The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 1001-1100

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し ょ う し ん 0
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
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う
auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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し る し 0
noun
1. mark; sign  (esp. 印, 標)
2. symbol; emblem  (also written as 徴)
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ひ ん こ ん 0
1. poor; needy
2. lacking; meagre; meager
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じ ょ う り く 0
landing; disembarkation; landfall
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た ん だ い 0
noun
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution  (see also: 短期大学; abbreviation)
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そ う き ん 0
remittance; sending money
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suffix
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)  (often written with kana only)
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て く び 1
Most common form: 手頸
noun
wrist  (see also: 腕首)
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き ん り 0 き ん り 1
noun
interest rates
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じ ゅ う 1
Most common form: じゅう
noun
gun; rifle; small arms
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か け い 0
noun
household economy; family finances
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か い ぼ う 0
1. dissection; autopsy
2. analysis
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う そ 1
Most common form: うそ
noun
1. lie; falsehood; incorrect fact
2. Really!; Unbelievable!; No way!  (colloquialism)
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か ね も ち 3 か ね も ち 4
Most common form: かねもち
noun
rich person
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す い ぞ く か ん 4 す い ぞ く か ん 3
noun
aquarium  (すいぞっかん is colloquial)
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て ん ぽ 1
noun
shop; store
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し ん じ ゅ 0
noun
pearl
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し ゅ う り ょ う 0
completion (of a course)
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ゆ ず る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to turn over; to assign; to hand over; to transmit; to convey; to sell; to dispose of
2. to yield; to surrender; to concede
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ひ だ り て 0
noun
1. left hand
2. left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
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あ っ し ゅ く 0
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
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お き ゃ く さ ま 4
noun
guest; visitor; customer  (honorific)
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し ょ み ん 1
masses; common people
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noun
1. soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles  (see also: 蕎麦切り; often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading そば)
2. buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
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い き 0
1. chic; smart; stylish; tasteful; refined; sophisticated; worldly  (いき is also written as 意気; opposite: 野暮)
2. considerate; understanding; sympathetic
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な か よ く 1
Most common form: 仲好く
1. on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; happily; peacefully
2. to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
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ほ っ さ 0
fit; spasm; attack; seizure  (medicine, etc. term)
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は げ ま す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
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グ ラ フ 1
noun
graph
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し ん り ょ う 0
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
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か せ き 0
fossil; petrifaction; fossilization; fossilisation
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あ げ 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. tuck (e.g. in a dress)  (see also: 縫い揚げ)
noun
2. rise (e.g. in price)  (opposite: 下げ; this meaning is restricted to form 上げ)
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と み 1
noun
1. riches; wealth; fortune
2. resources
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お だ い じ に 0
expression
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
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け い じ 0
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
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つ よ き 0 つ よ き 3
1. confident; assured; self-assured; firm; strong; cocksure
2. bullish (e.g. market)  (see also: 弱気)
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け ん り つ 0
prefectural (institution)
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り ん 1
numeric
1. one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); 0.0375 grams (one-hundredth of a monme)
noun
2. old monetary unit (0.001 yen)
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し ゅ つ じ ょ う 0
1. (stage) appearance; performance  (see also: 出場:でば)
2. participation (e.g. in a tournament)
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か ん り ょ う 0
noun
bureaucrat; bureaucracy
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あ つ か い 0
noun, noun (suffix), 'suru' verb
treatment; service
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じ し ょ く 0
resignation
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で ん り ゅ う 0
noun
electric current
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ひ ろ う 0
fatigue; weariness
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そ で 0
noun
1. sleeve
2. wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
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noun
several tens
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と う こ う 0
attendance (at school); going to school
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ふ し ょ う 0
injury; wound
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お ん 1
Most common form: おん
noun
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
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の ぞ ま し い 4
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
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は な す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
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じ ゅ う ご 1
Most common form: １５
noun
15; fifteen
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も ち 2
noun, noun (suffix)
1. hold; charge; keep possession; in charge
2. wear; durability; life; draw
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お や つ 2
noun
1. between-meal snack  (often written with kana only)
2. mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea  (see also: 八つ時)
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し や 1
noun
field of vision; outlook
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ふ え 0
noun
1. flute; fife; pipe; recorder; flageolet; shakuhachi; clarinet
2. whistle
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サ ボ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be truant; to play hooky; to skip school; to skip out; to be idle; to sabotage by slowness  (see also: サボタージュ; from サボタージュ)
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ど う き ゅ う せ い 3
noun
classmate; classmates
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し ゅ う し 1
noun
income and expenditure
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ほ う ち 1 ほ う ち 0
leave as is; leave to chance; leave alone; neglect
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さ い て き 0
optimum; the most suitable
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1. house; home (one's own)  (often written with kana only)
2. (one's) family; (one's) household  (see also: 内; often written with kana only)
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よ う ひ ん 0
noun
articles; supplies; parts
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い き さ つ 0
noun
1. details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances; how it started; how things got this way  (this meaning is restricted to reading いきさつ, けいい)
2. longitude and latitude  (this meaning is restricted to reading けいい)
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げ ん し 1
noun
atom
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か い ご 1
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
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か い 1
noun
shell; shellfish
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う わ さ 0
Most common form: うわさ
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
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く う か ん 0
noun
space; room; airspace
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さ ん か 0
oxidation; oxidization  (see also: 還元; chemistry term)
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こ っ こ う 0
noun
diplomatic relations
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そ ん し つ 0
Most common form: そんしつ
noun
loss (e.g. assets or profits)
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ど う わ 0
noun
fairy-tale
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む よ う 0
1. useless; futile
2. unnecessary; needless
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ゆ う は ん 0
noun
evening meal
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き ゅ う え ん 0
relief; rescue; reinforcement
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し ゅ う か ん 0
noun
published weekly
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か じ ょ う 0
excess; over-
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noun
13; thirteen
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と う き ょ く 1
1. authorities
2. this office
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は っ く つ 0
1. excavation; exhumation
2. discovery (e.g. new talent)
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ひ と み 0
Most common form: ひとみ
1. pupil (of eye)
noun
2. eye
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た き 1
Most common form: たき
noun
1. waterfall
2. rapids  (archaic)
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ス ー パ ー 1
Most common form: スーパ
noun
1. super
2. supermarket  (abbreviation)
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よ せ ん 0
preliminary contest; qualifier; primary; nomination
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ろ ん じ る 0 ろ ん じ る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to argue; to discuss; to debate  (see also: 論ずる)
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suffix
along
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noun
1. duck  (often written with kana only)
2. easy mark; sucker; sitting duck  (often written with kana only)
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ば ん 1
noun
1. number (in a series)
2. (one's) turn
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い わ い 2 い わ い 0
noun
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival; congratulatory gift  (see also: お祝い)
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せ い そ う 0
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
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り く じ ょ う 0
1. land; ground; shore
noun
2. track-and-field events  (see also: 陸上競技; abbreviation)
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と う 1
Most common form: とう
noun, noun (suffix)
1. party (political)
2. faction; -ite  (see also: 甘党)
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け っ か ん 0
noun
1. defect; fault; deficiency; deformity
2. shortage; gap
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よ く 2
noun
greed; craving; desire; avarice; wants
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せ い ぎ ょ 1
control; governing; checking; suppression; repression; restraint; mastery; management
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さ い か い 0
reopening; resumption; restarting
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お よ ぼ す 3 お よ ぼ す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to exert; to cause; to exercise
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が く じ ゅ つ 0 が く じ ゅ つ 2
noun
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
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