meaning of kanji
- (white) rice
| hiragana | はくまい |
drawing of kanji | 白米 |
reading of kanji | ha kumai |
meaning of kanji
- cooked rice
- meal
- food
- one’s livelihood
| hiragana | めし |
drawing of kanji | 飯 |
reading of kanji | mesi |
meaning of kanji
- food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat)
- provisions
- rations
- food supply
| hiragana | しょくりょう |
drawing of kanji | 食糧 |
reading of kanji | syo ku ryou |
meaning of kanji
- high rice field
- very fertile rice field
| hiragana | じょうでん |
drawing of kanji | 上田 |
reading of kanji | zi xyo ude n |
meaning of kanji
- rice plant
| hiragana | いね |
drawing of kanji | 稲 |
reading of kanji | ine |
meaning of kanji
- rice price
| hiragana | べいか |
drawing of kanji | 米価 |
reading of kanji | be i ka |
meaning of kanji
- seedling
- young plant
- rice seedling
| hiragana | なえ |
drawing of kanji | 苗 |
reading of kanji | nae |
meaning of kanji
- rice cultivation
- rice crop
| hiragana | いなさく |
drawing of kanji | 稲作 |
reading of kanji | ina saku |
meaning of kanji
- ending
- conclusion
- join
- union
- connecting
- knot
- knotting
- rice ball
| hiragana | むすび |
drawing of kanji | 結び |
reading of kanji | musubi |
meaning of kanji
- sake
- Japanese rice wine
| hiragana | にほんしゅ |
drawing of kanji | 日本酒 |
reading of kanji | nihon si xyu |
meaning of kanji
- kōji
- malted rice
- malt
- malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
| hiragana | こうじ |
drawing of kanji | 麹 |
reading of kanji | kouzi |
meaning of kanji
- young female rice planter
- young girl
| hiragana | さおとめ |
drawing of kanji | 早乙女 |
reading of kanji | sao tome |
meaning of kanji
- rice
| hiragana | べいこく |
drawing of kanji | 米穀 |
reading of kanji | be i koku |
meaning of kanji
- new rice
- first rice crop of the year
- novice
- beginner
- newcomer
- new hand
| hiragana | しんまい |
drawing of kanji | 新米 |
reading of kanji | sin mai |
meaning of kanji
- fields (of rice and other crops)
| hiragana | たはた |
drawing of kanji | 田畑 |
reading of kanji | ta hata |
meaning of kanji
- rice planting
| hiragana | たうえ |
drawing of kanji | 田植え |
reading of kanji | ta ue |
meaning of kanji
- porcelain bowl
- donburi
- bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
| hiragana | どんぶり |
drawing of kanji | 丼 |
reading of kanji | donburi |
meaning of kanji
- new rice field
- newly developed rice field
- wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
| hiragana | しんでん |
drawing of kanji | 新田 |
reading of kanji | sin de n |
meaning of kanji
- small dining table (usu. for a single person)
- serving tray (with legs)
- meal
- food
- serving
- counter for bowlfuls of rice
- counter for pairs of chopsticks
| hiragana | ぜん |
drawing of kanji | 膳 |
reading of kanji | zen |
meaning of kanji
- unpolished rice
- unmilled rice
- brown rice
| hiragana | げんまい |
drawing of kanji | 玄米 |
reading of kanji | ge n mai |
meaning of kanji
- mochi
- (sticky) rice cake
| hiragana | もち |
drawing of kanji | 餅 |
reading of kanji | moti |
meaning of kanji
- rice polishing
- polished rice
| hiragana | せいまい |
drawing of kanji | 精米 |
reading of kanji | sei mai |
meaning of kanji
- to clasp
- to grasp
- to grip
- to clutch
- to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.)
- to form
- to press into shape
- to mold
- to mould
- to seize (power, etc.)
