Words for Kanji Flashcards
日々
daily, everyday; {n} days (e.g. of one’s youth); {adv} every day, day after day, day by day, from day to day
一々
one by one, separately
一つ
one; {n} for one thing (often used in itemized lists); {n} only (after a noun); {n} (not) even (with a verb in negative form); {n} {adv} just (e.g. “just try it”); {adj-no} some kind of, one type of
二日
2nd day of the month; two days
三つだけ
just three
七日
7th day of the month; seven days
１７日
17th day of the month; 17 days
八日
8th day of the month; eight days
１８日
18th day of the month; 18 days
九日
9th day of the month; nine days
九つ
nine (used for counting objects); {n} nine years of age; {n} twelve o’clock (old time system)
九々
multiplication table, times table
丸い
round, circular, spherical; curved, smooth; harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
丸める
to make round, to roll up, to curl up; to seduce, to cajole, to explain away; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one’s head); {arch} to lump together
円い
round, circular, spherical; curved, smooth; harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
円グラフ
pie graph, pie chart
一人
one person; being alone, being by oneself; {adv} by oneself, alone; {adv} just, only, simply (with neg. sentence)
百日
hundred days, lengthy time
万人
all people, everybody; ten thousand people
一万
10,000, ten thousand
人口
population; common talk
一口
mouthful, morsel, bite; gulp, sip, draft, draught; one word, in short; one share, one contribution
百万
1,000,000, one million, million; {n} many
田
rice field
一目
glance, look, glimpse; complete view, bird’s-eye view
川口
mouth of river, estuary
一月
January; first month of the lunar calendar
月日
month and day (of the year), (the) date
明日
tomorrow
日曜
Sunday
月曜
Monday
曜日
day of the week
七曜
{astron} the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn); the seven days of the week
火曜
Tuesday
火口
burner, nozzle, origin of a fire
口火
fuse, pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.), origin, trigger
火水
(as discordant as) fire and water
水口
spout
水曜
Wednesday
木曜
(abbrev) Thursday
肌理
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); detail
一木
one tree
土曜
Saturday
土日
weekend, Saturday and Sunday
土人
native, aboriginal (sometimes derog.)
土木
engineering works, civil engineering, public works
本土
mainland, the country proper; native country, country where one was born; {Buddh} pure land, Buddha realm
本人
the person in question, the person themselves, said person
本日
today, this day
東日本
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
東口
east entrance, east exit
大人
adult, grown-up
大金
large amount of money, great cost
大きい
big, large, great; loud; extensive, spacious; important, decisive, valuable; older, grown up
東大
{organization} University of Tokyo (abbr)
大小
size; large and small (sizes), various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game), tai sai, dai siu, big and small
小川
stream, brook, creek
小さい
small, little, tiny; slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small; low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice); unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial; young, juvenile
中東
Middle East
日中
daytime, during the day; Japan and China
人生
(one’s) life
生まれる
to be born
一生
whole life, a lifetime, all through life, one existence, a generation, an age, the whole world, the era; {adj-no} (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one’s life
生ビール
unpasteurized beer, draft beer, draught beer
火山
volcano
山水
mountain and water, landscape (containing hills and rivers); {abbr} landscape picture; mountain stream, water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
山川
mountains and rivers
小山
hill, knoll
出
coming out, emerging; being born into (a certain family), being a native of (a particular place)
出る
to leave, to exit, to go out, to come out, to get out; to leave (on a journey), to depart, to start out, to set out; to move forward; to come to, to get to, to lead to, to reach; to appear, to come out, to emerge, to surface, to come forth, to turn up, to be found, to be detected, to be discovered, to be exposed, to show, to be exhibited, to be on display; to appear (in print), to be published, to be announced, to be issued, to be listed, to come out; to attend, to participate, to take part, to enter (an event), to play in, to perform; to be stated, to be expressed, to come up, to be brought up, to be raised; to sell; to exceed, to go over; to stick out, to protrude; to break out, to occur, to start, to originate; to be produced; to come from, to be derived from; to be given, to get, to receive, to be offered, to be provided, to be presented, to be submitted, to be handed in, to be turned in, to be paid; to answer (phone, door, etc.), to get; to assume (an attitude), to act, to behave; to pick up (speed, etc.), to gain; to flow (e.g. tears), to run, to bleed; to graduate; {vulg} to ejaculate, to cum
出口
exit, gateway, way out; outlet, vent, leak
日の出
sunrise
出生
birth
居る
to be (of animate objects), to exist; to stay; to be …-ing, to have been …-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
入口
entrance, entry, gate, approach, mouth
入金
receipt of money, money received, receipts; depositing, deposit, payment, partial payment
下水
drainage, ditch, gutter, sewerage; sewage, black water
目下
at present, now
目下
subordinate, subordinates, inferior, inferiors, junior
川下
downstream
上下
top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; {cloth} top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)
目上
superior, superiors, senior
川上
upper reaches of a river, upstream
上げる
to raise, to elevate; to do up (one’s hair); to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room); {pol} to give; to send someone (away); to enrol (one’s child in school), to enroll; to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve; to make (a loud sound), to raise (one’s voice); to earn (something desirable); to praise; to give (an example, etc.), to cite; to summon up (all of one’s energy, etc.); to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.); to bear (a child); to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding); (of the tide) to come in; to vomit; {aux-v} {v1} {pol} to do for (the sake of someone else) (after the -te form of a verb); {aux-v} {v1} to complete … (after the -masu stem of a verb); {aux-v} {v1} {hum} to humbly do … (after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility)
