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亅
二
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儿
入
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刀
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十
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Numbers
2 →Amount & Degree
47 →
基
fundamentals
率
ratio
張
counter for...
核
nucleus
衝
collide
甲
armor
兼
concurrently
縦
vertical
須
ought
殖
augment
丈
length
騰
leaping up
剰
surplus
俵
bag
乏
destitution
累
accumulate
寸
measurement
弥
all the more
猶
furthermore
塊
clod
坪
two-mat area
厘
rin
遍
everywhere
衡
equilibrium
斗
Big Dipper
尺
shaku
甚
tremendously
汎
pan-
升
measuring bo...
某
so-and-so
只
only
畝
furrow
弧
arc
但
however
箇
counter for...
且
moreover
僅
a wee bit
斤
axe
桁
beam
采
dice
勺
ladle
錘
weight
嵩
be aggravate...
丙
third class
耗
decrease
匁
monme
濫
excessive
Money
7 →Time & Calendar
26 →
誕
nativity
既
previously
暫
temporarily
旬
decameron
即
instant
寿
longevity
瞬
wink
恒
constancy
曽
formerly
暇
spare time
徐
gradually
頻
repeatedly
悠
permanence
閑
leisure
頃
time
逝
departed
漸
steadily
宵
wee hours
甫
for the firs...
朔
conjunction...
舜
type of morn...
頓
suddenly
勃
suddenness
晏
late
晨
morning
颯
sudden
Nature & Weather
73 →
沢
swamp
影
shadow
響
echo
浜
seacoast
江
creek
源
source
露
dew
沖
open sea
災
disaster
浦
bay
宙
mid-air
瀬
rapids
潟
lagoon
潮
tide
炎
inflammation
堀
ditch
漏
leak
岳
point
雰
atmosphere
炉
hearth
穴
hole
暖
warmth
陰
shade
丘
hill
壌
lot
旭
rising sun
暑
sultry
磯
seashore
沼
marsh
滝
waterfall
雷
thunder
浪
wandering
曙
dawn
涯
horizon
霞
be hazy
洞
den
溝
gutter
霧
fog
洪
deluge
渦
whirlpool
峡
gorge
峰
summit
薫
send forth f...
泡
bubbles
沙
sand
嵐
storm
暁
daybreak
峠
mountain pea...
嶺
peak
岬
headland
礁
reef
洲
continent
巌
rock
汽
vapor
蛍
lightning-bu...
渓
mountain str...
湧
boil
虹
rainbow
霜
frost
渚
strand
皐
swamp
暉
shine
彗
comet
汐
eventide
麓
foot of a mo...
崖
cliff
窟
cavern
隙
crevice
旦
daybreak
沃
fertility
昴
the Pleiades
燎
burn
凜
cold
Plants & Trees
80 →
藤
wisteria
幹
tree trunk
松
pine tree
節
node
稲
rice plant
芝
turf
華
splendor
杉
cedar
麻
hemp
李
plum
柳
willow
茂
overgrown
繁
luxuriant
梅
plum
桜
cherry
菊
chrysanthemu...
梨
pear tree
培
cultivate
肥
fertilizer
栽
plantation
萩
bush clover
葛
arrowroot
栗
chestnut
穫
harvest
桑
mulberry
桂
Japanese Jud...
穂
ear
桐
paulownia
芽
bud
苗
seedling
刈
reap
笹
bamboo grass
穀
cereals
柿
persimmon
稔
harvest
桃
peach
楊
willow
椿
camellia
蓮
lotus
蘭
orchid
殻
husk
茅
miscanthus r...
椎
chinquapin
楠
camphor tree
槙
twig
槻
Zelkova tree
茎
stalk
蕉
banana
橘
mandarin ora...
杜
woods
葵
hollyhock
藻
seaweed
芹
parsley
杏
apricot
薪
fuel
芯
wick
榛
hazelnut
蔦
vine
芙
lotus
檀
cedar
梓
catalpa tree
萌
show symptom...
蒔
sow (seeds)
芋
taro
毬
burr
柚
citron
萎
wither
茄
eggplant
梧
Chinese para...
梢
treetops
菖
iris
柊
holly
楓
maple
蕗
butterbur
柾
straight gra...
椋
type of deci...
