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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 新 |
しん |
(n,n-suf,pref) new |
108 |
| 旧 |
きゅう |
(n,pref) ex- |
185 |
| 約 |
やく |
(adv,n) approximately; about; some |
273 |
| 書く |
かく |
(v5k) to write |
463 |
| 旧暦 |
きゅうれき |
(n) old lunar calendar |
728 |
| 新た |
あらた |
(adj-na,n) new; fresh; novel |
805 |
| 新聞 |
しんぶん |
(n) newspaper |
913 |
| 新しい |
あたらしい |
(adj) new |
1011 |
| 契約 |
けいやく |
(n) contract; compact; agreement |
1054 |
| 新設 |
しんせつ |
(n) newly organized or established |
1159 |
| 条約 |
じょうやく |
(n) treaty; pact |
1228 |
| 新幹線 |
しんかんせん |
(n) bullet train (very high speed); shinkansen |
1624 |
| 図書館 |
としょかん |
(n) library |
1681 |
| 新人 |
しんじん |
(n) new face; newcomer |
1995 |
| 更新 |
こうしん |
(n,vs) renewal; update; innovation; renovation |
2050 |
| 文書 |
ぶんしょ |
(n) document; writing; letter; note; records; archives |
2076 |
| 文書 |
もんじょ |
(n) document; writing; letter; note; records; archives |
2076 |
| 著書 |
ちょしょ |
(n) literary work; book |
2090 |
| 書籍 |
しょせき |
(n) book; publication |
2314 |
| 旧制 |
きゅうせい |
(n) old system; old order |
2578 |
| 書房 |
しょぼう |
(n) library; bookstore |
2599 |
| 新規 |
しんき |
(adj-na,n) novelty; originality |
2785 |
| 聖書 |
せいしょ |
(n) Bible; scriptures |
2790 |
| 最新 |
さいしん |
(n) latest; newest |
2854 |
| 新田 |
しんでん |
(n) a new rice field |
2881 |
| 約束 |
やくそく |
(n,vs) arrangement; promise |
3291 |
| 神聖 |
しんせい |
(adj-na,n) holiness; sacredness; dignity |
3515 |
| 書店 |
しょてん |
(n) bookshop |
3516 |
| 聖堂 |
せいどう |
(n) (Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary |
3582 |
| 旧跡 |
きゅうせき |
(n) historic ruins; historic spot |
4224 |
| 旧跡 |
ふるあと |
(n) historic ruins; historic spot |
4224 |
| 予約 |
よやく |
(n,vs) reservation; contract; subscription; booking; pledge; advance order |
4445 |
| 制約 |
せいやく |
(n,vs) limitation; restriction; condition; constraints |
4647 |
| 新型 |
しんがた |
(n) new style |
4785 |
| 図書 |
としょ |
(n) books |
4802 |
| 新書 |
しんしょ |
(n) new book; 17 x 11 cm paperbook book |
4823 |
| 秘書 |
ひしょ |
(n) (private) secretary |
4943 |
| 教科書 |
きょうかしょ |
(n) text book |
5225 |
| 書記 |
しょき |
(n) clerk; secretary |
5342 |
| 書き込み |
かきこみ |
(n,vs) writing; entry (e.g. form) |
5711 |
| 新作 |
しんさく |
(n) new work; new production |
5905 |
| 新選 |
しんせん |
(n) newly compiled, selected or edited |
6013 |
| 要約 |
ようやく |
(n,vs) summary; digest |
6308 |
| 婚約 |
こんやく |
(n,vs) engagement; betrothal |
6394 |
| 革新 |
かくしん |
(n) reform; innovation |
6444 |
| 聖人 |
せいじん |
(n) saint; sage; holy man |
6449 |
| 復旧 |
ふくきゅう |
(n,vs) restoration; restitution; rehabilitation |
6479 |
| 復旧 |
ふっきゅう |
(n,vs) restoration; restitution; rehabilitation |
6479 |
| 書き込む |
かきこむ |
(v5m) to fill in (writing) |
6484 |
| 新興 |
しんこう |
(n) rising; developing; emergent |
6492 |
| 書物 |
