RTK 1st to 5th editions vocabulary: words you can read after kanji 201 to 300

201 梢

• 梢こずえtreetop; tip of a branch

202 棚

• 棚たなshelf; ledge; rack
• 棚上げたなあげshelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling…
• 棚田たなだterraced rice fields

203 杏

• 杏あんずapricot (Prunus armeniaca)

204 桐

• 桐きりpaulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree

205 植

• 植えるうえるto plant; to grow; to raise
• 植木うえきgarden plant; garden tree
• 植わるうわるto be planted
• 田植えたうえrice planting
• 植林しょくりんafforestation

206 枯

• 枯れるかれるto wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die
• 枯れ木かれきdead tree; withered tree
• 枯らすからすto let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
• 木枯らしこがらしcold wintry wind

207 朴

No word comes in at this step.

208 村

• 村むらvillage
• 村々むらむらvillages
• 漁村ぎょそんfishing village
• 町村ちょうそんtowns and villages
• 村はずれむらはずれedge of town; outskirts of a village

1 more at this step: every word with 村

209 相

• 真相しんそうtruth; real situation
• 相あいtogether; mutually; fellow
• 相まってあいまってcoupled with; together
• 首相しゅしょうprime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
• 外相がいしょうForeign Minister

3 more at this step: every word with 相

210 机

• 机つくえdesk
• 机上きじょうon the desk

211 本

• 本ほんbook; volume; script
• 日本にほんJapan
• 一本いっぽんone long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one…
• 本日ほんじつtoday; this day
• 二本にほんtwo (long cylindrical things)

31 more at this step: every word with 本

212 札

• 切り札きりふだtrump; trump card
• 札ふだticket; token; check; receipt
• 名札なふだname plate; name tag; label
• 万札まんさつ10,000 yen bill
• ドル札ドルさつdollar bill

1 more at this step: every word with 札

213 暦

• 暦こよみcalendar; almanac
• 旧暦きゅうれきJapan's old (lunisolar) calendar
• ユリウス暦ユリウスれきJulian calendar

214 案

• 案外あんがいunexpectedly; surprisingly
• 案あんidea; plan; proposal; suggestion; (government) bill
• 案じるあんじるto be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to worry…
• 名案めいあんgood idea
• 妙案みょうあんingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

2 more at this step: every word with 案

215 燥

No word comes in at this step.

216 未

• 未だにいまだにstill; even now; to this day
• 未みnot yet; un-
• 未明みめいearly dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
• 未だかつていまだかつてnever (before)
• 未完みかんincomplete; unfinished

217 末

• 末すえend; tip; top
• 末にすえにfinally; after; following
• 末永いすえながいpermanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
• 末っ子すえっこyoungest child
• 月末げつまつend of the month

3 more at this step: every word with 末

218 沫

No word comes in at this step.

219 味

• 味あじflavor; flavour; taste
• 味わうあじわうto taste; to savor; to savour; to relish
• 味がするあじがするto taste; to taste of; to have a taste
• 味見あじみtasting; sampling
• 味わいあじわいflavour; flavor; taste

8 more at this step: every word with 味

220 妹

• 妹いもうとyounger sister
• 兄妹けいまいolder brother and younger sister
• 妹さんいもうとさんyounger sister

221 朱

• 朱しゅvermillion (colour); cinnabar; red orange

222 株

• 株かぶstock; share
• 切り株きりかぶtree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
• 古株ふるかぶold-timer; veteran; senior
• お株おかぶone's forte; strong point; specialty; speciality

223 若

• 若いわかいyoung; youthful
• 若々しいわかわかしいyouthful; young; young-looking
• 若わかyouth
• 若くしてわかくしてat a young age; while still young
• 若く見えるわかくみえるto look young; to seem young

5 more at this step: every word with 若

224 草

• 草くさgrass; weed; herb; thatch
• 草原そうげんgrassy field; grassland; meadow
• 草木くさきplants; vegetation
• ほうれん草ほうれんそうspinach (Spinacia oleracea)
• 草むしりくさむしりweeding; weeder; weeding fork

5 more at this step: every word with 草

225 苦

• 苦しいくるしいpainful; difficult; tough; hard
• 苦しむくるしむto suffer; to groan; to be worried
• 苦しみくるしみpain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
• 苦いにがいbitter
• 苦しめるくるしめるto torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to hurt

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226 寛

• 寛大かんだいtolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous

227 薄

• 薄いうすいthin (of an object)
• 薄れるうすれるto fade; to become dim
• 薄々うすうすthinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
• 薄っぺらいうすっぺらいvery thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
• 薄まるうすまるto become weak

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228 葉

• 葉はleaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
• 葉っぱはっぱleaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
• 木の葉このはleaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
• 千葉ちばChiba (city, prefecture)
• 若葉わかばnew leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure

4 more at this step: every word with 葉

229 模

No word comes in at this step.

