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Most useful words for each reading of every Jōyō kanji

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Kanji Usefulness Level 5 801-900 Vocab

This collection contains 117 words.
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ほ ん そ う 0
running about; efforts; activity
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し ゅ っ ぽ ん 0
flight; elopement; running away; absconding
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ど う こ う 0
pupil; pupillary
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ひ と み 0
Most common form: ひとみ
1. pupil (of eye)
noun
2. eye
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せ き つ い 0 せ き つ い 2
spine; vertebral column
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ね ん ご ろ 1
1. kind; courteous; hospitable; warmly respectful
2. intimate  (see also: 懇ろになる)
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こ ん だ ん 0
informal talk
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な が う た 0
noun
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
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か ち ゅ う 0 か ち ゅ う 1
noun
1. vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; convulsions; upheaval
2. involvement (e.g. an unpleasant event); being caught up in
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う ず し お 0
noun
whirling tides
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え り く び 2
Most common form: えり首
noun
nape of the neck
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き ん ど 1
noun
magnanimity; generosity; welcoming personality
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ぎ ん み 1 ぎ ん み 3 ぎ ん み 0
testing; scrutiny; careful investigation
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せ い は 1
conquest; domination; mastery
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れ ん ぱ 1
successive championships
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き ん こ う 0
equilibrium; balance
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ぞ う て い 0
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
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か ん げ き 0
gap
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す き ま 0
noun
1. crevice; crack; gap; opening; clearance
2. spare moment; interval; break; pause; spare time
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み だ ら 1 み だ ら 0
Most common form: みだら
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper; dirty
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noun
obscenity; harlotry
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じ ゅ ん か ん 0
circulation; rotation; cycle
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ち ょ う え き 0
noun
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
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こ り る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way
2. to have enough (of); to be disgusted with
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き ん し ゅ う 0
noun
autumn where the foliage is as beautiful as brocade; autumn with beautiful leaves  (see also: 錦繍)
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に し き 1
noun
1. brocade
2. fine dress; fine clothes
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し へ い 1
noun
paper money; note; bill
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き ふ 1
Most common form: 寄付
contribution; donation
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か し ょ 1
noun, counter
passage; place; point; part  (カ所, ヶ所, etc. are mainly used as counters)
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み に く い 3
1. ugly; unattractive
2. unsightly; unseemly  (see also: 醜い争い)
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し ゅ う た い 0
noun
shameful sight; disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour
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は し 1
noun
chopsticks  (see also: お箸)
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し ん せ き 0
noun
relative; relation; kin  (see also: 親類)
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し ょ う か ん 0
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling; summoning
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こ ん 1
Most common form: こん
noun
navy blue; deep blue
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ぼ う こ く 1
noun
certain country
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て っ こ う 0
noun
iron and steel
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ほ め る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to praise; to admire; to speak well of someone
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お も む く 3
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to proceed according to; to repair to; to betake oneself to
2. to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.)
