いろはの門

Vocabulary

Word English Frequency
門もん
gate
  1. [n,n-suf] gate
  2. [n,n-suf] branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master
  3. [n,n-suf] division; phylum
  4. [ctr] counter for cannons
111 4.733%
橋はし
bridge
  1. [n] bridge
36 1.535%
伊い
Italy
  1. [n] Italy
33 1.407%
呂りょ
bass range (in Japanese music)
  1. [n] bass range (in Japanese music)
  2. [n] six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
  3. [n] Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
32 1.365%
八はち
eight; 8
  1. [num] eight; 8
31 1.322%
お前おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
27 1.151%
増ぞう
increase
  1. [n] increase
26 1.109%
こと
thing; matter
  1. [n] thing; matter
  2. [n] incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  3. [n] circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  4. [n] work; business; affair
  5. [n] after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
  6. [n-suf] nominalizing suffix
  7. [n-suf] pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
  8. [n] alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
  9. [n] necessity; need
  10. [n] you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
25 1.066%
川かわ
river; stream
  1. [n] river; stream
  2. [suf] River; the ... river
25 1.066%
徳とく
virtue
  1. [n] virtue
  2. [n] benevolence
  3. [n] profit; benefit; advantage
25 1.066%
将軍しょうぐん
general
  1. [n] general
  2. [n] shogun
22 0.938%
徳川家とくがわけ
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
  1. [n] the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
21 0.896%
馬うま
horse
  1. [n] horse
  2. [n] horse racing
  3. [n] promoted bishop
  4. [n] knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
17 0.725%
この
this
  1. [adj-pn] this
  2. [adj-pn] last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
  3. [adj-pn] you (as in "you liar")
16 0.682%
その
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
16 0.682%
長ちょう
head; chief; leader; elder
  1. [n] head; chief; leader; elder
  2. [n] merit; strong point
  3. [n] superiority
  4. [n] major
16 0.682%
そんな
such; that sort of; that kind of; like that
  1. [adj-pn] such; that sort of; that kind of; like that
  2. [int] no way!; never!
15 0.640%
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
15 0.640%
護衛ごえい
guard; convoy; escort
  1. [n,vs,vt] guard; convoy; escort
15 0.640%
いい
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
  1. [adj-ix] good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
  2. [adj-ix] sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
  3. [adj-ix] profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
  4. [adj-ix] OK; all right; fine; no problem
14 0.597%
まで
until (a time); till; to; up to
  1. [prt] until (a time); till; to; up to
  2. [prt] to (a place or person); as far as
  3. [prt] to (an extent); up to; so far as; even
  4. [prt] only; merely
14 0.597%
丸まる
circle
  1. [n] circle
  2. [n,n-pref] entirety; whole; full; complete
  3. [n] money; dough; moola
  4. [n] enclosure inside a castle's walls
  5. [n] soft-shelled turtle
  6. [suf] suffix for ship names; suffix for names of people (esp. infants); suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc.; suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.
14 0.597%
僕ぼく
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
  2. [pn] you
  3. [pn] manservant
14 0.597%
巳み
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent
  1. [n] the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent
  2. [n] hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon)
  3. [n] south-southeast
  4. [n] fourth month of the lunar calendar
14 0.597%
毒どく
poison; toxicant
  1. [n] poison; toxicant
  2. [n] harm; evil influence
  3. [n] ill will; spite; malice
  4. [n] abusive language
14 0.597%
膳ぜん
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs)
  1. [n] small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs)
  2. [n] meal; food; serving
  3. [ctr] counter for bowlfuls of rice
  4. [ctr] counter for pairs of chopsticks
14 0.597%
郎ろう
nth son
  1. [suf] nth son
  2. [n] lang; official title in ancient China
  3. [n] man; young man
  4. [n] my husband; my lover
  5. [suf] nth child (male and female)
14 0.597%
クリア
clear; transparent
  1. [adj-na] clear; transparent
  2. [n,vs,vt] clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.)
