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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 北米 |
ほくべい |
North America |
3836 |
| 北方 |
ほっぽう |
(n) northern (district); northward |
4114 |
| 北緯 |
ほくい |
(n) north latitude |
4616 |
| 北上 |
ほくじょう |
(n) going north |
4933 |
| 台北 |
たいぺい |
Taipei |
5762 |
| 台北 |
たいほく |
Taipei |
5762 |
| 北欧 |
ほくおう |
Northern Europe; land of the Norsemen; Scandinavia |
6013 |
| 以北 |
いほく |
(n,n-suf) north of; and northward |
6928 |
| 北山 |
きたやま |
(n) northern hill |
8133 |
| 河北 |
かほく |
north of the (Yellow) river |
8442 |
| 枕 |
まくら |
(n,n-suf) pillow; bolster |
9698 |
| 北海 |
ほっかい |
(n) northern sea; North Sea |
9811 |
| 北極 |
ほっきょく |
(n) North Pole |
9905 |
| 北朝 |
ほくちょう |
(n) Northern Dynasty |
10571 |
| 北端 |
ほくたん |
(n) northern extremity |
11093 |
| 北アイルランド |
きたアイルランド |
Northern Ireland |
11450 |
| 南北戦争 |
なんぼくせんそう |
(U.S.) Civil War |
12547 |
| 北大西洋 |
きたたいせいよう |
North Atlantic |
12849 |
| 西北 |
せいほく |
(n) north-west |
13098 |
| 北岸 |
ほくがん |
(n) north coast; north bank |
13648 |
| 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 |
| 北大 |
ほくだい |
(abbr) Hokkaido University |
15041 |
| 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 |
| 北国 |
きたぐに |
(n) northern provinces; northern countries |
15972 |
| 北国 |
ほっこく |
(n) northern provinces; northern countries |
15972 |
| 最北端 |
さいほくたん |
(n) northernmost tip (of country) |
17325 |
| 北洋 |
ほくよう |
(n) northern waters |
18441 |
| 北辰 |
ほくしん |
(n) North-Star |
18762 |
| 北限 |
ほくげん |
(n) northern limit |
19534 |
| 枕木 |
まくらぎ |
(n) sleeper; railroad tie |
20087 |
| 北進 |
ほくしん |
(n,vs) proceeding north |
20712 |
| 夢枕 |
ゆめまくら |
(n) at the bedside where one dreams |
21530 |
| 北極圏 |
ほっきょくけん |
Arctic Circle |
21576 |
| 北風 |
きたかぜ |
(n) north wind |
22113 |
| 北風 |
ほくふう |
(n) north wind |
22113 |
| 北極星 |
ほっきょくせい |
(n) Polaris; north star |
22493 |
| 北面 |
ほくめん |
(n) north face; north side; the north; facing north |
23088 |
| 東北大 |
とうほくだい |
(abbr) Touhoku University |
23686 |
| 北斗七星 |
ほくとしちせい |
(n) the Great Bear; the Great Dipper; Ursa Major |
24154 |
| 北門 |
きたもん |
(n) north gate |
26080 |
| 北辺 |
ほくへん |
(n) northern extremity |
28200 |
| 極北 |
きょくほく |
(n) extreme north; north pole |
28567 |
| 歌枕 |
うたまくら |
(n) oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry |
28780 |
| 枕元 |
まくらもと |
(n) bedside |
29410 |
| 東北東 |
とうほくとう |
(n) east-northeast; ENE |
29632 |
| 枕詞 |
まくらことば |
(n) poetic epithet or convention |
29736 |
| 西北西 |
せいほくせい |
(n) west-northwest |
30552 |
| 北回帰線 |
きたかいきせん |
(n) Tropic of Cancer |
30552 |
| 北郊 |
ほっこう |
(n) northern suburbs |
30969 |
| 北の方 |
きたのかた |
(n) nobleman's true wife; facing the north |
31368 |
| 北光 |
ほっこう |
northern lights |
31648 |
| 北半 |
ほくはん |
northern half |
32216 |
| 北嶺 |
ほくれい |
northern mountain; Mt. Hiei |
33462 |
| 草枕 |
くさまくら |
(n) overnight stay when traveling |
35778 |
| 北枕 |
きたまくら |
(n) turning the head to the north in sleeping |
39227 |
| 膝枕 |
ひざまくら |
(n) sleeping with one's head in another's lap |
39920 |
| 南船北馬 |
なんせんほくば |
(n) constant travelling; being on the move; restless wandering |
41444 |
| 枕頭 |
ちんとう |
(n) bedside |
44061 |
| 手枕 |
てまくら |
(n) using one's arm for a pillow |
44709 |
| 北境 |
ほっきょう |
northern boundary |
44709 |
| 水枕 |
みずまくら |
(n) water-filled pillow |
45436 |
| 北極熊 |
ほっきょくぐま |
(n) polar bear |
45436 |
| 枕辺 |
まくらべ |
(n) bedside |
46248 |
| 空気枕 |
くうきまくら |
(n) air cushion |
47205 |
| 氷枕 |
こおりまくら |
(n) ice pillow |
47205 |
| 波枕 |
なみまくら |
(n) sleeping while on a sea voyage; falling asleep to the sound of the ocean |
48294 |
| 箱枕 |
はこまくら |
