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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 近年 |
きんねん |
(n-adv,n-t) recent years |
908 |
| 近い |
ちかい |
(adj,suf) near; close by; short |
980 |
| 近鉄 |
きんてつ |
(abbr) Kinki Nippon Tetsudou (railway co.) |
1020 |
| 付近 |
ふきん |
(n,n-suf) neighbourhood; vicinity; environs |
1021 |
| 最近 |
さいきん |
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) latest; most recent; nowadays |
1127 |
| 古代 |
こだい |
(adj-na,n-adv,n-t) ancient times |
1152 |
| 近く |
ちかく |
(n-adv,n) near; neighbourhood; vicinity |
1343 |
| 近代 |
きんだい |
(n) present day |
1385 |
| 古 |
いにしえ |
(n) antiquity; ancient times |
1849 |
| 古 |
こ |
old |
1849 |
| 古 |
ふる |
(n) used; secondhand |
1849 |
| 近畿 |
きんき |
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara) |
1896 |
| 古い |
ふるい |
(adj) old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article |
2001 |
| 古典 |
こてん |
(n) old book; classics; classic |
2418 |
| 古く |
ふるく |
(adv,n) anciently; formerly |
2476 |
| 古墳 |
こふん |
(n) ancient (mound) tomb |
2959 |
| 近衛 |
このえ |
(n) Imperial Guards |
3349 |
| 接近 |
せっきん |
(n,vs) getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching |
3712 |
| 近郊 |
きんこう |
(n) suburbs; outskirts |
3874 |
| 近隣 |
きんりん |
(n) neighbourhood; vicinity |
4115 |
| 古川 |
ふるかわ |
(n) old river |
4418 |
| 近傍 |
きんぼう |
(n) neighborhood |
4966 |
| 最古 |
さいこ |
(n) the oldest |
5324 |
| 近づく |
ちかづく |
(v5k) to approach; to get near; to get acquainted with; to get closer |
5394 |
| 近世 |
きんせい |
(n) recent times |
5414 |
| 古河 |
ふるかわ |
(n) old river |
5624 |
| 側近 |
そっきん |
(n) close associate; braintruster |
6601 |
| 考古学 |
こうこがく |
(adj-no,n) archaeology |
6846 |
| 中古 |
ちゅうこ |
(n-t) (1) used; second-hand; old; (2) Middle Ages |
6933 |
| 中古 |
ちゅうぶる |
(n-t) (1) used; second-hand; old |
6933 |
| 古来 |
こらい |
(adj-no,adv,n) from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured |
7021 |
| 古今 |
ここん |
(n) ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present |
7167 |
| 近接 |
きんせつ |
(n,vs) neighboring; adjacent; adjoin |
7329 |
| 近辺 |
きんぺん |
(n) neighbourhood; vicinity |
7568 |
| 近所 |
きんじょ |
(n) neighbourhood |
8169 |
| 古事記 |
こじき |
(n) Japan's Ancient Chronicle |
8234 |
| 近似 |
きんじ |
(n) approximate; proximate |
8715 |
| 稽古 |
けいこ |
(n) practice; training; study |
8994 |
| 身近 |
みぢか |
(adj-na,n) near oneself; close to one; familiar |
9769 |
| 近距離 |
きんきょり |
(n) short distance |
10289 |
| 近親 |
きんしん |
(n) near relative |
10800 |
| 復古 |
ふっこ |
(n) revival; restoration |
10971 |
| 近日 |
きんじつ |
(n-adv,n-t) soon; in a few days |
11011 |
| 附近 |
ふきん |
(n) neighborhood |
11011 |
| 近海 |
きんかい |
(n) coastal waters; adjacent seas |
11778 |
| 至近 |
しきん |
(n) very near |
12434 |
| 古都 |
こと |
(n) ancient city; former capital |
12861 |
| 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 |
| 近づける |
ちかづける |
(v1) to bring near; to put close; to let come near; to associate with |
