
| 歓 | kan | /happy/pleased/glad/joy/enjoy/ | ||
| 汗 | kan | ase | /perspiration/sweat/ /sweat/perspiration/ | |
| 漢 | 3 | kan | /the Chinese people/Chinese language/ | |
| 環 | kan | /jade ring or bracelet/ring/ | ||
| 甘 | kan | ama-i ama-eru ama-yakasu | /sweetness/sweet/tasty/ /(uk) generous/indulgent/ /to behave like a spoiled child/ /to pamper/to spoil/ | |
| 甲 | kan, kou | /armor/shell/fingernails/1st heavenly stem/ | ||
| 監 | kan | /supervise/control/direct/ | ||
| 看 | 6 | kan | /look/see/examine/scrutinize/ | |
| 管 | 4 | kan | kuda | /pipe/tube/duct/woodwind music/ /pipe/tube/ |
| 簡 | 6 | kan | /simple/terse/succinct/letter/ | |
| 緩 | kan | yuru-i yuru-mu yuru-meru yuru-yaka | /slow/leisurely/to postpone/delay/ /loose/lenient/slow/ /to become loose/to slacken/ /to loosen/to slow down/ /lenient/ | |
| 缶 | kan | /earthen crock or jar/ | ||
| 肝 | kan | kimo | /liver/ /liver/ | |
| 艦 | kan | /warship/ | ||
| 観 | 4 | kan | /see/observe/view/appearance/ | |
| 貫 | kan | tsuranu-ku | /a string of 1000 coins/to go through/ /to go through/ | |
| 還 | kan | /still/yet/also/besides/ | ||
| 鑑 | kan | kanga-miru | /mirror/looking glass/reflect/ /to heed/to take into account/ | |
| 閑 | kan | /fence/barrier/defend/idle time/ | ||
| 間 | 2 | kan, ken | aida ma | /interval/space/place/between/ /space/interval/ /space/room/time/pause/ |
| 関 | 4 | kan | kaka-waru seki | /frontier pass/close/relation/ /to have to do with/ /barrier/gate/ |
| 陥 | kan | ochii-ru otoshii-reru | /submerge/sink/plunge/trap/ /to fall/to trap/ /to tempt/to ensnare/ | |
| 韓 | kan | /fence/Korea/ | ||
| 館 | 3 | kan | yakata | /public building/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 割 | 6 | katsu | sa-ku wari wa-ru wa-reru | /cut/divide/partition/cede/ /to cut up/to separate/ /rate/ratio/proportion/ /to divide/to cut/to break/ /to break (vi)/to split/ |
| 喝 | katsu | /drink/shout/call out/ | ||
| 括 | katsu | /include/embrace/enclose/ | ||
| 活 | 2 | katsu | /live/exist/survive/lively/ | |
| 渇 | katsu | kawa-ku | /thirsty/ /to be thirsty/ | |
| 滑 | katsu, kotsu | sube-ru name-raka | /slip/slide/slippery/polished/ /to glide/to slide/to slip/ /smoothness (an)/glassiness/ | |
| 葛 | katsu | kuzu | /edible bean/ /arrowroot/ | |
| 褐 | katsu | /coarse woolen cloth/dull/dark/ | ||
| 轄 | katsu | /linchpin of wheel/control/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 仮 | 5 | ka, ke | kari | /falsehood/deception/vacation/ /temporary (a-no)/provisional/ |
| 化 | 3 | ka, ke | ba-kasu ba-keru | /change/convert/reform/-ize/ /to bewitch/to confuse/ /to appear in disguise/ |
| 家 | 2 | ka, ke | ie ya | /house/home/residence/family/ /house/ |
| 懸 | ke, ken | ka-karu ka-keru | /hang/suspend/hoist/be hung/ /to be suspended from/ /to hang/to construct/to sit/ | |
| 気 | 1 | ki, ke | /air/gas/steam/vapor/spirit/ | |
| 華 | ka, ke | hana | /flowery/illustrious/Chinese/ /flower/petal/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 京 | 2 | kyou, kei | /capital city/ | |
| 係 | 3 | kei | kakari kaka-ru | /bind/tie up/involve/relation/ /official/duty/person in charge/ /to be the work of/to concern/ |
| 傾 | kei | katamu-ku katamu-keru | /upset/pour out/overflow/ /to incline toward/to slant/ /to incline (vt)/to list/ | |
| 兄 | 2 | kyou, kei | ani | /elder brother/ /older brother (hum)/ |
| 刑 | kei | /punishment/penalty/law/ | ||
| 啓 | kei | /open/begin/commence/explain/ | ||
| 型 | 4 | kei | kata | /pattern/model/type/law/mold/ /mold/model/style/shape/ |
| 境 | 5 | kyou, kei | sakai | /boundary/frontier/area/region/ /border/boundary/ |
| 契 | kei | chigi-ru | /deed/contract/bond/engrave/ /to pledge/to promise/to swear/ | |
| 形 | 2 | gyou, kei | kata katachi | /form/shape/appearance/ /form/shape/figure/type/ |
| 径 | 4 | kei | /narrow path/diameter/direct/ | |
| 恵 | e, kei | megu-mu | /favor/benefit/confer kindness/ /to bless/to show mercy to/ | |
| 慶 | kei | /congratulate/celebrate/ | ||
| 憩 | kei | iko-i iko-u | /rest/take rest/ /rest/ /to rest/to relax/to repose/ | |
| 憬 | kei | /rouse/awaken/become conscious/ | ||
| 掲 | kei | kaka-geru | /to set (a table)/to install/equip/ /to publish/to print/ | |
| 携 | kei | tazusa-eru tazusa-waru | /lead by hand/take with/carry/ /to carry in one's hand/ /to participate/to take part/ | |
| 敬 | 6 | kei | uyama-u | /respect/honor/respectfully/ /to show respect/to honour/ |
| 景 | 4 | kei | /scenery/view/conditions/ | |
| 渓 | kei | /mountain stream/creek/ | ||
| 稽 | kei | /examine/investigate/delay/ | ||
| 競 | 4 | kyou, kei | kiso-u se-ru | /contend/vie/compete/ /to emulate/to compete with/ /to compete/to bid/ |
| 系 | 6 | kei | /system/line/link/connection/ | |
| 経 | 5 | kyou, kei | he-ru | /classic works/pass through/ /to pass/to elapse/ |
| 継 | kei | tsu-gu | /continue/maintain/carry on/ /to succeed/ | |
| 茎 | kei | kuki | /stem/stalk/ /stalk/ | |
| 蛍 | kei | hotaru | /glow-worm/luminous insect/ /firefly/ | |
| 計 | 2 | kei | haka-rau haka-ru | /plan/plot/strategem/scheme/ /to manage/to arrange/ /to measure/ |
| 詣 | kei | mou-deru | /reach/achievement/accomplishment/ | |
| 警 | 6 | kei | /guard/watch/alert/alarm/ | |
| 軽 | 3 | kei | karu-i karo-yaka | /light/easy/simple/gentle/ /light (adj)/non-serious/minor/ /light (an)/easy/ |
| 鶏 | kei | niwatori | /chicken/ /(domestic) chicken/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 件 | 5 | ken | /numerary adjunct for article/matter/ | |
| 倹 | ken | /temperate/frugal/economical/ | ||
| 健 | 4 | ken | suko-yaka | /strong/robust/healthy/strength/ /vigorous (an)/healthy/sound/ |
| 兼 | ken | ka-neru | /unite/combine/connect/and/ /to hold (position)/to serve/ | |
| 券 | 5 | ken | /certificate/ticket/title deeds/ | |
| 剣 | ken | tsurugi | /sword/dagger/saber/ /sword/ | |
| 圏 | ken | /to circle/a circle/corral/ | ||
| 堅 | ken | kata-i | /hard/strong/firm/resolute/ /hard (esp. wood)/steadfast/ | |
| 嫌 | ken, gen | iya kira-u | /hate/detest/suspect/criticize/ /disagreeable (an)/unpleasant/ /to hate/to dislike/to loathe/ | |
| 建 | 4 | ken, kon | ta-tsu ta-teru | /build/establish/erect/found/ /to stand/to rise/to be built/ /to build/to construct/ |
| 憲 | 6 | ken | /constitution/statute/law/ | |
| 懸 | ke, ken | ka-karu ka-keru | /hang/suspend/hoist/be hung/ /to be suspended from/ /to hang/to construct/to sit/ | |
| 拳 | ken | kobushi | /fist/various forms of boxing/ /fist/ | |
| 検 | 5 | ken | /check/examine/ | |
| 権 | 6 | ken, gon | /power/right/authority/ | |
| 犬 | 1 | ken | inu | /dog/ /dog/ |
| 献 | ken, kon | /offer/present/show/display/ | ||
| 県 | 3 | ken | /county/district/subdivision/ | |
| 研 | 3 | ken | to-gu | /grind/rub/study/research/ /to sharpen/to polish/ |
| 絹 | 6 | ken | kinu | /kind of thick stiff silk/ /silk/ |
| 繭 | ken | mayu | /cocoon/callus/blister/ /cocoon/ | |
| 肩 | ken | kata | /shoulders/to shoulder/bear/ /shoulder/ | |
| 見 | 1 | ken | mi-eru mi-seru mi-ru | /see/observe/behold/perceive/ /to be seen/to be in sight/ /to show/to display/ /to see/to watch/ |
| 謙 | ken | /humble/modest/ | ||
| 賢 | ken | kashiko-i | /virtuous/worthy/good/able/ /wise/clever/smart/ | |
| 軒 | ken | noki | /carriage/high/wide/balcony/ /eaves/ | |
| 遣 | ken | tsuka-u tsuka-wasu | /send/dispatch/send off/exile/ /to use (see n432)/ /to send/to dispatch/ | |
| 鍵 | ken | kagi | /door bolt/lock bolt/key/ /key/ | |
| 間 | 2 | kan, ken | aida ma | /interval/space/place/between/ /space/interval/ /space/room/time/pause/ |
| 険 | 5 | ken | kewa-shii | /narrow pass/strategic point/ /inaccessible place/ |
| 顕 | ken | /manifest/display/evident/clear/ | ||
| 験 | 4 | ken, gen | /test/examine/inspect/verify/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 傑 | ketsu | /hero/outstanding/remarkable/ | ||
| 欠 | 4 | ketsu | ka-ku ka-keru | /owe/lack/be deficient/ /to lack/to break/to crack/ /to be lacking/ |
| 決 | 3 | ketsu | ki-maru ki-meru | /decide/determine/judge/ /to be decided/to be settled/ /to decide/ |
| 潔 | 5 | ketsu | isagiyo-i | /clean/purify/pure/ /manly/sportsmanlike/pure/ |
| 穴 | 6 | ketsu | ana | /cave/den/hole/ /hole/ |
| 結 | 4 | ketsu | musu-bu yu-u yu-waeru | /knot/tie/join/connect/ /to tie/to bind/to link/ /to do up (hair)/to braid/ /to bind/to fasten/to tie up/ |
| 血 | 3 | ketsu | chi | /blood/ /blood/consanguinity/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 亀 | ki | kame | /turtle or tortoise/cuckold/ /tortoise/turtle/ | |
| 企 | ki | kuwada-teru | /plan a project/stand on tiptoe/ /to plan/to plot/to propose/ | |
| 伎 | ki | /talent/skill/ability/ | ||
| 危 | 6 | ki | abu-nai aya-ui aya-bumu | /dangerous/precarious/high/ /dangerous/critical/grave/ /dangerous/critical/grave/ /to fear/to have misgivings/ |
| 喜 | 4 | ki | yoroko-bu | /like/love/enjoy/joyful thing/ /to be delighted/to be glad/ |
| 器 | 4 | ki | utsuwa | /receptacle/vessel/instrument/ /bowl/vessel/container/ |
| 基 | 5 | ki | moto motoi | /foundation/base/ /basis/ |
| 奇 | ki | /strange/unusual/uncanny/occult/ | ||
| 季 | 4 | ki | /quarter of year/season/ | |
| 寄 | 5 | ki | yo-seru yo-ru | /send/transmit/mail/rely on/ /to collect/to gather/to add/ /to visit/to drop in/ |
| 岐 | ki | /high/majestic/fork in road/ | ||
| 己 | 6 | ki, ko | onore | /self/oneself/personal/private/ /oneself/(insulting) you/ |
| 希 | 4 | ki | /rare/hope/expect/strive for/ | |
| 帰 | 2 | ki | kae-su kae-ru | /return/return to/revert to/ /to send back/ /to go back (I)/to go home/ |
| 幾 | ki | iku | /how many? how much?/a few/some/ /some (pref)/several/how many?/ | |
| 忌 | ki | i-mawashii i-mu | /jealous/envious/fear/ /abominable/ /to detest/ | |
| 揮 | 6 | ki | /direct/wipe away/squander/ | |
| 旗 | 4 | ki | hata | /banner/flag/streamer/ /flag/ |
| 既 | ki | sude-ni | /already/de facto/since/then/ /already/too late/ | |
| 期 | 3 | ki, go | /period of time/date/time limit/ | |
| 机 | 6 | ki | tsukue | /desk/machine/moment/ /desk/ |
| 棄 | ki | /reject/abandon/discard/ | ||
| 棋 | ki | /chess/any game similar to chess/ | ||
| 機 | 4 | ki | hata | /machine/moment/chance/ /loom/ |
| 毀 | ki | /destroy/ruin/injure/slander/ | ||
| 気 | 1 | ki, ke | /air/gas/steam/vapor/spirit/ | |
| 汽 | 2 | ki | /steam/vapor/gas/ | |
| 畿 | ki | /imperial domain/area near capital/ | ||
| 祈 | ki | ino-ru | /pray/entreat/beseech/ /to pray (vi)/to wish/ | |
| 紀 | 4 | ki | /record/annal/historical account/ | |
| 規 | 5 | ki | /rules/regulations/customs/law/ | |
| 記 | 2 | ki | shiru-su | /record/keep in mind/remember/ /to note/to write down/ |
| 貴 | 6 | ki | tatto-i tatto-bu touto-i touto-bu | /expensive/costly/valuable/ /valuable/precious/ /to value/to prize/to esteem/ /valuable/precious/ /to value/to prize/to esteem/ |
| 起 | 3 | ki | o-kiru o-kosu o-koru | /rise/stand up/go up/begin/ /to get up/to rise/ /to raise/to cause/ /to occur/to happen/ |
| 軌 | ki | /track/rut/path/ | ||
| 輝 | ki | kagaya-ku | /brightness/luster/brilliance/ /to shine/to glitter/to sparkle/ | |
| 飢 | ki | u-eru | /hunger/starving/hungry/a famine/ /to starve/ | |
| 騎 | ki | /ride horseback/mount/cavalry/ | ||
| 鬼 | ki | oni | /ghost/spirit of dead/devil/ /ogre/demon/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 吉 | kichi, kitsu | /lucky/propitious/good/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 菊 | kiku | /chrysanthemum/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 今 | 2 | kin, kon | ima | /now/today/modern era/ /now/the present time/just now/ |
| 僅 | kin | wazu-ka | /only/merely/solely/just/ /only/merely/a little/ | |
| 勤 | 6 | kin, gon | tsuto-maru tsuto-meru | /industrious/diligent/attentive/ /to be fit for/to be equal to/ /to serve/to fill a post/ |
| 均 | 5 | kin | /equal/even/fair/all/also/ | |
| 巾 | kin | /kerchief/towel/turban/ | ||
| 斤 | kin | /a catty (approximately 500 g)/an axe/keen/ | ||
| 琴 | kin | koto | /Chinese lute or guitar/ | |
| 禁 | 5 | kin | /restrict/prohibit/forbid/ | |
| 筋 | 6 | kin | suji | /muscles/tendons/ /muscle/string/line/stripe/plot/ |
| 緊 | kin | /tense/tight/taut/firm/secure/ | ||
| 菌 | kin | /mushroom/germ/microbe/ | ||
| 襟 | kin | eri | /lapel/collar/ /neck/collar/lapel/neckband/ | |
| 謹 | kin | tsutsushi-mu | /prudent/cautious/attentive/ /to be chaste or discreet/ | |
| 近 | 2 | kin | chika-i | /near/close/approach/intimate/ /near/close by/short/ |
| 金 | 1 | kin, kon | kana kane | /gold/metals in general/money/ /money/metal/ |
| 錦 | kin | nishiki | /brocade/tapestry/embroidered/ /brocade/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 吉 | kichi, kitsu | /lucky/propitious/good/ | ||
| 喫 | kitsu | /eat/drink/suffer/endure/bear/ | ||
| 詰 | kitsu | tsu-maru tsu-mu tsu-meru | /question/interrogate/ /to be blocked/to be packed/ /to become fine/ /to pack/to shorten/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 個 | 5 | ko | /numerary adjunct/piece/single/ | |
| 去 | 3 | kyo, ko | sa-ru | /go away/leave/depart/ /to leave/to go away/ |
| 古 | 2 | ko | furu-i furu-su | /old/classic/ancient/ /old (not person)/aged/ancient/ /to wear out/ |
| 呼 | 6 | ko | yo-bu | /breathe sigh/exhale/call/shout/ /to call out/to invite/ |
| 固 | 4 | ko | kata-i kata-maru kata-meru | /to become solid/solidify/strength/ /stubborn/ /(vi) to harden/to solidify/ /to harden (vt)/to freeze/ |
| 孤 | ko | /orphan/fatherless/solitary/ | ||
| 己 | 6 | ki, ko | onore | /self/oneself/personal/private/ /oneself/(insulting) you/ |
| 庫 | 3 | ku, ko | /armory/treasury/storehouse/ | |
| 弧 | ko | /wooden bow/arc/crescent/ | ||
| 戸 | 2 | ko | to | /door/family/ /door (Japanese style)/ |
| 拠 | kyo, ko | /to occupy/take possession of/a base/position/ | ||
| 故 | 5 | ko | yue | /ancient/old/reason/because/ /reason/cause/circumstances/ |
| 枯 | ko | ka-rasu ka-reru | /dried out/withered/decayed/ /to let dry/ /to wither/to die (plant)/ | |
| 湖 | 3 | ko | mizuumi | /a lake/Hubei/Hunan/bluish-green/ /lake/ |
| 股 | ko | mata | /thighs/haunches/rump/share/ /groin/crotch/thigh/ | |
| 虎 | ko | tora | /tiger/brave/fierce/ /tiger/ | |
| 虚 | kyo, ko | /false/ | ||
| 誇 | ko | hoko-ru | /exaggerate/brag/boast/flaunt/ /to boast of/to be proud of/ | |
| 錮 | ko | /run metal into cracks/confine/ | ||
| 雇 | ko | yato-u | /employ/to hire/ /to employ/to hire/ | |
| 顧 | ko | kaeri-miru | /look back/look at/look after/ /to look back/to turn around/ | |
| 鼓 | ko | tsudzumi | /drum/beat/top/strike/ /hand drum/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 克 | koku | /gram/overcome/transliteration/ | ||
| 刻 | 6 | koku | kiza-mu | /carve/engrave/quarter hour/ /to mince/to carve/to engrave/ |
| 告 | 4 | koku | tsu-geru | /tell/announce/inform/accuse/ /to inform/ |
| 国 | 2 | koku | kuni | /nation/country/nation-state/ /country/ |
| 石 | 1 | koku, shaku, seki | ishi | /stone/rock/mineral/ /stone/ |
| 穀 | 6 | koku | /corn/grain/cereal/lucky/ | |
