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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 801-900

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よ と う 1 よ と う 0
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
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ク イ ズ 1
noun
quiz
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ふ じ ゅ う ぶ ん 2
Most common form: ふじゅうぶん
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect; shortage
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み そ 1
noun
1. miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans  (food term)
2. innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso
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い ね 1
noun
rice plant
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き ゅ う し ょ く 0
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service  (see also: 学校給食)
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は っ ち ゃ く 0
arrival and departure
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け ん 1
Most common form: けん
noun (suffix), noun
1. right (to do something)
noun, noun (suffix)
2. authority; power
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ち ゅ う と 0
in the middle; half-way
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じ こ く 1
Most common form: じこく
one's own country  (see also: 他国)
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く る う 2
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go mad
2. to get out of order; to go amiss
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あ な た 2
1. you (referring to someone of equal or lower status)  (貴女 refers only to females and 貴男 refers only to males; often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
2. dear (what a wife calls a husband)
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ダ イ ヤ 1
noun
1. diamond  (see also: ダイヤモンド; abbreviation)
2. (railway) schedule
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け っ し ょ う 0
1. crystal; crystallization; crystallisation
2. fruits (of labor, union, etc.)  (see also: 愛の結晶)
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noun
17; seventeen
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a certain ...; some ...; one ...  (often written with kana only)
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こ く も つ 3
grain; cereal; corn
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か た て 0
one hand
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ス キ ー 2
noun
1. skiing
2. ski; skis
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つ う わ 0
1. telephone call; talking; calling
2. counter for telephone calls
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お か す 2 お か す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to make (e.g. mistake)
2. to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to transgress; to contravene
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く さ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose; to turn sour (e.g. milk)
2. to corrode; to weather; to crumble
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へ ん か ん 0
return; restoration
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そ う り 1
noun
1. prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier  (see also: 内閣総理大臣; abbreviation)
2. leading; overseeing; leader; overseer; president  (orig. meaning)
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せ い し 1
noun
1. life and death
2. samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)  (Buddhist term; this meaning is restricted to reading しょうし, しょうじ)
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ほ ん だ な 1
noun
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
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の が れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to escape
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す 1
noun
vinegar
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い り ぐ ち 0
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth  (see also: 出口)
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し き さ い 0
noun
colour; color; hue; tints
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は っ す る 0
suru verb - special class
to fire (a gun); to emit; to give forth
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す べ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to slip
2. to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke)
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ま じ め 0
diligent; serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
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と う な ん 0
noun
theft; robbery
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な く な る 0
Most common form: なくなる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing  (often written with kana only)
2. to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more  (often written with kana only)
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か い ど う 0
noun
1. highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road
2. highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...)  (see also: 出世街道)
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は い ぶ ん 0
distribution; allotment
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メ デ ィ ア 1
noun
media
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で ん と う 0
noun
electric light
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い ち め ん 0 い ち め ん 2
noun
1. one face; one surface
2. the whole surface
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し っ こ う 0
1. execution; carrying out; performance; enforcement; exercise; service  (this meaning is restricted to reading しっこう, しゅぎょう)
noun
2. lead monk performing various tasks in a temple  (Buddhist term)
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ひ っ し ゃ 1
noun
writer (often in self-reference); author
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に ほ ん じ ん 4
noun
Japanese person; Japanese people
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き ょ う こ う 0
noun, 'suru' verb, transitive verb
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
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く れ 0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective, noun (suffix)
1. sunset; sundown; nightfall; dusk  (opposite: 明け)
2. end; close
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こ う れ い 0
advanced (old) age
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み と め る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice
2. to deem; to judge; to assess
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し じ ょ う 0
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
in history; ever; historical
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て き お う 0
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
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た い ぐ う 0
1. treatment; reception
2. remuneration; salary; payment; compensation package
