koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument; zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng
warning; admonition; proverb; maxim; aphorism
seal-engraving style (of writing Chinese characters); seal script
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
mat (made of pieces of split bamboo or reeds tied together)
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
(arch.) Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan); shoots of this plant
reed (of a musical instrument)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
xiao (vertical Chinese bamboo flute)
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
(arch.) short roughly woven fence; divider between boxes (i.e. for box seats) in a theatre, etc.
decametre; decameter; dekametre; dekameter
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
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.)
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
mochi (glutinous rice or other grain, sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
competing; competition; auction
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
silk gauze (esp. used in light clothing for high summer)
hank; skein; reel; reeled thread
hemp yarn or linen thread woven into a coarse cloth used for mosquito nets, summer clothes, etc.
seam; seal (e.g. envelope); writing on the seal of an envelope
slender rope that goes through the hole in a coin; string of coins (usu. 100 mon)
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical
tail (of a traditional Japanese cap); chinstrap