漢検5級 Flashcards
異常
いじょう
strangeness, abnormality, disorder
異同
いどう
difference
異論
いろん
different opinion, objection
奇異
きい
odd, strange, wonderful
遺棄
いき
abandonment, desertion
遺産
いさん
inheritance, bequest, legacy, heritage
遺志
いし
dying wish
遺失物
いしつぶつ
lost article
遺族
いぞく
bereaved family
遺伝
いでん
heredity, inherent
遺品
いひん
articles of the deceased, article left by the deceased, things that belonged to the deceased
遺言
ゆいごん
צוואה
音域
おんいき
singing range, register
宇宙船
うちゅうせん
space ship
堂宇
どうう
edifice, temple, hall
上映
じょうえい
screening (a movie), showing
夕映え
ゆうばえ
sunset glow
日延べ
ひのべ
postponement, adjournment
延着
えんちゃく
delayed arrival
沿海
えんかい
coast, shore, inshore, coastal waters
沿革
えんかく
history, development
沿線
えんせん
along railway line
沿道
えんどう
route, course, roadside
海沿い
うみぞい
coastlands
異国
いこく
Foreign coutry
気宇
きう
breadth of mind, grandiose
沿う
そう
run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along
我流
がりゅう
self-taught, one’s own way
自我
じが
self, the ego
彼我
ひが
self and others, this and that, both sides, oneself and one’s opponent, he and I
我に返る
われにかえる
to come to one’s senses、to calm down
石灰
せっかい
lime, quicklime, caustic lime
火山灰
かざんばい
volcanic ash
拡散
かくさん
scattering, diffusion, spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
拡声器
かくせいき
megaphone, bullhorn, loudhailer
軍拡
ぐんかく
military expansion, expansion of armaments
革新
かくしん
reform, innovation
皮革
ひかく
leather, hide
革靴
かわぐつ
leather shoes, leather boots
閣議
かくぎ
cabinet meeting
閣僚
かくりょう
cabinet ministers
組閣
そかく
formation of a cabinet
天守閣
てんしゅかく
castle tower, keep, donjon
内閣
ないかく
cabinet, (government) ministry
割愛
かつあい
omitting, leaving out, sparing、giving something up reluctantly
割拠
かっきょ
holding one’s ground, defending local authority
時間を割く
じかんをさく
to spare time (for)
株価
かぶか
stock prices
株券
かぶけん
stock certificate
株主
かぶぬし
shareholder, stockholder
切り株
きりかぶ
stump, stubble
株分け
かぶわけ
Root division
干害
かんがい
drought disaster, drought damage
干潮
かんちょう
low tide, low water, ebb
干満
かんまん
ebb and flow
若干
じゃっかん
some, few, a number of, a little (bit)
干し草
ほしくさ
hay, dry grass
干物
ひもの
dry provisions, dried food, dried goods, groceries
巻頭
かんとう
opening page of book, beginning of an essay
巻末
かんまつ
end of a book
圧巻
あっかん
highlight, best part, masterpiece
全巻
ぜんかん
the whole reel, the whole volume, the complete set
看過
かんか
connivance, shutting one’s eyes to
看守
かんしゅ
jailer, gaoler
簡易
かんい
simplicity, convenience, easiness, quasi-
簡潔
かんけつ
brevity, conciseness, simplicity
簡便
かんべん
handy, simple and easy
危害
きがい
injury, harm, danger
危うく
あやうく
barely, narrowly
机辺
きへん
near a desk
揮発性
きはつせい
volatility
指揮
しき
command, direction
発揮
はっき
exhibition, demonstration, show, display, manifestation
貴社
きしゃ
your company
貴族
きぞく
noble, aristocrat
貴重
きちょう
precious, valuable
高貴
こうき
high class, noble
騰貴
とうき
rise (in price or value), inflation, appreciation (economic)
疑念
ぎねん
doubt, suspicion, misgivings, scruples
半信半疑
はんしんはんぎ
half in doubt, half-convinced, dubious, incredulous
吸引
きゅういん
absorption, suction, aspiration, attraction
吸収
きゅうしゅう
absorption, suction, attraction
吸着
きゅうちゃく
adsorption, attachment, adhesion, sorption
呼吸
こきゅう
breath, respiration
吸い物
すいもの
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
自供
じきょう
confession
供物
くもつ
offering
供養
くよう
memorial service for the dead, holding a service
胸囲
きょうい
chest measurement
胸中
きょうちゅう
one’s heart, one’s mind, one’s intentions
度胸
どきょう
courage, bravery, pluck, nerve, grit, guts
胸板
むないた
breast, chest
胸騒ぎ
むなさわぎ
uneasiness, vague apprehension, premonition
郷土
きょうど
native place, birth-place, one’s old home
郷里
きょうり
birth-place, home town
帰郷
ききょう
homecoming, return to one’s home
故郷
こきょう
home town, birthplace, native place, one’s old home
同郷
どうきょう
same village, same town, same province
郷士
ごうし
country samurai
近郷
きんごう
neighboring districts, neighbouring districts, countryside
在郷
ざいごう
hometown, rural districts
勤勉
きんべん
diligent, industrious
勤務
きんむ
service, duty, work
勤行
ごんぎょう
religious service (usu. Buddhist)
筋骨
きんこつ
muscles (sinews) and bones, structure
筋肉
きんにく
muscle, sinew
鉄筋
てっきん
rebar, (concrete) iron reinforcing bar
筋道
すじみち
reason, logic, thread, method, system
大筋
おおすじ
outline, summary
道筋
みちすじ
path, route, itinerary
筋書き
すじかき
synopsis, outline, plot
系図
けいず
family tree, pedigree, genealogy
系統
けいとう
