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1 ICHI, ITSU one, the first ichi - one, the number one
, ichi ban - #1, the best
hito(tsu) sei kai ichi - the best in the world
( ) hitori - one person, alone
2 NI two, second ni - two

dai ni - the second
futa(tsu) ni gatsu - February [the 2nd month]
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3 SAN three, third san - three

san kaku - triangle
mit(tsu) san gatsu - March [the 3rd month]
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4 SHI , YON four, fourth yon or shi - four

, yon kyuu - 4th grade
yo-, yot(tsu) shi gatsu - April [the 4th month]
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5 GO five, the fifth go - five

go ka getsu - 5 months
itsu(tsu)
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6 ROKU six, the sixth roku - six

mui ka - the 6th of the month
mut(tsu) raku gatsu - June [the 6th month]
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7 SHICHI, NANA seven, shichi or nana - seven

, the seventh nana fushigi - the seven wonders
nana, nana(tsu) shichi gatsu - July [the 7th month]
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8 HACHI eight, the eighth hachi -eight

hachi nen kan - 8 years
yat(tsu) hachi gatsu - August [the 8th month]
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9 KU, KYUU nine, the ninth kyuu or ku - nine

, ku ka getsu - 9 months
kokono(tsu) ku gatsu - September [the 9th month]
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10 JUU ten juu - ten

juu kyuu - 19 [lit. 10 & 9]
too kyuu juu - 90 [lit. 9 & 10]
juu ni gatsu - December [the 12th month
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11 HYAKU a hundred, ni hyaku - 200

one hundred san byaku - 300
momo

12 SEN a thousand issen en - 1000 yen

san sen ni hyaku - 2,200
chi ni sen nen - the year 2000, 2 millennium

13 MAN , BAN ten thousand hyaku man - a million (1,000,000) [100 &10,000]
, ichi man en - 10,000 yen (about $100 US)
yorozu ban zai - hurrah! banzai! hooray!

14 FU , HO , TOU father, dad o tou san - a father

,, chichi no hi - Father's Day
chichi chichi oya - father

15 BO, MU , KAA mother, mom okaa san - a mother, mommy

,, haha no hi - Mother's Day
haha ho bo - a kindergarten teacher, a nurse

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16 YUU a friend tomo dachi - friends, a friend

yuu jou - friendship
tomo yuu kou koku - a friendly nation

17 ZYO, NYO a woman, kano jo - 1) her, 2) girlfriend

, women, female onna no ko - a girl
onna jo yuu - an actress

18 DAN, NAN a man, men, male dan jo - men & women

, otoko rashi - manly, like a man
otoko yuki otoko - the abominable snowman

19 JIN, NIN person, ni hon jin - a Japanese person

, people, man otona - adult, a grown-up [irregular]
hito bi jin - a beautiful woman

20 SHI, SU a child, a kid, ko domo - children, child

, children, the young otoko no ko - a boy [man's child = boy]
ko ko neko - kitten [child cat]
okashi - candy, sweets
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21 NICHI, JITSU the sun, day aru hi - one day

, mai nichi - everyday
hi , ka kyou - today [irregular]
, nichi you bi - Sunday
22 GETSU , GATSU month, the moon ichi gatsu - January [lit. 1st month]
, kon getsu - this month
tsuki tsuki - the moon
getsu you bi - Monday
23 KA fire, light hana bi - fireworks

hi bana - sparks
hi ka zan - volcano [lit. fire mountain]
ka you bi - Tuesday
24 SUI water oo mizu - flood [lit. big water]

mizu gi - swimsuit, bathing suit
mizu sui you bi - Wednesday

25 MOKU, BOKU tree, wood ki nobori - tree climbing

, matsu no ki - pine tree
ki , ko moku you bi - Thursday
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26 KIN , KON gold , money okane - money

, [note: the o is added for 'respect.' ]
kane, kana shou kin - prize money
, kin you bi - Friday
27 DO, TO earth, ground, soil nen do - clay

, to chi - ground, area, soil
tsuchi do you bi - Saturday

28 HON book, ni hon - Japan

counter for long, e hon - a picture book (for children)
moto slender objects hon - a book

29 KYUU rest, vacation natsu yasumi - summer vacation

hiru yasumi - lunch break
yasumu oyasuminasai - 'Good night!'

30 GO word, speech, ni hon go - Japanese

a language mono gatari - a story, tale, legend
katari , kata(ru) narration, koku go - national language
, () to tell, to speak (in Japan, Japanese)
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31 NEN year ichi nen - one year

ne nen mae - two years ago
toshi kyo nen - last year

32 GO noon go go - afternoon (PM)

go zen - morning (AM)
uma go go ni ji - 2 O'clock in the afternoon

33 ZEN before, in front of, na mae - name

previous mae gaki - preface [lit. before the writing]
mae ne nen mae - two years ago-

34 GO , KOU behind , after sai go - the last, the end, conclusion

, ushiro - behind
nochi,ushiro ata gaki - postscript, afterword
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35 JI time ji kan - time

toki doki - sometimes
toki e do ji dai - the Edo period
nan ji desu ka? - What time is it?
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36 KAN , KEN interval, space ji kan - time

, room, time hiru ma - daytime
aida , ma i ma - living room
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37 MAI , BAI each , every mai nichi - everyday

, mai asa - every morning
gotoni mai shuu - every week
()
38 SEN previous, ahead sen sei - teacher

douzo, osaki ni - Please go first.
saki sen jitsu - the other day

39 KON, KIN now, the present kon getsu - this month

, kon ban wa - Good night [lit. as for this night]
ima kon do - next time

40 KA what, how many nan nin - how many people?

nani ka - something
nani , nan nani? - What?
, nan ji desu ka? - What time is it?
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41 JOU, KAMI top, above, on tsukue no ue - on (the) desk [lit. desk's above]
, jou zu - to be good at something [lit upper hand]
ue, uwa toshi ue - older, old (in years)
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42 KA, GE bottom, under, kutsu shita - socks [lit. shoes under]

, down chi ka - underground, basement
shita, shimo, moto toshi shita - junior, younger, young
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43 SA left hidari te - left hand

hidari ashi - left leg
hidari tsukue no hidari - to the left of the desk

44 U, YUU right migi me - right eye

, migi pe-ji - right page (of a book)
migi migi te - right hand

45 TOU, TSUU east chuu tou - the Middle East

, higashi ajia - East Asia
higashi tou kyou - Tokyo

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46 SEI , SAI west nishi guchi - west entrance

, kan sai - Osaka and surrounding area, Kansai
nishi nishi doitsu - West Germany
tai sei you - the Atlantic
47 NAN south tou nan ajia - Southeast Asia

nan kyoku - the South Pole, Antarctic
minami nan bei - South America

48 HOKU,BOKU north kita amerika - North America

, pekin - Bei jin (In China)
kita nan boku sen sou - the (US) Civil War
hokkai dou - Hokkaido
49 GAI, GE outside, foreign gai koku jin - foreigner

, gai koku go - foreign language
sato, hoka soto de asobou - Let's play outside!
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50 MEI name, fame, na mae - name

famous yuu mei - famous
na hiragana - Hiragana
watashi no namae wa ... desu.
- My name is
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51 KOU high, costly, tall sai kou - the highest, the best, supreme
kou kou sei - a high school student
taka, takai takai biru - a tall building
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52 SHOU small, little shou gakkou - elementary school

chiisai ie - a small house
chiisai shou setsu - a novel, a story (fiction)
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53 CHUU middle, center, ichi nichi juu - all day long

within, inside ie no naka - inside the house
naka ben kyou chuu - while studying,
in the midst of studying
54 TAI, DAI big, large, great dai gaku - university, college

, ookii kokoro - a big heart
ookii tai kai - big meet, convention, rally
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55 CHOU , JOU leader , long kou chou sensei - principal (of school)
, sha chou - a company president
nagai nagai michi - a long road

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56 HAN half han ka getsu - half a month

han getsu - a half moon
nakaba han tou - peninsula [lit. half island]
()
57 BUN,FUN, a part, share, han bun - half

, to divide, separate bu bun - a part
wakeru to understand ki bun - feeling, mood
( ) wakarimashita - I understand
58 GAKU, KAKU learning, science, ka gaku - science

, to learn chuu gakkou - middle school, JHS
manabu suu gaku - math, arithmetic
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59 KOU school gakkou - school

kou kou - senior high school
kou nai - within the school, on school grounds
60 SEI, SHOU birth, life, kaku sei - a student

, to give birth, isshou - all life, a lifetime
ikiru , umareru to live jin sei - life (human)
( ), sen sei - teacher, master, doctor...
( )
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61 SAN mountain ka zan - a volcano [lit. fire mountain]

fu ji san - Mt. fuji
yama gomi no yama - a mountain of garbage
yama - a mountain
62 SEN a river, stream kawa - a river

ishi kawa ken - Ishikawa prefecture (on Honshu)
kawa o gawa - a stream [lit. small river]

63 HAKU white shiroi - the color white

shiro ari - termite [lit. white ant]
shiroi haku chou - swan [lit. white bird]
()
64 TEN heaven, the sky ten jou - ceiling

ten ki - weather
ama , ame ten goku - heaven, paradise
, ten sai - genius
65 U rain ame - rain

ama mizu - rain water
ame, ama oo ame - heavy rain
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66 DEN , TEN electricity, den sha - (electric) train

, electric powered den chi - a battery
inazuma den wa - a telephone
den ki - electricity, light (from light bulb...)
67 KI , KE spirit, intention, kuu ki - air, atmosphere

, mind, power, gen ki - genki, healthy, full of spirit
iki energy nin ki - popular

68 SHA car, vehicle ji ten sha - bicycle

den sha - train
kuruma kyuu kyuu sha - ambulance

69 KOKU country, a nation kan koku - Korea

gai koku - foreign country
kuni chuu goku - China

70 EN a circle, yen sen en - 1000 yen

en daka - a high yen rate
marui en o kaku - draw a circle
()
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71 WA a talk, a topic, ei kai wa - English conversation (class)

a story mukashi banashi - an old tale, legend
hanashi , hanasu shu wa - sign language [lit. hand talk]

()
72 BUN , MON to hear, listen, ask shin bun - newspaper

, kiite kudasai - please listen
kiku ,kikoeru asa hi shin bun - the Asahi newspaper
( ),( )
73 JIKI , SHOKU eating, a meal, tabe mono - food [lit. eating thing]
, food tabetai - (I) want to eat
ku ( u ) , ta ( beru ) shoku ji - a meal
(), ( )
74 DOKU to read yomi yasui - easy to read

doku sho - reading
yo (mu ) yonde kudasai - please read
()
75 RAI to come mi rai - the future [lit. not yet come]

rai getsu - next month
kuru , kitaru de ki ru - able to do something, ready for
() , ( )
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76 SHO book, document to sho kan - library

sei sho - the Bible [lit. holy book]
ka ( ku ) ji sho - dictionary
()
77 KEN to see, misete - show me!

to show hana mi - flower viewing,
miru , mieru watching cherry blossoms in April
() , ( ) mieru - be able to see, visible
78 KOU, GYOU to go ikimashou - Let's go!

, gin kou - bank
iku , yuku ryo kou - a trip, travel
(), ()
79 SHUTSU to go out, leave de guchi - exit

shuppatsu - to go, departure
dasu , deru omoi dasu - to remember, to recollect
( ) , ( )
80 NYUU enter, to go in, naka iri - intermission (of a play)

to insert iri guchi - an entrance
hairu , iru , ireru te ni iru - to obtain, to get your hands on ...
()
( ) , ( )
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81 KAI , E meeting, ei kai wa - English conversation

, to meet [only kai wa means any conversation]
au kai gi - meeting, conference
( ) kyou kai - church
82 SEI,SHOU blue ao zora - blue sky

, (sometimes green) ao mori ken - Aomori Prefecture
aoi ao iro - blue color
()
83 SEKI, SHAKU red aka chan - a child, infant

, seki dou - the equator
akai aka ji - red ink, in the red, a deficit
()
84 MEI, MYOU light, bright, akarui - bright, cheerful

, to dawn hatsu mei - invention
akarui ,akeru setsu mei - explanation
( )
()
85 SHUU, TOKI fall (the season), shuu bun no hi - autumn equinox holiday
, autumn aki kaze - autumn breeze
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86 KUU , KOU sky, air, empty kara te - karate [lit. empty hand]
, kuu ki - air, atmosphere
sora , aku kuu kou - airport
, sora - sky
87 KAI , KE to open doa o akeru - open a door

, zen kai - full throttle, fully open
hiraku , hirakeru
( )
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88 A, AKU bad, evil warui mono - a bad fellow,

, someone (something) bad
warui sai aku - the worst
() aku ma - devil, demon
89 CHOU morning asahi shinbun - Asahi newspaper

ke sa - this morning [irregular pronunciation]
asa mai asa - every morning
asa go han - breakfast [lit. morning rice]
90 JI letter (from mo ji - letter

the alphabet...), aka juu ji - Red Cross [ juu ji is cross]
aza character, mark kan ji - kanji, [lit. Chinese character]

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91 SOKU foot, feet, leg, ryou ashi - both legs (both feet)
to be enough migi ashi - right foot, leg
ashi sufficient man zoku - satisfaction

92 MI taste, experience aji mi - try the taste, have a taste

i mi - meaning
aji shu mi - hobby

93 SHIN new, fresh atarashii kuruma - a new car

shin bun - newspaper
arata , atarashii shin nen - new year
()
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94 SHUU to collect, gather hen shuu - editing (newspaper, book...)

atsumeru - to collect, to gather something
atsu ( meru ) shuu kai - assembly, group
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95 KEI , KYOU older brother o nii san - big brother

, kyou dai - brothers
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96 SHI older sister o nee san - big sister

nee san - girl, older girl
ane shi mai - sisters

97 HO , BU to walk, to step ippo ippo - one step at a time, step by step

san po - a walk, stroll
ayu ( mu ) , aru ( ku ) dai ippo - the first step
( ) ()
98 YUU , U to have, to exist, is arigatou - arigatou, thank you

, [set expression]
a ( ru ) kou yuu chi - public land
() yuu mei - famous
99 AN safe, peaceful , an shin - peace of mind

cheap, inexpensive yasui mono - something cheap
yasui an zen - safe, safety

100 to heal, to cure i sha - doctor

i in - clinic
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101 I mind, heart, i mi - meaning

attention chuu i - warning, caution, be careful
you i - preparation, prepare
i ken - opinion, view
102 I more, with, i ka - below, less than, under

through, i jou - more than, over, this is all
on account of i shin den shin - telepathy, mind reading
103 GEN , GON speech, statement koto ba - word, language

, to say hitori goto - soliloquy, talking to yourself
iu , koto word, expression hou gen - dialect
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104 KA , KE house ka zoku - family

, sakka - writer, novelist, author
ya , ie ai byou ka - lover of cats
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105 KYUU to hurry kyuu kyuu sha - ambulance

tokkyuu - limited express train
isogu oriento kyuu kou - Orient Express
()
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106 KEN dog ko inu - puppy

ban ken - watch dog
inu ai ken ka - lover of dogs

107 MAI younger sister shi mai - sisters (elder & younger)
itoko - cousin (female)
imouto shi mai to shi - sister cities

108 SHIKI , SHOKU color ao iro - blue

, ki iro - yellow
iro juu nin to iro - 10 people 10 colors,
different strokes for different folks
109 ON , IN sound on gaku - music

, hatsu on - pronunciation
ne , oto fuku in - the Gospel, good news
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110 IN member, official i in - committee member

kai in - member, membership
sha in - company employee
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111 IN institution, byou in - hospital

academy i in - (doctor's) clinic
dai gaku in - graduate school
112 IN to drink nomi mono - something to drink, a drink

nomi mizu - drinking water
nomu nomi hou dai - all you can drink

113 GYO fish nin gyo - mermaid

kin gyo - goldfish
uo , sakana tobi uo - flying fish
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114 DOU to move un dou - exercise, movement

dou butsu - animals
ugoku kan dou - deeply impressed, moved, touched
()
115 GYUU cow, bull gyuu nyuu - milk

gyuu niku - beef, cow meat
ushi ushi - cow

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116 KA a song kokka - national anthem

to sing ka shi - lyrics, words to music
uta , utau ka bu ki - Kabuki, Japanese play
, tan ka - Tanka, 31 syllable Japanese poem
117 SHA to copy, sha shin - photograph

take (a photo) sha shin ka - photographer
utsusu sha sei - sketching, drawing from life

118 EI to be reflected, ei ga - movie

to project on a eiga kan - the movies, cinema
utsuru , utsusu screen, reflect hou ei - televising
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119 KAI sea, ocean nihon kai - Japan Sea

hokkaidou - Hokkaido,
umi the most northern big island of Japan
kai gan - beach, coast
120 BAI sale hatsu bai - new product for sale, sale
to sell uri mono - something for sell
uri , uru bai bai - selling & buying
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121 UN luck, un ga - canal

to carry un mei - fate, destiny
hakobu an zen un ten - safe driving

122 JUU , CHOU heavy ki chou - precious, valuable

kasane gi - wearing clothes over clothes
omoi juu ten - important point, to stress something

123 EI England, English, seki ei - quartz

grand ei kai wa - English conversation
hanabusa ei yaku - English translation
ei yuu teki - heroic
124 EKI station (train) eki mae - in front of a station

eki in - station attendant
eki ben - station bento (lunch)
125 SHUU end, finish sai shuu - the final, last, closing
shuu sen - end of war
owari , tsui shuu den - the last train
, shuu ryou - end, termination
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126 TA many, much, oosugiru - too much

frequent ta bun - probably, maybe
ooi ta moku teki - multi purpose

127 KI get up, wake up haya oki - getting up early

omoi okosu - to recall a memory
okiru , okosu ichi nen hokki - be resolved to ...
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128 OKU roof, house, shop hon ya - book store

shi bai go ya - playhouse, theater
ya ya shiki - mansion

129 SOU send ei sei hou sou - satellite broadcasting

nama hou sou - live broadcast
okuru sou kin - sending money (through mail...)

