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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 中 |
うち |
(n) inside |
27 |
| 中 |
ちゅう |
(adj-no,n) medium; mediocre |
27 |
| 中 |
なか |
(n) inside; middle; among |
27 |
| 中 |
じゅう |
(suf) through; throughout; everywhere |
27 |
| 東京 |
とうきょう |
Tokyo (current capital of Japan) |
32 |
| 中央 |
ちゅうおう |
(n) centre; central; center; middle |
199 |
| 東 |
あずま |
(n) east; Eastern Japan |
226 |
| 東 |
ひがし |
(n) east |
226 |
| 中心 |
ちゅうしん |
(n) center; core; heart; pivot; emphasis; balance |
234 |
| 中国 |
ちゅうごく |
(n) (1) China; (2) South-west most region of Honshu; middle of a country; the Hiroshima area |
262 |
| 中学校 |
ちゅうがっこう |
(n) junior high school; middle school pupil |
393 |
| 中継 |
ちゅうけい |
(n) relay; hook-up |
714 |
| 関東 |
かんとう |
Kantou (eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo) |
787 |
| 近年 |
きんねん |
(n-adv,n-t) recent years |
908 |
| 東北 |
とうほく |
(n) (1) north-east; (2) Northern most six prefectures of Honshu |
961 |
| 東北 |
ひがしきた |
(n) (1) north-east |
961 |
| 近い |
ちかい |
(adj,suf) near; close by; short |
980 |
| 近鉄 |
きんてつ |
(abbr) Kinki Nippon Tetsudou (railway co.) |
1020 |
| 付近 |
ふきん |
(n,n-suf) neighbourhood; vicinity; environs |
1021 |
| 途中 |
つちゅう |
(n-adv,n-t) on the way; en route; midway |
1022 |
| 途中 |
とちゅう |
(n-adv,n-t) on the way; en route; midway |
1022 |
| 最近 |
さいきん |
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) latest; most recent; nowadays |
1127 |
| 東海 |
とうかい |
(n) region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea |
1134 |
| 近く |
ちかく |
(n-adv,n) near; neighbourhood; vicinity |
1343 |
| 近代 |
きんだい |
(n) present day |
1385 |
| 中部 |
ちゅうぶ |
(n) region south and south-west of Tokyo area; center; middle; heart |
1597 |
| 中日 |
ちゅうにち |
(n) China and Japan; the middle day; the equinoctial day |
1839 |
| 中日 |
なかび |
(n) the middle day |
1839 |
| 近畿 |
きんき |
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara) |
1896 |
| 東部 |
とうぶ |
(n) eastern part |
1918 |
| 中学 |
ちゅうがく |
(n) middle school; junior high school |
1974 |
| 中間 |
ちゅうかん |
(n-adv,n) middle; midway; interim |
1975 |
| 中止 |
ちゅうし |
(n,vs) suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption |
1997 |
| 中華人民共和国 |
ちゅうかじんみんきょうわこく |
People's Republic of China; Communist China |
2105 |
| 東宝 |
とうほう |
Toho (Japanese film studio) |
2167 |
| 集中 |
しゅうちゅう |
(n,vs) concentration; focusing the mind |
2238 |
| 中島 |
なかじま |
(n) island in a pond or river |
2387 |
| 東京大学 |
とうきょうだいがく |
Tokyo University |
2420 |
| 東口 |
ひがしぐち |
(n) east entrance |
2557 |
| 府中 |
ふちゅう |
Fuchuu (in Tokyo) |
2570 |
| 東海道 |
とうかいどう |
Tokaido (name of Edo-Kyoto highway) |
2605 |
| 東西 |
とうざい |
(n) East and West; whole country; Orient and Occident; Your attention please |
2633 |
| 中世 |
ちゅうせい |
(n-adv,n-t) Middle Ages; mediaeval times |
2653 |
| 東芝 |
とうしば |
Toshiba (company) |
2934 |
| 空中 |
くうちゅう |
(n) sky; air |
3198 |
| 中期 |
ちゅうき |