system、lineage, ancestry, family line、group (e.g. of colors) (colours), family (e.g. of languages), party, school (of thought)
系列
けいれつ
series, sequence, system, order of succession
体系
たいけい
system, organization, organisation, architecture
敬服
けいふく
admiration, great admiration
表敬
ひょうけい
courtesy
敬う
うやまう
to show respect, to honour, to honor
望郷
ぼうきょう
Homesickness
郷士
ごうし
Squire
警戒
けいかい
vigilance, precaution, watch, lookout, alertness
警官
けいかん
policeman
警報
けいほう
alarm, warning
激化
げきか
intensification, aggravation
激戦
げきせん
fierce battle, hard-fought battle, hot contest, severe fight
激動
げきどう
terrible shock, agitation, upheaval
過激
かげき
extreme, radical
感激
かんげき
deep emotion, impression, inspiration
刺激
しげき
stimulus, impetus, incentive, encouragement, motivation, provocation, excitement, thrill
穴居
けっきょ
cave dwelling, troglodytism
穴場
あなば
little-known good place, good out-of-the-way place, well-kept-secret place, hole-in-the-wall
節穴
ふしあな
bad eyes
横穴
よこあな
cave, tunnel
絹布
けんぷ
silk, silk cloth
人絹
じんけん
rayon, artificial silk
絹糸
きぬいと
silk thread
絹地
きぬじ
silk fabrics
薄絹
うすぎぬ
veil (mystery)、thin or light silk, sheer silk
権威
けんい
authority, power, influence
権力
けんりょく
(political) power, authority, influence
人権
じんけん
human rights, civil liberties
権化
ごんげ
incarnation, avatar
権現
ごんげん
incarnation, avatar
憲章
けんしょう
charter
憲政
けんせい
constitutional government
憲法
けんぽう
constitution
官憲
かんけん
officials, authorities
合憲
ごうけん
constitutionality
立憲
りっけん
constitutionalism
源泉
げんせん
source
源流
げんりゅう
origin of something continuous
起源
きげん
origin, beginning, rise
資源
しげん
resources
源
みなもと
source, origin
厳格
げんかく
severe, rigid, stern, strictness, rigor, rigour, austerity
厳禁
げんきん
strict prohibition, ban, interdiction
厳重
げんじゅう
strict, rigour, rigor, severe, firm, strong, secure
荘厳
そうごん
solemnity, gravity, impressiveness
厳か
おごそか
solemn (e.g. ceremony, atmosphere), austere, majestic, dignified, stately, awful, impressive
利己
りこ
self-interest, selfishness
克己
こっき
self denial, self control
知己
ちき
acquaintance, appreciative friend
己
おのれ
I, me, you
呼応
こおう
hailing each other
点呼
てんこ
roll-call, muster
連呼
れんこ
calling repeatedly
誤記
ごき
writing error
誤差
ごさ
measurement error, calculation error
誤字
ごじ
misprint, misspelling, typo, typographical error, erratum
錯誤
さくご
mistake, error
誤る
あやまる
to make a mistake, to err
后
きさき
empress, queen
皇后
こうごう
(Japanese) empress, queen
皇太后
こうたいごう
Queen Mother, Empress Dowager
孝行
こうこう
filial piety
孝心
こうしん
filial devotion
孝養
こうよう
filial duties, devotion to one’s parents
忠孝
ちゅうこう
loyalty and filial piety
皇位
こうい
imperial throne
皇居
こうきょ
Imperial Palace
皇室
こうしつ
Imperial household
皇族
こうぞく
imperial family, royalty
皇帝
こうてい
emperor
上皇
じょうこう
retired emperor
天皇
てんのう
Emperor of Japan
法皇
ほうおう
ex-emperor who becomes a monk、(Catholic) Pope, religious leader
紅
くれない
crimson, deep red
真紅
しんく
deep crimson
降雨
こうう
rainfall, rain
降参
こうさん
giving in to, giving up, surrender
降雪
こうせつ
snowfall, snow
鋼管
こうかん
steel pipe
鋼材
こうざい
steel material
鉄鋼
てっこう
iron and steel
鋼
はがね
steel
貴い
たっとい
precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred
刻印
こくいん
carved seal
深刻
しんこく
serious, severe, grave, acute
定刻
ていこく
appointed time, timetable, schedule
穀倉地帯
こくそうちたい
grain-producing region
穀物
こくもつ
grain, cereal, corn
穀類
こくるい
grains
米穀
べいこく
rice
骨格
こっかく
skeleton, skeletal structure, build, frame, physique
骨子
こっし
main point, gist, essentials, bones (e.g. of an idea), pith
鉄骨
てっこつ
steel frame
骨身
ほねみ
flesh and bones
困り果てる
こまりはてる
to be greatly perplexed, to be greatly embarrassed
砂丘
さきゅう
sand dune, sand hill
土砂
どしゃ
earth and sand
砂場
すなば
sand pit, sandbox
砂ぼこり
すなぼこり
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
座高
ざこう
one’s sitting height
座談
ざだん
conversation, discussion
講座
こうざ
academic teaching unit, lectureship, professorial chair、course (e.g. of lectures)
星座
せいざ
constellation, star sign, zodiac sign
完済
かんさい
full payment, liquidation
救済
きゅうさい
relief, aid, rescue, salvation, help
決済
けっさい
settlement, payment of account
返済
へんさい
repayment, reimbursement, refund, redemption
裁く
さばく
to judge
裁つ
たつ
to cut (cloth)
裁判
さいばん
trial, judgement, judgment
制裁
せいさい
restraint, sanctions, punishment
洋裁
ようさい
(Western) dressmaking
策士
さくし
intriguer, tactician, schemer, machinator
策定
さくてい
decision, settling on
策動
さくどう
maneuverings, manoeuverings, machinations
策略
さくりゃく
scheme, tactic, stratagem, trick
散策
さんさく
