| K2 {prop} (the world’s second highest mountain) | :: K2 /ケーツー, kētsū/ |
| Kaaba {prop} (cubical stone building in Mecca) | :: カアバ /kāba/ |
| kabaddi {n} (sport) | :: カバディ /kabadi/ |
| Kabardino-Balkariya {prop} (Kabardino-Balkariya, Russia) | :: カバルダ・バルカル共和国 |
| Kabballah {prop} (body of teachings) | :: カバラ /kabara/ |
| kaboom {interj} (sound of an explosion) | :: ボーン /bōn/ |
| kabuki {n} (form of Japanese theatre) | :: 歌舞伎 /かぶき, kabuki/ |
| Kabukicho {prop} | :: 歌舞伎町 /Kabuki-chō/ |
| Kabul {prop} (capital of Afghanistan) | :: カブール /Kabūru/ |
| kabuto {n} (traditional Japanese military helmet) | :: 兜 /かぶと, kabuto/, 冑 /かぶと, kabuto/ |
| kachi-koshi {n} (majority of wins in a honbasho) | :: 勝ち越し /kachikoshi/ |
| kadam {n} (Neolamarckia cadamba) | :: カダム /kadamu/, カランパヤン /karanpayan/, クビナガタマバナノキ /kubinagatamabana-no-ki/, ラブラ /rabura/ |
| kadomatsu {n} (Japanese New Year decoration) | :: 門松 /かどまつ, kadomatsu/ |
| kafir {n} (infidel, non-Muslim) | :: カーフィル /kāfiru/ |
| Kafkaesque {adj} (marked by menacing complexity) | :: カフカ的 /Kafukateki/ |
| kaftan {n} (long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean) | :: カフタン /kafutan/ |
| Kagawa {prop} (Kagawa, Japan) | :: 香川 /Kagawa/ |
| Kagoshima {prop} (city) | :: 鹿児島 /かごしま, Kagoshima/ |
| Kagoshima {prop} (prefecture) | :: 鹿児島 /かごしま, Kagoshima/ |
| Kagutsuchi {prop} (Japanese fire god) | :: 迦具土, 軻遇突智 /かぐつち, Kagutsuchi/, 火神 /かじん, Kajin/, 火之迦具土 /ひのかぐつち, Hinokagutsuchi/, 火之夜藝速 /ひのやぎはやお, Hinoyagihayao/, 火之炫毘古 /ひのかかびこ, Hinokakabiko/, 火産霊 /ほむすび, Homusubi/ |
| Kaguya {prop} (Japanese folklore: mysterious girl from the moon) | :: かぐや姫 /Kaguya-hime/ |
| kaizen {n} (Japanese business practice of continuous improvement) | :: 改善 /かいぜん, kaizen/ |
| kakapo {n} (Strigops habroptilus) | :: カカポ /kakapo/ |
| kaki {n} (persimmon) | :: 柿 /かき/ |
| kakke {n} (beriberi) SEE: beriberi | :: |
| kalach {n} (traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)) | :: カラーチ /karāchi/ |
| Kalamazoo {prop} (city) | :: カラマズー /Karamazū/ |
| Kalash {n} (Kalash (people)) | :: カラシュ人 |
| kalbi {n} (dish) | :: カルビ /karubi/ |
| kale {n} (edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala) | :: ケール /kēru/, リョクヨウカンラン /ryokuyō kanran/, ハゴロモカンラン /hagoromo kanran/ |
| kaleidoscope {n} (tube of mirrors rotated to produce symmetrical designs) | :: 万華鏡 /まんげきょう, mangekyō/ |
| Kalevala {prop} (the Finnish national epic) | :: カレワラ /karewara/ |
| Kali {prop} (goddess) | :: カーリー /kārī/ |
| Kaliningrad {prop} (Kaliningrad, see also: Königsberg) | :: カリーニングラード /Kariningurādo/ |
| Kaluga {prop} (city in Russia) | :: カルーガ /Karūga/ |
| Kalyan-Dombivali {prop} (city in India) | :: カリヤーン・ドンビヴリ /Kariyān-Donbivuri/ |
| kamaitachi {n} (Japanese yōkai) | :: 鎌鼬 /kamaitachi/, 窮奇 /kyūchi/ |
| Kama Sutra {prop} (Sanskrit treatise) | :: カーマ・スートラ /Kāma-Sūtora/ |
| Kamchatka {prop} (peninsula in the Russian Far East) | :: カムチャツカ /Kamuchatsuka/, カムチャッカ /Kamuchakka/ |
| kami {n} (a god or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan) | :: 神 /kami/ |
| kami {n} (origami paper) | :: 紙 /kami/ |
| kamikaze {n} (suicidal attack) | :: 神風攻撃 /かみかぜこうげき, kamikaze kōgeki/, 神風 /かみかぜ, kamikaze/, 体当たり /たいあたり, taiatari/ |
| kamikaze {n} (suicidal attacker) | :: 特別攻撃隊 /とくべつこうげきたい, tokubetsu kōgekitai/ , 特攻隊 /とっこうたい, tokkōtai/ , 神風特攻隊 /かみかぜとっこうたい, kamikaze tokkōta/ |
| Kampala {prop} (capital of Uganda) | :: カンパラ /Kanpara/ |
| Kampuchea {prop} (former name for Cambodia, see also: Cambodia) | :: カンプチア /Kanpuchia/ |
| kamuy {n} (Divine being in Ainu mythology) | :: 神威 /kamui/ |
| Kan {prop} (a Japanese surname) | :: 菅 /かん, Kan/ |
| kana {n} (Japanese syllabaries) | :: 仮名 /かな, kana/ |
| Kanagawa {prop} (Kanagawa, Japan) | :: 神奈川 /かながわ, Kanagawa/ |
| Kanak {n} (indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia) | :: カナック /Kanakku/ |
| Kanazawa {prop} (a city of Japan) | :: 金沢 /かなざわ, Kanazawa/ |
| kancho {n} (game or prank involving thrusting one's hand into another's anal region) | :: カンチョー /kanchō/ |
| Kandahar {prop} (city and province in southern Afghanistan) | :: カンダハル /Kandaharu/ |
| kangaroo {n} (marsupial) | :: カンガルー /kangarū/ |
| kangaroo court {n} (an unjust (quasi-)judicial proceeding or group) | :: 吊し上げ /つるしあげ, tsurushiage/ |
| kango {n} (a Sino-Japanese word) | :: 漢語 /かんご, kango/ |
| Kangxi {prop} (emperor) | :: 康熙 /Kōki/ |
| Kangxi {prop} (Kangxi Dictionary) | :: 康熙字典 /Kōki Jiten/ |
| kanji {n} (Chinese characters in Japanese context) | :: 漢字 /かんじ, kanji/, 日本における漢字 /Nihon ni okeru kanji/ |
| Kanji {prop} (kanji) SEE: kanji | :: |
| Kannada {n} (language) | :: カンナダ語 /Kannada-go/ |
| Kanpur {prop} (city in India) | :: カーンプル /Kānpuru/ |
| Kansai dialect {n} (group of Japanese dialects) | :: 関西弁 /Kansai-ben/, 関西方言 /Kansai hōgen/ |
| Kansas {prop} (US state) | :: カンザス州 /Kanzasu-shū/ |
| Kansas City {prop} (a large city straddling the border between Kansas and Missouri, USA) | :: カンザスシティ /kanzasu shiti/ |
| kanto-sho {n} (prize for fighting-spirit) | :: 敢闘賞 /kantōshō/ |
| kanzashi {n} (hair ornament) | :: 簪 /kanzashi/ |
| Kao-hsiung {prop} (Kaohsiung) SEE: Kaohsiung | :: |
| Kaohsiung {prop} (a large city in Taiwan) | :: 高雄 /たかお, Takao/ |
| kaoliang {n} (liquor) | :: 高粱酒 /こうりゃんしゅ, kōryanshu, こうりょうしゅ, kōryōshu/ |
| kapok tree {n} (Bombax ceiba) | :: インドワタノキ /indo-wata-no-ki/, キワタ /kiwata/, キワタノキ /kiwata-no-ki/ |
| kapok tree {n} (Ceiba pentandra) | :: パンヤノキ /pan'ya-no-ki/, カポック /kapokku/, インドキワタ /indo-kiwata/ |
| kappa {n} (Greek letter) | :: カッパ /kappa/ |
| Karachi {prop} (the capital of the province of Sindh, Pakistan) | :: カラチ /Karachi/ |
| Karafuto {prop} (Sakhalin) SEE: Sakhalin | :: |
| Karaj {prop} (city) | :: キャラジ /Kyaraji/ |
| karaoke {n} (a form of entertainment) | :: カラオケ /karaoke/ |
| karaoke machine {n} (machine) | :: カラオケ機器 /カラオケきき, karaoke kiki/ |
