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Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

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Routlege 5000 Vocab 1401-1500

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つ ぐ 0
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)
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ほ っ か い ど う 3
noun
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
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こ う せ い 0
organization; organisation; configuration; composition
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は ん の う 0
reaction; response
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ナ イ フ 1
noun
knife
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し ん じ ゅ く 0
proper noun
Shinjuku (district in Shinjuku ward in Tokyo)  (see also: 新宿区)
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か つ よ う 0
1. practical use; application
2. conjugation; declension; inflection  (linguistics terminology)
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し ょ う じ き 2
1. honesty; integrity; frankness
2. honestly; frankly
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く ろ 2
noun
1. black  (see also: 白)
2. black go stone
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ス ー パ ー 1
Most common form: スーパ
noun
1. super
2. supermarket  (abbreviation)
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プ ロ 1
professional
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わ た す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse
2. to lay across; to build across
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か か げ る 0 か か げ る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to publish; to print; to carry (an article)
2. to put up; to hang out; to hoist; to fly (a sail); to float (a flag, kite, etc.)
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き ょ う と 1
noun
Kyoto
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し ゅ う し ょ く 0
finding employment; getting a job
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り っ ぱ 0 り っ ぱ 3
1. splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
2. praiseworthy; creditable; worthy
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ぶ た い 1
noun
1. stage (theatre, theater)
2. scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
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げ ん ち 1
actual place; local; on-site  (see also: 現場)
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す う じ 0
noun
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character  (mathematics)
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て い し ゅ つ 0
1. to present; to submit (e.g. a report or a thesis); to hand in; to file; to turn in
noun
2. presentation; submission; filing
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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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と う き ょ う と 3
noun
Tokyo Metropolis; Tokyo metropolitan area
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ひ く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to play (piano, guitar)
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じ た く 0
noun
one's home; one's house
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は ら 2
Most common form: はら
noun
1. abdomen; belly; stomach
2. womb  (see also: 胎)
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よ ろ こ び 0 よ ろ こ び 3 よ ろ こ び 4
noun
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations
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し ょ う が な い 4
Most common form: 仕様がない
expression, 'i' adjective
it can't be helped; it is inevitable; nothing can be done; there's no point (in doing something); there's no reason (to do something)  (often written with kana only)
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し よ う が な い 4
Most common form: 仕様がない
(same as above)
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ふ ろ 2 ふ ろ 1
noun
1. bath; bathtub  (see also: お風呂)
2. bathroom; bathhouse
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か お り 0
noun
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
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ス キ ー 2
noun
1. skiing
2. ski; skis
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か ま う 2
1. to mind; to care about; to be concerned about  (see also: 構わない)
2. to care for; to look after  (often written with kana only)
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う け い れ る 0 う け い れ る 4
Most common form: 受けいれる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to accept; to receive; to agree
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お か し 2
noun
confections; sweets; candy
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む り ょ う 0 む り ょ う 1
free; no charge  (opposite: 有料)
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つ き あ い 3 つ き あ い 0
noun
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
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わ た し ど も 5
Most common form: 私ども
noun
1. we; us  (humble)
