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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 国 |
くに |
(n) country |
66 |
| 世界 |
せかい |
(n) the world; society; the universe |
79 |
| 国道 |
こくどう |
(n) national highway |
165 |
| 世 |
よ |
(n) world; society; age; generation |
183 |
| 国際 |
こくさい |
(n) international |
200 |
| 世紀 |
せいき |
(n) century; era |
258 |
| 中国 |
ちゅうごく |
(n) (1) China; (2) South-west most region of Honshu; middle of a country; the Hiroshima area |
262 |
| アメリカ合衆国 |
アメリカがっしゅうこく |
the United States of America |
351 |
| 全国 |
ぜんこく |
(n) country-wide; nation-wide; whole country; national |
382 |
| 全国 |
ぜんごく |
(n) country-wide; nation-wide; whole country; national |
382 |
| 国鉄 |
こくてつ |
national railway |
478 |
| 通常 |
つうじょう |
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) common; general; normal; usual |
511 |
| 国内 |
こくない |
(n) internal; domestic |
574 |
| 非常 |
ひじょう |
(adj-na,n) emergency; extraordinary; unusual |
598 |
| 帝国 |
ていこく |
(n) empire; imperial |
635 |
| 国家 |
こっか |
(n) state; country; nation |
666 |
| 韓国 |
かんこく |
(n) (South) Korea |
791 |
| 王国 |
おうこく |
(n) kingdom; monarchy |
852 |
| 国立 |
こくりつ |
(n) national |
904 |
| 国民 |
こくみん |
(n) national; people; citizen |
923 |
| 戦国 |
せんごく |
(n) belligerent country; country in civil war |
1121 |
| 外国 |
がいこく |
(n) foreign country |
1193 |
| 国有 |
こくゆう |
(n) national ownership |
1340 |
| 米国 |
べいこく |
America; U.S.A. |
1443 |
| 四国 |
しこく |
(n) one of the four main islands of Japan |
1527 |
| 各国 |
かっこく |
(n) each nation |
1595 |
| 国土 |
こくど |
(n) realm |
1683 |
| 国会 |
こっかい |
(n) National Diet; parliament; congress |
1687 |
| 常に |
つねに |
(adv) always; constantly |
1906 |
| 世代 |
せだい |
(n) generation; the world; the age |
1971 |
| 中華人民共和国 |
ちゅうかじんみんきょうわこく |
People's Republic of China; Communist China |
2105 |
| 国王 |
こくおう |
(n) king |
2397 |
| 英国 |
えいこく |
England |
2408 |
| 諸国 |
しょこく |
(n) various countries |
2415 |
| 国籍 |
こくせき |
(n) nationality |
2500 |
| 帰国 |
きこく |
(n,vs) return to country |
2598 |
| 中世 |
ちゅうせい |
(n-adv,n-t) Middle Ages; mediaeval times |
2653 |
| 大韓民国 |
だいかんみんこく |
Republic of Korea |
2919 |
| 異常 |
いじょう |
(adj-na,n) strangeness; abnormality; disorder |
2955 |
| 常 |
とこ |
ever; endless |
3055 |
| 常 |
とわ |
(adj-na,n) eternity; perpetuity; immortality |
3055 |
| ローマ帝国 |
ローマていこく |
(n) Roman Empire |
3164 |
| 世帯 |
せたい |
(n) household |
3167 |
| 国旗 |
こっき |
(n) national flag |
3189 |
| 日常 |
にちじょう |
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) ordinary; regular; everyday; usual |
3303 |
| 国境 |
くにざかい |
(n) national or state border |
3646 |
| 国境 |
こっきょう |
(n) national or state border |
3646 |
| 天国 |
てんごく |
(n) paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven |
3684 |
| 中華民国 |
ちゅうかみんこく |
Chinese Republic (Taiwan) |
3725 |
| 公国 |
こうこく |
(n) dukedom; duchy; principality |
3855 |
| 世界中 |
せかいじゅう |
(n) around or throughout the world |
4067 |
| 三国志 |
さんごくし |