| 谷 | 2 | koku | tani | /valley/gorge/ravine/ /valley/ |
| 酷 | koku | /strong/stimulating/very/ | ||
| 黒 | 2 | koku | kuro kuro-i | /black/dark/evil/ /black/dark/ /black/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 今 | 2 | kin, kon | ima | /now/today/modern era/ /now/the present time/just now/ |
| 困 | 6 | kon | koma-ru | /to surround/beseige/to be surrounded/difficult/ /to be worried/to be bothered/ |
| 墾 | kon | /cultivate/reclaim/to farm land/ | ||
| 婚 | kon | /get married/marriage/wedding/ | ||
| 建 | 4 | ken, kon | ta-tsu ta-teru | /build/establish/erect/found/ /to stand/to rise/to be built/ /to build/to construct/ |
| 恨 | kon | ura-mu ura-meshii | /hatred/dislike/resent/hate/ /to curse/to feel bitter/ /reproachful/ | |
| 懇 | kon | nengo-ro | /sincere/earnest/cordial/ /kind (an)/courteous/hospitable/ | |
| 昆 | kon | /elder brother/descendants/ | ||
| 根 | 3 | kon | ne | /root/base(d on)/foundation/ /root/ |
| 混 | 5 | kon | ko-mu ma-zaru ma-jiru ma-zeru | /to mix/blend/mingle/to bumble along/ /to be mixed/to be blended/ /to be mixed/to be blended/ /to mix/to stir/ |
| 献 | ken, kon | /offer/present/show/display/ | ||
| 痕 | kon | ato | /scar/mark/trace/ | |
| 紺 | kon | /dark blue or reddish color/ | ||
| 金 | 1 | kin, kon | kana kane | /gold/metals in general/money/ /money/metal/ |
| 魂 | kon | tamashii | /soul/spirit/ /soul/spirit/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 滑 | katsu, kotsu | sube-ru name-raka | /slip/slide/slippery/polished/ /to glide/to slide/to slip/ /smoothness (an)/glassiness/ | |
| 骨 | 6 | kotsu | hone | /bone/skeleton/frame/framework/ /bone/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 交 | 2 | kou | ka-u ka-wasu maji-eru maji-waru ma-zaru ma-jiru ma-zeru | /mix/intersect/exchange/communicate/deliver/ /to exchange (messages)/ /to mix/to converse with/ /to cross/to intersect/ /to be mixed (vi)/ /to be mixed (vi)/ /to be mixed (vi)/ |
| 仰 | gyou, kou | ao-gu oo-se | /raise the head to look/look up to/rely on/ /to look up (to)/to respect/ | |
| 侯 | kou | /marquis/lord/target in archery/ | ||
| 候 | 4 | kou | sourou | /wait/expect/visit/greet/ |
| 光 | 2 | kou | hikari hika-ru | /light/brilliant/shine/only/ /light/ |
| 公 | 2 | kou | ooyake | /fair/equitable/public/duke/ /official/public/formal/open/ |
| 功 | 4 | ku, kou | /achievement/merit/good result/ | |
| 効 | 5 | kou | ki-ku | /efficacious/effectiveness/to toil/ /to be effective/ |
| 勾 | kou | /hook/join/connect/entice/ | ||
| 厚 | 5 | kou | atsu-i | /thick/substantial/greatly/ /cordial/kind/warm(hearted)/ |
| 口 | 1 | ku, kou | kuchi | /mouth/open end/entrance/gate/ /mouth/orifice/opening/ |
| 后 | 6 | kou | /queen/empress/sovereign/(simp. for 後) behind/ | |
| 向 | 3 | kou | mu-kau mu-ku mu-keru mu-kou | /toward/direction/trend/ /to face/to go towards/ /to face/ /to turn towards/to point/ /beyond/over there/ |
| 喉 | kou | nodo | /throat/gullet/larynx/guttural/ /throat (uk)/ | |
| 坑 | kou | /pit/hole/bury/trap/harry/ | ||
| 好 | 4 | kou | kono-mu su-ku | /good/excellent/fine/well/ /to like/to prefer/ /to like/to love/to be fond of/ |
| 孔 | kou | /opening/hole/orifice/great/ | ||
| 孝 | 6 | kou | /filial piety/obedience/mourning/ | |
| 工 | 2 | ku, kou | /labor/work/worker/laborer/ | |
| 巧 | kou | taku-mi | /skillful/ingenious/clever/ /skill (an)/cleverness/ | |
| 幸 | 3 | kou | saiwa-i sachi shiawa-se | /luck(ily)/favor/fortunately/ /happiness (an)/blessedness/ /happiness/wish/fortune/ /happiness/good fortune/ |
| 広 | 2 | kou | hiro-i hiro-garu hiro-geru hiro-maru hiro-meru | /broad/wide/extensive/ /spacious/vast/wide/ /to spread (out)/to extend/ /to spread/to extend/to expand/ /to spread/to be propagated/ /to broaden/to propagate/ |
| 康 | 4 | kou | /peaceful/quiet/happy/healthy/ | |
| 後 | 2 | kou, go | ato ushi-ro oku-reru nochi | /behind/rear/after/descendents/ /after (a-no)/behind/later/rear/ /back/behind/rear/ /to be late/to be delayed/ /afterwords (a-no)/since then/ |
| 恒 | kou | /constant/regular/persistent/ | ||
| 慌 | kou | awa-tadashii awa-teru | /nervous/panicky/frantic/ | |
| 抗 | kou | /resist/oppose/defy/reject/ | ||
| 拘 | kou | /restrain/seize/detain/ | ||
| 控 | kou | hika-eru | /accuse/charge/control/ /to draw in/to hold back/ | |
| 攻 | kou | se-meru | /attack/assault/criticize/ /to attack/to assault/ | |
| 更 | kou | sara fu-kasu fu-keru | /more/still further/much more/ /to sit up late/ /to get late/to advance/ | |
| 校 | 1 | kou | /school/military field officer/ | |
| 格 | 5 | kaku, kou | /pattern/standard/form/style/ | |
| 梗 | kou | /stem of flower/branch of plant/ | ||
| 構 | 5 | kou | kama-u kama-eru | /frame/building/structure/ /to mind/to care about/ /to set up/ |
| 江 | kou | e | /large river/yangzi/ /inlet/bay/ | |
| 洪 | kou | /vast/immense/flood/deluge/ | ||
| 港 | 3 | kou | minato | /port/harbor/small stream/bay/ /harbour/port/ |
| 溝 | kou | mizo | /ditch/drain/narrow waterway/ /ditch/drain/gap/ | |
| 甲 | kan, kou | /armor/shell/fingernails/1st heavenly stem/ | ||
| 皇 | 6 | ou, kou | /royal/imperial/ruler/superior/ | |
| 硬 | kou | kata-i | /hard/firm/strong/obstinate/ /solid/hard (esp. metal, stone)/ | |
| 稿 | kou | /draft/manuscript/rough copy/ | ||
| 紅 | 6 | ku, kou | kurenai beni | /red/vermillion/blush/flush/ /deep red/crimson/ /deep red/crimson/ |
| 絞 | kou | shibo-ru shi-maru shi-meru | /twist/wring/intertwine/winch/ /to wring/to squeeze/ /to be strangled/ /to strangle/to constrict/ | |
| 綱 | kou | tsuna | /heavy rope/hawser/main points/ /rope/ | |
| 考 | 2 | kou | kanga-eru | /examine/test/investigate/ /to consider/ |
| 耕 | 5 | kou | tagaya-su | /plow/cultivate/ /to till/to plow/to cultivate/ |
| 耗 | kou, mou | /consume/use up/waste/squander/ | ||
| 肯 | kou | /willing/consent to/permit/ | ||
| 興 | 5 | kyou, kou | oko-su oko-ru | /thrive/prosper/flourish/ /to revive/ /to rise/to flourish/ |
| 航 | 4 | kou | /sail/navigate/ship/boat/ | |
| 荒 | kou | ara-i a-rasu a-reru | /wasteland/desert/uncultivated/ /rough/rude/wild/ /to lay waste/ /to be stormy/to be rough/ | |
| 行 | 2 | an, gyou, kou | i-ku okona-u yu-ku | /go/walk/move/travel/circulate/ /to go/ /to perform/to do/ /to go/ |
| 衡 | kou | /measure/weigh/judge/consider/ | ||
| 講 | 5 | kou | /explain/discuss/talk/ | |
| 貢 | ku, kou | mitsugu | /offer tribute/tribute/gifts/ | |
| 購 | kou | /buy/purchase/hire/ | ||
| 郊 | kou | /suburbs/waste land/open spaces/ | ||
| 酵 | kou | /yeast/leaven/ | ||
| 鉱 | 5 | kou | /mine/mineral/ore/ | |
| 鋼 | 6 | kou | hagane | /steel/hard/strong/tough/ /steel/ |
| 降 | 6 | kou | o-riru o-rosu fu-ru | /descend/fall/drop/lower/down/ /to alight (e.g. from bus)/ /to take down/to lower/ /to precipitate/ |
| 項 | kou | /neck/nape of neck/sum/funds/ | ||
| 香 | kyou, kou | ka kao-ri kao-ru | /fragrant/sweet smelling/incense/ /aroma/fragrance/scent/smell/ /to smell sweet/to be fragrant/ | |
| 高 | 2 | kou | taka taka-i taka-maru taka-meru | /high/tall/lofty/elevated/ /tall/high/expensive/ /to rise/to swell/ /to raise/to lift/to boost/ |
| 黄 | 2 | ou, kou | ki ko | /yellow/ /yellow/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 久 | 5 | kyuu, ku | hisa-shii | /long time (ago)/time passage/grow late/ /long/long-continued/ |
| 九 | 1 | kyuu, ku | kokono kokono-tsu | /nine/ /nine/ |
| 供 | 6 | kyou, ku | sona-eru tomo | /supply/provide for/offer in worship/ /to offer/to sacrifice/ /accompanying (vs)/attendant/ |
| 功 | 4 | ku, kou | /achievement/merit/good result/ | |
| 区 | 3 | ku | /area/district/region/ward/ | |
| 口 | 1 | ku, kou | kuchi | /mouth/open end/entrance/gate/ /mouth/orifice/opening/ |
| 句 | 5 | ku | /sentence/ | |
| 宮 | 3 | kyuu, ku, guu | miya | /palace/temple/dwelling/enclose/ |
| 工 | 2 | ku, kou | /labor/work/worker/laborer/ | |
| 庫 | 3 | ku, ko | /armory/treasury/storehouse/ | |
| 紅 | 6 | ku, kou | kurenai beni | /red/vermillion/blush/flush/ /deep red/crimson/ /deep red/crimson/ |
| 苦 | 3 | ku | kuru-shii kuru-shimu kuru-shimeru niga-i niga-ru | /bitter/hardship/suffering/ /painful/difficult/ /to suffer/to groan/ /to torment/to harass/ /bitter/ /to feel bitter/to scowl/ |
| 貢 | ku, kou | mitsugu | /offer tribute/tribute/gifts/ | |
| 駆 | ku | ka-keru ka-ru | /spur a horse on/expel/drive away/ /to run/ /to drive (car)/to spur on/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 勲 | kun | /meritorious deed/merits/rank/ | ||
| 君 | 3 | kun | kimi | /sovereign/monarch/ruler/chief/prince/ /you (fam, fem)/ |
| 薫 | kun | kao-ru | /a medicinal herb/to cauterize/ /to smell sweet/to be fragrant/ | |
| 訓 | 4 | kun | /teach/instruct/exegesis/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 屈 | kutsu | /bend/flex/bent/crooked/crouch/ | ||
| 掘 | kutsu | ho-ru | /dig/excavate/excavate cave/ /to dig/to excavate/ | |
| 窟 | kutsu | /hole/cave/cellar/underground/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 空 | 1 | kuu | a-ku a-keru kara sora | /empty/hollow/bare/deserted/ /to become empty/ /to empty (vt)/ /emptiness/ /sky/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 脚 | kya, kyaku | ashi | /leg/foot/base/leg/foundation/ /leg/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 却 | kyaku | /still/but/decline/retreat/ | ||
| 客 | 3 | kaku, kyaku | /guest/traveller/customer/ | |
| 脚 | kya, kyaku | ashi | /leg/foot/base/leg/foundation/ /leg/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 去 | 3 | kyo, ko | sa-ru | /go away/leave/depart/ /to leave/to go away/ |
| 居 | 5 | kyo | i-ru | /live/dwell/reside/sit/ /(uk) to be (animate)/ |
| 巨 | kyo | /large/great/enormous/chief/ | ||
| 拒 | kyo | koba-mu | /ward off with hand/defend/ /to refuse/to reject/to decline/ | |
| 拠 | kyo, ko | /to occupy/take possession of/a base/position/ | ||
| 挙 | 4 | kyo | a-garu a-geru | /raise/lift up/recommend/ /to become prosperous/ /to raise/to fly/ |
| 虚 | kyo, ko | /false/ | ||
| 許 | 5 | kyo | yuru-su | /allow/permit/promise/betroth/ /to permit/to allow/to approve/ |
| 距 | kyo | /distance/bird's spur/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 局 | 3 | kyoku | /bureau/office/circumstance/ | |
| 曲 | 3 | kyoku | ma-garu ma-geru | /crooked/bent/wrong/false/ /to turn/to bend/ /to bend/to crook/to lean/ |
| 極 | 4 | kyoku, goku | kiwa-maru kiwa-mi kiwa-meru | /extreme/utmost/furthest/final/ /to terminate/ /height/acme/extremity/ /to investigate thoroughly/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 享 | kyou | /enjoy/ | ||
| 京 | 2 | kyou, kei | /capital city/ | |
| 供 | 6 | kyou, ku | sona-eru tomo | /supply/provide for/offer in worship/ /to offer/to sacrifice/ /accompanying (vs)/attendant/ |
| 兄 | 2 | kyou, kei | ani | /elder brother/ /older brother (hum)/ |
| 共 | 4 | kyou | tomo | /together with/all/total/to share/ /both/neither (neg)/all/and/ |
| 凶 | kyou | /culprit/murder/bad/sad/ | ||
| 協 | 4 | kyou | /be united/cooperate/ | |
| 叫 | kyou | sake-bu | /cry/shout/hail/greet/call/ /to shout/to cry/ | |
| 境 | 5 | kyou, kei | sakai | /boundary/frontier/area/region/ /border/boundary/ |
| 峡 | kyou | /gorge/strait/ravine/isthmus/ | ||
| 強 | 2 | kyou, gou | shi-iru tsuyo-i tsuyo-maru tsuyo-meru | /strong/powerful/energetic/ /to force/to compel/to coerce/ /strong/powerful/mighty/ /to get strong/to gain strength/ /to strengthen/to emphasize/ |
| 恐 | kyou | oso-reru oso-roshii | /fear/fearful/apprehensive/ /to fear/to be afraid of/ /terrible/dreadful/ | |
| 恭 | kyou | uyauya-shii | /respectful/polite/reverent/ /respectful/reverent/ | |
| 挟 | kyou | hasa-maru hasa-mu | /clasp under arm/hold to bosom/ /to get between/to be caught in/ /to interpose/to hold between/ | |
| 教 | 2 | kyou | oshi-eru oso-waru | /teach/class/ /to teach/to inform/to instruct/ /to learn from/ |
| 橋 | 3 | kyou | hashi | /bridge/beam/crosspiece/ /bridge/ |
| 況 | kyou | /condition/situation/furthermore/ | ||
| 狂 | kyou | kuru-u kuru-oshii | /insane/mad/violent/wild/ /to go mad/to get out of order/ | |
| 狭 | kyou | seba-maru seba-meru sema-i | /narrow/limited/narrow-minded/ /to narrow (vi)/to contract/ /to narrow (vt)/to reduce/ /narrow/confined/small/ | |
| 矯 | kyou | ta-meru | /correct/rectify/straighten out/ /to straighten/to correct/ | |
| 競 | 4 | kyou, kei | kiso-u se-ru | /contend/vie/compete/ /to emulate/to compete with/ /to compete/to bid/ |
| 経 | 5 | kyou, kei | he-ru | /classic works/pass through/ /to pass/to elapse/ |
| 胸 | 6 | kyou | muna mune | /breast/bosom/chest/thorax/ /breast/chest/ |
| 脅 | kyou | odo-kasu odo-su obiya-kasu | /ribs/armpits/flank/threaten/ /to threaten/to coerce/ /to threaten/to menace/ /to threaten/to coerce/ | |
| 興 | 5 | kyou, kou | oko-su oko-ru | /thrive/prosper/flourish/ /to revive/ /to rise/to flourish/ |
| 郷 | 6 | kyou, gou | /country/rural/village/ | |
| 鏡 | 4 | kyou | gakami | /mirror/lens/glass/glasses/ |
| 響 | kyou | hibi-ku | /make sound/make noise/sound/ /to resound/ | |
| 香 | kyou, kou | ka kao-ri kao-ru | /fragrant/sweet smelling/incense/ /aroma/fragrance/scent/smell/ /to smell sweet/to be fragrant/ | |
| 驚 | kyou | odoro-kasu odoro-ku | /frighten/surprise/startle/ /to surprise/to frighten/ /to be surprised/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 丘 | kyuu | oka | /hill/elder/empty/a name/ /hill/height/ | |
| 久 | 5 | kyuu, ku | hisa-shii | /long time (ago)/time passage/grow late/ /long/long-continued/ |
| 九 | 1 | kyuu, ku | kokono kokono-tsu | /nine/ /nine/ |
| 休 | 1 | kyuu | yasu-maru yasu-mu yasu-meru | /rest/stop/retire/do not!/ /to be rested/to feel at ease/ /to rest (vi)/to have a break/ /to rest/to suspend/ |
| 及 | kyuu | oyo-bi oyo-bu oyo-bosu | /extend/reach/come up to/and/ /and/as well as/ /to reach/to come up to/ /to exert/to cause/to exercise/ | |
| 吸 | 6 | kyuu | su-u | /inhale/suck in/absorb/attract/ /to smoke/to breathe in/to suck/ |
| 嗅 | kyuu | ka-gu | /smell/scent/sniff/olfactive/ /to sniff (vt)/to smell/ | |
| 宮 | 3 | kyuu, ku, guu | miya | /palace/temple/dwelling/enclose/ |
| 弓 | 2 | kyuu | yumi | /bow/curved/arched/ /bow (and arrow)/ |
| 急 | 3 | kyuu | iso-gu | /quick/quickly/urgent/pressing/ /to hurry/to rush/ |
| 救 | 4 | kyuu | suku-u | /save/rescue/relieve/help/aid/ /to rescue from/to help out of/ |
| 旧 | 5 | kyuu | /old/ancient/former/past/ | |
| 朽 | kyuu | ku-chiru | /decayed/rotten/rot/decay/ /to rot/ | |
| 求 | 4 | kyuu | moto-meru | /seek/demand/request/beseech/ /to seek/to request/to demand/ |
| 泣 | 4 | kyuu | na-ku | /cry/sob/weep/ /to cry/to sing (bird)/ |
| 球 | 3 | kyuu | tama | /ball/sphere/globe/round/ /ball/ |
| 究 | 3 | kyuu | kiwa-meru | /examine/investigate/ /to master/ |
| 窮 | kyuu | kiwa-maru kiwa-meru | /poor/destitute/impoverished/ /to be at an end/ /to investigate thoroughly/ | |
| 糾 | kyuu | /investigate/inspect/ | ||
| 級 | 3 | kyuu | /level/rank/class/grade/ | |
| 給 | 4 | kyuu | /give/by/for/ | |
