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Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

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Routlege 5000 Vocab 2002-2100

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people (honorific)
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ひ さ し ぶ り 0 ひ さ し ぶ り 5
a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
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と た ん 0
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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よ う す る 3 よ う す る 0
suru verb - special class, transitive verb
to need; to demand; to take; to require
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は ば 0
noun
1. width; breadth
2. freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude
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し ゅ う へ ん 0
noun
1. circumference; outskirts; environs; around; in the area of; in the vicinity of
2. (computer) peripheral  (computer terminology)
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と お か 0
Most common form: １０日
noun
1. the tenth day of the month
2. ten days
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し ゅ と く 0
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
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ち ょ う せ ん 0
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
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ど く り つ 0
independence (e.g. Independence Day); self-support
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し ゅ う に ゅ う 0
noun
income; receipts; revenue
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ぜ
ぜ 0
Most common form: ぞ
particle
(sentence end) adds force; indicates command  (male term or language)
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し じ ょ う 0
noun
(the) market (as a concept)
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き も の 0
noun
1. clothing; clothes
2. kimono (or other trad. Japanese clothing)
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メ ニ ュ ー 1
noun
1. menu  (originally from French)
2. schedule; program; programme  (this meaning is restricted to reading メニュー)
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な つ や す み 3
noun
summer vacation; summer holiday
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こ わ す 2
'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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な さ る 2
irregular godan verb 'aru', transitive verb
to do  (honorific; often written with kana only)
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か り 0
1. temporary; provisional; interim
2. fictitious; assumed (name); alias
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か え っ て 1
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead  (often written with kana only)
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か ん す る 3
suru verb - special class
to concern; to be related
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ゆ に ゅ う 0
1. importation; import; introduction  (opposite: 輸出)
2. afferent  (biology term; opposite: 輸出)
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み た す 2
'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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い わ ば 1 い わ ば 2 い わ ば 0
so to speak; so to call it; as it were  (often written with kana only)
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ス タ ッ フ 2
1. staff
2. stuff
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じ ゅ う し ょ 1
noun
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
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へ い き 0
1. coolness; calmness; composure; unconcern
2. all right; OK; okay  (colloquialism)
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コ ー ス 1
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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た ず ね る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
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か ぎ 2
noun
1. key
2. lock  (see also: 錠)
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around the world; throughout the world
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へ た 0 へ た 2
1. unskillful; poor; awkward  (opposite: 上手)
2. imprudent; untactful
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し 0
noun
poem; verse of poetry
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け い か 0
passage; expiration; progress; transition
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と と の え る 4 と と の え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to put in order; to arrange; to adjust
2. to get ready; to prepare
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ツ ア ー 1
noun
tour
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に し 0
noun
west
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じ こ う 1
noun
matter; item; facts
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じ ゅ く 1
noun
coaching school; cramming school; juku
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さ る 1
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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い り ぐ ち 0
Most common form: 入口
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth  (see also: 出口)
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あ ら た め て 3
1. another time; again; over again; once again; anew
2. formally; especially; intentionally; deliberately
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け ん 1
noun
1. prefecture (of Japan)
2. county (of China)
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こ と わ る 3
'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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じ む し ょ 2
noun
office
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お お さ じ 0
noun
tablespoon
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せ い り 1
1. sorting; arrangement; organization; putting in order; adjustment; regulation
2. liquidation; settlement; consolidation; clearance (e.g. debt); paying off
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た え る 3
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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し ょ く い ん 2
staff member; personnel
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コ メ ン ト 0 コ メ ン ト 1
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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は っ き 0
exhibition; demonstration; show; display; manifestation
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と じ る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
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し ば い 0
noun
play; drama
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ぶ ん せ き 0
analysis
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か い し ゃ く 1
explanation; interpretation
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う ば う 2 う ば う 0
'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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ち ゅ う も ん 0
order; request
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き ず 0
Most common form: キズ
noun
1. wound; injury; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scrape; scar
2. chip; crack; scratch; nick
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が い こ く じ ん 4
noun
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese  (see also: 内国人)
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は ち じ 2
Most common form: はちじ
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
eight o'clock
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れ い ぞ う こ 3
noun
refrigerator
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ま か せ る 3
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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は い り ょ 1
consideration; concern; forethought
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あ か 1
noun
1. red; crimson; scarlet
2. red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
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か ぶ る 2
'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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か い が い り ょ こ う 5
noun
vacation abroad
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え い ぎ ょ う 0
business; trade; sales; operations
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な る ほ ど 0
expression, adverb
I see; That's right!; Indeed  (often written with kana only)
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く う こ う 0
noun
airport
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こ う か ん 0
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution; replacement; clearing (of checks, cheques)
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は え る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to grow; to spring up; to sprout
2. to cut (teeth)
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ふ せ ぐ 2
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
to defend (against); to protect; to prevent
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ホ ー ム ペ ー ジ 4
noun
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage  (computer terminology)
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に ん し ん 0
conception; pregnancy
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か す 0
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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マ マ 1
noun
1. Mama
2. female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
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あ く 0
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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あ ぶ な い 0 あ ぶ な い 3
1. dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious
2. in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk
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ま っ す ぐ 3
1. straight (ahead); direct; upright; erect  (often written with kana only)
2. straightforward; honest; frank  (often written with kana only)
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え い ぞ う 0
1. reflection; image; picture (e.g. on a television); shot
2. video; film; footage; clip; video recording
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こ わ れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be broken; to break
2. to fall through; to come to nothing
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は か い 0
1. destruction; disruption
2. (application) crash  (computer terminology)
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さ く じ ょ 1
elimination; cancellation; deletion; erasure; DEL (key)
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は け ん 0
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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カ ー ド 1
noun
1. card
2. curd
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か い せ い 0
revision; amendment; alteration
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せ け ん 1
noun
world; society
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て つ だ う 3
'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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し ゃ い ん 1
noun
1. company employee
2. company stockholders (esp. in legal contexts); members of a corporation
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し ん ら い 0
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
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そ う 1
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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か が や く 3
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
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さ ん じ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. 3 o'clock
2. 3 o'clock snack  (see also: ３時のおやつ)
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ペ ッ ト 1
noun
1. pet
2. trumpet  (abbreviation)
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