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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 |
| 元 |
もと |
(n,n-suf,n-t) (1) origin; original; (2) former |
93 |
| 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 |
| 県道 |
けんどう |
(n) prefectural road |
920 |
| 軌道 |
きどう |
(n) (1) orbit; (2) railroad track |
1052 |
| 紀元前 |
きげんぜん |
(n-adv,n-t) pre-era; B.C. |
1078 |
| 元年 |
がんねん |
(n-adv,n-t) first year (of a specific reign) |
1106 |
| 報道 |
ほうどう |
(n) information; report |
1391 |
| 街道 |
かいどう |
(n) highway |
1515 |
| 地元 |
じもと |
(n) local |
1586 |
| 元号 |
げんごう |
(n) era name |
1714 |
| 元々 |
もともと |
(adv,adj-no) originally; by nature; from the start |
1977 |
| 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 |
| 元素 |
げんそ |
(n) chemical element |
2689 |
| 紀元 |
きげん |
(n) (1) era; (2) A.D. (Christian era) |
2699 |
| 次元 |
じげん |
(n) dimension |
2702 |
| 柔道 |
じゅうどう |
(n) judo |
3136 |
| 元気 |
げんき |
(adj-na,n) health(y); robust; vigor; energy; vitality; vim; stamina; spirit; courage; pep |
3935 |
| 水道 |
すいどう |
(n) water service; water supply |
4650 |
| 元禄 |
げんろく |
(n) period in the Edo era |
4808 |
| 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 |
| 復元 |
ふくげん |
(n,vs) restoration (to original state); reconstruction |
5266 |
| 元首 |
げんしゅ |
(n) ruler; sovereign |
5543 |
| 還元 |
かんげん |
(n,vs) resolution; reduction; return to origins |
5667 |
| 修道院 |
しゅうどういん |
(n) monastery; convent; cloister; abbey |
5924 |
| 元帥 |
げんすい |
(n) (field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army |
6008 |
| 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 |
| 元来 |
がんらい |
(n-adv) originally; primarily; essentially; logically; naturally |
6344 |
| 歩道 |
ほどう |
(n) footpath; walkway; sidewalk |
6605 |
| 片道 |
かたみち |
(n) one-way (trip) |
6612 |
| 改元 |
かいげん |
(n) change of era |
6793 |
| 市道 |
しどう |
(n) municipal roads |
6862 |
| 元祖 |
がんそ |
(n) originator; founder; pioneer; inventor |
7285 |
| 道徳 |
どうとく |
(n) morals |
7364 |
| 新道 |
しんどう |
(n) new road |
7702 |
| 元老 |
げんろう |
(n) elder statesman; authority |
7897 |
| 道道 |
みちみち |
(adv,n) along the way |
7988 |
| 旧道 |
きゅうどう |
(n) old road |
8098 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 林道 |
りんどう |
(n) path through forest; woodland path |
10954 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 手元 |
てもと |
(n) (1) (money) on hand or at home; one's purse; (2) usual skill |
12327 |
| 魔道 |
まどう |
(n) heresy; evil ways |
12374 |
| 家元 |
いえもと |
(n) head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school |
12592 |
| 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 |
| 元日 |
がんじつ |
(n) New Year's Day |
12877 |
| 元服 |
げんぶく |
(n) ceremony of attaining manhood |
12877 |
| 元服 |
げんぷく |
(n) ceremony of attaining manhood |
12877 |
| 地下道 |
ちかどう |
(n) subterranean tunnel |
13033 |
| 合気道 |
あいきどう |
(n) (MA) aikido; way of harmony with the universe |
13120 |
| 外道 |
げどう |
(n) heretical doctrine |
13439 |
| 索道 |
さくどう |
(n) overhead freight-carrying cable |
13503 |
| 多元 |
たげん |
(n) pluralistic |
13595 |
| 根元 |
こんげん |
(n) origin; source; foundation; root; base; principle |
13701 |
| 根元 |
ねもと |
(n) origin; source; foundation; root; base; principle |
13701 |
| 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 |
| 足元 |
あしもと |
(n) (1) at one's feet; underfoot; (2) gait; pace; step |
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 |
| 販売元 |
はんばいもと |
(n) selling agency |
15733 |
| 山元 |
やまもと |
(n) owner of a mountain; a mine |
15891 |
| 飛び道具 |
とびどうぐ |
(n) firearms; missile; projectile weapon |
15907 |
| 元旦 |
がんたん |
(n) New Year's Day |
16747 |
| 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 |
| 元朝 |
げんちょう |
New Year's morning |
18052 |
| 道筋 |
みちすじ |
(n) path; route; itinerary |
18155 |
| 身元 |
みもと |
(n) person's identity; ID; past; background |
18205 |
| 本道 |
ほんどう |
(n) highway; main road; the right road |
18728 |
| 大元帥 |
だいげんすい |
(n) commander-in-chief; generalissimo |
19044 |
| 大道具 |
おおどうぐ |
(n) stage setting; scenery |
19044 |
| 一元 |
いちげん |
(adj-no,n) unitary |
19141 |
| 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 |
| 元凶 |
がんきょう |
(n) ringleader |
19629 |
| 元凶 |
げんきょう |
(n) ringleader |
19629 |
| 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 |
| 製造元 |
せいぞうもと |
(n) manufacturer; maker |
20004 |
| 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 |
| 元本 |
がんぽん |
(n) principal (invest.); capital |
20242 |
| 元本 |
げんぽん |
(n) principal (invest.); capital |
20242 |
| 気道 |
きどう |
(n) respiratory tract; air duct |
20473 |
| 二元論 |
にげんろん |
(n) dualism |
20510 |
| 道のり |
みちのり |
(n) distance; way |
20551 |
| 一元化 |
いちげんか |
(n) unification; centralization |
20712 |
| 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 |
| 地元民 |
じもとみん |
(n) local people |
22001 |
| 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 |
| 通り道 |
とおりみち |
(n) passage; path; route; one's way |
22305 |
| 中元 |
ちゅうげん |
(n) 15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; Bon gifts |
22687 |