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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 |
| 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 |
| 積極 |
せっきょく |
(n) positive; progressive |
2072 |
| 東宝 |
とうほう |
Toho (Japanese film studio) |
2167 |
| 極めて |
きわめて |
(adv) exceedingly; extremely |
2319 |
| 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 |
| 極 |
きょく |
(n) (1) pole; (2) climax; extreme; extremity; culmination; height; zenith; nadir |
3358 |
| 極 |
ごく |
(adv,n) quite; very |
3358 |
| 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 |
| 東大 |
とうだい |
(abbr) Tokyo University |
3932 |
| 極端 |
きょくたん |
(adj-na,n) extreme; extremity |
4403 |
| 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 |
| 東アジア |
ひがしアジア |
East Asia |
5476 |
| 中東 |
ちゅうとう |
(n) Middle East |
5776 |
| 究極 |
きゅうきょく |
(adj-no,n) ultimate; final; eventual |
6157 |
| 南極 |
なんきょく |
(n) south pole; Antarctic |
6275 |
| 東亜 |
とうあ |
(n) East Asia; the Orient |
6600 |
| 極める |
きわめる |
(v1) (1) to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; (2) to investigate thoroughly; to master |
7067 |
| 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 |
| 極限 |
きょくげん |
(n) utmost limits; limit |
8803 |
| 東欧 |
とうおう |
Eastern Europe |
8917 |
| 東大寺 |
とうだいじ |
Todaiji Temple |
9001 |
| 以東 |
いとう |
(n) east of; and eastward |
9079 |
| 極度 |
きょくど |
(adj-na,n) maximum; extreme; utmost; curvature |
9429 |
| 消極 |
しょうきょく |
(n) negative; conservative |
9466 |
| 北極 |
ほっきょく |
(n) North Pole |
9905 |
| 関東大震災 |
かんとうだいしんさい |
(n) Great Kanto earthquake of 1923 |
10268 |
| 極道 |
ごくどう |
(adj-na,n) profligate |
10344 |
| 東端 |
とうたん |
(n) east end; eastern tip |
10449 |
| 電極 |
でんきょく |
(n) electrode |
10590 |
| 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 |
| 東横線 |
とうよこせん |
Toyoko Line (between Tokyo and Yokohama) |
11328 |
| 極力 |
きょくりょく |
(adv) to the utmost; to the best of one's ability |
11429 |
| 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 |
| 極楽 |
ごくらく |
(n) paradise |
11720 |
| 極秘 |
ごくひ |
(adj-na,n) absolute secrecy |
12165 |
| 東都 |
とうと |
(n) the Eastern Capital; Yedo; Edo; Tokyo |
12246 |
| 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 |
| 極上 |
ごくじょう |
(adj-na,n) first-rate; finest quality; the best |
14111 |
| 極性 |
きょくせい |
(n) polarity |
14476 |
| 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 |
| 東進 |
とうしん |
(n,vs) proceeding east |
16223 |
| 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 |
| 極悪 |
ごくあく |
(adj-na,n) heinous |
17530 |
| 南極大陸 |
なんきょくたいりく |
Antarctica |
17858 |
| 極小 |
きょくしょう |
(adj-na,n) infinitesimal |
18155 |
| 東征 |
とうせい |
(n) eastern expedition |
18243 |
| 見極める |
みきわめる |
(v1) to see through; to probe; to make sure of |
18406 |
| 太極拳 |
たいきょくけん |
(n) (MA) grand ultimate fist; Tai Chi Chuan |
18955 |
| 対極 |
たいきょく |
(n) (1) antipodes; (2) other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis |
18955 |
| 極大 |
きょくだい |
(adj-na,n) maximum |
19235 |
| 中近東 |
ちゅうきんとう |
(n) Near and Middle East |
19235 |
| 分極 |
ぶんきょく |
(n) polarization (light, radio waves) |
19375 |
| 極点 |
きょくてん |
(n) pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point) |
19885 |
| 極地 |
きょくち |
(n) farthest land; polar regions |
20473 |
| 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 |
| 陰極 |
