The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 3 Vocab 901-1000

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ぎ せ い 0
noun
victim; sacrifice; scapegoat
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う つ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
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は い た つ 0
delivery; distribution
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き じ ゅ つ 0
description; descriptor
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よ う じ 1
noun
1. infant; baby; child
2. child over 1 but not yet of school age  (law, etc. term)
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ゆ う す る 3 ゆ う す る 1
suru verb - special class
to own; to be endowed with
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ほ ん と う に 0
really; truly
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あ い 1
Most common form: あい
noun, noun (suffix)
1. love; affection; care  (see also: 愛する)
noun
2. attachment; craving; desire  (Buddhist term)
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ひ の で 0
noun
sunrise
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よ う ご 0
noun
1. term; terminology
2. wording; choice of words; phraseology
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ま あ 1
1. just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now  (when urging or consoling)
2. tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat
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ざ い せ い 0
noun
financial affairs; public finance
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め い し ょ う 0
name; title
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か く ど 1
angle
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じ ょ う し 1
noun
superior authorities; boss  (see also: 部下, 目上)
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ス タ イ ル 2
noun
1. figure; body build
2. style
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み ん し ゅ 1 み ん し ゅ 0
noun
1. democracy; popular sovereignty  (see also: 主権在民)
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. democratic
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expression
if you like  (often written with kana only)
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や く し ょ 3
noun
government office; public office
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し き 2 し き 1
noun
four seasons
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と う ほ く 0
Most common form: とうほく
noun
1. north-east
2. Tohoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu)  (see also: 東北地方; this meaning is restricted to reading とうほく)
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な ぞ 0
noun
1. riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery
2. enigmatic; mysterious
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せ ん こ う 0
preceding; going first; leading; going ahead; taking priority
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は な し あ う 4
Most common form: 話しあう
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to discuss; to talk together
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き ら う 0 き ら う 3
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
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て ぶ く ろ 2
noun
glove; mitten; mitt
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ひ と び と 2
Most common form: 人人
each person; people; men and women; everybody
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た ず ね る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to ask; to enquire; to inquire
2. to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate
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し ょ ど う 1
calligraphy  (see also: カリグラフィー; esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
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り ゅ う つ う 0
1. circulation of money or goods; flow of water or air; distribution
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. negotiable (e.g. shares)
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こ よ う 0
employment (long term); hire
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し ん し ん 0 し ん し ん 1
Most common form: 身心
mind and body
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ね ん き ん 0
annuity; pension
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し ん じ つ 1
truth; reality
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て ん じ ょ う 0
noun
ceiling; ceiling price
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ぜ ん し ん 0
advance; drive; progress
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こ く れ ん 0
noun
United Nations; UN  (see also: 国際連合; abbreviation)
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あ た り 1
Most common form: あたり
noun
1. on the bank of; by the side of (e.g. a river, pond)  (esp. ほとり; often written with kana only)
2. (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby
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せ い り ょ く 1
noun
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force; energy
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こ う ひ ょ う 0
official announcement; proclamation
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は ん ぱ つ 0
1. opposition; rebellion; revolt; resistance; backlash; refusal
2. rebounding; recoiling; repulsion
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さ
suffix
1. -ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition)
particle
2. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates assertion
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あ つ ま り 3 あ つ ま り 4 あ つ ま り 0
noun
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
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れ い ぼ う 0
cooling; air-conditioning  (opposite: 暖房)
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も と づ く 3
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
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ひ る や す み 3
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
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ほ く せ い 0
northwest
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ぎ ょ う れ つ 0
1. line; queue; procession; parade
noun
2. matrix  (mathematics)
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ひ ょ う じ ゅ ん 0
noun
standard; level; norm
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う る さ い 3
1. noisy; loud  (often written with kana only)
2. annoying; troublesome; tiresome; persistent; importunate  (often written with kana only)
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い こ う 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
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が く ち ょ う 0
noun
university president
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ぼ う け ん 0
risk; venture; adventure
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ざ ん ぎ ょ う 0
overtime (work)
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か く て い 0
Most common form: かくてい
1. decision; settlement
2. definition  (mathematics)
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こ い 1
1. deep (colour); dark
2. strong (flavour, smell, etc.)
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げ ん て い 0
limit; restriction
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お だ や か 2
calm; gentle; quiet
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れ い 1
Most common form: れい
noun, noun (prefix), 'no' adjective
1. custom; practice; habit; usual
2. said; aforementioned
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な ん と う 0
southeast
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い ぎ 1
noun
meaning; significance
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ほ し 0
noun
1. star; any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon)
2. offender; perpetrator  (esp. ホシ; slang)
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ち ゅ う し ゃ 0
parking (e.g. car)
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か ぜ 0
noun
1. wind; breeze; draught; draft
noun, noun (prefix)
2. manner; behaviour; behavior  (see also: 風)
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し ゅ う ご う 0
1. gathering; assembly; meeting
2. set  (mathematics)
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こ て い 0
1. fixation; fixing (e.g. salary, capital)
noun
2. fixed handle  (see also: 固定ハンドル; slang; abbreviation)
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よ し ゅ う 0
preparation for a lesson
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て ん か 1
noun
1. the whole world
2. the whole country
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じ ょ う き ょ う 0
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
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し か い 0
chairmanship; leading a meeting; presenter; host; moderator
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へ ん 0
Most common form: へん
noun
1. area; vicinity; region
2. side; edge  (mathematics)
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か に ゅ う 0
becoming a member; joining; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation; adherence; signing
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し ょ ゆ う 0
one's possessions; ownership
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じ ょ う ぶ 0
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable  (sometimes じょうふ)
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ゆ う じ ょ う 0
noun
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
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く い き 1
noun
1. limits; boundary; domain; zone; sphere; territory
2. area (e.g. in programming languages)
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ほ う そ く 0
noun
law; rule
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a certain ...; some ...; one ...  (often written with kana only)
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に ん む 1
noun
duty; function; office; mission; task
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し ょ う て ん 1
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
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み と お し 0
noun
1. unobstructed view; perspective; visibility; vista
2. forecast; outlook; prospect; prediction
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ふ く し 2 ふ く し 0
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
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だ い 1
Most common form: だい
noun
1. title; subject; theme; topic
2. problem (on a test); question
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う め 0
noun
1. Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Chinese plum
2. lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
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し ゅ く し ょ う 0
reduction; curtailment
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フ ォ ー ク 1
noun
1. fork
2. folk; folk song  (this meaning is restricted to reading フォーク)
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く さ 2
noun
1. grass; weed; herb; thatch
2. ninja  (archaic)
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な く す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to lose something  (often written with kana only)
2. to get rid of  (usu. 無くす; often written with kana only)
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か く り つ 0
noun
probability; likelihood; chances
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さ ん が つ 1
Most common form: 三月
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
March
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し ゅ う し ゅ う 0
gathering up; collection; accumulation
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に ゅ う し ゅ 0 に ゅ う し ゅ 1
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
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て っ て い 0
1. thoroughness; completeness; consistency
2. thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
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げ か 0
1. surgery  (see also: 内科)
2. department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
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し ん せ き 0
noun
relative; relation; kin  (see also: 親類)
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せ い け ん 0
noun
(political) administration; political power
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よ う せ い 0
1. appeal; call for something; request; claim; demand
noun
2. axiom
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お し え 0
noun
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
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お う だ ん 0
1. crossing
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. transverse
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し ゅ う か い 0
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
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