詠う！ 平安京

Vocabulary

Word English Frequency
和歌わか
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
  1. [n] waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
99 3.144%
天女てんにょ
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden
  1. [n] heavenly nymph; celestial maiden
  2. [n] beautiful and kind woman
72 2.286%
業ぎょう
work; business; company; agency
  1. [n,n-suf] work; business; company; agency
  2. [n,n-suf] study
64 2.032%
俺おれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
58 1.842%
殿どの
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
  1. [suf] Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
41 1.302%
僕ぼく
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
  2. [pn] you
  3. [pn] manservant
38 1.207%
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
37 1.175%
平安京へいあんきょう
Heian-kyō; ancient Kyoto
  1. [n] Heian-kyō; ancient Kyoto
33 1.048%
定じょう
certainty; reality; actuality
  1. [n] certainty; reality; actuality
  2. [n-pref] regular; permanent
  3. [n] samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
30 0.953%
昭しょう
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
  1. [pref] nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
30 0.953%
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")
29 0.921%
詠ううたう
to sing
  1. [v5u,vt,vi] to sing
  2. [v5u,vt] to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
27 0.857%
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 ...
26 0.826%
小町こまち
belle; (town) beauty
  1. [n] belle; (town) beauty
25 0.794%
お前おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
23 0.730%
遍へん
number of times
  1. [ctr] number of times
23 0.730%
子こ
child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
  1. [n,n-suf] child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
  2. [n,n-suf] (one's) child; offspring
  3. [n,n-suf] young woman
  4. [n,n-suf] young (animal)
  5. [n] offshoot
  6. [n] interest
  7. [n] new share
  8. [n] player who is not a dealer
  9. [n] young geisha; young prostitute
  10. [n] bird egg
  11. [n-suf] -er (often of young women)
21 0.667%
歌人かじん
poet (of tanka poems)
  1. [n] poet (of tanka poems)
21 0.667%
貴方あなた
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [pn] dear; honey
20 0.635%
者もの
person
  1. [n] person
17 0.540%
原はら
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
  1. [n] field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
16 0.508%
小野おの
plain; field
  1. [n] plain; field
16 0.508%
その
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
14 0.445%
出家しゅっけ
entering the priesthood
  1. [n,vs,vi] entering the priesthood
  2. [n] priest; monk; bonze
14 0.445%
歌合うたあわせ
poetry contest
  1. [n] poetry contest
14 0.445%
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
13 0.413%
歌うた
song; singing
  1. [n] song; singing
  2. [n] classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)
  3. [n] modern poetry
13 0.413%
人ひと
person; someone; somebody
  1. [n] person; someone; somebody
  2. [n] human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
  3. [n] human (Homo sapiens)
  4. [n] (other) people; others
  5. [n] character; personality; nature
  6. [n] capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
  7. [n] adult; grown-up
  8. [n] I; me; one
12 0.381%
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
11 0.349%
綺麗きれい
pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair
  1. [adj-na] pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair
  2. [adj-na] clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat
  3. [adj-na] completely; entirely
11 0.349%
高たか
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
  1. [n,n-suf] quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
11 0.349%
アンタあんた
you
  1. [pn] you
10 0.318%
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
10 0.318%
在ざい
the country; countryside
  1. [n] the country; countryside
  2. [n] outskirts; suburbs
  3. [n] presence; being in attendance
  4. [pref] situated in; staying in; resident in
10 0.318%
秋あき
autumn; fall
  1. [n,adv] autumn; fall
10 0.318%
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!
9 0.286%
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 ...
