List of 1000 Kanji

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926 兵 HYOU , HEI a soldier 伏兵 fuku hei - soldiers in an ambush
ひ ょ う , へ い 兵営 hei ei - barracks
927 秒 BYOU a second 数秒 suu byou - a few seconds
び ょ う 秒読み byou yomi - countdown
928 貧 HIN , BIN poor, 貧乏 bin bou - poverty, poor
ひ ん , び ん poverty 貧血 hin ketsu - anemia
mazushii
ま ず し い
929 瓶 BIN bottle, 花瓶 ka bin - a flower vase
び ん vase 空き瓶 aki bin - an empty bottle
kame
か め
930 府 FU prefecture, 大阪府 oo saka fu - Osaka prefecture
ふ agency 政府 sei fu - government
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931 婦 FU a woman 看護婦 kan go fu - nurse
ふ 夫婦 fuu fu - husband and wife
932 符 FU symbol 引用符 in you fu - quotation marks ""
ふ 切符 kippu - ticket
933 普 FU wide, 普段着 fu dan gi - everyday clothes
ふ universal, 普通列車 fu tsuu ressha - regular local train
general
934 膚 FU skin 皮膚科 hi fu ka - dermatology
ふ 完膚なきまで kan pu naki made - completely, thoroughly
935 部 BU a department, 倶楽部 ku ra bu - (school) club
ぶ section 警部 kei bu - police inspector
部屋 heya - room (irregular reading)
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936 武 BU , MU military 武家 bu ke - a warrior family, samurai
ぶ , む 武器 bu ki - weapon
武士階級 bu shi kai kyuu - warrior class
937 舞 BU dance お見舞い o mi mai - visiting the sick, a visit
ぶ 舞台 bu tai - stage
mau , mai 舞踏会 bu tou kai - a dance, a ball
ま う , ま い
938 封 FUU , HOU seal 開封 kai fuu - breaking a seal (on a letter), 
ふ う , ほ う sending an unsealed letter
封筒 fuu tou - envelope
939 福 FUKU fortune 祝福 shuku fuku - blessing
ふ く 福井県 fukui ken - Fukui prefecture
福引き fuku biki - lottery, drawing
福音 fuku in - the Gospel, the Good News
福祉 fuku shi - welfare
940 副 FUKU secondary 副詞 fuku shi - adverb
ふ く 副社長 fuku sha chou - vice-president (of company)
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941 復 FUKU return to, 往復 ou fuku - round trip, return ticket
ふ く again 回復 kai fuku - recovery (from an illness)
復習 fuku shuu - review (studies)
復讐 fuku shuu - revenge
942 複 FUKU compound, 複雑 fuku zatsu - complex, complicated
ふ く complex 複数 fuku suu - plural (grammar...)
複製 fuku sei - reproduction, reprinting, duplication
943 防 BOU prevent 国防 koku bou - national defence
ぼ う 予防 yo bou - prevention
fusegu 防音室 bou on shitsu - sound-proof room
ふ せ ぐ 消防車 shou bou sha - fire engine, fire truck
944 沸 FUTSU to boil 沸点 futten - boiling point
ふ つ 湯沸かし yu wa kashi - tea pot, teakettle
waku , wakasu
わ く , わ か す
945 仏 BUTSU buddha, 仏教 bukkyou - buddhism
ぶ つ France 仏文 futsu bun - French literature, French writtings
hotoke
ほ と け
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946 報 HOU inform, 警報 kei hou - warning, alarm
ほ う information 個人情報 ko jin jou hou - personal information
mukuiru 天気予報 ten ki yo hou - weather report, weather forecast
む く い る
947 豊 HOU plentiful, 豊作 hou saku - an abundant crop, good harvest
ほ う in abundance 豊富 hou fu - abundance, wealth
yutaka
ゆ た か
948 貿 BOU trade 貿易会社 bou eki gai sha - trading company
ぼ う 交換貿易制 kou kan bou eki sei - barter system
949 忘 BOU to forget 忘れっぽい wasureppoi - forgetful
ぼ う 忘れ物 wasure mono - lost item, forgotten thing
wasureru
わ す れ る
950 棒 BOU a stick, 指揮棒 shi ki bou - conductor's stick
ぼ う rod 泥棒 doro bou - theif, robber
用心棒 you jin bou - a bodygaurd
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951 坊 BOU , boy, 赤ん坊 akan bou - a baby
