源氏物語　あさきゆめみし　完全版（１）Ｔｈｅ　Ｔａｌｅ　ｏｆ　Ｇｅｎｊｉ

Vocabulary

Word English Frequency Spread ⓘ
わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
137 2.03%
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 ...
130 1.92%
源氏げんじ
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)
  1. [n] Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)
  2. [n] the Minamoto family
126 1.86%
君きみ
you; buddy; pal
  1. [pn] you; buddy; pal
  2. [n] monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
  3. [pn] he; she
123 1.82%
あなた
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [pn] dear; honey
89 1.32%
姫君ひめぎみ
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
  1. [n] daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
79 1.17%
わたくし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
  2. [adj-no,n] personal (affairs, etc.); private
  3. [n] selfishness; partiality
  4. [n] secrecy; confidentiality
56 0.83%
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")
51 0.75%
主上しゅじょう
emperor
  1. [n] emperor
44 0.65%
中将ちゅうじょう
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
  1. [n] lieutenant general; vice-admiral
39 0.58%
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
38 0.56%
女御にょうご
court lady
  1. [n] court lady
38 0.56%
その
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
35 0.52%
藤壺ふじつぼ
acorn barnacle (Balanomorpha spp.)
  1. [n] acorn barnacle (Balanomorpha spp.)
35 0.52%
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 ...
34 0.50%
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
33 0.49%
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.)
33 0.49%
頭あたま
head
  1. [n] head
  2. [n] hair (on one's head)
  3. [n] mind; brains; intellect
  4. [n] leader; chief; boss; captain
  5. [n] top; tip
  6. [n] beginning; start
  7. [n] head; person
  8. [n] down payment; deposit
  9. [n] top structural component of a kanji
  10. [n] pair
32 0.47%
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
31 0.46%
まだ
still; as yet; only
  1. [adv] still; as yet; only
  2. [adv] (not) yet
  3. [adv] more; (more) still
  4. [adv] at least; comparatively; relatively
  5. [adj-na] unfinished; incomplete; not yet done
31 0.46%
壺つぼ
pot; jar; vase
  1. [n] pot; jar; vase
  2. [n] dice cup
  3. [n] depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall)
  4. [n] aim; what one wants; the mark
  5. [n] key point (of a conversation, etc.); essence
  6. [n] acupuncture point; moxibustion point; pressure point
  7. [n] position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.)
  8. [n] target (when aiming an arrow)
31 0.46%
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
30 0.44%
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
30 0.44%
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!
28 0.41%
おいで
coming; going; being (somewhere)
  1. [n] coming; going; being (somewhere)
  2. [exp] (please) come; go; stay
27 0.40%
それ
that; it
  1. [pn] that; it
  2. [pn] then; that point (in time); that time
  3. [pn] there
  4. [pn] you
27 0.40%
どう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
27 0.40%
あのかた
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
  1. [pn] that gentleman; that lady; he; she
26 0.38%
でございます
be; is
  1. [cop] be; is
26 0.38%
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 ...
26 0.38%
おかあさま
mother
  1. [n] mother
24 0.35%
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
24 0.35%
もの
indicates reason or excuse
  1. [prt] indicates reason or excuse
  2. [prt] indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
24 0.35%
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
23 0.34%
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
23 0.34%
として
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
  1. [exp] as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
  2. [exp] apart from... (used to change the topic)
  3. [exp] even (e.g. "not even a single person")
  4. [exp] thinking that...; trying to...
22 0.33%
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
22 0.33%
しあわせ
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
  1. [n,adj-na] happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
20 0.30%
弘徽殿こきでん
ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
  1. [n] ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
20 0.30%
恋こい
(romantic) love
  1. [n] (romantic) love
20 0.30%
あまり
remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers
  1. [n,adj-no] remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers
  2. [adv] (not) very; (not) much
  3. [adv] too much; excessively; overly
  4. [adj-na,adj-no] extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible
  5. [n-suf] more than; over
19 0.28%
ように
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)
  1. [exp] in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)
  2. [exp] hoping or wishing for something
19 0.28%
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
17 0.25%
ところ
place; spot; scene; site
  1. [n,adv,suf] place; spot; scene; site
  2. [n,suf] address
  3. [n,suf] district; area; locality
  4. [n,suf] one's house
  5. [n,suf] point; aspect; side; facet
  6. [n,suf] passage (in text); part
  7. [n,suf] space; room
  8. [n,suf] thing; matter
  9. [n] whereupon; as a result
  10. [n] about to; on the verge of
  11. [n] was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
  12. [n] approximately; around; about
17 0.25%
なんと
what; how
  1. [adv] what; how
  2. [adv] what (a) ...!; how ...!
