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Search guide
Every term you type must match the same entry. Wrap a phrase in quotation marks to keep its spaces, and add hashtags to narrow what comes back.
Match part of a word
Use * where any number of characters may fill a gap, or ? where exactly one character is unknown. The full-width forms * and ? behave the same way. A plain Japanese query matches the start of an entry — surround it with * to match the middle or end instead.
食?two-character entries beginning with 食?*家entries of two or more characters ending in 家*んわ*entries containing んわ anywhere
Numbers and era years
Number searches return Arabic-numeral equivalents. Year searches translate between western years and the Meiji, Taishō, Shōwa, Heisei, and Reiwa eras.
4778万to Arabic numerals1983to Japanese era notation明治1to a Gregorian yearTaisho 13to a Gregorian year昭和元年to a Gregorian yearHeisei 28to a Gregorian year
Limit the kind of result
- #wordword entries only
- #kanjicharacters only
- #sentencesexample sentences only
- #namesproper names only
Word filters
- #verball verb classes
- #adjectiveall adjective classes
- #counterentries used as counters
- #commonfrequently encountered entries
#jlpt-n5 … #jlpt-n1unofficial JLPT level- #wanikani5WaniKani level
Kanji filters
- #joyoJōyō kanji
- #jinmeiJinmeiyō kanji
- #grade:1school grade, 1–6 or 8
- #strokes:2exact stroke count
- #skip:1-2-3SKIP identifier
- #pinyin:la4Pinyin reading
- #korean:gimKorean reading
- #heisig:1any KANJIDIC2 index or code
Name filters
- #surnamefamily names
- #givengiven names
#masc / #femgiven names by gender- #placeplace names
- #stationrailway stations
- #companycompanies
- #organizationorganisations
- #productproducts
- #personfull names of people
- #unclassunclassified names
Every word tag
Each tag below matches entries carrying that grammatical or usage label in JMdict.
- #v5uruGodan verb - Uru old class verb (old form of Eru)
- #v2g-sNidan verb (lower class) with 'gu' ending (archaic)
- #deiDeity
- #shipShip name
- #legLegend
- #braBrazilian
- #musicMusic
- #quoteQuotation
- #prefPrefix
- #ktbKantou dialect
- #rKRarely-used kanji form
- #derogDerogatory
- #abbrAbbreviation
- #expExpressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
- #astronAstronomy
- #v2g-kNidan verb (upper class) with 'gu' ending (archaic)
- #aux-vAuxiliary verb
- #ctrCounter
- #surgSurgery
- #basebBaseball
- #servService
- #genetGenetics
- #geogrGeography
- #dentDentistry
- #v5k-sGodan verb - Iku/Yuku special class
- #horseHorse racing
- #ornithOrnithology
- #hobHokkaido dialect
- #maleMale term or language
- #motorMotorsport
- #vidgVideo games
- #n-prefNoun, used as a prefix
- #n-sufNoun, used as a suffix
- #sufSuffix
- #honHonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
- #biolBiology
- #polPolite (teineigo) language
- #vulgVulgar expression or word
- #milMilitary
- #golfGolf
- #minMineralogy
- #XRude or X-rated term
- #jpmythJapanese mythology
- #slSlang
- #fictFiction
- #artArt, aesthetics
- #statStatistics
- #crystCrystallography
- #patholPathology
- #photoPhotography
- #foodFood, cooking
- #nNoun
- #thbTouhoku dialect
- #fishFishing
- #v5r-iGodan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb)
- #archArchaic
- #v1Ichidan verb
- #busBusiness
- #tvTelevision
- #euphEuphemistic
- #ukUsually written using kana alone
- #rareRare term
- #hanafHanafuda
- #figsktFigure skating
- #agricAgriculture
- #adj-ixI-adjective (yoi/ii class)
- #adj-iI-adjective (keiyoushi)
- #adj-naNa-adjective (keiyodoshi)
- #adj-noNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- #adj-pnPre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
- #adj-tTaru adjective
- #adj-fNoun or verb acting prenominally
