4s

引き出し　hikidashi, drawer; withdrawal (from bank account) (34)

引き出す　hikidasu, to pull ~ out; to withdraw money (34)

百円引き　hyaku-en biki, 100-yen discount (67, 4)

値引き　　nebiki, discount (933)

福引き　　fukubiki, lottery (386)

取引　　　torihiki, business, transaction, dealings (301)

引き潮　　hikishio, ebb tide (941)

引き立て　hikitate, favour, patronage (73)

引き立てる　hikitateru, to patronise; to support; to encourage (73)

引力　　　inryoku, gravitation; magnetism (74)

引用　　　in’yō, quotation, citation (215)

引用符　　in’yōfu, quotation marks (215, 1753)

強引　　　gōin, by force, forcibly (100)

bow and a line (string, ready to be drawn)

12s

雲状　　　unjō, cloudlike, nebulous (717)

雲母　　　unmo, mica (203) (cloud-mother)

雲集　　　unshū, throng, crowd, swarm (309) (cloud-gather)

星雲　　　seiun, nebula (154) (star-cloud)

積乱雲　　sekiranun, cumulonimbus (521, 989) (pile-riot-cloud)

雲間　　　kumoma, break in the clouds (92)

雲行き　　kumoyuki, cloud movement (118)

入道雲　　nyūdōgumo, gigantic clouds (63, 188)

雲脂、フケ　fuke, dandruff (1319)

rain + billowing vapours

13s

遠方の　　enpō no, distant; remote; far-away (204)

遠視である　enshi de aru, to be longsighted (878)

遠足　　　ensoku, excursion, outing, long walk (51)

永遠　　　eien, eternity (615)

敬遠する　keien suru, to shun, stay away from, avoid (846)

遠近感　　enkinkan, sense of perspective (103, 246)

望遠鏡　　bōenkyō, telescope (585, 462)

遠回り　　tōmawari, detour, roundabout way (86)

long movement

7s

何処　　　doko*, where? (896) (what-place?)

何回　　　nankai, how often? (86)

何曜日　　nanyōbi, what day of the week? (216, 62)

何日　　　nan’nichi, what day of the month? (62)

何者　　　nanimono, who? (298) (what-person?)

何時間　　nanjikan, how much time? (135, 92) (what-time-gap?)

9s

学科　　　gakka, a school subject; university department (10)

教科書　　kyōkasho, textbook (101, 142)

科学　　　kagaku, science (10)

理科系　　rikakei, science degree (220, 844)

文科系　　bunkakei, liberal arts degree (68, 844)

研究科　　kenkyūka, research section (272, 253)

内科　　　naika, internal medicine (364)

歯科医　　shikai, dentist (290, 225)

rice plant + measure = sift/sort, category

10s

夏休み　　natsuyasumi, summer holiday (13)

真夏　　　manatsu, midsummer (514) (true-summer)

立夏　　　rikka, first day of summer (73) (standing/rising-summer)

初夏　　　shoka, early summer (507)

夏至　　　geshi, summer solstice (875) (summer-peak)

a person dancing, holding a mask

10s

家族　　　kazoku, family (333)

家内　　　kanai, my wife (364) (house-inside)

家庭　　　katei, household (352) (house-garden)

家主　　　yanushi, landlord, landlady (299) (house-master)

大家　　　ōya, landlord (53) (big-house)

画家　　　gaka, painter, artist (85) (picture-specialist)

作家　　　sakka, author (127) (make-specialist)

政治家　　seijika, politician (724, 544) (government-rule-specialist)

専門家　　senmonka, specialist, expert (914, 211) (exclusive-door-house)

農家　　　nōka, farmhouse (366)

roof +leisure/pig

14s

歌舞伎　　Kabuki (1761, --)

短歌　　　tanka (342) (short-song)

演歌　　　enka (Japanese ballad) (621)

歌手　　　kashu, singer (32)

歌詞　　　kashi, lyrics (879)

歌劇　　　kageki, opera (848) (song-theatre)

国歌　　　kokka, national anthem (123)

賛美歌　　sanbika, hymn (690, 376)

数え歌　　kazoeuta, counting-rhyme (151)

8s

図画　　　zuga, a drawing (150)

映画　　　eiga, movie, moving picture (813)

漫画　　　manga, cartoon, comic (1838)

版画　　　hanga, woodblock print (770)

日本画　　Nihonga, Japanese-style painting (62, 70)

録画　　　rokuga, videotape recording (611)

録画する　rokuga suru, to record (611)

画家　　　gaka, artist, painter (83)

画面　　　gamen, screen (395)

漢字の画数　Kanji no kakusū, kanji stroke count (442, 28, 151)

計画　　　keikaku, plan (105)

