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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 301-400

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ぜ ん べ い 0
all-America; pan-American; all of America
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ぐ ん び 1
noun
armaments; military preparations
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き そ 1
prosecution; indictment
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particle
1. although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that
2. while
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こ こ ち 0
noun
1. feeling; sensation; mood
suffix
2. sensation of doing (usu. after -masu stem of verb)  (read as ごこち)
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ち ゅ う き ょ う 0
Most common form: ちゅうきょう
noun
Nagoya and environs
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メ ー カ ー 1 メ ー カ ー 0
noun
manufacturer; maker
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し ゅ じ ん こ う 2
noun
1. protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story)
2. head of household
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す み ま せ ん 4
expression
1. excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry  (often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
2. thank you  (often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
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か く り ょ う 0 か く り ょ う 2
noun
cabinet ministers
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か ん か つ 0
jurisdiction; control
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た み 1
noun
nation; people
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ほ さ 1
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
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た い せ ん 0
waging war; competition
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け い だ い 1
noun
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
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つ な が り 0
noun
connection; link; relationship  (often written with kana only)
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お み や げ 0
noun
present; souvenir  (see also: 土産; polite (teineigo) language)
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さ よ く 1
left-wing (politics)  (opposite: 右翼)
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の う や く 0
agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.); agrochemical; agrichemical
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き ょ う か 1
noun
subject; curriculum
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て い け つ 0
1. conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty)
2. fastening (as in a joint)
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ト レ ー ニ ン グ 2
training
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た い せ き 1
noun
capacity; volume
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わ り あ て 0
noun
1. allotment; assignment; allocation; quota; rationing
2. allocation  (computer terminology)
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noun
motion; change; confusion
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ゆ う わ く 0
temptation; allurement; lure; seduction
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マ ン シ ョ ン 1
noun
condominium (often mid-rise or high-rise concrete); apartment building; apartment house; apartment; flat  (originally from eng 'mansion')
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ス タ ー 2 ス タ ー 1
noun
1. star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; idol
2. star symbol; asterisk  (e.g. ★ or ☆)
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ご う り ゅ う 0
1. confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; junction; joining
2. union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging; coming together
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か い し ゅ う 0
repair; improvement
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き ょ う ゆ 0
Most common form: 教喩
noun, noun (suffix), 'suru' verb
(licensed) teacher  (see also: 教育職員免許法)
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さ か り 0 さ か り 3
noun, suffix
1. peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); height (e.g. of summer)  (ざかり when used as a suffix)
2. prime (of one's life); one's best days
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ふ か の う 2
impossible
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と う そ う 0
Most common form: 斗争
strife; conflict
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と ぼ し い 3
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poor
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ウ エ ス ト 1
noun
1. waist
2. west
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た ち 2
Most common form: たち
noun
1. departure; setting off; start
2. being used up; being consumed; being burnt out
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ふ っ き ゅ う 0
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
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じ っ き ょ う 0
noun
1. actual state (of things); real state; actual condition; real condition; actual scene
2. live; on-the-scene
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て き す る 3 て き す る 0
suru verb - special class, intransitive verb
to fit; to suit
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か い そ く 0
1. high speed; celerity; mobility
noun
2. rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train  (see also: 快速電車; abbreviation)
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じ ざ い 0
freely; at will
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あ れ 0
noun
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
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わ か て 0 わ か て 3
young person
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し ん ぴ 1
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
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す く 0
Most common form: すく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty
2. to be hungry  (see also: お腹が空く)
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あ え て 1
1. purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); deliberately; intentionally  (often written with kana only)
2. not necessarily; not particularly; not especially  (used with neg. verb; often written with kana only)
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け ん び き ょ う 0
noun
microscope
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イ タ リ ア 0
noun
Italy  (often written with kana only)
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ざ し き 3
noun
1. tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room
2. dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
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し ん ぶ ん し ゃ 3
noun
newspaper company
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さ い く 0 さ い く 3
work; craftsmanship; tactics; trick
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た ば 1
Most common form: 把
noun, noun (suffix), counter
bundle; bunch; sheaf
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す い い 1
transition; change
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こ う え き 0
trade; commerce
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げ ん 2
noun
word; remark; statement
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く う ぼ 1
noun
aircraft carrier  (see also: 航空母艦; abbreviation)
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こ う げ ん 0 こ う げ ん 3
declaration; profession
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き い ろ い 0
1. yellow
2. high-pitched (voice); shrill  (see also: 黄色い声)
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Most common form: もん
suffix, counter
counter for questions
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ど う め い 0
same name
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ひ き つ ぐ 3
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
to take over; to hand over
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シ ナ リ オ 0
noun
1. script; screenplay
2. scenario
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は や す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
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あ ん い 1 あ ん い 0
1. easy; simple
2. easy-going
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こ う ろ 1
noun
course; (sea) route; run
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ぶ ん ぼ う ぐ 3
noun
stationery
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と く ち ょ う 0
noun
forte; merit
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ち ょ う え き 0
noun
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
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ば く は 0
destructive blast; explosion; blow up
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ふ し ぜ ん 2
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
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Most common form: 象
noun
phenomenon
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こ づ か い 1
Most common form: 小遣
noun
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance  (see also: 小遣い銭; abbreviation)
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え み 1
noun
smile
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こ め 2
noun
1. (husked grains of) rice
2. 88 years old  (米 is composed of 八十八; this meaning is restricted to reading よね)
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ち な み に 0 ち な み に 1
conjunction
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing  (often written with kana only)
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た ん そ 1
carbon (C)
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か っ せ い 0
noun
activity
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ふ う ど 1
noun
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
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が い と う 0
noun
in the street
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せ め て 1
at least; at most
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さ ど う 1
noun
tea ceremony; Way of Tea
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う よ く 1 う よ く 0
1. right-wing (politics)  (opposite: 左翼)
noun
2. extreme right-wing group  (see also: 右翼団体)
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き ゅ う で ん 0
palace
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ち ゅ う か く 0
noun
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
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し ん じ ゅ う 0
double suicide; lovers suicide
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げ ん そ う 0
illusions
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せ い た い 0
1. mode of life; ecology
2. (animal) territory
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ど ん ど ん 1
1. drumming (noise)  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. rapidly; steadily
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か ん ぞ う 0
noun
liver
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け い 1
Most common form: けい
noun, noun (suffix)
1. plan
2. meter; measuring device
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noun
1. paste; glue
2. clothing starch
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よ う ぎ 1
noun, noun (suffix)
suspicion; charge
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さ け び 3
noun
shout; scream; outcry
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ど う が 0
1. video; movie; moving picture
2. animation; animated cartoon
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へ い 0
noun
1. fence
2. wall
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は ん し ん 1
noun
1. Osaka-Kobe
2. Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
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に し が わ 0
west side; west bank
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き ぞ う 0
donation; presentation; gift
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わ く せ い 0
noun
planet
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