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止 | し | stopping (NOTE: not used alone) |
止まる | とまる | (vi) to stop, halt |
止める | とめる やめる |
(vt) to stop, turn off stop doing, abandon |
止む | やむ | stop (raining), end, cease (to do) |
休止する | きゅうしする | to pause, suspend, stop |
口止め料 | くちどめりょう | hush money |
死 | 6 |
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死 | し | death (NOTE: not used alone) |
死ぬ | しぬ | to die |
水死 | すいし | drowning |
死亡証明書 | しぼうしょうめいしょ | death certificate |
毎 | 6 |
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毎 | まい | every (NOTE: not used alone) |
毎年 | まいとし | every year |
決 | 7 |
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決 | けつ | decision, vote |
決める | きめる | to decide |
決まる | きまる | to be decided |
決して | けっして | never (with a negative) |
決定 | けってい | decision, determination |
決定的 | けっていてき | definite, final |
波 | 8 |
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波 | は | wave (NOTE: not used alone) |
波 | なみ | wave |
波止場 | はとば | wharf |
短波 | たんぱ | shortwave |
注 | 8 |
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注 | ちゅう | note, comment (NOTE: not used alone) |
注ぐ | そそぐ つぐ |
to pour into, flow, irrigate,fill |
注意 | ちゅうい | caution |
注射 | ちゅうしゃ | a shot, injection |
活 | 9 |
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活 | かつ | life, activity |
生活 | せいかつ | (everyday) life |
活動 | かつどう | activity |
流 | 10 |
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流 | りゅう る |
current, flow, style (NOTE: not used alone) |
流れる | ながれる | to flow, drain, run down |
流す | ながす | to pour, drain, flush, cruise (taxi) |
流し | ながし | (kitchen) sink |
タクシが流す | タクシがながす | to cruise a taxi |
一流 | いちりゅう | first class/rated, top notch |
流行 | りゅうこう | fad, popularity |
深 | 11 |
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深 | しん | deep (NOTE: not used alone) |
深い | ふかい | deep |
深まる | ふかまる | (vi) to become deeper, deepen, become more intense |
深める | ふかめる | (vt) to make deeper, deepen, intensify, strengthen |
理解を深める | りかいをふかめる | to know/understand better |
深夜 | しんや | the dead of night |
興味深い | きょうみぶかい | very interesting |
温 | 12 |
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温 | おん | warmth, heat (NOTE: not used alone) |
温度 | おんど | temperature |
体温 | たいおん | body temperature |
温和な | おんわな | gentle, moderate, mild |
温泉 | おんせん | a hot spring, spa |
畑 | 9 |
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畑 | はた はたけ |
cultivated field, farm |
畑違い | はたけちがい | out of one's field/line of work |
受 | 8 |
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受 | じゅ | receive |
受ける | うける | to receive |
受かる | うかる | to pass (an exam) |
受け身 | うけみ | passive (in grammar) |
受験する | じゅけんする | to take (do) and examination |
物 | 8 |
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物 | ぶつ もつ |
object, thing (NOTE: not used alone) |
物 | もの | thing, object, matter, someone, something |
買物 | かいもの | shopping |
生物 | せいぶつ | a living thing |
球 | 11 |
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球 | きゅう たま |
ball, sphere, globe |
野球 | やきゅう | baseball |
電球 | でんきゅう | light bulb |
地球 | ちきゅう | earth, globe |
気球 | ききゅう | balloon |
理 | 11 |
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理 | り | reason, truth, justice, logic, principle |
理由 | りゆう | reason, cause, excuse, pretext |
地理学 | ちりがく | geography |
界 | 9 |
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界 | かい | world, circle, boundary, limits |
世界 | せかい | the world |
病 | 10 |
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病 | びょう へい |
sick, ill (NOTE: not used alone) |
病気 | びょうき | sick |
病院 | びょういん | hospital |
性病 | せいびょう | veneral disease |
発 | 9 |
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発 | はつ ほつ |
departure, discharging (NOTE: not used alone) |
発する | はっする | to discharge, come from, leave/start from |
出発 | しゅっぱつ | departure |
発表 | はっぴょう | announcement, presentation |
