JLPT1a Flashcards
嗚呼
ああ/Ah!/ Oh!/ Alas!
相
あい/together/ mutually/ fellow
相変わらず
あいかわらず/as ever/ as usual/ the same
愛想
あいそ/civility/ courtesy/ compliments/ sociability/ graces
相対
あいたい/confrontation/ facing/ between ourselves/ no third party/ tete-a-tete
間柄
あいだがら/relation(ship)
愛憎
あいにく/likes and dislikes
合間
あいま/interval
曖昧
あいまい/vague/ ambiguous
敢えて
あえて/dare (to do)/ challenge (to do)
仰ぐ
あおぐ/to look up (to)/ to respect/ to depend on/ to ask for/ to seek/ to revere/ to drink/ to take
垢
あか/dirt/ filth
亜科
あか/suborder/ subfamily
銅
あかがね/copper
証
あかし/proof/ evidence
赤字
あかじ/deficit/ go in the red
明かす
あかす/to pass/ spend/ to reveal/ to divulge
赤ちゃん
あかちゃん/baby/ infant
明白
あからさま/obvious/ overt/ plainly/ frankly
赤らむ
あからむ/to become red/ to redden/ to blush
明るい
あかるい/bright/ cheerful
上がり
あがり/1. slope/ advance income/ crop yield/ ascent/ rise/ advance/ death/ spinning/ completion/ stop/ finish/ after/>
上がる
あがる/to enter/ to go up/ to rise/ to climb up/ to advance/ to appreciate/ to be promoted/ to improve/ to call on/
商人
あきうど/trader/ shopkeeper/ merchant
空間
あきま/vacancy/ room for rent or lease
諦め
あきらめ/resignation/ acceptance/ consolation
呆れる
あきれる/to be amazed/ to be shocked
悪
あく/evil/ wickedness
灰
あく/puckery juice
あくどい
- gaudy/ showy/ excessive/ 2. vicious
悪日
あくび/unlucky day
明くる
あくる/next/ following
憧れ
あこがれ/yearning/ longing/ aspiration
顎
あご/chin
麻
あさ/flax/ linen/ hemp
明後日
あさって/day after tomorrow
朝寝坊
あさねぼう/oversleeping/ late riser
浅ましい
あさましい/wretched/ miserable/ shameful/ mean/ despicable/ abject
字
あざ/section of village
欺く
あざむく/to deceive
鮮やか
あざやか/vivid/ clear/ brilliant
あざ笑う
あざわらう/to sneer at/ to ridicule
味わい
あじわい/flavour/ meaning/ significance
東
あずま/east/ Eastern Japan
焦る
あせる/to be in a hurry/ to be impatient
彼処
あそこ/1. (uk) there/ over there/ that place/ 2. (X) (col) genitals
値
あたい/value/ price/ cost/ worth/ merit
値する
あたいする/to be worth/ to deserve/ to merit
私
あたし/I (fem)
当たり
あたり/hit/ success/ reaching the mark/ per …/ vicinity/ neighborhood
当たり前
あたりまえ/usual/ common/ ordinary/ natural/ reasonable/ obvious
他人
あだびと/another person/ unrelated person/ outsider/ stranger
彼方此方
あちこち/here and there
彼方
あちら/1. there/ yonder/ that
彼方此方
あちらこちら/here and there
悪化
あっか/deterioration/ growing worse/ aggravation/ degeneration/ corruption
呆気ない
あっけない/not enough/ too quick (short long etc.)
