Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

Routlege 5000 Vocab 2002-2100

This collection contains 97 words.
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people (honorific)
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a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
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Most common form: 途端
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
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suru verb - special class, transitive verb
to need; to demand; to take; to require
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noun
1. width; breadth
2. freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude
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noun
1. circumference; outskirts; environs; around; in the area of; in the vicinity of
2. (computer) peripheral  (computer terminology)
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Most common form: 10日
noun
1. the tenth day of the month
2. ten days
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acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
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independence (e.g. Independence Day); self-support
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noun
income; receipts; revenue
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Most common form:
particle
(sentence end) adds force; indicates command  (male term or language)
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noun
(the) market (as a concept)
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noun
1. clothing; clothes
2. kimono (or other trad. Japanese clothing)
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noun
1. menu  (originally from French)
2. schedule; program; programme  (this meaning is restricted to reading メニュー)
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noun
summer vacation; summer holiday
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to break; to destroy; to demolish
2. to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage
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irregular godan verb 'aru', transitive verb
to do  (honorific; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: かり
1. temporary; provisional; interim
2. fictitious; assumed (name); alias
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on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead  (often written with kana only)
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suru verb - special class
to concern; to be related
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1. importation; import; introduction  (opposite: 輸出)
2. afferent  (biology term; opposite: 輸出)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to satisfy; to fulfill; to appease
2. to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack
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so to speak; so to call it; as it were  (often written with kana only)
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1. staff
2. stuff
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noun
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
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1. coolness; calmness; composure; unconcern
2. all right; OK; okay  (colloquialism)
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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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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
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noun
1. key
2. lock  (see also: )
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around the world; throughout the world
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1. unskillful; poor; awkward  (opposite: 上手)
2. imprudent; untactful
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noun
poem; verse of poetry
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passage; expiration; progress; transition
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to put in order; to arrange; to adjust
2. to get ready; to prepare
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noun
tour
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noun
west
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noun
matter; item; facts
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noun
coaching school; cramming school; juku
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Most common form: さる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to leave; to go away
2. to pass; to elapse
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noun
five people
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Most common form: 入口
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth  (see also: 出口)
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1. another time; again; over again; once again; anew
2. formally; especially; intentionally; deliberately
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noun
1. prefecture (of Japan)
2. county (of China)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline
2. to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance
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noun
office
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noun
tablespoon
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1. sorting; arrangement; organization; putting in order; adjustment; regulation
2. liquidation; settlement; consolidation; clearance (e.g. debt); paying off
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
2. to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave
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staff member; personnel
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1. comment
2. (blog) comment  (see also: ブログコメント; abbreviation)
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noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
five minutes
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exhibition; demonstration; show; display; manifestation
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ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
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noun
play; drama
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analysis
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explanation; interpretation
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
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Most common form: 三か月
noun
(for) three months
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order; request
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Most common form: キズ
noun
1. wound; injury; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scrape; scar
2. chip; crack; scratch; nick
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noun
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese  (see also: 内国人)
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Most common form: はちじ
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
eight o'clock
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noun
refrigerator
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to
2. to passively leave to someone else's facilities  (see also: 想像に任せる)
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consideration; concern; forethought
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noun
1. red; crimson; scarlet
2. red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself)  (often written with kana only)
2. to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water  (often written with kana only)
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noun
vacation abroad
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business; trade; sales; operations
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expression, adverb
I see; That's right!; Indeed  (often written with kana only)
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noun
airport
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exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution; replacement; clearing (of checks, cheques)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to grow; to spring up; to sprout
2. to cut (teeth)
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'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
to defend (against); to protect; to prevent
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noun
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage  (computer terminology)
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conception; pregnancy
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Most common form: かす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to lend; to loan
2. to rent out; to hire out
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noun
1. Mama
2. female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
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Most common form: 開く
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to open (e.g. doors)  (esp. 開く)
2. to open (e.g. business, etc.)  (esp. 開く)
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1. dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious
2. in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk
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1. straight (ahead); direct; upright; erect  (often written with kana only)
2. straightforward; honest; frank  (often written with kana only)
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1. reflection; image; picture (e.g. on a television); shot
2. video; film; footage; clip; video recording
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be broken; to break
2. to fall through; to come to nothing
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1. destruction; disruption
2. (application) crash  (computer terminology)
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elimination; cancellation; deletion; erasure; DEL (key)
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Most common form: はけん
1. dispatch; despatch; deployment
noun
2. temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp  (see also: 派遣社員, 派遣労働者; abbreviation)
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noun
1. card
2. curd
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revision; amendment; alteration
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noun
world; society
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to help; to assist; to aid
2. to contribute to; to be a factor in
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noun
1. company employee
2. company stockholders (esp. in legal contexts); members of a corporation
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reliance; trust; faith; confidence
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Most common form: そう
1. to run along; to run beside
2. to follow (a plan, etc.); to act in accordance with  (see also: 添う)
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to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. 3 o'clock
2. 3 o'clock snack  (see also: 3時のおやつ)
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noun
1. pet
2. trumpet  (abbreviation)
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