Annals of the Three Kingdoms |
4239 |
| 国連 |
こくれん |
(n) U.N.; United Nations |
4260 |
| 国名 |
こくめい |
(n) country name |
4267 |
| 建国 |
けんこく |
(n) founding of a nation |
4345 |
| 両国 |
りょうこく |
(n) both countries |
4620 |
| 両国 |
りょうごく |
(n) both countries |
4620 |
| 国外 |
こくがい |
(n) outside the country |
4778 |
| 国語 |
こくご |
(n) national language |
4832 |
| 国宝 |
こくほう |
(n) national treasure |
4960 |
| 世間 |
せけん |
(n) world; society |
5046 |
| 国防 |
こくぼう |
(n) national defence |
5223 |
| 近世 |
きんせい |
(n) recent times |
5414 |
| 国歌 |
こっか |
(n) national anthem |
5523 |
| 国産 |
こくさん |
(n) domestic products |
5563 |
| 後世 |
こうせい |
(n-adv,n) posterity; future life; life to come |
5583 |
| 中国語 |
ちゅうごくご |
(n) Chinese language |
5586 |
| 国勢調査 |
こくせいちょうさ |
(n) (national) census |
5669 |
| 世界一 |
せかいいち |
(n-adv,n-t) best in the world |
5806 |
| 常識 |
じょうしき |
(n) common sense |
5866 |
| 大国 |
たいこく |
(n) large country; major powers |
6110 |
| 本国 |
ほんごく |
(n) one's own country |
6206 |
| 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国 |
ちょうせんみんしゅしゅぎじんみん |
People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) |
6215 |
| 正常 |
せいじょう |
(adj-na,n) normalcy; normality; normal |
6288 |
| 国体 |
こくたい |
(n) National Athletic Meet; national polity |
6306 |
| 国府 |
こくふ |
(n) ancient provincial offices; National Government (of China); provincial capital |
6344 |
| 国府 |
こくぶ |
(n) ancient provincial offices; National Government (of China); provincial capital |
6344 |
| 国府 |
こふ |
(n) ancient provincial offices; National Government (of China); provincial capital |
6344 |
| 国分寺 |
こくぶんじ |
(n) (Nara Era) state-supported provincial temples |
6542 |
| 治世 |
ちせい |
(n) rule; reign; peaceful times; regime; dynasty |
6652 |
| 合衆国 |
がっしゅうこく |
(n) United States of America; federal state |
6763 |
| 国軍 |
こくぐん |
(n) national armed forces |
6855 |
| 自国 |
じこく |
(n) one's own country |
7153 |
| 出世 |
しゅっせ |
(n) promotion; successful career; eminence |
7201 |
| 常連 |
じょうれん |
(n) regular customer |
7201 |
| 常時 |
じょうじ |
(n-adv,n-t) usually; ordinarily |
7254 |
| 国務 |
こくむ |
(n) affairs of state |
7346 |
| 同国 |
どうこく |
(n) the same country; the same province; the said country |
7442 |
| 小国 |
しょうこく |
(n) small country |
7478 |
| 世話 |
せわ |
(n,vs) looking after; help; aid; assistance |
7596 |
| 常任 |
じょうにん |
(n) standing; regular; permanent |
7643 |
| 他国 |
たこく |
(n) foreign country; another province |
7669 |
| 国政 |
こくせい |
(n) political situation; statecraft; body politic |
7756 |
| 世論 |
せろん |
(n) public opinion |
7756 |
| 世論 |
よろん |
(n) public opinion |
7756 |
| 国定 |
こくてい |
(n) state-sponsored; national |
7795 |
| 国営 |
こくえい |
(n) state management |
7805 |
| 次世代 |
じせだい |
(n) next (future) generation |
7841 |
| 中国人 |
ちゅうごくじん |
(n) Chinese person |
8133 |
| 尋常 |
じんじょう |
(adj-na,adj-no,n) common; usual |
8431 |
| 世襲 |
せしゅう |
(n) heredity; heritage |
8490 |
| 国人 |
くにびと |
(n) indigenous person; inhabitant of a country |
