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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 1901-2001

This collection contains 101 words.
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し ん る い 0
relation; kin
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つ の る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to grow violent; to become stronger; to become worse
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
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う え 0 う え 2
noun, 'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
1. above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter)
2. top; summit
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あ つ さ 0
noun
thickness
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ひ さ ん 0
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
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ス イ ッ チ 1 ス イ ッ チ 2
Most common form: スィッチ
switch
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ぎ ぞ う 0
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting  (see also: 偽物)
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ひ 0 ひ 3
Most common form: 灯火
noun
light; lamp; torch
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で ん ど う 0
electric
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ほ ん せ ん 0
main line
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ぎ ん が 1
noun
1. Milky Way  (astronomy, etc. term)
2. galaxy  (astronomy, etc. term)
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こ こ ろ 3 こ こ ろ 2
noun
1. mind; heart; spirit
2. the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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め ん す る 3 め ん す る 1
suru verb - special class
to face on; to look out on to
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く ま 2 く ま 1
Most common form: くま
noun
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
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び ょ う し 0
death from disease; death from illness
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い ご 1
noun
go; board game of capturing territory
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じ ょ う れ い 0
noun
1. regulations; rules
2. (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw; law
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い り ょ く 1
noun
power; might; authority; influence
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ひ ゃ く ま ん 3
noun
1. 1,000,000; one million; million
2. many
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け ん て い 0
1. official certification; approval; inspection
2. certification examination; licensing examination; licensure examination  (see also: 検定試験; abbreviation)
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ち ゃ く よ う 0
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
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じ ゅ う た い 0
Most common form: じゅうたい
seriously ill; serious condition; critical state
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ち せ い 1 ち せ い 2 ち せ い 0
noun
intelligence
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ず い ぶ ん 1
1. very; extremely; surprisingly; considerably  (often written with kana only)
2. contemptible; reprehensible  (often written with kana only)
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じ ょ じ ょ 1
1. gradually; steadily; quietly; slowly; little by little
2. soon
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か よ う 0
noun
song; ballad
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び じ ょ 1
noun
beautiful woman
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き ゅ う ぞ う 0
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
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み あ い 0
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
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さ め る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to wake; to wake up
2. to become sober; to sober up; to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia)
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ざ ん ぎ ょ う 0
overtime (work)
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も の 2
Most common form: もの
noun
person  (rarely used without a qualifier)
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か い 1
Most common form: 貝
noun
shell; shellfish
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よ う 1
Most common form: よう
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get drunk; to become intoxicated
2. to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated
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じ な ん 1
noun
second son
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み め い 0 み め い 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
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ふ り 2 ふ り 0
Most common form: 風
noun, counter
1. swing; shake; wave; swinging
noun
2. appearance; behaviour  (often written with kana only)
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か り 0
noun
borrowing; debt; loan
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か ら 2
Most common form: 殻
noun
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
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じ じ 1
noun
events of the day; current affairs
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ま さ る 2 ま さ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to have an edge; to be superior; to outrival
2. to outweigh; to preponderate
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そ し 1
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction; preemption; blocking
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お お く ら 0
noun
Ministry of Finance
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ひ っ て き 0
comparing with; match; rival; equal
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こ ゆ び 0
noun
1. little finger; pinky
2. little toe
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か く 1
Most common form: かく
1. pit (of a fruit); stone
2. core
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な に ぶ ん 0
Most common form: 何ぶん
1. some; any; (a) little; of some kind; of some sort
2. please
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ほ こ う 0
walk
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む ざ い 1
innocence
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あ け が た 0
Most common form: 明けがた
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
dawn  (see also: 夕方)
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ふ か 2 ふ か 1
Most common form: 附加
addition; annexation; appendage
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し め き り 0
Most common form: 締切
noun
1. deadline; closing; cut-off; end  (not 閉め切り, etc.)
2. cofferdam  (not 閉め切り, etc.)
