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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 先 |
さき |
(adj-no,n,n-suf,pref) (1) previous; prior; former; (2) point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle; head (of a line); (3) destination; (4) the first priority; the future; objective; sequel; remainder; the other party |
706 |
| 先 |
せん |
(adj-no,n) the future; priority; precedence; former; previous; old; late |
706 |
| 引退 |
いんたい |
(n,vs) retire |
1035 |
| 先代 |
せんだい |
(n) family predecessor; previous age; previous generation |
1082 |
| 取引 |
とりひき |
(n) transactions; dealings; business |
1518 |
| 先生 |
せんせい |
(n) teacher; master; doctor |
1598 |
| 索引 |
さくいん |
(n) index; indices |
2023 |
| 越える |
こえる |
(v1) to exceed; to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of) |
2486 |
| 引き継ぐ |
ひきつぐ |
(v5g) to take over; to hand over |
2607 |
| 引く |
ひく |
(v5k) minus; to pull; to play (string instr.) |
2691 |
| 優先 |
ゆうせん |
(n,vs) preference; priority |
3076 |
| 引用 |
いんよう |
(n) quotation; citation |
3236 |
| 先頭 |
せんとう |
(n) head; lead; vanguard; first |
3333 |
| 先輩 |
せんぱい |
(n) senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer |
3732 |
| 越後 |
えちご |
Echigo; old name for Niigata Prefecture |
3833 |
| 先行 |
せんこう |
(n,vs) preceding; going first |
3844 |
| 引き起こす |
ひきおこす |
(v5s) to cause |
3881 |
| 先端 |
せんたん |
(n) pointed end; tip; fine point; spearhead; cusp; vanguard; advanced; leading edge |
4118 |
| 上越 |
じょうえつ |
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata |
4288 |
| 牽引 |
けんいん |
(n,vs) hauling; tow; pull; drag |
4557 |
| 先発 |
せんぱつ |
(n,vs) forerunner; advance party; going on ahead |
4569 |
| 割引 |
わりびき |
(n,suf) discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted |
4730 |
| 引き続き |
ひきつづき |
(adv,n) continuing for a long time; in succession; without a break |
4838 |
| 先住民 |
せんじゅうみん |
(n) former inhabitant |
5598 |
| 先進 |
せんしん |
(n) seniority; advance; leadership |
6068 |
| 祖先 |
そせん |
(n) ancestor |
7196 |
| 先立つ |
さきだつ |
(v5t) to lead; to precede; to die before someone; to go before; to take precedence |
7264 |
| 先祖 |
せんぞ |
(n) ancestor |
7463 |
| 引き取る |
ひきとる |
(v5r) to take charge of; to take over; to retire to a private place |
7470 |
| 強引 |
ごういん |
(adj-na,n) overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed |
7549 |
| 先駆 |
せんく |
(n) (1) forerunner; pioneer; outrider; precursor; (2) herald; (3) pilot car |
7827 |
| 引き続く |
ひきつづく |
(v5k) to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession |
7875 |
| 信越本線 |
しねつほんせん |
Shinetsu Main Line (Gunma-Nagano-Niigata Railway) |
8058 |
| 引き分け |
ひきわけ |
(n) a draw (in competition); tie game |
8306 |
| 引き受ける |
ひきうける |
(v1) to undertake; to take up; to take over; to be responsible for; to guarantee; to contract (disease) |
8614 |
| 引き出す |
ひきだす |
(v5s) to pull out; to take out; to draw out; to withdraw |
8720 |
| 引き上げる |
ひきあげる |
(v1) to withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire |
8806 |
| 中越 |
ちゅうごし |
over center field |
8906 |
| 引っ張る |
ひっぱる |
(v5r) (1) to pull; to draw; to stretch; to drag; (2) to pull the ball (baseball) |
9065 |
| 飛び越える |
とびこえる |
(v1) to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone) |
9511 |
| 三越 |
みつこし |
Mitsukoshi (department store) |
10014 |
| 乗り越える |
のりこえる |
(v1) to climb over; to ride across; to surmount |
10223 |
| 先駆ける |
さきがける |
(v1) to be the first |
11304 |
| 引き換え |
ひきかえ |
(n) on the contrary; on the other hand |
11429 |
| 引き渡す |
ひきわたす |
(v5s) to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over |
11633 |
| 行き先 |
いきさき |
(n) (1) destination; (2) whereabouts; address |
