| hi |
nichi |
sun, day |
日 |
|
27 |
| ki |
moku |
tree, wood |
木 |
|
27 |
| hon |
hon, moto |
root, origin, book |
本 |
bottom of tree |
28 |
| nippon, nihon |
|
Japan (the country) |
日本 |
sun-origin |
28 |
| higashi |
tou, azuma |
east |
東 |
sun behind tree |
28 |
|
kyou, kei |
capital, capital district |
京 |
lantern |
29 |
|
hane |
wings |
羽 |
|
29 |
|
ta, da |
rice paddy |
田 |
|
30 |
| chikara |
ryoku, riki |
power, strength |
力 |
hand pushing down |
30 |
| otoko |
dan |
male, man |
男 |
rice paddy + power |
30 |
| onna |
jo |
female, woman |
女 |
|
31 |
| (o)kaa(san) |
bo |
mother |
母 |
|
31 |
| hito |
jin, nin |
person, species mankind |
人 |
|
32 |
| mai |
|
every |
毎 |
every man has a mother |
32 |
| ko |
shi |
child |
子 |
|
33 |
| su(ku), su(ki) |
|
to love, loved, liked |
好 |
woman + child |
33 |
| oki(i) |
ou, dai |
big |
大 |
man with arms outstretched |
33 |
| chii(sai) |
ko, shou, o |
small |
小 |
man with arms down at sides |
34 |
| ta(tsu) |
ritsu, tachi |
to stand, standing |
立 |
|
34 |
| ichi |
|
one |
一 |
|
34 |
| ni |
|
two |
二 |
|
34 |
| san |
|
three |
三 |
|
34 |
| go |
|
five |
五 |
|
35 |
| juu |
|
ten |
十 |
|
35 |
|
kyou |
to join together, to unite |
協 |
|
35 |
| kyouryoku |
|
cooperation |
協力 |
|
35 |
|
kawa, gawa |
river |
川 |
|
35 |
| mizu |
sui, mizu |
water |
水 |
squeeze a river |
36 |
|
oumizu |
flood |
大水 |
|
36 |
| i(reru), hai(ru) |
nyuu |
to put in, to enter |
入 |
|
36 |
| kuchi, guchi |
kou |
mouth, opening |
口 |
|
37 |
| naka |
naka, chuu |
middle, inside |
中 |
|
37 |
|
chuuritsu |
neutral |
中立 |
|
37 |
|
nitchuu |
in the daytime |
日中 |
|
37 |
|
jochuu |
housemaid |
女中 |
|
38 |
|
ou |
exact middle |
央 |
|
38 |
|
chuuou |
middle, center |
中央 |
|
38 |
| utsu(su), utsu(ru) |
ei |
to reflect an image on, to be reflected on |
映 |
|
39 |
| ga |
|
picture, boundary |
画 |
|
39 |
|
eiga |
movie |
映画 |
|
39 |
|
nihonga |
Japanese-style painting |
日本画 |
|
39 |
| furu(i) |
ko |
old |
古 |
many mouths |
40 |
| shina |
shina, hin |
goods |
品 |
|
40 |
|
chuukohin |
secondhand goods |
中古品 |
middle old goods |
40 |
|
ku |
district, section, ward |
区 |
|
41 |
| machi |
machi, chou |
town, section of a ward |
町 |
|
41 |
|
chou |
unit of measure |
丁 |
|
41 |
| i(u) |
|
to say |
言 |
mouth speaking its lines |
42 |
| shin |
|
trust |
信 |
a man and his word |
42 |
| haka(ru) |
kei |
to count, to measure |
計 |
|
42 |
| shita |
|
tongue |
舌 |
moist mouth |
43 |
| hana(su) |
wa |
to talk |
話 |
to talk requires more than to say |
43 |
| katsu |
|
life, energy |
活 |
water-tongue |
44 |
|
go |
language |
語 |
said by many |
44 |
| ue, a(garu), a(geru) |
jo |
up, above, atop, to go up, to give, to put up |
上 |
|
44 |
| shita |
ge |
down, below, beneath, to go down, to put down, to give |
下 |
|
44 |
|
jooeichuu |
Now Playing |
上映中 |
|
45 |
|
gesui |
sewage |
下水 |
down-water |
45 |
| yama |
san |
mountain |
山 |
|
46 |
| tani |
tani, ya |
valley |
谷 |
opening in the mountains |
47 |
| ishi |
seki |
stone |
石 |
hold up against the hill |
47 |
| abura |
yu |
oil |
油 |
|
48 |
|
sekiyu |
petroleum |
石油 |
rock-oil |
48 |
| tsuki |
getsu, gatsu |
moon, month |
月 |
|
48 |
| yuu, yuube |
|
evening |
夕 |
moon behind mountain |
49 |
| soto, hoka |
gai |
outside, outdoors, besides |
外 |
evening-divining rod |
49 |
| na |
mei |
name |
名 |
call out the name in the evening |
49 |
|
meijin |
famous person |
名人 |
name-person |
50 |
| oo(i) |
ta |
many |
多 |
many moons |
50 |
| aka(rui) |
mei |
bright |
明 |
|
50 |
| hika(ru), hika(ri) |
kou |
rays of light, to shine, to sparkle |
光 |
|
51 |
| haya(i) |
|
early, fast, quick |
早 |
flower-sun |
51 |
| asa |
|
morning |
朝 |
two-flower-sun |
52 |
| tsuchi |
to, do |
earth, place |
土 |
|
52 |
|
doboku |
civil engineering |
土木 |
|
52 |
| de(ru) |