- #adj-nariArchaic/formal form of na-adjective
- #advAdverb (fukushi)
- #adv-toAdverb taking the 'to' particle
- #auxAuxiliary
- #aux-adjAuxiliary adjective
- #conjConjunction
- #copCopula
- #intInterjection (kandoushi)
- #n-advAdverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
- #n-prProper noun
- #n-tNoun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
- #numNumeric
- #pnPronoun
- #prtParticle
- #uncUnclassified
- #viIntransitive verb
- #vtTransitive verb
- #vkKuru verb - special class
- #vsSuru verb
- #vs-iSuru verb - included
- #vs-sSuru verb - special class
- #vzIchidan verb - zuru verb
- #v5uGodan verb with 'u' ending
- #v5u-sGodan verb with 'u' ending (special class)
- #v5kGodan verb with 'ku' ending
- #v5gGodan verb with 'gu' ending
- #v5sGodan verb with 'su' ending
- #v5tGodan verb with 'tsu' ending
- #v5nGodan verb with 'nu' ending
- #v5bGodan verb with 'bu' ending
- #v5mGodan verb with 'mu' ending
- #v5rGodan verb with 'ru' ending
- #v5aruGodan verb - -aru special class
- #colColloquial
- #datedDated term
- #famFamiliar language
- #femFemale term or language
- #formFormal or literary term
- #humHumble (kenjougo) language
- #idIdiomatic expression
- #jocJocular, humorous term
- #m-slManga slang
- #net-slInternet slang
- #obsObsolete term
- #on-mimOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
- #poetPoetical term
- #proverbProverb
- #sensSensitive
- #yojiYojijukugo (four character compound)
- #atejiAteji (phonetic) reading
- #ikIrregular kana usage
- #iKIrregular kanji usage
- #ioIrregular okurigana usage
- #oKOut-dated kanji or kanji usage
- #uKWord usually written using kanji alone
- #gikunGikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun
- #okOut-dated or obsolete kana usage
- #obscObscure term
- #anatAnatomy
- #archeolArcheology
- #architArchitecture
- #audvidAudiovisual
- #aviatAviation
- #biochemBiochemistry
- #botBotany
- #boxingBoxing
- #BuddhBuddhism
- #cardsCard games
- #chemChemistry
- #chmythChinese mythology
- #ChristnChristianity
- #civengCivil engineering
- #clothClothing
- #compComputing
- #ecolEcology
- #econEconomics
- #elecElectricity, elec. eng.
- #electrElectronics
- #embryoEmbryology
- #engrEngineering
- #entEntomology
- #filmFilm
- #fincFinance
- #gardnGardening, horticulture
- #geomGeometry
- #goGo (game)
- #grammGrammar
- #grmythGreek mythology
- #histHistorical term
- #internetNetworking, WWW
- #kabukiKabuki
- #lawLaw
- #lingLinguistics
- #logicLogic
- #MAMartial arts
- #mahjMahjong
- #mangaManga
- #mathMathematics
- #mechMechanical engineering
- #medMedicine
- #metMeteorology
- #miningMining
- #nohNoh
- #paleoPaleontology
- #pharmPharmacology
- #philPhilosophy
- #physicsPhysics
- #physiolPhysiology
- #politicsPolitics
- #printPrinting
- #prowresProfessional wrestling
- #psyPsychiatry
- #psyanalPsychoanalysis
- #psychPsychology
- #railRailway
- #rommythRoman mythology
- #ShintoShinto
- #shogiShogi
- #skiSkiing
- #sportsSports
- #stockmStock market
- #sumoSumo
- #telecTelecommunications
- #trademTrademark
- #vetVeterinary terms
- #zoolZoology
- #ksbKansai dialect
- #kybKyoto dialect
- #kyuKyuushuu dialect
- #nabNagano dialect
- #osbOsaka dialect
- #rkbRyuukyuu dialect
- #tsbTosa dialect
- #tsugTsugaru dialect
- #companyCompany name
- #givenGiven name
- #groupGroup
- #organizationOrganization name
- #personFull name of a particular person
- #placePlace name
- #productProduct name
- #stationRailway station
- #surnameFamily or surname
- #unclassUnclassified name
- #workWork of art, literature, music, etc. name
- #mascMale given name
- #charCharacter
- #creatCreature
- #docDocument
- #evEvent
- #objObject
- #othOther
- #mythMythology
- #religReligion
- #chnChildren's language
- #waseiWasei, word made in Japan