The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 3 Vocab 1-100

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ま つ り 0
noun
festival; feast  (see also: お祭り)
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こ う も く 0
noun
(data) item; entry
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1. counter for small animals  (this meaning is restricted to reading ひき)
2. counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size)
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マ イ ナ ス 0
minus
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カ レ ー 0
noun
curry; Japanese-style curry
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タ オ ル 1
noun
(hand) towel
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さ っ き ょ く 0
composition; setting (of music)
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か ん ど う 0
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; deep emotion; impression
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う た が う 0 う た が う 4
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
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り こ ん 0
divorce
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ど う さ 1
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior; execution; actuation; operation; manners
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け ん か い 0
noun
opinion; point of view
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し ゅ ふ 1
noun
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
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こ ん ら ん 0
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
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し ゅ ん か ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
moment; second; instant
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せ い り 1
1. sorting; arrangement; organization; putting in order; adjustment; regulation
2. liquidation; settlement; consolidation; clearance (e.g. debt); paying off
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た い せ い 0
noun
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
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か い と う 0
reply; answer
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ゴ ル フ 1
noun
golf
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か ん げ い 0
welcome; reception
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こ う が い 1
suburb; outskirts
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い わ ゆ る 3 い わ ゆ る 2
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak  (often written with kana only)
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い ら っ し ゃ る 4
irregular godan verb 'aru', intransitive verb
1. to come; to go; to be (somewhere)  (sometimes erroneously written 居らっしゃる; honorific)
irregular godan verb 'aru', auxiliary verb
2. is (doing); are (doing)  (after a -te form, or the particle "de"; honorific)
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と う じ つ 0 と う じ つ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
appointed day; very day
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か い け い 0
bill; account; finance; accountant; treasurer; paymaster; reckoning
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す き 2
liking; fondness; love  (opposite: 嫌い)
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か ん き ゃ く 0
noun
audience; spectator; spectators
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テ ス ト 1
test
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き ゅ う こ う 0
1. moving at high speed  (opposite: 緩行)
2. express (e.g. train that bypasses many stations)  (see also: 急行列車; abbreviation)
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か ぜ 1 か ぜ 0
noun
common cold; cold; influenza; flu; ague
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え ん じ ょ 1
assistance; aid; support
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さ い よ う 0
1. use; adoption; acceptance
2. appointment; employment; engagement; recruitment
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さ い し ゅ う 0
last; final; closing
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ほ う ふ 0 ほ う ふ 1
abundance; wealth; plenty; bounty
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し ょ う め い 0
proof; verification; certification
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ち ゅ う し ん 0
1. center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance
suffix
2. -centered; -centred; -focussed; -oriented; centered on; focussed on
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よ ご れ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get dirty; to become dirty
2. to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity  (see also: 汚れる)
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き ゅ う し ゅ う 0
absorption; suction; attraction
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う ん よ う 0
1. making use of; application; practical use; investment
2. operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
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よ な か 3
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
midnight; dead of night
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し か く 0
noun
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
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き ん ち ょ う 0
tension; mental strain; nervousness
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し ょ う ご 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
noon; mid-day
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し ょ う じ ょ う 3 し ょ う じ ょ う 0
symptoms; condition
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む す ぶ 0
'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to tie; to bind; to link
2. to bear (fruit)  (see also: 実を結ぶ)
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に ゅ う じ ょ う 0
entrance; admission; entering
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イ タ リ ア 0
noun
Italy  (often written with kana only)
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ほ ん み ょ う 1 ほ ん み ょ う 0
noun
real name
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こ き ゅ う 0
1. breathing; respiration
noun
2. knack; trick; secret (of doing something)
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い じ ょ う 0
strangeness; abnormality; disorder  (opposite: 正常)
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か い ほ う 0
1. release; unleashing; liberation; emancipation; setting free
2. deallocation (of computer memory)  (computer terminology)
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は っ た つ 0
development; growth
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ち ょ く ぜ ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
just before
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ば く は つ 0
explosion; detonation; eruption
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し ょ く い ん 2
staff member; personnel
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せ ん し ゅ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
last week; the week before
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か つ や く 0
noun
1. activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service
2. to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
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ほ う し ん 0
noun
objective; plan; policy
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て い か 0
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
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は つ め い 0
1. invention
2. intelligent; clever  (see also: 聡明)
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さ い の う 0
noun
talent; ability
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あ た り 1
Most common form: あたり
noun
1. hit
2. success
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そ う ぞ う 0
imagination; guess
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ち ょ く ご 1 ち ょ く ご 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
immediately following
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し は ら う 3
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to pay
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ご か い 0
misunderstanding
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ち ょ う し 0
noun
1. tune; tone; key; pitch; time; rhythm
2. vein; mood; way; manner; style; knack
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め ん せ き 1
noun
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
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し せ つ 1
1. institution; establishment; facility
2. (army) engineer
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そ う ち 1
equipment; installation; apparatus; device; unit
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か い し ゃ く 1
explanation; interpretation
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け い し き 0
noun
1. form (as opposed to substance); formality  (see also: 形式張る)
2. method; system; style
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に る 0 に る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to resemble; to look like; to take after
2. to be similar (in status, condition, etc.); to be close; to be alike; to be like
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ぐ う ぜ ん 0
'na' adjective, 'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
(by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity; by coincidence
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ち ゅ う ね ん 0
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
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せ き ゆ 0
noun
oil; petroleum; kerosene
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ち ょ う せ い 0
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing; tailoring
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た い さ く 0
noun
measure; provision; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove
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あ そ ぶ 0
'bu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to play; to enjoy oneself; to have a good time
2. to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
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く わ え る 0 く わ え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to add; to add up; to sum up; to append; to annex
2. to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to pick up
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し ゅ う せ い 0
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching; update; fix
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じ ゅ よ う 0
noun
demand; request
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し ん じ る 3 し ん じ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
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よ そ う 0
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
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し ゅ う り 1
repairing; mending; servicing
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さ つ じ ん 0
murder
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へ た 0 へ た 2
1. unskillful; poor; awkward  (opposite: 上手)
2. imprudent; untactful
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expression
related to; in relation to
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ば い 1
noun
1. twice; double
suffix
2. times; -fold
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お く じ ょ う 0
noun
rooftop  (see also: 屋上庭園)
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こ こ ろ 3 こ こ ろ 2
noun
1. mind; heart; spirit
2. the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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さ ん せ い 0
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
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Ichidan verb - kureru special class, transitive verb, auxiliary verb
to give; to let one have; to do for one; to be given  (くれ is an irregular alternative imperative form; often written with kana only)
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と う ろ く 0
registration; accession; register; entry; record
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が い ぶ 1
noun
1. the outside
2. external
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ふ せ い 0
injustice; unfairness; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity; dishonesty; illegality; fraud
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じ ゅ う し 1
noun
1. importance; stress; serious consideration
2. to take something seriously; to attach importance; to stress
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う つ す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to change; to swap; to substitute; to transfer
2. to change the object of one's interest or focus
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ち り ょ う 0
medical treatment; cure
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し ん か ん せ ん 3
noun
Shinkansen; bullet train
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