悪口
あっこう/abuse/ insult/ slander/ evil speaking
あっさり
easily/ readily/ quickly
圧迫
あっぱく/pressure/ coercion/ oppression
扱い
あつかい/treatment/ service
集まる
あつまる/to gather/ to collect/ to assemble
誂える
あつらえる/to give an order/ to place an order
圧力
あつりょく/stress/ pressure
当て
あて/object/ aim/ end/ hopes/ expectations
宛
あて/addressed to
当て字
あてじ/phonetic-equivalent character/ substitute character
当てはまる
あてはまる/to apply (a rule)
当てはめる
あてはめる/to apply/ to adapt
宛てる
あてる/to address
跡継ぎ
あとつぎ/heir/ successor
後回し
あとまわし/putting off/ postponing
貴女
あなた/you/ lady
彼の
あの/that over there
溢れる
あふれる/to flood/ to overflow/ to brim over
油絵
あぶらえ/oil painting
炙る
あぶる/to scorch
あべこべ
contrary/ opposite/ inverse
甘える
あまえる/to behave like a spoiled child/ to fawn on
甘口
あまくち/sweet flavour/ mildness/ flattery/ stupidity
雨具
あまぐ/rain gear
天
あまつ/heavenly/ imperial
網
あみ/net/ network
天地
あめつち/heaven and earth/ the universe/ nature/ top and bottom/ realm/ sphere/ world
操る
あやつる/to manipulate/ to operate/ to pull strings
あやふや
uncertain/ vague/ ambiguous
危ぶむ
あやぶむ/to fear/ to have misgivings/ to be doubtful/ to mistrust
過ち
あやまち/fault/ error/ indiscretion
誤る
あやまる/to make a mistake
歩み
あゆみ/walking
歩む
あゆむ/to walk/ to go on foot
あら
oh/ ah/ saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
予め
あらかじめ/beforehand/ in advance/ previously
荒らす
あらす/to lay waste/ to devastate/ to damage/ to invade/ to break into
粗筋
あらすじ/outline/ summary
争い
あらそい/dispute/ strife/ quarrel/ dissension/ conflict/ rivalry/ contest
改まる
あらたまる/to be renewed
荒っぽい
あらっぽい/rough/ rude
凡ゆる
あらゆる/all/ every
あられ
kind of cookie/ cartoon character
現われ
あらわれ/embodiment/ materialization
現われる
あらわれる/to appear/ to come in sight/ to become visible/ to come out/ to embody/ to materialize/ to express oneself
有難う
ありがとう/Thank you
有様
ありさま/state/ condition/ circumstances/ the way things are or should be/ truth
有りのまま
ありのまま/the truth/ fact/ as it is/ frankly
或る
ある/a certain…/ some…
或いは
あるいは/or/ possibly
彼此
あれこれ/one thing or another/ this and that/ this or that
合わす
あわす/to join together/ to face/ to unite/ to be opposite/ to combine/ to connect/ to add up/ to mix/ to match/ to
合わせ
あわせ/joint together/ opposite/ facing
慌ただしい
あわただしい/busy/ hurried/ confused/ flurried
慌てる
あわてる/to become confused (disconcerted disorganized)
暗殺
あんさつ/assassination
暗算
あんざん/mental arithmetic
暗示
あんじ/hint/ suggestion
案じる
あんじる/to be anxious/ to ponder
安静
あんせい/rest
案の定
あんのじょう/sure enough/ as usual
余り
あんまり/not very (this form only used as adverb)/ not much/ remainder/ rest/ remnant/ surplus/ balance/ excess/ rema
依
い/depending on
良い
いい/good
伊井
いい/that one/ Italy
否
いいえ/no/ nay/ yes/ well
いい加減
いいかげん/moderate/ right/ random/ not thorough/ vague/ irresponsible/ halfhearted
言い訳
いいわけ/excuse/ explanation
家出
いえで/running away from home/ leaving home
家主
いえぬし/landlord
如何
いかが/how/ in what way
生かす
いかす/to revive/ to resuscitate/ to make use of
雷
いかずち/thunder
如何に
