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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 3501-3600

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じ ゅ し ょ う 0
reception of a decoration; reception of an order  (see also: 授章)
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interjection (kandoushi)
excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
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き ょ う ご う 0
veteran; champion
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せ い だ い 0
1. grand; magnificent; lavish; large scale; prosperous; thriving; lively
2. forceful; powerful; vigorous
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し ゅ っ て ん 0
noun
source (e.g. quotation); authority
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さ い た ん 0
shortest  (opposite: 最長)
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. why; oh; exclamation of surprise
2. no!; quit it!; stop!
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か い こ う 0
1. opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port
2. opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
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ち ぢ む 0 ち ぢ む 3
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
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し し ゅ う 0
noun
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
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ま じ ょ 1
witch
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expression
related to; in relation to
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け ん す う 3
noun
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
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せ ん ば ん 0 せ ん ば ん 2
adverb, noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
exceedingly; very many; very much; indeed; a great many
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な え 1
noun
seedling
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ぜ ん し ょ う 0
1. complete victory
noun
2. winning a tournament with no losses  (sumo term)
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み た め 1
noun
appearance
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ち ょ う し 1
noun
1. eldest child; oldest child; first child  (see also: 末子; this meaning is restricted to reading ちょうし)
2. eldest son; oldest son
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か つ ら 1
Most common form: かつら
noun
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
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こ う は ん 0
public hearing; trial
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noun
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
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あ か ま つ 0 あ か ま つ 2
noun
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
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ひ き あ げ る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to pull up; to drag up; to lift up
2. to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes)
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ぜ っ こ う 0
best; ideal; perfect
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こ う ぞ く 0
succeeding; following; trailing
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Most common form: 数
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly  (see also: 度々; often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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き さ く 0
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured; frank; candid; willing; ready
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き せ き 1
noun
1. tire track
2. traces of a person or thing; path one has taken
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ま ぬ か れ る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to escape from; to be rescued from; to avoid; to evade; to avert; to elude; to be exempted; to be relieved from pain; to get rid of
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こ ん い ん 0
marriage; matrimony
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う ち か い 0
noun
inlet; bay; inland sea
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ほ ら 2 ほ ら 1
noun
cave; den; grotto
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け い そ つ 0
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent  (opposite: 慎重)
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じ ょ う か 0
purification; cleanup
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お も て 3
noun
1. face
2. surface
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し ゅ う の う 0
1. storage; putting or stowing away
2. receipt (of funds, payment, etc.)
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noun
eighth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Ram, 1pm-3pm, south-southwest, June)
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か ん け つ 0
conclusion; completion
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カ テ ゴ リ 2
Most common form: カテゴリー
noun
category  (originally from German 'Kategorie')
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サ ボ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be truant; to play hooky; to skip school; to skip out; to be idle; to sabotage by slowness  (see also: サボタージュ; from サボタージュ)
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こ ろ 1
Most common form: ころ
noun, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
1. (approximate) time; around; about; toward  (ごろ when used as a suffix; often written with kana only)
2. suitable time (or condition)  (see also: 食べ頃)
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せ っ け ん 0
Most common form: 接見
interview
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ひ さ び さ 0 ひ さ び さ 2
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while  (see also: 久し振り)
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か ん せ ん 0 か ん せ ん 1
noun
(ocean) vessels; warship
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noun
future day; later date
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ガ ム 1
noun
1. chewing gum  (see also: チューインガム; abbreviation)
2. gum; rubber  (see also: ゴム)
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じ ょ う で き 0
good performance
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り ん じ ん 0
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
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く っ せ つ 0
1. bending; indentation
2. refraction
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し ゅ う ち ゃ く え き 4
noun
terminal station
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せ ん ぽ う 0
tactics; strategy
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ソ フ ァ ー 1
Most common form: ソファ
noun
sofa; couch
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と ろ 1
Most common form: 吐露
express one's mind; speak out
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し ょ く ひ 0
noun
food expense
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じ ゅ つ 2 じ ゅ つ 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. art; technique
2. means; way
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き ち 1
noun
wit; resources; tact
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こ う た く 0
noun
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
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よ う し ょ う 0
infancy; childhood; tender age
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だ ん そ う 0
noun
1. fault; dislocation
2. gap; discrepancy
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あ ゆ 1
noun
1. sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu  (often written with kana only)
2. salmon  (see also: 鮭; archaic)
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い お う 0
sulfur (S); sulphur
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か お う 0
noun
peony; king of flowers
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せ き じ ょ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
at the meeting
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noun
1. (written) appeal; circular; manifesto
2. encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement  (colloquialism)
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き ょ う し ゅ く 0
1. feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; being sorry; being ashamed  (sometimes used to prefix a request)
2. shrinking back in fear  (archaic)
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に ゅ う ら い 0
august visit; arrival
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め の ま え 3
expression, noun
1. before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose
2. immediate; imminent; around the corner
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Most common form: 崎
noun
small peninsula
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Most common form: わずか
only; merely; (a) little; small quantity  (often written with kana only)
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さ い き 1
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
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す い て き 0
noun
1. drop of water
2. vessel for replenishing inkstone water
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な ま ぬ る い 4 な ま ぬ る い 0
lukewarm; halfhearted
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noun
cask; barrel
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noun
nail (i.e. small metal spike)
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そ う り ょ 1
priest; monk  (Buddhist term)
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つ き あ た る 4
Most common form: 突き当る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to run into; to collide with; to crash into; to bump against
2. to come to the end of (a street)
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お り か え す 3 お り か え す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to turn up; to fold back
2. to loopback (a signal, a message)  (computer terminology)
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そ う だ い 0
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
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こ う し き 0
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)  (see also: 軟式)
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ね ず み 1
Most common form: ねずみ
noun
1. mouse; rat  (often written with kana only)
2. dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)  (see also: 鼠色)
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な ま ゴ ミ 0 な ま ゴ ミ 2
Most common form: なまゴミ
noun
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
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よ よ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
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こ う ぼ く 0
noun
tall tree
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じ は つ 0
noun
spontaneous  (see also: 自発的)
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ろ し ゅ つ 0
1. exposure; disclosure
2. photographic exposure  (see also: 露光)
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か ぎ ょ う 1
noun
family business; trade; occupation; line of work; one's father's occupation
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て ん さ い 0
noun
natural calamity; disaster
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は な す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to release; to let go; to free; to set free; to let loose; to turn loose
2. to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
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ゼ ミ 1
noun
seminar  (see also: ゼミナール; abbreviation)
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せ ん れ い 0
baptism
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け ん し ゅ つ 0
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
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む じ ょ う け ん 2
noun
unconditional
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ぜ ん き ょ く 0
noun
all compositions; the entire composition
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じ ゅ う げ き 0
shooting; gunning (down)
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ぜ い せ い 0
noun
tax system
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し く 1
Most common form: 詩句
verse
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リ モ コ ン 0
remote control  (see also: リモートコントロール; abbreviation)
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か い ら く 0 か い ら く 1
pleasure
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む か い 0
Most common form: 向い
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
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め い し ゅ 1
noun
1. master; expert
2. expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
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