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Most useful words for each reading of every Jōyō kanji

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Kanji Usefulness Level 4 301-380 Level-Appropriate Vocab

This collection contains 72 words.
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み ど り 1
Most common form: みどり
noun
1. green
2. greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
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た た み 0
noun
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
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さ く 0
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to bloom
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お ど り 0
noun
dance
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ふ う と う 0
noun
envelope
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は し ら 0
noun
1. pillar; post
2. support; prop; mainstay
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し ち ゅ う 0
prop; brace; fulcrum
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ち ゅ う し ゃ 0
parking (e.g. car)
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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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し ゅ く じ つ 0
national holiday; public holiday
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せ き た ん 3
noun
coal
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じ ゅ う ど う 1
noun
judo
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や わ ら か い 4
Most common form: 柔かい
1. soft; tender; limp; limber  (see also: 柔らか)
2. gentle; mild
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こ よ う 0
employment (long term); hire
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や と う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to employ
2. to hire; to charter
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か ん そ う 0
dryness; aridity; insipidity; dehydration; desiccation
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か わ か す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
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す る ど い 3
1. sharp (blade); pointed
2. sharp (pain); stabbing; cutting (remark); stinging; pointed (question or look); screeching (noise)
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こ お り 1
noun
1. ice
2. shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)  (see also: かき氷)
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す み 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. corner; nook; recess
noun
2. downstage right (on a noh stage)  (see also: 目付柱; obscure term)
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い と 1
Most common form: いと
noun, noun (suffix)
thread; yarn; string
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ぼ し ゅ う 0
1. recruiting; selection; taking applications
2. raising; collection; subscription; soliciting (e.g. donations)
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つ の る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to grow violent; to become stronger; to become worse
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
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こ う か 1
noun
1. coin
2. hard currency  (see also: 軟貨)
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か た い 0
1. hard; solid; tough  (esp. 固い amp 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone)
2. stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
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ぬ る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear; to put up (wallpaper)
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と り ょ う 1
noun
paints; painting material
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ど ろ ぼ う 0
thief; burglar; robber; theft
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し ぼ う 0
noun
fat; grease; blubber
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こ な 2
noun
flour; meal; powder
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だ い め い し 3
noun
1. pronoun  (linguistics terminology)
2. synonym; classic example; pattern; byword; representative
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つ つ 2 つ つ 0
noun
1. pipe; tube; cylinder
2. gun barrel
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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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か し こ い 3
wise; clever; smart
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ひ ろ う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to pick up; to find; to gather
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し ゅ う し ゅ う 0
controlling; settling (e.g. an issue); coping; putting in order
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こ む ぎ 0 こ む ぎ 2
noun
wheat
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い ん さ つ 0
printing
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た ま ご 2 た ま ご 0
noun
1. eggs; egg; spawn; roe  (this meaning is restricted to form 卵)
2. hen egg
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き か い 2
noun
1. machine; mechanism
2. instrument; appliance; apparatus  (often 器械)
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は い ざ ら 0
noun
ashtray
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さ ら 0
Most common form: 盤
noun
1. plate; dish; platter; disc  (see also: お皿)
noun, noun (suffix), counter
2. serving; helping; course
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い の り 3
noun
prayer; supplication
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は い い ろ 0
grey; gray; ashen
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と か す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to melt; to dissolve
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み が く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth)
2. to refine; to improve
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つ ぶ 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. grain; bead; drop  (see also: 滴)
2. counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
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き つ え ん 0
smoking  (see also: 禁煙)
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つ く え 0
noun
desk
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ち ょ き ん 0
1. putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank)
2. accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank  (baseball term)
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1. counter for small animals  (this meaning is restricted to reading ひき)
2. counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size)
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ひ っ て き 0
comparing with; match; rival; equal
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お く る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to give (as a gift); to present
2. to confer; to bestow; to award
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れ い と う 0
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
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こ お る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
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び ん 1
Most common form: びん
noun
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
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ぼ う し 0
noun
hat; cap
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す ず し い 3
1. cool; refreshing
2. clear (e.g. eyes); bright
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び ょ う 1
noun
second (60th min)
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し つ ど 2 し つ ど 1
noun
level of humidity
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じ ょ う き 1
noun
1. steam; vapour; vapor
2. steamship; steamboat; steamer  (see also: 蒸気船; abbreviation)
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お か し 2
noun
confections; sweets; candy
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こ う ざ ん 1
noun
mine (ore)
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い 0
noun
1. stomach
2. Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 胃宿, 白虎; astronomy, etc. term)
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こ う が い 1
suburb; outskirts
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か れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die
2. to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
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か ち く 0
noun
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
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や わ ら か い 4
Most common form: 柔かい
1. soft; tender; limp; limber  (see also: 柔らか)
2. gentle; mild
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じ ゅ う な ん 0
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
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う か が う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told  (humble)
2. to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior)
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わ か す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to boil; to heat  (this meaning is restricted to form 沸かす)
2. to excite  (this meaning is restricted to form 沸かす)
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こ う て い 0
positive; affirmation  (opposite: 否定)
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