いかに/how?/ in what way?/ how much?/ however/ whatever
如何にも
いかにも/indeed/ really/ phrase meaning agreement
怒り
いかり/anger/ hatred
怒る
いかる/to get angry/ to be angry
歪む
いがむ/to warp/ to swerve/ to deflect/ to be crooked/ to be distorted/ to be bent/ to incline/ to slant/ to be perv
粋
いき/chic/ style/ purity/ essence
域外
いきがい/outside the area
意気込む
いきごむ/to be enthusiastic about
経緯
いきさつ/1. details/ whole story/ sequence of events/ particulars/ how it started/ how things got this way/ 2. c
行き違い
いきちがい/misunderstanding/ estrangement/ disagreement/ crossing without meeting/ going astray
行き成り
いきなり/suddenly
異議
いぎ/objection/ dissent/ protest
いく
to come/ to orgasm
軍
いくさ/war/ battle/ campaign/ fight
戦
いくさ/war/ battle/ campaign/ fight
育成
いくせい/rearing/ training/ nurture/ cultivation/ promotion
幾多
いくた/many/ numerous
活ける
いける/to arrange (flowers)
異見
いけん/different opinion/ objection
意向
いこう/intention/ idea/ inclination
移行
いこう/switching over to
いざ
now/ come (now)/ well/ crucial moment
碑
いしぶみ/stone monument bearing an inscription
衣装
いしょう/clothing/ costume/ outfit/ garment/ dress
意地
いじ/disposition/ spirit/ willpower/ obstinacy/ backbone/ appetite
苛める
いじめる/to tease/ to torment/ to persecute/ to chastise
移住
いじゅう/migration/ immigration
弄る
いじる/to touch/ to tamper with
何れ
いずれ/where/ which/ who/ anyway/ anyhow/ at any rate
異性
いせい/the opposite sex
遺跡
いせき/historic ruins (remains relics)
依然
いぜん/still/ as yet
依存
いそん/dependence/ dependent/ reliance
委託
いたく/consign (goods (for sale) to a firm)/ entrust (person with something)/ commit
悪戯
いたずら/tease/ prank/ trick/ practical joke/ mischief
頂
いただき/(top of) head/ summit/ spire
戴きます
いただきます/expression of gratitude before meals
至って
いたって/very much/ exceedingly/ extremely
痛む
いたむ/to hurt/ to feel a pain/ to be injured
痛める
いためる/to hurt/ to injure/ to cause pain/ to worry/ to bother/ to afflict/ to be grieved over
炒める
いためる/to stir-fry
労る
いたわる/to pity/ to sympathize with/ to console/ to care for/ to be kind to
市
いち/market/ fair
位地
いち/place/ situation/ position/ location
一々
いちいち/one by one/ separately
一概に
いちがいに/unconditionally/ as a rule
一見
いちげん/unfamiliar/ never before met
一言
いちげん/single word
一日
いちじつ/1. one day/ 2. first of month
一定
いちじょう/fixed/ settled/ definite/ uniform/ regularized/ defined/ standardized/ certain/ prescribed
著しい
いちじるしい/remarkable/ considerable
一同
いちどう/all present/ all concerned/ all of us
一人
いちにん/one person
一部
いちぶ/1. one copy e.g. of a document/ 2. a part/ partly/ some
一部分
いちぶぶん/a part
一別
いちべつ/parting
一面
いちめん/one side/ one phase/ front page/ the other hand/ the whole surface
一目
いちもく/a glance/ a look/ a glimpse
一様
いちよう/uniformity/ evenness/ similarity/ equality/ impartiality
一律
いちりつ/evenness/ uniformity/ monotony/ equality
一連
いちれん/a series/ a chain/ a ream (of paper)
一括
いっかつ/all together/ batch/ one lump/ one bundle/ summing up
一気
いっき/drink!(said repeatedly as a party cheer)
一挙に
