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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 1001-1100

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Most common form: ちょう
noun
butterfly
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か く じ ゅ う 0
expansion
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へ ん せ ん 0
change; transition; vicissitudes
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ま ん が い ち 1
expression, adverb
if by any chance; just in case; in the worst case; in the unlikely event that; 10000 to 1
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い い ん 1
noun
doctor's office (surgery); clinic; dispensary
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じ か ん 1
Most common form: 次官
noun
vice-minister; undersecretary
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り ょ う 1
Most common form: りょう
noun or verb acting prenominally
1. good
noun
2. B grade (in an A, B, C ... system)
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し か く 3
square
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と う ら い 0
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
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ち ゅ う し ょ う 0
abstract
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ば く ふ 1
noun
bakufu; shogunate
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い き 0
Most common form: いき
noun
1. living; being alive  (opposite: 死に)
2. freshness; liveliness; vitality
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う す ぐ ら い 4 う す ぐ ら い 0
dim; gloomy
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せ ん じ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
war time
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し た じ 0
noun
1. groundwork; foundation
2. inclination; aptitude; elementary knowledge of; grounding in
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イ ベ ン ト 0
noun
event
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フ ァ ン 1
noun
1. fan
2. fun
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く ら う 0 く ら う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to eat; to drink  (vulgar expression or word)
2. to receive (e.g. a blow)
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ほ う し ゃ 0
radiation; emission
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わ ざ わ ざ 1
expressly; specially; doing something especially rather than incidentally  (often written with kana only)
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ま ぼ ろ し 0
phantom; vision; illusion; dream; apparition
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か ふ ん 0
noun
pollen
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ふ る ほ ん 0
Most common form: 古本
noun
1. secondhand book
2. ancient book; antiquarian books
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ほ っ か い ど う 3
noun
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
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ち ょ う 1
noun
1. head; chief; leader; elder
2. merit; strong point  (see also: 短)
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し ん ぷ 1
noun
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
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つ ら ね る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to line up; to put in a row
2. to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to join (e.g. a list)  (see also: 名を連ねる, 袂を連ねる)
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も ち 0
Most common form: もち
noun
sticky rice cake  (see also: 糯; often written with kana only)
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ち ん た い 0
lease; rent; hire  (see also: 賃貸し)
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じ き 1
noun
magnetism
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ボ ー ト 1
noun
boat; rowing boat
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か ん し ょ く 0
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
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あ や ま ち 3 あ や ま ち 4 あ や ま ち 0
noun
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
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さ い し ゅ う 0
collecting; gathering
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Most common form: どうし
noun
same city
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こ じ ま 0
noun
small island; islet
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と く ば い 0
special sale
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に ち よ う び 3
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Sunday
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ス ポ ー ツ 2
sport; sports
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せ ん し ん 0
seniority; advance; leadership
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こ う え い 0
public management
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ま ん せ い 0
chronicity; chronic
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noun
nephew  (see also: 甥御, 甥子)
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だ ん わ 0
a talk; conversation
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ぐ る り 2 ぐ る り 3 ぐ る り 0
noun
surroundings; circumference  (also written 周)
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お く り 0
noun
1. seeing off; sending off
2. funeral
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ニ ュ ー ス 1
noun
news
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す く い 0
help; aid; relief; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace; providence
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あ ん き 0
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
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つ い や す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to spend; to expend; to consume
2. to waste; to squander; to throw away
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と う き ゅ う 0
noun
1. grade; class; degree; rank; rating; order; points
2. magnitude  (astronomy, etc. term)
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ひ も 0
noun
1. string; cord
2. man who is financially dependent on a woman (such as a gigolo or, in the case of a prostitute, a pimp); pimp
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ひ の ま る 0
noun
1. outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle)
2. the Japanese flag  (abbreviation)
