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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 平成 |
へいせい |
Heisei (reign of Emperor) |
188 |
| 明治 |
めいじ |
Meiji era |
279 |
| 不明 |
ふめい |
(adj-na,n) unknown; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous; ignorant; lack of wisdom; anonymous; unidentified |
617 |
| 説明 |
せつめい |
(n,vs) explanation; exposition |
934 |
| 平均 |
ならし |
(ok) (n) equilibrium; balance; average; mean |
949 |
| 平均 |
へいきん |
(n) equilibrium; balance; average; mean |
949 |
| 平 |
ひら |
(n) the broad; the flat; palm |
1055 |
| 平和 |
へいわ |
(adj-na,n) peace; harmony |
1496 |
| 明らか |
あきらか |
(adj-na,n) obvious; evident; clear; plain |
1520 |
| 平日 |
へいじつ |
(n-adv,n) weekday; ordinary days |
1739 |
| 平安 |
へいあん |
(adj-na,n) peace; tranquility; Heian era (794-1185) |
2297 |
| 太平洋 |
たいへいよう |
Pacific Ocean |
2441 |
| 証明 |
しょうめい |
(n,vs) proof; verification |
2502 |
| 明確 |
めいかく |
(adj-na,n) clear up; clarify; define |
2694 |
| 文明 |
ぶんめい |
(n) civilization; culture |
2713 |
| 平野 |
へいや |
(n) plain; open field |
2723 |
| 発明 |
はつめい |
(n,vs) invention |
3043 |
| 明るい |
あかるい |
(adj) bright; cheerful |
3152 |
| 表明 |
ひょうめい |
(n) declaration; indication; manifestation; demonstration; expression; announcement |
3250 |
| 判明 |
はんめい |
(n,vs) establishing; proving; identifying; confirming |
3298 |
| 明日 |
あした |
(n-t) tomorrow |
3855 |
| 明日 |
あす |
(n-t) tomorrow |
3855 |
| 明日 |
みょうにち |
(n-t) tomorrow |
3855 |
| 太平洋戦争 |
たいへいようせんそう |
(n) the Pacific War |
3973 |
| 照明 |
しょうめい |
(n) illumination |
4307 |
| 平行 |
へいこう |
(adj-na,n,vs) (going) side by side; concurrent; abreast; at the same time; occurring together; parallel; parallelism |
4718 |
| 透明 |
とうめい |
(adj-na,n) transparency; cleanness |
4870 |
| 平面 |
へいめん |
(n) level surface; plane |
4874 |
| 水平 |
すいへい |
(adj-na,n) water level; horizon |
5083 |
| 明記 |
めいき |
(n,vs) clear writing; specification |
5595 |
| 平家 |
ひらや |
(n) bungalow; one-story house |
5755 |
| 平家 |
へいけ |
(n) the Taira family |
5755 |
| 平方 |
へいほう |
(n) square (e.g. metre); square |
5800 |
| 明かす |
あかす |
(v5s) to pass; spend; to reveal; to divulge |
5987 |
| 太平 |
たいへい |
(adj-na,n) peace; tranquility |
6108 |
| 明治維新 |
めいじいしん |
(n) Meiji Restoration |
6704 |
| 公明党 |
こうめいとう |
Justice Party |
7167 |
| 解明 |
かいめい |
(n,vs) elucidation; explication |
7409 |
| 天平 |
てんびん |
(n) (balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard |
7518 |
| 平地 |
ひらち |
(n) level ground; plain |
7518 |
| 平地 |
へいち |
(n) level ground; plain |
7518 |
| 平等 |
びょうどう |
(adj-na,n) equality (a); impartiality; evenness |
7535 |
| 平方メートル |
へいほうメートル |
square metre |
7568 |
| 夜明け |
よあけ |
(n) dawn; daybreak |
7618 |
| 和平 |
わへい |
(n) peace |
7704 |
| 明示 |
めいじ |
(n,vs) specification; explicitly state |
8130 |
| 平原 |
へいげん |
(n) plain; moor; prairie |
8292 |
| 未明 |
みめい |
(n-adv,n-t) early dawn; grey of morning |
8520 |
| 声明 |
せいめい |
(n) declaration; statement; proclamation |
8594 |
| 天明 |
てんめい |
(n) dawn; daybreak |
8720 |
| 黎明 |
れいめい |
(n) daybreak; dawn |
8899 |
| 公平 |
こうへい |
