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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 東京 |
とうきょう |
Tokyo (current capital of Japan) |
32 |
| 東 |
あずま |
(n) east; Eastern Japan |
226 |
| 東 |
ひがし |
(n) east |
226 |
| 関東 |
かんとう |
Kantou (eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo) |
787 |
| 東北 |
とうほく |
(n) (1) north-east; (2) Northern most six prefectures of Honshu |
961 |
| 東北 |
ひがしきた |
(n) (1) north-east |
961 |
| 宮城 |
きゅうじょう |
(n) Imperial Palace |
1060 |
| 東海 |
とうかい |
(n) region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea |
1134 |
| 東部 |
とうぶ |
(n) eastern part |
1918 |
| 東宝 |
とうほう |
Toho (Japanese film studio) |
2167 |
| 東京大学 |
とうきょうだいがく |
Tokyo University |
2420 |
| 東口 |
ひがしぐち |
(n) east entrance |
2557 |
| 東海道 |
とうかいどう |
Tokaido (name of Edo-Kyoto highway) |
2605 |
| 東西 |
とうざい |
(n) East and West; whole country; Orient and Occident; Your attention please |
2633 |
| 東芝 |
とうしば |
Toshiba (company) |
2934 |
| 東側 |
とうそく |
(n) east side; east bank |
3323 |
| 東側 |
ひがしがわ |
(n) east side; east bank |
3323 |
| 北東 |
きたひがし |
(n) northeast |
3384 |
| 北東 |
ほくとう |
(n) northeast |
3384 |
| 東洋 |
とうよう |
(n) Orient |
3417 |
| 東方 |
とうほう |
(n) eastern direction; the Orient |
3581 |
| 南東 |
なんとう |
(n) southeast |
3823 |
| 南東 |
みなみひがし |
(n) southeast |
3823 |
| 神宮 |
じんぐう |
(n) Shinto shrine |
3914 |
| 東大 |
とうだい |
(abbr) Tokyo University |
3932 |
| 宮殿 |
きゅうでん |
(n) palace |
4423 |
| 東経 |
とうけい |
(n) east longitude |
5010 |
| 東南アジア |
とうなんアジア |
Southeast Asia |
5243 |
| 宮廷 |
きゅうてい |
(n) the Court |
5381 |
| 東アジア |
ひがしアジア |
East Asia |
5476 |
| 中東 |
ちゅうとう |
(n) Middle East |
5776 |
| 二宮 |
にぐう |
(n) the Two Ise Shrines |
5812 |
| 八幡宮 |
はちまんぐう |
(n) Shrine of the God of War |
6081 |
| 東亜 |
とうあ |
(n) East Asia; the Orient |
6600 |
| 迷宮 |
めいきゅう |
(n) mystery; maze; labyrinth |
7153 |
| 極東 |
きょくとう |
(n) Far East |
7260 |
| 広東 |
かんとん |
Canton (China) |
8071 |
| 東名高速道路 |
とうめいこうそくどうろ |
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway |
8575 |
| 東上 |
とうじょう |
(n) going to Tokyo; going east |
8614 |
| 東欧 |
とうおう |
Eastern Europe |
8917 |
| 若宮 |
わかみや |
(n) young prince; shrine dedicated to the son of the god of the main shrine; newly built shrine |
8977 |
| 東大寺 |
とうだいじ |
Todaiji Temple |
9001 |
| 以東 |
いとう |
(n) east of; and eastward |
9079 |
| 宮中 |
きゅうちゅう |
(n) imperial court |
9298 |
| 参宮 |
さんぐう |
(n) visit to the Ise Shrine |
9401 |
| 伊勢神宮 |
いせじんぐう |
Grand Shrine at Ise |
10268 |
| 関東大震災 |
かんとうだいしんさい |
(n) Great Kanto earthquake of 1923 |
10268 |
| 中宮 |
ちゅうぐう |
(n) palace of the empress; empress; emperor's second consort |
10410 |
| 東端 |
とうたん |
(n) east end; eastern tip |
10449 |
| 東国 |
とうごく |
(n) eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces |
10813 |
