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Usefulness Level 1 Vocab 1-100

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じ か ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. time
2. hours (period of)
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が っ こ う 0
noun
school
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だ い が く 0
noun
1. post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.  (see also: 総合大学)
2. former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators)  (see also: 大学寮, 国学; abbreviation)
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ひ と つ 2
numeric
1. one
noun
2. for one thing  (often used in itemized lists)
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な ま え 0
noun
1. name; full name  (see also: 名字, 姓)
2. given name; first name
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で ん わ 0
1. telephone call; phone call
2. telephone (device); phone  (see also: 電話機; abbreviation)
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さ ん 0
numeric
1. three  (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2. tri-
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き ょ う 1
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. today; this day
2. these days; recently; nowadays  (this meaning is restricted to reading こんにち)
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だ す 1
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take out; to get out
2. to put out; to reveal; to show
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く に 0
noun
1. country; state
2. region
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ご ご 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
afternoon; p.m.
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が い こ く 0
foreign country
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な に 1
1. what
prefix
2. how many  (see also: 何か月; followed by a counter; this meaning is restricted to reading なん)
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で ん し ゃ 0
noun
train; electric train
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ま い に ち 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
every day
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た か い 2
1. high; tall  (opposite: 低い; this meaning is restricted to form 高い)
2. expensive
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ご ぜ ん 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
morning; a.m.
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で ん き 1
noun
1. electricity
2. (electric) light
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ふ た つ 3
numeric
two
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み ぎ 0
noun
1. right; right hand side
2. afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing; above  (see also: 右に同じ)
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ま い と し 0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
every year; yearly; annually
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み な み 0
noun
south
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こ う こ う 0
noun
senior high school; high school  (see also: 高等学校; abbreviation)
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で る 1
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out  (opposite: 入る)
2. to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out
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き た 0 き た 2
Most common form: きた
noun
1. north
2. the North; northern territories
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み る 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
2. to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge  (see also: 診る)
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あ め 1
noun
rain
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か わ 2
Most common form: かわ
noun
1. river; stream  (this meaning is restricted to reading かわ)
suffix
2. the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)  (usually read がわ)
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よ む 1
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to read
2. to count  (see also: さばを読む; now mostly used in idioms)
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ひ ゃ く 2
numeric
100; hundred  (陌 and 佰 are used in legal documents)
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な が い 2
1. long (distance)  (this meaning is restricted to form 長い)
2. long (time); lengthy
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う し ろ 0
noun
back; behind; rear
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み っ つ 3
numeric
three
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て ん き 1
noun
1. weather; the elements  (see also: お天気, 気象)
2. fair weather; fine weather
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こ と し 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
this year
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し ろ い 2
white
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ま い つ き 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
every month; each month; monthly
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い う 0
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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に ゅ う が く 0
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.)
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じ ぶ ん 0
1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
2. I; me
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も ん だ い 0
noun
1. question (e.g. on a test); problem
2. problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
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か い し ゃ 0
noun
1. company; corporation
2. workplace
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つ か う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate  (see also: 人使い)
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し ご と 0
1. work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task
2. work  (physics terminology)
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は な す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
2. to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
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し る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise
2. to notice; to feel
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い み 1
meaning; significance
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し ゃ し ん 0
noun
1. photograph; photo; picture; snapshot; snap
2. movie  (see also: 活動写真)
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か ぞ く 1
family; members of a family
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え い が 1 え い が 0
movie; film
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ね ん か ん 0
years (period of)
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び ょ う い ん 0
hospital
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た べ る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to eat
2. to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
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ち ゅ う が く 1
noun
middle school; junior high school  (see also: 中学校; abbreviation)
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つ く る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct  (造る usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc. 創る usu. for creating)
2. to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
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し ん ぶ ん 0
newspaper
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お ん が く 1
noun
music; musical movement
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え い ご 0
English (language)
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す こ し 2
adverb, noun
1. small quantity; little; few; something
2. little while
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て 1
noun
1. hand; arm  (see also: お手:おて; occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2. forepaw; foreleg  (see also: お手:おて; colloquialism)
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だ い ぶ 0 だ い ぶ 3
Most common form: だいぶ
considerably; greatly; a lot  (often written with kana only)
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せ ん 1
Most common form: せん
numeric
1,000; thousand  (阡 and 仟 are used in legal documents)
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じ ん せ い 1
noun
(human) life (i.e. conception to death)
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ぎ ん こ う 0
bank
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ゆ う じ ん 0
noun
friend  (see also: 友達; more formal than 友達)
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は な 2
noun
1. flower; blossom; bloom; petal
2. cherry blossom
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ど う ぶ つ 0
noun
animal
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こ ん ご 0 こ ん ご 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
from now on; hereafter
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ほ ん に ん 1
the person himself
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よ っ つ 3
numeric
four
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や す み 3
noun
1. rest; recess; respite
2. vacation; holiday; absence; suspension
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み つ か る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be found; to be discovered
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り ょ う り 1
1. cooking; cookery; cuisine
2. dealing with something; handling; administration; management  (nuance of doing it easily)
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で す 1
expression
be; is  (see also: だ, であります; polite copula; polite (teineigo) language)
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も つ 1
1. to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
2. to possess; to have; to own
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ひ ろ い 2
spacious; vast; wide
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り ょ こ う 0
travel; trip
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し つ も ん 0
question; inquiry; enquiry
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ゆ う め い 0
1. famous
noun
2. fame
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ま ち 2
noun
1. town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
2. street; road
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は る 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. spring; springtime
2. New Year
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さ か な 0 さ か な 2 さ か な 1
noun
fish
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あ た ら し い 4
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
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び ょ う き 0
illness; disease; sickness
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う み 1
noun
sea; ocean; waters
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せ か い 1
noun
1. the world; society; the universe
2. sphere; circle; world
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た て も の 2 た て も の 3
noun
building
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お も う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe  (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
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き ぶ ん 1
noun
feeling; mood
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べ ん き ょ う 0
1. study
2. diligence
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し ゃ か い 1
noun
1. society; public; community; the world
2. social studies  (see also: 社会科; abbreviation)
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と く に 1
particularly; especially
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う た 2
noun
1. song  (唄 is primarily used for shamisen songs; this meaning is restricted to form 歌, 唄)
2. classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka)  (see also: 短歌; this meaning is restricted to form 歌)
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じ だ い 0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), noun
1. period; epoch; era; age
2. the times; those days
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え き 1
noun
station
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な お 1
adverb, conjunction
furthermore; still; yet; more; still more; in addition; greater; further  (often written with kana only)
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て が み 0
letter
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だ ん し 1
noun
youth; young man
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こ ど も 0
noun
child; children
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は し る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to run
2. to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive
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