Kanji frequency order vocabulary: words you can read after kanji 1801 to 1900

1801 膜

• 鼓膜こまくeardrum; tympanic membrane
• 膜まくmembrane; film
• 粘膜ねんまくmucous membrane; mucosa
• 網膜もうまくretina
• 角膜かくまくcornea

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1802 扇

• 扇おうぎfolding fan
• 扇子せんすfolding fan
• 扇風機せんぷうきelectric fan
• 扇ぐあおぐto fan
• 扇動せんどうincitement; sedition; agitation; abetting

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1803 脇

• 脇わきarmpit; under one's arm; side; flank
• 脇腹わきばらside (of the torso); flank
• 両脇りょうわきboth sides
• 小脇こわきunder one's arm; (in) the armpit
• 脇の下わきのしたarmpit; axilla

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1804 腸

• 腸ちょうintestine; bowel
• 胃腸いちょうstomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive…
• 盲腸もうちょうcecum; caecum; blind gut
• 大腸だいちょうlarge intestine; large bowel; colon
• 小腸しょうちょうsmall intestine

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1805 憎

• 憎むにくむto hate; to detest
• 憎いにくいhateful; detestable; abominable; vexing; provoking
• 憎しみにくしみhatred
• 憎悪ぞうおhatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
• 生憎あいにくunfortunately; sorry, but ...

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1806 槽

• 水槽すいそうwater tank; cistern
• 浴槽よくそうbathtub
• 浄化槽じょうかそうwater-purification tank

1807 鍋

• 鍋なべpan; pot; saucepan
• お鍋おなべpan; pot
• 土鍋どなべearthenware pot
• 小鍋こなべsmall saucepan; small pot
• 中華鍋ちゅうかなべwok; Chinese frying pan

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1808 慈

• 慈悲じひmercy; compassion; clemency; pity; charity; benevolence
• 慈愛じあいaffection (esp. parental); love; fondness
• 慈悲深いじひぶかいcompassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
• 慈善事業じぜんじぎょうphilanthropic work; charitable enterprise
• 慈善じぜんcharity; benevolence; philanthropy

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1809 皿

• 皿さらplate; dish; platter; disc
• お皿おさらplate; dish
• 灰皿はいざらashtray
• 小皿こざらsmall plate; small dish
• 皿洗いさらあらいwashing-up; dish-washing

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1810 肯

• 肯定こうていaffirmation
• 肯定的こうていてきaffirmative
• 自己肯定感じここうていかんself-esteem; feeling of self-approval

1811 樋

• 雨樋あまどいdrainspout; rain gutter

1812 楊

• 高楊枝たかようじleisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick

1813 伐

• 伐採ばっさいfelling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
• 間伐かんばつperiodic thinning (e.g. forest)

1814 駿

• 駿馬しゅんめswift horse

1815 漬

• 漬けづけpickled (something)
• 漬けるつけるto soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
• 漬物つけものtsukemono (pickled vegetables)
• 塩漬けしおづけpickling in salt; food preserved in salt
• 一夜漬けいちやづけlast-minute cramming; overnight cramming

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1816 燥

• 乾燥かんそうdryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); dehydration…
• 焦燥しょうそうimpatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
• 無味乾燥むみかんそうdull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
• 乾燥機かんそうきdrying machine; dryer; desiccator

1817 糾

• 糾弾きゅうだんcensure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
• 紛糾ふんきゅうcomplication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute…
• 糾合きゅうごうrally; muster
• 糾うあざなうto twist strands (e.g. into rope); to twist rope

1818 亮

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1819 墳

• 墳墓ふんぼgrave; tomb
• 古墳こふんancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
• 円墳えんぷんround burial mound

1820 坪

• 坪つぼtsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square…

1821 畜

• 畜生ちくしょうdamn it; damn; son of a bitch; for Christ's sake
• 家畜かちくdomestic animals; livestock; cattle
• 畜産ちくさんanimal husbandry; livestock industry
• 牧畜ぼくちくstock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
• こん畜生こんちくしょうblast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; damn!; son of a bitch!

