Kanji & Kana vocabulary: words you can read after kanji 2001 to 2100

2001 頑

• 頑張るがんばるto persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to…
• 頑丈がんじょうsolid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
• 頑固がんこstubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
• 頑なかたくなobstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
• 頑張りがんばりtenacity; endurance

9 more at this step: every word with 頑

2002 顎

• 顎あごjaw; chin
• 上顎うわあごupper jaw; palate
• 顎の骨あごのほねjawbone; mandible
• 二重顎にじゅうあごdouble chin

2003 玩

• 玩具おもちゃtoy
• 愛玩あいがんcaring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing…

2004 弄

• 弄ぶもてあそぶto play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with
• 翻弄ほんろうhaving at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing…
• 愚弄ぐろうmockery; derision; ridicule
• 土弄りつちいじりplaying with dirt

2005 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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2006 頒

• 頒布はんぷdistribution; circulation

2007 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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2008 賓

• 来賓らいひんguest; visitor; visitor's arrival
• 賓客ひんきゃくguest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
• 貴賓きひんnoble visitor
• 主賓しゅひんmain guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
• 国賓こくひんstate guest

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2009 尚

• 尚更なおさらstill more; even more; all the more
• 高尚こうしょうhigh; noble; refined; advanced
• 和尚おしょうpriestly teacher; preceptor
• 時期尚早じきしょうそうpremature

2010 宵

• 今宵こよいthis evening; tonight
• 宵よいevening; early night hours
• 宵闇よいやみdusk; twilight
• 宵の口よいのくちnightfall; early evening
• 宵の明星よいのみょうじょうevening star; Vesper; Hesperus; Venus in the evening sky

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2011 硝

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

2012 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

2013 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

2014 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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2015 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

2016 緻

• 緻密ちみつfine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate…

2017 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

2018 綻

• 破綻はたんfailure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
• 綻びるほころびるto come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to be torn

2019 罷

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

2020 釣

• 釣るつるto fish; to angle; to catch
• 釣りつりfishing; angling
• 釣り合うつりあうto balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium
• 釣り上げるつりあげるto land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
• お釣りおつりchange (for a purchase)

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2021 醒

• 覚醒かくせいwaking up; awakening; arousal; revival
• 覚醒剤かくせいざいstimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine…

2022 酌

• 酌み交わすくみかわすto pour drinks for each other; to drink together
• 情状酌量じょうじょうしゃくりょうtaking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
• 晩酌ばんしゃくdrink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
• 酌むくむto pour (sake); to serve; to drink (together)
• 酌量しゃくりょうtaking into consideration; making allowances

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2023 酎

• 焼酎しょうちゅうshōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes…

2024 酬

• 報酬ほうしゅうremuneration; recompense; reward; toll
• 応酬おうしゅうexchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.)…
• 無報酬むほうしゅうunpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary

2025 酪

• 酪農らくのうdairy farming

2026 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

2027 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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2028 尾

• 尾おtail (of an animal); cauda
• 尾行びこうshadow; tail; following
• 語尾ごび(inflectional) ending of a word
• 最後尾さいこうびend (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
• 首尾しゅびbeginning and end; from beginning to end

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2029 尻

• お尻おしりbottom; buttocks
• 尻尾しっぽtail (of an animal)
• 尻しりbuttocks; behind; rump; bottom; hips
• 尻込みしりごみhesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
• 尻拭いしりぬぐいcleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone…

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2030 尿

• 尿にょうurine
• 糖尿病とうにょうびょうdiabetes; diabetes mellitus
• 排尿はいにょうurination; micturition
• 尿瓶しびんurine bottle; (urinary) bedpan; chamber pot (esp.…
• 血尿けつにょうbloody urine; hematuria (haematuria)

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2031 泌

• 分泌ぶんぴつsecretion
• 分泌液ぶんぴつえきsecretion
• 内分泌ないぶんぴendocrine
• 泌尿器ひにょうきurinary organs

2032 柳

• 柳やなぎwillow (any tree of genus Salix)
• 青柳あおやぎgreen willow (i.e. one that has budded)
• 川柳せんりゅうsenryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
• 柳に風やなぎにかぜhandling things without making waves; taking in one's stride
• 花柳界かりゅうかいred-light district; pleasure quarters; world of the…

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2033 杉

• 杉すぎJapanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
• 小杉こすぎsmall cedar

2034 柊

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2035 桑

• 桑くわmulberry (tree)
• 桑原くわばらmulberry field
• 桑田そうでんmulberry plantation
• 桑畑くわばたけmulberry field; mulberry plantation
• 仏桑花ぶっそうげChinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis); China rose…

