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Most useful words for each reading of every Jōyō kanji

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Kanji Usefulness Level 4 201-300 Level-Appropriate Vocab

This collection contains 109 words.
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ち ち 2 ち ち 1
noun
1. milk
2. breast
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つ ま る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.)
2. to be blocked (road, pipe, etc.); to be clogged; to be plugged up  (see also: 鼻が詰まる)
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か ん づ め 3 か ん づ め 4 か ん づ め 0
Most common form: 缶詰め
1. canned goods; canning; packing (in cans); tin can
noun
2. confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work)
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え い よ う 0
nutrition; nourishment
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さ か え る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to prosper; to flourish
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ゆ か し た 1
noun
under the floor
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き ん し 0
prohibition; inhibition; ban
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じ ゅ ん 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. order; turn
2. obedient; docile; submissive; meek  (this meaning is restricted to reading じゅん)
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ま い す う 3
noun
1. the number of flat things
2. win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers  (sumo term)
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こ う せ い 0
noun
1. welfare; public welfare; social welfare
2. (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare  (see also: 厚生省; abbreviation)
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あ つ い 2
1. thick; deep; heavy  (this meaning is restricted to form 厚い)
2. kind; cordial; hospitable; warm; faithful
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け が わ 0
Most common form: 毛革
1. fur; skin; pelt
2. kanji "fur" radical  (this meaning is restricted to reading けがわ)
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ひ ふ 1
skin
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か わ 2
Most common form: かわ
noun
1. skin; hide; pelt; fur  (see also: 革)
2. rind; peel; husk; bark
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ゆ に ゅ う 0
1. importation; import; introduction  (opposite: 輸出)
2. afferent  (biology term; opposite: 輸出)
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の う ど 1
noun
1. concentration; thickness; density  (chemistry term)
2. cardinality  (mathematics)
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こ い 1
1. deep (colour); dark
2. strong (flavour, smell, etc.)
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し そ ん 1
noun
descendants; posterity; offspring
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ま ご 2
Most common form: まご
noun
grandchild; grandson; granddaughter
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こ う よ う 0
Most common form: 紅葉
1. autumn colours; fall colors; leaves changing color (colour)
2. leaves turning red; red leaves  (this meaning is restricted to reading こうよう)
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お う ご ん 0
gold
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き い ろ 0
yellow; amber
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と ど く 2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to reach; to arrive; to get through; to get at
2. to be attentive; to pay attention
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か ら む 2
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to entangle; to entwine
2. to pick a quarrel; to find fault
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さ い よ う 0
1. use; adoption; acceptance
2. appointment; employment; engagement; recruitment
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と る 1
Most common form: とる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to adopt (measure, proposal)
2. to pick (e.g. fruit); to catch (e.g. insects); to take (e.g. a sample)
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け い こ う 0
tendency; trend; inclination
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は な 0
Most common form: はな
noun
nose
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ほ う せ き 0
gem; jewel; precious stone
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た か ら 0
Most common form: たから
noun
treasure
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え ん ち ょ う 0
1. extension; elongation; prolongation; lengthening
noun
2. Enchou era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
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ほ う り つ 0
law
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あ ま い 0
1. sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared
2. fragrant (smelling); sweet (music)
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わ ん 1
Most common form: わん
noun, noun (suffix)
bay; gulf; inlet
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し ず む 0 し ず む 3
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to sink; to go under; to submerge
2. to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend
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ち ん も く 0
1. silence; being silent; quiet; hush
2. reticence; inaction
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は ん ば い 0
sales; selling; marketing
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さ と う 2
noun
sugar
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す な 0
noun
1. sand; grit
2. gold dust; silver dust
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そ ん け い 0
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
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こ う ち ゃ 0
noun
black tea
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と ま る 0
Most common form: 泊る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stay at (e.g. hotel)
2. to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
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し ゅ く は く 0
lodging
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し ゅ っ か 0
shipping; outgoing freight; forwarding
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え だ 0
noun
branch; bow; bough; twig; limb
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い ら い 0
1. request; commission; dispatch; despatch
2. dependence; trust
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よ う じ 1
noun
1. infant; baby; child
2. child over 1 but not yet of school age  (law, etc. term)
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お さ な い 3
1. very young
2. childish; immature
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Most common form: きる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off); to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.)
