Kanji frequency order vocabulary: words you can read after kanji 1901 to 2000

1901 胴

• 胴体どうたいtrunk; torso; body
• 胴どうtrunk; torso; body; abdomen; waist
• 胴上げどうあげtossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
• 救命胴衣きゅうめいどういlife jacket; life vest

1902 粕

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1903 迭

• 更迭こうてつchange (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet)…

1904 挿

• 挿入そうにゅうinsertion; incorporation; infixing
• 挿すさすto insert; to put in
• 挿絵さしえillustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
• 挿話そうわepisode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
• 挿し木さしきcutting; planting (a cutting)

1905 湘

No word comes in at this step.

1906 嵐

• 嵐あらしstorm; tempest
• 砂嵐すなあらしsandstorm
• 嵐の前の静けさあらしのまえのしずけさcalm before the storm; lull before the storm
• 大嵐おおあらしraging storm
• 夜嵐よあらしnight storm

1907 椎

• 椎の木しいのきany beech tree of genus Castanopsis
• 椎間板ついかんばんintervertebral disk
• 椎間板ヘルニアついかんばんヘルニアdisk herniation; herniated disk; hernia of intervertebral…

1908 灘

• 灘なだopen sea

1909 堰

• 堰せきdam; weir; barrier; sluice

1910 獅

• 獅子ししlion
• 獅子奮迅ししふんじんfurious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity…

1911 絹

• 絹きぬsilk
• 絹糸きぬいとsilk thread; silk yarn
• 絹織物きぬおりものsilk goods
• 絹布けんぷsilk; silk cloth

1912 陪

• 陪審員ばいしんいんjuror; jury member
• 陪審ばいしんjury

1913 剖

• 解剖かいぼうdissection; autopsy; postmortem examination
• 解剖学かいぼうがくanatomy
• 死体解剖したいかいぼうautopsy; postmortem; post-mortem examination; necropsy

1914 譜

• 楽譜がくふscore; sheet music
• 系譜けいふgenealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
• 譜面ふめんsheet music; score
• 棋譜きふrecord of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
• 年譜ねんぷchronological record

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1915 郁

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1916 悠

• 悠長ゆうちょうleisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
• 悠々ゆうゆうquiet; calm; leisurely; composed
• 悠久ゆうきゅうeternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
• 悠ゆうquiet; calm; leisurely; composed
• 悠々自適の生活ゆうゆうじてきのせいかつlife free from worldly cares

1917 淑

• 淑女しゅくじょlady
• 淑やかしとやかgraceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet…
• 淑徳しゅくとくwomanly virtues

1918 帆

• 帆ほsail
• 帆船はんせんsailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
• 順風満帆じゅんぷうまんぱんsmooth sailing
• 帆柱ほばしらmast
• 出帆しゅっぱんsetting sail; departure (from a port)

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1919 暁

• 暁あかつきdawn; daybreak
• 暁星ぎょうせいmorning star; Venus; rarity
• 春眠暁を覚えずしゅんみんあかつきをおぼえずin spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn; in spring…

1920 鷲

• 鷲わしeagle (Accipitridae family)

1921 傑

• 傑作けっさくmasterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; fine piece of work
• 最高傑作さいこうけっさくmasterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus…
• 豪傑ごうけつhero; bold person; daring person; great person…
• 傑物けつぶつgreat person; distinguished person; outstanding figure…
• 傑出けっしゅつbeing outstanding; excelling; being foremost

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1922 楠

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1923 笛

• 笛ふえflute; fife; pipe; recorder; flageolet; shakuhachi; clarinet
• 口笛くちぶえwhistle (sound made with the lips)
• 口笛を吹くくちぶえをふくto whistle
• 警笛けいてきhorn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
• 笛吹きふえふきflute player; flutist; flautist; piper

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1924 芥

• 芥川賞あくたがわしょうAkutagawa Prize (literary award)

1925 其

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1926 玲

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1927 奴

• 奴らやつらthey; those guys
• 農奴のうどserf
• 売国奴ばいこくどtraitor (to one's country); quisling
• 奴めやつめfellow; guy; chap

1928 誰

• 誰だれwho
• 誰かだれかsomeone; somebody
• 誰もだれもeveryone; anyone
• 誰にもだれにもto anyone; to everyone
• 誰でもだれでもanyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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1929 錠

• 手錠てじょうhandcuffs; manacles
• 錠じょうlock; padlock
• 施錠せじょうlocking
• 錠前じょうまえlock
• 錠剤じょうざいpill; lozenge; tablet

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1930 拳

• 拳こぶしfist
• 拳銃けんじゅうpistol; handgun
• 握り拳にぎりこぶしclenched fist
• 拳骨げんこつ(clenched) fist; knuckles
• 拳固げんこfist