| 臼 | kyuu | usu | /mortar/bone joint socket/ /mill-stone/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 摩 | ma | /rub/scour/grind/friction/ | ||
| 磨 | ma | miga-ku | /grind/polish/rub/wear out/a millstone/ /to polish/to shine/to brush/ | |
| 魔 | ma | /demon/evil spirits/magic power/ | ||
| 麻 | ma | asa | /hemp/jute/flax/sesame/ /flax/linen/hemp/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 埋 | mai | u-maru u-meru u-moreru | /bury/secrete/conceal/ /to be buried/to be surrounded/ /to bury/to fill up/ /to be buried/to be covered/ | |
| 妹 | 2 | mai | imouto | /younger sister/ /younger sister (hum)/ |
| 昧 | mai | /obscure/dark/darken/ | ||
| 枚 | 6 | mai | /stalk of shrub/trunk of tree/ | |
| 毎 | 2 | mai | /every/ | |
| 米 | 2 | bei, mai | kome | /hulled or husked uncooked rice/ /uncooked rice/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 幕 | 6 | baku, maku | /curtain/screen/tent/ | |
| 膜 | maku | /membrane/to kneel and worship/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 万 | 2 | ban, man | /ten thousand/innumerable/ | |
| 慢 | man | /slow(ly)/leisurely/sluggish/ | ||
| 満 | 4 | man | mi-tasu mi-chiru | /fullness/enough/pride/ /to satisfy/to ingratiate/ /to be full/to rise (tide)/ |
| 漫 | man | /overflow of water/spreading/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 抹 | matsu | /smear/apply/wipe off/erase/ | ||
| 末 | 4 | batsu, matsu | sue | /final/last/end/insignificant/ /end/close/future/finally/tip/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 冥 | myou, mei | /dark/gloomy/night/deep/ | ||
| 名 | 1 | myou, mei | na | /name/rank/title/position/ /name/reputation/ |
| 命 | 3 | myou, mei | inochi | /life/destiny/fate/luck/an order/instruction/ /(mortal) life/ |
| 明 | 2 | myou, mei | aka-ramu aka-rui aka-rumu aki-raka a-kasu a-kari a-ku a-kuru a-keru | /bright/light/brilliant/clear/ /(arch?) to turn red/to redden/ /bright/cheerful/ /obvious/evident/clear/plain/ /to pass/spend/to reveal/ /lamplight/light (in general)/ /to be open/ /next/following (pref)/ /to dawn/to become daylight/ |
| 盟 | 6 | mei | /swear/oath/covenant/alliance/ | |
| 迷 | 5 | mei | mayo-u | /bewitch/charm/infatuate/ /to be puzzled/to be perplexed/ |
| 銘 | mei | /inscribe/engrave/unforgettably/ | ||
| 鳴 | 2 | mei | na-ku na-rasu na-ru | /cry of bird or animal/make sound/ /to bark/to purr/ /to ring/to sound/to chime/ /to sound/to ring/to resound/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 免 | men | manuka-reru | /spare/excuse from/evade/ /to escape from/ | |
| 綿 | 5 | men | wata | /cotton wad/wool/soft/downy/ /cotton/padding/ |
| 面 | 3 | men | omo omote tsura | /face/surface/plane/side/dimension/ /face/ /face/ /face/mug/surface/ |
| 麺 | men | /flour/dough/noodles/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 滅 | metsu | horo-biru horo-bosu | /extinguish/wipe out/exterminate/ /to be ruined/to go under/ /to destroy/to overthrow/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 味 | 3 | mi | aji aji-wau | /taste/smell/odor/delicacy/ /flavor/taste/ /to taste/to savor/to relish/ |
| 未 | 4 | mi | /not yet/8th terrestrial branch/ | |
| 眉 | bi, mi | mayu | /eyebrows/upper margin of book/ /eyebrow/ | |
| 魅 | mi | /kind of forest demon/elf/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 民 | 4 | min | tami | /people/subjects/citizens/ /nation/people/ |
| 眠 | min | nemu-i nemu-ru | /close eyes/sleep/hibernate/ /aestivation (vs)/estivation/ /to sleep/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 密 | 6 | mitsu | /dense/thick/close/intimate/ | |
| 蜜 | mitsu | /honey/sweet/nectar/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 模 | 6 | bo, mo | /model/standard/pattern/copy/ | |
| 茂 | mo | shige-ru | /thick/lush/dense/talented/ /to grow thick/to luxuriate/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 木 | 1 | boku, moku | ki ko | /tree/wood/lumber/wooden/ /tree/wood/timber/ |
| 目 | 1 | boku, moku | ma me | /eye/look/see/division/topic/ /eye/ |
| 黙 | moku | dama-ru | /silent/quiet/still/dark/ /to be silent/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 問 | 3 | mon | ton to-i to-u | /ask (about)/inquire after/ /question/query/ /to ask/to question/ |
| 文 | 1 | bun, mon | fumi | /literature/culture/writing/ /letter/writings/ |
| 紋 | mon | /line/streak/stripe/wrinkle/ | ||
| 聞 | 2 | bun, mon | ki-ku ki-koeru | /hear/smell/make known/news/ /to hear/to listen/to ask/ /to be heard/to be audible/ |
| 門 | 2 | mon | kado | /gate/door/entrance/opening/ /gate/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 物 | 3 | butsu, motsu | mono | /thing/substance/creature/ /thing/object/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 亡 | 6 | bou, mou | na-i | /death/destroyed/lose/perish/ /dead/ |
| 妄 | bou, mou | /absurd/foolish/reckless/false/ | ||
| 望 | 4 | bou, mou | nozo-mu | /to look at/look forward/to hope/expect/ /to desire/to wish for/to see/ |
| 毛 | 2 | mou | ke | /hair/fur/feathers/coarse/ /hair/fur/ |
| 猛 | mou | /violent/savage/cruel/bold/ | ||
| 盲 | mou | /blind/unperceptive/shortsighted/ | ||
| 網 | mou | ami | /net/web/network/ /net/network/ | |
| 耗 | kou, mou | /consume/use up/waste/squander/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 務 | 5 | mu | tsuto-maru tsuto-meru | /affairs/business/must/should/ /to serve/to fill a post/ |
| 夢 | 5 | mu | yume | /dream/visionary/wishful/ /dream/ |
| 武 | 5 | bu, mu | /military/martial/warlike/ | |
| 無 | 4 | bu, mu | na-i | /negative/no/not/lack/have no/ /there isn't/doesn't have/ |
| 矛 | mu | hoko | /spear/lance/ /halberd/arms/ | |
| 謀 | bou, mu | haka-ru | /plan/scheme/strategem/ /to plan/to devise/to design/ | |
| 霧 | mu | kiri | /fog/mist/vapor/fine spray/ /fog/mist/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 脈 | 4 | myaku | /blood vessels/veins/arteries/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 冥 | myou, mei | /dark/gloomy/night/deep/ | ||
| 名 | 1 | myou, mei | na | /name/rank/title/position/ /name/reputation/ |
| 命 | 3 | myou, mei | inochi | /life/destiny/fate/luck/an order/instruction/ /(mortal) life/ |
| 妙 | myou | /mysterious/subtle/exquisite/ | ||
| 明 | 2 | myou, mei | aka-ramu aka-rui aka-rumu aki-raka a-kasu a-kari a-ku a-kuru a-keru | /bright/light/brilliant/clear/ /(arch?) to turn red/to redden/ /bright/cheerful/ /obvious/evident/clear/plain/ /to pass/spend/to reveal/ /lamplight/light (in general)/ /to be open/ /next/following (pref)/ /to dawn/to become daylight/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 南 | 2 | na, nan | minami | /south/southern part/southward/ /proceeding south (vs)/ |
| 奈 | na | /but/how/bear/stand/endure/ | ||
| 納 | 6 | tou, na, nac, nan, nou | osa-maru osa-meru | /admit/take/receive/accept/ /to be paid/to be delivered/ /to pay/to supply/ |
| 那 | na | /that/that one/those/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 納 | 6 | tou, na, nac, nan, nou | osa-maru osa-meru | /admit/take/receive/accept/ /to be paid/to be delivered/ /to pay/to supply/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 内 | 2 | dai, nai | uchi | /inside/ /inside/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 南 | 2 | na, nan | minami | /south/southern part/southward/ /proceeding south (vs)/ |
| 男 | 1 | dan, nan | otoko | /male/man/son/baron/ /man/ |
| 納 | 6 | tou, na, nac, nan, nou | osa-maru osa-meru | /admit/take/receive/accept/ /to be paid/to be delivered/ /to pay/to supply/ |
| 軟 | nan | yawa-raka yawa-rakai | /soft/flexible/pliable/weak/ /soft/tender (an)/ /soft/tender/ | |
| 難 | 6 | nan | kata-i muzuka-shii | /difficult/arduous/hard/unable/ /difficult/hard/ /difficult/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 寧 | nei | /repose/serenity/peace/peaceful/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 年 | 1 | nen | toshi | /year/new-years/person's age/ /year/age/ |
| 念 | 4 | nen | /think of/recall/study/ | |
| 捻 | nen | /to twist or nip with the fingers/ | ||
| 然 | 4 | zen, nen | /yes/certainly/pledge/promise/ | |
| 燃 | 5 | nen | mo-eru mo-su mo-yasu | /burn/light fire/ignite/ /to burn/ /to burn/ /to burn/ |
| 粘 | nen | neba-ru | /viscous/mucous/glutinous/ /to be sticky/to be adhesive/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 熱 | 4 | netsu | atsu-i | /hot/heat/fever/restless/zeal/ /hot (thing)/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 二 | 1 | ni | futa futa-tsu | /two/twice/ /two/ |
| 仁 | 6 | jin, ni | /humaneness/benevolence/kindness/ | |
| 児 | 4 | ji, ni | /son/child/oneself/final part/ | |
| 尼 | ni | ama | /Buddhist nun/transliteration/ /nun/bitch (col)/ | |
| 弐 | ni | /number two/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 日 | 1 | jitsu, nichi | ka hi | /sun/day/daytime/ /sun/sunshine/day/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 肉 | 2 | niku | /flesh/meat/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 人 | 1 | jin, nin | hito | /man/people/mankind/someone else/ /person/man/human being/mankind/ |
| 任 | 5 | nin | maka-su maka-seru | /trust to/rely on/appoint/to bear/duty/office/ /to entrust/ /to entrust to another/ |
| 妊 | nin | /conceive/be pregnant/ | ||
| 忍 | nin | shino-baseru shino-bu | /endure/bear/suffer/forbear/ /to conceal/to hide/ /to endure/to hide/ | |
| 認 | 6 | nin | mito-meru | /recognize/know/understand/ /to recognize (vt)/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 悩 | nou | naya-masu naya-mu | /angered/filled with hate/ /to afflict/to torment/ /to be worried/to be troubled/ | |
| 濃 | nou | ko-i | /thick/strong/concentrated/ /thick/dense/strong/ | |
| 納 | 6 | tou, na, nac, nan, nou | osa-maru osa-meru | /admit/take/receive/accept/ /to be paid/to be delivered/ /to pay/to supply/ |
| 能 | 5 | nou | /to be able/can/permitted to/ability/ | |
| 脳 | 6 | nou | /brain/ | |
| 農 | 3 | nou | /agriculture/farming/farmer/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 若 | 6 | jaku, nyaku | mo-shikuha waka-i | /if/supposing/assuming/similar/ /or (id)/otherwise/ /young/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 女 | 1 | jo, nyo, nyou | onna me | /woman/girl/feminine/ /woman/ |
| 如 | jo, nyo | /if/supposing/as if/like/as/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 女 | 1 | jo, nyo, nyou | onna me | /woman/girl/feminine/ /woman/ |
| 尿 | nyou | /urine/urinate/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 乳 | 6 | nyuu | chi chichi | /breast/nipples/milk/suckle/ /milk/breast/loop/ |
| 入 | 1 | nyuu | i-ru i-reru hai-ru | /enter/come in(to)/join/ /to get in (I)/to go in/ /to put in/to take in/ /to enter/to break into/to join/ |
| 柔 | juu, nyuu | yawa-raka yawa-rakai | /soft/gentle/pliant/ /soft/tender/limp/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 和 | 3 | o, wa | nago-mu nago-yaka yawa-ragu yawa-rageru | /harmony/peace/peaceful/calm/ /to be softened/to calm down/ /mild (an)/calm/gentle/quiet/ /to soften/to calm down/ /to soften/to moderate/ |
| 悪 | 3 | aku, o | waru-i | /evil/wicked/bad/foul/ /bad/inferior/ |
| 汚 | o | kitana-i kega-su kega-rawashii kega-reru yogo-su yogo-reru | /filthy/dirty/impure/polluted/ /dirty/unclean/filthy/ /to soil/to make dirty/ /filthy/unfair/ /to get dirty/ /to stain/to soil/ /to become dirty/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 億 | 4 | oku | /hundred million/many/ | |
| 屋 | 3 | oku | ya | /house/room/building/shelter/ |
| 憶 | oku | /remember/reflect upon/memory/ | ||
| 臆 | oku | /chest/breast/bosom/thought/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 怨 | en, on | /hatred/enmity/resentment/ | ||
| 恩 | 5 | on | /kindness/mercy/charity/ | |
| 温 | 3 | on | atata-ka atata-kai atata-maru atata-meru | /lukewarm/ /warm/mild/ /to warm oneself/to get warm/ /to warm/to heat/ |
| 穏 | on | oda-yaka | /calm/quiet/peace/moderation/ /calm (an)/gentle/quiet/ | |
| 遠 | 2 | en, on | too-i | /distant/remote/far/profound/ /far/distant/ |
| 音 | 1 | in, on | oto ne | /sound/tone/pitch/pronunciation/ /sound/ /sound/note/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 乙 | otsu | /second/2nd heavenly stem/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 凹 | ou | /concave/hollow/depressed/a pass/valley/ | ||
| 央 | 3 | ou | /center/conclude/run out/beg/ | |
| 奥 | ou | oku | /mysterious/obscure/profound/ /interior/inner part/ | |
| 往 | 5 | ou | /go/depart/past/formerly/ | |
| 応 | 5 | ou | kota-eru | /should/ought to/must/ /to respond/to answer/ |
| 押 | ou | o-saeru o-su | /mortgage/pledge/deposit/to pawn/to arrest/ /to stop/to restrain/to seize/ /to push (vt)/to press/ | |
| 旺 | ou | /prosper/prosperous/increase/ | ||
| 桜 | 5 | ou | sakura | /cherry/cherry blossom/ /cherry blossom/cherry tree/ |
| 横 | 3 | ou | yoko | /across/ /beside/side/width/ |
| 欧 | ou | /translit.: Europe/ohm/ | ||
| 殴 | ou | nagu-ru | /beat/fight with fists/hit/ /to strike/to hit/ | |
| 王 | 1 | ou | /king/ruler/royal/ | |
| 皇 | 6 | ou, kou | /royal/imperial/ruler/superior/ | |
| 翁 | ou | /old man/father/father-in-law/ | ||
| 黄 | 2 | ou, kou | ki ko | /yellow/ /yellow/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 拉 | ra | /pull/drag/seize/hold/lengthen/ | ||
| 羅 | ra | /net for catching birds/gauze/ | ||
| 裸 | ra | hadaka | /bare/nude/undress/strip/ /naked/nude/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 来 | 2 | rai | kita-su kita-ru ku-ru | /come/coming/return/returning/ /to cause/to induce/ /to come/to arrive/to be due to/ /to come/to come to hand/ |
| 礼 | 3 | rai, rei | /social custom/manners/courtesy/ | |
| 雷 | rai | kaminari | /thunder/ /thunder/ | |
| 頼 | rai | tano-mu tano-moshii tayo-ru | /rely/depend on/accuse falsely/ /to request/to beg/to ask/ /reliable/trustworthy/hopeful/ /to rely/to depend on/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 楽 | 2 | gaku, raku | tano-shii tano-shimu | /happy/glad/enjoyable/music/ /enjoyable/fun (adj)/ /to enjoy oneself/ |
| 絡 | raku | kara-maru kara-mu kara-meru | /enmesh/wrap around/web/net/ /to be entwined/to be involved/ /to entangle/to entwine/ | |
| 落 | 3 | raku | o-chiru o-tosu | /fall/drop/net income/surplus/ /to fail (e.g. exam)/ /to drop/to lose/to let fall/ |
| 酪 | raku | /cream/cheese/koumiss/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 乱 | 6 | ran | mida-su mida-reru | /confusion/state of chaos/revolt/ /to throw out of order/ /to get confused/ |
| 卵 | 6 | ran | tamago | /egg/ovum/roe/spawn/ /egg(s)/spawn/roe/ |
| 欄 | ran | /railing/balustrade/animal pan/ | ||
| 濫 | ran | /flood/overflow/excessive/ | ||
| 藍 | ran | ai | /blue/indigo plant/ /indigo/ | |
| 覧 | 6 | ran | /look at/inspect/perceive/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 辣 | ratsu | /peppery/pungent/hot/cruel/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 令 | 4 | rei | /command/order/'commandant'/magistrate/allow/ | |
