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Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

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Routlege 5000 Vocab 3902-4000

This collection contains 98 words.
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さ る 1
noun
1. monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate  (see also: ニホンザル; often written with kana only)
2. sly person  (derogatory)
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じ ゅ う じ 1
engaging; pursuing; following (e.g. profession or occupation)  (see also: 携わる)
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ち く せ き 0
accumulation; accumulate; store
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よ み が え る 3 よ み が え る 4
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be revived; to be refreshed; to be restored
2. to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
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ね ん が じ ょ う 2
noun
New Year's card
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バ ブ ル 1
noun
1. bubble
2. bubble economy  (see also: バブル経済; abbreviation)
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ま い あ さ 1 ま い あ さ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
every morning
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じ み 2
plain; simple; subdued; sober
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ぶ ん が く 1
noun
literature
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ほ う る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to throw; to toss; to fling
2. to throw away; to discard  (regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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せ め る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to attack; to assault; to assail
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い ち づ け る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
four times  (see also: 回)
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マ ー ク 1
1. mark; symbol; insignia; logo
2. paying attention to; focusing on; watching; guarding
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ア ル コ ー ル 0
alcohol
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や さ し さ 2 や さ し さ 0 や さ し さ 3
kindness
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ば く ぜ ん 0
obscure; vague; equivocal
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い だ い 0
greatness
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し ぼ う 0
noun
fat; grease; blubber
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い い だ す 3
Most common form: 言出す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to start talking; to speak; to tell; to propose; to suggest; to break the ice
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あ お 1
1. blue
2. green
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キ ー ワ ー ド 3
noun
1. keyword; key word; buzzword; catch-phrase
2. keyword; search term; indexing term  (computer terminology)
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ベ ラ ン ダ 0
noun
verandah; veranda; porch; balcony
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ほ の お 0 ほ の お 1
noun
1. flame; blaze
2. flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
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こ う ふ 1 こ う ふ 0
delivering; handing over; furnishing (e.g. with copies); issuance; issuing
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し ょ う げ ん 0
evidence; testimony
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び ん か ん 0
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; sensitive (to); well attuned to
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あ ざ や か 2
1. vivid; bright; brilliant; clear; fresh; vibrant
2. skillful; skilful; adept; adroit; deft; brilliant; beautiful; fine; excellent
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か い め い 0
clarification; elucidation; explication
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ほ う し き 0
noun
form; method; system; formula
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び ん 1
Most common form: びん
noun
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
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そ っ く り 3
1. all; altogether; entirely; completely  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. exactly like; just like  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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し ば る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to tie; to bind
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じ つ じ ょ う 0
noun
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
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え ん 1
noun
1. yen; Japanese monetary unit
2. circle  (orig. meaning)
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け し ょ う 2
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
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24; twenty-four
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か ず か ず 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), 'no' adjective
many; numerous; various; large number of  (see also: 数々)
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じ さ ん 0
bringing; taking; carrying
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い ん よ う 0
quotation; citation; reference
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ど う き 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. contemporary; corresponding period; same period; same class
noun
2. employee who joined the company in the same year as oneself; classmate; one's contemporary
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け ん ぜ ん 0
health; soundness; wholesome
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せ い よ う 1
the west; Western countries
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プ レ ッ シ ャ ー 2 プ レ ッ シ ャ ー 0
noun
pressure
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あ か ん ぼ う 0
noun
baby; infant
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う ち あ わ せ 0
Most common form: 打合わせ
1. advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; briefing session
2. overlap (of a coat, etc.)
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よ く ぼ う 0
noun
desire; appetite; lust
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ぐ ん 1
noun, noun (suffix)
army; force; troops
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パ ス 1
noun
1. path
2. pass (e.g. skipping a move, passing an examination, ticket to allow entry, etc.)
