The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 301-400

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せ た い 2 せ た い 1
noun
household; home; family; housekeeping  (所帯 is more informal)
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こ う ち ょ う 0
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
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ぜ ん し ゅ う 0 ぜ ん し ゅ う 1
noun, noun (suffix)
complete works
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め い じ る 0 め い じ る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to order; to command; to appoint
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ふ く ろ 3
noun, noun (suffix)
1. bag; sack; pouch
2. skin of an orange (and other like fruits)
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な に も 1 な に も 0
expression, adverb
1. nothing (with neg. verbs); not any
2. and everything else (with noun plus "mo"); all
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almost; roughly; approximately  (often written with kana only)
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わ り び き け ん 4 わ り び き け ん 3
noun
discount coupon or ticket
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つ け る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to soak; to seep; to dip in
2. to pickle  (this meaning is restricted to form 漬ける, つける)
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さ わ ぎ 1
noun, noun (suffix)
uproar; disturbance
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し ょ せ き 1 し ょ せ き 0
noun
book; publication
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り ょ う 1
Most common form: りょう
noun
1. hostel; dormitory
2. bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system)  (see also: 律令制; archaic)
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す い そ 1
noun
hydrogen (H)
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せ い か い 0
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
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ち ょ く つ う 0
direct communication
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げ ん さ く 0
original work
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そ も そ も 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio  (often written with kana only)
conjunction
2. ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")  (see also: 一体; often written with kana only)
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し ん そ う 0
noun
truth; real situation
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ご う せ い 0
1. composition; synthesis
2. composite; compound; synthetic; mixed; combined
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て ち ょ う 0
noun
1. notebook; memo pad; (pocket) diary
2. certificate  (see also: 身体障害者手帳; abbreviation)
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り じ 1
noun
director; board of directors
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た い こ う 0
opposition; antagonism
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え ん だ か 0
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
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こ う り ょ く 1
noun
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
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キ ロ 1
prefix
1. kilo-; 10^3  (originally from French)
noun
2. kilogram; kilogramme  (see also: キログラム; abbreviation)
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じ っ せ ん 0
practice; practising; putting into practice; implementation
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す す め る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to advance; to promote; to hasten
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ベ ス ト 1
1. best  (this meaning is restricted to reading ベスト)
noun
2. vest
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ち ょ う せ つ 0
regulation; adjustment; control
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が ぞ う 0
noun
image; picture; portrait
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こ く さ ん 0
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
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も ち あ げ る 0 も ち あ げ る 5
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to elevate; to raise; to lift up
2. to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
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ど う き ょ 0
Most common form: どうきょ
coexistence; living together
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け ん き ゅ う し ょ 5 け ん き ゅ う し ょ 0
noun
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
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こ う し 1
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
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そ そ ぐ 0 そ そ ぐ 2
1. to pour (into); to fill  (see also: 注ぐ)
2. to sprinkle on from above; to shed (e.g. tears)
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ね ら い 0
noun
aim
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し ょ う き ん 0
noun
prize; monetary award
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し ゅ つ り ょ く 2
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
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て ん き ん 0
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
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い ま ま で 3
until now; so far; up to the present  (see also: 今から)
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ほ し ゅ 1
Most common form: ほしゅ
1. maintenance
noun
2. conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
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う て ん 1
noun
rainy weather
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み こ み 0
noun
1. hope; promise; possibility; chance; probability; likelihood
2. expectation; anticipation; forecast; estimate
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か た が た 2
noun
1. they (of people); gentlemen (of the ...)  (honorific)
2. you (usu. plural)  (honorific)
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い ふ く 1
noun
clothes
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particle
1. casual quoting particle  (see also: と; abbr. for と, というのは and other similar combinations)
2. indicates supposition; if ... then
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し ゅ じ ん 1
1. head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady  (see also: ご主人)
2. one's husband
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せ ん ぞ 1
ancestor
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バ ッ グ 1
noun
bag
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ほ ん し ょ 1
