Mastering the essential vocabulary for the JLPT N2 level is a crucial step toward Japanese fluency. This page provides a comprehensive N2 vocabulary list, complete with English meanings and hiragana readings. Use the interactive N2 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, and JLPT N3 Vocabulary.
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Interactive JLPT N2 Vocabulary Flashcards
These free JLPT N2 Vocabulary (単語) flashcards show you random words. Click the card to reveal the meaning and reading. Use this tool daily to build active recall before moving on to N1.
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How many words are required for JLPT N2?
Since there is no official list, sources vary on the exact count. This page features 1827 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 N2 Vocabulary Table: Meanings and Readings
A list of vocabulary words for JLPT Level N2 with their meanings and readings.
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| Word | Meaning | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 慶び | (a) joy, (a) delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations | よろこび |
| ねじ | (a) screw | |
| 目覚し | (abbr) alarm-clock | めざまし |
| おはよう | (abbr) Good morning | |
| ペンチ | (abbr) pliers (lit, pinchers) | |
| 惨め | (arch) sad, pitiful, wretched | みじめ |
| 録音 | (audio) recording | ろくおん |
| 車輪 | (car) wheel | しゃりん |
| 往復 | (col) round trip, coming and going, return ticket | おうふく |
| はめる | (col) to get in, to insert, to put on, to make love | |
| 小便 | (col) urine, piss | しょうべん |
| 在学 | (enrolled) in school | ざいがく |
| 並行 | (going) side by side, concurrent, abreast, at the same time | へいこう |
| 主語 | (gram) subject | しゅご |
| 手拭い | (hand) towel | てぬぐい |
| 伯母さん | (hon) aunt | おばさん |
| 御覧 | (hon) look, inspection, try | ごらん |
| 奥さん | (hon) wife, your wife, madam | おくさん |
| 拝見 | (hum) (pol) seeing, look at | はいけん |
| 承る | (hum) to hear, to be told, to know | うけたまわる |
| 存じる | (hum) to know | ぞんじる |
| 人命 | (human) life | じんめい |
| 夕日 | (in) the evening sun, setting sun | ゆうひ |
| 紅葉 | (Japanese) maple | こうよう |
| 定規 | (measuring) ruler | じょうぎ |
| 政党 | (member of) political party | せいとう |
| 大して | (not so) much, (not) very | たいして |
| 流域 | (river) basin | りゅういき |
| 夕立 | (sudden) evening shower (rain) | ゆうだち |
| 筆記 | (taking) notes, copying | ひっき |
| 受話器 | (telephone) receiver | じゅわき |
| 地盤 | (the) ground | じばん |
| 全般 | (the) whole, universal, wholly, general | ぜんぱん |
| 車掌 | (train) conductor | しゃしょう |
| 鉢 | a bowl, a pot | はち |
| 火口 | a burner, origin of a fire | かこう |
| 引分け | a draw (in competition), tie game | ひきわけ |
| うんと | a great deal, very much | |
| 一休み | a rest | ひとやすみ |
| ショップ | a shop | |
| 溜息 | a sigh | ためいき |
| 独り言 | a soliloquy, a monologue, speaking to oneself | ひとりごと |
| 算盤 | abacus | そろばん |
| 性能 | ability, efficiency | せいのう |
| お出掛け | about to start out, just about to leave or go out | おでかけ |
| 大凡 | about, roughly, as a rule, approximately | おおよそ |
| いきなり | abruptly, suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning | |
| 抽象 | abstract | ちゅうしょう |
| 馬鹿らしい | absurd | ばからしい |
| めちゃくちゃ | absurd, unreasonable, excessive, messed up, spoiled, wreaked | |
| 加速度 | acceleration | かそくど |
| 加速 | acceleration | かそく |
| アクセント | accent | |
| 実績 | achievements, actual results | じっせき |
| 功績 | achievements, merit, meritorious service, meritorious deed | こうせき |
| 酸性 | acidity | さんせい |
| 知合い | acquaintance | しりあい |
| 動作 | action, movements, motions, bearing, behaviour, manners | どうさ |
| 活躍 | activity | かつやく |
| 役者 | actor, actress | やくしゃ |
| 現に | actually, really | げんに |
| 追加 | addition, supplement, appendix | ついか |
| 宛名 | address, direction | あてな |
| 形容動詞 | adjectival noun, quasi-adjective | けいようどうし |
| 整備 | adjustment, completion, consolidation | せいび |
| 有料 | admission-paid, toll | ゆうりょう |
| 上級 | advanced level, high grade, senior | じょうきゅう |
| 利害 | advantages and disadvantages, interest | りがい |
| 副詞 | adverb | ふくし |
| 架空 | aerial, overhead, fiction, fanciful | かくう |
| 以後 | after this, from now on, hereafter, thereafter | いご |
| 再三 | again and again, repeatedly | さいさん |
| 日程 | agenda | にってい |
| 農薬 | agricultural chemicals | のうやく |
| 農村 | agricultural community, farm village, rural | のうそん |
| 農産物 | agricultural produce | のうさんぶつ |
| 応援 | aid, assistance, help, reinforcement | おうえん |
| 狙い | aim | ねらい |
| 床の間 | alcove | とこのま |
| 仮名 | alias, pseudonym, pen name | かな |
| 下車 | alighting, getting off | げしゃ |
| 残らず | all, entirely, completely, without exception | のこらず |
| 給与 | allowance, grant, supply | きゅうよ |
| やっぱり | also, as I thought, still, in spite of, absolutely, of course | |
| 交流 | alternating current, intercourse, (cultural) exchange, intermingling | こうりゅう |
| 交替 | alternation, change, relief, relay, shift | こうたい |
| 高度 | altitude, height, advanced | こうど |
| 素人 | amateur, novice | しろうと |
| 売上 | amount sold, proceeds | うりあげ |
| 分量 | amount, quantity | ぶんりょう |
| 遊園地 | amusement park | ゆうえんち |
| 出合い | an encounter | であい |
| 個体 | an individual | こたい |
| 分解 | analysis, disassembly | ぶんかい |
| 先祖 | ancestor | せんぞ |
| 祖先 | ancestor | そせん |
| 御中 | and Company, Messrs. | おんちゅう |
| それなのに | and yet, despite this, but even so, however | |
| そうして | and, like that | |
| 角度 | angle | かくど |
| 余所 | another place, somewhere else, strange parts | よそ |
| 改めて | another time, again, over again, anew, formally | あらためて |
| 解答 | answer, solution | かいとう |
| アンテナ | antenna | |
| ともかく | anyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case | |
| どうせ | anyhow, in any case, at any rate | |
| 応用 | application, put to practical use | おうよう |
| 申請 | application, request, petition | しんせい |
| 当日 | appointed day, very day | とうじつ |
| 鑑賞 | appreciation | かんしょう |
| 可決 | approval, adoption (e.g. motion, bill), passage | かけつ |
| エプロン | apron | |
| 耕地 | arable land | こうち |
| 面積 | area | めんせき |
| 地帯 | area, zone | ちたい |
| 算数 | arithmetic | さんすう |
| 前後 | around, throughout, front and back, before and behind, before and after | ぜんご |
| 来日 | arrival in Japan, coming to Japan, visit to Japan | らいにち |
| 相変わらず | as ever, as usual, the same | あいかわらず |
| 果して | as was expected, really | はたして |
| 助教授 | assistant professor | じょきょうじゅ |
| 仮定 | assumption, supposition, hypothesis | かてい |
| 何しろ | at any rate, anyhow, anyway, in any case | なにしろ |
| すくなくとも | at least | |
| 夜間 | at night, nighttime | やかん |
| 早速 | at once, immediately, without delay, promptly | さっそく |
| たちまち | at once, in a moment, suddenly, all at once | |
| 目下 | at present, now | めした |
| その頃 | at that time, in those days, at that moment, then | そのころ |
| 気圧 | atmospheric pressure | きあつ |
| 附属 | attached, belonging, affiliated | ふぞく |
| 姿勢 | attitude, posture | しせい |
| 叔母さん | aunt, middle-aged lady | おばさん |
| 作者 | author, authoress | さくしゃ |
| オートメーション | automation | |
| 欲張り | avarice, covetousness, greed | よくばり |
| 赤ん坊 | baby | あかんぼう |
| バック | back | |
| 裏口 | backdoor, rear entrance | うらぐち |
| バランス | balance | |
| 風船 | balloon | ふうせん |
| 竹 | bamboo, middle (of a three-tier ranking system) | たけ |
| バンド | band | |
| 包帯 | bandage, dressing | ほうたい |
| 酒場 | bar, bar-room | さかば |
| 床屋 | barber | とこや |
| 基地 | base | きち |
| 盆地 | basin (e.g. between mountains) | ぼんち |
| 浴衣 | bathrobe, informal summer kimono, yukata | ゆかた |
| 電池 | battery | でんち |
| 出来上がり | be finished, ready, made for, cut out | できあがり |
| 佚 | be lost, peace, hide, mistake, beautiful, in turn | いつ |
| 光線 | beam, light ray | こうせん |
| 美容 | beauty of figure or form | びよう |
| 寝台 | bed, couch | しんだい |
| いつの間にか | before one knows, unnoticed, unawares | いつのまにか |
| お先に | before, ahead, previously | おさきに |
| 手前 | before, this side, we, you | てまえ |
| 当番 | being on duty | とうばん |
| 鈴 | bell | すず |
| 鐘 | bell, chime | かね |
| おやつ | between meal snack, afternoon refreshment | |
| 伝記 | biography, life story | でんき |
| 生年月日 | birth date | せいねんがっぴ |
| 血液 | blood | けつえき |
| 血圧 | blood pressure | けつあつ |
| 輸血 | blood transfusion | ゆけつ |
| ブラウス | blouse | |
| ボーナス | bonus | |
| 回数券 | book of tickets | かいすうけん |
| 書籍 | book, publication | しょせき |
| 書店 | bookshop | しょてん |
| 両側 | both sides | りょうがわ |
| 面倒臭い | bother to do, tiresome | めんどうくさい |
| 瓶詰 | bottling, bottled | びんづめ |
| 境界 | boundary | きょうかい |
| 御辞儀 | bow | おじぎ |
| 碗 | bowl | わん |
| 坊や | boy | ぼうや |
| 勇ましい | brave, valiant, gallant, courageous | いさましい |
| 解散 | breakup, dissolution | かいさん |
| 煉瓦 | brick | れんが |
| 花嫁 | bride | はなよめ |
| 朗らか | brightness, cheerfulness, melodious | ほがらか |
| 持参 | bringing, taking, carrying | じさん |
| ブローチ | brooch | |
| 箒 | broom | ほうき |
| ブラシ | brushy, brush | |
| バケツ | bucket, pail | |
| 坊さん | Buddhist priest, monk | ぼうさん |
| ビルディング | building | |
| 新幹線 | bullet train (very high speed), shinkansen | しんかんせん |
| 火傷 | burn, scald | やけど |
| 名刺 | business card | めいし |
| 打合せ | business meeting, previous arrangement, appointment | うちあわせ |
| 慌ただしい | busy, hurried, confused, flurried | あわただしい |
| けれど、けれども | but, however | |
| 但し | but, however, provided that | ただし |
| 是非とも | by all means (with sense of not taking no for an answer) | ぜひとも |
| ひとりでに | by itself, automatically, naturally | |
| バイバイ | bye-bye | |
| 災難 | calamity, misfortune | さいなん |
| 書道 | calligraphy | しょどう |
| カロリー | calorie | |
| 校庭 | campus | こうてい |
| キャンパス | campus | |
| 運河 | canal, waterway | うんが |
| 蝋燭 | candle | ろうそく |
| やむを得ない | cannot be helped, unavoidable | やむをえない |
| 水筒 | canteen, flask, water bottle | すいとう |
| 容積 | capacity, volume | ようせき |
| 体積 | capacity, volume | たいせき |
| 岬 | cape (on coast) | みさき |
| 留守番 | care-taking, caretaker, house-watching | るすばん |
| 呑気 | carefree, optimistic, careless, reckless, heedless | のんき |
| そそっかしい | careless, thoughtless | |
