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日本語学習者のための漢字634 語彙リスト詳細版
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セイ

generation; age (as a period);

world

; life; epoch; family headship
인간[세];세대;세상;대
 訓読み
world
*この世このよslightly archaicthis world
*あの世あのよslightly archaicafterlife; the other [next] world

世の中

よのなかworld (as a concrete place)
浮世絵うきよえUkiyo-e (woodblock print of everyday life in the Edo period) (浮世= fleeting life ←浮 = to float
family headship
世継ぎよつぎarchaicheir
音読み
generation
1  世代せだいgeneration
generation; age (as a period)
*二世にせいsecond generation
    にせい «commonly written as "2世the Second (king, etc. of the same name)
age (as a period)
世紀せいきcentury
*

21世紀

にじゅういっせいきthe twenty-first [21st] century
中世ちゅうせいhistoricalMiddle Ages, medieval period
近世きんせいhistoricalearly modern period
world

世界

せかいworld
*

世界中

せかいじゅうall over the world

世話

せわcare
‖ お世話になりました。おせわになりました。I really appreciate your kindness [kind help].
world; life
前世ぜんせ/ぜんせいBuddhismone's previous life
現世げんせ/げんせいBuddhismthis world; the world
来世らいせ/らいせいBuddhismafterlife; the other [next] world
epoch
更新世こうしんせいgeologyPleistocene (Epoch)
family headship
世襲せしゅうslightly formalheredity

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カイ

bounds;

area within boundary

지경[계];지경;경역
音読み
bounds
境界きょうかいslightly formalboundary; border
限界げんかいlimit; limitations
area within boundary
*視界しかいslightly formalfield of vision; visibility; view

世界

せかいworld
*世界中せかいじゅうall over the world
学界がっかいslightly formalacademic world
*政界せいかいslightly formalpolitical world

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キョウ

ケイ

capital

; ten quadrillion; <Tokyo; Kyoto>
서울[경];서울;경;<도쿄;교토>
音読み
capital

東京

とうきょうproper nameTokyo (place name)
京都きょうとproper nameKyoto (place name) (都 266)
ten quadrillion
一京いっけいten quadrillion= 1016
<abbreviation of "東京">

上京する

じょうきょうするslightly formalto come [go] (up) to Tokyo
1  

帰京する

ききょうするformalto return to Tokyo

JR京葉線

じぇいあーるけいようせんproper nameJR Keiyō Line (from Tokyo to Chiba)(東京(とうきょう)―千葉(ちば)
京浜けいひんproper nameusually not used by itselfKeihin area; Tokyo-Yokohama area(東京(とうきょう)―横浜(よこはま)
‖ 京浜工業地帯けいひんこうぎょうちたいproper nameKeihin Industrial Region
<abbreviation of "京都">
きょうproper name, poetic》(=京都)
京料理きょうりょうりlocal cuisine of Kyoto
京阪神けいはんしんproper nameKeihanshin area; Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe area (京都(きょうと)―大阪(おおさか)―神戸(こうべ)
<abbreviation of "北京"(ペキン)>
京劇きょうげきBeijing opera
特別な読み
capital
南京なんきんproper nameNanjing (place name in China)
北京ぺきんproper nameBeijing (place name in China)

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くび

シュ

head;

principal

; beginning; head toward; counter for waka (poem);

neck

首;脖首;脖머리[수];머리;첫째가는;처음;향하다;-수;목
 訓読み
head; neck

くびneck; (in an idiomatic expression) heade.g., 首を振る(ふる) to shake one's head
くび «generally written in katakana» popularly usedbeing fired
neck

手首

てくびwrist
*

足首

あしくびankle
音読み
head
機首きしゅformalnose of an airplane
船首せんしゅformalbow of a ship
principal

首都

しゅとcapital (of a nation)
首都圏しゅとけんTokyo metropolitan area [National capital region]: an area consisting of the prefectures of Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma and Yamanashi (圏= area

首相

しゅしょうPrime Minister (相 560)
beginning

部首

ぶしゅlinguisticsradical (of a kanji) (← common elements of kanji that construct characters. In a kanji dictionary, kanji characters are classified based on the main radicals, which are listed at the beginning of each classified part.
head toward
1  自首するじしゅするto surrender voluntarily [to turn oneself in] (to the police)
counter for waka (poem)
百人一首ひゃくにんいっしゅHyakunin Isshu; One Hundred Poems, One Poem Each A collection of 100 medieval waka poems by 100 poets. Also a popular game based on the Hyakunin Isshu poems

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みやこ

metropolis

; capital;

everything

도읍[도];도회;도읍;모두
 訓読み
capital

みやこslightly archaiccapital (especially in pre-modern times)
音読み
metropolis

東京都

とうきょうとproper nameTokyo Metropolis; Tokyo Metropolitan Government
都市としslightly formalcity (as the center of each region) (市 269)
*都市人口としじんこうformalurban population
*都市化としかslightly formalurbanization

都会

とかいcity (as a busy urban area)
*大都会だいとかいbig city

京都

きょうとproper nameKyoto (place name)
metropolis; <abbreviation of "東京都">
都心としんcenter of Tokyo; city center of a big city
capital

首都

しゅとcapital (of a nation)
古都ことformalancient capital
everything

都合

つごうcircumstances; convenience (合 300)
‖ 都合がいいつごうがいいto suit one's schedule; to serve one's interest
<abbreviation of "東京都">
proper nameTokyo Metropolitan Government (< "東京都"
都電とでんToden; tram operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government

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archive storage;

major organ of government

; urban prefecture; capital
관청[부];수장고;주요 관청;부(행정 구획);중심지
音読み
archive storage
府庫ふこarchaicarchive storage; warehouse
major organ of government

