RTK 1st to 5th editions vocabulary: words you can read after kanji 1 to 100

1 一

• 一つひとつone
• 一いちone; 1
• もう一つもうひとつanother; one more
• 一つ一つひとつひとつone-by-one; separately; in detail
• 一からいちからfrom the beginning; from scratch

11 more at this step: every word with 一

2 二

• 二にtwo; 2
• 二つふたつtwo
• 一二いちにthe first and second; a few
• 二つともふたつともboth
• 二つに一つふたつにひとつone of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)

3 三

• 三さんthree; 3
• 三つみっつthree
• 二三にさんtwo or three

4 四

• 四しfour; 4
• 四つよっつfour; 4

5 五

• 五ごfive; 5
• 五ついつつfive
• 三三五五さんさんごごin groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (in groups…
• 四の五のしのごの(complaining about) this and that; one thing or another
• 五の五ごのご5-5 point

6 六

• 六ろくsix; 6
• 六つむっつsix

7 七

• 七しちseven
• 七つななつseven
• 七五三しちごさんshichi-go-san; 7-5-3 day; festival day for children aged…

8 八

• 八はちeight; 8
• 八つやっつeight
• 一か八かいちかばちかsink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

9 九

• 九きゅうnine; 9
• 九九くくmultiplication table; times table
• 九つここのつnine

10 十

• 十じゅうten; 10
• 十五じゅうごfifteen; 15
• 十二じゅうにtwelve; 12
• 十三じゅうさんthirteen; 13
• 十六じゅうろくsixteen; 16

7 more at this step: every word with 十

11 口

• 口くちmouth
• 口にするくちにするto taste; to eat; to drink
• 一口ひとくちmouthful; morsel; bite
• 口々くちぐちevery person; every mouth
• 口ぶりくちぶりway of speaking

19 more at this step: every word with 口

12 日

• 日ひday; days
• 一日いちにちone day
• その日そのひthat day; the very same day
• 日々ひびdaily; everyday
• ある日あるひone day; (on) a certain day

52 more at this step: every word with 日

13 月

• 月つきMoon
• ヶ月かげつcounter for months
• ４月しがつApril
• ３月さんがつMarch
• 一ヶ月いっかげつone month

19 more at this step: every word with 月

14 田

• 田たrice field
• 田んぼたんぼrice field; rice paddy; paddy field

15 目

• 目めeye; eyeball
• 目にするめにするto see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get…
• 目つきめつきlook (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
• 目をやるめをやるto look towards
• お目にかかるおめにかかるto meet (someone of higher status)

28 more at this step: every word with 目

16 古

• 古いふるいold; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn
• 古いにしえantiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
• 古びるふるびるto look old; to get old
• 古くからふるくからfrom long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
• 古ぼけるふるぼけるto look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to…

2 more at this step: every word with 古

17 吾

No word comes in at this step.

18 冒

• 冒すおかすto brave; to risk; to face; to venture

19 朋

No word comes in at this step.

20 明

• 明日あしたtomorrow
• 明るいあかるいlight; bright; well-lit; well-lighted
• 明らかあきらかclear; obvious; evident; plain; definite
• 明かりあかりlight; glow; gleam
• 明かすあかすto pass (the night); to spend

11 more at this step: every word with 明

21 唱

• 唱えるとなえるto recite; to chant

22 晶

No word comes in at this step.

23 品

• 品ひんelegance; grace; refinement; class; dignity
• 一品いっぴんitem; article
• 品があるひんがあるto be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be…
• 品目ひんもくitem; commodity; list of articles
• 品がないひんがないunrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste…

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24 呂

No word comes in at this step.

25 昌

No word comes in at this step.

26 早

• 早いはやいfast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt
• 早々そうそうas soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...
• 早めはやめearly; a little earlier than usual
• 早口はやくちfast-talking; rapid talking
• 早はやalready; now; by this time

20 more at this step: every word with 早

27 旭

• 旭あさひMcIntosh (apple); McIntosh red

28 世

• この世このよthis world; this life; world of the living
• 世よworld; society; public
• あの世あのよthe other world; the next world; the world beyond; world…
• 世にもよにもextremely; very
• 二世にせいnisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.)…

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29 胃

• 胃いstomach
• 胃がんいがんstomach cancer
• 胃カメラいカメラgastrocamera; gastroscope; upper GI endoscope

30 旦

• 一旦いったんonce

31 胆

No word comes in at this step.

32 亘

No word comes in at this step.

