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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 3 Vocab 901-1000

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け い と う 0
noun
1. system
2. lineage; ancestry; family line
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よ う き 1
noun
container; vessel
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た い わ 0
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
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に ん し ん 0
conception; pregnancy
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た い け い 0
noun, noun (suffix)
system; organization; organisation; architecture
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す 1 す 0
noun
1. nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
2. den
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ご 1 ご 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. language
2. word
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ぎ し き 1
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
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Most common form: 殿
suffix
form of address used for official letters and business letters, and in letters to inferiors; Mr.  (polite (teineigo) language)
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ご う か 1
wonderful; gorgeous; splendor; splendour; pomp; extravagance
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た い て い 0
Most common form: 大てい
1. mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally  (often written with kana only)
2. probably
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し ょ う ち ょ う 0
symbol
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よ っ か 0
noun
1. fourth day of the month
2. four days
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う ち が わ 0
inside; interior; inner part  (opposite: 外側)
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う ら ぎ る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
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ち ゅ う が く せ い 3 ち ゅ う が く せ い 4
noun
junior high school student; middle school pupil
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ち ょ う ど 0 ち ょ う ど 3
1. exactly; precisely; just; right  (often written with kana only)
2. as if; as though; quite  (often written with kana only)
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ざ い が く 0
(enrolled) in school
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ほ う か い 0
1. collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in  (see also: 崩れる)
2. decay  (see also: α崩壊; physics terminology)
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な れ る 2
Most common form: なれる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with  (esp. 慣れる)
2. to become skilled in; to become experienced at  (esp. 慣れる)
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が く り ょ く 2 が く り ょ く 0
noun
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
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ち か ら づ よ い 5
1. powerful; strong; forceful; vigorous
2. reassuring; encouraging
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す い て い 0
1. presumption; assumption
2. estimation
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よ く 2
Most common form: 欲
noun
greed; craving; desire; avarice; wants
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お ん だ ん 0
warm; mild; temperate; warmth
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せ っ き ん 0
1. getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching
2. being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.)
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ぐ ん じ 1
military affairs
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へ い し 1
noun
soldier
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い り 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. entering
2. setting (of the sun)
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せ ん げ ん 3 せ ん げ ん 0
declaration; proclamation; announcement
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か た い 0
Most common form: 硬い
1. hard; solid; tough  (esp. 固い amp 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone)
2. stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
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Most common form: たつ
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to pass; to lapse
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き ゅ う か 0
noun
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
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け い ひ 1
noun
expenses; cost; outlay
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ぶ ん ぽ う 0
grammar; syntax  (linguistics terminology)
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し ょ う め い 0
illumination; lighting
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と な い 1
noun
metropolitan area
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お し え る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to teach; to instruct
2. to tell; to inform
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あ た り 1
noun
1. hit
2. success
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き ば ん 0
noun
1. foundation; basis; base; footing; infrastructure
2. bedrock  (geology, etc. term)
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う ん ち ん 1
noun
1. (passenger) fare
2. freight rates; shipping expenses
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さ い わ い 0
1. happiness; blessedness; luck; fortune; felicity  (see also: 幸いする)
2. luckily; fortunately
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い の ち 1
noun
1. life; life force  (see also: 生命; sometimes written as 生命)
2. lifetime; lifespan
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け ん げ ん 3
noun
power; authority; jurisdiction
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せ ん よ う 0
noun, prefix, suffix, 'no' adjective
1. exclusive use; personal use; dedicated
2. private (e.g. network)
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な に し ろ 1
Most common form: なにしろ
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know; for you see  (see also: 何せ; often written with kana only)
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す も う 0
noun
1. sumo wrestling  (sumo term)
2. wrestler; rikishi  (see also: 相撲取り; sumo term; abbreviation)
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そ く し ん 0
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
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き ご う 0
symbol; code; sign; notation
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ゆ う か ん 0
noun
evening paper
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す ま い 0
Most common form: 住い
dwelling; house; residence; address
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さ い ば い 0
cultivation
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わ く 2
noun, noun (suffix)
1. frame; framework
2. border; box
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お よ そ 0
1. about; roughly; approximately  (see also: おおよそ; often written with kana only)
2. generally; on the whole; as a rule  (often written with kana only)
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な の か 0
Most common form: なのか
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. the seventh day of the month
2. seven days
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お お げ さ 0
grandiose; exaggerated
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い ち ぎ ょ う 0
noun
1. a line (of text etc.); row  (this meaning is restricted to reading いちぎょう)
2. group; troupe; party  (most commonly read いっこう)
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ぎ し 1
noun
engineer; technician
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い よ く 1
noun, noun (suffix)
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
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さ く ね ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
last year
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け ん 1
Most common form: けん
noun, noun (suffix)
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
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は く し ょ 1
noun
white paper
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じ ゃ っ か ん 0
1. some; few; a number of; a little (bit)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
2. somewhat; to a certain extent
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デ ザ イ ン 2
design
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し は ら い 0
noun
payment
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そ ざ い 0
noun
raw materials; subject matter
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ぎ ょ う む 1
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task; action; function; (business) operations; operational
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べ つ べ つ 0
separately; individually
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む い か 0
noun
1. sixth day of the month
2. six days
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か け る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to hang (e.g. picture); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag)  (see also: 壁にかける; often written with kana only)
2. to sit  (see also: 腰を掛ける; often written with kana only)
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よ く ね ん 0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
following year
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こ く め い 0
noun
country name
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と う さ ん 0
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
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あ な 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. hole  (see also: 穴が開く; also read めど for this sense)
2. deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.)
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か い さ つ 0
1. examination of tickets
2. ticket gate; ticket barrier  (see also: 改札口; abbreviation)
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つ ま 2
Most common form: 具
noun
1. wife  (this meaning is restricted to form 妻)
2. my dear; dear; honey  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to form 妻, 夫)
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せ き た ん 3
noun
coal
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こ う そ う 0
plan; plot; idea; conception
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そ ん ち ょ う 0
respect; esteem; regard
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き し ゃ 2 き し ゃ 1
noun
train (sometimes specifically a steam train)
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せ い ぎ 1
noun
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning
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し ゅ び 1
defense; defence  (see also: 攻撃)
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さ い ぼ う 0
cell  (biology term)
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ぎ ょ う 1
noun
1. line (i.e. of text); row; verse
2. carya (austerities)  (Buddhist term)
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つ う や く 1
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
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こ の み 1 こ の み 3
noun
liking; taste; choice
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ど く 2
noun
1. poison; toxicant
2. harm; evil influence  (see also: 目の毒, 毒する)
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の う そ ん 0
noun
1. agricultural community; farm village
2. rural
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さ ん か く 1
noun
triangle; triangular
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か い じ ょ 1
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
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な い か 0
1. internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures  (see also: 外科)
2. department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
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だ い じ ん 1
noun
cabinet minister
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た と え 0
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing; supposing that; -ever  (often paired with ても, でも, and とも; often written with kana only)
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こ う ど う 0
noun
auditorium; lecture hall
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う ま れ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be born
2. to be produced
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い わ ゆ る 3 い わ ゆ る 2
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak  (often written with kana only)
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き り 0
Most common form: きり
noun
1. fog; mist  (see also: 靄, 霞)
2. spray
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め し 2
noun
1. cooked rice
2. meal; food
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は で 2
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy; ostentatious
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ほ じ ょ 1
1. assistance; support; aid; help
2. subsidy; supplement; subvention; grant-in-aid
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