| 貝
kâi | shellfish |
| 怪獣
kaijuu | monster |
| 怪獣映画
kaijuu eiga | monster film (such as gojira) |
| 海水浴
kaisuiyoku | swimming in the ocean |
| 階段
kaidan | stairs |
| 開店 （-する）
kaiten | open store (for business) / open shop (for the day) |
| 回転ドア
(kaitendoa) | revolving door |
| 回覧板
kairanban | circular notice (for getting everyone signature that they have read, acknowledged) |
| 帰り道
kaerimichi | the road home |
| 孵る
kaêru /-u; kaêtta/ | to hatch (from an egg) |
| 鏡
kagâmi | a mirror |
| 柿
kaki | persimmon |
| 垣根
kakîne | hedge; fence |
| 掻きまわす
kakimawasu /-u; kakimawashita/ | to stir; to churn; to poke (a fire) / to rummage around |
| 額
gaku | (picture) frame |
| 掻く
kâku /-u; kaita/ | scratch / (with sweat) perspire / (with oar) paddle; (with peddle) to peddle |
| 隠す
kakûsu /-u; kakûshita/ | to hide; to conceal (vt) |
| 隠れる
kakúrèru /-ru; kakúrèta/ | hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself (vi) |
| 影 ・ 陰
kâge | shadow / shade |
| 欠ける
kakêru /-ru; kakêta/ | chips off, break (off); be damaged / be missing (from a set etc.); to be absent /to be lacking (vi) |
| 駆ける
kakêru /-ru; kakêta/ | sprint; run |
| 籠
kago | basket |
| 重ねる
kasánèru /-ru; kasánèta/ | pile up; to heap up; to stack up;/ to repeat many times over (vt) |
| 重なる
kasanaru /-u; kasanatta/ | be stacked up, piled up / accumulate (vi) |
| 飾る
kazaru /-u; kazatta/ | to decorate |
| 齧る
kajîru /-u; kajîtta/ | nibble on; bite into |
| 滓
kâsu | shavings, dregs, grounds, leftovers |
| 木枯らし
kogarashi | cold wintry wind |
| 数える
kazoeru (-ru; kazoeta) | to count (vt) |
| 肩車
kataguruma | riding on one's shoulders (for kids) (lit: shoulder car) |
| 肩叩き / 肩叩く
katatataki / katatataku /-u; katatataita/ | shoulder massage (by tapping) (ido.)
tap on the shoulder (request to resign) (verb stem) |
| 形
katachi | shape; form |
| 片方
katâhou | one side (of a pair); counterpart |
| 塊 ・ 固まり
katamari | in a mass; lump; cluster |
| 固まる
katamaru /-u; katamatta/ | hardens; to solidify / become firm / gather (together) (vi) |
| 傾ける
katámukèru /-ru; katámukèta/ | incline (sth), tilt (sth), lean (sth) over (vt) |
| 傾く
katamuku /-u; katamuita/ | leans (to the side); inclines; (sth) is tilted (vi) |
| 固める
katameru /-ru; katameta/ | harden; to freeze (your thoughts, a hand into a fist, clay) / (to your body) make secure; reinforce |
| 花壇
kadan | flowerbed |
| 家畜
kachiku | livestock; domestic animals |
| 勝つ
kâtsu /-u; kâtta/ | to win; gain victory (vi) |
| 担ぐ
katsûgu /-u; katsûida/ | to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder / 2) to choose (sb) as a representative or position 3) (ido.) to take (someone) for a ride (i.e., to deceive) |
| 合羽
(kappa) | raincoat (loanword from por.) |
| 鐘
kane | (large) bell |
| 庇う
kabâu /-u; kabâtta/ | to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for |
| 黴
kabi | mold |
| 壁
kabe | wall |
| 蒲鉾
kamaboko | steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc |
| 紙屑籠 / 紙屑
kamíkuzukàgo / kamíkùzu | wastepaper basket
paper scraps |
| 紙芝居
kamíshìbai | picture storyboards (for telling a story) (lit: paper theater) |
| 紙吹雪
kamífùbuki | confetti (lit. paper blizzard) |
| 擤む （鼻を）
kâmu /-u; kânda/ | blow the nose (vt) |
| 噛む
