JLPT N1 Kanji

family name;
surname; clan

overall;
relationship;
ruling; governing

protect; guarantee;
keep; preserve;
sustain; support

No.; residence

tie; bind; contract;
join; organize; do
up hair; fasten

faction; group;
party; clique; sect;
school

plan; suggestion;
draft; ponder; fear;
proposition; idea;
expectation;
worry; table; bench

scheme; plan;
policy; step; means

fundamentals;
radical (chem);
counter for
machines;
foundation

value; price

propose; take
along; carry in
hand

raise; plan; project;
behavior; actions

apply; answer; yes;
OK; reply; accept

undertake; scheme;
design; attempt;
plan

examination;
investigate

wisteria

swamp

tailor; judge;
decision; cut out
(pattern)

evidence; proof;
certificate

abet; help; save

alms; apply
bandages;
administer first-aid

well; well crib;
town; community

safeguard; protect

unfold; expand

attitude; condition;
figure; appearance;
voice (of verbs)

fresh; vivid; clear;
brilliant; Korea

inspection; regard
as; see; look at

article; clause;
item; stripe; streak

tree trunk

single; alone;
spontaneously;
Germany

Shinto shrine;
constellations;
palace; princess

ratio; rate;
proportion; %;
coefficient; factor

defense; protection

lengthen; counter
for bows &
stringed
instruments;
stretch; spread; put
up (tent)

oversee; official;
govt office; rule;
administer

ring; circle; link;
wheel

hearing; judge;
trial

righteousness;
justice; morality;
honor; loyalty;
meaning

accusation; sue;
complain of pain;
appeal to

stocks; stump;
shares; stock;
counter for small
plants

figure; form; shape

tower; tall
building; palace

masses; great
numbers;
multitude;
populace

evaluate; criticism;
comment

shadow; silhouette;
phantom

pine tree

beat; attack;
defeat; conquer

assistant; help

nucleus; core;
kernel

organize;
arranging; tune;
tone; meter; key
(music)

dissolve; melt

made in...;
manufacture

ballot; label; ticket;
sign

ford; ferry; port

echo; sound;
resound; ring;
vibrate

conjecture; infer;
guess; suppose;
support; push (for)

solicit; invite; ask

utensil; vessel;
receptacle;
implement;
instrument; ability;
container; tool; set

gentleman;
samurai; samurai
radical (no. 33)

chastise; attack;
defeat; destroy;
conquer

aggression; attack

promontory; cape;
spit

coach; command;
urge; lead;
supervise

impart; instruct;
grant; confer

sponsor; hold (a
meeting); give (a
dinner)

reach out; exert;
exercise; cause

constitution; law

detach; separation;
disjoin; digress

violent; get
excited; enraged;
chafe; incite

pinch; pick; pluck;
trim; clip;
summarize

lineage; system

criticism; strike

son; counter for
sons

healthy; health;
strength;
persistence

alliance; oath

accompany; obey;
submit to; comply;
follow; secondary;
incidental;
subordinate

discipline; conduct
oneself well;
study; master

regiment; party;
company; squad

weave; fabric

broaden; extend;
expand; enlarge

happenstance;
especially;
intentionally;
reason; cause;
circumstances; the
late; therefore;
consequently

shake; wave; wag;
swing

valve; petal; braid;
speech; dialect;
discrimination;
dispose of;
distinguish

concerning; settle;
take position;
depart; study; per

uncommon;
queerness;
strangeness;
wonderful;
curious; unusual

offering; counter
for drinks; present;
offer

stern; strictness;
severity; rigidity

fiber; tie; rope

seacoast; beach;
seashore

bequeath; leave
behind; reserve

bases; fort;
rampart; walls;
base(ball)

home country;
country; Japan

elementary;
principle; naked;
uncovered

dispatch; despatch;
send; give; donate;
do; undertake

confront; resist;
defy; oppose

imitation; copy;
mock

masculine; male;
hero; leader;
superiority;
excellence

benefit; gain;
profit; advantage

tense; solid; hard;
reliable; tight

signpost; seal;
mark; stamp;
imprint; symbol;
emblem;
trademark;
evidence;
souvenir; target

proclaim; say;
announce

shining; bright

abolish; obsolete;
cessation;
discarding;
abandon

Italy; that one

creek; inlet; bay

colleague; official;
companion

good luck; joy;
congratulations

boom; prosper;
copulate

emperor

look to; face; meet;
confront; attend;
call on

step; trample; carry
through; appraise;
evade payment

demolition; break;
destroy

bond; loan; debt

entertain; revive;
retrieve; interest;
pleasure

source; origin

ceremony; rule;
affair; case; a
matter

genesis; wound;
injury; hurt; start;
originate

hinder; hurt; harm

inherit; succeed;
patch; graft (tree)