230 漠

• 砂漠さばくdesert
• サハラ砂漠サハラさばくSahara Desert

231 墓

• 墓はかgrave; gravesite; tomb
• 墓石ぼせきtombstone; gravestone

232 暮

• 暮らすくらすto live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to get along; to…
• 暮らしくらし(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances…
• 日が暮れるひがくれるto set (sun); to become dark
• 暮れるくれるto get dark; to grow dark
• 夕暮れゆうぐれevening; dusk; twilight

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233 膜

• 膜まくmembrane; film

234 苗

• 苗字みょうじsurname; family name; last name
• 苗なえseedling; young plant
• 苗木なえぎseedling; sapling; young tree

235 兆

• 兆しきざしsign; indication; omen; symptom
• 兆ちょう10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion
• １兆いっちょう1,000,000,000,000; one trillion

236 桃

• 桃ももpeach (Prunus persica)

237 眺

• 眺めるながめるto look at; to gaze at; to watch; to stare at
• 眺めながめscene; view; prospect; outlook

238 犬

• 犬いぬdog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
• 子犬こいぬpuppy
• 負け犬まけいぬloser; failure; underdog; unsuccessful person…
• 黒犬くろいぬblack dog
• 白犬しろいぬwhite dog

1 more at this step: every word with 犬

239 状

• 状況じょうきょうstate of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
• 状じょうform; shape; appearance
• 白状はくじょうconfession
• 別状べつじょうsomething unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident…
• 名状めいじょうdescription; describing; depicting

6 more at this step: every word with 状

240 黙

• 黙るだまるto be silent; to say nothing
• 黙々もくもくsilent; mute; dumb
• 黙りこくるだまりこくるto keep silent
• 黙とうもくとうsilent prayer

241 然

• 自然しぜんnature
• 同然どうぜんjust like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the…
• 漠然ばくぜんvague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
• 大自然だいしぜんnature; Mother Nature
• 未然みぜんbefore it happens; previously

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242 荻

• 荻おぎAmur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)

243 狩

• 狩りかりhunting; hunt; shooting
• 狩るかるto hunt (animals)
• キノコ狩りきのこがりmushrooming; mushroom picking; mushroom gathering
• キツネ狩りキツネがりfox hunt; fox hunting

244 猫

• 猫ねこcat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
• 子猫こねこkitten
• 黒猫くろねこblack cat
• 犬猫いぬねこdogs and cats; pets
• 猫舌ねこじたdislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot…

6 more at this step: every word with 猫

245 牛

• 牛うしcattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; ox; calf
• 子牛こうしcalf
• 水牛すいぎゅうwater buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water…
• 牛ミンチぎゅうミンチminced beef; ground beef

246 特

• 特にとくにparticularly; especially; in particular; expressly
• 特別とくべつspecial; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
• 特有とくゆうcharacteristic (of); peculiar (to)
• 特大とくだいextra-large; king-size

247 告

• 告げるつげるto tell; to inform; to announce
• 告白こくはくconfession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission
• 宣告せんこくsentence; verdict; pronouncement
• 別れを告げるわかれをつげるto say goodbye; to bid farewell
• 告げ口つげぐちtelling (on someone); tattling; snitching

4 more at this step: every word with 告

248 先

• 先さきpoint; tip; end; nozzle
• 先にさきにpreviously; before; earlier; formerly; recently
• 先ほどさきほどa short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
• 先日せんじつthe other day; a few days ago
• この先このさきbeyond this point; ahead

25 more at this step: every word with 先

249 洗

• 洗うあらうto wash; to cleanse; to rinse
• 洗いざらいあらいざらいall; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
• 洗いあらいwashing
• 水洗いみずあらいwashing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
• 水洗すいせんwashing with water; rinsing; flushing

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250 介

• 一介いっかいa mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
• 介すかいすto use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist
• を介してをかいしてthrough (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g.…
• 魚介ぎょかいmarine products; seafood; fish and shellfish

251 界

• 世界せかいthe world; society; the universe
• 世界中せかいじゅうaround the world; throughout the world
• 界かいcommunity; circles; world
• 世界一せかいいちbest in the world
• 世界的せかいてきworldwide; global; international; universal

