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Entry Reading English Rank
小説 しょうせつ (n) novel; story 424
説 せつ (n,n-suf) theory 600
伝説 でんせつ (n) tradition; legend; folklore 810
解説 かいせつ (n,vs) explanation; commentary 864
説明 せつめい (n,vs) explanation; exposition 934
古代 こだい (adj-na,n-adv,n-t) ancient times 1152
伝 つて (n) intermediary; good offices; connections; someone to trust 1277
伝 てん legend; tradition; life; biography; comment; communication 1277
伝える つたえる (v1) to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath 1405
伝統 でんとう (n) tradition; convention 1485
古 いにしえ (n) antiquity; ancient times 1849
古 こ old 1849
古 ふる (n) used; secondhand 1849
古い ふるい (adj) old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article 2001
古典 こてん (n) old book; classics; classic 2418
古く ふるく (adv,n) anciently; formerly 2476
古墳 こふん (n) ancient (mound) tomb 2959
遺伝子 いでんし (adj-na,n) gene; genetic 3106
宣伝 せんでん (n,vs) propaganda; publicity 3130
伝わる つたわる (v5r) to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along 3226
伝承 でんしょう (n,vs) transmission; hand down (information); legend; tradition; folklore 3847
外伝 がいでん (n) supplementary biography; anecdote 3953
古川 ふるかわ (n) old river 4418
伝達 でんたつ (n) transmission (e.g. news); communication; delivery 5029
遺伝 いでん (adj-na,n,vs) heredity; inherent 5044
駅伝 えきでん (n) stagecoach; post horse 5159
最古 さいこ (n) the oldest 5324
説得 せっとく (n) persuasion 5428
古河 ふるかわ (n) old river 5624
説く とく (v5k) to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade 5700
一説 いっせつ (n) another report (opinion) 5759
諸説 しょせつ (n) opinion 6143
概説 がいせつ (n) general statement; outline 6353
演説 えんぜつ (n) speech; address 6472
仮説 かせつ (n) hypothesis; supposition; temporary; provisional; fictional 6513
考古学 こうこがく (adj-no,n) archaeology 6846
中古 ちゅうこ (n-t) (1) used; second-hand; old; (2) Middle Ages 6933
中古 ちゅうぶる (n-t) (1) used; second-hand; old 6933
古来 こらい (adj-no,adv,n) from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured 7021
伝導 でんどう (n,vs) conduction; transmission 7044
伝送 でんそう (n) transmission; communication; circulation; dissemination; diffusion; propagation; delivery 7135
古今 ここん (n) ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present 7167
伝記 でんき (n) biography; life story 7601
古事記 こじき (n) Japan's Ancient Chronicle 8234
列伝 れつでん (n) series of biographies 8431
自伝 じてん rotation; turning 8550
自伝 じでん (n) autobiography 8550
手伝う てつだう (v5u) to help; to assist; to take part in 8803
稽古 けいこ (n) practice; training; study 8994
伝来 でんらい (adj-no,n) ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down 9205
学説 がくせつ (n) theory 9259
説話 せつわ (n) tale; narrative 9940
伝道 でんどう (n,vs) proselytizing; evangelism; missionary work 10323
異説 いせつ (n) different opinion 10549
通説 つうせつ (n) (obs) prevailing view; common opinion 10605
伝染 でんせん (n) contagion 10756
復古 ふっこ (n) revival; restoration 10971
伝播 でんぱ (n,vs) transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination 11112
説教 せっきょう (n) propound; preach; sermon 11372
手伝い てつだい (n) help; helper; assistant 12060
古都 こと (n) ancient city; former capital 12861
古文書 こぶんしょ (n) ancient documents; archives 12899
古文書 こもんじょ (n) ancient documents; archives 12899
古文 こぶん (n) ancient writing; classical literature 13146
古文 こもん (n) ancient writing; classical literature 13146
伝授 でんじゅ (n,vs) initiation; instruction 13313
古巣 ふるす (n) old haunts; former homes 13515
古参 こさん (n) seniority; long service 13810
古城 こじょう (n) old castle; old fortress 13845
定説 ていせつ (n) established theory 13864
伝奇 でんき (n) romance (fiction) 14489
伝言 つてごと (n,vs) verbal message; rumor; word 14861
伝言 でんごん (n,vs) verbal message; rumor; word 14861
俗説 ぞくせつ (n) common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition 14938