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1822 紺

• 紺色こんいろdeep blue; navy blue
• 紺こんnavy blue; deep blue
• 濃紺のうこんdark blue
• 紺屋こうやdyer

1823 慌

• 慌てるあわてるto become confused (disconcerted, disorganized…
• 慌ただしいあわただしいbusy; hectic; hurried; rushed
• 大慌ておおあわてgreat haste; mad rush
• 恐慌きょうこうpanic; scare; alarm
• 大恐慌だいきょうこうGreat Depression

1824 娯

• 娯楽ごらくamusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime…
• 娯楽施設ごらくしせつamusement facilities; recreational facilities

1825 吾

• 吾輩は猫であるわがはいはねこであるI Am a Cat (1906 novel by Natsume Soseki)

1826 椿

• 椿つばきcommon camellia (Camellia japonica)

1827 舌

• 舌したtongue
• 舌打ちしたうちclicking one's tongue; tut-tut
• 毒舌どくぜつwicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
• 舌を巻くしたをまくto be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be…
• 弁舌べんぜつspeech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression

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1828 羅

• 羅列られつenumeration; citation; listing
• 網羅もうらencompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of)…
• 森羅万象しんらばんしょうall things in nature; the whole creation
• 一張羅いっちょうらone's only good clothes (suit, dress, etc.); one's only…
• 羅針盤らしんばんcompass

1829 坊

• 赤ん坊あかんぼうbaby; infant
• 坊ぼうbonze; monk
• 坊主ぼうずBuddhist priest; bonze
• 坊やぼうやboy; son; child
• 寝坊ねぼうsleeping in late; oversleeping

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1830 峡

• 峡谷きょうこくgorge; ravine; canyon; glen
• 海峡かいきょうchannel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
• 峡かいgorge; ravine
• 英仏海峡えいふつかいきょうEnglish Channel
• イギリス海峡イギリスかいきょうEnglish Channel

1831 俸

• 俸給ほうきゅうsalary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
• 年俸ねんぽうannual salary
• 減俸げんぽうsalary reduction; salary cut

1832 厘

• 厘りんone-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1…

1833 峰

• 峰みねpeak; summit; ridge; top
• 最高峰さいこうほうhighest peak; highest mountain
• 高峰こうほうhigh mountain; lofty peak
• 連峰れんぽうmountain range

1834 圭

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1835 醸

• 醸造じょうぞうbrewing
• 醸成じょうせいbrewing; fermenting

1836 蓮

• 蓮はすsacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus

1837 弔

• 弔うとむらうto mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved…
• 弔問ちょうもんcondolence call; visiting a bereaved family to offer…
• 弔辞ちょうじmessage of condolence; memorial address
• 弔意ちょういcondolence; sympathy; mourning
• 弔電ちょうでんtelegram of condolence

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1838 乙

• 乙女おとめ(young) girl; maiden; young lady
• 乙おつ(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); the latter
• 早乙女さおとめyoung female rice planter; young girl
• 乙姫おとひめyounger princess
• 甲乙つけがたいこうおつつけがたいdifficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell…

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1839 倶

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1840 汁

• 汁しるjuice; sap
• 果汁かじゅうfruit juice
• お汁おつゆbroth; soup (esp. miso soup)
• 我慢汁がまんじるpre-ejaculate; pre-ejaculatory fluid; Cowper's fluid…
• 灰汁あくlye

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1841 尼

• 尼にbhikkhuni (fully ordained nun)
• 尼僧にそうBuddhist nun

1842 遍

• 普遍的ふへんてきuniversal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
• 一遍いっぺんonce; one time
• 遍へんnumber of times
• 遍歴へんれきtravels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
• 普遍ふへんuniversal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent

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1843 堺

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1844 衡

• 均衡きんこうbalance; equilibrium
• 平衡へいこうbalance; equilibrium
• 不均衡ふきんこうimbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion…
• 拡大均衡かくだいきんこうan expanded or expanding equilibrium
• 金衡きんこうtroy weight (e.g. troy ounce, troy pound)

1845 呆

• 呆れるあきれるto be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be…
• 呆然ぼうぜんdumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement…
• 呆けるぼけるto grow senile; to be childish with age
• 呆気ないあっけないunsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too…
• 呆気あっけbeing taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness

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1846 薫

• 薫くんpleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; scent

1847 瓦

• 瓦かわらtile (e.g. roof)

1848 猟

• 狩猟しゅりょうhunting
• 猟犬りょうけんhound; hunting dog; gun dog
• 猟師りょうしhunter; huntsman
• 猟りょうhunting; shooting
• 猟銃りょうじゅうhunting gun; sportsgun

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1849 羊

• 羊ひつじsheep (Ovis aries)
• 山羊やぎgoat
• 子羊こひつじlamb
• 羊飼いひつじかいshepherd; shepherdess
• 羊毛ようもうwool

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1850 窪

• 窪むくぼむto cave in; to become depressed; to sink

1851 款

• 借款しゃっかんloan (esp. between governments)
• 約款やっかんagreement; stipulation; article; clause
• 定款ていかんarticles of incorporation; company statute
• 円借款えんしゃっかんinternational yen loan

1852 閲

• 閲覧えつらんinspection; reading; perusal
• 検閲けんえつcensorship
• 閲覧室えつらんしつreading room
• 校閲こうえつrevision; proofreading
• インターネット閲覧ソフトインターネットえつらんソフトweb browser

