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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 鉄道 |
てつどう |
(n) railroad |
37 |
| 道 |
みち |
(n) road; street; way; method |
43 |
| 道路 |
どうろ |
(n) road; highway |
161 |
| 国道 |
こくどう |
(n) national highway |
165 |
| 北海道 |
ほっかいどう |
northernmost of four main islands of Japan |
249 |
| 書く |
かく |
(v5k) to write |
463 |
| 都道府県 |
とどうふけん |
(n) administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Hokkai-do, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu and remaining prefectures |
838 |
| 県道 |
けんどう |
(n) prefectural road |
920 |
| 軌道 |
きどう |
(n) (1) orbit; (2) railroad track |
1052 |
| 報道 |
ほうどう |
(n) information; report |
1391 |
| 街道 |
かいどう |
(n) highway |
1515 |
| 図書館 |
としょかん |
(n) library |
1681 |
| 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 |
| 道具 |
どうぐ |
(n) implement; tool; means |
2547 |
| 書房 |
しょぼう |
(n) library; bookstore |
2599 |
| 東海道 |
とうかいどう |
Tokaido (name of Edo-Kyoto highway) |
2605 |
| 聖書 |
せいしょ |
(n) Bible; scriptures |
2790 |
| 柔道 |
じゅうどう |
(n) judo |
3136 |
| 書店 |
しょてん |
(n) bookshop |
3516 |
| 水道 |
すいどう |
(n) water service; water supply |
4650 |
| 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 |
| 神道 |
しんとう |
(n) Shinto |
5015 |
| 道場 |
どうじょう |
(n) (arch) dojo; hall used for martial arts training; mandala |
5162 |
| 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 |
| 修道院 |
しゅうどういん |
(n) monastery; convent; cloister; abbey |
5924 |
| 剣道 |
けんどう |
(n) kendo; swordmanship; fencing |
6092 |
| 修道 |
しゅうどう |
(n) learning; studying the fine arts |
6092 |
| 武道 |
ぶどう |
(n) martial arts; military arts; Bushido |
6275 |
| 書き込む |
かきこむ |
(v5m) to fill in (writing) |
6484 |
| 歩道 |
ほどう |
(n) footpath; walkway; sidewalk |
6605 |
| 片道 |
かたみち |
(n) one-way (trip) |
6612 |
| 書物 |
しょもつ |
(n) books |
6616 |
| 市道 |
しどう |
(n) municipal roads |
6862 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 書類 |
しょるい |
(n) documents; official papers |
7324 |
| 道徳 |
どうとく |
(n) morals |
7364 |
| 白書 |
はくしょ |
(n) white paper |
7397 |
| 書簡 |
しょかん |
(n) letter; note; epistle |
7625 |
| 新道 |
しんどう |
(n) new road |
7702 |
| 書き換える |
かきかえる |
(v1) to rewrite; to renew; to transfer |
7935 |
| 道道 |
みちみち |
(adv,n) along the way |
7988 |
| 読書 |
どくしょ |
(n) reading |
8095 |
| 旧道 |
きゅうどう |
(n) old road |
8098 |
| 書道 |
しょどう |
(n) calligraphy |
8348 |
| 東名高速道路 |
とうめいこうそくどうろ |
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway |
8575 |
| 道中 |
どうちゅう |
(n-adv,n-t) along the way; journey |
8720 |
| 赤道 |
せきどう |
(n) equator |
8865 |
| 弾道 |
だんどう |
(n) ballistic |
8884 |
| 書き下ろす |
かきおろす |
(v5s) to write a play, book, filmscript, etc. |
9001 |
| 茶道 |
さどう |
(n) tea ceremony; Way of Tea |
9659 |
| 茶道 |
ちゃどう |
(ok) (n) tea ceremony; Way of Tea |
9659 |
| 下水道 |
げすいどう |
(n) drain; sewer; drainage system |
9698 |
| 弓道 |
きゅうどう |
(n) (Japanese) archery |
9854 |
| 中道 |
ちゅうどう |
(n) the middle road; middle of the road; mean; moderation |
10060 |
| 軽便鉄道 |
けいびんてつどう |
(n) narrow-gauge railroad; light railway |
10299 |
| 軽便鉄道 |
けいべんてつどう |
(n) narrow-gauge railroad; light railway |
10299 |
| 伝道 |
でんどう |
(n,vs) proselytizing; evangelism; missionary work |
10323 |
| 極道 |
ごくどう |
(adj-na,n) profligate |
10344 |
| 農道 |
のうどう |
(n) farm road |
10449 |
| 大道 |
だいどう |
(n) main street; avenue |
10743 |
| 林道 |
りんどう |
(n) path through forest; woodland path |
10954 |
| 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 |
| 肩書き |
かたがき |
(n) title; degree; address (on letter); criminal record |
11304 |
| 上水道 |
じょうすいどう |
(n) waterworks |
11351 |
| 公文書 |
こうぶんしょ |
(n) official document; archives |
11461 |