(n-adv,n-t) middle period |
3306 |
| 中京 |
ちゅうきょう |
Nagoya and environs |
3320 |
| 東側 |
とうそく |
(n) east side; east bank |
3323 |
| 東側 |
ひがしがわ |
(n) east side; east bank |
3323 |
| 近衛 |
このえ |
(n) Imperial Guards |
3349 |
| 北東 |
きたひがし |
(n) northeast |
3384 |
| 北東 |
ほくとう |
(n) northeast |
3384 |
| 東洋 |
とうよう |
(n) Orient |
3417 |
| 東方 |
とうほう |
(n) eastern direction; the Orient |
3581 |
| 中将 |
ちゅうじょう |
(n) lieutenant general; vice-admiral |
3622 |
| 接近 |
せっきん |
(n,vs) getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching |
3712 |
| 中華民国 |
ちゅうかみんこく |
Chinese Republic (Taiwan) |
3725 |
| 南東 |
なんとう |
(n) southeast |
3823 |
| 南東 |
みなみひがし |
(n) southeast |
3823 |
| 水中 |
すいちゅう |
(n) underwater |
3839 |
| 近郊 |
きんこう |
(n) suburbs; outskirts |
3874 |
| 東大 |
とうだい |
(abbr) Tokyo University |
3932 |
| 中華 |
ちゅうか |
(n) China; Middle Kingdom |
4055 |
| 中等 |
ちゅうとう |
(n) second grade; medium quality; average; middle class; secondary grade |
4065 |
| 世界中 |
せかいじゅう |
(n) around or throughout the world |
4067 |
| 中原 |
ちゅうげん |
(n) middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest |
4103 |
| 近隣 |
きんりん |
(n) neighbourhood; vicinity |
4115 |
| 中退 |
ちゅうたい |
(n) leaving school during a term |
4259 |
| 中立 |
ちゅうりつ |
(n) neutrality |
4460 |
| 山中 |
さんちゅう |
(n) among the mountains |
4654 |
| 中断 |
ちゅうだん |
(n,vs) interruption; suspension; break |
4907 |
| 近傍 |
きんぼう |
(n) neighborhood |
4966 |
| 東経 |
とうけい |
(n) east longitude |
5010 |
| 背中 |
せなか |
(n) back (of body) |
5074 |
| 中核 |
ちゅうかく |
(n) kernel; core; nucleus |
5099 |
| 中学生 |
ちゅうがくせい |
(n) junior high school student; middle school pupil |
5142 |
| 中盤 |
ちゅうばん |
(n-adv,n) middle (stage) |
5194 |
| 東南アジア |
とうなんアジア |
Southeast Asia |
5243 |
| 近づく |
ちかづく |
(v5k) to approach; to get near; to get acquainted with; to get closer |
5394 |
| 近世 |
きんせい |
(n) recent times |
5414 |
| 東アジア |
ひがしアジア |
East Asia |
5476 |
| 最中 |
さいちゅう |
(n-adv,n) in the middle of; height of; in course of; midst |
5484 |
| 最中 |
さなか |
(n-adv,n) in the middle of; height of; in course of; midst |
5484 |
| 最中 |
もなか |
(n) wafer cake filled with bean jam |
5484 |
| 中国語 |
ちゅうごくご |
(n) Chinese language |
5586 |
| 中型 |
ちゅうがた |
(n) medium sized |
5725 |
| 中東 |
ちゅうとう |
(n) Middle East |
5776 |
| 中小 |
ちゅうしょう |
(n) small to medium |
6132 |
| 中旬 |
ちゅうじゅん |
(n-adv,n-t) second third of a month |
6187 |
| 地中海 |
ちちゅうかい |
Mediterranean Sea |
6251 |
| 中隊 |
ちゅうたい |
(n) company, battery, troop |
6268 |
| 命中 |
めいちゅう |
(n) a hit |
6290 |
| 老中 |
ろうじゅう |
(n) member of shogun's council of elders |
6419 |
| 中高 |
なかだか |
(n) convex |
6468 |
| 東亜 |
とうあ |
(n) East Asia; the Orient |
6600 |
| 側近 |
そっきん |
(n) close associate; braintruster |
6601 |
| 中毒 |
ちゅうどく |
(n) poisoning |
6743 |
| 中古 |
ちゅうこ |
(n-t) (1) used; second-hand; old; (2) Middle Ages |
6933 |
| 中古 |
ちゅうぶる |
(n-t) (1) used; second-hand; old |
6933 |
| 中堅 |
ちゅうけん |