| うっかり | carelessly, thoughtlessly, inadvertently | |
| 貨物 | cargo, freight | かもつ |
| 大工 | carpenter | だいく |
| 絨毯 | carpet | じゅうたん |
| 彫刻 | carving, engraving, sculpture | ちょうこく |
| カセット | cassette (tape) | |
| セメント | cement | |
| センチ | centimeter, centi-, 10^-2 | |
| 儀式 | ceremony, rite, ritual, service | ぎしき |
| かしこまりました | certainly! | |
| 列島 | chain of islands | れっとう |
| 司会 | chairmanship | しかい |
| きっかけ | chance, start, cue, excuse | |
| 着替え | changing clothes, change of clothes | きがえ |
| 素質 | character, qualities, genius | そしつ |
| 特色 | characteristic, feature | とくしょく |
| 図表 | chart, diagram, graph | ずひょう |
| たんす | chest of drawers | |
| ガム | chewing gum | |
| 育児 | childcare, nursing, upbringing | いくじ |
| 児童 | children, juvenile | じどう |
| 煙突 | chimney | えんとつ |
| 漢和 | Chinese Character-Japanese (e.g. dictionary) | かんわ |
| チョーク | chock, chalk | |
| 箸 | chopsticks | はし |
| コーラス | chorus | |
| 西暦 | Christian Era, anno domini (A.D.) | せいれき |
| サークル | circle, sports club (i.e. at a company) | |
| 循環 | circulation, rotation, cycle | じゅんかん |
| 円周 | circumference | えんしゅう |
| 周辺 | circumference, outskirts, environs, (computer) peripheral | しゅうへん |
| 分類 | classification | ぶんるい |
| 清書 | clean copy | せいしょ |
| 清掃 | cleaning | せいそう |
| クリーニング | cleaning, dry cleaning, laundry service | |
| 清い | clear, pure, noble | きよい |
| 流石 | clever, adept, good, expectations, as one would expect | さすが |
| 休業 | closed (e.g. store), business suspended, shutdown, holiday | きゅうぎょう |
| 締切 | closing, cut-off, end, deadline, Closed, No Entrance | しめきり |
| 閉会 | closure | へいかい |
| 炭鉱 | coal mine, coal pit | たんこう |
| 粗い | coarse, rough | あらい |
| カラー | collar, color, colour | |
| コレクション | collection, correction | |
| 絵の具 | colors, paints | えのぐ |
| 欄 | column of text (e.g. as in a newspaper) | らん |
| 桁 | column, beam, digit | けた |
| 櫛 | comb | くし |
| 組合せ | combination | くみあわせ |
| 合同 | combination, incorporation, union, amalgamation | ごうどう |
| 成立 | coming into existence, arrangements, establishment, completion | せいりつ |
| 商業 | commerce, trade, business | しょうぎょう |
| 平凡 | common, commonplace, ordinary, mediocre | へいぼん |
| 定期券 | commuter pass, season ticket | ていきけん |
| 通勤 | commuting to work | つうきん |
| 割合に | comparatively | わりあいに |
| 比較的 | comparatively, relatively | ひかくてき |
| 苦情 | complaint, troubles, objection | くじょう |
| 全集 | complete works | ぜんしゅう |
| 圧縮 | compression, condensation, pressure | あっしゅく |
| 濃度 | concentration, brightness | のうど |
| 断定 | conclusion, decision | だんてい |
| コンクリート | concrete | |
| 調味料 | condiment, seasoning | ちょうみりょう |
| 合流 | confluence, union, linking up, merge | ごうりゅう |
| 対立 | confrontation, opposition, antagonism | たいりつ |
| まごまご | confused | |
| 繋がり | connection, link, relationship | つながり |
| 接続 | connection, union, join, link, changing trains | せつぞく |
| コンセント | consent, concentric | |
| 大分 | considerably, greatly, a lot | だいぶん |
| 絶えず | constantly | たえず |
| 工事 | construction work | こうじ |
| 領事 | consul | りょうじ |
| 伝染 | contagion | でんせん |
| 入れ物 | container, case, receptacle | いれもの |
| 容器 | container, vessel | ようき |
| 中味 | contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade | なかみ |
| 中身 | contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade | なかみ |
| コンクール | contest (fr, concours) | |
| 文脈 | context | ぶんみゃく |
| 継続 | continuation | けいぞく |
| 始終 | continuously, from beginning to end | しじゅう |
| ずうっと | continuously, the whole time, all the way, throughout, a lot | |
| 矛盾 | contradiction, inconsistency | むじゅん |
| 対照 | contrast, antithesis, comparison | たいしょう |
| コック | cook (nl, ), tap, spigot, faucet, cock | |
| 炊事 | cooking, culinary arts | すいじ |
| クーラー | cooler, air conditioner | |
| 平気 | coolness, calmness, composure, unconcern | へいき |
| 銅 | copper | どう |
| 複写 | copy, duplicate | ふくしゃ |
| 芯 | core, heart, wick, marrow | しん |
| 死体 | corpse | したい |
| 対策 | counter-plan, counter-measure | たいさく |
| 無数 | countless number, infinite number | むすう |
| 郡 | country, district | ぐん |
| コース | course | |
| 課程 | course, curriculum | かてい |
| 針路 | course, direction, compass bearing | しんろ |
| 従姉妹 | cousin (female) | いとこ |
| カバー | cover (ex. book) | |
| 蓋 | cover, lid, cap | ふた |
| 卑怯 | cowardice, meanness, unfairness | ひきょう |
| 隙間 | crevice, crack, gap, opening | すきま |
| 目安 | criterion, aim | めやす |
| 評論 | criticism, critique | ひょうろん |
| 交差 | cross | こうさ |
| 冠 | crown, diadem, first, best | かんむり |
| 教養 | culture, education, refinement, cultivation | きょうよう |
| 戸棚 | cupboard, locker, closet, wardrobe | とだな |
| 通貨 | currency | つうか |
| 曲線 | curve | きょくせん |
| カーブ | curve, curve ball (baseball) | |
| 座布団 | cushion (Japanese) | ざぶとん |
| 税関 | customs house | ぜいかん |
| 皮肉 | cynicism, sarcasm | ひにく |
| 日課 | daily lesson, daily work, daily routine | にっか |
| 日用品 | daily necessities | にちようひん |
| 危うい | dangerous, critical, grave | あやうい |
| 物騒 | dangerous, disturbed, insecure | ぶっそう |
| 日時 | date and time | にちじ |
| 明け方 | dawn | あけがた |
| 一昨日 | day before yesterday | おととい |
| 一昨日 | day before yesterday | いっさくじつ |
| 日帰り | day trip | ひがえり |
| 空想 | daydream, fantasy, fancy, vision | くうそう |
| 眩しい | dazzling, radiant | まぶしい |
| 恋しい | dear, beloved, darling, yearned for | こいしい |
| 懐かしい | dear, desired, missed | なつかしい |
| 飾り | decoration | かざり |
| 差し引き | deduction, subtraction, balance, ebb and flow, rise and fall | さしひき |
| 真っ青 | deep blue, ghastly pale | まっさお |
| 感激 | deep emotion, impression, inspiration | かんげき |
| 短所 | defect, demerit, weak point, disadvantage | たんしょ |
| 警備 | defense, guard, policing, security | けいび |
| 歯磨き | dentifrice, toothpaste | はみがき |
| 学部 | department of a university, undergraduate | がくぶ |
| 脱線 | derailment, digression | だっせん |
| 子孫 | descendants, posterity, offspring | しそん |
| 指定 | designation, specification, assignment, pointing at | してい |
| 専制 | despotism, autocracy | せんせい |
| 洗剤 | detergent, washing material | せんざい |
| 回り道 | detour | まわりみち |
| 展開 | develop, expansion (opposite of compression) | てんかい |
| 診断 | diagnosis | しんだん |
| 斜 | diagonal | はす |
| ダイヤグラム | diagram | |
| ダイヤル | dial | |
| 方言 | dialect | ほうげん |
| 直径 | diameter | ちょっけい |
| ダイヤモンド | diamond | |
| 書取 | dictation | かきとり |
| 相違 | difference, discrepancy, variation | そうい |
| 普及 | diffusion, spread | ふきゅう |
| 消化 | digestion | しょうか |
| せっせと | diligently | |
| 薄暗い | dim, gloomy | うすぐらい |
| 直通 | direct communication | ちょくつう |
| 直流 | direct current | ちょくりゅう |
| 矢印 | directing arrow | やじるし |
| 方面 | direction, district, field (e.g., of study) | ほうめん |
| 方角 | direction, way, compass point | ほうがく |
| 重役 | director, high executive | じゅうやく |
| 失恋 | disappointed love, broken heart, unrequited love, be lovelorn | しつれん |
| 割引 | discount, reduction, rebate | わりびき |
| 話合い | discussion, conference | はなしあい |
| 消毒 | disinfection, sterilization | しょうどく |
| 性別 | distinction by sex, sex, gender | せいべつ |
| 分布 | distribution | ぶんぷ |
| 割算 | division (math) | わりざん |
| 等分 | division into equal parts | とうぶん |
| 区分 | division, section, classification | くぶん |
| めまい | dizziness, giddiness | |
| ごぞんじですか | do you know?, are you aware of...? | |
| ダブル | double | |
| 下降 | downward, descent, fall, drop, subsidence | かこう |
| 下水 | drainage, sewage, ditch, gutter, sewerage | げすい |
| 水滴 | drop of water | すいてき |
| 太鼓 | drum, tambourine | たいこ |
| 酔っ払い | drunkard | よっぱらい |
| 乾電池 | dry cell, battery | かんでんち |
| 乾燥 | dry, arid, insipid, dehydrated | かんそう |
| 鈍い | dull (e.g. a knife), thickheaded, slow (opposite of fast), stupid | にぶい |
| ダム | dumb | |
| 役目 | duty, business | やくめ |
| 住居 | dwelling, house, residence, address | じゅうきょ |
| 住まい | dwelling, house, residence, address | すまい |
| 毎度 | each time, common service-sector greeting | まいど |
| 各々 | each, every, either, respectively, severally | おのおの |
| 銘々 | each, individual | めいめい |
| 物凄い | earth-shattering, staggering, to a very great extent | ものすごい |
| 瀬戸物 | earthenware, crockery, china | せともの |
| 東西 | East and West, whole country | とうざい |
| 関東 | eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo | かんとう |
| 安易 | easy-going | あんい |
| 響き | echo, sound, reverberation, noise | ひびき |
| 編集 | editing, compilation, editorial (e.g. committee) | へんしゅう |
| 社説 | editorial, leading article | しゃせつ |
| 効力 | effect, efficacy, validity, potency | こうりょく |
| 能率 | efficiency | のうりつ |
| 肘 | elbow | ひじ |
| 長女 | eldest daughter | ちょうじょ |
| 長男 | eldest son | ちょうなん |
| 電流 | electric current | でんりゅう |
| 扇風機 | electric fan | せんぷうき |
| 電力 | electric power | でんりょく |
| 電波 | electro-magnetic wave | でんぱ |
| 初級 | elementary level | しょきゅう |
| 削除 | elimination, cancellation, deletion, erasure | さくじょ |
| 楕円 | ellipse | だえん |
| 天皇 | Emperor of Japan | てんのう |
| 空っぽ | empty, vacant, hollow | からっぽ |
| 百科事典 | encyclopedia | ひゃっかじてん |
| 突き当たり | end (e.g. of street) | つきあたり |
| 月末 | end of the month | げつまつ |
| 終了 | end, close, termination | しゅうりょう |
| 英和 | English-Japanese (e.g. dictionary) | えいわ |
| 増大 | enlargement | ぞうだい |
| 問い合わせ | enquiry, ENQ | といあわせ |
| 登場 | entry (on stage) | とうじょう |
| 入社 | entry to a company | にゅうしゃ |
| 羨ましい | envious, enviable | うらやましい |
| イコール | equal | |
| 方程式 | equation | ほうていしき |
| 赤道 | equator | せきどう |
| 過失 | error, blunder, accident | かしつ |
| 噴火 | eruption | ふんか |
| 随筆 | essays, miscellaneous writings | ずいひつ |
| 本来 | essentially, naturally, by nature | ほんらい |
| 定価 | established price | ていか |
| エチケット | etiquette | |
| 欧米 | Europe and America, the West | おうべい |
| 蒸発 | evaporation, unexplained disappearance | じょうはつ |
| 偶数 | even number | ぐうすう |
| 夕刊 | evening paper | ゆうかん |
| 催し | event, festivities, function | もよおし |
| 行事 | event, function | ぎょうじ |
| 日日 | every day, daily, day after day | ひにち |
| 各地 | every place, various places | かくち |
| 改札 | examination of tickets | かいさつ |
| 実例 | example, illustration | じつれい |
