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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 北 |
きた |
(n) North |
223 |
| 北 |
ほく |
north |
223 |
| 北海道 |
ほっかいどう |
northernmost of four main islands of Japan |
249 |
| 正 |
せい |
(n) (logical) true; regular |
621 |
| 大正 |
たいしょう |
Taisho Era (1912-1926 CE) |
803 |
| 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 |
| 正式 |
せいしき |
(adj-na,n) due form; official; formality |
1091 |
| 改正 |
かいせい |
(n,vs) revision; amendment; alteration |
1295 |
| 北部 |
ほくぶ |
(n) north; northern part |
1439 |
| 南北 |
なんぼく |
(n) south and north |
1930 |
| 修正 |
しゅうせい |
(n,vs) amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching; update |
2303 |
| 正確 |
せいかく |
(adj-na,n) accurate; punctuality; exactness; authenticity; veracity |
2409 |
| 北口 |
きたぐち |
(n) north entrance |
2762 |
| 正しい |
ただしい |
(adj) right; just; correct; righteous; honest; truthful; proper; straightforward; perfect |
2824 |
| 北陸 |
ほくりく |
(n) region west of Tokyo on Japan Sea side of Japan |
2910 |
| 北西 |
ほくせい |
(n) northwest |
3160 |
| 北朝鮮 |
きたちょうせん |
North Korea |
3332 |
| 北側 |
きたがわ |
(n) north side; north bank |
3344 |
| 北側 |
ほくそく |
(n) north side; north bank |
3344 |
| 北東 |
きたひがし |
(n) northeast |
3384 |
| 北東 |
ほくとう |
(n) northeast |
3384 |
| 敗北 |
はいぼく |
(n,vs) defeat (as a verb it means 'to be defeated') |
3396 |
| 正解 |
せいかい |
(n,vs) correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution) |
3456 |
| 北京 |
ぺきん |
Beijing (China) |
3509 |
| 正義 |
せいぎ |
(n) justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning |
3511 |
| 正体 |
しょうたい |
(n) natural shape; one's true colors; true character; consciousness; senses |
3557 |
| 正面 |
しょうめん |
(n,pref) front; frontage; facade; main |
3558 |
| 正面 |
まとも |
(adj-na,n) the front; honesty |
3558 |
| 北米 |
ほくべい |
North America |
3836 |
| 正室 |
せいしつ |
(n) room for receiving guests; legal wife; heir |
3869 |
| 北方 |
ほっぽう |
(n) northern (district); northward |
4114 |
| 正規 |
せいき |
(adj-na,adj-no,n) regular; legal; formal; established; legitimate |
4230 |
| 北緯 |
ほくい |
(n) north latitude |
4616 |
| 不正 |
ふせい |
(adj-na,n) injustice; unfairness; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity; dishonesty; illegality |
4728 |
| 正教会 |
せいきょうかい |
(n) Greek Orthodox Church |
4750 |
| 北上 |
ほくじょう |
(n) going north |
4933 |
| 正月 |
しょうがつ |
(n) New Year; New Year's Day; the first month; January |
5180 |
| 正当 |
せいとう |
(adj-na,n) just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable; reasonable; legitimate; lawful |
5378 |
| 正統 |
せいとう |
(adj-na,adj-no,n) legitimate; orthodox; traditional |
5747 |
| 台北 |
たいぺい |
Taipei |
5762 |
| 台北 |
たいほく |
Taipei |
5762 |
| 北欧 |
ほくおう |
Northern Europe; land of the Norsemen; Scandinavia |
6013 |
| 正常 |
せいじょう |
(adj-na,n) normalcy; normality; normal |
6288 |
| 公正 |
こうせい |
(adj-na,n) justice; fairness; impartiality |
6897 |
| 以北 |
いほく |
