Meanings

one, unity

Radical: ichi

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

ichigatsu

January

ichido

one time

ippan

general, universal

hitori

one person

Meanings

right, right wing

Radical: kuchi

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

usetsu

right turn

sayuu

right and left

uyoku

right wing

migite

right hand

Meanings

rain, rainfall

Radical: ame

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

uki

rainy season

fuuu

wind and rain

amagumo

rain cloud

ooame

heavy rain

Meanings

circle, yen, round, smooth

Radical: keigamae

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

enshuu

circumference

enman

harmonious

senen

1000 yen

marusa

roundness

Meanings

king, monarch

Radical: tama

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

oukoku

kingdom

ouza

throne

joou

queen

teiou

monarch, emperor

Meanings

sound, noise, music, tone

Radical: oto

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

hatsuon

pronunciation

ongaku

music

ashioto

sound of footsteps

neiro

tone

On-reading

ka, ge

Kun-reading

shita, sa(geru), sa(garu)

Meanings

down, under, low, below

Radical: ichi
Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

jouge

top and bottom

chika

underground

shitagi

underwear

nesage

reduction in
price

On-reading

ka

Kun-reading

hi, ~ bi

Meanings

fire, Tuesday

Radical: hi

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

kasai

fire, conflagration

shouka

fire fighting

kayoubi

Tuesday

hanabi

Fireworks

On-reading

ka

Kun-reading

hana

Meanings

flower, blossom

Radical: kusakanmuri

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

kafun

pollen

kokka

national flower

zouka

artificial flower

hanayome

bride

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Kun-reading

kai

Meanings

shellfish, shell

Radical: kai

Useful Compounds

Other kanji characters which are used in useful compounds.

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Reading

Meaning

kaibashira

adductor muscle

kaigara

shell

akagai

arc shell

gyokairui

marine products

On-reading

gaku

Kun-reading

mana(bu)

Meanings

to study, educational institution, student

Radical: ko

Useful Compounds

Other kanji characters which are used in useful compounds.

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Reading

Meaning

daigaku

university, college

nyuugaku

to enter a school

ryuugaku

studying abroad

bungaku

literature

On-reading

ki, ke

Meanings

gas, spirit, vitality, atmosphere

Radical: kigamae

Useful Compounds

Other kanji characters which are used in useful compounds.

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Reading

Meaning

kuuki

air

tenki

weather

genki

energy, health

denki

electricity

On-reading

kyuu, ku

Kun-reading

kokono(tsu)

Meanings

nine

Radical: otsu

Useful Compounds

Other kanji characters which are used in useful compounds.