| 標本 | example, specimen | ひょうほん |
| 例外 | exception | れいがい |
| 格別 | exceptional | かくべつ |
| 超過 | excess, being more than | ちょうか |
| 過剰 | excess, over- | かじょう |
| 口実 | excuse | こうじつ |
| お邪魔します | Excuse me for disturbing you | おじゃまします |
| 消耗 | exhaustion, consumption | しょうもう |
| 発揮 | exhibition, demonstration, utilization, display | はっき |
| 生存 | existence, being, survival | せいぞん |
| 出入口 | exit and entrance | でいりぐち |
| 拡充 | expansion | かくじゅう |
| 拡張 | expansion, extension, enlargement, escape (ESC) | かくちょう |
| 解説 | explanation, commentary | かいせつ |
| 日当たり | exposure to the sun, sunny place | ひあたり |
| 速達 | express, special delivery | そくたつ |
| 発想 | expression (music), conceptualization | はっそう |
| 延長 | extension, elongation, prolongation, lengthening | えんちょう |
| 広々 | extensive, spacious | ひろびろ |
| 広さ | extent | ひろさ |
| 甚だしい | extreme, excessive, terrible | はなはだしい |
| 瞼 | eyelids | まぶた |
| 工員 | factory worker | こういん |
| 停電 | failure of electricity | ていでん |
| 落第 | failure, dropping out of a class | らくだい |
| 童話 | fairy tale | どうわ |
| 低下 | fall, decline, lowering, deterioration | ていか |
| 飢饉 | famine | ききん |
| 名所 | famous place | めいしょ |
| 名物 | famous product, special product, speciality | めいぶつ |
| 送別 | farewell, send-off | そうべつ |
| 牧場 | farm (livestock), pasture land, meadow, grazing land | ぼくじょう |
| 早口 | fast-talking | はやくち |
| ファスナー | fastener, zipper | |
| 脂 | fat, tallow, lard | あぶら |
| 父母 | father and mother, parents | ふぼ |
| 蛇口 | faucet, tap | じゃぐち |
| ごちそうさま | feast, thank you (for the meal) | |
| 御馳走 | feast, treating (someone) | ごちそう |
| 実感 | feelings (actual, true) | じっかん |
| 図形 | figure | ずけい |
| 孝行 | filial piety | こうこう |
| 爪 | fingernail or toenail, claw, talon, hoof | つめ |
| 消防署 | fire station | しょうぼうしょ |
| 花火 | fireworks | はなび |
| 発射 | firing, shooting, discharge, catapult | はっしゃ |
| 強気 | firm, strong | つよき |
| 上旬 | first 10 days of month | じょうじゅん |
| 初旬 | first 10 days of the month | しょじゅん |
| 一流 | first class, top grade, foremost, top-notch | いちりゅう |
| 初めに | first, firstly, first of all, to begin with, in the beginning, at the beginning | はじめに |
| 第一 | first, foremost, #1 | だいいち |
| 漁師 | fisherman | りょうし |
| 漁業 | fishing (industry) | ぎょぎょう |
| 定員 | fixed number of regular personnel, capacity (of boat, etc.) | ていいん |
| 一定 | fixed, settled, definite | いってい |
| 生け花 | flower arrangement | いけばな |
| 蛍光灯 | fluorescent lamp, person who is slow to react | けいこうとう |
| 焦点 | focus, point | しょうてん |
| 扇子 | folding fan | せんす |
| 民謡 | folk song, popular song | みんよう |
| 御手洗 | font of purifying water placed at entrance of shrine | おてあらい |
| 足跡 | footprints | あしあと |
| ひとまず | for the present, once, in outline | |
| 森林 | forest, woods | しんりん |
| 形式 | form, formality, format, math expression | けいしき |
| 公式 | formula, formality, official | こうしき |
| 特長 | forte, merit | とくちょう |
| 基盤 | foundation, basis | きばん |
| 基礎 | foundation, basis | きそ |
| 四つ角 | four corners, crossroads | よつかど |
| 四季 | four seasons | しき |
| 分数 | fraction (in math) | ぶんすう |
| 小数 | fraction (part of), decimal | しょうすう |
| 破片 | fragment, splinter, broken piece | はへん |
| 作成 | frame, draw up, make, producing | さくせい |
| 卒直 | frankness, candour, openheartedness | そっちょく |
| フリー | free | |
| 只 | free of charge, mere, sole, only, usual, common | ただ |
| 冷凍 | freezing, cold storage, refrigeration | れいとう |
| 淡水 | fresh water | たんすい |
| 爽やか | fresh, refreshing, invigorating | さわやか |
| 摩擦 | friction, rubbing, rubdown, chafe | まさつ |
| 知人 | friend, acquaintance | ちじん |
| 友好 | friendship | ゆうこう |
| 寒帯 | frigid zone | かんたい |
| 表紙 | front cover, binding | ひょうし |
| 果実 | fruit, nut, berry. | かじつ |
| フライパン | fry pan, frying pan | |
| 満員 | full house, no vacancy, sold out | まんいん |
| 氏名 | full name, identity | しめい |
| 葬式 | funeral | そうしき |
| 毛皮 | fur, skin, pelt | けがわ |
| ギャング | gang | |
| 車庫 | garage, car shed | しゃこ |
| 植木 | garden shrubs, trees, potted plant | うえき |
| 集合 | gathering, assembly, meeting, set (math) | しゅうごう |
| 歯車 | gear, cog-wheel | はぐるま |
| 発電 | generation (e.g. power) | はつでん |
| 傾らか | gently sloping, gentle, gradual, easy, smooth (process) | なだらか |
| 地質 | geological features | ちしつ |
| 下駄 | geta (Japanese footwear), wooden clogs | げた |
| 接近 | getting closer, drawing nearer, approaching | せっきん |
| 要旨 | gist, essentials, summary, fundamentals | ようし |
| ぴかぴか | glitter, sparkle | |
| 艶 | gloss, glaze | つや |
| 碁 | Go (board game of capturing territory) | ご |
| 神様 | god | かみさま |
| 出勤 | going to work, at work | しゅっきん |
| 金魚 | goldfish | きんぎょ |
| 行ってまいります | good bye, I'm off, see you later | いってまいります |
| こんばんは | good evening | |
| 快晴 | good weather | かいせい |
| さようなら | good-bye | |
| くだらない | good-for-nothing, stupid, trivial, worthless | |
| 官庁 | government office, authorities | かんちょう |
| 役所 | government office, public office | やくしょ |
| 役人 | government official | やくにん |
| 恩恵 | grace, favor, blessing, benefit | おんけい |
| 段階 | gradation, grade, stage | だんかい |
| 学級 | grade in school | がっきゅう |
| 小学生 | grade school student | しょうがくせい |
| 漸く | gradually, finally, hardly | ようやく |
| 大学院 | graduate school | だいがくいん |
| 粒 | grain | つぶ |
| 有難い | grateful, thankful, welcome, appreciated, evoking gratitude | ありがたい |
| チップ | gratuity, tip, chip | |
| 引力 | gravity | いんりょく |
| 重力 | gravity | じゅうりょく |
| 偉い | great, celebrated, eminent, terrible, awful, famous, remarkable, excellent | えらい |
| 一段と | greater, more, further, still more | いちだんと |
| 温室 | greenhouse | おんしつ |
| 灰色 | grey, gray, ashen | はいいろ |
| 群れ | group, crowd, flock, herd | むれ |
| 生長 | growth, increment | せいちょう |
| ぶつぶつ | grumbling, complaining in a small voice | |
| 客席 | guest seating | きゃくせき |
| ゴム | gum, rubber, eraser | |
| 鉄砲 | gun | てっぽう |
| 体操 | gymnastics, physical exercises, calisthenics | たいそう |
| 俳句 | haiku poetry | はいく |
| ハンドル | handle, steering wheel | |
| おめでたい | happy event, matter for congratulation, auspicious event, pregnancy | |
| めでたい | happy, simple soul, propitious, joyous | |
| 堅い | hard (esp. wood), steadfast, honorable, stuffy writing | かたい |
| 憎い | hateful, abominable, poor-looking, detestable | にくい |
| いってらっしゃい | have a good day, take care, see you | |
| 心当たり | having some knowledge of, happening to know | こころあたり |
| 頭脳 | head, brains, intellect | ずのう |
| 先頭 | head, lead, vanguard, first | せんとう |
| 見出し | heading, caption, subtitle, index | みだし |
| 本部 | headquarters | ほんぶ |
| 保健 | health preservation, hygiene, sanitation | ほけん |
| 都心 | heart (of city) | としん |
| 加熱 | heating | かねつ |
| 重たい | heavy, massive, serious | おもたい |
| 垣根 | hedge | かきね |
| ヘリコプター | helicopter | |
| そのため | hence, for that reason | |
| あちらこちら | here and there | |
| 点々 | here and there, little by little | てんてん |
| 所々 | here and there, some parts (of something) | ところどころ |
| しゃっくり | hiccough, hiccup | |
| 上下 | high and low, up and down, unloading and loading, praising and blaming | じょうげ |
| 高等 | high class, high grade | こうとう |
| 高級 | high class, high grade | こうきゅう |
| 差し支え | hindrance, impediment | さしつかえ |
| 平仮名 | hiragana, 47 syllables, the cursive syllabary | ひらがな |
| 別荘 | holiday house, villa | べっそう |
| お休み | holiday, absence, rest, (exp) Good night | おやすみ |
| 敬語 | honorific, term of respect | けいご |
| 水平線 | horizon | すいへいせん |
| 競馬 | horse racing | けいば |
| 園芸 | horticulture, gardening | えんげい |
| 寮 | hostel, dormitory | りょう |
| 貸家 | house for rent | かしや |
| 番地 | house number, address | ばんち |
| 家屋 | house, building | かおく |
| 雑巾 | house-cloth, dust cloth | ぞうきん |
| はじめまして | How do you do?, I am glad to meet you | |
| 膨大 | huge, bulky, enormous, extensive, swelling, expansion | ぼうだい |
| 謙遜 | humble, humility, modesty | けんそん |
| 蒸し暑い | humid, sultry | むしあつい |
| 万歳 | hurrah, cheers | ばんざい |
| 水素 | hydrogen | すいそ |
| アイデア、アイディア | idea | |
| 観念 | idea, notion, conception, sense (e.g. of duty) | かんねん |
| 熟語 | idiom, idiomatic phrase, kanji compound | じゅくご |
| 直後 | immediately following | ちょくご |
| 生意気 | impertinent, saucy, cheeky, conceit, audacious, brazen | なまいき |
| 重点 | important point, lay stress on, colon, emphasis | じゅうてん |
| 感想 | impressions, thoughts | かんそう |
| 図々しい | impudent, shameless | ずうずうしい |
| 厚かましい | impudent, shameless, brazen | あつかましい |
| ずらり | in a row, in a line | |
| その上 | in addition, furthermore | そのうえ |
| 出入り | in and out, coming and going, free association, income and expenditure, debits and credit | でいり |
| 順々 | in order, in turn | じゅんじゅん |
| 中途 | in the middle, half-way | ちゅうと |
| 険しい | inaccessible place, sharp eyes | けわしい |
| 就任 | inauguration, assumption of office | しゅうにん |
| 増減 | increase and decrease, fluctuation | ぞうげん |
| 人差指 | index finger | ひとさしゆび |
| 索引 | index, indices | さくいん |
| 気配 | indication, market trend, worry | けはい |
| 間接 | indirection, indirectness | かんせつ |
| 各自 | individual, each | かくじ |
| 工芸 | industrial arts | こうげい |
| 申し訳ない | inexcusable | もうしわけない |
| 幼稚 | infancy, childish, infantile | ようち |
| 幼児 | infant, baby, child | ようじ |
| 無限 | infinite | むげん |
| 成分 | ingredient, component, composition | せいぶん |
| 墨 | ink | すみ |
| インキ | ink | |
| しつこい | insistent, obstinate | |
| 見学 | inspection, study by observation, field trip | けんがく |
| 器械 | instrument | きかい |
| 整数 | integer | せいすう |
| 内科 | internist clinic, internal medicine | ないか |
| 通訳 | interpretation | つうやく |
| 面接 | interview | めんせつ |
| インタビュー | interview | |
| 仲良し | intimate friend, bosom buddy, chum | なかよし |
| 概論 | intro, outline, general remarks | がいろん |
| 逆様 | inversion, upside down | さかさま |
| 釜 | iron pot, kettle | かま |
| 不規則 | irregularity, unsteadiness, disorderly | ふきそく |
| でたらめ | irresponsible utterance, nonsense, nonsensical, random | |
| こちらこそ | it is I who should say so | |
| かゆい | itchy, itching | |
| 項目 | item | こうもく |
| 道順 | itinerary, route | みちじゅん |
| 杉 | Japanese cedar | すぎ |