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も っ ぱ ら 1 も っ ぱ ら 0
1. wholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly; fixedly  (often written with kana only)
2. principally; mostly; chiefly; mainly  (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit  (often written with kana only)
2. to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain  (often written with kana only)
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は ど め 0 は ど め 3
Most common form: 歯止め
1. brake; skid; pawl
2. restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit; check
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particle
1. only; merely; nothing but; no more than  (often written with kana only)
2. approximately; about  (often written with kana only)
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て い き 1
Most common form: 提起
bring suit; file a claim; raise a question
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ま れ 0 ま れ 2
rare; seldom  (often written with kana only)
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や ま と 0
noun
1. Yamato; ancient province corresponding to modern-day Nara Prefecture
2. (ancient) Japan
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ほ 1
Most common form: 穗
noun
1. ear (of plant); head (of plant)
2. point; tip
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く に ぐ に 2
Most common form: 国国
noun
countries
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い じ 2
Most common form: 意地
1. stubbornness; obstinacy; willpower; pride
noun
2. disposition; nature
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は し 1
Most common form: 箸
noun
chopsticks  (see also: お箸)
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り ょ う か い 0
comprehension; consent; understanding; agreement; roger (on the radio)
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こ ん ぽ ん 2
root; source; origin; foundation; base; principle
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た る 0 た る 2
Most common form: たる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worthy of
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の ど 1
Most common form: のど
noun
1. throat  (often written with kana only)
2. singing voice
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ふ へ ん 0
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent  (opposite: 特殊)
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に じ ゅ う 0
1. double; two-fold; two layers; duplex
prefix
2. diplo-; dipl-
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ち ゃ わ ん 0
Most common form: 茶碗
noun
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
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て づ く り 2
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
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い け ば な 1
Most common form: 活花
noun
1. flower arrangement
2. fresh flowers
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が く ふ 0
Most common form: がくふ
noun
score; sheet music  (music term)
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か め 1
Most common form: かめ
noun
tortoise; turtle
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い ざ か や 0 い ざ か や 3
Most common form: いざかや
noun
bar; pub; tavern
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い る 0
Most common form: いる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (of animate objects); to exist  (see also: 在る; often written with kana only)
2. to stay  (often written with kana only)
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い け る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to arrange (flowers); to plant
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. living; live
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ま ぜ る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to mix; to stir; to blend
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か た わ ら 0 か た わ ら 4
Most common form: 側
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. side; edge; beside; besides; nearby  (see also: 傍らに)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
2. while (doing); in addition to; at the same time  (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
indicates continuing action or state (e.g. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)  (from ..て or で plus いる; colloquialism)
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え ん け い 0
Most common form: 丸型
noun
1. round shape; circle
2. circular form
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き み 0
1. you; buddy; pal  (also used colloquially by young females; male term or language; familiar language)
noun
2. monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master  (orig. meaning)
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と っ て 0
noun
handle; grip; knob
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あ て 0
noun
1. aim; object; purpose; end
2. expectations; prospects; hopes
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あ た た か い 4
warm; mild; genial  (暖かい, 暖い usu. refer to air temperature)
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つ る 1
Most common form: つる
noun
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
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な か よ し 2
Most common form: 仲好し
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
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せ っ け ん 0
Most common form: 石けん
noun
soap
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や せ る 0
Most common form: 瘠せる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to slim
2. to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
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し ま う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to finish; to stop; to end; to put an end to; to bring to a close  (often written with kana only)
2. to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to shut down; to shut up  (often written with kana only)
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た て ま え 0
noun
1. face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)  (opposite: 本音; this meaning is restricted to form 建て前, 建前, 立て前, 立前)
2. ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house  (this meaning is restricted to form 建て前, 建前)
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ほ め る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to praise; to admire; to speak well of someone
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め す 2
female (animal)  (see also: 雄; often written with kana only)
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わ か り 3
Most common form: わかり
noun
understanding; comprehension
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な お る 2
Most common form: 治る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be cured; to get well; to be healed  (esp. 治る)
2. to get mended; to be repaired; to be fixed  (esp. 直る)
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か か わ る 3 か か わ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be affected; to be influenced
2. to be concerned with; to have to do with
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い え 3
Most common form: いいえ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. no; nay  (often written with kana only)
2. well; er; why  (often written with kana only)
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た つ 1
Most common form: 断つ
'tsu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to sever; to cut off
2. to suppress; to eradicate; to exterminate
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な に も 1 な に も 0
Most common form: 何も
expression, adverb
1. nothing (with neg. verbs); not any
2. and everything else (with noun plus "mo"); all
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わ り 0
Most common form: 割り
noun, noun (suffix)
1. rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
2. profit
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