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Japanese vocabulary in the iKnow! Core 6000 list

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iKnow! Japanese Core 6000 Vocab 2401-2500

This collection contains 99 words.
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お や こ 1
parent and child
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は な し あ い 4
Most common form: 話合い
discussion; conference
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ほ ん し ゃ 1
noun
1. head office; main office; headquarters; parent company  (this meaning is restricted to reading ほんしゃ)
2. main shrine
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う ち あ わ せ 0
Most common form: 打合わせ
1. advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; briefing session
2. overlap (of a coat, etc.)
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み ま も る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to watch over; to watch attentively
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う り あ げ 0
Most common form: 売上げ
noun
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
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か え っ て 1
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead  (often written with kana only)
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ア イ ド ル 1
noun
1. young star; young entertainer; heartthrob; TV personality; idol
2. idol; image
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な ん と な く 4
Most common form: なんとなく
somehow or other; for some reason or another; vaguely  (often written with kana only)
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ね ん ま つ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
end-of-year
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む い し き 2
1. unconsciousness
2. the unconscious
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え き ま え 3
noun
in front of station
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や っ て く る 4
Most common form: やってくる
1. to come along; to come around; to turn up  (often written with kana only)
2. to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)  (often written with kana only)
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キ ッ チ ン 1
noun
1. kitchen
2. chitin
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キ ス 1
kiss
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あ わ て る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic
2. to be in a hurry; to rush  (usu. 慌てて)
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と な い 1
noun
metropolitan area
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ざ ん ぎ ょ う 0
overtime (work)
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あ い ま い 0
1. vague; ambiguous; unclear
2. fuzzy  (mathematics, computer terminology)
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カ タ ロ グ 0
catalog; catalogue  (often written with kana only)
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な ぐ る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
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り ょ う て 0
1. (with) both hands
2. approvingly
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な か よ く 1
Most common form: 仲好く
1. on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; happily; peacefully
2. to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
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は じ め 0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. beginning; start; outset; opening
noun
2. first (in line, etc.)  (esp. 初め)
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し り あ う 3
Most common form: 知合う
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to get to know (someone); to make acquaintance
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お て つ だ い 2
Most common form: 御手伝い
1. maid
2. help
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マ ナ ー 1
noun
manners; etiquette
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カ ラ オ ケ 0
karaoke (singing to taped accompaniment)  (from 空 and オーケストラ; often written with kana only)
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に ど と 2 に ど と 0
never again (with negative verb)
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か た て 0
one hand
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ほ い く え ん 3
noun
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
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ず れ る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate; to shift (position); to be out of sync.; to be slightly off; to be off-point
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ビ ー チ 1
noun
beach
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せ い ぜ い 1
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much (far) as possible  (often written with kana only)
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こ う き 1
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester  (opposite: 前期)
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エ ア コ ン 0
1. air-conditioner  (see also: エアコンディショナー; abbreviation)
noun
2. air-conditioning  (see also: エアコンディショニング; abbreviation)
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ゆ っ た り 3
1. comfortable; easy; calm; relaxed  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. loose; spacious
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ハ ー ド ウ ェ ア 4
noun
hardware (esp. computer)  (computer terminology)
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リ ク エ ス ト 3
request
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よ く ね ん 0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
following year
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キ ャ ン セ ル 1
cancellation  (originally from eng 'cancel')
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し ゃ な い 1
inside a train, car, etc.