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た よ り 1
Most common form: たより
noun
reliance; dependence
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あ つ か い 0
noun, noun (suffix), 'suru' verb
treatment; service
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ほ ん し つ 0
essence; true nature; substance; reality
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し や く し ょ 2
noun
municipal office; council; city hall
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し ゃ り ょ う 0
noun
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
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か ぶ か 2 か ぶ か 0
noun
stock prices
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ち ゅ う し ょ く 0
noun
1. lunch; midday meal
2. food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)  (usu. 中食)
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ち ゅ う し ゃ 0
injection
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の ぞ む 0
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to look out on
2. to face
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し ょ く 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. job; work; employment; occupation; position
2. duties
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み た め 1
noun
appearance
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ア ピ ー ル 2
1. appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; request
2. appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; allure
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expression, noun
one third; a third part
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ぜ ん こ く て き 0
nation-wide
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ぶ た 0
Most common form: ブタ
noun
1. pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)
2. fat person  (derogatory)
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し ほ ん 0
noun
funds; capital
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お も い や り 0
noun
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness; understanding; regard; kindheartedness
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み と お し 0
noun
1. unobstructed view; perspective; visibility; vista
2. forecast; outlook; prospect; prediction
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noun
12 years; twelve years
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き っ ち り 3
1. punctually; on the dot; precisely  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. closely; tightly; (fits) like a glove  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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さ ば く 0
Most common form: 沙漠
noun
desert
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エ レ ベ ー タ ー 3
noun
1. elevator; lift
2. elevator (aviation)  (see also: 昇降舵)
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あ さ い 0 あ さ い 2
1. shallow; superficial  (opposite: 深い)
2. slight (wound); light (sleep); pale (colour); inadequate (knowledge)
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カ バ ー 1
1. cover (e.g. book); coverage
2. to compensate for (a loss); to offset (a weakness); to back up
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こ う た い 0
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.); taking turns
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し げ ん 1
noun
resources
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げ ん じ つ て き 0
realistic; pragmatic
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く し ょ う 0
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
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ぎ ょ ー ざ 0
Most common form: ギョウザ
noun
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables  (food term; originally from Chinese 'jiǎozi')
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し ょ く ど う 0
noun
1. dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; messroom
2. restaurant; eatery; snack bar; diner
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も っ ぱ ら 1 も っ ぱ ら 0
Most common form: もっぱら
1. wholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly; fixedly  (often written with kana only)
2. principally; mostly; chiefly; mainly  (often written with kana only)
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て い け つ 0
1. conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty)
2. fastening (as in a joint)
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は だ か 0
naked; nude; bare
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expression, adverb
in the meantime; meanwhile  (see also: 然う斯う, そうこうしている内に; often written with kana only)
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い ら い ら 1 い ら い ら 0
Most common form: いらいら
getting nervous; irritation  (often written with kana only)
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し ゅ う し ゅ う 0
gathering up; collection; accumulation
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き し ゃ 1
reporter  (see also: ジャーナリスト)
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だ っ し ゅ つ 0
1. escape; break-out
2. prolapse; proptosis
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よ び だ す 3
Most common form: 呼出す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to decoy; to lure
2. to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)  (computer terminology)
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し ゅ り ゅ う 0
1. mainstream; commonplace
noun
2. main course (of a river); main stream
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さ ほ ど 0 さ ほ ど 3
Most common form: さほど
adverb, conjunction
not so; not particularly; not very; not that much  (often written with kana only)
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じ む 1
business; office work; administration
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つ け く わ え る 5
Most common form: 付加える
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to add one thing to another
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く に ぐ に 2
Most common form: 国国
noun
countries
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on the earth
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だ い き ぎ ょ う 3
noun
large company; enterprise  (see also: 中小企業)
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た お す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to throw down; to bring down; to blow down; to fell; to knock down; to set (something) down on its side; to turn (something) on its side  (this meaning is restricted to form 倒す)
2. to kill; to defeat; to beat
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う つ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be photographed; to be projected
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も ら す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to let leak; to reveal
2. to wet one's pants
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