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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 北 |
きた |
(n) North |
223 |
| 北 |
ほく |
north |
223 |
| 南 |
なん |
south |
228 |
| 南 |
みなみ |
(n,vs) South; proceeding south |
228 |
| 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 |
| 南部 |
なんぶ |
(n) southern part |
1070 |
| 北部 |
ほくぶ |
(n) north; northern part |
1439 |
| 南北 |
なんぼく |
(n) south and north |
1930 |
| 南海 |
なんかい |
(n) southern sea |
2070 |
| 北口 |
きたぐち |
(n) north entrance |
2762 |
| 南口 |
みなみぐち |
(n) south entrance |
2829 |
| 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 |
| 南西 |
なんせい |
(n) southwest |
3428 |
| 南西 |
みなみにし |
(n) southwest |
3428 |
| 北京 |
ぺきん |
Beijing (China) |
3509 |
| 南側 |
なんそく |
(n) south side |
3534 |
| 南側 |
みなみがわ |
(n) south side |
3534 |
| 南東 |
なんとう |
(n) southeast |
3823 |
| 南東 |
みなみひがし |
(n) southeast |
3823 |
| 北米 |
ほくべい |
North America |
3836 |
| 北方 |
ほっぽう |
(n) northern (district); northward |
4114 |
| 遠征 |
えんせい |
(n) (1) expedition; campaign; (performer's) tour; (2) away series (baseball) |
4346 |
| 征服 |
せいふく |
(n) conquest; subjugation; overcoming |
4363 |
| 北緯 |
ほくい |
(n) north latitude |
4616 |
| 南アフリカ |
みなみアフリカ |
South Africa |
4724 |
| 北上 |
ほくじょう |
(n) going north |
4933 |
| 南朝 |
なんちょう |
(n) Southern Dynasty |
4975 |
| 南方 |
なんぽう |
(n) south; southern; southward |
5024 |
| 東南アジア |
とうなんアジア |
Southeast Asia |
5243 |
| 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 |
| 討伐 |
とうばつ |
(n,vs) subjugation; suppression |
6215 |
| 南極 |
なんきょく |
(n) south pole; Antarctic |
6275 |
| 以南 |
いなん |
(n,n-suf) south of; and south |
6461 |
| 南米 |
なんべい |
(n) South America |
6855 |
| 以北 |
いほく |
(n,n-suf) north of; and northward |
6928 |
| 南京 |
なんきん |
(n) Nanjing (city in China) |
6931 |
| 西南 |
せいなん |
(n) south-west |
7549 |
| 征夷大将軍 |
せいいたいしょうぐん |
(n) commander in chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader |
7799 |
| 北山 |
きたやま |
(n) northern hill |
8133 |
| 征伐 |
せいばつ |
(n) conquest; subjugation; overcoming |
8218 |
| 河北 |
かほく |
north of the (Yellow) river |
8442 |
| 河南 |
かなん |
Henan (province south of the Yellow River) |
8891 |
| 南下 |
なんか |
(n,vs) going south |
9189 |
| 南国 |
なんこく |
(n) southern countries |
9303 |
| 南国 |
なんごく |
(n) southern countries |
9303 |
| 南端 |
なんたん |
(n) southern tip |
9398 |
| 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 |
| 東南 |
とうなん |
(n) south-east |
11233 |
| 東南 |
ひがしみなみ |
(n) south-east |
11233 |
| 北アイルランド |
きたアイルランド |
Northern Ireland |
11450 |
| 中南米 |
ちゅうなんべい |
(n) Central and South America |
11469 |
| 南中 |
なんちゅう |
(n,vs) crossing the meridian |
12258 |
| 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 |
| 伐採 |
ばっさい |
(n) lumbering; felling; deforestation |
13273 |
| 北岸 |
ほくがん |
(n) north coast; north bank |
13648 |
| 南洋 |
なんよう |
(n) South Seas |
13878 |
| 南風 |
なんぷう |
(n) south (southerly) wind |
14030 |
| 南風 |
みなみかぜ |
(n) south (southerly) wind |
14030 |
| 南岸 |
なんがん |
(n) south coast; south bank |
14086 |
| 南太平洋 |
みなみたいへいよう |
(n) South Pacific |
14152 |
| 南蛮 |
なんばん |
(n) southern barbarians; red pepper |
14209 |
| 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 |
| 指南 |
しなん |
