The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 1301-1400

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で ん と う 0
noun
electric light
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ぬ い ぐ る み 0
noun
stuffed toy; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy  (often written with kana only)
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い ち め ん 0 い ち め ん 2
noun
1. one face; one surface
2. the whole surface
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し っ こ う 0
1. execution; carrying out; performance; enforcement; exercise; service  (this meaning is restricted to reading しっこう, しゅぎょう)
noun
2. lead monk performing various tasks in a temple  (Buddhist term)
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ひ っ し ゃ 1
noun
writer (often in self-reference); author
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に ほ ん じ ん 4
noun
Japanese person; Japanese people
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き ょ う こ う 0
noun, 'suru' verb, transitive verb
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
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こ う れ い 0
advanced (old) age
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み と め る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice
2. to deem; to judge; to assess
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し じ ょ う 0
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
in history; ever; historical
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て き お う 0
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
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た い ぐ う 0
1. treatment; reception
2. remuneration; salary; payment; compensation package
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よ う が 0
noun
1. Western painting  (see also: 日本画)
2. Western film; Western movie  (see also: 邦画)
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お ま え 0
1. you (formerly honorific, now sometimes derog. term referring to an equal or inferior)  (familiar language; male term or language)
2. presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)  (this meaning is restricted to reading おまえ)
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ご じ ゅ う 2
noun
50; fifty
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て ん ら ん か い 3
noun
exhibition
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こ う し ん 0
march; parade
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ぬ け る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to come out; to fall out; to be omitted; to be missing; to escape; to come loose
2. to fade; to discolour
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へ い こ う 0
1. (going) side-by-side; abreast  (this meaning is restricted to form 並行, 併行)
2. concurrent; occurring together; at the same time
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や ど 1
noun
1. lodging; inn; hotel
2. house; home; dwelling
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ち ん も く 0
1. silence; being silent; quiet; hush
2. reticence; inaction
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か ん 0
noun
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
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ゆ る や か 2
1. loose; slack
2. gentle; easy; slow
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と う か い 0
noun
1. region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea
2. East Sea (controversial name for the Sea of Japan proposed by Korea)
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コ ミ ュ ニ ケ ー シ ョ ン 4
noun
communication
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し い く 0
breeding; raising; rearing
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た っ ぷ り 3
full; in plenty; ample  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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ト ラ ン プ 2
noun
playing cards  (originally from eng 'trump')
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Most common form: させる
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
1. auxiliary verb indicating the causative  (せる is for 五段 verbs, させる for 一段, follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs, senses 1-3 of せる are sometimes abbreviated as 〜す)
2. auxiliary verb indicating that one has been granted the permission to do something  (usu. as 〜(さ)せてもらう, 〜(さ)せていただく, etc.; humble)
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へ ん せ い 0
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
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ほ し ょ う 0
compensation; reparation
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け い い 1
noun
respect; honour; honor
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し ま つ 1
1. management; dealing; settlement
2. cleaning up; getting rid of
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は な や か 2
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
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だ い た ん 3
bold; daring; audacious
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び ん か ん 0
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; sensitive (to); well attuned to
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ま げ る 0 ま げ る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl  (this meaning is restricted to form 曲げる)
2. to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant  (this meaning is restricted to form 曲げる)
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も う し わ け 0
Most common form: 申訳
apology; excuse
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げ ん え き 0
1. active duty; active service
2. student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try  (see also: 浪人; often as 現役で)
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に ほ ん ご 0
1. Japanese (language)  (see also: 国語)
noun
2. Japanese as a second language  (esp. as a school or university subject; this meaning is restricted to reading にほんご)
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せ ん し ゅ つ 0
Most common form: せんしゅつ
election; selection; choice
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ジ ャ ケ ッ ト 0
noun
1. jacket
2. book jacket; dust cover
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し め る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to occupy; to hold
2. to account for; to make up; to take up
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ふ と う 0
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
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に ん て い 0
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
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ち ょ う し ょ 1
noun
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage  (opposite: 短所)
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せ い 1 せ い 0
Most common form: せい
noun, noun (suffix)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation; control; government; suppression; restraint; holding back; establishment
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ち く せ き 0
accumulation; accumulate; store
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な ん で も 1 な ん で も 4
Most common form: なんでも
expression, adverb