| 例 | 4 | rei | tato-eru | /precedent/example/regulation/ /to compare/to liken/ |
| 冷 | 4 | rei | sa-masu sa-meru tsume-tai hi-eru hi-ya hi-yakasu hi-yasu | /cold/cool/lonely/ /to cool (vt)/to dampen/ /to become cool/to wear off/ /cold (to the touch)/chilly/icy/ /to grow cold/to get chilly/ /cold water/cold sake/ /to banter/to make fun of/ /to cool/to refrigerate/ |
| 励 | rei | hage-masu hage-mu | /strive/encourage/ /to encourage/to cheer/ /to be zealous/to brace oneself/ | |
| 戻 | rei | modo-su modo-ru | /perverse/ /to restore/to put back/ /to turn back/to return/ | |
| 礼 | 3 | rai, rei | /social custom/manners/courtesy/ | |
| 鈴 | rin, rei | suzu | /bell/ /bell/ | |
| 隷 | rei | /be subservient to/servant/ | ||
| 零 | rei | /zero/fragment/fraction/ | ||
| 霊 | ryou, rei | tama | /spirit/soul/spiritual world/ | |
| 麗 | rei | uruwa-shii | /beautiful/magnificent/elegant/ /beautiful/lovely/ | |
| 齢 | rei | /age/years/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 暦 | reki | koyomi | /calendar/era/ /calendar/almanac/ | |
| 歴 | 4 | reki | /take place/past/history/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 廉 | ren | /upright/honorable/honest/ | ||
| 恋 | ren | koi koi-shii ko-u | /love/long for/yearn for/love/ /love (vs)/tender passion/ /dear/wanted/beloved/darling/ /to be in love/ | |
| 練 | 3 | ren | ne-ru | /practice/drill/exercise/train/ /to knead/to work over/ |
| 連 | 4 | ren | tsura-naru tsura-neru tsu-reru | /join/connect/continuous/even/ /to extend/to stretch out/ /to link/to join/ /to lead/to take (a person)/ |
| 錬 | ren | /smelt metals/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 列 | 3 | retsu | /a line/to arrange in order/classify/ | |
| 劣 | retsu | oto-ru | /bad/inferior/slightly/ /to fall behind/ | |
| 烈 | retsu | /fiery/violent/vehement/ardent/ | ||
| 裂 | retsu | sa-ku sa-keru | /split/crack/break open/rend/ /to tear/to split/ /to split/to tear/to burst/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 利 | 4 | ri | ki-ku | /gains/advantage/profit/merit/ /to be effective/ |
| 吏 | ri | /government official/magistrate/ | ||
| 履 | ri | ha-ku | /footwear/shoes/walk on/tread/ /to wear/to put on (lower body)/ | |
| 理 | 2 | ri | /reason/logic/manage/ | |
| 璃 | ri | /glass/ | ||
| 痢 | ri | /dysentery/ | ||
| 裏 | 6 | ri | ura | /inside/interior/within/ /reverse side/wrong side/back/ |
| 里 | 2 | ri | sato | /unit of distance/village/lane/ /(country) home/village/ |
| 離 | ri | hana-su hana-reru | /leave/depart/go away/separate/ /to part/divide/separate/ /to be separated from/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 律 | 6 | richi, ritsu | /statute/principle/regulation/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 力 | 1 | riki, ryoku | chikara | /power/capability/influence/ /force/strength/energy/might/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 陸 | 4 | riku | /land/continental/army/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 倫 | rin | /normal human relationships/ | ||
| 厘 | rin | /thousandth part of tael/ | ||
| 林 | 1 | rin | hayashi | /forest/grove/ /woods/forest/ |
| 臨 | 6 | rin | nozo-mu | /draw near/approach/descend/ /to look out on/to face/ |
| 輪 | 4 | rin | wa | /wheel/revolve/turn/recur/ /ring/hoop/circle/ |
| 鈴 | rin, rei | suzu | /bell/ /bell/ | |
| 隣 | rin | tonari tona-ru | /neighbor/neighboring/adjacent/ /next to/next door to/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 律 | 6 | richi, ritsu | /statute/principle/regulation/ | |
| 慄 | ritsu | /shiver/shudder/tremble/tremble/ | ||
| 率 | 5 | sotsu, ritsu | hiki-iru | /to lead/ratio/rate/limit/ /to lead/to spearhead (a group)/ |
| 立 | 1 | ritsu, ryuu | ta-tsu ta-teru | /stand/let stand/establish/set/ /to stand/to erect/ /to stand (something) up/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 呂 | ro | /a musical note/ | ||
| 炉 | ro | /fireplace/stove/oven/furnace/ | ||
| 賂 | ro | /bribe/give present/ | ||
| 路 | 3 | ro | ji | /road/path/street/journey/ |
| 露 | ro, rou | tsuyu | /dew/bare/open/exposed/ /dew/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 六 | 1 | roku | mu mui muc-tsu mu-tsu | /number six/ /six/ /six/ |
| 緑 | 3 | ryoku, roku | midori | /green/chlorine/ /greenery/ |
| 録 | 4 | roku | /copy/ | |
| 麓 | roku | fumoto | /foot of hill/foothill/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 論 | 6 | ron | /debate/discuss/discourse/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 労 | 4 | rou | /labor/toil/do manual work/ | |
| 廊 | rou | /corridor/porch/veranda/ | ||
| 弄 | rou | moteaso-bu | /do/play or fiddle with/alley/ | |
| 朗 | 6 | rou | hoga-raka | /clear/bright/distinct/ /brightness (an)/cheerfulness/ |
| 楼 | rou | /building of two or more stories/ | ||
| 浪 | rou | /wave/wasteful/reckless/ | ||
| 漏 | rou | mo-rasu mo-ru mo-reru | /leak/drip/funnel/hour glass/ /to let leak/ /to leak/to run out/ /to leak out/to come through/ | |
| 籠 | rou | kago komo-ru | /cage/cage-like basket/ /basket/cage/ /to seclude oneself/ | |
| 糧 | ryou, rou | kate | /food/grain/provisions/ | |
| 老 | 4 | rou | o-iru fu-keru | /old/aged/experienced/ /to age/to grow old/ /to age/ |
| 郎 | rou | /gentleman/young man/husband/ | ||
| 露 | ro, rou | tsuyu | /dew/bare/open/exposed/ /dew/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 流 | 3 | ryuu, ru | naga-su naga-reru | /flow/circulate/drift/class/ /to drain/to float/ /to stream/to flow/ |
| 瑠 | ru | /precious stone/ | ||
| 留 | 5 | ryuu, ru | to-maru to-meru | /stop/halt/stay/detain/keep/ /to be fixed/to stay/ /to fasten/to turn off/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 塁 | rui | /rampart/military wall/ | ||
| 涙 | rui | namida | /tears/weep/ /tear/ | |
| 累 | rui | /tired/implicate/involve/bother/ | ||
| 類 | 4 | rui | tagui | /class/group/kind/category/ /a kind/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 略 | 5 | ryaku | /approximately/roughly/outline/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 侶 | ryo | /companion/associate with/ | ||
| 慮 | ryo | /be concerned/worry about/ | ||
| 旅 | 3 | ryo | tabi | /trip/journey/travel/traveler/ /travel (vs)/trip/journey/ |
| 虜 | ryo | /to capture/imprison/seize/a prison/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 力 | 1 | riki, ryoku | chikara | /power/capability/influence/ /force/strength/energy/might/ |
| 緑 | 3 | ryoku, roku | midori | /green/chlorine/ /greenery/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 両 | 3 | ryou | /two/both/pair/couple/a tael/ounce/ | |
| 了 | ryou | /to finish/particle of completed action/ | ||
| 僚 | ryou | /companion/colleague/officials/bureaucracy/ | ||
| 寮 | ryou | /shanty/hut/shack/ | ||
| 料 | 4 | ryou | /consider/conjecture/materials/ingredients/ | |
| 涼 | ryou | suzu-shii suzu-mu | /cool/cold/disheartened/ /cool/refreshing/ /to cool oneself/to cool off/ | |
| 漁 | 4 | gyo, ryou | /to fish/seize/pursue/ | |
| 猟 | ryou | /hunt/field sports/ | ||
| 療 | ryou | /be healed/cured/recover/ | ||
| 瞭 | ryou | /bright/clear/clear-sighted/ | ||
| 糧 | ryou, rou | kate | /food/grain/provisions/ | |
| 良 | 4 | ryou | yo-i | /good/virtuous/respectable/ /good/nice/pleasant/ok/ |
| 量 | 4 | ryou | haka-ru | /measure/quantity/capacity/ /to measure/ |
| 陵 | ryou | misasagi | /hill/mound/mausoleum/ /imperial mausoleum/ | |
| 霊 | ryou, rei | tama | /spirit/soul/spiritual world/ | |
| 領 | 5 | ryou | /neck/collar/lead/guide/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 柳 | ryuu | yanagi | /willow tree/pleasure/ /willow/slim/ | |
| 流 | 3 | ryuu, ru | naga-su naga-reru | /flow/circulate/drift/class/ /to drain/to float/ /to stream/to flow/ |
| 留 | 5 | ryuu, ru | to-maru to-meru | /stop/halt/stay/detain/keep/ /to be fixed/to stay/ /to fasten/to turn off/ |
| 硫 | ryuu | /sulfur/ | ||
| 立 | 1 | ritsu, ryuu | ta-tsu ta-teru | /stand/let stand/establish/set/ /to stand/to erect/ /to stand (something) up/ |
| 竜 | ryuu | /dragon/symbolic of emperor/ | ||
| 粒 | ryuu | tsubu | /grain/small particle/ /grain/ | |
| 隆 | ryuu | /prosperous/plentiful/abundant/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 佐 | sa | /assist/aid/second/subordinate/ | ||
| 作 | 2 | sa, saku | tsuku-ru | /make/work/compose/write/act/perform/ /to make/to create/ |
| 再 | 5 | sa, sai | futata-bi | /again/twice/re-/ /again/once more/ |
| 唆 | sa | sosonoka-su | /make mischief/incite/instigate/ /to instigate/ | |
| 左 | 1 | sa | hidari | /left/east/unorthodox/improper/ /left hand side/ |
| 差 | 4 | sa | sa-su | /to differ/different/wrong/nearly/almost/ /to raise (stretch out) hands/ |
| 査 | 5 | sa | /investigate/examine/seek into/ | |
| 沙 | sa | /sand/gravel/pebbles/granulated/ | ||
| 砂 | 6 | sa, sha | suna | /sand/pebbles/gravel/gritty/ /sand/grit/ |
| 茶 | 2 | sa, cha | /tea/ | |
| 詐 | sa | /cheat/defraud/swindle/trick/to feign/ | ||
| 鎖 | sa | kusari | /lock/padlock/shackles/chains/ /chain/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 早 | 1 | sac, sou | haya-i haya-maru haya-meru | /early/soon/morning/ /early (adj)/fast/ /to be hasty/to be rash/ /to hasten/to quicken/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 催 | sai | moyoo-su | /press/urge/ | |
| 債 | sai | /debt/loan/liabilities/ | ||
| 再 | 5 | sa, sai | futata-bi | /again/twice/re-/ /again/once more/ |
| 切 | 2 | sai, setsu | ki-ru ki-reru | /cut/mince/slice/carve/ /to cut (I)/to chop/to hash/ /to cut well/to be sharp/ |
| 塞 | sai, soku | fusa-garu fusa-gu | /stop up/block/seal/cork/pass/frontier/fortress/ /to stop up/to close up/ | |
| 妻 | 5 | sai | tsuma | /wife/ /wife (hum)/ |
| 宰 | sai | /to slaughter/to rule/ | ||
| 彩 | sai | irodo-ru | /hue/color/variegated colors/ /to colour/to paint/to make up/ | |
| 才 | 2 | sai | /talent/ability/just/only/ | |
| 採 | 5 | sai | to-ru | /gather/collect/pick/select/ /to take/to hold/ |
| 斎 | sai | /vegetarian diet/study/ | ||
| 最 | 4 | sai | motto-mo | /most/extremely/exceedingly/ /most/extremely/ |
| 栽 | sai | /to cultivate/plant/to care for plants/ | ||
| 歳 | sai, sei | /year/age/harvest/ | ||
| 殺 | 4 | sai, satsu, setsu | koro-su | /kill/slaughter/murder/hurt/to pare off/reduce/ /to kill/ |
| 済 | 6 | sai | su-masu su-mu | /help/aid/relieve/ferry/cross/ /to finish/to get it over with/ /to finish/to end/ |
| 災 | 5 | sai | wazawa-i | /calamity/disaster/catastrophe/ /calamity/catastrophe/ |
| 砕 | sai | kuda-ku kuda-keru | /break/smash/broken/busted/ /to break (vt)/to smash/ /to break (vi)/to be broken/ | |
| 祭 | 3 | sai | matsu-ri matsu-ru | /sacrifice to/worship/ /festival/feast/ /to deify/to enshrine/ |
| 細 | 2 | sai | koma-ka koma-kai hoso-i hoso-ru | /fine/tiny/slender/thin/ /small (an)/fine/detailed/ /small/fine/minute/ /thin/slender/fine/ /to get thin/to taper off/ |
| 菜 | 4 | sai | na | /vegetables/dish/order/food/ /greens/vegetables/ |
| 裁 | 6 | sai | saba-ku ta-tsu | /cut out/decrease/ /to judge/ /to cut (cloth)/ |
| 西 | 2 | sai, sei | nishi | /west(ern)/westward/occident/ /west/ |
| 財 | 5 | sai, zai | /wealth/valuables/riches/ | |
| 載 | sai | no-seru no-ru | /load/carry/transport/convey/ /to place on top of/ /to appear (in print)/ | |
| 采 | sai | /collect/gather/pick/pluck/ | ||
| 際 | 5 | sai | kiwa | /border/boundary/juncture/ /edge/brink/verge/side/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 作 | 2 | sa, saku | tsuku-ru | /make/work/compose/write/act/perform/ /to make/to create/ |
| 冊 | 6 | saku, satsu | /book/volume/ | |
| 削 | saku | kezu-ru | /scrape off/pare/trim/ /to shave (wood or leather)/ | |
| 搾 | saku | shibo-ru | /to crush with the hand/press/squeeze/extract/ /to press/to wring/to squeeze/ | |
| 昨 | 4 | saku | /yesterday/in former times/past/ | |
| 柵 | saku | /fence/palisade/grid/ | ||
| 策 | 6 | saku | /scheme/plan/to whip/urge/ | |
| 索 | saku | /large rope/cable/rules/laws/to demand/to exact/ | ||
| 酢 | saku | su | /toast one's host with wine/ /vinegar/ | |
| 錯 | saku | /error/blunder/mistake/wrong/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 三 | 1 | san | mi mic-tsu mi-tsu | /three/ /three/ /three/ |
| 傘 | san | kasa | /umbrella/parasol/parachute/ /shape/umbrella/parasol/ | |
| 参 | 4 | san | mai-ru | /take part in/intervene/ginseng/ /to go (hum)/to come/to call/ |
| 山 | 1 | san | yama | /mountain/hill/peak/ /mountain/ |
| 惨 | san, zan | miji-me | /sad/pitiful/wretched/cruel/ /miserable/ | |
| 散 | 4 | san | chi-rakasu chi-rakaru chi-rasu chi-ru | /scatter/disperse/break up/ /to scatter around/ /to be in disorder/ /to scatter/to disperse/ /to fall/ |
| 桟 | san | /a crosspiece/cleat/frame/door bolt/shelf/ | ||
| 産 | 4 | san | ubu u-mareru u-mu | /give birth/ /to give birth/to deliver/ |
| 算 | 2 | san | /count/calculate/figure/plan/ | |
| 蚕 | 6 | san | kaiko | /silkworms/ /silkworm/ |
| 賛 | 5 | san | /help/support/assist/aid/ | |
| 酸 | 5 | san | su-i | /tart/sour/acid/stiff/spoiled/ /sour/acid/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 冊 | 6 | saku, satsu | /book/volume/ | |
| 刷 | 4 | satsu | su-ru | /brush/clean with brush/scrub/ /to print/ |
| 刹 | satsu, setsu | /temple/shrine/monastary/ | ||
| 察 | 4 | satsu | /examine/investigate/notice/ | |
| 拶 | satsu | /press/squeeze hard/force/ | ||
| 撮 | satsu | to-ru | /little bit/small amount/pinch/ /to take (photo)/ | |
| 擦 | satsu | su-ru su-reru | /wipe/scrub/rub/scour/brush/ /to rub/to chafe/ /to rub/to chafe/to wear/ | |
| 札 | 4 | satsu | fuda | /letter/note/correspondence/ /token/ |
| 殺 | 4 | sai, satsu, setsu | koro-su | /kill/slaughter/murder/hurt/to pare off/reduce/ /to kill/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 世 | 3 | se, sei | yo | /generation/world/era/ /world/society/age/ |
| 施 | shi, se | hodoko-su | /grant/bestow/give/act/name/ /to donate/to give/to conduct/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 節 | 4 | sechi, setsu | fushi | /knot/node/joint/section/ /joint/knuckle/tune/melody/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 世 | 3 | se, sei | yo | /generation/world/era/ /world/society/age/ |
| 井 | shou, sei | i | /well/mine shaft/pit/ | |
| 凄 | sei | /bitter cold/miserable/dreary/ | ||
| 制 | 5 | sei | /system/establish/overpower/ | |
| 勢 | 5 | sei | ikio-i | /power/force/tendency/ /force/vigor/energy/spirit/life/ |
| 声 | 2 | shou, sei | koe kowa | /sound/voice/noise/tone/music/ /voice/ |
| 姓 | shou, sei | /one's family name/clan/people/ | ||
| 婿 | sei | muko | /son-in-law/husband/ /son-in-law/ | |
| 征 | sei | /invade/attack/conquer/ | ||
| 性 | 5 | shou, sei | /nature/character/sex/ | |
| 情 | 5 | jou, sei | nasa-ke | /feeling/sentiment/emotion/ /sympathy/compassion/ |
| 成 | 4 | jou, sei | na-su na-ru | /completed/finished/fixed/ /to perform/to accomplish/ /to become/ |
| 政 | 5 | shou, sei | matsurigoto | /government/political affairs/ /rule/government/ |
