Kanji frequency order vocabulary: words you can read after kanji 2001 to 2100

2001 尉

• 大尉たいいcaptain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy)…
• 中尉ちゅういfirst lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
• 少尉しょういsecond lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
• 尉じょうinspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks…

2002 槻

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2003 隷

• 奴隷どれいslave; servant
• 隷属れいぞくsubordination; servitude; servility; vassalage; slavery
• 奴隷制度どれいせいど(system of) slavery
• 奴隷制どれいせい(system of) slavery
• 隷従れいじゅうslavery

2004 禍

• 禍根かこんroot of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble…
• 戦禍せんかwar damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
• コロナ禍コロナかCOVID-19 pandemic; coronavirus crisis; COVID-19 crisis
• 禍福かふくfortune and misfortune; prosperity and adversity; good and…

2005 蝶

• 蝶ちょうbutterfly
• 蝶々ちょうちょうbutterfly
• 蝶番ちょうつがいhinge
• 蝶結びちょうむすびbow; bowknot
• 蝶々夫人ちょうちょうふじんMadama Butterfly (opera by Puccini); Madam Butterfly

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2006 酪

• 酪農らくのうdairy farming

2007 茎

• 茎くきstalk; stem
• 陰茎いんけいpenis
• 歯茎はぐきgums; gingiva
• 地下茎ちかけいunderground stem

2008 汎

• 汎用はんようgeneric; general purpose; all-purpose
• 汎はんpan-
• 汎神論はんしんろんpantheism
• 汎心論はんしんろんpanpsychism

2009 頃

• 頃ころ(approximate) time; around; about; toward
• 今頃いまごろabout this time; about now
• その頃そのころat that time; in those days; at that moment; then
• あの頃あのころin those days
• 子供の頃こどものころ(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

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2010 帥

• 元帥げんすい(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
• 総帥そうすいcommander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
• 統帥とうすいsupreme command; high command

2011 梁

• 梁はりbeam; joist
• 棟梁とうりょうcentral figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); mainstay…
• 橋梁きょうりょうbridge

2012 逝

• 逝くいくto die; to pass away
• 逝去せいきょdeath; passing
• 急逝きゅうせいsudden death; unexpected death

2013 滴

• 一滴いってきone drop (of fluid)
• 滴るしたたるto drip; to drop; to trickle
• 水滴すいてきdrop of water
• 滴しずくdrop (e.g. of water); drip
• 滴り落ちるしたたりおちるto trickle down

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2014 汽

• 汽車きしゃtrain (esp. a long-distance train)
• 汽笛きてきsteam whistle
• 汽船きせんsteamship; steamboat; steamer

2015 謎

• 謎なぞriddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery
• 謎を解くなぞをとくto solve a mystery
• 謎かけなぞかけtelling a riddle
• 謎めいたなぞめいたenigmatic; puzzling; mysterious; wrapped in mystery

2016 琢

• 琢磨たくまpolish (jewels); cultivation
• 彫琢ちょうたくcarving and polishing

2017 箕

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2018 匿

• 匿名とくめいanonymity; using an assumed name
• 隠匿いんとくconcealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals)…

2019 爪

• 爪つめnail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof
• 親指の爪おやゆびのつめthumbnail
• 爪楊枝つまようじtoothpick
• 爪切りつめきりnail clippers
• 爪先立つつまさきだつto stand on tiptoes

2020 芭

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2021 逗

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2022 苫

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2023 鍵

• 鍵かぎkey
• 鍵をかけるかぎをかけるto lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
• 鍵がかかるかぎがかかるto become locked; to lock
• 鍵穴かぎあなkeyhole
• 合鍵あいかぎduplicate key

8 more at this step: every word with 鍵

2024 襟

• 襟えりcollar; lapel; neckband; neck
• 襟元えりもと(around the) neck; nape
• 襟首えりくびnape of the neck
• 襟巻きえりまきscarf (esp. one worn for warmth); muffler
• 胸襟きょうきんone's heart

2025 蛍

• 蛍ほたるfirefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
• 蛍光灯けいこうとうfluorescent lamp; fluorescent light
• 蛍光ペンけいこうペンhighlighter (pen)

