3022 common homonyms

こうし       格子  /(n) (crystal) lattice/grid pattern/

こうし       公使  /(n) minister (of legation)/

こうし       公司  /(n) company/firm (in China)/

こうし       公子  /(n) young nobleman/

こうし       公私  /(n,adj-no) public and private/official and personal/government and people/

こうし       行使  /(n,vs) use/exercise/

こうし       講師  /(n) lecturer/

こうし       子牛  /(n,adj-no) calf/

こうし       小牛  /(n,adj-no) calf/

 

こうせい    後世  /(n-adv,n) posterity/future life/life to come/

こうせい    公正  /(adj-na,n) justice/fairness/impartiality/

こうせい    厚生  /(n) (1) welfare/public welfare/social welfare/(2) (abbr) (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare/

こうせい    恒星  /(n,adj-no) (fixed) star (i.e. not a planet, meteorite, etc.)/

こうせい    攻勢  /(n) offensive (movement)/aggression/

こうせい    更正  /(n,vs) correction/revision/rectification/

こうせい    更生  /(n,vs) rehabilitation/regeneration/rebirth/resuscitation/reorganization/reorganisation/

こうせい    校正  /(n,vs) (1) proofreading/correction of press/(2) calibration/

こうせい    構成  /(n,vs,adj-no) organization/organisation/configuration/composition/

 

こうか       効果  /(n,adj-no) effect/effectiveness/efficacy/result/

こうか       工科  /(n) engineering course/

こうか       校歌  /(n) school song/

こうか       硬化  /(n,vs,adj-no) hardening/vulcanization/vulcanisation/sclerosis/curing/

こうか       硬貨  /(n) (1) coin/(2) hard currency/

こうか       降下  /(n,vs) fall/descent/(plane) landing/(atmos.) depression/

こうか       高価  /(adj-na,n) high price/

こうか       高架  /(n,adj-no) overhead structure/

 

こうてい    公定  /(n,vs,adj-no) official (rate)/

こうてい    公邸  /(n) official residence/

こうてい    工程  /(n) manufacturing process/work schedule/amount of work/

こうてい    校庭  /(n) schoolyard/campus/

こうてい    皇帝  /(n) emperor/

こうてい    肯定  /(n,vs) positive/affirmation/

こうてい    行程  /(n) distance/path length/

こうてい    高低  /(n,vs) high and low/rise and fall/

 

とうき       登記  /(n,vs) registry/registration/

とうき       冬期  /(n-adv,n-t) winter/wintertime/winter term/

とうき       冬季  /(n-adv,n-t) (season of) winter/

とうき       投棄  /(n,vs) abandonment/giving up/throwing away/disposal/dumping/

とうき       投機  /(n) speculation/venture/stockjobbing/gambling (on stocks)/

とうき       当期  /(n-adv,n-t) current term (period)/

とうき       陶器  /(n,adj-no) porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain)/china/chinaware/earthenware/pottery/ceramics/crockery/

とうき       騰貴  /(n,vs) rise (in price or value)/inflation/appreciation (economic)/

 

きかん       器官  /(n,adj-no) organ (of body)/instrument/

きかん       基幹  /(n) mainstay/nucleus/key/

きかん       期間  /(n) period/term/interval/

きかん       機関  /(n) (1) engine/(2) agency/organisation/organization/institution/organ/body/(3) system/facility/facilities/

きかん       帰還  /(n,vs) (1) repatriation/return/(2) (electrical) feedback/

きかん       気管  /(n,adj-no) trachea/

きかん       季刊  /(n,adj-no) quarterly (e.g. magazine)/

 

きせい       寄生  /(n,vs) parasitism/parasite/

きせい       既成  /(n,adj-no) established/completed/existing/

きせい       既製  /(n,adj-no) ready-made/off the shelf/

きせい       棋聖  /(n) great master of go (shogi)/

きせい       帰省  /(n,vs) homecoming/returning home/

きせい       気勢  /(n) fervour/fervor/vigour/vigor/ardour/spirit/

きせい       規制  /(n,vs) regulation/(traffic) policing/control/restriction/

 

しんこう    信仰  /(n,vs) (religious) faith/belief/creed/

しんこう    侵攻  /(n,vs) invasion/

しんこう    振興  /(n,vs) promotion/encouragement/

しんこう    新興  /(n,adj-no) rising/developing/emergent/

しんこう    親交  /(n) intimacy/friendship/friendly relations/

しんこう    進攻  /(n,vs) attack/drive/advance/invasion/

しんこう    進行  /(n,vs) advance/progress/

 

たいしょう 対照  /(n,vs) contrast/antithesis/comparison/

たいしょう 対称  /(n,adj-no) (1) symmetry/(n) (2) second person/

たいしょう 対象  /(n,adj-no) target/object (of worship, study, etc.)/subject (of taxation, etc.)/

たいしょう 大勝  /(n,vs,adj-no) great victory/crushing victory/

たいしょう 大将  /(n,adj-no) (1) general/admiral/(n) (2) boss/leader/local kingpin/(3) (fam) old chap/mate/boss/chief/man/(4) athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)/

たいしょう 大賞  /(n) big prize/first prize/

たいしょう 大正  /(n) Taisho era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)/

 

かんき       乾期  /(n,adj-no) dry season/

かんき       乾季  /(n,adj-no) dry season/

かんき       寒気  /(n) (1) cold/coldness/cold air/

かんき       喚起  /(n,vs) arousal/excitation/awakening/evocation/

かんき       換気  /(n,vs,adj-no) ventilation/

かんき       歓喜  /(n,vs) delight/great joy/

 

こうき       後期  /(n) latter period/final/

こうき       光輝  /(n) brightness/splendour/splendor/

こうき       好機  /(n) good opportunity/chance/

こうき       校旗  /(n) school flag/

こうき       綱紀  /(ateji) (n,vs) law and order/discipline/

こうき       香気  /(n) fragrance/

 

こうほう    後方  /(n,adj-no) behind/in the rear/in back/

こうほう    公報  /(n) official bulletin/communique/

こうほう    工法  /(n) method of construction/

こうほう    広報  /(n) PR/public relations/publicity/information/

こうほう    航法  /(n) sailing/navigation/

こうほう    高峰  /(n) high mountain/lofty peak/

 

しじょう    史上  /(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) historical/

しじょう    市場  /(n) (the) market (as a concept)/

しじょう    紙上  /(n) on paper/in the newspapers/in a letter/

しじょう    至上  /(n) supremacy/

しじょう    詩情  /(n) poetic sentiment/poetic interest/

しじょう    誌上  /(n) in a magazine/

 

しんせい    新制  /(n,adj-no) new system/

しんせい    新政  /(n) a new government or administration/

しんせい    新星  /(n) (1) (astron) nova/(2) new face/new star/

しんせい    新生  /(n,vs,adj-no) rebirth/new birth/nascent/

しんせい    申請  /(n,vs) application/request/petition/

しんせい    神聖  /(adj-na,n) holiness/sacredness/dignity/

 

せいこう    性交  /(n,vs,adj-no) sexual intercourse/

せいこう    性向  /(n) inclination/tendency/nature/character/

せいこう    性行  /(n) character and conduct/

せいこう    成功  /(n,vs) success/hit/

せいこう    精巧  /(adj-na,n) elaborate/delicate/exquisite/

せいこう    製鋼  /(n,vs) steel manufacture/

 

たいせい    体制  /(n) order/system/structure/set-up/organization/organisation/

たいせい    体勢  /(n) posture/stance/

たいせい    耐性  /(n,adj-no) resistance (e.g. to antibiotics)/

たいせい    態勢  /(n) attitude/posture/preparedness/readiness/

たいせい    大勢  /(n) general trend/current thought/

たいせい    大成  /(n,vs) completion/accomplishment/attainment of greatness or success/

 

かいせん    回戦  /(n) match/game/

かいせん    回線  /(n) circuit/line/

かいせん    改選  /(n,vs) re-election/

かいせん    海戦  /(n) naval battle/

かいせん    開戦  /(n,vs) outbreak of war/starting a war/

 

かいそう    回想  /(n,vs,adj-no) reflection/reminiscence/

かいそう    回送  /(n,vs) forwarding/

かいそう    改装  /(n,vs,adj-no) remodelling/remodeling/reorganization/reorganisation/

かいそう    海藻  /(n) seaweed/

かいそう    階層  /(n) class/level/stratum/layer/hierarchy/

 

かんこう    刊行  /(n,vs) publication/issue/

かんこう    完工  /(n,vs) completion/

かんこう    慣行  /(n,adj-no) customary practice/customary practise/habit/traditional event/

かんこう    敢行  /(n,vs) decisive action/

かんこう    観光  /(n,vs,adj-no) sightseeing/

 

かんしょう 勧奨  /(n,vs) encouragement/stimulation/

かんしょう 干渉  /(n,vs) interference/intervention/meddling/

かんしょう 環礁  /(n) atoll/circular coral reef/

かんしょう 観賞  /(n,vs) admiration/enjoyment/

かんしょう 鑑賞  /(n,vs) appreciation (e.g. of art)/aesthetic sense/

 

かんせい    完成  /(n,vs) (1) complete/completion/(2) perfection/accomplishment/

かんせい    感性  /(n) sensitivity/sensitiveness/sense/

かんせい    歓声  /(n) cheer/shout of joy/

かんせい    管制  /(n,vs) control/

かんせい    閑静  /(adj-na,n) quiet (e.g. neighbourhood, neighborhood)/

 

きこう       寄港  /(n,vs) stopping at a port/

きこう       機構  /(n) mechanism/organization/organisation/

きこう       気候  /(n) climate/

きこう       紀行  /(n) traveller's journal/traveler's journal/

きこう       起工  /(n,vs) setting to work/

 

きしょう    希少  /(adj-na,n) scarce/rare/

きしょう    気象  /(n,adj-no) (1) weather/climate/(n) (2) (obsc) disposition/temperament/

きしょう    気性  /(n,adj-no) disposition/temperament/

きしょう    記章  /(n) medal/badge/insignia/

きしょう    起床  /(n,vs,adj-no) rising/getting out of bed/

 

きんせい    均整  /(n) symmetry/balance/proportion/uniformity/

きんせい    均斉  /(n) symmetry/balance/proportion/uniformity/

きんせい    禁制  /(n,vs,adj-no) prohibition/ban/embargo/

きんせい    近世  /(n,adj-no) early modern times (Azuchi-Momoyama period to Edo period, 1568-1867)/modern times/recent times/

きんせい    金星  /(n,adj-no) Venus (planet)/

 

けいしょう 敬称  /(n) title of honour/title of honor/

けいしょう 景勝  /(n,adj-no) (1) picturesque scenery/place of scenic beauty/

けいしょう 継承  /(n,vs) inheritance/succession/accession/

けいしょう 警鐘  /(n) alarm bell/fire bell/

けいしょう 軽傷  /(n) minor injury/

 

こうい       厚意  /(n) kindness/favor/favour/

こうい       好意  /(n) good will/favor/favour/courtesy/

こうい       皇位  /(n) imperial throne/

こうい       行為  /(n) act/deed/conduct/

こうい       高位  /(adj-na,n) (1) dignity/eminent/high ranking/(2) high-order (digit, bit, etc.)/

 

こうかい    後悔  /(n,vs,adj-no) regret/repentance/

こうかい    公海  /(n) high seas/international waters/

こうかい    公開  /(n,vs,adj-no) opening to the public/making available to the public/putting on display/exhibiting/showing (play, movie, etc.)/holding (interview, etc.)/open/public/

こうかい    更改  /(n,vs) renewal/extension/revision/

こうかい    航海  /(n,vs,adj-no) sail/voyage/

 

こうしゃ    後者  /(n,adj-no) the latter/

こうしゃ    公舎  /(n) official residence/

こうしゃ    公社  /(n) public corporation/

こうしゃ    巧者  /(adj-na,n) (1) cleverness/skill/tact/(n) (2) clever person (in a particular field)/skillful person (skilful)/

こうしゃ    校舎  /(n) school building/

 

こうしょう 交渉  /(n,vs,adj-no) (1) negotiations/discussions/(2) connection/

こうしょう 公称  /(n,vs) (1) public name/announcing publicly/(adj-f) (2) nominal/

こうしょう 厚相  /(n) Welfare Minister/

こうしょう 考証  /(n,vs) (historical) investigation/

こうしょう 高尚  /(adj-na,n) high/noble/refined/advanced/

 

こうはん    後半  /(n) second half/latter half/

こうはん    公判  /(n,adj-no) public hearing/trial/

こうはん    広範  /(adj-na,adj-no) wide/extensive/comprehensive/far-reaching/widespread/

こうはん    甲板  /(n) deck (of a ship)/

こうはん    鋼板  /(n) steel sheet/steel plate/steel plates/

 

さんか       傘下  /(n) affiliated with/under jurisdiction of/under the umbrella/

さんか       参加  /(n,vs,adj-no) participation/

さんか       産科  /(n,adj-no) obstetrics/

さんか       賛歌  /(n) song of praise/eulogy/paean/hymn/

さんか       酸化  /(n,vs,adj-no) oxidation/

 

さんじ       三時  /(n-adv) (1) 3 o'clock/(2) 3 o'clock snack/

さんじ       三次  /(n) three times/cubic/

さんじ       参事  /(n) secretary/councillor/councilor/

さんじ       惨事  /(n) disaster/horrible accident/

さんじ       賛辞  /(n) eulogy/compliment/

 

しきゅう    四球  /(n) four balls/base on balls (baseball)/a walk/

しきゅう    子宮  /(n,adj-no) womb/uterus/

しきゅう    支給  /(n,vs) provision/supply/payment/allowance/grant/

しきゅう    死球  /(n) hit a batter by pitching a ball (baseball)/

しきゅう    至急  /(adv,n,adj-no) urgent/pressing/

 

じき  時期  /(n-adv,n-t) (1) time/season/period/(adv) (2) (col) soon/shortly/

じき  時機  /(n) opportunity/chance/time/occasion/

じき  次期  /(n,adj-no) (1) next term/next period/(2) next version/next release/

じき  磁器  /(n,adj-no) porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain)/china/chinaware/

じき  磁気  /(n) magnetism/

 

せいさん    成算  /(n) confidence in success/

せいさん    清算  /(n,vs) (1) settlement (financial)/squaring accounts/clearing debts/(2) liquidation/(3) ending (a relationship)/breaking up (with)/burying (the past)/redeeming (one's faults)/

せいさん    生産  /(n,vs) production/manufacture/

せいさん    精算  /(n,vs) exact calculation/squaring of accounts/adjustment/

せいさん    青酸  /(n,adj-no) hydrocyanic (prussic) acid/

 

せいし       制止  /(n,vs) control/check/restraint/inhibition/

せいし       生死  /(n) (1) life and death/

せいし       精子  /(n,adj-no) sperm/

せいし       製紙  /(n) paper making/paper manufacture/

せいし       静止  /(n,vs,adj-no) stillness/repose/standing still/

 

そうこう    壮行  /(n,adj-no) rousing/

そうこう    奏功  /(n,vs) success/achievement/fruition/

そうこう    草稿  /(n) notes/draft/draught/manuscript/

そうこう    装甲  /(n,adj-no) armored/armoured/

そうこう    走行  /(n,vs) running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car)/running to program, job, etc./traveling/travelling/

 

とうし       凍死  /(n,vs) death from cold/freezing to death/

とうし       投資  /(n,vs) investment/

とうし       透視  /(n,vs) (1) seeing through/(2) X-ray (examination)/(3) clairvoyance/

とうし       闘士  /(n) fighter (for)/militant/champion (of)/boxer/

とうし       闘志  /(n) fighting spirit/(will to) fight/

 

どうし       動詞  /(n,adj-no) (ling) verb/

どうし       同士  /(n,n-suf) fellow/mutual/companion/comrade/bonding/

どうし       同市  /(n) same city/

どうし       同志  /(n) same mind/comrade/kindred soul/

どうし       同氏  /(n) the said person/he/she/same person/

 

ようし       容姿  /(n) (physical) appearance (of a person)/one's face and figure/

ようし       用紙  /(n) (1) blank form/(2) sheets of paper/sheet of paper/

ようし       要旨  /(n) point/essentials/gist/summary/fundamentals/

ようし       陽子  /(n) proton/

ようし       養子  /(n) adopted child (usu. male)/son-in-law/

 

いこう       以降  /(n-adv,n-t) on and after/as from/hereafter/thereafter/since/

いこう       意向  /(n) intention/idea/inclination/

いこう       移行  /(n,vs) switching over to/migration/transition/

いこう       遺構  /(n) remains/

 

いし  意志  /(n) will/volition/intention/intent/determination/

いし  意思  /(n) intention/purpose/

いし  遺志  /(n) dying wish/

いし  医師  /(n,adj-no) doctor/physician/

 

いじょう    以上  /(n-adv,n-t) (1) not less than/... and more/... and upwards/(2) beyond ... (e.g. one's means)/further (e.g. nothing further to say)/more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that)/(3) above-mentioned/foregoing/(4) since .../seeing that .../(5) this is all/that is the end/the end/

いじょう    異常  /(adj-na,n) strangeness/abnormality/disorder/

いじょう    異状  /(n) something wrong/accident/change/abnormality/aberration/

いじょう    移譲  /(n,vs) transfer/assignment/

 

いっしん    一審  /(n) first instance/first trial/

いっしん    一心  /(adv,n) (1) one mind/(2) wholeheartedness/one's whole heart/

いっしん    一新  /(n,vs) complete change/reform/restoration/remodeling/remodelling/renewal/

いっしん    一身  /(n) oneself/one's own interests/throughout the body/

 

かいき       会期  /(n,adj-no) session (of a legislature)/

かいき       回忌  /(n) death anniversary/

かいき       回帰  /(n,vs) return (to)/revolution/recurrence/recursion/comeback/revival/

かいき       怪奇  /(adj-na,n) bizarre/strange/wonderful/weird/outrageous/

 

かいこう    海溝  /(n,adj-na) ocean trench/deep/

かいこう    開口  /(n,vs) (1) opening/aperture (e.g. camera)/(2) opening one's mouth/beginning to speak/(adj-f) (3) open/broad/

かいこう    開校  /(n,vs) opening a school/

かいこう    開港  /(n,vs) open port/opening a port/

 

かいじょう 会場  /(n) assembly hall/meeting place/venue/grounds/

かいじょう 海上  /(adj-no) (by, at, on) sea/maritime/marine/

かいじょう 開城  /(n,vs) capitulation (of fort)/

かいじょう 開場  /(n,vs) (1) opening (the doors to an event, etc.)/(2) inauguration/

 

かいてい    改定  /(n,vs) revision (of a rule, price, etc.)/reform/alteration/change/

かいてい    改訂  /(n,vs,adj-no) revision (of text)/alteration/change/

かいてい    海底  /(n) (1) bottom of the ocean/(adj-f) (2) undersea/submarine/

かいてい    開廷  /(n,vs) court session/trial/

 

かてい       仮定  /(n,vs) assumption/supposition/hypothesis/

かてい       家庭  /(n,adj-no) home/family/household/

かてい       課程  /(n) course/curriculum/

かてい       過程  /(n) process/course/mechanism/

 

かんせん    幹線  /(n,adj-no) main line/trunk line/

かんせん    感染  /(n,vs,adj-no) infection/contagion/

かんせん    艦船  /(n) (ocean) vessels/warship/

かんせん    観戦  /(n,vs) watching a (sports) game/spectating/observing (military operations)/

 

きかい       器械  /(n) (1) machine/mechanism/(2) instrument/appliance/apparatus/

きかい       奇怪  /(adj-na,n) strange/wonderful/weird/outrageous/mysterious/

きかい       機会  /(n) chance/opportunity/

きかい       機械  /(n) (1) machine/mechanism/(2) instrument/appliance/apparatus/

 

きげん       期限  /(n) (1) term/period/time frame/(2) time limit/deadline/cutoff (date)/

きげん       機嫌  /(n) (1) humour/humor/temper/mood/spirits/(2) safety/health/well-being/one's situation/(adj-na) (3) in a good mood/in high spirits/happy/cheery/merry/chipper/

きげん       紀元  /(n) (1) era/(2) AD (Christian era)/

きげん       起源  /(n,adj-no) origin/beginning/rise/

 

きしゅ       旗手  /(n) standard-bearer/

きしゅ       機種  /(n) type of equipment/model/

きしゅ       機首  /(n) nose (of plane)/

きしゅ       騎手  /(n) horseman/rider/

 

きちょう    基調  /(n) basis/keynote/

きちょう    機長  /(n) pilot/

きちょう    記帳  /(n,vs) registry/entry/book-keeping/signature/

きちょう    貴重  /(adj-na,n) precious/valuable/

 

きゅうじょう      休場  /(n,vs) (1) theater closure/theatre closure/stage absence/(2) (sumo) wrestler's absence from the tournament/

きゅうじょう      宮城  /(n) Imperial Palace/

きゅうじょう      球場  /(n) baseball stadium/

きゅうじょう      窮状  /(n) distress/wretched condition/

 

きゅうせい 急性  /(n,adj-no) acute (e.g. illness)/

きゅうせい 急逝  /(n,vs) sudden death/

きゅうせい 旧制  /(n) old system/old order/

きゅうせい 旧姓  /(n) one's former (maiden) name/

 

けいじ       刑事  /(n) (1) (police) detective/(n,adj-f) (2) criminal matter/

けいじ       啓示  /(n,vs) revelation (i.e. divine revelation)/

けいじ       慶事  /(n) auspicious event/

けいじ       掲示  /(n,vs) notice/bulletin/post/posting/placard/

 

けんし       剣士  /(n) swordsman/swordswoman/fencer/

けんし       検視  /(n,vs) autopsy/inquest/investigation of death/

けんし       絹糸  /(n) silk thread/

けんし       繭糸  /(n) silk thread/

 

けんしょう 憲章  /(n) charter/

けんしょう 懸賞  /(n) offering prizes/winning/reward/

けんしょう 検証  /(n,vs) verification/inspection/

けんしょう 顕彰  /(n,vs) honouring (publicly)/honoring/making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known/

 

こうえん    後援  /(n,vs) support/backing/

こうえん    公園  /(n) (public) park/

こうえん    公演  /(n,vs) (1) public performance/(2) (sumo) exhibition in a foreign country/

こうえん    講演  /(n,vs) lecture/address/speech/

 

こうかん    交換  /(n,vs) exchange/interchange/switching/reciprocity/barter/substitution/replacement/clearing (of checks, cheques)/

こうかん    公館  /(n) official residence/

こうかん    好感  /(n) good feeling/good will/favourable impression/favorable impression/

こうかん    高官  /(n,adj-no) high official/

 

こうぎょう 興業  /(n,vs) industrial enterprise/

こうぎょう 興行  /(n,vs) entertainment industry/show business/

こうぎょう 工業  /(n) (manufacturing) industry/

こうぎょう 鉱業  /(n) mining industry/

 

こうさい    交際  /(n,vs) company/friendship/association/society/acquaintance/

こうさい    光彩  /(n) brilliance/splendour/splendor/

こうさい    公債  /(n,adj-no) public debt/public bond or securities/

こうさい    高裁  /(n) (abbr) High Court/

 

こうしん    後進  /(n) (1) one's junior/next generation/(n,vs) (2) reversing/going astern/going backwards/

こうしん    交信  /(n,vs) telecommunications/correspondence/

こうしん    更新  /(n,vs) renewal/update/innovation/improvement/

こうしん    行進  /(n,vs) march/parade/

 

こうじょう 口上  /(n) (1) vocal message/speech/statement/(2) prologue at the start of a kabuki performance/

こうじょう 向上  /(n,vs) elevation/rise/improvement/advancement/progress/

こうじょう 工場  /(n) factory/plant/mill/workshop/

こうじょう 恒常  /(n) constancy/

 

こうせん    交戦  /(n,vs) war/battle/hostilities/

こうせん    光線  /(n) beam/light ray/

こうせん    公選  /(n,vs,adj-no) public election/

こうせん    抗戦  /(n,vs) resistance/

 

こうそう    抗争  /(n,vs) dispute/resistance/

こうそう    構想  /(n,vs) plan/plot/idea/conception/

こうそう    高僧  /(n,adj-no) high priest/virtuous priest/

こうそう    高層  /(adj-no) multistory/multistoried/high-rise/high/tall/

 

こうたい    後退  /(n,vs,adj-no) (1) retreat/(2) backspace/BS/

こうたい    交替  /(n,vs) alternation/change/relief/relay/shift/substitution (sports, etc.)/

こうたい    交代  /(n,vs) alternation/change/relief/relay/shift/substitution (sports, etc.)/

こうたい    抗体  /(n) antibody/

 

こうとう    口頭  /(n,adj-no) oral/

こうとう    好投  /(n,vs) good (nice) pitching/

こうとう    高等  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) high class/high grade/

こうとう    高騰  /(n,vs) sudden price jump/steep price rise/

 

こうよう    公用  /(n) (1) government business/official business/(adj-no) (2) public/official/governmental/

こうよう    効用  /(n) use/utility/effect/benefit/

こうよう    紅葉  /(n,vs) (1) autumn colours/fall colors/leaves changing color (colour)/(2) leaves turning red/red leaves/

こうよう    高揚  /(n,vs) enhancement/exaltation/promotion/uplift/

 

こしょう    呼称  /(n,vs) (1) naming/giving a name/designation/denomination/(adj-f) (2) nominal/

こしょう    故障  /(n,vs) (1) breakdown/failure/fault/accident/out of order/(2) damage/hurt/(3) objection/protest/

こしょう    湖沼  /(n) lakes and marshes/

こしょう    胡椒  /(n,adj-no) (uk) pepper/

 

しこう       志向  /(n,vs) intention/aim/preference (for)/

しこう       思考  /(n,vs,adj-no) thought/consideration/thinking/

しこう       施行  /(n,vs) (1) execution/enforcing/carrying out/

しこう       試行  /(n,vs) making an attempt/trial run/

 

ししゃ       使者  /(n,adj-no) messenger/envoy/emissary/

ししゃ       支社  /(n) branch office/

ししゃ       死者  /(n) casualty/deceased/

ししゃ       試写  /(n,vs) preview/private showing/

 

しじ  師事  /(n,vs) study under/looking up/apprentice oneself/

しじ  指示  /(n,vs) indication/instruction/designation/directions/

しじ  支持  /(n,vs,adj-no) (1) support/holding up/propping/(2) support/backing/endorsing/