(n,n-suf) north of; and northward |
6928 |
| 訂正 |
ていせい |
(n,vs) correction; revision |
7189 |
| 正史 |
せいし |
(n) authentic history |
7611 |
| 適正 |
てきせい |
(adj-na,n) reasonable; suitable |
7891 |
| 北山 |
きたやま |
(n) northern hill |
8133 |
| 河北 |
かほく |
north of the (Yellow) river |
8442 |
| 補正 |
ほせい |
(n) correction |
8483 |
| 正宗 |
まさむね |
(n) sword blade by Masamune |
8649 |
| 正門 |
せいもん |
(n) main gate; main entrance |
8720 |
| 正則 |
せいそく |
(adj-na,adj-no,n) correct; proper; formal; regular; systematic; normal |
9572 |
| 矯正 |
きょうせい |
(n) correction; remedy |
9784 |
| 北海 |
ほっかい |
(n) northern sea; North Sea |
9811 |
| 北極 |
ほっきょく |
(n) North Pole |
9905 |
| 正直 |
しょうじき |
(adj-na,adv,n) honesty; integrity; frankness |
10493 |
| 北朝 |
ほくちょう |
(n) Northern Dynasty |
10571 |
| 正午 |
しょうご |
(n-adv,n-t) noon; mid-day |
10838 |
| 北端 |
ほくたん |
(n) northern extremity |
11093 |
| 純正 |
じゅんせい |
(adj-na,n) genuine; pure; perfect |
11140 |
| 北アイルランド |
きたアイルランド |
Northern Ireland |
11450 |
| 真正 |
しんせい |
(adj-na,n) genuine; authentic; true; pure |
11524 |
| 正反対 |
せいはんたい |
(adj-na,n) bipolar; polar; polarity; exactly opposite |
11572 |
| 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 |
| 正方形 |
せいほうけい |
(n) square |
11669 |
| 南北戦争 |
なんぼくせんそう |
(U.S.) Civil War |
12547 |
| 北大西洋 |
きたたいせいよう |
North Atlantic |
12849 |
| 西北 |
せいほく |
(n) north-west |
13098 |
| 正しく |
まさしく |
(adv) surely; no doubt; evidently |
13193 |
| 北岸 |
ほくがん |
(n) north coast; north bank |
13648 |
| 是正 |
ぜせい |
(n) correction; revision |
13730 |
| 正木 |
まさき |
(n) spindle tree |
14365 |
| 北斗星 |
ほくとせい |
(n) the Great Bear; the Great Dipper; Ursa Major |
14379 |
| 華北 |
かほく |
(n) North China |
14405 |
| 正中 |
せいちゅう |
(n) the exact middle |
15021 |
| 北大 |
ほくだい |
(abbr) Hokkaido University |
15041 |
| 北半球 |
きたはんきゅう |
(n) northern hemisphere |
15502 |
| 北方領土 |
ほっぽうりょうど |
the Northern Territories |
15609 |
| 正教 |
せいきょう |
(n) orthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church |
15714 |
| 北国 |
きたぐに |
(n) northern provinces; northern countries |
15972 |
| 北国 |
ほっこく |
(n) northern provinces; northern countries |
15972 |
| 正社員 |
せいしゃいん |
(n) regular (full-time) employee |
16460 |
| 校正 |
こうせい |
(n,vs) proofreading; correction of press |
16506 |
| 正子 |
しょうし |
(n) midnight |
16576 |
| 正犯 |
せいはん |
(n) principal offense; principal offender |
16629 |
| 正文 |
せいぶん |
(n) the official text |
16857 |
| 正装 |
せいそう |
(n) uniform; full dress |
16929 |
| 最北端 |
さいほくたん |
(n) northernmost tip (of country) |
17325 |
| 正論 |
せいろん |
(n) sound (just) argument |
17968 |
| 僧正 |
そうじょう |
(n) high Buddhist priest |
17968 |
| 北洋 |
ほくよう |
(n) northern waters |
18441 |
| 正に |
まさに |
(adv) correctly; surely |
18587 |
| 正気 |
しょうき |
(adj-na,n) true character; true heart; true spirit; sanity; consciousness; soberness |
18701 |
| 正気 |
せいき |
(adj-na,n) true character; true heart; true spirit; sanity; consciousness; soberness |
18701 |
| 北辰 |
