Kanji Dictionary

石こく (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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肉食にくしょく (1)meat eating/eating of meat/meat diet/(adj-f) (2)carnivorous/(P) leda1, suru

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一口ひとくち (1)mouthful, bite, sip, draft, draught, (2)one word mix

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風物ふうぶつ (1)natural features, scenery, (2)things particular to a certain region or season, characteristic scenery and customs, scenes and manners mix

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

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新たあらた (1)new, fresh, novel, (adv) (2)newly, freshly, re- mix

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番ばん (1)number (in a series), (2)(one's) turn, (3)watch, guard, lookout, (4)bout, match (sumo) jlpt3

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三線さんしん (1)Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen; (2)shamisen mix

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

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中毒ちゅうどく (1)poisoning, (n-suf) (2)addiction byouki, suru

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手入れていれ (1)repairs, maintenance, tending, trimming, grooming, (2)crackdown, (police) raid suru

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影かげ (1)shadow, silhouette, (2)reflection, image, (3)presence, sign, (4)light (stars, moon) mix

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大小だいしょう (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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上手くうまく (1)skilfully, skillfully, well, aptly, cleverly, (2)successfully, smoothly, (3)deliciously mix

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美味いうまい (1)skillful, clever, expert, wise, successful, (2)delicious, appetizing, appetising, (3)fortunate, splendid, promising adj, jlpt3

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

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小虫こむし (1)small insect, midge, (2)vermicule doubutsu

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口語こうご (1)spoken language, (2)literary style based on (modern) spoken language bunpou

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駅伝えきでん (1)stagecoach, post horse, (2)(abbr) long-distance relay race mix

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外伝がいでん (1)supplementary biography, (2)anecdote, side story, spin-off mix

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急にきゅうに (1)swiftly, rapidly, (2)suddenly, abruptly, immediately jlpt3, mix

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年頭ねんとう (1)the oldest person/ (2)beginning of the year/(P) leda1

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近づくちかづく (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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足りるたりる (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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生み出すうみだす (1)to create, to bring forth, to produce, (2)to invent, to think up and bring into being, (3)to give birth to, to bear godan, verb, vtrans

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切るきる (1)to cut (usu. to cut through)/ (2)to sever (connections, ties)/ (3)to turn off (i.e. the light)/ (4)to terminate (i.e. a conversation)/to hang up (the phone)/to disconnect/ (5)to punch (a ticket)/t godan, jlpt5, leda1, verb, vtrans

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切れるきれる (1)to cut well/to be sharp/ (2)to break (off)/to snap/to wear out/ (3)to be injured/ (4)to burst/to collapse/ (5)to be disconnected/to be out of/to expire/to sever (connections) with/ (6)to be shrewd ichidan, jlpt3, leda1, verb, vintrans

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下るくだる (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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願うねがう (1)to desire, to wish, to hope, (2)to beg, to request, to implore, to pray, (aux-v) (3)to have something done for oneself godan, verb, vtrans

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見つけるみつける (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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生えるはえる (1)to grow, to spring up, (2)to cut (teeth) ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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

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見上げるみあげる (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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生かすいかす (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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動かすうごかす (1)to move, to shift, to operate, to set in motion, to mobilize, to mobilise, (2)to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence, (3)to deny, to change godan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans

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指すさす (1)to point, (2)to nominate, to select someone, to specify some person, (3)to identify, to indicate, to point out godan, verb, vtrans

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響くひびく (1)to resound, to be heard far away, (2)to reverberate, to shake, to vibrate, (3)to come (home), to remain (with someone), (4)to have an effect, to make an impression godan, verb, vintrans

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上るのぼる (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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上がるあがる (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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売れるうれる (1)to sell (well), (2)to be well known, to be popular, to be famous ichidan, verb, vintrans

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下ろすおろす (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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色々いろいろ (1)various, (2)(arch) various colors (colours) mix

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書き方かきかた (1)way of writing, manner of writing, (2)penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks), calligraphy, (3)format (e.g. of a report), (4)stroke order of a character mix

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白星しろぼし (1)white circle/white star/ (2)victory mark (sumo)/(P) leda1

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風車かざぐるま (1)windmill/pinwheel/ (2)leather flower/Clematis patens leda1

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木馬もくば (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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一気いっき (abbr) drink! (said repeatedly as a party cheer)mix

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学食がくしょく (abbr) school cafeteriagakkou

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小悪魔こあくま (col) rogue, devil, impmix

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金玉きんたま (col) testiclesmix

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電車でんしゃ (electric) trainjlpt5, leda1, ryokou

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金山きんざん (gold) mine; (gold) minemix