9 0.286%
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
9 0.286%
名前なまえ
name
  1. [n] name
  2. [n] given name; first name
9 0.286%
川かわ
river; stream
  1. [n] river; stream
  2. [suf] River; the ... river
9 0.286%
権けん
right (to do something)
  1. [n-suf,n] right (to do something)
  2. [n,n-suf] authority; power
9 0.286%
紅葉こうよう
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
  1. [n,vs,vi] leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
9 0.286%
身み
one's body; one's person
  1. [n] one's body; one's person
  2. [n] oneself; one's appearance
  3. [n] one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
  4. [n] main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)
9 0.286%
露つゆ
dew
  1. [n] dew
  2. [n] tears
  3. [adv] (not) a bit; (not) at all
9 0.286%
この人このひと
this person; he; she
  1. [pn] this person; he; she
8 0.254%
君きみ
you; buddy; pal
  1. [pn] you; buddy; pal
  2. [n] monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
  3. [pn] he; she
8 0.254%
月つき
Moon
  1. [n] Moon
  2. [n] month
  3. [n] moonlight
  4. [n] (a) moon; natural satellite
8 0.254%
物語ものがたり
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
  1. [n] story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
8 0.254%
男おとこ
man; male
  1. [n,n-pref] man; male
  2. [n] fellow; guy; chap; bloke
  3. [n] male lover; boyfriend; man
  4. [n] manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation
8 0.254%
真しん
truth; reality; genuineness
  1. [n,adj-no] truth; reality; genuineness
  2. [n] seriousness
  3. [n] truth
  4. [n] printed style writing
  5. [n] star performer
8 0.254%
秀しゅう
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
  1. [n] preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
8 0.254%
紀き
period
  1. [n,n-suf] period
  2. [n] Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
  3. [n] Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
8 0.254%
藤ふじ
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
  1. [n] wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
8 0.254%
貴族きぞく
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
  1. [n,adj-no] nobility; aristocracy; peerage
8 0.254%
きっと
surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent)
  1. [adv] surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent)
  2. [adv] sternly; severely
  3. [adv] having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight
  4. [adv] suddenly; abruptly; instantly
7 0.222%
もの
indicates reason or excuse
  1. [prt] indicates reason or excuse
  2. [prt] indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
7 0.222%
やっぱり
as expected; sure enough; just as one thought
  1. [adv] as expected; sure enough; just as one thought
  2. [adv] after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case
  3. [adv] too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either
  4. [adv] still; as before
  5. [adv] all the same; even so; still; nonetheless
7 0.222%
世界せかい
the world; society; the universe
  1. [n] the world; society; the universe
  2. [n] sphere; circle; world
  3. [adj-no] world-renowned; world-famous
  4. [n] realm governed by one Buddha; space
7 0.222%
今いま
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
  1. [n,adj-no,adv] now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
  2. [adv] another; more
7 0.222%
勝負しょうぶ
victory or defeat
  1. [n] victory or defeat
  2. [n,vs,vi] match; contest; game; bout
7 0.222%
姫ひめ
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.)
  1. [n] young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.)
  2. [n-suf,n] girl
  3. [pref] small; cute; lesser (in names of species)
  4. [n] prostitute
7 0.222%
帰るかえる
to return; to come home; to go home; to go back
  1. [v5r,vi] to return; to come home; to go home; to go back
  2. [v5r,vi] to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)
  3. [v5r,vi] to get home; to get to home plate
7 0.222%
時とき
time; hour; moment
  1. [n] time; hour; moment
  2. [n,adv] occasion; case
  3. [n] chance; opportunity; season
  4. [n] the times; the age; the day
  5. [n] tense
7 0.222%
百人一首ひゃくにんいっしゅ
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets
  1. [n] (Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets
  2. [n] hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
7 0.222%
美しいうつくしい
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
  1. [adj-i] beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
7 0.222%
貫かん
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)
  1. [n] kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)
  2. [n] kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period)
  3. [ctr] counter for pieces of sushi
  4. [n] 10 points
  5. [n] 12 points
7 0.222%
おばあちゃん
granny; grandma; gran
  1. [n] granny; grandma; gran
  2. [n] old lady; old woman
6 0.191%
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
6 0.191%
など
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
  1. [prt] et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
  2. [prt] or something
  3. [prt] the likes of
  4. [prt] for example; for instance; for one
6 0.191%
のように
like; similar to
  1. [exp,adv] like; similar to
  2. [exp,adv] as with; in the same way
6 0.191%
また
again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
  1. [adv] again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
