A List of Kokuji

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A List of Kokuji ( )

Kanji JIS code Unicode Reading in kana

Romanized reading Meaning

4B73 4FE3 ; mata; bata

crotch; thigh; groin

!F 4FE4;omokage; tei

!"! 4FE k#r#ma jinrick$ha;

rick$ha%

4"&F !'( ); ; ; ; ; hatara)k#; d*; r+#k#; riki;

rok#; r+ok# %ork

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4&7' ,E7 ; !ikanobori;

tako kite

" ,E ,E- !#$ kogara$hi %intr+

%ind

%4""4 ,E. &'; &)(nagi; na)g# /#//;

ca/m

) 4'"0 3!, *+ ; + momme; me

monme; 3)7 gram$

,4"77 3!& -).; -); -)/0

;;!.;1'nio)#; nio)i; nio)%a$er#;

ori; k*; $agi 1ragrant; $tink; g/o%; in$in#ate

2&( 3F.3kama$# $tra% bag

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43&" 4(015).$a$o)# in2ite; entice

6 3"74 B! ). ; ). ; 78 k#)#;

k#)ra#; jiki eat; drink; recei2e a b/o%

94" "70:;ton tonnage


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F 4.3( 04! GD ; HD hei; bei 1ence;

%a//

I44B 07!>ama tit/e o1 a oh 6/a+

J4E B3";>kaka; kak8 %i1e

2#/g

K4"3( 'E! L.t*ge mo#ntain 6eak;

mo#ntain 6a$$; c/ima9; cre$t

M7". "!3.!)Nkora)er# end#re

O4'( "7"&Pmok# %ood%orker

Q B3' "7"3 5 $oma timber; /#mber;

%oodc#tter

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R 4F40 "7.! / %ak# 1rame;

1rame%ork; $6ind/e; $6oo/; bo#nding5bo9

SB4" "7.,3ma$# mea$#ring bo9

T4B"F "7FE 1; 1+; 18ma$a;

ma$ame; ma$aki $traight grain; $6ind/e

tree

U 444E "0!& ?# ; L# t$#ga; toga

hem/ock

V4"4. "0!3LWtochi hor$e che$tn#t

X '&F "-,. -' ; B' k#nigi;

k#n#gi oak #$ed 1or charcoa/

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Y'3! "-&3$Z$hide t+6e o1 decid#o#$

birch tree

[3."7 "-0.18$akaki $acred Shinto

tree

\33F ".&B$ka$hi e2ergreen oak

] (B "B(F ^$ ) m#$hi)r# 6/#ck;

6ick; tear

_("- "'"&`neta %et/and; mar$h

aF7( 7,FCbtat$# 1oot %armer

c",&3 74E7 defghdekag#ram# ,!

gram$

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i ",&4 74E- fgh kirog#ram#

ki/ogram; ,!!! gram$

j ",&7 74F! dkfgh de$hig#ram#

decigram

l ",&0 74F, mfgh mirig#ram#

mi//igram

n",&- 74F0 G:fghhek#tog#ram#

hectogram; ,!! gram$

o",&( 7! p;qfgh$enchig#ram#

centigram

r40&. 7, ; s; 5s; ;

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hata; hatake; 5batake; kama; mama

1arm; 1ie/d; garden; one:$ $6ecia/t+

t40&B 7"! s; ; &hatake;

hata; hana 1ie/d; 1arm; garden

u",7B 7"".$v$hak# $6a$m$

w "3"7 7.'( dex:y dekarittor#

deca/itre

z "3"0 7.'F x:y kirorittor#

ki/o/itre

{ "3". 7.(3 mx:y miririttor#

mi//i/itre

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| "3"- 7.( dkx:y de$hirittor#

deci/itre

} "3"E 7.E, G : x : y

hek#torittor# hecto/itre

~"37& 7.F!p;qx:y$enchirittor#

centi/itre

"44- 7',3 11 $a$ara bamboo

%hi$k

"4"& 7'7 de:y dekamtor#

dekametre

4'"& 7'7Emomi #nh#//ed rice

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10/27

3"4E 7'0, :y kiromtor#

ki/ometer

4'3! 7'0( m ; m:y miri;

mirimtor# mi//imeter

"4". 7'.0 G : : y

hek#tomtor# hectometre

4,30 7''E p;q ; p;q:y

$enchi; $enchimtor# centimeter

"4F 7E! )3 odo)$# the

thread


11/27

"733 0,.4 8; ; 5; pb+#ki;

tara; $ori; $et$# $no%

"0"0 04(- ; goza; za mat;

matting

".", 00'3 $ kami$himo o/d

ceremonia/ garb; $am#rai garb

"."& 00'48+#ki $/ee2e /ength

"."( 0-!4?t$#ma $kirt

"B&7 0-7738ta$#ki cord to ho/d #6

$/ee2e$

"B' 0.(.j* command

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"(3F 0EBE $ ? ) s ; $ ? s

$hit$#)ker#; $hit$#ke training

"(4, 0E'0 # +agate $oon a1ter;

