雇
やと.う
employ ; hire
教養
Jōyō Upper Grade
The Jōyō layer after the elementary-school stage. This collection covers kanji that appear more often in articles, light academic writing, opinions, and general texts with higher reading density.
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雰
フン
atmosphere ; fog
項
うなじ
paragraph ; nape of neck, clause, item, term (expression)
須
すべから.く
ought ; by all means, necessarily
遣
つか.う
dispatch ; despatch, send, give, donate, do, undertake
酪
ラク
dairy products ; whey, broth, fruit juice
酬
むく.いる
repay ; reward, retribution
鈴
すず
small bell ; buzzer
鉛
なまり
lead
鉢
ハチ
bowl ; rice tub, pot, crown
隔
へだ.てる
isolate ; alternate, distance, separate, gulf
隙
すき
crevice ; fissure, discord, opportunity, leisure
雅
みや.び
gracious ; elegant, graceful, refined
零
レイ
zero ; spill, overflow, nothing, cipher
雷
かみなり
thunder ; lightning bolt
靴
くつ
shoes
頑
かたく.な
stubborn ; foolish, firmly
頒
わ.かつ
distribute ; disseminate, partition, understand
頓
にわか.に
suddenly ; immediately, in a hurry, arrange, stay in place, bow, kowtow
飽
あ.きる
sated ; tired of, bored, satiate
飾
かざ.る
decorate ; ornament, adorn, embellish
鼓
つづみ
drum ; beat, rouse, muster
遭
あ.う
encounter ; meet, party, association, interview, join
遮
さえぎ.る
intercept ; interrupt, obstruct
酵
コウ
fermentation
酷
ひど.い
cruel ; severe, atrocious, unjust
銃
つつ
gun ; arms
銘
メイ
inscription ; signature (of artisan)
閥
バツ
clique ; lineage, pedigree, faction, clan
隠
かく.す
conceal ; hide, cover
雌
め-
feminine ; female
需
ジュ
demand ; request, need
駄
ダ
burdensome ; pack horse, horse load, send by horse, trivial, worthless
駆
か.ける
drive ; run, gallop, advance, inspire, impel
髪
かみ
hair of the head
魂
たましい
soul ; spirit
遵
ジュン
abide by ; follow, obey, learn
遷
うつ.る
transition ; move, change
鋭
するど.い
pointed ; sharpness, edge, weapon, sharp, violent
鋳
い.る
casting ; mint
閲
けみ.する
review ; inspection, revision
震
ふる.う
quake ; shake, tremble, quiver, shiver
霊
たま
spirits ; soul
餓
う.える
starve ; hungry, thirst
魅
ミ
fascination ; charm, bewitch
黙
だま.る
silence ; become silent, stop speaking, leave as is
避
さ.ける
evade ; avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun
還
かえ.る
send back ; return