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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 3201-3300

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と め る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
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へ ん ち ょ 1
noun
compilation
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す い し ん 0
noun
depth of water
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そ の う ち 0
before very long; soon; eventually; sooner or later; of the previously mentioned  (often written with kana only)
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せ と 1
noun
strait; channel
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た ん さ ん 0
1. carbonic acid
noun
2. carbonated water  (see also: 炭酸水; abbreviation)
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モ ー タ ー 1
noun
motor
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ほ う さ く 0
noun
abundant harvest; bumper crop
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ラ ジ カ セ 0
noun
radio-cassette player  (see also: ラジオカセット; abbreviation)
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て い し ょ う 0
advocacy; proposal
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う り 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. sale; selling
noun
2. selling point; gimmick
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し か ん 1 し か ん 2
noun
officer  (military)
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し れ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become known; to come to light; to be discovered  (see also: お里が知れる)
2. to be known; to be understood  (see also: 気が知れない, 得体の知れない; often in the negative)
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ほ ど く 2
Most common form: ほどく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to unfasten; to untie; to unwrap (e.g. parcel)  (often written with kana only)
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は か る 2
Most common form: 諮る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
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と う ど り 0 と う ど り 4
noun
1. (bank) president
2. greenroom manager (in a theater)
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み く だ す 0 み く だ す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to despise; to look down on
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は ぎ れ 0 は ぎ れ 3
Most common form: 歯切れ
noun
1. feel when biting
2. manner of enunciation  (see also: 歯切れの良い)
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numeric
nine  (originally from Chinese 'jiǔ')
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み ん わ 0
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
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か い め つ 0
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)  (often written with kana only)
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き こ う 0
setting to work
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コ メ ン ト 0 コ メ ン ト 1
1. comment
2. (blog) comment  (see also: ブログコメント; abbreviation)
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expression
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to  (see also: に対して)
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り ょ く ち 0 り ょ く ち 1
noun
green tract of land
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し ょ ひ ょ う 0
book review
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べ ん 1
noun
1. speech; tongue; talk; eloquence  (this meaning is restricted to form 弁, 辯)
noun (suffix)
2. dialect; brogue; accent  (this meaning is restricted to form 弁, 辯)
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よ ご れ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get dirty; to become dirty
2. to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity  (see also: 汚れる)
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よ び か け 0
noun
call; appeal
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ひ じ ゅ ん 0
ratification; ratify
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い た む 2
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain  (esp. 痛む)
2. to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged  (esp. 傷む)
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か ん ぶ ん 0
noun
1. Chinese classical literature
2. literature written entirely in kanji
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む し あ つ い 4
Most common form: 蒸暑い
humid; sultry
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ぞ く し ゅ つ 0
appearance one after another
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げ い め い 0
noun
stage name
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か ら す 1
Most common form: カラス
noun
crow (Corvus spp.); raven  (often written with kana only)
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な つ じ か ん 3
noun
daylight saving time; summer time
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ほ く ほ く と う 0
noun
north-northeast; north-north-east
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な い せ い 0
municipal; internal administration; domestic affairs  (see also: 外政)
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か し ら も じ 4
noun
1. initials; initialism
2. first letter of a word
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く ぶ 1
noun
nine parts; nine percent; almost
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に ん じ ゃ 1
noun
ninja (persons in feudal Japan who used ninjutsu for the purposes of espionage, assassination, sabotage, etc.)  (see also: 忍術)
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と り だ す 3 と り だ す 0
Most common form: とり出す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take out; to produce; to pick out
2. to fetch; to retrieve
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な い て い 0
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision  (see also: 本決まり)
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じ ゅ う だ い 1
1. the teens (10-19); teenage  (see also: 台)
noun
2. the tenth generation  (this meaning is restricted to form 十代, １０代)
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に さ ん 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
two or three
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い こ う 0
Most common form: 遺構
noun
remains
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そ う か つ 0
synthesis; recap; generalize; generalise
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ラ テ ン ご 0