walking, strolling, roaming, wandering, exploring
術策
じゅっさく
artifice, intrigue
政策
せいさく
political measures, policy
対策
たいさく
countermeasure, counterplan, countermove
冊子
さっし
book, booklet, story book, pamphlet, notebook
短冊
たんざく
long, narrow card on which Japanese poems are written (vertically), strip of paper
蚕業
さんぎょう
sericulture, silkworm culture
蚕糸
さんし
silk thread, silk yarn
蚕食
さんしょく
encroachment, invasion, aggression
養蚕
ようさん
sericulture, silkworm culture
蚕の繭
かいこのまゆ
silkworm cocoon
至急
しきゅう
urgent, pressing
至近
しきん
very near
至当
しとう
just, fair, proper
至難
しなん
most difficult, next to impossible
冬至
とうじ
winter solstice
夏至
げし
summer solstice
必至
ひっし
inevitable, necessary, foregone
私語
しご
whispering, whisper, secret talk, murmur
私服
しふく
civilian clothes, plain clothes
私する
わたくしする
to use (public property) as if it belonged to oneself, to misappropriate, to appropriate, to embezzle
勇姿
ゆうし
gallant figure
容姿
ようし
(physical) appearance (of a person), one’s face and figure
姿見
すがたみ
dresser, full-length mirror
絵姿
えすがた
portrait
至らない
いたらない
Imperfect
視界
しかい
field of vision, visibility, view, visual field, (one’s) ken
視覚
しかく
sense of sight, vision
視点
してん
opinion, point of view, visual point
視力
しりょく
eyesight
近視
きんし
myopia, shortsightedness, nearsightedness
軽視
けいし
making light of, slight, ignore, neglect, contempt, disdain
重視
じゅうし
importance, stress, serious consideration
注視
ちゅうし
gazing steadily at, observing (a person) closely, maintain a watch over
歌詞
かし
song lyrics, words of a song, libretto
作詞
さくし
(writing) song lyrics
助詞
じょし
particle, postposition
品詞
ひんし
part of speech
副詞
ふくし
adverb
祝詞
のりと
ritual prayer, invocation of the gods participating in a rite
誌上
しじょう
in a magazine
誌面
しめん
page of a magazine
週刊誌
しゅうかんし
weekly publication, weekly magazine
地誌
ちし
topography
日誌
にっし
journal, log
磁気
じき
magnetism
磁器
じき
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain), china, chinaware
電磁波
でんじは
electromagnetic waves
射撃
しゃげき
firing, shooting, fire, gunshot, marksmanship
注射
ちゅうしゃ
injection
直射
ちょくしゃ
direct fire, frontal fire, direct rays (of sunlight)
日射
にっしゃ
solar radiation, insolation
発射
はっしゃ
firing, shooting, discharge, catapult, ejaculation (sl)
反射
はんしゃ
reflection, reverberation、reflex (medical)
射る
いる
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
喜捨
きしゃ
almsgiving
四捨五入
ししゃごにゅう
rounding half up (i.e. fractions)
取捨
しゅしゃ
choice, option, rejection or adoption
切り捨て
きりすて
cutting a person down (without a second thought), sacrificing, throwing to the wolves, treating as sword fodder
尺度
しゃくど
linear measure, scale
尺八
しゃくはち
shakuhachi, end-blown fippleless bamboo flute
縮尺
しゅくしゃく
reduced scale, scaling
巻尺
まきじゃく
tape measure
若年
じゃくねん
youth
若干
じゃっかん
some, few, a number of, a little (bit)
老若
ろうにゃく
young and old, all ages
若しくは
もしくは
or, otherwise
樹氷
じゅひょう
frost covered trees
樹立
じゅりつ
establish, create
果樹
かじゅ
fruit tree
街路樹
がいろじゅ
roadside trees
大樹
たいじゅ
large tree, big tree, huge tree
緑樹
りょくじゅ
green-leaved trees
収める
おさめる
to dedicate, to make an offering, to pay (fees)
収支
しゅうし
income and expenditure
収集
しゅうしゅう
gathering up, collection, accumulation
収入
しゅうにゅう
income, receipts, revenue
回収
かいしゅう
collection, recovery, withdrawal, retrieval
宗祖
しゅうそ
sect founder
改宗
かいしゅう
religious conversion
宗家
そうけ
head of family, originator
就航
しゅうこう
going into commission (e.g. ships)
就寝
しゅうしん
going to bed, retiring
就任
しゅうにん
inauguration, assumption of office
去就
きょしゅう
(one’s) course of action, (one’s) position, (one’s) attitude
成就
じょうじゅ
fulfillment, fulfilment, realization, realisation, completion
就く
つく
to ascend (the throne), to accede
衆寡
しゅうか
the many and the few
衆知
しゅうち
the wisdom of the many
観衆
かんしゅう
spectators, onlookers, members of the audience
群衆
ぐんしゅう
group (of people), crowd, horde, throng, mob, multitude
公衆
こうしゅう
the public, general public
聴衆
ちょうしゅう
audience, attendance, hearers
衆生
しゅじょう
living things, the people
従業
じゅうぎょう
employment
従事
じゅうじ
engaging, pursuing, following (e.g. profession or occupation)
従順
じゅうじゅん
obedient, gentle, meek, submissive, docile
従来
じゅうらい
up to now, so far、traditional, conventional, usual, existing
服従
ふくじゅう
obedience, submission, resignation
従容
しょうよう
calm, composed, tranquil
従う
したがう
to abide (by the rules), to obey, to follow, to accompany
縦横
じゅうおう
length and width, four cardinal points, every direction、as one wishes, as one pleases, at will
