Mastering the essential vocabulary for the JLPT N1 level is a crucial step toward Japanese fluency. This page provides a comprehensive N1 vocabulary list, complete with English meanings and hiragana readings. Use the interactive N1 vocab flashcards to practice active recall and ensure you're ready for the JLPT language knowledge section.
Please note that this is not a cumulative list and excludes words already covered in previous levels. To review the prerequisite vocabulary, you can access the list for JLPT N5 Vocabulary, JLPT N4 Vocabulary, JLPT N3 Vocabulary, and JLPT N2 Vocabulary.
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Interactive JLPT N1 Vocabulary Flashcards
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Since there is no official list, sources vary on the exact count. This page features 3463 words. This list is sourced from Jonathan Waller's, which I then refined for optimal study by filling in any missing data using Jisho as an external source, followed by a final data cleanup.
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JLPT N1 Vocabulary Table: Meanings and Readings
A list of vocabulary words for JLPT Level N1 with their meanings and readings.
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| Word | Meaning | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| パンク | (abbr) puncture, bursting, punk | |
| 何時でも | (at) any time, always, at all times, never (neg), whenever | いつでも |
| 残高 | (bank) balance, remainder | ざんだか |
| 売り出し | (bargain) sale | うりだし |
| フィルター | (camera) filter | |
| 到底 | (cannot) possibly | とうてい |
| 出産 | (child) birth, delivery, production (of goods) | しゅっさん |
| モニター | (computer) monitor | |
| 倒産 | (corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency | とうさん |
| 罰 | (divine) punishment, curse, retribution | ばち |
| 稲光 | (flash of) lightning | いなびかり |
| 花びら | (flower) petal | はなびら |
| 駆けっこ | (foot) race | かけっこ |
| 対辺 | (geometrical) opposite side | たいへん |
| お産 | (giving) birth | おさん |
| 平行 | (going) side by side, concurrent, abreast, at the same time, occurring together, parallel, parallelism | へいこう |
| 辺り | (in the) neighbourhood, vicinity, nearby | ほとり |
| 金槌 | (iron) hammer, punishment | かなづち |
| てんで | (not) at all, altogether, entirely | |
| 左程 | (not) very, (not) much | さほど |
| 焚火 | (open) fire | たきび |
| 顔付き | (outward) looks, features, face, countenance, expression | かおつき |
| ネガ | (photographic) negative | |
| 発育 | (physical) growth, development | はついく |
| 球根 | (plant) bulb | きゅうこん |
| 御覧なさい | (please) look, (please) try to do | ごらんなさい |
| 秘書 | (private) secretary | ひしょ |
| 赴任 | (proceeding to) new appointment | ふにん |
| 粥 | (rice) gruel | かゆ |
| 踵 | (shoe) heel | かかと |
| 膳 | (small) table, tray, meal | ぜん |
| 群集 | (social) group, crowd, throng, mob, multitude | ぐんしゅう |
| 逆転 | (sudden) change, reversal, turn-around, coming from behind (baseball) | ぎゃくてん |
| 月日 | (the) date | がっぴ |
| 頂 | (top of) head, summit, spire | いただき |
| 幹 | (tree) trunk | かん |
| 裾 | (trouser) cuff, (skirt) hem, cut edge of a hairdo, foot of mountain | すそ |
| 水田 | (water-filled) paddy field | すいでん |
| お蔭 | (your) backing, assistance | おかげ |
| 階 | -floor (counter), stories | かい |
| 重 | -fold, -ply | え |
| 的 | -like, typical | てき |
| 製 | -made, make | せい |
| 校 | -school, proof | こう |
| 十分 | 10 minutes | じっぷん |
| 秭 | 10^24, septillion (American), quadrillion (British) | し |
| 溝 | 10^38, hundred nonillion | こう |
| 甲 | 1st in rank, first sign of the Chinese calendar, shell, instep, grade A | きのえ |
| 還暦 | 60th birthday | かんれき |
| 或る | a certain..., some... | ある |
| 異動 | a change | いどう |
| チャンネル | a channel | |
| コマーシャル | a commercial | |
| 御負け | a discount, a prize, something additional, bonus, an extra, 3. an exaggeration | おまけ |
| 引き分け | a draw (in competition), tie game | ひきわけ |
| 一目 | a glance, a look, a glimpse | いちもく |
| 命中 | a hit | めいちゅう |
| 継ぎ目 | a joint, joining point | つぎめ |
| 類 | a kind | たぐい |
| 一筋 | a line, earnestly, blindly, straightforwardly | ひとすき |
| 稍 | a little, partially, somewhat, a short time, a while | やや |
| 僅 | a little, small quantity | きん |
| 何だか | a little, somewhat, somehow | なんだか |
| 一部分 | a part | いちぶぶん |
| 目論見 | a plan, a scheme, a project, a program, intention, goal | もくろみ |
| 先天的 | a priori, inborn, innate, inherent, congenital, hereditary | せんてんてき |
| 一帯 | a region, a zone, the whole place | いったい |
| 一連 | a series, a chain, a ream (of paper) | いちれん |
| 片言 | a smattering, talk like a baby, speak haltingly | かたこと |
| 作 | a work, a harvest | さく |
| 放棄 | abandonment, renunciation, abdication (responsibility right) | ほうき |
| 軽減 | abatement | けいげん |
| 略語 | abbreviation, acronym | りゃくご |
| 腕前 | ability, skill, facility | うでまえ |
| 出来物 | able man, tumour, growth, boil, ulcer, abcess, rash, pimple | できもの |
| 廃止 | abolition, repeal | はいし |
| 凡そ | about, roughly, as a rule, approximately | およそ |
| 不在 | absence | ふざい |
| 棄権 | abstain from voting, renunciation of a right | きけん |
| 馬鹿らしい | absurd | ばからしい |
| 滅茶苦茶 | absurd, unreasonable, excessive, messed up, spoiled, wreaked | めちゃくちゃ |
| 無茶 | absurd, unreasonable, excessive, rash, absurdity, nonsense | むちゃ |
| 豊作 | abundant harvest, bumper crop | ほうさく |
| 夥しい | abundantly, innumerably | おびただしい |
| 悪口 | abuse, insult, slander, evil speaking | あっこう |
| 濫用 | abuse, misuse, misappropriation, using to excess | らんよう |
| 学歴 | academic background | がくれき |
| アクセル | accelerator | |
| 収容 | accommodation, reception, seating, housing, custody, admission, entering (in a dictionary) | しゅうよう |
| 蓄積 | accumulation, accumulate, store | ちくせき |
| 達成 | achievement | たっせい |
| 業績 | achievement, performance, results, work, contribution | ぎょうせき |
| 酸 | acid | さん |
| 了承 | acknowledgement, understanding (e.g. please be understanding of the mess during our renovation) | りょうしょう |
| 知り合い | acquaintance | しりあい |
| 獲得 | acquisition, possession | かくとく |
| 行為 | act, deed, conduct | こうい |
| 作用 | action, operation, effect, function | さよう |
| 実費 | actual expense, cost price | じっぴ |
| 現地 | actual place, local | げんち |
| 現場 | actual spot, scene, scene of the crime | げんじょう |
| 適応 | adaptation, accommodation, conformity | てきおう |
| 足し算 | addition | たしざん |
| 宛 | addressed to | あて |
| 誰 | adjectival suffix for a person | たれ |
| 出直し | adjustment, touch up | でなおし |
| 行政 | administration | ぎょうせい |
| 司法 | administration of justice | しほう |
| 政権 | administration, political power | せいけん |
| 採択 | adoption, selection, choice | さいたく |
| 進行 | advance | しんこう |
| 前売り | advance sale, booking | まえうり |
| 進出 | advance, step forward | しんしゅつ |
| 利点 | advantage, point in favor | りてん |
| 勧告 | advice, counsel, remonstrance, recommendation | かんこく |
| 助言 | advice, suggestion | じょげん |
| 忠告 | advice, warning | ちゅうこく |
| 気障 | affectation, conceit, snobbery | きざ |
| 久し振り | after a long time | ひさしぶり |
| 年頃 | age, marriageable age, age of puberty, adolescence, for some years | としごろ |
| 侵略 | aggression, invasion, raid | しんりゃく |
| 妥結 | agreement | だけつ |
| 合致 | agreement, concurrence, conforming to | がっち |
| 合意 | agreement, consent, mutual understanding | ごうい |
| 同意 | agreement, consent, same meaning, same opinion, approval | どうい |
| 規約 | agreement, rules, code | きやく |
| 同感 | agreement, same opinion, same feeling, sympathy, concurrence | どうかん |
| 農地 | agricultural land | のうち |
| 嗚呼 | Ah!, Oh!, Alas! | ああ |
| エアメール | air mail | |
| アルカリ | alkali | |
| 終日 | all day | しゅうじつ |
| 夜中 | all night, the whole night | やちゅう |
| お手上げ | all over, given in, given up hope, bring to knees | おてあげ |
| 万人 | all people, everybody, 10000 people | ばんじん |
| 一同 | all present, all concerned, all of us | いちどう |
| 尚更 | all the more, still less | なおさら |
| 一括 | all together, batch, one lump, one bundle, summing up | いっかつ |
| 凡ゆる | all, every | あらゆる |
| 一切 | all, everything, without exception, the whole, entirely, absolutely | いっさい |
| 万能 | all-purpose, almighty, omnipotent | ばんのう |
| 同盟 | alliance, union, league | どうめい |
| 割り当て | allotment, assignment, allocation, quota, rationing | わりあて |
| 手当て | allowance, compensation, treatment, medical care | てあて |
| 母校 | alma mater | ぼこう |
| 沿い | along | ぞい |
| 沿線 | along railway line | えんせん |
| 最早 | already, now | もはや |
| 矢っ張り | also, as I thought, still, in spite of, absolutely | やっぱり |
| 代わる代わる | alternately | かわるがわる |
| 悉く | altogether, entirely | ことごとく |
| アルミ | aluminum (Al), aluminium | |
| しょっちゅう | always, constantly | |
| 何時も | always, usually, every time, never (with neg. verb) | いつも |
| アマチュア | amateur | |
| 野心 | ambition, aspiration, designs, treachery | やしん |
| 区切り | an end, a stop, punctuation | くぎり |
| オレンジ | an orange | |
| 麻酔 | anaesthesia | ますい |
| 類似 | analogous | るいじ |
| 類推 | analogy | るいすい |
| 伝来 | ancestral, hereditary, imported, transmitted, handed down | でんらい |
| 古代 | ancient times | こだい |
| 然して | and | そして |
| 並びに | and | ならびに |
| 其れで | and (conj), thereupon, because of that | それで |
| 云々 | and so on, and so forth, comment | うんぬん |
| 其れから | and then, after that | それから |
| 及び | and, as well as | および |
| 然うして | and, like that | そうして |
| 腹立ち | anger | はらだち |
| 怒り | anger, hatred | いかり |
| 角 | angle, bishop (shogi) | かく |
| 畜産 | animal husbandry | ちくさん |
| 全滅 | annihilation | ぜんめつ |
| 年輪 | annual tree ring | ねんりん |
| 廃棄 | annullment, disposal, abandon, scrap, discarding, repeal | はいき |
| 再会 | another meeting, meeting again, reunion | さいかい |
| 他人 | another person, unrelated person, outsider, stranger | あだびと |
| 他方 | another side, different direction, (on) the other hand | たほう |
| 答え | answer, response | こたえ |
| 反感 | antipathy, revolt, animosity | はんかん |
| 古 | antiquity, ancient times | いにしえ |
| 何なり | any, anything, whatever | なんなり |
| 兎も角 | anyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case | ともかく |
| 兎角 | anyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case, this and that, many, be apt to | とかく |
| 兎に角 | anyhow, at any rate, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case | とにかく |
| 詫び | apology | わび |
| 掲載 | appearance (e.g. article in paper) | けいさい |
| 体 | appearance, air, condition, state, form | てい |
| 外観 | appearance, exterior, facade | がいかん |
| 付録 | appendix, supplement | ふろく |
| 申し込み | application, entry, request, subscription, offer, proposal, overture, challenge | もうしこみ |
| 待ち合わせ | appointment | まちあわせ |
| 任命 | appointment, nomination, ordination, commission, designation | にんめい |
| 分担 | apportionment, sharing | ぶんたん |
| アプローチ | approach (in golf) | |
| 相応しい | appropriate | ふさわしい |
| 賛成 | approval, agreement, support, favour | さんせい |
| ぐらい | approximately | |
| 適性 | aptitude | てきせい |
| アラブ | Arab | |
| 調停 | arbitration, conciliation, mediation | ちょうてい |
| 考古学 | archaeology | こうこがく |
| 領域 | area, domain, territory, field, region, regime | りょういき |
| 地方 | area, locality, district, region, the coast | じかた |
| 土俵 | arena | どひょう |
| 軍備 | armaments, military preparations | ぐんび |
| 武力 | armed might, military power, the sword, force | ぶりょく |
| 武装 | arms, armament, armed | ぶそう |
| 兵器 | arms, weapons, ordinance | へいき |
| 気品 | aroma | きひん |
| 配置 | arrangement (of resources), disposition | はいち |
| 配列 | arrangement, array (programming) | はいれつ |
| 協定 | arrangement, pact, agreement | きょうてい |
| 並列 | arrangement, parallel, abreast | へいれつ |
| 手筈 | arrangement, plan, programme | てはず |
| 手配 | arrangement, search (by police) | てはい |
| 出社 | arrival (in a country at work etc.) | しゅっしゃ |
| 矢 | arrow | や |
| 版画 | art print | はんが |
| 美術 | art, fine arts | びじゅつ |
| 技 | art, technique | わざ |
| 個 | article counter | か |
| 用品 | articles, supplies, parts | ようひん |
| 雅致 | artistry, good taste, elegance, grace | がち |
| 学芸 | arts and sciences, liberal arts | がくげい |
| 相変わらず | as ever, as usual, the same | あいかわらず |
| 成るべく | as much as possible | なるべく |
| 成る丈 | as much as possible, if possible | なるたけ |
| 果たして | as was expected, really | はたして |
| 未だ | as yet, hitherto, not yet (neg) | いまだ |
| 灰皿 | ashtray | はいさら |
| 様相 | aspect | ようそう |
| 暗殺 | assassination | あんさつ |
| 助け | assistance | たすけ |
| 補助 | assistance, support, aid, auxiliary | ほじょ |
| 協会 | association, society, organization | きょうかい |
| ちらっと | at a glance, by accident | |
| 一挙に | at a stroke, with a single swoop | いっきょに |
| 何しろ | at any rate, anyhow, anyway, in any case | なにしろ |
| 気楽 | at ease, comfortable | きらく |
| 少なくとも | at least | すくなくとも |
| 取りあえず | at once, first of all, for the time being | とりあえず |
| 忽ち | at once, in a moment, suddenly, all at once | たちまち |
| 遅くとも | at the latest | おそくとも |
| 於 | at, in, on | お |
| 於いて | at, in, on | おいて |
| 気流 | atmospheric current | きりゅう |
| 原子 | atom | げんし |
| 原爆 | atomic bomb | げんばく |
| 所属 | attached to, belong to | しょぞく |
| 付き | attached to, impression, sociality, appearance, furnished with, under, to | つき |
| 付属 | attached, belonging, affiliated, annexed, associated, subordinate, incidental, dependent, auxiliary | ふぞく |
| 執着 | attachment, adhesion, tenacity | しゅうじゃく |
| 発病 | attack (disease) | はつびょう |
| 襲撃 | attack, charge, raid | しゅうげき |
| 攻め | attack, offence | せめ |
| 来場 | attendance | らいじょう |
| 登校 | attendance (at school) | とうこう |
| 奉仕 | attendance, service | ほうし |
| お供 | attendant, companion | おとも |
| 着目 | attention | ちゃくもく |
| 態勢 | attitude, conditions, preparations | たいせい |
| 増強 | augment, reinforce, increase | ぞうきょう |
| 愛でたい | auspicious | めでたい |
| 厳か | austere, majestic, dignified, stately, awful, impressive | おごそか |
| 権威 | authority, power, influence | けんい |
| 権 | authority, the right (to do something) | けん |
| オートマチック | automatic | |
| 助動詞 | auxiliary verb | じょどうし |
| 雪崩 | avalanche | なだれ |
| 並み | average, medium, common, ordinary | なみ |
| いやに | awfully, terribly | |
| 軸 | axis, stem, shaft, axle | じく |
| 赤ちゃん | baby, infant | あかちゃん |
| 細菌 | bacillus, bacterium, germ | さいきん |
| 背後 | back, rear | はいご |
| 背景 | background, scenery, setting, circumstance | はいけい |
| 黴菌 | bacteria, germ(s) | ばいきん |
| 不調 | bad condition, not to work out (ie a deal), disagreement, break-off, disorder, slump, out of form | ふちょう |
| 悪者 | bad fellow, rascal, ruffian, scoundrel | わるもの |
| 凶作 | bad harvest, poor crop | きょうさく |
| 不評 | bad reputation, disgrace, unpopularity | ふひょう |
| バッジ | badge | |
| 不良 | badness, delinquent, inferiority, failure | ふりょう |
| 黒字 | balance (figure) in the black | くろじ |
| 決算 | balance sheet, settlement of accounts | けっさん |
| 差額 | balance, difference, margin | さがく |
| 鞠 | ball | まり |
| 行員 | bank clerk | こういん |
| 堤防 | bank, weir | ていぼう |
| バー | bar | |
| 裸足 | barefoot | はだし |
| 辛うじて | barely, narrowly, just manage to do st | かろうじて |
| ベース | base, bass | |
| 基 | basis | もとい |
| 根拠 | basis, foundation | こんきょ |
| バット | bat, vat | |
| 入浴 | bathe, bathing | にゅうよく |
| 浴室 | bathroom, bath | よくしつ |
| 戦闘 | battle, fight, combat | せんとう |
| 盛装 | be dressed up, wear rich clothes | せいそう |
| 吃驚 | be surprised, be amazed, be frightened, astonishment | びっくり |
| 浜辺 | beach, foreshore | はまべ |
| 浜 | beach, seashore | はま |
| 嘴 | beak, bill | くちばし |
| 獣 | beast, brute | けだもの |
| 畜生 | beast, brute, damn | ちくしょう |
| 佳句 | beautiful passage of literature | かく |
| 美 | beauty | び |
| 何故なら | because | なぜなら |
| 加入 | becoming a member, joining, entry, admission, subscription, affiliation, adherence, signing | かにゅう |
| 床 | bed, sickbed, alcove, padding | とこ |
| 夜具 | bedding | やぐ |
| 前 | before | せん |
| 軈て | before long, soon, at length | やがて |
| 何時の間にか | before one knows, unnoticed, unawares | いつのまにか |
| お先に | before, ahead, previously | おさきに |
| 先に | before, earlier than, ahead, beyond, away, previously, recently | さきに |
| 予め | beforehand, in advance, previously | あらかじめ |
| 終始 | beginning and end, from beginning to end, doing a thing from beginning to end | しゅうし |
| 始め | beginning, start, origin | はじめ |
| 冒頭 | beginning, start, outset | ぼうとう |
| げっそり | being disheartened, losing weight | |
| 当選 | being elected, winning the prize | とうせん |
| 信者 | believer, adherent, devotee, Christian | しんじゃ |
| 屈折 | bending, indentation, refraction | くっせつ |
| 有益 | beneficial, profitable | ゆうえき |
| 傍ら | beside(s), while, nearby | かたわら |
| その外 | besides, in addition, the rest | そのほか |
| 其れに | besides, moreover | それに |
| ベスト | best, vest | |
| ベストセラー | best-seller | |
| 賭け | betting, gambling, a gamble | かけ |
| お八 | between meal snack, afternoon refreshment, afternoon tea, mid-day snack | おやつ |
| 聖書 | Bible, scriptures | せいしょ |
| 巨 | big, large, great | こ |
| 法案 | bill (law) | ほうあん |
| 出生 | birth | しゅっしょう |
| 郷里 | birth-place, home town | きょうり |
| 焦げ茶 | black tea | こげちゃ |
| 非難 | blame, attack, criticism | ひなん |
| 用紙 | blank form | ようし |
| 空ろ | blank, cavity, hollow, empty (space) | うつろ |
| 爆破 | blast, explosion, blow up | ばくは |
| 出血 | bleeding, haemorrhage | しゅっけつ |
| 恵み | blessing | めぐみ |
| 盲点 | blind spot | もうてん |
| 封鎖 | blockade, freezing (funds) | ふうさ |
| 肉親 | blood relationship, blood relative | にくしん |
| 血管 | blood vessel | けっかん |
| 打撃 | blow, shock, strike, damage, batting (baseball) | だげき |
| ブルー | blue | |
| 体付き | body build, figure | からだつき |
| 物体 | body, object | ぶったい |
| 熱湯 | boiling water | ねっとう |
| 沸騰 | boiling, seething | ふっとう |
| 大胆 | bold, daring, audacious | だいたん |
| 爆弾 | bomb | ばくだん |
| 書評 | book review | しょひょう |
| ブーム | boom | |
| ブーツ | boots | |
| 拝借 | borrowing | はいしゃく |
| 借り | borrowing, debt, loan | かり |
| 両極 | both extremities, north and south poles, positive and negative poles | りょうきょく |
| 共 | both, neither (neg), all, and, as well as, including, with, together with, plural ending | きょう |
| 弓 | bow (and arrow) | ゆみ |
| 器 | bowl, vessel, container | うつわ |
| ボイコット | boycott | |
| 脳 | brain, memory | のう |
| 品種 | brand, kind, description | ひんしゅ |
| 勇敢 | bravery, heroism, gallantry | ゆうかん |
| 打開 | break in the deadlock | だかい |
| 切れ目 | break, pause, gap, end, rift, interruption, cut, section, notch, incision, end (of a task) | きれめ |
| 突破 | breaking through, breakthrough, penetration | とっぱ |
| 繁殖 | breed, multiply, increase, propagation | はんしょく |
| 育ち | breeding, growth | そだち |
| 飼育 | breeding, raising, rearing | しいく |
| 簡潔 | brevity, conciseness, simplicity | かんけつ |
| 橋渡し | bridge building, mediation | はしわたし |
| 明るい | bright, cheerful | あかるい |
| 明朗 | bright, clear, cheerful | めいろう |
| 光沢 | brilliance, polish, lustre, glossy finish (of photographs) | こうたく |
| 華々しい | brilliant, magnificent, spectacular | はなばなしい |
| 目覚しい | brilliant, splendid, striking, remarkable | めざましい |
| 煌々と | brilliantly, brightly | こうこうと |
| 脆い | brittle, fragile, tender-hearted | もろい |
| 蕾 | bud, flower bud | つぼみ |
| 仏像 | Buddhist image (statue) | ぶつぞう |
| 業 | Buddhist karma, actions committed in a former life | ごう |
| 浮力 | buoyancy, floating power | ふりょく |
| 負担 | burden, charge, responsibility | ふたん |
| 官僚 | bureaucrat, bureaucracy | かんりょう |
| 発芽 | burgeoning | はつが |
| 埋蔵 | buried property, treasure trove | まいぞう |
| 逞しい | burly, strong, sturdy | たくましい |
| 火傷 | burn, scald | かしょう |
| 下火 | burning low, waning, declining | したび |
| 燃焼 | burning, combustion | ねんしょう |
| 用件 | business | ようけん |
| ビジネス | business | |
| 打ち合わせ | business meeting, previous arrangement, appointment | うちあわせ |
| 不景気 | business recession, hard times, depression, gloom, sullenness, cheerlessness | ふけいき |
| 業務 | business, affairs, duties, work | ぎょうむ |
| 慌ただしい | busy, hurried, confused, flurried | あわただしい |
| 多忙 | busy, pressure of work | たぼう |
| 其れでも | but (still), and yet, nevertheless, even so, notwithstanding | それでも |
| けれど | but, however | |
| 蝶 | butterfly | ちょう |
| ブザー | buzzer | |
| 是非とも | by all means (with sense of not taking no for an answer) | ぜひとも |
| 如何しても | by all means, at any cost, no matter what, after all, in the long run, cravingly, at any rate, surely | どうしても |
| 強いて | by force | しいて |
| 一人でに | by itself, automatically, naturally | ひとりでに |
| 生まれつき | by nature, by birth, native | うまれつき |
| 所で | by the way, even if, no matter what | ところで |
| 内閣 | cabinet, (government) ministry | ないかく |
