| A | B |
| 固 | KO; kata(meru/maru/mari); kata(i)------harden; set; clot; curdle |
| 協 | KYOU------co-; cooperation |
| 典 | TEN; DEN------code; ceremony; law; rule |
| 毒 | DOKU------poison; virus; venom; germ; harm; injury; spite |
| 卒 | SOTSU; SHUTSU; sos(suru); o(eru/waru)------graduate; soldier; private; die |
| 念 | NEN------wish; sense; idea; thought; feeling; desire; attention |
| 治 | JI; CHI; osa(meru/maru); nao(ru/su)------reign; be at peace; calm down; subdue; quell; govt; cure; heal; rule; conserve |
| 牧 | BOKU; machi------breed; care for; shepherd; feed; pasture |
| 倉 | SOU; kura------godown; warehouse; storehouse; cellar; treasury |
| 底 | TEI; soko------bottom; sole; depth; bottom price; base; kind; sort |
| 法 | HOU; HAT-; HOT-; FU; RAN; nori------method; law; rule; principle; model; system |
| 例 | REI; tato(eru/eba)------example; custom; usage; precedent |
| 胃 | I------stomach; paunch; crop; craw |
| 栄 | EI; YOU; saka(eru); ha(e/eru); -ba(e); e------flourish; prosperity; honor; glory; splendor |
| 周 | SHUU; mawari------circumference; circuit; lap |
| 径 | KEI; michi; komichi------diameter; path; method |
| 的 | TEKI; mato------bull's eye; mark; target; object; adjective ending |
| 刷 | SATSU; su(ru); -zu(ri); ha(ku)------printing; print |
| 参 | SAN; SHIN; mai(ru); majiwaru; mitsu------nonplussed; three; going; coming; visiting; visit; be defeated; die; be madly in love |
| 松 | SHOU; matsu------pine tree |
| 残 | ZAN; SAN; noko(ru/su); noko(ri)------remainder; leftover; balance |
| 案 | AN------plan; suggestion; draft; ponder; fear; proposition; idea; expectation; bill; worry |
| 借 | SHAKU; ka(riru)------borrow; rent |
| 軍 | GUN------army; force; troops; war; battle |
| 建 | KEN; KON; ta(teru/te/tsu)------build |
| 信 | SHIN------faith; truth; fidelity; trust |
| 訓 | KUN; KIN; oshi(eru); yo(mu); kun(zuru)------instruction; Japanese character reading; explanation; read |
| 候 | KOU; sourou------climate; season; weather |
| 航 | KOU------navigate; sail; cruise; fly |
| 浅 | SEN; asa(i)------shallow; superficial; frivolous; wretched; shameful |
| 昨 | SAKU------yesterday; previous |
| 祝 | SHUKU; SHUU; iwa(u)------celebrate; congratulate |
| 笑 | SHOU; wara(u); e(mu)------laugh |
| 席 | SEKI------seat; mat; occasion; place |
| 紀 | KI------chronicle; account; narrative; history; annals; geologic period |
| 差 | SA; sa(su/shi)------distinction; difference; variation; discrepancy; margin; balance |
| 勇 | YUU; isa(mu)------courage; cheer up; be in high spirits; bravery; heroism |
| 変 | HEN; ka(waru/wari); ka(eru)------unusual; change; strange |
| 省 | SEI; SHOU; kaeri(miru); habu(ku)------focus; government ministry; conserve |
| 要 | YOU; i(ru); kaname------need; main point; essence; pivot; key to |
| 殺 | SATSU; SAI; SETSU; koro(su); -goro(shi); so(gu)------kill; murder; butcher; slice off; split; diminish; reduce; spoil |
| 便 | BEN; BIN; tayo(ri)------convenience |
| 約 | YAKU------promise; approximately; shrink |
| 害 | GAI------harm; injury |
| 単 | TAN; hitoe------simple; one; single; merely |
| 型 | KEI; kata; -gata------mould; type; model |
| 挙 | KYO; a(geru/garu); kozo(ru)------raise; plan; project; behavior; actions |
| 飛 | HI; to(bu); to(basu)------fly; skip (pages); scatter |
| 府 | FU------borough; urban prefecture; govt office; representative body; storehouse |
| 郡 | GUN------county; district |