130 KYOU teach, faith, kirisuto kyou - Christianity

education shuu kyou - religion
oshieru yudaya kyou - Judaism
kyou iku - education
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131 DAI , TEI younger brother itoko - cousin

, kyou dai - brothers
otouto de shi - disciple, pupil
mana deshi - favorite student, teacher's pet
132 DOU same, agree, dou i - agreement, same thought

equal dou on go - homonym
onaji dou ki - same class, same period,
contemporaries
133 SHU , SU Lord, master, ji nushi - landlord

, principal matter jou shu - lord of a castle
nushi sou zou shu - Creator

134 SHI think i shi - intention, purpose

kata omoi - one sided love, unrequited love
omou ryou omoi - mutual love
omoi dasu - to recall, remember
135 SHIN parent, relative, chichi oya - father parent

familiar haha oya - mother parent
oya , shitashii ryou shin - parents
, oya yubi - thumb
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136 KA , KE flower ike bana - flower arrangement

, hi bana - a spark
hana hana bi - fireworks
hana mi - flower viewing (cherry blossoms)
137 KA summer natsu yasumi - summer vacation

natsu matsuri - summer festival
natsu ka ki ji kan - daylight savings time

138 GA , KAKU picture ei ga - a movie, film

, kei kaku - plan, schedule, program
san sui ga - landscape picture
139 KAI world se kai - the world, society

se kai ichi - the best in the world
shi kai - field of vision, sight
140 BAI buy kai mono - something to buy, shopping

bai bai - selling & buying, trade
kau kai nush i - the buyer, purchaser

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141 KI return, arrive at, okaerinasai - Welcome home!

come home Said when someone comes home
kaeru kaeri michi - the way back home, the road home
ki koku - return to home country
142 DAI generation, price, e do ji dai - Edo period (1603-1868)

substitute, ko dai - ancient days
kawari , kawaru exchange juu dai - the teens, teenager, from 11-19
, age, generation
143 GAKU , RAKU music, comfort, an raku - ease, comfort

, ease on gaku - music
tanoshii gakki - a musical instrument

144 FUU , FU wind, air, style kami kaze - divine wind, Kamikaze
, tai fuu - typhoon
kaze nihon fuu - Japanese style

145 TAI lend kane kashi - money lending

kashi ya - a house for rent
kasu chotto kashite kudasai
- Let me borrow ___ for a sec
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146 HOU direction, anata - you (usually written in hiragana)

person, way of tsukai kata - how to use (something)
kata mi kata - view point, way of looking

147 SHI paper te gami - letter (postal)

ori gami - origami, paper folding
kami wa shi - Japanese paper

148 TSUU go through, fu tsuu - common, generally, ordinary

avenue, traffic toori (or doori) - street, avenue
tooru , toori tuu yaku - translate, interprete
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149 TAI body, object ki tai - gas, vapour

gu tai teki - concretely, tangible
karada , katachi karada ga yowai - body is weak
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150 SHAKU borrow, rent kari mono - borrowed thing

shakkin - debt, loan
kariru kari ie - house for rent

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151 KAN China kan ji - Kanji, Chinese characters

kan bun - Chinese literature
han kan wa - Chinese character - Japanese dictionary

152 KAN building, palace ei ga kan - movie theater

to sho kan - library
yakata sui zoku kan - aquarium

153 GEN , GAN beginning, origin moto moto - originally

, mi moto - ID, a person's identity
moto ji gen - dimension

154 KOU think, consider , kou ko gaku - archaeology

a thought kangae naosu - to rethink, reconsider
kangaeru , kangae ii kangae - a good thought

155 CHAKU , IYAKU to wear ama gi - rain wear

, uwa gi - a coat, jacket
kiru tou chaku - to arrive

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156 KYUU , KU research, study ken kyuu - research

ken kyuu kai - research society
kiwameru kyuu mei - investigation

157 KYO , KO past, gone, leave sugi saru - to pass

, ka ko - the past
saru sute saru - to abandon (ship)

158 KYOU , KEI capital tou kyou - Tokyo

, pekin - Beijing, China
miyako jou kyou - going to the capital (Tokyo)

159 KYOU , GOU strong kyou teki - strong enemy, fierce enemy
, ben kyou - study
tsuyoi sai kyou - the strongest

160 GYOU , GOU business, vocation ei gyou - business, trade

, karu waza - acrobatics
waza san gyou - industry

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161 SETSU , SAI cut, cut off shin setsu - kindness

, tsume kiri - (finger) nail clippers
kiru fumi kiri - railway crossing

162 KIN , KON near, early sai kin - recently

, kin ki - the Kinki area (Osaka, Kyoto, Nara...)
chikai chika goro - recently, lately
kin jo - neighborhood
163 GIN silver kin gin - gold & silver

gin kou - bank
shirogane jun gin - pure silver

164 KOU , KU mouth de guchi - exit

, kara kuchi - spicy taste
kuchi jin kou - population

165 KOU , KU , GU craft, construction jin kou - manmade, artificial

, , dai ku - carpenter
kou jou - factory
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166 KOKU black an koku - darkness

shiro kuro - black and white
kuro , kuroi makkuro - pitch black
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167 KEI plan, measure kei kaku - plan, scheme

to kei - watch, clock
hakaru on do ke - thermometer

168 KEN study of, sharpen ken kyuu - research

ken kyuu sei - research student
togu ken shuu - training

169 KEN , KON build ken koku - founding of a nation

, ni kai date - a 2 story building
tateru sai ken - rebuilding, reconstruction

170 KEN testing, examine, shi ken - exam, test

effect jikken - experiment
tamesu tai ken - (personal) experience

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171 KO old tsukai furusu - to wear out something

kou ko gaku - archaeology
furui furu hon ya - used bookstore

172 KOU wide, broad hiro ba - an opened space, plaza

kou koku - advertisement
hiroi , hiromeru kou hou - public relations, publicity
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173 SHIN heart, mind ai koku shin - patriotism

an shin - relief, peace of mind
kokoro i shin den shin - telepathy
shita gokoro - hidden intentions, secret motive
174 SHI test, try, nyuu shi - entrance examination

experiment ude dameshi - testing one's abilities (arm)
kokoromiru , tamesu sotsu gyou shi ken - graduation test
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175 TOU solution, answer mon dou - questions and answers

ou tou - reply, answer
kotaeru , kotae kai tou - answer, solution
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176 JI , ZU matter, thing, shi goto - work

, fact, business dai ji - important
koto ka ji - housework
ki ji - article (newspaper)
177 TEN revolve, un ten - driving

turn around i ten - transfer, moving
kai ten - revolution, rotate
178 SAKU , SA make, produce, sakka - author, writer

, prepare te zukuri - handmade
tsukuru tou saku - plagiarism

179 CHA , SA tea o cha - Japanese tea, green tea

, u-ron cha - Oolong tea, Chinese tea
mugi cha - barley tea
180 SOU fast, early haya kuchi - talk fast

asa hayai - early morning
hayai sassoku - at once, immediately (irreg. sound)

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181 SHI stop kin shi - prohibited, not allowed

tachi iri kin shi - keep off! dont come in
tomaru , tomeru , tome chuu shi - suspension, interruption
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182 JI , SHI oneself doku ji - original, peculiar

, ji ei - self-defense
mizukara ji ga ji san - praising one's own work

183 SHI , JI official, serve, hou shi - service, attendance

, attend shi age - finished, end
tsukaeru shi goto - work

184 SHI death, die uchi ji ni - die in battle, die in action

chi shi - lethal, fatal
shinu hisshi - desperate, inevitable death, frantic

185 SHI begin kai shi - commencement, begin

sue shi jyuu - forever
hajimeru hajimemashite - nice to meet you

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186 SHI use ten shi - angel

tai shi - ambassador
tsukau , tsukai tsukai yasui - easy to use
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187 SHI I, me, private shi sho bako - post office box
shi ji - personal affairs
watashi , watakushi
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188 CHI , JI ground, earth igoko chi - comfort

, u chuu ki chi - space station
gen zai chi - you are here on a map,
present location
189 JI hold, have ki mochi - feeling, mood

okane mochi - rich man
motsu , moteru chikara mochi - strong man
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190 SHITSU quality, matter, shitsu mon - question

substance hin shitsu - quality
jisshitsu - substance, essence
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191 SHITSU room, chamber misshitsu - hidden room

kyou shitsu - classroom
muro on shitsu - greenhouse

192 HIN goods, article, kuruma you hin - car parts

elegance, dignity ge hin - vulgar, indecent
shina ke shou hin - cosmetics

193 SHA company, firm, sha kai - society

office kai sha - office, company
yashiro shuppan sha - publisher

194 SHA someone, person i sha - medical doctor

gaku sha - a scholar
mono gei sha - Geisha, woman performer

195 SHU , ZU hand kara te - Karate

heta - not good at, poor at
te jou zu - good at, excells at
te gami - letter (postal)
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196 SHUU week isshuu kan - one week

sen shuu - last week
rai shuu - next week
shuu matsu - weekend
197 SHUU , JU learn ren shuu - practice

, ji shuu - self study
narau fuku shuu - review, study again

198 JUU , CHUU live, reside, dwell juu sho - (mailing) address
, i shoku juu - necessities of life,
sumu clothing, food, and housing
i juu - migration
199 SHUN spring (season) haru yasumi - spring break

sho shun - early spring
haru sei shun - youth

200 SEI , SHOU correct, justice, sei kai - correct

, right kai sei - revisement, amendment
tadashii shou gatsu - the New Year

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201 SHOU few, little shou shou omachi kudasai

Please wait a moment
sukunai , sukoshi shou nen - youth, boy
, shou gakkou - elementary school
202 JOU location, place ba sho - a place, area

suki- jou - ski area
chou , ba chuu sha jou - parking lot

203 CHI to know, wisdom chi e - wisdom

chi ji - governor
shiru koku chi - announcement, notice

204 SHIN true, reality sha shin - photograph

makkura - pitch black
ma , makoto makotoni - really, truely
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205 ZU , TO map, drawing, chi zu - map

, plan, unexpected ai zu - sign, signal
e , hakaru i to - intention, aim
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206 SEI , SE generation, world, se kai - the world

, society sei ki - century
yo jin sei - life

207 SEKI evening yuu gata - evening

yuu yake - sunset
yuu yuu shoku - dinner

208 SOU run kyou sou - race

dassou - escape, desertion
hashiru nige hashiru - to run away

209 ZOKU tribe, family min zoku - tribe

ka zoku - family
kaku ka zoku - nuclear family
210 CHUU pour, flow into, chuu i - caution, warning

concentrate on chuu mon - order (restaurant...)
sosogu , sasu chuu sha - injection, a shot
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211 DEN rice field yu den - oil field

ta ue - rice planting
ta inaka - the country (irreg. pron)

212 DAI , TAI stand, stage, bu tai - stage

, pedestal tai fuu - taiphoon
dai dokoro - kitchen
213 TAI wait, depend on matte kudasai - please wait a sec

ki tai - expectations, hopes
matsu , machi shou tai - invitation
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214 DAI topic, subject shuku dai - homework

wa dai - topic, subject
mon dai - problem
215 DO , TO , TAKU degree, time, ichi do - one time, once

,, times occurred on do - temperature
tabi kon do - next time

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216 RITSU , RYUU , to stand ken ritsu - prefectural

, doku ritsu - independence
tatsu hi tachi - Hitachi company

217 RYO trip, travel ryo kou - trip

tabi bito - a traveller
tabi ryo ken - passport

218 RYOKU, RIKI power, strength, chikara mochi - strong person

, exertion nou ryoku - ability
chikara kyou ryoku - cooperation

219 CHUU noon, daytime hiru ne - a nap

chuu shoku - lunch, noonmeal
hiru hiru yasumi - lunch break, noon break

220 CHOU town, village minato machi - port city

chou min - townspeople
machi chou kai - town council

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221 CHOU bird yaki tori - grilled chicken

isseki ni chou - one stone, two birds -
tori to kill 2 birds with one stone
ko tori - a small bird
222 TEN store, shop kai ten - the opening of a shop

kissaten - coffee shop
mise ten in - attendant, clerk of the store

223 MON question, ask, mon dai - problem

problem shitsu mon - question
tou gi mon - question, doubt, problem

224 TOU winter tou min - hibernation, winter sleep

fuyu yasumi - winter vacation
fuyu tou ki - winter season

225 DOU , TOU way, road, street, ma gari michi - a winding road
, course kaeri michi - the way home
michi kata michi - a one way (trip)

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226 DOU hall nin ten dou - Nintendo video game company
shoku dou sha - dining car
shoku dou - lunch room, cafeteria
227 TOKU special toku betsu - special

toku ni - especially, particularly
toku gi - special skill
228 NIKU meat hi niku - irony, ironic

gyuu niku - beef
kin niku - muscle
229 YA , SHO plains, field ara no - wasteland, wilderness

, ya kyuu - baseball
no nagano ken - Nagano prefecture

230 HATSU depart, start from, shuppatsu - depart, leave

to happen baku hatsu - explosion
abaku , tatsu hakken - discovery
, hatsu mei - invention
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231 HAN meal, cooked rice go han - rice, meal

asa go han - breakfast
meshi sui han ki - rice cooker

232 BYOU ill, sick byou ki - sick

byou in - hospital
yamai , yamu kyuu byou - sudden illness
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233 FU , BU non-, negative, fu ka nou - impossible

, bad fu an - uneasy, unsure
fu kou hei - unfairness, injustice
234 FUKU clothing, obey you fuku - western style clothes

i fuku - clothes
fuku juu - obedience
235 BUTSU , MOTSU thing, matter, shoku butsu - plant life

, object mono gatari - story, legend
mono tabe mono - something to eat

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236 BUN , MON sentence, literature bun mei - civilization

