The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 1-100

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ち ゅ う 1
noun, prefix, suffix
1. medium; average; middle  (see also: 並)
noun
2. moderation
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1. that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it  (see also: 何れ, 此れ, 彼・あれ; often written with kana only)
2. that time; then
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キ ロ メ ー ト ル 3
noun
kilometer; kilometre  (often written with kana only; originally from French)
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な
particle
1. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis
2. (used with masu stem verb) command  (from なさい; abbreviation)
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テ ー プ 1
noun
tape
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ス ー ツ 1
noun
suit
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テ ー マ 1
noun
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan  (originally from German 'Thema')
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コ ー ス 1
noun
1. course (route, trail, course of study, course of action, plan, option)
2. full course meal (multiple dishes served in sequence); prix fixe meal
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バ タ ー 1
noun
butter
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や つ 1
1. fellow; guy; chap  (often written with kana only; derogatory; this meaning is restricted to reading やつ)
2. thing; object  (colloquialism; this meaning is restricted to reading やつ)
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つ う ち ょ う 0
noun
passbook; bankbook
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は る か 1
far; far away; distant; remote; far off  (often written with kana only)
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つ い と う 0
mourning (dead persons); memorial
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シ リ ー ズ 2 シ リ ー ズ 1
noun, noun (suffix)
series
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カ ラ ー 1
noun
1. collar
2. color; colour
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ほ 1
noun
1. step; stride
2. counter for steps
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ス テ ー ジ 2
noun
1. stage
2. performance
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ト レ ー ニ ン グ 2
training
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ス タ ー 2 ス タ ー 1
noun
1. star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; idol
2. star symbol; asterisk  (e.g. ★ or ☆)
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は さ む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to interpose; to hold between; to insert
2. to be on either side (e.g. road); to be across (e.g. street, river); to be beyond
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オ ー ト バ イ 3
noun
motorcycle  (originally from 'auto-bike')
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チ ー ズ 1
noun
1. cheese  (see also: 乾酪)
expression
2. say cheese! (when taking photographs)
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シ ー ズ ン 1
season (fruits and vegetables, sporting, holidays)
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コ ー ド 1
noun
1. code
2. cord
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ス ケ ー ト 0
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
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ル ー ル 1
noun
rule
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ス ピ ー ド 0
noun
speed
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expression, 'i' adjective
(after past tense verb) had better (verb); (after negative verb) had better not (verb)  (see also: した方がいい)
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メ ー ト ル 0
noun
1. metre; meter  (often written with kana only; originally from French)
2. meter (i.e. a gauge); gauge  (see also: メーター)
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み か ど 0
noun
1. emperor (of Japan); mikado
2. (the gates of an) imperial residence  (honorific)
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き れ 2
noun
1. piece; slice; strip; scrap
2. cloth  (also written as 布, 裂)
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ボ ー ト 1
noun
boat; rowing boat
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あ や う い 0 あ や う い 3
Most common form: 危い
1. dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious
2. in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk
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マ ー ク 1
1. mark; symbol; insignia; logo
2. paying attention to; focusing on; watching; guarding
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コ ー チ 1
coach
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さ か さ 0
reverse; inversion; upside down  (see also: 逆様)
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ス ケ ジ ュ ー ル 2 ス ケ ジ ュ ー ル 3
schedule
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ソ ー ス 1
noun
1. sauce (esp. Worcestershire sauce)
2. source
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ブ レ ー キ 2 ブ レ ー キ 0
noun
brake
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マ ー ケ ッ ト 1 マ ー ケ ッ ト 3
noun
market
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し ょ う ぞ う 0
portrait
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な え 1
noun
seedling
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ゴ ー ル 1
1. goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; winning post  (sports term)
noun
2. Gaul  (see also: ガリア)
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サ ッ カ ー 1
noun
1. soccer
2. seersucker
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に ん き 1
noun
term of office
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お し ゃ べ り 2
1. chattering; talk; idle talk; chat; chitchat; gossip  (often written with kana only)
2. chatty; talkative; chatterbox; blabbermouth  (often written with kana only)
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だ い し ょ う 0
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
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う か る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to pass (examination)
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コ ン ク リ ー ト 4
noun
concrete  (often written with kana only)
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ブ ー ム 1
noun, noun (suffix)
boom
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お と な し い 4
