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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 元 |
もと |
(n,n-suf,n-t) (1) origin; original; (2) former |
93 |
| 紀元前 |
きげんぜん |
(n-adv,n-t) pre-era; B.C. |
1078 |
| 元年 |
がんねん |
(n-adv,n-t) first year (of a specific reign) |
1106 |
| 地元 |
じもと |
(n) local |
1586 |
| 元号 |
げんごう |
(n) era name |
1714 |
| 元々 |
もともと |
(adv,adj-no) originally; by nature; from the start |
1977 |
| 元素 |
げんそ |
(n) chemical element |
2689 |
| 紀元 |
きげん |
(n) (1) era; (2) A.D. (Christian era) |
2699 |
| 次元 |
じげん |
(n) dimension |
2702 |
| 元気 |
げんき |
(adj-na,n) health(y); robust; vigor; energy; vitality; vim; stamina; spirit; courage; pep |
3935 |
| 老人 |
ろうじん |
(n) the aged; old person |
4415 |
| 元禄 |
げんろく |
(n) period in the Edo era |
4808 |
| 復元 |
ふくげん |
(n,vs) restoration (to original state); reconstruction |
5266 |
| 元首 |
げんしゅ |
(n) ruler; sovereign |
5543 |
| 還元 |
かんげん |
(n,vs) resolution; reduction; return to origins |
5667 |
| 老 |
ろう |
(n) old age; age; old people; the old; the aged |
5801 |
| 元帥 |
げんすい |
(n) (field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army |
6008 |
| 老朽 |
ろうきゅう |
(n) superannuated; decrepitude |
6076 |
| 元来 |
がんらい |
(n-adv) originally; primarily; essentially; logically; naturally |
6344 |
| 養老 |
ようろう |
(n) making provision for the elderly |
6368 |
| 老中 |
ろうじゅう |
(n) member of shogun's council of elders |
6419 |
| 家老 |
かろう |
(n) chief retainer; daimyo's minister |
6440 |
| 改元 |
かいげん |
(n) change of era |
6793 |
| 元祖 |
がんそ |
(n) originator; founder; pioneer; inventor |
7285 |
| 長老 |
ちょうろう |
(n) eldest; senior |
7669 |
| 元老 |
げんろう |
(n) elder statesman; authority |
7897 |
| 老舗 |
しにせ |
(n) old shop; shop of long standing |
11119 |
| 老舗 |
ろうほ |
(n) old shop; shop of long standing |
11119 |
| 手元 |
てもと |
(n) (1) (money) on hand or at home; one's purse; (2) usual skill |
12327 |
| 家元 |
いえもと |
(n) head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school |
12592 |
| 元日 |
がんじつ |
(n) New Year's Day |
12877 |
| 元服 |
げんぶく |
(n) ceremony of attaining manhood |
12877 |
| 元服 |
げんぷく |
(n) ceremony of attaining manhood |
12877 |
| 海老 |
えび |
(n) lobster; prawn; shrimp |
13543 |
| 多元 |
たげん |
(n) pluralistic |
13595 |
| 根元 |
こんげん |
(n) origin; source; foundation; root; base; principle |
13701 |
| 根元 |
ねもと |
(n) origin; source; foundation; root; base; principle |
13701 |
| 大老 |
たいろう |
(n) (Edo-period) chief minister |
13989 |
| 足元 |
あしもと |
(n) (1) at one's feet; underfoot; (2) gait; pace; step |
14101 |
| 老婆 |
ろうば |
(n) old woman |
15061 |
| 販売元 |
はんばいもと |
(n) selling agency |
15733 |
| 山元 |
やまもと |
(n) owner of a mountain; a mine |
15891 |
| 老化 |
ろうか |
(n,vs) ageing; senile deterioration |
16594 |
| 元旦 |
がんたん |
(n) New Year's Day |
