Japanese vocabulary in the iKnow! Core 6000 list
iKnow! Japanese Core 6000 Vocab 1401-1500
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to ascend; to go up; to climb2. to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise (usu. 昇る)
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'na' adjective, 'no' adjective, noun
1. pure white2. blank (e.g. mind, paper)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take down (e.g. flag); to launch (e.g. boat); to drop; to lower (e.g. ladder); to let (a person) off; to unload; to discharge2. to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle); to let (a person) off (see also: 乗客を降ろす)
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Most common form: 貸出す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
(indoor) heating (opposite: 冷房)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. absence; being away from home2. house-sitting; house-sitter
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. reserve; constraint; restraint; modesty; diffidence; hesitation; holding back; discretion; tact; thoughtfulness2. declining; refraining
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Most common form: おる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers)2. to fold; to bend
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'na' adjective, noun
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: ぱちんこ
noun, 'suru' verb
1. pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball2. slingshot; catapult
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'na' adjective, noun
1. strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; queer; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy2. unexpected
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'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life (see also: 一所懸命; yojijukugo)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
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'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. vehicle; conveyance; transport2. ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
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noun
1. futon (quilted Japanese-style mattress laid out on the floor)2. round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
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expression, 'tsu' godan verb
to be helpful; to be useful(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get torn; to tear; to rip; to break; to wear out2. to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse; to fall into ruin
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noun
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement(click the word for examples and links)
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to transcribe; to duplicate; to reproduce; to imitate; to trace2. to describe
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to refrigerate2. to calm down; to cool off; to regain one's composure; to relax
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to tidy up; to put in order; to straighten up; to put away2. to settle (problem); to clear (dispute)
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something)2. drinking one's glass dry
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1. to sing (bird)
2. to bark; to purr; to make sound (animal)
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. police box; small neighborhood police stationnoun, noun or verb acting prenominally
2. alternation; alternating (e.g. current)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. rainy season (in Japan from early June to mid-July)2. rain during the rainy season
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Most common form: まっすぐ
2. straightforward; honest; frank (often written with kana only)
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noun
lemon (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
1. great; excellent; admirable; remarkable; distinguished; important; celebrated; famous; eminent
2. awful; terrible (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. way of writing; manner of writing2. penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy
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Most common form: たく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cook (grains, e.g. rice)2. to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe (see also: 煮る; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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noun
1. drive; trip by car; driving'suru' verb, intransitive verb
2. to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings, examples and links)
Most common form: 受付け
noun
1. reception (desk); information desk (esp. 受付)(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get angry; to get mad'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to tell someone off; to scold (this meaning is restricted to reading おこる)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, 1 meaning and 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
make-up; makeup; cosmetics(click the word to view an additional 2 readings and 2 forms, examples and links)
adverb, noun
1. circumstances; condition; convenience2. to arrange; to manage
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Most common form: ヒゲ
noun
1. moustache; beard; whiskers (see also: 口髭, 顎鬚, 頬髯; in careful usage 髭 for moustache, 鬚 for beard, 髯 for (cheek) whiskers; often written with kana only)2. extremely short pulse appearing on an electrical signal
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'na' adjective, noun
1. total darkness; pitch dark2. bleak future; poor prospects
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Most common form: わく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil2. to be in a state of excitement; to get excited; to take place energetically; to erupt (e.g. in applause, cheers)
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Most common form: 売切れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be sold out(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
sound asleep; fast asleep (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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'na' adjective, noun, 'suru' verb
1. hindrance; obstacle; nuisance(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to add (numbers)2. to add (something); to top up (with something)
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noun
1. side dish; okazu; side dish (meat, fish, pickles, etc.) accompanying the rice in a typical Japanese meal (often written with kana only)2. food for thought (esp. in the context of conversation, or material for assisting arousal during masturbation) (sometimes オガズ; often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading おかず, オカズ)
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noun
1. calendar2. calender (machine for flattening things)
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2. anticipation; looking forward to (see also: 楽しみにする)
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noun
1. chill; the shivers; shivering fit (this meaning is restricted to reading さむけ)2. cold; coldness; cold air (usu. かんき)
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Most common form: 痛める
2. to harm; to damage; to spoil (usu. 傷める)
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2. embarrassing
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noun, 'suru' verb
thief; burglar; robber; theft(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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