8667 |
| 国務大臣 |
こくむだいじん |
(n) Minister of State |
8740 |
| 常務 |
じょうむ |
(n) routine business; executive director |
8773 |
| 常用 |
じょうよう |
(n,vs) habitual use; daily use |
8895 |
| 入国 |
にゅうこく |
(n) entry to a country |
8934 |
| 国々 |
くにぐに |
(n) countries |
9062 |
| 祖国 |
そこく |
(n) fatherland; native country |
9211 |
| 国司 |
こくし |
(n) provincial governor |
9281 |
| 南国 |
なんこく |
(n) southern countries |
9303 |
| 南国 |
なんごく |
(n) southern countries |
9303 |
| 国史 |
こくし |
(n) history of a nation; Japanese history |
9390 |
| 国際線 |
こくさいせん |
(n) international air route |
9412 |
| 創世 |
そうせい |
(n) creation of world |
9598 |
| 常設 |
じょうせつ |
(n,vs) standing (a thing, in a place); permanent |
9758 |
| 国内外 |
こくないがい |
(exp) inside and outside the country |
9829 |
| 愛国 |
あいこく |
(n,adj-no) patriotism |
10044 |
| 国交 |
こっこう |
(n) diplomatic relations |
10299 |
| 早世 |
そうせい |
(n) dying young; early death |
10427 |
| 国技 |
こくぎ |
(n) national sport |
10628 |
| 中国共産党 |
ちゅうごくきょうさんとう |
(n) Chinese Communist Party |
10717 |
| 国内線 |
こくないせん |
(n) domestic line |
10725 |
| 東国 |
とうごく |
(n) eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces |
10813 |
| 世俗 |
せぞく |
(n) common customs; worldliness; vulgar; popular; the world; the common people |
10821 |
| 非常勤 |
ひじょうきん |
(n) part-time work |
11074 |
| 万国博覧会 |
ばんこくはくらんかい |
world's fair |
11104 |
| 常備 |
じょうび |
(n) standing; reserve |
11372 |
| 常駐 |
じょうちゅう |
(n,vs) staying permanently; being stationed |
11572 |
| 救世主 |
きゅうせいしゅ |
(n) saviour; messiah |
11643 |
| 世の中 |
よのなか |
(n) society; the world; the times |
11902 |
| 国教 |
こっきょう |
(n) state religion |
11933 |
| 国文学 |
こくぶんがく |
(n) Japanese literature |
11981 |
| 国学 |
こくがく |
(n) study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture |
12327 |
| 護国 |
ごこく |
(n) defense of one's country |
12417 |
| 常用漢字 |
じょうようかんじ |
(n) kanji for common use |
12566 |
| 国力 |
こくりょく |
(n) national power |
12655 |
| 常温 |
じょうおん |
(n) normal or average or fixed temperature |
12729 |
| 隣国 |
りんこく |
(n) neighbouring country; neighbouring state |
12764 |
| 隣国 |
りんごく |
(n) neighbouring country; neighbouring state |
12764 |
| 母国 |
ぼこく |
(n) one's homeland |
12785 |
| 開国 |
かいこく |
(n,vs) opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world |
13236 |
| 浮世絵 |
うきよえ |
(n) ukiyoe (color print of everyday life in Edo period) |
13381 |
| 我が国 |
わがくに |
(n) our country (reserved for a Japanese referring to Japan); our land |
14172 |
| 国号 |
こくごう |
(n) name of a country |
14231 |
| 一世 |
いっせ |
(n) a lifetime; a generation; foreign immigrant; Japanese immigrant to USA |
14342 |
| 一世 |
いっせい |
(n) a lifetime; a generation; foreign immigrant; Japanese immigrant to USA |
14342 |
| 靖国 |
せいこく |
pacifying the nation |
14365 |
| 領国 |
りょうごく |
(n) territory; fiefdom; feudal domain |
14704 |
| 国策 |
こくさく |
(n) national policy |
14881 |
| 国会図書館 |
こっかいとしょかん |
(n) National Diet Library; Library of Congress |
14911 |