muscle; sinew;
tendon; fiber; plot;
plan; descent

fight; war

interment; bury;
shelve

evade; avoid;
avert; ward off;
shirk; shun

director; official;
govt office; rule;
administer

ease; peace

virtuous; good;
goodness

apprehend; chase

urge; force;
imminent; spur on

beguile; delusion;
perplexity

crumble; die;
demolish; level

chronicle; account;
narrative; history;
annals; geologic
period

listen; headstrong;
naughty; careful
inquiry

undress; removing;
escape from; get
rid of; be left out;
take off

class; rank; grade

Dr.; command;
esteem; win
acclaim; Ph.D.;
exposition; fair

tighten; tie; shut;
lock; fasten

salvation; save;
help; rescue;
reclaim

tenacious; take
hold; grasp; take to
heart

tassel; tuft; fringe;
bunch; lock (hair);
segment (orange);
house; room

remove; withdraw;
disarm; dismantle;
reject; exclude

plane; sharpen;
whittle; pare

secrecy; density
(pop); minuteness;
carefulness

set aside; give up;
suspend;
discontinue; lay
aside; except

intention; plan;
resolve; aspire;
motive; hopes;
shilling

ride; board; get on;
place; spread;
10**44

camp; battle array;
ranks; position

ego; I; selfish; our;
oneself

do; change; make;
benefit; welfare; be
of use; reach to;
try; practice; cost;
serve as; good;
advantage; as a
result of

repress; well; now;
in the first place;
push; shove; press;
seal; do in spite of

curtain; bunting;
act of play

dye; color; paint;
stain; print

Nara; what?

wound; hurt;
injure; impair;
pain; injury; cut;
gash; scar; weak
point

choose; select;
elect; prefer

excel; excellence;
beauty; surpass

indications; sign;
omen; symptom;
collect; seek; refer
to; question

bullet; twang; flip;
snap

reparation; make
up for;
recompense;
redeem

achievement;
merits; success;
honor; credit

foothold; based on;
follow; therefore

secret; conceal

repel; refuse;
reject; decline

punish; penalty;
sentence;
punishment

hillock; mound

doth; do; send;
forward; cause;
exert; incur;
engage

winding; reel; spin;
turn (pages); look
up; refer to

tail; end; counter
for fish; lower
slope of mountain

sketch; compose;
write; draw; paint

small bell; buzzer

tray; shallow bowl;
platter; tub; board;
phonograph record

paragraph; nape of
neck; clause; item;
term (expression)

miss; mourning

consort;
accompany; bring
with; companion

foster; bring up;
rear; develop;
nurture

suspend; hang;
10%; install;
depend; consult

boulevard; street;
town

pledge; promise;
vow

put up (a notice);
put up; hoist;
display; hang out;
publish; describe

leap; dance; skip

abandon; throw
away; discard;
resign; reject;
sacrifice

residence; mansion

shrink; contract;
shrivel; wrinkle;
reduce

send back; return

belong; genus;
subordinate
official; affiliated

prudence; thought;
concern; consider;
deliberate; fear

frame; framework;
spindle; spool;
bounding-box;
(kokuji)

favor; blessing;
grace; kindness

dew; tears; expose;
Russia

open sea; offing;
rise high into sky

slacken; loosen;
relax; lessen; be
moderate; ease

node; season;
period; occasion;
verse; clause;
stanza; honor;
joint; knuckle;
knob; knot; tune;
melody

demand; request;
need

shoot; shine into;
onto; archery

subscription; buy

brandish; wave;
wag; swing; shake

allot; fill

tribute; support;
finance

deer

instead; on the
contrary; rather

edge; origin; end;
point; border;
verge; cape

fare; fee; hire; rent;
wages; charge

seize; get; find;
earn; acquire; can;
may; able to

county; district

join; get together;
unite; collective

penetrate; clear;
pierce; strike
home; sit up (all
night)

