I Love KanjiJLPT N2 vocabulary list
This JLPT N2 list has 1,762 words that introduce 243 kanji. Expect newspaper-style vocabulary and more formal grammar; reading speed matters.
The JLPT publishes no official vocabulary list; this one comes from community lists based on past tests. Methodology.
N2 kanji
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All N2 words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ごと | ごと goto | each; every |
| さす | さす sasu | to shine |
| 位 | い i | rank; place (e.g. first place) |
| いち | いち ichi | one; 1 |
| 園 | えん en | garden; orchard |
| おしまい | おしまい oshimai | the end; closing |
| 日 | か ka | day of month |
| 下 | か ka | under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.) |
| 化 | か ka | change to ...; becoming ... |
| 科 | か ka | department (of a university or hospital) |
| 画 | が ga | picture; drawing |
| 外 | がい gai | outside ...; beyond ... |
| 難い | がたい gatai | very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ... |
| がち | がち gachi | artistry; good taste |
| 刊 | かん kan | publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special) |
| 間 | かん kan | interval; period of time |
| 巻 | かん kan | volume (of book); reel (of film) |
| 館 | かん kan | (large) building; public building |
| 感 | かん kan | feeling; sensation |
| 期 | き ki | period; time |
| 器 | き ki | device; instrument |
| 機 | き ki | chance; opportunity |
| 気味 | ぎみ gimi | -like; -looking |
| 教 | きょう kyou | -ism (religion) |
| 行 | ぎょう gyou | line (of text); row |
| 業 | ぎょう gyou | work; business |
| きる | きる kiru | to cut; to cut through |
| 家 | け ke | house; family |
| 形 | けい kei | form |
| 系 | けい kei | system; lineage |
| 圏 | けん ken | sphere; circle |
| 校 | こう kou | school |
| 港 | こう kou | harbour |
| 号 | ごう gou | number; edition |
| 毎 | ごと goto | each; every |
| 山 | さん san | Mt.; Mount |
| 産 | さん san | (giving) birth; childbirth |
| 史 | し shi | history |
| 紙 | し shi | newspaper |
| 寺 | じ ji | counter for temples |
| 時間目 | じかんめ jikanme | period (e.g. class) |
| 室 | しつ shitsu | room |
| 車 | しゃ sha | car; vehicle |
| 者 | しゃ sha | person; -er |
| 社 | しゃ sha | company; firm |
| 酒 | しゅ shu | alcohol; (alcoholic) drink |
| 集 | しゅう shuu | collection; compilation |
| 所 | しょ sho | counter for places (offices, facilities, stations) |
| 所 | じょ jo | counter for places (offices, facilities, stations) |
| 女 | じょ jo | woman; girl |
| 省 | しょう shou | ministry; department |
| 商 | しょう shou | quotient |
| 勝 | しょう shou | win; victory |
| 条 | じょう jou | article (in a document); clause |
| 場 | じょう jou | place; spot |
| 畳 | じょう jou | tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm) |
| 色 | しょく shoku | counter for colours |
| 済 | ずみ zumi | arranged; taken care of |
| 船 | せん sen | ship; boat |
| 戦 | せん sen | war; battle |
| 前 | ぜん zen | last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous |
| 艘 | そう sou | counter for (small) boats |
| 足 | そく soku | counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc. |
| だらけ | だらけ darake | full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with |
| 団 | だん dan | group; body |
| 着 | ちゃく chaku | arrival; arriving at ... |
| 庁 | ちょう chou | government office; agency |
| 兆 | ちょう chou | 10^12; 1,000,000,000,000 |
| 長 | ちょう chou | head; chief |
| 帳 | ちょう chou | book; register |
| 丁目 | ちょうめ choume | nth district of a town; nth city block |
| 通 | つう tsuu | authority; expert |
| 付 | つき tsuki | furnished with; including |
| 辛い | づらい zurai | difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ... |
| 滴 | てき teki | counter for drops of liquid |
| 頭 | とう tou | counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection |
| 等 | とう tou | class; order |
| 島 | とう tou | Island |
| 道 | どう dou | road; path |
| ところ | ところ tokoro | place; spot |
| 内 | ない nai | within ...; inside ... |
| 年生 | ねんせい nensei | nth-year student; nth-year pupil |
| 泊 | はく haku | counter for nights of a stay |
| 発 | はつ hatsu | departure; departing from ... |
| 番目 | ばんめ banme | the nth ... |
| 費 | ひ hi | cost; expense |
| 病 | びょう byou | disease |
| 部 | ぶ bu | department (in an organization, company, etc.); division |
| 風 | ふう fuu | manner; way |
| 振り | ぶり buri | way; manner |
| 遍 | へん hen | counter for occurrences |
| 弁 | べん ben | speech; tongue |
| 歩 | ほ ho | step; stride |
| ぽい | ぽい poi | -ish; -like |
| ほう | ほう hou | direction; way |
| みたい | みたい mitai | -like; sort of |
| 向け | むけ muke | intended for ...; oriented towards ... |
| 名 | めい mei | counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such) |
| もち | もち mochi | having; holding |
| 問 | もん mon | counter for questions |
| 夜 | や ya | counter for nights |
| 等 | ら ra | pluralizing suffix |
| 流 | りゅう ryuu | way; manner |
| 料 | りょう ryou | fee; charge |
| 領 | りょう ryou | territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.) |
| 力 | りょく ryoku | strength; power |
| 論 | ろん ron | argument; discussion |
| 羽 | わ wa | counter for birds or rabbits |
| アイデア | アイデア aidea | idea |
| あいまい | あいまい aimai | vague; ambiguous |
| 扇ぐ | あおぐ aogu | to fan |
| 青白い | あおじろい aojiroi | pale; pallid |
| 呆れる | あきれる akireru | to be amazed; to be shocked |
| アクセント | アクセント akusento | accent (on a syllable, word); stress |
| あくび | あくび akubi | yawn; yawning |
| 飽くまで | あくまで akumade | to the end; to the bitter end |
| 明くる | あくる akuru | next (day, morning, etc.); following |
| 明け方 | あけがた akegata | dawn; daybreak |
| 憧れる | あこがれる akogareru | to long for; to yearn for |
| 朝寝坊 | あさねぼう asanebou | sleeping late in the morning; sleeping in |
| 足跡 | あしあと ashiato | footprints |
| 足元 | あしもと ashimoto | at one's feet; underfoot |
| 味わう | あじわう ajiwau | to taste; to savor |
| あちらこちら | あちらこちら achirakochira | here and there; various places |
| 厚かましい | あつかましい atsukamashii | impudent; shameless |
| 圧縮 | あっしゅく asshuku | compression |
| 宛名 | あてな atena | name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name |
| 当てはまる | あてはまる atehamaru | to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.) |
| 当てはめる | あてはめる atehameru | to apply; to adapt |
| 暴れる | あばれる abareru | to act violently; to rage |
| あぶる | あぶる aburu | to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry |
| あふれる | あふれる afureru | to overflow; to brim over |
| 雨戸 | あまど amado | sliding storm shutter |
| 甘やかす | あまやかす amayakasu | to pamper; to spoil |
| 余る | あまる amaru | to remain; to be left over |
| 編み物 | あみもの amimono | knitting; knitted material |
| あみもの | あみもの amimono | knitting; knitted material |
| 編む | あむ amu | to knit; to plait |
| 危うい | あやうい ayaui | dangerous; in danger |
| 怪しい | あやしい ayashii | suspicious; dubious |
| 荒い | あらい arai | rough; wild |
| 粗い | あらい arai | coarse; rough |
| 粗筋 | あらすじ arasuji | outline; summary |
| 改めて | あらためて aratamete | another time; again |
| 改める | あらためる aratameru | to change; to alter |
| あらわす | あらわす arawasu | to represent; to signify |
| 有難い | ありがたい arigatai | grateful; thankful |
| あれこれ | あれこれ arekore | this and that; this or that |
| 荒れる | あれる areru | to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea) |
| 慌ただしい | あわただしい awatadashii | busy; hectic |
| 安易 | あんい ani | easy; simple |
| アンテナ | アンテナ antena | antenna |
| 言い出す | いいだす iidasu | to begin to say; to start talking |
| 言い付ける | いいつける iitsukeru | to tell (to do); to order |
| 意義 | いぎ igi | meaning; significance |
| 生き生き | いきいき ikiiki | in a lively way; vividly |
| いきなり | いきなり ikinari | abruptly; suddenly |
| 幾 | いく iku | some; several |
| 育児 | いくじ ikuji | childcare; child-rearing |
| 幾分 | いくぶん ikubun | somewhat; to some extent |
| 生け花 | いけばな ikebana | ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement |
| 以後 | いご igo | after this; from now on |
| イコール | イコール ikooru | equal; equivalent |
| 以降 | いこう ikou | on and after; from ... onward |
| 勇ましい | いさましい isamashii | brave; valiant |
| 衣食住 | いしょくじゅう ishokujuu | food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life |
| いちいち | いちいち ichiichi | one-by-one; separately |
| 一応 | いちおう ichiou | more or less; though not quite satisfactorily |
| 一流 | いちりゅう ichiryuu | first-class; first-rate |
| 一昨日 | いっさくじつ issakujitsu | day before yesterday |
| 一昨年 | いっさくねん issakunen | year before last |
| 一斉 | いっせい issei | simultaneous; all at once |
| 一旦 | いったん ittan | once |
| 一定 | いってい ittei | to fix; to settle |
| いってきます | いってきます ittekimasu | I'm off (and will be back later); see you later |
| いってまいります | いってまいります ittemairimasu | good bye; I'm off |
| 行ってらっしゃい | いってらっしゃい itterasshai | have a good day; take care |
| 移転 | いてん iten | moving; relocation |
| 井戸 | いど ido | water well |
| 緯度 | いど ido | latitude |
| 威張る | いばる ibaru | to put on airs; to throw one's weight about |
| 嫌がる | いやがる iyagaru | to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate |
| いよいよ | いよいよ iyoiyo | more and more; all the more |
| 煎る | いる iru | to roast; to parch |
| 炒る | いる iru | to roast; to parch |
| 入れ物 | いれもの iremono | container; case |
| インキ | インキ inki | ink |
| 引力 | いんりょく inryoku | attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity |
| ウーマン | ウーマン uuman | woman |
| ウール | ウール uuru | wool |
| ウエートレス | ウエートレス ueetoresu | waitress |
| 植木 | うえき ueki | garden plant; garden tree |
| 飢える | うえる ueru | to starve; to be famished |
| 浮ぶ | うかぶ ukabu | to float; to be suspended |
| 浮かべる | うかべる ukaberu | to float; to set afloat |
| 浮く | うく uku | to float |
| 承る | うけたまわる uketamawaru | to hear; to be told |
| 受取 | うけとり uketori | receiving; receipt |
| 受け持つ | うけもつ ukemotsu | to take (be in) charge of |
| 薄暗い | うすぐらい usugurai | dim; gloomy |
| 薄める | うすめる usumeru | to dilute; to water down |
| 打合せ | うちあわせ uchiawase | (preparatory) meeting; briefing session |
| 打ち消す | うちけす uchikesu | to deny; to contradict |
| うどん | うどん udon | udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles |
| うなずく | うなずく unazuku | to nod; to bow one's head in assent |
| 敬う | うやまう uyamau | to show respect for; to revere |
| 裏返す | うらがえす uragaesu | to turn inside out; to turn the other way |
| 裏口 | うらぐち uraguchi | backdoor; rear entrance |
| 占う | うらなう uranau | to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future) |
| 恨み | うらみ urami | resentment; grudge |
| 恨む | うらむ uramu | to bear a grudge against; to resent |
| 羨む | うらやむ urayamu | to envy; to be envious of |
| 売上 | うりあげ uriage | amount sold; sales |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ uriage | amount sold; sales |
| 売り切れ | うりきれ urikire | sold-out |
| 売り切れる | うりきれる urikireru | to be sold out |
| 売行き | うれゆき ureyuki | sales; demand |
| 売れ行き | うれゆき ureyuki | sales; demand |
| うろうろ | うろうろ urouro | restlessly; aimlessly |
| 運河 | うんが unga | (navigable) canal; waterway |
| うんと | うんと unto | a great deal; very much |
| 英文 | えいぶん eibun | English writing; English sentence |
| 英和 | えいわ eiwa | English-Japanese |
| ええと | ええと eeto | let me see; well |
| 液体 | えきたい ekitai | liquid |
| エチケット | エチケット echiketto | politeness; good manners |
