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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 |
| 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 |
| 古川 |
ふるかわ |
(n) old river |
4418 |
| 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 |
| 古今 |
ここん |
(n) ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present |
7167 |
| 古事記 |
こじき |
(n) Japan's Ancient Chronicle |
8234 |
| 稽古 |
けいこ |
(n) practice; training; study |
8994 |
| 学説 |
がくせつ |
(n) theory |
9259 |
| 説話 |
せつわ |
(n) tale; narrative |
9940 |
| 異説 |
いせつ |
(n) different opinion |
10549 |
| 通説 |
つうせつ |
(n) (obs) prevailing view; common opinion |
10605 |
| 復古 |
ふっこ |
(n) revival; restoration |
10971 |
| 説教 |
せっきょう |
(n) propound; preach; sermon |
11372 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 図説 |
ずせつ |
(n) illustration; diagram |
16880 |
| 古語 |
こご |
(n) obsolete word; old proverb; ancient (Japanese) language |
16902 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 社説 |
しゃせつ |
(n) editorial; leading article |
19629 |
| 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 |
| 古式 |
こしき |
(n) old style; ancient rites |
20588 |
| 古生代 |
こせいだい |
(n) Paleozoic era |
20782 |
| 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 |
| 地動説 |
ちどうせつ |
(n) heliocentric (Copernican) theory |
21889 |
| 詳説 |
しょうせつ |
(n) detailed explanation |
22992 |
| 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 |
| 遊説 |
ゆうぜい |
(n,vs) election tour; election campaign; stumping |
24495 |
| 古史 |
こし |
(n) ancient history |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 古称 |
こしょう |
(n) old name |
28008 |
| 古本屋 |
ふるほんや |
(n) second hand bookstore |
28008 |
| 古豪 |
こごう |
(n) veteran; old-timer; man of experience |
28300 |
| 古刹 |
こさつ |
(n) ancient temple |
28681 |
| 古傷 |
ふるきず |
(n) old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident |
28866 |
| 古株 |
ふるかぶ |
(n) old-timer; veteran; senior |
29190 |
| 新説 |
しんせつ |
(n) new theory |
29190 |
| 古稀 |
こき |
(n) age seventy |
29316 |
| 古びる |
ふるびる |
(v1) to look old; to get old |
29962 |
| 古池 |
ふるいけ |
(n) old pool; old pond |
30552 |
| 古音 |
こおん |
(n) old (pre-Wu dynasty) character pronunciation |
31088 |
| 古事 |
こじ |
(n) ancient events |
31088 |
| 古めかしい |
ふるめかしい |
(adj) old and familiar |
31224 |
| 古臭い |
ふるくさい |
(adj) stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite |
31368 |
| 古物商 |
こぶつしょう |
(n) curio or secondhand dealer |
31368 |
| 古老 |
ころう |
(n) old people; seniors; elders; old-timer |
31648 |
| 性善説 |
せいぜんせつ |
(n) belief that human nature is fundamentally good |
31648 |
| 擬古 |
ぎこ |
(n,vs) imitation of classical styles |
32076 |
| 古潭 |
こたん |
(uk) village (Ainu term) |
32964 |
| 古希 |
こき |
(n) age seventy |
33111 |
| 古銭 |
こせん |
(n) old coin |
33636 |
| 古道具 |
こどうぐ |
(n) old furniture; curios; secondhand goods |
33830 |
| 古道具 |
ふるどうぐ |
(n) old furniture; curios; secondhand goods |
33830 |
| 説き伏せる |
ときふせる |
(v1) to confute; to argue down |
33830 |
| 古跡 |
こせき |
(n) historic ruins; historic spot |
34034 |
| 古跡 |
ふるあと |
(n) historic ruins; historic spot |
34034 |
| 使い古す |
つかいふるす |
(v5s) to wear out (something) |
34761 |
| 所説 |
しょせつ |
(n) explanation; matter under discussion; contents; one's opinion |
34761 |
| 略説 |
りゃくせつ |
(n) outline; summary |
34761 |
| 古学 |
こがく |
(n) classical studies |
34955 |
| 古手 |
ふるて |
(n) disused article; ex-soldier; retired official |
35139 |
| 閑古鳥 |
かんこどり |
(n) a cuckoo |
35357 |
| 古雅 |
こが |
(adj-na,n) classical elegance; antiquity |
35357 |
| 口説き落とす |
くどきおとす |
(v5s) to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing |
35357 |
| 謬説 |
びゅうせつ |
(n) fallacy; fallacious argument |
35357 |
| 出稽古 |
でげいこ |
(n) giving lessons at pupils homes |
35577 |
| 尚古 |
しょうこ |
(n) respect for olden days |
35778 |
| 性悪説 |
せいあくせつ |
(n) the view of human nature as fundamentally depraved |
35778 |
| 講説 |
こうせつ |
(n) explanation (by lecture) |
35968 |
| 辻説法 |
つじせっぽう |
(n) street preaching |
36169 |
| 古家 |
ふるいえ |
(n) old house; deserted house |
36620 |
| 千古 |
せんこ |
(n-adv,n-t) all ages; great antiquity; eternity |
36620 |
| 古筆 |
こひつ |
(n) old writing |
37130 |
| 流説 |
りゅうせつ |
(n) groundless rumor; false report |
37405 |
| 流説 |
るせつ |
(n) groundless rumor; false report |
37405 |
| 珍説 |
ちんせつ |
(n) novel idea; strange theory |
38001 |
| 万古 |
ばんこ |
(n-adv,n-t) perpetuity; eternity |
38001 |
| 蒙古斑 |
もうこはん |
(n) Mongolian spot; blue spot or mark |
38001 |
| 往古 |
おうこ |
(n) ancient times |
38888 |
| 古体 |
こたい |
(n) old custom; old style |
38888 |
| 実説 |
じっせつ |
(n) true story |
39227 |
| 寒稽古 |
かんげいこ |
(n) mid-winter training |
39571 |
| 古詩 |
こし |
(n) ancient poems |
40263 |
| 古蹟 |
こせき |
(n) historic ruins; historic spot |
40263 |
| 反古 |
ほぐ |
(n) wastepaper; scrap paper |
40263 |