(adj-na,n) fairness; impartial; justice |
8917 |
| 平坦 |
へいたん |
(adj-na,n) even; flat; level |
8934 |
| 平衡 |
へいこう |
(n) even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization |
9166 |
| 英明 |
えいめい |
(adj-na,n) intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted |
9284 |
| 神明 |
しんめい |
(n) deity; God |
9566 |
| 明治天皇 |
めいじてんのう |
(n) Emperor Meiji |
10119 |
| 平定 |
へいてい |
(n) suppression; repression; subjugation |
10164 |
| 明言 |
めいげん |
(n) declaration; statement |
10328 |
| 平方キロメートル |
へいほうキロメートル |
square kilometer |
10522 |
| 平壌 |
へいじょう |
Pyongyang |
10892 |
| 明美 |
めいび |
(adj-na,n) picturesque; beautiful |
11255 |
| 平仮名 |
ひらがな |
(n) hiragana; 47 syllables; the cursive syllabary |
11400 |
| 明大 |
めいだい |
(abbr) Meiji University |
11450 |
| 明徳 |
めいとく |
(n) virtue |
11461 |
| 明星 |
みょうじょう |
(n) morning star; Venus; Lucifer; (literary) star |
11606 |
| 明け |
あけ |
(n,n-suf) beginning; dawn; end; expiration |
11802 |
| 光明 |
こうみょう |
(n) glory; hope; right future |
11817 |
| 鮮明 |
せんめい |
(adj-na,n) vivid; clear; distinct |
11860 |
| 平凡 |
へいぼん |
(adj-na,n) common; commonplace; ordinary; mediocre |
12084 |
| 明白 |
あからさま |
(adj-na,n) (uk) obvious; overt; plainly; frankly |
12187 |
| 明白 |
めいはく |
(adj-na,n) (uk) obvious; overt; plainly; frankly |
12187 |
| 地平 |
ちへい |
(n) ground level |
12342 |
| 平民 |
へいみん |
(n) commoner; plebeian |
13009 |
| 源平 |
げんぺい |
(n) Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides |
13681 |
| 平年 |
へいねん |
(n-adv,n) normal year; civil year |
13740 |
| 昌平 |
しょうへい |
peace; tranquility |
13927 |
| 不透明 |
ふとうめい |
(adj-na,n) opacity |
13980 |
| 平ら |
たいら |
(adj-na,n) flatness; level; smooth; calm; plain; sitting tailor fashion |
14016 |
| 平時 |
へいじ |
(n) normal times; peace time |
14140 |
| 南太平洋 |
みなみたいへいよう |
(n) South Pacific |
14152 |
| 平気 |
へいき |
(adj-na,n) coolness; calmness; composure; unconcern |
14209 |
| 平清盛 |
たいらのきよもり |
Kiyomori (shogun) |
14503 |
| 公明 |
こうめい |
(adj-na,n) fairness; justice |
14529 |
| 不動明王 |
ふどうみょうおう |
(n) Acala; Acalanatha Vidya-raja; The Immovable, a manifestation of Mahavairocana (Buddhist deity) |
14818 |
| 平安京 |
へいあんきょう |
ancient Kyoto |
14898 |
| 明瞭 |
めいりょう |
(adj-na,n) clarity |
15021 |
| 平穏 |
へいおん |
(adj-na,n) tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet |
15714 |
| 明ける |
あける |
(v1) to dawn; to become daylight |
15733 |
| 失明 |
しつめい |
(n) loss of eyesight |
15823 |
| 明朝 |
みょうちょう |
(n-adv,n-t) tomorrow morning |
15891 |
| 明朝 |
みんちょう |
(n) Ming Dynasty; Ming-cho type(face) |
15891 |
| 扁平 |
へんぺい |
(n) flatness |
16112 |
| 平たい |
ひらたい |
(adj) flat; even; level; simple; plain |
16314 |
| 弁明 |
べんめい |
(n,vs) explanation; excuse; vindication; apology |
16524 |
| 平城京 |
へいじょうきょう |
ancient Nara |
16683 |
| 地平線 |
ちへいせん |
(n) horizon |
16798 |
| 平屋 |
ひらや |
(n) bungalow; one-story house |
16798 |
| 不明瞭 |
ふめいりょう |
(adj-na,n) dimness; obscurity; indistinctness |
16857 |
| 明晰 |
めいせき |
(adj-na,n) clear |
17216 |
| 聡明 |
そうめい |
(adj-na,n) wisdom; sagacity |
17231 |
| 明快 |
めいかい |
(adj-na,n) clarion; clarity |
17775 |
| 平常 |
