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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 日本 |
にっぽん |
Japan |
11 |
| 日本 |
にほん |
Japan |
11 |
| 本 |
ほん |
(n,pref) book; main; head; this; our; counter for long cylindrical things |
110 |
| 本 |
もと |
(n,n-suf,n-t) (1) origin; original |
110 |
| 基本 |
きほん |
(n) foundation; basis; standard |
464 |
| 日本語 |
にっぽんご |
(n) Japanese language |
685 |
| 日本語 |
にほんご |
(n) Japanese language |
685 |
| 本社 |
ほんしゃ |
(n) head office; main office; headquarters |
770 |
| 本人 |
ほんにん |
(n) the person himself |
784 |
| 本線 |
ほんせん |
(n) main line |
839 |
| 脚本 |
きゃくほん |
(n) scenario |
903 |
| 西日本 |
にしにっぽん |
western Japan |
976 |
| 西日本 |
にしにほん |
western Japan |
976 |
| 本名 |
ほんみょう |
(n) real name |
1009 |
| 本名 |
ほんめい |
(n) real name |
1009 |
| 本来 |
ほんらい |
(n-adv,n-t,adj-no) essentially; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself; originally |
1131 |
| 本部 |
ほんぶ |
(n) headquarters |
1194 |
| 日本人 |
にっぽんじん |
(n) Japanese person |
1237 |
| 日本人 |
にほんじん |
(n) Japanese person |
1237 |
| 革命 |
かくめい |
(n) revolution |
1248 |
| 全日本 |
ぜんにほん |
(exp) All-Japan |
1268 |
| 命 |
いのち |
(n) (mortal) life |
1473 |
| 命 |
みこと |
(n) lord; prince; words of a ruler |
1473 |
| 命 |
みょう |
(n) command; decree; life; destiny |
1473 |
| 命 |
めい |
(n) command; decree; life; destiny |
1473 |
| 資本 |
しほん |
(n) funds; capital |
1561 |
| 命令 |
めいれい |
(n,vs) order; command; decree; directive; (software) instruction |
1787 |
| 生命 |
せいめい |
(n) life; existence |
1833 |
| 本塁打 |
ほんるいだ |
(n) home run (baseball) |
2148 |
| 命名 |
めいめい |
(n,vs) naming; christening |
2245 |
| 本格 |
ほんかく |
(n) propriety; fundamental rules |
2246 |
| 本体 |
ほんたい |
(n) substance; real form; object of worship |
2608 |
| 本拠地 |
ほんきょち |
(n) stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters |
2887 |
| 任命 |
にんめい |
(n) appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation |
2902 |
| 本店 |
ほんてん |
(n) head office |
2972 |
| 命じる |
めいじる |
(v1) to order; to command; to appoint |
3492 |
| 日本一 |
にほんいち |
(n) Japan's best; number one in Japan |
3593 |
| 日本海 |
にっぽんかい |
(n) Sea of Japan |
3608 |
| 日本海 |
にほんかい |
(n) Sea of Japan |
3608 |
| 運命 |
うんめい |
(n) fate |
3923 |
| 本数 |
ほんすう |
(n) number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc) |
4079 |
| 本土 |
ほんど |
(n) mainland; one's home country; the country proper |
4530 |
| 亡命 |
ぼうめい |
(n,vs) emigration; exile; flight from one's country; defection |
4614 |
| 藤本 |
とうほん |
(n) climbing trees; liana |
4759 |
| 根本 |
こんぽん |
(n) origin; source; foundation; root; base; principle |
4778 |
| 根本 |
ねもと |
(n) origin; source; foundation; root; base; principle |
4778 |
| 本当に |
ほんとうに |
(adv) really; truly |
5210 |
| 本文 |
ほんぶん |
(n) text (of document); body (of letter) |
5253 |
| 本文 |
ほんもん |
(n) text (of document); body (of letter) |