| 将棋 | Japanese chess | しょうぎ |
| 和服 | Japanese clothes | わふく |
| 椀 | Japanese soup bowl, wooden bowl | わん |
| 和英 | Japanese-English | わえい |
| 洒落 | joke, pun, witticism | しゃれ |
| ジャーナリスト | journalist | |
| 判事 | judge, judiciary | はんじ |
| 汁 | juice, sap, soup, broth | しる |
| 後輩 | junior (at work or school) | こうはい |
| 直前 | just before | ちょくぜん |
| 公正 | justice, fairness, impartiality | こうせい |
| 仮名遣い | kana orthography, syllabary spelling | かなづかい |
| 関西 | Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures) | かんさい |
| 片仮名 | katakana | かたかな |
| しみじみ | keenly, deeply, heartily | |
| 薬缶 | kettle | やかん |
| 幼稚園 | kindergarten | ようちえん |
| 国王 | king | こくおう |
| 庖丁 | kitchen knife, carving knife | ほうちょう |
| 毛糸 | knitting wool | けいと |
| 編物 | knitting, web | あみもの |
| 琴 | Koto (Japanese harp) | こと |
| 工夫 | labourer, worker | くふう |
| 梯子 | ladder, stairs | はしご |
| 灯油 | lamp oil, kerosene | とうゆ |
| 家主 | landlord | やぬし |
| 盆 | Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead, tray | ぼん |
| マンション | large apartment, apartment house | |
| 大木 | large tree | たいぼく |
| 深夜 | late at night | しんや |
| 緯度 | latitude (nav.) | いど |
| ランチ | launch, lunch | |
| 溶岩 | lava | ようがん |
| 法則 | law, rule | ほうそく |
| 主役 | leading part, leading actor (actress) | しゅやく |
| 退院 | leaving hospital | たいいん |
| 休講 | lecture cancelled | きゅうこう |
| 講師 | lecturer | こうし |
| レジャー | leisure | |
| 貸し出し | lending, loaning | かしだし |
| 長短 | length, long and short, pluses and minuses | ちょうたん |
| レンズ | lens | |
| 未満 | less than, insufficient | みまん |
| ええと | let me see, well, er.... | |
| 投書 | letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution | とうしょ |
| レベル | level | |
| 湿度 | level of humidity | しつど |
| 寿命 | life span | じゅみょう |
| 茶色い | light brown, tawny | ちゃいろい |
| 電球 | light bulb | でんきゅう |
| ふわふわ | light, soft | |
| 灯台 | lighthouse | とうだい |
| 好き嫌い | likes and dislikes, taste | すききらい |
| 限度 | limit, bounds | げんど |
| 区域 | limits, boundary, domain, zone, sphere, territory | くいき |
| 行列 | line, procession, matrix (math) | ぎょうれつ |
| 線路 | line, track, roadbed | せんろ |
| 唇 | lips | くちびる |
| 口紅 | lipstick | くちべに |
| 液体 | liquid, fluid | えきたい |
| 文体 | literary style | ぶんたい |
| 文芸 | literature, art and literature, belles-lettres | ぶんげい |
| 文献 | literature, books (reference) | ぶんけん |
| リットル | litre | |
| 小指 | little finger | こゆび |
| ロビー | lobby | |
| ロッカー | locker | |
| 機関車 | locomotive, engine | きかんしゃ |
| うろうろ | loiteringly, aimless wandering | |
| とっくに | long ago, already, a long time ago | |
| 永い | long, lengthy | ながい |
| 経度 | longitude | けいど |
| 緩い | loose, lenient, slow | ゆるい |
| 損得 | loss and gain, advantage and disadvantage | そんとく |
| 落し物 | lost property | おとしもの |
| はきはき | lucidly | |
| 材木 | lumber, timber | ざいもく |
| 木材 | lumber, timber, wood | もくざい |
| 塊 | lump, mass, clod, cluster | かたまり |
| 磁石 | magnet | じしゃく |
| お手伝いさん | maid | おてつだいさん |
| 郵送 | mailing | ゆうそう |
| 正門 | main gate, main entrance | せいもん |
| 大通り | main street | おおどおり |
| 過半数 | majority | かはんすう |
| 意地悪 | malicious, ill-tempered, unkind | いじわる |
| 夫妻 | man and wife, married couple | ふさい |
| 人造 | man-made, synthetic, artificial | じんぞう |
| 作製 | manufacture | さくせい |
| 製作 | manufacture, production | せいさく |
| 原稿 | manuscript, copy | げんこう |
| マラソン | marathon | |
| 水産 | marine products, fisheries | すいさん |
| 目印 | mark, sign, landmark | めじるし |
| 採点 | marking, grading, looking over | さいてん |
| 点数 | marks, points, score, runs | てんすう |
| マスク | mask | |
| 名作 | masterpiece | めいさく |
| 傑作 | masterpiece, best work, boner, blunder | けっさく |
| 資料 | materials, data | しりょう |
| 好き好き | matter of taste | すきずき |
| ごめんください | May I come in?, please forgive me | |
| 意義 | meaning, significance | いぎ |
| 測定 | measurement | そくてい |
| 寸法 | measurement, size, dimension | すんぽう |
| 測量 | measurement, surveying | そくりょう |
| 薬品 | medicine(s), chemical(s) | やくひん |
| 会館 | meeting hall, assembly hall | かいかん |
| 集会 | meeting, assembly | しゅうかい |
| 出迎え | meeting, reception | でむかえ |
| メニュー | menu | |
| 献立 | menu, program, schedule | こんだて |
| 実力 | merit, efficiency, arms, force | じつりょく |
| メーター | meter (clock) | |
| 顕微鏡 | microscope | けんびきょう |
| 中世 | Middle Ages, mediaeval times | ちゅうせい |
| 中指 | middle finger | なかゆび |
| 中間 | middle, midway, interim | ちゅうかん |
| 中年 | middle-aged | ちゅうねん |
| 伯父さん | middle-aged gentleman, uncle | おじさん |
| 叔父さん | middle-aged gentleman, uncle | おじさん |
| 小父さん | middle-aged gentleman, uncle | おじさん |
| ミリ | milli-, 10^-3 | |
| 心身 | mind and body | しんしん |
| 鉱物 | mineral | こうぶつ |
| マイナス | minus | |
| 勘違い | misunderstanding, wrong guess | かんちがい |
| 混合 | mixing, mixture | こんごう |
| 堀 | moat, canal | ほり |
| モデル | model | |
| 手頃 | moderate, handy | てごろ |
| モダン | modern | |
| 謙虚 | modesty, humility | けんきょ |
| 水分 | moisture | すいぶん |
| 湿気 | moisture, humidity, dampness | しっけ |
| 集金 | money collection | しゅうきん |
| 為替 | money order, exchange | かわせ |
| モノレール | monorail | |
| 下旬 | month (last third of) | げじゅん |
| 再来月 | month after next | さらいげつ |
| 先々月 | month before last | せんせんげつ |
| 月給 | monthly salary | げっきゅう |
| いよいよ | more and more, all the more, increasingly, at last, beyond doubt | |
| 蚊 | mosquito | か |
| モーター | motor | |
| 山林 | mountain forest, mountains and forest | さんりん |
| 髭 | moustache, beard, whiskers | ひげ |
| 引越し | moving (dwelling etc.), changing residence | ひっこし |
| 転々 | moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly, rolling about | てんてん |
| 移転 | moving, transfer, demise | いてん |
| マフラー | muffler, scarf | |
| 団地 | multi-unit apartments | だんち |
| 掛け算 | multiplication | かけざん |
| 楽器 | musical instrument | がっき |
| 相互 | mutual, reciprocal | そうご |
| お気の毒に | my sympathies, that's too bad, my condolences | おきのどくに |
| 神話 | myth, legend | しんわ |
| 釘 | nail | くぎ |
| 昼寝 | nap (at home), siesta | ひるね |
| 国立 | national | こくりつ |
| 祝日 | national holiday | しゅくじつ |
| 祭日 | national holiday, festival day | さいじつ |
| 国籍 | nationality | こくせき |
| 自然科学 | natural science | しぜんかがく |
| 性質 | nature, property, disposition | せいしつ |
| 吐き気 | nausea, sickness in the stomach | はきけ |
| へそ | navel, belly-button | |
| 紺 | navy blue, deep blue | こん |
| 近々 | nearness, before long, soon | ちかぢか |
| 衣食住 | necessities of life (food, clothing, etc.) | いしょくじゅう |
| 必需品 | necessities, necessary article, requisite, essential | ひつじゅひん |
| ネックレス | necklace | |
| 無沙汰 | neglecting to stay in contact | ぶさた |
| 油断 | negligence, unpreparedness | ゆだん |
| 付近 | neighbourhood, vicinity, environs | ふきん |
| 正味 | net (weight) | しょうみ |
| 中性 | neuter gender, neutral (chem.), indifference, sterility | ちゅうせい |
| 三日月 | new moon, crescent moon | みかづき |
| 姪 | niece | めい |
| 雑音 | noise (jarring, grating) | ざつおん |
| 騒がしい | noisy | さわがしい |
| 騒々しい | noisy, boisterous | そうぞうしい |
| やかましい | noisy, strict, fussy | |
| うどん | noodles (Japanese) | |
| 北極 | North Pole | ほっきょく |
| 御無沙汰 | not writing or contacting for a while | ごぶさた |
| 手帳 | notebook | てちょう |
| 何とも | nothing (with neg. verb), quite, not a bit | なんとも |
| 通知 | notice, notification | つうち |
| 名詞 | noun | めいし |
| 養分 | nourishment, nutrient | ようぶん |
| ナンバー | number | |
| 回数 | number of times, frequency | かいすう |
| 看病 | nursing (a patient) | かんびょう |
| ナイロン | nylon | |
| おとなしい | obedient, docile, quiet | |
| 素直 | obedient, meek, docile, unaffected | すなお |
| 方針 | objective, plan, policy | ほうしん |
| 斜め | obliqueness | ななめ |
| 観測 | observation | かんそく |
| 海洋 | ocean | かいよう |
| 憎らしい | odious, hateful | にくらしい |
| 攻め手 | offense, method of attack | せめて |
| 公表 | official announcement, proclamation | こうひょう |
| 公務 | official business, public business | こうむ |
| 出張 | official tour, business trip | しゅっちょう |
| オイル | oil, engine oil, kerosene | |
| 古典 | old book, classics, classic | こてん |
| 省略 | omission, abbreviation, abridgment | しょうりゃく |
| 以降 | on and after, hereafter, thereafter | いこう |
| 却って | on the contrary, rather, all the more, instead | かえって |
| 一旦 | once, for a moment, one morning, temporarily | いったん |
| 一応 | once, tentatively, in outline, for the time being | いちおう |
| いちいち | one by one, separately | 一々 |
| あれこれ | one thing or another, this and that, this or that | |
| ワンピース | one-piece dress | |
| 片道 | one-way (trip) | かたみち |
| 開放 | open, throw open, liberalization | かいほう |
| 開会 | opening of a meeting | かいかい |
| 開通 | opening, open | かいつう |
| ついで | opportunity, occasion | |
| 又は | or, otherwise | または |
| オーケストラ | orchestra | |
| 規律 | order, rules, law | きりつ |
| 順序 | order, sequence, procedure | じゅんじょ |
| 体制 | order, system, structure, set-up, organization | たいせい |
| 一通り | ordinary, usual, in general, briefly | ひととおり |
| オルガン | organ | |
| 東洋 | Orient | とうよう |
| 原始 | origin, primeval | げんし |
| 元々 | originally, by nature, from the start | もともと |
| その他 | otherwise | そのほか |
| 屋外 | outdoors | おくがい |
| あらすじ | outline, summary | |
| 見掛け | outward appearance | みかけ |
| 強引 | overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed | ごういん |
| オーバーコート | overcoat | |
| 缶詰 | packing (in cans), canning, canned goods, tin can | かんづめ |
| 包装 | packing, wrapping | ほうそう |
| 田ぼ | paddy field, farm | たんぼ |
| 苦心 | pain, trouble | くしん |
| 青白い | pale, pallid | あおじろい |
| 紙幣 | paper money, notes, bills | しへい |
| 障子 | paper sliding door | しょうじ |
| 括弧 | parenthesis, brackets | かっこ |
| 客間 | parlor, guest room | きゃくま |
| 送り仮名 | part of word written in kana | おくりがな |
| 部品 | parts, accessories | ぶひん |
| 宴会 | party, banquet | えんかい |
| 通路 | passage, pathway | つうろ |
| 個所 | passage, place, point, part | かしょ |
| 通帳 | passbook | つうちょう |
| 消極的 | passive | しょうきょくてき |
| 糊 | paste, starch | のり |
| パターン | pattern | |
| 人通り | pedestrian traffic | ひとどおり |
| ぺん | pen | |
| 侵入 | penetration, invasion, raid, aggression, trespass | しんにゅう |
| 半島 | peninsula | はんとう |
| 習字 | penmanship | しゅうじ |