| 整 | 3 | sei | totono-u totono-eru | /orderly/neat/tidy/whole/ /to be put in order/ /to put in order/to get ready/ |
| 斉 | sei | /even/uniform/of equal length/ | ||
| 星 | 2 | shou, sei | hoshi | /a star/planet/any point of light/ /star/ |
| 晴 | 2 | sei | ha-rasu ha-reru | /clear weather/fine weather/ /to dispel/to clear away/ /to be sunny/to clear away/ |
| 正 | 1 | shou, sei | tada-shii tada-su masa | /right/proper/correct/ /right/just/correct/righteous/ /to correct/to adjust/to reform/ |
| 歳 | sai, sei | /year/age/harvest/ | ||
| 清 | 4 | shou, sei | kiyo-i kiyo-maru kiyo-meru | /clear/pure/clean/peaceful/ /clear/pure/noble/ /to be purified/to be cleansed/ /to purify/to cleanse/ |
| 牲 | sei | /sacrificial animal/animal/ | ||
| 生 | 1 | shou, sei | i-kasu i-kiru i-keru u-mareru u-mu o-u ki nama ha-eru ha-yasu | /life/living/lifetime/birth/ /to revive/to resuscitate/ /to live/to exist/ /to arrange (flowers)/ /to be born/ /to give birth/to produce/ /to grow/to spring up/ /pure (pref)/undiluted/raw/ /raw (a-no)/draft (beer)/ /to grow/to spring up/ /to grow/to cultivate/ |
| 盛 | 6 | jou, sei | saka-ru saka-n mo-ru | /abundant/flourishing/contain/fill/ /to prosper/to flourish/ /popularity (an)/prosperous/ /to serve/to fill up/ |
| 省 | 4 | shou, sei | kaeri-miru habu-ku | /province/save/economize/ /to reflect/ /to omit/to eliminate/ |
| 精 | 5 | shou, sei | /essence/semen/spirit/ | |
| 聖 | 6 | sei | /holy/sacred/sage/ | |
| 製 | 5 | sei | /make/manufacture/produce/ | |
| 西 | 2 | sai, sei | nishi | /west(ern)/westward/occident/ /west/ |
| 誓 | sei | chika-u | /swear/pledge/oath/ /to swear/to vow/ | |
| 誠 | 6 | sei | makoto | /sincere/honest/true/real/ /truth/sincerity/ |
| 請 | shin, sei | u-keru ko-u | /ask/request/invite/please/ /to receive/to accept/ /to ask/to request/to invite/ | |
| 逝 | sei | i-ku yu-ku | /pass away/die/ /to die/to pass away/ | |
| 醒 | sei | /wake up/sober up/startle/ | ||
| 青 | 1 | shou, sei | ao ao-i | /blue/green/black/young/ /blue/green/green light/ /blue/pale/green/unripe/ |
| 静 | 4 | jou, sei | shizu shizu-ka shizu-maru shizu-meru | /quiet/still/motionless/gentle/ /quiet (an)/peaceful/ /to quiet down/to calm down/ /to appease/to suppress/to calm/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 夕 | 1 | seki | yuu | /evening/night/dusk/slanted/ /evening/ |
| 寂 | jaku, seki | sabi sabi-shii sabi-reru | /still/silent/quiet/desolate/ /patina/antique look/ /lonely/lonesome/solitary/ /to decline/to fall (down)/ | |
| 席 | 4 | seki | /seat/mat/take seat/banquet/ | |
| 惜 | seki | o-shii o-shimu | /pity/regret/rue/begrudge/ /regrettable/disappointing/ /to be frugal/to value/ | |
| 戚 | seki | /relative/be related to/sad/ | ||
| 斥 | seki | /to scold/upbraid/accuse/reproach/ | ||
| 昔 | 3 | shaku, seki | mukashi | /formerly/ancient/in beginning/ /olden days/former (a-no)/ |
| 析 | seki | /split wood/break apart/divide/ | ||
| 石 | 1 | koku, shaku, seki | ishi | /stone/rock/mineral/ /stone/ |
| 積 | 4 | seki | tsu-mu tsu-moru | /accumulate/store up/amass/ /to pile up/to stack/ /to pile up/ |
| 籍 | seki | /record/register/list/census/ | ||
| 績 | 5 | seki | /spin/achievements/ | |
| 脊 | seki | /spine/backbone/ridge/ | ||
| 責 | 5 | seki | se-meru | /one's responsibility/duty/ /to condemn/to blame/ |
| 赤 | 1 | shaku, seki | aka aka-i aka-ramu aka-rameru | /red/communist/'red'/bare/ /red/ /to become red/ /to blush/to redden/ |
| 跡 | seki | ato | /search/track/trace/ /trace/tracks/mark/scar/sign/ | |
| 隻 | seki | /single/one of pair/lone/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 仙 | sen | /Taoist super-being/transcendent/immortal/ | ||
| 先 | 1 | sen | saki | /first/former/previous/ /point (e.g. pencil)/ |
| 千 | 1 | sen | chi | /thousand/many/numerous/very/(Cant.) a cheater/ /thousand/many/ |
| 占 | sen | urana-u shi-meru | /divine/observe/versify/ /to forecast/to predict/ /to comprise/to hold/to occupy/ | |
| 宣 | 6 | sen | /declare/announce/proclaim/ | |
| 専 | 6 | sen | moppa-ra | /monopolize/take sole possession/ /wholly/solely/entirely/ |
| 川 | 1 | sen | kawa | /stream/river/flow/boil/ /river/ |
| 戦 | 4 | sen | ikusa tataka-u | /war/fighting/battle/ /war/fight/battle/ /to fight/to battle/to combat/ |
| 扇 | sen | ougi | /fan/door panel/ /folding fan/ | |
| 旋 | sen | /revolve/move in orbit/return/ | ||
| 染 | 6 | sen | shi-mi shi-miru so-maru so-meru | /dye/be contagious/infect/ /stain/spot/ /to pierce/to permeate/ /to dye/ /to dye/to colour/ |
| 栓 | sen | /wooden peg/post or stick/ | ||
| 泉 | 6 | sen | izumi | /spring/fountain/wealth/money/ /spring/fountain/ |
| 洗 | 6 | sen | ara-u | /wash/rinse/clean/purify/ /to wash/ |
| 浅 | 4 | sen | asa-i | /shallow/not deep/superficial/ /shallow/superficial/ |
| 潜 | sen | hiso-mu mogu-ru | /hide/hidden/secret/latent/ /to lurk/to lie dormant/ /to dive (into water)/ | |
| 煎 | sen | i-ru | /fry in fat or oil/boil in water/ /to parch/to fry/to fire/ | |
| 箋 | sen | /note/memo/stationery/comments/ | ||
| 線 | 2 | sen | /thread/line/wire/clue/ | |
| 繊 | sen | /fine/delicate/minute/graceful/ | ||
| 羨 | sen | uraya-mashii uraya-mu | /envy/admire/praise/covet/ /envious/enviable/ /to envy/ | |
| 腺 | sen | /gland/ | ||
| 船 | 2 | sen | funa fune | /ship/boat/vessel/ /ship/boat/ |
| 薦 | sen | susu-meru | /offer/present/recommend/ /to recommend/ | |
| 詮 | sen | /explain/expound/comment on/ | ||
| 践 | sen | /trample/tread upon/walk on/ | ||
| 遷 | sen | /move/shift/change/transfer/ | ||
| 選 | 4 | sen | era-bu | /choose/select/elect/election/ /to choose/to select/ |
| 銭 | 5 | sen | zeni | /money/currency/coins/ |
| 鮮 | sen | aza-yaka | /fresh/new/delicious/rare/few/ /vivid (an)/clear/brilliant/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 切 | 2 | sai, setsu | ki-ru ki-reru | /cut/mince/slice/carve/ /to cut (I)/to chop/to hash/ /to cut well/to be sharp/ |
| 刹 | satsu, setsu | /temple/shrine/monastary/ | ||
| 折 | 4 | setsu | ori o-ru o-reru | /break off/snap/bend/ /chance/suitable time/ /to break/to fold/ /to break/to be folded/ |
| 拙 | setsu | tsutana-i | /stupid/clumsy/crude/convention/ /clumsy/unskillful/foolish/ | |
| 接 | 5 | setsu | tsu-gu | /receive/continue/catch/connect/ /to join/to piece together/ |
| 摂 | setsu | /take in/absorb/act as deputy/ | ||
| 殺 | 4 | sai, satsu, setsu | koro-su | /kill/slaughter/murder/hurt/to pare off/reduce/ /to kill/ |
| 窃 | setsu | /secretly/stealthily/steal/thief/ | ||
| 節 | 4 | sechi, setsu | fushi | /knot/node/joint/section/ /joint/knuckle/tune/melody/ |
| 設 | 5 | setsu | mou-keru | /build/establish/display/particle of hypothesis/ /to create/to establish/ |
| 説 | 4 | setsu, zei | to-ku | /speak/ /to explain/to advocate/ |
| 雪 | 2 | setsu | yuki | /snow/wipe away shame/avenge/ /snow/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 写 | 3 | sha | utsu-su utsu-ru | /write/draw/sketch/compose/ /to film/to transcribe/ /to be photographed/ |
| 射 | 6 | sha | i-ru | /shoot/eject/issue forth/emit/ /to shoot/ |
| 捨 | 6 | sha | su-teru | /discard/give up willingly/give alms/ /to throw away/to cast aside/ |
| 斜 | sha | nana-me | /slanting/sloping/inclined/ /obliqueness/ | |
| 煮 | sha | ni-eru ni-yasu ni-ru | /cook/ /to boil (vi)/to cook/ /to cook inside/ /to boil (vt)/to cook/ | |
| 砂 | 6 | sa, sha | suna | /sand/pebbles/gravel/gritty/ /sand/grit/ |
| 社 | 2 | sha | yashiro | /god of the soil and altars to him/ |
| 者 | 3 | sha | mono | /that which/he who/those who/ /person/ |
| 舎 | 5 | sha | /house/dwelling/dwell/reside/ | |
| 謝 | 5 | sha | ayama-ru | /thank/decline/ /to apologize/ |
| 赦 | sha | /forgive/remit/pardon/ | ||
| 車 | 1 | sha | kuruma | /cart/vehicle/carry in cart/ /car/vehicle/wheel/ |
| 遮 | sha | saegi-ru | /cover/shield/protect/ /to interrupt/to intercept/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 借 | 4 | shaku | ka-riru | /borrow/lend/make pretext of/ /to borrow/to have a loan/ |
| 尺 | 6 | shaku | /Chinese measure approx. 'foot'/ | |
| 昔 | 3 | shaku, seki | mukashi | /formerly/ancient/in beginning/ /olden days/former (a-no)/ |
| 爵 | shaku | /feudal title or rank/ | ||
| 石 | 1 | koku, shaku, seki | ishi | /stone/rock/mineral/ /stone/ |
| 赤 | 1 | shaku, seki | aka aka-i aka-ramu aka-rameru | /red/communist/'red'/bare/ /red/ /to become red/ /to blush/to redden/ |
| 酌 | shaku | ku-mu | /serve wine/feast/deliberate/ | |
| 釈 | shaku | /interprete/elucidate/release/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 仕 | 3 | shi, ji | tsuka-eru | /official/serve government/ /to serve/to work for/ |
| 伺 | shi | ukaga-u | /serve/wait upon/attend/examine/ /to visit (vt,vi) (hon)/to ask/ | |
| 使 | 3 | shi | tsuka-u | /cause/send on a mission/order/envoy/messenger/ /to use/to handle/to manipulate/ |
| 刺 | shi | sa-saru sa-su | /stab/prick/irritate/prod/ /to stick/to be stuck/ /to pierce/to stab/to prick/ | |
| 史 | 4 | shi | /history/chronicle/annals/ | |
| 司 | 4 | shi | /take charge of/control/manage/officer/ | |
| 嗣 | shi | /to connect/inherit/descendants/heirs/ | ||
| 四 | 1 | shi | yo yoc-tsu yon yo-tsu | /four/ /four/ /four/ |
| 士 | 4 | shi | /scholar/gentleman/soldier/ | |
| 姉 | 2 | shi | ane | /elder sister/ /older sister (hum)/ |
| 始 | 3 | shi | haji-maru haji-meru | /begin/start/then/only then/ /to begin/ /to start (vt)/to begin/ |
| 姿 | 6 | shi | sugata | /one's manner/carriage/bearing/ /figure/shape/appearance/ |
| 子 | 1 | shi, su | ko | /offspring/child/fruit/seed of/ /child/ |
| 市 | 2 | shi | ichi | /market/fair/city/town/trade/ /market/fair/ |
| 師 | 5 | shi | /teacher/master/specialist/multitude/troops/ | |
| 志 | 5 | shi | kokorozashi kokoroza-su | /purpose/will/determination/annals/ /will/intention/motive/ /to plan/to intend/to aspire to/ |
| 思 | 2 | shi | omo-u | /think/consider/ponder/final particle/ /to think/to feel/ |
| 恣 | shi | /indulge oneself/unrestrained/ | ||
| 指 | 3 | shi | sa-su yubi | /finger/toe/point/indicate/ /to point/to put up umbrella/ /finger/ |
| 摯 | shi | /sincere/warm/cordial/ | ||
| 支 | 5 | shi | sasa-eru | /disperse/pay/support/branch/ /to support/to prop/ |
| 施 | shi, se | hodoko-su | /grant/bestow/give/act/name/ /to donate/to give/to conduct/ | |
| 旨 | shi | mune | /purpose/aim/excellent/ /purport/principle/instructions/ | |
| 枝 | 5 | shi | eda | /branches/limbs/branch off/ /branch/bow/twig/limb/ |
| 次 | 3 | shi, ji | tsugi tsu-gu | /order/sequence/next/ /next/stage station/stage/ /to rank next to/to come after/ |
| 止 | 2 | shi | to-maru to-meru | /stop/halt/desist/detain/ /to come to a halt/ /to stop (something)/ |
| 歯 | 3 | shi | ha | /teeth/gears/cogs/age/ /tooth/ |
| 死 | 3 | shi | shi-nu | /die/dead/death/ /to die/ |
| 氏 | 4 | shi | uji | /clan/family/mister/ /family name/ |
| 矢 | 2 | shi | ya | /arrow/dart/vow/swear/ /arrow/ |
| 示 | 5 | shi, ji | shime-su | /show/manifest/demonstrate/ /to show/to point out/ |
| 祉 | shi | /happiness/blessings/good luck/ | ||
| 私 | 6 | shi | watakushi watashi | /private/personal/secret/ /myself/private affairs/ |
| 糸 | 1 | shi | ito | /silk/ /thread/yarn/string/ |
| 紙 | 2 | shi | kami | /paper/ /paper/ |
| 紫 | shi | murasaki | /purple/violet/amethyst/ /purple colour/violet/ | |
| 肢 | shi | /human limbs/animal feet/ | ||
| 脂 | shi | abura | /fat/grease/lard/grease/ /fat/tallow/lard/ | |
| 自 | 2 | shi, ji | mizuka-ra | /self/private/personal/from/ /for one's self/personally/ |
| 至 | 6 | shi | ita-ru | /reach/arrive/extremely/very/ /to lead to/ |
| 視 | 6 | shi | /look at/inspect/observe/see/ | |
| 詞 | 6 | shi | /words/phrase/expression/ | |
| 試 | 4 | shi | kokoro-miru tame-su | /test/try/experiment/ /to try/to test/ /to attempt/to test/ |
| 詩 | 3 | shi | /poetry/poem/verse/ode/ | |
| 誌 | 6 | shi | /write down/record/magazine/ | |
| 諮 | shi | haka-ru | /consult/confer/communicate in/ /to consult with/ | |
| 資 | 5 | shi | /property/wealth/capital/ | |
| 賜 | shi | tamawa-ru | /give/bestow favors/appoint/ /to grant/to bestow/ | |
| 雌 | shi | me mesu | /female/feminine/gentle/soft/ /female (animal)/ | |
| 飼 | 5 | shi | ka-u | /raise animals/feed/nourish/ /to keep/to raise/to feed/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 七 | 1 | shichi | nana nana-tsu nano | /seven/ /seven/ |
| 質 | 5 | shichi, shitsu, chi | /matter/material/substance/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 式 | 3 | shiki | /style/system/formula/rule/ | |
| 織 | 5 | shiki, shoku | o-ru | /weave/knit/organize/unite/ /to weave/ |
| 色 | 2 | shiki, shoku | iro | /color/tint/hue/shade/form/body/beauty/ /colour/ |
| 識 | 5 | shiki | /recognize/understand/know/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 伸 | shin | no-basu no-biru no-beru | /extend/stretch out/open up/trust/ /to stretch (vt)/to extend/ /to stretch (vi)/to extend/ | |
| 侵 | shin | oka-su | /invade/encroach upon/raid/ /to invade/to raid/to trespass/ | |
| 信 | 4 | shin | /trust/believe/letter/ | |
| 唇 | shin | kuchibiru | /lips/ /lips/ | |
| 娠 | shin | /pregnant/ | ||
| 寝 | shin | ne-kasu ne-ru | /sleep/rest/bed chamber/ /to put to sleep/ /to go to bed/to lie down/ | |
| 審 | shin | /examine/investigate/judge/ | ||
| 心 | 2 | shin | kokoro | /heart/mind/intelligence/soul/ /mind/heart/spirit/ |
| 慎 | shin | tsutsushi-mu | /act with care/be cautious/ /to be careful/to abstain/ | |
| 振 | shin | fu-ru fu-ruu fu-reru | /raise/excite/arouse action/ /to wave (vt)/to shake/to swing/ /to lean towards/to deflect/ | |
| 新 | 2 | shin | atara-shii ara-ta nii | /new/recent/fresh/modern/ /new/ /new/fresh/novel (an)/ |
| 森 | 1 | shin | mori | /forest/luxuriant vegetation/ /forest/ |
| 津 | shin | tsu | /ferry/saliva/ford/ | |
| 浸 | shin | hita-su hita-ru | /soak/immerse/dip/percolate/ /to soak/to dip/to drench/ /to be soaked in/to be flooded/ | |
| 深 | 3 | shin | fuka-i fuka-maru fuka-meru | /deep/depth/far/very/extreme/ /deep/profound/thick/close/ /to deepen (vi)/to heighten/ /to deepen (vt)/to heighten/ |
| 申 | 3 | shin | mou-su | /to state to a superior/report/extend/ /to be called (hum)/to say/ |
| 真 | 3 | shin | ma | /real/actual/true/genuine/ /just (prefix)/right/due (east)/ |
| 神 | 3 | shin, jin | kami kan kou | /spirit/god/supernatural being/ /god/ |
| 紳 | shin | /girdle/tie/bind/gentry/ | ||
| 臣 | 4 | shin, jin | /minister/statesman/official/ | |
| 芯 | shin | /pith from rush (juncus effusus)/ | ||
| 薪 | shin | takigi | /fuel/firewood/salary/ /firewood/kindling/fuel/ | |
| 親 | 2 | shin | oya shita-shii shita-shimu | /relatives/parents/intimate/ /parents/ /intimate/close (e.g. friend)/ /to be intimate with/ |
| 診 | shin | mi-ru | /examine patient/diagnose/ /to examine/ | |
| 請 | shin, sei | u-keru ko-u | /ask/request/invite/please/ /to receive/to accept/ /to ask/to request/to invite/ | |
| 身 | 3 | shin | mi | /body/trunk/hull/ /body/main part/oneself/sword/ |