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よ う が 0
noun
1. Western painting  (see also: 日本画)
2. Western film; Western movie  (see also: 邦画)
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お ま え 0
1. you (formerly honorific, now sometimes derog. term referring to an equal or inferior)  (familiar language; male term or language)
2. presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)  (this meaning is restricted to reading おまえ)
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ご じ ゅ う 2
noun
50; fifty
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て ん ら ん か い 3
noun
exhibition
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こ う し ん 0
march; parade
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ぬ け る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to come out; to fall out; to be omitted; to be missing; to escape; to come loose
2. to fade; to discolour
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へ い こ う 0
1. (going) side-by-side; abreast  (this meaning is restricted to form 並行, 併行)
2. concurrent; occurring together; at the same time
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や ど 1
noun
1. lodging; inn; hotel
2. house; home; dwelling
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コ ン サ ー ト 1 コ ン サ ー ト 3
noun
concert
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ち ん も く 0
1. silence; being silent; quiet; hush
2. reticence; inaction
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か ん 0
noun
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
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ホ ー ム 1
noun
1. platform  (see also: プラットホーム; abbreviation)
2. home
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ほ く じ ょ う 0
going north
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ゆ る や か 2
1. loose; slack
2. gentle; easy; slow
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と う か い 0
noun
1. region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea
2. East Sea (controversial name for the Sea of Japan proposed by Korea)
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ほ ん や 1
noun
1. bookstore; bookshop
2. publisher
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し い く 0
breeding; raising; rearing
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た っ ぷ り 3
full; in plenty; ample  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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ト ラ ン プ 2
noun
playing cards  (originally from eng 'trump')
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へ ん せ い 0
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
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ほ し ょ う 0
compensation; reparation
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け い い 1
noun
respect; honour; honor
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し ま つ 1
1. management; dealing; settlement
2. cleaning up; getting rid of
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は な や か 2
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
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だ い た ん 3
bold; daring; audacious
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び ん か ん 0
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; sensitive (to); well attuned to
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チ ー ム 1
noun
team
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ま げ る 0 ま げ る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl  (this meaning is restricted to form 曲げる)
2. to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant  (this meaning is restricted to form 曲げる)
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も う し わ け 0
Most common form: 申訳
apology; excuse
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げ ん え き 0
1. active duty; active service
2. student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try  (see also: 浪人; often as 現役で)
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に ほ ん ご 0
1. Japanese (language)  (see also: 国語)
noun
2. Japanese as a second language  (esp. as a school or university subject; this meaning is restricted to reading にほんご)
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せ ん し ゅ つ 0
Most common form: せんしゅつ
election; selection; choice
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し め る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to occupy; to hold
2. to account for; to make up; to take up
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ふ と う 0
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
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に ん て い 0
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
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ち ょ う し ょ 1
noun
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage  (opposite: 短所)
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せ い 1 せ い 0
Most common form: せい
noun, noun (suffix)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation; control; government; suppression; restraint; holding back; establishment
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ち く せ き 0
accumulation; accumulate; store
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な ん で も 1 な ん で も 4
Most common form: なんでも
expression, adverb
1. any; whatever one likes; by all means; anything; everything  (often written with kana only)
expression
2. I am told; I understand; they say; I hear  (at start of sentence; often written with kana only)
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う な が す 0 う な が す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to urge; to press; to prompt; to suggest; to demand; to stimulate; to quicken; to incite; to invite (attention to)
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し め い 1
noun
mission; errand; message
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し ょ う に ん 0
noun
1. child; small person  (opposite: 大人)
2. dwarf; midget  (opposite: 巨人; this meaning is restricted to reading こびと)
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オ リ ン ピ ッ ク 4
noun
Olympics
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あ ば れ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
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め い も く 0
1. name; title; appellation; (something) nominal
2. (under the) pretext (of); pretense
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く ず す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to destroy; to demolish; to pull down; to tear down; to level
2. to disturb; to put into disorder; to throw off balance; to make shaky
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む ご ん 0
noun
silence
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せ い ぶ 1
noun
western part; the west (of a region); the West (i.e. of the US)
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し ん 1
adverb, noun
1. honesty; fidelity
2. trust; reliance
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