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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 三 |
さん |
(num) three |
68 |
| 三 |
み |
(num) three |
68 |
| 言葉 |
ことば |
(n) word(s); language; speech |
736 |
| 葉 |
は |
(n) leaf |
1311 |
| 三重 |
さんじゅう |
(n) triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate |
1582 |
| 三菱 |
みつびし |
Mitsubishi (company) |
2120 |
| 虫 |
むし |
(n) insect |
2757 |
| 昆虫 |
こんちゅう |
(n) insect; bug |
3410 |
| 三振 |
さんしん |
(n,vs) strike out (baseball); fanning out |
3516 |
| 三国志 |
さんごくし |
Annals of the Three Kingdoms |
4239 |
| 青葉 |
あおば |
(n) fresh leaves |
4805 |
| 三男 |
さんなん |
(n) three men; third son |
5007 |
| 三つ |
みっつ |
(n) three |
5066 |
| 幼虫 |
ようちゅう |
(n) larva; chrysalis |
6576 |
| 三角 |
さんかく |
(n) triangle; triangular |
6601 |
| 第三者 |
だいさんしゃ |
(n) third person; outsider; disinterested person |
7140 |
| 双葉 |
ふたば |
(n) bud; sprout |
7472 |
| 爬虫類 |
はちゅうるい |
(n) reptiles |
7815 |
| 三日月 |
みかずき |
(ik) (n) new moon; crescent moon |
8386 |
| 三日月 |
みかづき |
(n) new moon; crescent moon |
8386 |
| 紅葉 |
こうよう |
(n) (1) autumn colours; (2) (Japanese) maple |
8505 |
| 紅葉 |
もみじ |
(n) (1) (Japanese) maple |
8505 |
| 若葉 |
わかば |
(n) new leaves; fresh verdure |
8505 |
| 三角形 |
さんかくけい |
(adj-no,n) triangle |
8605 |
| 三角形 |
さんかっけい |
(adj-no,n) triangle |
8605 |
| 成虫 |
せいちゅう |
(n) imago; adult (insect) |
8614 |
| 子葉 |
しよう |
(n) cotyledon; seed leaf |
8706 |
| 三塁打 |
さんるいだ |
(n) three-base hit; triple |
8826 |
| 三味線 |
さみせん |
(n) three-stringed Japanese guitar; shamisen |
9074 |
| 三味線 |
しゃみせん |
(n) three-stringed Japanese guitar; shamisen |
9074 |
| 京葉 |
けいよう |
Tokyo and Chiba |
9079 |
| 三塁手 |
さんるいしゅ |
(n) third baseman |
9821 |
| 三塁 |
さんるい |
(n) third base |
9898 |
| 三越 |
みつこし |
Mitsukoshi (department store) |
10014 |
| 三種 |
さんしゅ |
(n) three kinds; three varieties |
10691 |
| 御三家 |
ごさんけ |
(n) (1) three branch Tokugawa families; (2) big (top) three |
11054 |
| 葉月 |
はづき |
(n) (obs) eighth month of lunar calendar |
11860 |
| 万葉集 |
まんようしゅう |
(n) Manyoushuu (famous 8thC poetry); Japan's oldest anthology of poems |
12052 |
| 害虫 |
がいちゅう |
(n) pesty bug |
12510 |
| 三次 |
さんじ |
(n) three times; cubic |
12711 |
| 落葉 |
おちば |
(n,vs) fallen leaves; leaf litter; defoliation; shedding leaves |
12994 |
| 落葉 |
らくよう |
(n,vs) fallen leaves; leaf litter; defoliation; shedding leaves |
12994 |
| 三月 |
さんがつ |
(n-adv) March |
13298 |
| 三月 |
みつき |
three months |
13298 |
| 三蔵 |
さんぞう |
(n) three branches of Buddhist sutras |
13488 |
| 三省堂 |
さんせいどう |
Sanseido (publisher) |
13584 |
| 甲虫 |
かぶとむし |
(n) beetle |
13595 |
| 甲虫 |
こうちゅう |
(n) beetle |
13595 |
| 寄生虫 |
きせいちゅう |
(n) parasite |
13878 |
| 三方 |
さんぼう |
(n) three sides; small offering stand |
13878 |
| 三方 |
さんぽう |
(n) three sides; small offering stand |
13878 |
| 三輪 |
さんりん |