6re$ent/+; a/mo$t; a// b#t; no more than;

a1ter a//

"("0 0FB7 3); 3)3$#be)r#;

$#be)ra$# g/ide; $kate; $/i6; 1ai/ in e9am$

444 0FBB ? 7 t$#ji cro$$ing;

cro$$road; $treet corner$

3-7E 0FB' 5!)^; !)^; !); 5!);

!)+; !; +5ko)m#; ko)m#; ko)mi;

5ko)mi; ko)mer#; komi; gome cro%ded;

mi9t#re; in b#/k; inc/#ded

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"("- 0F(. L ; L totemo; tote

$ome %a+ or other; 2er+

4-4" -&F& . b+* ri2et; tack;

th#mbtack

"F& -33.kazari meta/ je%e/r+

"F&7 -33Bb# tin 6/ate

"F3, -3B-3#ka$#gai c/am6

4'7. -43+ari $6ear; ja2e/in

"FB -0. ? )N t$#ka)er# to be

ob$tr#cted; to be b/ocked

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14/27

"F( --" ; ) ; ) +#ri;

+#)r#; +#)rer# $hake %hi/e rin$ing; 6an 1or

go/d

7!( -70" L tomo archer:$ arm

6rotector

7,&4 -0.. $ oro$hi %ind 1rom

mo#ntain$

7,3B --4& .* ; ; #don; #n

Ja6ane$e nood/e$

7&3B -B-"7kajika b#//head

7&3' -B-7 !$kono$hiro gizzard

$had

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7&3E -B.! N; ; eD; ; D

hae; ha+a; kai; ge; gai dace car6

7&4 -B'F >1 ; .(a$ari; #g#i

$hort necked c/am; dace; ch#b

7&4" -B(, ! kaz#noko +e//o%

1i$h herring egg$ $#$hi

7&47 -B(&!Wkochi 1/athead 1i$h

7&! -BF! & ; ; namaz#; nen

1re$h5%ater cat1i$h

7&4F -BF, $ v W ! ; $v W

$hachihoko; $hachi 1ab#/o#$ do/6hin5/ike

1i$h; ki//er %ha/e

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Kokujicharacters include:

Shigi( snipe)Kochi( flathead)Namazu( catfish)Iwashi( sardine)Tara( cod)Shachi( orca)Sakaki([- le!era "aponica# a species of e$er%reen tree)Toge(K- &ountain pass)

Hatake(r culti$ated field)Tsuji( crossroads)Nuta(A s'a&p# 'etlands)Sasa( a&oo %rass)Momi( unhulled rice)Goza( &at)Kamasu(2 stra' a%)Hei(F fence or 'all)Waku(R fra&e)Tako( ite)Momme() a &easure&ent of 3*75 %ra&s)Kuruma( ricsha')Ama(I title of a +oh pla!)Udon( udon# ,apanese noodles)Tochi( horse chestnut)Shiboru( to suee.e)

Kokuji

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/ou"ior asei /an"i() are /an"i that 'ere created in ,apan* ost onl! ha$e/+ readin%s# ut there are so&e that ha$e + readin%s accordin% to their phonetics* o&e 'ere e$en&ade to represent thin%s of the est# &ain% so&e /ou"i onl! ha$e + readin%s* an! are rare# utso&e are $er! i&portant*

nline Japanese dictionar! of /ou"i

$+ i%n used to end a letter*

rotch thi%h for

D esti%e i&a%e loos re&nant

trace

icsha' "inriisha

o 'or

1? istoricall! a different characterthan thein

!

/ite

" !#$ old 'intr! 'ind

% &'&(

al& lull

) *++ on&e3*75 %ra&s

kh

/$

, -.!.1'

&ell %lo' insinuate stin

fra%rant

2 3 tra' a%

k :

4 15.15.158

o in$ite to entice

6 ..

78 o eat to drin to recei$e a lo'

9 :; onna%e

< &$ al

$. sed in place na&es

;lood%ate sluice pen-stoc

= >?

$>.>W>(?>?