2036 栃

• 栃木県とちぎけんTochigi Prefecture (Kanto area)

2037 昆

• 昆虫こんちゅうinsect; bug
• 昆布こんぶkombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible…
• 昆虫採集こんちゅうさいしゅうinsect collecting

2038 鹿

• 馬鹿ばかidiot; moron; fool
• 馬鹿にするばかにするto make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
• 鹿しかdeer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
• 馬鹿げるばかげるto be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
• 馬鹿馬鹿しいばかばかしいabsurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical…

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2039 麓

• 麓ふもとfoot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
• 山麓さんろくfoot of a mountain; base of a mountain

2040 蛇

• 蛇へびsnake
• 大蛇だいじゃbig snake; (large) serpent
• 蛇口じゃぐちfaucet; tap
• 毒蛇どくじゃvenomous snake; poisonous snake
• 蛇行だこうmeandering; snaking; zigzagging

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2041 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

2042 蚕

• 蚕かいこsilkworm (Bombyx mori)
• 養蚕ようさんsericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
• 養蚕業ようさんぎょうsericulture industry
• 蚕糸さんしsilk thread; silk yarn

2043 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)

2044 蛮

• 野蛮やばんsavage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
• 野蛮人やばんじんbarbarian; savage
• 蛮行ばんこうact of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
• 蛮勇ばんゆうfoolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor…
• 南蛮なんばんsouthern barbarians (name used in ancient China for…

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2045 虹

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

2046 駄

• 無駄むだfutility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
• 駄目だめno good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken
• 無駄にするむだにするto render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not…
• 無駄になるむだになるto come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
• 時間の無駄じかんのむだwaste of time

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2047 騎

• 騎士きし(medieval) knight
• 騎馬きばhorse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
• 騎兵きへいcavalry; cavalryman; trooper
• 一騎打ちいっきうちsingle combat; duel; one-on-one fight
• 騎手きしゅhorseman; rider; jockey

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2048 椅

• 椅子いすchair; seat; stool; bench
• 長椅子ながいすcouch; bench; ottoman; settee
• 車椅子くるまいすwheelchair
• パイプ椅子パイプいすfolding chair (with tubular metal frame)
• 肘掛け椅子ひじかけいすarmchair; chair with arm rests

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2049 駆

• 駆け寄るかけよるto run up to; to rush over
• 駆けつけるかけつけるto run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
• 駆け出すかけだすto run out; to rush out
• 駆け抜けるかけぬけるto run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through…
• 駆るかるto spur on; to urge forward; to impel

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2050 駒

• 駒こまpiece (in shogi, chess, etc.)

2051 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

2052 罵

• 罵るののしるto abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to…
• 罵倒ばとう(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification…

2053 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

2054 淫

• 淫らみだらobscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper; dirty

2055 詔

• 詔みことのりimperial decree; imperial edict
• 詔書しょうしょimperial edict; decree

2056 勅

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2057 璽

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2058 旺

• 旺盛おうせいlively; vigorous; energetic; healthy; avid (e.g. desire)…
• 好奇心旺盛こうきしんおうせいbrimming with curiosity
• 食欲旺盛しょくよくおうせいvoracious; having a hearty appetite

2059 爽

• 爽やかさわやかfresh; refreshing; invigorating; pleasant; delightful
• 爽快そうかいrefreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
• 気分爽快きぶんそうかいfeeling great (refreshed)
• 清爽せいそうrefreshing

2060 僕

• 僕ぼくI; me
• 僕たちぼくたちwe
• 僕らぼくらwe; us
• 下僕げぼくmanservant
• 公僕こうぼくpublic servant

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2061 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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2062 撲

• 相撲すもうsumo (wrestling)
• 打撲だぼくblow; hit (on the body); beating
• 撲滅ぼくめつeradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
• 腕相撲うでずもうarm wrestling
• 大相撲おおずもうprofessional sumo wrestling

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2063 俵

• 土俵どひょう(wrestling) ring
• 俵たわらstraw bag; sack; bale
• 米俵こめだわらbag of rice
• 土俵際どひょうぎわedge of the ring

2064 仙

• 仙せんhermit; wizard
• 仙台せんだいSendai (city in Miyagi)
• 仙人せんにんimmortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a…
• 水仙すいせんdaffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus

2065 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

2066 傲

• 傲慢ごうまんhaughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

2067 遜

• 謙遜けんそんmodesty; humility; being humble
• 遜色そんしょくinferiority

2068 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

2069 凹

• 凹むへこむto be dented; to be indented; to yield; to give; to sink…
• 凹凸おうとつunevenness; bumpiness; roughness; ruggedness
• 凸凹でこぼこunevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
• 凹みくぼみhollow; cavity; dent; depression