しじ  私事  /(n) personal affairs/

 

してい       子弟  /(n) young(er) people/

してい       師弟  /(n) teacher and student/

してい       指定  /(n,vs) designation/specification/assignment/appointment/pointing at/

してい       私邸  /(n) private residence/

 

しゅしょう 主将  /(n) commander-in-chief/(team) captain/

しゅしょう 殊勝  /(adj-na,n) admirable/laudable/

しゅしょう 首唱  /(n,vs) advocacy/promotion/

しゅしょう 首相  /(n) Prime Minister/Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.)/Premier/

 

しょうがい 傷害  /(n,vs,adj-no) (1) wound/injury/accident/casualty/(2) assault/

しょうがい 渉外  /(n) public relations/client liaison/client relations/

しょうがい 障害  /(n,vs) (1) obstacle/impediment/hindrance/difficulty/barrier/(2) handicap/impairment/disability/disorder/malfunction/

しょうがい 生涯  /(n-adv,n-t) one's lifetime (i.e. one's existence until death)/one's career/

 

しょうがく 商学  /(n) commercial science/

しょうがく 奨学  /(n) encouragement to study/

しょうがく 小学  /(n) (abbr) elementary school/primary school/grade school/

しょうがく 少額  /(n,adj-no) small sum (e.g. of money)/small denomination/

 

しょうこう 商工  /(n) commerce and industry/

しょうこう 将校  /(n) commissioned officer/

しょうこう 小康  /(n) lull/

しょうこう 症候  /(n,adj-no) symptoms/

 

しょうしゃ 傷者  /(n) wounded person/casualty/injured person/

しょうしゃ 勝者  /(n) winner/victor/

しょうしゃ 商社  /(n) trading company/firm/

しょうしゃ 照射  /(n,vs) exposure/

 

しょうにん 商人  /(n,adj-no) trader/shopkeeper/merchant/

しょうにん 小人  /(n) (1) child/small person/

しょうにん 承認  /(n,vs) recognition/acknowledgement/acknowledgment/approval/consent/agreement/

しょうにん 証人  /(n) witness/

 

しよう       仕様  /(n) (1) way/method/means/resource/remedy/(2) (technical) specification/

しよう       使用  /(n,vs) use/application/employment/utilization/utilisation/

しよう       枝葉  /(n,adj-no) (1) leaves and branches/foliage/(2) unimportant details/inessentials/side issues/

しよう       私用  /(n,adj-no,vs) (1) personal use/(2) private business/

 

しりょう    史料  /(n) historical records/archives/

しりょう    試料  /(n) sample/test piece/

しりょう    資料  /(n,adj-no) materials/data/document/

しりょう    飼料  /(n) fodder/feed/

 

じたい       事態  /(n) situation/(present) state of affairs/circumstances/

じたい       字体  /(n) type/font/lettering/

じたい       自体  /(n-suf,n) (1) itself/(n) (2) one's own body/oneself/(adv) (3) originally/naturally/by nature/from the start/

じたい       辞退  /(n,vs,adj-no) declining/refusal/nonacceptance/turning down/withdrawal (e.g. candidacy)/pulling out (e.g. race)/excusing oneself/

 

じてん       事典  /(n) cyclopedia/encyclopedia/

じてん       時点  /(n) point in time/occasion/

じてん       次点  /(n) runner-up/

じてん       辞典  /(n) dictionary/

 

せいか       成果  /(n) fruits (of one's labors)/results/outcome/accomplishment/

せいか       生家  /(n) (parents') home/

せいか       聖火  /(n) (1) sacred fire (torch)/(2) Olympic flame/

せいか       青果  /(n) fruit(s) and vegetables/

 

せいきょう 政教  /(n) religion and politics/church and state/

せいきょう 正教  /(n) orthodoxy/(Greek) orthodox church/

せいきょう 生協  /(n) cooperative association/co-op store/

せいきょう 盛況  /(n) success/prosperity/

 

せいちょう 成長  /(n,vs) growth/grow to adulthood/

せいちょう 政庁  /(n) government office/

せいちょう 清澄  /(adj-na,n) clear/serene/

せいちょう 生長  /(n,vs) growth/increment/

 

せいとう    政党  /(n,adj-no) political party/

せいとう    正当  /(adj-na,n) just/justifiable/right/due/proper/equitable/reasonable/legitimate/legal/lawful/

せいとう    正統  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) legitimate/orthodox/traditional/

せいとう    製糖  /(n) sugar manufacture/

 

せいやく    制約  /(n,vs) limitation/restriction/condition/constraints/

せいやく    成約  /(n,vs) conclusion of a contract/

せいやく    製薬  /(n,adj-no) medicine manufacture/drug manufacture/

せいやく    誓約  /(n,vs) written vow/pledge/covenant/

 

せんこう    先行  /(n,vs,adj-no) preceding/going first/leading/going ahead/taking priority/

せんこう    専攻  /(n,vs,adj-no) major subject/special study/

せんこう    線香  /(n) incense stick/

せんこう    選考  /(n,vs) selection/screening/

 

せんせい    先制  /(n,vs,adj-no) preempt/head-start (of several runs) (baseball)/

せんせい    先生  /(n) (1) (hon) teacher/master/doctor/(suf) (2) (hon) with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific/

せんせい    宣誓  /(n,vs,adj-no) oath/abjuration/pledge/

せんせい    専制  /(n,vs,adj-no) despotism/autocracy/

 

ぜんしん    前身  /(n) antecedents/ancestor/previous position/previous existence/predecessor organization/predecessor organisation/

ぜんしん    前進  /(n,vs) advance/drive/progress/

ぜんしん    漸進  /(n,vs) gradual progress/steady advance/

ぜんしん    全身  /(n,adj-no) (1) whole (body)/full-length (e.g. portrait)/(adj-f) (2) systemic/

 

そうかん    創刊  /(n,vs) launching (e.g. newspaper)/first issue/

そうかん    相関  /(n,vs) correlation/interrelation/

そうかん    総監  /(n) inspector general/commissioner/

そうかん    送還  /(n,vs) sending home/repatriation/deportation/

 

たいか       対価  /(n) compensation/equivalent value/a consideration/

たいか       耐火  /(n,adj-no) fireproof/

たいか       大家  /(n) expert/

たいか       大火  /(n) large fire/

 

ちょうちょう      町長  /(n) town headman/town mayor/

ちょうちょう      蝶々  /(n) butterfly/

ちょうちょう      蝶蝶  /(n) butterfly/

ちょうちょう      長調  /(n,adj-no) major key (music)/

 

てんか       天下  /(n) (1) the whole world/(2) the whole country/(3) society/the public/(4) supremacy over a nation/government of a country/the ruling power/(5) having one's own way/doing as one pleases/(adj-no) (6) peerless/incomparable/superlative/world-famous/(n) (7) (arch) shogun (Edo period)/

てんか       添加  /(n,vs) addition/annexing/

てんか       転嫁  /(n,vs) (1) imputation/shifting (e.g. blame, costs)/passing the buck/(2) second marriage/remarriage/

てんか       点火  /(n,vs) ignition/lighting/set fire to/

 

でんき       伝記  /(n,adj-no) biography/life story/

でんき       電器  /(n) electric (goods)/

でんき       電機  /(n) electrical machinery/appliances/

でんき       電気  /(n) (1) electricity/(2) (electric) light/

 

とうこう    登校  /(n,vs) attendance (at school)/going to school/

とうこう    投稿  /(n,vs) contribution/submission/posting (e.g. to a newsgroup or mailing list)/

とうこう    投降  /(n,vs) surrender/

とうこう    陶工  /(n) potter/

 

とうじ       冬至  /(n,adj-no) winter solstice/

とうじ       湯治  /(n,vs,adj-no) hot-spring cure/taking the baths/

とうじ       当事  /(n) matter under concern/

とうじ       当時  /(n-adv,n-t) at that time/in those days/

 

とうほう    東宝  /(n) Toho (Japanese film studio)/

とうほう    東方  /(n,adj-no) (1) eastern direction/(2) the Orient/

とうほう    東邦  /(n) Oriental country/the Orient/

とうほう    当方  /(n) us/me/my (our) part/

 

どうこう    動向  /(n) trend/tendency/movement/attitude/

どうこう    同好  /(n) similar tastes/

どうこう    同校  /(n) same school/

どうこう    同行  /(n,vs) (1) accompanying/travelling together/traveling together/(n) (2) (abbr) same bank/

 

どうじょう 同上  /(n) same as above/ditto/ibid./

どうじょう 同乗  /(n,vs) riding together/riding with/

どうじょう 同情  /(n,vs) sympathy/compassion/sympathize/sympathise/pity/feel for/

どうじょう 道場  /(n) (1) dojo (hall used for martial arts training)/(2) (Buddh) (abbr) manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)/

 

どうせい    動静  /(n) state/condition/movements/

どうせい    同姓  /(n,adj-no) same surname/

どうせい    同性  /(n,adj-no) same sex/

どうせい    同棲  /(n,vs) cohabitation/living together/

 

はっこう    発光  /(n,vs,adj-no) luminescence/radiation/

はっこう    発効  /(n,vs) coming into effect/

はっこう    発行  /(n,vs) (1) issue (publications)/publishing/(2) raising an event (software)/

はっこう    発酵  /(n,vs,adj-no) fermentation/zymosis/

 

ふか  不可  /(n,n-suf) (1) wrong/bad/improper/unjustifiable/inadvisable/(n) (2) failing grade/

ふか  付加  /(n,vs,adj-no) addition/annexation/appendage/

ふか  負荷  /(n,vs) burden/load (e.g. cpu time, electricity, etc.)/

ふか  賦課  /(n,vs) levy/imposition/

 

ふしん       不信  /(n,adj-no) unfaithfulness/insincerity/perfidy/mistrust/distrust/discredit/

ふしん       不審  /(adj-na,n) incomplete understanding/doubt/question/distrust/suspicion/strangeness/infidelity/

ふしん       不振  /(adj-na,n) dullness/depression/slump/stagnation/

ふしん       腐心  /(n,vs) taking pains to/racking one's brains/doing everything one can/

 

へいこう    平行  /(adj-no,n,vs) (1) concurrent/occurring together/at the same time/(adj-na,adj-no,n,vs) (2) (math) parallel/

へいこう    平衡  /(n,vs) even scale/equilibrium/balance/equalization/equalisation/

へいこう    並行  /(adj-no,n,vs) (1) (going) side-by-side/abreast/(2) concurrent/occurring together/at the same time/

へいこう    閉口  /(n,vs,adj-no) (1) dumbfounded/stumped/at one's wits end/nonplussed/(2) annoyed/

 

ようせい    妖精  /(n,adj-no) fairy/sprite/elf/

ようせい    要請  /(n,vs) (1) appeal/call for something/request/claim/demand/(n) (2) axiom/

ようせい    陽性  /(n,adj-no) positivity/

ようせい    養成  /(n,vs) training/development/

 

いか  以下  /(n) (1) not exceeding/and downward/... and below/(2) below (e.g. standard)/under (e.g. a level)/(3) the below-mentioned/the following/the rest/

いか  医科  /(n) medical science/medical department/

いか  烏賊  /(n) (uk) cuttlefish/squid/

 

いかん       移管  /(n,vs) transfer of control/

いかん       遺憾  /(adj-na,n) regrettable/unsatisfactory/

いかん       如何  /(adv) (1) how/in what way/(n) (2) circumstances/

 

いしょく    委嘱  /(n,vs) entrusting (with)/

いしょく    異色  /(adj-na,adj-no,n) (1) singular (esp. artist, artwork)/distinctive/unique/novel/(adj-na,n) (2) different color/different colour/

いしょく    移植  /(n,vs) transplanting/porting/implantation/engrafting/

 

いじ  意地  /(n) disposition/spirit/willpower/obstinacy/backbone/appetite/

いじ  維持  /(n,vs) maintenance/preservation/improvement/

いじ  遺児  /(n) orphan/

 

いちもん    一文  /(n) something insignificant/one mon (10th sen)/

いちもん    一問  /(n) one question/

いちもん    一門  /(n) (1) family/clan/kin/(2) sect/school/adherents/followers/disciples/(3) (sumo) group of related sumo stables/

 

いっかい    一介  /(n,adj-no) mere/only a .../

いっかい    一回  /(n-adv) once/one time/one round/one game/one bout/one heat/one inning/

いっかい    一階  /(n) one floor/first floor/

 

いっこう    一向  /(adv) (1) completely/absolutely/totally/(2) (not) at all/(not) a bit/(not) in the least/(3) earnestly/intently/determinedly/(n) (4) (abbr) Jodo Shinshu/

いっこう    一校  /(n) whole school/the first proof/one proofreading/

いっこう    一行  /(n) line/row/troupe/party/

 

いっせん    一千  /(n) 1,000/one thousand/

いっせん    一戦  /(n,vs) battle/game/bout/

いっせん    一線  /(n) line/

 

おうしゅう 応酬  /(n,vs) (1) exchange/reciprocation/give-and-take/return/(2) reply/riposte/

おうしゅう 押収  /(n,vs,adj-no) seizure/confiscation/

おうしゅう 欧州  /(n) Europe/

 

おじ  叔父  /(n) uncle/

おじ  叔父  /(n,adj-no) (hum) uncle (younger than one's parent)/

おじ  伯父  /(n) uncle/

 

かいかん    会館  /(n) meeting hall/assembly hall/

かいかん    快感  /(n) pleasant feeling/

かいかん    開館  /(n,vs) (1) opening a hall for that day's business (museum, library, such like buildings)/(2) opening of new hall (museum, etc.)/

 

かいしゅう 回収  /(n,vs) collection/recovery/withdrawal/retrieval/

かいしゅう 改宗  /(n,vs) religious conversion/

かいしゅう 改修  /(n,vs) repair/improvement/

 

かいせい    回生  /(n,vs) resurrection/resuscitation/regeneration/

かいせい    快晴  /(n,adj-no) clear weather/cloudless weather/good weather/

かいせい    改正  /(n,vs,adj-no) revision/amendment/alteration/

 

かいだん    会談  /(n,vs) conversation/conference (usu. between important people)/discussion/interview/

かいだん    怪談  /(n) ghost story/

かいだん    階段  /(n) stairs/stairway/staircase/

 

かいとう    会頭  /(n) society president/

かいとう    解答  /(n,vs) answer/solution/

かいとう    回答  /(n,vs) reply/answer/

 

かいどう    会堂  /(n) church/chapel/synagogue/tabernacle/

かいどう    海道  /(n) sea route/

かいどう    街道  /(n) highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period)/main road/

 

かいほう    会報  /(n) bulletin/report/

かいほう    解放  /(n,vs) (1) release/unleashing/liberation/emancipation/setting free/(2) (comp) deallocation (of computer memory)/

かいほう    開放  /(n,vs) open/throw open/liberalization/liberalisation/

 

かき  夏期  /(n,adj-no) summer term (e.g. school)/summer period/

かき  夏季  /(n,adj-no) summer season/

かき  火器  /(n) firearms/guns/

 

かきょう    佳境  /(n) climax (story)/best part/most interesting part/

かきょう    架橋  /(n,vs) (1) bridge building/bridge/(2) cross-linking/

かきょう    華僑  /(n) overseas Chinese merchants/

 

かくしん    核心  /(n) core/heart (of the matter)/point/crux/kernel/

かくしん    確信  /(n,vs) conviction/belief/confidence/

かくしん    革新  /(n,vs) reform/innovation/

 

かこう       下降  /(n,vs) downward/descent/fall/drop/subsidence/

かこう       加工  /(n,vs) manufacturing/processing/treatment/machining/

かこう       河口  /(n,adj-no) mouth of river/estuary/

 

かし  下肢  /(n) the legs/lower extremities/

かし  歌詞  /(n) song lyrics/words of a song/libretto/

かし  菓子  /(n,adj-no) pastry/confectionery/

 

かせい       化成  /(n,vs) change/transformation/

かせい       家政  /(n,adj-no) household economy/housekeeping/homemaking/

かせい       火星  /(n,adj-no) Mars (planet)/

 

かせつ       仮設  /(n,adj-no) temporary/provisional/

かせつ       仮説  /(n,adj-no) hypothesis/supposition/fictional/

かせつ       架設  /(n,vs) construction/building/

 

かせん       化繊  /(n) (abbr) synthetic fibres (fibers)/

かせん       寡占  /(n,adj-no) oligopoly/

かせん       河川  /(n) rivers/

 

かそう       仮想  /(n,vs,adj-no) imagination/supposition/virtual/potential (enemy)/

かそう       仮装  /(n,vs,adj-no) (1) costume/fancy dress/masquerade/disguise/(2) converted (cruiser)/

かそう       火葬  /(n,vs) cremation/

 

かだい       仮題  /(n) tentative title/

かだい       課題  /(n) (1) subject/theme/issue/matter/(2) homework/assignment/(3) task/challenge/problem/question/

かだい       過大  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) excessive/too much/unreasonable/

 

かっこ       確乎  /(adj-t,adv-to) firm/unshakeable/resolute/

かっこ       確固  /(adj-t,adv-to) firm/unshakeable/resolute/

かっこ       括弧  /(n,vs,adj-no) parentheses/brackets/

 

かもく       寡黙  /(adj-na) silent (person)/shy/taciturn/reticent/uncommunicative/

かもく       科目  /(n) (school) subject/curriculum/course/

かもく       課目  /(n) (school) subject/curriculum/course/

 

かんしゅう 慣習  /(n,vs,adj-no) usual (historical) custom/

かんしゅう 監修  /(n,vs) (1) (editorial) supervision/general editorship/(n) (2) supervising director (of anime, TV series etc.)/

かんしゅう 観衆  /(n) spectators/onlookers/members of the audience/

 

かんじょう 勘定  /(n,vs) calculation/counting/consideration/reckoning/settlement of an account/allowance/

かんじょう 感情  /(n,adj-no) emotion/feeling/feelings/sentiment/

かんじょう 環状  /(n,adj-no) annulation/ring-forming/

 

かんそう    乾燥  /(n,vs) dryness/aridity/insipidity/dehydration/desiccation/

かんそう    完走  /(n,vs) running the race/staying the course/

かんそう    感想  /(n,vs) impressions/thoughts/

 

かんちょう 官庁  /(n) government office/authorities/

かんちょう 管長  /(n) superintendent priest/chief abbot/

かんちょう 館長  /(n) superintendent/director/curator/chief librarian/

 

かんてい    官邸  /(n) official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)/

かんてい    艦艇  /(n) military vessel/war fleet/

かんてい    鑑定  /(n,vs,adj-no) judgement/judgment/expert opinion/

 

かんり       官吏  /(n) government official/clerk/

かんり       監理  /(n,vs) superintendence/supervision/administration/

かんり       管理  /(n,vs) control/management (e.g. of a business)/

 

がいとう    街灯  /(n) street light/

がいとう    街頭  /(n) in the street/

がいとう    該当  /(n,vs) corresponding to/being applicable to/coming under/falling under/applying to/fulfilling/

 

ききゅう    危急  /(n) (1) emergency/(2) endangerment (of a species)/

ききゅう    帰休  /(n,vs) (military) leave/furlough/

ききゅう    気球  /(n) balloon/blimp/

 

ききん       基金  /(n,adj-no) fund/foundation/

ききん       寄金  /(n) contribution/donation/

ききん       飢饉  /(n) famine/drought/shortage/crop failure/

 

きさい       記載  /(n,vs) record/statement/description/mention/listing/registration/booking/entry/

きさい       起債  /(n,vs) issuing of bonds/

きさい       鬼才  /(n) wizard/genius/great talent/

 

きたい       期待  /(n,vs) expectation/anticipation/hope/

きたい       機体  /(n) fuselage/airframe/

きたい       気体  /(n) vapour/vapor/gas/

 

きてい       既定  /(adj-no,n) default/established/pre-arranged/fixed/predetermined/

きてい       規定  /(n,adj-no,vs) regulation/provisions/

きてい       規程  /(n) official regulations/inner rules/

 

きふ  寄付  /(n,vs) contribution/donation/

きふ  寄附  /(n,vs) contribution/donation/

きふ  棋譜  /(n) record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc./

 

きゅうかん 休刊  /(n,vs) suspension of publication/

きゅうかん 休館  /(n,vs,adj-no) closure (of a library, museum, etc.)/

きゅうかん 急患  /(n) emergency case/

 

きゅうこう 休校  /(n,vs) closing school (temporarily)/dropping one's studies/

きゅうこう 休講  /(n,vs) lecture cancellation/cancelling (lecture, class, etc.)/

きゅうこう 急行  /(n,vs,adj-no) (1) moving at high speed/(2) (abbr) express (e.g. train that bypasses many stations)/

 

きゅうしょく      休職  /(n,vs) temporary retirement/suspension from office/

きゅうしょく      求職  /(n,vs,adj-no) job hunting/seeking employment/

きゅうしょく      給食  /(n,vs) school lunch/providing a meal/

 

きょうえん 競演  /(n,vs) recital contest/

きょうえん 共演  /(n,vs) appearing together/co-acting/co-starring/

きょうえん 饗宴  /(n) (1) feast/banquet/(2) Symposium (book by Plato)/

 

きょうかい 協会  /(n) association/society/organization/organisation/

きょうかい 境界  /(n) boundary/

きょうかい 教会  /(n,adj-no) church/

 

きょうこう 強硬  /(adj-na,n) firm/vigorous/unbending/unyielding/strong/stubborn/

きょうこう 強行  /(n,vs) (1) forcing/enforcement/(adj-na) (2) forced/enforced/

きょうこう 恐慌  /(n,vs) panic/scare/consternation/

 

きょうせい 共生  /(n,vs,adj-no) symbiosis/paragenesis/union/

きょうせい 強制  /(n,vs,adj-no) obligation/coercion/compulsion/enforcement/

きょうせい 矯正  /(n,vs,adj-no) correction/remedy/

 

きょうそう 競争  /(n,adj-no) (1) competition/contest/(vs) (2) to compete/

きょうそう 競走  /(n,vs,adj-no) race/

きょうそう 強壮  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) able-bodied/robust/sturdy/strong/

 

きょうだい 強大  /(adj-na,n) mighty/powerful/

きょうだい 鏡台  /(n) dresser/

きょうだい 兄弟  /(n) siblings/brothers and sisters/

 

きょうよう 共用  /(n,vs,adj-no) common use/communal use/sharing/

きょうよう 強要  /(n,vs) coercion/extortion/compulsion/force/

きょうよう 教養  /(n,vs,adj-no) cultivation/refinement/culture/education/

 

ぎし  技師  /(n) engineer/technician/

ぎし  義姉  /(n) sister-in-law (elder)/stepsister (elder)/

ぎし  義歯  /(n) artificial tooth/

 

けいき       契機  /(n) opportunity/chance/

けいき       景気  /(n) condition/state/business (condition)/

けいき       計器  /(n) meter/gauge/

 

けいじょう 形状  /(n) shape/form/

けいじょう 経常  /(adj-no) ordinary/

けいじょう 計上  /(n,vs) (1) including a sum of money in one's calculations/(2) appropriation (a sum of money)/

 

けいとう    傾倒  /(n,vs) admiration/adoration/concentration on/idolizing/idolising/

けいとう    系統  /(n) (1) system/(2) lineage/ancestry/family line/(3) group (e.g. of colors) (colours)/family (e.g. of languages)/party/school (of thought)/(4) close (evolutionary) relationship/(5) a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics)/strain (e.g. bacterial)/

けいとう    継投  /(n,vs) relieving the (starting) pitcher/

 

けんか       喧嘩  /(n,vs) quarrel/brawl/fight/squabble/scuffle/

けんか       献花  /(n,vs) flower offering/

けんか       県下  /(adj-no,n) in the prefecture/prefectural/

 

けんぎ       嫌疑  /(n) suspicion/

けんぎ       建議  /(n,vs) proposition/motion/proposal/suggestion/

けんぎ       県議  /(n) prefectural assembly/

 

けんざい    健在  /(adj-na,n) in good health/well/going strong/

けんざい    建材  /(n) building material/

けんざい    顕在  /(n,vs) actual (as opposed to hidden or obscured)/obvious/clear/manifest/explicit/overt/apparent/evident/actualized/actualised/

 

けんとう    健闘  /(n,vs,exp) (1) fighting bravely/strenuous efforts/(2) good luck!/good fight/

けんとう    検討  /(n,vs) consideration/examination/investigation/study/scrutiny/discussion/

けんとう    見当  /(n) aim/mark/estimate/guess/approximation/direction/

 

げんし       原始  /(n,adj-no) origin/primeval/

げんし       原子  /(n) atom/

げんし       原資  /(n) capital/principal/

 

こうがく    光学  /(n,adj-no) optics/

こうがく    工学  /(n) engineering/

こうがく    高額  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) large sum (money)/

 

こうきゅう 恒久  /(n,adj-no) permanent/perpetuity/

こうきゅう 高級  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) high class/high grade/

こうきゅう 高給  /(n) high salary/

 

こうきん    公金  /(n) public funds/

こうきん    抗菌  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) antibacterial/antimicrobial/

こうきん    拘禁  /(n,vs) intern/

 

こうけい    後継  /(n,adj-f) (1) succession/(n) (2) successor/

こうけい    光景  /(n) scene/spectacle/sight/view/

こうけい    口径  /(n) aperture/bore/calibre/caliber/

 

こうけん    後見  /(n,vs) (1) guardianship/guardian/(2) (theatrical) assistant/prompter/

こうけん    貢献  /(n,vs) contribution (furthering a goal or cause)/services (to a cause)/

こうけん    高見  /(n) watching with detachment/

 

こうげん    公言  /(n,vs) declaration/profession/

こうげん    抗原  /(n) antigen/

こうげん    高原  /(n) tableland/plateau/

 

こうこう    孝行  /(adj-na,n) filial piety/

こうこう    航行  /(n,vs) cruise/navigation/sailing/

こうこう    高校  /(n) (abbr) senior high school/high school/

 

こうさく    交錯  /(n,vs) mixture/blending/complication/

こうさく    工作  /(n,vs) work/construction/handicraft/maneuvering/manoeuvering/

こうさく    耕作  /(n,vs) cultivation/farming/

 

こうしゅ    好守  /(n,vs) good fielding (baseball)/

こうしゅ    攻守  /(n) offense and defense/offence and defence/batting and fielding/

こうしゅ    甲種  /(n) A-grade/first-class/

 