| 唱 | SHOU; tona(eru)------chant; recite; call upon; yell |
| 帯 | TAI; o(biru); obi------sash; belt; obi; zone; region |
| 械 | KAI; kase------contraption; fetter; machine; instrument |
| 街 | GAI; KAI; machi------boulevard; street; town |
| 側 | SOKU; kawa; gawa; soba------side; lean; oppose; regret |
| 停 | TEI; to(meru); to(maru)------halt; stopping |
| 特 | TOKU------special |
| 健 | KEN; suko(yaka)------healthy; health; strength; persistence |
| 連 | REN; tsura(naru/neru); tsu(re/reru)------take along; lead; join; connect; party; gang; clique |
| 堂 | DOU------public chamber; hall |
| 救 | KYUU; suku(u)------salvation; save; help; rescue; reclaim |
| 清 | SEI; SHOU; SHIN; kiyo(i); kiyo(maru/meru)------pure; purify; cleanse; exorcise; Manchu dynasty |
| 康 | KOU------ease; peace |
| 脈 | MYAKU; suji------vein; pulse; hope |
| 梅 | BAI; ume------plum |
| 得 | TOKU; e(ru); u(ru)------gain; get; find; earn; acquire; can; may; able to; profit; advantage; benefit |
| 敗 | HAI; yabu(reru)------failure; defeat; reversal |
| 浴 | YOKU; a(biru); a(biseru)------bathe; be favored with; bask in |
| 粉 | FUN; ko; kona------flour; powder; dust |
| 票 | HYOU------ballot; label; ticket; sign |
| 料 | RYOU------fee; materials |
| 菜 | SAI; na------vegetable; side dish; greens |
| 産 | SAN; u(mu); u(mareru); ubu-; mu(su)------products; bear; give birth; yield; childbirth; native; property |
| 孫 | SON; mago------grandchild; descendants |
| 副 | FUKU; so(u)------vice-; duplicate; copy |
| 巣 | SOU; su; su(kuu)------nest; rookery; hive; cobweb; den |
| 貨 | KA------freight; goods; property |
| 徒 | TO; itazura; mada------junior; emptiness; vanity; futility; uselessness; ephemeral thing; gang; set; party; people |
| 陸 | RIKU; ROKU; oka------land |
| 望 | BOU; MOU; nozo(mu); machi------ambition; full moon; hope; desire; aspire to; expect |
| 景 | KEI------scenery; view |
| 結 | KETSU; KECHI; musu(bu); yu(u); u(waeru)------tie; bind; contract; join; organize; do up hair; fasten |
| 隊 | TAI------regiment; party; company; squad |
| 象 | SHOU; ZOU; katado(ru)------elephant; pattern after; imitate; image; shape; sign (of the times) |
| 然 | ZEN; NEN; shika; shika(ri/shi); sa------sort of thing; so; if so; in that case; well |
| 喜 | KI; yoroko(ru/bu/basu)------rejoice; take pleasure in |
| 給 | KYUU; tama(u); tamo(u)------salary; wage; gift; allow; grant; bestow on |
| 無 | MU; BU; na(i)------nothingness; none; ain't; nothing; nil; not |
| 焼 | SHOU; ya(ku); ya(ki); ya(keru)------bake; burning |
| 極 | KYOKU; GOKU; kiwa(meru/maru); kiwa(mari); kiwa(mi)------poles; settlement; conclusion; end; highest rank; electric poles; very; extremely; most; highly; 10**48 |
| 覚 | KAKU; obo(eru); sa(masu/meru); sato(ru)------memorize; learn; remember; awake; sober up |
| 達 | TATSU; DA; -tachi------accomplished; reach; arrive; attain |
| 貯 | CHO; ta(meru); takuwa(eru)------savings; store; lay in; keep; wear mustache |
| 博 | HAKU; BAKU------Dr.; command; esteem; win acclaim; Ph.D.; exposition; fair |
| 飯 | HAN; meshi------meal; boiled rice |
| 最 | SAI; SHU; motto(o); tsuma------utmost; most; extreme |
| 費 | HI; tsui(yasu); tsui(eru)------expense; cost; spend; consume; waste |
| 散 | SAN; chi(ru); chi(rasu/rakasu); chi(rakaru)------scatter; disperse; spend; squander |
| 順 | JUN------obey; order; turn; right; docility; occasion |
| 満 | MAN; BAN; mi(chiru); mi(tsu); mi(tasu)------full; enough; pride; satisfy |
