| A | B |
| 令 | REI; RYOU-----orders; ancient laws; command; decree |
| 失 | SHITSU; ushina(u)-----lose; error; fault; disadvantage; loss |
| 付 | FU; tsu(keru/ku/ke)-----adhere; attach; refer to; append |
| 辺 | HEN; be; ata(ri); hoto(ri)-----environs; boundary; border; vicinity; (kokuji) |
| 民 | MIN; tami-----people; nation; subjects |
| 司 | SHI; tsukado(ru)-----director; official; govt office; rule; administer |
| 包 | HOO; tsutsu(mu); kuru(mu)-----wrap; pack up; cover; conceal |
| 必 | HITSU; kanara(zu)-----invariably; certain; inevitable |
| 末 | MATSU; BATSU; sue-----not yet; end; close; tip; powder; posterity |
| 未 | MI; BI; ma(da); ima(da); hitsuji-----un-; not yet; hitherto; still; even now |
| 告 | KOKU; tsu(geru)-----revelation; tell; inform; announce |
| 兆 | CHOU; kiza(su); kiza(shi)-----portent; 10**12; trillion; sign; omen; symptoms |
| 果 | KA; ha(tasu/teru); ha(te)-----fruit; reward; carry out; achieve; complete; end; finish; succeed |
| 季 | KI-----seasons |
| 良 | RYOU; yo(i); i(i)-----good; pleasing; skilled |
| 共 | KYOU; tomo; tomo(ni); -do(mo)-----together; both; neither; all; and; alike; with |
| 争 | SOU; araso(u); ika(deka)-----contend; dispute; argue |
| 成 | SEI; JOU; na(ru/su)-----turn into; become; get; grow; elapse; reach |
| 仲 | CHUU; naka-----go-between; relationship |
| 伝 | DEN; TEN; tsuta(eru/waru/u)-----transmit; go along; walk along; follow; report; communicate; legend; tradition |
| 利 | RI; kiku-----profit; advantage; benefit |
| 英 | EI; hanabusa-----England; English |
| 材 | ZAI-----lumber; log; timber; wood; talent |
| 児 | JI; NI; GEI; ko; -kko-----newborn babe; child; young of animals |
| 折 | SETSU; ori; o(ru/reru)-----fold; break; fracture; bend; yield; submit |
| 初 | SHO; hatsu; ui; haji(me/mete); -so(meru)-----first time; beginning |
| 束 | SOKU; taba; taba(neru); tsuka; tsuka(neru)-----bundle; sheaf; ream; tie in bundles; govern; manage; control |
| 臣 | SHIN; JIN-----retainer; subject |
| 印 | IN; shirushi; -jirushi; shiru(su)-----stamp; seal; mark; imprint; symbol; emblem; trademark; evidence; souvenir; India |
| 各 | KAKU; onoono-----each; every; either |
| 衣 | I; E; koromo; kinu; -gi-----garment; clothes; dressing |
| 好 | KOU; kono(mu); su(ku); yo(i); i(i)-----fond; pleasing; like something |
| 灯 | TOU; hi; ha- tomoshibi; tomo(su); akari-----lamp; a light; light; no. of lights |
| 求 | KYUU; moto(meru)-----request; want; wish for; require; demand |
| 囲 | I; kako(mu/u/i)-----surround; besiege; store; paling; enclosure; encircle; preserve; keep |
| 改 | KAI; arata(meru/maru)-----reformation; change; modify; mend; renew; examine; inspect; search |
| 芽 | GA; me-----bud; sprout; spear; germ |
| 冷 | REI; i(eru/yasu); tsume(tai); hi(eru/ya); hi(yayaka); hi(yakasu)-----cool; cold (beer; person); chill |
| 完 | KAN-----perfect; completion; end |
| 官 | KAN-----bureaucrat; the government |
| 低 | TEI; hiku(i/meru/maru)-----lower; short; humble |
| 芸 | GEI; UN; u(eru); nori; waza-----technique; art; craft; performance; acting; trick; stunt |
| 泣 | KYUU; na(ku)-----cry; weep; moan |
| 希 | KI; KE; mare-----hope; beg; request; pray; beseech; Greece; dilute (acid); rare; few; phenomenal |
| 老 | ROU; o(iru); fu(keru)-----old man; old age; grow old |
