Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list
Routlege 5000 Vocab 2201-2300
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noun
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
Hawaii (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
diligent; serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
1. obedient; meek; docile; unaffected2. honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
1. surface; face2. outside; exterior
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. copy; photocopy2. blurb on a book jacket
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to shave (wood or leather); to sharpen; to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off2. to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.); to curtail; to cut down
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 2 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
noun
office worker; company employee; company man (originally from 'salary man')(click the word to view an additional 5 forms, examples and links)
noun
New York (US state, city) (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to ascertain; to check; to make sure(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story)2. head of household
(click the word for examples and links)
conjunction
1. but then; although; though (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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'na' adjective, noun
1. delicate; subtle; sensitive2. difficult; delicate (situation); complicated
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
Most common form: 生みだす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to create; to bring forth; to produce2. to invent; to think up and bring into being
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 3 forms, examples and links)
pronoun, 'no' adjective
1. I; me2. oneself (this meaning is restricted to reading われ, わ)
(click the word to view an additional 5 readings, 2 meanings and 4 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
Most common form: 訓連
noun, 'suru' verb
practice; practising; training(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
distinction; differentiation; classification(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. fourth day of the month2. four days
(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle2. circle (shape)
(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe (see also: 茹でる)(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation2. regret; repentance; remorse; being sorry
(click the word for examples and links)
noun
button (kanji is only used for push-buttons; often written with kana only; originally from Portuguese 'botão')(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old2. female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period) (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading しょうじょ; this meaning is restricted to form 少女)
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 3 forms, examples and links)
Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs), transitive verb
to command; to appoint(click the word for examples and links)
noun
London (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun
1. end (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge; margin2. beginning; start; first
(click the word to view an additional 2 readings and 1 meaning, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be added to; to be appended2. to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate
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noun
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish; agony; problem(click the word for examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble(click the word for useful expressions, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
1. strange; unusual2. (something) superb; (something) excellent
(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to tell; to inform; to announce2. to indicate; to signal; to mark
(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. permission; approval; authorization; license2. to permit; to authorize
(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
trade; business; commerce; transaction; occupation(click the word for examples and links)
1. to pile up; to stack
2. to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack
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noun
1. complaint; grumbling; objection2. phrase; words; expression
(click the word for examples and links)
2. expression (music term)
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Most common form: 看做す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. diet2. losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
1. centre; center; middle; heart2. metropolis; capital city; central government (opposite: 地方)
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. issue (publications); publishing2. raising an event (software)
(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 褒める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to praise; to admire; to speak well of someone(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
noun
Canada (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
planning; project; plan; design(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: 話しあう
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to discuss; to talk together(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
2. to sprinkle on from above; to shed (e.g. tears)
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings and 5 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: ます
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
to increase; to grow(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to bathe in; to be flooded with (e.g. light); to be covered in2. to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon; to be showered with
(click the word for useful expressions, examples and links)
noun
1. fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)2. relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection
(click the word to view an additional 3 readings, 4 meanings and 1 form, examples and links)
Most common form: はく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to vomit; to throw up; to spit up2. to emit; to send forth; to breathe out
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proper noun
Shibuya (a district in Shibuya ward in Tokyo);(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation)2. to confuse; to mistake something for something else
(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. set2. set meal (as in ビッグマックセット)
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noun
onion (Allium cepa) (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
expression, 'i' adjective
1. have no choice2. there is nothing but
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
noun
two (long cylindrical things)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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