obedient; docile; quiet  (often written with kana only)
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ボ ー イ 1
noun
1. boy
2. bellboy; porter; waiter
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か り 1
noun
1. hunting
noun, noun (suffix)
2. harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
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し い る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to force; to compel; to coerce
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ど う 1
noun
1. copper (Cu)
2. bronze (medal)  (see also: 銅メダル; abbreviation)
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う り あ げ だ か 4
Most common form: 売り上げ高
noun
sales; amount sold; proceeds
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ご ざ い ま す 4
expression
to be; to exist  (see also: 御座る; polite (teineigo) language; often written with kana only)
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し り 2
noun
1. buttocks; behind; rump; bottom
2. undersurface; bottom
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ゆ う げ ん 0
finite; limited
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き し 1 き し 2
noun
knight
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noun
1. moustache; beard; whiskers  (see also: 口髭, 顎鬚, 頬髯; in careful usage 髭 for moustache, 鬚 for beard, 髯 for (cheek) whiskers; often written with kana only)
2. extremely short pulse appearing on an electrical signal
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さ ら い ね ん 0
noun, adverb
year after next
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も っ ぱ ら 1 も っ ぱ ら 0
Most common form: もっぱら
1. wholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly; fixedly  (often written with kana only)
2. principally; mostly; chiefly; mainly  (often written with kana only)
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く つ が え す 3 く つ が え す 4
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to overturn; to capsize; to upset
2. to overthrow (government etc.)
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つ か む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch  (often written with kana only)
2. to understand; to grasp; to comprehend  (often written with kana only)
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ロ ー プ 1
noun
rope
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ミ ュ ー ジ ッ ク 1
noun
music
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ク リ ー ム 2
noun
cream
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き み 0
1. you; buddy; pal  (also used colloquially by young females; male term or language; familiar language)
noun
2. monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master  (orig. meaning)
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い く さ 3 い く さ 0
noun
1. war; battle; campaign; fight
2. troops; forces  (archaic)
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オ ー プ ン 1
open
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ひ も 0
noun
1. string; cord
2. man who is financially dependent on a woman (such as a gigolo or, in the case of a prostitute, a pimp); pimp
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オ ー ケ ス ト ラ 3
noun
orchestra
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コ ン ク ー ル 3
noun
competition; contest  (originally from French 'concours')
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み ち が え る 0 み ち が え る 4 み ち が え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to be beyond recognition; to be quite different
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ス マ ー ト 2
1. smart; stylish
2. slim
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い じ 2
1. stubbornness; obstinacy; willpower; pride
noun
2. disposition; nature
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さ き ほ ど 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
some time ago; not long ago; just now
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ぶ ん た い 0
literary style  (linguistics terminology)
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も る 0 も る 1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to serve (food, etc.); to dish out
2. to fill up; to pile up; to heap
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し ん ぜ ん 0
noun
friendship
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ド ラ マ 1
noun
1. drama
2. TV drama; teledrama; play  (see also: テレビドラマ; abbreviation)
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れ ん じ つ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
every day; prolonged
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し ち ょ う そ ん 2
noun
cities, towns and villages; municipalities
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し ゅ っ こ う 0
departure; clearance (of a ship)  (see also: 入港)
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み ん よ う 0
noun
folk song; popular song
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both; either  (often written with kana only)
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タ イ ト ル 1 タ イ ト ル 0
noun
title
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し た が き 0
rough copy; draft; draught
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け っ と う 0
noun
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; that is correct  (polite (teineigo) language)
2. understood; I see; OK; okay
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と り し ま り や く 0 と り し ま り や く 5
noun
company director; board member
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ロ ッ ク 1
1. lock
noun
2. rock
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は し ゅ つ じ ょ 0 は し ゅ つ じ ょ 4
noun
local police station
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な ん べ い 0
noun
South America
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し ゅ り ょ く 1 し ゅ り ょ く 0
main force; chief object; mainline
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に ち よ う ひ ん 0 に ち よ う ひ ん 3
noun
daily necessities
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し も 2
noun
1. lower reaches (of a river)  (opposite: 上)
2. bottom; lower part
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り く ぐ ん 2
noun
army
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numeric
1. one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun); 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale)
noun
2. one-quarter of a ryou (obsolete unit of currency)
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