政府

せいふgovernment; administration (政 472)
*幕府ばくふhistoricalshogunate government
urban prefecture

大阪府

おおさかふproper nameOsaka Prefecture

京都府

きょうとふproper nameKyoto Prefecture
*都道府県とどうふけんprefectures; administrative divisions of Japan
capital
首府しゅふarchaiccapital

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ケン

prefecture

고을[현];-현
音読み
prefecture

けんprefecture; prefectural government
*

都道府県

とどうふけんprefectures; administrative divisions of Japan

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いち

market;

city

저자[시];시장;-시
 訓読み
market
1

いちmarket; fair

市場

いちばmarket (as a place where various small family-run shops dealing in daily necessities gather)
音読み
market
1

市場

しじょうmarket (as the field of trade or business in a particular product, including financial products);
formalmarket (as a place where various small family-run shops dealing in daily necessities gather)
city

city (as a municipality); city government

札幌市

さっぽろしproper nameSapporo city
*

市長

しちょうmayor

都市

としslightly formalcity (as the center of each region)
*

大都市

だいとしslightly formalbig city
*市役所しやくしょmunicipal [city] office; city [town] hall

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divided; district;

ward

구역[구];갈라놓다;구역;-구
音読み
divided
区別するくべつするto tell ~ apart; to distinguish
区切るくぎるto divide (an area); to delimit; to insert pause
区分くぶんslightly formal and abstractdivision; category; section; classification
1  区画くかくslightly formal and concretepartitioned area [section]; (land) division
district
地区ちくslightly formaldistrict (divided for a specific purpose)
ward

ward; section

北区

きたくproper nameKita-ku (Kita Ward)
*区役所くやくしょward office

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まち

チョウ

town

; city
镇;城鎮;城밭두둑[정];도회;읍
 訓読み
town; city

まちtown (as a local administrative unit); town (as a district which constitutes a city and a ward); city [town] (as a place where a lot of houses gather); town government
   NOTE: Choosing between '' and '' for the kanji of 'まち'; '' is used when it refers to "an administrative unit". While we can use either '' or '' as "a place where many houses are gathered", '' in particular evokes the scene as busy streets or places, which often creates an urban atmosphere.
town

~町

~まちtown (as a local administrative unit); town government
下町したまちShitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo including Asakusa, Kanda, Nihonbashi and surrounds, the meaning is entirely different from 'downtown' in English)
音読み
town
ちょうabbrev.town government (< "~町"(~ちょう))

~町

~ちょうtown (as a local administrative unit); town government
*市町村しちょうそんmunicipalities

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むら

ソン

village

마을[촌];마을
 訓読み
village

むらvillage
(others)

木村さん)

きむらさん)proper name(family name of Japanese)

中村さん)

なかむらさん)proper name(family name of Japanese)
山村 (さん )  やまむら (さん )  proper name(family name of Japanese)
音読み
village
*山村さんそんformalmountain village
農村のうそんslightly formalfarming village; agricultural community
*農村人口のうそんじんこうformalrural population
*村長そんちょうvillage mayor
*

市町村

しちょうそんmunicipalities

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たみ

ミン

people (in general)

; private [nongovernmental]; civil
백성[민];백성;민간;사생활상의
 訓読み
people (in general)
*たみarchaicpeople in general; subject (of a monarch)
音読み
people (in general)

国民

こくみんslightly formalnation (as a member of a sovereign state)
*

県民

けんみんslightly formalinhabitant of a prefecture

市民

しみんslightly formalinhabitant of a city; citizen

住民

じゅうみんslightly formalinhabitant
農民のうみんformal and objectivefarmer;historicalpeasant
1  民族みんぞくslightly formalnation [race] (as people sharing common customs and cultures); ethnic group
*民主主義みんしゅしゅぎpoliticsdemocracy
private [nongovernmental]
1  民宿みんしゅくtourist home (private home providing lodging for travelers); bed and breakfast
*民営化みんえいかslightly formalprivatization
civil
民法みんぽうcivil law

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ヤク

エキ

compulsory service; war;

service

; role; valuable card game hand; important post
役;任务;角色;玩牌被凑齐;要职役;任務;角色;玩牌被湊齊;要職
부릴[역];구실;부리다;전역;역할;가치의 카드 조합;중요한 자리
音読み
compulsory service
労役ろうえきformalimposed heavy labor
兵役へいえきmilitary service
現役げんえきarchaicactive service [duty]
*    げんえきplayer on the active list; student taking university [college] entrance exams while still enrolled in school
*懲役ちょうえきimprisonment (with hard labor)
使役しえきformalforced labor;grammarcausative

使役形

しえきけいgrammarcausative form
compulsory service; war (←"fought between soldiers, mobilized by military service system"
えきarchaic and historicalwar; battle; compulsory labor
service; role; valuable card game hand (combination taking on an important role)

やくrole; post; duty; valuable hand (of poker, mahjong, hanafuda game, etc.)
service

役に立つ

やくにたつto be helpful; to be useful; to be of service

役所

やくしょpublic office (of city and ward)
*

市役所

しやくしょmunicipal [city] office; city [town] hall
*

区役所

くやくしょward office
1  役場やくばpublic office (of town and village)
町役場まちやくばtown office
村役場むらやくばvillage office
役人やくにんslighly archaicpublic [civil] servant [official]
role
役目やくめduty [role] (to fulfill in society); function (what something is used for)
役者やくしゃslighly archaicactor [actress]; performer
主役しゅやくleading role [part]; major role; the lead; the leading actor [actress]; starring role [part]; leading character
important post (member taking on an important role in an organization)
*役員やくいんmember of the board of directors; board member; executive; official (of an union, an association, etc.)
重役じゅうやくhigh executive; (company) director





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