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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 役 |
えき |
(n) war; campaign; battle |
217 |
| 役 |
やく |
(n,n-suf) use; service; role; position |
217 |
| 南 |
なん |
south |
228 |
| 南 |
みなみ |
(n,vs) South; proceeding south |
228 |
| 西 |
にし |
(n) west |
280 |
| 西日本 |
にしにっぽん |
western Japan |
976 |
| 西日本 |
にしにほん |
western Japan |
976 |
| 関西 |
かんさい |
Kansai (south-western half of Japan, including Osaka) |
997 |
| 南部 |
なんぶ |
(n) southern part |
1070 |
| 取締役 |
とりしまりやく |
(n) company director; board member |
1701 |
| 役割 |
やくわり |
(n) part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties |
1728 |
| 西部 |
せいぶ |
(n) the west; western part; the West |
1835 |
| 南北 |
なんぼく |
(n) south and north |
1930 |
| 現役 |
げんえき |
(n) active duty; active service |
1957 |
| 西武 |
せいぶ |
(n) Western military |
1964 |
| 南海 |
なんかい |
(n) southern sea |
2070 |
| 西口 |
にしぐち |
(n) west entrance |
2366 |
| 市役所 |
しやくしょ |
(n) municipal office; council; city hall |
2499 |
| 東西 |
とうざい |
(n) East and West; whole country; Orient and Occident; Your attention please |
2633 |
| 南口 |
みなみぐち |
(n) south entrance |
2829 |
| 西側 |
にしがわ |
(n) west side; west bank |
2882 |
| 西暦 |
せいれき |
(n) Christian Era; anno domini (A.D.) |
2999 |
| 西洋 |
せいよう |
(n) the west; Western countries |
3064 |
| 北西 |
ほくせい |
(n) northwest |
3160 |
| 役場 |
やくば |
(n) town hall |
3198 |
| 南西 |
なんせい |
(n) southwest |
3428 |
| 南西 |
みなみにし |
(n) southwest |
3428 |
| 南側 |
なんそく |
(n) south side |
3534 |
| 南側 |
みなみがわ |
(n) south side |
3534 |
| 主役 |
しゅやく |
(n) leading part; leading actor (actress) |
3706 |
| 南東 |
なんとう |
(n) southeast |
3823 |
| 南東 |
みなみひがし |
(n) southeast |
3823 |
| 南アフリカ |
みなみアフリカ |
South Africa |
4724 |
| 南朝 |
なんちょう |
(n) Southern Dynasty |
4975 |
| 南方 |
なんぽう |
(n) south; southern; southward |
5024 |
| 役員 |
やくいん |
(n) officer; official; executive; staff |
5147 |
| 役者 |
やくしゃ |
(n) actor; actress |
5220 |
| 子役 |
こやく |
(n) dramatic role for child; child actor |
5223 |
| 東南アジア |
とうなんアジア |
Southeast Asia |
5243 |
| 西方 |
さいほう |
(n) western direction |
5291 |
| 西方 |
せいほう |
(n) western direction |
5291 |
| 区役所 |
くやくしょ |
(n) ward office; council (regional) |
5315 |
| 役職 |
やくしょく |
(n) post; managerial position; official position |
5829 |
| 退役 |
たいえき |
(n,vs) retiring from military service |
6177 |
| 南極 |
なんきょく |
(n) south pole; Antarctic |
6275 |
| 以南 |
いなん |
(n,n-suf) south of; and south |
6461 |
| 西ドイツ |
にしドイツ |
West Germany |
6513 |
| 就役 |
しゅうえき |
(n,vs) placed in commission; entering servitude |
6733 |
| 大西洋 |
たいせいよう |
Atlantic Ocean |
6824 |
| 南米 |
なんべい |
(n) South America |
6855 |
| 南京 |
なんきん |
(n) Nanjing (city in China) |
6931 |
| 悪役 |
あくやく |
(n) villain; baddie; the villain's part |
7077 |
| 西欧 |
せいおう |
(n) Western Europe |
7077 |
| 懲役 |
ちょうえき |
(n) penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor |
7083 |
| 役目 |
やくめ |
(n) duty; business |
7422 |
| 代役 |
だいやく |
(n) important mission; heavy role; substitute actor; stand-in; double |
7427 |
| 西南 |
せいなん |
(n) south-west |
7549 |
| 以西 |
いせい |
(n,n-suf) west of; and westward |
7739 |
| 西遊 |
さいゆう |
(n) westward trip; trip to the West |
7897 |
| 西遊 |
せいゆう |
(n) westward trip; trip to the West |
7897 |
| 役立つ |
やくだつ |
(v5t) to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose |
7922 |
| 河南 |
かなん |
Henan (province south of the Yellow River) |
8891 |
| 役所 |
やくしょ |
(n) government office; public office |
9049 |
| 南下 |
なんか |
(n,vs) going south |
9189 |
| 南国 |
なんこく |
(n) southern countries |
9303 |
| 南国 |
なんごく |
(n) southern countries |
9303 |
| 南端 |
なんたん |
(n) southern tip |
9398 |
| 戦役 |
せんえき |
(n) war |
9422 |
| 役名 |
やくめい |
(n) official title |
9638 |
| 脇役 |
わきやく |
(n) supporting role (actor); minor role |
9769 |
| 西岸 |
せいがん |
(n) west coast; west bank |
9829 |
| 兵役 |
へいえき |
(n) military service; conscription |
10164 |
| 役柄 |
やくがら |
(n) role |
10179 |
| 役務 |
えきむ |
(n) labor; service |