ぼ う , ぼ っ priest 朝寝坊 asa ne bou - oversleeping in the morning, late riser
隠れん坊 kakuren bou - hide and go seek (game)
952 帽 BOU headgear 脱帽 datsu bou - take off one's hat; my hat's off to you
ぼ う 麦藁帽子 mugi wara bou shi - straw hat
953 欲 YOKU to desire, 食欲 shoku yoku - appetite
よ く want 物欲しげ mono hoshi ge - greedy
hoshi , hossuru
ほ し , ほ っ す る
954 磨 MA to polish, 歯磨き ha migaki - toothpaste
ま brush (teeth) 靴磨き kutsu migaki - shoe polish
magaku
ま が く
955 枚 MAI counter for sheets 一枚 ichi mai - one flat object (paper)
ま い (of paper) 三枚目 san mai me - a comedian, comic actor
二枚目 ni mai me - a love scene's actor, handsome man
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956 迷 MEI perplexed, 迷子 mai go - a lost child (irregular pronunciation)
め い lost 迷宮 mei kyuu - labyrinth, maze
mayou 迷惑 mei waku - trouble, annoyance
ま よ う
957 満 MAN full 満タン man tan - full tank (car)
ま ん 満員 man in - full house, no vacancy, sold out
michiru , mitasu 満月 man getsu - full moon
み ち る , み た す 満足 man zoku - satisfaction
958 未 MI not yet, 未確認飛行物体 mi kaku nin hi kou buttai - UFO
み still to come 未知 mi chi - unknown, not known yet
未来型 mi rai gata - futuristic
959 乱 RAN disordered 散乱 san ran - scattered about, dispersion
ら ん 内乱 nai ran - civil war, domestic conflict
midasu , midareru
み だ す , み だ れ る
960 緑 RYOKU , ROKU green color 緑の日 midori no hi - Greenery Day (April 29)
り ょ く , ろ く 常緑樹 jou ryoku ju - evergreen tree
midori
い ど り
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961 夢 MU dream 正夢 masa yume - a dream that comes true
む 夢遊病 mu yuu byou - sleepwalking
yume
ゆ め
962 娘 daughter, 娘心 musume gokoro - a girlish mind
girl
musume
む す め
963 綿 MEN cotton 木綿 momen - cotton
め ん 綿密 men mitsu - detailed, careful, thorough
wata
わ た
964 戻 REI to return 巻き戻し maki modoshi - rewinding (tape, VCR)
れ い 戻り道 modori michi - the way back 
modosu , modoru
も ど す , も ど る
965 約 YAKU promise, 旧約聖書 kyuu yaku sei sho - the Old Testament
や く contract 契約 kei yaku - contract
婚約 kon yaku - engagement
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966 由 YU , YUU reason 出版の自由 shuppan no ji yuu - freedom of the press
ゆ , ゆ う 理由 ri yuu - reason
yoshi
よ し
967 輸 YU transport 禁輸 kin yu - embargo
ゆ 密輸 mitsu yu - smuggling
輸入 yu nyuu - import
968 郵 YUU mail 郵税 yuu zei - postage 
ゆ う 郵便為替 yuu bin kawase - postal money order
969 予 YO in advance, 予言者 yo gen sha - a prophet
よ I 予算 yo san - budget, estimate
予約 yo yaku - reservation, booking
970 良 RYOU good 心地良い koko chi yoi - pleasant, comfortable
り ょ う 仲良し naka yoshi - get along well, on good terms
yoi
よ い
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971 陽 YOU sun, 太陽 tai you - the Sun
よ う positive 陽光 you kou - sunlight, sun shine
972 容 YOU appearance, 儀容 gi you - manners
よ う contain 美容院 bi you in - beauty parlor
容疑者 you gi sha - a suspect (person)
973 翌 YOKU the following, 翌日 yoku jitsu - the next day
よ く the next 翌年 yoku nen - the following year
974 礼 RAI , REI etiuette, 儀礼 gi rei - courtesy, etiquette
ら い , れ い rite, 失礼 shitsu rei - impolite, goodbye, excuse me
to bow
975 陸 RIKU land 上陸 jou riku - landing (from plane)
り く 大陸 tai riku - continent
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976 律 RICHI , RITSU law, 調律 chou ritsu - tuning (musical instrument)
り ち , り つ rhythm 法律 hou ritsu - law