| 絵の具 | えのぐ enogu | paint; coloring materials |
| エプロン | エプロン epuron | apron |
| 偉い | えらい erai | great; excellent |
| 宴会 | えんかい enkai | party; banquet |
| 園芸 | えんげい engei | horticulture; gardening |
| 演劇 | えんげき engeki | drama; theatre |
| 円周 | えんしゅう enshuu | circumference |
| 遠足 | えんそく ensoku | school trip; field trip |
| 延長 | えんちょう enchou | extension; elongation |
| 煙突 | えんとつ entotsu | chimney; smokestack |
| オーケストラ | オーケストラ ookesutora | orchestra |
| オートメーション | オートメーション ootomeeshon | automation |
| 追いかける | おいかける oikakeru | to chase; to run after |
| 追い越す | おいこす oikosu | to pass (e.g. car); to overtake |
| オイル | オイル oiru | oil; petroleum |
| 王女 | おうじょ oujo | princess |
| 応ずる | おうずる ouzuru | to answer; to respond |
| 応接 | おうせつ ousetsu | reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with |
| 応対 | おうたい outai | dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.) |
| 往復 | おうふく oufuku | making a round trip; going and returning |
| 欧米 | おうべい oubei | Europe and the United States; Europe and America |
| 応用 | おうよう ouyou | (practical) application; putting to practical use |
| おおざっぱ | おおざっぱ oozappa | rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad |
| 大通り | おおどおり oodoori | main street; avenue |
| 大凡 | おおよそ ooyoso | about; roughly |
| お帰り | おかえり okaeri | return |
| おかけください | おかけください okakekudasai | please sit down; please have a seat |
| おかげさまで | おかげさまで okagesamade | thankfully; fortunately |
| おかず | おかず okazu | small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish |
| おかまいなく | おかまいなく okamainaku | please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble |
| 拝む | おがむ ogamu | to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together |
| お代わり | おかわり okawari | another helping; second helping |
| 補う | おぎなう oginau | to supplement; to make up for |
| お気の毒に | おきのどくに okinodokuni | my sympathies; that's too bad |
| 屋外 | おくがい okugai | outdoors; outside |
| 送り仮名 | おくりがな okurigana | kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word; declensional kana ending |
| 怠る | おこたる okotaru | to neglect; to be negligent in |
| 押さえる | おさえる osaeru | to pin down; to hold down |
| お先に | おさきに osakini | before; previously |
| 伯父 | おじ oji | uncle |
| 叔父 | おじ oji | uncle |
| 惜しい | おしい oshii | regrettable; disappointing |
| 伯父さん | おじさん ojisan | uncle |
| 小父さん | おじさん ojisan | uncle |
| 叔父さん | おじさん ojisan | uncle |
| お邪魔します | おじゃまします ojamashimasu | please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in |
| お大事に | おだいじに odaijini | take care of yourself; get well soon |
| 落着く | おちつく ochitsuku | to calm down; to compose oneself |
| お出掛け | おでかけ odekake | about to start out; just about to leave or go out |
| お手伝いさん | おてつだいさん otetsudaisan | maid |
| 脅かす | おどかす odokasu | to threaten; to menace |
| 落し物 | おとしもの otoshimono | lost property; something dropped and left behind |
| 驚かす | おどろかす odorokasu | to surprise; to frighten |
| お願いします | おねがいします onegaishimasu | please |
| 各々 | おのおの onoono | each |
| 伯母 | おば oba | aunt |
| 叔母 | おば oba | aunt |
| 小母さん | おばさん obasan | old lady; ma'am |
| おはよう | おはよう ohayou | good morning |
| お参り | おまいり omairi | visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship |
| お待たせしました | おまたせしました omataseshimashita | thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting |
| おまちどおさま | おまちどおさま omachidoosama | I'm sorry to have kept you waiting |
| おめでたい | おめでたい omedetai | (matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration |
| 思い掛けない | おもいがけない omoigakenai | unexpected; contrary to expectations |
| 思い切り | おもいきり omoikiri | to one's heart's content; as much as one wants |
| 思い込む | おもいこむ omoikomu | to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that) |
| 思いっ切り | おもいっきり omoikkiri | to one's heart's content; as much as one wants |
| 思いっきり | おもいっきり omoikkiri | to one's heart's content; as much as one wants |
| 重たい | おもたい omotai | heavy; weighty |
| お休み | おやすみ oyasumi | holiday; day off |
| おやつ | おやつ oyatsu | between-meal snack |
| 親指 | おやゆび oyayubi | thumb |
| オルガン | オルガン orugan | organ (musical instrument) |
| 御 | おん on | honorific/polite/humble prefix |
| 恩恵 | おんけい onkei | grace; favor |
| 温室 | おんしつ onshitsu | greenhouse; hothouse |
| 温泉 | おんせん onsen | hot spring |
| 温帯 | おんたい ontai | temperate zone |
| 御中 | おんちゅう onchuu | ... and Company; Messrs |
| 女の人 | おんなのひと onnanohito | woman |
| カーブ | カーブ kaabu | curve; turn |
| 開会 | かいかい kaikai | opening of a meeting |
| 会館 | かいかん kaikan | meeting hall; assembly hall |
| 改札 | かいさつ kaisatsu | examination of tickets |
| 解散 | かいさん kaisan | breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd) |
| 海水浴 | かいすいよく kaisuiyoku | swimming in the ocean; sea bathing |
| 回数 | かいすう kaisuu | number of times; frequency |
| 回数券 | かいすうけん kaisuuken | coupon tickets; discount tickets |
| 改正 | かいせい kaisei | revision; amendment |
| 快晴 | かいせい kaisei | clear weather; cloudless weather |
| 解説 | かいせつ kaisetsu | explanation; commentary |
| 改造 | かいぞう kaizou | remodeling; remodelling |
| 開通 | かいつう kaitsuu | opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication) |
| 回転 | かいてん kaiten | rotation; revolution |
| 解答 | かいとう kaitou | answer; solution |
| 回答 | かいとう kaitou | reply; answer |
| 外部 | がいぶ gaibu | outside (e.g. of a building); exterior |
| 解放 | かいほう kaihou | release; unleashing |
| 開放 | かいほう kaihou | opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open |
| 海洋 | かいよう kaiyou | ocean; sea |
| 概論 | がいろん gairon | introduction; outline |
| 却って | かえって kaette | on the contrary; rather |
| 家屋 | かおく kaoku | house; building |
| 係わる | かかわる kakawaru | to be involved (in); to get involved (in) |
| 書留 | かきとめ kakitome | registered mail; registered post |
| 書取 | かきとり kakitori | writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana |
| 垣根 | かきね kakine | hedge; fence |
| 限り | かぎり kagiri | limit; limits |
| 各 | かく kaku | each; every |
| 架空 | かくう kakuu | fictitious; imaginary |
| 各自 | かくじ kakuji | each (person); everyone |
| 拡充 | かくじゅう kakujuu | expansion |
| 学術 | がくじゅつ gakujutsu | science; learning |
| 各地 | かくち kakuchi | each place; every place |
| 拡張 | かくちょう kakuchou | expansion; extension |
| 角度 | かくど kakudo | angle |
| 学年 | がくねん gakunen | academic year; school year |
| 格別 | かくべつ kakubetsu | particular; special |
| 確率 | かくりつ kakuritsu | probability; likelihood |
| 学力 | がくりょく gakuryoku | scholarly ability; scholarship |
| 掛け算 | かけざん kakezan | multiplication |
| かけざん | かけざん kakezan | multiplication |
| 可決 | かけつ kaketsu | approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.) |
| 火口 | かこう kakou | (volcanic) crater; caldera |
| 下降 | かこう kakou | descent; fall |
| 火山 | かざん kazan | volcano |
| かしこまりました | かしこまりました kashikomarimashita | certainly!; very well |
| 貸し出し | かしだし kashidashi | lending; loaning |
| 過失 | かしつ kashitsu | accident (caused by negligence); error |
| 果実 | かじつ kajitsu | fruit; nut |
| 貸間 | かしま kashima | room to let; room for rent |
| 貸家 | かしや kashiya | house for rent |
| 箇所 | かしょ kasho | place; point |
| かしょ | かしょ kasho | place; point |
| 過剰 | かじょう kajou | excess; surplus |
| かじる | かじる kajiru | to gnaw; to nibble |
| 課税 | かぜい kazei | taxation |
| カセット | カセット kasetto | cassette (tape) |
| 下線 | かせん kasen | underline; underscore |
| 加速 | かそく kasoku | acceleration; speeding up |
| 加速度 | かそくど kasokudo | acceleration |
| かたかな | かたかな katakana | katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords |
| かたづく | かたづく katazuku | to be put in order; to be put to rights |
| 塊 | かたまり katamari | lump; mass |
| 固まる | かたまる katamaru | to harden; to solidify |
| 片道 | かたみち katamichi | one-way (trip) |
| 傾く | かたむく katamuku | to incline toward; to slant |
| 片寄る | かたよる katayoru | to lean (to one side); to incline |
| 学科 | がっか gakka | subject (of study); course of study |
| 学会 | がっかい gakkai | learned society; scientific society |
| 学級 | がっきゅう gakkyuu | (school) class |
| 担ぐ | かつぐ katsugu | to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder |
| 括弧 | かっこ kakko | brackets; parentheses |
| 活字 | かつじ katsuji | (piece of) type; movable type |
| 勝手に | かってに katteni | arbitrarily; of its own accord |
| 活力 | かつりょく katsuryoku | vitality; energy |
| 仮名 | かな kana | kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana) |
| 仮名遣い | かなづかい kanazukai | kana orthography; syllabary spelling |
| 加熱 | かねつ kanetsu | heating; application of heat |
| 兼ねる | かねる kaneru | to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do |
| カバー | カバー kabaa | cover; covering |
| 過半数 | かはんすう kahansuu | majority |
| かび | かび kabi | splendor; splendour |
| 被せる | かぶせる kabuseru | to cover (with something) |
| 釜 | かま kama | iron pot; kettle |
| 構いません | かまいません kamaimasen | no problem; it doesn't matter |
| 紙屑 | かみくず kamikuzu | wastepaper; scrap of paper |
| 神様 | かみさま kamisama | God; god |
| 剃刀 | かみそり kamisori | razor |
| ガム | ガム gamu | chewing gum |
| 貨物 | かもつ kamotsu | cargo; freight |
| カラー | カラー karaa | color; colour |
| からかう | からかう karakau | to tease; to make fun of |
| 空っぽ | からっぽ karappo | empty; vacant |
| かるた | かるた karuta | karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta |
| 枯れる | かれる kareru | to wither (of a plant); to be blasted |
| カロリー | カロリー karorii | calorie |
| 可愛がる | かわいがる kawaigaru | to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly |
| 為替 | かわせ kawase | money order; draft |
| 瓦 | かわら kawara | tile (e.g. roof) |
| 換気 | かんき kanki | ventilation |
| 感激 | かんげき kangeki | deep emotion; impression |
| 関西 | かんさい kansai | Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures) |
| 元日 | がんじつ ganjitsu | New Year's Day |
| 鑑賞 | かんしょう kanshou | appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.) |
| 感ずる | かんずる kanzuru | to feel; to sense |
| 間接 | かんせつ kansetsu | indirection; indirectness |
| 観測 | かんそく kansoku | observation; survey |
| 寒帯 | かんたい kantai | frigid zone |
| 勘違い | かんちがい kanchigai | misunderstanding; mistaken idea |
| 官庁 | かんちょう kanchou | government office; government agency |
| 缶詰 | かんづめ kanzume | canned food; tinned food |
| 乾電池 | かんでんち kandenchi | dry cell battery |
| 関東 | かんとう kantou | Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures) |
| 観念 | かんねん kannen | idea; notion |
| 乾杯 | かんぱい kanpai | cheers; bottoms-up |
| 看板 | かんばん kanban | signboard; sign |
| 看病 | かんびょう kanbyou | nursing (a patient) |
| 冠 | かんむり kanmuri | traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers |
| 漢和 | かんわ kanwa | China and Japan |
| 気圧 | きあつ kiatsu | atmospheric pressure; air pressure |
| 着替え | きがえ kigae | changing clothes; change of clothes |
| 着替える | きがえる kigaeru | to change (one's clothes) |
| 機関車 | きかんしゃ kikansha | locomotive; engine |
| 飢饉 | ききん kikin | famine; crop failure |
| 器具 | きぐ kigu | utensil; implement |
| 記号 | きごう kigou | sign; symbol |
| 刻む | きざむ kizamu | to mince; to cut fine |
| 儀式 | ぎしき gishiki | ceremony; rite |
| 基準 | きじゅん kijun | standard; criterion |
