The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 2 Vocab 901-999

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く だ さ い 3
expression
1. please give me  (often written with kana only; honorific)
2. please do for me  (after te-form of a verb or a noun prefixed with o- or go-; often written with kana only; honorific)
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ぶ ん し ょ 1
noun
1. document; writing; letter; paperwork; note; records; archives
2. document addressed to someone in particular (jargon used in paleography)  (this meaning is restricted to reading もんじょ)
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さ か ん 0
1. popular
2. prosperous
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し ん が く 0
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
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か い せ い 0
revision; amendment; alteration
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こ と わ る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline
2. to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance
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り ゅ う こ う 3
1. fashion; fad; vogue; craze
2. prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
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き お ん 0
noun
atmospheric temperature
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な の か 0
Most common form: なのか
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. the seventh day of the month
2. seven days
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ほ ん の 0
mere; only; just; not even (with negative verb)  (often written with kana only)
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げ ん き ん 3
noun
1. cash; ready money; money on hand; currency
2. mercenary; self-interested; calculating
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グ ラ ム 1
noun
gram; gramme  (often written with kana only)
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ち ゅ う 0
annotation; explanatory note; comment
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て つ づ き 2
procedure; (legal) process; formalities
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じ ん こ う 0
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality  (opposite: 天然)
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き っ て 0
noun
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
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ま ん ぞ く 1
1. satisfaction; contentment; complacency  (see also: 不満, 不満足)
2. sufficient; enough; adequate; proper  (opposite: 不足)
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さ つ え い 0
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
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ま ご 2
Most common form: まご
noun
grandchild; grandson; granddaughter
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や す い 2
Most common form: やすい
1. cheap; inexpensive
2. calm; peaceful; quiet  (this meaning is restricted to form 安い)
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つ う が く 0
commuting to school; school commute
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お も て 3
noun
1. surface  (opposite: 裏)
2. face (i.e. the visible side of an object)
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し せ い 0
noun
attitude; posture; stance; approach; carriage (of the body)
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お っ し ゃ る 3
irregular godan verb 'aru', transitive verb
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk  (often written with kana only; honorific)
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ま で 0
particle
1. until (a time); till; to; up to  (often written with kana only)
2. to (a place); as far as  (often written with kana only)
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ゆ う び ん き ょ く 3
noun
post office
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あ じ 0
1. flavor; flavour; taste
2. charm; style
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ぐ あ い 0
Most common form: 具合い
noun
condition; state; manner; health
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し ん ゆ う 0
noun
close friend; bosom (old, intimate) friend; buddy; crony; chum
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た だ 1
1. ordinary; common; usual  (often written with kana only)
2. free of charge  (only 只; often written with kana only)
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か わ り 0
Most common form: 代り
1. substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing
2. stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor
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か ぶ る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself)  (often written with kana only)
2. to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water  (often written with kana only)
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か っ こ う 0
Most common form: カッコ
noun
1. shape; form; figure; posture; pose
2. appearance
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み り ょ く 0
Most common form: みりょく
noun
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
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の ぞ む 0 の ぞ む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to desire
2. to wish for; to expect
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よ う か 0
noun
1. the eighth day of the month
2. eight days
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く ら し 0
Most common form: 暮し
noun, noun (suffix)
life; living; livelihood; life circumstances  (usu. ぐらし as a suffix)
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め ん ど う 3
trouble; difficulty; care; attention
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し ん こ く 0
serious; severe; grave; acute
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け っ こ う 0 け っ こ う 3 け っ こ う 1
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. splendid; nice; wonderful; delicious; sweet
2. sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); (by implication) no thank you
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お ど り 0
noun
dance
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や っ つ 3
numeric
eight
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こ く り つ 0
national
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げ ん ち 1
actual place; local; on-site  (see also: 現場)
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て い こ う 0
1. resistance; opposition; standing up to
2. reluctance; repulsion; repugnance
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ふ め い 0
1. unknown; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous
2. anonymous; unidentified
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ぶ つ り 1
physics; law of nature
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こ む 1
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be crowded; to be packed
2. to be complex  (see also: 手の込んだ)
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ふ く す う 3
several; plural; plurality; multiple
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お も し ろ い 4
1. interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
2. amusing; funny; comical
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あ び る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to bathe in; to be flooded with (e.g. light); to be covered in
2. to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon; to be showered with
