The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese
Usefulness Level 1 Vocab 301-400
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
now; current; present; present time; as of(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together (see also: 同時に)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old2. female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period) (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading しょうじょ; this meaning is restricted to form 少女)
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
introduction; presentation; referral; listing(click the word for examples and links)
2. to compete; to vie (see also: 力比べ)
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Most common form: くる
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb
1. to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arriveirregular verb くる, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
2. to come back; to do ... and come back (see also: 行って来る)(click the word to view an additional 3 meanings and 2 forms, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
1. important; valuable; serious matter2. safe (Tochigi dialect); OK (see also: だいじょうぶ; this meaning is restricted to reading だいじ)
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'no' adjective, adverb, noun
1. practicality; practical2. reality; actuality; actual conditions
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noun, 'suru' verb
match; game; bout; contest(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. sentence; article; composition (linguistics terminology)2. (writing) style
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. half; semi-noun, noun (suffix)
2. half-past(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
1. majority; more than half; most (of)adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
2. mostly; largely; mainly; predominately; nearly(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: あう
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to meet; to encounter; to see (逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos, 遭う may have an undesirable nuance)2. to have an accident; to have a bad experience (esp. 遭う when in kanji; often written with kana only)
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noun
eldest daughter; first-born daughter (may be the only daughter)(click the word for examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
1. simple; easy; uncomplicated2. brief; quick; light
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noun
1. citizen; citizenry; public2. city inhabitant; townspeople
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noun
1. technology; engineering2. technique; skill
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. issue (publications); publishing2. raising an event (software)
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noun
1. garden; yard; courtyard2. field (of action); area
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noun
1. accident; incident; trouble2. circumstances; reasons
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
at that time; in those days(click the word for examples and links)
2. low (position); close to the ground
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noun
way; method; means; resource; course(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. beginning; start; outset; openingnoun
2. first (in line, etc.) (esp. 初め)(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings and 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. information; news; intelligence; advices2. information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
since; henceforth(click the word for examples and links)
noun, noun (suffix)
1. down-train (going away from Tokyo)2. down-slope; downward going
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noun
subject; contents; matter; substance; detail; import(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation; identification(click the word for examples and links)
2. heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy
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'na' adjective, noun
important; momentous; essential; principal; major(click the word for examples and links)
noun
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal(click the word for examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to occur; to happen(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
potential; possible; practicable; feasible(click the word for examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. direction; orientation; bearing; way2. course (e.g. of action)
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. action; activity; (military etc.) operation(click the word for 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
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to request; to beg; to ask2. to call; to order; to reserve
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1. quiet; silent
2. slow; unhurried
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noun, 'no' adjective, 'na' adjective
popularity; popular feeling; business conditions(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)
noun, 'no' adjective
1. industrynoun
2. livelihood; occupation (archaic)(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
1. basement; cellar; underground placeprefix
2. underground; below ground(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. the past; bygone days; the previous2. a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret); one's past
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'na' adjective, noun
anxiety; uneasiness; insecurity; suspense(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date2. convention; rule
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)2. to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
future (usually near); prospects(click the word for examples and links)
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to leave (behind, over); to bequeath; to save; to reserve(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about; approximately(click the word for examples and links)
2. anticipation; looking forward to (see also: 楽しみにする)
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
concentration; convergence; centralization; integration; gathering together(click the word for examples and links)
noun
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark2. to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount (see also: 載る)
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noun, 'suru' verb
inspection; study by observation; field trip(click the word for examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
now; this time; lately(click the word for examples and links)
noun
shoes; boots; footwear; footgear(click the word to view an additional 5 forms, examples and links)
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