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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 鉄道 |
てつどう |
(n) railroad |
37 |
| 道 |
みち |
(n) road; street; way; method |
43 |
| 道路 |
どうろ |
(n) road; highway |
161 |
| 国道 |
こくどう |
(n) national highway |
165 |
| 北海道 |
ほっかいどう |
northernmost of four main islands of Japan |
249 |
| 都道府県 |
とどうふけん |
(n) administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Hokkai-do, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu and remaining prefectures |
838 |
| 近年 |
きんねん |
(n-adv,n-t) recent years |
908 |
| 県道 |
けんどう |
(n) prefectural road |
920 |
| 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 |
| 軌道 |
きどう |
(n) (1) orbit; (2) railroad track |
1052 |
| 最近 |
さいきん |
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) latest; most recent; nowadays |
1127 |
| 近く |
ちかく |
(n-adv,n) near; neighbourhood; vicinity |
1343 |
| 近代 |
きんだい |
(n) present day |
1385 |
| 報道 |
ほうどう |
(n) information; report |
1391 |
| 街道 |
かいどう |
(n) highway |
1515 |
| 近畿 |
きんき |
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara) |
1896 |
| 道具 |
どうぐ |
(n) implement; tool; means |
2547 |
| 東海道 |
とうかいどう |
Tokaido (name of Edo-Kyoto highway) |
2605 |
| 柔道 |
じゅうどう |
(n) judo |
3136 |
| 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 |
| 水道 |
すいどう |
(n) water service; water supply |
4650 |
| 近傍 |
きんぼう |
(n) neighborhood |
4966 |
| 神道 |
しんとう |
(n) Shinto |
5015 |
| 道場 |
どうじょう |
(n) (arch) dojo; hall used for martial arts training; mandala |
5162 |
| 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 |
| 修道院 |
しゅうどういん |
(n) monastery; convent; cloister; abbey |
5924 |
| 剣道 |
けんどう |
(n) kendo; swordmanship; fencing |
6092 |
| 修道 |
しゅうどう |
(n) learning; studying the fine arts |
6092 |
| 武道 |
ぶどう |
(n) martial arts; military arts; Bushido |
6275 |
| 側近 |
そっきん |
(n) close associate; braintruster |
6601 |
| 歩道 |
ほどう |
(n) footpath; walkway; sidewalk |
6605 |
| 片道 |
かたみち |
(n) one-way (trip) |
6612 |
| 市道 |
しどう |
(n) municipal roads |
6862 |
| 近接 |
きんせつ |
(n,vs) neighboring; adjacent; adjoin |
7329 |
| 道徳 |
どうとく |
(n) morals |
7364 |
| 近辺 |
きんぺん |
(n) neighbourhood; vicinity |
7568 |
| 新道 |
しんどう |
(n) new road |
7702 |
| 道道 |
みちみち |
(adv,n) along the way |
7988 |
| 旧道 |
きゅうどう |
(n) old road |
8098 |
| 近所 |
きんじょ |
(n) neighbourhood |
8169 |
| 書道 |
しょどう |
(n) calligraphy |
8348 |
| 東名高速道路 |
とうめいこうそくどうろ |
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway |
8575 |
| 近似 |
きんじ |
(n) approximate; proximate |
8715 |
| 道中 |
どうちゅう |
(n-adv,n-t) along the way; journey |
8720 |
| 赤道 |
せきどう |
(n) equator |
8865 |
| 弾道 |
だんどう |
(n) ballistic |
8884 |
| 茶道 |
さどう |
(n) tea ceremony; Way of Tea |
