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/ | ||
| 但 | tada-shi | /but/however/provided that/ | ||
| 刈 | ka-ru | /to cut (hair)/to mow (grass)/ | ||
| 匁 | monme | /Japanese unit of weight (1/1000 of a kan)/ | ||
| 卸 | oro-su oroshi | /to sell wholesale/ /wholesale/ | ||
| 又 | mata | /again/and/ | ||
| 咲 | sa-ku | /to bloom/ | ||
| 坪 | tsubo | /unit of land measurement/ | ||
| 垣 | kaki | /fence/ | ||
| 堀 | hori | /moat/canal/ | ||
| 塚 | tsuka | /mound/ | ||
| 姫 | hime | /princess/ | ||
| 娘 | musume | /daughter (hum)/ | ||
| 届 | 6 | todo-keru todo-ku | /to deliver/to forward/to send/ /to reach (vi)/ | |
| 岬 | misaki | /cape/promontory/headland/ | ||
| 峠 | touge | /ridge/(mountain) pass/ | ||
| 崎 | saki | /small peninsula/ | ||
| 扱 | atsuka-u | /to handle/to deal with/ | ||
| 据 | su-eru su-waru | /to set (table)/ /to squat/to sit down/ | ||
| 掛 | ka-keru ka-karu kakari | /to wear/to put on/to hang/ | ||
| 杉 | sugi | /various species of pine and fir/ | ||
| 枠 | waku | /frame/slide/ | ||
| 株 | 6 | kabu | /share/stock/stump (of tree)/ | |
| 棚 | tana | /shelves/rack/ | ||
| 滝 | taki | /waterfall/ | ||
| 漬 | tsu-keru tsu-karu | /to soak/to moisten/to pickle/ /to be pickled/to be soaked/ | ||
| 潟 | kata | /lagoon/ | ||
| 瀬 | se | /current/torrent/rapids/ | ||
| 畑 | 3 | hata hatake | /dry (as opposed to rice) field/ /field/ | |
| 畝 | se une | /area measure ca. 100 sqm (obs)/ /ridge/rib/ | ||
| 皿 | 3 | sara | /plate/dish/ | |
| 箱 | 3 | hako | /box/ | |
| 繰 | ku-ru | /to reel/to wind/ | ||
| 肌 | hada | /skin/body/grain/texture/ | ||
| 芋 | imo | /tuber/taro/potato/yokel/ | ||
| 芝 | shiba | /lawn/sod/turf/ | ||
| 虞 | osore | /fear/anxiety/concern/ | ||
| 蚊 | ka | /mosquito/ | ||
| 貝 | 1 | kai | /shell/shellfish/ | |
| 込 | ko-mu ko-meru | /to be crowded/ /to include/to put into/ |
| 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/ |
| 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 | kou, gyou, an | i-ku yu-ku okona-u | /go/walk/move/travel/circulate/ /to go/ /to go/ /to perform/to do/ |
| 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/ | ||
| 馬 | 2 | ba | uma ma | /horse/ /horse/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 罰 | batsu, bachi | /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 | maku, baku | /curtain/screen/tent/ | |
| 暴 | 5 | bou, baku | 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 | man, ban | /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-ku nu-keru nu-kasu nu-karu | /uproot/pull out/ /to extract/to omit/to surpass/ /to come out/to fall out/ /to omit/to leave out/ /to make a mistake/ | |
| 末 | 4 | matsu, batsu | sue | /final/last/end/insignificant/ /end/close/future/finally/tip/ |
| 罰 | batsu, bachi | /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 | ben, bin | 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/ |
| 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/ | ||
| 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 | ben, bin | 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-reru ku-rasu | /evening/dusk/sunset/ending/ /to get dark/to end/ /to live/to get along/ |
| 模 | 6 | mo, bo | /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 | moku, boku | me ma | /eye/look/see/division/topic/ /eye/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 凡 | bon, han | /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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | mou, bou | /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 | bou, baku | 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/ | |
| 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 | bun, fun, bu | wa-keru wa-kareru wa-karu wa-katsu | /divide/small unit of time etc./ /to divide/to separate/ /to be understood/ /to divide/to separate/ |
| 奉 | hou, bu | tatematsu-ru | /offer/receive/serve/respect/ /to offer/to present/to revere/ | |
| 武 | 5 | bu, mu | /military/martial/warlike/ | |
| 歩 | 2 | ho, bu, fu | aru-ku ayu-mu | /step/ /to walk/ /to walk/to go on foot/ |
| 無 | 4 | mu, bu | na-i | /negative/no/not/lack/have no/ /there isn't/doesn't have/ |
| 舞 | bu | ma-u mai | /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 | bun, fun, bu | wa-keru wa-kareru wa-karu wa-katsu | /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 | shiro shira shiro-i | /white/pure/unblemished/bright/ /white/ /white/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 平 | 3 | hei, byou | tai-ra hira | /flat/level/even/peaceful/ /flatness (an)/level/smooth/ /the broad/the flat/palm/ |
| 描 | byou | ega-ku | /copy/trace/sketch/depict/ /to draw/to paint/to sketch/ | |
| 猫 | byou | neko | /cat/ /cat/ | |
| 病 | 3 | byou, hei | ya-mu yamai | /illness/sickness/disease/ /fall ill/be ill/ /illness/disease/ |
| 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 | cha, sa | /tea/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 嫡 | chaku | /legal wife/child of legal wife/ | ||
| 着 | 3 | chaku, jaku | ki-ru ki-seru tsu-ku tsu-keru | /make move/take action/ /to wear/ /to put on clothes/ /to arrive at/to reach/ /to arrive/to wear/to put on/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 値 | 6 | chi | ne atai | /price/cost/worth/ /price/cost/value/ /price/cost/value (vs)/ |
| 地 | 2 | chi, ji | /earth/soil/ground/region/ | |
| 恥 | chi | ha-jiru haji ha-jirau ha-zukashii | /shame/humiliation/ashamed/ /to feel ashamed/ /shame/embarrassment/ /feel shy/be bashful/blush/ /shy/ashamed/embarrassed/ | |
| 池 | 2 | chi | ike | /pool/pond/moat/cistern/ /pond/ |
| 治 | 4 | ji, chi | osa-meru osa-maru nao-ru nao-su | /govern/regulate/administer/ /to govern/to manage/to subdue/ /to be at peace/to clamp down/ /to be cured (vi)/to heal/ /to cure (vt)/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/ | ||
| 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 | shitsu, shichi, chi | /matter/material/substance/ | |
| 遅 | chi | oku-reru oku-rasu oso-i | /late/tardy/slow/delay/ /to be late/ /to retard/to delay/ /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-meru shizu-maru | /town/market place/suppress/ /to calm (vt)/ /to get quiet/ | |
| 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 degree/daoist magic/ | ||
| 直 | 2 | choku, jiki | 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-su kiza-shi | /omen/million/mega/ /to show signs (symptoms)/ /signs/omen/symptoms/ |
| 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-riru ko-rasu ko-rashimeru | /punish/reprimand/warn/ /to learn by experience/ /to chastise/to punish/ /to chastise/to punish/ | |
| 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-mu su-masu | /purify water by allowing sediment to settle/ /to clear (e.g. weather)/ /to clear/to make clear/ | |
| 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/ | |
| 脹 | chou | /swell/inflate/expand/ | ||
| 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/ |
| 超 | chou | ko-eru ko-su | /jump over/leap over/surpass/ /to cross over/ /to cross/to pass/to tide over/ | |
| 跳 | chou | ha-neru to-bu | /jump/leap/vault/bounce/dance/ /to jump/to leap/to prance/ /to jump/to leap/to spring/ | |
| 重 | 3 | juu, chou | e omo-i kasa-neru kasa-naru | /heavy/weighty/double/ /-fold (suf)/-ply/ /heavy/massive/serious/ /to pile up/ /to be piled 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 | itada-ku itadaki | /top/peak/carry on head/very/ /to receive/ /(top of) head/summit/spire/ |
| 鳥 | 2 | chou | tori | /bird/ /bird/fowl/poultry/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 中 | 1 | 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/ | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | dai, tai | ka-waru ka-eru yo shiro | /replace/ /to exchange/to interchange/ /world/society/generation/ /price/materials/substitution/ |
| 内 | 2 | nai, dai | uchi | /inside/ /inside/ |
| 台 | 2 | dai, tai | /platform/unit/term of address/ | |
| 大 | 1 | dai, tai | oo oo-kii oo-ini | /big/great/vast/large/high/ /big/large/ /very/much/greatly/ |
| 弟 | 2 | tei, dai, 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-ru nigo-su | /muddy/turbid/dirty/filthy/ /to become muddy/to get impure/ /to make muddy/to prevaricate/ | |
| 諾 | daku | /promise/assent/approve/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 団 | 5 | dan, ton | /sphere/ball/circle/mass/lump/ | |
| 壇 | dan, tan | /altar/arena/examination hall/ | ||
| 弾 | dan | hi-ku hazu-mu tama | /a pellet/bullet/shot/shell/ /to play (piano, guitar)/ /to spring/to bound/to bounce/ /bullet/shot/shell/ | |
| 断 | 5 | dan | ta-tsu kotowa-ru | /sever/cut off/interrupt/ /to sever/to cut off/to abstain/ /to refuse/to inform/ |
| 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 | tei, dai, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 伝 | 4 | den | tsuta-waru tsuta-eru tsuta-u | /summon/propagate/transmit/ /to be handed down/ /to convey/to report/ /to go along/to walk along/ |
| 殿 | den, ten | 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 | do, to | tsuchi | /soil/earth/items made of earth/ /earth/soil/ |
| 奴 | do | /slave/servant/ | ||
| 度 | 3 | do, to, taku | 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 | doku, toku, tou | 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/ | |
| 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-ku ugo-kasu | /move/happen/movement/action/ /to move (vi)/to stir/to shift/ /to move (vt)/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/ | |
| 童 | 3 | dou | warabe | /child/boy/servant boy/virgin/ /child/ |
| 胴 | dou | /the large intestine/the body/ | ||
| 道 | 2 | dou, tou | 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 | kai, e | a-u | /assemble/meet together/meeting/ /to meet/to interview/ |
| 依 | i, e | /rely on/be set in/consent/obey a wish/ | ||
| 回 | 2 | kai, e | mawa-ru mawa-su | /return/turn around/a time/ /to turn/to revolve/ /to turn/to revolve/ |
| 恵 | kei, e | megu-mu | /favor/benefit/confer kindness/ /to bless/to show mercy to/ | |
| 絵 | 2 | kai, e | /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-ru utsu-su ha-eru | /project/reflect light/ /to be reflected/ /to reproduce/to imitate/ /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 | yaku, eki | /service/a servant/laborer/to serve/ | |
| 易 | 5 | eki, i | 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/ |
| 宴 | en | /to entertain/feast/a feast/banquet/ | ||
| 延 | 6 | en | no-biru no-beru no-basu | /delay/postpone/defer/ /to be prolonged/ /to make (bed)/to stretch/ /to lengthen/to stretch/ |
| 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 | kemu-ru kemuri kemu-i | /smoke/soot/opium/tobacco/cigarettes/ /to smoke (e.g. fire)/ /smoke/fumes/ /smoky/ | |
| 猿 | en | saru | /ape/ /monkey/ | |
| 縁 | en | fuchi | /hem/ /(surrounding) edge/ | |