(n) pillow encased in a box |
48294 |
| 肘枕 |
ひじまくら |
(n) using one's elbows as a pillow |
48294 |
| 旅枕 |
たびまくら |
(n) sleeping away from home |
48294 |
| 新枕 |
にいまくら |
(n) bridal bed |
49657 |
| 枕席 |
ちんせき |
(n) bedding; bed |
49657 |
| 枕探し |
まくらさがし |
(n) bedroom theft or thief |
49657 |
| 仮枕 |
かりまくら |
(n) nap |
51560 |
| 括り枕 |
くくりまくら |
(n) pillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material |
51560 |
| 高枕 |
たかまくら |
(n) high pillow |
51560 |
| 真北 |
まきた |
(n) due north |
51560 |
| 正北 |
せいほく |
due north |
51560 |
| 東西南北 |
とうざいなんぼく |
east, west, south and north |
51560 |
| 東北人 |
とうほくじん |
Northeastener |
51560 |
| 独枕 |
ひとりまくら |
lonely in bed |
51560 |
| 南征北伐 |
なんせいほくばつ |
attacking in all directions |
51560 |
| 南北朝 |
なんぼくちょう |
Northern and Southern Dynasties (1336-1392) |
51560 |
| 南北朝時代 |
なんぼくちょうじだい |
(n) period of the northern and southern dynasties (in China, 5th-6th c. C.E. in Japan, 1336-92) |
51560 |
| 南北問題 |
なんぼくもんだい |
North-South problem |
51560 |
| 敗北感 |
はいぼくかん |
sense of defeat |
51560 |
| 敗北主義 |
はいぼくしゅぎ |
(n) defeatism |
51560 |
| 北々西 |
ほくほくせい |
(n) north-northwest |
51560 |
| 北々東 |
ほくほくとう |
(n) north-north-east; nor-nor-east |
51560 |
| 北に向いた窓 |
きたにむいたまど |
window to the north |
51560 |
| 北アメリカ |
きたアメリカ |
North America |
51560 |
| 北カリフォルニア |
ほくカリフォルニア |
Northern California |
51560 |
| 北欧諸国 |
ほくおうしょこく |
northern countries; Scandinavian countries |
51560 |
| 北欧神話 |
ほくおうしんわ |
Norse mythology |
51560 |
| 北欧人 |
ほくおうじん |
Northern European; Norsemen; Scandinavian |
51560 |
| 北下ろし |
きたおろし |
cold wind from the northern uplands |
51560 |
| 北海道開発庁長官 |
ほっかいどうかいはつちょうちょう |
Director General of Hokkaido Development Agency |
51560 |
| 北岸沿いに |
ほくがんぞいに |
along the north coast; along the northern sea shore |
51560 |
| 北寄り |
きたより |
northerly (wind); from the north |
51560 |
| 北寄りの風 |
きたよりのかぜ |
northerly wind |
51560 |
| 北京語 |
ぺきんご |
Mandarin Chinese |
51560 |
| 北極海 |
ほっきょくかい |
Arctic Ocean |
51560 |
| 北極光 |
ほっきょくこう |
northern lights; aurora borealis |
51560 |
| 北極洋 |
ほっきょくよう |
Arctic Ocean |
51560 |
| 北向き |
きたむき |
(n) facing north; northern exposure |
51560 |
| 北航 |
ほっこう |
sailing north |
51560 |
| 北行 |
ほっこう |
northbound; sailing north |
51560 |
| 北国人 |
ほっこくじん |
northerner |
51560 |
| 北国赤海老 |
ほっこくあかえび |
sweet shrimp (prawn) |
51560 |
| 北支 |
ほくし |
North China |
51560 |
| 北支事変 |
ほくしじへん |
the Marco Polo Bridge Incident |
51560 |
| 北受け |
きたうけ |
facing the north |
51560 |
| 北清事変 |
ほくしんじへん |
(n) North China Incident; Boxer Uprising |
51560 |
| 北西航路 |
ほくせいこうろ |
Northwest Passage |
51560 |
| 北鮮 |
ほくせん |
North Korea |
51560 |
| 北太平洋 |
きたたいへいよう |
the North Pacific |
51560 |
| 北大西洋条約 |
きたたいせいようじょうやく |
(n) North Atlantic Treaty |
51560 |
| 北大西洋条約機構 |
きたたいせいようじょうやくきこう |
(n) NATO; North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
51560 |
| 北天 |
ほくてん |
(n) northern sky |
51560 |
| 北爆 |
ほくばく |
(n) bombing North (Vietnam) |
51560 |
| 北氷洋 |
ほくひょうよう |
(n) Arctic Ocean |
51560 |
| 北氷洋 |
ほっぴょうよう |
(n) Arctic Ocean |
51560 |
| 北米合衆国 |
ほくべいがっしゅうこく |
the United States of America |
51560 |
| 北米土人 |
ほくべいどじん |
American Indian; native American |
51560 |
| 北壁 |
ほくへき |
northern cliff |
51560 |
| 北北西 |
ほくほくせい |
(n) north-northwest |
51560 |
| 北北東 |
ほくほくとう |
(n) north-north-east; nor-nor-east |
51560 |
| 北満 |
ほくまん |
North Manchuria |
51560 |
| 北洋漁業 |
ほくようぎょぎょう |
northern-sea fisheries |
51560 |
| 北陸地方 |
ほくりくちほう |
region including Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, and Fukui prefectures |
51560 |
| 枕絵 |
まくらえ |
(n) erotic picture |
51560 |
| 枕許 |
まくらもと |
(n) bedside |
51560 |