Most useful words for each reading of every Jōyō kanji
Kanji Usefulness Level 3 1-100 Level-Appropriate Vocab
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noun, 'suru' verb
combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; merger; coalition; fusion; annexation; affiliation; incorporation(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
adverb, noun
1. circumstances; condition; convenience2. to arrange; to manage
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings, examples and links)
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet2. to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 2 meanings, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
case; situation(click the word for examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
all; entire; whole; altogether(click the word for examples and links)
pronoun, 'no' adjective
they (usually male); them(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
subject; contents; matter; substance; detail; import(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
inside; interior; inner part (opposite: 外側)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
fact; truth; reality(click the word for examples and links)
'no' adjective, adverb, noun
1. practicality; practical2. reality; actuality; actual conditions
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'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, adverb, noun
1. truth; reality; actuality; fact2. proper; right; correct; official
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noun
battle; fight; struggle; conflict(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
1. woman; female2. feminine gender (linguistics terminology; this meaning is restricted to reading じょせい)
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
Most common form: はんたい
'na' adjective, noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissensionnoun, 'suru' verb
2. reverse; opposite; vice versa; contrast(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. relation; relationship; connection2. participation; involvement; concern
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to decide; to establish; to determine(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation; estimate(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media)2. interview (see also: 取材相手)
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Most common form: とる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose2. to steal (see also: 盗る)
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noun, 'suru' verb
transactions; dealings; business(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
now; current; present; present time; as of(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 表す
2. to reveal; to show; to display (esp. 現す, 現わす)
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noun, 'no' adjective
1. last; end; conclusion; latest; most recentexpression
2. no sooner than; right after (often having negative consequences) (after -tara form or -ta form followed by "ga")(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
make-up; makeup; cosmetics(click the word to view an additional 2 readings and 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. citizen; citizenry; public2. city inhabitant; townspeople
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
consultation; discussion(click the word for useful expressions, examples and links)
noun
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. companion; partner; company2. other party; addressee
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1. really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
2. indeed
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noun
1. information; news; intelligence; advices2. information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. direction; orientation; bearing; way2. course (e.g. of action)
(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. opposite side; other side; opposite direction2. over there; that way; far away; beyond
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'na' adjective, 'no' adjective, noun
equality; impartiality; evenness(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. average; mean2. balance; equilibrium
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of2. to be practical (logical, feasible, viable); to be concluded; to hold true
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Most common form: 歴る
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to pass; to elapse; to go by2. to pass through; to go through
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Most common form: たつ
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to pass; to lapse(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
scene; setting (e.g. of novel); situation(click the word for examples and links)
1. interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
2. amusing; funny; comical
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adverb, 'to' adverb, noun
in succession; one by one(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
next time (occasion)(click the word for examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. dependent upon2. as soon as; immediately (upon) (often after the -masu stem of a verb)
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'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to rank next to; to come after(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character (mathematics)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. the number of people2. many people; a large number of people
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to count; to enumerate(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
now; this time; lately(click the word for examples and links)
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to turn; to rotate; to gyrate2. to circulate; to send around
(click the word to view an additional 6 meanings and 2 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
2. to reveal; to show; to display (esp. 現す, 現わす)
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
representative; representation; delegation; type; example; model(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known; breaking (news story); expressing (one's opinion); releasing; unveiling(click the word for examples and links)
noun
voice(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
1. necessary; needed; essential; indispensable (必用 can imply has to be used rather than is just needed)
noun
2. necessity; need; requirement(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: いる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to need; to want (often written with kana only)(click the word for examples and links)
1. very; greatly
'na' adjective, noun
2. immense; enormous; great(click the word to view an additional 3 meanings and 2 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: 変る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary2. to move to
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 2 forms, examples and links)
2. to remember (usu. as 心に記す, etc.)
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Most common form: 引越す
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
to move (house); to change residence(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: 割引き
noun, suffix, 'no' adjective
discount; reduction; rebate; (after a number) tenths discounted; tenths reduced(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
2. to get mended; to be repaired; to be fixed (esp. 直る)
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
medical treatment; cure(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix2. to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
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1. fat; thick
2. deep (of a voice)
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noun
1. hope; promise; possibility; chance; probability; likelihood2. expectation; anticipation; forecast; estimate
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noun, 'suru' verb
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to receive; to get2. to catch (e.g. a ball)
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noun
1. (town) market2. (the) marketplace
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
one's last moment; one's time of death(click the word for examples and links)
'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun
identical; equal to; same (kind); like; similarity(click the word for examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
vigor; vigour; active; lively(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood(click the word for examples and links)
noun
head; lead; vanguard; first(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
1. to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms)
2. to put together; to construct; to assemble; to produce (e.g. TV program)
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. organization; organisation2. structure; construction
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noun
association; union; guild(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
finger; toe; digit(click the word to view an additional 2 readings, useful expressions, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. leadership; guidance; coaching2. shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
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Most common form: 目ざす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to aim at; to have an eye on2. to go toward; to head for
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. (cultural) exchange; interchange; interaction; (inter-) mingling; (social, etc.) networking; intercourse2. alternating current; AC
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noun
1. stream; current; flow2. course of events
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2. natural airhead (see also: 天然ボケ; abbreviation; colloquialism)
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'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
beginning; outset; first; onset(click the word for examples and links)
noun, noun (suffix)
1. investigation; inspection; examination2. tune; note; melody
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noun, 'suru' verb
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey(click the word for examples and links)
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to laugh2. to smile
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress(click the word for examples and links)
2. to fix; to correct; to repair (usu. 直す)
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'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), 'no' adjective
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand (see also: 間接)(click the word for examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
1. honesty; integrity; frankness2. honestly; frankly
(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. wife; Mrs; madam (honorific; this meaning is restricted to reading ふじん, はしかし)2. wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.) (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading ふじん)
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1. safe; all right; alright; OK; okay; sure
2. certainly; surely; undoubtedly
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'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
to choose; to select(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
system; institution; organization; organisation(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
serial; consecutive; continuity; occurring in succession; continuing(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
procedure; (legal) process; formalities(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university(click the word for examples and links)
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to advance; to go forward2. to precede; to go ahead (of)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. helper; assistant2. help
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to add; to add up; to sum up; to append; to annex2. to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to pick up
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to save; to rescue2. to help; to assist
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. spot; mark2. point; dot
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs)2. to produce; to yield; to give rise to; to deliver
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noun, 'no' adjective
1. industrynoun
2. livelihood; occupation (archaic)(click the word for examples and links)
2. to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of) (usu. 務める)
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noun
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal(click the word for examples and links)
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind2. to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape
(click the word to view an additional 8 meanings and 3 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
Most common form: 気づく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize; to realise(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective, 'na' adjective
1. triumph; prosperity2. pride
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to get; to earn; to acquire; to procure; to gain; to secure; to attain; to obtain; to win (獲る esp. refers to catching wild game, etc.)2. to understand; to comprehend
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noun
1. shape; form; figure; posture; pose2. appearance
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loveable; very likeable; like very much
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noun, 'suru' verb
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement; contravention (see also: 違犯)(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
place; situation; position; location(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: おく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to put; to place2. to leave (behind)
(click the word to view an additional 8 meanings, examples and links)
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to return (something); to restore; to put back (see also: 帰す; esp. 返す)2. to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn
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noun, 'suru' verb
reply; answer; response(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy(click the word for useful expressions, examples and links)
noun
1. form; shape; figure (this meaning is restricted to form 形, 容)2. visage
(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
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