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Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

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Routlege 5000 Vocab 1801-1900

This collection contains 97 words.
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よ っ つ 3
numeric
four
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み ら い 1
1. the future (usually distant)
2. future tense
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ぼ く ら 1
pronoun
we  (male term or language)
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た ち あ が る 0 た ち あ が る 4
Most common form: 立上がる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stand up; to get up
2. to rise
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Most common form: どう
prefix
the same; the said; ibid.
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す い い 1
transition; change
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な く す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to lose something  (often written with kana only)
2. to get rid of  (usu. 無くす; often written with kana only)
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ゆ う こ う 0
validity; legality; availability; effectiveness  (opposite: 無効)
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つ ぎ つ ぎ 2
in succession; one by one
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expression
from the viewpoint of; according to
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こ く な い 2
internal; domestic
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つ ご う 0 つ ご う 1
adverb, noun
1. circumstances; condition; convenience
2. to arrange; to manage
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お も な 1
chief; main; principal; important  (see also: 主)
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ふ と 0 ふ と 1
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally  (often written with kana only)
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noun
four years
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む し 1
disregarding; ignoring
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い っ き に 1
1. in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; without stopping; without pausing; without resting; in one sitting; at a stretch; all at once
2. immediately; instantly; right away; straight away; straightaway
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て つ づ き 2
procedure; (legal) process; formalities
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な み 2
noun
wave
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な か 1
Most common form: なか
noun
relation; relationship
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ち ゅ う が く せ い 3 ち ゅ う が く せ い 4
noun
junior high school student; middle school pupil
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イ タ リ ア 0
noun
Italy  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 覗く
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to peek (though a keyhole, gap, etc.)
2. to look down into (a ravine, etc.)
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た ん じ ょ う 0
birth; creation; formation
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き た な い 3
1. dirty; filthy; foul; unclean
2. disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting)
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は た け 2
noun
1. field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation
noun, suffix
2. field (of specialization); sphere; area  (ばたけ when suf; this meaning is restricted to reading はたけ)
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は く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (or wear) footwear  (usu 履く or 穿く)
2. to affix a sword to one's hip  (usu. 佩く or 帯く)
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ひ ざ 0
Most common form: ひざ
noun
1. knee
2. lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
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て い あ ん 0
proposal; proposition; suggestion
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ぎ ょ う む 1
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task; action; function; (business) operations; operational
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さ い わ い 0
1. happiness; blessedness; luck; fortune; felicity  (see also: 幸いする)
2. luckily; fortunately
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か わ い そ う 4
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful  (often written with kana only)
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が ぞ う 0
noun
image; picture; portrait
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ま ご 2
Most common form: まご
noun
grandchild; grandson; granddaughter
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つ な ぐ 0
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to connect; to link together  (often written with kana only)
2. to tie; to fasten; to restrain  (often written with kana only)
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つ つ む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
2. to conceal; to hide; to be engulfed in; to be enveloped by  (this meaning is restricted to reading つつむ)
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お も い き る 4 お も い き る 0 お も い き る 2 お も い き る 2-1
Most common form: 思いきる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
2. to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
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じ た い 1
noun
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances  (often with a negative connotation)
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よ な か 3
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
midnight; dead of night
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あ ら た め る 4
Most common form: 革める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to change; to alter; to revise; to replace  (see also: 改まる; this meaning is restricted to form 改める, 革める)
2. to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve  (this meaning is restricted to form 改める, 革める)
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し ゅ う ち ゅ う 0
concentration; convergence; centralization; integration; gathering together
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り ょ う て 0
1. (with) both hands
2. approvingly
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し じ 1
indication; instruction; designation; directions
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け っ こ ん し き 3
noun
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
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む し 0
noun
insect; bug; cricket; moth; worm
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バ イ ク 1
noun
motorcycle; motorbike  (not usu. bicycle)
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か く り つ 0
noun
1. establishment; settlement
2. to establish; to settle
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と う ち ゃ く 0
arrival