縦走
じゅうそう
traverse, walk along the ridge
縦隊
じゅうたい
(military) column
縦断
じゅうだん
flying through, cutting across, longitudinal slice
操縦
そうじゅう
flying (a plane)、management, handling, control, manipulation
縦長
たてなが
oblong, vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes), portrait orientation
縦線
じゅうせん
vertical line
放縦
ほうじゅう
self-indulgence, looseness, dissolution, licence, license
縦書き
たてがき
vertical writing
縮小
しゅくしょう
reduction, curtailment
縮図
しゅくず
reduced drawing, miniature copy、microcosm, microcosmos
圧縮
あっしゅく
compression, condensation, constriction, compaction
収縮
しゅうしゅく
deflation, contraction, shrinking, constriction
短縮
たんしゅく
shortening, abbreviation, reduction
縮れ毛
ちぢれげ
curly hair, kinky hair, frizzy hair
熟れる
うれる
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.), to become ripe
熟語
じゅくご
kanji compound
熟知
じゅくち
being familiar with, having a thorough knowledge of, being well-informed about
熟練
じゅくれん
skill, dexterity, proficiency
成熟
せいじゅく
maturity, ripeness
半熟
はんじゅく
half-cooked, half-done, soft-boiled
純益
じゅんえき
clear profit, net income, net profit
純情
じゅんじょう
pure heart, naivete, self-sacrificing devotion
純真
じゅんしん
purity, sincerity
純白
じゅんぱく
pure white, snow white
清純
せいじゅん
purity, innocence
処世
しょせい
conduct
処置
しょち
treatment, measure, step
処分
しょぶん
disposal, dealing (with a problem), disposition, measure, procedure
善処
ぜんしょ
handling carefully, tiding over, making best of, using discretion
対処
たいしょ
deal with, cope
署員
しょいん
staff member, station employee, official
署長
しょちょう
chief (of police), head (of office)
署名
しょめい
signature
部署
ぶしょ
one’s post, one’s station, department, bureau, section
諸行無常
しょぎょうむじょう
the impermanence of worldly things, All worldly things are transitory
諸君
しょくん
Gentlemen!, Ladies!
諸国
しょこく
various countries, various regions, various provinces
諸種
しょしゅ
various kinds
諸説
しょせつ
various opinions, various theories、various rumors (rumours)
諸島
しょとう
archipelago, group of islands
除外
じょがい
exception, exclusion
除去
じょきょ
removal, getting rid of
除草
じょそう
weeding
除夜
じょや
New Year’s Eve
解除
かいじょ
cancellation, rescinding, release, calling off, lifting (sanctions), delisting
掃除
そうじ
cleaning, sweeping
除く
のぞく
to remove, to eliminate, to eradicate
将棋
しょうぎ
shogi, Japanese chess, xianqi
将軍
しょうぐん
general, shogun
王将
おうしょう
king
主将
しゅしょう
commander-in-chief, (team) captain
大将
たいしょう
general, admiral、boss, leader, local kingpin
名将
めいしょう
great or famous commander
傷害
しょうがい
wound, injury, accident, casualty
感傷
かんしょう
sentiment, sentimentality
損傷
そんしょう
damage, injury
負傷
ふしょう
injury, wound
傷口
きずぐち
(opening of) a wound, (mouth of a) wound, cut
古傷
ふるきず
old wound, scar, old unpleasant incident
障子
しょうじ
shoji (paper sliding door)
故障
こしょう
breakdown, failure, fault, accident, out of order
支障
ししょう
obstacle, hindrance, impediment, difficulty
保障
ほしょう
guarantee, security, assurance, pledge, warranty
差し障り
さしさわり
offence, offense, hindrance
城下町
じょうかまち
castle town, town around castle
築城
ちくじょう
fortification
根城
ねじろ
stronghold, citadel, headquarters
蒸発
じょうはつ
evaporation、disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts), unexplained disappearance
蒸留
じょうりゅう
distillation
蒸し暑い
むしあつい
humid, sultry
針葉樹
しんようじゅ
conifer, needle-leaved tree
針路
しんろ
course, direction, compass bearing
指針
ししん
needle (of a compass, etc.), indicator, pointer, index、guiding principle, guideline, guide
方針
ほうしん
objective, plan, policy
針金
はりがね
wire
針箱
はりばこ
sewing box
仁愛
じんあい
benevolence, charity, love
仁義
じんぎ
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism), virtue
仁術
じんじゅつ
benevolent act, healing act
一視同仁
いっしどうじん
loving every human being with impartiality, universal brotherhood, universal benevolence
仁王
におう
the two guardian Deva kings
垂れる
たれる
to hang, to droop, to dangle, to sag, to lower, to pull down
垂線
すいせん
perpendicular line
垂直
すいちょく
vertical, perpendicular
胃下垂
いかすい
gastroptosis
懸垂
けんすい
pull-up, chin up, chinning
雨垂れ
あまだれ
raindrops
推す
おす
to recommend, to endorse (e.g. a candidate), to nominate、to infer, to conclude, to conjecture, to surmise
推移
すいい
transition, change
推進
すいしん
propulsion, drive、promotion (e.g. of a government policy), furtherance, implementation
推測
すいそく
guess, conjecture
推定
すいてい
presumption, assumption
推理
すいり
reasoning, inference, mystery or detective genre (movie, novel, etc.)
