The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 1401-1500

This collection contains 100 words.
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し ゃ ざ い 0
apology
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つ い き ゅ う 0
1. investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding; pinning down
2. catching up; overtaking
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し ょ う げ ん 0
evidence; testimony
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げ ん ど う 0
noun
speech and conduct; words and deeds
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ぞ く す る 3
suru verb - special class, intransitive verb
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
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そ く り ょ う 0 そ く り ょ う 2
measurement; surveying
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し ゅ っ こ く 0
departure from a country
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like that (used for something or someone distant from both speaker and listener); so  (see also: 斯う, 然う, 如何)
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げ っ か ん 0
monthly publication; monthly issue
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と う げ 3
noun, noun (suffix)
ridge; (mountain) pass; difficult part
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は ん め い 0
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
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だ い め い し 3
noun
1. pronoun  (linguistics terminology)
2. synonym; classic example; pattern; byword; representative
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セ ン チ 1
noun
1. centimeter
noun, prefix
2. centi-; 10^-2
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ど う し ゃ 1
noun
the same firm
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こ う せ ん 0
noun
beam; light ray
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ひ と が ら 0
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
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き ょ う か ん 0
sympathy; empathy; response
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げ ん こ う 0
present; current; in operation
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モ ー タ ー 1
noun
motor
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お う こ く 0
noun
kingdom; monarchy
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へ い き 0
1. coolness; calmness; composure; unconcern
2. all right; OK; okay  (colloquialism)
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ま え む き 0
facing forward; front-facing; forward-looking; positive; proactive
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や し ん 1 や し ん 0
noun
ambition; aspiration; designs; treachery
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ご じ つ 1 ご じ つ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
in the future; another day; later
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し ゅ も く 0 し ゅ も く 1
noun
event; item of business
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ス リ ッ パ 1 ス リ ッ パ 2
noun
slipper; slippers
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ち ゃ っ こ う 0
start of (construction) work
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さ し え 0 さ し え 2
noun
illustration (e.g. book); picture
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ま な つ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
midsummer
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じ っ と 0 じ っ と 3
1. motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still  (じーっと is more emphatic. 凝乎と is rare.; onomatopoeic or mimetic word; often written with kana only)
2. fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think)  (often written with kana only)
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ぶ ん た ん 0
apportionment; allotment; share
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か て い 0
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
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ほ の お 0 ほ の お 1
noun
1. flame; blaze
2. flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
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ひ ょ う し き 0
noun
sign; mark; flag
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し ん き 1
1. new; fresh
noun
2. new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object (orig. meaning)
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か ん か つ 0
jurisdiction; control
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お ん せ い 1
noun
voice; (the concept of) sound
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こ す 0 こ す 1
1. to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across
2. to go over (e.g. with audience)
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か ん げ き 0
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
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お み や げ 0
noun
present; souvenir  (see also: 土産; polite (teineigo) language)
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う め る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to bury (e.g. in the ground)
2. to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed
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き ん ろ う 0
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
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ま き こ む 3
Most common form: 巻込む
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to roll up; to involve; to enfold; to swallow up; to drag into
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う ん て ん し ゅ 3
noun
driver; chauffeur
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ア ン テ ナ 0
noun
1. antenna
2. thing or method used to collect information or opinions
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ぶ ん こ 0 ぶ ん こ 1
noun
1. library; book collection
2. paperback book  (see also: 文庫本; abbreviation)
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つ き あ い 3 つ き あ い 0
noun
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
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は ん し ょ く 0
breed; multiply; increase; propagation
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け っ さ く 0
1. masterpiece; best work
2. amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner  (with sarcastic tone)
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じ た い 1
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. candidacy); pulling out (e.g. race); excusing oneself
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ふ し ん 0
dullness; depression; slump; stagnation
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さ ぎ 0
fraud; swindle; graft; cheating; trick; scam
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か い ぐ ん 1
navy
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そ う し ょ く 0
ornament
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か え る 0
Most common form: かえる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to replace  (usu. 替える)
2. to exchange; to interchange  (usu. 換える)
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し し ゃ 1
noun
branch office
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な い り く 0
inland
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ひ ょ う 0
noun, noun (suffix), counter
1. vote; ballot  (sometimes びょう, ぴょう as a suffix)
noun (suffix), noun
2. label; ticket; tag; stub
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い き な り 0
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning  (often written with kana only)
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と き お り 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
sometimes
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た と え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to compare; to liken; to speak figuratively; to illustrate; to use a simile
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さ ん じ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. 3 o'clock
2. 3 o'clock snack  (see also: ３時のおやつ)
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よ こ づ な 0
noun
1. yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion  (sumo term)
2. best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
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あ い ま 3 あ い ま 0
Most common form: 合い間
interval; break; pause; spare moment
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と ら え る 3
Most common form: 捉える
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to seize; to capture; to arrest
2. to grasp; to perceive; to treat (as)
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し ゅ う き 1
noun
cycle; period
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と ぼ し い 3
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poor
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し
particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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ど う し 0
Most common form: どうし
verb  (linguistics terminology)
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だ ん だ ん 1
1. gradually; by degrees  (often written with kana only)
noun, adverb
2. steps; stairs; staircase; terrace
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び ょ う し ゃ 0
depiction; description; portrayal
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こ う そ く 0
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
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も け い 0
model; dummy; maquette
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せ い し ょ く 0
reproduction
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お そ わ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be taught (by); to learn from
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コ ー ナ ー 1
Most common form: コーナ
noun
1. corner
2. segment (within a radio or TV program); session; column (newspaper, etc.)
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ぜ つ め つ 0
destruction; extinction
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ほ ん の う 1 ほ ん の う 0 ほ ん の う 3
instinct
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じ つ じ ょ う 0
noun
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
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や く ば 3
Most common form: やくば
noun
town hall
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こ き ゃ く 0
customer; client; patron
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き ま ぐ れ 0
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
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noun
four years
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か い た い 0
1. demolition; disassembly; dismantling; deconstruction; dissolution
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. dissection (i.e. postmortem)  (obscure term)
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そ う さ く 0
search (esp. for someone or something missing); investigation
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が く い ん 0
noun
institute; academy
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こ う ざ ん 1
noun
mine (ore)
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き ょ う て い 0
arrangement; pact; agreement
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ぼ う え ん き ょ う 0
noun
telescope
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と う ぶ 1
noun
eastern part; the east (of a region)
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で ん た つ 0
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay; propagation; conduction
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だ て 0
1. elegance; dandyism; sophistication; having style  (often written with kana only)
2. affectation; showing off; putting on an air; appearances; just for show  (often written with kana only)
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は ま 2
noun
1. beach; seashore
2. captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones  (see also: 揚げ浜; abbreviation; often written with kana only)
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ト ラ ブ ル 2
noun
trouble
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し ょ う そ く 0
noun
1. news (from somebody); letter; contact
2. (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
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お よ び 0 お よ び 1 お よ び 3
conjunction
and; as well as
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き ゅ う し ゅ う 1
noun
Kyushu (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
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ほ り 2
Most common form: ほり
noun
1. moat; fosse
2. canal; ditch
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む か え 0
noun
meeting; greeting; welcome
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や く い ん 2 や く い ん 0
noun
officer; official; executive; staff
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