de, shutsu |
to come out |
出 |
|
53 |
|
deguchi |
exit |
出口 |
|
53 |
|
iriguchi |
entrance |
入口 |
|
53 |
| u(mu), u(mareru) |
|
to give birth, to be born |
生 |
|
54 |
| nama |
|
raw, draft (for beer) |
生 |
|
54 |
| sei |
|
life |
生 |
|
54 |
| kome |
bei |
uncooked rice, America |
米 |
bundled rice stalks |
54 |
| shiro(i) |
haku |
white |
白 |
single grain of rice |
55 |
| hayashi |
|
woods |
林 |
|
55 |
| mori |
|
forest |
森 |
|
55 |
| ka |
|
fruit, result (fruit of your effort) |
果 |
tree bearing fruit |
55 |
|
ka |
confectionary-related |
菓 |
with bushes |
56 |
|
kashi |
candy |
菓子 |
|
56 |
| yasu(mu) |
kyuu |
to rest |
休 |
person leaning against tree |
56 |
| karada |
tai |
body |
体 |
body-root |
56 |
| te |
|
hand |
手 |
|
57 |
|
tomo, yuu |
friend-related |
友 |
hands clasping |
57 |
|
tomodachi |
friend |
友達 |
|
57 |
| hidari |
sa |
left |
左 |
hand holding ruler |
57 |
|
ku, koo |
-build, -builder |
工 |
ruler |
57 |
| daiku |
|
carpenter |
大工 |
|
57 |
| jinkou |
|
man-made |
人工 |
|
57 |
| migi |
u |
right (the direction) |
右 |
hand and mouth |
58 |
|
niku |
meat |
肉 |
|
58 |
| a(ru) |
yuu |
to have, to exist |
有 |
hand holding meat |
58 |
|
yuumei |
famous |
有名 |
has-name |
58 |
| sun |
|
measure of distance, measure of justice |
寸 |
|
58 |
| mura |
son |
village |
村 |
jungle + law = village |
59 |
| mamo(ru) |
shu |
to guard, to protect |
守 |
law under a roof |
59 |
| tera |
ji |
temple |
寺 |
law-place |
60 |
| shi |
|
poem |
詩 |
temple-speaking |
60 |
| toki |
ji |
time, hour |
時 |
sundial at temple |
61 |
| mo(tsu) |
ji |
to have, to hold, to own |
持 |
temple-handed |
61 |
| tsu(ku), tsu(keru) |
|
to attach, to be attached |
付 |
|
61 |
| u(keru) |
ju |
to receive |
受 |
|
62 |
| uketsuke |
|
receptionist |
受付 |
|
62 |
| uketsukechuu |
|
For Rent |
受付中 |
|
62 |
| arasou |
sou |
struggle, dispute |
争 |
|
63 |
|
kyou |
together |
共 |
|
63 |
| kyouritsuu |
|
cooperative, joint, common |
共立 |
|
63 |
| mana(bu) |
gaku |
to learn |
学 |
place where knowledge is put in children |
63 |
|
shi |
branch (as in office) |
支 |
holding up a branch |
64 |
| shiji |
|
support |
支持 |
|
64 |
| eda |
|
branch of a tree |
枝 |
branch + tree |
64 |
| ka(ku) |
sho |
to write, written things |
書 |
hand holding brush to paper |
64 |
| koto, ji |
|
thing, happening, affair |
事 |
brush up, ready for anything |
65 |
| kouji |
|
construction |
工事 |
|
65 |
| koujichuu |
|
Under Construction |
工事中 |
|
65 |
| jinji |
|
personnel (department) |
人事 |
|
65 |
| jiji |
|
current events |
時事 |
time-things |
65 |
|
han |
against, anti- |
反 |
|
66 |
| hango |
|
irony |
反語 |
|
66 |
| hankyou |
|
anti-communist |
反共 |
|
66 |
| saka |
|
hill |
坂 |
|
66 |
| to(maru), to(meru) |
shi |
to stop, to be stopped |
止 |
|
67 |
| chuushi |
|
suspended, cancelled |
中止 |
|
67 |
| ashi |
|
leg, foot |
足 |
|
67 |
| tada(shii) |
sei, shou |
righteous, correct, upright, legitimate |
正 |
toe the line |
68 |
| kokoro |
shin |
heart |
心 |
|
69 |
| shoshin |
|
faint-hearted, timidity, cautiousness |
小心 |
small of heart |
70 |
| kokorozuke |
|
tip (advice), tip (gratuity) |
心付 |
|
70 |
| shinjuu |
|
double suicide |
心中 |
|
70 |
| oto |
on, in |
sound |
音 |
when the sun rises the sound of life begins |
70 |
| ashioto |
|
footstep |
足音 |
|
70 |
| boin |
|
vowel |
母音 |
mother-sound |
70 |
| shiin |
|
consonant |
子音 |
child-sound |
70 |
| iso(gu) |
kyuu |
to hurry, sudden, urgent, emergency |
急 |
two hands held over the heart |
71 |
|
i |
mind, spirit, feelings, thoughts |
意 |
sound of the heart |
71 |
| me |
|
eye |
目 |
|
71 |
|
bou |
-hat |
帽 |
a man measuring cloth to shield the eyes from the sun |
71 |
| boushi |
|
hat |
帽子 |
|
71 |
| mi(ru) |
|
to see |
見 |
eye on a man |
72 |
| mihon |
|
sample |
見本 |
see-original |
72 |