kâmu /-u; kânda/ | to bite chew; to gnaw / (exp) to fumble one's words stutter/ (waves) crash against / (cogs, gears, zippers) engage to mesh (together) (vt) |
| 痒い
kayûi /-katta/ | itchy (adj) |
| 画用紙
gayôushi | drawing paper; construction paper (usu different colors) |
| 殻
kara | (empty) shell; husk; hull |
| 空っぽ
karappo (= kara) | empty (completely) |
| 絡まる
karámàru /-u; karámàtta/ | get/be entwined, entangled; to be involved (mixed up in) (vi) |
| 刈る
kâru /-u; katta/ | to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune |
| 枯れる
karêru /-ru; karêta/ | wither (up) [and die] |
| 皮
kawa | leather; hide |
| かわいそう（可哀想）
kawáisòu /na/ | poor; pitiable; pathetic (na-noun) |
| 感じる / 感ずる
kanjiru /-ru; kanjita/ | to feel; to sense; to experience |
| 完成 （する）
kansei (-suru) | complete; completion (-suru) to complete |
| 缶詰
kanzume | canned goods |
| 看板
kanban | sign; signboard |
| 看病 （する）
kânbyou (suru) | nursing (a patient); to nurse, care for (someone sick) |
| 気球
kikyuu | hot air balloon |
| カサカサ ・ かさかさ
kasakasa | rustling (sound) / dry and rough (gitaigo) |
| がらんがらん
(garan garan) | (heavly) clanging (sound) |
| からんからん
(karankaran) | clank clang (sound of rolling can) |
| ガチャガチャ ・がちゃがちゃ
gachagacha | clatter; clank; rattling around (like capsules in a vending machine) |
| ガタガタ ・ がたがた
gatagata | trembliing, wobbling, swaying; rattling (sound), griping or grumbling, rickety or shaky |
| ガシャン
gashan! | bang! crash! smash! (breaking) |
| キューキュー ・ きゅうきゅう
kyuukyuu | squeak squeak (sound of wiping glass clean) |
| キャンキャン ・ ギャンギャン
(kyan-kyan) | yelp; yap |
| 切り抜く
kirínùku /-u; kirínùita/ | to cut out; to clip from; to extract (tv) |
| 曲線
kyokusen | curve (line) |
| 漁業
gyôgyou | fishing (industry) |
| 行列
gyouretsu | a line (of people), parade; (math) matrix |
| 競争 （する）
kyousou | competition; contest; race (-suru) to compete |
| 協力 （する）
kyouryoku (suru) | cooperation; collaboration (-suru) to cooperate |
| 行儀 （がいい・わるい）
gyougi (ga ii / warui) | manners (are good/bad) |
| 給食
kyuushoku | school lunch (provided by school) |
| 逆
gyaku | reverse; mirrored; inverse |
| 規則、 決まり
(kisoku / kimari) | regulation / rules |
| 牙
kîba | fangs |
| キノコ ・ 茸
kînoko | mushroom(s) |
| きつい
kitsûi /-katta/ | tough; severe / strong-minded; fierce / strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol) / (too) tight; constricting (adj) |
| 傷
kizu | wound; cut; scrape; scar / chip; crack; scratch; nick / flaw; defect/ stain (on one's reputation); disgrace |
| 記号
kigou | symbol, code, sign |
| 菊
kiku | chrysanthemum |
| 効く
kiku /-u; kiita/ | be effective; to take effect; to be good (for) / work; to function well |
| ぎっしり
gisshiri | tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed (gitaigo) |
| ひらひら
hirahira | fluttering; flapping; waving/ flickering (light, flame, etc.) (gitaigo) |
| きょろきょろ
kyorokyoro | (looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around (gitaigo) |
| めそめそ
mesomeso | sobbing; weeping; whimpering (gitaigo) |
| のろのろ
noronoro | lowly; sluggishly (gitaigo) |
| どたばた
dotabata | noisily (running around); with heavy feet / in a fluster; in a flurry,panic (gitaigo) |
| くしゃくしゃ
kushakusha | crumpled; rumpled; wrinkled; creased; tousled (hair, clothes) / to be annoyed; to be irritated (gitaigo) |