2070 寸

• 寸前すんぜんjust before; on the verge of; on the brink of
• 寸法すんぽうmeasurement; size; extent; dimension
• 一寸いっすんone sun (approx. 3 cm)
• 寸すんsun (approx. 3 cm)
• 寸分すんぶんtiny bit

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2071 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

2072 坪

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

2073 斤

• 一斤いっきん1 kin (approx. 0.6 kg)
• 斤量きんりょうimpost; assigned weight

2074 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)

2075 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
• 北斗の拳ほくとのけんFist of the North Star (manga series and media franchise…

2076 厘

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

2077 畝

• 畝うねridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops

2078 桟

• 桟橋さんばしwharf; bridge; jetty; pier

2079 枠

• 枠わくframe; framework
• 窓枠まどわくwindow frame; sash
• 枠組みわくぐみframe
• 枠内わくないwithin the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)
• 枠外わくがい(beyond the) limits; scope; boundary

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2080 棚

• 棚たなshelf; ledge; rack
• 本棚ほんだなbookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
• 戸棚とだなcupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
• 書棚しょだなbookshelf
• 棚上げたなあげshelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling…

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2081 芋

• 芋いもtuber; taro; potato; yam
• 芋虫いもむしhornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless)…
• 焼き芋やきいもroasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
• 芋焼酎いもじょうちゅうsweet potato shōchū
• 石焼き芋いしやきいもsweet potatoes baked in hot stones or pebbles

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2082 萎

• 萎えるなえるto lose strength; to become weak; to disappear (of energy…
• 萎縮いしゅくwithering; shrivelling; shrinking
• 萎むしぼむto wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop…
• 萎れるしおれるto wither; to wilt; to droop; to fade
• 萎びるしなびるto shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade…

2083 薪

• 薪まきpiece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs)
• 薪割りまきわりhatchet; axe
• 薪炭しんたんwood and charcoal; fuel

2084 芯

• 芯しんwick; marrow; staple (for stapler); (pencil) lead…
• 芯が強いしんがつよいmentally strong; strong-willed
• シャー芯シャーしんmechanical pencil lead
• リンゴの芯リンゴのしんapple core; core of an apple
• 替え芯かえしんspare pencil lead; pen refill (cartridge); replacement…

2085 蔽

• 隠蔽いんぺいconcealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
• 隠蔽工作いんぺいこうさく(creating) a cover-up

2086 繭

• 繭まゆcocoon

2087 藤

• 藤ふじwisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda)…
• 藤棚ふじだなwisteria trellis; wisteria arbor (arbour); wisteria pergola
• 山藤やまふじsilky wisteria (Wisteria brachybotrys)

2088 壌

• 土壌どじょうsoil
• 平壌ピョンヤンPyongyang (North Korea)

2089 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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2090 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

2091 挫

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

2092 搭

• 搭載とうさいloading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.)…
• 搭乗とうじょうembarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)
• 搭乗者とうじょうしゃpassenger (on a ship or aircraft)
• 搭乗口とうじょうぐちboarding gate (airport); aircraft door
• 搭乗手続きとうじょうてつづきboarding procedures; check-in

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2093 拐

• 誘拐ゆうかいabduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
• 誘拐犯ゆうかいはんkidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
• 誘拐事件ゆうかいじけんkidnapping; kidnaping
• 誘拐罪ゆうかいざい(the crime of) kidnapping (kidnaping)
• 誘拐犯人ゆうかいはんにんa kidnapper; an abductor

2094 捻

• 捻るひねるto twist; to wrench; to turn (a tap, switch, etc.)
• 捻出ねんしゅつmanaging (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving…
• 捻挫ねんざsprain; twist; wrench

2095 摯

• 真摯しんしsincere; earnest; serious

2096 捗

• 進捗しんちょくprogress; advance; making (good) progress
• 捗るはかどるto make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the…
• 進捗状況しんちょくじょうきょうstate of progress

2097 嗣

No word comes in at this step.

2098 嚇

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

2099 嘲

• 嘲笑ちょうしょうscornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
• 嘲るあざけるto scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to…
• 自嘲的じちょうてきself-deprecating; self-mocking

2100 喩

• 比喩ひゆsimile; metaphor; allegory; parable
• 比喩表現ひゆひょうげんfigurative expression; metaphorical expression
• 比喩的ひゆてきfigurative
• 隠喩いんゆmetaphor