Les Kanjis dans la tête vocabulary: words you can read after kanji 101 to 200

101 如

• 如くごとくlike; as
• 如しごとしlike; as if; the same as
• 如かずしかずbeing inferior to; being no match for

102 母

• 母ははmother
• お母さんおかあさんmother; mom; mum; ma
• 母さんかあさんmother
• 母ちゃんかあちゃんmum; mom; mummy; mommy
• 母子ぼしmother and child

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103 貫

• 貫くつらぬくto go through; to pierce; to penetrate
• 一貫いっかんconsistency; coherence; integration
• 貫かんkan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)
• 一貫していっかんしてconsistently

104 兄

• 兄あにolder brother; elder brother
• お兄ちゃんおにいちゃん(one's) older brother
• 兄さんにいさんolder brother; elder brother
• お兄さんおにいさんolder brother; elder brother
• 兄ちゃんにいちゃん(one's) older brother

105 克

• 克明こくめいdetailed; scrupulous; careful; minute; faithful; elaborate

106 小

• 小さいちいさいsmall; little; tiny
• 小さなちいさなsmall; little; tiny
• 小しょうsmallness; small item
• 小さめちいさめsmallish; on the small side
• 小刀こがたな(small) knife

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107 少

• 少しすこしa little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly…
• 少ないすくないfew; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient…
• もう少しもうすこしa bit more; a bit longer
• 少しでもすこしでもeven a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how…
• 少女しょうじょgirl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady

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108 大

• 大きいおおきいbig; large; great
• 大きなおおきなbig; large; great
• 大だいlarge; big; great; huge; vast; major; important; serious…
• 大切たいせつimportant; significant; serious; crucial
• 大好きだいすきliking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring…

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109 夕

• 夕日ゆうひevening sun; setting sun
• 夕ゆうevening
• 夕べゆうべevening
• 一朝一夕いっちょういっせきin a day; in a brief space of time
• 七夕たなばたStar Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival…

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110 多

• 多いおおいmany; numerous; a lot
• 多くおおくmany; much; plenty; a lot
• 多少たしょうa little; some; somewhat; slightly; to some degree; to…
• 多すぎるおおすぎるto be too numerous; to be too much
• 多たmulti-

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111 汐

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112 外

• 外そとoutside; exterior
• 外すはずすto remove; to take off; to detach; to unfasten; to undo
• 外れるはずれるto be disconnected; to get out of place; to be off; to be…
• 外見がいけんoutward appearance; looks
• 外れはずれend; verge; extremity; tip; outskirts

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113 名

• 名なname; given name
• 有名ゆうめいfamous; well-known
• 名目めいもくname; title; appellation; (something) nominal
• あだ名あだなnickname
• 大名だいみょうdaimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

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114 石

• 石いしstone; rock; pebble
• 小石こいしpebble; small stone
• 石ころいしころ(small) stone; rock; pebble
• 白石しろいしwhite stone
• 一石いっせきone game (of go)

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115 肖

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116 硝

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117 砕

• 砕けるくだけるto break (into pieces); to be broken; to be smashed
• 砕くくだくto break (into pieces); to smash; to crush; to shatter; to…
• 砕石さいせきcrushed stone; macadam

118 砂

• 砂すなsand; grit; fine gravel
• 真砂まさごsand

119 削

• 削るけずるto shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil)…
• 削ぐそぐto chip (off); to shave off; to slice off; to cut off
• 削げるそげるto split; to be split; to splinter; to chip; to be sliced…

120 光

• 光ひかりlight
• 光るひかるto shine; to glitter; to be bright
• 月光げっこうmoonlight; moonbeam
• 日光にっこうsunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
• 光明こうみょうbright light

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121 太

• 太いふといfat; thick
• 太るふとるto put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
• 太ももふとももthigh
• 太刀たちlong sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)
• 丸太まるたlog

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122 器

• 器うつわbowl; vessel; container
• 器具きぐutensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
• 石器せっきstone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool

123 臭

• 臭いくさいstinking; smelly
• 臭しゅう-smell; stinking of
• 古臭いふるくさいstale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated…
• 臭みくさみbad smell
• カビ臭いかびくさいsmelling of mold; musty; putrid

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124 妙

• 妙みょうstrange; weird; odd; curious
• 妙ちくりんみょうちくりんweird; odd

125 省

• 省くはぶくto omit; to leave out; to exclude; to eliminate
• 省しょうministry; department
• 省みるかえりみるto reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to…
• 自省じせいself-examination; reflection
• 省エネしょうエネenergy conservation; economical use of energy

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126 県

• 県けんprefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway…
• 県外けんがいoutside the prefecture
• 県下けんかin the prefecture; prefectural

127 厚

• 厚いあついthick; deep; heavy
• 厚みあつみthickness
• 厚かましいあつかましいimpudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
• 厚さあつさthickness

128 奇

• 奇妙きみょうstrange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
• 好奇こうきinquisitiveness
• 奇きstrange; unconventional; eccentric; novel

129 川

• 川かわriver; stream
• 小川おがわstream; brook; creek
• 石川いしかわIshikawa (prefecture)
• 川上かわかみupper reaches of a river; upstream
• 川べりかわべりriverbank; riverside

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130 州

• 州しゅうstate (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.)…
• 九州きゅうしゅうKyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

131 順

• 順にじゅんにin order; in turn; one by one
• 順じゅんorder; turn; sorting
• 順々にじゅんじゅんにin order; in turn
• 順子シュンツchow; three-in-a-row
• アルファベット順アルファベットじゅんalphabetical order

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132 水

• 水みずwater (esp. cool or cold)
• 水晶すいしょう(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
• 水中すいちゅうunderwater
• お水おみずwater; (drinking) water; (glass of) water
• 水たまりみずたまりpuddle; pool of water

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133 氷

• 氷こおりice
• かき氷かきごおりshaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)…
• 氷水こおりみずice water

134 永

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135 泉

• 泉いずみspring; fountain
• 泉水せんすいgarden pond; miniature lake

136 原

• 原はらfield; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
• 原則げんそくprinciple; general rule
• 原則としてげんそくとしてas a rule; in general; in principle; basically…
• 原子げんしatom
• 中原ちゅうげんmiddle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest

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137 願

• お願いおねがいrequest; favour (to ask); wish
• 願うねがうto desire; to wish; to hope
• お願いしますおねがいしますplease
• 願いねがいdesire; wish; hope
• よろしくお願いしますよろしくおねがいしますplease remember me; please help me; please treat me well…

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138 泳

• 泳ぐおよぐto swim
• 水泳すいえいswimming
• 泳ぎおよぎswimming
• ひと泳ぎひとおよぎa swim
• 水泳プールすいえいプールswimming pool

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139 沼

• 沼ぬまmarsh; swamp; wetland; bog; pond
• 沼田ぬまたdeep-mud paddy

140 沖

• 沖おきopen sea

141 江

• 江えinlet; bay

142 汁

• 汁しるjuice; sap
• お汁おつゆbroth; soup (esp. miso soup)
• レモン汁レモンじるlemon juice (ingredient)
• うまい汁うまいしるthe lion's share; the cream

143 潮

• 潮しおtide; current

144 源

• 源みなもとsource (of a river); fountainhead
• 光源こうげんlight source
• 源泉げんせんsource (of a spring, etc.)
• 水源すいげんsource of river; fountainhead
• エネルギー源エネルギーげんenergy source

145 活

• 活かつliving; life
• 自活じかつself-support

146 消

• 消えるきえるto disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight; to go away…
• 消すけすto erase; to rub out; to rub off; to cross out; to delete
• かき消すかきけすto erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
• 消しゴムけしゴムeraser; rubber
• 明かりを消すあかりをけすto turn the lights off

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147 況

• 活況かっきょうactivity; briskness; prosperity
• 好況こうきょうprosperous (economic) conditions; favourable conditions…

148 河

• 河ホーdiscarded tiles; discards
• 河原かわらdry riverbed; river beach
• 大河たいがlarge river
• 河川かせんrivers
• 河口かわぐちmouth of river; estuary