noun
text; script; this book
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り ょ か く 0
noun
passenger (transport)
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ぶ っ し 1
noun
goods; materials
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じ い ん 1
noun
temple
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つ い ほ う 0
exile; banishment; eviction; deportation; transportation
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ほ ん や 1
noun
1. bookstore; bookshop
2. publisher
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や っ き ょ く 0
pharmacy; chemist (shop); drugstore
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げ ん こ う 0
noun
manuscript; copy
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こ う く う け ん 0
Most common form: 航空けん
noun
airline ticket; plane ticket; air ticket
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び っ く り 3
1. to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be astonished; to get startled; to jump  (often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. surprise (e.g. surprise party)  (often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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ど う り ょ く 1 ど う り ょ く 0
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
1. power; motive power; dynamic force
noun
2. three-phase electricity  (see also: 三相交流; engineering term)
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し ょ う が い 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
one's lifetime (i.e. one's existence until death); one's career
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ど な た 1
noun
who?  (often written with kana only; honorific)
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ど う い ん 0
mobilization; mobilisation
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き く 0
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be effective; to show effect  (see also: 薬が効く)
2. to do its work; to carry out its function well  (see also: 目が利く)
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し よ う 0
noun
1. way; method; means; resource; remedy
2. (technical) specification
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ペ ッ ト 1
noun
1. pet
2. trumpet  (abbreviation)
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け い れ き 0
personal history; career
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ひ だ り が わ 0
left; left (hand) side
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リ ズ ム 1
noun
rhythm
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こ う き 1
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester  (opposite: 前期)
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prefix
1. honorific/polite/humble prefix  (see also: 御; usu. before a term with an on-yomi reading; honorific; polite (teineigo) language; humble; often written with kana only)
suffix
2. honorific suffix  (after a noun indicating a person; honorific)
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む か え る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to go out to meet
2. to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail; to reach; to approach; to enter (a phase, era, etc.)
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と ら 0
Most common form: とら
noun
1. tiger (Panthera tigris)
2. drunkard; drunk; sot  (colloquialism)
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か ん ご 1
nursing; (army) nurse
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こ ど く 0
isolation; loneliness; solitude
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よ ろ し く 0 よ ろ し く 2
expression, adverb
1. well; properly; suitably  (夜露死苦 is slang; often written with kana only)
2. best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
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が く れ き 0
noun
academic background
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し ほ ん し ゅ ぎ 4
capitalism
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シ ョ ッ ク 1
1. shock (psychological)
noun
2. shock (physical, mechanical)
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じ め ん 1
ground; earth's surface
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て ん さ い 0
noun
genius; prodigy; natural gift  (opposite: 凡才)
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Most common form: １９
noun
19; nineteen
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き あ つ 0
noun
atmospheric pressure
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し た し む 3
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be intimate with; to befriend
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せ つ や く 0
economising; saving
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て ん き よ ほ う 4
noun
weather forecast; weather report
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か ん せ つ 0
indirection; indirectness  (opposite: 直接)
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み ぎ が わ 0
right side; right hand
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ど う き 0
noun
1. motive; incentive
2. motif
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り ょ う し ゃ 1
noun
pair; the two; both persons; both things
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ね
ね 1
particle
1. indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so  (at sentence end)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. hey; come on; listen
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ち ゅ う に ち 1
noun
1. China and Japan
2. the middle day
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か な い 1
Most common form: かない
noun
1. (my) wife  (humble; this meaning is restricted to reading かない)
2. inside the home; one's family
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し ょ う し ゃ 1
noun
trading company; firm
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し ん に ゅ う 0
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass; penetration
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け ん い 1
noun
authority; power; influence
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い た ず ら 0
1. mischief; prank; trick; practical joke  (often written with kana only)
2. pastime; hobby  (often written with kana only)
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じ ゃ く て ん 3
noun
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot; tender spot  (see also: 短所)
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お こ な い 0
Most common form: 行ない
noun
deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour; asceticism
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