Ō, o(su) – push o(saeru) – restrain, hold incheck, suppress
押収ōshū confiscation

770

押韻

ōin rhyme

350

押し入れ oshiire closet, wallcupboard

52

後押し

48

atooshi push, support, back

押し付ける oshitsukeru press
against; force (upon)192

CHŪ – pull, extract
抽出chūshutsu extraction, sampling

53

抽象chūshō abstraction752

抽象的chūshōteki abstract

752, 210

抽せん chūsen drawing, lottery
抽せん券 chūsenken lottery/raffle
ticket515

JIKU – axis, axle, shaft; (picture) scroll
車軸shajiku axle

133

地軸chijiku earth's axis

118

自転軸jitenjiku axis of rotation

62, 439SHŪ, sode – sleeve
領袖

ryōshū leader, boss

853

半袖

hansode short sleeves

88

長袖nagasode long sleeves

95

袖口 sodeguchi edge of a sleeve,cuff

54suso – hem, skirt, cuff; foot (of a mountain)
山裾

yamasuso foot of a mountain34

裾野

susono foot of a mountain236

SŌ, saga(su) – look/search for捜査sōsa investigation

634

家宅捜査 kataku sōsa search of the 165, 178, 634
house/premises
捜査本部 sōsa honbu investigation
headquarters

634, 25, 86

捜し回る sagashimawaru searcharound for90

捜し当てる sagashiateru find out,

77

discover, locate

U – roof, house; sky
宇内udai the whole world

気宇広大

kiu-kōdai magnanimous

宇都宮 Utsunomiya (capital ofTochigi Prefecture)

84
134, 707, 26
188, 734CHŪ – midair, space, heaven
宇宙uchū space, the universe

宇宙旅行

uchū ryokō space flight

宇宙飛行士

uchū hikōshi astronaut

大宇宙 daiuchū macrocosm, theuniverse
宙返り chūgaeri somersault

1027
1027, 222, 68
1027, 539,68, 581
26, 1027
448

todo(ku) – reach, arrive todo(keru) – report,notify; send, deliver
欠席届け kessekitodoke report ofabsence (school)

384, 380

欠勤届け kekkintodoke report ofabsence (work)384, 568

無届け mutodoke (absence) without
notice届け先

93

todokesaki where to report;
50

receiver's address

TAKU – selection, choice
選択sentaku selection, choice814

選択科目 sentaku kamoku anelective (subject)814, 320, 55

採択

saitaku adoption, selection

二者択一

nisha-takuitsu either-or

960
3, 164, 2

alternative

TAKU, sawa – swamp, marsh; blessing
光沢kōtaku luster, gloss

贅沢zeitaku luxury, extravagance毛沢東 Mō Takutō Mao Zedong,
Mao Tse-tung
金沢

Kanazawa (capital of Ishikawa

138

287, 7123

Prefecture)SHŌ – (honorific) summon me(su) – (honorific)
summon; eat, drink; wear, put on; take (a bath/bus);
buy召集shōshū convene (the Diet)

442

応召

ōshō be drafted, called up

846

召し上がる meshiagaru eat, drink,32

have (polite)
お召し物 omeshimono clothes, itemof clothing (polite)

79

SHŌ, numa – swamp, marsh
沼沢

shōtaku marsh, swamp, bog

1031

湖沼

koshō lakes and marshes

475

沼地

numachi marshland,118

swampland沼田

numata marshy rice field

沼津 Numazu (city, Shizuoka
Prefecture)35679

SHŌ – bright, clear
昭和 Shōwa (Japanese era, 1926–1989)124

昭和6 3 年
1988

Shōwa rokujūsan-nen

昭和年間
era

Shōwa nenkan the Shōwa

124, 45, 43

昭和元年 Shōwa gannen first yearof the Shōwa era (1926)

124, 137, 45

124, 45SHŌ, te(ru) – shine te(rasu) – shine on;compare (with) te(reru) – feel embarrassed

照明

shōmei illumination, lighting

18

対照

taishō contrast

366

参照

sanshō reference

723

天照大神 Amaterasu Ōmikami theSun Goddess141, 26, 310

SHŌ – fire, impatience, yearning ko(gasu) –scorch, singe, pine for ko(geru) – get scorchedko(gareru) – yearn for ase(ru) – be in ahurry, hasty, impatient
焦点

shōten focal point, focus

169

焦熱地獄 shōnetsu jigoku aninferno

655, 118, 905

黒焦げ kurokoge charred, burnedCHŌ – super-, ultra-; be above ko(su) – go206

beyond, exceed ko(eru) – go beyond, exceed超過

chōka excess

419

超音速

chōonsoku supersonic speed

347, 511

超大国

chōtaikoku a superpower

26, 40

超満員 chōman'in crowded beyond
capacity

201, 163

ETSU, ko(su) – cross, go over, exceed; (shortfor) Vietnam ko(eru) – cross, go over; clear,surmount超越

chōetsu transcendence;
overstepping one's authority

1037

越境

ekkyō jumping the border883

引っ越す hikkosu move, change
residences

216

勝ち越し kachikoshi a net win, being
ahead

518

SHU, omomuki – purport, gist; taste; elegance;
appearance
趣味 shumi interest, liking, taste;
hobby

307

趣向

shukō plan, idea199

趣意 shui purport, meaning; aim,object

132

情趣

jōshu mood; artistic effect

209

野趣

yashu rural life and beauty,236rusticity

YŪ, [YU], aso(bu) – play, enjoy oneself, beidle
遊歩道 yūhodō promenade, mall,boardwalk

437, 149

周遊（券） shūyū(ken) excursion(ticket)91, 515

遊説
遊休

yūzei speaking tour, political
campaigning404
60

yūkyū idle, unused

遊び相手

asobiaite playmate

146, 57

SHI, SE, hodoko(su) – give, bestow; carryout, perform, conduct
施設

shisetsu facilities, institution

586