The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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This collection contains 100 words.
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し ん さ つ 0
medical examination
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は い じ ょ 1
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
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ち ゅ う と う 0
Middle East
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し ず む 0 し ず む 3
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to sink; to go under; to submerge
2. to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend
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あ い ず 1
sign; signal
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. past; after
2. too (much); over- (e.g. eating)  (often written with kana only)
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し ゅ う 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. state; province; county; oblast; department (of ancient China)
2. continent
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き ぐ 1
noun
utensil; apparatus; implement; device; gadget
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み る 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to examine (medically)
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か そ く 0
acceleration; speeding up  (opposite: 減速)
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ぶ ん 1
noun, noun (suffix), prefix
1. part; segment; share; ration  (see also: 分の)
2. rate
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お と る 0 お と る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
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せ ん ぜ ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
pre-war days; before the war
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ぼ う と う 0
beginning; start; outset
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な し 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. without  (often written with kana only)
noun
2. unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory  (colloquialism; often written with kana only; opposite: 在り)
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セ ー タ ー 1
Most common form: セエター
noun
sweater; jumper
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か な し み 0 か な し み 3
noun
1. sadness; sorrow; grief
2. affection; love  (archaic)
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ひ ょ う ろ ん 0
criticism; critique
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じ さ 1
noun
time difference
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お さ な い 3
1. very young
2. childish; immature
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ぜ ん 1
noun
good; goodness; right; virtue  (opposite: 悪)
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し ろ 0
Most common form: しろ
noun
castle
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ア ジ ア 1
noun
1. Asia (esp. "the Far East")  (often written with kana only)
2. Asian; Asiatic
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ひ ん ぱ ん 0
frequent; incessant
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き ゅ う き ょ く 0
ultimate; extreme; final; eventual
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こ う さ て ん 0 こ う さ て ん 3
noun
crossing; intersection
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し つ ぼ う 0
disappointment; despair
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ば く だ ん 0
noun
1. bomb
2. alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shochu highball, also beer with whiskey)  (often written with kana only)
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せ ん と う 0
battle; fight; combat
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う た が い 0
noun
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion; distrust
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1. in this way (used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker); thus; such  (see also: 然う, ああ, 如何; often written with kana only)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. uh... (interjection used as a verbal pause)  (often written with kana only)
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ぼ う だ い 0
1. huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; multitudinous
2. swelling; expansion  (this meaning is restricted to form 膨大)
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い し ょ く じ ゅ う 3 い し ょ く じ ゅ う 2
noun
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
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こ う ふ ん 0
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
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と も な う 3
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon  (usu. ~に伴う)
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with; to be involved in  (usu. ~を伴う)
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か わ す 0
Most common form: 交す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.)
2. to intersect; to cross; to interlace
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ふ ん そ う 0
dispute; trouble; strife
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に が い 2
bitter
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つ ぐ 0
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to rank next to; to come after
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し き ょ 1 し き ょ 2
death
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さ し あ げ る 0 さ し あ げ る 4
Most common form: 差上げる
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to give; to offer  (humble)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
2. to lift up; to hold up; to raise  (humble)
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. that is so; that is right; it looks to me; I am of the impression
expression
2. people say that (after plain verb, adj); it is said that; I hear that
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き ょ う れ つ 0
strong; intense; severe
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こ や ま 0
noun
hill; knoll
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じ ょ う じ ゅ ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
first 10 days of month
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ピ ン 1
noun
1. pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.)
2. one (on dice, in cards, etc.)  (originally from Portuguese 'pinta')
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き ん こ う 0
noun
suburbs; outskirts
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ほ か 0
1. other (place, thing, person); the rest
2. outside; beyond  (esp. 外; often written with kana only)
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き せ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to put clothes on (someone)
2. to plate; to gild; to veneer
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か ん わ 0
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation; softening
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よ う 1
noun
1. yang (i.e. the positive)  (opposite: 陰)
2. the open (i.e. a visible place)  (see also: 陽に)
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も と め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to want; to wish for
2. to request; to demand
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じ こ う 1
noun
matter; item; facts
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し っ ぴ つ 0
writing (e.g. as a profession)
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レ ン ズ 1
noun
lens  (originally from Dutch)
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ず つ う 0
noun
headache
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じ ん け ん 0
human rights; civil liberties
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け し ゴ ム 0
noun
eraser; India rubber
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き つ い 0 き つ い 2
1. intense; severe; hard  (sometimes written 緊い)
2. determined; forceful; formidable
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ぐ ん 1
noun, noun (suffix)
army; force; troops
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あ ず か る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to look after; to take care of; to keep; to hold on to; to keep in custody  (see also: 預ける)
2. to take charge of; to be entrusted with; to receive on deposit
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た っ た 0 た っ た 3
noun or verb acting prenominally, adverb
only; merely; but; no more than
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け つ ぎ 1
resolution; vote; decision
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だ い き ら い 1
Most common form: 大嫌い
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
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れ ん ぽ う 0
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
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わ が ま ま 3 わ が ま ま 4
1. selfishness; egoism; self-indulgence; wilfulness; willfulness  (often written with kana only)
2. disobedience  (often written with kana only)
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ち ゃ ん 1
suffix
suffix for familiar person  (familiar language)
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は い ふ 0
distribution
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み ず ぎ 0
noun
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
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は ば ひ ろ い 4
extensive; wide; broad
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む こ う 0
invalid; no effect; unavailable; illegal  (opposite: 有効)
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は ず れ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to be off; to be out (e.g. of gear)
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あ り 0
noun
ant  (often written with kana only)
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う け と る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to receive; to get; to accept
2. to take; to interpret; to understand
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し ゅ ほ う 0
noun
technique; method
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い わ う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to congratulate; to celebrate; to observe (a festival)
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て つ 1
noun
1. iron (Fe)
2. strong and hard (as iron)
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お か げ 0
noun
1. grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing  (often written with kana only)
2. assistance; help; aid  (often written with kana only)
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ち ゅ う ど く 1
1. poisoning
noun (suffix)
2. addiction
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せ い よ う じ ん 3
noun
Western people
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な す 1
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to build up; to establish  (esp. 成す; often written with kana only)
2. to form; to become (a state)  (esp. 成す; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ちょう
noun, noun (suffix)
government office; agency; board
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ベ ン チ 1
noun
bench
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お と と い 3
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
day before yesterday
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じ そ く 1 じ そ く 0
noun
speed (per hour)
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し ん ろ 1
noun
1. route; course
2. career, university choices; course (of future life)
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ふ た 1
Most common form: フタ
noun
cover; lid; cap  (often written with kana only)
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こ う り 0
retail
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は し 0
noun
1. end (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge; margin
2. beginning; start; first
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Most common form: ため
noun
1. good; advantage; benefit; welfare  (see also: 為に; often written with kana only)
2. sake; purpose; objective; aim  (often written with kana only)
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ま ち が う 3
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. half; 50%; tie; evenness
2. 5 parts; 5%
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は ん え い 0
prospering; prosperity; thriving; flourishing
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し つ な い 2
indoor; inside the room
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ま い す う 3
noun
1. the number of flat things
2. win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers  (sumo term)
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と っ ぱ 0
breaking through; breakthrough; penetration
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よ び だ す 3
Most common form: 呼出す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to decoy; to lure
2. to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)  (computer terminology)
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げ ん し ゅ 1
noun
ruler; sovereign
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お お ど お り 3
noun
main street
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ち ゅ う だ ん 0
interruption; suspension; break
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