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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 |
| 山 |
やま |
(n) (1) mountain; (2) pile; heap; (3) climax; critical point |
491 |
| 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 |
| 山形 |
やまがた |
(n) mountain-shaped |
1150 |
| 北部 |
ほくぶ |
(n) north; northern part |
1439 |
| 南北 |
なんぼく |
(n) south and north |
1930 |
| 北口 |
きたぐち |
(n) north entrance |
2762 |
| 北陸 |
ほくりく |
(n) region west of Tokyo on Japan Sea side of Japan |
2910 |
| 大山 |
たいざん |
(n) great mountain |
2981 |
| 小山 |
こやま |
(n) hill; knoll |
3022 |
| 高山 |
こうざん |
(n) high mountain; alpine |
3101 |
| 山陽 |
さんよう |
(n) south side of a mountain; Sanyo district |
3142 |
| 北西 |
ほくせい |
(n) northwest |
3160 |
| 青山 |
せいざん |
(n) blue or green mountain; grave |
3286 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 山城 |
やましろ |
(n) mountain castle |
3603 |
| 山城 |
やまじろ |
(n) mountain castle |
3603 |
| 登山 |
とざん |
(n,vs) mountain-climbing |
3748 |
| 山脈 |
さんみゃく |
(n) mountain range |
3817 |
| 山脈 |
やまなみ |
(n) mountain range |
3817 |
| 北米 |
ほくべい |
North America |
3836 |
| 火山 |
かざん |
(n) volcano |
3846 |
| 山手 |
やまて |
(n) hilly (residential) section of a city; uptown |
3951 |
| 北方 |
ほっぽう |
(n) northern (district); northward |
4114 |
| 北緯 |
ほくい |
(n) north latitude |
4616 |
| 山中 |
さんちゅう |
(n) among the mountains |
4654 |
| 金山 |
かなやま |
(n) (gold) mine |
4830 |
| 金山 |
きんざん |
(n) (gold) mine |
4830 |
| 山岳 |
さんがく |
(n) mountains |
4847 |
| 北上 |
ほくじょう |
(n) going north |
4933 |
| 山地 |
さんち |
(n) mountainous district |
4984 |
| 山地 |
やまち |
(n) mountainous district |
4984 |
| 山川 |
さんせん |
(n) mountains and rivers |
5187 |
| 山川 |
やまかわ |
(n) mountains and rivers |
5187 |
| 山川 |
やまがわ |
(n) mountain rivers |
5187 |
| 白山 |
はくさん |
mountain in Gifu Prefecture |
5233 |
| 鉱山 |
こうざん |
(n) mine (ore) |
5632 |
| 台北 |
たいぺい |
Taipei |
5762 |
| 台北 |
たいほく |
Taipei |
5762 |
| 山陰 |
さんいん |
(n) shelter of the mountains; mountain recess |
5983 |
| 山陰 |
やまかげ |
(n) shelter of the mountains; mountain recess |
5983 |
| 北欧 |
ほくおう |
Northern Europe; land of the Norsemen; Scandinavia |
6013 |
| 山間 |
さんかん |
(n) among the mountains |
6062 |
| 山間 |
やまあい |
(n) ravine; gorge |
6062 |
| 山頂 |
さんちょう |
(n) summit (e.g. mountain) |
6139 |
| 山村 |
さんそん |
(n) mountain village |
6513 |
| 以北 |
いほく |
(n,n-suf) north of; and northward |
6928 |
| 富士山 |
ふじさん |
Mt Fuji |
7127 |
| 遠山 |
えんざん |
(n) distant mountain |
7219 |
| 遠山 |
とおやま |
(n) distant mountain |
7219 |
| 本山 |
ほんざん |
(n) head temple; this temple |
7555 |
| 立山 |
たてやま |
(n) mountain in Toyama Prefecture |
8029 |
| 北山 |
きたやま |
(n) northern hill |
8133 |
| 山上 |
さんじょう |
(n) mountain top |
8178 |
| 河北 |
かほく |
north of the (Yellow) river |
8442 |
| 石山 |
いしやま |
(n) a stony mountain |
8778 |
| 山寺 |
やまでら |
(n) mountain temple |
9010 |
| 山麓 |
さんろく |
(n) foot or base of a mountain |
9249 |
| 北海 |
ほっかい |
(n) northern sea; North Sea |
9811 |
| 北極 |
ほっきょく |
(n) North Pole |
9905 |
| 山荘 |
さんそう |
(n) mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage |
9940 |
| 山野 |
さんや |
(n) hills and fields; countryside |
10102 |
| 比叡山 |
ひえいざん |
Mt. Hiei (in Kyoto) |
10258 |
| 下山 |
げさん |
(n,vs) descending (mountain) |
10279 |
| 下山 |
げざん |
(n,vs) descending (mountain) |
10279 |
| 北朝 |
ほくちょう |
(n) Northern Dynasty |
10571 |
| 北端 |
ほくたん |
(n) northern extremity |
11093 |
| 開山 |
かいさん |
(n) founding a temple (on a hill-top) |
11341 |
| 野山 |
のやま |
(n) hills and fields; hill and dale |
11406 |
| 奥山 |
おくやま |
(n) remote mountain; mountain recesses |
11442 |
| 北アイルランド |
きたアイルランド |
Northern Ireland |
11450 |
| 山林 |
さんりん |
(n) mountain forest; mountains and forest |
11695 |
| 高野山 |
こうやさん |
mountain in Wakayama Prefecture |
