The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese
Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 2501-2600
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. optical illusion; hallucination2. misapprehension; delusion
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particle
(sentence end) adds force; indicates command (male term or language)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
urine (しい,しし, and しと are primarily children's words)(click the word to view an additional 7 readings, useful expressions, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship; execution(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun
1. camp (group of same ideological beliefs); faction (of political party)2. military camp; encampment; cantonment (orig. meaning)
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Most common form: とく
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
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Most common form: 叛逆
noun, 'suru' verb
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to consign to oblivion; to shelve(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 加味
noun, 'suru' verb
1. seasoning; flavoring; flavouring2. taking (something) into consideration; taking into account
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noun
military force; force of arms; strength of an army(click the word for examples and links)
noun
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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noun, noun (suffix)
translation; version (e.g. "English version")(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan(click the word for examples and links)
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
time; years(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 不妊
noun, 'no' adjective
infertility; sterility; barrenness(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
1. consumer2. civilian
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'na' adjective, noun, 'no' adjective
exception; illness; singular; exceptional; unprecedented(click the word for examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
simplicity; artlessness; naivete; pristineness; idyll(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures2. Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. filling a vacancy; supplementation2. substitute; deputy; alternate; spare
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noun, 'suru' verb
transfer of control(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun
front and rear; front and back; before and behind (archaic)(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
secretion(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective, 'suru' verb
superstition; superstitious belief(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. union; unity; solidarity2. bundling; binding; tying
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Most common form: つかむ
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch (often written with kana only)2. to understand; to grasp; to comprehend (often written with kana only)
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noun
company; firm (in China)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
sending (esp. email attachments); forwarding; remitting(click the word for examples and links)
noun
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
value; worth; price; dignity(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
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expression
at the time of (ind. opportunity or situation where something should be done) (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to desire; to want; to wish for; to covet (see also: 欲しい)(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 1 form, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. thanks; gratitude (polite (teineigo) language)2. manners; etiquette (polite (teineigo) language)
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noun
Man of the Year, referring to a man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year(click the word for examples and links)
noun
barley (Hordeum vulgare)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
Catholic (church) (often written with kana only; originally from Dutch 'katholiek')(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun
given name; popular name; mnemonic name(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. basic tone; underlying tone; basic theme; basis; keynote2. trend
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2. thickheaded; obtuse; stupid (のろい is usu. in kana)
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Most common form: 種種
'na' adjective, 'no' adjective, adverb, noun
variety(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. father-in-law2. foster father
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