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1931 翔

• 翔るかけるto soar; to fly

1932 遷

• 左遷させんdemotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation…
• 変遷へんせんchange; transition; vicissitudes
• 遷都せんとrelocation of the capital; transfer of the capital

1933 拙

• 稚拙ちせつunskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy…
• 拙速せっそくrough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
• 拙劣せつれつclumsy; unskillful
• 巧拙こうせつskill; workmanship; dexterity; quality

1934 侍

• 侍女じじょlady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
• 侍さむらいwarrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo…
• 侍従じじゅうchamberlain
• 侍医じいcourt physician

1935 尺

• 尺しゃくshaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm)
• 尺度しゃくどgauge; standard; measure; criterion; index
• 尺八しゃくはちshakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute
• 縮尺しゅくしゃくreduced scale; scaling down
• 巻尺まきじゃくtape measure

1936 峠

• 峠とうげ(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge

1937 篤

• 危篤きとくcritical condition; being on the verge of death
• 危篤状態きとくじょうたいcritical condition
• 篤志家とくしかcharitable person; philanthropist; volunteer; supporter

1938 肇

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1939 渇

• 渇くかわくto be thirsty; to feel thirsty
• 渇望かつぼうcraving; longing; thirsting
• 枯渇こかつdrying up; running dry
• 渇きかわきthirst
• 渇するかっするto be thirsty; to be dry

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1940 榎

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1941 俺

• 俺おれI; me
• 俺たちおれたちwe; us
• 俺らおれらwe; us
• 俺様おれさまI; me
• 俺んちおれんちmy house

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1942 劉

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1943 幡

• 八幡はちまんHachiman (god of war)

1944 諏

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1945 叔

• 叔父おじuncle
• 叔母おばaunt

1946 雌

• 雌めすfemale (animal, plant)
• 雌雄しゆうmale and female (animals); the two sexes
• 雌牛めうしcow; heifer
• 雌鳥めんどりfemale bird
• 雌花めばなfemale flower; pistillate flower

1947 亨

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1948 堪

• 堪えるこらえるto bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
• 堪能たんのうproficient; skilled; skillful; good; accomplished
• 持ち堪えるもちこたえるto hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to…
• 見るに堪えないみるにたえないso miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to…
• 堪忍袋の緒が切れるかんにんぶくろのおがきれるto be out of patience; to be unable to put up with…

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1949 叙

• 叙述じょじゅつdescription; account; delineation; narration
• 叙勲じょくんconferring of decorations
• 叙事詩じょじしdescriptive poetry; epic poem
• 自叙伝じじょでんautobiography
• 叙情じょじょうlyricism; description of one's feelings

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1950 酢

• 酢すvinegar
• 酢豚すぶたsweet-and-sour pork
• 酢の物すのものvinegared dish; pickled dish
• 甘酢あまずsweet vinegar
• 酢酸さくさんacetic acid

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1951 吟

• 吟味ぎんみclose examination; careful investigation; close…
• 放歌高吟ほうかこうぎんloud singing

1952 逓

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1953 痕

• 痕跡こんせきtrace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
• 血痕けっこんbloodstain
• 衝突痕しょうとつこんimpact mark

1954 嶺

• 高嶺の花たかねのはなprize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who…

1955 袖

• 袖そでsleeve
• 長袖ながそでlong sleeves
• 半袖はんそでshort sleeves
• 袖の下そでのしたbribe; money under the table
• 振り袖ふりそでlong-sleeved kimono

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1956 甚

• 甚だはなはだvery; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
• 甚だしいはなはだしいextreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious…
• 甚大じんだいvery great; enormous; serious
• 激甚げきじんintense; violent; severe; vehement

1957 喬

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1958 妖

• 妖精ようせいfairy; sprite; elf
• 妖怪ようかいghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon…

1959 琵

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1960 琶

• 琵琶びわbiwa (Japanese lute)
• 琵琶湖びわこLake Biwa; Biwako

1961 聯

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1962 蘇

• 蘇るよみがえるto be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be…
• 蘇生そせいrevival; resuscitation
• 心肺蘇生法しんぱいそせいほうcardiopulmonary resuscitation; CPR

1963 闇

• 闇やみdarkness; the dark
• 暗闇くらやみdarkness; the dark
• 夕闇ゆうやみdusk; twilight
• 真っ暗闇まっくらやみcomplete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
• 闇に紛れてやみにまぎれてunder cover of night

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1964 崇

• 崇めるあがめるto revere; to respect; to worship
• 崇拝すうはいworship; adoration; admiration; cult
• 崇高すうこうlofty; sublime; noble
• 崇拝者すうはいしゃworshipper; admirer
• 崇敬すうけいreverence

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1965 漆

• 漆黒しっこくjet-black; pitch-dark; raven-black; stygian
• 漆うるしEast Asian lacquer; japan
• 漆塗りうるしぬりlacquering; lacquer ware
• 漆器しっきlacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork

