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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 2 Vocab 301-400

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じ ん る い 1
noun
mankind; humanity
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こ え る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of)  (esp. 越える)
2. to exceed  (esp. 超える)
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し ぼ う 0
1. death; mortality
2. to die; to pass away
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か つ よ う 0
1. practical use; application
2. conjugation; declension; inflection  (linguistics terminology)
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ゆ う こ う 0
validity; legality; availability; effectiveness  (opposite: 無効)
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し ょ く ぶ つ 2
noun
plant; vegetation
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ぎ ょ う じ 1 ぎ ょ う じ 0
noun
event; function
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は っ て ん 0
1. development; growth; advancement; unfurling
2. expansion; extension; enlargement
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ほ う も ん 0
call; visit
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あ か る い 0 あ か る い 3
1. bright; colourful
2. cheerful
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し ゅ う へ ん 0
noun
1. circumference; outskirts; environs; around; in the area of; in the vicinity of
2. (computer) peripheral  (computer terminology)
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か ん じ 0
noun
feeling; sense; impression
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さ が る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower  (opposite: 上がる)
2. to hang; to dangle
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ち い さ い 3
small; little; tiny
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ね ん ど 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year
2. academic year; school year
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せ い り つ 0
noun
1. coming into existence; arrangements; establishment; conclusion; completion
2. to come into existence; to be true; to hold (i.e. hold true)
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き ん し 0
prohibition; inhibition; ban
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と つ ぜ ん 0
abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once
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た に ん 0
noun
1. another person; other people; others  (see also: 人)
2. unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)  (this meaning is restricted to reading たにん)
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ふ ぼ 2
noun
father and mother; parents
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め い れ い 0
1. order; command; decree; directive
2. (software) instruction; statement  (computer terminology)
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こ ち ら 3
noun
1. this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker); this direction  (see also: 何方, 其方, 彼方; often written with kana only)
2. here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is)
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こ う ど 1
1. altitude; height; elevation
2. advanced; sophisticated; high-grade; strong
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ふ う け い 1
1. scenery; scene; landscape; view; sight
2. scene (e.g. of a crime)
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い っ て い 0
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized; regularised; defined; standardized; standardised; certain; prescribed
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と う じ ょ う 0
1. entry (on stage); appearance (on screen)  (opposite: 退場)
2. entrance; introduction (into a market)
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ひ み つ 0
1. secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy
2. secret; mystery
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み つ け る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot
2. to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault
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し ゅ っ せ き 0
noun
1. attendance; presence; appearance
2. to attend; to be present; to appear
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へ い き ん 0
1. average; mean
2. balance; equilibrium
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ち い 1
noun
(social) position; status
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お そ ら く 2
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say  (often written with kana only)
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し ゅ う い 1
1. surroundings; environs
2. circumference
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か た 1
Most common form: かた
noun
shoulder
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よ り 0
particle
1. than
2. from; out of; since; at; on
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ひ ょ う め ん 3
1. surface; face
2. outside; exterior
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せ い ひ ん 0
noun
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
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よ ろ こ ぶ 3
1. to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased
2. to congratulate
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ふ く 2
noun, noun (suffix)
1. clothes (esp. Western clothes)
suffix, counter
2. counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.  (see also: 一服)
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く わ し い 3
1. detailed; full; accurate
2. knowing very well; well-acquainted; well-informed  (opposite: 疎い)
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き ょ ね ん 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
last year
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ひ て い 0
1. negation; denial; repudiation; disavowal  (opposite: 肯定)
2. NOT operation  (computer terminology)
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い じ 1
maintenance; preservation; improvement
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き ん が く 0
noun
amount of money
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し ゅ し ょ う 0
noun
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
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し ょ う が い 1
1. obstacle; impediment; hindrance; difficulty; barrier
2. handicap; impairment; disability; disorder; malfunction  (see also: 視力障害; this meaning is restricted to reading しょうがい)
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り え き 1
1. profit; gains
2. benefit; advantage; interest (of the public, etc.)
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け す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to erase; to delete; to cross out
2. to turn off power
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き お く 0
1. memory; recollection; remembrance
2. storage
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し ゅ っ ぱ ん 0
publication
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た ず ね る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
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お ん ど 1
noun
temperature
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は つ お ん 0
pronunciation
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ど ち ら 1
1. which way; which direction; where  (see also: 此方, 其方, 彼方; どちら is polite; often written with kana only)
2. which one (esp. of two alternatives)
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と う ち ゃ く 0
arrival
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こ う り ゅ う 0
1. (cultural) exchange; interchange; interaction; (inter-) mingling; (social, etc.) networking; intercourse
2. alternating current; AC
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も ち い る 3 も ち い る 0
Most common form: もちいる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
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て き と う 0
1. suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate; fit
2. noncommittal; vague; equivocal; unserious; irresponsible
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が か 0
painter; artist
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ホ テ ル 1
noun
hotel
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か み 2
noun
paper
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ど く り つ 0
independence (e.g. Independence Day); self-support
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し ゃ っ き ん 3
debt; loan; liabilities
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し ゅ う き ょ う 1
noun
1. religion; religious affiliation; belief; faith; creed
2. religious activity
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す わ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to sit; to squat
2. to assume (a position)
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け ん ち く 0
construction; architecture (of buildings)
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わ だ い 0
topic; subject
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よ さ ん 0 よ さ ん 1
estimate; budget
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こ う げ き 0
1. attack; strike; offensive  (see also: 守備)
2. criticism; censure; denunciation; condemnation
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た ん じ ょ う 0
birth; creation; formation
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お う 0
Most common form: おう
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to chase; to run after; to pursue
2. to follow (i.e. a set order, a trend)
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こ う ぞ う 0
noun
structure; construction
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し ゅ う だ ん 0
noun
group; mass
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く ん れ ん 1
noun, 'suru' verb, transitive verb
training; drill; practice; discipline
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く り か え す 3
Most common form: 繰返す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
to repeat; to do something over again
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し ゅ ち ょ う 0
claim; request; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet
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ク ラ ス 1
noun
class
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か か え る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to hold or carry under or in the arms
2. to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.)
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か ざ る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to decorate; to ornament; to adorn
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う ち ゅ う 1
noun
universe; cosmos; space
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き ょ う き ゅ う 0
supply; provision
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は じ ま り 0
noun
origin; beginning
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い い ん 1
noun
committee member
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お じ 0
Most common form: 叔父
noun
uncle  (see also: 叔母; 伯父 or 叔父 respectively can mean older or younger than one's parent)
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き び し い 4
1. severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless
2. stern; austere; grave; solemn; majestic
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み だ し 0
noun
1. heading; headline; title; caption
2. index
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つ う じ ょ う 0
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
common; general; normal; usual
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さ く し ゃ 1
noun
author; authoress; writer; composer; artist
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え ん そ う 0
musical performance
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み か た 0
friend; ally; supporter
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す い え い 0
swimming
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か く じ つ 0
certainty; reliability; soundness
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な ら ぶ 0
'bu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to line up; to stand in a line
2. to rival; to match; to equal
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て つ ど う 0
noun
railroad; railway; rail transport
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か い ぜ ん 0
1. betterment; improvement
2. kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)  (often written カイゼン; often written with kana only)
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ひ は ん 0
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
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と く て い 0
1. specific; particular; designated; special
2. to specify; to identify; to pinpoint
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に が て 0 に が て 3
1. poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at)
2. dislike (of); difficult to deal with
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け ん さ 1
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
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き ょ だ い 0
huge; gigantic; enormous
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