| 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-su ko-eru | /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-keru tsu-ku | /give/deliver/pay/hand over/entrust/ /to attach (vt)/to join/ /to adjoin/to be attached/ |
| 夫 | 4 | fu, fuu | otto | /man/male adult/husband/those/ /(my) husband/ |
| 婦 | 5 | fu | /married women/woman/wife/ | |
| 富 | 5 | fu, fuu | to-mu tomi | /abundant/ample/rich/wealthy/ /to be rich/to become rich/ /wealth/fortune/ |
| 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 | ho, bu, fu | aru-ku ayu-mu | /step/ /to walk/ /to walk/to go on foot/ |
| 浮 | fu | u-ku u-kareru u-kabu u-kaberu | /to float/drift/waft/to exceed/superfluous/ /to float/ /to make merry/to be festive/ /to float/to rise to surface/ /to float/to express/ | |
| 父 | 2 | fu | chichi | /father/ /father (hum)/ |
| 符 | fu | /i.d. tag/tally/symbol/charm/ | ||
| 腐 | fu | kusa-ru kusa-reru kusa-rasu | /rot/decay/spoil/rotten/ /to rot/to go bad/ /to spoil/to rot/ /to spoil/to rot/ | |
| 膚 | fu | /skin/superficial/shallow/ | ||
| 譜 | fu | /register/list/table/musical score/ | ||
| 負 | 3 | fu | ma-keru ma-kasu o-u | /load/burden/carry/bear/ /to lose/to be defeated/ /to defeat/ /to bear/to owe/ |
| 賦 | fu | /tax/give/endow/army/diffuse/ | ||
| 赴 | fu | omomu-ku | /go to/attend/be present/ /to go/to proceed/to repair to/ | |
| 附 | fu | /adhere to/append/rely on near to/ | ||
| 風 | 2 | fuu, fu | kaze kaza | /wind/air/manners/atmosphere/ /wind/breeze/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 伏 | fuku | fu-seru fu-su | /crouch/crawl/lie hidden/conceal/ /to lay something upside down/ /to bend 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 | bun, fun, bu | wa-keru wa-kareru wa-karu wa-katsu | /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-reru magi-rasu magi-rawasu magi-rawashii | /in disorder/scattered/tangled/ /to be diverted/to slip into/ /to divert/to distract/ /to divert/to distract/ /confusing/misleading/equivocal/ | |
| 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-ku wa-kasu | /boil/bubble up/gush/ /to boil/to grow hot/ /to boil (vt)/to heat/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 夫 | 4 | fu, fuu | otto | /man/male adult/husband/those/ /(my) husband/ |
| 富 | 5 | fu, fuu | to-mu tomi | /abundant/ample/rich/wealthy/ /to be rich/to become rich/ /wealth/fortune/ |
| 封 | fuu, hou | /letter/envelope/feudal/ | ||
| 風 | 2 | fuu, fu | kaze kaza | /wind/air/manners/atmosphere/ /wind/breeze/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 我 | 6 | ga | ware wa | /our/us/i/me/my/we/ /me/oneself/self/ego/ |
| 画 | 2 | ga, kaku | /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 | gou, gac, kac | 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 hoka hazu-su hazu-reru | /out/outside/external/foreign/ /outside/ /other place/the rest/ /to unfasten/to remove/ /to be disconnected/ |
| 害 | 4 | gai | /injure/harm/destroy/kill/ | |
| 慨 | gai | /sigh/regret/generous/ | ||
| 概 | gai | /generally/approximately/ | ||
| 涯 | gai | /shore/bank/water's edge/ | ||
| 街 | 4 | gai, kai | machi | /street/road/thoroughfare/ /town/street/road/ |
| 該 | gai | /should/ought to/need to/ |
| 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/ |
| 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 | gen, gan | 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/ |
| 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 | getsu, gatsu | tsuki | /moon/month/ /moon/month/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 下 | 1 | ka, ge | shita shimo moto sa-geru sa-garu kuda-ru kuda-su kuda-saru o-rosu o-riru | /under/underneath/below/down/inferior/ /under/below/beneath/ /to hang/to lower/to move back/ /to hang down/to abate/ /to get down/to descend/ /to lower/to let go down/ /to give (hon) (IV)/to confer/ /to take down/to launch/to drop/ /to come down/ |
| 夏 | 2 | ka, ge | natsu | /summer/great/grand/big/ /summer/ |
| 外 | 2 | gai, ge | soto hoka hazu-su hazu-reru | /out/outside/external/foreign/ /outside/ /other place/the rest/ /to unfasten/to remove/ /to be disconnected/ |
| 解 | 5 | kai, ge | to-ku to-kasu to-keru | /loosen/unfasten/untie/explain/ /to solve/to answer/to untie/ /to comb out/ /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/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 元 | 2 | gen, gan | 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 | kira-u iya | /hate/detest/suspect/criticize/ /to hate/to dislike/to loathe/ /disagreeable (an)/unpleasant/ | |
| 幻 | gen | maboroshi | /illusion/fantasy/mirage/ /phantom/vision/illusion/dream/ | |
| 弦 | gen | tsuru | /string/hypotenuse/crescent/ /bow string/handle/ | |
| 減 | 5 | gen | he-ru he-rasu | /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-reru arawa-su | /appear/manifest/become visible/ /to appear/to come in sight/ /to show/to indicate/to display/ |
| 眼 | 5 | gan, gen | manako | /eye/eyelet/hole/opening/ /eye/ |
| 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 | getsu, gatsu | 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 | go, kou | nochi ushi-ro ato oku-reru | /behind/rear/after/descendents/ /afterwords (a-no)/since then/ /back/behind/rear/ /after (a-no)/behind/later/rear/ /to be late/to be delayed/ |
| 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-ru kata-rau | /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-meru kiwa-maru kiwa-mi | /extreme/utmost/furthest/final/ /to investigate thoroughly/ /to terminate/ /height/acme/extremity/ |
| 獄 | goku | /prison/jail/case/lawsuit/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 勤 | 6 | kin, gon | tsuto-meru tsuto-maru | /industrious/diligent/attentive/ /to serve/to fill a post/ /to be fit for/to be equal to/ |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 剛 | gou | /hard/tough/rigid/strong/ | ||
| 号 | 3 | gou | /mark/sign/symbol/number/ | |
| 合 | 2 | gou, gac, kac | 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 | tsuyo-i tsuyo-maru tsuyo-meru shi-iru | /strong/powerful/energetic/ /strong/powerful/mighty/ /to get strong/to gain strength/ /to strengthen/to emphasize/ /to force/to compel/to coerce/ |
| 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/ | |
| 愚 | gu | oro-ka | /stupid/doltish/foolish/ /foolish (an)/stupid/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 群 | 5 | gun | mu-reru mu-re mura | /crowd/multitude/mob/ /to crowd/to flock/to swarm/ /group/crowd/flock/herd/bevy/ |
| 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, guu, ku | 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-ru ko-rasu | /coagulate/congeal/freeze/ /to grow stiff/ /to concentrate/to devote/ | |
| 形 | 2 | kei, gyou | 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 | kou, gyou, an | i-ku yu-ku okona-u | /go/walk/move/travel/circulate/ /to go/ /to go/ /to perform/to do/ |
| 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 | hou, hac, 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-reru suta-ru | /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/ | ||
| 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 | shiro shira shiro-i | /white/pure/unblemished/bright/ /white/ /white/ |
| 舶 | haku | /large/ocean-going vessel/ | ||
| 薄 | haku | usu-i usu-meru usu-maru 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 | bon, han | /all/any/every/ordinary/common/ | ||
| 判 | 5 | han, ban | /judge/discriminate/conclude/ | |
| 半 | 2 | han | naka-ba | /half/ /middle/half/semi/halfway/ |
| 反 | 3 | han, hon, tan | so-ru so-rasu | /reverse/opposite/contrary/anti/ /to warp/to be warped/to curve/ /to bend (vt)/to warp/to curve/ |
| 坂 | 3 | han | saka | /hillside/inconvenient places/ /slope/hill/ |
| 帆 | han | ho | /sail/boat/ /sail/ | |
| 搬 | han | /transfer/move/remove/shift/ | ||
| 板 | 3 | han, ban | ita | /plank/board/iron or tin plate/ /board/plank/ |
| 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/ | ||
| 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-beru nara-bu nara-bini | /equal to/side by side/also/what is more/both/ /average/medium/common/ordinary/ /to line up (vt)/to set up/ /to line up (vi)/ /and/ |
| 併 | hei | awa-seru | /combine/annex/ /to unite/to put together/ | |
| 兵 | 4 | hei, hyou | /soldier/troops/ | |
| 塀 | hei | /wall/fence/ | ||
| 幣 | hei | /currency/coins/legal tender/ | ||
| 平 | 3 | hei, byou | tai-ra hira | /flat/level/even/peaceful/ /flatness (an)/level/smooth/ /the broad/the flat/palm/ |
| 弊 | hei | /evil/wrong/bad/criminal/ | ||
| 柄 | hei | gara e | /handle/lever/knob/authority/ /pattern/design/ /handle/grip/ | |
| 病 | 3 | byou, hei | ya-mu yamai | /illness/sickness/disease/ /fall ill/be ill/ /illness/disease/ |
| 閉 | 6 | hei | to-jiru to-zasu shi-meru shi-maru | /shut/close/obstruct/block up/ /to close (a book)/ /to shut/to close/to lock/ /to close (vt)/to shut (vt)/ /to close (vi)/to be closed/ |
| 陛 | 6 | hei | /steps leading throne/throne/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 壁 | heki | kabe | /partition wall/walls of a house/ /wall/ | |
| 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-waru ka-eru | /change/transform/alter/rebel/ /to change (vi)/ /to change (vt)/to alter/ |
| 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 | kare kano | /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 | hitsu, hi | /to seep out/excrete/ | ||
| 疲 | hi | tsuka-reru tsuka-rasu | /feel tired/be exhausted/weak/ /to get tired/to tire/ /to tire/to weary/to exhaust/ | |
| 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 | ko-eru koe ko-yasu ko-yashi | /fat/plump/obese/fertile/ /to grow fat/to grow fertile/ /manure/nightsoil/dung/ /fertilise/manure/enrich/ /manure/nightsoil/dung/ |
| 被 | hi | koumu-ru | /passive indicator 'by'/bedding/ /suffer/ | |
| 費 | 4 | hi | tsui-yasu tsui-eru | /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-bu to-basu | /fly/go quickly/dart/high/ /to fly/to jump/ /to skip over/to omit/ |
| 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 | hitsu, hi | /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/ |
| 捕 | ho | to-raeru to-rawareru to-ru tsuka-maeru tsuka-maru | /arrest/catch/seize/ /to seize/to grasp/to capture/ /to take/to catch/to obtain/ /to catch/to seize/to arrest/ /to be caught/to be arrested/ | |
| 歩 | 2 | ho, bu, fu | aru-ku ayu-mu | /step/ /to walk/ /to walk/to go on foot/ |
| 浦 | ho | ura | /bank of river/shore/ /inlet/ | |
| 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 | hou, hac, 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 | han, hon, tan | so-ru so-rasu | /reverse/opposite/contrary/anti/ /to warp/to be warped/to curve/ /to bend (vt)/to warp/to curve/ |
| 奔 | hon | /run fast/flee/rush about/run/ | ||
| 本 | 1 | hon | moto | /root/origin/source/basis/ |
