Kanji Dictionary

一体いったい (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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外来がいらい (1)(abbr) external origin, imported, (2)outpatient mix

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お願いおねがい (1)(hon) request, wish, (int) (2)(abbr) please suru

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角形かくけい (1)(N)-cornered polygon, incl. triangle, (2)Japanese rectangular envelope (opening on the short dimension; numbered 0-8, A3, A4, each with different sizes); mix

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行方ゆくえ (1)(one's) whereabouts, (2)course, direction mix

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出汁だし (1)(uk) dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp) mix

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出しだし (1)(uk) dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp), (2)pretext, excuse, pretense (pretence), dupe, front man ryouri

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終についに (1)(uk) finally, at last, (2)(with neg) in the end jlpt3, mix

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出来るできる (1)(uk) to be able (in a position) to do, to be up to the task, (2)to be ready, to be completed, (3)to be made, to be built, (4)to be good at, to be permitted (to do), (5)to become intimate, to t ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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不味いまずい (1)(uk) unappetising, unappetizing, unpleasant (taste, appearance, situation), (2)unskillful, unskilful, bungling, clumsy, (3)ugly, homely, plain, unattractive, (4)awkward, untimely, inopportune, adj

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何れいずれ (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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百万ひゃくまん (1)1,000,000, one million, million, (2)many mix

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引きこもりひきこもり (1)a shut-in, a stay-at-home, people who withdraw from society (e.g. retire to the country), (2)social withdrawal, shunning other people mix

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果たしてはたして (1)as was expected, just as one thought, sure enough, as a result, (2)really? (in questions), ever? mix

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上りのぼり (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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紅葉もみじ (1)autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour), (2)leaves turning red, red leaves; (3)autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour), (n) (4)(Japanese) maple (Acer jap suru

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紅葉こうよう (1)autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour), (2)leaves turning red, red leaves; (3)autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour), (n) (4)(Japanese) maple (Acer jap suru

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終始しゅうし (1)beginning and end/from beginning to end/doing a thing from beginning to end/(adv) (2)consistently/the whole time/(P) leda1, suru

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白黒しろくろ (1)black and white, monochrome, (exp,vs) (2)good and evil, right and wrong, guilt and innocence iro

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黒星くろぼし (1)black spot/black dot/bull's-eye/ (2)failure mark (sumo)/(P) leda1

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

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歯止めはどめ (1)brake, skid, pawl, (2)restraint, curtailment, self-imposed limit, check suru

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

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文明ぶんめい (1)civilization, civilisation, culture, (2)Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20) mix

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生地せいち (1)cloth, material, texture, (2)one's true character, (3)unglazed pottery, (4)uncooked dough, batter; birthplace mix

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生地きじ (1)cloth, material, texture, (2)one's true character, (3)unglazed pottery, (4)uncooked dough, batter; birthplace mix

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

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国字こくじ (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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暁あかつき (1)dawn, daybreak, (2)event (i.e. shizen

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死亡しぼう (1)death, mortality, (vs) (2)to die, to pass away jlpt3

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他界たかい (1)death/the next world/(vs) (2)to pass away/to die leda1

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赤字あかじ (1)deficit, (being in or going into) the red, (2)red text, red letters, (3)corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red mix

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方面ほうめん (1)direction, district, area, (2)field (e.g. of study) ryokou

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二重にじゅう; ふたえ (1)double, two-fold, two layers, duplex, (pref) (2)diplo-, dipl; (3)double, two-fold, two layers, duplex, (pref) (4)diplo-, dipl mix

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水切りみずきり (1)drainer, strainer, colander, (2)cutwater, forefoot, flashing, throating, (3)(playing) ducks and drakes, stone skipping, skipping rocks, (4)snipping the stem of a cut flower without raising it o suru

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焼き物やきもの (1)earthenware, pottery, porcelain, china, (2)flame-broiled food (esp. fish), (3)tempered blade mix

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電気屋でんきや (1)electric appliance store, (2)(obs) electrician mise

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気品きひん (1)elegance/refinement/grace/dignity/ (2)aroma leda1

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目玉めだま (1)eyeball, (2)(abbr) special feature, centerpiece, showpiece, drawcard, (3)special program, loss leader hito, leda1

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名所などころ; めいしょ (1)famous place, (2)name of a part (of an instrument, etc.), (3)name and address; (4)famous place mix

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歯切れはぎれ (1)feel when biting, (2)manner of enunciation mix

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心地ここち (1)feeling, sensation, mood, (suf) (2)sensation of doing (usu. after -masu stem of verb); padding, lining, foundation mix

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必死ひっし (1)frantic/desperate/ (2)inevitable death/ (3)brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) (shogi)/(P) adj, leda1

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生鮭なまじゃけ (1)fresh salmon, unsalted salmon, (2)raw salmon mix

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うま味うまみ (1)good flavor (flavour), good taste, deliciousness, (2)umami (fifth category of taste, corresponding to the flavour of glutamates), (3)skill, (4)profit mix

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

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半人前はんにんまえ (1)half share, (2)half a man mix

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頭かしら (1)head/ (2)top/ (3)hair (on one's head)/ (4)top structural component of a kanji/(P) leda1

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聞き手ききて (1)hearer, listener, audience, (2)interviewer, questioner mix

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天神てんじん (1)heavenly god/heavenly gods/ (2)spirit of Sugawara no Michizane/ (3)Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit)/ (4)(col) pit of a dried plum/dried plum/ (5)(abbr) tenjin hairstyle/ (6)prosti leda1

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手伝いてつだい (1)helper, assistant, (2)help jlpt3

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子分こぶん (1)henchman, follower, (2)(arch) adopted child mix

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正直しょうじき (1)honesty, integrity, frankness, (adv) (2)honestly, frankly mix

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家事かじ (1)housework, domestic chores, (2)family affairs, household matters mix

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氷水こおりみず (1)ice water/ (2)shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup) leda1

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不死ふし (1)immortality, eternal life, (2)undeath, undead mix

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上達じょうたつ (1)improvement, advance, progress, (2)communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank suru

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有力ゆうりょく (1)influential, prominent, (2)strong, likely, plausible, potent mix

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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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生死せいし (1)life and death/(P) leda1