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s#s

liff

>?/L.

fra&e'or

spindle spool

S 3 easurin% o>

3 easurin% o>

3' r!pto&eria ,apanese cedar

&8W7

@ru&A%on% stic t!pe of tree

T 1181+

pindle tree strai%ht %rain

&' !pe of e$er%reen tree

8

!pe of e$er%reen ca&phor tree

U ?#L# e&loc

V

LW

orse chestnut LW tale horse chestnut ind of oa

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L^L

?ase of a &ountain

X B'-'

a used for charcoal

B'

a used for charcoal d BZ ,apanese su&ac

*. ontainer used for pourin% 'ater

Y $Z !pe of deciduous irch

[ 18 acred hinto tree

^ +eedle "uniper

5 ouso tree

\ $ B$er%reen oa

73$

,apanese stora> used in proper

na&es

$ a &oorin% pole

no'

?8 /e!ai .elo$a tree

0 eel

7 aple

$8 ,apanese star anise

3$ C !oun% striped &ullet

] ^$ o pic to pluc to tear

^$ o pluc out hair

^$^$L

o pluc to pic to tear

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3

+o' 'ell

_ B` etlands

istoricall! a different character

than thein

a Cb ;oot 'ar&er

c defgh @eca%ra&

i fgh /ilo%ra&

:; on

j dkfgh @eci%ra&

l mfgh illi%ra&

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n G:fgh ecto%ra&

o p;qfgh enti%ra&

s1 urplice

r

s

s

;ield far& %arden oneDs specialt!

patch

t s & ;ield far& %arden

u $v pas&

1! =ap %or%e ra$ine

8 !ster

w dex:y @ecaliter

z x:y /iloliter

{ m:xy ectoliter

| dkx:y @eciliter

} G:x:y

ectoliter

~ p;qx:y

entiliter

.? Eui$er

11118$7`

?a&oo %rass

& ;ish-trap 'eir

;la% 11 ?a&oo 'his

nhulled rice

+ sed in proper na&es

3 haff rice hulls

!.7 alt

3 haff rice hulls

de:y @eca&eter

:y

/ilo&eter m:y illi&eter

G::y

ecto&eter

p;q:y

enti&eter

3 o raid ar&or

30 eel sein

; C &ethod of d!ein%

3 plashed pattern d!ein% or 'ea$in% & ie-d!ein%

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22/27

$L$ ertainl!

pb85

no'

p; 37 =land

qb a%ina

his character is historicall! a

different character fro& thein

5 led slei%h

at

!P

338'

?eard %rain pa&pas %rass

" ! oacco

# W ?o% 'etlands

$ ? C surna&e

% >/ Calone dr! fish

& - sed in a surna&e

' .N hri&p

( >1 C ind of i$al$e

) antis toad

* C'nin% co$er hood top

$ a&urai %ar

8 lee$e len%th

? irt

38 ash

$L80

o&&and

+ 0# ocial position

$?s$?s

o train to discipline

#

oon presentl! shortl! efore

lon% in the course of ti&e in due

ti&e no &ore than all ut after all

al&ost

, 5 lei%h sled

3 o slip to slide

?7 rossroad street corners

!^ o enter to e cro'ded to e

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included

L L er! so&e 'a! or another

- 1!0!

a$ine $alle!

. >/0 ?ra$o %ood "o1 b 1 ?attlea>e

2 e -N ol&iu& pattern on a s'ord lade

8 Fiece of &etal encirclin% the ase of

a ,apanese lade

. i$et thu&tac

etal "e'elr!

etal plate

3 8 Fiece of &etal encirclin% the ase of

a ,apanese lade

3# la&p

3# la&p

pear "a$elin

?N o e ostructed

o pan for %old to shae 'hile

rinsin%

4 E $ aindrop tricle drop

L ?ra.er

5 !6 lasps

$ ind fro& &ountains

; .* don

7GD8

+ ;latfish flounder

7 ?ullhead

!$ =i..ard shod

eDD

N @ace

>1.(

@ace chu short neced cla&

! Gello' fish e%%s in sushi

9eD:D

1s$vs(

al&on

; !W+

?ullhead flathead rocfish ra.or

cla&

< edlip &ollet

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24/27

= 7. k

W3

Gello'tail

?

y

C t!pe of fish

@ Cn%ler-fish

A :; ? ?onito

!W ;lathead

; & ;resh-'ater catfish

& ;resh-'ater catfish

$vW$vW!

/iller 'hale

/$ ardine

and-fish

B and-fish

pb odfish

83 illa%inoid

on%er see eel

!W ;lathead

$ ahi&ahi

1 ,apanese halfea

83 illa%inoid

s3 Burasian "a!

