Kanji Dictionary

内うち (1)inside/within/ (2)while/ (3)among/amongst/between/(pn,adj-no) (4)we (referring to one's in-group, i.e. company, etc.)/our/ (5)my spouse/(n) (6)(arch) imperial palace grounds/ (7)(arch) emperor/( adj, jlpt4, leda1

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

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殺生せっしょう (1)killing, destruction of life, (adj-na) (2)barbarous, callous, brutal, cruel suru

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生死せいし (1)life and death/(P) leda1

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淡白たんぱく (1)light (color, colour, taste), simple, plain, (2)frank, candid, ingenuous, indifferent mix

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目当てめあて (1)mark, guide, landmark, (2)purpose, aim, goal, intention, end, (3)sight (on a firearm) mix

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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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会合かいごう (1)meeting, assembly, (2)(chem) association, (3)(astronomical) conjunction suru

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会かい (1)meeting, assembly, party, (2)association, club jlpt3

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鼠ねずみ (1)mouse, rat, (2)dark gray, dark grey, slate (color, colour); (3)mouse, rat, (4)dark gray, dark grey, slate (color, colour) doubutsu

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

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当たり前あたりまえ (1)natural, reasonable, obvious, (2)usual, common, ordinary jlpt3

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次つぎ (1)next/following/subsequent/ (2)stage/station/(P) adj, jlpt5, leda1

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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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一回りひとまわり (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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一両いちりょう (1)one vehicle, (2)one ryou (an old coin) mix

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命令めいれい (1)order, command, decree, directive, (2)(comp) (software) instruction, statement suru

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日の丸ひのまる (1)outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle)/ (2)(abbr) the Japanese flag/(P) leda1

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私用しよう (1)personal use, (2)private business suru

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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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活用かつよう (1)practical use, application, (2)(ling) conjugation, declension, inflection suru

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姫ひめ (1)princess, young lady of noble birth, (n-suf,n) (2)girl, (pref) (3)small & lovely mix

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校正こうせい (1)proofreading, correction of press, (2)calibration suru

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守りまもり (1)protection/defense/defence/ (2)providence/ (3)(abbr) amulet/charm/talisman/(P) leda1

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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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決まりきまり (1)rule, regulation, (2)settlement, conclusion, end, agreement, arrangement, (3)habit, custom, habitual way, (4)countenance in front of another person, face, (5)(arch) love relationship between a jlpt3

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工夫くふう (1)scheme, device, scheming, devising, figuring out, coming up with, solving ingeniously, (2)dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation); (sens) labourer, laborer, blue-collar suru

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上映じょうえい (1)screening (a movie), showing, (vs) (2)to screen a movie mix

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一連いちれん (1)series, chain, sequence, (n) (2)two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper), (3)verse, stanza mix

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兆ちょう (1)sign, omen, indication, portent, (num) (2)10^12, 1,000,000,000,000, trillion (American), (obs) billion (British) 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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立体りったい (1)solid body/three-dimensional object/ (2)(abbr) multi-storey car park/(P) adj, leda1

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羽音はおと (1)sound of flapping wings (of a bird)/ (2)buzz/hum (of an insect) leda1

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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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真っ直ぐまっすぐ (1)straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect, (2)straightforward, honest, frank mix

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代しろ (1)substitution, (2)material, (3)price, (4)margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something, (5)(arch) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; ~19.83 m.sq.); (6)cha mix

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代よ (1)substitution, (2)material, (3)price, (4)margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something, (5)(arch) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; ~19.83 m.sq.); (6)cha 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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遊泳ゆうえい (1)swimming, bathing, (2)conduct of life suru

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通話つうわ (1)telephone call, talking, calling, (ctr) (2)counter for telephone calls suru

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品しな (1)thing, article, goods, (2)dignity, class, quality, (n) (3)(uk) flirtatiousness, coquetry mix

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果たすはたす (1)to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out, to fulfill, to fulfil, to realize, to execute, to perform, to do, (suf,v5s) (2)to do ... completely, to do ... entirely godan, verb, vtrans

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問うとう (1)to ask/to question/to inquire/ (2)to charge (i.e. with a crime)/to accuse/ (3)to care (about)/ (4)without regard to (with negative verb)/(P) godan, leda1, verb, vtrans