| 翻 | hon | hirugae-ru hirugae-su | /flip over/upset/capsize/ /to turn over/to wave/ /to change (mind)/ |
| 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 | hou, bu | 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-reru kuzu-su | /rupture/split apart/collapse/ /to collapse/to crumble/ /to destroy/to pull down/ | |
| 抱 | hou | da-ku ida-ku kaka-eru | /embrace/hold in arms/enfold/ /to hold/to embrace/ /to embrace/to hug/to harbour/ | |
| 放 | 3 | hou | hana-su hana-tsu hana-reru | /put/release/free/liberate/ /to separate/to set free/ /to free/to release/to fire/ /leave/get free/cut oneself off/ |
| 方 | 2 | hou | kata | /a square/rectangle/a region/local/ /person/ |
| 法 | 4 | hou, hac, 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/ | |
| 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-kiru a-kasu | /eat heartily/eat one's fill/ /to get tired of/ /to glut/to satiate/to weary/ |
| 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 | hei, hyou | /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 | omote arawa-su arawa-reru | /show/express/manifest/display/ /surface/front/right side/face/ /to express/to show/to reveal/ /to express oneself/to appear/ |
| 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 | yui, i | /only/yes/ | ||
| 囲 | 4 | i | kako-mu kako-u | /surround/encircle/corral/whip/ /to surround/to encircle/ /to enclose/ |
| 委 | 3 | i | /appoint/send/commission/ | |
| 威 | i | /pomp/power/powerful/dominate/ | ||
| 尉 | i | /officer/military rank/ | ||
| 意 | 3 | i | /thought/idea/opinion/think/ | |
| 慰 | i | nagusa-meru nagusa-mu | /comfort/console/calm/ /to comfort/to console/ /to comfort/ | |
| 易 | 5 | eki, i | yasa-shii | /change/easy/ /easy/plain/simple/ |
| 為 | i | /do/handle/govern/act/be/ | ||
| 異 | 6 | i | koto | /different/unusual/strange/ |
| 移 | 5 | i | utsu-ru utsu-su | /change place/shift/move about/ /to move (house)/to be infected/ /to remove/to transfer/ |
| 維 | i | /maintain/preserve/safeguard/ | ||
| 緯 | i | /woof/parallels of latitude/ | ||
| 胃 | 4 | i | /stomach/gizzard of fowl/ | |
| 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 | /produce/give birth to/educate/ /to raise (child)/ /to be brought up/to raise/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 印 | 4 | in | shirushi | /print/seal/stamp/chop/mark/ /mark/symbol/evidence/ |
| 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/ |
| 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 | on, in | 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-ru yowa-maru yowa-meru | /weak/fragile/delicate/ /weak/frail/delicate/tender/ /to weaken (vi)/to be troubled/ /to abate/to weaken (vi)/ /to weaken (vt)/ |
| 着 | 3 | chaku, jaku | ki-ru ki-seru tsu-ku tsu-keru | /make move/take action/ /to wear/ /to put on clothes/ /to arrive at/to reach/ /to arrive/to wear/to put on/ |
| 若 | 6 | jaku, nyaku | waka-i mo-shikuha | /if/supposing/assuming/similar/ /young/ /or (id)/otherwise/ |
| 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 | chi, ji | /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 | ji, shi | tsu-gu tsugi | /order/sequence/next/ /to rank next to/to come after/ /next/stage station/stage/ |
| 治 | 4 | ji, chi | osa-meru osa-maru nao-ru nao-su | /govern/regulate/administer/ /to govern/to manage/to subdue/ /to be at peace/to clamp down/ /to be cured (vi)/to heal/ /to cure (vt)/to heal/ |
| 滋 | ji | /grow/multiply/increase/thrive/ | ||
| 璽 | ji | /imperial signet/royal signet/ | ||
| 磁 | 6 | ji | /magnetic/magnetism/porcelain/ | |
| 示 | 5 | ji, shi | shime-su | /show/manifest/demonstrate/ /to show/to point out/ |
| 耳 | 1 | ji | mimi | /ear/merely/only/handle/ /ear/ |
| 自 | 2 | ji, shi | mizuka-ra | /self/private/personal/from/ /for one's self/personally/ |
| 辞 | 4 | ji | ya-meru | /words/speech/expression/phrase/ /to retire/ |
| 除 | 6 | jo, ji | nozo-ku | /eliminate/remove/except/ /to remove/to exclude/to except/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 十 | 1 | juu, jic | too to | /ten/tenth/complete/perfect/ /ten/ /ten/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 直 | 2 | choku, jiki | 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-kusu tsu-kiru tsu-kasu | /exhaust/use up/deplete/ /to exhaust/to run out/ /to be used up/to run out/ /to be disgusted with/ | |
| 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/ |
| 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 | nichi, jitsu | hi ka | /sun/day/daytime/ /sun/sunshine/day/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 助 | 3 | jo | tasu-keru tasu-karu suke | /help/aid/assist/ /to help/to save/to rescue/ /to be saved/to be rescued/ /assistance/ |
| 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 | jo, ji | 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 | jou, shou | ue uwa kami a-geru a-garu nobo-ru nobo-seru nobo-su | /top/superior/highest/go up/send up/ /above/over/on top of/up/ /(prefix) upper/upward/outer/ /top/head/upper part/ /to give/to raise/to elevate/ /to enter/to go up/to rise/ /to rise/to ascend/ /to raise/to record/ /to raise/to record/ |
| 乗 | 3 | jou | no-ru no-seru | /ride/ascend/avail oneself of/ /to get on/to ride in/to board/ /to place on (something)/ |
| 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 | tei, jou | sada-meru sada-maru sada-ka | /decide/settle/fix/ /to decide/to establish/ /to become settled/to be fixed/ /definite/sure/ |
| 常 | 5 | jou | tsune toko | /common/normal/frequent/regular/ /ever/endless/ |
| 情 | 5 | jou, sei | nasa-ke | /feeling/sentiment/emotion/ /sympathy/compassion/ |
| 成 | 4 | sei, jou | na-ru na-su | /completed/finished/fixed/ /to become/ /to perform/to accomplish/ |
| 条 | 5 | jou | /clause/condition/string/stripe/ | |
| 浄 | jou | /pure/clean/unspoiled/ | ||
| 状 | 5 | jou | /form/appearance/shape/official/ | |
| 畳 | jou | tata-mu tatami | /repeat/duplicate/repetitious/ /to fold (clothes)/ | |
| 盛 | 6 | sei, jou | mo-ru saka-ru saka-n | /abundant/flourishing/contain/fill/ /to serve/to fill up/ /to prosper/to flourish/ /popularity (an)/prosperous/ |
| 縄 | jou | nawa | /rope/string/cord/control/ /rope/hemp/ | |
| 蒸 | 6 | jou | mu-su mu-reru mu-rasu | /steam/evaporate/ /to steam/to poultice/ /to be stuffy/to moulder/ /to cook by steam/ |
| 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 | sei, jou | 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-keru u-karu | /receive/accept/get/bear/stand/ /to undertake/to accept/ /to pass (examination)/ |
| 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 | juu, shou, ju | 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-keru sazu-karu | /give to/transmit/confer/ /to grant/to award/to teach/ /to be gifted/to be awarded/ |
| 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 住 | 3 | juu | su-mu su-mau | /reside/live at/dwell/lodge/stop/ /to reside/to live in/ /to live/to reside/to inhabit/ |
| 充 | juu | a-teru | /fill/be full/supply/ /to assign/to set aside/ | |
| 十 | 1 | juu, jic | too to | /ten/tenth/complete/perfect/ /ten/ /ten/ |
| 従 | 6 | juu, shou, ju | 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-neru kasa-naru | /heavy/weighty/double/ /-fold (suf)/-ply/ /heavy/massive/serious/ /to pile up/ /to be piled up/ |
| 銃 | juu | /ancient weapon/blunderbuss/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 下 | 1 | ka, ge | shita shimo moto sa-geru sa-garu kuda-ru kuda-su kuda-saru o-rosu o-riru | /under/underneath/below/down/inferior/ /under/below/beneath/ /to hang/to lower/to move back/ /to hang down/to abate/ /to get down/to descend/ /to lower/to let go down/ /to give (hon) (IV)/to confer/ /to take down/to launch/to drop/ /to come down/ |
| 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-keru ba-kasu | /change/convert/reform/-ize/ /to appear in disguise/ /to bewitch/to confuse/ |
| 可 | 5 | ka | /may/can/-able/possibly/ | |
| 夏 | 2 | ka, ge | natsu | /summer/great/grand/big/ /summer/ |
| 嫁 | ka | yome totsu-gu | /to marry/give a daughter in marriage/ /bride/daughter-in-law/ /to marry/ | |
| 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-teru ha-te | /fruit/result/ /to accomplish/to fulfill/ /to end/to be finished/ /the end/the extremity/ |
| 架 | ka | ka-keru ka-karu | /rack/stand/prop/prop up/ /to hang (vt)/ /easel/to hang (vi)/ | |
| 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/ |
| 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 | su-giru su-gosu ayama-tsu ayama-chi | /pass/pass through/go across/ /to pass (vi)/to go beyond/ /to pass (vt)/to spend/ /to err/ /fault/error/indiscretion/ |
| 靴 | ka | kutsu | /boots/ /shoes/footwear/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 合 | 2 | gou, gac, kac | 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 | kai, e | a-u | /assemble/meet together/meeting/ /to meet/to interview/ |
| 回 | 2 | kai, e | mawa-ru mawa-su | /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 | ku-iru ku-yamu kuya-shii | /repent/show remorse/regret/ /to regret/ /to mourn/ /regrettable/mortifying/ | |
| 懐 | kai | futokoro natsu-kashii natsu-kashimu natsu-ku natsu-keru | /bosom/breast/carry in bosom/ /bosom/bust/(breast) pocket/ /dear/ /to become emotionally attached/ /to win over/ | |
| 戒 | kai | imashi-meru | /warn/caution/admonish/ /to admonish/to remonstrate/ | |
| 拐 | kai | /kidnap/abduct/turn/ | ||
| 改 | 4 | kai | arata-meru arata-maru | /change/alter/improve/remodel/ /to change/to alter/to reform/ /to be renewed/ |
| 械 | 4 | kai | /weapons/implements/instruments/ | |
| 海 | 2 | kai | umi | /sea/ocean/maritime/ /sea/beach/ |
| 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 | kai, e | /draw/sketch/paint/ | |
| 街 | 4 | gai, kai | machi | /street/road/thoroughfare/ /town/street/road/ |
| 解 | 5 | kai, ge | to-ku to-kasu to-keru | /loosen/unfasten/untie/explain/ /to solve/to answer/to untie/ /to comb out/ /to loosen/ |
| 開 | 3 | kai | hira-ku hira-keru a-ku a-keru | /open/initiate/begin/start/ /to open (e.g. a festival)/ /to become civilized/ /to be open/ /to open/ |
| 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 | kyaku, kaku | /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 | ga, kaku | /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-teru heda-taru | /separate/partition/ /to be shut out/ /to be distant/ | |
| 革 | 6 | kaku | kawa | /leather/animal hides/ /leather/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 乾 | kan | kawa-ku kawa-kasu | /dry/first hexagram/ /to get dry (vi)/ /to dry (clothes, etc.) (vt)/ | |
| 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 | ma-ku maki | /scroll/curl/make a comeback/ /to wind/to coil/to roll/ /volume/ |