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な い が い 1 な い が い 0
noun
inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; interior and exterior
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じ ょ う む 1
noun
1. managing director; executive director  (see also: 常務取締役; abbreviation)
2. routine business; regular business
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お ん た い 0
noun
temperate zone
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か ぶ 1
noun
1. lower part; substructure
2. subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
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え ん そ く 0
excursion; outing; trip
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じ ゅ ん け っ し ょ う 3
noun
semifinal  (sports term)
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し ゅ う と く 0
learning; acquisition
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し ょ け い 0
execution
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さ く し 0
(writing) song lyrics
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お と な し い 4
obedient; docile; quiet  (often written with kana only)
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だ が 1
Most common form: ですが
conjunction
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
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し ん し ゃ 0
noun
new car
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と く い 0
unique; singular
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ど う ぞ 1
1. please; kindly; I beg of you  (see also: 何卒)
2. by all means; feel free; you are welcome
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り ゅ う し ゅ つ 0
1. discharge; outward flow; efflux; effluence; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding (e.g. ink into paper)
2. leak of (private) information or pictures
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こ く ほ う 0
noun
national treasure
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み す い 0
noun, noun (suffix), 'no' adjective
attempt (e.g. at crime)  (see also: 既遂)
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ざ ん り ゅ う 0
1. residual; residue
2. stay behind; stay back
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ち ょ う か く 1 ち ょ う か く 0
the sense of hearing
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ぶ っ け ん 0
noun
article; thing; object; property (real estate)
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か っ せ ん 0
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
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ぶ い ん 0 ぶ い ん 1
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
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か い じ ゅ う 0
noun
monster
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が く い 1
noun
(university) degree; (academic) degree
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ば ら 1
Most common form: バラ
noun
rose  (often written with kana only)
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て の ひ ら 0
noun
palm (of one's hand)
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は く 1
noun (suffix)
1. doctor; PhD
2. exposition; fair; exhibition
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ひ に ひ に 1 ひ に ひ に 0
1. day by day; by the day
2. daily; every day  (archaic)
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い け な い 0
expression
1. wrong; not good; of no use  (often written with kana only)
2. hopeless; past hope  (often written with kana only)
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マ ー ク 1
1. mark; symbol; insignia; logo
2. paying attention to; focusing on; watching; guarding
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こ れ か ら 0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
after this  (often written with kana only)
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も く じ 0
noun
table of contents
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つ か 2
noun
1. mound; heap; hillock
2. burial mound; tomb; tumulus; barrow
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う る 1
suffix
1. to be able to ...; can ...  (after the -masu stem of a verb)
expression
2. to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain  (see also: 得, 得る)
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き た が わ 0
noun
north side; north bank
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め だ ま 3
noun
1. eyeball
2. special feature; centerpiece; showpiece; drawcard  (see also: 目玉番組; abbreviation)
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し ょ う こ う 0
noun
commerce and industry
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ジ ュ ー ス 1
noun
1. juice
2. soft drink (any (sweet) non-alcoholic beverage, carbonated or uncarbonated)
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し た み 0
1. preview; preliminary inspection
2. preparatory reading; preparation for a lesson; rehearsal
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そ う り ょ う 1 そ う り ょ う 3
noun
postage; carriage; shipping charge
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こ う ば い 0
1. procurement; purchase; buying  (this meaning is restricted to form 購買)
noun
2. school store; co-op; school canteen; tuck shop  (see also: 購買部; abbreviation)
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は き 1
Most common form: はき
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); revocation; annulment; breaking (e.g. treaty); reversing (e.g. an original judgment) (judgement); discard; cancellation; repeal
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と う お う 0
Eastern Europe
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ほ し ゅ 1
Most common form: ほしゅ
noun
catcher  (baseball term)
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た ま ら な い 0
expression, 'i' adjective
1. intolerable; unbearable; unendurable  (often written with kana only)
2. irresistible; tremendous; out of this world  (often written with kana only)
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と り あ げ る 0 と り あ げ る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to pick up; to take up
2. to adopt; to feature; to accept; to listen to
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ご み 0
Most common form: ゴミ
noun
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse  (often written with kana only)
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