一発 | いっぱつ | a shot, round |
皮 | 5 |
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皮 | ひ | skin, hide, leather (NOTE: not used alone) |
皮 | かわ | skin, hide, fur, leather |
皮肉 | ひにく | sarcasm |
皮膚 | ひふ | skin |
研 | 9 |
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研 | けん | sharpening (NOTE: not used alone) |
研ぐ | とぐ | to sharpen, whet, hone, polish, wash (rice) |
研究 | けんきゅう | research |
礼 | 5 |
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礼 | らい | salutation, bow (NOTE: not used alone) |
礼 | れい | bow, salutation, etiquette, manners |
失礼 | しつれい | rude |
社 | 7 |
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社 | しゃ | Shinto shrine, company, firm (NOTE: not used alone) |
社 | やしろ | Shinto shrine |
会社 | かいしゃ | company, firm |
社会 | しゃかい | society, the community |
社会主義 | しゃかいしゅぎ | socialism |
神 | 9 |
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神 | しん じん |
god, deity, mind, soul (NOTE: not used alone) |
神 | かみ | God |
神道 | しんとう | Shinto (the way of the gods) |
神風 | かみかぜ | kamikaze |
神話 | しんわ | mythology |
和 | 8 |
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和 | わ | peace, harmony, unity, sum, Japanese |
和らぐ | やわらぐ | (vi) to soften, lesson, clam down, be reconciled |
和らげる | やわらげる | (vt) to soften, ease, relieve, soothe |
平和 | へいわ | peace |
和室 | わしつ | Japanese style room |
和英 | わえい | (from) Japanese to English (as in a dictionary) |
英和 | えいわ | (from) English to Japanese (as in a dictionary) |
科 | 9 |
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科 | か | department, academic course, faculty |
科学 | かがく | science |
外科 | げか | surgery |
教科書 | きょうかしょ | textbook |
婦人科医 | ふじんかい | gynecologist |
究 | 7 |
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究 | きゅう | thouroughly/exhaustively (NOTE: not used alone) |
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究極の | きゅうきょくの | final, ultimate, eventual |
第 | 11 |
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第 | だい | prefix for a number (1, 2, 3, etc.) (NOTE: not used alone) |
第一 | だいいち | first, best |
第三者 | だいさんしゃ | third person/party, disinterested person |
答 | 12 |
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答 | とう | answer (NOTE: not used alone) |
答える | こたえる | to answer |
回答 | かいとう | a reply |
算 | 14 |
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算 | さん そろ |
calcualtion, numbers (NOTE: not used alone) |
算盤 | そろばん | abacus |
予算 | よさん | an estimate, budget |
級 | 9 |
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級 | きゅう | grade, class, rank |
上級 | じょうきゅう | an upper class, a high rank, senior, superior |
学級 | がっきゅう | grade, class, year in school |
進級 | しんきゅう | a promotion |
終 | 11 |
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終 | しゅう | end (NOTE: not used alone) |
終る | おわる | (vi) to end, be over |
終える | おえる | (vt) to end, finish, complete |
終点 | しゅうてん | end of the line, last stop |
細 | 11 |
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細 | さい | narrow, small, fine (NOTE: not used alone) |
細い | ほそい | thin, slender, narrow |
細る | ほそる | to get/become thin(er), taper off |
細かい | こまかい | small, fine, detailed, minute, minor, trifling, stingy, frugal |
細工 | さいく | work, workmanship, craftsmanship, artifice |
詳細に | しょうさいに | in (full) detail, fully, minutely |
細目 | さいもく | details, particulars |
細目にわたる | さいもくにわたる | go into details, particulars |
絵 | 12 |
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絵 | かい | picture (NOTE: not used alone) |
絵 | え | picture, drawing, painting |
買 | 12 |
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買 | ばい | buying |
買う | 買う | to buy |
買物 | かいもの | shopping |
購買する | こうばいする | to purchase |
美 | 9 |
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美 | び | beautiful (NOTE: not used alone) |
美しい | うつくしい | beautiful |
美人 | びじん | beautiful woman |
美術 | びじゅつ | art, the fine arts |