| 東南 |
とうなん |
(n) south-east |
11233 |
| 東南 |
ひがしみなみ |
(n) south-east |
11233 |
| 王宮 |
おうきゅう |
(n) royal palace |
11328 |
| 東横線 |
とうよこせん |
Toyoko Line (between Tokyo and Yokohama) |
11328 |
| 宮内庁 |
くないちょう |
Imperial Household Agency |
11586 |
| 宮家 |
みやけ |
(n) residence or family of a prince |
11615 |
| 東岸 |
とうがん |
(n) eastern coast; east bank |
11633 |
| 東京湾 |
とうきょうわん |
Tokyo Bay; Bay of Tokyo |
11685 |
| 宮司 |
ぐうじ |
(n) (Shinto) chief priest |
12015 |
| 東都 |
とうと |
(n) the Eastern Capital; Yedo; Edo; Tokyo |
12246 |
| 子宮 |
しきゅう |
(n) womb; uterus |
12467 |
| 東照宮 |
とうしょうぐう |
(n) Toshogu Shrine |
12607 |
| 東雲 |
しののめ |
(n) daybreak; dawn |
12798 |
| 東宮 |
とうぐう |
(n) crown prince |
12994 |
| 遷宮 |
せんぐう |
(n) installation of a deity in a new shrine; transfer of a shrine |
13417 |
| 離宮 |
りきゅう |
(n) villa (imperial) |
13648 |
| 東邦 |
とうほう |
(n) Oriental country; the Orient |
14644 |
| 東海岸 |
ひがしかいがん |
(n) east coast |
14845 |
| 神宮球場 |
じんぐうきゅうじょう |
(n) Jingu Stadium |
14938 |
| 東進 |
とうしん |
(n,vs) proceeding east |
16223 |
| 斎宮 |
さいぐう |
(n) the ancient imperial princesses serving at the Ise shrine |
16265 |
| 内宮 |
ないくう |
(n) Inner Ise Shrine |
16683 |
| 内宮 |
ないぐう |
(n) Inner Ise Shrine |
16683 |
| 東風 |
こち |
(n) east wind; spring wind |
16747 |
| 東風 |
こちかぜ |
(n) east wind; spring wind |
16747 |
| 東風 |
とうふう |
(n) east wind; spring wind |
16747 |
| 東風 |
ひがしかぜ |
(n) east wind; spring wind |
16747 |
| 大神宮 |
だいじんぐう |
(n) the Grand Shrine at Ise |
17074 |
| 後宮 |
こうきゅう |
(n) inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio |
17127 |
| 外宮 |
げくう |
(n) Outer shrine of Ise |
17612 |
| 東征 |
とうせい |
(n) eastern expedition |
18243 |
| 中近東 |
ちゅうきんとう |
(n) Near and Middle East |
19235 |
| 東夷 |
あずまえびす |
(n) (in Japanese history) crude warrior from the eastern parts of the country |
20635 |
| 東夷 |
とうい |
(n) (in Japanese history) crude warrior from the eastern parts of the country |
20635 |
| 姫宮 |
ひめみや |
(n) princess |
21039 |
| 十二宮 |
じゅうにきゅう |
(n) constellations of the zodiac |
21277 |
| 皇宮警察 |
こうぐうけいさつ |
the Imperial Guards |
22259 |
| 皇宮 |
こうぐう |
(n) the Imperial Palace |
23399 |
| 近東 |
きんとう |
(n) Near East |
23635 |
| 東北大 |
とうほくだい |
(abbr) Touhoku University |
23686 |
| 宮守 |
みやもり |
(n) court or shrine guard |
23799 |
| 東工大 |
とうこうだい |
Tokyo Institute of Technology; TIT |
23966 |
| 東門 |
とうもん |
eastern gate |
24217 |
| 竜宮 |
りゅうぐう |
(n) Palace of the Dragon King |
25172 |
| 宮人 |
みやびと |
(n) (noble) courtier |
27521 |
| 東屋 |
あずまや |
(n) arbor; bower; summer house |
27703 |
| 東遷 |
とうせん |
(n,vs) moving (the capital) east |
28115 |
| 行宮 |
あんぐう |
(n) temporary lodging built to accomodate an Imperial visit |
28200 |
| 南南東 |
なんなんとう |
(n) south-southeast |
28391 |
| 東天 |
とうてん |
(n) the eastern sky |
28975 |
| お宮 |
おみや |
