The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 3 Vocab 1001-1100

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せ ん も ん 0
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
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ぼ く 1
Most common form: ぼく
1. I; me  (male term or language)
2. you  (used addressing young children)
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い ず み 0
Most common form: いずみ
noun
spring; fountain
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ぶ ん 1
noun
1. sentence
2. composition; text; writings
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ひ く 0
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to pull
2. to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.)  (see also: 注意を引く)
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か み 1
noun
1. god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
noun, noun (prefix)
2. incredible; fantastic  (also written ネ申; slang)
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お う よ う 0
1. application; put to practical use
noun (prefix)
2. applied  (see also: 応用物理学, 応用言語学)
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で ん せ つ 0
noun
tradition; legend; folklore
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と う け い 0
statistics
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つ む 0
1. to pile up; to stack
2. to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack
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か い か い 0
opening of a meeting
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に っ こ う 1
noun
sunlight
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じ つ よ う 0
noun
practical use; utility
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お そ れ 3
noun
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness
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じ ょ う ね つ 0
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
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ち く 1 ち く 2
district; section; sector
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し ょ め い 0
signature
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あ の 0
interjection (kandoushi)
say; well; errr ...
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ふ さ い 1 ふ さ い 2
noun
man and wife; married couple
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ぜ ん じ つ 1 ぜ ん じ つ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day  (esp. 〜の前日)
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お う じ る 0 お う じ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
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ふ で 0
noun
writing brush
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さ く じ ょ 1
elimination; cancellation; deletion; erasure; DEL (key)
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さ き に 1 さ き に 0
adverb, noun
before; earlier than; first; ahead; beyond; away; previously; recently
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し つ ぎ ょ う 0
unemployment  (see also: 無職)
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み た す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to satisfy; to fulfill; to appease
2. to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack
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と ば す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to fly; to fire; to hurl; to launch; to make fly
2. to skip over; to omit; to drop (e.g. stitch)
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じ ゅ み ょ う 0
noun
life span
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こ く ど う 0
noun
national highway
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ひ び 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
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さ い が い 0
noun
calamity; disaster; misfortune
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き ゅ う ぎ ょ う 0
closed (e.g. store); business suspended; shutdown; holiday
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や が て 0 や が て 3
1. before long; soon  (often written with kana only)
2. almost; nearly  (often written with kana only)
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じ ゅ ん す い 0
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
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が っ き 0
school term; semester
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か ど 1
noun
1. corner (e.g. desk, pavement)
2. edge
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じ ゅ う り ょ う 3
1. weight
2. heavyweight boxer
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か さ い 0
noun
conflagration; fire
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わ る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to divide; to cut; to break; to halve; to separate; to split; to rip; to crack; to smash; to dilute
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ど う こ う 0
noun
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
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し な い 1
Most common form: しない
(within a) city; local  (opposite: 市外)
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ぜ ん か い 1 ぜ ん か い 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
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さ き 0
Most common form: 前
noun, 'no' adjective, noun (suffix), prefix
1. previous; prior; former; first; earlier; some time ago; preceding
2. point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle
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ぶ ん か い 0
1. disassembly; dismantling; disaggregating; analysis; disintegrating; decomposing; degrading
2. factorization  (mathematics)
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し ば い 0
noun
play; drama
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り ょ う い き 0
area; domain; territory; field; range; region; regime
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か た な 3 か た な 2
noun
1. (single-edged) sword; katana
2. dagger; knife  (archaic)
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き っ と 0
1. surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent)  (often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. sternly; severely  (esp. キッと; often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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せ ん た ん 0
pointed end; tip; fine point; spearhead; cusp; vanguard; advanced; leading edge; apex (of a curve)
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ふ と ん 0
noun
1. futon (quilted Japanese-style mattress laid out on the floor)
2. round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
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わ ん 1
Most common form: わん
noun, noun (suffix)
bay; gulf; inlet
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ま っ か 3
1. bright red; deep red; flushed (of face)
2. downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
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プ ラ ス 0 プ ラ ス 1
1. plus; addition
noun
2. positive number
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し り あ い 0
Most common form: 知合い
noun
acquaintance
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し つ 0 し つ 2
noun, noun (suffix)
quality
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な る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
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こ な 2
noun
flour; meal; powder
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シ ス テ ム 1
system
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ア ル コ ー ル 0
alcohol
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あ や ま り 3 あ や ま り 4 あ や ま り 0
noun
error; mistake; slip; bug
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auxiliary verb
(those) who are; (that) which is; often used in relation to qualifications and requirements for a position; in the capacity of  (see also: たり, たるや; after a noun, usu. as 〜たる者, etc.)
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り ん じ 0
temporary; special; extraordinary
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テ キ ス ト 1
noun
1. text
2. textbook
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ダ ン ス 1
dance
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あ ず け る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to give into custody; to leave (a child) in the care of; to entrust; to deposit  (see also: 預かる)
2. to lean on; to put one's weight on
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が ま ん 1
patience; endurance; perseverance; tolerance; self-control; self-denial
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よ 1 よ 0
noun
world; society; age; generation
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せ い て い 0
enactment; establishment; creation
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む じ ゅ ん 0
contradiction; inconsistency
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た つ 1
Most common form: たつ
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be erected; to be built
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か っ ぱ つ 0
vigor; vigour; active; lively
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い じ め る 0 い じ め る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to tease; to torment; to persecute; to chastise  (often written with kana only)
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く ら す 0
Most common form: 暮す
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to live; to get along
2. to spend (time)
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す な お 1
1. obedient; meek; docile; unaffected
2. honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
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お と と し 2
Most common form: おと年
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
year before last
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ね ん り ょ う 3
noun
fuel
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が い ね ん 1
noun
general idea; concept; notion
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ま あ ま あ 1
'na' adjective, adverb, interjection (kandoushi)
1. so-so  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. now, now (used in calming people down)
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い し 1
doctor; physician
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み な と 0
noun
harbour; harbor; port
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は っ し ゃ 0
departure of a vehicle
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す 1
noun
vinegar
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じ ご く 0 じ ご く 3
noun
hell
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と
particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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ま ん い ち 1
noun
1. emergency; unlikely event  (lit. 1 in 10,000)
2. by some chance; by some possibility
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お お き さ 0
noun
size; dimensions; volume
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う つ す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to transcribe; to duplicate; to reproduce; to imitate; to trace
2. to describe
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と う ご う 0
1. integration; unification; synthesis
2. integrated; built-in
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こ こ ろ み 4 こ こ ろ み 4 こ こ ろ み 3
noun
1. attempt; trial; experiment
2. endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture; initiative
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じ ょ お う 2
queen
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て ら 2 て ら 0
noun
temple (Buddhist)
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し そ ん 1
noun
descendants; posterity; offspring
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し ょ う に ん 2
trader; shopkeeper; merchant
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そ う こ 1
noun
storehouse; warehouse; godown
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あ ら そ い 0 あ ら そ い 3
noun
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry; contest
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ま い ば ん 1 ま い ば ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
every night
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よ う 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. task; business
2. use; duty; service
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え ん き 0
postponement; adjournment
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に ん ず う 0
noun
1. the number of people
2. many people; a large number of people
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ひ ま 0
1. spare time; free time; leisure
noun
2. time (e.g. time it takes to do something)  (this meaning is restricted to reading ひま, ヒマ)
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