蓉
lotus
椰
coconut tree
茉
jasmine
莉
jasmine
People & Family
42 →
氏
family name
衆
masses
佐
assistant
士
gentleman
系
lineage
郎
son
雄
masculine
我
ego
己
self
彦
lad
僕
me
孤
orphan
縁
affinity
倫
ethics
輩
comrade
紋
family crest
庶
commoner
嫁
marry into
娠
with child
賓
V.I.P.
昆
descendants
伯
chief
盲
blind
伍
five
奴
guy
誰
who
侍
waiter
俺
I
叔
uncle
雌
feminine
姻
matrimony
隷
slave
寡
widow
朋
companion
嬢
lass
翁
venerable ol...
婿
bridegroom
嫡
legitimate w...
嗣
heir
婆
old woman
誼
friendship
侶
companion
Feelings & Mood
76 →
吉
good luck
惑
beguile
喪
miss
謝
apologize
賀
congratulati...
誉
reputation
歓
delight
徳
benevolence
驚
wonder
慰
consolation
嫌
dislike
誇
boast
慶
jubilation
仁
humanity
泣
cry
恩
grace
悔
repent
惨
wretched
懐
feelings
奮
stirred up
謙
self-effacin...
嘆
sigh
寂
loneliness
憂
melancholy
怪
suspicious
惜
pity
悼
lament
憾
remorse
哀
pathetic
恭
respect
悦
ecstasy
辱
embarrass
慈
mercy
慌
disconcerted
娯
recreation
弔
condolences
憤
aroused
慨
rue
恨
regret
忌
mourning
愉
pleasure
睦
intimate
侮
scorn
欣
take pleasur...
褒
praise
煩
anxiety
惧
fear
慕
pining
罷
quit
怨
grudge
嚇
menacing
愁
distress
玩
play
衷
inmost
憧
yearn after
妄
delusion
嬉
glad
嫉
jealous
畏
fear
罵
abuse
悌
serving our...
蔑
ignore
臆
timidity
苛
torment
虞
fear
恕
excuse
戚
grieve
羨
envious
遜
humble
妬
jealous
嘲
ridicule
慄
fear
憬
yearn for
鬱
gloom
羞
feel ashamed
貪
covet
Body & Health
45 →
健
healthy
筋
muscle
康
ease
肝
liver
脚
skids
胞
placenta
肺
lungs
妊
pregnancy
胆
gall bladder
脈
vein
眼
eyeball
髄
marrow
尿
urine
尻
buttocks
睡
drowsy
腎
kidney
掌
palm of hand
膜
membrane
脇
armpit
腸
intestines
舌
tongue
胎
womb
肪
obese
胴
trunk
拳
fist
唇
lips
瞳
pupil (of ey...
泌
ooze
眉
eyebrow
股
thigh
肢
limb
脊
stature
膝
knee
喉
throat
哺
nurse
嗅
smell
咽
throat
骸
bone
顎
jaw
腺
gland
唾
saliva
脹
dilate
肘
elbow
眸
pupil of the...
頰
cheeks
Illness & Medicine
20 →Directions & Position
12 →Colors
15 →Common Verbs
196 →
保
protect
結
tie
提
propose
挙
raise
応
apply
援
abet
施
give
護
safeguard
展
unfold
整
organize
渉
ford
請
solicit
催
sponsor
及
reach out
離
detach
摘
pinch
従
accompany
拡
broaden
振
shake
就
concerning
遺
bequeath
遣
dispatch
抗
confront
宣
proclaim
廃
abolish
臨
look to
壊
demolition
興
entertain
創
genesis
障
hinder
継
inherit
狙
aim at
避
evade
迫
urge
崩
crumble
聴
listen
脱
undress
締
tighten
救
salvation
執
tenacious
撤
remove
削
plane
措
set aside
為
do
抑
repress
染
dye
択
choose
拒
repel
致
doth
繰
winding
伴
consort
養
foster
懸
state of sus...
掲
put up (a no...
棄
abandon
縮
shrink
射
shoot
揮
brandish
充
allot
却
instead
獲
seize
併
join
衝
collide
焦
char
奪
rob
譲
defer
納
settlement
挑
challenge
誘
entice
紛
distract
至
climax
促
stimulate
控
withdraw
握
grip
操
maneuver
託
consign
括
fasten
裂
split
排
repudiate
扱
handle
勧
persuade
揺
swing
免
excuse
薦
recommend
隠
conceal
滞
stagnate
喚
yell
陥
collapse
貫
pierce
抵
resist
脅
threaten
敷
spread
擁
hug
滅
destroy
尽
exhaust
摩
chafe
蓄
amass
噴
erupt
唆
tempt
阻
thwart
絞
strangle
揚
raise
冒
risk
陳
exhibit
潜
submerge
克
overcome
黙
silence
遇
meet
覆
capsize
隔
isolate
没
drown
随
follow
啓
disclose
遂
consummate
衰
decline
屈
yield
抽
pluck
披
expose
奨
exhort
浸
immersed
翻
flip
墜
crash
据
set
妨
disturb
擦
grate
漂
drift
添
annexed
逸
deviate
拓
clear (the l...