16747 |
| 老齢 |
ろうれい |
(n) advanced age; senility |
17074 |
| 元朝 |
げんちょう |
New Year's morning |
18052 |
| 身元 |
みもと |
(n) person's identity; ID; past; background |
18205 |
| 不老不死 |
ふろうふし |
(n) perpetual youth and longevity |
18644 |
| 大元帥 |
だいげんすい |
(n) commander-in-chief; generalissimo |
19044 |
| 一元 |
いちげん |
(adj-no,n) unitary |
19141 |
| 元凶 |
がんきょう |
(n) ringleader |
19629 |
| 元凶 |
げんきょう |
(n) ringleader |
19629 |
| 老子 |
ろうし |
Lao-tse; Lao-tzu |
19922 |
| 製造元 |
せいぞうもと |
(n) manufacturer; maker |
20004 |
| 老年 |
ろうねん |
(n) old age |
20047 |
| 道元 |
どうげん |
Zen monk, 1200-1253 |
20087 |
| 元本 |
がんぽん |
(n) principal (invest.); capital |
20242 |
| 元本 |
げんぽん |
(n) principal (invest.); capital |
20242 |
| 二元論 |
にげんろん |
(n) dualism |
20510 |
| 一元化 |
いちげんか |
(n) unification; centralization |
20712 |
| 老師 |
ろうし |
(n) old priest; sage; (Zen) teacher |
20854 |
| 老若男女 |
ろうじゃくだんじょ |
(n) men and women of all ages |
20946 |
| 老若男女 |
ろうにゃくなんにょ |
(n) men and women of all ages |
20946 |
| 年老いる |
としおいる |
(v1) to grow old |
21792 |
| 老いる |
おいる |
(v1) to age; to grow old |
21792 |
| 不老 |
ふろう |
(n) perennial youth |
21889 |
| 地元民 |
じもとみん |
(n) local people |
22001 |
| 老衰 |
ろうすい |
(n) senility; senile decay |
22212 |
| 敬老 |
けいろう |
(n) respect for the aged |
22493 |
| 中元 |
ちゅうげん |
(n) 15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; Bon gifts |
22687 |
| 口元 |
くちもと |
(n) the mouth; shape of the mouth; near an entrance |
23635 |
| 宿老 |
しゅくろう |
(n) old men; elders; seniors; veterans |
23854 |
| 元通り |
もとどおり |
(adj-na,n-t) as before; as ever |
24029 |
| 版元 |
はんもと |
(n) publisher |
24291 |
| 隠元 |
いんげん |
(n) beans |
24551 |
| 老ける |
ふける |
(v1) to age |
24777 |
| 老女 |
ろうじょ |
(n) elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting |
24777 |
| 元締 |
もとじめ |
(n) controller; manager |
25041 |
| 湯元 |
ゆもと |
(n) source of a hot spring |
25554 |
| 初老 |
しょろう |
(n) middle-aged; aging; age 40 |
25630 |
| 親元 |
おやもと |
(n) one's parents; one's parents' home; one's home |
25630 |
| 二元 |
にげん |
(n) duality |
25705 |
| 老松 |
ろうしょう |
(n) old pine tree |
25767 |
| 元手 |
もとで |
(n) funds; capital; stock |
25918 |
| 胸元 |
むなもと |
(n) breast; pit of stomach |
26001 |
| 元始 |
げんし |
(n) origin |
26157 |
| 膝元 |
ひざもと |
(n) near one's knee |
26319 |
| 元勲 |
げんくん |
(n) elder statesman |
26648 |
| 単元 |
たんげん |
(n) teaching unit |
26730 |
| 老い |
おい |
(n) old age; old person; the old; the aged |
27241 |
| 老後 |
ろうご |
(n) old age |
28115 |
| 多次元 |
たじげん |
(n) multidimensional |
28200 |
| 紀元節 |
きげんせつ |
(n) (historical) Empire Day |
28975 |
| 蔵元 |
くらもと |
(n) sake brewer; warehouse overseer |
28975 |
| 枕元 |
まくらもと |
(n) bedside |
29410 |
| 窯元 |
かまもと |
(n) pottery |
29519 |
| 老臣 |
ろうしん |
(n) old or key retainer |
29519 |
| 老廃 |
ろうはい |
(n) superannuation |