13068 |
| 古文 |
こぶん |
(n) ancient writing; classical literature |
13146 |
| 古文 |
こもん |
(n) ancient writing; classical literature |
13146 |
| 間近 |
まぢか |
(adj-na,n-adv,n) proximity; nearness; soon; nearby |
13185 |
| 古巣 |
ふるす |
(n) old haunts; former homes |
13515 |
| 古参 |
こさん |
(n) seniority; long service |
13810 |
| 古城 |
こじょう |
(n) old castle; old fortress |
13845 |
| 太古 |
たいこ |
(n-adv,n) ancient times |
14982 |
| 古道 |
こどう |
(n) old road; ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning |
15259 |
| 古書 |
こしょ |
(n) old book; rare book |
15294 |
| 遠近 |
えんきん |
(n) distance; perspective; far and near; here and there |
16265 |
| 遠近 |
おちこち |
(n) distance; perspective; far and near; here and there |
16265 |
| 古語 |
こご |
(n) obsolete word; old proverb; ancient (Japanese) language |
16902 |
| 古風 |
こふう |
(adj-na,n) old customs; old style |
17775 |
| 古楽 |
こがく |
(n) ancient (early) music |
18052 |
| 近視 |
きんし |
(n) shortsightedness |
18077 |
| 近付く |
ちかづく |
(v5k) to approach; to get near; to get acquainted with; to get closer |
18267 |
| 古本 |
こほん |
(n) ancient book; antiquarian books; secondhand book |
18538 |
| 古本 |
ふるほん |
(n) ancient book; antiquarian books; secondhand book |
18538 |
| 古本 |
ふるぼん |
(n) ancient book; antiquarian books; secondhand book |
18538 |
| 古戦場 |
こせんじょう |
(n) ancient battlefield |
18621 |
| 近況 |
きんきょう |
(n) recent state (condition) |
19044 |
| 中近東 |
ちゅうきんとう |
(n) Near and Middle East |
19235 |
| 近寄る |
ちかよる |
(v5r) to approach; to draw near |
20242 |
| 古寺 |
こじ |
(n) old temple |
20404 |
| 古寺 |
ふるでら |
(n) old temple |
20404 |
| 古式 |
こしき |
(n) old style; ancient rites |
20588 |
| 古生代 |
こせいだい |
(n) Paleozoic era |
20782 |
| 古里 |
ふるさと |
(n) home town; birthplace; old village; historic village; native place; one's old home |
21576 |
| 親近 |
しんきん |
(n) a relative; familiarity |
22259 |
| 近臣 |
きんしん |
(n) vassal; attendant |
23038 |
| 近道 |
ちかみち |
(n) short way; shortcut |
23399 |
| 古木 |
こぼく |
(n) old tree |
23584 |
| 近東 |
きんとう |
(n) Near East |
23635 |
| 古流 |
こりゅう |
(n) old manners; old style; old school (of art) |
24029 |
| 漸近 |
ぜんきん |
(n) asymptote (math) |
24291 |
| 古史 |
こし |
(n) ancient history |
24551 |
| 古着 |
ふるぎ |
(n) old clothes; secondhand clothing |
24627 |
| 好古 |
こうこ |
(n) love of antiquities |
24915 |
| 近侍 |
きんじ |
(n,vs) attendant; attendance upon another |
24980 |
| 古伝 |
こでん |
(n) legend; tradition |
24980 |
| 古紙 |
こし |
(n) used paper; paper for recycling |
25172 |
| 古人 |
こじん |
(n) ancient people |
25172 |
| 近頃 |
ちかごろ |
(n-adv,n-t) lately; recently; nowadays |
25224 |
| 近時 |
きんじ |
(n-adv,n-t) recently |
25767 |
| 懐古 |
かいこ |
(adj-no,n) recalling the old days; nostalgia; reminiscences |
25849 |
| 近習 |
きんじゅ |
(n) attendant |
25918 |
| 近眼 |
きんがん |
(n) nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia |
26730 |
| 近眼 |
ちかめ |
(n) nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia |
26730 |
| 古物 |
こぶつ |
