The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese
Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 2001-2100
noun, 'suru' verb
support (family, esp. dependents: children or spouse); maintenance(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 荒す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to lay waste; to devastate; to damage2. to invade; to break into
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noun
1. payment; bill; account2. sweeping; clearing away
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Most common form: 引っかかる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be caught in; to be stuck in2. to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to be delayed; to take time
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noun, 'no' adjective
Japan's best; number one in Japan(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun (suffix)
1. implying (negatively) that something is full of (e.g. mistakes)2. covered all over (e.g. with blood)
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
going around; patrol; round; tour(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to shorten; to reduce; to boil down; to shrink(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. loading (on board); equippingnoun or verb acting prenominally
2. equipped (with); built-in(click the word for examples and links)
noun
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 駆ける
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to run (race, esp. horse); to dash2. to gallop (one's horse); to canter
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. subcontractnoun
2. subcontractor (person or company)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. nightclub2. clubs (card suit)
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noun
1. personal history; background; career2. log; record
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noun
1. sumi; India ink; Chinese ink; ink stick; ink-cake2. squid ink; octopus ink
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noun, 'suru' verb
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. rushing into; breaking into; storming2. plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
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1. to decide (on something)
2. to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. evaporation2. disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
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noun, 'suru' verb
conclusion; decision; end; settlement(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
Paris (France) (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
same day(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: みなしご
noun, 'no' adjective
orphan(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 4 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: しま
noun, noun (suffix), 'no' adjective
stripe; bar; streak (also formerly written as 島 and 嶋)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
state; condition; circumstances; the way things are or should be; truth(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 4 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. doer; performer2. protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; leading part; main character (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. confrontation2. to face; to confront; to encounter
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noun, 'suru' verb
naturalization; naturalisation(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
fresh water (i.e. not salt water) (see also: 鹹水)(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. guardianship; guardian2. (theatrical) assistant; prompter
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noun
1. draft; draught; promissory note2. handprint
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Most common form: つける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment)2. to furnish (a house with)
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2. to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to; to make retroactive (often written with kana only)
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. consistency; coherence; integration2. one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. running in parallel; lined up alongside(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. opening; gapsuffix
2. dried and opened fish(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun
chain of reasoning; logical connection; coherence; context(click the word for examples and links)
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to begin a trip; to depart; to embark2. to die; to pass away; to depart this life
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noun
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to handle; to manage; to deal with; to work with; to have experience with2. to rear; to look after
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
forenoon; just before noon(click the word for examples and links)
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