The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 401-500

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と ま る 0
Most common form: 泊る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stay at (e.g. hotel)
2. to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
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わ る く ち 0 わ る く ち 3
abuse; insult; slander; evil speaking; bad mouth
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ふ ん か 0
eruption
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た ほ う 2
1. one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party
conjunction
2. on the other hand  (see also: 一方)
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よ う し 0 よ う し 1
noun
1. blank form
2. sheets of paper; sheet of paper
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noun (suffix)
1. in accordance with; following
2. roughly; about
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や く に ん 0
noun
government official
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ど ろ 2
1. mud; slush; (wet) dirt; mire
noun
2. thief  (see also: 泥棒; abbreviation)
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ち ょ う わ 0
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
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noun, counter
1. stock; share
noun
2. stump  (orig. meaning)
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そ う り つ 0
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
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か ん し ん 0
admiration; Well done!
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お き 0
noun
offshore; open sea
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で し 2
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person; teacher's student-helper
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き げ ん 1
origin; beginning; rise
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こ う し ん 0
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
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き し ょ う 0
1. weather; climate  (see also: 天気)
noun
2. disposition; temperament  (see also: 気性; obscure term)
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み ち る 2
Most common form: みちる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be full
2. to wax (e.g. moon)
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や が い 1 や が い 0
1. outdoors; outside; open air
noun
2. fields; outskirts; suburbs
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く み ち ょ う 2
noun
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
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そ れ と も 3
Most common form: 其れとも
conjunction
or; or else  (often written with kana only)
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き ざ む 0 き ざ む 3
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred
2. to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch
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し ろ う と 1 し ろ う と 2
1. amateur; layman; ordinary person; novice  (opposite: 玄人)
noun
2. respectable woman (not a prostitute, hostess, geisha, etc.)  (see also: 玄人)
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み ず か ら 1
noun
1. oneself
2. for one's self; personally
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か ん し ょ う 0
appreciation (e.g. of art); aesthetic sense
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じ り つ 0
independence; self-reliance
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す ぎ る 2
Most common form: すぎる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond
2. to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse
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ふ み き り 0
Most common form: 踏切り
noun
1. railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing; level crossing
2. starting line; scratch
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か ん か く 0
noun
space; interval; SPC
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が い 1
Most common form: がい
noun
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
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だ い ち 1
noun
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
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ふ ざ い 0
1. absence
noun (suffix)
2. disregard; indifference  (see also: 国民不在)
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し ょ う め ん 3
noun, 'no' adjective, prefix
front; frontage; facade; main
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け ん し ゅ う 0
training (esp. in-service); induction course
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き ん に く 1
muscle; sinew
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し ら べ 3 し ら べ 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. investigation; inspection; examination
2. tune; note; melody
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ら ん 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. column of text (e.g. in a newspaper)
2. field (in a form, web page, etc.)
