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Most useful words for each reading of every Jōyō kanji

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Kanji Usefulness Level 4 101-200 Vocab

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み だ す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to throw out of order; to disarrange; to disturb  (see also: めちゃくちゃ)
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こ ん ら ん 0
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
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ぶ ん し ょ う 1
noun
1. sentence; article; composition  (linguistics terminology)
2. (writing) style
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suffix
form of address used for official letters and business letters, and in letters to inferiors; Mr.  (polite (teineigo) language)
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き ゅ う で ん 0
palace
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ご て ん 1
Most common form: ご殿
noun
palace; court
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と の さ ま 0
noun
feudal lord; daimyo  (see also: 大名; honorific)
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ぶ ん ぷ 0
distribution; dissemination; allocation
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ざ ぶ と ん 2
noun
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)  (see also: 布団)
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ぬ の 0
noun
1. cloth
2. bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)  (see also: 布銭; this meaning is restricted to reading ふ)
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か ど 1
noun
1. corner (e.g. desk, pavement)
2. edge
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か く ど 1
angle
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ほ う が く 0
noun
direction; way; compass point
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つ の 2
noun
horn
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ほ と け 0
noun
1. Buddha; merciful person; Buddhist image
2. the dead; dead person; spirit of the dead
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ぶ つ ぞ う 0
noun
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
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ぶ っ き ょ う 1 ぶ っ き ょ う 3
Most common form: 佛教
noun
Buddhism
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ひ な が 0
noun
long day (esp. of spring)  (see also: 夜長)
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へ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
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げ ん し ょ う 0
decrease; reduction; decline  (opposite: 増加)
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し ん り ゃ く 0
aggression; invasion; raid
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い い ん 1
noun
committee member
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ゆ だ ね る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to
2. to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
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め い れ い 0
1. order; command; decree; directive
2. (software) instruction; statement  (computer terminology)
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ゆ う か ん 0
noun
evening paper
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や く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to burn
2. to roast; to broil; to grill; to bake; to toast; to barbecue
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し ょ う ち ゅ う 3
noun
shochu; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
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り 1
noun
1. Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles
2. neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes)  (see also: 郷里制, 国郡里制)
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さ と 0
noun
1. village; hamlet
2. countryside; country
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あ つ り ょ く 2
noun
1. pressure; stress  (physics terminology)
2. coercion; arm-twisting
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あ っ し ゅ く 0
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
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き ん が く 0
noun
amount of money
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ひ た い 0
noun
forehead; brow
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し る し 0
noun
1. mark; sign  (esp. 印, 標)
2. symbol; emblem  (also written as 徴)
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い ん し ょ う 0
impression
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め じ る し 2
Most common form: 目標
noun
mark; sign; landmark; benchmark
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い け 2
Most common form: いけ
noun
pond
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で ん ち 1
noun
battery; cell
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だ い じ ん 1
noun
cabinet minister
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そ う こ 1
noun
storehouse; warehouse; godown
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の う ぎ ょ う 1
agriculture
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こ う は ん 0
noun
steel sheet; steel plate; steel plates
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か ん ば ん 0
noun
1. signboard; sign; billboard; hoarding; doorplate
2. draw; attraction; feature; highlight; spokesman; figurehead
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て っ ぱ ん 0
noun
1. iron plate
2. sure thing  (slang)
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い た 1
Most common form: いた
noun
1. board; plank
2. sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); pane; slab
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れ ん あ い 0
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
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こ い 1
Most common form: こい
noun
(romantic) love
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は め 1
noun
1. panel; wainscoting; wainscotting  (this meaning is restricted to form 羽目)
2. plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess  (see also: 羽目になる)
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わ 0
counter for birds and rabbits
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も っ ぱ ら 1 も っ ぱ ら 0
Most common form: もっぱら
1. wholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly; fixedly  (often written with kana only)
2. principally; mostly; chiefly; mainly  (often written with kana only)
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せ ん こ う 0
major subject; special study
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ぎ ゃ く 0
1. reverse; opposite
2. converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
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さ か さ 0
reverse; inversion; upside down  (see also: 逆様)
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う で 2
noun
1. arm
2. skill; efforts; ability
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さ わ ん 1 さ わ ん 0
noun
1. left arm  (see also: 右腕)
2. left-handed (baseball pitcher)  (this meaning is restricted to reading さわん)
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う で ど け い 3
noun
wristwatch
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た ん き 1
short-term  (opposite: 長期)
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み じ か い 3
short
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よ う が ん 1 よ う が ん 0
noun
lava
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い わ 2
Most common form: いわ
noun
1. rock; boulder
2. crag; cliff
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ち く り ん 0
noun
bamboo thicket
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た け 0
Most common form: たけ
noun
1. bamboo
2. middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
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じ ど う 1
noun
children; child; juvenile
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し ょ う に か 0
Most common form: しょうにか
noun
pediatrics
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も う ふ 1
noun
blanket
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け 0
noun
1. hair
2. fur; wool
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し ゅ っ ぱ ん 0
publication
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は ん 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. edition; version; printing; impression; implementation (e.g. software)  (ばん when a suffix)
noun
2. plate; block; cast
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し ゃ し ん ば ん 2
noun
photostat; photographic plate; photogravure
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う ち ゅ う 1
