The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 3 Vocab 1301-1400

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せ い べ つ 0
noun
distinction by sex; sex; gender
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ね ず み 1
noun
1. mouse; rat  (often written with kana only)
2. dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)  (see also: 鼠色)
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す む 1
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to finish; to end; to be completed
2. to merely result in something less severe than expected
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く が つ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
September
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し ん ぎ 1
deliberation
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さ わ ぐ 2
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to make noise; to make racket; to be noisy
2. to rustle; to swoosh
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と し し た 0
younger; junior
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き ょ う せ い 0
obligation; coercion; compulsion; enforcement
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か い し ゅ う 0
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
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し ょ う ぎ 0
noun
shogi; Japanese chess; xianqi
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か ん じ る 0
to feel; to sense; to experience
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あ き 0
Most common form: あき
noun
1. space; room; emptiness; gap
2. opening; vacancy; empty seat
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ふ た ご 0
noun
twins; twin
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し ょ く 0 し ょ く 1
noun
1. meal; (one's) diet; food; foodstuff; foodstuffs  (this meaning is restricted to form 食)
2. eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)  (see also: 星食; astronomy, etc. term)
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し ょ く に ん 0
worker; mechanic; artisan; craftsman
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だ ん か い 0
noun
grade; level; stage; class; phase; steps; order; gradation
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じ ょ う し ゃ 0
taking a train, bus, etc.; entraining
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あ ら た め て 3
1. another time; again; over again; once again; anew
2. formally; especially; intentionally; deliberately
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う ん そ う 0
Most common form: 運漕
transport; freight; shipping
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ほ う せ き 0
gem; jewel; precious stone
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さ く 0 さ く 2 さ く 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. work (e.g. of art); production  (see also: 作品)
noun
2. harvest; cultivation; farming; crop; yield
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た だ し 1
conjunction
but; however; provided that  (often written with kana only)
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は ん て い 0
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict; determination
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が い と う 0
corresponding to; being applicable to; relevant to; coming under; falling under; applying to; fulfilling; qualifying as
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け い と う 0
noun
1. system
2. lineage; ancestry; family line
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よ う き 1
noun
container; vessel
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た い わ 0
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
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に ん し ん 0
conception; pregnancy
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た い け い 0
noun, noun (suffix)
system; organization; organisation; architecture
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ご 1 ご 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. language
2. word
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す 1 す 0
noun
1. nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
2. den
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ぎ し き 1
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
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り ゅ う 1
noun
1. dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon)  (see also: ドラゴン)
2. naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
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Most common form: 殿
suffix
form of address used for official letters and business letters, and in letters to inferiors; Mr.  (polite (teineigo) language)
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ご う か 1
wonderful; gorgeous; splendor; splendour; pomp; extravagance
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た い て い 0
Most common form: 大てい
1. mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally  (often written with kana only)
2. probably
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し ょ う ち ょ う 0
symbol
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う ち が わ 0
inside; interior; inner part  (opposite: 外側)
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ち ょ う ど 0 ち ょ う ど 3
1. exactly; precisely; just; right  (often written with kana only)
2. as if; as though; quite  (often written with kana only)
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い い か た 0
noun
way of talking; speaking style
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ち か ら づ よ い 5
1. powerful; strong; forceful; vigorous
2. reassuring; encouraging
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す い て い 0
1. presumption; assumption
2. estimation
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お ん だ ん 0
warm; mild; temperate; warmth
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せ っ き ん 0
1. getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching
2. being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.)