(n) three wheels |
14446 |
| 葉書 |
はがき |
(n) postcard |
15174 |
| 再三 |
さいさん |
(adv,n) again and again; repeatedly |
15364 |
| 松葉 |
まつば |
(n) pine needle |
15907 |
| 殺虫 |
さっちゅう |
(n,vs) killing insects or pests |
16248 |
| 三昧 |
さんまい |
(n) self-effacement; concentration; absorption |
17195 |
| 三洋 |
さんよう |
Sanyo (company) |
17195 |
| 複葉 |
ふくよう |
(n) compound leaf; biplane |
17344 |
| 三宝 |
さんぼう |
(n) 3 treasures of Buddhism: Buddha, sutras and priesthood |
17440 |
| 三宝 |
さんぽう |
(n) 3 treasures of Buddhism: Buddha, sutras and priesthood |
17440 |
| 針葉樹 |
しんようじゅ |
(n) conifer; needle-leaved tree |
17530 |
| 三位一体 |
さんみいったい |
(n) the Trinity |
18025 |
| 広葉樹 |
こうようじゅ |
(n) broadleaf tree |
18205 |
| 泣き虫 |
なきむし |
(n) crybaby; blubberer |
18869 |
| 三冠王 |
さんかんおう |
(n) winner of triple crown (baseball) |
19235 |
| 正三角形 |
せいさんかくけい |
(n) equilateral triangle; regular triangle |
19269 |
| 正三角形 |
せいさんかっけい |
(n) equilateral triangle; regular triangle |
19269 |
| 中葉 |
ちゅうよう |
(n-adv,n-t) about the middle (of an era) |
19269 |
| 一葉 |
いちよう |
(n) (1) a leaf; a page; (2) a copy (of a photo); (3) a boat |
19534 |
| 木の葉 |
きのは |
(n) foliage; leaves of trees |
19534 |
| 木の葉 |
このは |
(n) foliage; leaves of trees |
19534 |
| 三軍 |
さんぐん |
(n) great army; mighty host; whole army |
19861 |
| 三春 |
さんしゅん |
(n) three spring months |
19961 |
| 合言葉 |
あいことば |
(n) password; watchword |
20128 |
| 三叉路 |
さんさろ |
(n) three-forked road |
20749 |
| 三門 |
さんもん |
(n) large triple gate to temple |
20782 |
| 十三 |
じゅうさん |
13; thirteen |
20782 |
| 葉巻 |
はまき |
(n) cigar |
21039 |
| 毛虫 |
けむし |
(n) caterpillar |
21277 |
| 三脚 |
さんきゃく |
(adj-no,n) tripod; three legs |
21615 |
| 三国 |
さんごく |
(n) three countries |
22001 |
| 花言葉 |
はなことば |
(n) language of flowers |
22057 |
| 虫歯 |
むしば |
(n) cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; caries |
22113 |
| 三角州 |
さんかくす |
(n) delta |
22259 |
| 三つ巴 |
みつどもえ |
(n) 3 fat-comma shapes arranged to form a circle |
22341 |
| 三和音 |
さんわおん |
(n) triad |
22385 |
| 三原色 |
さんげんしょく |
(n) three primary colors |
22570 |
| 単葉 |
たんよう |
(n) simple leaf; monoplane |
22749 |
| 三人称 |
さんにんしょう |
(n) (gram) third person |
23088 |
| 三叉 |
さんさ |
(adj-no,n) three-pronged fork; three-pronged |
23134 |
| 除虫菊 |
じょちゅうぎく |
(n) pyrethrum |
23134 |
| 落ち葉 |
おちば |
(n,vs) fallen leaves; leaf litter; defoliation; shedding leaves |
23345 |
| 三省 |
さんせい |
(n) frequent reflection (meditation) |
23460 |
| 三拍子 |
さんびょうし |
(n) triple time (music); 3 important requisites |
23686 |
| 枯葉 |
かれは |
(n) dead leaf; dry leaves |
23750 |
| 二葉 |
によう |
two flat things |
23919 |
| 二葉 |
ふたば |
(n) bud; sprout |
23919 |
| 葉柄 |
ようへい |
(n) leaf stalk; stipe |
24363 |
| 三つ子 |
みつご |
(n) 3-year old; triplets |
24495 |
| 三羽烏 |
さんばがらす |
(n) trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers |
24627 |
| 三景 |
さんけい |
(n) three famous beauty spots |
24699 |
| 三枚目 |
さんまいめ |
(n) comedian |
24848 |
| 防虫 |
ぼうちゅう |
(n) pesticide |
25113 |
| 三段跳び |
さんだんとび |
(n) hop, step and jump |
25224 |
| 話し言葉 |
はなしことば |
(n) spoken word |
25224 |
| 三が日 |
さんがにち |
(n) first three days of the new year |
25286 |
| 三股 |
さんまた |
(n) forked stick |
25286 |
| 三輪車 |
さんりんしゃ |
(n) three wheeled vehicle (tricycle, motorcycle, etc); three wheeler |
25423 |
| 原虫 |
げんちゅう |
(n) protozoan |
25849 |
| 三界 |
さんがい |
(n) past, present and future existences |
25918 |
| 三面 |
さんめん |
(n) three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper) |
26001 |
| 万葉仮名 |
まんようがな |
(n) early Japanese syllabary composed of Chinese characters used phonetically |
26001 |
| 胚葉 |
はいよう |
(n) germ (germinal, embryonic) layers |
26080 |
| 食虫植物 |
しょくちゅうしょくぶつ |
(n) insectivorous plants |
26157 |
| 水虫 |
みずむし |
(n) boat bug; athlete's foot |
26893 |
| 三権 |
さんけん |
(n) the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial) |
26991 |
| 虫垂炎 |
ちゅうすいえん |
(n) appendicitis |
27433 |
| 枝葉 |
えだは |
(n) leaves and branches; side issues; foliage |
27521 |
| 枝葉 |
しよう |
(n) leaves and branches; side issues; foliage |
27521 |
| 葉っぱ |
はっぱ |
(n) leaf |
27521 |
| 葉酸 |
ようさん |
(n) folic acid |
27521 |
| 合い言葉 |
あいことば |
(n) password; watchword |
27617 |
| 三流 |
さんりゅう |
(n) 3rd rate |
27801 |
| 第三国 |
だいさんごく |
(n) a third country |
27801 |
| 三権分立 |
さんけんぶんりつ |
(n) separation of powers (legislative, executive and judicial) |
27901 |
| 書き言葉 |
かきことば |
(n) the written word; the written language |
28008 |
| 弱虫 |
よわむし |
(n) coward; weakling |
28115 |
| 二等辺三角形 |
にとうへんさんかくけい |
(n) isosceles triangle |
28200 |
| 二等辺三角形 |
にとうへんさんかっけい |
(n) isosceles triangle |
28200 |
| 三唱 |
さんしょう |
(n) 3 cheers; singing three times |
28567 |
| 松虫 |
まつむし |
(n) pine cricket |
28567 |
| 二人三脚 |
ににんさんきゃく |
(n) a three-legged race |
28681 |
| 三重奏 |
さんじゅうそう |
(n) instrumental trio |
29190 |
| 絵葉書 |
えはがき |
(n) picture postcard |
29316 |
| 虫食い |
むしくい |
(n) worm-eaten |
29316 |
| 落葉樹 |
らくようじゅ |
(n) deciduous tree |
29519 |
| 三十路 |
みそじ |
(n) age thirty |
29632 |
| 三世 |
さんせい |
children of nisei; 3rd generation in US |
29962 |
| 三世 |
さんぜ |
(n) past and present and future existences |
29962 |
| 葉脈 |
ようみゃく |
(n) veins of a leaf |
30195 |
| 芋虫 |
いもむし |
(n) green caterpillar |
30433 |
| 葉桜 |
はざくら |
(n) cherry tree in leaf |
30552 |
| 玉虫 |
たまむし |
(n) insect with iridescent wings |
30688 |
| 三助 |
さんすけ |
(n) male bathhouse attendant |
30688 |
| 三途の川 |
さんずのかわ |
(n) the River Styx |
30688 |
| 三段論法 |
さんだんろんぽう |
(n) syllogism |
30832 |
| 三徳 |
さんとく |
(n) three primary virtues: valour, wisdom and benevolence |
31224 |
| 大和言葉 |
やまとことば |
(n) the ancient or primordial Japanese language |
31224 |
| 虫垂 |
ちゅうすい |
(n) (vermiform) appendix |
31224 |