precious; value;
prize; esteem;
honor

collide; brunt;
highway;
opposition
(astronomy);
thrust; pierce; stab;
prick

char; hurry;
impatient; irritate;
burn; scorch; singe

rob; take by force;
snatch away;
dispossess;
plunder; usurp

disaster; calamity;
woe; curse; evil

bay; creek; inlet;
gulf; beach;
seacoast

chop; divide; tear;
analyze

defer; turnover;
transfer; convey

appellation; praise;
admire; name;
title; fame

settlement; obtain;
reap; pay; supply;
store

timber; trees;
wood; establish;
set up

challenge; contend
for; make love to

entice; lead; tempt;
invite; ask; call
for; seduce; allure

distract; be
mistaken for; go
astray; divert

climax; arrive;
proceed; reach;
attain; result in

religion; sect;
denomination;
main point; origin;
essence

stimulate; urge;
press; demand;
incite

humility; be
careful; discrete;
prudent

withdraw; draw in;
hold back; refrain
from; be moderate

wisdom; intellect;
reason

grip; hold; mould
sushi; bribe

mid-air; air; space;
sky; memorization;
interval of time

sagacious; genius;
excellence

coin; .01 yen;
money

astringent;
hesitate; reluctant;
have diarrhea

gun; arms

maneuver;
manipulate;
operate; steer;
chastity; virginity;
fidelity

portable; carry (in
hand); armed with;
bring along

checkup; seeing;
diagnose; examine

consign;
requesting;
entrusting with;
pretend; hint

snapshot; take
pictures

nativity; be born;
declension; lie; be
arbitrary

encroach; invade;
raid; trespass;
violate

fasten; tie up;
arrest; constrict

apologize; thank;
refuse

drive; run; gallop;
advance; inspire;
impel

transparent;
permeate; filter;
penetrate

haven; port;
harbor; ferry

wall; lining
(stomach); fence

rice plant

sham; temporary;
interim; assumed
(name); informal

split; rend; tear

cleverness; agile;
alert

just so; this; right;
justice

repudiate; exclude;
expel; reject

abundant; rich;
fertile

strict; hard; solid;
tough; tight;
reliable

translate; reason;
circumstance; case

turf; lawn

hawser; class
(genus); rope;
cord; cable

code; ceremony;
law; rule

congratulations;
joy

handle; entertain;
thresh; strip

look back; review;
examine oneself;
turn around

vast; broad; wide

watch over; see

sue; accuse

commandment

welfare; happiness

reputation; praise;
honor; glory

delight; joy

play music; speak
to a ruler;
complete

persuade;
recommend;
advise; encourage;
offer

boisterous; make
noise; clamor;
disturb; excite

clique; lineage;
pedigree; faction;
clan

armor; high
(voice); A grade;
first class; former;
instep; carapace

straw rope; cord

home town;
village; native
place; district

swing; shake;
sway; rock;
tremble; vibrate

excuse; dismissal

previously;
already; long ago

recommend; mat;
advise; encourage;
offer

neighboring

splendor; flower;
petal; shine; luster;
ostentatious;
showy; gay;
gorgeous

pattern; example;
model

conceal; hide;
cover

benevolence;
virtue; goodness;
commanding
respect

philosophy; clear

cedar; cryptomeria

explanation

self

gentle; peace;
depravity

intimidate; dignity;
majesty; menace;
threaten

overpowering;
great; powerful;
excelling;
Australia

bear

stagnate; be
delayed; overdue;
arrears

delicate;
minuteness;
insignificance

hump; high; noble;
prosperity

symptoms; illness

temporarily; a
while; moment;
long time

loyalty; fidelity;
faithfulness

godown;
warehouse;
storehouse; cellar;
treasury

lad; boy (ancient)

liver; pluck; nerve;
chutzpah

yell; cry; scream

run alongside;
follow along; run
along; lie along

exquisite; strange;
queer; mystery;
miracle; excellent;
delicate; charming

chant; recite; call
upon; yell

Africa; flatter;
fawn upon; corner;
nook; recess

cord; rope

sincerity;
admonish; warn;
prohibit; truth;
fidelity

attack; advance on;
succeed to; pile;
heap

sociable; kind;
courteous;
hospitable; cordial

haiku; actor

design; pattern;
build; nature;
handle; crank;
grip; knob; shaft

wonder; be
surprised;
frightened; amazed

hemp; flax

plum

wide expanse;
abundance;
vigorous

dose; medicine;
drug

rapids; current;
torrent; shallows;
shoal

gist; proceed to;
tend; become

collapse; fall into;
cave in; fall
(castle); slide into

purification;
Buddhist food;
room; worship;
avoid; alike

pierce; 8 1/3lbs;
penetrate; brace

hermit; wizard;
cent

consolation;
amusement;
seduce; cheer;
make sport of;
comfort; console

preface; beginning;
order; precedence;
occasion; chance;
incidentally

decameron; 10-day
period; season (for
specific products)

concurrently; and

holy; saint; sage;
master; priest

delicious; relish;
show a liking for;
purport; will;
clever; expert

instant; namely; as
is; conform; agree;
adapt

willow

cottage; inn; hut;
house; mansion

falsehood; lie;
deceive; pretend;
counterfeit;
forgery

contrast; compare

hegemony;
supremacy;
leadership;
champion

detailed; full;
minute; accurate;
well-informed

resist; reach; touch

threaten; coerce

overgrown; grow
thick; be luxuriant

sacrifice

national flag;
banner; standard

long-distance;
spur; fetlock

gracious; elegant;
graceful; refined

decorate;
ornament; adorn;
embellish

netting; network

dragon; imperial

poem; poetry

luxuriant; thick;
overgrown;
frequency;
complexity;
trouble

wing; plane; flank

lagoon

enemy; foe;
opponent

fascination; charm;
bewitch

dislike; detest; hate

adjusted; alike;
equal; similar
variety of

spread; pave; sit;
promulgate

hug; embrace;
possess; protect;
lead

sphere; circle;
radius; range

acid; bitterness;
sour; tart

destroy; ruin;
overthrow; perish

penalty;
punishment

cornerstone;
foundation stone

rot; decay; sour

skids; leg;
undercarriage

tide; salt water;
opportunity

plum

exhaust; use up;
run out of; deplete;
befriend; serve

me; I (male)

cherry

slippery; slide;
slip; flunk

orphan; alone

inflammation;
flame; blaze

compensation;
indemnify

phrase; clause;
sentence; passage;
paragraph; counter
for haiku

steel

stubborn; foolish;
firmly

chain; irons;
connection

coloring; paint;
makeup

chafe; rub; polish;
grind; scrape

encourage; be
diligent; inspire

vertical; length;
height; self-
indulgent;
wayward

radiance; shine;
sparkle; gleam;
twinkle

amass; keeping a
concubine;
phonograph

axis; pivot; stem;
stalk; counter for
book scrolls

patrol; go around;
circumference

earnings; work;
earn money

wink; blink;
twinkle

cannon; gun

erupt; spout; emit;
flush out

boast; be proud;
pride; triumphantly

auspicious;
happiness;
blessedness; good
omen; good
fortune

animal sacrifice;
offering

regularity; salary;
order

sovereign; the
emperor; god;
creator

wide; large

tempt; seduce;
instigate; promote

thwart; separate
from; prevent;
obstruct; deter;
impede

peaceful; calm;
peace; easy;
Thailand

bribe; board;
supply; finance

slap; strike; hit;
beat; tell; speak

ditch; moat; canal

chrysanthemum

strangle; constrict;
wring

affinity; relation;
connection; edge;
border; verge;
brink

solely; only;
merely; simply

swell; get fat; thick

dart; arrow

-proof; enduring

cram school;
private school

leak; escape; time

jubilation;
congratulate;
rejoice; be happy

fierce; rave; rush;
become furious;
wildness; strength

perfume; balmy;
favorable; fragrant

penal; chastise;
punish; discipline

sabre; sword;
blade; clock hand

patent; clear

chess piece;
Japanese chess;
shogi

street; ward; town;
counter for guns,
tools, leaves or
cakes of
something; even
number; 4th
calendar sign