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Reading

Meaning

kyuujuu

90

kyuukai

nine times

kugatsu

September

kokonoka

nine days, 9th of the month

Meanings

to rest, holiday, to suspend

Radical: ninben

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

kyuukei

to rest

kyuujitsu

holiday, day off

kyuukou

temporary closure of school

natsuyasumi

summer vacation

Meanings

gem, jewel, ball, coin suffix

Radical: tama

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

shugyoku

jewel, gem

medama

eyeball

tamatebako

Pandora's box

juuendama

10-yen coin

Meanings

metal, gold, money, Friday

Radical: kane

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

kiniro

golden color

genkin

cash

kinyoubi

Friday

okane

money

Meanings

sky, air, empty

Radical: anakanmuri

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

kuukan

space, room

kuukou

airport

akikan

empty can

karate

karate

Meanings

moon, month, Monday

Radical: tsuki

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

mangetsu

full moon

kongetsu

this month

getsuyoubi

Monday

maitsuki

every month

Meanings

dog

Radical: inu

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

banken

watchdog

ryouken

hunting dog

moudouken

guide dog,
Seeing Eye dog

kaiinu

house dog

Meanings

see, look, view, examine, show

Radical: miru

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

iken

opinion

hakken

discovery

mihon

sample

miokuru

to see someone off

Meanings

five, fifth

Radical: ni

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

gojuu

50

gokai

fifth floor

gogatsu

May

itsuka

five days, 5th of the month

Meanings

mouth, opening, hole

Radical: kuchi

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

kougo

colloquial language

kuchibeni

lipstick

iriguchi

entrance

hijouguchi

emergency exit

Meanings

school, collate

Radical: kihen

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

gakkou

school

kousha

school building

kousoku

school regulations

kousei

proof reading

Meanings

left, left wing

Radical: takumi

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

sasetsu

left turn

sayoku

left wing

hidarigawa

left side

hidarite

left hand

Meanings

three, third

Radical: ichi

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

sankaku

triangle

sankyaku

tripod

mikazuki

new moon

mikka

three days, 3rd of the month

Meanings

mountain, peak, climax

Radical: yama

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

sanmyaku

mountain range

tozan

mountain climbing

fujisan

Mt. Fuji

yamaba

climax

Meanings

child, noun suffix

Radical: ko

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

youshi

foster child

boushi

cap, hat

oyako

parent and child

musuko

son

Meanings

four

Radical: kunigamae

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

shikaku

square

shigatsu

April

shiki

the four seasons

yoji

four o'clock

Meanings

thread, yarn

Radical: ito

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

basshi

removal of stitches

keito

woolen yarn, wool

kinuito

silk thread

itoguchi

beginning, clue

Meanings

character, letter

Radical: ko

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

moji

character, letter

kanji

kanji, Chinese character

suuji

figure, numeral

myouji

surname

Meanings

ear, hearing

Radical: mimi

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

mimitabu

earlobe

hatsumimi

something heard of
for the first time

soramimi

mishearing

mimizawari

be harsh on the ear

Meanings

seven, seventh

Radical: ichi

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

shichigatsu

July

juushichinichi

17 days, 17th of the month

nanahyaku

700

nanoka

seven days, 7th of the month

Meanings

vehicle, wheel

Radical: kuruma

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

densha

train

jitensha

bicycle

kurumaisu

wheelchair

kataguruma

piggyback

Meanings

hand, occupation suffix

Radical: te

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

akushu

handshake

shujutsu

surgical operation

kashu

singer

tekubi

wrist

Meanings

ten, tenth, complete, cross

Radical: juu

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

juuji

ten o'clock

gojuu

50

juujika

cross (religious)

tooka

ten days, 10th of the month

Meanings

go out, put out, expend

Radical: kannyou

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

shuppatsu

departure

yushutsu

export

shussan

birth, delivery

deguchi

exit

Meanings

woman, female, girl

Radical: onna

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

joyuu

actress

joou

queen

shoujo

girl

megami

goddess

Meanings

small, little, minor

Radical: chiisai

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

daishou

large and small

shougakkou

elementary school

kotori

small bird

ogawa

brook, small stream

Meanings

up, top, above, higher, superior, go up,

raise, exhibit

Radical: ichi

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

okujou

housetop, roof

joui

higher rank

joutatsu

progress

jouen

stage performance

Meanings

woods, forest

Radical: ki

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

shinrin

forest

mori no miyako

tree-clad city

Meanings

human being, person, man, personality

Radical: hito

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

jinsei

life

kojin

individual

nihonjin

Japanese (people)

hitogara

personality

Meanings

water, Wednesday

Radical: mizu

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

suidou

tap water, water service

suiyoubi

Wednesday

mizugi

bathing suit

mizuiro

sky blue, turquoise

Meanings

right, correct, accurate, regular

Radical: tomeru

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

seikai

right answer

seigi

justice

shougo

noon

shoumen

front

Meanings

life, be born, student,

to grow

Radical: umareru

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

seikatsu

life, livelihood

seinengappi

date of birth

daigakusei

university student

nagaiki

long life

Meanings

blue, green, youthful

Radical: ao

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

seishun

bloom of youth

seinen

youth, young man

aozora

blue sky

aoshingou

green light, green signal

Meanings

evening, dusk

Radical: yuube

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

yuugata

evening

yuuhi

setting sun

yuushoku

supper

yuukan

evening edition of paper

Meanings

stone, rock

Radical: ishi

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

houseki

jewel

jishaku

magnet, compass

kaseki

fossil

sekitei

rock garden

Meanings

red, Communist, equator

Radical: aka

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

sekijuuji

Red Cross

sekidou

equator

sekigun

Red Army

akachan

baby

Meanings

thousand

Radical: juu

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

senen

1000 yen

nisen

2000

chiba

Chiba (city)

chidoriashi

tottering gait

Meanings

river, stream

Radical: sanbongawa

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

kasen

rivers

kawakami

upstream, upriver

kawara

dry riverbed

shinanogawa

Shinano River
(the longest river in Japan)

Meanings

ahead, before, first,

last (week, etc.)