| 檻 | cage, pen, jail cell | おり |
| 災害 | calamity, disaster, misfortune | さいがい |
| 暦 | calendar, almanac | こよみ |
| 参上 | calling on, visiting | さんじょう |
| 落ち着き | calm, composure | おちつき |
| カメラマン | cameraman | |
| 解除 | cancellation, rescinding, release, calling off | かいじょ |
| 癌 | cancer | がん |
| 杖 | cane | つえ |
| 止むを得ない | cannot be helped, unavoidable | やむをえない |
| 降伏 | capitulation, surrender, submission | こうふく |
| 捕獲 | capture, seizure | ほかく |
| 炭素 | carbon (C) | たんそ |
| 番目 | cardinal number suffix | ばんめ |
| 保護 | care, protection, shelter, guardianship, favor, patronage | ほご |
| キャリア | career, career government employee | |
| 絨毯 | carpet | じゅうたん |
| カーペット | carpet | |
| 携帯 | carrying something | けいたい |
| 何気ない | casual, unconcerned | なにげない |
| 目録 | catalogue, catalog, list | もくろく |
| キャッチ | catch | |
| カテゴリー | category | |
| 天井 | ceiling, ceiling price | てんじょう |
| 祝賀 | celebration, congratulations | しゅくが |
| 細胞 | cell (biology) | さいぼう |
| 墓地 | cemetery, graveyard | はかち |
| 戸籍 | census, family register | こせき |
| 中枢 | centre, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man | ちゅうすう |
| 式場 | ceremonial hall, place of ceremony (e.g. marriage) | しきじょう |
| セレモニー | ceremony | |
| 畏まりました | certainly! | かしこまりました |
| 無念 | chagrin, regret | むねん |
| 挑戦 | challenge, defiance | ちょうせん |
| 擦れ違い | chance encounter | すれちがい |
| 縁 | chance, fate, destiny, relation, bonds, connection, karma | えん |
| 切っ掛け | chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion | きっかけ |
| チェンジ | change | |
| 転任 | change of post | てんにん |
| 転校 | change schools | てんこう |
| 変動 | change, fluctuation | へんどう |
| 変革 | change, reform, revolution, upheaval, (the) Reformation | へんかく |
| 変遷 | change, transition, vicissitudes | へんせん |
| 海峡 | channel | かいきょう |
| 気風 | character, traits, ethos | きふう |
| 特有 | characteristic (of), peculiar (to) | とくゆう |
| 固有 | characteristic, tradition, peculiar, inherent, eigen- | こゆう |
| 保管 | charge, custody, safekeeping, deposit, storage | ほかん |
| 艶 | charming, fascinating, voluptuous | えん |
| お喋り | chattering, talk, idle talk, chat, chitchat, gossip, chatty, talkative, chatterbox, blabbermouth | おしゃべり |
| 雑談 | chatting, idle talk | ざつだん |
| 安っぽい | cheap-looking, tawdry, insignificant | やすっぽい |
| 抑圧 | check, restraint, oppression, suppression | よくあつ |
| 頬っぺた | cheek | ほっぺた |
| 歓声 | cheer, shout of joy | かんせい |
| 気軽 | cheerful, buoyant, lighthearted | きがる |
| 化合 | chemical combination | かごう |
| 元素 | chemical element | げんそ |
| 小切手 | cheque, check | こぎって |
| 箪笥 | chest of drawers | たんす |
| シック | chic | |
| 粋 | chic, style, purity, essence | いき |
| 長官 | chief, (government) secretary | ちょうかん |
| 長 | chief, head | おさ |
| 児 | child, the young of animals | こ |
| チャイム | chime | |
| 顎 | chin | あご |
| 漢語 | Chinese word, Sino-Japanese word | かんご |
| 取材 | choice of subject, collecting data | しゅざい |
| 合唱 | chorus, singing in a chorus | がっしょう |
| 回路 | circuit (electric) | かいろ |
| 周 | circuit, lap, circumference, vicinity, Chou (dynasty) | しゅう |
| 回覧 | circulation | かいらん |
| 流通 | circulation of money or goods, flow of water or air, distribution | りゅうつう |
| 内乱 | civil war, insurrection, rebellion, domestic conflict | ないらん |
| 愛想 | civility, courtesy, compliments, sociability, graces | あいそ |
| 要請 | claim, demand, request, application | ようせい |
| 明瞭 | clarity | めいりょう |
| 丁々 | clashing of swords, felling of trees, ringing of an ax | ちょうちょう |
| 部門 | class, group, category, department, field, branch | ぶもん |
| 階層 | class, level, stratum, hierarchy | かいそう |
| 階級 | class, rank, grade | かいきゅう |
| 清らか | clean, pure, chaste | きよらか |
| 切開 | clearing (land), opening up, cutting through | せっかい |
| きっぱり | clearly, plainly, distinctly | |
| 崖 | cliff | がけ |
| カルテ | clinical records (de, Karte) | |
| 派 | clique, faction, school | は |
| 戸締り | closing up, fastening the doors | とじまり |
| 末期 | closing years (period days), last stage | まっき |
| 閉鎖 | closing, closure, shutdown, lockout, unsociable | へいさ |
| 締め切り | closing, cut-off, end, deadline, Closed, No Entrance | しめきり |
| 衣類 | clothes, clothing, garments | いるい |
| 衣料 | clothing | いりょう |
| 衣装 | clothing, costume, outfit, garment, dress | いしょう |
| クラブ | club, crab | |
| 協調 | co-operation, conciliation, harmony, firm (market) tone | きょうちょう |
| 塾 | coaching school, lessons | じゅく |
| 沿岸 | coast, shore | えんがん |
| カクテル | cocktail | |
| 共学 | coeducation | きょうがく |
| 共存 | coexistence | きょうそん |
| 辻褄 | coherence, consistency | つじつま |
| 小銭 | coins, small change | こぜに |
| 冷蔵 | cold storage, refrigeration | れいぞう |
| 寒気 | cold, frost, chill | かんき |
| 素っ気ない | cold, short, curt, blunt | そっけない |
| 崩壊 | collapse, decay (physics), crumbling, breaking down, caving in | ほうかい |
| 照合 | collation, comparison | しょうごう |
| 連中 | colleagues, company, a lot | れんじゅう |
| 溜まり | collected things, gathering place, arrears | たまり |
| 採集 | collecting, gathering | さいしゅう |
| 徴収 | collection, levy | ちょうしゅう |
| 回収 | collection, recovery | かいしゅう |
| 植民地 | colony | しょくみんち |
| 色彩 | colour, hue, tints | しきさい |
| 着色 | colouring, coloring | ちゃくしょく |
| 組み合わせ | combination | くみあわせ |
| 結合 | combination, union | けつごう |
| 合併 | combination, union, amalgamation, consolidation, merger, coalition, fusion, annexation, affiliation, incorpor | がっぺい |
| カムバック | comeback | |
| 喜劇 | comedy, funny show | きげき |
| 指揮 | command, direction | しき |
| 統率 | command, lead, generalship, leadership | とうそつ |
| コメント | comment | |
| 慣用 | common, customary | かんよう |
| 通常 | common, general, usually | つうじょう |
| 連邦 | commonwealth, federation of states | れんぽう |
| コミュニケーション | communication | |
| 共産 | communism | きょうさん |
| 社宅 | company owned house | しゃたく |
| 割合に | comparatively | わりあいに |
| 匹敵 | comparing with, match, rival, equal | ひってき |
| コンパス | compass | |
| 両立 | compatibility, coexistence, standing together | りょうりつ |
| 切実 | compelling, serious, severe, acute, earnest, pressing, urgent | せつじつ |
| 補強 | compensation, reinforcement | ほきょう |
| 補償 | compensation, reparation | ほしょう |
| 編 | compilation, editing, completed poem, book, part of book | へん |
| 一変 | complete change, about-face | いっぺん |
| 全快 | complete recovery of health | ぜんかい |
| 丸々 | completely | まるまる |
| もろに | completely, all the way | |
| 丸っきり | completely, perfectly, just as if | まるっきり |
| 修了 | completion (of a course) | しゅうりょう |
| 複合 | composite, complex | ふくごう |
| 了解 | comprehension, consent, understanding, roger (on the radio) | りょうかい |
| 折衷 | compromise, cross, blending, eclecticism | せっちゅう |
| 妥協 | compromise, giving in | だきょう |
| 妊娠 | conception, pregnancy | にんしん |
| 譲歩 | concession, conciliation, compromise | じょうほ |
| 纏まり | conclusion, settlement, consistency | まとまり |
| 形勢 | condition, situation, prospects | けいせい |
| 協議 | conference, consultation, discussion, negotiation | きょうぎ |
| 白状 | confession | はくじょう |
| 告白 | confession, acknowledgement | こくはく |
| 直面 | confrontation | ちょくめん |
| 相対 | confrontation, facing, between ourselves, no third party, tete-a-tete | あいたい |
| 対立 | confrontation, opposition, antagonism | たいりつ |
| 対決 | confrontation, showdown | たいけつ |
| 無茶苦茶 | confused, jumbled, mixed up, unreasonable | むちゃくちゃ |
| 紛らわしい | confusing, misleading, equivocal, ambiguous | まぎらわしい |
| 混同 | confusion, mixing, merger | こんどう |
| お目出度う | Congratulations!, an auspicious occasion! | おめでとう |
| 接続詞 | conjunction | せつぞくし |
| 結び付き | connection, relation | むすびつき |
| 通 | connoisseur, counter for letters | つう |
| 征服 | conquest, subjugation, overcoming | せいふく |
| 良心 | conscience | りょうしん |
| 連休 | consecutive holidays | れんきゅう |
| 承諾 | consent, acquiescence, agreement | しょうだく |
| 保守 | conservative, maintaining | ほしゅ |
| 可成 | considerably, fairly, quite | かなり |
| 配慮 | consideration, concern, forethought | はいりょ |
| 委託 | consign (goods (for sale) to a firm), entrust (person with something), commit | いたく |
| 捕吏 | constable | ほり |
| 星座 | constellation | せいざ |
| 合議 | consultation, conference | ごうぎ |
| コンタクト | contact, contact lens | |
| 手掛かり | contact, trail, scent, on hand, hand hold, clue, key | てがかり |
| コンテスト | contest | |
| 持続 | continuation | じぞく |
| あべこべ | contrary, opposite, inverse | |
| コントラスト | contrast | |
| 対比 | contrast, comparison | たいひ |
| 寄与 | contribution, service | きよ |
| コントロール | control | |
| 取り締まり | control, management, supervision | とりしまり |
| 便宜 | convenience, accommodation, advantage, expedience | べんぎ |
| 会談 | conversation, conference, discussion, interview | かいだん |
| 換算 | conversion, change, exchange | かんさん |
| 転換 | convert, divert | てんかん |
| 確信 | conviction, confidence | かくしん |
| 調理 | cooking | ちょうり |
| 冷淡 | coolness, indifference | れいたん |
| 提携 | cooperation, tie-up, joint business, link-up | ていけい |
| 座標 | coordinate(s) | ざひょう |
| 銅 | copper | あかがね |
| 写し | copy, duplicate, facsimile, transcript | うつし |
| コーナー | corner | |
| 正解 | correct, right, correct interpretation (answer solution) | せいかい |
| 訂正 | correction, revision | ていせい |
| 是正 | correction, revision | ぜせい |
| 正に | correctly, surely | まさに |
| 該当 | corresponding, answering to, coming under | がいとう |
| 光熱費 | cost of fuel and light | こうねつひ |
| 費 | cost, expense | ひ |
| 木綿 | cotton | きわた |
| 冊 | counter for books | さつ |
| 枚 | counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper) | まい |
| 戸 | counter for houses | こ |
| ヶ月 | counter for months | -かげつ |
| 泊 | counter for nights of a stay | はく |
| 着 | counter for suits of clothing, arriving at .. | ちゃく |
| 著 | (written) work, book | ちょ |
| 輪 | counter for wheels and flowers | りん |
| 反撃 | counterattack, counteroffensive, counterblow | はんげき |
| 田園 | country, rural districts | でんえん |
| 進路 | course, route | しんろ |
| 経路 | course, route, channel | けいろ |
| 法廷 | courtroom | ほうてい |
| 蓋 | cover, lid, cap | がい |
| 臆病 | cowardice, timidity | おくびょう |
| おどおど | coweringly, hesitantly | |
| クレーン | crane | |
| 創造 | creation | そうぞう |
| 掛け | credit | かけ |
| 危機 | crisis | きき |
| 断面 | cross section | だんめん |
| 十字路 | crossroads | じゅうじろ |
| 密集 | crowd, close formation, dense | みっしゅう |
| 過密 | crowded | かみつ |
| 冠 | crown, diadem, first, best, peerless, cap, naming, designating, initiating on coming of age, top character ra | かん |
| 原油 | crude oil | げんゆ |
| 酷い | cruel, awful, severe, very bad, serious, terrible, heavy, violent | ひどい |
| 冷酷 | cruelty, coldheartedness, relentless, ruthless | れいこく |
| 残酷 | cruelty, harshness | ざんこく |
| 結晶 | crystal, crystallization | けっしょう |
| 栽培 | cultivation | さいばい |
| 耕作 | cultivation, farming | こうさく |
| 文化財 | cultural assets, cultural property | ぶんかざい |
| カンニング | cunning, cheat | |
| 骨董品 | curio | こっとうひん |
| 物好き | curiosity | ものずき |
| 帳 | curtain | とばり |
| 幕 | curtain, bunting, act (in play) | とばり |
| 風習 | custom | ふうしゅう |
| 慣例 | custom, precedent, of convention | かんれい |
| 慣行 | customary practice, habit, traditional event | かんこう |
| 為来り | customs | しきたり |
| 関税 | customs, duty, tariff | かんぜい |
| カット | cut, cutting | |
| 削減 | cut, reduction, curtailment | さくげん |
| サイクル | cycle | |
| 周期 | cycle, period | しゅうき |
| 日当 | daily allowance | にっとう |
| 酪農 | dairy (farm) | らくのう |
| 破損 | damage | はそん |
| しまった | Damn it! | |
| 立方 | dancing (geisha) | たちかた |
| ぶらぶら | dangle heavily, swing, sway to and fro, aimlessly, idly, lazily, loiter, loaf, be idle, stroll idly | |
| 敢えて | dare (to do), challenge (to do) | あえて |
| 闇 | darkness, the dark, black-marketeering, dark, shady, illegal | やみ |
| データ | data | |
| 日付 | date, dating | かづけ |
| 少女 | daughter, young lady, virgin, maiden, little girl | おとめ |
| 明後日 | day after tomorrow | あさって |
| 日夜 | day and night, always | にちや |
| 保母 | day care worker in a kindergarten nursery school etc. | ほぼ |
| 昼間 | daytime, during the day | ちゅうかん |
| 眩しい | dazzling, radiant | まぶしい |
| 対処 | deal with, cope | たいしょ |
| 拝啓 | Dear (so and so) | はいけい |
| 死刑 | death penalty, capital punishment | しけい |
| 死 | death, decease | し |
| 討議 | debate, discussion | とうぎ |
| 討論 | debate, discussion | とうろん |
| 負債 | debt, liabilities | ふさい |
| 腐敗 | decay, depravity | ふはい |
| 体裁 | decency, style, form, appearance, show, get-up, format | ていさい |
| 決勝 | decision of a contest, finals (in sports) | けっしょう |
| 決断 | decision, determination | けつだん |
| 決意 | decision, determination | けつい |
| ずばり | decisively, decidedly, once and for all, unreservedly, frankly | |
| 断言 | declaration, affirmation | だんげん |
| 言伝 | declaration, hearsay | ことづて |
| 宣言 | declaration, proclamation, announcement | せんげん |
| 声明 | declaration, statement, proclamation | せいめい |
| デコレーション | decoration | |
| 減少 | decrease, reduction, decline | げんしょう |
| 行い | deed, conduct, behavior, action, asceticism | おこない |
| 感無量 | deep feeling, inexpressible feeling, filled with emotion | かんむりょう |
| 敗戦 | defeat, losing a war | はいせん |
| 守備 | defense | しゅび |
| 弁護 | defense, pleading, advocacy | べんご |
| 防衛 | defense, protection, self-defense | ぼうえい |
| 赤字 | deficit, go in the red | あかじ |
| 定義 | definition | ていぎ |
| 確定 | definition (math), decision, settlement | かくてい |
| 退化 | degeneration, retrogression | たいか |
| 遅れ | delay, lag | おくれ |
| じっくり | deliberately, carefully | |
| 審議 | deliberation | しんぎ |
| 甘い | delicious | うまい |
| 美味しい | delicious, tasty | おいしい |
| 非行 | delinquency, misconduct | ひこう |
| 交付 | delivering, furnishing (with copies) | こうふ |
| 要望 | demand for, request | ようぼう |
| 民主 | democratic, the head of the nation | みんしゅ |
| デモンストレーション | demonstration | |
| 拒否 | denial, veto, rejection, refusal | きょひ |
| 分母 | denominator | ぶんぼ |
| 密度 | density | みつど |
| 歯磨 | dentifrice, toothpaste | はみがき |
| 歯科 | dentistry | しか |
| 部 | department, part, category, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine | ぶ |
| 科 | department, section | か |
| 発 | departure, beginning, counter for gunshots | はつ |
| 依存 | dependence, dependent, reliance | いそん |
| 依 | depending on | い |
| 事によると | depending on the circumstances | ことによると |
| 描写 | depiction, description, portrayal | びょうしゃ |
| 過疎 | depopulation | かそ |
| 預金 | deposit, bank account | よきん |
| 憂鬱 | depression, melancholy, dejection, gloom | ゆううつ |
| 記述 | describing, descriptor | きじゅつ |
| デザイン | design | |
| 望ましい | desirable, hoped for | のぞましい |
| 欲望 | desire, appetite | よくぼう |
| 絶望 | despair, hopelessness | ぜつぼう |
| デザート | dessert | |
| 破壊 | destruction | はかい |
| 詳細 | detail, particulars | しょうさい |
| 経緯 | details, whole story, sequence of events, particulars, how it started, how things got this way, c | いきさつ |
| 改悪 | deterioration, changing for the worse | かいあく |
| 悪化 | deterioration, growing worse, aggravation, degeneration, corruption | あっか |
| 厭やらしい | detestable, disagreeable | いやらしい |
| 遠回り | detour, roundabout way | とおまわり |
| 現像 | developing (film) | げんぞう |
| 開発 | development, exploitation | かいはつ |
| 仕掛け | device, trick, mechanism, gadget, (small) scale, half finished, commencement, set up, challenge | しかけ |
| 仕組み | devising, plan, plot, contrivance, construction, arrangement | しくみ |
| 露 | dew | つゆ |
| 倍率 | diameter, magnification | ばいりつ |
| お襁褓 | diaper, nappy | おむつ |
| 下痢 | diarrhea | げり |
| 書き取り | dictation | かきとり |
| 独裁 | dictatorship, despotism | どくさい |
| 議事堂 | Diet building | ぎじどう |
| 差異 | difference, disparity | さい |
| 異見 | different opinion, objection | いけん |
| 異論 | different opinion, objection | いろん |
| 難い | difficult, hard | かたい |
| 難 | difficulty, hardships, defect | なん |
| 国交 | diplomatic relations | こっこう |
| 向き | direction, situation, exposure, aspect, suitability | むき |
| 用法 | directions, rules of use | ようほう |
| 垢 | dirt, filth | あか |
| 遭難 | disaster, shipwreck, accident | そうなん |
| 暴露 | disclosure, exposure, revelation | ばくろ |
| 割引き | discount, reduction, rebate, tenths discounted | わりびき |
| 論議 | discussion | ろんぎ |
| 言論 | discussion | げんろん |
| 話し合い | discussion, conference | はなしあい |
| 弁論 | discussion, debate, argument | べんろん |
| 派遣 | dispatch, send | はけん |
| 分散 | dispersion, decentralization, variance (statistics) | ぶんさん |
| 処分 | disposal, dealing, punishment | しょぶん |
| 気立て | disposition, nature | きだて |
| 意地 | disposition, spirit, willpower, obstinacy, backbone, appetite | いじ |
| 抗争 | dispute, resistance | こうそう |
| 争い | dispute, strife, quarrel, dissension, conflict, rivalry, contest | あらそい |
| 紛争 | dispute, trouble, strife | ふんそう |
| 失格 | disqualification, elimination, incapacity (legal) | しっかく |
| 不服 | dissatisfaction, discontent, disapproval, objection, complaint, protest, disagreement | ふふく |
| 解剖 | dissection, autopsy | かいぼう |
| 距離 | distance, range | きょり |
| 蒸留 | distillation | じょうりゅう |
| くっきり | distinctly, clearly, boldly | |
| 配布 | distribution | はいふ |
| 配給 | distribution (eg. films rice) | はいきゅう |
| 配分 | distribution, allotment | はいぶん |
| 丁目 | district of a town, city block (of irregular size) | ちょうめ |
| 妨害 | disturbance, obstruction, hindrance, jamming, interference | ぼうがい |
| 動揺 | disturbance, unrest, shaking, trembling, pitching, rolling, oscillation, agitation, excitement, commotion | どうよう |
| 多様 | diversity, variety | たよう |
| 割 | divide, cut, halve, separate, split, rip, break, crack, smash, dilute | かつ |
| 潜水 | diving | せんすい |
| 割り算 | division (math) | わりざん |
| 分業 | division of labor, specialization, assembly-line production | ぶんぎょう |
| 手分け | division of labour | てわけ |
| 区画 | division, section, compartment, boundary, area, block | くかく |
| 分配 | division, sharing | ぶんぱい |
| 目眩 | dizziness, giddiness | めまい |
| 文書 | document, writing, letter, note, records, archives | ぶんしょ |
| 決行 | doing (with resolve), carrying out (i.e. a plan) | けっこう |
| 道場 | dojo, hall used for martial arts training, mandala | どうじょう |
| 家畜 | domestic animals, livestock, cattle | かちく |
| 国産 | domestic products | こくさん |
| 領土 | dominion, territory, possession | りょうど |
| 寄贈 | donation, presentation | きそう |
| 扉 | door, opening | とびら |
| 点線 | dotted line, perforated line | てんせん |
| 心中 | double suicide, lovers suicide | しんじゅう |
| 疑惑 | doubt, misgivings, distrust, suspicion | ぎわく |
| ダウン | down | |
| 滅亡 | downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction | めつぼう |
| ダース | dozen | |
| 排水 | drainage | はいすい |
| 脚色 | dramatization (e.g. film) | きゃくしょく |
| 梅干 | dried plum | うめぼし |
| 干し物 | dried washing (clothes) | ほしもの |
| ドリル | drill | |
| 一気 | drink!(said repeatedly as a party cheer) | いっき |
| ドライブイン | drive in | |
| ドライバー | driver, screwdriver | |
| 雫 | drop (of water) | しずく |
| 退学 | dropping out of school | たいがく |
| ドライ | dry | |
| ドライクリーニング | dry cleaning | |
| 共働き | dual income | ともばたらき |
| 不振 | dullness, depression, slump, stagnation | ふしん |
| 呆然 | dumbfounded, overcome with surprise, in blank amazement | ぼうぜん |
| ダンプ | dump | |
| 重複 | duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration | じゅうふく |
| 存続 | duration, continuance | そんぞく |
| 塵取り | dustpan | ちりとり |
| 任務 | duty, function, office, mission, task | にんむ |
| 責務 | duty, obligation | せきむ |
| 義理 | duty, sense of duty, honor, decency, courtesy, debt of gratitude, social obligation | ぎり |
| 住 | dwelling, living | じゅう |
| 動的 | dynamic, kinetic | どうてき |
| 毎 | each respectively | ごと |
| 各 | each, every, either, respectively, severally | おのおの |
| 各々 | each, every, either, respectively, severally | おのおの |
| 穂 | ear (of plant), head (of plant) | ほ |
| 一向 | earnestly | ひたすら |
| 収益 | earnings, proceeds, returns | しゅうえき |
| 瓶 | earthenware pot | かめ |
| あっさり | easily, readily, quickly | |
| 東 | east, Eastern Japan | あずま |
| 易い | easy | やすい |
| 手軽 | easy, simple, informal, offhand, cheap | てがる |
| 容易い | easy, simple, light | たやすい |
| 反響 | echo, reverberation, repercussion, reaction, influence | はんきょう |
| 財政 | economy, financial affairs | ざいせい |
| 刃 | edge (of a sword) | は |
| 際 | edge, brink, verge, side | きわ |
| 布告 | edict, ordinance, proclamation | ふこく |
| 版 | edition | はん |
| 効き目 | effect, virtue, efficacy, impression | ききめ |
| 効率 | efficiency | こうりつ |
| インテリ | egghead, intelligentsia | |
| 未 | eighth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Ram 1pm-3pm south-southwest June) | ひつじ |
