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Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

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Routlege 5000 Vocab 4201-4300

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し し ゃ 1 し し ゃ 2
noun
casualty; deceased
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し き 2 し き 1
noun
four seasons
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と う さ ん 0
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
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ニ ュ ー ジ ー ラ ン ド 3 ニ ュ ー ジ ー ラ ン ド 5
noun
New Zealand  (often written with kana only)
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セ ン タ ー 1
noun
centre; center
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ほ ぜ ん 0
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
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け つ ご う 0
1. combination; union; binding; catenation; coupling; joining
2. bond  (chemistry term)
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は っ そ う 0
sending; forwarding; shipping
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パ ン ツ 1
noun
1. underpants; pants; briefs; panties; shorts; knickers
2. trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches; pants; trunks (e.g. swimming)
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ぐ る ぐ る 1
1. turning round and round; going around in circles  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. wrapped around
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ナ ン バ ー 1
noun
number
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も ち ぬ し 2
Most common form: 持主
noun
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
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と う て い 0
(cannot) possibly; no matter how
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ゆ う ひ 0
noun
evening sun; setting sun  (see also: 朝日)
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の り か え る 4 の り か え る 3
Most common form: 乗りかえる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train)
2. to change one's mind; to move on to (e.g. a new love interest); to change methods; to change one's way of thinking
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リ ス ト ラ 0
noun
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing  (see also: リストラクチュアリング; abbreviation)
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と う べ ん 1
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
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て つ が く 2 て つ が く 0
Most common form: てつがく
noun
philosophy
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お か し な 2
ridiculous; odd  (see also: 可笑しい; often written with kana only)
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と う じ し ゃ 3
noun
person concerned; interested party; related party
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シ ー ズ ン 1
season (fruits and vegetables, sporting, holidays)
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し な 0
noun
1. article; item; thing; goods; stock  (esp. 品)
2. quality
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こ う そ く ど う ろ 5
noun
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
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い ち い ん 0 い ち い ん 2
noun
person; member
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か く て い 0
Most common form: かくてい
1. decision; settlement
2. definition  (mathematics)
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い い ん か い 2 い い ん か い 0
noun
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
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ま ぜ あ わ せ る 5 ま ぜ あ わ せ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to mix; to blend; to combine
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き ょ う み ぶ か い 5
very interesting; of great interest
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あ れ こ れ 2
Most common form: 彼此
adverb, pronoun
1. one thing or another; this way and that; this and that; this or that  (often written with kana only)
2. around; about; nearly; roughly; almost; round about  (often written with kana only)
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ぶ ん ぷ 0
distribution; dissemination; allocation
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か ん き ゃ く 0
noun
audience; spectator; spectators
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あ ゆ 1
Most common form: あゆ
noun
1. sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu  (often written with kana only)
2. salmon  (see also: 鮭; archaic)
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し ょ う ご 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
noon; mid-day
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し ゅ と 1 し ゅ と 2
capital city; metropolis
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た い な い 1
interior of the body
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ち ょ う わ 0
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
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け ん い 1
noun
authority; power; influence
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シ ン ガ ポ ー ル 4
noun
Singapore  (often written with kana only)
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よ う 1
Most common form: よう
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get drunk; to become intoxicated
2. to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated
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さ い て い げ ん 3
noun
minimum
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き ず つ く 3
Most common form: 傷付く
1. to be wounded; to get injured
2. to get hurt feelings
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カ ボ チ ャ 0
Most common form: 南瓜
noun
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash  (ぼうぶら is primarily Kansai dialect; often written with kana only; originally from Portuguese 'Cambodia abóbora')
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ろ う ご 0
noun
old age
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あ て は ま る 4
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill
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が い 1
Most common form: がい
noun
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
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け い こ 1
practice; practising; training; study
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い ち い 0
1. first place; first rank; unit's position  (this meaning is restricted to reading いちい)
