The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 1601-1700

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こ と 1
noun
1. koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
2. stringed instrument  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading こと)
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り が い 1
noun
advantages and disadvantages; interest
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は い し ゃ 1
noun
dentist
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ぎ り 2
1. duty; sense of duty; honor; honour; decency; courtesy; debt of gratitude; social obligation
2. in-law; relation by marriage
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だ い よ う 0
substitution
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し ゃ し ょ う 0
noun
(train) conductor
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う ま い 2
Most common form: 甘い
1. skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful  (esp. 上手い,巧い; often written with kana only)
2. delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty  (esp. 美味い,甘い; often written with kana only)
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し ん ね ん 1
belief; faith; conviction
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ジ ー ン ズ 1
noun
jeans
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み っ せ つ 0
related; connected; close; intimate
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て い じ 1 て い じ 0
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
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か い 1
Most common form: かい
low rank; subordinate; lower order (e.g. byte); low-end
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し ょ う め つ 0
Most common form: しょうめつ
1. extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; vanishing; termination; lapse
2. annihilation  (physics terminology)
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ア ウ ト 1
noun
out
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か た り 0
Most common form: 語
noun
1. talk; recital
2. narration
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に ゅ う も ん 0
1. entering an institution; beginning training
2. primer; manual; introduction (to)
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し ん く う 0
vacuum; hollow; empty
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し か し 2 し か し 1
conjunction
however; but  (often written with kana only)
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う ら や ま し い 5
1. envious (feeling, etc.); jealous  (often written with kana only)
2. enviable (position, etc.)  (often written with kana only)
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ひ や や か 2
1. cold; chilly; cool
2. indifferent; cold-hearted; surly; curt; composed
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ひ ょ う き 1
1. writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
2. expression in writing; notation; surface form; transcription
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し ょ う れ い 0
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
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と う き 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
(season of) winter
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ほ う て い し き 3
noun
1. equation; formula
2. method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
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せ い し 0
stillness; repose; standing still  (opposite: 運動)
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Most common form: いる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in  (see also: 入る, 気に入る, 立ち入る; mainly used in fixed expressions and compound verbs)
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た い と う 0
noun
1. equality (esp. of status, on equal terms); equivalence
2. equivalent; equal
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へ い て ん 0
Most common form: へいてん
1. closing up shop (for the day)
2. stopping business; going out of business
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し ん て ん 0
progress; development
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ま っ し ょ う 0
erasure; delete (e.g. DEL character)
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ぞ く ぞ く 0 ぞ く ぞ く 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), 'to' adverb
successively; one after another
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さ い て ん 0
marking; grading; scoring  (see also: 添削)
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ゆ う そ う 0
mailing
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て ら す 0 て ら す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to shine on; to illuminate
2. to compare (with); to refer to
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う っ た え 0 う っ た え 3 う っ た え 4
noun
lawsuit; complaint
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は ん す る 3
suru verb - special class, intransitive verb
1. to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to contradict  (this meaning is restricted to form 反する)
2. to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to transgress  (this meaning is restricted to form 反する)
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コ ン タ ク ト 1 コ ン タ ク ト 3
1. contact
2. contact lens  (see also: コンタクトレンズ; abbreviation)
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は っ し ゃ 0
1. firing; shooting; discharge; catapult
2. ejaculation  (slang)
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ま く ら 1
Most common form: まくら
noun, noun (suffix)
1. pillow; bolster
2. introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
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ま ね 0
1. imitating; copying; mimicry
2. behavior; behaviour; action; conduct
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え ん じ ょ う 0
1. blazing up
2. destruction of a large building by fire
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expression
do ...  (see also: 為さる; imperative form often used after the -masu stem of a verb; often written with kana only)
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into  (often written with kana only)
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じ ょ う き 1
noun
1. steam; vapour; vapor
2. steamship; steamboat; steamer  (see also: 蒸気船; abbreviation)
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ひ ょ う め い 0
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression; announcement; assertion
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の う ち 1
noun
agricultural land; farmland
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ふ く め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to include (in a group or scope)