こうしゅう 公衆  /(n,adj-no) the public/general public/

こうしゅう 広州  /(n) Guangzhou (China)/Canton/

こうしゅう 講習  /(n,vs) short course/training/

 

こうせつ    公設  /(n,adj-no) public (institution)/

こうせつ    巧拙  /(n) tact/skill/workmanship/

こうせつ    降雪  /(n,vs) snowfall/snow/

 

こうそ       公訴  /(n,vs) accusation/prosecution/

こうそ       控訴  /(n,vs,adj-no) koso appeal (initial appeal to a higher court)/

こうそ       酵素  /(n,adj-no) enzyme/

 

こうそく    拘束  /(n,vs) restriction/restraint/binding/constraint/

こうそく    校則  /(n) school regulations/

こうそく    高速  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) (1) high speed/high gear/(2) (abbr) highway/freeway/expressway/motorway/

 

こうち       拘置  /(n,vs) detention/confinement/arrest/

こうち       耕地  /(n) arable land/

こうち       高地  /(n,adj-no) high ground/plateau/heights/

 

こうちょう 好調  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) favourable/favorable/promising/satisfactory/in good shape/

こうちょう 校長  /(n) principal/headmaster/

こうちょう 紅潮  /(n,vs) flush/blush/

 

こうどう    坑道  /(n) tunnel/(mine) level/

こうどう    行動  /(n,vs,adj-no) action/conduct/behaviour/behavior/mobilization/mobilisation/

こうどう    講堂  /(n) auditorium/lecture hall/

 

こうない    校内  /(n,adj-no) within a school/

こうない    構内  /(n,adj-no) premises/grounds/campus/in-house/

こうない    港内  /(n) inside the harbour/inside the harbor/

 

こうばい    勾配  /(n) slope/incline/gradient/grade/pitch/

こうばい    紅梅  /(n) red-blossomed plum tree/red Japanese apricot/

こうばい    購買  /(n,vs) (1) procurement/purchase/buying/(n) (2) (abbr) school store/co-op/school canteen/tuck shop/

 

こうばん    交番  /(n,vs) (1) police box/(n,adj-f) (2) alternation/alternating (e.g. current)/

こうばん    鋼板  /(n) steel sheet/steel plate/steel plates/

こうばん    降板  /(n,vs) (1) leaving the mound (baseball)/being knocked out/(2) resigning from a role or position/

 

こうみょう 光明  /(n) (1) bright light/(2) hope/bright future/(3) (Buddh) light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion/

こうみょう 功名  /(n) great achievement/

こうみょう 巧妙  /(adj-na,n) ingenious/skillful/clever/deft/

 

こうりつ    公立  /(n) public (institution)/

こうりつ    効率  /(n) efficiency/efficacy/performance/utility factor/

こうりつ    高率  /(adj-na,n) high rate/

 

こうりゅう 興隆  /(n,vs) rise/prosperity/

こうりゅう 交流  /(n,vs) (1) (cultural) exchange/interchange/interaction/(inter-) mingling/(social, etc.) networking/intercourse/(2) alternating current/AC/

こうりゅう 拘留  /(n,vs) detention/hold a person in custody/

 

こうりょう 稿料  /(n) advance for manuscript/copy-money/

こうりょう 綱領  /(n) general plan/main points/summary/platform (e.g. for a campaign)/mission statement/

こうりょう 香料  /(n) (1) flavoring/flavouring/spices/(2) fragrance/perfume/incense/(3) condolence gift/

 

こじ  孤児  /(n,adj-no) orphan/

こじ  故事  /(n) origin/historical fact/tradition/

こじ  誇示  /(n,vs,adj-no) ostentation/display/

 

こんき       今期  /(n-adv,n-t) the present term/

こんき       今季  /(n-adv,n-t) this season/

こんき       根気  /(n) patience/perseverance/persistence/tenacity/energy/

 

さいかい    再会  /(n,vs) another meeting/meeting again/reunion/

さいかい    再開  /(n,vs) reopening/resumption/restarting/

さいかい    際会  /(n,vs) meeting/facing/confronting/

 

さいけん    債券  /(n) bond/debenture/

さいけん    債権  /(n) credit/claim/

さいけん    再建  /(n,vs) (1) rebuilding/reconstruction/rehabilitation/(2) (ling) protoform reconstruction/

 

さいしょう 最小  /(n,adj-no) smallest/least/

さいしょう 最少  /(n) smallest/minimum/least/

さいしょう 宰相  /(n) prime minister/

 

さいしん    再審  /(n,vs) review/revision/reexamination/retrial/

さいしん    最新  /(n,adj-no) latest/newest/late-breaking (news)/

さいしん    細心  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) meticulous/careful/discreet/scrupulous/prudent/

 

さんせい    三省  /(n,vs) frequent reflection (meditation)/

さんせい    賛成  /(n,vs,adj-no) approval/agreement/support/favour/favor/

さんせい    酸性  /(n) (1) acidity/(adj-no) (2) acidic/

 

さんせん    三選  /(n) third-term election/

さんせん    参戦  /(n,vs) participation in a war/

さんせん    山川  /(n) mountains and rivers/

 

さんどう    参道  /(n) road approaching a shrine/

さんどう    山道  /(n) mountain road/mountain trail/

さんどう    賛同  /(n,vs) approval/endorsement/

 

しあん       思案  /(n,vs) thought/consideration/deliberation/reflection/rumination/pondering/

しあん       私案  /(n) private plan/one's own plan/

しあん       試案  /(n,adj-no) tentative plan/draft plan/

 

しか  史家  /(n) historian/

しか  詩歌  /(n,adj-no) Japanese (and Chinese) poetry/

しか  歯科  /(n) dentistry/

 

しかい       司会  /(n,vs) chairmanship/leading a meeting/presenter/host/

しかい       市会  /(n) city council/

しかい       視界  /(n) field of vision/

 

しかく       四角  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) square/

しかく       視覚  /(n,adj-no) sense of sight/vision/

しかく       資格  /(n) qualifications/requirements/capabilities/

 

しき  四季  /(n) four seasons/

しき  士気  /(n) morale (of troops, team, etc.)/esprit de corps/

しき  指揮  /(n,vs,adj-no) command/direction/

 

しご  死後  /(n-adv,n-t) after death/

しご  死語  /(n) dead language/obsolete word/

しご  私語  /(n,vs) whispering/whisper/secret talk/murmur/

 

しさく       思索  /(n,vs) speculation/thinking/meditation/

しさく       施策  /(n,vs) policy/measure/

しさく       試作  /(n,vs) trial manufacture/experiment/test piece/prototype/

 

しせい       姿勢  /(n) attitude/posture/stance/approach/carriage (of the body)/

しせい       市政  /(n,adj-no) municipal government/

しせい       施政  /(n) government/administration/statesmanship/

 

しせつ       使節  /(n,adj-no) envoy/embassy/mission/delegate/

しせつ       施設  /(n,vs) (1) institution/establishment/facility/(2) (army) engineer/

しせつ       私設  /(n,vs,adj-no) private/

 

しぼう       志望  /(n,vs) wish/desire/ambition/

しぼう       死亡  /(n,adj-no) (1) death/mortality/(vs) (2) to die/to pass away/

しぼう       脂肪  /(n) fat/grease/blubber/

 

しめい       使命  /(n) mission/errand/message/

しめい       指名  /(n,vs,adj-no) name/nominate/designate/

しめい       氏名  /(n) full name/identity/

 

しゅうかん 習慣  /(n,adj-no) custom/habit/manners/

しゅうかん 週刊  /(n) published weekly/

しゅうかん 週間  /(n) week/weekly/

 

しゅうき    周期  /(n) cycle/period/

しゅうき    秋季  /(n) fall season/autumn season/

しゅうき    臭気  /(n) bad smell/stink/

 

しゅうし    収支  /(n) income and expenditure/

しゅうし    修士  /(n,adj-no) master's (academic degree)/

しゅうし    終始  /(n,vs) (1) beginning and end/from beginning to end/doing a thing from beginning to end/(adv) (2) consistently/the whole time/

 

しゅうりょう      収量  /(n) yield/size of harvest/

しゅうりょう      修了  /(n,vs) completion (of a course)/

しゅうりょう      終了  /(n,vs) end/close/termination/

 

しゅかん    主幹  /(n) (1) chief editor/managing editor/(2) manager/person in charge/

しゅかん    主管  /(n,vs) supervision/management/supervisor/manager/

しゅかん    主観  /(n) (1) subjectivity/subject/ego/(2) one's personal opinion/one's own idea/

 

しょうか    唱歌  /(n,vs) singing/songs/

しょうか    消化  /(n,vs,adj-no) (1) digestion/(2) thorough understanding/(3) selling accumulated (excess) products/dealing with a large amount of work/(4) losing one's form and turning into something else/

しょうか    消火  /(n,vs) fire fighting/extinguishing a fire/

 

しょうかい 商会  /(n) firm/company/

しょうかい 照会  /(n,vs,adj-no) inquiry/enquiry/query/reference/

しょうかい 紹介  /(n,vs,adj-no) introduction/referral/

 

しょうひん 商品  /(n) commodity/article of commerce/goods/stock/merchandise/

しょうひん 小品  /(n) something very small/essay/literary sketch/

しょうひん 賞品  /(n) prize/trophy/

 

しょうれい 奨励  /(n,vs) encouragement/promotion/message/address/inducement/incitement/stimulation/

しょうれい 症例  /(n) (medical) case/

しょうれい 省令  /(n) ministerial ordinance/

 

しょか       初夏  /(n) (1) early summer/(2) (obs) fourth month of the lunar calendar/

しょか       書家  /(n) calligrapher/individual with good penmanship/

しょか       書架  /(n) bookshelf/bookcase/

 

しんぎ       信義  /(n) faith/fidelity/loyalty/

しんぎ       審議  /(n,adj-no,vs) deliberation/

しんぎ       真偽  /(n) truth or error/authenticity/

 

しんじょう 信条  /(n,adj-no) creed/belief/article of faith/

しんじょう 心情  /(n) sentiment/emotions/one's feelings/one's heart/

しんじょう 身上  /(n) merit/body/social position/

 

しんせつ    新設  /(n,vs,adj-no) newly organized/newly organised/newly established/

しんせつ    新雪  /(n) new snow/

しんせつ    親切  /(adj-na,n) kindness/gentleness/

 

しんそう    新装  /(n,vs) redecoration/remodelling/remodeling/refurbishment/

しんそう    深層  /(n,adj-no) depths/deep level/

しんそう    真相  /(n) truth/real situation/

 

しんたい    新体  /(n) new style/

しんたい    身体  /(n,adj-no) (1) body/(n) (2) torso/trunk/(3) build/physique/constituion/(n,adj-no) (4) health/(n) (5) corpse/dead body/

しんたい    進退  /(n,vs) movement/course of action/advance or retreat/

 

しんとう    新党  /(n) new (political) party/

しんとう    浸透  /(n,vs) (1) permeation/penetration/soaking/(2) osmosis/

しんとう    神道  /(n) Shinto/

 

しんどう    振動  /(n,vs) oscillation/vibration/

しんどう    神童  /(n) prodigy/wonder child/

しんどう    震動  /(n,vs) shock/tremor/impact/

 

しんにゅう 侵入  /(n,vs,adj-no) penetration/invasion/raid/aggression/trespass/

しんにゅう 新入  /(n) newly arrived/joined/newly-entered/

しんにゅう 進入  /(n,vs) penetration/entry/

 

しんり       審理  /(n,vs) trial/

しんり       心理  /(n) state of mind/mentality/psychology/

しんり       真理  /(n,adj-no) truth/

 

じきゅう    持久  /(n,vs) endurance/persistence/

じきゅう    時給  /(n) hourly pay/hourly wage/

じきゅう    自給  /(n,vs,adj-no) self-support/

 

じしん       自信  /(n,vs) self-confidence/confidence (in oneself)/

じしん       自身  /(n) by oneself/personally/

じしん       地震  /(n) earthquake/

 

じじょ       侍女  /(n) lady attendant/maid/

じじょ       次女  /(n) second daughter/

じじょ       自助  /(n,adj-no) self-help/

 

じゅうたい 渋滞  /(n,vs) congestion (e.g. traffic)/delay/stagnation/

じゅうたい 重体  /(adj-na,adj-no,n) seriously ill/serious condition/critical state/

じゅうたい 重態  /(adj-na,adj-no,n) seriously ill/serious condition/critical state/

 

じゅしょう 受章  /(n,vs) reception of a decoration or order/

じゅしょう 受賞  /(n,vs) winning (a prize)/

じゅしょう 授賞  /(n,vs) awarding a prize/

 

じょうき    上記  /(n,adj-no) above-mentioned/above-named/above/

じょうき    常軌  /(n) proper course/beaten track/

じょうき    蒸気  /(n) (1) steam/vapour/vapor/(2) (abbr) steamship/steamboat/steamer/

 

じょし       助詞  /(n) (ling) particle/postposition/

じょし       女史  /(n) (1) Ms (nuance of status)/Miss/Madame/(adj-f) (2) highbrow (woman)/cerebral/

じょし       女子  /(n,adj-no) woman/girl/

 

すいせん    推薦  /(n,vs,adj-no) recommendation/referral/endorsement/

すいせん    水仙  /(n) daffodil/narcissus/Narcissus tazetta var chinensis/

すいせん    水洗  /(n,vs) rinsing with water/flushing/

 

すいとう    出納  /(n,vs) receipts and expenditure (disbursements)/

すいとう    水稲  /(n) wet-land rice/

すいとう    水筒  /(n) canteen/flask/water bottle/thermos/

 

せいきゅう 制球  /(n) (pitcher's) control (baseball)/

せいきゅう 性急  /(adj-na,n) impatience/a quick temper/

せいきゅう 請求  /(n,vs) claim/demand/charge/application/request/billing (for a service)/

 

せいさく    制作  /(n,vs) (1) work (film, book)/(2) production/creation/

せいさく    政策  /(n) political measures/policy/

せいさく    製作  /(n,vs,adj-no) manufacture/production/

 

せいじょう 政情  /(n) political situation/political affairs/

せいじょう 正常  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) normalcy/normality/normal/

せいじょう 清浄  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) pure/clean/purity/

 

せいせん    生鮮  /(adj-na,n) fresh/

せいせん    精選  /(n,vs,adj-no) careful selection/

せいせん    聖戦  /(n) holy war/crusade/

 

せいそう    政争  /(n) political strife/

せいそう    正装  /(n,vs) uniform/full dress/

せいそう    清掃  /(n,vs) cleaning/

 

せいどう    正道  /(n,adj-no) path of righteousness/path of duty/right track/correct path/

せいどう    聖堂  /(n) (Confucian) temple/church/sanctuary/

せいどう    青銅  /(n) bronze/

 

せいめい    姓名  /(n) full name/

せいめい    生命  /(n) life/existence/

せいめい    声明  /(n,vs) declaration/statement/proclamation/

 

せっけん    席巻  /(n,vs) sweeping conquest/sweeping over/conquering/invading/

せっけん    石鹸  /(n) soap/

せっけん    接見  /(n,vs) interview/

 

せんけん    先見  /(n,vs) foresight/anticipation/

せんけん    先遣  /(n,vs) sending ahead/

せんけん    浅見  /(n) shallow view/superficial idea/

 

せんしゅ    先取  /(n,vs) earning the first (runs)/preoccupation/

せんしゅ    船主  /(n) shipowner/

せんしゅ    選手  /(n) player (in game)/team member/

 

せんとう    先頭  /(n) head/lead/vanguard/first/

せんとう    戦闘  /(n,vs,adj-no) battle/fight/combat/

せんとう    銭湯  /(n) bath-house/public bath/

 

せんにん    仙人  /(n) (1) immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism)/mountain man (esp. a hermit)/(2) one not bound by earthly desires or the thoughts of normal men/

せんにん    専任  /(n,vs,adj-no) full-time service/

せんにん    選任  /(n,vs) nomination (of a person to a position)/selection/election/assignment/appointment/

 

ぜんかい    前回  /(n-adv,n-t) previous time/last time/previous installment/previous instalment/previous session/

ぜんかい    全会  /(n) whole assembly/

ぜんかい    全快  /(n,vs) complete recovery of health/

 

ぜんしゅう 前週  /(n-adv,n-t) (arch) last week/the week before/

ぜんしゅう 全集  /(n,n-suf) complete works/

ぜんしゅう 禅宗  /(n) Zen (Buddhism)/

 

ぜんせん    前線  /(n) (1) (weather) front/(n,adj-no) (2) (military) front line/forward area/action zone/

ぜんせん    善戦  /(n,vs) fighting a good fight/putting up a good fight/fighting bravely/

ぜんせん    全線  /(n) the whole line/all lines/the whole ship/

 

そうい       創意  /(n) original idea/originality/

そうい       相違  /(n,vs) difference/discrepancy/variation/

そうい       総意  /(n) consensus of opinion/

 

そうさい    相殺  /(n,vs,adj-no) offsetting each other/plus and minus equal zero/counterbalancing/

そうさい    総裁  /(n) president/

そうさい    葬祭  /(n) funerals and ceremonial occasions/

 

そうたい    早退  /(n,vs) leave early/

そうたい    相対  /(n,vs,adj-f) relative/

そうたい    総体  /(adv,n,adj-no) the whole/originally/

 

そうとう    掃討  /(n,vs) cleaning up/sweeping up/mopping up/

そうとう    相当  /(adj-na,n-adv,vs) (1) befitting/becoming/worthy of/proportionate/in keeping with/suitable/(2) considerable/substantial/(vs) (3) to be worthy of/to be proportionate to/(4) to correspond to (in meaning, function, etc.)/to be equivalent/(adv) (5) extremely/considerably/

そうとう    総統  /(n) (1) supreme ruler/generalissimo/(2) president (of Taiwan)/(3) fuhrer/fuehrer/

 

たいけい    体型  /(n) figure (body)/

たいけい    体形  /(n) form/figure/

たいけい    体系  /(n,n-suf) system/organization/organisation/architecture/

 

たいこう    対向  /(n,vs) counter-/corresponding/face/opposite/

たいこう    対抗  /(n,vs) opposition/antagonism/

たいこう    大綱  /(n) fundamental principles/outline/general features/

 

たいしゃ    退社  /(n,vs) (1) resignation/leaving office/(2) leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)/

たいしゃ    代謝  /(n,vs,adj-no) (abbr) renewal/regeneration/metabolism/

たいしゃ    大社  /(n) Grand Shrine/

 

たいじ       対峙  /(n,vs) (1) confrontation/standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings)/(2) squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces)/standing off against/holding one's own with/

たいじ       胎児  /(n,adj-no) fetus/foetus/embryo/unborn child/

たいじ       退治  /(n,vs) (1) extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits)/elimination/eradication/suppression/(2) (Buddh) making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings/(3) curing illness/

 

たいちょう 体調  /(n) physical condition/

たいちょう 体長  /(n) length of an animal (sometimes including and sometimes excluding the tail)/

たいちょう 隊長  /(n) commanding officer/

 

たんか       単価  /(n,adj-no) unit price/unit cost/

たんか       担架  /(n) stretcher/litter/

たんか       短歌  /(n) tanka/31-mora Japanese poem/

 

だいたい    代替  /(n,vs) (1) substitution/alternation/(adj-f,adj-no) (2) alternative/substitute/

だいたい    大体  /(n-adv,n-t) general/substantially/outline/main point/approximately/about/

だいたい    大隊  /(n) battalion/

 

ちゅうしょう      中傷  /(n,vs) slander/libel/defamation/

ちゅうしょう      中小  /(n) small to medium/

ちゅうしょう      抽象  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) abstract/

 

ちゅうしん 中心  /(n,adj-no) (1) center/centre/middle/heart/core/focus/pivot/emphasis/balance/(suf) (2) -centered/-centred/-focussed/-oriented/centered on/focussed on/

ちゅうしん 忠臣  /(n) loyal retainer/loyal subject/

ちゅうしん 衷心  /(n) innermost feelings/

 

ちゅうせい 中世  /(n-adv,n-t) Middle Ages/medieval times/mediaeval times/

ちゅうせい 中性  /(n,adj-no) (1) neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.)/indifference/(2) sexlessness/androgyny/androgyne/neuter/(3) (ling) neuter gender/

ちゅうせい 忠誠  /(adj-na,n) loyalty/sincerity/allegiance/fidelity/integrity/

 

ちょうこう 兆候  /(n,adj-no) sign/indication/omen/symptom/

ちょうこう 徴候  /(n,adj-no) sign/indication/omen/symptom/

ちょうこう 聴講  /(n,vs) lecture attendance/auditing/

 

ついきゅう 追及  /(n,vs) (1) investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt)/questioning/pressing/hounding/pinning down/(2) catching up/overtaking/

ついきゅう 追求  /(n) (1) pursuing (goal)/pursuit/seeking/search/(vs) (2) to pursue (e.g. goal)/to seek/

ついきゅう 追究  /(n,vs) investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown)/enquiry/inquiry/

 

ていけい    定型  /(n) fixed form/regular shape/stereotyped/

ていけい    定形  /(n) fixed form/regular shape/stereotyped/

ていけい    提携  /(n,vs) cooperation/tie-up/joint business/link-up/

 

てきかく    的確  /(adj-na,n) precise/accurate/

てきかく    適格  /(n,adj-no) eligible/qualified/competent/

てきかく    適確  /(adj-na,n) precise/accurate/

 

てっこう    鉄工  /(n) ironworking/ironworker/

てっこう    鉄鉱  /(n) iron ore/

てっこう    鉄鋼  /(n) iron and steel/

 

でんどう    伝道  /(n,vs) proselytizing/evangelism/missionary work/

でんどう    殿堂  /(n) palace/palatial building/

でんどう    電動  /(n,adj-no) electric/

 

とうか       投下  /(n,vs) (1) throwing down/dropping/airdrop/(2) investment/

とうか       灯火  /(n) light/lamp/torch/

とうか       等価  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) equivalence/

 

とうかく    倒閣  /(n,vs) overthrow of government/

とうかく    当確  /(n) (abbr) projected to win/sure to be elected/home free/

とうかく    頭角  /(n) distinguishing oneself/standing out/top of the head/

 

とうしん    投信  /(n) (abbr) investment trust/

とうしん    等身  /(n,adj-no) body proportions/

とうしん    答申  /(n,vs) report/reply/findings/

 

とうせき    党籍  /(n) party register/membership in a party/

とうせき    投石  /(n,vs) stone throwing/

とうせき    透析  /(n,vs,adj-no) (chem) dialysis/

 

とうち       倒置  /(n,vs,adj-no) turning upside down/placing nonessentials before essentials/

とうち       当地  /(n) this place (locality)/here/

とうち       統治  /(n,vs,adj-no) rule/reign/government/governing/

 

とうぶん    当分  /(adv,n-t) for the present/currently/presently/at this time/for the next while/

とうぶん    等分  /(n,vs,suf) division into equal parts/

とうぶん    糖分  /(n) amount of sugar/sugar content/

 

とうよう    登用  /(n,vs) appointment/assignment/promotion/

とうよう    東洋  /(n,adj-no) Orient/

とうよう    盗用  /(n,vs) embezzlement/fraudulent use/plagiarism/

 

どうよう    動揺  /(n,vs) (1) shaking/trembling/pitching/rolling/oscillation/(2) disturbance/unrest/agitation/excitement/commotion/turmoil/discomposure/feeling shaken/

どうよう    同様  /(adj-no,adj-na,n) identical/equal to/same (kind)/like/similarity/

どうよう    童謡  /(n) children's song/nursery rhyme/

 

どくそう    独創  /(n,vs) originality/

どくそう    独奏  /(n,vs,adj-no) (instrumental) solo/recital/

どくそう    独走  /(n,vs) (1) running alone/running solo/(2) having a large lead (over the others)/being far ahead (of everyone else)/(3) having one's own way/ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes/arbitrary action/

 

なんかい    何回  /(n) how many times?/

なんかい    南海  /(n) southern sea/

なんかい    難解  /(adj-na,n) difficult to understand/unintelligible/abstruse/

 

ねんかん    年刊  /(n,adj-no) annual publication/year of publication/

ねんかん    年鑑  /(n) yearbook/almanac/annual/

ねんかん    年間  /(n-t) year (period of)/

 

はっぽう    八方  /(n) (1) all sides/(2) large hanging lantern/

はっぽう    発泡  /(n,vs,adj-no) foaming/

はっぽう    発砲  /(n,vs) firing/discharge of gun/

 

ふごう       富豪  /(n) wealthy person/millionaire/

ふごう       符号  /(n) sign/mark/symbol/code/

ふごう       符合  /(n,vs) agreeing/coincidence/

 

ふしょう    不肖  /(n,adj-no,adj-na) (1) unworthiness of one's father (or master)/(2) incompetence/foolishness/(3) misfortune/unluckiness/(n) (4) (hum) I/me/

ふしょう    不詳  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) unknown/unidentified/unspecified/

ふしょう    負傷  /(n,vs) injury/wound/

 

ふじょう    不浄  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) (1) uncleanliness/dirtiness/impurity/filthiness/defilement/(2) (arch) menses/(3) (arch) feces (faeces)/(4) bathroom/

ふじょう    不定  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) uncertainty/insecurity/inconstancy/indefinite/undecided/

ふじょう    浮上  /(n,vs) surfacing/rising to the surface/

 

ふじん       夫人  /(n) (1) (hon) wife/Mrs/madam/(2) (arch) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.)/(3) (arch) consort of the emperor/

ふじん       婦人  /(n) (sens) woman/lady/adult female/

ふじん       布陣  /(n,vs) battle formation/lineup/

 

ふちょう    不調  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) bad condition/not to work out (i.e. a deal)/disagreement/break-off/disorder/slump/out of form/

ふちょう    婦長  /(n) head nurse/

ふちょう    府庁  /(n) prefectural office/

 

ふよう       不要  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) unnecessary/unneeded/

ふよう       扶養  /(n,vs) support (family, esp. dependents: children or spouse)/maintenance/

ふよう       浮揚  /(n,vs) floating (in the air)/

 

ぶんか       分化  /(n,vs) specialization/specialisation/differentiation/

ぶんか       文化  /(n) (1) culture/civilization/civilisation/(2) Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)/

ぶんか       文科  /(n) (1) literary course/(2) the arts/

 

へいき       併記  /(n,vs,adj-no) writing side by side/

へいき       兵器  /(n) arms/weapons/ordnance/

へいき       平気  /(adj-na,n) coolness/calmness/composure/unconcern/

 