しょもつ |
(n) books |
6616 |
| 新橋 |
しんばし |
(n) Shinbashi (section of Tokyo) |
6700 |
| 明治維新 |
めいじいしん |
(n) Meiji Restoration |
6704 |
| 日本書紀 |
にほんしょき |
Nihon-shoki (the oldest chronicles of Japan) |
6933 |
| 辞書 |
じしょ |
(n) dictionary; lexicon |
6982 |
| 新潮 |
しんちょう |
Shinchou (magazine and publisher) |
7071 |
| 書体 |
しょたい |
(n) calligraphic style(s) |
7170 |
| 書院 |
しょいん |
(n) drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove |
7176 |
| 新造 |
しんぞう |
(n) new; newly made |
7182 |
| 書類 |
しょるい |
(n) documents; official papers |
7324 |
| 新生 |
しんせい |
(n) rebirth; new birth; nascent |
7346 |
| 白書 |
はくしょ |
(n) white paper |
7397 |
| 新党 |
しんとう |
(n) new (political) party |
7432 |
| 書簡 |
しょかん |
(n) letter; note; epistle |
7625 |
| 新道 |
しんどう |
(n) new road |
7702 |
| 旧来 |
きゅうらい |
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) traditional; from ancient times; formerly |
7714 |
| 維新 |
いしん |
(n) restoration (e.g. Meiji) |
7761 |
| 新制 |
しんせい |
(n) new system |
7860 |
| 書き換える |
かきかえる |
(v1) to rewrite; to renew; to transfer |
7935 |
| 聖職 |
せいしょく |
(n) sacred profession; holy orders; vocation; ministry |
7957 |
| 旧名 |
きゅうめい |
(n) former name; maiden name |
8010 |
| 読書 |
どくしょ |
(n) reading |
8095 |
| 旧道 |
きゅうどう |
(n) old road |
8098 |
| 集約 |
しゅうやく |
(n) (1) intensive; (2) collect(ed); summarize(d) |
8146 |
| 旧姓 |
きゅうせい |
(n) one's former (maiden) name |
8156 |
| 新春 |
しんしゅん |
(n) New Year (Spring) |
8160 |
| 書道 |
しょどう |
(n) calligraphy |
8348 |
| 旧約 |
きゅうやく |
(n) Old Testament; old promise; the old covenant |
8402 |
| 一新 |
いっしん |
(n) complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; renewal |
8483 |
| 聖母 |
せいぼ |
(n) emperor's mother; Virgin Mary |
8667 |
| 新築 |
しんちく |
(n) new building; new construction |
8931 |
| 書き下ろす |
かきおろす |
(v5s) to write a play, book, filmscript, etc. |
9001 |
| 旧称 |
きゅうしょう |
(n) old name; former title |
9153 |
| 新車 |
しんしゃ |
(n) new car |
9153 |
| 新約 |
しんやく |
(n) New Testament |
9222 |
| 新曲 |
しんきょく |
(n) new piece; new song |
9377 |
| 聖歌 |
せいか |
(n) hymn; chant; sacred song |
9438 |
| 斬新 |
ざんしん |
(adj-na,n) novel; original; newness |
9548 |
| 聖戦 |
せいせん |
(n) holy war; crusade |
9722 |
| 新撰 |
しんせん |
(n) newly compiled, selected or edited |
9758 |
| 規約 |
きやく |
(n) agreement; rules; code |
9872 |
| 聖地 |
せいち |
(n) sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land |
10033 |
| 新鋭 |
しんえい |
(adj-na,n) freshly picked; newly produced |
10147 |
| 新着 |
しんちゃく |
(n) new arrivals; new acquisitions |
10223 |
| 旧型 |
きゅうがた |
(n) old style; old type |
10258 |
| 旧型 |
きゅうけい |
(n) old style; old type |
10258 |
| 叢書 |
そうしょ |
(n) series (of publications); library (of literature) |
10978 |
| 落書き |
らくがき |
(n,vs) scrawl; scribble; graffiti |
11140 |
| 新鮮 |
しんせん |
(adj-na) fresh |
11242 |
| 肩書き |