| 規準 | きじゅん kijun | standard; criterion |
| 起床 | きしょう kishou | rising (from one's bed); getting up |
| 着せる | きせる kiseru | to put clothes on (someone); to dress |
| 基礎 | きそ kiso | foundation; basis |
| 基地 | きち kichi | base (military, expedition, etc.) |
| きっかけ | きっかけ kikkake | chance; start |
| 切っ掛け | きっかけ kikkake | chance; start |
| ぎっしり | ぎっしり gisshiri | tightly (packed); densely |
| 基盤 | きばん kiban | base; basis |
| 客席 | きゃくせき kyakuseki | guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi) |
| 客間 | きゃくま kyakuma | drawing room; parlor |
| ギャング | ギャング gyangu | gang |
| キャンパス | キャンパス kyanpasu | campus |
| 休業 | きゅうぎょう kyuugyou | suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.) |
| 休講 | きゅうこう kyuukou | cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.) |
| 給与 | きゅうよ kyuuyo | pay; salary |
| 休養 | きゅうよう kyuuyou | rest; relaxation |
| 清い | きよい kiyoi | clean; clear |
| 強化 | きょうか kyouka | strengthening; intensifying |
| 境界 | きょうかい kyoukai | boundary; border |
| 共産 | きょうさん kyousan | communism |
| 行事 | ぎょうじ gyouji | event; function |
| 恐縮 | きょうしゅく kyoushuku | feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful |
| 教養 | きょうよう kyouyou | (understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education |
| 行列 | ぎょうれつ gyouretsu | line; queue |
| 漁業 | ぎょぎょう gyogyou | fishing industry; fishery |
| 曲線 | きょくせん kyokusen | curve |
| 規律 | きりつ kiritsu | order; observance |
| 斬る | きる kiru | to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off) |
| 気を付ける | きをつける kiotsukeru | to be careful; to pay attention |
| 琴 | きん kin | qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin |
| 金魚 | きんぎょ kingyo | goldfish (Carassius auratus) |
| クーラー | クーラー kuuraa | air conditioner |
| 区域 | くいき kuiki | area; zone |
| 空 | くう kuu | empty air; sky |
| 偶数 | ぐうすう guusuu | even number |
| 空想 | くうそう kuusou | daydream; fantasy |
| 空中 | くうちゅう kuuchuu | (in) the air; midair |
| 釘 | くぎ kugi | nail; spike |
| 区切る | くぎる kugiru | to divide; to separate |
| 櫛 | くし kushi | comb |
| くしゃみ | くしゃみ kushami | sneeze; sneezing |
| 苦情 | くじょう kujou | complaint; troubles |
| 苦心 | くしん kushin | pains; hard work |
| 屑 | くず kuzu | waste; scrap |
| 崩す | くずす kuzusu | to destroy; to demolish |
| 薬指 | くすりゆび kusuriyubi | ring finger; third finger |
| 崩れる | くずれる kuzureru | to collapse; to crumble |
| 砕く | くだく kudaku | to break (into pieces); to smash |
| 砕ける | くだける kudakeru | to break (into pieces); to be broken |
| くたびれる | くたびれる kutabireru | to get tired; to become exhausted |
| くだらない | くだらない kudaranai | trivial; trifling |
| 唇 | くちびる kuchibiru | lip; lips |
| 口紅 | くちべに kuchibeni | lipstick |
| くっつく | くっつく kuttsuku | to adhere to; to stick to |
| くっつける | くっつける kuttsukeru | to attach; to stick together |
| くどい | くどい kudoi | repetitious; long-winded |
| 句読点 | くとうてん kutouten | punctuation mark |
| 配る | くばる kubaru | to distribute; to hand out |
| 工夫 | くふう kufuu | devising (a way); contriving |
| 区分 | くぶん kubun | division; section |
| 組合せ | くみあわせ kumiawase | combination; assortment |
| 組み立てる | くみたてる kumitateru | to assemble; to put together |
| 悔やむ | くやむ kuyamu | to mourn; to lament |
| クリーニング | クリーニング kuriiningu | cleaning; dry cleaning |
| くるむ | くるむ kurumu | to wrap up (in); to roll up (in) |
| くれぐれも | くれぐれも kureguremo | sincerely; earnestly |
| 稽古 | けいこ keiko | practice; practising |
| 敬語 | けいご keigo | honorific; term of respect |
| 蛍光灯 | けいこうとう keikoutou | fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light |
| 形式 | けいしき keishiki | form (as opposed to substance) |
| 継続 | けいぞく keizoku | continuation; continuance |
| 毛糸 | けいと keito | knitting wool; woolen yarn |
| 経度 | けいど keido | longitude |
| 系統 | けいとう keitou | system |
| 芸能 | げいのう geinou | public entertainment; performing arts |
| 競馬 | けいば keiba | horse racing |
| 警備 | けいび keibi | defense; defence |
| 形容詞 | けいようし keiyoushi | adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese) |
| 形容動詞 | けいようどうし keiyoudoushi | adjectival noun (in Japanese); quasi-adjective |
| 外科 | げか geka | surgery (branch of medicine) |
| 毛皮 | けがわ kegawa | fur; skin |
| 激増 | げきぞう gekizou | sharp increase; sudden rise |
| 下車 | げしゃ gesha | alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off |
| 下旬 | げじゅん gejun | last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month |
| 下水 | げすい gesui | drainage; ditch |
| 削る | けずる kezuru | to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil) |
| 桁 | けた keta | column; beam |
| 下駄 | げた geta | geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal |
| 血圧 | けつあつ ketsuatsu | blood pressure |
| 月給 | げっきゅう gekkyuu | monthly salary |
| 傑作 | けっさく kessaku | masterpiece; masterwork |
| 月末 | げつまつ getsumatsu | end of the month |
| 気配 | けはい kehai | indication; sign |
| 下品 | げひん gehin | vulgar; indecent |
| 煙い | けむい kemui | smoky |
| 険しい | けわしい kewashii | precipitous; rugged |
| 現 | げん gen | present (e.g. government, administration); current |
| 見学 | けんがく kengaku | inspection; study by observation |
| 謙虚 | けんきょ kenkyo | modest; humble |
| 原稿 | げんこう genkou | manuscript; copy |
| 原産 | げんさん gensan | place of origin; habitat |
| 原始 | げんし genshi | origin; beginning |
| 研修 | けんしゅう kenshuu | training (esp. in-service); induction course |
| 厳重 | げんじゅう genjuu | strict; severe |
| 謙遜 | けんそん kenson | modesty; humility |
| 県庁 | けんちょう kenchou | prefectural office |
| 限度 | げんど gendo | limit; bounds |
| 現に | げんに genni | actually; really |
| 顕微鏡 | けんびきょう kenbikyou | microscope |
| 懸命 | けんめい kenmei | eager; earnest |
| 原理 | げんり genri | principle; theory |
| 原料 | げんりょう genryou | raw materials; ingredient |
| 小 | こ ko | small; little |
| コース | コース koosu | course; route |
| コーラス | コーラス koorasu | chorus |
| 恋しい | こいしい koishii | yearned for; longed for |
| 高 | こう kou | high |
| 工員 | こういん kouin | factory worker |
| 強引 | ごういん gouin | overbearing; coercive |
| 公害 | こうがい kougai | pollution; public nuisance |
| 高級 | こうきゅう koukyuu | high-class; high-grade |
| 公共 | こうきょう koukyou | public (facilities, service, etc.); communal |
| 工芸 | こうげい kougei | industrial arts; craft |
| 孝行 | こうこう koukou | filial piety |
| 交差 | こうさ kousa | crossing; intersection |
| 講師 | こうし koushi | speaker; lecturer |
| 工事 | こうじ kouji | construction work |
| 公式 | こうしき koushiki | official; formal |
| 口実 | こうじつ koujitsu | excuse; pretext |
| こうして | こうして koushite | thus; in this way |
| 公衆 | こうしゅう koushuu | the public; general public |
| 香水 | こうすい kousui | perfume; scent |
| 功績 | こうせき kouseki | achievement; meritorious deed |
| 光線 | こうせん kousen | ray (of light); beam |
| 高層 | こうそう kousou | high-rise (building); multistory |
| 構造 | こうぞう kouzou | structure; construction |
| 交替 | こうたい koutai | change; alternation |
| 交代 | こうたい koutai | change; alternation |
| 耕地 | こうち kouchi | arable land; plantation |
| 交通機関 | こうつうきかん koutsuukikan | (means of) transportation; transport |
| 校庭 | こうてい koutei | schoolyard; school playground |
| 肯定 | こうてい koutei | affirmation |
| 高度 | こうど koudo | altitude; height |
| 高等 | こうとう koutou | high class; high grade |
| 合同 | ごうどう goudou | combination; union |
| 高等学校 | こうとうがっこう koutougakkou | senior high school; high school |
| 公表 | こうひょう kouhyou | official announcement; proclamation |
| 鉱物 | こうぶつ koubutsu | mineral |
| 公務 | こうむ koumu | official business; public business |
| 項目 | こうもく koumoku | item; heading |
| 紅葉 | こうよう kouyou | leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves |
| 合理 | ごうり gouri | rationality |
| 交流 | こうりゅう kouryuu | exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange |
| 合流 | ごうりゅう gouryuu | confluence (of rivers); flowing together |
| 効力 | こうりょく kouryoku | effect; efficacy |
| 焦がす | こがす kogasu | to burn; to scorch |
| 国王 | こくおう kokuou | king; queen |
| こくせき | こくせき kokuseki | nationality; citizenship |
| 国立 | こくりつ kokuritsu | national; founded and run by the central government |
| ご苦労様 | ごくろうさま gokurousama | thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts |
| 焦げる | こげる kogeru | to burn; to scorch |
| 凍える | こごえる kogoeru | to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen |
| 心当たり | こころあたり kokoroatari | having in mind; happening to know (of) |
| 心得る | こころえる kokoroeru | to know; to understand |
| 腰掛け | こしかけ koshikake | seat; bench |
| 腰掛 | こしかけ koshikake | seat; bench |
| 腰掛ける | こしかける koshikakeru | to sit (down) |
| 五十音 | ごじゅうおん gojuuon | the Japanese syllabary |
| こしらえる | こしらえる koshiraeru | to make; to manufacture |
| 個体 | こたい kotai | individual; specimen |
| ごちそうさま | ごちそうさま gochisousama | thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal |
| こちらこそ | こちらこそ kochirakoso | it is I who should say so |
| 小遣い | こづかい kozukai | pocket money; spending money |
| コック | コック kokku | cook; chef |
| こっそり | こっそり kossori | stealthily; secretly |
| 古典 | こてん koten | classic (work, esp. book); the classics |
| 言付ける | ことづける kotozukeru | to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else) |
| 言葉遣い | ことばづかい kotobazukai | speech; expression |
| こないだ | こないだ konaida | the other day; lately |
| 御無沙汰 | ごぶさた gobusata | not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.) |
| ゴム | ゴム gomu | gum; rubber |
| 御免 | ごめん gomen | I'm sorry; my apologies |
| ごめんください | ごめんください gomenkudasai | may I come in? |
| 小指 | こゆび koyubi | little finger; pinky |
| 堪える | こらえる koraeru | to bear; to stand |
| 娯楽 | ごらく goraku | amusement; entertainment |
| 御覧 | ごらん goran | (please) try to |
| コレクション | コレクション korekushon | collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting |
| 転がす | ころがす korogasu | to roll; to wheel |
| 転がる | ころがる korogaru | to roll; to tumble |
| 紺 | こん kon | navy blue; deep blue |
| 今 | こん kon | the current ...; this |
| コンクール | コンクール konkuuru | competition; contest |
| コンクリート | コンクリート konkuriito | concrete |
| 混合 | こんごう kongou | mixing; mixture |
| コンセント | コンセント konsento | (electrical) outlet; (wall) socket |
| 献立 | こんだて kondate | menu; bill of fare |
| こんばんは | こんばんは konbanwa | good evening |
| サークル | サークル saakuru | group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club) |
| 再 | さい sai | re-; again |
| 最 | さい sai | the most; the extreme |
| 在学 | ざいがく zaigaku | attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled |
| 再三 | さいさん saisan | again and again; repeatedly |
| 祭日 | さいじつ saijitsu | national holiday; festival day |
| 催促 | さいそく saisoku | pressing; urging |
| 採点 | さいてん saiten | marking; grading |
| 災難 | さいなん sainan | calamity; misfortune |
| 裁縫 | さいほう saihou | sewing; needlework |
| 材木 | ざいもく zaimoku | wood (for building); lumber |
| サイレン | サイレン sairen | siren |
| 逆さ | さかさ sakasa | inverted; upside down |
| 逆様 | さかさま sakasama | inverted; upside down |
| 捜す | さがす sagasu | to search for; to look for |
| 遡る | さかのぼる sakanoboru | to go upstream; to go up (a river) |
| 酒場 | さかば sakaba | bar; pub |
| 一昨昨日 | さきおととい sakiototoi | two days before yesterday; three days back (ago) |