| karat {n} (unit of fineness of gold) | :: カラット /karatto/ |
| karate {n} (martial art) | :: 空手 /からて, karate/, 空手道 /からてどう, karatedō/ |
| karate chop {n} (strike with the bottom side of an open hand) | :: 手刀打ち /shutō-uchi/ |
| karateka {n} (practitioner of karate) | :: 空手家 /からてか, karateka/ |
| Karelia {prop} | :: カレリア /Kareria/ |
| Karelian {prop} (the language) | :: カレリア語 /Kareria-go/ |
| Karl {prop} (cognates) SEE: Charles | :: |
| Karl {prop} (transliterations) SEE: Carl | :: |
| Karluk {n} (member of nomadic tribe) | :: カルルク /karuruku/, 歌邏禄 /からろく/, 葛邏禄 /かつらろく/ |
| karma {n} (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) | :: 業 /ごう, gō/, カルマ /karuma/ |
| Karnataka {prop} (state in southern India) | :: カルナータカ州 /Karunātaka shū/, カルナータカ /Karunātaka/ |
| karoshi {n} (death from overwork) | :: 過労死 /かろうし, karōshi/ |
| karpas {n} (a traditional Jewish dish) | :: カルパス /karupasu/ |
| karst {n} (type of land formation) | :: カルスト /karusuto/ |
| Kartvelian {n} (Georgian) SEE: Georgian | :: |
| Kartvelian {prop} (Georgian) SEE: Georgian | :: |
| Kartvelian {adj} (Georgian) SEE: Georgian | :: |
| karyotype {n} (characteristics of chromosomes) | :: 核型 /かくがた, kakugata/ |
| kasha {n} (porridge) | :: カーシャ /kāsha/ |
| Kashgar {prop} (prefecture, city) | :: カシュガル /Kashugaru/ |
| Kashi {prop} (Kashgar) SEE: Kashgar | :: |
| Kashmir {prop} (region) | :: カシミール /Kashimīru/ |
| Kashmiri {prop} (language) | :: カシミール語 /Kashimīru-go/ |
| kashrut {n} (the Jewish dietary laws) | :: カシュルート /kashurūto/ |
| kasra {n} (kasra) | :: カスラ /kasura/ |
| katakana {n} (Japanese syllabary) | :: 片仮名 /かたかな, katakana/, カタカナ /katakana/ |
| katana {n} (type of Japanese longsword) | :: かたな /katana/, 刀 /かたな, katana/, 日本刀 /にほんとう, Nihontō/ |
| katashiro {n} (Japanese paper doll talisman) | :: 形代 /katashiro/ |
| Katharevousa {prop} (purist variant of Modern Greek) | :: カサレヴサ /Kasarevusa/ |
| Kathleen {prop} (Catherine) SEE: Catherine | :: |
| Kathmandu {prop} (Kathmandu) | :: カトマンズ /Katomanzu/ |
| katsu {interj} (Zen Buddhist term) | :: 喝 /かつ, katsu/ |
| katsura {n} (tree) | :: 桂 /katsura/ |
| Katyusha {n} (rocket launcher) | :: カチューシャ /katyūsha/ |
| Kaunas {prop} (city) | :: カウナス /kaunasu/ |
| kava {n} (the plant Piper methysticum) | :: カヴァ /kava/ |
| kava {n} (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant) | :: カヴァ /kava/ |
| Kavala {prop} (city) | :: カヴァラ /Kavara/ |
| Kavaratti {prop} (capital of Lakshadweep, India) | :: カバラティ /Kabarati/ |
| kawaii {adj} (cute, in the context of Japanese culture) | :: 可愛い /かわいい,kawaii/ |
| kawaii {n} (cuteness, in the context of Japanese culture) SEE: kawaiiness | :: |
| kawaiily {adv} (cutely, in the context of Japanese culture) | :: 可愛く, かわいく /kawaiku/ |
| kawaiiness {n} (cuteness, in the context of Japanese culture) | :: 可愛さ, かわいさ /kawaisa/, 可愛い気, かわいげ /kawaige/ |
| Kawasaki {prop} (a city in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan) | :: 川崎 /かわさき, Kawasaki/ |
| Kawasaki {prop} (a Japanese surname) | :: 川崎 /かわさき, Kawasaki/ |
| Kawasaki {prop} (a Japanese motorcycle manufacturer) | :: カワサキ /Kawasaki/ |
| Kaxgar {prop} (Kashgar) SEE: Kashgar | :: |
| kay {n} (name of the letter K, k) | :: ケイ /kei/ |
| kayak {n} (a type of small boat) | :: カヤック /kayakku/ |
| Kazakh {n} (a person of Kazakh descent) | :: カザフ人 /kazafujin/ |
| Kazakh {n} (language) | :: カザフ語 /kazafugo/ |
| Kazakhstan {prop} (country in Central Asia) | :: カザフスタン /Kazafusutan/ |
| Kazakhstani {n} (person of Kazakh origin) SEE: Kazakh | :: |
| Kazakhstani {adj} (of or pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language) SEE: Kazakh | :: |
| Kazan {prop} (city in Russia) | :: カザン /Kazan/ |
| Kazbek {prop} (mountain) | :: カズベク山 /Kazubeku-san/ |
| kazoo {n} (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) | :: カズー /kazū/ |
| Kōbe {prop} (Kobe) SEE: Kobe | :: |
| Kōchi {prop} (Kochi) SEE: Kochi | :: |
| K-drama {n} (Korean TV drama) | :: 韓国ドラマ /Kankoku dorama/, 韓ドラ /Kan-dora/, Kドラマ /kē-dora/ |
| Keats {prop} (transliterations of the name Keats) | :: キーツ /Kītsu/ |
| kebab {n} (kebab) | :: ケバブ /kebabu/, 串焼き /kushiyaki/ |
| Kebnekaise {prop} (Sweden's highest mountain) | :: ケブネカイセ |
| keel {n} (beam along the underside of a ship’s hull) | :: 竜骨 /りゅうこつ, ryūkotsu/ |
| keel {n} (a type of flat-bottomed boat) | :: キール /kīru/, 艀 /はしけ, hashike/ |
| keel over {v} (to die) SEE: die | :: |
| Keelung {prop} (a city in Taiwan) | :: 基隆 /キールン, Kīrun/ |
| keep {v} (to maintain possession of) | :: 保持する /hoji suru/, 確保する /kakuho suru/ |
| keep {v} (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) | :: 維持する /iji suru/, 保つ /tamotsu/ |
| keep {v} (to remain in, to be confined to) | :: 留まる /todomaru/ |
| keep {v} (to restrain) | :: 抑止する /yokushi suru/ |
| keep {v} (to continue) | :: 継続する /けいぞくする, keizoku suru/, 続行する /ぞっこうする, zokkō suru/; ] 残る /のこる, nokoru/ |
| keep {v} (of livestock: to raise; to care for) | :: 飼う /かう, kau/ |
| keep {v} | :: 確保する /かくほする, kakuho suru/ |
| keep an eye on {v} (to watch and pay attention to) | :: 目をつけている /めをつけている, me o tsukete iru/ |
| keep company {v} (court) SEE: court | :: |
| keeper {n} (guard, custodian) | :: 番人 /bannin/ |
| keeper {n} (guardian of goal) | :: キーパー /kīpā/ |
| keep in mind {v} (to remember; to be mindful of or pay attention) SEE: bear in mind | :: |
| keep quiet {v} (remain silent) | :: 黙る /だまる, damaru/, 沈黙する /ちんもくする, chinmoku suru/ |
| keep someone in the dark {v} (to keep someone uninformed) | :: 秘密にしておく /himitsu ni shite oku/ |
| keep the change {phrase} (instruction to keep the change) | :: お釣りは結構です /o-tsuri wa kekkō desu/ |
| Keeshond {n} (Keeshond) | :: キースホンド /kīsuhondo/ |
| kefir {n} (fermented milk) | :: ケフィア /kefia/ |
| kei car {n} (vehicle classification) | :: 軽自動車 /keijidōsha/ |