| 胡椒 | pepper | こしょう |
| 満点 | perfect score | まんてん |
| 香水 | perfume | こうすい |
| もしかしたら | perhaps, maybe, by some chance | |
| もしかすると | perhaps, maybe, by some chance | |
| 小遣い | personal expenses, pocket money, spending money, incidental expenses, allowance | こづかい |
| 薬局 | pharmacy, drugstore | やっきょく |
| 内線 | phone extension, indoor wiring, inner line | ないせん |
| 撮影 | photographing | さつえい |
| 掏摸 | pickpocket | すり |
| 図鑑 | picture book | ずかん |
| 枕 | pillow, bolster | まくら |
| ピンク | pink | |
| ピストル | pistol | |
| 真っ黒 | pitch black | まっくろ |
| 地名 | place name | ちめい |
| 原産 | place of origin, habitat | げんさん |
| 平野 | plain, open field | へいや |
| 地味 | plain, simple | じみ |
| 無地 | plain, unfigured | むじ |
| プラスチック | plastic | |
| プラットホーム | platform | |
| 演劇 | play (theatrical) | えんげき |
| かるた | playing cards (pt, carta) | |
| 広場 | plaza | ひろば |
| おねがいします | please | |
| おかけください | please sit down, please have a seat | |
| おまちください | Please wait a moment | |
| どうぞよろしく | pleased to meet you | |
| 娯楽 | pleasure, amusement | ごらく |
| 複数 | plural, multiple | ふくすう |
| 要領 | point, gist, essentials, outline | ようりょう |
| 先端 | pointed end, tip, fine point | せんたん |
| 巡査 | police, policeman | じゅんさ |
| 通用 | popular use, circulation | つうよう |
| 丼 | porcelain bowl, bowl of rice with food on top | どんぶり |
| 肯定 | positive, affirmation | こうてい |
| 送料 | postage, carriage | そうりょう |
| ポスター | poster | |
| 実用 | practical use, utility | じつよう |
| 実習 | practice, training | じっしゅう |
| 稽古 | practice, training, study | けいこ |
| 適確 | precise, accurate | てきかく |
| 的確 | precise, accurate | てきかく |
| 述語 | predicate | じゅつご |
| 県庁 | prefectural office | けんちょう |
| 予備 | preparation, preliminaries, reserve, spare | よび |
| 推定 | presumption, assumption, estimation | すいてい |
| 防犯 | prevention of crime | ぼうはん |
| 防止 | prevention, check | ぼうし |
| 総理大臣 | Prime Minister | そうりだいじん |
| 王女 | princess | おうじょ |
| 原理 | principle, theory, fundamental truth | げんり |
| プリント | print, handout | |
| 活字 | printing type | かつじ |
| 私立 | private (establishment) | しりつ |
| 私鉄 | private railway | してつ |
| 民間 | private, civilian, civil, popular, folk, unofficial | みんかん |
| 賞金 | prize, monetary award | しょうきん |
| 賞品 | prize, trophy | しょうひん |
| 確率 | probability | かくりつ |
| 手続き | procedure, (legal) process, formalities | てつづき |
| 過程 | process | かてい |
| 産地 | producing area | さんち |
| 創作 | production, literary creation, work | そうさく |
| プログラム | program | |
| 代名詞 | pronoun | だいめいし |
| 振り仮名 | pronunciation key | ふりがな |
| 宣伝 | propaganda, publicity | せんでん |
| 芸能 | public entertainment, accomplishments, attainments | げいのう |
| 公害 | public nuisance, pollution | こうがい |
| 公共 | public, community, public service, society, communal | こうきょう |
| 句読点 | punctuation marks | くとうてん |
| 瞳 | pupil (of eye) | ひとみ |
| 純情 | pure heart, naivete, self-sacrificing devotion | じゅんじょう |
| 真っ白 | pure white | まっしろ |
| 純粋 | pure, true, genuine, unmixed | じゅんすい |
| 紫 | purple colour, violet | むらさき |
| 問答 | questions and answers, dialogue | もんどう |
| さっさと | quickly | |
| 悠々 | quiet, calm, leisurely | ゆうゆう |
| 部首 | radical (of a kanji character) | ぶしゅ |
| 半径 | radius | はんけい |
| ぼろ | rag, scrap, tattered clothes, fault (esp. in a pretense) | |
| 鉄橋 | railway bridge, iron bridge | てっきょう |
| 踏切 | railway crossing, level crossing, starting line, scratch, crossover | ふみきり |
| 虹 | rainbow | にじ |
| レインコート | raincoat | |
| やたらに | randomly, recklessly, blindly | |
| 稀 | rare, seldom | まれ |
| 合理 | rational | ごうり |
| 原料 | raw materials | げんりょう |
| 剃刀 | razor | かみそり |
| 実物 | real thing, original | じつぶつ |
| 力強い | reassuring, emboldened | ちからづよい |
| 受取 | receipt | うけとり |
| 領収 | receipt, voucher | りょうしゅう |
| 応対 | receiving, dealing with | おうたい |
| 応接 | reception | おうせつ |
| 仲直り | reconciliation, make peace with | なかなおり |
| レクリェーション | recreation | |
| 募集 | recruiting, taking applications | ぼしゅう |
| 長方形 | rectangle, oblong | ちょうほうけい |
| 縮小 | reduction, curtailment | しゅくしょう |
| 反映 | reflection, influence | はんえい |
| 反省 | reflection, reconsideration, introspection, meditation, contemplation | はんせい |
| 惜しい | regrettable, disappointing, precious | おしい |
| 悔しい | regrettable, mortifying, vexing | くやしい |
| 定休日 | regular holiday | ていきゅうび |
| 調節 | regulation, adjustment, control | ちょうせつ |
| 調整 | regulation, adjustment, tuning | ちょうせい |
| 親類 | relation, kin | しんるい |
| 割と | relatively, comparatively | わりと |
| 解放 | release, liberation, emancipation | かいほう |
| 頼もしい | reliable, trustworthy, hopeful, promising | たのもしい |
| めっきり | remarkably | |
| 改造 | remodeling, modding (comp) | かいぞう |
| 修繕 | repair, mending | しゅうぜん |
| 手入れ | repairs, maintenance | ていれ |
| くれぐれも | repeatedly, sincerely, earnestly | |
| 回答 | reply, answer | かいとう |
| リポート | report, paper | |
| 催促 | request, demand, claim, urge (action), press for | さいそく |
| 恨み | resentment | うらみ |
| 休養 | rest, break, recreation | きゅうよう |
| 休息 | rest, relief, relaxation | きゅうそく |
| 手洗い | restroom, lavatory, hand-washing | てあらい |
| お帰り | return, welcome | おかえり |
| 逆さ | reverse, inversion, upside down | さかさ |
| 改正 | revision, amendment, alteration | かいせい |
| リズム | rhythm | |
| リボン | ribbon | |
| 茶碗 | rice bowl, tea cup, teacup | ちゃわん |
| 田植え | rice planting | たうえ |
| 謎謎 | riddle, puzzle, enigma | なぞなぞ |
| 峠 | ridge, (mountain) pass, difficult part | とうげ |
| 直角 | right angle | ちょっかく |
| 薬指 | ring finger | くすりゆび |
| 起床 | rising, getting out of bed | きしょう |
| 並木 | roadside tree, row of trees | なみき |
| じゃんけん | rock-scissors-paper game | |
| ローマじ | romanization, Roman letters | |
| 瓦 | roof tile | かわら |
| 貸間 | room to let | かしま |
| 明き | room, time to spare, emptiness | あき |
| 綱 | rope | つな |
| 回転 | rotation, revolution, turning | かいてん |
| 大雑把 | rough (not precise), broad, sketchy | おおざっぱ |
| 下書き | rough copy, draft | したがき |
| 荒い | rough, rude, wild | あらい |
| 円い | round, circular, spherical | まるい |
| 四捨五入 | rounding up (fractions) | ししゃごにゅう |
| 乱暴 | rude, violent, rough, lawless, unreasonable, reckless | らんぼう |
| 物差し | ruler, measure | ものさし |
| ランニング | running, tank top | |
| ラッシュアワー | rush hour | |
| 錆 | rust (colour) | さび |
| サラリーマン | salary man, company employee | |
| 発売 | sale | はつばい |
| 売行き | sales | うれゆき |
| 塩辛い | salty (taste) | しおからい |
| サンプル | sample | |
| 見本 | sample | みほん |
| のこぎり | saw | |
| 秤 | scales, weighing machine | はかり |
| スカーフ | scarf | |
| 統計 | scattering, a scatter, dispersion | とうけい |
| スケジュール | schedule | |
| 学力 | scholarship, knowledge, literary ability | がくりょく |
| スクール | school | |
| 校舎 | school building | こうしゃ |
| 理科 | science | りか |
| 学術 | science, learning, scholarship | がくじゅつ |
| 学会 | scientific society, academic meeting | がっかい |
| 海水浴 | sea bathing, seawater bath | かいすいよく |
| 判子 | seal (used for signature) | はんこ |
| シーズン | season (sporting) | |
| 腰掛け | seat, bench | こしかけ |
| お代わり | second helping, another cup | おかわり |
| 中旬 | second third of a month | ちゅうじゅん |
| 自衛 | self-defense | じえい |
| 自治 | self-government, autonomy | じち |
| 自習 | self-study | じしゅう |
| ゼミ | seminar | |
| 英文 | sentence in English | えいぶん |
| 別々 | separately, individually | べつべつ |
| シリーズ | series | |
| 重体 | seriously ill, serious condition, critical state | じゅうたい |
| 裁縫 | sewing | さいほう |
| ミシン | sewing machine | |
| 日陰 | shadow | ひかげ |
| 恐縮 | shame, very kind of you, sorry to trouble | きょうしゅく |
| みっともない | shameful, indecent | |
| すっきり | shapely, clear, neat | |
| シーツ | sheet | |
| 殻 | shell, husk, hull, chaff | から |
| 貝 | shell, shellfish | かい |
| 造船 | shipbuilding | ぞうせん |
| 下町 | Shitamachi, lower parts of town | したまち |
| 洋品店 | shop which handles Western-style apparel and accessories | ようひんてん |
| 商店 | shop, business firm | しょうてん |
| 売店 | shop, stand | ばいてん |
| 短編 | short (e.g. story, film) | たんぺん |
| 短期 | short term | たんき |
| 派手 | showy, loud, gay, flashy, gaudy | はで |
| シャッター | shutter | |
| 羽根 | shuttlecock | はね |
| おかず | side dish, accompaniment for rice dishes | |
| 標識 | sign, mark | ひょうしき |
| 符号 | sign, mark, symbol | ふごう |
| 看板 | sign, signboard, doorplate, poster | かんばん |
| しいんと | silent (as the grave), (deathly) quiet | |
| 一斉 | simultaneous, all at once | いっせい |
| 単数 | singular (number) | たんすう |
| サイレン | siren | |
| 敷地 | site | しきち |
| 地点 | site, point on a map | ちてん |
| 大小 | size | だいしょう |
| 写生 | sketching, drawing from nature | しゃせい |
| 皮膚 | skin | ひふ |
| 空中 | sky, air | くうちゅう |
| 寝間着 | sleep-wear, nightclothes, pyjamas, nightgown, nightdress | ねまき |
| 寝巻 | sleep-wear, nightclothes, pyjamas, nightgown, nightdress | ねまき |
| 刺身 | sliced raw fish | さしみ |
| スライド | slide | |
| 襖 | sliding screen | ふすま |
| 雨戸 | sliding storm door | あまど |
| だらしない | slovenly, loose, a slut | |
| のろのろ | slowly, sluggishly | |
| 狡い | sly, cunning | ずるい |
| スマート | smart, stylish, slim | |
| おしゃれ | smartly dressed, someone smartly dressed, fashion-conscious | |
| 煙い | smoky | けむい |
| くしゃみ | sneeze | |
| 吹雪 | snow storm | ふぶき |
| まあまあ | so-so | |
| 石鹸 | soap | せっけん |
| 蕎麦 | soba (buckwheat noodles) | そば |
| 身分 | social position, social status | みぶん |
| 社会科学 | social science | しゃかいかがく |
| 人文科学 | social sciences, humanities | じんぶんかがく |
| 軟らかい | soft, tender, limp | やわらかい |
| そうっと | softly, quietly, gently | |
| 売り切れ | sold-out | うりきれ |
| 兵隊 | soldier, sailor | へいたい |
| 先程 | some time ago | さきほど |
| なんとなく | somehow or other, for some reason or another | |
| 幾分 | somewhat | いくぶん |
| 坊っちゃん | son (of others) | ぼっちゃん |
| 歌謡 | song, ballad | かよう |
| 間も無く | soon, before long, in a short time | まもなく |
| すまない | sorry (phrase) | |
| おまたせしました | Sorry to have kept you waiting | |
| おまちどおさま | Sorry to have kept you waiting | |
| 酸っぱい | sour, acid | すっぱい |
| 南米 | South America | なんべい |
| 南北 | south and north | なんぼく |
| 南極 | south pole, Antarctic | なんきょく |
| 醤油 | soy sauce | しょうゆ |
| 温泉 | spa, hot spring, onsen | おんせん |
