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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 2 Vocab 901-1000

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げ き じ ょ う 0
theatre; theater; playhouse
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じ ゅ う ど う 1
noun
judo
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き か く 0
planning; project; plan; design
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い て ん 0
moving; relocation; transfer; demise
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み ず 0
noun
1. water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)  (see also: 湯; み is generally used in compounds)
2. fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
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ち ほ う 2 ち ほ う 1
1. district; region; area; locality
2. the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area  (opposite: 中央)
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き ち ょ う 0
precious; valuable
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か ぞ え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to count; to enumerate
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か く す 2
Most common form: 隱す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to hide; to conceal
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ち ゅ う も ん 0
order; request
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き ゃ く 0
noun
1. guest; visitor
2. customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
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い ち ば ん 2 い ち ば ん 0
1. number one; first; first place
2. best; most
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た に 2
noun
valley
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し ん せ い 0
application; request; petition
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も ど す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to put back; to return; to give back; to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling); to turn back (e.g. clock hand)
2. to vomit; to throw up
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お と な 0
adult
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と じ る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
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さ よ う 1
action; operation; effect; function
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へ い じ つ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday)
noun
2. kanji radical 73  (this meaning is restricted to reading ひらび)
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せ ん き ょ 1
election
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which; what (way)  (see also: 此の, 其の, 彼の; often written with kana only)
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さ る 1
Most common form: さる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to leave; to go away
2. to pass; to elapse
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ま け 0
noun
defeat; loss; losing (a game)
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よ ゆ う 0
noun
1. surplus; margin; leeway; room; time; allowance; flexibility; scope; rope
2. composure; placidity; complacency; calm
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し ょ う 1
Most common form: しょう
noun, noun (suffix)
prize; award
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ぜ ん し ん 0
1. whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait)
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. systemic  (see also: 全身性)
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ひ っ し 0
1. frantic; desperate
2. inevitable death
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じ し ん 0
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
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め ず ら し い 4
1. unusual; rare; curious
2. new; novel
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ゆ い い つ 1
only; sole; unique
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お っ と 0
noun
husband  (see also: 良人)
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え い よ う 0
nutrition; nourishment
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ま ど ぐ ち 2
noun
1. ticket window; teller window; counter
2. contact person; point of contact
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あ か じ 0
1. deficit; (being in or going into) the red
2. red text; red letters
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ご 1
Most common form: ５
numeric
five  (伍 is used in legal documents)
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か こ う 0
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
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く び 0
noun
1. neck
2. head
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ぶ ん し 1
1. numerator
2. molecule
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か わ 2
Most common form: かわ
noun
1. skin; hide; pelt; fur  (see also: 革)
2. rind; peel; husk; bark
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す ば ら し い 4
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
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お と こ 3
noun, noun (prefix)
1. man; male  (see also: 女)
noun
2. fellow; guy; chap; bloke
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ぎ ょ う か い 0
noun
business world; business circles; (the) industry
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ふ く む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to contain; to comprise; to have; to hold; to include; to embrace
2. to hold in the mouth  (see also: 口に含む)
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は げ し い 3
1. violent; furious; tempestuous
2. extreme; intense; fierce; strong
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ど よ う 2 ど よ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
Saturday
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じ っ せ き 0
noun
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
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じ ょ う し ょ う 0
rising; ascending; climbing  (opposite: 下降)
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な か な か 0
1. very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather  (often written with kana only)
2. by no means (with negative verb); not readily  (often written with kana only)
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く す り 0
noun
1. medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs
2. efficacious chemical (i.e. gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)
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せ つ ぞ く 0
1. connection; attachment; union; join; joint; link
2. changing trains
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け い せ い 0
1. formation; molding; taking form
noun
2. repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty  (see also: 形成手術; medicine, etc. term)
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あ た る 0
Most common form: 当る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be hit; to strike  (opposite: 外す)
2. to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed
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し ほ ん 0
noun
funds; capital
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き せ い 0
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
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こ の 0
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)  (see also: 何の, 此れ, 其の, 彼の; often written with kana only)
