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Japanese vocabulary in the iKnow! Core 6000 list

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iKnow! Japanese Core 6000 Vocab 5701-5800

This collection contains 99 words.
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つ ゆ あ け 0
the end of the rainy season
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に ゅ う せ ん 0
chosen (in a competition)
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せ ば め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
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は な し こ と ば 4
spoken language; colloquial expression  (see also: 書き言葉; linguistics terminology)
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か ん よ う く 3
noun
idiomatic usage; common usage
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ざ ん し ょ 1
noun
late summer heat; lingering summer heat  (see also: 立秋; refers to heat following 立秋, approx. Aug. 8)
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と な り あ う 4
Most common form: 隣合う
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
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お と し だ ま 0
noun
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)  (see also: 年玉)
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く ん よ み 0
kun-yomi (Japanese reading of character)
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と ち ょ う 1
noun
Tokyo Government Office
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ご ろ ご ろ 1
Most common form: ゴロゴロ
1. thundering; purring; grumbling (e.g. stomach)  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. something large and heavy starting to roll  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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の み み ず 2
Most common form: 飲水
noun
drinking water; potable water
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り ょ う じ か ん 3
noun
consulate
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じ む い ん 2
noun
clerk; office worker; office staff
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は な む こ 3
noun
bridegroom  (opposite: 花嫁)
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ぼ ん お ど り 3
noun
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
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こ う き あ つ 3
noun
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; anticyclone  (see also: 低気圧)
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し ょ う か き 3
noun
fire extinguisher
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む し ょ く 1
colourless; colorless; achromatic
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わ り び く 3
Most common form: 割引く
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to discount
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お ん よ み 0
on (Chinese) reading of kanji
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き ょ う つ う ご 0
noun
1. common term  (see also: 標準語)
2. common language; lingua franca; standard language
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く さ き 2
noun
plants; vegetation
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こ が ら し 2
Most common form: 木枯
noun
cold wintry wind
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し ま る 2
Most common form: 閉まる
'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  (this meaning is restricted to form 締まる)
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し ゅ う き ゅ う 0
noun
weekly holiday
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は げ る 2
Most common form: 剝げる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to come off; to be worn off  (often written with kana only)
2. to fade; to discolor; to discolour  (often written with kana only)
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み く ら べ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to compare with the eye
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よ う こ う 0
noun
important points; main points
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よ う し き 0
noun
Western style; foreign style
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あ や し む 3
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to suspect
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さ ん こ う し ょ 0
noun
reference book
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で ま え 0
Most common form: でまえ
catering; meal delivery service
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は か ま い り 0
visit to a grave
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ふ し あ わ せ 3 ふ し あ わ せ 2
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
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ほ こ う し ゃ て ん ご く 5
noun
pedestrian mall; car-free mall; pedestrian paradise
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ま に あ わ せ る 5
1. to make do; to manage (with something); to make shift
2. to (make) get done on time  (see also: 間に合う)
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れ い だ い 0
noun
example; exercise (for the reader)
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い ち ょ う 0
stomach; gastrointestine
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こ う ら く 0
noun
outing; picnic; excursion; pleasure trip
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す い り ょ く 1
hydraulic power; water power
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に せ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
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ふ と く い 2
one's weak point
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や わ ら ぐ 3
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to soften; to calm down; to be mitigated
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イ ン ト ネ ー シ ョ ン 4
noun
intonation
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か ん し ょ う 0
admiration; enjoyment
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し め っ ぽ い 4
1. damp; humid; wet
2. gloomy; melancholy
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た て こ む 0
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be crowded  (see also: 建て込む)
2. to be busy
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ふ け い 2 ふ け い 1
noun
guardians; parents and older brothers
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ま ち か ど 0
noun
street corner
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わ り に 0
1. comparatively; relatively; pretty; rather  (see also: 割と)
2. unexpectedly; unusually
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あ ぐ ら 0
noun
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)  (often written with kana only)
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か き こ と ば 3
noun
written word; written language  (see also: 話し言葉; linguistics terminology)
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ガ ラ ス ど 3
noun
glass door
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き せ い 0
ready-made; off the shelf
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き ぜ つ 0
1. faint; swoon; loss of consciousness
2. keep quiet
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さ い ま つ 0
noun
year end
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ス モ ッ グ 2
smog
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ぜ ん そ く り ょ く 4 ぜ ん そ く り ょ く 3
noun
full speed
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Most common form: タコ
noun
octopus  (often written with kana only)
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ち か ど う 2
noun
subterranean tunnel
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ね ん し 1
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
New Year's call; beginning of the year; New Year's greetings
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の ろ い 2
Most common form: 鈍い
1. dull (e.g. a knife); blunt
2. thickheaded; obtuse; stupid  (のろい is usu. in kana)
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ぴ ょ ん ぴ ょ ん 1
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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び ん ぼ う に ん 0
noun
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
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つ き み 3
noun
viewing the moon
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と う も ろ こ し 3
noun
corn (Zea mays); maize  (often written with kana only)
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ひ き の ば す 4
Most common form: 引伸ばす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to stretch larger
2. to enlarge (photos)
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ひ ら ひ ら 1
Most common form: ヒラヒラ
1. flutter  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. flickering (light, flame, etc.)  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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ま ち は ず れ 3
Most common form: 街外れ
outskirts (of a town)
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も の し り 3 も の し り 4 も の し り 0
noun
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
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あ と が き 0
noun
afterword; postscript
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う す ぎ 0
lightly dressed  (see also: 厚着)
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し ょ ち ゅ う み ま い 4
noun
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season  (see also: 暑中お見舞い; yojijukugo)
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た て が き 0
Most common form: 縦書
noun
vertical writing
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は や ね 2 は や ね 3 は や ね 0
go to bed early
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ふ た し か 2
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
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や き そ ば 0
noun
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with with vegetables and meat  (food term)
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わ し き 0
noun
Japanese style
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が く わ り 0
Most common form: 学割り
student discount  (see also: 学生割引; abbreviation)
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あ つ ぎ 0
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly  (see also: 薄着)
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あ め ふ り 2
noun
rainfall; rainy weather
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か き と り 0
noun
1. writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana
2. transcription (of spoken material)
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か ち か ち 0 か ち か ち 1
Most common form: カチカチ
1. ticktock  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; clicking; clacking; clattering  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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だ ん せ い て き 0
manly
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つ き は じ め 3
adverb, noun
beginning of month
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ど う せ い 0
same surname  (opposite: 異姓)
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な が ば な し 3
long talk
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は だ い ろ 0
flesh-coloured; flesh-colored; skin-coloured; skin-colored
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ふ ち ょ う 2
noun
prefectural office
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ふ り つ 1
managed by an urban prefecture
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ま し か く 2 ま し か く 3
square
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こ う り て ん 3
Most common form: 小売り店
noun
retail store; retail shop
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あ く じ ょ 1
Most common form: あくじょ
noun
wicked or ugly woman
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あ ら す 0
Most common form: 荒す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to lay waste; to devastate; to damage
2. to invade; to break into
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よ う し つ 0
noun
Western-style room
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り ょ か く き 3
noun
passenger plane
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じ こ く 1
Most common form: じこく
one's own country  (see also: 他国)
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か へ い 1
money; currency; coinage
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