The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 1201-1300

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い っ き に 1
1. in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; without stopping; without pausing; without resting; in one sitting; at a stretch; all at once
2. immediately; instantly; right away; straight away; straightaway
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noun
falcon (Falconidae spp.); hawk  (often written with kana only)
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ぐ ん 1
noun
1. district; county  (this meaning is restricted to reading ぐん)
2. district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)  (see also: 国郡里制)
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ほ ん か く 0
noun
1. original method or procedure
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. serious; orthodox; classical; genuine
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て い で ん 0
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
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も う ふ 1
noun
blanket
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じ ぞ く 0
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
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ふ れ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to touch; to feel
2. to experience; to come in contact with; to be emotionally moved (by); to perceive
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と う に ゅ う 0
1. throwing into; inserting; depositing
2. investment; putting in (personnel, etc.)
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に じ 0 に じ 2
noun
rainbow
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と う ろ ん 1
debate; discussion
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そ う か ん 0
launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
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Most common form: かけ
betting; gambling; a gamble  (see also: 賭する; 賭けする should be 賭けをする or 賭する(とする))
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り れ き し ょ 4
noun
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
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た く 0
Most common form: たく
noun
house; home; husband
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ジ ャ ン プ 1
jump
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ひ ご ろ 0
Most common form: 日頃
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
normally; habitually
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き げ き 1
comedy; funny show
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き か す 0
Most common form: きかす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to inform about; to read to; to sing for  (see also: 聞かせる)
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あ ら そ う 3
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to compete; to contest; to contend
2. to quarrel; to argue; to dispute; to be at variance; to oppose
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が ら 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. pattern; design
noun
2. body build; figure; physique
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に っ す う 0
noun
a number of days
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ジ ャ ズ 1
noun
jazz
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ぜ ん り ょ く 0
Most common form: ぜんりょく
all one's power; whole energy
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ば ん に ん 0
noun
1. all people; everybody
2. ten thousand people
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き ょ う わ 0
noun or verb acting prenominally
republican; cooperative
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み ち 1
not yet known; unknown; strange  (opposite: 既知)
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し ょ う だ く 0
consent; acquiescence; agreement
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け い れ つ 0
noun
1. series; sequence; system; order of succession
2. keiretsu (conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings)
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た い こ 0
drum
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ね え さ ん 1
noun
1. elder sister  (usu. 姉さん; honorific)
2. (vocative) young lady
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い と な む 3
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to carry on (e.g. in ceremony); to run a business
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か く 2 か く 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. angle
2. square (or cube)
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か な り 1
considerably; fairly; quite  (often written with kana only)
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し ん り ゃ く 0
aggression; invasion; raid
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か ぶ ぬ し 2 か ぶ ぬ し 0
noun
shareholder; stockholder
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ひ き わ け 0
noun
draw (in competition); tie game
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ち ゅ う こ う 1 ち ゅ う こ う 0
noun
1. middle and high school  (abbreviation)
2. medium and high (level)
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け い こ 1
practice; practising; training; study
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Most common form: かわ
noun
leather
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わ け 2
Most common form: わけ
noun, noun (suffix)
1. sharing; division
2. draw; tie
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ち ょ う か ん 0
noun
morning newspaper
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せ ん ぱ く 1
ship
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か い す い 0
noun
ocean water
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き ょ う ゆ う 0
share; joint ownership; co-ownership
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じ ゅ う 1
noun
dwelling; living
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ぶ ん こ う 0
noun
branch school
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ゆ う ど う 0
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
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こ め 2
noun
1. (husked grains of) rice
2. 88 years old  (米 is composed of 八十八; this meaning is restricted to reading よね)
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け が わ 0
Most common form: 毛革
1. fur; skin; pelt
2. kanji "fur" radical  (this meaning is restricted to reading けがわ)
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お き な わ 0
noun
1. Okinawa (prefecture); region comprising most of Japan's southwestern archipelago (esp. Okinawa Island)  (see also: 琉球)
2. Okinawa (city)
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ハ ン カ チ 3 ハ ン カ チ 0
noun
handkerchief  (see also: ハンカチーフ; abbreviation)
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し ょ う け ん 0 し ょ う け ん 1
noun
securities; bonds; certificates
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た い わ ん 3
Taiwan
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し ょ う り ゃ く 0
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement  (see also: 省略符号)
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げ ん し 1
origin; primeval
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ヒ ン ト 1
noun
hint
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ひ ろ め る 0 ひ ろ め る 3
Most common form: 弘める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to disseminate
2. to broaden; to extend; to widen; to enlarge
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じ ゅ ん じ ょ 1
noun
order; sequence; procedure
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げ ん ろ ん 0
noun
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
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ぜ い か ん 0
noun
customs; customs house
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な ん 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. difficulty; trouble; hardship
2. accident; disaster; danger
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こ な す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to digest  (often written with kana only)
2. to break down; to break to pieces; to crush  (often written with kana only)
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そ う て い 0
noun, 'suru' verb, transitive verb
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
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よ と う 1 よ と う 0
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
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ク イ ズ 1
noun
quiz
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ふ じ ゅ う ぶ ん 2
Most common form: ふじゅうぶん
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect; shortage
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み そ 1
noun
1. miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans  (food term)
2. innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso
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い ね 1
noun
rice plant
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き ゅ う し ょ く 0
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service  (see also: 学校給食)
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は っ ち ゃ く 0
arrival and departure
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け ん 1
Most common form: けん
noun (suffix), noun
1. right (to do something)
noun, noun (suffix)
2. authority; power
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ち ゅ う と 0
in the middle; half-way
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じ こ く 1
Most common form: じこく
one's own country  (see also: 他国)
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ブ ー ツ 1
noun
boots
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ダ イ ヤ 1
noun
1. diamond  (see also: ダイヤモンド; abbreviation)
2. (railway) schedule
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け っ し ょ う 0
1. crystal; crystallization; crystallisation
2. fruits (of labor, union, etc.)  (see also: 愛の結晶)
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た 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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そ し 1
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction; preemption; blocking
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こ く も つ 3
grain; cereal; corn
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あ ご 2
Most common form: 顎
chin; jaw  (often written with kana only)
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か た て 0
one hand
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つ う わ 0
1. telephone call; talking; calling
2. counter for telephone calls
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お か す 2 お か す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to make (e.g. mistake)
2. to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to transgress; to contravene
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く さ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose; to turn sour (e.g. milk)
2. to corrode; to weather; to crumble
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へ ん か ん 0
return; restoration
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そ う り 1
noun
1. prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier  (see also: 内閣総理大臣; abbreviation)
2. leading; overseeing; leader; overseer; president  (orig. meaning)
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す い し ょ う 0
recommendation; endorsement
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noun
two years
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せ い し 1
noun
1. life and death
2. samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)  (Buddhist term; this meaning is restricted to reading しょうし, しょうじ)
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ほ ん だ な 1
noun
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
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の が れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to escape
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い り ぐ ち 0
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth  (see also: 出口)
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メ ッ セ ー ジ 1
noun
message
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し き さ い 0
noun
colour; color; hue; tints
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は っ す る 0
suru verb - special class
to fire (a gun); to emit; to give forth
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す べ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to slip
2. to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke)
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と う な ん 0
noun
theft; robbery
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は い ぶ ん 0
distribution; allotment
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メ デ ィ ア 1
noun
media
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