| 辛 | shin | kara-i | /bitter/toilsome/laborious/8th heavenly stem/ /spicy/salty/ | |
| 進 | 3 | shin | susu-mu susu-meru | /advance/make progress/enter/ /to make progress (vi)/ /to advance (vt)/to promote/ |
| 針 | 6 | shin | hari | /needle/pin/tack/acupuncture/ /needle/fish hook/pointer/ |
| 震 | shin | furu-u furu-eru | /shake/quake/tremor/excite/ /to shake/to tremble/to vibrate/ /to shiver/to shake/to quake/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 叱 | shitsu | shika-ru | /scold/shout at/bawl out/ /to scold/ | |
| 執 | shitsu, shuu | to-ru | /hold in hand/keep/carry out/ /to take/to hold/ | |
| 失 | 4 | shitsu | ushina-u | /lose/make mistake/neglect/ /to lose/to part with/ |
| 嫉 | shitsu | /jealousy/be jealous of/ | ||
| 室 | 2 | shitsu | muro | /room/home/house/chamber/ /greenhouse/icehouse/cellar/ |
| 湿 | shitsu | shime-su shime-ru | /wet/moist/humid/damp/illness/ /to wet/to moisten/to dampen/ /to be wet/to become wet/ | |
| 漆 | shitsu | urushi | /varnish/lacquer/paint/ /lacquer/varnish/ | |
| 疾 | shitsu | /illness/disease/sickness/to hate/ | ||
| 質 | 5 | shichi, shitsu, chi | /matter/material/substance/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 処 | 6 | sho | /place/locale/department/ | |
| 初 | 4 | sho | ui so-meru haji-me haji-mete hatsu | /beginning/initial/primary/ /to begin to (aux)/ /beginning/ /for the first time/ /first (a-no)/new/ |
| 庶 | sho | /numerous/various/multitude/ | ||
| 所 | 3 | sho | tokoro | /place/location/numerary adjunct/ /place/ |
| 暑 | 3 | sho | atsu-i | /hot/ /hot/warm/ |
| 書 | 2 | sho | ka-ku | /book/letter/document/writings/ /to write/ |
| 緒 | sho, cho | o | /end of thread/thread/ /cord/strap/thong/ | |
| 署 | 6 | sho | /public office/ | |
| 諸 | 6 | sho | /several/various/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 嘱 | shoku | /order/tell/instruct/leave word/ | ||
| 拭 | shoku | nugu-u fu-ku | /wipe away stains with cloth/ /to wipe/to dry/ | |
| 植 | 3 | shoku | u-eru u-waru | /plant/trees/plants/grow/ /to plant/to grow/ /to be planted/ |
| 殖 | shoku | fu-eru fu-yasu | /breed/spawn/increase/prosper/ /to increase (vi)/to multiply/ /to increase (vt)/to add to/ | |
| 織 | 5 | shiki, shoku | o-ru | /weave/knit/organize/unite/ /to weave/ |
| 職 | 5 | shoku | /duty/profession/office/post/ | |
| 色 | 2 | shiki, shoku | iro | /color/tint/hue/shade/form/body/beauty/ /colour/ |
| 触 | shoku | sawa-ru fu-reru | /butt/ram/gore/touch/ /to touch/to feel/ /to touch/to be touched/ | |
| 食 | 2 | shoku, jiki | ku-u ku-rau ta-beru | /eat/meal/food/ /to eat (male,vulg)/ /to eat/to drink/ /to eat/ |
| 飾 | shoku | kaza-ru | /decorate/ornament/adorn/to deceive/ /to decorate/to ornament/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 上 | 1 | shou, jou | a-garu a-geru ue uwa kami nobo-su nobo-seru nobo-ru | /top/superior/highest/go up/send up/ /to enter/to go up/to rise/ /to give/to raise/to elevate/ /above/over/on top of/up/ /(prefix) upper/upward/outer/ /top/head/upper part/ /to raise/to record/ /to raise/to record/ /to rise/to ascend/ |
| 井 | shou, sei | i | /well/mine shaft/pit/ | |
| 傷 | 6 | shou | ita-mu ita-meru kizu | /wound/injury/fall ill from/ /to feel pain/to hurt/ /to hurt/to injure/ /wound/injury/hurt/cut/gash/ |
| 償 | shou | tsuguna-u | /repay/recompense/restitution/ /to make up for/to recompense/ | |
| 勝 | 3 | shou | ka-tsu masa-ru | /victory/excel/be better than/ /to win/ /to excel/to surpass/ |
| 匠 | shou | /craftsman/artisan/workman/ | ||
| 升 | shou | masu | /arise/go up/hoist/advance/ /measure/unit of volume (1.8l)/ | |
| 召 | shou | me-su | /imperial decree/summon/ /to call/to send for/to put on/ | |
| 唱 | 4 | shou | tona-eru | /sing/chant/call/ditty/song/ /to recite/to chant/ |
| 商 | 3 | shou | akina-u | /commerce/business/trade/ /to sell/to handle/to trade in/ |
| 声 | 2 | shou, sei | koe kowa | /sound/voice/noise/tone/music/ /voice/ |
| 奨 | shou | /prize/reward/give award to/ | ||
| 姓 | shou, sei | /one's family name/clan/people/ | ||
| 宵 | shou | yoi | /night/evening/dark/ /evening/early night hours/ | |
| 将 | 6 | shou | /will/going to/future/general/ | |
| 小 | 1 | shou | o ko chii-sai | /small/tiny/insignificant/ /small/little/tiny/ |
| 少 | 2 | shou | suku-nai suko-shi | /few/less/inadequate/ /few/a little/scarce/ /small quantity/little/few/ |
| 尚 | shou | /still/yet/even/fairly/rather/ | ||
| 床 | shou | toko yuka | /bed/couch/framework/chassis/ /bed/sickbed/alcove/padding/ /floor/ | |
| 彰 | shou | /clear/manifest/obvious/ | ||
| 従 | 6 | shou, ju, juu | shitaga-u shitaga-eru | /from/by/since/whence/through/ /to obey/to follow/to accompany/ /to be accompanied by/to subdue/ |
| 性 | 5 | shou, sei | /nature/character/sex/ | |
| 憧 | shou | akoga-reru | /irresolute/indecisive/yearn for/ /to long for/to yearn after/ | |
| 承 | 5 | shou | uketamawa-ru | /inherit/receive/succeed/ /to hear/to be told/ |
| 抄 | shou | /copy/confiscate/seize/ | ||
| 招 | 5 | shou | mane-ku | /beckon/summon/recruit/levy/ /to invite/ |
| 掌 | shou | /palm of hand/sole of foot/paw/ | ||
| 政 | 5 | shou, sei | matsurigoto | /government/political affairs/ /rule/government/ |
| 昇 | shou | nobo-ru | /rise/ascent/peaceful/peace/ /to arise/to ascend/to go up/ | |
| 星 | 2 | shou, sei | hoshi | /a star/planet/any point of light/ /star/ |
| 昭 | 3 | shou | /bright/luminous/illustrious/ | |
| 晶 | shou | /crystal/clear/bright/radiant/ | ||
| 松 | 4 | shou | matsu | /pine tree/fir tree/ /pine tree/ |
| 正 | 1 | shou, sei | tada-shii tada-su masa | /right/proper/correct/ /right/just/correct/righteous/ /to correct/to adjust/to reform/ |
| 沼 | shou | numa | /lake/fishpond/swamps/ /swamp/bog/pond/lake/ | |
| 消 | 3 | shou | ki-eru ke-su | /vanish/die out/melt away/ /to go out/to vanish/ /to erase/to delete/ |
| 清 | 4 | shou, sei | kiyo-i kiyo-maru kiyo-meru | /clear/pure/clean/peaceful/ /clear/pure/noble/ /to be purified/to be cleansed/ /to purify/to cleanse/ |
| 渉 | shou | /ford stream/ | ||
| 焦 | shou | ase-ru ko-gasu ko-gareru ko-geru | /burned/scorched/anxious/vexed/ /to be in a hurry/ /to burn/to scorch/to singe/ /to yearn for/ /to burn (vi)/to be burned/ | |
| 焼 | 4 | shou | ya-ku ya-keru | /burn/bake/heat/roast/ /to bake/to grill/ /to burn (vi)/to be roasted/ |
| 照 | 4 | shou | te-rasu te-ru te-reru | /shine/illumine/reflect/ /to shine on/to illuminate/ /to shine (vi)/ /to be shy/to feel awkward/ |
| 生 | 1 | shou, sei | i-kasu i-kiru i-keru u-mareru u-mu o-u ki nama ha-eru ha-yasu | /life/living/lifetime/birth/ /to revive/to resuscitate/ /to live/to exist/ /to arrange (flowers)/ /to be born/ /to give birth/to produce/ /to grow/to spring up/ /pure (pref)/undiluted/raw/ /raw (a-no)/draft (beer)/ /to grow/to spring up/ /to grow/to cultivate/ |
| 症 | shou | /disease/illness/ailment/ | ||
| 相 | 3 | shou, sou | ai | /mutual/reciprocal/each other/ /together (pref)/mutually/ |
| 省 | 4 | shou, sei | kaeri-miru habu-ku | /province/save/economize/ /to reflect/ /to omit/to eliminate/ |
| 硝 | shou | /saltpeter/niter/to tan/ | ||
| 礁 | shou | /reef/jetty/submerged rocks/ | ||
| 祥 | shou | /good luck/good omen/happiness/ | ||
| 称 | shou | /call/name/brand/address/say/ | ||
| 章 | 3 | shou | /composition/chapter/section/ | |
| 笑 | 4 | shou | e-mu wara-u | /smile/laugh/giggle/snicker/ /to smile/ /to laugh/to smile/ |
| 粧 | shou | /toilet/make-up/dress up/adorn/ | ||
| 精 | 5 | shou, sei | /essence/semen/spirit/ | |
| 紹 | shou | /continue/carry on/hand down/to join/ | ||
| 肖 | shou | /look like/resemble/be like/ | ||
| 衝 | shou | /rush against/charge ahead/ | ||
| 装 | 6 | shou, sou | yosoo-u | /dress/clothes/attire/fill/ /to dress/ |
| 訟 | shou | /accuse/argue/dispute/litigate/ | ||
| 証 | 5 | shou | /prove/confirm/verify/proof/ | |
| 詔 | shou | mikotonori | /decree/proclaim/imperial decree/ /imperial edict/decree/ | |
| 詳 | shou | kuwa-shii | /detailed/complete/thorough/ /knowing very well/detailed/ | |
| 象 | 4 | shou, zou | /elephant/ivory/figure/image/ | |
| 賞 | 4 | shou | /reward/grant/bestow/appreciate/ | |
| 鐘 | shou | kane | /clock/bell/ /bell/chime/ | |
| 障 | 6 | shou | sawa-ru | /separate/shield/barricade/ /hinder/interfere with/affect/ |
| 青 | 1 | shou, sei | ao ao-i | /blue/green/black/young/ /blue/green/green light/ /blue/pale/green/unripe/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 主 | 3 | shu, su | omo nushi | /master/chief owner/host/lord/ /chief (an)/main/ /owner/master/lover/god/ |
| 修 | 5 | shu, shuu | osa-maru osa-meru | /study/repair/cultivate/ /to govern oneself/ /to study/ |
| 取 | 3 | shu | to-ru | /take/receive/obtain/select/ /to take/to pick up/to harvest/ |
| 守 | 3 | shu, su | mamo-ru mori | /defend/protect/guard/conserve/ /to protect/to obey/to guard/ /nursemaid/baby-sitting/ |
| 手 | 1 | shu | ta te | /hand/ /hand/ |
| 朱 | shu | /cinnabar/vermilion/ | ||
| 殊 | shu | koto | /different/special/unusual/ | |
| 狩 | shu | ka-ri ka-ru | /winter hunting/imperial tour/ /hunting/ /to hunt/ | |
| 珠 | shu | /precious stone/gem/jewel/pearl/ | ||
| 種 | 4 | shu | tane | /seed/race/offspring/to plant/ /seed/pip/kind/variety/quality/ |
| 腫 | shu | ha-rasu ha-reru | /swell/swollen/swelling/ /to swell (from inflammation)/ | |
| 衆 | 6 | shu, shuu | /multitude/crowd/masses/public/ | |
| 趣 | shu | omomuki | /what attracts one's attention/ /meaning/tenor/gist/ | |
| 酒 | 3 | shu | saka sake | /wine/spirits/liquor/alcoholic beverage/ /alcohol/sake/ |
| 首 | 2 | shu | kubi | /head/first/leader/chief/a poem/ /neck/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 叔 | shuku | /father's younger brother/ | ||
| 宿 | 3 | shuku | yado yado-su yado-ru | /stop/rest/lodge/stay overnight/constellation/ /inn/lodging/ /to keep (guest)/to conceive/ /to lodge/to dwell/ |
| 淑 | shuku | /good/pure/virtuous/charming/ | ||
| 祝 | 4 | shuu, shuku | iwa-u | /pray for happiness or blessings/ /to congratulate/to celebrate/ |
| 粛 | shuku | /pay respects/reverently/ | ||
| 縮 | 6 | shuku | chidji-maru chidji-mu chidji-meru chidji-rasu chidji-reru | /contract/draw in/reduce/ /to be shortened/ /to shrink/to be contracted/ /to shorten/to reduce/ /to curl (vt)/to crimp/ /to be wavy/to be curled/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 俊 | shun | /talented/capable/handsome/ | ||
| 旬 | shun, jun | /ten-day period/period of time/ | ||
| 春 | 2 | shun | haru | /spring/wanton/ /spring/ |
| 瞬 | shun | matata-ku | /wink/blink/in a wink/a flash/ /to wink/to waver/to twinkle/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 出 | 1 | shutsu, sui | da-su de-ru | /go out/send out/stand/produce/ /to put out/to send/ /to appear/to come forth/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 修 | 5 | shu, shuu | osa-maru osa-meru | /study/repair/cultivate/ /to govern oneself/ /to study/ |
| 収 | 6 | shuu | osa-maru osa-meru | /gather together/collect/harvest/ /to be obtained/to end/ /to obtain/to reap/ |
| 周 | 4 | shuu | mawa-ri | /Zhou dynasty/circumference/ /circumference/surroundings/ |
| 囚 | shuu | /prisoner/convict/confine/ | ||
| 執 | shitsu, shuu | to-ru | /hold in hand/keep/carry out/ /to take/to hold/ | |
| 宗 | 6 | shuu, sou | /lineage/ancestry/ancestor/clan/ | |
| 就 | 6 | shuu, ju | tsu-ku tsu-keru | /just/simply/to come/go to/to approach/near/ /to settle in (place)/ /to put/to place/ |
| 州 | 3 | shuu | su | /administrative division/state/ /sandbank/ |
| 愁 | shuu | ure-i ure-eru | /anxiety/to worry about/be anxious/ /sad/unhappy/gloomy/ /to grieve/to lament/ | |
| 拾 | 3 | shuu, juu | hiro-u | /pick up/collect/tidy up/ /to pick up/to find/to gather/ |
| 祝 | 4 | shuu, shuku | iwa-u | /pray for happiness or blessings/ /to congratulate/to celebrate/ |
| 秀 | shuu | hii-deru | /ear of grain/flowering/luxuriant/refined/ /to excel/to surpass/ | |
| 秋 | 2 | shuu | aki | /autumn/fall/year/ /autumn/fall/ |
| 終 | 3 | shuu | o-eru o-waru | /end/finally/in the end/ /to finish/ /to finish/to close/ |
| 羞 | shuu | /disgrace/shame/ashamed/shy/ | ||
| 習 | 3 | shuu | nara-u | /practice/flapping wings/ /to learn/ |
| 臭 | shuu | kusa-i nio-u | /smell/stink/emit foul odor/ /stinking/ /to smell (vi)/ | |
| 舟 | shuu | funa fune | /boat/ship/ /watercraft/shipping/ship/ | |
| 衆 | 6 | shu, shuu | /multitude/crowd/masses/public/ | |
| 袖 | shuu | sode | /sleeve/put something in sleeve/ /sleeve/ | |
| 襲 | shuu | oso-u | /raid/attack/inherit/ /to attack/ | |
| 蹴 | shuu | ke-ru | /kick/tread on/leap/solemn/ /to kick (I)/ | |
| 週 | 2 | shuu | /week/turn/cycle/anniversary/ | |
| 酬 | shuu | /toast/reward/recompense/ | ||
| 醜 | shuu | miniku-i | /ugly looking/homely/disgraceful/ /ugly/ | |
| 集 | 3 | shuu | atsu-maru atsu-meru tsudo-u | /assemble/collect together/ /to gather (vi)/to collect/ /to collect (vt)/to collect/ /to meet/to assemble/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 塑 | so | /model in clay/sculpt/plastics/ | ||
| 想 | 3 | so, sou | /think/speculate/plan/consider/ | |
| 措 | so | /place/collect/arrange/employ/ | ||
| 狙 | so | nera-u | /an ape/monkey/to spy/watch for/to lie/ /to aim at/ | |
| 疎 | so | uto-i uto-mu | /neglect/careless/lax/ /distant/estranged/ /to neglect/to shun/to alienate/ | |
| 礎 | so | ishizue | /foundation stone/plinth/ /foundation stone/cornerstone/ | |
| 祖 | 5 | so | /ancestor/forefather/grandfather/ | |
| 租 | so | /rent/lease/rental/tax/ | ||
| 粗 | so | ara-i | /rough/thick/course/rude/ /coarse/rough/ | |
| 素 | 5 | su, so | /white (silk)/plain/vegetarian/formerly/ | |
| 組 | 2 | so | kumi ku-mu | /class/section/department/ /class/group/team/set/ /to put together/ |
| 訴 | so | utta-eru | /accuse/sue/inform/narrate/ /to sue (a person)/to resort to/ | |
| 遡 | so | sakanobo-ru | /go upstream/trace source/formerly/ /to go back/to go upstream/ | |
| 阻 | so | haba-mu | /impede/hinder/obstruct/oppose/ /to keep someone from doing/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 促 | soku | unaga-su | /urge/press/hurry/close/ /to urge/to press/to suggest/ | |
| 側 | 4 | soku | gawa | /side/incline/slant/lean/ /side/part/surroundings/ |
| 則 | 5 | soku | /rule/law/regulation/grades/ | |
| 即 | soku | /promptly/quickly/immediately/ | ||
| 塞 | sai, soku | fusa-garu fusa-gu | /stop up/block/seal/cork/pass/frontier/fortress/ /to stop up/to close up/ | |
| 息 | 3 | soku | iki | /rest/put stop to/end/cease/ /breath/tone/ |
| 捉 | soku | tora-eru | /grasp/clutch/catch/seize/ | |
| 束 | 4 | soku | taba | /bind/control/restrain/bale/ /bundle/bunch/sheaf/coil/ |
| 測 | 5 | soku | haka-ru | /measure/estimate/conjecture/ /to measure/to weigh/to survey/ |
| 足 | 1 | soku | ashi ta-su ta-riru ta-ru | /foot/attain/satisfy/enough/ /leg/foot/pace/gait/ /to add (numbers)/ /to be sufficient/to be enough/ /to be sufficient/to be enough/ |