いっきょに/at a stroke/ with a single swoop
一切
いっさい/all/ everything/ without exception/ the whole/ entirely/ absolutely
一心
いっしん/one mind/ wholeheartedness/ the whole heart
いっそ
rather/ sooner/ might as well
一帯
いったい/a region/ a zone/ the whole place
一敗
いっぱい/one defeat
一変
いっぺん/complete change/ about-face
何時
いつ/when/ how soon
何時か
いつか/sometime/ someday/ one day/ some time or other/ the other day/ in due course/ in time
何時でも
いつでも/(at) any time/ always/ at all times/ never (neg)/ whenever
何時の間にか
いつのまにか/before one knows/ unnoticed/ unawares
何時までも
いつまでも/forever/ for good/ eternally/ as long as one likes/ indefinitely
何時も
いつも/always/ usually/ every time/ never (with neg. verb)
意図
いと/intention/ aim/ design
営む
いとなむ/to carry on (e.g. in ceremony)/ to run a business
暇
いとま/free time/ leisure/ leave/ spare time/ farewell
異動
いどう/a change
挑む
いどむ/to challenge/ to contend for/ to make love to
稲光
いなびかり/(flash of) lightning
古
いにしえ/antiquity/ ancient times
祈り
いのり/prayer/ supplication
鼾
いびき/snoring
今更
いまさら/now/ at this late hour
未だ
いまだ/as yet/ hitherto/ not yet (neg)
移民
いみん/emigration/ immigration/ emigrant/ immigrant
厭々
いやいや/unwillingly/ grudgingly/ shaking head in refusal (to children)
卑しい
いやしい/greedy/ vulgar/ shabby/ humble/ base/ mean/ vile
いやに
awfully/ terribly
厭やらしい
いやらしい/detestable/ disagreeable
愈々
いよいよ/more and more/ all the more/ increasingly/ at last/ beyond doubt
意欲
いよく/will/ desire/ ambition
苛々
いらいら/getting nervous/ irritation
入口
いりくち/entrance/ gate/ approach/ mouth
衣料
いりょう/clothing
威力
いりょく/power/ might/ authority/ influence
入る
いる/to get in/ to go in/ to come in/ to flow into/ to set/ to set in
衣類
いるい/clothes/ clothing/ garments
色々
いろいろ/various
異論
いろん/different opinion/ objection
所謂
いわゆる/the so-called/ so to speak
印
いん/seal/ stamp/ mark/ print
員
いん/member
印鑑
いんかん/stamp/ seal
陰気
いんき/gloom/ melancholy
隠居
いんきょ/retirement/ retired person
上下
うえした/high and low/ up and down/ unloading and loading/ praising and blaming
浮かぶ
うかぶ/to float/ to rise to surface/ to come to mind
受かる
うかる/to pass (examination)
含嗽
うがい/gargle/ rinse mouth
受け入れ
うけいれ/receiving/ acceptance
受け入れる
うけいれる/to accept/ to receive
受け継ぐ
うけつぐ/to inherit/ to succeed/ to take over
受け付ける
うけつける/to be accepted/ to receive (an application)
受け止める
うけとめる/to catch/ to stop the blow/ to react to/ to take
受け取り
うけとり/receipt
受身
うけみ/passive/ passive voice
動き
うごき/movement/ activity/ trend/ development/ change
潮
うしお/tide
氏
うじ/family name
渦
うず/swirl
埋まる
うずまる/to be buried/ to be surrounded/ to overflow/ to be filled
嘘つき
うそつき/liar (sometimes said with not much seriousness)/ fibber
打ち合わせ
うちあわせ/business meeting/ previous arrangement/ appointment
打ち合わせる
うちあわせる/to knock together/ to arrange
打ち切る
うちきる/to stop/ to abort/ to discontinue/ to close
打ち消し
うちけし/negation/ denial/ negative
打ち込む
うちこむ/to drive in (e.g. nail stake)/ to devote oneself to/ to shoot into/ to smash/ to throw into/ to cast into
団扇
うちわ/fan