| mimi |
|
ear |
耳 |
|
72 |
| to(ru) |
|
to take |
取 |
hand tearing off ear |
72 |
| ha |
|
teeth |
歯 |
|
73 |
| ke |
mo |
-hair |
毛 |
|
73 |
| hana |
|
nose |
鼻 |
|
73 |
|
ji |
-self |
自 |
also picture of nose |
73 |
| nara(u) |
shuu |
to learn |
習 |
fly-on-your-own-wings |
73 |
| minarai |
|
apprentice, on-the-job-trainee |
見習 |
see-learn |
74 |
|
kou |
public |
公 |
split-nose, not private |
74 |
| matsu |
|
pine tree |
松 |
public tree |
74 |
| watakushi |
shi |
I, private, mine |
私 |
my rice |
75 |
| shiritsu |
|
privately operated |
私立 |
|
75 |
| wa |
|
peaceful, placid, tranquil, harmony |
和 |
rice in mouth |
75 |
| yamato |
|
Japan |
大和 |
big rice in mouth |
76 |
| (o)nii(san) |
|
older brother |
兄 |
|
76 |
| zei |
|
-tax |
税 |
rice stalk being inspected by big brother with horns |
76 |
| setsu |
|
thoery, opinion, story |
説 |
the sayings of big brother with horns |
76 |
| shousetsu |
|
novel |
小説 |
small-story |
76 |
| setsumei |
|
explanation |
説明 |
theory-clear |
76 |
| setsumeisho |
|
instruction sheet |
説明書 |
explanation-writing |
76 |
| i(ku) |
kou |
to go |
行 |
crossroads |
77 |
| kyuukou |
|
express |
急行 |
hurry-go |
77 |
|
kai, gai |
avenue |
街 |
crossroads widened with earth |
77 |
| ma(tsu) |
tai |
to wait |
待 |
go to the temple and wait |
77 |
| mawasu, mawaru |
kai |
to turn, to rotate, counter for times |
回 |
|
78 |
| kuruma |
sha |
car, cart |
車 |
|
78 |
|
ko |
-shed |
庫 |
cart under roof |
79 |
| shako |
|
garage |
車庫 |
car-shed |
79 |
|
gun |
military |
軍 |
cart with iron bumper on front |
79 |
| beigun |
|
American Army |
米軍 |
|
79 |
| gunjin |
|
military person |
軍人 |
|
79 |
| hako(bu) |
un |
to transport, to carry, fate, destiny, luck |
運 |
the (armored) cart goes |
79 |
| oku(ru) |
sou |
to send |
送 |
to transport around the barrier |
80 |
| unsou |
|
moving |
運送 |
|
80 |
| omo(i) |
juu |
heavy |
重 |
man with heavy pack (or, cart with doubled wheels) |
81 |
| ugo(ku) |
dou |
to move |
動 |
power applied to heaviness |
81 |
| jidousha |
|
automobile |
自動車 |
self-move-car |
81 |
| undou |
|
exercise, political movement |
運動 |
|
82 |
| hatara(ku) |
dou |
to work |
働 |
add man to move |
82 |
|
kai |
shell (seashell) |
貝 |
|
82 |
| ka(u) |
bai |
to buy |
買 |
gather shells with a net |
83 |
| uru |
bai |
to sell |
売 |
coming out of buying |
83 |
| baibai |
|
trade |
売買 |
buy-sell |
83 |
| yo(mu) |
doku |
to read |
読 |
to sell speaking |
83 |
|
in |
-employee |
員 |
man-who-speaks-of-money |
83 |
| kouin |
|
factory hand |
工員 |
|
83 |
| yen |
|
yen (formal) |
圓 |
clerk backed up against coin |
84 |
| yen |
|
yen (normal) |
円 |
bank teller's cage |
84 |
|
mon |
gate |
門 |
|
84 |
| suimon |
|
sluice gate |
水門 |
|
84 |
| nyuumon |
|
elementary, primer |
入門 |
entrance gate |
84 |
| ki(ku) |
bun |
to ask, to hear |
聞 |
ear at gate |
85 |
| aida |
kan, ma |
interval, space, space between, time between |
間 |
sun shining through the space between the gates |
85 |
| jikan |
|
time |
時間 |
|
85 |
| chuukan |
|
midway |
中間 |
middle-between |
86 |
| nihonma |
|
Japanese-style room |
日本間 |
room = space between walls |
86 |
| seki |
kan |
barrier |
関 |
barrier at the gate |
86 |
| kantou |
|
Eastern Japan |
関東 |
east of the barrier |
86 |
| kansai |
|
Western Japan |
関西 |
west of the barrier |
86 |
| zeikan |
|
Customs House |
税関 |
tax-barrier |
87 |
| a(keru), hira(ku) |
kai |
to open |
開 |
two hands removing the bar from the gate |
87 |
| to(jiru) |
hei |
to close |
閉 |
a gate with the bar firmly in place |
87 |
|
to |
door |
戸 |
|
88 |
| uma |
ba |
horse |
馬 |
|
88 |
| basha |
|
carriage |
馬車 |
|
88 |
| mokuba |
|
wooden horse (carousel or Trojan) |
木馬 |
|
88 |
| ichibariki |
|
One horsepower |
一馬力 |
|
88 |
| baniku |
|
Horsemeat |
馬肉 |
|
88 |
| eki |
|
station |
