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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 3 Vocab 1201-1300

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か ん し 0
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; inspection
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そ う お ん 0
noun
noise
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に ょ う ぼ う 1
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)
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ふ か め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
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す て き 0
lovely; dreamy; beautiful; great; fantastic; superb; cool; capital
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き ょ く 0 き ょ く 1 き ょ く 2
noun, noun (suffix)
song; tune; composition; piece of music
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か い と う 0
answer; solution
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く ふ う 0
Most common form: 功夫
1. scheme; device; scheming; devising; figuring out; coming up with; solving ingeniously
2. dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
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む れ 2
noun
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school; swarm; cluster (e.g. of stars); clump; pack (e.g. of dogs)
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つ ぎ つ ぎ 2
in succession; one by one
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そ う い 0
Most common form: そうい
difference; discrepancy; variation
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ち ょ く せ ん 0
straight line
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じ っ し ゅ う 0
practice; practising; training (esp. practical and hands-on); drill
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く つ し た 2 く つ し た 3 く つ し た 4
noun
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
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あ く し ゅ 1
handshake
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け っ か ん 0
blood vessel; vein
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み ょ う じ 1
surname; family name  (see also: 名前)
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む じ ん 0
1. lack of help
2. unmanned; uninhabited  (opposite: 有人)
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し ん わ 0
myth; legend
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は え る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to grow; to spring up; to sprout
2. to cut (teeth)
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noun
1. match (contest)
2. to match with; to go well with
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む せ ん 0
wireless; radio
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し ゃ こ 1
noun
garage; carport; depot (trains, buses, etc.)  (see also: ガレージ)
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か い じ ょ う 0
(by, at, on) sea; maritime; marine
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こ う ふ 1 こ う ふ 0
delivering; handing over; furnishing (e.g. with copies); issuance; issuing
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え え 1
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; that is correct; right
2. um; errr
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さ ら 0
Most common form: 盤
noun
1. plate; dish; platter; disc  (see also: お皿)
noun, noun (suffix), counter
2. serving; helping; course
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た え る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
2. to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave
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さ ん ぎ い ん 3
noun
House of Councillors
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し ん ぱ ん 0
refereeing; trial; judgement; judgment; umpire; referee
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ま っ た く 0 ま っ た く 4
1. really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
2. indeed
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ぶ た に く 0
Most common form: ぶたにく
pork
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な ん き ょ く 0
1. South Pole
2. the Antarctic; Antarctica  (see also: 南極圏, 南極大陸)
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す い で ん 0
noun
(water-filled) paddy field
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ぶ し 0
noun
warrior; samurai
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こ う が い 0
pollution; public nuisance; contamination  (see also: 汚染)
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し ょ く た く 0
dining table
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ま っ し ろ 3
1. pure white
2. blank (e.g. mind, paper)
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こ ま か い 3
1. small
2. fine; minute
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す え 0
noun
1. tip; top  (see also: 末)
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
2. end; close (e.g. close of the month)
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に げ る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to escape; to run away
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し ょ う が く 0
noun
elementary school; primary school; grade school  (see also: 小学校; abbreviation)
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ち け い 0
noun
terrain; geographical features; topography
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な な め 1
1. slanting; tilted; sloping; diagonal; oblique  (see also: 斜)
2. unusual; slanted (view of the world); bad (mood)
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あ さ い 0 あ さ い 2
1. shallow; superficial  (opposite: 深い)
2. slight (wound); light (sleep); pale (colour); inadequate (knowledge)
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で ん ぱ 1
noun
1. electromagnetic wave; radio wave; reception; signal  (see also: 電磁波; this meaning is restricted to reading でんぱ)
2. saying strange things  (see also: 電波な奴, 電波系; slang)
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み て い 0
not yet fixed; undecided; pending  (opposite: 既定)
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さ ま ざ ま 2 さ ま ざ ま 3
varied; various
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そ こ 0
Most common form: そこ
noun
bottom; sole
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げ ん ど 1
noun
limit; bounds
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し ょ う げ き 0
shock; crash; impact; ballistic
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こ て ん 0
old book; classics; classic
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わ ざ 2
noun
technique; art; skill
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お く れ 0
noun
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
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え い せ い 0
health; hygiene; sanitation; medical
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そ う か い 0
noun
general meeting
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ふ き ょ う 0
recession; depression; slump
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ボ タ ン 0
noun
button  (kanji is only used for push-buttons; often written with kana only; originally from Portuguese 'botão')
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じ く 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. axis; shaft; axle
noun
2. center; centre; focal point; key point
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ち の う 1
Most common form: 智能
noun
intelligence; intellect; brains
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さ い あ く 0
the worst
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て も と 3
1. at hand; on hand; nearby; close at hand
noun
2. way of moving one's arms; skill
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じ ょ う く う 0
noun
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
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み ぢ か 0
near oneself; close to one; familiar
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noun, noun (suffix)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
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ほ ん て ん 0 ほ ん て ん 1
noun
1. head office; flagship store; main store  (see also: 支店)
2. this store
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そ と が わ 0
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral  (opposite: 内側)
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ペ ー ジ 0
noun
page  (頁 is sometimes ぺえじ or ぺいじ; often written with kana only)
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へ い き 1
noun
arms; weapons; ordnance
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て ぶ く ろ 2
noun
glove; mitten; mitt
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け つ だ ん 0
decision; determination
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ほ う し き 0
noun
form; method; system; formula
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せ い し ょ う ね ん 3
Most common form: せいしょうねん
noun
youth; young person
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か ま う 2
1. to mind; to care about; to be concerned about  (see also: 構わない)
2. to care for; to look after  (often written with kana only)
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か よ う び 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Tuesday
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は さ ん 0
bankruptcy; insolvency
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じ み 2
plain; simple; subdued; sober
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け つ ご う 0
1. combination; union; binding; catenation; coupling; joining
2. bond  (chemistry term)
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お と ず れ る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to visit; to call on
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
2. to arrive; to come; to appear
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の ば す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to grow long (e.g. hair, nails)  (esp. 伸ばす)
2. to lengthen; to extend; to stretch
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り ょ う ど 1
dominion; territory; possession
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ひ る や す み 3
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
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し ゅ え ん 0
starring; playing the leading part
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て ん す う 3
noun
marks; points; score; runs; number of items; credits
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ね ん ま つ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
end-of-year
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た た み 0
noun
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
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ま ま 2
particle
1. as it is; as one likes; because; as  (often written with kana only)
2. condition; state  (often written with kana only)
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て あ し 1
noun
one's hands and feet; limbs
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み ほ ん 0
1. sample; specimen; pattern
2. model; example
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つ う か 1
currency
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ふ く 1 ふ く 2
Most common form: ふく
'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​
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ち つ じ ょ 2 ち つ じ ょ 1
noun
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
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て ん た い 0
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
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さ く 0
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to bloom
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じ ゅ う な ん 0
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
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に る 0 に る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe  (see also: 茹でる)
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じ っ か ん 0
noun
1. real feeling; actual feeling
2. to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
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そ し ょ う 0
litigation; lawsuit
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せ た い 2 せ た い 1
noun
household; home; family; housekeeping  (所帯 is more informal)
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こ う ち ょ う 0
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
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