, bun ka - culture
fumi , aya bun gu - stationery
, bun shou - a sentence
237 BETSU separate, another, bessou - a second house

specially toku betsu - special
wakareru , wakeru betsu ni - it's not that important, not particularly
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238 BEN exertion ben kyou - study

fu ben kyou - idleness
tsutomeru ben kyou chuu - in the midst of studying

239 MOKU , BOKU eye hito me bore - love at first sight

, moku tek i - purpose, goal
me hidari me - left eye

240 YOU use, service, shi you - use

business you shi - paper, form
mochiiru you i - prepare
you jin bou - body gaurd
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241 YA night, evening yo nige - flight in the night, fleeing in the night
kon ya - this evening
yo , yoru ya kan - night, night time
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242 YOU weekday nan you bi - what day of the week?

kin you bi - Friday
do you bi - Saturday
243 YOU the West, you fuku - western style clothing

western style, you shoku - western (foreign) food
ocean you ga - foreign painting
244 RI logic, reason, truth ri yuu - reason, cause

mu ri - impossible, unreasonable
ri ka - science
245 RYOU fee, materials ryou kin - a charge, a fee

ryou ri - cooking, dish
in ryou - a drink (written word)
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246 SOU , SHOU each other , shu shou - prime minister

, mutual , ai ai gasa - 2 people sharing an umbrella
ai appearance , ai ka warazu - same as always;
aspect same ole same ole...
minister of state sumou - Sumo (has a special su sound
247 love - I love you!

ai sai - beloved wife
ai ai chi ken - Aichi prefecture
ai doku - a Book lover
248 GOU , KATSU to be together; ai ai gasa - 2 people sharing an umbrella

, to fit ba ai - a case, situation
au gu ai - condition (of various things)
tsu gou - circumstances, condition, convenience
249 SHOU to sell; trade shou kou - a trade port

shou gyou - commerce, business
akinau

250 SEN shallow, kei ken ga asai - have little experience

superficial asa midori - light green, pale green
asai

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251 YO to keep , azuke kin - key money

to take charge of yo gen - a prophecy
azukaru , azukeru to deposit
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252 KAN sweat , ase - sweat

perspiration kan sen - sweat gland
ase

253 YUU play; to be idle yuu en chi - an amusement park

yuu sei - a planet
asobu yuu boku min - nomad
mu yuu byou - sleepwalking
254 CHI value, price ka chi - worth, value

atai , ne
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255 YO to give , award , ataeru - to give, to present

cause ,
ataeru to assign (a task)

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256 ON warm , ki on - temperature

temperature on sen - Onsen, hot spring
atatakai on do - temperature (degree)

257 DAN warm , chi kyuu on dan ka - global warming

cordial atatamaru - to warm up; warm oneself
atatakai

258 TOU , ZU head , top ishi atama - hard headed person (stone head)
, aka zu kin - Little Red Riding Hood
atama (lit. red hood)

259 HEN , BE vicinity , kono hen - this vicinity, around here

, neighborhood
atai

260 TOU to hit , to win , ben tou - lunch box, Bento

to guess hon tou - truth, really
ataru , ateru tou zen - naturally, of course
, teki tou - suitable, good, fit
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261 pressure ki atsu - atmospheric pressure

den atsu - voltage
atsu

262 SHO summer heat; hot sho chuu - summer (middle of)

atsui

263 NETSU heat , hot , ne tsu - a fever

fever , craze nesshin - fervor, zeal
atsui nettai - the tropical belt

264 KOU thick atsusa - thickness

atsu gami - thick paper
atsui

265 SEKI trace , marks, ashi ato - footprints

remains i seki - ruins, historical remains
ato ki seki - a miracle

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266 BOU to disclose, open, ran bou - violent, rough

exoise ,
abaku violent

267 YOKU to bathe nikkou yoku - sunbathing

abiru

268 KI dangerous , ki ki - a crisis

unsafe kiki kanri - crisis management
abunai , ayaui unsteady kikyuu - emergency
kiken - danger, peril
kiken jinbutsu - a dangerous person
269 YU oil shou yu - Soy sauce

tou yu - kerosene
abura abura e - an oil painting

270 SHI fat shibou - fat (body fat)

abura

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271 KAN sweet ama kuchi - mildness, sweet flavor

amai

272 YO to leave over , yochi - room, space

more than , hei kin yo mei - life expectancy
amasu , amari , amaru the remainder ,
, to remain,
to be beyond
(one's power)
273 HEN to compile , shi hen - the Psalms

to knit hen shuu - editing, compiling
amu hen shuu bu - editing department

274 KA a fault, error , tabe sugi - eat too much

to pass , elapse kako - the past
ayamachi , sugiru , sugosu to exceed , kakokei - the past tense (grammar)
, to go to excess sugi koshi no matsuri - the Passover

275 GO mistake shikou sakugo - trial and error

gokai - a misunderstanding
ayamaru

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276 KOU violent, rude, wild arai - wild, rough

become rough are chi - desert, wasteland
arai , areru
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277 SEN wash o te arai - toliet, bathroom

arai guma - racoon (lit. washing bear)
arau sen taku - washing; laundry
sen nou - brain washing
278 SOU to struggle, quarrel kyou sou - competition, contest

quarrel , dispute sen sou - war
arasou , arasoi nan boku sen sou - the US Civil War

279 KAI to change , kai kaku - reform; reformation; innovation

reform , kei zai kai kaku - economic reform
aratameru , aratamaru to be reformed , kai tei - revision
reform

280 HYOU to show , za seki hyou - seating chart

to indicate , list , ji kan hyou - time table
arawasu , omute table , schedule dai hyou - representative
, the outside, surface happyou - announcement
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281 GEN actual , appear hyou gen - expression

ai no hyou gen - an expression of love
arawasu gen kin - cash, ready money
gen zai - now, present days, current
gen ba - the actual spot, scene of the crime
282 CHO author , cho sha - author

to write a book ichijirushii - remarkable
arawasu , ichijirushii remarkable,
conspicuous

283 ZAI to exist , son zai - existence

country , tai zai - stay, sojourn
aru suburbs

284 AN dark makkura - total darkness

kura yami - darkness, the dark
kurai an ki - memorization, to learn by heart

285 I commit , i in - committee member

to entrust with makaseru - to entrust, leave ~ to
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286 I clothes garments yukata - a yukata; summer kimono

i fuku - clothes
koromo

287 I enclose ,surround fun i ki - an atmosphere

irori - a fireplace, hearth
kakomu , kakou
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288 I rank , position , ichi i - first place

about dono kurai - about how much; how far
kurai i chi - place, location, point

289 I stomach i - stomach

290 I , eki easy tsukai yasui - easy to use

, wakari yasui - easy to understand
yasashi i , yasui

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291 I to transfer , i min - immigration, immigrant

to infect , to move i juu - migrate, migration
utsuru , utsusu to remove ,
, to infect
292 I depend on yoru - depends on, to depend on

jyou kyou ni yoru - depends on the situation
e i gan - a request

293 I great , erai - great, important

remarkable i dai - greatness
erai

294 I differ; wrong ma chigai - a mistake

~ ~ni chigai nai - I am sure of ~
chigau , chigaeru i han - violation , infrigement
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295 DO get angry okoru - get angry

to get angry do sei - a roar
ikaru , okaru ikarasu - to anger someone
, ikari - anger; hatred
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296 SOKU breath an soku - rest, repose

tame iki - a sigh
iki musuko - a son (irregular reading)

297 iki boundary chi iki - a region, area

chi iki ji koku - local time
298 SEI power sei ryoku - influence, power, might

ikioi komu - to go heart and soul into...
ikioi

299 KI how many , ikutsu - how much?, how many?

some iku ta - many, a number of
iku

300 iku to bring up , kyou iku - education

to educate , shou gai kyou iku - education for life
sodatsu , sodateru to grow tai iku - P.E.; gymnastics
, tai iku kan - a gym
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301 SEN war yuki gassen - snow ball fight

rei sen - the Cold War
ikusa , tatakau sen jyou - a battlefield
, saku sen - tactics, stategy
302 CHI pond den chi - a battery

ike - a pond
ike

303 YUU brave yuu ki - bravery

yuu sha - a brave man, hero
isamu

304 SHAKU , KOKU stone in seki - a meteorite

, ka seki - a fossil
ichi , seki ji shaku - magnet
, hou seki - gem, jewel
sekken - soap
isseki ni chou - killing 2 birds with one stone
305 SEN spring on sen - hot spring,

sen sui - a fountain
izumi

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306 BOU busy isogashii - busy

ta bou - busy
isogashii

307 MAN , BAN board (wood) , kan ban - sign, billboard

, plate ita basami - a dilemma,
ita caught between a rock and a hard place

308 TSUU pain kata hara itai - absurd, ridiculous, laughable

itami dome - a painkiller
itai , itamu
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309 HOU hug , hold hou you - hug, embrace

shin bou - patience, to put up with...
idaku , daku , kakaeru hou fuku zettou - convulsed with laughter,
, split one's sides laughing

310 CHOU summit , receive chou jou - peak, summit (of a mountain)
chou dai - please, give me...
itadaki , itadaku itadaku - receive (something)
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311 SHI city oosaka shi - Osaka City

shimai toshi - sister cities
ichi ichi ba - market, marketplace

312 SHI thread ito - thread, yarn, string

tsuri ito - fishing line
ito

313 EI manage , hei ei - barracks

barracks ei gyou - business, management
itonamu ei gyou chuu - in business

314 HI no , denial san pi - pros and cons, approval and disapproval

fu tei teki - negative, contradictory
ina

315 MEI , MYOU order isshou ken mei - with utmost effort,
, with all one's might
inochi un mei - fate,destiny
kaku mei - revolution
shi mei - a mission
ju myou - a life span
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316 KI to pray inori - a prayer

shu no inori - the Lord's Prayer
inoru

317 YOU require , juu you - important, momentous, major

necessary hitsu you - necessary
iru you kyuu - demands, request

318 KYO reside kami shi bai - a picture play,

telling a story with pictures
iru nin gyou shi bai - a puppet show
i ma - a living room
319 GAN rock; crag you gen - volcanic lava

iwate ken - Iwate prefecture
iwa iwa nobori - rock climbing

320 SHUKU , SHUU celebrate iwai - celebration, congratulations

, shuku sai jitsu - a festival day
iwai shuku fuku - a blessing

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321 IN draw , pull wari biki - a discount, reduction

tsuna hiki - tug-of-war
hiku , hikeru hiki dashi - a drawer (from a desk)
, hikkoshi - to move
in you - a quotation, citation
322 IN sign , mark in shou zukeru - to impress someone

in shou teki - impressive
shirushi in do jin - a person from India

323 IN cause gen in - cause, source

yotte - because of, accordingly
yoru

324 U feather , wing hane - a feather

wa - a counter for birds
ha , hane ichi wa - one (bird)
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325 U universe, u chuu - the universe, space

eaves, house u chuu jin - an alien
u chuu hi kou shi - an astronaut
u chuu ryo kou - Space travel
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326 SHO first sai sho - first, from the beginning, onset
beginning hatsu basho - New Year's Sumo tournament
ui , hatsu , hajime
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327 SHOKU to plant , to set up ta ue - rice planting

shoku butsu - plants,vegetation
ueru , uwaru shoku min chi - a colony
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328 SHI to ask , to visit , ukagau - to visit, to ask, inquire (honorific)

to hear
ukagau

329 FU to float , uku - to float

to come to mind , uki yo e - Ukiyoe
ukabu , uku to be left over (pictures of everyday life in the Edo Period)
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330 JU to receive , ju ju - give and receive

popularity , ukeru - to be received, become popular,
ukaru , uke receptacle to catch on
, ju ken - taking a test
ukemi - the passive (grammar)
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331 SHOU to hear , shou chi - know, say yes, consent

to agree to shou nin - recognition, acknowledgement
uketamawaru

332 SHITSU to lose , slip shitsu gyou - unemployment

shippai - failure, mistake
ushinau shitsu bou - disappointment
shitsu rei - rude, impolite, excuse me
333 HAKU thin , light , usu usu - dimly, slightly

weak , pale hakka - peppermint
usui

334 GI to doubt , suspect , kai gi - doubt, skepticism

suspicion , utagau - to doubt
utagau doubt you gi sha - a suspect (person)
gi mon - a question, doubt, problem
gi mon bun - interrogative sentence
335 NAI , DAI inside an nai - information, guidance

, ken nai - within a prefecture
uchi nai sho - secret, confidential, privacy

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336 DA strick , hit , to beat shita uchi - click one's tongue, smacking lips
nuki uchi - a sudden assault; be surprised by
utsu uchi ageru - to launch, shoot up
(a rocket, space shuttle or fireworks)
337 BI beautiful , san bi - praise

beauty san bi ka - a hymn, praise song
utsukushii bi jin - a beautiful woman
bi jutsu - art, fine arts
338 KI vessel , tool ka en hou sha ki - a flame thrower

gakki - a musical instument
utsuwa shou ka ki - a fire extinguisher
sui han ki - a rice cooker
339 WAN arm , talent ,ability ude - an arm

ryou ude - both arms
ude ude zumou - arm wrestling (arm Sumo)

340 SAN childbearing , o mi yage - a souvenir,

product , present from a trip for someone
ubu , umu fortune , koku san - a national product
, to give birth , ha san - bankrupt
to produce fu dou san - real estate
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341 BA horse uma - horse

ka ba - a hippo; hippopotamus
uma , ma shima uma - a zebra
, yabu same - archery from horseback
baka - foolish, an idoit, stupid
342 MAI to be buried , umaru - to be buried

to be filled up , ana ume - to fill in the blanks (of a form...)
umaru , umeru to bury ,
, to fill up
343 KEI respect son kei - repect, honor,esteem

kei go - honorific language, terms of respect
uyamau

344 RI reverse side , ura waza - an underhanded trick ,

back , using secret knowledge
ura opposite ura guchi - back door
shu ri ken - a throwing star (ninja!)
ura giru - to betray
345 SEN to divine , doku sen - a monopoly

divination , sen ryou chi - occupied territory (by an army)
uranau , uranai , shimeru to occupy ,
, to hold (a seat)

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346 TOKU acquire , kokoro e - information, knowledge

gain eru - to get; to gain
uru , eru
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347 KAI , E picture abura e - oil painting

, uki yo e - Ukiyoe, everyday life in Edo period
e hon - a picture book (children)
348 KAI , E a turn , ikkai - once, one time

, to turn kon kai - this time, now
mawaru , mawasu mawashi - Sumo's lioncloth
, kai fuku - recovering, recovery
349 EI swim en ei - long-distance swimming

sui ei - swimming
oyogu kan chuu sui ei - swimming in dead of winter

350 EI flourish , glory ei kou - glory

ei you - nutrition
sakaeru , hae , haeru
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351 EI eternal ei en - forever, eternity

ei zoku - permanence, persistent
nagai

352 EI sharp surudoi - sharp

surudoi

353 EKI , YAKU war , office , aku yaku - the bad guy part, role of the villian
, duty , role , doku mi yaku - a taster for posion
service yaku ni tatsu - be useful; be helpful
354 EKI liquid doku eki - venom (from a snake...)

ketsu eki gata - blood type
355 SHI a branch kare eda - a dead branch

(of a tree) tsuma you ji - toothpick
eda shi dare yanagi - a Weeping Willow

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356 ETSU to go over , hikkoshi - moving, changing residence

to exceed , oi koshi - passing
koeru , kosu to cross ,
, to move to
357 SHOU to laugh , okashii - funny, strange, amusing

to smile e gao - a smiling face
emu , warau
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358 SEN to choose erabu - to choose, select

sen kyo - elections (very noisy!)
erabu

359 EN garden kou en - park

you chi en - kindergarden
sono

360 EN , ON far ei en - forever, eternity

, mimi ga tooi - poor hearing
tooi bou en kyou - telescope
en soku - trip; hike; picnic
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361 EN salt shoku en - table salt

shio mizu - salt water
shio

362 EN to act , enka - Enka (style of Japanese music)

to perform a play kai en - curtain opening (start of a play)
363 EN to be postponed , nobasu - to lengthen; to stretch; to grow a beard

to be extended , en ki - to postpone
nobiru , nobasu , nobe to postpone ,
, to extend , total

364 EN smoke kin en - NO SMOKING!

kemui - smokey\
kemuru , kemuri , kemui
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365 SHO , CHO beginning (lineage) issho - together

