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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 3901-4000

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ワ ー プ ロ 0
noun
word processor  (computer terminology; abbreviation)
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ゆ う ず う 0
1. lending (money); finance
2. adaptability; versatility; flexibility; accommodation
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し
し 1
Most common form: 史
noun (suffix), noun
history
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い え も と 0
noun
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
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ち ゅ う し ゃ く 0 ち ゅ う し ゃ く 4
notes; comment; remark; annotation
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む じ ゃ き 1
innocence; simple-mindedness
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え ん き ょ り 3
long distance; tele-
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じ ょ い 0
noun
woman doctor
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も る 0 も る 1
Most common form: 盛る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to serve (food, etc.); to dish out
2. to fill up; to pile up; to heap
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か た 1
Most common form: 過多
excess; superabundance
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noun
entrails; giblets; guts; internal organs  (see also: 臓物; food term; abbreviation)
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た ん さ く 0
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
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お ろ す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to sell wholesale
2. to grate (e.g. vegetables)
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し ゅ つ じ 1
noun
1. birthplace
2. descent; blood-lines; origins
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ゆ う し 1
voluntary; volunteer; sympathizer; sympathiser
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こ う し ゅ う 1
noun
Guangzhou (China); Kwangchow; Canton  (コアンチョウ and コワンチョウ are from Chinese)
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レ ッ ド 1
red
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て っ ぱ い 0
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
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ま う え 3
just above; right overhead
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オ レ ン ジ 2
noun
orange
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ぶ ん か 1 ぶ ん か 0
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
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イ ン 1
noun
1. in
2. inn
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て ん め い 0
noun
1. dawn; daybreak
2. Temmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
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ぎ ょ る い 1
noun
fish; fishes
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そ え る 2 そ え る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to garnish; to accompany; to be attached to (e.g. a card with a gift; vegetables with meat; a chair with a desk)
2. to add to as support; to prop up
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じ ゅ う で ん 0
1. charging (electrically)
2. electrification
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お お も じ 3
noun
1. upper case letters; large characters; capital letter  (see also: 小文字)
2. the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"  (this meaning is restricted to reading だいもんじ)
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で ん げ き 0
noun
1. electric shock
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
2. blitz; lightning attack
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よ く し 1 よ く し 0
noun, 'suru' verb, transitive verb
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit; deterrent; deterrence
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は も の 1
noun
edged tool; cutlery
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noun
1. red bean paste; red bean jam; anko  (see also: 餡こ; food term)
2. kudzu sauce  (see also: 葛餡; food term)
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え ん も く 0
noun
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme  (see also: 演奏曲目; abbreviation)
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せ き 1
Most common form: せき
noun, noun (suffix)
1. one's family register; one's domicile
noun (suffix)
2. nationality
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ね ん す う 3
noun
number of years
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Most common form: 笠
noun
1. conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat
2. something shaped like a conical hat; shade (of a lamp)
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そ せ い 0
composition; constitution
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あ お ぐ 2
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to look up (at)
2. to look up (to); to respect; to revere
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か そ う 0
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
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noun
circulation or lending (e.g. library books)
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し ゅ う と 1
noun
state capital; provincial capital; county town
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そ う ぎ ょ う 0
operation
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か て い か 0
noun
home economics
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に ち げ つ 0
noun
1. sun and moon
2. time; days and months; years
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に く い 2
Most common form: 憎い
1. hateful; abominable; poor-looking; detestable
2. amazing; fantastic; admirable; lovely; wonderful  (often with irony)
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せ ん せ き 0
noun
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
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か い ぶ つ 0
noun
monster
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と ち ょ う 1
noun
Tokyo Government Office
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か く ず け 0
rating; classification; allocation; grading
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バ ブ ル 1
noun
1. bubble
2. bubble economy  (see also: バブル経済; abbreviation)
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し は ん 1
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