11981 |
| 山門 |
さんもん |
(n) temple gate |
12187 |
| 山系 |
さんけい |
(n) mountain range; mountain system |
12467 |
| 南北戦争 |
なんぼくせんそう |
(U.S.) Civil War |
12547 |
| 山道 |
さんどう |
(n) mountain road; mountain trail |
12649 |
| 山道 |
やまみち |
(n) mountain road; mountain trail |
12649 |
| 北大西洋 |
きたたいせいよう |
North Atlantic |
12849 |
| 沢山 |
たくさん |
(adj-na,adv,n) many; a lot; much |
12861 |
| 西北 |
せいほく |
(n) north-west |
13098 |
| 山羊 |
やぎ |
(n) goat |
13185 |
| 山々 |
やまやま |
(adv,n) very much; great deal; many mountains |
13236 |
| 北岸 |
ほくがん |
(n) north coast; north bank |
13648 |
| 山辺 |
やまべ |
(n) mountain; vicinity of a mountain |
13790 |
| 銀山 |
ぎんざん |
(n) silver mine |
13810 |
| 名山 |
めいざん |
(n) famous mountain |
13878 |
| 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 |
| 総本山 |
そうほんざん |
(n) (Buddh.) head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters |
14446 |
| 雪山 |
ゆきやま |
(n) snowy mountains; piles of snow |
14694 |
| 山塊 |
さんかい |
(n) mountain mass |
15021 |
| 北大 |
ほくだい |
(abbr) Hokkaido University |
15041 |
| 山小屋 |
やまごや |
(n) mountain hut |
15187 |
| 北半球 |
きたはんきゅう |
(n) northern hemisphere |
15502 |
| 閉山 |
へいざん |
(n,vs) end the climbing season; closing a mine |
15527 |
| 北方領土 |
ほっぽうりょうど |
the Northern Territories |
15609 |
| 山元 |
やまもと |
(n) owner of a mountain; a mine |
15891 |
| 北国 |
きたぐに |
(n) northern provinces; northern countries |
15972 |
| 北国 |
ほっこく |
(n) northern provinces; northern countries |
15972 |
| 山路 |
やまじ |
(n) mountain path |
16044 |
| 山車 |
だし |
(n) (uk) festival car (float) |
16112 |
| 南山 |
なんざん |
(n) southern mountain |
16133 |
| 銅山 |
どうざん |
(n) copper mine |
16195 |
| 山海 |
さんかい |
(n) mountains and seas |
16248 |
| 霊山 |
れいざん |
(n) sacred mountain |
16506 |
| 山里 |
やまざと |
(n) mountain hamlet (village) |
16614 |
| 山水 |
さんすい |
(n) landscape; hills and rivers |
16880 |
| 火山灰 |
かざんばい |
(n) volcanic ash |
16929 |
| 山家 |
さんか |
(n) mountain villa |
17154 |
| 山家 |
やまが |
(n) mountain villa |
17154 |
| 山吹 |
やまぶき |
(n) variety of yellow rose; gold coin |
17303 |
| 最北端 |
さいほくたん |
(n) northernmost tip (of country) |
17325 |
| 剣山 |
けんざん |
(n) a tool, used in Ikebana (flower arranging), with a heavy base from which needles project upwards, onto which flowers or branches are pushed |
17460 |
| 深山 |
しんざん |
(n) mountain recesses; deep in the mountains |
17530 |
| 深山 |
みやま |
(n) mountain recesses; deep in the mountains |
17530 |
| 山賊 |
さんぞく |
(n) bandit; brigand |
18105 |
| 北洋 |
ほくよう |
(n) northern waters |
18441 |
| 岩山 |
いわやま |
(n) rocky mountain |
18462 |
| 山河 |
さんが |
(n) mountains and rivers; natural surroundings |
18621 |
| 山奥 |
やまおく |
(n) mountain recesses |
18762 |
| 北辰 |
ほくしん |
(n) North-Star |
18762 |
| 山の手 |
やまのて |
(n) hilly (residential) section of a city; uptown |
18869 |
| 大本山 |
だいほんざん |
(n) head temple of a Buddhist sect |
18955 |
| 山菜 |
さんさい |
(n) edible wild plants |
19211 |
| 海山 |
うみやま |
(adv,n) sea and mountains |
19235 |
| 泰山 |
たいざん |
(n) large mountain; Mt Taishan (China) |
19310 |
| 北限 |
ほくげん |
(n) northern limit |
19534 |
| 活火山 |
かっかざん |
(n) active volcano |
19579 |
| 連山 |
れんざん |
(n) mountain range |
19961 |
| 黒山 |
くろやま |
(n) large crowd |
20004 |
| 山側 |
やまがわ |
(n) mountain-side |
20175 |
| 山国 |
やまぐに |
(n) mountainous country |
20200 |
| 北進 |
ほくしん |
(n,vs) proceeding north |
20712 |
| 氷山 |
ひょうざん |
(n) iceberg |
21576 |
| 北極圏 |
ほっきょくけん |
Arctic Circle |
21576 |
| 山伏 |
やまぶし |
(n) mountain priest; itinerant Buddhist monk |
21694 |
| 山腹 |
さんぷく |
(n) hillside; mountainside |
21743 |
| 前山 |
ぜんざん |
foothills; first range of mountains |
21743 |
| 梁山泊 |
りょうざんぱく |
(n) place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious |
21743 |
| 山守 |
やまもり |
(n) guardian of a mountain |
21972 |