  3. [adv] surprisingly; to my amazement; believe it or not; why, ...!
  4. [int] oh my; wow
  5. [int] well, ...; so, ...
17 0.25%
ほど
extent; degree; measure
  1. [n,adv] extent; degree; measure
  2. [n] limit; bounds
  3. [n] (span of) time
  4. [n] (a) distance
  5. [n] the state of; the status of; the condition of
  6. [prt] about; around; approximately; or so
  7. [prt] as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ...
  8. [prt] the more ... the more ...
17 0.25%
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
17 0.25%
夕顔ゆうがお
bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash
  1. [n] bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash
  2. [n] moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
17 0.25%
姫さまひめさま
princess; daughter of a nobleman
  1. [n] princess; daughter of a nobleman
17 0.25%
おばあちゃま
grandma; granny
  1. [n] grandma; granny
16 0.24%
すこし
a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
  1. [adv] a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
  2. [adv] a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute
  3. [adv] a little way; a short distance
16 0.24%
どうして
how; in what way; by what means
  1. [adv] how; in what way; by what means
  2. [adv] why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for
  3. [adv] cannot possibly
  4. [int] no way
16 0.24%
なさる
to do
  1. [v5aru,vt] to do
16 0.24%
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)
16 0.24%
いう
to say; to utter; to declare
  1. [v5u] to say; to utter; to declare
  2. [v5u] to name; to call
  3. [v5u] to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
15 0.22%
いらっしゃる
to come; to go; to be (somewhere)
  1. [v5aru,vi] to come; to go; to be (somewhere)
  2. [v5aru,aux-v] to be (doing)
15 0.22%
お姫さまおひめさま
princess
  1. [n] princess
  2. [n] spoiled girl; hothouse flower
  3. [n] glue
15 0.22%
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
15 0.22%
にいさま
older brother
  1. [n] older brother
15 0.22%
御息所みやすどころ
concubine of an emperor; female court attendant who serves in the emperor's bedchamber
  1. [n] concubine of an emperor; female court attendant who serves in the emperor's bedchamber
15 0.22%
月つき
Moon
  1. [n] Moon
  2. [n] month
  3. [n] moonlight
  4. [n] (a) moon; natural satellite
15 0.22%
源氏物語げんじものがたり
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
  1. [n] The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
15 0.22%
ください
please (give me)
  1. [exp] please (give me)
  2. [exp] please (do for me)
14 0.21%
それに
besides; in addition; also; moreover
  1. [conj] besides; in addition; also; moreover
14 0.21%
夜よる
evening; night
  1. [n,adv] evening; night
  2. [n] dinner
14 0.21%
左大臣さだいじん
Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
  1. [n] Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
14 0.21%
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
14 0.21%
若いわかい
young; youthful
  1. [adj-i] young; youthful
  2. [adj-i] immature; green
  3. [adj-i] low (number); small
14 0.21%
いつまでも
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly; for a long time
  1. [adv] forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly; for a long time
13 0.19%
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
13 0.19%
だれか
someone; somebody
  1. [pn] someone; somebody
13 0.19%
元服げんぷく
male coming-of-age-ceremony
  1. [n,vs] male coming-of-age-ceremony
  2. [n,vs] shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
13 0.19%
命婦みょうぶ
title for high-ranking court ladies
  1. [n] title for high-ranking court ladies
13 0.19%
父ちち
father
  1. [n] father
13 0.19%
者もの
person
  1. [n] person
13 0.19%
いつも
always; all the time; at all times
  1. [adv] always; all the time; at all times
  2. [adv] never
  3. [adj-no,n] usual; regular; habitual; customary
12 0.18%
なんです
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
  1. [aux] it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
12 0.18%
ほんとうに
really; truly
  1. [adv] really; truly
12 0.18%
まるで
