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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 1 Vocab 401-502

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あ お い 2
1. blue; green
2. pale  (this meaning is restricted to form 青い, 蒼い)
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は こ 0
Most common form: はこ
noun
1. box; case; chest; package; pack
2. car (of a train, etc.)
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か よ う 0
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between
2. to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent
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は っ ぴ ょ う 0
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known; breaking (news story); expressing (one's opinion); releasing; unveiling
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に ん げ ん 0
noun
1. human being; person; man; mankind; humankind
2. character (of a person)
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し ょ く ひ ん 0
noun
food; food products; foodstuffs
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ち き ゅ う 0
the earth; the globe
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し ょ う が っ こ う 3
noun
primary school; elementary school; grade school
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ち い き 1
noun
area; region
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け っ て い 0
decision; determination
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ぜ ん た い 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
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お か し い 3
1. funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous  (often written with kana only)
2. strange; odd; funny; peculiar; weird; unusual; eccentric  (often written with kana only)
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だ い ひ ょ う 0
representative; representation; delegation; type; example; model
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と き 2
noun
1. time; hour; moment  (刻 signifies a time of day, 秋 signifies an important time)
noun, adverb
2. occasion; case  (this meaning is restricted to form 時)
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つ ま り 3 つ ま り 1
1. that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean  (often written with kana only)
2. in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically  (often written with kana only)
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は ん だ ん 1 は ん だ ん 3
1. judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion; adjudication
2. divination
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ち ゃ 0
Most common form: ちゃ
noun
1. tea  (see also: お茶)
2. tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
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ぜ ん こ く 1
countrywide; nationwide; whole country; national
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ひ じ ょ う 0
1. emergency
2. extraordinary; unusual
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た し か 1
1. sure; certain; positive; definite
2. reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact
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し ん ち ょ う 0
noun
height (of body); stature
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も り 0
noun
1. forest
2. shrine grove  (see also: 鎮守の杜; esp. 杜)
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て ん 1
noun
1. sky
2. heaven  (this meaning is restricted to reading てん)
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そ う だ ん 0
consultation; discussion
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か し ゅ 1
noun
singer
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ち ゅ う し 0
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
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が く し ゅ う 0
study; learning; tutorial
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あ い だ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. space (between); gap; interval; distance
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
2. time (between); pause; break
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ち ょ く せ つ 0
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), 'no' adjective
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand  (see also: 間接)
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に っ き 0
noun
diary; journal
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じ じ つ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
fact; truth; reality
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せ き に ん 0
noun
1. duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
2. liability; onus
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わ た す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse
2. to lay across; to build across
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ひ ょ う げ ん 3
1. expression; presentation
2. representation; notation  (mathematics)
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ぶ っ し つ 0
noun
1. material; substance
2. matter  (physics terminology)
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か い だ ん 0
noun
stairs; stairway; staircase
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ほ う こ く 0
report; information
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と し 1
town; city; municipal; urban
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ぜ っ た い 0
1. absolutely; unconditionally  (see also: 絶対に)
2. absolute; unconditional; unmistakable
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ち が い 0
noun, noun (suffix)
difference; discrepancy
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も っ と も 3
most; extremely
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ど う よ う 0
identical; equal to; same (kind); like; similarity
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あ そ び 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. playing
2. play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)  (often written with kana only)
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こ う つ う 0
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
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ね ん だ い 0
noun
age; era; period; date
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ね る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to lie down
2. to go to bed; to lie in bed
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い く 0
irregular godan verb 'iku/yuku', intransitive verb
1. to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach  (see also: 来る)
2. to proceed; to take place  (see also: 旨く行く; い sometimes omitted in auxiliary use)
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じ ょ う き ょ う 0
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
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き た い 0
expectation; anticipation; hope
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ど り ょ く 1
great effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; effort
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い が い 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
with the exception of; excepting
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ふ そ く 0
insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth  (opposite: 満足)
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ひ が し 0
noun
east
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お か ね 0