ほうがく    方角  /(n) direction/way/compass point/

ほうがく    法学  /(n,adj-no) law/jurisprudence/

ほうがく    邦楽  /(n) (traditional) Japanese music/

 

ほうこう    奉公  /(n,vs) service/apprenticeship/public duty/

ほうこう    方向  /(n) (1) direction/orientation/bearing/way/(2) course (e.g. of action)/

ほうこう    芳香  /(n,adj-no) perfume/fragrance/aroma/balm/

 

ほうし       奉仕  /(n,vs) attendance/service/ministry/church work/

ほうし       法師  /(n) Buddhist priest/bonze/

ほうし       胞子  /(n,adj-no) spore/

 

ほうそう    包装  /(n,vs) packing/wrapping/

ほうそう    放送  /(n,vs,adj-no) broadcast/broadcasting/

ほうそう    法曹  /(n) legal profession/lawyer/

 

ほしょう    保証  /(n,vs) guarantee/security/assurance/pledge/warranty/

ほしょう    保障  /(n,vs) guarantee/security/assurance/pledge/warranty/

ほしょう    補償  /(n,vs) compensation/reparation/

 

ぼうちょう 傍聴  /(n,vs) hearing/listening/attendance/auditing/

ぼうちょう 膨張  /(n,vs,adj-no) expansion/swelling/increase/growth/

ぼうちょう 膨脹  /(n,vs,adj-no) expansion/swelling/increase/growth/

 

ゆうきゅう 悠久  /(adj-na,adj-no,n) eternity/perpetuity/permanence/

ゆうきゅう 有給  /(n,adj-no) salaried/with pay/

ゆうきゅう 遊休  /(n) idle/unused/fallow/

 

ゆうし       勇士  /(n) brave warrior/hero/brave man/

ゆうし       有志  /(n,adj-no) voluntary/volunteer/sympathizer/sympathiser/

ゆうし       融資  /(n,vs) financing/loan/

 

ようこう    要綱  /(n) main principle/gist/general plan/guidelines/outline/

ようこう    要項  /(n) important points/main points/

ようこう    陽光  /(n) sunshine/sunlight/

 

ようご       擁護  /(n) (1) protection/advocacy/support/defence/championship/vindication/(vs) (2) to protect (e.g. rights, etc.)/to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.)/to support/

ようご       用語  /(n) (1) term/terminology/(2) wording/choice of words/phraseology/

ようご       養護  /(n,vs) nursing/(protective) care/

 

ようしょく 洋食  /(n) Western-style meal/

ようしょく 要職  /(n) important office/

ようしょく 養殖  /(n,vs,adj-no,n-suf) aquaculture (e.g. fish, shellfish, seaweed)/culture (e.g. pearls)/raising/cultivation/

 

りこう       利口  /(adj-na,n) (1) clever/intelligent/wise/bright/sharp/sensible/smart/shrewd/(2) well-behaved (of kids, animals, etc)/obedient/good/(3) (arch) good (with words)/

りこう       履行  /(n,vs) performance/fulfillment/fulfilment/discharge/implementation/

りこう       理工  /(n) science and technology/

 

りょうし    漁師  /(n,adj-no) (sens) fisherman/

りょうし    両氏  /(n) both persons/

りょうし    猟師  /(n) hunter/huntsman/

 

りょうゆう 僚友  /(n) colleague/workmate/comrade/coworker/

りょうゆう 両雄  /(n) two great men (rivals)/

りょうゆう 領有  /(n,vs) possession/

 

れいじょう 令嬢  /(n) (hon) (your) daughter/young woman/

れいじょう 令状  /(n) warrant/summons/written order/

れいじょう 礼状  /(n) acknowledgment/acknowledgement/letter of thanks/

 

あいしょう 愛称  /(n,adj-no) pet name/

あいしょう 相性  /(n) affinity/compatibility/

 

あげく       挙句  /(n-adv,n-t) (uk) in the end (after a long process)/finally/after all/at last/

あげく       揚句  /(n-adv,n-t) (uk) in the end (after a long process)/finally/after all/at last/

 

あしもと    足下  /(n,adj-no) (1) at one's feet/underfoot/one's step (as in watch your step)/(n) (2) gait/pace/step/(pn) (3) you/thou/

あしもと    足元  /(n,adj-no) (1) at one's feet/underfoot/one's step (as in watch your step)/(n) (2) gait/pace/step/(pn) (3) you/thou/

 

あだな       渾名  /(n,vs) nickname/

あだな       綽名  /(n,vs) nickname/

 

いいん       委員  /(n) committee member/

いいん       医院  /(n) doctor's office (surgery)/clinic/dispensary/

 

いがい       以外  /(n-adv) with the exception of/excepting/

いがい       意外  /(adj-na,adv-to,n) unexpected/surprising/

 

いき  意気  /(n) spirit/heart/disposition/

いき  遺棄  /(n,vs) abandonment/desertion/relinquishment/

 

いぎ  意義  /(n) meaning/significance/

いぎ  異議  /(n) objection/dissent/protest/

 

いけん       意見  /(n,vs,adj-no) opinion/view/comment/

いけん       違憲  /(n) unconstitutionality/

 

いご  以後  /(n-adv,n-t) (1) after this/from now on/hereafter/(2) thereafter/since (verb) (after -te form of verb)/after (time)/since (then)/

いご  囲碁  /(n) go/board game of capturing territory/

 

いしゃ       慰謝  /(n,vs) consolation/

いしゃ       医者  /(n) (sens) (medical) doctor/physician/

 

いしょう    意匠  /(n) design/

いしょう    衣装  /(n) clothing/costume/outfit/garment/dress/

 

いしん       威信  /(n) dignity/

いしん       維新  /(n) restoration (e.g. Meiji)/reformation/revolution/

 

いせい       威勢  /(n) power/might/authority/

いせい       異性  /(n,adj-no) (1) the opposite sex/(2) (chem) isomerism/

 

いせき       移籍  /(n,vs) (1) changing household registry/transfer (e.g. of one's name in the register)/(2) (sports) transferring to a different team/

いせき       遺跡  /(n) historic ruins (remains, relics)/

 

いぜん       以前  /(n-adv,n-t) ago/since/before/previous/

いぜん       依然  /(adj-t,adv-to,adv) still/as yet/as it has been/

 

いだい       偉大  /(adj-na,n) greatness/

いだい       医大  /(n) (abbr) medical university/medical school/med school/

 

いちいち    一々  /(adv,n) (1) one-by-one/separately/(2) every single/each and every/without omission/fully/in detail/

いちいち    一一  /(adv,n) (1) one-by-one/separately/(2) every single/each and every/without omission/fully/in detail/

 

いちいん    一員  /(n) person/member/

いちいん    一因  /(n) cause/

 

いちじ       一字  /(n) letter/character/

いちじ       一時  /(n-t) (1) one o'clock/(n-adv,n-t) (2) once/at one time/formerly/before/(n-adv,n-t,adj-no) (3) for a time/for a while/for the time being/for the present/for the moment/temporarily/(n) (4) a time/one time/once/

 

いちじょ    一助  /(n) help/assistance/

いちじょ    一女  /(n) daughter/the eldest daughter/woman/

 

いちだい    一代  /(n) generation/lifetime/age/

いちだい    一大  /(n) one large .../a great .../

 

いちだん    一団  /(n,adj-no) body/group/party/gang/troupe/

いちだん    一段  /(adv-to,adv) (1) more/much more/still more/all the more/(n) (2) step/rung/level/rank/(3) paragraph/passage/(4) Japanese verb group/(5) first rank (in martial arts, etc.)/

 

いちどう    一同  /(n,n-suf) all present/all concerned/all of us/

いちどう    一堂  /(n) (1) one building (hall, temple, shrine, room)/(2) same room/same place/same building/

 

いちぶ       一部  /(n-adv,n) (1) one part/one portion/one section/some/(2) one copy (e.g. of a document)/

いちぶ       一分  /(n) one tenth/one hundredth/one percent/one tenth of a sun/one quarter ryou (an old coin)/

 

いちょう    胃腸  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) stomach/gastrointestine/

いちょう    医長  /(n) medical director/chief physician/

 

いっか       一家  /(n) a house/a home/a family/a household/one's family/one's folks/a style/

いっか       一過  /(n,vs) passing away/

 

いっかん    一環  /(n,adj-no) link (e.g. a part of a larger plan)/

いっかん    一貫  /(n,vs) (1) consistency/coherence/integration/(2) one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)/(3) one piece of sushi/

 

いっきょく 一局  /(n) one game (checkers, etc.)/

いっきょく 一曲  /(n) tune (melody, piece of music)/

 

いっけん    一件  /(n) (one) matter/(one) item/(one) case/

いっけん    一見  /(n,vs) (1) look/glimpse/glance/(vs) (2) to glance/to glimpse/(3) (arch) first meeting/(adv) (4) apparently/seemingly/

 

いっこく    一刻  /(adj-na,n-adv,n-t) (1) minute/moment/an instant/(2) stubborn/hot-headed/

いっこく    一国  /(adj-na,n-adv,n-t) (1) whole country/(2) hotheaded/stubborn/

 

いっしゅ    一種  /(adv,n) species/kind/variety/

いっしゅ    一首  /(n-adv,n-t) tanka/poem/

 

いっせい    一世  /(n) a lifetime/a generation/foreign immigrant/Japanese immigrant to USA/

いっせい    一斉  /(n-adv,n) simultaneous/all at once/

 

いっそう    一層  /(adv,adj-no) (1) (uk) much more/still more/all the more/more than ever/(n,adj-no) (2) single layer (or storey, etc.)/(adv) (3) (arch) rather/sooner/preferably/

いっそう    一掃  /(n,vs) clean sweep/purging/doing away with/eradication/

 

いったい    一体  /(adv) (1) ...the heck (e.g. what the heck?)/...in the world (e.g. why in the world?)/...on earth (e.g. who on earth?)/(n) (2) one object/one body/unity/(3) one form/one style/(4) one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.)/(n-adv) (5) generally/in general/

いったい    一帯  /(n) region/zone/whole place/

 

いったん    一旦  /(adv) (1) (uk) once/(2) for a moment/temporarily/(n) (3) (arch) one morning/

いったん    一端  /(n) (1) one end/an end/(2) part/fragment/

 

いっぱい    一敗  /(n,vs) one defeat/

いっぱい    一杯  /(adj-na,adv,n,adj-no) (1) amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.)/drink (usu. alcoholic)/(2) full/(3) one squid, octopus, crab, etc./one boat/(adv,adj-no,adj-na) (4) (uk) fully/to capacity/(5) (uk) a lot/much/(n-suf,n-adv) (6) (uk) all of .../the entire .../

 

いっぴん    一品  /(n) (1) item/article/(2) dish/course/

いっぴん    逸品  /(n) article of rare beauty/gem/

 

いっぺん    一変  /(n,vs) complete change/about-face/

いっぺん    一遍  /(n-adv) (1) once/one time/(all at) once/in one sitting/(2) exclusively/only/alone/

 

いど  緯度  /(n,adj-no) latitude (nav.)/

いど  井戸  /(n) water well/

 

いどう       異動  /(n,vs) change/

いどう       移動  /(n,vs) (1) removal/migration/movement/(2) mobile (e.g. communications)/

 

いぶつ       異物  /(n) (1) foreign substance/foreign body/foreign contamination/(2) (arch) dead body/corpse/remains/

いぶつ       遺物  /(n) relic/momento/

 

いらい       以来  /(n-adv,n-t) since/henceforth/

いらい       依頼  /(n,vs) (1) request/commission/dispatch/despatch/(2) dependence/trust/

 

いりょう    衣料  /(n) clothing/

いりょう    医療  /(n,adj-no) medical care/medical treatment/

 

いれい       慰霊  /(n) comfort the spirit (of the dead)/

いれい       異例  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) exception/illness/singular/exceptional/unprecedented/

 

いんし       印紙  /(n) (revenue) stamp/

いんし       因子  /(n) (math) factor/divisor/element/

 

いんよう    引用  /(n,vs,adj-no) quotation/citation/reference/

いんよう    陰陽  /(n) cosmic dual forces/yin and yang/sun and moon, etc./

 

うき  雨期  /(n) rainy season/

うき  雨季  /(n) rainy season/

 

うちわ       団扇  /(n) fan/

うちわ       内輪  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) (1) moderate/private matter/family circle/the inside/(2) conservative/(3) pigeon-toed/

 

うんこう    運航  /(n,vs) operating (e.g. ships, aircraft)/

うんこう    運行  /(n,vs) (1) service (bus, train)/operation/(2) motion/revolution/movement/

 

えいせい    衛星  /(n,adj-no) satellite/

えいせい    衛生  /(n,adj-no) health/hygiene/sanitation/medical/

 

えいり       営利  /(n) money-making/commercialized/commercialised/

えいり       鋭利  /(adj-na,n) sharpness/

 

えんか       演歌  /(n) (1) enka/traditional-style Japanese popular ballad/

えんか       塩化  /(n,adj-no) chloride/

 

えんかい    宴会  /(n,adj-no) party/banquet/

えんかい    沿海  /(n,adj-no) coast/shore/inshore/coastal waters/

 

えんかく    沿革  /(n) history/development/

えんかく    遠隔  /(n,adj-no) distant/remote/isolated/

 

えんき       延期  /(n,vs) postponement/adjournment/

えんき       塩基  /(n) (chem) base/

 

えんぎ       演技  /(n,vs,adj-no) acting/performance/

えんぎ       縁起  /(n) (1) omen/(2) origin/causation/

 

えんげい    園芸  /(n,adj-no) horticulture/gardening/

えんげい    演芸  /(n) entertainment/performance/

 

えんざん    演算  /(n,vs) (mathematical) operation/calculation/

えんざん    遠山  /(n) distant mountain/

 

えんしゅう 円周  /(n,adj-no) circumference/

えんしゅう 演習  /(n,vs) (1) practice/practise/(2) exercises/manoeuvres/maneuvers/(3) seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.)/practicum/

 

えんだん    演壇  /(n) rostrum/platform/

えんだん    縁談  /(n) marriage proposal/engagement/

 

えんちょう 園長  /(n) head of a garden/kindergarten principal/nursery school principal/park director (botanical garden)/zoo director (zoological garden)/head of a plantation/

えんちょう 延長  /(n,vs) (1) extension/elongation/prolongation/lengthening/(n) (2) Enchou era (923.4.11-931.4.26)/

 

おうきゅう 応急  /(n,adj-no) emergency/first-aid/

おうきゅう 王宮  /(n) royal palace/

 

おうこう    横行  /(n,vs,adj-no) (1) walking sideways/staggering/striding/(2) being rampant/being widespread/being prevalent/

おうこう    王侯  /(n) king and princes/noble rank/

 

おうしょう 応召  /(n,vs) (mil) respond to a call for military service/being called to the colours (colors)/

おうしょう 王将  /(n) (1) king/(2) king (for senior player) (shogi)/

 

おのおの    各々  /(n-t) each/every/either/respectively/severally/

おのおの    各各  /(n-t) each/every/either/respectively/severally/

 

おば  叔母  /(n) aunt/

おば  伯母  /(n) aunt/

 

おんし       恩師  /(n) (hon) teacher/one's former teacher/

おんし       恩賜  /(n) Imperial gift/

 

おんしつ    温室  /(n) greenhouse/hothouse/conservatory/glasshouse/

おんしつ    音質  /(n) tone quality/sound quality/

 

おんど       温度  /(n) temperature/

おんど       音頭  /(n) (1) leading a group of people/someone who leads others into a song by singing the leading notes/(2) workmen's songs/marching songs/

 

おんわ       温和  /(adj-na,n) gentle/mild/moderate/

おんわ       穏和  /(adj-na,n) gentle/mild/moderate/

 

かいぎ       会議  /(n,vs,adj-no) meeting/conference/session/assembly/council/convention/congress/

かいぎ       懐疑  /(n,vs) doubt/skepticism/scepticism/disbelief/

 

かいけん    会見  /(n,vs) interview/audience/

かいけん    改憲  /(n,vs) constitutional change/

 

かいこ       解雇  /(n,vs) discharge/dismissal/

かいこ       回顧  /(n,vs,adj-no) recollection/

 

かいこく    戒告  /(n,vs) admonition/

かいこく    開国  /(n,vs) (1) founding a country/(2) opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world/

 

かいしょう 解消  /(n,vs) cancellation/liquidation/resolution/reduction (e.g. of stress)/

かいしょう 快勝  /(n,vs) sweeping victory/easy victory/

 

かいしん    会心  /(n,vs) congeniality/satisfaction/

かいしん    改新  /(n,vs) reformation/

 

かいじゅう 怪獣  /(n) monster/

かいじゅう 懐柔  /(n,vs) winning over/placation/gentle persuasion/

 

かいじょ    介助  /(n) (1) help/assistance/aid/(vs) (2) to assist/to help/to aid/

かいじょ    解除  /(n,vs) cancellation/rescinding/release/calling off/lifting (sanctions)/delisting/

 

かいせつ    解説  /(n,vs,adj-no) explanation/commentary/exposition/elucidation/

かいせつ    開設  /(n,vs) establishment/opening/

 

かいそく    会則  /(n) society or club regulations/constitution/

かいそく    快速  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) high speed/celerity/mobility/express (train that bypasses many stations)/

 

かいちょう 会長  /(n) president (of a society)/chairman/

かいちょう 快調  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) harmony/excellent condition/

 

かいてん    回転  /(n,vs) rotation (usu. around something)/revolution/turning/

かいてん    開店  /(n,vs) opening (of a shop)/

 

かいひ       会費  /(n) membership fee/

かいひ       回避  /(n,vs) evasion/avoidance/

 

かいめい    解明  /(n,vs) clarification/elucidation/explication/

かいめい    改名  /(n,vs) name change/

 

かいろ       回路  /(n) circuit (electric)/

かいろ       海路  /(n-t) sea route/

 

かいん       下院  /(n) lower house/lower (legislative) body/

かいん       課員  /(n) section staff/

 

かがく       化学  /(n,adj-no) (1) chemistry/(suf) (2) (abbr) chemical company (e.g. Acme Chemical Co.)/

かがく       科学  /(n) science/

 

かぎょう    家業  /(n) family business/trade/occupation/line of work/one's father's occupation/

かぎょう    稼業  /(n) trade/business/commerce/occupation/

 

かくさん    拡散  /(n,vs,adj-no) scattering/diffusion/spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)/

かくさん    核酸  /(n) nucleic acid/

 

かくりつ    確率  /(n) probability/likelihood/chances/

かくりつ    確立  /(n) (1) establishment/settlement/(vs) (2) to establish/to settle/

 

かけい       家系  /(n) family lineage/

かけい       家計  /(n) household economy/family finances/

 

かげき       歌劇  /(n,adj-no) opera/

かげき       過激  /(adj-na,n) extreme/radical/

 

かげん       下限  /(n) lower limit/

かげん       加減  /(n,adj-na) (1) addition and subtraction/(2) allowance for/(3) degree/extent/measure/(4) condition/state of health/(5) seasoning/flavor/flavour/moderation/adjustment/(6) influence (of the weather)/(7) chance/

 

かさい       家裁  /(n) (abbr) family court/

かさい       火災  /(n) conflagration/fire/

 

かしょ       箇所  /(n,ctr) passage/place/point/part/

かしょ       個所  /(n,ctr) passage/place/point/part/

 

かしょう    仮称  /(n,vs) temporary name/

かしょう    歌唱  /(n,vs) song/singing/

 

かじ  家事  /(n) (1) housework/domestic chores/(2) family affairs/household matters/

かじ  火事  /(n) fire/conflagration/

 

かじゅう    加重  /(n,vs) weighting (in averaging)/aggravation/

かじゅう    果汁  /(n) fruit juice/

 

かじん       家人  /(n) the family/one's folks/

かじん       歌人  /(n) poet (of tanka poems)/

 

かちょう    花鳥  /(n) flowers and birds/

かちょう    課長  /(n) section manager/section chief/

 

かっき       画期  /(n) ground-breaking/epoch (making)/

かっき       活気  /(n) energy/liveliness/

 

かっこう    格好  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) (1) shape/form/posture/appearance/manner/(2) suitability/moderateness (in price)/

かっこう    滑降  /(n,vs) skiing down a slope/doing downhill skiing/descent/

 

かとう       下等  /(adj-na,n) inferior/base/vulgar/low grade/lower class/

かとう       過当  /(adj-na,n) excessive/exorbitant/

 

かどう       稼働  /(n,vs) operation (of machine)/actual work/

かどう       華道  /(n) flower arrangement/

 

かねつ       加熱  /(n,vs) heating/application of heat/

かねつ       過熱  /(n,vs) superheating/overheating/

 

かびん       花瓶  /(n) (flower) vase/

かびん       過敏  /(adj-na,n) nervousness/oversensitivity/

 

かみがた    上方  /(n,adj-no) Kyoto and vicinity/Kyoto-Osaka region/Kansai region (esp. during Edo period)/

かみがた    髪形  /(n) hair style/coiffure/hairdo/

 

かめい       仮名  /(n) alias/pseudonym/pen name/nom de plume/

かめい       加盟  /(n,vs) participation/affiliation/

 

かよう       歌謡  /(n) song/ballad/

かよう       火曜  /(n-adv,n) Tuesday/

 

かりゅう    下流  /(n) (1) downstream/lower reaches of a river/(2) lower classes/

かりゅう    花柳  /(n) red-light district/

 

かわぎし    河岸  /(n,adj-no) (1) riverbank/riverside/(2) fish market/

かわぎし    川岸  /(n,adj-no) (1) riverbank/riverside/(2) fish market/

 

かわぐち    河口  /(n,adj-no) mouth of river/estuary/

かわぐち    川口  /(n,adj-no) mouth of river/estuary/

 

かわら       河原  /(n) dry river bed/river beach/

かわら       川原  /(n) dry river bed/river beach/

 

かんか       感化  /(n,vs) influence/inspiration/reform/correction/

かんか       看過  /(n,vs) connivance/shutting one's eyes to/

 

かんかく    感覚  /(n,vs) sense/sensation/feeling/intuition/

かんかく    間隔  /(n) space/interval/SPC/

 

かんがい    感慨  /(n) strong feelings/deep emotion/

かんがい    灌漑  /(n,vs) irrigation/

 

かんきん    換金  /(n,vs) realize/realise/turn into money/

かんきん    監禁  /(n,vs,adj-no) confinement/

 

かんけつ    完結  /(n,vs) conclusion/completion/

かんけつ    簡潔  /(adj-na,n) brevity/conciseness/simplicity/

 

かんげき    感激  /(n,vs) deep emotion/impression/inspiration/

かんげき    観劇  /(n,vs) theatre-going/theater-going/

 

かんげん    甘言  /(n,adj-no) cajolery/

かんげん    還元  /(n,vs,adj-no) resolution/reduction/return to origins/

 

かんこく    勧告  /(n,vs,adj-no) advice/counsel/remonstrance/recommendation/

かんこく    韓国  /(n) (South) Korea/

 

かんご       漢語  /(n) Chinese word/Sino-Japanese word/

かんご       看護  /(n,vs) nursing/(army) nurse/

 

かんさい    簡裁  /(n) summary court/court of summary offences/court of summary offenses/

かんさい    関西  /(n) Kansai (south-western half of Japan, including Osaka)/

 

かんさつ    監察  /(n,vs) inspection/inspector/

かんさつ    観察  /(n,vs) observation/survey/

 

かんさん    換算  /(n,vs) conversion (e.g. yen to dollars)/change/exchange/translation (numerical)/

かんさん    閑散  /(adj-na) (1) deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets)/very few people/(2) quiet/inactive/off-season/dull/hushed/

 

かんし       漢詩  /(n) Chinese poetry/

かんし       監視  /(n,vs) observation/guarding/inspection/surveillance/

 

かんしょく 感触  /(n,vs) feel (i.e. tactile sensation)/touch/feeling/sensation/texture (e.g. food, cloth)/

かんしょく 間食  /(n,vs) eating between meals/snacking/

 

かんしん    感心  /(adj-na,n,vs) admiration/Well done!/

かんしん    関心  /(n) concern/interest/

 

かんじ       幹事  /(n,vs) executive secretary/coordinator/organizer/person in charge of making arrangements/

かんじ       漢字  /(n) Chinese characters/kanji/

 

かんじん    勧進  /(n,vs) temple solicitation/

かんじん    肝心  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) essential/fundamental/crucial/vital/main/

 

かんせつ    間接  /(n,adj-no) indirection/indirectness/

かんせつ    関節  /(n,adj-no) joints (knee joint, elbow joint, etc.)/

 

かんぜん    完全  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) perfection/completeness/

かんぜん    敢然  /(n,adj-t,adv-to) boldly/

 

かんたい    歓待  /(n,vs) warm reception/friendly reception/

かんたい    艦隊  /(n) (naval) fleet/armada/

 

かんたん    感嘆  /(n,vs,adj-no) admiration/wonder/

かんたん    簡単  /(adj-na,n) (1) simple/easy/uncomplicated/(2) brief/quick/light/

 

かんち       完治  /(n,vs) complete recovery/

かんち       関知  /(n,vs) concern/business/

 

かんとう    完投  /(n,vs) going the whole distance/pitching a whole game/

かんとう    敢闘  /(n,vs) fighting bravely/

 

かんない    管内  /(n,adj-no) within the jurisdiction of/

かんない    館内  /(n) in the building/

 

かんぱい    乾杯  /(n,vs) (1) toast/drink (in celebration or in honor of something)/(2) drinking one's glass dry/(int) (3) cheers/

かんぱい    完敗  /(n) (1) complete defeat/utter defeat/annihilation/(vs) (2) to be completely defeated/to be beaten hollow/

 

かんぶ       幹部  /(n,adj-no) management/(executive) staff/leaders/leadership/top brass/upper echelons/

かんぶ       患部  /(n) affected part/

 

かんぽう    官報  /(n) official daily gazette/official telegram/

かんぽう    漢方  /(n) traditional Chinese medicine/

 

かんまん    干満  /(n,adj-no) ebb and flow/

かんまん    緩慢  /(adj-na,n) slow/sluggish/dull/

 

かんもん    喚問  /(n,vs) summons/

かんもん    関門  /(n) barrier/gateway/

 

かんよう    寛容  /(adj-na,n) tolerance/open-mindedness/forbearance/generosity/

かんよう    肝要  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) essential/vital/crucial/importance/

 