| ぎざぎざ
gizagiza | serration; indentation; jaggies (stair-step artifacts in computer images) /serrated; jagged (gitaigo) |
| 影絵
kagêe | shadow puppets (play) |
| 階段
kaidan | stairs |
| 火星
kasei | Mars |
| 金星
kinsei | Venus |
| 海王星
kaiousei | Neptune |
| 火力発電
karyoku-hatsuden | thermal power (generation) |
| 海賊船
kaizokusen | pirate ship |
| 冠
kanmuri | crown |
| 画家
gakâ | painter, artist |
| ガードマン
gaadoman | secruity guard |
| 懐中電灯
kaichuudentou | (hand-held) flashlight |
| 神棚
kamidana | household shrine; home shrine |
| 掛け軸
kakéjìku | hanging scroll |
| 片足飛び
(kataashitobi) | one-legged jump |
| 刻む
kizamu /-u; kizanda/ | mince; cut fine (vt)
carve; to engrave; to chisel
tick away (time); beat out(e.g.rhythm)
(kokoro ni) etch (into one's mind); remember distinctly |
| 南瓜
kabocha | japanese punpkin squash |
| 河童
kappa | mythical water-dwelling creature who steals children / (ido) a good swimmer |
| 気持ちが悪い
(kimochi ga warui) | I feel sick. |
| かざぐるま (風車)
(kazaguruma) | pinwheel (toy) |
| 神主（さん）
kânnushi | shinto priest |
| お粥
([o]kayu) | thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel |
| ガーゼ
gaaze | gauze (from german) |
| カーナビ
kaanabi | car navigation system |
| 柄
gara | pattern, design/ (body) build; figure / essential qualities; character |
| がらがら ・ ガラガラ
garagara | (sound) clatter; rattle; (gitaigo) empty; bare; vacant / (gitaigo) raspy (voice); gravelly /(giseigo) with a gargle / rough (personality, speech, etc.) (gitaigo) |
| カンニング
kanningu (suru) | to cheat (on a test), cribbing |
| きらきら
kirakira | glittering, sparkling, twinkling (like the stars) (gitaigo) |
| ぎりぎり
girigiri | grinding sound (teeth gnashing) (giseigo) / just barely (on time), by the skin of your teeth, near miss (gitaigo) |
| 外見
gaiken | outward appearance |
| 完了
kanryou (suru) | completion, finish / (gram.) perfect (tense) / (computer) ok, finish (button) (movie) fin [the end]
(suru) to complete, finish (a job, etc.) |
| 家電
kaden | electric appliances, consumer electronics or appliances |
| 強風
kyoufuu | strong winds, gust |
| 恐怖
kyoufu | fear, dread, horror (i.e. horror movie), terror (-suru) be/feel terror |
| 患者
kanja | patient (in a hospital) |
| 感動
kandou (suru) | deeply moved emotionally; passion; inspiration (-suru) be moved |
| 感心
kanshin (suru/na) | admiration; being impressed (suru) be impressed
admirable; praiseworthy (na-noun) [worthy of praise]
astonishment (suru) |
| 記入
ki'nyuu (suru) | entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.) / (suru) to fill in, fill out (a form, application) |
| 技術
gijutsu | technology / technique, skill / art, craft |
| 解像度
kaizoudo | resolution (of a display, printer, etc.) |
| 滑走路
kasśoùro | runway |
| 緊張
kinchou /na/ | nervous, tension, mental strain (na-noun) |
| 画面
gamen | screen (of tv, computer monitor, etc.) / image (on a screen); scene / (lit) surface of a painting |
| 聞き返す
kikikaesu /-u kikikaeshita/ | listen repeatedly; listen again / ask a question in return / ask again / ask for a repeated explanation (vt) |
| 画像
gazou | image (on screen), picture |
| 許可
kyoka | permission, approval, authorization / (suru) to permit, to authorize |
| 案山子
kakashi | scarecrow |
