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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 801-900

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ぎ ふ 0
noun
Gifu (city)
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(describes state resulting from an action)
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ち ゃ く じ つ 0
steady; sound; trustworthy; solid
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か つ ぐ 2
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder
2. to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative
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す ず め 0
Most common form: すずめ
noun
1. tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
2. talkative person; knowledgeable person
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ご う 1
noun
1. 0.18039 litres (liters)
2. 0.3306 metres square (meters)
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が ん こ 1
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
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ふ け い き 2
Most common form: 不景気
business recession; hard times; depression; gloom; sullenness; cheerlessness
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メ ー ト ル 0
noun
1. metre; meter  (often written with kana only; originally from French)
2. meter (i.e. a gauge); gauge  (see also: メーター)
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ぶ ん り つ 0
segregation; separation; independence
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よ う ふ う 0
Western style  (see also: 和風)
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ち ょ う 1
noun
guts; bowels; intestines
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if; in case; supposing  (often written with kana only)
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き 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. period; time
2. age  (geology, etc. term)
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か ろ う 0
overwork; strain
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ぬ れ る 0 ぬ れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to get wet
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ざ つ お ん 0
noun
1. noise (jarring, grating)
2. gossip; irresponsible criticism
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こ う ぜ ん 0
open; public; official; overt
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し ゃ し ゅ 1
noun
car make; car model
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め ん ぜ い 0
tax exemption; duty exemption
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に く し ん 0
noun
blood relationship; blood relative
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せ き 1
Most common form: せき
noun, noun (suffix)
1. barrier; gate  (this meaning is restricted to reading せき)
noun
2. seki (in go); mutual life  (usu. セキ)
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ち ゅ う げ ん 0
noun
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
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い ち や 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
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ぎ せ き 0
noun
parliamentary seat
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カ タ ロ グ 0
catalog; catalogue  (often written with kana only)
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れ き だ い 0 れ き だ い 2
successive generations; successive emperors
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ぬ う 1
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to sew; to stitch
2. to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
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さ い ち ゅ う 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
in the middle of; height of; in course of; midst
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ひ ろ が り 0
noun
spread; span; expanse; extent
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だ ん け つ 0
unity; union; combination
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は つ か 0
noun
1. twentieth day of the month
2. twenty days
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noun
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
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お く な い 2
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
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て ん し ゅ 1
noun
shopkeeper
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ざ い む 1
financial affairs
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こ く じ 0
notice; bulletin
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せ め 2
noun
1. attack; offence; offense
2. dominant partner of a homosexual relationship  (see also: タチ, 受け; often written with kana only; colloquialism)
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き ょ う ざ い 0
noun
teaching materials
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noun
east entrance
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た ま る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up  (often written with kana only)
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し っ て ん 0
noun
1. losing points; lost points
2. run charged to the pitcher  (baseball term)
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あ い に く 0
unfortunately; Sorry, but ...  (often written with kana only)
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し ょ っ ち ゅ う 1
always; constantly; frequently; often
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は し り 3
noun
the first (harvest, catch) of the season or year
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お と こ ら し い 5
manly; masculine
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め つ ぼ う 0
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
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か き か た 4
noun
1. way of writing; manner of writing
2. penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy
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ち へ い せ ん 0
noun
horizon (related to land)  (see also: 水平線)
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ひ だ り き き 0
1. left-handedness; left-hander  (see also: 右利き)
2. drinker; wine lover  (see also: 左党)
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リ ク エ ス ト 3
request
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コ レ ク シ ョ ン 2
noun
1. collection
2. correction
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は い し ん 0
distribution; delivery; transmission; provision
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た い さ く 0
noun
epic
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さ が り 3 さ が り 1
noun
1. fall; decline; lowering; hanging down; drooping; slanting (downward)  (opposite: 上がり)
2. string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt  (sumo term)
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め う え 0 め う え 3
noun
superior; superiors; senior  (see also: 目下, 上司)
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し ゅ っ し 0
investment; contribution; financing
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そ
そ 1
Most common form: 祖
noun
ancestor; forefather; progenitor
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し た び 0
noun
burning low; waning; declining
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じ つ ぎ ょ う 0
noun
industry; business
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や た ら 0
1. indiscriminately; blindly; at random; recklessly; thoughtlessly; excessively; profusely  (often written with kana only)
2. indiscriminate; random; excessive  (often written with kana only)
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ね ん ら い 1 ね ん ら い 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
for some years
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め い ず る 0
Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs), transitive verb
to command; to appoint
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ふ じ さ ん 1
noun
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
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な ん だ か 1
Most common form: なんだか
(a) little; somewhat; somehow  (often written with kana only)
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り ょ う 1
Most common form: りょう
noun
1. hostel; dormitory
2. bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system)  (see also: 律令制; archaic)
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お お ざ っ ぱ 3
Most common form: 大雑把
rough (as in not precise); broad; sketchy
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え い り 1
noun
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
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む ね 2
noun
1. ridge (of roof)  (often むな as a prefix)
2. back of a sword  (see also: 刀背)
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ひ と め 0
noun
public gaze; public notice
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ほ せ い 0
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
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せ っ き ょ く て き 0
assertive; positive; active; proactive  (see also: 積極性)
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ち ゅ う ご く じ ん 4
noun
Chinese person
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じ た い 0
noun
type; font; lettering
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じ し ゃ く 1
1. magnet
2. compass
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の こ ら ず 3 の こ ら ず 2
all; entirely; completely; without exception
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げ ん し ょ く 0
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
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ま ゆ 1
Most common form: 繭
noun
cocoon
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し ゃ み せ ん 0
noun
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
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つ う た つ 0
notification; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration)
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な め ら か 2
1. smooth (e.g. skin or ground); glassy; velvety
2. fluent; smooth (speaking); without a hitch
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そ の ま ま 4
1. without change; as it is (i.e. now)  (often written with kana only)
2. just like; extremely similar  (often written with kana only)
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し ょ か い 0
noun
1. first time; first innings; initial attempt
2. first; initial  (see also: 第一回)
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せ い ほ う 0
noun
1. western direction
2. Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)  (see also: 西方浄土; Buddhist term; abbreviation; this meaning is restricted to reading さいほう)
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は く し ょ く 0
noun
white
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ま い ご 1
noun
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
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た い よ う 0 た い よ う 1
ocean
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て い さ つ 0
scout out; reconnaissance
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き ょ う が く 0
coeducation
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む じ 1
plain; unfigured
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か ず か ず 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), 'no' adjective
many; numerous; various; large number of  (see also: 数々)
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な れ 2
Most common form: 慣れ
practice; practising; experience
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noun
eagle (Accipitridae family)  (often written with kana only)
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よ う す い 0
noun
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
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こ も ん 1
adviser; advisor; consultant
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に ど 2 に ど 1
noun
1. two times; twice
2. two degrees
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だ せ き 0
noun
batter's box; one's turn at bat  (baseball term)
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あ っ と う 0
overwhelm; overpower; overwhelming
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ぬ け だ す 3
Most common form: ぬけだす
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to slip out; to sneak away; to excel
2. to break (out of a loop)  (computer terminology)
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