| 精巧 | elaborate, delicate, exquisite | せいこう |
| 弾力 | elasticity, flexibility | だんりょく |
| 選挙 | election | せんきょ |
| 電線 | electric line | でんせん |
| エレガント | elegant | |
| 向上 | elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress | こうじょう |
| 消去 | elimination, erasing, dying out, melting away | しょうきょ |
| 土手 | embankment, bank | どて |
| 着手 | embarkation, launch | ちゃくしゅ |
| 現われ | embodiment, materialization | あらわれ |
| 刺繍 | embroidery | ししゅう |
| 応急 | emergency | おうきゅう |
| 移民 | emigration, immigration, emigrant, immigrant | いみん |
| 情緒 | emotion, feeling | じょうしょ |
| 天皇 | Emperor of Japan | すめらぎ |
| 使用人 | employee, servant | しようにん |
| 従業員 | employee, worker | じゅうぎょういん |
| 雇用 | employment (long term), hire | こよう |
| 就業 | employment, starting work | しゅうぎょう |
| 途上 | en route, half way | とじょう |
| 制定 | enactment, establishment, creation | せいてい |
| 同封 | enclosure (e.g. in a letter) | どうふう |
| アンコール | encore | |
| 激励 | encouragement | げきれい |
| 奨励 | encouragement, promotion, message, address | しょうれい |
| 百科事典 | encyclopedia | ひゃっかじてん |
| 百科辞典 | encyclopedia | ひゃっかじてん |
| 期末 | end of term | きまつ |
| 仕上げ | end, finishing touches, being finished | しあげ |
| 仕舞 | end, termination, informal (Noh play) | しまい |
| 結び | ending, conclusion, union | むすび |
| 敵 | enemy, rival | かたき |
| 従事 | engaging, pursuing, following | じゅうじ |
| エンジニア | engineer | |
| 工学 | engineering | こうがく |
| 英字 | English letter (character) | えいじ |
| 見舞 | enquiry, expression of sympathy, expression of concern | みまい |
| 入口 | entrance, gate, approach, mouth | いりくち |
| 境遇 | environment, circumstances | きょうぐう |
| 画期 | epoch-making | かっき |
| 同等 | equality, equal, same rights, same rank | どうとう |
| 均衡 | equilibrium, balance | きんこう |
| 平均 | equilibrium, balance, average, mean | ならし |
| 装備 | equipment | そうび |
| 対等 | equivalent | たいとう |
| お使い | errand | おつかい |
| 誤差 | error | ごさ |
| 脱出 | escape | だっしゅつ |
| 逃亡 | escape | とうぼう |
| 副 | especially, above all | とりわけ |
| 殊に | especially, above all | ことに |
| 取り分 | especially, above all | とりわけ |
| 本質 | essence, true nature, reality | ほんしつ |
| 肝心 | essential, fundamental, crucial, vital, main | かんじん |
| 樹立 | establish, create | じゅりつ |
| 確立 | establishment | かくりつ |
| 設定 | establishment, creation | せってい |
| 設立 | establishment, foundation, institution | せつりつ |
| 創立 | establishment, founding, organization | そうりつ |
| 設置 | establishment, institution | せっち |
| 見積り | estimation, quotation | みつもり |
| 等 | et cetera, etc., and the like | とう |
| 婉曲 | euphemistic, circumlocution, roundabout, indirect, insinuating | えんきょく |
| 夕暮れ | evening, (evening) twilight | ゆうぐれ |
| 一律 | evenness, uniformity, monotony, equality | いちりつ |
| その内 | eventually, sooner or later, of the previously mentioned | そのうち |
| 日々 | every day, daily, day after day | ひび |
| 連日 | every day, prolonged | れんじつ |
| 各種 | every kind, all sorts | かくしゅ |
| 月並み | every month, common | つきなみ |
| 隔週 | every other week | かくしゅう |
| 其処ら | everywhere, somewhere, approximately, that area, around there | そこら |
| 証拠 | evidence, proof | しょうこ |
| 証言 | evidence, testimony | しょうげん |
| 悪 | evil, wickedness | あく |
| 進化 | evolution, progress | しんか |
| きちっと | exactly, perfectly | |
| きっかり | exactly, precisely | |
| 誇張 | exaggeration | こちょう |
| 仮令 | example, even if, if, though, although | たとえ |
| 例え | example, even if, if, though, although | たとえ |
| 件 | example, precedent, the usual, the said, the above-mentioned, (man) in question | くだん |
| 発掘 | excavation, exhumation | はっくつ |
| 極めて | exceedingly, extremely | きわめて |
| 傑 | excellence | けつ |
| 除外 | exception, exclusion | じょがい |
| 過多 | excess, superabundance | かた |
| 興奮 | excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal | こうふん |
| 排除 | exclusion, removal, rejection | はいじょ |
| 専用 | exclusive use, personal use | せんよう |
| 屎尿 | excreta, raw sewage, human waste, night soil | しにょう |
| お邪魔します | Excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you | おじゃまします |
| 言い訳 | excuse, explanation | いいわけ |
| 施行 | execution, enforcing, carrying out | しぎょう |
| 模範 | exemplar, exemplification, exemplum, model, example | もはん |
| 免除 | exemption, exoneration, discharge | めんじょ |
| 消耗 | exhaustion, consumption | しょうこう |
| 出品 | exhibit, display | しゅっぴん |
| 展示 | exhibition, display | てんじ |
| 陳列 | exhibition, display, show | ちんれつ |
| 追放 | exile, banishment | ついほう |
| 出入り口 | exit and entrance | でいりぐち |
| 膨脹 | expansion, swelling, increase, growth | ぼうちょう |
| 待望 | expectant waiting | たいぼう |
| 予想 | expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast | よそう |
| 経費 | expenses, cost, outlay | けいひ |
| 出費 | expenses, disbursements | しゅっぴ |
| 玄人 | expert, professional, geisha, prostitute | くろうと |
| 弁解 | explanation, justification, defence, excuse | べんかい |
| 探検 | exploration, expedition | たんけん |
| 破裂 | explosion, rupture, break off | はれつ |
| 戴きます | expression of gratitude before meals | いただきます |
| 態々 | expressly, specially, doing something especially rather than incidentally | わざわざ |
| 退治 | extermination | たいじ |
| 増し | extra, additional, less objectionable, better, preferable | まし |
| 課外 | extracurricular | かがい |
| 極端 | extreme, extremity | きょくたん |
| 眼球 | eyeball | がんきゅう |
| 眉 | eyebrow | まゆ |
| 目蓋 | eyelid | まぶた |
| 面 | face | おも |
| 面目 | face, honour, reputation, prestige, dignity, credit | めんぼく |
| 建前 | face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) | たてまえ |
| 微か | faint, dim, weak, indistinct, hazy, poor, wretched | かすか |
| 転落 | fall, degradation, slump | てんらく |
| 落下 | fall, drop, come down | らっか |
| 落ち葉 | fallen leaves, leaf litter, defoliation, shedding leaves | おちば |
| 墜落 | falling, crashing | ついらく |
| 氏 | family name | うじ |
| 先代 | family predecessor, previous age, previous generation | せんだい |
| 名高い | famous, celebrated, well-known | なだかい |
| 団扇 | fan | うちわ |
| ファン | fan, fun | |
| 遥か | far, far-away, distant, remote, far off | はるか |
| 農場 | farm (agriculture) | のうじょう |
| 農耕 | farming, agriculture | のうこう |
| 流行 | fashionable, fad, in vogue, prevailing | はやり |
| 素早い | fast, quick, prompt, agile | すばやい |
| 脂肪 | fat, grease, blubber | しぼう |
| 運命 | fate | うんめい |
| 宿命 | fate, destiny, predestination | しゅくめい |
| 父母 | father and mother, parents | ちちはは |
| 疲労 | fatigue, weariness | ひろう |
| 過ち | fault, error, indiscretion | あやまち |
| 非 | faulty-, non- | ひ |
| 良好 | favorable, satisfactory | りょうこう |
| 好調 | favourable, promising, satisfactory, in good shape | こうちょう |
| ぺこぺこ | fawn, be very hungry | |
| 恐れ | fear, horror | おそれ |
| ご馳走さま | feast | ごちそうさま |
| ご馳走 | feast, treating (someone) | ごちそう |
| 特集 | feature (e.g. newspaper), special edition, report | とくしゅう |
| 大便 | feces, excrement, shit | だいべん |
| 薄弱 | feebleness, weakness, weak | はくじゃく |
| がる | feel | |
| ほっと | feel relieved | |
| 決まり悪い | feeling awkward, being ashamed | きまりわるい |
| 痛感 | feeling keenly, fully realizing | つうかん |
| 心地 | feeling, sensation, mood | ここち |
| 情 | feelings, emotion, passion | じょう |
| 同士 | fellow, companion, comrade | どうし |
| 雌 | female (animal) | めす |
| 柵 | fence, paling | さく |
| フェリー | ferry | |
| 殿様 | feudal lord | とのさま |
| 封建 | feudalistic | ほうけん |
| 繊維 | fibre, fiber, textile | せんい |
| 忠実 | fidelity, faithfulness | ちゅうじつ |
| 視野 | field of vision, outlook | しや |
| 野外 | fields, outskirts, open air, suburbs | やがい |
| ファイト | fight | |
| ファイル | file | |
| 汚らわしい | filthy, unfair | けがらわしい |
| 融資 | financing, loan | ゆうし |
| 粉末 | fine powder | ふんまつ |
| 晴天 | fine weather | せいてん |
| 了 | finish, completion, understanding | りょう |
| 仕上がり | finish, end, completion | しあがり |
| 防火 | fire prevention, fire fighting, fire proof | ぼうか |
| 強硬 | firm, vigorous, unbending, unyielding, strong, stubborn | きょうこう |
| 断然 | firmly, absolutely, definitely | だんぜん |
| ぐっと | firmly, fast, much, more | |
| がっしり | firmly, solidly, tough | |
| 確り | firmly, tightly, reliable, level-headed, steady | しっかり |
| 先着 | first arrival | せんちゃく |
| 初版 | first edition | しょはん |
| 始発 | first train | しはつ |
| 元年 | first year (of a specific reign) | がんねん |
| 第一 | first, foremost, #1 | だいいち |
| 初 | first, new | はつ |
| 漁船 | fishing boat | ぎょせん |
| 漁村 | fishing village | ぎょそん |
| 釣り | fishing, angling | つり |
| 発作 | fit, spasm | ほっさ |
| 固定 | fixation | こてい |
| 日取り | fixed date, appointed day | ひどり |
| 期日 | fixed date, settlement date | きじつ |
| 所定 | fixed, prescribed | しょてい |
| 一定 | fixed, settled, definite, uniform, regularized, defined, standardized, certain, prescribed | いちじょう |
| 平たい | flat, even, level, simple, plain | ひらたい |
| 世辞 | flattery, compliment | せじ |
| お世辞 | flattery, compliment | おせじ |
| 味わい | flavour, meaning, significance | あじわい |
| 麻 | flax, linen, hemp | あさ |
| 果ない | fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, vain, fickle, miserable, empty, ephemeral | はかない |
| 柔軟 | flexible, lithe | じゅうなん |
| 逃走 | flight, desertion, escape | とうそう |
| 浮気 | flighty, fickle, wanton, unfaithful | うわき |
| 大水 | flood | おおみず |
| 洪水 | flood | こうずい |
| 花壇 | flower bed | かだん |
| 水洗 | flushing | すいせん |
| フォーム | foam, form | |
| 愚か | foolish, stupid | おろか |
| 一まず | for the present, once, in outline | ひとまず |
| 向け | intended for …, oriented towards …, aimed at … | むけ |
| 対して | for, in regard to, per | たいして |
| 寛容 | forbearance, tolerance, generosity | かんよう |
| 強行 | forcing, enforcement | きょうこう |
| 外相 | Foreign Minister | がいしょう |
| 林業 | forestry | りんぎょう |
| 何時までも | forever, for good, eternally, as long as one likes, indefinitely | いつまでも |
| 没収 | forfeited | ぼっしゅう |
| 偽造 | forgery, falsification, fabrication, counterfeiting | ぎぞう |
| 方式 | form, method, system | ほうしき |
| 形態 | form, shape, figure | けいたい |
| 見合い | formal marriage interview | みあい |
| 結成 | formation | けっせい |
| 形成 | formation | けいせい |
| 財 | fortune, riches | ざい |
| 回送 | forwarding | かいそう |
| 化石 | fossil, petrifaction, fossilization | かせき |
| 土台 | foundation, base, basis | どだい |
| 卯 | fourth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Hare 5am-7am east February) | ぼう |
| 枠 | frame, slide | わく |
| 露骨 | frank, blunt, plain, outspoken, conspicuous, open, 3. broad, suggestive | ろこつ |
| 洒落 | frank, open-hearted | しゃらく |
| 率直 | frankness, candour, openheartedness | そっちょく |
| 詐欺 | fraud, swindle | さぎ |
| 暇 | free time, leisure, leave, spare time, farewell | いとま |
| 自在 | freely, at will | じざい |
| 運賃 | freight rates, shipping expenses, fare | うんちん |
| 仏 | French | ふつ |
| 頻繁 | frequency | ひんぱん |
| 頻りに | frequently, repeatedly, incessantly, eagerly | しきりに |
| 清々しい | fresh, refreshing | すがすがしい |
| 爽やか | fresh, refreshing, invigorating, clear, fluent, eloquent | さわやか |
| 新入生 | freshman, first-year student | しんにゅうせい |
| 細やか | friendly | こまやか |
| 親善 | friendship | しんぜん |
| おっかない | frightening, huge | |
| 乃至 | from...to, between...and, or | ないし |
| フロント | front | |
| 燃料 | fuel | ねんりょう |
| 満月 | full moon | まんげつ |
| 姓名 | full name | せいめい |
| 大幅 | full width, large scale, drastic | おおはば |
| 充実 | fullness, completion, perfection, substantiality, enrichment | じゅうじつ |
| 基金 | fund, foundation | ききん |
| 募金 | fund-raising, collection of funds | ぼきん |
| 資金 | funds, capital | しきん |
| 滑稽 | funny, humorous, comical, laughable, ridiculous, joking | こっけい |
| 尚 | furthermore, still, yet, more, still more, greater, further, less | なお |
| 前途 | future prospects, outlook, the journey ahead | ぜんと |
| 延べ | futures, credit (buying), stretching, total | のべ |
| 追及 | gaining on, carrying out, solving (crime) | ついきゅう |
| ナイター | game under lights (e.g. baseball) (lit, nighter), night game | |
| 獲物 | game, spoils, trophy | えもの |
| ずれ | gap, slippage | |
| ガレージ | garage (at house) | |
| 園 | garden (esp. man-made) | えん |
| 含嗽 | gargle, rinse mouth | うがい |
| 門 | gate | かど |
| 収集 | gathering up, collection, accumulation | しゅうしゅう |
| あくどい | gaudy, showy, excessive, vicious | |
| 華やか | gay, showy, brilliant, gorgeous, florid | はなやか |
| 庶務 | general affairs | しょむ |
| 概念 | general idea, concept, notion | がいねん |
| 総会 | general meeting | そうかい |
| 大衆 | general public | たいしゅう |
| 概説 | general statement, outline | がいせつ |
| 世代 | generation, the world, the age | せだい |
| 天才 | genius, prodigy, natural gift | てんさい |
| ジャンル | genre | |
| 優 | gentle, affectionate | やさ |
| 温和 | gentle, mild, moderate | おんわ |
| 紳士 | gentleman | しんし |
| 諸君 | Gentlemen!, Ladies! | しょくん |
| 身振り | gesture | みぶり |
| 苛々 | getting nervous, irritation | いらいら |
| 幽霊 | ghost, specter, apparition, phantom | ゆうれい |
| 人目 | glimpse, public gaze | じんもく |
| 陰気 | gloom, melancholy | いんき |
| 鬱陶しい | gloomy, depressing | うっとうしい |
| 碁盤 | Go board | ごばん |
| 御 | go-, honourable | ご |
| 仲人 | go-between, matchmaker | ちゅうにん |
| 下番 | going off duty | かばん |
| 徐行 | going slowly | じょこう |
| 黄金 | gold | おうごん |
| 良い | good | いい |
| 好い | good | よい |
| 清濁 | good and evil, purity and impurity | せいだく |
| 今晩は | good evening | こんばんは |
| 福 | good fortune | ふく |
| お早う | Good morning | おはよう |
| 善し悪し | good or bad, merits or demerits, quality, suitability | よしあし |
| 有望 | good prospects, full of hope, promising | ゆうぼう |
| 良質 | good quality, superior quality | りょうしつ |
| 良識 | good sense | りょうしき |
| センス | good sense (for music style tact etc.) | |
| 好意 | good will, favor, courtesy | こうい |
| 左様なら | good-bye | さようなら |
| 下らない | good-for-nothing, stupid, trivial, worthless | くだらない |
| 善良 | goodness, excellence, virtue | ぜんりょう |
| 物資 | goods, materials | ぶっし |
| 煌びやか | gorgeous, gaudy, dazzling, gay | きらびやか |
| 公用 | government business, public use, public expense | こうよう |
| 庁 | government office | ちょう |
| 与党 | government party, (ruling) party in power, government | よとう |
| 優美 | grace, refinement, elegance | ゆうび |
| 等級 | grade, class | とうきゅう |
| 段々 | gradually, by degrees | だんだん |
| ぼつぼつ | gradually, here and there, spots, pimples | |
| 徐々 | gradually, steadily, quietly, slowly, soon | じょじょ |
| 盛大 | grand, prosperous, magnificent | せいだい |
| お祖父さん | grandfather, male senior-citizen | おじいさん |
| 大げさ | grandiose, exaggerated | おおげさ |
| お祖母さん | grandmother, female senior-citizen | おばあさん |
| グラフ | graph | |
| 把握 | grasp, catch, understanding | はあく |
| 砂利 | gravel, ballast, pebbles | じゃり |
| 大金 | great cost | たいきん |
| 強気 | great, grand | ごうぎ |
| 欲深い | greedy | よくふかい |
| 卑しい | greedy, vulgar, shabby, humble, base, mean, vile | いやしい |
| グレー | grey, gray | |
| 歎 | grief, sigh, lamentation | たん |
| 股 | groin, crotch, thigh | また |
| 模索 | groping (for) | もさく |
| 下地 | groundwork, foundation, inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge of, grounding in, prearrangement, spade | したじ |
| 群 | group (math) | ぐん |
| 班 | group, party, section (mil) | はん |
| 生育 | growth, development, breeding | せいいく |
| 確保 | guarantee, ensure, maintain, insure, secure | かくほ |
| 保障 | guarantee, security, assurance, pledge, warranty | ほしょう |
| 護衛 | guard, convoy, escort | ごえい |
| 推測 | guess, conjecture | すいそく |
| ゲスト | guest | |
| 手引き | guidance, guide, introduction | てびき |
| 誘導 | guidance, leading, induction, introduction, incitement, inducement | ゆうどう |
| ガイドブック | guidebook | |
| 銃 | gun | つつ |
| 腸 | guts, bowels, intestines | ちょう |
| ホール | hall, hole | |
| 手錠 | handcuffs, manacles | てじょう |
| 手芸 | handicrafts | しゅげい |
| 取っ手 | handle, grip, knob | とって |
| 逆立ち | handstand, headstand | さかだち |
| ハンガー | hangar, (coat) hanger, hunger | |
| 釣鐘 | hanging bell | つりがね |
| 奮闘 | hard struggle, strenuous effort | ふんとう |
| 調和 | harmony | ちょうわ |
| 円滑 | harmony, smoothness | えんかつ |
| 悪い | hateful, abominable, poor-looking | にくい |
| 憎しみ | hatred | にくしみ |
| 首脳 | head, brains | しゅのう |
| 匹 | head, small animal counter, roll of cloth | ひき |
| 保養 | health preservation, recuperation, recreation | ほよう |
| 衛生 | health, hygiene, sanitation, medical | えいせい |
| 健全 | health, soundness, wholesome | けんぜん |
| がっくり | heartbroken | |
| 心強い | heartening, reassuring | こころづよい |
| 天地 | heaven and earth, the universe, nature, top and bottom, realm, sphere, world | あめつち |
| 乾 | heaven, emperor | かん |
| 大空 | heaven, firmament, the sky | おおぞら |
| 天体 | heavenly body | てんたい |
| 天 | heavenly, imperial | あまつ |
| 重役 | heavy responsibilities, director | おもやく |
| 海抜 | height above sea level | かいばつ |
| 全盛 | height of prosperity | ぜんせい |
| 丈 | height, stature, length, measure, all (one has) | たけ |
| 跡継ぎ | heir, successor | あとつぎ |
| 地獄 | hell | じごく |
| 今日は | hello, good day (daytime greeting id) | こんにちは |
| 佐 | help | さ |
| 救い | help, aid, relief | すくい |
| 助 | help, rescue, assistant | じょ |
| 心細い | helpless, forlorn, hopeless, unpromising, lonely, discouraging, disheartening | こころぼそい |
| その為 | hence, for that reason | そのため |
| 彼方此方 | here and there | あちこち |
| 所々 | here and there, some parts (of something) | ところどころ |
| 仙 | hermit, wizard | せん |
| 丈夫 | hero, gentleman, warrior, manly person, good health, robustness, strong, solid, durable | じょうふ |
| 英雄 | hero, great man | えいゆう |
| 気兼ね | hesitance, diffidence, feeling constraint, fear of troubling someone, having scruples about doing someth | きがね |
| おおい | hey! | |
| 冬眠 | hibernation, winter sleep | とうみん |
| 吃逆 | hiccough, hiccup | しゃっくり |
| 上下 | high and low, up and down, unloading and loading, praising and blaming | うえした |
| 高尚 | high, noble, refined, advanced | こうしょう |
| 街道 | highway | かいどう |
| 丘陵 | hill | きゅうりょう |
| 山腹 | hillside, mountainside | さんぷく |
| ヒント | hint | |
| 暗示 | hint, suggestion | あんじ |
| レンタカー | hire car (lit, rent-a-car) | |
| 遺跡 | historic ruins (remains relics) | いせき |
| 当たり | hit, success, reaching the mark, per ..., vicinity, neighborhood | あたり |
| 持ち | hold, charge, keep possession, in charge, wear, durability, life, draw, 3. usage (suff) | もち |
| 開催 | holding a meeting, open an exhibition | かいさい |
| お休み | holiday, absence, rest, Good night | おやすみ |
| 神聖 | holiness, sacredness, dignity | しんせい |
| 躾 | home discipline, training, upbringing, breeding | しつけ |
| 本場 | home, habitat, center, best place, genuine | ほんば |
| 蜂蜜 | honey | はちみつ |
| 名誉 | honor, credit, prestige | めいよ |
| 見込み | hope, prospects, expectation | みこみ |
| ホース | hose | |
| 人質 | hostage, prisoner | ひとじち |
| 持ち切り | hot topic, talk of the town | もちきり |
| アワー | hour | |
| 参議院 | House of Councillors | さんぎいん |
| 館 | house, hall, building, hotel, inn, guesthouse | かん |
| 世帯 | household | せたい |
| 家計 | household economy, family finances | かけい |
| 始めまして | How do you do?, I am glad to meet you | はじめまして |
| 如何 | how, in what way | いかが |
| 何て | how...!, what...! | なんて |
| 如何に | how?, in what way?, how much?, however, whatever | いかに |
| 然し | however, but | しかし |
| 所が | however, while, even if | ところが |
| でかい | huge | |
| 人体 | human body | じんたい |
| 人情 | humanity, empathy, kindness, sympathy, human nature, common sense, customs and manners | にんじょう |
| 空腹 | hunger | くうふく |
| 俺 | I (ego) (boastful first-person pronoun) | おれ |
| 私 | I (fem) | あたし |
| 嘸 | I am sure, certainly, no doubt | さぞ |
| 御免なさい | I beg your pardon, excuse me | ごめんなさい |
| アイデア | idea | |
| 愚痴 | idle complaint, grumble | ぐち |
| 若しも | if | もしも |
| と | if (conjunction), promoted pawn (shogi) (abbr) | |
| 若し | if, in case, supposing | もし |
| 点火 | ignition, lighting, set fire to | てんか |
| 無知 | ignorance | むち |
| 他意 | ill will, malice, another intention, secret purpose, ulterior motive, fickleness, double-mindedness | たい |
| 症 | illness | しょう |
| 病 | illness, disease | やまい |
| 照明 | illumination | しょうめい |
| 倣 | imitate, follow, emulate | ほう |
| 模倣 | imitation, copying | もほう |
| 贋物 | imitation, counterfeit, forgery, sham | がんぶつ |
| 即座に | immediately, right away | そくざに |
| 直ぐ | immediately, soon, easily, right (near), honest, upright | すぐ |
| 皇居 | Imperial Palace | こうきょ |
| だらけ | implying (negatively) that something is full of e.g. mistakes | |
| 無礼 | impolite, rude | ぶれい |
| 大事 | important, valuable, serious matter | おおごと |
| 外貨 | imported goods, foreign money | がいか |
| 外来 | imported, outpatient clinic | がいらい |
| 改良 | improvement, reform | かいりょう |
| 図々しい | impudent, shameless | ずうずうしい |
| ずらっと | in a line, in a row | |
| その上 | in addition, furthermore | そのうえ |
