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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 初 |
はつ |
(adj-no,n,n-suf) first; new |
239 |
| 当初 |
とうしょ |
(n-adv,n-t) at first |
423 |
| 最初 |
さいしょ |
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) beginning; outset; first; onset |
521 |
| 初期 |
しょき |
(adj-no,n) (1) early (days); initial stage; (2) (computer) initial |
713 |
| 初代 |
しょだい |
(n) first generation; founder |
720 |
| 初めて |
はじめて |
(adv,n) for the first time |
814 |
| 仮 |
か |
(suf) tentative; provisional |
2615 |
| 仮 |
かり |
(adj-no,n) temporary; provisional; informal; unauthorized; fleeting; assumed (name); interim; acting |
2615 |
| 初版 |
しょはん |
(n) first edition |
2729 |
| 仮面 |
かめん |
(n) (1) mask; (2) disguise |
2885 |
| 初め |
はじめ |
(n-adv,n-t) beginning; start; origin |
3104 |
| 初頭 |
しょとう |
(n-adv,n-t) beginning |
3504 |
| 初演 |
しょえん |
(n) first performance |
3879 |
| 初回 |
しょかい |
(n) first time |
4127 |
| 仮名 |
かな |
(n) (uk) Japanese syllabary (alphabets); kana |
4929 |
| 仮名 |
かめい |
(n) alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; (NB the karina reading is the origin of the word `kana') |
4929 |
| 仮名 |
かりな |
(ok) (n) alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; (NB the karina reading is the origin of the word `kana') |
4929 |
| 仮名 |
けみょう |
(ok) (n) alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; (NB the karina reading is the origin of the word `kana') |
4929 |
| 仮想 |
かそう |
(n) imagination; supposition; potential (enemy) |
5921 |
| 仮称 |
かしょう |
(n) temporary name |
6419 |
| 仮説 |
かせつ |
(n) hypothesis; supposition; temporary; provisional; fictional |
6513 |
| 初出 |
しょしゅつ |
(n) first appearance |
6897 |
| 初心者 |
しょしんしゃ |
(n) beginner |
7543 |
| 仮に |
かりに |
(adv) temporarily; provisionally; for example; for argument's sake |
7628 |
| 初等 |
しょとう |
(n) elementary; primary |
7929 |
| 仮定 |
かてい |
(n,vs) assumption; supposition; hypothesis |
8239 |
| 初戦 |
しょせん |
(n) first match (in a series) |
8583 |
| 初恋 |
はつこい |
(n) first love; puppy love |
8899 |
| 初日 |
しょにち |
(n-adv,n-t) first or opening day |
9288 |
| 初日 |
はつひ |
(n) New Year's Day sunrise |
9288 |
| 平仮名 |
ひらがな |
(n) hiragana; 47 syllables; the cursive syllabary |
11400 |
| 仮設 |
かせつ |
(n) hypothesis; supposition; temporary; provisional; fictional |
11669 |
| 片仮名 |
かたかな |
(n) katakana |
11796 |
| 初級 |
しょきゅう |
(n) elementary level |
13810 |
| 仮装 |
かそう |
(n) disguise; masquerade; fancy dress; converted (cruiser) |
14086 |
| 初夏 |
しょか |
(n) early summer |
14184 |
| 仮名遣い |
かなづかい |
(n) kana orthography; syllabary spelling |
14612 |
| 初舞台 |
はつぶたい |
(n) debut; initial stage appearance |
14677 |
| 初旬 |
しょじゅん |
(n-adv,n) first 10 days of the month |
15448 |
| 初速 |
しょそく |
(n) (physics) initial velocity |
15972 |
| 初詣 |
はつもうで |
(n) first temple visit of New Year |
16015 |
| 初段 |
しょだん |
(n) lowest grade; first grade |
16460 |
| 初年 |
しょねん |
(n-adv,n-t) first year; early years (of a reign or era) |
16822 |
| 初対面 |
しょたいめん |
(n) first meeting; first interview with |
17195 |
| 年初 |
ねんしょ |
(n-adv,n) beginning of the year; New Year's greetings |
