The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 2 Vocab 201-300

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あ お い 2
1. blue; green
2. pale  (this meaning is restricted to form 青い, 蒼い)
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は こ 0
Most common form: はこ
noun
1. box; case; chest; package; pack
2. car (of a train, etc.)
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か よ う 0
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between
2. to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent
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な 0
noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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し ょ く ひ ん 0
noun
food; food products; foodstuffs
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で か け る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out
2. to be about to leave; to be just going out
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ち き ゅ う 0
the earth; the globe
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ち い き 1
noun
area; region
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け っ て い 0
decision; determination
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ぜ ん た い 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
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お か し い 3
1. funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous  (often written with kana only)
2. strange; odd; funny; peculiar; weird; unusual; eccentric  (often written with kana only)
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だ い ひ ょ う 0
representative; representation; delegation; type; example; model
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と き 2
noun
1. time; hour; moment  (刻 signifies a time of day, 秋 signifies an important time)
noun, adverb
2. occasion; case  (this meaning is restricted to form 時)
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つ ま り 3 つ ま り 1
1. that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean  (often written with kana only)
2. in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically  (often written with kana only)
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は ん だ ん 1 は ん だ ん 3
1. judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion; adjudication
2. divination
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ち ゃ 0
Most common form: ちゃ
noun
1. tea  (see also: お茶)
2. tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
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ぜ ん こ く 1
countrywide; nationwide; whole country; national
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ひ じ ょ う 0
1. emergency
2. extraordinary; unusual
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ふ つ か 0
noun
1. second day of the month
2. two days
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た し か 1
1. sure; certain; positive; definite
2. reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact
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し ん ち ょ う 0
noun
height (of body); stature
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も り 0
noun
1. forest
2. shrine grove  (see also: 鎮守の杜; esp. 杜)
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み っ か 0
noun
1. the third day of the month
2. three days
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ひ ろ う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to pick up; to find; to gather
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て ん 1
noun
1. sky
2. heaven  (this meaning is restricted to reading てん)
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そ う だ ん 0
consultation; discussion
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ち ゅ う し 0
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
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が く し ゅ う 0
study; learning; tutorial
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の で 0
particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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じ ぶ ん じ し ん 4
oneself; myself
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つ づ け る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb, auxiliary verb
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
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ガ ソ リ ン 0
noun
gasoline; petrol
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あ い だ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. space (between); gap; interval; distance
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
2. time (between); pause; break
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ち ょ く せ つ 0
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), 'no' adjective
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand  (see also: 間接)
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じ じ つ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
fact; truth; reality
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expression, 'i' adjective
1. is not; am not; are not  (from ではない)
2. isn't it?
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で ん ち 1
noun
battery; cell
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せ き に ん 0
noun
1. duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
2. liability; onus
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わ た す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse
2. to lay across; to build across
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ド ラ イ ブ 2
noun
1. drive; trip by car; driving
'suru' verb, intransitive verb
2. to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car
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ひ ょ う げ ん 3
1. expression; presentation
2. representation; notation  (mathematics)
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ぶ っ し つ 0
noun
1. material; substance
2. matter  (physics terminology)
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か い だ ん 0
noun
stairs; stairway; staircase
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ほ う こ く 0
report; information
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と し 1
town; city; municipal; urban
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ぜ っ た い 0
1. absolutely; unconditionally  (see also: 絶対に)
2. absolute; unconditional; unmistakable
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い っ し ょ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
1. whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era
2. (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
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だ い と う り ょ う 3
noun
president; chief executive
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ど う よ う 0
identical; equal to; same (kind); like; similarity
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あ そ び 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. playing
2. play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)  (often written with kana only)
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お ち こ む 0 お ち こ む 3
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to feel down (sad)
2. to be in a slump (e.g. business, economy); to be in an unfavourable condition
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こ う つ う 0
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
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す い ど う 0
noun
water service; water supply
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い っ し ょ に 0
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
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す ご い 2
1. terrible; dreadful  (often written with kana only)
2. amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific  (often written with kana only)
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お わ り 0
noun
the end
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ね ん だ い 0
noun
age; era; period; date
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ね る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to lie down
2. to go to bed; to lie in bed
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せ い ど 1
system; institution; organization; organisation
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じ ょ う き ょ う 0
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
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き た い 0
expectation; anticipation; hope
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か い い ん 0
noun
member; the membership
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ど り ょ く 1
great effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; effort
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い が い 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
with the exception of; excepting
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け っ こ ん し き 3
noun
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
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ほ う そ う 0
broadcast; broadcasting
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こ う か 1
1. effect; effectiveness; efficacy; result
noun
2. effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)  (see also: 音響効果)
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せ い ね ん 0
noun
youth; young man
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ま ん 1
numeric
1. 10,000; ten thousand  (萬 is sometimes used in legal documents)
2. myriad
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に じ 1
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
two o'clock
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き ょ う し 1
teacher (classroom)
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メ ニ ュ ー 1
noun
1. menu  (originally from French)
2. schedule; program; programme  (this meaning is restricted to reading メニュー)
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ご ぜ ん ち ゅ う 0
noun
this morning; in the morning; throughout the morning
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た い へ ん 0
1. very; greatly
2. immense; enormous; great
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せ ん 1
Most common form: せん
noun, noun (suffix)
1. line; stripe; stria
2. line (e.g. telephone line); wire
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か く 1
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to write; to compose; to pen
2. to draw; to paint  (see also: 描く)
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げ ん ご 1
noun
language  (linguistics terminology)
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か み 2
Most common form: かみ
noun
hair (on the head)
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だ
だ 0
copula
1. be; is  (see also: である, です; plain copula)
auxiliary verb
2. indicates past or completed action  (see also: た; た after certain verb forms)
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ひ ゃ く ま ん 3
noun
1. 1,000,000; one million; million
2. many
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き ろ く 0
noun
1. record; minutes; document
2. a record (e.g. in sports); results; score
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か い は つ 0
development; exploitation
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わ た し 0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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し ま い 1
noun
sisters
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き じ 1
noun
article; news story; report; account
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ぶ っ か 0
noun
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
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い っ ぱ ん 0
1. general; universal
2. ordinary; average; common  (opposite: 特殊)
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き た な い 3
1. dirty; filthy; foul; unclean
2. disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting)
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こ う ぎ ょ う 1
noun
(manufacturing) industry
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こ く み ん 0 こ く み ん 3
noun
nation; nationality; people; citizen
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し ょ う じ る 0 し ょ う じ る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to produce; to yield; to cause  (see also: 生ずる)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
2. to result from; to arise; to be generated  (see also: 生ずる)
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り ょ う ほ う 3 り ょ う ほ う 0
both; both sides; both parties  (see also: 片方)
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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time  (often written with kana only)
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ふ く ざ つ 0
complex; complicated; mixed (feelings)  (see also: ややこしい)
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た い よ う 1
noun
sun; solar
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noun
(period of) one year
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す う じ 0
noun
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character  (mathematics)
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は い る 1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to enter; to go into  (opposite: 出る)
2. to break into
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き っ さ て ん 3 き っ さ て ん 0
noun
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
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こ う じ 1
construction work; construction; work (related to construction, e.g. painting, concrete-pouring, etc.)
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