, cord, string nai sho - secret, private
o (of a musical nai sho banashi - a secret talk
instrument)
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366 O to bring yogosu - to stain, to soil

disgrace upon , o sen - pollution
kegasu , yogosu , kitanai to soil , tai ki o sen - air pollution
, to get dirty ,

367 O , WA peace, sum, shou wa - emperor & era name of Japan (1926-89)
, Japan chou wa - harmony
yawaragu , nagomu hei wa - peace
, wa shoku - Japanese style food
368 ROU old e bi - a lobster, shrimp

kei rou no hi - Respect for the Aged Day
oiru , fukeru
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369 FU to bear , shou bu - a match, contest, bout

to be indebted to , make - a defeat
ou , makeru , makasu to lose , kon make - to run out of patience;
, be defeated , to give up due to being out-done
to beat ,defeat
370 OU chase oi kakeru - to run after; chase

tsui hou - banishment; exile
tsui

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371 OU king ou koku - kingdom, monarchy

ou ji - a prince
ou te - checkmate, check (shougi/chess)
ou sama - a king
372 OU , KOU yellow ou gon ritsu - the Golden Rule

, taso gare - twilight
ki , ko ki iro - yellow

373 OU center shin ou - center of earthquake; epicenter

chuu ou - the center; central; middle
374 OU side , width , yoko oyogi - the sidestroke (swimming)

beside yoko zuna - the highest ranking in sumo
yoko ou dan - crossing (a road)

375 OU Europe sei ou - Western Europe

ou fuu - European style
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376 OU push oshi ire - a closet

oshi uri - a high pressure salesman
osu , osaeru
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377 OU interior , okusan - (your) wife

inner part , oku no te - the last resort; secret skills
oku depths ,
heart
378 HAN to commit , i han - violation; transgression

violate , sai han - second offense
okasu offense bou han - crime prevention
gen kou han de - caught red handed
han zai - a crime
379 HAI worship , guu zou rei hai - idolatry

humbly rei hai - worship
ogamu hai kei - Dear ..., (start of a letter)

380 HO to supply , ho kyuu - supply; replenish

to compensate , ho chou ku - hearing aid
oginau to supplement

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381 CHI to place , i chi - place; situation

to put oki ba - a place to store something
oku

382 OKU hundred million ichi oku - 100,000,000

383 CHI slow , late chi koku - to be late; lateness

chi en - to delay; procrastination
okurasu , okureru , osoi
,

384 GOU , SOU to present a gift zou shuu wai - bribery; corruption
, okuri mono - a present; gift
okuru

385 YOU childish , you ji - a baby; infant

very young you chi en - kindergarten
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386 CHI , JI to rule over , sei ji - politics; government

, govern , min shu sei ji - Democratic government
osamaru , naosu cure naosu - to cure; heal
, mei ji ji dai - the Meiji Period (1868-1912)
387 SHUU to obtain , shuu kaku - harvest

to pay (taxes) , shuu nyuu - income
osamaru to store shuu you - accommodation

388 KYOU to fear , osoroshii - terriable; dreadful

fear , anxiety , kyou fu - terror; fear
osoreru , osore , osoroshii fearful , fierce , kyou ryuu - dinosaur
, awful

389 RAKU to fall ochiru - to fail (a test); fall down; to drop

osha re - fashion-conscious
ochiru , otosu saru mo ki kara ochiru -
, Even monkeys can fall from the trees.
(idiom) anyone can make mistakes
390 FU , FUU husband , ku fuu - a device; scheme

, man jyou bu - healthy; strong; sturdy
otto dai jyou bu - ok; alright
fuu fu - a married couple; husband and wife
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391 HOU to visit , tan bou - an inquiry; searching

to call on hou mon - to visit; to call
otozureru , tazuneru

392 YOU dance , odoru - to dance

to dance , odori - a dance
odori , odoru to jump
,
393 KAKU each , kakkoku - every country; each country

every kaku eki tei sha - local train
onoono (a train that stops at every station)

394 TAI a belt , ki ken chi tai - danger zone

a region , kuro obi - a black belt (martial arts)
obi , obiru to wear kei tai den wa - a keitai (portable phone)
, nettai - the tropics
395 to remember , kan kaku - sense; sensation

to understand me zamashi to kei - alarm clock
obaeru , kaku me o samemasu - to wake up
, (eyes wake up)
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396 face , getsu men - the surface of the moon

surface, ji men - ground; earth's surface
omo , men , omote side , phase , seki men - to blush (red face)
, mask , face , ryou men - both sides
outside, front men setsu - interview (for job...)
397 to break , ori gami - paper folding, origami

to fold u setsu - to turn right
ori , setsu , oru
, ,
398 to fall kou u - rainfall, rain

(rain, snow) kou san - to surrender, give into...
kou , furu , oriru to get off
, to come down

399 honorific prefix go han - rice (rice is important)

go ku rou sama - thanks for your hard work
on , gyo , go go chi sou - feast! treating someone to food
, ,
400 KOU , KYOU fragrance kou sui - perfume

, hon kon - Hong Kong
ka , kaori , kaoru
,,
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401 KA subject of study gakka - subject; course of study

ka gaku - science
kyou ka sho - a textbook
402 KA , KE change (into) koku sai ka - internationalization

, chi kyuu on dan ka - global warming
bakeru , bakasu bun ka - culture
, o bake - ghost
403 KA load ni motsu - luggage, baggage

omo ni - a heavy load; burden
ni

404 KA add san ka - participation

zou ka - an increase
kuwaeru , kuwawaru
,
405 KA fruit , end kou ka - effect, results

hatashi jou - a letter of challenge
hanisu , hateru , hate (from an enemy)
, ka juu - fruit juice

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406 KA money, goods kin ka - a gold coin

kou ka - a coin
407 KA section, lesson ka chou - section chief

ka zei - taxes, taxation
408 KA possible, approve kyo ka - permission, approval

kawaii - cute, pretty
fu ka nou - impossible
ka nou sei - possibility
409 KA river gin ga - The Milky Way

hyou ga - a glacier
kawa ka ba - hippopotamus

410 KA candy, okashi - sweets, snack

confectionery kashi ya - confectionery shop
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411 KA shoes kutsu shita - socks

kutsu migaki - shoe shine, shining shoes
kutsu

412 shell , kai - a shell

shellfish ka zuka - a shell mound
kai (remains of ancient socities' dump)

413 KAI (1st, 2nd) floor on kai - music scale

(of a building) bushi kai kyuu - warrior class
rank; kai dan - stairs
414 KAI machine ki kai - a machine

ki kai hon yaku - machine translation
415 KAI pleasant yu kai - pleasant, happy

kai soku - express (train), high speed
kokoroyoi

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416 KAI , GE explanation , go kai - a misunderstanding

, to solve , untie , sei kai - answers, solution
toku , tokasu , tokeru dissolve ri kai - understanding, comprehension
, mon dai kai ketsu - solve a problem,
problem-solving
417 KAI ashes ka zan bai - volcanic ash

hai iro - grey (color)
hai

418 KAI mediate , shou kai - introduce

come between , ji ko shou kai - self-introduction
to aid
419 KAI all , everything , mina san - everyone

everyone kai ki nisshoku - total solar eclipse
mina

420 GAI harm , haku gai - persecution

calamity en gai - smoke pollution
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421 KOU to be mixed , gai kou - diplomacy

to associate with mi kawasu - to exchange glances,
kau , majiru , majiwaru to look at each other
, kou kan - to exchange, trade

422 return kuri kaeshi - to repeat

iki o fuki kaesu - to come back to life
kaesu , hen , kaeru hen ji - reply, answer
,,

423 SEI , SHOU to reflect upon , mon bu shou - Ministry of Education

, to look , kaku shou - each ministry (of the govenment)
kaerimiru , haburu suffix 'government
, department'
to omit , cut down
424 HEN change , ai kawarazu - same as always;

abnormal nothing changed
kaeru , kawaru tai hen - dreadful, terrible, very...
, hen shin - metamorphosis, transformation
425 TAI replace furi kae - transfer (money at post office)

ki gae - a change of clothes
kaeru , kawaru
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426 KAN exchange kou kan - trade, exchange

kan ki - ventilation (exchange of air)
kaeru , kawaru
,
427 KEI connect, in charge kan kei - relationship (between people and things)
kakari in - person in charge of something
kakari , kakaru
,
428 hang, catch, call te gakari - a clue (in a case), scent, trail
oi kakeru - to chase,
kakari , kakeru , kakaru follow someone or something
,

429 GEN limit mu gen - infinite

sei gen soku do - speed limit
kagiru

430 KETSU lack akubi - yawn, yawning

ketten - a weak point, fault
kaku , kakeru
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431 KAKU angle, corner, horn san kaku - triangle

tai kaku - diagonal
kade , tsuno toni kaku - anyway, anyhow, at any rate
, kaku kai - the world of Sumo
432 KAKU , KYAKU guest, customer o kyaku sama - customer (said to customers)
, rai kyaku - a visitor, guest, caller
kan kou kyaku - a tourist
433 KAKU , KOU norm, status jin kaku - personality, character

, gou kaku - passing (test), success
434 KAKU make certain, tashika - if I'm not mistaken... definite

certain kaku nin - affirmation, confirmation
tashika , tashikameru mi kaku nin hi kou buttai - UFO

435 KAKU leather, reform kai kaku - reform, reformation

kei zai kai kaku - economic reform
kawa kaku mei - revolution

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436 KAKU amount, forehead kin gaku - an amount of money

sa gaku - balance,diference, margin
hitai

437 SEN wise, clever, smart ken mei - wisdom, intelligence

ken jin - wise man
kashikoi

438 SUU , SU count, number san suu - arithmetic

, fuku suu - plural
kazu , kazoeru
,
439 KEI , GYOU shape, form, type ka ko kei - past tense (grammar)
, nin gyou - a doll
kata , katachi
,
440 KEI type ketsu eki gata - blood type

gen kei - a prototype, model
kata

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441 HEN fragment, kata kana - Katakana

one-sided kata omoi - unrequited love, one-sided love
kata

442 KEN shoulder kata kori - stiff shoulders

kata guruma - piggy back on shoulders,
kata riding on one's shoulders

443 solid, firm, hard katai - stubborn, firm

gyou ko ten - freezing point
katai , ko , katameru ,
katamaru
, ,

444 NAN difficult, disaster hi nan - to take refuge, evacuate, run for cover
tabe nikui - hard to eat
katai , muzukashii , arigatou - thank you
nikui
,

445 KOU hard katai - hard, firm, strong

kou ka - a coin
katai

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446 KEN firm katai - hard, steadfast

kata kurushii - formal, stiff, stuffy
katai

447 KEI incline, lean kei chou - listen carefully

mimi o katamukeru
katamuku , katamukeru - to incline one's ears, to listen

448 SHOU win, excel uchi katsu - overcoming, conquer

shou bu - a bout, fight, match
katsu , masaru
,
449 KATSU active, live, sei katsu - life, living,lead a life

activity fukkatsu - revival, restoration
kakkazan - an active volcano
katsu dou - activity, movement
450 KATSU divide ichi wari - 10 percent

bun katsu - partition, division
waru , wari , wareru , saku
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451 TAN bear, undertake fu tan - burden, charge, responsibility

tan nin - person in charge of something
katsugu , ninau
,
452 MON gate sen mon - major (university), speciality,

subject of study, expert
kado nyuu mon - entering an institute, introduction to...

453 HI sad ji hi - compassion, mercy

mu ji hi - ruthless, merciless
kanashii , kanashimu

454 HITSU without fail hisshi ni - frantically, desperately, for one's life
hisshou - sure victory, be certain of victory
kanarazu hitsu you - necessary, essential

455 HI he, that kare shi - a boyfriend

kanojo - a girlfriend
kano , kare
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456 KOU structure, posture , kekkou - splendid, nice, it's enough

construct, mind, kamaimasen - I don't mind, it's ok
kamou , kamaeru put oneself in a
, posture
457 SHIN , JIN god, God, mind kou be - Kobe (city in Japan)
, sei shin - mind, spirit, intention
kami , kan , kou kami sama - God
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458 HATSU hair kin patsu - blond hair

san patsu - hair cutting
kami tomo shira ga - growing old together (couple)

459 SHIN hard, karai - spicy hot

spicy hot (food) tsurai - hard, heart breaking
karai

460 KO to let dry , kare ki - a dead tree, dry wood

wither natsu gare - summer slump
karasu , kareru
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461 RAKU entwine, ren raku - contact, communication, connection

to twine around tan raku - short-circuit (electronics)
karamaru , karamu
,
462 KEI light (weight) kei han zai - a light offence

karu kuchi - a talkative person (loose mouth)
karui , karoyaka
,
463 HI skin kawa - skin, hide, leather, fur, pelt, bark

hi niku - sarcasm
kawa

464 SOKU side uchi gawa - the in-side, interior

mukai gawa - the other side
kawa

465 KAN dry kan sou ki - a dryer

(drying machine for clothes...)
kawakasu , kawaku kan pai - cheers! (lit. dry cup)
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466 KAN cold, kan chuu sui ei -

swimming in the dead of winter
samui bou kan - protection against the cold

467 KAN feeling, sense, ji kan - real feelings

feel dai rokkan - the 6th sense, a hunch
onna no chokkan - women's intuition
kanjiru - to feel, experience
kan sha - thanks, gratitude
kan dou - to be moved (emotionally)impressed
468 KAN complete, perfect kan peki - perfect, completeness

kan zen - perfection, completeness
kan zen shu gi sha - a perfectionist (person)
469 KAN government kei satsu kan - a policeman

kan chou - government office
470 KAN pipe, control kekkan - a blood vessel

kan gakki - a wind (musical) instrument
kuda kan sei tou - a control tower
ki ki kan ri - crisis control (management)
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471 KAN concern, barrier kan kei - a relationship

gen kan - entrance to house
seki (where you take of shoes)
kan shin - concern, interest
472 KAN view kan kou - sightseeing

kan kou biza - tourist visa
473 KAN publish gekkan - a monthly publication

shuu kan - published weekly
yuu kan - evening paper
474 KAN habit, custom, shuu kan - custom, habit, manners

to get used to nareru - to become accustomed to, get used to...
nareru , narasu
,
475 KAN dry ume boshi - umeboshi (dried sour plum)

hoshi kusa - hay (dry grass)
hosu , hiru
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476 KAN roll up, volume e maki - a scroll with pictures

tatsu maki - a tornado
maku , maki hachi maki - a headband
, maki mono - a scroll
477 KAN simple kan tan - easy, simple

kan ryaku - simplicity
478 KAN a can aki kan - an empty can

(drink or food can) kan zume - packed can, canned goods
kan kiri - a can opener
479 KAN sickness, kan ja - a patient

affection juu kan - a serious (heavy) sickness
wazurau

480 GAN round hi no maru - the Japanese flag

maru mie - completely visable, see everything
maru , marui , marumeru
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481 GAN (sea) shore kai gan - seashore, coast

kawa gishi - a river bank
kishi

482 GAN wish, nen gan - one's heart's desire

ask a favor, negai - a wish, a desire
nekau desire gan bou - desire, wish, aspiration

483 GAN contain, include, gan chiku - significant

keep in one's fukumi warai - suppressed laugh,
fukumu , fukumeru mouth giggle, chuckle
,
484 KI write down an ki - memorize, learning by heart

nikki - a diary
shirusu sou sei ki - Genesis
ki oku - memory
485 GO , KI term expect en ki - to postpone, postponement

, gakki - a (school) term, semester
dou ki - same class, entered (work, school)
at the same time
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486 KI rare, aspire, ki bou - wish, desire, hope

desire ki bou sha - person wishing to do something
(join something...)
487 KI season shi ki - the 4 seasons