10187 |
| 役に立つ |
やくにたつ |
(v5t) to be helpful; to be useful |
10197 |
| 役人 |
やくにん |
(n) government official |
10883 |
| 東南 |
とうなん |
(n) south-east |
11233 |
| 東南 |
ひがしみなみ |
(n) south-east |
11233 |
| 西海岸 |
にしかいがん |
(n) west coast |
11328 |
| 中南米 |
ちゅうなんべい |
(n) Central and South America |
11469 |
| 相談役 |
そうだんやく |
(n) counselor; adviser |
12005 |
| 南中 |
なんちゅう |
(n,vs) crossing the meridian |
12258 |
| 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 |
| 西経 |
せいけい |
(n) west longitude |
13424 |
| 一役 |
いちやく |
an office; an important office |
13439 |
| 一役 |
ひとやく |
(n) a part to play |
13439 |
| 助役 |
じょやく |
(n) assistant official |
13543 |
| 男役 |
おとこやく |
(n) male part or role |
13595 |
| 荷役 |
にえき |
(n) handling cargo; loading and unloading |
13716 |
| 荷役 |
にやく |
(n) handling cargo; loading and unloading |
13716 |
| 南洋 |
なんよう |
(n) South Seas |
13878 |
| 南風 |
なんぷう |
(n) south (southerly) wind |
14030 |
| 南風 |
みなみかぜ |
(n) south (southerly) wind |
14030 |
| 南岸 |
なんがん |
(n) south coast; south bank |
14086 |
| 南太平洋 |
みなみたいへいよう |
(n) South Pacific |
14152 |
| 南蛮 |
なんばん |
(n) southern barbarians; red pepper |
14209 |
| 配役 |
はいやく |
(n) cast (of a play) |
14243 |
| 西アフリカ |
にしアフリカ |
West Africa |
14745 |
| 服役 |
ふくえき |
(n) penal servitude; military service |
14784 |
| 指南 |
しなん |
(n,vs) instruction; teaching; pointing south |
15187 |
| 中西部 |
ちゅうせいぶ |
(n) Mid-west |
15396 |
| 南緯 |
なんい |
(n) southern latitude |
15460 |
| 使役 |
しえき |
(n,vs) employing; using; setting to work; enslavement |
15679 |
| 敵役 |
かたきやく |
(n) role of the villain; the bad guy |
15907 |
| 敵役 |
てきやく |
(n) role of the villain; the bad guy |
15907 |
| 南山 |
なんざん |
(n) southern mountain |
16133 |
| 重役 |
おもやく |
(n) heavy responsibilities; director |
16439 |
| 重役 |
じゅうやく |
(n) director; high executive |
16439 |
| 端役 |
はやく |
(n) minor role |
16546 |
| 西域 |
せいいき |
(n) western regions of China |
16658 |
| 南光 |
なんこう |
southern lights |
16857 |
| 南半球 |
みなみはんきゅう |
(n) southern hemisphere |
17023 |
| 共役 |
きょうえき |
(math) conjugation |
17058 |
| 南極大陸 |
なんきょくたいりく |
Antarctica |
17858 |
| 役回り |
やくまわり |
(n) role; part; (unpleasant) duty |
18406 |
| 役立てる |
やくだてる |
(v1) to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account |
19693 |
| 南都 |
なんと |
(n) southern capital (Nara) |
19756 |
| 西本願寺 |
にしほんがんじ |
temple in Kyoto |
19799 |
| 南天 |
なんてん |
(n) the southern sky |
20128 |
| 村役場 |
むらやくば |
(n) village office |
20278 |
| 西陣 |
にしじん |
(n) district in Kyoto |
21836 |
| 西風 |
せいふう |
(n) west wind |
21836 |
| 西風 |
にしかぜ |
(n) west wind |
21836 |
| 南進 |
なんしん |
(n,vs) proceeding south |
21889 |
| 南シナ海 |
みなみシナうみ |
South China Sea |
21972 |
| 軍役 |
ぐんえき |
(n) military service |
22840 |
| 軍役 |
ぐんやく |
(n) military service |
22840 |
| 西和 |
せいわ |
(exp) Spanish-Japanese |
23635 |
| 夫役 |
ぶえき |
(n) slave labour; compulsory service; forced labor; exacted service |
24217 |
| 夫役 |
ぶやく |
(n) slave labour; compulsory service; forced labor; exacted service |
24217 |
| 華南 |
かなん |
South China |
24291 |
| 労役 |
ろうえき |
(n) work; labor; toil |
24915 |
| 顔役 |
かおやく |
(n) influential man; boss |
25358 |
| 南面 |
なんめん |
(n,vs) (1) south face; south side; the south; facing the south; (2) ascending the throne; ruling |
25554 |
| 南画 |
なんが |
(n) Southern School (of Chinese painting) |
25705 |
| 大役 |
たいやく |
(n) important task or role or duty |
26398 |
| 南欧 |
なんおう |
(n) Southern Europe |
26398 |
| 南十字星 |
みなみじゅうじせい |
(n) Southern Cross |
26893 |
| 南限 |
なんげん |
(n) southern limit |
27330 |
| 雑役 |
ざつえき |
(n) chore; odd job |
27521 |
| 南無 |
なむ |
(conj,int) amen; hail (Buddhist prayers) |
27801 |
| 南無阿弥陀仏 |
なむあみだぶつ |
(n) I sincerely believe in Amitabha; Lord have mercy on me |
27801 |
| 西向き |
にしむき |
(n) facing west |
27901 |
| 南仏 |
なんふつ |
Southern France |
27901 |
| 偏西風 |
へんせいふう |
(n) westerlies |
28008 |
| 南南東 |
なんなんとう |
(n) south-southeast |
28391 |
| 同役 |
どうやく |
(n) colleague |
28681 |
| 南南西 |
なんなんせい |
(n) south-southwest |
28681 |