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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 2 Vocab 501-600

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よ う び 0
noun
day of the week
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し ん け い 0
1. nerve  (anatomical term)
2. nerves; sensitivity
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ほ ぞ ん 0
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk); maintenance
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た い い く 1
noun
physical education; gymnastics; athletics
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ぎ い ん 1
noun
member of the Diet, congress or parliament
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ふ ん い き 3
noun
1. mood; ambience; ambiance; aura; feel
2. a certain air; presence; special aura; something (about someone)
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こ く ど 1
Most common form: こくど
noun
country; territory; domain; realm
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い っ し ゅ 1
adverb, noun
species; kind; variety
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じ た い 1
noun
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances  (often with a negative connotation)
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そ く ど 1
Most common form: そくど
noun
speed; velocity; rate
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し ん よ う 0
confidence; dependence; credit; faith; reliance; belief; credence; trust
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い ら い 0
1. request; commission; dispatch; despatch
2. dependence; trust
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じ さ つ 0
suicide
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た い し 1
ambassador
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と し つ き 2
noun
months and years
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お ん せ ん 0
noun
spa; hot spring; onsen
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あ ん し ん 0
relief; peace of mind
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に っ ち ゅ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. daytime; during the day
noun
2. Sino-Japanese  (this meaning is restricted to reading にっちゅう)
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し り つ 1
private (establishment)  (see also: 市立; わたくしりつ spoken to avoid confusion with 市立)
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さ い ば ん 1
trial; judgement; judgment
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き じ ゅ ん 0
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
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お く る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to give (as a gift); to present
2. to confer; to bestow; to award
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ほ と ん ど 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost  (often written with kana only)
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に ゅ う し ゃ 0
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
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す い ぶ ん 1
noun
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap; juice
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パ ン 1
noun
1. bread; pastries (e.g. croissants); pastry-based products  (originally written 麺麭 or 麪包; originally from Portuguese 'pão')
2. pan; frying pan  (see also: フライパン; originally from eng 'pan')
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せ い び 1
1. maintenance; servicing
2. putting in place; establishment; development; preparation; provision; outfitting
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よ の な か 2
expression, noun
society; the world; the times
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し ょ る い 0 し ょ る い 1
noun
documents; official papers
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ど く し ゃ 1
noun
reader
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そ う さ 1
noun
1. operation; management; processing
2. manipulating to one's benefit
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か ん さ つ 0
observation; survey
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さ げ る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration)
2. to lower; to reduce; to bring down
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け ん ぽ う 1
constitution
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ど れ 1
1. which (of three or more)  (see also: 此れ, 其れ, 彼; often written with kana only)
2. whichever; any  (see also: どれも; with a verb in 〜ても form)
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ね だ ん 0
noun
price; cost
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み ん か ん 0
private; civilian; civil; popular; folk; unofficial
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り そ う 0
ideal; ideals  (see also: 現実)
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つ う か 0
1. passage through (e.g. train skipping a station); transit
2. passing (e.g. exam, bill through parliament)
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い ち ど 3 い ち ど 2 い ち ど 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. once; one time; on one occasion
2. temporarily; for a moment  (this meaning is restricted to reading ひとたび)
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あ に 1
noun
elder brother; older brother  (humble)
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し ょ う た い 1
invitation
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さ っ き ょ く 0
composition; setting (of music)
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ぬ す む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to steal
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き ゅ う そ く 0
rapid (e.g. progress)
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さ い て い 0
1. least; lowest; worst
2. nasty; disgusting; horrible; yuck!