内訳
うちわけ/the items/ breakdown/ classification
訴え
うったえ/lawsuit/ complaint
鬱陶しい
うっとうしい/gloomy/ depressing
写し
うつし/copy/ duplicate/ facsimile/ transcript
空ろ
うつろ/blank/ cavity/ hollow/ empty (space)
器
うつわ/bowl/ vessel/ container
雨天
うてん/rainy weather
腕前
うでまえ/ability/ skill/ facility
饂飩
うどん/noodles (Japanese)
促す
うながす/to urge/ to press/ to suggest/ to demand/ to stimulate/ to quicken/ to incite/ to invite (attention to)
唸る
うなる/to groan/ to moan/ to roar/ to howl/ to growl/ to hum/ to buzz/ to sough
自惚れ
うぬぼれ/pretension/ conceit/ hubris
甘い
うまい/delicious
生まれつき
うまれつき/by nature/ by birth/ native
海路
うみじ/sea route
産む
うむ/to give birth/ to deliver/ to produce
埋め込む
うめこむ/to bury
梅干
うめぼし/dried plum
末
うら/top end/ tip
裏返し
うらがえし/inside out/ upside down
売り出し
うりだし/(bargain) sale
売り出す
うりだす/to put on sale/ to market/ to become popular
潤う
うるおう/to be moist/ to be damp/ to get wet/ to profit by/ to be watered/ to receive benefits/ to favor/ to charm
五月蝿い
うるさい/noisy/ loud/ fussy
売れ行き
うれゆき/sales
浮気
うわき/flighty/ fickle/ wanton/ unfaithful
上手
うわて/1. upper part/ upper stream/ left side (of a stage)/ 2. skillful (only in comparisons)/ dexterity
上回る
うわまわる/to exceed
植わる
うわる/to be planted
運営
うんえい/management/ administration/ operation
うんざり
tedious/ boring/ being fed up with
運送
うんそう/shipping/ marine transportation
運賃
うんちん/freight rates/ shipping expenses/ fare
云々
うんぬん/and so on/ and so forth/ comment
運搬
うんぱん/transport/ carriage
運命
うんめい/fate
運輸
うんゆ/transportation
運用
うんよう/making use of/ application/ investment/ practical use
会
え/understanding
重
え/-fold/ -ply
えい
ray (fish)
映写
えいしゃ/projection
英字
えいじ/English letter (character)
衛生
えいせい/health/ hygiene/ sanitation/ medical
映像
えいぞう/reflection/ image
英雄
えいゆう/hero/ great man
液
えき/liquid/ fluid
役
えき/war/ campaign/ battle
閲覧
えつらん/inspection/ reading
獲物
えもの/game/ spoils/ trophy
襟
えり/neck/ collar/ lapel/ neckband
縁
えん/chance/ fate/ destiny/ relation/ bonds/ connection/ karma
塩
えん/salt
艶
えん/charming/ fascinating/ voluptuous
園
えん/garden (esp. man-made)
円滑
えんかつ/harmony/ smoothness
縁側
えんがわ/veranda/ porch/ balcony/ open corridor
沿岸
えんがん/coast/ shore
婉曲
えんきょく/euphemistic/ circumlocution/ roundabout/ indirect/ insinuating
演習
えんしゅう/practice/ exercises/ manoeuvers
演出
えんしゅつ/production (e.g. play)/ direction
演じる
えんじる/to perform (a play)/ to play (a part)/ to act (a part)/ to commit (a blunder)
演ずる
えんずる/to perform/ to play
沿線
えんせん/along railway line
縁談
えんだん/marriage proposal/ engagement
遠方
えんぽう/long way/ distant place
円満
えんまん/perfection/ harmony/ peace/ smoothness/ completeness/ satisfaction/ integrity
尾
お/tail/ ridge
於
お/at/ in/ on
甥
おい/nephew
追い込む
おいこむ/to herd/ to corner/ to drive
美味しい
おいしい/delicious/ tasty
追い出す
おいだす/to expel/ to drive out
於いて
おいて/at/ in/ on
お出でになる
おいでになる/to be
老いる
おいる/to age/ to grow old
負う
おう/to bear/ to owe
応急
おうきゅう/emergency
黄金
おうごん/gold
黄色
おうしょく/yellow
応募
おうぼ/subscription/ application
おおい
hey!