constancy; always

hoist; fry in deep
fat

risk; face; defy;
dare; damage;
assume (a name)

of; this

ethics; companion

exhibit; state;
relate; explain

recollection; think;
remember

submerge; conceal;
hide; lower
(voice); hush

pear tree

humanity; virtue;
benevolence;
charity; man;
kernel

overcome; kindly;
skillfully

point; peak;
mountain

outline; condition;
approximation;
generally

arrest; seize;
concerned; adhere
to; despite

grave; tomb

silence; become
silent; stop
speaking; leave as
is

ought; by all
means; necessarily

partial; side; left-
side radical;
inclining; biased

atmosphere; fog

interview; treat;
entertain; receive;
deal with

consult with

cramped; narrow;
contract; tight

eminent; table;
desk; high

tortoise; turtle

provisions; food;
bread

register; record
book

hearth; furnace;
kiln; reactor

breed; care for;
shepherd; feed;
pasture

particularly;
especially;
exceptionally

augment; increase;
multiply; raise

warship

comrade; fellow;
people;
companions

hole; aperture; slit;
cave; den

strange;
strangeness;
curiosity

ridicule; laziness

crane; stork

conspire; cheat;
impose on; plan;
devise; scheme;
have in mind;
deceive

warmth

prosperous; bright;
clear

clap; beat (music)

melodious; clear;
bright; serene;
cheerful

tolerant; leniency;
generosity; relax;
feel at home; be at
ease; broadminded

capsize; cover;
shade; mantle; be
ruined

placenta; sac;
sheath

cry; weep; moan

isolate; alternate;
distance; separate;
gulf

clean; purify;
cleanse; exorcise;
Manchu Dynasty

drown; sink; hide;
fall into; disappear;
die

spare time; rest;
leisure; time; leave
of absence

lungs

upright; chastity;
constancy;
righteousness

peaceful

specimen; take
warning from;
learn from

domesticate; raise;
keep; feed

shade; yin;
negative; sex
organs; secret;
shadow

inscription;
signature (of
artisan)

follow; though;
notwithstanding;
while; during;
both; all; obey;
submit to; comply;
at the mercy of
(the waves)

ardent; violent;
vehement; furious;
severe; extreme

inquire; fathom;
look for

draft; copy;
manuscript; straw

rust-colored; red;
red lead; pills

disclose; open; say

to be (classical)

hill; knoll

ridgepole; ridge

lot; earth; soil

cartoon;
involuntarily; in
spite of oneself;
corrupt

mysterious;
occultness

sticky; glutinous;
greasy; persevere

enlightenment;
perceive; discern;
realize; understand

shop; store

pregnancy

mellow; ripen;
mature; acquire
skill

rising sun;
morning sun

grace; kindness;
goodness; favor;
mercy; blessing;
benefit

inflation;
advancing; going

journey; travel;
chase away; let go;
going; before;
formerly

beans; pea; midget

consummate;
accomplish; attain;
commit (suicide)

lunatic; insane;
crazy; confuse

branch off; fork in
road; scene; arena;
theater

highness; steps (of
throne)

horizontal; woof;
left & right;
latitude

cultivate; foster

decline; wane;
weaken

rowboat; small
boat

yield; bend; flinch;
submit

diameter; path;
method

thin; faint; pale;
fleeting

pluck; pull;
extract; excel

expose; open

courts; imperial
court; government
office

brocade; fine
dress; honors

quasi-; semi-;
associate

sultry; hot;
summer heat

seashore; beach

exhort; urge;
encourage

immersed; soak;
dip; steep;
moisten; wet; dunk

surplus; besides

gall bladder;
courage; pluck;
nerve

slender; fine; thin
kimono

pony; horse; colt

void; emptiness;
unpreparedness;
crack; fissure;
untruth

spirits; soul

notebook; account
book; album;
curtain; veil; net;
tent

repent; regret

rebuke; admonish;
charge; warn;
persuade

wretched; disaster;
cruelty; harsh

tyrannize; oppress

flip; turn over;
wave; flutter;
change (mind)

crash; fall (down)

marsh; lake; bog;
swamp; pond

set; lay a
foundation; install;
equip; squat down;
sit down

fertilizer; get fat;
fertile; manure;
pamper

gradually; slowly;
deliberately; gently

sugar

board; load (a
vehicle); ride

shield; escutcheon;
pretext

vein; pulse; hope

waterfall; rapids;
cascade

rut; wheel; track;
model; way of
doing

bag; bale; sack;
counter for bags

disturb; prevent;
hamper; obstruct

grate; rub; scratch;
scrape; chafe;
scour

whale

villa; inn; cottage;
feudal manor

consent; assent;
agreement

thunder; lightning
bolt

drift; float (on
liquid)

