Japanese vocabulary in the iKnow! Core 6000 list
iKnow! Japanese Core 6000 Vocab 802-900
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to recall; to remember; to recollect(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be heard; to be audible2. to be said to be; to be reputed
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to borrow; to have a loan2. to rent; to hire
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to return (something); to restore; to put back (see also: 帰す; esp. 返す)2. to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to receive; to get; to accept2. to take; to interpret; to understand
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard2. to abandon; to desert; to leave
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2. at the same time
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. playing2. play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect) (often written with kana only)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to change; to swap; to substitute; to transfer2. to change the object of one's interest or focus
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noun
1. thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept2. idea; notion; imagination
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; running; run2. driving
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2. to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount (esp. 降りる)
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noun
1. gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas) (often written with kana only; originally from Dutch, eng)2. gasoline; gas; petrol (often written with kana only)
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between2. to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent
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noun
office worker; company employee; company man (originally from 'salary man')(click the word to view an additional 5 forms, examples and links)
noun, noun (suffix)
song; tune; composition; piece of music(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack2. to be injured
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1. right; correct
2. proper; righteous; just; honest; truthful; lawful
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1. painful; difficult; agonizing
2. needy; tight (budget); straitened (circumstances) (see also: 苦しい懐)
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1. small
2. fine; minute
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1. quiet; silent
2. slow; unhurried
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noun
1. course (route, trail, course of study, course of action, plan, option)2. full course meal (multiple dishes served in sequence); prix fixe meal
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to request; to beg; to ask2. to call; to order; to reserve
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; to be embarrassed; to be stumped(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. intention; plan (often written with kana only)2. conviction; belief (often written with kana only)
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2. a while; quite a time (often written with kana only)
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
introduction; presentation; referral; listing(click the word for examples and links)
noun
primary school; elementary school; grade school(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. seat2. location (of a gathering, etc.); place
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noun
1. classroom2. department; laboratory
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noun, 'suru' verb
examination; test; study; trial; experiment(click the word for examples and links)
noun
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character (mathematics)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. wall; partition2. barrier; obstacle
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to raise; to rear; to bring up2. to train; to teach; to educate
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to fall; to collapse; to drop; to fall senseless (see also: 崩れる, 倒す; this meaning is restricted to form 倒れる)2. to be forced to bed (by illness, etc.)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind2. to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape
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2. to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent (esp. 代わる, 代る)
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'na' adjective, noun
1. sure; certain; positive; definite2. reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise (also written as 起てる)2. to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
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noun
junior high school student; middle school pupil(click the word for examples and links)
2. to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
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Most common form: つく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to arrive at; to reach2. to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table) (see also: 席に着く)
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Most common form: 極る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be decided; to be settled2. to look good in (clothes)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to decorate; to ornament; to adorn(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration)2. to lower; to reduce; to bring down
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to give (as a gift); to present2. to confer; to bestow; to award
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: うつ
'tsu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound (also written as 拍つ, 搏つ, 撲つ, 擣つ)2. to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
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noun, 'suru' verb
consultation; discussion(click the word for useful expressions, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
entranceway; entry hall; vestibule; foyer; entryway; mud room(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son(click the word for examples and links)
noun, noun (suffix)
1. task; business2. use; duty; service
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noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), noun
1. period; epoch; era; age2. the times; those days
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noun, 'suru' verb
place; situation; position; location(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. island2. territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf (often written with kana only)
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. breakdown; failure; fault; accident; out of order2. damage; hurt
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