Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

Routlege 5000 Vocab 4301-4400

This collection contains 99 words.
QUICK STUDY
FLASHCARDS
DOWNLOAD
1
noun
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
(click the word for examples and links)
0
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass; penetration
(click the word for examples and links)
0 1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to serve (food, etc.); to dish out
2. to fill up; to pile up; to heap
(click the word to view an additional 4 meanings, examples and links)
0
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)
0 2
Most common form: 祀る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to deify; to enshrine
2. to pray; to worship
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
1
Most common form: えみ
noun
smile
(click the word for examples and links)
1
noun
1. three times; thrice
2. 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)
2
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)
1
Most common form: あん
noun, noun (suffix)
1. idea; plan; thought
2. draft plan; motion; rough copy  (see also: 原案)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, useful expressions, examples and links)
1
noun
state of mind; mentality; psychology
(click the word for examples and links)
1
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to sew; to stitch
2. to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
(click the word for examples and links)
2
1. chattering; talk; idle talk; chat; chitchat; gossip  (often written with kana only)
2. chatty; talkative; chatterbox; blabbermouth  (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
0
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to rank next to; to come after
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
0
1. return; comeback; reinstatement
2. carriage return; CR
(click the word for examples and links)
0
1. collision; crash; running into
2. conflict; quarrel; clashing
(click the word for examples and links)
3
Most common form: 持出す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs
2. to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject); to raise (an issue); to mention
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be submerged; to be soaked
2. to be pickled; to be well seasoned  (esp. 漬かる)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 2 forms, examples and links)
2
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)
1
noun
1. text
2. textbook
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
0
change; fluctuation
(click the word for examples and links)
3
Most common form: 吸込む
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to imbibe
2. to absorb; to soak up
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
1
Most common form: 木木
noun
every tree; many trees; all kinds of trees
(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
1
1. hit; base hit; safe hit; single  (baseball term)
2. hit; success
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings, examples and links)
1
noun
chopsticks  (see also: お箸)
(click the word for examples and links)
0 2
appetite (for food)
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
1 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. language
2. word
(click the word for examples and links)
0
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
(click the word for examples and links)
1
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)
2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to shout; to yell
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
twenty-one years
(click the word for examples and links)
5
noun
housewife  (yojijukugo)
(click the word for examples and links)
1
Most common form: たき
noun
1. waterfall
2. rapids  (archaic)
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
2
'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)
1
noun
social position; social status
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
site; plot; lot; grounds
(click the word for examples and links)
2
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
(click the word for examples and links)
2
1. blue (colour, color)
2. sad; down (in the dumps)
(click the word for examples and links)
3
noun
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
(click the word for examples and links)
1
noun
banana
(click the word for examples and links)
0
Most common form: 取扱
noun
treatment; service; handling; management
(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
1
Most common form: フイルム
noun
film
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
0
noun
sake; Japanese rice wine
(click the word for examples and links)
0
transparency; cleanness
(click the word for examples and links)
1
adverb, noun (prefix)
1. instantly; immediately; at once
interjection (kandoushi)
2. that is (to say); namely
(click the word for examples and links)
0
conquest (problem, disease, handicap, etc. e.g. poverty, illness); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
(click the word for examples and links)
5
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)
60 years old
(click the word for examples and links)
1
noun
morning sun  (see also: 夕日)
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
0
noun
studio
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
1
long-term  (opposite: 短期)
(click the word for examples and links)
1 0
noun
beautiful woman
(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: ひっきようぐ
noun
writing implement
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
oil; petroleum; kerosene
(click the word for examples and links)
0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
early morning
(click the word for examples and links)
1
store interior
(click the word for examples and links)
1
1. wages
noun
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)
0
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)
0
noun
schedule; program; programme; agenda
(click the word for examples and links)
0
1. application; put to practical use
noun (prefix)
2. applied  (see also: 応用物理学, 応用言語学)
(click the word for examples and links)
3
1. total darkness; pitch dark
2. bleak future; poor prospects
(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
1
Most common form: まゆ
noun
eyebrow; eyebrows
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, useful expressions, examples and links)
1
noun
lens  (originally from Dutch)
(click the word for examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
five times
(click the word for examples and links)
0
Most common form: ぞく
noun
1. layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; man of the world; the world
2. local manners; modern customs
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 2 meanings, examples and links)
1
noun
pasta  (originally from Italian)
(click the word for examples and links)
0 3
'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)
0
noun
ability; performance; efficiency
(click the word for examples and links)
1
noun
picture; painting
(click the word for examples and links)
3 2
noun
1. (single-edged) sword; katana
2. dagger; knife  (archaic)
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 1 meaning, examples and links)
1
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)
3
noun
judge
(click the word for examples and links)
0
strategy; tactics
(click the word for examples and links)
1
Most common form: かく
1. pit (of a fruit); stone
2. core
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings, examples and links)
0
farmers; peasants
(click the word for examples and links)
4
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)
1
noun
1. lighter
2. writer
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
0
1. repairs; maintenance; tending; trimming; grooming
2. crackdown; (police) raid
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
0
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict; determination
(click the word for examples and links)
2 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry
2. 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)
3 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
Sunday
(click the word for examples and links)
1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
nowadays; recently
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
0
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
(click the word for examples and links)
1
noun
1. obi; kimono sash
2. 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)
0
Most common form: おこのみやき
noun
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
0
noun
sheep (Ovis aries)
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
0
noun
first half  (see also: 後半)
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
1
noun
show
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
5 0
noun
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
0
Most common form: しょうが
noun
ginger (Zingiber officinale)  (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
0
beginning; start; outset
(click the word for examples and links)
1
1. major
noun
2. Major (oil companies)
(click the word to view an additional 3 meanings, examples and links)
0
1. public performance
2. exhibition in a foreign country  (sumo term)
(click the word for examples and links)
1
noun
kendo; swordmanship; fencing; way of the sword
(click the word for examples and links)
1
noun
storehouse; warehouse; godown
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)  (see also: 湯帷子)
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
0
noun
diameter
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
0
overtime (work)
(click the word for examples and links)
0
murder
(click the word for examples and links)
Kanshudo is your AI Japanese tutor, and your constant companion on the road to mastery of the Japanese language. To get started learning Japanese, just follow the study recommendations on your Dashboard. You can use Quick search (accessible using the icon at the top of every page) to look up any Japanese word, kanji or grammar point, as well as to find anything on Kanshudo quickly. For an overview, take the tour.
×