Kanji Dictionary

一体 ittai (1)...the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"), ...in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"), ...on earth (e.g. "who on earth?"), (n) (2)one object, one body, unity, (3)one form, one style, (4)one Buddhist jlpt3

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外来 gairai (1)(abbr) external origin, imported, (2)outpatient mix

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非ず arazu (1)(arch) it is not so, (2)no, never mind mix

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球 tama (1)(math) sphere, (suf,ctr) (2)counter for balls (in baseball); (3)ball, sphere, globe, orb, (4)bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, (5)ball (in sports), (6)pile (of noodles, etc.), (7)bu mix

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角形 kakukei (1)(N)-cornered polygon, incl. triangle, (2)Japanese rectangular envelope (opening on the short dimension; numbered 0-8, A3, A4, each with different sizes); mix

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実 mi (1)(obsc) pit (of a fruit), stone, (2)core, (3)tongue (piece of wood used to connect two boards), (4)clitoris; (5)truth, reality; (6)truth, reality, (7)sincerity, honesty, fidelity, (8)content mix

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行方 yukue (1)(one's) whereabouts, (2)course, direction mix

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実力 jitsuryoku (1)(real) ability, true strength, merit, efficiency, competency, (2)arms, force jlpt3, mix

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目茶苦茶 mechakucha (1)(uk) absurd, unreasonable, nonsensical, preposterous, incoherent, (2)extreme, senseless, reckless, wanton, (3)disorder, confusion, mess, wreck mix

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出汁 dashi (1)(uk) dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp) mix

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出し dashi (1)(uk) dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp), (2)pretext, excuse, pretense (pretence), dupe, front man ryouri

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終に tsuini (1)(uk) finally, at last, (2)(with neg) in the end jlpt3, mix

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出来る dekiru (1)(uk) to be able (in a position) to do, to be up to the task, (2)to be ready, to be completed, (3)to be made, to be built, (4)to be good at, to be permitted (to do), (5)to become intimate, to t ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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開ける hadakeru (1)(uk) to open, to bare, to expose, (2)to stretch ichidan, verb, vintrans, vtrans

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不味い mazui (1)(uk) unappetising, unappetizing, unpleasant (taste, appearance, situation), (2)unskillful, unskilful, bungling, clumsy, (3)ugly, homely, plain, unattractive, (4)awkward, untimely, inopportune, adj

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何れ izure (1)(uk) where, which, who, (2)anyway, anyhow, at any rate, sooner or later, eventually, at some future date or time; (adv,pn,adj-no) (3)(uk) where, which, who, (4)anyway, anyhow, at any rate, soon mix

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両手 ryoute (1)(with) both hands, (2)approvingly mix

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百万 hyakuman (1)1,000,000, one million, million, (2)many mix

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引きこもり hikikomori (1)a shut-in, a stay-at-home, people who withdraw from society (e.g. retire to the country), (2)social withdrawal, shunning other people mix

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動画 douga (1)animation, motion picture, moving image, video, (2)in-betweening (in anime) suru

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上り nobori (1)ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb, (2)up-train (e.g. going to Tokyo), (n,adj-no) (3)northward (towards Tokyo) jlpt3

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自動 jidou (1)automatic, self-motion, (2)(ling) (abbr) intransitive verb jlpt3, mix

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子守 komori (1)babysitter/nursemaid/ (2)babysitting/(P) leda1, suru

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背後 haigo (1)back, rear, (2)background, behind the scenes mix

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終始 shuushi (1)beginning and end/from beginning to end/doing a thing from beginning to end/(adv) (2)consistently/the whole time/(P) leda1, suru

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白黒 shirokuro (1)black and white, monochrome, (exp,vs) (2)good and evil, right and wrong, guilt and innocence iro

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黒星 kuroboshi (1)black spot/black dot/bull's-eye/ (2)failure mark (sumo)/(P) leda1