| 干 | 6 | kan | ho-su hi-ru | /oppose/offend/invade/dried/ /to air/to dry/ /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-reru na-rasu | /habit/custom/habitually/usually/ /to grow accustomed to/ /to accustom/ |
| 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 | kou, kan | /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-yaka yuru-mu yuru-meru | /slow/leisurely/to postpone/delay/ /loose/lenient/slow/ /lenient/ /to become loose/to slacken/ /to loosen/to slow down/ | |
| 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 | /mirror/looking glass/reflect/ | ||
| 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 | seki | /frontier pass/close/relation/ /barrier/gate/ |
| 陥 | kan | ochii-ru otoshii-reru | /submerge/sink/plunge/trap/ /to fall/to trap/ /to tempt/to ensnare/ | |
| 館 | 3 | kan | /public building/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 割 | 6 | katsu | wa-ru wari wa-reru sa-ku | /cut/divide/partition/cede/ /to divide/to cut/to break/ /rate/ratio/proportion/ /to break (vi)/to split/ /to cut up/to separate/ |
| 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 | sube-ru name-raka | /slip/slide/slippery/polished/ /to glide/to slide/to slip/ /smoothness (an)/glassiness/ | |
| 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-keru ba-kasu | /change/convert/reform/-ize/ /to appear in disguise/ /to bewitch/to confuse/ |
| 家 | 2 | ka, ke | ie ya | /house/home/residence/family/ /house/ |
| 懸 | ken, ke | ka-keru ka-karu | /hang/suspend/hoist/be hung/ /to hang/to construct/to sit/ /to be suspended from/ | |
| 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 | kaka-ru kakari | /bind/tie up/involve/relation/ /to be the work of/to concern/ /official/duty/person in charge/ |
| 傾 | kei | katamu-ku katamu-keru | /upset/pour out/overflow/ /to incline toward/to slant/ /to incline (vt)/to list/ | |
| 兄 | 2 | kei, kyou | 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 | kei, gyou | kata katachi | /form/shape/appearance/ /form/shape/figure/type/ |
| 径 | 4 | kei | /narrow path/diameter/direct/ | |
| 恵 | kei, e | 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/ | |
| 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/ | ||
| 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 | kei, kyou | 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-ru haka-rau | /plan/plot/strategem/scheme/ /to measure/ /to manage/to arrange/ |
| 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 | kira-u iya | /hate/detest/suspect/criticize/ /to hate/to dislike/to loathe/ /disagreeable (an)/unpleasant/ | |
| 建 | 4 | ken, kon | ta-teru ta-tsu | /build/establish/erect/found/ /to build/to construct/ /to stand/to rise/to be built/ |
| 憲 | 6 | ken | /constitution/statute/law/ | |
| 懸 | ken, ke | ka-keru ka-karu | /hang/suspend/hoist/be hung/ /to hang/to construct/to sit/ /to be suspended from/ | |
| 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-ru mi-eru mi-seru | /see/observe/behold/perceive/ /to see/to watch/ /to be seen/to be in sight/ /to show/to display/ |
| 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/ | |
| 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-keru ka-ku | /owe/lack/be deficient/ /to be lacking/ /to lack/to break/to crack/ |
| 決 | 3 | ketsu | ki-meru ki-maru | /decide/determine/judge/ /to decide/ /to be decided/to be settled/ |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 企 | ki | kuwada-teru | /plan a project/stand on tiptoe/ /to plan/to plot/to propose/ | |
| 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-ru yo-seru | /send/transmit/mail/rely on/ /to visit/to drop in/ /to collect/to gather/to add/ |
| 岐 | ki | /high/majestic/fork in road/ | ||
| 己 | 6 | ko, ki | onore | /self/oneself/personal/private/ /oneself/(insulting) you/ |
| 希 | 4 | ki | /rare/hope/expect/strive for/ | |
| 帰 | 2 | ki | kae-ru kae-su | /return/return to/revert to/ /to go back (I)/to go home/ /to send back/ |
| 幾 | ki | iku | /how many? how much?/a few/some/ /some (pref)/several/how many?/ | |
| 忌 | ki | i-mu i-mawashii | /jealous/envious/fear/ /to detest/ /abominable/ | |
| 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/ |
| 気 | 1 | ki, ke | /air/gas/steam/vapor/spirit/ | |
| 汽 | 2 | ki | /steam/vapor/gas/ | |
| 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 touto-i tatto-bu touto-bu | /expensive/costly/valuable/ /valuable/precious/ /valuable/precious/ /to value/to prize/to esteem/ /to value/to prize/to esteem/ |
| 起 | 3 | ki | o-kiru o-koru o-kosu | /rise/stand up/go up/begin/ /to get up/to rise/ /to occur/to happen/ /to raise/to cause/ |
| 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 | kon, kin | ima | /now/today/modern era/ /now/the present time/just now/ |
| 勤 | 6 | kin, gon | tsuto-meru tsuto-maru | /industrious/diligent/attentive/ /to serve/to fill a post/ /to be fit for/to be equal to/ |
| 均 | 5 | kin | /equal/even/fair/all/also/ | |
| 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 | kane kana | /gold/metals in general/money/ /money/metal/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 吉 | kichi, kitsu | /lucky/propitious/good/ | ||
| 喫 | kitsu | /eat/drink/suffer/endure/bear/ | ||
| 詰 | kitsu | tsu-meru tsu-maru tsu-mu | /question/interrogate/ /to pack/to shorten/ /to be blocked/to be packed/ /to become fine/ |
| 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-meru kata-maru kata-i | /to become solid/solidify/strength/ /to harden (vt)/to freeze/ /(vi) to harden/to solidify/ /stubborn/ |
| 孤 | ko | /orphan/fatherless/solitary/ | ||
| 己 | 6 | ko, ki | onore | /self/oneself/personal/private/ /oneself/(insulting) you/ |
| 庫 | 3 | ko, ku | /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-reru ka-rasu | /dried out/withered/decayed/ /to wither/to die (plant)/ /to let dry/ | |
| 湖 | 3 | ko | mizuumi | /a lake/Hubei/Hunan/bluish-green/ /lake/ |
| 虚 | kyo, ko | /false/ | ||
| 誇 | ko | hoko-ru | /exaggerate/brag/boast/flaunt/ /to boast of/to be proud of/ | |
| 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 | seki, shaku, koku | 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 | kon, kin | 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-teru ta-tsu | /build/establish/erect/found/ /to build/to construct/ /to stand/to rise/to be built/ |
| 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 | ma-jiru ma-zaru 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/ | ||
| 紺 | kon | /dark blue or reddish color/ | ||
| 金 | 1 | kin, kon | kane kana | /gold/metals in general/money/ /money/metal/ |
| 魂 | kon | tamashii | /soul/spirit/ /soul/spirit/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 骨 | 6 | kotsu | hone | /bone/skeleton/frame/framework/ /bone/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 交 | 2 | kou | maji-waru maji-eru ma-jiru ma-zaru ma-zeru ka-u ka-wasu | /mix/intersect/exchange/communicate/deliver/ /to cross/to intersect/ /to mix/to converse with/ /to be mixed (vi)/ /to be mixed (vi)/ /to be mixed (vi)/ /to exchange (messages)/ |
| 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 | hika-ru hikari | /light/brilliant/shine/only/ /light/ |
| 公 | 2 | kou | ooyake | /fair/equitable/public/duke/ /official/public/formal/open/ |
| 功 | 4 | kou, ku | /achievement/merit/good result/ | |
| 効 | 5 | kou | ki-ku | /efficacious/effectiveness/to toil/ /to be effective/ |
| 厚 | 5 | kou | atsu-i | /thick/substantial/greatly/ /cordial/kind/warm(hearted)/ |
| 口 | 1 | kou, ku | kuchi | /mouth/open end/entrance/gate/ /mouth/orifice/opening/ |
| 后 | 6 | kou | /queen/empress/sovereign/ | |
| 向 | 3 | kou | mu-ku mu-keru mu-kau mu-kou | /toward/direction/trend/ /to face/ /to turn towards/to point/ /to face/to go towards/ /beyond/over there/ |
| 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 | kou, ku | /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-maru hiro-meru hiro-garu hiro-geru | /broad/wide/extensive/ /spacious/vast/wide/ /to spread/to be propagated/ /to broaden/to propagate/ /to spread (out)/to extend/ /to spread/to extend/to expand/ |
| 康 | 4 | kou | /peaceful/quiet/happy/healthy/ | |
| 後 | 2 | go, kou | nochi ushi-ro ato oku-reru | /behind/rear/after/descendents/ /afterwords (a-no)/since then/ /back/behind/rear/ /after (a-no)/behind/later/rear/ /to be late/to be delayed/ |
| 恒 | kou | /constant/regular/persistent/ | ||
| 慌 | kou | awa-teru awa-tadashii | /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-keru fu-kasu | /more/still further/much more/ /to get late/to advance/ /to sit up late/ | |
| 校 | 1 | kou | /school/military field officer/ | |
| 格 | 5 | kaku, kou | /pattern/standard/form/style/ | |
| 構 | 5 | kou | kama-eru kama-u | /frame/building/structure/ /to set up/ /to mind/to care about/ |
| 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 | kou, kan | /armor/shell/fingernails/1st heavenly stem/ | ||
| 皇 | 6 | kou, ou | /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 | kou, ku | beni kurenai | /red/vermillion/blush/flush/ /deep red/crimson/ /deep red/crimson/ |
| 絞 | kou | shibo-ru shi-meru shi-maru | /twist/wring/intertwine/winch/ /to wring/to squeeze/ /to strangle/to constrict/ /to be strangled/ | |
| 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 | mou, kou | /consume/use up/waste/squander/ | ||
| 肯 | kou | /willing/consent to/permit/ | ||
| 興 | 5 | kou, kyou | oko-ru oko-su | /thrive/prosper/flourish/ /to rise/to flourish/ /to revive/ |
| 航 | 4 | kou | /sail/navigate/ship/boat/ | |
| 荒 | kou | ara-i a-reru a-rasu | /wasteland/desert/uncultivated/ /rough/rude/wild/ /to be stormy/to be rough/ /to lay waste/ | |
| 行 | 2 | kou, gyou, an | i-ku yu-ku okona-u | /go/walk/move/travel/circulate/ /to go/ /to go/ /to perform/to do/ |
| 衡 | kou | /measure/weigh/judge/consider/ | ||
| 講 | 5 | kou | /explain/discuss/talk/ | |
| 貢 | kou, ku | 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 | kou, kyou | ka kao-ri kao-ru | /fragrant/sweet smelling/incense/ /aroma/fragrance/scent/smell/ /to smell sweet/to be fragrant/ | |
| 高 | 2 | kou | taka-i taka taka-maru taka-meru | /high/tall/lofty/elevated/ /tall/high/expensive/ /to rise/to swell/ /to raise/to lift/to boost/ |
| 黄 | 2 | kou, ou | 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 | kou, ku | /achievement/merit/good result/ | |
| 区 | 3 | ku | /area/district/region/ward/ | |
| 口 | 1 | kou, ku | kuchi | /mouth/open end/entrance/gate/ /mouth/orifice/opening/ |
| 句 | 5 | ku | /sentence/ | |
| 宮 | 3 | kyuu, guu, ku | miya | /palace/temple/dwelling/enclose/ |
| 工 | 2 | kou, ku | /labor/work/worker/laborer/ | |
| 庫 | 3 | ko, ku | /armory/treasury/storehouse/ | |