| 前もって | in advance, beforehand, previously | まえもって |
| 大概 | in general, mainly | たいがい |
| 健在 | in good health, well | けんざい |
| 丸ごと | in its entirety, whole, wholly | まるごと |
| 詰まり | in short, in brief, in other words, that is to say, in the long run, after all, blockade, stuffing, ultimate | つまり |
| どうにか | in some way or other, one way or another | |
| にも拘らず | in spite of, nevertheless | にもかかわらず |
| 其れでは | in that situation, well then ... | それでは |
| 街頭 | in the street | がいとう |
| 真っ二つ | in two equal parts | まっぷたつ |
| 粉々 | in very small pieces | こなごな |
| 傾斜 | inclination, slant, slope, bevel, list, dip | けいしゃ |
| 収支 | income and expenditure | しゅうし |
| 所得 | income, earnings | しょとく |
| 不審 | incomplete understanding, doubt, question, distrust, suspicion, strangeness, infidelity | ふしん |
| 益々 | increasingly, more and more | ますます |
| 如何にも | indeed, really, phrase meaning agreement | いかにも |
| 自主 | independence, autonomy | じしゅ |
| 自立 | independence, self-reliance | じりつ |
| 指示 | indication, instruction, directions | しじ |
| 気配 | indication, market trend, worry | きはい |
| 憤慨 | indignation, resentment | ふんがい |
| 不可欠 | indispensable, essential | ふかけつ |
| 個々 | individual, one by one | ここ |
| 箇箇 | individual, separate | ここ |
| 個性 | individuality, personality, idiosyncrasy | こせい |
| 興業 | industrial enterprise | こうぎょう |
| 実業家 | industrialist, businessman | じつぎょうか |
| 勤勉 | industry, diligence | きんべん |
| 無能 | inefficiency, incompetence | むのう |
| 必然 | inevitable, necessary | ひつぜん |
| 未熟 | inexperience, unripeness, raw, unskilled, immature, inexperienced | みじゅく |
| 感染 | infection, contagion | かんせん |
| 下品 | inferior article | かひん |
| 潜入 | infiltration, sneaking in | せんにゅう |
| インフレ | inflation | |
| 勢力 | influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy | せいりょく |
| 有力 | influence, prominence, potent | ゆうりょく |
| インフォメーション | information | |
| 報道 | information, report | ほうどう |
| 巧妙 | ingenious, skillful, clever, deft | こうみょう |
| 危害 | injury, harm, danger | きがい |
| 負傷 | injury, wound | ふしょう |
| 不当 | injustice, impropriety, unreasonableness, undeservedness, unfair, invalid | ふとう |
| 内陸 | inland | ないりく |
| 無邪気 | innocence, simple-mindedness | むじゃき |
| 昆虫 | insect, bug | こんちゅう |
| 裏返し | inside out, upside down | うらがえし |
| 詰らない | insignificant, boring, trifling | つまらない |
| 点検 | inspection, examination, checking | てんけん |
| 視察 | inspection, observation | しさつ |
| 閲覧 | inspection, reading | えつらん |
| 例 | instance, example, case, precedent, experience, custom, usage, parallel, illustration | ためし |
| 本能 | instinct | ほんのう |
| 施設 | institution, establishment, facility, (army) engineer | しせつ |
| 指図 | instruction, mandate | さしず |
| 侮辱 | insult, contempt, slight | ぶじょく |
| 保険 | insurance, guarantee | ほけん |
| 反乱 | insurrection, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, uprising | はんらん |
| 暴動 | insurrection, rebellion, revolt, riot, uprising | ぼうどう |
| 統合 | integration, unification, synthesis | とうごう |
| 知的 | intellectual | ちてき |
| 利根 | intelligence | りこん |
| 知性 | intelligence | ちせい |
| 志向 | intention, aim | しこう |
| 意図 | intention, aim, design | いと |
| 意向 | intention, idea, inclination | いこう |
| 積もり | intention, plan | つもり |
| 対応 | interaction, correspondence, coping with, dealing with | たいおう |
| 対話 | interactive, interaction, conversation, dialogue | たいわ |
| インターチェンジ | interchange | |
| インターフォン | intercom | |
| 利息 | interest (bank) | りそく |
| 利子 | interest (bank) | りし |
| 面白い | interesting, amusing | おもしろい |
| 干渉 | interference, intervention | かんしょう |
| 内部 | interior, inside, internal | ないぶ |
| 内臓 | internal organs, intestines, viscera | ないぞう |
| インターナショナル | international | |
| 中断 | interruption, suspension, break | ちゅうだん |
| 合間 | interval | あいま |
| 介入 | intervention | かいにゅう |
| 面会 | interview | めんかい |
| 会見 | interview, audience | かいけん |
| 対面 | interview, meeting | たいめん |
| 堪らない | intolerable, unbearable, unendurable | たまらない |
| 自動詞 | intransitive verb (no direct obj) | じどうし |
| 導入 | introduction, bringing in, leading in | どうにゅう |
| 直感 | intuition | ちょっかん |
| 無効 | invalid, no effect, unavailable | むこう |
| 投資 | investment | とうし |
| 招き | invitation | まねき |
| 勧誘 | invitation, solicitation, canvassing, inducement, persuasion, encouragement | かんゆう |
| 鉄鋼 | iron and steel | てっこう |
| 製鉄 | iron manufacture | せいてつ |
| 鉄棒 | iron rod, crowbar, horizontal bar (gymnastics) | かなぼう |
| 鉄片 | iron scraps | てっぺん |
| 不順 | irregularity, unseasonableness | ふじゅん |
| 出鱈目 | irresponsible utterance, nonsense, nonsensical, random, haphazard, unsystematic | でたらめ |
| 中腹 | irritated, offended | ちゅうっぱら |
| 孤立 | isolation, helplessness | こりつ |
| 孤独 | isolation, loneliness, solitude | こどく |
| どうやら | it seems like, somehow or other | |
| 筈 | it should be so | はず |
| 其れ | it, that | それ |
| 痒い | itchy, itching | かゆい |
| 箇条書き | itemized form, itemization | かじょうがき |
| ジャンパー | jacket, jumper | |
| 尉 | jailer, old man, rank, company officer | じょう |
| 和風 | Japanese style | わふう |
| 和文 | Japanese text, sentence in Japanese | わぶん |
| ジャズ | jazz | |
| 嫉妬 | jealousy | しっと |
| ジーパン | jeans (lit, jeans pants), dungarees | |
| ゼリー | jelly, Jerry | |
| イエス | Jesus, yes | |
| 合わせ | joint together, opposite, facing | あわせ |
| 判定 | judgement, decision, award, verdict | はんてい |
| 刑罰 | judgement, penalty, punishment | けいばつ |
| 審査 | judging, inspection, examination, investigation | しんさ |
| 判決 | judicial decision, judgement, sentence, decree | はんけつ |
| ジャンボ | jumbo | |
| ジャンプ | jump | |
| 短大 | junior college | たんだい |
| 一寸 | just a minute, a short time, a while, just a little, somewhat, easily, readily, rath | ちょっと |
| 真上 | just above, right overhead | まうえ |
| 正当 | just, justifiable, right, due, proper, equitable, reasonable, legitimate, lawful | せいとう |
| 恰度 | just, right, exactly | ちょうど |
| 正義 | justice, right, righteousness, correct meaning | せいぎ |
| 痛切 | keen, acute | つうせつ |
| 泌み泌み | keenly, deeply, heartily | しみじみ |
| あられ | kind of cookie, cartoon character | |
| 種 | kind, variety, species | しゅ |
| 玉 | king (shogi) | ぎょく |
| 骨 | knack, skill | こつ |
| 心得 | knowledge, information | こころえ |
| ラベル | label | |
| 票 | label, ballot, ticket, sign | ひょう |
| 勤労 | labor, exertion, diligent service | きんろう |
| 労力 | labour, effort, toil, trouble | ろうりょく |
| 失調 | lack of harmony | しっちょう |
| 梯子 | ladder, stairs | ていし |
| レディー | lady | |
| ランプ | lamp, ramp, headlight, light | |
| 城下 | land near the castle | じょうか |
| 着陸 | landing, alighting, touch down | ちゃくりく |
| 上陸 | landing, disembarkation | じょうりく |
| 家主 | landlord | いえぬし |
| 地主 | landlord | じぬし |
| 度忘れ | lapse of memory, forget for a moment | どわすれ |
| 大柄 | large build, large pattern | おおがら |
| びり | last on the list, at the bottom | |
| 夜更け | late at night | よふけ |
| 創刊 | launching (e.g. newspaper), first issue | そうかん |
| 法学 | law, jurisprudence | ほうがく |
| 芝 | lawn, sod, turf | しば |
| 訴え | lawsuit, complaint | うったえ |
| 鉛 | lead (the metal) | なまり |
| 連盟 | league, union, alliance | れんめい |
| 傾 | lean, incline | けい |
| 修学 | learning | しゅうがく |
| 放置 | leave as is, leave to chance, leave alone, neglect | ほうち |
| 聴講 | lecture attendance, auditing | ちょうこう |
| 左利き | left-handedness, sake drinker, left-hander | ひだりきき |
| 立法 | legislation, lawmaking | りっぽう |
| 議案 | legislative bill | ぎあん |
| 余暇 | leisure, leisure time, spare time | よか |
| 融通 | lending (money), accommodation, adaptability, versatility, finance | ゆうずう |
| 緩やか | lenient | ゆるやか |
| レッスン | lesson | |
| 教訓 | lesson, precept, moral instruction | きょうくん |
| 文 | letter, writings | ふみ |
| レバー | lever, liver | |
| 嘘つき | liar (sometimes said with not much seriousness), fibber | うそつき |
| 台本 | libretto, scenario | だいほん |
| 生死 | life and death | せいし |
| 灯 | light | ともしび |
| 愛憎 | likes and dislikes | あいにく |
| 局限 | limit, localize | きょくげん |
| 限定 | limit, restriction | げんてい |
| 制約 | limitation, restriction, condition, constraints | せいやく |
| 切り | limits, end, bounds, period, place to leave off, closing sentence, all there is, only, since | きり |
| 行 | line, row, verse | ぎょう |
| 未練 | lingering affection, attachment, regret(s), reluctance | みれん |
| 液 | liquid, fluid | えき |
| 清算 | liquidation, settlement | せいさん |
| 聞き取り | listening comprehension | ききとり |
| 作物 | literary work | さくぶつ |
| 著書 | literary work, book | ちょしょ |
| 訴訟 | litigation, lawsuit | そしょう |
| 暫く | little while | しばらく |
| 生計 | livelihood, living | せいけい |
| 生身 | living flesh, flesh and blood, the quick | なまみ |
| 茶の間 | living room (Japanese style) | ちゃのま |
| 同居 | living together | どうきょ |
| 荷 | load, baggage, cargo | に |
| 地元 | local | じもと |
| 準急 | local express (train slower than an express) | じゅんきゅう |
| 論理 | logic | ろんり |
| 長編 | long (e.g. novel film) | ちょうへん |
| 疾っくに | long ago, already, a long time ago | とっくに |
| 遠方 | long way, distant place | えんぽう |
| 長々 | long, drawn-out, very long | ながなが |
| 久しい | long, long-continued, old (story) | ひさしい |
| 外方 | look (or turn) the other way | そっぽ |
| 観 | look, appearance, spectacle | かん |
| 目付き | look, expression of the eyes, eyes | めつき |
| 余所見 | looking away, looking aside | よそみ |
| 待ち遠しい | looking forward to | まちどおしい |
| 機 | loom | はた |
| ルーズ | loose | |
| だぶだぶ | loose, baggy | |
| 紛失 | losing something | ふんしつ |
| 損失 | loss | そんしつ |
| 籤引 | lottery, drawn lot | くじびき |
| 抽選 | lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots) | ちゅうせん |
| 蓮 | lotus | はす |
| 恋愛 | love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections | れんあい |
| 素敵 | lovely, dreamy, beautiful, great, fantastic, superb, cool, capital | すてき |
| 可愛らしい | lovely, sweet | かわいらしい |
| 下位 | low rank, subordinate, lower order (e.g. byte) | かい |
| 衆議院 | Lower House, House of Representatives | しゅうぎいん |
| 下吏 | lower official | かり |
| 生温い | lukewarm, halfhearted | なまぬるい |
| 昼飯 | lunch, midday meal | ちゅうはん |
| 肺 | lung | はい |
| 華奢 | luxury, pomp, delicate, slender, gorgeous | かしゃ |
| 磁気 | magnetism | じき |
| 堂々 | magnificent, grand, impressive | どうどう |
| 壮大 | magnificent, grand, majestic, splendid | そうだい |
| 本館 | main building | ほんかん |
| 主導 | main leadership | しゅどう |
| 幹線 | main line, trunk line | かんせん |
| 重なる | main, principal, important | おもなる |
| 多数決 | majority rule | たすうけつ |
| 成年 | majority, adult age | せいねん |
| 努めて | make an effort!, work hard! | つとめて |
| 造り | make up, structure, physique | つくり |
| 作り | make-up, sliced raw fish | つくり |
| メーカー | maker | |
| 根回し | making necessary arrangements | ねまわし |
| 運用 | making use of, application, investment, practical use | うんよう |
| 雄 | male (animal) | おす |
| 人材 | man of talent | じんざい |
| 人 | man, person, people | じん |
| 幹部 | management, (executive) staff, leaders | かんぶ |
| 運営 | management, administration, operation | うんえい |
| 始末 | management, dealing, settlement, cleaning up afterwards | しまつ |
| 操縦 | management, handling, control, manipulation | そうじゅう |
| 風俗 | manners, customs, sex service, sex industry | ふうぞく |
| 僕 | manservant, servant (of God) | しもべ |
| 屋敷 | mansion | やしき |
| 邸宅 | mansion, residence | ていたく |
| 製法 | manufacturing method, recipe, formula | せいほう |
| 加工 | manufacturing, processing, treatment | かこう |
| 肥料 | manure, fertilizer | ひりょう |
| 沢山 | many, a lot, much | たくさん |
| 万 | many, all | ばん |
| 幾多 | many, numerous | いくた |
| 行進 | march, parade | こうしん |
| 海運 | maritime, marine transportation | かいうん |
| マーク | mark | |
| 相場 | market price, speculation, estimation | そうば |
| 市 | market, fair | いち |
| 縁談 | marriage proposal, engagement | えんだん |
| 既婚 | marriage, married | きこん |
| 火星 | Mars (planet) | かせい |
| 覆面 | mask, veil, disguise | ふくめん |
| マスコミ | mass communication | |
| マッサージ | massage | |
| 庶民 | masses, common people | しょみん |
| 衆 | masses, great number, the people | しゅう |
| 旦那 | master (of house), husband (informal) | だんな |
| 修士 | Masters degree program | しゅうし |
| 料 | material, charge, rate, fee | りょう |
| 産婦人科 | maternity and gynecology department | さんふじんか |
| 産休 | maternity leave | さんきゅう |
| 事項 | matter, item, facts | じこう |
| 事柄 | matter, thing, affair, circumstance | ことがら |
| 成熟 | maturity, ripeness | せいじゅく |
| 御免ください | May I come in? | ごめんください |
| かも知れない | may, might, perhaps, may be, possibly | かもしれない |
| 乏しい | meagre, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, scanty, poor | とぼしい |
| 趣 | meaning, tenor, gist, effect, appearance, taste, grace, charm, refinement | おもむき |
| 措置 | measure, step | そち |
| 機構 | mechanism, organization | きこう |
| メディア | media | |
| 診療 | medical examination and treatment, diagnosis | しんりょう |
| 治療 | medical treatment | ちりょう |
| メロディー | melody | |
| 員 | member | いん |
| 膜 | membrane, film | まく |
| 覚え | memory, sense, experience | おぼえ |
| 暗算 | mental arithmetic | あんざん |
| 心情 | mentality | しんじょう |
| 記載 | mention, entry | きさい |
| 本の | mere, only, just | ほんの |
| 台無し | mess, spoiled, (come to) nothing | だいなし |
| メッセージ | message | |
| 計器 | meter, gauge | けいき |
| 几帳面 | methodical, punctual, steady | きちょうめん |
| 中指 | middle finger | ちゅうし |
| 真ん中 | middle, centre, mid-way | まんなか |
| 中程 | middle, midway | なかほど |
| 移住 | migration, immigration | いじゅう |
| 渡り鳥 | migratory bird, bird of passage | わたりどり |
| 和やか | mild, calm, gentle, quiet, harmonious | なごやか |
| 軍事 | military affairs | ぐんじ |
| 作戦 | military or naval operations, tactics, strategy | さくせん |
| 軍服 | military or naval uniform | ぐんぷく |
| 乳 | milk, breast, loop | ちち |
| ミリ | milli-, 10^-3 | |
| 鉱山 | mine (ore) | こうざん |
| 採掘 | mining | さいくつ |
| 鉱業 | mining industry | こうぎょう |
| 蔵相 | Minister of Finance | ぞうしょう |
| 少数 | minority, few | しょうすう |
| 微量 | minuscule amount, extremely small quantity | びりょう |
| 分 | minute | ふん |
| 雑貨 | miscellaneous goods, general goods, sundries | ざっか |
| 惨め | miserable | みじめ |
| 悲惨 | misery | ひさん |
| ミスプリント | misprint | |
| 使命 | mission, errand, message | しめい |
| 遣い | mission, simple task, doing | つかい |
| 錯誤 | mistake | さくご |
| 行き違い | misunderstanding, estrangement, disagreement, crossing without meeting, going astray | いきちがい |
| 混血 | mixed race, mixed parentage | こんけつ |
| 濠 | moat | ごう |
| 動員 | mobilization | どういん |
| 模型 | model, dummy, maquette | もけい |
| 手本 | model, pattern | てほん |
| 規範 | model, standard, pattern, norm, criterion, example | きはん |
| いい加減 | moderate, right, random, not thorough, vague, irresponsible, halfhearted | いいかげん |
| 水気 | moisture, dampness, vapor, dropsy, edema | すいき |
| 束の間 | moment, brief time, brief, transient | つかのま |
| 咄嗟 | moment, instant | とっさ |
| 貨幣 | money, currency, coinage | かへい |
| 僧 | monk, priest | そう |
| 独占 | monopoly | どくせん |
| 単調 | monotony, monotone, dullness | たんちょう |
| 怪獣 | monster | かいじゅう |
| 先先月 | month before last | せんせんげつ |
| 月賦 | monthly installment | げっぷ |
| 月謝 | monthly tuition fee | げっしゃ |
| ムード | mood | |
| 愈々 | more and more, all the more, increasingly, at last, beyond doubt | いよいよ |
| 而も | moreover, furthermore, nevertheless, and yet | しかも |
| 大部 | most (e.g. most part), greater, fairly, a good deal, much | たいぶ |
| 何より | most, best | なにより |
| 殆ど | mostly, almost | ほとんど |
| モーテル | motel | |
| 動機 | motive, incentive | どうき |
| 標語 | motto, slogan, catchword | ひょうご |
| 山脈 | mountain range | さんみゃく |
| 山岳 | mountains | さんがく |
| 鼠 | mouse, rat, dark gray, slate color | ねず |
| 動き | movement, activity, trend, development, change | うごき |
| 転居 | moving, changing residence | てんきょ |
| さん | Mr or Mrs | |
| 様 | Mr. or Mrs., manner, kind, appearance | さま |
| ミセス | Mrs. | |
| 女史 | Ms. | じょし |
| 兼用 | multi-use, combined use, combination, serving two purposes | けんよう |
| 殺人 | murder | さつじん |
| ミュージック | music | |
| 交互 | mutual, reciprocal, alternate | こうご |
| 神秘 | mystery | しんぴ |
| 名称 | name | めいしょう |
| 年号 | name of an era, year number | ねんごう |
| 名札 | name plate, name tag | なふだ |
| ナプキン | napkin | |
| 窮屈 | narrow, tight, stiff, rigid, uneasy, formal, constrained | きゅうくつ |
| 国防 | national defence | こくぼう |
| 国境 | national or state border | くにざかい |
| 国有 | national ownership | こくゆう |
| 天災 | natural calamity, disaster | てんさい |
| 風土 | natural features, topography, climate, spiritual features | ふうど |
| 自ずから | naturally, as a matter of course | おのずから |
| 臍 | navel, belly-button | へそ |
| 身近 | near oneself, close to one, familiar | みぢか |
| 手近 | near, handy, familiar | てぢか |
| 近々 | nearness, before long | ちかぢか |
| 近眼 | nearsightedness, shortsightedness, myopia | きんがん |
| 襟 | neck, collar, lapel, neckband | えり |
| 首飾り | necklace | くびかざり |
| 首輪 | necklace, choker | くびわ |
| 蜜 | nectar, honey | みつ |
| 打ち消し | negation, denial, negative | うちけし |
| 疎か | neglect, negligence, carelessness | おろそか |
| 怠慢 | negligence, procrastination, carelessness | たいまん |
| 交渉 | negotiations, discussions, connection | こうしょう |
| 甥 | nephew | おい |
| 網 | net, network | あみ |
| ノイローゼ | neurosis (de, Neurose) | |
| 中立 | neutrality | ちゅうりつ |
| 中和 | neutralize, counteract | ちゅうわ |
| 然しながら | nevertheless, however | しかしながら |
| ニュー | new | |
| 新 | new | しん |
| 新築 | new building, new construction | しんちく |
| 新人 | new face, newcomer | しんじん |
| 三日月 | new moon, crescent moon | みかずき |
| 新婚 | newly-wed | しんこん |
| 消息 | news, letter, circumstances | しょうそく |
| 弁償 | next word, compensation, reparation, indemnity, reimbursement | べんしょう |
| 明くる | next, following | あくる |
| 次いで | next, secondly, subsequently | ついで |
| 好ましい | nice, likeable, desirable | このましい |
| すばしこい | nimble, smart, quick | |
| 否 | no, nay, yes, well | いいえ |
| 貴族 | noble, aristocrat | きぞく |
| 節 | node, section, occasion, time | せつ |
| 五月蝿い | noisy, loud, fussy | うるさい |
| 喧しい | noisy, strict, fussy | やかましい |
| 遊牧 | nomadism | ゆうぼく |
| 滞納 | non-payment, default | たいのう |
| ナンセンス | nonsense | |
| 無意味 | nonsense, no meaning | むいみ |
| 饂飩 | noodles (Japanese) | うどん |
| 平常 | normal, usual | へいじょう |
| 正常 | normalcy, normality, normal | せいじょう |
| 日頃 | normally, habitually | ひごろ |
| 郷愁 | nostalgia, homesickness | きょうしゅう |
| 些とも | not at all (neg. verb) | ちっとも |
| 呆気ない | not enough, too quick (short long etc.) | あっけない |
| 延いては | not only...but also, in addition to, consequently | ひいては |
| 余り | not very (this form only used as adverb), not much, remainder, rest, remnant, surplus, balance, excess, rema | あんまり |
| ご無沙汰 | not writing or contacting for a while | ごぶさた |
| 未定 | not yet fixed, undecided, pending | みてい |
| 未知 | not yet known | みち |
| 名産 | noted product | めいさん |
| 何も | nothing | なにも |
| 何とも | nothing (with neg. verb), quite, not a bit | なんとも |
| 今更 | now, at this late hour | いまさら |
| いざ | now, come (now), well, crucial moment | |
| ニュアンス | nuance | |
| 核 | nucleus, kernel | かく |
| 手数 | number of moves, trouble | てかず |
| 号 | number, issue | ごう |
| 数詞 | numeral | すうし |
| 分子 | numerator, molecule | ぶんし |
| 介護 | nursing | かいご |
| 看護 | nursing, (army) nurse | かんご |
| 介抱 | nursing, looking after | かいほう |
| 保育 | nursing, nurturing, rearing, lactation, suckling | ほいく |
| 大人しい | obedient, docile, quiet | おとなしい |
| 当て | object, aim, end, hopes, expectations | あて |
| 趣旨 | object, meaning | しゅし |
| 異議 | objection, dissent, protest | いぎ |
| 申し分 | objection, shortcomings | もうしぶん |
| 客観 | objective | きゃっかん |
| 強制 | obligation, coercion, compulsion, enforcement | きょうせい |
| 漠然 | obscure, vague, equivocal | ばくぜん |
| 監視 | observation, guarding, inspection, surveillance | かんし |
| 阻止 | obstruction, check, hindrance, prevention, interdiction | そし |
| 入手 | obtaining, coming to hand | にゅうしゅ |
| 明白 | obvious, overt, plainly, frankly | あからさま |
| 間々 | occasionally, frequently | まま |
| 偶に | occasionally, once in a while | たまに |
| 占領 | occupation, capture, possession, have a room to oneself | せんりょう |
| 海流 | ocean current | かいりゅう |
| 奇数 | odd number | きすう |
| 無論 | of course, naturally | むろん |
| 同い年 | of the same age | おないどし |
| 供 | offer, present, submit, serve (a meal), supply | きょう |
| 提供 | offer, tender, program sponsoring, furnishing | ていきょう |
| 懸賞 | offering prizes, winning, reward | けんしょう |
| 給仕 | office boy (girl), page, waiter | きゅうじ |
| 公認 | official recognition, authorization, licence, accreditation | こうにん |
| 係り | official, duty, person in charge | かかり |