| Keijō {prop} (Seoul) SEE: Seoul | :: |
| Keijō {prop} ((historical) the name of Seoul during the Japanese occupation period in the early 20th century) | :: 京城 /けいじょう, Keijō/ |
| keirin {n} (form of track cycling) | :: 競輪 /keirin/ |
| kelp {n} (large seaweed of order Laminariales) | :: 昆布 /こんぶ, konbu, こぶ, kobu/, コンブ /konbu/ |
| kelpie {n} (spirit) | :: ケルピー /kerupī/ |
| kelpie {n} (sheepdog) | :: オーストラリアン・ケルピー /ōsutorarian kerupī/ |
| kelvin {n} (SI temperature unit) | :: ケルビン /kerubin/ |
| Kemerovo {prop} (city in Siberia) | :: ケメロヴォ /Kemerovo/, ケメロボ /Kemerobo/ |
| Kemi {prop} (town) | :: ケミ |
| kendama {n} (Japanese toy with an attached ball) | :: けん玉, 拳玉, 剣玉 /けんだま, kendama/ |
| kendo {n} (Japanese martial art) | :: 剣道 /けんどう, kendō/ |
| Kennedy {prop} (surname) | :: ケネディ /Kenedi/ |
| kennel {n} (shelter) | :: 犬小屋 /いぬごや, inugoya/ |
| Kent {prop} (the English maritime county) | :: ケント /Kento/ |
| Kentish plover {n} (Charadrius alexandrinus) | :: シロチドリ /shirochidori/ |
| Kentucky {prop} (US state) | :: ケンタッキー州 /Kentakkii-shū/ |
| Kenya {prop} (country in Eastern Africa) | :: ケニア /Kenia/ |
| Kepler's equation {prop} (mathematics) | :: ケプラー方程式 /Kepurā hōteishiki/ |
| Kerala {prop} (state in southern India) | :: ケーララ州 /Kērara-shū/, ケーララ /Kērara/ |
| keratinization {n} (the process in which cells are converted to hair and nails) | :: 角質化（かくしつか, kakushitsu ka） |
| keratitis {n} (inflammation of the cornea) | :: 角膜炎 /かくまくえん, kakumakuen/ |
| keratoconus {n} (A degenerative disorder of the eye) | :: 円錐角膜 /えんすいかくまく, ensuikakumaku/ |
| kerb {n} (edge between pavement and roadway) | :: 縁石 /えんせき, enseki, ふちいし, fuchiishi, へりいし, heriishi/ |
| Kerch {prop} (city) | :: ケルチ /Keruchi/ |
| kerchief {n} (piece of cloth) | :: 頭巾 /ずきん, zukin/ |
| Kerch Strait {prop} (Strait of Kerch) SEE: Strait of Kerch | :: |
| kernel {n} (core or essence of an object or system) | :: 核心 /かくしん, kakushin/ |
| kerosene {n} (thin, colorless fuel) | :: 灯油 /とうゆ, tōyu/, ケロシン /keroshin/ |
| Kerr black hole {n} (a type of black hole) | :: カー・ブラックホール /Kā burakku hōru/ |
| Kerry {prop} (surname) | :: ケリー /Kerī/ |
| Ket {prop} (language) | :: ケット語 /Ketto-go/ |
| ketchup {n} (tomato-vinegar based sauce) | :: ケチャップ /kechappu/ |
| ketone {n} (organic chemicals with the >CO functional group) | :: ケトン /keton/ |
| ketopentose {n} (a pentose that is also a ketose) | :: ケトペントース /ketopentōsu/ |
| kettle {n} (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) | :: 薬缶 /yakan/ |
| kettle {n} (teakettle) SEE: teakettle | :: |
| kettle {n} (pothole) SEE: pothole | :: |
| kettle {n} (steam locomotive) SEE: steam locomotive | :: |
| kettlebell {n} (a kind of weight) | :: ケトルベル /ketoruberu/ |
| kettle of fish {n} (predicament) SEE: predicament | :: |
| Kevin {prop} (male given name) | :: ケヴィン /Kevin/, ケビン /Kebin/ |
| key {n} (device designed to open and close a lock) | :: 鍵 /かぎ, kagi/ |
| key {n} (object used to maintain the orientation between two others) | :: キー /kī/ |
| key {n} (crucial step) | :: 鍵 /かぎ, kagi/ |
| key {n} (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard) | :: キー /kī/, ボタン /botan/ |
| key {n} (part of a piano or musical keyboard) | :: 鍵 /けん, ken/ |
| key {n} (scale of musical notes) | :: 調 /ちょう, chō/ |
| key {adj} (indispensable) | :: キー /kī/ |
| key {adj} (important) | :: キー /kī/ |
| key binding {n} (keyboard shortcut) SEE: keyboard shortcut | :: |
| keyboard {n} (set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.) | :: キーボード /kībōdo/, 鍵盤 /けんばん, kenban/ |
| keyboard {n} (component of many instruments) | :: 鍵盤 /けんばん, kenban/ |
| keyboard {n} (electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard) | :: キーボード /kībōdo/ |
| keyboard shortcut {n} (key or a combination of keys) | :: ショートカット /shōtokatto/ |
| keychain {n} (chain or ring) | :: キーホルダー /kī horudā/, キーチェーン /kī chēn/ |
| keyhole {n} (a hole to lock/unlock with a key) | :: 鍵穴 /かぎあな, kagiana/ |
| keyhole surgery {n} (laparoscopy) SEE: laparoscopy | :: |
| Keynes {prop} (transliterations of the surname) | :: ケインズ /Keinzu/ |
| keynote {n} (tonic) SEE: tonic | :: |
| key performance indicator {n} (metric used to measure progress towards organizational goals) | :: 重要業績評価指標 /jūyō gyōseki hyōka shihyō/ |
| keyring {n} (ring for holding keys) | :: キーリング /kī ringu/ |
| keystone {n} (the top stone of an arch) | :: キーストーン |
| keystroke {n} (act of pressing a key) | :: 打鍵 /だけん, daken/, キーストローク /kīsutorōku/ |
| keyword {n} (word used as a key to a code) | :: キーワード /kīwādo/ |
| Kōfu {prop} (Kofu) SEE: Kofu | :: |
| KGB {prop} ((historical) The former Soviet State Security Committee) | :: カーゲーベー /kāgēbē/, ケージービー /kējībī/ |
| Khabarovsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: ハバロフスク /Habarofusuku/ |
| khachapuri {n} (cheese pastry from Georgia) | :: ハチャプリ /hachapuri/ |
| khagan {n} (title of imperial rank) | :: 可汗 /かかん, kakan/ |
| Khakas {n} (people) | :: ハカス人 /hakasu-jin/ |
| Khakas {n} (language) | :: ハカス語 /hakasu-go/ |
| khaki {n} (yellowish-brown colour) | :: カーキ色 /kāki-iro/ |
| khaki {adj} (dust-coloured) | :: カーキ色 /kāki-iro/ |
| khan {n} (a ruler over various Turkic, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages) | :: カーン /kān/, 汗 /かん, kan/, ハーン /hān/, カガン /kagan/ |
| Khan Tengri {prop} (mountain) | :: ハン・テングリ /Han Tenguri/ |
| Khanty-Mansiysk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: ハンティ・マンシースク /Hanti-Manshīsuku/ |
| Khariboli {prop} (Khariboli Hindustani) | :: カリー・ボリー /karī borī/ |
| Kharkiv {prop} (city) | :: ハルキウ /Harukiu/, ハリコフ /Harikofu/ |
| Kharkov {prop} (Kharkiv) SEE: Kharkiv | :: |
| Khartoum {prop} (capital of Sudan) | :: ハルツーム /Harutsūmu/ |
| khat {n} (shrub (Catha edulis)) | :: チャット |
| Khitan {prop} (language) | :: 契丹語 /きったんご, Kittango/ |
