The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 1801-1900

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か い じ ゅ う 0
noun
monster
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ね ん が じ ょ う 2
noun
New Year's card
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が く い 1
noun
(university) degree; (academic) degree
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て の ひ ら 0
noun
palm (of one's hand)
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は く 1
noun (suffix)
1. doctor; PhD
2. exposition; fair; exhibition
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ひ に ひ に 1 ひ に ひ に 0
1. day by day; by the day
2. daily; every day  (archaic)
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い け な い 0
expression
1. wrong; not good; of no use  (often written with kana only)
2. hopeless; past hope  (often written with kana only)
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せ ん き ょ 1
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
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く ん 0
noun
native Japanese reading (rendering) of a Chinese character  (see also: 音)
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も く じ 0
noun
table of contents
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そ っ と 0 そ っ と 3
softly; gently; quietly; secretly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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き た が わ 0
noun
north side; north bank
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め だ ま 3
noun
1. eyeball
2. special feature; centerpiece; showpiece; drawcard  (see also: 目玉番組; abbreviation)
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し ょ う こ う 0
noun
commerce and industry
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よ に ん 3
noun
four people
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し た み 0
1. preview; preliminary inspection
2. preparatory reading; preparation for a lesson; rehearsal
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そ う り ょ う 1 そ う り ょ う 3
noun
postage; carriage; shipping charge
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こ う ば い 0
1. procurement; purchase; buying  (this meaning is restricted to form 購買)
noun
2. school store; co-op; school canteen; tuck shop  (see also: 購買部; abbreviation)
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は き 1
Most common form: はき
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); revocation; annulment; breaking (e.g. treaty); reversing (e.g. an original judgment) (judgement); discard; cancellation; repeal
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と う お う 0
Eastern Europe
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ほ し ゅ 1
Most common form: ほしゅ
noun
catcher  (baseball term)
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た ま ら な い 0
expression, 'i' adjective
1. intolerable; unbearable; unendurable  (often written with kana only)
2. irresistible; tremendous; out of this world  (often written with kana only)
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counter for languages
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が っ か い 0
noun
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
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と り あ げ る 0 と り あ げ る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to pick up; to take up
2. to adopt; to feature; to accept; to listen to
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い で ん 0
heredity; inherent
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to disappear; to stop being; to leave  (see also: 居る, 成る; from いる and なる; often written with kana only)
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ま つ り ご と 0
noun
rule; government
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れ ん ご う か い 3
Most common form: 連合会
noun
association; federation
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へ ん と う 0
reply; answer
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じ ゅ ぎ ょ う り ょ う 2
noun
tuition fee; course fee
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こ ん り ゅ う 0
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
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は い び 1
deploy; deployment
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き ょ う 0
noun
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
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し ょ じ ょ 1
virgin; maiden
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そ う し つ 0
Most common form: そうしつ
loss; forfeit
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そ う が く 0
noun
sum total; total amount
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noun
xun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: wind, southeast)
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1. to show signs of being; to feel; to think  (on adj-stem to represent a third party's apparent emotion)
2. to behave as if one were; to pretend; to act as if
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た も く て き 2
multipurpose
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ピ ス ト ル 0
noun
pistol
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し ょ う か く 0
raising of status; promotion; advance
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か た が わ 0
noun
one side
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noun
dry river bed; river beach
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い ち 1
noun
market; fair
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ふ も と 3
noun
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base  (often written with kana only)
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び ょ う り 1
noun
pathology
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こ う じ つ 0
noun
excuse; pretext
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と う こ う 0
contribution; submission; posting (e.g. to a newsgroup or mailing list)
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し ん 1
Most common form: しん
noun
1. wick; marrow; staple (for stapler); (pencil) lead; stuffing; pith
2. core; heart; centre; center  (see also: 心)
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ニ コ ニ コ 1
with a friendly grin; smilingly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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ほ ん け 1
