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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 3 Vocab 301-400

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し ま 2
noun
1. island
2. territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf  (often written with kana only)
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つ き ひ 2
noun
time; years; days
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の 1
noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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き に い る 0
expression, 'ru' godan verb
to be pleased with; to suit
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は ん け つ 0
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
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し ょ う こ 0
noun
evidence; proof
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が っ か 0
noun
1. study subject; course of study
2. department (university, etc.)
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し じ ん 0
noun
poet
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だ い 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. stand; rack; table; bench; podium; pedestal; platform; stage
2. support; holder; rack
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せ っ す る 3 せ っ す る 0
suru verb - special class, intransitive verb
1. to touch; to come in contact with; to border on; to adjoin; to be adjacent; to be close
2. to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to serve; to take care of; to look after; to deal with; to see
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ち ょ う せ ん 0
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
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か く め い 0
1. revolution
2. 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)  (see also: 三革, 辛酉)
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え ん ぜ つ 0
speech; address
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な ん で 1
Most common form: なんで
1. why?; what for?  (often written with kana only)
2. how?; by what means?
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だ い き ん 0 だ い き ん 1
noun
price; payment; cost; charge; the money; the bill
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し ゅ さ い 0
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
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は ず か し い 4
1. shy; ashamed; embarrassed  (see also: 気恥ずかしい, 小っ恥ずかしい)
2. disgraceful; shameful
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は し 2
Most common form: はし
noun
bridge
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し ょ も つ 1
noun
books
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し ょ う て ん 1
noun
shop; small store; business; firm
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1. that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the  (see also: 何の, 此の, 其れ, 彼の; often written with kana only)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. um...; er...; uh...
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ざ せ き 0
seat
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か 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. lesson
2. section (in an organization); division; department
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お く 0
Most common form: おく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to put; to place
2. to leave (behind)
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た ま ご 2 た ま ご 0
noun
1. eggs; egg; spawn; roe  (this meaning is restricted to form 卵)
2. hen egg
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な が さ 1
noun
length
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げ ん り ょ う 3
noun
raw materials
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い か り 3
noun
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
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じ ゃ ま 0
1. hindrance; obstacle; nuisance
2. to visit (somebody's home)  (see also: お邪魔します)
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ほ ん し つ 0
essence; true nature; substance; reality
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つ と め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in)  (usu. 勤める)
2. to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of)  (usu. 務める)
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お も わ ず 2
unintentionally; reflexively; spontaneously; involuntarily; instinctively
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し て ん 0
noun
opinion; point of view; viewpoint; visual point
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ゆ そ う 0
transport; transportation
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せ ん ろ 1
noun
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
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た ん な る 1
mere; simple; sheer
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な ん せ い 0
southwest
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せ き 0
noun
1. seat
2. location (of a gathering, etc.); place
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さ い ふ 0
noun
purse; handbag; wallet
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ぜ い き ん 0
noun
tax; duty
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き ゅ う げ き 0
sudden; precipitous; radical
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ひ ど い 2
1. cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe  (often written with kana only)
2. violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme  (often written with kana only)
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シ ャ ツ 1
noun
1. shirt (underwear); undershirt; singlet  (also written as 襯衣)
2. shirt (outerwear, esp. dress shirt)
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ご う い 1 ご う い 0
agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord
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け む り 0
Most common form: 烟
noun
smoke; fumes
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さ く せ ん 0
noun
1. tactics; strategy
2. military or naval operations
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じ ょ う き ゃ く 0
noun
passenger
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し く み 0
1. structure; construction; arrangement; contrivance; mechanism; workings
2. plan; plot; contrivance
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い し 1
noun
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
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は か い 0
1. destruction; disruption
2. (application) crash  (computer terminology)
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あ そ ぶ 0
'bu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to play; to enjoy oneself; to have a good time
2. to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
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ほ く と う 0
northeast
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し ん じ る 3 し ん じ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
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も ら う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to receive; to take; to accept  (often written with kana only)
auxiliary verb, 'u' godan verb
2. to get somebody to do something  (follows a verb in "-te" form; often written with kana only)
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ほ そ い 2
1. thin; slender; fine
2. unlucky (billiards slang)  (slang)
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ワ イ ン 1
noun
wine
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し ん ち ょ う 0
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate  (opposite: 軽率)
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な や み 3 な や み 0
noun
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish; agony; problem
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よ ほ う 0
Most common form: よほう
forecast; prediction
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さ つ じ ん 0
murder
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の う 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. talent; gift; function
2. noh (theatre)
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き ょ う ぎ 1
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
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み ぎ て 1
noun
1. right hand
2. right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
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し ょ ぞ く 0
Most common form: しょぞく
attached to; belong to; member; affiliation
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そ う ご う 0
1. synthesis; coordination; putting together; integration; composite
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. comprehensive
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で も 1
conjunction
1. but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so
particle
2. even
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か も く 0
noun
(school) subject; curriculum; course
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し め る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to tie; to fasten
2. to total; to sum  (see also: 〆る)
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け つ い 1
decision; determination; resolution
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た い し ょ く 0
retirement (from office); resignation
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た り る 0 た り る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be sufficient; to be enough  (see also: 取るに足りない; in the form verb に足りる)
2. to be worth doing; to be worthy
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そ う さ 1
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
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た な 0
Most common form: たな
noun
1. shelf; shelves; ledge; rack
2. trellis
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め ん せ つ 0
Most common form: めんせつ
interview (e.g. for a job)
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に ゅ う り ょ く 0 に ゅ う り ょ く 1
Most common form: にゅうりょく
input; (data) entry
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か ん そ う 0
dryness; aridity; insipidity; dehydration; desiccation
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て つ だ い 3
noun
1. helper; assistant
2. help
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か い ほ う 0
open; throw open; liberalization; liberalisation
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の う み ん 0
farmers; peasants
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そ く め ん 0 そ く め ん 3 そ く め ん 2
noun
side; flank; aspect; dimension; profile; sidelight; lateral
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か く と く 1
acquisition; possession
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か ん ば ん 0
noun
1. signboard; sign; billboard; hoarding; doorplate
2. draw; attraction; feature; highlight; spokesman; figurehead
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ま た は 2
conjunction, expression
or; otherwise  (see also: 又; often written with kana only)
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お そ ろ し い 4
1. terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening; frightened
2. surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing  (often as 恐ろしく)
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せ ん こ う 0
major subject; special study
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し だ い 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. dependent upon
2. as soon as; immediately (upon)  (often after the -masu stem of a verb)
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で ん ぽ う 0
noun
telegram
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し ゅ っ さ ん 0
1. childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; parturition; confinement
2. production (of goods)
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む だ 0
futility; uselessness; pointlessness
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は り 1
Most common form: はり
noun
1. needle; pin  (see also: 鍼)
2. hook  (see also: 鉤, 釣り針)
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え ん ぴ つ 0
noun
pencil
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ね が う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to desire; to wish; to hope
2. to beg; to request; to implore; to pray
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く ぶ ん 0 く ぶ ん 1
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification; sorting
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か く ご 1
resolution; resignation; readiness; preparedness
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ご う ど う 0
1. combination; union; incorporation; amalgamation; fusion
2. congruence  (mathematics)
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し ょ う り 1
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
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ら い に ち 0
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
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け ん り ょ く 1
(political) power; authority; influence
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は た ら く 0
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to work; to labor; to labour
2. to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
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き ょ う り ょ く 0
powerful; strong
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