The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 3 Vocab 1201-1300

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へ い や 0 へ い や 1
noun
plain; open field
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お か し 2
noun
confections; sweets; candy
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. difference; variation
noun
2. difference  (mathematics)
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は っ そ う 0
1. idea; conception; way of thinking  (see also: 思いつき, 着想)
2. expression  (music term)
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く も り 3
noun
cloudiness; cloudy weather; shadow
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き ょ う か い 0
noun
boundary
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け っ し ょ う 0
noun
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
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ど く じ 1 ど く じ 0
1. original; unique; distinctive; characteristic; peculiar
2. independent; one's own; personal
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け い た い 0
1. something carried (in the hand); handheld; portable
noun
2. mobile telephone; cell phone  (see also: 携帯電話; abbreviation; colloquialism; often written with kana only)
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し ょ く ば 0 し ょ く ば 3
noun
one's post; place of work; workplace
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こ と り 0
noun
1. small bird; songbird
2. birdie; dickeybird; dickybird  (children's language)
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か お く 1
noun
house; building
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く ば る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to distribute; to deliver; to deal (cards)
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ひ ろ ま る 3 ひ ろ ま る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to spread; to be propagated
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く み 2
noun, noun (suffix)
1. set (of items)  (pronounced ぐみ as a suffix)
2. group (of people); class (of students); company (esp. construction); family (i.e. mafia); team
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め い ぶ つ 1
noun
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
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す い よ う 3 す い よ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
Wednesday
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へ る 1
Most common form: 歴る
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to pass; to elapse; to go by
2. to pass through; to go through
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さ ん し ょ う 0
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
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か て い 0
noun
course; curriculum
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た ん き 1
short-term  (opposite: 長期)
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げ つ ま つ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
end of the month
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は か る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to measure; to weigh; to survey; to time (sound, gauge, estimate)
2. to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
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う か が う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told  (humble)
2. to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior)
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ぜ ん ぜ ん 0 ぜ ん ぜ ん 3 ぜ ん ぜ ん 4
1. not at all (with neg. verb)
2. wholly; entirely; completely
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そ れ で 0 そ れ で 3
conjunction
and; thereupon; because of that  (often written with kana only)
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し ゅ だ い 0
noun
subject; theme; motif  (linguistics terminology)
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あ ら し 1
noun
1. storm; tempest
2. difficulty; trouble
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み な お す 0 み な お す 3
Most common form: 見なおす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to look again
2. to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review
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ろ ん り 1
noun
1. logic
2. logical
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か い り ょ う 0
improvement; reform
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ひ ひ ょ う 0
criticism; review; commentary
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し ゅ う ま つ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
weekend
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ほ ん ぶ ん 1
noun
text (of document); body (of letter)
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し ゅ く じ つ 0
national holiday; public holiday
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と う せ ん 0
1. being elected
2. being selected (to win a prize, etc.)
