The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 1101-1200

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ま わ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to turn; to revolve  (see also: ぐるぐる)
2. to visit several places
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さ ん じ ゅ う 1
noun
30; thirty
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こ が た 0
small size; tiny  (see also: 大型)
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い だ く 1
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to embrace; to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby); to hug
2. to harbour (e.g. grudge); to harbor; to bear; to have (e.g. ambition); to entertain (e.g. hope, suspicion)  (this meaning is restricted to reading いだく)
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だ っ て 1
conjunction
1. after all; because  (colloquialism)
2. but  (colloquialism)
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さ ん な ん 3 さ ん な ん 1
noun
1. three sons
2. third son
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お か 0
noun
1. hill; height; knoll; rising ground  (this meaning is restricted to form 丘, 岡, 壟)
2. bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game  (mahjong term; often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to form 丘, 陸符)
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あ わ 3
noun
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
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ぎ の う 1
noun
technical skill; ability; capacity
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わ ふ う 0
noun
1. Japanese style  (see also: 洋風)
2. light wind; moderate breeze
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こ う か い 1
sail; voyage
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ば い し ょ う 0
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
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particle
1. et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth  (often written with kana only)
2. or something  (after an approximate quote or vague suggestion; often written with kana only)
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て い か 0
noun
list price; regular price; established price
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ほ こ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to boast of; to be proud of
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し け い 2 し け い 1
noun
death penalty; capital punishment
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quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
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た て 1
Most common form: たて
noun
1. the vertical; height
2. front-to-back; length
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よ う ち え ん 3
noun
kindergarten
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よ う せ い 0
training; development
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う え き 0
noun
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
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か け つ 0
approval; adoption (e.g. motion, bill); passage
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で は 1
conjunction, interjection (kandoushi)
then; well; so; well then  (see also: それでは)
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ば い し ゅ う 0
1. acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; purchase
2. corruption; bribery
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き ゅ う よ う 0
rest; break; recreation
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は い ご 1
1. back; rear
2. background; behind the scenes
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え ん げ い 0
horticulture; gardening
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し ん ど う 0
oscillation; vibration
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あ ま る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many  (see also: 余り)
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き み 2
noun
1. sensation; feeling  (see also: いい気味)
2. tendency; propensity  (see also: 気味; this meaning is restricted to reading きみ)
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き ょ う か い 0
noun
association; society; organization; organisation
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か た み ち 0
1. one-way (trip)
noun
2. one-way ticket  (see also: 片道切符; abbreviation)
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ご ち そ う 0
noun
1. feast; treating (someone)  (see also: 馳走; polite (teineigo) language)
2. to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
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し ゅ つ だ い 0
1. setting a question (for an exam)
2. setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
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ビ タ ミ ン 2
vitamin  (originally from German)
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お う ぎ 3
noun
folding fan
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'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, noun (prefix)
1. raw; uncooked; fresh
2. natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed
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あ ざ や か 2
1. vivid; bright; brilliant; clear; fresh; vibrant
2. skillful; skilful; adept; adroit; deft; brilliant; beautiful; fine; excellent
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む く 2
1. to face
2. to turn toward
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は く し ゅ 1
clapping hands; applause  (see also: 拍手)
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じ さ ん 0
bringing; taking; carrying
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か は ん す う 2 か は ん す う 4
noun
majority
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じ ぬ し 0
noun
landlord; landowner
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せ ん ざ い 0
noun
detergent; washing material
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や く 1
1. approximately; about
noun
2. promise
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め ざ ま し と け い 5
noun
alarm clock
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り ょ う こ う 0
favorable; favourable; satisfactory
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こ こ ろ ざ し 1 こ こ ろ ざ し 0
noun
will; intention; motive
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じ ょ が っ こ う 2
noun
girl's school
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た い し ょ う 0
contrast; antithesis; comparison
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と く て ん 0
score; points made; marks obtained; runs
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い っ せ い 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
simultaneous; all at once
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か り ょ く 0 か り ょ く 1
noun
1. heating power; steam power
2. firepower  (military)
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し が い 1
urban areas; the streets; town; city
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い ち ね ん 2
noun
one year; some time ago
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み ま う 2 み ま う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to ask after (someone's health); to visit
2. to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune; to suffer an attack
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て ん ぼ う 0
view; outlook; prospect
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し ょ う ぐ ん 0
noun
general; shogun
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い じ ゅ う 0
migration; immigration
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か く し ん 0
reform; innovation
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ほ き ゅ う 0
supply; supplying; replenishment
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ど う じ ょ う 0
sympathy; compassion; sympathize; sympathise; pity; feel for
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な ん ぶ 0
noun
southern part; the south (of a region)
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ぜ つ ぼ う 0
despair; hopelessness
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そ ら 1
noun
1. sky; the air; the heavens
2. weather
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こ う へ い 0
fairness; impartial; justice
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し ゅ う げ き 0
attack; charge; raid
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か し 1
pastry; confectionery
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こ ろ が る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to roll; to tumble
2. to fall over; to roll over
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ま し 0
1. better; less objectionable; preferable  (esp. マシ; often written with kana only)
noun (suffix)
2. more; increase; extra
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じ に ん 0
1. to resign
noun
2. resignation
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で い り 0
in and out; coming and going; free association; income and expenditure; debits and credit
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き た い 0
noun
vapour; vapor; gas
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え り 2
Most common form: 襟
noun
1. collar; lapel; neckband; neck
2. nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
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つ い ら く 0
falling; crashing
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は ん ら ん 0
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
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noun
18; eighteen
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み ず け 1 み ず け 0
noun
1. moisture; dampness; vapor; vapour
2. dropsy; edema; oedema  (this meaning is restricted to reading すいき)
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こ う ご 1
mutual; reciprocal; alternate
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ぶ り ょ く 1
noun
armed might; military power; the sword; force
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れ い ぎ 3
noun
manners; courtesy; etiquette
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ほ ん ね 0
noun
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks  (opposite: 建前)
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い ぞ ん 0
dependence; dependent; reliance
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て い ち ゃ く 0
taking hold; getting attached; becoming established; becoming entrenched; establishing
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ぼ し 1
noun
mother and child
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ひ き お こ す 4
Most common form: 引起こす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cause; to induce; to bring about
2. to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
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だ し 2
noun
1. dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)  (often written with kana only)
2. pretext; excuse; pretense (pretence); dupe; front man
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1. how; in what way  (often written with kana only)
noun
2. circumstances  (see also: 如何による; often written with kana only)
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し ゅ っ け つ 0
1. bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage
2. bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
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た ん に ん 0
1. in charge (of something)
2. class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher  (see also: 担任教師; abbreviation)
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じ え い 0
self-defense; self-defence
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ね い ろ 0
1. tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
2. synthesizer patch; synthesiser patch
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か ん じ ん 0
essential; fundamental; crucial; vital; main
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た い お ん 1
noun
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
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さ す が 0
1. as one would expect  (often written with kana only)
2. still; all the same  (often written with kana only)
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エ ス カ レ ー タ ー 4
noun
escalator
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す ぐ れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
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リ ボ ン 1
noun
ribbon
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ほ く ぶ 1
northern part; the north (of a region)
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う か べ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to float
2. to express; to look (sad, glad)
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