画策する　kakusaku suru, to plan, to scheme (873)

画一的な　kakuitsu-teki na, uniform, standard (1, 551)

to partition fields with a brush (on a map)

6s

何回　　　nankai, how many times (80)

四回目　　yonkaime, the fourth time (26, 72)

今回　　　konkai, this time, lately (125)

前回　　　zenkai, the last time (159)

次回　　　jikai, the next time (292)

回転　　　kaiten, revolution, rotation (354)

回数　　　kaisū, number of times, frequency (151)

回数券　　kaisūken, coupon ticket (151, 661)

回送　　　kaisō, out-of-service car/train (331)

回想　　　kaisō, recollection, reminiscence (532)

回覧　　　kairan, circulation (e.g. newspaper) (991)

言い回し　iimawashi, turn of phrase, expression; diction (274)

回り道　　mawarimichi, roundabout way (188)

6s

会話　　　kaiwa, conversation (221) (meeting words)

会社　　　kaisha, company, corporation (137) (meeting-shrine)

会議　　　kaigi, meeting, conference; convention (454)

会員　　　kai’in, member of a society/ club/ association (228)

会計　　　kaikei, accounting, the bill (105)

社会　　　shakai, society (137) (shrine-meeting)

大会　　　taikai, large meeting, tournament (53)

教会　　　kyōkai, church (101) (teach-meeting)

学会　　　gakkai, academic society; academic meeting (10)

国会　　　Kokkai, the Diet (123)

学生会館　gakusei kaikan, student hall (10, 42, 247)

会場　　　kaijō, site of a gathering or event, venue (144)

会長　　　kaichō, board chairman, society president (173)

講演会　　kōenkai, lecture meeting (676, 621) (lecture-performance-meeting)

会釈　　　eshaku, greeting (885)

put a lid on a pot of steaming rice

9s

海老　　　ebi*, shrimp, prawn, lobster (609)

海苔　　　nori*, laver, edible seaweed (--) (sea-moss)

大海　　　taikai, ocean (53)

海外　　　kaigai, overseas, abroad (91)

海岸　　　kaigan, seaside, seashore, coast (248)

海軍　　　kaigun, navy (466) (sea-army)

海草　　　kaisō, seaweed (162) (sea-grass)

海水　　　kaisui, sea water (40)

海水浴をする　kaisuiyoku o suru, to bathe in the sea (40, 595)

瀬戸内海　setonaikai, Inland Sea (1469, 108, 364)

海辺　　　umibe, seaside (580) (sea-boundary)

海女　　　ama*, female pearl diver (35)

water +every

12s

絵画　　　kaiga, picture, painting (85)

浮世絵　　ukiyoe, Japanese print (1752, 327)

似顔絵　　nigaoe, portrait, likeness (696, 93)

挿絵　　　sashie, illustration (in a book) (1517)

口絵　　　kuchie, frontispiece (20)

絵葉書　　ehagaki, picture postcard (405, 142)

絵の具　　e no gu, paints (265)

絵筆　　　efude, paintbrush (569)

絵本　　　ehon, picture-book (70)

thread + put together = embroidered picture

7s

貝殻　　 kaigara, sea-shell (1075)

貝類　　　kairui, shellfish (602)

貝拾い　　kaihiroi, shell gathering (305)

真珠貝　　shinjugai, pearl oyster (514, 1349)

帆立貝　　hotategai, scallop (1711, 73)

5s

外国人　　gaikokujin, foreigner (123, 39)

外出する　gaishutsu suru, to go out (34)

意外　　　igai, unexpected, surprising (226) (thought-outside)

内外　　　naigai, inside & outside, home & foreign [affairs] (364)

時間外　　jikangai, overtime; before/after working hours (135, 92)

外来の　　gairai no, from outside, foreign; for an outpatient (217)

外務省　　Gaimushō, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (795, 516) (outer-perform duty-ministry)

海外　　　kaigai, overseas (88)

外科　　　geka, surgery, surgical unit (81) (outside-section)

外側　　　sotogawa, exterior (535)

crack in a turtle-shell used for divination

12s

ma, interval, room, time

人間　　　ningen, human being (39) (person-space)

時間　　　jikan, time, hour (135)

この間　　konoaida, the other day

間違い　　machigai, mistake, error; fault (1006) (space-differ)

昼間　　　hiruma, daytime (172)

居間　　　ima, living room, family room (649)

一週間　　isshūkan, (for) a week (1308)

食間　　　shokkan, between meals (146)

空間　　　kūkan, space, the infinite (15) (sky-gap/room-time)

間接　　　kansetsu, indirect (730) (gap-contact)

日本間　　Nihonma, Japanese-style room (62, 70)

sun in door

18s

顔面　　　ganmen, face (395)