2. I; me; my store (business, etc.)
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ひ が い 1
noun
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
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い す 0
noun
1. chair; stool
2. post; office; position
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な お す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cure; to heal  (usu. 治す)
2. to fix; to correct; to repair  (usu. 直す)
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さ く ら 0
noun
1. cherry tree; cherry blossom
2. decoy; fake buyer; shill  (also 偽客)
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か い と う 0
reply; answer
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ゲ ー ム 1
noun
game  (see also: コンピュータゲーム)
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expression, 'i' adjective
1. there is no need to ...  (often written with kana only)
2. never happens; there is never a time when  (often written with kana only)
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こ じ ん て き 0
personal; individual; private
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か つ や く 0
noun
1. activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service
2. to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
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し け ん 2
examination; test; study; trial; experiment
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み ぢ か 0
near oneself; close to one; familiar
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く る し い 3
1. painful; difficult; agonizing
2. needy; tight (budget); straitened (circumstances)  (see also: 苦しい懐)
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は ず か し い 4
1. shy; ashamed; embarrassed  (see also: 気恥ずかしい, 小っ恥ずかしい)
2. disgraceful; shameful
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け ん さ 1
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
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か わ 2
Most common form: かわ
noun
1. skin; hide; pelt; fur  (see also: 革)
2. rind; peel; husk; bark
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し ろ 1
noun
1. white  (see also: 黒)
2. innocence; innocent person
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た り る 0 た り る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be sufficient; to be enough  (see also: 取るに足りない; in the form verb に足りる)
2. to be worth doing; to be worthy
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だ い ひ ょ う 0
representative; representation; delegation; type; example; model
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ゆ う が た 0
Most common form: 夕がた
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
evening; dusk  (see also: 明け方)
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さ が る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower  (opposite: 上がる)
2. to hang; to dangle
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じ っ か ん 0
noun
1. real feeling; actual feeling
2. to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
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ゆ う す る 3 ゆ う す る 1
suru verb - special class
to own; to be endowed with
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ぬ く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to extract; to omit; to draw out; to unplug
2. to do something to the end
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ま わ す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to turn; to rotate; to gyrate
2. to circulate; to send around
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て き 3
Most common form: てき
noun
1. opponent; rival; adversary
2. menace; danger; threat; enemy
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が わ 0
noun, suffix
1. side (of something, or taking someone's side); part
2. (watch) case
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わ か れ る 3
Most common form: 分れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to branch; to fork; to diverge  (also written as 岐れる)
2. to separate; to split; to divide
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み つ め る 0 み つ め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
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ま つ り 0
noun
festival; feast  (see also: お祭り)
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ぬ け る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to come out; to fall out; to be omitted; to be missing; to escape; to come loose
2. to fade; to discolour
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し よ う 0
noun
1. way; method; means; resource; remedy
2. (technical) specification
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さ い だ い 0
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum  (opposite: 最小)
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ス タ ー ト 2 ス タ ー ト 0
start
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particle
1. or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options)
2. ... or ...  (usu. in the form ...なり...なり)
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お き な わ 0
noun
1. Okinawa (prefecture); region comprising most of Japan's southwestern archipelago (esp. Okinawa Island)  (see also: 琉球)
2. Okinawa (city)
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も う け る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to prepare ahead of time
2. to create; to establish
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よ う ち え ん 3
noun
kindergarten
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に ど 2 に ど 1
noun
1. two times; twice
2. two degrees
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し ょ り 1
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
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こ ん な ん 1
difficulty; distress
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あ く ま で 1 あ く ま で 2
1. to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; stubbornly; persistently; consistently; to the utmost  (often written with kana only)
2. after all; it must be remembered; only; purely; simply  (often written with kana only)
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ぶ ん や 1
noun
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
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ま ち が う 3
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
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し せ い 0
noun
attitude; posture; stance; approach; carriage (of the body)
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シ ョ ッ ク 1
1. shock (psychological)
noun
2. shock (physical, mechanical)
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ひ ま 0
1. spare time; free time; leisure
noun
2. time (e.g. time it takes to do something)  (this meaning is restricted to reading ひま, ヒマ)
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1. just (now)
2. quite (near)
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つ ち 2
noun
1. earth; soil; dirt; clay; mud
2. the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land
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か く す 2
Most common form: 隱す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to hide; to conceal
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き ん ち ょ う 0
tension; mental strain; nervousness
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そ れ と も 3
Most common form: 其れとも
conjunction
or; or else  (often written with kana only)
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か え り 3
noun
return; coming back
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み っ か 0
noun
1. the third day of the month
2. three days
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た た か う 0
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against)  (esp. 戦う)
2. to compete (against)  (esp. 戦う)
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た ん に 1
simply; merely; only; solely  (see also: 単)
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せ き 0
noun
1. seat
2. location (of a gathering, etc.); place
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1. to hang; to suspend (something from something); to be hanged (by the neck)
2. to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth  (sumo term)
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た っ す る 0 た っ す る 3
suru verb - special class
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
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し ょ う が く せ い 3 し ょ う が く せ い 4
Most common form: しょうがくせい
noun
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
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