- to take hold of
| hiragana | にぎる |
drawing of kanji | 握る |
reading of kanji | nigiru |
meaning of kanji
- grain thief
- sharpened tube for testing rice in bags
- sashimi (sliced raw fish)
- stabbing
- piercing
- pricking
| hiragana | さし |
drawing of kanji | 刺し |
reading of kanji | sasi |
meaning of kanji
- wet-land rice
| hiragana | すいとう |
drawing of kanji | 水稲 |
reading of kanji | sui tou |
meaning of kanji
- grasping
- gripping
- grasp
- grip
- clutch
- handful
- fistful
- handle
- grip
- knob
- rice ball
- nigirizushi
- hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
| hiragana | にぎり |
drawing of kanji | 握り |
reading of kanji | nigiri |
meaning of kanji
- cultivated rice field
| hiragana | つくだ |
drawing of kanji | 佃 |
reading of kanji | tuku da |
meaning of kanji
- paddy field
- rice field
| hiragana | いなだ |
drawing of kanji | 稲田 |
reading of kanji | inada |
meaning of kanji
- rice cooker
| hiragana | すいはんき |
drawing of kanji | 炊飯器 |
reading of kanji | sui han ki |
meaning of kanji
- speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green
- recruiting of university students before the agreed date
| hiragana | あおたがい |
drawing of kanji | 青田買い |
reading of kanji | a otagai |
meaning of kanji
- rice granary
| hiragana | こめぐら |
drawing of kanji | 米倉 |
reading of kanji | ko megu ra |
meaning of kanji
- cooked rice
| hiragana | べいはん |
drawing of kanji | 米飯 |
reading of kanji | be i han |
meaning of kanji
- thin rice porridge
- watery cooked rice
- rice gruel
- congee
| hiragana | かゆ |
drawing of kanji | 粥 |
reading of kanji | kayu |
meaning of kanji
- ear (head) of rice
| hiragana | いなほ |
drawing of kanji | 稲穂 |
reading of kanji | inaho |
meaning of kanji
- color of water after washing rice (colour)
| hiragana | しろみず |
drawing of kanji | 白水 |
reading of kanji | siro mi zu |
meaning of kanji
- rice crop
| hiragana | べいさく |
drawing of kanji | 米作 |
reading of kanji | be i saku |
meaning of kanji
- rice reaping
- rice harvesting
| hiragana | いねかり |
drawing of kanji | 稲刈り |
reading of kanji | ine kari |
meaning of kanji
- ginjō sake
- high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
| hiragana | ぎんじょうしゅ |
drawing of kanji | 吟醸酒 |
reading of kanji | gin zi xyo usi xyu |
meaning of kanji
- rice production
| hiragana | べいさん |
drawing of kanji | 米産 |
reading of kanji | be i sa n |
meaning of kanji
- marshy rice field or paddy
| hiragana | ぬまた |
drawing of kanji | 沼田 |
reading of kanji | nu mata |
meaning of kanji
- Rice Price Deliberative Council
| hiragana | べいしん |
drawing of kanji | 米審 |
reading of kanji | be isi n |
meaning of kanji
- rice seedling
| hiragana | さなえ |
drawing of kanji | 早苗 |
reading of kanji | sanae |
meaning of kanji
- rice from an early harvest
- early rice
| hiragana | はやばまい |
drawing of kanji | 早場米 |
reading of kanji | haya ba mai |
meaning of kanji
- foreign rice
| hiragana | がいまい |
drawing of kanji | 外米 |
reading of kanji | ga i mai |
meaning of kanji
- red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
| hiragana | せきはん |
drawing of kanji | 赤飯 |
reading of kanji | seki han |
meaning of kanji
- Venus (planet)
- thick silk thread
- refined sugar
- white rice jelly
- variety of sweet potato
| hiragana | たいはく |
drawing of kanji | 太白 |
reading of kanji | tai haku |
meaning of kanji
- rice shop
- rice dealer
| hiragana | こめや |
drawing of kanji | 米屋 |
reading of kanji | kome ya |
meaning of kanji
- old rice
| hiragana | こまい |
drawing of kanji | 古米 |
reading of kanji | komai |
meaning of kanji
- sushi
- anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
| hiragana | すし |
drawing of kanji | 寿司 |
reading of kanji | susi |
meaning of kanji
- chazuke
- cooked rice with green tea poured on it
| hiragana | ちゃづけ |
drawing of kanji | 茶漬け |
reading of kanji | tya zuke |
meaning of kanji
- rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
| hiragana | ぞうすい |
drawing of kanji | 雑炊 |
reading of kanji | zou sui |
