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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 東京 |
とうきょう |
Tokyo (current capital of Japan) |
32 |
| 東 |
あずま |
(n) east; Eastern Japan |
226 |
| 東 |
ひがし |
(n) east |
226 |
| 関東 |
かんとう |
Kantou (eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo) |
787 |
| 近年 |
きんねん |
(n-adv,n-t) recent years |
908 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 東海 |
とうかい |
(n) region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea |
1134 |
| 近く |
ちかく |
(n-adv,n) near; neighbourhood; vicinity |
1343 |
| 近代 |
きんだい |
(n) present day |
1385 |
| 近畿 |
きんき |
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara) |
1896 |
| 東部 |
とうぶ |
(n) eastern part |
1918 |
| 東宝 |
とうほう |
Toho (Japanese film studio) |
2167 |
| 東京大学 |
とうきょうだいがく |
Tokyo University |
2420 |
| 東口 |
ひがしぐち |
(n) east entrance |
2557 |
| 東海道 |
とうかいどう |
Tokaido (name of Edo-Kyoto highway) |
2605 |
| 東西 |
とうざい |
(n) East and West; whole country; Orient and Occident; Your attention please |
2633 |
| 東芝 |
とうしば |
Toshiba (company) |
2934 |
| 東側 |
とうそく |
(n) east side; east bank |
3323 |
| 東側 |
ひがしがわ |
(n) east side; east bank |
3323 |
| 近衛 |
このえ |
(n) Imperial Guards |
3349 |
| 北東 |
きたひがし |
(n) northeast |
3384 |
| 北東 |
ほくとう |
(n) northeast |
3384 |
| 東洋 |
とうよう |
(n) Orient |
3417 |
| 東方 |
とうほう |
(n) eastern direction; the Orient |
3581 |
| 接近 |
せっきん |
(n,vs) getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching |
3712 |
| 南東 |
なんとう |
(n) southeast |
3823 |
| 南東 |
みなみひがし |
(n) southeast |
3823 |
| 近郊 |
きんこう |
(n) suburbs; outskirts |
3874 |
| 東大 |
とうだい |
(abbr) Tokyo University |
3932 |
| 近隣 |
きんりん |
(n) neighbourhood; vicinity |
4115 |
| 近傍 |
きんぼう |
(n) neighborhood |
4966 |
| 東経 |
とうけい |
(n) east longitude |
5010 |
| 東南アジア |
とうなんアジア |
Southeast Asia |
5243 |
| 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 |
| 東アジア |
ひがしアジア |
East Asia |
5476 |
| 中東 |
ちゅうとう |
(n) Middle East |
5776 |
| 東亜 |
とうあ |
(n) East Asia; the Orient |
6600 |
| 側近 |
そっきん |
(n) close associate; braintruster |
6601 |
| 極東 |
きょくとう |
(n) Far East |
7260 |
| 近接 |
きんせつ |
(n,vs) neighboring; adjacent; adjoin |
7329 |
| 近辺 |
きんぺん |
(n) neighbourhood; vicinity |
7568 |
| 広東 |
かんとん |
Canton (China) |
8071 |
| 近所 |
きんじょ |
(n) neighbourhood |
8169 |
| 東名高速道路 |
とうめいこうそくどうろ |
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway |
8575 |
| 東上 |
とうじょう |
(n) going to Tokyo; going east |
8614 |
| 近似 |
きんじ |
(n) approximate; proximate |
8715 |
| 東欧 |
とうおう |
Eastern Europe |
8917 |
| 東大寺 |
とうだいじ |
Todaiji Temple |
9001 |
| 以東 |
いとう |
(n) east of; and eastward |
9079 |
| 身近 |
みぢか |
(adj-na,n) near oneself; close to one; familiar |
9769 |
| 関東大震災 |
かんとうだいしんさい |
(n) Great Kanto earthquake of 1923 |
10268 |
| 近距離 |
きんきょり |
(n) short distance |
10289 |
| 東端 |
とうたん |
(n) east end; eastern tip |
10449 |
| 近親 |
きんしん |
(n) near relative |
10800 |
| 東国 |
とうごく |
(n) eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces |
10813 |
| 近日 |
きんじつ |
(n-adv,n-t) soon; in a few days |
11011 |
| 附近 |
ふきん |
(n) neighborhood |
11011 |
| 東南 |
とうなん |
(n) south-east |
11233 |
| 東南 |
ひがしみなみ |
(n) south-east |
11233 |
| 東横線 |
とうよこせん |
Toyoko Line (between Tokyo and Yokohama) |
11328 |
| 東岸 |
とうがん |
(n) eastern coast; east bank |
11633 |
| 東京湾 |
とうきょうわん |
Tokyo Bay; Bay of Tokyo |
11685 |
| 近海 |
きんかい |
(n) coastal waters; adjacent seas |
11778 |
| 東都 |
とうと |
(n) the Eastern Capital; Yedo; Edo; Tokyo |
12246 |
| 至近 |
しきん |
(n) very near |
12434 |
| 東照宮 |
とうしょうぐう |
(n) Toshogu Shrine |
12607 |
| 東雲 |
しののめ |
(n) daybreak; dawn |
12798 |
| 東宮 |
とうぐう |
(n) crown prince |
12994 |
| 近づける |
ちかづける |
(v1) to bring near; to put close; to let come near; to associate with |
13068 |
| 間近 |
まぢか |