| Khmer {n} (language) | :: クメール語 /クメールご, kumērugo/ |
| Khmer {adj} (of or pertaining to Khmer people or their language) | :: クメール /kumēru/ |
| Khmer Rouge {prop} (Cambodian communist guerrilla force) | :: クメール・ルージュ /Kumēru-rūju/ |
| khopesh {n} (sword) | :: ケペシュ /kepeshu/ |
| Khorgas {prop} (a dual town in Xinjiang, China and Kazakhstan) | :: コルガス /Korugasu/ |
| Khorgos {prop} (Khorgas) SEE: Khorgas | :: |
| Khrushchev {prop} (surname) | :: フルシチョフ /Furushichofu/ |
| khural {n} (parliament or national congress in Mongolia) | :: ホラル /horaru/ |
| Khövsgöl Nuur {prop} (a lake in Mongolia) | :: フブスグル湖 /Fubusuguru ko/ |
| kibbutz {n} (a community) | :: キブツ /kibutsu/ |
| kibibit {n} (210 bits) | :: キビビット /kibibitto/ |
| kibibyte {n} (1,024 bytes) | :: キビバイト /kibibaito/ |
| kick {v} (strike with or raise the foot or leg) | :: 蹴る /ける, keru/, キックする /kikku suru/ |
| kick {v} (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) | :: 蹴る /ける, keru/ |
| kick ass {v} (to be very impressive) | :: すごい /sugoi/, すさまじい /susamajii/, ものすごい /monosugoi/ |
| kickback {n} (a form of negotiated bribery) | :: キックバック /kikkubakku/ |
| kickboxing {n} (sport) | :: キックボクシング /kikkubokushingu/ |
| kick butt {v} (kick ass) SEE: kick ass | :: |
| kick-off {n} (opening kick in football) | :: キックオフ /kikku-offu/, 先蹴 /せんしゅう, senshū/ |
| kick out {v} (eject, throw out, or forcefully remove) | :: 追い出す /おいだす, oidasu/ |
| kick scooter {n} (foot-propelled vehicle) SEE: scooter | :: |
| kick the bucket {v} (to die) | :: くたばる /kutabaru/ |
| kick the can {n} (children's game) | :: 缶蹴り /kankeri/ |
| kid {n} (young goat) | :: 仔ヤギ /ko-yagi/ |
| kid {n} (child (colloq.)) | :: 子供 /kodomo/, 子 /ko/ |
| kid {n} (young person (colloq.)) | :: 童 /warawa/ |
| kidnap {v} (to seize and detain a person unlawfully) | :: 誘拐する /ゆうかいする, yūkai suru/, 攫う /さらう, sarau/ |
| kidnap {n} (an instance of kidnapping) | :: 誘拐 /ゆうかい, yūkai/, 拉致 /らち, rachi/ |
| kidnapping {n} (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) | :: 誘拐 /ゆうかい, yūkai/, 拉致 /らち, rachi/ |
| kidney {n} (an organ in the body) | :: 腎臓 /じんぞう, jinzō/ |
| kidney stone {n} (calculus in the kidney) | :: 腎臓結石 /じんぞうけっせき, jinzō kesseki/ |
| Kiev {prop} (Ukrainian city) | :: キエフ /Kiefu/ |
| Kiev {prop} (Medieval principality) SEE: Kievan Rus | :: |
| Kievan Rus {prop} (medieval principality) | :: キエフ大公国 /Kiefu taikōkoku/, キエフ・ルーシ /Kiefu Rūshi/ |
| kigaku {n} (Divination technique) | :: 気学 /きがく, kigaku/ |
| Kigali {prop} (capital of Rwanda) | :: キガリ /Kigari/ |
| kikimora {n} (a female house spirit) | :: キキーモラ /kikīmora/ |
| Kilimanjaro {prop} (volcano) | :: キリマンジャロ /Kirimanjaro/ |
| Kilivila {prop} (language ) | :: キリヴィラ語 /キリヴィラご, kirivirago/, キリウィナ語 /キリウィナご, kiriwinago/ |
| kill {v} (to put to death) | :: 殺す /ころす, korosu/ |
| kill {v} | :: 殺す /ころす, korosu/, 殺害する /さつがいする, satsugai-suru/ |
| kill {n} (act of killing) | :: 殺す /korosu/, 殺害 /さつがい, satsugai/ |
| kill {n} (result of killing) | :: 死体 /shitai/, 屍 /kabane/ |
| killer {n} (person who kills) | :: 殺人者 /さつじんしゃ, satsujinsha/, キラー /kirā/ |
| killer {n} (murderer) | :: 殺人者 /さつじんしゃ, satsujinsha/, 人殺し /ひとごろし, hitogoroshi/ |
| killer application {n} (irresistibly good technological product) | :: キラーアプリケーション /kirā apurikēshon/ |
| killer whale {n} (A sea mammal, Orcinus orca) | :: さかまた /sakamata/, 鯱 /しゃち, shachi/ |
| killing {n} (instance of someone being killed) | :: 殺すこと /ころすこと, korosu koto/ |
| Killing Fields {prop} (sites in Cambodia where mass slaughter was carried out) | :: キリング・フィールド /kiringu fīrudo/ |
| kill time {v} (make time seem to pass more quickly by doing nothing important) | :: 時間をつぶす /じかんをつぶす, jikan o tsubusu/ |
| kill two birds with one stone {v} (solve two problems at once) | :: 一石二鳥 /いっせきにちょう, isseki ni chō/ (one stone, two birds), 一挙両得 /ikkyo ryōtoku/ |
| kiln {n} (oven, furnace or heated chamber) | :: 窯 /かま, kama/, 炉 /ろ, ro/ |
| kilo {n} (short form of kilogram) | :: キロ /kiro/ |
| kilo- {prefix} (prefix) | :: キロ- /kiro-/ |
| kilobyte {n} (1024 bytes) | :: キロバイト /kirobaito/ |
| kilogram {n} (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) | :: キログラム /kiroguramu/, キロ /kiro/ |
| kilojoule {n} (an SI unit of energy) | :: キロジュール /kirojūru/ |
| kilometre {n} (unit of measure) | :: キロメートル /kiromētoru/ |
| kilo-watt {n} (kilowatt) SEE: kilowatt | :: |
| kilowatt {n} (one thousand watts) | :: キロワット /kirowatto/ |
| kilowatt-hour {n} (unit of energy) | :: キロワット時 /kirowattoji/ |
| kilt {n} (traditional Scottish garment) | :: キルト /kiruto/ |
| Kim {prop} (male given name) | :: キム /Kimu/ |
| Kim {prop} (Korean surname) | :: キム /Kimu/, 金 /きん, Kin/ |
| kimarite {n} (any of the 82 techniques that may be used to win a match) | :: 決まり手 /kimarite/ |
| kimbap {n} (a Korean dish) | :: キムパプ /kimupapu/ |
| Kimberly {prop} (female given name) | :: キンバリー /Kinbarī/ |
| kimchi {n} (Korean dish) | :: キムチ /kimuchi/ |
| kimchi {n} (ethnic slur for Koreans) | :: チョン /chon/ |
| kimono {n} (traditional Japanese clothing) | :: 着物 /kimono/, 和服 /wafuku/ |
| kin {n} (relatives collectively) | :: 親族 /しんぞく, shinzoku/ |
| kin {n} (relative) SEE: relative | :: |
| kinchaku {n} (drawstring bag) | :: 巾着 /きんちゃく, kinchaku/ |
| kind {n} (type, race, category) | :: 種類 /shurui/ |
| kind {adj} (affectionate, nice) | :: 親切 /しんせつ, shinsetsu/, 優しい /やさしい, yasashii/ |
| kindergarten {n} (educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6) | :: 幼稚園 /ようちえん, yōchien/ |
| kindhearted {adj} (having an innately kind disposition or character) | :: 優しい /やさしい, yasashii/, 親切 /しんせつ, shinsetsu/, 心の優しい /こころのやさしい, kokoro-no yasashii/ |
| kindjal {n} (dagger) | :: キンジャール /kinjāru/ |
| kindle {v} (to start (a fire)) | :: 点じる /てんじる, tenjiru/, 点ずる /てんずる, tenzuru/, 点火する /てんかする, tenka-suru/, 引火する /いんかする, inka-suru/ |