2. to instruct; to make one understand
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せ い さ い 0
restraint; sanctions; punishment
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げ ん じ ゅ う 0
strict; rigour; rigor; severe; firm; strong; secure
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noun (suffix)
1. lord; sir  (honorific; this meaning is restricted to reading きょう)
noun
2. state minister (i.e. under the ritsuryo system)  (see also: 律令制)
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ふ ど う さ ん 2 ふ ど う さ ん 0
noun
real estate
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こ が い し ゃ 2
noun
subsidiary (company)
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expression
should do; ought to do  (see also: するべき; often written with kana only; abbreviation)
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そ う き 1
early stage
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け い ば 0
horse racing
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ほ き ょ う 0
compensation; reinforcement
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ひ や す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to refrigerate
2. to calm down; to cool off; to regain one's composure; to relax
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と り つ 1
metropolitan (i.e. established by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government)
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と う じ し ゃ 3
noun
person concerned; interested party; related party
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ま え も っ て 3 ま え も っ て 0
Most common form: 前以って
in advance; beforehand; previously
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か ん げ ん 0
1. reduction; resolution; deoxidization; deoxidation  (see also: 酸化; chemistry term)
2. restoration; return
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さ さ や か 2
meagre; meager; modest  (often written with kana only)
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た よ り 1
Most common form: たより
noun, noun (suffix), 'suru' verb
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter  (pron. だより as a suffix)
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し ょ き 0 し ょ き 1
clerk; secretary
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ひ な た 0
noun
sunny place; in the sun
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せ い ざ ん 1
noun
1. lush mountain; green mountain
2. grave; burial place  (this meaning is restricted to reading せいざん)
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や こ う 0
walking around at night; night train; night travel
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は ん よ う 0
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
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も く ぞ う 0
wooden; made of wood
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な ま り 0
noun
lead (Pb)
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じ ん 0
suffix
1. -ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.
2. -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field)
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そ う す う 3
noun
total (number); count
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き ら く 0
1. carefree; comfortable; at ease
2. easygoing; happy-go-lucky
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い じ わ る 3 い じ わ る 2
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
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そ う さ い 0
noun
president
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た だ い 0
heavy; much
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た ん じ ょ う び 3
noun
birthday
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う り ば 0
1. place where things are sold; point of sale; POS; sales floor; counter (in shop)
noun
2. favorable time to sell; good time to sell  (see also: 売り時, 買い場)
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お が む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha); to pay one's respects
2. to beg; to make a supplication
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つ な が る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be tied together; to be connected to; to be linked to  (often written with kana only)
2. to lead to; to be related to  (often written with kana only)
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ほ う る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to throw; to toss; to fling
2. to throw away; to discard  (regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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に か い 0
noun
second floor; upstairs
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し ゃ だ ん 0
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
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は ん げ き 0
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
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め い し 0
noun
business card
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ほ ん ざ ん 1
noun
head temple; this temple
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し ょ く ば い 0
catalyst
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し ゅ と く 0
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
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こ つ ず い 0 こ つ ず い 2
1. bone marrow; medulla
2. true spirit; one's mind
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じ し ゃ 1
noun
1. one's company; company one works for
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. in-house; belonging to the company
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ほ っ ぽ う 0
northern (district); northward
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な ん ぜ ん 3
noun
many thousands
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ち か 1 ち か 2
noun
the price of land
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こ り つ 0
isolation; being alone; being friendless
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は や く ち 2
Most common form: 速口
fast-talking; rapid talking
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ほ う し ゅ つ 0
release; emission; ejection
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ぜ っ ち ょ う 0
1. top (of a mountain); summit
2. peak; height; zenith; climax
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へ び 0
noun
1. snake  (じゃ is more associated with serpent and large snakes)
2. serpent; large snake
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え い よ 1
noun
honour; honor
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お う じ ゃ 1
noun
1. king; monarch; ruler
2. reigning champion
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