大方
おおかた/perhaps/ almost all/ majority
大柄
おおがら/large build/ large pattern
大げさ
おおげさ/grandiose/ exaggerated
大事
おおごと/important/ valuable/ serious matter
大ざっぱ
おおざっぱ/rough (as in not precise)/ broad/ sketchy
大筋
おおすじ/outline/ summary
大空
おおぞら/heaven/ firmament/ the sky
大幅
おおはば/full width/ large scale/ drastic
大水
おおみず/flood
公
おおやけ/official/ public/ formal/ open/ governmental
お蔭
おかげ/(your) backing/ assistance
お蔭様で
おかげさまで/Thanks to god/ thanks to you
可笑しい
おかしい/strange/ funny/ amusing/ ridiculous
犯す
おかす/to commit/ to perpetrate/ to violate/ to rape
侵す
おかす/to invade/ to raid/ to trespass/ to violate/ to intrude on
お菜
おかず/side dish/ accompaniment for rice dishes
臆病
おくびょう/cowardice/ timidity
遅らす
おくらす/to retard/ to delay
遅れ
おくれ/delay/ lag
起こす
おこす/to raise/ to cause/ to wake someone
行い
おこない/deed/ conduct/ behavior/ action/ asceticism
厳か
おごそか/austere/ majestic/ dignified/ stately/ awful/ impressive
傲る
おごる/to be proud
長
おさ/chief/ head
押さえる
おさえる/to stop/ to restrain/ to seize/ to repress/ to suppress/ to press down
お先に
おさきに/before/ ahead/ previously
収まる
おさまる/to be obtained/ to end/ to settle into/ to fit into/ to be settled/ to be paid/ to be delivered
納まる
おさまる/to be obtained/ to end/ to settle into/ to fit into/ to be settled/ to be paid/ to be delivered
治まる
おさまる/to be at peace/ to clamp down/ to lessen (storm terror anger)
お産
おさん/(giving) birth
教え
おしえ/teachings/ precept/ lesson/ doctrine
押し込む
おしこむ/to push into/ to crowd into
惜しむ
おしむ/to be frugal/ to value/ to regret
お喋り
おしゃべり/chattering/ talk/ idle talk/ chat/ chitchat/ gossip/ chatty/ talkative/ chatterbox/ blabbermouth
お洒落
おしゃれ/smartly dressed/ someone smartly dressed/ fashion-conscious
押し寄せる
おしよせる/to push aside/ to advance on
お祖父さん
おじいさん/grandfather/ male senior-citizen
お邪魔します
おじゃまします/Excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you
雄
おす/male (animal)
お世辞
おせじ/flattery/ compliment
襲う
おそう/to attack
遅くとも
おそくとも/at the latest
恐らく
おそらく/perhaps
恐れ
おそれ/fear/ horror
恐れ入る
おそれいる/to be filled with awe/ to feel small/ to be amazed/ to be surprised/ to be disconcerted/ to be sorry/ to b
お大事に
おだいじに/Take care of yourself
煽てる
おだてる/to stir up/ to instigate/ to flatter
落ち込む
おちこむ/to fall into/ to feel down (sad)
落ち着き
おちつき/calm/ composure
落ち葉
おちば/fallen leaves/ leaf litter/ defoliation/ shedding leaves
落ちる
おちる/to fail (e.g. exam)/ to fall down/ to drop
おっかない
frightening/ huge
仰っしゃる
おっしゃる/to say/ to speak/ to tell/ to talk
乙
おつ/1. strange/ quaint/ stylish/ chic/ spicy/ queer/ witty/ tasty/ romantic/ 2. 2nd in rank/ second sign of the
お使い
おつかい/errand
お手上げ
おてあげ/all over/ given in/ given up hope/ bring to knees
御手洗い
おてあらい/toilet/ restroom/ lavatory/ bathroom (US)
弟
おと/younger brother
落とす
おとす/to drop/ to lose/ to let fall
訪れる
おとずれる/to visit
大人しい
おとなしい/obedient/ docile/ quiet
少女
おとめ/daughter/ young lady/ virgin/ maiden/ little girl
お供
おとも/attendant/ companion
衰える
おとろえる/to become weak/ to decline/ to wear/ to abate/ to decay/ to wither/ to waste away
おどおど
coweringly/ hesitantly
脅かす
おどかす/to threaten/ to coerce
脅す
おどす/to threaten/ to menace
驚き
おどろき/surprise/ astonishment/ wonder
同い年
おないどし/of the same age
女子
おなご/woman/ girl
お願いします
おねがいします/please
各
おのおの/each/ every/ either/ respectively/ severally
自ずから
おのずから/naturally/ as a matter of course
お早う
おはよう/Good morning
お祖母さん
おばあさん/grandmother/ female senior-citizen
怯える
おびえる/to become frightened/ to have a nightmare
夥しい
おびただしい/abundantly/ innumerably
帯びる
おびる/to wear/ to carry/ to be entrusted/ to have/ to take on/ to have a trace of/ to be tinged with
覚え
おぼえ/memory/ sense/ experience
御負け
おまけ/1. a discount/ a prize/ 2. something additional/ bonus/ an extra/ 3. an exaggeration
お巡りさん
おまわりさん/policeman (friendly term)
お宮
おみや/Shinto shrine
お襁褓
おむつ/diaper/ nappy
お目出度う
おめでとう/(ateji) (int) (uk) Congratulations!/ an auspicious occasion!