| 公 | official, public, formal, open, governmental | おおやけ |
| 屡 | often, again and again, frequently | しばしば |
| ちょくちょく | often, frequently, now and then, occasionally | |
| 度々 | often, repeatedly, frequently | たびたび |
| あら | oh, ah, saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus) | |
| 油絵 | oil painting | あぶらえ |
| オーケー | OK | |
| 旧知 | old friend, old friendship | きゅうち |
| 年寄り | old people, the aged | としより |
| 不吉 | ominous, sinister, bad luck, ill omen, inauspiciousness | ふきつ |
| 手元 | on hand, at hand, at home | てもと |
| 態と | on purpose | わざと |
| 途中 | on the way, en route | つちゅう |
| オンライン | on-line | |
| 嘗て | once, ever | かつて |
| 一頃 | once, some time ago | ひところ |
| 一々 | one by one, separately | いちいち |
| 一部 | one copy e.g. of a document, a part, partly, some | いちぶ |
| 一日 | one day, first of month | いちじつ |
| 一敗 | one defeat | いっぱい |
| 単 | one layer, single | ひとえ |
| 一心 | one mind, wholeheartedness, the whole heart | いっしん |
| 一人 | one person | いちにん |
| 一面 | one side, one phase, front page, the other hand, the whole surface | いちめん |
| 彼此 | one thing or another, this and that, this or that | あれこれ |
| たった | only, merely, but, no more than | |
| オープン | open | |
| 公然 | open (e.g. secret), public, official | こうぜん |
| 原っぱ | open field, empty lot, plain | はらっぱ |
| 眼科 | ophthalmology | がんか |
| 視点 | opinion, point of view, visual point | してん |
| 契機 | opportunity, chance | けいき |
| 野党 | opposition party | やとう |
| 対抗 | opposition, antagonism | たいこう |
| 錯覚 | optical illusion, hallucination | さっかく |
| 楽観 | optimism | らっかん |
| 其れ共 | or, or else | それとも |
| 若しくは | or, otherwise | もしくは |
| 或いは | or, possibly | あるいは |
| 口頭 | oral | こうとう |
| 軌道 | orbit, railroad track | きどう |
| 秩序 | order, regularity, system, method | ちつじょ |
| 次 | order, sequence, times, next, below | し |
| 整然 | orderly, regular, well-organized, trim, accurate | せいぜん |
| 指令 | orders, instructions, directive | しれい |
| 第 | ordinal | だい |
| 器官 | organ (of body), instrument | きかん |
| 有機 | organic | ゆうき |
| 主催 | organization, sponsorship | しゅさい |
| オリエンテーション | orientation | |
| 原点 | origin (coordinates), starting point | げんてん |
| 起源 | origin, beginning, rise | きげん |
| 根本 | origin, source, foundation, root, base, principle | こんぽん |
| 原典 | original (text) | げんてん |
| 原書 | original document | げんしょ |
| 原形 | original form, base form | げんけい |
| 原作 | original work | げんさく |
| 独自 | original, peculiar, characteristic | どくじ |
| 原 | original, primitive, primary, fundamental, raw | げん |
| 独創 | originality | どくそう |
| 元来 | originally, primarily, essentially, logically, naturally | がんらい |
| 装飾 | ornament | そうしょく |
| 修飾 | ornamentation, embellishment, decoration, adornment, polish up (writing), modification (gram) | しゅうしょく |
| 孤児 | orphan | こじ |
| 振動 | oscillation, vibration | しんどう |
| 耳鼻科 | otolaryngology | じびか |
| 絶版 | out of print | ぜっぱん |
| 発生 | outbreak, spring forth, occurrence, incidence, origin | はっせい |
| 大筋 | outline, summary | おおすじ |
| 粗筋 | outline, summary | あらすじ |
| 概略 | outline, summary, gist, in brief | がいりゃく |
| 振り出し | outset, starting point, drawing or issuing (draft) | ふりだし |
| 域外 | outside the area | いきがい |
| 其方 | over there, the other | そちら |
| 馴れ馴れしい | over-familiar | なれなれしい |
| 氾濫 | overflowing, flood | はんらん |
| 朝寝坊 | oversleeping, late riser | あさねぼう |
| 過労 | overwork, strain | かろう |
| 酸化 | oxidation | さんか |
| パチンコ | pachinko (Japanese pinball) | |
| 荷造り | packing, baling, crating | にづくり |
| 切ない | painful, trying, oppressive, suffocating | せつない |
| ペア | pair, pear | |
| パジャマ | pajamas, pyjamas | |
| 宮殿 | palace | きゅうでん |
| ちやほや | pamper, make a fuss of, spoil | |
| 張り紙 | paper patch, paper backing, poster | はりがみ |
| 極楽 | paradise | ごくらく |
| 天国 | paradise, heaven, Kingdom of Heaven | てんごく |
| 麻痺 | paralysis, palsy, numbness, stupor | まひ |
| 勘弁 | pardon, forgiveness, forbearance | かんべん |
| 関与 | participation, taking part in, participating in, being concerned in | かんよ |
| 微塵 | particle, atom | みじん |
| 助詞 | particle, postposition | じょし |
| 個別 | particular case | こべつ |
| 一別 | parting | いちべつ |
| すんなり | pass with no objection, slim, slender | |
| 経過 | passage, expiration, progress | けいか |
| 箇所 | passage, place, point, part | かしょ |
| 乗客 | passenger | じょうかく |
| 旅客 | passenger (transport) | りょかく |
| 情熱 | passion, enthusiasm, zeal | じょうねつ |
| 受身 | passive, passive voice | うけみ |
| 旅券 | passport | りょけん |
| 旧事 | past events, bygones | くじ |
| 過ぎ | past, after | すぎ |
| 牧師 | pastor, minister, clergyman | ぼくし |
| 辛抱 | patience, endurance | しんぼう |
| 根気 | patience, perseverance, energy | こんき |
| パトカー | patrol car | |
| 桐 | paulownia tree | きり |
| ポーズ | pause | |
| 舗装 | pavement, road surface | ほそう |
| 歩 | pawn (in chess or shogi) | ふ |
| 代弁 | pay by proxy, act for another, speak for another | だいべん |
| 納入 | payment, supply | のうにゅう |
| 峰 | peak, ridge | みね |
| 真珠 | pearl | しんじゅ |
| 小児科 | pediatrics | しょうにか |
| 刑 | penalty, sentence, punishment | けい |
| 人民 | people, public | じんみん |
| 民俗 | people, race, nation, racial customs, folk customs | みんぞく |
| 民族 | people, race, nation, racial customs, folk customs | みんぞく |
| 完璧 | perfection, completeness, flawless | かんぺき |
| 円満 | perfection, harmony, peace, smoothness, completeness, satisfaction, integrity | えんまん |
| 真ん丸い | perfectly circular | まんまるい |
| 上演 | performance (e.g. music) | じょうえん |
| 手際 | performance, skill, tact | てぎわ |
| 出演 | performance, stage appearance | しゅつえん |
| 恐らく | perhaps | おそらく |
| 大方 | perhaps, almost all, majority | おおかた |
| 若しかすると | perhaps, maybe, by some chance | もしかすると |
| 若しかしたら | perhaps, maybe, by some chance | もしかしたら |
| 若しかして | perhaps, possibly | もしかして |
| 期 | period, time | き |
| 許容 | permission, pardon | きょよう |
| 迫害 | persecution | はくがい |
| 主任 | person in charge, responsible official | しゅにん |
| 身なり | personal appearance | みなり |
| 体験 | personal experience | たいけん |
| 履歴 | personal history, background, career, log | りれき |
| 経歴 | personal history, career | けいれき |
| 私用 | personal use, private business | しよう |
| 人格 | personality, character, individuality | じんかく |
| 人柄 | personality, character, personal appearance, gentility | ひとがら |
| 見通し | perspective, unobstructed view, outlook, forecast, prospect, insight | みとおし |
| 説得 | persuasion | せっとく |
| 悲観 | pessimism, disappointment | ひかん |
| 象 | phenomenon | しょう |
| 当て字 | phonetic-equivalent character, substitute character | あてじ |
| 体力 | physical strength | たいりょく |
| 生理 | physiology, menses | せいり |
| 体格 | physique, constitution | たいかく |
| 略奪 | pillage, plunder, looting, robbery | りゃくだつ |
| 柱 | pillar, post | はしら |
| 面皰 | pimple, acne | にきび |
| 管 | pipe, tube | かん |
| 筒 | pipe, tube | つつ |
| 不便 | pity, compassion | ふびん |
| 勤め先 | place of work | つとめさき |
| 余地 | place, room, margin, scope | よち |
| 棟 | place, section, building | とう |
| 位地 | place, situation, position, location | いち |
| 思い付き | plan, idea, suggestion | おもいつき |
| 構想 | plan, plot, idea, conception | こうそう |
| 策 | plan, policy | さく |
| 方策 | plan, policy | ほうさく |
| 惑星 | planet | わくせい |
| 企画 | planning, project | きかく |
| 壇 | platform, podium, rostrum, (arch) mandala | だん |
| 戯曲 | play, drama | ぎきょく |
| 再生 | playback, regeneration, resuscitation, return to life, rebirth, reincarnation, narrow escape, reclamation, r | さいせい |
| 加留多 | playing cards (pt, carta) | かるた |
| 吹奏 | playing wind instruments | すいそう |
| 快い | pleasant, agreeable | こころよい |
| お願いします | please | おねがいします |
| 何卒 | please, kindly, by all means | どうぞ |
| どうぞ宜しく | pleased to meet you | どうぞよろしく |
| ふんだん | plentiful, abundant, lavish | |
| ポイント | point | |
| 観点 | point of view | かんてん |
| 見地 | point of view | けんち |
| 指摘 | pointing out, identification | してき |
| 中毒 | poisoning | ちゅうどく |
| 警部 | police inspector | けいぶ |
| お巡りさん | policeman (friendly term) | おまわりさん |
| 政策 | political measures, policy | せいさく |
| 花粉 | pollen | かふん |
| 華美 | pomp, splendor, gaudiness | かび |
| 駄作 | poor work, rubbish | ださく |
| 貧弱 | poor, meagre, insubstantial | ひんじゃく |
| 可哀想 | poor, pitiable, pathetic | かわいそう |
| 好評 | popularity, favorable reputation | こうひょう |
| 磁器 | porcelain, china | じき |
| ポジション | position | |
| 所持 | possession, owning | しょじ |
| ひょっと | possibly, accidentally | |
| 役職 | post, managerial position, official position | やくしょく |
| 産後 | postpartum, after childbirth | さんご |
| 構え | posture, pose, style | かまえ |
| ポット | pot | |
| 陶器 | pottery, ceramics | とうき |
| 窮乏 | poverty | きゅうぼう |
| 貧乏 | poverty, destitute, poor | びんぼう |
| 貧困 | poverty, lack | ひんこん |
| 権力 | power, authority, influence | けんりょく |
| 権限 | power, authority, jurisdiction | けんげん |
| 威力 | power, might, authority, influence | いりょく |
| 動力 | power, motive power, dynamic force | どうりょく |
| 演習 | practice, exercises, manoeuvers | えんしゅう |
| 慣れ | practice, experience | なれ |
| 実践 | practice, put into practice | じっせん |
| 賛美 | praise, adoration, glorification | さんび |
| 祈り | prayer, supplication | いのり |
| 前提 | preamble, premise, reason, prerequisite | ぜんてい |
| 前例 | precedent | ぜんれい |
| 先行 | preceding, going first | せんこう |
| 尊い | precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred | たっとい |
| 貴い | precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred | たっとい |
| 沈殿 | precipitation, settlement | ちんでん |
| 精密 | precise, exact, detailed, minute, close | せいみつ |
| きっちり | precisely, tightly | |
| 予言 | prediction, promise, prognostication | かねごと |
| 優位 | predominance, ascendancy, superiority | ゆうい |
| 前置き | preface, introduction | まえおき |
| 優先 | preference, priority | ゆうせん |
| 偏見 | prejudice, narrow view | へんけん |
| 下調べ | preliminary investigation, preparation | したしらべ |
| 調べ | preparation, investigation, inspection | しらべ |
| 手回し | preparations, arrangements | てまわし |
| 貫禄 | presence, dignity | かんろく |
| 現行 | present, current, in operation | げんこう |
| 進呈 | presentation | しんてい |
| 提示 | presentation, exhibit, suggest, citation | ていじ |
| 予感 | presentiment, premonition | よかん |
| 公開 | presenting to the public | こうかい |
| 圧迫 | pressure, coercion, oppression | あっぱく |
| 振り | pretence, show, appearance | ふり |
| 自惚れ | pretension, conceit, hubris | うぬぼれ |
| 奇麗 | pretty, clean, nice, tidy, beautiful, fair | きれい |
| 可愛い | pretty, cute, lovely, charming, dear, darling, pet | かわいい |
| 値引き | price reduction, discount | ねびき |
| 代 | price, materials, substitution | しろ |
| 重宝 | priceless treasure, convenience, usefulness | じゅうほう |
| 要因 | primary factor, main cause | よういん |
| 原則 | principle, general rule | げんそく |
| 刷り | printing | すり |
| 事前 | prior, beforehand, in advance | じぜん |
| 捕虜 | prisoner (of war) | ほりょ |
| 民宿 | private home providing lodging for travelers | みんしゅく |
| 私有 | private ownership | しゆう |
| 私物 | private property, personal effects | しぶつ |
| 特権 | privilege, special right | とっけん |
| 問 | problem, question | もん |
| 手順 | process, procedure, protocol | てじゅん |
| 土産 | product of the land | どさん |
| 産物 | product, result, fruit | さんぶつ |
| 演出 | production (e.g. play), direction | えんしゅつ |
| 職務 | professional duties | しょくむ |
| 採算 | profit | さいさん |
| 利潤 | profit, returns | りじゅん |
| 進度 | progress | しんど |
| 進み | progress | すすみ |
| 進展 | progress, development | しんてん |
| 事業 | project, enterprise, business, industry, operations | じぎょう |
| 映写 | projection | えいしゃ |
| 増進 | promoting, increase, advance | ぞうしん |
| 昇進 | promotion | しょうしん |
| 促進 | promotion, acceleration, encouragement, facilitation, spurring on | そくしん |
| 振興 | promotion, encouragement | しんこう |
| 出世 | promotion, successful career, eminence | しゅっせ |
| 証 | proof, evidence | あかし |
| 資産 | property, fortune, means, assets | しさん |
| 比例 | proportion | ひれい |
| 申出 | proposal, request, claim, report, notice | もうしで |
| 出題 | proposing a question | しゅつだい |
| 本格 | propriety, fundamental rules | ほんかく |
| 推進 | propulsion, driving force | すいしん |
| 繁栄 | prospering, prosperity, thriving, flourishing | はんえい |
| 繁盛 | prosperity, flourishing, thriving | はんじょう |
| 好況 | prosperous conditions, healthy economy | こうきょう |
| 主人公 | protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story), head of household | しゅじんこう |
| 養護 | protection, nursing, protective care | ようご |
| 蛋白質 | protein | たんぱくしつ |
| 抗議 | protest, objection | こうぎ |
| 公立 | public (institution) | こうりつ |
| 公募 | public appeal, public contribution | こうぼ |
| 公団 | public corporation | こうだん |
| 物議 | public discussion (criticism) | ぶつぎ |
| 世論 | public opinion | せろん |
| 治安 | public order | ちあん |
| 公演 | public performance | こうえん |
| 検事 | public prosecutor | けんじ |
| 土木 | public works | どぼく |
| 刊行 | publication, issue | かんこう |
| 灰 | puckery juice | あく |
| 一息 | puffy, a breath, a pause, an effort | ひといき |
| 脈 | pulse | みゃく |
| ポンプ | pump | |
| 処罰 | punishment | しょばつ |
| 年生 | pupil in .... year, student in .... year | ねんせい |
| 購入 | purchase, buy | こうにゅう |
| 購買 | purchase, buy | こうばい |
| 生 | pure, undiluted, raw, crude | き |
| 清純 | purity, innocence | せいじゅん |
| 追跡 | pursuit | ついせき |
| 修行 | pursuit of knowledge, studying, learning, training, ascetic practice, discipline | しゅうぎょう |
| 後回し | putting off, postponing | あとまわし |
| ややこしい | puzzling, tangled, complicated, complex | |
| 資格 | qualifications, requirements, capabilities | しかく |
| 格差 | qualitative difference, disparity | かくさ |
| 品質 | quality | ひんしつ |
| 高 | quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money | たか |
| 季刊 | quarterly (e.g. magazine) | きかん |
| 質疑 | question | しつぎ |
| 哉 | question mark | や |
| アンケート | questionnaire (fr, enquete), survey | |
| 短気 | quick temper | たんき |
| 迅速 | quick, fast, rapid, swift, prompt | じんそく |
| さっと | quickly, suddenly | |
| 丸で | quite, entirely, completely, at all, as if, as though, so to speak | まるで |
| クイズ | quiz | |
| 商 | quotient | しょう |
| レース | race, lace | |
| 放射 | radiation, emission | ほうしゃ |
| 放射能 | radioactivity | ほうしゃのう |
| 藍褸 | rag, scrap, tattered clothes, fault (esp. in a pretense), defect, run-down or junky | ぼろ |
| 雨具 | rain gear | あまぐ |
| 降水 | rainfall, precipitation | こうすい |
| 雨天 | rainy weather | うてん |
| 矢鱈に | randomly, recklessly, blindly | やたらに |
| レンジ | range, stove | |
| 軽率 | rash, thoughtless, careless, hasty | けいそつ |
| いっそ | rather, sooner, might as well | |
| 比率 | ratio, proportion, percentage | ひりつ |
| 素材 | raw materials, subject matter | そざい |
| えい | ray (fish) | |
| 再 | re-, again, repeated | さい |
| 到達 | reaching, attaining, arrival | とうたつ |
| 反応 | reaction, response | はんのう |
| 読者 | reader | どくしゃ |
| 心掛け | readiness, intention, aim | こころがけ |
| 朗読 | reading aloud, recitation | ろうどく |
| 講読 | reading, translation | こうどく |
| 実情 | real condition, actual circumstances, actual state of affairs | じつじょう |
| 不動産 | real estate | ふどうさん |
| 本音 | real intention, motive | ほんね |
| 本名 | real name | ほんみょう |
| 国土 | realm | こくど |
| 再現 | reappearance, reproduction, return, revival | さいげん |
| 殿 | rear, rear unit guard | しんがり |
| 育成 | rearing, training, nurture, cultivation, promotion | いくせい |
| 理性 | reason, sense | りせい |
| 推理 | reasoning, inference, mystery or detective genre (movie novel etc.) | すいり |
| 再建 | rebuilding, reconstruction, rehabilitation | さいけん |
| 受け取り | receipt | うけとり |
| 受け入れ | receiving, acceptance | うけいれ |
| この頃 | recently | このごろ |
| 先だって | recently, the other day | せんだって |
| 享受 | reception, acceptance, enjoyment, being given | きょうじゅ |
| 不況 | recession, depression, slump | ふきょう |
| 開拓 | reclamation (of wasteland), cultivation, pioneer | かいたく |
| 認識 | recognition, cognizance | にんしき |
| 勧め | recommendation, advice, encouragement | すすめ |
| レクリエーション | recreation | |
| 葦 | reed, bulrush | よし |
| 審判 | refereeing, trial, judgement, umpire, referee | しんばん |
| 参照 | reference, consultation, consultation | さんしょう |
| 映像 | reflection, image | えいぞう |
| 反射 | reflection, reverberation | はんしゃ |
| 改定 | reform | かいてい |
| 革新 | reform, innovation | かくしん |
| 改革 | reform, reformation, innovation | かいかく |
| 謝絶 | refusal | しゃぜつ |
| 辞退 | refusal | じたい |
| 拒絶 | refusal, rejection | きょぜつ |
| 名簿 | register of names | めいぼ |
| 登録 | registration, register, entry, record | とうろく |
| 後悔 | regret, repentance | こうかい |
| レギュラー | regular | |
| 正規 | regular, legal, formal, established, legitimate | せいき |
| 規制 | regulation | きせい |
| 統制 | regulation, control | とうせい |
| 規定 | regulation, provisions | きてい |
| 否決 | rejection, negation, voting down | ひけつ |
| 密接 | related, connected, close, intimate | みっせつ |
| 間柄 | relation(ship) | あいだがら |
| 中継 | relay, hook-up | ちゅうけい |
| 放出 | release, emit | ほうしゅつ |
| 救済 | relief, aid, rescue, salvation, help | きゅうさい |
| 緩和 | relief, mitigation | かんわ |
| 救援 | relief, rescue, reinforcement | きゅうえん |
| 宣教 | religious mission | せんきょう |
| 残金 | remaining money | ざんきん |
| 名残 | remains, traces, memory | なごり |
| 著しい | remarkable, considerable | いちじるしい |
| 送金 | remittance, sending money | そうきん |
| 半端 | remnant, fragment, incomplete set, fraction, odd sum, incompleteness | はんぱ |
| 報酬 | remuneration, recompense, reward, toll | ほうしゅう |
| 改修 | repair, improvement | かいしゅう |
| 賠償 | reparations, indemnity, compensation | ばいしょう |
| 返済 | repayment | へんさい |
| 呉れ呉れも | repeatedly, sincerely, earnestly | くれぐれも |
| 反発 | repelling, rebound, recover, oppose | はんぱつ |
| 返答 | reply | へんとう |
| 届け | report, notification, registration | とどけ |
| 申告 | report, statement, filing a return, notification | しんこく |
| 共和 | republicanism, cooperation | きょうわ |
| 頼み | request, favor, reliance, dependence | たのみ |
| 必修 | required (subject) | ひっしゅう |
| ゆとり | reserve, affluence, room, time (to spare) | |
| 居住 | residence | きょじゅう |
| 辞職 | resignation | じしょく |
| 諦め | resignation, acceptance, consolation | あきらめ |
| 議決 | resolution, decision, vote | ぎけつ |
| 還元 | resolution, reduction, return to origins | かんげん |
| 決議 | resolution, vote, decision | けつぎ |
| 共鳴 | resonance, sympathy | きょうめい |
| 安静 | rest | あんせい |
| 復旧 | restoration, restitution, rehabilitation | ふくきゅう |
| 制裁 | restraint, sanctions, punishment | せいさい |
| 束縛 | restraint, shackles, restriction, confinement, binding | そくばく |
| 拘束 | restriction, restraint | こうそく |
| 成果 | results, fruits | せいか |
| 小売 | retail | こうり |
| 家来 | retainer, retinue, servant | けらい |
| 保温 | retaining warmth, keeping heat in, heat insulation | ほおん |
| 無口 | reticence | むくち |
| 退職 | retirement (from office) | たいしょく |
| 定年 | retirement age | ていねん |
| 隠居 | retirement, retired person | いんきょ |
| 後退 | retreat, backspace (BS) | こうたい |
| 再発 | return, relapse, reoccurrence | さいはつ |
| 返還 | return, restoration | へんかん |
| 帰京 | returning to Tokyo | ききょう |
| 改訂 | revision | かいてい |
| 復活 | revival (e.g. musical), restoration | ふっかつ |
| 復興 | revival, renaissance, reconstruction | ふっこう |
| 破棄 | revocation, annulment, breaking (e.g. treaty) | はき |
| 革命 | revolution | かくめい |
| 転回 | revolution, rotation | てんかい |
| 褒美 | reward, prize | ほうび |
| 軽快 | rhythmical (e.g. melody), casual (e.g. dress), light, nimble | けいかい |
| ライス | rice | |
| 苗 | rice seedling | なえ |
| 真ん前 | right in front, under the nose | まんまえ |
| 真下 | right under, directly below | ました |
| 上昇 | rising, ascending, climbing | じょうしょう |
| 新興 | rising, developing, emergent | しんこう |
| 河川 | rivers | かせん |
| 岩石 | rock | がんせき |
| じゃん拳 | rock-scissors-paper game | じゃんけん |
| 竿 | rod, pole (e.g. for drying laundry) | さお |
| 反 | roll of cloth (c. 10 yds.), .245 acres, 300 tsubo | たん |
| 転転 | rolling about, moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly | てんてん |
| ローマ字 | romanization, Roman letters | ローマじ |
| ロマンチック | romantic | |
| 室 | room | しつ |
| 根底 | root, basis, foundation | こんてい |
| ロープ | rope | |
| 自転 | rotation, spin | じてん |
| 大ざっぱ | rough (as in not precise), broad, sketchy | おおざっぱ |
| デッサン | rough sketch (fr, dessin) | |
| 雑 | rough, crude | ざつ |
| 荒っぽい | rough, rude | あらっぽい |
| 軒並み | row of houses | のきなみ |
| ぞんざい | rude, careless, slovenly | |
| 荒廃 | ruin | こうはい |
| 没落 | ruin, fall, collapse | ぼつらく |
| ルール | rule | |
| 統治 | rule, reign, government, governing | とうじ |
| 君主 | ruler, monarch | くんしゅ |
| 元首 | ruler, sovereign | げんしゅ |
