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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 601-700

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こ っ こ う 0
noun
diplomatic relations
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ほ ぼ 1
Most common form: 保母
noun
day-care worker in a kindergarten, nursery school, etc.
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そ ん し つ 0
Most common form: そんしつ
noun
loss (e.g. assets or profits)
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ど う わ 0
noun
fairy-tale
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む よ う 0
1. useless; futile
2. unnecessary; needless
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ゆ う は ん 0
noun
evening meal
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き ゅ う え ん 0
relief; rescue; reinforcement
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し ゅ う か ん 0
noun
published weekly
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か じ ょ う 0
excess; over-
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noun
13; thirteen
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と う き ょ く 1
1. authorities
2. this office
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は っ く つ 0
1. excavation; exhumation
2. discovery (e.g. new talent)
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ひ と み 0
Most common form: ひとみ
1. pupil (of eye)
noun
2. eye
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た き 1
Most common form: たき
noun
1. waterfall
2. rapids  (archaic)
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よ せ ん 0
preliminary contest; qualifier; primary; nomination
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か い き ゅ う 0
noun
(social) class; rank; grade
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ろ ん じ る 0 ろ ん じ る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to argue; to discuss; to debate  (see also: 論ずる)
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suffix
along
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noun
1. duck  (often written with kana only)
2. easy mark; sucker; sitting duck  (often written with kana only)
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い わ い 2 い わ い 0
noun
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival; congratulatory gift  (see also: お祝い)
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せ い そ う 0
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
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り く じ ょ う 0
1. land; ground; shore
noun
2. track-and-field events  (see also: 陸上競技; abbreviation)
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え が く 2
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to draw; to paint; to sketch  (see also: 書く)
2. to depict; to describe  (this meaning is restricted to reading えがく)
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と う 1
Most common form: とう
noun, noun (suffix)
1. party (political)
2. faction; -ite  (see also: 甘党)
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け っ か ん 0
noun
1. defect; fault; deficiency; deformity
2. shortage; gap
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せ い ぎ ょ 1
control; governing; checking; suppression; repression; restraint; mastery; management
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こ う ず い 0 こ う ず い 1
noun
flood
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さ い か い 0
reopening; resumption; restarting
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お よ ぼ す 3 お よ ぼ す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to exert; to cause; to exercise
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が く じ ゅ つ 0 が く じ ゅ つ 2
noun
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
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ま わ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to turn; to revolve  (see also: ぐるぐる)
2. to visit several places
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さ ん じ ゅ う 1
noun
30; thirty
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こ が た 0
small size; tiny  (see also: 大型)
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い だ く 1
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to embrace; to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby); to hug
2. to harbour (e.g. grudge); to harbor; to bear; to have (e.g. ambition); to entertain (e.g. hope, suspicion)  (this meaning is restricted to reading いだく)
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だ っ て 1
conjunction
1. after all; because  (colloquialism)
2. but  (colloquialism)
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さ ん な ん 3 さ ん な ん 1
noun
1. three sons
2. third son
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お か 0
noun
1. hill; height; knoll; rising ground  (this meaning is restricted to form 丘, 岡, 壟)
2. bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game  (mahjong term; often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to form 丘, 陸符)
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あ わ 3
noun
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
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ぎ の う 1
noun
technical skill; ability; capacity
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わ ふ う 0
noun
1. Japanese style  (see also: 洋風)
2. light wind; moderate breeze
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こ う か い 1
sail; voyage
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ば い し ょ う 0
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
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ボ ー ル 0 ボ ー ル 1
noun
1. ball
2. bowl
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to turn on; to switch on; to light up  (see also: 付ける; often written with kana only)
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て い か 0
noun
list price; regular price; established price
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ほ こ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to boast of; to be proud of
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し け い 2 し け い 1
noun
death penalty; capital punishment
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quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
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た て 1
Most common form: たて
noun
1. the vertical; height
2. front-to-back; length
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よ う ち え ん 3
noun
kindergarten
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よ う せ い 0
training; development
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う え き 0
noun
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
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か け つ 0
approval; adoption (e.g. motion, bill); passage
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で は 1
conjunction, interjection (kandoushi)
then; well; so; well then  (see also: それでは)
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ば い し ゅ う 0
1. acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; purchase
2. corruption; bribery
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え い が か ん 3
noun
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
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き ゅ う よ う 0
rest; break; recreation
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は い ご 1
1. back; rear
2. background; behind the scenes
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え ん げ い 0
horticulture; gardening
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し ん ど う 0
oscillation; vibration
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あ ま る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many  (see also: 余り)
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き み 2
noun
1. sensation; feeling  (see also: いい気味)
2. tendency; propensity  (see also: 気味; this meaning is restricted to reading きみ)
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き ょ う か い 0
noun
association; society; organization; organisation
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か た み ち 0
1. one-way (trip)
noun
2. one-way ticket  (see also: 片道切符; abbreviation)
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ご ち そ う 0
noun
1. feast; treating (someone)  (see also: 馳走; polite (teineigo) language)
2. to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
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カ ラ オ ケ 0
karaoke (singing to taped accompaniment)  (from 空 and オーケストラ; often written with kana only)
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auxiliary adjective, 'i' adjective
difficult to ...; hard to ...  (see also: 為難い; after -masu stem of verb; often written with kana only)
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し ゅ つ だ い 0
1. setting a question (for an exam)
2. setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
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ビ タ ミ ン 2
vitamin  (originally from German)
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じ ゅ う よ ん 3
noun
14; fourteen
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'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, noun (prefix)
1. raw; uncooked; fresh
2. natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed
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あ ざ や か 2
1. vivid; bright; brilliant; clear; fresh; vibrant
2. skillful; skilful; adept; adroit; deft; brilliant; beautiful; fine; excellent
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む く 2
1. to face
2. to turn toward
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す ぎ 0
Most common form: スギ
noun
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
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や く す 2 や く す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to translate; to interpret  (see also: 訳する)
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は く し ゅ 1
clapping hands; applause  (see also: 拍手)
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じ さ ん 0
bringing; taking; carrying
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か は ん す う 2 か は ん す う 4
noun
majority
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じ ぬ し 0
noun
landlord; landowner
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せ ん ざ い 0
noun
detergent; washing material
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や く 1
1. approximately; about
noun
2. promise
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り ょ う こ う 0
favorable; favourable; satisfactory
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こ こ ろ ざ し 1 こ こ ろ ざ し 0
noun
will; intention; motive
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た い し ょ う 0
contrast; antithesis; comparison
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と く て ん 0
score; points made; marks obtained; runs
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い っ せ い 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
simultaneous; all at once
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パ ー ト 1
noun
1. part
2. part-timer  (see also: パートタイマー; abbreviation)
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か り ょ く 0 か り ょ く 1
noun
1. heating power; steam power
2. firepower  (military)
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し が い 1
urban areas; the streets; town; city
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み ま う 2 み ま う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to ask after (someone's health); to visit
2. to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune; to suffer an attack
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て ん ぼ う 0
view; outlook; prospect
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し ょ う ぐ ん 0
noun
general; shogun
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い じ ゅ う 0
migration; immigration
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か く し ん 0
reform; innovation
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ほ き ゅ う 0
supply; supplying; replenishment
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ど う じ ょ う 0
sympathy; compassion; sympathize; sympathise; pity; feel for
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コ ン ピ ュ ー タ ー 3
Most common form: コンピュータ
noun
computer
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な ん ぶ 0
noun
southern part; the south (of a region)
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ぜ つ ぼ う 0
despair; hopelessness
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そ ら 1
noun
1. sky; the air; the heavens
2. weather
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