上る
to ascend, to go up, to climb; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price); to swim up (a river), to sail up; to come up (on the agenda)
中止する
to cancel
止まる
to stop (moving), to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied), to come to a halt, to cease, to be stopped, to be suspended; to alight, to perch on
止める
to stop, to turn off; to park; to prevent, to suppress (a cough), to hold back (tears), to hold (one’s breath), to relieve (pain); to stop (someone from doing something), to dissuade, to forbid, to prohibit; to notice, to be aware of, to concentrate on, to pay attention to, to remember, to bear in mind
正本
original, original text, authenticated facsimile, authenticated copy
大正
{hist} Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25), Taisho era
正月
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year, January
正しい
right, correct; proper, righteous, just, honest, truthful, lawful
正に
exactly, just, precisely, really, truly, surely, certainly, without doubt; right (when), just (as); just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of; really (ought to), certainly (should), naturally
入手
acquisition, obtaining, procurement, getting (hold of)
上手
skillful, skilled, proficient, good (at), adept, clever; {n} flattery
下手
unskillful, poor, awkward; imprudent, untactful
遣り手
skilled person, capable person, shrewd person, go-getter, hotshot; doer, performer, agent; giver, bestower; brothel madam
用いる
to use, to make use of, to utilize, to utilise
用人
manager, steward, factotum, person next in rank to the chief retainers and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family (Edo period); useful person
用水
irrigation water, water for fire, city water, cistern water
日用
daily use
無人
unmanned, uninhabited, unattended, deserted
無用
useless, futile; unnecessary, needless; not on business, unrelated, unauthorised, unauthorized; prohibited, banned, forbidden
金が無い
broke, poor, short, skint, having no money
不用
disused, unused; useless, wasteful, of no use
不正
injustice, unfairness, wrongdoing, iniquity, impropriety, irregularity, dishonesty, illegality, fraud
不定
uncertainty, insecurity, inconstancy, indefinite, undecided
不足
insufficiency, deficiency, shortage, lack, scarcity, deficit; dissatisfaction, discontent, complaint
回る
to turn, to rotate, to revolve, to spin; to go around, to circle, to revolve around, to orbit; to make the rounds (of), to go around (several places), to travel around, to make a tour of, to patrol; to go by way of, to go via, to stop by (on the way), to take a roundabout route, to make a detour; to move around (to another place or position), to come around, to go over (e.g. to the opposing side); to come around (of one’s turn), to be passed around (of a cup, circular, etc.); to function, to work well; to spread, to extend (to; e.g. of one’s attention), to reach, to take effect (of alcohol, poison, etc.); to pass (a time), to turn (e.g. 5 o’clock); to earn interest; {suf} {v5r} to … around, to … about (after -masu stem of verb)
回す
to turn, to rotate, to spin, to twist, to gyrate; to pass around, to send around, to hand around, to circulate; to move (someone or something to where its needed), to send, to bring, to transfer, to forward, to direct, to submit; to turn (to a new use), to use (for something else); to turn on (something that turns or has a rotating part, e.g. a washing machine), to start up (e.g. an engine), to give (something) a spin; to put (someone in a position), to make (e.g. an enemy of); {aux-v} {v5s} to … around (e.g. chase, fool, play), to do all over, to do everywhere, to do completely (after the -masu stem of a verb); to surround (something) with, to enclose with; to put (an arm) around (e.g. someone’s waist), to reach around; to invest (money), to lend; to dial (a telephone number); {vulg} to gang-rape; to operate (e.g. business, shop)
上回る
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.), to surpass, to be more than, to be better than
手回り
at hand, personal effects or belongings
一回
once, one time, one round, one game, one bout, one heat, one inning
言う
to say, to utter, to declare; to name, to call; to go (e.g. “the alarm went ping”), to make a noise
言い回し
expression, phraseology
言明
declaration, statement, assertion
無言
silence (not speaking), muteness
一言
single word, a few words, brief comment
舌鋒
sharp tongue, eloquence
冗舌
talkativeness, garrulity, loquacity
舌を出す
to stick out one’s tongue (can indicate embarrassment); to ridicule someone (behind their back), to laugh at someone
舌が縺れる
to speak unclearly, to speak inarticulately, to pronounce poorly, to slur one’s words, to lisp
話す
to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat; to tell, to explain, to narrate, to mention, to describe, to discuss; to speak (a language)
手話
sign language
話し手
speaker; one who is skilled at speaking
活火山
active volcano
行く手
one’s way, one’s path
行う
to perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out
言行
speech and behaviour (behavior)
中心
center, centre, middle, heart, core, focus, pivot, emphasis, balance; {suf} -centered, -centred, -focused, -oriented, centered on, focused on
心身
mind and body
大体
generally, on the whole, mostly, almost, nearly, approximately, roughly, about; {adj-no} general, rough; {n} outline, main points, gist, substance, essence; in the first place, first and foremost, from the start, to begin with
正体
true character, true form, true colors (colours), identity, truth (of a mystery, phenomenon, etc.), origin; consciousness, one’s senses
信じる
to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in
書く
to write, to compose, to pen; to draw, to paint
見る
to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe; to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge; to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on; to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.); {aux-v} {v1} to try …, to have a go at …, to give … a try (after the -te form of a verb); {aux-v} {v1} to see (that) …, to find (that) …