pocket; feelings;
heart; yearn; miss
someone; become
attached to;
bosom; breast

intuition;
perception

plantation;
planting

kidnap; falsify

burdensome; pack
horse; horse load;
send by horse

annexed;
accompany; marry;
suit; meet; satisfy;
attach; append;
garnish; imitate

crown; best;
peerless

diagonal; slanting;
oblique

mirror; speculum;
barrel-head; round
rice-cake offering

wise; fast learner

wandering; waves;
billows

Asia; rank next;
come after; -ous

perusal; see

lie; falsehood;
deceive; pretend

podium; stage;
rostrum; terrace

meritorious deed;
merit

witch; demon; evil
spirit

repay; reward;
retribution

purple; violet

dawn; daybreak

family crest;
figures

wholesale

stirred up; be
invigorated;
flourish

column; handrail;
blank; space

deviate; idleness;
leisure; miss the
mark; evade;
elude; parry;
diverge

horizon; shore

clear (the land);
open; break up
(land)

eyeball

prison; jail

esteem;
furthermore; still;
yet

carve; engrave;
chisel

calm; quiet;
moderation

appear; existing

adroit; skilled;
ingenuity

halberd; arms;
festival float

hedge; fence; wall

deceit; cheat;
delude

angling; fish;
catch; allure;
ensnare

bush clover

solemn; quietly;
softly

chestnut

foolish; folly;
absurdity; stupid

applaud; praise;
esteem; happy;
auspicious

encounter; meet;
party; association;
interview; join

erect; frame;
mount; support;
shelf; construct

ghost; devil

commoner; all;
bastard

immature; young

nourishing; more
& more; be
luxuriant; planting;
turbidity

phantasm; vision;
dream; illusion;
apparition

boil; cook

princess

vow; swear; pledge

grasp; faggot;
bunch; counter for
bundles

tread; step on;
trample; practice;
carry through

display; offer;
present; send;
exhibit

alienate; rough;
neglect; shun;
sparse

face-up; look up;
depend; seek;
respect; rever;
drink; take

sturdy; strength

rapidly

subjugate; attack
the rebellious;
collect taxes

smash; break;
crush; familiar;
popular

noh chanting

marry into; bride

self-effacing;
humble oneself;
condescend; be
modest

empress; queen;
after; behind; back;
later

sigh; lament;
moan; grieve

germ; fungus;
bacteria

sickle; scythe; trick

nest; rookery; hive;
cobweb; den

repeatedly; recur

harp; koto

squad; corps; unit;
group

shelf; ledge; rack;
mount; mantle;
trellis

undefiled; pure;
clean; righteous;
gallant

cruel; severe;
atrocious; unjust

superintend;
manager; rule

corridor; hall;
tower

loneliness; quietly;
mellow; mature;
death of a priest

sign of the dragon;
7-9AM; fifth sign
of Chinese zodiac;
shin dragon radical
(no. 161)

be hazy; grow dim;
blurred

prostrated; bend
down; bow; cover;
lay (pipes)

Go

vulgar; customs;
manners;
worldliness;
mundane things

vague; obscure;
desert; wide

wicked; injustice;
wrong

sparkle; clear;
crystal

black ink; India
ink; ink stick;
Mexico

tranquilize; ancient
peace-preservation
centers

den; cave;
excavation

footgear; shoes;
boots; put on (the
feet)

inferiority; be
inferior to; be
worse

what?

assault; hit; beat;
thrash

with child;
pregnancy

observance; offer;
present; dedicate

melancholy;
grieve; lament; be
anxious; sad;
unhappy

crude; simple;
plain; docile

pavilion;
restaurant;
mansion; arbor;
cottage;
vaudeville; music
hall; stage name

pure

suspicious;
mystery;
apparition

pigeon; dove

drunk; feel sick;
poisoned; elated;
spellbound

pity; be sparing of;
frugal; stingy;
regret

harvest; reap

excellent;
beautiful; good;
pleasing; skilled

wet; be watered;
profit by; receive
benefits; favor;
charm; steep

lament; grieve over

destitution; scarce;
limited

above-stated; the
said; that specific

proceed; get;
become; tend

mulberry

Japanese Judas-
tree; cinnamon tree

marrow; pith

tiger; drunkard

basin; lantern
festival; tray

advance

ear; ear (grain);
head; crest (wave)

robust; manhood;
prosperity

dike; bank;
embankment

hungry; starve

bystander; side;
besides; while;
nearby; 3rd person

epidemic

accumulate;
involvement;
trouble; tie up;
continually

stupid; foolish

conveyor; carry;
transport

clear

healing; cure;
quench (thirst);
wreak

paulownia

measurement;
foot/10

enclosure;
quarters;
fortification; red-
light district

urine

villain; evil; bad
luck; disaster

spit; vomit; belch;
confess; tell (lies)