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か た づ く 3
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be put in order; to be put to rights
2. to be disposed of; to be solved
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み つ ゆ 0
smuggling; contraband trade
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が く ひ 0
noun
tuition; school expenses
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ど く だ ん 0
one's own judgement (judgment); dogmatic; arbitrary
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み ん ぺ い 1 み ん ぺ い 0
noun
militia; militiaman
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だ っ し ゅ 1
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
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あ ん の じ ょ う 3
expression, adverb
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
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い っ て ん 0
1. one turn; spinning around
noun, 'suru' verb, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
2. complete change; reversal; (an) about-face; sudden transformation
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ひ 1
noun
princess; consort
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し ょ う だ ん 0
business discussion; negotiation
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ち く ざ い 0
Most common form: 蓄財
amassing of wealth
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と う け い 0
noun
east longitude
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ま る ま る 0 ま る ま る 3
noun or verb acting prenominally, 'suru' verb
1. plump; rotund; chubby
2. entirely; completely; wholly
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え ん か 0
chloride
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せ ん な り 0
noun
1. great collection (of things); cluster; bunch
2. bottle gourd  (see also: 千成り瓢箪; abbreviation)
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し ん げ ん 0 し ん げ ん 3
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter  (see also: 震央)
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ち え ん 0
delay; latency
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こ う ば ん 0
1. leaving the mound; being knocked out  (see also: 登板; baseball term)
2. resigning from a role or position
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こ も ん じ ょ 0 こ も ん じ ょ 2
noun
1. ancient document; archives; ancient manuscript; paleograph
2. document addressed to someone in particular (jargon used in paleography)  (see also: 文書)
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す す め る 0
Most common form: すすめる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to recommend; to advise; to encourage; to offer (wine)
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suffix
after  (see also: 午後)
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ま い ふ ん 0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
every minute; per minute
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そ ろ え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to collect; to gather; to get together; to complete (a collection)
2. to arrange; to put in order; to prepare; to get ready
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た く わ え る 4 た く わ え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to store; to lay in stock
2. to have a beard; to grow a beard
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と こ ろ ど こ ろ 1
Most common form: 所所
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
here and there; some parts (of something); several places
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て ん に ゅ う 0
move in (to a new house)
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り べ ん 0 り べ ん 1
convenience
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は な わ 0
noun
wreath; garland
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と う 1
Most common form: とう
noun, noun (suffix)
sugar
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び ょ う じ ょ う 0
noun
patient's condition; pathology
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は め つ 0
ruin; destruction; fall
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り つ あ ん 0
draft; draught; (rough) design
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じ ぜ ん 0
charity; philanthropy
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マ ス タ ー 1
1. to master; to learn
noun
2. proprietor; manager; bar-owner
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ね ぼ う 0
1. sleeping in late; oversleeping
noun
2. late riser; sleepyhead
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ラ ベ ル 1
noun
1. label (i.e. sticker)
2. label (i.e. record label)  (esp. レーベル)
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な ご や 1
noun
Nagoya (city)
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ま ふ 0
noun
hemp cloth; linen
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ワ イ ド 1
wide
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い ど む 2
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to challenge; to throw down the gauntlet; to contend for; to tackle
2. to pressure someone for sex; to woo; to make love to
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で ん し ん 0
telegraph
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だ せ ん 0
noun
batting lineup (line-up)  (baseball term)
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う み べ 0
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
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こ ん わ く 0
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
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て ん ぷ 1
attachment (e.g. email); appendix (e.g. of a report, document, etc); annex; appendage; annexure
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げ ん き ょ う 0
noun
present condition
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こ う か 1
noun
1. court noble; nobility  (this meaning is restricted to reading くげ)
2. Imperial Court
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せ ん ね ん 3
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
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す っ と 0 す っ と 1
Most common form: スッと
1. straight; quickly; directly; all of a sudden  (スーッと and すうっと are more emphatic; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. quietly; gently; softly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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へ い ち 0
noun
level ground; plain
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