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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 北 |
きた |
(n) North |
223 |
| 北 |
ほく |
north |
223 |
| 北海道 |
ほっかいどう |
northernmost of four main islands of Japan |
249 |
| 以下 |
いか |
(n) less than; up to; below; under; and downward; not exceeding; the following; the rest |
263 |
| 地下鉄 |
ちかてつ |
(n) underground train; subway |
697 |
| 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 |
| 北部 |
ほくぶ |
(n) north; northern part |
1439 |
| 下り |
くだり |
(n,n-suf) down-train (going away from Tokyo) |
1604 |
| 地下 |
ちか |
(n) basement; underground |
1634 |
| 南北 |
なんぼく |
(n) south and north |
1930 |
| 低下 |
ていか |
(n,vs) fall; decline; lowering; deterioration |
2339 |
| 上下 |
うえした |
(n) high and low; up and down; unloading and loading; praising and blaming |
2752 |
| 上下 |
かみしも |
(n) samurai garb; an old ceremonial garb; the government and the people; the upper and the lower parts of the body |
2752 |
| 上下 |
しょうか |
(n) high and low; the government and the people; going up and down |
2752 |
| 上下 |
じょうげ |
(n,vs) high and low; up and down; unloading and loading; praising and blaming |
2752 |
| 北口 |
きたぐち |
(n) north entrance |
2762 |
| 下記 |
かき |
(adj-no,n) the following |
2842 |
| 北陸 |
ほくりく |
(n) region west of Tokyo on Japan Sea side of Japan |
2910 |
| 北西 |
ほくせい |
(n) northwest |
3160 |
| 北朝鮮 |
きたちょうせん |
North Korea |
3332 |
| 北側 |
きたがわ |
(n) north side; north bank |
3344 |
| 北側 |
ほくそく |
(n) north side; north bank |
3344 |
| 下位 |
かい |
(n) low rank; subordinate; lower order (e.g. byte) |
3372 |
| 下車 |
げしゃ |
(n,vs) alighting; getting off |
3381 |
| 北東 |
きたひがし |
(n) northeast |
3384 |
| 北東 |
ほくとう |
(n) northeast |
3384 |
| 敗北 |
はいぼく |
(n,vs) defeat (as a verb it means 'to be defeated') |
3396 |
| 北京 |
ぺきん |
Beijing (China) |
3509 |
| 部下 |
ぶか |
(n) subordinate person |
3522 |
| 傘下 |
さんか |
(n) affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella |
3791 |
| 北米 |
ほくべい |
North America |
3836 |
| 下部 |
かぶ |
(n) substructure; lower part; subordinate (office) |
4074 |
| 下部 |
しもべ |
(n) servant; manservant |
4074 |
| 北方 |
ほっぽう |
(n) northern (district); northward |
4114 |
| 下さる |
くださる |
(v5aru) (hon) to give; to confer |
4371 |
| 下す |
くだす |
(v5s) to lower; to let go down |
4613 |
| 北緯 |
ほくい |
(n) north latitude |
4616 |
| 天下 |
てんか |
(n) the world; whole country; descent from heaven; having one's own way; the public; the ruling power |
4673 |
| 北上 |
ほくじょう |
(n) going north |
4933 |
| 落下 |
らっか |
(n,vs) fall; drop; come down |
5105 |
| 下旬 |
げじゅん |
(n-adv,n-t) month (last third of) |
5300 |
| 下げる |
さげる |
(v1) to hang; to lower; to move back; to wear; to dismiss; to grant |
5425 |
| 下がる |
さがる |
(v5r) to hang down; to abate; to retire; to fall; to step back |
5484 |
| 下田 |
げでん |
(n) worn-out rice land |
5569 |
| 下目 |
しため |
(n) downward glance; contemptuous look |
5706 |
| 下野 |
げや |
(n) retirement from public office |
5736 |
| 台北 |
たいぺい |
Taipei |
5762 |
| 台北 |
たいほく |
Taipei |
5762 |
| 下る |
くだる |
(v5r) to get down; to descend |
5924 |
| 下流 |