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252 茶

• お茶おちゃtea (esp. green or barley)
• 茶ちゃtea
• 茶葉ちゃばtea leaf; tea leaves
• お茶目おちゃめplayful; mischievous
• 茶々ちゃちゃinterruption (e.g. of a conversation)

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253 合

• 合うあうto come together; to merge; to unite; to meet
• 合わせるあわせるto match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
• 具合ぐあいcondition; state
• 向き合うむきあうto be opposite; to face each other
• 見合わせるみあわせるto exchange glances; to look at each other

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254 塔

• 塔とうtower; steeple; spire
• バベルの塔バベルのとうTower of Babel
• エッフェル塔エッフェルとうEiffel Tower
• テレビ塔テレビとうTV tower

255 王

• 王おうking; ruler; sovereign; monarch
• 王子おうじprince
• 女王じょおうqueen
• 王女おうじょprincess
• 王朝おうちょうdynasty

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256 玉

• 玉たまball; sphere; globe; orb
• 目玉めだまeyeball
• 火の玉ひのたまfireball; ball of fire
• 玉砕ぎょくさいhonorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat
• 玉ねぎたまねぎonion (Allium cepa)

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257 宝

• 宝石ほうせきgem; jewel; precious stone
• 宝たからtreasure
• 宝くじたからくじlottery
• 宝器ほうきtreasured article or vessel; outstanding individual

258 珠

• 真珠しんじゅpearl
• 珠玉しゅぎょくjewel; gem

259 現

• 現れるあらわれるto appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come…
• 現状げんじょうpresent condition; existing state; status quo; current state
• 現にげんにactually; really
• 現げんpresent (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
• 現時点げんじてんpresent point (i.e. in history); at the present time

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260 狂

• 狂うくるうto go mad; to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to go insane
• 狂きょう(some type of) enthusiast
• 狂いくるいmadness; insanity
• 狂乱きょうらんfury; frenzy; madness; wildness
• 狂犬きょうけんmad dog

1 more at this step: every word with 狂

261 皇

• 皇太子こうたいしcrown prince
• 皇女こうじょimperial princess
• 上皇じょうこうretired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor…

262 呈

• 呈するていするto present; to offer
• 呈すていすto present; to offer; to give

263 全

• 完全かんぜんperfect; complete
• 全然ぜんぜん(not) at all; (not) in the slightest
• 全員ぜんいんall members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
• 全くまったくreally; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
• 安全あんぜんsafety; security

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264 栓

• 栓せんstopper; cork; plug; bung
• 元栓もとせんstopcock (gas, water); main valve; main tap; stop tap

265 理

• 真理しんりtruth
• 原理げんりprinciple; theory; fundamental truth
• 合理的ごうりてきrational; reasonable; logical
• 理りreason; principle; logic
• 大理石だいりせきmarble

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266 主

• 主ぬしhead (of a household, etc.); leader; master
• 主におもにmainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
• 主なおもなchief; main; principal; important
• 主としてしゅとしてmainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
• 自主的じしゅてきindependent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative

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267 注

• 注ぐそそぐto pour (into)
• 注目ちゅうもくnotice; attention; observation
• 注ちゅうannotation; explanatory note; comment
• 特注とくちゅうspecial order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
• 注目の的ちゅうもくのまとcentre of attention; center of attention

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268 柱

• 柱はしらpillar; post
• 氷柱つららicicle
• 石柱せきちゅうstone pillar
• 大黒柱だいこくばしらcentral pillar (of a building)
• 茶柱ちゃばしらupright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)

269 金

• 金かねmoney
• お金おかねmoney
• 大金たいきんlarge amount of money; great cost
• 現金げんきんcash; ready money; money on hand; currency
• 貯金ちょきんputting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank)

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270 銑

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271 鉢

• 鉢はちbowl; pot; basin
• 鉢合わせはちあわせbumping of heads
• 火鉢ひばちbrazier; hibachi
• 鉢植えはちうえpotted plant
• 植木鉢うえきばちflowerpot; plant pot

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272 銅

• 銅どうcopper (Cu)
• 銅メダルどうメダルbronze medal

273 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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274 針

• 針はりneedle; pin
• 針金はりがねwire
• 釣り針つりばりfish hook
• お針子おはりこseamstress
• 時針じしんhour hand (watch, clock)

275 銘

• 銘じるめいじるto stamp; to engrave; to inscribe

276 鎮

• 鎮圧ちんあつsuppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting…
• 鎮火ちんかextinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
• 鎮守ちんじゅlocal Shinto deity; tutelary god

