Japanese vocabulary in the iKnow! Core 6000 list
iKnow! Japanese Core 6000 Vocab 4001-4100
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to float2. to express; to look (sad, glad)
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noun
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school; swarm; cluster (e.g. of stars); clump; pack (e.g. of dogs)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. lump; mass; bundle; clump; clod; cluster2. group; crowd
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noun
1. flute; fife; pipe; recorder; flageolet; shakuhachi; clarinet2. whistle
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multistory; multistoried; high-rise; high; tall
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noun
competition; contest (originally from French 'concours')(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. farm (livestock); ranch (US); station (Aus, NZ)2. pasture land; meadow; grazing land
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1. regrettable; disappointing
2. precious; dear; valuable
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Most common form: 探す
2. to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime) (esp. 捜す)
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Most common form: つける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment)2. to furnish (a house with)
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2. ordinary; usual; common
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noun, 'no' adjective
1. internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures (see also: 外科)2. department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
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noun, 'suru' verb
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness(click the word for useful expressions, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun, 'suru' verb
rude; violent; rough; lawless; unreasonable; reckless(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
companion; company(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. autumn colours; fall colors; leaves changing color (colour)2. leaves turning red; red leaves (this meaning is restricted to reading こうよう; this meaning is restricted to form 紅葉)
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noun
aim; mark; estimate; guess; approximation; direction(click the word for useful expressions, examples and links)
noun
1. wife (esp. one's own wife)2. court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace (this meaning is restricted to reading にょうぼう, にゅうぼう)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 登る
'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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Most common form: 表す
2. to reveal; to show; to display (esp. 現す, 現わす)
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Most common form: さわやか
2. clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: たより
noun, noun (suffix), 'suru' verb
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter (pron. だより as a suffix)(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die2. to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
first 10 days of month(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: しめる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be wet; to become wet; to be damp; to be moist2. to be in low spirits; to feel depressed (often as 湿って or 湿った; this meaning is restricted to reading しめる)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
some time ago; not long ago; just now(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. footprints2. record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites) (computer terminology)
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters (see also: お見舞い, 見舞い客)(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
litre; liter (also written as 立; originally from French)(click the word for examples and links)
1. ugly; unattractive
2. unsightly; unseemly (see also: 醜い争い)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. each time; always; often2. thank you for your continued patronage (see also: 毎度有り難うございます; abbreviation)
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2. eating; drinking; having (humble)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be crushed; to be smashed; to be broken; to collapse2. to become useless; to cease functioning; to be wasted (e.g. time)
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noun, 'no' adjective
1. sample; specimen; pattern2. model; example
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to eliminate; to elide2. to curtail; to save; to cut down; to economize; to economise
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'na' adjective, noun, 'no' adjective
1. vertical2. perpendicular
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous(click the word for examples and links)
noun, noun (suffix)
ridge; (mountain) pass; difficult part(click the word for examples and links)
noun
yacht (usually only used for a sailing boat with one mast)(click the word for examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
strict; rigour; rigor; severe; firm; strong; secure(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
alighting (from train, bus, etc.); getting off(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. famous place2. name of a part (of an instrument, etc.) (this meaning is restricted to reading などころ)
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noun
father and mother; parents(click the word to view an additional 5 readings, examples and links)
interjection (kandoushi), noun
1. crying "banzai" (or raising one's hands in the banzai gesture)2. something worthy of celebration
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
self-study; teaching oneself(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun
subtraction (mathematics)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
2. choke (this meaning is restricted to reading チョーク)
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. knock; knocking2. fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice (baseball term)
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