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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 南 |
なん |
south |
228 |
| 南 |
みなみ |
(n,vs) South; proceeding south |
228 |
| 南部 |
なんぶ |
(n) southern part |
1070 |
| 南北 |
なんぼく |
(n) south and north |
1930 |
| 南海 |
なんかい |
(n) southern sea |
2070 |
| 越える |
こえる |
(v1) to exceed; to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of) |
2486 |
| 南口 |
みなみぐち |
(n) south entrance |
2829 |
| 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 |
| 南東 |
なんとう |
(n) southeast |
3823 |
| 南東 |
みなみひがし |
(n) southeast |
3823 |
| 越後 |
えちご |
Echigo; old name for Niigata Prefecture |
3833 |
| 上越 |
じょうえつ |
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata |
4288 |
| 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 |
| 東南アジア |
とうなんアジア |
Southeast Asia |
5243 |
| 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 |
| 南米 |
なんべい |
(n) South America |
6855 |
| 南京 |
なんきん |
(n) Nanjing (city in China) |
6931 |
| 西南 |
せいなん |
(n) south-west |
7549 |
| 信越本線 |
しねつほんせん |
Shinetsu Main Line (Gunma-Nagano-Niigata Railway) |
8058 |
| 河南 |
かなん |
Henan (province south of the Yellow River) |
8891 |
| 中越 |
ちゅうごし |
over center field |
8906 |
| 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 |
| 飛び越える |
とびこえる |
(v1) to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone) |
9511 |
| 三越 |
みつこし |
Mitsukoshi (department store) |
10014 |
| 乗り越える |
のりこえる |
(v1) to climb over; to ride across; to surmount |
10223 |
| 東南 |
とうなん |
(n) south-east |
11233 |
| 東南 |
ひがしみなみ |
(n) south-east |
11233 |
| 中南米 |
ちゅうなんべい |
(n) Central and South America |
11469 |
| 卓越 |
たくえつ |
(n) excellence; superiority |
11860 |
| 南中 |
なんちゅう |
(n,vs) crossing the meridian |
12258 |
| 信越 |
しんえつ |
(n) region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata |
12401 |
| 引っ越す |
ひっこす |
(v5s) to move; to change residence |
12449 |
| 越す |
こす |
(v5s) to go over (e.g. with audience) |
12467 |
| 南北戦争 |
なんぼくせんそう |
(U.S.) Civil War |
12547 |
| 超越 |
ちょうえつ |
(n) transcendental |
12620 |
| 越冬 |
えっとう |
(n) passing the winter |
12963 |
| 越し |
ごし |
(n-suf) across; over; beyond |
13250 |
| 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 |
| 勝ち越す |
かちこす |
(v5s) to have more wins than losses; to lead (someone) by (three) matches |
14331 |
| 指南 |
しなん |
(n,vs) instruction; teaching; pointing south |
15187 |
| 南緯 |
なんい |
(n) southern latitude |
15460 |
| 優越 |
ゆうえつ |
(n,vs) supremacy; predominance; being superior to |
15627 |
| 南山 |
なんざん |
(n) southern mountain |
16133 |
| 越境 |
えっきょう |
(n) border transgression |
16195 |
| 南光 |
なんこう |
southern lights |
16857 |
| 引越し |
ひっこし |
(io) (n) moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence |
16953 |
| 南半球 |
みなみはんきゅう |
(n) southern hemisphere |
17023 |
| 年越し |
としこし |
(n) New Year's Eve; end of year |
17176 |
| 勝ち越し |
かちこし |
(n) more wins than losses (sport) |
17484 |
| 見越す |
みこす |
(v5s) to anticipate; to foresee |
17756 |
| 南極大陸 |
なんきょくたいりく |
Antarctica |
17858 |
| 引越 |
ひっこし |
(io) (n) moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence |
19629 |
| 南都 |
なんと |
(n) southern capital (Nara) |
19756 |
| 南天 |
なんてん |
(n) the southern sky |
20128 |
| 追い越す |
おいこす |
(v5s) to pass (e.g. car); to outdistance; to outstrip |
20200 |
| 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 |
| 飛越 |
ひえつ |
(n,vs) jumping over (a hurdle); clearing (a fence); hurdling |
22165 |
| 持ち越す |
もちこす |
(v5s) to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer |
23295 |
| 華南 |
かなん |
South China |
24291 |
| 引っ越し |
ひっこし |
(n) moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence |
25172 |
| 追い越し |
おいこし |
(n) passing |
25554 |
| 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 |
| 乗り越す |
のりこす |
(v5s) to ride past; to pass; to outdistance |
25767 |
| 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 |
| 飛び越す |
とびこす |
(v5s) to leap over |
27241 |
| 南限 |
なんげん |
(n) southern limit |
27330 |
| 繰越 |
くりこし |