駅 |
man with a shovel next to his horse |
89 |
| ben, bin |
|
mail, departure, convienence, feces |
便 |
man standing by a horse ready to mount |
89 |
| tori |
|
bird |
鳥 |
|
89 |
| shima |
to |
island |
島 |
bird flying over mountain |
90 |
| nishi |
sei, sai |
west |
西 |
bird returning to nest at dusk |
91 |
| nishinihon |
|
far west Japan |
西日本 |
|
91 |
|
you |
day-of-week |
曜 |
sun-flying-by-on-bird's-wings |
91 |
| itaru |
|
to arrive (archaic) |
至 |
bird diving to ground |
92 |
|
shitsu |
room |
室 |
arriving under a roof |
92 |
| washitsu |
|
Japanese-style room |
和室 |
|
93 |
|
ya |
tradesman's shop |
屋 |
man with headband plus arrive |
93 |
| nikuya |
|
Butcher's shop |
肉屋 |
|
93 |
| sakanaya |
|
fish monger |
魚屋 |
|
93 |
| mise |
ten |
shop |
店 |
long-nosed clerk under a lean-to |
94 |
| shoten |
|
bookstore |
書店 |
|
94 |
| honten |
|
main store |
本店 |
|
94 |
| shiten |
|
branch store |
支店 |
|
94 |
| baiten |
|
stall at station or park |
売店 |
|
94 |
|
fu |
anti-, not-, in-, un- |
不 |
bird flying up but blocked |
95 |
| fuben |
|
inconvenient |
不便 |
|
95 |
| fumei |
|
unclear |
不明 |
|
95 |
| ushi |
gyuu |
cow, cattle |
牛 |
|
95 |
| koushi |
|
calf |
子牛 |
|
95 |
| gyuuniku |
|
beef |
牛肉 |
|
95 |
| mono |
butsu |
things, articles |
物 |
cow +elephant |
96 |
| monogatari |
|
stories, tales |
物語 |
tell-things |
96 |
| meibutsu |
|
souvenier |
名物 |
name-article |
96 |
| urimono |
|
for sale |
売物 |
|
96 |
| kaimono |
|
shopping |
買物 |
|
96 |
|
toku |
special- |
特 |
bull in the temple (that's special!) |
97 |
| tokkyuu |
|
special express |
特急 |
|
97 |
| nyuu |
|
milk |
乳 |
hand holding a bottle against a breast |
97 |
| gyuunyuu |
|
cow's milk |
牛乳 |
|
97 |
| hitsuji |
you |
sheep |
羊 |
|
97 |
| youmou |
|
wool |
羊毛 |
|
97 |
|
you |
ocean |
洋 |
sheep are in the land beyond the ocean |
97 |
| seiyou |
|
The West |
西洋 |
|
98 |
| seiyoujin |
|
Westerner |
西洋人 |
|
98 |
| touyoujin |
|
Easterner |
東洋人 |
|
98 |
| taiseiyou |
|
Atlantic Ocean |
大西洋 |
|
98 |
| youhinten |
|
Western goods store |
用品店 |
|
98 |
| youma |
|
Western-style room |
洋間 |
|
98 |
| yougashi |
|
Western-style sweets |
洋菓子 |
|
99 |
| umi |
kai |
sea |
海 |
every water |
100 |
| nihonkai |
|
Japan Sea |
日本海 |
|
100 |
| kaijou |
|
maritime |
海上 |
on-the-sea |
100 |
| utsukushi |
bi |
beautiful |
美 |
you know, like a big sheep |
100 |
| bijin |
|
beautiful woman |
美人 |
|
100 |
| buta |
ton |
pig |
豚 |
meat + pig |
100 |
| ie |
ka |
house |
家 |
originally pig-house, now all |
101 |
| yasui |
an |
peace, cheap, inexpensive |
安 |
a woman under a roof |
101 |
| yasumono |
|
inferior goods |
安物 |
|
101 |
| yasuuri |
|
rummage sale |
安売 |
|
101 |
| sakana |
|
fish |
魚 |
|
101 |
| ito |
|
thread |
糸 |
silkworm's coccoon |
101 |
| keito |
|
woolen thread |
毛糸 |
|
101 |
| izumi |
sen |
natural spring |
泉 |
white (=pure) water |
102 |
| sara |
|
plate, dish |
皿 |
|
102 |
|
on |
warm |
温 |
sun warming water on a plate |
102 |
| onsen |
|
hot springs |
温泉 |
|
102 |
| taionkei |
|
thermometer |
体温計 |
body-warmth-measure |
103 |
| onshitsu |
|
greenhouse, hothouse |
温室 |
warm-room |
103 |
| sen |
|
line |
線 |
line the falling water from a spring makes |
103 |
| kousen |
|
light beams |
光線 |
|
103 |
| fuyu |
|
winter |
冬 |
icicles hanging from eaves |
104 |
| owaru, owari |
|
to end, ending |
終 |
the "winter" of a thread |
104 |
| inu |
|
dog |
犬 |
|
104 |
| koinu |
|
puppy |
子犬 |
|
104 |
| inugoya |
|
doghouse |
犬小屋 |
dog-small-house |
104 |
|
ki |
-ware or -vessel |
器 |
four mouths around a dog (from when dogmeat was a delicacy) |
104 |
| doki |
|
earthenware |
土器 |
|
105 |
|
ban |
-number, to guard |
番 |
wild beast's footprint |
105 |
| ichiban |
|
the best, number one |
一番 |
|
105 |
| bannin |
|
watchman |
番人 |
|
105 |