遭
encounter
架
erect
把
grasp
践
tread
呈
display
仰
face-up
砕
smash
伏
prostrated
鎮
tranquilize
履
perform
赴
proceed
循
sequential
凝
congeal
垂
droop
縫
sew
眺
stare
憩
recess
糾
twist
喝
hoarse
遮
intercept
挫
crush
扶
aid
享
enjoy
嘱
entrust
挿
insert
陪
obeisance
剖
divide
遷
transition
堪
withstand
捉
catch
擬
mimic
抹
rub
琢
polish
搾
squeeze
漱
gargle
堕
degenerate
矯
rectify
繕
darning
錬
tempering
逐
pursue
斥
reject
挨
approach
叶
grant
戴
be crowned w...
蹴
kick
附
affixed
拭
wipe
凌
endure
貼
stick
倣
emulate
乞
beg
宛
address
塞
close
拶
be imminent
竣
end
遵
abide by
醒
awake
遡
go upstream
綻
be rent
潰
crush
捻
twirl
蔽
cover
毀
break
拉
Latin
塡
fill in
𠮟
scold
剝
come off
Thinking & Telling
66 →
案
plan
策
scheme
企
undertake
検
examination
証
evidence
視
inspection
審
hearing
義
righteousnes...
評
evaluate
推
conjecture
批
criticism
故
happenstance
標
signpost
志
intention
徴
indications
拠
foothold
秘
secret
慮
prudence
析
chop
称
appellation
智
wisdom
是
just so
訳
translate
顧
look back
看
watch over
範
pattern
哲
philosophy
釈
explanation
趣
purport
偽
falsehood
較
contrast
頑
stubborn
唯
solely
憶
recollection
概
outline
諮
consult with
謀
conspire
鑑
specimen
尋
inquire
玄
mysterious
悟
enlightenmen...
諭
rebuke
勘
intuition
聡
wise
覧
perusal
詐
lie
顕
appear
欺
deceit
愚
foolish
幻
phantasm
該
above-stated
痴
stupid
錯
confused
謎
riddle
慧
wise
綜
rule
惟
consider
偲
recollect
稽
think
怜
wise
諦
truth
詮
discussion
昧
dark
喩
metaphor
詢
consult with
踪
remains
Describing Things
163 →
態
attitude
鮮
fresh
独
single
姿
figure
激
violent
異
uncommon
厳
stern
緊
tense
昭
shining
盛
boom
善
virtuous
密
secrecy
秀
excel
緩
slacken
徹
penetrate
慎
humility
渋
astringent
透
transparent
仮
sham
敏
cleverness
裕
abundant
堅
strict
騒
boisterous
妥
gentle
威
intimidate
豪
overpowering
微
delicate
隆
hump
忠
loyalty
妙
exquisite
誠
sincerity
懇
sociable
浩
wide expanse
詳
detailed
魅
fascination
斉
adjusted
滑
slippery
輝
radiance
宏
wide
泰
peaceful
耐
-proof
猛
fierce
芳
perfume
彰
patent
狭
cramped
卓
eminent
殊
particularly
奇
strange
慢
ridicule
昌
prosperous
朗
melodious
寛
tolerant
浄
clean
貞
upright
烈
ardent
粘
sticky
狂
lunatic
淡
thin
繊
slender
虚
void
駄
burdensome
尚
esteem
穏
calm
巧
adroit
粛
solemn
稚
immature
疎
alienate
剛
sturdy
疾
rapidly
潔
undefiled
酷
cruel
俗
vulgar
漠
vague
邪
wicked
晶
sparkle
劣
inferiority
朴
crude
淳
pure
佳
excellent
潤
wet
壮
robust
晃
clear
紘
large
粗
coarse
訂
revise
寧
rather
忍
endure
怠
neglect
如
likeness
澄
lucidity
凡
commonplace
窮
hard up
麗
lovely
臭
stinking
宜
best regards
粋
chic
毅
strong
冗
superfluous
紳
sire
裸
naked
亮
clear
敢
daring
濁
voiced
迅
swift
肖
resemblance
淑
graceful
傑
greatness
拙
bungling
篤
fervent
渇
thirst
喬
high
闇
get dark
癖
mannerism
幽
seclude
峻
high
卑
lowly
庸
commonplace
謹
discreet
醜
ugly
魁
charging ahe...