| 先程 | さきほど sakihodo | a short while ago; a moment ago |
| 索引 | さくいん sakuin | index (in a book) |
| 作者 | さくしゃ sakusha | creator (of a work); author |
| 削除 | さくじょ sakujo | deletion; elimination |
| 作成 | さくせい sakusei | making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up |
| 作製 | さくせい sakusei | manufacture; production |
| 探る | さぐる saguru | to feel around for; to fumble for |
| 囁く | ささやく sasayaku | to whisper; to murmur |
| 匙 | さじ saji | spoon |
| 座敷 | ざしき zashiki | tatami room; tatami mat room |
| 差し支え | さしつかえ sashitsukae | hindrance; impediment |
| 差し引き | さしひき sashihiki | deduction; subtraction |
| 刺身 | さしみ sashimi | sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans) |
| 流石 | さすが sasuga | as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from) |
| 撮影 | さつえい satsuei | photography (still or motion); photographing |
| 雑音 | ざつおん zatsuon | noise (usu. unpleasant) |
| さっさと | さっさと sassato | quickly; promptly |
| 早速 | さっそく sassoku | at once; immediately |
| 錆 | さび sabi | rust |
| 錆びる | さびる sabiru | to rust; to become rusty |
| 座布団 | ざぶとん zabuton | zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular |
| 妨げる | さまたげる samatageru | to disturb; to prevent |
| さようなら | さようなら sayounara | farewell; adieu |
| サラリーマン | サラリーマン sarariiman | office worker; company employee |
| 騒がしい | さわがしい sawagashii | noisy; boisterous |
| さわやか | さわやか sawayaka | fresh; refreshing |
| 三角 | さんかく sankaku | triangle; triangular shape |
| 算数 | さんすう sansuu | arithmetic |
| 産地 | さんち sanchi | producing area; place of origin |
| サンプル | サンプル sanpuru | sample; example |
| 山林 | さんりん sanrin | mountain forest; forest on a mountain |
| シーズン | シーズン shiizun | season (period in which regulated games are played) |
| シーツ | シーツ shiitsu | sheet; bed sheet |
| 仕上がる | しあがる shiagaru | to be finished; to be completed |
| 明明後日 | しあさって shiasatte | in three days' time; two days after tomorrow |
| 寺院 | じいん jiin | Buddhist temple |
| 自衛 | じえい jiei | self-defense; self-defence |
| 塩辛 | しおから shiokara | shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.) |
| 塩辛い | しおからい shiokarai | salty (taste); briny |
| 司会 | しかい shikai | leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting |
| 四角い | しかくい shikakui | square; rectangular |
| 仕方がない | しかたがない shikataganai | there's no (other) way |
| 時間割 | じかんわり jikanwari | timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule |
| 敷地 | しきち shikichi | site; plot |
| 敷く | しく shiku | to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out |
| 茂る | しげる shigeru | to grow thickly; to be in full leaf |
| 持参 | じさん jisan | bringing; taking |
| 磁石 | じしゃく jishaku | magnet |
| 四捨五入 | ししゃごにゅう shishagonyuu | rounding (off; a number); rounding half away from zero |
| 始終 | しじゅう shijuu | continuously; from beginning to end |
| 自習 | じしゅう jishuu | self-study; teaching oneself |
| 静まる | しずまる shizumaru | to become quiet; to quiet down |
| 姿勢 | しせい shisei | posture; pose |
| 自然科学 | しぜんかがく shizenkagaku | natural science |
| 時速 | じそく jisoku | speed (per hour) |
| 子孫 | しそん shison | descendant; progeny |
| 死体 | したい shitai | dead body; corpse |
| 下書き | したがき shitagaki | draft; rough copy |
| 自宅 | じたく jitaku | one's home; one's house |
| 下町 | したまち shitamachi | low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.) |
| 自治 | じち jichi | self-government; autonomy |
| 実感 | じっかん jikkan | real feeling; actual feeling |
| 湿気 | しっき shikki | moisture; humidity |
| しつこい | しつこい shitsukoi | insistent; obstinate |
| 実習 | じっしゅう jisshuu | practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on) |
| 実績 | じっせき jisseki | achievements; actual results |
| 執筆 | しっぴつ shippitsu | writing; authoring |
| 実物 | じつぶつ jitsubutsu | real thing; original |
| しっぽ | しっぽ shippo | tail (of an animal) |
| 実用 | じつよう jitsuyou | practical use; utility |
| 実例 | じつれい jitsurei | example; illustration |
| しつれいしました | しつれいしました shitsureishimashita | my apologies; I'm sorry |
| 失恋 | しつれん shitsuren | disappointed love; broken heart |
| 指定 | してい shitei | designation; specification |
| 私鉄 | してつ shitetsu | private railway |
| 縛る | しばる shibaru | to tie; to bind |
| 地盤 | じばん jiban | ground; crust (earth) |
| しびれる | しびれる shibireru | to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb) |
| 紙幣 | しへい shihei | paper money; note |
| しぼむ | しぼむ shibomu | to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt |
| 萎む | しぼむ shibomu | to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt |
| 絞る | しぼる shiboru | to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze |
| 縞 | しま shima | stripe; bar |
| しみじみ | しみじみ shimijimi | keenly; deeply |
| 氏名 | しめい shimei | (full) name; identity |
| 締切 | しめきり shimekiri | deadline; closing |
| 締め切り | しめきり shimekiri | deadline; closing |
| 締め切る | しめきる shimekiru | to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors) |
| しめた | しめた shimeta | I've got it!; I've done it! |
| しめる | しめる shimeru | to tie; to fasten |
| 地面 | じめん jimen | ground; earth's surface |
| ジャーナリスト | ジャーナリスト jaanarisuto | journalist |
| 社会科学 | しゃかいかがく shakaikagaku | social science |
| しゃがむ | しゃがむ shagamu | to squat; to crouch |
| 蛇口 | じゃぐち jaguchi | faucet; tap |
| 弱点 | じゃくてん jakuten | weak point; weakness |
| 車庫 | しゃこ shako | garage; carport |
| 車掌 | しゃしょう shashou | (train) conductor |
| 写生 | しゃせい shasei | sketching; drawing from nature |
| 社説 | しゃせつ shasetsu | editorial; leading article |
| しゃっくり | しゃっくり shakkuri | hiccup; hiccough |
| シャッター | シャッター shattaa | (camera) shutter |
| しゃぶる | しゃぶる shaburu | to suck; to lick |
| 車輪 | しゃりん sharin | (vehicle) wheel |
| 洒落 | しゃれ share | joke; pun |
| じゃんけん | じゃんけん janken | rock-paper-scissors (game); janken |
| 重 | じゅう juu | jūbako; multi-tiered food box |
| 集会 | しゅうかい shuukai | meeting; assembly |
| 住居 | じゅうきょ juukyo | dwelling; house |
| 集金 | しゅうきん shuukin | money collection |
| 集合 | しゅうごう shuugou | meeting up; gathering |
| 習字 | しゅうじ shuuji | penmanship; calligraphy |
| 修繕 | しゅうぜん shuuzen | repair; mending |
| じゅうたん | じゅうたん juutan | carpet; rug |
| 終点 | しゅうてん shuuten | terminus; last stop (e.g. train) |
| 重点 | じゅうてん juuten | important point; emphasis |
| 就任 | しゅうにん shuunin | assumption (of office); taking up (a post) |
| 周辺 | しゅうへん shuuhen | circumference; outskirts |
| 重役 | じゅうやく juuyaku | (company) director; executive |
| 終了 | しゅうりょう shuuryou | end; close |
| 重量 | じゅうりょう juuryou | weight |
| 重力 | じゅうりょく juuryoku | gravity; gravitation |
| 熟語 | じゅくご jukugo | kanji compound |
| 祝日 | しゅくじつ shukujitsu | national holiday; public holiday |
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう shukushou | reduction; curtailment |
| 受験 | じゅけん juken | taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university) |
| 主語 | しゅご shugo | subject |
| 主人 | しゅじん shujin | head (of a household); proprietor (of a store) |
| 出勤 | しゅっきん shukkin | going to work; leaving for work |
| 述語 | じゅつご jutsugo | predicate |
| 出張 | しゅっちょう shutchou | business trip; official trip |
| 寿命 | じゅみょう jumyou | lifespan; life |
| 主役 | しゅやく shuyaku | leading part; leading actor |
| 受話器 | じゅわき juwaki | (telephone) receiver |
| 循環 | じゅんかん junkan | circulation; rotation |
| 巡査 | じゅんさ junsa | police officer; policeman |
| 順々 | じゅんじゅん junjun | in order; in turn |
| 順序 | じゅんじょ junjo | order; sequence |
| 純情 | じゅんじょう junjou | pure heart; naivete |
| 純粋 | じゅんすい junsui | pure; true |
| 諸 | しょ sho | various; many |
| 消化 | しょうか shouka | digestion (of food) |
| 小学生 | しょうがくせい shougakusei | elementary school student; primary school student |
| しょうがない | しょうがない shouganai | there's no (other) way |
| 将棋 | しょうぎ shougi | shogi; Japanese chess |
| 蒸気 | じょうき jouki | steam; vapour |
| 定規 | じょうぎ jougi | (measuring) ruler |
| 上級 | じょうきゅう joukyuu | upper level; upper grade |
| 商業 | しょうぎょう shougyou | commerce; trade |
| 消極的 | しょうきょくてき shoukyokuteki | negative; passive |
| 賞金 | しょうきん shoukin | prize money; monetary award |
| 上下 | じょうげ jouge | top and bottom; high and low |
| 障子 | しょうじ shouji | shoji (paper sliding door) |
| 商社 | しょうしゃ shousha | trading company |
| 乗車 | じょうしゃ jousha | boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi) |
| 上旬 | じょうじゅん joujun | first third of a month; first ten days of a month |
| 小数 | しょうすう shousuu | fraction (part of); decimal fraction |
| 生ずる | しょうずる shouzuru | to produce; to yield |
| 商店 | しょうてん shouten | shop; store |
| 焦点 | しょうてん shouten | focus; focal point |
| 消毒 | しょうどく shoudoku | disinfection; sterilization |
| 勝敗 | しょうはい shouhai | victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.) |
| 蒸発 | じょうはつ jouhatsu | evaporation |
| 上品 | じょうひん jouhin | elegant; refined |
| 勝負 | しょうぶ shoubu | victory or defeat |
| 小便 | しょうべん shouben | urine; piss |
| 消防署 | しょうぼうしょ shoubousho | fire station |
| 正味 | しょうみ shoumi | net (amount); clear |
| 正面 | しょうめん shoumen | front; frontage |
| 消耗 | しょうもう shoumou | exhaustion; consumption |
| 初級 | しょきゅう shokyuu | elementary level; beginner level |
| 助教授 | じょきょうじゅ jokyouju | assistant professor; associate professor |
| 食塩 | しょくえん shokuen | table salt |
| 職人 | しょくにん shokunin | craftsman; artisan |
| 職場 | しょくば shokuba | one's post; place of work |
| 初旬 | しょじゅん shojun | first 10 days of the month |
| 書籍 | しょせき shoseki | book; publication |
| 食器 | しょっき shokki | tableware |
| ショップ | ショップ shoppu | shop |
| 書店 | しょてん shoten | bookshop; bookstore |
| 書道 | しょどう shodou | calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters) |
| 初歩 | しょほ shoho | basics; rudiments |
| 白髪 | しらが shiraga | white hair; grey hair |
| シリーズ | シリーズ shiriizu | series |
| 知り合い | しりあい shiriai | acquaintance |
| 私立 | しりつ shiritsu | private (establishment) |
| 資料 | しりょう shiryou | material; materials |
| 汁 | しる shiru | juice; sap |
| 素人 | しろうと shirouto | amateur; layman |
| しわ | しわ shiwa | wrinkle; crease |
| 芯 | しん shin | wick; marrow |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん shinkansen | Shinkansen; bullet train |
| 真空 | しんくう shinkuu | vacuum |
| 人事 | じんじ jinji | human affairs; mundane matters |
| 心身 | しんしん shinshin | mind and body |
| 信ずる | しんずる shinzuru | to believe; to believe in |
| 申請 | しんせい shinsei | application; request |
| 人造 | じんぞう jinzou | artificial; man-made |
| 寝台 | しんだい shindai | bed; couch |
| 診断 | しんだん shindan | diagnosis; medical examination |
| 侵入 | しんにゅう shinnyuu | invasion; incursion |
| 人文科学 | じんぶんかがく jinbunkagaku | humanities; arts |
| 人命 | じんめい jinmei | (human) life |
| 深夜 | しんや shinya | late at night |
| 森林 | しんりん shinrin | forest; woods |
| 親類 | しんるい shinrui | relative; relation |
| 針路 | しんろ shinro | course; direction |
| 神話 | しんわ shinwa | myth; mythology |
| 水産 | すいさん suisan | aquatic products; fisheries |
| 炊事 | すいじ suiji | cooking; kitchen work |
| 水蒸気 | すいじょうき suijouki | water vapour; water vapor |
| 水素 | すいそ suiso | hydrogen (H) |
| 垂直 | すいちょく suichoku | vertical |
| 推定 | すいてい suitei | presumption; assumption |