類推
るいすい
analogy、analogical reasoning
寸暇
すんか
moment’s leisure, free minute
寸前
すんぜん
on the verge, on the brink, just in front of, just before
寸断
すんだん
cut (tear) to pieces
寸評
すんぴょう
brief review, thumbnail sketch
寸法
すんぽう
measurement, size, extent, dimension
一寸
いっすん/ちょっと
just a minute, short time, just a little、somewhat, easily, readily, rather
原寸
げんすん
actual size, full size
採寸
さいすん
taking measurements
盛大
せいだい
grand, prosperous, magnificent
全盛
ぜんせい
height of prosperity
山盛り
やまもり
heap, pile, stack, full measure
燃え盛る
もえさかる
to blaze, to burn brightly
盛る
もる
to serve (food, etc.), to dish out、to fill up, to pile up, to heap
盛る
さかる
to prosper, to flourish、to copulate (animals)
聖火
せいか
sacred fire (torch)、Olympic flame
聖歌
せいか
hymn, chant, sacred song
聖書
せいしょ
Bible, scriptures
聖人
せいじん
saint, sage, holy man
聖地
せいち
sacred place, holy ground, the Holy Land
聖母
せいぼ
Virgin Mary、holy mother, birth mother of a holy man (or woman)
画聖
がせい
master painter
神聖
しんせい
holiness, sacredness, dignity
誠意
せいい
sincerity, good faith
誠実
せいじつ
sincere, honest, faithful
誠心
せいしん
sincerity
忠誠
ちゅうせい
loyalty, sincerity, allegiance, fidelity, integrity
誠
まこと
truth, reality、sincerity, honesty, integrity, fidelity
全盛期
ぜんせいき
heyday, golden age
大盛り
おおもり
large serving
宣教
せんきょう
religious mission, religious proclamation
宣言
せんげん
declaration, proclamation, announcement
宣告
せんこく
sentence, verdict
宣戦
せんせん
declaration of war
宣伝
せんでん
propaganda
専業
せんぎょう
special occupation, principal occupation, specialty, monopoly
専属
せんぞく
exclusive, attached to, specialist
専念
せんねん
absorption, giving undivided attention, devoting oneself (to)
専ら
もっぱら
wholly, solely, entirely, exclusively, devotedly, fixedly
泉水
せんすい
garden pond, miniature lake
鉱泉
こうせん
mineral spring, spring containing many minerals and gas (esp. a cold spring)
洗顔
せんがん
face-washing
洗面
せんめん
wash up (one’s face), have a wash
染色
せんしょく
staining, stain, dyeing
染料
せんりょう
dyes
汚染
おせん
pollution, contamination
染め物
そめもの
dyed goods, goods to be dyed
染み抜き
しみぬき
stain removal
善悪
ぜんあく
good and evil
善処
ぜんしょ
handling carefully, tiding over, making best of, using discretion
善戦
ぜんせん
fighting a good fight, putting up a good fight, fighting bravely
善い
よい
good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable
奏楽
そうがく
musical performance
奏功
そうこう
success, achievement, fruition
前奏
ぜんそう
prelude, overture
独奏
どくそう
(instrumental) solo, recital
奏でる
かなでる
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments)
宣教師
せんきょうし
missionary
看破
かんぱ
penetration, see through, fathom, reading another’s thoughts
打撃
だげき
blow, shock, strike, damage
敬遠
けいえん
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant from him
湯煙
ゆけむり
steam
洗練
せんれん
polish, refinement
学窓
がくそう
school
深窓
しんそう
secluded inner room
同窓会
どうそうかい
graduate’s association, alumni meeting, class reunion
創作
そうさく
production, literary creation, work
創設
そうせつ
establishment, founding, organization, organisation
創造
そうぞう
creation
創立
そうりつ
establishment, founding, organization, organisation
独創
どくそう
originality
創る
つくる
to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct
装置
そうち
equipment, installation, apparatus, device
装備
そうび
equipment
改装
かいそう
remodelling, remodeling, reorganization, reorganisation
服装
ふくそう
garments, attire
装束
しょうぞく
costume, personal appearance
衣装
いしょう
clothing, costume, outfit, garment, dress
装う
よそおう
to dress、to pretend, to feign
著作権
ちょさくけん
copyright
階層
かいそう
class, level, stratum, layer, hierarchy
高層
こうそう
multistory, multistoried, high-rise, high, tall
上層
じょうそう
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys)
深層
しんそう
depths, deep level
断層
だんそう
fault, dislocation、gap, discrepancy
地層
ちそう
stratum, geological formation, layer, bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
情操
じょうそう
sensibility (artistic, moral), (good) taste, sentiment
節操
せっそう
chastity, fidelity
操
みさお
chastity, fidelity, honour, honor, faith
蔵書
ぞうしょ
book collection, library
所蔵
しょぞう
(in one’s) possession
貯蔵
ちょぞう
storage, preservation
内蔵
ないぞう
internal (e.g. disk), built-in, equipped (with)
酒蔵
さかぐら
wine cellar
肺臓
はいぞう
lungs
滴る
したたる
to drip, to drop, to trickle
秘蔵
ひぞう
treasure, prize, cherish, treasured
存続
