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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 名 |
な |
(n) name; reputation |
41 |
| 前 |
せん |
before |
54 |
| 前 |
ぜん |
(n-adv,n,n-suf,pref) before; ago; former; previous; one-time; the above |
54 |
| 前 |
まえ |
(n-adv,n-t,suf) (1) before; in front; fore part; ago; previously; (2) head (of a line); (3) in the presence of; lady (so-and-so); (4) (five minutes) to; (5) helping; portion |
54 |
| 名前 |
なまえ |
(n) name |
360 |
| 名称 |
めいしょう |
(n) name |
376 |
| 以前 |
いぜん |
(n-adv,n-t) ago; since; before; previous |
534 |
| 有名 |
ゆうめい |
(adj-na,n) fame |
614 |
| 本名 |
ほんみょう |
(n) real name |
1009 |
| 本名 |
ほんめい |
(n) real name |
1009 |
| 駅前 |
えきまえ |
(n) in front of station |
1034 |
| 前後 |
ぜんご |
(n-adv,suf) around; throughout; front and back; before and behind; before and after; about that (time); longitudinal; context; nearly; approximately |
1068 |
| 紀元前 |
きげんぜん |
(n-adv,n-t) pre-era; B.C. |
1078 |
| 大名 |
だいみょう |
(n) Japanese feudal lord |
1226 |
| 社名 |
しゃめい |
(n) name of company |
1411 |
| 別名 |
べつみょう |
(n) alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume |
1559 |
| 別名 |
べつめい |
(n) alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume |
1559 |
| 地名 |
ちめい |
(n) place name |
1729 |
| 名誉 |
めいよ |
(adj-na,n) honor; credit; prestige |
1764 |
| 前身 |
ぜんしん |
(n) antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization |
1807 |
| 名乗る |
なのる |
(v5r) to call oneself (name, label, etc) |
1998 |
| 前半 |
ぜんはん |
(n) first half |
2127 |
| 前半 |
ぜんぱん |
(n) first half |
2127 |
| 前述 |
ぜんじゅつ |
(n) afore-mentioned; above-mentioned |
2132 |
| 直前 |
ちょくぜん |
(n-adv,n-t) just before |
2179 |
| 名所 |
めいしょ |
(n) famous place |
2243 |
| 命名 |
めいめい |
(n,vs) naming; christening |
2245 |
| 名義 |
めいぎ |
(n) name |
2252 |
| 指名 |
しめい |
(n,vs) name; nominate; designate |
2312 |
| 著名 |
ちょめい |
(adj-na,n) well-known; noted; celebrated |
2341 |
| 前期 |
ぜんき |
(n-adv,n-t) first term; first half year; preceding period; early period |
2784 |
| 駅名 |
えきめい |
(n) station name |
2795 |
| 改名 |
かいめい |
(n,vs) name change |
2811 |
| 戦前 |
せんぜん |
(n-adv,n-t) pre-war days |
2929 |
| 人名 |
じんめい |
(n) person's name |
2986 |
| 同名 |
どうみょう |
(n) same name |
3228 |
| 同名 |
どうめい |
(n) same name |
3228 |
| 有名人 |
ゆうめいじん |
(n) celebrity |
3228 |
| 学名 |
がくめい |
(n) technical name (often the internationally accepted Latin, scientific, or Linnaean name of plants and animals) |
3242 |
| 午前 |
ごぜん |
(n-adv,n-t) morning; A.M.; am |
3282 |
| 前年 |
ぜんねん |
(n-adv,n-t) the preceding year; last year |
3343 |
| 前提 |
ぜんてい |
(n) preamble; premise; reason; prerequisite |
3632 |
| 前面 |
ぜんめん |
(n) front part; frontage; facade |
3633 |
| 前者 |
ぜんしゃ |
(n) the former |
3804 |
| 署名 |
しょめい |
(n,vs) signature |
3836 |
| 英名 |
えいめい |
(n) (1) fame; glory; reputation; (2) English name of plants and animals |
4070 |
| 名人 |
めいじん |
(n) master; expert |
4167 |
| 事前 |
じぜん |
(adj-no,n) prior; beforehand; in advance |