| 紅 | 6 | kou, ku | beni kurenai | /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 | kou, ku | 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/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 空 | 1 | kuu | sora a-ku a-keru kara | /empty/hollow/bare/deserted/ /sky/ /to become empty/ /to empty (vt)/ /emptiness/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 脚 | kyaku, kya | ashi | /leg/foot/base/leg/foundation/ /leg/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 却 | kyaku | /still/but/decline/retreat/ | ||
| 客 | 3 | kyaku, kaku | /guest/traveller/customer/ | |
| 脚 | kyaku, kya | 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-geru a-garu | /raise/lift up/recommend/ /to raise/to fly/ /to become prosperous/ |
| 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-meru kiwa-maru kiwa-mi | /extreme/utmost/furthest/final/ /to investigate thoroughly/ /to terminate/ /height/acme/extremity/ |
| 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 | kei, kyou | 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 | tsuyo-i tsuyo-maru tsuyo-meru shi-iru | /strong/powerful/energetic/ /strong/powerful/mighty/ /to get strong/to gain strength/ /to strengthen/to emphasize/ /to force/to compel/to coerce/ |
| 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-mu hasa-maru | /clasp under arm/hold to bosom/ /to interpose/to hold between/ /to get between/to be caught in/ | |
| 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 | sema-i seba-meru seba-maru | /narrow/limited/narrow-minded/ /narrow/confined/small/ /to narrow (vt)/to reduce/ /to narrow (vi)/to contract/ | |
| 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 | kei, kyou | he-ru | /classic works/pass through/ /to pass/to elapse/ |
| 胸 | 6 | kyou | mune muna | /breast/bosom/chest/thorax/ /breast/chest/ |
| 脅 | kyou | obiya-kasu odo-su odo-kasu | /ribs/armpits/flank/threaten/ /to threaten/to coerce/ /to threaten/to menace/ /to threaten/to coerce/ | |
| 興 | 5 | kou, kyou | oko-ru oko-su | /thrive/prosper/flourish/ /to rise/to flourish/ /to revive/ |
| 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 | kou, kyou | ka kao-ri kao-ru | /fragrant/sweet smelling/incense/ /aroma/fragrance/scent/smell/ /to smell sweet/to be fragrant/ | |
| 驚 | kyou | odoro-ku odoro-kasu | /frighten/surprise/startle/ /to be surprised/ /to surprise/to frighten/ |
| 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-mu yasu-maru yasu-meru | /rest/stop/retire/do not!/ /to rest (vi)/to have a break/ /to be rested/to feel at ease/ /to rest/to suspend/ |
| 及 | kyuu | oyo-bu oyo-bi oyo-bosu | /extend/reach/come up to/and/ /to reach/to come up to/ /and/as well as/ /to exert/to cause/to exercise/ | |
| 吸 | 6 | kyuu | su-u | /inhale/suck in/absorb/attract/ /to smoke/to breathe in/to suck/ |
| 宮 | 3 | kyuu, guu, ku | 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-meru kiwa-maru | /poor/destitute/impoverished/ /to investigate thoroughly/ /to be at an end/ | |
| 糾 | kyuu | /investigate/inspect/ | ||
| 級 | 3 | kyuu | /level/rank/class/grade/ | |
| 給 | 4 | kyuu | /give/by/for/ |
| 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-meru u-maru u-moreru | /bury/secrete/conceal/ /to bury/to fill up/ /to be buried/to be surrounded/ /to be buried/to be covered/ | |
| 妹 | 2 | mai | imouto | /younger sister/ /younger sister (hum)/ |
| 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 | maku, baku | /curtain/screen/tent/ | |
| 膜 | maku | /membrane/to kneel and worship/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 万 | 2 | man, ban | /ten thousand/innumerable/ | |
| 慢 | man | /slow(ly)/leisurely/sluggish/ | ||
| 満 | 4 | man | mi-chiru mi-tasu | /fullness/enough/pride/ /to be full/to rise (tide)/ /to satisfy/to ingratiate/ |
| 漫 | man | /overflow of water/spreading/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 抹 | matsu | /smear/apply/wipe off/erase/ | ||
| 末 | 4 | matsu, batsu | sue | /final/last/end/insignificant/ /end/close/future/finally/tip/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 名 | 1 | mei, myou | na | /name/rank/title/position/ /name/reputation/ |
| 命 | 3 | mei, myou | inochi | /life/destiny/fate/luck/an order/instruction/ /(mortal) life/ |
| 明 | 2 | mei, myou | a-kari aka-rui aka-rumu aka-ramu aki-raka a-keru a-ku a-kuru a-kasu | /bright/light/brilliant/clear/ /lamplight/light (in general)/ /bright/cheerful/ /(arch?) to turn red/to redden/ /obvious/evident/clear/plain/ /to dawn/to become daylight/ /to be open/ /next/following (pref)/ /to pass/spend/to reveal/ |
| 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-ru na-rasu | /cry of bird or animal/make sound/ /to bark/to purr/ /to sound/to ring/to resound/ /to ring/to sound/to chime/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ | |
| 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-ru nemu-i | /close eyes/sleep/hibernate/ /to sleep/ /aestivation (vs)/estivation/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 密 | 6 | mitsu | /dense/thick/close/intimate/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 模 | 6 | mo, bo | /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 | moku, boku | me ma | /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 | to-u to-i ton | /ask (about)/inquire after/ /to ask/to question/ /question/query/ |
| 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 | mou, bou | /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 | mou, kou | /consume/use up/waste/squander/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 務 | 5 | mu | 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 | mu, bu | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 名 | 1 | mei, myou | na | /name/rank/title/position/ /name/reputation/ |
| 命 | 3 | mei, myou | inochi | /life/destiny/fate/luck/an order/instruction/ /(mortal) life/ |
| 妙 | myou | /mysterious/subtle/exquisite/ | ||
| 明 | 2 | mei, myou | a-kari aka-rui aka-rumu aka-ramu aki-raka a-keru a-ku a-kuru a-kasu | /bright/light/brilliant/clear/ /lamplight/light (in general)/ /bright/cheerful/ /(arch?) to turn red/to redden/ /obvious/evident/clear/plain/ /to dawn/to become daylight/ /to be open/ /next/following (pref)/ /to pass/spend/to reveal/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 南 | 2 | nan, na | minami | /south/southern part/southward/ /proceeding south (vs)/ |
| 納 | 6 | nou, nac, na, nan, tou | osa-meru osa-maru | /admit/take/receive/accept/ /to pay/to supply/ /to be paid/to be delivered/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 納 | 6 | nou, nac, na, nan, tou | osa-meru osa-maru | /admit/take/receive/accept/ /to pay/to supply/ /to be paid/to be delivered/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 内 | 2 | nai, dai | uchi | /inside/ /inside/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 南 | 2 | nan, na | minami | /south/southern part/southward/ /proceeding south (vs)/ |
| 男 | 1 | dan, nan | otoko | /male/man/son/baron/ /man/ |
| 納 | 6 | nou, nac, na, nan, tou | osa-meru osa-maru | /admit/take/receive/accept/ /to pay/to supply/ /to be paid/to be delivered/ |
| 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/ | |
| 然 | 4 | zen, nen | /yes/certainly/pledge/promise/ | |
| 燃 | 5 | nen | mo-eru mo-yasu mo-su | /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 | nichi, jitsu | hi ka | /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-seru maka-su | /trust to/rely on/appoint/to bear/duty/office/ /to entrust to another/ /to entrust/ |
| 妊 | nin | /conceive/be pregnant/ | ||
| 忍 | nin | shino-bu shino-baseru | /endure/bear/suffer/forbear/ /to endure/to hide/ /to conceal/to hide/ | |
| 認 | 6 | nin | mito-meru | /recognize/know/understand/ /to recognize (vt)/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 悩 | nou | naya-mu naya-masu | /angered/filled with hate/ /to be worried/to be troubled/ /to afflict/to torment/ | |
| 濃 | nou | ko-i | /thick/strong/concentrated/ /thick/dense/strong/ | |
| 納 | 6 | nou, nac, na, nan, tou | osa-meru osa-maru | /admit/take/receive/accept/ /to pay/to supply/ /to be paid/to be delivered/ |
| 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 | waka-i mo-shikuha | /if/supposing/assuming/similar/ /young/ /or (id)/otherwise/ |
| 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 | chichi chi | /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 | wa, o | yawa-ragu yawa-rageru nago-mu nago-yaka | /harmony/peace/peaceful/calm/ /to soften/to calm down/ /to soften/to moderate/ /to be softened/to calm down/ /mild (an)/calm/gentle/quiet/ |
| 悪 | 3 | aku, o | waru-i | /evil/wicked/bad/foul/ /bad/inferior/ |
| 汚 | o | kega-su kega-reru kega-rawashii yogo-su yogo-reru kitana-i | /filthy/dirty/impure/polluted/ /to soil/to make dirty/ /to get dirty/ /filthy/unfair/ /to stain/to soil/ /to become dirty/ /dirty/unclean/filthy/ |
| 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/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | on, in | 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 | /should/ought to/must/ | |
| 押 | ou | o-su o-saeru | /mortgage/pledge/deposit/to pawn/to arrest/ /to push (vt)/to press/ /to stop/to restrain/to seize/ | |
| 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 | kou, ou | /royal/imperial/ruler/superior/ | |
| 翁 | ou | /old man/father/father-in-law/ | ||
| 黄 | 2 | kou, ou | ki ko | /yellow/ /yellow/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ku-ru kita-ru kita-su | /come/coming/return/returning/ /to come/to come to hand/ /to come/to arrive/to be due to/ /to cause/to induce/ |
| 礼 | 3 | rei, rai | /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-mu kara-maru | /enmesh/wrap around/web/net/ /to entangle/to entwine/ /to be entwined/to be involved/ | |
| 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-reru mida-su | /confusion/state of chaos/revolt/ /to get confused/ /to throw out of order/ |
| 卵 | 6 | ran | tamago | /egg/ovum/roe/spawn/ /egg(s)/spawn/roe/ |
| 欄 | ran | /railing/balustrade/animal pan/ | ||
| 濫 | ran | /flood/overflow/excessive/ | ||
| 覧 | 6 | ran | /look at/inspect/perceive/ |
| 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 | tsume-tai hi-eru hi-ya hi-yasu hi-yakasu sa-meru sa-masu | /cold/cool/lonely/ /cold (to the touch)/chilly/icy/ /to grow cold/to get chilly/ /cold water/cold sake/ /to cool/to refrigerate/ /to banter/to make fun of/ /to become cool/to wear off/ /to cool (vt)/to dampen/ |
| 励 | rei | hage-mu hage-masu | /strive/encourage/ /to be zealous/to brace oneself/ /to encourage/to cheer/ | |
| 戻 | rei | modo-su modo-ru | /perverse/ /to restore/to put back/ /to turn back/to return/ | |
| 礼 | 3 | rei, rai | /social custom/manners/courtesy/ | |
| 鈴 | rei, rin | suzu | /bell/ /bell/ | |
| 隷 | rei | /be subservient to/servant/ | ||
| 零 | rei | /zero/fragment/fraction/ | ||
| 霊 | rei, ryou | 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 | ko-u koi koi-shii | /love/long for/yearn for/love/ /to be in love/ /love (vs)/tender passion/ /dear/wanted/beloved/darling/ | |
