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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 901-1000

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み に く い 3
1. ugly; unattractive
2. unsightly; unseemly  (see also: 醜い争い)
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do something for somebody
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か み 1
noun
1. upper reaches (of a river); upper stream  (opposite: 下)
2. top; upper part; upper half (of the body)
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て っ た い 0
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
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か
Most common form: 科
noun, noun (suffix)
1. department; section; faculty; school; arm
2. course (of study); branch of study; specialization
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こ ん ど う 0
confusion; mixing; merger
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こ う に ん 0
successor
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は ん ど う 0
noun
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
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く く 1 く く 2
noun
multiplication table; times table
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せ ん す い 0
diving; submerging; going underwater
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せ ん ぷ う き 3
Most common form: 扇風器
noun
electric fan
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ふ ち 2
noun
rim; brim; edge; brink
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ね ん ぴ ょ う 0
noun
chronological table
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ど う そ う か い 3
noun
graduate's association; alumni meeting; class reunion
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せ ん せ ん 0
noun
(war) front
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ほ か く 0
capture; seizure
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う ち こ む 3
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in
2. to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to smash
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つ ば 1
Most common form: 唾
saliva; spit; sputum
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に し び 0
noun
westering sun; setting sun
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て い お ん 0
low temperature
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せ い い く 0
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
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た こ 3
noun
kite
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か く と う 0
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
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あ か い ろ 0
noun
1. red; red color (colour)  (usu. あかいろ)
2. red-colored; red  (usu. せきしょく)
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noun
1. (hard) candy; toffee  (food term)
2. rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.  (food term)
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し ん い 1
noun
real intention; true motive; true meaning
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し げ る 2
Most common form: 茂る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
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せ め る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to attack; to assault; to assail
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よ う し 0
noun
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
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の り か え る 4 の り か え る 3
Most common form: 乗りかえる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train)
2. to change one's mind; to move on to (e.g. a new love interest); to change methods; to change one's way of thinking
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は ば む 2
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct; to oppose; to thwart
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ま っ き 1
noun
1. closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; end-of-life (care, decision making, etc.)
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
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セ メ ン ト 0
noun
cement
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あ む 1
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to knit; to plait; to braid
2. to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
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は っ そ う 0
sending; forwarding; shipping
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く し ん 2 く し ん 1
pain; trouble; anxiety; diligence; hard work
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ぶ ん み ゃ く 0
noun
context  (linguistics terminology)
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こ う け い 0
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
1. succession
noun
2. successor
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suffix
shall; should; must  (see also: 可き; often written with kana only)
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な に げ な い 4
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
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ウ イ ル ス 1
noun
1. virus  (originally from Latin, ger)
2. viral
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く る ま い す 3
noun
wheelchair; folding push-chair
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じ ん ぞ う 0
man-made; synthetic; artificial
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る い 1
Most common form: 塁
noun
1. base; bag; sack  (baseball term)
2. fortress; stronghold
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い っ ぽ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. (a) step
2. level; stage
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こ う ひ ょ う 0
popularity; favorable reputation; favourable reputation
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れ ん さ い 0
serialization; serialisation; serial story
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で き あ が る 0 で き あ が る 4
Most common form: 出来あがる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat)
2. to be very drunk  (see also: べろべろ)
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せ い や く 0
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
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ば く ろ 1
disclosure; exposure; revelation
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ひ か げ 0
noun
1. shade; shadow
2. sunshine
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て ん よ う 0
diversion; putting something to another use
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よ う ご 1
noun
1. protection; advocacy; support; defence; championship; vindication
2. to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
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ぐ 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. tool; means; ingredients
2. counter for armor (armour), suits, sets of furniture
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げ ん ぱ つ 0
noun
1. nuclear power plant; nuclear power generation  (see also: 原子力発電所, 原子力発電; abbreviation)
2. primary (e.g. primary immunodeficiency syndrome)
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こ
こ 1
Most common form: 弧
noun
arc
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す し 2 す し 1
noun
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)  (see also: 巻き寿司; food term)
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ち か ら 3
noun
1. force; strength; might; vigour (vigor); energy
2. capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
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は ち 2
noun
1. bowl; pot; basin
2. flowerpot
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じ ゅ ん じ ょ う 0
pure heart; naivete; self-sacrificing devotion
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し ゅ か ん 0
noun
1. subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego
2. one's personal opinion; one's own idea
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て ん き ょ 0
moving; changing residence
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し ょ う 1
Most common form: しょう
noun
commander; general; leader
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じ ん ぶ ん 0
noun
humanity; civilization; civilisation; culture; humanism
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す い が い 0
noun
water damage; flood disaster
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た い く つ 0
tedium; boredom
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expression
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding (formal literary form of で)  (often written with kana only)
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い い わ け 0
1. excuse
2. explanation
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わ た 2
Most common form: わた
noun
1. cotton plant (Gossypium spp.)  (often written with kana only)
2. batting; wadding; padding
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ず ひ ょ う 0
chart; diagram; graph; figure
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noun
10 minutes
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あ し く び 2
noun
ankle
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は や 1
noun
already; now; by this time
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む ろ ま ち 0
noun
Muromachi (era 1392-1573, or 1333-1573, or 1336-1573)
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し ん し ゅ ん 0
noun
New Year (Spring)
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ア ル ミ 0
noun
aluminum (Al); aluminium  (see also: アルミニウム; abbreviation)
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む ち 1
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
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れ い 1
noun, noun (suffix)
command; order; dictation
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そ う に ゅ う 0
insertion; incorporation; infixing
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じ ょ う ぶ 1
top part; surface
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あ じ わ い 0
1. flavour; flavor
2. meaning; significance
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に く し み 0 に く し み 4
noun
hatred
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そ し つ 0
character; qualities; genius; the makings of
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は る か 1
Most common form: はるか
far; far away; distant; remote; far off  (often written with kana only)
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な が め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to view; to gaze at
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か る 0 か る 2
Most common form: 刈る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to cut (hair); to mow (grass); to harvest; to clip; to shear; to reap; to trim; to prune
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さ ん に ゅ う 0
1. entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access
2. visiting a high-class or noble individual  (original meaning)
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ま い 0
Most common form: まい
noun
dancing; dance
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あ く し つ 0
bad quality; malignancy; vicious; malignant
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じ つ ざ い 0
reality; existence
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み じ ゅ く 0 み じ ゅ く 1
Most common form: 未熟
inexperience; unripeness; raw; unskilled; immature; inexperienced
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し ょ と く ぜ い 3
Most common form: 所得税
noun
income tax
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ざ い こ 0
noun
inventory; stock; stockpile
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け ん ち 1
noun
point of view
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つ も る 2 つ も る 0
1. to pile up; to accumulate
2. to estimate  (see also: 見積もる)
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ひ っ こ し 0
Most common form: 引越し
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
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に ち や 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
day and night; always
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さ ん せ ん 0
1. participation in a war; going to war
2. taking part in a competition or contest
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ば ば 1 ば ば 0
noun
horse-riding ground
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の り 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. riding; ride
2. spread (of paints)
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