| 間隔 | space, interval, SPC | かんかく |
| スピーカー | speaker | |
| 特売 | special sale | とくばい |
| 特殊 | special, unique | とくしゅ |
| 特定 | specific, special, particular | とくてい |
| 言葉遣い | speech, expression, wording | ことばづかい |
| 速力 | speed | そくりょく |
| 時速 | speed (per hour) | じそく |
| 匙 | spoon | さじ |
| ばね | spring (e.g. coil, leaf) | |
| 正方形 | square | せいほうけい |
| 四角 | square | しかく |
| 四角い | square | しかくい |
| ステージ | stage, performance | |
| 基準 | standard, basis, criteria, norm | きじゅん |
| 規準 | standard, basis, criteria, norm | きじゅん |
| 標準 | standard, level | ひょうじゅん |
| スタート | start | |
| 文房具 | stationery | ぶんぼうぐ |
| 着々 | steadily | ちゃくちゃく |
| こっそり | stealthily, secretly | |
| 蒸気 | steam, vapour | じょうき |
| 湯気 | steam, vapour | ゆげ |
| スチュワーデス | stewardess | |
| 餅 | sticky rice cake | もち |
| 牧畜 | stock-farming | ぼくちく |
| ストッキング | stockings | |
| ストップ | stop | |
| 栓 | stopper, cork, stopcock | せん |
| 停車 | stopping (e.g. train) | ていしゃ |
| 物置 | storage room | ものおき |
| 貯蔵 | storage, preservation | ちょぞう |
| 店屋 | store, shop | みせや |
| 倉庫 | storehouse, warehouse, godown | そうこ |
| 直線 | straight line | ちょくせん |
| 街角 | street corner | まちかど |
| 強化 | strengthen, intensify, reinforce, solidify | きょうか |
| 厳重 | strict, rigour, severe, firm | げんじゅう |
| 縞 | stripe | しま |
| 長所 | strong point, merit, advantage | ちょうしょ |
| 構造 | structure, construction | こうぞう |
| 固い | stubborn, firm (not viscous or easily moved) | かたい |
| 学科 | study subject, course of study | がっか |
| 引算 | subtraction | ひきざん |
| 続々 | successively, one after another | ぞくぞく |
| 何々 | such and such, What? | なになに |
| 激増 | sudden increase | げきぞう |
| 俄 | sudden, abrupt, unexpected, improvised, offhand | にわか |
| どっと | suddenly | |
| 相撲 | sumo wrestling | すもう |
| 陽射 | sunlight, rays of the sun | ひざし |
| 日の出 | sunrise | ひので |
| 日の入り | sunset | ひのいり |
| 目上 | superior(s), senior | めうえ |
| 迷信 | superstition | めいしん |
| 船便 | surface mail (ship) | ふなびん |
| 外科 | surgical department | げか |
| 姓 | surname, family name | せい |
| 名字 | surname, family name | みょうじ |
| 停止 | suspension, interruption, stoppage, ban | ていし |
| 不通 | suspension, interruption, stoppage, tie-up, cessation | ふつう |
| 怪しい | suspicious, dubious, doubtful | あやしい |
| 記号 | symbol, code | きごう |
| 系統 | system, family line, geological formation | けいとう |
| 体系 | system, organization | たいけい |
| 足袋 | tabi, Japanese socks (with split toe) | たび |
| 目次 | table of contents | もくじ |
| 食塩 | table salt | しょくえん |
| 食器 | tableware | しょっき |
| 尻尾 | tail (animal) | しっぽ |
| お大事に | Take care of yourself | おだいじに |
| お元気で | take care, all the best | おげんきで |
| 乗車 | taking a train, entraining | じょうしゃ |
| 受験 | taking an examination | じゅけん |
| 座敷 | tatami room | ざしき |
| 免税 | tax exemption, duty exemption | めんぜい |
| 課税 | taxation | かぜい |
| 湯飲み | teacup | ゆのみ |
| 電柱 | telephone pole, telegraph pole, lightpole | でんちゅう |
| 望遠鏡 | telescope | ぼうえんきょう |
| 温帯 | temperate zone | おんたい |
| 寺院 | temple | じいん |
| テンポ | tempo | |
| 臨時 | temporary, special, extraordinary | りんじ |
| テニスコート | tennis court | |
| 期限 | term, period | きげん |
| 用語 | term, terminology | ようご |
| 終点 | terminus, last stop (e.g train) | しゅうてん |
| ごくろうさま | Thank you very much for your.... | |
| おかげさまで | Thanks to god, thanks to you | |
| 麓 | the foot, the bottom, the base (of a mountain) | ふもと |
| 正面 | the front, honesty | しょうめん |
| 真っ先 | the head, the foremost, beginning | まっさき |
| 五十音 | the Japanese syllabary | ごじゅうおん |
| 枚数 | the number of flat things | まいすう |
| こないだ | the other day, lately, recently | |
| 外部 | the outside, external | がいぶ |
| 公衆 | the public | こうしゅう |
| 同格 | the same rank, equality, apposition | どうかく |
| 全身 | the whole body, full-length (portrait) | ぜんしん |
| 盗難 | theft, robbery | とうなん |
| テーマ | theme, project, topic (de, Thema) | |
| しょうがない | there's no (other) way, cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do | |
| どきどき | throb, beat (fast) | |
| 親指 | thumb | おやゆび |
| こうして | thus | こうして |
| 窓口 | ticket window | まどぐち |
| ぎっしり | tightly, fully | |
| ぴたり | tightly, precisely, perfectly, ideally | |
| 月日 | time, years, days | つきひ |
| 時間割 | timetable, schedule | じかんわり |
| タイア | tire, tyre | |
| 塵紙 | tissue paper, toilet paper | ちりがみ |
| 題名 | title | だいめい |
| 略す | to abbreviate | りゃくす |
| 為す | to accomplish, to do | なす |
| 話し掛ける | to accost a person, to talk (to someone) | はなしかける |
| 暴れる | to act violently, to rage, to struggle, to be riotous | あばれる |
| くっつく | to adhere to, to keep close to | |
| 採る | to adopt (measure, proposal), to pick (fruit) | とる |
| 狙う | to aim at | ねらう |
| 目指す | to aim at, to have an eye on | めざす |
| 干す | to air, to dry, to desiccate, to drain (off), to drink up | ほす |
| 溜める | to amass, to accumulate | ためる |
| 応ずる | to answer, to respond, to meet, to satisfy, to accept | おうずる |
| 詫びる | to apologize | わびる |
| 載る | to appear (in print), to be recorded | のる |
| 当てはめる | to apply, to adapt | あてはめる |
| 近寄る | to approach, to draw near | ちかよる |
| 論ずる | to argue, to discuss, to debate | ろんずる |
| 上る | to ascend, to go up, to climb | のぼる |
| 見舞う | to ask after (health), to visit | みまう |
| 請う | to ask, to request | こう |
| 組み立てる | to assemble, to set up, to construct | くみたてる |
| 付合う | to associate with, to keep company with, to get on with | つきあう |
| くっつける | to attach | |
| 着ける | to attach, to join, to add, to append | つける |
| やっつける | to attack (an enemy), to beat, to do away with, to finish off | |
| 攻める | to attack, to assault | せめる |
| 討つ | to attack, to avenge | うつ |
| 釣り合う | to balance, to be in harmony, to suit | つりあう |
| 呆れる | to be amazed, to be shocked | あきれる |
| あてはまる | to be applicable, to come under (a category), to fulfill | |
| 恵まれる | to be blessed with, to be rich in | めぐまれる |
| 詰まる | to be blocked, to be packed | つまる |
| 背負う | to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder | せおう |
| 気を付ける | to be careful, to pay attention, to take care | きをつける |
| 引っ掛かる | to be caught in, to be stuck in, to be cheated | ひっかかる |
| 纏まる | to be collected, to be settled, to be in order | まとまる |
| 目立つ | to be conspicuous, to stand out | めだつ |
| 慶ぶ | to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased, to rejoice, to congratulate, to welcome | よろこぶ |
| 凹む | to be dented, to be indented, to yield to, to give, to sink, to collapse, to cave in, to be snubbed | へこむ |
| 外れる | to be disconnected, to get out of place, to be off, to be out (e.g. of gear) | はずれる |
| くるむ | to be engulfed in, to be enveloped by, to wrap up | |
| 見付ける | to be familiar, to discover, to detect | みつける |
| 仕上がる | to be finished | しあがる |
| 出来上がる | to be finished, to be ready, by definition, to be very drunk | できあがる |
| 留まる | to be fixed, to abide, to stay (in the one place) | とどまる |
| 見付かる | to be found, to be discovered | みつかる |
| 匂う | to be fragrant, to smell, to stink | におう |
| 具える | to be furnished with | そなえる |
| 伝わる | to be handed down, to be introduced, to be transmitted | つたわる |
| 散らかる | to be in disorder, to lie scattered around | ちらかる |
| 張り切る | to be in high spirits, to be full of vigor | はりきる |
| 心得る | to be informed, to have thorough knowledge | こころえる |
| 交ぜる | to be mixed, to be blended with | まぜる |
| 交じる | to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with | まじる |
| 混じる | to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with | まじる |
| 混ざる | to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join | まざる |
| 交ざる | to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join | まざる |
| 片寄る | to be one-sided, to incline, to be partial | かたよる |
| 通ずる | to be open (to traffic), to lead to, to communicate (with), to flow (liquid, current), to pass, to get through to | つうずる |
| 引っ繰り返る | to be overturned, to be upset, to topple over, to be reversed | ひっくりかえる |
| 写る | to be photographed, to be projected | うつる |
| 重なる | to be piled up, lie on top of one another, overlap each other | かさなる |
| 塞がる | to be plugged up, to be shut up | ふさがる |
| 整う | to be prepared, to be in order, to be put in order, to be arranged | ととのう |
| 儲かる | to be profitable, to yield a profit | もうかる |
| 延びる | to be prolonged | のびる |
| 長引く | to be prolonged, to drag on | ながびく |
| 威張る | to be proud, to swagger | いばる |
| 映る | to be reflected, to harmonize with, to come out (photo) | うつる |
| 蘇る | to be resurrected, to be revived, to be resuscitated, to be rehabilitated | よみがえる |
| 助かる | to be saved, to be rescued, to survive, to be helpful | たすかる |
| 隔てる | to be shut out | へだてる |
| 潰れる | to be smashed, to go bankrupt | つぶれる |
| 売り切れる | to be sold out | うりきれる |
| 足る | to be sufficient, to be enough | たる |
| 教わる | to be taught | おそわる |
| 渇く | to be thirsty | かわく |
| 繋がる | to be tied together, to be connected to, to be related to | つながる |
| 思い込む | to be under impression that, to be convinced that | おもいこむ |
| 分る | to be understood | わかる |
| 縮れる | to be wavy, to be curled | ちぢれる |
| 湿る | to be wet, to become wet, to be damp | しめる |
| 透き通る | to be(come) transparent | すきとおる |
| 生る | to bear fruit | なる |
| 実る | to bear fruit, to ripen | みのる |
| こらえる | to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with | |
| 清む | to become clear (water, air, etc.), to become transparent | すむ |
| 揃う | to become complete, to be equal, to be all present, to gather | そろう |
| 慌てる | to become confused | あわてる |
| 冷める | to become cool, to wear off, to abate, to subside | さめる |
| 馴れる | to become domesticated, to become tame | なれる |
| 濁る | to become muddy, to get impure | にごる |
| しびれる | to become numb, to go to sleep (i.e., a limb) | |
| 見慣れる | to become used to seeing, to be familiar with | みなれる |
| 始めに | to begin with, first of all | はじめに |
| 振舞う | to behave, to conduct oneself, to entertain (vt) | ふるまう |
| 斬る | to behead, to murder | きる |
