The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 1901-1999

This collection contains 99 words.
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ち こ く 0
lateness; late coming  (see also: 遅れる)
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さ ん ふ じ ん か 0
Most common form: さんふじんか
noun
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
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ぎ け つ 0
resolution; decision; vote
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あ つ み 0
noun
thickness; profound
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に ん た い 1
endurance; perseverance; patience
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じ ん も ん 0
cross-examination; interrogation; questioning
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じ ゅ う た く ち 4 じ ゅ う た く ち 3
noun
housing district; residential district
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さ っ そ く 0 さ っ そ く 4
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
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た か ら く じ 3 た か ら く じ 4
Most common form: 宝クジ
noun
lottery
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と か す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to melt; to dissolve
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が い む 1
noun
foreign affairs
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か が や く 3
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
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な に ご と 0
noun
1. what; something; everything
2. nothing (with neg. verb)
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か ぶ き 0
noun
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
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た ん ぺ ん 0
Most common form: 短篇
noun
short (e.g. story, film)
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が い か 1
noun
1. foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange
2. foreign goods; imported goods
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け ん じ つ 0
steady; sound; reliable; solid
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ひ き つ づ き 0
Most common form: 引続き
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. continuously; continually; without a break
2. next; then; after that
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か ち く 0
noun
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
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し ょ う 1
Most common form: しょう
noun, noun (suffix)
1. quotient  (see also: 積; mathematics)
2. dealing; dealer; store
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き げ ん 0
Most common form: 気嫌
noun
1. humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits
2. safety; health; well-being; one's situation
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わ か 1
noun
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae  (see also: 短歌)
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ふ ぶ き 1
noun
snow storm; blizzard
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じ ゅ も く 1
trees and shrubs; arbour; arbor
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ふ っ こ う 0
revival; renaissance; reconstruction; restoration
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も ぎ 1
1. imitation; sham; mock
2. simulation  (computer terminology)
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け ず る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to shave (wood or leather); to sharpen; to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off
2. to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.); to curtail; to cut down
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わ れ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to break; to be smashed
2. to split; to crack; to fissure; to be torn
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も も 0
Most common form: もも
noun
peach (Prunus persica)
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さ け る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to avoid (physical contact with)  (this meaning is restricted to reading よける)
2. to avoid (situation)  (this meaning is restricted to reading さける)
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noun
pickpocket  (often written with kana only)
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め ん か い 0
meeting (face-to-face); interview
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ま ぢ か 1
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
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ね む り 0
noun
1. sleep; sleeping
2. inactivity
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み か け 0
noun
1. outward appearance
2. apparent
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ふ く さ よ う 3
noun
reaction; secondary effect; side effect
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か わ ぐ ち 0
mouth of river; estuary
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て ん け ん 0
inspection; examination; checking
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も く ぜ ん 0
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
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に ゅ う さ つ 0
bid; bidding
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じ ょ う 0
noun
1. feelings; emotion; sentiment
2. compassion; sympathy
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す ず 1
Most common form: すず
noun
1. bell (often globular)
2. singing bowl (bell in the shape of a bowl)  (this meaning is restricted to reading りん)
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は ん が 0
noun
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
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あ き る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to have enough
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け ん し ょ う 0
verification; inspection
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り し 1
noun
interest (bank)
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し ゃ せ つ 0
noun
editorial; leading article
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to cease; to stop; to be over
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ど の ぐ ら い 0 ど の ぐ ら い 1
Most common form: 何のくらい
expression, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
how long; how far; how much  (see also: 何れくらい; often written with kana only)
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み き 1 み き 0
noun
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
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ま ぶ た 1
noun
eyelid; eyelids  (often written with kana only)
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や さ し い 0 や さ し い 3
Most common form: やさしい
easy; plain; simple  (often written with kana only; opposite: 難しい)