顔色　　　kao-iro, complexion (145)

顔付き　　kaotsuki, face, countenance, expression, features (574)

笑顔になる　egao ni naru, to smile, to beam (900)

顔料　　　ganryō, cosmetics; paints; pigment (599)

洗顔する　sengan suru, to wash one’s face/eyes (916)

顔負けする　kaomake suru, to be shocked, be embarrassed (383)

attractive forehead – head = attractive face = face

7s

汽車　　　kisha, steam(-driven) train (31)

汽船　　　kisen, steamship, steamboat (158)

汽笛　　　kiteki, steam whistle (1624)

夜汽車　　yogisha, night train (212, 31)

10s

日記　　　nikki, diary, journal (62)

記者　　　kisha, journalist (298)

記号　　　kigō, mark, sign, symbol (281)

記事　　　kiji, news story, article (293)

記念　　　kinen, commemoration; memorial; souvenir (561)

記念日　　kinenbi, anniversary, memorial day (561, 62)

記録　　　kiroku, record (611)

速記　　　sokki, shorthand (534)

明記する　meiki suru, to state clearly, to specify (208)

記入する　kinyū suru, to make an entry, to fill out/in (63)

暗記する　anki suru, to learn by heart, to memorise (224)

words + thread (from end to end) = thorough verbal account

10s

帰り道に　kaerimichi ni, on one’s way home/back (188)

帰省　　　kisei, homecoming (516)

帰化　　　kika, naturalisation (238)

帰化人　　kikajin, naturalised person (238, 39)

帰属する　kizoku suru, to revert to, to return to; to belong to (744)

帰国　　　kikoku, return to one’s native country (123)

帰京　　　kikyō, to return to Tokyo (99)

帰宅　　　kitaku, return, come home (928)

復帰　　　fukki, return; comeback (782)

follow + broom (wife)

4s

牛肉　　　gyūniku, beef (365) (cow-meat)

牛乳　　　gyūnyū, milk (951)

乳牛　　　nyūgyū, dairy cow (951)

牛丼　　　gyūdon, a bowl of rice topped with sliced (and fatty) beef (--)

小牛　　　ko-ushi, calf (36)

闘牛　　　tōgyū, bullfight (1659) (fight-bull)

水牛　　　suigyū, water buffalo (40)

野牛　　　yagyū, bison, buffalo (213) (wild-cow)

牛飼　　　ushikai, cowherd (1322)

11s

魚屋　　　sakanaya, fishmonger(’s) (236)

焼魚　　　yakizakana, grilled fish (509)

魚市場　　uo-ichiba, fish market (130, 144)

魚つり　　uotsuri, sakanatsuri, fishing

魚貝類　　gyokairui, fish and shellfish (90, 602)

金魚　　　kingyo, goldfish (14)

鮮魚　　　sengyo, fresh fish (1501)

熱帯魚　　nettaigyo, tropical fish (560, 539)

淡水魚　　tansuigyo, freshwater fish (1565, 40)

8s

東京　　　Tōkyō (184) (East-Capital)

京都　　　Kyōto (355) (capital-capital)

上京　　　jōkyō, going to Tokyo (37)

京阪　　　keihan, Kyōto-Ōsaka area (--)

京浜　　　keihin, Tōkyō-Yokohama area (1743)

京劇　　　kyōgeki, Beijing Opera (848)

house on a hill

11s

強力　　　kyōryoku, strength (74)

勉強　　　benkyō, study (390)

強情　　　gōjō, obstinacy (719)

強弱　　　kyōjaku, strength (137)

強風　　　kyōfū, strong wind (198)

強化する　kyōka suru, to strengthen, to intensify (238)

強固な　　kyōko na, firm, solid (476)

強国　　　kyōkuni, strong country, great power (123)

強制的な　kyōsei-teki na, compulsory, forced (722)

強調　　　kyōchō, emphasis, stress (348)

強気　　　tsuyoki, bullish (11)

強み　　　tsuyomi, strong point

big, strong insect that pierces (horsefly)

11s

教室　　　kyōshitsu, classroom (136)

教育　　　kyōiku, education (227)

教会　　　kyōkai, church (87)

教科　　　kyōka, subject, curriculum (81)

教科書　　kyōkasho, textbook (81, 142)

教師　　　kyōshi, instructor, teacher (693)

教授　　　kyōju, professor (702)

教務課　　kyōmuka, Academic Affairs Section (795, 433)

教え子　　oshiego, pupil (25)

宗教　　　shūkyō, religion (889)

キリスト教　kirisutokyō, Christianity

force a child to emulate

5s

水玉　　　mizutama, drop of water (40)

目玉　　　medama, eyeball (72)

十円玉　　jūendama, ¥10 coin (33, 4)

