Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list
Routlege 5000 Vocab 4301-4400
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass; penetration(click the word for examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to serve (food, etc.); to dish out2. to fill up; to pile up; to heap
(click the word to view an additional 4 meanings, examples and links)
Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs), intransitive verb
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 祀る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to deify; to enshrine2. to pray; to worship
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noun
1. three times; thrice2. third (musical interval) (this meaning is restricted to reading さんど)
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, 1 meaning and 2 forms, examples and links)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down(click the word for examples and links)
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to sew; to stitch2. to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. chattering; talk; idle talk; chat; chitchat; gossip (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to rank next to; to come after(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. return; comeback; reinstatement2. carriage return; CR
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. collision; crash; running into2. conflict; quarrel; clashing
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Most common form: 持出す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs2. to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject); to raise (an issue); to mention
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be submerged; to be soaked2. to be pickled; to be well seasoned (esp. 漬かる)
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noun
1. drive; trip by car; driving'suru' verb, intransitive verb
2. to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings, examples and links)
Most common form: 吸込む
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to imbibe2. to absorb; to soak up
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noun
every tree; many trees; all kinds of trees(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
2. hit; success
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noun, 'no' adjective
appetite (for food)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications(click the word for examples and links)
noun
a house; a home; a family; a household; one's family; one's folks; a style(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to shout; to yell(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to twist; to wrench; to turn (a switch on or off, etc.); to wring (a neck) (often written with kana only)2. to puzzle over (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 3 forms, examples and links)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to come down (fever)2. to cool down (interest); to abate; to subside; to dampen
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'na' adjective, noun
1. blue (colour, color)2. sad; down (in the dumps)
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noun
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
conquest (problem, disease, handicap, etc. e.g. poverty, illness); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 専門ガッコウ
noun
vocational school; technical school(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
early morning(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
1. wagesnoun
2. cash payment of rent (this meaning is restricted to reading ちんきん)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 2 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
Most common form: 見まわす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to look around; to survey(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
1. total darkness; pitch dark2. bleak future; poor prospects
(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in (also written as 挿し込む)'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
2. to have a griping pain(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. (single-edged) sword; katana2. dagger; knife (archaic)
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 1 meaning, examples and links)
noun
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: かく
noun, 'no' adjective
1. pit (of a fruit); stone2. core
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noun
concrete (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun
environmental problem; environmental issue(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. repairs; maintenance; tending; trimming; grooming2. crackdown; (police) raid
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noun, 'suru' verb
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict; determination(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry2. to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, useful expressions, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
nowadays; recently(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. obi; kimono sash2. paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc. (see also: 帯紙, 帯広告・おびこうこく; this meaning is restricted to reading おび)
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
research establishment; research institute; laboratory(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
1. majornoun
2. Major (oil companies)(click the word to view an additional 3 meanings, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. public performance2. exhibition in a foreign country (sumo term)
(click the word for examples and links)
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