11742 |
| 行き先 |
ゆきさき |
(n) (1) destination; (2) whereabouts; address |
11742 |
| 引き込む |
ひきこむ |
(v5m) to draw in; to win over |
11802 |
| 卓越 |
たくえつ |
(n) excellence; superiority |
11860 |
| 引き抜く |
ひきぬく |
(v5k) to extract; to uproot; to pull out |
12035 |
| 先駆け |
さきがけ |
(n) charging ahead of others; the first to charge; pioneer; forerunner; harbinger |
12236 |
| 信越 |
しんえつ |
(n) region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata |
12401 |
| 引っ越す |
ひっこす |
(v5s) to move; to change residence |
12449 |
| 越す |
こす |
(v5s) to go over (e.g. with audience) |
12467 |
| 超越 |
ちょうえつ |
(n) transcendental |
12620 |
| 引数 |
いんすう |
G n; argument (e.g., function, program) |
12825 |
| 引数 |
ひきすう |
G n; argument (e.g., function, program) |
12825 |
| 先制 |
せんせい |
(n,vs) preempt; headstart (of several runs) (baseball) |
12944 |
| 越冬 |
えっとう |
(n) passing the winter |
12963 |
| 引き上げ |
ひきあげ |
(n) pulling up; drawing up; salvage; refloatation; raising |
13093 |
| 最先端 |
さいせんたん |
(adj-no,n) ultra-fine |
13167 |
| 越し |
ごし |
(n-suf) across; over; beyond |
13250 |
| 先手 |
さきて |
(n) front lines; vanguard |
13625 |
| 先手 |
せんて |
(n) (1) the first move; forestalling; initiative; (2) black player (shogi) |
13625 |
| 引き金 |
ひきがね |
(n) trigger; gunlock |
13864 |
| 勝ち越す |
かちこす |
(v5s) to have more wins than losses; to lead (someone) by (three) matches |
14331 |
| 引き連れる |
ひきつれる |
(v1) to take along with |
14644 |
| 引きずる |
ひきずる |
(v5r) to seduce; to drag along; to pull; to prolong; to support |
14704 |
| 先物 |
さきもの |
(n) futures |
14727 |
| 吸引 |
きゅういん |
(n) absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction |
14881 |
| 先鋒 |
せんぽう |
(n) advance guard |
15431 |
| 字引 |
じびき |
(n) dictionary |
15567 |
| 優越 |
ゆうえつ |
(n,vs) supremacy; predominance; being superior to |
15627 |
| 引き離す |
ひきはなす |
(v5s) to pull apart; to separate |
15714 |
| 先天 |
せんてん |
(n) inherent; innate |
15714 |
| 真っ先 |
まっさき |
(n) the head; the foremost; beginning |
15925 |
| 手先 |
てさき |
(n) fingers |
16065 |
| 手引き |
てびき |
(n) guidance; guide; introduction |
16112 |
| 引渡し |
ひきわたし |
(n) delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition |
16160 |
| 越境 |
えっきょう |
(n) border transgression |
16195 |
| 引き返す |
ひきかえす |
(v5s) to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps |
16223 |
| 引火 |
いんか |
(n,vs) catching fire |
16223 |
| 引っ掛ける |
ひっかける |
(v1) (1) to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); (2) to hook; to catch; to trap; to ensnare; (3) to cheat; to evade payment; to jump a bill; (4) to drink (alcohol); (5) to spit at (a person); (6) to hit the ball off the end of the bat (baseball) |
16248 |
| 先史 |
せんし |
(n) prehistory |
16294 |
| 長引く |
ながびく |
(v5k) to be prolonged; to drag on |
16576 |
| 出先 |
でさき |
(n) destination |
16594 |
| 先導 |
せんどう |
(n) guidance; leadership |
16770 |
| 指先 |
ゆびさき |
(n) fingertip |
16822 |
| 矢先 |
やさき |
(n) arrowhead; brunt; target |
16857 |
| 先勝 |
さきがち |
(n) lucky day in morning, but not afternoon; scoring the first point; winning the first game |
16880 |
| 先勝 |
せんかち |
(n) lucky day in morning, but not afternoon; scoring the first point; winning the first game |
16880 |
| 先勝 |
せんしょう |
(n) lucky day in morning, but not afternoon; scoring the first point; winning the first game |
16880 |
| 引越し |
ひっこし |
(io) (n) moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence |
16953 |
| 先取 |
せんしゅ |
(n,vs) earning the first (runs); preoccupation |
17127 |
| 年越し |
としこし |
(n) New Year's Eve; end of year |
17176 |
| 駆け引き |
かけひき |
(n) bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy |
17279 |
| 引き合い |
ひきあい |
(n) reference; comparison; witness; deal |