(of the year) ki setsu - the seasons, season
ki setsu teki - seasonal
488 KI joy, happy oo yorokobi - great joy

yorokobi utau - joyfully singing
yorokobu

489 KI machine, ki kai - a machine

occasion kan sou ki - a dryer, drying machine
hata ki ki - crisis
ji dou han bai ki - a vending machine
(drinks...)
sen puu ki - an electric fan
490 KI rule, ki kaku - norm, standard

regulation, ki soku - rule, regulations
compass
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491 KI to approach, toshi yori - the aged, old people

to drop in, ii yoru - to court, to make a pass
yoru , yoseru to gather ,
, contribute,
to draw up a chair
492 KI desk tsukue - desk

ki jou no kuu ron - amchair theory;
tsukue academic gossip, empty theory

493 GI discuss, kai gi - a meeting, conference

debate fu shi gi - strange, mysterious
gi kai - Diet, congress, parliament
494 GI skill ura waza - underhanded trick, secret trick

toku gi - a special skill
waza gi jutsu - technology, technique, art

495 SHOU extinguish, kai shou - to cancel, cancellation

put out, spend kieru - to vanish
kieru , kesu keshi gomu - an eraser
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496 RI advantage, ken ri - right, privilege

profit shou ri - victory, win,triumph
kiku ben ri - convenient, handy, useful

497 KOU effect, kou ka - effectiveness, result

efficiency kou ka teki - effective, successful
kiku

498 CHOU trillion (US) kizashi - a sign, omen

billion (Eng) zen chou - omen, premonition
kizashi , kizasu sign, symptom
,
499 KOKU engrave, carve, shin koku - serious

to cut fine chi koku - lateness, to be late
kizamu

500 CHIKU to build , kai chiku - reconstruction

construction ken chiku - construction
kizuku shuu chiku - renovation, resoration, repair

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501 KYOU , KEI compete kyou ei - swimming race

, (in a race...) kyou gi - a match, game
kisou , seru kyou sou - competition
,
502 KITSU inhale, drink ju dou kitsu en - passive smoke

kissaten - coffee house, coffee shop
503 KITSU to call to account , kan zume - canned food, canning

to cram, sushi zume - packed in like sushi (sardines)
tsumeru , tsumaru , tsumu to put close to,
, to shorten

504 KETSU to be decided , kai ketsu - solution, settlement

decide ketsu gi - vote, decide
kimaru , kimeru u ten kekkou - even in case of rain, will proceed
, (not cancelled)
505 KUN you (familiar) , sho kun - Ladies & Gentlemen!

ruler, kimi - you
kimi added to (to girls - be careful can be consided a little rude)
names of boys
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506 GYAKU reverse, opposite saka sama - up-side down

gyaku kou ka - back fire,
sakarau , saka opposite of what was hoped for
, gyaku setsu - paradox
507 KYUU grade ikkyuu - 1st class, 1st grade

kou kyuu - high class (expensive)
jou kyuu - advanced level, upper class
bu shi kai kyuu - the warrior class
508 KYOU ball takkyuu - ping pong, table tennis

chi kyuu - the Earth
tama

509 KYOU seek tan kyuu - a quest, pursuit

you kyuu - to demand, request
motomeru kyuu ai - courting
kyuu shoku - searching for a job, job-hunting
510 KYOU cry kan kyuu - to be moved to tears

naki warai - a tearful smile,
naku smile through one's tears

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511 KYOU save, rescue kyuu kyuu sha - an ambulance

kyuu sei shu - Messiah, Savior
sukuu kyuu mei - life saving

512 KYUU supply, pay kyuu shoku - school lunch

kyuu ryou bi - pay day
513 KYUU , KU long time hisashiburi - it's been a long time

, ei kyuu shi - permanant tooth
hisashii

514 KYUU old, former fukkyuu - restoration, rehabilitation

kyuu sei - maiden name (former name)
kyuu yaku sei sho - the Old Testament
515 KYUU suck, shin ko kyuu - deep breath

breathe in jin kou ko kyuu - artificial respiration,
suu mouth to mouth

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516 KYO permit, un ten men kyo - drivers licence

pardon, yurushi - pardon, forgiveness, permission
yurusu forgive kyo ka - permission, approval

517 GYO fish kin gyo - goldfish

tobi uo - flying fish
sakana , uo nin gyo - mermaid, merman
,
518 SEI , SHOU clean, clear, pure shi mizu - spring water
, sei mei - pure & clean
kiyoi , kiyomaru , kiyomeru
, ,

519 KYOU bridge ishi bashi - stone bridge

ho dou kyou - pedestrian bridge
hashi

520 KYOU together kou kyou - public, community

to tomo ni - together with
tomo kyou san - communist

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521 KYOU cooperate kyou kai - association,society, organization

nippon hou sou kyou kai -
NHK (public television in Japan)
522 KYOU , KEI manage, kei ei - management

, passage kei ken - experience
heru circles of longitude kei zai - economics, business

523 KYOU , KEI boundary, kan kyou - environment

, border line, kyou kai - boundary
sakai situation

524 KYOU , KU attendant , kodomo - child, children

, offer kyou kyuu - supply, provision
tomo , sonaeru sonae mono - an offering
,
525 KYOU chest (body part) muna ge - chest hairs

kyou bu - chest area
mune , muna
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526 KYOU shout sakebi - a shout, scream

otakebi - a war cry,roar
sakebu

527 KYOU conditions, jyou kyou - circumstances, situation

state of things, jun bi jyou kyou - preliminary conditions,
still more initial conditions
528 KYOU narrow sema kurushii - cramped, to small of a place

kata mi ga semai - feeling ashamed
semai , sebameru ,
sebamaru
,,

529 KYOU hold between, sentaku basami - clothes pin

clasp ko mimi ni hasamu - to happen to overhear
hasamu , hasamaru
,
530 KYOKU music, song, ikkyoku - a tune, one song

curve, turn kaba- kyoku - a cover, remake of a song
magaru , mageru magari michi - a winding road
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531 KYOKU bureau, kekkyoku - after all, in the end

segment bei kou kuu u chuu kyoku - NASA (USA)
hou sou kyoku - broadcasting office
532 KYOKU , GOKU extreme, pole sekkyoku - positive

(north and south) nan kyoku - the South Pole, Antarctic
kiwameru , kiwamaru , hokkyoku - the North Pole
kiwami
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533 GYOKU gem, jewel, go hyaku en dama - 500 yen coin

round object mizu tama - a drop of water
tama o te dama - juggling

534 SAI verge, occasion kou sai - company, association

koku sai - international
kiwa jissai - actual condition, practical

535 KIN even, level hei kin - equilibrium, balance,average

heikin jyu myou - life expectancy
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536 KIN prohibit, kin en - no smoking!

not allowed kin en sha - non-smoking car
kin shi - prohibited, not allowed
537 KIN , GON service kin mu - duty, service

, kin mu sha - workers, men on duty
tsutomeru , tsutomaru kin rou - labor, exertion
,
538 KU district, ward gyou sei ku - administrative district

ku betsu - distinction, to make a distinction
539 KU suffering , rou ku - labor, toil, hardship

bitter , atsu kurushii - sweltering hot
kurushii , kurushimu , painful ne gurushii - unable to sleep well
kurushimeru , nigai , go ku rou sama - good work!
nigaru Thanks for your labors
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, ,

540 KU , KO storehouse sou kou - a warehouse

, rei zou ko - refrigerator
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541 KU , KOU crimson kuchi beni - lipstick

, kou kai - the Red Sea
beni , kurenai
,
542 GU tool , ama gu - rain gear (umbrella, raincoat...)

utensil , ka gu - furniture (lit. house equipment)
ingredients dou gu - tool, equipment, implement
gu ai - condition
gu tai teki - concrete, definite, tangible
543 GUU by chance , hai guu sha - spouse

couple , hai guu sha biza - spousal visa
even numbers guu zen - by chance, unexpectantly
guu zou - idol, statue
544 GUU nook, corner kata sumi - corner, nook

sumi zumi - every nook & corner
sumi

545 SOU grass kai sou - seawead

michi kusa o kuu - to loiter on the way,
kusa to stop and eat the grass
(take your time coming home stopping where ever)
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546 YAKU medicine , doku yaku - poison

a drug ge doku yaku - antidote
kusuri tou yaku - dosage
hana gusuri - bribe, hush money
547 KUTSU to dig hori dashi mono - a good find,

a bargain, good buy
horu horu - to dig, excavate

548 HAI distribute, shi hai - to rule, control, direct

deliver shi mei te hai - search for a suspect, wanted...
kubaru shin pai - worry, concern
betsu hai tatsu - special delivery
549 SHU head , neck ashi kubi - ankle

ji shu - surrender, give oneself up
kubi shu shou - Prime Minister

550 SO organize, ban gumi - program (TV)

assemble kumi awaseru - to put together,
kumi , kumu to assemble
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551 DON cloudy kumori - cloudy (weather)

ama gumori - overcast weather
kumori

552 ZOU store , rei zou ko - refrigerator

warehouse , ai zou - treasured, cherished
kura to own ,
to have
553 BO dusk, kure - year end, sunset, nightfall

to grow dark , ii kurasu - spend the time talking,
kurasu , kureru live, pass time by chatting
, to make a living
554 HI compare hi kaku - comparison

hi kaku teki shou - comparatively small,
kuraberu relatively small

555 KUN instruct i kun - dying instructions

on kun - kanki readings
kun ren - practice, drill
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556 GUN army, military kyuu sei gun - the Salvation Army
shou gun - Shogun, general
gun ka - war song
557 GUN group , gun shuu - a multitude, crowd, mob

crowd gun ma ken - Gunma Prefecture
mureru , mure
,
558 MOU hair aka ge - red head, red hair

kami no ke - hair (on head)
ke hana ge - nose hair
ke mushi - caterpillar
559 KEI scene kei shiki - scenery, landscape

zen kei sha shin - panoramic phot
560 KEI gaurd against, kei satsu - police

warn kei ei - guard, patrol, escort
kei kan - a policeman
kei koku - a warning
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561 GEI art, skill kakushi gei - hidden talent

gei sha - geisha
gei jutsu - art, the arts
gei jutsu teki - artistic
562 GEI meet, kan gei - welcome,reception

welcome mukae utsu - meet the enemy, ambush, attack
mukaeru gei geki - ambush attack

563 GEKI drama en geki - theatrical play

geki teki - dramatic
564 KETSU blood shukketsu - bleeding

hana ji - nose bleed
chi

565 KETSU tie, conclude kekka - result, consequence

kekkon - marriage
musubu , yuu , yuwaeru ketsu ron - conclusion
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566 KEN danger, ki ken - danger, peril

steep ken kou ho ken - health insurance
kewashii tan ken - exploration
bou ken - adventure, risk, venture
567 prefecture kaku ken - all prefectures

fukui ken - Fukui prefecture
ken ken chou - prefectural head office
ken ritsu - prefectural ~, (built by the prefecture)
568 KEN matter jyou ken - conditions, terms

rou dou jou ken - working conditions
569 KEN ticket, shou ken - securities, bonds

certificate, shou hin ken - gift certificate
coupon ryo ken - passport
570 examine sha ken - car inspection ($$$)

tan ken - explore, expedition
ken ken sa - inspection, examination
ken ji - public prosecutor
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571 KEN right, gi ketsu ken - right to vote

power tokken - privilege, special right
ken ri - right, privilege
572 KEN eaves noki - eaves (of a house)

noki shita - under the eaves
noki

573 GEN original , no hara - a field

plain gen in - the cause
hara gen shi - atom

574 GEN decrease saku gen - cut, reduction

hara hetta - I'm hungry.
heru , herasu (my stomach is empty.)
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575 FUN powder ka fun - pollen

ko mugi ko - flour
ko , kona hi no ko - sparks (from a fire)
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576 KO door ami do - a screen door, window screen

e do - Edo, old name for Tokyo.
to hiki do - a sliding door

577 KO lake jin zou ko - a man-made lake

bi wa ko - Lake Biwa,
mizumi the largest inland lake in Japan

578 KO individual ko jin teki - personal, individual,

ko jin takushi- - privately owned taxi
579 KO call ko kyuu - breath, respiration

yobi dashi - to call out, to call
yobu (someone or something)

580 KO employ, yatoi nushi - an employer

to hire yotoi nin - an employee
yatou yatou - to hire, to employ

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581 GO reciprocal, tagai ni - together with, mutually

mutual, kou go - mutual, reciprocal, alternate
tagai each other

582 REN love hatsu koi - first love, puppy love

koishii - to miss..., beloved, dear
koi , kou , koishii koi bito - lover, sweatheart
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583 NOU thick koi - think, strong, deep (color)

nou tan - light and shade (of colors), shading
koi

584 KOU light ei kou - glory

ina bikari - a flash of lightning
hikaru , hikari kan kou - sightseeing, tourism
, take mitsu - a bamboo sword
585 KOU turn toward hou kou - direction, way

mukou - over there, beyond, the other side
muku , mukeru , hou kou on chi - no sense of directions
mukau , mukou
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586 KOU happiness, kou fuku - happiness

happy kou un - good fortune, happiness
saiwai , sachi , shiawase
,
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587 KOU port, kuu kou - airport

harbor hon kon - Hong Kong
minato kai kou - a sea port

588 KOU like, yuu kou - friendship

favorable iro yoi - good, encouraging, friendly
konomu , suku dai suki - like very much, love
, kou ki shin - curiosity, inquisitiveness
589 KOU navigate kou kai - voyage, sailing

bei koku kou kuu u chuu kyoku - NASA
590 season, i sourou - a lodger who pays nothing for his stay
serve ki kou - climate, weather conditions
kou , sousou
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591 KOU till, sei kou u doku - on fine days work the farm,
plow, on rainy days read a book
tagayasu cultivate kou saku - cultivation, farming

592 KOU ore, mine kin kou - a gold mine

tan kou - a coal mine
kou butsu gaku - mineralogy
593 KOU lecture kou en - lecture

kou shi - lecturer
kou dan - story-telling
594 KOU renew, yo fukashi - stay up late, a night owl

to change, sara ni - furthermore, what's more, again...
sara , fukeru , fukasu to reform, kou kai - reform, renewal, renovation
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595 KOU assent, shu kou - assent, consent

consent kou tei teki - affirmative
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596 KOU suburb kin kou - suburbs, the outskirts

kou gai - suburbs, the outskirts
597 GOU number, ao shin gou - a green (blue) signal light

signal, an gou - code, password, cryptic message
sign ki gou - symbol, mark, code
se ban gou - number on player's back
598 HI be subject to, hi gai - damage

to suffer hi gai sha - a victim, sufferer
koumuru , kaburu (damage),
, to receive ,
to wear (a hat)
599 SEI , SHOU voice uta koe - singing voice

, ura goe - falsetto
koe , kowa hana goe - nasal voice, speaking through the nose
,
600 CHOU surpass, chou - super, ultra, prefix meaning very (kind of slangish)
very chou on soku - supersonic speed
koeru , kosu
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601 HYOU ice kaki goori - chipped ice (sweet dessert)

hyou zan - iceberg
koori , hi tsurara - icicle
, hyou ten - freezing point
602 TOU to freeze rei tou - refrigeration, freezing

tou ketsu ki - freezer
kooru , kogoeru
,
603 KOKU valley tani ai - valley

tani soko - the bottom of a valley
tani

604 KOKU notify kei koku - a warning

kou koku - advertisement
tsugeru hou koku - report, information

605 YOU waist, hip koshi kake - a bench, stool, chair

koshi yowa - weak kneed
koshi

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606 KOTSU bone gen kotsu - a fist

ago bone - jaw bone
hone

607 DAN cut off, ou dan - cross (a street)

resolve ketsu dan - decision, determination
kotowaru , tatsu
,
608 SAI small, fine, sai kin - germs

minute , sai ku - workmanship, craft
komaka , komakai , slender, thin (used as a suffix for type of workmanship)
hosoi , hosoru i sai men dan - details when we meet.
,, (official sounding)
,
609 be in trouble kon nan - difficulty,distress

- bewilderment
komaru , kon
,
610 into, iri komi - a foldout, insertion

be crowded zei komi - tax included
komu , komeru tobi komi - a leap, jump,plunge, dive
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611 BEI , MAI rice, chuu bei - Central America

, America nichi bei - Japan and America
kome

612 SATSU , SAI , SETSU kill an satsu - assassination

,, hissatsu - a certain kill
korosu

613 FU fearful, kyou fu - dread, terror, fear

scared oji ke - a fear
kowai

614 KON root go kon - the root (origin) of a word

dai kon - Japanese radish
ne ya ne - roof, housetop

615 KON mix, blend, kon ran - confusion,chaos, disorder

associate with mazeru - to mix
majiru , mazaru , mazeru
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616 KON marry, kekkon - marriage

marriage shin kon - newly wed
kon yaku - engagement
617 SA difference ji sa - time difference

hito sashi yubi - index finger
sasu sashi ageru - to offer, to give (polite)
yubi sasu - to point at
ji sa boke - jet lag
618 SA look into ken sa - inspection, examination

sou sa - search, investigation
tan sa ki - a probe (space)
619 SA , SHA sand sa gan - sand stone

, sa tou - sugar
suna sa baku - desert

620 SA , SAI repeat, sai ken - rebuilding, reconstruction

, another time, sai han - second offense
futatabi again

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621 ZA seat, sei za - a constellation (stars)

sit down sei za - sitting Japanese style, sitting correctly
suwaru za seki - a seat

622 SAI talent ten sai - genius, natural gift

sai en - a talented woman
623 SAI festival bun ka sai - Culture Day

natsu matsuri - Summer festival
matsuri , matsuru sai jitsu - national holiday
,
624 SAI vegetable ya sai - vegetables

san sai - edible wild plants
na

625 SAI most, -est sai aku - the worst

sai kin - recently, these days
mottomo sai kou (not psycho) - the highest, the best, the supreme

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626 SAI wife ai sai - beloved wife

ina zuma - lightning
tsuma

627 SAI pick, sai shu - picking, collecting, gathering, harvesting

gather sai ten - grading, marking
toru

628 SAI settle, kei zai - economics, business, economy

relieve kyuu sai - relief, rescue, help
sumu , sumasu
,
629 SAI , SEI year, nan sai - how old?