| 水滴 | すいてき suiteki | drop of water |
| 水筒 | すいとう suitou | canteen; flask |
| 随筆 | ずいひつ zuihitsu | essays; miscellaneous writings |
| 水分 | すいぶん suibun | water; liquid |
| 水平 | すいへい suihei | horizontal; level |
| 水平線 | すいへいせん suiheisen | horizon (related to bodies of water) |
| 水面 | すいめん suimen | water's surface |
| 水曜 | すいよう suiyou | Wednesday |
| 図々しい | ずうずうしい zuuzuushii | impudent; shameless |
| ずうっと | ずうっと zuutto | continuously; the whole time |
| 末っ子 | すえっこ suekko | youngest child |
| スカーフ | スカーフ sukaafu | scarf (esp. a lightweight summer scarf worn by women) |
| 図鑑 | ずかん zukan | pictorial book; picture book |
| 隙 | すき suki | gap; opening |
| 杉 | すぎ sugi | Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) |
| 好き嫌い | すききらい sukikirai | likes and dislikes; tastes |
| 好き好き | すきずき sukizuki | matter of taste |
| 透き通る | すきとおる sukitooru | to be transparent; to be see-through |
| 隙間 | すきま sukima | gap; opening |
| スクール | スクール sukuuru | school |
| 少なくとも | すくなくとも sukunakutomo | at least |
| 図形 | ずけい zukei | figure; shape |
| 鈴 | すず suzu | bell (often globular) |
| 涼む | すずむ suzumu | to cool oneself; to cool off |
| スタート | スタート sutaato | start; beginning |
| スチュワーデス | スチュワーデス suchuwaadesu | stewardess; (female) flight attendant |
| すっきり | すっきり sukkiri | refreshingly; with a feeling of relief |
| ステージ | ステージ suteeji | stage (platform) |
| ストッキング | ストッキング sutokkingu | stockings |
| ストップ | ストップ sutoppu | stop |
| 素直 | すなお sunao | obedient; meek |
| 頭脳 | ずのう zunou | head; brains |
| スピーカー | スピーカー supiikaa | speaker |
| 図表 | ずひょう zuhyou | chart; diagram |
| スマート | スマート sumaato | smart (clothing, etc.); stylish |
| 住まい | すまい sumai | dwelling; house |
| すまない | すまない sumanai | inexcusable; unjustifiable |
| 相撲 | すもう sumou | sumo (wrestling) |
| スライド | スライド suraido | slide (for projection); transparency |
| ずらす | ずらす zurasu | to shift; to move |
| ずらり | ずらり zurari | in a row; in a line |
| スリッパ | スリッパ surippa | slipper; slippers |
| 狡い | ずるい zurui | sly; cunning |
| 寸法 | すんぽう sunpou | measurement; size |
| 税関 | ぜいかん zeikan | customs; customs house |
| 製作 | せいさく seisaku | manufacture; production |
| 制作 | せいさく seisaku | work (film, book) |
| 清書 | せいしょ seisho | fair copy; clean copy |
| 青少年 | せいしょうねん seishounen | young people (ages 12 to 25); youth |
| 整数 | せいすう seisuu | integer |
| 清掃 | せいそう seisou | cleaning; clean-up |
| 生存 | せいぞん seizon | existence; being |
| 政党 | せいとう seitou | political party |
| 性能 | せいのう seinou | ability; performance |
| 整備 | せいび seibi | maintenance; servicing |
| 成分 | せいぶん seibun | ingredient; component |
| 性別 | せいべつ seibetsu | (distinction of) sex; gender |
| 正方形 | せいほうけい seihoukei | square |
| 正門 | せいもん seimon | main gate; main entrance |
| 成立 | せいりつ seiritsu | formation; establishment |
| 西暦 | せいれき seireki | Common Era; CE |
| 背負う | せおう seou | to carry on one's back |
| 赤道 | せきどう sekidou | equator |
| 折角 | せっかく sekkaku | with trouble; at great pains |
| 接近 | せっきん sekkin | getting closer; drawing nearer |
| せっせと | せっせと sesseto | diligently; assiduously |
| 接続 | せつぞく setsuzoku | connection; attachment |
| 瀬戸物 | せともの setomono | earthenware; porcelain |
| ぜひとも | ぜひとも zehitomo | by all means; at all costs |
| 迫る | せまる semaru | to approach; to draw near |
| ゼミ | ゼミ zemi | seminar |
| せめて | せめて semete | at least; at most |
| セメント | セメント semento | cement |
| 台詞 | せりふ serifu | (spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines |
| 栓 | せん sen | stopper; cork |
| 前後 | ぜんご zengo | front and rear; front and back |
| 全集 | ぜんしゅう zenshuu | complete works; complete collection |
| 扇子 | せんす sensu | folding fan |
| 専制 | せんせい sensei | despotism; autocracy |
| 先々月 | せんせんげつ sensengetsu | month before last |
| 先々週 | せんせんしゅう sensenshuu | week before last |
| 先祖 | せんぞ senzo | ancestor; forefather |
| 先端 | せんたん sentan | pointed end; tip |
| センチ | センチ senchi | centimeter; centimetre |
| 先頭 | せんとう sentou | head (of a line, group, etc.); front |
| 全般 | ぜんぱん zenpan | (the) whole |
| 扇風機 | せんぷうき senpuuki | electric fan |
| 洗面 | せんめん senmen | washing one's face |
| 全力 | ぜんりょく zenryoku | all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost |
| 線路 | せんろ senro | railway track; railway line |
| 総 | そう sou | whole; total |
| 相違 | そうい soui | difference; discrepancy |
| そういえば | そういえば souieba | now that you mention it; come to think of it |
| 雑巾 | ぞうきん zoukin | house-cloth; dust cloth |
| 増減 | ぞうげん zougen | increase and decrease; fluctuation |
| 倉庫 | そうこ souko | storehouse; warehouse |
| 相互 | そうご sougo | mutual; reciprocal |
| 創作 | そうさく sousaku | creation; production |
| 葬式 | そうしき soushiki | funeral |
| 造船 | ぞうせん zousen | shipbuilding |
| 騒々しい | そうぞうしい souzoushii | noisy; loud |
| 増大 | ぞうだい zoudai | enlargement; increase |
| そうっと | そうっと soutto | softly; gently |
| 送別 | そうべつ soubetsu | farewell; send-off |
| 草履 | ぞうり zouri | zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals |
| 総理大臣 | そうりだいじん souridaijin | prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier |
| 送料 | そうりょう souryou | postage; carriage |
| 属 | ぞく zoku | genus |
| 続々 | ぞくぞく zokuzoku | successively; one after another |
| 速達 | そくたつ sokutatsu | express; special delivery |
| 測定 | そくてい sokutei | measurement |
| 測量 | そくりょう sokuryou | measurement; surveying |
| 速力 | そくりょく sokuryoku | speed |
| 素質 | そしつ soshitsu | makings (of); aptitude |
| 祖先 | そせん sosen | ancestor |
| そそっかしい | そそっかしい sosokkashii | careless; thoughtless |
| 卒直 | そっちょく sotchoku | frank; candid |
| 率直 | そっちょく sotchoku | frank; candid |
| そのころ | そのころ sonokoro | at that time; in those days |
| そのため | そのため sonotame | hence; for that reason |
| その他 | そのほか sonohoka | the rest; the others |
| 剃る | そる soru | to shave |
| それなのに | それなのに sorenanoni | and yet; despite this |
| それなら | それなら sorenara | if that's the case ...; if so ... |
| 逸れる | それる soreru | to turn away; to bear off |
| 算盤 | そろばん soroban | abacus; soroban |
| 存じる | ぞんじる zonjiru | to know; to be aware (of) |
| 存ずる | ぞんずる zonzuru | to know; to be aware (of) |
| 損得 | そんとく sontoku | loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage |
| 第 | だい dai | prefix for forming ordinal numbers |
| タイア | タイア taia | tire; tyre |
| だいいち | だいいち daiichi | first; foremost |
| 大学院 | だいがくいん daigakuin | graduate school |
| 大工 | だいく daiku | carpenter |
| 体系 | たいけい taikei | system; organization |
| 太鼓 | たいこ taiko | drum |
| 対策 | たいさく taisaku | measure; step |
| 大して | たいして taishite | (not) very; (not) so |
| 大小 | だいしょう daishou | size; dimension |
| 体制 | たいせい taisei | order; system |
| 体積 | たいせき taiseki | capacity; volume |
| 大層 | たいそう taisou | very; extremely |
| 体操 | たいそう taisou | gymnastics; physical exercises |
| 大分 | だいぶん daibun | considerably; greatly |
| 大木 | たいぼく taiboku | large tree |
| 代名詞 | だいめいし daimeishi | pronoun |
| ダイヤグラム | ダイヤグラム daiyaguramu | diagram |
| ダイヤモンド | ダイヤモンド daiyamondo | diamond |
| ダイヤル | ダイヤル daiyaru | dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge) |
| 対立 | たいりつ tairitsu | confrontation; opposition |
| 田植え | たうえ taue | rice planting |
| 絶えず | たえず taezu | constantly; always |
| 楕円 | だえん daen | ellipse; oval |
| 耕す | たがやす tagayasu | to till; to plow |
| 滝 | たき taki | waterfall |
| 蓄える | たくわえる takuwaeru | to store; to save up |
| 竹 | たけ take | bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae) |
| ただいま | ただいま tadaima | I'm home!; I'm back! |
| 但し | ただし tadashi | but; however |
| 立ち止まる | たちどまる tachidomaru | to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop |
| たちまち | たちまち tachimachi | in an instant; in a moment |
| 脱線 | だっせん dassen | derailment |
| 妥当 | だとう datou | valid; proper |
| 例える | たとえる tatoeru | to compare (something) to; to liken |
| 頼もしい | たのもしい tanomoshii | reliable; dependable |
| ダブル | ダブル daburu | double |
| ダム | ダム damu | dam |
| 溜息 | ためいき tameiki | sigh |
| ためらう | ためらう tamerau | to hesitate to; to waver |
| だらしない | だらしない darashinai | slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy |
| 足る | たる taru | to be sufficient; to be enough |
| 短 | たん tan | fault; defect |
| 段階 | だんかい dankai | stage; step |
| 短期 | たんき tanki | short-term |
| 炭鉱 | たんこう tankou | coal mine; (coal) pit |
| 短所 | たんしょ tansho | defect; demerit |
| たんす | たんす tansu | chest of drawers; bureau |
| 淡水 | たんすい tansui | fresh water (i.e. not salt water) |
| 断水 | だんすい dansui | suspension of water supply; water outage |
| 単数 | たんすう tansuu | single; one |
| 団地 | だんち danchi | multi-unit apartments; apartment complex |
| 断定 | だんてい dantei | conclusion; decision |
| 短編 | たんぺん tanpen | short story; short film |
| 田ぼ | たんぼ tanbo | rice field; rice paddy |
| 誓う | ちかう chikau | to swear; to vow |
| 地下水 | ちかすい chikasui | groundwater; underground water |
| 近々 | ちかぢか chikajika | soon; before long |
| 近付ける | ちかづける chikazukeru | to bring near; to bring close |
| 近寄る | ちかよる chikayoru | to approach; to draw near |
| 力強い | ちからづよい chikarazuyoi | powerful; strong |
| ちぎる | ちぎる chigiru | to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds |
| 地質 | ちしつ chishitsu | geological features |
| 知人 | ちじん chijin | friend; acquaintance |
| 地帯 | ちたい chitai | zone; area |
| 縮む | ちぢむ chijimu | to shrink; to contract |
| 縮める | ちぢめる chijimeru | to shorten; to reduce |
| 縮れる | ちぢれる chijireru | to be wavy; to be curled |
| チップ | チップ chippu | tip; gratuity |
| 地点 | ちてん chiten | spot; point |
| 地名 | ちめい chimei | place name; toponym |
| 茶色い | ちゃいろい chairoi | light brown; tawny |
| 着々 | ちゃくちゃく chakuchaku | steadily |
| 中間 | ちゅうかん chuukan | middle; midway |
| 中旬 | ちゅうじゅん chuujun | middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month |
| 抽象 | ちゅうしょう chuushou | abstraction |
| 中世 | ちゅうせい chuusei | Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times |
| 中性 | ちゅうせい chuusei | neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference |
| 中途 | ちゅうと chuuto | halfway; midway |
| 中年 | ちゅうねん chuunen | middle-age; middle age |
| チョーク | チョーク chooku | chalk |
| 超過 | ちょうか chouka | excess; surplus |
| 彫刻 | ちょうこく choukoku | carving; engraving |
| 長所 | ちょうしょ chousho | strong point; merit |
| 長女 | ちょうじょ choujo | eldest daughter; first-born daughter |
| 調整 | ちょうせい chousei | adjustment; regulation |
| 調節 | ちょうせつ chousetsu | regulation; adjustment |
| 長短 | ちょうたん choutan | (relative) length |
| 頂点 | ちょうてん chouten | vertex; apex |
| 長男 | ちょうなん chounan | eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son |
| 長方形 | ちょうほうけい chouhoukei | rectangle; oblong |
| 調味料 | ちょうみりょう choumiryou | seasoning; flavoring |
| 直後 | ちょくご chokugo | immediately following |
| 直線 | ちょくせん chokusen | straight line |
| 直前 | ちょくぜん chokuzen | just before; just prior to |
| 直通 | ちょくつう chokutsuu | direct line; direct communication |
| 直流 | ちょくりゅう chokuryuu | direct current; DC |
| 貯蔵 | ちょぞう chozou | storage; preservation |
| 直角 | ちょっかく chokkaku | right angle |
| 直径 | ちょっけい chokkei | diameter |
| 散らかす | ちらかす chirakasu | to scatter around; to leave untidy |
