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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 1801-1900

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ま う 0
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to dance (orig. a whirling dance)  (see also: 踊る)
2. to flutter about; to revolve
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し ょ う ど く 0
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
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か き 1
summer season
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さ る 1
noun
1. monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate  (see also: ニホンザル; often written with kana only)
2. sly person  (derogatory)
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む め い 0
unsigned; nameless; anonymous; anonymity
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expression
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding  (often written with kana only)
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み こ ん 0
unmarried  (opposite: 既婚)
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よ う 1
noun (suffix), noun
1. appearing ...; looking ...  (see also: 様だ; usu. after the -masu stem of a verb; often written with kana only)
2. way to ...; method of ...ing  (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
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よ う せ き 1
noun
capacity; volume
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ゆ う が い 0
harmful; hazardous  (opposite: 無害)
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い た く 0
consign (goods (for sale) to a firm); entrust (person with something); commit
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さ く い ん 0
index; indices; indexes
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ひ き う け る 4
Most common form: 引受る
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to be responsible for
2. to take over; to take up
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さ ん せ い 0
noun
1. acidity  (see also: 塩基性)
2. acidic
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で ん せ ん 0
noun
1. electric line; electric cable; power cable
2. telephone line; telegraph wire
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つ な ぐ 0
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to connect; to link together  (often written with kana only)
2. to tie; to fasten; to restrain  (often written with kana only)
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せ い じ ゅ く 0
maturity; ripeness
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は ん か ん 0
noun
antipathy; revolt; animosity
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ぶ っ た い 0
noun
body; object
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い る い 1
clothes; clothing; garments
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み せ い ね ん 2
Most common form: みせいねん
noun
minor; not of age
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あ く 1
Most common form: あく
noun
evil; wickedness  (opposite: 善)
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1. counter for people
noun
2. person  (usu. in compound words; this meaning is restricted to reading にん)
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こ く じ ん 0
1. black person
noun
2. woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes  (see also: 玄人; archaic)
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ふ の う 0
incompetency; inefficiency; impossibility; weak point; imbecility
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き ゅ う せ い 0
acute (e.g. illness)
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し ゃ た い 0
noun
body (of car); frame
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え ん か つ 0
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
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は く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (or wear) footwear  (usu 履く or 穿く)
2. to affix a sword to one's hip  (usu. 佩く or 帯く)
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ま ほ う 0
noun
magic; witchcraft; sorcery
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と る 1
Most common form: とる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to adopt (measure, proposal)
2. to pick (e.g. fruit); to catch (e.g. insects); to take (e.g. a sample)
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ま よ な か 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
dead of night; midnight
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Most common form: ガン
noun
cancer  (often written with kana only)
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げ ざ ん 0
descending (mountain)
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は っ ち ゅ う 0
ordering (materials); placing an order; order  (see also: 受注)
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で ん き 0
Most common form: でんき
biography; life story
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ち ょ う し ゅ う 0
collection; levy
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し ゅ う ら く 1
noun
village; community; settlement; town; colony (animals, etc.)
