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Japanese vocabulary in the iKnow! Core 6000 list

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iKnow! Japanese Core 6000 Vocab 201-300

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と じ る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
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と き 2
noun
1. time; hour; moment  (刻 signifies a time of day, 秋 signifies an important time)
noun, adverb
2. occasion; case  (this meaning is restricted to form 時)
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こ め 2
noun
1. (husked grains of) rice
2. 88 years old  (米 is composed of 八十八; this meaning is restricted to reading よね)
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き る 1
suffix, 'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
2. to sever (connections, ties)  (see also: 縁を切る)
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た の し い 3
enjoyable; fun
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ふ く 2
noun, noun (suffix)
1. clothes (esp. Western clothes)
suffix, counter
2. counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.  (see also: 一服)
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う し ろ 0
noun
back; behind; rear
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う れ し い 3
happy; glad; pleasant
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こ し 0
noun
1. back; lower back; waist; hips; lumbar region
2. body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring  (usu. コシ)
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に ち よ う び 3
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Sunday
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ひ る 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. noon; midday  (see also: 御昼)
2. daytime  (this meaning is restricted to form 昼, 晝)
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お か あ さ ん 2
noun
mother  (see also: 母さん; honorific)
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だ い が く せ い 4 だ い が く せ い 3
noun
university student; college student
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お わ り 0
noun
the end
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せ 0
noun
1. height; stature
2. back; spine  (this meaning is restricted to reading せ)
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て つ だ う 3
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to help; to assist; to aid
2. to contribute to; to be a factor in
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は な 0
Most common form: はな
noun
nose
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の せ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to place on (something)
2. to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up; to help on board  (esp. 乗せる)
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か な し い 0
sad; sorrowful
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し ゃ べ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to talk; to chat; to chatter  (often written with kana only)
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あ ま い 0
1. sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared
2. fragrant (smelling); sweet (music)
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テ ー ブ ル 0
table  (see also: 卓子)
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た べ も の 3 た べ も の 2 た べ も の 4
noun
food
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は じ ま る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to begin; to start; to commence
2. to happen (again); to begin (anew)
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ゲ ー ム 1
noun
game  (see also: コンピュータゲーム)
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じ ゅ う 1
numeric
ten  (拾 is used in legal documents)
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て ん き 1
noun
1. weather; the elements  (see also: お天気, 気象)
2. fair weather; fine weather
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あ つ い 2
hot (weather, etc.); warm  (opposite: 寒い)
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ふ と い 2
1. fat; thick
2. deep (of a voice)
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ば ん 0
Most common form: ばん
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. evening
2. counter for nights
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ど よ う び 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Saturday
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い た い 2
1. painful; sore
2. exceeding  (see also: 甚く; esp. 甚い)
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お と う さ ん 2
noun
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada  (see also: 父さん; honorific)
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た ぶ ん 1
1. perhaps; probably
2. generous; many; much; great
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と け い 0
noun
watch; clock; timepiece
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と ま る 0
Most common form: 泊る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stay at (e.g. hotel)
2. to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
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ど う し て 1
adverb, interjection (kandoushi)
why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for  (see also: どうやって; often written with kana only)
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か け る 2
Most common form: かける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to hang (e.g. picture); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag)  (see also: 壁にかける; often written with kana only)
2. to sit  (see also: 腰を掛ける; often written with kana only)
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ま が る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to bend; to curve; to warp; to wind; to twist
2. to turn  (see also: 折れる)
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お な か 0
noun
stomach  (polite (teineigo) language)
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ミ ー テ ィ ン グ 0
noun
meeting
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き ら い 0
1. dislike; hate  (opposite: 好き)
noun
2. suspicion; tendency; smack (of)  (see also: 嫌いが在る; often written with kana only)
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き ん よ う び 3
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Friday
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い る 0
Most common form: いる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to need; to want  (often written with kana only)
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な い 1
Most common form: ない
1. nonexistent; not being (there)  (see also: 亡い; often written with kana only)
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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き い ろ い 0
1. yellow
2. high-pitched (voice); shrill  (see also: 黄色い声)
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か ぜ 1 か ぜ 0
noun
common cold; cold; influenza; flu; ague
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や さ し い 0 や さ し い 3
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
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は れ る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining
2. to refresh (e.g. spirits)
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き た な い 3
1. dirty; filthy; foul; unclean
2. disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting)
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ち ゃ い ろ 0
Most common form: 茶いろ
light brown; tawny
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す く 0
