Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list
Routlege 5000 Vocab 2901-3000
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noun
1. sand; grit2. gold dust; silver dust
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noun, 'no' adjective
1. daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)2. ham actor (see also: 大根役者; abbreviation)
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to float2. to become merry; to be cheerful (see also: 浮かぬ顔)
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Most common form: 引っかかる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be caught in; to be stuck in2. to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to be delayed; to take time
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noun
1. twenty-first day of the month2. twenty-one days
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interjection (kandoushi)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!(click the word for examples and links)
expression
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. weapon; arms; ordnance2. weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
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noun, 'suru' verb
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement; contravention (see also: 違犯)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. twelfth day of the month2. twelve days
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noun
1. eighteenth day of the month2. eighteen days
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noun
1. your house; your home; your family (honorific)2. your husband (honorific)
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noun, 'suru' verb
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse(click the word for examples and links)
noun
business world; business circles; (the) industry(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. release; unleashing; liberation; emancipation; setting free2. deallocation (of computer memory) (computer terminology)
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'na' adjective, noun
1. altitude; height; elevation'na' adjective, 'no' adjective, noun
2. advanced; sophisticated; high-grade; strong(click the word for examples and links)
noun
this morning; in the morning; throughout the morning(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
practice; practising; putting into practice; implementation(click the word for examples and links)
noun
authorized people; authorised people; person(s) concerned; officials; staff(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to chase; to run after; to pursue (see also: 追っ掛ける)(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
every week(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
discrimination; distinction; differentiation(click the word to view an additional 2 readings, examples and links)
2. lofty; elegant (music etc.) (this meaning is restricted to reading たいせい)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
long time; many years(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
pronoun, 'no' adjective
he; she; that guy (きゃつ and かやつ are masc.; often written with kana only; colloquialism)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
training (esp. in-service); induction course(click the word for examples and links)
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to sink; to go under; to submerge2. to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend
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noun
1. nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof2. plectrum; pick
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to catch; to arrest; to seize(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
pronoun, 'no' adjective
1. he; she; this fellow; this guy; this person (see also: 其奴; often written with kana only; colloquialism; derogatory; familiar language)2. this; this one; this thing (see also: 其奴; often written with kana only; colloquialism; derogatory; familiar language)
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noun
1. seventeenth day of the month2. seventeen days
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1. sharp (blade); pointed
2. sharp (pain); stabbing; cutting (remark); stinging; pointed (question or look); screeching (noise)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to tease; to torment; to persecute; to chastise (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
1. majority; more than half; most (of)adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
2. mostly; largely; mainly; predominately; nearly(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to make up; to fabricate; to build up; to complete; to construct(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
suru verb - special class, transitive verb
1. to take the name of; to call oneself2. to pretend; to feign; to purport
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conjunction
if it happens that; if we make ...; if we take ...; if we assume ...(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. support; holding up; propping2. support; backing; endorsing
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noun
1. the ninth day of the month2. nine days
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Most common form: めす
noun, 'no' adjective
female (animal) (see also: 雄; often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. trace; tracks; mark; sign2. site; remains; ruins
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noun
1. look; glimpse; glance2. to glance; to glimpse
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noun, 'no' adjective
1. at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step")noun
2. gait; pace; step(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings and 4 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
1. kitchennoun
2. financial situation(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. hair2. fur; wool
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noun
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. twenty-third day of the month2. twenty-three days
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noun, 'suru' verb
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining2. to refresh (e.g. spirits)
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conjunction
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate (opposite: 軽率)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. twenty-fourth day of the month2. twenty-four days
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Most common form: 尽す
1. to exhaust; to run out
2. to devote; to serve (a person); to befriend
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noun
1. riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery2. enigmatic; mysterious
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noun, 'no' adjective
1. fame; reputation; popularity2. rumour (rumor); talk
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noun
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun
1. wife; bride2. (one's) daughter-in-law
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to float2. to express; to look (sad, glad)
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