珠玉　　　shugyoku, gem, jewel (1349) (jewel-jewel)

玉杯　　　gyokuhai, jade cup (1685)

玉座　　　gyokuza, the throne (870) (jewel-seat)

玉乗り　　tamanori, balancing on a ball (320)

玉突き　　tamatsuki, billiards (1668) (ball-thrust)

a string of beads with jade discs

7s

近道　　　chikamichi, shortcut (188)

近所　　　kinjo, neighbourhood (312)

付近　　　fukin, neighbourhood, vicinity (574)

近郊　　　kinkō, suburbs, outskirts (1254)

最近　　　saikin, recently (484)

近年　　　kinnen, in recent years (64)

手近な　　tedika na, nearby, familiar (32)

movement + axe (phonet.: short) = short movement

7s

人形　　　ningyō, doll (39)

形容詞　　keiyōshi, adjective (802, 879) (form-contain-part of speech)

形式　　　keishiki, formality; form (295)

円形の　　enkei no, circular (4)

半円形　　han-enkei, semicircle (195, 4)

長方形　　chōhōkei, rectangle (173, 204)

形見　　　katami, keepsake (18)

形作る　　katachizukuru, to form, shape (127)

grille +hairs

9s

時計　　　tokei, watch, clock (135)

統計　　　tōkei, statistics (757)

合計　　　gōkei, sum, total (121)

合計する　gōkei suru, to total, to add up (121)

小計　　　shōkei, subtotal (36)

計算する　keisan suru, to calculate, to compute (128)

計画する　keikaku suru, to plan (85) (measure-partition)

会計　　　kaikei, account(s); bill (87)

会計学　　kaikeigaku, accounting (87, 10)

会計士　　kaikeishi, accountant (87, 494)

会計係　　kaikeigakari, accountant (87, 268)

温度計　　ondokei, thermometer (237, 356)

体温計　　taionkei, clinical thermometer (165, 237)

寒暖計　　kandankei, weather thermometer (245, 932)

生計を立てる　seikei o tateru, to make/earn a living (42, 73)

設計　　　sekkei, design, planning (731)

words + 10 = to count in tens

4s

元気　　　genki, good health (11) (original-spirit)

元気な　　genki na, healthy, fine, energetic, vigorous (11)

中元　　　chūgen, midsummer gift (55)

根元　　　kongen, nemoto, root, origin, source, base, bottom (282)

元日　　　ganjitsu, New Year’s Day (62)

元来　　　ganrai, originally, primarily (217)

元素　　　genso, (chemical) element (737)

三次元の　sanjigen no, three-dimensional (23, 292)

地元の　　jimoto no, local (167)

地元民　　jimotomin, local people (167, 590)

元で　　　motode, capital, funds

元通り　　motodōri, as (it was) before (176) (original-way)

元通りにする　motodōri ni suru, to restore (176)

身元保証人　mimotohoshōnin, guarantor (323, 787, 715, 39)

the head: the prime part, the origin

10s

原宿　　　Harajuku (505)

秋葉原　　Akihabara (140, 405)

原子　　　genshi, atom (25)

原始人　　genshijin, primitive man (288, 39)

原子力　　genshiryoku, atomic energy (25, 74)

原子爆弾　genshibakudan, atom bomb (25, 1702, 1570)

原因　　　gen-in, cause (614)

原理　　　genri, theory (220)

原料　　　genryō, raw materials (599)

原文　　　genbun, original text (68)

原形　　　genkei, original form (104)

原稿　　　genkō, manuscript (1266)

高原　　　kōgen, plateau (119)

草原　　　kusawara, grassy plain (162)

河原　　　kawara, dry river bed (628)

cliffside spring → source/origin

4s

江戸　　　Edo (1244) (huge river/inlet-door)

神戸　　　Kōbe* (324) (God-door)

木戸　　　kido, gate, door (69)

引き戸　　hikido, sliding door (77) (pull-door)

網戸　　　amido, screen door (1855) (net-door)

雨戸　　　amado, (sliding) shutter, storm door (3) (rain-door)

戸外の　　kogai no, outdoor, open-air (91)

戸主　　　koshu, head of household (299) (door-master)

戸数　　　kosū, number of houses (151)

half a gate

5s

古本屋　　furuhonya, second-hand bookshop (70, 236)

中古車　　chūkosha, used car (55, 31)

古代　　　kodai, ancient times (338)

古風　　　kofū, old style, old custom (198)

古今　　　kokon, past and present (125)

考古学　　kōkogaku, archaeology (117, 10) (consider-old-study)

古都　　　koto, old city (355)

復古　　　fukko, restoration (782) (again-old)

懐古　　　kaiko, nostalgia (1067) (yearn-old)