, age suffix ban zai - Hurrah!, Cheers! live 10,000 years!
630 SAI , ZAI wealth shi zai - private property

, zai san - property, fortune, assets
sai fu - wallet
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631 ZAI timber, kyou zai - teaching materials

materials moku zai - lumber, timber, wood
632 ZAI sin, zai aku - a crime

crime tsumi bito - a sinner
tsumi

633 HAN slope saka - slope, hill

saka michi - a hill road
saka

634 SHU sake, sake - sake

alcohol saka ya - dealer of sake, alcohol (notice saKA)
sake

635 TAN probe, tan kyuu - quest, pursuit

search tan ken - explore, exploration
sagasu , saguru tan tei - detective
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636 SOU look for sou sa - search, investigation

sou sa hon bu -
sagasu criminal investigation headquarters

637 HAI cup, sakazuki - a wine cup, goblet

counter for cups ihhai - one cup (of drink)
sakazuki

638 bloom, saki hokoru - to be in full bloom

come out saku - to bloom
saku (flowers),
blossom
639 SAKU yesterday, saku jitsu - yesterday

last... (note: this is also the kanji for kinou)
saku ban - last night
640 SAKU , SATSU card, sassuu - number of books

, volume, san satsu - 3 books
counter for books
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641 SHI to support, shi kyoku - branch office (tv stations... ~kyoku))
branch shi hai - to rule, control, direct
sasaeru

642 SHI to stab shi geki teki - stimulating

(with a knife) sasareru - to be stabbed
sasaru , sasu
,
643 SHI to point , sashi shimesu - to point to,

finger to indicate, to show
sasu , yubi shi ki sha - (music) conductor
,
644 TEI , JOU fix, tei kan shi - the definate article (the)
, decide, tei ki - a fixed term (period of time)
sadaka , sadameru , to establish jyou gi - a ruler (for measuring)
sadamaru
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645 SATSU bill, satsu - paper money

paper money ,
fuda tag,
label, ticket
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646 SATSU print suri komu - to insert (illustration), to stencil

ha ke - paint brush
suru

647 SATSU inspect, kei satsu - police

guess kan satsu - observation
648 ZATSU rough mixed zasshi - magazine

fukuzatsu - complicated, complexity
zou

649 YOU formal title, sama zama - various

mode you su - state, appearance
sama

650 REI cold tsumetai - cold to the touch

rei gai - damage due to the cold
samasu , sameru , rei sen - the cold war
tsumetai , hieru , hiyasu
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651 SARA plate, sara arai ki -a dishwasher machine

dish sara - dish, plate
652 SHOKU touch, fure ai - to get in touch, to get to know

feel sawaru - to touch
sawaru , fureru
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653 SAN to calculate san su - arithmetic

soroban - abacus (non-regular reading)
654 SAN attend maitta - I'm beat, I give up

san ka - participation, to participate
mairu

655 SAN to scatter chirakaru - messy, to lie scattered about

san patsu - hair cut,. cutting hair
chiru , chirasu , san po - a stroll, a walk
chirakasu , chirakaru
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656 SAN approve, san pi - for & against, yes and no

praise san bi ka - hymn, praise song
657 ZAN remain, nokori mono - left over (usually food)

ruthless zan nen - that's too bad, it's a shame
nokoru , nokosu
,
658 SHI next tsugi no you ni - as follows, in the following manner

shi dai - order, immediately
ji , tsugu , tsugi
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659 SHI tooth ha i sha - dentist

ha migaki - toothpaste
ha

660 SHI history shi jyou - historical

shi jyou sai dai - the greatest in history
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661 SHI , JI to show sashi shisu - to indicate, to point to

, an ji - a hint, suggestion
shimesu

662 SHI master, kyou shi - an instructor, teacher

teacher kou shi - a lecturer
boku shi - a pastor, minister, clergyman
663 SHI resources gaku shi - school fund, money needed for school
shi kaku - qualifications, requirements, capabilities
ten nen shi gen - natural resources
664 SHI words ka shi - lyrics, words to a song

kei you shi - adjective (grammar)
saku shi - write a song, song making
serifu - lines (of a play...), speech
665 SHI magazine zasshi - magazine

nisshi - diary
tsuri baka nisshi - 'the diary of a fishing fool'
- a popular long running comedy movie series
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666 RO road ie ji - the road back home, going home

kou soku dou ro - freeway, highway
ji

667 JI ear hatsu mimi - to hear something for the first time
mimi ga tooi - hard of hearing, poor hearing
mimi

668 JI buddhist temple tera - temple

tera

669 JI , NI child ko ji - an orphan

, you ji - young child, infant
ji dou - children, juvenile
670 JI resign, o se ji - flattery, compliment

retire ji sho - a dictionary
yameru

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671 JI look like, mane - to imitate (non-regular reading), mimicry

resemble ni gao - likeness, portrait
niru ni au - to match, suit well (clothes...), looks good with

672 JI , ZYO to remove oo sou ji - big cleaning, spring cleaning

, ku jo - extermination, destruction
nozoku (has no relation to steven king's cute pup)

673 SHIKI ceremony, kekkon shiki - a wedding ceremony

style sai shin shiki - the newest style
ryaku shiki - informal, simplified
674 SHIKI know chi shiki - knowledge, information

shiki ji ritsu - literacy rate
675 JIKI , CHOKU straight, shou jiki - honesty, integrity

, fix massugu - straight ahead, going straight
tadachini , naosu , kangae naosu - to reconsider, rethink
naoru
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676 SEI , ZYOU quiet rei sei - calmness, cool, composure

, sei den ki - static electricity
shizu , shizuka ,
shizumaru , shizumeru
,,
,
677 TEKI drop of liquid, sui teki - water drops

trickle, ten teki ki - a dropper
shizuku , shitataru to drip
,
678 CHIN to sink chin ka - sinking

chin shi mokkou - lost in deep thought
shizumu , shizumeru chin moku - silence
,
679 SHITSU damp ka shitsu ki - humidifier

shikke - moisture
shimeru , shimesu
,
680 JITSU real, ki no mi - nut, berry

truth gen jitsu - reality
mi , minoru to bear fruit jitsu gen - realization (of a dream)
, shin jitsu - truth
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681 TOU island han tou - peninsula

mu jin tou - deserted island, island with no people
shima shima nagashi - exile, banishment

682 HEI to close yuu hei - imprisonment, house arrest, confinement

hei kai - closing (a meeting)
shimaru , shimeru ,
tojiru , tozasu
,
,
683 SHA to throw away, tsukai sute - disposable

discard nage suteru - to throw away
suteru

684 SHAKU , SEKI old, mukashi mukashi - a long time ago

, former times, (start of fairy tales)
mukashi long ago mukashi banashi - a legend, folklore, story

685 JYAKU weak, jyaku shin - a weak earthquake

weakness yowa mushi - a weakling, coward
yowai , yowaru ,
yowamaru , yowameru
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686 JYAKU young waka waka shii - youthful

waka mono - young people, youth
wakai , mushikuha
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687 SHU , SU to protect, ru su - absence, not being home

, to obey, mi mamoru - to watch over (something)
mamoru , moi to guard
,
688 SHU to take kaki tori - dictation

shiri tori - word chain game
toru kiki tori - to hear, to understand,
to catch someone's words
689 SHU seed, kaku shu - every kind, all sorts

variety shurui - type, variety, a kind, category
tane

690 SHUU a state ou shuu - Europe (used in newspapers)

(US's states) kyuu shuu - the most southern of the 4 major
su Japanese islands
furorida shuu - the state of Florida
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691 SHUU , JUU pick up shuu shuu - settling, coping

inochi biroi - barely escaping a dangerous situation
hirou

692 SHUU around an area shuu ha suu - frequency (of radio waves)
mawari - surroundings, things (or people) around
mawari

693 SHUU a small boat u chuu sen - space ship

kyaku sen - a passenger ship
fune , funa kuro fune - the black ship;
, foreign ships in the Edo period
694 JUU , NYUU soft juu dou - Judo

, (to the touch) yuu juu fu dan - indecisiveness
yawarakai

695 SHUKU to stay, shuku mei - fate, destiny

lodge, shuku choku - night watch, night gaurd
yado , yadoru , yadosu an inn
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696 JUTSU to speak, moushi noberu - to say, to state

to state kou jutsu - verbal statement
noberu

697 JUTSU an art gi jutsu - technology, a technique, skill

doku shin jutsu - lip reading
nin jutsu - the art of the Ninja, stealth & combat
698 JUN order, juu jun - obedience

a turn, jun chou - favorable, smoothness, smoothly
obey
699 JUN standard, sui jun - water level

a rule, jun bi chuu - in preparation,
semi~ not open yet (business)
700 JUN pure, tan jun - simplicity

purity tan jun ni ieba - to put it simply,
simply put...
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701 SHO place, sui sen ben jo - flush toilet

area juu sho - address (home)
tokoro dai dokoro - kitchen

702 SHO deal with, sho ri - managment

to manage sho bun - disposal, punishment
703 SHO government office shou bou sho - fire station

zei mu sho - tax office
704 SHO many sho kun - Ladies and Gentlemen!

sho koku - various countries
705 JO to help kyuu jo - aid, help, relief

jo gen - advice, suggestion
tasukeru , tasukaru ,
suke
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706 SHOU chapter jo shou - preface

(in a book) dai isshou - the first chapter
707 SHOU to burn hi yake - sun burn

yuu yake - sun set
yaku , yakeru yaki tori - grilled chicken
,
708 SHOU , ZOU image, in shou - an impression

, elephant in shou ha - the impressionists
709 SHOU illuminate shou mei - illumination

tai shou - contrast
teru , terasu ,
tereru
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710 SHOU prize, no-beru shou - the Nobel Prize

award shou hin - prize, trophy
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711 SHOU to invite maneki neko - cat that invites customers

shou tai - invitation
maneku

712 SHOU , SEI nature, ka nou sei - possibility, likelihood

, gender kan sei - sensitivity, sense
toku sei - characteristic
713 SHOU general officer shou gi - Japanese chess (game)

shou gun - Shogun, general
shou rai - the future
714 SHOU , SOU dress, hen sou - disguise, masquerade

, decoration , ho sou - pavement, surface of road
yosoou to dress,
to adorn
715 SHOU to summon meshi agaru - to eat (polite)

meshi tsukai - a servant
mesu

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716 SHOU bed ne doko - bed

floor man nen doko - a bed long left unmade
toko , yuka
,
717 SHOU , SEI surname, kyuu sei - former name, maiden name
, family name dou sei - same name
718 SHOU ascend, shou kaku - raise of status

to rise, shou kyuu - raise of salary
obaru to go up

719 SHOU introduce shou kai - introduce, introduction

ji ko shou kai - self-introduction
720 SHOU , SEI star ei sei - satellite

, ka sei jin - a martian, an alien from Mars
hoshi waku sei - a planet

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721 SHOU , SEI politics, gyou sei - administration

, rule min shu sei ji - democratic government
matsurigoto

722 SHOU , SEI refine, bu shou hi ge - unshaved due to laziness

, essence you sei - elf, fairy
723 JOU to ride, nottori - hi-jack, take over, capture

get on kyoku nori - trick riding, stunt riding
noru , noseru nami nori - surfing, riding waves
,
724 JOU form, hatashi jou - letter of challenge,

letter challenge to a duel
shou tai jou - invitation card
725 JOU normal, i jou - strange, abnormal

regular hi jou - emergency, unusual, extraordinary
tsune , toko
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726 JOU , SEI condition, ai jou - love, affection

, emotion ji jou - conditions, situation
nasake

727 JOU a castle ban ri no chou jou - the Great Wall of China
hei jou kyou - ancient Nara
shiro

728 JOU to evaporate, mushi atsui - humid & hot

steam jou hatsu - evaporation, mysterious disappearance
musu , mureru , (of a person)
murasu
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729 JOU tatami mat, tatami kakeru - to press hard for an answer,
to fold up ask many questions
tatami , tatamu tatami gae - renew tatami mats, change mats
,
730 JOU , SEI to become, iki nari - suddenly, without warning

, form, kan sei - perfect, complete
naru , nasu , achieve san sei - approval, agreement
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731 SHOKU employment kyuu shoku - seeking employment, looking for work
ji shoku - resignation
732 CHOU look up, kyou chou - emphasis, stress

research, jun chou - smoothly, good, doing well
shiraberu , totonou , tone shita shirabe - preliminary investigation
totonoeru
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733 TAI to retreat tai ei teki - conservative, unadventurous

tai kyaku - retreat, withdrawal
shirizoku , shirizokeru
,

734 SHIN forest shin rin - forest

shin kan - silence
mori

735 SHIN report, moushi komi - an application

call moushi wake - an excuse, apology
mousu

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736 SHIN body, uke mi - passive (grammar)

self shusshin - come from, where you are from
mi

737 SHIN deep oku fukai - profound (can also be: oku Bukai )
shin koku - serious
fukai , fukamaru ,
fukameru
,,

738 SHIN to advance, ippo zen shin - a step forward

move forward kou shin - parade, march
susumu , susumeru
,
739 SHIN , JIN subject, sou ri dai jin - Prime Minister

, retainer mon bu dai jin - Minister of Education
740 SHIN believe, kaku shin - confidence, conviction

message shin kou - faith, creed
sou nan shin gou - distress signal, SOS
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741 SHIN needle tan shin - the hour hand,

the small hand (on the clock)
hari hari gane - wire

742 SHIN to stretch akubi - yawn, yawning

tui shin - postscript (of a letter)
nobiru , nobasu
,
743 SHIN to go to sleep asa ne bou - sleep too late, oversleep

ne gao - sleeping face
neru , nekasu , ne goto - talking in your sleep
,
744 SHIN to shake, oo ji shin - big earthquake

quake mu sha burui - shaking with excitement
furuu , furueru jishin kaminari kaji oyaji -
, (proverb) the things most feared:
Earthquake, thunder, fire, and fathers
745 SUI to blow shio fuki - the spouting of a whale

hana fubuki - falling flowers
fuku (mainly cherry blossoms)
fuki kae ban - dubbed version
(of a movie)
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746 MATSU , BATSU the last part, ketsu matsu - end, conclusion
, end shuu matsu - weekend
sue baku matsu - end of the Edo period