(n) main body (of troops); center field; center fielder; nucleus; backbone; mainstay |
7027 |
| 中佐 |
ちゅうさ |
(n) lieutenant colonel; commander (navy) |
7217 |
| 極東 |
きょくとう |
(n) Far East |
7260 |
| 年中 |
ねんじゅう |
(n-adv,n) whole year; always; everyday |
7304 |
| 近接 |
きんせつ |
(n,vs) neighboring; adjacent; adjoin |
7329 |
| 中枢 |
ちゅうすう |
(n) centre; pivot; mainstay; nucleus; backbone; central figure; pillar; key man |
7468 |
| 近辺 |
きんぺん |
(n) neighbourhood; vicinity |
7568 |
| 野中 |
のなか |
(n) in the middle of a field |
7606 |
| 中尉 |
ちゅうい |
(n) first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade |
7681 |
| 中身 |
なかみ |
(n) contents; interior; substance; filling; (sword) blade |
7754 |
| 広東 |
かんとん |
Canton (China) |
8071 |
| 中国人 |
ちゅうごくじん |
(n) Chinese person |
8133 |
| 近所 |
きんじょ |
(n) neighbourhood |
8169 |
| 中性子 |
ちゅうせいし |
(n) neutron |
8431 |
| 東名高速道路 |
とうめいこうそくどうろ |
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway |
8575 |
| 東上 |
とうじょう |
(n) going to Tokyo; going east |
8614 |
| 近似 |
きんじ |
(n) approximate; proximate |
8715 |
| 道中 |
どうちゅう |
(n-adv,n-t) along the way; journey |
8720 |
| 地中 |
ちちゅう |
(n) underground; subterranean |
8792 |
| 中越 |
ちゅうごし |
over center field |
8906 |
| 東欧 |
とうおう |
Eastern Europe |
8917 |
| 東大寺 |
とうだいじ |
Todaiji Temple |
9001 |
| 以東 |
いとう |
(n) east of; and eastward |
9079 |
| 中傷 |
ちゅうしょう |
(n) slander; libel; defamation |
9115 |
| 真夜中 |
まよなか |
(n-adv,n-t) dead of night; midnight |
9161 |
| 宮中 |
きゅうちゅう |
(n) imperial court |
9298 |
| 中央アジア |
ちゅうおうアジア |
central Asia |
9371 |
| 中頃 |
なかごろ |
(n-adv,n) about the middle |
9505 |
| 海中 |
かいちゅう |
(n) in the sea |
9533 |
| 戦中 |
せんちゅう |
(n) during the war |
9710 |
| 身近 |
みぢか |
(adj-na,n) near oneself; close to one; familiar |
9769 |
| 中道 |
ちゅうどう |
(n) the middle road; middle of the road; mean; moderation |
10060 |
| 関東大震災 |
かんとうだいしんさい |
(n) Great Kanto earthquake of 1923 |
10268 |
| 真ん中 |
まんなか |
(n) middle; centre; mid-way |
10268 |
| 近距離 |
きんきょり |
(n) short distance |
10289 |
| 中距離 |
ちゅうきょり |
(n) middle distance (races) |
10372 |
| 中宮 |
ちゅうぐう |
(n) palace of the empress; empress; emperor's second consort |
10410 |
| 東端 |
とうたん |
(n) east end; eastern tip |
10449 |
| 空中線 |
くうちゅうせん |
(n) antenna |
10537 |
| 中年 |
ちゅうねん |
(n) middle-aged |
10628 |
| 中国共産党 |
ちゅうごくきょうさんとう |
(n) Chinese Communist Party |
10717 |
| 近親 |
きんしん |
(n) near relative |
10800 |
| 東国 |
とうごく |
(n) eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces |
10813 |
| 中性 |
ちゅうせい |
(n) neuter gender; neutral (chem.); indifference; sterility |
10944 |
| 熱中 |
ねっちゅう |
(n) nuts!; enthusiasm; zeal; mania |
11006 |
| 近日 |
きんじつ |
(n-adv,n-t) soon; in a few days |
11011 |
| 附近 |
ふきん |
(n) neighborhood |
11011 |
| 中継ぎ |
なかつぎ |
(n,vs) intermediary; agency; brokerage; (electric) relay |
11064 |
| 中流 |
ちゅうりゅう |
(n) mid-stream; middle course; middle class |
11185 |
| 東南 |
とうなん |
(n) south-east |
11233 |
| 東南 |
ひがしみなみ |
(n) south-east |
11233 |