そんぞく
duration, continuance
存分
ぞんぶん
to one’s heart’s content, as much as one wants
異存
いぞん
objection
温存
おんぞん
preserve, retain
尊厳
そんげん
dignity, majesty, sanctity
尊大
そんだい
haughtiness, pomposity, self-sufficiency
尊重
そんちょう
respect, esteem, regard
自尊
じそん
self-respect, esteem, self-importance, pride
尊ぶ
とうとぶ
to value, to prize, to esteem, to respect
存続
そんぞく
duration, continuance
既存
きそん
existing
存分
ぞんぶん
to one’s heart’s content, as much as one wants
異存
いぞん
objection
温存
おんぞん
preserve, retain
尊厳
そんげん
dignity, majesty, sanctity
尊大
そんだい
haughtiness, pomposity, self-sufficiency
尊ぶ
とうとぶ
to value, to prize, to esteem, to respect
宅地
たくち
building lot, residential land
宅配
たくはい
home delivery
住宅
じゅうたく
residence, housing, residential building
分担
ぶんたん
apportionment, allotment, share
荷物を担ぐ
かつぐ
to shoulder, to carry on one’s shoulder
役目を担う
になう
to carry on shoulder, to bear (burden), to shoulder (gun)
探求
たんきゅう
quest, pursuit
探検
たんけん
exploration, expedition
探査
たんさ
probe, inquiry, enquiry, investigation
探知
たんち
detection
降誕
こうたん
birth (regal), nativity
生誕
せいたん
birth, nativity
段位
だんい
dan, grade (of black belt)
段差
だんさ
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.)
格段
かくだん
special, exceptional, remarkable
手段
しゅだん
暖房
だんぼう
heating
寒暖
かんだん
heat and cold, (extremes of) temperature
数値
すうち
numerical value, numerics、reading (on a meter, etc.)
平均値
へいきんち
average value, mean value, mean, expectation
値札
ねふだ
price tag (mark, label)
値
あたい
price, cost
宙返り
ちゅうがえり
somersault, looping-the-loop
忠勤
ちゅうきん
loyalty, loyal (faithful) service
忠義
ちゅうぎ
loyalty, devotion
忠言
ちゅうげん
(good) advice
忠告
ちゅうこく
advice, warning
忠実
ちゅうじつ
faithful, loyal, devoted、hardworking, painstaking, diligent
忠臣
ちゅうしん
loyal retainer, loyal subject
忠誠
ちゅうせい
loyalty, sincerity, allegiance, fidelity, integrity
忠節
ちゅうせつ
loyalty, allegiance, fidelity
著作権
ちょさくけん
copyright
著名
ちょめい
well-known, noted, celebrated
著す
あらわす
to write, to publish
著しい
いちじるしい
striking, remarkable, considerable (used for good, bad, and neutral observations)
庁舎
ちょうしゃ
government office building
官庁
かんちょう
government office, government agency, authorities
気象庁
きしょうちょう
(Japanese) Meteorological Agency, JMA
登庁
とうちょう
attending a government office
登頂
とうちょう
peak, height, zenith, climax
頂き
いただき
crown (of head), summit (of mountain), spire
潮位
ちょうい
tide level
潮流
ちょうりゅう
tide, tidal current, trend
風潮
ふうちょう
tide, current、tendency
潮風
しおかぜ
salty sea breeze, salt wind
賃借
ちんしゃく
hiring, renting, leasing
運賃
うんちん
(passenger) fare、freight rates, shipping expenses
工賃
こうちん
wages, pay
痛快
つうかい
intense pleasure, thrilling
痛切
つうせつ
keen, acute
苦痛
くつう
pain, agony, bitterness
痛手
いたで
serious wound, hard blow
展開
てんかい
development, evolution, progressing, unfolding
展示
てんじ
exhibition, display
展望
てんぼう
view, outlook, prospect
個展
こてん
solo exhibition, one-man exhibition, one-woman exhibition
発展
はってん
development, growth, advancement, unfurling
討議
とうぎ
debate, discussion
検討
けんとう
consideration, examination, investigation, study, scrutiny, discussion, analysis
追討
ついとう
tracking down and killing, punitive expedition
敵討ち
かたきうち
vengeance, revenge, retaliation
党首
とうしゅ
party leader
党派
とうは
faction
悪党
あくとう
scoundrel, rascal, villain
残党
ざんとう
remnants, survivors, refugees, pocket (of resistance)
徒党
ととう
conspirators, faction, cabal, clique
野党
やとう
opposition party, political opposition, opposition
糖分
とうぶん
amount of sugar, sugar content
糖類
とうるい
saccharides, sweeteners
果糖
かとう
fructose, fruit sugar
製糖
せいとう
sugar manufacture
乳糖
にゅうとう
milk sugar, lactose
届け先
とどけさき
destination, receiver’s address, consignee
届け出
とどけで
report, notification
手が届く
てがとどく
to be able to reach, to be within one’s reach, to be able to afford, to have the means to buy
難民
なんみん
refugees
非難
ひなん
criticism, blame, censure, attack, reproach
許し難い
ゆるしがたい
hard-to-forgive, intolerable, inexcusable, unpardonable
乳房
ちぶさ
breast, nipple, udder
乳歯
にゅうし
milk (baby) tooth, first set of teeth
乳児
にゅうじ
infant (below 1 years old), suckling baby
乳しぼり
ちちしぼり
milking, milker
乳飲み子
ちのみご
baby, suckling child
授乳
じゅにゅう
breast-feeding, suckling, nursing
認識
にんしき
recognition, cognizance, cognisance, knowledge, realization, realisation, awareness, perception