29962 |
| 元利 |
がんり |
(n) principal and interest |
30195 |
| 元利 |
げんり |
(n) principal and interest |
30195 |
| 元締め |
もとじめ |
(n) manager; boss; promoter |
30433 |
| 元方 |
もとかた |
(n) capitalist; wholesaler |
30552 |
| 一元論 |
いちげんろん |
(n) monism |
30832 |
| 元三 |
がんざん |
(n-adv,n-t) New Year's Day; January 1 to 3 |
31368 |
| 老獪 |
ろうかい |
(adj-na,n) cunning; crafty |
31527 |
| 古老 |
ころう |
(n) old people; seniors; elders; old-timer |
31648 |
| 腰元 |
こしもと |
(n) chamber maid; female servant |
31648 |
| 元金 |
がんきん |
(n) capital; principal |
31784 |
| 元金 |
もときん |
(n) capital; principal |
31784 |
| 中老 |
ちゅうろう |
(n) middle age |
31784 |
| 喉元 |
のどもと |
(n) throat |
31930 |
| 国元 |
くにもと |
(n) hometown; native place |
31930 |
| 目元 |
めもと |
(n) eyes; skin round one's eyes |
31930 |
| 老兵 |
ろうへい |
(n) old soldier |
32076 |
| 老練 |
ろうれん |
(adj-na,n) experienced; veteran |
32361 |
| 多元的 |
たげんてき |
(adj-na,n) pluralism; plurality |
32501 |
| 元元 |
もともと |
(adv,adj-no) originally; by nature; from the start |
33282 |
| 老公 |
ろうこう |
(n) polite address for elderly nobleman |
33462 |
| 座元 |
ざもと |
(n) theater proprietor; producer |
34580 |
| 本元 |
ほんもと |
(n) origin; main branch of family |
34761 |
| 網元 |
あみもと |
(n) head of fisherman's group or union |
35139 |
| 火元 |
ひもと |
(n) origin of a fire |
35778 |
| 老翁 |
ろうおう |
(n) old man |
35778 |
| 勧進元 |
かんじんもと |
(n) backer; promoter |
36169 |
| 寿老人 |
じゅろうじん |
(n) god of longevity |
36169 |
| 火の元 |
ひのもと |
(n) origin of fire |
36396 |
| 胴元 |
どうもと |
(n) bookmaker (in gambling); manager |
36396 |
| 襟元 |
えりもと |
(n) front of neck |
36884 |
| 元請け |
もとうけ |
(n) prime contraction or contractor |
36884 |
| 老境 |
ろうきょう |
(n) old age |
36884 |
| 老死 |
ろうし |
(n) die of old age |
37130 |
| 老木 |
ろうぼく |
(n) old tree |
37706 |
| 老け役 |
ふけやく |
(n) (theatrical) role of old person |
38001 |
| 老成 |
ろうせい |
(adj-na,n,vs) mature; becoming precocious |
38001 |
| 老体 |
ろうたい |
(n) old body; aged person |
38001 |
| 耳元 |
みみもと |
(n) close to the ear |
38280 |
| 老母 |
ろうぼ |
(n) old mother; aged mother |
39227 |
| 海老茶 |
えびちゃ |
(n) maroon; reddish-brown |
39920 |
| 老若 |
ろうじゃく |
(n,adj-na) (1) young and old; all ages |
39920 |
| 老若 |
ろうにゃく |
(n,adj-na) (1) young and old; all ages |
39920 |
| 老け込む |
ふけこむ |
(v5m) to age; to become old |
40263 |
| 老眼 |
ろうがん |
(n) presbyopia; long-sighted |
40263 |
| 老眼鏡 |
ろうがんきょう |
(n) reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged |
40263 |
| 老婆心 |
ろうばしん |
(n) concern |
40619 |
| 老夫婦 |
ろうふうふ |
(n) an old couple |
40619 |
| 元売り |
もとうり |
(n) direct sale by the producer |
41039 |
| 老いぼれる |
おいぼれる |
(v1) to become decrepit; to become senile |
41039 |
| 老酒 |
ろうしゅ |
(n) old wine |
41039 |
| 早老 |
そうろう |
(n) premature aging |
41444 |
| 元高 |
もとだか |
(n) (the) principal |
42342 |