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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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み の が す 0 み の が す 3
Most common form: みのがす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to miss; to overlook; to fail to notice
2. to turn a blind eye (to a wrongdoing etc.); to ignore
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か い へ い 0
opening and shutting
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た ん ち 1
detection
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こ し 1
Most common form: 枯死
withering; dying
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に せ い 1
noun
1. nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); foreigner of Japanese parentage
noun, noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
2. the Second (king, etc. of the same name); second generation; junior
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ネ タ 0
noun
1. material; joke material; contents  (see also: 種・たね; from たね, kana reversed)
2. proof; evidence
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せ き む 1
noun
duty; obligation
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へ い せ つ 0
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side  (see also: 併置)
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ス コ ア 2
noun
score
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か に 0
noun
crab  (often written with kana only)
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suffix
strength; power; proficiency; ability
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noun
classifier for naming train cars
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た い き ょ 1
1. departure; leaving; going away; evacuation
2. recession
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さ い こ ん 0
second marriage; remarriage
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バ ト ル 1
noun
battle
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な い ら ん 0
noun
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
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し ょ う べ ん 3
1. urine; piss; pee
2. breaking a contract  (colloquialism)
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さ い ぶ 1
noun
details
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noun
portion of food
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い ろ け 3
noun
1. colouring; coloring; shade of colour; shade of color
2. sex appeal (esp. women); interest in the opposite sex; sensuality; seductiveness; glamor; glamour; sexual passion
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げ ん ご う 3 げ ん ご う 0
noun
era name
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ち ょ っ こ う 0
through; non-stop; direct
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よ う し き 0
noun
Western style; foreign style
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こ う ろ ん 1 こ う ろ ん 0
dispute; quarrel; argument
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つ い に 1
1. finally; at last  (often written with kana only)
2. in the end  (with a verb in negative form; often written with kana only)
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う つ し 3
noun
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
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ぶ つ け る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to crash into  (often written with kana only)
2. to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand)  (often written with kana only)
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は ん て ん 0
1. rolling over
2. turning around; turning from side to side; inversion; reversal
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す む 1
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to clear (e.g. weather); to become transparent
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さ き も の 0
noun
futures
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げ つ が く 0
noun
monthly amount (sum)
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つ つ み 3 つ つ み 0
noun
bank; embankment; dike
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ば ん そ う 0
(musical) accompaniment
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た い め ん 0
1. interview; meeting
2. opposing (traffic, etc.); facing; confronting
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に ご る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become muddy; to become cloudy; to get impure (of a liquid, gas, etc.)
2. to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse
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お し い 2
1. regrettable; disappointing
2. precious; dear; valuable
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エ ン デ ィ ン グ 0
noun
ending
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か え 0
noun
1. change; alteration; substitute; spare; proxy
2. rate of exchange  (usu. 換え)
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か わ ば た 0
noun
riverbank
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か ん ず る 0
Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs), intransitive verb
to feel; to sense  (see also: 感じる)
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ろ う ひ 0
waste; extravagance
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サ ブ 1
noun
sub; substitute  (abbreviation)
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こ の え 0
noun
Imperial Guards
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や し ろ 1
noun
shrine (usually Shinto)
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ど し ゃ 1
noun
sediment; earth and sand
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さ き だ か 0
noun
higher future quotations
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い わ や ま 0
Most common form: 岩山
noun
rocky mountain
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ほ う か ご 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
after school
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サ イ レ ン 1
siren
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げ き か 0
intensification; aggravation
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せ ん じ ょ う 0
washing; cleaning; laundering
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ぼ う ず 1
noun
1. Buddhist priest; bonze
2. close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head
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し め る 2
Most common form: 絞める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to strangle; to constrict
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つ て 2
noun
intermediary; influence; good offices; connections; someone to trust; go-between; pull
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な ん し き 0
soft (esp. of softball, tennis, etc.)  (see also: 硬式)
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て お く れ 2
1. being (too) late
2. belated treatment
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が っ ぺ い し ょ う 0 が っ ぺ い し ょ う 3
Most common form: 合併症
noun
complications (in an illness)
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ち ち 1
slow; lagging; tardy
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く れ ぐ れ も 3 く れ ぐ れ も 2
repeatedly; sincerely; earnestly  (often written with kana only)
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し ご 1
Most common form: 私語
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
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へ い げ ん 0
noun
plain; moor; prairie
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で さ き 3
noun
one's destination
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は っ せ い 0
1. utterance; speaking; vocalization; vocalisation; enunciation; pronouncing
2. leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
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シ ー ト 1
noun
1. seat
2. sheet
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じ ゅ う お う 3 じ ゅ う お う 0
noun
1. length and width; length and breadth; lengthwise and crosswise; longitude and latitude; vertical and horizontal
2. four cardinal points; every direction  (this meaning is restricted to reading じゅうおう)
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よ う じ ょ う 0
noun
on the sea or ocean
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ド
prefix
1. precisely; exactly; plumb; totally; very much  (occ. written 度 (ateji))
2. damn; stupid; cursed
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す い し ょ う 0
recommendation; endorsement
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エ ン ジ ェ ル 1
noun
angel
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1. uneven; irregular; speckled; mottled  (often written with kana only)
2. erratic; inconsistent  (often written with kana only)
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は ず む 0 は ず む 3
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to spring; to bound; to bounce; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to get lively; to treat oneself to; to splurge on
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じ ょ え ん 0
co-star
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も ち あ げ る 0 も ち あ げ る 5
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to elevate; to raise; to lift up
2. to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
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す き 0
Most common form: 隙
noun
1. gap; space
2. break; interlude; interval  (this meaning is restricted to reading すき)
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よ こ す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to send; to forward  (often written with kana only)
2. to hand over (e.g. money)  (often written with kana only)
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サ イ ド 1
noun
side
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noun
mandarin orange (esp. the satsuma mandarin, Citrus unshiu)  (often written with kana only)
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お こ す 2
Most common form: 興す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to establish (e.g. company); to build up; to set up; to promote; to vitalize; to revive  (see also: 起こす)
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ら っ か ん 0
optimism
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う ん ど う か い 3
noun
athletic meet; sports day
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そ な え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
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め い ぶ ん 0
noun
justification; just cause; moral duty
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へ ん き ゃ く 0
return of something; repayment
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め ま い 0
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo  (often written with kana only)
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え ん げ い 0
noun
entertainment; performance
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し ぞ く 1
clan; family
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け ん に ん 0
noun
1. concurrent post
2. to hold two posts concurrently
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き か ん 0
noun
mainstay; nucleus; key
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は っ こ う 0
luminescence; radiation
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か っ し ょ く 0
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
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だ ん じ 1
noun
boy; son; man  (see also: 女児)
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う す め る 0 う す め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to dilute; to water down
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Most common form: 嵩
noun
bulk; volume; quantity
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か い む 1
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
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ぎ い ん 1
noun
1. parliament; congress; diet
2. house (of parliament, etc.); chamber
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じ ょ う す い 0 じ ょ う す い 1
noun
water supply; tap water
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き ん メ ダ ル 3
noun
gold medal
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き し ょ う 0
scarce; rare
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さ か の ぼ る 4
Most common form: さかのぼる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go upstream  (often written with kana only)
2. to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to; to make retroactive  (often written with kana only)
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き ん も つ 0
noun
taboo; forbidden thing
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