稽古　　　keiko, practise, rehearsal (--)

mask worn at festivals honouring ancestor-gods

4s

午前　　　gozen, morning, a.m. (159)

午後　　　gogo, afternoon, p.m. (111)

正午　　　shōgo, noon (41)

午餐　　　gosan, luncheon (--)

端午の節句　tango no sekku, Children’s Day (May 5) (1567, 523, 655)

a pestle – strikes the centre of a mortar: central horary sign

9s

後　　　　ato, the rear; the rest; descendant, successor

後の　　　ato no, later, subsequent; rear; next

後四人　　ato yonin, another four people (26, 39)

後味　　　atoaji, aftertaste (393)

後の　　　nochi no, later; future

後ろ　　　ushiro, the back, the rear

食後　　　shokugo, after meals (146)

最後　　　saigo, the last, the end (484)

前後　　　zengo, before and after; context (159)

以後　　　igo, after; from now on; from that time on (419)

後半　　　kōhan, the latter half, second half (195)

後退　　　kōtai, retreat (746)

後世　　　kōsei, later ages, posterity (327)

後楽園　　Kōrakuen (218, 234)

午後　　　gogo, (in the) afternoon (110)

to make little progress → to delay → come after

14s

外国語　　gaikokugo, foreign language (91, 123)

英語　　　Eigo, English (426)

物語　　　monogatari, tale, saga (387)

単語　　　tango, a word; vocabulary (542)

語彙　　　goi, vocabulary; glossary (--)

言語　　　gengo, language; speech (274)

原語　　　gengo, (original) language (107)

言語学　　gengogaku, linguistics (274, 10)

語調　　　gochō, tone (348)

敬語　　　keigo, honorific language (846)

国語辞典　kokugo-jiten, Japanese dictionary (123, 500, 552)

match someone verbally → speak well → speak

3s

工場　　　kōjō, factory (144)

工夫　　　kōfu, workman, labourer (573)

工事中　　kōjichū, under construction (293, 55)

工学　　　kōgaku, engineering (10)

土木工学　doboku kōgaku, civil engineering (60, 69, 10)

工業　　　kōgyō, (manufacturing) industry (260)

人工的　　jinkō-teki, artificial, manmade (39, 551)

工程　　　kōtei, a manufacturing process (754)

木工　　　mokkō, woodwork (69)

細工　　　saiku, craftsmanship (284) (slender/fine work)

carpenter’s adze-square

5s

広大　　　kōdai, vast (53)

広島　　　Hiroshima (358) (wide-island)

広場　　　hiroba, open space, public square, plaza (144)

広間　　　hiroma, hall, spacious room (92)

背広　　　sebiro, business suit (957)

広報　　　kōhō, publicity (789)

広告　　　kōkoku, advertisement (481)

6s

交番　　　kōban, police box (196)

交通　　　kōtsū, traffic, transportation (176)

外交　　　gaikō, diplomacy (91)

外交官　　gaikōkan, diplomat (91, 441)

外交家　　gaikōka, diplomatic person (91, 83)

外交関係　gaikōkankei, diplomatic relations (91, 444, 268)

国交　　　kokkō, diplomatic relations (123)

交差する　kōsa suru, to cross, intersect (482)

交差点　　kōsaten, intersection, crossing, crossroads, junction (482, 179)

交際　　　kōsai, intercourse, association (683)

交際する　kōsai suru, to socialise (683)

交代する　kōtai suru, to take turns (338)

交友　　　kōyū, friend, companion (214)

a person sitting with crossed legs

6s

観光　　　kankō, sightseeing (445) (carefully look at light)

風光　　　fūkō, scenery; scene (198)

光線　　　kōsen, beam (329)

光年　　　kōnen, light-year (64)

光学　　　kōgaku, optics (10)

光波　　　kōha, light-wave (367)

光熱　　　kōnetsu, light and heat/fuel (560)

逆光　　　gyakkō, backlighting (646)

光景　　　kōkei, scene, sight (469)

日光　　　Nikkō (62) (light of the sun)

fire carried overhead

6s

参考　　　sankō, reference (490) (thought-in-attendance)

選考　　　senkō, selection, choice (527)

熟考　　　jukkō, consideration, deliberation (894) (ripe-thought)

考案　　　kōan, idea, plan, scheme (418) (thought-on-table)

考査　　　kōsa, examination; test (678)

考え事　　kangaegoto, concern, something to think/worry about (293)

考古学　　kōkogaku, archaeology (109, 10)

old man with long hair, bent with age

6s

okona(u), to hold, to conduct

銀行　　　ginkō, bank (263)

旅行する　ryokō suru, to travel (410)

急行　　　kyūkō, express (train) (254)

～行き　　~iki/yuki, bound for ~

行き先　　iki-, yukisaki, destination, one’s whereabouts (49)

行列　　　gyōretsu, procession, queue (414)

三行目　　sangyōme, the third line (on a page) (23, 72)

通行　　　tsūkō, passing, passage (176)

代行　　　daikō, agent, proxy (338) (fee-go)

実行する　jikkō suru, to carry out, to implement, to realise (296)

行方　　　yukue*, whereabouts (204)

crossroads

10s

高等学校　kōtōgakkō, high school (361, 10, 21)

最高　　　saikō, highest, maximum, best (484)

残高　　　zandaka, bank account balance (493) (leave-high!)