承認
しょうにん
recognition, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, approval, consent, agreement
納入
のうにゅう
payment, supply
収納
しゅうのう
crop, harvest, receipts, putting or stowing away
納豆
なっとう
natto (fermented soybeans)
納得
なっとく
consent, assent, understanding, agreement, comprehension, grasp
納屋
なや
shed, barn, outhouse
納戸
なんど
back room, closet, storage room
納め
おさめ
the last, the end, the closing
脳死
のうし
brain death
脳波
のうは
brain waves
首脳
しゅのう
head, leader, leading spirit
頭脳
ずのう
head, brains, intellect
洗脳
せんのう
brainwashing
派生
はせい
derivation
特派員
とくはいん
special) correspondent (e.g. for a newspaper
分派
ぶんぱ
denominations, sect, branch, faction, separation from
流派
りゅうは
school (e.g. of ikebana)
拝観
はいかん
see, inspect, visit
拝借
はいしゃく
borrowing (kenjogo)
拝礼
はいれい
worship
参拝
さんぱい
visit to a shrine or temple, paying homage at a shrine or temple
拝む
おがむ
to assume the posture of praying, to press the palms and fingers of both hands together, to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha), to pay one’s respects
背後
はいご
back, rear、background, behind the scenes
腹背
ふくはい
back and front, opposition in the heart
背丈
せたけ
stature, height
上背
うわぜい
stature, height
背く
そむく
to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe
肺炎
はいえん
pneumonia
肺活量
はいかつりょう
lung capacity
肺臓
はいぞう
lungs
俳画
はいが
briefly drawn picture, haiku picture
俳句
はいく
haiku, 17-mora poem
俳号
はいごう
pseudonym of a haiku poet
俳人
はいじん
haiku poet
俳味
はいみ
subdued taste, refined taste, haiku (poetic) flavor (flavour)
俳優
はいゆう
actor, actress, player, performer
班員
はんいん
member of a group
班長
はんちょう
squad leader, honcho, team leader, group leader
首班
しゅはん
head, leader, Prime Minister
首班
しゅはん
head, leader, Prime Minister
晩夏
ばんか
late summer、sixth month of the lunar calendar
晩秋
ばんしゅう
late autumn (fall)、ninth month of the lunar calendar
晩年
ばんねん
(one’s) last years
早晩
そうばん
sooner or later, eventually
大器晩成
たいきばんせい
Great talents mature late、late bloomer
否決
ひけつ
rejection, negation, voting down
安否
あんぴ
safety, welfare, well-being
可否
かひ
propriety, right and wrong, advisability, possibility
賛否
さんぴ
yes and no, for and against
否
いな
no, nay
適否
てきひ
propriety, fitness, aptitude
批難
ひなん
criticism, blame, censure, attack, reproach
批判
ひはん
criticism, judgement, judgment, comment
批評
ひひょう
criticism, review, commentary
秘境
ひきょう
unexplored region, one of the most secluded regions
秘策
ひさく
secret plan or measures
秘書
ひしょ
(private) secretary
神秘
しんぴ
mystery, mysteriousness, secret
心を秘める
こころをひめる
Hide ones true feelings
腹案
ふくあん
one’s plan
空腹
くうふく
hunger
山腹
さんぷく
hillside, mountainside
中腹
ちゅうふく
mountain side, halfway up
立腹
りっぷく
anger, offence, offense, rage, taking offense, taking offence
腹黒い
はらぐろい
mean, malicious, scheming, wicked, black-hearted
奮う
ふるう
to muster (e.g. one’s courage), to call forth, to rouse up, to be enlivened, to be invigorated
奮起
ふんき
stirring, rousing oneself
奮戦
ふんせん
hard fighting
奮発
ふんぱつ
strenuous exertion, spurt、splurge
興奮
こうふん
excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal
発奮
はっぷん
inspired, stimulated, roused
並行
へいこう
(going) side-by-side, abreast
並立
へいりつ
standing abreast
並列
へいれつ
arrangement, parallel, abreast
足並み
あしなみ
pace, step
陛下
へいか
your Majesty, his (or her) Majesty
閉口
へいこう
dumbfounded, stumped, at one’s wits end, nonplussed
密閉
みっぺい
airtight
閉ざす
とざす
to shut, to close, to lock, to fasten
閉じこもる
とじこもる
to seclude oneself, to shut oneself away
紙片
しへん
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
断片
だんぺん
fragment, crumb, shred, bits and pieces
片側
かたがわ
one side
片時
かたとき
moment, instant
補給
ほきゅう
supply, supplying, replenishment
補強
ほきょう
compensation, reinforcement
補欠
ほけつ
filling a vacancy, supplementation、substitute, deputy, alternate, spare
補修
ほしゅう
maintenance, mending, repair
候補
こうほ
candidate, contender, prospect, pick, choice, list
補う
おぎなう
to compensate for, to supplement
暮春
ぼしゅん
late spring、third month of the lunar calendar
薄暮
はくぼ
dusk, nightfall, twilight
夕暮れ
ゆうぐれ
evening, (evening) twilight
宝庫
ほうこ
treasury, treasure house
財宝
ざいほう
treasure
宝船
たからぶね
picture of a treasure ship bearing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune
子宝
こだから
