The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese
Usefulness Level 3 Vocab 1201-1300
noun, 'suru' verb
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; inspection(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. wife (esp. one's own wife)2. court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace (this meaning is restricted to reading にょうぼう, にゅうぼう)
(click the word to view an additional 2 readings and 1 meaning, examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify(click the word for examples and links)
lovely; dreamy; beautiful; great; fantastic; superb; cool; capital
(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
noun, noun (suffix)
song; tune; composition; piece of music(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. scheme; device; scheming; devising; figuring out; coming up with; solving ingeniously2. dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
noun
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school; swarm; cluster (e.g. of stars); clump; pack (e.g. of dogs)(click the word for examples and links)
adverb, 'to' adverb, noun
in succession; one by one(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
difference; discrepancy; variation(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
practice; practising; training (esp. practical and hands-on); drill(click the word for examples and links)
noun
socks; sock; stockings; stocking(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
surname; family name (see also: 名前)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
1. lack of help2. unmanned; uninhabited (opposite: 有人)
(click the word to view an additional 3 readings, examples and links)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to grow; to spring up; to sprout2. to cut (teeth)
(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. match (contest)2. to match with; to go well with
(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
delivering; handing over; furnishing (e.g. with copies); issuance; issuing(click the word for examples and links)
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; that is correct; right2. um; errr
(click the word to view an additional 3 meanings and 1 form, examples and links)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up withichidan verb, intransitive verb
2. to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 4 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
refereeing; trial; judgement; judgment; umpire; referee(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
1. really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
2. indeed
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
Most common form: ぶたにく
noun, 'no' adjective
pork(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun
warrior; samurai(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
pollution; public nuisance; contamination (see also: 汚染)(click the word for examples and links)
'na' adjective, 'no' adjective, noun
1. pure white2. blank (e.g. mind, paper)
(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
1. small
2. fine; minute
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings, examples and links)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to escape; to run away(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
noun
terrain; geographical features; topography(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
2. unusual; slanted (view of the world); bad (mood)
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 3 forms, examples and links)
2. slight (wound); light (sleep); pale (colour); inadequate (knowledge)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
noun
1. electromagnetic wave; radio wave; reception; signal (see also: 電磁波; this meaning is restricted to reading でんぱ)(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun
not yet fixed; undecided; pending (opposite: 既定)(click the word for examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
varied; various(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
technique; art; skill(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun, 'no' adjective
recession; depression; slump(click the word for examples and links)
noun
button (kanji is only used for push-buttons; often written with kana only; originally from Portuguese 'botão')(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, noun (suffix)
1. axis; shaft; axlenoun
2. center; centre; focal point; key point(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings, examples and links)
noun, noun (suffix)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral (opposite: 内側)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun
page (頁 is sometimes ぺえじ or ぺいじ; often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
2. to care for; to look after (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 3 meanings, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Tuesday(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. combination; union; binding; catenation; coupling; joining2. bond (chemistry term)
(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to visit; to call onichidan verb, intransitive verb
2. to arrive; to come; to appear(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
2. to lengthen; to extend; to stretch
(click the word to view an additional 7 meanings and 2 forms, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
starring; playing the leading part(click the word for examples and links)
noun
marks; points; score; runs; number of items; credits(click the word for examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
end-of-year(click the word for examples and links)
noun
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
particle
1. as it is; as one likes; because; as (often written with kana only)2. condition; state (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
1. sample; specimen; pattern2. model; example
(click the word for examples and links)
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to blow (of the wind)'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff(click the word to view an additional 7 meanings and 2 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe (see also: 茹でる)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. real feeling; actual feeling2. to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
(click the word for examples and links)
noun
household; home; family; housekeeping (所帯 is more informal)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 2 forms, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun, 'no' adjective
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape(click the word for examples and links)
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