Radical: ninnyou

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

sentou

front, top

senpai

senior, superior

senshuu

last week

misesaki

storefront

Meanings

early, quick, fast

Radical: hi

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

souchou

early morning

souki

early stage

hayaoki

early rising

hayakuchi

fast talking

Meanings

grass, weed

Radical: kusakanmuri

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

sougen

grassland, savannah

zassou

weed

kaisou

seaweed

kusawake

pioneer, pathfinder

Meanings

foot, suffice, leg, to add

Radical: ashi

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

manzoku

satisfaction

ashiato

footprint

ashikubi

ankle

tashizan

addition

Meanings

village

Radical: kihen

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

gyoson

fishing village

sonraku

village, hamlet

kanson

deserted village

murabito

villager

Meanings

big, university, great,

in general, many

Radical: ookii

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

tairiku

continent

taikin

large sum of money

daitouryou

president

daisotsu

university graduate

Meanings

man, male

Radical: ta

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

dansei

male, man

danjo

men and women

chounan

eldest son

otokonoko

boy

Meanings

bamboo

Radical: take

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

chikurin

bamboo groove

takegaki

bamboo fence

takezaiku

bamboo work

takeuma

stilts

Meanings

middle, in, inside

Radical: bou

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

chuushin

center

chuunen

middle age

chuugakkou

junior high school

nakayubi

middle finger

Meanings

insect, worm, bug

Radical: mushi

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

konchuu

insect

kiseichuu

parasite

kemushi

caterpillar

mushiba

decayed tooth

Meanings

town, city

Radical: ta

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

chouchou

the mayor of a town

choumei

town name

minatomachi

port town

machiyakuba

town hall

Meanings

heaven, sky, weather, nature

Radical: ookii

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

tenchi

heaven and earth

seiten

fine weather

tenshi

angel

tensai

genius

Meanings

rice field, paddy

Radical: ta

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

suiden

paddy field

denen

rural districts

yuden

oil field

taue

rice planting

Meanings

soil, earth, land, Saturday

Radical: tsuchi

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

dosha

earth and sand

dodai

foundation, base

tochi

land

doyoubi

Saturday

Meanings

two, second

Radical: ni

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

nijuu

20

nigatsu

February

nikai

second floor

futari

two people

Meanings

sun, day, Japan, Sunday

Radical: hi

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

mainichi

every day

nichiyoubi

Sunday

nihon

Japan

asahi

morning sun

Meanings

to enter, to put in,

to be admitted

Radical: iru

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

shuunyuu

income

nyuugaku

entrance into a school

yunyuu

import

iremono

container

Meanings

year, age

Radical: hosu

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

shinnen

New Year

shounen

boy

maitoshi

every year

toshiyori

old person

Meanings

white, blank, pure

Radical: shiro

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

hakujin

Caucasian

hakuchou

swan

hakushi

blank sheet

kokuhaku

confession

Meanings

eight, eighth, many

Radical: hachi

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

hachijuu

80

yaoya

greengrocer

yaezakura

double cherry blossoms

youka

eight days,
8th of the month

Meanings

hundred, various

Radical: shiro

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

hyakuen

100 yen

haykuten

100 points, full marks

hyakkaten

department store

hyakkajiten

encyclopedia

Meanings

letter, writings, literature,

culture

Radical: bun

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

bunpou

grammar

buntsuu

correspondence

bungaku

literature

bunka

culture

Meanings

tree, wood, Thursday

Radical: ki

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

taiboku

gigantic tree

mokuzai

wood, timber

mokuyoubi

Thursday

ueki

garden plant

Meanings

basis, book, this, main, real

Radical: ki

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

kihon

basis, foundation

honya

bookstore

honsha

head office

honmono

real thing

Meanings

name, fame

Radical: kuchi

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

meishi

business card

meiyo

honor

meisaku

masterpiece

namae

name

Meanings

eye, item

Radical: me

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

chuumoku

attention

mokuteki

object, purpose

mokuji

table of contents

mejirushi

mark, sign

Meanings

to stand, to establish

Radical: tatsu

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

dokuritsu

independence

souritsu

establishment

rikkouho

candidacy

tachiba

standpoint

Meanings

power, energy, ability, efforts

Radical: chikara

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

tairyoku

physical strength

juuryoku

gravity

nouryoku

ability, capacity

doryoku

effort

Meanings

forest, woods

Radical: kihen

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

ringyou

forestry

shinrin

forest, woodland

genshirin

primeval forest

matsubayashi

pine forest

Meanings

six, sixth

Radical: hachi

Useful Compounds

Reading

Meaning

rokuji

six o'clock

rokugatsu

June

dairokkan

the sixth sense

muika

six days,
6th of the month