Latin (language)
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だ っ そ う 0
desertion; escape
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む っ ち ゃ 1
1. absurd; unreasonable; excessive; rash  (むっちゃ is dialectical)
2. very; extremely; excessively  (see also: めっちゃ; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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し ょ う ち ょ う 1
noun
ministries and government offices; the authorities
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て ぎ わ 0 て ぎ わ 3
noun
performance; skill; tact
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ギ リ シ ャ 1
noun
Greece  (often written with kana only; originally from Portuguese 'Grécia')
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ま こ と に 1
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very; quite  (see also: 実に)
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じ ゅ う い ち が つ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
November
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か り 1
noun
1. hunting
noun, noun (suffix)
2. harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
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だ ん 1
Most common form: だん
noun
1. platform; podium; rostrum
2. mandala  (archaic)
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た の し め る 4
to be able to enjoy
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こ し ょ 1
noun
1. old book; rare book
2. secondhand book; used book
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さ い そ く 1
pressing; demanding; urging; demand; request; claim
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み
Most common form: 巳
noun
sixth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Serpent, 9am-11am, south-southeast, April)
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い っ せ ん 0 い っ せ ん 3
noun
line
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い な ず ま 0
Most common form: 稲妻
Word containing out-dated kanji or kanji usage
noun
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
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せ ん ぞ く 0
exclusive; attached to; specialist
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た い し 1
noun
1. Crown Prince
2. Shotoku Taishi  (from 聖徳太子; abbreviation)
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ふ ち ゅ う い 2
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
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ジ ャ ー ナ リ ス ト 4
noun
journalist
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し ゅ き ょ う 0
noun
1. bishop (Orthodox, Anglican, etc.); prelate; primate  (see also: 司教)
2. episcopal
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か 1
noun
1. Tuesday  (see also: 火曜; abbreviation)
2. fire (second of the five elements)  (see also: 五行)
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た い し ゃ 0
1. resignation; leaving office
2. leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)  (opposite: 出社)
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り ょ う は し 0
noun
1. both ends; either end; both edges
2. double-mindedness; sitting on the fence  (this meaning is restricted to reading りょうたん)
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げ ら く 0
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
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お こ た る 0 お こ た る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard  (see also: 怠ける)
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の う し ゅ く 0
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
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noun
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
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し ぶ つ 0
noun
private property; personal effects
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じ ょ が く せ い 2
noun
schoolgirl
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う ら な う 3
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
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あ と が き 0
Most common form: 後書き
noun
afterword; postscript
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し し 1
noun
1. lion
2. left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine  (see also: 狛犬)
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や か ま し い 4
1. noisy; boisterous  (often written with kana only)
2. strict; faultfinding; carping; fussy
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ア ル カ リ 0
noun
alkali  (originally from Dutch)
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ふ け つ 0
unclean; dirty; filthy; impure
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と り わ け 0
1. especially; above all  (often written with kana only)
2. inter alia; among others
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ビ ザ 1
noun
visa
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ぜ ん が く 0
noun
total; full amount; sum
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ゆ う ご う 0
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
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き ょ し き 0
Most common form: 挙式
holding a ceremony
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1. promptly; immediately; quickly; without delay  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. indifferently  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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が っ ち 0 が っ ち 1
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
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と る 1
Most common form: 執る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
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し せ い か つ 2
noun
one's private life
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め い き ょ く 0
noun
famous music
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せ い ほ う 0
noun
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
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さ わ ん 1 さ わ ん 0
noun
1. left arm  (see also: 右腕)
2. left-handed (baseball pitcher)  (this meaning is restricted to reading さわん)
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し ゃ て い 0
noun
range (e.g. of a rifle, missile, etc.)
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counter for countries
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ス マ ー ト 2
1. smart; stylish
2. slim
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