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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 1401-1500

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こ お る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
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て い せ い 0
correction; revision; amendment
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か れ る 3
Most common form: 枯れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die
2. to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
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ふ に ん 0
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
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き が る 0
1. carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; sprightly
noun
2. ease
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せ い さ ん 0
1. settlement (financial); squaring accounts; clearing debts
2. liquidation
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ぼ ん 0
noun
1. tray
2. family; household
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な な じ ゅ う 3
noun
seventy
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ひ き だ す 3
Most common form: 引出す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to pull out; to take out; to draw out; to withdraw
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ま い か い 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
every time; each round
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せ い ね ん 0
noun
adult age; majority
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む し ば 0
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; caries
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か ん ぱ い 0
1. toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something)
2. drinking one's glass dry
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こ う よ う 0
noun
1. government business; official business
2. public; official; governmental
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は い れ つ 0
Most common form: 排列
1. arrangement; disposition
2. array (programming, programing)  (computer terminology)
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し ん こ ん 0
newly-wed
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お く が い 2
outdoors; alfresco
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し 0
noun
poem; verse of poetry
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こ と 1
Most common form: 琴
noun
1. koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
2. stringed instrument  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading こと)
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め い ち ゅ う 0
a hit; hitting something that was aimed at
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さ ん じ ゅ う 1 さ ん じ ゅ う 2
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
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ふ く 2
noun
good fortune
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フ ォ ー ク 1
noun
1. fork
2. folk; folk song  (this meaning is restricted to reading フォーク)
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み な さ ま 2
noun
everyone  (honorific)
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バ タ ー 1
noun
butter
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ど だ い 0
noun
1. foundation; base; basis
2. from the beginning; from the outset; by nature  (see also: 元々; often in negative contexts)
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も め ん 1 も め ん 0
noun
1. cotton (material)
2. red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)  (see also: パンヤの木; often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading きわた)
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や 1
Most common form: 箭
noun
1. arrow
2. wedge; chock
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じ れ い 0
example; precedent; case
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や く だ つ 3
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
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せ つ 1 せ つ 0
Most common form: せつ
noun, noun (suffix)
1. theory; doctrine
noun
2. opinion; view
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か い ま く 0
1. raising the curtain  (opposite: 閉幕)
2. opening (of an event); start of a season  (opposite: 閉幕)
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い た い 0
Most common form: 遺体
noun
corpse; remains
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は い 0
Most common form: はい
noun
lung
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け い げ ん 0
abatement; reduction
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ち ょ う い ん 0
signature; signing; sealing
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き つ え ん 0
smoking  (see also: 禁煙)
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し ゅ つ ど う 0
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
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し ら べ る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to examine; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search
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こ れ ら 2
these  (often written with kana only)
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じ ゃ 0
conjunction, interjection (kandoushi)
1. then; well; so; well then  (see also: では)
2. combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles  (see also: で, は)
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と お り 3 と お り 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. avenue; street; way; road
2. coming and going; street traffic
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む だ ん 0 む だ ん 1
noun
without permission; without notice
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め い き 1
clear writing; specification
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く う は く 0
blank space; vacuum; space; null (NUL)
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か い ぎ ょ う 0
opening a business; opening a practice
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こ べ つ 0
particular case; discrete; individual; separate
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う ん ぱ ん 0
transport; carriage
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い ち ど う 3 い ち ど う 2
noun, noun (suffix)
all present; all concerned; all of us
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ほ う が く 0
noun
direction; way; compass point
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か ん さ ん 0
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
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う ま い 2
Most common form: 甘い
1. skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful  (esp. 上手い,巧い; often written with kana only)
2. delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty  (esp. 美味い,甘い; often written with kana only)
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く る し め る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to hurt
2. to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict; to distress; to bother; to trouble; to stump; to baffle
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き ょ う ぞ ん 0
coexistence
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し ん だ い 0
noun
bed; couch
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け つ あ つ 0
noun
blood pressure
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せ い も ん 0
noun
main gate; main entrance
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じ ゅ う ろ く 4
noun
16; sixteen
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き ょ く 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. bureau; department
2. office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); channel; exchange  (see also: 郵便局, 放送局; abbreviation)
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じ ょ う り ゅ う 0
noun
1. upper stream; upper course; upper reaches
2. upstream
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サ イ ト 1
noun
1. site (usu. website)
2. sight
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え ん せ ん 0
along railway line
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し ょ く パ ン 0 し ょ く パ ン 3
noun
(loaf of) bread; bread in a rectangular shape
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し じ ょ 1
noun
1. sons and daughters; male and female children; children
2. girl
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ゆ う し 1
financing; loan
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せ ん り ゃ く 0
strategy; tactics
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は い き ゅ う 0
1. distribution (e.g. films, rice)
2. rationing (e.g. food, gasoline)
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た ん か 1
Most common form: たんか
noun
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem  (see also: 長歌)
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こ づ つ み 2
noun
parcel; package
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な く す 0
Most common form: なくす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to lose something  (often written with kana only)
2. to get rid of  (usu. 無くす; often written with kana only)
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て い こ く 0 て い こ く 1
noun
1. empire
2. imperial
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き ゅ う こ う 0
closing school (temporarily); dropping one's studies
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ゆ う き 1
organic
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か き と め 0
Most common form: かきとめ
1. registered mail  (see also: 書留郵便; abbreviation)
2. registration (e.g. of mail); writing down; putting on record; recording; making a note of
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へ い た い 0
noun
soldier; sailor
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こ う ち く 0
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation; architecture (systems, agreement, etc)
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う け つ け 0
Most common form: 受付け
noun
1. reception (desk); information desk  (esp. 受付)
2. receipt; acceptance  (see also: 受け付ける)
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ダ ウ ン 1
1. down (opposite of up); becoming lower; being brought down; bringing down
2. being down (e.g. with a cold) and unable to continue (work)
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ケ ー キ 1
noun
cake
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め い ぎ 3 め い ぎ 1
noun
1. name
noun (suffix)
2. in the name of
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り ょ う り つ 0
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
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く る し み 0 く る し み 3
noun
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
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ま ん い ん 0
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
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noun
1. dollar  (see also: ドルラル; orig. an abbr. of ドルラル, also written as 弗; originally from Dutch)
2. coin; money
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い っ し ゅ う 3
once around; a revolution; a lap; a turn; a round; one full year
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ま す 2 ま す 0
Most common form: 升
noun
1. measuring container; measure
2. box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
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う ら み 3
noun
1. resentment; grudge; malice; bitterness
2. matter for regret; regret  (esp. 憾み)
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し か け 0
noun
1. device; contrivance; mechanism; gadget
2. trick; trap; calculated manipulation; gambit
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と く さ ん 0
specialty; special product
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ぼ ん ち 0
noun
basin (e.g. between mountains)
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カ ッ ト 1
1. cut; cutting
2. haircut
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は ず れ 0
noun, suffix
1. end; verge; extremity; tip; outskirts
2. miss; failure
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い せ い 0 い せ い 1
1. the opposite sex  (see also: 同性)
2. isomerism  (chemistry term)
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め ぐ み 0
Most common form: 恵み
noun
blessing; grace
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い つ も 1
adverb, noun
1. always; usually; every time  (often written with kana only)
2. never  (with neg. verb; often written with kana only)
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か ん す る 3
suru verb - special class
to concern; to be related
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り ょ う し ょ う 0
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance  (see also: ご了承)
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し ゅ う せ ん 0
noun
end of war; cessation of hostilities
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そ だ ち 3
noun
breeding; growth
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と じ ょ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. en route; half-way
2. on the road; in the street
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