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か つ 1
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to win; to gain victory
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て ん か い 0
1. development; evolution; progressing; unfolding
2. expansion; spreading out; extending; deployment; building up
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か ん ど う 0
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; deep emotion; impression
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か て い 0
noun
process; course; mechanism
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つ よ い 2
1. strong; powerful; mighty; potent
2. resistant; resilient; durable  (... に強い)
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い っ さ い 1
noun, 'no' adjective, noun (suffix)
1. all; everything; the whole; lock, stock, and barrel
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
2. absolutely not (with negative); without exception; entirely not
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た い り ょ く 1
noun
1. stamina; endurance; physical strength; resilience; resistance to disease
2. strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
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い た み 3
noun
1. pain; ache; soreness; grief; distress  (esp. 痛み)
2. damage; injury; wear; bruise; break  (esp. 傷み)
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ぶ き 1
noun
1. weapon; arms; ordnance
2. weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
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お や 2
noun
1. parent; parents
2. dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.)  (see also: 子)
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だ い ど こ ろ 0
1. kitchen
noun
2. financial situation
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う ら 2
noun
1. bottom (or another side that is hidden from view); undersurface; opposite side; reverse side  (opposite: 表)
2. rear; back; behind (the house)
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し ょ う に ん 0
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
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じ ゅ け ん 0
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
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ぶ ん し ょ 1
noun
1. document; writing; letter; paperwork; note; records; archives
2. document addressed to someone in particular (jargon used in paleography)  (this meaning is restricted to reading もんじょ)
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く だ さ い 3
expression
1. please give me  (often written with kana only; honorific)
2. please do for me  (after te-form of a verb or a noun prefixed with o- or go-; often written with kana only; honorific)
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さ か ん 0
1. popular
2. prosperous
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か じ 1
noun
fire; conflagration
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し ん が く 0
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
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か い せ い 0
revision; amendment; alteration
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つ ち 2
noun
1. earth; soil; dirt; clay; mud
2. the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land
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り こ ん 0
divorce
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こ と わ る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline
2. to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance
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り ゅ う こ う 3
1. fashion; fad; vogue; craze
2. prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
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ど う さ 1
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior; execution; actuation; operation; manners
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け ん か い 0
noun
opinion; point of view
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き お ん 0
noun
atmospheric temperature
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し ゅ ふ 1
noun
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
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げ ん き ん 3
noun
1. cash; ready money; money on hand; currency
2. mercenary; self-interested; calculating
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ち ゅ う 0
annotation; explanatory note; comment
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て つ づ き 2
procedure; (legal) process; formalities
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じ ん こ う 0
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality  (opposite: 天然)
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こ ん ら ん 0
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
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ま ん ぞ く 1
1. satisfaction; contentment; complacency  (see also: 不満, 不満足)
2. sufficient; enough; adequate; proper  (opposite: 不足)
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さ つ え い 0
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
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ま ご 2
Most common form: まご
noun
grandchild; grandson; granddaughter
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こ ま る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; to be embarrassed; to be stumped
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や す い 2
Most common form: やすい
1. cheap; inexpensive
2. calm; peaceful; quiet  (this meaning is restricted to form 安い)
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つ う が く 0
commuting to school; school commute
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し ゅ ん か ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
moment; second; instant
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せ い り 1
1. sorting; arrangement; organization; putting in order; adjustment; regulation
2. liquidation; settlement; consolidation; clearance (e.g. debt); paying off
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お も て 3
noun
1. surface  (opposite: 裏)
2. face (i.e. the visible side of an object)
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し せ い 0
noun
attitude; posture; stance; approach; carriage (of the body)
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た い せ い 0
noun
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
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か い と う 0
reply; answer
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あ じ 0
1. flavor; flavour; taste
2. charm; style
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ぐ あ い 0
Most common form: 具合い
noun
condition; state; manner; health
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し ん ゆ う 0
noun
close friend; bosom (old, intimate) friend; buddy; crony; chum
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た だ 1
1. ordinary; common; usual  (often written with kana only)
2. free of charge  (only 只; often written with kana only)
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か わ り 0
Most common form: 代り
1. substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing
2. stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor
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こ う が い 1
suburb; outskirts
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か っ こ う 0
noun
1. shape; form; figure; posture; pose
2. appearance
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み り ょ く 0
Most common form: みりょく
noun
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
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の ぞ む 0 の ぞ む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to desire
2. to wish for; to expect
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