The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese
Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 101-200
noun, 'suru' verb
establishment; founding; organization; organisation(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
consent; acquiescence; agreement(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise (also written as 起てる)2. to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
(click the word to view an additional 9 meanings, useful expressions, examples and links)
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to compensate for; to supplement(click the word for examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Friday(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. sign; mark; symbol; code2. sign (e.g. positive, negative) (mathematics)
(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to inform; to report (see also: 知らせる, 報告)(click the word for examples and links)
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life (see also: 一所懸命; yojijukugo)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
noun (linguistics terminology)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to(click the word for examples and links)
conjunction, interjection (kandoushi)
well; now; then (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. bottom of the oceannoun or verb acting prenominally
2. undersea; submarine(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun
1. same person2. said person; the person in question
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 2 meanings, examples and links)
noun
1. backnoun, 'suru' verb
2. backing; going backwards; reversing(click the word to view an additional 6 meanings, examples and links)
noun
Great Britain; United Kingdom (often written with kana only; originally from Portuguese 'Inglez|Inglês')(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be piled up; to lie on top of one another2. to come one after another; to happen over and over; to pile up (e.g. stress); to accumulate
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink)2. to be washed away; to be carried
(click the word to view an additional 7 meanings, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
confrontation; facing; between ourselves; no third party; tete-a-tete(click the word for examples and links)
striking; remarkable; considerable (used for good, bad, and neutral observations)
(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. calendar2. calender (machine for flattening things)
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun, 'no' adjective
convenience; accommodation; advantage; expedience(click the word for useful expressions, examples and links)
noun, noun (suffix)
1. tribe; clan; band2. (taxonomical) tribe
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
noun
1. ground; crust (earth); bed (gravel, river, etc.)2. foundation (building, etc.); base
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 1 meaning, examples and links)
noun
three (long cylindrical things)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; eradication; suppression2. making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings (Buddhist term)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)2. bottom
(click the word to view an additional 5 meanings, examples and links)
noun
1. direction; way (also ほう)2. person; lady; gentleman (honorific)
(click the word to view an additional 4 meanings, examples and links)
noun
gram; gramme (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. collar2. color; colour
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings, examples and links)
noun
the same country; the same province; the said country(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
capitulation; surrender; submission(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: 資本主義
noun, 'no' adjective
capitalism(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun
Germany (often written with kana only; originally from Dutch 'Duits')(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with)2. to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to
(click the word to view an additional 6 meanings, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
1. rough (e.g. sketch, approximation); broad; general; loose2. generous; openhanded
(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
anaesthesia; anesthesia(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to forge; to temper2. to drill; to train; to discipline
(click the word for examples and links)
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