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Japanese vocabulary in the iKnow! Core 6000 list

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iKnow! Japanese Core 6000 Vocab 1201-1300

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が い こ く ご 0
noun
foreign language
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き も の 0
noun
1. clothing; clothes
2. kimono (or other trad. Japanese clothing)
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ぎ ゅ う に ゅ う 0
noun
(cow's) milk
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き ゅ う き ゅ う し ゃ 3
noun
ambulance
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く だ も の 2
noun
fruit
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ま ち が い 3
noun
1. mistake; error; blunder  (see also: ミス)
2. accident; mishap; trouble
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え い が か ん 3
noun
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
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こ わ い 2
1. scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
interjection (kandoushi)
2. (I'm) afraid
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か が み 3
noun
1. mirror; looking-glass
2. barrel head
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く さ 2
noun
1. grass; weed; herb; thatch
2. ninja  (archaic)
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け い ご 0
noun
collective term for honorific, polite, and humble forms; honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language  (linguistics terminology)
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け っ せ き 0
absence; non-attendance
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ス イ ッ チ 1 ス イ ッ チ 2
Most common form: スィッチ
switch
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そ う じ 0
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
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た た み 0
noun
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
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は や さ 1
noun
1. speed; velocity; quickness; rapidity  (esp. 速さ)
2. earliness  (esp. 早さ)
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は や し 3 は や し 0
noun
1. woods; forest; copse; thicket
2. bunch; line (of something); collection
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プ レ ゼ ン ト 2
noun
1. present; gift
2. to give a present or gift
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べ ん と う 0
noun
bento; Japanese box lunch  (see also: お弁当)
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い つ で も 1
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever  (see also: 何時だって; often written with kana only)
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さ び し い 3
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
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す こ し も 2 す こ し も 0
expression, adverb
anything of; not one bit (with negative sentence)
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そ ん け い 0
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
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テ ニ ス 1
noun
tennis
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ひ ろ さ 1
noun
extent
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よ み 1
noun
reading
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が ま ん 1
patience; endurance; perseverance; tolerance; self-control; self-denial
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こ く せ き 0
noun
1. nationality; citizenship
2. nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
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は ず か し い 4
1. shy; ashamed; embarrassed  (see also: 気恥ずかしい, 小っ恥ずかしい)
2. disgraceful; shameful
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ボ タ ン 0
noun
button  (kanji is only used for push-buttons; often written with kana only; originally from Portuguese 'botão')
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よ う ふ く 0
noun
Western-style clothes (cf traditional Japanese clothes)
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あ ぶ ら 0
noun
oil  (see also: 脂)
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あ ま る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many  (see also: 余り)
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し ょ う じ き 2
1. honesty; integrity; frankness
2. honestly; frankly
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ド ラ マ 1
noun
1. drama
2. TV drama; teledrama; play  (see also: テレビドラマ; abbreviation)
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ビ ザ 1
noun
visa
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す い ど う 0
noun
water service; water supply
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て ん い ん 0
shop assistant; employee; clerk; salesperson
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で ん ち 1
noun
battery; cell
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ポ ケ ッ ト 2 ポ ケ ッ ト 1
noun
pocket
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あ く し ゅ 1
handshake
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そ ろ そ ろ 1
1. slowly; quietly; steadily; gradually; gingerly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word; this meaning is restricted to reading そろそろ, ソロソロ)
2. soon; momentarily; before long; any time now  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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noun
grape; grapevine  (often written with kana only)
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ま よ う 2
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to lose one's way  (see also: 道に迷う)
2. to waver; to hesitate; to be of two minds over; to be puzzled; to be perplexed  (see also: 迷い)
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け ん ぶ つ 0
1. sightseeing; watching; viewing
noun
2. sightseer; watcher; spectator  (see also: 見物人, 見物客; abbreviation)
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し ら せ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to notify; to advise; to inform
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じ ん じ ゃ 1
noun
Shinto shrine
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ち ゅ う し ゃ 0
injection
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め っ た に 1
rarely; seldom  (with neg. verb)
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さ く ぶ ん 0
1. writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition  (see also: 作文)
2. formal writing with little real meaning
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な る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
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ま じ め 0
diligent; serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
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も う し こ む 4 も う し こ む 0
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge; to lodge (objections); to request (an interview); to subscribe for; to book; to reserve
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れ い ぞ う こ 3
noun
refrigerator
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き に い る 0
expression, 'ru' godan verb
to be pleased with; to suit
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ク リ ス マ ス 3
noun
Christmas
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ネ ク タ イ 1
noun
tie; necktie
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た ん じ ょ う び 3
noun
birthday
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ど く し ん 0
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
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に が い 2
bitter
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バ イ オ リ ン 0
noun
violin
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バ ッ グ 1
noun
bag
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い ま ま で 3
until now; so far; up to the present  (see also: 今から)
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き っ ぷ 0
noun
ticket
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ゴ ム 1
1. gum; rubber  (often written with kana only; originally from Dutch 'gom')
2. eraser  (abbreviation)
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し ょ う し ょ う 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
just a minute; small quantity
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ず い ぶ ん 1
Most common form: ずいぶん
1. very; extremely; surprisingly; considerably  (often written with kana only)
2. contemptible; reprehensible  (often written with kana only)
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ひ っ ぱ る 3
Most common form: 引張る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to pull; to draw; to pull tight
2. to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch
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や け る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)  (this meaning is restricted to form 焼ける)
2. to be jealous; to be envious
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え ん ぴ つ 0
noun
pencil
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か い わ 0
conversation
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ギ タ ー 1
noun
guitar
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ち ゃ 0
noun
1. tea  (see also: お茶)
2. tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
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あ つ さ 1
noun
heat (of the weather); hotness
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い 0
noun
1. stomach
2. Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 胃宿, 白虎; astronomy, etc. term)
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き ん え ん 0
1. abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking  (see also: 喫煙)
expression
2. No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!  (on a sign)
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ま る い 0 ま る い 2
1. round; circular; spherical  (丸い usu. refers to ball-shaped, and 円い to disc-shaped objects)
2. harmonious; calm  (see also: 丸く収まる)
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う つ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be photographed; to be projected
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き っ さ て ん 3 き っ さ て ん 0
noun
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
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や っ ぱ り 3
1. too; also; likewise; either  (see also: 矢張り; often written with kana only)
2. still; as before  (see also: 矢張り; often written with kana only)
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し ゅ う か ん し 3
noun
weekly publication; weekly magazine  (see also: 週刊雑誌)
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た な 0
Most common form: たな
noun
1. shelf; shelves; ledge; rack
2. trellis
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ふ る え る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
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み が く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth)
2. to refine; to improve
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カ ー テ ン 1
noun
curtain; curtains
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か じ 1
noun
fire; conflagration
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ナ イ フ 1
noun
knife
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み な さ ん 2
noun
all; everyone; everybody  (honorific)
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う け る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to receive; to get
2. to catch (e.g. a ball)
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つ く 1
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling
2. to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye
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け っ こ う 0 け っ こ う 3 け っ こ う 1
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. splendid; nice; wonderful; delicious; sweet
2. sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); (by implication) no thank you
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わ る く ち 0 わ る く ち 3
abuse; insult; slander; evil speaking; bad mouth
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ひ ろ ま る 3 ひ ろ ま る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to spread; to be propagated
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な い し ょ 3 な い し ょ 0
1. secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; secret
2. one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
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つ ぶ る 0 つ ぶ る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to close (eyes); to shut  (often written with kana only)
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よ う け ん 3
noun
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
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ロ マ ン チ ッ ク 4
Most common form: ロマンチツク
romantic
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