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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 |
| 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 |
| 北部 |
ほくぶ |
(n) north; northern part |
1439 |
| 河川 |
かせん |
(n) rivers |
1480 |
| 銀河 |
ぎんが |
(n) Milky Way; galaxy |
1883 |
| 南北 |
なんぼく |
(n) south and north |
1930 |
| 河 |
かわ |
(n) river; stream |
2368 |
| 北口 |
きたぐち |
(n) north entrance |
2762 |
| 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 |
| 河内 |
ハノイ |
Hanoi |
3268 |
| 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 |
| 北京 |
ぺきん |
Beijing (China) |
3509 |
| 北米 |
ほくべい |
North America |
3836 |
| 北方 |
ほっぽう |
(n) northern (district); northward |
4114 |
| 北緯 |
ほくい |
(n) north latitude |
4616 |
| 北上 |
ほくじょう |
(n) going north |
4933 |
| 河口 |
かこう |
(n) mouth of river; estuary |
5125 |
| 河口 |
かわぐち |
(n) mouth of river; estuary |
5125 |
| 古河 |
ふるかわ |
(n) old river |
5624 |
| 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 |
| 運河 |
うんが |
(n) canal; waterway |
6250 |
| 以北 |
いほく |
(n,n-suf) north of; and northward |
6928 |
| 北山 |
きたやま |
(n) northern hill |
8133 |
| 河原 |
かわはら |
(n) dry river bed; river beach |
8262 |
| 河原 |
かわら |
(n) dry river bed; river beach |
8262 |
| 河北 |
かほく |
north of the (Yellow) river |
8442 |
| 河南 |
かなん |
Henan (province south of the Yellow River) |
8891 |
| 北海 |
ほっかい |
(n) northern sea; North Sea |
9811 |
| 北極 |
ほっきょく |
(n) North Pole |
9905 |
| 北朝 |
ほくちょう |
(n) Northern Dynasty |
10571 |
| 銀河系 |
ぎんがけい |
(n) (the) Galaxy |
10743 |
| 大河 |
おおかわ |
(n) river; stream |
10904 |
| 大河 |
たいが |
(n) river; stream |
10904 |
| 北端 |
ほくたん |
(n) northern extremity |
11093 |
| 河童 |
かっぱ |
(n) water demon; excellent swimmer |
11406 |
| 北アイルランド |
きたアイルランド |
Northern Ireland |
11450 |
| 氷河 |
ひょうが |
(n) glacier |
11515 |
| 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 |
| 河岸 |
かがん |
(n) fish market; riverside; river bank |
13193 |
| 河岸 |
かし |
(n) fish market; riverside; river bank |
13193 |
| 河岸 |
かわぎし |
(n) fish market; riverside; river bank |
13193 |
| 北岸 |
ほくがん |
(n) north coast; north bank |
13648 |
| 河川敷 |
かせんしき |
(n) (dry) riverbed |
14379 |
| 河川敷 |
かせんじき |
(n) (dry) riverbed |
14379 |
| 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 |
| 北大 |
ほくだい |
(abbr) Hokkaido University |
15041 |
| 河畔 |
かはん |
(n) riverside |
15199 |
| 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 |
| 黄河 |
こうが |
Yellow river (in China) |
15972 |
| 北国 |
きたぐに |
(n) northern provinces; northern countries |
15972 |
| 北国 |
ほっこく |
(n) northern provinces; northern countries |
15972 |
| 最北端 |
さいほくたん |
(n) northernmost tip (of country) |
17325 |
| 氷河期 |
ひょうがき |
(n) glacial period |
17564 |
| 北洋 |
ほくよう |
(n) northern waters |
18441 |
| 山河 |
さんが |
(n) mountains and rivers; natural surroundings |
18621 |
| 北辰 |
ほくしん |
(n) North-Star |
18762 |
| 渡河 |
とか |
(n) river crossing |
18793 |
| 北限 |
ほくげん |
(n) northern limit |
19534 |
| 北進 |
ほくしん |
(n,vs) proceeding north |
20712 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 河水 |
かすい |
(n) river water; stream |
24627 |
| 北門 |
きたもん |
(n) north gate |
26080 |
| 河港 |
かこう |
(n) river port |
27330 |
| 河豚 |
ふぐ |
(n) puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish |
27330 |
| 北辺 |
ほくへん |
(n) northern extremity |
28200 |
| 横河電機 |
よこがわでんき |
Yokogawa Electric |