33 凹

• 凹むへこむto be dented; to be indented; to yield; to give; to sink…
• 凹みくぼみhollow; cavity; dent; depression

34 凸

• 凹凸おうとつunevenness; bumpiness; roughness; ruggedness
• 凸凹でこぼこunevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness

35 旧

• 旧きゅうold; former; ex-

36 自

• 自らみずからoneself
• 自じself-
• 自明じめいself-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
• 自ずからおのずからnaturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
• 自ずから明らかおのずからあきらかself-evident

37 白

• 白いしろいwhite
• 白しろwhite
• 明白めいはくobvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit; overt
• 自白じはくconfession; admission
• 白々しいしらじらしいbarefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; obvious (insincerity)…

10 more at this step: every word with 白

38 百

• 百ひゃくhundred; 100
• 四百よんひゃく400; four hundred
• 二百十日にひゃくとおか210th day (from the first day of spring according to the…
• 二百二十日にひゃくはつか220th day; end of the storm period

39 中

• 中なかinside; interior
• その中そのなかwherein; therein; thereinto; among which
• 世の中よのなかsociety; the world; the times
• 中にはなかにはamong (them); of (them)
• 中でもなかでもamong (other things); especially; particularly; inter…

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40 千

• 千せんthousand; 1,000

41 舌

• 舌したtongue

42 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)

43 昇

No word comes in at this step.

44 丸

• 丸まるcircle
• 丸いまるいround; circular; spherical
• 丸めるまるめるto make round; to roll up; to curl up
• 丸ごとまるごとin its entirety; whole; wholly
• 丸まるまるまるto become rounded; to roll into a ball

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45 寸

• 一寸いっすんone sun (approx. 3 cm)
• 寸すんsun (approx. 3 cm)

46 専

• 専らもっぱらwholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly; fixedly

47 博

• 博はくdoctor; PhD
• 博すはくすto win; to gain; to earn

48 占

• 占めるしめるto occupy; to hold
• 占いうらないfortune-telling; divination
• 占ううらなうto tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future)

49 上

• 上うえabove; over; up
• 上げるあげるto raise; to elevate
• 上がるあがるto rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised
• その上そのうえin addition; furthermore
• 上るのぼるto ascend; to go up; to climb

27 more at this step: every word with 上

50 下

• 下したbelow; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
• 下がるさがるto come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to…
• 下さるくださるto give; to confer; to bestow
• 下げるさげるto hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration)
• 下ろすおろすto take down; to bring down; to lower (a hand, flag…

27 more at this step: every word with 下

51 卓

• 卓たくtable; desk
• 卓上たくじょうdesktop; desk-top; tabletop

52 朝

• 朝あさmorning
• 早朝そうちょうearly morning
• 朝日あさひmorning sun
• 朝早くあさはやくearly in the morning
• 朝ごはんあさごはんbreakfast

11 more at this step: every word with 朝

53 只

No word comes in at this step.

54 貝

• 貝かいshellfish
• ムール貝ムールがい(edible) mussel (esp. the Mediterranean mussel or blue…

55 貞

No word comes in at this step.

56 員

• 員いんmember
• 一員いちいんone person; one member

57 見

• 見るみるto see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
• 見えるみえるto be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
• 見せるみせるto show; to display
• 見つけるみつけるto find; to discover; to come across; to spot; to catch…
• 見つかるみつかるto be found; to be discovered

65 more at this step: every word with 見

58 児

• 児じchild; boy

59 元

• 元もとorigin; source; beginning
• 元々もともとoriginally; from the start; from the beginning; from the…
• 口元くちもとmouth; lips
• 目元めもとthe eyes; expression of the eyes
• 元よりもとよりfrom the beginning; from the first; all along; originally

10 more at this step: every word with 元

60 頁

No word comes in at this step.

61 頑

• 頑なかたくなobstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
• 頑としてがんとしてstubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely…

62 凡

• 凡ぼんordinary; common; mediocre
• 凡ミスぼんミスbasic mistake; careless mistake

63 負

• 負けるまけるto lose; to be defeated; to be beaten
• 負うおうto carry on one's back; to bear; to shoulder
• 負けまけdefeat; loss; losing (a game)
• 自負じふpride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being…
• 負ふnegative; minus

6 more at this step: every word with 負

64 万

• 万まん10,000; ten thousand
• 万が一まんがいち(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely…
• １万いちまん10,000; ten thousand
• 万一まんいち(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)…
• １００万ひゃくまん1,000,000; one million; million

9 more at this step: every word with 万

65 句

• 句くsection (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph

66 肌

• 肌はだskin

67 旬

• 下旬げじゅんlast third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
• 中旬ちゅうじゅんmiddle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
• 旬しゅんseason (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year…
• 上旬じょうじゅんfirst third of a month; first ten days of a month

68 勺

No word comes in at this step.