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か つ 1
adverb, conjunction
yet; moreover; and  (often written with kana only)
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へ ん し ゅ う 0
editing; compilation; editorial (e.g. committee)
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か だ い 0
noun
1. subject; theme; issue; matter
2. homework; assignment
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あ つ ま る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to gather; to collect; to assemble
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に ち よ う 3 に ち よ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
Sunday
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コ ン ピ ュ ー タ ー 3
Most common form: コンピュータ
noun
computer
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な か み 2
contents; interior; substance; filling; (sword) blade
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つ み 1
1. crime; sin; wrongdoing; indiscretion
noun
2. penalty; sentence; punishment
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も よ う 0
noun
1. pattern; figure; design
2. state; condition
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し じ 1
1. support; holding up; propping
2. support; backing; endorsing
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ひ ろ が る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
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つ と め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in)  (usu. 勤める)
2. to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of)  (usu. 務める)
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こ い 1
Most common form: こい
noun
(romantic) love
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さ か 1
noun
slope; hill
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わ た し た ち 3
Most common form: 私たち
we; us
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あ ね 0
Most common form: 姐
noun
older sister; elder sister  (humble)
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よ ろ こ び 0 よ ろ こ び 3 よ ろ こ び 4
noun
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations
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お ろ す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take down (e.g. flag); to launch (e.g. boat); to drop; to lower (e.g. ladder); to let (a person) off; to unload; to discharge
2. to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle); to let (a person) off  (see also: 乗客を降ろす)
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は な び 1
noun
fireworks
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わ れ わ れ 0
Most common form: 我我
we
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ふ ろ 2 ふ ろ 1
noun
1. bath; bathtub  (see also: お風呂)
2. bathroom; bathhouse
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く ろ う 1
troubles; hardships
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か お り 0
noun
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
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や ぶ る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to tear; to break; to destroy
2. to break through (opponent's defense etc.); to breach
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え ん ぴ つ 0
noun
pencil
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ふ や す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to increase; to add to; to augment  (opposite: 減らす)
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と な り 0
Most common form: となり
neighbor (neighbour); next to (esp. living next door to)
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ひ さ し ぶ り 0 ひ さ し ぶ り 5
a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
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わ た る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to cross over; to go across  (usu. 渡る or 渉る)
2. to extend; to cover; to range; to span  (see also: にわたって; usu. 亘る or 亙る)
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し た い 0
dead body; corpse; cadaver  (see also: 遺体)
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す で に 1
already; too late  (often written with kana only)
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こ っ き ょ う 0
national border; provincial border
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ま も な く 2
1. soon; before long; in a short time  (often written with kana only)
2. lacking time to ...; without time to ...  (after verb; often written with kana only)
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わ か り に く い 5
Most common form: 解りにくい
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible  (often written with kana only)
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か げ 1
noun
1. shadow; silhouette; figure; shape
2. reflection; image
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つ き あ う 3
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with
2. to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone; to compromise
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あ そ こ 0
pronoun
1. there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where  (see also: どこ, ここ, そこ; place physically distant from both speaker and listener; often written with kana only)
noun
2. genitals; private parts; nether regions  (colloquialism; often written with kana only; CODE euph MISSING!; this meaning is restricted to reading あそこ, あすこ, アソコ)
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ほ し ょ う 0
Most common form: 保障
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
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べ ん と う 0
noun
bento; Japanese box lunch  (see also: お弁当)
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さ る 1
noun
1. monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate  (see also: ニホンザル; often written with kana only)
2. sly person  (derogatory)
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き ず 0
Most common form: キズ
noun
1. wound; injury; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scrape; scar
2. chip; crack; scratch; nick
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と ぶ 0
'bu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to fly; to soar  (esp. 飛ぶ)
2. to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop  (esp. 跳ぶ)
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ダ メ 2
1. no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken  (often written with kana only)
2. hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless  (often written with kana only)
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あ た る 0
Most common form: 当る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be hit; to strike  (opposite: 外す)
2. to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed
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お さ え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb  (esp. 押さえる)
2. to seize; to grasp; to arrest  (esp. 押さえる)
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も と 1
Most common form: 本
noun
1. origin; source  (usu. 元)
2. base; basis; foundation; root  (esp. 基)
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expression
what to do
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お ば あ さ ん 2
Most common form: おバーさん
noun
1. grandmother  (see also: 祖母さん; usu. お祖母さん; often written with kana only)
2. old woman; female senior citizen  (see also: 婆さん; usu. お婆さん; often written with kana only)
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