かりゅう |
(n) downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes |
5932 |
| 北欧 |
ほくおう |
Northern Europe; land of the Norsemen; Scandinavia |
6013 |
| 配下 |
はいか |
(n) subordinates; one's followers |
6113 |
| 下院 |
かいん |
(n) Lower House; lower (legislative) body |
6143 |
| 降下 |
こうか |
(n) fall; descent; (plane) landing; (atmos.) depression |
6406 |
| 投下 |
とうか |
(n,vs) throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment |
6922 |
| 以北 |
いほく |
(n,n-suf) north of; and northward |
6928 |
| 城下町 |
じょうかまち |
(n) castle town; town around castle |
7254 |
| 最下位 |
さいかい |
(n) the lowest rank; the bottom; the cellar |
7553 |
| 下ろす |
おろす |
(v5s) to take down; to launch; to drop; to lower; to let (a person) off; to unload; to discharge |
7618 |
| 幕下 |
まくした |
(n) junior class sumo wrestler or division |
7691 |
| 北山 |
きたやま |
(n) northern hill |
8133 |
| 河北 |
かほく |
north of the (Yellow) river |
8442 |
| 門下 |
もんか |
(n) one's pupil or student or follower |
8594 |
| 下着 |
したぎ |
(n) underwear |
8639 |
| 書き下ろす |
かきおろす |
(v5s) to write a play, book, filmscript, etc. |
9001 |
| 南下 |
なんか |
(n,vs) going south |
9189 |
| 下手 |
したて |
(n) the foot; humble position; lower part; left part of the stage; lower direction |
9486 |
| 下手 |
したで |
(n) the foot; humble position; lower part; left part of the stage; lower direction |
9486 |
| 下手 |
しもて |
(n) the foot; humble position; lower part; left part of the stage; lower direction |
9486 |
| 下手 |
へた |
(adj-na,n) unskillful; poor; awkward |
9486 |
| 下水道 |
げすいどう |
(n) drain; sewer; drainage system |
9698 |
| 北海 |
ほっかい |
(n) northern sea; North Sea |
9811 |
| 北極 |
ほっきょく |
(n) North Pole |
9905 |
| 下降 |
かこう |
(n) downward; descent; fall; drop; subsidence |
9931 |
| 城下 |
じょうか |
(n) land near the castle |
9979 |
| 下級 |
かきゅう |
(n) lower grade; low class; junior (officer) |
10179 |
| 格下げ |
かくさげ |
(n) demotion; downgrading |
10235 |
| 下山 |
げさん |
(n,vs) descending (mountain) |
10279 |
| 下山 |
げざん |
(n,vs) descending (mountain) |
10279 |
| 年下 |
としした |
(n) younger; junior |
10383 |
| 却下 |
きゃっか |
(n,vs) rejection; dismissal |
10537 |
| 北朝 |
ほくちょう |
(n) Northern Dynasty |
10571 |
| 松下電器 |
まつしたでんき |
Matsushita Electric Industrial |
10693 |
| 下 |
した |
(n) under; below; beneath |
10707 |
| 直下 |
ちょっか |
(n,vs) directly under; price cut; fall perpendicularly |
10779 |
| 下回る |
したまわる |
(v5r) to be less than; to be lower than |
10821 |
| 下町 |
したまち |
(n) Shitamachi; lower parts of town |
10845 |
| 北端 |
ほくたん |
(n) northern extremity |
11093 |
| 下りる |
おりる |
(v1) to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to descend (e.g. a mountain) |
11140 |
| 下段 |
かだん |
(n) lower (horizontal) column (of print); lowest tier (step, column of print, berth) |
11185 |
| 下段 |
げだん |
(n) lower (horizontal) column (of print); lowest tier (step, column of print, berth) |
11185 |
| 下地 |
したじ |
(n) groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; elementary knowledge of; grounding in; prearrangement; spadework; signs; symptoms; first coat of plastering; soy |
11273 |
| 北アイルランド |
