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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 書く |
かく |
(v5k) to write |
463 |
| 歌 |
うた |
(n) song; poetry |
487 |
| 歌手 |
かしゅ |
(n) singer |
767 |
| 歌う |
うたう |
(v5u) to sing |
1402 |
| 主題歌 |
しゅだいか |
(n) theme song |
1539 |
| 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 |
| 歌詞 |
かし |
(n) song lyrics; words of a song |
2406 |
| 書房 |
しょぼう |
(n) library; bookstore |
2599 |
| 聖書 |
せいしょ |
(n) Bible; scriptures |
2790 |
| 書店 |
しょてん |
(n) bookshop |
3516 |
| 歌謡 |
かよう |
(n) song; ballad |
3562 |
| 歌合戦 |
うたがっせん |
(n) singing matches |
4515 |
| 図書 |
としょ |
(n) books |
4802 |
| 新書 |
しんしょ |
(n) new book; 17 x 11 cm paperbook book |
4823 |
| 歌劇 |
かげき |
(n) opera |
4862 |
| 秘書 |
ひしょ |
(n) (private) secretary |
4943 |
| 歌舞伎 |
かぶき |
(n) kabuki; Japanese classical drama |
5032 |
| 教科書 |
きょうかしょ |
(n) text book |
5225 |
| 歌人 |
かじん |
(n) (Japanese) poet |
5312 |
| 書記 |
しょき |
(n) clerk; secretary |
5342 |
| 国歌 |
こっか |
(n) national anthem |
5523 |
| 校歌 |
こうか |
(n) school song |
5639 |
| 書き込み |
かきこみ |
(n,vs) writing; entry (e.g. form) |
5711 |
| 歌唱 |
かしょう |
(n) song; singing |
5965 |
| 演歌 |
えんか |
(n) enka; modern Japanese ballad |
5990 |
| 書き込む |
かきこむ |
(v5m) to fill in (writing) |
6484 |
| 書物 |
しょもつ |
(n) books |
6616 |
| 歌曲 |
かきょく |
(n) melody; tune; song |
6710 |
| 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 |
| 白書 |
はくしょ |
(n) white paper |
7397 |
| 書簡 |
しょかん |
(n) letter; note; epistle |
7625 |
| 和歌 |
わか |
(n) 31 syllable poem |
7888 |
| 書き換える |
かきかえる |
(v1) to rewrite; to renew; to transfer |
7935 |
| 読書 |
どくしょ |
(n) reading |
8095 |
| 書道 |
しょどう |
(n) calligraphy |
8348 |
| 書き下ろす |
かきおろす |
(v5s) to write a play, book, filmscript, etc. |
9001 |
| 聖歌 |
せいか |
(n) hymn; chant; sacred song |
9438 |
| 歌声 |
うたごえ |
(n) singing voice |
10628 |
| 唱歌 |
しょうか |
(n) singing; songs |
10628 |
| 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 |
| 公文書 |
こうぶんしょ |
(n) official document; archives |
11461 |
| 短歌 |
たんか |
(n) tanka; 31-syllable Japanese poem |
11832 |
| 歌集 |
かしゅう |
(n) anthology; book of poetry |
11951 |
| 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 |
| 替え歌 |
かえうた |
(n) parody (of a song) |
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 |
| 司書 |
ししょ |
(n) librarian |
12679 |
| 本書 |
ほんしょ |
(n) text; script; this book |
12711 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 賛歌 |
さんか |
(n) praise; admiration |
14446 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 讃歌 |
さんか |
(n) song of praise; eulogy; paean |
15627 |
| 遺書 |
いしょ |
(n) posthumous writings |
15823 |
| 連歌 |
れんが |
(n) early Japanese poetry form; poetic dialogue |
15823 |
| 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 |
| 歌姫 |
うたひめ |
(n) songstress |
16160 |
| 寮歌 |
りょうか |
(n) dormitory song |
16683 |
| 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 |
| 軍歌 |
ぐんか |
(n) war song |
17389 |
| 詔書 |
しょうしょ |
(n) imperial edict; decree |
17421 |
| 書評 |
しょひょう |
(n,vs) book review |
17505 |
| 挽歌 |
ばんか |
(n) elegy; funeral song |
18052 |
