かじるかじるto chew, to bite (at)課税かぜいtaxation下線かせんunderline, underscoreカセットカセットcassette (tape)加速かそくacceleration加速度かそくどacceleration塊かたまりlump, mass, cluster固まるかたまるto harden, to solidify, to become firm片道かたみちone-way (trip)傾くかたむくto incline toward, to slant, to lurch片寄るかたよるto be one-sided, to incline, to be partial～がち～がちtend to do ~学科がっかstudy subject, course of study学会がっかいacademic conference学級がっきゅうclass担ぐかつぐto shoulder, to carry on shoulder括弧かっこparenthesis, brackets活字かつじprinting type勝手にかってにarbitrarily,活力かつりょくvitality, energy仮名かなkana仮名遣いかなづかいkana orthography, syllabary spelling加熱かねつheating兼ねるかねるto simultaneously serve two or more functionsカバーカバーcover (e.g., book)過半数かはんすうmajorityかび (～がはえる)かび (～がはえる)mold, mildew被せるかぶせるto cover (with something)釜かまiron pot, kettle構いませんかまいませんit's all right紙屑かみくずwastepaper神様かみさまgod剃刀かみそりrazorガムガムchewing gum貨物かもつcargo, freightカラーカラーcollar, colorからかうからかうto ridicule, to make fun of空っぽからっぽempty, vacant, hollowかるたかるたplaying cards (POR: carta)枯れるかれるto wither, to die (plant), to be blasted (plant)カロリーカロリーcalorie可愛がるかわいがるto love, to be affectionate為替かわせmoney order, exchange瓦かわらroof tile～刊～かん~ issued (magazine, newspaper)～間～かんbetween, during～巻～かんvolume～館～かん~ hall, ~ building～感～かんfeeling, sense, impression換気かんきventilation感激かんげきdeep emotion, impression, inspiration関西かんさいsouth-western half of Japan, including Osaka元日がんじつNew Year's Day鑑賞かんしょうappreciation感ずるかんずるto feel, to sense間接かんせつindirect, indirectness観測かんそくobservation寒帯かんたいfrigid zone官庁かんちょうgovernment office, authorities勘違いかんちがいmisunderstanding, wrong guess缶詰かんづめcanning, canned goods,乾電池かんでんちdry cell, battery関東かんとうeastern half of Japan, including Tokyo観念かんねんidea, notion乾杯かんぱいCheers! (a toast)看板かんばんsign, signboard看病かんびょうnursing (a patient)冠かんむりcrown, wreath漢和かんわChinese Character-Japanese (e.g., dictionary)～期～き~age, ~period～器～きdevice, equipment～機～きmachine気圧きあつatmospheric pressure着替えきがえchanging clothes, change of clothes着替えるきがえるto change (one's) clothes機関車きかんしゃlocomotive, engine飢饉ききんfamine器具きぐinstrument記号きごうsymbol, code刻むきざむto mince, to carve, to engrave儀式ぎしきceremony, rite, ritual基準きじゅんstandard, basis, criteria規準きじゅんstandard, basis, criteria起床きしょうrising, getting out of bed着せるきせるto put on clothes基礎きそfoundation, basis基地きちbaseきっかけきっかけprompt, trigger, cueぎっしりぎっしりtightly, fully基盤きばんfoundation, basis～気味～ぎみslightly ~客席きゃくせきguest seating客間きゃくまparlor, guest roomギャングギャングgangキャンパスキャンパスcampus休業きゅうぎょうclosure, shutdown, holiday休講きゅうこうlecture canceled給与きゅうよsalary休養きゅうようrest, break, recreation清いきよいclear, pure, noble～教～きょうreligion～行～ぎょうline, row～業～ぎょうtype of business強化きょうかstrengthen, intensify, reinforce境界きょうかいboundary共産～きょうさん～communist ~行事ぎょうじevent, function恐縮きょうしゅくsorry to trouble教養きょうようculture, education, sophistication行列ぎょうれつline, procession漁業ぎょぎょうfishing (industry)曲線きょくせんcurve規律きりつorder, rules, law斬るきるto behead, to murder～きる～きるnevertheless, to carry through～切れ～きれout of ~気を付けるきをつけるto be careful, to pay attention, to take care金魚きんぎょgoldfish区域くいきzone, district, area空～くう～empty ~偶数ぐうすうeven number空想くうそうdaydream, fantasy空中くうちゅうsky, airクーラークーラーair conditioner釘くぎnail区切るくぎるto punctuate, to cut off, to mark off櫛くしcombくしゃみくしゃみsneeze苦情くじょうcomplaint, grievance, grumble苦心くしんpain, trouble屑くずwaste, scrap崩すくずすto destroy, to make change (money)薬指くすりゆびring finger崩れるくずれるto collapse, to crumble砕くくだくto break, to smash砕けるくだけるto break, to be brokenくたびれるくたびれるto get tired, to wear outくだらないくだらないgood-for-nothing, stupid, worthless～口～くち~ opening唇くちびるlip口紅くちべにlipstickくっつくくっつくto adhere to, to keep close toくっつけるくっつけるto attachくどいくどいverbose, importunate, heavy (taste)句読点くとうてんpunctuation marks配るくばるto distribute, to deliver工夫くふうdevice, artifice, ingenuity区分くぶんdivision, section, classification組合せくみあわせcombination組み立てるくみたてるto assemble, to set up, to construct悔やむくやむto regret, to mournクリーニングクリーニングcleaning, dry cleaning, laundry serviceくるむくるむto be enveloped by, to wrap upくれぐれもくれぐれもrepeatedly, sincerely, earnestly～家～け~'s family, the house of ~～形～けいshape of ~～系～けい~ system, ~ lineage, ~ group稽古けいこpractice, training, study敬語けいごhonorific language (lit., respect language)蛍光灯けいこうとうfluorescent lamp形式けいしきform, formality, format継続けいぞくcontinuation毛糸けいとknitting wool経度けいどlongitude系統けいとうsystem, genealogy芸能げいのうpublic entertainment, performing arts競馬けいばhorse racing警備けいびdefense, guard, policing, security形容詞けいようしadjective形容動詞けいようどうしadjectival noun, quasi-adjective外科げかsurgical department毛皮けがわfur, skin, pelt激増げきぞうsudden increase下車げしゃalighting, getting off下旬げじゅんmonth (last third of)下水げすいdrainage, sewage, ditch, gutter, sewerage削るけずるto cut down little by little, to take a percentage桁けたcolumn, beam, digit下駄げた(Japanese footwear), wooden clogs血圧けつあつblood pressure月給げっきゅうmonthly salary傑作けっさくmasterpiece, best work月末げつまつend of the month気配けはいindication, sign, hint下品げひんvulgar, indecent, coarse煙いけむいsmoky険しいけわしいsteep, rugged～圏～けんbloc, sphere, area現～げん～present, incumbent見学けんがくtour, study by observation謙虚けんきょmodesty, humble原稿げんこうmanuscript, copy原産げんさんplace of origin原始げんしorigin, primeval研修けんしゅうtraining厳重げんじゅうstrict, severe, firm謙遜けんそんhumble, humility, modesty県庁けんちょうprefectural office限度げんどlimit, bounds現にげんにactually, really顕微鏡けんびきょうmicroscope懸命けんめいeagerness, strenuous原理げんりprinciple, theory, fundamental truth原料げんりょうraw materials小～こ～small ~恋しいこいしいdear, beloved高～こう～high (level) ~～校～こうcounter for school～港～こう~ port～号～ごうcounter for magazine工員こういんfactory worker強引ごういんforcible, assertive, pushy公害こうがいpublic nuisance, pollution高級こうきゅうhigh class公共こうきょうpublic, community, communal工芸こうげいindustrial arts孝行こうこうfilial piety交差こうさcross講師こうしlecturer工事こうじconstruction work