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ひ っ ぱ る 3
Most common form: 引張る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to pull; to draw; to pull tight
2. to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch
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こ う さ く 0
1. handicraft
2. work; construction; manufacturing
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と く し ゅ う 0
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
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noun
1. that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly)  (see also: 何れ, 此れ, 其れ; often written with kana only)
2. that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors)
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か よ う 2 か よ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
Tuesday
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と う き ょ う 0
noun
Tokyo
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き み ょ う 1
Most common form: きみょう
strange; queer; curious
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ひ り つ 0
noun
ratio; proportion; percentage
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き か ん 2 き か ん 1
noun
1. engine
2. agency; organisation; organization; institution; organ; body
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お う ぼ 0
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
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け 0
noun
1. hair
2. fur; wool
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か も し れ な い 1 か も し れ な い 0
expression
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly  (often written with kana only)
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じ っ た い 0
noun
true state; actual condition; reality
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か い け ん 0
interview; audience
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こ ん き ょ 1
basis; foundation
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ね む い 2 ね む い 0
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
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せ い ふ く 0
noun
uniform
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く つ う 0
pain; agony; bitterness
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は だ か 0
naked; nude; bare
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も く ひ ょ う 0
noun
mark; objective; target
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ゆ う べ 0
1. last night  (usu. 昨夜; this meaning is restricted to reading ゆうべ, さくや)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
2. evening
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ひ ょ う し 0
noun
1. front cover; binding; (book) cover
2. appearing on the cover of a magazine
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き に ゅ う 0
entry; filling in of forms
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て ん け い 0
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetypal; representative
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し え ん 0
support; backing; aid; assistance
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ぎ ょ う せ き 0
noun
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
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ぶ も ん 1 ぶ も ん 0
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category; department
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か う 1
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to keep (a pet or other animal); to raise; to have; to own; to feed
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じ ぜ ん 0
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante  (see also: 事後)
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さ い 1
Most common form: さい
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
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こ う け ん 0
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
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ぶ ん り 0
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation; decollation
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ふ じ ゆ う 1
1. discomfort; inconvenience
2. poverty; want; destitution
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か み の け 3
expression, noun
hair (head)
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み せ 2
noun
store; shop; establishment; restaurant  (orig. an abbr. of 店棚, 見世棚)
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ね っ た い 0
noun
tropics
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は ん と う 0
noun
peninsula
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お そ う 0 お そ う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down
2. to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.)
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お に 0
noun
1. oni; ogre; demon
2. spirit of a deceased person  (see also: 亡魂)
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し し ゃ 1 し し ゃ 2
noun
casualty; deceased
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ご ら く 0
pleasure; amusement
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と お か 0
Most common form: １０日
noun
1. the tenth day of the month
2. ten days
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け い さ い 0
noun
1. publication (e.g. article in paper); appearance; insertion
2. to insert (e.g. an article); to run (e.g. in a newspaper); to carry (e.g. an article); to post (e.g. on the Web)
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サ ー ビ ス 1
1. service; help; assistance; care; concern
2. discount; freebie; free gift
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い く じ 1
childcare; nursing; upbringing
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た い し か ん 3
noun
embassy
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め ざ す 2
Most common form: 目ざす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to aim at; to have an eye on
2. to go toward; to head for
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じ ち 1
noun
1. self-government; autonomy  (see also: 官治)
2. local (governmental) autonomy  (see also: 地方自治; abbreviation)
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ふ か 2 ふ か 1
'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
1. wrong; bad; improper; unjustifiable; inadvisable
2. not allowed; not possible
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お く り も の 0
noun
present; gift
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ま さ に 1
1. exactly; surely; certainly  (esp. 正に when in kanji; often written with kana only)
2. right then; just then; at that moment  (often written with kana only)
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で き ご と 2
Most common form: 出来ごと
noun
incident; affair; happening; event
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て い し ゃ 0
stopping (e.g. train)
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き ゅ う じ ょ 1
relief; aid; rescue
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ぶ つ け る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to crash into  (often written with kana only)
2. to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand)  (often written with kana only)
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き ん せ ん 1
money; cash
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か ん さ い 1
noun
1. Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures
2. Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
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ぜ ん ぱ ん 0
noun, 'no' adjective, noun (suffix)
(the) whole; universal; wholly; general; as a whole
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さ い か い 0
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
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ち え 2
noun
1. wisdom; wit; sagacity; sense; intelligence
2. prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)  (usu. 智慧; Buddhist term)
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え い き ゅ う 0
1. eternity; perpetuity; immortality  (とわ tends to be more abstract)
2. Eikyuu era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)  (this meaning is restricted to reading えいきゅう)
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に も か か わ ら ず 1-4 に も か か わ ら ず 1-3
expression, conjunction
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of  (often written with kana only)
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ひ ろ さ 1
noun
extent
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あ く ま 1
noun
1. devil; demon; fiend
2. Satan; the Devil  (see also: サタン; in Christianity and Judaism)
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