| 努 | DO; tsuto(meru)-----toil; diligent; as much as possible |
| 労 | ROU; rou(suru); itawa(ru/zaki); tsuka(reru)-----labor; thank for; reward for; toil; trouble |
| 位 | I; kurai; gurai-----rank; grade; throne; crown; about; some |
| 兵 | HEI; HYOU-----soldier; private; troops; army; warfare; strategy; tactics |
| 別 | BETSU; waka(reru)-----separate; branch off; diverge; fork; another; extra; specially |
| 品 | HIN, shina ---------- goods, refinement, quality, elegance, article |
| 味 | MI, aji, aji(wau) ---------- taste, flavor, to taste, experience, relish, appreciate |
| 昔 | SEKI, SHAKU, mukashi ---------- long ago, antiquity, in the paste, once upon a time |
| 県 | KEN ---------- prefecture |
| 昭 | SHOU ---------- clear, bright |
| 面 | MEN, omote, omo, tsura ---------- face, mask, surface, aspect |
| 員 | IN ---------- member, staff, personnel, employee, number |
| 待 | TAI, ma(tsu) ---------- wait, to wait |
| 物 | BUTSU, MOTSU, mono ---------- object, thing |
| 持 | JI, mo(tsu/teru) ---------- have, possess, have, own, hold |
| 院 | IN ---------- institution, public place, building |
| 定 | TEI, JOU, sada(ka), sada(meru) ---------- definite, fixed, constant, determine, establish, decide, fix, certain |
| 指 | SHI, yubi, sa(su) ---------- finger, to point |
| 波 | HA, nami ---------- wave |
| 研 | KEN, to(gu) ---------- research, polish, grind, hone, study, sharpen |
| 柱 | CHUU, hashira ---------- column, pole, pillar, post |
| 洋 | YOU ---------- ocean, western, foreign, the West |
| 乗 | JOU, no(ru/seru) ---------- ride, to ride, get on, take, board, mount, take aboard, give a ride |
| 送 | SOU, oku(ru) ---------- send, transmit, to send |
| 神 | SHIN, JIN, kami, kan, kou ---------- god |
| 負 | FU, ma(keru/kasu), o(u) ---------- bear, carry, be defeated, be beaten, lose, reduce price, owe |
| 炭 | TAN, sumi ---------- charcoal, coal, carbon |
| 受 | JU, u(keru/karu) ---------- receive, to receive, accept, pass an examination |
| 級 | KYUU ---------- rank, grade, class, position |
| 所 | SHO, tokoro ---------- place |
| 油 | YU, abura ---------- oil |
| 注 | CHUU, tsu(gu), soso(gu) ---------- note, comment, to pour in, flow, concentrate |
| 係 | KEI, kaka(ru), kakari ---------- affect, relate to, concern, duty, person in charge |
| 者 | SHA, mono ---------- person |
| 取 | SHU, to(ru/reru) ---------- control, take, to take |
| 秒 | BYOU ---------- second (1/60 minute) |
| 命 | MEI, MYOU, inochi ---------- command, order, fate, life |
| 重 | JUU, CHOU, omo(i), e, kasa(naru/neru) ---------- heavy, serious, to be piled up, be on top of, pile things up |
| 客 | KYAKU, KAKU ---------- guest, customer, passenger |
| 実 | JITSU, mi, mino(ru) ---------- real, actual, to bear fruit, fruit, nut |
| 急 | KYUU, iso(gu) ---------- sudden, urgent, steep, to hurry |
| 発 | HATSU, HOTSU ---------- depart, emit, discharge, start, disclose, occur |
| 美 | BI, utsuku(shii) ---------- beauty, beautiful |
| 表 | HYOU, omote, arawa(reru/su) ---------- table, chart, expression, list, surface, appear, show, reveal, express |
| 服 | FUKU -- (Western) clothes, dress, dose |
| 放 | HOU, hana(tsu/su/reru) ---------- set free, release, to set free, fire (a gun), emit |
| 追 | TSUI, o(u) ---------- drive away, pursue, chase, to drive away |