5253 |
| 日本航空 |
にっぽんこうくう |
JAL; Japan Air Lines |
5317 |
| 単行本 |
たんこうぼん |
(n) special book; separate volume; book of lectures |
5467 |
| 絵本 |
えほん |
(n) picture book |
5610 |
| 本州 |
ほんしゅう |
main island of four main islands of Japan |
5946 |
| 本物 |
ほんもの |
(n) genuine article |
6001 |
| 本質 |
ほんしつ |
(n) essence; true nature; reality |
6185 |
| 寿命 |
じゅみょう |
(n) life span |
6195 |
| 本尊 |
ほんぞん |
(n) principal image of Buddha; idol; object of adoration; the man himself; the master of the house |
6203 |
| 本国 |
ほんごく |
(n) one's own country |
6206 |
| 命中 |
めいちゅう |
(n) a hit |
6290 |
| 本家 |
ほんけ |
(n) head house (family); birthplace; originator |
6535 |
| 本拠 |
ほんきょ |
(n) stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters |
6552 |
| 本当 |
ほんとう |
(adj-na,n) truth; reality |
6569 |
| 旗本 |
はたもと |
(n) shogunal vassal |
6673 |
| 日本書紀 |
にほんしょき |
Nihon-shoki (the oldest chronicles of Japan) |
6933 |
| 本山 |
ほんざん |
(n) head temple; this temple |
7555 |
| 本堂 |
ほんどう |
(n) main temple building; nave |
7568 |
| 標本 |
ひょうほん |
(n) example; specimen |
7688 |
| 本館 |
ほんかん |
(n) main building |
7725 |
| 特命 |
とくめい |
(n) mission |
7815 |
| 救命 |
きゅうめい |
(n) lifesaving |
7830 |
| 台本 |
だいほん |
(n) libretto; scenario |
8014 |
| 信越本線 |
しねつほんせん |
Shinetsu Main Line (Gunma-Nagano-Niigata Railway) |
8058 |
| 本番 |
ほんばん |
(n) the actual performance; without rehearsal |
8146 |
| 紀勢本線 |
きせいほんせん |
Kisei Main Line (Wakayama-Mie Railway) |
8272 |
| 写本 |
しゃほん |
(n) manuscript; written copy; codex |
8364 |
| 本校 |
ほんこう |
(n) main school; this school |
8632 |
| 本気 |
ほんき |
(adj-na,n) seriousness; truth; sanctity |
8686 |
| 本島 |
ほんとう |
(n) main island; this island |
8749 |
| 日豊本線 |
にっぽうほんせん |
Nippon Main Line (Kagoshima-Miyazaki-Fukuoka Railway) |
8759 |
| 本木 |
もとき |
(n) original stock |
8950 |
| 本丸 |
ほんまる |
(n) inner citadel |
9265 |
| 本殿 |
ほんでん |
(n) main shrine; inner sanctuary |
9541 |
| 日本銀行 |
にっぽんぎんこう |
(n) Bank of Japan |
9645 |
| 日本銀行 |
にほんぎんこう |
(n) Bank of Japan |
9645 |
| 本稿 |
ほんこう |
(n) this manuscript |
9655 |
| 本因坊 |
ほんいんぼう |
(n) grand master of the game of go |
9805 |
| 使命 |
しめい |
(n) mission; errand; message |
9989 |
| 命題 |
めいだい |
(n) proposition; thesis |
10892 |
| 致命 |
ちめい |
(n) fatal |
11093 |
| 本庁 |
ほんちょう |
(n) central government office; this office |
11097 |
| 本陣 |
ほんじん |
(n) troop headquarters; daimyo's inn; stronghold |
11341 |
| 存命 |
ぞんめい |
(n) being alive |
11491 |
| 本科 |
ほんか |
(n) regular course; this lesson |
11506 |
| 本屋 |
ほんおく |
principal residence |
11561 |
| 本屋 |
ほんや |
(n) bookstore; publisher; main building |
11561 |
| 読本 |
とくほん |
(n) reading-book |
11633 |
| 読本 |
どくほん |
(n) reading-book |
11633 |
| 命ずる |
めいずる |
(v5z) to command; to appoint |
11802 |
| 本誌 |
ほんし |
(n) this magazine |
11933 |
| 本舗 |
ほんぽ |
(n) head office; main shop |
11960 |
| 絹本 |
けんぽん |