L8 ,apanese crested iis

$' nipeC - =ree

D W Flo$er

E q L /ite ird

F #

,apanese %rosea

Gb:

?( hrush

H / =reen-finchli%ht !ello' %reen

!ou

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25/27

I p C ind of china'are

J K? annon

"Common" Kokuji

hese ou"i are used fairl! often* he! are Hco&&on useH ou"i* tDd e understandin%

if !ou couldnDt read the an"i here# ecause these an"i are of a so&e'hat hi%her le$el* f

!ou canDt read the hira%ana# thou%h# consider learnin% it(itDs a %ood 'a! to start learnin%

,apanese)*

Kanji On Kun Meaning

nAa!^!+ ro'ded

1$ uee.e

K nAaL. ountain Fass# li&a>r nAas ;ar ;ield

. or

) nAa*+ on&e (3*75 %ra&s)

R nAa/ ;ra&e

F L nAa ;ence# all

$iousl! there arenDt &an! of the& in the Hco&&onH cate%or!* his is proal!

ecause all thin%s that are actuall! co&&on proal! had a an"i fro& hina alread!*

@efinitel!andare $er! useful* he others are alri%ht too# thou%h thin those are

the t'o &ost reco%ni.ale ones* n %eneral# thou%h# ou"i tend to e on the &oreHdifficultH side of the an"i spectru& in that the! donDt usuall! sho' up as &uch* B$en

the Hco&&onH list has an"i that an"i that isnDt so co&&on* ,ust i&a%ine 'hat happens

'hen 'e loo at ou"i that are Hless co&&on*H ait# !ou donDt ha$e to i&a%ine# letDs

loo ri%ht no'*

"Less Common" Kokuji

here are a lot &ore an"i that fall 'ithin the Hless co&&on ou"iH cate%or!* hese are

an"i that !ou &a! not see e$er! da!# ut the!Dre co&&on enou%h 'here the! (&i%ht) e

'orth learnin%# at least so&e da! 'hen !ouDre at a prett! ad$anced le$el* hese are

%oin% to e thin%s that e>ist in ,apan ut donDt e>ist in hina (or arenDt co&&on enou%hin hina to %et their o'n an"i)* o sol$e this prole& the ,apanese created their o'n

an"i*


nAa/$ ardine

\ nAa$ B$er%reen a

nAa:y /ilo&eter

nAaLW orse hestnut

nAa+ (sed n +a&es)

6 nAa.. @rin# Bat

[ nAa18 acred hinto ree

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nAa11 ?a&oo =rass

nAa$' nipe (?ird)

4 nAa$ @rippin%# ricle

nAa3' ,apanese edar

0*37 =land

nAap;q:y enti&eter

nAa! /ite

nAa odfish

nAa?7 rossroad

U nAaL#?# e&loc

V nAaLW orse hestnut

9 nAa:; onna%e# on

% nAa&'&( al ists (6co&es to &ind)I hataout non-hinese andnon-,apanese thin%sI ,apan &ade a an"i for ilo&eter# tonna%e#

and &illi&eter* he est part is the readin% for these thin%s are "ust :y#:;# andm:y* /ind of &aes &e lau%h# ut ha$e a poor sense of hu&or*

he est part aout all this# thou%h# is fi%urin% out ho' these ou"i an"i 'ere put

to%ether* ;or e>a&ple# the 'ord H%or%eH consists ofM(stone) andN($alle!)* C Hstone$alle!H is a %or%e# &aes sense* Hal&A


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Uncommon Kokuji

nco&&on ou"i are "ust thatJ unco&&on* he! donDt fall 'ithin the "o!o an"iJ or

reall! an!thin% close to the "o!o an"i* his is the ind of an"i !ou learn 'hen !ouDre a

%iant an"i nerd hopin% to pass the hi%hest le$els of the /an"i /enteitest* here are

e$en an"i in here that %o e!ond that* tDs honestl! prett! nuts*

hat ein% said# there are also a lot of the&* ost ou"i an"i fall into the Hunco&&onH

cate%or!* ut of "ust under 400 ou"i an"i# &a!e 50 are 'orth learnin%J maybetDs

interestin% stuff# ut not so&ethin% Dd 'aste &! ti&e on if !ou ha$e &ore useful an"i

to learn*

f !ou are interested in the unco&&on ou"i thou%h# the!Dre on this ou"i list* GouDll

'ant to find thin%s inQR(first class) orSTU(Houtside the KtestL ran%eH)* ?asicall!#e$en if !ou no' 3#000 an"i# it 'onDt e enou%h to no' all these particular an"i* he

nco&&on /ou"i list falls so&e'here et'een an"i nu&ers 3#000 and 6#000 (and

possil! e!ond)* f !ou decide to "u&p do'n thisVholeJ %ood luc* GouDll need it*
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