Japanese vocabulary in the iKnow! Core 6000 list

iKnow! Japanese Core 6000 Vocab 4401-4500

This collection contains 100 words.
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Most common form: 測る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to measure; to weigh; to survey; to time (sound, gauge, estimate)
2. to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
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unclean; dirty; filthy; impure
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noun
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
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Most common form: 待ちあわせる
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
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noun
new moon; crescent moon
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even number  (see also: 奇数)
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1. clever; intelligent; wise; bright; sharp; sensible; smart; shrewd
2. well-behaved (of kids, animals, etc); obedient; good  (see also: お利口; usu. as お利口)
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noun
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)  (see also: 布団)
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disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
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noun
horizon (related to sea or lakes)  (see also: 地平線)
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direct communication
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contagion; infection
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all; entirely; completely; without exception
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Most common form: 払戻す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to repay; to pay back
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Most common form: 引っかかる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be caught in; to be stuck in
2. to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to be delayed; to take time
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noun
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
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before long; even now
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Most common form: 機械
noun
1. machine; mechanism
2. instrument; appliance; apparatus  (often 器械)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to roll
2. to turn over; to tip over; to throw down
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rough copy; draft; draught
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reconciliation; make peace with
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to boil; to cook; to be cooked
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1. hateful; abominable; poor-looking; detestable
2. amazing; fantastic; admirable; lovely; wonderful  (often with irony)
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noun
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get tired; to be exhausted  (often written with kana only)
2. to wear out; to be battered from long use  (often written with kana only)
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noun
social science
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noun
writing paper; stationery
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noun
steam; vapour; vapor
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Most common form: 混ざる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
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noun
itinerary; route
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Most common form: カッコ
parentheses; brackets  (often written with kana only)
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noun
wastepaper; paper scraps; paper waste
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urgent; pressing
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wash up (one's face); have a wash
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noun
1. washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands
2. restroom; lavatory; toilet  (see also: お手洗い)
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noun
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
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noun
finish; completion; ready; made for; cut out
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noun
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
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(short) rest; breather; break
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Most common form: 湯のみ
noun
teacup  (see also: 湯呑み茶碗; abbreviation)
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Most common form: 現われ
noun
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
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Most common form: 容物
noun
1. container; case; receptacle
2. (euph. for) coffin; casket  (see also: )
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lecture cancellation; cancelling (lecture, class, etc.)
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Most common form: さす
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
to shine  (see also: 差す)
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Most common form: 釣合う
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium
2. to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
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Most common form: 所所
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
here and there; some parts (of something); several places
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noun
1. home town; birthplace; native place; one's old home  (often written with kana only)
2. ruins; historic remains  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading ふるさと)
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1. lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. soft; fluffy; spongy  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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Most common form: 廻り路
detour; diversion
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be due to; to be caused by  (esp. 依る, 拠る; often written with kana only)
2. to depend on; to turn on  (esp. 依る; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 御目にかかる
expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. to meet (someone of higher status)  (see also: 会う, 目にかかる; humble)
2. to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); to be visible; to be seen; to be noticed  (archaic)
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Most common form: かぶせる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 交代
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.); taking turns
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noun
the Japanese syllabary
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Most common form: さいじつ
national holiday; festival day
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Most common form: 言付ける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to send word; to send a message
2. to make an excuse; to make a pretext of
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Most common form: 錆びる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to rust; to become rusty
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noun
1. wrinkle; crease  (often written with kana only)
2. ripple  (often written with kana only)
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noun
company director; top management; high executive; (person with) heavy responsibilities
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stumble; to trip  (often written with kana only)
2. to fail  (often written with kana only)
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noun
bundle; package; parcel; bale
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Most common form: タンス
noun
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 臭う
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be fragrant; to smell (good)  (usu. 匂う)
2. to stink; to smell (bad)  (usu. 臭う)
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Most common form: 引止める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to detain; to check; to restrain
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be closed; to be blocked; to be healed (e.g. wound); to be shut up  (see also: 塞ぐ; often written with kana only)
2. to be clogged; to be plugged up  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ふりがな
noun
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation  (see also: ルビー; often written with kana only)
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noun
1. navel; belly button  (often written with kana only)
2. protrusion or depression in the middle of an object  (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading へそ, ヘソ)
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Most common form: ほどく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to unfasten; to untie; to unwrap (e.g. parcel)  (often written with kana only)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to send; to forward  (often written with kana only)
2. to hand over (e.g. money)  (often written with kana only)
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avarice; covetousness; greed
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to apologize; to apologise
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1. indiscriminately; blindly; at random; recklessly; thoughtlessly; excessively; profusely  (often written with kana only)
2. indiscriminate; random; excessive  (often written with kana only)
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noun
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
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noun
demonstration; protest  (see also: デモンストレーション; abbreviation)
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in general; generally  (see also: 一般)
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simultaneously; all at once
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typical; prototypical; representative; stereotypical; model; ideal; archetypal; quintessential
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noun
housing district; residential district
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noun
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
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noun
sigh
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noun
calculator (electronic)  (see also: 電子式卓上計算機, 電子卓上計算機; abbreviation)
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Most common form: 銘々
noun
each; individual  (often written with kana only)
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noun
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character)
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noun
valuables; treasures
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noun
firmness; hardness; stiffness; honesty
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noun
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point  (opposite: 強み)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
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noun
new school term
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be torn off; to be torn to pieces  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 打合わせる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to knock together
2. to arrange (e.g. a meeting)
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odd number  (see also: 偶数)
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Most common form: 御坊さん
noun
1. Buddhist priest; monk  (see also: 坊さん; familiar language; honorific)
2. son (of others)  (see also: お坊っちゃん; familiar language; honorific)
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noun
botanical garden
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Most common form: 割引き
noun, suffix, 'no' adjective
discount; reduction; rebate; (after a number) tenths discounted; tenths reduced
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noun
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
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Most common form: ホコリ
noun
1. dust  (often written with kana only)
2. one ten-billionth
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basis; foundation
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to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to support; to sustain; to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable
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guide; tour guide; conductor; guiding; leading
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