(n) antique; old article; secondhand goods |
27058 |
| 古物 |
ふるもの |
(n) antique; old article; secondhand goods |
27058 |
| 古記 |
こき |
(n) ancient records |
27521 |
| 上古 |
じょうこ |
(n) ancient times |
27703 |
| 近々 |
きんきん |
(adv) nearness; before long |
27801 |
| 近々 |
ちかぢか |
(adv) nearness; before long |
27801 |
| 古称 |
こしょう |
(n) old name |
28008 |
| 古本屋 |
ふるほんや |
(n) second hand bookstore |
28008 |
| 古豪 |
こごう |
(n) veteran; old-timer; man of experience |
28300 |
| 古刹 |
こさつ |
(n) ancient temple |
28681 |
| 古傷 |
ふるきず |
(n) old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident |
28866 |
| 古株 |
ふるかぶ |
(n) old-timer; veteran; senior |
29190 |
| 古稀 |
こき |
(n) age seventy |
29316 |
| 古びる |
ふるびる |
(v1) to look old; to get old |
29962 |
| 古池 |
ふるいけ |
(n) old pool; old pond |
30552 |
| 近県 |
きんけん |
(n) neighboring prefectures |
30969 |
| 近在 |
きんざい |
(n) neighboring villages; suburban districts |
30969 |
| 近作 |
きんさく |
(n) recent work |
31088 |
| 古音 |
こおん |
(n) old (pre-Wu dynasty) character pronunciation |
31088 |
| 古事 |
こじ |
(n) ancient events |
31088 |
| 近付ける |
ちかづける |
(v1) to bring near; to put close; to let come near; to associate with |
31224 |
| 古めかしい |
ふるめかしい |
(adj) old and familiar |
31224 |
| 古臭い |
ふるくさい |
(adj) stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite |
31368 |
| 古物商 |
こぶつしょう |
(n) curio or secondhand dealer |
31368 |
| 古老 |
ころう |
(n) old people; seniors; elders; old-timer |
31648 |
| 擬古 |
ぎこ |
(n,vs) imitation of classical styles |
32076 |
| 近体 |
きんたい |
(n) modern style |
32784 |
| 古潭 |
こたん |
(uk) village (Ainu term) |
32964 |
| 近国 |
きんごく |
(n) neighboring country; lands outlying Kyoto |
33111 |
| 古希 |
こき |
(n) age seventy |
33111 |
| 手近 |
てぢか |
(adj-na,n) near; handy; familiar |
33111 |
| 古銭 |
こせん |
(n) old coin |
33636 |
| 古道具 |
こどうぐ |
(n) old furniture; curios; secondhand goods |
33830 |
| 古道具 |
ふるどうぐ |
(n) old furniture; curios; secondhand goods |
33830 |
| 古跡 |
こせき |
(n) historic ruins; historic spot |
34034 |
| 古跡 |
ふるあと |
(n) historic ruins; historic spot |
34034 |
| 使い古す |
つかいふるす |
(v5s) to wear out (something) |
34761 |
| 古学 |
こがく |
(n) classical studies |
34955 |
| 古手 |
ふるて |
(n) disused article; ex-soldier; retired official |
35139 |
| 閑古鳥 |
かんこどり |
(n) a cuckoo |
35357 |
| 古雅 |
こが |
(adj-na,n) classical elegance; antiquity |
35357 |
| 出稽古 |
でげいこ |
(n) giving lessons at pupils homes |
35577 |
| 近影 |
きんえい |
(n) recent photograph or photography |
35778 |
| 尚古 |
しょうこ |
(n) respect for olden days |
35778 |
| 古家 |
ふるいえ |
(n) old house; deserted house |
36620 |
| 千古 |
せんこ |
(n-adv,n-t) all ages; great antiquity; eternity |
36620 |
| 古筆 |
こひつ |
(n) old writing |
37130 |
| 近景 |
きんけい |
(n) foreground |
38001 |
| 万古 |
ばんこ |
(n-adv,n-t) perpetuity; eternity |
38001 |
| 蒙古斑 |
もうこはん |
(n) Mongolian spot; blue spot or mark |
38001 |
| 卑近 |
ひきん |
(adj-na,n) common; simple |
38588 |
| 往古 |
おうこ |
(n) ancient times |
38888 |