4230 |
| 国名 |
こくめい |
(n) country name |
4267 |
| 和名 |
わみょう |
(n) Japanese name (often of plants and animals, and written in kana) |
4333 |
| 和名 |
わめい |
(n) Japanese name (often of plants and animals, and written in kana) |
4333 |
| 芸名 |
げいめい |
(n) stage name |
4382 |
| 名付ける |
なづける |
(v1) to name (someone) |
4552 |
| 知名度 |
ちめいど |
(n) degree of familiarity; popularity |
4585 |
| 手前 |
てまえ |
(n) before; this side; we; you |
4807 |
| 氏名 |
しめい |
(n) full name; identity |
4842 |
| 仮名 |
かな |
(n) (uk) Japanese syllabary (alphabets); kana |
4929 |
| 仮名 |
かめい |
(n) alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; (NB the karina reading is the origin of the word `kana') |
4929 |
| 仮名 |
かりな |
(ok) (n) alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; (NB the karina reading is the origin of the word `kana') |
4929 |
| 仮名 |
けみょう |
(ok) (n) alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; (NB the karina reading is the origin of the word `kana') |
4929 |
| 題名 |
だいめい |
(n) title |
5003 |
| 前方 |
ぜんぽう |
(n) forward; frontward |
5037 |
| 前方 |
まえかた |
(adv,n) previously; some time ago |
5037 |
| 異名 |
いみょう |
(n) another name; nickname; alias |
5204 |
| 異名 |
いめい |
(n) another name; nickname; alias |
5204 |
| 名づける |
なづける |
(v1) to name (someone) |
5232 |
| 前線 |
ぜんせん |
(n) front line; (weather) front |
5669 |
| 前頭 |
まえがしら |
(n) fifth grade sumo wrestler |
5706 |
| 前日 |
ぜんじつ |
(n-adv,n-t) previous day; the day before |
5725 |
| 前日 |
まえび |
(n-adv,n-t) previous day; the day before |
5725 |
| 名門 |
めいもん |
(n) noted family; noble family |
5907 |
| 名物 |
めいぶつ |
(n) famous product; special product; speciality |
5942 |
| 名詞 |
めいし |
(n) noun |
6074 |
| お前 |
おまえ |
(n) (fam) you (sing); presence (of a high personage) |
6098 |
| 幼名 |
ようみょう |
(n) childhood name |
6119 |
| 幼名 |
ようめい |
(n) childhood name |
6119 |
| 町名 |
ちょうめい |
(n) name of a town or street |
6424 |
| 名目 |
めいもく |
(n) nominal |
6427 |
| 生前 |
せいぜん |
(n-adv,n-t) while alive; during one's lifetime |
6617 |
| 前回 |
ぜんかい |
(n-adv,n-t) last time; last installment; last session |
6654 |
| 名作 |
めいさく |
(n) masterpiece |
6688 |
| あだ名 |
あだな |
(n) nickname |
6831 |
| 名残 |
なごり |
(n) remains; traces; memory |
6855 |
| 呼び名 |
よびな |
(n) given name; popular name |
6948 |
| 名声 |
めいせい |
(n) fame |
7344 |
| 代名詞 |
だいめいし |
(n) pronoun |
7393 |
| 無名 |
むめい |
(adj-no,n) unsigned; nameless; anonymous; anonymity |
7446 |
| 寸前 |
すんぜん |
(n) on the verge; just in front of |
7538 |
| 襲名 |
しゅうめい |
(n) succession to another's professional name |
7635 |
| 旧名 |
きゅうめい |
(n) former name; maiden name |
8010 |
| 前進 |
ぜんしん |
(n) advance; drive; progress |
8061 |
| 匿名 |
とくめい |
(n) anonymity; pseudonym |
8191 |
| 曲名 |
きょくめい |
(n) song title(s) |
8431 |
| 最前線 |
さいぜんせん |
(n) foremost line |
8439 |
| 前衛 |
ぜんえい |
(n) advance guard; vanguard |
8501 |
| 名曲 |
めいきょく |
(n) famous music |
8560 |
| 東名高速道路 |
とうめいこうそくどうろ |
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway |
8575 |
| 前編 |
ぜんぺん |
(n) first part; first volume |
8677 |
| 名簿 |
めいぼ |
(n) register of names |
8795 |
| 名高い |
なだかい |
(adj) famous; celebrated; well-known |
8839 |
| 実名 |
じつめい |
(n) real name |
8988 |
| 名跡 |
みょうせき |
(n) family name |
9079 |
| 名跡 |
めいせき |
(n) famous historic spot |
9079 |
| 前奏 |
ぜんそう |
(n) prelude; overture |
9265 |
| 腕前 |
うでまえ |
(n) ability; skill; facility |
9361 |
| 役名 |
やくめい |
(n) official title |
9638 |
| 門前 |
もんぜん |
(n) before a gate |
9872 |
| 名字 |
みょうじ |
(n) surname; family name |
10094 |
| 名手 |
めいしゅ |
(n) expert |
10361 |
| 御前 |
おまえ |
(n) (fam) you (sing); presence (of a high personage) |
10387 |
| 御前 |
ごぜん |
(n) Your Excellency; the (Imperial) presence |
10387 |
| 前部 |
ぜんぶ |
(n) front part; fore; front |
10756 |
| 前輪 |
ぜんりん |
(n) front wheel |
10813 |
| 前輪 |
まえわ |
(n) front wheel |
10813 |
| 名勝 |
めいしょう |
(n) place of scenic beauty; the sights |
11011 |
| 前年度 |
ぜんねんど |
(n-adv,n) preceding fiscal year |
11199 |
| 戒名 |
かいみょう |
(n) posthumous Buddhist name |
11225 |
| 法名 |
ほうみょう |
(n) priest's name or posthumous Buddhist name |
11233 |
| 平仮名 |
ひらがな |
(n) hiragana; 47 syllables; the cursive syllabary |
11400 |
| 当たり前 |
あたりまえ |
(adj-na,adj-no,n) usual; common; ordinary; natural; reasonable; obvious |
11406 |
| 前記 |
ぜんき |
(adj-no,n) aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above |
11624 |
| 目前 |
もくぜん |
(n) before your very eyes |
11710 |
| 片仮名 |
かたかな |
(n) katakana |
11796 |
| 固有名詞 |
こゆうめいし |
(n) proper noun |
12116 |
| 前夜 |
ぜんや |
(n-adv,n-t) last night; the previous night |
12367 |
| 名馬 |
めいば |
(n) fine or famous horse |
12417 |
| 従前 |
じゅうぜん |
(adj-no,n) previous; former |
12547 |
| 名産 |
めいさん |
(n) noted product |
12620 |
| 名家 |
めいか |
(n) distinguished family |
12655 |
| 名実 |
めいじつ |
(n) in name and in reality; nominally and virtually; form and contents |
12756 |
| 前項 |
ぜんこう |
(n) preceding paragraph |
13009 |
| 前座 |
ぜんざ |
(n) opening performance; minor performer |
13047 |
| 前任 |
ぜんにん |
(adj-no,n) former (official) |
13068 |
| 姓名 |
せいめい |
(n) full name |
13222 |
| 名乗り |
なのり |
(n) name readings of kanji; self-introduction; announcement of candidature |
13355 |
| 除名 |
じょめい |
(n,vs) expulsion; excommunication |
13404 |
| 職名 |
しょくめい |
(n) official title; name of one's job |
13463 |
| 人前 |
にんまえ |
portion of food |
13760 |
| 人前 |
ひとまえ |
(n) the public; company |
13760 |
| 名言 |
めいげん |
(n) wise saying |
13825 |
| 前方後円墳 |
ぜんぽうこうえんふん |
(n) ancient Imperial graves |
13864 |
| 名山 |
めいざん |
(n) famous mountain |
13878 |
| 前向き |
まえむき |
(adj-na,n) facing forward; positively |
13970 |
| 名無し |
ななし |
(n) nameless |
14016 |
| 功名 |
こうみょう |
(n) great achievement |
14042 |
| 名将 |
めいしょう |
(n) great or famous commander |
14231 |
| 仮名遣い |
かなづかい |
(n) kana orthography; syllabary spelling |
14612 |
| 前世 |
ぜんせ |
(n) previous existence |
14921 |
| 前世 |
ぜんせい |
(n) antiquity; the previous era |
14921 |
| 前例 |
ぜんれい |
(n) precedent |
15061 |