Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese. Florence Sakade
根元 kongen, nemoto, root, origin, source
元来 ganrai, originally, primarily
元日 ganjitsu, New Year’s
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GEN, GON, speech, statement; koto, word, speech, expression; i(u), to say
方言 hōgen, dialect
無言 mugon, silence, muteness
言葉 kotoba, word, language
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GEN, original; hara, field, meadow
原因 gen’in, cause
高原 kōgen, plateau
草原 sōgen, kusahara, grassy plain
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KO; to, door
戸外 kogai, outdoors
木戸 kido, gate, door
江戸 Edo, old name for Tōkyō
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KO; furu(i), old, ancient
古代 kodai, ancient times
古今 kokon, past and present
考古学 kōkogaku, archeology
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GO, noon
午前 gozen, morning, A.M.
午後 gogo, afternoon, P.M.
正午 shōgo, noon
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GO, KŌ; ushi(ro), behind; nochi, after; ato, the rear, after, the remainder
食後 shokugo, after a meal
最後 saigo, last
前後 zengo, before and after, context
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GO, word, speech; katari, narration; kata(ru), to tell, to speak
外国語 gaikokugo, foreign language
英語 eigo, English language
物語 monogatari, tale
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KŌ, KU, worker, construction
工夫 kōfu, workman; kufū, device
工事中 kōjichū, under construction
工学 kōgaku, engineering
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KŌ; ōyake, public
主人公 shujinkō, hero, heroine
公園 kōen, public park
公転 kōten, revolution, turning
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KŌ; hiro(i), wide; hiro(geru), to spread (v.t.); hiro(garu), to spread (v.i.); hiro(maru), to be spread
広場 hiroba, open space, plaza
広告 kōkoku, advertisement
広大 kōdai, vast
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KŌ; ma(jiru), to be mixed; maji(waru), to associate with; ka(wasu), to exchange
交際 kōsai, intercourse, association
交番 kōban, police box
交通 kōtsū, traffic
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KŌ; hikari, light, ray; hika(ru), to shine
光年 kōnen, light-year
光波 kōha, light wave
観光 kankō, sightseeing
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KŌ; kanga(e), thought, idea, opinion; kanga(eru), to think
参考 sankō, reference
考案 kōan, idea, plan, scheme
考査 kōsa, examination
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KŌ, GYŌ, AN; i(ku), yu(ku), to go; oko(nau), to hold, to conduct
行列 gyōretsu, procession, queue
急行 kyūkō, express
銀行 ginkō, bank
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KŌ; taka(i), high, costly; taka(maru), to rise, to be elevated; taka(meru), to lift, to boost
高等学校 kōtōgakkō, high school
最高 saikō, highest
高台 takadai, elevated land
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KŌ, Ō; ki, yellow
黄色 ki-iro, yellow
黄金 ōgon, gold
黄熱病 ōnetsubyō, yellow fever
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GŌ; a(u), to be together, to fit; a(waseru), to join, to combine
合図 aizu, signal, sign
都合 tsugō, circumstances, convenience
組合 kumiai, union
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KOKU; tani, valley
谷間 tanima, valley
谷底 tanizoko, bottom of a ravine
渓谷 keikoku, gorge
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