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て い ね い 1
1. polite; courteous; civil
2. careful; close; thorough; conscientious
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そ ば 0
noun
1. near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides; while  (often written with kana only)
2. third person
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い と 1
Most common form: いと
intention; aim; design
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み ん ぞ く 1
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
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げ ん り 1
noun
principle; theory; fundamental truth
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い ち ば 1
noun
1. (town) market
2. (the) marketplace
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は た け 2
noun
1. field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation
noun, suffix
2. field (of specialization); sphere; area  (ばたけ when suf; this meaning is restricted to reading はたけ)
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お も い 2
noun
1. thought
2. imagination; mind; heart
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お お ぜ い 3
many; crowd; great number of people
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か た ち 0
noun
1. form; shape; figure  (this meaning is restricted to form 形, 容)
2. visage
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い っ ぱ い 1 い っ ぱ い 0
Most common form: 一杯
1. amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic)
2. full
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ひ っ こ す 3
Most common form: 引越す
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
to move (house); to change residence
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に っ て い 0
noun
schedule; program; programme; agenda
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す う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale
2. to suck; to sip; to slurp
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ま わ り 0
noun
1. circumference; girth  (see also: 回り)
2. surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
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ま ん な か 0
noun
middle; centre; center; mid-way
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ふ む 0
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to step on; to tread on
2. to experience; to undergo
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の ぼ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to ascend; to go up; to climb
2. to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise  (usu. 昇る)
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ぼ う 0
Most common form: ぼう
noun
pole; rod; stick
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う つ 1
Most common form: うつ
'tsu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound  (also written as 拍つ, 搏つ, 撲つ, 擣つ)
2. to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
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も と 2
under (esp. influence or guidance)  (sometimes written 元)
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り っ ぱ 0 り っ ぱ 3
1. splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
2. praiseworthy; creditable; worthy
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お と す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind
2. to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape
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と も に 0 と も に 1
Most common form: ともに
1. together; jointly  (often written with kana only)
2. at the same time; with; as ...; including; along with  (often as ...とともに; often written with kana only)
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の み も の 2 の み も の 3
Most common form: 飲物
noun
drink; beverage
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ま も な く 2
Most common form: まもなく
1. soon; before long; in a short time  (often written with kana only)
2. lacking time to ...; without time to ...  (after verb; often written with kana only)
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も と 1
Most common form: 本
noun
1. origin; source  (usu. 元)
2. base; basis; foundation; root  (esp. 基)
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さ ら に 1
adverb, conjunction
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more  (often written with kana only)
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は 1
noun
tooth
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く だ る 0
Most common form: 降る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to descend; to go down; to come down
2. to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)  (see also: 判決が下る)
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あ ま り 3 あ ま り 0 あ ま り 1
'na' adjective, adverb, 'no' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
1. remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant  (often written with kana only)
2. not very (with negative sentence); not much  (often written with kana only)
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つ と め る 3
Most common form: 力める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent; to be committed (to doing something)
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ふ る さ と 2
Most common form: ふるさと
noun
1. home town; birthplace; native place; one's old home  (often written with kana only)
2. ruins; historic remains  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading ふるさと)
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い わ 2
Most common form: いわ
noun
1. rock; boulder
2. crag; cliff
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こ と 2
Most common form: こと
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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お お う 0 お お う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
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き こ え る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be heard; to be audible
2. to be said to be; to be reputed
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の せ る 0
Most common form: 載せる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to place on (something)
2. to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up; to help on board  (esp. 乗せる)
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は れ 0
Most common form: はれ
1. clear weather; fine weather  (see also: 快晴)
2. formal; ceremonial; public  (opposite: 褻)
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と び だ す 3
Most common form: 飛出す
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to jump out; to rush out; to fly out
2. to appear (suddenly)
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ま る い 0 ま る い 2
1. round; circular; spherical  (丸い usu. refers to ball-shaped, and 円い to disc-shaped objects)
2. harmonious; calm  (see also: 丸く収まる)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)  (see also: 時間がかかる; often written with kana only)
2. to hang  (often written with kana only)
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ふ ろ 2 ふ ろ 1
noun
1. bath; bathtub  (see also: お風呂)
2. bathroom; bathhouse
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で あ い 0
noun
1. meeting; rendezvous; encounter
2. confluence  (esp. 出合い, 出合)
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ぎ ん 1
Most common form: 白金
1. silver (Ag)
noun
2. silver coin; money
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