9659 |
| 茶道 |
ちゃどう |
(ok) (n) tea ceremony; Way of Tea |
9659 |
| 下水道 |
げすいどう |
(n) drain; sewer; drainage system |
9698 |
| 身近 |
みぢか |
(adj-na,n) near oneself; close to one; familiar |
9769 |
| 弓道 |
きゅうどう |
(n) (Japanese) archery |
9854 |
| 中道 |
ちゅうどう |
(n) the middle road; middle of the road; mean; moderation |
10060 |
| 近距離 |
きんきょり |
(n) short distance |
10289 |
| 軽便鉄道 |
けいびんてつどう |
(n) narrow-gauge railroad; light railway |
10299 |
| 軽便鉄道 |
けいべんてつどう |
(n) narrow-gauge railroad; light railway |
10299 |
| 伝道 |
でんどう |
(n,vs) proselytizing; evangelism; missionary work |
10323 |
| 極道 |
ごくどう |
(adj-na,n) profligate |
10344 |
| 農道 |
のうどう |
(n) farm road |
10449 |
| 大道 |
だいどう |
(n) main street; avenue |
10743 |
| 近親 |
きんしん |
(n) near relative |
10800 |
| 林道 |
りんどう |
(n) path through forest; woodland path |
10954 |
| 近日 |
きんじつ |
(n-adv,n-t) soon; in a few days |
11011 |
| 附近 |
ふきん |
(n) neighborhood |
11011 |
| 上水道 |
じょうすいどう |
(n) waterworks |
11351 |
| 正道 |
せいどう |
(n) path of righteousness; path of duty; the right track; the correct path |
11660 |
| 正道 |
まさみち |
(n) path of righteousness; path of duty; the right track; the correct path |
11660 |
| 近海 |
きんかい |
(n) coastal waters; adjacent seas |
11778 |
| 車道 |
しゃどう |
(n) roadway |
11817 |
| 公道 |
こうどう |
(n) public road; justice |
12177 |
| 道教 |
どうきょう |
(n) Taoism |
12187 |
| 魔道 |
まどう |
(n) heresy; evil ways |
12374 |
| 至近 |
しきん |
(n) very near |
12434 |
| 山道 |
さんどう |
(n) mountain road; mountain trail |
12649 |
| 山道 |
やまみち |
(n) mountain road; mountain trail |
12649 |
| 花道 |
かどう |
(n) flower arrangement |
12729 |
| 花道 |
はなみち |
(n) passage through audience to stage |
12729 |
| 人道 |
じんどう |
(n) humanity; sidewalk |
12756 |
| 地下道 |
ちかどう |
(n) subterranean tunnel |
13033 |
| 近づける |
ちかづける |
(v1) to bring near; to put close; to let come near; to associate with |
13068 |
| 合気道 |
あいきどう |
(n) (MA) aikido; way of harmony with the universe |
13120 |
| 間近 |
まぢか |
(adj-na,n-adv,n) proximity; nearness; soon; nearby |
13185 |
| 外道 |
げどう |
(n) heretical doctrine |
13439 |
| 索道 |
さくどう |
(n) overhead freight-carrying cable |
13503 |
| 坂道 |
さかみち |
(n) hill road |
13790 |
| 参道 |
さんどう |
(n) road approaching a shrine |
13790 |
| 沿道 |
えんどう |
(n) route; course; roadside |
13845 |
| 入道 |
にゅうどう |
(n) entering the priesthood; priest |
13937 |
| 小道具 |
こどうぐ |
(n) props; (stage) properties; gadgets |
14057 |
| 華道 |
かどう |
(n) flower arrangement |
14101 |
| 遊歩道 |
ゆうほどう |
(n) promenade; esplanade |
14101 |
| 海道 |
かいどう |
(n) sea route |
14126 |
| 道士 |
どうし |
(n) a person of high morals; a Taoist |
14184 |
| 歩道橋 |
ほどうきょう |
(n) pedestrian bridge |
14316 |
| 水道局 |
すいどうきょく |
water bureau or department |
14898 |
| 王道 |
おうどう |
