The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 901-1000

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も ん ど う 3
questions and answers; dialogue
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か ん り ょ う 0
1. completion; conclusion  (see also: 完了形, 完了相)
noun
2. perfect (tense, form, aspect)  (linguistics terminology)
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と れ る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to come off; to be removed
2. (of pain, a fever, etc.) to disappear
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み や げ 0
noun
present; souvenir  (see also: お土産)
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け い び 1
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
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ま っ く ら 3
1. total darkness; pitch dark
2. bleak future; poor prospects
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い ほ う 0
illegal; illegality; invalid; unlawfulness
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expression
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...  (see also: お蔭; often written with kana only)
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こ う む い ん 3
noun
government worker; public servant; civil servant
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せ い れ き 0
Most common form: せいれき
noun
1. Christian Era; CE; anno domini; AD
2. Western (Gregorian) calendar
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ね ん ち ょ う 0
seniority
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じ ゅ う じ 1
engaging; pursuing; following (e.g. profession or occupation)  (see also: 携わる)
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ひ と し い 3
equal; similar; like; equivalent
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と ど く 2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to reach; to arrive; to get through; to get at
2. to be attentive; to pay attention
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た び た び 0
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently  (often written with kana only)
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な く 0
1. to sing (bird)
2. to bark; to purr; to make sound (animal)
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い ち だ ん 2 い ち だ ん 0
1. more; much more; still more; all the more
noun
2. step; rung; level; rank
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も う し こ む 4 も う し こ む 0
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge; to lodge (objections); to request (an interview); to subscribe for; to book; to reserve
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ち ゃ く り く 0
landing; alighting; touch down
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ぼ ち 1
noun
cemetery; graveyard
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し た く 0
Most common form: したく
preparation; arrangements
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が ん ら い 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
originally; primarily; essentially; logically; naturally
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う か ぶ 0
1. to float; to be suspended
2. to rise to surface
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か い て き 0
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
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ま こ と に 1
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very; quite  (see also: 実に)
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い っ ぽ ん 1
noun
1. one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one goal, home run, etc.; one telephone call  (see also: 本)
2. one version
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し ゃ め い 0
noun
name of company
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い っ た い 0
Most common form: いったい
noun
region; zone; whole place
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り っ ぽ う 0
legislation; lawmaking
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デ モ 1
noun
demonstration; protest  (see also: デモンストレーション; abbreviation)
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あ て る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to hit
2. to expose
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か い せ つ 0
establishment; opening
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サ イ ズ 1
noun
size
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つ っ こ む 3
Most common form: 突っこむ
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to stuff; to shove
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
2. to plunge into; to charge into; to rush into; to ram into; to crash into
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じ ゅ う に 3
noun
12; twelve
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か わ か み 0
noun
upper reaches of a river; upstream  (see also: 川下)
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さ く も つ 2
noun
produce (e.g. agricultural); crops
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く か く 0
Most common form: 区劃
division; section; compartment; boundary; area; block
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し ん ね ん 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
New Year
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ふ ろ く 0
noun
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
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ふ つ う 0
noun
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
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か ん よ 1
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
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ぼ う が い 0
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
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ひ ん し ゅ 0
noun
1. kind (of goods); brand
2. (taxonomical) form
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み ま ん 1
noun (suffix)
less than; insufficient
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お や ゆ び 0
noun
thumb
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ぜ ん き 1
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period  (opposite: 後期)
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り ね ん 1
noun
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
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だ い み ょ う 3
noun
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord); daimio  (see also: 小名)
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て い け い 0
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; link-up; sponsorship
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し ほ う 0 し ほ う 1
administration of justice
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ひ き と る 3
Most common form: 引取る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take over; to take back; to collect; to claim
2. to take charge of; to take custody of; to look after; to take care of; to adopt
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か ぜ い 0