| 畑 | hata, hatake ---------- cultivated field, farm |
| 屋 | OKU, ya ---------- shop, house, dealer, store, roof |
| 界 | KAI ---------- boundry, limit, world |
| 拾 | SHUU, JUU, hiro(u) ---------- pick up, gather, to pick up, find, ten (as used in legal documents) |
| 和 | WA, O, nago(mu/yakana), yawa(rageru) ---------- peace, harmony, Japan, to soften |
| 板 | HAN, BAN, ita ---------- plank, board |
| 相 | SOU, SHOU, ai ---------- each other, reciprocal |
| 度 | DO, TAKU, TO, tabi ---------- measure, extent, degree, limit, time, occasion |
| 荷 | KA, ni, hasu, ri ---------- cargo, baggage, load |
| 問 | MON, ton, to(u), to(i) ---------- problem, question |
| 商 | SHOU, akina(u) ---------- merchant, trade, to sell |
| 宿 | SHUKU, yado, yado(ru/su) ---------- inn, lodging, to take shelter |
| 習 | SHUU, nara(u) ---------- learning, to learn |
| 真 | SHIN, ma, ma-, makoto ---------- pure, true, genuine |
| 宮 | KYUU, GUU, KU, miya ---------- shrine, palace, prince |
| 終 | SHUU, o(waru/eru) ---------- finish, end, final, to end |
| 酒 | SHU, sake, saka ---------- sake, alcohol |
| 速 | SOKU, haya(i)(meru), sumi(yaka) ---------- fast, prompt |
| 開 | KAI, hira(ku/ki/keru), a(ku/keru) ---------- development, opening, to open |
| 帳 | CHOU, tobari ---------- notebook, register |
| 祭 | SAI, matsu(ru)(ri) ---------- worship, to worship, festival |
| 章 | SHOU ---------- chapter, badge, mark |
| 都 | TO, TSU, miyako ---------- capital (city) |
| 軽 | KEI, karu(i), karo(yaka) ---------- light |
| 配 | HAI, kuba(ru) ---------- distribute, pass out |
| 暑 | SHO, atsu(i) ---------- hot (weather), warm |
| 港 | KOU, minato ---------- harbor, port |
| 起 | KI, o(kiru/koru/kosu), tatsu ---------- rouse, wake up, get up |
| 温 | ON, atata(kai/ka)(maru/meru) ---------- heat, warm up |
| 病 | BYOU, HEI, yamai, ya(mu/meru) ---------- sick, fall ill, to get sick |
| 動 | DOU, ugo(ku/kasu) ---------- move, to move |
| 寒 | KAN, samu(i), sa, san ---------- coldness, cold, chilly |
| 集 | SHUU, atsu(maru/meru), tsudo(u) ---------- collection, to congregate |
| 飲 | IN, ON, no(mu) ---------- drink, to drink |
| 庫 | KO, KU, kura ---------- storehouse, warehouse |
| 深 | SHIN, fuka(i)(meru/maru), haka(maru/meru) ---------- deep, deepen, intensify |
| 息 | SOKU, iki ---------- son, breath, respiration |
| 進 | SHIN, susu(mu/meru) ---------- advance, progress, to advance |
| 歯 | SHI, ha, yowa(i) ---------- tooth, cog |
| 旅 | RYO, tabi ---------- trip, travel, journey |
| 流 | RYUU, RU, naga(reru/su) ---------- current, -style, to flow/pour |
| 湖 | KO, mizuumi, umi, mi ---------- lake |
| 倍 | BAI, be, masu ---------- twice, double, tims |
| 勉 | BEN, tsuto(meru), hiko, yatsu ---------- diligence, to work hard |
| 階 | KAI, kizahashi, shina, to, hashi ---------- story, level, stair |
| 笛 | TEKI, fue, u ---------- whistle, flute |
| 悪 | AKU, O, waru(i), a(shi), niku(i), aa, izukuni ---------- evil, vice, bad |
| 根 | KON, ne ---------- root, base, origin |
| 期 | KI, GO ---------- time, period, term |
| 球 | KYUU, tama, ki ---------- sphere, ball, globe |
| 庭 | TEI, niwa, ba ---------- garden, yard |
| 消 | SHOU, ke(su), ki(eru) ---------- extinguish, erase, to turn off |
| 部 | BU, tori, fu, pe, ma ---------- part, department, section |