赳
strong and b...
凸
convex
暢
stretch
斑
spot
摯
gift
彬
refined
匡
correct
堆
piled high
凹
concave
艶
glossy
稀
rare
耀
shine
惇
sincere
凄
uncanny
恣
selfish
爽
refreshing
惰
lazy
冴
be clear
旺
flourishing
冥
dark
緻
fine (i.e. n...
穣
good crops
倹
frugal
淫
lewdness
侃
strong
梗
for the most...
燦
brilliant
碩
large
痩
get thin
凪
lull
氾
spread out
貌
form
宥
soothe
瞭
clear
傲
be proud
勁
strong
彙
same kind
晟
clear
曖
dark
滉
deep and bro...
燿
shine
諄
tedious
熙
bright
School & Language
34 →
条
article
授
impart
修
discipline
模
imitation
紀
chronicle
項
paragraph
唱
chant
俳
haiku
序
preface
詩
poem
句
phrase
塾
cram school
簿
register
銘
inscription
稿
draft
帳
notebook
欄
column
暦
calendar
鍛
forge
閲
review
叙
confer
吟
versify
痕
mark
詠
recitation
韻
rhyme
儒
Confucian
謄
mimeograph
抄
extract
訃
obituary
捺
press
奎
star
栞
bookmark
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square chara...
頌
eulogy
Food & Drink
28 →Animals
49 →
尾
tail
鹿
deer
熊
bear
竜
dragon
翼
wing
牲
animal sacri...
亀
tortoise
鶴
crane
飼
domesticate
駒
pony
鯨
whale
釣
angling
巣
nest
辰
sign of the...
鳩
pigeon
虎
tiger
鷹
hawk
猪
boar
騎
equestrian
鵬
phoenix
獣
animal
蛇
snake
猿
monkey
駿
a good horse
羊
sheep
豚
pork
鶏
chicken
寅
sign of the...
蝶
butterfly
爪
claw
牙
tusk
鴻
large bird
蚊
mosquito
巳
sign of the...
鳳
male mythica...
鮎
freshwater t...
蜂
bee
隼
falcon
雛
chick
蚕
silkworm
丑
sign of the...
鯉
carp
卯
sign of the...
鯛
sea bream
啄
peck
酉
west
繭
cocoon
亥
sign of the...
麟
Chinese unic...
Places & Buildings
37 →
第
No.
井
well
閣
tower
塚
hillock
街
boulevard
邸
residence
津
haven
壁
wall
郷
home town
隣
neighboring
倉
godown
舎
cottage
礎
cornerstone
丁
street
棟
ridgepole
舗
shop
岐
branch off
荘
villa
壇
podium
垣
hedge
棚
shelf
廊
corridor
亭
pavilion
堤
dike
郭
enclosure
畿
capital
寮
dormitory
藩
clan
塀
fence
坑
pit
畔
paddy ridge
孔
cavity
苑
garden
桟
scaffold
楼
watchtower
邑
village
柵
stockade
Place Names
3 →Travel & Transport
17 →Work & Business
15 →Trade & Economy
15 →Government & Politics
39 →
統
overall
派
faction
監
oversee
票
ballot
弁
valve
邦
home country
僚
colleague
皇
emperor
司
director
属
belong
郡
county
祉
welfare
閥
clique
秩
regularity
帝
sovereign
陛
highness
准
quasi-
姫
princess
后
empress
媛
beautiful wo...
陵
mausoleum
妃
queen
轄
control
摂
vicarious
俸
stipend
迭
transfer
逓
relay
曹
office
租
tariff
勅
imperial ord...
詔
imperial edi...
頒
distribute
侯
marquis
叡
intelligence
謁
audience
璽
emperor's se...
爵
baron
朕
majestic plu...