高価　　　kōka, high price (626)

高値　　　takane, high price (933)

高級　　　kōkyū, high-grade, -class, -rank (255)

高熱　　　kōnetsu, fever (560) (high-heat)

高台　　　takadai, elevated land (166)

売上高　　uriagedaka, sales, amount sold (192, 37)

高気圧　　kōkiatsu, high atmospheric pressure (11, 612)

円高　　　endaka, high value of the yen (4)

高原　　　kōgen, plateau (107)

a tall watchtower

11s

黄色　　　ki-iro, yellow (145)

黄葉　　　kōyō, golden autumn leaves (405)

硫黄　　　iō, sulphur (--)

黄熱病　　ōnetsubyō, yellow fever (560, 381)

黄金　　　ōgon, gold (14)

黄金色　　koganeiro, golden colour (14, 145)

黄砂　　　kōsa, yellow sand (869)

flaming arrow

6s

都合　　　tsugō, circumstances, convenience (355)

都合が良い　tsugō ga yoi (ii), convenient (355, 598)

都合が悪い　tsugō ga warui, inconvenient (355, 222)

会合　　　kaigō, meeting (87)

合気道　　aikidō (11, 188)

話し合う　hanashiau, to discuss (221)

待合室　　machiaishitsu, waiting room (337, 136)

合図　　　aizu, signal, sign (150) (fitting/meeting-diagram)

組合　　　kumiai, union (160)

合意　　　gōi, mutual consent, agreement (226) (meeting-minds)

合計　　　gōkei, total (105)

合成　　　gōsei, synthetic, combined (515)

合理的な　gōri-teki na, rational, logical, practical (220, 551)

a cover over a mouth: to cap off a remark

7s

渋谷　　　Shibuya (1364) (astringent valley)

谷川　　　tanikawa, mountain stream (48)

谷間　　　tanima, valley (92)

谷底　　　tanizoko, ravine-bottom (549)

大渓谷　　daikeikoku, large valley (53, 1199)

幽谷　　　yūkoku, deep ravine (1865) (dark-ravine)

deeply split opening

8s

外国人　　gaikokujin, foreigner (91, 39)

中国　　　chūgoku, China (55) (middle-country)

四国　　　Shikoku (26)

全国　　　zenkoku, national (330)

国語　　　kokugo, national language (Japanese) (112)

国内　　　kokunai, domestic, internal (364)

国会　　　kokkai, the National Diet (87)

国家　　　kokka, state (83)

国土　　　kokudo, territory, country (60)

国民　　　kokumin, the people, nation (590)

国連　　　kokuren, United Nations (607)

国籍　　　kokuseki, nationality, citizenship (1486)

国境　　　kokkyō, border, national boundary (651)

enclosed jewel

11s

黒人　　　kokujin, negro (39)

黒板　　　kokuban, blackboard (373)

黒死病　　kokushibyō, the Black Death (286, 381)

暗黒　　　ankoku, darkness, blackness (224)

黒字　　　kuroji, in the black (28)

黒潮　　　kuroshio, the Japan Current (941)

黒子　　　hokuro, (facial) mole (25)

window with soot, over a flame

4s

今度　　　kondo, this time; next time (356)

今夜　　　konya, tonight (212)

今週　　　konshū, this week (308)

今年　　　kotoshi*, this year (64)

to cover, hide → sudden → imminent → now

3s

十六才　　jūroku-sai, 16 years old (33, 76)

天才　　　tensai, genius (58)

才気　　　saiki, talent, resourcefulness (11)

才能　　　sainō, talent (766)

商才　　　shōsai, business ability (317)

青二才　　aonisai, inexperienced youth, novice (43, 61)

多才　　　tasai, many talents (163)

才色兼備　saishokukenbi, wit and beauty (145, 850, 774)

dam across a stream

7s

作文　　　sakubun, (literary) composition (68)

作品　　　sakuhin, a work, opus; a creation (382)

製作　　　seisaku, production (726)

名作　　　meisaku, masterpiece (71)

作曲［家］sakkyoku(ka), musical composition (composer) (261) (83)

工作　　　kōsaku, construction, engineering (113)