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ぐ ん じ 1
military affairs
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へ い し 1
noun
soldier
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い り 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. entering
2. setting (of the sun)
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せ ん げ ん 3 せ ん げ ん 0
declaration; proclamation; announcement
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Most common form: たつ
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to pass; to lapse
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き ゅ う か 0
noun
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
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け い ひ 1
noun
expenses; cost; outlay
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し ょ う め い 0
illumination; lighting
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と な い 1
noun
metropolitan area
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き ば ん 0
noun
1. foundation; basis; base; footing; infrastructure
2. bedrock  (geology, etc. term)
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な い 1
1. nonexistent; not being (there)  (see also: 亡い; often written with kana only)
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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う ん ち ん 1
noun
1. (passenger) fare
2. freight rates; shipping expenses
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さ い わ い 0
1. happiness; blessedness; luck; fortune; felicity  (see also: 幸いする)
2. luckily; fortunately
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け ん げ ん 3
noun
power; authority; jurisdiction
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い の ち 1
noun
1. life; life force  (see also: 生命; sometimes written as 生命)
2. lifetime; lifespan
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せ ん よ う 0
noun, prefix, suffix, 'no' adjective
1. exclusive use; personal use; dedicated
2. private (e.g. network)
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な に し ろ 1
Most common form: なにしろ
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know; for you see  (see also: 何せ; often written with kana only)
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す も う 0
noun
1. sumo wrestling  (sumo term)
2. wrestler; rikishi  (see also: 相撲取り; sumo term; abbreviation)
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そ く し ん 0
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
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た ま 0
Most common form: 玉
noun
1. ball; sphere; globe; orb
2. bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
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ゆ う か ん 0
noun
evening paper
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す ま い 0
Most common form: 住い
dwelling; house; residence; address
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え え っ と 0 え え っ と 3
Most common form: ええと
interjection (kandoushi)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
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さ い ば い 0
cultivation
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わ く 2
noun, noun (suffix)
1. frame; framework
2. border; box
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お よ そ 0
1. about; roughly; approximately  (see also: おおよそ; often written with kana only)
2. generally; on the whole; as a rule  (often written with kana only)
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お お げ さ 0
grandiose; exaggerated
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い ち ぎ ょ う 0
noun
1. a line (of text etc.); row  (this meaning is restricted to reading いちぎょう)
2. group; troupe; party  (most commonly read いっこう)
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ぎ し 1
noun
engineer; technician
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い よ く 1
noun, noun (suffix)
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
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け ん 1
Most common form: けん
noun, noun (suffix)
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
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じ ゃ っ か ん 0
1. some; few; a number of; a little (bit)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
2. somewhat; to a certain extent
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あ む 1
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to knit; to plait; to braid
2. to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
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し は ら い 0
noun
payment
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そ ざ い 0
noun
raw materials; subject matter
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ぎ ょ う む 1
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task; action; function; (business) operations; operational
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ぐ た い て き 0
concrete; tangible; definite; specific
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べ つ べ つ 0
separately; individually
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あ け る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock  (this meaning is restricted to form 開ける)
2. to open (for business, etc.)  (this meaning is restricted to form 開ける)
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か け る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to hang (e.g. picture); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag)  (see also: 壁にかける; often written with kana only)
2. to sit  (see also: 腰を掛ける; often written with kana only)
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よ く ね ん 0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
following year
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こ く め い 0
noun
country name
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あ な 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. hole  (see also: 穴が開く; also read めど for this sense)
2. deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.)
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つ ま 2
Most common form: 具
noun
1. wife  (this meaning is restricted to form 妻)
2. my dear; dear; honey  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to form 妻, 夫)
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せ き た ん 3
noun
coal
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き し ゃ 2 き し ゃ 1
noun
train (sometimes specifically a steam train)
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そ ん 1
Most common form: ソン
'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
loss; disadvantage
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ぎ ょ う 1
noun
1. line (i.e. of text); row; verse
2. carya (austerities)  (Buddhist term)
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つ う や く 1
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
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ま ず 1
1. first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now  (often written with kana only)
2. hardly (with neg. verb)
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ど く 2
noun
1. poison; toxicant
2. harm; evil influence  (see also: 目の毒, 毒する)
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は し 1
Most common form: 箸
noun
chopsticks  (see also: お箸)
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た と え 0
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing; supposing that; -ever  (often paired with ても, でも, and とも; often written with kana only)
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き り 0
Most common form: きり
noun
1. fog; mist  (see also: 靄, 霞)
2. spray
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め し 2
noun
1. cooked rice
2. meal; food
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は で 2
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy; ostentatious
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