| 正道 |
せいどう |
(n) path of righteousness; path of duty; the right track; the correct path |
11660 |
| 正道 |
まさみち |
(n) path of righteousness; path of duty; the right track; the correct path |
11660 |
| 車道 |
しゃどう |
(n) roadway |
11817 |
| 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 |
| 公道 |
こうどう |
(n) public road; justice |
12177 |
| 道教 |
どうきょう |
(n) Taoism |
12187 |
| 魔道 |
まどう |
(n) heresy; evil ways |
12374 |
| 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 |
| 山道 |
さんどう |
(n) mountain road; mountain trail |
12649 |
| 山道 |
やまみち |
(n) mountain road; mountain trail |
12649 |
| 司書 |
ししょ |
(n) librarian |
12679 |
| 本書 |
ほんしょ |
(n) text; script; this book |
12711 |
| 花道 |
かどう |
(n) flower arrangement |
12729 |
| 花道 |
はなみち |
(n) passage through audience to stage |
12729 |
| 人道 |
じんどう |
(n) humanity; sidewalk |
12756 |
| 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 |
| 書き方 |
かきかた |
(n) way of writing; how to write |
12963 |
| 地下道 |
ちかどう |
(n) subterranean tunnel |
13033 |
| 合気道 |
あいきどう |
(n) (MA) aikido; way of harmony with the universe |
13120 |
| 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 |
| 外道 |
げどう |
(n) heretical doctrine |
13439 |
| 索道 |
さくどう |
(n) overhead freight-carrying cable |
13503 |
| 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 |
| 坂道 |
さかみち |
(n) hill road |
13790 |
| 参道 |
さんどう |
(n) road approaching a shrine |
13790 |
| 沿道 |
えんどう |
(n) route; course; roadside |
13845 |
| 書誌 |
しょし |
(n) bibliography |
13864 |
| 同書 |
どうしょ |
(n) the same book; the said book |
13864 |
| 入道 |
にゅうどう |
(n) entering the priesthood; priest |
13937 |
| 史書 |
ししょ |
(n) history book |
13955 |
| 小道具 |
こどうぐ |
(n) props; (stage) properties; gadgets |
14057 |
| 華道 |
かどう |
(n) flower arrangement |
14101 |
| 遊歩道 |
ゆうほどう |
(n) promenade; esplanade |
14101 |
| 海道 |
かいどう |
(n) sea route |
14126 |
| 道士 |
どうし |
(n) a person of high morals; a Taoist |
14184 |
| 歩道橋 |
ほどうきょう |
(n) pedestrian bridge |
14316 |
| 書式 |
しょしき |
(n) blank form |
14727 |
| 読み書き |
よみかき |
(n) reading and writing |
14861 |
| 水道局 |
すいどうきょく |
water bureau or department |
14898 |
| 国会図書館 |
こっかいとしょかん |
(n) National Diet Library; Library of Congress |
14911 |
| 王道 |
おうどう |
(n) principles of royalty; rule of right |
14982 |
| 黄道 |
おうどう |
(n) ecliptic |
15149 |
| 黄道 |
こうどう |
(n) ecliptic |
15149 |
| 葉書 |
はがき |
(n) postcard |
15174 |
| 古道 |
こどう |
(n) old road; ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning |
15259 |
| 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 |
| 地道 |
じみち |
(adj-na,n) steady |
15431 |
| 食道 |
しょくどう |
(n) esophageal |
15460 |
| 書写 |
しょしゃ |
(n) transcription; copying; handwriting |
15485 |
| 選書 |
せんしょ |
(n) anthology; selection of books |
15485 |
| 遺書 |
いしょ |
(n) posthumous writings |
15823 |
| 飛び道具 |
とびどうぐ |
(n) firearms; missile; projectile weapon |
15907 |
| 書き上げる |
かきあげる |
(v1) to write out or down; to finish writing |
16044 |
| 書状 |
しょじょう |
(n) letter; note |
16112 |
| 書家 |
しょか |
(n) calligrapher; individual with good penmanship |
16770 |
| 覚書 |
おぼえがき |
(n) memo; note; memorial; protocol |
16798 |
| 偽書 |
ぎしょ |
(n) spurious letter; apocryphal book; forgery |
16983 |
| 人道的 |
じんどうてき |
(adj-na,n) humane |
17023 |
| 道化師 |
どうけし |
(n) a clown |
17325 |
| 詔書 |
しょうしょ |
(n) imperial edict; decree |
17421 |
| 書評 |
しょひょう |
(n,vs) book review |
17505 |
| 非道 |
ひどう |
(adj-na,n) unjust; inhuman |
17564 |
| 文武両道 |
ぶんぶりょうどう |
(n) (accomplished in) both the literary and military arts |
17968 |
| 書法 |
しょほう |
(n) penmanship; calligraphy |
18077 |
| 道筋 |
みちすじ |
(n) path; route; itinerary |
18155 |
| 書名 |
しょめい |
(n) pen name |
18205 |