源氏物語 あさきゆめみし 完全版(2)The Tale of Genji

Vocabulary

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Word English Frequency Spread
きみ
you; buddy; pal
  1. [pn] you; buddy; pal
  2. [n] monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
  3. [pn] he; she
146 2.56%
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
133 2.34%
ことこと
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 ...
121 2.12%
あなたあなた
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [pn] dear; honey
86 1.51%
わたしわたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
84 1.47%
わたくしわたくし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
  2. [adj-no,n] personal (affairs, etc.); private
  3. [n] selfishness; partiality
  4. [n] secrecy; confidentiality
80 1.40%
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)
45 0.79%
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
41 0.72%
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
32 0.56%
このこの
this
  1. [adj-pn] this
  2. [adj-pn] last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
  3. [adj-pn] you (as in "you liar")
31 0.54%
にいさまにいさま
older brother
  1. [n] older brother
31 0.54%
中将ちゅうじょう
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
  1. [n] lieutenant general; vice-admiral
31 0.54%
典侍てんじ
maid of honor; maid of honour; lady-in-waiting
  1. [n] maid of honor; maid of honour; lady-in-waiting
30 0.53%
なるなる
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 ...
28 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.)
28 0.49%
それそれ
that; it
  1. [pn] that; it
  2. [pn] then; that point (in time); that time
  3. [pn] there
  4. [pn] you
27 0.47%
でございますでございます
be; is
  1. [cop] be; is
27 0.47%
あのかたあのかた
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
  1. [pn] that gentleman; that lady; he; she
26 0.46%
までまで
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
26 0.46%
女御にょうご
court lady
  1. [n] court lady
26 0.46%
またまた
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
24 0.42%
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)
24 0.42%
まだまだ
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
23 0.40%
主上しゅじょう
emperor
  1. [n] emperor
23 0.40%
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
22 0.39%
やはりやはり
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
22 0.39%
ようなような
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 0.39%
藤壺ふじつぼ
acorn barnacle (Balanomorpha spp.)
  1. [n] acorn barnacle (Balanomorpha spp.)
22 0.39%
くるま
car; automobile; vehicle
  1. [n] car; automobile; vehicle
  2. [n] wheel; castor; caster
22 0.39%
というという
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 ...
21 0.37%
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
20 0.35%
ろく
six; 6
  1. [num] six; 6
20 0.35%
殿どの
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
  1. [suf] Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
20 0.35%
なになに
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)
19 0.33%
おんな
female; woman; female sex
  1. [n,n-pref] female; woman; female sex
  2. [n] female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman
19 0.33%
いるいる
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
18 0.32%
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!
18 0.32%
ところところ
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
18 0.32%
まるでまるで
quite; entirely; completely; at all
  1. [adv] quite; entirely; completely; at all
  2. [adv] as if; as though; just like
18 0.32%
ものもの
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
18 0.32%
もの
indicates reason or excuse
  1. [prt] indicates reason or excuse
  2. [prt] indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
18 0.32%
ようよう
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)
18 0.32%
右大臣うだいじん
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
  1. [n] Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
18 0.32%
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)
18 0.32%
こい
(romantic) love
  1. [n] (romantic) love
18 0.32%
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)
18 0.32%
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
17 0.30%
どうどう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
17 0.30%
のようにのように
like; similar to
  1. [exp,adv] like; similar to
  2. [exp,adv] as with; in the same way
17 0.30%
はじめてはじめて
for the first time
  1. [adv,adj-no] for the first time
  2. [adv] only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...