2026 楢

• 楢ならoak (esp. Quercus serrata)

2027 蕉

• 芭蕉ばしょうJapanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)

2028 兜

• 兜かぶとhelmet (of a warrior); headpiece

2029 寡

• 寡黙かもくuntalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
• 多寡たかdegree (of something); greatness or smallness (of…
• 寡婦かふwidow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
• 寡占かせんoligopoly; control of a market
• 衆寡しゅうかthe many and the few

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2030 琉

• 琉球りゅうきゅうRyukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising…

2031 痢

• 下痢げりdiarrhea; diarrhoea
• 赤痢せきりdysentery
• 下痢止めげりどめantidiarrheal; paregoric; obstipant

2032 庸

• 凡庸ぼんようmediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
• 中庸ちゅうようmiddle way; (golden) mean; moderation; middle path

2033 朋

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2034 坑

• 坑道こうどうtunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
• 廃坑はいこうclosure of a mine; abandoned mine; disused mine

2035 姑

• 姑息こそくunderhanded; unfair
• 姑しゅうとめmother-in-law

2036 烏

• 烏からすcrow (Corvus spp.); raven
• 烏有うゆうnonexistence

2037 藍

• 藍色あいいろindigo blue; indigo
• 藍あいdyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce…
• 藍染めあいぞめindigo dye

2038 僑

• 華僑かきょうoverseas Chinese

2039 賊

• 盗賊とうぞくthief; robber; burglar; bandit
• 賊ぞくthief; robber; burglar
• 海賊かいぞくpirate
• 山賊さんぞくbandit; brigand
• 国賊こくぞくtraitor (to one's country)

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2040 搾

• 搾取さくしゅexploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry
• 搾乳さくにゅうmilking (a cow, goat, etc.)

2041 奄

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2042 臼

• 脱臼だっきゅうdislocation

2043 畔

• 湖畔こはんlakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
• 河畔かはんriverside

2044 遼

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2045 唄

• 長唄ながうたlong epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in…

2046 孔

• 孔雀くじゃくpeafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young…
• 孔子こうしConfucius
• 呼吸孔こきゅうこうbreathing hole

2047 橘

• 橘たちばなtachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)

2048 漱

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2049 呂

• 風呂ふろbath; bathing; bathtub; bathroom
• お風呂おふろbath
• お風呂に入るおふろにはいるto take a bath; to have a bath
• 風呂場ふろばbathroom
• 風呂上がりふろあがりjust out of the bath

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2050 桧

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2051 拷

• 拷問ごうもんtorture

2052 宋

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2053 嬢

• お嬢様おじょうさま(another's) daughter
• お嬢さんおじょうさん(another's) daughter
• 令嬢れいじょう(your) daughter; young woman
• 嬢じょうunmarried woman
• お嬢おじょう(another's) daughter

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2054 苑

• 外苑がいえんouter garden
• 広辞苑こうじえんKōjien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)
• 御苑ぎょえんimperial garden

2055 巽

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2056 杜

• 杜仲茶とちゅうちゃTochū tea (high in minerals and reputed to be beneficial…

2057 渓

• 渓谷けいこくvalley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine…
• 渓流けいりゅうmountain stream; mountain torrent
• 雪渓せっけいsnowy valley

2058 翁

• 翁おきなold man; venerable gentleman

2059 藝

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2060 廉

• 破廉恥はれんちshameless; infamous; disgraceful
• 清廉せいれんhonest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
• 清廉潔白せいれんけっぱくspotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
• 廉れんcheap; inexpensive
• 廉価れんかlow price; moderate price

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2061 牙

• 牙きばtusk; fang
• 象牙ぞうげivory
• 牙城がじょうstronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel…

2062 謹

• 謹慎きんしんself restraint; moderating one's own behavior; penitence…
• 謹聴きんちょうlistening attentively
• 謹賀新年きんがしんねんHappy New Year
• 謹んでつつしんでrespectfully; humbly; reverently

