Japanese vocabulary in the iKnow! Core 6000 list
iKnow! Japanese Core 6000 Vocab 1-100
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irregular godan verb 'iku/yuku', intransitive verb
1. to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach (see also: 来る)2. to proceed; to take place (see also: 旨く行く; い sometimes omitted in auxiliary use)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe2. to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge (see also: 診る)
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Most common form: うち
pronoun, 'no' adjective
2. (one's) family; (one's) household (see also: 内; often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
pronoun
1. this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic) (see also: 何れ, 其れ, 彼:あれ; often written with kana only)2. this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group) (humble)
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pronoun, 'no' adjective
1. that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it (see also: 何れ, 此れ, 彼・あれ; often written with kana only)2. that time; then
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pronoun, 'no' adjective
1. I; menoun, 'no' adjective
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, 1 meaning and 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task2. work (physics terminology)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), pronoun
when; how soon (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, useful expressions, examples and links)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into) (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out (opposite: 入る)2. to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate (see also: 人使い)
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noun, suffix
1. place; spot; scene; site (also pronounced どころ when a suffix)2. address (often written with kana only)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct (造る usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc. 創る usu. for creating)2. to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe (想う has connotations of heart-felt)2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
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1. to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
2. to possess; to have; to own
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to buy; to purchase (in western Japan, 買う conjugates euphonically as こうた, こうて, etc.)2. to value; to have a high opinion
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise2. to notice; to feel
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more(click the word for examples and links)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain (often written with kana only)2. to result in; to prove to be
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2. after; later (see also: その後)
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hear2. to listen (e.g. to music) (usu. 聴く)
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1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
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2. expensive
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1. so; really; seeming
'na' adjective, suffix
2. appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of (after masu stem or adj-stem)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
student (esp. a university student)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
2. passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. gaze) (opposite: 冷たい)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
afternoon; p.m.(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
2. long (time); lengthy
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
this year(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
pronoun
1. she; her2. her
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noun
1. face; visage2. look; expression; countenance
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
to finish; to end; to close (also written 了る, 卒る, etc.)(click the word to view an additional 6 forms, examples and links)
numeric
1. onenoun
2. for one thing (often used in itemized lists)(click the word to view an additional 3 meanings and 4 forms, examples and links)
2. to do up (one's hair) (see also: 髪を上げる)
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1. in this way (used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker); thus; such (see also: 然う, ああ, 如何; often written with kana only)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. uh... (interjection used as a verbal pause) (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
Ichidan verb - kureru special class, transitive verb, auxiliary verb
to give; to let one have; to do for one; to be given (くれ is an irregular alternative imperative form; often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate2. to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)2. to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. spring; springtime2. New Year
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
morning; a.m.(click the word for examples and links)
'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
distinction; difference; different; another; particular; separate; extra; exception(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun
1. room; chamber2. apartment; flat; pad
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1. young; youthful
2. immature; green
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Most common form: おく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to put; to place2. to leave (behind)
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide (see also: 棲む)(click the word for examples and links)
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to work; to labor; to labour2. to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
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1. difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
2. fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
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noun
1. teacher; master; doctor (honorific)suffix
2. with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific (honorific)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 1 meaning, examples and links)
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stand; to rise; to stand up (this meaning is restricted to form 立つ, たつ)2. to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position) (this meaning is restricted to form 立つ, たつ)
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'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to call out (to); to call; to invoke2. to summon (a doctor, etc.)
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Most common form: やすい
1. cheap; inexpensive
2. calm; peaceful; quiet (this meaning is restricted to form 安い)
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2. to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)
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Most common form: わかる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow (often written with kana only)2. to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out (often written with kana only)
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spacious; vast; wide
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to run2. to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. a tattoo)2. to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to teach; to instruct2. to tell; to inform
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Most common form: あう
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to meet; to encounter; to see (逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos, 遭う may have an undesirable nuance)2. to have an accident; to have a bad experience (esp. 遭う when in kanji; often written with kana only)
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to write; to compose; to pen2. to draw; to paint (see also: 描く)
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noun
1. head2. hair (on one's head)
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loveable; very likeable; like very much
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Most common form: 身体
noun
2. torso; trunk(click the word to view an additional 3 meanings and 4 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: すぐ
2. soon; before long; shortly
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2. to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop (esp. 跳ぶ)
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to read2. to count (see also: さばを読む; now mostly used in idioms)
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noun, 'no' adjective
1. next; following; subsequent2. stage; station
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pronoun, 'no' adjective
1. you (referring to someone of equal or lower status) (貴女 refers only to females and 貴男 refers only to males; often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)2. dear (what a wife calls a husband)
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine) (呑む is often used metaphorically, 服む is often used for medicine)2. to smoke (tobacco) (see also: 喫む; also written 喫む)
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old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article
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noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. today; this day2. these days; recently; nowadays (this meaning is restricted to reading こんにち)
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2. early (in the day, etc.); premature (esp. 早い)
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