きたアイルランド |
Northern Ireland |
11450 |
| 真下 |
ました |
(adj-no,n) right under; directly below |
11685 |
| 下半身 |
かはんしん |
(n) lower half of body |
11817 |
| 下半身 |
しもはんしん |
(n) lower half of body |
11817 |
| 床下 |
ゆかした |
(n) under the floor |
12015 |
| 下巻 |
げかん |
(n) last volume (in set) |
12021 |
| 地下街 |
ちかがい |
(n) underground shopping center |
12072 |
| 手下 |
てした |
(n) subordinate; underling |
12138 |
| 下表 |
かひょう |
(n) diagram below |
12541 |
| 南北戦争 |
なんぼくせんそう |
(U.S.) Civil War |
12547 |
| 股下 |
またした |
(n) length of the legs |
12679 |
| 下宿 |
げしゅく |
(n,vs) boarding; lodging; boarding house |
12698 |
| 下半期 |
かはんき |
(n) the last half-year |
12698 |
| 下半期 |
しもはんき |
(n) the last half-year |
12698 |
| 下士官 |
かしかん |
(n) non-commissioned officer |
12745 |
| 北大西洋 |
きたたいせいよう |
North Atlantic |
12849 |
| 下層 |
かそう |
(n) lower strata (classes) |
12987 |
| 地下道 |
ちかどう |
(n) subterranean tunnel |
13033 |
| 西北 |
せいほく |
(n) north-west |
13098 |
| 廊下 |
ろうか |
(n) corridor |
13298 |
| 臣下 |
しんか |
(n) retainer |
13381 |
| 下方 |
かほう |
(n) lower region; lower part |
13515 |
| 北岸 |
ほくがん |
(n) north coast; north bank |
13648 |
| 宣下 |
せんげ |
(n) imperial proclamation |
13716 |
| 取り下げる |
とりさげる |
(v1) to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit) |
13740 |
| 急降下 |
きゅうこうか |
(n) swoop; nose dive |
14004 |
| 下落 |
げらく |
(n) depreciation; decline; fall; slump |
14042 |
| 陛下 |
へいか |
(n) your Majesty |
14303 |
| 北斗星 |
ほくとせい |
(n) the Great Bear; the Great Dipper; Ursa Major |
14379 |
| 華北 |
かほく |
(n) North China |
14405 |
| 下水 |
げすい |
(n) drainage; sewage; ditch; gutter; sewerage |
14463 |
| 殿下 |
でんか |
(n) Your Highness; His (Her) Highness |
14587 |
| 閣下 |
かっか |
(n) Your (His) excellency |
14982 |
| 沈下 |
ちんか |
(n) sinking; subsidence |
15005 |
| 北大 |
ほくだい |
(abbr) Hokkaido University |
15041 |
| 下痢 |
げり |
(n) diarrhoea |
15096 |
| 値下げ |
ねさげ |
(n) cut in price |
15096 |
| 取り下げ |
とりさげ |
(n) withdrawal |
15149 |
| 下敷き |
したじき |
(n) desk pad; mat; something lying underneath; pinned under; crushed beneath |
15174 |
| 靴下 |
くつした |
(n) socks |
15199 |
| 下賜 |
かし |
(n) being granted; granting; imperial grant |
15294 |
| 下向 |
げこう |
(n,vs) leaving the capital |
15332 |
| 下級生 |
かきゅうせい |
(n) underclassmen |
15431 |
| 左下 |
ひだりした |
(n) lower left |
15502 |
| 北半球 |
きたはんきゅう |
(n) northern hemisphere |
15502 |
| 北方領土 |
ほっぽうりょうど |
the Northern Territories |
15609 |
| 下駄 |
げた |
(n) geta (Japanese footwear); wooden clogs |
15789 |
| 県下 |
けんか |
(n) prefecture |
15925 |
| 北国 |
きたぐに |
(n) northern provinces; northern countries |
15972 |
| 北国 |
ほっこく |
(n) northern provinces; northern countries |
15972 |
| 門下生 |
もんかせい |
(n) pupil; disciple; follower |
16091 |
| 見下す |
みくだす |
(v5s) to despise; to look down on |
16576 |
| 下品 |
かひん |
inferior article |
17279 |
| 下品 |
げひん |
(adj-na,n) vulgarity; meanness; indecency; coarseness |
17279 |
| 最北端 |
さいほくたん |
(n) northernmost tip (of country) |
17325 |
| 川下 |
かわしも |
(n) downstream |
17389 |
| 見下ろす |
みおろす |
(v5s) to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on something |
17530 |