| 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/ | |
| 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-reru hana-su | /leave/depart/go away/separate/ /to be separated from/ /to part/divide/separate/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 律 | 6 | ritsu, richi | /statute/principle/regulation/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 力 | 1 | ryoku, riki | 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 | rei, rin | suzu | /bell/ /bell/ | |
| 隣 | rin | tona-ru tonari | /neighbor/neighboring/adjacent/ /next to/next door to/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 律 | 6 | ritsu, richi | /statute/principle/regulation/ | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 炉 | ro | /fireplace/stove/oven/furnace/ | ||
| 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 mu-tsu muc-tsu mui | /number six/ /six/ /six/ |
| 緑 | 3 | ryoku, roku | midori | /green/chlorine/ /greenery/ |
| 録 | 4 | roku | /copy/ |
| 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/ | ||
| 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-ru mo-reru mo-rasu | /leak/drip/funnel/hour glass/ /to leak/to run out/ /to leak out/to come through/ /to let leak/ | |
| 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-reru naga-su | /flow/circulate/drift/class/ /to stream/to flow/ /to drain/to float/ |
| 留 | 5 | ryuu, ru | to-meru to-maru | /stop/halt/stay/detain/keep/ /to fasten/to turn off/ /to be fixed/to stay/ |
| 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 | /class/group/kind/category/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 略 | 5 | ryaku | /approximately/roughly/outline/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ryoku, riki | 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/ | ||
| 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 | rei, ryou | 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-reru naga-su | /flow/circulate/drift/class/ /to stream/to flow/ /to drain/to float/ |
| 留 | 5 | ryuu, ru | to-meru to-maru | /stop/halt/stay/detain/keep/ /to fasten/to turn off/ /to be fixed/to stay/ |
| 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 | saku, sa | tsuku-ru | /make/work/compose/write/act/perform/ /to make/to create/ |
| 再 | 5 | sai, sa | 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/ | |
| 砂 | 6 | sa, sha | suna | /sand/pebbles/gravel/gritty/ /sand/grit/ |
| 茶 | 2 | cha, sa | /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 | sou, sac | 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 | sai, sa | futata-bi | /again/twice/re-/ /again/once more/ |
| 切 | 2 | setsu, sai | ki-ru ki-reru | /cut/mince/slice/carve/ /to cut (I)/to chop/to hash/ /to cut well/to be sharp/ |
| 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 | satsu, sai, setsu | koro-su | /kill/slaughter/murder/hurt/to pare off/reduce/ /to kill/ |
| 済 | 6 | sai | su-mu su-masu | /help/aid/relieve/ferry/cross/ /to finish/to end/ /to finish/to get it over with/ |
| 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-ru matsu-ri | /sacrifice to/worship/ /to deify/to enshrine/ /festival/feast/ |
| 細 | 2 | sai | hoso-i hoso-ru koma-ka koma-kai | /fine/tiny/slender/thin/ /thin/slender/fine/ /to get thin/to taper off/ /small (an)/fine/detailed/ /small/fine/minute/ |
| 菜 | 4 | sai | na | /vegetables/dish/order/food/ /greens/vegetables/ |
| 裁 | 6 | sai | ta-tsu saba-ku | /cut out/decrease/ /to cut (cloth)/ /to judge/ |
| 西 | 2 | sei, sai | nishi | /west(ern)/westward/occident/ /west/ |
| 財 | 5 | zai, sai | /wealth/valuables/riches/ | |
| 載 | sai | no-seru no-ru | /load/carry/transport/convey/ /to place on top of/ /to appear (in print)/ | |
| 際 | 5 | sai | kiwa | /border/boundary/juncture/ /edge/brink/verge/side/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 作 | 2 | saku, sa | tsuku-ru | /make/work/compose/write/act/perform/ /to make/to create/ |
| 冊 | 6 | satsu, saku | /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/ | |
| 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 mi-tsu mic-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-ru chi-rasu chi-rakasu chi-rakaru | /scatter/disperse/break up/ /to fall/ /to scatter/to disperse/ /to scatter around/ /to be in disorder/ |
| 桟 | san | /a crosspiece/cleat/frame/door bolt/shelf/ | ||
| 産 | 4 | san | u-mu u-mareru ubu | /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 | satsu, saku | /book/volume/ | |
| 刷 | 4 | satsu | su-ru | /brush/clean with brush/scrub/ /to print/ |
| 察 | 4 | satsu | /examine/investigate/notice/ | |
| 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 | satsu, sai, setsu | koro-su | /kill/slaughter/murder/hurt/to pare off/reduce/ /to kill/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 世 | 3 | sei, se | 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 | setsu, sechi | fushi | /knot/node/joint/section/ /joint/knuckle/tune/melody/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 世 | 3 | sei, se | yo | /generation/world/era/ /world/society/age/ |
| 井 | sei, shou | i | /well/mine shaft/pit/ | |
| 制 | 5 | sei | /system/establish/overpower/ | |
| 勢 | 5 | sei | ikio-i | /power/force/tendency/ /force/vigor/energy/spirit/life/ |
| 声 | 2 | sei, shou | koe kowa | /sound/voice/noise/tone/music/ /voice/ |
| 姓 | sei, shou | /one's family name/clan/people/ | ||
| 婿 | sei | muko | /son-in-law/husband/ /son-in-law/ | |
| 征 | sei | /invade/attack/conquer/ | ||
| 性 | 5 | sei, shou | /nature/character/sex/ | |
| 情 | 5 | jou, sei | nasa-ke | /feeling/sentiment/emotion/ /sympathy/compassion/ |
| 成 | 4 | sei, jou | na-ru na-su | /completed/finished/fixed/ /to become/ /to perform/to accomplish/ |
| 政 | 5 | sei, shou | matsurigoto | /government/political affairs/ /rule/government/ |
| 整 | 3 | sei | totono-eru totono-u | /orderly/neat/tidy/whole/ /to put in order/to get ready/ /to be put in order/ |
| 斉 | sei | /even/uniform/of equal length/ | ||
| 星 | 2 | sei, shou | hoshi | /a star/planet/any point of light/ /star/ |
| 晴 | 2 | sei | ha-reru ha-rasu | /clear weather/fine weather/ /to be sunny/to clear away/ /to dispel/to clear away/ |
| 正 | 1 | sei, shou | 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 | sei, shou | 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 | sei, shou | i-kiru i-kasu i-keru u-mareru u-mu o-u ha-eru ha-yasu ki nama | /life/living/lifetime/birth/ /to live/to exist/ /to revive/to resuscitate/ /to arrange (flowers)/ /to be born/ /to give birth/to produce/ /to grow/to spring up/ /to grow/to spring up/ /to grow/to cultivate/ /pure (pref)/undiluted/raw/ /raw (a-no)/draft (beer)/ |
| 盛 | 6 | sei, jou | mo-ru saka-ru saka-n | /abundant/flourishing/contain/fill/ /to serve/to fill up/ /to prosper/to flourish/ /popularity (an)/prosperous/ |
| 省 | 4 | sei, shou | kaeri-miru habu-ku | /province/save/economize/ /to reflect/ /to omit/to eliminate/ |
| 精 | 5 | sei, shou | /essence/semen/spirit/ | |
| 聖 | 6 | sei | /holy/sacred/sage/ | |
| 製 | 5 | sei | /make/manufacture/produce/ | |
| 西 | 2 | sei, sai | 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 | sei, shin | ko-u u-keru | /ask/request/invite/please/ /to ask/to request/to invite/ /to receive/to accept/ | |
| 逝 | sei | yu-ku | /pass away/die/ /to die/to pass away/ | |
| 青 | 1 | sei, shou | ao ao-i | /blue/green/black/young/ /blue/green/green light/ /blue/pale/green/unripe/ |
| 静 | 4 | sei, jou | 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/ | |
| 斥 | seki | /to scold/upbraid/accuse/reproach/ | ||
| 昔 | 3 | seki, shaku | mukashi | /formerly/ancient/in beginning/ /olden days/former (a-no)/ |
| 析 | seki | /split wood/break apart/divide/ | ||
| 石 | 1 | seki, shaku, koku | 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/ | |
| 責 | 5 | seki | se-meru | /one's responsibility/duty/ /to condemn/to blame/ |
| 赤 | 1 | seki, shaku | 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 | shi-meru urana-u | /divine/observe/versify/ /to comprise/to hold/to occupy/ /to forecast/to predict/ | |
| 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 | so-meru so-maru shi-miru shi-mi | /dye/be contagious/infect/ /to dye/to colour/ /to dye/ /to pierce/to permeate/ /stain/spot/ |
| 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)/ | |
| 線 | 2 | sen | /thread/line/wire/clue/ | |
| 繊 | sen | /fine/delicate/minute/graceful/ | ||
| 船 | 2 | sen | fune funa | /ship/boat/vessel/ /ship/boat/ |
| 薦 | sen | susu-meru | /offer/present/recommend/ /to recommend/ | |
| 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/ |
| 銑 | sen | /mill/ | ||
| 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 | setsu, sai | ki-ru ki-reru | /cut/mince/slice/carve/ /to cut (I)/to chop/to hash/ /to cut well/to be sharp/ |
| 折 | 4 | setsu | o-ru ori o-reru | /break off/snap/bend/ /to break/to fold/ /chance/suitable time/ /to break/to be folded/ |
| 拙 | setsu | /stupid/clumsy/crude/convention/ | ||
| 接 | 5 | setsu | tsu-gu | /receive/continue/catch/connect/ /to join/to piece together/ |
| 摂 | setsu | /take in/absorb/act as deputy/ | ||
| 殺 | 4 | satsu, sai, setsu | koro-su | /kill/slaughter/murder/hurt/to pare off/reduce/ /to kill/ |
| 窃 | setsu | /secretly/stealthily/steal/thief/ | ||
| 節 | 4 | setsu, sechi | 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-ru ni-eru ni-yasu | /cook/ /to boil (vt)/to cook/ /to boil (vi)/to cook/ /to cook inside/ | |
| 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/ |
| 勺 | shaku | /spoon/ladle/unit of volume/ | ||
| 尺 | 6 | shaku | /Chinese measure approx. 'foot'/ | |
| 昔 | 3 | seki, shaku | mukashi | /formerly/ancient/in beginning/ /olden days/former (a-no)/ |
| 爵 | shaku | /feudal title or rank/ | ||
| 石 | 1 | seki, shaku, koku | ishi | /stone/rock/mineral/ /stone/ |
| 赤 | 1 | seki, shaku | 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-su sa-saru | /stab/prick/irritate/prod/ /to pierce/to stab/to prick/ /to stick/to be stuck/ | |
| 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 yo-tsu yoc-tsu yon | /four/ /four/ /four/ |
| 士 | 4 | shi | /scholar/gentleman/soldier/ | |
| 姉 | 2 | shi | ane | /elder sister/ /older sister (hum)/ |
| 始 | 3 | shi | haji-meru haji-maru | /begin/start/then/only then/ /to start (vt)/to begin/ /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 | kokoroza-su kokorozashi | /purpose/will/determination/annals/ /to plan/to intend/to aspire to/ /will/intention/motive/ |
| 思 | 2 | shi | omo-u | /think/consider/ponder/final particle/ /to think/to feel/ |
| 指 | 3 | shi | yubi sa-su | /finger/toe/point/indicate/ /finger/ /to point/to put up umbrella/ |