| 書法 |
しょほう |
(n) penmanship; calligraphy |
18077 |
| 恋歌 |
こいうた |
(n) love song; love poem |
18077 |
| 恋歌 |
こいか |
(n) love song; love poem |
18077 |
| 恋歌 |
れんか |
(n) love song; love poem |
18077 |
| 書名 |
しょめい |
(n) pen name |
18205 |
| 歌仙 |
かせん |
(n) great poet |
18621 |
| 歌碑 |
かひ |
(n) tanka inscription |
18644 |
| 横書き |
よこがき |
(n) writing horizontally |
18815 |
| 哀歌 |
あいか |
(n) lament (song); elegy; dirge; sad song |
19269 |
| 全書 |
ぜんしょ |
(n) complete book; complete set |
19375 |
| 詩歌 |
しいか |
(n) Japanese (& Chinese) poetry |
19476 |
| 詩歌 |
しか |
(n) Japanese (& Chinese) poetry |
19476 |
| 投書 |
とうしょ |
(n) letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution |
20278 |
| 調書 |
ちょうしょ |
(n) protocol; preliminary memo |
20325 |
| 書き残す |
かきのこす |
(v5s) to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out |
20404 |
| 歌合 |
うたあわせ |
(n) poetry contest |
20473 |
| 経書 |
けいしょ |
(n) classic Confucian writings |
20749 |
| 正書法 |
せいしょほう |
(n) correct orthography |
20782 |
| 和書 |
わしょ |
(n) (Japanese) book bound in Japanese style |
20819 |
| 書斎 |
しょさい |
(n) study |
21230 |
| 牧歌 |
ぼっか |
(n) pastoral song or poem; a pastoral |
21277 |
| 上書き |
うわがき |
(n) address; superscription |
21397 |
| 書林 |
しょりん |
(n) vast stock of books; bookstore |
21446 |
| 地歌 |
じうた |
(n) a (style of) folk song |
21615 |
| 歌い上げる |
うたいあげる |
(v1) to sing at the top of one's voice; to express one's feelings fully in a poem |
21649 |
| 楷書 |
かいしょ |
(n) printed style writing |
21792 |
| 信書 |
しんしょ |
(n) letter; personal correspondence |
21972 |
| 四書 |
ししょ |
(n) the four Chinese classics |
22165 |
| 洋書 |
ようしょ |
(n) Western books |
22305 |
| 書庫 |
しょこ |
(n) archive (file) |
22341 |
| 勅書 |
ちょくしょ |
(n) imperial rescript |
22341 |
| 原書 |
げんしょ |
(n) original document |
22687 |
| 筋書き |
すじがき |
(n) synopsis; outline; plot |
22890 |
| 書き記す |
かきしるす |
(v5s) to write down; to record; to register |
22890 |
| 百科全書 |
ひゃっかぜんしょ |
(n) encyclopedia |
22890 |
| 国書 |
こくしょ |
(n) credentials; sovereign message |
23399 |
| 書き表す |
かきあらわす |
(v5s) to write out; to express; to publish |
23460 |
| 裏書 |
うらがき |
(n) endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll |
23686 |
| 能書 |
のうしょ |
(n) excellent calligraphy; calligraphy |
23854 |
| 書き手 |
かきて |
(n) writer; calligrapher |
24551 |
| 大書 |
たいしょ |
(n,vs) writing in large letters |
24627 |
| 書画 |
しょが |
(n) paintings and writings (of calligraphy) |
24699 |
| 歌舞 |
かぶ |
(n) singing and dancing |
24777 |
| 狂歌 |
きょうか |
(n) comic (satirical) tanka |
24777 |
| 謳歌 |
おうか |
(n) glorification; eulogy; song of praise |
24915 |
| 書生 |
しょせい |
(n) student; houseboy |
25224 |
| 篆書 |
てんしょ |
(n) characters used on seals |
25423 |
| 歌壇 |
かだん |
(n) poetry circles |
25491 |
| 歌い手 |
うたいて |
(n) singer |
25630 |
| 隷書 |
れいしょ |
(n) ancient square style of kanji |
25767 |
| 墨書 |
ぼくしょ |
(n) writing in India ink |
25849 |
| 禁書 |
きんしょ |
(n) prohibited book or literature |
25918 |
| 凱歌 |
がいか |
(n) victory song; victory |
26080 |
| 教書 |
きょうしょ |
(n) (presidential) message |
26080 |
| 伝書鳩 |
でんしょばと |
(n) carrier pigeon; homing pigeon |
26080 |