| monban |
|
gatekeeper |
門番 |
|
105 |
| take |
|
bamboo |
竹 |
|
106 |
| dai |
|
-ordinal |
第 |
bamboo abacus |
106 |
| daiichi |
|
first |
第一 |
|
106 |
| hyaku |
|
hundred |
百 |
one bag of rice weighs a hundred pounds |
107 |
| yado |
shuku |
hotel |
宿 |
a hundred men under a roof |
107 |
| yadoya |
|
hotel |
宿屋 |
|
107 |
| geshuku |
|
boardinghouse |
下宿 |
lower-hotel |
107 |
| sen |
chi |
thousand |
千 |
ten + men |
107 |
| man |
|
ten thousand |
万 |
from the hindu (backwards) swastika |
108 |
| hi(ku) |
in |
to pull |
引 |
bow and arrow |
108 |
| inryoku |
|
gravity |
引力 |
pulling-power |
108 |
|
ya |
arrow |
矢 |
|
109 |
| shi(ru) |
chi |
to know |
知 |
arrow-speaking |
109 |
| chimei |
|
well-known |
知名 |
|
109 |
| chijin |
|
acquaintance |
知人 |
|
109 |
| chiji |
|
governor |
知事 |
know-things |
109 |
|
i |
doctor |
医 |
pull-arrow-out-of-chest |
109 |
| sake |
shu |
alcohol |
酒 |
jar containing alcohol plus water to show the jar is full |
110 |
| nihonshu |
|
Japanese sake |
日本酒 |
|
110 |
| youshu |
|
Western liquor |
洋酒 |
|
110 |
| sakaba |
|
bar (traditional) |
酒場 |
|
110 |
| sakaya |
|
liquor store |
酒屋 |
|
110 |
| shuka |
|
chinese restaurant that serves liquor |
酒家 |
wine-house |
111 |
| katana |
|
knife, sword |
刀 |
|
111 |
| wa(keru), wa(karu) |
fun |
to divide into parts, minute, to understand |
分 |
knife cutting in two |
111 |
| juubun |
|
enough (note special pronounciation) |
十分 |
|
112 |
|
ri |
profit |
利 |
cutting the rice (or pie) |
112 |
| rimawari |
|
yearly interest paid on bonds |
利回 |
profit-go-round |
113 |
| furi |
|
unprofitable |
不利 |
|
113 |
| rikou |
|
clever, smart, shrewd |
利口 |
profit-mouth |
113 |
| betsu |
|
to separate, separate |
別 |
knife separating flesh from bones |
113 |
| tokoro |
sho, jo |
place |
所 |
door + hacksaw |
113 |
|
ba, jou |
place where things happen |
場 |
ground, sun, and flags |
114 |
| kouba |
|
factory |
工場 |
build-place |
114 |
| koujou |
|
factory |
工場 |
|
114 |
| undoujou |
|
playground |
運動場 |
exercise-place |
114 |
| o(ru) |
setsu |
to bend, to turn, to fold, to crease |
折 |
hand + hacksaw |
114 |
| sasetsu |
|
left turn |
左折 |
|
114 |
| usetsu |
|
right turn |
右折 |
|
114 |
| chikai |
kin |
nearby, close |
近 |
hacksaw taking off some of the movement |
115 |
| kinjo |
|
neighborhood |
近所 |
|
115 |
| kinjitsu koukai |
|
Opening Soon |
近日公開 |
near-days-public-opening |
115 |
| kintou |
|
Middle East |
近東 |
near east |
115 |
| atara(shii) |
shin |
new |
新 |
each new stand of timber will be cut |
115 |
| shinbun |
|
newspaper |
新聞 |
new hearings |
115 |
| shinjuku |
|
new hotel (place name in Tokyo) |
新宿 |
|
115 |
|
shitsu, shichi |
nature, quality, character, to pawn |
質 |
two hacksaws above a shell, ready to cut it open |
116 |
| shitsumon |
|
question |
質問 |
asking-the-nature |
116 |
| hinshitsu |
|
quality of goods |
品質 |
|
116 |
| shichiya |
|
pawn shop |
質屋 |
|
116 |
| ka(waru) |
dai, yo |
to replace, replacement, substitute, renewal |
代 |
in war, an axe can sometimes replace a man |
116 |
| daishoya |
|
scribe |
代書屋 |
replace-write-tradesman |
117 |
| taxi-dai |
|
taxi fare |
タクシー代 |
the money replaces the service |
117 |
| kindai |
|
modern times |
近代 |
|
117 |
| ka(su), ka(shi) |
|
to lend, to rent |
貸 |
replace goods for money |
118 |
| kashishitsu uketsukechuu |
|
office for rent |
貸室受付中 |
|
118 |
|
shiki |
style, method, ceremony |
式 |
axe and ruler |
119 |
| nihonshiki |
|
japanese style |
日本式 |
|
119 |
| amerikashiki |
|
american style |
アメリカ式 |
|
119 |
| youshiki |
|
western style |
洋式 |
|
119 |
| shikijou |
|
ceremony hall |
式場 |
|
119 |
| hi |
ka |
fire-related |
火 |
|
120 |
| kaji |
|
fire, "Fire!" |
火事 |
fire-affair |
120 |
| kazan |
|
volcano |
火山 |
|
120 |
| honou |
en |
flame |
炎 |
two fires |