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に な う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to carry on shoulder; to bear (burden); to shoulder (gun)
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こ う ご う 3
(Japanese) empress; queen
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ひ っ き 0
(taking) notes; copying
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ま ち か ど 0
noun
street corner
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さ い さ ん 0
noun
profit
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か り ゅ う 0
noun
1. downstream; lower reaches of a river
2. lower classes
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う じ 1
noun
1. family name; lineage; birth
noun, suffix
2. clan  (see also: 氏)
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け い き 1
noun
opportunity; chance
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い ね む り 3
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
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げ ん に 1
actually; really
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え ん か い 0
party; banquet
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ほ じ ゅ う 0
1. supplementation; supplement; replenishment; replenishing; replacement; refilling
2. to replace; to refill; to replenish
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は つ ど う 0
1. putting into operation
2. invocation  (law, etc. term)
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あ ら わ す 3
Most common form: 表す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to represent; to signify; to stand for  (esp. 表す, 表わす)
2. to reveal; to show; to display  (esp. 現す, 現わす)
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Most common form: しょう
'na' adjective, noun (suffix)
illness
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は っ し ん 0
dispatch; despatch; transmission; submission
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; yeah; uh huh
2. hum; hmmm; well; erm
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う り あ げ 0
Most common form: 売上げ
noun
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
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noun
comb
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ち ゅ う か 1
noun
1. Chinese food  (see also: 中華料理; abbreviation)
2. China  (obscure term)
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で み せ 0
noun
1. food stand; food stall
2. branch store
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か く 2
noun, noun (suffix), counter
1. stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
2. draw (a character)
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あ く 0
Most common form: 開く
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to open (e.g. doors)  (esp. 開く)
2. to open (e.g. business, etc.)  (esp. 開く)
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の び 2
1. growth; development
2. stretching (e.g. body when waking up)
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み ん し ゅ う 0
people; populace; masses
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と う き 1
registry; registration
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せ い て き 0
1. (relating to) gender
2. sex; sexual
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ひ と く ち 2
noun
1. mouthful; morsel; bite
2. gulp; sip; draft; draught
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ど う ど う 0 ど う ど う 3
1. magnificent; grand; impressive; dignified; majestic; imposing; stately
2. fair; square; open; unashamed; brazen
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は な し か け る 5 は な し か け る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone)
2. to begin to talk; to start a conversation
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さ ん 1
Most common form: 酸
noun
1. acid
2. sourness; sour taste
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ふ う さ 0
1. blockade
2. freezing (funds)
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1. counter for suits of clothing
suffix
2. arriving at ...  (see also: 到着)
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あ ゆ み 3
Most common form: あゆみ
noun
1. walking
2. progress; advance
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け ん と う 3
noun
aim; mark; estimate; guess; approximation; direction
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が い よ う 0
noun
outline; summary; overview; abridgment; synopsis
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い き い き 3
Most common form: いきいき
vividly; lively
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ふ ま え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to be based on; to have origin in
2. to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
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け い む し ょ 3 け い む し ょ 0 け い む し ょ 4
noun
prison; penitentiary
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じ ん た い 1
noun
human body
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お ね え さ ん 2
Most common form: お姐さん
noun
1. elder sister  (see also: 姉さん; usu. お姉さん; honorific)
2. (vocative) young lady  (see also: 姉さん)
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じ つ ぶ つ 0
real thing; original; actual
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が っ き ゅ う 0
(school) class
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め ざ め る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to wake up; to awake
2. to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to become conscious of; to realize
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ね ん ね ん 2
Most common form: 年年
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
years; year by year; annually; considering his age
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し の ぶ 2 し の ぶ 0
Most common form: 忍ぶ
'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to conceal oneself; to hide
2. to endure
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も っ た い な い 5
1. impious; profane; sacrilegious  (often written with kana only)
2. too good; more than one deserves; unworthy of  (often written with kana only)
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に ゅ う き ん 0
deposit; payment; money received; money due
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お く れ る 0
Most common form: 後れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue  (see also: 遅刻)
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ひ と 0
noun
1. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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ふ ほ う 0
lawlessness; injustice; illegality; unlawfulness
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き ゅ う が く 0
temporary absence from school
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ぜ ん や 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. last night; the previous night
2. night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
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か け る 0
Most common form: かける
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be chipped; to be damaged; to be broken
2. to be lacking; to be missing
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ほ ゆ う 0
possession; retention; maintenance
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い ち な ん 2
noun
boy; eldest son
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は そ ん 0
damage
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ろ せ ん 0
noun
route; line; alignment
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か わ る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to succeed; to relieve; to replace  (esp. 替わる, 替る)
2. to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent  (esp. 代わる, 代る)
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ぼ う さ い 0
noun
disaster prevention
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に っ す う 0
Most common form: 日数
noun
a number of days
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か ん じ ん 0
essential; fundamental; crucial; vital; main
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