(adj-na,n-adv,n) proximity; nearness; soon; nearby |
13185 |
| 東邦 |
とうほう |
(n) Oriental country; the Orient |
14644 |
| 東海岸 |
ひがしかいがん |
(n) east coast |
14845 |
| 東進 |
とうしん |
(n,vs) proceeding east |
16223 |
| 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 |
| 東風 |
こち |
(n) east wind; spring wind |
16747 |
| 東風 |
こちかぜ |
(n) east wind; spring wind |
16747 |
| 東風 |
とうふう |
(n) east wind; spring wind |
16747 |
| 東風 |
ひがしかぜ |
(n) east wind; spring wind |
16747 |
| 近視 |
きんし |
(n) shortsightedness |
18077 |
| 東征 |
とうせい |
(n) eastern expedition |
18243 |
| 近付く |
ちかづく |
(v5k) to approach; to get near; to get acquainted with; to get closer |
18267 |
| 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 |
| 東夷 |
あずまえびす |
(n) (in Japanese history) crude warrior from the eastern parts of the country |
20635 |
| 東夷 |
とうい |
(n) (in Japanese history) crude warrior from the eastern parts of the country |
20635 |
| 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 |
| 近東 |
きんとう |
(n) Near East |
23635 |
| 東北大 |
とうほくだい |
(abbr) Touhoku University |
23686 |
| 東工大 |
とうこうだい |
Tokyo Institute of Technology; TIT |
23966 |
| 東門 |
とうもん |
eastern gate |
24217 |
| 漸近 |
ぜんきん |
(n) asymptote (math) |
24291 |
| 近侍 |
きんじ |
(n,vs) attendant; attendance upon another |
24980 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 東屋 |
あずまや |
(n) arbor; bower; summer house |
27703 |
| 近々 |
きんきん |
(adv) nearness; before long |
27801 |
| 近々 |
ちかぢか |
(adv) nearness; before long |
27801 |
| 東遷 |
とうせん |
(n,vs) moving (the capital) east |
28115 |
| 南南東 |
なんなんとう |
(n) south-southeast |
28391 |
| 東天 |
とうてん |
(n) the eastern sky |
28975 |
| 東独 |
とうどく |
East Germany |
29519 |
| 東北東 |
とうほくとう |
(n) east-northeast; ENE |
29632 |
| 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 |
| 近付ける |
ちかづける |
(v1) to bring near; to put close; to let come near; to associate with |
31224 |
| 東南東 |
とうなんとう |
(n) east-southeast; ESE |
31368 |
| 東宮御所 |
とうぐうごしょ |
Crown Prince's Palace |
31527 |
| 西高東低 |
せいこうとうてい |
(n) high barometric pressure to the west, low pressure to the east |
32076 |
| 近体 |
きんたい |
(n) modern style |
32784 |
| 東郊 |
とうこう |
(n) eastern suburbs |
32784 |
| 近国 |
きんごく |
(n) neighboring country; lands outlying Kyoto |
33111 |
| 手近 |
てぢか |
(adj-na,n) near; handy; familiar |
33111 |
| 東面 |
とうめん |
(n) facing the east; east face; east side; the east |
34212 |
| 東天紅 |
とうてんこう |
(n) crowning in the morning |
35357 |
| 近影 |
きんえい |
(n) recent photograph or photography |
35778 |
| 東奔西走 |
とうほんせいそう |
(n,vs) busy oneself about (something); be on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest |
37130 |
| 近景 |
きんけい |
(n) foreground |
38001 |
| 卑近 |
ひきん |
(adj-na,n) common; simple |
38588 |
| 近代詩 |
きんだいし |
(n) modern poetry; modern-style poetry |
38888 |
| 東歌 |
とうか |
the old Kanto-area folk songs |
38888 |
| 近来 |
きんらい |
(n-adv,n-t) recently |
39571 |
| 近郷 |
きんごう |
(n) neighboring districts; countryside |
39920 |
| 東漸 |
とうぜん |
(n) eastward advance |
40619 |
| 近著 |
きんちょ |
(n) recent work |
41444 |
| 近刊 |
きんかん |
(n) recent publication |
41904 |
| 東男 |
あずまおとこ |
(n) man from East Japan |
41904 |
| 近視眼 |
きんしがん |
(n) myopia |
42342 |
| 近称 |
きんしょう |
(n) (grammatical term indicating) proximity |
42342 |
| 東半球 |
ひがしはんきゅう |
(n) Eastern Hemisphere |
42342 |
| 馬耳東風 |
ばじとうふう |
(n) utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears |
42893 |
| 間近い |
まぢかい |
(adj) near at hand |
44709 |
| 近因 |
きんいん |
(n) immediate or proximate cause |
44709 |
| 近古 |
きんこ |
(n) early modern age |
44709 |
| 近回り |
ちかまわり |
(n) taking a shortcut; neighborhood |
45436 |
| 遠交近攻 |
えんこうきんこう |
(n) policy of cultivating distant countries while working to conquer ones nearby |
46248 |
| 東海道線 |
とうかいどうせん |
Tokaido Line |
46248 |