いんきょく |
(n) cathode |
21446 |
| 北極圏 |
ほっきょくけん |
Arctic Circle |
21576 |
| 極右 |
きょくう |
(n) extreme right |
21889 |
| 極意 |
ごくい |
(n) essential point; main point |
22385 |
| 北極星 |
ほっきょくせい |
(n) Polaris; north star |
22493 |
| 近東 |
きんとう |
(n) Near East |
23635 |
| 東北大 |
とうほくだい |
(abbr) Touhoku University |
23686 |
| 極まりない |
きわまりない |
(adj) extremely; in the extreme; boundless |
23799 |
| 東工大 |
とうこうだい |
Tokyo Institute of Technology; TIT |
23966 |
| 極寒 |
ごっかん |
(n) intense cold; mid-winter |
24080 |
| 東門 |
とうもん |
eastern gate |
24217 |
| 陽極 |
ようきょく |
(n) anode |
24363 |
| 極まる |
きわまる |
(v5r) to terminate; to reach an extreme; to be in a dilemma; to be at an end |
24848 |
| 極貧 |
ごくひん |
(n) destitution |
24915 |
| 極左 |
きょくさ |
(n) extreme left; ultraleft |
25491 |
| 大極殿 |
だいごくでん |
(n) Council Hall in the Imperial Palace |
25767 |
| 極楽浄土 |
ごくらくじょうど |
(n) paradise |
26398 |
| 感極まる |
かんきわまる |
(v5r) to be overcome with emotion |
26817 |
| 極み |
きわみ |
(n) height; acme; extremity |
27617 |
| 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 |
| 南南東 |
なんなんとう |
(n) south-southeast |
28391 |
| 極北 |
きょくほく |
(n) extreme north; north pole |
28567 |
| 両極 |
りょうきょく |
(n) both extremities; north and south poles; positive and negative poles |
28567 |
| 至極 |
しごく |
(adj-na,adv,n) very; extremely; exceedingly |
28975 |
| 東天 |
とうてん |
(n) the eastern sky |
28975 |
| 極太 |
ごくぶと |
(n) thick heavy thread |
29086 |
| 磁極 |
じきょく |
(n) NS magnetic pole |
29190 |
| 極座標 |
きょくざひょう |
(n) polar coordinates |
29316 |
| 東独 |
とうどく |
East Germany |
29519 |
| 東北東 |
とうほくとう |
(n) east-northeast; ENE |
29632 |
| 極彩色 |
ごくさいしき |
(n) richly colored |
29962 |
| 極刑 |
きょっけい |
(n) capital punishment; extreme penalty |
30688 |
| 極論 |
きょくろん |
(n) extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument |
30832 |
| 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 |
| 極光 |
きょくこう |
(n) northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis |
31648 |
| 極光 |
きょっこう |
(n) northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis |
31648 |
| 見極め |
みきわめ |
(n) ascertainment |
31648 |
| 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 |
| 陰極線 |
いんきょくせん |
(n) cathode rays |
32216 |
| 極細 |
ごくぼそ |
superfine |
32216 |
| 東郊 |
とうこう |
(n) eastern suburbs |
32784 |
| 極致 |
きょくち |
(n) culmination; perfection |
33462 |
| 東面 |
とうめん |
(n) facing the east; east face; east side; the east |
34212 |
| 両極端 |
りょうきょくたん |
(n) both extremes |
35139 |
| 登極 |
とうきょく |
(n) (Imperial) accession |
35357 |
| 東天紅 |
とうてんこう |
(n) crowning in the morning |
35357 |
| 極楽往生 |
ごくらくおうじょう |
(n) rebirth in paradise; peaceful death |
36396 |
| 陰極線管 |
いんきょくせんかん |
(n) cathode-ray tube; CRT |
36620 |
| 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 |
| 月極め |
つきぎめ |
(adj-na,n) monthly |
38280 |
| 極楽鳥 |
ごくらくちょう |
(n) bird of paradise |
38888 |
| 極洋 |
きょくよう |
(n) polar seas |
38888 |
| 終極 |
しゅうきょく |
(adj-no,n) ultimate; final |
38888 |
| 東歌 |
とうか |
the old Kanto-area folk songs |
38888 |
| 多極化 |
たきょくか |
(n) multipolarization |
39571 |
| 極微 |
きょくび |
(adj-na,n) microscopic; infinitesimal |
39920 |
| 東漸 |
とうぜん |
(n) eastward advance |
40619 |
| 極冠 |
きょっかん |
(n) polar cap |
41904 |
| 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 |
| 窮極 |
きゅうきょく |
(adj-no,n) ultimate; extreme |
42893 |