747 YOU excellent , jo yuu - actress

gentle, yuu juu fu dan - indecisiveness, can't decide on things
sugureru , yasashii tender,
, kind , nice
748 RYOU cool (temp) sei ryou in ryou sui - soft drink
sei ryou - cool, refreshing
suzushii , suzumu
,
749 TAN coal, seki tan - coal

charcoal tan san sui - carbonated water
sumi moku tan - charcoal

750 fast, on soku - the speed of sound

quick sassoku - immediately, at once
sumiyaka , soku ,
hayai , hayameru
,,
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751 HAI back neko ze - bent back, stooping over

(body part) se ban go - number on backs of players
se , sei , somuku ,
somukeru ,
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752 SEI fine weather su barashii - wonderful

sei kou u doku - work the fields on sunny days,
hareru , harasu and read on rainy days. (proverb)
,
753 SEI system, ki sei - regulation

control mu sei gen - limitless
754 SEI manufactured, amerika sei - made in America

made in ~ moku sei - made of wood
755 ZEI tax kan zei - customs, duty, tarrif

zei sei kai kaku - tax reform
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756 ZEI , SETSU explain kai setsu - explanation, commentary

, ka setsu - hypothesis
toku

757 SEKI seat un ten seki - driver seat

kesseki - absence, non-attendance
758 SEKI to accumulate mi tsu mori - estimation

sekkyoku teki - positive, active
tsumu , tsumoru
,
759 SEKI burden, in seki ji nin - taking responcibility

blame for one's actions and resigning
semeru mu seki nin - irresponsibility

760 SEKI achievements jisseki - actual results, achievements

sei seki hyou - report card
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761 SEKI one of a pair; suu seki no fune - several boats

counter for boats isseki - one (counter for boats)
762 SEKI register koku seki - nationality

hon seki chi - permanent residence
763 SETSU snow gou setsu - tremendous snowfall

hatsu yuki - first snowfall (of the season)
yuki hana fubuki - falling flowers
(usually cherry blossoms)
764 SETSU set up sekkei zu - blueprint, plan

modemu no settei -
moukeru modem (computer) setup

765 SETSU to contact, choku setsu - direct, immediate

touch men setsu - interview (for a job...)
tsugu

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766 ZETSU to die out, dan zetsu - become extinct, cease to exist
cut off zecchou - peak, climax, summit
taeru , tayasu ,
tatsu
,,

767 SEN a line kyou kai sen - boundary line

kyoku sen - curve
768 SEN exclusive, sen bai - monopoly

sole sen mon - speciality, major (in university)
mobbara

769 ZEN whole an zen un ten - safe driving

zen kai - full throttle, all the way, full speed
mottaku

770 ZEN , NEN yes, guu zen - by chance

, but, shi zen - nature
however zen zen - not at all, entirely
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771 SO ancestor so koku - father land, native country

so sen - ancestor
772 SO , SOU conceive, kan sou - comments, thoughts, impressions

, image ri sou teki - ideal, the most suited
sou zou - imagination
773 SOU total, sou gou teki - synthetic

general sou ri dai jin - Prime Minister
774 SOU window mado guchi - ticket window

dou sou sei - alumni, school mates
mado

775 SOU stratum, kai sou - class, level

layer sei sou ken - stratosphere
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776 SOU set of two, sou gan kyou - binoculars

double, futa go - twins
futa twin

777 SOU sweep sei sou sha - garbage truck

sou ji ki - a vacuum cleaner
haku

778 SOU dry up kan sou - dried, dehydrate

kan sou sen taku - dry cleaning
779 ZOU to make jin zou - aritificial, man-made

jin zou ko - artificial lake
tsukuru ten chi sou zou - (God's) creation

780 ZOU increase ka zou - addition, increase

bai zou - double
masu , fueru ,
fuyasu
,,

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781 ZOU image gen zou - developing (film)

setsu zou - snow sculpture
sou zou - imagination
782 ZOU internal organ, kan zou - liver (body part)

entrails shin zou no kodou - heartbeat
783 ZOU hate, ai niku - unfortunately...

dislike ai zou - likes & dislikes
nikumu , nikui ,
nikurashii , nikushimi
,,
,

784 SOKU tie, kuchi yaku soku - verbal promise

bundle hana taba - bouquet, bunch of flowers
taba

785 SOKU a rule, ki soku - rule, regulation

law, fu kisoku dou shi - irregular verb
to act on
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786 SOKU to measure kei soku - measurement

sui soku - guess, conjecture
hakaru

787 ZOKU to continue zoku hou - further news, follow-up story

ei zoku sei - durability, persistent
tsuduku , tsudukeru
,
788 SOKU bottom kokoro no oku soko - the bottom of one's heart
soko nashi no ana - bottomless pit
tei

789 SON loss, ma son - wear & tear

damage son gai ho ken - damage insurance
sokonau , sokoneru
,
790 SOTSU graduate sotsu gyou shou sho - diploma

kou sotsu - high school graduate
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791 SOTSU , RITSU rate, en shuu ritsu - pi (3.14...)

, percentage, kaku ritsu - probability
hikiiru lead

792 BI provide sai shoku ken bi -

a woman blessed with beauty and intelligence
sonaeru , sonawaru shu bi - defense
,
793 HAN , BAN , TAN counter, i han - violation, infridgement

,, against han kaku mei - counter revolution
sorasu , soru
,
794 SON village gyo son - a fishing village

mura hachi bu - ostracism
mura

795 SON grandchild shi son - descendants

mago musume - grand-daughter
mago

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796 SON , ZON exist sei zon - existence

, go zon ji no toori - as you know (polite)
797 SON honor, son kei - to respect, admire, esteem

respect ji son - self-respect
tattoi , toutoi ,
tattobu , tottobu
,
,
798 TA , TAI big, maru ta - log (wood)

, bold , thick tai ko - Japanese drums, taiko
futoi , futoru to become fat
,
799 TAI sack, kana bukuro - money bag

bag tabi - tabi, Japanese socks (ninja socks)
fukuro

800 DAI rank, an zen dai ichi - safety first

No. ~ dai ichi in shou - first impression
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801 HEI , BYOU flat, kou hei - fairness, justice

, calm hiragana - hiragana
taira , hira chi hei sen - horizon
,
802 TOU topple, men dou - trouble, difficulty

fall over tou ritsu - handstand
taosu

803 HOU treasure koku hou - national treasure

takara jima - treasure island
takara

804 TAKU house, ji taku - one's house

home taku hai bin - express home delivery
805 TAKU to rinse sentaku basami - clothes pin

sen taku mono - clothes to be washed
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806 CHIKU bamboo take uma - stilts (walking on)

take no ko - bamboo shoots
take

807 TATSU attain, shito tachi - the Apostles

to arrive, betsu hai tatsu - special delivery
tachi to reach tatsu jin - master, expert
plural marker
808 REI example rei gai teki - exceptional

rei bun - example, model sentence
tatoeru

809 RAI to rely on, irai - request, commission

ask shin rai sei - credibility, authenticity
tanomu , tanomoshii ,
tayoru
,,

810 RAN an egg nama tamago - raw egg

san ran - laying eggs
tamago

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811 MIN people koku min - citizens, people of a country

min shu shu gi - democracy
tami min zoku gaku - folklore

812 BEN , BIN convenient, kou kuu bin - air mail

, post sui sen ben jo - flush toilet
tayori

813 TAN short tan ka - a 31 syllable Japanese poem

tan ki dai gaku - 2 year college;
mijikai community college
tan chou - minor key in music
814 TAN single tan shin fu nin - transfer without family;

the father working in another city
i tan doku kai ken - exclusive interview
815 DAN talk kai dan - ghost story

jou dan nuki - no joking, jesting aside
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816 DAN step shu dan - means, way

dan bo-ru - cardboard
817 NYUU milk tou nyuu - soy milk

ho nyuu dou butsu - mammal
chi , chichi
,
818 CHI shame ,, hazukashi garanaide - don't be shy

shy aka haji - shame
hajiru , haji ,
hajirau , hazukashii
,,
,

819 CHIKU livestock ka chiku - domesticated animals, cattle

chiku san - stock breeding
820 CHUU insect ke mushi - catepillar

yowa mushi - a weakling, coward
mushi mushi megane - magnifying glass
mushi ba - cavity (tooth)
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821 CHUU pillar tsurara - icicle

den chuu - telephone poles
hashira

822 CHUU intermediary chuu kai sha - middleman, go-between

naka ma - partner, friend, comrade
naka naka yoshi - intimacy, being on good terms

823 CHUU outer space u chuu ki chi - space station

u chuu jin - alien, space man
chuu gaeri - somersault
824 CHUU stationed chuu sha jou - parking lot

chuu ton jo - military station, post
825 CHO lay up cho kin - savings, save money

cho sui chi - reservoir (of water)
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826 CHOU government kan kyou chou - environmental agency

agency ken chou - prefectural headquarters
827 CHIN rare mono mezurashii - curious

chin ki - strange, rare, novel
mezurashii

828 SHI , TO metropolis, shu to - capital city

, city shi mai to shi - sister cities
miyako

829 HI expense un dou hi - campaign fund

shou hi sha - consumer
tsueru , tsuiyasu
,
830 HO catch , tai ho jou - arrest warrant

arrest ike dori - capture alive
tsukamaeru , toraeru ,
torawareru , toru ,
tsukamaru
,
,
,
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831 HI tired o tsukare sama - thanks! nice job

niku tai hi rou - dead tired, beat & worn out
tsukarasu , tsukareru
,
832 FU attach , uke tsuke - reception, reception desk

add ki fu - contribution, donation
tsuku , tsukeru
,
833 TOTSU dash , en totsu - chimney

thrust shou men shou totsu - head-on collision
tsuku , totsu zen - suddenly

834 HOU envelop, ko zutsumi - package, parcel

wrap nui gurumi - a stuffed toy
tsutsumu , (a present)

835 DO exert do ryoku - effort, endeavour

tsutomeru - to exert oneself, make an effot
tsutomeru

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836 MU duty gi mu - duty, obligation

i mu - medical affairs
tsutomeru

837 BO raise bo shuu - recruiting, taking applications

bo kin - raising of funds
tsunoru

838 RYUU grain kome tsubu - a grain of rice

ama tsubu - raindrop
tsubu ,

839 REN link , kan ren - relation, connection

in succession michi zure - a fellow traveler, travelling together
tsuranaru , tsuraneru , ren kyuu - consecutive holidays
tsureru
, ,

840 TEI court , ka tei - family, household

garden seki tei - rock garden
niwa

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841 TEI low se ga hikui - being short (person)

sai tei gen - minimum
hikui , hikumeru ,
hikumaru ,
,,

842 TEI stop, basu tei - bus stop

halt tei gaku - suspend from school
843 TEI extent, kyou ka ka tei - school curriculum

span, saki hodo - some time ago
hodo degree

844 DEI mud doro bou - theif, burglar

un dei no sa ga aru -
doro there is a great difference (between...)

845 TEKI suffix for forming ichi ji teki - temporary

adjectives in shou teki - impressive
mato from nouns , kan setsu teki - indirectly
mark, target gu tai teki - concretly, definite
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846 TEKI suitable kai teki - pleasant, comfortable

fu teki tou - inadequacy, unfitness
847 TETSU iron chi ka tetsu - subway, underground train

tetsu bou - iron bar, crowbar
848 TEN point , gyou ko ten - freezing point

marks , kou sa ten - intersection, crossing
dot
849 TEN , DEN palace, kyuu den - palace

, lord shin den - temple (Jerusalem)
tono , dono
,
850 TO , TOU climb to zan sha - a mountain climber

, tou jou - an appearence, entry (on stage)
noboru

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851 TO follower shi to - apostle, disciple

guu zou kyou to teki - idolatrous
852 TO way to chuu - on the way

zen to yuu bou - a promising future
853 TO cross, te watasu - to hand over, surrender

go across tsuna watari - tight-rope walking
wataru , watasu watari dori - migratory bird
,
854 TO apply on a surface nuri mono - lacquer ware

penki nuri tate - wet paint,
nutsu freshly painted

855 TOU to throw tou kyuu - pitching, throw a ball

tou shi - investment
nageru tou hyou - voting, to vote

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856 TOU equal, kou tou - high class

class ittou shou - 1st place prize
hitoshii tou shin dai - life-sized

857 TOU hot water oyu - hot water

yu tou yomi - mixing on-kun readings
yu yu ge - steam, vapour

858 TOU lamp kai chuu den tou - flashlight

kei kou tou - fluorescent
HI

859 TOU party, han tai tou - opposition party

sect, min shu tou - Democratic party
group
860 TOU arrive jin seki mi tou - unexplored

tou chaku - arrival
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861 TOU to escape yo nige - night flight; fleeing in the night

teki zen tou bou - fleeing before the enemy,
nigeru , nigasu , see the enemy and run
nogasu , nogareru tou bou sha - fugitive
, ,
,
862 TOU to steal gou tou - burglary, robbery

tou saku - plagiarism
nusumu tou zoku - thief

863 TOU tube en tou - a cylinder

sui tou - a canteen, flask, water bottle
tsutsu hen shin you fuu tou - SASE,
self-addressed stamped envelope
864 TOU tower kan sei tou - control tower

baberu no tou - the Tower of Babel
865 DOU child okappa - bobbed hairstyle

kappa - Japanese mythical water creature
warabe dou wa - a children's story, fairy tale

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866 TOU work hataraki chuu doku - a workaholic,

work + poisoning
hataraku hataraki bachi - a worker bee

867 DOU copper, dou medaru - a bronze medal

bronze dou zan - copper mine
868 TOU to lead, ko jin shi dou - personal guidance, tutoring

guide mou dou ken - seeing eye dog
michibiku

869 YOU to dissolve, you gan - lava

melt sui you sei - water soluble
tokasu , tokeru ,
toku
,,

870 DOKU poison hataraki chuu doku - workaholic,

work poisoning
doku mi - tasting for poison (for a king...)
ge doku zai - antidote
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871 DOKU alone hitori bocchi - lonely

doku shin - unmarried, bachelor
hitori

872 deliver, mi todokeru - to assure oneself, to make sure

reach todoke de - report, notification
todoku , todokeru
,
873 HI to fly tobi hi - flying sparks

tobi uo - flying fish
tobasu , tobu sora tobu en ban - flying saucer
,
874 RYUU , RU keep, ryuu gaku sei - overseas student,

, stay person studying abroad
tomaru , tomeru i ru su - pretending to be out,
, pretending to not be in
875 HAKU to stay overnight ippaku - staying one night

gai haku - staying overnight away from home
tomaru , tomeru
,
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876 FU , FUU rich fu ji san - Mt. Fuji

, hou fu - abundance, wealth, plenty
tomi , tomu
,
877 DON dull don ki - a blunt weapon

noro ma - a dunce, dull person
nibui , niburu
,
878 MU , BU without, kagiri nai - limitless, unbound

, nothing shi kata ga nai - it can't be helped
nai ,

879 BOU, MOU decease, teki zen tou bou - deserting in the
, dead face of the enemy, retreating under enemy fire
nai , tou bou sha - fugitive, runaway

880 RYUU flow, shima nagashi - banished to a island

current koku sai kou ryuu - international exchange
nagareru , nagasu
,
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881 MEI a cry, hi mei - a scream, shriek

sound tai zan mei dou - a great trouble, big fuss
naku , naru , narasu (from a bird...)
, ,
882 HA wave on pa - sound wave

tsu nami - tsunami, tidal wave
nami nami nori - surfing, riding the waves

883 HEI line up ashi nami - to pace, step

ie nami - a row of houses
nami , naraberu ,
narabu , narabini
,,
,
884 RUI a tear ureshi namida - tears of joy

chi mo namida mo nai -
namida cold-blooded,heart of stone

885 NOU suffer, koi no nayami - love worries

worry omoi nayamu - to worry
nayamasu , nayamu
,
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886 NAN soft nan shiki tenisu - soft-ball tennis

nan chaku riku - soft landing
yawaraka , yawarakai
,

887 NIN office, ji nin - resignation

entrust nin ten dou - Nintendo (game maker)
makaseru , makasu (a job to)
,
888 NIN recognize mi kaku nin - unconfirmed

mikakunin hi kou buttai - UFO
mitomeru hi nin - denial

889 BATSU pullout, iki nuki - take a rest

stand out baba nuki - Old Maid (card game)
nukasu , nuku , nuki uchi - a sudden assault,
nukeru , nukaru drawing sword and striking suddenly
,,
,
890 FU cloth sai fu - wallet, purse

za bu ton - cushion (to sit on)
nuno

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891 BYOU cat ai byou ka - a cat lover

nora neko - stray cat, alley cat
neko neko jita - sensitive tongue, can't eat hot foods