noun
universe; cosmos; space
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こ う む る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to suffer; to receive; to sustain
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か い が ん 0
coast; beach
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き し 2
noun
bank; coast; shore
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こ え る 0
Most common form: 越える
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of)  (esp. 越える)
2. to exceed  (esp. 超える)
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ち ょ う か 0
excess; being more than
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ゆ た か 1
1. abundant; wealthy; plentiful; rich; affluent
2. very; extremely; full of; great  (see also: 個性豊か)
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ほ う が ん 0
noun
1. inclusion; comprehension; implication
2. to include; to comprise; to contain; to implicate
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ふ く む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to contain; to comprise; to have; to hold; to include; to embrace
2. to hold in the mouth  (see also: 口に含む)
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う え き 0
noun
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
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し ょ く ぶ つ 2
noun
plant; vegetation
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う え る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to plant; to grow; to raise
2. to insert; to transplant; to implant; to set (type)
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こ う ほ 1
noun
1. candidate; contender; prospect; pick; choice; list
2. candidacy; candidature; nomination
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お ぎ な う 3
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to compensate for; to supplement
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ば く ろ 1
disclosure; exposure; revelation
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ぼ う り ょ く 1
noun
violence; mayhem
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あ ば れ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
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か だ い 0
noun
1. subject; theme; issue; matter
2. homework; assignment
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い せ き 0
noun
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
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あ と 1
noun
1. trace; tracks; mark; sign
2. site; remains; ruins
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さ わ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to touch; to feel  (often now with を)
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ふ れ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to touch; to feel
2. to experience; to come in contact with; to be emotionally moved (by); to perceive
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せ っ し ょ く 0
touch; contact
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め だ ま 3
noun
1. eyeball
2. special feature; centerpiece; showpiece; drawcard  (see also: 目玉番組; abbreviation)
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ふ る え る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
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お く 1
Most common form: おく
numeric
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
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け ん し ょ う 0
noun
shoulder strap; epaulet; epaulette
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か た 1
Most common form: かた
noun
shoulder
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げ き じ ょ う 0
theatre; theater; playhouse
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し げ き 0
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation; excitement; thrill
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さ す 1
Most common form: さす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust
2. to sting; to bite  (see also: 螫す)
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じ ゅ っ か い 0
recollection
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き じ ゅ つ 0
description; descriptor
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の べ る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to state; to express; to mention
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し ゃ り ん 0
noun
(car) wheel
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ゆ び わ 0
noun
(finger) ring
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あ さ い 0 あ さ い 2
1. shallow; superficial  (opposite: 深い)
2. slight (wound); light (sleep); pale (colour); inadequate (knowledge)
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し ん せ ん 0
noun
depth; shade (of color, colour)
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た ん じ ゅ ん 0
simplicity; simple; uncomplicated  (opposite: 複雑)
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う す い 0 う す い 2
1. thin
2. pale; light
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け い は く 0
frivolous; superficial
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せ ん ぱ く 0
shallowness; superficiality
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け い は ん 1 け い は ん 0
noun
Kyoto-Osaka
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か ん こ く 1
1. South Korea; Republic of Korea  (see also: 大韓民国; abbreviation)
2. Korean Empire (1897-1910)  (see also: 大韓帝国; abbreviation)
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こ て い 0
1. fixation; fixing (e.g. salary, capital)
noun
2. fixed handle  (see also: 固定ハンドル; slang; abbreviation)
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か た め る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt)  (see also: 土を固める)
2. to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate
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き ょ だ い 0
huge; gigantic; enormous
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こ う し 1
noun
lecturer
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し ょ は ん 1
noun
various; several
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い っ ぱ ん 0
1. general; universal
2. ordinary; average; common  (opposite: 特殊)
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せ ん と う 1
noun
bath-house; public bath
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ゆ 1
noun
1. hot water  (see also: 水)
2. hot bath; hot spring
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し ゅ し ゃ 1
choice; option; rejection or adoption
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す て る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard
2. to abandon; to desert; to leave
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こ ろ も 0
noun
1. clothes; garment
2. gown; robe
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ゆ か た 0
noun
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)  (see also: 湯帷子)
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り ょ う が え 0
change; money exchange
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だ い た い 0
1. substitution; alternation
noun or verb acting prenominally, 'no' adjective
2. alternative; substitute
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き が え 0
changing clothes; change of clothes
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か え 0
noun
1. change; alteration; substitute; spare; proxy
2. rate of exchange  (usu. 換え)
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ふ り か え 0
noun
1. transfer; switching over; change
noun
2. money transfer (usu. between accounts held by the same person)
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noun
1. money order; draft
2. exchange (e.g. foreign)
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ち ゅ う お う 3 ち ゅ う お う 0
1. centre; center; middle; heart
2. metropolis; capital city; central government  (opposite: 地方)
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ほ ね 2
noun
1. bone
2. frame
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て っ こ つ 0
noun
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
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ね ん れ い 0
noun
age; years
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て ら す 0 て ら す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to shine on; to illuminate
2. to compare (with); to refer to
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さ ん し ょ う 0
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
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い っ そ う 1 い っ そ う 0
1. much more; still more; all the more; more than ever
2. single layer (or storey, etc.)