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お お ご え 0
1. loud voice  (opposite: 小声)
2. lofty; elegant (music etc.)  (this meaning is restricted to reading たいせい)
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む せ き に ん 2
irresponsibility
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か た ほ う 0
1. one side; one party; counterpart; the other side; the other party  (see also: 両方)
2. one of a pair; fellow; mate
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ボ リ ュ ー ム 0 ボ リ ュ ー ム 2
noun
1. volume (sound level)
2. volume (books)
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ぜ ん ぽ う 0
1. forward; frontward  (opposite: 後方)
2. rectangular front
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に ほ ん し ゅ 0
noun
sake; Japanese rice wine
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あ お ぞ ら 3
noun
blue sky
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ふ し ぜ ん 2
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
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さ く ば ん 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
last night
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し や く し ょ 2
noun
municipal office; council; city hall
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フ ル ー ツ 2
noun
fruit
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ね ん ね ん 2
Most common form: 年年
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
years; year by year; annually; considering his age
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こ う ほ う 0 こ う ほ う 3
behind; in the rear; in back  (opposite: 前方)
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apology
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だ い こ ん 0
1. daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
2. ham actor  (see also: 大根役者; abbreviation)
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)  (often written with kana only)
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れ い ね ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. average (normal, ordinary) year
2. every year; annually  (see also: 毎年)
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し め き り 0
Most common form: 締切
noun
1. deadline; closing; cut-off; end  (not 閉め切り, etc.)
2. cofferdam  (not 閉め切り, etc.)
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ま さ に 1
Most common form: まさに
1. exactly; surely; certainly  (esp. 正に when in kanji; often written with kana only)
2. right then; just then; at that moment  (often written with kana only)
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へ び 0
noun
1. snake  (じゃ is more associated with serpent and large snakes)
2. serpent; large snake
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ラ ッ シ ュ 1
noun
1. rush
2. rush hour  (see also: ラッシュ時, ラッシュアワー; abbreviation)
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お お げ さ 0
grandiose; exaggerated
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む り や り 0
adverb, noun
forcibly; against one's will  (矢理 is ateji; yojijukugo)
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が い し ょ く 0
eating out
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キ ャ ベ ツ 1
noun
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
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て あ し 1
noun
one's hands and feet; limbs
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へ い て ん 0
Most common form: へいてん
1. closing up shop (for the day)
2. stopping business; going out of business
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ひ ゃ っ か て ん 3 ひ ゃ っ か て ん 0
Most common form: ひゃっかてん
noun
(department) store; (department) stores
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ク ッ キ ー 1
noun
1. cookie; biscuit
2. cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)  (computer terminology)
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く る ま い す 3
noun
wheelchair; folding push-chair
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お お あ め 3
noun
heavy rain
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は と 1
Most common form: はと
noun
pigeon; dove
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ち ゅ う き ゅ う 0
intermediate level
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お に ぎ り 2
noun
rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)  (see also: 握り飯; often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
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ひ ょ っ と し た ら 5
expression
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
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ぐ る ぐ る 1
1. turning round and round; going around in circles  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. wrapped around
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わ し ょ く 0
noun
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine  (see also: 洋食)
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ど く 0
Most common form: のく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way  (often written with kana only)
2. to resign; to retire; to quit; to secede
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ウ エ ス ト 1
noun
1. waist
2. west
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ぼ う ね ん か い 3
noun
year-end party
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ほ う ち ょ う 0
noun
1. kitchen knife; carving knife
2. cooking; food  (archaic)
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ゴ ー ル デ ン ウ ィ ー ク 6
noun
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
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シ ュ ー ズ 1
noun
shoes
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み せ い ね ん 2
Most common form: みせいねん
noun
minor; not of age
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Most common form: おい
noun
nephew  (see also: 甥御, 甥子)
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は っ ぱ 0
noun
1. leaf
2. marijuana; cannabis  (slang; often written with kana only)
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や り な お す 4
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
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お お み そ か 3
Most common form: 大晦日
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
New Year's Eve; December 31st
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サ ン グ ラ ス 3
noun
sunglasses
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び ょ う に ん 0
noun
sick person; patient; invalid
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か お い ろ 0
noun
1. complexion; one's colour; one's color
2. countenance; expression; one's face
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き ん い ろ 0
golden (colour, color)
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に ら む 2
Most common form: 睨む
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at
2. to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
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つ か ま る 3
Most common form: 捕まる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be caught; to be arrested  (usu. 捕まる)
2. to hold on to; to grasp  (usu. 掴まる; often written with kana only)
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あ し く び 2
noun
ankle
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ち ら か る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
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か ぼ ち ゃ 0
Most common form: 南瓜
noun
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash  (ぼうぶら is primarily Kansai dialect; often written with kana only; originally from Portuguese 'Cambodia abóbora')
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