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Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

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Routlege 5000 Vocab 4901-5000

This collection contains 95 words.
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ど う い つ 0
1. identical; same; one and the same; equal
2. fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
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か お い ろ 0
noun
1. complexion; one's colour; one's color
2. countenance; expression; one's face
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な ん せ 1
Most common form: なんせ
at any rate; anyhow  (often written with kana only)
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し す る 2
suru verb - special class, intransitive verb
1. to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to be conducive to; to be instrumental in
2. to finance
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Most common form: ホコリ
noun
1. dust  (often written with kana only)
2. one ten-billionth  (this meaning is restricted to reading あい)
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き そ ん 0
existing
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あ み 2
noun
1. net; netting
2. web
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つ
つ 0
conjunction
1. indicates two contrasting actions  (see also: 浮きつ沈みつ, 追いつ追われつ; form: ...つ...つ)
particle
2. indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)  (archaic)
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け い じ 1
noun
1. (police) detective
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
2. criminal matter
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ボ ー リ ン グ 0
1. bowling
2. boring; drilling  (this meaning is restricted to reading ボーリング)
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か ん し ょ く 0
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
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ひ と が ら 0
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
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お の お の 2
Most common form: 各
noun, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. each  (see also: 各:かく)
pronoun
2. you (plural)  (archaic)
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し ょ く む 1
noun
professional duties
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だ し 2
noun
1. dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)  (often written with kana only)
2. pretext; excuse; pretense (pretence); dupe; front man
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sixty years
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う す れ る 0 う す れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to fade; to become dim
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し っ こ う 0
1. execution; carrying out; performance; enforcement; exercise; service  (this meaning is restricted to reading しっこう, しゅぎょう)
noun
2. lead monk performing various tasks in a temple  (Buddhist term)
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ぶ ん り ょ う 3
amount; quantity
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た い が い 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
1. in general; almost all
2. mainly; mostly; most likely
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ね っ す る 0 ね っ す る 3
suru verb - special class
to heat; to heat up
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あ じ わ い 0
1. flavour; flavor
2. meaning; significance
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ち ゅ う と は ん ぱ 4
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked; half-cocked  (yojijukugo)
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は た ち 1
Most common form: 二十歳
noun
1. 20 years old
2. twenty  (archaic)
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い っ し ゅ う 3
once around; a revolution; a lap; a turn; a round; one full year
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い よ う 0
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
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Most common form: ヒゲ
noun
1. moustache; beard; whiskers  (see also: 口髭, 顎鬚, 頬髯; in careful usage 髭 for moustache, 鬚 for beard, 髯 for (cheek) whiskers; often written with kana only)
2. extremely short pulse appearing on an electrical signal
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し た く 0
Most common form: したく
preparation; arrangements
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と ど め る 3
Most common form: 止める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to cease; to put an end to
2. to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to limit
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た ち あ げ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
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じ ゅ し ょ う 0
winning (a prize)  (see also: 授賞)
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と ぼ し い 3
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poor
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い わ う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to congratulate; to celebrate; to observe (a festival)
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ば い 1
noun
1. twice; double
suffix
2. times; -fold
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た だ た だ 1
absolutely; only  (emphatic modifier; often written with kana only)
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ぎ ょ う し ゅ 1 ぎ ょ う し ゅ 0
Most common form: ぎょうしゅ
noun
type of industry
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き し ゃ 2 き し ゃ 1
noun
train (sometimes specifically a steam train)
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う ど ん 0
noun
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles  (often written with kana only)
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noun
five years old
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て き ど 1
moderate
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に っ ち ゅ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. daytime; during the day
noun
2. Sino-Japanese  (this meaning is restricted to reading にっちゅう)
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さ っ き ょ く 0
composition; setting (of music)
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だ い き ら い 1
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
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い ま 2 い ま 0
noun
living room (Western style)
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し ん き ょ う 0
noun
mental state
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じ ゅ う た く が い 4
noun
residential area
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む ご ん 0
noun
silence
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ち ょ う み り ょ う 3
noun
flavoring (e.g. salt, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, etc.); seasoning
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the first time
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な ん じ か ん 2
expression
how many hours?
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み そ 1
Most common form: 味噌
noun
1. miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans  (food term)
2. innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso
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か ふ ん 0
noun
pollen
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こ う ぎ 1
protest; objection
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あ き れ る 0
Most common form: 呆れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
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す う じ つ 0
noun
few days
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し ん ね ん 1
belief; faith; conviction
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イ ス ラ エ ル 3
Most common form: 以色列
noun
Israel  (often written with kana only)
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late
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お い つ め る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
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プ ラ ス チ ッ ク 4
noun
plastic
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し つ こ い 4
Most common form: しつっこい
1. insistent; obstinate; persistent; tenacious
2. too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy; greasy
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と う 1
Most common form: とう
noun, noun (suffix)
1. tower; steeple; spire
noun
2. stupa; pagoda; dagoba  (see also: 卒塔婆, 塔婆; original meaning; abbreviation)
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(pupil in) sixth grade
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し ゅ わ 1
noun
sign language
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い た め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to hurt; to injure; to cause pain  (usu. 痛める)
2. to harm; to damage; to spoil  (usu. 傷める)
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け ん き ゅ う か い は つ 5
noun
R and D; research and development
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き り と る 3
Most common form: 切取る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out; to cut down; to amputate
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み ん ぽ う 1
noun
civil law; civil code
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へ ん さ い 0
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
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た と え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to compare; to liken; to speak figuratively; to illustrate; to use a simile
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な じ み 3 な じ み 0
Most common form: 馴染み
noun
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
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29; twenty nine
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ち け い 0
noun
terrain; geographical features; topography
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ほ ん の う 1 ほ ん の う 0 ほ ん の う 3
instinct
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か い じ ょ 1
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
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ほ う し ゅ つ 0
release; emission; ejection
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に ら む 2
Most common form: 睨む
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at
2. to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
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あ く ま 1
noun
1. devil; demon; fiend
2. Satan; the Devil  (see also: サタン; in Christianity and Judaism)
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ハ ム 1
noun
1. ham (cured pig meat)
2. ham (amateur radio enthusiast)
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し ん さ つ 0
medical examination
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second day
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か き 0
noun
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
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き ゅ う ふ 1
1. payment; provision; benefit; present; delivery
2. performance
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し ょ め い 0
signature
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し じ ん 0
noun
poet
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し み じ み 3
1. keenly; deeply; fully; heartily; seriously; earnestly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word; often written with kana only)
2. calmly; quietly; softly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word; often written with kana only)
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し さ 1
suggestion; hint; implication
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3000 yen; three thousand yen
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ら い し ゅ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
next week
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き ら く 0
1. carefree; comfortable; at ease
2. easygoing; happy-go-lucky
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り ゃ く 2 り ゃ く 1
noun, noun (suffix)
abbreviation; omission
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あ い つ ぐ 1
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
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い ち だ ん 2 い ち だ ん 0
1. more; much more; still more; all the more
noun
2. step; rung; level; rank
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ど う よ う 0
1. shaking; trembling; pitching; rolling; oscillation
2. disturbance; unrest; agitation; excitement; commotion; turmoil; discomposure; feeling shaken
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ま あ ま あ 1
'na' adjective, adverb, interjection (kandoushi)
1. so-so  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. now, now (used in calming people down)
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