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Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

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Routlege 5000 Vocab 2401-2500

This collection contains 98 words.
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し ょ く ひ ん 0
noun
food; food products; foodstuffs
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ト ラ ブ ル 2
noun
trouble
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う え る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to plant; to grow; to raise
2. to insert; to transplant; to implant; to set (type)
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て い ぎ 1 て い ぎ 3
definition
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も り あ が る 4
Most common form: 盛りあがる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to swell; to rise; to bulge; to be piled up
2. to rouse; to get excited
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そ ふ 1
1. grandfather
2. old man  (see also: 爺; this meaning is restricted to reading おおじ)
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と び ら 0
noun
1. door; gate; opening
2. title page
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Most common form: 僕たち
pronoun
we  (male term or language)
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Most common form: に渡って
expression
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...  (see also: 渡る; often written with kana only)
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ろ う か 0
noun
corridor; hallway; passageway
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よ う せ い 0
1. appeal; call for something; request; claim; demand
noun
2. axiom
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プ ロ グ ラ ム 3
program; programme  (computer terminology)
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し ょ く ぎ ょ う 2
occupation; business
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げ ん か い 0
limit; bound
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ち い 1
noun
(social) position; status
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お う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to bear; to carry on one's back  (see also: 背負う)
2. to take responsibility for; to accept a duty
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な に し ろ 1
Most common form: なにしろ
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know; for you see  (see also: 何せ; often written with kana only)
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な ん と 1
Most common form: なんと
what; how; whatever
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エ ン ジ ン 1
noun
engine
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コ ン ビ ニ 0
noun
convenience store  (abbreviation)
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し つ 0 し つ 2
noun, noun (suffix)
quality
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か ん じ 0
noun
Chinese characters; kanji
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せ い さ く 0
noun
political measures; policy
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ほ ん も の 0
genuine article; real thing; real deal  (see also: 偽物)
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つ く り だ す 4 つ く り だ す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops)
2. to invent; to dream up; to create
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か い し ょ う 0
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
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キ ャ ン プ 1
camp
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ア ル バ ム 0
noun
album
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う ん め い 1
noun
fate; destiny; lot
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expression
I am sure; no doubt that; must; must have (done)
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は っ す る 0
suru verb - special class
to fire (a gun); to emit; to give forth
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ロ ボ ッ ト 2 ロ ボ ッ ト 1
robot
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す い ぶ ん 1
noun
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap; juice
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て ん の う 4
noun
Emperor of Japan
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ぬ の 0
noun
1. cloth
2. bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)  (see also: 布銭; this meaning is restricted to reading ふ)
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せ い ぶ つ 1
1. living things; creature
noun
2. biology  (see also: 生物学; abbreviation)
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ね 1 ね 0
noun
1. root (of a plant)
2. root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.)
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し ん よ う 0
confidence; dependence; credit; faith; reliance; belief; credence; trust
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ロ シ ア 1
noun
Russia  (often written with kana only)
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の う ぎ ょ う 1
agriculture
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し そ う 0
noun
thought; idea; ideology
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て い ね い 1
1. polite; courteous; civil
2. careful; close; thorough; conscientious
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し ょ る い 0 し ょ る い 1
noun
documents; official papers
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う た が う 0 う た が う 4
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
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か み さ ま 1
noun
God
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く や し い 4
vexing; annoying; frustrating; regrettable; mortifying
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の う か 1
noun
farmer; farm family
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し ち ょ う そ ん 2
noun
cities, towns and villages; municipalities
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ひ が い し ゃ 2
noun
victim; injured party; sufferer
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と け い 0
noun
watch; clock; timepiece
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く も 1
noun
cloud
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ぱ っ と 1 ぱ っ と 0
Most common form: パッと
1. suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. attractive; distinguished; showy; catching  (see also: ぱっとしない)
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メ ッ セ ー ジ 1
noun
message
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い じ め 0
noun
bullying; teasing  (often written with kana only)
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り こ ん 0
divorce
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こ う か て き 0
effective; successful
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け い さ い 0
noun
1. publication (e.g. article in paper); appearance; insertion
2. to insert (e.g. an article); to run (e.g. in a newspaper); to carry (e.g. an article); to post (e.g. on the Web)
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し ょ っ ち ゅ う 1
always; constantly; frequently; often
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オ リ ン ピ ッ ク 4
noun
Olympics
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そ う さ 1
noun
1. operation; management; processing
2. manipulating to one's benefit
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ち え 2
noun
1. wisdom; wit; sagacity; sense; intelligence
2. prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)  (usu. 智慧; Buddhist term)
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で ん と う 0
tradition; convention
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と ど ま る 3
Most common form: 止まる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place)  (often written with kana only)
2. to be limited to; to be confined to  (often written with kana only)
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う か る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to pass (examination)
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お そ れ る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to fear; to be afraid of
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い ち じ る し い 5
striking; remarkable; considerable (used for good, bad, and neutral observations)
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カ レ ー 0
noun
curry; Japanese-style curry
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Most common form: ウィンドゥズ
noun
Windows (Microsoft operating system)  (computer terminology)
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す く う 0 す く う 3
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
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た す か る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be saved; to be rescued; to survive
2. to escape harm; to be spared damage
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め ぐ る 0
Most common form: めぐる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go around  (often written with kana only)
2. to return  (often written with kana only)
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よ や く 0
1. reservation; appointment; booking; advance order
2. contract; subscription; pledge
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ひ び く 2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to resound; to be heard far away
2. to reverberate; to shake; to vibrate
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じ ぜ ん 0
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante  (see also: 事後)
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し ん こ う 0
1. moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement
2. advance (work, procedure, etc); advancement; progress
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か い せ つ 0
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
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つ ぶ す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to smash; to crush
2. to shut down
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に じ 1
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
two o'clock
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ぎ ょ う じ 1 ぎ ょ う じ 0
noun
event; function
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だ ん じ ょ 1
Most common form: だんじょ
noun
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
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メ イ ン 1
1. main
noun
2. mane
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to bite
2. to chew; to gnaw; to masticate
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あ た た め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to warm; to heat
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が い ね ん 1
noun
general idea; concept; notion
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じ ゅ う し 1
noun
1. importance; stress; serious consideration
2. to take something seriously; to attach importance; to stress
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ふ く す う 3
several; plural; plurality; multiple
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さ ん じ ゅ う 1
noun
30; thirty
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こ う ふ ん 0
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
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つ っ こ む 3
Most common form: 突っこむ
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to stuff; to shove
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
2. to plunge into; to charge into; to rush into; to ram into; to crash into
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う し 1
noun
1. cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; ox; calf
2. beef  (see also: 牛肉; usu. ぎゅう)
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か が み 3
noun
1. mirror; looking-glass
2. barrel head
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な い し 1
conjunction
1. from ... to; between ... and  (often written with kana only)
2. or  (often written with kana only)
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two thousand years; two millenia; the year 2000
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け む り 0
Most common form: 烟
noun
smoke; fumes
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さ ん し ょ う 0
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
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か ち か ん 3 か ち か ん 2
noun
sense of values; values; value system
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バ タ ー 1
noun
butter
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ス ー プ 1
noun
(Western) soup
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