Kanji Dictionary

一体 ittai (1)...the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"), ...in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"), ...on earth (e.g. "who on earth?"), (n) (2)one object, one body, unity, (3)one form, one style, (4)one Buddhist jlpt3

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開ける hadakeru (1)(uk) to open, to bare, to expose, (2)to stretch ichidan, verb, vintrans, vtrans

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何れ izure (1)(uk) where, which, who, (2)anyway, anyhow, at any rate, sooner or later, eventually, at some future date or time; (adv,pn,adj-no) (3)(uk) where, which, who, (4)anyway, anyhow, at any rate, soon mix

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百万 hyakuman (1)1,000,000, one million, million, (2)many mix

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上り nobori (1)ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb, (2)up-train (e.g. going to Tokyo), (n,adj-no) (3)northward (towards Tokyo) jlpt3

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行き iki (1)bound for ..., (n) (2)going (to) jlpt3

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回り mawari (1)circumference, perimeter, edge, (2)surroundings, locality, neighborhood, (3)rotation, circulation jlpt3

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文明 bunmei (1)civilization, civilisation, culture, (2)Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20) mix

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閉門 heimon (1)closing of a gate, (2)(Edo-period) house confinement suru

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手がかり tegakari (1)clue, key, trail, scent, track, contact, (2)handhold, on hand mix

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国字 kokuji (1)country's official writing system, native script, (2)kana, (3)kanji that originated in Japan (as opposed to China) bunpou

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開花 kaika (1)flowers budding, blooming, flowering, (2)showing results, becoming popular, blooming suru

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道しるべ michishirube (1)guidepost, signpost, guide, (2)(col) tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica) mix

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聞き手 kikite (1)hearer, listener, audience, (2)interviewer, questioner mix

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子分 kobun (1)henchman, follower, (2)(arch) adopted child mix

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足りない tarinai (1)insufficient/not enough/lacking/ (2)dim-witted/slow/one brick short of a full load adj

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石 koku (1)measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.)/ (2)measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)/(P) leda1

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会 kai (1)meeting, assembly, party, (2)association, club jlpt3

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一口 hitokuchi (1)mouthful, bite, sip, draft, draught, (2)one word mix

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新人 shinjin (1)new face/newcomer/ (2)modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)/(P) adj, leda1

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新た arata (1)new, fresh, novel, (adv) (2)newly, freshly, re- mix

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一回り hitomawari (1)one turn, one round, (2)(a) size, (vs) (3)to go around, to make a circuit, to take a turn mix

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さいの目 sainome (1)pip (spot on a die), (2)small cube (esp. of food), die, dice mix

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大小 daishou (1)sizes (various), large and small, (2)daisho (matched pair of long and short swords), (3)large and small drums, (4)long months and short months mix

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上手く umaku (1)skilfully, skillfully, well, aptly, cleverly, (2)successfully, smoothly, (3)deliciously mix

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上手い umai (1)skillful, clever, expert, wise, successful, (2)delicious, appetizing, appetising, (3)fortunate, splendid, promising adj

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近づく chikaduku (1)to approach, to draw near, to get close, (2)to get acquainted with, to get closer to, to get to know godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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足りる tariru (1)to be sufficient/to be enough/ (2)to be worth doing/to be worthy/ (3)to be sufficient/to answer/to do/(P) ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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分かれる wakareru (1)to branch/to fork/to diverge/ (2)to separate/to split/to divide/ (3)to disperse/to scatter/(P) ichidan, jlpt3, vintrans

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下る kudaru (1)to descend, to go down, to come down, (2)to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.), (3)to pass (of time), (4)to surrender, to capitulate, (5)(often in neg. form) to be less than, to be i godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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見つける mitsukeru (1)to discover, to find (e.g. an error in a book), to come across, to detect, to spot, (2)to locate, to find (e.g. something missing), to find fault, (3)to be used to seeing, to be familiar with ichidan, jlpt3, jlpt4, verb, vtrans

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生える haeru (1)to grow, to spring up, (2)to cut (teeth) ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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手にする tenisuru (1)to hold (in one's hand), to take (into one's hand), (2)to own, to obtain suru

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見上げる miageru (1)to look up at, to raise one's eyes, (2)to look up to, to admire, to respect ichidan, verb, vtrans

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生かす ikasu (1)to make (the best) use of, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc), (2)to let live, to keep alive, (3)to revive, to resuscitate godan, verb, vintrans, vtrans

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上る noboru (1)to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised, (2)to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in, (3)to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade, (4)to get out (of water), t godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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上がる agaru (1)to rise/to go up/to come up/to ascend/to be raised/ (2)to enter (esp. from outdoors)/to come in/to go in/ (3)to enter (a school)/to advance to the next grade/ (4)to get out (of water)/to come asho godan, verb, vintrans

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売れる ureru (1)to sell (well), (2)to be well known, to be popular, to be famous ichidan, verb, vintrans

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下ろす orosu (1)to take down (e.g. flag), to launch (e.g. boat), to drop, to lower (e.g. ladder), to let (a person) off, to unload, to discharge, (2)to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle), to let (a person) of godan, verb, vtrans

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回る mawaru (1)to turn/to revolve/ (2)to visit several places/ (3)to function well/ (4)to pass a certain time/(P) godan, verb, vintrans

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回す mawasu (1)to turn/to rotate/to gyrate/ (2)to circulate/to send around/ (3)to surround/ (4)to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers)/(suf,v5s) (5)(after the -masu stem of a verb) ... around (i.e. to ch godan, leda1, verb, vtrans

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木馬 mokuba (1)wooden horse/rocking horse/ (2)vaulting horse/horse used in gymnastics/ (3)the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet) leda1

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国会 kokkai (abbr) National Diet, parliament, congressseiji

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学食 gakushoku (abbr) school cafeteriagakkou

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電車 densha (electric) trainjlpt5, leda1, ryokou

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~回 ~kai (first, second, etc.) time, roundjlpt5

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金山 kinzan (gold) mine; (gold) minemix

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お母さん okaasan (honorable) motherjlpt5, kazoku, leda1

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お兄さん oniisan (honorable) older brotherjlpt5, kazoku, leda1

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お姉さん oneesan (honorable) older sisterjlpt5, kazoku, leda1