quite; entirely; completely; at all
  1. [adv] quite; entirely; completely; at all
  2. [adv] as if; as though; just like
12 0.18%
やはり
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
12 0.18%
声こえ
voice
  1. [n] voice
  2. [n] singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot
  3. [n] voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will
  4. [n] sound
  5. [n] sense (of something's arrival); feeling
  6. [n] voice; voiced sound
12 0.18%
愛あい
love; affection; care
  1. [n,n-suf] love; affection; care
  2. [n] attachment; craving; desire
  3. [n] agape
  4. [n] Ireland
12 0.18%
殿どの
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
  1. [suf] Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
12 0.18%
罪つみ
crime; sin; wrongdoing; indiscretion
  1. [n,adj-na,adj-no] crime; sin; wrongdoing; indiscretion
  2. [n] penalty; sentence; punishment
  3. [n] fault; responsibility; culpability
  4. [n,adj-na] thoughtlessness; lack of consideration
12 0.18%
若宮わかみや
young imperial prince
  1. [n] young imperial prince
  2. [n] child of the imperial family
  3. [n] shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine
  4. [n] newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
12 0.18%
くださる
to give; to confer; to bestow
  1. [v5aru] to give; to confer; to bestow
  2. [v5aru] to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor
11 0.16%
ございます
to be; to exist
  1. [exp] to be; to exist
11 0.16%
これから
from now on; after this; in the future; in future
  1. [exp] from now on; after this; in the future; in future
  2. [exp] from here; from this point
11 0.16%
そのよう
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
  1. [adj-na] that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
11 0.16%
とても
very; awfully; exceedingly
  1. [adv] very; awfully; exceedingly
  2. [adv] (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
11 0.16%
なに
what
  1. [pn] what
  2. [pn] you-know-what; that thing
  3. [pn] whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
  4. [adv] (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
  5. [int] what?; huh?
  6. [int] hey!; come on!
  7. [int] oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
11 0.16%
のように
like; similar to
  1. [exp,adv] like; similar to
  2. [exp,adv] as with; in the same way
11 0.16%
ばかり
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
  1. [prt] only; merely; nothing but; no more than
  2. [prt] approximately; about
  3. [prt] just (finished, etc.)
  4. [prt] as if to; (as though) about to; going to; on the point of; at any minute
  5. [prt] indicates emphasis
  6. [prt] always; constantly
11 0.16%
みごと
splendid; magnificent; excellent; fine; superb; beautiful; admirable
  1. [adj-na,adv] splendid; magnificent; excellent; fine; superb; beautiful; admirable
  2. [adj-na] utter (esp. defeat); total; complete
  3. [n] something worth seeing; sight; spectacle
11 0.16%
卿きょう
Lord; Sir
  1. [suf] Lord; Sir
  2. [n] state minister (under the ritsuryō system)
11 0.16%
女人にょにん
woman
  1. [n] woman
11 0.16%
妹いもうと
younger sister
  1. [n] younger sister
11 0.16%
御所ごしょ
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.
  1. [n] imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.
  2. [n] emperor; ex-emperor; empress; imperial prince; shogun; minister
11 0.16%
話はなし
talk; speech; chat; conversation
  1. [n] talk; speech; chat; conversation
  2. [n] topic; subject
  3. [n] discussions; negotiation; argument
  4. [n] rumor; talk; hearsay
  5. [n] tale; story; fable
  6. [n] circumstances; particulars
11 0.16%
あいだ
space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch
  1. [n] space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch
  2. [n,adv] period of time (during, while); duration; interval
  3. [n] between (two parties or things)
  4. [n] among (a group)
  5. [n] relations (between); relationship
  6. [n] midpoint; average; halfway; middle ground
  7. [conj] due to; because of
10 0.15%
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