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Japanese vocabulary in the iKnow! Core 6000 list

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iKnow! Japanese Core 6000 Vocab 1801-1900

This collection contains 98 words.
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あ ん ま り 3 あ ん ま り 0 あ ん ま り 1
Most common form: あまり
'na' adjective, adverb, 'no' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
1. remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant  (often written with kana only)
2. not very (with negative sentence); not much  (often written with kana only)
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い き な り 0
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning  (often written with kana only)
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お も て 3
noun
1. surface  (opposite: 裏)
2. face (i.e. the visible side of an object)
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よ ご れ 0
noun
dirt; filth
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あ い だ 0
noun
1. space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch
noun, adverb
2. period of time (during, while); duration; interval
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む ら さ き 2
noun
1. purple; violet
2. Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell)  (often written with kana only)
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は い い ろ 0
grey; gray; ashen
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ち 0
noun
blood; consanguinity
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あ ご 2
chin; jaw  (often written with kana only)
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は じ め に 0 は じ め に 4
Most common form: はじめに
expression
1. first; firstly; first of all; to begin with; in the beginning; at the beginning
2. Introduction; Preface  (as section heading of a book, etc.; often written with kana only)
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あ た た ま る 3
Most common form: 温まる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
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お せ じ 0
Most common form: 御世辞
noun
flattery; compliment  (see also: 世辞)
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ふ く ろ 3
noun, noun (suffix)
1. bag; sack; pouch
2. skin of an orange (and other like fruits)
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な が そ で 0 な が そ で 4
long sleeves
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は ん そ で 0 は ん そ で 4
short sleeves
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か た ち 0
noun
1. form; shape; figure  (this meaning is restricted to form 形, 容)
2. visage
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け し き 1
scenery; scene; landscape
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ざ あ ざ あ 1
1. sound of heavy rainfall; sound of rushing water  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. white noise sound  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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さ ら い げ つ 0 さ ら い げ つ 2
Most common form: さ来月
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
month after next
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と め る 0
Most common form: とめる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
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し か る 0 し か る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand  (often written with kana only)
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さ わ ぐ 2
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to make noise; to make racket; to be noisy
2. to rustle; to swoosh
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し ゃ ど う 0
noun
roadway
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そ う じ き 3
Most common form: 掃除器
noun
cleaner (usu. vacuum cleaner)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to shave
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は る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to stick; to paste; to affix  (esp. 貼る)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
2. to stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten; to put up (tent)
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だ い 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. stand; rack; table; bench; podium; pedestal; platform; stage
2. support; holder; rack
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お も に 1
mainly; primarily
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た お す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to throw down; to bring down; to blow down; to fell; to knock down; to set (something) down on its side; to turn (something) on its side  (this meaning is restricted to form 倒す)
2. to kill; to defeat; to beat
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ほ し 0
noun
1. star; any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon)
2. offender; perpetrator  (esp. ホシ; slang)
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ち ょ う じ ょ 1
noun
eldest daughter; first-born daughter  (may be the only daughter)
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つ め 0
noun
1. nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof
2. plectrum; pick
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か ん 1
Most common form: かん
noun
can; tin
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と ん と ん 1
Most common form: トントン
1. tap; rap-tap; tapping  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
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そ で 0
noun
1. sleeve
2. wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
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ぬ れ る 0 ぬ れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to get wet
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noun
percent; percentage
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は く し ゅ 1
clapping hands; applause  (see also: 拍手)
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ひ く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to play (piano, guitar)
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ひ も 0
Most common form: 紐
noun
1. string; cord
2. man who is financially dependent on a woman (such as a gigolo or, in the case of a prostitute, a pimp); pimp
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ひ る す ぎ 4
Most common form: 昼すぎ
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
just past noon; afternoon
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ふ ね 1
noun
1. ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship  (舟 is often small and hand-propelled; this meaning is restricted to form 船, 舟, ふね)
2. tank; tub; vat; trough
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to scatter; to sprinkle; to strew
2. to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.)