| 走行 | running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car), traveling | そうこう |
| 家出 | running away from home, leaving home | いえで |
| 駆け足 | running fast, double time | かけあし |
| 錆び | rust (colour) | さび |
| 犠牲 | sacrifice | ぎせい |
| 金庫 | safe, vault, treasury, provider of funds | かねぐら |
| 無難 | safety, security | ぶなん |
| 航海 | sail, voyage | こうかい |
| 出動 | sailing, marching, going out | しゅつどう |
| セール | sale | |
| 売れ行き | sales | うれゆき |
| 唾 | saliva, sputum | つば |
| 塩 | salt | えん |
| 同志 | same mind, comrade, kindred soul | どうし |
| 侍 | Samurai, warrior | さむらい |
| サンタクロース | Santa Claus | |
| 碌な | satisfactory, decent | ろくな |
| 飽和 | saturation | ほうわ |
| 未開 | savage land, backward region, uncivilized | みかい |
| 貯蓄 | savings | ちょちく |
| 鋸 | saw | のこぎり |
| 目盛 | scale, gradations | めもり |
| 規模 | scale, scope, plan, structure | きぼ |
| 拡散 | scattering, diffusion | かくさん |
| 脚本 | scenario | きゃくほん |
| シナリオ | scenario | |
| 給食 | school lunch, providing a meal | きゅうしょく |
| 鋏 | scissors | はさみ |
| 楽譜 | score (music) | がくふ |
| 得点 | score, points made, marks obtained, runs | とくてん |
| 軽蔑 | scorn, disdain | けいべつ |
| 捻子 | screw, helix, spiral | ねじ |
| ねじ回し | screwdriver | ねじまわし |
| 海路 | sea route | うみじ |
| 封 | seal | ふう |
| 印 | seal, stamp, mark, print | いん |
| 判 | seal, stamp, monogram signature, judgment | はん |
| 捜索 | search (esp. for someone or something missing), investigation | そうさく |
| 捜査 | search (esp. in criminal investigations), investigation | そうさ |
| 加味 | seasoning, flavoring | かみ |
| シート | seat, sheet | |
| 脱退 | secession | だったい |
| 下心 | secret intention, motive | したごころ |
| 密か | secret, private, surreptitious | ひそか |
| セクション | section | |
| 区間 | section (of track etc) | くかん |
| 字 | section of village | あざ |
| 守衛 | security guard, doorkeeper | しゅえい |
| 悩ましい | seductive, melancholy, languid | なやましい |
| 選考 | selection, screening | せんこう |
| 自己 | self, oneself | じこ |
| 自我 | self, the ego | じが |
| 自信 | self-confidence | じしん |
| 自覚 | self-conscious | じかく |
| 自尊心 | self-respect, conceit | じそんしん |
| 我がまま | selfishness, egoism, wilfulness, disobedience, whim | わがまま |
| 特派 | send specially, special envoy | とくは |
| 老衰 | senility, senile decay | ろうすい |
| 年長 | seniority | ねんちょう |
| 視覚 | sense of sight, vision | しかく |
| 感触 | sense of touch, feeling, sensation | かんしょく |
| 念 | sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, concern, attention, care | ねん |
| 敏感 | sensibility, susceptibility, sensitive (to), well attuned to | びんかん |
| 感度 | sensitivity, severity (quake) | かんど |
| 分離 | separation, detachment, segregation, isolation | ぶんり |
| 本気 | seriousness, truth, sanctity | ほんき |
| 奴 | servant, fellow | やっこ |
| 勤務 | service, duty, work | きんむ |
| 定食 | set meal, special (of the day) | ていしょく |
| 揃い | set, suit, uniform | そろい |
| 纏め | settlement, conclusion | まとめ |
| 七日 | seven days, the seventh day (of the month) | なぬか |
| 区々 | several, various, divergent, conflicting, different, diverse, trivial | まちまち |
| セックス | sexual intercourse | |
| 見すぼらしい | shabby, seedy | みすぼらしい |
| 恥 | shame, embarrassment | はじ |
| 見っともない | shameful, indecent | みっともない |
| 状 | shape | じょう |
| 貝殻 | shell | かいがら |
| 盾 | shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext | たて |
| 社 | Shinto shrine | やしろ |
| お宮 | Shinto shrine | おみや |
| 船舶 | ship | せんぱく |
| 運送 | shipping, marine transportation | うんそう |
| ショック | shock | |
| 衝撃 | shock, crash, impact, ballistic | しょうげき |
| 小柄 | short (build) | こがら |
| 講習 | short course, training | こうしゅう |
| 短波 | short wave | たんぱ |
| 短縮 | shortening, abbreviation, reduction | たんしゅく |
| 近視 | shortsightedness | きんし |
| 叫び | shout, scream, outcry | さけび |
| ショー | show | |
| 見せ物 | show, exhibition | みせもの |
| 悲鳴 | shriek, scream | ひめい |
| 閉口 | shut mouth | へいこう |
| お菜 | side dish, accompaniment for rice dishes | おかず |
| 兼業 | side line, second business | けんぎょう |
| 余興 | side show, entertainment | よきょう |
| 側面 | side, flank, sidelight, lateral | そくめん |
| 偏 | side, left radical of a character, inclining, inclining toward, biased | へん |
| 側 | side, row, surroundings, part, (watch) case | かわ |
| 記名 | signature, register | きめい |
| 調印 | signature, sign, sealing | ちょういん |
| 兆 | signs, omen, symptoms | きざし |
| 兆し | signs, omen, symptoms | きざし |
| 無言 | silence | むごん |
| 沈黙 | silence, reticence | ちんもく |
| しいんと | silent (as the grave), (deathly) quiet | |
| 素朴 | simplicity, artlessness, naivete | そぼく |
| 簡易 | simplicity, easiness, quasi- | かんい |
| 質素 | simplicity, modesty, frugality | しっそ |
| 簡素 | simplicity, plain | かんそ |
| 兼ねて | simultaneously | かねて |
| 誠実 | sincere, honest, faithful | せいじつ |
| 敬具 | Sincerely yours | けいぐ |
| 真心 | sincerity, devotion | まこころ |
| 一言 | single word | いちげん |
| 単一 | single, simple, sole, individual, unitory | たんいつ |
| 流し | sink | ながし |
| 沈没 | sinking, foundering | ちんぼつ |
| 姉妹 | sisters | きょうだい |
| 着席 | sit down, seat | ちゃくせき |
| 六 | six | む |
| サイズ | size | |
| 巧み | skill, cleverness | たくみ |
| 達者 | skillful, in good health | たっしゃ |
| 上空 | sky, the skies, high-altitude sky, upper air | じょうくう |
| 弛み | slack, slackening, dullness, letdown | たるみ |
| スラックス | slacks | |
| 中傷 | slander, libel, defamation | ちゅうしょう |
| 眠たい | sleepy | ねむたい |
| 上がり | slope, advance income, crop yield, ascent, rise, advance, death, spinning, completion, stop, finish, after | あがり |
| 斜面 | slope, slanting surface, bevel | しゃめん |
| 怠い | sluggish, feel heavy, languid, dull | だるい |
| お洒落 | smartly dressed, someone smartly dressed, fashion-conscious | おしゃれ |
| 生臭い | smelling of fish or blood, fish or meat | なまぐさい |
| 微笑 | smile | びしょう |
| 煙たい | smoky, feeling awkward | けむたい |
| 滑らか | smoothness, glassiness | なめらか |
| 嚏 | sneeze | くしゃみ |
| 鼾 | snoring | いびき |
| 其処で | so (conj), accordingly, now, then, thereupon | そこで |
| ずぶ濡れ | soaked, dripping wet | ずぶぬれ |
| 社交 | social life, social intercourse | しゃこう |
| ソックス | socks | |
| 兵士 | soldier | へいし |
| 単独 | sole, independence, single, solo (flight) | たんどく |
| 固体 | solid (body) | こたい |
| 立体 | solid body | りったい |
| 頑丈 | solid, firm, stout, burly, strong, sturdy | がんじょう |
| 連帯 | solidarity | れんたい |
| がっちり | solidly built, tightly, shrewd, calculating | |
| ソロ | solo | |
| 溶液 | solution (liquid) | ようえき |
| 若干 | some, few, number of | じゃっかん |
| 何となく | somehow or other, for some reason or another | なんとなく |
| 宙返り | somersault, looping-the-loop | ちゅうがえり |
| 初耳 | something heard for the first time | はつみみ |
| 何だかんだ | something or other | なんだかんだ |
| 些事 | something small or petty, trifle | さじ |
| 何時か | sometime, someday, one day, some time or other, the other day, in due course, in time | いつか |
| 時折 | sometimes | ときおり |
| 何処か | somewhere, anywhere, in some respects | どこか |
| 子息 | son | しそく |
| 坊ちゃん | son (of others) | ぼっちゃん |
| 伜 | son, my son | せがれ |
| 婿 | son-in-law | むこ |
| 間もなく | soon, before long, in a short time | まもなく |
| 済まない | sorry (phrase) | すまない |
| 済みません | sorry, excuse me | すみません |
| 魂 | soul, spirit | こん |
| ずるずる | sound or act of dragging, loose, inconclusive but unwanted situation, trailingly | |
| 音 | sound, note | ね |
| 酸っぱい | sour, acid | すっぱい |
| ソース | source | |
| 電源 | source of electricity, power (button on TV etc.) | でんげん |
| 財源 | source of funds, resources, finances | ざいげん |
| 水源 | source of river, fountainhead | すいげん |
| 源 | source, origin | みなもと |
| 南 | south | なん |
| 主権 | sovereignty, supremacy, dominion | しゅけん |
| スペース | space | |
| 火花 | spark | ひばな |
| 特許 | special permission, patent | とっきょ |
| 特技 | special skill | とくぎ |
| 専修 | specialization | せんしゅう |
| 特産 | specialty, special product | とくさん |
| 比重 | specific gravity | ひじゅう |
| 眼鏡 | spectacles, glasses | がんきょう |
| 観衆 | spectators, onlookers, members of the audience | かんしゅう |
| スピード | speed | |
| 噴出 | spewing, gushing, spouting, eruption, effusion | ふんしゅつ |
| 圏 | sphere, circle, range | けん |
| 香辛料 | spices | こうしんりょう |
| 紡績 | spinning | ぼうせき |
| 気質 | spirit, character, trait, temperament, disposition | かたぎ |
| 分裂 | split, division, break up | ぶんれつ |
| スポーツカー | sports car | |
| 斑 | spots, speckles, mottles | ぶち |
| 配偶者 | spouse, wife, husband | はいぐうしゃ |
| スプリング | spring | |
| 発条 | spring (e.g. coil leaf) | ばね |
| 平方 | square (e.g. metre), square | へいほう |
| 職員 | staff member, personnel | しょくいん |
| 停滞 | stagnation, tie-up, congestion, retention, accumulation, falling into arrears | ていたい |
| 茎 | stalk | くき |
| 印鑑 | stamp, seal | いんかん |
| 整列 | stand in a row, form a line | せいれつ |
| 規格 | standard, norm | きかく |
| 主食 | staple food | しゅしょく |
| 主演 | starring, playing the leading part | しゅえん |
| 着工 | start of (construction) work | ちゃっこう |
| 起点 | starting point | きてん |
| 発足 | starting, inauguration | はっそく |
| 情勢 | state of things, condition, situation | じょうせい |
| 有様 | state, condition, circumstances, the way things are or should be, truth | ありさま |
| 国定 | state-sponsored, national | こくてい |
| 静的 | static | せいてき |
| 像 | statue, image, figure, picture, portrait | ぞう |
| 格 | status, character, case | かく |
| 夜更かし | staying up late, keeping late hours, sitting up late at night, nighthawk | よふかし |
| 盗み | stealing | ぬすみ |
| スチーム | steam | |
| 汽船 | steamship | きせん |
| 聴診器 | stethoscope | ちょうしんき |
| 粘り | stickyness, viscosity | ねばり |
| 況して | still more, still less (with neg. verb), to say nothing of, not to mention | まして |
| 依然 | still, as yet | いぜん |
| 静止 | stillness, repose, standing still | せいし |
| 吝嗇 | stinginess, miser, miserliness, skinflint, tightwad, niggard, pinching pennies | けち |
| 株式 | stock (company) | かぶしき |
| 在庫 | stockpile, stock | ざいこ |
| 碑 | stone monument bearing an inscription | いしぶみ |
| 店 | store, shop, establishment | てん |
| 物置き | storeroom | ものおき |
| 暴風 | storm, windstorm, gale | ぼうふう |
| 可笑しい | strange, funny, amusing, ridiculous | おかしい |
| 乙 | strange, quaint, stylish, chic, spicy, queer, witty, tasty, romantic, 2nd in rank, second sign of the | おつ |
| 吊り革 | strap | つりかわ |
| ストロー | straw | |
| 藁 | straw | わら |
| ストレス | stress | |
| 圧力 | stress, pressure | あつりょく |
| 担架 | stretcher, litter | たんか |
| 厳密 | strict, close | げんみつ |
| 騒動 | strife, riot, rebellion | そうどう |
| ストライキ | strike | |
| 伐 | strike, attack, punish | ばつ |
| ストロボ | stroboscope (lit, strobo), strobe lamp, stroboscopic lamp | |
| 画 | stroke | かく |
| 感慨 | strong feelings, deep emotion | かんがい |
| 強烈 | strong, intense, severe | きょうれつ |
| 頑固 | stubbornness, obstinacy | がんこ |
| スタジオ | studio | |
| 馬鹿馬鹿しい | stupid | ばかばかしい |
| 様式 | style, form, pattern | ようしき |
| 流 | styleof, method of, manner of | りゅう |
| 教科 | subject, curriculum | きょうか |
| 主体 | subject, main constituent | しゅたい |
| 主題 | subject, theme, motif | しゅだい |
| 課題 | subject, theme, task | かだい |
| 主観 | subjectivity, subject, ego | しゅかん |
| 亜科 | suborder, subfamily | あか |
| 部下 | subordinate person | ぶか |
| 購読 | subscription (e.g. magazine) | こうどく |
| 応募 | subscription, application | おうぼ |
| 控除 | subsidy, deduction | こうじょ |
| 実質 | substance, essence | じっしつ |
| 本体 | substance, real form, object of worship | ほんたい |
| 代用 | substitution | だいよう |
| 減点 | subtract, give a demerit | げんてん |
| 近郊 | suburbs, outskirts | きんこう |
| 俄か | sudden, abrupt, unexpected, improvised, offhand | にわか |
| 不意 | sudden, abrupt, unexpected, unforeseen | ふい |
| 行き成り | suddenly | いきなり |
| 突如 | suddenly, all of a sudden | とつじょ |
| 不図 | suddenly, casually, accidentally, incidentally, unexpectedly, unintentionally | ふと |
| 窒息 | suffocation | ちっそく |
| 適宜 | suitability | てきぎ |
| 相応 | suitability, fitness | そうおう |
| 和 | sum, harmony, peace | わ |
| 横綱 | sumo grand champion | よこづな |
| 日焼け | sunburn | ひやけ |
| 日向 | sunny place, in the sun | ひなた |
| 夕焼け | sunset | ゆうやけ |
| 超 | super-, ultra-, hyper- | ちょう |
| 上位 | superior (rank not class), higher order (e.g. byte), host computer (of connected device) | じょうい |
| 上司 | superior authorities, boss | じょうし |
| 優勢 | superiority, superior power, predominance, preponderance | ゆうせい |
| 嫋か | supple, flexible, elastic | しなやか |
| 補足 | supplement, complement | ほそく |
| 補充 | supplementation, supplement, replenishment, replenishing | ほじゅう |
| 補給 | supply, supplying, replenishment | ほきゅう |
| 支持 | support, maintenance | しじ |
| 扶養 | support, maintenance | ふよう |
| 抑制 | suppression | よくせい |
| 優越 | supremacy, predominance, being superior to | ゆうえつ |
| 案の定 | sure enough, as usual | あんのじょう |
| てっきり | surely, certainly, beyond doubt | |
| 正しく | surely, no doubt, evidently | まさしく |
| 屹度 | surely, undoubtedly, certainly, without fail, sternly, severely | きっと |
| 驚き | surprise, astonishment, wonder | おどろき |
| 自首 | surrender, give oneself up | じしゅ |
| 沼 | swamp, bog, pond, lake | ぬま |
| 取り替え | swap, exchange | とりかえ |
| 甘口 | sweet flavour, mildness, flattery, stupidity | あまくち |
| 渦 | swirl | うず |
| 移行 | switching over to | いこう |
| 象徴 | symbol | しょうちょう |
| 同調 | sympathy, agree with, alignment, tuning | どうちょう |
| 情け | sympathy, compassion | なさけ |
| 同情 | sympathy, compassion, sympathize, pity, feel for | どうじょう |
| 共感 | sympathy, response | きょうかん |
| 座談会 | symposium, round-table discussion | ざだんかい |
| 合成 | synthesis, composition, synthetic, composite, mixed, combined, compound | ごうせい |
| 総合 | synthesis, coordination, putting together, integration, composite | そうごう |
| 化繊 | synthetic fibres | かせん |
| システム | system | |
| 系 | system, lineage, group | けい |
| 制 | system, organization, imperial command, laws, regulation, control, government, suppression, restraint, holdin | せい |
| 火燵 | table with heater, (orig) charcoal brazier in a floor well | こたつ |
| 時刻表 | table, diagram, chart, timetable, schedule | じこくひょう |
| 高原 | tableland, plateau | こうげん |
| 禁物 | taboo, forbidden thing | きんもつ |
| 戦術 | tactics | せんじゅつ |
| 尻尾 | tail (animal) | しっぽ |
| 尾 | tail, ridge | お |
| お大事に | Take care of yourself | おだいじに |
| 避難 | taking refuge, finding shelter | ひなん |
| タレント | talent, star, personality | |
| 対談 | talk, dialogue, conversation | たいだん |
| 短歌 | tanka, 31-syllable Japanese poem | たんか |
| 嗜好 | taste, liking, preference | しこう |
| 味覚 | taste, palate, sense of taste | みかく |
| 渋い | tasteful (clothing), cool, an aura of refined masculinity, astringent, sullen, bitter (taste), 3 | しぶい |
| 畳 | tatami mat, Japanese straw floor coverings | たたみ |
| 税務署 | tax office | ぜいむしょ |
| 茶の湯 | tea ceremony | ちゃのゆ |
| 喫茶 | tea drinking, tea house | きっさ |
| 布巾 | tea-towel, dish cloth | ふきん |
| 教職 | teaching certificate, the teaching profession | きょうしょく |
| 教材 | teaching materials | きょうざい |
| 教員 | teaching staff | きょういん |
| 教え | teachings, precept, lesson, doctrine | おしえ |
| チームワーク | teamwork | |
| 悪戯 | tease, prank, trick, practical joke, mischief | いたずら |
| 技能 | technical skill, ability, capacity | ぎのう |
| 手法 | technique | しゅほう |
| うんざり | tedious, boring, being fed up with | |
| テレックス | telex, teletypewriter exchange | |
| 熱量 | temperature | ねつりょう |
| 神殿 | temple, sacred place | しんでん |
| 休学 | temporary absence from school, suspension | きゅうがく |
| 誘惑 | temptation, allurement, lure | ゆうわく |
| しぶとい | tenacious, stubborn | |
| 情け深い | tender-hearted, compassionate | なさけぶかい |
| 仮 | tentative, provisional | か |
| 地形 | terrain, geographical features, topography | じぎょう |
| とんだ | terrible, awful, serious, preposterous, absolutely not | |
| 領海 | territorial waters | りょうかい |
| 領地 | territory, dominion | りょうち |
| 吟味 | testing, scrutiny, careful investigation | ぎんみ |
| 本文 | text (of document), body (of letter) | ほんぶん |
| 織物 | textile, fabric | おりもの |
| 有難う | Thank you | ありがとう |
| サンキュー | thank you | |
| ご苦労様 | Thank you very much for your.... | ごくろうさま |
| お蔭様で | Thanks to god, thanks to you | おかげさまで |
| 即ち | that is, namely, i.e. | すなわち |
| 伊井 | that one, Italy | いい |
| 彼の | that over there | あの |
| 其処 | that place, there | そこ |
| 身体 | the body | からだ |
| 肉体 | the body, the flesh | にくたい |
| 故人 | the deceased, old friend | こじん |
| 果て | the end, the extremity, the limit(s), the result | はて |
| 内訳 | the items, breakdown, classification | うちわけ |
| 日の丸 | the Japanese flag | ひのまる |
| 故 | the late (deceased) | こ |
| 当人 | the one concerned, the said person | とうにん |
| 異性 | the opposite sex | いせい |
| この間 | the other day, lately, recently | このあいだ |
| 掌 | the palm | たなごころ |
| 同級 | the same grade, same class | どうきゅう |
| 同 | the same, the said, ibid. | どう |
| 聴覚 | the sense of hearing | ちょうかく |
| 所謂 | the so-called, so to speak | いわゆる |
| 原文 | the text, original | げんぶん |
| 有りのまま | the truth, fact, as it is, frankly | ありのまま |
| 最善 | the very best | さいぜん |
| 理論 | theory | りろん |
| 学説 | theory | がくせつ |
| 理屈 | theory, reason | りくつ |
| 彼処 | there, over there, that place, (X) (col) genitals | あそこ |
| 彼方 | there, yonder, that | あちら |
| 依って | therefore, consequently, accordingly, because of | よって |
| 従って | therefore, consequently, in accordance with | したがって |
| 其れ故 | therefore, for that reason, so | それゆえ |
| 此れ等 | these | これら |
| 鈍感 | thickheadedness, stolidity | どんかん |
| 腿 | thigh, femur | もも |
| なんか | things like ..., or something like that .. (often derogatory) | |
| 此れ | this | これ |
| 此の | this | この |
| 刺 | thorn, splinter, spine, biting words | とげ |
| 思考 | thought | しこう |
| 脅迫 | threat, menace, coercion, terrorism | きょうはく |
| 三 | three | み |
| 三味線 | three-stringed Japanese guitar, shamisen | さみせん |
| 倹約 | thrift, economy, frugality | けんやく |
| 投入 | throw, investment, making (an electrical circuit) | とうにゅう |
| 雷 | thunder | いかずち |
| 擽ぐったい | ticklish | くすぐったい |
| 潮 | tide | うしお |
| 片付け | tidying up, finishing | かたづけ |
| タイル | tile | |
| タイム | time | |
| 時差 | time difference | じさ |
| 頃 | time, about, toward, approximately (time) | けい |
| タイムリー | timely, run-batted-in (baseball), RBI | |
| タイマー | timer | |
| タイミング | timing | |
| タイヤ | tire, tyre | |
| ティッシュペーパー | tissue paper | |
| タイトル | title | |
| 見掛ける | to (happen to) see, to notice, to catch sight of | みかける |
| 弱まる | to abate, to weaken, to be emaciated, to be dejected, to be perplexed | よわまる |
| 受け入れる | to accept, to receive | うけいれる |
| 添う | to accompany, to become married, to comply with | そう |
| 伴う | to accompany, to bring with, to be accompanied by, to be involved in | ともなう |
| やり遂げる | to accomplish | やりとげる |
| 遂げる | to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out | とげる |
| 果たす | to accomplish, to fulfill, to carry out, to achieve | はたす |
| 慣らす | to accustom | ならす |
| 取り次ぐ | to act as an agent for, to announce (someone), to convey (a message) | とりつぐ |
| 付け加える | to add one thing to another | つけくわえる |
| 添える | to add to, to attach, to append, to accompany, to garnish, to imitate, to annex | そえる |
| 宛てる | to address | あてる |
| くっ付く | to adhere to, to keep close to | くっつく |
| 悩ます | to afflict, to torment, to harass, to molest | なやます |
| 老ける | to age | ふける |
| 老いる | to age, to grow old | おいる |
| 興じる | to amuse oneself, to make merry | きょうじる |
| 化ける | to appear in disguise, to take the form of, to change for the worse | ばける |
| 現われる | to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to express oneself | あらわれる |
| 当てはまる | to apply (a rule) | あてはまる |
| 準ずる | to apply correspondingly, to correspond to, to be proportionate to, to conform to | じゅんずる |
| 当てはめる | to apply, to adapt | あてはめる |
| 近付く | to approach, to get near, to get acquainted with, to get closer | ちかづく |
| 活ける | to arrange (flowers) | いける |
| 問う | to ask, to question, to charge (i.e. with a crime), to accuse, without regard to (neg) | とう |
| 付き合う | to associate with, to keep company with, to get on with | つきあう |
| くっ付ける | to attach | くっつける |
| 襲う | to attack | おそう |
| 悟る | to attain enlightenment, to perceive, to understand, to discern | さとる |
| 冷やかす | to banter, to make fun of, to jeer at, to cool, to refrigerate | ひやかす |
| お出でになる | to be | おいでになる |
| ご座います | to be (polite), to exist | ございます |
| 受け付ける | to be accepted, to receive (an application) | うけつける |
| 呆れる | to be amazed, to be shocked | あきれる |
| 案じる | to be anxious, to ponder | あんじる |
| 治まる | to be at peace, to clamp down, to lessen (storm terror anger) | おさまる |
| 踏まえる | to be based on, to have origin in | ふまえる |