動作　　　dōsa, action, motion (362)

作法　　　sahō, manners, etiquette (584)

adze on wood

14s

算数　　　sansū, arithmetic (151)

計算　　　keisan, computation, calculation (105)

算出　　　sanshutsu, calculation, computation (34)

予算　　　yosan, budget (403)

決算する　kessan suru, to settle an account (271)

通算　　　tsūsan, the sum total (176)

通算すると　tsūsan suru to, all told; in all (176)

目算　　　mokusan, expectation; estimate (72)

bamboo; two hands holding an abacus

4s

中止する　chūshi suru, to stop, to cancel, to give up (55)

中止になる　chūshi ni naru, to be cancelled, called off, rained off, broken off, suspended (55)

禁止　　　kinshi, prohibition (654)

防止　　　bōshi, prevention (791)

通行止め　tsūkōdome, closed to traffic (176)

休止　　　kyūshi, pause, suspension (13)

休止する　kyūshi suru, to discontinue, to halt (13)

止血する　shiketsu suru, to stop bleeding (270)

行き止まり　ikidomari, dead end, impasse (118)

止め処　　tomedo, end (1638)

止り木　　tomarigi, perch (69)

a (left) footprint: to plant the foot = to stop

5s

都市　　　toshi, city (355)

市場　　　ichiba, shijō, market, marketplace (144)

魚市　　　uoichi, fishmarket (98)

市況　　　shikyō, market conditions (1163)

市役所　　shiyakusho, city/municipal office (397, 312)

市長　　　shichō, mayor (173)

株式市場　kabushiki shijō, stock exchange (824, 295, 144)

都市工学科　toshi kōgakka, Dept. of Urban Engineering (355, 113, 10, 81)

place where things level out and stop (buyer-seller exchange)

9s

思い出　　omoide, remembrance, recollection, memory (34)

思想　　　shisō, thought, idea, ideology (532)

国民思想　kokumin shisō, the national sentiment (123, 590, 532)

思考　　　shikō, thought; consideration (117)

不思議　　fushigi, strange (572, 454) (not-think-proper)

思春期　　shishunki, puberty, adolescence (141, 251)

10s

手紙　　　tegami, letter (32) (hand-paper)

ボール紙　bōrugami, cardboard

紙くず　　kamikuzu, wastepaper

表紙　　　hyōshi, book-cover, binding (379) (surface-paper)

方眼紙　　hōganshi, graph paper (204, 640) (square-eye-paper)

包装紙　　hōsōshi, wrapping paper (583, 1524)

和紙　　　washi, Japanese paper (416)

紙幣　　　shihei, paper money (1778)

thread-smooth

6s

寺院　　　ji-in, (Buddhist) temple (229)

山寺　　　yamadera, mountain temple (24)

金閣寺　　Kinkakuji, the Golden Pavilion (14, 822)

銀閣寺　　Ginkakuji, the Silver Pavilion (263, 822)

清水寺　　Kiyomizudera (517 ,40) (pure-water-temple)

竜安寺　　Ryōanji (1899, 223) (dragon-rest-temple)

active & methodical use of the hands = clerical work

6s

自動車　　jidōsha, car (362, 31)

自転車　　jitensha, bicycle (354, 31)

自分　　　jibun, self (199)

自信　　　jishin, self-confidence (513)

自由　　　jiyū, freedom (399)

自由な　　jiyū na, free, unrestricted (399)

自宅　　　jitaku, one’s own home/house (928)

自殺　　　jisatsu, suicide (488)

自給自足　jikyūjisoku, self-sufficiency (457, 51)

自然　　　shizen, nature (528)

自然美　　shizenbi, natural beauty (528, 376)

自然食品　shizenshokuhin, natural foods (528, 146, 382)

from the nose

10s

時々　　　tokidoki, sometimes

時計　　　tokei, watch, clock (105) (time-measure)

時代　　　jidai, period, epoch, era (338)

時給　　　jikyū, payment by the hour (457)

時速　　　jisoku, speed per hour (534)

時価　　　jika, current price (626)

regular movement of the sun

9s

寝室　　　shinshitsu, bedroom (1441)

浴室　　　yokushitsu, bathroom (595)

居室　　　kyoshitsu, living-room (649)

教室　　　kyōshitsu, classroom (101)

会議室　　kaigishitsu, conference room (87, 454)

地下室　　chikashitsu, basement (167, 7)

五号室　　gogōshitsu, room no. 5 (19, 281)

空室　　　kūshitsu, vacant room (15)

暗室　　　anshitsu, darkroom (224)

温室　　　onshitsu, hothouse, greenhouse (237)

王室　　　ōshitsu, royal family (5)

室内　　　shitsunai, indoors (364)

