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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 901-1000

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あ い ま い 0
1. vague; ambiguous; unclear
2. fuzzy  (mathematics, computer terminology)
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だ っ た い 0
secession; retirement; withdrawal (e.g. from a lawsuit)
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た い が く 0
dropping out of school
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み つ ど 1
noun
density
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Most common form: １９
noun
19; nineteen
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お う じ ょ 1
noun
princess
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し ゅ け ん 0
noun
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
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と ど け る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to deliver; to forward; to send
2. to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities); to give notice; to register
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の ん び り 3
carefree; at leisure  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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み お ろ す 0 み お ろ す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on
2. to despise; to look down on  (see also: 見下す)
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つ ま ら な い 3
1. dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious  (often written with kana only)
2. insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthless  (often written with kana only)
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ま よ う 2
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to lose one's way  (see also: 道に迷う)
2. to waver; to hesitate; to be of two minds over; to be puzzled; to be perplexed  (see also: 迷い)
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う ん が 1
noun
canal; waterway
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か た ほ う 0
1. one side; one party; counterpart; the other side; the other party  (see also: 両方)
2. one of a pair; fellow; mate
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さ い ど 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
twice; again; second time
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て き ど 1
moderate
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ほ ど こ す 3 ほ ど こ す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to give (time, money, goods); to donate
2. to do; to perform; to conduct
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し ん じ ゃ 1
noun
believer; adherent; devotee
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え ん じ る 0 え ん じ る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to perform (a play); to play (a part); to act (a part); to commit (a blunder)
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よ ん じ ゅ う 1
Most common form: ４０
noun
forty
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だ い が く せ い 4 だ い が く せ い 3
noun
university student; college student
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べ つ 0
'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
distinction; difference; different; another; particular; separate; extra; exception
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が め ん 1 が め ん 0
noun
terminal screen; scene; picture; the field (in TV); photo
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し ゅ つ ど 0
archeological excavation (archaeological)
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ぬ く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to extract; to omit; to draw out; to unplug
2. to do something to the end
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さ い き ょ う 0
strongest  (opposite: 最弱)
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た い か く 0
physique; constitution
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じ っ し つ 0
noun
1. substance; essence
2. real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial; essential; tangible
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か ん 1
Most common form: かん
noun
can; tin
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に し 1
Most common form: 二死
noun
two out; two down (and one to go)  (baseball term)
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ふ ふ く 0
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest; disagreement
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べ ん ご 1
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
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デ パ ー ト 2
noun
1. department store  (see also: デパートメントストア; abbreviation)
2. department  (see also: デパートメント; abbreviation)
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こ う か 1
noun
1. coin
2. hard currency  (see also: 軟貨)
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ほ う あ ん 0
noun
bill (law); measure
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は し ら 0
noun
1. pillar; post
2. support; prop; mainstay
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noun
1. cat
2. shamisen
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な ん び ゃ く 1
noun
hundreds
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ほ ん こ ん 1
noun
Hong Kong; Hongkong
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し ょ う た い 1
noun
1. true character; true form; true colors (colours); identity; truth (of a mystery, phenomenon, etc.); origin
2. consciousness; one's senses
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つ い き ゅ う 0
1. investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding; pinning down
2. catching up; overtaking
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し ょ う げ ん 0
evidence; testimony
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げ ん ど う 0
noun
speech and conduct; words and deeds
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ぞ く す る 3
suru verb - special class, intransitive verb
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
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そ く り ょ う 0 そ く り ょ う 2
measurement; surveying
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し ゅ っ こ く 0
departure from a country
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like that (used for something or someone distant from both speaker and listener); so  (see also: 斯う, 然う, 如何)
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げ っ か ん 0
monthly publication; monthly issue
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と う げ 3
noun, noun (suffix)
ridge; (mountain) pass; difficult part
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Most common form: 例え
noun
1. example  (esp. 例え)
2. simile; metaphor; allegory; fable; parable  (esp. 譬え, 喩え)
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は ん め い 0
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming; bringing to light
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だ い め い し 3
noun
1. pronoun  (linguistics terminology)
2. synonym; classic example; pattern; byword; representative
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ど う し ゃ 1
noun
the same firm
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こ う せ ん 0
noun
beam; light ray
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betting; gambling; a gamble  (see also: 賭する; 賭けする should be 賭けをする or 賭する(とする))
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ひ と が ら 0
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
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き ょ う か ん 0
sympathy; empathy; response
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げ ん こ う 0
present; current; in operation
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お う こ く 0
noun
kingdom; monarchy
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へ い き 0
1. coolness; calmness; composure; unconcern
2. all right; OK; okay  (colloquialism)
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ま え む き 0
facing forward; front-facing; forward-looking; positive; proactive
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や し ん 1 や し ん 0
noun
ambition; aspiration; designs; treachery
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1. counter for small animals  (this meaning is restricted to reading ひき)
2. counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size)
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ご じ つ 1 ご じ つ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
in the future; another day; later
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し ゅ も く 0 し ゅ も く 1
noun
event; item of business
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ス リ ッ パ 1 ス リ ッ パ 2
noun
slipper; slippers
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か た ま り 0
noun
1. lump; mass; bundle; clump; clod; cluster
2. group; crowd
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ち ゃ っ こ う 0
start of (construction) work
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ま な つ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
midsummer
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じ っ と 0 じ っ と 3
1. motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still  (じーっと is more emphatic. 凝乎と is rare.; onomatopoeic or mimetic word; often written with kana only)
2. fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think)  (often written with kana only)
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ケ ー ス 1
noun
1. case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.)
2. Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE  (computer terminology)
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ぶ ん た ん 0
apportionment; allotment; share
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か て い 0
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
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ほ の お 0 ほ の お 1
noun
1. flame; blaze
2. flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
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ひ ょ う し き 0
noun
sign; mark; flag
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し ん き 1
1. new; fresh
noun
2. new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object (orig. meaning)
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お ん せ い 1
noun
voice; (the concept of) sound
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こ す 0 こ す 1
1. to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across
2. to go over (e.g. with audience)
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noun
1. about an hour; short time
suffix
2. half past (the hour)
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か ん げ き 0
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
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う め る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to bury (e.g. in the ground)
2. to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed
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き ん ろ う 0
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
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さ ん せ ん 2
noun
mountains and rivers
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ま き こ む 3
Most common form: 巻込む
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to roll up; to involve; to enfold; to swallow up; to drag into
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う ん て ん し ゅ 3
noun
driver; chauffeur
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ア ン テ ナ 0
noun
1. antenna
2. thing or method used to collect information or opinions
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ぶ ん こ 0 ぶ ん こ 1
noun
1. library; book collection
2. paperback book  (see also: 文庫本; abbreviation)
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つ き あ い 3 つ き あ い 0
noun
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
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は ん し ょ く 0
breed; multiply; increase; propagation
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た く 0
Most common form: 卓
noun
1. table; desk
2. counter for tables, desks, etc.  (this meaning is restricted to reading たく)
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け っ さ く 0
1. masterpiece; best work
2. amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner  (with sarcastic tone)
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た 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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じ た い 1
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. candidacy); pulling out (e.g. race); excusing oneself
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ふ し ん 0
dullness; depression; slump; stagnation
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さ ぎ 0
fraud; swindle; graft; cheating; trick; scam
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か い ぐ ん 1
navy
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そ う し ょ く 0
ornament
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か え る 0
Most common form: かえる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to replace  (usu. 替える)
2. to exchange; to interchange  (usu. 換える)
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し し ゃ 1
noun
branch office
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