69 的

• 的てき-ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -y
• 目的もくてきpurpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
• 的中てきちゅうhitting the target; striking home

70 首

• 首くびneck
• 首をひねるくびをひねるto cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in…
• 首元くびもとbase of the throat; bottom of the neck
• 自首じしゅsurrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning…
• 首になるくびになるto be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed

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71 乙

• 乙おつ(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); the latter

72 乱

• 乱れるみだれるto be disordered; to be disarranged; to be disarrayed; to…
• 乱すみだすto throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order…
• 乱れみだれdisorder; disturbance; unrest

73 直

• 直すなおすto repair; to mend; to fix; to correct (a mistake, bad…
• 見直すみなおすto look at again
• やり直すやりなおすto do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to…
• 直しなおしcorrection; rectification
• 直るなおるto get mended; to be repaired; to be fixed

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74 具

• 具ぐtool; means

75 真

• 真ん中まんなかmiddle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
• 真のしんのtrue; real; genuine; proper; utter
• 真っ白まっしろpure white
• 真っ直ぐまっすぐstraight (ahead); direct; upright; erect
• 真まjust; right; due (east)

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76 工

• 工具こうぐtool; implement
• 工員こういんfactory worker
• 工こう(factory) worker

77 左

• 左ひだりleft; left-hand side
• 左目ひだりめleft eye
• 左上ひだりうえupper left

78 右

• 右みぎright; right-hand side
• 左右さゆうleft and right; right and left
• 右目みぎめright eye
• 右上みぎうえupper right
• 右下みぎしたlower right

5 more at this step: every word with 右

79 有

• 有するゆうするto have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
• 有ゆうexistence
• 占有せんゆうpossession; occupation; occupancy

80 賄

• 賄うまかなうto supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay…

81 貢

• 貢ぐみつぐto support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply…

82 項

• 項目こうもくitem; heading; category; clause
• 項こうclause; paragraph; item

83 刀

• 刀かたなsword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana
• 一刀いっとうsword; blade

84 刃

• 刃はedge (of a knife or sword); blade
• 白刃はくじんdrawn sword; naked sword

85 切

• 切るきるto cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
• 一切いっさいall; everything; entirety; the whole
• 切れるきれるto break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack
• 切ないせつないpainful; heartrending; trying
• 切り上げるきりあげるto close (at a certain point); to cut short; to stop…

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86 召

• 召し上がるめしあがるto eat; to drink
• 召すめすto call; to summon; to send for; to invite
• お召しおめしsummoning; calling; riding; wearing; dressing; clothing

87 昭

No word comes in at this step.

88 則

• 則るのっとるto follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to…

89 副

• 副ふくassistant; associate; vice-; sub-; deputy; substitute…

90 別

• 別にべつに(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially
• 別べつdistinction; difference; discrimination
• 別れるわかれるto part (usu. of people); to part from; to part with; to…
• 別れわかれparting; separation; farewell
• お別れおわかれparting; farewell

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91 丁

• 丁目ちょうめdistrict of a town; city block (of irregular size)
• 丁ちょうcounter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors…
• 一丁いっちょうone leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style)
• 八丁はっちょうskillfulness
• ふんどし一丁ふんどしいっちょう(wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth

92 町

• 町まちtown; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
• 町中まちなかdowntown
• 下町したまちlow-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops…

93 可

• 可かacceptable; satisfactory; allowed; permitted

94 頂

• 頂上ちょうじょうtop; summit; peak
• 頂いただきcrown (of head); summit (of mountain); spire
• 頂けるいただけるto be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to…
• 頂けないいただけないunacceptable; unsatisfactory

95 子

• 子こchild; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
• あの子あのこthat child; that kid; that boy; that girl; that young lady
• いい子いいこgood boy; good girl
• 子たちこたちchildren
• っ子っこsomeone with a liking or characteristic; a true…

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96 孔

• 孔子こうしConfucius

97 了

• 了りょうfinish; completion; the end
• 了見りょうけんidea; thought; intention; design; view; inclination…

98 女

• 女おんなwoman; female
• 女の子おんなのこgirl; daughter; baby girl
• 女子じょしwoman; girl
• 乙女おとめ(young) girl; maiden; young lady
• 女中じょちゅうmaidservant; housemaid; maid

11 more at this step: every word with 女

99 好

• 好きすきliking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste…
• 好きになるすきになるto come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
• 好みこのみliking; taste; fancy; fondness
• 好むこのむto like; to prefer
• 好くすくto like; to love; to be fond of

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100 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