The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 801-900

This collection contains 100 words.
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ち ょ め い 0
well-known; noted; celebrated
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じ ゅ ん か ん 0
circulation; rotation; cycle
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ご が つ 1
Most common form: ごがつ
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
May
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よ ご す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty; to stain
2. to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor; to defile  (esp. けがす)
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ひ ゃ っ か て ん 3 ひ ゃ っ か て ん 0
Most common form: ひゃっかてん
noun
(department) store; (department) stores
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か じ つ 1
noun
fruit; nut; berry
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ひ え る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
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イ メ ー ジ 2
1. (one's) image  (see also: イメージアップ)
2. (computer) image  (computer terminology)
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ゆ う の う 0
able; capable; efficient; skill
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せ ん り ょ う 0
occupation; capture; possession; have a room to oneself
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し ゅ う ぎ い ん 3
noun
lower house; House of Representatives
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じ ゅ う ろ く 4
noun
16; sixteen
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な か で も 1
expression, adverb
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
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で 0 で 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the sun or moon)
2. attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on
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ま っ す ぐ 3
1. straight (ahead); direct; upright; erect  (often written with kana only)
2. straightforward; honest; frank  (often written with kana only)
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い ち が つ 4 い ち が つ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
January
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expression
please  (humble)
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す う ち 1
noun
1. numerical value; numerics
2. reading (on a meter, etc.)
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ど う ね ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
that year; same year; same age
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し た が う 4
Most common form: 順う
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to abide (by the rules); to obey; to follow; to accompany
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な つ か し い 4
dear; desired; missed  (see also: 懐く)
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そ の 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; plantation  (see also: りんご園; えん usually when a suffix)
2. place; location  (see also: 学びの園)
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か わ か す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
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し ょ く よ く 0 し ょ く よ く 2
appetite (for food)
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ス タ ン ド 0
noun
1. stands; bleachers
2. stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter)
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ダ ム 1
noun
1. dam
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. dumb
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よ か 1
leisure; leisure time; spare time
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ほ か ん 0
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
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は な よ め 2
bride  (opposite: 花婿)
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い っ し ゅ う 3
once around; a revolution; a lap; a turn; a round; one full year
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た い だ ん 0
talk; dialogue; conversation
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な み き 0
roadside tree; row of trees
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ふ く ら む 0
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
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よ う し き 0
noun
style; form; pattern
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す い ち ょ く 0
1. vertical
2. perpendicular
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し ゃ な い 1
inside a train, car, etc.
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げ き だ ん 0
noun
troupe; theatrical company
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す い そ く 0
guess; conjecture
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べ い こ く 0
noun
America; USA
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し ん こ う 0
promotion; encouragement
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ふ く ご う 0
composite; combined; complex
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も の 3 も の 2 も の 0
Most common form: もの
noun
1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance
2. one's things; possessions; property; belongings  (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん)
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か つ じ 0
noun
1. printing type; movable type
2. printed text; print
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い ど 1
noun
water well
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き ん い ろ 0
golden (colour, color)
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く 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
2. phrase  (linguistics terminology)
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こ う だ い 0
huge; very large; vast; extensive; magnificent; grand
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と ん や 0
noun
wholesale store
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か な ら ず し も 4
not always; not necessarily; not all; not entirely  (used with neg. verb)
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ふ っ き 0
1. return; comeback; reinstatement
2. carriage return; CR
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せ び ろ 0
noun
business suit  (perhaps from "civil clothes" or "Savile Row")
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せ い ち ょ う 0
growth; increment
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し ゃ り ん 0
noun
(car) wheel
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ち ゃ く し ゅ 1
1. to start work (on); to undertake
noun
2. embarkation; launch
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せ い し ょ 1
Bible; scriptures
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し ん ち く 0
new building; new construction
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ス ウ ェ ー デ ン 2
Most common form: 瑞典
noun
Sweden  (often written with kana only)
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つ く す 2
Most common form: 尽す
1. to exhaust; to run out
2. to devote; to serve (a person); to befriend
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ひ こ う 0
noun
1. aviation; flight; flying
2. to fly; to take a flight
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あ い す る 3 あ い す る 1
suru verb - special class, transitive verb
to love
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も う し こ み 0
noun
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal; overture; challenge
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く り 2
noun
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)  (often written with kana only)
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げ し ゅ く 0
boarding; lodging; boarding house
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チ ェ ッ ク 1
1. check; plaid; checkered
2. checking; monitoring; looking over; scrutinizing; inspecting
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か い て ん 0
opening (of a shop)
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き ど う 0
1. orbit; trajectory  (astronomy, etc. term, physics terminology)
noun
2. railroad track
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つ ば め 0
noun
1. swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin  (often written with kana only)
2. barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
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が ん ね ん 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
first year (of a specific reign)
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は い ざ ら 0
noun
ashtray
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て き か く 0
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
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noun
1. money order; draft
2. exchange (e.g. foreign)
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と お く 0 と お く 3
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
far away; distant; at a distance; distant place; by far
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に が つ 3
Most common form: にがつ
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. February
2. second month of the lunar calendar
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け い た い 0
noun
form; shape; figure
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へ ん さ い 0
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
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expression
related to; in relation to  (see also: 関する)
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あ ち こ ち 2
adverb, pronoun
1. here and there; all around; everywhere; throughout; all over  (often written with kana only)
2. to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up  (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading あちこち, あちらこちら, あっちこっち, アチコチ)
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だ い こ う 0
acting as agent
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め し あ が る 0 め し あ が る 4
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to eat; to drink  (honorific)
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ち ょ う か 0
excess; being more than
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お も さ 0
noun
weight  (see also: 軽さ)
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め 1
noun
1. eye; eyeball
2. eyesight; sight; vision  (see also: 目が見える)
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せ い り 1
1. physiology
2. menstruation; one's period; menses  (see also: 月経)
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は ん に ち 4
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
half day
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じ ょ う 0 じ ょ う 1
noun
1. lock; padlock
noun, noun (suffix), counter
2. tablet; lozenge; pill
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じ ょ き ょ う じ ゅ 2
noun
assistant professor; associate professor
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す ば や い 3
1. fast; quick; prompt; nimble; agile
2. quick (to understand); sharp (judgement)
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か せ ぐ 2
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to earn income; to labor; to labour
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や め る 0
Most common form: やめる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
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い み ん 0
1. emigration; immigration  (sensitive)
2. emigrant; immigrant
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お う ご ん 0
gold
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は ん じ 1
noun
judge; judiciary
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だ げ き 0
noun
1. blow; shock; strike; damage
2. batting  (baseball term)
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あ と 1
noun
1. trace; tracks; mark; sign
2. site; remains; ruins
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こ う し ゅ う 0
the public; general public
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し ん さ 1
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
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ほ う き 1
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
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ゴ ム 1
1. gum; rubber  (often written with kana only; originally from Dutch 'gom')
2. eraser  (abbreviation)
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げ っ か ん 0
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
month-long period; (during) month
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け は い 2 け は い 0 け は い 1
noun
1. indication; sign; hint; presence; trend
2. quotation (esp. stock market)
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