| 嵩張る | to be bulky, to be unwieldy, to grow voluminous | かさばる |
| 背負う | to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder | しょう |
| 埋まる | to be buried, to be surrounded, to overflow, to be filled | うずまる |
| 慎む | to be careful, to be chaste or discreet, to abstain or refrain | つつしむ |
| 冴える | to be clear, to be serene, to be cold, to be skillful | さえる |
| まごつく | to be confused, to be flustered | |
| 結び付く | to be connected or related, to join together | むすびつく |
| 混む | to be crowded | こむ |
| 湿気る | to be damp, to be moist | しける |
| 決まる | to be decided, to be settled, to look good in (clothes) | きまる |
| 隔たる | to be distant | へだたる |
| 紛れる | to be diverted, to slip into | まぎれる |
| 蕩ける | to be enchanted with | とろける |
| 包む | to be engulfed in, to be enveloped by, to wrap up, to tuck in, to pack, to do up, to cover with, to dress i | くるむ |
| 意気込む | to be enthusiastic about | いきごむ |
| ばてる | to be exhausted, to be worn out | |
| 恐れ入る | to be filled with awe, to feel small, to be amazed, to be surprised, to be disconcerted, to be sorry, to b | おそれいる |
| 勤まる | to be fit for, to be equal to, to function properly | つとまる |
| 惜しむ | to be frugal, to value, to regret | おしむ |
| 備わる | to be furnished with, to be endowed with, to possess, to be among, to be one of, to be possessed of | そなわる |
| 導く | to be guided, to be shown | みちびく |
| 傷付く | to be hurt, to be wounded, to get injured | きずつく |
| 焦る | to be in a hurry, to be impatient | あせる |
| 反する | to be inconsistent with, to oppose, to contradict, to transgress, to rebel | はんする |
| 親しむ | to be intimate with, to befriend | したしむ |
| 妬む | to be jealous, to be envious | ねたむ |
| 止まる | to be limited to | とどまる |
| 潤う | to be moist, to be damp, to get wet, to profit by, to be watered, to receive benefits, to favor, to charm, t | うるおう |
| 納まる | to be obtained, to end, to settle into, to fit into, to be settled, to be paid, to be delivered | おさまる |
| 収まる | to be obtained, to end, to settle into, to fit into, to be settled, to be paid, to be delivered | おさまる |
| 偏る | to be one-sided, to incline, to be partial, to be prejudiced, to lean, to be biased | かたよる |
| 出切る | to be out of, to have no more at hand | できる |
| 植わる | to be planted | うわる |
| 傲る | to be proud | おごる |
| 改まる | to be renewed | あらたまる |
| 富む | to be rich, to become rich | とむ |
| 滅びる | to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed | ほろびる |
| 震わせる | to be shaking, to be trembling | ふるわせる |
| 縮まる | to be shortened, to be contracted, to shrink | ちぢまる |
| 粘る | to be sticky, to be adhesive, to persevere, to persist, to stick to | ねばる |
| サボる | to be truant, to be idle, to sabotage by slowness | |
| 仕付ける | to be used to a job, to begin to do, to baste, to tack, to plant | しつける |
| 尽きる | to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to come to an end | つきる |
| 役立つ | to be useful, to be helpful, to serve the purpose | やくだつ |
| 持てる | to be well liked, to be popular | もてる |
| 値する | to be worth, to deserve, to merit | あたいする |
| 励む | to be zealous, to brace oneself, to endeavour, to strive, to make an effort | はげむ |
| 心掛ける | to bear in mind, to aim to do | こころがける |
| 耐える | to bear, to endure | たえる |
| 負う | to bear, to owe | おう |
| 堪える | to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with, to support, to withstand, to resist, to brave, to be fit for, t | こたえる |
| やっ付ける | to beat | やっつける |
| 慌てる | to become confused (disconcerted disorganized) | あわてる |
| ぼやける | to become dim, to become blurred | |
| 懐く | to become emotionally attached | なつく |
| 怯える | to become frightened, to have a nightmare | おびえる |
| 鈍る | to become less capable, to grow dull, to become blunt, to weaken | なまる |
| 緩む | to become loose, to slacken | ゆるむ |
| 痺れる | to become numb, to go to sleep (i.e. a limb) | しびれる |
| 赤らむ | to become red, to redden, to blush | あからむ |
| 定まる | to become settled, to be fixed | さだまる |
| 衰える | to become weak, to decline, to wear, to abate, to decay, to wither, to waste away | おとろえる |
| 甘える | to behave like a spoiled child, to fawn on | あまえる |
| 綴じる | to bind, to file | とじる |
| 噛み切る | to bite off, to gnaw through | かみきる |
| 咎める | to blame, to find fault, to take someone to task, to aggravate (an injury) | とがめる |
| 恵む | to bless, to show mercy to | めぐむ |
| 乗り込む | to board, to embark on, to get into (a car), to ship (passengers), to man (a ship), to help (someone) int | のりこむ |
| 誇る | to boast of, to be proud of | ほこる |
| 茹でる | to boil | ゆでる |
| 吐く | to breathe, to tell (lies), 3. to vomit, to disgorge | つく |
| 齎らす | to bring, to take, to bring about | もたらす |
| 築く | to build, to pile up, to amass | きずく |
| 埋め込む | to bury | うめこむ |
| 葬る | to bury, to inter, to entomb, to consign to oblivion, to shelve | ほうむる |
| 召す | to call, to send for, to put on, to wear, to take (a bath), to ride in, to buy, to eat, to drink, to catch (a | めす |
| 乗っ取る | to capture, to occupy, to usurp | のっとる |
| 拐う | to carry off, to run away with, to kidnap, to abduct | さらう |
| 営む | to carry on (e.g. in ceremony), to run a business | いとなむ |
| 担う | to carry on shoulder, to bear (burden), to shoulder (gun) | になう |
| 遣り通す | to carry through, to achieve, to complete | やりとおす |
| 受け止める | to catch, to stop the blow, to react to, to take | うけとめる |
| 引き起こす | to cause | ひきおこす |
| 呼び止める | to challenge, to call somebody to halt | よびとめる |
| 挑む | to challenge, to contend for, to make love to | いどむ |
| 違える | to change | ちがえる |
| 化する | to change into, to convert into, to transform, to be reduced, to influence, to improve (someone) | かする |
| 切り替える | to change, to exchange, to convert, to renew, to throw a switch, to replace, to switch over | きりかえる |
| 噛る | to chew, to bite (at), to gnaw, to nibble, to munch, to crunch, to have a smattering of | かじる |
| 澄ます | to clear, to make clear, to be unruffled, to look unconcerned, to look demure, look prim, put on airs | すます |
| 瞑る | to close the eyes | つぶる |
| ダブる | to coincide (fall on the same day), to have two of something, to repeat a school year after failing | |
| 取り立てる | to collect, to extort, to appoint, to promote | とりたてる |
| 結び付ける | to combine, to join, to tie on, to attach with a knot | むすびつける |
| 綻びる | to come apart at the seams, to begin to open, to smile broadly | ほころびる |
| 差し掛かる | to come near to, to approach | さしかかる |
| 剥げる | to come off, to be worn off, to fade, to discolor | はげる |
| 叶う | to come true (wish) | かなう |
| 来る | to come, to arrive, to be due to, to be next, to be forthcoming | きたる |
| 行く | to come, to orgasm | いく |
| 仕掛ける | to commence, to lay (mines), to set (traps), to wage (war), to challenge | しかける |
| 犯す | to commit, to perpetrate, to violate, to rape | おかす |
| 成り立つ | to conclude, to consist of, to be practical (logical feasible viable), to hold true | なりたつ |
| 即する | to conform to, to agree with, to be adapted to, to be based on | そくする |
| 凝る | to congeal, to freeze | こごる |
| 諮る | to consult with, to confer | はかる |
| 制する | to control, to command, to get the better of | せいする |
| 設ける | to create, to establish | もうける |
| 食い違う | to cross each other, to run counter to, to differ, to clash, to go awry | くいちがう |
| 交わる | to cross, to intersect, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join | まじわる |
| 割り込む | to cut in, to thrust oneself into, to wedge oneself in, to muscle in on, to interrupt, to disturb | わりこむ |
| 舞う | to dance, to flutter about, to revolve | まう |
| 欺く | to deceive | あざむく |
| 誤魔化す | to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent | ごまかす |
| 定める | to decide, to establish, to determine | さだめる |
| 差し引く | to deduct | さしひく |
| 深める | to deepen, to heighten, to intensify | ふかめる |
| 負かす | to defeat | まかす |
| 要する | to demand, to require, to take | ようする |
| 謙る | to deprecate oneself and praise the listener | へりくだる |
| 滅ぼす | to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin | ほろぼす |
| 絶える | to die out, to peter out, to become extinct | たえる |
| 揉める | to disagree, to dispute | もめる |
| 汚す | to disgrace, to dishonour | けがす |
| 散蒔く | to disseminate, to scatter, to give money freely | ばらまく |
| 為さる | to do | なさる |
| 遣る | to do, to have sexual intercourse, to kill, to give (to inferiors animals etc.), to dispatch (a letter | やる |
| 馴らす | to domesticate, to tame | ならす |
| 施す | to donate, to give, to conduct, to apply, to perform | ほどこす |
| 控える | to draw in, to hold back, to make notes, to be temperate in | ひかえる |
| 着飾る | to dress up | きかざる |
| 漂う | to drift about, to float, to hang in air | ただよう |
| 打ち込む | to drive in (e.g. nail stake), to devote oneself to, to shoot into, to smash, to throw into, to cast int | うちこむ |
| 潜る | to drive, to pass through, to evade, to hide, 3. to dive (into or under water), to go undergro | くぐる |
| 落とす | to drop, to lose, to let fall | おとす |
| 涸れる | to dry up, to run out | かれる |
| 染まる | to dye | そまる |
| 染める | to dye, to colour | そめる |
| 励ます | to encourage, to cheer, to raise (the voice) | はげます |
| 果てる | to end, to be finished, to be exhausted, to die, to perish | はてる |
| 楽しむ | to enjoy oneself | たのしむ |
| 問い合わせる | to enquire, to seek information | といあわせる |
| 絡む | to entangle, to entwine | からむ |
| 上がる | to enter, to go up, to rise, to climb up, to advance, to appreciate, to be promoted, to improve, to call on, | あがる |
| 持て成す | to entertain, to make welcome | もてなす |
| 任す | to entrust, to leave to a person | まかす |
| 逃れる | to escape | のがれる |
| 免れる | to escape from, to be rescued from, to avoid, to evade, to avert, to elude, to be exempted, to be relieved | まぬかれる |
| 脱する | to escape from, to get out | だっする |
| 上回る | to exceed | うわまわる |
| 勝る | to excel, to surpass, to outrival | まさる |
| 交わす | to exchange (messages), to dodge, to parry, to avoid, to turn aside | かわす |
| 見合わせる | to exchange glances, to postpone, to suspend operations, to refrain from performing an action | みあわせる |
| 尽くす | to exhaust, to run out, to serve (a person), to befriend | つくす |
| 追い出す | to expel, to drive out | おいだす |
| 説く | to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade | とく |
| 跨がる | to extend over or into, to straddle | またがる |
| 連なる | to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row | つらなる |
| 面する | to face on, to look out on to | めんする |
| 落ちる | to fail (e.g. exam), to fall down, to drop | おちる |
| しくじる | to fail, to fall through, to blunder | |
| 病む | to fall ill, to be ill | やむ |
| 恋する | to fall in love with, to love | こいする |
| 落ち込む | to fall into, to feel down (sad) | おちこむ |
| 危ぶむ | to fear, to have misgivings, to be doubtful, to mistrust | あやぶむ |
| 恥じる | to feel ashamed | はじる |
| 恥じらう | to feel shy, to be bashful, to blush | はじらう |
| 仕上げる | to finish up, to complete | しあげる |
| 終わる | to finish, to close | おわる |
| 仕舞う | to finish, to close, to do something completely, to put away, to put an end to | しまう |
| 済ます | to finish, to get it over with, to settle, to conclude, to pay back | すます |
| 弾く | to flip, to snap | はじく |
| 浮かぶ | to float, to rise to surface, to come to mind | うかぶ |
| 溢れる | to flood, to overflow, to brim over | あふれる |
| 辿る | to follow (road), to pursue (course), to follow up | たどる |
| 準じる | to follow, to conform, to apply to | じゅんじる |
| 禁ずる | to forbid, to suppress | きんずる |
| 強いる | to force, to compel, to coerce | しいる |
| 鍛える | to forge, to drill, to temper, to train, to discipline | きたえる |
| 凝らす | to freeze, to congeal | こごらす |
| こだわる | to fuss over, to be particular about, to be concerned about | |
| 集まる | to gather, to collect, to assemble | あつまる |
| 怒る | to get angry, to be angry | いかる |
| 拗れる | to get complicated, to grow worse | こじれる |
| 乱れる | to get confused, to be disordered, to be disturbed | みだれる |
| 膨れる | to get cross, to get sulky, to swell (out), to expand, to be inflated, to distend, to bulge | ふくれる |
| 汚れる | to get dirty, to become dirty | けがれる |
| 入る | to get in, to go in, to come in, to flow into, to set, to set in | いる |
| 填める | to get in, to insert, to put on, to make love | はめる |
| 填まる | to get into, to go into, to fit, to be fit for, to suit, to fall into, to plunge into, to be deceived, to be | はまる |
| 強まる | to get strong, to gain strength | つよまる |
| 草臥れる | to get tired, to wear out | くたびれる |
| 誂える | to give an order, to place an order | あつらえる |
| 産む | to give birth, to deliver, to produce | うむ |
| 賄う | to give board to, to provide meals, to pay | まかなう |
| 呉れる | to give, to let one have, to do for one, to be given | くれる |
| 逆上る | to go back, to go upstream, to make retroactive | さかのぼる |
| 遠ざかる | to go far off | とおざかる |
| 廃れる | to go out of use, to become obsolete, to die out, to go out of fashion | すたれる |
| 貫く | to go through | つらぬく |
| 赴く | to go, to proceed, to repair to, to become | おもむく |
| 叶える | to grant (request wish) | かなえる |
| 授ける | to grant, to award, to teach | さずける |
| 賜る | to grant, to bestow | たまわる |
| 唸る | to groan, to moan, to roar, to howl, to growl, to hum, to buzz, to sough | うなる |
| 辿り着く | to grope along to, to struggle on to, to arrive somewhere after a struggle | たどりつく |
| 霞む | to grow hazy, to be misty | かすむ |
| 生やす | to grow, to cultivate, to wear beard | はやす |
| ぼやく | to grumble, to complain | |
| 察する | to guess, to sense, to presume, to judge, to sympathize with | さっする |
| 飲み込む | to gulp down, to swallow deeply, to understand, to take in, to catch on to, to learn, to digest | のみこむ |
| 手掛ける | to handle, to manage, to work with, to rear, to look after, to have experience with | てがける |
| 吊るす | to hang | つるす |
| 引っ掛ける | to hang (something) on (something), to throw on (clothes), to hook, to catch, to trap, to ensnar | ひっかける |
| 下がる | to hang down, to abate, to retire, to fall, to step back | さがる |
| 垂れる | to hang, to droop, to drop, to lower, to pull down, to dangle, to sag, to drip, to ooze, to trickle, to leave | たれる |
| ぶら下げる | to hang, to suspend, to dangle, to swing | ぶらさげる |
| 出くわす | to happen to meet, to come across | でくわす |
| 通りかかる | to happen to pass by | とおりかかる |
| 固める | to harden, to freeze, to fortify | かためる |
| 損なう | to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to fail in doing | そこなう |
| 早める | to hasten, to quicken, to expedite, to precipitate, to accelerate | はやめる |
| 追い込む | to herd, to corner, to drive | おいこむ |
| 躊躇う | to hesitate | ためらう |
| 障る | to hinder, to interfere with, to affect, to do one harm, to be harmful to | さわる |
| 催す | to hold (a meeting), to give (a dinner), to feel, to show signs of, to develop symptoms of, to feel (sick | もよおす |
| 重んずる | to honor, to respect, to esteem, to prize | おもんずる |
| 口ずさむ | to hum something, to sing to oneself | くちずさむ |
| 急かす | to hurry, to urge on | せかす |
| 痛む | to hurt, to feel a pain, to be injured | いたむ |
| 痛める | to hurt, to injure, to cause pain, to worry, to bother, to afflict, to be grieved over | いためる |
| 傾く | to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to, to | かたぶく |
| 傾ける | to incline, to list, to bend, to lean, to tip, to tilt, to slant, to concentrate on, to ruin (a country), to | かたむける |
| 込める | to include, to put into | こめる |
| 告げる | to inform | つげる |
| 報ずる | to inform, to report | ほうずる |
| 報じる | to inform, to report | ほうじる |
| 受け継ぐ | to inherit, to succeed, to take over | うけつぐ |
| 害する | to injure, to damage, to harm, to kill, to hinder | がいする |
| 組み込む | to insert, to include, to cut in (printing) | くみこむ |
| 据え付ける | to install, to equip, to mount | すえつける |
| 差し支える | to interfere, to hinder, to become impeded | さしつかえる |
| 遮る | to interrupt, to intercept, to obstruct | さえぎる |
| 侵す | to invade, to raid, to trespass, to violate, to intrude on | おかす |
| 取り調べる | to investigate, to examine | とりしらべる |
| 募る | to invite, to solicit help participation etc | つのる |
| 軋む | to jar, to creak, to grate | きしむ |
| 組み合わせる | to join together, to combine, to join up | くみあわせる |
| 合わす | to join together, to face, to unite, to be opposite, to combine, to connect, to add up, to mix, to match, to | あわす |
| 接ぐ | to join, to piece together, to set (bones), to graft (trees) | つぐ |
| 洒落る | to joke, to play on words, to dress stylishly | しゃれる |
| 裁く | to judge | さばく |
| 阻む | to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart | はばむ |
| 保つ | to keep, to preserve, to hold, to retain, to maintain, to support, to sustain, to last, to endure, to keep we | たもつ |
| 蹴飛ばす | to kick away, to kick off, to kick (someone), to refuse, to reject | けとばす |
| 練る | to knead, to work over, to polish up | ねる |
| 打ち合わせる | to knock together, to arrange | うちあわせる |
| 打付ける | to knock, to run into, to nail on, to strike hard, to hit and attack | ぶつける |
| 欠く | to lack, to break, to crack, to chip | かく |
| 仕入れる | to lay in stock, to replenish stock, to procure | しいれる |
| 荒らす | to lay waste, to devastate, to damage, to invade, to break into | あらす |
| 率いる | to lead, to spearhead (a group), to command (troops) | ひきいる |
| 漏れる | to leak out, to escape, to come through, to shine through, to filter out, to be omitted | もれる |
| 漏る | to leak, to run out | もる |
| 凭れる | to lean against, to lean on, to recline on, to lie heavy (on the stomach) | もたれる |
| 寄り掛かる | to lean against, to recline on, to lean on, to rely on | よりかかる |
| 懲りる | to learn by experience, to be disgusted with | こりる |
| 漏らす | to let leak, to reveal | もらす |
| 逃す | to let loose, to set free, to let escape | のがす |
| 嘗める | to lick, to taste, to experience, to make fun of, to make light of, to put down, to treat with contempt | なめる |
| 捧げる | to lift up, to give, to offer, to consecrate, to devote, to sacrifice, to dedicate | ささげる |
| 連ねる | to link, to join, to put together | つらねる |
| 待ち望む | to look anxiously for, to wait eagerly for | まちのぞむ |
| 顧みる | to look back, to turn around, to review | かえりみる |
| 臨む | to look out on, to face, to deal with, to attend (function) | のぞむ |
| 見渡す | to look out over, to survey (scene), to take an extensive view of | みわたす |
| 仰ぐ | to look up (to), to respect, to depend on, to ask for, to seek, to revere, to drink, to take | あおぐ |
| 緩める | to loosen, to slow down | ゆるめる |
| 可愛がる | to love, to be affectionate | かわいがる |
| 誤る | to make a mistake | あやまる |
| 間違う | to make a mistake, to be incorrect, to be mistaken | まちがう |
| 捗る | to make progress, to move right ahead (with the work), to advance | はかどる |
| 丸める | to make round, to round off, to roll up, to curl up, to seduce, to cajole, to explain away | まるめる |
| 造る | to make, to create, to manufacture, to draw up, to write, to compose, to build, to coin, to cultivate, to org | つくる |
| 拵える | to make, to manufacture | こしらえる |
| 取り締まる | to manage, to control, to supervise | とりしまる |
| 操る | to manipulate, to operate, to pull strings | あやつる |
| 出合う | to meet by chance, to come across, to happen to encounter, to hold a rendezvous, to have a date | であう |
| 繕う | to mend, to repair, to fix, to patch up, to darn, to tidy up, to adjust, to trim | つくろう |
| 見逃す | to miss, to overlook, to leave at large | みのがす |
| 交える | to mix, to converse with, to cross (swords) | まじえる |
| 取り混ぜる | to mix, to put together | とりまぜる |
| 呟く | to mutter, to murmur | つぶやく |
| 名付ける | to name (someone) | なづける |
| 記す | to note, to write down | しるす |
| 奉る | to offer, to present, to revere, to do respectfully | たてまつる |
| 抜かす | to omit, to leave out | ぬかす |
| 取り寄せる | to order, to send away for | とりよせる |
| 凌ぐ | to outdo, to surpass, to endure, to keep out (rain), to stave off, to tide over, to pull through, to defy, t | しのぐ |
| 零れる | to overflow, to spill | こぼれる |
| 見落とす | to overlook, to fail to notice | みおとす |
| 覆す | to overturn, to upset, to overthrow, to undermine | くつがえす |
| 有する | to own, to be endowed with | ゆうする |
| 携わる | to participate, to take part | たずさわる |
| 仕切る | to partition, to divide, to mark off, to settle accounts, to toe the mark | しきる |
| 受かる | to pass (examination) | うかる |
| すれ違う | to pass by one another, to disagree, to miss each other | すれちがう |
| 明かす | to pass, spend, to reveal, to divulge | あかす |
