Keyword
group
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig625
Old form
Readings
だん
(87%)
とん
(12%)
Composed of
closed box
a few centimeters
Used in vocabulary (400 in total)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
body; group; party; company; troupe
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
order of chivalry; chivalric order
leader of a delegation (body, party)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
army corps; corps
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
religious organization; religious organisation
(army) division
group member
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
troupe; theatrical company
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
orchestra; band
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
mission; delegation
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
cheering group; cheering squad
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
division commander
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
press group; press corps; group of reporters; press organization; press organisation
team competition; team game
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
baseball team
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
detective team; study group; club
living in a group; communal living; community life
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
young persons' association
fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
band of robbers; gang of thieves
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
ball of mud; dirt ball
circus (company, troupe)
leaving (a group, team, etc.)
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
team of doctors
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
public corporation; public housing
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
team of lawyers; defense team; defence team
Japan Business Federation; Keidanren
happy family get-together
group suicide; mass suicide; arranged suicide of two or more people
chorus group; choir
charitable organization; charitable institution; charity
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
corporate (e.g. sports team); business organization; business corporation
mass infection; infection outbreak; infection cluster
vigilante; member of a vigilante group
member of an organized crime group; gangster; mobster; yakuza
Imperial Guard Division (pre-1945)
dumpling store; dumpling seller
right to collective defense; right to collective defence
orchestra member; musician
team (of players, athletes); squad; (sports) delegation
leader of a cheering group; head cheerleader
political organization; political organisation
human rights organization; human rights organisation
being bunched up together; being crowded together
going to school in groups
incorporated foundation; juridical foundation
nongovernment organization (organisation); NGO
designated organized crime group; designated criminal organisation; designated bōryokudan; designated yakuza group; group officially listed as criminal by the National Police Agency
drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)
Knights Templar; Knights Templars
opera company; opera troupe; musical revue; operetta company; operetta troupe
troupe of magicians
negotiation team; negotiating body
star cluster
band of warriors (often formed from related or dependent families); group of samurai
right-wing organization (clique) (organisation)
apartment wife (esp. one who spends a lot of time alone while her husband is at work)
branch (of a larger organization); local chapter
local public body; local government
charcoal briquette
down (feather) quilt
baby boom generation (of 1947-1949)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
person involved in a gang; person with gangster associations; yakuza member
thin bedding; hard bed; bedding worn flat and hard by usage
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
gang assault; mob violence; gang rape
mass; lump; nodule; baby boom generation (of 1947-1949); babyboomer (born between 1947-1949)
corporate juridical person; incorporated body; corporation
class action; class-action suit; class-action lawsuit
colonists; emigrants
quilt coverlet for a kotatsu; kotatsu quilt
snub nose; pug nose; button-shaped nose; bulbous nose; cauliflower-shaped nose
the babyboomers; the baby boom generation
nonprofit organization; nonprofit organisation
the Boxers (China)
self defense group; self defence group; self-protection
public interest incorporated foundation
straw futon; straw mattress; palliasse
Pleiades star cluster
wind instrument orchestra; wind band; brass band
spirit of unity; team spirit; esprit de corps
civil defense unit (Japan, 1939-1947); voluntary guards
plaintiff group; plaintiffs
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
auxiliary organization (organisation); extra-departmental body; fringe organization
fan varnished with persimmon juice
foreign-settlement corporation
down (feather) quilt
cluster of galaxies
a doubt that lurks in one's soul and that cannot be resolved
merger; (presenting a) united front
employment en masse (esp. of middle and high school graduates from the rural districts during Japan's post-war economic boom)
bun (hairstyle)
tricolor dango eaten during cherry blossom viewing (esp. pink, white, and green)
that was a good one!; good pun!; what a stinger!; (lit.) one zabuton
marines (former Japanese Navy)
biker gang; group of hot-rodders
mugwort-flavored rice dumpling (flavoured)
quilt coverlet for a kotatsu; kotatsu quilt
thin bedding; hard bed; bedding worn flat and hard by usage
affiliate (company, organization); concerned bodies; interested organizations
population; universe; parent set
mass outbreak (of a disease)
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
corporation; foundation
dumplings offered to the moon (on the 15th day of the 8th month and the 13th day of the 9th month)
employee of a non-governmental or non-profit organization
private organization (neither controlled nor protected by law); private organisation
military assistance advisory group
labor body; labour body; labor organization; labour organization; labor federation; labour federation
Japanese dumpling soup
that was a good one!; good pun!; what a stinger!; (lit.) one zabuton
straw futon; straw mattress; palliasse
summer bedclothes
Teito Rapid Transit Authority subway; Eidan subway
