Japanese vocabulary in the iKnow! Core 6000 list
iKnow! Japanese Core 6000 Vocab 101-200
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noun
1. foot (esp. 足)2. leg (esp. 脚,肢)
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Most common form: 起す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up2. to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to show; to display2. to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...
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to enjoy (oneself)
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noun
1. colour; color2. complexion
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Most common form: とる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose2. to steal (see also: 盗る)
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. study2. diligence
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task (often written with kana only)2. to be ready; to be completed (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money)2. to be omitted; to be missing
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noun
1. son2. penis (vulgar expression or word; this meaning is restricted to reading むすこ)
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noun, 'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, 'suru' verb
illness; disease; sickness(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
winter(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. year2. age; years
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2. heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy
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noun
1. chest; breast (むな is usually used in compounds)2. breasts; bosom; bust
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to pay (e.g. money, bill)2. to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches)
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1. light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily) (opposite: 重い)
2. light (i.e. of foot); nimble; agile
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot2. to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)(click the word for useful expressions, examples and links)
pronoun, 'no' adjective
1. which way; which direction; where (see also: 此方, 其方, 彼方; どちら is polite; often written with kana only)2. which one (esp. of two alternatives)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember2. to learn; to pick up; to acquire (this meaning is restricted to form 覚える)
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narrow; confined; small
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1. red
2. Red (i.e. communist)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on2. to bear (guilt, etc.)
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to laugh2. to smile
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noun, 'no' adjective
1. number one; first; first place2. best; most
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2. to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime) (esp. 捜す)
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1. to sing'u' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem (esp. 歌う, 詠う)(click the word to view an additional 5 forms, examples and links)
2. late (e.g. "late at night")
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noun
1. neck2. head
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Most common form: 早い
2. early (in the day, etc.); premature (esp. 早い)
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'bu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to play; to enjoy oneself; to have a good time2. to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
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weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
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noun
1. ear2. hearing
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to sit; to squat2. to assume (a position)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to bathe in; to be flooded with (e.g. light); to be covered in2. to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon; to be showered with
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to lie down2. to go to bed; to lie in bed
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to erase; to delete; to cross out2. to turn off power
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'na' adjective, noun
1. lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited2. healthy; well; fit; in good health
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
all; entire; whole; altogether(click the word for examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
last year(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to pull2. to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.) (see also: 注意を引く)
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noun
library (also written 圕)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun
1. arm2. skill; efforts; ability
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expression, noun
1. girl; daughter2. young woman
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expression, noun
boy; male child; baby boy(click the word to view an additional 5 forms, examples and links)
pronoun, 'no' adjective
we; us(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 4 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity (see also: 近い)noun (suffix)
2. nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study (see also: 為る; often written with kana only; colloquialism)2. to send; to dispatch; to despatch (often written with kana only)
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considerably; fairly; quite (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. country; state2. region
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to occur; to happen(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to send (a thing); to dispatch; to despatch; to transmit2. to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person)
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2. to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead
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noun
1. feeling; sensation; mood2. preparedness; readiness; attitude
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark2. to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount (see also: 載る)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (of animate objects); to exist (see also: 在る; often written with kana only)2. to stay (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. tree; shrub; bush2. wood; timber
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock (this meaning is restricted to form 開ける)2. to open (for business, etc.) (this meaning is restricted to form 開ける)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to close; to shut(click the word for useful expressions, examples and links)
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to continue; to last; to go on2. to continue (without a break); to be unbroken
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noun
1. yen; Japanese monetary unit2. circle (orig. meaning)
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noun
1. here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place (see also: 何処, 其処, 彼処; often written with kana only)2. these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker) (see also: 今迄)
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'tsu' godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1. to wait (this meaning is restricted to form 待つ)2. to await; to look forward to; to anticipate
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2. low (position); close to the ground
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auxiliary verb, 'u' godan verb
2. to get somebody to do something (follows a verb in "-te" form; often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to eat2. to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
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'no' adjective, suffix
2. best(click the word to view an additional 3 meanings and 5 forms, examples and links)
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat2. to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
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