banquet; feast;
party

hawk

V.I.P.; guest

captive; barbarian;
low epithet for the
enemy

pottery; porcelain

bell; gong; chimes

remorse; regret; be
sorry

boar

large

magnet; porcelain

all the more;
increasingly

descendants; elder
brother; insect

coarse; rough;
rugged

revise; correct;
decide

bud; sprout; spear;
germ

level

umbrella

industry;
kindliness

equestrian; riding
on horses; counter
for equestrians

rather; preferably;
peaceful; quiet;
tranquility

sequential; fellow

endure; bear; put
up with; conceal;
secrete; spy; sneak

neglect; laziness

likeness; like; such
as; as if; better;
best; equal

dormitory; hostel;
villa; tea pavillion

help

phoenix

lead

pearl; gem; jewel

congeal; freeze;
stiff; be absorbed
in

seedling; sapling;
shoot

animal; beast

pathetic; grief;
sorrow; pathos;
pity; sympathize

hop; leap up;
spring; jerk;
prance; buck;
splash; sputter;
snap

artisan; workman;
carpenter

droop; suspend;
hang; slouch

snake; serpent;
hard drinker

lucidity; be clear;
clear; clarify;
settle; strain; look
grave

sew; stitch;
embroider

Buddhist priest;
monk

stare; watch; look
at; see; scrutinize

span; request

give; do something
for

mediocre

recess; rest; relax;
repose

beautiful woman;
princess

gutter; ditch;
sewer; drain;
10**32

respect; reverent

reap; cut; clip;
trim; prune

drowsy; sleep; die

confused; mix; be
in disorder

chief; count; earl;
uncle; Brazil

bamboo grass;
(kokuji)

cereals; grain

mausoleum;
imperial tomb

fog; mist

soul; spirit

abuse; evil; vice;
breakage

queen; princess

liner; ship

starve; hungry;
thirst

hard up; destitute;
suffer; perplexed;
cornered

manipulate; rule;
administer;
conduct; palm of
hand

lovely; beautiful;
graceful;
resplendent

design; figured
cloth; twill

stinking; ill-
smelling;
suspicious looking;
odor; savor;
fragrance; be
fragrant; stink;
glow; be bright

ecstasy; joy;
rapture

blade; sword; edge

truss; arrest; bind;
tie; restrain

calendar; almanac

best regards; good

blind; blind man;
ignoramus

chic; style; purity;
essence; pith;
cream; elite;
choice

embarrass;
humiliate; shame

strong

control; wedge

monkey

bowstring; chord;
hypotenuse

harvest; ripen

plug up; obstruct

cook; boil

deluge; flood; vast

vicarious;
surrogate; act in
addition to

sated; tired of;
bored; satiate

superfluous;
uselessness

peach tree

hunt; raid; gather

vermilion;
cinnabar; scarlet;
red; bloody

whirlpool; eddy;
vortex

sire; good belt;
gentleman

hinge; pivot; door

tombstone;
monument

forge; discipline;
train

sword; saber; knife

drum; beat; rouse;
muster

naked; nude;
uncovered;
partially clothed

furthermore; still;
yet

clod; lump; chunk;
clot; mass

rotation; go around

bow; bow
(archery, violin)

cash; bad habit;
humble prefix;
gift; Shinto
offerings of cloth;
rope; cut paper

membrane

fan; folding fan

intestines; guts;
bowels; viscera

vat; tub; tank

mercy

willow

fell; strike; attack;
punish

a good horse;
speed; a fast
person

pickling; soak;
moisten; steep

twist; ask;
investigate; verify

clear; help

tomb; mound

two-mat area; 36
sq ft

dark blue; navy

recreation;
pleasure

camellia

tongue; reed;
clapper

gauze; thin silk;
Rome

gorge; ravine

stipend; salary

rin; 1/10sen;
1/10bu

summit; peak

square jewel;
corner; angle; edge

brew; cause

lotus

condolences;
mourning; funeral

the latter;
duplicate; strange;
witty; fishhook
radical (no. 5)

soup; juice; broth;
sap; gravy; pus

nun

everywhere; times;
widely; generally

equilibrium;
measuring rod;
scale

send forth
fragrance; fragrant;
be scented; smoke
(tobacco)

game-hunting;
shooting; game;
bag

sheep

goodwill; article;
section; friendship;
collusion

review; inspection;
revision

spy

hoarse; scold

daring; brave;
bold; sad; tragic;
pitiful

womb; uterus

fermentation

aroused; resent; be
indignant; anger

pork; pig

intercept; interrupt;
obstruct

front door; title
page; front page

sulphur

pardon;
forgiveness

stealth; steal;
secret; private;
hushed

bubbles; foam;
suds; froth

congratulations

or again;
furthermore; on the
other hand

rue; be sad; sigh;
lament

spinning

regret; bear a
grudge;
resentment;
malice; hatred

obese; fat

aid; help; assist

frolic; play; sport

5; 5-man squad;
file; line

mourning; abhor;
detestable; death
anniversary

voiced;
uncleanness;
wrong; nigori;
impurity

run; bustle

Big Dipper; 10 sho
(vol); sake dipper;
dots and cross
radical (no. 68)

orchid; Holland

swift; fast

resemblance

bowl; rice tub; pot;
crown

decay; rot; remain
in seclusion

husk; nut shell

receive; undergo;
answer (phone);
take; get; catch

Manchu dynasty;
name given to
naturalized
foreigners

miscanthus reed

clan; enclosure

sand

help

mediator; go-
between

chicken

Zen; silent
meditation

entrust; request;
send a message

trunk; torso; hull
(ship); hub of
wheel

transfer;
alternation

insert; put in; graft;
wear (sword)

