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Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

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Routlege 5000 Vocab 3001-3100

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か み の け 3
expression, noun
hair (head)
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Most common form: ないと行けない
expression, 'i' adjective
1. have to (verb); must (verb)  (see also: 無くてはいけない; after negative base of verb; often written with kana only)
2. is indispensable; absolutely necessary  (see also: 無くてはいけない; esp. 無いといけない; often written with kana only)
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か に ゅ う 0
becoming a member; joining; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation; adherence; signing
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う け つ け 0
Most common form: 受付け
noun
1. reception (desk); information desk  (esp. 受付)
2. receipt; acceptance  (see also: 受け付ける)
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た ま 0
noun
1. ball; sphere; globe; orb
2. bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
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か た 2
noun
1. model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.)
2. type; style; pattern  (see also: 朝型; がた when a suffix)
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じ ゅ ん ち ょ う 0
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
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せ ん も ん 0
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
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き ょ う き ゅ う 0
supply; provision
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ふ り 2 ふ り 0
Most common form: 風
noun, counter
1. swing; shake; wave; swinging
noun
2. appearance; behaviour  (often written with kana only)
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う り あ げ 0
Most common form: 売上げ
noun
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
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け ん ち く 0
construction; architecture (of buildings)
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り よ う し ゃ 2
noun
user; end-user; consumer
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た よ う 0
diverse; varied
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ち ほ う こ う き ょ う だ ん た い 8
noun
local public body
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expression
isn't it  (contraction of じゃない; colloquialism)
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て つ ど う 0
noun
railroad; railway; rail transport
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た ん じ ょ う び 3
noun
birthday
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50 years; fifty years; half century
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や く い ん 2 や く い ん 0
noun
officer; official; executive; staff
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せ つ び 1
equipment; device; facilities; installation
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あ っ か 0
Most common form: あっ化
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
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よ う 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. task; business
2. use; duty; service
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noun
1. thirteenth day of the month
2. thirteen days
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い せ き 0
noun
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
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し ょ う ひ 0 し ょ う ひ 1
consumption; expenditure
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も よ う 0
noun
1. pattern; figure; design
2. state; condition
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ふ か め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
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パ パ 1
noun
Papa
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ぶ ん 1
noun
1. sentence
2. composition; text; writings
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ち ゅ う ご く じ ん 4
noun
Chinese person
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か っ せ い か 0
activation; stimulation; revitalization; invigoration
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せ い し ょ 1
Bible; scriptures
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し ん け い 0
1. nerve  (anatomical term)
2. nerves; sensitivity
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こ ん ら ん 0
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
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ど
but (archaic)
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い や す 2
Most common form: 癒やす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to heal; to cure
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み が く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth)
2. to refine; to improve
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ど う さ 1
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior; execution; actuation; operation; manners
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コ ン サ ー ト 1 コ ン サ ー ト 3
noun
concert
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こ な 2
noun
flour; meal; powder
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し ん ち ょ う 0
noun
height (of body); stature
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さ ん せ い 0
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
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け い た い 0
noun
form; shape; figure
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Most common form: に連れて
conjunction
as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)  (often written with kana only)
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ぶ か 1
noun
subordinate person  (see also: 上司, 目下)
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に じ っ せ い き 4
noun
twentieth century
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ひ ょ っ と す る と 0
perhaps; maybe; possibly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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き ん む 1
service; duty; work
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れ ん あ い 0
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
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と ど う ふ け ん 4 と ど う ふ け ん 5
noun
administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Hokkai-do, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu and remaining prefectures
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ご か い 0
misunderstanding
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ち ょ く ぜ ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
just before
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へ い き ん 0
1. average; mean
2. balance; equilibrium
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し ゅ っ し ん 0
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
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く 1
noun
ward; district; section
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し ょ う ゆ 0
Most common form: しょうゆ
noun
soy sauce; shoyu  (しょゆ, しょゆう are dial.)
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こ つ 1
Most common form: コツ
noun
knack; skill; trick; secret; know-how; the ropes; hang  (often written with kana only)
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ほ ん や く 0
Most common form: 飜訳
1. translation
2. de-encryption; deciphering
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ぼ お っ と 0
Most common form: ぼーっと
1. doing nothing; being stupefied; flushingly; abstractedly; dazedly; blankly; dreamily  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. dimly; hazily; faintly; vaguely; indistinctly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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ソ ー ス 1
noun
1. sauce (esp. Worcestershire sauce)
2. source
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noun
1. twenty-second day of the month
2. twenty-two days
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か た ま る 4
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to harden; to solidify
2. to become firm; to become certain
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ス テ ー ジ 2
noun
1. stage
2. performance
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ス ト ー リ ー 2
noun
story
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こ す 0 こ す 1
1. to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across
2. to go over (e.g. with audience)
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ま と ま る 0 ま と ま る 4
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be collected; to be settled; to be in order  (often written with kana only)
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は じ ま り 0
noun
origin; beginning
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と く 1
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo; to unbind; to unpack
2. to unsew; to unstitch
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わ か れ 3
noun
parting; separation; farewell; (lateral) branch; fork; offshoot; division; section
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に ょ う ぼ う 1
noun
1. wife (esp. one's own wife)
2. court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace  (this meaning is restricted to reading にょうぼう, にゅうぼう)
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さ い の う 0
noun
talent; ability
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は い ご 1
1. back; rear
2. background; behind the scenes
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つ う か 0
1. passage through (e.g. train skipping a station); transit
2. passing (e.g. exam, bill through parliament)
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か く し ん 0
conviction; belief; confidence
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noun, counter
1. stock; share
noun
2. stump  (orig. meaning)
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い ま さ ら 0 い ま さ ら 1
Most common form: 今更
1. now (after such a long time); at this late hour (i.e. it is too late for something); at this point of time
2. afresh; anew; again
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き ょ う り ょ く 0
powerful; strong
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こ う べ 1
noun
Kobe (port city near Osaka)
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き た ち ょ う せ ん 5
noun
North Korea
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そ く め ん 0 そ く め ん 3 そ く め ん 2
noun
side; flank; aspect; dimension; profile; sidelight; lateral
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ほ こ り 0 ほ こ り 3
noun
pride; boast
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つ く り 3
noun
1. making; producing; manufacturing; building; construction; make; structure
2. appearance (i.e. attire, make-up)
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ほ う か い 0
1. collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in  (see also: 崩れる)
2. decay  (see also: α崩壊; physics terminology)
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21; twenty-one
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た だ ち に 1
at once; immediately; directly; in person; automatically
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バ ッ グ 1
noun
bag
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ほ ん し ょ 1
noun
text; script; this book
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う つ わ 0
noun
1. bowl; vessel; container
2. ability; capacity; calibre; caliber
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け つ え き 2
noun
blood
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し ょ う げ き 0
shock; crash; impact; ballistic
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い や が る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to hate; to dislike
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せ い ぞ う 0
manufacture; production
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と り わ け 0
1. especially; above all  (often written with kana only)
2. inter alia; among others
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こ む ぎ こ 0 こ む ぎ こ 3
noun
wheat flour
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け は い 2 け は い 0 け は い 1
noun
1. indication; sign; hint; presence; trend
2. quotation (esp. stock market)
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り ろ ん 1 り ろ ん 0
noun
theory
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