1966 岬

• 岬みさきcape (on coast)

1967 癖

• 癖くせhabit (usu. a bad one); tendency
• 性癖せいへきdisposition; inclination; characteristic; idiosyncrasy…
• 口癖くちぐせpet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; catchphrase
• 悪い癖わるいくせbad habit; bad habits
• 寝癖ねぐせbed hair; hair disarranged during sleep

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1968 愉

• 愉快ゆかいpleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful…
• 不愉快ふゆかいunpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable…

1969 寅

• 寅とらthe Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac)

1970 捉

• 捉えるとらえるto catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to grab; to…
• 捉えどころのないとらえどころのないhard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle

1971 礁

• 岩礁がんしょうreef
• 暗礁あんしょうreef; sunken rock
• 環礁かんしょうatoll; circular coral reef

1972 乃

• 乃至ないしfrom ... to; between ... and

1973 洲

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1974 屯

• 駐屯ちゅうとんstationing (troops); garrisoning

1975 樽

• 樽たるcask; barrel

1976 樺

• 白樺しらかばJapanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)

1977 槙

• 槙まきyew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)

1978 薩

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1979 姻

• 婚姻こんいんmarriage; matrimony
• 婚姻届こんいんとどけmarriage registration
• 婚姻関係こんいんかんけいmarital relationship; marital relations

1980 巌

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1981 淀

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1982 麹

• 麹こうじkōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing…

1983 賭

• 賭けるかけるto wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
• 賭けかけbet; wager; stake; gamble
• 賭博とばくgambling
• 賭け事かけごとbetting; gambling
• 賭け金かけきんstakes; bet

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1984 擬

• 模擬戦もぎせんsham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war…
• 模擬もぎimitation
• 模擬試験もぎしけんmock exam; practice exam; practice test
• 擬声語ぎせいごonomatope (i.e. word formed by onomatopoeia)

1985 塀

• 塀へいwall
• 土塀どべいmud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
• 塀の中へいのなかplace surrounded by walls; (within) prison

1986 唇

• 唇くちびるlip; lips
• 下唇したくちびるlower lip
• 上唇うわくちびるupper lip

1987 睦

• 親睦しんぼくfriendship; amity
• 和睦わぼくreconciliation; peace; rapprochement
• 親睦会しんぼくかいinformal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
• 睦まじいむつまじいharmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate…

1988 閑

• 閑散かんさんdeserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet…
• 閑静かんせいquiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
• 閑かんspare time; free time; leisure
• 閑職かんしょくleisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
• 閑古鳥が鳴くかんこどりがなくto be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump…

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1989 胡

• 胡散臭いうさんくさいsuspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
• 胡桃くるみwalnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
• 胡麻ごまsesame seeds

1990 幽

• 幽霊ゆうれいghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
• 幽閉ゆうへいconfinement; imprisonment; incarceration
• 幽霊屋敷ゆうれいやしきhaunted house
• 幽霊話ゆうれいばなしghost story

1991 峻

• 急峻きゅうしゅんsteep; sharp
• 峻別しゅんべつrigorous distinction

1992 曹

• 軍曹ぐんそうsergeant
• 重曹じゅうそうbaking soda; bicarbonate of soda; sodium bicarbonate
• 法曹界ほうそうかいlegal circles
• 法曹ほうそうlegal profession; judicial officer; lawyer; attorney

1993 哨

• 哨戒しょうかいpatrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling
• 前哨戦ぜんしょうせん(preliminary) skirmish
• 歩哨ほしょうsentry; sentinel

1994 詠

• 詠むよむto compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the…
• 朗詠ろうえいrecitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)

1995 炒

• 炒めるいためるto fry; to saute; to stir-fry
• 炒るいるto roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down

1996 屏

• 屏風びょうぶfolding screen
• 金屏風きんびょうぶfolding screen covered with gold leaf

1997 卑

• 卑劣ひれつmean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly; base
• 卑屈ひくつservile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing…
• 卑しいいやしいlowborn; humble; lowly
• 男尊女卑だんそんじょひmale domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of…
• 卑下も自慢の中ひげもじまんのうちtaking pride in one's humility is a form of bragging; he…

1998 侮

• 侮辱ぶじょくinsult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
• 侮るあなどるto disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in…
• 侮りがたいあなどりがたいformidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of

1999 鋳

• 鋳造ちゅうぞうcasting; founding; minting
• 鋳型いがたmold; mould; template
• 鋳るいるto cast; to mint; to coin
• 鋳物いものcasting; cast-metal object

2000 抹

• 抹殺まっさつerasure; obliteration
• 一抹いちまつa touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint…
• 抹消まっしょうerasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
• 抹茶まっちゃmatcha; powdered green tea