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じ ゃ く て ん 3
noun
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot; tender spot  (see also: 短所)
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よ わ い 2
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
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け ん ち く 0
construction; architecture (of buildings)
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き ず く 2
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to build; to pile up; to amass
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し ゅ の う 0
Most common form: 主脳
1. head; leader; leading spirit  (esp. 首脳)
2. important part  (esp. 主脳; archaic)
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こ う く う 0
aviation; flying
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か い て き 0
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
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こ こ ろ よ い 4
pleasant; agreeable
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よ く ね ん 0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
following year
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ふ っ き ゅ う 0
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
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ひ っ し ゃ 1
noun
writer (often in self-reference); author
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ず い ひ つ 0
Most common form: 隨筆
noun
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
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え ん ぴ つ 0
noun
pencil
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ふ で 0
noun
writing brush
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こ う か ん 0
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution; replacement; clearing (of checks, cheques)
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の り か え る 4 の り か え る 3
Most common form: 乗りかえる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train)
2. to change one's mind; to move on to (e.g. a new love interest); to change methods; to change one's way of thinking
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む ら が る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to swarm; to gather
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ば つ ぐ ん 0
noun
1. preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
2. outstanding; excellent; exceptional; surpassing; extraordinary; distinguished
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む れ 2
noun
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school; swarm; cluster (e.g. of stars); clump; pack (e.g. of dogs)
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ば く は つ 0
explosion; detonation; eruption
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そ う さ 1
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
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さ が す 0 さ が す 2
Most common form: 探す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to search (for something desired, needed); to look for  (esp. 探す)
2. to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)  (esp. 捜す)
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あ ぶ ら 0
noun
oil  (see also: 脂)
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ぜ っ き ょ う 0
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
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さ け ぶ 2
'bu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to shout; to cry; to scream; to shriek; to yell; to exclaim
2. to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
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し ん し ゅ く 0
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
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の ば す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to grow long (e.g. hair, nails)  (esp. 伸ばす)
2. to lengthen; to extend; to stretch
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う け た ま わ る 5
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hear; to be told; to know  (humble)
2. to receive (order); to undertake; to comply; to take (a reservation, etc.)
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し ょ う に ん 0
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
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く も 1
noun
cloud
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ふ う う ん 0
noun
1. winds and clouds; nature; the elements
2. situation; state of affairs
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ね る 1
Most common form: ねる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame)
2. to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to elaborate; to work out
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つ つ む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
2. to conceal; to hide; to be engulfed in; to be enveloped by  (this meaning is restricted to reading つつむ)
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ほ う そ う 0
packing; wrapping
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こ づ つ み 2
noun
parcel; package
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そ く て い 0
measurement
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は か る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to measure; to weigh; to survey; to time (sound, gauge, estimate)
2. to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
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う ら な い 0 う ら な い 3
noun
fortune-telling; divination
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ど く せ ん 0
1. monopoly; monopolization
2. hogging; keeping to oneself
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し め る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to occupy; to hold
2. to account for; to make up; to take up
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ひ と ご み 0
Most common form: 人込
noun
crowd of people
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ま ぜ る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to mix; to stir; to blend
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こ む 1
Most common form: 込む
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be crowded; to be packed
2. to be complex  (see also: 手の込んだ)
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ば い 1
noun
1. twice; double
suffix
2. times; -fold
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