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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 1601-1700

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び ん 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); service
2. mail; post; letter
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き よ う 1
1. nimble-fingered; dexterous; dextrous; skillful (with the fingers); skilful; handy
2. clever; shrewd; ingenious
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ね つ い 1
noun
zeal; enthusiasm
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し ょ て い 0
fixed; prescribed; certain; given
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と く 0
1. profit; advantage; benefit; gain  (also written as 徳)
2. rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana  (Buddhist term)
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し ゅ わ 1
noun
sign language
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レ ッ ス ン 1
noun
lesson
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ひ た い 0
noun
forehead; brow
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の び の び 3
feeling at ease; carefree  (often written with kana only)
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お ろ し う り 3
Most common form: 卸し売り
wholesale
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け ん み ん 0 け ん み ん 3
noun
citizen of a prefecture; prefectural citizen
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ほ る 1
'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)
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こ う か 1
Most common form: こうか
noun
school song
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に し に ほ ん 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)
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カ レ ー 0
noun
curry; Japanese-style curry
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よ う け ん 3
noun
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
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じ ち ょ う 1 じ ち ょ う 0
noun
vice-; assistant director; vice-director
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で ん あ つ 0
noun
voltage
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こ う て い 0
noun
emperor  (honorific)
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あ い よ う 0
favorite; favourite; habitual use
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め が み 1
noun
goddess; female deity  (see also: 男神)
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し ら き 0
noun
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
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え 1
noun
inlet; bay
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カ ン ト ン 1
Most common form: カントン
1. Guangdong (China); Kwangtung
2. Guangzhou; Kwangchow; Canton (China)  (see also: 広州)
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is being  (equiv. of -ている indicating continuing action as a verb ending, poss. contraction of -て ending + おる auxiliary verb)
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こ う し 0
noun
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
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た い が 1
noun
large river  (see also: 大川)
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や ち ょ う 0
noun
wild bird  (see also: 飼い鳥)
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こ う み ょ う 0
fame; renown
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は つ ね つ 0
1. generation of heat
2. (attack of) fever
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ジ ャ パ ン 2
noun
Japan  (see also: 日本; orig. from じっぽん (日本))
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し か も 2
conjunction
1. moreover; furthermore  (often written with kana only)
2. nevertheless; and yet  (often written with kana only)
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さ ら い ね ん 0
Most common form: 再来年
noun, adverb
year after next
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to suffer from  (often written with kana only)
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あ い し ょ う 0
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
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わ
particle
1. indicates emotion or admiration  (at sentence end; female term or language)
2. indicates emphasis  (at sentence end; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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か ん ご 0
noun
Chinese word; Sino-Japanese word
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て っ こ つ 0
noun
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
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て ん と う 0
noun
1. shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; (near the) shop entrance
2. over-the-counter  (finance term)
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ア ッ プ 1
noun, noun (suffix), 'suru' verb
1. increasing  (originally from eng 'up')
2. uploading  (see also: アップロード; abbreviation)
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ぶ つ 1
Most common form: ぶつ
'tsu' godan verb, transitive verb
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat  (often written with kana only)
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じ ゅ よ 1
award; conferment
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き ょ こ う 0
Most common form: 虚構
noun
1. fiction; fabrication; concoction
2. fictitious; fictional; imaginary
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し か る 0 し か る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand  (often written with kana only)
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ま ず い 2
1. unappetising; unappetizing; unpleasant (taste, appearance, situation)  (often written with kana only)
2. unskillful; unskilful; bungling; clumsy  (see also: 拙い)
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あ だ な 0
nickname
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し さ く 0
policy; measure
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ぼ う さ ん 0
noun
1. Buddhist priest; monk  (see also: お坊さん; familiar language; honorific)
2. boy  (familiar language)
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ほ う せ い 0
noun
legislation; laws
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め ん 0 め ん 1
noun
1. face
2. mask; face guard
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ひ ょ う こ う 0
noun
elevation; height above sea level
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か し ゅ う 0
noun
anthology; book of poetry
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し え い 0
municipal management
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い し ぶ み 0
noun
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
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suffix
1. hour; o'clock
2. (specified) time; when ...; during ...  (see also: 緊急時)
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さ ん ち ょ う 0
noun
summit (of a mountain)
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い き 1
Most common form: 遺棄
abandonment; desertion
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と っ く に 3
long ago; already; a long time ago  (often written with kana only)
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noun (suffix)
-store; -shop  (see also: 土産店)
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そ っ き ん 0
noun
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
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だ い ざ い 0
noun
subject; theme
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し な ぎ れ 0
noun
out of stock
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に く し ょ く 0
1. meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. carnivorous
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あ ら ゆ る 3
all; every  (often written with kana only)
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お し ゃ べ り 2
1. chattering; talk; idle talk; chat; chitchat; gossip  (often written with kana only)
2. chatty; talkative; chatterbox; blabbermouth  (often written with kana only)
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ざ ぶ と ん 2
noun
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)  (see also: 布団)
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し ょ と う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
beginning (of a century, etc.)
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き ざ し 0
Most common form: 萌し
noun
signs; omen; symptoms
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し ん で ん 0
noun
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
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と こ ろ が 3
conjunction
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless; on the contrary; as a matter of fact; despite  (often written with kana only)
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こ う て い 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)
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ぜ ん れ い 0
noun
precedent
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ひ や く 0
1. leaping; activity
2. leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic)
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こ う い き 0
wide area
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し ょ う じ 1
noun
commercial affairs
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き ょ う り 1
noun
birth-place; home town
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け い か ん 0
noun
scenery
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れ ん ち ゅ う 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)
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み ち び く 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)
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け ん し ょ う 0
noun
offering prizes; winning; reward
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げ ん か く 0
severe; rigid; stern; strictness; rigor; rigour; austerity
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あ い こ う 0
love; adoration
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パ チ ン コ 0
Most common form: ぱちんこ
1. pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball
2. slingshot; catapult
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ぎ ょ う ぎ 0
noun
manners; behavior; behaviour  (see also: お行儀)
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ぶ ん ぎ ょ う 0
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
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て ん そ う 0
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
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め 1
Most common form: 雌
noun (prefix), noun (suffix), noun
1. female; woman  (see also: 雄)
noun
2. wife  (archaic)
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き ょ う そ う 0
race
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な ま り 0
noun
lead (Pb)
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か ん で ん ち 3
noun
dry cell; battery  (see also: 湿電池)
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ゆ で ん 0
noun
oil field
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は げ む 2
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
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べ ん ろ ん 0 べ ん ろ ん 1
Most common form: 辯論
discussion; debate; argument
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よ く あ つ 0
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
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か ん れ い 0
custom; precedent; of convention
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け ん 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
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ミ ニ 1
noun
mini
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は つ こ い 0
noun
first love; puppy love
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き ゅ う め い 0
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
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み ん ぽ う 0 み ん ぽ う 1
noun
commercial broadcast  (see also: 民間放送; abbreviation)
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