| 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 | ji, shi | tsu-gu tsugi | /order/sequence/next/ /to rank next to/to come after/ /next/stage station/stage/ |
| 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 | ji, shi | shime-su | /show/manifest/demonstrate/ /to show/to point out/ |
| 祉 | shi | /happiness/blessings/good luck/ | ||
| 私 | 6 | shi | watakushi | /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 | ji, shi | 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 | shitsu, shichi, chi | /matter/material/substance/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 式 | 3 | shiki | /style/system/formula/rule/ | |
| 織 | 5 | shoku, shiki | o-ru | /weave/knit/organize/unite/ /to weave/ |
| 色 | 2 | shoku, shiki | 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-biru no-basu | /extend/stretch out/open up/trust/ /to stretch (vi)/to extend/ /to stretch (vt)/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-ru ne-kasu | /sleep/rest/bed chamber/ /to go to bed/to lie down/ /to put to sleep/ | |
| 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 | /raise/excite/arouse action/ /to wave (vt)/to shake/to swing/ | |
| 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/ | |
| 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 | sei, shin | ko-u u-keru | /ask/request/invite/please/ /to ask/to request/to invite/ /to receive/to accept/ | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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/ |
| 室 | 2 | shitsu | muro | /room/home/house/chamber/ /greenhouse/icehouse/cellar/ |
| 湿 | shitsu | shime-ru shime-su | /wet/moist/humid/damp/illness/ /to be wet/to become wet/ /to wet/to moisten/to dampen/ | |
| 漆 | shitsu | urushi | /varnish/lacquer/paint/ /lacquer/varnish/ | |
| 疾 | shitsu | /illness/disease/sickness/to hate/ | ||
| 質 | 5 | shitsu, shichi, chi | /matter/material/substance/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 処 | 6 | sho | /place/locale/department/ | |
| 初 | 4 | sho | haji-me haji-mete hatsu ui so-meru | /beginning/initial/primary/ /beginning/ /for the first time/ /first (a-no)/new/ /to begin to (aux)/ |
| 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/ | ||
| 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 | shoku, shiki | o-ru | /weave/knit/organize/unite/ /to weave/ |
| 職 | 5 | shoku | /duty/profession/office/post/ | |
| 色 | 2 | shoku, shiki | iro | /color/tint/hue/shade/form/body/beauty/ /colour/ |
| 触 | shoku | fu-reru sawa-ru | /butt/ram/gore/touch/ /to touch/to be touched/ /to touch/to feel/ | |
| 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 | jou, shou | ue uwa kami a-geru a-garu nobo-ru nobo-seru nobo-su | /top/superior/highest/go up/send up/ /above/over/on top of/up/ /(prefix) upper/upward/outer/ /top/head/upper part/ /to give/to raise/to elevate/ /to enter/to go up/to rise/ /to rise/to ascend/ /to raise/to record/ /to raise/to record/ |
| 井 | sei, shou | i | /well/mine shaft/pit/ | |
| 傷 | 6 | shou | kizu ita-mu ita-meru | /wound/injury/fall ill from/ /wound/injury/hurt/cut/gash/ /to feel pain/to hurt/ /to hurt/to injure/ |
| 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 | sei, shou | koe kowa | /sound/voice/noise/tone/music/ /voice/ |
| 奨 | shou | /prize/reward/give award to/ | ||
| 姓 | sei, shou | /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 | chii-sai ko o | /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 | juu, shou, ju | shitaga-u shitaga-eru | /from/by/since/whence/through/ /to obey/to follow/to accompany/ /to be accompanied by/to subdue/ |
| 性 | 5 | sei, shou | /nature/character/sex/ | |
| 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 | sei, shou | matsurigoto | /government/political affairs/ /rule/government/ |
| 昇 | shou | nobo-ru | /rise/ascent/peaceful/peace/ /to arise/to ascend/to go up/ | |
| 星 | 2 | sei, shou | 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 | sei, shou | 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 | sei, shou | 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 | ko-geru ko-gasu ko-gareru ase-ru | /burned/scorched/anxious/vexed/ /to burn (vi)/to be burned/ /to burn/to scorch/to singe/ /to yearn for/ /to be in a hurry/ | |
| 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-ru te-rasu te-reru | /shine/illumine/reflect/ /to shine (vi)/ /to shine on/to illuminate/ /to be shy/to feel awkward/ |
| 生 | 1 | sei, shou | i-kiru i-kasu i-keru u-mareru u-mu o-u ha-eru ha-yasu ki nama | /life/living/lifetime/birth/ /to live/to exist/ /to revive/to resuscitate/ /to arrange (flowers)/ /to be born/ /to give birth/to produce/ /to grow/to spring up/ /to grow/to spring up/ /to grow/to cultivate/ /pure (pref)/undiluted/raw/ /raw (a-no)/draft (beer)/ |
| 症 | shou | /disease/illness/ailment/ | ||
| 相 | 3 | sou, shou | ai | /mutual/reciprocal/each other/ /together (pref)/mutually/ |
| 省 | 4 | sei, shou | 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 | wara-u e-mu | /smile/laugh/giggle/snicker/ /to laugh/to smile/ /to smile/ |
| 粧 | shou | /toilet/make-up/dress up/adorn/ | ||
| 精 | 5 | sei, shou | /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 | sou, shou | 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 | sei, shou | 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 | nushi omo | /master/chief owner/host/lord/ /owner/master/lover/god/ /chief (an)/main/ |
| 修 | 5 | shuu, shu | osa-meru osa-maru | /study/repair/cultivate/ /to study/ /to govern oneself/ |
| 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 | te ta | /hand/ /hand/ |
| 朱 | shu | /cinnabar/vermilion/ | ||
| 殊 | shu | koto | /different/special/unusual/ | |
| 狩 | shu | ka-ru ka-ri | /winter hunting/imperial tour/ /to hunt/ /hunting/ | |
| 珠 | shu | /precious stone/gem/jewel/pearl/ | ||
| 種 | 4 | shu | tane | /seed/race/offspring/to plant/ /seed/pip/kind/variety/quality/ |
| 衆 | 6 | shuu, shu | /multitude/crowd/masses/public/ | |
| 趣 | shu | omomuki | /what attracts one's attention/ /meaning/tenor/gist/ | |
| 酒 | 3 | shu | sake saka | /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-ru yado-su | /stop/rest/lodge/stay overnight/constellation/ /inn/lodging/ /to lodge/to dwell/ /to keep (guest)/to conceive/ |
| 淑 | shuku | /good/pure/virtuous/charming/ | ||
| 祝 | 4 | shuku, shuu | iwa-u | /pray for happiness or blessings/ /to congratulate/to celebrate/ |
| 粛 | shuku | /pay respects/reverently/ | ||
| 縮 | 6 | shuku | chidji-mu chidji-maru chidji-meru chidji-reru chidji-rasu | /contract/draw in/reduce/ /to shrink/to be contracted/ /to be shortened/ /to shorten/to reduce/ /to be wavy/to be curled/ /to curl (vt)/to crimp/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 俊 | shun | /talented/capable/handsome/ | ||
| 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 | de-ru da-su | /go out/send out/stand/produce/ /to appear/to come forth/ /to put out/to send/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 修 | 5 | shuu, shu | osa-meru osa-maru | /study/repair/cultivate/ /to study/ /to govern oneself/ |
| 収 | 6 | shuu | osa-meru osa-maru | /gather together/collect/harvest/ /to obtain/to reap/ /to be obtained/to end/ |
| 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-eru ure-i | /anxiety/to worry about/be anxious/ /to grieve/to lament/ /sad/unhappy/gloomy/ | |
| 拾 | 3 | shuu, juu | hiro-u | /pick up/collect/tidy up/ /to pick up/to find/to gather/ |
| 祝 | 4 | shuku, shuu | 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-waru o-eru | /end/finally/in the end/ /to finish/to close/ /to finish/ |
| 習 | 3 | shuu | nara-u | /practice/flapping wings/ /to learn/ |
| 臭 | shuu | kusa-i | /smell/stink/emit foul odor/ /stinking/ | |
| 舟 | shuu | fune funa | /boat/ship/ /watercraft/shipping/ship/ | |
| 衆 | 6 | shuu, shu | /multitude/crowd/masses/public/ | |
| 襲 | shuu | oso-u | /raid/attack/inherit/ /to attack/ | |
| 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 | sou, so | /think/speculate/plan/consider/ | |
| 措 | so | /place/collect/arrange/employ/ | ||
| 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 | so, su | /white (silk)/plain/vegetarian/formerly/ | |
| 組 | 2 | so | ku-mu kumi | /class/section/department/ /to put together/ /class/group/team/set/ |
| 訴 | so | utta-eru | /accuse/sue/inform/narrate/ /to sue (a person)/to resort to/ | |
| 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 | kawa | /side/incline/slant/lean/ /side/row/surroundings/ |
| 則 | 5 | soku | /rule/law/regulation/grades/ | |
| 即 | soku | /promptly/quickly/immediately/ | ||
| 息 | 3 | soku | iki | /rest/put stop to/end/cease/ /breath/tone/ |
| 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-riru ta-ru ta-su | /foot/attain/satisfy/enough/ /leg/foot/pace/gait/ /to be sufficient/to be enough/ /to be sufficient/to be enough/ /to add (numbers)/ |
| 速 | 3 | soku | haya-i haya-meru sumi-yaka | /quick/prompt/speedy/ /quick/fast/swift/ /to hasten/to quicken/ /speed/ |
| 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 touto-i tatto-bu touto-bu | /respect/revere/venerate/honor/ /precious/valuable/priceless/ /precious/valuable/priceless/ /to value/to prize/to esteem/ /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/ |
| 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 | /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 | sou, so | /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 | misao ayatsu-ru | /conduct/run/control/manage/ /to manipulate/to operate/ |
| 早 | 1 | sou, sac | 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/ | ||
| 桑 | sou | kuwa | /mulberry tree/ /mulberry (tree)/ | |
| 槽 | sou | /trough/manger/vat/tank/groove/a distillery/ | ||
| 燥 | sou | /dry/parched/arid/quick-tempered/ | ||
| 相 | 3 | sou, shou | 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 | sou, shou | yosoo-u | /dress/clothes/attire/fill/ /to dress/ |
| 贈 | zou, sou | 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)/ |
| 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 | nushi omo | /master/chief owner/host/lord/ /owner/master/lover/god/ /chief (an)/main/ |
| 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 | suu, su | kazu kazo-eru | /number/several/count/fate/ /number/figure/ /to count/ |
| 素 | 5 | so, su | /white (silk)/plain/vegetarian/formerly/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 出 | 1 | shutsu, sui | de-ru da-su | /go out/send out/stand/produce/ /to appear/to come forth/ /to put out/to send/ |
| 吹 | sui | fu-ku | /blow/puff/brag/boast/ /to blow (wind etc)/ | |
| 垂 | 6 | sui | ta-reru ta-rasu | /let down/suspend/hand/down/ /to hang (vi)/to droop/to drop/ /to suspend (vt)/to hang down/ |
| 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/lot5on/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 | /pure/unadulterated/select/ | ||
