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Japanese vocabulary in the iKnow! Core 6000 list

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iKnow! Japanese Core 6000 Vocab 5501-5600

This collection contains 100 words.
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よ っ き ゅ う 0
desire
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け い む し ょ 3 け い む し ょ 0 け い む し ょ 4
noun
prison; penitentiary
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き ら く 0
1. carefree; comfortable; at ease
2. easygoing; happy-go-lucky
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に ゅ う し 0 に ゅ う し 1
entrance examination  (see also: 入学試験; abbreviation)
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か い じ ょ う 0
(by, at, on) sea; maritime; marine
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エ イ ズ 1
Most common form: ＡＩＤＳ
noun
acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS  (often written with kana only)
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ゆ う が い 0
harmful; hazardous  (opposite: 無害)
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な み 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. average; medium; common; ordinary  (see also: 中, 普通)
2. line; row of (e.g. houses)
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け い れ つ 0
noun
1. series; sequence; system; order of succession
2. keiretsu (conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings)
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ほ ん ね ん 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
this (current) year
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げ っ か ん 0
monthly publication; monthly issue
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ち ゅ う じ つ 0
faithfulness; devotion; loyalty; honesty; truth; fidelity
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り く じ ょ う 0
1. land; ground; shore
noun
2. track-and-field events  (see also: 陸上競技; abbreviation)
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い ち い ん 0 い ち い ん 2
noun
person; member
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む か ん け い 2
unrelated
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た ん に ん 0
1. in charge (of something)
2. class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher  (see also: 担任教師; abbreviation)
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か い て ん 0
opening (of a shop)
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せ ん じ ょ う 0
noun
battlefield; battleground
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か め 1
Most common form: カメ
noun
tortoise; turtle
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こ っ き 0
noun
national flag
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き か す 0
Most common form: きかす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to inform about; to read to; to sing for  (see also: 聞かせる)
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か ん せ つ 0
joints (knee joint, elbow joint, etc.)
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ぜ ん き 1
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period  (opposite: 後期)
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さ い し ょ う 0
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal  (opposite: 最大)
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き り ょ く 0
noun
willpower; energy; vitality
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ラ グ ビ ー 1
noun
rugby
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き ゅ う ぞ う 0
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
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い い か え る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
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け ん り つ 0
prefectural (institution)
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ば っ き ん 0
noun
fine; penalty
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た な ば た 0
noun
Festival of the Weaver (July 7th); Star Festival (one of the five annual festivals)  (see also: 五節句)
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は ん ど う た い 0
semiconductor; solid-state
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ま ぢ か 1
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
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か た よ る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be one-sided; to incline; to be partial; to be prejudiced; to lean; to be biased; to be biassed
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が く ち ょ う 0
noun
university president
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さ い せ ん た ん 3
1. cutting-edge; leading edge; forefront
2. ultra-fine
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あ り が た い 4
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude  (often written with kana only)
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チ キ ン 2 チ キ ン 1
1. chicken
2. person who scares easily; person who lacks courage
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あ く し つ 0
bad quality; malignancy; vicious; malignant
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ジ ャ ー ナ リ ズ ム 4
noun
journalism
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や ぶ れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
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わ り あ て る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to apportion
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ほ ん て ん 0 ほ ん て ん 1
noun
1. head office; flagship store; main store  (see also: 支店)
2. this store
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し り つ 0
municipal; city  (see also: 私立; いちりつ spoken to avoid confusion with 私立)
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か い ひ 0
noun
membership fee
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り ょ う め ん 0 り ょ う め ん 3
both sides; two sides; double-sided
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こ く が い 2
noun
outside the country
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の り だ す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to set out; to set sail
2. to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something)
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イ ス ラ ム き ょ う 0
Islam
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う ち あ げ る 4
Most common form: 打上げる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to launch; to shoot up
2. (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore)
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ほ う が く ぶ 4
Most common form: ほうがくぶ
noun
law department; law school
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う ん ど う か い 3
noun
athletic meet; sports day
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せ い じ か 0
noun
politician; statesman
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よ く あ さ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
next morning
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ふ か ん ぜ ん 2
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
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ち か 1 ち か 2
noun
the price of land
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り け い 0
science  (see also: 文系)
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う た ご え 0
noun
singing voice; (sound of) singing
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か い す い 0
noun
ocean water
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ふ ゆ か い 2
discomfort; unpleasantness; disagreeableness; unhappiness
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そ う す う 3
noun
total (number); count
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す い ち ゅ う 0
underwater
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き せ い 0
homecoming; returning home
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ね ん ぱ い 0
elderly; age; years
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い っ し ゅ う 3
once around; a revolution; a lap; a turn; a round; one full year
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か ぶ き 0
noun
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
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あ く よ う 0
abuse; misuse; perversion
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い も 2
Most common form: いも
noun
1. tuber; taro; potato
2. yokel; bumpkin  (derogatory)
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あ け る 0
Most common form: 開ける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock
2. to open (for business, etc.)
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ア ル フ ァ ベ ッ ト 4
alphabet
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き く 2 き く 0
Most common form: きく
noun
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
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へ い め ん 0 へ い め ん 3
noun
level surface; plane
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す い こ む 3
Most common form: 吸込む
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to imbibe
2. to absorb; to soak up
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せ ん ち ょ う 1
noun
1. ship's captain; skipper
2. length of a ship  (this meaning is restricted to reading せんちょう)
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ぼ う ら く 0
slump; crash; heavy fall; decline
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こ う が く ぶ 3
Most common form: こうがくぶ
noun
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science
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ほ く と う 0
northeast
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こ う お ん 0
noun
high temperature
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じ き ゅ う 0
noun
hourly pay; hourly wage
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は ば つ 0
clique; faction
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し ょ う り ょ う 3
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. small dose; small quantity
2. narrowmindedness  (esp. 小量)
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ふ ひ つ よ う 3 ふ ひ つ よ う 2
unnecessary; undesired
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か り ょ く 0 か り ょ く 1
noun
1. heating power; steam power
2. firepower  (military)
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ひ じ ょ う し き 2
noun
1. lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
2. thoughtless; senseless; unreasonable; absurd; preposterous; aberrant
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し ゅ っ こ く 0
departure from a country
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だ ん ら く 0
noun
1. paragraph
2. end; stopping place; conclusion
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し ゅ も く 0 し ゅ も く 1
noun
event; item of business
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せ ん し 0
Most common form: せんし
death in action; killed in action; KIA
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な ん せ い 0
southwest
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は く し 0
noun
1. white paper; flyleaf
2. blank paper
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は つ ね つ 0
1. generation of heat
2. (attack of) fever
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ふ び ょ う ど う 2
inequality; unequal (treaties); unfair
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が く ひ 0
noun
tuition; school expenses
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よ み か き 2
noun
reading and writing
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ぶ ん け い 0
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts  (see also: 理系)
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し ん ど 1
noun
seismic intensity  (see also: 震度階級)
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う た が わ し い 5 う た が わ し い 0
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
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よ ぞ ら 1
noun
night sky
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す な は ま 0
noun
sandy beach
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た す う 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. great number
2. countless; majority
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