taxation
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き ぬ 1
noun
silk
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て じ ゅ ん 0 て じ ゅ ん 1
noun
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
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ま ね く 2
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to invite; to ask
2. to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to
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か ん い 1 か ん い 0
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
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こ く お う 3
king
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く だ す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to make a decision; to draw a conclusion
2. to judge; to hand down a verdict; to pass sentence
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が い じ ん 0
noun
1. foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin  (see also: 邦人; sensitive; this meaning is restricted to reading がいじん)
2. outsider  (orig. meaning; archaic)
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に ゅ う し ょ う 0
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
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が っ し ょ う 0
chorus, choir; singing in a chorus; singing along, singing together
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か ん じ ょ う 3
1. calculation; computation; counting; reckoning; count
2. bill; check; account; payment (of a bill); settlement (of an account)
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に ゅ う し 0 に ゅ う し 1
entrance examination  (see also: 入学試験; abbreviation)
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と し よ り 4 と し よ り 3
noun
1. old people; the aged
2. trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay  (sumo term)
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ば い た い 0
Most common form: ばいたい
noun
media; medium
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へ い さ 0
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout; unsociable
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え ん し ゅ う 0
1. practice; practising
2. exercises; manoeuvres; maneuvers
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や せ い 0
1. wild; growing wild
pronoun
2. I  (archaic; male term or language)
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よ う き 0
1. cheerful; jovial; merry; lively  (opposite: 陰気)
noun
2. weather; season
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わ が く に 1
expression, noun
our country; our land; one's own country
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う ん こ う 0
1. service (bus, train); operation
2. motion; revolution; movement
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つ い せ き 0
Most common form: ついせき
1. chase; pursuit; tracking; stalking
2. following up; tracing
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コ ン ビ ニ 0
noun
convenience store  (abbreviation)
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な く な る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing  (often written with kana only)
2. to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more  (often written with kana only)
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あ っ 1
Ah! Oh!
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し き 2 し き 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. equation; formula; expression
2. ceremony
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ひ に ち 0
noun
the number of days; date
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あ し あ と 3
noun
1. footprints
2. record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)  (computer terminology)
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ど う と う 0
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
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か
か 1
Most common form: 加
noun
1. addition; increase
2. Canada  (see also: 加奈陀; abbreviation)
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ち ん ぎ ん 1
1. wages
noun
2. cash payment of rent  (this meaning is restricted to reading ちんきん)
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し ば ふ 0
lawn
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さ す 1
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to point
2. to nominate; to select someone; to specify some person
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い た だ く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy  (see also: 貰う; humble; often written with kana only)
2. to eat; to drink  (humble; polite (teineigo) language; often written with kana only)
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ほ う 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. law; act; principle
2. method
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ひ に く 0 ひ に く 1
cynicism; sarcasm; irony; satire
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し ゅ う し 1
1. beginning and end; from beginning to end; doing a thing from beginning to end
2. consistently; the whole time
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が い し ょ う 0
noun
Foreign Minister
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も や す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to burn  (see also: 燃やす)
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い の る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to pray; to wish
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と う ち 1
rule; reign; government; governing
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の び る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to spread
2. to make progress; to grow (beard, body height)
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す い め ん 0
noun
water's surface
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た お す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to throw down; to bring down; to blow down; to fell; to knock down; to set (something) down on its side; to turn (something) on its side  (this meaning is restricted to form 倒す)
2. to kill; to defeat; to beat
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は ん 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. edition; version; printing; impression; implementation (e.g. software)  (ばん when a suffix)
noun
2. plate; block; cast
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ち ょ う じ か ん 3
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
long period of time; long playing
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ワ イ シ ャ ツ 0
noun
shirt; business shirt; dress shirt  (see also: ホワイトシャツ; often written with kana only; abbreviation; originally from 'white shirt')
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ゆ ら い 0
origin; source; history; derivation; reason; destiny
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ざ ん て い 0
noun, prefix, 'no' adjective
tentative; temporary
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