1853 雀

• 雀すずめtree sparrow (Passer montanus)
• 麻雀マージャンmahjong; mah-jongg
• 雲雀ひばりskylark (Alauda arvensis)
• 雀の涙すずめのなみだdrop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant…
• 麻雀打ちマージャンうちmahjong player

1854 偵

• 探偵たんていdetective; investigator; sleuth
• 偵察ていさつscouting; reconnaissance
• 名探偵めいたんていgreat detective
• 内偵ないていsecret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry…
• 探偵小説たんていしょうせつdetective story

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1855 喝

• 一喝いっかつsharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar
• 恐喝きょうかつblackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
• 喝破かっぱarguing (someone) down; loudly scolding; rebuking

1856 敢

• 勇敢ゆうかんbrave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
• 果敢かかんresolute; determined; bold
• 敢行かんこうdecisive action; going through with; daring to do…
• 敢然かんぜんboldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
• 敢闘かんとうfighting bravely

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1857 畠

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1858 胎

• 胎内たいないinterior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of…
• 胎児たいじfetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby
• 胎たいwomb
• 胎動たいどうfetal movement; movements of the fetus; quickening
• 母胎ぼたいwomb; uterus

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1859 酵

• 発酵はっこうfermentation; zymosis
• 酵母こうぼyeast; leaven
• 酵素こうそenzyme
• 発酵食品はっこうしょくひんfermented food

1860 憤

• 憤怒ふんぬanger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
• 憤りいきどおりresentment; indignation; anger
• 憤るいきどおるto be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant

1861 豚

• 豚ぶたpig (Sus scrofa domesticus)
• 豚肉ぶたにくpork
• 豚汁とんじるpork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
• 子豚こぶたpiglet
• 河豚ふぐpuffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish

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1862 遮

• 遮るさえぎるto interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.)…
• 遮断しゃだんisolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception…
• 遮断機しゃだんき(railway) crossing gate; barrier (at a toll booth, parking…
• 遮断器しゃだんきcircuit breaker

1863 扉

• 扉とびらdoor; gate; opening
• 門扉もんぴdoor(s) of a gate

1864 硫

• 硫黄いおうsulfur (S); sulphur
• 硫酸りゅうさんsulfuric acid; sulphuric acid
• 脱硫だつりゅうdesulfurization; desulphurisation; desulphurization

1865 赦

• 容赦ようしゃpardon; forgiveness; tolerance; overlooking
• 恩赦おんしゃamnesty; pardon
• 赦免しゃめんpardon; remission; amnesty
• 容赦なくようしゃなくmercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
• 特赦とくしゃspecial pardon; (general) amnesty

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1866 挫

• 挫折ざせつsetback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration…
• 脳挫傷のうざしょうcerebral contusion

1867 挟

• 挟むはさむto hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip…
• 口を挟むくちをはさむto cut into (a conversation); to interject
• 挟まるはさまるto get between; to be caught in
• 挟み撃ちはさみうちattack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
• 挟撃きょうげきattack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

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1868 窃

• 窃盗せっとうtheft; stealing; larceny
• 窃盗犯せっとうはんtheft; stealing; larceny
• 窃盗団せっとうだんgroup of thieves
• 窃盗罪せっとうざい(crime of) theft; (crime of) stealing; larceny

1869 泡

• 泡あわbubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
• 泡立つあわだつto bubble; to foam; to froth
• 水の泡みずのあわbubble on the surface of water
• 泡立てるあわだてるto beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to…
• 気泡きほう(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)

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1870 瑞

• 瑞々しいみずみずしいfresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy…
• 瑞ずいSweden

1871 又

• 又貸しまたがしsublease; sublet; lending (something one has borrowed) to…

1872 慨

• 感慨かんがいdeep emotion; strong feelings
• 憤慨ふんがいindignation; resentment
• 感慨深いかんがいぶかいdeeply emotive; moving
• 感慨無量かんがいむりょうdeep emotion; being filled with emotion
• 慨世がいせいdeploring the course of public events

1873 紡

• 紡ぐつむぐto spin; to make yarn
• 紡績ぼうせきspinning (textiles)
• 紡織ぼうしょくspinning and weaving
• 混紡こんぼうmixed yarn; mixed spinning

1874 恨

• 恨むうらむto bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse…
• 恨みうらみresentment; grudge; malice; bitterness
• 悔恨かいこんregret; remorse; repentance; contrition
• 遺恨いこんgrudge; ill will; enmity
• 痛恨つうこんdeep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief