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ゆ う き 1
noun
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
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じ ょ う し ょ う 0
rising; ascending; climbing  (opposite: 下降)
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の ぼ る 0
Most common form: 登る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to ascend; to go up; to climb
2. to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise  (usu. 昇る)
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や さ い 0
vegetable
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き せ つ 2 き せ つ 1
season
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け ん 1
Most common form: けん
noun, noun (suffix)
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
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ま つ り 0
noun
festival; feast  (see also: お祭り)
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ふ く ろ 3
noun, noun (suffix)
1. bag; sack; pouch
2. skin of an orange (and other like fruits)
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て ぶ く ろ 2
noun
glove; mitten; mitt
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ね ん り ょ う 3
noun
fuel
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も え る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to burn; to get fired up
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ど く 2
noun
1. poison; toxicant
2. harm; evil influence  (see also: 目の毒, 毒する)
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か い さ つ 0
1. examination of tickets
2. ticket gate; ticket barrier  (see also: 改札口; abbreviation)
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そ げ き 0
shooting; sniping
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ね ら う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to aim at
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そ つ ぎ ょ う 0
1. graduation; completion (e.g. of a course)
2. outgrowing something; moving on  (colloquialism)
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ふ く さ よ う 3
noun
reaction; secondary effect; side effect
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は り 1
noun
1. needle; pin  (see also: 鍼)
2. hook  (see also: 鉤:かぎ, 釣り針:つりばり)
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ほ う し ん 0
noun
objective; plan; policy
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お が む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha); to pay one's respects
2. to beg; to make a supplication
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あ び る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to bathe in; to be flooded with (e.g. light); to be covered in
2. to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon; to be showered with
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に ゅ う よ く 0
noun
1. bathing
2. to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
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な や む 2
to be worried; to be troubled
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お せ ん 0
pollution; contamination  (see also: 公害)
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き た な い 3
1. dirty; filthy; foul; unclean
2. disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting)
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ひ 0 ひ 3
Most common form: 灯火
noun
light; lamp; torch
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で ん と う 0
noun
electric light
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あ か ん ぼ う 0
noun
baby; infant
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し り 2
noun
1. buttocks; behind; rump; bottom
2. undersurface; bottom
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な み だ 1
Most common form: 泪
noun
1. tear; tears; lachrymal secretion
2. sympathy
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て い し 0
1. suspension; interruption; stoppage; ban; standstill; halt; hang-up; deadlock; stalemate; abeyance  (usu. ていし)
2. suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person  (this meaning is restricted to reading ちょうじ)
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あ せ 1
noun
1. sweat; perspiration
2. moisture; condensation
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お お は ば 0
1. big; large; drastic; substantial  (opposite: 小幅)
noun
2. full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)  (see also: 小幅, 中幅)
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む し 0
noun
insect; bug; cricket; moth; worm
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こ ん ち ゅ う 0
insect; bug
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う め る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to bury (e.g. in the ground)
2. to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed
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や み 2
Most common form: ヤミ
1. darkness; the dark; dark
2. bewilderment; despair; hopelessness
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ぼ う 0
Most common form: ぼう
noun
pole; rod; stick
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か も つ 1
noun
1. cargo; freight
2. money or assets
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は だ 1
noun
1. skin
2. body (in the context of intimate bodily contact)  (see also: 肌を許す)
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し ん ぞ う 0
1. heart  (anatomical term)
2. guts; nerve; cheek; gall; spine
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し お 2
Most common form: しお
noun
1. salt (i.e. sodium chloride); common salt; table salt  (esp. しお)
2. salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.)  (esp. えん; chemistry term)
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こ は ん 0
lake shore
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み ず う み 3
noun
lake
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そ ん が い 0
damage; injury; loss
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ひ ざ 0
noun
1. knee
2. lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
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か ら い 2
1. spicy; hot
2. salty
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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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せ い せ き 0
noun
results; record; grades; marks
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ほ す 1
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to air; to dry; to desiccate
2. to drain (off)
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ほ る 1
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to dig; to excavate; to hollow
2. to delve into
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は っ く つ 0
1. excavation; exhumation
2. discovery (e.g. new talent)
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こ く せ き 0
noun
1. nationality; citizenship
2. nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
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め ず ら し い 4
1. unusual; rare; curious
2. new; novel
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く ん れ ん 1
noun, 'suru' verb, transitive verb
training; drill; practice; discipline
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あ ず け る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to give into custody; to leave (a child) in the care of; to entrust; to deposit  (see also: 預かる)
2. to lean on; to put one's weight on
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よ き ん 0
deposit; bank account
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し ょ め い 0
signature
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ぎ ょ ぎ ょ う 1
fishing (industry)
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り ょ う し 1
fisherman  (sensitive)
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