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149 泊

• 泊まるとまるto stay at (e.g. hotel)
• 泊めるとめるto give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
• 一泊いっぱく(staying) one night; overnight stay
• お泊まりおとまり(overnight) stay; lodging
• 泊はくcounter for nights of a stay

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150 湖

• 湖みずうみlake
• 湖水こすいlake; lake water
• 湖上こじょうon the lake
• 湖沼こしょうlake; marsh; wetland; inland waters

151 測

• 目測もくそくeye measurement; measure with eye

152 土

• 土つちearth; soil; dirt; clay; mud
• 土日どにちweekend; Saturday and Sunday
• 土砂どしゃsediment; earth and sand
• 土器どきearthenware
• 土石どせきearth and stones

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153 吐

• 吐くはくto vomit; to throw up; to spit up

154 圧

• 水圧すいあつwater (hydraulic) pressure
• 外圧がいあつexternal pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure

155 埼

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156 垣

• 石垣いしがきstone wall
• 垣かきfence; hedge; railing
• 大垣おおがきroofed mud wall around a villa or temple

157 圭

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158 封

• 封じるふうじるto seal (e.g. a letter)
• 封ふうseal
• 封を切るふうをきるto break the seal
• 封切りふうきりpremiere; first showing; release (film)
• 封切るふうきるto release (e.g. a film)

159 涯

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160 寺

• 寺てらtemple (Buddhist)
• お寺おてらtemple
• 古寺こじold temple
• お寺さんおてらさんmonk

161 時

• 時ときtime; hour; moment
• その時そのときat that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
• 時にはときにはat times; occasionally
• 時々ときどきsometimes; occasionally; at times; from time to time; now…
• 時にときにby the way; incidentally

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162 均

• 均一きんいつuniformity; equality
• １００均ひゃっきんhundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
• 均しならしaverage; leveling; levelling

163 火

• 火ひfire; flame; blaze
• 火をつけるひをつけるto ignite; to set fire to
• 火がつくひがつくto catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to light (e.g. of…
• 消火しょうかextinguishing a fire; fire fighting
• 口火を切るくちびをきるto start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the…

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164 炎

• 炎ほのおflame; blaze
• 炎上えんじょうgoing up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large…

165 煩

• 煩わしいわずらわしいtroublesome; annoying; complicated
• 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

166 淡

• 淡々たんたんuninterested; unconcerned; indifferent; dispassionate…
• 淡いあわいlight; faint; pale; fleeting
• 淡白たんぱくlight (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain
• 淡水たんすいfresh water (i.e. not salt water)

167 灯

• 灯るともるto be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted…
• 灯すともすto light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
• 灯とうlight; lamp
• 灯火とうかlight; lamplight
• 消灯しょうとうputting out the lights; turning off the lights

168 畑

• 畑はたけfield (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.)…
• 田畑たはたfields (of rice and other crops)
• トウモロコシ畑とうもろこしばたけcornfield; corn field; maize field

169 災

• 災いわざわいdisaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
• 火災かさいconflagration; fire
• 口は災いの元くちはわざわいのもとwords can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of…

170 灰

• 灰はいash; ashes
• 石灰せっかいlime; quicklime; caustic lime
• 灰汁あくlye

171 点

• 点てんdot; spot; point; speck; mark
• 時点じてんpoint in time; occasion
• 一点いってんpoint; dot; speck
• 頂点ちょうてんvertex; apex
• 点くつくto be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to…

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172 照

• 照らすてらすto shine on; to illuminate
• 照れるてれるto be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel…
• 照明しょうめいillumination; lighting
• 照れくさいてれくさいembarrassing; awkward
• 火照るほてるto feel hot; to flush; to burn

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173 魚

• 魚さかなfish
• 小魚こざかなsmall fish; fry
• 川魚かわうおriver fish; freshwater fish
• 白魚しらうおicefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish…
• 大魚たいぎょlarge fish

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174 漁

• 漁るあさるto fish
• 漁りょうfishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed)
• ゴミ漁りゴミあさりpicking through garbage; dumpster diving; scavenging rubbish
• 漁火ぎょかfire lit on a boat to lure fish at night