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板 ita (1)board, plank, (2)sheet (of metal), plate (of glass), pane, slab, (3)(abbr) cutting board, chopping board, (4)(abbr) stage (i.e. at a theatre) mix

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身体 shintai (1)body/ (2)health/(P) adj, leda1

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行き iki (1)bound for ..., (n) (2)going (to) jlpt3

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取組 torikumi (1)bout (in sports, etc.)/match/ (2)effort/initiative/dealing with/grappling with/wrestling with leda1

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歯止め hadome (1)brake, skid, pawl, (2)restraint, curtailment, self-imposed limit, check suru

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息 iki (1)breath/breathing/ (2)tone/mood/(P); (n) (3)breath/breathing/ (4)tone/mood; (n) (5)(hum) son hito

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章 shou (1)chapter, section, (2)medal mix

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回り mawari (1)circumference, perimeter, edge, (2)surroundings, locality, neighborhood, (3)rotation, circulation jlpt3

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都合 tsugou (1)circumstances/condition/convenience/(vs) (2)to arrange/to manage/(P) jlpt4, leda1

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文明 bunmei (1)civilization, civilisation, culture, (2)Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20) mix

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閉門 heimon (1)closing of a gate, (2)(Edo-period) house confinement suru

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生地 kiji (1)cloth, material, texture, (2)one's true character, (3)unglazed pottery, (4)uncooked dough, batter; birthplace mix

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生地 seichi (1)cloth, material, texture, (2)one's true character, (3)unglazed pottery, (4)uncooked dough, batter; birthplace mix

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手がかり tegakari (1)clue, key, trail, scent, track, contact, (2)handhold, on hand mix

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寒気 kanki (1)cold, coldness, cold air; (2)chill, the shivers, shivering fit, (3)cold, coldness, cold air mix

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顔色 kaoiro; ganshoku (1)complexion, one's colour, one's color, (2)countenance, expression, one's face; (3)complexion, one's colour, one's color, (4)countenance, expression, one's face mix

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国字 kokuji (1)country's official writing system, native script, (2)kana, (3)kanji that originated in Japan (as opposed to China) bunpou

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死亡 shibou (1)death, mortality, (vs) (2)to die, to pass away jlpt3

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他界 takai (1)death/the next world/(vs) (2)to pass away/to die leda1

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赤字 akaji (1)deficit, (being in or going into) the red, (2)red text, red letters, (3)corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red mix

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次第 shidai (1)dependent upon, (2)as soon as, immediately (upon), (n) (3)circumstances, (4)order, precedence, program, programme, agenda mix

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次元 jigen (1)dimension, (2)perspective, point of reference, level (of something) math

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方面 houmen (1)direction, district, area, (2)field (e.g. of study) ryokou

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方向 houkou (1)direction/orientation/bearing/way/ (2)course (e.g. of action)/(P) leda1, math

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不自由 fujiyuu (1)discomfort, inconvenience, (2)poverty, want, destitution, (3)disability, impairment (physical, mental, etc.) jlpt3

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竜 ryou (1)dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), (2)naga (semidivine human-cobra chimera in Indian mythology); (3)dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), (4)naga (semidivine human-cobra chimera in Indian mythology), (3 mix

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水切り mizukiri (1)drainer, strainer, colander, (2)cutwater, forefoot, flashing, throating, (3)(playing) ducks and drakes, stone skipping, skipping rocks, (4)snipping the stem of a cut flower without raising it o suru

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電気屋 denkiya (1)electric appliance store, (2)(obs) electrician mise

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電線 densen (1)electric line, electric cable, power cable, (2)telephone line, telegraph wire uchi

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電波 denpa (1)electro-magnetic wave, radio wave, (n,adj-na) (2)(sl) nonsense mix

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気品 kihin (1)elegance/refinement/grace/dignity/ (2)aroma leda1

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使役 shieki (1)employing, using, setting to work, enslavement, (n) (2)(ling) causative (verb, etc.) suru