| 速 | 3 | soku | sumi-yaka haya-i haya-maru haya-meru | /quick/prompt/speedy/ /speed/ /quick/fast/swift/ /to hasten/to quicken/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 存 | 6 | son, zon | /exist/live/be/survive/remain/ | |
| 孫 | 4 | son | mago | /grandchild/descendent/ /grandchild/ |
| 尊 | 6 | son | tatto-i tatto-bu touto-i touto-bu | /respect/revere/venerate/honor/ /precious/valuable/priceless/ /to value/to prize/to esteem/ /precious/valuable/priceless/ /to value/to prize/to esteem/ |
| 損 | 5 | son | soko-nau soko-neru | /diminish/impair/injure/ /to harm/to hurt/to injure/ |
| 村 | 1 | son | mura | /village/hamlet/uncouth/vulgar/ /village/ |
| 遜 | son | /humble/modest/yield/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 卒 | 4 | sotsu | /soldier/servant/at last/finally/ | |
| 率 | 5 | sotsu, ritsu | hiki-iru | /to lead/ratio/rate/limit/ /to lead/to spearhead (a group)/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 争 | 4 | sou | araso-u | /dispute/fight/contend/strive/ /to dispute/to argue/ |
| 倉 | 4 | sou | kura | /granary/berth/sea/ /warehouse/granary/magazine/ |
| 僧 | sou | /Buddhist priest/monk/san of Sanskrit sangha/ | ||
| 創 | 6 | sou | tsuku-ru | /establish/create/knife cut/ |
| 双 | sou | futa | /set of two/pair/couple/both/ /pair/set/ | |
| 喪 | sou | mo | /mourning/mourn/funeral/ /mourning (a-no)/ | |
| 壮 | sou | /big/large/robust/name of tribe/ | ||
| 奏 | 6 | sou | kana-deru | /memorialize emperor/report/ /to play (an instrument)/ |
| 宗 | 6 | shuu, sou | /lineage/ancestry/ancestor/clan/ | |
| 層 | 6 | sou | /storey/layer/floor/stratum/ | |
| 巣 | 4 | sou | su | /nest/living quarter in tree/ /nest/rookery/breeding place/ |
| 想 | 3 | so, sou | /think/speculate/plan/consider/ | |
| 挿 | sou | sa-su | /insert/stick into/plant/ /to insert/to put in/to graft/ | |
| 捜 | sou | saga-su | /search/seek/investigate/ /to seek/to search for/ | |
| 掃 | sou | ha-ku | /sweep/clear away/exterminate/ /to sweep/to brush/to gather up/ | |
| 操 | 6 | sou | ayatsu-ru misao | /conduct/run/control/manage/ /to manipulate/to operate/ |
| 早 | 1 | sac, sou | haya-i haya-maru haya-meru | /early/soon/morning/ /early (adj)/fast/ /to be hasty/to be rash/ /to hasten/to quicken/ |
| 曹 | sou | /ministry officials/ | ||
| 曽 | sou, zo | /already/sign of past/ | ||
| 桑 | sou | kuwa | /mulberry tree/ /mulberry (tree)/ | |
| 槽 | sou | /trough/manger/vat/tank/groove/a distillery/ | ||
| 燥 | sou | /dry/parched/arid/quick-tempered/ | ||
| 爽 | sou | sawa-yaka | /happy/cheerful/refreshing/ /fresh (an)/refreshing/ | |
| 痩 | sou | ya-seru | /thin/emaciated/lean/meager/ | |
| 相 | 3 | shou, sou | ai | /mutual/reciprocal/each other/ /together (pref)/mutually/ |
| 窓 | 6 | sou | mado | /window/ /window/ |
| 総 | 5 | sou | /collect/overall/altogether/ | |
| 草 | 1 | sou | kusa | /grass/straw/thatch/herbs/ /grass/ |
| 荘 | sou | /village/hamlet/villa/ | ||
| 葬 | sou | houmu-ru | /bury/inter/ /to bury/to inter/to entomb/ | |
| 藻 | sou | mo | /splendid/magnificent/algae/ /duckweed/seaweed/algae/ | |
| 装 | 6 | shou, sou | yosoo-u | /dress/clothes/attire/fill/ /to dress/ |
| 贈 | sou, zou | oku-ru | /give present/bestow/confer/ /to send/to give to/to award to/ | |
| 走 | 2 | sou | hashi-ru | /walk/go on foot/run/leave/ /to run (I)/ |
| 踪 | sou | /footprints/traces/tracks/ | ||
| 送 | 3 | sou | oku-ru | /see off/send off/dispatch/give/ /to send/ |
| 遭 | sou | a-u | /come across/meet with/encounter/ /to encounter/ | |
| 霜 | sou | shimo | /frost/crystallized/candied/ /frost/ | |
| 騒 | sou | sawa-gu | /harass/bother/annoy/disturb/ /to make noise/to clamor/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 主 | 3 | shu, su | omo nushi | /master/chief owner/host/lord/ /chief (an)/main/ /owner/master/lover/god/ |
| 子 | 1 | shi, su | ko | /offspring/child/fruit/seed of/ /child/ |
| 守 | 3 | shu, su | mamo-ru mori | /defend/protect/guard/conserve/ /to protect/to obey/to guard/ /nursemaid/baby-sitting/ |
| 数 | 2 | su, suu | kazu kazo-eru | /number/several/count/fate/ /number/figure/ /to count/ |
| 素 | 5 | su, so | /white (silk)/plain/vegetarian/formerly/ | |
| 須 | su | /must/have to/necessary/moment/whiskers/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 出 | 1 | shutsu, sui | da-su de-ru | /go out/send out/stand/produce/ /to put out/to send/ /to appear/to come forth/ |
| 吹 | sui | fu-ku | /blow/puff/brag/boast/ /to blow (wind etc)/ | |
| 垂 | 6 | sui | ta-rasu ta-reru | /let down/suspend/hand/down/ /to suspend (vt)/to hang down/ /to hang (vi)/to droop/to drop/ |
| 帥 | sui | /commander/commander-in-chief/ | ||
| 推 | 6 | sui | o-su | /push/expel/push forward/ /to infer/to conclude/ |
| 水 | 1 | sui | mizu | /water/liquid/lotion/juice/ /water/ |
| 炊 | sui | ta-ku | /cook/meal/ /to boil/to cook/ | |
| 睡 | sui | /sleep/doze/ | ||
| 穂 | sui | ho | /ear of grain/tassel/Guangzhou/ /ear (of plant)/head (of plant)/ | |
| 粋 | sui | iki | /pure/unadulterated/select/ /chic/style/purity/essence/ | |
| 衰 | sui | otoro-eru | /decline/falter/decrease/weaken/ /to become weak/to decline/ | |
| 遂 | sui | to-geru | /comply with/follow along/thereupon/ /to accomplish/to achieve/ | |
| 酔 | sui | yo-u | /intoxicated/drunk/addicted to/ /to get drunk/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 寸 | 6 | sun | /inch/small/tiny/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 崇 | suu | /esteem/honor/revere/venerate/ | ||
| 数 | 2 | su, suu | kazu kazo-eru | /number/several/count/fate/ /number/figure/ /to count/ |
| 枢 | suu | /door hinge/pivot/center of power/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 他 | 3 | ta | hoka | /other/another/he/she/it/ /other/ |
| 多 | 2 | ta | oo-i | /much/many/more than/over/ /many/numerous/ |
| 太 | 2 | ta, tai | futo-i futo-ru | /very/too/much/big/extreme/ /fat/thick/ /to grow fat (stout, plump)/ |
| 汰 | ta | /excessive/scour/wash out/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 代 | 3 | tai, dai | ka-eru ka-waru shiro yo | /replace/replacement (of person or generation)/ /to exchange/to interchange/ /price/materials/substitution/ /world/society/generation/ |
| 体 | 2 | tai, tei | karada | /body/group/class/body/unit/inferior/ /body/health/ |
| 台 | 2 | tai, dai | /platform/unit/term of address/ | |
| 堆 | tai | /heap/pile/crowd/pile up/ | ||
| 大 | 1 | tai, dai | oo oo-ini oo-kii | /big/great/vast/large/high/ /very/much/greatly/ /big/large/ |
| 太 | 2 | ta, tai | futo-i futo-ru | /very/too/much/big/extreme/ /fat/thick/ /to grow fat (stout, plump)/ |
| 対 | 3 | tai, tsui | /correct/right/facing/opposed/ | |
| 帯 | 4 | tai | obi o-biru | /belt/ /obi (kimono sash)/ /to wear/to carry/ |
| 待 | 3 | tai | ma-tsu | /treat/entertain/receive/wait/ /to wait/ |
| 怠 | tai | okota-ru nama-keru | /idle/remiss/negligent/neglect/ /to neglect/to be off guard/ /to be idle/to neglect/ | |
| 態 | 5 | tai | /manner/bearing/attitude/ | |
| 戴 | tai | /wear on top/support/ | ||
| 替 | tai | ka-eru ka-waru | /change/replace/substitute for/ /to exchange/to interchange/ /to change places with (vi)/ | |
| 泰 | tai | /great/exalted/superior/big/ | ||
| 滞 | tai | todokoo-ru | /block up/obstruct/stagnant/ /to stagnate/to be delayed/ | |
| 耐 | tai | ta-eru | /endure/bear/resist/patient/ /to bear/to endure/ | |
| 胎 | tai | /unborn child/embryo/fetus/ | ||
| 袋 | tai | fukuro | /pocket/bag/sack/pouch/ /bag/sack/ | |
| 貸 | 5 | tai | ka-su | /lend/borrow/pardon/ /to lend/ |
| 退 | 5 | tai | shirizo-ku shirizo-keru | /step back/retreat/withdraw/ /to retreat/to withdraw/ /to repel/to drive away/ |
| 逮 | tai | /seize/catch/reach/arrive/ | ||
| 隊 | 4 | tai | /team/group/army unit/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 卓 | taku | /profound/brilliant/lofty/ | ||
| 宅 | 6 | taku | /residence/dwelling/home/grave/ | |
| 度 | 3 | taku, to, do | tabi | /degree/system/manner/to consider/ /times (three times, etc.)/ |
| 択 | taku | /select/choose/pick out/ | ||
| 拓 | taku | /expand/open up/support or push/ | ||
| 沢 | taku | sawa | /marsh/swamp/grace/brilliance/ /swamp/marsh/valley/dale/ | |
| 濯 | taku | /wash out/rinse/cleanse/ | ||
| 託 | taku | /entrust/rely on/commission/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 丹 | tan | /cinnabar (native HgS)/ | ||
| 単 | 4 | tan | /single/individual/only/lone/ | |
| 反 | 3 | tan, han, hon | so-rasu so-ru | /reverse/opposite/contrary/anti/ /to bend (vt)/to warp/to curve/ /to warp/to be warped/to curve/ |
| 嘆 | tan | nage-kawashii nage-ku | /sigh/admire/ /sad/wretched/deplorable/ /to sigh/to lament/to grieve/ | |
| 壇 | tan, dan | /altar/arena/examination hall/ | ||
| 担 | 6 | tan | katsu-gu nina-u | /carry/bear/undertake/ /to shoulder/ /to carry on shoulder/ |
| 探 | 6 | tan | saga-su sagu-ru | /find/locate/search/grope for/ /to search/to seek/to look for/ /to search/to look for/ |
| 旦 | tan, dan | /dawn/morning/day/ | ||
| 淡 | tan | awa-i | /weak/watery/insipid/tasteless/ /light/faint/pale/fleeting/ | |
| 炭 | 3 | tan | sumi | /charcoal/coal/carbon/ /charcoal/ |
| 短 | 3 | tan | mijika-i | /short/brief/deficient/lacking/ /short/ |
| 端 | tan | ha hashi hata | /end/extreme/head/beginning/ /end (e.g. of street)/edge/tip/ | |
| 綻 | tan | hokoro-biru | /ripped seam/rend/crack/ /to come apart at the seams/ | |
| 胆 | tan | /gall bladder/bravery/courage/ | ||
| 誕 | 6 | tan | /to bear children/give birth/birth/ | |
| 鍛 | tan | kita-eru | /forge metal/temper/refine/ /to forge/to drill/to temper/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 達 | 4 | tatsu | /arrive at/reach/intelligent/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 丁 | 3 | chou, tei | /male adult/robust/vigorous/4th heavenly stem/ | |
| 亭 | tei | /pavilion/erect/ | ||
| 低 | 4 | tei | hiku-i hiku-maru hiku-meru | /low/to lower/hang/bend/bow/ /short/low/humble/low (voice)/ /to lower/to be lowered/ /to lower/to be lowered/ |
| 体 | 2 | tai, tei | karada | /body/group/class/body/unit/inferior/ /body/health/ |
| 停 | 4 | tei | /stop/suspend/delay/suitable/ | |
| 偵 | tei | /spy/reconnoiter/detective/ | ||
| 呈 | tei | /submit/show/appear/petition/ | ||
| 堤 | tei | tsutsumi | /dike/ | |
| 定 | 3 | jou, tei | sada-ka sada-maru sada-meru | /decide/settle/fix/ /definite/sure/ /to become settled/to be fixed/ /to decide/to establish/ |
| 帝 | tei | /supreme ruler/emperor/god/ | ||
| 底 | 4 | tei | soko | /bottom/underneath/underside/ /bottom/sole/ |
| 庭 | 3 | tei | niwa | /courtyard/spacious hall or yard/ /garden/ |
| 廷 | tei | /court/ | ||
| 弟 | 2 | dai, tei, de | otouto | /young brother/junior/i/me/ /younger brother (hum)/ |
| 抵 | tei | /resist/oppose/deny/off-set/ | ||
| 提 | 5 | tei | sa-geru | /hold in hand/lift in hand/ /to take along/ |
| 程 | 5 | tei | hodo | /journey/trip/schedule/agenda/ /degree/extent/bounds/limit/ |
| 締 | tei | shi-maru shi-meru | /tie/join/connect/connection/ /to be shut/to be locked/ /to tie/to fasten/ | |
| 艇 | tei | /small boat/dugout/punt/ | ||
| 訂 | tei | /draw up agreement/arrange/ | ||
| 諦 | tei | akira-meru | /careful/attentive/ /to give up/to abandon/ | |
| 貞 | tei | /virtuous/chaste/pure/loyal/ | ||
| 逓 | tei | /hand over/deliver/substitute/ | ||
| 邸 | tei | /official residence/residence of/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 摘 | teki | tsu-mu | /pluck/pick/select/specify/ /to pluck/to pick/to trim/ | |
| 敵 | 5 | teki | kataki | /enemy/foe/rival/resist/ /enemy/rival/ |
| 滴 | teki | shizuku shitata-ru | /drip/drop of water/ /drip/drop/ /to drip/to drop/to trickle/ | |
| 的 | 4 | teki | mato | /possessive/adjectival suffix/ /mark/target/ |
| 笛 | 3 | teki | fue | /bamboo flute/whistle/ /flute/pipe/ |
| 適 | 5 | teki | /match/comfortable/just/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 典 | 4 | ten | /law/canon/documentation/classic/scripture/ | |
| 填 | ten | /fill in/fill up/make good/ | ||
| 天 | 1 | ten | ama ame | /sky/heaven/god/celestial/ |
| 展 | 6 | ten | /open/unfold/stretch/extend/ | |
| 店 | 2 | ten | mise | /shop/store/inn/hotel/ /store/shop/establishment/ |
| 殿 | ten, den | tono dono | /hall/palace/temple/ /feudal lord/mansion/palace/ /person (pol)/mister/ | |
| 添 | ten | so-u so-eru | /append/add to/increase/ /to accompany/to become married/ /to add to (vt)/to attach/ | |
| 点 | 2 | ten | /dot/speck/spot/point/degree/ | |
| 転 | 3 | ten | koro-gasu koro-garu koro-geru koro-bu | /shift/move/turn/ /to roll (vt)/ /to roll/to tumble/ /to roll over/to tumble/ /to fall down/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 哲 | tetsu | /wise/sagacious/wise man/sage/ | ||
| 徹 | tetsu | /penetrate/pervade/penetrating/ | ||
| 撤 | tetsu | /omit/remove/withdraw/ | ||
| 迭 | tetsu | /repeatedly/frequently/ | ||
| 鉄 | 3 | tetsu | /iron/strong/solid/firm/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 吐 | to | ha-ku | /vomit/spew out/cough up/ /to vomit/ | |
| 図 | 2 | zu, to | haka-ru | /diagram/chart/map/picture/ /to plan/to attempt/ |
| 土 | 1 | to, do | tsuchi | /soil/earth/items made of earth/ /earth/soil/ |
| 塗 | to | nu-ru | /smear/daub/apply/spread/paint/ /to paint/to plaster/to lacquer/ | |
| 妬 | to | neta-mu | /jealous/envious/ /to be jealous/to be envious/ | |
| 度 | 3 | taku, to, do | tabi | /degree/system/manner/to consider/ /times (three times, etc.)/ |
| 徒 | 4 | to | /disciple/follower/go on foot/ | |
| 斗 | to | /Chinese peck/liquid measure/ | ||
| 渡 | to | wata-su wata-ru | /cross/ferry over/ferry/ /to pass over/to hand over/ /to cross over/to go across/ | |
| 登 | 3 | to, tou | nobo-ru | /rise/mount/board/climb/ /to climb/ |
| 賭 | to | ka-keru | /bet/gamble/wager/compete/ /to wager/to bet/to risk/ | |
| 途 | to | /way/road/path/journey/course/ | ||
| 都 | 3 | tsu, to | miyako | /metropolis/capital/all/the whole/elegant/ /capital/ |
| 頭 | 2 | zu, to, tou | atama kashira | /head/top/chief/first/boss/ /head/ /head/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 匿 | toku | /hide/go into hiding/ | ||
| 得 | 4 | toku | u-ru e-ru | /obtain/get/gain/acquire/ /to obtain/to acquire/ /to get/to gain/ |
| 徳 | 5 | toku | /virtue/ethics/ | |
| 特 | 4 | toku | /special/unique/distinguished/ | |
| 督 | toku | /supervise/oversee/direct/ | ||
| 篤 | toku | /deep/true/sincere/genuine/ | ||
| 読 | 2 | tou, toku, doku | yo-mu | /read/study/pronounce/ /to read/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 団 | 5 | dan, ton | /sphere/ball/circle/mass/lump/ | |
| 屯 | ton | /village/hamlet/camp/station/ | ||
| 豚 | ton | buta | /small pig/suckling pig/suffle/ /pig/ | |
| 頓 | ton | /pause/stop/bow/kowtow/arrange/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 凸 | totsu | /protrude/bulge out/convex/ | ||
| 突 | totsu | tsu-ku | /suddenly/abruptly/unexpectedly/ /to thrust/to strike/to attack/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 倒 | tou | tao-su tao-reru | /fall over/lie down/take turns/ /to throw down (vt)/to beat/ /to collapse (vi)/to break down/ | |
