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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 元 |
もと |
(n,n-suf,n-t) (1) origin; original; (2) former |
93 |
| 山 |
やま |
(n) (1) mountain; (2) pile; heap; (3) climax; critical point |
491 |
| 紀元前 |
きげんぜん |
(n-adv,n-t) pre-era; B.C. |
1078 |
| 元年 |
がんねん |
(n-adv,n-t) first year (of a specific reign) |
1106 |
| 山形 |
やまがた |
(n) mountain-shaped |
1150 |
| 地元 |
じもと |
(n) local |
1586 |
| 元号 |
げんごう |
(n) era name |
1714 |
| 元々 |
もともと |
(adv,adj-no) originally; by nature; from the start |
1977 |
| 元素 |
げんそ |
(n) chemical element |
2689 |
| 紀元 |
きげん |
(n) (1) era; (2) A.D. (Christian era) |
2699 |
| 次元 |
じげん |
(n) dimension |
2702 |
| 大山 |
たいざん |
(n) great mountain |
2981 |
| 小山 |
こやま |
(n) hill; knoll |
3022 |
| 高山 |
こうざん |
(n) high mountain; alpine |
3101 |
| 山陽 |
さんよう |
(n) south side of a mountain; Sanyo district |
3142 |
| 青山 |
せいざん |
(n) blue or green mountain; grave |
3286 |
| 山城 |
やましろ |
(n) mountain castle |
3603 |
| 山城 |
やまじろ |
(n) mountain castle |
3603 |
| 登山 |
とざん |
(n,vs) mountain-climbing |
3748 |
| 山脈 |
さんみゃく |
(n) mountain range |
3817 |
| 山脈 |
やまなみ |
(n) mountain range |
3817 |
| 火山 |
かざん |
(n) volcano |
3846 |
| 元気 |
げんき |
(adj-na,n) health(y); robust; vigor; energy; vitality; vim; stamina; spirit; courage; pep |
3935 |
| 山手 |
やまて |
(n) hilly (residential) section of a city; uptown |
3951 |
| 山中 |
さんちゅう |
(n) among the mountains |
4654 |
| 元禄 |
げんろく |
(n) period in the Edo era |
4808 |
| 金山 |
かなやま |
(n) (gold) mine |
4830 |
| 金山 |
きんざん |
(n) (gold) mine |
4830 |
| 山岳 |
さんがく |
(n) mountains |
4847 |
| 山地 |
さんち |
(n) mountainous district |
4984 |
| 山地 |
やまち |
(n) mountainous district |
4984 |
| 山川 |
さんせん |
(n) mountains and rivers |
5187 |
| 山川 |
やまかわ |
(n) mountains and rivers |
5187 |
| 山川 |
やまがわ |
(n) mountain rivers |
5187 |
| 白山 |
はくさん |
mountain in Gifu Prefecture |
5233 |
| 復元 |
ふくげん |
(n,vs) restoration (to original state); reconstruction |
5266 |
| 元首 |
げんしゅ |
(n) ruler; sovereign |
5543 |
| 鉱山 |
こうざん |
(n) mine (ore) |
5632 |
| 還元 |
かんげん |
(n,vs) resolution; reduction; return to origins |
5667 |
| 山陰 |
さんいん |
(n) shelter of the mountains; mountain recess |
5983 |
| 山陰 |
やまかげ |
(n) shelter of the mountains; mountain recess |
5983 |
| 元帥 |
げんすい |
(n) (field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army |
6008 |
| 山間 |
さんかん |
(n) among the mountains |
6062 |
| 山間 |
やまあい |
(n) ravine; gorge |
6062 |
| 山頂 |
さんちょう |
(n) summit (e.g. mountain) |
6139 |
| 元来 |
がんらい |
(n-adv) originally; primarily; essentially; logically; naturally |
6344 |
| 山村 |
さんそん |
(n) mountain village |
6513 |
| 改元 |
かいげん |
(n) change of era |
6793 |
| 富士山 |
ふじさん |
Mt Fuji |
7127 |
| 遠山 |
えんざん |
(n) distant mountain |
7219 |
| 遠山 |
とおやま |