17389 |
| 引き分ける |
ひきわける |
(v1) to pull apart; to separate |
17460 |
| 引き裂く |
ひきさく |
(v5k) to tear up; to tear off; to split |
17460 |
| 勝ち越し |
かちこし |
(n) more wins than losses (sport) |
17484 |
| 見越す |
みこす |
(v5s) to anticipate; to foresee |
17756 |
| 引受 |
ひきうけ |
(n) undertaking; underwriting |
17994 |
| 万引き |
まんびき |
(n,vs) shoplifting; shoplifter |
18052 |
| 引き寄せる |
ひきよせる |
(v1) to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair) |
18077 |
| 先鋭 |
せんえい |
(adj-na,n) radical; acute; sharp |
18406 |
| 先々 |
さきざき |
(n-adv,n-t) formerly; a few years ago |
18441 |
| 先々 |
まま |
well, well |
18441 |
| 差し引く |
さしひく |
(v5k) to deduct |
18462 |
| 引継ぎ |
ひきつぎ |
(n) inheriting |
18495 |
| 先回り |
さきまわり |
(n) going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another |
18512 |
| 先例 |
せんれい |
(n) precedent |
18538 |
| 率先 |
そっせん |
(n) taking the initiative |
18538 |
| 引き揚げる |
ひきあげる |
(v1) to withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire |
18673 |
| 引き下げる |
ひきさげる |
(v1) to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw |
18851 |
| 誘引 |
ゆういん |
(n,vs) enticement; inducement; attraction |
18851 |
| 先んじる |
さきんじる |
(v1) to precede; to forestall; to anticipate |
19044 |
| 先着 |
せんちゃく |
(n) first arrival |
19044 |
| 友引 |
ともびき |
(n) good day for business and lawsuits (trial day) |
19107 |
| 友引 |
ゆういん |
(n) good day for business and lawsuits (trial day) |
19107 |
| 先天的 |
せんてんてき |
(adj-na,n) a priori; inborn; innate; inherent; congenital; hereditary |
19443 |
| 引力 |
いんりょく |
(n) gravity |
19579 |
| 引越 |
ひっこし |
(io) (n) moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence |
19629 |
| 先陣 |
せんじん |
(n) vanguard; advance guard |
20004 |
| 引継ぐ |
ひきつぐ |
(v5g) to take over; to hand over |
20087 |
| 引き入れる |
ひきいれる |
(v1) to drag into; to win over |
20128 |
| 万有引力 |
ばんゆういんりょく |
(n) universal gravitation |
20175 |
| 先任 |
せんにん |
(n) seniority; predecessor |
20200 |
| 追い越す |
おいこす |
(v5s) to pass (e.g. car); to outdistance; to outstrip |
20200 |
| 先取り |
さきどり |
(n,vs) receiving in advance; taking before others |
20278 |
| 先負 |
さきまけ |
(n) lucky day but not in morning; day on which judgment and haste are avoided |
20360 |
| 先負 |
せんぶ |
(n) lucky day but not in morning; day on which judgment and haste are avoided |
20360 |
| 先負 |
せんぷ |
(n) lucky day but not in morning; day on which judgment and haste are avoided |
20360 |
| 先負 |
せんまけ |
(n) lucky day but not in morning; day on which judgment and haste are avoided |
20360 |
| 布引 |
ぬのびき |
(n) stretching of cloth |
20676 |
| 先ず |
まず |
(adv) first (of all); to start with; about; almost; hardly (with neg. verb); anyway; well; now |
20897 |
| 引け |
ひけ |
(n) leave; defeat; diffidence; closing price (stock market) |
21087 |
| 先攻 |
せんこう |
(n) batting first |
21087 |
| 引き出し |
ひきだし |
(n) drawer; drawing out |
21314 |
| 宛先 |
あてさき |
(n) address; destination |
21397 |
| 春先 |
はるさき |
(n-adv,n-t) beginning of spring |
21489 |
| 引き渡し |
ひきわたし |
(n) delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition |
21615 |
| 引き抜き |
ひきぬき |
(n) hiring from another company; recruitment; scouting |
21927 |
| 飛越 |
ひえつ |
(n,vs) jumping over (a hurdle); clearing (a fence); hurdling |
22165 |
| 先見 |
せんけん |
(n) foresight; anticipation |
22687 |
| 先送り |
さきおくり |
(n) postpone |
22687 |
| 綱引き |
つなひき |
(n) tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw) |
22749 |
| 先鞭 |
せんべん |
(n) initiative; pioneering |
22749 |
| 引き替える |
ひきかえる |
(v1) to exchange (things); to reverse |
23186 |
| 先帝 |
せんてい |
(n) the late emperor |
23186 |
| 持ち越す |
もちこす |
(v5s) to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer |
23295 |