The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese
Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 2801-2900
noun
1. palace; hall; shrine; temple; sanctuary2. hall of fame
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adverb, noun, 'suru' verb, 'to' adverb
slowly; sluggishly (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn something that might be useful later(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. opening; aperture (e.g. camera)2. opening one's mouth; beginning to speak
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noun, 'no' adjective
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuationnoun
2. difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation(click the word for examples and links)
noun
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to follow; to conform; to apply to(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to approach; to draw near(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)(click the word for examples and links)
1. to arrange
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noun
national debt; national securities; government bonds; government securities(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: みのる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to bear fruit; to ripen(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
1. disk; discus; platternoun
2. flying saucer(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
1. intensivenessnoun, 'suru' verb
2. collecting; summarizing; putting together; aggregating; integrating(click the word for examples and links)
noun
used paper; paper for recycling(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
1. inside the House (Diet)2. inside the hospital
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noun, 'suru' verb
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion(click the word for examples and links)
noun
ukiyoe (color print of everyday life in the Edo period) (colour)(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
setting up specially; special installation(click the word for examples and links)
noun
four balls; base on balls; a walk (baseball term)(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
retribution; revenge; retorsion(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
noun
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
'no' adjective, adverb, noun
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored(click the word for examples and links)
noun
antiquity; ancient times(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
age range; age-group; age bracket(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
parturition; delivery; one's child; branch; offshoot; one's other self(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to lift up2. to give; to offer; to consecrate
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noun, 'suru' verb
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
corpulence; fatness; obesity(click the word for examples and links)
2. to allow (someone) to (often written with kana only)
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noun, 'no' adjective
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; pointer; index2. guiding principle; guideline; guide
(click the word for examples and links)
noun
ton (esp. a metric ton, i.e. 1000 kg); tonne (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. pulling up; drawing up; salvage; re-flotation2. raising; increase; upward revision
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