太古 たいこ (n-adv,n) ancient times 14982
古道 こどう (n) old road; ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning 15259
古書 こしょ (n) old book; rare book 15294
論説 ろんせつ (n) editorial; dissertation 16546
言い伝え いいつたえ (n) tradition; legend 16730
図説 ずせつ (n) illustration; diagram 16880
古語 こご (n) obsolete word; old proverb; ancient (Japanese) language 16902
評伝 ひょうでん (n) a critical biography 16983
秘伝 ひでん (n) secret; mystery; secret formula 17216
序説 じょせつ (n) introduction 17407
古風 こふう (adj-na,n) old customs; old style 17775
古楽 こがく (n) ancient (early) music 18052
自叙伝 じじょでん (n) autobiography 18077
古本 こほん (n) ancient book; antiquarian books; secondhand book 18538
古本 ふるほん (n) ancient book; antiquarian books; secondhand book 18538
古本 ふるぼん (n) ancient book; antiquarian books; secondhand book 18538
古戦場 こせんじょう (n) ancient battlefield 18621
説法 せっぽう (n) a lecture; (Buddhist) sermon; preaching; moralizing 19044
言説 げんせつ (n) remark; statement 19375
伝法 でんぼう (adj-na,n) teaching Buddhism; rough person; bullying; ostentatious bravado 19534
伝法 でんぽう (adj-na,n) teaching Buddhism; rough person; bullying; ostentatious bravado 19534
社説 しゃせつ (n) editorial; leading article 19629
伝習 でんしゅう (n) learning 19861
古寺 こじ (n) old temple 20404
古寺 ふるでら (n) old temple 20404
自説 じせつ (n) one's personal opinion 20510
喧伝 けんでん (n,vs) widely talked about 20551
古式 こしき (n) old style; ancient rites 20588
古生代 こせいだい (n) Paleozoic era 20782
口伝 くでん (n) oral tradition; tradition; oral instruction 20854
口伝 こうでん (n) oral tradition; tradition; oral instruction 20854
正伝 せいでん (n) authentic biography 21039
伝言板 でんごんばん (n) message board 21314
口説く くどく (v5k) to seduce; to make a play 21530
古里 ふるさと (n) home town; birthplace; old village; historic village; native place; one's old home 21576
伝令 でんれい (n) messenger; orderly; runner 21615
地動説 ちどうせつ (n) heliocentric (Copernican) theory 21889
伝馬 てんま (n) post horse 22057
家伝 かでん (n) family history (tradition) 22749
伝聞 でんぶん (n,vs) hearsay; rumor; report 22948
詳説 しょうせつ (n) detailed explanation 22992
お手伝い おてつだい (n,vs) maid; help 23186
逆説 ぎゃくせつ (n) paradox 23520
古木 こぼく (n) old tree 23584
私小説 ししょうせつ (n) novel narrated in the first person 23854
私小説 わたくししょうせつ (n) novel narrated in the first person 23854
前説 ぜんせつ (n) former opinion 23854
古流 こりゅう (n) old manners; old style; old school (of art) 24029
風説 ふうせつ (n) rumor; gossip; hearsay 24080
伝搬 でんぱん (n,vs) transmission; propagation; spread 24217
伝票 でんぴょう (n) chit; sales slip; voucher 24217
伝う つたう (v5u) to go along; to walk along; to follow 24291
遊説 ゆうぜい (n,vs) election tour; election campaign; stumping 24495
古史 こし (n) ancient history 24551
直伝 じきでん (n) direct transmission (of mysteries or skill); initiation 24551
古着 ふるぎ (n) old clothes; secondhand clothing 24627
好古 こうこ (n) love of antiquities 24915
古伝 こでん (n) legend; tradition 24980
古紙 こし (n) used paper; paper for recycling 25172
古人 こじん (n) ancient people 25172
略伝 りゃくでん (n) biographical sketch 25224
懐古 かいこ (adj-no,n) recalling the old days; nostalgia; reminiscences 25849
天動説 てんどうせつ (n) Ptolemaic theory 26001
伝書鳩 でんしょばと (n) carrier pigeon; homing pigeon 26080
言い伝える いいつたえる (v1) to send word 26730
巷説 こうせつ (n) gossip; talk about town 26730
仏説 ぶっせつ (n) Buddha's teaching 26893
古物 こぶつ (n) antique; old article; secondhand goods 27058
古物 ふるもの (n) antique; old article; secondhand goods 27058
総説 そうせつ (n) review article; general remarks 27330
相伝 そうでん (n) inheritance 27433
古記 こき (n) ancient records 27521
上古 じょうこ (n) ancient times 27703
力説 りきせつ (n,vs) insistence; (major) emphasis; stress 27703
経伝 けいでん (n) sacred texts 27801
免許皆伝 めんきょかいでん (n) initiation into the secrets (of an art) 27801