ほくしん |
(n) North-Star |
18762 |
| 正三角形 |
せいさんかくけい |
(n) equilateral triangle; regular triangle |
19269 |
| 正三角形 |
せいさんかっけい |
(n) equilateral triangle; regular triangle |
19269 |
| 北限 |
ほくげん |
(n) northern limit |
19534 |
| 正方 |
せいほう |
(n) square |
19885 |
| 正す |
ただす |
(v5s) to correct; to adjust; to reform; to redress; to straighten; to amend |
20200 |
| 端正 |
たんせい |
(adj-na,n) handsome; noble |
20200 |
| 正妻 |
せいさい |
(n) legal wife |
20325 |
| 正会員 |
せいかいいん |
(n) regular member |
20510 |
| 北進 |
ほくしん |
(n,vs) proceeding north |
20712 |
| 大僧正 |
だいそうじょう |
(n) high priest |
20749 |
| 正書法 |
せいしょほう |
(n) correct orthography |
20782 |
| 中正 |
ちゅうせい |
(adj-na,n) impartiality; fairness |
20897 |
| 正伝 |
せいでん |
(n) authentic biography |
21039 |
| 正弦 |
せいげん |
(n) sine (trig) |
21087 |
| 正座 |
しょうざ |
(n) seat of honor |
21177 |
| 正座 |
せいざ |
(n,vs) sitting correctly (Japanese style); sitting (or squatting) straight |
21177 |
| 顕正 |
けんしょう |
(n) (Buddhism) revealing or demonstrating the truth |
21530 |
| 北極圏 |
ほっきょくけん |
Arctic Circle |
21576 |
| 北風 |
きたかぜ |
(n) north wind |
22113 |
| 北風 |
ほくふう |
(n) north wind |
22113 |
| 北極星 |
ほっきょくせい |
(n) Polaris; north star |
22493 |
| 北面 |
ほくめん |
(n) north face; north side; the north; facing north |
23088 |
| 更正 |
こうせい |
(n) correction; revision; rectification |
23235 |
| 真正面 |
ましょうめん |
(n) directly opposite; right in front |
23295 |
| 東北大 |
とうほくだい |
(abbr) Touhoku University |
23686 |
| 北斗七星 |
ほくとしちせい |
(n) the Great Bear; the Great Dipper; Ursa Major |
24154 |
| 規正 |
きせい |
(n,vs) correction |
24777 |
| 方正 |
ほうせい |
(adj-na,n) rectitude |
24777 |
| 正答 |
せいとう |
(n) correct answer |
25041 |
| 正殿 |
せいでん |
(n) main temple; state chamber |
25358 |
| 粛正 |
しゅくせい |
(n) regulation; enforcement |
25423 |
| 正真正銘 |
しょうしんしょうめい |
(n) genuine; authentic |
25554 |
| 厳正 |
げんせい |
(adj-na,n) strictness; impartiality; exactness; rigidness |
25767 |
| 正々堂々 |
せいせいどうどう |
(adj-na,n) fair and square; open and aboveboard |
25767 |
| 北門 |
きたもん |
(n) north gate |
26080 |
| 正誤 |
せいご |
(n) correction |
26157 |
| 規則正しい |
きそくただしい |
(adj) regular; systematic |
26319 |
| 正味 |
しょうみ |
(n) net (weight) |
26494 |
| 大正琴 |
たいしょうごと |
(n) Japanese harp with three to five strings |
26893 |
| 正多角形 |
せいたかくけい |
(n) regular polygon (math) |
26991 |
| 正字 |
せいじ |
(n) correct characters |
27433 |
| 正大 |
せいだい |
(adj-na,n) fairness; justice |
27703 |
| 正金 |
しょうきん |
(n) specie; bullion; cash |
27801 |
| 正本 |
しょうほん |
(n) book of registration; text of a play |
28200 |
| 正本 |
せいほん |
(n) text; original; facsimile |
28200 |
| 北辺 |
ほくへん |
(n) northern extremity |
28200 |
| 極北 |
きょくほく |
(n) extreme north; north pole |
28567 |
| 正負 |
せいふ |
(n) positive and negative; +-; plus and minus |
28866 |
| 東北東 |
とうほくとう |
(n) east-northeast; ENE |
29632 |
| 立正佼成会 |
りっしょうこうせいかい |
Nichiren-Buddhist sect (founded in 1938) |
30308 |
| 検事正 |
けんじせい |
(n) chief public prosecutor |
30433 |