かんりょう 完了  /(n,vs,adj-no) (1) completion/conclusion/(n) (2) (ling) perfect (tense, form, aspect)/

かんりょう 官僚  /(n) bureaucrat/bureaucracy/

 

かんれい    寒冷  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) cold/coldness/chilliness/

かんれい    慣例  /(n,adj-no) custom/precedent/of convention/

 

かんわ       漢和  /(n) (1) China and Japan/(2) Chinese and Japanese (languages)/(3) (abbr) Chinese Character-Japanese dictionary/

かんわ       緩和  /(n,vs) relief/mitigation/alleviation/relaxation/softening/

 

がいかく    外角  /(n) outside corner/external angle/

がいかく    外郭  /(n) (1) outer wall (e.g. castle)/outer block (enclosure)/(2) outline/contour/

 

がいしょう 外傷  /(n) external wound/(physical) trauma/

がいしょう 外相  /(n) Foreign Minister/

 

がいよう    外洋  /(n) open sea/ocean/

がいよう    概要  /(n-t) outline/summary/abridgment/synopsis/

 

がしょう    画商  /(n) picture dealer/

がしょう    賀正  /(n) A Happy New Year!/

 

がっかい    学会  /(n) scientific society/academic meeting/academic conference/

がっかい    学界  /(n) academic or scientific world/

 

がっき       学期  /(n,adj-no) school term/semester/

がっき       楽器  /(n,adj-no) musical instrument/

 

がっきゅう 学究  /(n) scholar/student/

がっきゅう 学級  /(n,adj-no) (school) class/

 

がっしょう 合唱  /(n,vs,adj-no) chorus/singing in a chorus/

がっしょう 合掌  /(n,vs) (1) pressing one's hands together in prayer/(n) (2) triangular frame of a thatched roof/(3) Yours sincerely/Yours truly/Sincerely yours/

 

がんきょう 眼鏡  /(n) (1) spectacles/glasses/

がんきょう 頑強  /(adj-na,n) dogged/tenacious/stubborn/

 

きいん       棋院  /(n) shogi (go) hall/

きいん       起因  /(n,vs) cause/

 

きか  幾何  /(n) geometry/

きか  帰化  /(n,vs) naturalization/naturalisation/

 

きかく       企画  /(n,vs) planning/project/plan/design/

きかく       規格  /(n) standard/norm/

 

きがい       危害  /(n) injury/harm/danger/

きがい       気概  /(n) strong spirit/mettle/backbone/guts/fighting spirit/

 

きき  危機  /(n,adj-no) crisis/

きき  機器  /(n) machinery and tools/

 

きぐ  危惧  /(n,vs) apprehensions/misgivings/uneasiness/anxiety/fear/

きぐ  器具  /(n) utensil/apparatus/implement/device/gadget/

 

きけん       危険  /(n,adj-no) (1) danger/peril/hazard/(adj-na) (2) dangerous/hazardous/

きけん       棄権  /(n,vs) (1) abstaining from voting/(2) renunciation of a right/(3) did not start (sport)/DNS/defaulting/

 

きざい       器材  /(n) tools and materials/equipment and materials/

きざい       機材  /(n) machine parts/machinery/equipment/

 

きし  棋士  /(n) shogi player/go player/

きし  騎士  /(n) knight/

 

きしゃ       汽車  /(n) train (sometimes specifically a steam train)/

きしゃ       記者  /(n,adj-no) reporter/

 

きじ  記事  /(n) article/news story/report/account/

きじ  生地  /(n) (1) cloth/material/texture/(2) one's true character/(3) unglazed pottery/(4) uncooked dough/batter/

 

きじゅつ    奇術  /(n) magic/conjuring/sleight of hand/legerdemain/

きじゅつ    記述  /(n,vs) description/descriptor/

 

きじゅん    基準  /(n,adj-no) standard/basis/criterion/norm/reference/datum/

きじゅん    規準  /(n,adj-no) standard/basis/criterion/norm/reference/datum/

 

きじょう    机上  /(n,adj-no) (1) on the desk/(2) theoretical/academic/

きじょう    気丈  /(adj-na,n) stout-hearted/firm/

 

きせき       奇跡  /(n,adj-no) miracle/wonder/marvel/

きせき       軌跡  /(n) (1) tire track/(2) traces of a person or thing/path one has taken/(3) (math) locus/

 

きそ  基礎  /(n,adj-no) foundation/basis/

きそ  起訴  /(n,vs,adj-no) prosecution/indictment/

 

きぞく       帰属  /(n,vs) (1) belonging to/coming under the jurisdiction of/ascription/attribution/imputation (of guilt, etc.)/(2) reverting to/being returned to/being restored to/

きぞく       貴族  /(n,adj-no) noble/aristocrat/

 

きと  企図  /(n,vs) plan/project/scheme/

きと  帰途  /(n,adj-no) on the way back/returning/

 

きとう       気筒  /(n,ctr) cylinder/

きとう       祈祷  /(n,vs) prayer/exorcism/

 

きど  輝度  /(n) brightness/clearness/luminance/

きど  木戸  /(n) (1) wicket gate/wooden door/(2) entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)/

 

きどう       機動  /(n) (1) maneuver (usu. of military force)/manoeuvre/(adj-f) (2) mobile/nimble/agile/quick to respond/

きどう       軌道  /(n,adj-no) (1) (astron) (physics) orbit/trajectory/(n) (2) railroad track/(3) (on the right) track/going smoothly/

 

きねん       祈念  /(n,vs) prayer/

きねん       記念  /(n,vs) commemoration/memory/

 

きのう       機能  /(n,vs) function/facility/faculty/feature/

きのう       昨日  /(n-adv,n-t) yesterday/

 

きはく       希薄  /(adj-na,n) (1) thin (e.g. air)/diluted/sparse/lean/weak/rarified/rarefied/(2) lacking (e.g. empathy)/deficient/insufficient (e.g. zeal)/

きはく       気迫  /(n) spirit/soul/drive/vigor/vigour/

 

きはん       規範  /(n) model/standard/pattern/norm/criterion/example/

きはん       軌範  /(n) model/standard/pattern/norm/criterion/example/

 

きば  騎馬  /(n) horse-riding/

きば  木場  /(n) lumberyard/

 

きみ  黄身  /(n) egg yolk/

きみ  気味  /(n) (1) sensation/feeling/(2) tendency/propensity/

 

きゅうけい 休憩  /(n,vs) rest/break/recess/intermission/

きゅうけい 求刑  /(n,vs,adj-no) prosecution/recommended sentence/prosecution's demand for punishment/

 

きゅうし    休止  /(n,vs,adj-no) pause/cessation/rest/

きゅうし    急死  /(n,vs) sudden death/

 

きゅうしゅう      吸収  /(n,vs) absorption/suction/attraction/

きゅうしゅう      九州  /(n) Kyushu (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)/

 

きゅうしん 急伸  /(n,vs) sudden rise (esp. of stock prices)/jump/

きゅうしん 急進  /(n,vs) rapid progress/radical/

 

きゅうそく 休息  /(n,vs,adj-no) rest/relief/relaxation/

きゅうそく 急速  /(adj-na,n) rapid (e.g. progress)/

 

きゅうだん 球団  /(n) baseball team/

きゅうだん 糾弾  /(n,vs) blame/

 

きゅうめい 救命  /(n,adj-no) lifesaving/

きゅうめい 究明  /(n,vs) investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)/

 

きゅうよう 休養  /(n,vs,adj-no) rest/break/recreation/

きゅうよう 急用  /(n) urgent business/

 

きゅうりょう      丘陵  /(n) hill/

きゅうりょう      給料  /(n) salary/wages/

 

きょうい    脅威  /(n,vs) threat/menace/

きょうい    驚異  /(n) wonder/miracle/

 

きょうえい 競泳  /(n,vs) swimming race/

きょうえい 共栄  /(n) mutual prosperity/

 

きょうか    強化  /(n,vs) strengthen/intensify/reinforce/solidify/enhancement/

きょうか    教科  /(n) subject/curriculum/

 

きょうかん 共感  /(n,vs,adj-no) sympathy/empathy/response/

きょうかん 教官  /(n) teacher/instructor/professor/

 

きょうき    凶器  /(n) dangerous weapon/lethal weapon/deadly weapon/

きょうき    狂気  /(n,adj-no) madness/insanity/

 

きょうぎ    競技  /(n,vs,adj-no) game/match/contest/

きょうぎ    協議  /(n,vs) conference/consultation/discussion/negotiation/

 

きょうこく 峡谷  /(n) glen/ravine/gorge/canyon/

きょうこく 強国  /(n) strong nation/powerful country/

 

きょうごう 競合  /(n,vs,adj-no) contention/competition/rivalry/quarrel/

きょうごう 強豪  /(adj-na,n) veteran/champion/

 

きょうさい 共催  /(n,vs) joint sponsorship/

きょうさい 共済  /(n) mutual aid/

 

きょうさん 共産  /(n) (1) communism/(2) (abbr) Communist Party/

きょうさん 協賛  /(n,vs) support/mutual aid/cooperation/approval/authorization/authorisation/

 

きょうしゅう      教習  /(n,vs) training/instruction/

きょうしゅう      郷愁  /(n) nostalgia/homesickness/

 

きょうじゅ 享受  /(n,vs) reception/acceptance/enjoyment/being given/

きょうじゅ 教授  /(n,vs,adj-no) (1) professor/(2) teaching/instruction/

 

きょうだん 教団  /(n) religious organization/religious organisation/

きょうだん 教壇  /(n) platform/

 

きょうちょう      協調  /(n,vs) (1) cooperation/conciliation/harmony/(2) firm (market) tone/

きょうちょう      強調  /(n,vs) emphasis/highlight/stress/stressed point/

 

きょうてい 競艇  /(n,adj-no) boat race/

きょうてい 協定  /(n,vs) arrangement/pact/agreement/

 

きょうと    京都  /(n) Kyoto/

きょうと    教徒  /(n) believer/adherent/

 

きょうとう 共闘  /(n,vs) joint struggle/common (united) front/

きょうとう 教頭  /(n) deputy head teacher/vice principal/

 

きょうど    強度  /(adj-na,n) strength/intensity/

きょうど    郷土  /(n) native place/birth-place/one's old home/

 

きょうどう 共同  /(n,vs,adj-no) doing together (as equals)/sharing/common (land, etc.)/joint (statement, etc.)/cooperation/co-operation/collaboration/association/

きょうどう 協同  /(n,vs,adj-no) doing together (as equals)/sharing/common (land, etc.)/joint (statement, etc.)/cooperation/co-operation/collaboration/association/

 

きょうりょく      協力  /(n,vs,adj-no) cooperation/collaboration/

きょうりょく      強力  /(adj-na,n) powerful/strong/

 

きょうわ    共和  /(adj-f) republican/cooperative/

きょうわ    協和  /(n,vs) concord/harmony/concert/

 

きよう       器用  /(adj-na,n) skillful/skilful/handy/

きよう       起用  /(n,vs) appointment (to a position, job, etc.)/being used for a role/promotion/

 

きりつ       規律  /(n) (1) order/observance/discipline/(2) rules/law/regulations/

きりつ       起立  /(n,vs) standing up/

 

きれい       奇麗  /(adj-na) (1) (uk) pretty/lovely/beautiful/fair/(2) clean/clear/pure/tidy/neat/(3) completely/entirely/

きれい       綺麗  /(adj-na) (1) (uk) pretty/lovely/beautiful/fair/(2) clean/clear/pure/tidy/neat/(3) completely/entirely/

 

きろ  岐路  /(n) forked road/crossroads/

きろ  帰路  /(n-adv,n-t) one's way back/

 

きんかい    近海  /(n,adj-no) coastal waters/adjacent seas/

きんかい    金塊  /(n) nugget/gold bullion/gold bar/

 

きんこ       禁固  /(n,vs) imprisonment/confinement/

きんこ       金庫  /(n) (1) safe/strongbox/cashbox/vault/strongroom/(2) depository/cash office/treasury/provider of funds/

 

きんこう    均衡  /(n,vs) equilibrium/balance/

きんこう    近郊  /(n) suburbs/outskirts/

 

きんし       禁止  /(n,vs) prohibition/inhibition/ban/

きんし       近視  /(n,adj-no) myopia/shortsightedness/nearsightedness/

 

きんしん    謹慎  /(n) penitence/discipline/house arrest/

きんしん    近親  /(n,adj-no) near relative/

 

きんぞく    勤続  /(n,vs) continuous service/

きんぞく    金属  /(n) metal/

 

ぎいん       議員  /(n) member of the Diet, congress or parliament/

ぎいん       議院  /(n) (1) parliament/congress/diet/(2) house (of parliament, etc.)/chamber/

 

ぎじ  疑似  /(n,pref,adj-no) suspected/pseudo/sham/quasi/false/mock/

ぎじ  議事  /(n) proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress)/business (of the day)/

 

ぎそう       偽装  /(n,vs,adj-no) disguise/camouflage/masquerade/

ぎそう       擬装  /(n,vs,adj-no) disguise/camouflage/masquerade/

 

ぎふ  岐阜  /(n) Gifu (pn)/

ぎふ  義父  /(n) father-in-law/foster father/stepfather/

 

ぎょうじ    行司  /(n) (sumo) referee/

ぎょうじ    行事  /(n) event/function/

 

ぎょうせい 暁星  /(n) morning star/Venus/rarity/

ぎょうせい 行政  /(n,adj-no) administration/

 

くちょう    区長  /(n) ward headman/

くちょう    口調  /(n) tone (e.g. of voice, etc.)/(verbal) expression/

 

ぐんしゅう 群衆  /(n,vs) group (of people)/crowd/horde/throng/mob/multitude/

ぐんしゅう 群集  /(n,vs) group (of living things)/crowd/community/

 

ぐんぶ       軍部  /(n) military authorities/army circles/

ぐんぶ       郡部  /(n) rural districts/counties/

 

けいかい    警戒  /(n,adj-no) (1) vigilance/precaution/watch/lookout/alertness/(vs) (2) to be vigilant/to be cautious/to guard (against)/

けいかい    軽快  /(adj-na) (1) casual (e.g. dress)/light/nimble/jaunty/rhythmical (e.g. melody)/(n,vs) (2) taking a turn for the better/receding of symptoms/

 

けいかん    景観  /(n) scenery/

けいかん    警官  /(n,adj-no) policeman/

 

けいこく    渓谷  /(n) valley/ravine/canyon/

けいこく    警告  /(n,vs,adj-no) warning/advice/

 

けいご       敬語  /(n) (ling) honorific/term of respect/polite expression/honorific language/

けいご       警護  /(n,vs) bodyguard/escort/

 

けいし       警視  /(n) police superintendent/metropolitan police/

けいし       軽視  /(n,vs) despise/slight/ignore/neglect/

 

けいせい    形勢  /(n) condition/situation/prospects/

けいせい    形成  /(n,vs,adj-no) formation/molding/taking form/

 

けいたい    形態  /(n) form/shape/figure/

けいたい    携帯  /(n,vs,adj-no) (1) something carried (in the hand)/handheld/(n) (2) (abbr) (col) mobile telephone/cell phone/

 

けいちょう 傾聴  /(n,vs) listening closely/

けいちょう 慶弔  /(n) congratulations and condolences/

 

けいほう    刑法  /(n,adj-no) criminal law/penal code/

けいほう    警報  /(n) alarm/warning/

 

けいゆ       経由  /(n-adv) (1) through/by way of/via/(vs) (2) to go via/to go by way of/

けいゆ       軽油  /(n) (1) diesel oil/gas oil/(2) light oil/

 

けいよう    形容  /(n,vs) (1) describing/comparing/expressing figuratively/modifying/qualifying (e.g. an adjective qualifying a noun)/(n) (2) form/figure/condition/state/(3) personal appearance/one's face and figure/looks/

けいよう    掲揚  /(n,vs) hoist (flag)/fly/display/

 

けいりょう 計量  /(n,vs) (1) measurement/computation/(2) (math) metric/measure/

けいりょう 軽量  /(n,adj-no) light weight/

 

けっかん    欠陥  /(n) (1) defect/fault/deficiency/deformity/(2) shortage/gap/

けっかん    血管  /(n,adj-no) blood vessel/

 

けっこん    結婚  /(n,adj-no,vs) marriage/

けっこん    血痕  /(n) bloodstain/

 

けっさい    決済  /(n,vs) settlement/payment of account/

けっさい    決裁  /(n,vs) sanction/approval/

 

けっしょう 決勝  /(n) decision of a contest/finals (in sports)/

けっしょう 結晶  /(n,vs) crystal/crystallization/crystallisation/

 

けっとう    結党  /(n,vs) formation of a party/

けっとう    血糖  /(n) blood sugar/

 

けんえき    検疫  /(n,vs) quarantine/medical inspection/

けんえき    権益  /(n) (one's) interests/

 

けんかい    県会  /(n) prefectural assembly/

けんかい    見解  /(n) opinion/point of view/

 

けんがい    圏外  /(n) outside range/outside orbit/

けんがい    県外  /(n,adj-no) outside the prefecture/

 

けんきょ    検挙  /(n,vs) arrest/roundup/

けんきょ    謙虚  /(adj-na,n) modesty/humility/

 

けんしん    健診  /(n,vs) (abbr) physical examination/medical examination/health checkup/health screening/

けんしん    検診  /(n,vs) (abbr) physical examination/medical examination/health checkup/health screening/

 

けんじ       堅持  /(n,vs) holding on to/sticking to/

けんじ       検事  /(n) public prosecutor/

 

けんちょう 堅調  /(adj-na,n) bullish/firm (market)/

けんちょう 県庁  /(n) prefectural office/

 

けんどう    剣道  /(n) kendo/swordmanship/fencing/way of the sword/

けんどう    県道  /(n) prefectural road/

 

けんない    圏内  /(n) within the sphere/

けんない    県内  /(adj-no) within the prefecture/

 

けんめい    懸命  /(adj-na,n) eagerness/earnestness/risking one's life/

けんめい    賢明  /(adj-na,n) wisdom/intelligence/prudence/

 

げきじょう 劇場  /(n,adj-no) theatre/theater/playhouse/

げきじょう 激情  /(n) violent emotion/passion/fury/

 

げっかん    月刊  /(n,adj-no) monthly publication/monthly issue/

げっかん    月間  /(n,adj-f) month-long period/(during) month/

 

げんいん    原因  /(n,vs) cause/origin/source/

げんいん    減員  /(n,vs) reduction of staff/

 

げんえき    減益  /(n,vs) decrease in profits/

げんえき    現役  /(n,adj-no) active duty/active service/

 

げんかい    厳戒  /(n,vs,adj-no) strict guard/

げんかい    限界  /(n,adj-no) limit/bound/

 

げんかく    厳格  /(adj-na,n) severe/rigid/strictness/rigor/rigour/austerity/

げんかく    幻覚  /(n) hallucination/illusion/

 

げんがく    弦楽  /(n) music for strings/string music/

げんがく    減額  /(n,vs) reduction/diminution/abatement/

 

げんきゅう 減給  /(n,vs,adj-no) pay cut/salary cut/

げんきゅう 言及  /(n,vs) reference/allusion/

 

げんきょう 元凶  /(n) (1) ringleader/main culprit/(2) main cause/source/

げんきょう 現況  /(n) present condition/

 

げんきん    厳禁  /(n,vs) strict prohibition/ban/interdiction/

げんきん    現金  /(n) (1) cash/ready money/money on hand/currency/(adj-na) (2) mercenary/self-interested/calculating/

 

げんけい    原型  /(n,adj-no) prototype/model/pattern/archetypal/

げんけい    原形  /(n) original form/base form/

 

げんこう    原稿  /(n) manuscript/copy/

げんこう    現行  /(n,adj-no) present/current/in operation/

 

げんさん    原産  /(n,adj-no) place of origin/habitat/

げんさん    減産  /(n,vs) reduction in production/

 

げんしゅ    元首  /(n) ruler/sovereign/

げんしゅ    厳守  /(n,vs) strict observance/adherence/scrupulous compliance/

 

げんしょう 減少  /(n,vs,adj-no) decrease/reduction/decline/

げんしょう 現象  /(n) phenomenon/

 

げんしょく 原色  /(n) (1) primary colour/primary color/(2) pure color/unmixed color/striking color/(3) original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)/

げんしょく 現職  /(n,adj-no) present post/current office/(an) incumbent/

 

げんせん    原潜  /(n) (abbr) nuclear submarine/

げんせん    源泉  /(n,adj-no) source/

 

げんそく    原則  /(n) principle/general rule/

げんそく    減速  /(n,vs,adj-no) deceleration/

 

げんち       現地  /(n,adj-no) actual place/local/on-site/

げんち       言質  /(n) commitment/pledge or promise/

 

げんてん    原点  /(n) origin (coordinates)/starting point/

げんてん    減点  /(n,vs) subtract/give a demerit/

 

げんりょう 原料  /(n) raw materials/

げんりょう 減量  /(n,vs,adj-no) loss in quantity/

 

こうあん    公安  /(n) public safety/public welfare/

こうあん    考案  /(n,vs) plan/device/idea/invention/

 

こういん    工員  /(n) factory worker/

こういん    行員  /(n) (abbr) bank clerk/

 

こうえい    光栄  /(adj-na,n) honour/honor/glory/privilege/

こうえい    公営  /(n,adj-no) public management/

 

こうえき    交易  /(n,vs) trade/commerce/

こうえき    公益  /(n,adj-no) public/public good/

 

こうおん    高温  /(n) high temperature/

こうおん    高音  /(n) high-pitched tone/soprano/

 

こうがい    公害  /(n,adj-no) pollution/public nuisance/contamination/

こうがい    郊外  /(n,adj-no) suburb/outskirts/

 

こうきょう 公共  /(n,adj-no) public/community/public service/society/communal/

こうきょう 好況  /(n) prosperous conditions/healthy economy/

 

こうぎ       抗議  /(n,vs,adj-no) protest/objection/

こうぎ       講義  /(n,vs) lecture/

 

こうこく    広告  /(n,vs,adj-no) advertisement/

こうこく    抗告  /(n,vs) kokoku (interlocutory) appeal/protest/complaint/

 

こうご       交互  /(n,adj-no) mutual/reciprocal/alternate/

こうご       口語  /(n,adj-no) (1) spoken language/(2) literary style based on (modern) spoken language/

 

こうさつ    絞殺  /(n,vs) strangulation/strangling/

こうさつ    考察  /(n,vs) consideration/inquiry/enquiry/investigation/study/

 

こうさん    公算  /(n) probability/likelihood/

こうさん    降参  /(n,vs) giving in to/giving up/surrender/

 

こうざ       口座  /(n) account (e.g. bank)/

こうざ       講座  /(n) (1) academic teaching unit/lectureship/professorial chair/(2) course (e.g. of lectures)/

 

こうざん    鉱山  /(n) mine (ore)/

こうざん    高山  /(n,adj-no) high mountain/alpine/

 

こうしき    公式  /(n,adj-no,adj-na) (1) formality/formal/official/(2) formula/

こうしき    硬式  /(n) hardball (tennis, baseball)/

 

こうしつ    皇室  /(n) Imperial household/

こうしつ    硬質  /(n,adj-no) hardness/stiffness/

 

こうしゃく 侯爵  /(n) marquis/marquess/

こうしゃく 公爵  /(n,adj-no) prince/duke/

 

こうしょく 公職  /(n) public office/

こうしょく 好色  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) lust/sensuality/lewdness/

 

こうじ       公示  /(n,vs) edict/public announcement/

こうじ       工事  /(n,vs) construction work/construction/work (related to construction, e.g. painting, concrete-pouring, etc.)/

 

こうじょ    控除  /(n,vs) subtraction/deduction (e.g. tax)/subsidy/

こうじょ    皇女  /(n) imperial princess/

 

こうすい    降水  /(n) rainfall/precipitation/

こうすい    香水  /(n) perfume/

 

こうせき    功績  /(n) achievements/merit/meritorious service/meritorious deed/

こうせき    鉱石  /(n) ore/mineral/crystal/

 

こうぞく    後続  /(n,adj-no,vs) succeeding/following/trailing/

こうぞく    皇族  /(n) imperial family/royalty/

 

こうだん    公団  /(n) (1) public corporation/(2) (abbr) public housing/

こうだん    講談  /(n) story-telling/

 

こうてつ    更迭  /(n,vs) change/shake-up/reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet)/dismissal (e.g. of a minister)/exchanging places/

こうてつ    鋼鉄  /(n) steel/

 

こうてん    好天  /(n) fine weather/

こうてん    好転  /(n,vs) changing for the better/

 

こうど       硬度  /(n) hardness/solidity/

こうど       高度  /(adj-na,n) (1) altitude/height/(2) advanced/high-grade/strong/

 

こうにん    後任  /(n,adj-no) successor/

こうにん    公認  /(n,vs,adj-no) official recognition/authorization/authorisation/licence/license/accreditation/

 

こうはい    後輩  /(n) junior (at work, school, etc.)/younger people/younger student/

こうはい    荒廃  /(n,vs) ruin/destruction/devastation/waste/decay/

 

こうひ       公費  /(n) public expenditure/

こうひ       工費  /(n) construction cost/

 

こうひょう 公表  /(n,vs) official announcement/proclamation/

こうひょう 好評  /(n,adj-na,adj-no) popularity/favorable reputation/favourable reputation/

 

こうふ       交付  /(n,vs) delivering/handing over/furnishing (e.g. with copies)/issuance/issuing/

こうふ       公布  /(n,vs) official proclamation/announcement/promulgation (e.g. of regulations)/

 

こうふく    幸福  /(adj-na,n) happiness/blessedness/joy/well-being/

こうふく    降伏  /(n,vs) capitulation/surrender/submission/

 

こうぶつ    好物  /(n) favourite dish (favorite)/favourite food/

こうぶつ    鉱物  /(n) mineral/

 

こうへい    公平  /(adj-na,n) fairness/impartial/justice/

こうへい    工兵  /(n) combat engineer/military engineer/combat engineering/military engineering/

 

こうぼ       公募  /(n,vs) public appeal (e.g. for contributions)/public offering (of securities)/public advertisement (of a post)/open recruitment/

こうぼ       酵母  /(n) yeast/leaven/

 

こうぼう    工房  /(n) workshop/studio/

こうぼう    攻防  /(n) offense and defense/offence and defence/

 

こうむ       公務  /(n) official business/public business/

こうむ       工務  /(n) engineering/engineering works/

 

こうめい    公明  /(adj-na,n) fairness/justice/

こうめい    高名  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) fame/renown/

 