  3. [n,vs,vt] overcoming; getting through; getting past; completing; solving; settling; meeting (e.g. a standard)
  4. [n,vs,vt] clearing (the ball; in soccer)
  5. [n,vs,vt] clearing (e.g. a checked box)
  6. [n,vs,vt] beating (a game, level, etc.); finishing
13 0.554%
副ふく
assistant; associate; vice-; sub-; deputy; substitute; auxiliary; supplementary; additional; collateral
  1. [n,pref] assistant; associate; vice-; sub-; deputy; substitute; auxiliary; supplementary; additional; collateral
  2. [n] duplicate; copy
  3. [n] adverb
13 0.554%
瀬せ
shallows; shoal
  1. [n] shallows; shoal
  2. [n] rapids; current; torrent
  3. [n] position; place
  4. [n] chance; opportunity
13 0.554%
藩はん
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
  1. [n,n-suf] han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
13 0.554%
兎うさぎ
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
  1. [n] rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
12 0.512%
すか
disappointment; let-down
  1. [n] disappointment; let-down
  2. [n] miss; failure; losing (lottery) ticket; blank
  3. [n] nonsense
11 0.469%
尾張おわり
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
  1. [n] Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
11 0.469%
者もの
person
  1. [n] person
11 0.469%
貴方あなた
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [pn] dear; honey
11 0.469%
危険きけん
danger; peril; hazard
  1. [n,adj-na] danger; peril; hazard
  2. [n,adj-na] risk
10 0.426%
大丈夫だいじょうぶ
safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay
  1. [adj-na] safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay
  2. [adv] certainly; surely; undoubtedly
  3. [int,adj-na] no thanks; I'm good; that's alright
  4. [n] great man; fine figure of a man
10 0.426%
次つぎ
next; following; subsequent
  1. [n,adj-no] next; following; subsequent
  2. [n,adj-no] stage; station
10 0.426%
する
to do; to carry out; to perform
  1. [vs-i] to do; to carry out; to perform
  2. [vs-i] to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
  3. [vs-i] to serve as; to act as; to work as
  4. [vs-i] to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
  5. [vs-i] to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
  6. [vs-i] to decide on; to choose
  7. [vs-i,vi] to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
  8. [vs-i,vi] to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
  9. [vs-i,vi] to be worth; to cost
  10. [vs-i,vi] to pass (of time); to elapse
  11. [vs-i,vt] to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
  12. [vs-i,vt] to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
  13. [vs-i,vt] to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
  14. [vs-i,vt] to feel A about B
  15. [suf,vs-i] verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
  16. [aux-v,vs-i] creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
  17. [aux-v,vs-i] to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
9 0.384%
もう
already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer
  1. [adv] already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer
  2. [adv] soon; shortly; before long; presently
  3. [adv] further; more; again; another; the other
  4. [int] jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; seriously
9 0.384%
検査けんさ
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
  1. [n,vs,vt] inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
9 0.384%
藩主はんしゅ
feudal lord; daimyo
  1. [n] feudal lord; daimyo
9 0.384%
ありがとうございます
thank you
  1. [exp] thank you
8 0.341%
そう
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
  1. [aux,adj-na] appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
8 0.341%
どう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
8 0.341%
とのこと
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
  1. [exp] I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
8 0.341%
仕事しごと
work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
  1. [n,vs,vi] work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
  2. [n] work
8 0.341%
何でなんで
why?; what for?
  1. [adv] why?; what for?
  2. [adv] how?; by what means?
8 0.341%
反はん
anti-
  1. [pref] anti-
  2. [n] antithesis
  3. [n] fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
8 0.341%
大手おおて
major company; big company
  1. [n,adj-no] major company; big company
  2. [n,adj-no] front castle gate
  3. [n,adj-no] force attacking the front of a castle
8 0.341%
水門すいもん
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
  1. [n] sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
8 0.341%
オレおれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
7 0.299%
ください
please (give me)
  1. [exp] please (give me)
  2. [exp] please (do for me)
7 0.299%
ケーキ
cake
  1. [n] cake
7 0.299%
こちら
this way; this direction
  1. [pn] this way; this direction
  2. [pn] here
  3. [pn] this (one)
  4. [pn] I; me; we; us
  5. [pn] this person
7 0.299%
それ
that; it
  1. [pn] that; it
  2. [pn] then; that point (in time); that time
  3. [pn] there
  4. [pn] you
7 0.299%
我々われわれ
we
  1. [pn] we
7 0.299%
新幹線しんかんせん
Shinkansen; bullet train
  1. [n] Shinkansen; bullet train
7 0.299%
本日ほんじつ
today; this day
  1. [n,adv] today; this day
7 0.299%
江戸城えどじょう
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
  1. [n] Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
7 0.299%
いる
to be (of animate objects); to exist
  1. [v1,vi] to be (of animate objects); to exist
  2. [v1,vi] to stay
  3. [v1,aux-v] to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
6 0.256%
おはようございます
good morning
  1. [int] good morning
6 0.256%
お疲れ様おつかれさま
thank you (for your hard work); good work
  1. [exp] thank you (for your hard work); good work
  2. [exp] see you; goodbye; goodnight
6 0.256%
さすが
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
  1. [adv,adj-na] as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
  2. [adv] still; all the same; after all
  3. [adv] even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
6 0.256%
それに
besides; in addition; also; moreover
  1. [conj] besides; in addition; also; moreover
6 0.256%
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
6 0.256%
なぜ
why; how; for what reason
  1. [adv] why; how; for what reason
6 0.256%
なる
to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
  1. [v5r,vi] to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
  2. [v5r,vi] to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
  3. [v5r,vi] to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
  4. [v5r,vi] to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
  5. [v5r,vi] to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
  6. [v5r,vi] to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
  7. [v5r,vi] to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
  8. [v5r,vi] to play (the part of); to act as
  9. [v5r,vi] to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
  10. [v5r,vi] to be promoted
  11. [aux-v,v5r] to do ...