1875 肪

• 脂肪しぼうfat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
• 体脂肪率たいしぼうりつbody fat percentage
• 低脂肪ていしぼうlow-fat
• トランス脂肪酸トランスしぼうさんtrans-fatty acid; trans-fatty acids; trans fat; trans fats
• 低脂肪乳ていしぼうにゅうlow-fat milk

1876 扶

• 扶養ふようsupport (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
• 扶養家族ふようかぞくone's dependents
• 扶助ふじょaid; help; assistance; support
• 低所得者医療扶助ていしょとくしゃいりょうふじょsupport for medical treatment for those on low income…

1877 戯

• 悪戯いたずらmischief; prank; trick; practical joke
• 遊戯ゆうぎplay; playing; game
• 戯れるたわむれるto be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something)…
• 戯れたわむれplay; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest; flirtation
• 戯曲ぎきょくdrama; play

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1878 伍

• 落伍者らくごしゃdropout; straggler; outcast; failure
• 伍ごcompany; group; class

1879 忌

• 忌々しいいまいましいannoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating…
• 禁忌きんきtaboo
• 忌まわしいいまわしいabhorrent; abominable; detestable; disgusting; horrid…
• 忌避きひevasion; avoidance; shirking
• 忌むいむto avoid; to refrain from; to shun

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1880 濁

• 濁るにごるto become muddy; to become cloudy; to become turbid; to…
• 濁すにごすto make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make…
• 濁流だくりゅうmuddy stream
• 汚濁おだくpollution; contamination; corruption; graft
• 清濁せいだくgood and evil; purity and impurity

1881 奔

• 奔走ほんそうrunning about; making every effort (to do); busying…
• 奔放ほんぽうwild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
• 自由奔放じゆうほんぽうfree and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
• 狂奔きょうほんrushing around; running wild
• 東奔西走とうほんせいそうbusying oneself about (something); being on the move…

1882 斗

• 斗とto; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres
• 北斗七星ほくとしちせいthe Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow

1883 蘭

• 蘭らんorchid

1884 蒲

• 蒲焼かばやきkabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce

1885 迅

• 迅速じんそく(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious

1886 肖

• 肖像画しょうぞうがportrait
• 不肖ふしょうunworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.)
• 肖像しょうぞうportrait; likeness; picture

1887 鉢

• 鉢はちbowl; pot; basin
• 鉢合わせはちあわせbumping of heads
• 火鉢ひばちbrazier; hibachi
• 鉢植えはちうえpotted plant
• 植木鉢うえきばちflowerpot; plant pot

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1888 朽

• 朽ちるくちるto rot; to decay
• 朽ち果てるくちはてるto rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to…
• 老朽化ろうきゅうかdeterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
• 不朽ふきゅうeverlasting; immortal; eternal; enduring; undying…
• 老朽ろうきゅうinfirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility…

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1889 殻

• 殻からshell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
• 貝殻かいがらseashell; shell
• もぬけの殻もぬけのからcompletely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; deserted
• 卵の殻たまごのからeggshell
• 吸い殻すいがらcigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes

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1890 享

• 享受きょうじゅenjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a…
• 享楽きょうらくenjoyment; pleasure
• 享年きょうねんone's age at death
• 享有きょうゆうpossession (of a right, talent, etc.); enjoyment

1891 秦

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1892 茅

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1893 藩

• 藩はんhan (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji…
• 藩主はんしゅfeudal lord; daimyo
• 各藩かくはんeach (feudal) domain; each fief

1894 沙

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1895 輔

• 大輔だゆうvice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary

1896 曇

• 曇るくもるto get cloudy; to cloud over; to become overcast
• 曇りくもりcloudiness; cloudy weather
• 曇天どんてんcloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
• 曇らすくもらすto encloud; to make dim; to make dull; to tarnish; to…
• 晴後曇はれのちくもりcloudy after fine; sunny then cloudy; clear then cloudy

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1897 媒

• 媒介ばいかいmediation; agency; serving as a medium; acting as an…
• 媒体ばいたいmedium; media
• 触媒しょくばいcatalyst

1898 鶏

• 鶏にわとりchicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken
• 鶏肉とりにくchicken meat
• 鶏小屋にわとりごやhenhouse; chicken coop
• 雄鶏おんどりmale bird
• 鶏卵けいらんhen's egg

7 more at this step: every word with 鶏

1899 禅

• 禅ぜんdhyana (profound meditation)
• 座禅ざぜんzazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged…
• 禅寺ぜんでらZen temple
• 禅問答ぜんもんどうZen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
• 禅宗ぜんしゅうZen (Buddhism)

2 more at this step: every word with 禅

1900 嘱

• 嘱望しょくぼうhaving great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much…
• 嘱託しょくたくcommission; entrusting with (work)
• 委嘱いしょくcommissioning; entrusting (with); request; appointment (to…