| 散らかる | ちらかる chirakaru | to be in disorder; to lie scattered around |
| 塵紙 | ちりがみ chirigami | tissue paper; toilet paper |
| 追加 | ついか tsuika | addition; supplement |
| ついで | ついで tsuide | opportunity; occasion |
| つうか | つうか tsuuka | passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon) |
| 通ずる | つうずる tsuuzuru | to be open (to traffic); to lead (to) |
| 通知 | つうち tsuuchi | notice; notification |
| 通帳 | つうちょう tsuuchou | passbook; bankbook |
| 通用 | つうよう tsuuyou | (common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use |
| 通路 | つうろ tsuuro | passage; pathway |
| 突き当たり | つきあたり tsukiatari | end (of a street, hallway, etc.) |
| 突き当たる | つきあたる tsukiataru | to run into; to collide with |
| 月日 | つきひ tsukihi | time; years |
| 突っ込む | つっこむ tsukkomu | to thrust (something) into (something); to cram |
| 務める | つとめる tsutomeru | to serve as; to act as |
| 努める | つとめる tsutomeru | to endeavor (to do); to endeavour |
| 綱 | つな tsuna | rope; cord |
| 繋がり | つながり tsunagari | connection; link |
| 粒 | つぶ tsubu | grain; bead |
| 潰す | つぶす tsubusu | to smash; to crush |
| 潰れる | つぶれる tsubureru | to be crushed; to be squashed |
| つまずく | つまずく tsumazuku | to trip (over); to stumble |
| 躓く | つまずく tsumazuku | to trip (over); to stumble |
| 詰まる | つまる tsumaru | to be packed (with); to be filled |
| 爪 | つめ tsume | nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw |
| 艶 | つや tsuya | gloss; luster |
| 強気 | つよき tsuyoki | confident; assured |
| 釣り合う | つりあう tsuriau | to balance; to be in harmony |
| 吊る | つる tsuru | to hang; to suspend |
| 吊す | つるす tsurusu | to hang; to hang up |
| テーマ | テーマ teema | theme; topic |
| 手洗い | てあらい tearai | washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands |
| 低 | てい tei | low (level, value, price, etc.) |
| 定員 | ていいん teiin | fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.) |
| 定価 | ていか teika | list price; regular price |
| 低下 | ていか teika | fall; decline |
| 定期券 | ていきけん teikiken | commuter pass; season ticket |
| 定休日 | ていきゅうび teikyuubi | regular holiday; fixed day off |
| 停止 | ていし teishi | stoppage; coming to a stop |
| 停車 | ていしゃ teisha | stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop |
| 出入り | でいり deiri | going in and out; entering and exiting |
| 出入口 | でいりぐち deiriguchi | exit and entrance |
| 出入り口 | でいりぐち deiriguchi | exit and entrance |
| 手入れ | ていれ teire | care; looking after |
| 出来上がり | できあがり dekiagari | completion; finish |
| 出来上がる | できあがる dekiagaru | to be completed; to be finished |
| 的確 | てきかく tekikaku | accurate; precise |
| 適確 | てきかく tekikaku | accurate; precise |
| 手首 | てくび tekubi | wrist |
| 凸凹 | でこぼこ dekoboko | unevenness; roughness |
| 手頃 | てごろ tegoro | handy; convenient |
| 手ごろ | てごろ tegoro | handy; convenient |
| 弟子 | でし deshi | pupil; disciple |
| でたらめ | でたらめ detarame | nonsense; irresponsible remark |
| 手帳 | てちょう techou | notebook; memo pad |
| 鉄橋 | てっきょう tekkyou | railway bridge; iron bridge |
| 手続き | てつづき tetsuzuki | procedure; process |
| 鉄砲 | てっぽう teppou | gun; firearm |
| テニスコート | テニスコート tenisukooto | tennis court |
| 手拭い | てぬぐい tenugui | tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth) |
| 手前 | てまえ temae | before oneself; in front of one |
| 出迎え | でむかえ demukae | (going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting |
| 出迎える | でむかえる demukaeru | to meet; to greet |
| 照らす | てらす terasu | to shine on; to illuminate |
| 照る | てる teru | to shine |
| 展開 | てんかい tenkai | development; evolution |
| 伝記 | でんき denki | biography; life story |
| 電球 | でんきゅう denkyuu | light bulb |
| 点数 | てんすう tensuu | marks; points |
| 伝染 | でんせん densen | contagion; infection |
| 電池 | でんち denchi | battery; cell |
| 電柱 | でんちゅう denchuu | utility pole; power pole |
| 点々 | てんてん tenten | here and there; little by little |
| 転々 | てんてん tenten | moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly |
| 天皇 | てんのう tennou | Emperor of Japan |
| 電波 | でんぱ denpa | radio wave; reception |
| テンポ | テンポ tenpo | tempo |
| 電流 | でんりゅう denryuu | electric current |
| 電力 | でんりょく denryoku | electric power |
| 問い合わせ | といあわせ toiawase | inquiry; query |
| 銅 | どう dou | copper (Cu) |
| 同 | どう dou | the same; the said |
| どういたしまして | どういたしまして douitashimashite | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 統一 | とういつ touitsu | unity; consolidation |
| 同格 | どうかく doukaku | the same rank; equality |
| 峠 | とうげ touge | (mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road |
| 統計 | とうけい toukei | statistics |
| 動作 | どうさ dousa | movement (of the body); action |
| 東西 | とうざい touzai | east and west |
| 当日 | とうじつ toujitsu | day in question; appointed day |
| 投書 | とうしょ tousho | letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor |
| 登場 | とうじょう toujou | entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.) |
| どうせ | どうせ douse | in any case; regardless |
| 灯台 | とうだい toudai | lighthouse |
| 盗難 | とうなん tounan | theft; robbery |
| 当番 | とうばん touban | being on duty; person on duty |
| 等分 | とうぶん toubun | division into equal parts; equal parts |
| 透明 | とうめい toumei | transparent; clear |
| 灯油 | とうゆ touyu | kerosene; paraffin |
| 童話 | どうわ douwa | children's story; fairy tale |
| 通り掛かる | とおりかかる toorikakaru | to happen to pass by |
| 溶かす | とかす tokasu | to melt; to liquefy |
| 尖る | とがる togaru | to taper to a point; to become pointed |
| どきどき | どきどき dokidoki | thump-thump; bang-bang |
| 特殊 | とくしゅ tokushu | special; particular |
| 特色 | とくしょく tokushoku | characteristic; (distinctive) feature |
| 特定 | とくてい tokutei | specific; particular |
| 特売 | とくばい tokubai | special sale; bargain sale |
| 溶け込む | とけこむ tokekomu | to melt into; to dissolve into |
| 退ける | どける dokeru | to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside |
| 床の間 | とこのま tokonoma | tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed |
| 所々 | ところどころ tokorodokoro | here and there; in places |
| 都心 | としん toshin | city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city |
| 戸棚 | とだな todana | cupboard; locker |
| とっくに | とっくに tokkuni | long ago; a long time ago |
| どっと | どっと dotto | bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause) |
| 整う | ととのう totonou | to be ready; to be prepared |
| 留まる | とどまる todomaru | to remain; to abide |
| 怒鳴る | どなる donaru | to shout (in anger); to yell |
| 殿 | どの dono | Mr.; Mrs. |
| 飛び込む | とびこむ tobikomu | to jump in; to leap in |
| 留まる | とまる tomaru | to stop (moving); to come to a stop |
| ともかく | ともかく tomokaku | anyhow; anyway |
| 捕える | とらえる toraeru | to catch; to capture |
| 取り入れる | とりいれる toriireru | to take in; to gather in |
| 取り消す | とりけす torikesu | to cancel; to withdraw |
| 取り出す | とりだす toridasu | to take out; to produce |
| 採る | とる toru | to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.) |
| 捕る | とる toru | to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture |
| 丼 | どんぶり donburi | porcelain bowl |
| 内科 | ないか naika | internal medicine |
| 内線 | ないせん naisen | phone extension; indoor wiring |
| ナイロン | ナイロン nairon | nylon |
| 長 | なが naga | long |
| 仲直り | なかなおり nakanaori | reconciliation; making up (with) |
| 長引く | ながびく nagabiku | to be prolonged; to drag on |
| 中指 | なかゆび nakayubi | middle finger; long finger |
| 仲良し | なかよし nakayoshi | close friendship; close friend |
| 慰める | なぐさめる nagusameru | to comfort; to console |
| 為す | なす nasu | to do; to commit |
| 謎謎 | なぞなぞ nazonazo | riddle; puzzle |
| 懐かしい | なつかしい natsukashii | dear (old); fondly remembered |
| 撫でる | なでる naderu | to stroke; to caress |
| 斜め | ななめ naname | slanting; tilted |
| なにしろ | なにしろ nanishiro | in any case; at any rate |
| 何しろ | なにしろ nanishiro | in any case; at any rate |
| 何々 | なになに naninani | what |
| 何分 | なにぶん nanibun | some; any |
| 生意気 | なまいき namaiki | impertinent; saucy |
| 並木 | なみき namiki | roadside trees; row of trees |
| 倣う | ならう narau | to imitate; to follow |
| 南極 | なんきょく nankyoku | South Pole |
| なんとなく | なんとなく nantonaku | somehow; for some reason (or other) |
| なんとも | なんとも nantomo | really; very |
| 何とも | なんとも nantomo | really; very |
| ナンバー | ナンバー nanbaa | number |
| 南米 | なんべい nanbei | South America |
| 南北 | なんぼく nanboku | north and south; north to south |
| 匂う | におう niou | to be fragrant; to smell (good) |
| 逃がす | にがす nigasu | to set free; to let go |
| 憎い | にくい nikui | hateful; detestable |
| 憎む | にくむ nikumu | to hate; to detest |
| 憎らしい | にくらしい nikurashii | odious; hateful |
| にこにこ | にこにこ nikoniko | with a friendly grin; smilingly |
| 濁る | にごる nigoru | to become muddy; to become cloudy |
| 虹 | にじ niji | second |
| 日時 | にちじ nichiji | date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.) |
| 日用品 | にちようひん nichiyouhin | daily necessities; everyday item |
| 日課 | にっか nikka | daily routine; daily work |
| 日程 | にってい nittei | schedule; program |
| 鈍い | にぶい nibui | dull (e.g. a knife); blunt |
| 入社 | にゅうしゃ nyuusha | joining a company; getting a job with a company |
| 女房 | にょうぼう nyoubou | wife (esp. one's own wife) |
| 睨む | にらむ niramu | to glare at; to scowl at |
| 俄 | にわか niwaka | sudden; abrupt |
| 縫う | ぬう nuu | to sew; to stitch |
| ねじ | ねじ neji | screw |
| 捩る | ねじる nejiru | to twist; to screw |
| ネックレス | ネックレス nekkuresu | necklace |
| 寝間着 | ねまき nemaki | nightclothes; nightwear |
| 寝巻 | ねまき nemaki | nightclothes; nightwear |
| 狙い | ねらい nerai | aim (of a gun, bow, etc.) |
| 狙う | ねらう nerau | to aim at (with a weapon, etc.) |
| 年度 | ねんど nendo | fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year |
| 農産物 | のうさんぶつ nousanbutsu | agricultural produce |
| 農村 | のうそん nouson | agricultural community; farm village |
| 濃度 | のうど noudo | concentration; density |
| 農薬 | のうやく nouyaku | agricultural chemical; agrochemical |
| 能率 | のうりつ nouritsu | efficiency |
| のこぎり | のこぎり nokogiri | saw |
| 残らず | のこらず nokorazu | all; entirely |
| 上り | のぼり nobori | ascent; climbing |
| 糊 | のり nori | paste; glue |
| 乗換 | のりかえ norikae | transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change |
| 乗り換え | のりかえ norikae | transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change |
| 乗り越し | のりこし norikoshi | riding past (one's station) |
| 鈍い | のろい noroi | thickheaded; obtuse |
| のろのろ | のろのろ noronoro | slowly; sluggishly |
| 呑気 | のんき nonki | easy; easygoing |
| 灰色 | はいいろ haiiro | grey; gray |
| 俳句 | はいく haiku | haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae |
| 売店 | ばいてん baiten | stand; stall |
| バイバイ | バイバイ baibai | bye-bye; goodbye |
| 売買 | ばいばい baibai | trade; buying and selling |
| 這う | はう hau | to crawl; to creep |
| 剥す | はがす hagasu | to tear off; to peel off |
| 剥がす | はがす hagasu | to tear off; to peel off |
| ばからしい | ばからしい bakarashii | absurd; foolish |
| 秤 | はかり hakari | scales; weighing machine |
| 吐き気 | はきけ hakike | nausea; feeling like throwing up |
| はきはき | はきはき hakihaki | briskly; smartly |
| 歯車 | はぐるま haguruma | gear; cogwheel |
| バケツ | バケツ baketsu | bucket; pail |
| 挟まる | はさまる hasamaru | to get between; to be caught in |
