Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list
Routlege 5000 Vocab 2801-2900
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noun, 'no' adjective
1. industrynoun
2. livelihood; occupation (archaic)(click the word for examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day (esp. 〜の前日)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun
1. sadness; sorrow; grief2. affection; love (archaic)
(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. eleventh day of the month2. eleven days
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'na' adjective, adverb, noun, 'no' adjective
1. least; lowest; worst2. nasty; disgusting; horrible; yuck!
(click the word for examples and links)
noun
garlic (Allium sativum) (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: 申訳
noun, 'suru' verb
apology; excuse(click the word to view an additional 7 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. leaf2. marijuana; cannabis (slang; often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
conjunction
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective, 'na' adjective
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity (usu. 本気で)(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to look up at; to raise one's eyes2. to look up to; to admire; to respect
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
Most common form: 話合い
noun, 'suru' verb
discussion; conference(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun
a single life; a solitary life; living alone(click the word to view an additional 6 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. tongue2. tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
regret; repentance; remorse(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop upichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
2. to shorten; to move closer together(click the word to view an additional 9 meanings, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
this morning(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person(click the word for examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to slip2. to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 2 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: りゅうがく
noun, 'suru' verb
studying abroad (usu. at university level)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. sense; idea; thought; feeling (esp. 〜の念)2. desire; concern
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
noun
1. Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo)2. (Edo period) silver mint
(click the word for examples and links)
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to drift; to float2. to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air
(click the word to view an additional 5 meanings, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to measure; to weigh; to survey; to time (sound, gauge, estimate)2. to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun
eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. fourteenth day of the month2. fourteen days
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
Most common form: 取戻す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
noun, noun (suffix)
1. gate2. branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. growth; development2. stretching (e.g. body when waking up)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 3 forms, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink) (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun
who? (often written with kana only; honorific)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
2. awful; terrible; crap (slang)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 3 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
jest; joke; funny story (see also: 笑談; じょうだん is sometimes written 笑談)(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. nest; rookery; breeding place; hive2. den
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings and 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. helper; assistant2. help
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
1. death; mortality2. to die; to pass away
(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
cell (biology term)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. front and rear; front and back; before and behind; back and forth2. before and after
(click the word to view an additional 5 meanings, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
confrontation; opposition; antagonism(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. sixth day of the month2. six days
(click the word to view an additional 2 readings and 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
Thailand (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
'tsu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to fire (e.g. an arrow); to hit (e.g. baseball); to break wind2. to free; to release
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to earn income; to labor; to labour(click the word for examples and links)
'na' adjective, adverb, noun, 'no' adjective
truth; reality(click the word to view an additional 2 readings, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
construction work; construction; work (related to construction, e.g. painting, concrete-pouring, etc.)(click the word for examples and links)
noun, noun (suffix)
1. order; turn(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun, 'suru' verb
insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth (opposite: 満足)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun
1. one face; one surface2. the whole surface
(click the word to view an additional 4 meanings and 2 forms, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
one's lifetime (i.e. one's existence until death); one's career(click the word for useful expressions, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
addition; supplement; append (e.g. to a file); appendix(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. sky2. heaven (this meaning is restricted to reading てん)
(click the word to view an additional 2 readings and 2 meanings, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
normally; habitually(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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