(n,vs) instruction; teaching; pointing south |
15187 |
| 南緯 |
なんい |
(n) southern latitude |
15460 |
| 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 |
| 出征 |
しゅっせい |
(n,vs) departure (for the front) |
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 |
| 南山 |
なんざん |
(n) southern mountain |
16133 |
| 南光 |
なんこう |
southern lights |
16857 |
| 南半球 |
みなみはんきゅう |
(n) southern hemisphere |
17023 |
| 最北端 |
さいほくたん |
(n) northernmost tip (of country) |
17325 |
| 南極大陸 |
なんきょくたいりく |
Antarctica |
17858 |
| 東征 |
とうせい |
(n) eastern expedition |
18243 |
| 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 |
| 征討 |
せいとう |
(n) subjugation; conquest |
19756 |
| 南都 |
なんと |
(n) southern capital (Nara) |
19756 |
| 南天 |
なんてん |
(n) the southern sky |
20128 |
| 北進 |
ほくしん |
(n,vs) proceeding north |
20712 |
| 北極圏 |
ほっきょくけん |
Arctic Circle |
21576 |
| 南進 |
なんしん |
(n,vs) proceeding south |
21889 |
| 南シナ海 |
みなみシナうみ |
South China Sea |
21972 |
| 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 |
| 華南 |
かなん |
South China |
24291 |
| 外征 |
がいせい |
(n) foreign campaign |
25423 |
| 南面 |
なんめん |
(n,vs) (1) south face; south side; the south; facing the south; (2) ascending the throne; ruling |
25554 |
| 南画 |
なんが |
(n) Southern School (of Chinese painting) |
25705 |
| 北門 |
きたもん |
(n) north gate |
26080 |
| 南欧 |
なんおう |
(n) Southern Europe |
26398 |
| 南十字星 |
みなみじゅうじせい |
(n) Southern Cross |
26893 |
| 南限 |
なんげん |
(n) southern limit |
27330 |
| 南無 |
なむ |
(conj,int) amen; hail (Buddhist prayers) |
27801 |
| 南無阿弥陀仏 |
なむあみだぶつ |
(n) I sincerely believe in Amitabha; Lord have mercy on me |
27801 |
| 南仏 |
なんふつ |
Southern France |
27901 |
| 北辺 |
ほくへん |
(n) northern extremity |
28200 |
| 南南東 |
なんなんとう |
(n) south-southeast |
28391 |
| 極北 |
きょくほく |
(n) extreme north; north pole |
28567 |
| 南南西 |
なんなんせい |
(n) south-southwest |
28681 |
| 間伐 |
かんばつ |
(n,vs) periodic thinning (e.g. forest) |
29086 |
| 東北東 |
とうほくとう |
(n) east-northeast; ENE |
29632 |
| 南郊 |
なんこう |
(n) southern suburbs |
29632 |
| 殺伐 |
さつばつ |
(adj-na,n) bloodthirsty; brutal; savage |
29962 |
| 南氷洋 |
なんひょうよう |
(n) Antarctic Ocean |
30195 |
| 南氷洋 |
なんぴょうよう |
(n) Antarctic Ocean |
30195 |
| 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 |
| 東南東 |
とうなんとう |
(n) east-southeast; ESE |
31368 |
| 北の方 |
きたのかた |
(n) nobleman's true wife; facing the north |
31368 |
| 征途 |
せいと |
(n) (military or pleasure) expedition |
31648 |
| 北光 |
ほっこう |
northern lights |
31648 |
| 北半 |
ほくはん |
northern half |
32216 |
| 南無妙法蓮華経 |
なむみょうほうれんげきょう |
(n) Glory to the Sutra; Hail Lotus Sutra |
33282 |
| 南半 |
なんはん |
southern half |
33462 |
| 北嶺 |
ほくれい |
northern mountain; Mt. Hiei |
33462 |
| 南瓜 |
かぼちゃ |
(n) (Japanese) squash; pumpkin |
34034 |
| 南瓜 |
なんか |
(ok) (gikun) (n) (Japanese) squash; pumpkin |
34034 |
| 南回帰線 |
みなみかいきせん |
(n) Tropic of Capricorn |
34761 |
| 伐木 |
ばつぼく |
(n) felling; logging |
35577 |
| 南京錠 |
なんきんじょう |
(n) padlock; hasp |
35778 |
| 乱伐 |
らんばつ |
(n) reckless deforestation; overcutting of forests |
38001 |
| 南京玉 |
なんきんだま |
(n) glass beads |
38888 |
| 伐つ |
うつ |
(v5t) to strike; to attack; to punish |
38888 |
| 征矢 |
そや |
(n) used arrow, collected from battlefield |
39227 |