277 道

• 道みちroad; path; street; lane; passage
• 道具どうぐtool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device
• 道理どうりreason; logic; sense; truth; right
• 道中どうちゅうjourney; trip; travels
• 道のりみちのりdistance; journey; itinerary

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278 導

• 導くみちびくto guide; to lead; to show the way; to conduct
• 先導せんどうguidance; leadership; leading the way
• 主導しゅどうleadership; initiative; spearhead

279 辻

• 辻つじcrossroads; crossing; intersection; street corner

280 迅

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281 造

• 石造りいしづくり(made of) stone; stone-built
• 若造わかぞうyoungster; neophyte; greenhorn
• 木造もくぞうwooden; made of wood; wooden construction
• 模造もぞうimitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
• 模造品もぞうひんfake goods; imitations

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282 迫

• 迫るせまるto approach; to draw near; to be imminent
• 圧迫あっぱくpressure
• 切迫せっぱくpressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

283 逃

• 逃げるにげるto run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to…
• 逃がすにがすto set free; to let go; to release
• 逃れるのがれるto escape
• 見逃すみのがすto miss; to overlook; to fail to notice
• 逃すのがすto miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

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284 辺

• 辺りあたり(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby…
• その辺そのへんaround there; near there
• この辺りこのあたりthis area; around here
• この辺このへんthis area; around here
• 辺へんarea; vicinity; region

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285 巡

• 巡るめぐるto go around; to make a circle around
• を巡ってをめぐってconcerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
• 巡りめぐりcircumference; girth
• お巡りさんおまわりさんpolice officer
• 巡り合わせめぐりあわせfortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck

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286 車

• 車くるまcar; automobile; vehicle
• 車道しゃどうroadway; road; carriageway
• 水車すいしゃwater wheel
• 車中しゃちゅうin a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
• 下車げしゃalighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting…

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287 連

• 連れるつれるto take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to…
• 連中れんちゅうcompany; lot; people; bunch; gang; pack; guys; group; folks
• 連れてくるつれてくるto bring someone along
• 一連いちれんseries; chain; sequence
• お連れおつれcompanion; company

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288 軌

• 軌道きどうorbit; trajectory
• 軌道上きどうじょうin orbit

289 輸

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290 前

• 前まえin front (of); before (e.g. a building)
• 名前なまえname
• お前おまえyou
• 目の前めのまえbefore one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose
• 前にまえにahead; before; ago

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291 各

• 各かくeach; every; all
• 各々おのおのeach
• 各自かくじeach (person); everyone; individual; respective

292 格

• 格好かっこうshape; form; figure; posture; pose
• 本格的ほんかくてきgenuine; real; authentic; standard; orthodox
• 合格ごうかくpassing (an exam); pass; success; passing grade
• 格かくstatus; position; rank
• 格別かくべつparticular; special; exceptional; especial

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293 略

• 省略しょうりゃくomission; leaving out
• 略すりゃくすto abbreviate; to abridge; to shorten
• 略りゃくabbreviation; omission
• 中略ちゅうりゃくomission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
• 前略ぜんりゃくdispensing with the preliminaries ...

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294 客

• 客きゃくguest; visitor
• お客さんおきゃくさんguest; visitor
• 客車きゃくしゃpassenger car; passenger carriage
• 客員きゃくいんguest member; associate member; honorary member
• なじみ客なじみきゃくregular (customer)

295 額

• 額がく(picture) frame; framed picture
• 金額きんがくamount of money; sum
• 多額たがくlarge (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
• 全額ぜんがくtotal; full amount; sum
• 少額しょうがくsmall sum (of money); small amount

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296 夏

• 夏なつsummer
• 真夏まなつmiddle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
• 夏バテなつばてsuffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
• 夏草なつくさsummer grass
• 真夏日まなつびday on which the temperature rises above 30°C

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297 処

• 処理しょりprocessing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
• 処女しょじょvirgin (usu. female); maiden
• 処するしょするto manage; to deal with; to cope with
• 処すしょすto manage; to deal with; to cope with
• 目処めどaim; goal

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298 条

• 条じょうarticle (in a document); clause; section; provision
• 一条いちじょうone line; one streak; one stripe; one ray (of light); one…
• 条項じょうこうclause; article; stipulations
• 条理じょうりreason
• 一条の光いちじょうのひかりray of light

299 落

• 落ちるおちるto fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to…
• 落とすおとすto drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast…
• 落下らっかfall; drop; descent; coming down
• 落胆らくたんdiscouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
• こぼれ落ちるこぼれおちるto spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

26 more at this step: every word with 落

300 冗

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