| 愛 | AI; ito(shii)-----love; affection; favourite |
| 圧 | ATSU; he(su)-----pressure; push; overwhelm; oppress; dominate |
| 永 | EI; naga(i)-----eternity; long; lengthy |
| 塩 | EN; shio-----salt |
| 億 | OKU-----hundred million; 10**8 |
| 可 | KA; -be(ki); -be(shi)-----can; passable; mustn't; should not; do not |
| 課 | KA-----chapter; lesson; section; department; division; counter for chapters (of a book) |
| 刊 | KAN-----publish; carve; engrave |
| 管 | KAN; kuda-----pipe; tube; wind instrument; drunken talk |
| 観 | KAN; mi(ru)-----outlook; look; appearance; condition; view |
| 関 | KAN; seki; kaka(waru)-----connection; barrier; gateway; involve; concerning |
| 願 | GAN; nega(u);-negai-----petition; request; vow; wish; hope |
| 器 | KI; utsuwa-----utensil; vessel; receptacle; implement; instrument; ability; container; tool; set |
| 旗 | KI; hata-----national flag; banner; standard |
| 機 | KI; hata-----mechanism; opportunity; occasion; machine; airplane |
| 議 | GI-----deliberation; consultation; debate; consideration |
| 久 | KYUU; KU; hisa(shii)-----long time; old story |
| 旧 | KYUU; KU; furu(i)-----old times; old things; old friend; former; ex- |
| 漁 | GYO; RYOU; asa(ru)-----fishing; fishery |
| 競 | KYOU; KEI; kiso(u); se(ru)-----emulate; compete with; bid; sell at auction; bout; contest; race |
| 鏡 | KYOU; kagami-----mirror; speculum; barrel-head; round rice-cake offering |
| 句 | KU-----phrase; clause; sentence; passage; paragraph; counter for haiku |
| 験 | KEN; GEN-----verification; effect; testing |
| 察 | SATSU-----guess; presume; surmise; judge; understand |
| 支 | SHI; sasa(eru); tsuka(eru); ka(u)-----branch; support; sustain |
| 試 | SHI; kokoro(miru); tame(su)-----test; try; attempt; experiment; ordeal |
| 辞 | JI; ya(meru)-----resign; word; term; expression |
| 種 | SHU; tane; -gusa-----species; kind; class; variety; seed |
| 照 | SHOU; te(ru); te(rasu); te(reru)-----illuminate; shine; compare; bashful |
| 賞 | SHOU; ho(meru)-----prize; reward; praise |
| 静 | SEI; JOU; shizu(ka); shizu(maru/meru)-----quiet |
| 積 | SEKI; tsu(mu); tsu(moru/mori)-----volume; product (x*y); acreage; contents; pile up; stack; load; amass |
| 節 | SESTU; SECHI; fushi; -bushi; notto-----node; season; period; occasion; verse; clause; stanza; honor; joint; knuckle; knob; knot; tune; melody |
| 説 | SETSU; ZEI; to(ku)-----rumor; opinion; theory |
| 戦 | SEN; ikusa; tataka(u); onono(ku); soyogu; wanana(ku)-----war; battle; match |
| 選 | SEN; era(bu)-----elect; select; choose; prefer |
| 続 | ZOKU; tsudu(ku); tsudu(keru); tsugu(nai)-----continue; series; sequel |
| 置 | CHI; o(ku); -o(ki)-----placement; put; set; deposit; leave behind; keep; employ; pawn |
| 腸 | CHOU; harawata-----intestines; guts; bowels; viscera |
| 働 | DOU; hatara(ku)-----work |
| 熱 | NETSU; atsu(i)-----heat; temperature; fever; mania; passion |
| 比 | HI; kura(beru)-----compare; race; ratio; Phillipines |
| 標 | HYOU-----signpost; seal; mark; stamp; imprint; symbol; emblem; trademark; evidence; souvenir; target |
| 仏 | BUTSU; FUTSU; hotoke-----Buddha; the dead; France |
| 養 | YOU; yashina(u)-----foster; bring up; rear; develop; nurture |
| 量 | RYOU; haka(ru)-----quantity; measure; weight; amount |
| 輪 | RIN; wa-----wheel; ring; circle; link; loop; counter for wheels and flowers |
| 類 | RUI; tagu(i)-----sort; kind; variety; class; genus |
| 歴 | REKI; REKKI-----curriculum; continuation; passage of time |
