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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 3 Vocab 201-300

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し ん じ ん 0
1. new face; newcomer; rookie; fresh recruit
2. modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
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noun (suffix)
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
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し ん し ゅ つ 0
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
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じ て ん 0
noun
dictionary
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き ん よ う 3 き ん よ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Friday
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け い か 0
passage; expiration; progress; transition
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か く り つ 0
noun
1. establishment; settlement
2. to establish; to settle
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き ゅ う け い 0
rest; break; recess; intermission
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す な わ ち 2
adverb, conjunction
that is; namely; i.e.  (often written with kana only)
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き っ て 0
noun
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
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よ う ぼ う 0
demand for; request
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し ょ と く 0
noun
income; earnings
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ふ じ ん 0
noun
woman; lady; adult female  (see also: 紳士; now a bit dated; sensitive)
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ち ゅ う し ゃ 0
injection
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だ い め い 0
noun
title
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と ざ ん 1
mountain climbing
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い く つ 1
1. how many?  (often written with kana only)
2. how old?
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ず っ と 0 ず っ と 3
1. continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way  (ずーっと and ずうっと are more emphatic)
2. much (better, etc.); by far; far and away
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す く う 0 す く う 3
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
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ぬ る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear; to put up (wallpaper)
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こ う し ょ う 0
1. negotiations; discussions
2. connection
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ち ゅ う し ょ く 0
noun
1. lunch; midday meal
2. food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)  (usu. 中食)
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ひ ら く 2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack
2. to bloom; to unfold; to spread out
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だ ん ち 0
noun
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
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せ い き ゅ う 0
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
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ぞ う だ い 0
enlargement; increase
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お や こ 1
parent and child
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せ っ と く 0
persuasion
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へ ん か 1
1. change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation; transfiguration; metamorphosis
2. variety; diversity
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ゆ び 2
noun
finger; toe; digit
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た び 0
Most common form: たび
travel; trip; journey
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ほ け ん 0
insurance; guarantee
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か ん げ い 0
welcome; reception
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か り る 0 か り る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to borrow; to have a loan
2. to rent; to hire
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ぼ う り ょ く 1
noun
violence; mayhem
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こ く が い 2
noun
outside the country
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こ う え ん 0
1. public performance
2. exhibition in a foreign country  (sumo term)
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し ん こ う 0
1. moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement
2. advance (work, procedure, etc); advancement; progress
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り ろ ん 1 り ろ ん 0
noun
theory
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て ん 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. spot; mark
2. point; dot
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プ ロ 1
professional
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に ぎ る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch
2. to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form; to press into shape; to mold; to mould
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お か あ さ ん 2
noun
mother  (see also: 母さん; honorific)
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せ い ぶ つ 1
1. living things; creature
noun
2. biology  (see also: 生物学; abbreviation)
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ほ う め ん 3
noun, noun (suffix)
1. direction; district; area
noun
2. field (e.g. of study)
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は ん の う 0
reaction; response
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か い も の 0
shopping; purchased goods
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せ ん で ん 0
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
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つ た わ る 0 つ た わ る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
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す い せ ん 0
recommendation; referral; endorsement  (see also: 推奨)
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は く じ ん 0
white person; Caucasian
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し し ゅ つ 0
expenditure; expenses
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は か 2
Most common form: はか
noun
gravesite; tomb
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か ん そ う 0
impressions; thoughts
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さ く ぶ ん 0
1. writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition  (see also: 作文)
2. formal writing with little real meaning
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へ い わ 0
peace; harmony
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と う ぜ ん 0
natural; as a matter of course; justified; deserved; reasonable
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わ か も の 0
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
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き ょ う ち ょ う 0
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
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は け ん 0
Most common form: はけん
1. dispatch; despatch; deployment
noun
2. temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp  (see also: 派遣社員, 派遣労働者; abbreviation)
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こ う と う 0
high class; high grade
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く る し い 3
1. painful; difficult; agonizing
2. needy; tight (budget); straitened (circumstances)  (see also: 苦しい懐)
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ひ ふ 1
skin
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ひ か る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
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し ゅ う か ん 0
weeks (period of)
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れ ん あ い 0
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
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ま ち が え る 4 ま ち が え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation)
2. to confuse; to mistake something for something else
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た け 0
Most common form: たけ
noun
1. bamboo
2. middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
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ト ラ ッ ク 2
1. truck
2. track (running, CD, DVD, etc.)
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な っ と く 0
1. consent; assent; agreement
2. understanding; comprehension; grasp
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お も し ろ い 4
1. interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
2. amusing; funny; comical
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し ょ う ぼ う 0
1. fire fighting
noun
2. fire department; fire brigade
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は な み 0
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
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と る 1
Most common form: とる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take (a photo)  (esp. 撮る)
2. to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)  (esp. 録る)
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け っ て ん 3 け っ て ん 0
noun
1. fault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; drawback  (opposite: 美点)
2. failure (in an examination); failing grade
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ね が い 2
noun
desire; wish; request; prayer; petition; application
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し て き 0
Most common form: してき
pointing out; identification
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す る ど い 3
1. sharp (blade); pointed
2. sharp (pain); stabbing; cutting (remark); stinging; pointed (question or look); screeching (noise)
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に く た い 0
the body; the flesh
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せ ま い 2
narrow; confined; small
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し じ 1
indication; instruction; designation; directions
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と い 1
Most common form: とい
noun
question; query
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ほ っ そ く 0
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
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き づ く 2
Most common form: 気づく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize; to realise
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じ こ 1
self; oneself
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し な も の 0
noun
goods; article; thing
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エ ン ジ ン 1
noun
engine
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は ん せ い 0
1. reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation
2. regret; repentance; remorse; being sorry
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よ う い ん 0
main cause; primary factor
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げ つ よ う 3 げ つ よ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Monday
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よ な か 3
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
midnight; dead of night
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ふ っ か つ 0
1. revival (e.g. musical); come-back
2. restoration; rebirth; resurrection
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こ せ い 1
noun
individuality; personality; idiosyncrasy
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じ む し ょ 2
noun
office
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せ い じ ょ う 0
normalcy; normality; normal  (opposite: 異常)
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な お す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cure; to heal  (usu. 治す)
2. to fix; to correct; to repair  (usu. 直す)
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さ ば く 0
Most common form: 沙漠
noun
desert
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の う り ょ く 1
noun
ability; faculty
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ね む る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to sleep (not necessarily lying down)  (see also: 寝る)
2. to die
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し ゅ ざ い 0
1. news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media)
2. interview  (see also: 取材相手)
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