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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 1201-1300

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ひ な た 0
noun
sunny place; in the sun
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せ い ざ ん 1
noun
1. lush mountain; green mountain
2. grave; burial place  (this meaning is restricted to reading せいざん)
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や こ う 0
walking around at night; night train; night travel
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も く ぞ う 0
wooden; made of wood
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し ん ぜ ん 0
noun
friendship
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じ ん 0
suffix
1. -ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.
2. -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field)
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ド ラ マ 1
noun
1. drama
2. TV drama; teledrama; play  (see also: テレビドラマ; abbreviation)
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そ う す う 3
noun
total (number); count
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れ ん じ つ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
every day; prolonged
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し ち ょ う そ ん 2
noun
cities, towns and villages; municipalities
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お と と い 3
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
day before yesterday
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き ら く 0
1. carefree; comfortable; at ease
2. easygoing; happy-go-lucky
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そ う さ い 0
noun
president
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た だ い 0
heavy; much
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ま に あ う 3
1. to be in time for
2. to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
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う り ば 0
1. place where things are sold; point of sale; POS; sales floor; counter (in shop)
noun
2. favorable time to sell; good time to sell  (see also: 売り時, 買い場)
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つ な が る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be tied together; to be connected to; to be linked to  (often written with kana only)
2. to lead to; to be related to  (often written with kana only)
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り 1
noun
1. Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles
2. neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes)  (see also: 郷里制, 国郡里制)
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ほ う る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to throw; to toss; to fling
2. to throw away; to discard  (regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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に か い 0
noun
second floor; upstairs
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み ん よ う 0
noun
folk song; popular song
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は ん げ き 0
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
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め い し 0
noun
business card
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ほ ん ざ ん 1
noun
head temple; this temple
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す べ て 1
1. everything; all; the whole  (often written with kana only)
2. entirely; completely; wholly; all  (often written with kana only)
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し ゅ と く 0
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
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は れ る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining
2. to refresh (e.g. spirits)
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じ し ゃ 1
noun
1. one's company; company one works for
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. in-house; belonging to the company
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ほ っ ぽ う 0
northern (district); northward
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な ん ぜ ん 3
noun
many thousands
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こ り つ 0
isolation; being alone; being friendless
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は や く ち 2
Most common form: 速口
fast-talking; rapid talking
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タ イ ト ル 1 タ イ ト ル 0
noun
title
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ほ う し ゅ つ 0
release; emission; ejection
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へ び 0
noun
1. snake  (じゃ is more associated with serpent and large snakes)
2. serpent; large snake
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お う じ ゃ 1
noun
1. king; monarch; ruler
2. reigning champion
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こ と が ら 0 こ と が ら 4
Most common form: 事がら
noun
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
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か ぎ り 1 か ぎ り 3
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. limit; limits; bounds
2. degree; extent; scope
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い し ょ く 0
transplanting; porting; implantation; engrafting  (see also: 植え替える)
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ば ん ち 0
noun
house number; address
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つ な み 0
noun
tsunami; tidal wave
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し た が き 0
rough copy; draft; draught
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し ょ ざ い 0
whereabouts
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れ ん め い 0
Most common form: 聯盟
league; federation; union; alliance
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し ょ う ゆ 0
Most common form: しょうゆ
noun
soy sauce; shoyu  (しょゆ, しょゆう are dial.)