室外　　　shitsugai, outdoor(s) (91)

室津　　　murotsu, placename (1434)

place under roof where one can stop = room

7s

会社　　　kaisha, (business) company (87)

社員　　　shain, company employee (228)

神社　　　jinja, shrine (324)

社長　　　shachō, company president (173)

社会　　　shakai, society, the world, the community (87)

本社　　　honsha, head office (70)

支社　　　shisha, branch office (691)

商社　　　shōsha, trading company (317)

社交　　　shakō, social life (115)

altar, ground

10s

弱気　　　yowaki, faintheartedness, timidity (11)

弱虫　　　yowamushi, weakling, coward (56)

弱音　　　yowane, complaints (6) (the sound of weakness)

貧弱な　　hinjaku na, scanty, meagre; poor; limited (777)

強弱　　　kyōjaku, strength (100) (strength-weakness)

病弱　　　byōjaku, delicate constitution (381)

弱点　　　jakuten, weak point, a weakness (179)

弱者　　　jakusha, the disadvantaged (298)

弱風　　　jakufū, gentle wind (198)

弱小　　　jakushō, puniness (36)

doubled bow bending + delicate hairs = something bent as easily as delicate hair

9s

首輪　　　kubiwa, (dog) collar; necklace (601)

手首　　　tekubi, wrist (32)

足首　　　ashikubi, ankle (51)

首切り　　kubikiri, decapitation (156)

首尾　　　shubi, result, issue, outcome (1734)

首尾一貫　shubi-ikkan, consistency (1734, 1, 1102)

首府　　　shufu, capital city (575)

首領　　　shuryō, leader (806)

部首　　　bushu, kanji radical (384)

党首　　　tōshu, party leader (946)

eye + eyebrow

9s

秋雨　　　akisame, autumn rain (3)

秋風　　　akikaze, autumn breeze (198)

秋晴れ　　akibare, clear autumn weather (155)

秋田県　　Akita-ken, Akita Prefecture (59, 273)

秋刀魚　　sanma*, mackerel (181) (autumn-blade-fish)

初秋　　　shoshū, early autumn (507)

晩秋　　　banshū, late autumn (961) (evening-autumn)

秋分　　　shūbun, autumnal equinox (199) (autumn-divide)

rice-plant + fire/dry

9s

春風　　　harukaze, spring breeze (198)

春着　　　harugi, spring clothes (343)

青春　　　seishun, springtime of life, youth (43)

早春　　　sōshun, early spring (50)

晩春　　　banshun, late spring (961) (evening-spring)

売春　　　baishun, prostitution (192) (sell-spring)

春分　　　shunbun, vernal equinox (199) (spring-divide)

小春日和　koharubiyori, Indian summer (36, 63, 416)

春日　　　Kasuga* (62)

vigorous growth of mulberry plant in sunshine

10s

辞書　　　jisho, dictionary (500)

葉書　　　hagaki, postcard (405)

読書　　　dokusho, reading (189)

書道　　　shodō, oriental calligraphy (188)

書類　　　shorui, documents, written materials (602)

教科書　　kyōkasho, textbook (101, 81)

申込書　　mōshikomisho, application form (322, 1275)

参考書　　sankōsho, reference book (490, 117)

書状　　　shojō, letter (717)

書記　　　shoki, secretary; clerk (95)

書物　　　shomotsu, book, volume (387)

書斎　　　shosai, study (room) (1291)

hand holding brush + thing (phonetic: copy) = to copy a thing by brush

4s

最小　　　saishō, fewest, youngest (484)

少数　　　shōsū, minority (151)

少年　　　shōnen, boy, lad, youth (64)

多少　　　tashō, somewhat, more or less (163)

少佐　　　shōsa, major (army), lieut. commander (navy) (1283)

小額　　　shōgaku, small amount (635)

少量　　　shōryō, small amount (600)

減少　　　genshō, decrease, reduction (667)

smaller than small; 4 points instead of 3

12s

工場　　　kōjō, kōba, factory (113)

場所　　　basho, place, location (312)

場合　　　baai, case, occasion; circumstances (121)

そんな場合には　sonna baai ni wa, in that case… (121)

仕事場　　shigotoba, place of work (285, 293)

入場券　　nyūjōken, admission/platform ticket (63, 661)

駐車場　　chūshajō, parking lot (1587, 31)

会場　　　kaijō, meeting-place (87)

競馬場　　keibajō, racetrack (463, 191)

戦場　　　senjō, battlefield (526)

登場　　　tōjō, entrance (on stage, in a story) (360)

現場　　　genba, the scene (of accident, crime, etc.) (666)

立場　　　tachiba, standpoint, position (73)

広場　　　hiroba, plaza; square; open space (114)

牧場