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く ち び る 0
noun
lips
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か く し ん 0
conviction; belief; confidence
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わ り び き 0
Most common form: 割引き
noun, suffix, 'no' adjective
discount; reduction; rebate; (after a number) tenths discounted; tenths reduced
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ひ し ょ 1 ひ し ょ 2
1. (private) secretary
noun
2. treasured book; secret book
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か た め る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt)  (see also: 土を固める)
2. to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate
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こ う に ん 0
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
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す い さ ん 0
noun
aquatic products; fisheries
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は い せ ん 0
defeat; losing a war
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ぶ そ う 0
arms; armament
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の ぞ く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate
2. to exclude; to except
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ア ニ メ 1 ア ニ メ 0
1. animated film; animated cartoon; anime (when referring to Japanese cartoons)
2. animation  (see also: アニメーション; abbreviation)
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つ め 0
noun
1. nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof
2. plectrum; pick
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ぶ ん げ い 0 ぶ ん げ い 1
Most common form: 文藝
literature; art and literature; belles-lettres
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う れ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to sell (well)  (see also: 売る)
2. to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
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だ っ し ゅ つ 0
1. escape; break-out
2. prolapse; proptosis
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な み 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. average; medium; common; ordinary  (see also: 中, 普通)
2. line; row of (e.g. houses)
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し ょ う ち 0
1. knowledge; awareness
2. consent; acceptance; assent; admitting; compliance; agreement; acknowledgment; acknowledgement
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く せ 2
Most common form: くせ
noun
1. habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency
2. peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism
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か い し ょ う 0
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
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せ き ど う 0
equator
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ひ と じ ち 0
noun
hostage
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し て つ 0
noun
private railway
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た い け つ 0
confrontation; showdown
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ズ ボ ン 2 ズ ボ ン 1
noun
trousers; pants  (also written as 洋袴 and 段袋 during the Meiji period; originally from French 'jupon')
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よ く せ い 0
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition; check; curb
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か み な り 3 か み な り 4 か み な り 0
noun
1. lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
2. god of thunder; god of lightning  (this meaning is restricted to reading かみなり)
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コ ッ プ 0
noun
1. glass (i.e. drinking vessel); tumbler  (also written 洋盃 and 骨杯; originally from Portuguese 'copo', dut 'Kop')
2. cop (police officer)  (slang)
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き ん ね ん 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
recent years
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ぬ の 0
noun
1. cloth
2. bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)  (see also: 布銭; this meaning is restricted to reading ふ)
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や み 2
Most common form: ヤミ
1. darkness; the dark; dark
2. bewilderment; despair; hopelessness
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お い こ む 3
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to herd; to corner; to drive
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よ く ぼ う 0
noun
desire; appetite; lust
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わ 0
counter for birds and rabbits
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し ゅ っ せ 0
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
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く み こ む 3 く み こ む 0
Most common form: 組込む
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to insert; to include; to cut in (printing)
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え い ゆ う 0
noun
1. hero; heroine; great person
2. Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804)
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ド イ ツ ご 0
German (language)
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ま い ご 1
noun
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
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せ い や く 0
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
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き ょ じ ゅ う 0
residence
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か ん ち が い 3
misunderstanding; wrong guess
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じ っ か 0
noun
(one's parents') home
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ね 1 ね 0
noun
1. root (of a plant)
2. root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.)
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む く ち 1
reticence; taciturnity
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そ う ぞ う 0
creation
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じ か く 0
self-consciousness; self-awareness
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こ く ふ く 0
conquest (problem, disease, handicap, etc. e.g. poverty, illness); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
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せ い と う 0
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable; reasonable; legitimate; legal; lawful
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か た わ ら 0 か た わ ら 4
Most common form: 側
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. side; edge; beside; besides; nearby  (see also: 傍らに)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
2. while (doing); in addition to; at the same time  (often written with kana only)
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し ょ く む 1
noun
professional duties
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マ ラ ソ ン 0
noun
1. marathon; long-distance race
2. malathion  (from Malathon (trademark))
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い つ ま で も 1
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what  (often written with kana only)
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ア フ リ カ 0
Africa  (often written with kana only)
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ご ぞ ん じ 2
Most common form: ご存知
noun
1. knowing  (see also: 存じ; honorific)
2. (an) acquaintance
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こ う げ ん 0
noun
tableland; plateau
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じ ょ う せ い 0
noun
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
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れ い と う 0
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
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わ け 1
Most common form: わけ
noun
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation  (often written with kana only)
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な ら べ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to line up; to set up; to arrange in a line
2. to enumerate; to itemize
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け っ さ ん 1
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
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か っ て 0
1. one's own convenience; one's way
2. convenience or ease of use; knowledge of how to use
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お さ ま る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be in one's place; to be installed; to settle into
2. to be delivered; to be obtained; to be paid  (esp. 納まる)
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か い ろ 1
noun
1. circuit (electric)
2. cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)  (biology term)
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