Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

Routlege 5000 Vocab 201-300

This collection contains 100 words.
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meaning; significance
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Most common form: のです
expression
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; it is that ...
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0
various  (see also: 色々; often written with kana only; colloquialism)
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2
Most common form: つける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment)
2. to furnish (a house with)
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0
noun
1. form; shape; figure  (this meaning is restricted to form 形, 容)
2. visage
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1
considerably; fairly; quite  (often written with kana only)
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0
Most common form: さん
numeric
1. three  (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2. tri-
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'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
beginning; outset; first; onset
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0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. space (between); gap; interval; distance
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
2. time (between); pause; break
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0
to feel; to sense; to experience
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particle
only; nothing but  (used with neg. verb)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)  (see also: 時間がかかる; often written with kana only)
2. to hang  (often written with kana only)
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1
big; large; great  (see also: 小さな)
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1
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide  (see also: 棲む)
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0
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
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1
particularly; especially
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1
who
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0
such (about something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker); like this  (see also: あんな, そんな, どんな)
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0
noun
friend; companion
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3
big; large; great; loud
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1
1. immediately; at once; directly  (often written with kana only)
2. soon; before long; shortly
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0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
1. together  (see also: 御一緒)
2. at the same time
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0
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
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0
noun
1. country; state
2. region
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to raise; to elevate  (see also: 手を挙げる)
2. to do up (one's hair)  (see also: 髪を上げる)
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Most common form: 貴方
you  (familiar form of あなた; often written with kana only)
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2
1. you (referring to someone of equal or lower status)  (貴女 refers only to females and 貴男 refers only to males; often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
2. dear (what a wife calls a husband)
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1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
now; current; present; present time; as of
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2
1. high; tall  (opposite: 低い; this meaning is restricted to form 高い)
2. expensive
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1
noun or verb acting prenominally, adverb
1. how ..!; what ..!  (often written with kana only)
2. what (questioning)
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2
1. bad; poor; inferior
2. evil; sinful
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0
noun
1. feeling; sensation; mood
2. preparedness; readiness; attitude
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0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark
2. to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount  (see also: 載る)
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expression
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding  (often written with kana only)
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3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to have an audience; to meet; to see  (humble)
2. to face (an enemy); to confront
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0
Most common form: 変る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
2. to move to
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suffix
shall; should; must  (see also: 可き; often written with kana only)
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2
Most common form: 或は
adverb, conjunction, expression
or; possibly  (often written with kana only)
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0
1. very; greatly
2. immense; enormous; great
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
by means of; due to; because of; according to  (often written with kana only)
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0
noun
1. company; corporation
2. workplace
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2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost  (often written with kana only)
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0
1. practicality; practical
2. reality; actuality; actual conditions
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3
noun
1. teacher; master; doctor  (honorific)
suffix
2. with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific  (honorific)
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1
pronoun
1. she; her
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3 0
noun
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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3 2
noun
1. mind; heart; spirit
2. the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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auxiliary adjective
1. seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...
2. -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...  (after a noun, adverb or adjective stem)
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0
noun
1. money  (see also: お金)
2. metal
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0
noun
1. face; visage
2. look; expression; countenance
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy  (see also: 貰う; humble; often written with kana only)
2. to eat; to drink  (humble; polite (teineigo) language; often written with kana only)
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1. continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way  (ずーっと and ずうっと are more emphatic)
2. much (better, etc.); by far; far and away
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1
adverb, conjunction
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more  (often written with kana only)
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2
noun
1. town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
2. street; road
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1
Most common form:
(same as above)
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0 1 3
conjunction
and; as well as
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3
Most common form: たくさん
'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal  (often written with kana only)
2. enough; sufficient  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: いい
1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable  (see also: 良い)
2. sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared  (see also: 良い)
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noun
1. outline; main point; gist  (often written with kana only)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
2. general; substantially; approximately; about  (often written with kana only)
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2
of course; certainly; naturally  (often written with kana only)
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1
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to read
2. to count  (see also: さばを読む; now mostly used in idioms)
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2
noun
people
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1
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. today; this day
2. these days; recently; nowadays  (this meaning is restricted to reading こんにち)
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'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
olden days; former
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; yeah; uh huh
2. hum; hmmm; well; erm
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1. everything; all; the whole  (often written with kana only)
2. entirely; completely; wholly; all  (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to teach; to instruct
2. to tell; to inform
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. child
2. young (animal)  (see also: )
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to put; to place
2. to leave (behind)
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Most common form: に對して
expression
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with  (see also: に対する)
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particle
1. only; merely; nothing but; no more than  (often written with kana only)
2. approximately; about  (often written with kana only)
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1
why; how  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)  (see also: ; み is generally used in compounds)
2. fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
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1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
at that time; in those days
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0
noun
1. place; location; spot; position
2. room; space
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Most common form: おく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to put; to place
2. to leave (behind)
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3
enjoyable; fun
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expression
to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding  (see also: 取る; often written with kana only)
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1
noun
voice
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0
1. general; ordinary; usual
2. normally; generally; usually
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to remain; to be left
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1. last; end; conclusion; latest; most recent
expression
2. no sooner than; right after (often having negative consequences)  (after -tara form or -ta form followed by "ga")
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0
Most common form: くるま
noun
1. car; automobile; vehicle
2. wheel
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2
1. for the first time  (see also: 始める)
2. only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...  (after the -te form of a verb)
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1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. this time; now
2. next time; another time; shortly; soon
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0
Most common form: 身体
1. body  (see also: 身体; からだ is a gikun reading of 身体)
noun
2. torso; trunk
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3
Most common form: 私たち
we; us
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2
1. strong; powerful; mighty; potent
2. resistant; resilient; durable  (... に強い)
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1. really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
2. indeed
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'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to call out (to); to call; to invoke
2. to summon (a doctor, etc.)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. after all; eventually; in the end
2. conclusion; end  (see also: 結局のところ)
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2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to walk
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3
noun, noun (prefix)
1. man; male  (see also: )
noun
2. fellow; guy; chap; bloke
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0
1. woman; female
2. feminine gender  (linguistics terminology; this meaning is restricted to reading じょせい)
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0
noun
school
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2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to live; to exist
2. to make a living; to subsist
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0
1. very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather  (often written with kana only)
2. by no means (with negative verb); not readily  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form:
noun, 'no' adjective, noun (suffix), prefix
1. previous; prior; former; first; earlier; some time ago; preceding
2. point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle
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1
(some) more; even more; longer; further
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Most common form: ことができる
expression, ichidan verb
can (do); to be able to (do); can be done; is able to be done  (often written with kana only)
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