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to scratch  (often written with kana only)
2. to perspire  (see also: 汗をかく)
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や せ る 0
Most common form: 瘠せる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to slim
2. to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
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お や じ 0 お や じ 1
noun
one's father; old man; one's boss
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expression
1. cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary  (often written with kana only)
2. have to do  (after negative base of verb; often written with kana only)
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た め す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to attempt; to test; to try out
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お え る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb, auxiliary verb
1. to finish  (this meaning is restricted to form 終える, 了える)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
2. to graduate
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は る か 1
Most common form: はるか
far; far away; distant; remote; far off  (often written with kana only)
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じ ゅ け ん 0
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
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い し 1
doctor; physician
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バ ン ド 0
noun
1. band
2. to perform in a band; to create a (pop) band
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た い り ょ く 1
noun
1. stamina; endurance; physical strength; resilience; resistance to disease
2. strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
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こ っ か 1
noun
state; country; nation
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ソ フ ト 1
1. soft  (opposite: ハード)
noun
2. software  (see also: ソフトウエア; computer terminology; abbreviation)
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ち ょ う な ん 1 ち ょ う な ん 3
noun
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
some time ago; just now  (see also: 先)
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ご く 1
1. quite; very  (often written with kana only)
numeric
2. 10^48; quindecillion
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に ゅ う り ょ く 0 に ゅ う り ょ く 1
Most common form: にゅうりょく
input; (data) entry
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じ ゅ う い ち 0
noun
1. 11; eleven  (this meaning is restricted to reading じゅういち)
2. Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo  (ateji derived from its call; often written with kana only)
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チ ャ ン ス 1
noun
chance; opportunity
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わ か れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be divided; to part from; to separate (usu. for people); to bid farewell
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ひ る ま 3
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
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せ い さ ん 0
production; manufacture
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よ う 1
noun
1. cornerstone; main point; keystone
2. requirement; need
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お さ め る 3
Most common form: 納める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to dedicate; to make an offering; to pay (fees)
2. to supply
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そ う じ 0
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
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き ょ う か 1
strengthen; intensify; reinforce; solidify; enhancement
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し ゅ ふ 1
noun
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
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じ ょ じ ょ 1
1. gradually; steadily; quietly; slowly; little by little
2. soon
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メ ー カ ー 1 メ ー カ ー 0
noun
manufacturer; maker
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あ り え る 3
Most common form: ありうる
noun or verb acting prenominally, expression
possible; likely; probable
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し る す 2 し る す 0
1. to write down; to note; to jot down  (see also: 記する)
2. to remember  (usu. as 心に記す, etc.)
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う わ さ 0
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
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ほ け ん 0
insurance; guarantee
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き せ い 0
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
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particle
1. indicates reason or excuse  (used as a conjunction or at sentence-end, often as 〜ものな, 〜ものね)
2. indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged  (at sentence-end; female term or language)
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か ん そ う 0
impressions; thoughts
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さ ゆ う 1
1. left and right
2. influence; control; domination
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そ く し ん 0
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
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け し き 1
scenery; scene; landscape
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あ じ わ う 3 あ じ わ う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to taste; to savor; to savour; to relish
2. to appreciate; to enjoy; to relish; to digest
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ア ジ ア 1
noun
1. Asia (esp. "the Far East")  (often written with kana only)
2. Asian; Asiatic
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こ う り ゅ う 0
1. (cultural) exchange; interchange; interaction; (inter-) mingling; (social, etc.) networking; intercourse
2. alternating current; AC
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ほ う ど う 0
noun
1. information; report; journalism; news
2. to report
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と う し ょ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
at first; at the beginning; initially; originally
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イ ン ド 1
noun
India  (often written with kana only)
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か ん さ つ 0
observation; survey
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で ん き 1
noun
1. electricity
2. (electric) light
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く せ 2
Most common form: くせ
noun
1. habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency
2. peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism
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た い し た 1
Most common form: 大した
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
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