| 信ずる | to believe, to believe in, to place trust in | しんずる |
| 属する | to belong to, to come under, to be affiliated with, to be subject to | ぞくする |
| 曲げる | to bend, to crook, to lean | まげる |
| 茹でる | to boil | ゆでる |
| 煮る | to boil, to cook | にる |
| 炊く | to boil, to cook | たく |
| 煮える | to boil, to cook, to be cooked | にえる |
| 湧く | to boil, to grow hot, to get excited, to gush forth | わく |
| 分かれる | to branch off, to diverge from, to fork, to split, to dispense, to scatter, to divide into | わかれる |
| 砕ける | to break, to be broken | くだける |
| 砕く | to break, to smash | くだく |
| 近付ける | to bring near, to put close, to let come near, to associate with | ちかづける |
| 広める | to broaden, to propagate | ひろめる |
| 撫でる | to brush gently, to stroke | なでる |
| 燃やす | to burn | もやす |
| 焦げる | to burn, to be burned | こげる |
| 焚く | to burn, to kindle, to build a fire | たく |
| 焦がす | to burn, to scorch, to singe, to char | こがす |
| 埋める | to bury, to fill up, to fill (a seat, a vacant position) | うめる |
| 呼び掛ける | to call out to, to accost, to address (crowd), to appeal | よびかける |
| 落着く | to calm down, to settle down | おちつく |
| 取り消す | to cancel | とりけす |
| 彫る | to carve, to engrave, to sculpture, to chisel | ほる |
| 点く | to catch fire, (electricity) comes on | つく |
| 生ずる | to cause, to arise, to be generated | しょうずる |
| 改める | to change, to alter, to reform, to revise | あらためる |
| 追い掛ける | to chase or run after someone, to run down, to pursue | おいかける |
| かじる | to chew, to bite (at), to gnaw, to nibble | |
| 澄む | to clear (e.g. weather), to become transparent | すむ |
| 崩れる | to collapse, to crumble | くずれる |
| 寄せる | to collect, to gather, to add, to put aside | よせる |
| 溜まる | to collect, to gather, to save | たまる |
| 因る | to come from | よる |
| 接する | to come in contact with, to connect, to attend, to receive | せっする |
| 慰める | to comfort, to console | なぐさめる |
| 命ずる | to command, to appoint | めいずる |
| 例える | to compare, to liken, to speak figuratively, to illustrate, to use a simile | たとえる |
| 補う | to compensate for | おぎなう |
| 係わる | to concern oneself in, to have to do with, to affect, to influence, to stick to (opinions) | かかわる |
| 繋げる | to connect | つなげる |
| 涼む | to cool oneself, to cool off, to enjoy evening cool | すずむ |
| 冷ます | to cool, to dampen, to let cool | さます |
| 冷やす | to cool, to refrigerate | ひやす |
| 被せる | to cover (with something) | かぶせる |
| 這う | to creep, to crawl | はう |
| 超す | to cross, to pass, to tide over | こす |
| 治す | to cure, to heal, to fix, to correct, to repair | なおす |
| 恨む | to curse, to feel bitter | うらむ |
| 削る | to cut down little by little, to take a percentage | けずる |
| ちぎる | to cut up fine, to pick (fruit) | |
| 減る | to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate | へる |
| 深まる | to deepen, to heighten, to intensify | ふかまる |
| 祭る | to deify, to enshrine | まつる |
| 打ち消す | to deny, to negate, to contradict | うちけす |
| 発つ | to depart (on a plane, train, etc.) | たつ |
| 出掛ける | to depart, to set out, to start, to be going out | でかける |
| 払い込む | to deposit, to pay in | はらいこむ |
| 崩す | to destroy, to pull down, to make change (money) | くずす |
| 引き止める | to detain, to check, to restrain | ひきとめる |
| 掘る | to dig, to excavate | ほる |
| 薄める | to dilute, to water down | うすめる |
| 浸ける | to dip in, to soak | つける |
| 汚す | to disgrace, to dishonour, to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain | よごす |
| 争う | to dispute, to argue, to be at variance, to compete | あらそう |
| 溶く | to dissolve (paint) | とく |
| 配る | to distribute, to deliver | くばる |
| 妨げる | to disturb, to prevent | さまたげる |
| 汲む | to draw (water), to dip, to scoop, to pump | くむ |
| 引っ込む | to draw back, to sink, to cave in | ひっこむ |
| 迫る | to draw near, to press | せまる |
| 潜る | to drive, to pass through, to evade, to hide, (3) to dive (into or under water), to go underground | もぐる |
| 乾かす | to dry (clothes, etc.), to desiccate | かわかす |
| 羨む | to envy | うらやむ |
| 建つ | to erect, to be erected, to be built | たつ |
| 診る | to examine (medical) | みる |
| 超える | to exceed, to cross over, to cross | こえる |
| 代える | to exchange, to interchange, to substitute, to replace | かえる |
| 膨らむ | to expand, to swell (out), to get big, to become inflated | ふくらむ |
| 向う | to face, to go towards | むかう |
| 散る | to fall, to scatter (e.g. blossoms) | ちる |
| 扇ぐ | to fan, to flap | あおぐ |
| 感ずる | to feel, to sense | かんずる |
| 浮く | to float, to become merry, to become loose | うく |
| 浮かべる | to float, to express, to look (sad, glad) | うかべる |
| 浮ぶ | to float, to rise to surface, to come to mind | うかぶ |
| あふれる | to flood, to overflow, to brim over | |
| 流行る | to flourish, to thrive, to be popular, to come into fashion | はやる |
| 畳む | to fold (clothes) | たたむ |
| 占う | to forecast, to predict | うらなう |
| 凍える | to freeze, to be chilled, to be frozen | こごえる |
| 挟まる | to get between, to be caught in | はさまる |
| 下る | to get down, to descend | くだる |
| 更ける | to get late, to advance, to wear on | ふける |
| くたびれる | to get tired, to wear out | |
| 破れる | to get torn, to wear out | やぶれる |
| 儲ける | to get, to earn, to gain, to have (bear, beget) a child | もうける |
| 泊める | to give shelter to, to lodge | とめる |
| 睨む | to glare at, to scowl at, to keep an eye on | にらむ |
| 巡る | to go around | めぐる |
| 遡る | to go back, to go upstream, to make retroactive | さかのぼる |
| 治める | to govern, to manage, to subdue | おさめる |
| 茂る | to grow thick, to luxuriate, to be luxurious | しげる |
| 生える | to grow, to spring up, to cut (teeth) | はえる |
| 吊る | to hang | つる |
| 吊す | to hang | つるす |
| ぶら下げる | to hang, to suspend, to dangle, to swing | ぶらさげる |
| 通り掛かる | to happen to pass by | とおりかかる |
| 固まる | to harden, to solidify, to become firm, to become certain | かたまる |
| 取り入れる | to harvest, to take in, to adopt | とりいれる |
| 憎む | to hate, to detest | にくむ |
| 嫌がる | to hate, to dislike | いやがる |
| 熱する | to heat | ねっする |
| ためらう | to hesitate | |
| 兼ねる | to hold (position), to serve, to be unable | かねる |
| 咥える | to hold in one's mouth, to bring with, to take along | くわえる |
| 倣う | to imitate, to follow, to emulate | ならう |
| 傾く | to incline toward, to slant, to lurch | かたむく |
| 含める | to include, to instruct, to make one understand | ふくめる |
| 増やす | to increase, to add to, to augment | ふやす |
| 殖やす | to increase, to add to, to augment | ふやす |
| 殖える | to increase, to multiply | ふえる |
| 挿す | to insert, to put in, to graft, to wear in belt | さす |
| 挟む | to interpose, to hold between, to insert | はさむ |
| 飛び込む | to jump in, to leap in, to plunge into, to dive | とびこむ |
| 跳ぶ | to jump, to fly, to leap | とぶ |
| 跳ねる | to jump, to leap | はねる |
| 預かる | to keep in custody, to receive on deposit, to take charge of | あずかる |
| 蹴る | to kick | ける |
| 編む | to knit | あむ |
| ぶつける | to knock, to run into, to nail on, to strike hard, to hit and attack | |
| 存ずる | to know, to be aware (of), to be acquainted (with), to think, to consider, to believe, to feel | ぞんずる |
| もたれる | to lean against, to lean on, to recline on, to lie heavy (on the stomach) | |
| 放れる | to leave, to get free, to cut oneself off | はなれる |
| 延ばす | to lengthen, to stretch, to reach out, to grow (beard) | のばす |
| 放る | to let go | ほうる |
| 逃がす | to let loose, to set free, to let escape | にがす |
| 揚げる | to lift, to fry | あげる |
| 在る | to live, to be | ある |
| 憧れる | to long for, to yearn after, to admire | あこがれる |
| 見直す | to look again, to get a better opinion of | みなおす |
| 亡くす | to lose someone, wife, child, etc | なくす |
| 可愛がる | to love, to be affectionate | かわいがる |
| 作る、造る | to make, to create | つくる |
| こしらえる | to make, to manufacture | |
| 量る | to measure, to weigh, to survey | はかる |
| 測る | to measure, to weigh, to survey | はかる |
| 遭う | to meet, to encounter (undesirable nuance) | あう |
| 出迎える | to meet, to greet | でむかえる |
| 溶け込む | to melt into | とけこむ |
| 溶かす | to melt, to dissolve | とかす |
| 溶ける | to melt, to thaw, to fuse, to dissolve | とける |
| 真似る | to mimic, to imitate | まねる |
| 刻む | to mince, to carve, to engrave | きざむ |
| 混ぜる | to mix, to stir | まぜる |
| 悔やむ | to mourn | くやむ |
| 怠る | to neglect, to be off guard, to be feeling better | おこたる |
| 納める | to obtain, to reap, to pay, to supply, to accept | おさめる |
| 思いっ切り | to one's heart's content, as much as one wants, resolution, determination | おもいっきり |
| こぼれる | to overflow, to spill | |
| 見下ろす | to overlook, to command a view of, to look down on something | みおろす |
| 甘やかす | to pamper, to spoil | あまやかす |
| 煎る | to parch, to fry | いる |
| 追い越す | to pass (e.g. car), to outdistance, to outstrip | おいこす |
| すれ違う | to pass by one another, to disagree | すれちがう |
| 剥く | to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull | むく |
| 覗く | to peep in, to look in, to peek in, to stick out | のぞく |
| 刺す | to pierce, to stab, to prick, to thrust | さす |
| 重ねる | to pile up, to put something on another, to heap up, to add, to repeat | かさねる |
| 積む | to pile up, to stack | つむ |
| 載せる | to place on (something), to take on board, to give a ride | のせる |
| 突っ込む | to plunge into, to go into deeply | つっこむ |
| 注す | to pour (drink), to serve (drinks) | さす |
| 絞る | to press, to wring, to squeeze | しぼる |
| 刷る | to print | する |
| 映す | to project, to reflect, to cast (shadow) | うつす |
| 引出す | to pull out, to take out, to draw out, to withdraw | ひきだす |
| 区切る | to punctuate, to cut off, to mark off, to stop, to put an end to | くぎる |
| 纏める | to put in order, to collect, to bring to a conclusion | まとめる |
| 片付く | to put in order, to dispose of, to solve | かたづく |
| ずらす | to put off, to delay | |
| 着せる | to put on clothes | きせる |
| 揃える | to put things in order, to arrange, to make uniform, to get something ready | そろえる |
| 静まる | to quieten down, to calm down, to subside | しずまる |
| 上げる | to raise, to elevate, to move something (to a higher place) | あげる |
| 挙げる | to raise, to fly | あげる |
