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

1901 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)

1902 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…

1903 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

1904 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

1905 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

1906 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…

1907 槻

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1908 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

1909 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…

1910 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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1911 酪

• 酪農らくのうdairy farming

1912 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

1913 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

1914 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

1915 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

1916 琢

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

1917 匿

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

1918 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

1919 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)

1920 蕉

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1921 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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1922 琉

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

1923 痢

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

1924 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

1925 朋

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1926 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

1927 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

1928 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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1929 搾

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

1930 畔

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

1931 遼

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1932 唄

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

1933 孔

• 孔子こうしConfucius
• 呼吸孔こきゅうこうbreathing hole

1934 橘

• 橘たちばなtachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)

1935 漱

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1936 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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1937 拷

• 拷問ごうもんtorture

1938 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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1939 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

1940 巽

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1941 杜

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

1942 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

1943 翁

• 翁おきなold man; venerable gentleman

1944 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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1945 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

1946 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

1947 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

1948 欣

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1949 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

1950 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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1951 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

1952 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)

1953 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

1954 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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1955 巴

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

1956 禎

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1957 劾

• 弾劾だんがいimpeachment

1958 堕

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

1959 租

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

1960 稜

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1961 桟

• 桟橋さんばしwharf; bridge; jetty; pier

1962 倭

• 倭人わじんJapanese person

1963 婿

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

1964 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

1965 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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1966 罷

• 罷免ひめんdismissal (from a position); discharge

1967 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

1968 某

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

1969 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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1970 魁

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1971 虹

• 虹にじrainbow
• 虹色にじいろrainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured

1972 鴻

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1973 泌

• 泌尿器ひにょうきurinary organs

1974 於

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1975 赳

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1976 漸

• 漸次ぜんじgradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
• 漸減ぜんげんgradual decrease; decline
• 漸進ぜんしんgradual progress; steady advance

1977 蚊

• 蚊かmosquito
• 蚊帳の外かやのそとbeing excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark…
• 蚊帳かやmosquito net
• 蚊取り線香かとりせんこうmosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
• 飛蚊症ひぶんしょうmyodesopsia; seeing floaters in one's eye

1978 葵

• 葵あおいmallow (any plant of family Malvaceae)
• 山葵わさびwasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
• 葵祭あおいまつりAoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15); Aoi Matsuri

1979 厄

• 厄介やっかいtrouble; burden; nuisance; bother; worry
• 厄介事やっかいごとtroublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
• 厄介者やっかいものburden; nuisance; bother; troublemaker
• 厄災やくさいcalamity; disaster; accident
• 厄介払いやっかいばらいdriving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance

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1980 藻

• 藻もalgae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
• 海藻かいそうseaweed
• 藻類そうるいseaweeds; algae; waterweeds

1981 禄

• 貫禄かんろくpresence; dignity
• 元禄げんろくGenroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)

1982 孟

• 孟母三遷の教えもうぼさんせんのおしえthe importance of creating an environment conducive to a…

1983 嫡

• 嫡子ちゃくしheir
• 嫡出ちゃくしゅつlegitimate birth

1984 尭

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1985 嚇

• 威嚇いかくthreat; intimidation; menace
• 威嚇射撃いかくしゃげきwarning shot

1986 巳

• 巳みthe Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent

1987 凸

• 凸版印刷とっぱんいんさつletterpress; relief printing
• 凸版とっぱんletterpress; relief printing

1988 暢

• 流暢りゅうちょうfluent (in a language); flowing

1989 韻

• 余韻よいんreverberation; swelling (of a hymn); trailing note
• 韻いんrhyme
• 韻律いんりつmetre (of a poem); meter; rhythm
• 韻文いんぶんverse; poetry
• 頭韻とういんalliteration

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1990 霜

• 霜しもfrost
• 霜が降りるしもがおりるto have a frost; to get frost; to become frosty; to become…
• 霜降りしもふりspeckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.)
• 初霜はつしもfirst frost of the year
• 遅霜おそじもlate spring frost

1991 硝

• 硝煙しょうえんgunpowder smoke
• 硝酸しょうさんnitric acid

1992 勅

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1993 芹

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1994 杏

• 杏あんずapricot (Prunus armeniaca)
• 銀杏ぎんなんginkgo nut; gingko nut

1995 棺

• 棺かんcoffin; casket
• 石棺せっかんsarcophagus; stone coffin
• 入棺にゅうかんplacing in the coffin

1996 儒

• 儒教じゅきょうConfucianism
• 儒学じゅがくConfucianism

1997 鳳

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1998 馨

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1999 慧

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2000 愁

• 郷愁きょうしゅうnostalgia; homesickness
• 哀愁あいしゅうpathos; sorrow; grief
• ご愁傷様ごしゅうしょうさまmy condolences
• 哀愁漂うあいしゅうただようsorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic