Read Japanese Today Kanji Index
(sorted by Meaning)

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

(c) Leo Hourvitz www.stoneschool.com.