17636 |
| 初音 |
はつね |
(n) first warbling heard in a New Year |
17994 |
| 初号 |
しょごう |
(n) first number issue of a magazine |
18299 |
| 初陣 |
ういじん |
(n) first campaign; one's first battle |
19141 |
| 仮処分 |
かりしょぶん |
(n) temporary measures |
19211 |
| 初乗り |
はつのり |
(n) first ride |
20854 |
| 太初 |
たいしょ |
(n) beginning of the world |
21087 |
| 原初 |
げんしょ |
(n) origin(al); source; first |
21530 |
| 初歩 |
しょほ |
(adj-no,n) elements; rudiments; ABC's of.. |
21927 |
| 初場所 |
はつばしょ |
(n) first day of a sumo tournament; New Year's sumo tournament |
22804 |
| 仮釈放 |
かりしゃくほう |
(n) release on parole |
22890 |
| 初春 |
しょしゅん |
(n) early spring; New Year |
23235 |
| 初春 |
はつはる |
(n) early spring; New Year |
23235 |
| 仮題 |
かだい |
(n) a tentative title |
24495 |
| 仮屋 |
かりや |
(n) temporary residence or shelter |
24551 |
| 初球 |
しょきゅう |
(n) pitcher's first pitch (to batter) |
25041 |
| 仮死 |
かし |
(n) asphyxiation; apparent death |
25113 |
| 初老 |
しょろう |
(n) middle-aged; aging; age 40 |
25630 |
| 万葉仮名 |
まんようがな |
(n) early Japanese syllabary composed of Chinese characters used phonetically |
26001 |
| 見初める |
みそめる |
(v1) to see for the first time; to fall in love at first sight |
26157 |
| 初心 |
しょしん |
(adj-na,n) original intention; initial resolution |
26398 |
| 初日の出 |
はつひので |
(exp) first sunrise (of New Year) |
26398 |
| 初夜 |
しょや |
(n) first night; first watch of the night; bridal night |
27433 |
| 仮託 |
かたく |
(n) pretext; pretense |
27521 |
| 仮眠 |
かみん |
(n,vs) nap; doze |
27703 |
| 初子 |
ういご |
(n) first child |
27901 |
| 初子 |
はつご |
(n) first child |
27901 |
| 初雪 |
はつゆき |
(n) first snow (of season) |
27901 |
| 初秋 |
しょしゅう |
(n) early autumn |
28487 |
| 初発 |
しょはつ |
(n) start; first departure |
28567 |
| 初夢 |
はつゆめ |
(n) year's first dream |
29410 |
| 仮性 |
かせい |
(n) false (symptoms) |
29962 |
| 仮数 |
かすう |
(n) mantissa |
30195 |
| 本初 |
ほんしょ |
(n-adv,n-t) beginning; origin; start |
30195 |
| 仮免許 |
かりめんきょ |
(n) temporary license |
30969 |
| 初婚 |
しょこん |
(n) first marriage |
31648 |
| 初冬 |
しょとう |
(n-adv,n) early winter; 10th lunar month |
31648 |
| 仮借 |
かしゃ |
(n) borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to convey a certain term |
32361 |
| 仮借 |
かしゃく |
(n) borrowing; pardon; extenuation; characters substituted for others of the same sound |
32361 |
| 初手 |
しょて |
(n) beginning; start |
32361 |
| 仮病 |
けびょう |
(n) feigned illness |
32648 |
| 初める |
そめる |
(aux-v,v1) to begin to |
34381 |
| 馴れ初め |
なれそめ |
(n) start of a romance; beginning of love |
34580 |
| 初潮 |
しょちょう |
(n) first menstruation |
34761 |
| 初生 |
しょせい |
(n) firstborn; first-produced; newborn |
34955 |
| 初孫 |
ういまご |
(n) first grandchild |
35139 |
| 初孫 |
はつまご |
(n) first grandchild |
35139 |
| 初々しい |
ういういしい |
(adj) innocent; artless; unsophisticated |
35577 |
| 初犯 |
しょはん |
(n) first offense; first offender |
35968 |
| 初診 |
しょしん |
(n) initial medical examination |
36396 |
| 初穂 |
はつほ |
(n) first ears of rice or crops or harvest of the season |
37130 |
| 初盆 |
はつぼん |
(n) first obon following the death of a family member |
38888 |
| 書き初め |
かきぞめ |
(n) New Year's writing (resolution) |
38888 |