| 高める | to raise, to lift, to boost | たかめる |
| 次ぐ | to rank next to, to come after | つぐ |
| 余る | to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many | あまる |
| 退ける | to remove, to take away, to dislodge, to put something out of the way | どける |
| 待ち合わせる | to rendezvous, to meet at a prearranged place and time | まちあわせる |
| 払い戻す | to repay, to pay back | はらいもどす |
| 引返す | to repeat, to send back, to bring back | ひきかえす |
| 響く | to resound | ひびく |
| 退く | to retreat, to recede, to withdraw | どく |
| からかう | to ridicule, to tease, to banter with, to make fun of | |
| 鳴らす | to ring, to sound, to chime, to beat, to snort (nose) | ならす |
| 炒る | to roast, to parch, to toast, to boil down | いる |
| 転がす | to roll | ころがす |
| 転がる | to roll, to tumble | ころがる |
| ふざける | to romp, to gambol, to frolic, to joke | |
| 擦る | to rub, to chafe, to file, to frost (glass), to strike (match) | こする |
| 揉む | to rub, to crumple (up), to wrinkle | もむ |
| 突き当たる | to run into, to collide with | つきあたる |
| 錆びる | to rust, to become rusty | さびる |
| 散らかす | to scatter around, to leave untidy | ちらかす |
| 散らす | to scatter, to disperse, to distribute | ちらす |
| 撒く | to scatter, to sprinkle, to sow | まく |
| あぶる | to scorch | |
| 掻く | to scratch, to perspire | かく |
| 探る | to search, to look for, to sound out | さぐる |
| 捜す | to search, to seek, to look for | さがす |
| 見送る | to see off, to farewell, to escort, (3) to let pass | みおくる |
| 捕える | to seize, to grasp, to capture, to arrest | とらえる |
| 卸す | to sell wholesale, grated (vegetables) | おろす |
| 帰す | to send back | かえす |
| 言付ける | to send word, to send a message | ことづける |
| よこす | to send, to forward, to hand over (e.g. money) | |
| 盛る | to serve (food, etc.), to fill up, (3) to prescribe | もる |
| 酌む | to serve sake | くむ |
| 務める | to serve, to fill a post, to serve under, to work (for) | つとめる |
| 努める | to serve, to fill a post, to serve under, to work (for) | つとめる |
| 縫う | to sew | ぬう |
| 剃る | to shave | そる |
| 照る | to shine | てる |
| 照らす | to shine on, to illuminate | てらす |
| 射す | to shine, to strike | さす |
| 縮める | to shorten, to reduce, to boil down, to shrink | ちぢめる |
| 担ぐ | to shoulder, to carry on shoulder | かつぐ |
| 怒鳴る | to shout, to yell | どなる |
| 敬う | to show respect, to honour | うやまう |
| 縮む | to shrink, to be contracted | ちぢむ |
| 締め切る | to shut up | しめきる |
| 腰掛ける | to sit (down) | こしかける |
| 滑る | to slide, to ski, to skate, to slip | すべる |
| 潰す | to smash, to waste | つぶす |
| 嗅ぐ | to sniff, to smell | かぐ |
| 蒔く | to sow (seeds) | まく |
| こぼす | to spill | |
| 敷く | to spread out, to lay out | しく |
| 広げる | to spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge | ひろげる |
| しゃがむ | to squat | |
| 言い出す | to start talking, to speak, to tell, to propose, to suggest, to break the ice | いいだす |
| 飢える | to starve | うえる |
| 蒸す | to steam, to poultice, to be sultry | むす |
| 刺さる | to stick, to be stuck | ささる |
| 塞ぐ | to stop up, to close up, to block (up) | ふさぐ |
| 立ち止まる | to stop, to halt, to stand still | たちどまる |
| 押える | to stop, to restrain, to seize, to repress, to suppress, to press down | おさえる |
| 蓄える | to store, to lay in stock | たくわえる |
| またぐ | to straddle | |
| 逸れる | to stray (turn) from subject, to get lost, to go astray | それる |
| ぶつかる | to strike, to collide with | |
| 殴る | to strike, to hit | なぐる |
| つまずく | to stumble, to trip | |
| しゃぶる | to suck, to chew | |
| 呼び出す | to summon, to call (e.g. phone) | よびだす |
| 驚かす | to surprise, to frighten, to create a stir | おどろかす |
| 誓う | to swear, to vow, to take an oath, to pledge | ちかう |
| 掃く | to sweep, to brush, to gather up | はく |
| 膨らます | to swell, to expand, to inflate, to bulge | ふくらます |
| 受け持つ | to take (be in) charge of | うけもつ |
| 取り出す | to take out, to produce, to pick out | とりだす |
| 代る | to take the place of, to relieve, to be substituted for | かわる |
| 捕る | to take, to catch (fish), to capture | とる |
| 尖る | to taper to a point, to become sharp, to be sour, to look displeased | とがる |
| 味わう | to taste, to savor, to relish | あじわう |
| 剥す | to tear off, to peel off, to rip off | はがす |
| 破く | to tear, to rip | やぶく |
| 裂く | to tear, to split | さく |
| 物語る | to tell, to indicate | ものがたる |
| 言い付ける | to tell, to tell on (someone), to order | いいつける |
| 飽くまで | to the end, to the last, stubbornly | あくまで |
| 思い付く | to think of, to hit upon | おもいつく |
| 脅かす | to threaten, to coerce | おどかす |
| 棄てる | to throw away, to abandon, to give up, to resign | すてる |
| 突く | to thrust, to strike, to poke | つく |
| 縛る | to tie, to bind | しばる |
| 耕す | to till, to plow, to cultivate | たがやす |
| 訳す | to translate | やくす |
| 騙す | to trick, to cheat, to deceive | だます |
| 捻る | to turn (a switch) on or off, to twist, to puzzle over | ひねる |
| 裏返す | to turn inside out, to turn (something) over | うらがえす |
| 点ける | to turn on, to switch on, to light up | つける |
| 引っ繰り返す | to turn over, to overturn, to knock over, to upset, to turn inside out | ひっくりかえす |
| 捩る | to twist | ねじる |
| 引受る | to undertake, to take up, to take over | ひきうける |
| ほどく | to unfasten | |
| 暖まる | to warm up, to get warm | あたたまる |
| 暖める | to warm, to heat | あたためる |
| 反る | to warp, to be warped, to curve | かえる |
| 濡らす | to wet, to soak, to dip | ぬらす |
| 囁く | to whisper, to murmur | ささやく |
| 巻く | to wind, to coil, to roll | まく |
| 拭く | to wipe, to dry | ふく |
| 枯れる | to wither, to die (plant), to be blasted (plant) | かれる |
| しぼむ | to wither, to fade (away), to shrivel, to wilt | |
| 拝む | to worship, to beg, to make a supplication | おがむ |
| 著す | to write, to publish | あらわす |
| 乾杯 | toast (drink) | かんぱい |
| 便所 | toilet, lavatory, rest room, latrine, comfort station | べんじょ |
| もったいない | too good, more than one deserves, wasteful, sacrilegious, unworthy of | |
| 余計 | too much, unnecessary, abundance, surplus, excess, superfluity | よけい |
| 頂点 | top, summit | ちょうてん |
| 真っ暗 | total darkness, shortsightedness, pitch dark | まっくら |
| 売買 | trade, buying and selling | ばいばい |
| 商社 | trading company, firm | しょうしゃ |
| トレーニング | training | |
| 研修 | training | けんしゅう |
| 乗換 | transfer (trains, buses, etc.) | のりかえ |
| 透明 | transparency, cleanness | とうめい |
| 輸送 | transport, transportation | ゆそう |
| 交通機関 | transportation facilities | こうつうきかん |
| 塵芥 | trash, rubbish | ごみ |
| 三角 | triangle, triangular | さんかく |
| 遠足 | trip, hike, picnic | えんそく |
| 形容詞 | true adjective | けいようし |
| 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、いっさくさくじつ |
| 醜い | ugly | みにくい |
| 不潔 | unclean, dirty, filthy, impure | ふけつ |
| 地下水 | underground water | ちかすい |
| 下線 | underline, underscore | かせん |
| パンツ | underpants | |
| 肌着 | underwear | はだぎ |
| 凸凹 | unevenness, roughness, ruggedness | でこぼこ |
| 思い掛けない | unexpected, casual | おもいがけない |
| 案外 | unexpectedly | あんがい |
| 連合 | union, alliance | れんごう |
| 統一 | unity, consolidation, uniformity | とういつ |
| 不運 | unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, fate | ふうん |
| 上り | up-train (going to Tokyo), ascent | のぼり |
| 高層 | upper | こうそう |
| 至急 | urgent, pressing | しきゅう |
| 用途 | use, usefulness | ようと |
| 当たり前 | usual, common, ordinary | あたりまえ |
| 器具 | utensil | きぐ |
| 真空 | vacuum, hollow, empty | しんくう |
| 曖昧 | vague, ambiguous | あいまい |
| 妥当 | valid, proper, right, appropriate | だとう |
| 気体 | vapour, gas | きたい |
| 換気 | ventilation | かんき |
| くどい | verbose, importunate, heavy (taste) | |
| 垂直 | vertical, perpendicular | すいちょく |
| 大層 | very much, exaggerated, very fine | たいそう |
| ベテラン | veteran | |
| 勝敗 | victory or defeat, issue (of battle) | しょうはい |
| 勝負 | victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout | しょうぶ |
| 酢 | vinegar | す |
| ビニール | vinyl | |
| 活力 | vitality, energy | かつりょく |
| ビタミン | vitamin | |
| 生き生き | vividly, lively | いきいき |
| 火山 | volcano | かざん |
| 下品 | vulgarity, meanness, indecency, coarseness | げひん |
| 待合室 | waiting room | まちあいしつ |
| ウエートレス | waitress | |
| 夜行 | walking around at night, night train, night travel | やこう |
| 武士 | warrior, samurai | ぶし |
| 屑 | waste, scrap | くず |
| 紙屑 | wastepaper | かみくず |
| 噴水 | water fountain | ふんすい |
| 水平 | water level, horizon | すいへい |
| 断水 | water outage | だんすい |
| 水蒸気 | water vapour, steam | すいじょうき |
| 井戸 | water well | いど |
| 滝 | waterfall | たき |
| 弱点 | weak point, weakness | じゃくてん |
| 水曜 | Wednesday | すいよう |
| 再来週 | week after next | さらいしゅう |
| 先々週 | week before last | せんせんしゅう |
| 平日 | weekday, ordinary days | へいじつ |
| 重量 | weight, heavyweight boxer | じゅうりょう |
| 何分 | what minute?, how many minutes? | なにぶん |
| そういえば | which reminds me .. | |
| 話中 | while talking, the line is busy | はなしちゅう |
| 白髪 | white or grey hair, trendy hair bleaching | しらが |
| 女房 | wife | にょうぼう |
| 針金 | wire | はりがね |
| にこにこ | with a friendly grin, smilingly | |
| 折角 | with trouble, at great pains, long-awaited | せっかく |
| 女の人 | woman | おんなのひと |
| ウーマン | woman | |
| ウール | wool | |
| 羊毛 | wool | ようもう |
| 制作 | work (film, book) | せいさく |
| 職人 | worker, mechanic, artisan, craftsman | しょくにん |
| お参り | worship, shrine visit | おまいり |
| 風呂敷 | wrapping cloth, cloth wrapper | ふろしき |
| 手首 | wrist | てくび |
| 筆者 | writer, author | ひっしゃ |
| 執筆 | writing | しっぴつ |
| 書留 | writing down, putting on record, recording, making a note of, registration (of mail) | かきとめ |
| 便箋 | writing paper, stationery | びんせん |
| あくび | yawn | |
| 再来年 | year after next | さらいねん |
| 一昨年 | year before last | おととし、いっさくねん |
| 学年 | year in school, grade in school | がくねん |
| 年度 | year, fiscal year, school year, term | ねんど |
| 有無 | yes or no, existence, flag indicator (comp), presence or absence marker | うむ |
| 末っ子 | youngest child | すえっこ |
| 御免 | your pardon, declining (something), dismissal, permission | ごめん |
| 青少年 | youth, young person | せいしょうねん |
| 若々しい | youthful, young | わかわかしい |
| 零点 | zero, no marks | れいてん |
| 草履 | zoori (Japanese footwear), sandals | ぞうり |
