The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 2 Vocab 501-600

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い そ ぐ 2
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
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ぎ ろ ん 1
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
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け い こ う 0
tendency; trend; inclination
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む ね 2
noun
1. chest; breast  (むな is usually used in compounds)
2. breasts; bosom; bust
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は や し 3 は や し 0
noun
1. woods; forest; copse; thicket
2. bunch; line (of something); collection
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し ょ く り ょ う 2
noun
food
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よ る 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
evening; night
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な ぐ る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
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で あ う 2
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon  (出遭う usu. has a negative connotation)
2. to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)  (esp. 出合う; this meaning is restricted to form 出会う, 出合う)
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は っ せ い 0
1. outbreak; spring forth; occurrence; incidence
2. generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; origin
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そ だ て る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to raise; to rear; to bring up
2. to train; to teach; to educate
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か ざ ん 1
volcano
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ね ん れ い 0
noun
age; years
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ゆ う し ょ く 0
noun
evening meal; dinner
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お じ ょ う さ ん 2
Most common form: お嬢さん
noun
1. daughter  (see also: 嬢さん; honorific)
2. young lady  (see also: 嬢さん)
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ち ゅ う お う 3 ち ゅ う お う 0
1. centre; center; middle; heart
2. metropolis; capital city; central government  (opposite: 地方)
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だ い じ ょ う ぶ 3
1. safe; all right; alright; OK; okay; sure
2. certainly; surely; undoubtedly
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お よ ぐ 2
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to swim
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ゼ ロ 1
Most common form: 零
zero; nought  (often written with kana only)
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ひ と こ と 0
single word; a few words; brief comment
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は つ げ ん 0
Most common form: はつげん
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
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き ぼ う 0
hope; wish; aspiration
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か ら て 0
Most common form: 空手
noun
1. karate
2. empty handed
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ふ と い 2
1. fat; thick
2. deep (of a voice)
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い ど う 0
1. movement; transfer; migration; removal; travel
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. mobile; moving; traveling; travelling; roving
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き ょ う そ う 0
1. competition; contest
2. to compete
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み ご と 1
Most common form: 美事
1. splendid; magnificent; beautiful; admirable
noun
2. praiseworthy act; feat; commendable deed
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け い や く 0
contract; compact; agreement
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え い ぎ ょ う 0
business; trade; sales; operations
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い ち ぶ 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. one part; one portion; one section; some
2. one copy (e.g. of a document)
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し ゅ う に ゅ う 0
noun
income; receipts; revenue
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け い さ ん 0
1. calculation; reckoning; count
2. forecast
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く つ し た 2 く つ し た 3 く つ し た 4
noun
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
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あ わ せ る 3
Most common form: 合せる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
2. to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up
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て い あ ん 0
proposal; proposition; suggestion
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し ゅ だ ん 1
noun
means; way; measure
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か ん し ん 0
noun
concern; interest
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よ わ い 2
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
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う す い 0 う す い 2
1. thin
2. pale; light
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あ ら う 0 あ ら う 3
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to wash
2. to investigate
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の う ぎ ょ う 1
agriculture
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だ ん た い 0
noun
organization; organisation; association
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て き よ う 0
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
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え え 1
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; that is correct; right
2. um; errr
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そ う じ 0
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
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あ き 1
Most common form: あき
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
autumn; fall
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こ ん な ん 1
difficulty; distress
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む か う 0
Most common form: 向う
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to face
2. to go towards; to head towards
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サ ー ク ル 1
noun
1. group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle
2. circle (shape)
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き ゅ う じ つ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
holiday; day off
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れ ん ぞ く 0
serial; consecutive; continuity; occurring in succession; continuing
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い が い 0 い が い 1
unexpected; surprising
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ど ん な 1
1. what; what kind of  (see also: あんな, こんな, そんな)
2. (with -temo, demo, etc.) any(body, thing, means, etc.)  (as in どんな人でも)
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ひ が い 1
noun
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
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じ っ し 0
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters); enactment
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ふ か い 2
1. deep  (opposite: 浅い)
2. profound
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ゆ に ゅ う 0
1. importation; import; introduction  (opposite: 輸出)
2. afferent  (biology term; opposite: 輸出)
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う ご か す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position
2. to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence
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き ょ う ど う 0
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation; collaboration; association  (esp. 共同)
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な な め 1
1. slanting; tilted; sloping; diagonal; oblique  (see also: 斜)
2. unusual; slanted (view of the world); bad (mood)
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お く れ る 0
Most common form: 後れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue  (see also: 遅刻)
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せ い げ ん 3
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
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ひ よ う 1
noun
cost; expense
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せ っ け い 0
plan; design; layout
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か か く 0 か か く 1
noun
price; value; cost
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ふ だ ん 1
usual; habitual; ordinary; everyday; always  (previously written as 不断)
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そ ぼ 1
grandmother  (see also: 婆)
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ゆ 1
noun
1. hot water  (see also: 水)
2. hot bath; hot spring
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Most common form: もう一度
expression
once more; again
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せ い め い 1
noun
life; existence
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ぎ も ん 0
noun
question; problem; doubt; guess
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や る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study  (see also: 為る; often written with kana only; colloquialism)
2. to send; to dispatch; to despatch  (often written with kana only)
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せ だ い 1 せ だ い 0
generation; the world; the age
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か ん じ ょ う 0
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
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せ け ん 1
noun
world; society
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ば め ん 0 ば め ん 1
scene; setting (e.g. of novel); situation
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し ゅ と 1 し ゅ と 2
capital city; metropolis
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り ゅ う が く 0
Most common form: りゅうがく
studying abroad (usu. at university level)
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し り ょ う 1
materials; data; document
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か え す 1
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to return (something); to restore; to put back  (see also: 帰す; esp. 返す)
2. to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn
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う し な う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to lose; to part with
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せ わ 0
looking after; help; aid; assistance
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き そ く 0
noun
rules; regulations; conventions
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ど う い つ 0
1. identical; same; one and the same; equal
2. fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
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ろ う ど う 0
1. manual labor; manual labour; toil; work
2. Labour Party  (see also: 労働党; abbreviation)
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ぎ ゅ う に く 0
noun
beef
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し は い 1
domination; rule; control; direction; guidance
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し ょ う ひ 0 し ょ う ひ 1
consumption; expenditure
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い っ か 1
noun
a house; a home; a family; a household; one's family; one's folks; a style
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い ち 2
numeric, prefix
1. one  (see also: ワン; １ can also be read ワン. 壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
2. best
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し そ う 0
noun
thought; idea; ideology
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こ の あ い だ 5 こ の あ い だ 0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. the other day; lately; recently; during this period
2. meanwhile; in the meantime  (this meaning is restricted to reading このかん)
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ぶ じ 0
safety; peace; quietness  (see also: 無事に)
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じ ど う 0
1. automatic; self-motion
2. intransitive verb  (see also: 自動詞; linguistics terminology; abbreviation)
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す む 1
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide  (see also: 棲む)
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と っ き ゅ う 0
noun
1. limited express (train, faster than an express)  (see also: 特別急行; abbreviation)
2. great hurry
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よ う ふ く 0
noun
Western-style clothes (cf traditional Japanese clothes)
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か ん と く 0
1. supervision; control; superintendence; direction
noun
2. director; superintendent; supervisor; coach; foreman; manager; overseer; controller; boss
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こ ん や 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
this evening; tonight
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か い ふ く 0
1. restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; return; replevin; improvement  (this meaning is restricted to form 回復, 恢復)
2. recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence  (esp. 快復)
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