へいじょう |
(adj-na,n-adv,n-t) normal; usual |
17885 |
| 明け渡す |
あけわたす |
(v5s) to vacate; to surrender |
17885 |
| 打ち明ける |
うちあける |
(v1) to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart |
18127 |
| 平泳ぎ |
ひらおよぎ |
(n) breaststroke (swim.) |
18205 |
| 自明 |
じめい |
(adj-na,adj-no,n) obvious; self-evident; axiomatic; self-explanatory |
18299 |
| 明細 |
めいさい |
(adj-na,n) details; obvious |
18762 |
| 不平等 |
ふびょうどう |
(adj-na,n) inequality; unequal (treaties); unfair |
18985 |
| 平滑 |
へいかつ |
(adj-na,n) smooth; even; level; flat |
19016 |
| 清明 |
せいめい |
(n) pure and clear |
19107 |
| 明朗 |
めいろう |
(adj-na,n) bright; clear; cheerful |
19107 |
| 究明 |
きゅうめい |
(n) investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts) |
19534 |
| 賢明 |
けんめい |
(adj-na,n) wisdom; intelligence; prudence |
19534 |
| 釈明 |
しゃくめい |
(n,vs) explanation; vindication |
19579 |
| 不公平 |
ふこうへい |
(adj-na,n) unfairness; injustice; partiality |
19693 |
| 明文化 |
めいぶんか |
(n) stipulate |
19826 |
| 平板 |
へいばん |
(adj-na,n) slab; flat board; monotony; lithography |
19885 |
| 明度 |
めいど |
(n) brightness |
20047 |
| 明暗 |
めいあん |
(n) light and darkness; light and shade |
20436 |
| 克明 |
こくめい |
(adj-na,n) detailed; elaborate; faithfulness; diligence; conscientiousness |
20635 |
| 明媚 |
めいび |
(adj-na,n) beautiful |
20676 |
| 明かり |
あかり |
(n) lamplight; light (in general); brightness |
21087 |
| 平然と |
へいぜんと |
(adv) calmly; with composure |
21230 |
| 平幕 |
ひらまく |
(n) rank-and-file wrestlers in sumo's highest division |
21314 |
| 平易 |
へいい |
(adj-na,n) easy; simple; plain |
21530 |
| 明朝体 |
みんちょうたい |
(n) Ming-style typeface |
21649 |
| 年明け |
としあけ |
(n) (1) beginning of the year; early in the new year |
21927 |
| 年明け |
ねんあけ |
(n) (1) beginning of the year; early in the new year; (2) expiration of a term of service |
21927 |
| 明文 |
めいぶん |
(n) statement (e.g. law) |
22001 |
| 言明 |
げんめい |
(n) declaration; statement; assertion |
22057 |
| 平生 |
へいぜい |
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) usual; ordinary |
22057 |
| 平手 |
ひらて |
(n) palm; equality |
22570 |
| 環太平洋 |
かんたいへいよう |
(n) the Pacific Rim |
22615 |
| 無明 |
むみょう |
(n) ignorance (of Buddhist teachings); darkness |
22749 |
| 平行棒 |
へいこうぼう |
(n) parallel bars |
22804 |
| 泰平 |
たいへい |
(adj-na,n) peace; tranquility |
23088 |
| 松明 |
たいまつ |
(n) (pine) torch; flambeau; torchlight |
23186 |
| 開明 |
かいめい |
(n) civilization; enlightenment |
23235 |
| 解き明かす |
ときあかす |
(v5s) to explain; to dispel doubts |
23460 |
| 平方根 |
へいほうこん |
(n) square root |
23686 |
| 不平 |
ふへい |
(adj-na,n) complaint; discontent; dissatisfaction |
23919 |
| 金平 |
きんぴら |
(n) finely chopped cooked vegetable (typically burdock) |
24363 |
| 日本平 |
にほんだいら |
Nihon Plain |
24551 |
| 平に |
ひらに |
(adv) earnestly; humbly |
25113 |
| 平価 |
へいか |
(n) normal prices; par; parity |
25224 |
| 文明開化 |
ぶんめいかいか |
(n) Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era |
25491 |
| 明け方 |
あけがた |
(n-adv,n-t) dawn |
25705 |
| 明解 |
めいかい |
(adj-na,n) clear understanding |
26240 |
| 手の平 |
てのひら |
(n) palm (of one's hand) |
26398 |