| 仮住まい |
かりずまい |
(n) temporary residence |
39571 |
| 初志 |
しょし |
(n) original intention |
39571 |
| 初物 |
はつもの |
(n) first produce of the season |
39571 |
| 仮親 |
かりおや |
(n) adopted parents; temporarily assumed parents |
41039 |
| 虚仮 |
こけ |
(n) folly; fool |
41039 |
| 初役 |
はつやく |
(n) first role |
41039 |
| 出初め |
でぞめ |
(n,vs) debut |
41444 |
| 初荷 |
はつに |
(n) first cargo of the year |
41904 |
| 初耳 |
はつみみ |
(n) something heard for the first time |
41904 |
| 初産 |
ういざん |
(adj-na,n) first childbirth; primipara |
42342 |
| 初産 |
しょさん |
(adj-na,n) first childbirth; primipara |
42342 |
| 初産 |
しょざん |
(adj-na,n) first childbirth; primipara |
42342 |
| 初産 |
はつざん |
(adj-na,n) first childbirth; primipara |
42342 |
| 仮寓 |
かぐう |
(n) temporary residence |
42893 |
| 仮初 |
かりそめ |
(io) (adj-na,n) temporariness; transience; trifle; negligence |
42893 |
| 初節句 |
はつぜっく |
(n) baby's first annual festival |
42893 |
| 書初め |
かきぞめ |
(n) New Year's writing (resolution) |
42893 |
| 仮宮 |
かりみや |
(n) temporary shrine |
43447 |
| 仮調印 |
かりちょういん |
(n) initialling (pact) |
43447 |
| 仮縫い |
かりぬい |
(n) temporary sewing; basting |
43447 |
| 仮令 |
たとい |
(adv,n) example; even if; if; though; although |
44061 |
| 仮令 |
たとえ |
(adv,n) example; even if; if; though; although |
44061 |
| 初診料 |
しょしんりょう |
(n) fee for an initial medical examination |
44061 |
| 仮泊 |
かはく |
(n) emergency anchoring |
44709 |
| 渡り初め |
わたりぞめ |
(n) bridge-opening ceremony; first crossing of a bridge |
44709 |
| 初経 |
しょけい |
(n) first menstruation |
45436 |
| 仮寝 |
かりね |
(n) siesta; nap; catnap; stopping at an inn |
46248 |
| 草仮名 |
そうがな |
(n) cursive hiragana |
46248 |
| 仮植 |
かしょく |
(n) temporary planting |
47205 |
| 仮作 |
かさく |
(n) a fiction |
48294 |
| 仮払金 |
かりばらいきん |
(n) temporary advance (of money) |
48294 |
| 初姿 |
はつすがた |
(n) first wearing (of kimono) in the New Year |
48294 |
| 初七日 |
しょなぬか |
(n) (Buddhist) memorial service held on the seventh day following a person's death |
48294 |
| 初七日 |
しょなのか |
(n) (Buddhist) memorial service held on the seventh day following a person's death |
48294 |
| 初湯 |
はつゆ |
(n) first bath of the New Year |
48294 |
| 初氷 |
はつごおり |
(n) first ice of winter |
48294 |
| 食い初め |
くいぞめ |
(n) ceremony celebrating a baby's weaning |
48294 |
| 仮の世 |
かりのよ |
(n) this transient world |
49657 |
| 仮睡 |
うたたね |
(n) nap; siesta |
49657 |
| 仮睡 |
かすい |
(n) nap; siesta |
49657 |
| 仮葬 |
かそう |
(n) temporary burial |
49657 |
| 仮綴 |
かりとじ |
(n) temporary (paper) binding |
49657 |
| 初空 |
はつそら |
(n) sky on New Year's morning |
49657 |
| 初空 |
はつぞら |
(n) sky on New Year's morning |
49657 |
| 初初しい |
ういういしい |
(adj) innocent; artless; unsophisticated |
49657 |
| 初審 |
しょしん |
(n) first trial |
49657 |
| お食い初め |
おくいぞめ |
weaning ceremony |
51560 |
| と仮定して |
とかていして |
assuming that...; supposing that... |
51560 |
| と仮定しても |
とかていしても |
even assuming that...; even granted that... |
51560 |
| 為初め |
しそめ |
outset; beginning |
51560 |
| 為初める |
しそめる |
(v1) to begin to do |
51560 |
| 仮にも |
かりにも |
(adv) even for an instant; even as a joke |
51560 |
| 仮の宿り |
かりのやどり |
temporary dwelling; this transient world |
51560 |