noun
money  (see also: 金; polite (teineigo) language)
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た い へ ん 0
1. very; greatly
2. immense; enormous; great
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せ ん 1
Most common form: せん
noun, noun (suffix)
1. line; stripe; stria
2. line (e.g. telephone line); wire
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お そ い 0 お そ い 2
1. slow  (this meaning is restricted to form 遅い, 鈍い)
2. late (e.g. "late at night")
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か く 1
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to write; to compose; to pen
2. to draw; to paint  (see also: 描く)
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げ ん ご 1
noun
language  (linguistics terminology)
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き ろ く 0
noun
1. record; minutes; document
2. a record (e.g. in sports); results; score
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き じ 1
noun
article; news story; report; account
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い っ ぱ ん 0
1. general; universal
2. ordinary; average; common  (opposite: 特殊)
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こ く み ん 0 こ く み ん 3
noun
nation; nationality; people; citizen
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ふ く ざ つ 0
complex; complicated; mixed (feelings)  (see also: ややこしい)
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す う じ 0
noun
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character  (mathematics)
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さ が す 0 さ が す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to search (for something desired, needed); to look for  (esp. 探す)
2. to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)  (esp. 捜す)
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け っ し て 0 け っ し て 4
never; by no means; not in the least; in no way  (with neg. verb)
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こ っ か い 0
National Diet; parliament; congress  (abbreviation)
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む か し 0
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
olden days; former
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い き る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to live; to exist
2. to make a living; to subsist
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な な つ 2
numeric
seven
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つ も り 0
noun
1. intention; plan  (often written with kana only)
2. conviction; belief  (often written with kana only)
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の む 1
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine)  (呑む is often used metaphorically, 服む is often used for medicine)
2. to smoke (tobacco)  (see also: 喫む; also written 喫む)
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さ け 1
noun
alcohol; sake  (see also: お酒)
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は つ ば い 0
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
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や さ し い 0 や さ し い 3
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
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き く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hear
2. to listen (e.g. to music)  (usu. 聴く)
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ひ か り 3
noun
light
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き ょ う り ょ く 0
cooperation; collaboration  (see also: ご協力)
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う ま 2
Most common form: うま
noun
1. horse
2. horse racing  (see also: 競馬; this meaning is restricted to reading うま)
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き か い 2
noun
1. machine; mechanism
2. instrument; appliance; apparatus  (often 器械)
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ほ ん と う 0
1. truth; reality; actuality; fact
2. proper; right; correct; official
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あ る 1
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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か え り 3
noun
return; coming back
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あ と 1
Most common form: あと
1. behind; rear  (see also: 後ずさり)
2. after; later  (see also: その後)
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う し 1
noun
1. cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; ox; calf
2. beef  (see also: 牛肉; usu. ぎゅう)
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ま も る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to protect; to guard; to defend
2. to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow
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の こ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to remain; to be left
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ふ た た び 0
Most common form: 二度
again; once more; a second time
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わ た し 0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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お わ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
to finish; to end; to close  (also written 了る, 卒る, etc.)
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の ぼ り 0
noun
1. ascent; climbing; ascending (path); climb
2. up-train (e.g. going to Tokyo)  (see also: 上り列車; this meaning is restricted to form 上り)
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み ち 0
Most common form: 路
noun
1. road; street; way; path; course; route; lane
2. distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways")
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あ し 2
noun
1. foot  (esp. 足)
2. leg  (esp. 脚,肢)
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に ほ ん 2
noun
Japan
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で あ う 2
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon  (出遭う usu. has a negative connotation)
2. to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)  (esp. 出合う; this meaning is restricted to form 出会う, 出合う)
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ふ ね 1
noun
1. ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship  (舟 is often small and hand-propelled; this meaning is restricted to form 船, 舟, ふね)
2. tank; tub; vat; trough
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あ げ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to raise; to elevate  (see also: 手を挙げる)
2. to do up (one's hair)  (see also: 髪を上げる)
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あ わ せ る 3
Most common form: 合せる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
2. to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up
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あ が る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised  (opposite: 下がる)
2. to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in
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い ち 2
numeric, prefix
1. one  (see also: ワン; １ can also be read ワン. 壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
2. best
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よ い 1
1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable  (also いい (all senses); often written with kana only)
2. sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared
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