面
おも/face
思い付き
おもいつき/plan/ idea/ suggestion
面白い
おもしろい/interesting/ amusing
玩具
おもちゃ/toy
重なる
おもなる/main/ principal/ important
趣
おもむき/meaning/ tenor/ gist/ effect/ appearance/ taste/ grace/ charm/ refinement
赴く
おもむく/to go/ to proceed/ to repair to/ to become
重役
おもやく/heavy responsibilities/ director
重んじる
おもんじる/to respect/ to honor/ to esteem/ to prize
重んずる
おもんずる/to honor/ to respect/ to esteem/ to prize
お休み
おやすみ/holiday/ absence/ rest/ Good night
お八
おやつ/1. (uk) between meal snack/ afternoon refreshment/ afternoon tea/ 2. mid-day snack
凡そ
およそ/about/ roughly/ as a rule/ approximately
及び
および/and/ as well as
及ぶ
およぶ/to reach/ to come up to/ to amount to/ to befall/ to happen to/ to extend/ to match/ to equal
織
おり/weave/ weaving/ woven item
檻
おり/cage/ pen/ jail cell
折り返す
おりかえす/to turn up/ to fold back
織物
おりもの/textile/ fabric
織る
おる/to weave
俺
おれ/I (ego) (boastful first-person pronoun)
愚か
おろか/foolish/ stupid
疎か
おろそか/neglect/ negligence/ carelessness
終わる
おわる/to finish/ to close
音色
おんいろ/tone color/ tone quality/ timbre/ synthesizer patch
温和
おんわ/gentle/ mild/ moderate
仮
か/tentative/ provisional
科
か/department/ section
個
か/article counter
下位
かい/low rank/ subordinate/ lower order (e.g. byte)
階
かい/-floor (counter)/ stories
改悪
かいあく/deterioration/ changing for the worse
海運
かいうん/maritime/ marine transportation
改革
かいかく/reform/ reformation/ innovation
貝殻
かいがら/shell
階級
かいきゅう/class/ rank/ grade
海峡
かいきょう/channel
会見
かいけん/interview/ audience
介護
かいご/nursing
開催
かいさい/holding a meeting/ open an exhibition
回収
かいしゅう/collection/ recovery
改修
かいしゅう/repair/ improvement
怪獣
かいじゅう/monster
解除
かいじょ/cancellation/ rescinding/ release/ calling off
回送
かいそう/forwarding
階層
かいそう/class/ level/ stratum/ hierarchy
開拓
かいたく/reclamation (of wasteland)/ cultivation/ pioneer
会談
かいだん/conversation/ conference/ discussion/ interview
改定
かいてい/reform
改訂
かいてい/revision
街道
かいどう/highway
介入
かいにゅう/intervention
開発
かいはつ/development/ exploitation
海抜
かいばつ/height above sea level
介抱
かいほう/nursing/ looking after
解剖
かいぼう/dissection/ autopsy
回覧
かいらん/circulation
海流
かいりゅう/ocean current
改良
かいりょう/improvement/ reform
回路
かいろ/circuit (electric)
顧みる
かえりみる/to look back/ to turn around/ to review
省みる
かえりみる/to reflect
返る
かえる/to return/ to come back/ to go back
顔付き
かおつき/(outward) looks/ features/ face/ countenance/ expression
掲げる
かかげる/to publish/ to print/ to carry (an article)/ to put up/ to hang out/ to hoist/ to fly (a sail)/ to float
踵
かかと/(shoe) heel
係り
かかり/official/ duty/ person in charge
課外
かがい/extracurricular
書き取り
かきとり/dictation
書き取る
かきとる/to write down/ to take dictation/ to take notes
掻き回す
かきまわす/to stir up/ to churn/ to ransack/ to disturb
欠く
かく/to lack/ to break/ to crack/ to chip
角
かく/1. angle/ 2. bishop (shogi)