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め い 1
Most common form: めい
noun
niece  (see also: 姪御, 姪子)
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こ じ ん 1
individual; private person; personal; private
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か し ゅ 1
noun
singer
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し ゃ い ん 1
noun
1. company employee
2. company stockholders (esp. in legal contexts); members of a corporation
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noun
real estate agent; realtor
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さ い だ い 0
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum  (opposite: 最小)
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う ご き 3
noun
1. movement; move; motion
2. trend; development; change; fluctuation
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じ け ん 1
noun
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal
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か こ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. the past; bygone days; the previous
2. a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret); one's past
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き ょ う り ょ く 0
cooperation; collaboration  (see also: ご協力)
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じ き 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. time; season; period; phase; stage
2. soon; shortly  (see also: 直; poss. typo for 直(じき); colloquialism)
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Most common form: たつ
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to pass; to lapse
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か み な り 3 か み な り 4 か み な り 0
noun
1. lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
2. god of thunder; god of lightning  (this meaning is restricted to reading かみなり)
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せ き に ん 0
noun
1. duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
2. liability; onus
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ね が う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to desire; to wish; to hope
2. to beg; to request; to implore; to pray
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は っ け ん 0
discovery; detection; finding
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き 0
noun
1. spirit; mind; heart  (see also: 気を逸らす)
2. nature; disposition  (see also: 気が小さい)
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び よ う い ん 2
noun
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
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じ ょ う き ょ う 0
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
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も く て き 0
noun
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
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き ぎ ょ う 1
noun
enterprise; undertaking; corporation; business
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つ り 0
noun
1. fishing; angling
2. change (e.g. for a purchase)  (see also: 釣り銭; often written with kana only; abbreviation)
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ま ん が 0
noun
cartoon; comic; comic strip
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お ん せ ん 0
noun
spa; hot spring; onsen
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ト レ ー ニ ン グ 2
training
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う わ さ 0
Most common form: うわさ
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
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ほ ん も の 0
genuine article; real thing; real deal  (see also: 偽物)
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ア イ デ ア 1 ア イ デ ア 3
noun
idea
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ち か 1 ち か 2
1. basement; cellar; underground place
prefix
2. underground; below ground
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マ ー ケ ッ ト 1 マ ー ケ ッ ト 3
noun
market
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ス ケ ジ ュ ー ル 2 ス ケ ジ ュ ー ル 3
schedule
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し ゅ っ ち ょ う 0
official tour; business trip
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コ ッ ク 1
noun
1. cook; chef  (originally from Dutch 'kok')
2. tap; spigot; faucet; cock
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し ょ う ご 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
noon; mid-day
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ブ ラ シ 1 ブ ラ シ 2
noun
1. brush
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. brushy  (this meaning is restricted to reading ブラシ, ブラッシ)
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か き と る 3 か き と る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to write down; to take dictation; to take notes
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か ん げ い 0
welcome; reception
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か い は つ 0
development; exploitation
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ゆ う び ん や さ ん 0
noun
postman; mailman; letter carrier; mail carrier
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か い ち ょ う 0
noun
president (of a society); chairman
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き ん 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. gold (Au); golden (color); gold (medal, cup)
2. valuable; of highest value
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は い 0
Most common form: はい
noun
ash; ashes
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ほ ね 2
noun
1. bone
2. frame
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ふ ろ や 2
noun
1. public bathhouse
2. bathhouse proprietor  (sensitive)
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small; fine; detailed; stingy
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ひ と び と 2
Most common form: 人人
each person; people; men and women; everybody
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て ら 2 て ら 0
noun
temple (Buddhist)
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に わ と り 0
noun
1. (domestic) chicken
2. chicken (meat)  (see also: 鶏肉)
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み な と 0
noun
harbour; harbor; port
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う つ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to move (house); to transfer (department)
2. to change the target of interest or concern
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こ と な る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to differ; to vary; to disagree
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て い き ょ う 0
offer; tender; program sponsoring; programme sponsoring; furnishing; provisioning; supply; donating
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し み ん 1
noun
1. citizen; citizenry; public
2. city inhabitant; townspeople
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か ん じ ゃ 0
noun
(a) patient
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が ん た ん 0
noun
1. New Year's Day  (see also: 元日; colloquialism)
2. New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day  (orig. meaning)
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