storm; tempest

oak; mallet

silk

obeisance; follow;
accompany; attend
on

divide

musical score;
music; note; staff;
table; genealogy

cultural progress;
perfume

permanence;
distant; long time;
leisure

graceful; gentle;
pure

sail

daybreak; dawn; in
the event

greatness;
excellence

camphor tree

flute; clarinet;
pipe; whistle;
bagpipe; piccolo

sound of jewels

guy; slave;
manservant; fellow

lock; fetters;
shackles

fist

soar; fly

transition; move;
change

bungling; clumsy;
unskillful

waiter; samurai;
wait upon; serve

shaku; Japanese
foot; measure;
scale; rule

mountain peak;
mountain pass;
climax; crest;
(kokuji)

fervent; kind;
cordial; serious;
deliberate

beginning

thirst; dry up;
parch

uncle; youth

feminine; female

pass through; go
smoothly

withstand; endure;
support; resist

confer; relate;
narrate; describe

vinegar; sour; acid;
tart

versify; singing;
recital

relay; in turn;
sending

peak; summit

tremendously;
very; great;
exceedingly

high; boasting

adore; respect;
revere; worship

lacquer; varnish;
seven

headland; cape;
spit; promontory

mannerism; habit;
vice; trait; fault;
kink

pleasure; happy;
rejoice

sign of the tiger; 3-
5AM; third sign of
Chinese zodiac

reef; sunken rock

from; possessive
particle;
whereupon;
accordingly

continent; sandbar;
island; country

barracks; police
station; camp

birch; dark red

twig; ornamental
evergreen

matrimony; marry

rock; crag; boulder

mimic; aim (a gun)
at; nominate;
imitate

fence; wall;
(kokuji)

lips

intimate; friendly;
harmonious

leisure

barbarian; foreign

seclude; confine to
a room; deep;
profound;
secluded; faint;
dark; tranquil;
calm

high; steep

cadet; friend

recitation; poem;
song; composing

lowly; base; vile;
vulgar

scorn; despise;
make light of;
contempt

casting; mint

rub; paint; erase

military officer;
jailer; old man;
rank

Zelkova tree

slave; servant;
prisoner; criminal;
follower

calamity;
misfortune; evil;
curse

butterfly

dairy products;
whey; broth; fruit
juice

stalk; stem

commander;
leading troops;
governor

departed; die

vapor; steam

polish

hide; shelter;
shield

collar; neck; lapel

lightning-bug;
firefly

banana

widow; minority;
few

precious stone;
gem; lapis lazuli

diarrhea

commonplace;
ordinary;
employment

companion; friend

pit; hole

indigo

burglar; rebel;
traitor; robber

squeeze

paddy ridge; levee

distant

songs with samisen

cavity; hole; slit;
very; great;
exceedingly

mandarin orange

gargle; rinse mouth

spine; backbone

torture; beat

lass; girl; Miss;
daughter

garden; farm; park

southeast

woods; grove

mountain stream;
valley

venerable old man

bargain; reason;
charge; suspicion;
point; account;
purity; honest; low
price; cheap;
rested; contented;
peaceful

discreet;
reverently; humbly

pupil

boil; ferment;
seethe; uproar;
breed

take pleasure in;
rejoice

kiln; oven; furnace

praise; extol

ugly; unclean;
shame; bad
looking

measuring box; 1.8
liter

martyrdom; follow
by resigning

anxiety; trouble;
worry; pain; ill;
annoy; nuisance;
irksome

comma-design

happiness; blessed;
good fortune;
auspicious

censure; criminal
investigation

degenerate;
descend to; lapse
into

tariff; crop tax;
borrowing

angle; edge;
corner; power;
majesty

scaffold; cleat;
frame; jetty; bolt
(door)

Yamato; ancient
Japan

bridegroom; son-
in-law

pining; yearn for;
love dearly; adore

beautiful;
patterned

quit; stop; leave;
withdraw; go

rectify; straighten;
correct; reform;
cure; control;
pretend; falsify

so-and-so; one; a
certain; that person

captured; criminal;
arrest; catch

charging ahead of
others

rainbow

large bird; wild
goose; large; great;
powerful;
prosperous

ooze; flow; soak
in; penetrate;
secrete

at; in; on; as for

strong and brave

steadily; gradually
advancing; finally;
barely

mosquito

hollyhock

unlucky;
misfortune; bad
luck; disaster

seaweed;
duckweed

fief; allowance;
pension; grant;
happiness

chief; beginning

legitimate wife;
direct descent
(non-bastard)

high; far

menacing; dignity;
majesty; threaten

sign of the snake
or serpent; 9-
11AM; sixth sign
of Chinese zodiac

convex; beetle
brow; uneven

stretch

rhyme; elegance;
tone

frost

nitrate; saltpeter

imperial order

parsley

apricot

coffin; casket

Confucian

male mythical bird

fragrant; balmy;
favourable

wise

distress; grieve;
lament; be anxious

watchtower;
lookout; high
building

refined; gentle

correct; save; assist

eyebrow

respect; revere;
long for

fuel; firewood;
kindling

brown; woollen
kimono

grant; gift; boon;
results

steep; craggy;
rugged

rule

darning; repair;
mend; trim; tidy
up; adjust

plug; bolt; cork;
bung; stopper

green

freshwater trout;
smelt

hazelnut; filbert

concave; hollow;
sunken

glossy; luster;
glaze; polish;
charm; colorful;
captivating

all

vine; ivy

tempering; refine;
drill; train; polish

falcon

strand; beach;
shore

inmost; heart;
mind; inside

pursue; drive
away; chase;
accomplish; attain;
commit

reject; retreat;
recede; withdraw;
repel; repulse

rare; phenomenal;
dilute (acid)