| 党 | 6 | tou | /political party/gang/faction/ | |
| 冬 | 2 | tou | fuyu | /winter/11th lunar month/ /winter/ |
| 凍 | tou | koo-ru kogo-eru | /freeze/cold/congeal/jelly/ /to freeze/to be frozen over/ /to freeze/to be chilled/ | |
| 刀 | 2 | tou | katana | /knife/old coin/measure/ /sword/blade/ |
| 到 | tou | /go to/arrive/been to/ | ||
| 唐 | tou | kara | /Tang dynasty/Chinese/ | |
| 塔 | tou | /tower/spire/tall building/ | ||
| 島 | 3 | tou | shima | /island/ /island/ |
| 当 | 2 | tou | a-taru a-teru | /bear/accept/undertake/just/ /to be hit/ /to hit/to apply a patch/ |
| 悼 | tou | ita-mu | /grieve/mourn/lament/grieved/ /to grieve over/to mourn/ | |
| 投 | 3 | tou | na-geru | /throw/cast/fling/pitch/jump/ /to throw/to cast away/ |
| 搭 | tou | /join together/attach to/add to/ | ||
| 東 | 2 | tou | higashi | /east/eastern/eastward/ /east/ |
| 桃 | tou | momo | /peach/marriage/ /peach/ | |
| 棟 | tou | muna mune | /the main beams supporting a house/ /ridge (of roof)/ | |
| 湯 | 3 | tou | yu | /hot water/soup/gravy/broth/ /hot water/ |
| 灯 | 4 | tou | hi | /lantern/lamp/ /light/ |
| 痘 | tou | /smallpox/ | ||
| 登 | 3 | to, tou | nobo-ru | /rise/mount/board/climb/ /to climb/ |
| 盗 | tou | nusu-mu | /rob/steal/thief/bandit/ /to steal/ | |
| 稲 | tou | ina ine | /rice growing in field/rice plant/ /rice-plant/ | |
| 等 | 3 | tou | hito-shii | /rank/grade/wait/equal/'etc.'/ /equal/ |
| 筒 | tou | tsutsu | /thick piece of bamboo/pipe/ /pipe/tube/ | |
| 答 | 2 | tou | kota-e kota-eru | /answer/reply/return/assent to/ /answer/response/ /to answer/to reply/ |
| 糖 | 6 | tou | /sugar/candy/sweets/ | |
| 納 | 6 | tou, na, nac, nan, nou | osa-maru osa-meru | /admit/take/receive/accept/ /to be paid/to be delivered/ /to pay/to supply/ |
| 統 | 5 | tou | su-beru | /govern/command/control/unite/ /control/supervise/ |
| 藤 | tou | fuji | /rattan/cane/creeper plant/ /wisteria/ | |
| 討 | 6 | tou | u-tsu | /to discuss/ask for/beg/demand/dun/marry/ /to attack/to avenge/ |
| 読 | 2 | tou, toku, doku | yo-mu | /read/study/pronounce/ /to read/ |
| 謄 | tou | /copy/transcribe/ | ||
| 豆 | 3 | zu, tou | mame | /beans/peas/bean-shaped/ /beans/peas/ |
| 踏 | tou | fu-maeru fu-mu | /step on/trample/tread on/walk/ /to be based on/ /to step on/to tread on/ | |
| 逃 | tou | ni-gasu ni-geru noga-su noga-reru | /escape/flee/abscond/dodge/ /to let loose/to set free/ /to escape/to run away/ /to let loose/to set free/ /to escape/ | |
| 透 | tou | su-kasu su-ku su-keru | /penetrate/pass through/ /to look through/ /to be transparent/ /to be transparent/ | |
| 道 | 2 | tou, dou | michi | /path/road/street/method/way/ /road/street/way/method/ |
| 闘 | tou | tataka-u | /struggle/fight/compete/contend/ /to fight/to battle/to combat/ | |
| 陶 | tou | /pottery/ceramics/ | ||
| 頭 | 2 | zu, to, tou | atama kashira | /head/top/chief/first/boss/ /head/ /head/ |
| 騰 | tou | /fly/gallop/run/prance/rise/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 通 | 2 | tsu, tsuu | kayo-u too-su too-ru | /pass through/common/communicate/ /to commute/to go back & forth/ /to let pass/to overlook/ /to pass (by)/to go through/ |
| 都 | 3 | tsu, to | miyako | /metropolis/capital/all/the whole/elegant/ /capital/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 墜 | tsui | /fall down/drop/sink/go to ruin/ | ||
| 対 | 3 | tai, tsui | /correct/right/facing/opposed/ | |
| 椎 | tsui | /hammer/mallet/vertebra/ | ||
| 追 | 3 | tsui | o-u | /pursue/chase after/expel/ /to chase/to run after/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 痛 | 6 | tsuu | ita-i ita-mu ita-meru | /pain/ache/sorry/sad/bitter/ /painful/ /to hurt/to feel a pain/ /to hurt/to injure/to bother/ |
| 通 | 2 | tsu, tsuu | kayo-u too-su too-ru | /pass through/common/communicate/ /to commute/to go back & forth/ /to let pass/to overlook/ /to pass (by)/to go through/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 右 | 1 | u, yuu | migi | /right/west/right-wing/ /right hand side/ |
| 宇 | 6 | u | /house/building/structure/eaves/ | |
| 有 | 3 | u, yuu | a-ru | /have/own/possess/exist/ /(uk) to be (inanimate)/to have/ |
| 羽 | 2 | u | ha hane | /feather/plume/wings/ /feather/plume/wing/ |
| 雨 | 1 | u | ama ame | /rain/rainy/ /rain/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 運 | 3 | un | hako-bu | /luck/fortune/ship/transport/ /to transport/ |
| 雲 | 2 | un | kumo | /clouds/Yunnan province/ /cloud/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鬱 | utsu | /luxuriant/dense/thick/moody/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 和 | 3 | o, wa | nago-mu nago-yaka yawa-ragu yawa-rageru | /harmony/peace/peaceful/calm/ /to be softened/to calm down/ /mild (an)/calm/gentle/quiet/ /to soften/to calm down/ /to soften/to moderate/ |
| 話 | 2 | wa | hanashi hana-su | /speech/talk/language/dialect/ /talk/speech/chat/story/ /to speak/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 賄 | wai | makana-u | /bribe/bribes/riches/wealth/ /to give board to/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 惑 | waku | mado-u | /confuse/mislead/baffle/doubt/ /to be puzzled/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 湾 | wan | /bay/cove/inlet/bend of stream/ | ||
| 腕 | wan | ude | /wrist/ /arm/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 冶 | ya | /smelt/fuse metals/cast/found/ | ||
| 夜 | 2 | ya | yo yoru | /night/dark/in night/by night/ /evening/night/ |
| 野 | 2 | ya | no | /open country/field/wilderness/ /field/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 厄 | yaku | /adversity/difficulty/distress/ | ||
| 役 | 3 | eki, yaku | /service/a servant/laborer/to serve/ | |
| 疫 | eki, yaku | /epidemic/plague/pestilence/ | ||
| 益 | 5 | eki, yaku | /profit/benefit/advantage/ | |
| 約 | 4 | yaku | /treaty/agreement/covenant/ | |
| 薬 | 3 | yaku | kusuri | /drugs/pharmaceuticals/medicine/ /medicine/ |
| 訳 | 6 | yaku | wake | /translate/decode/encode/ /meaning/reason/circumstances/ |
| 躍 | yaku | odo-ru | /skip/jump/frolic/ /to dance/to jump/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 与 | yo | ata-eru | /and/with/to/for/give/grant/ /to give/to present/to award/ | |
| 予 | 3 | yo | /I/me/to give/ | |
| 余 | 5 | yo | ama-su ama-ru | /I/my/me/surplus/ /to save/to leave over/to spare/ /to remain/to be left over/ |
| 誉 | yo | homa-re | /fame/reputation/praise/ /honour/ | |
| 預 | 5 | yo | azu-karu azu-keru | /prepare/arrange/in advance/ /to keep in custody (vt)/ /to give into custody (vt)/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 抑 | yoku | osa-eru | /press down/repress/curb/hinder/ /to check/to curb/to suppress/ | |
| 欲 | 6 | yoku | hoc-suru ho-shii | /desire/want/long for/intend/ /to want/to desire/ /wanted/wished for/in need of/ |
| 沃 | yoku | /water/irrigate/fertile/rich/ | ||
| 浴 | 4 | yoku | a-biseru a-biru | /bathe/wash/bath/ /to pour on/ /to bathe/to bask in the sun/ |
| 翌 | 6 | yoku | /bright/daybreak/dawn/the next day/ | |
| 翼 | yoku | tsubasa | /wings/fins on fish/shelter/ /wings/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 妖 | you | aya-shii | /strange/weird/supernatural/ /suspicious/dubious/doubtful/ | |
| 容 | 5 | you | /looks/appearance/figure/form/ | |
| 幼 | 6 | you | osana-i | /infant/young child/immature/ /very young/childish/ |
| 庸 | you | /usual/common/ordinary/mediocre/ | ||
| 揚 | you | a-garu a-geru | /scatter/spread/praise/ /to rise/ /to lift/ | |
| 揺 | you | yu-saburu yu-suburu yu-suru yu-ragu yu-ru yu-rugu yu-reru | /wag/swing/wave/shake/scull/ /shake/jolt/rock/swing/ /shake/jolt/rock/swing/ /to shake/to jolt/ /to swing/to sway/to shake/ /to shake/to jolt/to rock/ /to shake/to waver/to tremble/ /to shake/to sway/ | |
| 擁 | you | /embrace/hug/squeeze/crowd/ | ||
| 曜 | 2 | you | /glorious/as sun/daylight/sunlight/ | |
| 様 | 3 | you | sama | /shape/form/pattern/style/ /manner/kind/appearance/ |
| 洋 | 3 | you | /ocean/sea/foreign/western/ | |
| 溶 | you | to-kasu to-ku to-keru | /to melt/dissolve/overflowing with/ /to melt/to dissolve/ /to dissolve (paint)/ /to melt/to thaw/to fuse/ | |
| 用 | 2 | you | mochi-iru | /use/employ/apply/operate/use/ /to use/to make use of/ |
| 瘍 | you | /ulcers/sores/infection/ | ||
| 窯 | you | kama | /kiln/coal mine pit/ /stove/furnace/kiln/ | |
| 羊 | 3 | you | hitsuji | /sheep/goat/ /sheep/ |
| 腰 | you | koshi | /waist/kidney/ /hip/ | |
| 葉 | 3 | you | ha | /leaf/petal/page of book/period/ /leaf/ |
| 要 | 4 | you | i-ru kaname | /necessary/essential/necessity/ /to need (I)/ |
| 謡 | you | utai uta-u | /sing/folksong/ballad/rumor/ /recitation/ /to sing/ | |
| 踊 | you | odo-ri odo-ru | /leap/jump/ /dance/ /to dance/ | |
| 陽 | 3 | you | /'male' principle/light/sun/ | |
| 養 | 4 | you | yashina-u | /raise/rear/bring up/support/ /to rear/to maintain/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 喩 | yu | /metaphor/ | ||
| 愉 | yu | /pleasant/delightful/please/ | ||
| 油 | 3 | yu | abura | /oil/fat/grease/lard/paints/ /oil/ |
| 由 | 3 | yu, yui, yuu | yoshi | /cause/reason/from/ /reason/significance/cause/ |
| 癒 | yu | i-eru i-yasu | /get well/recover/ /to recover/to be healed/ | |
| 諭 | yu | sato-su | /proclaim/instruct/edict/ /to admonish/to persuade/ | |
| 輸 | 5 | yu | /transport/carry/haul/ | |
| 遊 | 3 | yu, yuu | aso-bu | /wander/roam/travel/ /to play/to visit/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 唯 | i, yui | /only/yes/ | ||
| 由 | 3 | yu, yui, yuu | yoshi | /cause/reason/from/ /reason/significance/cause/ |
| 遺 | 6 | i, yui | /lose/articles lost/omit/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 優 | 6 | yuu | sugu-reru yasa-shii | /superior/excellent/actor/ /to surpass/to outstrip/ /tender/kind/gentle/graceful/ |
| 勇 | 4 | yuu | isa-mu | /brave/courageous/fierce/ /to be in high spirits/ |
| 友 | 2 | yuu | tomo | /friend/companion/fraternity/ /friend/companion/pal/ |
| 右 | 1 | u, yuu | migi | /right/west/right-wing/ /right hand side/ |
| 幽 | yuu | /quiet/secluded/tranquil/dark/ | ||
| 悠 | yuu | /long/far/remote/distant/liesurely/ | ||
| 憂 | yuu | ure-i ure-eru u-i | /sad/grieved/grief/melancholy/ /grief/distress/sorrow/ /to grieve/to lament/ /unhappy/sad/gloomy/ | |
| 有 | 3 | u, yuu | a-ru | /have/own/possess/exist/ /(uk) to be (inanimate)/to have/ |
| 湧 | yuu | wa・ku | /well up/gush forth/rise/ | |
| 猶 | yuu | /like/similar to/just like/as/ | ||
| 由 | 3 | yu, yui, yuu | yoshi | /cause/reason/from/ /reason/significance/cause/ |
| 融 | yuu | /melt/fuse/blend/harmonize/ | ||
| 裕 | yuu | /abundant/rich/plentiful/ | ||
| 誘 | yuu | saso-u | /persuade/entice/induce/guide/ /to invite/to call out/ | |
| 遊 | 3 | yu, yuu | aso-bu | /wander/roam/travel/ /to play/to visit/ |
| 郵 | 6 | yuu | /postal/mail/post office/ | |
| 雄 | yuu | o osu | /male of species/hero/manly/ /male (animal)/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 座 | 6 | za | suwa-ru | /seat/stand/base/ /to sit/ |
| 挫 | za | /push down/chop down/grind/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 剤 | zai | /medicinal preparation/ | ||
| 在 | 5 | zai | a-ru | /be at/in/on/consist in/rest/ /to live/to be (animate)/ |
| 材 | 4 | zai | /material/stuff/timber/talent/ | |
| 罪 | 5 | zai | tsumi | /crime/sin/vice/evil/hardship/ /crime/fault/indiscretion/ |
| 財 | 5 | sai, zai | /wealth/valuables/riches/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 惨 | san, zan | miji-me | /sad/pitiful/wretched/cruel/ /miserable/ | |
| 斬 | zan | ki-ru | /cut/chop/sever/behead/ /to behead/to murder/ | |
| 暫 | zan | /temporary/ | ||
| 残 | 4 | zan | noko-su noko-ru | /injure/spoil/oppress/broken/ /to leave (behind, over)/ /to remain/to be left/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 雑 | 5 | zatsu, zou | /mixed/blended/mix/mingle/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 是 | ze | /indeed/yes/right/to be/demonstrative pronoun/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 税 | 5 | zei | /taxes/ | |
| 説 | 4 | setsu, zei | to-ku | /speak/ /to explain/to advocate/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 全 | 3 | zen | sube-te matta-ku | /maintain/keep whole or intact/ /all/the whole/entirely/ /really/truly/entirely/ |
| 前 | 2 | zen | mae | /in front/forward/preceding/ /before/in front/fore part/ |
| 善 | 6 | zen | yo-i | /good/virtuous/charitable/kind/ /good/ |
| 漸 | zen | /gradually/ | ||
| 然 | 4 | zen, nen | /yes/certainly/pledge/promise/ | |
| 禅 | zen | /meditation/contemplation (DKW: 24787')/ | ||
| 繕 | zen | tsukuro-u | /repair/mend/rewrite/transcribe/ /to mend/to repair/to fix/ | |
| 膳 | zen | /meals/provisions/board/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 絶 | 5 | zetsu | ta-eru ta-tsu ta-yasu | /cut/ /to die out/to peter out/ /to sever/to cut off/ /to exterminate/to eradicate/ |
| 舌 | 5 | zetsu | shita | /tongue/clapper of bell/ /tongue/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 曽 | sou, zo | /already/sign of past/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 俗 | zoku | /social customs/vulgar/unrefined/ | ||
| 属 | 5 | zoku | /class/category/type/belong to/ | |
| 族 | 3 | zoku | /a family clan/ethnic group/tribe/ | |
| 続 | 4 | zoku | tsudzu-ku tsudzu-keru | /continue/carry on/succeed/ /to be continued (vi)/ /to continue (vt)/to keep up/ |
| 賊 | zoku | /thief/traitor/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 存 | 6 | son, zon | /exist/live/be/survive/remain/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 像 | 5 | zou | /a picture/image/figure/to resemble/ | |
| 増 | 5 | zou | fu-eru fu-yasu ma-su | /increase/ /to increase (vi)/ /to add/to increase/ /to increase (vi)/to grow/ |
| 憎 | zou | niku-i niku-shimi niku-mu niku-rashii | /hate/detest/abhor/hatred/ /hateful/detestable/ /hatred/ /to hate/to detest/ /odious/hateful/ | |
| 臓 | 6 | zou | /internal organs/viscera/ | |
| 蔵 | 6 | zou | kura | /hide/conceal/hoard/store up/ /warehouse/cellar/magazine/ |
| 象 | 4 | shou, zou | /elephant/ivory/figure/image/ | |
| 贈 | sou, zou | oku-ru | /give present/bestow/confer/ /to send/to give to/to award to/ | |
| 造 | 5 | zou | tsuku-ru | /construct/build/make/begin/prepare/ /to make/to construct/to build/ |
| 雑 | 5 | zatsu, zou | /mixed/blended/mix/mingle/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 事 | 3 | ji, zu | koto | /affair/matter/business/to serve/accident/ /thing/matter/fact/ |
| 図 | 2 | zu, to | haka-ru | /diagram/chart/map/picture/ /to plan/to attempt/ |
| 豆 | 3 | zu, tou | mame | /beans/peas/bean-shaped/ /beans/peas/ |
| 頭 | 2 | zu, to, tou | atama kashira | /head/top/chief/first/boss/ /head/ /head/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 随 | zui | /follow/listen to/submit to/ | ||
| 髄 | zui | /bone marrow/essences/substances/ |