The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese
Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 3301-3400
Most common form: 繰返し
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective, 'na' adjective
1. repetition; repeat; reiteration; iteration; refrain; cycleadverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
2. repeatedly(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
noun
face; looks; vestiges; trace(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun, 'suru' verb
addition; adding; supplement(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay(click the word for examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
coolness; indifference(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
piece; fragment; one (object)(click the word to view an additional 5 forms, examples and links)
noun
different thing; another question; different case(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
waterproofing; making watertight(click the word for examples and links)
noun
settlement; conclusion; summary (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun
20; twenty(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 5 forms, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
along the way; journey(click the word for useful expressions, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, transitive verb
1. intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion2. absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); assimilation
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noun
1. chairman2. leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
arbitration; intercession; mediation(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 焚く
2. to heat (a bath, stove, etc.)
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noun, 'suru' verb
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. loss; dropping out; falling by the wayside2. omission; lacuna; gap; hiatus
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
comment; criticism(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun, noun (suffix)
1. sign; indication; trace; touch; feelingnoun (prefix)
2. somehow; for some reason; seeming to be(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 凝る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to grow stiff2. to be absorbed in; to be devoted to; to be a fanatic; to elaborate
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to shout; to yell(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. secondment; temporary transfer2. proceeding; leaving for (see also: 出向く)
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Most common form: 諷刺
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
satire; irony; sarcasm(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)(click the word for examples and links)
noun or verb acting prenominally
true; real; genuine; proper; utter(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: たよう
'na' adjective, noun, 'suru' verb
1. busyness; a lot of things to do2. frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
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noun
medical director; chief physician(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
evenness; uniformity; monotony; equality(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage2. consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
(click the word for examples and links)
noun
the same (age, social status); peer (colloquialism)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun, noun (suffix)
1. kind; variety2. (biological) species
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noun
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to die away2. to be estranged
(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. hall (dance, concert, etc.)2. hole
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noun, 'no' adjective
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology (linguistics terminology)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
leukocyte; leucocyte; white blood cell(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: 打消す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to deny; to contradict2. to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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