lotus; Mt Fuji

imperial edict

swamp; shore

chick; squab;
duckling; doll

consider; reflect;
think

help; assist

shine; sparkle;
gleam; twinkle

blackened
eyebrows

kindness; moisten

yearn after; long
for; aspire to;
admire; adore

wee hours;
evening; early
night

delusion;
unnecessarily;
without authority;
reckless

sincere; kind;
considerate

dried meat

for the first time;
not until

bar-tending;
serving sake; the
host; draw (water);
ladle; scoop; pump

silkworm

glad; pleased;
rejoice

blue; pale

shine; light

distribute;
disseminate;
partition;
understand

only; free; in
addition

limb; arms & legs

cedar; sandlewood;
spindle tree

victory song

comet

mimeograph; copy

catalpa tree

sign of the ox or
cow; 1-3AM;
second sign of
Chinese zodiac

heir; succeed

grant; answer

eventide; tide; salt
water; opportunity

kimono design

conjunction
(astronomy); first
day of month;
north

nursing; attending;
entertainer

furrow; 30 tsubo;
ridge; rib

extract; selection;
summary; copy;
spread thin

refreshing;
bracing; resonant;
sweet; clear

dark; black; many

lazy; laziness

barbarian

be clear; serene;
cold; skilful

show symptoms
of; sprout; bud;
malt

flourishing;
successful;
beautiful; vigorous

I; one

recollect;
remember

lapis lazuli

license; sincerity;
permit

marquis; lord;
daimyo

sow (seeds)

carp

arc; arch; bow

far off; distant;
long ago

type of morning
glory; rose of
Sharon; althea

sparkle of jewelry;
crystal

affixed; attach;
refer to; append

spotted; mottled;
patterned; small
tiger

sign of the hare or
rabbit; 5-7AM;
fourth sign of
Chinese zodiac;
east

however; but

figured cloth;
beautiful

potato

madder; red dye;
Turkey red

endure; keep
(rain)out; stave off;
tide over; defy;
slight; surpass

white; clear

sparkling water

burr; ball

old woman;
grandma; wet
nurse

scarlet; cardinal

sea bream; red
snapper

wise

village; rural
community; right
village radical (no.
163)

emulate; imitate

blue; green

peck; pick up

good crops;
prosperity; 10**28

west; bird; sign of
the bird; 5-7PM;
tenth sign of
Chinese zodiac;
sake radical (no.
164)

serving our elders

frugal; economy;
thrifty

citron

cocoon

also; again

consult with

dice; form;
appearance; take;
coloring

gauze; gossamer

levy; ode; prose;
poem; tribute;
installment

pupil of the eye

beautiful black
jewel; nine

II; two; second

weight; plumb
bob; sinker

tedious

happiness; luck

pox; smallpox

a reed instrument

strong; just;
righteous; peace-
loving

Buddhist surplice

alike; truth

you; thou; second
person

decrease

the Pleiades

pig iron

smiling; reed used
to cover tatami

actor

large; great;
eminent

soothe; calm;
pacify

deep and broad

late; quiet; sets
(sun)

deed; skill

majestic plural;
imperial we

edify; way; path

thread; silk cloth

moreover; also;
furthermore

end; finish

morning; early

officer; an official

brilliant

I; you; (kokuji)

eulogy

counters for things

maple

jewel; tinkling of
jewelry

Chinese parasol
tree; phoenix tree

how; what; alas;
question mark; ?

water route;
shipping channel

monme; 3.75
grams; (kokuji)

clear

neck; collar; lapel

lull; calm; (kokuji)

treetops; twig

third class; 3rd;
3rd calendar sign

sudden; quick;
sound of the wind

eggplant

ladle; one tenth of
a go; dip

excuse; tolerate;
forgive

butterbur; bog
rhubarb

ancestral offering
receptacle; coral

abide by; follow;
obey; learn

clear

burn; bonfire

expectation;
consideration;
uneasiness; fear;
anxiety; concern

holly

urge to eat

audience; audience
(with king)

axe; 1.32 lb; catty;
counter for loaves
of bread; axe
radical (no. 69)

be aggravated;
grow worse; grow
bulky; swell

press; print; affix a
seal; stamp

lotus

jasmine

a coarse camlet

shine

friendship;
intimacy

melting; smelting

bookmark;
guidebook

ground-breaking;
open up farmland

strong

iris

daybreak; dawn;
morning

type of deciduous
tree; grey starling

intelligence;
imperial

pongee (a knotted
silk cloth)

descendent; issue;
offspring

cold; strict; severe

sign of the hog; 9-
11PM; twelfth sign
of the Chinese
zodiac

baron; peerage;
court rank

dilate; distend;
bulge; fill out;
swell

Chinese unicorn;
genius; giraffe;
bright; shining

jasmine

luxury; select

beautiful as a jewel

polish

question mark

coconut tree

string; cord;
samisen music

help

glassy; lapis lazuli

star; god of
literature

model; molding

rise

straight grain;
spindle tree;
(kokuji)

bright; sunny;
prosperous; merry

the violet

fact; reality;
understand;
appreciate

ball

towering in a row

excessive;
overflow; spread
out

victory; fast