(n) distant mountain |
7219 |
| 元祖 |
がんそ |
(n) originator; founder; pioneer; inventor |
7285 |
| 本山 |
ほんざん |
(n) head temple; this temple |
7555 |
| 元老 |
げんろう |
(n) elder statesman; authority |
7897 |
| 立山 |
たてやま |
(n) mountain in Toyama Prefecture |
8029 |
| 北山 |
きたやま |
(n) northern hill |
8133 |
| 山上 |
さんじょう |
(n) mountain top |
8178 |
| 石山 |
いしやま |
(n) a stony mountain |
8778 |
| 山寺 |
やまでら |
(n) mountain temple |
9010 |
| 山麓 |
さんろく |
(n) foot or base of a mountain |
9249 |
| 山荘 |
さんそう |
(n) mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage |
9940 |
| 山野 |
さんや |
(n) hills and fields; countryside |
10102 |
| 比叡山 |
ひえいざん |
Mt. Hiei (in Kyoto) |
10258 |
| 下山 |
げさん |
(n,vs) descending (mountain) |
10279 |
| 下山 |
げざん |
(n,vs) descending (mountain) |
10279 |
| 開山 |
かいさん |
(n) founding a temple (on a hill-top) |
11341 |
| 野山 |
のやま |
(n) hills and fields; hill and dale |
11406 |
| 奥山 |
おくやま |
(n) remote mountain; mountain recesses |
11442 |
| 山林 |
さんりん |
(n) mountain forest; mountains and forest |
11695 |
| 高野山 |
こうやさん |
mountain in Wakayama Prefecture |
11981 |
| 山門 |
さんもん |
(n) temple gate |
12187 |
| 手元 |
てもと |
(n) (1) (money) on hand or at home; one's purse; (2) usual skill |
12327 |
| 山系 |
さんけい |
(n) mountain range; mountain system |
12467 |
| 家元 |
いえもと |
(n) head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school |
12592 |
| 山道 |
さんどう |
(n) mountain road; mountain trail |
12649 |
| 山道 |
やまみち |
(n) mountain road; mountain trail |
12649 |
| 沢山 |
たくさん |
(adj-na,adv,n) many; a lot; much |
12861 |
| 元日 |
がんじつ |
(n) New Year's Day |
12877 |
| 元服 |
げんぶく |
(n) ceremony of attaining manhood |
12877 |
| 元服 |
げんぷく |
(n) ceremony of attaining manhood |
12877 |
| 山羊 |
やぎ |
(n) goat |
13185 |
| 山々 |
やまやま |
(adv,n) very much; great deal; many mountains |
13236 |
| 多元 |
たげん |
(n) pluralistic |
13595 |
| 根元 |
こんげん |
(n) origin; source; foundation; root; base; principle |
13701 |
| 根元 |
ねもと |
(n) origin; source; foundation; root; base; principle |
13701 |
| 山辺 |
やまべ |
(n) mountain; vicinity of a mountain |
13790 |
| 銀山 |
ぎんざん |
(n) silver mine |
13810 |
| 名山 |
めいざん |
(n) famous mountain |
13878 |
| 足元 |
あしもと |
(n) (1) at one's feet; underfoot; (2) gait; pace; step |
14101 |
| 総本山 |
そうほんざん |
(n) (Buddh.) head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters |
14446 |
| 雪山 |
ゆきやま |
(n) snowy mountains; piles of snow |
14694 |
| 山塊 |
さんかい |
(n) mountain mass |
15021 |
| 山小屋 |
やまごや |
(n) mountain hut |
15187 |
| 閉山 |
へいざん |
(n,vs) end the climbing season; closing a mine |
15527 |
| 販売元 |
はんばいもと |
(n) selling agency |
15733 |
| 山元 |
やまもと |
(n) owner of a mountain; a mine |
15891 |
| 山路 |
やまじ |
(n) mountain path |
16044 |
| 山車 |
だし |
(n) (uk) festival car (float) |
16112 |
| 南山 |
なんざん |
(n) southern mountain |