かたがき |
(n) title; degree; address (on letter); criminal record |
11304 |
| 新装 |
しんそう |
(n) redecoration; remodelling; refurbishment |
11351 |
| 公文書 |
こうぶんしょ |
(n) official document; archives |
11461 |
| 旧式 |
きゅうしき |
(adj-na,n) old type; old style |
11615 |
| 新版 |
しんぱん |
(n) brand new |
11685 |
| 新婚 |
しんこん |
(n) newly-wed |
11753 |
| 蔵書 |
ぞうしょ |
(n,vs) book collection |
12107 |
| 書記官 |
しょきかん |
(n) secretary |
12138 |
| 肩書 |
かたがき |
(n) title; degree; address (on letter); criminal record |
12177 |
| 新暦 |
しんれき |
(n) the solar calendar; the Gregorian calendar |
12295 |
| 棋聖 |
きせい |
(n) great master of go (shogi) |
12374 |
| 節約 |
せつやく |
(n,vs) economising; saving |
12385 |
| 漢書 |
かんしょ |
(n) a Chinese book; a book written in Chinese |
12434 |
| 書面 |
しょめん |
(n) document; letter |
12576 |
| 訳書 |
やくしょ |
(n) translation |
12607 |
| 新旧 |
しんきゅう |
(n) new and old; incoming and outgoing |
12668 |
| 司書 |
ししょ |
(n) librarian |
12679 |
| 本書 |
ほんしょ |
(n) text; script; this book |
12711 |
| 新年 |
しんねん |
(n-adv,n-t) New Year |
12814 |
| 新報 |
しんぽう |
(n) news(paper) (old term) |
12825 |
| 超新星 |
ちょうしんせい |
(n) supernova |
12877 |
| 古文書 |
こぶんしょ |
(n) ancient documents; archives |
12899 |
| 古文書 |
こもんじょ |
(n) ancient documents; archives |
12899 |
| 聖霊 |
せいれい |
(n) the holy ghost |
12944 |
| 書き方 |
かきかた |
(n) way of writing; how to write |
12963 |
| 新日本製鐵 |
しんにっぽんせいてつ |
(n) Nippon Steel Corporation |
13120 |
| 新日本製鐵 |
しんにほんせいてつ |
(n) Nippon Steel Corporation |
13120 |
| 新居 |
しんきょ |
(n) new home |
13209 |
| 手書き |
てかき |
(n) (1) handwriting; (2) skilled penman |
13236 |
| 手書き |
てがき |
(n) (1) handwriting; (2) skilled penman |
13236 |
| 公約 |
こうやく |
(n) public commitment or promise |
13525 |
| 証書 |
しょうしょ |
(n) bond; deed; certificate |
13543 |
| 秘書官 |
ひしょかん |
(n) minister's secretary |
13648 |
| 書誌 |
しょし |
(n) bibliography |
13864 |
| 同書 |
どうしょ |
(n) the same book; the said book |
13864 |
| 史書 |
ししょ |
(n) history book |
13955 |
| 新館 |
しんかん |
(n) annexe |
14261 |
| 新開地 |
しんかいち |
(n) newly opened or recently settled land |
14405 |
| 新入生 |
しんにゅうせい |
(n) freshman; first-year student |
14429 |
| 書式 |
しょしき |
(n) blank form |
14727 |
| 読み書き |
よみかき |
(n) reading and writing |
14861 |
| 国会図書館 |
こっかいとしょかん |
(n) National Diet Library; Library of Congress |
14911 |
| 新地 |
しんち |
(n) newly opened or newly developed territory |
15149 |
| 葉書 |
はがき |
(n) postcard |
15174 |
| 古書 |
こしょ |
(n) old book; rare book |
15294 |
| 書き直す |
かきなおす |
(v5s) to write out; to make a fair copy |
15294 |
| 書写 |
しょしゃ |
(n) transcription; copying; handwriting |
15485 |
| 選書 |
せんしょ |
(n) anthology; selection of books |
15485 |
| 刷新 |
さっしん |
(n) reform; renovation |
15502 |
| 旧石器時代 |
きゅうせっきじだい |
(n) Old Stone Age; paleolithic |
15546 |
| 新進 |
しんしん |
(n) rising; up-and-coming |
15609 |