The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 3 Vocab 301-400

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ゆ う き 1
noun
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
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じ ん し ゅ 0
noun
1. race (of people)
2. type of person
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れ い 1
Most common form: れい
noun
1. thanks; gratitude  (see also: お礼)
2. manners; etiquette
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げ き じ ょ う 0
theatre; theater; playhouse
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じ ゅ う ど う 1
noun
judo
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き か く 0
planning; project; plan; design
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ほ う ど う 0
noun
1. information; report; journalism; news
2. to report
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い て ん 0
moving; relocation; transfer; demise
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タ イ プ 1
1. type; kind; sort; style
2. typewriter; typing  (see also: タイプライター; abbreviation)
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ち ほ う 2 ち ほ う 1
1. district; region; area; locality
2. the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area  (opposite: 中央)
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ナ イ フ 1
noun
knife
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き ち ょ う 0
precious; valuable
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そ ば 0
noun
1. near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides; while  (often written with kana only)
2. third person
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か ぞ え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to count; to enumerate
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と う い つ 0
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
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カ ッ プ 1
noun
1. cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)  (see also: コップ)
2. instant noodles purchased in cup; cup noodles  (see also: カップ麺; abbreviation)
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じ ん る い が く 3
noun
anthropology
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か く す 2
Most common form: 隱す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to hide; to conceal
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た い せ ん 0
noun
great war; great battle
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わ か い 2
1. young; youthful
2. immature; green
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ち ゅ う も ん 0
order; request
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め い わ く 1
trouble; bother; annoyance  (see also: ご迷惑)
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き ゃ く 0
noun
1. guest; visitor
2. customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
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せ い し つ 0
noun
nature; property; disposition
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こ う ぎ 1
lecture
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た に 2
Most common form: たに
noun
valley
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き を う し な う 0
expression, 'u' godan verb
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
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し ん せ い 0
application; request; petition
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な ん じ か ん 2
expression
how many hours?
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ろ く お ん 0
(audio) recording  (see also: 録画)
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き ょ う ぎ 1
game; match; contest
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も ど す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to put back; to return; to give back; to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling); to turn back (e.g. clock hand)
2. to vomit; to throw up
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と う よ う 1
Orient
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と じ る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
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た い お う 0
1. interaction; correspondence; coping with; dealing with; support; response; reception
2. software support; ability of a computer system to run specific software; compatibility  (computer terminology)
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ポ ス ト 1
1. post; position
2. postbox; mail box; pillar box
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さ よ う 1
action; operation; effect; function
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へ い じ つ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday)
noun
2. kanji radical 73  (this meaning is restricted to reading ひらび)
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which; what (way)  (see also: 此の, 其の, 彼の; often written with kana only)
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さ る 1
Most common form: さる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to leave; to go away
2. to pass; to elapse
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ま け 0
noun
defeat; loss; losing (a game)
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さ く せ い 0
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing; creating; creation  (see also: 制作)
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こ う じ ょ う 0
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
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ふ き ゅ う 0
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
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ベ ッ ド 1
noun
bed
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よ ゆ う 0
noun
1. surplus; margin; leeway; room; time; allowance; flexibility; scope; rope
2. composure; placidity; complacency; calm
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to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
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む す め 3
noun
1. (my) daughter
2. girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)  (see also: 子)
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し ょ う 1
Most common form: しょう
noun, noun (suffix)
prize; award
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こ う ほ 1
noun
1. candidate; contender; prospect; pick; choice; list
2. candidacy; candidature; nomination
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ぜ ん し ん 0
1. whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait)
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. systemic  (see also: 全身性)
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ひ っ し 0
1. frantic; desperate
2. inevitable death
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じ し ん 0
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. becomes; will become; turns out  (often written with kana only)
2. to do  (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.; honorific; often written with kana only)
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バ イ オ リ ン 0
noun
violin
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め ず ら し い 4
1. unusual; rare; curious
2. new; novel
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ゆ い い つ 1
only; sole; unique
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お っ と 0
noun
husband  (see also: 良人)
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は く ぶ つ か ん 4 は く ぶ つ か ん 3
noun
museum
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は っ き り 3
1. clearly; plainly; distinctly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. to be clear; to be definite; to be certain; to be exact; to become clear; to clear up  (often as はっきりした)
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え い よ う 0
nutrition; nourishment
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ま ど ぐ ち 2
noun
1. ticket window; teller window; counter
2. contact person; point of contact
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ジ ャ ー ナ リ ス ト 4
noun
journalist
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あ か じ 0
1. deficit; (being in or going into) the red
2. red text; red letters
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か こ う 0
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
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く び 0
noun
1. neck
2. head
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か い よ う 0
ocean
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わ す れ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
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ぶ ん し 1
1. numerator
2. molecule
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か わ 2
Most common form: かわ
noun
1. skin; hide; pelt; fur  (see also: 革)
2. rind; peel; husk; bark
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だ い り 0
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney; substitute; alternate; acting (principal, etc.)
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こ う ふ く 0
happiness; blessedness; joy; well-being  (mainly literary)
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ぎ ょ う か い 0
noun
business world; business circles; (the) industry
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ア イ ス ク リ ー ム 5
noun
ice cream; icecream
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し ゅ つ え ん 0
noun
1. performance; stage appearance
2. to act (in a play)
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ふ く む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to contain; to comprise; to have; to hold; to include; to embrace
2. to hold in the mouth  (see also: 口に含む)
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は げ し い 3
1. violent; furious; tempestuous
2. extreme; intense; fierce; strong
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ど よ う 2 ど よ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
Saturday
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じ っ せ き 0
noun
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
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か い か く 0
reform; reformation; innovation
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あ や ま る 3
to apologize; to apologise
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さ あ 1
conjunction, interjection (kandoushi)
1. come; come now; come along; go on; hurry up
2. well; who knows; I don't know...; uh; hmm
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じ ょ う し ょ う 0
rising; ascending; climbing  (opposite: 下降)
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な か な か 0
1. very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather  (often written with kana only)
2. by no means (with negative verb); not readily  (often written with kana only)
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し ょ う ば い 1
trade; business; commerce; transaction; occupation
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せ つ ぞ く 0
1. connection; attachment; union; join; joint; link
2. changing trains
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こ と 2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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ふ じ ん 0
noun
1. wife; Mrs; madam  (honorific; this meaning is restricted to reading ふじん, はしかし)
2. wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.)  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading ふじん)
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け い せ い 0
1. formation; molding; taking form
noun
2. repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty  (see also: 形成手術; medicine, etc. term)
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バ イ ト 0
1. work (esp. part time or casual)  (see also: アルバイト; abbreviation; originally from German 'Arbeit')
noun
2. byte; octet  (computer terminology, mathematics)
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こ ろ ぶ 0
'bu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to fall down; to fall over
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し ほ ん 0
noun
funds; capital
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え ん げ き 0
drama; theatre; theater; play
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き せ い 0
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
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て い ね い 1
1. polite; courteous; civil
2. careful; close; thorough; conscientious
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せ い の う 0
noun
ability; performance; efficiency
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お く さ ん 1
noun
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam  (honorific)
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ま が る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to bend; to curve; to warp; to wind; to twist
2. to turn  (see also: 折れる)
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い と 1
Most common form: いと
intention; aim; design
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か ば ん 0
noun
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket  (often written with kana only)
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