2063 瞳

• 瞳ひとみpupil (of the eye)
• 瞳孔どうこうpupil (of the eye)
• 縮瞳しゅくどうmiosis; myosis

2064 湧

• 湧くわくto well (up); to gush out (of water); to spring out; to…
• 湧き上がるわきあがるto boil up; to come to the boil; to seethe
• 湧き出るわきでるto gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out)…
• 湧水ゆうすいwelling of water; spring water; spring

2065 欣

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2066 窯

• 窯かまstove; furnace; kiln
• 窯元かまもとpottery (i.e. the place)
• 窯業ようぎょうceramics; ceramic industry

2067 褒

• 褒めるほめるto praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to…
• ご褒美ごほうびreward; prize
• 褒美ほうびreward; prize
• 褒め言葉ほめことばwords of praise; eulogy; compliment
• 褒め称えるほめたたえるto praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to…

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2068 醜

• 醜いみにくいugly; unattractive; bad-looking
• 醜悪しゅうあくugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
• 醜態しゅうたいdisgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful…
• 醜聞しゅうぶんscandal
• 醜女しゅうじょugly woman; unattractive woman

2069 篇

• 一篇いっぺんpiece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story

2070 升

• 升しょうshō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
• 一升いっしょうone shō (approx. 1.8 litres)

2071 此

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2072 峯

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2073 殉

• 殉職じゅんしょくdying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
• 殉難じゅんなんmartyrdom

2074 煩

• 煩わしいわずらわしいtroublesome; annoying; complicated
• 煩悩ぼんのうworldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh
• 煩わせるわずらわせるto trouble; to bother; to annoy
• 煩うわずらうto worry (about); to be concerned (about)
• 煩はんtrouble

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2075 巴

• 巴ともえtomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked…

2076 禎

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2077 枕

• 枕まくらpillow; bolster
• 枕元まくらもとbedside; near one's pillow
• 枕投げまくらなげpillow fight

2078 劾

• 弾劾だんがいimpeachment

2079 菩

• 菩薩ぼさつbodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to…
• 菩提樹ぼだいじゅTilia miqueliana (species of linden tree)

2080 堕

• 堕落だらくdepravity; corruption; degradation
• 堕胎だたいabortion; feticide

2081 丼

• 丼どんぶりporcelain bowl
• 牛丼ぎゅうどんgyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion

2082 租

• 租税そぜいtaxes; taxation
• 租界そかい(foreign) concession (in China); settlement

2083 檜

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2084 稜

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2085 牟

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2086 桟

• 桟橋さんばしwharf; bridge; jetty; pier

2087 榊

• 榊さかきsakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera…

2088 錫

• 錫すずtin (Sn)

2089 惧

• 危惧きぐapprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety

2090 倭

• 倭人わじんJapanese person

2091 婿

• 婿むこhusband; groom
• 花婿はなむこbridegroom
• 娘婿むすめむこson-in-law

2092 慕

• 慕うしたうto yearn for; to long for; to pine for; to miss; to love…
• 思慕しぼyearning; longing for; deep affection

2093 廟

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2094 銚

• 銚子ちょうし(sake) decanter

2095 斐

• 甲斐かいresult (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing…
• 甲斐かいKai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi…
• 甲斐性かいしょうresourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living)…
• 甲斐甲斐しいかいがいしいbrisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
• 甲斐がないかいがないuseless; in vain

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2096 罷

• 罷免ひめんdismissal (from a position); discharge
• 身罷るみまかるto pass away; to die

2097 矯

• 矯正きょうせいcorrection (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy…
• 歯列矯正しれつきょうせいorthodontia; orthodontics

2098 某

• 某ぼうcertain; one
• 某氏ぼうしa certain person; unnamed person; Mr. So-and-so; a certain…

2099 囚

• 囚人しゅうじんprisoner; convict
• 死刑囚しけいしゅうcriminal condemned to death; convict on death row
• 脱獄囚だつごくしゅうescaped prisoner
• 模範囚もはんしゅうwell-behaved (model) prisoner; trusty (trustee)
• 未決囚みけつしゅうunconvicted prisoner; prisoner awaiting trial

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2100 魁

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