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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 1 Vocab 101-200

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き ょ う し つ 0
noun
1. classroom
2. department; laboratory
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ふ ゆ 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
winter
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ち ょ う な ん 1 ち ょ う な ん 3
noun
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
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こ と ば 3
noun
1. language; dialect  (see also: 言語)
2. word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark  (see also: 単語)
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き ょ う だ い 1
noun
1. siblings; brothers and sisters  (see also: ご兄弟)
2. brothers
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か う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to buy; to purchase  (in western Japan, 買う conjugates euphonically as こうた, こうて, etc.)
2. to value; to have a high opinion
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あ し た 3
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. tomorrow
2. near future  (this meaning is restricted to reading あす)
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げ ん き 1
1. lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited
2. healthy; well; fit; in good health
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い け ん 1
opinion; view; comment
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い ぬ 2
noun
1. dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
2. snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.)
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う る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to sell
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お こ な う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
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み せ る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to show; to display
2. to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...
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け ん き ゅ う 0
study; research; investigation
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く ろ 2
noun
1. black  (see also: 白)
2. black go stone
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か た る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate
2. to recite; to chant
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と く べ つ 0
special
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よ ぶ 0
'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to call out (to); to call; to invoke
2. to summon (a doctor, etc.)
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し ち 2
numeric
1. seven  (漆 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2. hepta-
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ち ず 1
noun
map
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み ん な 2
adverb, noun
1. all; everyone; everybody  (often written with kana only)
2. everything  (often written with kana only)
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へ や 2
noun
1. room; chamber
2. apartment; flat; pad
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き も ち 0
noun
1. feeling; sensation; mood
2. preparedness; readiness; attitude
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お く る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to send (a thing); to dispatch; to despatch; to transmit
2. to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person)
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せ ん せ い 3
noun
1. teacher; master; doctor  (honorific)
suffix
2. with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific  (honorific)
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ほ ん ら い 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
1. originally; primarily
2. essentially; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself
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す く な い 3
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
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し け ん 2
examination; test; study; trial; experiment
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か て い 0
home; family; household
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ひ と り 2
noun
1. one person  (esp. 一人)
2. alone; unmarried; solitary  (esp. 独り; this meaning is restricted to reading ひとり)
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が く せ い 0
noun
student (esp. a university student)
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お と 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. sound; noise; report
2. note  (music term)
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ち ゅ う い 1
caution; being careful; attention (heed); warning; advice  (see also: ご注意)
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き る 1
suffix, 'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
2. to sever (connections, ties)  (see also: 縁を切る)
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わ か る 2
Most common form: わかる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow  (often written with kana only)
2. to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out  (often written with kana only)
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し ゃ ち ょ う 0
noun
company president; manager; director
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い っ し ょ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
1. together  (see also: 御一緒)
2. at the same time
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ふ た り 3 ふ た り 0
noun
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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こ え 1
noun
voice
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い か 1
noun
1. not exceeding; and downward; ... and below
2. below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level)
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こ う え ん 0
noun
(public) park
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じ ん こ う 0
noun
1. population
2. common talk
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と る 1
Most common form: とる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose
2. to steal  (see also: 盗る)
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く う き 1
noun
1. air; atmosphere
2. mood; situation  (see also: 空気を読む)
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は や い 2
1. fast; quick; hasty; brisk  (esp. 速い, 疾い, 捷い)
2. early (in the day, etc.); premature  (esp. 早い)
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お と う と 4
noun
1. younger brother; little brother; kid brother  (humble)
2. pupil; apprentice  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading てい)
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と し 2
noun
1. year
2. age; years
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と け い 0
noun
watch; clock; timepiece
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か ん じ 0
noun
Chinese characters; kanji
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と り 0
Most common form: とり
noun
1. bird
2. bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry  (see also: 鶏)
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せ い と 1
pupil
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う た う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1. to sing
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem  (esp. 歌う, 詠う)
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ま い し ゅ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
every week
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に く 2
noun
1. flesh
2. meat
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く る ま 0
Most common form: くるま
noun
1. car; automobile; vehicle
2. wheel
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い じ ょ う 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. not less than; ... and more; ... and upwards  (see also: 余)
2. beyond ... (e.g. one's means); further (e.g. nothing further to say); more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that)
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よ ん 1
numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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き る 0 き る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on
2. to bear (guilt, etc.)
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こ う じ ょ う 3
noun
factory; plant; mill; workshop
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き 1
noun
1. tree; shrub; bush
2. wood; timber
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う ん ど う 0
1. exercise; physical training; work-out
2. appeal; campaign; drive; crusade; movement; lobbying
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さ く ひ ん 0
noun
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
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ひ つ よ う 0
1. necessary; needed; essential; indispensable  (必用 can imply has to be used rather than is just needed)
noun
2. necessity; need; requirement
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よ う い 1
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
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ふ る い 0
old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article
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い つ つ 2
numeric
five
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せ い か つ 0
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
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ゆ う が た 0
Most common form: 夕がた
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
evening; dusk  (see also: 明け方)
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か い が い 1
foreign; abroad; overseas
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い し ゃ 0
noun
(medical) doctor; physician  (see also: お医者さん; pol. お医者さん; sensitive)
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い つ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), pronoun
when; how soon  (often written with kana only)
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た べ も の 3 た べ も の 2 た べ も の 4
noun
food
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あ つ め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to collect; to assemble; to gather
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か の じ ょ 1
pronoun
1. she; her
2. her
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は な し 3
Most common form: 話し
noun
1. talk; speech; chat; story; conversation
2. discussions; negotiation; argument
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ち か い 2
near; close; short (distance)
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ろ く 2
numeric
six  (陸 is used in legal documents)
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じ ゅ う 1
numeric
ten  (拾 is used in legal documents)
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あ か い 3
1. red
2. Red (i.e. communist)
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し ょ う ね ん 0
noun
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
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こ う ち ょ う 0
noun
principal; headmaster
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と も だ ち 0
noun
friend; companion
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ば し ょ 0
noun
1. place; location; spot; position
2. room; space
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さ い ご 1
1. last; end; conclusion; latest; most recent
expression
2. no sooner than; right after (often having negative consequences)  (after -tara form or -ta form followed by "ga")
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さ い し ょ 0
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
beginning; outset; first; onset
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お ん な の こ 3
expression, noun
1. girl; daughter
2. young woman
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ぜ ん ぶ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
all; entire; whole; altogether
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こ ん ど 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. this time; now
2. next time; another time; shortly; soon
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り ょ う し ん 1
noun
parents; both parents
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ざ っ し 0
noun
journal; magazine; periodical
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あ お 1
1. blue
2. green
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じ ょ せ い 0
1. woman; female
2. feminine gender  (linguistics terminology; this meaning is restricted to reading じょせい)
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け っ こ ん 0
marriage
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け い か く 0
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
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は ち 2
Most common form: ８
numeric
eight  (捌 is used in legal documents)
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い っ し ょ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
1. whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era
2. (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
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も く て き 0
noun
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
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せ つ め い 0
explanation; exposition
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ひ る 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. noon; midday  (see also: 御昼)
2. daytime  (this meaning is restricted to form 昼, 晝)
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ら い ね ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
next year
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