The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 1101-1200

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と う ゆ 0
noun
lamp oil; kerosene
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え 0
noun
1. handle; grip
2. stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
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し さ く 0
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
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あ い つ ぐ 1
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
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か い 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. meeting; assembly; party
2. association; club
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ご さ 1
noun
measurement error; calculation error
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と 1
metropolitan; municipal
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び ょ う に ん 0
noun
sick person; patient; invalid
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ゆ か た 0
noun
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)  (see also: 湯帷子)
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せ い た い 0
organism; living body
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し ょ む 1
noun
general affairs
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か い そ う 0
reflection; reminiscence
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み わ く 0
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
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け ん な い 1
within the prefecture
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か め ん 0
noun
1. mask
2. disguise
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こ っ そ り 3
stealthily; secretly  (see also: こそこそ; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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せ 0 せ 1
noun
1. shallows; shoal  (see also: 淵)
2. rapids; current; torrent
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か ま 0 か ま 1
noun
iron pot; kettle
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ぜ ん ぽ う 0
1. forward; frontward  (opposite: 後方)
2. rectangular front
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か ん 1
noun, counter
volume (of book); reel (of film)
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り そ く 0
noun
interest (bank)
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き よ 1
contribution; service
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つ い き ゅ う 0
noun
1. pursuing (goal); pursuit; seeking; search
2. to pursue (e.g. goal); to seek
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し ゅ ん じ ゅ う 1
noun
1. spring and autumn; spring and fall; months and years  (see also: 五経)
2. the Chronicles of Lu or the Spring and Autumn Annals - one of the Five Classics  (this meaning is restricted to reading しゅんじゅう)
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め い 1
noun
niece  (see also: 姪御, 姪子)
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と な え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to recite; to chant
2. to cry; to yell; to shout
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つ ぼ み 3 つ ぼ み 0
noun
1. bud; flower bud
2. promising young person; budding beauty
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す れ ば 2
expression
if so; in that case; in that situation  (see also: 為る)
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し ぐ れ 0
noun
1. drizzle; shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
2. seasonable rain  (this meaning is restricted to reading じう)
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せ っ け ん 0
Most common form: 石けん
noun
soap
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し ょ う も う 0
exhaustion; consumption; waste; dissipation
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き ゃ く し つ 0
noun
1. guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane)
2. drawing room
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し ま う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to finish; to stop; to end; to put an end to; to bring to a close  (often written with kana only)
2. to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to shut down; to shut up  (often written with kana only)
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と う ひ 0
escape; evasion; flight
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ざ い だ ん 0
foundation
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け い ど 1
noun
longitude
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わ き 0
noun
1. armpit; under one's arm; side; flank
2. beside; close to; near; by  (also written as 傍, 側)
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は み が き 2
Most common form: 歯磨
1. dental brushing; brushing one's teeth
2. dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
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だ ん 1
noun
1. step; stair; (flight of) steps; (row of) stitches; columns (of print)
noun, counter
2. grade; rank; level
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noun
two or three days
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ば 0
noun
1. place; spot; space
2. field; discipline; sphere; realm
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は く ち ゅ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
daytime; midday
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パ パ 1
noun
Papa
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た び 1
noun
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
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go on doing, continue
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て あ て 1
Most common form: 手当て
1. salary; pay; compensation; allowance (e.g. housing allowance); benefit; bonus  (esp. 手当)
2. medical care; treatment  (esp. 手当て)
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き ゅ う し 0
pause; cessation; rest
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そ う し き 0
funeral
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ほ う い 1 ほ う い 0
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
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て じ な 1
noun
sleight of hand; conjuring trick; magic; juggling
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さ つ が い 0
killing; murder
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く ち べ に 0
lipstick
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こ く し ょ く 0
black (colour, color)
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ば ん ざ い 3 ば ん ざ い 0
interjection (kandoushi), noun
1. crying "banzai" (or raising one's hands in the banzai gesture)
2. something worthy of celebration
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あ る ま じ き 3
unworthy; unbecoming; improper  (often written with kana only)
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げ ん こ く 0
noun
plaintiff; accuser; prosecutor
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to cook; to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
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み ま も る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to watch over; to watch attentively
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し ょ く 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. job; work; employment; occupation; position
2. duties
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く ん し ゅ 1
ruler; monarch; sovereign
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ふ ど う 0
immobility; firmness; fixed; steadfastness; motionless; idle
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じ ん て き 0
human; personal
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す い し ゃ 3
noun
1. water wheel
2. water turbine; hydraulic turbine  (esp. すいしゃ)
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そ う む 1
noun
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
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い ま や 1
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
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す え る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to place (in position); to fix; to set (e.g. table); to lay (foundation)
2. to install; to seat (someone)  (see also: 上座に据える)
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じ ょ う き 1
above-mentioned; above-named; above  (opposite: 下記)
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さ ん ぶ つ 0
noun
1. product; produce
2. result; fruit
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た て ま え 0
noun
1. face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)  (opposite: 本音; this meaning is restricted to form 建て前, 建前, 立て前, 立前)
2. ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house  (this meaning is restricted to form 建て前, 建前)
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お う ざ 1
noun
throne
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て ん ち ょ う 1
noun
shop manager
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せ い た ん 0
birth; nativity
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さ ん ご く 1
noun
1. three countries
2. Japan, China amp India; Japan, Korea amp China; all the world
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げ ん そ 1
chemical element
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キ ャ プ テ ン 1
noun
captain
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ほ め る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to praise; to admire; to speak well of someone
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try to do something
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ま や く 0
Most common form: 痲薬
narcotic drugs; narcotic; opium; dope
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ぐ っ す り 3
sound asleep; fast asleep  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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た の み 3
noun
1. request; favor; favour
noun, noun (suffix)
2. reliance; dependence; trust
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expression
according to; by (means of); due to; because of  (see also: によって; often written with kana only)
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お お ぞ ら 3
noun
heavens; firmament; sky
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か く さ ん 0
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
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り 1
noun
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
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へ い り つ 0
standing abreast
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た い し ょ う 0
noun
big prize; first prize
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き は ん 0
noun
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
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は く が い 0
persecution
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noun
four thousand
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ヒ ッ ト 1
1. hit; base hit; safe hit; single  (baseball term)
2. hit; success
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さ え 0
particle
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
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noun
tin (Sn)  (often written with kana only)
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う わ ま わ る 4 う わ ま わ る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than  (see also: 下回る)
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ぶ た い 1
noun
force; unit; corps; echelon; element
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い 1
noun, noun (suffix)
medicine; the healing art; healing; curing; doctor
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か い ち く 0
structural alteration of building; reconstruction
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ハ ム 1
noun
1. ham (cured pig meat)
2. ham (amateur radio enthusiast)
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も よ お し 0
noun
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening; holding (a meeting)
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て ん ら く 0
1. fall; tumble; spill; plunge; dive
2. degradation; comedown; demotion; slump
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き き 1 き き 2
noun
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
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