16133 |
| 銅山 |
どうざん |
(n) copper mine |
16195 |
| 山海 |
さんかい |
(n) mountains and seas |
16248 |
| 霊山 |
れいざん |
(n) sacred mountain |
16506 |
| 山里 |
やまざと |
(n) mountain hamlet (village) |
16614 |
| 元旦 |
がんたん |
(n) New Year's Day |
16747 |
| 山水 |
さんすい |
(n) landscape; hills and rivers |
16880 |
| 火山灰 |
かざんばい |
(n) volcanic ash |
16929 |
| 山家 |
さんか |
(n) mountain villa |
17154 |
| 山家 |
やまが |
(n) mountain villa |
17154 |
| 山吹 |
やまぶき |
(n) variety of yellow rose; gold coin |
17303 |
| 剣山 |
けんざん |
(n) a tool, used in Ikebana (flower arranging), with a heavy base from which needles project upwards, onto which flowers or branches are pushed |
17460 |
| 深山 |
しんざん |
(n) mountain recesses; deep in the mountains |
17530 |
| 深山 |
みやま |
(n) mountain recesses; deep in the mountains |
17530 |
| 元朝 |
げんちょう |
New Year's morning |
18052 |
| 山賊 |
さんぞく |
(n) bandit; brigand |
18105 |
| 身元 |
みもと |
(n) person's identity; ID; past; background |
18205 |
| 岩山 |
いわやま |
(n) rocky mountain |
18462 |
| 山河 |
さんが |
(n) mountains and rivers; natural surroundings |
18621 |
| 山奥 |
やまおく |
(n) mountain recesses |
18762 |
| 山の手 |
やまのて |
(n) hilly (residential) section of a city; uptown |
18869 |
| 大本山 |
だいほんざん |
(n) head temple of a Buddhist sect |
18955 |
| 大元帥 |
だいげんすい |
(n) commander-in-chief; generalissimo |
19044 |
| 一元 |
いちげん |
(adj-no,n) unitary |
19141 |
| 山菜 |
さんさい |
(n) edible wild plants |
19211 |
| 海山 |
うみやま |
(adv,n) sea and mountains |
19235 |
| 泰山 |
たいざん |
(n) large mountain; Mt Taishan (China) |
19310 |
| 活火山 |
かっかざん |
(n) active volcano |
19579 |
| 元凶 |
がんきょう |
(n) ringleader |
19629 |
| 元凶 |
げんきょう |
(n) ringleader |
19629 |
| 連山 |
れんざん |
(n) mountain range |
19961 |
| 黒山 |
くろやま |
(n) large crowd |
20004 |
| 製造元 |
せいぞうもと |
(n) manufacturer; maker |
20004 |
| 道元 |
どうげん |
Zen monk, 1200-1253 |
20087 |
| 山側 |
やまがわ |
(n) mountain-side |
20175 |
| 山国 |
やまぐに |
(n) mountainous country |
20200 |
| 元本 |
がんぽん |
(n) principal (invest.); capital |
20242 |
| 元本 |
げんぽん |
(n) principal (invest.); capital |
20242 |
| 二元論 |
にげんろん |
(n) dualism |
20510 |
| 一元化 |
いちげんか |
(n) unification; centralization |
20712 |
| 氷山 |
ひょうざん |
(n) iceberg |
21576 |
| 山伏 |
やまぶし |
(n) mountain priest; itinerant Buddhist monk |
21694 |
| 山腹 |
さんぷく |
(n) hillside; mountainside |
21743 |
| 前山 |
ぜんざん |
foothills; first range of mountains |
21743 |
| 梁山泊 |
りょうざんぱく |
(n) place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious |
21743 |
| 山守 |
やまもり |
(n) guardian of a mountain |
21972 |
| 阿蘇山 |
あそさん |
mountain in Kumamoto Prefecture |
22001 |
| 地元民 |
じもとみん |
(n) local people |
22001 |
| 山際 |
やまぎわ |
(n) mountain ridge; near a mountain |
22113 |
| 安山岩 |
あんざんがん |
(n) andesite |
22212 |
| アンデス山脈 |
アンデスさんみゃく |
(n) Andes |
22305 |
| 鉄山 |
てつざん |
(n) iron mine |
22528 |