| 経る | to pass, to elapse, to experience | へる |
| 跡切れる | to pause, to be interrupted | とぎれる |
| 演じる | to perform (a play), to play (a part), to act (a part), to commit (a blunder) | えんじる |
| 演ずる | to perform, to play | えんずる |
| 染みる | to pierce, to permeate | しみる |
| 嵩む | to pile up, to increase | かさむ |
| 抓る | to pinch | つねる |
| 摘む | to pinch, to hold, to pick up | つまむ |
| 労る | to pity, to sympathize with, to console, to care for, to be kind to | いたわる |
| 志す | to plan, to intend, to aspire to, to set aims (sights on) | こころざす |
| 契る | to pledge, to promise, to swear | ちぎる |
| 図る | to plot, to attempt, to plan, to take in, to deceive, to devise, to design, to refer A to B | はかる |
| 毟る | to pluck, to pick, to tear | むしる |
| 指差す | to point at | ゆびさす |
| 差し出す | to present, to submit, to tender, to hold out | さしだす |
| 称する | to pretend, to take the name of, to feign, to purport | しょうする |
| 禁じる | to prohibit | きんじる |
| 申し入れる | to propose, to suggest | もうしいれる |
| 栄える | to prosper, to flourish | さかえる |
| 盛る | to prosper, to flourish, to copulate (animals) | さかる |
| 賑わう | to prosper, to flourish, to do thriving business, to be crowded with people | にぎわう |
| 備え付ける | to provide, to furnish, to equip, to install | そなえつける |
| 掲げる | to publish, to print, to carry (an article), to put up, to hang out, to hoist, to fly (a sail), to float (a | かかげる |
| 引き下げる | to pull down, to lower, to reduce, to withdraw | ひきさげる |
| 押し寄せる | to push aside, to advance on | おしよせる |
| 押し込む | to push into, to crowd into | おしこむ |
| 整える | to put in order, to get ready, to arrange, to adjust | ととのえる |
| 売り出す | to put on sale, to market, to become popular | うりだす |
| 寝かせる | to put to bed, to lay down, to ferment | ねかせる |
| 起こす | to raise, to cause, to wake someone | おこす |
| 及ぶ | to reach, to come up to, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to match, to equal | およぶ |
| 気触れる | to react to, to be influenced by, to go overboard for | かぶれる |
| 読み上げる | to read out loud (and clearly), to call a roll | よみあげる |
| 養う | to rear, to maintain, to cultivate | やしなう |
| 詰る | to rebuke, to scold, to tell off | なじる |
| 給う | to receive, to grant | たまう |
| 唱える | to recite, to chant, to call upon | となえる |
| 省みる | to reflect | かえりみる |
| 照り返す | to reflect, to throw back light | てりかえす |
| 取り除く | to remove, to take away, to set apart | とりのぞく |
| 退ける | to repel, to drive away | しりぞける |
| 申し出る | to report to, to tell, to suggest, to submit, to request, to make an offer, to come forward with information | もうしでる |
| 似通う | to resemble closely | にかよう |
| 重んじる | to respect, to honor, to esteem, to prize | おもんじる |
| 休める | to rest, to suspend, to give relief | やすめる |
| 遅らす | to retard, to delay | おくらす |
| 退く | to retreat, to recede, to withdraw | しりぞく |
| 返る | to return, to come back, to go back | かえる |
| 生かす | to revive, to resuscitate, to make use of | いかす |
| 揶揄う | to ridicule, to tease, to banter with, to make fun of | からかう |
| 濯ぐ | to rinse, to wash out | すすぐ |
| 高まる | to rise, to swell, to be promoted | たかまる |
| 聳える | to rise, to tower, to soar | そびえる |
| 不山戯る | to romp, to gambol, to frolic, to joke, to make fun of, to flirt | ふざける |
| 朽ちる | to rot | くちる |
| 盛り上がる | to rouse, to swell, to rise | もりあがる |
| 漕ぐ | to row, to scull, to pedal | こぐ |
| 擦れる | to rub, to chafe, to wear, to become sophisticated | すれる |
| 司る | to rule, to govern, to administer | つかさどる |
| 駆ける | to run (race esp. horse), to gallop, to canter | かける |
| 沿う | to run along, to follow | そう |
| 逃げ出す | to run away, to escape from | にげだす |
| 背く | to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe | そむく |
| 滲む | to run, to blur, to spread, to blot, to ooze | にじむ |
| 満たす | to satisfy, to ingratiate, to fill, to fulfill | みたす |
| 仰っしゃる | to say, to speak, to tell, to talk | おっしゃる |
| 掬う | to scoop, to ladle out | すくう |
| 炙る | to scorch | あぶる |
| 引っ掻く | to scratch | ひっかく |
| 篭る | to seclude oneself, to be confined in, to be implied, to be stuffy | こもる |
| 引きずる | to seduce, to drag along, to pull, to prolong, to support | ひきずる |
| 捕らえる | to seize, to grasp, to capture, to arrest | とらえる |
| 寄こす | to send, to forward | よこす |
| 仕える | to serve, to work for | つかえる |
| 据える | to set (table), to lay (foundation), to place (gun), to apply (moxa) | すえる |
| 構える | to set up | かまえる |
| 絶つ | to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from) | たつ |
| 揺さぶる | to shake, to jolt, to rock, to swing | ゆさぶる |
| 研ぐ | to sharpen, to grind, to scour, to hone, to polish, to wash (rice) | とぐ |
| 剃る | to shave | する |
| 映える | to shine, to look attractive, to look pretty | はえる |
| 怒鳴る | to shout, to yell | どなる |
| 見せびらかす | to show off, to flaunt | みせびらかす |
| 嘆く | to sigh, to lament, to grieve | なげく |
| 囀る | to sing, to chirp, to twitter | さえずる |
| 徹する | to sink in, to penetrate, to devote oneself, to believe in, to go through, to do intently and exclusively | てっする |
| 沈める | to sink, to submerge | しずめる |
| 弛む | to slacken, to loosen, to relax | たるむ |
| ずれる | to slide, to slip off | |
| 抜け出す | to slip out, to sneak away, to excel | ぬけだす |
| 煙る | to smoke (e.g. fire) | けむる |
| あざ笑う | to sneer at, to ridicule | あざわらう |
| 浸す | to soak, to dip, to drench | ひたす |
| 和らげる | to soften, to moderate, to relieve | やわらげる |
| 貶す | to speak ill of | けなす |
| 罵る | to speak ill of, to abuse | ののしる |
| 費やす | to spend, to devote, to waste | ついやす |
| 零す | to spill | こぼす |
| 裂ける | to split, to tear, to burst | さける |
| 広まる | to spread, to be propagated | ひろまる |
| 弾む | to spring, to bound, to bounce, to be stimulated, to be encouraged, to get lively, to treat oneself to, to | はずむ |
| 滞る | to stagnate, to be delayed | とどこおる |
| 掻き回す | to stir up, to churn, to ransack, to disturb | かきまわす |
| 煽てる | to stir up, to instigate, to flatter | おだてる |
| 炒める | to stir-fry | いためる |
| 立ち寄る | to stop by, to drop in for a short visit | たちよる |
| 打ち切る | to stop, to abort, to discontinue, to close | うちきる |
| 途絶える | to stop, to cease, to come to an end | とだえる |
| 留める | to stop, to cease, to put an end to | とどめる |
| 止める | to stop, to cease, to put an end to | とどめる |
| 押さえる | to stop, to restrain, to seize, to repress, to suppress, to press down | おさえる |
| 跨ぐ | to straddle | またぐ |
| 強める | to strengthen, to emphasize | つよめる |
| 殴る | to strike, to hit | なぐる |
| 藻掻く | to struggle, to wriggle, to be impatient | もがく |
| 躓く | to stumble, to trip | つまずく |
| 継ぐ | to succeed | つぐ |
| 突っ張る | to support, to become stiff, to become taut, to thrust (ones opponent), to stick to (ones opinion), to in | つっぱる |
| 取り巻く | to surround, to circle, to enclose | とりまく |
| 群がる | to swarm, to gather | むらがる |
| 腫れる | to swell (from inflammation), to become swollen | はれる |
| 揺らぐ | to swing, to sway, to shake, to tremble | ゆらぐ |
| 取り組む | to tackle, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to come to grips with | とりくむ |
| 仕立てる | to tailor, to make, to prepare, to train, to send (a messenger) | したてる |
| 取り戻す | to take back, to regain | とりもどす |
| 引き取る | to take charge of, to take over, to retire to a private place | ひきとる |
| 代わる | to take the place of, to relieve, to be substituted for, to be exchanged, to change places with, to take | かわる |
| 喋る | to talk, to chat, to chatter | しゃべる |
| 剥ぐ | to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to disrobe, to deprive of | はぐ |
| 剥がす | to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to disrobe, to deprive of, to detach, t | はがす |
| 強請る | to tease, to coax, to solicit, to demand | ねだる |
| 苛める | to tease, to torment, to persecute, to chastise | いじめる |
| 其れ程 | to that degree, extent | それほど |
| 脅かす | to threaten, to coerce | おどかす |
| 脅す | to threaten, to menace | おどす |
| 投げ出す | to throw down, to abandon, to sacrifice, to throw out | なげだす |
| 放り込む | to throw into | ほうりこむ |
| 乱す | to throw out of order, to disarrange, to disturb | みだす |
| 放り出す | to throw out, to fire, to expel, to give up, to abandon, to neglect | ほうりだす |
| 突く | to thrust, to strike, to attack, to poke, to nudge, to pick at | つつく |
| 苦しめる | to torment, to harass, to inflict pain | くるしめる |
| 擦る | to touch lightly, to take a percentage (from) | かする |
| 弄る | to touch, to tamper with | いじる |
| 取り扱う | to treat, to handle, to deal in | とりあつかう |
| 騙す | to trick, to cheat, to deceive | だます |
| 試みる | to try, to test | こころみる |
| 逸らす | to turn away, to avert | そらす |
| 折り返す | to turn up, to fold back | おりかえす |
| 曲がる | to turn, to bend | まがる |
| 転じる | to turn, to shift, to alter, to distract | てんじる |
| 捻じれる | to twist, to wrench, to screw | ねじれる |
| 引き受ける | to undertake, to take up, to take over, to be responsible for, to guarantee, to contract (disease) | ひきうける |
| 解く | to unfasten | ほどく |
| 促す | to urge, to press, to suggest, to demand, to stimulate, to quicken, to incite, to invite (attention to) | うながす |
| 尊ぶ | to value, to prize, to esteem | たっとぶ |
| 訪れる | to visit | おとずれる |
| 賭ける | to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble | かける |
| 目覚める | to wake up | めざめる |
| 歩む | to walk, to go on foot | あゆむ |
| 歪む | to warp, to swerve, to deflect, to be crooked, to be distorted, to be bent, to incline, to slant, to be perv | いがむ |
| 弱める | to weaken | よわめる |
| 弱る | to weaken, to be troubled, to be downcast, to be emaciated, to be dejected, to be perplexed, to impair | よわる |
| 帯びる | to wear, to carry, to be entrusted, to have, to take on, to have a trace of, to be tinged with | おびる |
| 織る | to weave | おる |
| 萎びる | to wilt, to fade | しなびる |
| 引き上げる | to withdraw, to leave, to pull out, to retire | ひきあげる |
| 萎む | to wither, to fade (away), to shrivel, to wilt | しぼむ |
| 書き取る | to write down, to take dictation, to take notes | かきとる |
| 認める | to write up | したためる |
| 慕う | to yearn for, to miss, to adore, to love dearly | したう |
| 煙草 | tobacco (pt, tabaco), cigarettes | たばこ |
| 相 | together, mutually, fellow | あい |
| 御手洗い | toilet, restroom, lavatory, bathroom (US) | おてあらい |
| トーン | tone | |
| 音色 | tone color, tone quality, timbre, synthesizer patch | おんいろ |
| ぶかぶか | too big, baggy | |
| 物体ない | too good, more than one deserves, wasteful, sacrilegious, unworthy of | もったいない |
| 手遅れ | too late, belated treatment | ておくれ |
| 生真面目 | too serious, person who is too serious, honesty, sincerity | きまじめ |
| 末 | top end, tip | うら |
| 議題 | topic of discussion, agenda | ぎだい |
| 鳥居 | torii (Shinto shrine archway) | とりい |
| 集計 | totalization, aggregate | しゅうけい |
| 接触 | touch, contact | せっしょく |
| ガイド | tour guide | |
| タワー | tower | |
| 役場 | town hall | やくば |
| 街 | town, block, neighbourhood | ~ |
| 玩具 | toy | おもちゃ |
| 下取り | trade in, part exchange | したどり |
| 交易 | trade, commerce | こうえき |
| 業者 | trader, merchant | ぎょうしゃ |
| 商人 | trader, shopkeeper, merchant | あきうど |
| 伝説 | tradition, legend, folklore | でんせつ |
| 養成 | training, development | ようせい |
| 教習 | training, instruction | きょうしゅう |
| 長閑 | tranquil, calm, quiet | のどか |
| 取り引き | transactions, dealings, business | とりひき |
| 乗り換え | transfer (trains buses etc.) | のりかえ |
| 転勤 | transfer, transmission | てんきん |
| トランジスター | transistor | |
| 他動詞 | transitive verb (direct obj) | たどうし |
| 伝達 | transmission (e.g. news), communication, delivery | でんたつ |
| 運搬 | transport, carriage | うんぱん |
| 運輸 | transportation | うんゆ |
| 宝器 | treasured article or vessel, outstanding individual | ほうき |
| 処置 | treatment | しょち |
| 待遇 | treatment, reception | たいぐう |
| 扱い | treatment, service | あつかい |
| 取り扱い | treatment, service, handling, management | とりあつかい |
| 条約 | treaty, pact | じょうやく |
| 樹木 | trees and shrubs, arbour | じゅもく |
| 梢 | treetop | こずえ |
| 動向 | trend, tendency, movement, attitude | どうこう |
| 試み | trial, experiment | こころみ |
| トラブル | trouble (sometimes used as a verb) | |
| 悩み | trouble(s), worry, distress, anguish, agony, problem | なやみ |
| 煩わしい | troublesome, annoying, complicated | わずらわしい |
| 劇団 | troupe, theatrical company | げきだん |
| 休戦 | truce, armistice | きゅうせん |
| 真に | truly, actually, really | まことに |
| 胴 | trunk, body, frame | どう |
| 信任 | trust, confidence, credence | しんにん |
| 真理 | truth | しんり |
| 実態 | truth, fact | じったい |
| 誠 | truth, faith, fidelity, sincerity, trust, confidence, reliance, devotion | まこと |
| 真相 | truth, real situation | しんそう |
| 真実 | truth, reality | さな |
| 実 | truth, reality, sincerity, fidelity, kindness, faith, substance, essence | じつ |
| 壷 | tsubo jar, pot, vase | つぼ |
| 津波 | tsunami, tidal wave | つなみ |
| 結核 | tuberculosis, tubercule | けっかく |
| 曲 | tune, piece of music | きょく |
| 明々後日 | two days after tomorrow | しあさって |
| 一昨昨日 | two days before yesterday | さきおととい |
| 二人 | two persons, two people, pair, couple | ににん |
| 字体 | type, font, lettering | じたい |
| タイピスト | typist | |
| 国連 | U.N., United Nations | こくれん |
| 究極 | ultimate, final, eventual | きゅうきょく |
| 満場 | unanimous, whole audience | まんじょう |
| 不味い | unappetising, unpleasant (taste appearance situation), ugly, unskilful, awkward, bungling, unwise, untime | まずい |
| あやふや | uncertain, vague, ambiguous | |
| 汚れ | uncleanness, impurity, disgrace | けがれ |
| 一概に | unconditionally, as a rule | いちがいに |
| 会 | understanding | え |
| 起伏 | undulation | きふく |
| 一見 | unfamiliar, never before met | いちげん |
| ユニフォーム | uniform | |
| 制服 | uniform | せいふく |
| 一様 | uniformity, evenness, similarity, equality, impartiality | いちよう |
| 結束 | union, unity | けっそく |
| ユニーク | unique | |
| 団結 | unity, union, combination | だんけつ |
| 普遍 | universality, ubiquity, omnipresence | ふへん |
| 学士 | university graduate | がくし |
| 不明 | unknown, obscure, indistinct, uncertain, ambiguous, ignorant, lack of wisdom, anonymous, unidentified | ふめい |
| 悪日 | unlucky day | あくび |
| 未婚 | unmarried | みこん |
| 無闇に | unreasonably, absurdly, recklessly, indiscreetly, at random | むやみに |
| 片思い | unrequited love | かたおもい |
| 物足りない | unsatisfied, unsatisfactory | ものたりない |
| 見苦しい | unsightly, ugly | みぐるしい |
| 厭々 | unwillingly, grudgingly, shaking head in refusal (to children) | いやいや |
| アップ | up | |
| 従来 | up to now, so far, traditional | じゅうらい |
| 上手 | upper part, upper stream, left side (of a stage), skillful (only in comparisons), dexterity (on | うわて |
| 市街 | urban areas, the streets, town, city | しがい |
| 早急 | urgent | さっきゅう |
| 緊急 | urgent, pressing, emergency | きんきゅう |
| 尿 | urine | にょう |
| 使い道 | use | つかいみち |
| 採用 | use, adopt | さいよう |
| 無用 | useless, futility, needlessness, unnecessariness | むよう |
| 慣習 | usual (historical) custom | かんしゅう |
| 当たり前 | usual, common, ordinary, natural, reasonable, obvious | あたりまえ |
| 発言 | utterance, speech, proposal | はつげん |
| 空間 | vacancy, room for rent or lease | あきま |
| 空しい | vacant, futile, vain, void, empty, ineffective, lifeless | むなしい |
| 曖昧 | vague, ambiguous | あいまい |
| 値 | value, price, cost, worth, merit | あたい |
| 値打ち | value, worth, price, dignity | ねうち |
| 種々 | variety | しゅじゅ |
| 色々 | various | いろいろ |
| 雑木 | various kinds of small trees, assorted trees | ざつぼく |
| 諸 | various, many, several | しょ |
| 縁側 | veranda, porch, balcony, open corridor | えんがわ |
| 捲る | verb suffix to indicate reckless abandon to the activity | まくる |
| 伝言 | verbal message, rumor, word | つてごと |
| 口述 | verbal statement | こうじゅつ |
| 諄い | verbose, importunate, heavy (taste) | くどい |
| 長大 | very long, great length | ちょうだい |
| 至って | very much, exceedingly, extremely | いたって |
| 迚も | very, awfully, exceedingly | とても |
| 甚だ | very, greatly, exceedingly | はなはだ |
| 余程 | very, greatly, much, to a large extent, quite | よっぽど |
| 勝利 | victory, triumph, conquest, success, win | しょうり |
| 見晴らし | view | みはらし |
| 展望 | view, outlook, prospect | てんぼう |
| 観覧 | viewing | かんらん |
| 見方 | viewpoint | みかた |
| 活発 | vigor, active | かっぱつ |
| 健やか | vigorous, healthy, sound | すこやか |
| 暴力 | violence | ぼうりょく |
| 猛烈 | violent, vehement, rage | もうれつ |
| ビールス | virus | |
| 鮮やか | vivid, clear, brilliant | あざやか |
| 語彙 | vocabulary, glossary | ごい |
| ボルト | volt, bolt | |
| 巻 | volume | まき |
| 採決 | vote, roll call | さいけつ |
| 賃金 | wages | ちんぎん |
| 控室 | waiting room | ひかえしつ |
| ウェートレス | waitress | |
| 歩み | walking | あゆみ |
| 夜行 | walking around at night, night train, night travel | やぎょう |
| 徒歩 | walking, going on foot | とほ |
| 欠乏 | want, shortage, famine | けつぼう |
| 戦災 | war damage | せんさい |
| 戦力 | war potential | せんりょく |
| 戦 | war, battle, campaign, fight | いくさ |
| 軍 | war, battle, campaign, fight | いくさ |
| 役 | war, campaign, battle | えき |
| 区 | ward, district, section | く |
| 蔵 | warehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator | くら |
| 警戒 | warning, admonition, vigilance | けいかい |
| 反り | warp, curvature, curve, arch | そり |
| 軍艦 | warship, battleship | ぐんかん |
| 無駄遣い | waste money on, squander money on, flog a dead horse | むだづかい |
| 浪費 | waste, extravagance | ろうひ |
| ワット | watt | |
| 仕様 | way, method, resource, remedy, (technical) specification | しよう |
| 弱 | weakness, the weak, little less then | じゃく |
| 富 | wealth, fortune | とみ |
| 富豪 | wealthy person, millionaire | ふごう |
| 気象 | weather, climate | きしょう |
| 織 | weave, weaving, woven item | おり |
| 先先週 | week before last | せんせんしゅう |
| 目方 | weight | めかた |
| 福祉 | welfare, well-being | ふくし |
| 碌に | well, enough, sufficient | ろくに |
| 偖 | well, now, then | さて |
| 宜しく | well, properly, suitably, best regards, please remember me | よろしく |
| 著名 | well-known, noted, celebrated | ちょめい |
| 西日 | westering sun | にしび |
| 洋風 | western style | ようふう |
| びっしょり | wet through, drenched | |
| 捕鯨 | whaling, whale fishing | ほげい |
| 桟橋 | wharf, bridge, jetty, pier | さんきょう |
| 何と | what, how, whatever | なんと |
| 何時 | when, how soon | いつ |
| 何処 | where, what place | どこ |
| 何れ | where, which, who, anyway, anyhow, at any rate | いずれ |
| 所在 | whereabouts | しょざい |
| 何々 | which (emphatic) | なになに |
| 何の | which, what | どの |
| 何方 | which, who | どちら |
| 気まぐれ | whim, caprice, whimsy, fickle, moody, uneven temper | きまぐれ |
| 総 | whole, all, general, gross | そう |
| 問屋 | wholesale store | といや |
| 専ら | wholly, solely, entirely | もっぱら |
| 何故 | why, how | なぜ |
| 如何して | why?, for what reason, how, in what way, for what purpose, what for | どうして |
| 野生 | wild | やせい |
| 意欲 | will, desire, ambition | いよく |
| 志 | will, intention, motive | こころざし |
| 辟易 | wince, shrink back, succumbing to, being frightened, disconcerted | へきえき |
| 風車 | windmill, pinwheel | かざぐるま |
| 杯 | wine cups | さかずき |
| 瞬き | wink, twinkling (of stars), flicker (of light) | またたき |
| 入賞 | winning a prize or place (in a contest) | にゅうしょう |
| 無線 | wireless, radio | むせん |
| 賢明 | wisdom, intelligence, prudence | けんめい |
| 志望 | wish, desire, ambition | しぼう |
| 然も | with gusto, with satisfaction | さも |
| 以て | with, by, by means of, because, in view of | もって |
| 其の儘 | without change, as it is (i.e. now) | そのまま |
| 無断 | without permission, without notice | むだん |
| 証人 | witness | しょうにん |
| 女子 | woman, girl | おなご |
| 驚異 | wonder, miracle | きょうい |
| 語源 | word root, word derivation, etymology | ごげん |
| 語句 | words, phrases | ごく |
| 工作 | work, construction, handicraft, maneuvering | こうさく |
| 細工 | work, craftsmanship, tactics, trick | さいく |
| 働 | work, labor | どう |
| 共稼ぎ | working together, (husband and wife) earning a living together | ともかせぎ |
| 世 | world, society, age, generation | よ |
| 崇拝 | worship, adoration, admiration, cult | すうはい |
| 傷 | wound, injury, hurt, cut, gash, bruise, scratch, scar, weak point | しょう |
| 浅ましい | wretched, miserable, shameful, mean, despicable, abject | あさましい |
| 皺 | wrinkles, creases | しわ |
| 願書 | written application or petition | がんしょ |
| 文語 | written language, literary language | ぶんご |
| レントゲン | X-ray (lit, Roentgen) | |
| 歳 | year, age, years | # |
| 年鑑 | yearbook | ねんかん |
| 憧れ | yearning, longing, aspiration | あこがれ |
| 黄色 | yellow | おうしょく |
| 且つ | yet, and | かつ |
| 産出 | yield, produce | さんしゅつ |
| 貴女 | you, lady | あなた |
| ヤング | young | |
| 雛 | young bird, chick, doll | ひな |
| 嬢 | young woman | じょう |
| 弟 | younger brother | おと |
| 青春 | youth, springtime of life, adolescent | せいしゅん |
| 熱意 | zeal, enthusiasm | ねつい |
| 禅 | Zen (Buddhism) | ぜん |