meaning of kanji
- great fortune
- good luck
- rice cake stuffed with bean jam
| hiragana | だいふく |
drawing of kanji | 大福 |
reading of kanji | dai huku |
meaning of kanji
- grain of rice
| hiragana | こめつぶ |
drawing of kanji | 米粒 |
reading of kanji | kome tubu |
meaning of kanji
- rice ball
| hiragana | にぎりめし |
drawing of kanji | 握り飯 |
reading of kanji | nigirimesi |
meaning of kanji
- ridge of earth between rice fields
- ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel
- footpath between rice fields
- causeway
| hiragana | あぜ |
drawing of kanji | 畦 |
reading of kanji | aze |
meaning of kanji
- soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year’s dish)
| hiragana | ぞうに |
drawing of kanji | 雑煮 |
reading of kanji | zou ni |
meaning of kanji
- worn-out rice land
| hiragana | げでん |
drawing of kanji | 下田 |
reading of kanji | ge de n |
meaning of kanji
- bones left after cremation (esp. those of a Buddha or Boddhisatva)
- grain of rice
- cooked rice
| hiragana | しゃり |
drawing of kanji | 舎利 |
reading of kanji | syari |
meaning of kanji
- emergency rice feeding
- distribution of rice after an emergency
| hiragana | たきだし |
drawing of kanji | 炊き出し |
reading of kanji | takidasi |
meaning of kanji
- (something) cooked with rice
| hiragana | たきこみ |
drawing of kanji | 炊き込み |
reading of kanji | taki komi |
meaning of kanji
- to cook (something) with rice
| hiragana | たきこむ |
drawing of kanji | 炊き込む |
reading of kanji | taki komu |
meaning of kanji
- rice flour
| hiragana | こめこ |
drawing of kanji | 米粉 |
reading of kanji | kome ko |
meaning of kanji
- unhulled rice
- rice in the husk
- paddy
- rice husks
- chaff
| hiragana | もみ |
drawing of kanji | 籾 |
reading of kanji | momi |
meaning of kanji
- early ripening rice
- early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.)
- person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
| hiragana | わせ |
drawing of kanji | 早稲 |
reading of kanji | wase |
meaning of kanji
- rice plant’s height
| hiragana | くさたけ |
drawing of kanji | 草丈 |
reading of kanji | kusa take |
meaning of kanji
- scattering
- leaflets
- sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top
- writing in an irregular hand
| hiragana | ちらし |
drawing of kanji | 散らし |
reading of kanji | tirasi |
meaning of kanji
- ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples
- rice dance
- rice festival
- tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso
- turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-doufu on both sides
| hiragana | でんがく |
drawing of kanji | 田楽 |
reading of kanji | dengaku |
meaning of kanji
- cold rice
- hanger-on
- dependent
- disgraced former actor
| hiragana | ひやめし |
drawing of kanji | 冷や飯 |
reading of kanji | hiya mesi |
meaning of kanji
- distorted
- crooked
- irregular
- warped
- oval
- elliptical shape
- round, wooden container for cooked rice
- oval coin
| hiragana | いびつ |
drawing of kanji | 歪 |
reading of kanji | ibitu |
meaning of kanji
- tempura served over a bowl of rice
- (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
| hiragana | てんどん |
drawing of kanji | 天丼 |
reading of kanji | ten don |
meaning of kanji
- sake bottle
- tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar
- turtleneck (sweater)
- non-swimmer
- person who cannot swim
| hiragana | とっくり |
drawing of kanji | 徳利 |
reading of kanji | tokkuri |
meaning of kanji
- white gem (esp. a pearl)
- rice flour dumpling
- white-flowered camellia
| hiragana | しらたま |
drawing of kanji | 白玉 |
reading of kanji | sira tama |
meaning of kanji
- awamori
- strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or millet
| hiragana | あわもり |
drawing of kanji | 泡盛 |
reading of kanji | awa mori |
meaning of kanji
- box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables)
- highest-ranking division
- intermission (between acts)
- interlude
| hiragana | まくのうち |
drawing of kanji | 幕の内 |
reading of kanji | maku no uti |