こうゆう    交友  /(n) friend/companion/

こうゆう    公有  /(n,adj-no) public ownership/

 

こうれい    恒例  /(n) established practice/established practise/custom/

こうれい    高齢  /(n,adj-no) advanced (old) age/

 

こうろ       航路  /(n) course/(sea) route/run/

こうろ       高炉  /(n) blast furnace/

 

こうろん    公論  /(n) public opinion/unbiased criticism/unbiassed criticism/

こうろん    口論  /(n,vs) dispute/quarrel/

 

こくさい    国債  /(n) national debt/national securities/government bonds/government securities/

こくさい    国際  /(n,adj-no) international/

 

こくし       国士  /(n) distinguished citizen/patriot/

こくし       酷使  /(n,vs) exploitation/overuse/abuse/

 

こくじ       告示  /(n,vs) notice/bulletin/

こくじ       酷似  /(n,vs,adj-no) resemblance/resemble/

 

こくせい    国勢  /(n) state (condition, strength) of a country/

こくせい    国政  /(n,adj-no) political situation/statecraft/body politic/

 

こくたい    国体  /(n) (1) national polity/(2) (abbr) National Athletic Meet/

こくたい    国対  /(n) (abbr) Committee of the National Diet/

 

こくめい    克明  /(adj-na) (1) detailed/elaborate/faithful (copy)/accurate/(2) scrupulous/diligent/conscientious/

こくめい    国名  /(n) country name/

 

ここ  個々  /(n,adj-no) individual/one by one/separate/

ここ  此処  /(n) (1) (uk) here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining)/this place/(2) these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker)/(3) these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker)/the next .../

 

こし  古紙  /(n) used paper/paper for recycling/

こし  枯死  /(n,vs) withering/dying/

 

こしつ       個室  /(n) (1) private room/one's own room/(2) (toilet) stall/

こしつ       固執  /(n,vs) adherence (e.g. to ideas, beliefs, a pet theory) (negative nuance)/persistence/insistence/stubbornness/

 

こじん       個人  /(n,adj-no) individual/private person/personal/private/

こじん       故人  /(n) the deceased/old friend/

 

こたい       個体  /(n,adj-no) individual (living being)/

こたい       固体  /(n,adj-no) solid (body)/solid matter/solid-state/

 

こだい       古代  /(adj-na,n-adv,n-t) ancient times/

こだい       誇大  /(adj-na,n) exaggeration/hyperbole/

 

こっか       国家  /(n) state/country/nation/

こっか       国歌  /(n) national anthem/

 

こっかい    国会  /(n,adj-no) (abbr) National Diet/parliament/congress/

こっかい    黒海  /(n,adj-no) Black Sea/

 

こっき       克己  /(n,vs,adj-no) self denial/self control/

こっき       国旗  /(n) national flag/

 

こてん       個展  /(n) one-man exhibition/one-woman exhibition/

こてん       古典  /(n,adj-no) old book/classics/classic/

 

こひつじ    子羊  /(n) lamb/

こひつじ    小羊  /(n) lamb/

 

こんしゅう 今秋  /(n-adv,n-t) this (next, last) autumn (fall)/

こんしゅう 今週  /(n-adv,n-t) this week/

 

こんや       今夜  /(n-adv,n-t) this evening/tonight/

こんや       紺屋  /(n) dyer/

 

ごうけん    剛健  /(adj-na,n) vigour/vigor/virility/health/sturdiness/

ごうけん    合憲  /(n,adj-no) constitutionality/

 

ごかん       五感  /(n) the five senses/

ごかん       互換  /(n,vs) (1) transposition/interchange/(adj-f) (2) compatible (e.g. PC)/

 

さいえん    再演  /(n,vs) (1) another showing (of a play)/(2) recapitulation (biology)/

さいえん    菜園  /(n) vegetable garden/

 

さいきん    最近  /(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) most recent/these days/right now/recently/nowadays/

さいきん    細菌  /(n) bacillus/bacterium/germ/

 

さいけつ    採決  /(n,vs) vote/roll call/

さいけつ    裁決  /(n,vs) decision/ruling/judgement/judgment/

 

さいげん    再現  /(n,vs,adj-no) reappearance/reproduction/return/revival/

さいげん    際限  /(n) limits/end/bounds/

 

さいこう    再考  /(n,vs) reconsideration/

さいこう    最高  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) highest/supreme/the most/

 

さいご       最期  /(n-adv,n) one's last moment/one's time of death/

さいご       最後  /(n,adj-no) (1) last/end/conclusion/latest/most recent/(exp) (2) (after -tara form or -ta form followed by ga) no sooner than/right after (often having negative consequences)/(3) (arch) one's final moments/

 

さいさん    再三  /(adv,n) again and again/repeatedly/

さいさん    採算  /(n) profit/

 

さいしゅう 最終  /(n,adj-no) last/final/closing/

さいしゅう 採集  /(n,vs) collecting/gathering/

 

さいじょう 最上  /(adj-na,n) best/

さいじょう 斎場  /(n) funeral hall/

 

さいたん    最短  /(n,adj-no) shortest/

さいたん    採炭  /(n,vs) coal mining/coal extraction/

 

さいてい    最低  /(adj-na,adv,n,adj-no) (1) least/lowest/worst/(2) nasty/disgusting/horrible/yuck!/

さいてい    裁定  /(n,vs,adj-no) decision/ruling/award/arbitration/

 

さいてん    採点  /(n,vs) marking/grading/scoring/

さいてん    祭典  /(n) festival/

 

さいりょう 最良  /(adj-na,n) the best/ideal/

さいりょう 裁量  /(n,vs) admeasure/discretion/

 

さくせい    作成  /(n,vs) drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.)/preparing/writing/framing/making/producing/creating/creation/

さくせい    作製  /(n,vs) manufacture/

 

さしょう    査証  /(n,vs) visa/

さしょう    詐称  /(n,vs) misrepresentation/false statement/

 

さどう       作動  /(n,vs) operation/functioning/running/

さどう       茶道  /(n) tea ceremony/Way of Tea/

 

さんかく    三角  /(n) triangle/triangular/

さんかく    参画  /(n,vs) taking part in planning/

 

さんかん    参観  /(n,vs) visit/inspection/

さんかん    山間  /(n,adj-no) among the mountains/

 

さんじゅう 三十  /(num) thirty/

さんじゅう 三重  /(n,adj-no) triple/treble/threefold/three-ply/triplicate/

 

さんじょ    三女  /(n) third daughter/

さんじょ    賛助  /(n,vs) support/patronage/

 

さんち       山地  /(n,adj-no) mountainous district/

さんち       産地  /(n) producing area/

 

さんぱい    参拝  /(n,vs) visit to a shrine or temple/paying homage at a shrine or temple/

さんぱい    惨敗  /(n,vs) ignominious defeat/crushing failure/utterly beaten/overwhelming defeat/

 

さんぱつ    散発  /(n,vs) sporadic/scattering/

さんぱつ    散髪  /(n,vs) hair-cutting/hair-dressing/

 

さんぼう    三方  /(n) (1) three sides/(2) small offering stand/

さんぼう    参謀  /(n) staff officer/participating in planning/

 

さんよう    三洋  /(n) Sanyo (company)/

さんよう    山陽  /(n) south side of a mountain/Sanyo district/

 

さんりん    三輪  /(n) three wheels/

さんりん    山林  /(n) (1) mountain forest/forest on a mountain/montane forest/(2) mountains and forest/

 

ざいにん    在任  /(n,vs) being in office/

ざいにん    罪人  /(n) criminal/sinner/

 

しがい       市外  /(n,adj-no) outside the city area/suburbs/

しがい       市街  /(n,adj-no) urban areas/the streets/town/city/

 

しがく       史学  /(n,adj-no) study of history/

しがく       私学  /(n) private (non-governmental) school (college, university)/

 

しけん       私見  /(n) personal opinion/

しけん       試験  /(n,vs) examination/test/study/trial/experiment/

 

しさん       試算  /(n,vs) trial calculation/preliminary calculation/

しさん       資産  /(n) property/fortune/means/assets/

 

しし  四肢  /(n,adj-no) limbs/extremities/

しし  獅子  /(n) (1) lion/(2) left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine/

 

ししゅう    刺繍  /(n,vs) embroidery/

ししゅう    詩集  /(n) poetry anthology/collection of poems/collected poems/

 

ししょ       司書  /(n) librarian/

ししょ       支所  /(n) branch (office)/

 

ししょう    師匠  /(n,suf) (1) master/teacher/(n) (2) (sumo) coach who owns his stable/

ししょう    支障  /(n) obstacle/hindrance/impediment/difficulty/

 

したい       死体  /(n,adj-no) (sens) dead body/corpse/cadaver/

したい       肢体  /(n) limbs/members/body/

 

しだい       私大  /(n) (abbr) private university or college/

しだい       次第  /(n-adv,n) (1) dependent upon/(2) as soon as/immediately (upon)/(n) (3) circumstances/(4) order/precedence/program/programme/agenda/

 

しちゅう    市中  /(n) in the city/

しちゅう    支柱  /(n,adj-no) prop/brace/fulcrum/

 

しちょう    市長  /(n,adj-no) mayor/

しちょう    視聴  /(n,vs) (1) looking and listening/(television) viewing/(2) attention/interest/

 

しっしん    失神  /(n,vs,adj-no) faint/trance/swoon/stupefaction/

しっしん    湿疹  /(n) eczema/rash/

 

してき       指摘  /(n,vs) pointing out/identification/

してき       私的  /(adj-na,n) personal/private/proprietary/

 

してん       支店  /(n) branch office/branch store/

してん       視点  /(n) opinion/point of view/visual point/

 

しと  使徒  /(n,adj-no) apostle/disciple/

しと  使途  /(n) purpose for which money is spent/the way money is spent/

 

しどう       市道  /(n) municipal roads/

しどう       指導  /(n,vs) (1) leadership/guidance/coaching/(2) shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)/

 

しない       市内  /(n,adj-no) (within a) city/local/

しない       竹刀  /(n) (bamboo) fencing stick/

 

しはい       支配  /(n,vs) rule/control/direction/

しはい       賜杯  /(n) Emperor's cup/trophy given by the Emperor/

 

しはん       市販  /(n,vs) (1) selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.)/making something commercially available/(adj-no) (2) commercial (e.g. software)/over-the-counter/off-the-shelf/store-bought/

しはん       師範  /(adj-na,n) instructor/(fencing) teacher/model/

 

しぶ  市部  /(n) urban areas/

しぶ  支部  /(n,adj-no) branch/subdivision/

 

しほう       司法  /(n,adj-no) administration of justice/

しほう       四方  /(n) every direction/east, west, south and north/four directions/

 

しめん       紙面  /(n) space (page)/

しめん       誌面  /(n) page of a magazine/

 

しもん       指紋  /(n) fingerprint/

しもん       諮問  /(n,vs,adj-no) question/enquiry/inquiry/

 

しゃそう    社葬  /(n) company funeral/

しゃそう    車窓  /(n) train window/car window/

 

しゃたい    斜体  /(n,adj-no) italic (font style)/

しゃたい    車体  /(n) body (of car)/frame/

 

しゃない    社内  /(n,adj-no) within a company/in-house/

しゃない    車内  /(n,adj-no) inside a train, car, etc./

 

しゃめん    赦免  /(n,vs) remission/

しゃめん    斜面  /(n) slope/slanting surface/bevel/

 

しゅいん    主因  /(n) primary cause/main factor/

しゅいん    朱印  /(n) red seal/

 

しゅうぎょう      就業  /(n,vs) employment/starting work/

しゅうぎょう      修業  /(n,vs) pursuit of knowledge/studying/learning/training/completing a course/

 

しゅうしゅう      収拾  /(n,vs) controlling/settling (e.g. an issue)/coping/putting in order/

しゅうしゅう      収集  /(n,vs) gathering up/collection/accumulation/

 

しゅうしん 就寝  /(n,vs) going to bed/retiring/

しゅうしん 終身  /(n,adj-no) the whole life/

 

しゅうせい 修正  /(n,vs) amendment/correction/revision/modification/alteration/retouching/update/fix/

しゅうせい 習性  /(n) trait/

 

しゅうとく 拾得  /(n,vs) picking up/finding/

しゅうとく 習得  /(n,vs) learning/acquisition/

 

しゅうねん 執念  /(n) tenacity/implacability/

しゅうねん 周年  /(n) whole year/anniversary/

 

しゅうぶん 秋分  /(n) autumnal equinox/autumn equinox/fall equinox/

しゅうぶん 醜聞  /(n) scandal/

 

しゅうまつ 終末  /(n,adj-no) an end/a close/

しゅうまつ 週末  /(n-adv,n) weekend/

 

しゅうよう 収容  /(n,vs) (1) accommodation/reception/housing/(2) seating/(3) custody/(4) admission/(5) entering (in a dictionary)/

しゅうよう 収用  /(n,vs) expropriation/seizure/

 

しゅさい    主催  /(n,vs) sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices)/promotion/organizing/organising/hosting/staging/

しゅさい    主宰  /(n,vs) supervision/chairmanship/

 

しゅし       種子  /(n,adj-no) seed/pit/

しゅし       趣旨  /(n) (1) meaning/point (e.g. of a statement)/gist/effect/(2) goal/intent/object/aim/point/

 

しゅせき    主席  /(n,adj-no) (1) head/chief/(n) (2) chairman/governor/president/(3) top seat/first desk (in orchestra)/

しゅせき    首席  /(n,adj-no) (1) head/chief/(2) top student/head of the class/(3) top seat/first desk (in orchestra)/

 

しゅちょう 主張  /(n,vs) claim/request/insistence/assertion/advocacy/emphasis/contention/opinion/tenet/

しゅちょう 首長  /(n) head (of organization, organisation)/chief/

 

しゅっか    出火  /(n,vs) outbreak of fire/

しゅっか    出荷  /(n,vs) shipping/outgoing freight/forwarding/

 

しゅっきん 出勤  /(n,vs) attendance (at work)/being at work/presence (in the office)/going to work/

しゅっきん 出金  /(n,vs) withdrawal (of money)/payment/contribution/investment/financing/

 

しゅっけつ 出欠  /(n) presence or absence/attendance (e.g. when taking a rollcall)/

しゅっけつ 出血  /(n,vs) (1) bleeding/haemorrhage/hemorrhage/(2) bleeding money/red ink/selling below cost/

 

しゅっこう 出向  /(n,vs) being transferred/secondment/proceeding/leaving for/

しゅっこう 出港  /(n,vs) departure/clearance (of a ship)/

 

しゅっせい 出征  /(n,vs) (1) going to war/departure for the front/(2) departure for military service (in response to a draft)/

しゅっせい 出生  /(n,vs,adj-no) birth/

 

しゅってん 出典  /(n) source (e.g. quotation)/authority/

しゅってん 出展  /(n,vs) exhibit/display/

 

しゅどう    主導  /(n,vs) leadership/initiative/spearhead/

しゅどう    手動  /(n,adj-no) manual (operation)/

 

しゅはん    主犯  /(n) principal offence/principal offense/principal offender/

しゅはん    首班  /(n) head/leader/Prime Minister/

 

しゅび       守備  /(n,vs,adj-no) defense/defence/

しゅび       首尾  /(n,vs) issue/course of events/beginning and end/

 

しゅほう    主砲  /(n) main battery/main armament/

しゅほう    手法  /(n) technique/

 

しゅりょう 狩猟  /(n,vs,adj-no) hunting/

しゅりょう 首領  /(n) head/chief/boss/leader/

 

しゅるい    種類  /(n) (1) variety/kind/type/category/(ctr) (2) counter for different sorts of things/

しゅるい    酒類  /(n) alcoholic drinks/liquor/

 

しゆう       私有  /(n,vs,adj-no) private ownership/

しゆう       雌雄  /(n) male and female (animal)/

 

しょいん    署員  /(n) staff member/station employee/official/

しょいん    書院  /(n) drawing room/study/publishing house/writing alcove/

 

しょうかん 償還  /(n,vs) repayment/redemption/amortization/amortisation/

しょうかん 召喚  /(n,vs,adj-no) summons/

 

しょうきゃく      償却  /(n,vs,adj-no) (1) repayment/redemption/(2) depreciation/(3) amortization/amortisation/

しょうきゃく      焼却  /(n,vs) incineration/destroy by fire/

 

しょうきゅう      昇級  /(n,vs) promotion/advancement/

しょうきゅう      昇給  /(n,vs) salary raise/

 

しょうさ    小差  /(n) slight difference/

しょうさ    少佐  /(n) major/lieutenant commander/wing commander/

 

しょうさん 硝酸  /(n,adj-no) nitric acid/

しょうさん 称賛  /(n,vs,adj-no) praise/admiration/commendation/approbation/

 

しょうしゅう      召集  /(n,vs) convening/calling together (e.g. parliament)/

しょうしゅう      招集  /(n,vs,adj-no) calling or convening (a meeting, assembly, congress)/

 

しょうしょ 証書  /(n) bond/deed/certificate/

しょうしょ 詔書  /(n) imperial edict/decree/

 

しょうしょう      少々  /(exp,n-adv,n) just a minute/small quantity/

しょうしょう      少将  /(n,adj-no) major general/rear admiral/air commodore/

 

しょうじ    商事  /(n) commercial affairs/

しょうじ    障子  /(n) shoji (paper sliding door)/

 

しょうじょう      症状  /(n,adj-no) symptoms/condition/

しょうじょう      賞状  /(n) honorable certificate/honourable certificate/

 

しょうすう 小数  /(n,adj-no) fraction (part of)/decimal fraction/

しょうすう 少数  /(n,adj-no) minority/few/

 

しょうたい 招待  /(n,vs,adj-no) invitation/

しょうたい 正体  /(n) (1) natural shape/one's true colors/one's true colours/true character/identity/true identity/(2) consciousness/one's senses/

 

しょうち    承知  /(n,vs) (1) acknowledgment/acknowledgement/awareness/(2) consent/acceptance/assent/admitting/compliance/agreement/

しょうち    招致  /(n,vs) invitation/

 

しょうちゅう      掌中  /(n) in the hand/(something) easily manipulated/

しょうちゅう      焼酎  /(n) shochu (Japanese liquor similar to vodka)/

 

しょうちょう      省庁  /(n) ministries and government offices/the authorities/

しょうちょう      象徴  /(n,vs,adj-no) symbol/

 

しょうてん 商店  /(n) shop/small store/business/firm/

しょうてん 焦点  /(n,adj-no) focus (e.g. photographic)/focal point/

 

しょうはい 勝敗  /(n) victory or defeat/issue (of battle)/outcome/

しょうはい 賞牌  /(n) medal/

 

しょうほう 商法  /(n) trade/business/commerce/commercial law/

しょうほう 詳報  /(n,vs) full report/particulars/

 

しょうめい 照明  /(n,vs,adj-no) illumination/lighting/

しょうめい 証明  /(n,vs,adj-no) proof/verification/

 

しょうりょう      小量  /(adj-na,n-adv,n) small dose/small quantity/narrowmindedness/

しょうりょう      少量  /(adj-na,n-adv,n) small dose/small quantity/narrowmindedness/

 

しょかん    所管  /(n,vs) jurisdiction/

しょかん    書簡  /(n) letter/note/epistle/correspondence/

 

しょき       初期  /(n,adj-no) (1) early (days)/initial stage/(2) (comp) initial/

しょき       書記  /(n,vs,adj-no) clerk/secretary/

 

しょきゅう 初球  /(n) pitcher's first pitch (to batter)/

しょきゅう 初級  /(n,adj-no) elementary level/

 

しょくたく 嘱託  /(n,vs) (1) commission/charge (person with)/entrusting with/(2) part-time (employee)/

しょくたく 食卓  /(n,adj-no) dining table/

 

しょくどう 食堂  /(n) (1) dining room/dining hall/cafeteria/messroom/(2) restaurant/eatery/snack bar/diner/

しょくどう 食道  /(n,adj-no) esophagus/gullet/esophageal/

 

しょくりょう      食料  /(n) food/

しょくりょう      食糧  /(n) food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat)/provisions/rations/food supply/

 

しょしん    初心  /(adj-na,n) original intention/initial resolution/

しょしん    所信  /(n) belief/conviction/opinion/

 

しょせん    初戦  /(n) first match (in a series)/

しょせん    緒戦  /(n) beginning of hostilities/beginning of competition/

 

しょちょう 所長  /(n) chief/head (of an office, of a laboratory)/

しょちょう 署長  /(n) chief (of police)/head (of office)/

 

しょっき    織機  /(n) loom/weaving machine/

しょっき    食器  /(n) tableware/

 

しょめい    署名  /(n,vs) signature/

しょめい    書名  /(n) book title/

 

しりつ       市立  /(n,adj-no) municipal/city/

しりつ       私立  /(n,vs,adj-no) private (establishment)/

 

しれい       司令  /(n,vs) command/control/commander/

しれい       指令  /(n,vs) orders/instructions/directive/command/

 

しんえい    新鋭  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) freshly picked/newly produced/

しんえい    親衛  /(n) monarch's guards/

 

しんか       真価  /(n) true value/real worth/

しんか       進化  /(n,vs) evolution/progress/

 

しんかん    新刊  /(n) new book/new publication/

しんかん    神官  /(n) Shinto priest/

 

しんがい    侵害  /(n,vs) infringement/violation/trespass/impairment/

しんがい    心外  /(adj-na) (1) regrettable/vexing/upsetting/(2) unthinkable/wholly unexpected/

 

しんがく    神学  /(n,adj-no) theology/

しんがく    進学  /(n,vs) entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university/

 

しんきゅう 新旧  /(n,adj-no) new and old/incoming and outgoing/

しんきゅう 進級  /(n,vs) promotion (school, military, etc.)/

 

しんきん    信金  /(n) credit union (guild)/

しんきん    心筋  /(n,adj-no) heart muscle/myocardium/

 

しんげき    新劇  /(n) new type or school of drama/

しんげき    進撃  /(n,vs) advance/charge/

 

しんこく    深刻  /(adj-na,n) serious/

しんこく    申告  /(n,vs) report/statement/filing a return/notification/

 

しんし       真摯  /(adj-na,n) sincerity/earnestness/

しんし       紳士  /(n) gentleman/

 

しんしょ    新書  /(n) (1) new book/(2) 17 x 11 cm paperbook book/

しんしょ    親書  /(n) handwritten or autograph letter/

 

しんしょく 侵食  /(n,vs) encroachment/erosion/corrosion/

しんしょく 浸食  /(n,vs) erosion/corrosion/

 

しんしん    心身  /(n,adj-no) mind and body/

しんしん    新進  /(n,adj-no) rising/up-and-coming/

 

しんすい    心酔  /(n,vs) adoration/

しんすい    浸水  /(n,vs,adj-no) inundation/submersion/flood/

 

しんずい    真髄  /(n,adj-no) true meaning/mystery/essence/quintessence/soul/core/kernel/life blood/

しんずい    神髄  /(n,adj-no) true meaning/mystery/essence/quintessence/soul/core/kernel/life blood/

 

しんちゅう 心中  /(n) in one's heart/true motives/mind/

しんちゅう 進駐  /(n,vs) occupation/stationing/

 

しんちょう 慎重  /(adj-na,n) careful/cautious/prudent/discreet/deliberate/

しんちょう 身長  /(n) height (of body)/stature/

 

しんでん    新田  /(n) (1) new rice field/newly developed rice field/(2) wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)/

しんでん    神殿  /(n) temple/sacred place/shrine/sanctuary/tabernacle/

 

しんど       深度  /(n) depth/

しんど       震度  /(n) Japanese earthquake scale (level 1: weak to level 7: devastation)/

 

しんにん    信任  /(n,vs) trust/confidence/credence/

しんにん    新任  /(n,adj-no) inaugural/new/

 

しんねん    信念  /(n,vs,adj-no) belief/faith/conviction/

しんねん    新年  /(n-adv,n-t) New Year/

 

しんぱん    侵犯  /(n,vs) violation/invasion/infringement/

しんぱん    審判  /(n,vs) refereeing/trial/judgement/judgment/umpire/referee/

 

しんぷ       新婦  /(n) bride/

しんぷ       神父  /(n) Catholic priest/abbe/

 

しんぽう    信奉  /(n,vs) belief/faith/adherence/espousal/

しんぽう    新法  /(n) new method/new law/

 

しんろう    心労  /(n,vs) anxiety/worry/fear/

しんろう    新郎  /(n) bridegroom/

 

じい  侍医  /(n) court physician/

じい  辞意  /(n) intention to resign/

 

じえい       自営  /(n,vs,adj-no) independent/self-employed/self-supporting/operating own business/

じえい       自衛  /(n,vs,adj-no) self-defense/self-defence/

 

じか  時価  /(n,adj-no) current value/price/market value/

じか  自家  /(adj-f) own/personal/autologous/

 

じかく       字画  /(n) number of strokes in character/

じかく       自覚  /(n,vs) self-consciousness/self-awareness/

 

じかん       時間  /(n-adv,n) (1) time/(ctr) (2) hours/

じかん       次官  /(n) vice-minister/undersecretary/

 

じげん       時限  /(n,adj-no) (1) (school) period/(2) period or division of time/time limit/

じげん       次元  /(n) (1) dimension/(2) perspective/point of reference/level (of something)/

 

じこ  事故  /(n) (1) accident/incident/trouble/(2) circumstances/reasons/

じこ  自己  /(n,adj-no) self/oneself/

 

じこう       事項  /(n) matter/item/facts/

じこう       時効  /(n) (1) statute of limitations/lapse of rights after a period of time/prescription (including acquisitive and extinctive prescription)/(2) ageing/aging/

 

じこく       時刻  /(n-adv,n-t) instant/time/moment/

じこく       自国  /(n,adj-no) one's own country/

 

じしゅ       自主  /(n,vs) independence/autonomy/

じしゅ       自首  /(n,vs) surrender/give oneself up/

 

じしょう    事象  /(n) event/phenomenon/matter/

じしょう    自称  /(n,vs,adj-no) self-styled/would-be/calling oneself/

 

じじょう    事情  /(n) circumstances/consideration/conditions/situation/reasons/

じじょう    自浄  /(n,vs) self-purification/self-cleansing/

 

じせい       自省  /(n,vs) self-examination/reflection/

じせい       自制  /(n,vs,adj-no) self control/self restraint/

 