6 0.256%
よう
appearing ...; looking ...
  1. [n-suf,n] appearing ...; looking ...
  2. [n-suf,n] way to ...; method of ...ing
  3. [n-suf,n] form; style; design
  4. [n-suf,n] like; similar to
  5. [n] thing (thought or spoken)
6 0.256%
俺おれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
6 0.256%
刀かたな
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana
  1. [n] sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana
  2. [n] scalpel
  3. [n] chisel; burin; graver
  4. [n] knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
6 0.256%
城内じょうない
inside of a castle
  1. [n] inside of a castle
  2. [n] area surrounded by castle walls
6 0.256%
弁当べんとう
bento; Japanese box lunch
  1. [n] bento; Japanese box lunch
6 0.256%
承知しょうち
knowledge; awareness
  1. [n,vs,vt] knowledge; awareness
  2. [n,vs,vt] acceptance; consent; assent; agreement; compliance; acknowledgment; acknowledgement
  3. [n,vs,vt] forgiving; pardoning; excusing
6 0.256%
犯人はんにん
offender; criminal; culprit
  1. [n] offender; criminal; culprit
6 0.256%
申し訳ありませんもうしわけありません
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
  1. [exp] I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
  2. [exp] thank you very much (for help, etc.)
6 0.256%
皆さんみなさん
all; everyone; everybody
  1. [n] all; everyone; everybody
6 0.256%
駅えき
railway station; train station
  1. [n] railway station; train station
  2. [n] staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan)
  3. [ctr] counter for railway stations and bus stations
6 0.256%
アウト
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line
  1. [n] out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line
  2. [n] out; putout
  3. [adj-f] outer; external; outside
  4. [unc] exit; exit here
  5. [n] front nine
  6. [adj-na] no good; unacceptable; out of line; over; finished; disqualified
  7. [n] check-out time
5 0.213%
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
5 0.213%
という
called; named; that says; that
  1. [exp] called; named; that says; that
  2. [exp] as many as; as much as
  3. [exp] all ...; every single ...
5 0.213%
もの
thing; object; article; stuff; substance
  1. [n] thing; object; article; stuff; substance
  2. [n] one's things; possessions; property; belongings
  3. [n] things; something; anything; everything; nothing
  4. [n] quality
  5. [n] reason; the way of things
  6. [n] used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
  7. [n-suf] item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
  8. [n-suf] cause of ...; cause for ...
  9. [pref] somehow; somewhat; for some reason
  10. [pref] really; truly
5 0.213%
ような
like; similar to
  1. [adj-pn] like; similar to
  2. [exp] (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that)
  3. [exp] feels like; feels similar to; feels as if
5 0.213%
一人でひとりで
alone; by oneself; on one's own
  1. [exp] alone; by oneself; on one's own
5 0.213%
任務にんむ
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
  1. [n] duty; function; office; mission; task; role
5 0.213%
俺達おれたち
we; us
  1. [n] we; us
5 0.213%
先輩せんぱい
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
  1. [n] senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
5 0.213%
役やく
role; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service
  1. [n] role; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service
  2. [n] position (of responsibility); post; office
  3. [n] part (in a play, film, etc.); role; character
  4. [n] scoring combination; hand; yaku; meld
5 0.213%
月つき
Moon
  1. [n] Moon
  2. [n] month
  3. [n] moonlight
  4. [n] (a) moon; natural satellite
5 0.213%
本当にほんとうに
really; truly
  1. [adv] really; truly
5 0.213%
気き
spirit; mind; heart
  1. [n] spirit; mind; heart
  2. [n] nature; disposition
  3. [n] intention; mind; will; motivation
  4. [n] mood; feelings
  5. [n] consciousness
  6. [n] care; attention; consideration; worry
  7. [n] interest
  8. [n] (the) air; atmosphere
  9. [n] ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood
  10. [n] fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste
  11. [n] qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine); chi; ki
5 0.213%
清水しみず
spring water
  1. [n] spring water
  2. [n] clear (pure) water
5 0.213%
監視かんし
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision; lookout
  1. [n,vs,vt] monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision; lookout
5 0.213%
自分じぶん
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  1. [pn] myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. [pn] I; me
  3. [pn] you
5 0.213%
良いよい
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
  1. [adj-i] good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
  2. [adj-i] sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
  3. [adj-i] profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
  4. [adj-i] OK; all right; fine; no problem
  5. [suf,adj-i] easy to ...
5 0.213%
襲撃しゅうげき
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
  1. [n,vs,vt] (surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
5 0.213%
雪ゆき
snow; snowfall
  1. [n] snow; snowfall
5 0.213%
ありがとう
thank you; thanks
  1. [int] thank you; thanks
4 0.171%
あんな
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
  1. [adj-pn] that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
4 0.171%
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