The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 3 Vocab 701-800

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き づ く 2
Most common form: 気づく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize; to realise
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け い ご 0
noun
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language  (linguistics terminology)
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じ こ 1
self; oneself
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し な も の 0
noun
goods; article; thing
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エ ン ジ ン 1
noun
engine
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は ん せ い 0
1. reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation
2. regret; repentance; remorse; being sorry
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よ う い ん 0
main cause; primary factor
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げ つ よ う 3 げ つ よ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Monday
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ふ っ か つ 0
1. revival (e.g. musical); come-back
2. restoration; rebirth; resurrection
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ま る い 0 ま る い 2
1. round; circular; spherical  (丸い usu. refers to ball-shaped, and 円い to disc-shaped objects)
2. harmonious; calm  (see also: 丸く収まる)
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こ せ い 1
noun
individuality; personality; idiosyncrasy
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じ む し ょ 2
noun
office
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せ い じ ょ う 0
normalcy; normality; normal  (opposite: 異常)
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さ ば く 0
Most common form: 沙漠
noun
desert
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お
Most common form: 御
prefix
honorific/polite/humble prefix  (see also: 御; usu. before a term with an kun-yomi reading, おん is more formal; honorific; polite (teineigo) language; humble; often written with kana only)
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の う り ょ く 1
noun
ability; faculty
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ね む る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to sleep (not necessarily lying down)  (see also: 寝る)
2. to die
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し ゅ ざ い 0
1. news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media)
2. interview  (see also: 取材相手)
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し ま 2
noun
1. island
2. territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf  (often written with kana only)
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た ぶ ん 1
1. perhaps; probably
2. generous; many; much; great
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つ き ひ 2
noun
time; years; days
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じ ゅ う じ つ 0
1. fullness; completion; perfection; substantiality
2. enhancement; improvement; enrichment; upgrading
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の 1
noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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し ま る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be shut; to close; to be closed  (esp. 閉まる)
2. to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit
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は ん け つ 0
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
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か つ て 1
Most common form: 都て
1. once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-  (often written with kana only)
2. never yet; never before; first time; still not happened  (used with neg. verb; often written with kana only)
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し ょ う こ 0
noun
evidence; proof
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が っ か 0
noun
1. study subject; course of study
2. department (university, etc.)
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だ い 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. stand; rack; table; bench; podium; pedestal; platform; stage
2. support; holder; rack
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し じ ん 0
noun
poet
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せ っ す る 3 せ っ す る 0
suru verb - special class, intransitive verb
1. to touch; to come in contact with; to border on; to adjoin; to be adjacent; to be close
2. to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to serve; to take care of; to look after; to deal with; to see
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ち ょ う せ ん 0
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
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か く め い 0
1. revolution
2. 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)  (see also: 三革, 辛酉)
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え ん ぜ つ 0
speech; address
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ス イ ッ チ 1 ス イ ッ チ 2
Most common form: スィッチ
switch
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な ん で 1
Most common form: なんで
1. why?; what for?  (often written with kana only)
2. how?; by what means?
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だ い き ん 0 だ い き ん 1
noun
price; payment; cost; charge; the money; the bill
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き け ん 0
1. abstaining from voting
2. renunciation of a right
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し ゅ さ い 0
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
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は し 2
Most common form: はし
noun
bridge
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し ょ も つ 1
noun
books
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し ょ う て ん 1
noun
shop; small store; business; firm
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1. that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the  (see also: 何の, 此の, 其れ, 彼の; often written with kana only)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. um...; er...; uh...
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ざ せ き 0
seat
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か 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. lesson
2. section (in an organization); division; department
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expression
1. in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)  (often written with kana only)
2. hoping or wishing for something  (often written with kana only)
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た ま ご 2 た ま ご 0
noun
1. eggs; egg; spawn; roe  (this meaning is restricted to form 卵)
2. hen egg
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な が さ 1
noun
length
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expression, 'i' adjective
1. (something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened  (after the past tense form of a verb; often written with kana only)
2. never happens; there is never a time when  (often written with kana only)
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げ ん り ょ う 3
noun
raw materials
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い か り 3
noun
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
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じ ゃ ま 0
1. hindrance; obstacle; nuisance
2. to visit (somebody's home)  (see also: お邪魔します)
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ほ ん し つ 0
essence; true nature; substance; reality
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お も わ ず 2
unintentionally; reflexively; spontaneously; involuntarily; instinctively
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フ ァ イ ル 1
file
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し て ん 0
noun
opinion; point of view; viewpoint; visual point
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ゆ そ う 0
transport; transportation
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せ ん ろ 1
noun
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
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た ん な る 1
mere; simple; sheer
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な ん せ い 0
southwest
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せ き 0
noun
1. seat
2. location (of a gathering, etc.); place
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さ い ふ 0
noun
purse; handbag; wallet
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き ゅ う げ き 0
sudden; precipitous; radical
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バ ナ ナ 1
noun
banana
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ご う い 1 ご う い 0
agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord
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け む り 0
Most common form: 烟
noun
smoke; fumes
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さ く せ ん 0
noun
1. tactics; strategy
2. military or naval operations
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ふ ぞ く 0
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed; associated; subordinate; incidental; dependent; auxiliary
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じ ょ う き ゃ く 0
noun
passenger
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し く み 0
1. structure; construction; arrangement; contrivance; mechanism; workings
2. plan; plot; contrivance
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い し 1
noun
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
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は か い 0
1. destruction; disruption
2. (application) crash  (computer terminology)
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い せ き 0
noun
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
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ほ く と う 0
northeast
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ほ そ い 2
1. thin; slender; fine
2. unlucky (billiards slang)  (slang)
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か 0
noun
mosquito
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ワ イ ン 1
noun
wine
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か っ こ い い 4
Most common form: かっこいい
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat; with-it; groovy  (often written with kana only)
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し ん ち ょ う 0
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate  (opposite: 軽率)
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よ ほ う 0
Most common form: よほう
forecast; prediction
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の う 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. talent; gift; function
2. noh (theatre)
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き ょ う ぎ 1
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
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み ぎ て 1
noun
1. right hand
2. right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
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し ょ ぞ く 0
Most common form: しょぞく
attached to; belong to; member; affiliation
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そ う ご う 0
1. synthesis; coordination; putting together; integration; composite
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. comprehensive
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)  (see also: 時間がかかる; often written with kana only)
2. to hang  (often written with kana only)
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エ ネ ル ギ ー 2 エ ネ ル ギ ー 3
noun
1. energy  (see also: エナジー; originally from German 'Energie')
2. strength; power; stamina; get-up-and-go
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つ く 1
Most common form: つく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to arrive at; to reach
2. to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)  (see also: 席に着く)
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か も く 0
noun
(school) subject; curriculum; course
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し め る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to tie; to fasten
2. to total; to sum  (see also: 〆る)
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け つ い 1
decision; determination; resolution
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た い し ょ く 0
retirement (from office); resignation
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そ う さ 1
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
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た な 0
Most common form: たな
noun
1. shelf; shelves; ledge; rack
2. trellis
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そ れ に 0 そ れ に 3
conjunction
besides; in addition; also; moreover  (often written with kana only)
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に ゅ う り ょ く 0 に ゅ う り ょ く 1
Most common form: にゅうりょく
input; (data) entry
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か ん そ う 0
dryness; aridity; insipidity; dehydration; desiccation
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よ
よ 1
particle
1. indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.  (at sentence-end)
2. used when calling out to someone  (after a noun)
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て つ だ い 3
noun
1. helper; assistant
2. help
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か い ほ う 0
open; throw open; liberalization; liberalisation
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