1. any; whatever one likes; by all means; anything; everything  (often written with kana only)
expression
2. I am told; I understand; they say; I hear  (at start of sentence; often written with kana only)
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う な が す 0 う な が す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to urge; to press; to prompt; to suggest; to demand; to stimulate; to quicken; to incite; to invite (attention to)
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し め い 1
noun
mission; errand; message
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し ょ う に ん 0
noun
1. child; small person  (opposite: 大人)
2. dwarf; midget  (opposite: 巨人; this meaning is restricted to reading こびと)
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だ ら し な い 4
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined; careless  (often written with kana only)
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オ リ ン ピ ッ ク 4
noun
Olympics
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あ ば れ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
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め い も く 0
1. name; title; appellation; (something) nominal
2. (under the) pretext (of); pretense
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は ち じ ゅ う 3
noun
eighty
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く ず す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to destroy; to demolish; to pull down; to tear down; to level
2. to disturb; to put into disorder; to throw off balance; to make shaky
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む ご ん 0
noun
silence
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せ い ぶ 1
noun
western part; the west (of a region); the West (i.e. of the US)
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し ん 1
adverb, noun
1. honesty; fidelity
2. trust; reliance
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あ い ま い 0
1. vague; ambiguous; unclear
2. fuzzy  (mathematics, computer terminology)
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だ っ た い 0
secession; retirement; withdrawal (e.g. from a lawsuit)
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す そ 0
noun
(trouser) cuff; (skirt) hem; shirttail; cut edge of a hairdo; fringe; foot of mountain
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た い が く 0
dropping out of school
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み つ ど 1
noun
density
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お う じ ょ 1
noun
princess
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し ゅ け ん 0
noun
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
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な し 2 な し 0
noun
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear  (often written with kana only)
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と ど け る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to deliver; to forward; to send
2. to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities); to give notice; to register
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の ん び り 3
carefree; at leisure  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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み お ろ す 0 み お ろ す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on
2. to despise; to look down on  (see also: 見下す)
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う れ し い 3
happy; glad; pleasant
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ま よ う 2
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to lose one's way  (see also: 道に迷う)
2. to waver; to hesitate; to be of two minds over; to be puzzled; to be perplexed  (see also: 迷い)
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う ん が 1
noun
canal; waterway
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か た ほ う 0
1. one side; one party; counterpart; the other side; the other party  (see also: 両方)
2. one of a pair; fellow; mate
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さ い ど 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
twice; again; second time
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て き ど 1
moderate
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し ん じ ゃ 1
noun
believer; adherent; devotee
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ほ ど こ す 3 ほ ど こ す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to give (time, money, goods); to donate
2. to do; to perform; to conduct
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え ん じ る 0 え ん じ る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to perform (a play); to play (a part); to act (a part); to commit (a blunder)
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よ ん じ ゅ う 1
Most common form: ４０
noun
forty
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か い そ 1
reorganization; reorganisation
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と と の う 3
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be ready; to be prepared; to be arranged
2. to be in order; to be put in order; to be well-ordered; to be well-proportioned; to be harmonious
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が め ん 1 が め ん 0
noun
terminal screen; scene; picture; the field (in TV); photo
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べ つ 0
'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
distinction; difference; different; another; particular; separate; extra; exception
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し ゅ つ ど 0
archeological excavation (archaeological)
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ぬ く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to extract; to omit; to draw out; to unplug
2. to do something to the end
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さ い き ょ う 0
strongest  (opposite: 最弱)
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た い か く 0
physique; constitution
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じ っ し つ 0
noun
1. substance; essence
2. real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial; essential; tangible
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か ん 1
Most common form: かん
noun
can; tin
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べ ん ご 1
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
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ふ ふ く 0
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest; disagreement
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に じ ゅ う 0
1. double; two-fold; two layers; duplex
prefix
2. diplo-; dipl-
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こ う か 1
noun
1. coin
2. hard currency  (see also: 軟貨)
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ほ う あ ん 0
noun
bill (law); measure
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は し ら 0
noun
1. pillar; post
2. support; prop; mainstay
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ほ ん こ ん 1
noun
Hong Kong; Hongkong
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し ょ う た い 1
noun
1. true character; true form; true colors (colours); identity; truth (of a mystery, phenomenon, etc.); origin
2. consciousness; one's senses
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