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/ /gain/benefit/profit/use/ |
| 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/ |