The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 1801-1900

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し お 1
Most common form: しお
noun
1. tide; current
2. salt water
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マ ス タ ー 1
1. to master; to learn
noun
2. proprietor; manager; bar-owner
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す
す 1
Most common form: 素
1. plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel
prefix
2. mere; poor  (before a noun; derogatory)
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じ ゅ う ぞ く 0
subordination; dependency
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つ き 2
noun, noun (suffix)
1. furnished with; including
2. attached to
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じ し ゅ く 0
self-restraint; self-control; self-discipline
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あ お き 0
noun
1. Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica
2. live tree
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じ ょ う じ ょ う 0
1. listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public
2. presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance  (see also: 上演)
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げ ん ゆ 0
Most common form: げんゆ
noun
crude oil
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お れ る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to break; to be broken; to snap; to fracture
2. to be folded
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ば ん ね ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
(one's) last years
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き た い 0
noun
fuselage; airframe
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い り ょ う 1
noun
clothing
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く う ぐ ん 0
Air Force
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り て ん 0
noun
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
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こ っ き 0
noun
national flag
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つ う 0
'na' adjective, noun (suffix)
1. connoisseur; authority
2. counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
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あ り が た い 4
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude  (often written with kana only)
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の う 1
Most common form: のう
noun
1. brain
2. brains; mind
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い よ い よ 2
1. more and more; all the more; increasingly  (often written with kana only)
2. at last; finally; beyond doubt  (often written with kana only)
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さ ぐ る 0 さ ぐ る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for; to look for
2. to investigate; to probe into; to spy on; to sound out
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し ん こ う 0
rising; developing; emergent
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さ い き ん 0
noun
bacillus; bacterium; germ
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ぐ ん じ ん 0
noun
military personnel; soldier
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ぼ う ぎ ょ 1
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
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で き だ か 2 で き だ か 0
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
yield; crop; production; volume; piecework
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え い わ 0
noun
English-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
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か ん し ょ う 0
interference; intervention; meddling
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expression, 'i' adjective
nowhere  (see also: 何処にも; often written with kana only)
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ゆ う え ん ち 3
noun
amusement park
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わ か す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to boil; to heat  (this meaning is restricted to form 沸かす)
2. to excite  (this meaning is restricted to form 沸かす)
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じ ゃ が い も 0
noun
potato (Solanum tuberosum)  (see also: ジャガタラ芋; often written with kana only)
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ほ う そ う 0
packing; wrapping
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し か く い 3 し か く い 0
square; rectangular
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こ く じ 0
resemblance; resemble
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い ど う 0
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
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こ お る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
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て い せ い 0
correction; revision; amendment
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ふ に ん 0
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
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か け っ こ 2
(foot) race; sprint  (see also: 駆けっくら; colloquialism; often written with kana only)
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き が る 0
1. carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; sprightly
noun
2. ease
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ぼ ん 0
Most common form: ぼん
noun
1. tray
2. family; household
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ひ き だ す 3
Most common form: 引出す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to pull out; to take out; to draw out; to withdraw
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き り が な い 0
expression, 'i' adjective
1. endless; boundless; innumerable  (see also: 切りのない; often written with kana only)
2. endless; never-ending; going on forever  (often written with kana only)
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む し ば 0
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; caries
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か ん ぱ い 0
1. toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something)
2. drinking one's glass dry
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け い は つ 0
enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education; inspiration
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し ん こ ん 0
newly-wed
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は い れ つ 0
Most common form: 排列
1. arrangement; disposition
2. array (programming, programing)  (computer terminology)
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お く が い 2
outdoors; alfresco
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し 0
noun
poem; verse of poetry
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ク ラ シ ッ ク 3 ク ラ シ ッ ク 2
Most common form: クラッシク
noun
1. classical music  (see also: クラシック音楽; abbreviation)
2. classic; classical
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て ん ぷ ら 0
Most common form: テンプラ
noun
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter  (originally from Portuguese 'tempero, temPortugueseas')
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ふ く 2
noun
good fortune
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み な さ ま 2
noun
everyone  (honorific)
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ど だ い 0
noun
1. foundation; base; basis
2. from the beginning; from the outset; by nature  (see also: 元々; often in negative contexts)
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や 1
Most common form: 箭
noun
1. arrow
2. wedge; chock
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へ い 0
noun
1. fence
2. wall
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じ れ い 0
example; precedent; case
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や く だ つ 3
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
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は い 0
Most common form: はい
noun
lung
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け い げ ん 0
abatement; reduction
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わ り に 0
1. comparatively; relatively; pretty; rather  (see also: 割と)
2. unexpectedly; unusually
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き つ え ん 0
smoking  (see also: 禁煙)
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こ れ ら 2
these  (often written with kana only)
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と お り 3 と お り 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. avenue; street; way; road
2. coming and going; street traffic
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む だ ん 0 む だ ん 1
noun
without permission; without notice
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く う は く 0
blank space; vacuum; space; null (NUL)
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ふ と こ ろ 0
noun
1. bosom; bust
2. (breast) pocket; purse; handbag
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こ べ つ 0
particular case; discrete; individual; separate
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い ち ど う 3 い ち ど う 2
noun, noun (suffix)
all present; all concerned; all of us
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け つ あ つ 0
noun
blood pressure
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し ん だ い 0
noun
bed; couch
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き ょ く 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. bureau; department
2. office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); channel; exchange  (see also: 郵便局, 放送局; abbreviation)
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し ょ く パ ン 0 し ょ く パ ン 3
noun
(loaf of) bread; bread in a rectangular shape
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ゆ か し た 1
noun
under the floor
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は ば む 2
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct; to oppose; to thwart
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た ん か 1
Most common form: たんか
noun
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem  (see also: 長歌)
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こ づ つ み 2
noun
parcel; package
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て い こ く 0 て い こ く 1
noun
1. empire
2. imperial
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き ゅ う こ う 0
closing school (temporarily); dropping one's studies
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か き と め 0
Most common form: かきとめ
1. registered mail  (see also: 書留郵便; abbreviation)
2. registration (e.g. of mail); writing down; putting on record; recording; making a note of
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う ら み 3
noun
1. resentment; grudge; malice; bitterness
2. matter for regret; regret  (esp. 憾み)
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ま す 2 ま す 0
Most common form: 升
noun
1. measuring container; measure
2. box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
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し か け 0
noun
1. device; contrivance; mechanism; gadget
2. trick; trap; calculated manipulation; gambit
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ぼ ん ち 0
noun
basin (e.g. between mountains)
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す し 2 す し 1
noun
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)  (see also: 巻き寿司; food term)
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い せ い 0 い せ い 1
1. the opposite sex  (see also: 同性)
2. isomerism  (chemistry term)
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め ぐ み 0
Most common form: 恵み
noun
blessing; grace
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り ょ う し ょ う 0
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance  (see also: ご了承)
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そ だ ち 3
noun
breeding; growth
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noun
10 minutes
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て が る 0
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
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よ し 1
noun
1. reason; significance; cause
2. piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...  (this meaning is restricted to form 由)
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お お の 0 お お の 1
noun
large field
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ふ し 1
noun
father and child (son)
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う わ き 0
1. extramarital sex; affair; fooling around
2. infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness; inconstancy; fickleness; caprice
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や わ ら か い 4
Most common form: 柔かい
1. soft; tender; limp; limber  (see also: 柔らか)
2. gentle; mild
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こ ん 1
Most common form: こん
noun
navy blue; deep blue
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し ら が 3
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
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