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ふ に ん 0
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
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ば い た い 0
Most common form: ばいたい
noun
media; medium
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し っ と 0 し っ と 1
jealousy; envy
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ね た む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge  (often written with kana only)
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し ゃ だ ん 0
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
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さ え ぎ る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to interrupt; to obstruct (e.g. a view, someone's way); to block (e.g. light, wind); to intercept
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か ま 0
noun
stove; furnace; kiln
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よ う ぎ ょ う 0 よ う ぎ ょ う 1
ceramics; ceramic industry
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か ま 0 か ま 1
noun
iron pot; kettle
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く き 2
noun
stalk; stem
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ち か け い 2
noun
rhizome
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は ぐ き 1
gums; teethridge
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べ っ し 0
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
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け い べ つ 0
scorn; disdain; contempt
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さ げ す む 5
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
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き ゅ う か く 0
sense of smell; olfaction
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か ぐ 0
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
to sniff; to smell
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ど じ ょ う 0 ど じ ょ う 1
noun
1. soil
2. breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
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み つ 1
noun
1. nectar
2. honey
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に そ う 0
noun
nun; priestess
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あ ま 1
noun
1. nun  (colloquialism; this meaning is restricted to form 尼)
2. bitch  (derogatory)
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せ ん た く し 4 せ ん た く し 3
noun
choices; alternatives; options
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お ん し ゃ 1
noun
amnesty; pardon
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ほ う し ゅ う 0
noun
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
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ち ょ う だ い 3
1. receiving; reception; getting; being given  (humble)
2. eating; drinking; having  (humble)
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coronation; crowning
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to compose (e.g. a Japanese poem); to write
2. to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant
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え い そ う 0
noun
draft poem; draught poem
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と し ゅ 1
noun
kegs of sake; lot of sake
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て き ぎ 1
1. suitable; appropriate
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
2. appropriately
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か ら 2
noun
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
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ち か く 0
earth's crust
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か い が ら 3 か い が ら 0
Most common form: 貝殼
noun
shell
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こ ふ ん 0
noun
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
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す い じ 0
cooking; culinary arts
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い し ぶ み 0
noun
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
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き ね ん ひ 2
noun
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
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や せ る 0
Most common form: 瘠せる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to slim
2. to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
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た だ し が き 0
noun
proviso
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じ っ せ ん 0
practice; practising; putting into practice; implementation
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じ よ う 0
nourishment
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じ ゅ き ょ う 1
Confucianism
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す す め る 0
Most common form: すすめる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to recommend; to advise; to encourage; to offer (wine)
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お ん ね ん 0
noun
grudge; malice; hatred
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か る 0 か る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to cut (hair); to mow (grass); to harvest; to clip; to shear; to reap; to trim; to prune
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じ ょ う 0 じ ょ う 1
noun
1. lock; padlock
noun, noun (suffix), counter
2. tablet; lozenge; pill
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ふ よ う 0
support (family, esp. dependents: children or spouse); maintenance
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だ き ょ う 0
compromise; giving in
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ぼ う が い 0
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
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さ ま た げ 0
noun
obstruction; hindrance
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さ ん け い 0
temple or shrine visit; pilgrimage; homage
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た い じ 1
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
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そ う く つ 0
noun
den; haunt; hangout; home
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ぞ う き ん 0
noun
house-cloth; dust cloth
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ほ う き 1
uprising; revolt
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い む 1
Most common form: 斎む
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to avoid; to refrain from; to shun
2. to detest  (this meaning is restricted to form 忌む, 諱む)
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き ん き 1 き ん き 0
1. taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided
noun
2. contraindication  (medicine, etc. term)
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け い が い か 0
becoming a mere shell or dead letter
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ほ ん ろ う 0
1. trifling with; toying with; playing with; making sport of; making fun of; leading around by the nose
2. tossing about (a ship)
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じ し ゅ く 0
self-restraint; self-control; self-discipline
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の の し る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to abuse verbally; to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
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し ゅ う じ ん 2
noun
prisoner
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な ま り 0
noun
lead (Pb)
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と う じ ょ う 0
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
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き ょ う ゆ 0
Most common form: 教喩
noun, noun (suffix), 'suru' verb
(licensed) teacher  (see also: 教育職員免許法)
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さ と す 2 さ と す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
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か ん ぺ き 0
perfect; complete; flawless  (完璧 is correct - see note)
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き ょ う か つ 0
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
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き ょ う じ ゅ 1
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
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し し 1
noun
heir
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し ょ う ち ょ く 0
noun
imperial edict; decree
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き と く 0
critical illness; on the verge of death
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じ ょ く ん 0
noun
conferring of decorations
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か ぶ き 0
noun
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
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え じ き 1 え じ き 0
noun
prey; victim
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こ う じ 1
noun
1. bait; decoy; lure
2. easy prey; easy victim; sucker
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え さ 1
Most common form: エサ
noun
1. (animal) feed; fodder; pet food
2. bait; lure; enticement
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み さ き 0
Most common form: みさき
noun
cape (on coast)
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