| kindness {n} (being kind) | :: 親切 /しんせつ, shinsetsu/, 優しさ /やさしさ, yasashisa/ |
| kindred {n} (kin) SEE: kin | :: |
| kinematic {adj} (of or relating to motion or to kinematics) | :: 運動学的な /undougaku-teki-na/ |
| kinesia {n} (motion sickness) SEE: motion sickness | :: |
| kinesthesia {n} (sensation or perception of motion) | :: 運動感覚 /うんどうかんかく, undō kankaku/ |
| kinetic {adj} (relating to motion) | :: 動的 /どうてき, dōteki/, 運動の /うんどうの, undō no/ |
| kinetic energy {n} (energy from motion) | :: 運動エネルギー /undō enerugī/ |
| kinetics {n} (physics) | :: 動力学 /どうりきがく, dōrikigaku/ |
| kinetosis {n} (motion sickness) SEE: motion sickness | :: |
| king {n} (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) | :: 国王 /こくおう, kokuō/, 王様 /おうさま, ōsama/, 王 /おう, ō/ |
| king {n} (a playing piece in chess) | :: キング /kingu/ |
| king {n} (a playing card with the image of a king in it) | :: キング /kingu/ |
| King Arthur {prop} (legendary king of Britain) | :: アーサー王 /Āsā-ō/ |
| king cake {n} (cake eaten on Epiphany) | :: ガレット・デ・ロワ /garetto de rowa/ |
| kingdom {n} (realm having as supreme ruler a king and/or queen) | :: 王国 /おうこく, ōkoku/ |
| kingdom {n} (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) | :: 界 /かい, kai/ |
| Kingdom of Belgium {prop} (official name of Belgium) | :: ベルギー王国 /Berugī-ōkoku/ |
| Kingdom of Cambodia {prop} (official name of Cambodia) | :: カンボジア王国 /Kanbojia Ōkoku/ |
| Kingdom of Denmark {prop} (official name of Denmark) | :: デンマーク王国 /Denmāku-ōkoku/ |
| Kingdom of England {prop} (Kingdom of England) | :: イングランド王国 /Ingurando ōkoku/ |
| Kingdom of Great Britain {prop} | :: グレートブリテン王国 /Gurētoburiten Ōkoku/ |
| Kingdom of Heaven {prop} (Christian concept) | :: 神の王国 /かみのおうこく, kami no ōkoku/, 天国 /てんごく, tengoku/ |
| Kingdom of Lesotho {prop} (official name of Lesotho) | :: レソト王国 /Resoto ōkoku/ |
| Kingdom of Morocco {prop} (official name of Morocco) | :: モロッコ王国 /Morokko-ōkoku/ |
| Kingdom of Norway {prop} (official name of Norway) | :: ノルウェー王国 /Noruwē-ōkoku/ |
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia {prop} (official name of Saudi Arabia) | :: サウジアラビア王国 /Saujiarabia ōkoku/ |
| Kingdom of Scotland {prop} (Kingdom of Scotland) | :: スコットランド王国 /Sukottorando ōkoku/ |
| Kingdom of Spain {prop} (official name of Spain) | :: スペイン王国 /Supein-Ōkoku/ |
| Kingdom of Sweden {prop} (official name of Sweden) | :: スウェーデン王国 /Suwēden-ōkoku/ |
| Kingdom of Thailand {prop} (official name of Thailand) | :: タイ王国 /タイおうこく, Tai Ōkoku/ |
| Kingdom of the Netherlands {prop} (monarchy consisting of the Netherlands and the Caribbean independent constituent countries) | :: オランダ王国 /Oranda-ōkoku/ |
| Kingdom of Yemen {prop} (North Yemen from 1918 to 1962) | :: イエメン王国 /Iemen Ōkoku/ |
| kingfish {n} | :: キングフィッシュ /kingufisshu/ |
| King Kong {prop} (a fictional giant ape) | :: キングコング /Kingukongu/ |
| king of beasts {n} (the lion) | :: 百獣の王 /ひゃくじゅうのおう, hyakujū no ō/ |
| king of diamonds {n} (playing card) | :: ダイヤのキング /Daiya no Kingu/ |
| king oyster mushroom {n} (edible mushroom Pleurotus eryngii) | :: エリンギ /eringi/ |
| Kings {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: 王記 /Suouki/ |
| king's man {n} (customs officer) SEE: customs officer | :: |
| Kingston {prop} (capital of Jamaica) | :: キングストン /Kingusuton/ |
| Kingstown {prop} (capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) | :: キングスタウン /Kingusutaun/ |
| kinkajou {n} (Potos flavus) | :: キンカジュー /kinkajū/ |
| Kinmen {prop} (county of the Republic of China) | :: 金門 /きんもん, Kinmon/ |
| Kinshasa {prop} (the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) | :: キンシャサ /Kinshasa/ |
| kinship {n} (relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption) | :: 血族関係 /けつぞくかんけい, ketsuzoku-kankei/ |
| kintsugi {n} | :: 金継ぎ /kintsugi/, 金繕い /kintsukuroi/ |
| kiosk {n} (enclosed structure where cigarettes, magazines, etc are sold) | :: キオスク /kiosuku/, 売店 /ばいてん, baiten/ |
| kiosk {n} (unattended stand) | :: キオスク /kiosuku/ |
| kip {n} (unit of currency in Laos) | :: キープ /kīpu/ |
| kipfel {n} (croissant) SEE: croissant | :: |
| kipfel {n} (crescent-shaped biscuit) | :: キッフェルン /kifferun/ |
| kippah {n} (skullcap) | :: キッパー /kippā/, キッパ /kippa/ |
| kir {n} (cocktail) | :: キール /kīru/ |
| Kiribati {prop} (Republic of Kiribati) | :: キリバス /Kiribasu/ |
| kirigami {n} (origami with cutting permitted) | :: 切り紙, 切紙 /きりがみ, kirigami/ |
| Kirill {prop} (Cyril) SEE: Cyril | :: |
| Kirill {prop} (Kirill, Russian male given name) | :: キリル /Kiriru/ |
| kirin {n} (qilin) SEE: qilin | :: |
| Kirov {prop} (Russian surname) | :: キーロフ /Kīrofu/ |
| Kirov {prop} (city in Russia) | :: キーロフ /Kīrofu/ |
| kirsch {n} (clear brandy) | :: キルシュヴァッサー /kirushuvassā/, キルシュ /kirushu/ |
| kirschwasser {n} (spirit) SEE: kirsch | :: |
| kisaeng {n} (a Korean entertainer) | :: 妓生 /きしょう, kishō/, キーセン /kīsen/ |
| kisel {n} (dessert) | :: キセリ /kiseri/ |
| kiss {v} (to touch with the lips) | :: キスする /kisu suru/, 口付けする /くちづけする, kuchizuke suru/, 接吻する /せっぷんする, seppun suru/, チューする /chū suru/ |
| kiss {n} (touch with the lips) | :: キス /kisu/, 接吻 /せっぷん, seppun/, 口付け /くちづけ, kuchizuke/, チュー /chū/ |
| kissable {adj} (attractive, so as to invite kissing) | :: キスしたくなるような /kisu shitaku naru yōna/ |
| kiss me {phrase} (kiss me) | :: キスして /kisu shite/ |
| kiss someone's ass {v} (to flatter someone) SEE: brownnose | :: |
| Kiswahili {prop} (Swahili) SEE: Swahili | :: |
| kit {n} (clothing) SEE: clothing | :: |
| kit {n} | :: 道具 /どうぐ, dōgu/ , セット /setto/ , 設備 /せつび, setsubi/ |
| kitbag {n} (large cylindrical holdall) SEE: duffel bag | :: |
| kitchen {n} (room) | :: 台所 /だいどころ, daidokoro/, 厨房 /ちゅうぼう, chūbō/, キッチン /kitchin/, キチン /kichin/, 勝手 /かって, katte/ |
| kitchen garden {n} (a garden used for growing fruits, vegetables for use in the kitchen) SEE: vegetable garden | :: |