美術的な | びじゅつてきな | artistic |
美徳 | びとく | a virtue, merit, fine trait |
着 | 12 |
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着 | ちゃく | arrival, clothing (NOTE: not used alone) |
着る | きる | to put on ,wear |
着せる | きせる | to dress/clothe (someone), cover/coat/plate (a thing with), lay blame (on someone), charge (someone with a crime/guilt) |
着く | つく | to arrive |
到着 | とうちゃく | arrival |
着陸する | ちゃくりくする | to land (an airplane) |
着換える | きかえる | to change clothes |
着物 | きもの | kimono |
下着 | したぎ | underwear |
者 | 8 |
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者 | しゃ | person, thing (NOTE: not used alone) |
者 | もの | person |
芸者 | げいしゃ | geisha |
取 | 8 |
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取 | しゅ | take (NOTE: not used alone) |
取る | とる | to take, hold |
取れる | とれる | to be obtained, caught, earned |
肉 | 6 |
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肉 | にく | flesh, muscles, meat |
牛肉 | ぎゅうにく | beef |
皮肉 | ひにく | sarcasn |
肉筆 | にくひつ | an autograph, one's own handwriting |
期 | 12 |
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期 | き ご |
time, date, period, term (NOTE: not used alone) |
期間 | きかん | period of time, term |
期待 | きたい | expectation, hope, anticipation |
学期 | がっき | semester |
勝 | 12 |
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勝 | しょう | winning, victory (NOTE: not used alone) |
勝つ | かつ | to win |
勝る | まさる | to be better than, excel, surpass |
勝利者 | しょうりしゃ | victor, winner, conqueror |
自分勝手 | じぶんかって | one's own convenience |
戦勝 | せんしょう | a victory (in war) |
自 | 6 |
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自 | じ し |
oneself (NOTE: not used alone) |
自ら | みずから | oneself, personally, in person |
自分の | じぶんの | myself, oneself |
自由 | じゆう | independence, freedom, liberty, voluntary |
自前で | じまえで | at one's own expense |
自己 | じこ | ego, self |
自己訓練 | じこくんれん | self-discipline |
自然 | しぜん | nature |
船 | 11 |
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船 | せん | ship, boat, vessel (NOTE: not used alone) |
船 | ふね | ship |
漁船 | ぎょせん | fishing boat |
船長 | せんちょう | captain (of a ship) |
苦 | 8 |
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苦 | く | suffering, hardship (NOTE: not used alone) |
苦しい | くるしい | painful, trying, embarrassing |
苦しみ | くるしみ | pain, agony, torment |
苦しむ | くるしむ | to suffer from, be troubled, take pains (to do) |
苦しめる | くるしめる | to torment, harass, persecute |
苦い | にがい | bitter, hard, trying |
... が苦手です | ... がにがてです | a weak point, poor at, not skillful |
苦労 | くろう | troubles, hardships, toil, pains |
茶 | 9 |
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茶 | ちゃ | tea |
茶の湯 | ちゃのゆ | tea ceremony |
荷 | 10 |
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荷 | か | load, cargo, baggage (NOTE: not used alone) |
荷 | に | load, cargo, baggage |
荷物 | にもつ | luggage, baggage |
在荷 | ざいか | stock, goods on hand |
荷を下ろした気持になる | にをおろしたきもちになる | to feel relieved |
葉 | 12 |
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葉 | よう | leaf (NOTE: not used alone) |
葉 | は | leaf |
葉書 | はがき | postcard |
言葉 | ことば | word, language |
葉柄 | ようへい | stem/stalk (of a leaf) |
落 | 12 |
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落 | らく | falling (NOTE: not used alone) |
落ちる | おちる | fall, drop, drip, collapse, cave in, sink |
落とす | おとす | drop, let fall, fumble |
落第 | らくだい | failure (examination) |
親 | 16 |
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親 | しん | intimacy, relative (NOTE: not used alone) |
親 | おや | parent |
親しい | したしい | intimate, close (friend), familiar |
親しむ | したしむ | be intimate, make friends, get to know better |
両親 | りょうしん | both parents |
親類 | しんるい | relative |
親切 | しんせつ | kindness, goodness, goodwill, friendship |
角 | 7 |
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角 | かく | square, angle |
角 | かど | corner |
角 | つの | horn, antler |
折角 | せっかく | with a lot of trouble, at great pains |