Most common form: すく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty
2. to be hungry  (see also: お腹が空く)
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の ぼ る 0
Most common form: 登る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to ascend; to go up; to climb
2. to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise  (usu. 昇る)
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ご は ん 1
noun
1. cooked rice
2. meal
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に ち 1
noun
1. Sunday  (see also: 日曜; abbreviation)
suffix
2. day (of the month)  (also んち or ち)
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か み の け 3
expression, noun
hair (head)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to turn on; to switch on; to light up  (see also: 付ける; often written with kana only)
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げ つ よ う び 3
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Monday
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は い る 1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to enter; to go into  (opposite: 出る)
2. to break into
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カ タ カ ナ 2 カ タ カ ナ 3
noun
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords  (see also: 平仮名; often written with kana only)
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こ ん し ゅ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
this week
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ひ ら く 2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack
2. to bloom; to unfold; to spread out
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み ず 0
noun
1. water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)  (see also: 湯; み is generally used in compounds)
2. fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
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noun
1. that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly)  (see also: 何れ, 此れ, 其れ; often written with kana only)
2. that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors)
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に 1
numeric
two  (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud. 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
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し め る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to tie; to fasten
2. to total; to sum  (see also: 〆る)
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ま ず い 2
1. unappetising; unappetizing; unpleasant (taste, appearance, situation)  (often written with kana only)
2. unskillful; unskilful; bungling; clumsy  (see also: 拙い)
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ひ ら が な 3 ひ ら が な 4
Most common form: ひら仮名
noun
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)  (see also: 片仮名; often written with kana only)
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く も る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get cloudy; to cloud over; to become overcast
2. to cloud up; to fog up; to mist up; to become dim
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さ わ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to touch; to feel  (often now with を)
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だ め 2
Most common form: ダメ
1. no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken  (often written with kana only)
2. hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless  (often written with kana only)
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の み も の 2 の み も の 3
Most common form: 飲物
noun
drink; beverage
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も く よ う び 3
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Thursday
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よ う び 0
noun
day of the week
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そ ば 0
noun
1. near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides; while  (often written with kana only)
2. third person
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こ っ ち 3
Most common form: こちら
noun
1. this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker); this direction  (see also: 何方, 其方, 彼方; often written with kana only)
2. here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is)
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か よ う び 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Tuesday
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か わ く 2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be thirsty; to feel thirsty  (see also: 喉が乾く)
2. to thirst for; to crave  (often as 〜に渇いた)
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さ ん 0
numeric
1. three  (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2. tri-
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す い よ う び 3
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Wednesday
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ふ た つ 3
numeric
two
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こ ん ば ん 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
tonight; this evening
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せ ん 1
Most common form: せん
numeric
1,000; thousand  (阡 and 仟 are used in legal documents)
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む い か 0
noun
1. sixth day of the month
2. six days
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お ね え さ ん 2
Most common form: お姐さん
noun
1. elder sister  (see also: 姉さん; usu. お姉さん; honorific)
2. (vocative) young lady  (see also: 姉さん)
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な お る 2
Most common form: 治る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be cured; to get well; to be healed  (esp. 治る)
2. to get mended; to be repaired; to be fixed  (esp. 直る)
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ち ょ っ と 1 ち ょ っ と 0
Most common form: ちょいと
1. just a minute; short time; just a little  (often written with kana only)
2. somewhat; easily; readily; rather  (often written with kana only)
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よ ん 1
numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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こ れ か ら 0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
after this  (often written with kana only)
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か ん が え る 4 か ん が え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to think about; to take into consideration
2. to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something)
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も ど る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to turn back (e.g. half-way)
2. to return; to go back
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か え る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary
2. to reform; to revise; to amend
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あ さ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
morning
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は 1
noun
tooth
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が ん ば る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best
2. to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion)
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け い た い で ん わ 5
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
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あ め 1
noun
rain
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か ね 0
noun
1. money  (see also: お金)
2. metal
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