  2. [adv] also; too; as well; likewise
  3. [adv] on the other hand; while
  4. [conj] and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore
  5. [conj] or; otherwise
  6. [adv] really; how; (what, why) on earth
  7. [pref] indirect
6 0.191%
一人ひとり
one person
  1. [n] one person
  2. [n] being alone; being by oneself
  3. [n] being single; being unmarried
  4. [adv] by oneself; alone
  5. [adv] just; only; simply
6 0.191%
作品さくひん
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
  1. [n] work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
6 0.191%
全てすべて
everything; all; the whole
  1. [n,adj-no] everything; all; the whole
  2. [adv] entirely; completely; wholly; all
6 0.191%
六歌仙ろっかせん
six immortals of poetry; six notable Japanese poets whose poems were included in the anthology Kokin Wakashū
  1. [n] six immortals of poetry; six notable Japanese poets whose poems were included in the anthology Kokin Wakashū
6 0.191%
列れつ
row; line; file; column; queue; rank; procession
  1. [n] row; line; file; column; queue; rank; procession
  2. [n] company (of someone); group; ranks
  3. [n] sequence
  4. [ctr] counter for rows
6 0.191%
友とも
friend; companion; comrade; pal
  1. [n] friend; companion; comrade; pal
  2. [n] accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement; accessory
6 0.191%
女おんな
female; woman; female sex
  1. [n,n-pref] female; woman; female sex
  2. [n] female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman
6 0.191%
山荘さんそう
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
  1. [n] mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
6 0.191%
平安へいあん
peace; tranquility; tranquillity
  1. [n,adj-na] peace; tranquility; tranquillity
  2. [n] Heian period (794-1185)
6 0.191%
彼女かのじょ
she; her
  1. [pn] she; her
  2. [n] girlfriend
6 0.191%
想いおもい
thought
  1. [n] thought
  2. [n] imagination; mind; heart
  3. [n] desire; wish; hope; expectation
  4. [n] love; affection
  5. [n] feelings; emotion; sentiment; experience
6 0.191%
担当たんとう
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
  1. [n,vs,vt] being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
6 0.191%
親父おやじ
one's father; one's old man; dad; pops
  1. [n] one's father; one's old man; dad; pops
  2. [n] middle-aged (or older) man; old man; geezer
  3. [n] one's boss
  4. [n] proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.); landlord
  5. [n] grizzly bear
6 0.191%
違うちがう
to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
  1. [v5u,vi] to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
  2. [v5u,vi] to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
  3. [v5u,vi] to become abnormal; to go wrong
  4. [exp] isn't it?; wasn't it?
6 0.191%
ください
please (give me)
  1. [exp] please (give me)
  2. [exp] please (do for me)
5 0.159%
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
5 0.159%
それ
that; it
  1. [pn] that; it
  2. [pn] then; that point (in time); that time
  3. [pn] there
  4. [pn] you
5 0.159%
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
5 0.159%
ために
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
  1. [conj] for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
  2. [conj] because of; as a result of
5 0.159%
どう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
5 0.159%
なんか
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
  1. [prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
5 0.159%
まさか
by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not)
  1. [int] by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not)
  2. [n,adj-no] something unexpected; emergency
  3. [n] currently; for the time being; presently; for now
  4. [adv,adj-no] indeed; really; truly; unexpectedly
5 0.159%
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 0.159%
倉くら
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown; depository; treasury; elevator
  1. [n] warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown; depository; treasury; elevator
5 0.159%
全くまったく
really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
  1. [adv,adj-no] really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
  2. [adv,adj-no] indeed
  3. [int] good grief
5 0.159%
力ちから
force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy
  1. [n] force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy
  2. [n] capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
  3. [n] efficacy; effect
  4. [n] effort; endeavours; endeavors; exertions
  5. [n] power; authority; influence; good offices; agency
  6. [n] support; help; aid; assistance
  7. [n] stress; emphasis
  8. [n] means; resources
5 0.159%
好きすき
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
  1. [adj-na,n] liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
  2. [adj-na,n] liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved
  3. [n,adj-na] faddism; eccentricity
  4. [adj-na,n] as one likes; as it suits one
  5. [adj-na,n] lecherous; lustful; salacious
5 0.159%
姿すがた
figure; form; shape
  1. [n] figure; form; shape
  2. [n] appearance; dress; guise
  3. [n] state; condition; picture; image
  4. [n] form (of a waka)
  5. [n-suf] dressed in ...; wearing ...
5 0.159%
定価ていか
list price; regular price; established price
  1. [n] list price; regular price; established price
5 0.159%
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