吏
officer
Law & Safety
33 →
裁
tailor
訴
accusation
憲
constitution
盟
alliance
逮
apprehend
刑
punish
契
pledge
訟
sue
戒
commandment
罰
penalty
賄
bribe
懲
penal
拘
arrest
廷
courts
虐
tyrannize
諾
consent
拐
kidnap
獄
prison
誓
vow
凶
villain
虜
captive
弊
abuse
縛
truss
偵
spy
赦
pardon
窃
stealth
匿
hide
賊
burglar
劾
censure
囚
captured
斬
beheading
賂
bribe
錮
confinement
War & the Military
35 →
衛
defense
撃
beat
討
chastise
攻
aggression
隊
regiment
塁
bases
闘
fight
陣
camp
弾
bullet
銃
gun
侵
encroach
甲
armor
襲
attack
覇
hegemony
敵
enemy
砲
cannon
撲
slap
矢
dart
剣
sabre
艦
warship
盾
shield
矛
halberd
征
subjugate
殴
assault
刃
blade
弦
bowstring
刀
sword
弓
bow
伐
fell
屯
barracks
尉
military off...
帥
commander
拷
torture
蛮
barbarian
舷
gunwale
Religion & Ritual
38 →
宮
Shinto shrin...
献
offering
儀
ceremony
葬
interment
恵
favor
宗
religion
典
code
斎
purification
仙
hermit
聖
holy
犠
sacrifice
魅
fascination
祥
auspicious
墓
grave
霊
spirits
魔
witch
鬼
ghost
奉
observance
盆
basin
僧
Buddhist pri...
魂
soul
碑
tombstone
墳
tomb
坊
boy
尼
nun
禅
Zen
妖
attractive
崇
adore
禍
calamity
殉
martyrdom
厄
unlucky
呪
spell
棺
coffin
冥
dark
袈
a coarse cam...
詣
visit a temp...
裟
Buddhist sur...
刹
temple
Arts & Leisure
32 →
描
sketch
鈴
small bell
躍
leap
撮
snapshot
奏
play music
柄
design
雅
gracious
飾
decorate
彩
coloring
棋
chess piece
拍
clap
漫
cartoon
彫
carve
謡
song
琴
harp
碁
Go
鐘
bell
鼓
drum
旋
rotation
戯
frolic
媒
mediator
譜
musical scor...
笛
flute
唄
song
黛
blackened ey...
凱
victory song
絃
string
塑
model
伶
actor
弄
play with
笙
a reed instr...
諧
harmony
Sport & Competition
6 →Everyday Things
33 →Materials & Substances
36 →
織
weave
維
fiber
素
elementary
樹
timber
縄
straw rope
網
netting
酸
acid
鋼
steel
錦
brocade
糖
sugar
墨
black ink
陶
pottery
磁
magnet
鉛
lead
綾
design
釜
kettle
鍋
pot
羅
gauze
瓦
tile
酵
fermentation
硫
sulphur
紡
spinning
絹
silk
漆
lacquer
鋳
casting
窯
kiln
硝
nitrate
絢
brilliant fa...
綺
figured clot...
巾
towel
紗
gauze
銑
pig iron
紬
pongee (a kn...
冶
melting
箋
paper
綸
thread
Names & Classical Japanese
75 →
伊
Italy
奈
Nara
俊
sagacious
弘
vast
阿
Africa
之
of
靖
peaceful
也
to be (class...
亜
Asia
嘉
applaud
滋
nourishing
那
what?
晋
advance
庄
level
敦
industry
祐
help
珠
pearl
亘
span
呉
give
圭
square jewel
乙
the latter
瑞
congratulati...
又
or again
秦
Manchu dynas...
輔
help
郁
cultural pro...
玲
sound of jew...
肇
beginning
亨
pass through
乃
from
胡
barbarian
琉
precious sto...
遼
distant
呂
spine
巽
southeast
巴
comma-design
禎
happiness
倭
Yamato
斐
beautiful
於
at
孟
chief
尭
high
馨
fragrant
欽
respect
嵯
steep
惣
all
佑
help
渥
kindness
伽
nursing
瑠
lapis lazuli
允
license
瑛
sparkle of j...
彪
spotted
洸
sparkling wa...
胤
descendent
莞
smiling
玖
beautiful bl...
瑚
ancestral of...
倖
happiness
昂
rise
瑳
polish
哉
how
爾
you
丞
help
汰
washing
亦
also
麿
I
耶
question mar...
璃
glassy
諒
fact
琳
jewel
崚
mountains to...
洵
alike
瑶
beautiful as...
迪
edify