120 |
| ya(ku), ya(keru) |
|
to bake, to burn, to roast |
焼 |
fire added to earth on a table (early ceramics) |
120 |
| yuuyake |
|
sunset |
夕焼 |
burnt evening |
120 |
| yakuniku |
|
Japanese food |
焼肉 |
|
120 |
| yakiba |
|
crematorium |
焼場 |
burning-place |
120 |
|
en |
smoke |
煙 |
fire on the ground blown by the prevailing west wind |
121 |
| aki |
|
autumn |
秋 |
burning rice |
121 |
| akita |
|
Japanese dog breed |
秋田 |
burning field dog |
121 |
| nai, nashi |
mu |
nothing |
無 |
what's left after you burn a bundle of grass |
121 |
| musen |
|
wireless |
無線 |
|
122 |
| musensha |
|
taxi with a radio |
無線車 |
|
122 |
| mukuchi |
|
taciturn, silent |
無口 |
|
122 |
| kuro(i) |
koku |
black |
黒い |
window darkened by soot from a fire |
122 |
| aka, aka(i) |
seki |
red |
赤 |
flame below the earth |
123 |
| sekigaisen |
|
infrared ray |
赤外線 |
red-outside-line |
123 |
| ao, ao(i) |
|
blue, green |
青 |
moon rising through foliage |
123 |
| doku |
|
poison |
毒 |
leaves + mother (?) |
123 |
| iro |
|
color, things erotic |
色 |
peeping tom on roof |
124 |
| irome |
|
make eyes at |
色目 |
|
124 |
| abu(nai) |
ki |
dangerous |
危 |
man looking over cliff at friend who lies below |
124 |
|
ka, ke |
change from one form to another |
化 |
person standing + person seated |
125 |
| keshou |
|
makeup |
化粧 |
change paint |
125 |
|
shou |
to apply paint to, to apply powder to, to embellish |
粧 |
rice (original cosmetic) plus earth stored under a lean-to |
125 |
| keshouhin |
|
makeup |
化粧品 |
|
125 |
| keshoushitsu |
|
powder room |
化粧室 |
|
125 |
| kagaku |
|
chemistry |
化学 |
change-study |
125 |
| hana |
ka |
flower |
花 |
plants + changing form |
125 |
| hanaya |
|
flower shop |
花屋 |
|
125 |
| hanabi |
|
fireworks |
花火 |
flower flames |
126 |
| ikebana |
|
Japanese flower arranging |
生花 |
living flowers |
126 |
| kita |
hoku |
north |
北 |
two men back-to-back |
126 |
| hokkai |
|
north sea (of Japan) |
北海 |
|
126 |
| kura(beru) |
hi |
to compare |
比 |
two men facing the same way |
126 |
| hibiya |
|
park in Tokyo |
日比谷 |
comparative-sun-valley |
126 |
| naga(i) |
chou |
long, senior (long service) |
長 |
old man w/cane, hair blowing in wind |
127 |
| ekichou |
|
station chief |
駅長 |
|
127 |
| shitenchou |
|
branch manager |
支店長 |
|
127 |
| koujouchou |
|
factory manager |
工場長 |
|
127 |
| choujo |
|
eldest daughter |
長女 |
|
127 |
| chounan |
|
eldest son |
長男 |
|
127 |
|
a |
hunchback, less-than-best |
亜 |
two hunchbacks facing each other |
127 |
| waru(i) |
aku |
bad |
悪 |
hunchback + heart |
128 |
| waruguchi |
|
malign, slander |
悪口 |
or badmouth! |
128 |
| akka |
|
to worsen |
悪化 |
bad-change |
128 |
|
oo |
king |
王 |
holding together heaven, man, and earth |
128 |
| Sannou |
|
Mountain King (hotel name) |
山王 |
|
128 |
| Keiou |
|
Capital King (department store name) |
京王 |
|
128 |
| Keiousen |
|
Railroad line that runs west from Shinjuku |
京王線 |
|
128 |
| tama |
|
jewel, round object |
玉 |
king with a treasure |
129 |
| juuendama |
|
10-yen coin |
十円玉 |
|
129 |
| medama |
|
eyeball |
目玉 |
|
129 |
| medamayaki |
|
sunny side up eggs |
目玉焼き |
eyeball-style-food |
129 |
| tamago |
|
egg |
玉子 |
little-jewel |
129 |
| tamago |
|
egg (archaic writing) |
卵 |
two sperm |
129 |
| Akadama |
|
Red-ball Wine, oldest domestic wine |
赤玉 |
|
129 |
| kuni |
koku |
country, nation |
国 |
jewel in a boundary |
129 |
| oukoku |
|
kingdom |
王国 |
|
129 |
| kokuou |
|
king |
国王 |
|
129 |
| kyouwakoku |
|
republic |
共和国 |
joint peace country |
129 |
| gaikoku |
|
foreign country |
外国 |
|
129 |
| gaikokujin |
|
foreigner |
外国人 |
|
129 |
| gaijin |
|
foreigner |
外人 |
|
129 |
| beikoku |
|
America |
米国 |
|
130 |
| beikokujin |
|
American |
米国人 |
|
130 |
| chuugoku |
|
China |
中国 |
|
130 |
| chugoku |
|