| 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/ | |
| 錘 | sui | tsumu | /balance weight on scale/hammer/ /spindle/ |
| 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 | suu, su | 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 | /other/another/he/she/it/ | |
| 多 | 2 | ta | oo-i | /much/many/more than/over/ /many/numerous/ |
| 太 | 2 | tai, ta | futo-i futo-ru | /very/too/much/big/extreme/ /fat/thick/ /to grow fat (stout, plump)/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 代 | 3 | dai, tai | ka-waru ka-eru yo shiro | /replace/ /to exchange/to interchange/ /world/society/generation/ /price/materials/substitution/ |
| 体 | 2 | tai, tei | karada | /body/group/class/body/unit/inferior/ /body/health/ |
| 台 | 2 | dai, tai | /platform/unit/term of address/ | |
| 大 | 1 | dai, tai | oo oo-kii oo-ini | /big/great/vast/large/high/ /big/large/ /very/much/greatly/ |
| 太 | 2 | tai, ta | 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 | o-biru obi | /belt/ /to wear/to carry/ /obi (kimono sash)/ |
| 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/ | |
| 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 | do, to, taku | 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 | han, hon, tan | so-ru so-rasu | /reverse/opposite/contrary/anti/ /to warp/to be warped/to curve/ /to bend (vt)/to warp/to curve/ |
| 嘆 | tan | nage-ku nage-kawashii | /sigh/admire/ /to sigh/to lament/to grieve/ /sad/wretched/deplorable/ | |
| 壇 | dan, tan | /altar/arena/examination hall/ | ||
| 担 | 6 | tan | katsu-gu nina-u | /carry/bear/undertake/ /to shoulder/ /to carry on shoulder/ |
| 探 | 6 | tan | sagu-ru saga-su | /find/locate/search/grope for/ /to search/to look for/ /to search/to seek/to look for/ |
| 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 | hashi ha hata | /end/extreme/head/beginning/ /end (e.g. of street)/edge/tip/ | |
| 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-meru hiku-maru | /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 | tei, jou | sada-meru sada-maru sada-ka | /decide/settle/fix/ /to decide/to establish/ /to become settled/to be fixed/ /definite/sure/ |
| 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 | tei, dai, 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/ | ||
| 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/ | |
| 天 | 1 | ten | ame ama | /sky/heaven/god/celestial/ |
| 展 | 6 | ten | /open/unfold/stretch/extend/ | |
| 店 | 2 | ten | mise | /shop/store/inn/hotel/ /store/shop/establishment/ |
| 殿 | den, ten | tono dono | /hall/palace/temple/ /feudal lord/mansion/palace/ /person (pol)/mister/ | |
| 添 | ten | so-eru so-u | /append/add to/increase/ /to add to (vt)/to attach/ /to accompany/to become married/ | |
| 点 | 2 | ten | /dot/speck/spot/point/degree/ | |
| 転 | 3 | ten | koro-garu koro-geru koro-gasu koro-bu | /shift/move/turn/ /to roll/to tumble/ /to roll over/to tumble/ /to roll (vt)/ /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 | do, to | tsuchi | /soil/earth/items made of earth/ /earth/soil/ |
| 塗 | to | nu-ru | /smear/daub/apply/spread/paint/ /to paint/to plaster/to lacquer/ | |
| 度 | 3 | do, to, taku | 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-ru wata-su | /cross/ferry over/ferry/ /to cross over/to go across/ /to pass over/to hand over/ | |
| 登 | 3 | tou, to | nobo-ru | /rise/mount/board/climb/ /to climb/ |
| 途 | to | /way/road/path/journey/course/ | ||
| 都 | 3 | to, tsu | miyako | /metropolis/capital/all/the whole/elegant/ /capital/ |
| 頭 | 2 | tou, zu, to | 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 | e-ru u-ru | /obtain/get/gain/acquire/ /to get/to gain/ /to obtain/to acquire/ |
| 徳 | 5 | toku | /virtue/ethics/ | |
| 特 | 4 | toku | /special/unique/distinguished/ | |
| 督 | toku | /supervise/oversee/direct/ | ||
| 篤 | toku | /deep/true/sincere/genuine/ | ||
| 読 | 2 | doku, toku, tou | 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/ |
| 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-reru tao-su | /fall over/lie down/take turns/ /to collapse (vi)/to break down/ /to throw down (vt)/to beat/ | |
| 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 | mune muna | /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 | tou, to | nobo-ru | /rise/mount/board/climb/ /to climb/ |
| 盗 | tou | nusu-mu | /rob/steal/thief/bandit/ /to steal/ | |
| 稲 | tou | ine ina | /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-eru kota-e | /answer/reply/return/assent to/ /to answer/to reply/ /answer/response/ |
| 糖 | 6 | tou | /sugar/candy/sweets/ | |
| 納 | 6 | nou, nac, na, nan, tou | osa-meru osa-maru | /admit/take/receive/accept/ /to pay/to supply/ /to be paid/to be delivered/ |
| 統 | 5 | tou | su-beru | /govern/command/control/unite/ /control/supervise/ |
| 討 | 6 | tou | u-tsu | /to discuss/ask for/beg/demand/dun/marry/ /to attack/to avenge/ |
| 読 | 2 | doku, toku, tou | yo-mu | /read/study/pronounce/ /to read/ |
| 謄 | tou | /copy/transcribe/ | ||
| 豆 | 3 | tou, zu | mame | /beans/peas/bean-shaped/ /beans/peas/ |
| 踏 | tou | fu-mu fu-maeru | /step on/trample/tread on/walk/ /to step on/to tread on/ /to be based on/ | |
| 逃 | tou | ni-geru ni-gasu noga-su noga-reru | /escape/flee/abscond/dodge/ /to escape/to run away/ /to let loose/to set free/ /to let loose/to set free/ /to escape/ | |
| 透 | tou | su-ku su-kasu su-keru | /penetrate/pass through/ /to be transparent/ /to look through/ /to be transparent/ | |
| 道 | 2 | dou, tou | 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 | tou, zu, to | 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 | tsuu, tsu | too-ru too-su kayo-u | /pass through/common/communicate/ /to pass (by)/to go through/ /to let pass/to overlook/ /to commute/to go back & forth/ |
| 都 | 3 | to, tsu | 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/ | |
| 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 | tsuu, tsu | too-ru too-su kayo-u | /pass through/common/communicate/ /to pass (by)/to go through/ /to let pass/to overlook/ /to commute/to go back & forth/ |
| 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 | yuu, u | 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 | ame ama | /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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 和 | 3 | wa, o | yawa-ragu yawa-rageru nago-mu nago-yaka | /harmony/peace/peaceful/calm/ /to soften/to calm down/ /to soften/to moderate/ /to be softened/to calm down/ /mild (an)/calm/gentle/quiet/ |
| 話 | 2 | wa | hana-su hanashi | /speech/talk/language/dialect/ /to speak/ /talk/speech/chat/story/ |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | yaku, eki | /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-ru ama-su | /I/my/me/surplus/ /to remain/to be left over/ /to save/to leave over/to spare/ |
| 誉 | yo | homa-re | /fame/reputation/praise/ /honour/ | |
| 預 | 5 | yo | azu-keru azu-karu | /prepare/arrange/in advance/ /to give into custody (vt)/ /to keep in 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/ |
| 浴 | 4 | yoku | a-biru a-biseru | /bathe/wash/bath/ /to bathe/to bask in the sun/ /to pour on/ |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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-geru a-garu | /scatter/spread/praise/ /to lift/ /to rise/ | |
| 揺 | you | yu-reru yu-ru yu-ragu yu-rugu yu-suru yu-saburu yu-suburu | /wag/swing/wave/shake/scull/ /to shake/to sway/ /to shake/to jolt/to rock/ /to swing/to sway/to shake/ /to shake/to waver/to tremble/ /to shake/to jolt/ /shake/jolt/rock/swing/ /shake/jolt/rock/swing/ | |
| 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-keru to-kasu to-ku | /to melt/dissolve/overflowing with/ /to melt/to thaw/to fuse/ /to melt/to dissolve/ /to dissolve (paint)/ | |
| 用 | 2 | you | mochi-iru | /use/employ/apply/operate/use/ /to use/to make use of/ |
| 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 | /necessary/essential/necessity/ /to need (I)/ |
| 謡 | you | utai uta-u | /sing/folksong/ballad/rumor/ /recitation/ /to sing/ | |
| 踊 | you | odo-ru odo-ri | /leap/jump/ /to dance/ /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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 愉 | yu | /pleasant/delightful/please/ | ||
| 油 | 3 | yu | abura | /oil/fat/grease/lard/paints/ /oil/ |
| 由 | 3 | yu, yuu, yui | yoshi | /cause/reason/from/ /reason/significance/cause/ |
| 癒 | yu | /get well/recover/ | ||
| 諭 | yu | sato-su | /proclaim/instruct/edict/ /to admonish/to persuade/ | |
| 輸 | 5 | yu | /transport/carry/haul/ | |
| 遊 | 3 | yuu, yu | aso-bu | /wander/roam/travel/ /to play/to visit/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 唯 | yui, i | /only/yes/ | ||
| 由 | 3 | yu, yuu, yui | 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 | yasa-shii sugu-reru | /superior/excellent/actor/ /tender/kind/gentle/graceful/ /to surpass/to outstrip/ |
| 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-eru ure-i u-i | /sad/grieved/grief/melancholy/ /to grieve/to lament/ /grief/distress/sorrow/ /unhappy/sad/gloomy/ | |
| 有 | 3 | yuu, u | a-ru | /have/own/possess/exist/ /(uk) to be (inanimate)/to have/ |
| 猶 | yuu | /like/similar to/just like/as/ | ||
| 由 | 3 | yu, yuu, yui | 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 | yuu, yu | 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/ |
| 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 | zai, sai | /wealth/valuables/riches/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 惨 | san, zan | miji-me | /sad/pitiful/wretched/cruel/ /miserable/ | |
| 暫 | zan | /temporary/ | ||
| 残 | 4 | zan | noko-ru noko-su | /injure/spoil/oppress/broken/ /to remain/to be left/ /to leave (behind, over)/ |
| 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 | matta-ku | /maintain/keep whole or intact/ /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/ |
| Kanji | G | Chinese-style reading | Japanese reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 絶 | 5 | zetsu | ta-eru ta-yasu ta-tsu | /cut/ /to die out/to peter out/ /to exterminate/to eradicate/ /to sever/to cut off/ |
| 舌 | 5 | zetsu | shita | /tongue/clapper of bell/ /tongue/ |
| 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 | ma-su fu-eru fu-yasu | /increase/ /to increase (vi)/to grow/ /to increase (vi)/ /to add/to increase/ |
| 憎 | zou | niku-mu niku-i niku-rashii niku-shimi | /hate/detest/abhor/hatred/ /to hate/to detest/ /hateful/detestable/ /odious/hateful/ /hatred/ | |
| 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 | zou, sou | 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 | tou, zu | mame | /beans/peas/bean-shaped/ /beans/peas/ |
| 頭 | 2 | tou, zu, to | 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/ |