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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 401-500

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き ど う 0
noun
1. maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. mobile; nimble; agile; quick to respond  (see also: 機動隊)
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て ん も ん 0
noun
astronomy
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expression
1. called; named; that says; that  (often written with kana only)
2. as many as; as much as  (after a quantity; often written with kana only)
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か ん せ つ 0
joints (knee joint, elbow joint, etc.)
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パ タ ー ン 2
noun
1. pattern
2. behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability; force of habit  (see also: ワンパターン)
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ゆ う か い 0
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
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き ょ う ち ょ う 0
1. cooperation; conciliation; harmony
2. firm (market) tone
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か ん て い 0
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
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か ぜ 0
noun
1. wind; breeze; draught; draft
noun, noun (prefix)
2. manner; behaviour; behavior  (see also: 風)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. system; lineage; group
2. corollary  (mathematics)
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オ ー ト バ イ 3
noun
motorcycle  (originally from 'auto-bike')
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て い た い 0
stagnation; tie-up; congestion; retention; accumulation; falling into arrears
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た ぼ う 0
busy; pressure of work
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バ ッ ジ 1 バ ッ ジ 0
noun
badge
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き ゅ う じ ゅ う 1
noun
ninety
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ね ん が っ ぴ 3
noun
date
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し も 2
Most common form: しも
noun
frost
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こ く え い 0
government management; state management
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は さ み 3
noun
1. scissors; shears; clippers  (see also: 螯; often written with kana only)
2. hole punch  (often written with kana only)
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か い か ん 0
1. opening a hall for that day's business (museum, library, etc.)
2. opening of new hall (museum, etc.)
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り く つ 0
noun
theory; reason
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せ ん だ っ て 5 せ ん だ っ て 0
Most common form: 先達て
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
recently; the other day
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バ ン 1
noun
1. bun
2. van (caravan)
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げ ん そ く 0
deceleration  (opposite: 加速)
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な ん か 0
going south
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た く ち 0
noun
building lot; residential land
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が い や 0
noun
1. outfield  (see also: 内野)
2. outfielder  (see also: 外野手; abbreviation)
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ざ い じ ゅ う 0
noun, 'suru' verb, noun (suffix)
residing; living; dwelling
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し ょ に ち 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
first or opening day
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く も る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get cloudy; to cloud over; to become overcast
2. to cloud up; to fog up; to mist up; to become dim
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ピ ク ニ ッ ク 1 ピ ク ニ ッ ク 3 ピ ク ニ ッ ク 2
noun
picnic
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こ う 1
noun, noun (suffix)
marquis; lord; daimyo
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せ っ き ょ く 0
noun
positive; progressive
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じ ょ う と 1
transfer; assignment; conveyance
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へ
へ 1
particle
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")  (pronounced え in modern Japanese)
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は ば つ 0
clique; faction
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か り に 0
temporarily; provisionally; for example; for argument's sake
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キ ッ チ ン 1
noun
1. kitchen
2. chitin
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も く げ き 0
witnessing; observing; sighting
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こ ん け つ 0
mixed race; mixed parentage  (sensitive)
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も の お と 3 も の お と 4
noun
sound; sounds
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た い ち ょ う 0
noun
length of an animal (sometimes including and sometimes excluding the tail)
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も よ お す 3 も よ お す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hold (a meeting); to give (a dinner); to show signs of
2. to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.)
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せ い ほ う け い 3 せ い ほ う け い 0
square
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て き せ い 0
reasonable; suitable
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し く 0
Most common form: しく
1. to spread out; to lay out
2. to take a position
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が い し ゃ 0
noun
foreign automobile
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き の ど く 3 き の ど く 4
Most common form: 気のどく
pitiful; unfortunate; (a) pity
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け い り 1
management; accounting
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め い も ん 0
1. noted family; noble family
2. prestigious school, organization, business, etc.  (see also: 名門校)
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ほ ぜ ん 0
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
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し ゅ く め い 0
noun
fate; destiny; predestination
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じ ゅ り つ 0
establish; create
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ち ょ う ち ょ う 1
noun
town headman; town mayor
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や ま て 0 や ま て 1
1. place near the mountains  (see also: 海手)
noun
2. hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)  (see also: 山の手)
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と う ゆ 0
noun
lamp oil; kerosene
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し さ く 0
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
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あ い つ ぐ 1
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
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か い 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. meeting; assembly; party
2. association; club
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ご さ 1
noun
measurement error; calculation error
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ざ ん こ く 0
cruelty; harshness
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と 1
metropolitan; municipal
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び ょ う に ん 0
noun
sick person; patient; invalid
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ゆ か た 0
noun
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)  (see also: 湯帷子)
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せ い た い 0
organism; living body
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か い そ う 0
reflection; reminiscence
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け ん な い 1
within the prefecture
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か め ん 0
noun
1. mask
2. disguise
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こ っ そ り 3
stealthily; secretly  (see also: こそこそ; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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か ま 0 か ま 1
noun
iron pot; kettle
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か 0
noun
mosquito
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ぜ ん ぽ う 0
1. forward; frontward  (opposite: 後方)
2. rectangular front
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り そ く 0
noun
interest (bank)
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き よ 1
contribution; service
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つ い き ゅ う 0
noun
1. pursuing (goal); pursuit; seeking; search
2. to pursue (e.g. goal); to seek
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め い 1
noun
niece  (see also: 姪御, 姪子)
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し ゅ ん じ ゅ う 1
noun
1. spring and autumn; spring and fall; months and years  (see also: 五経)
2. the Chronicles of Lu or the Spring and Autumn Annals - one of the Five Classics  (this meaning is restricted to reading しゅんじゅう)
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と な え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to recite; to chant
2. to cry; to yell; to shout
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ね ん が じ ょ う 2
Most common form: 年賀状
noun
New Year's card
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か た 2
Most common form: 潟
noun
lagoon
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デ ー ト 1
date; go on a date
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し ぐ れ 0
noun
1. drizzle; shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
2. seasonable rain  (this meaning is restricted to reading じう)
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で む か え 0
noun
meeting; reception
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し ょ う も う 0
exhaustion; consumption; waste; dissipation
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き ゃ く し つ 0
noun
1. guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane)
2. drawing room
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せ ん ば つ 0
Most common form: せんばつ
selection; choice; picking out
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ざ い だ ん 0
foundation
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け い ど 1
noun
longitude
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わ き 0
noun
1. armpit; under one's arm; side; flank
2. beside; close to; near; by  (also written as 傍, 側)
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は み が き 2
Most common form: 歯磨
1. dental brushing; brushing one's teeth
2. dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
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だ ん 1
noun
1. step; stair; (flight of) steps; (row of) stitches; columns (of print)
noun, counter
2. grade; rank; level
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な
particle
1. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis
2. (used with masu stem verb) command  (from なさい; abbreviation)
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ば 0
noun
1. place; spot; space
2. field; discipline; sphere; realm
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さ し あ げ る 0 さ し あ げ る 4
Most common form: 差上げる
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to give; to offer  (humble)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
2. to lift up; to hold up; to raise  (humble)
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パ パ 1
noun
Papa
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た び 1
noun
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
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go on doing, continue
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て あ て 1
Most common form: 手当て
1. salary; pay; compensation; allowance (e.g. housing allowance); benefit; bonus  (esp. 手当)
2. medical care; treatment  (esp. 手当て)
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き ゅ う し 0
pause; cessation; rest
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チ ー ズ 1
noun
1. cheese  (see also: 乾酪)
expression
2. say cheese! (when taking photographs)
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