(n) principles of royalty; rule of right |
14982 |
| 黄道 |
おうどう |
(n) ecliptic |
15149 |
| 黄道 |
こうどう |
(n) ecliptic |
15149 |
| 古道 |
こどう |
(n) old road; ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning |
15259 |
| 地道 |
じみち |
(adj-na,n) steady |
15431 |
| 食道 |
しょくどう |
(n) esophageal |
15460 |
| 飛び道具 |
とびどうぐ |
(n) firearms; missile; projectile weapon |
15907 |
| 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 |
| 人道的 |
じんどうてき |
(adj-na,n) humane |
17023 |
| 道化師 |
どうけし |
(n) a clown |
17325 |
| 非道 |
ひどう |
(adj-na,n) unjust; inhuman |
17564 |
| 文武両道 |
ぶんぶりょうどう |
(n) (accomplished in) both the literary and military arts |
17968 |
| 近視 |
きんし |
(n) shortsightedness |
18077 |
| 道筋 |
みちすじ |
(n) path; route; itinerary |
18155 |
| 近付く |
ちかづく |
(v5k) to approach; to get near; to get acquainted with; to get closer |
18267 |
| 本道 |
ほんどう |
(n) highway; main road; the right road |
18728 |
| 近況 |
きんきょう |
(n) recent state (condition) |
19044 |
| 大道具 |
おおどうぐ |
(n) stage setting; scenery |
19044 |
| 中近東 |
ちゅうきんとう |
(n) Near and Middle East |
19235 |
| 尿道 |
にょうどう |
(n) urethra |
19235 |
| 天道 |
てんとう |
(n) Providence; the sun; way of heaven; destiny; divine justice |
19476 |
| 天道 |
てんどう |
(n) Providence; the sun; way of heaven; destiny; divine justice |
19476 |
| 大道芸 |
だいどうげい |
(n) street performing |
19504 |
| 道家 |
どうか |
(n) a Taoist |
19534 |
| 道義 |
どうぎ |
(n) morality; moral principles |
19629 |
| 邪道 |
じゃどう |
(n) evil course; heresy |
19693 |
| 細道 |
ほそみち |
(n) narrow path or lane |
19756 |
| 道元 |
どうげん |
Zen monk, 1200-1253 |
20087 |
| 散歩道 |
さんぽみち |
(n) promenade; walk; esplanade |
20128 |
| 道楽 |
どうらく |
(adj-na,n) hobby; pastime; dissipation; dissipated |
20175 |
| 近寄る |
ちかよる |
(v5r) to approach; to draw near |
20242 |
| 気道 |
きどう |
(n) respiratory tract; air duct |
20473 |
| 道のり |
みちのり |
(n) distance; way |
20551 |
| 坑道 |
こうどう |
(n) tunnel; (mine) level |
20749 |
| 道標 |
どうひょう |
(n) (1) guidepost; signpost; guide; (2) tiger beetle |
21743 |
| 道標 |
みちしるべ |
(n) (1) guidepost; signpost; guide; (2) tiger beetle |
21743 |
| 道端 |
みちばた |
(n) roadside; wayside |
21836 |
| 道連れ |
みちづれ |
(n) fellow traveler |
22001 |
| 報道陣 |
ほうどうじん |
(n) press corps |
22113 |
| 上下水道 |
じょうげすいどう |
(n) water and sewer services |
22212 |
| 親近 |
しんきん |
(n) a relative; familiarity |
22259 |
| 通り道 |
とおりみち |
(n) passage; path; route; one's way |
22305 |
| 近臣 |
きんしん |
(n) vassal; attendant |
23038 |
| 帰り道 |
かえりみち |
(n) the way back or home; return trip |
23235 |
| 近道 |
ちかみち |
(n) short way; shortcut |
23399 |
| 弾道弾 |
だんどうだん |
(n) (ballistic) missile |
23399 |
| 近東 |
きんとう |
(n) Near East |
23635 |
| 抜け道 |
ぬけみち |
(n) loophole |
23750 |
| 使い道 |
つかいみち |
(n) use |
23854 |