Japanese vocabulary in the iKnow! Core 6000 list

iKnow! Japanese Core 6000 Vocab 301-400

This collection contains 99 words.
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Most common form: やさしい
easy; plain; simple  (often written with kana only; opposite: 難しい)
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Most common form: 御兄さん
noun
1. older brother; elder brother  (see also: 兄さん; honorific)
2. (vocative) young man; buddy; fella; laddie
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big; large; great; loud
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small; little; tiny
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1. spicy; hot
2. salty
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Most common form:
numeric
eight  (捌 is used in legal documents)
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pronoun
1. there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where  (see also: どこ, ここ, そこ; place physically distant from both speaker and listener; often written with kana only)
noun
2. genitals; private parts; nether regions  (colloquialism; often written with kana only; CODE euph MISSING!; this meaning is restricted to reading あそこ, あすこ, アソコ)
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Most common form: くる
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb
1. to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
2. to come back; to do ... and come back  (see also: 行って来る)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), suffix
1. ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour)  (see also: )
2. in front (of); before (e.g. the house)
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noun
1. the fifth day of the month
2. five days
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Most common form: 一杯
1. amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic)
2. full
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Most common form:
numeric
nine  (玖 is used in legal documents)
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sour; acid
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to differ (from); to vary
2. to not be in the usual condition
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1. thin; slender; fine
2. unlucky (billiards slang)  (slang)
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numeric
three
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noun
1. the eighth day of the month
2. eight days
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noun
senior high school student
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1. skill; skillful; dexterity  (opposite: 下手)
noun
2. flattery
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1. strong; powerful; mighty; potent
2. resistant; resilient; durable  (... に強い)
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numeric
1. seven  (漆 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2. hepta-
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noun
1. twentieth day of the month
2. twenty days
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left; left hand side
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noun
1. second day of the month
2. two days
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numeric
four
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warm; mild; genial  (暖かい, 暖い usu. refer to air temperature)
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Most common form: ある
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable  (see also: 良い)
2. sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared  (see also: 良い)
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noun, 'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
1. above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter)
2. top; summit
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noun
station
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delicious; tasty; sweet  (often written with kana only)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
yesterday
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Most common form: きれい
1. pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair  (often written with kana only)
2. clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form:
numeric
five  (伍 is used in legal documents)
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Most common form: ここのつ
numeric
nine
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1. request; wish  (see also: 願い; polite (teineigo) language)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. please  (see also: 御願いします; abbreviation)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to answer; to reply
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Most common form:
noun, 'no' adjective, noun (suffix), prefix
1. previous; prior; former; first; earlier; some time ago; preceding
2. point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle
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1. cold (e.g. weather)  (opposite: 暑い)
2. uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny  (see also: お寒い)
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noun
1. the third day of the month
2. three days
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noun
1. below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
2. bottom
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1. safe; all right; alright; OK; okay; sure
2. certainly; surely; undoubtedly
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adult
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take out; to get out
2. to put out; to reveal; to show
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noun
father  (see also: ; とと and ちゃん are used by children; humble)
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noun
mother  (see also: ; かか was used by children; humble)
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noun
1. moon
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
2. month
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noun
younger sister  (humble)
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1. cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; freezing  (opposite: 熱い)
2. coldhearted; unfeeling
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noun
1. younger brother; little brother; kid brother  (humble)
2. pupil; apprentice  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading てい)
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noun
1. hand; arm  (see also: お手:おて; occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2. forepaw; foreleg  (see also: お手:おて; colloquialism)
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Most common form: 10日
noun
1. the tenth day of the month
2. ten days
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noun
1. mouth
2. opening; hole; gap; orifice
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
summer
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numeric
seven
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sometimes; at times
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1. what
prefix
2. how many  (see also: 何か月; followed by a counter; this meaning is restricted to reading なん)
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noun
1. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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noun
1. one person  (esp. 一人)
2. alone; unmarried; solitary  (esp. 独り; this meaning is restricted to reading ひとり)
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noun
1. first day of the month  (usu. 一日 or 1日)
2. first ten days of the lunar month  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading ついたち)
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noun
1. the ninth day of the month
2. nine days
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noun
1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
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1. other (place, thing, person); the rest
2. outside; beyond  (esp. 外; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ぼく
1. I; me  (male term or language)
2. you  (used addressing young children)
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1. wanted; wished for; in need of; desired  (see also: 欲しがる)
auxiliary adjective
2. I want (you) to  (after the -te form of a verb; often written with kana only)
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numeric
1. 10,000; ten thousand  (萬 is sometimes used in legal documents)
2. myriad
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be seen; to be in sight
2. to look; to seem; to appear
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Most common form:
noun
1. road; street; way; path; course; route; lane
2. distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways")
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numeric
five
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noun
1. eye; eyeball
2. eyesight; sight; vision  (see also: 目が見える)
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numeric
eight
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Most common form: やめる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit  (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to form 止める, 已める)
2. to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. fourth day of the month
2. four days
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
evening; night
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
next year
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numeric
six  (陸 is used in legal documents)
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1. bad; poor; inferior
2. evil; sinful
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noun
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
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noun
your husband; her husband  (see also: 主人; honorific)
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really; truly
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1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
2. I; me
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noun
1. good; advantage; benefit; welfare  (see also: 為に; often written with kana only)
2. sake; purpose; objective; aim  (often written with kana only)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be found; to be discovered
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be absent; to take a day off
2. to rest; to have a break
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slowly; at ease; restful  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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numeric
six
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noun
1. flower; blossom; bloom; petal
2. cherry blossom
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing
2. to operate; to run; to go; to work
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Most common form: せん
noun, noun (suffix)
1. line; stripe; stria
2. line (e.g. telephone line); wire
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Most common form: なのか
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. the seventh day of the month
2. seven days
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
with the exception of; excepting
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. man; male  (see also: )
noun
2. fellow; guy; chap; bloke
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pronoun
1. he; him
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. female; woman; female sex  (see also: ; can be blunt when used alone)
noun
2. female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman
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Most common form:
noun
1. wife  (this meaning is restricted to form 妻)
2. my dear; dear; honey  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to form 妻, 夫)
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numeric
100; hundred  (陌 and 佰 are used in legal documents)
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Most common form: へん
noun
1. area; vicinity; region
2. side; edge  (mathematics)
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noun
store; shop; establishment; restaurant  (orig. an abbr. of 店棚, 見世棚)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be shut; to close; to be closed  (esp. 閉まる)
2. to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit
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