175 里

• 里さとvillage; hamlet
• 千里せんり1000 ri; (a) long distance
• 万里ばんりthousands of miles
• 一里いちり2.44 miles
• 里子さとごfoster child

176 黒

• 黒いくろいblack
• 黒くろblack
• 真っ黒まっくろpitch black
• どす黒いどすぐろいdarkish; dusky; dark; murky
• 黒々くろぐろin deep black; in jet black

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177 墨

• 墨すみsumi; India ink; Chinese ink; ink stick; ink-cake
• イカ墨いかすみsquid ink

178 鯉

• 鯉こいcommon carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

179 量

• 量りょうquantity; amount; volume; capacity; portion (of food)
• 大量たいりょうlarge quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass…
• 少量しょうりょうsmall quantity; small amount
• 器量きりょうlooks (esp. of a woman); features; facial appearance…
• 多量たりょうlarge quantity; large amount

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180 厘

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

181 埋

• 埋めるうめるto bury (e.g. in the ground)
• 埋まるうまるto be buried; to be covered; to be surrounded
• 埋もれるうもれるto be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

182 同

• 同じおなじsame; identical; equal; alike; equivalent
• 同時にどうじにat the same time; at once; simultaneously; concurrently
• 同じようおなじようsimilar
• と同じようにとおなじようにin the same way as; just like
• 同じくおなじくin the same way; like; likewise; similarly

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183 洞

• 洞ほらhollow; cavity; hole; cave

184 胴

• 胴どうtrunk; torso; body; abdomen; waist
• 胴上げどうあげtossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)

185 円

• 円えんyen (Japanese monetary unit)
• 円卓えんたくround table
• １００円ひゃくえん100 yen
• 一円いちえんone yen
• 一万円いちまんえん10,000 yen

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186 向

• 向かうむかうto face
• 向けるむけるto turn (towards); to face; to point; to aim; to direct to
• 向こうむこうopposite side; other side
• 向くむくto turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.)
• に向けてにむけてtowards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal…

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187 尚

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188 字

• 字じcharacter (esp. kanji); letter; written text
• 十字じゅうじcross; cross shape
• 大の字だいのじshape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs…
• 活字かつじ(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printing type
• 一字いちじ(one) letter; (one) character

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189 守

• 守るまもるto protect; to guard; to defend
• 見守るみまもるto watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on
• 守りまもりprotection; defense; defence
• お守りおまもりcharm; amulet; talisman
• 子守こもりlooking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting…

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190 完

• 完了かんりょうcompletion; conclusion
• 完かんThe End; Finis
• 完封かんぷうtotal blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely
• 完工かんこうcompletion of construction work; completion of a building

191 宣

• 宣せんimperial order; imperial decree
• 宣うのたまうto say; to be pleased to say

192 宵

• 宵よいevening; early night hours
• 宵の口よいのくちnightfall; early evening
• 宵っぱりよいっぱりnight owl; nighthawk; late bird

193 安

• 安いやすいcheap; inexpensive
• 安やすcheap
• 安らかやすらかpeaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
• 安っぽいやすっぽいcheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
• 安らぐやすらぐto feel at ease

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194 宴

• 宴うたげparty; banquet; feast

195 賓

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196 寄

• 寄るよるto approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to
• 寄せるよせるto come near; to let someone approach
• 寄りかかるよりかかるto lean against; to recline on; to lean on
• 寄りよりpushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters
• おびき寄せるおびきよせるto lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice

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197 富

• 富とみriches; wealth; fortune
• 富むとむto be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be full…
• 富めるとめるrich; wealthy

198 貯

• 貯めるためるto save up (money)
• 貯まるたまるto be saved up (of money)
• 貯水ちょすいstorage of water

199 木

• 木きtree; shrub; bush
• 木々きぎ(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
• 大木たいぼくlarge tree
• 木刀ぼくとうwooden sword
• 木目もくめgrain (of wood)

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200 林

• 林はやしwood; woods; forest; grove; copse; thicket