28300 |
| 極北 |
きょくほく |
(n) extreme north; north pole |
28567 |
| 魚河岸 |
うおがし |
(n) riverside fish market |
29410 |
| 河床 |
かしょう |
(n) riverbed |
29519 |
| 東北東 |
とうほくとう |
(n) east-northeast; ENE |
29632 |
| 西北西 |
せいほくせい |
(n) west-northwest |
30552 |
| 北回帰線 |
きたかいきせん |
(n) Tropic of Cancer |
30552 |
| 北郊 |
ほっこう |
(n) northern suburbs |
30969 |
| 北の方 |
きたのかた |
(n) nobleman's true wife; facing the north |
31368 |
| 北光 |
ほっこう |
northern lights |
31648 |
| 北半 |
ほくはん |
northern half |
32216 |
| 北嶺 |
ほくれい |
northern mountain; Mt. Hiei |
33462 |
| 賽の河原 |
さいのかわら |
(n) The Children`s Limbo |
33830 |
| 河原者 |
かわらもの |
(n) unflattering term for actors |
37405 |
| 河鹿 |
かじか |
(n) singing frog |
38888 |
| 北枕 |
きたまくら |
(n) turning the head to the north in sleeping |
39227 |
| 河清 |
かせい |
(n) clearing of the river water |
40263 |
| 河馬 |
かば |
(n) hippopotamus |
40619 |
| 江河 |
こうが |
(n) Yangtze and Yellow rivers; large river |
41039 |
| 南船北馬 |
なんせんほくば |
(n) constant travelling; being on the move; restless wandering |
41444 |
| 北境 |
ほっきょう |
northern boundary |
44709 |
| 天の河 |
あまのかわ |
(n) Milky Way |
45436 |
| 天の河 |
あまのがわ |
(n) Milky Way |
45436 |
| 北極熊 |
ほっきょくぐま |
(n) polar bear |
45436 |
| 河船 |
かせん |
(n) river boat |
46248 |
| 白河夜船 |
しらかわよふね |
(n) be fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one) |
48294 |
| お河童 |
おかっぱ |
(n) (uk) bobbed hair |
51560 |
| アンドロメダ銀河 |
アンドロメダぎんが |
(n) Andromeda galaxy |
51560 |
| コンパクト銀河 |
コンパクトぎんが |
(n) compact galaxy |
51560 |
| スエズ運河 |
スエズうんが |
(n) Suez Canal |
51560 |
| セイファート銀河 |
セイファートぎんが |
(n) Seyfert galaxy |
51560 |
| 応急渡河 |
おうきゅうとか |
hasty crossing |
51560 |
| 河の源 |
かわのみなもと |
fountainhead |
51560 |
| 河烏 |
かわがらす |
pale Pallas' dipper |
51560 |
| 河海豚 |
かわいるか |
(n) river dolphin |
51560 |
| 河漢 |
かかん |
(n) Milky Way |
51560 |
| 河岸段丘 |
かがんだんきゅう |
river terrace |
51560 |
| 河系 |
かけい |
(n) river system |
51560 |
| 河原乞食 |
かわらこじき |
unflattering term for actors |
51560 |
| 河原鳩 |
かわらばと |
(n) pigeon |
51560 |
| 河原鶸 |
かわらひわ |
(n) Oriental greenfinch |
51560 |
| 河口港 |
かこうこう |
(n) port at the mouth of a river |
51560 |
| 河跡湖 |
かせきこ |
(n) crescentic lake; oxbow lake; billabong |
51560 |
| 河川工学 |
かせんこうがく |
(n) river engineering |
51560 |
| 河川工事 |
かせんこうじ |
riparian works |
51560 |
| 河猪 |
かわいのしし |
(n) bush pig |
51560 |
| 河底 |
かてい |
(n) river bed |
51560 |
| 河底 |
かわぞこ |
(n) river bed |
51560 |
| 河童の川流れ |
かっぱのかわながれ |
(n) Even Homer sometimes nods |
51560 |
| 河童の屁 |
かっぱのへ |
a cinch |
51560 |
| 河童も川流れ |
かっぱもかわながれ |
(exp) anyone can make a mistake |
51560 |
| 河童巻 |
かっぱまき |
(n) cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed) |
51560 |
| 河童巻き |
かっぱまき |
(n) cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed) |
51560 |
| 河鱒 |
かわます |
(n) brook trout |
51560 |
| 河流 |
かりゅう |
(n) stream |
51560 |
| 決河 |
けっか |
(n) river breaking through (its dikes) |
51560 |
| 虎河豚 |
とらふぐ |
(n) tiger globefish |
51560 |
| 御河童 |
おかっぱ |
(n) (uk) bobbed hair |
51560 |
| 恒河沙 |
こうがしゃ |
(n) 10^52; endless amount (transliteration of the Sanskrit Ganga (Ganges) river) |
51560 |
| 恒河沙 |
ごうがしゃ |
(n) 10^52; endless amount (transliteration of the Sanskrit Ganga (Ganges) river) |
51560 |
| 真北 |
まきた |
(n) due north |
51560 |
| 正北 |
せいほく |
due north |
51560 |
| 大河小説 |
たいがしょうせつ |
roman-fleuve |
51560 |
| 天河 |
てんが |
the Milky Way |
51560 |