| 録 | ROKU-----record |
| 易 | EKI; I; yasa(shii); yasu(i)-----easy; fortune-telling; ready to; simple; divination |
| 因 | IN; yo(ru)-----cause; factor; be associated with; depend on; be limited to |
| 往 | OU; yu(ku) i(nasu)-----journey; chase away; let go; going; travel |
| 応 | OU; YOU; -NOU; machi(ni); kota(eru)-----apply; answer; yes; OK; reply; accept |
| 仮 | KA; KE; kari-----sham; temporary; interim; assumed (name); informal |
| 価 | KA; KE; atai-----value; price |
| 河 | KA; kawa-----river |
| 快 | KAI; kokoroyo(i)-----cheerful; pleasant; agreeable; comfortable |
| 技 | GI; waza-----skill; art; craft; ability; feat; performance; vocation; arts |
| 逆 | GYAKU; GEKI; saka; saka(sa); saka(rau)-----inverted; reverse; opposite; wicked |
| 居 | KYO; i(ru); -i-----reside; to be; exist; live with |
| 均 | KIN; nara(su)-----level; average |
| 件 | KEN; kudan-----affair; case; matter; item |
| 券 | KEN-----ticket |
| 限 | GEN; kagi(ru); kagi(ri)-----limit; restrict; to best of ability |
| 故 | KO; yue-----happenstance; especially; intentionally; reason; cause; circumstances; the late; therefore; consequently |
| 効 | KOU; ki(ku); kikime-----merit; efficacy; efficiency; benefit |
| 厚 | KOU; atsu(i); aka-----thick; heavy; rich; kind; cordial; brazen; shameless |
| 査 | SA-----investigate |
| 再 | SAI; SA; futata(bi)-----again; twice; second time |
| 妻 | SAI; tsuma-----wife; spouse |
| 災 | SAI; wazawa(i)-----disaster; calamity; woe; curse; evil |
| 在 | ZAI; a(ru)-----exist; outskirts; suburbs; located in |
| 志 | SHI; kokoroza(su); kokorozashi-----intention; plan; resolve; aspire; motive; hopes; shilling |
| 枝 | SHI; eda-----bough; branch; twig; limb |
| 似 | JI; ni(ru); hi(ru)-----becoming; resemble; counterfeit; imitate; suitable |
| 示 | JI; SHI; shime(su)-----show; indicate; point out; express; display |
| 舎 | SHA; SEKI; yado(ru)-----cottage; inn; hut; house; mansion |
| 述 | JUTSU; no(beru)-----mention; state; speak; relate |
| 序 | JO; tsui(de); tsuide-----preface; beginning; order; precedence; occasion; chance; incidentally |
| 承 | JOU; uketamawa(ru)-----aquiesce; hear; listen to; be informed; receive |
| 招 | SHOU; mane(ku)-----beckon; invite; summon; engage |
| 条 | JOU; eda-----article; clause; item; stripe; streak |
| 状 | JOU-----status quo; conditions; circumstances; form; appearance |
| 制 | SEI-----system; law; rule |
| 性 | SEI; SHOU; saga-----sex; gender; nature |
| 政 | SEI; SHOU; matsurigoto-----politics; government |
| 舌 | ZETSU; shita-----tongue; reed; clapper |
| 団 | DAN; TON; DON; katamari; maru(i)-----group; association |
| 任 | NIN; maka(seru); maka(su)-----responsibility; duty; term; entrust to; appoint |
| 判 | HAN; BAN; waka(ru)-----judgement; signature; stamp; seal |
| 版 | HAN-----printing block; printing plate; edition; impression; label |
| 犯 | HAN; BON; oka(su)-----crime; sin; offense |
| 肥 | HI; ko(eru); koe; ko(yasu); ko(yashi); futo(ru)-----fertilizer; get fat; fertile; manure; pamper |
| 非 | HI-----un-; mistake; negative; injustice; non- |
| 布 | FU; nuno-----linen; cloth |
| 武 | BU; MU; take(shi)-----warrior; military; chivalry; arms |
| 弁 | BEN; HEN; wakima(eru)-----valve; petal; braid; speech; dialect; discrimination; dispose of; distinguish |
| 防 | BOU; fuse(gu)-----ward off; defend; protect; resist |
| 余 | YO; ama(ru/ri/su)-----too much; myself; surplus; other; remainder |