noun
head house (family); birthplace; originator
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か げ ん 0
noun, 'na' adjective, noun (suffix)
1. degree; extent; just right amount of
noun, noun (suffix)
2. condition; state of health
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じ つ む 1
noun
actual business practice; practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
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き ょ う こ う 0
firm; vigorous; unbending; unyielding; strong; stubborn
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い ち よ う 0 い ち よ う 2
noun
1. one leaf
2. one page; one sheet; one card; one photo  (this meaning is restricted to reading いちよう)
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こ く て つ 0
noun
national railway (esp. former Japan National Railways)  (see also: 国有鉄道, 日本国有鉄道; abbreviation)
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す い し つ 0
noun
water quality
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い せ き 0
1. changing household registry; transfer (e.g. of one's name in the register)
2. transferring to a different team  (sports term)
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に っ か 0
noun
daily lesson; daily work; daily routine
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レ バ ー 1
noun
1. lever; joystick
2. liver  (see also: 肝臓; food term)
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ナ イ ロ ン 1
noun
nylon
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き ま ず い 0 き ま ず い 3
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
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し っ ぽ 3
noun
tail (animal)  (often written with kana only)
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な な な の か 3
noun
49th day after death
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し ゅ う き ゅ う 0
noun
weekly holiday
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ゆ だ ん 0
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
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だ ん す い 0
water outage
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せ ん ご く 0
noun
belligerent country; country in civil war; warring states
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は な む こ 3
noun
bridegroom  (opposite: 花嫁)
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ゆ う じ ん 0
manned; occupied; piloted  (opposite: 無人)
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だ い し ゃ 0
noun
1. platform truck; hand truck; trolley; dolly; cart
2. (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar; wagon; waggon
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ち ぎ る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to tear up  (often written with kana only)
2. to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to tear off  (often written with kana only)
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て ん な い 1
store interior
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ぜ ん 1 ぜ ん 0
Most common form: ぜん
noun
1. dhyana (profound meditation)  (Buddhist term)
2. Zen (Buddhism)  (see also: 禅宗; abbreviation)
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あ せ り 3
noun
impatience
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な の る 2
Most common form: 名告る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to call oneself (name, label, etc.); to give one's name (as); to impersonate or claim (to be someone)
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さ い け ん 0
1. rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation
2. protoform reconstruction  (linguistics terminology)
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か く し ゅ 1
every kind; all sorts
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チ ョ ー ク 1
1. chalk  (this meaning is restricted to reading チョーク)
2. choke  (this meaning is restricted to reading チョーク)
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で ん て つ 0
noun
electric railway
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こ こ ろ え 3 こ こ ろ え 4
noun
1. knowledge; understanding
2. rules; regulations; guideline; directions  (see also: 執務心得)
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け ん ち じ 3
noun
prefectural governor
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お ど し 0
noun
threat
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す う り ょ う 3
noun
quantity; volume
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'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. whole country
2. hotheaded; stubborn  (see also: 一刻)
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ぐ
ぐ 1
Most common form: 愚
1. foolishness; silliness; stupidity; folly
2. I; me  (archaic; humble)
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よ う ぐ 1
noun
tools; implements
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ゆ み 2
noun
1. bow (and arrow)  (ゆ is usu. a prefix)
2. archery
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ピ ン ク 1
1. pink
2. erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
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か ん せ ん 0
main line; trunk line
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の し 2
noun
1. stretching
2. sidestroke (in swimming)  (see also: 横泳ぎ)
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さ い へ ん 0
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
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な が め 3
noun
scene; view; prospect; outlook
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た よ り 1
Most common form: たより
noun
reliance; dependence
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い い だ す 3
Most common form: 言出す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to start talking; to speak; to tell; to propose; to suggest; to break the ice
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う ら な い 0 う ら な い 3
noun
fortune-telling; divination
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か い て い 0
revision (of text); alteration; change  (see also: 改定)
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し 1
suffix
1. Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss  (honorific)
noun
2. clan
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ば い き ゃ く 0
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
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