| kitchen hood {n} (kitchen device) SEE: extractor hood | :: |
| kitchen knife {n} (knife for preparing food) | :: 包丁 /ほうちょう, hōchō/ |
| kitchen roll {n} (paper towel) SEE: paper towel | :: |
| kitchen towel {n} (sheet of kitchen paper) SEE: paper towel | :: |
| kite {n} (bird of prey of the family Accipitridae) | :: トビ /tobi/, 鳶 /とび, tobi/ |
| kite {n} (lightweight toy) | :: 凧 /たこ, tako/ |
| kite {n} ((prison slang) concealed letter) | :: 願箋 /gansen/ |
| kite {v} (to move rapidly) SEE: rush | :: |
| kitesurfing {v} (water sport) | :: カイトサーフィン /kaitosāfin/ |
| kith and kin {n} (both friends and family) | :: 家蔵 /かぞう, kazō/ |
| kitsch {n} (kitsch) | :: キッチュ /kitchu/ |
| kitschy {adj} (having the nature of kitsch) | :: 低俗な /ていぞくな, teizoku na/ |
| kitsune {n} (Japanese fox spirit) | :: 狐 /きつね, kitsune/ |
| kitten {n} (a young cat) | :: 子猫 /こねこ, koneko/ |
| Kitti's hog-nosed bat {n} (Craseonycteris thonglongyai) | :: 豚鼻蝙蝠 /ぶたばなこうもり, butabanakōmori/ |
| kitty {n} (kitten, small cat) | :: 仔猫 /koneko/, 子猫 /koneko/; 小猫 /koneko/, 子ネコ /koneko/ |
| kitty {n} ((childish) pet name for a cat) | :: ニャンコ /nyanko/, ネコちゃん /neko-chan/ |
| kiwi {n} (bird) | :: キーウィ /kīwi/ |
| kiwi {n} (kiwi fruit) SEE: kiwi fruit | :: |
| kiwi fruit {n} (fruit) | :: キーウィフルーツ /kīwi furūtsu/, キーウィ /kīwi/ |
| klaxon {n} (loud electric horn or alarm) | :: クラクション /kurakushon/ |
| Klein bottle {n} (closed surface) | :: クラインの壺 /Kurain no tsubo/ |
| kleptarchy {n} (kleptocracy) SEE: kleptocracy | :: |
| kleptocracy {n} (corrupt and dishonest government) | :: 泥棒政治 /どろぼうせいじ/, クレプトクラシー |
| kleptomania {n} (disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsessions with stealing) | :: 盗癖 /とうへき, tōheki/, 窃盗症 /せっとうしょう, settō-shō/ |
| Klingon {n} (member of an alien warrior race in the Star Trek universe) | :: クリンゴン人, クリンゴンじん /kuringon jin/ |
| Klingon {prop} (the language) | :: クリンゴン語 /クリンゴンご, kuringongo/ |
| klipspringer {n} (Oreotragus oreotragus) | :: クリップスプリンガー /kurippusupuringā/ |
| Klondike {prop} (a region and river in Canada) | :: クロンダイク /Kurondaiku/ |
| Klondike {prop} (a card game) | :: クロンダイク /Kurondaiku/ |
| knave {n} (deceitful fellow) | :: 悪党 /あくとう, akutō/ |
| knead {v} (to work and press into a mass) | :: 捏ねる /こねる, koneru/, 練る /ねる, neru/ |
| knee {n} (joint in the middle of the leg and area around it) | :: 膝 /ひざ, hiza/ |
| kneecap {n} (bone) | :: 膝蓋骨 /しつがいこつ, shitsugaikotsu/ |
| knee high {n} (knee sock) SEE: knee sock | :: |
| kneel {v} (to stoop down and rest on the knee) | :: 跪く /ひざまずく, hizamazuku/ |
| kneepan {n} (kneecap) SEE: kneecap | :: |
| knee sock {n} (a sock that reaches almost up to the knee) | :: ハイソックス /hai sokkusu/, ニーソックス /nī sokkusu/ |
| Knesset {prop} (the Israeli parliament) | :: クネセト /kuneseto/ |
| knickerbockers {n} (knickerbockers) | :: ニッカーボッカー /nikkābokkā/ |
| knickers {n} (panties) SEE: panties | :: |
| knife {n} (utensil or tool designed for cutting) | :: ナイフ /naifu/, 小刀 /こがたな, kogatana/ |
| knife {n} (weapon) | :: ナイフ /naifu/, 短剣 /たんけん, tanken/, 小刀 /しょうとう, shōtō/, 刀 /かたな, katana/ |
| knight {n} (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) | :: 騎士 /きし, kishi/, ナイト /naito/ |
| knight {n} (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) | :: 騎士 /きし, kishi/ |
| knight {n} (chess piece) | :: ナイト /naito/ , 桂馬 /けいま, keima/ |
| Knights Templar {prop} (the order of medieval knights) | :: テンプル騎士団 /Tenpuru Kishidan/ |
| Königsberg {prop} (the former capital of East Prussia, see also: Kaliningrad) | :: ケーニヒスベルク /Kēnihisuberuku/ |
| knit {v} (to make fabric from thread or yarn) | :: 編む /あむ, amu/ |
| knit one's brows {v} (to scowl, indicating anger, worry, or puzzlement) | :: 顰める /しかめる, shikameru, ひそめる, hisomeru/, 顔をしかめる /かおをしかめる, kao o shikameru/ |
| knitting {n} (activity and process of knitting) | :: 編むこと /あむこと, amu-koto/ |
| knitting {n} (knitted fabric) | :: 編み物 /あみもの, amimono/ (also: 編物 /あみもの, amimono/) |
| knitting needle {n} (thin rod used to knit yarn) | :: 棒針 /ぼうばり, bōbari/ |
| knitwear {n} (knitted garments) | :: ニットウェア /nittowea/, 編み物 /あみもの, amimono/ |
| knock {n} (abrupt rapping sound) | :: ノック /nokku/ |
| knock {v} (to rap one's knuckles against something) | :: ノックする /nokku suru/, 叩く /たたく, tataku/ |
| knock back {v} (reject) SEE: reject | :: |
| knock down {v} (demolish) SEE: demolish | :: |
| knockdown {n} (act or the condition of being knocked down) | :: ノックダウン /nokkudaun/, ダウン /daun/ |
| knocker {n} (device for knocking on a door) SEE: doorknocker | :: |
| knock knock {interj} (phrase used in lieu of knocking on a door) SEE: knock-knock | :: |
| knock-knock {interj} (verbal knocking sound) | :: ノックノック /nokkunokku/ |
| knock oneself out {v} (go nuts) SEE: go nuts | :: |
| knock on wood {interj} (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) | :: 桑原桑原 /くわばらくわばら, kuwabara kuwabara/ (mulberry field mulberry field) |
| knockout {n} (act of making someone unconscious) | :: ノックアウト /nokkuauto/ |
| knoll {n} (small mound) | :: 小山 /こやま, koyama/ |
| Knossos {prop} (an archaeological site) | :: クノッソス /Kunossosu/ |
| knot {n} (looping) | :: 結び目 /むすびめ, musubime/ |
| knot {n} (nautical unit of speed) | :: ノット /notto/ |
| knot theory {n} (branch of topology) | :: 結び目理論 |
| knotweed {n} (Polygonum) | :: 蓼 /たで, tade/ |
| know {v} (be certain or sure about (something)) | :: 知る /しる, shiru/, 確信している /かくしんしている, kakushin shite iru/, ご存知である /ごぞんじである, gozonji dearu/ , 存じ上げる /ぞんじあげる, zonji ageru/ |
| know {v} (be acquainted or familiar with) | :: ...を知っている /...をしっている, ...o shitte iru/, ...に精通している /...にせいつうしている, ...ni seitū shiteiru/ |
| know {v} (have knowledge of) | :: -の知識がある /-のちしきがある, no chishiki ga aru/ |
| know {v} (understand (a subject)) | :: 理解する /りかいする, rikai suru/, 分かる /わかる, wakaru/ |