the treasure that is children, children
探訪
たんぼう
searching, hunting for news story, journalist
来訪
らいほう
visit, call
歴訪
れきほう
round of calls, tour of visitation
亡国
ぼうこく
ruined country
亡命
ぼうめい
flight from one’s country, seeking asylum, defection, emigration (for political reasons), (going into) exile, becoming a (political) refugee
興亡
こうぼう
rise and fall, ups and downs
存亡
そんぼう
life or death, existence, destiny
忘却
ぼうきゃく
lapse of memory, forgetfulness, oblivion
忘年会
ぼうねんかい
year-end party
備忘
びぼう
reminder
棒状
ぼうじょう
cylinder or rod-shaped
棒読み
ぼうよみ
reading in a monotone
相棒
あいぼう
partner, pal, accomplice
片棒
かたぼう
partner, accomplice
針小棒大
しんしょうぼうだい
exaggeration, making a mountain out of a molehill
枚挙
まいきょ
enumeration
一枚看板
いちまいかんばん
leading player, prima donna, box-office star
大枚をはたく
たいまいをはたく
to spend a fortune, to pay a high price
幕切れ
まくぎれ
fall of the curtain, last scene, end of act
開幕
かいまく
raising the curtain
天幕
てんまく
raising the curtain
密集
みっしゅう
crowd, close formation, dense
密接
みっせつ
related, connected, close, intimate
密約
みつやく
secret agreement
機密
きみつ
secrecy, highly classified information
厳密
げんみつ
strict, close
親密
しんみつ
intimacy, friendship
綿密
めんみつ
minute, detailed, careful, scrupulous, thorough
盟主
めいしゅ
leader, leading power
盟約
めいやく
oath, pledge, pact, covenant
盟友
めいゆう
sworn friend
加盟
かめい
participation, affiliation
同盟
どうめい
alliance, union, league
連盟
れんめい
league, federation, union, alliance
模型
もけい
model, dummy, maquette
模写
もしゃ
copy (of the real thing), copying, reproduction, tracing
模造
もぞう
imitation, counterfeit, fake, sham, ersatz (object)
模様
もよう
pattern, figure, design、state, condition
規模
きぼ
scale, scope, plan, structure
訳語
やくご
translational equivalent, term(s) used in translation, gloss, equivalent term in another language
訳文
やくぶん
a translation, translated sentence
通訳
つうやく
interpretation (i.e. oral translation), interpreter
内訳
うちわけ
itemization (of expenses), the items, breakdown, classification
郵券
ゆうけん
postage stamp
郵送
ゆうそう
mailing
優位
ゆうい
predominance, ascendancy, superiority
優勝
ゆうしょう
overall victory, championship
優先
ゆうせん
preference, priority, precedence
優れる
すぐれる
to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
幼少
ようしょう
infancy, childhood, tender age
幼稚
ようち
infancy, childish, infantile
幼子
おさなご
infant, baby, little child
欲望
よくぼう
desire, appetite, lust
意欲
いよく
will, desire, ambition, urge (e.g. creative urge)
欲する
ほっする
to want, to desire
乱雑
らんざつ
clutter, disorder, promiscuity, affray, confusion, muddle
乱戦
らんせん
melee
乱入
らんにゅう
trespassing, intrusion
混乱
こんらん
disorder, chaos, confusion, mayhem
積乱雲
せきらんうん
cumulonimbus cloud
反乱
はんらん
insurrection, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, uprising
乱す
みだす
to throw out of order, to disarrange, to disturb
卵黄
らんおう
egg yolk
鶏卵
けいらん
hens egg
産卵
さんらん
egg-laying, spawning
回覧
かいらん
circulation
展覧
てんらん
exhibition, show
博覧
はくらん
extensive reading, wide knowledge
遊覧
ゆうらん
sightseeing
裏面
りめん
back, reverse, other side, inside, tails (of coins), background
表裏
ひょうり
two sides, inside and outside
裏表
うらおもて
wrong side out, reverse, opposite、double-dealing, two faces (c.f. two-faced)
裏地
うらじ
lining
裏腹
うらはら
opposite, reverse, contrary
裏目
うらめ
reverse side, opposite (of the expected), backfire
律動
りつどう
rhythm
一律
いちりつ
evenness, uniformity, monotony, equality
音律
おんりつ
metre, rhythm, musical temperament
規律
きりつ
order, observance, discipline
調律
ちょうりつ
tuning (musical)
律儀
りちぎ
honesty, faithfulness, conscientiousness, integrity
臨む
のぞむ
to look out on、to face, deal with
臨海
りんかい
coastal, seaside, oceanfront, maritime
臨機
りんき
expedient
臨時
りんじ
temporary, special, extraordinary
臨床
りんしょう
clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)
臨席
りんせき
attendance, presence
君臨
くんりん
to reign, to dictate, to control
朗らか
ほがらか
bright, cheerful, melodious
朗唱
ろうしょう
recitation, chant
朗読
ろうどく
reading aloud, recitation
朗報
ろうほう
good news
晴朗
せいろう
clear, fair, fine, serene
明朗
めいろう
bright, clear, cheerful
論証
ろんしょう
proof, certain truth, demonstration, argumentation
論争
ろんそう
controversy, dispute
論評
ろんぴょう
comment, criticism
言論
げんろん
(one’s) speech, expression of views, discussion
討論
とうろん
debate, discussion
理論
りろん
theory
欲張る
よくばる
to covet, to lust for