noun
2. Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)  (usually イチイ; often written with kana only)
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ひ き い る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
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ぜ ん し ゃ 1
noun
the former
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す う に ん 0
several people
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そ う ぞ う 0
creation
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と ど け で 0
Most common form: 届出
report; notification
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お ぎ く ぼ 0
Ogikubo (place in Tokyo)
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ス イ ッ チ 1 ス イ ッ チ 2
Most common form: スィッチ
switch
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こ こ ろ み 4 こ こ ろ み 4 こ こ ろ み 3
noun
1. attempt; trial; experiment
2. endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture; initiative
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あ ゆ む 2
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to walk; to go on foot
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た ち ど ま る 0 た ち ど ま る 4
to stop; to halt; to stand still
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い ま い ち 2
Most common form: イマイチ
1. one more; another; the other  (see also: 今一つ; often written with kana only; colloquialism)
2. not quite; not very good; lacking  (see also: 今一つ)
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め ん 1
Most common form: めん
noun
1. noodles
2. flour  (archaic)
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ふ あ ん て い 2
instability; insecurity; crankiness
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げ ん て ん 1 げ ん て ん 0
noun
origin (coordinates); starting point
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い っ こ う 0
1. completely; absolutely; totally  (see also: 一向に)
2. (not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least  (in a negative sentence)
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そ れ ゆ え 0 そ れ ゆ え 3
conjunction
therefore; for that reason; so  (often written with kana only)
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ジ ュ ー ス 1
noun
1. juice
2. soft drink (any (sweet) non-alcoholic beverage, carbonated or uncarbonated)
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け い げ ん 0
abatement; reduction
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ふ じ ゆ う 1
1. discomfort; inconvenience
2. poverty; want; destitution
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ひ め い 0
shriek; scream
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ら く さ つ し ゃ 0
noun
tender winner; successful bidder; contract awardee
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ゆ う し 1
financing; loan
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は た ん 0
failure; bankruptcy
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(the year) 2008
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ア ド レ ス 1
Most common form: アドゥレッス
noun
1. address
2. email address  (see also: メルアド; computer terminology)
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は げ む 2
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
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そ う ほ う 1
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
two way; both parties; mutual; both
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げ ん ば く 0
noun
atomic bomb; A-bomb  (see also: 原子爆弾; abbreviation)
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Most common form: かさ
noun
umbrella; parasol
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チ ャ レ ン ジ 2 チ ャ レ ン ジ 1
self-challenge; trying hard to do something  (see also: 挑戦)
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す み 0
Most common form: すみ
noun
1. charcoal
2. charred remains  (obscure term)
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ふ い 0
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
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リ サ イ ク ル 2
recycling
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ミ ル ク 1
noun
milk
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し そ ん 1
noun
descendants; posterity; offspring
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ち か ご ろ 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
lately; recently; nowadays
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か ば ん 0
Most common form: かばん
noun
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket  (often written with kana only)
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5000 yen
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あ つ り ょ く 2
noun
1. pressure; stress  (physics terminology)
2. coercion; arm-twisting
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な な め 1
1. slanting; tilted; sloping; diagonal; oblique  (see also: 斜)
2. unusual; slanted (view of the world); bad (mood)
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ほ じ ょ 1
1. assistance; support; aid; help
2. subsidy; supplement; subvention; grant-in-aid
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か い り ょ う 0
improvement; reform
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は い ゆ う 0
actor; actress; player; performer  (see also: 役者)
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フ ィ リ ピ ン 1
noun
Philippines  (often written with kana only)
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こ う り つ て き 0
efficient
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じ ょ う ね つ 0
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
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し ち に ん 2
noun
seven people
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し ょ う て ん 1
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
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り ょ か ん 0
noun
ryokan; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run  (see also: 民宿)
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し ょ く た く 0
dining table
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あ る き ま わ る 0 あ る き ま わ る 5
to walk about; to walk to and fro; to pace around
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ひ げ き 1
noun
1. tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play
2. tragedy; calamity; disaster
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ち ょ う じ ょ 1
noun
eldest daughter; first-born daughter  (may be the only daughter)
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