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
mashed sweet potatoes (incl. sweetened chestnuts or beans)
supercluster of galaxies
delegation; contingent
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; umpire's fan; fan-shaped emblem
down (feather) quilt
Rosicrucian; Fellowship of the Rosy Cross
a cold air mass
group discount (rate, reduction)
special-interest group
Japanese fan made of feathers
group medical examination
corporation; agency
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
nonparliamentary party association
public organization; public organisation
collectivism (giving priority to a group rather than any individual member)
Teutonic Knights; Teutonic Order
advisory body; think tank
patriotic group or organization (organisation)
dango eaten during cherry blossom viewing (esp. pink, white, and green)
midfield (in a horse race or motor race); middle of the pack
air mass; married man
ceremony celebrating the formation of an organization (organisation)
yakuza; (lit.) chivalrous organization
thinner futon (in contact with the skin)
Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901); Boxer Uprising; Yihetuan Movement
the right to organize; the right to organise
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
living in a housing complex
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
combating organized crime; elimination of criminal gangs
disbandment
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
mud pie; seed ball ("nature farming" technique); deer truffle (Elaphomyces granulatus); false truffle
social group with common ties to a region
strikers; workers on strike
uchiwa-e; woodblock print to be displayed on an uchiwa fan
umbrella organisation (organization); sanctioning body
consanguineous group; kin group
flour dumplings in soup
the right to collective bargaining
right to organize and bargain collectively (organise)
Japanese colonists of Manchuria and Inner Mongolia
civilian defense corps (Japan, 1932-1939)
gang stalker; mass stalker; gang stalking; mass stalking
forming into an organization; forming into an organisation; setting up a group
straw futon; straw mattress; palliasse
seed ball ("natural farming" technique)
esprit de corps; spirit of the corps
burying a person under a futon
Knights Hospitallers; Knights Hospitalers
second-generation baby boomer (born 1971-1974)
burying a person under a futon
collective bargaining
composite brigade
human rights organization; human rights organisation
belligerent communities; armed resistance group
National Science Foundation (USA); NSF
women's organization; women's group; women's movement
especially dangerous designated criminal group; especially dangerous designated boryokudan
type of local militia in China most active during the Qing dynasty
academic society; learned body (society)
local governmental body that requires federal oversight to recover from its debts
team of adventurers; group of adventurers
public utility foundation
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
international monitoring team; IMT; international observers
industrial complex; industrial park
quilting; ticking
it is too late to show filial piety once your parents are dead
burying a person under a futon
oiled multi-layered paper sheet used to sit or sleep on (during the summer); oiled-paper cushion; wax-cloth
group (of atoms)
organized crime syndicate; organised crime syndicate
cake tea (e.g. Pu-erh tea)
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
occupational group; professional group; occupational cohort
uchiwa fan with a picture painted on it; picture uchiwa
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
Pleiades star cluster
thinner futon (in contact with the skin)
yakuza; (lit.) chivalrous organization
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
common pill bug (Armadillidium vulgare)
Sinictinogomphus clavatus (species of clubtail dragonfly)
quilting; ticking
corporation; association
bandit gang
wildlife protection organization (organisation)
Japan International Cooperation Agency (1974); JICA
cushion worn round the waist for warmth
kabuki performance in commemoration of Danjuro and Kikugoro
housing project dwellers
health maintenance organization (organisation); HMO
waiting wrestler's sitting cushion
waiting wrestler's sitting cushion
waiting wrestler's sitting cushion
mass (labor) negotiation; mass bargaining session; public negotiation
Siebold maple; acer sieboldianum
Church of Perfect Liberty (religious group founded in Japan in 1924)
Anthurium lily; flamingo lily; Anthurium
crime whose goal requires a large number of people acting together (e.g. insurrection)
Church of Perfect Liberty (religious group founded in Japan in 1924)
sample group; sample set
standards organization; standards body
business organization; business corporation; businessmen's body
female bedmate (whose body is likened to a fleshy cushion)
female bedmate (whose body is likened to a fleshy cushion)
thinner futon (in contact with the skin)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
fan that is no longer needed in autumn
team spirit; esprit de corps; corporate spirit
team combined (gymnastics)
small sweet rice cakes placed at the bedside of the deceased
professional association; professional body; professional organization; professional society
Botchan dango; tricolor dango on a skewer (matcha, egg yolk, and red bean paste)
Botchan dango; tricolor dango on a skewer (matcha, egg yolk, and red bean paste)
tatami mat size used in apartment complexes (170 cm by 85 cm)
ghost walker (beetle) (Mormolyce phyllodes); violin beetle
Japanese maple (Acer japonicum)
bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo)
fan lobster (Ibacus spp., esp. the Japanese fan lobster, Ibacus ciliatus); sand crayfish
smooth fan lobster (Ibacus novemdentatus)
Uperotus clava (species of shipworm)
gabion; cage filled with stones
gabion; cage filled with stones
tiny bristle fern (Crepidomanes minutum)
acorn squash (Cucurbita pepo var. turbinata)
acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
Spathiphyllum patinii (species of peace lily)
lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus); lumpsucker; henfish; sea hen
Examples (67 in total)
It seems cold outside. I don't want to get out of bed.
The Japanese like to travel in groups.
We use the same classroom for two different groups of students each day.