region of Japan around Hiroshima |
中国 |
|
130 |
| takara |
hou |
treasure |
宝 |
jewel under a roof |
130 |
| kokuhou |
|
national treasure |
国宝 |
|
130 |
| houseki |
|
jewels (more elegant than tama) |
宝石 |
|
130 |
| touhou |
|
Eastern Treasure moviehouse chain |
東宝 |
|
130 |
|
zen |
all |
全 |
heaven+earth+man+ruler |
130 |
| zennihon |
|
All-Japan |
全日本 |
|
131 |
| zenbei |
|
All-America |
全米 |
|
131 |
| zenkoku |
|
all-nation |
全国 |
|
131 |
| zentai |
|
entirely |
全体 |
all-body |
131 |
| anzen daiichi |
|
Safety First |
安全第一 |
all-tranquil number one |
131 |
|
sei |
saintly, holy |
聖 |
ear next to the mouth of the king |
131 |
| seijin |
|
saint |
聖人 |
|
131 |
| seisho |
|
Bible, holy book |
聖書 |
|
131 |
|
shu |
lord, master |
主 |
altar flame burned in reverence |
132 |
| (go)shujin |
|
husband |
主人 |
|
132 |
| shuryoku |
|
main force |
主力 |
|
132 |
|
chuu |
to pour, to concentrate |
注 |
put water on the altar flame |
132 |
| chuui |
|
pay attention, be careful, beware |
注意 |
concentrate-your-mind-on |
132 |
| su(mu) |
juu |
to live, to dwell |
住 |
man is the master of his dwelling |
133 |
| juusho |
|
address |
住所 |
dwell-place |
133 |
| Sumitomo |
|
Living Friend (financial firm) |
住友 |
|
133 |
|
chu |
to stop or stay |
駐 |
leave your horse at a dwelling |
133 |
| chuusha |
|
park your car |
駐車 |
|
133 |
| chuushajou |
|
parking lot |
駐車場 |
|
133 |
| taka(i) |
kou |
high, expensive, high-quality |
高 |
two-story palace |
133 |
| Takashimaya |
|
Tall-Island-Shop (department store name) |
高島屋 |
|
134 |
| Takamatsu |
|
High-pine (city on Shikoku) |
高松 |
|
134 |
| Koochi |
|
Lofty-Wisdom (prefecture on Shikoku) |
高知 |
|
134 |
| miya |
gu |
shrine, place |
宮 |
one-story palace |
134 |
| Miyamoto |
|
Shrine-origin (family name) |
宮本 |
|
135 |
| Miyakawa |
|
Shrine-river (family name) |
宮川 |
|
135 |
| Miyashita |
|
Below-shrine (family name) |
宮下 |
|
135 |
| Oomiya |
|
Big-shrine (Tokyo area) |
大宮 |
|
135 |
| Ninomiya |
|
Second-shrine (town on the Tokkaido) |
二宮 |
|
135 |
| uchi |
nai |
entered, inside, within, during, among |
内 |
house + enter |
135 |
| naikai |
|
inland sea |
内海 |
|
135 |
| kokunai |
|
domestic |
国内 |
inside-country |
135 |
| Nihon Kokunai |
|
Japan's (former) domestic airways |
日本国内 |
|
136 |
| ona(ji) |
dou |
same |
同 |
house with everyone speaking from a single mouth |
136 |
| Kyoudou |
|
Together-Same (news service name) |
共同 |
|
136 |
| ta(beru) |
shoku |
to eat, food, meal |
食 |
rice being cooked on a flame under a roof |
136 |
| yuushoku |
|
supper, dinner |
夕食 |
|
136 |
| shokuhin |
|
food (at a store) |
食品 |
|
136 |
| shokki |
|
tableware, cutlery |
食器 |
|
136 |
| shokujin |
|
cannabilism |
食人 |
|
137 |
| no(mu) |
in |
to drink, beverage |
飲 |
eat + person w/open mouth |
137 |
| nomimizu |
|
drinking water (potable water) |
飲水 |
|
137 |
| nomimono |
|
beverages |
飲物 |
|
137 |
| tsugi |
ji |
next |
次 |
man w/open mouth + 2 |
137 |
| jichou |
|
assistant chief |
次長 |
|
137 |
| jikai |
|
next time, Playing Next |
次回 |
next around |
137 |
|
kan |
bureaucrat, government employee |
官 |
man with full belly sleeping under a roof |
138 |
| choukan |
|
chief of a government bureau |
長官 |
|
138 |
| jikan |
|
assistant chief |
次官 |
|
138 |
|
kan |
-meeting hall, public building |
館 |
bureaucrat + eat (official residence) |
138 |
| betsukan, bekkan |
|
annex |
別館 |
separate-building |
138 |
| honkan |
|
main building |
本館 |
|
138 |
| shinkan |
|
new building |
新館 |
|
138 |
| kaikan |
|
meeting hall |
会館 |
|
138 |
| Tokyo Kaikan |
|
Tokyo Hall |
東京会館 |
|
139 |
| a(u) |
kai |
to meet, meeting |
会 |
two noses under one roof |
139 |
| kaijou |
|
meeting place |
会場 |
|
139 |
| kaishoku |
|
banquet, dinner party |
会食 |
|
140 |
| kaichou |
|
meeting chief |
会長 |
|
140 |
