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Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

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Routlege 5000 Vocab 4001-4100

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じ ょ う た つ 0
1. improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress
2. communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank  (see also: 上通; opposite: 下達)
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こ う し 1
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
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ひ ょ う め い 0
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression; announcement; assertion
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た い い く 1
noun
physical education; gymnastics; athletics
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ど く し ょ 1
reading
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み や こ 0
noun
capital; metropolis
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ず れ る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate; to shift (position); to be out of sync.; to be slightly off; to be off-point
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つ う よ う 0
1. popular use; circulation
2. to pass as
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し し ょ う 0
noun
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
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カ ウ ン タ ー 0
noun
1. counter
2. service counter (e.g. at a bank)
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だ い き ぼ 3
large-scale
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noun
landlord; landlady  (see also: 大屋; honorific)
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ゆ う べ 0
1. last night  (usu. 昨夜; this meaning is restricted to reading ゆうべ, さくや)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
2. evening
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か ど 1
noun
1. corner (e.g. desk, pavement)
2. edge
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ニ コ ニ コ 1
with a friendly grin; smilingly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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noun
a period of three days
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な で る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
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き ん り 0 き ん り 1
noun
interest rates
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わ く わ く 1
Most common form: ワクワク
tremble; get nervous; excitedly; thrilled  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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か て い 0
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
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ひ き ず る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to drag along; to pull
2. to force someone along
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バ ラ バ ラ 1 バ ラ バ ラ 0
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops; rustling  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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い ぞ ん 0
dependence; dependent; reliance
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さ ま 2
Most common form: 方
suffix
1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.  (after a person's name (or position, etc.); honorific)
2. makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)  (see also: お粗末さまでした; usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-; polite (teineigo) language)
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ど う き ょ 0
Most common form: どうきょ
coexistence; living together
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ス カ ー ト 2
noun
skirt
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が ら 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. pattern; design
noun
2. body build; figure; physique
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か い す う 3
noun
number of times; frequency; count
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ユ ー ザ ー 1
noun
user  (see also: 利用者)
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ひ っ し ゃ 1
noun
writer (often in self-reference); author
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ふ で 0
noun
writing brush
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せ い や く 0
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
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え ほ ん 2
noun
picture book
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ま ち な か 0
Most common form: 街中
noun
downtown
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ち ょ し ゃ 1
noun
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
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め 1
noun
sprout
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た ん と う し ゃ 3
noun
person in charge (of an area of work, but not necessarily supervising other staff); person responsible; one in charge; responsible party; contact (person)
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あ ら し 1
noun
1. storm; tempest
2. difficulty; trouble
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こ う せ い し ょ う 3
noun
Ministry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)  (see also: 厚生労働省)
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ま め 2
noun
1. legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, such as beans, peas, pulses, etc.); beans; peas
2. soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy  (see also: 大豆)
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そ ん 1
Most common form: ソン
'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
loss; disadvantage
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か ん じ ん 0
essential; fundamental; crucial; vital; main
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ほ い く え ん 3
noun
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
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ポ ス ト 1
1. post; position
2. postbox; mail box; pillar box
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よ び か け る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to call out to; to accost; to address (crowd); to appeal
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よ だ ん 0
digression; sequel (of a story)
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こ る 1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to grow stiff
2. to be absorbed in; to be devoted to; to be a fanatic; to elaborate
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す い ど う 0
noun
water service; water supply
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に ん ぎ ょ う 0
noun
doll; puppet; figure
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ね ら い 0
noun
aim
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け つ だ ん 0
decision; determination
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た い せ つ さ 0 た い せ つ さ 4
importance
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よ そ 2 よ そ 1
Most common form: 外
1. another place; somewhere else; strange parts  (see also: 他所; often written with kana only)
noun
2. outside (one's family or group); those people  (often written with kana only; opposite: 内)
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か 0
noun
mosquito
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か ん し 0
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; inspection
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ど う ね ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
that year; same year; same age
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あ っ さ り 3
1. easily; readily; quickly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. lightly (flavored food, applied makeup)  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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ほ ほ え む 3
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to smile
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か け つ け る 0
Most common form: 駆けつける
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
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ゴ ー ル 1
1. goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; winning post  (sports term)
noun
2. Gaul  (see also: ガリア)
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noun
three (long cylindrical things)
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た な 0
Most common form: たな
noun
1. shelf; shelves; ledge; rack
2. trellis
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し っ ぽ 3
noun
tail (animal)  (often written with kana only)
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ぎ ゃ く た い 0
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
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し か り 2
Most common form: しかり
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; yea; aye; affirmative  (often written with kana only)
irregular ru verb, plain form ends with -ri, intransitive verb
2. to be so  (archaic)
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せ い じ ょ う 0
normalcy; normality; normal  (opposite: 異常)
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は い ふ 0
distribution
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も ち あ げ る 0 も ち あ げ る 5
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to elevate; to raise; to lift up
2. to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
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み お く る 0 み お く る 4
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home)
2. to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight
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ひ き つ ぐ 3
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
to take over; to hand over
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い わ か ん 2
noun
1. uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort
2. malaise; physical unease
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ジ ャ ズ 1
noun
jazz
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つ い で 0
adverb, conjunction
next; secondly; subsequently
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む き 1
'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
direction; orientation; aspect; situation; exposure; suitability; tendency
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(for) five years
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あ ん ぜ ん せ い 0
noun
safety; security
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こ っ き ょ う 0
national border; provincial border
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ほ う ち ょ う 0
noun
1. kitchen knife; carving knife
2. cooking; food  (archaic)
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noun
key (lock, keyboard, piano, clue, island, cay, etc.)
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ど き ど き 1
Most common form: ドキドキ
1. thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; pitapat; pitter-patter  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound; to palpitate  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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に ぎ わ う 3
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be crowded with people; to be bustling with
2. to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
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じ ご く 0 じ ご く 3
noun
hell
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ご う か 1
wonderful; gorgeous; splendor; splendour; pomp; extravagance
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き ゅ う き ゅ う し ゃ 3
noun
ambulance
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(for) ten years
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ふ ど う さ ん 2 ふ ど う さ ん 0
noun
real estate
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ひ ろ ま る 3 ひ ろ ま る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to spread; to be propagated
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が い し ゅ つ 0
outing; trip; going out
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グ ラ ス 1
noun
1. glass (drinking vessel)
2. glass  (see also: 硝子)
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ま げ る 0 ま げ る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl  (this meaning is restricted to form 曲げる)
2. to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant  (this meaning is restricted to form 曲げる)
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や し き 3
noun
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
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せ ん も ん て き 0
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
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き り か え る 4 き り か え る 3 き り か え る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace; to switch over
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そ め る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to dye; to colour; to color
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ス キ ー じ ょ う 0
noun
ski area
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ヒ ン ト 1
noun
hint
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こ う ぎ 1
lecture
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う ら ぎ る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
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よ ち 1 よ ち 0
noun
place; room; margin; scope
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