じせき       次席  /(n,adj-no) associate/junior/assistant/runner-up/

じせき       自責  /(n,vs) self-condemnation/self-reproach/

 

じぜん       事前  /(n,adj-no) prior/beforehand/in advance/before the fact/ex ante/

じぜん       慈善  /(n,adj-no) charity/philanthropy/

 

じだい       時代  /(n-t,n) (1) period/epoch/era/age/(2) the times/those days/(3) oldness/ancientness/antiquity/(4) (abbr) antique/period piece/

じだい       次代  /(n) the next era/

 

じっけい    実刑  /(n) (1) jail sentence/gaol sentence/(2) imprisonment without a stay of execution/

じっけい    実兄  /(n) one's own elder brother/

 

じっけん    実権  /(n) real power/

じっけん    実験  /(n,vs) experiment/

 

じっこう    実効  /(n) practical effect/efficacy/efficiency/

じっこう    実行  /(n,vs) practice/practise/performance/execution (e.g. program) (programme)/realization/realisation/implementation/

 

じっし       実子  /(n) one's own child/

じっし       実施  /(n,vs) enforcement/implementation/putting into practice (practise)/carrying out/operation/working (e.g. working parameters)/enactment/

 

じっせん    実戦  /(n) combat/actual fighting/

じっせん    実践  /(n,vs,adj-no) practice/practise/put into practice/put into practise/

 

じったい    実体  /(n,adj-no) substance/entity/object/

じったい    実態  /(n) true state/actual condition/reality/

 

じどう       児童  /(n) children/juvenile/

じどう       自動  /(adj-no,n) (1) automatic/self-motion/(2) (ling) (abbr) intransitive verb/

 

じにん       自任  /(n,vs) self-appointment/pretension/

じにん       辞任  /(vs) (1) to resign/(n) (2) resignation/

 

じはん       時半  /(n) (1) about an hour/short time/(suf) (2) half past (the hour)/

じはん       自販  /(n) (abbr) automobile sales/

 

じひ  慈悲  /(n,adj-no) (1) compassion (e.g. of Buddha)/benevolence/charity/mercy/(n) (2) (abbr) Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax)/Horsfield's hawk cuckoo/

じひ  自費  /(n) one's own expense/out-of-pocket expense/

 

じゃっかん 若干  /(n,adj-no) (1) some/few/a number of/a little (bit)/(n-adv) (2) somewhat/to a certain extent/

じゃっかん 弱冠  /(n) (1) aged 20/(2) youthfulness/

 

じゅうし    十四  /(n) 14/fourteen/

じゅうし    重視  /(n,vs) importance/stress/serious consideration/

 

じゅうしょう      重傷  /(n) serious wound or injury/

じゅうしょう      重症  /(n,adj-no) serious illness/

 

じゅうじ    十字  /(adj-no,n) cross/crossed/cruciform/

じゅうじ    従事  /(n,vs) engaging/pursuing/following (e.g. profession or occupation)/

 

じゅうたん 絨毯  /(n) (uk) carpet/rug/runner/

じゅうたん 絨緞  /(n) (uk) carpet/rug/runner/

 

じゅうだい 十代  /(n,adj-no) (1) the teens (10-19)/teenage/(n) (2) the tenth generation/

じゅうだい 重大  /(adj-na,n) serious/important/significant/grave/weighty/

 

じゅうだん 縦断  /(n,vs) flying through/cutting across/longitudinal slice/

じゅうだん 銃弾  /(n) bullet (from a rifle)/

 

じゅうまん 充満  /(n,vs,adj-no) being filled with/teeming with/pregnant with/

じゅうまん 十万  /(n) 100,000/hundred thousand/

 

じゅうりょう      十両  /(n) (sumo) second highest division/wrestlers of the second highest division/

じゅうりょう      重量  /(n,adj-no) (1) weight/(2) heavyweight boxer/

 

じゅきゅう 受給  /(n,vs) receiving payments (pension, ration)/

じゅきゅう 需給  /(n,adj-no) supply and demand/

 

じゅしん    受信  /(n,vs,adj-no) reception (e.g. radio)/receipt (e.g. email message)/

じゅしん    受診  /(n,vs) having a medical exam/seeing a doctor/

 

じゅつご    術後  /(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) postoperative/

じゅつご    術語  /(n,adj-no) technical term/terminology/nomenclature/

 

じゅよう    受容  /(n,vs) reception/

じゅよう    需要  /(n) demand/request/

 

じゅんしょく      殉職  /(n,vs) dying at one's post/being killed in the line of duty/

じゅんしょく      潤色  /(n,vs) rhetorical flourishes/

 

じゆう       事由  /(n) reason/cause/

じゆう       自由  /(exp,adj-na,n) freedom/liberty/as it pleases you/

 

じょういん 上院  /(n,adj-no) Upper House/Senate/Lords/

じょういん 乗員  /(n) crew/

 

じょうきょう      上京  /(n,vs) proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)/

じょうきょう      状況  /(n,adj-no) state of affairs (around you)/situation/circumstances/

 

じょうこう 乗降  /(n,vs) getting on and off/embarking and disembarking/

じょうこう 条項  /(n) clause/article/stipulations/

 

じょうしん 上唇  /(n) upper lip/

じょうしん 上申  /(n,vs) report to a superior/

 

じょうじょう      上々  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) the best/great/superb/

じょうじょう      上場  /(n,vs) listing (on the stock exchange, etc.)/taking a company public/

 

じょうせい 情勢  /(n) state of things/state of affairs/condition/situation/circumstances/

じょうせい 醸成  /(n,vs) brew/foment/breed/

 

じょうたい 上体  /(n) upper body/

じょうたい 状態  /(n) current status/condition/situation/circumstances/state/

 

じょうない 城内  /(n-adv,n-t) inside a castle/

じょうない 場内  /(n) on the grounds/

 

じょうぶ    上部  /(n,adj-no) top part/surface/

じょうぶ    丈夫  /(adj-na) healthy/robust/strong/solid/durable/

 

じょせい    助成  /(n,vs) assisting/assistance/fostering/aiding/

じょせい    女性  /(n,adj-no) (1) woman/female/(2) (ling) feminine gender/

 

じりき       自力  /(n,adj-no) by oneself/self-made/

じりき       地力  /(n) one's own potential/real ability/one's own strength/

 

じりつ       自律  /(n,adj-no) (1) autonomy (philosophy)/(2) self-control/

じりつ       自立  /(n,vs,adj-no) independence/self-reliance/

 

じれい       事例  /(n,adj-no) example/precedent/case/

じれい       辞令  /(n) (1) notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.)/(2) wording/choice of language/phraseology/

 

じんこう    人口  /(n) (1) population/(2) common talk/

じんこう    人工  /(n,adj-no) artificial/man-made/human work/human skill/artificiality/

 

じんぞう    人造  /(n,adj-no) man-made/synthetic/artificial/

じんぞう    腎臓  /(n,adj-no) kidney/

 

じんめい    人名  /(n) person's name/

じんめい    人命  /(n) (human) life/

 

すいい       推移  /(n,vs) transition/change/

すいい       水位  /(n) water level/

 

すいけい    推計  /(n,vs) estimate/estimation/

すいけい    水系  /(n) water system/river system/drainage system/

 

すいこう    推敲  /(n,vs) (1) revision (manuscript)/elaboration on/(2) polish/improvement/

すいこう    遂行  /(n,vs) accomplishment/execution/

 

すいしょう 推奨  /(n,vs) recommendation/endorsement/

すいしょう 水晶  /(n) crystal/

 

すいしん    推進  /(n,vs) (1) propulsion/driving force/(2) implementation/promotion (e.g. of a government policy)/

すいしん    水深  /(n) depth of water/

 

すいり       推理  /(n,vs,adj-no) reasoning/inference/mystery or detective genre (movie, novel, etc.)/

すいり       水利  /(n) water supply/irrigation/water transportation/

 

すいりょう 推量  /(n,vs) guess/

すいりょう 水量  /(n) quantity or volume of water/

 

すうじ       数字  /(n) (math) numeral/figure/digit/numeric character/

すうじ       数次  /(n) number of times/

 

せいかい    政界  /(n) political world/

せいかい    正解  /(n,vs) correct/right/correct interpretation (answer, solution)/

 

せいかく    性格  /(n) character/personality/disposition/nature/

せいかく    正確  /(adj-na,n) accurate/punctual/exact/authentic/veracious/

 

せいかん    生還  /(n,vs) returning alive/(baseball) reaching the home plate/

せいかん    静観  /(n,vs,adj-no) watchful waiting/careful supervision/

 

せいき       世紀  /(n) century/era/

せいき       正規  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) regular/normal/legal/formal/established/legitimate/

 

せいけい    政経  /(n) politics and economics/

せいけい    生計  /(n) livelihood/living/

 

せいけん    政権  /(n) (political) administration/political power/

せいけん    政見  /(n) political views/

 

せいさい    制裁  /(n,vs) restraint/sanctions/punishment/

せいさい    精彩  /(n) (1) brilliance/luster/lustre/colorfulness/colourfulness/(2) vividness/life/

 

せいざ       星座  /(n,adj-no) constellation/star sign/zodiac sign/

せいざ       正座  /(n,vs) kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles/

 

せいしょ    清書  /(n,vs) clean copy/

せいしょ    聖書  /(n,adj-no) Bible/scriptures/

 

せいしん    清新  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) fresh/new/

せいしん    精神  /(n) mind/soul/heart/spirit/intention/

 

せいじん    成人  /(n) (1) adult/(vs) (2) to grow up/to mature/(3) to come of age/

せいじん    聖人  /(n) saint/sage/holy man/

 

せいせい    生成  /(n,vs) creation/generation/formation/derivation/

せいせい    精製  /(n,vs,adj-no) purification/

 

せいそく    正則  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) correct/proper/formal/regular/systematic/normal/

せいそく    生息  /(n,vs) inhabiting/living/

 

せいたい    生体  /(n,adj-no) organism/living body/

せいたい    生態  /(n,adj-no) (1) mode of life/ecology/(2) (animal) territory/

 

せいてき    性的  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) (1) (relating to) gender/(2) sex/sexual/

せいてき    政敵  /(n) political opponent/

 

せいど       制度  /(n,adj-no) system/institution/organization/organisation/

せいど       精度  /(n) precision/accuracy/

 

せいねん    成年  /(n) adult age/majority/

せいねん    青年  /(n) youth/young man/

 

せいひん    清貧  /(n) honourable poverty/honorable poverty/

せいひん    製品  /(n) manufactured goods/finished goods/product/

 

せいふく    制服  /(n) uniform/

せいふく    征服  /(n,vs) conquest/subjugation/overcoming/

 

せいぶつ    生物  /(n,adj-no) (1) living things/creature/(n) (2) (abbr) biology/

せいぶつ    静物  /(n,adj-no) still life/object at rest/

 

せいほう    製法  /(n) manufacturing method/recipe/formula/

せいほう    西方  /(n) (1) western direction/

 

せいぼ       歳暮  /(n) end of the year/year-end gift/

せいぼ       聖母  /(n) (1) holy mother/birth mother of a holy man (or woman)/(2) Virgin Mary/

 

せいよう    西洋  /(n,adj-no) the west/Western countries/

せいよう    静養  /(n,vs) (convalescent) rest/

 

せいり       整理  /(n,vs) sorting/arrangement/organization/putting in order/adjustment/regulation/liquidation/

せいり       生理  /(n,adj-no) (1) physiology/(2) menstruation/one's period/menses/

 

せいりょく 勢力  /(n) influence/power/might/strength/potency/force/energy/

せいりょく 精力  /(n) energy/vigor/vigour/vitality/

 

せっけい    設計  /(n,vs) plan/design/layout/

せっけい    雪渓  /(n) snowy valley/

 

せっしゅ    接種  /(n,vs,adj-no) inoculation/vaccination/

せっしゅ    摂取  /(n,vs) (1) intake/absorption/adoption/(2) assimilation/

 

せんか       戦火  /(n) (1) wartime fire/(2) war/wartime destruction/horrors of war/

せんか       戦禍  /(n) war damages/ravages of war/

 

せんきょ    占拠  /(n,vs) occupation (e.g. of territory)/exclusive possession/

せんきょ    選挙  /(n,vs,adj-no) election/

 

せんさい    戦災  /(n) war damage/

せんさい    繊細  /(adj-na,n) delicate/dainty/fine/slim/sensitive/subtle/

 

せんざい    洗剤  /(n) detergent/washing material/

せんざい    潜在  /(n,vs) potentiality/dormancy/latency/

 

せんし       戦士  /(n) soldier/combatant/warrior/

せんし       戦死  /(n,vs) death in action/killed in action/KIA/

 

せんしゅう 先週  /(n-adv,n-t) last week/the week before/

せんしゅう 専修  /(n,vs) specialization/specialisation/

 

せんしょう 戦勝  /(n,vs,adj-no) victory/triumph/

せんしょう 選奨  /(n,vs) recommendation/

 

せんじゅう 先住  /(n) previous priest or resident/

せんじゅう 専従  /(n,vs) working exclusively for/working full-time (for)/

 

せんじょう 戦場  /(n) battlefield/battleground/

せんじょう 洗浄  /(n,vs,adj-no) washing/cleaning/laundering/

 

せんじん    先人  /(n) predecessor/pioneer/ancestor/

せんじん    先陣  /(n) vanguard/advance guard/

 

せんすい    泉水  /(n) (1) garden pond/miniature lake/(2) fountain/

せんすい    潜水  /(n,vs) diving/submerging/going underwater/

 

せんせき    戦績  /(n) war or military record/score/military achievements/results/

せんせき    船籍  /(n) ship's nationality/ship's country of registration/

 

せんせん    宣戦  /(n,vs) declaration of war/

せんせん    戦線  /(n) (war) front/

 

せんたく    洗濯  /(n,vs) washing/laundry/

せんたく    選択  /(n,vs) selection/choice/option/

 

せんだい    先代  /(n) family predecessor/previous age/previous generation/

せんだい    千代  /(n) (1) thousand years/(2) very long period/forever/

 

せんどう    先導  /(n,vs,adj-no) guidance/leadership/

せんどう    扇動  /(n,vs) incitement/sedition/agitation/abetting/

 

せんぱつ    先発  /(n,vs,adj-no) (1) forerunner/advance party/going on ahead/(2) being in a (team sports) match or game from the start/starting/(n) (3) (ksb:) first train to depart (from now)/

せんぱつ    洗髪  /(n,vs) washing one's hair/having a shampoo/

 

せんぱん    先般  /(n-adv,n-t) some time ago/the other day/

せんぱん    戦犯  /(n) (abbr) war criminal/

 

せんぽう    先方  /(n) (1) companion/other party (side)/he/she/they/(2) destination/(3) person in front/

せんぽう    戦法  /(n,adj-no) tactics/strategy/

 

せんゆう    占有  /(n,vs,adj-no) exclusive possession/occupation/monopolization/

せんゆう    戦友  /(n) comrade in arms/war buddy/

 

せんりょう 占領  /(n,vs,adj-no) occupation/capture/possession/have a room to oneself/

せんりょう 線量  /(n) dose (of radioactivity)/

 

せんれい    先例  /(n) precedent/

せんれい    洗礼  /(n,adj-no) baptism/

 

せんれつ    戦列  /(n) line of battle/

せんれつ    鮮烈  /(adj-na,n) vivid/striking/

 

ぜっこう    絶交  /(n,vs) breaking off a relationship/permanent breach of friendship/rupture/

ぜっこう    絶好  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) best/ideal/perfect/

 

ぜんがく    全学  /(n) whole college/

ぜんがく    全額  /(n) total/full amount/sum/

 

ぜんき       前期  /(n-adv,n-t) first term/first half-year/preceding period/early period/

ぜんき       前記  /(n,adj-no) aforesaid/above-mentioned/said/above/

 

ぜんしゃ    前者  /(n) the former/

ぜんしゃ    全社  /(n) whole company/

 

ぜんしょう 全勝  /(n,vs,adj-no) (1) complete victory/(n) (2) (sumo) winning a tournament with no losses/

ぜんしょう 全焼  /(n,vs) burned down/entirely destroyed/

 

ぜんじつ    前日  /(n-adv,n-t) previous day/day before/eve/prior day/preceding day/

ぜんじつ    全日  /(n-adv,n-t) all days/

 

ぜんちょう 前兆  /(n,adj-no) omen/portent/sign/premonition/harbinger/

ぜんちょう 全長  /(n,adj-no) over-all length/span/

 

ぜんてい    前庭  /(n,adj-no) (1) front garden/front yard/(2) vestibule (of the ear)/

ぜんてい    前提  /(n) preamble/premise/reason/prerequisite/condition/assumption/hypothesis/given/

 

ぜんぶ       前部  /(n,adj-no) front part/fore/front/

ぜんぶ       全部  /(n-adv,n-t,adj-no) all/entire/whole/altogether/

 

ぜんぶん    前文  /(n) (1) preamble/(2) the above statement/

ぜんぶん    全文  /(n) whole passage/full text/whole sentence/full paragraph/

 

ぜんめん    前面  /(n) (1) front part/frontage/facade/(2) initial pledge (e.g. election)/opening slogan/

ぜんめん    全面  /(n,adj-no) whole surface/entire/

 

ぜんりょう 善良  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) goodness/excellence/virtue/

ぜんりょう 全量  /(n) the whole quantity/

 

そうかい    掃海  /(n,vs) sweeping the sea for mines/dragging for mines/

そうかい    総会  /(n) general meeting/

 

そうぎ       争議  /(n) dispute/quarrel/strike/

そうぎ       葬儀  /(n) funeral service/

 

そうぎょう 創業  /(n,vs) establishment (of a business, etc.)/

そうぎょう 操業  /(n,vs) operation/

 

そうさ       捜査  /(n,vs,adj-no) search (esp. in criminal investigations)/investigation/inquiry/enquiry/

そうさ       操作  /(n) (1) operation/management/processing/(2) manipulating to one's benefit/(vs) (3) to operate/(4) to manipulate/to fiddle (e.g. the books)/

 

そうさく    創作  /(n,vs,adj-no) production/literary creation/work/

そうさく    捜索  /(n,vs) search (esp. for someone or something missing)/investigation/

 

そうしゃ    奏者  /(n) instrumentalist/player/

そうしゃ    走者  /(n) runner/

 

そうしょく 草食  /(n,vs,adj-no) herbivorous/

そうしょく 装飾  /(n,vs,adj-no) ornament/

 

そうじ       掃除  /(n,vs) cleaning/sweeping/

そうじ       相似  /(n,adj-na,vs,adj-no) (1) resemblance/likeness/similitude/(2) (mathematical) similarity/(3) (biological) analogy/

 

そうそう    早々  /(n-suf,n-adv) (1) as soon as.../just after.../immediately after.../(adv) (2) hurriedly/in haste/quickly/promptly/early/

そうそう    葬送  /(n,vs,adj-no) (1) funeral/burial rites/(2) attendance at a funeral/

 

そうぞう    創造  /(n,vs) creation/

そうぞう    想像  /(n,vs,adj-no) imagination/guess/

 

そうちょう 早朝  /(n-adv,n-t) early morning/

そうちょう 総長  /(n) (college) president/secretary-general/

 

そうてい    想定  /(n,vs) hypothesis/supposition/assumption/

そうてい    装丁  /(n,vs) binding (book)/format/

 

そうでん    桑田  /(n) mulberry plantation/

そうでん    送電  /(n,vs) electric supply/

 

そうりょう 総量  /(n) aggregate amount/

そうりょう 送料  /(n) postage/carriage/

 

そうるい    藻類  /(n,adj-no) seaweed/algae/

そうるい    走塁  /(n,vs) base running/

 

そうれつ    壮烈  /(adj-na,n) heroic/brave/

そうれつ    葬列  /(n) funeral procession/

 

そかい       疎開  /(n,vs) dispersal/evacuation/deployment/

そかい       租界  /(n) concession/settlement/

 

そがい       疎外  /(n,vs) estrangement/neglect/alienation/casting out/

そがい       阻害  /(n,vs,adj-no) obstruction/inhibition/

 

そし  素子  /(n) (1) element (esp. component in electronics)/elemental device/device/(2) data/datum/

そし  阻止  /(n,vs) obstruction/check/hindrance/prevention/interdiction/

 

そっこう    即効  /(n) immediate effect/instant effect/

そっこう    速攻  /(n,vs,adj-no) (1) swift attack/quick attack/fast break/(adv) (2) (col) right away/without delay/immediately/

 

それぞれ    各々  /(n-t) each/every/either/respectively/severally/

それぞれ    各各  /(n-t) each/every/either/respectively/severally/

 

そんしょう 尊称  /(n) honorary title/

そんしょう 損傷  /(n,vs) damage/injury/

 

そんちょう 尊重  /(n,vs) respect/esteem/regard/

そんちょう 村長  /(n) village headman/

 

ぞうすい    雑炊  /(n) rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce/

ぞうすい    増水  /(n,vs) rising water (of river, lake, etc.)/swelling water/increased water/high water/

 

たいいん    退院  /(n,vs) leaving hospital/discharge from hospital/

たいいん    隊員  /(n) troops/group members/team members/

 

たいかい    大会  /(n,adj-no) convention/tournament/mass meeting/rally/

たいかい    大海  /(n) (1) ocean/large sea/

 

たいかん    体感  /(n,vs,adj-no) bodily sensation/sense/experience/

たいかん    退官  /(n,vs) retirement from office/

 

たいがい    対外  /(n) external/foreign/

たいがい    大概  /(n-adv,n-t,adj-no) (1) in general/almost all/(2) mainly/mostly/most likely/(3) moderately/suitably/

 

たいき       待機  /(n,vs,adj-no) alert/standby/await an opportunity/wait for orders/

たいき       大気  /(n) atmosphere/

 

たいきょく 対局  /(n,vs) (playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc./

たいきょく 対極  /(n) (1) antipodes/(2) other (opposite) extreme/opposite/antithesis/

 

たいこ       太古  /(n-adv,n) ancient times/

たいこ       太鼓  /(n,adj-no) drum/

 

たいさ       大佐  /(n) colonel/(navy) captain/

たいさ       大差  /(n,adj-no) great difference/

 

たいさく    対策  /(n) counter-plan/counter-measure/

たいさく    大作  /(n) epic/

 

たいし       太子  /(n) (1) Crown Prince/(2) (abbr) Shotoku Taishi/

たいし       大使  /(n,adj-no) ambassador/

 

たいせき    体積  /(n) capacity/volume/

たいせき    堆積  /(n,vs) pile (of things)/depositing (in a pile)/accumulation (sediment)/

 

たいせん    対戦  /(n,vs) waging war/competition/

たいせん    大戦  /(n) great war/great battle/

 

たいそう    体操  /(n,vs,adj-no) gymnastics/physical exercises/calisthenics/

たいそう    大層  /(adj-na,adv,n) very much/exaggerated/very fine/

 

たいだん    対談  /(n,vs) talk/dialogue/conversation/

たいだん    退団  /(n,vs) leaving a group or troupe/

 

たいとう    対等  /(n) (1) equality (esp. of status, on equal terms)/equivalence/(adj-na,adj-no) (2) equivalent/equal/

たいとう    台頭  /(n,vs) rise of/appearance of/raising one's head/coming to power/becoming famous/(being in the) forefront/prominence/

 

たいはい    退廃  /(n,vs,adj-no) degeneration/decadence/deterioration/laxness/corruption/

たいはい    大敗  /(n,vs) crushing defeat/

 

たいひ       対比  /(n,vs) contrast/comparison/

たいひ       退避  /(n,vs) (1) taking refuge/evacuation/(2) saving (a file)/

 

たいよう    太陽  /(n) sun/solar/

たいよう    大洋  /(n,adj-no) ocean/

 

たさい       多彩  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) variegated/varicoloured/multi-colored/diverse/

たさい       多才  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) talented/

 

たしゃ       他社  /(n) another company/other company/

たしゃ       他者  /(n) another person/others/

 

たち  太刀  /(n) long sword/

たち  大刀  /(n) long sword/

 

ためん       他面  /(n-adv,n-t) the other side/another direction/(on) the other hand/

ためん       多面  /(n,adj-no) many-sided/multifaceted/

 

たんき       短期  /(n,adj-no) short term/

たんき       短気  /(n,adj-na,adj-no) quick temper/short temper/

 

たんきゅう 探求  /(n,vs) quest/pursuit/

たんきゅう 探究  /(n,vs) search/research/enquiry/inquiry/

 

たんけん    探検  /(n,vs,adj-no) exploration/expedition/

たんけん    探険  /(n,vs,adj-no) exploration/expedition/

 

たんさん    単産  /(n) (single-industry) industrial union/

たんさん    炭酸  /(n,adj-no) (1) carbonic acid/(n) (2) (abbr) carbonated water/(3) (uk) (abbr) baking soda/sodium carbonate/

 

たんしょ    短所  /(n) defect/demerit/weak point/disadvantage/

たんしょ    端緒  /(n) a clue/start/beginning/

 

たんちょう 単調  /(adj-na,n) monotony/monotone/dullness/

たんちょう 短調  /(n) minor key (music)/

 

たんとう    担当  /(n,vs) (in) charge (of an area of responsibility, but not necessarily supervision of staff)/

たんとう    短刀  /(n) short sword/dagger/dirk/

 

だいしょう 代償  /(n,adj-no) compensation/indemnification/reparation/consideration/

だいしょう 大小  /(n,adj-no) (1) sizes (various)/large and small/(2) daisho (matched pair of long and short swords)/(3) large and small drums/(4) long months and short months/

 

だいじ       大事  /(adj-na,n) important/valuable/serious matter/

だいじ       題字  /(n) letters in a title/

 

だいだい    代々  /(n-adv,n-t) for generations/hereditary/generation after generation/

だいだい    代代  /(n-adv,n-t) for generations/hereditary/generation after generation/

 

だいち       台地  /(n) plateau/tableland/eminence/

だいち       大地  /(n) ground/earth/the solid earth/the (vast) land/

 

だいちょう 台帳  /(n) account book/ledger/register/

だいちょう 大腸  /(n,adj-no) large intestine/large bowel/colon/

 

だいどう    大同  /(exp) (1) largely the same/(n) (2) Daidou era (806.5.18-810.9.19)/

だいどう    大道  /(n) main street/avenue/

 

だいべん    代弁  /(n,vs) pay by proxy/act for another/speak for another/

だいべん    大便  /(n) feces/excrement/shit/

 