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関わるかかわる (1)to be affected, to be influenced, (2)to be concerned with, to have to do with, (3)to stick to (opinions) godan, verb, vintrans

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欠けるかける (1)to be chipped/to be damaged/to be broken/ (2)to be lacking/to be missing/ (3)to be insufficient/to be short/to be deficient/to be negligent toward/ (4)(of the moon) to wane/to go into eclipse/(P) ichidan, 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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曲がるまがる (1)to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist, (2)to turn, (3)to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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分かれるわかれる (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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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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交わるまじわる (1)to cross, to intersect, to join, to meet, (2)to associate with, to mingle with, to consort with, (3)to have a sexual relationship, to copulate godan, verb, vintrans

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治すなおす (1)to cure, to heal, (2)to fix, to correct, to repair, (aux-v) (3)to do over again (after -masu base of verb), (4)to replace, to put back as it was, (5)to convert (into a different state), to tra godan, jlpt3, 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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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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画くかく (1)to draw, to paint, to sketch, (2)to depict, to describe; (3)to draw, to paint, to sketch godan, verb, vtrans

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治めるおさめる (1)to govern, to manage, (2)to subdue ichidan, 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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見直すみなおす (1)to look again, (2)to get a better opinion of godan, verb

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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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誤るあやまる (1)to make a mistake, to err, (2)to mislead, to misguide godan, verb, vintrans

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間に合わせるまにあわせる (1)to make do, to manage (with something), to make shift, (2)to (make) get done on time ichidan, jlpt3, verb

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計るはかる (1)to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate), (2)to conjecture, to infer, to surmise godan, verb, vtrans

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交えるまじえる (1)to mix, to combine, (2)to exchange (words, fire, etc.), (3)to cross (e.g. swords), to join together ichidan, verb, vtrans

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図るはかる (1)to plot/to attempt/to plan/to devise/to design/ (2)to take in/to deceive/ (3)to aim for/to have something in mind/ (4)to refer A to B/(P) godan, leda1, verb, vtrans

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注ぐそそぐ (1)to pour (into), to fill, (2)to sprinkle on from above, to shed (e.g. tears), (3)to concentrate one's spirit or strength on, (v5g,vi) (4)to fall onto (of rain, snow); (uk) (usu. written as kana godan, verb, vtrans

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守るまもる (1)to protect/to guard/to defend/ (2)to keep (i.e. a promise)/to abide (by the rules)/to observe/to obey/to follow/(P) godan, jlpt3, leda1, verb, vtrans

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届くとどく (1)to reach, to arrive, to get through, to get at, (2)to be attentive, to pay attention, (3)to be delivered, to carry (e.g. sound) godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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代えるかえる (1)to replace, (2)to exchange, to interchange, (3)to substitute ichidan, jlpt3, leda1, verb, vtrans

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返るかえる (1)to return, to come back, to go back, (2)to turn over, (suf,v5r) (3)(after the -masu stem of a verb) (to become) extremely, (to become) completely 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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立ち上がるたちあがる (1)to stand up, to get up, (2)to rise, (3)to recover, (4)to take action, to start, (5)to make the initial charge (in sumo), (6)(comp) to start up, to boot up godan, 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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談ずるだんずる (1)to talk, to discuss, to debate, (2)to negotiate vtrans

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回るまわる (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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回すまわす (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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使うつかう (1)to use (a thing, method, etc.)/to make use of/to put to use/ (2)to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.)/to employ/to handle/to manage/to manipulate/ (3)to use (time, money, etc.)/to spend/to consu godan, jlpt5, leda1, verb, vtrans

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介するかいする (1)to use as an intermediary, to mediate, to assist, (2)to worry, to mind, to care suru, vtrans

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真っ暗まっくら (1)total darkness, pitch dark, (2)bleak future, poor prospects mix

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あい昧あいまい (1)vague, ambiguous, unclear, (2)(math) (comp) fuzzy mix

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色々いろいろ (1)various, (2)(arch) various colors (colours) mix

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可視化かしか (1)visualization (data, results, etc.), visualisation, (2)making something visible (that was previously unseen) suru

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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