| 挟む | はさむ hasamu | to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides) |
| 梯子 | はしご hashigo | ladder |
| 始めに | はじめに hajimeni | first; firstly |
| 初めに | はじめに hajimeni | first; firstly |
| はじめまして | はじめまして hajimemashite | nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance |
| 斜 | はす hasu | diagonal |
| パターン | パターン pataan | pattern |
| 肌着 | はだぎ hadagi | underwear; underclothes |
| 果して | はたして hatashite | as was expected; just as one thought |
| 果たして | はたして hatashite | as was expected; just as one thought |
| 鉢 | はち hachi | bowl; pot |
| 発揮 | はっき hakki | show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition |
| バック | バック bakku | back; rear |
| 発想 | はっそう hassou | idea; conception |
| 発電 | はつでん hatsuden | generation of electricity; power generation |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale |
| 話合い | はなしあい hanashiai | discussion; talk |
| 話し合い | はなしあい hanashiai | discussion; talk |
| 話し掛ける | はなしかける hanashikakeru | to address (someone); to accost a person |
| 話中 | はなしちゅう hanashichuu | busy (phone) |
| 甚だしい | はなはだしい hanahadashii | extreme; excessive |
| 花火 | はなび hanabi | fireworks |
| 花嫁 | はなよめ hanayome | bride |
| ばね | ばね bane | spring (device) |
| 跳ねる | はねる haneru | to jump; to leap |
| 破片 | はへん hahen | fragment; broken piece |
| 歯磨き | はみがき hamigaki | dental brushing; brushing one's teeth |
| はめる | はめる hameru | to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork) |
| 早口 | はやくち hayakuchi | fast-talking; rapid talking |
| 払い込む | はらいこむ haraikomu | to deposit; to pay in |
| 払い戻す | はらいもどす haraimodosu | to repay; to pay back |
| 針金 | はりがね harigane | wire |
| 張り切る | はりきる harikiru | to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour) |
| 反 | はん han | anti- |
| 反映 | はんえい hanei | reflection (of light) |
| 半径 | はんけい hankei | radius |
| 判子 | はんこ hanko | seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp |
| 万歳 | ばんざい banzai | banzai; hurray |
| 判事 | はんじ hanji | judge; judiciary |
| 番地 | ばんち banchi | lot number; house number |
| パンツ | パンツ pantsu | underpants; pants |
| バンド | バンド bando | band (group of musicians) |
| 半島 | はんとう hantou | peninsula |
| ハンドル | ハンドル handoru | handle |
| 非 | ひ hi | fault; error |
| 日当たり | ひあたり hiatari | exposure to the sun; sunny place |
| 日帰り | ひがえり higaeri | day trip |
| 比較的 | ひかくてき hikakuteki | comparatively; relatively |
| 日陰 | ひかげ hikage | shade; shadow |
| ぴかぴか | ぴかぴか pikapika | with a glitter; with a sparkle |
| 引受る | ひきうける hikiukeru | to take on; to undertake |
| 引き返す | ひきかえす hikikaesu | to turn back; to go back |
| 引算 | ひきざん hikizan | subtraction |
| 引き出す | ひきだす hikidasu | to pull out; to take out |
| 引き止める | ひきとめる hikitomeru | to detain; to check |
| 卑怯 | ひきょう hikyou | cowardly; craven |
| 引分け | ひきわけ hikiwake | draw (in competition); tie game |
| 引き分け | ひきわけ hikiwake | draw (in competition); tie game |
| 陽射 | ひざし hizashi | sunlight; rays of the Sun |
| 日差し | ひざし hizashi | sunlight; rays of the Sun |
| 肘 | ひじ hiji | elbow |
| ピストル | ピストル pisutoru | pistol |
| ビタミン | ビタミン bitamin | vitamin |
| ぴたり | ぴたり pitari | tightly; closely |
| 引っ掛かる | ひっかかる hikkakaru | to be caught in; to be stuck in |
| 筆記 | ひっき hikki | writing down; taking notes |
| 引っ繰り返す | ひっくりかえす hikkurikaesu | to turn over; to turn upside down |
| 引っ繰り返る | ひっくりかえる hikkurikaeru | to be overturned; to be reversed |
| 引っ越し | ひっこし hikkoshi | moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence |
| 引っ込む | ひっこむ hikkomu | to draw back; to sink |
| 筆者 | ひっしゃ hissha | writer; author |
| 必需品 | ひつじゅひん hitsujuhin | necessities; necessary article |
| 一 | ひと hito | one |
| 人差指 | ひとさしゆび hitosashiyubi | index finger; forefinger |
| 一通り | ひととおり hitotoori | generally; in the main |
| 人通り | ひとどおり hitodoori | pedestrian traffic |
| ひとまず | ひとまず hitomazu | for now; for the time being |
| 瞳 | ひとみ hitomi | pupil (of the eye) |
| 一休み | ひとやすみ hitoyasumi | (short) rest; breather |
| 独り言 | ひとりごと hitorigoto | soliloquy; monologue |
| ひとりでに | ひとりでに hitorideni | by itself; automatically |
| ビニール | ビニール biniiru | vinyl; plastic |
| 皮肉 | ひにく hiniku | irony; sarcasm |
| 日日 | ひにち hinichi | date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day |
| 日にち | ひにち hinichi | date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day |
| 捻る | ひねる hineru | to twist; to wrench |
| 日の入り | ひのいり hinoiri | sunset |
| 日の出 | ひので hinode | sunrise |
| 響き | ひびき hibiki | echo; reverberation |
| 響く | ひびく hibiku | to resound; to be heard far away |
| 皮膚 | ひふ hifu | skin |
| ひゃっかじてん | ひゃっかじてん hyakkajiten | encyclopedia; encyclopaedia |
| 百科事典 | ひゃっかじてん hyakkajiten | encyclopedia; encyclopaedia |
| 美容 | びよう biyou | beauty; good figure |
| 表紙 | ひょうし hyoushi | cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding |
| 標識 | ひょうしき hyoushiki | sign; mark |
| 標準 | ひょうじゅん hyoujun | standard; criterion |
| 標本 | ひょうほん hyouhon | specimen; sample |
| 評論 | ひょうろん hyouron | criticism; critique |
| ビルディング | ビルディング birudingu | multi-floor building; multi-storey building |
| 昼寝 | ひるね hirune | (afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day |
| 広さ | ひろさ hirosa | area; extent |
| 広場 | ひろば hiroba | public square; square |
| 広々 | ひろびろ hirobiro | extensive; spacious |
| ピンク | ピンク pinku | pink |
| 便箋 | びんせん binsen | writing paper; stationery |
| 瓶詰 | びんづめ binzume | bottling |
| ファスナー | ファスナー fasunaa | zip fastener; zipper |
| 風船 | ふうせん fuusen | balloon (toy or decoration) |
| 不運 | ふうん fuun | misfortune; bad luck |
| 不規則 | ふきそく fukisoku | irregular; unsystematic |
| 普及 | ふきゅう fukyuu | diffusion; spread |
| 付近 | ふきん fukin | neighborhood; neighbourhood |
| 副 | ふく fuku | assistant; associate |
| 副詞 | ふくし fukushi | adverb |
| 複写 | ふくしゃ fukusha | copying; duplication |
| 複数 | ふくすう fukusuu | plural; multiple |
| ふくめる | ふくめる fukumeru | to include (in a group or scope) |
| 膨らます | ふくらます fukuramasu | to swell; to expand |
| 膨らむ | ふくらむ fukuramu | to expand; to swell (out) |
| 不潔 | ふけつ fuketsu | unclean; dirty |
| 更ける | ふける fukeru | to get late; to advance |
| 符号 | ふごう fugou | sign; mark |
| 夫妻 | ふさい fusai | husband and wife; married couple |
| 塞がる | ふさがる fusagaru | to be closed; to be blocked |
| 塞ぐ | ふさぐ fusagu | to stop up; to close up |
| ふざける | ふざける fuzakeru | to joke; to jest |
| 無沙汰 | ぶさた busata | not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.) |
| 武士 | ぶし bushi | samurai; warrior |
| 部首 | ぶしゅ bushu | radical (of a kanji character) |
| 襖 | ふすま fusuma | fusuma; Japanese sliding screen |
| 附属 | ふぞく fuzoku | being attached (to); being affiliated (to) |
| 付属 | ふぞく fuzoku | being attached (to); being affiliated (to) |
| 蓋 | ふた futa | cover; lid |
| 物騒 | ぶっそう bussou | dangerous; unsettled |
| ぶつぶつ | ぶつぶつ butsubutsu | grunt; grumble |
| 船便 | ふなびん funabin | surface mail (by ship); sea mail |
| 部品 | ぶひん buhin | parts; accessories |
| 吹雪 | ふぶき fubuki | snow storm; blizzard |
| 父母 | ふぼ fubo | father and mother; parents |
| 踏切 | ふみきり fumikiri | railway crossing; railroad crossing |
| 麓 | ふもと fumoto | foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom |
| フライパン | フライパン furaipan | fry pan; frying pan |
| ブラウス | ブラウス burausu | blouse |
| ぶらさげる | ぶらさげる burasageru | to hang; to suspend |
| ブラシ | ブラシ burashi | brush |
| プラットホーム | プラットホーム purattohoomu | platform |
| フリー | フリー furii | free (of restraint, controls, etc.) |
| 振り仮名 | ふりがな furigana | furigana; kana printed above or next to kanji to indicate pronunciation |
| 振り向く | ふりむく furimuku | to turn one's face; to turn around |
| プリント | プリント purinto | print; printing |
| 古 | ふる furu | used item; secondhand item |
| 故郷 | ふるさと furusato | hometown; birthplace |
| 古里 | ふるさと furusato | hometown; birthplace |
| 振舞う | ふるまう furumau | to behave; to conduct oneself |
| ブローチ | ブローチ buroochi | brooch |
| プログラム | プログラム puroguramu | program (of events, music, etc.); programme |
| 風呂敷 | ふろしき furoshiki | furoshiki; wrapping cloth |
| ふわふわ | ふわふわ fuwafuwa | lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly |
| 噴火 | ふんか funka | eruption; volcanic eruption |
| 分解 | ぶんかい bunkai | disassembly; dismantling |
| 文芸 | ぶんげい bungei | literature |
| 文献 | ぶんけん bunken | literature; books (reference) |
| 噴水 | ふんすい funsui | water fountain |
| 分数 | ぶんすう bunsuu | fraction |
| 文体 | ぶんたい buntai | literary style |
| 分布 | ぶんぷ bunpu | distribution |
| 文房具 | ぶんぼうぐ bunbougu | stationery |
| 文脈 | ぶんみゃく bunmyaku | context (of a passage); line of thought |
| 分量 | ぶんりょう bunryou | amount; quantity |
| 分類 | ぶんるい bunrui | classification; categorization |
| 閉会 | へいかい heikai | closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.) |
| 平気 | へいき heiki | cool; calm |
| 並行 | へいこう heikou | going side-by-side; going abreast |
| 平日 | へいじつ heijitsu | weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday) |
| 兵隊 | へいたい heitai | armed forces; military |
| 平凡 | へいぼん heibon | ordinary; common |
| 平野 | へいや heiya | plain; open field |
| 凹む | へこむ hekomu | to be dented; to be indented |
| へそ | へそ heso | navel; belly button |
| 隔てる | へだてる hedateru | to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate |
| 別荘 | べっそう bessou | holiday house; vacation home |
| 別々 | べつべつ betsubetsu | separate; respective |
| ベテラン | ベテラン beteran | veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience |
| ヘリコプター | ヘリコプター herikoputaa | helicopter |
| 編集 | へんしゅう henshuu | editing; compilation |
| 便所 | べんじょ benjo | toilet; lavatory |
| ペンチ | ペンチ penchi | cutting pliers; lineman's pliers |
| ボーナス | ボーナス boonasu | bonus |
| 望遠鏡 | ぼうえんきょう bouenkyou | telescope |
| 方角 | ほうがく hougaku | direction; way |
| 箒 | ほうき houki | broom |
| 方言 | ほうげん hougen | dialect; provincialism |
| 坊さん | ぼうさん bousan | Buddhist priest; monk |
| 防止 | ぼうし boushi | prevention; check |
| 方針 | ほうしん houshin | policy; course |
| 法則 | ほうそく housoku | law; rule |
| 包帯 | ほうたい houtai | bandage; dressing |
| 膨大 | ぼうだい boudai | huge; vast |
| 包丁 | ほうちょう houchou | kitchen knife |
| 方程式 | ほうていしき houteishiki | equation; formula |
| 防犯 | ぼうはん bouhan | prevention of crime |
| 方面 | ほうめん houmen | direction; district |
| 坊や | ぼうや bouya | boy; son |
| 放る | ほうる houru | to throw; to fling |
| 朗らか | ほがらか hogaraka | cheerful; merry |
| 牧場 | ぼくじょう bokujou | farm (livestock); stock farm |
| 牧畜 | ぼくちく bokuchiku | stock-farming; livestock farming |
| 保健 | ほけん hoken | preservation of health; hygiene |
| 募集 | ぼしゅう boshuu | recruitment; invitation |
| 干す | ほす hosu | to air; to dry |
| ポスター | ポスター posutaa | poster |
| 北極 | ほっきょく hokkyoku | North Pole |
| 坊っちゃん | ぼっちゃん botchan | (another's) son; boy |
| 解く | ほどく hodoku | to undo; to untie |
| 掘る | ほる horu | to dig; to excavate |
| 彫る | ほる horu | to carve; to engrave |
| ぼろ | ぼろ boro | rag; old cloth |
| 盆 | ぼん bon | tray |
| 盆地 | ぼんち bonchi | basin (e.g. between mountains) |
| ほんの | ほんの honno | mere; only |
| 本部 | ほんぶ honbu | headquarters; head office |
| 本来 | ほんらい honrai | originally; primarily |