だとう       妥当  /(adj-na,n) valid/proper/right/appropriate/

だとう       打倒  /(n,vs) knockdown (e.g. in boxing)/overthrow/defeat/

 

だんかい    団塊  /(n) mass/lump/

だんかい    段階  /(n) grade/level/stage/class/phase/steps/order/gradation/

 

だんとう    弾頭  /(n) warhead/

だんとう    暖冬  /(n) mild winter/warm winter/

 

ちか  地下  /(n,adj-no) (1) basement/cellar/underground place/(pref) (2) underground/below ground/(3) secret/under cover/(n) (4) (col) (abbr) underground (railway)/subway/metro/

ちか  地価  /(n) the price of land/

 

ちかく       知覚  /(n,vs,adj-no) perception/

ちかく       地殻  /(n,adj-no) earth's crust/

 

ちけん       治験  /(n) clinical trial/

ちけん       地検  /(n) (abbr) District Public Prosecutor's Office/

 

ちし  地誌  /(n) topography/

ちし  致死  /(n,adj-no) lethal/fatal/

 

ちたい       地帯  /(n) area/zone/belt (of land)/

ちたい       遅滞  /(n,vs) delay/procrastination/

 

ちほう       地方  /(n,adj-no) (1) area/locality/district/region/province/(2) countryside/rural area/(3) coast (esp. as seen from the water)/

ちほう       痴呆  /(n,adj-no) (sens) dementia/

 

ちめい       知名  /(adj-na,n) well-known/

ちめい       地名  /(n,adj-no) place name/

 

ちゅうい    中尉  /(n) first lieutenant/lieutenant junior grade/

ちゅうい    注意  /(n,vs) caution/being careful/attention (heed)/warning/advice/

 

ちゅうおう 中央  /(n,adj-no) centre/central/center/middle/

ちゅうおう 中欧  /(n) Central Europe/

 

ちゅうげん 中元  /(n) (1) 15th day of the 7th lunar month/(last day of) Bon lantern festival/(2) Bon gifts/

ちゅうげん 中原  /(n) middle of a field/middle of a country/field of contest/

 

ちゅうしゃ 注射  /(n,vs) injection/

ちゅうしゃ 駐車  /(n,vs,adj-no) parking (e.g. car)/

 

ちゅうたい 中退  /(n,vs) leaving school during a term/

ちゅうたい 中隊  /(n) company, battery, troop/

 

ちゅうとう 中東  /(n,adj-no) Middle East/

ちゅうとう 中等  /(n,adj-no) second grade/medium quality/average/middle class/secondary grade/

 

ちゅうにち 中日  /(n) (1) China and Japan/(2) the middle day/(3) the equinoctial day/

ちゅうにち 駐日  /(n) resident in Japan/

 

ちゅうりゅう      中流  /(n) mid-stream/middle course/middle class/

ちゅうりゅう      駐留  /(n,vs) stationing (e.g. of troops)/garrison/

 

ちょうかん 朝刊  /(n) morning newspaper/

ちょうかん 長官  /(n) secretary (government)/director/chief/

 

ちょうし    調子  /(n) (1) tune/tone/key/pitch/time/rhythm/(2) vein/mood/way/manner/style/knack/(3) condition/state of health/(4) impetus/spur of the moment/strain/(5) trend/

ちょうし    銚子  /(n) (sake) decanter/

 

ちょうしゅう      徴収  /(n,vs) collection/levy/

ちょうしゅう      聴衆  /(n) audience/attendance/hearers/

 

ちょうしょ 調書  /(n) protocol/written evidence/record (investigation, interrogation, etc.)/preliminary memo/charge sheet/

ちょうしょ 長所  /(n) strong point/merit/virtue/advantage/

 

ちょうせん 挑戦  /(n,vs) challenge/defiance/

ちょうせん 朝鮮  /(n) Korea/

 

ちょうだい 長大  /(adj-na,n) very long/great length/

ちょうだい 頂戴  /(n,vs) (1) (hum) receiving/reception/getting/being given/(2) (hum) eating/drinking/having/(exp) (3) (fam) (fem) please/please do for me/

 

ちょうもん 弔問  /(n,vs) condolence call/

ちょうもん 聴聞  /(n,vs) listening/hearing/

 

ちょっかん 直感  /(n,vs,adj-no) intuition/instinct/insight/hunch/

ちょっかん 直観  /(n,vs,adj-no) intuition/instinct/insight/hunch/

 

ちょっけい 直径  /(n) diameter/

ちょっけい 直系  /(n,adj-no) direct descent/direct line/

 

ちんたい    沈滞  /(n,vs) stagnation/inactivity/

ちんたい    賃貸  /(n,vs,adj-no) lease/rent/hire/

 

つうか       通貨  /(n,adj-no) currency/

つうか       通過  /(n,vs) (1) passage through (e.g. train skipping a station)/transit/(2) passing (e.g. exam, bill through parliament)/

 

つうかん    痛感  /(n,vs) feeling keenly/fully realizing/

つうかん    通関  /(n,vs) customs clearance/

 

つうしょう 通商  /(n,vs) commerce/trade/

つうしょう 通称  /(n,vs) popular name/nickname/alias/

 

つうねん    通年  /(n,adj-no) all year/year round/

つうねん    通念  /(n) common idea/common wisdom/generally accepted idea/

 

ていおん    低温  /(n,adj-no) low temperature/

ていおん    低音  /(n) low tone/bass/low voice/

 

ていか       低下  /(n,vs) fall/decline/lowering/deterioration/degradation/

ていか       定価  /(n) list price/regular price/established price/

 

ていがく    停学  /(n) suspension from school/

ていがく    定額  /(n,adj-no) ration/fixed amount/

 

ていき       定期  /(n,adj-no) (1) fixed term/(2) (abbr) fixed-term commutation pass/(3) (abbr) fixed-term deposit/

ていき       提起  /(n,vs) bring suit/file a claim/raise a question/

 

ていきゅう 定休  /(n) regular holiday/

ていきゅう 庭球  /(n) tennis/

 

ていきょう 帝京  /(n) the capital/

ていきょう 提供  /(n,vs) offer/tender/program sponsoring/programme sponsoring/furnishing/provisioning/supply/

 

ていげん    低減  /(n,vs) decrease/reduction/fall/depreciation/mitigation/

ていげん    提言  /(n,vs) proposal/motion/

 

ていこく    定刻  /(n) appointed time/timetable/schedule/

ていこく    帝国  /(n) (1) empire/(adj-no) (2) imperial/

 

ていしょく 定食  /(n) set meal/special (of the day)/

ていしょく 抵触  /(n,vs) (1) collision/conflict/(2) being contrary/being incompatible/being inconsistent/being contradictory/(3) being in violation (of the law, etc.)/

 

ていじ       定時  /(n,adj-no) regular time/stated period/

ていじ       提示  /(n,vs) presentation/exhibit/suggest/citation/

 

ていせい    帝政  /(n,adj-no) imperial government/imperialism/monarchical rule/

ていせい    訂正  /(n,vs,adj-no) correction/revision/amendment/

 

ていちょう 丁重  /(adj-na,n) polite/courteous/hospitable/

ていちょう 低調  /(adj-na,n) inactive/slow/sluggish/slack/low tone/undertone/dullness/(market) weakness/

 

てきせい    適性  /(n) aptitude/

てきせい    適正  /(adj-na,n) reasonable/suitable/

 

てっかく    的確  /(adj-na,n) precise/accurate/

てっかく    適確  /(adj-na,n) precise/accurate/

 

てんき       天気  /(n) (1) weather/the elements/(2) fair weather/fine weather/

てんき       転機  /(n) turning point/

 

てんこう    天候  /(n) weather/

てんこう    転向  /(n,vs) conversion/shift/about-face/switch/

 

てんさい    天才  /(n) genius/prodigy/natural gift/

てんさい    天災  /(n) natural calamity/disaster/

 

てんじ       展示  /(n,vs) exhibition/display/

てんじ       点字  /(n) Braille/

 

てんじょう 天井  /(n) ceiling/ceiling price/

てんじょう 添乗  /(n,vs) accompanying/escorting/

 

てんとう    店頭  /(n,adj-no) shop front/counter/shop/over-the-counter (financial)/

てんとう    転倒  /(n,vs,adj-no) (1) falling down/tumbling/overturning/turning over/(2) reversing/inverting/inversion/(3) getting upset/

 

でんか       殿下  /(n) your Highness/his (or her) Highness/

でんか       電化  /(n,vs) electrification/

 

でんせん    伝染  /(n,vs) contagion/infection/

でんせん    電線  /(n) (1) electric line/electric cable/power cable/(2) telephone line/telegraph wire/

 

でんとう    伝統  /(n,adj-no) tradition/convention/

でんとう    電灯  /(n) electric light/

 

とうきゅう 投球  /(n,vs) pitching/throwing a ball/bowling (in cricket)/pitched ball/

とうきゅう 等級  /(n) (1) grade/class/(2) (astron) (astronomical) magnitude/

 

とうぎ       党議  /(n) party council/party conference/

とうぎ       討議  /(n,vs) debate/discussion/

 

とうけい    東経  /(n) east longitude/

とうけい    統計  /(n,vs,adj-no) statistics/

 

とうさい    登載  /(n,vs) register/record/printing/

とうさい    搭載  /(n,vs) (1) loading (on board)/equipping/(adj-f) (2) equipped (with)/built-in/

 

とうさく    倒錯  /(n,vs,adj-no) perversion/inversion/

とうさく    盗作  /(n,vs) plagiarism/

 

とうしゃ    投射  /(n,vs) projection/

とうしゃ    当社  /(n) (this) shrine/(this) firm/

 

とうしゅ    党首  /(n) party leader/

とうしゅ    投手  /(n) (baseball) pitcher/

 

とうしょ    投書  /(n,vs) letter to the editor/letter from a reader/contribution/

とうしょ    当初  /(n-adv,n-t) at first/

 

とうじょう 登場  /(n,vs) (1) entry (on stage)/appearance (on screen)/(2) entrance/introduction (into a market)/

とうじょう 搭乗  /(n,vs) embarkation/boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)/

 

とうすい    統帥  /(n,vs) supreme command/high command/

とうすい    陶酔  /(n,vs,adj-no) intoxication/

 

とうせい    党勢  /(n) strength of a party/

とうせい    統制  /(n,vs) regulation/control/

 

とうそう    逃走  /(n,vs,adj-no) flight/desertion/escape/

とうそう    闘争  /(n,vs,adj-no) strife/conflict/

 

とうちょう 登頂  /(n,vs) climbing to the summit/

とうちょう 盗聴  /(n,vs,adj-no) interception (email)/wiretap/bug/

 

とうとう    等々  /(n-adv) and so on/at last/finally/after all/

とうとう    到頭  /(adv) (uk) finally/at last/reaching a head/

 

とうない    党内  /(n,adj-no) party-internal/

とうない    島内  /(n) on the island/

 

とうなん    東南  /(n) south-east/

とうなん    盗難  /(n) theft/robbery/

 

とうばん    登板  /(n,vs) taking the plate/pitching a game/

とうばん    当番  /(n,adj-no) being on duty/

 

とうぶ       東部  /(n) eastern part/the east (of a region)/

とうぶ       頭部  /(n) (1) head/cranium/(adj-no) (2) cephalic/

 

とくい       得意  /(n,adj-no,adj-na) (1) triumph/prosperity/(2) pride/(3) one's strong point/one's forte/one's specialty/(4) frequent customer (client, etc.)/

とくい       特異  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) unique/singular/

 

とくしつ    得失  /(n) advantages and disadvantages/plus and minuses/

とくしつ    特質  /(n) characteristic/feature/special quality/

 

とくせい    特性  /(n) special characteristic/special quality/trait/idiosyncrasy/peculiarity/

とくせい    特製  /(n,vs,adj-no) special make/deluxe/

 

とくちょう 特徴  /(n) feature/trait/characteristic/pecularity/

とくちょう 特長  /(n) forte/merit/

 

とくてん    得点  /(n,vs) score/points made/marks obtained/runs/

とくてん    特典  /(n) special favor/special favour/privilege/

 

どうか       同化  /(n,vs,adj-no) (1) assimilation/absorption/(2) anabolism/(3) adaptation/

どうか       銅貨  /(n) copper coin/

 

どうき       動機  /(n) motive/incentive/motif/

どうき       同期  /(n-adv,vs,adj-no) (1) contemporary/corresponding period/same period/same class/(n) (2) employee who joined the company in the same year as oneself/classmate/one's contemporary/(n-adv,vs,adj-no) (3) synchronous/synchronization/

 

どうぎ       動議  /(n) motion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)/

どうぎ       道義  /(n) morality/moral principles/

 

どうたい    動態  /(n) movement/dynamic state/

どうたい    胴体  /(n,adj-no) body/trunk/torso/

 

どうちょう 同町  /(n) the same town/that town/

どうちょう 同調  /(n,vs) sympathy/agreement with/alignment/conformity/tuning/

 

どうてん    同店  /(n) the same store/the same shop/

どうてん    同点  /(n,adj-no) deadlock/tie/draw/

 

どうとう    同党  /(n) the same political party/

どうとう    同等  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) equality/equal/same rights/same rank/equivalence/

 

どうめい    同名  /(n,adj-no) same name/

どうめい    同盟  /(n,vs,adj-no) alliance/union/league/

 

どき  土器  /(n) (1) earthenware/

どき  怒気  /(n) anger/wrath/

 

どくとく    独得  /(adj-na,n) learning by oneself/

どくとく    独特  /(n,adj-no,adj-na) peculiarity/uniqueness/characteristic/

 

ないかく    内角  /(n) interior angle/inside corner (baseball)/

ないかく    内閣  /(n,adj-no) cabinet/(government) ministry/

 

ないしん    内心  /(n-adv,n-t) innermost thoughts/real intention/inmost heart/one's mind/in the heart/

ないしん    内申  /(n,vs) unofficial report/confidential report/

 

ないせい    内省  /(n,vs) introspection/reflection on one's self/

ないせい    内政  /(n,adj-no) municipal/internal administration/domestic affairs/

 

ないせん    内戦  /(n) civil war/

ないせん    内線  /(n) phone extension/indoor wiring/inner line/

 

ないぞう    内臓  /(n,adj-no) internal organs/intestines/viscera/

ないぞう    内蔵  /(adj-no,vs) internal (e.g. disk)/built-in/equipped (with)/

 

ないてい    内偵  /(n,vs) secret investigation/private enquiry/private inquiry/reconnaissance/scouting/

ないてい    内定  /(n,vs) unofficial offer (esp. job offer)/tentative decision/

 

なんい       南緯  /(n) southern latitude/

なんい       難易  /(n) difficulty/relative difficulty/

 

なんきょく 南極  /(n,adj-no) (1) South Pole/(2) the Antarctic/Antarctica/

なんきょく 難局  /(n) difficult situation/

 

にじゅう    二十  /(n) twenty/

にじゅう    二重  /(n,adj-no) (1) double/two-fold/two layers/duplex/(pref) (2) diplo-/dipl/

 

にっかん    日刊  /(n,adj-no) daily issue/

にっかん    日韓  /(n) (1) Japan and (South) Korea/(adj-no) (2) Japanese and (South) Korean/

 

にっけい    日系  /(n-pref) (1) (of) Japanese descent/(n) (2) (abbr) non-Japanese of Japanese descent/nikkeijin/(3) company, etc. set up with Japanese capital/company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent/

にっけい    日経  /(n) (abbr) Nikkei (newspaper, share index)/

 

にっこう    日光  /(n) sunlight/

にっこう    日航  /(n) Japan Airlines/

 

にんき       人気  /(n,adj-no,adj-na) popularity/popular feeling/business conditions/

にんき       任期  /(n) term of office/

 

ねもと       根元  /(n,adj-no) root/source/origin/foundation/base/principle/

ねもと       根本  /(n,adj-no) root/source/origin/foundation/base/principle/

 

ねんしょ    年初  /(n-adv,n) beginning of the year/New Year's greetings/

ねんしょ    念書  /(n) written pledge/signed note of assurance/memorandum/legal instrument/

 

ねんしょう 年商  /(n) yearly (annual) turnover/

ねんしょう 燃焼  /(n,vs) burning/combustion/

 

ねんとう    年頭  /(n) (1) beginning of the year/

ねんとう    念頭  /(n) mind/

 

ねんど       年度  /(n,n-suf) (1) fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan)/financial year/(2) academic year/school year/(3) product year/

ねんど       粘土  /(n) clay/

 

ねんぱい    年輩  /(n,adj-no) elderly/age/years/

ねんぱい    年配  /(n,adj-no) elderly/age/years/

 

のうえん    脳炎  /(n,adj-no) brain inflammation/encephalitis/nephritis/

のうえん    農園  /(n) plantation/

 

のうこう    濃厚  /(adj-na,n) (1) density/richness/concentration/tension/passion/(2) possibility/likelihood/

のうこう    農耕  /(n) farming/agriculture/

 

はいき       廃棄  /(n,vs) (1) disposal/abandonment/scrapping/discarding/abolition/(2) annulment/cancellation/abrogation/repeal/

はいき       排気  /(n,vs) exhaust/ventilation/

 

はいきゅう 配球  /(n) mixing of pitches/

はいきゅう 配給  /(n,vs,adj-no) (1) distribution (e.g. films, rice)/(2) rationing (e.g. food, gasoline)/(3) food ration/

 

はいけい    拝啓  /(n) Dear (so and so)/Dear Sir/Dear Madam/To Whom It May Concern/

はいけい    背景  /(n) (1) background/scenery/backdrop/setting/circumstance/context/(2) backing/support (from behind the scenes)/

 

はいしゅつ 排出  /(n,vs,adj-no) evacuation/emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.)/ejection/

はいしゅつ 輩出  /(n,vs) turning out in great numbers/appearing one after the other/

 

はいしん    背信  /(n,vs,adj-no) betrayal/infidelity/

はいしん    配信  /(n,vs) distribution/delivery/transmission/provision/

 

はいせん    敗戦  /(n,vs) defeat/losing a war/

はいせん    配線  /(n,vs) wiring/

 

はき  覇気  /(n) ambition/aspiration/

はき  破棄  /(n,vs) tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents)/disposal (e.g. weaponry)/revocation/annulment/breaking (e.g. treaty)/reversing (e.g. an original judgment) (judgement)/discard/cancellation/repeal/

 

はくし       博士  /(n,n-suf,adj-no) (1) doctorate/PhD/Dr (as a title)/(n) (2) expert/learned person/

はくし       白紙  /(n,adj-no) blank paper/white paper/

 

はけん       覇権  /(n,adj-no) hegemony/

はけん       派遣  /(n,vs) dispatch/despatch/deployment/

 

はっしゃ    発射  /(n,vs) firing/shooting/discharge/catapult/ejaculation (sl)/

はっしゃ    発車  /(n,vs) departure of a vehicle/

 

はっしょう 発症  /(n,vs,adj-no) outbreak of an illness/time where the first symptoms of an illness appear/crisis/

はっしょう 発祥  /(n,vs) origin/appearance of auspicious omen/

 

はっせい    発生  /(n,vs,adj-no) (1) outbreak/spring forth/occurrence/incidence/origin/(2) ontogeny/development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state/

はっせい    発声  /(n,vs,adj-no) (1) utterance/speaking/vocalization/vocalisation/enunciation/pronouncing/(2) leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)/

 

はっそう    発想  /(n,vs) expression (e.g. in music)/idea/conception/way of thinking/

はっそう    発送  /(n,vs) sending/forwarding/shipping/

 

はんえい    反映  /(n) (1) influence/(vs) (2) to apply/to implement/(n) (3) reflection/

はんえい    繁栄  /(n,vs) prospering/prosperity/thriving/flourishing/

 

はんき       半期  /(n-adv,n-t) half-term/half-time/half period/

はんき       反旗  /(n) standard of revolt/banner of revolution/

 

はんきょう 反共  /(n) anticommunist/

はんきょう 反響  /(n,vs) echo/reverberation/repercussion/reaction/influence/

 

はんこう    反抗  /(n,vs) opposition/resistance/insubordination/defiance/hostility/rebellion/

はんこう    犯行  /(n) crime/criminal act/offence/offense/

 

はんしん    阪神  /(n) (1) Osaka-Kobe/(2) Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)/

はんしん    半身  /(n,adj-no) half the body/half length/

 

はんせい    半生  /(n) half a lifetime/

はんせい    反省  /(n,vs) reflection/reconsideration/introspection/meditation/contemplation/

 

はんせん    反戦  /(n) anti-war/

はんせん    帆船  /(n) sailing ship/sailing boat/sailing vessel/

 

はんそう    帆走  /(n,vs,adj-no) sailing/

はんそう    搬送  /(n,vs,vt) transportation/conveyance/delivery/

 

はんにち    半日  /(n-adv,n-t) half day/

はんにち    反日  /(n) anti-Japanese/

 

はんめん    半面  /(n,adj-no) half the face/one side/half/the other side/the reverse/the contrary/

はんめん    反面  /(n-adv,n) on the other hand/opposite side/reverse/

 

はんらん    反乱  /(n,vs,adj-no) insurrection/mutiny/rebellion/revolt/uprising/

はんらん    氾濫  /(n,vs) overflowing/flood/

 

ひかく       比較  /(n,vs,adj-no) comparison/

ひかく       皮革  /(n) leather/hide/

 

ひがん       彼岸  /(n) (1) equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held)/(2) (abbr) Buddhist services during the equinoctial week/(3) (Buddh) nirvana/

ひがん       悲願  /(n) one's dearest wish/Buddha's vow to save humanity/

 

ひけつ       否決  /(n,vs) rejection/negation/voting down/

ひけつ       秘訣  /(n) secret (method, trick, etc.)/mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.)/key (e.g. to success)/recipe/

 

ひこう       非行  /(n,adj-no) delinquency/misconduct/

ひこう       飛行  /(n) (1) aviation/flight/flying/(vs) (2) to fly/to take a flight/

 

ひしょ       秘書  /(n,adj-no) (1) (private) secretary/(n) (2) treasured book/secret book/

ひしょ       避暑  /(n,vs) summering/going to a summer resort/

 

ひっし       必死  /(adj-na,adj-no) (1) frantic/desperate/(2) inevitable death/(3) brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) (shogi)/

ひっし       必至  /(adj-na,adj-no) (1) inevitable/necessary/foregone/(n) (2) brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) (shogi)/

 

ひとめ       一目  /(n-adv,n-t) (1) (a) glance/(a) look/(a) glimpse/(2) complete view/bird's-eye view/

ひとめ       人目  /(n) public gaze/public notice/

 

ひなん       避難  /(n,vs) taking refuge/finding shelter/evacuation/escape/

ひなん       非難  /(n,vs,adj-na) criticism/blame/censure/attack/reproach/

 

ひにん       否認  /(n,vs) denial/negation/repudiation/disapproval/

ひにん       避妊  /(n,vs,adj-no) contraception/

 

ひょうけつ 表決  /(n,vs) vote/voting/

ひょうけつ 評決  /(n,vs) decision/verdict/

 

ひょうし    拍子  /(n) (1) (musical) time/tempo/beat/rhythm/(2) the moment/the instance/chance/

ひょうし    表紙  /(n) front cover/binding/

 

ひょうだい 標題  /(n) title/heading/headline/caption/

ひょうだい 表題  /(n) title/index/heading/

 

ひょうでん 票田  /(n) (favorable voting) constituency (favourable)/

ひょうでん 評伝  /(n) a critical biography/

 

ひれい       比例  /(n,vs) proportion/

ひれい       非礼  /(adj-na,n) impoliteness/

 

ひろう       披露  /(n,vs) announcement/show/display/introduction/

ひろう       疲労  /(n,vs) fatigue/weariness/

 

びこう       備考  /(n) note/remarks/NB/

びこう       尾行  /(n,vs) shadow/tail/follow/

 

びしょう    微小  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) microscopic/

びしょう    微笑  /(n,vs) smile/

 

ふうき       富貴  /(adj-na,n) riches and honours (honors)/wealth and rank/

ふうき       風紀  /(n) public morals/

 

ふきゅう    不朽  /(n,adj-no) everlasting/immortal/eternal/immortality/imperishable/

ふきゅう    普及  /(n,vs) diffusion/spread/popularization/promulgation/familiarization/

 

ふきょう    不況  /(adj-na,n,adj-no) recession/depression/slump/

ふきょう    布教  /(n,vs,adj-no) propagation (e.g. a religion)/proselytizing/missionary work/

 

ふきん       付近  /(n,n-suf) (1) neighbourhood/neighborhood/vicinity/environs/(2) (obsc) approaching/

ふきん       布巾  /(n) tea-towel/dish cloth/

 

ふくいん    復員  /(n,vs) demobilization/demobilisation/repatriation/

ふくいん    福音  /(n,adj-no) (1) good news/(2) gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)/

 

ふくし       副詞  /(n,adj-no) (ling) adverb/

ふくし       福祉  /(n,adj-f) welfare/well-being/social welfare/social security/social service/

 

ふくしゅう 復習  /(n,vs) review/revision/

ふくしゅう 復讐  /(n,vs) revenge/

 

ふけい       府警  /(n) prefectural police/

ふけい       父兄  /(n) guardians/parents and older brothers/

 

ふこう       不孝  /(adj-na,n) (1) undutifulness to one's parents/lack of filial piety/

ふこう       不幸  /(adj-na,n) unhappiness/sorrow/misfortune/disaster/accident/death/

 

ふさい       夫妻  /(n) man and wife/married couple/

ふさい       負債  /(n) debt/liabilities/

 

ふじゅん    不純  /(adj-na,n) impurity/adulteration/dishonesty/irregularity/

ふじゅん    不順  /(adj-na,n) irregularity/unseasonableness/

 

ふじょ       婦女  /(n) woman/womankind/

ふじょ       扶助  /(n,vs) aid/help/assistance/support/

 

ふぞく       付属  /(n,vs,adj-no) attached/belonging (to)/included/enclosed/affiliated/annexed/associated/subordinate/incidental/dependent/auxiliary/

ふぞく       附属  /(n,vs,adj-no) attached/belonging (to)/included/enclosed/affiliated/annexed/associated/subordinate/incidental/dependent/auxiliary/

 

ふだん       不断  /(n-t,adj-na,adj-no) (1) constancy/persistency/continuity/(adj-na) (2) indecisive/

ふだん       普段  /(adj-no) usual/habitual/ordinary/everyday/always/

 

ふつう       不通  /(n) suspension/interruption/stoppage/tie-up/cessation/