| know {v} | :: 知る /しる, shiru/, 知っている /しっている, shitte-iru/ |
| know-all {n} (someone who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject) SEE: know-it-all | :: |
| know-how {n} (the knowledge and skill to be able to do something correctly) | :: ノウハウ /nōhau/ |
| know-it-all {n} (someone who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject) | :: 知ったかぶりをする人 /しったかぶりをするひと, shittakaburi o suru hito/ |
| knowledge {n} (fact of knowing about something; understanding, familiarity with information) | :: 知識 /ちしき, chishiki/ |
| knowledge {n} (awareness, state of having been informed) | :: 知識 /ちしき, chíshiki/, 学識 /がくしき, gakúshiki/ |
| knowledge is power {proverb} (knowledge is power) | :: 知識は力なり /ちしきはちからなり, chishiki wa chikara nari/ |
| know thyself {proverb} (be aware of both your strengths and limitations) | :: 汝自身を知れ /なんじじしんをしれ, nanjijishin o shire/, 汝自らを知れ /なんじみずからをしれ, nanjimizukara o shire/ |
| Knoxville {prop} (cities) | :: ノックスビル /Nokkusubiru/ |
| knuckle {n} (joint of the finger) | :: 指関節 /ゆびかんせつ, yubikansetsu/ |
| knuckle duster {n} (weapon worn around the knuckles) SEE: brass knuckles | :: |
| knucks {n} (brass knuckles) SEE: brass knuckles | :: |
| ko {n} | :: コウ /kō/, 劫 /kō/ |
| koala {n} (a tree-dwelling marsupial that resembles a small bear) | :: 子守熊 /こもりぐま, komoriguma/, コモリグマ /komoriguma/, コアラ /koara/ |
| koan {n} (zen story) | :: 公案 /こうあん, kōan/ |
| Kobarid {prop} (town in Slovenia) | :: コバリード /Kobarīdo/ |
| Kobe {prop} (a city in Honshū, Japan) | :: 神戸 /こうべ, Kōbe/ |
| Kochi {prop} (Kōchi, Japan) | :: 高知 /こうち, Kōchi/ |
| Kodiak {prop} (town in Alaska) | :: コディアック /Kodiakku/ |
| Kodiak bear {n} (large species of brown bear) | :: コディアックヒグマ /Kodiakku higuma/ |
| kofta {n} (meatball or meatloaf dish) | :: キョフテ /kyofute/ |
| Kofu {prop} (a city of Japan) | :: 甲府 /こうふ, Kōfu/ |
| Kohima {prop} (capital of Nagaland, India) | :: コヒマ /Kohima/ |
| kohlrabi {n} (cabbage variety) | :: コールラビ /kōrurabi/ |
| koi {n} (variety of carp) | :: 錦鯉 /にしきごい, nishikigoi/, ニシキゴイ /nishikigoi/, 鯉 /こい, koi/, コイ /koi/ |
| Koine {prop} (common Greek language) | :: コイネー /Koinē/ |
| koinobori {n} (carp-shaped streamer) | :: こいのぼり |
| kojic acid {n} (chelation agent) | :: 麹酸 /こうじさん, kōjisan/ |
| kokanee {n} (lacustrine sockeye) | :: ヒメマス /himemasu/ |
| koko {n} (lebbek) SEE: lebbek | :: |
| kokoretsi {n} (savory Easter food) | :: ココレッチ /kokoretchi/ |
| kokuji {n} (kanji characters invented in Japan) | :: 国字 /こくじ, kokuji/ |
| kola {n} (tree) | :: コーラ /kōra/, コラ /kora/ , コラノキ /kora-no-ki/ , ヒメコラノキ /hime-kora-no-ki/ , ヒメコラ /hime-kora/ |
| kolach {n} (kalach) SEE: kalach | :: |
| Kola Peninsula {prop} (peninsula in Russia) | :: コラ半島 /Kora hantō/ |
| Kolkata {prop} (city) | :: カルカッタ /Karukatta/, コルカタ /Korukata/ |
| kolkhoz {n} (farming collective) | :: コルホーズ /koruhōzu/ |
| Kolyma {prop} (area) | :: コルィマ /Korima/, コリマ /Korima/ |
| Kolyma {prop} (river) | :: コルィマ川 /Korima-gawa/, コリマ川 /Korima-gawa/ |
| komatsuna {n} (leaf vegetable) | :: 小松菜 /komatsuna/ |
| kombu {n} (edible kelp used in East Asian cuisine) | :: 昆布 /こんぶ, konbu/ |
| kombucha {n} (fermentation of sweetened tea) | :: 紅茶キノコ /kōcha kinoko/ (tea mushroom) |
| Komi {prop} (republic) | :: コミ /Komi/ |
| Komotini {prop} (city) | :: コモティニ /Komotini/ |
| Komsomol {prop} (Young Communist League in the USSR) | :: コムソモール /komusomōru/ |
| Komsomolsk {prop} (Komsomolsk-na-Amure, Russia) | :: コムソモリスク・ナ・アムーレ /Komusomorisuku-na-amūre/ |
| Komsomolsk {prop} (Komsomolsk, towns and rural localities in Russia and Ukraine) | :: コムソモリスク /Komusomorisuku/ |
| kong {n} (set of four identical tiles) | :: 槓 /kan/ |
| Konkani {prop} (language) | :: コンカニ語 /Konkani-go/ |
| kookaburra {n} (kingfishers) | :: ワライカワセミ /warai kawasemi/, 笑翡翠 /わらいかわせみ, warai kawasemi/, 笑い翡翠 /わらいかわせみ, warai kawasemi/ |
| kopek {n} (one-hundredth of a ruble) | :: コペイカ /kopeika/ |
| kopi luwak {n} (coffee made from eaten berries) | :: コピ・ルアク |
| kopis {n} (sword) | :: コピス /kopisu/ |
| Koran {prop} (the Islamic holy book) SEE: Qur'an | :: |
| kore {n} (sculpture) | :: コレー /korē/ |
| Korea {prop} (South Korea) SEE: South Korea | :: |
| Korea {prop} (North Korea) SEE: North Korea | :: |
| Korea {prop} (ancient country or both Koreas as a whole) | :: 朝鮮 /ちょうせん, Chōsen/, 高麗 /こうらい, Kōrai/, 韓国 /かんこく, Kankoku/, コリア /Koria/ |
| Korean {adj} (relating to the Korean Peninsula) | :: 韓国の /かんこくの, Kankoku no/, 朝鮮の /ちょうせんの, Chōsen no/ |
| Korean {n} (language) | :: 韓国語 /かんこくご, kankokugo/ , 朝鮮語 /ちょうせんご, chōsengo/ , ハングル /Hanguru/ |
| Korean {n} (person) | :: 朝鮮人 /ちょうせんじん, chōsenjin/, 韓国人 /かんこくじん, kankokujin/ , コリアン /korian/ |
| Korean melon {n} (fruit) | :: 真桑瓜 /makuwauri/ |
| Korean mussel {n} (Mytilus coruscus) | :: 貽貝 /イガイ, igai/ |
| Koreanology {n} (the study of Korea) | :: 韓国学 /かんこくがく, kankokugaku/ |
| Korean Peninsula {prop} (peninsula) | :: 朝鮮半島 /ちょうせんはんとう, Chōsen hantō/, 韓半島 /かんはんとう, Kanhantō/ |
| Korean War {prop} (war lasting from 1950 to 1953) | :: 朝鮮戦争 /ちょうせんせんそう, Chōsen sensō/ |
| Korean Wave {prop} (popularity of South Korean culture elsewhere) | :: 韓流 /かんりゅう, kanryū, ハンりゅう, hanryū/ |
| Korea Strait {prop} (a strait between Korea and Japan) | :: 対馬海峡 /つしまかいきょう, Tsushima kaikyō/, 朝鮮海峡 /ちょうせんかいきょう, Chōsen kaikyō/, 釜山海峡 /ぷさんかいきょう, Busan kaikyō/, 大韓海峡 /だいかんかいきょう, Daikan kaikyō/ |
| korokke {n} | :: コロッケ /korokke/ |
| koruna {n} (currency) | :: コルナ |
| Kos {prop} (island) | :: コス島 /kosu-tō/ |
| Koschei {prop} (Koschei the Immortal) | :: コシチェイ /Koshichey/ |
| kosher {adj} (in accordance with Jewish law) | :: コーシャ /kōsha/ |
| K'o-shih {prop} (Kashgar) SEE: Kashgar | :: |
| Kosovo {prop} (disputed region in the Balkans) | :: コソボ /Kosobo/ コソヴォ /Kosovo/ |
| kosovorotka {n} (traditional Russian skewed-collared shirt for men) | :: ルバシカ /rubashika/ |
| Kostroma {prop} (city in Russia) | :: コストロマ /Kosutoroma/ |