(n) balance brought forward; a transferred amount (of money) |
27433 |
| 山越え |
やまごえ |
(n) crossing a mountain |
27617 |
| 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 |
| 南仏 |
なんふつ |
Southern France |
27901 |
| 引越す |
ひきこす |
(v5s) to move (house); to change quarters |
28300 |
| 通り越す |
とおりこす |
(v5s) to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond |
28300 |
| 南南東 |
なんなんとう |
(n) south-southeast |
28391 |
| 南南西 |
なんなんせい |
(n) south-southwest |
28681 |
| 南郊 |
なんこう |
(n) southern suburbs |
29632 |
| 越年 |
えつねん |
(n,vs) ring out the old year; hibernation |
30195 |
| 南氷洋 |
なんひょうよう |
(n) Antarctic Ocean |
30195 |
| 南氷洋 |
なんぴょうよう |
(n) Antarctic Ocean |
30195 |
| 東南東 |
とうなんとう |
(n) east-southeast; ESE |
31368 |
| 越中褌 |
えっちゅうふんどし |
(n) string loincloth or G-string |
33282 |
| 南無妙法蓮華経 |
なむみょうほうれんげきょう |
(n) Glory to the Sutra; Hail Lotus Sutra |
33282 |
| 南半 |
なんはん |
southern half |
33462 |
| お越し |
おこし |
(exp) honorific used for coming to or leaving one's place |
34034 |
| 南瓜 |
かぼちゃ |
(n) (Japanese) squash; pumpkin |
34034 |
| 南瓜 |
なんか |
(ok) (gikun) (n) (Japanese) squash; pumpkin |
34034 |
| 南回帰線 |
みなみかいきせん |
(n) Tropic of Capricorn |
34761 |
| 南京錠 |
なんきんじょう |
(n) padlock; hasp |
35778 |
| 僭越 |
せんえつ |
(adj-na,n) audacity; forwardness |
35778 |
| 繰り越す |
くりこす |
(v5s) to carry forward (i.e. on a balance sheet); to transfer |
36396 |
| 越権 |
えっけん |
(adj-no,n) going beyond authority; unauthorized |
38001 |
| 南京玉 |
なんきんだま |
(n) glass beads |
38888 |
| 越訴 |
えっそ |
(n) appeal made directly to a senior official without going through formalities |
39227 |
| 繰り越し |
くりこし |
(n) balance brought forward; a transferred amount (of money) |
39227 |
| 南京虫 |
なんきんむし |
(n) bedbug |
39227 |
| 指南車 |
しなんしゃ |
(n) ancient Chinese vehicle with a compass whose needle always pointed south |
39571 |
| 呉越同舟 |
ごえつどうしゅう |
(n) bitter enemies (placed by fate) in the same boat |
39920 |
| 宵越し |
よいごし |
(n) (kept) overnight |
40263 |
| 踏み越える |
ふみこえる |
(v1) to step over or across; to overcome |
40619 |
| 川越し |
かわごし |
(n) crossing a river |
41444 |
| 南船北馬 |
なんせんほくば |
(n) constant travelling; being on the move; restless wandering |
41444 |
| 激越 |
げきえつ |
(adj-na,n) violent; vehement |
41904 |
| 南京豆 |
なんきんまめ |
(n) peanut |
41904 |
| 寄越す |
よこす |
(v5s) (1) to send; to forward; (2) to hand over (e.g. money) |
42342 |
| 取り越し苦労 |
とりこしぐろう |
(n) overanxiety |
45436 |
| 越度 |
おちど |
(n) error |
46248 |
| 山越し |
やまごし |
(n) wind blowing down, coming over a mountain |
46248 |
| 指南番 |
しなんばん |
(n) instructor |
46248 |
| 石南花 |
しゃくなげ |
(n) rhododendron |
46248 |
| 正南 |
せいなん |
due south |
47205 |
| 南京袋 |
なんきんぶくろ |
(n) gunny sack |
47205 |
| 垣根越し |
かきねごし |
(n) conducting (a conversation) or doing over a fence |
49657 |
| 差し越す |
さしこす |
(v5s) to go out of turn; to send |
49657 |
| 乗越す |
のりこす |
(v5s) to ride past; to pass; to outdistance |
49657 |
| 罷り越す |
まかりこす |
(v5s) to visit; to call on |
49657 |
| 引き越す |
ひきこす |
(v5s) to move (house); to change quarters |
51560 |
| 引っ越 |
ひっこ |
(io) moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence |
51560 |
| 引っ越し先 |
ひっこしさき |
(n) destination of a move |
51560 |
| 越境入学 |
えっきょうにゅうがく |
(vs) gaining admission into a school in a school district other than one's own |
51560 |
| 越権行為 |
えっけんこうい |
act of arrogation |
51560 |
| 越天楽 |
えてんらく |
Etenraku (Japanese court music composition) |
51560 |
| 越冬資金 |
えっとうしきん |
winter bonus |
51560 |
| 越冬隊 |
えっとうたい |
(n) wintering party (team) |
51560 |
| 越南 |
えつなん |
Vietnam |
51560 |
| 越南 |
べとなむ |
Vietnam |
51560 |
| 越年生植物 |
えつねんせいしょくぶつ |
(n) biennial plant |
51560 |
| 越年草本 |
えつねんそうほん |
biennial herb |
51560 |
| 夏越し |
なつごし |
keeping over the summer |
51560 |
| 過越しの祭 |
すぎこしのまつり |
(n) Passover |
51560 |
| 垣根越しに見る |
かきねごしにみる |
(exp) to look over the fence |
51560 |
| 漢越音 |
かんえつおん |
Vietnamese reading (of Chinese characters) |
51560 |
| 繰り越し金 |
くりこしきん |
(n) balance carried forward |
51560 |
| 月越し |
つきごし |
(n) left (unpaid) from previous month |
51560 |