| kaiin |
|
members of the meeting, member |
会員 |
|
140 |
| kaiwa |
|
conversation |
会話 |
meet-speak |
140 |
| kyoukai |
|
association, society |
協会 |
|
140 |
| Nichibei Kyoukai |
|
Japan-America Society |
日米協会 |
|
140 |
|
sha |
place where people meet to undertake a social project |
社 |
sacrfice on altar with earth |
141 |
| kaisha |
|
company, firm |
会社 |
|
141 |
| shain |
|
employee |
社員 |
|
141 |
| shakai |
|
society |
社会 |
|
141 |
| kabushiki kaisha |
|
corporation (abbreviated K.K.) |
株式会社 |
stock-style association-undertaking |
142 |
| kabu |
|
tree-stump, stock (as in shares) |
株 |
two trees (see book) |
142 |
| kabunushi |
|
stockholder |
株主 |
stock-master |
143 |
|
shou |
business |
商 |
merchant opening box to display wares |
143 |
| shouten |
|
shop |
商店 |
|
143 |
| shoutengai |
|
shopping district |
商店街 |
|
143 |
| shousha |
|
trading company |
商社 |
|
143 |
| shounin |
|
merchant |
商人 |
|
143 |
| shouhin |
|
trade goods |
商品 |
|
143 |
| kami |
shin, jin |
god |
神 |
sacrificial altar plus god in the center of the sun |
144 |
| jinja |
|
shinto shrine |
神社 |
god-shrine |
144 |
| jinguu |
|
important shinto shrine |
神宮 |
|
144 |
|
kin |
prohibition |
禁 |
don't enter the (king's) holy forest |
144 |
| chuushakinshi |
|
No Parking |
駐車禁止 |
|
145 |
| tachiirikinshi |
|
Keep Out |
立入禁止 |
|
145 |
| kinen |
|
No Smoking |
禁煙 |
|
145 |
| usetsukinshi |
|
No Right Turn |
右折禁止 |
|
145 |
| matsuri |
|
festival |
祭 |
hand holding meat over altar |
145 |
| tano(shii) |
gaku, raku |
enjoyment, music |
楽 |
chinese drum and cymbal set |
146 |
| gakki |
|
musical instrument |
楽器 |
music-utensil |
146 |
| ongaku |
|
music |
音楽 |
sound-music |
146 |
| Yuurakuchou |
|
Have-Pleasure-Town (district near Ginza) |
有楽町 |
|
146 |
| kusuri |
|
medicine |
薬 |
pleasure + plants |
146 |
| kusuriya |
|
pharmacy |
薬屋 |
|
146 |
| yakuhin |
|
medical products |
薬品 |
?? |
146 |
|
sai |
boundary, border |
際 |
edge of the festival |
147 |
| kokusai |
|
international |
国際 |
country-boundary |
147 |
| mina, minna |
|
everyone |
皆 |
me plus two other men |
147 |
|
-kai |
-floor, -rank, -grade |
階 |
everybody in a terrace |
147 |
| ame |
|
rain |
雨 |
|
148 |
| kasa |
|
umbrella |
傘 |
people under umbrella |
148 |
| yuki |
|
snow |
雪 |
rain + broom |
148 |
|
den |
lightning, electricity |
電 |
lightning amidst the rain |
149 |
| densha |
|
train |
電車 |
|
149 |
| densen |
|
electric line |
電線 |
|
149 |
| denryoku |
|
electric power |
電力 |
|
149 |
| Toukyou Denryoku Kabushiki Kaisha |
|
Tokyo Electric Co. |
東京電力株式会社 |
|
149 |
| denwa |
|
telephone |
電話 |
electric-speaking |
149 |
| ki |
|
spirit, energy |
気 |
vapor +rice for life |
150 |
| denki |
|
electricity |
電気 |
electric energy |
150 |
| kitai |
|
gas (i.e., not solid or liquid) |
気体 |
vapor-body |
150 |
|
ki |
steam |
汽 |
water + vapor |
150 |
| kisha |
|
train (steam train) |
汽車 |
|
150 |
| kane |
kin |
metal, ore, gold, money |
金 |
lots of ore in the ground under a mound |
150 |
| kinyoubi |
|
Friday |
金曜日 |
|
150 |
| kingyo |
|
goldfish |
金魚 |
|
150 |
| kinko |
|
safe |
金庫 |
money-storehouse |
151 |
|
gin |
silver |
銀 |
two people eyeball to eyeball plus gold |
151 |
| ginkou |
|
bank |
銀行 |
silver-go |
151 |
| Nihon Ginkou |
|
Bank of Japan |
日本銀行 |
|
151 |
| Tokyou Ginkou Shinjuku Shiten |
|
Shinjuku branch of the Bank of Tokyo |
東京銀行新宿支店 |
|
151 |
| suigin |
|
mercury |
水銀 |
liquid-silver |
151 |
|
za |
place where people gather |
座 |
two people seated on the ground under a shed |
151 |
| Yuurakuza |
|
Yuraku Theater |
有楽座 |
|
151 |
| meigaza |
|
art theater |
名画座 |
masterpiece-theater |
151 |
| kabukiza |
|
Kabuki theater |
かぶき座 |
|
152 |
| Ginza |
|
Silver-seat (Tokyo shopping area) |
銀座 |
|
152 |
(c) Leo Hourvitz www.stoneschool.com.