| 第 | DAI, TEI ---------- number (1,2,etc), order |
| 族 | ZOKU, tsugi ---------- family, tribe, gang |
| 転 | TEN, koro(bu/garu/geru), maro(bu), utsu(ru) ---------- roll, to fall down |
| 運 | UN, hako(bu) ---------- fate, luck, to carry, transport |
| 島 | TOU, shima ---------- island |
| 薬 | YAKU; kusuri----medicine; chemical; benefit |
| 詩 | SHI; uta----poem; poetry |
| 暗 | AN; kurai----dark; darkness; disappear; shade; informal; blinded |
| 等 | TOU; hito(shii)----class; grade; equality; similar; etc; and so forth |
| 葉 | YOU; ha; yo; wa----foliage; leaf; plane; lobe; spear; number of flat things |
| 湯 | TOU; yu----hot water; bath; hot spring |
| 調 | CHOU; shira(beru); totono(u/eru)----investigate; check; tune; key(music); writing style |
| 談 | DAN----conversation; talk; discussion |
| 鉄 | TETSU; kurogane----iron; steel |
| 福 | FUKU----good fortune; blessing |
| 登 | TOU; TO; SHOU; CHOU; nobo(ru); a(garu); noboshi; nori----climb; ascend; to climb |
| 漢 | KAN; han----Chinese; China; Sino-; man; fellow |
| 筆 | HITSU; fude; kushi----writing brush; writing; handwriting |
| 横 | OO; yoko----side; sideways; horizontal; woof |
| 想 | SOU; SO; omo(u)----thought; idea; concept; think |
| 路 | RO; -ji; michi----road; street; route; distance |
| 鼻 | BI; hana----nose |
| 業 | GOU; GYOU; waza----business; trade; industry; vocation |
| 箱 | hako----box; bin; case; chest; railway car |
| 陽 | YOU; hi----male; positive; sun |
| 緑 | RYOKU; ROKU; midori----green |
| 落 | RAKU; o(chiru/tosu)----falling; dropping; to fall; come down |
| 着 | CHAKU; JAKU; ki(ru/seru); tsu(ku/keru); -gi----arrival; arrive; clothing; to wear; counter for suits of clothing |
| 短 | TAN; mijika(i)----shortness; brevity; short; fault; defect; weak point |
| 意 | I; moto; yoshi----will; mind; heart; idea; thought; taste; desire |
| 館 | KAN; yakata; tate; tachi----(large) building; hall; palace |
| 植 | SHOKU; u(eru/waru); ue; ge----plant; to plant; sow |
| 題 | DAI----topic; subject; theme; title |
| 銀 | GIN; shirogane; kana; kane----silver |
| 橋 | KYOU; hashi; base----bridge |
| 童 | DOU; warabe; pa----child; juvenile |
| 感 | KAN; kan(jiru)----feeling; sensation; to feel |
| 整 | SEI; totono(eru/u); hitoshi----arranging; to put in order; key (music) |
| 練 | REN; ne(ru/ri)----polishing up; to knead; to train; to practice |
| 駅 | EKI----station |
| 様 | YOU; SHOU; sama----way; manner; method |
| 農 | NOU; na; no; mi----agriculture; farmers |
| 遊 | YUU; YU; aso(bu)----play; be idle; enjoy |
| 悲 | HI; kana(shii/shimu)----sad; regret; be sad; jail cell |
| 勝 | SHOU; ka(tsu); ma(saru); sugu(reru)----victory; to win; prevail; excel |
| 士 | SHI; samurai----man; gentleman; warrior |
| 欠 | KETSU; ka(ku/keru)----lack; to lack; gap; fail; chip |
| 氏 | SHI; uji----Mr.; clan; language |
| 不 | FU; BU----not; un-; anti-; in- ; negative; bad; clumsy |
| 夫 | FUU; FU; BU; otto; so(re)----husband; man |
| 以 | I; mot(te); mochi----with; by; because of; in view of; by means of |
| 加 | KA; kuwa(eru/waru)----add; apply; to add; increase; join; Canada |
| 功 | KOU; KU; isa; katsu----merit; success; achievement; honor |
| 札 | SATSU; fuda----bill; ticket; label; paper money; no of bonds |
| 史 | SHI; akira----history; chronicle |