892 MIN sleep tou min - hibernation, winter sleep

fu min - sleeplessness
nemui , nemuru
,
893 REN to train, kun ren - training, practice

training ren shuu jou - practice area
neru

894 NEN thoughts, ki nen - commemoration, in memory

remembering bou kyou no nen - a sense of nostalgia
895 NEN to burn ka seki nen ryou - fossil fuels

ka nen - inflammable
moeeru , mo yasu ,
mosu
,,

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896 NOU farming nou ka - farmer, farm family

nou jou - farm
897 NOU ability nihongo nou ryoku shi ken -

the Japanese Language Proficiency Test
jin kou chi nou - AI, Artificial Intelligence
fu ka nou - impossible
898 NOU brain sen nou - brain washing

zu nou - head, brains, intellect
899 BOU , MOU hope, gan bou - desire, wish, aspiration

, desire, shitsu bou - disappointment, despair
nozomu to expect habburu bou en kyou -
the Hubble telescope
900 YOU leaf, ai kotoba - password

leaves oshi ba - a pressed leaf
ha ha gaki - post card

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901 HA to tear, doku ha - read through a book, finish a book

break shima yaburi - escape from exile on an island
yaburu , yabureru
,
902 HAI be defeated shippai - mistake, blunder

ren sen ren pai - succession of defeats
yabureru ,

903 BAI times X, ni bai - twice, double x2

double bai zou - double
904 RYOU quantity u ryou - rainfall, amound of rain

ki oku you ryou - memory capacity
hakaru ~ ryou - amount, quantity (of something)

905 BAKU wheat ko mugi - wheat

so ba - soba, buckwheat noodles
mugi mugi cha - barley tea

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906 BAKU to explode gen baku - atomic bomb

baku dan - bomb
baku hatsu - explosion
907 HAKO box gomi bako - garbage box, trash can

shu no hako - the Ark of the Lord
su bako - nest, hive (bees)
908 a field hata chi - farmland

yasai batake - vegetable garden
hata , hatake
,
909 skin tori hada - goose bumps, get goose pimples

hada samui - chilly
hada

910 HA , HOU , HO law ken pou - constitution

,, nin pou - the ninja arts
mu hou sha - an outlaw
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911 BI nose hana ga takai - to be proud

hana ji - nose bleed
hana

912 HOU let go, kai hou - liberation, release

separate tsui hou - exile, banishment
hanasu , hanatsu , hou sha sei - radioactive
hanareru , ka en hou sha ki - flame thrower
,, nama hou sou - live broadcast

913 FUKU width zou fuku ki - amplifier

haba tobi - the long jump
haba

914 RIN woods, rin kan - in the forest

forest rin go - apple (kanji not used)
hayashi rin dou - nature path, trail through the woods

915 FUKU belly, kuu fuku - hunger, empty stomach

stomach fuku warai - a Japanese game like
hara 'pin the tail on the donkey'

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916 FUTSU to pay, shi harai - payment

to clear away yopparai - drunkard
harau

917 HAN , BAN judge ko ban - Koban, old Japanese coin

, sai ban - judgement, trial
hyou ban - reputation, fame
918 HAN print, ei go ban - English edition

publishing fuki kae ban - dubbed version (videos...)
919 HAN to sort, ippan teki - generally, typically

generally zen pan teki - universally
920 HAN to sell ji dou han bai ki - vending machine

tsuu shin han bai - mail order
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921 BAN order, ichi ban - #1, the best, favorite

turn, kou ban - police box
watch yo ban - night watch
922 BAN evening issaku ban - night before last

hito ban chuu - all night, over night
923 HI not, ze hi - certainly, of course

not good hi kin zoku - non-metal
hi jou ni - extremely, very
924 TSU counter for ippiki - one animal

small animals ba hitsu - horses
hiki equal,
comparable
925 HITSU brush, aku hitsu - poor handwriting

writing man nen hitsu - fountain pen
fude

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926 HYOU , HEI a soldier fuku hei - soldiers in an ambush

, hei ei - barracks
927 BYOU a second suu byou - a few seconds

byou yomi - countdown
928 HIN , BIN poor, bin bou - poverty, poor

, poverty hin ketsu - anemia
mazushii

929 BIN bottle, ka bin - a flower vase

vase aki bin - an empty bottle
kame

930 FU prefecture, oo saka fu - Osaka prefecture

agency sei fu - government
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931 FU a woman kan go fu - nurse

fuu fu - husband and wife
932 FU symbol in you fu - quotation marks ""

kippu - ticket
933 FU wide, fu dan gi - everyday clothes

universal, fu tsuu ressha - regular local train
general
934 FU skin hi fu ka - dermatology

kan pu naki made - completely, thoroughly
935 BU a department, ku ra bu - (school) club

section kei bu - police inspector
heya - room (irregular reading)
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936 BU , MU military bu ke - a warrior family, samurai

, bu ki - weapon
bu shi kai kyuu - warrior class
937 BU dance o mi mai - visiting the sick, a visit

bu tai - stage
mau , mai bu tou kai - a dance, a ball
,
938 FUU , HOU seal kai fuu - breaking a seal (on a letter),
, sending an unsealed letter
fuu tou - envelope
939 FUKU fortune shuku fuku - blessing

fukui ken - Fukui prefecture
fuku biki - lottery, drawing
fuku in - the Gospel, the Good News
fuku shi - welfare
940 FUKU secondary fuku shi - adverb

fuku sha chou - vice-president (of company)
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941 FUKU return to, ou fuku - round trip, return ticket

again kai fuku - recovery (from an illness)
fuku shuu - review (studies)
fuku shuu - revenge
942 FUKU compound, fuku zatsu - complex, complicated

complex fuku suu - plural (grammar...)
fuku sei - reproduction, reprinting, duplication
943 BOU prevent koku bou - national defence

yo bou - prevention
fusegu bou on shitsu - sound-proof room
shou bou sha - fire engine, fire truck
944 FUTSU to boil futten - boiling point

yu wa kashi - tea pot, teakettle
waku , wakasu
,
945 BUTSU buddha, bukkyou - buddhism

France futsu bun - French literature, French writtings
hotoke

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946 HOU inform, kei hou - warning, alarm

information ko jin jou hou - personal information
mukuiru ten ki yo hou - weather report, weather forecast

947 HOU plentiful, hou saku - an abundant crop, good harvest

in abundance hou fu - abundance, wealth
yutaka

948 BOU trade bou eki gai sha - trading company

kou kan bou eki sei - barter system
949 BOU to forget wasureppoi - forgetful

wasure mono - lost item, forgotten thing
wasureru

950 BOU a stick, shi ki bou - conductor's stick

rod doro bou - theif, robber
you jin bou - a bodygaurd
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951 BOU , boy, akan bou - a baby

, priest asa ne bou - oversleeping in the morning, late riser
kakuren bou - hide and go seek (game)
952 BOU headgear datsu bou - take off one's hat; my hat's off to you
mugi wara bou shi - straw hat
953 YOKU to desire, shoku yoku - appetite

want mono hoshi ge - greedy
hoshi , hossuru
,
954 MA to polish, ha migaki - toothpaste

brush (teeth) kutsu migaki - shoe polish
magaku

955 MAI counter for sheets ichi mai - one flat object (paper)
(of paper) san mai me - a comedian, comic actor
ni mai me - a love scene's actor, handsome man
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956 MEI perplexed, mai go - a lost child (irregular pronunciation)

lost mei kyuu - labyrinth, maze
mayou mei waku - trouble, annoyance

957 MAN full man tan - full tank (car)

man in - full house, no vacancy, sold out
michiru , mitasu man getsu - full moon
, man zoku - satisfaction
958 MI not yet, mi kaku nin hi kou buttai - UFO

still to come mi chi - unknown, not known yet
mi rai gata - futuristic
959 RAN disordered san ran - scattered about, dispersion

nai ran - civil war, domestic conflict
midasu , midareru
,
960 RYOKU , ROKU green color midori no hi - Greenery Day (April 29)
, jou ryoku ju - evergreen tree
midori

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961 MU dream masa yume - a dream that comes true

mu yuu byou - sleepwalking
yume

962 daughter, musume gokoro - a girlish mind

girl
musume

963 MEN cotton momen - cotton

men mitsu - detailed, careful, thorough
wata

964 REI to return maki modoshi - rewinding (tape, VCR)

modori michi - the way back
modosu , modoru
,
965 YAKU promise, kyuu yaku sei sho - the Old Testament
contract kei yaku - contract
kon yaku - engagement
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966 YU , YUU reason shuppan no ji yuu - freedom of the press

, ri yuu - reason
yoshi

967 YU transport kin yu - embargo

mitsu yu - smuggling
yu nyuu - import
968 YUU mail yuu zei - postage

yuu bin kawase - postal money order
969 YO in advance, yo gen sha - a prophet

I yo san - budget, estimate
yo yaku - reservation, booking
970 RYOU good koko chi yoi - pleasant, comfortable

naka yoshi - get along well, on good terms
yoi

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971 YOU sun, tai you - the Sun

positive you kou - sunlight, sun shine
972 YOU appearance, gi you - manners

contain bi you in - beauty parlor
you gi sha - a suspect (person)
973 YOKU the following, yoku jitsu - the next day

the next yoku nen - the following year
974 RAI , REI etiuette, gi rei - courtesy, etiquette

, rite, shitsu rei - impolite, goodbye, excuse me
to bow
975 RIKU land jou riku - landing (from plane)

tai riku - continent
List of 1000 Kanji
976 RICHI , RITSU law, chou ritsu - tuning (musical instrument)

, rhythm hou ritsu - law
977 RYAKU abridged, shou ryaku - omission, abbreviation

strategy shin ryaku - invasion, raid
978 RYOU both ryou omou - mutual love

ryou te - both hands
979 RYOU territory dai tou ryou - president (of country)

ryou ji kan - consulate
980 RYOU finish, kan ryou - completed, finished

comprehend shuu ryou - end, finish, termination
ryou kai - understand, roger
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981 RYOU treat chi ryou - medical treatment

i ryou - medical care, medical
982 RIN wheel, kekkon yubi wa - wedding ring

ring yubi wa mono gatari - The Lord of the Rings
wa (Tolkien)

983 RUI a kind, sho rui - papers, documents

a type jin rui - humanity, mankind
984 REI command sei rei - regulations

nen rei - age
mei rei - command, order
985 REI zero rei ka - below zero, sub-zero

rei ji - midnight
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986 REI age gaku rei - school age

nen rei - age
987 REKI personal history gaku reki - school history, acedemic background
reki shi ka - historian
988 RETSU row, sen retsu - line of battle

a line retsu o tsukuru - make a line
sai go ressha - last train
989 ROU labor, niku tai hi rou - totally fatigued

effort kin rou sha - worker
990 ROKU record kai ko roku - memoirs, recollections (written down)

moku shi roku - the Apocalypse, Book of Revelation
roku ga - recording (video)
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991 RON argue, i mi ron - semantics, study of meaning

theory gi ron - discussion, argument
ketsu ron - conclusion
ri ron - theory
992 WAN bay tai wan - Taiwan

wan gan - gulf coast
993 other, ta sha - another company

another ta nin - stranger, another person, outsider
ta , hoka
,
994 DEN transmit, te tsudau - help, assist

report, den setsu - legend, folklore
tsutau , tsutaeru tradition den tou - tradition
,
995 GAN face e gao - smiling face, all smiles

ni gao e - portrait, picture of someone's likeness
kao

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996 DAN , TON group, gaku dan - orchestra, band

, association za bu ton - cushion,
katamari , marui Japanese style cushion for sitting on tatami mat floors
, dan go - dango, Japanese sweet dumplings
997 DAN , TON opposite, zettai - absolute, absolutely, unconditional

, versus, han tai - opposed to, opposition,
katamari , marui compare resistance, opposite
, tero tai saku - anti- terrorist
998 SHUU boat, go etsu dou shuu - enemies in the same boat,
ship enemies who have to work together (not by choice)
fune , funa tasuke bune - help when needed
, watashi bune - ferry boat
999 UN cloud an un - dark clouds

sei un - galaxy
kumo kumo gakure - disappearance,
suddenly disappear
un kai - sea of clouds, looking above clouds
(in a plane)
1000 KYO big, gigantic , kyo jin - giant

great kyo boku - large tree
kyo dai - huge , gigantic
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List of 1000 Kanji

S.No Kanji Readings Meanings Examples

2 NI two, second ni - two

3 SAN three, third san - three

4 SHI , YON four, fourth yon or shi - four

5 GO five, the fifth go - five

6 ROKU six, the sixth roku - six

7 SHICHI, NANA seven, shichi or nana - seven

8 HACHI eight, the eighth hachi -eight

9 KU, KYUU nine, the ninth kyuu or ku - nine

10 JUU ten juu - ten

11 HYAKU a hundred, ni hyaku - 200

12 SEN a thousand issen en - 1000 yen

14 FU , HO , TOU father, dad o tou san - a father

15 BO, MU , KAA mother, mom okaa san - a mother, mommy

16 YUU a friend tomo dachi - friends, a friend

17 ZYO, NYO a woman, kano jo - 1) her, 2) girlfriend

18 DAN, NAN a man, men, male dan jo - men & women

19 JIN, NIN person, ni hon jin - a Japanese person

20 SHI, SU a child, a kid, ko domo - children, child

21 NICHI, JITSU the sun, day aru hi - one day

23 KA fire, light hana bi - fireworks

24 SUI water oo mizu - flood [lit. big water]

25 MOKU, BOKU tree, wood ki nobori - tree climbing

26 KIN , KON gold , money okane - money

27 DO, TO earth, ground, soil nen do - clay

28 HON book, ni hon - Japan

29 KYUU rest, vacation natsu yasumi - summer vacation

30 GO word, speech, ni hon go - Japanese

31 NEN year ichi nen - one year

32 GO noon go go - afternoon (PM)

33 ZEN before, in front of, na mae - name

34 GO , KOU behind , after sai go - the last, the end, conclusion

35 JI time ji kan - time

36 KAN , KEN interval, space ji kan - time

37 MAI , BAI each , every mai nichi - everyday

38 SEN previous, ahead sen sei - teacher

39 KON, KIN now, the present kon getsu - this month

40 KA what, how many nan nin - how many people?

42 KA, GE bottom, under, kutsu shita - socks [lit. shoes under]

43 SA left hidari te - left hand

44 U, YUU right migi me - right eye

45 TOU, TSUU east chuu tou - the Middle East

46 SEI , SAI west nishi guchi - west entrance

47 NAN south tou nan ajia - Southeast Asia

48 HOKU,BOKU north kita amerika - North America

49 GAI, GE outside, foreign gai koku jin - foreigner

50 MEI name, fame, na mae - name

52 SHOU small, little shou gakkou - elementary school

53 CHUU middle, center, ichi nichi juu - all day long

54 TAI, DAI big, large, great dai gaku - university, college

56 HAN half han ka getsu - half a month

57 BUN,FUN, a part, share, han bun - half

58 GAKU, KAKU learning, science, ka gaku - science

59 KOU school gakkou - school

60 SEI, SHOU birth, life, kaku sei - a student

61 SAN mountain ka zan - a volcano [lit. fire mountain]

62 SEN a river, stream kawa - a river

63 HAKU white shiroi - the color white

64 TEN heaven, the sky ten jou - ceiling

65 U rain ame - rain

66 DEN , TEN electricity, den sha - (electric) train

67 KI , KE spirit, intention, kuu ki - air, atmosphere