| まあまあ | まあまあ maamaa | so-so; passable |
| 毎 | まい mai | every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each |
| 枚数 | まいすう maisuu | the number of flat things |
| 毎度 | まいど maido | each time; every time |
| まく | まく maku | curtain |
| 枕 | まくら makura | pillow; bolster |
| 曲げる | まげる mageru | to bend; to crook |
| まごまご | まごまご magomago | confused; flustered |
| 摩擦 | まさつ masatsu | friction |
| まざる | まざる mazaru | to be mixed; to be blended with |
| まじる | まじる majiru | to be mixed; to be blended with |
| マスク | マスク masuku | (face) mask |
| まぜる | まぜる mazeru | to mix; to stir |
| またぐ | またぐ matagu | to step over; to step across |
| 跨ぐ | またぐ matagu | to step over; to step across |
| 待合室 | まちあいしつ machiaishitsu | waiting room |
| 待ち合わせる | まちあわせる machiawaseru | to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time |
| 街角 | まちかど machikado | street corner |
| 真っ暗 | まっくら makkura | pitch-dark; pitch-black |
| 真っ黒 | まっくろ makkuro | pitch-black; jet-black |
| 真っ青 | まっさお massao | deep blue; bright blue |
| 真っ先 | まっさき massaki | the head; the foremost |
| 真っ白 | まっしろ masshiro | pure white |
| 祭る | まつる matsuru | to deify; to enshrine |
| 窓口 | まどぐち madoguchi | counter; window |
| 真似る | まねる maneru | to mimic; to imitate |
| まぶた | まぶた mabuta | eyelid |
| マフラー | マフラー mafuraa | (thick) scarf; muffler |
| 間も無く | まもなく mamonaku | soon; shortly |
| 間もなく | まもなく mamonaku | soon; shortly |
| マラソン | マラソン marason | marathon |
| 稀 | まれ mare | rare; seldom |
| 回り道 | まわりみち mawarimichi | detour; circuitous route |
| 満員 | まんいん manin | full house; no vacancy |
| マンション | マンション manshon | condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building |
| 満点 | まんてん manten | perfect score; full marks |
| 未 | み mi | not yet; un- |
| 見上げる | みあげる miageru | to look up at; to raise one's eyes |
| 見送る | みおくる miokuru | to see (someone) off; to escort |
| 見下ろす | みおろす miorosu | to overlook; to command a view of |
| 見掛け | みかけ mikake | outward appearance |
| 三日月 | みかづき mikazuki | crescent moon; young moon |
| 岬 | みさき misaki | cape (on coast) |
| みじめ | みじめ mijime | miserable; wretched |
| ミシン | ミシン mishin | sewing machine |
| 自ら | みずから mizukara | oneself |
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit |
| 店屋 | みせや miseya | store; shop |
| 見出し | みだし midashi | heading; headline |
| 道順 | みちじゅん michijun | route; way |
| みっともない | みっともない mittomonai | shameful; disgraceful |
| 見詰める | みつめる mitsumeru | to stare (at); to gaze (at) |
| 見直す | みなおす minaosu | to look at again |
| 見慣れる | みなれる minareru | to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing |
| 醜い | みにくい minikui | ugly; unattractive |
| 実る | みのる minoru | to bear fruit; to ripen |
| 身分 | みぶん mibun | (social) standing; status |
| 見本 | みほん mihon | sample; specimen |
| 見舞う | みまう mimau | to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital) |
| 未満 | みまん miman | less than; under |
| 名字 | みょうじ myouji | surname; family name |
| ミリ | ミリ miri | milli-; 10^-3 |
| 民間 | みんかん minkan | private; non-governmental |
| 民主 | みんしゅ minshu | democracy; popular sovereignty |
| 民謡 | みんよう minyou | folk song; popular song |
| 無限 | むげん mugen | infinity; infinitude |
| 無地 | むじ muji | plain; unfigured |
| 矛盾 | むじゅん mujun | contradiction; inconsistency |
| 無数 | むすう musuu | innumerable; countless |
| 紫 | むらさき murasaki | purple; violet |
| 群れ | むれ mure | group; crowd |
| 姪 | めい mei | niece |
| 名作 | めいさく meisaku | masterpiece; masterwork |
| 名所 | めいしょ meisho | famous place; noted place |
| 迷信 | めいしん meishin | superstition; superstitious belief |
| 命ずる | めいずる meizuru | to order; to command |
| 名物 | めいぶつ meibutsu | famous product; special product |
| 銘々 | めいめい meimei | each; individual |
| 恵まれる | めぐまれる megumareru | to be blessed with; to be rich in |
| 巡る | めぐる meguru | to go around; to make a circle around |
| 目指す | めざす mezasu | to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for |
| 目覚し | めざまし mezamashi | alarm clock |
| 目下 | めした meshita | subordinate; subordinates |
| 目印 | めじるし mejirushi | mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign |
| 目立つ | めだつ medatsu | to be conspicuous; to stand out |
| めちゃくちゃ | めちゃくちゃ mechakucha | absurd; unreasonable |
| めっきり | めっきり mekkiri | remarkably; noticeably |
| めでたい | めでたい medetai | happy; auspicious |
| メニュー | メニュー menyuu | menu |
| めまい | めまい memai | dizziness; giddiness |
| 目安 | めやす meyasu | criterion; standard |
| 免税 | めんぜい menzei | tax exemption; duty exemption |
| 面積 | めんせき menseki | area (measurement); square measure |
| 面倒臭い | めんどうくさい mendoukusai | bothersome; tiresome |
| モーター | モーター mootaa | motor; engine |
| 儲かる | もうかる moukaru | to be profitable; to yield a profit |
| 儲ける | もうける moukeru | to profit; to get |
| 申し訳ない | もうしわけない moushiwakenai | I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable |
| 木材 | もくざい mokuzai | lumber; timber |
| 目次 | もくじ mokuji | table of contents; contents |
| 潜る | もぐる moguru | to dive (into or under water) |
| もしかしたら | もしかしたら moshikashitara | perhaps; maybe |
| もたれる | もたれる motareru | to lean against; to lean on |
| 凭れる | もたれる motareru | to lean against; to lean on |
| モダン | モダン modan | modern |
| 餅 | もち mochi | mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice |
| モデル | モデル moderu | model; dummy |
| 元々 | もともと motomoto | originally; from the start |
| 物置 | ものおき monooki | storage room; storeroom |
| 物語る | ものがたる monogataru | to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.) |
| 物差し | ものさし monosashi | ruler; measure |
| 物凄い | ものすごい monosugoi | terrific; staggering |
| モノレール | モノレール monoreeru | monorail |
| 紅葉 | もみじ momiji | maple (tree) |
| 揉む | もむ momu | to rub; to crumple |
| もやす | もやす moyasu | to burn |
| 催し | もよおし moyooshi | event; festivities |
| 盛る | もる moru | to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out |
| 問答 | もんどう mondou | questions and answers; dialogue |
| やかましい | やかましい yakamashii | noisy; loud |
| 喧しい | やかましい yakamashii | noisy; loud |
| 夜間 | やかん yakan | night; nighttime |
| やかん | やかん yakan | kettle |
| 役者 | やくしゃ yakusha | actor; actress |
| 役所 | やくしょ yakusho | government office; public office |
| 役人 | やくにん yakunin | government official |
| 薬品 | やくひん yakuhin | medicine; drug |
| 役目 | やくめ yakume | duty; role |
| 火傷 | やけど yakedo | burn; scald |
| 夜行 | やこう yakou | night travel; walking around at night |
| 矢印 | やじるし yajirushi | arrow (symbol) |
| 薬局 | やっきょく yakkyoku | pharmacy; drugstore |
| やっつける | やっつける yattsukeru | to beat; to attack (an enemy) |
| やっぱり | やっぱり yappari | as expected; sure enough |
| 家主 | やぬし yanushi | landlord; landlady |
| 破く | やぶく yabuku | to tear; to rip |
| やむをえない | やむをえない yamuoenai | cannot be helped; unavoidable |
| 軟らかい | やわらかい yawarakai | soft; tender |
| 遊園地 | ゆうえんち yuuenchi | amusement park |
| 夕刊 | ゆうかん yuukan | evening edition (of a daily newspaper); evening paper |
| 郵送 | ゆうそう yuusou | mailing; posting |
| 夕立 | ゆうだち yuudachi | (sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower |
| 夕日 | ゆうひ yuuhi | evening sun; setting sun |
| 悠々 | ゆうゆう yuuyuu | quiet; calm |
| 有料 | ゆうりょう yuuryou | fee-charging; paid |
| 浴衣 | ゆかた yukata | yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe |
| 行方 | ゆくえ yukue | (one's) whereabouts |
| 湯気 | ゆげ yuge | steam; vapour |
| 輸血 | ゆけつ yuketsu | blood transfusion |
| 輸送 | ゆそう yusou | transport; transportation |
| 油断 | ゆだん yudan | negligence; carelessness |
| 湯飲み | ゆのみ yunomi | teacup |
| 湯飲 | ゆのみ yunomi | teacup |
| 緩い | ゆるい yurui | loose |
| 溶岩 | ようがん yougan | lava |
| 用語 | ようご yougo | term; terminology |
| 要旨 | ようし youshi | (main) point; gist |
| 幼児 | ようじ youji | young child; toddler |
| 容積 | ようせき youseki | capacity; volume |
| 幼稚 | ようち youchi | infancy |
| 幼稚園 | ようちえん youchien | kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool |
| 用途 | ようと youto | use; service |
| 洋品店 | ようひんてん youhinten | shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories |
| 養分 | ようぶん youbun | nutrient; nourishment |
| 羊毛 | ようもう youmou | wool |
| 漸く | ようやく youyaku | finally; at last |
| 要領 | ようりょう youryou | point; gist |
| 翌 | よく yoku | the following; next |
| 欲張り | よくばり yokubari | greed; avarice |
| 余計 | よけい yokei | extra; more |
| よこす | よこす yokosu | to send; to forward |
| よごす | よごす yogosu | to pollute; to contaminate |
| 余所 | よそ yoso | another place; somewhere else |
| 四つ角 | よつかど yotsukado | four corners |
| 酔っ払い | よっぱらい yopparai | drunk person; (a) drunk |
| 予備 | よび yobi | reserve; spare |
| 呼び掛ける | よびかける yobikakeru | to call out to; to hail |
| 呼び出す | よびだす yobidasu | to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come |
| 蘇る | よみがえる yomigaeru | to be resurrected; to be resuscitated |
| 慶ぶ | よろこぶ yorokobu | to be delighted; to be glad |
| 来日 | らいにち rainichi | coming to Japan; visit to Japan |
| 落第 | らくだい rakudai | failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year) |
| ラッシュアワー | ラッシュアワー rasshuawaa | rush hour |
| 欄 | らん ran | section (e.g. in a newspaper); column |
| ランチ | ランチ ranchi | lunch |
| ランニング | ランニング ranningu | running |
| 乱暴 | らんぼう ranbou | violence; assault |
| 理科 | りか rika | science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.) |
| 利害 | りがい rigai | advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties) |
| リズム | リズム rizumu | rhythm |
| リットル | リットル rittoru | litre; liter |
| リポート | リポート ripooto | report; paper |
| リボン | リボン ribon | ribbon |
| 略す | りゃくす ryakusu | to abbreviate; to abridge |
| 流域 | りゅういき ryuuiki | drainage basin; catchment basin |
| 両 | りょう ryou | both (hands, parents, sides, etc.) |
| 両側 | りょうがわ ryougawa | both sides |
| 漁師 | りょうし ryoushi | fisherman |
| 領事 | りょうじ ryouji | consul |
| 領収 | りょうしゅう ryoushuu | receipt (of money); receiving |
| 臨時 | りんじ rinji | temporary; provisional |
| 留守番 | るすばん rusuban | care-taking; house-sitting |
| 零点 | れいてん reiten | zero (points, marks); no marks |
| 冷凍 | れいとう reitou | freezing; cold storage |
| レインコート | レインコート reinkooto | raincoat; mackintosh |
| レクリェーション | レクリェーション rekuriェshon | recreation |
| レジャー | レジャー rejaa | leisure |
| 列島 | れっとう rettou | archipelago; chain of islands |
| 煉瓦 | れんが renga | brick |
| 連合 | れんごう rengou | union; combination |
| レンズ | レンズ renzu | lens |
| ローマ字 | ローマじ roomaji | Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet |
| ろうそく | ろうそく rousoku | candle |
| 録音 | ろくおん rokuon | (audio) recording |
| ロッカー | ロッカー rokkaa | locker |
| ロビー | ロビー robii | lobby; lounge |
| 論ずる | ろんずる ronzuru | to discuss; to talk about |
| 和 | わ wa | sum |
| 和英 | わえい waei | Japanese-English |
| 我 | わが waga | my; our |
| 若々しい | わかわかしい wakawakashii | youthful; young |
| 詫びる | わびる wabiru | to apologize; to apologise |
| 和服 | わふく wafuku | Japanese clothes |
| 割合に | わりあいに wariaini | comparatively |
| 割算 | わりざん warizan | division |
| 割と | わりと warito | comparatively; relatively |
| 割引 | わりびき waribiki | discount; reduction |
| ワンピース | ワンピース wanpiisu | dress |