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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 2001-2100

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げ ん あ ん 0
noun
original plan; original bill; motion; draft; draught
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じ つ め い 0
noun
real name
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き か ん 1 き か ん 2
organ (of body, plant, etc.); system (of body), e.g. digestive system
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そ う こ う 0
armored; armoured
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と う ぶ ん 0
adverb, noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
for the present; currently; presently; at this time; for the next while
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お お ゆ き 0
noun
1. heavy snow
2. "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)  (see also: 二十四節気)
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せ つ じ つ 0
compelling; serious; severe; acute; earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; keen; fervent; poignant
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お ひ る 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
lunch; noon  (see also: 昼; polite (teineigo) language)
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み な も と 0
noun
source; origin
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い ら っ し ゃ る 4
irregular godan verb 'aru', intransitive verb
1. to come; to go; to be (somewhere)  (sometimes erroneously written 居らっしゃる; honorific)
irregular godan verb 'aru', auxiliary verb
2. is (doing); are (doing)  (after a -te form, or the particle "de"; honorific)
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こ う し 1
noun
young nobleman
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こ う ざ 0
noun
account (e.g. bank)
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さ い こ 1
the oldest
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た っ き ゅ う 0
noun
table tennis; ping-pong
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せ き せ つ 0
noun
fallen snow; snow cover
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は な ぞ の 0
noun
flower garden
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ゆ う よ う 0
useful; helpful
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か ん ゆ う 0
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion; encouragement
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あ ず ま 1
Most common form: 吾妻
noun
1. eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); eastern provinces  (archaic)
2. east  (archaic)
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ふ な び ん 0
noun
1. surface mail (ship); sea mail
2. ferry service; steamer service
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Most common form: 不
prefix
1. un-; non-
2. bad ...; poor ...
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た か く 0
many-sided; versatile; polygonal; diversified
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notice; notification  (see also: 知らせ)
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ふ う そ く 0
noun
wind speed
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コ ン ク リ ー ト 4
noun
concrete  (often written with kana only)
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し き ゅ う 0
urgent; pressing
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は
は 1
Most common form: 派
noun, noun (suffix)
clique; faction; school
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ふ こ く 0
edict; ordinance; proclamation
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コ ン セ ン ト 1 コ ン セ ン ト 3
noun
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug  (originally from 'concentric plug')
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け ん こ う ほ け ん 5
noun
health insurance  (see also: 健保)
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じ く う 0 じ く う 1
space-time
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お て つ だ い 2
Most common form: 御手伝い
1. maid
2. help
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さ ん ば し 0
noun
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
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お て あ ら い 3
noun
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
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か げ き 1
opera; revue
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た り ょ う 0
large quantity
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い ち よ う 0
uniformity; evenness; similarity; equality; impartiality; homogeneity
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し ゅ う は す う 3
noun
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
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か ん ぼ う 0
noun
government secretariat
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た ん し ょ 1
noun
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage  (opposite: 長所)
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ば ん こ く 1
Most common form: ばんこく
all countries; the whole world; universal; all nations
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お び る 2 お び る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry
2. to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on
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し き て ん 0
noun
ceremony; rites
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ど う じ ょ う 0
noun
same as above; ditto; ibid.
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に ん 1
noun
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
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こ う わ ん 0
noun
harbours; harbors
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ブ ー ム 1
noun, noun (suffix)
boom
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さ ん じ ょ 1
noun
third daughter
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て い じ 1
regular time; stated period
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か ん 1
noun
1. kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)
2. kan (obs. unit of currency)
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ゆ う ぐ れ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
evening; dusk; twilight
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せ い ど 1
noun
precision; accuracy
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け ん ぞ う 0
building; construction
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お い 1 お い 2 お い 0
Most common form: おい
noun
old age; old person; the old; the aged
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み か く 0
taste; palate; sense of taste
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ゆ う え き 0
beneficial; profitable
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わ く 0
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to spring out; to surge
2. to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.)
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お う た い 0 お う た い 1
receiving; dealing with
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か い ば つ 0
noun
height above sea level
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は つ な つ 1
noun
1. early summer
2. fourth month of the lunar calendar  (obsolete term; this meaning is restricted to reading しょか)
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ゆ と り 0
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance; latitude; time
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け い り ん 0
noun
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish  (ケイリン is often used for the sport, and 競輪 is often used in the context of gambling)
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ど う た い 1
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
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れ ん ど う 0
1. operating together; working together; gearing; linkage
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. linked; coupled; interlocking
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し ょ よ う 0
required; needed; necessary
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ふ ざ け る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to joke; to jest; to kid; to josh  (often written with kana only)
2. to make fun of; to laugh at; to play a prank  (often written with kana only)
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め じ る し 2
Most common form: 目標
noun
mark; sign; landmark; benchmark
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い し ば し 0
noun
stone bridge
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ひ つ じ 0
noun
sheep (Ovis aries)
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お お ず も う 3
noun
professional sumo wrestling
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く み ち ょ う 2
noun
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
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て も ち 3
Most common form: 手持
1. in hand; on hand; on one; in stock; in store
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. handheld
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の が す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to miss; to lose; to give away; to let go; to set free; to let get away (eg an opportunity)  (see also: 逃がす)
2. to fail to ...  (see also: 見逃す, 聞き逃す; after the -masu stem of a verb)
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ポ ス タ ー 1
Most common form: ポスタ
noun
poster
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あ き 1
noun
former name of Hiroshima prefecture
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ゆ い ご ん 0
will; testament; last request  (law, etc. term)
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ぶ な ん 0 ぶ な ん 1
1. safety; security
2. faultlessness; free from fault; passable; acceptable; innocuous
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し ん こ う 0
invasion
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き ゃ く し ょ く 0
dramatization (e.g. film); dramatisation
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き ん し ん 0
near relative
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た こ く 0 た こ く 1
1. foreign country; other country  (see also: 自国)
2. another province
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か き 1
noun
firearms; guns
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き ょ う り ゅ う 0
noun
dinosaur
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た ん ま つ 0
noun
1. terminal; computer terminal  (see also: 端末装置; computer terminology; abbreviation)
2. information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.)  (see also: 携帯端末, 通信端末, 情報端末; abbreviation)
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う け と め る 4 う け と め る 0
Most common form: 受けとめる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to catch; to stop the blow
2. to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept; to come to grips with
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は こ び 0
noun, noun (suffix)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
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と う さ ん 1
noun
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada  (see also: お父さん)
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こ ふ ん 0
noun
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
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ほ り ゅ う 0
1. reserve; putting on hold; deferment
2. hold (e.g. telephone button); pending
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ゆ う や け 0
noun
sunset
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え ん せ い 0
1. expedition; campaign; (performer's) tour
2. away series  (baseball term)
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ひ の い り 0
noun
sunset
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さ ん ぴ 1
noun
yes and no; for and against
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よ ぼ う せ っ し ゅ 4
Most common form: 予防接種
immunization; immunisation; vaccination; inoculation
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か け い 0
noun
family lineage
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し ょ う が い 0
1. wound; injury; accident; casualty
2. assault; inflicting bodily injury
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テ ク ニ ッ ク 1 テ ク ニ ッ ク 3
noun
technique
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ほ
ほ 1
Most common form: 歩
noun
1. step; stride
counter
2. counter for steps
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ま じ ゅ つ 1
1. black magic; sorcery
2. magic tricks; juggling
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