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Japanese vocabulary in the iKnow! Core 6000 list

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iKnow! Japanese Core 6000 Vocab 401-500

This collection contains 98 words.
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も ん だ い 0
noun
1. question (e.g. on a test); problem
2. problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
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ひ つ よ う 0
1. necessary; needed; essential; indispensable  (必用 can imply has to be used rather than is just needed)
noun
2. necessity; need; requirement
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も つ 1
Most common form: 持つ
1. to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
2. to possess; to have; to own
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あ く 0
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to open (e.g. doors)  (esp. 開く)
2. to open (e.g. business, etc.)  (esp. 開く)
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さ く ね ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
last year
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な お る 2
'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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noun
1. dollar  (see also: ドルラル; orig. an abbr. of ドルラル, also written as 弗; originally from Dutch)
2. coin; money
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シ ス テ ム 1
system
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い じ ょ う 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. not less than; ... and more; ... and upwards  (see also: 余)
2. beyond ... (e.g. one's means); further (e.g. nothing further to say); more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that)
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さ い き ん 0
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
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せ か い 1
noun
1. the world; society; the universe
2. sphere; circle; world
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コ ン ピ ュ ー タ ー 3
Most common form: コンピュータ
noun
computer
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い み 1
meaning; significance
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ふ え る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to increase; to multiply
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え ら ぶ 2
'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
to choose; to select
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せ い か つ 0
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
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す す め る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to advance; to promote; to hasten
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つ づ け る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb, auxiliary verb
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
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ほ と ん ど 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost  (often written with kana only)
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か い し ゃ 0
noun
1. company; corporation
2. workplace
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い え 2
noun
1. house; residence; dwelling
2. family; household
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お お く 1
many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly
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は な し 3
Most common form: 話し
noun
1. talk; speech; chat; story; conversation
2. discussions; negotiation; argument
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あ が る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised  (opposite: 下がる)
2. to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in
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あ つ め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to collect; to assemble; to gather
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こ え 1
noun
voice
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は じ め て 2
1. for the first time  (see also: 始める)
2. only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...  (after the -te form of a verb)
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か わ る 0
Most common form: 変る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
2. to move to
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ま ず 1
Most common form: まず
1. first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now  (often written with kana only)
2. hardly (with neg. verb)
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し ゃ か い 1
noun
1. society; public; community; the world
2. social studies  (see also: 社会科; abbreviation)
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プ ロ グ ラ ム 3
program; programme  (computer terminology)
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ち か ら 3
noun
1. force; strength; might; vigour (vigor); energy
2. capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
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こ ん か い 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
now; this time; lately
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よ て い 0
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation; estimate
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ま ま 2
particle
1. as it is; as one likes; because; as  (often written with kana only)
2. condition; state  (often written with kana only)
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テ レ ビ 1
noun
1. television; TV  (see also: テレビジョン; abbreviation)
2. TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast  (abbreviation)
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へ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
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き え る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to go out; to vanish; to disappear
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か ぞ く 1
family; members of a family
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く ら べ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to compare; to make a comparison  (see also: 見比べる)
2. to compete; to vie  (see also: 力比べ)
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う ま れ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be born
2. to be produced
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た だ 1
1. ordinary; common; usual  (often written with kana only)
2. free of charge  (only 只; often written with kana only)
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こ れ ら 2
these  (often written with kana only)
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し ら べ る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to examine; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search
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じ こ 1
noun
1. accident; incident; trouble
2. circumstances; reasons
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で ん わ 0
1. telephone call; phone call
2. telephone (device); phone  (see also: 電話機; abbreviation)
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が い こ く 0
foreign country
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ぎ ん こ う 0
bank
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じ ゅ う ぶ ん 3
1. plenty; enough; sufficient; satisfactory; adequate
2. division into ten  (this meaning is restricted to form 十分)
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あ ま り 3 あ ま り 0 あ ま り 1
'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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し ゃ し ん 0
noun
1. photograph; photo; picture; snapshot; snap
2. movie  (see also: 活動写真)
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く り か え す 3
Most common form: 繰返す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
to repeat; to do something over again
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し ゅ る い 1
noun
1. variety; kind; type; category
2. counter for different sorts of things
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い け ん 1
opinion; view; comment
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し ん ぶ ん 0
newspaper
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ぶ ん し ょ う 1
noun
1. sentence; article; composition  (linguistics terminology)
2. (writing) style
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め だ つ 2
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be conspicuous; to stand out
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あ い て 3
noun
1. companion; partner; company
2. other party; addressee
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び ょ う い ん 0
hospital
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あ つ い 2
1. thick; deep; heavy  (this meaning is restricted to form 厚い)
2. kind; cordial; hospitable; warm; faithful
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い そ が し い 4
busy; hectic; occupied; engaged
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う す い 0 う す い 2
1. thin
2. pale; light
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か わ 2
Most common form: かわ
noun
1. river; stream  (this meaning is restricted to reading かわ)
suffix
2. the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)  (usually read がわ)
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く ら い 3
Most common form: くらい
1. dark; gloomy
2. dark (in colour); dull
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ク ラ ス 1
noun
class
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く ろ い 2
1. black
2. dark
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バ ス 1
noun
1. bus
2. bath
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あ お い 2
1. blue; green
2. pale  (this meaning is restricted to form 青い, 蒼い)
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か い も の 0
shopping; purchased goods
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く す り 0
noun
1. medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs
2. efficacious chemical (i.e. gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)
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さ と う 2
noun
sugar
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や す み 3
noun
1. rest; recess; respite
2. vacation; holiday; absence; suspension
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ゆ う び ん き ょ く 3
noun
post office
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じ ゅ う し ょ 1
noun
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
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こ ち ら 3
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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さ い ふ 0
noun
purse; handbag; wallet
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パ ス ポ ー ト 3
noun
passport
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い す 0
noun
1. chair; stool
2. post; office; position
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か わ い い 3
Most common form: かわいい
1. cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty  (often written with kana only)
2. dear; precious; darling; pet  (often written with kana only)
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お じ い さ ん 2
Most common form: 御爺さん
noun
1. grandfather  (see also: 祖父さん; usu. お祖父さん; often written with kana only)
2. male senior-citizen  (usu. お爺さん; often written with kana only)
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き っ て 0
noun
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
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す ず し い 3
1. cool; refreshing
2. clear (e.g. eyes); bright
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い く つ 1
1. how many?  (often written with kana only)
2. how old?
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メ ニ ュ ー 1
noun
1. menu  (originally from French)
2. schedule; program; programme  (this meaning is restricted to reading メニュー)
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で ん き 1
noun
1. electricity
2. (electric) light
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か つ 1
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to win; to gain victory
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ま け る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to lose; to be defeated
2. to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield  (this meaning is restricted to form 負ける)
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た て る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to build; to construct
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に っ き 0
noun
diary; journal
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う り き れ 0
Most common form: 売切れ
sold-out
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お ま わ り さ ん 2
Most common form: おまわりさん
noun
police officer  (see also: 巡査; familiar language; often written with kana only)
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め ざ ま し と け い 5
noun
alarm clock
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レ シ ー ト 2
noun
receipt; docket (e.g. cash register)
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テ ィ ッ シ ュ 1
noun
(facial) tissues
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は ブ ラ シ 2
noun
toothbrush
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お り る 2
Most common form: 降りる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down  (esp. 下りる)
2. to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount  (esp. 降りる)
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あ ら う 0 あ ら う 3
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to wash
2. to investigate
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パ ー ト 1
noun
1. part
2. part-timer  (see also: パートタイマー; abbreviation)
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