The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

Important: you are viewing an older version of the usefulness data. The current version is here.

Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 1601-1700

This collection contains 100 words.
QUICK STUDY
BOOST
FLASHCARDS
DOWNLOAD
1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); service
2. mail; post; letter
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
1
1. nimble-fingered; dexterous; dextrous; skillful (with the fingers); skilful; handy
2. clever; shrewd; ingenious
(click the word for examples and links)
1
noun
zeal; enthusiasm
(click the word for examples and links)
0
fixed; prescribed; certain; given
(click the word for examples and links)
0
1. profit; advantage; benefit; gain  (also written as 徳)
2. rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana  (Buddhist term)
(click the word for examples and links)
1
noun
sign language
(click the word for examples and links)
1
noun
lesson
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
forehead; brow
(click the word for examples and links)
3
feeling at ease; carefree  (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
3
Most common form: 卸し売り
wholesale
(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
0 3
noun
citizen of a prefecture; prefectural citizen
(click the word for examples and links)
1
Most common form: ほる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to chisel
2. to tattoo  (this meaning is restricted to reading ほる)
(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
1
Most common form: こうか
noun
school song
(click the word for examples and links)
4
noun
western Japan; Japan west of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line, i.e. the Chubu region and westward  (see also: 糸魚川静岡構造線, 東日本)
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
0
noun
curry; Japanese-style curry
(click the word for examples and links)
3
noun
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
(click the word for examples and links)
1 0
noun
vice-; assistant director; vice-director
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
voltage
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
emperor  (honorific)
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
0
favorite; favourite; habitual use
(click the word for examples and links)
1
noun
goddess; female deity  (see also: 男神)
(click the word to view an additional 2 readings and 3 forms, examples and links)
0
noun
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
(click the word for examples and links)
1
noun
inlet; bay
(click the word for examples and links)
1
Most common form: カントン
1. Guangdong (China); Kwangtung
2. Guangzhou; Kwangchow; Canton (China)  (see also: 広州)
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
is being  (equiv. of -ている indicating continuing action as a verb ending, poss. contraction of -て ending + おる auxiliary verb)
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
(click the word for examples and links)
1
noun
large river  (see also: 大川)
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
wild bird  (see also: 飼い鳥)
(click the word for examples and links)
0
fame; renown
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
0
1. generation of heat
2. (attack of) fever
(click the word for examples and links)
2
noun
Japan  (see also: 日本; orig. from じっぽん (日本))
(click the word for examples and links)
2
conjunction
1. moreover; furthermore  (often written with kana only)
2. nevertheless; and yet  (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
0
Most common form: 再来年
noun, adverb
year after next
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
to suffer from  (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
0
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
(click the word for examples and links)
particle
1. indicates emotion or admiration  (at sentence end; female term or language)
2. indicates emphasis  (at sentence end; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings, examples and links)
0
noun
Chinese word; Sino-Japanese word
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
1. shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; (near the) shop entrance
2. over-the-counter  (finance term)
(click the word for examples and links)
1
noun, noun (suffix), 'suru' verb
1. increasing  (originally from eng 'up')
2. uploading  (see also: アップロード; abbreviation)
(click the word to view an additional 6 meanings, examples and links)
1
Most common form: ぶつ
'tsu' godan verb, transitive verb
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat  (often written with kana only)
(click the word for examples and links)
1
award; conferment
(click the word for examples and links)
0
Most common form: 虚構
noun
1. fiction; fabrication; concoction
2. fictitious; fictional; imaginary
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
0 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand  (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
2
1. unappetising; unappetizing; unpleasant (taste, appearance, situation)  (often written with kana only)
2. unskillful; unskilful; bungling; clumsy  (see also: 拙い)
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings and 3 forms, examples and links)
0
nickname
(click the word to view an additional 5 forms, examples and links)
0
policy; measure
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
1. Buddhist priest; monk  (see also: お坊さん; familiar language; honorific)
2. boy  (familiar language)
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
legislation; laws
(click the word for examples and links)
0 1
noun
1. face
2. mask; face guard
(click the word to view an additional 6 meanings, examples and links)
0
noun
elevation; height above sea level
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
anthology; book of poetry
(click the word for examples and links)
0
municipal management
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
suffix
1. hour; o'clock
2. (specified) time; when ...; during ...  (see also: 緊急時)
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
summit (of a mountain)
(click the word for examples and links)
1
Most common form: 遺棄
abandonment; desertion
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
3
long ago; already; a long time ago  (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun (suffix)
-store; -shop  (see also: 土産店)
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
subject; theme
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
out of stock
(click the word for examples and links)
0
1. meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. carnivorous
(click the word for examples and links)
3
all; every  (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
2
1. chattering; talk; idle talk; chat; chitchat; gossip  (often written with kana only)
2. chatty; talkative; chatterbox; blabbermouth  (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
2
noun
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)  (see also: 布団)
(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
beginning (of a century, etc.)
(click the word for examples and links)
0
Most common form: 萌し
noun
signs; omen; symptoms
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
0
noun
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
(click the word for examples and links)
3
conjunction
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless; on the contrary; as a matter of fact; despite  (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
0
noun
journey; course; distance; march; flight (airplane); drive (automobile); leg (of a journey or a relay race); itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
precedent
(click the word for examples and links)
0
1. leaping; activity
2. leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic)
(click the word to view an additional 3 meanings, examples and links)
0
wide area
(click the word for examples and links)
1
noun
commercial affairs
(click the word for examples and links)
1
noun
birth-place; home town
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
scenery
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
1. company; lot; bunch; gang; pack; those guys; group  (familiar or derogatory)
2. troupe; company (of musicians)  (this meaning is restricted to reading れんじゅう, れんぢゅう)
(click the word to view an additional 2 readings, examples and links)
3
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to guide; to lead; to show the way; to conduct
2. to derive; to deduce  (see also: 方程式を導く)
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
offering prizes; winning; reward
(click the word for examples and links)
0
severe; rigid; stern; strictness; rigor; rigour; austerity
(click the word for examples and links)
0
love; adoration
(click the word for examples and links)
0
Most common form: ぱちんこ
1. pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball
2. slingshot; catapult
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
0
noun
manners; behavior; behaviour  (see also: お行儀)
(click the word for examples and links)
0
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
(click the word for examples and links)
0
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
(click the word for examples and links)
1
Most common form:
noun (prefix), noun (suffix), noun
1. female; woman  (see also: )
noun
2. wife  (archaic)
(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
0
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
lead (Pb)
(click the word for examples and links)
3
noun
dry cell; battery  (see also: 湿電池)
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
oil field
(click the word for examples and links)
2
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
(click the word for examples and links)
0 1
Most common form: 辯論
discussion; debate; argument
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
0
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
(click the word for examples and links)
0
custom; precedent; of convention
(click the word for examples and links)
1
conjunction
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
(click the word for examples and links)
1
noun
mini
(click the word for examples and links)
0
noun
first love; puppy love
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
0
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
(click the word for examples and links)
0 1
noun
commercial broadcast  (see also: 民間放送; abbreviation)
(click the word for examples and links)
Kanshudo is your AI Japanese tutor, and your constant companion on the road to mastery of the Japanese language. To get started learning Japanese, just follow the study recommendations on your Dashboard. You can use Quick search (accessible using the icon at the top of every page) to look up any Japanese word, kanji or grammar point, as well as to find anything on Kanshudo quickly. For an overview, take the tour.
×