977 略 RYAKU abridged, 省略 shou ryaku - omission, abbreviation
り ゃ く strategy 侵略 shin ryaku - invasion, raid
978 両 RYOU both 両思う ryou omou - mutual love
り ょ う 両手 ryou te - both hands
979 領 RYOU territory 大統領 dai tou ryou - president (of country)
り ょ う 領事館 ryou ji kan - consulate
980 了 RYOU finish, 完了 kan ryou - completed, finished
り ょ う comprehend 終了 shuu ryou - end, finish, termination
了解 ryou kai - understand, roger
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981 療 RYOU treat 治療 chi ryou - medical treatment
り ょ う 医療 i ryou - medical care, medical
982 輪 RIN wheel, 結婚指輪 kekkon yubi wa - wedding ring
り ん ring 指輪物語 yubi wa mono gatari - The Lord of the Rings 
wa (Tolkien)
わ
983 類 RUI a kind, 書類 sho rui - papers, documents
る い a type 人類 jin rui - humanity, mankind
984 令 REI command 制令 sei rei - regulations
れ い 年令 nen rei - age
命令 mei rei - command, order
985 零 REI zero 零下 rei ka - below zero, sub-zero
れ い 零時 rei ji - midnight
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986 齢 REI age 学齢 gaku rei - school age
れ い 年齢 nen rei - age
987 歴 REKI personal history 学歴 gaku reki - school history, acedemic background
れ き 歴史家 reki shi ka - historian
988 列 RETSU row, 戦列 sen retsu - line of battle
れ つ a line 列を作る retsu o tsukuru - make a line
最後列車 sai go ressha - last train
989 労 ROU labor, 肉体疲労 niku tai hi rou - totally fatigued
ろ う effort 勤労者 kin rou sha - worker
990 録 ROKU record 回顧録 kai ko roku - memoirs, recollections (written down)
ろ く 黙示録 moku shi roku - the Apocalypse, Book of Revelation
録画 roku ga - recording (video)
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991 論 RON argue, 意味論 i mi ron - semantics, study of meaning
ろ ん theory 議論 gi ron - discussion, argument
結論 ketsu ron - conclusion
理論 ri ron - theory
992 湾 WAN bay 台湾 tai wan - Taiwan
わ ん 湾岸 wan gan - gulf coast
993 他 other, 他社 ta sha - another company
another 他人 ta nin - stranger, another person, outsider
ta , hoka
タ , ほ か
994 伝 DEN transmit, 手伝う te tsudau - help, assist
デ ン report, 伝説 den setsu - legend, folklore
tsutau , tsutaeru tradition 伝統 den tou - tradition
つ た う , つ た え る
995 顔 GAN face 笑顔 e gao - smiling face, all smiles
ガ ン 似顔絵 ni gao e - portrait, picture of someone's likeness
kao
か お
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996 団 DAN , TON group, 楽団 gaku dan - orchestra, band
ダ ン , ト ン association 座布団 za bu ton - cushion, 
katamari , marui Japanese style cushion for sitting on tatami mat floors
か た ま り , ま る い 団子 dan go - dango, Japanese sweet dumplings
997 対 DAN , TON opposite, 絶対 zettai - absolute, absolutely, unconditional
ダ ン , ト ン versus, 反対 han tai - opposed to, opposition, 
katamari , marui compare resistance, opposite
か た ま り , ま る い テロ対策 tero tai saku - anti- terrorist
998 舟 SHUU boat, 呉越同舟 go etsu dou shuu - enemies in the same boat, 
シ ュ ウ ship enemies who have to work together (not by choice)
fune , funa 助け舟 tasuke bune - help when needed
ふ ね , ふ な 渡し舟 watashi bune - ferry boat
999 雲 UN cloud 暗雲 an un - dark clouds
ウ ン 星雲 sei un - galaxy
kumo 雲隠れ kumo gakure - disappearance, 
く も suddenly disappear
雲海 un kai - sea of clouds, looking above clouds 
 (in a plane)
1000 巨 KYO big, gigantic , 巨人 kyo jin - giant
キ ョ great 巨木 kyo boku - large tree
巨大 kyo dai - huge , gigantic
Compiled by Shan
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