(n) silk used in artwork |
11981 |
| 本流 |
ほんりゅう |
(n) main current; main current of thought |
12116 |
| 本業 |
ほんぎょう |
(n) principal occupation |
12576 |
| 本書 |
ほんしょ |
(n) text; script; this book |
12711 |
| 宿命 |
しゅくめい |
(n) fate; destiny; predestination |
12849 |
| 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 |
| 本能 |
ほんのう |
(n) instinct |
13222 |
| 絶命 |
ぜつめい |
(n,vs) end of life; death |
13289 |
| 張本人 |
ちょうほんにん |
(n) ringleader; originator; perpetrator |
13636 |
| 本件 |
ほんけん |
(n) this matter or case |
13878 |
| 本場 |
ほんば |
(n) home; habitat; center; best place; genuine |
14365 |
| 総本山 |
そうほんざん |
(n) (Buddh.) head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters |
14446 |
| 短命 |
たんめい |
(adj-na,n) short life |
14529 |
| 本日 |
ほんじつ |
(n-adv,n-t) today |
14543 |
| 大本営 |
だいほんえい |
(n) imperial headquarters |
14784 |
| 手本 |
てほん |
(n) model; pattern |
14845 |
| 本局 |
ほんきょく |
(n) main office |
15041 |
| 延命 |
えんめい |
(n) (1) long life; longevity; (2) macrobiotics |
15112 |
| 豊肥本線 |
ほうひほんせん |
Hohi Main Line (Oita-Kumamoto Railway) |
15378 |
| 本姓 |
ほんせい |
(n) real or original name |
15771 |
| 大本 |
おおもと |
(n) foundation |
15907 |
| 大本 |
たいほん |
(n) foundation |
15907 |
| 本塁 |
ほんるい |
(n) base; stronghold; main fort; home plate |
15972 |
| 絶体絶命 |
ぜったいぜつめい |
(adj-na,n) a desperate situation; be driven into a corner |
16015 |
| 本籍 |
ほんせき |
(n) one's permanent residence |
16015 |
| 本性 |
ほんしょう |
(n) true character; real nature |
16065 |
| 本性 |
ほんせい |
(n) true character; real nature |
16065 |
| 本隊 |
ほんたい |
(n) main body (of an army) |
16112 |
| 本選 |
ほんせん |
(n) final selection |
16195 |
| 本領 |
ほんりょう |
(n) characteristic; speciality; duty; proper function; original fief |
16195 |
| 本職 |
ほんしょく |
(n) professional; principal occupation; an expert |
16294 |
| 本意 |
ほんい |
(n) one's real intent; motive; hopes |
16330 |
| 懸命 |
けんめい |
(adj-na,n) eagerness; earnestness; risking one's life |
16347 |
| 木本 |
もくほん |
(n) tree; woody plant |
16414 |
| 原本 |
げんぽん |
(n) the original; original copy; script |
16506 |
| 人命 |
じんめい |
(n) (human) life |
16629 |
| 助命 |
じょめい |
(n) sparing a life; clemency; reconsidering a dismissal |
16880 |
| 本場所 |
ほんばしょ |
(n) Japanese wrestling pavilion |
17023 |
| 本命 |
ほんめい |
(n) favorite; sure thing; likely winner; certainty |
17023 |
| 致命傷 |
ちめいしょう |
(n) fatal wound |
17058 |
| 本音 |
ほんね |
(n) real intention; motive |
17344 |
| 命日 |
めいにち |
(n) death anniversary |
17366 |
| 文庫本 |
ぶんこぼん |
(n) paperback (pulp) |
17612 |
| 本位 |
ほんい |
(n) standard; basis; principle |
17685 |
| 一命 |
いちめい |
(n) a life; a command |
17756 |
| 見本 |
みほん |
(n) sample |
17968 |
| 製本 |
せいほん |
(n) book making (binding, publishing) |
18299 |
| 本省 |
ほんしょう |
(n) this ministry; the home office |
18406 |
| 古本 |
こほん |
(n) ancient book; antiquarian books; secondhand book |
18538 |