Rank Kanji Meaning(s)
1 相次あいつ to follow in succession
2 さわ to make noise, to rustle, to make merry, to clamor
3 to follow
4 そそ to pour (into), to sprinkle on (from above), to shed (tears), to concentrate one’s energy (strength, attention, etc.) on, to flow into (e.g. of a river)
5 やすらぐ to feel at ease
6 to take over
7 to inherit
8 らぐ to swing, to waver
9 いそ to hurry
10 to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.), to patch (clothes), to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire)
11 ふせ to defend against, to prevent
12 かた to pass down (a story) from generation to generation
13 to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.)
14 あお to look up (at), to look up to, to ask for (e.g. guidance), to depend on
15 るぐ to shake
16 やわらぐ to soften
17 つむ to spin, to spin (a tale)
18 はなやぐ to become brilliant
19 かつ to shoulder, to nominate for a position, to take (someone) for a ride, to be caught up in superstition
20 そそ to rain incessantly
21 かせ to earn (income), to score (points, victory), to work hard (at one’s job)
22 to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.), to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.), to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers)
23 to sharpen, to wash (rice), to scour
24 とつ to marry (of a woman), to have sexual intercourse
25 to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.)
26 うすらぐ to become thin
27 くつろ to relax
28 つな to connect, to tie, to maintain, to transfer (phone call), to hedge
29 また to step over, to stretch over
30 to row, to pedal (a bicycle, etc.), to swing (on a swing), to work (a hand pump)
31 はしゃ to make merry
32 しの to endure, to pull through, to surpass
33 to pluck (esp. by twisting from a tree)
34 to sniff
35 to tear off, to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.)
36 ふさ to stop up, to stand in the way, to occupy, to perform one’s role
37 あお to fan, to incite
38 to pour (into a vessel)
39 ゲンをかつ to be superstitious
40 たじろぐ to shrink back
41 一肌脱ひとはだぬ to pitch in and help
42 けのかわ to unmask (someone’s true nature)
43 みつ to support (someone) financially, to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
44 to chip (off), to sharpen, to dampen (one’s enthusiasm, interest, etc.)
45 自転車じてんしゃ to pedal a bike
46 いそ to hurry
47 寿ことほ to congratulate
48 じろぐ to stir
49 to join, to graft (onto a tree)
50 to become calm