(n) Shinto shrine |
29316 |
| 東独 |
とうどく |
East Germany |
29519 |
| 東北東 |
とうほくとう |
(n) east-northeast; ENE |
29632 |
| 東南東 |
とうなんとう |
(n) east-southeast; ESE |
31368 |
| 東宮御所 |
とうぐうごしょ |
Crown Prince's Palace |
31527 |
| 西高東低 |
せいこうとうてい |
(n) high barometric pressure to the west, low pressure to the east |
32076 |
| 宮刑 |
きゅうけい |
(n) castration; confinement in a palace |
32216 |
| 宵宮 |
よみや |
(n) the eve of a festival |
32501 |
| 東郊 |
とうこう |
(n) eastern suburbs |
32784 |
| 東面 |
とうめん |
(n) facing the east; east face; east side; the east |
34212 |
| 東天紅 |
とうてんこう |
(n) crowning in the morning |
35357 |
| 宮参り |
みやまいり |
(n) shrine visit |
36884 |
| 東奔西走 |
とうほんせいそう |
(n,vs) busy oneself about (something); be on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest |
37130 |
| 宮仕え |
みやづかえ |
(n) court service |
37706 |
| 東歌 |
とうか |
the old Kanto-area folk songs |
38888 |
| 殯宮 |
ひんきゅう |
(n) temporary imperial mortuary |
38888 |
| 宮室 |
きゅうしつ |
(n) palace; imperial family |
39227 |
| 東漸 |
とうぜん |
(n) eastward advance |
40619 |
| 東男 |
あずまおとこ |
(n) man from East Japan |
41904 |
| 東半球 |
ひがしはんきゅう |
(n) Eastern Hemisphere |
42342 |
| 大宮人 |
おおみやびと |
(n) courtier |
42893 |
| 馬耳東風 |
ばじとうふう |
(n) utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears |
42893 |
| 仮宮 |
かりみや |
(n) temporary shrine |
43447 |
| 宮居 |
みやい |
(n) shrine; imperial palace |
43447 |
| 守宮 |
やもり |
(n) (uk) gecko; house lizard |
45436 |
| 東海道線 |
とうかいどうせん |
Tokaido Line |
46248 |
| 夜宮 |
よみや |
(n) eve of a festival vigil |
47205 |
| 東西屋 |
とうざいや |
(n) town crier |
49657 |
| 遼東の豕 |
りょうとうのいのこ |
(n) being self-complacent |
49657 |
| お宮参り |
おみやまいり |
shrine visit |
51560 |
| バチカン宮殿 |
バチカンきゅうでん |
(n) Vatican |
51560 |
| 梓宮 |
しきゅう |
(arch) Emperor's coffin (made of catalpa wood) |
51560 |
| 伊勢大神宮 |
いせだいじんぐう |
the Grand Shrines of Ise |
51560 |
| 黄道十二宮 |
こうどうじゅうにきゅう |
(n) twelve signs of the zodiac |
51560 |
| 間宮海峡 |
まみやかいきょう |
strait between Sakhalin and the east coast of Siberia |
51560 |
| 関東一円 |
かんとういちえん |
whole district of Kanto |
51560 |
| 関東弁 |
かんとうべん |
Kantou dialect |
51560 |
| 宮崎県 |
みやざきけん |
prefecture on the island of Kyuushuu |
51560 |
| 宮城県 |
みやぎけん |
prefecture in the Touhoku area |
51560 |
| 宮庭 |
きゅうてい |
the Palace; the Court |
51560 |
| 宮廷音楽 |
きゅうていおんがく |
court music |
51560 |
| 宮廷画家 |
きゅうていがか |
(n) court painter |
51560 |
| 宮田家 |
みやたけ |
the Miyata family |
51560 |
| 宮内省 |
くないしょう |
(n) (obs) the Imperial Household Department |
51560 |
| 宮様 |
みやさま |
(n) prince; princess |
51560 |
| 宮様お二所 |
みやさまおふたところ |
two Imperial princes |
51560 |
| 金牛宮 |
きんぎゅうきゅう |
(n) the Bull; Taurus |
51560 |
| 古今東西 |
ここんとうざい |
all times and places |
51560 |
| 御宮参り |
おみやまいり |
shrine visit |
51560 |
| 后宮 |
こうきゅう |
harem; imperial consort; palace |
51560 |