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こ た い 0
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; that is correct  (polite (teineigo) language)
2. understood; I see; OK; okay
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と び こ む 3
Most common form: とび込む
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to dive
2. to burst in; to barge in
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ふ と 0 ふ と 1
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally  (often written with kana only)
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テ ー プ 1
noun
tape
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た ん け ん 0
exploration; expedition
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の う ど 1
noun
1. concentration; thickness; density  (chemistry term)
2. cardinality  (mathematics)
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く う そ う 0
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
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さ ん み ゃ く 0
noun
mountain range
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た す か る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be saved; to be rescued; to survive
2. to escape harm; to be spared damage
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と り し ま り や く 0 と り し ま り や く 5
noun
company director; board member
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く や く し ょ 2
noun
ward office; council (regional)
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き し つ 0
Most common form: 形気
noun, noun (suffix)
spirit; character; trait; temperament; turn of mind; disposition  (かたぎ is esp. as a suffix)
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と め る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stop; to turn off  (esp. 止める, 停める)
2. to park  (esp. 止める, 停める)
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noun (prefix)
1. the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"); previous; one-time; former
2. pre- (e.g. "premodern")  (before the name of an era)
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ロ ッ ク 1
1. lock
noun
2. rock
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き ょ じ ん 0
noun
1. giant; great man
2. Tokyo Giants (baseball team)  (abbreviation)
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こ ん ご う 0
1. mixing; mixture; meld
2. miscegenation
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し ょ う す る 3 し ょ う す る 2
suru verb - special class, transitive verb
1. to take the name of; to call oneself
2. to pretend; to feign; to purport
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せ ん こ う 0
selection; screening
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ど く さ い 0
dictatorship; despotism
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い っ ぱ い 0
Most common form: 一敗
one defeat
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と と の う 3
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be ready; to be prepared; to be arranged
2. to be in order; to be put in order; to be well-ordered; to be well-proportioned; to be harmonious
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し は ん 0
1. selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available
2. commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf; store-bought
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シ ャ ワ ー 1
noun
shower
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な ん べ い 0
noun
South America
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と げ る 0 と げ る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out
2. to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
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し ゅ り ょ く 1 し ゅ り ょ く 0
main force; chief object; mainline
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き ん ぎ ょ 1
noun
goldfish
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ス ー ツ 1
noun
suit
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し も 2
noun
1. lower reaches (of a river)  (opposite: 上)
2. bottom; lower part
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に ち よ う ひ ん 0 に ち よ う ひ ん 3
noun
daily necessities
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と う そ う 0
flight; desertion; escape
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プ レ ゼ ン ト 2
noun
1. present; gift
2. to give a present or gift
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し ょ う こ く 0
noun
small country
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テ ー マ 1
noun
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan  (originally from German 'Thema')
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い ち だ い 0
noun
one large ...; a great ...
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そ う 1
Most common form: そう
1. to run along; to run beside
2. to follow (a plan, etc.); to act in accordance with  (see also: 添う)
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お は よ う 0
interjection (kandoushi)
good morning  (see also: お早うございます, 早い; from お早く, may be used colloquially at any time of day; often written with kana only; abbreviation)
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り く ぐ ん 2
noun
army
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も た ら す 3 も た ら す 0
to bring; to take; to bring about  (often written with kana only)
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に ん い 1 に ん い 0
1. optional; voluntary; arbitrary; random; discretionary; facultative; spontaneous; any
2. arbitrary  (mathematics)
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が く め い 0
noun
technical name (often the internationally accepted Latin, scientific, or Linnaean name of plants and animals)
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じ ゅ ん さ 1 じ ゅ ん さ 0
noun
police officer; policeman; constable
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numeric
1. one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun); 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale)
noun
2. one-quarter of a ryou (obsolete unit of currency)
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よ う じ ん 1
care; precaution; guarding; caution
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わ へ い 1
peace
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コ ー ス 1
noun
1. course (route, trail, course of study, course of action, plan, option)
2. full course meal (multiple dishes served in sequence); prix fixe meal
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ビ ー ル 1
noun
beer  (see also: 麦酒; ビール is sometimes written as 麦酒; originally from Dutch 'bier', eng)
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あ し も と 3 あ し も と 4
1. at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step")
noun
2. gait; pace; step
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ぞ う 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. image; figure; statue; picture; portrait
2. figure; form; shape; appearance
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ほ ん か ん 0
noun
main building
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あ た い 0
Most common form: 直
1. price; cost
2. value; worth; merit
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へ ん か ん 0
change; conversion; transformation; translation
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