| kotatsu {n} (a knee-high table with an electric foot-warmer) | :: 炬燵 /こたつ, kotatsu/ |
| koto {n} (a Japanese stringed instrument) | :: 琴 /koto/ |
| koumiss {n} (fermented drink) | :: 馬乳酒 /ばにゅうしゅ, banyūshu/, クミス /kumisu/ |
| Kowloon {prop} (area of Hong Kong) | :: 九龍 /きゅうりゅう, Kyūryū/, カオルーン /Kaorūn/, クーロン /Kūron/, ガウロン /Gauron/, ジウロン /Jiuron/ |
| kowtow {v} (kneel such that forehead touches ground) | :: 叩頭く /ぬかつく, nukatsuku/, 土下座をする /どげざをする, dogeza o suru/ |
| kowtow {n} (kowtowing) | :: 叩頭 /こうとう, kōtō/, 土下座 /どげざ, dogeza/ |
| Koxinga {prop} (Chinese-Japanese Ming loyalist) | :: 国姓爺 /Kokusen'ya/ |
| kozachok {n} (Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance) | :: カザチョク /kazachoku/, カザチョーク /kazachōku/, コサックダンス /kosakku dansu/ |
| K-pop {n} (Korean pop music) | :: K-POP /kē-poppu/, Kポップ /kē-poppu/ |
| Kraken {prop} (Sea monster) | :: クラーケン /kurāken/ |
| Krasnodar {prop} (a city in Russia) | :: クラスノダール /Kurasunodāru/ |
| Krasnoyarsk {prop} (city) | :: クラスノヤルスク /Kurasunoyarusuku/ |
| Kraut {n} (German) SEE: German | :: |
| Kremlin {prop} (the Moscow Kremlin) | :: クレムリ /Kuremuri/ |
| krill {n} (small marine crustacean) | :: 沖醤蝦 /オキアミ, okiami/, オキアミ /okiami/ |
| Krishna {prop} (avatar) | :: クリシュナ /Kurishuna/ |
| Krishna {prop} (name) | :: クリシュナ /Kurishuna/ |
| Kris Kringle {prop} (synonym of Santa Claus) SEE: Santa Claus | :: |
| Krung Thep {prop} (Bangkok) SEE: Bangkok | :: |
| Krym {prop} (Crimea) SEE: Crimea | :: |
| krypton {n} (a chemical element) | :: クリプトン /kuriputon/ |
| kryptonite {n} (weakness) | :: クリプトナイト /kuriputonaito/ |
| kshatriya {n} (a member of warrior caste) | :: クシャトリヤ /kushatoriya/ |
| kuai {n} (a Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat) | :: 膾 /なます, namasu/, 鱠 /なます, namasu/ |
| Kuala Lumpur {prop} (capital of Malaysia) | :: クアラルンプール /Kuararunpūru/ |
| Kuang-chou {prop} (Guangzhou) SEE: Guangzhou | :: |
| Kuang-shui {prop} (Guangshui) SEE: Guangshui | :: |
| Kuang-tung {prop} (Guangdong) SEE: Guangdong | :: |
| Kuban {prop} (the Kuban river) | :: クバン川 /Kuban-gawa/, クバン /Kuban/ |
| kudos {n} (praise, accolades) | :: 称賛 /しょうさん, shōsan/, 栄光 /えいこう, eikō/, 名声 /めいせい, meisei/, 名誉 /めいよ, meiyo/ |
| kudzu {n} (an Asian vine) | :: クズ /kuzu/, 葛 /くず, kuzu/ |
| Kuei-lin {prop} (Guilin) SEE: Guilin | :: |
| Kuei-yang {prop} (Guiyang) SEE: Guiyang | :: |
| Kufic {adj} (Relating to original Arabic script) | :: クーフィ |
| Kufic {prop} (Original Arabic script) | :: クーフィー体 |
| Kuiper belt {prop} (region of space in the Solar System) | :: カイパーベルト /Kaipāberuto/ |
| Ku Klux Klan {prop} (Ku Klux Klan) | :: クー・クラックス・クラン /Kū-kurakkusu-kuran/ |
| kukri {n} (knife) | :: ククリ /kukuri/ |
| kulak {n} (prosperous peasant) | :: クラーク /kurāku/, 富農 /ふのう, funō/ |
| kulfi {n} (dessert) | :: クルフィ /kurufi/ |
| kulich {n} (dessert) | :: クリーチ /kurīchi/ |
| Kumamoto {prop} (a city in Japan) | :: 熊本 /くまもと, Kumamoto/ |
| Kumamoto {prop} (a prefecture in Japan) | :: 熊本 /くまもと, Kumamoto/ |
| kumbhanda {n} (spirit) | :: 鳩槃荼 |
| kumquat {n} (small orange fruit) | :: 金柑 /kinkan/, キンカン /kinkan/ |
| -kun {suffix} (nominal affix indicating familiarity) | :: くん /-kun/, 君 /くん, kun/ |
| kuna {n} (currency of Croatia) | :: クーナ /kūna/ |
| kunai {n} (tool and weapon) | :: 苦無 /くない, kunai/ |
| Kunduz {prop} (a city in Afghanistan) | :: クンドゥズ /Kunduzu/ |
| kung fu {n} (martial art) | :: 功夫 /kanfū/, カンフー /kanfū/, ゴンフー /gonfū/ |
| K'un-ming {prop} (Kunming) SEE: Kunming | :: |
| Kunming {prop} (a prefecture-level city in southwestern China) | :: 昆明 /こんめい, Konmei/ |
| Kuomintang {prop} (a nationalist political party in pre-Communist China and Taiwan) | :: 国民党 /こくみんとう, Kokumintō/ |
| Kuopio {prop} (city) | :: クオピオ /Kuopio/ |
| Kurdish {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language) | :: クルドの /Kurudo no/, クルド風の /Kurudo-fū no/ |
| Kurdish {n} (language of Kurdistan) | :: クルド語 /Kurudo-go/ |
| Kurdistan {prop} (a region in the Middle East inhabited mostly by the Kurds) | :: クルディスタン /Kurudisutan/ |
| kurgan {n} (prehistoric burial mound) | :: クルガン /kurugan/ |
| Kurgan {prop} (city) | :: クルガン /Kurugan/ |
| Kuril Islands {prop} (group of islands) | :: 千島列島 /ちしまれっとう, Chishima rettō/, クリル列島 /クリルれっとう, Kuriru rettō/ |
| Kurosawa {prop} (surname) | :: 黒沢 /くろさわ, Kurosawa/ (kyūjitai: 黒澤 /くろさわ, Kurosawa/) |
| Kuroshio {prop} | :: 黒潮 /Kuroshio/ |
| Kursk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: クルスク /Kurusuku/ |
| Kuvasz {n} (Hungarian Kuvasz dog) | :: クーヴァーズ /kūvāzu/, ハンガリアン・クーヴァーズ /hangarian kūvāzu/ |
| Kuwait {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: クウェート /Kuwēto/ |
| kvass {n} (traditional Slavic drink) | :: クワス /kuwasu/ |
| Kven {n} (language) | :: クヴェン語 /kuven-go/ |
| Kven {n} (person) | :: クヴェン人 /kuven-jin/ |
| kyanite {n} (blue neosilicate mineral) | :: 藍晶石 /らんしょうせき, ranshōseki/ |
| kyat {n} (unit of currency) | :: チャット /chatto/ |
| kyūjitai {n} (traditional form of Japanese kanji) | :: 旧字体 /kyūjitai/ |
| Kyoto {prop} (Kyōto, Japan) | :: 京都 /きょうと, Kyōto/, 京都府 /きょうとふ, Kyōto-fu/, 京都市 /きょうとし, Kyōto-shi/ |
| Kyrgyz {n} (member of a Turkic people) | :: キルギス人 /Kirugisu-jin/ |
| Kyrgyz {prop} (language) | :: キルギス語 /Kirugisu-go/ |
| Kyrgyz {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language) | :: キルギス /Kirugisu/ |
| Kyrgyzstan {prop} (country in Central Asia) | :: キルギスタン /Kirugisutan/ |
| Kyrgyzstani {n} (person of Kyrgyz origin) SEE: Kyrgyz | :: |
| Kyrgyzstani {adj} (of or pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kyrgyz language) SEE: Kyrgyz | :: |
| Kyōto {prop} (Kyoto) SEE: Kyoto | :: |
| Kyusakamoto {prop} (asteroid) | :: 坂本九 /sakamotokyū/ |
| Kyushu {prop} (the third largest of Japan's islands) | :: 九州 /きゅうしゅう, Kyūshū/ |
| Kyzyl {prop} (city in Russia) | :: クズル /Kuzuru/ |