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ざ ん だ か 1
noun
(bank) balance; remainder
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き り つ 0
noun
1. order; observance; discipline
2. rules; law; regulations
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せ い ぜ い 1
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much (far) as possible  (often written with kana only)
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ほ う ち ょ う 0
noun
1. kitchen knife; carving knife
2. cooking; food  (archaic)
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noun
1. reason; principle; logic
2. general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)  (see also: 事; Buddhist term)
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ぎ ょ う し ゅ 1 ぎ ょ う し ゅ 0
Most common form: ぎょうしゅ
noun
type of industry
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に わ と り 0
noun
1. (domestic) chicken
2. chicken (meat)  (see also: 鶏肉)
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ご め ん 0
interjection (kandoushi), noun
your pardon; declining (something); dismissal; permission  (often written with kana only)
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ゆ く え 0
noun
1. (one's) whereabouts
2. outcome
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け い ろ 1
noun
1. course; route; path; channel
2. process; means
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な ん ら 1
Most common form: 何等
adverb, noun
1. whatever; what; what sort of; any kind of
2. nothing whatever (with neg. verb)
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expression
1. about; concerning; regarding  (see also: につきまして; often written with kana only)
2. per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every  (often written with kana only)
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ひ が し が わ 0
noun
east side; east bank
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き せ き 0 き せ き 2
miracle; wonder; marvel
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し る 1
Most common form: 液
noun, noun (suffix)
1. juice; sap
2. soup; broth
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す み や か 2
speedy; prompt; smooth
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な ん て 1
Most common form: なんて
noun or verb acting prenominally, adverb
1. how ..!; what ..!  (often written with kana only)
2. what (questioning)
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み せ い ね ん 2
Most common form: みせいねん
noun
minor; not of age
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す き ま 0
noun
1. crevice; crack; gap; opening; clearance
2. spare moment; interval; break; pause; spare time
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は く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (or wear) footwear  (usu 履く or 穿く)
2. to affix a sword to one's hip  (usu. 佩く or 帯く)
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う り あ げ 0
Most common form: 売上げ
noun
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
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の び 2
1. growth; development
2. stretching (e.g. body when waking up)
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は な し か け る 5 は な し か け る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone)
2. to begin to talk; to start a conversation
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こ ど も た ち 3
Most common form: 子供たち
noun
children
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い た い 0
noun
corpse; remains
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お ね え さ ん 2
Most common form: お姐さん
noun
1. elder sister  (see also: 姉さん; usu. お姉さん; honorific)
2. (vocative) young lady  (see also: 姉さん)
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ね ん ね ん 2
Most common form: 年年
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
years; year by year; annually; considering his age
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か わ る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to succeed; to relieve; to replace  (esp. 替わる, 替る)
2. to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent  (esp. 代わる, 代る)
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く ま 2 く ま 1
Most common form: くま
noun
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
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じ ょ じ ょ 1
1. gradually; steadily; quietly; slowly; little by little
2. soon
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は や め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to hasten; to quicken; to expedite; to precipitate; to accelerate
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こ ん ぽ ん 2
root; source; origin; foundation; base; principle
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ビ デ オ カ メ ラ 4
Most common form: ビデオ・カメラ
noun
video camera; video camcorder
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い け ば な 1
Most common form: 活花
noun
1. flower arrangement
2. fresh flowers
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く ら 2
noun
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown; depository; treasury; elevator
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ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
indicates continuing action or state (e.g. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)  (from ..て or で plus いる; colloquialism)
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お な か 0
Most common form: お腹
noun
stomach  (polite (teineigo) language)
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irregular godan verb 'iku/yuku'
to take someone (of lower status) along
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to bring someone along
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か か わ る 3 か か わ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be affected; to be influenced
2. to be concerned with; to have to do with
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ま た 2
noun
1. crotch; crutch; groin; thigh
2. fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
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か げ つ 1
months (period of)
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わ り 0
Most common form: 割り
noun, noun (suffix)
1. rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
2. profit
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が い む し ょ う 3
noun
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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ひ 0 ひ 3
Most common form: 灯火
noun
light; lamp; torch
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ゆ る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
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ね 0
noun
sleep
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