  3. [n] first time; (one's) first
17 0.30%
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
17 0.30%
あの人あのひと
he; she; that person
  1. [pn] he; she; that person
  2. [pn] you
16 0.28%
いういう
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
16 0.28%
なさるなさる
to do
  1. [v5aru,vt] to do
16 0.28%
女房にょうぼう
wife (esp. one's own wife)
  1. [n] wife (esp. one's own wife)
  2. [n] court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace
  3. [n] woman (esp. as a love interest)
16 0.28%
このままこのまま
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
  1. [exp] as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
15 0.26%
そのその
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
15 0.26%
ほんとうにほんとうに
really; truly
  1. [adv] really; truly
15 0.26%
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)
15 0.26%
大将たいしょう
general; admiral
  1. [n] general; admiral
  2. [n] head; chief; leader; boss; kingpin
  3. [n] old chap; mate; boss; chief; man
  4. [n] athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
15 0.26%
奥さまおくさま
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
  1. [n] wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
15 0.26%
父上ちちうえ
father
  1. [n] father
15 0.26%
皇子おうじ
imperial prince
  1. [n] imperial prince
15 0.26%
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
15 0.26%
ばかりばかり
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
14 0.25%
弘徽殿こきでん
ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
  1. [n] ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
14 0.25%
くださいください
please (give me)
  1. [exp] please (give me)
  2. [exp] please (do for me)
13 0.23%
すこしすこし
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
13 0.23%
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...
13 0.23%
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
13 0.23%
恋人こいびと
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
  1. [n] lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
13 0.23%
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)
13 0.23%
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
12 0.21%
こんなに
so; like this; in this way
  1. [adv] so; like this; in this way
12 0.21%
ためにために
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
12 0.21%
だれだれ
who
  1. [pn] who
12 0.21%
つもりつもり
intention; plan; purpose; expectation
  1. [n] intention; plan; purpose; expectation
  2. [n] belief; assumption; thought; conviction
  3. [n] estimate; estimation; calculation
12 0.21%
なぜなぜ
why; how; for what reason
  1. [adv] why; how; for what reason
12 0.21%
伊勢いせ
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures)
  1. [n] Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures)
  2. [n] Ise (city)
12 0.21%
みなもと
source (of a river); fountainhead
  1. [n] source (of a river); fountainhead
  2. [n] source; origin; root
12 0.21%
誕生たんじょう
birth; creation; formation
  1. [n,vs] birth; creation; formation
12 0.21%
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)
11 0.19%
だれかだれか
someone; somebody
  1. [pn] someone; somebody
11 0.19%
なんというなんという
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...
  1. [exp] how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...
  2. [exp] nothing worth mentioning; nothing special
  3. [exp] of what name
11 0.19%
ねば
if not ...; unless ...
  1. [exp] if not ...; unless ...
11 0.19%
ようにように
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
11 0.19%
きょう
Lord; Sir
  1. [suf] Lord; Sir
  2. [n] state minister (under the ritsuryō system)
11 0.19%
夫婦ふうふ
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
  1. [n] married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
11 0.19%
つま
wife
  1. [n] wife
  2. [n] garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings
  3. [n] accompaniment; side (remark)
11 0.19%
ございますございます
to be; to exist
  1. [exp] to be; to exist
10 0.18%
どうしてどうして
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
10 0.18%
のだ
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
  1. [exp] the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
10 0.18%
よくよく
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
  1. [adv] nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
  2. [adv] frequently; often
  3. [adv] I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
  4. [adv] (you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
10 0.18%
中宮ちゅうぐう
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager
  1. [n] the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager
  2. [n] emperor's second consort
  3. [n] empress; palace of the empress
  4. [n] building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground
  5. [n] demesne of the imperial palace
10 0.18%
其のその
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
10 0.18%
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
10 0.18%
斎宮さいぐう
unmarried imperial princess serving at the Ise Grand Shrine in place of the Emperor
  1. [n] unmarried imperial princess serving at the Ise Grand Shrine in place of the Emperor
10 0.18%
生まれうまれ
birth; birthplace
  1. [n] birth; birthplace
  2. [n-suf,adj-no] born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
10 0.18%
そで
sleeve
  1. [n] sleeve
  2. [n] wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
  3. [n] flap (of a dust jacket)
10 0.18%
あまりあまり
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
9 0.16%
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